Is accused of assaulting one of his own employees and shes only 16. Police are worried there could be other victims. Good evening. Police are concerned because they say this Restaurant Owner attacked this employee after only having known her for a couple of days. Police say last month palamino hired a 16year old girl to work at his restaurant. 2 days later he locked up the business and assaulted here. Her he quickly ran over to nearby called for help. Police are concerned because if he did this to her he could have done this to someone else. It was you know, a very brief time that she had actually worked there. And it was almost the start of her second shift. He faces 3 counts of Sexual Battery against a minor. If you know anything about this case contact the Sarasota Police department. An escaped Polk County Police found 45year old flanagin this morning in lakeland. Reporter good afternoon. He was here working at this maiy when he got in one of these trucks and took off. Deputies found the truck near sams club. They spent the night looking nearby. This is video of that search from eagle 8 hd. They finally found him this morning a few miles away. Court documents show he was arrested in september for theft, his third convti charge. He was granted trustee status for good behavior. This allowed him to work outside under supervision. At any point in time we feel theres a safety concern were going to let you know. In this case we had one individual nonviolent offender who violated the rules of the Trustee Program and now hes going to bay for it. Reporter he had less than 300 days left to serve his sentence. And its been a rough couple of weeks for a polk county deputy badly injured by a hit and run doctor. Deputy was helping a woman on the median of state road 60 when a driver plowed into them and took off. The woman died. Deputy is still in the hospital recovering from a broken pelvis, shattered hip, broken ribs, bruised lungs and a shoulder injury. A family friend tells us he recently worked up happened several weeks ago he is speaking. Yes, hes still groggy, the medication was pretty strong and heavy duty. So its going to take they said up to 7 days or so for it to really kind of wear off and him feel a little bit better. Family and friends created a gofundme page for the deputy and his wife who is off of work caring for him. Donald trumps transition positions today. Kansas representative mike pompeo has been named head of the cio, retired u. S. Army Lieutenant General mike flynn and jeff sessions. Trump is expected to spend the weekend in new jersey going over more political picks. Florida governor rick scott says his meeting with the president elect was successful. He briefly commented on the meeting while talking about jobs at a manufacturing plant today. Heres what you get out of somebody like donald trump hes an outsider, results oriented. A lot of energy. When i sat down with him hes excited about the job. He wants to get things done. So its exactly what we elected. We elected somebody whos going to have drastic change. Hes going to make it happen. Our governor was an early meeting fueling speculation about scott joining the Trump Administration however hes said repeatedly he plans to remain governor. And now your first at 4 weather. And max defender 8 showing you another dry afternoon on the radar not tracking any showers or storms around, a very dry air mass in place, and thats why were left with more blue skies this afternoon. Heres the view from the plantation on Crystal River. Temperatures very mild, close to average for this ti bay area. 79 degrees at this location, winds are light and no rainfall so far today. And thats been a trend for the last few weeks. Temperatures ranging anywhere from the upper 70s to low 80s this afternoon. Were sitting at 80 in apollo beach. 82 in bradenton and 79 in inverness. As we head throughout this evening friday night blitz great night for temperatures should be in the upper 60s so still fairly comfortable if you get cold easily you may want a light jacket but expect to see clear skies and winds should remain fairly light all the way through the evening hours. Well bottom out near 62 in west chase tonight. Around 59 in sarasota, should be about 56 when you wake up in brandon tomorrow morning but much cooler air on the way thanks to this cold front were tracking. Well let yno well, putting you in the holiday spirit. The annual winter village is now up and running downtown tampa. Theres an outskier ice skating rink and a Holiday Market to check out s. You have put on some skates there. Have you tried the rink out yet . I have not put the skates on yet but maybe shortly. In the meantime we are here downtown at the Waterfront Park its an what the temperatures are, yeah, its hot. Im starting to sweat if you like to cool down, you want a way to get into the holiday spirit come on down to the winter village thanks to the Tampa Downtown Partnership right along the river. Theyve got the rink ready to go. Its going to be open to the public around 6 tonight. Weve got more information on whats going on here tonight and how the public can get involved and how long this beautiful event is going to last. Ashley, what it was an effort of our Board Leadership and chairman wanting to bring the holidays downtown in a bigger better way, the sights, tastes sounds all of that. This is our first start. It includes an ice rink, cafe aa holiday pop up market. It seems like a familyfriendly event. Is there a cost . To come and people watch and enjoy free as always. Dog friendly as well. For 90 minutes which is awesome with skate rentals included. And then if you wanted to buy something from a shop local over 20 local crafters, and then then something to eat or drink would be for purchase. This is not just this weekend or next weekend. Yeah. Youre going to be open for quite some time. We kick off tonight at 6 p. M. And open until christmas day. So you can skate on christmas day, on thanksgiving and throughout the entire season. T family. Maybe you can catch a happy hour after work as well. Ice skating in tampa bay on christmas day. I like that. Thank you so much. And well be back with more information after 4 30. Were going to have an official grand opening Ribbon Cutting ceremony here on the waterfront. Its a Beautiful Day, its hot but theres an ice rink behind us. Go figure. Back to you guys. Its an int. Thanksgiving can get stressful, but there are some handy devices to help your holidays run smoothly. Were going to show you what they are and how they work straight ahead. Plus are you craving chicken wings one restaurant has a deal that could be too good to pass up. Details coming up. Ive been thinking. This might be the one thing in the world you pull apart to come together. New papa johns cinnamon pullaparts covered with cinnamon crumble and sweet cream cheese icing. For just 6 bucks. Now, your first at 4 consumer watch. Thanksgiving less than a week abay. From cooking to hosting guests lets face it things can get stressful. How many tea spoons . This thanksgiving help is available in the kitchen. One cup equals 8 fluid ounces. Alexa is part of amazons smart home device. Alexa can set timers, answer questions and link to smart appliances. If you have a new ge oven you can actually ask alexa to control it and this is like the future smart home. Ive set your oven to bake. But if cooking the turkey still stresses you out a machine like the jewel might help. You can think of it like a new version of slow cooking. Set it from your smart phone ready. It keeps it juice see. Because those juices arent evaporating and staying contained in the bag the turkey is actually basting itself. And electric spiralizer allows vegetables to roost or use in sides but if things dont go smoothly theres the smoke alarm battery. It will actually alert your kitchen. Burned beyond repair theres always dessert, as long as alexa doesnt spoil it. Pumpkin pie as 243 calories per 100 grams. Well, mcdonalds wants to be more modern and upscale. Its updating its restaurant with self Service Ordering and mobile payments and smart menu boards. Changes are already showing up california. And attention wing lovers hooters has come up with the endless craving card. You pay 100 for the card and it allows you to get 20 a day worth of menu items until the end of the year. They will be available on the website. Well, theres a lot going on in the bay area this weekend and if youre looking for something the weekend buzz is katie summers. We love having you here every week. I love coming here. Theres always stuff to do. We get emails from viewers whats going on this weekend . Craig robinson to make you laugh. This is going to be at the improv in ybor. There was a food drive he he was helping us with donations. We all need a laugh this time of year. I know. And were starting to feel festive. I love the holidays so we have this festival of trees happening. Yeah, its all weekend in clear water at the long center. Weve got artists, we have Community Leaders and you can walk through and check it out its 5 it goes for a great cause and just really pretty i saw some of the designs i was scoping on facebook and i i like to take one. I know, exactly. And chill lounge, what is it exactly. Basically its tomorrow, its 25 to get in and its like an outdoor club they have these fun lounge seats that are all around. Theres entertainment, you can get a vip booth or walk around. Theres food and drinks and stuff like that. And then we spoke about it a little while ago but that winter village and ice skating kids love that. Nd too they add the pop up shopping and drinks there and Festive Foods and 12 to ice skate which is we never get that. 90 minutes to do it. Perfect. Some great ideas as always. Thank you very much. Dr. Strange has spent 2 weeks at the top of the box office but likely about to be displaced. We look at whats opening in theaters this weekend. A case full of monsterses. Fans the spin off fantastic beasts and where to find them is finally here. Its set in 1920s new york reviews are magically good so while experts dont expect a potter like debut after all the film takes place 70 years before harry came along these bests should open with 70 to 80 million or more. You turned into a completely different person. You actually love being part of that exclusive litt have a couple of choices both are opening in fewer theaters the r rated coming of age drama the edge of 17 is getting great reviews and box office watchers predict the debut between 8 and 10 million. If you let me do the fusion i can guarantee youll be able to walk again. And ill be able to fight again. This underdog is bleed for this the its about a boxer who battled back the ring. Analyst expect an audience lead by older men to deliver a 5 million opening weekend. Clear skies and blue skies again this afternoon. On max defender 8 you can see not tracking anything on the radar this afternoon, completely quiet day, appeared were expecting skies to remain pretty clear the next couple of days. Rain chances at less way through middle of next week. So if youve been hoping for rain at your house, well we may pick up a sprinkle on saturday not expectly measurable rain in the days to come. At 11 p. M. Temperatures will be comfortable in the upper 60s, notice just a few clouds through the overnight hours and when you wake up tomorrow morning well start the day off in the low 60s, and then well top out in the upper 70s as we head into the afternoon hours. Gorgeous saturday, plenty of sunshine through the arrive and bring us some big changes, but the changes dont include much in the way of rain because of this dry air mass that were pretty much just been sitting on top of us. So when the front rolls through it wont have a whole lot to work with in the way of creating showers. For tonight temperatures will be comfortable. Eventually drop back into the low 60s, theres the front still in the southeast saturday morning so our temperatures will be mild saturday actually in the low 60s and then as we head into the afternoon hours not bad. Passions as we head into the evening hours winds will pick up overnight. Its going to be breezy and chilly sunday morning in the 40s and 50s for us. And then as we head throughout the day on sunday with that strong north wind, were not going to see much of a warm up so temperatures will top out in the upper 60s. The coolest day so far this year and its also going to be chilly on sunday in kansas city when the bucs take on the chiefs, 44 degrees there so cooler weather definitely ahead. You notice we gradually warm as we head into next week. For thanksgiving you can expect to see temperatures back up close to 80 degrees, a weak front will roll through but not expecting much in the way of a huge cool down just another nice thanksgiving for us. More good news if you like the cool weather. Yeah, youre getting popular im guessing. Good news spreading here. Some dont like when it gets this cool so i think its maybe split thank you very much. We have breaking news were going to have it in a second but a win on the road for the volts. Plus the friday night blitz on news channel 8 the game you wont want to miss. And you can get developments on todays biggest stories on tampa bays most convenient prime time newscast at 8. Well make your holidays more delicious. You get a 5. 00 Gift Certificate for yourself. The Pasco County Sheriffs Office is investigating a tip that a body maybe buried in another. Officials are working to confirm that. Were going to Work Together some more information on what we have here and bring that to you as soon as we get it back into our news room. Now, were going to check in on first at 4 sports. Dan is here and ready to talk sports. Football tonight and did you watch the hockey game lightning keep winning and winning man. Thats awesome. When theyre on a roll they are fun to watch. And they were fun last night. All the doom and gloom placed on the lightning they notched their third consecutive win on the road last night in buffalo. Still 2 more games to get more. They play again sunday afternoon in philadelphia. Now, thursday bishop show. He looked like a wide receiver laying out for passes to make saves. Once off of one of his own turn overs, just like last season theyre now adjusting to life without the captain steven stamkos. Right now stamkos or no stamkos the hottest guy on the team right now kutcheroff. 4 i hes tied for the nhl lead in points with 22. Tonight is the season ending to friday night blitz. Dont worry well stay with all the bay area teams as they march closer to championship games but it is round 2 of the playoffs tonight and our game of the week is lakeland at plant in class 7 a. Lakeland beat plant last year so plant head coach has a very simple game plan to prevent big games like this you look at all the xs and os and all the details to it, at the end of the day and i dont want to sound it comes to not turning the ball over on offense, big place and winning every special teams plays. And theyll assure the possibility for victory and thats only the possibility for victory. We also have a number of from the regular season. I love the second round of the playoffs because the brackets feed from the same districts and those 3 games in particular yes, absolutely. If you said whos going to be the state champion if their class i dont know we have 3 or 4 teams of well be right back. Hey is this enough . A little more. Grandma oh look whos here i know i had one more. Hmmm. More. Hows it looking . 20 more minutes. 8, 9. We need 1 more yes. Lets enjoy. We need more rolls there was a little girl, and she became friends with every animal she met. One more . In the end, all we really need more of, is each other. Happy thanksgiving from publix. 4 headlines number 1 fed up with their children being taught in moldy classrooms. Number 2 a Million Dollars in savings bonds left unclaimed and some of it could belong to you, a look out. Number 3 battling a disease how the school and Community Came together today to support his fight. And number 4 a popular app that can expose your children in ways they may not understand. Several months after an 8 on your side investigation into mold concerns at the Plato Academy new issues are arising at the clear water campus. We were there as parents spoke before Board Members this. At todays Board Meeting parents say there is still mold at this campus and now parents whos kids attend the clear water campus say there are water leaks over in that area as well. Parents had a lot to say at a Board Meeting held today. This comes months after mold concerns at the largo location, katherine read a 4 page letter to the board about numerous issues but mainly spoke about the water the hurricane. She said she asked the principal about the issue but was told there was none. There have been water issues in our beautiful new building. I have lived in florida my entire life and understand that these things happen, however when its so bad that student cannot be in classrooms and drywall is in place our principal should be notifying us. The ceo turned down an interview with me but did say parents can walk through and now they will have annual Building Health check ups. Well the state is currently holding a Million Dollars worth of u. S. Savings bonds left unclaimed. And that amount could grow. The state is suing the federal government because as much as a billion dollars could be owned to residents. We have a closer look at the situation. There a Million Dollars in u. S. Savings bonds that belong to residents that have gone unclaimed, the problem the federal government wont reimburse the statement for the value those bonds so now the state is going to court. What were asking for is to add unclaimed federal saving bonds to our unclaimed property program. Unclaimed federal savings bond which we found in our safety deposit boxes but thats just maybe about a Million Dollars of what we believe is one billion in unclaimed bonds that are owed. So we would like the rest of that lot to add to our already unclaimed property program. The states case is expected to go to trial this spring. And you can check the website at fltreasurehunt. Org to see if to you or a relative. Theres no deadline that money will always be available to the rightful owners or their heirs. The louisiana shore line has sure taken a hit following that deep Water Horizon Oil spill in 2010. New naps show a dramatic loss of shore line from 2010 to 2011. After much of the coastline was coated with oil from the spill. Environmental experts say oil can kill or soil is more prone to erosion. Hundreds turned out this afternoon to see a kickball game between students and staff. This was kickball for a good cause. The school came together to raise money for a teacher recently diagnosed with als. Jeff patterson tells us how kickball is helping the teachers family. Its fun, kickball, its a cause. A teacher here is now suffering from als and the students and staff here decided to do something about it. Theyre holding this event selling tshirts, keys, doing anything they can to help his family. It has meant the world to us. The medical costs with als can escalate and theres always treatments that are coming out that because theyre up and coming not necessarily covered they hope and wait for a sure to this difficult disease. We have some more breaking news right now. We have just learned that there is a settlement in the Trump University case. Thats according to the new York Attorney general. The Associated Press is reporting the settlement is worth 25 million. That case was set to go to court later this month, in it consumers alleg well an odd sound at a Miami Cemetery led to the rescue of three puppies. Someone heard a sound coming from underneath the vault so they called for help. They saw this adorable face a puppy and 2 other siblings were stuck in a tough spot. They were taken to a nearby Animal Shelter where they will go up taking shape right now in downtown tampa. A winter village is now open. It is good family fun out there we hear. Reporter you know what its a really unusual sight because weve got an ice rink to my right and on my left we have the river, but its a beautiful amazing place. Its called winter wonderland. At the podium as we open the celebrations we have darcia of the care foundation, this is part o ceremony for 2016 here at the winter village. Now, as our photographer pans left you can see that there is an ice rink in downtown tampa. So you may be sweating while youre skating on the ice but certainly a whole lot of fun. Its a great time here downtown here at the Waterfront Park. Weve got our police chief here. Chief ward is here and speaking shortly. We have our mayor, mayor buckhorn. Hell be speaking as part of this great organization. And turn around real quick because questions what were going to see all the beautiful lightning girls and the buccaneer girls and our buccaneer patriot as well. So a Beautiful Day im kind of being quiet because were right here live at the opening ceremonies right hier at the winter wonderland. Its going to be a great time but keep in mind this is going to be here for the next 4 to 5week ends. As the mayor know if you want to hear what he has to say some of you do some dont. Were going to wind it down here. Well be back shortly with more information and maybe im going to get my photographer to go ice skating. I want pictures of that. You take the camera and lets see that. Still ahead. Makeup is hard to match to your skin tone, you typically need to try it onto see if it that can make you sick. How to safeguard yourself. An then youll want to stick around for these stories. The musically app makes snapchat look over the hill. It can expose your kids in ways they probably dont understand. 3 steps cities you can take to keep your kids safe. Hospitalized dealing with heart issues hes trying to convince the va hes married, but these things take time it only been 32 years. Senator bill nelson wants the fed of floridas practice of selling your drivers license information. That story is coming up. Z25ehz z16fz y25ehy y16fy. More breaking news being angle 8 hd is flying over green key beach. Reports that a body is buried in that area. We want to go live in being angle 8 hd. What more can you tell us . Good afternoon. What i can of another. And im going to push in and what they did is pasco got a tip that there was a body buried here somewhere on the beach in the state park. What theyve done is closed off the park to access, these are deputies cars that are blocking and not letting people in or out im going to push in over here. This is where they seem to be focussing on. Weve seen deputies over in this area and they go back into the mangroves. Were not sure if they found the area where theyre focussing on. Again a report that a body was buried somewhere out on green key state park, deputies out here taking a look trying to find it and see if they can figure it out. And if we get any more information well get back to you. Friday is here and were already talking about the weekend, of course, and nearing us but on saturday its still going to be on the warm side. Look for highs in upper 70s, as we head into sunday jackets needed. Its going to be gusty and chilly with temperatures topping out in the upper 60s, as we head into tonight clear skies just a few clouds around in the upper 60s at 9 p. M. As we head into tomorrow morning temperatures will bottom out in the low 60s expect to see plenty of sunshine through the day tomorrow and then well top out in the upper 70s, still a lot of sunshine even a just dont have much moisture to work with. At this point on max defender 8 you can see it has s quiet were not tracking any showers or storms on the radar. Outside at the plantation on Crystal River the same is true clear skies 79 degrees winds coming in fairly light and overalso far this month it really has been a dry one for us. Weve only one day so far and that was only 11 hundredths of an inch. Overnight tonight it stays comfortable temperatures in the low 60s with clear skies. As we head into saturday morning a milder start to the day mostly cloudy skies around and then the afternoon its still going to be warm close to 80 degrees with a cold front approach approaching. Theres the front. Rain chances less than 10 . We out a sprinkle or 2. What we will see is our north winds really picking up as we head into sunday morning. If you have plans sunday morning it is going to be chilly, 40s and 50s on the map when you factor in the winds youll definitely want a jacket heading out the door and really with the north winds all day long were not going to warm up a whole lot. Only the upper 60s by the answer hours and our winds will stay strong coming in out of the north probably anywhere 10 to 20 Miles Per Hour it looks like. So a head into this weekend and then that gradual warm up as we move through next week. Average temperature for this time of the year 78 degrees. So we will definitely be falling below that. Wont take us long to warm up though so by thanksgiving were back up close to 79 degrees, going to be comfortable and another weak front expected to approach on thanksgiving. And were talking about thanksgiving, cold front and if you can believe it or not Hurricane Season is still going on. It does not end until november 30th and were watching one area caribbean. The chances of development are now down to 60 with this system. Regardless of Development Though not going to be impacting us in the tampa bay area. Notice our models look exactly like that. They are all over the place. The system barely move at all as it sits and spins there. And the main thing were focussing in on is that cold front. Temperatures are going to drop significantly. This is the coolest area so far this year. Monday morning were talking 30s and 40s on the map. So places like brooksville mid30s waking up. A real deal cold front heading our way. Well, when you go to the makeup store a lot of people like to try the products on but all that cross contamination could make you very sick. Were talking about sores, strep throat even worse thats because someone elses fingers or lips may the public is the real problem. E. Coli that is in the makeup. So youre walking through the isles and theres no real regulation. Owe could he lie is feces, so these are people who have gone to the bathroom, right, not washed their hands. She says that many Stores Specialists are on hand to sanitize products by scraping, swabbing or dispensing new also ask for samples of the products. Some stores carry those behind the counter. Well, Many Americans show up for work even when they are under the weather. Which proves that some of us have a lot to learn when it comes to sick etiquette. More than 65 of americans like to try and tough it out if they believe their illness is due to the common cold. Experts say this could put other employees at risk for infection. They suggest staying home if you have a fever orl feeling ill after youre already at work . Experts suggest avoiding physical contact at all costs. When you cough or sneeze you cough into the Left Shoulder or arm. The crook of that arm and when you blow your nose you use your left hand blow your nose throw away the tissue immediately and sanitize. Experts say those who can should consider working from home when illness strikes. We will be right back with more make your holidays more delicious. Right now, when you buy 20 in gift cards. You get a 5. 00 Gift Certificate for yourself. The whites dress that monroe wore when she sang happy birthday now has a new owner. The dress sold for 4. 8 million at auction in los angeles last night. The buyer ripleys. Its expected to be person items. Chrissy tiegen says women should not compare their post baby bodies to other moms. She says they get a lot of people. Theyre surrounding by trainers and says moms shouldnt feel like that is the normal or react listen stick. She gave birth to a little girl back in april. Say instruct. Metalicas album first album for 8 years is on sale today. Their songs appear on 15 million users play lists. Now, an alert for parents there is a Smart Phone App out there that some say is making snapchat look over the hill by comparison. Its called musically and can be confusing for parents to try to figure out. Thats why well explain how it all works. Unless you live with heard of musically, on the surface its a cute app, but like all social media platforms its exposing children in ways they probably dont understand. Musically is a music video making app. Users known as musers create 15 second lip sync videos, more than 70 million accounts have been profiles include a nickname, photo, muser name and bio and the option to link to other social media profiles. Most link to instagram. You can make sure your childs account is private. Go to the settings page on their profile and switch on the private account button. That ensures only people approved to follow the account can see their videos. To further privacy switch on hide location info. To block a user from contacting you report inappropriate content, go to the offending users profile and click on those 3 dots in the top right and select block user or report abuse. Now, you can prevent your child from down loading musically or any app apples i tunes store and Androids Play store have Parental Controls available in your settings. Those controls claw variety of ways to block your child from using a variety well, move over hope diamond there is a new gem in town and doesnt share the spotlight. Another impressive rock added, its a stunner at 187 carets known as the fox fire diamond. Its on display in washington d. C. Discovered last year in canada it is the largest known uncompetent gem quality diamond ever mined in north america. The display alongside the hope diamond until february. And the get this the only owner knows whats its worth. Only the owner knows what its worth. Its a lot of money either way you look at it. Coming up jumping for joy. Well tell you where this water trending online today. Beginning with a birthday party. Zoo miami first only tiger born. The keepers brought gifts including paper bags filled with meat and giant Cardboard Box topped with meat. Happy birthday. Speaking of what katz like, its not water right. Well dont tell that to this Mountain Lion spotted swimming with a bud necessity a lake in Northern California bay plan out boating with his son. Quick thinking dad pulled out his cell phone to document this excited about snow. Look at him. This is loci a young camel dog. This was in mesa county, colorado. Thats in the mountains just west of denver. It was the first big snow of the season for the Grand Junction area and may very well be lock hes first snow ever. Do you imagine what hes thinking of. To see whats trending get updates go to coming your way news channel 8 at 5 00 with jen and keith starts right now. An inmate gets away in a county vehicle. Hes back behind bars but was it too easy for him to escape. A ship full of sick passengers pulls into tampa bay what the Cruise Company believes caused the outbreak. Plus your personal driving pocketing the profits. Thank you for joining us we want to get to some drake breaking news. A Pinellas County deputy is fired for using Excessive Force during a traffic stop and falsifying a report. Jeff Bob Gualtieri is expected to step up to this mike any moment. Well bring you the news when it happens. Joseph flanagin was working at a Maintenance Facility within he stole truck and took off. Melissa marino joins us live in lakeland. And thats where investigators spent much of the night searching. Reporter thats right. Good evening. They found that stolen truck right over here across the street near this sams club. So then they scoured a nearby neighborhood. I spoke with neighbors there