mike evans last night. he would not divulge the details of that conversation. this story has enraged fans valladolid spoke with that fan who -- mike evans' jersey. >> to see it happened is shocking. >> reporter: adam james is outraged over tampa bay buccaneers mike evans sitting out during the national anthem to protest president-elect donald trump. >> america is not right right now. i have common sense. >> reporter: this video of james setting evans jersey on fire he says he doesn't regret it. >> reporter: would he burn it again? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the bucs game was held to honor our military heroes for veterans appreciation day. >> to do that right there in front of them, i thought that was embarrassing. >> reporter: veteran robert thompson agrees saying he put his liven the line for our country. so whether evans likes the president-elect or not, he shouldn't have done that. >> it's the wrong time, wrong like that. >> reporter: christian says he has ever right to do what he did. many of you wante

mike evans being called a fumble for refusing veterans day weekend. melanie michael is following this breaking story for us live. >> reporter: good evening to you. talked about a firestorm. in the last 24 hours, this story has exploded online. mike evans sitting down during the national anthem did not sit well with fans. the head coach spoke to us about his reaction, how he felt about this, calling this uncharted territory and how he >> i am disappointed for that but again i also respect mike's freedom of speech and freedom of expression. >> reporter: the coach expressed his support for the military. but also the support of the team and for freedom of expression. he wasn't the only one talking today. the fans lit up the phone lines on sports radio. this is mo look closely at wide receiver mike evans as he sits on the sidelines during the national anthem on sunday when tampa bay took on chicago. evans claims he was protesting the election of donald trump. >> a reality star can be the president? that's not good for america i don't think. i'm not going t

on the right in the highlight there is wide receiver mike evans sitting down. his eyes looking too the ground. a bunch of fans booed in the stands, and one man was so upset over that he actually set his mike evans jersey on fire after the game on his grill. only on 10news now adam james says he won't support the bucs player any more, especially since this game is dedicated in honor of veterans. >> to do that right there was embarrassing. i was actually embarrassed to be a bucs fan. >> now, of course, not everyone was this upset. others we spoke with said evans had every right not to participate during the national anthem. >> you got to respect this man's wishes. i don't think that he should be penalized or punished for something. that's just how he feels, you know? >> you wanted to know, did evans even float so we did some or did not. checks this out. lewis murphy posted this picture on instagram which posted who voted? mike evans replied no. ryan bass just spoke with bucs coach dirk koetter about evans' behavior. you can hear his reaction in just about 15 minu

. >> i lost all respect for mike evans. todd flood media pressure let you go against what you believe. >> reporter: we do not know if he changed his mind because he came to the decision on his own but he says instead of sitting he wants finding more effective ways to communicate my message and bring about change for supporting movements that fight for equal rights for minorities. so evans says he will be standing this sunday when they played in kansas city. as for the state senator who had called for a boycott, today following the apology he tweeted thank you mike evans. hope to have the opportunity to erik waxler, abc action news. >>> this is one of the most viewed stories on our facebook today with hundreds of you continuing to weigh in about the evans reversal. you can leave a comment on this article. >>> in democracy 2016 as president-elect donald trump's white house takes shape we are learning of one person not on his staff. former presidential hopeful ben carson a position in the cabinet. his business manager says it

evans. >> mike evans is the first playing to protest during the national anthem after colin kaepernick started the trend back in august. and ce koetter was asked about s evans was asked why he felt the need to protest on the day our military was being honored at raymond james. >> i said this a long time ago, i thought when he ran that it was a joke and the joke continues. >> this is something you will continue. >> i will, as long as he is president elect, i'm not a political person but i have common sense and i know when something is not right. >> the saying they are greatly dead dedicated to honor the military, and while the team encourages the players to honor the flay, the bucs also said they recognize their constitutional right to freedom of sp speech wh is critical to the freedoms we cherish. >> and this was the largest protest so far in the bay area, around 1200 people marched and chanted not my president. evan lambert is life, and in tampa another group had a different approach. >> the protestors here, just started marching past us here on central expressing their frustration ov

while telepathically finding mike evans, 55 yards away. what do you call that? >> chaos. that's when we didn't practice too much last week.>> a time when you could come out of the locker room and they would hit that pass. it felt like the momentum could go either way. that play needed to happen. it changed everything. >> it did. it did. a tremendous effort by janus. at the same time, it was a dangerous play to take it 22 yards back into our end zone. it could have ended in a huge negative. we are always trying to get to take away his creativity and that was an example. >> after the game, the national anthem scene with mike evans, having him take a seat and the stance he took, reaction, is next. that kind of signifies the countries workplace lee anne walker lambs. had you keep the team moving forward? >> they want to support their guy even if they don't agree with him. back at the first of the season when colin kaepernick didn't stand for the flag and now, i stand firmly behind our organization's statement that we support the military. i think it's important that we honor

a historic touchdown pass from mi around mike evans. >>> 20 minutes until 5 right now. this morning deputies near san francisco are mourning the loss of one of their own. deputy dennis wallace was investigating a report about a stolen van this morning when he requested backup. another deputy then found wallace's body a short the suspect took off in a stolen van. authorities caught machado after he carjacked a driver, robbed a liquor store and tried stealing a woman's purse. >>> new zealand's prime minister will tour damage caused by an earthquake that triggered landslides and a small tsunami. that quake cracked roads and damaged buildings. there are two confirmed deaths. >>> a neighborhood feud in alabama is going to new one of their neighbors gone. he's a registered sex offender and even though he's complying with the law people near him say that's not enough. they're taking matters in their own hands and put up a billboard. >> i made mistakes, and i admit mine. you've got to pick up and move on with it. >> his neighbors say they have no plans of taking the billboard d

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he says, thank you, mike evans. you're quite the young man. hope to have the opportunity to meet you someday. go bucs! he made headlines saying he would boycott the buccaneers until mike evans apologized. he apologized and apparently now the senator will watch the bucs as they travel to kansas city on sunday, mark. >> hopeful lil we can start to talk about football again. thanks. >> a sentenced to a life of pain and anguish. her 20-year-old daughter was gunned down by her obsessed boss in front of a bowling alley in temple terrace. now the man accused is about to go on trial. gloria gomez is here to explain the big movement the defendant made in court today. >> he was offered a plea deal in court by the state, and today he shared his opinion and his decision with the court. to a plea deal and will take his chances with a jury. his attorney already lining up witnesses. >> your honor, it's going to potentially be some of the state witnesses and potentially the defendant. >> the prosecutors say a twisted obsession drove him to murder. in august o

adam james explains mike evans actions were not only immature, but selfish. he was especially mad that evans sat out during the national anthem on veteran's appreciation day in a city with a large military population. james went on to say his father is a veteran, his step father a veteran and evans actions are intolerable. so, that guy's wife--- she wasn't too thrilled. i checked on social media and a lot of you are applauding his decision to burn evan's jersey-- saying we all need to respect our military and our nation. at 6- o'clock....what stopping. ian... president-elect donald trump continues his transition to the donald trump continues his transition to the white house. on sunday mr.trump officially named republican party chairman reince priebus as his chief of staff. also -- former head of breitbart news, steve bannon, was named chief strategist and senior counselor. pr elect also gave his first post-election broadcast interview to "60 minutes". during the interview he appeared to soften his campaign promise to build a wall along the u-s mexico border.

evans protest against donald >>> welcome back, buccaneers star wide receiver mike evans sat on the bench during the national anthem yesterday. before the game. he was protesting president- backlash. carson chambers is live from 1 buccaneers place. >> coach says he is personally disappointed with the decision to sit, but he says he respects his freedom of expression, he backed up what the team put out yesterday a statement that said they encourage players to stand during the anthem, but also respect freedom of speech. you know that we got the video yesterday, the starting wide receiver sat on the bench during the national anthem on sunday. he says he is protesting president-elect donald trump's election, this unfolded during the salute to service game, evans commenting on another in the election. he says he will continue to sit with the silent protest as long as trump is in office. live carson chambers abc action news. >>> seven states in the southeast are dealing with file -- massive wildfires. north carolina's governor says one doesn't have spread around the state costing $10 million. o

. >> and bucs superstar receiver mike evans refusing to stand during the national anthem. the message he was trying to send about the election and the backlash on social media this >> thanks for waking up with us on this monday morning. leigh spann got a check on our weather. >> you're going to notice it is warmer when you walk outside. it was chilly saturday and sunday mornings. 63 in brooksville, 64 plant city, 63 bartow, sarasota 68, this is significantly warmer, lakeland, plant city tampa 7 degrees warmer than you were yesterday. in our merit cast notice the extra clouds around and 8 a.m. he will are we'll be at of blue sky. 75 at noon, during the afternoon around 4 p.m. 76 degrees and there is a small rain chance. so at 5:38 i'll have an 8-day temperature trend letting you know when it gets cooler. >>> pretty decent drive right now. we do have an issue out in sarasota but overall a nice drive. we have a little bit of fog i-4. let's go ahead take a live look, it popped over. as bad as i-4. these are patchy areas. overall it's a good drive on the interstates. sarasota w

>>> a big apology from mike evans for sitting down during the national anthem. i am paul lagrone in for ashley glass. >> who he mentions in the apology and what we can expect in the next game. >>> the future could hold as more rate hikes are expected. >>> the number of children in the tampa bay area without homes just got a little bit smaller today. >> our house is not big enough to take in everybody, but i would. >>> dispatch of storms just south of florida has a high chance of developing into a tropical system and we have a this is the now tampa bay . >>> breaking news. an airport on lockdown right now in oklahoma city because of an active shooting situation in the last few minutes. we just find out the shooting is an isolated incident. out of precaution flights going out happen grounded and flight coming in are not being allowed to land. people were told to hide while authorities book f gunman. this is all unfolding inside the core rogers airport in oklahoma city. we will continue to keep you updated throughout the now tampa bay. . >>> wide receiver mike evan

fox receivinger mike evans is the pressure off the fans. and raymond james and big turn around, a 180 from a couple days ago josh. >> yeah, you know, mike evans hasn't won every everyone yet but certainly he did himself a huge favor by going ahead and o apologizing and tonights state senator is backing off his call to boycott bucks in liewf that apology. jack set he would not step food off the team. now that evans has stepped up and done, that but he is backing off that boycott. in fact he complimented evans today and said as far as he is cerntiond this puts an toantd issue. here's a little more from state senator jack. and he is only 23 years old and when i think about some of the things i've done in my younger years and maybe even last year that you know, i bre re get, i've apologize ford. it's just part of growing older. you know no, lasting dam here in my boat. i hope another nfl player with will follow his example and let's get back to playing football and not doing politics on the side line. >>> >> yeah aipped think it's fair to say i

. >>> mike evans comes clean about why he sat down at the national anthem and then decided to apologize.>> i don't want that negative energy. >>> a new theater opens in the bay area but wait, there is a curfew, the new concept. tampa bay". >> good afternoon, i'm laura harris. >> and i'm paul lagrone, let's get to the breaking news, a toddler shot in tampa. >> isabel rosales is live near the housing, how is the child doing? >> reporter: i just spoke with the mother, she showed me a picture of the daughter tells me her daughter will be okay. we were right in front of the crime scene where this happened wanting to bring you a closer look but we had to leave the area. the neighbors were not happy to have media around, police moved us for safety, as we speak officers are looking for those responsible, let me walk you through what happened, the father who was outside ran into his home when men started turning him, that is when they casings at least, a few bullets went to the door bouncing back and hitting the 20 month of -- old in the leg. inside everyone else was unharmed, she went to st. jo

most fans mike evans chose to do this on military appreciation sunday. coach dirk koetter said he would not speak for evans but says he is disappointed. mike evans, sitting during the national anthem, sitting because donald trump is the president-elect. >> when he ran, i thought it was a joke. the joke continues. >> reporter: nfl fans don't find the stunt evans pulled, funny. >> reporter: coach dirk koetter wouldn't say anything negative about evans. >> i'm disappointed for that it again, i respect mike's freedom of speech and freedom of expression. >> reporter: evan's protest comes after colin kaepernick yelled earlier in the season. evans says his reason is totally different. >> i'm doing it for a different reason, for how a reality store -- star can be the president of america. that's not a good look. >> reporter: but so recognizing the real heroes is not a good look for evans. if evans sticks to what he says, tampa may feel some embarrassment for a long time. >> when ashton kutcher comes out and says we have been punk, i will stand again.>> reporter:

mike evans >>russell: a boycott by a bushing mike evans refuses to stand during the national anthem. >> two big hires to talk about. i'm in washington. we'll have the latest on the president elect coming up. >>laura: and "good day" says thank you. jennifer epstein starts her series this week of reports on people making a positive difference in our community with a story of a woman who has spent decades saving lives. welcome to the 7:00 hour of

and one is the play of mike evans. coming off his biggest game of the on thursday where he had 11 catches for 150 yards and 2 scores... and hopefully, won't miss anytime after going through the nfl concussion protocal...and actually entering today... no other receiver has more touchdowns than evans... his eight tds are more than twice what he had last season... in the top five for catches, yards, and yards per game... dirk koetter says evans is more disciplined the steelers happy to have big ben back - way ahead of schedule... just 3 weeks removed from meniscus surgery... which was scheduled to take 4-6 weeks... but even with roethlisberger under center, that steelers offense was pretty ineffective for the first 3 quarters against the ravens today. in fact, steelers managed just 66 yards of offense in the 1st half, fewest with roethlisberger since 2009. steelers down 21-0...finally roethlisberger finds antonio brown for the touchdown... steelers trail 21-7... caps 75 yard march.then under a minute to play...ben roethli

mike evans sitting on the bench during the national anthem. he is processing -- protesting donald trump's election. this happened on the salute to service game sunday, today it came out mike evans didn't even vote. >> like that it is just who he is. it is well documented what he has done. >> evans telling us he will continue the center protest while trump is in office, colin kaepernick continues to kneel during the national anthem. for different reasons though. >>> following criticism that the election tonight mark zuckerberg says work has started to eliminate fake news showing up on your user fee. no specifics on how they plan to do that. he did say it will take longer than expected.>>> now, abc action weather. >>> good afternoon, a lot of clouds today a dreary and cool day for us normally in the upper 70s most of the area. probably the only rain we will see for the next 7 to 10 days even longer feared most of the area may be 50% won't get any range this evening temperatures now in the mid-60s. bartow at 68, palm harbor 69, low 70s closer to

mike evans in the back corner of the endzone. 3-yard touchdown... 7 zip bucs. but the falcons answered quickly.. matt ryan made a deep pass to levine toilolo for a 32-yard touchdown. it's tied up at 7-7. falcons later extend their lead to 13-7. then the bucs defense-- getting after it. and the bucs offense coughed it up twice last night... forces a fumble.. while darryl smith recovers it. then the offense... punching it in. winston throwing that jump ball up to evans-- he's 6-5... so he's going to bring that down ?most of the time. a 24-yard touchdown. falcons lead by 6 in the third... they extended the lead with a pass to julio jones.... 34-14. the catch of the game... maybe one-handed snag by mike evans. late in the game... bucs going for two-- winston gets leveled. he ends up pimping off the field-- not to return. bucs lose 43-28 to the falcons. to hockey... and lightning coach jon cooper said yesterday morning life in the n-h-l it's tough to win games when you don't score early. in the bolts first 10 games... they've scored just 6 first period goals. unfort

eludes multiple sacks, even a safety, and gets a pass off and mike evans catches it. 39-yard gain. wow. that set up this, two plays later, to martino recently promoted from the practice squad. his first professional since last year against guess who, the bears. defensive tackle number 94 at fullback blocking for martin. just the fourth home win in the last three years. >> reporter: thank you, chicago. you've turned ray jay into home sweet home again. turnovers resulting in 16 buccaneer's points. >> acts like he's never scored a touchdown before. you come off after you score a touchdown, it's okay to head bump guys with helmets on. when the coach is trying to give you a hug, head butted me in the head. >> reporter: the majority of the offense was on the arm of winston. he game the youngest nfl qb to throw 40 touchdowns. >> jail >> don't plan for and sometimes things i don't like, but he's going to make plays. can't coach that out of him, he's a special player. >> reporter: wide receiver mike evans sat down during the national anthem. he explained after the game. >> i don't want to,

wide receiver mike evans is coming under heavy criticism the national anthem. we're joined now live from the stadium. did the team have anything to say about this? >> reporter: well, they did issue us a statement late last night but evans had a lot to say after the game to our cameras after that game at the stadium. evans explained his controversial stand after the game saying it was different from that of san francisco 49ers quarterback. not standing to protest what he calle and police brutality. . >> he did that i'm doing it for a different reason for how, you know, a reality star can be the president. that's not a good look for america, i think. i'm not going to stand for that. when kutcher comes out and says we've been punked i'll stand again. >> reporter: the bucs did release an official statement which read in path the buccaneers are deeply committed great men and women who have dedicated their lives and made great sacrifices to ensure all of the tremendous freedoms we have in this country. east encourage members of our organization to respect our flag an

mike evans right there replied, no. with so much divisiveness we asked that those who did not vote for donald trump to see if they could find one nice thing >> reporter: if someone said you had to come up with one positive thing. >> not even his hair. >> reporter: what about you? >> no. >> name one positive thing you respect in one another. >> reporter: during the debate even the candidates found something nice to say about each other. >> i respect his children. his children are incredibly able and devoted says a lot about donald. >> she does not quit. she does not give up. i respect that. >> reporter: but getting voters to complement donald trump was like pulling teeth. finally we got this. >> we could share shoes. >> he had his own television show. >> reporter: we found these two. >> he probably doesn't have too >> reporter: in the end it was much easier to get people to be positive about america. >> unity, that is what we need. >> i think ai think a lot of this has driven people apart. >> reporter: that will be the b

. >> sitting out the national anthem, bucs wide receiver mike evans creating a lot of controversy this morning for his decision to sit during the national anthem during sunday's game. how fans are reacting this morning just ahead. >> also this morning cell phone addiction, many people can't just seem to put down their phones. some say they can't live without. 8 is on your side this morning with expert advice to break free. >>> well, good morning, and let's get a check on the weather. >>> good morning. we're going to wake up, it's going to feel warmer and be cloudier than yesterday morning. 68 in bradenton, 68 in sarasota, look what a difference tampa is 4 degrees warmer -- excuse me 7 degrees warmer. st. pete is 4 degrees warmer and it all has to do with the fact that clouds rolled in overnight. when that happens it sort of traps the getting maybe some sprinkles throughout pasco county out ahead of this cold front now. going to bring that rain chance up to 20% through the afternoon through our area. it's not a huge rain chance and very light if you do see rain. so at 6:08 we'll go more

thanks very much. >>> new reaction coming in tonight to mike evans' protest yesterday. the bucs star receiver chose to sit during the national anthem in protest of donald trump. tonight local veterans are weighing in on what happened, at raymond james stadium tonight. this definitely is a heated topic, josh. >> reporter: yeah, and you know, mike evans tried to make it clear. his protest meant no ill will towards the vet rance. he says he has a lot of respect for the veterans, but it's clear he ticked a lot off. tonight they say, well, it felt like a slap in the face. >> the american flag on the field. >> reporter: he was sitting during the national anthem, but mike evans might have been lighting a fuse, >> that's who he is. it's well documented what he's done, and i'm not going to stand for something i don't believe it. >> he's protesting the election of donald trump. he told reporters after sunday's home win he wasn't trying to offend the veterans but he made his statement on the very day the bucs were celebrating the vets and their sacrifice. the team's uniforms were

mike evans >>russell: a boycott by a bushing mike evans refuses to stand during the national anthem. >> two big hires to talk about. i'm in washington. we'll have the latest on the president elect coming up. >>laura: and "good day" says thank you. jennifer epstein starts her series this week of reports on people making a positive difference in our community with a story of a woman who has spent decades saving lives. welcome to the 7:00 hour of >>russell: and i'm russell rhodes. we'll start with traffic. >>vanessa: this is the crash. particularly we're seeing the blockage on the exit ramp. this is exit 27 in the westbound direction. you can see they have most of this completely -- or most of this blocked off but folks are actually trying to skirt by here on what is now the left shoulder that's available and it is causing some concerns. i want to show you not only the lanes that are leading up afterwards so this is a shot we'll show you here. i'm just going to switch cameras, before you go to the crash site, backups are reported to about the area of memorial boulevard and polk county.

. >>> more outage over mike evans' anti-trump protest. he sat on the bench during the national anthem on sunday to protest trump's election. he did this on the day the team was honoring veterans scombh the sacrifices they made. josh cascio has reaction tonight at ray j. to tell you about it. do you think this is josh? >> reporter: absolutely. i expect to see even more of this kind of stuff as we go into the future. we talked to a lot of veterans who were incredibly upset by what mike evans did, and now one local lawmaker is actually protesting evans' protest. we you caught up with the state senator today. he posted on facebook that he won't step inside raymond james stadium again until evans apologizes or is off the team. he says mike evans needs to calling on fans to send evans a loud message by boycotting as well. he said that the protests during the national anthem and on a day the vets were being celebrated was disrespectful to the military, their families, and those who have fought and died for this country. listen. >> the young man

well, wide receiver mike evans became the first to do so this weekend. we're joined now live from raymond james stadium. why did he decide to take a knee? >> he tells us that he did so to protest the election of donald trump to the presidency and said that this was not a one time thing. he plans on doing this and continuing to do this. now, evans explains that his controversial stand after the game saying that it was different from that of san francisco 49ers quarterback not standing. when the president elect employed a campaign filled with a tone of racism and sexism the bucs leading receiver was shocked. . >> when he ran i thought it was a joke, and you know, it's -- the joke continues. . >> reporter: now, evans's action did come under a lot of fire on social media. one user definition of democracy and remember pic while kneeling. now, late last night the bucs did release us a statement and say they encourage all of their players to stand and respect the flag during the national anthem but they said that they also need to respect their players's own ri

mike evans' protest in protest of president-elect donald trump. there is a game coming up. bucs prep for the chiefs and the bolts on the road against the islanders. it's a sure bet the bucs won't be getting a super bowl ring this season. cecil short beat the bears on sunday. his wedding ring. that's right. after a loss against the falcons two weeks ago, shorts gave his gloves to a fan. that fan found shorts' wedding ring in one of those gloves. so on su shorts got his ring back. nice job josh. >>> we will see you tonight in 10sports. >> oh, my gosh. >> how cool he was able to get it back though. >> yeah. >> probably just flipped the glove off. came right off with it. very nice. >>> looks like hoverboards are going to be one of the hottest items again this holiday season. experts say even though some were recalled, people are already buying them. they are part of the sound delicious, but folks in italy are going crazy over mcdonald's' newest exist. this is a new tele burger. it's nutella. it's sweet, salty, that combination. some people love it. some people say no. i am pass

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he says mike evans needs to better understand what we stand for here in tampa bay, and he is calling on fans to send evans a loud message by boycotting as well. he said that the protests during the national anthem and on a day the vets were being celebrated was disrespectful to the those who have fought and died for this country. listen. >> the young man makes $3.6 million a year, which is paid for we the people that buy the tickets to go to those games. so in effect he works for us. and i think he owes us an apology, and i think they need to deal with this. >> reporter: now, the bucs, praising the work of the military and the sacrifice, but they also stand by evans' constitutional right to protest. several veterans we talked to said they really don't have a problem with his protesting, but they say doing it during the national anthem is the wrong way to go about it. evans plans to keep this up despite the backlash, so cynthia, it looks like this story will keep on going. back to you. >> it sounds like it. thanks so much, josh cascio, at ray j. tonight. >>> the protests through citie

. >>> mike evans national anthem protest is over z2623z zy6z y2623y yy6y >>> hello, folks. buccaneer wide receiver mike evans's national anthem protest evans apologized to all military members and their families and fans who he offended on sunday. evans said he has strong emotions toward some of the issues existing in society and he chose to sit in expression of frustration toward the election. he said he will not see it again during the national anthem and will be back standing with his teammate. i will have more on at 11:00. it seems like all good things come in threes. the bulls have two three-game win streaks this season. that is a team that has made some gains from a year ago. >> coach morris is doing a great job with the football team. i say to myself we were not too far away from that football team not too long ago. again. we know that i've got to be ready to play. >> reporter: jose fernandez's team opened tonight against north florida ranked in the top 25. i would not be surprised to see if they do not make it up in the top 25 by the first of the year with the light

eludes multiple sacks and a middle of the field and caught by mike evans. 39-yard catch. what a scramble by winston. that set up this. freddie martino promoted from the practice squad, and his first career touchdown. doug martin finds the end zone, first touchdown since last year getting the bears. number 93 mccoy there in at fullback. first home game for the since december of last year, fourth in the last three years. big win and tom korun was there and has more. >> reporter: thank you, chicago, you've turned ray jay into home sweet home again. defense setting the tone early, resulting in 16 buccaneer points. >> he acts like he's never scored a touchdown before. when you come off, after you score a touchdown, it's okay to head bump guys that have give you a hug, butted me in the head. >> reporter: the majority was on the arm p winston. he game the youngest quarterback to throw 40 touchdowns. rating for this game, impressive 107.1. throwing 300 yards and two touchdown's. >> winston jim i say is going to do some things i don't like, but that's who he is. i was talking abou

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mike evans being called a fumble for refusing veterans day weekend. melanie michael is following this breaking story for us live. >> reporter: good evening to you. talked about a firestorm. in the last 24 hours, this story has exploded online. mike evans sitting down during the national anthem did not sit well with fans. the head coach spoke to us about his reaction, how he felt about this, calling this uncharted territory and how he

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he tweets, thank you mike evans. you're quite a young man. hope to have the opportunity to meet you someday. go bucs! you remember the state senator from pinellas, a republican, said he was boycott the bucs until evans apologized. that has happened, and we assume the state senator will be watching this sunday as the bucs take on the sowers, fox 13 news. >>> breaking news from oklahoma where will rogers world airport in oklahoma city remains closed following a shooting near a parking garage. officials say one person was shot and killed and they're looking for a potential second person. those inside the airport were ordered to hunker down and seek shelter. they believe this was an isolated incident, but they haven't said if they're looking for a suspect or have someone in three thieves pose as shoppers distract elderly women and take their money. it makes you wonder what else they're capable of. evan lambert is working on the story for us. we're going to check in with him in a couple of minutes afrjts polk county school employee has to wait unt

.>>> mike evans says he has felt the backlash following his decision to sit during the national anthem. looking back he says he should have done things differently in his protest of donald trump's election. erik waxler spoke to evans about why he regrets it and why he did not vote in the election. >> reporter: that is right, he did not to, he also said he did not change his mind about the national anthem protest because of what anybody told him to do. >> i don't want to bring that negative energy toward my commute. >> mike evans intended to make a statement but he realizes he hurt a lot of people. >> especially those in the when i sat seeing my teammates all stand up. >> social media went wild with opinions some supporting and others bashing him including racial slurs. evans took the decision for protesting without voting. >> i tried to vote and i realized i am registered in texas and it was too late but that is my fault.>> through it all his teammates have ha back including quarterback jay ms. winston. >> mike is a standup guy. what he does on the field and off the field the type of m

we hear from the president mike evans. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: it is 1:00 in new york, 6:00 in hong kong, and 2:00 in london. i'm david gura. this is "bloomberg markets." from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, we are covering stories from san francisco to washington and seoul. stocks, commodities, bond investors wonder about the uncertainties of a donald trump presidency. it has been three days since america elected donald trump its next president. we hear from noted academic neil ferguson. let's take a look at where things stand right now with the julie hyman. julie: things are looking a bit more mixed today in the wake of the really. this week we have seen this interesting dichotomy where the dow has been out for arming and the nasdaq has been lagging, but the nasdaq is coming back today, so a bit of a bounce for technology shares. the s&p has been down thing around throughout the day. it has come back from the lows of the session. there has been a little bit of repositioning over the course of the week, an

don't expect mike evans to play or we do expect mike evans to he did practice today which i think will take him out of that concussion protocol. kevin pentfield another story. not sure about him. lewis murphy done for the season and running back doug martin and jack rogers both no shows at practice and no updates on east one of them. before i tell but this buccaneer move let's just say they have no downside to it and pretty desperate as receiver. they did sign doug huff to the practice squad. released by the eagles last week after being charged with possession of marijuana and carrying unregistered gun. huff says you live and learn. cutter hopes that this team can learn how to keep his team going on special teams. >> he is a return man and he is a guy that like all of these career and a guy available and will take a look on the practice squad and we are trying to develop those guys and to guys that can help us at some point. >>> it looks like the gators could use reinforcement they lost luke dell reo to a shoulder injury for the season. austin apple bee will be taking over again agains

mike evans replied "no"!! over the past week we've seen protests across the country against president-elect donald trump. republicans didn't show much love to hillary clinton either. with so much divisiveness... 10 news reporter beau zimmer asked those who didn't vote for donald trump... to see if they could find one nice thing to say about our new president- elect. 7:49-8:13 over the past week we've been watching these protests all over the country over the past week we've been watching over the country including one that ended up here in downtown tampa's waterfront park. this election ahs been so devisive. so with that in mind we went out in search of people who perhaps did not support donald trump for president to see if they could find one nice thing to say about our new president elect. 54:17 if you had to find something positive to say. can you think of something? no. i really can't. if somebody said you had to come up with one thing that's positive. no even his hair. i really can't. nothing at all? no a

evans. >> it was a great win at home but overshadowed by the controversy surrounding mike evans, it will be interesting to see how it affects the team. >> looking forward to that. >> i have a couple of e-mails will protest them. >> and where they take a firmer stand here. >> and yes the state senator says in the unless he apologizes he will not attend another bucs gamement we saw people burning his jersey on social media today a lot of people are upset about. >> lloyd sowers. >> thank you. >> vandals are now taking their political protest to level. the anti-trump graffiti on two homes is just the start. the graffiti said burn everything. an arrow pointed next door. investigators say someone tried to light the house on fire a neighbor saw the fire and dialled 911 before the flames could be spread. residents are concerned someone will be hurt or maybe even killed. >> it takes seven minutes for a trailer to burn down. the tree next to it. over the house or the house behind us. there are people there. someone. they could have killed someone trying to spread hate. >> neighbors are not su

another one says i am surprised someone has a mike evans jersey. the management is weighing in writing, we encourage members of our organization to respectfully honor our flag during the playing of the national anthem. we recognize every individual's constitutional right to freedom of speech which is cr the american principles we cherish. >> the bucs will hold a news conference at 4:15. we will be there. >>> deputies are searching for people who scribbled anti-trump messages on the outside of three homes. deputies believe the same person started a fire inside a vacant trailer. sarah hollenbeck spoke with the next door neighbors in east hillsborough county. >> reporter: neighbors on brian road in east tampa infuriated after they woke up to this. expletives painted on the side of this building. the one next door, it trailer over here, had a fire set in the middle of it, and just look at how close the trailer homes are. lots of neighbors afraid the fire would have spread had they not caught it. >> if my husband would have went to sleep, we all would h

tonight, mike evans up about his decision and what he is planning to do in the future. >>> what a gorgeous day. temperatures below normal but with that florida sunshine, warmed up nicely. about as good as it gets. we will see if the trend will continue. your weekend is coming up. >>> we found a pothole in tampa bay that has been around so long it's growing weeds. we will tell you what mayor bob buckhorn has to say about this and 5000 other potholes in the 8, the station that is always >>> bucs wide receiver mike evans decision to sit during the national anthem on sunday. he now says he is sorry for actions meant to protest the election. we are live at the tampa news center and evans has been dealing with a lot of backlash over the last few days to say the least. >> reporter: he has. evans says he has been getting it from both sides. a few people saluted him while others paraded him with hateful different beliefs." evans practiced with his teammates at one buc place this afternoon and says buccaneers have been nothing but supportive including the front office. he says neither owners or mana

. >>> mike evans will stand for the national anthem from now on. but he is not finished protesting the presidential election. find out what's next for him >>> breaking news off the top. the tampa bay lightning captain stephen stamhouse is out of the lineup after suffering a lateral meniscus tear. the injury occurred during last night's win over the red wings. he was sent home from the five- game road trip today where doctors made the diagnosis. general manager steve eisner has not ruled out saying the team is "evaluating options for repair and rehabilitation. recovery time for such surgery ranges from 1 to 3 months based on the severity of the injury." minor meniscus tears will heal on their own after some rest. >> some people were saluting me. some people showed a lot of evil and a lot of hate. i want people to understand that you can't just hate somebody because you have different beliefs. truck after 48 hours of backlash regarding his decision to set for the national anthem, mike evans offered an apology yesterday and will stand with teammates h

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mike evans anti-trump anthem protest is over. less than 48 hours it's -- after it swept the nation, nationwide, in a statement military and their families and any fancy offended by his actions. it was never my intention as i have tremendous respect for the men and women who serve our country. he said he will not sit for the anthem any longer and will focus his efforts on more effective ways to communicate his message and bring about change. >>> tonight in tampa some of the best and brightest were inducted into the exclusive fraternity known as the florida sports hall of fame. jon gruden, johnny damon, alison jolly were earlier tonight. >> what has the city meant to you and ultimately getting inducted? >> it's big. we're going to continue to help at moffitt cancer center, enhance opportunities for young people in sports around the community here. we love it here. go bucs. let's get going, man. >> the franchise now, being voted number 1, sports >> huge. that means a lot to me. >> hoping that stuff will happen. for me going tonight

mike evans told me that they are expecting more revenue than ever before. talk to us about broader expectations for this particular day and how they will be accounting for it giving it additional scrutiny. selina: it's not clear how they will account for this differently. we will see that in the coming days and weeks. mike evans said he expects the numbers to be even greater and something they are anticipating. katyhave already announced perry is one of their global ambassadors. they have celebrities that will be on stage during single state. they have a virtual reality shopping they will test out. they have a fashion show where you can see with the models are wearing as they walk down the catwalk. they are rolling out somebody more products and games and activities to hook people into singles day. hitsinute the clock november 11, we will see numbers skyrocket. coming up, him on musk unveils his latest project and it's not the self driving car or a rocket to mars. we will look into the first ever solar product. there has never been a u.s. presidential elect

. >>> the tampa bay buck near, mike evans is refusing to stand for the national anthem. he explained quote i don't want to disrespect the veterans or anything, the men and women that indebted to them but the things that have been going on in america latlately, i'm not goino stand for that. he will continue to sit as long as president elect, donald trump is president. >>> the 10-year study finds that celebrex is no riskier for the heart than other prescription pain killers. it was taken off the market 12 years skeptical. 2/3 stopped participating during the study and leaving no details on whether any drug is safer than no drug. >>> maybe that's what you think about this because they're telling you do not sleep in the same room as your partner because it could be bad for your health, your looks and even the mood. if you have a boyfriend, girlfriend, don't sleep in the same bed. this is according to a new study. the researchers say it is rare sleep habits. in fact, 29% of people say sharing a bed is the reason they don't get enough shut eye. poor sleep can increase stroke,