. >> we have charles lewis known as charlie lewis, 71 years of age in custody. here is how it happened. the crimestoppers tip came in, it gave us information to include a blue ford pickup truck, our homicide team from traffic investigations turned down the street looking for the house. they did not have a house number, they were prepared to go door to door when low and behold, who is driving down the road in a blue pickup truck but our suspect charlie lewis. we took him into custody, he confessed. he said he was drinking that night, he saw the deputy, he saw the deputies car, he did not see the deputy. he said that he did not remember hitting anyone, so he went on home. he did not stop, he left them for dead. he admitted later that he knew that he hit something but he never sought any people. he has painted himself in the right light, in his opinion. in the proper light in his opinion. but, he did admit that he did exactly what we suspected him of. said please tell them i am sorry. it is a little too late. i can tell you right now, that our crime scene folks are

a crimestoppers tip lead deputies to this truck and 71- year-old charlie lewis. today a judge set his bond. >> you may not possess or consume any alcohol.

a blue ford pickup truck is the tip that led deputies to 71- year-old charlie lewis. >> we saw the case because the community cared enough to come forward -- solved the case because the community cared enough to come forward. >> reporter: eagle 8 hd flew over lake wales where deputies found lewis and his truck. >> our homicide team from traffic investigations on marlisa cove drive looking for the house. they didn't have a house number. they were prepared to go looking door to door when lo and behold, who is driving down the road in a blue pickup truck but our suspect charlie lewis. >> reporter: lewis is blamed for a crash early saturday morning killing mom jessica enchautegri otero and the deputy. he said he knew he hit him thursday -- >> reporter: sir, do you have anything to say for yourself? no answer, but he did have the nerve to comment to sheriff judd. >> then he said i'd vote for you for president, that is, if i ever get to vote again and i said don't worry. you won't ever get to vote again. you're going to state prison. >> reporter: at this point lewis is facing two specific cha

we have learned they arrested a suspect, 71-year-old carl charlie lewis. we are told a tip came into crimestoppers about a blue pickup truck. investigators found the truck east of where the hit and run happened on state route 60. the sheriff says lewis admitted to the hit and run and said he was drinking that night but did not realize he hit anyone. we also now know that a presumptive test came back for human blood on the bumper of his truck although that test will have to determine who's the blood is. he is now on his way to pull county jail. we will bring you updates throughout the evening. >> charlie lewis arrested. >> we will keep working on the story and have a full report on our lead news after the bucs game. >>> this is going to be a tough play. the cubs have won the world series. it's over. >> maybe you haven't heard this yet. you are under a rock. not since 1908 have those words been uttered. the chicago cubs win the world it is a great day for chicago fans. and a somewhat bittersweet moment for a few rays fans. >> you have joe maddon on the one h

lewis but didn't turn himself in. he told detectives he drank four beers before driving. >>> a pasco county teenager is accused of breaking into the home of gerald mccoy. mccoy's father came face to fates with the intruder and there was a scuffle before the teen took off. >>> we ar cold front sliding through now. we are just a few minutes away from the sunrise, a beautiful start now at lakewood ranch. 67 degrees and breezes around 5 to 10 miles an hour. that will likely pick up through the day. 61 for crystal river and 62 in zephyrhills this morning, milder in st. pete at 70, and we'll have the breezes averaging 10 to 10 out of the north and northeast. don't think we'll see much rain out of this. 82 this afternoon and morning lows closer to average, 64 later tonight. we'll have the election day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >>> on the campaign trail, the fight for florida state today. hillary clinton is in broward county and donald trump will be at the fairgrounds. doors open around 6:00 this morning. this

preparing to go door to door when who's driving down the road in a blue pickup truck but or suspect charlie lewis. . >> reporter: lewis traffic crash causing serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of a traffic crash causing death. he's set to appear at 1:00 this afternoon. count on 8 on your side to be there and have the very latest throughout the day. >> all right. thanks for that update. >>> nearly 2-dozen animals taken from a pasco county home in a hoarding case will be up for adoption soon. animal services removed 17 cats and 4 dogs from were in good shape but officials say the woman who owned them was just overwhelmed she turned the cats and dogs over to animal services and was find for not having their shots up to date. to adopt the animals county pasco county animal services. >>> st. petersburg is moving forward on fixing its sewage system. the mayor presented his plan for improvements that includes lining pipes officials discussed expanding capacity at 2 water retention facilities. the plan comes after millions of gallons of sewage was dumped into the bay when the city's sewage

right now charlie lewis is judge later this afternoon. a tip led deputy to say lewis. someone called crime stoppers after spotting his pickup truck. he faces 2 charges leaving the scene of a traffic crash and leaving the scene of a crash causing death. we checked and it does not appear that he has any priors. >>> today we'll learn more about the charges a st. pete woman faces for the death of her 3-year old daughter. the daughter disappeared in west virginia. the girl was 3 years old when she went missing. her great aunt says she helped organize searchs but her mother refused to participate. >> many days after she was reported missing she made the statement leave me alone so i can go on with my life. >> she has 8 children but the court has taken them away. the sheriff in west virginia is expected to in 25 minutes or so. >>> and taking a look at the mpaign trail 4 days to go in election day in the fight for florida's vote. a new mbc survey monkey poll hillary clinton with a lead over donald trump. overnight donald trump added a rally here in tampa at the state fair grou

lewis. >> reporter: lewis faces 2 charges leaving traffic crash causing serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of a traffic crash causing death. he's expected in a polk county courtroom at 1:00 this afternoon. count on 8 on your side to be there and have the very latest throughout the day. >> all right. we'll look for those updates. thanks. >>> 5:36. nearly 2-dozen animals taken from a pasco county home from a hoarding case will be up for adoption soon. 17 cats and 4 dogs were removed. owned them was overwhelmed. she turned the cats and dogs over to animal services and was find for not having their shots up to date. to adopt them county pasco county animal services. >>> st. petersburg is moving forward on fixing its sewage system. the mayor presented his plan for improvements. it includes lining pipes and fixing manhole covers. officials also discussed expanding 2 water retention facilities, and reopening the albert treatment plant. the plan comes after millions of gallons of sewage was dumped into the bay when the city's sewage system was overwhelmed by water. >>> all right, seconds

charlie lewis will appear in court this afternoon... sheriff grady judd says the 71-year-old confessed to deputies he had been drinking at a party before the crash. now judd says it could put him in jail for the rest of his life. saturday morning's crash killed 33-year-old jessica enchautegui-otero. sheriff's deputy adam pennell was severely injured. jessica flagged down the deputy after crashing her car on state road 60. that's when officials say lewis drove his blue ford f-150 into them and kept going. an anonymous crimestoppers tip led them to lewis' truck. he was arrested yesterday afternoon on his street... just minutes from lewis will appear before a judge at 1 this afternoon. police arrested a woman in saint pete for the death of her child... who disappeared nearly 5 years ago from their home in bendale, west virginia. lena lunsford is charged with the death of her child, aliayah lunsford. she was 3-years-old when she went missing in september of scheduled to be extradited to west virginia sometime today. the countdown to electio

lewis is inside a holding cell in the building behind me. deputies tell us he did admit

a crimestoppers tip lead deputies to this truck and 71- year-old charlie lewis. today a judge set his bond. >> you may not possess or consume any alcohol. four beers before driving. bar manager admits he was there drinking. >> when the detectives came in high d and showed me his picture i was shocked. i would have never guessed it. i never seen him drunk. >> reporter: lewis claim his didn't know what he hit. he later admitted to investigators he knew he was involved in the hit-and-run before he was arrested yet he didn't stop and he didn't turn himself in. >> even if it was just a trash can okay. it was human lives. >> reporter: the deputy is expected to be here in the hospital for quite some time. a viewing will be held tonight for jessica. her funeral will be tomorrow. >> i understand jessica's family had a message for the deputy. >> reporter: absolutely. they are praying for him and his recovery. they look forward to meeting him to thank him for helping her. >> melissa moreno live in polk woman lied about being raped in broad daylight. now she is facing a crim

a judge granted bond today for 71-year-old charlie lewis. lewis admitted he knew he was ininvolved in the hit-and-run before he was arrested. arrest brings closure but also a lot more questions. >> i don't understand it either. i mean he know what he did. he know he had hit somebody on the road. >> a viewing will be held tonight for jessica. her funeral is tomorrow. the deputy has a long recovery ahead of him. he is expected to be in the hospital quite some time. >>> you only have two more days left to vote early. that's because early voting will end 6th. after that you have to vote on tuesday november 8th. on election day you have to vote at your designated polling location. if you vote early you can vote at any early polling place. >>> we have links to the early voting locations and hours at wfla.com. go to news tab and click politics to check out the 2016 election guide. >>> canidates are making one last big push on the campaign tomorrow. donald trump will speak at the florida state fair grounds at 10:00 a.m. doors open at 7:00 a.m. donal

lewis. >> lewis faces 2 charges, leaving the scene of a traffic crash causing serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of a traffic crash causing death. charles lewis will appear in a courtroom at 1:00 in the very latest on this development throughout the day. back to you. >> all right. we'll look for those updates. >>> nearly 2-dozen animals taken from a pasco county home in a hoarding case will be up for adoption soon. animal services removed the 17 cats and 4 dogs from a home in spring hill. they were in good shape but officials say the woman who owned them was just overwhelmed. she turned the cats and dogs over and was find for not having their shots up to date. >>> st. petersburg is moving forward on fixing its sewage system to prevent dutching any more sewage into the bay. the mayor presented his plan for improvements that includes lining pipes and fixing manhole covers. officials also discussed expandsing capacity at 2 water retention facilities. the plan comes after millions of gallons of sewage were dumped into the bay when the city's just seconds away from 6:38 on this

and a hit-and-run suspect appeared in court for killing a woman and injuring 71-year-old charlie lewis admitted to investigators that he drank four beers at a party before driving. >>> a pasco county teenager is behind bars, accused of breaking into the home of gerald mccoy. mccoy's father came face to face with the intruder and there was a scuffle before the teen took off. >>> time now 6:31. weather? >> you know, we actually have a cold front. it's not going to change our weather much. we had a high of 87. won't be that warm today but still slightly above average. it's mild out there this morning, 65 for brooksville, 66 lakeland and for brandon. a little cooler to the north, 61 in crystal river and 57 in jacksonville this morning. we have some showers on the east have had a couple springs overnight. we have some breezy winds starting to set up shop across the area and we'll get gusty through the day today. we have a small craft advisory in effect. as mentioned, temperatures are slightly above average, topping off at 82 degrees. overnight fairly seasonal as the clocks go back one hour

says "charlie lewis" confessed to being the driver.. ?after his arrest thursday.. lewis told deputies he had been drinking at a party before saturday morning's crash.. the accident killed 33-year old "jessica en-chan- te-gee-otero".. and severely jessica had flagged down the deputy after crashing her car on state road 60,, that's when officials say lewis drove his truck into them.. and kept going. the sierra club is joining forces with a polk county lawmaker... in an effort to tighten regulations on the phosphate mining industry... and expand testing of drinking water in mulberry. this is in response to the massive sinkhole that opened at mosaic's mulberry fertilizer plant in august.. that opening.. dumped aquifer. mosaic continues to say that water has not spread beyond the plant. neighbors however -- say they want more testing to prove it. mosaic has tested more than a thousand private wells of people who live in the mulberry area. the company says anyone who would like to have their well water tested.. can call them. a st. pete woman is behind bars this morning.

okay, what did the accused driver have to say about this, charlie lewis confessed saying he was drinking at a party before the crash and that could land him in prison for the rest of his life. >> he admitted to us clearly and unclif wally that he was the one driving the vehicle and who ran over and left to dead our deputy and jessica enchautegui-otero. >> 71-year-old c sheriff says confessed to the weekend hit-and-run that claimed the life of 33-year-old jessica enchautegui-otero. the crash also severely injured 25-year-old sheriff's deputy, adam pennell. she had gotten out of her car to flag down help, and the deputy pair and kept going. >> deputies say they discovered he was behind the wheel after a tip from crimestoppers. deputies found lewis and the truck and arrested him on his street just minutes from the screen of the crash. >> later on in the confession he said please tell them i'm sorry, that is a little too late. >> and jessica's mother ss month, her son died of a heart attack in early october, but the sheriff says both families are now feeling a sense of relief. >> we are all

charlie is fighter who could have been a national champion but didn't get the fight, because joe lewis was enough. charlie never got the break he should have. >> i grew up here every morning, bust my smooch, put up with them crackers every day because i liked you. you are the biggest fool i ever saw. it is my job. it is my responsibility. you understand that? a man got to take care of his family. you live in my house. sleep your behind in my bed clothes. fill your belly with my food. because i like you? because you're my flesh and blood. >> august always had this idea that's what a warrior does. that is what his mother did. so charlie was a very important part august's development and just a neighbor across the street a few doors down from where he grew up. that is part of what we will call the warrior spirit. he didn't write any plays in pittsburgh. all his plays well-known -- he wrote some plays in pittsburgh but didn't go anywhere. the plays that made him famous when he left the city in st. paul, minnesota. which is ironic he championed the voices and experience in pittsburgh. he sa

a judge granted bond today for 71-year-old charlie luis. court documents show lewis admitted he knew he was involved in the hit and run before he was arrested. jessica's mother tells us the arrest brings closure, but she is still angry. >> he took the life of my daughter. he took the life of my grand kids' mother, and the life of a family member that everybody loved. her funeral is tomorrow. meanwhile, deputy adam pinell has a long recovery ahead of him. he'll be in the hospital, we're told, for quite some time. >>> northport police are charging a woman for terrifying a xhounty. -- community. she claims she was assaulted during the day in the middle of a neighborhood, but it was all a lie. >> good afternoon, tonya white faces a criminal charge, and police are irritated because stories like this can hurt the credibility ofct that he was assaulted by a man in a white car. a sketch was even made of the suspect. after nearly a year-long investigation, it turns out it was all a lie. police say she even admitted to authorities that she had consen

deputies stopped lewis who had just left his home. >> couldn't believe it. charlie, he's not really somebody that would hurt somebody and then leave. >> reporter: sheriff judd said the 71-year-old admitted he was at a party, had beer in his system, and that he didn't know what he hit. >> later on in the confession he said, please tell sorry. it's a little too late. >> reporter: jessica's family still has so many questions they want answered but their thoughts are on honoring jessica. >> she was a loving mother and she was -- jessica was jessica. she was a ray of sunshine. >> reporter: authorities say lewis faces several charges for leaving the scene, and they also say he may face additional charges if they can prove he was impaired. reporting live, marisela >>> next time you visit orlando it should be easier for you to get to universal. on monday the first part of the i-4 alternate project opens up. the first step is a new bridge that by passes local traffic and takes you straight to the attractions. >>> in democracy 2016 with just five days to go until the

charlie: give me an example. casey: sean penn. daniel day-lewis. marlon brando. the obvious people. kate blanchette -- cate b lanchett. they have an ability to seem like other people in a realistic way, in a way that is not show we, but in a way with empathy and it lets the audience in. you understand yourself and you leave the movie or the play and you think, i really understood that person and i feel for them and you have been moved for a minute and provoked to some thought, whatever those thoughts might be, and your life overlaps with their life. movies and drama, a bridge between people, even cultures sometimes. that is why we have been doing it since the beginning of time. charlie: congratulations. you just described what you did in this movie. casey: thank you. charlie: it is true. that is what you did in this film, and you know that. casey: i hope so. i hope i have many years ahead of me and other -- in other roles. you get a little bit better. charlie: do you and your brother have a different idea about fame? casey: probably not. he might have a higher tolerance for the nega

we are told lewis admitted to drinking that night. he says he felt that he hit something but didn't know exactly what it was. now, lewis could have his first court appearance as early as this afternoon. abc action knew. >>> 6:03. a mother arrested in connection connection with her daughter's death is on her way back to west virginia to face charges. lena lunsford was taken into custody charged with child abuse leading to death. back in 2011, lunsford's to west virginia to face additional charges. stay with us for a live report at 6:30. >>> democracy 2016 we are going into the last weekend before the presidential election, latest abc news washington post national tracking poll giving hillary clinton a two point lead over donald trump. >> in these final four days the candidates are proving how important florida is. he is holding a rally tomorrow morning. he spend his thursday in another battleground state, it's a tossup right now. meanwhile texas senator ted cruz is firing back about his support for donald trump after campaigning for hi

we have learned the suspect is 71 year old charles charlie road. this is just east of where the hit-and-run happened. lewis admitted to the hit-and- run and said he was drinking that night. >> he also admitted later that he knew he hit something, but he never saw any people. he's painted himself in the right light in his opinion. in the proper light, in his opinion, but he did admit that he did exactly what we suspected him of. >> reporter: lewis will be booked in the polk overnight and is expected to have first appears tomorrow. in lake wales, melissa marino, news channel 8. >>> pasco county animal control officers are investigating a hoarding case in spring hill. they ceased more than two dozen cats and dogs. these animals are actually up for adoption now; right? >> reporter: you're absolutely right. this wasn't a case where these it was simply a case where the woman who was caring for them just got over her head. >> well, i figure that they said i had too many. so i had to give them up, so i figure -- they said they'll find them a home. i just t

this is charlie. and she was born the day after chuck's birthday. >> lewis jordan was committed in cassidy's murder back in 2009, currently in prison on death row. >> coming up at 5:00 a.m., still dealing with a strike, we're in the thick of it, so many problems yesterday. more today. but we certainly know somebody will have some tricks to get around. >>> what the roads are looking like coming up. >>> hey, good morning, everyone, looking good right now as we look live at i-295, south jersey roadways, were impacted yesterday. we will check the rest of the jam cams. check in with septa. do you have a question about how to get around today? we'll have the answer for you, when we come right back. when people ask me where i get my glow, now i tell them this. new bright reveal peel pads from l'oreal. with glycolic acid-exfoliates, revealing brighter skin in one week. all this power in one little pad. new bright reveal peel pads from l'oreal skin expert, paris. >>> continues to happen, you know, it could bec

too hot. >> you will love them. >> all right we'll see. >> if you interview huey lewis i'll be jealous >> that's for tomorrow. stop here all weekend long and more information and head over to fox 13 news. >> and you know how long charlie has been up so they must be good ribs or i don't know we would see him. >> 12 hours at least. >> seriously. >> some of the women were partying without us. they started. >> you know, and perfect weather, we need to catch up, i ago for the rib fest. >> learned how critical it is to pace yourself. >> you start off too fast you are done. >> are you done and the wheel barrow comes you pick up and dumped in the bay, good time for all. the weather is good. let's take a look outside. high clouds increasing today. it is going to be a outstanding sun set tonight. high clouds, a little more moisture in the upper levels of the atmosphere but delightful day. we have a full moon coming up. monday into tuesday. we're hoping skies are clear. may have cloud cover to deal with. this is a super duper moon closest in largest full moon since january 26th, 1948. we have a l

>> that is a great question, charlie. i don't know if i have the answer to that, really. because all of the different reasons the brain are affecting different things within us. autopsy, the coroner's report was clear that he had lewy body throughout all of his brain and brain stem. >> wow. >> nearly every region. >> what would you talk about? >> what would he talk about? >> yes. >> so what started to happen more and more was this issue around fear and anxiety. and his concerns over -- it got difficult for him to even interacting with people became very difficult. he would question things afterwards or during. and really in the realms of, you know, did i do things that focused around insecurity or fear. >> schizophrenia? >> when we found out -- we thought we had the answer a few months before he left, he was diagnosed with parkinson's which is actually an accurate diagnosis but that was the clinical side. the pathologist was he had diffused lewy body disease which is what took him. we were in that doctor appointment with the general the parkinson's, we finally have a name