edwin evan lambert is live at the scene. evan, it doesn't get worse than robbing from senio grocery store. >> reporter: and a spoke with one of the women who had her wallet in her purse in the shopping cart and she does not mince words when talk about the accused thieves. >> scum, they are the scum of the earth and they deserve to get caught and answer for what thief done. >> reporter: 70-year-old beverly morris didn't hold back when she told us about the team of three that tar cetd her at simple conversation from one of the women shown in this surveillance photo. >> dmoi where this salsa is. morris helped the women find what they were looking for but then she realized the conversation was a distraction and her wallet with credit cards, cash and even her social security guard is gone. police say it's not first time the women have struck.

pete. >> thank you, so much, evan lambert, technical difficulties and now to portland, oregon where they are holding a peace rally, but much calmer than the night before, when protestors set fires and shatters windows and even vandalized cars. so what is trump saying about this. this is the first one love the great country, we will all come together and be proud, but last night it was a different story. just had a very open and successful presidential election and now professional protests incited by the media are protesting. very unfair. it was worth mentioning that when obama was elected in 2012, tr saying everyone should march to washington and trop that stop tt travesty. >> and some students have found racist notes under that you are dorm room doors and graffiti promised trouble if clinton was sent out a note saying it is my sincere hope that we can come together and whether or not you approve of the outcome, this is a respectful place. >> and they are saying they are not treating the writing on the walls as hate crimes and as for the threatening notes they are still looking for the

pete, evan lambert, fox 13 news. >> be mr. margaritaville himself will be in st. pete on monday hillary clinton was also in florida holding a campaign where rally at pembroke pines, a thunderstorm rolled in dumping rain on that crowd but not before she told the crowd how important it is to vote. >> i want to be the president for everybody. everybody who agrees with me, people who don't agree for me, people who vote for me, people who don't vote for me! the future. let's vote for what we want for our country and our children and our grandchildren. >> and the rain came, as you saw here. florida of course a key battleground state, it's the largest swing state and many say it's a must-win state for donald trump. we're getting a new video, as donald trump is rushed off the get down. secret service agents did arrest a man in the audience. trump was later allowed to return to the stage to continue speaking. >> the republican nominee taking a stage at the florida state fairgrounds in front of thousands of supporters. fox 13 kellie cowan was there as trump made his app in

evan lambert is live now. evan, the superintendent is actually recommending that this employee be fired, right? >> reporter: that is right, chris. the school district says that employee lied to them saying that students didn't need to cross the road to get their to bus stop, and then they say she covered it up. 17-year-old george school student jayden kirk died cross the street in may. a polk county schools employee may lose their job over the fallout. district officials say brenda young, an area manager for transportation, lied to her bosses to cover for herself. she's accused of falsely telling supervisors kirk didn't have to cross the road to get to the bus. then young changed kirk's bus stop in a computer to support her story. the district says young admitted to changing the bus routes the did it to come up with a safer stop for opportunities and not to cover anything up. we went to young's home to get answers. >> are you a relative or mrs. young. >> it doesn't matter who i am. >> reporter: a woman to wam

evan lambert. fox 13 news. new tonight winter haven police have arrested one of two men accused ofburg la rising house while a teenage girl was inside a loan. police say 23-year-old eric ellison and another man broke into the home on eagle crest boulevard yesterday afternoon. the 18-year-old girl inside heard glass two burglars go into her home of the heat she ran into the neighbor's house to call police when. police got there they say ellison tried to runway. they used a tairs on him. police say they found jewelry in his pocket and a remote control for one of the 2tv's he tried to steal. police still looking for his come plis. and deputies in pasco county say they arrested a whom was collect deposits to rent homes that don't belong to her pa trisha lap rather put up for rent signs york richie. a victim tells us she gave lap a 800-dollar deposit and signed what is now a fake lisa. now the woman says she can't afford another deposit. we're going to be homeless. theer is christmastime, thanksgiving and where are

evan lambert, fox 13 news. >> and then there's this story here, a shocking video, pinellas county deputy off the job tonight for lying and using excessive force this is video of deputy wayne wagner grabbing a woman, wrestling her to the ground and forcing her head to hit the concrete. vindicated that woman who at one point was facing felony charges. >> josh shows us tonight the sheriff says it's all very frustrating. >> this firing was really about video versus the deputy's word, and as the if pointed take another look. march 25th, deputy wayne wagner throws a woman bic the name of paige taylor against the truck. then he wrestles her to the ground. he later reported that she shoved him and was acting never happened. taylor was charged with a pair of felonies including battery on a law enforcement officer. she was facing 10 years in prison. the charges were later dropped. following an ternl investigation, wagner was fired. here's the sheriff and taylor's attorney reacting to what they saw. >> there is absolutely no room for a deputy sheriff to not tell the truth and not to own up to it an

live in plant city, evan lambert, fox 13 news. >> good advice, evan. don't put the purses in the cart. >>> there's a tearful i plea a man shot and killed the day before the birth of his son. coming up at 5:30, the search for the shooter. >> let's forget about the market. get the house paid off and live the dream. >> planning for retirement. the four things you can do right now to get ready for life after you stop working. well when i shop, my coupons are in a neat little stack, ready to go... that's how i save a lot at publix. how 'bout you? i don't clip, i don't plan, but i still save a lot. i just shop for publix brand products, cuz they're great. and that's it. no really, that's it. that's how i save at publix. a lot of financial demands... the mortgage... kids... saving for >>> most folks have a lots of financial demands on them. the mortgage, the kids, saving for college, right? obligations that keep you from setting aside money from >> she gets advice from people that pulled it off. >> you think about the statistics here. go banking rates ask how

>> all right, evan lambert reporting life. and president election donald trump is filling his cabinet and today sel sel s chief of staff. he had been head of the rnc for five years. and a driver is dead after a car he was in fell 70 feet off of the side of 275. state troopers say a female passeger is in critical condition. the dodge durango was existing barrier and went over, landing upside down on the ground. and four people were able to escape a boat fire today off of longboat key. no one was hurt and good spare samaritans rescued those on board. and a scary moment whe when a crashed into the side of a business and landed near a group of tables. a gas line had to be fixed but no one was injured. police ticketed the driver. and no one is seriously hurt following a wreck in clearwater. you see here a car on its roof just west of i-19. on what happened, and a police officer may have been to blame for a wreck on 275. the officer was traveling with lights and siren when she lost control of the vehicle. she was going to help anoth

lambert, reporting for us, thank you, evan. prump pretrump want presidency . >> the two men appear too have put aside their differences and chris cato joined us with more today. >> now it's the count-down inauguration day, 71 days, not a lot of time considering all of the change-over that has to occur, and the transition began with what both the president and the president-elect call ad very productive meeting. this was the first time that obama and trump has actually met, and of course this was for the cameras. their real meeting took place behind closed doors. they spoke for about an hour and organizational issues and setting up the wh white house ad forforeign and domestic policy d sounds like this won't be their last meeting. >> my number one priority is to try to ensure a transition that ensures our president elect is successful. >> we discussed a lot of situations, some wonderful and some difficulties. i very dealing with the president in the future, including council. >> trump met with paul ryan and from the balcony, rya

i feel like i'm blessed to have them not the other way around. >> in tampa, evan lambert. >> anybody interested in expanding can find out more adopt florida.org. >> paul is here now. boy we have hit a streak here. it was last year works were were shotter this time of year, hotter, we had multiple days and every day most days from october 1 to the end of the year was like 83 to 88 almost every single day. today was outstanding. the water is getting chilly. the manatees, they are trying within do you that the power plant where they put out warm water. part of the process of producing electricity. this is where they spend a lot of the winter season around the outflows from the power plant around the coast. great viewing. you check them out. and the water temperature is cooled into the 60s along the west coast. what is going on today. 79 degrees. , we do have another front moving our way on saturday and behind that front it turns cooler especially at night. the situation to the north. we have been talking about this off and on for the past couple of weeks. here is the view of the fires b

evan lambert has the story tonight from st. petersburg. >> this is expected to start at 8:00 with bon jovi. in downtown st. pete. of course this the last major push in battleground states like florida just three days before the election. clinton bringing out that star power. last night she held a concert with beyonce and jay z in cleveland. that became a hitting point for donald trump. he criticized the profanity that jay z used, calling that a doube standard. more star power tonight with bon jovi. people lined up for hours here o get inside. many of voted and they're strong supporters. >> i'm a democrat. i think she represents america a whole lot better than trump, who i think is one of the most negative, unqualified con men that's ever run for public office. it gets me fired up. >> but this message of course aimed at millennials and undecided voters. senator tim kaine expected to continue a theme of this campaigning and take a hit at and point out hillary clinton's strengths. she was in florida today and is in pennsylvania. t

we're going to start our coverage with evan lambert. >> traffic looks like this in la this week. here in the bay area we're thanksgiving holiday to bring out the most travelers in nine years. >> this will be the busiest travel period since 2007. we're going to see busy roads and airports as can you imagine as we always do but more travelers than last. >> 50 million people will travel. and a aaa spokesperson said nine out of ten people will drive. will be the lowest since 2008. >> affordable gas is why robert came from tennessee to bradenton for the holiday. he realized he was not the only one with that idea. >> we came down here through ocala and gainesville and there was a lot of traffic. >> airlines for american said 27 million will take to the passengers braved longer waits at other airports across the country, i got there two and a half hours early. it was -- it took an hour to get through. >> that's the busiest i have seen. >> that's evan lambert. officials recommend you that leave an hour and a half to two hours through to get through security. this sounds like a no brainer

and evan lambert is live at one of the spots to show us the people doing this they know where the spots are. >> reporter: it is where it is filling up it is off a dirt road. we'll not tell you where as you take a look at the debris here. they are monitoring the area to catch people. you can see tires. wood. >> i could furniture two or three houses with the frankfurt airport tear we pick up. >> you would not want this, night stand in pieces on the side of a road near hudson. trash like this is piling up in pasco county. >> it looks trashy. it is not good having that on the side of the road. >> reporter: it is such a problem they have turned to cameras to catch people off loading trash. watch them to get the sofa off the trailer and on to the side of the road. then there is this man who dumped something, we cannot tell what in a similar place. >> and this guise could have sold this. he is looking at a fine for dumping it. >> they put up cameras all over pasco we're not revealing where they want to use the video catching the offender who are leaving the trash. now they are turning to the p

evan lambert took a look at what officers are doing to keep shoppers safe. he reports from tampa. >> parking lots were packed at malls like west shore plaza. what you can't really see, though, is the behind the scenes, the officers working to keep you safe during your shopping.

fox 13's evan lambert has the story. on camdeputies say the shoplifter knocked into the woman while she was outside this target off little road.a family member tells us the woman is recovering.vodeputies have arrested 26-year-old cameron conca.they say he turned himself in after they posted his picture on facebook. afternoon.he was chased by a security guard, ran and knocked right into the 82 year old woman outside the store-- leaving her helpless.a family members tells us the woman had a partia hip replacement and is doing well.shoppers were horrified to hear about the woman's injuries sunday.sot diane borden, shopper3:40what if that was your 82 year old mother or somebody or relative. i mean that's wrong. 4:08it's bad enough he was shoplifting but to have injured that lady like that and have no regard for her or her well being. it doesn't sound like he has much regard for anybody.on camconca faces a robbery and grand theft the streets of south florida... over the ?death of fidel castro. cuba's former communist dictator

we hope that is not going to be the case. >> reporter: evan lambert, fox 13 news. >> alcides: another protest isets for tomorrow night in st. petersburg. >> sorboni: what is donald so far made two different posts on twitter. the most recent one yesterday morning. love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. we will all come together and be proud. but the night before trump had a different outlook. had an open and successful presidential link. professional protesters incited by the media are protesting. very unfair. when president obama was reelected in 202, donald trump followers to march on washington and stop the travesty. >>> speaking of trump a belly chapel high school coach is in trouble over a comment he said to students. he is accused of directing it to group of african american students in the who willway. he said, quote, don't make me call donald trump to get you sent back to africa. the school is investigating and he remains on administrative leave. glory one step at a time. runners carry an american flag more than 4,000 mi

fox 13's evan lambert talked with one 70 year old woman , who got preyed on. scum. they're the scum of the earth. and they deserve to get caught and answer for what they've done.70-year-old beverly morris didn't hold back when she told us about the team of three--who police say targeted her at the publix off thonotosassa road in plant city.morris says it started with a simple question from one of the women shown in this surveillance photo...do you she realized the conversation was a distraction--and her wallet--with credit cards, cash and even her social security card--was gone.plant city police say it's not the first time the women have struck.unfortunately when suspects get away with this type of thing at one or two locations they become more brazen more confident and then they'll branch outthey're seen here with a male accomplice. police believe the trio has targeted at least three women over the age of 65 at two plant city publix stores--all within the last two weeks or so.investigators say the crooks used the stolen wallets to rack up hundreds in purchases.morr

-- >> people -- hear tonight -- sorry >> massive -- >> okay, we are having a little trouble with evan lambert, this is ybor where the crowds were smaller than the last two nights and there are about 30 or so people who showed up but miami is a different story. protestors blocked traffic on the mcarthur causeway and really for hours. and then in orlando, hundreds of with the same chants, dump trump and not my president. the protestors say they know they can't change the outcome but they are going to keep going until they feel like they've gotten their point across. >> we know that protesting isn't going to get him out but we are going to give him a hard time about the poor choices and decisions he has made and the poor choices he is going to continue to make. >> to pay police officers for these protests and to keep people safe. >> the police do say that this is a use of their resources to come out and staff the protests and they hope that eventually they will fizzle out because of that. that is taxpayer money that goes toward that but we understand there is another protest planned for

evan lambert is in lake wales. >> sheriff judd says the way working just the way it should, a tip pointed them in the direction of 71-year-old charley lewis and his truck. investigators went to his home and found the truck and lewis. investigators say he had been drinking at a party before he headed home and hit jessica enchautegui-otero and adam pennell. they were standing in the after the woman crashed her car and flagged down the deputy for help. she was killed and he was seriously injured. >> he admitted to us that he was the one driving the vehicle, swerved off of the road and ran over and left for dead our deputy and jessica enchautegui-otero. >> look at the lives he has damaged forever with what he did. are serious and it may be up to a year before he recovers. llewis is facing traffic homicie charges and will appear before a judge tomorrow afternoon. >> and this gives a whole new meaning to nail polish removal. this couple is said to have stolen hundreds of nail polish from wal-mart. the two in the video walked into the store and shoved 276 bottles of nail polish into a book back

evan lambert took a look at what officers are doing to keep shoppers safe. he reports from tampa. >> parking lots were packed at malls like west shore plaza. what you can't really see, though, is the behind the scenes, the officers working to keep you safe during your shopping. >> corporal michael hatch is policing the eye in the sky, this 35-foot tower is just one of the security features at work, all to keep thousands of shoppers safe from black friday and the rest of the holiday shopping season. >> it gives us an overview of the parking lot, it allows us to see a greater area than what an officer could see at ground level. >> police also have bike patrols and uniformed officers manning malls and some of the techniques, you won't even see. >> we are out here just when you don't think we're out here, we're out here. >> shoppers say whether they notice or not, it makes them feel better about braving the crowds. >> actually i didn't notice but i'm glad they're there. >> we went into forever 21 and shoplifting, >> in tampa, police are fanning out, running thei

thank you so much, evan lambert. >> and police are investigating a woman's death. found dead in her home at the down yonder mobile home mark on north 142nd avenue, a man at that home has been arrested and but the investigation is on-going. and seeking of victims you would think that the buc's gerald mccoy is the last person you would want to mess but, he is big and fast, but tampa police say he became the victim of a burglary just hours before he took the field last night, and we also learned that his father was injured in the inciden happened there? >> it all happened around 4:00 yesterday afternoon, and he was not at home, when he learned of the news. police say 17-year-old justin frazier b broke into his home through an unlocked door. the thief and mccoy's dad came face to face and the thief the elder mccoy. they scuffled and the elder mccoy ended up with a broken wrist. >> i talked briefly to gerald before the game to make sure he was okay, and he seemed fine. >> it's fortunate this didn't turn out worse than it was because this team had when looked like a real

we're going to start our coverage with evan lambert. >> traffic looks like this in la this week. here in the bay area we're thanksgiving holiday to bring out the most travelers in nine years. >> this will be the busiest travel period since 2007. we're going to see busy roads and airports as can you imagine as we always do but more travelers than last. >> 50 million people will travel. and a aaa spokesperson said nine out of ten people will drive.

fox 13's evan lambert is in ybor city.. where the protest was smaller than last there's increased police presence and heightened security around trump tower in manhattan to protect president- elect donald trump. the measures include barricades and armed counter-terrorism officers guarding the front of the building. of course - inside - the president-elect is trying to decide on the first and most important of his staffing decisions. a handful of names are being talked about for the various positions.. and there's already been a bit of a shake-up on his transition team. chris cato has a closer look. chris? we learned today new jersey governor chris christie will ?not lead trump's transition team... as he was originally slated to do... that role now goes to vice- president elect mike pence. sources say trump likes pence's experience and for 12 years before becoming indiana's governor. christie will now serve as vice chairman. he's joined on the committee by former house speaker newt gingrich.. ex-presidential candidate ben ca

evan lambert is live at the and rally just wrapped up. evan. >> lloyd, most of the people that came for the main event, they were strong hillary clinton supporters. but the message was to those that haven't voted yet and anyone still undecided to take advantage of that last day, of early voting. and help turn florida blue. >> john bon jovi rocked the small state theater for about 700 ticketed supporters. he played several of his hits and also stressed why he was supporting clinton. bon jovi stressed why there wasn't anyone else qualified for the white house. kaine pushing anyone who hasn't voted, to vote for secretary clinton and help her win one o states in the election that is polling so close. >> florida is really important and here is a thank you. you guys have already more than 5 million of you have already voted in early voting. that's astouning. that's astounding. and if you're in hillsborough or pinellas, you can vote tomorrow too, 7:00 a.m., to 7:00 p.m. please vote early to keep the 8th. >> he spoke for less than ten minutes. th

fox 13's evan lambert spoke to voters in st. the fight for florida continues -- with president obama addressing hillary clinton supporters this afternoon in kissimmee. mister obama took issue with supporters of donald trump who say they find some of his words and actions offensive, but they believe he will change if he's elected president. before the president took the stage -- stevie wonder entertained the crowd. republican vice presidential nominee mike pence campaigned in the panhandle. with just over a full day to go till the polls open, pence wants to make sure his panama city beach supporters get out to vote. polls here in the sunshine state have clinton and trump neck and neck. and even a small number of votes tomorrow -- donald trump returns to our area. making a last push for voters in sarasota. still to come on the fox-13 6-o-clock news... some monkey business happening in the bay area. as offcials try and wrangle the primates... we talked to the homeowner who captured the latest sighting ? ? you hear my voice, you hea

evan lambert was at those making a last-ditch push. >> the candidates and their surrogates are criss-crossing the states, before florida and the rest of the country decide this election. >> hundreds of people lined up to cast their votes on the last day of early voting. election officials saying ea interest in this election. -- including early voting and mail-in ballots. meantime national polls continue to show a tight race but a slight lead for h hillary clintn over trump. clinton was in cleveland sunday unleashing familiar attacks. >> in the last debate i pointed out that donald trump has punished chinese steal to build his last two buildings but all the time he is running around ohio talking about what a great advocate he is going to be for working people. >> trump reacts to the latest fbi announcement. >> she is protected by a rigged system, she shouldn't even be allowed to run for president, i'll tell ya. turn out by both sides. >> it's really important to turn out to vote. >> here in the sunshine states several polls have clinton close or even tied. >> evan, thanks. >> the news that the

. >> evan lambert. thank you very much. >>> 's today was cloudy but can cloudy and we still at tia. >> and light rain and moving rapidly from west to east and the air over us is very dry. it moves our way and it kind of evaporates. and out and about this evening and you drops, that's it. that is not going to be enough to add up to much. there will be lingering clouds for a time. all that goes by and by midday we're back to sunshine, that should continue into the weekend. that is showing spodey light areas of rain or sprinkles a lot of this is probably not even reaching the ground. more areas of light rain in the gulf this is east of the same time. that's that. for the first time in the gulf. and the skies were mostly cloudy. and the map. and it is 63. tallahassee is 68 and 59 and drier air is to the it will come back in the backside and the rain and so tomorrow and into the weekend the dew points are low and we'll have sunshine that's a nice combination. near 80. nice weather coming up into the weekend.

. >> all right, evan lambert reporting out there. thank you so much, evan. ship docked in tampa will undergo serious cleaning after more than 100 people on board got sick. the cdc suspects norovirus is to plame for the outbreak on the cruz ship that left for italy two weeks ago and returned to the port of tampa today. it's being sanitized before it sets sale again. >> a polk county couple under arrest after deputies found a melissa and crispy teres chris . they found the teen hiding in the woods. doctors say she was about 20 pounds under weight, losing weight and scaps on her feet from wounds that appear to be at least two months old. she told deputies she was stabbed with a pocketknife, whipped with television cable and kicked with metal studded boots. she said the abuse had taken place over the past several months. an we told you about this time last night, the sheriff's office has found an arrested prisoner, deputies say he stole a truck and took off. before his escape, he only had a few months left on his sentence. now he faces additional charges of gran

lambert is live in pasco county in one of the areas known for illegal dumping. what can you tell us about this hidden camera catch? >> well, linda, all these areas, you can see the trash is piling up and several areas there's wod here, tires, children's clothes and this is happening across the county. we're not seeing -- saying exactly where we are, because this is an area where police monitoring and trying to catch people for illegally dumping. they put out this video asking people to identify those seen dumping trash. >> anything from trees to furniture and even boats in some cases. the campaign to catch these people started a few years ago, but just this summer the county turned to the public for help. they say there's an easy alternative. just pay the small fee and take the stuff to the donald trump. >> i probably have two gravel trucks running almost all the but more importantly it makes te county look trashy. it doesn't look good having that stuff along the side of the roa. >> county officials say that ths is costing taxpayers a lot of money. there are 20