Transcripts For WFTS Action News At 9AM 20161121 : vimarsana

Transcripts For WFTS Action News At 9AM 20161121

Thankerfthankfully the wrong way driver and the officer are okay. Reporter thats right, deiah. Atthis morning. That wrongway driver is expected to be okay as well. Now investigators are left to figure out exactly what happened at this intersection. We were here at the intersection of east kennedy and hyde park avenue not long after the crash. The damage clear, the officer involved doing better after being rushed to tampa general injured. Air bags on both vehicles did deploy. Investigators telling us the officer was traveling eastbound on kennedy heading into downtown when the wrongway driver entered his path of travel northbound from the South Hyde Park avenue. Thats when the two vehicles collided. South hyde park avenue is clearly marked as a oneway street. This morning investigators still trying to determine why that driver was coming down the wrong way. At this point they have not told us if alcohol was a factor in this crash. Possibly help out in this case, the cameras right here at this intersection. Driver rachel bater telling us this morning she spotted drivers making the same mistake on this very stretch. People have gone the wrong way. People usually honk and kind of let them know. She offers a word of warning. Pay attention to signs, like be aware of your surroundings, especially with the oneway streets. And at this point investigators have not said what, if any driver will be facing, but, again, thats something that should come a bit later this morning. Reporting live near downtown tampa, Rodney Dunigan abc action news. Thanks rodney. Now to another developing story, Tarpon Springs police are trying to track down the driver and passengers who fled from the scene of a crash. The car they were in was stolen out of st. Pete. This happened around 4 30 this morning. Witnesses say the driver of the stolen car, a 2017 toyota camry was speeding when the car ran a red light and crashed into a tarpon avenue. Were told another car then picked up the people and that stolen toyota, the driver of the pickup was not hurt but is expected to be okay. All the roads are back open this morning. Four Police Shootings across the country in the last 24 hours. One of them right here in florida. Three of them happening overnight in st. Louis, kansas city, and in Sanibel Island. The first one happened yesterday morning in san antonio where sadly an officer was killed. Police have released a picture of a person of interest in that shooting rig police headquarters. Local media is reporting that u. S. Marshals do have someone in custody right now. He just pulled over a vehicle. He was writing a ticket when investigators say another car pulled up next to him and shot him in the head. Right now a st. Louis Police Sergeant is in Critical Condition after being shot twice in an ambush style attack. He was sitting in traffic when a driver pulled up next to him and shot the sergeant in the for help. Responding officers shot and killed the suspect. Police say he was a murder suspect. Back here in florida, a shootout lands a Sanibel Police officer in the hospital. This started when a man shot an officer during a traffic stop on Sanibel Island last night. The suspect then fled into a neighborhood putting homes on lockdown. The man started a gunfight with officers. When they found him they ended up arresting him. First responders took the wounded officer to a hospital where he was treated and released. A Police Officer and a suspect have both been shot near kansas that shooting happened last night. Kansas city fraternal order of police tweeting that the officer is expected to survive. And good morning from the weather center. A frigid start this morning. We had temperatures drop below 32. Frost in north brooksville, 29 degrees. We were freezing for several hours. Crystal river 32, and in pinellas a little mild we are 53. 30s inland as well, and as a result of that, some of the right . Some frost em balmed there. Not what you want to see on a monday morning. Were recovering a bit now right. Were replacing the 30s and 40s with 50s, almost near 60 in parts of pinellas. At brooksville a respectable 51 after that 29 and all of us in the 50s across the interior. Were going to jump this afternoon to near 70 degrees. Well do that with mostly sunny skies, but i think one more cold night for the warmup heading towards thanksgiving. Well check out your travel forecast as well for wednesday. Thats all ahead in my next forecast. Usually around this time we are wrapping up the morning commute, but still have a few incidents out there. Southbound u. S. 19 in tampa road. We also have this serious crash with injuries and roadblock and lakeland right at main street and fields, again, seeing some delays there, so leave yourself downtown tampa, and that is the slowest spot we have right now. 43 the average speed, but 75 and 275 over in pinellas looking pretty good right now. Back to you guys. Right now polk county detectives are trying to figure out what caused this inmates death. Deputies found Brandon Levin dead in his cell. They started cpr but paramedics were not able to revive him. There did not appear to be any obvious signs of struggle. New information this morning about an overnight Armed Robbery at a speedway gas station in clear water. This happened just after 3 a. M. In the 2100 block of drew street. Police say the suspect entered the store and demanded cash implying he was armed. Were told he got away with cash leaving possibly in an older model silver or gray four door car, described as a white man about 5 feet 5, wearing blue jeans, a blue hoodie or jacket, white shoes and gloves. A major announcement from the pope this morning. He is granting priests the pope francis had granted all priests the right to forgive abortions in 2014 for the holy year of mercy which just ended. Todays announcement makes this practice permanent. The pope writing there is no sin that gods mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repenitent heart. Another round of marathon meetings for president elect donald trump. Hes already aannounced five picks. Mr. Trump lined up more than 20 meetings in twitter to tease possible announcements. He tweeted sunday general james mathis a contender for secretary of defense was very impressive. The Transition Team promising to announce more picks soon amid ongoing backlash, like Lieutenant General Michael Flynn who described islam as a political ideology that has metastasized into a malignant cancer. You see in line with how phrasing can always be done differently. Clearly there are some aspects of that faith that are problematic. Also meeting with mr. Trump on sunday, former new york mayor rudy giuliani, new jersey governor chris christie, former president ial candidate mitt romney, and democrat Jonathan Gray who sources say may be considered for treasury secretary. Black friday ads are everywhere. Major retailers expanding hours starting thanksgiving night and beginning friday morning. Ahead of the bi morning were here to help sort through that clutter. Abc action news anchor james tully is live at a best buy in east tampa. James, if youre looking for a new tv there are some very affordable options. Dan, no question, samsung tvs the big ticket item at best buy. Theyre going to open 5 00 thursday night for their black friday sales. That is 80 hours for now. Are you thinking thats too long to wait, dont tell these people that. Theyre just holding that spot. However, if youre in the market for a tv for an extra room or Something Like that. We found this one, that is a samsung brand, 99. This is in your sunday paper. Flip the page, look at this, you want to go a different route. How about a dlp prompt torr. My friend has one of these. They work well on a blank screen in a darkroom, 99 bucks. Across the street at home depot, theyre offering 40 off on major appliances. If you want to save some money, everything from mini fridges to microwaves to vacuum cleaners. Theyre all under 100 if i can control this. Theres even an iron for 10. I went on Consumer Reports this morning, theres some important things to remember here. Check the social media pages of these major retailers. There might be some specials that arent in print ads or e mails to you they might be offering for black friday or model number or the product number youre looking for just to make sure you cant do better somewhere else. Live this morning in tampa, james tully abc action news. Coming up, still ahead, you may be throwing away easy money, and it comes in the form of class action lawsuits. Still ahead, well show you how to get some extra money in your wallet. A shopping trip ends with a pickup truck up in flames, and its all because of a toy. How the tonka dump truck sparked this fire and what toysrus is 9 13, right now a tragic situation in indiana. Crews trying to figure out what sparked an overnight fire at this home, the flames killing four young girls and injuring two Police Officers. One of those officers was hurt trying to saver those girls. Were told the mother was airlifted to the hospital. So far no word on what caused the fire. A consumer alert this morning, toysrus is tonka toy truck that went up in flames in washington state. Take a look at this right here, it caught a real pickup truck on fire when flames spread from the toy truck spread. She and her husband bought this 12volt tonka ride on dump truck for their grandson. Roxanne described what happened. They told me to get whatever i ne purse and stuff, and as im leaning over i hear pop and all this glass shattered, and there was smoke and dust inside. They had to call the Fire Department to put the fire out. Toysrus says it will not sell the toy truck to anybody else until the investigation is complete. Two teenagers have been charged with first degree in connection with the shooting of an illinois congressmans grandson. That 16yearold boy and 17 yearold girl were arrested of 15yearold jhavon wilson. Hes the grandson of u. S. Representative danny davis of chicago. Police say the 15yearold was killed friday night after two teens entered his home and began arguing with him about his sneakers. The suspect in a Deadly Church attack in South Carolina last year will be the center of a federal Court Hearing today. Dylann roof is on trial in the deaths of nine black worshipers, but todays closed hearing is to determine whether hes actually competent. New york officials are fighting a recent explosion in hate crimes. Theyve created a special police unit just to combat the increase. It this is one of the most recent crimes, several graffiti markings with swastikas and the words go trump painted in white letters. That park is named at the bc boys member who died in of cancer in 2012. The new york governor and andrew cuomo called for an end to the division throughout the election day. In many ways its gotten worse. Its deepened into a social crisis that challenges our very identity as a state and as a nation and as a people. Cuomo says hes directing the division of state police and the division of human rights to put together a special team to investigate hate crimes in new york. Another tense standoff happening overnight between police and protestors of the Dakota Access pipeline. A sheriffs spokeswoman says about 400 protestors were involved in what shes calling a riot. One person was arrested. Officers used a water cannon and tear gas on the crowd. Protest organizers say 167 people were hurt. Every find a postcard in your mailbox saying you qualify for a Class Action Settlement, John Matarese shows you why you money. How would you like some free money. Its easy to get. You just sign up for Class Action Settlements for products that you bought that didnt live up to their promise. Collin roland is a graphic artists working at his latest project. He always likes a little extra cash to help him put together his next gallery show. Whenever hes notified about a Class Action Settlement he jumps. It was a postcard that just say that we could collect 100 in insurance money. We filled out the application, and we received a check a few months later. Ill admit even i have received postcards in the mail saying you qualify for cash back on some purchase because you know what you do, you throw it away thinking its junk. Probably i toss a lot of mail. But jocelyn washington says shes going to pay more attention now. Thats because its easier than ever to find settlements, the database listing hundreds of settlements that could net you 3 to 5 grand. In the end you have to realize that this is a mechanism that helps consumers. Linda sherry says many people complain about the high fees attorneys collect. Class action lawsuits are worthwhile because they hold companys feet to the fire when they dont deliver what they promise. Among the current hot cases, wells mortgage calls collect as much as 50, part of a 16 million settlement. Mcfee Antivirus Software for auto renewals at a higher price. You can collect 11. Johnson and johnson baby bath wash for saying it was clinically proven when it was not. You can get 15. My pillow for overstating its health effects, collect 10. Hyundai sonatas for car gas mileage, owners can collect up to 5000. This was a really outstanding case of fraud. Unfortunately some cases end up delays for months, case in point, the duke energy settlement. Checks should go out by years end. New settlements pop up every week. Jocelyn washingtons going to check it out because nothing beats easy money. I hope i have some. [ laughter ] like to see if you qualify for any of these cases or others, theres no need for postcards, im John Matarese, abc action news. 9 19. A young girl in texas is paying it forward to a doughnut shop after a woman stole money from the business tip jar. Security video shows the thief taking a handful of cash from the jar. Daylight donuts shared the security video on facebook, and after that he found something up expected in his tip jar, a handwritten note with 4 inside. Im sorry that happened. This is my tooth fairy money. The note was simply signed sorry that happened, chloe. Because i felt really bad for him for getting his money stolen. I took my tooth fairy money and we put it in there. The owner plans on giving chloe free doughnuts for life simply for her generosity. Shell of course brush after. I know, so sweet of her. Th doughnut and hot coffee this morning. Boy, it was cold this morning. Freezing. Mid40s. Oh, forget 40s. We were in the 20s this morning across the nature coast. I have some pictures to show you of exactly what happens when you get clear skies, calm winds and temps below 32. You can probably guess, right, nice shot. Unlimited visibility out there, as temperatures this morning, look at this, 29 in brooksville, 32 at crystal river, and we have pockets of across portions of polk county, 53 right, that warm spot, very difficult to get pinellas to cool off unless you have zero wind and you get the cooling, radiational cooling. Youre surrounded by water, any little bit, 2, 3 miles an hour wind, that keeps you much milder than the rest of us here. Take a look at this frosty morning as folks were breaking out their gear. Look at bill green there. And theres darrel ice. How about that, frosty stuff here this morning. That was the case. Mid and upper 50s out there. Well reach 70, i think, once again for today. Were on our way as we take a look at the readings right now. 55 across interior areas of our counties here, 56 in orlando, but still chilly up to the southeast and east. Theyre going to take a while to get out of this mess. This is the first freeze of the this is the satellite and radar not showing you much. Theres not much to show, except for the chunk of dry air that has made it all the way down towards western caribbean. In fact, in portions of cuba this morning, temperatures in the 50s, miami was in the 50s as well. Frigid stuff as you know, for us and for them down there. So were going to continue with another cold night tonight and then an easterly wind will help us out with this air mass so that by wednesday were going to be in much better shape. Temperatures this afternoon, upper 60s to lower 70s. l rather chilly. In fact, even a few upper 30s not out of the question. Upper 40s in tampa and low 40s elsewhere, and then the warmup really begins by the time we get into tuesday afternoon. 75, and then we get rid of the cold air. Overnight lows in the 60s with highs, how about that, near 80 degrees. I think well get there on thanksgiving and on black friday. Coming up, the 2016 American Music awards you how politics got intertwined into the big night. . [ music ] . If you want to see his concert buy your tickets now. They go on sale now. Bruno mars is one of the hot acts performing. No surprise, but politics came up at the show. Listen to the antitrump lyrics green day added to their song bang bang. No, kk, no trump, no kkk, no fascist usa. Punk rockers breaki trump to their latest single, the audience giving them a standing ovation. The shows host got political, she set social media on fire with this impression of melania trump. I love my husband, president barack obama. Her cohost comedian jay ferrell also did an impression of donald trump. People immediately took to twitter to criticize the host. Still ahead, hundreds of airport workers plan to strike could it have a Ripple Effect across the country during the busiest time of the year. Now through december 9th come into our front lobby and pick an angel off the tree to shop for. Participants are eligible for prize ifs you participate in businesses that you can pick a tree from as well, and december 1st we are thanking you in live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. Grim discovery, next at 9 30, Pinellas Park detectives trying to figure out who killed was murder. Plus, shocking new details out of south florida, a teachers aide accused of abusing a boy with autism, the family now responding saying the school hasnt done enough to make things right. A

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