Trying to push the false narrative that i was a supporter of the oppressive things that he did is just not true. Colin kaepernick coming to his own defense after getting booed in miami. Now hes clarifying his comments about fidel castro. Were letting you in on a cyber monday secret, hundreds of deals expected that most people miss out on. Plus another look inside the busy Amazon Warehouse coming incredible operation. Thanks for joining us on this monday, im dan shaffer. And im ashley yore in for deiah riley. Were going to start with a check of the weather. I dont know about you by i actually used the space heater this morning. It was a little chilly. I tell you what this is going to be the last morning. Still hanging on to 50s but 64 in tampa. We have plenty of 60s out there. The cooler spots up to the north, mid and upper 50s. So far this season weve the nature coast. It will be a while before we get to those numbers. Were going to warm things up. Southeast flow giving us temperatures around 81. A couple of isolated showers. Our next front is in the midsection of the country. Well talk about how that will impact our weather ahead of it and behind it in just a few minutes. And good morning, everybody. That big story this morning as far as traffic goes. Its a crash we are following in ruskin, all the southbound lanes in u. S. 41 are blocked right at fox place. Were told this is an overturned van blocking old u. S. 41 or i75, your alternates there. Elsewhere on the interstates, were in great shape, a lot of people heading back to school and work today after the long weekend. Traffic looking great here through Pinellas County on i 275 and your drive across the bridge also looking good. This is what it looks like at the Howard Franklin right at the hump there. Twice in two months a tow truck driver is killed while driver is to blame. This morning were hearing the Simple Solutions to stop these senseless deaths. Abc action News Reporter erik waxler is live now with what others in the tow truck community are saying. Good morning erik. Reporter good morning ashley. Weve all seen tow trucks on the side of the road helping out motorists. They might have their flashing lights up top, they might have their hazard lights on and even cones but it doesnt make a difference at all if distracted. Listen, there are move over laws to get a lane over when you see somebody on the side of the road, and there is a lot of pressure that tow Truck Drivers face when they get to a scene, theyve got to help that motorist as fast as possible, but they can actually wait for police cars to come and help and assist and park in an offset fashion kind of off a little bit to provide more protection for the tow truck because yet another tragedy over the weekend. The florida Highway Patrol says a tow truck driver by the name of danny hand was helping a motorist on i275 when he was hit by an alleged drunk driver, Leandro Perez is his name. Hand leaves behind a girlfriend and a daughter. Meanwhile, fellow tow Truck Drivers are planning a memorial ride in his honor but after another senseless death they are saying enough is enough. If you follow the law and move over safely or slow down, this can be preventable. However, if youre going to drink, its legal, go ahead, but dont drive. Youre driving a lethal weapon. Reporter yeah, and this is the mug shot of the alleged drunk driver. He had one speeding citation in 2006 that we found and also had his license temporarily suspended for failing to pay a manslaughter. Hes at the orient road jail and is expected to face a judge for the first time this morning. Live in tampa, erik waxler abc action news. 5 35 now, police are still looking for two gunman who shot up a new Orleans Party in the famous french quarter. A 25yearold man died, and now we know he was not the intended target. Police say two men not believed to be from the new orleans area shot ten people. Police say two men started fighting and it escalated into a those men took off. They have not made any arrests but say they do have strong leads. Nfl quarterback Colin Kaepernick clears the air on controversy over comments he made about cuban leader fidel castro. Heres what he had to say after being booed at the 49ers dolphins game in miami. Its completely out of context. What i said was i support the investment in education. I never said i support the oppressive things that he did. Columnist, kaepernick praised castro during an interview earlier this week. He reportedly said that castro invested in education while the u. S. Invests in prison. Kaepernick also wore a tshirt showing castros meeting with black rights activist malcolm x. In the start of the season he began sitting in protest during the National Anthem at his games. 5 36. Today is cyber monday, one of the worlds retailers is preparing to set records. Amazon sold more than 600 items per second last year. Wow. Action news anchor james tully is live at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in roskin. You said today theyre offering literally thousands of deals . Reporter literally thousands ashley. You know, this is how you become one of the top ten retailers in the World Without you have a facility like this. Behind me these conveyor belts which im going to hear for days in my head after i leave here, is 14 miles of conveyor belts here in a 1 million square foot facility in ruskin florida where we stand this morning. Millions of products here, thousands of them on sale, 75 ,000 as a matter of fact. Joining me stephanie rashan spokesperson for amazon, okay, 75,000 deals, can we spotlight a couple for our viewers this morning . Yeah, so some of about are what we have around fashion and accessories and jewelry. Excellent. So youll see up to 30 off of select brands. These are these cute little sketcher shoes and they actually light up. Great for the kids. Yep. Not my style, but that would be great for kids. They might be a little small for you. Yeah, maybe a little bit. This is nice too. This is a beautiful Rebecca Minkof cross body clutch, i love it, smooth leather. Stephanie, but i do know this would save a lot of time in the kitchen. This kitchen aid product is almost half off. Usually kitchen aid are a really hefty investment. This is under 250. Comes in a very festive red color. How much better can it get. And you have deals changing by the minute on amazon. Com. Weve highlighted some of our favorite sales we found. The mixers on there. Theres also some electronics and other things for your kitchen. Go you get a chance. Guys ill send it back to you. Thanks very much, james, today isnt just about conquering the Christmas Shopping list, it also might be a good day to book a trip. Slow Summer Travel sales should result in big airfare and hotel discounts. Some may even last through the first week of december, trips to the caribbean and europe are expected to be among the best deals. 5 39 now, a man allegedly shoplifts from a new port the parking lot and hurts an 82 yearold woman. This morning hes behind bars. Police arrested cameron conka after that incident on saturday. They say he took several hundred dollars worth of items from target and walked out. A Loss Prevention manager confronted conca outside the store thats when police say he took off running slamming into that woman and knocking her to the ground. Ultimately breaking her hip. No words on the charges he could face. Governor rick scott will be in the bay area to talk about job growth. The governor will be at blue Grace Logistics west of i75 in river view. Governor scott is scheduled to speak there at 3 00 this afternoon. Emerging artists from tv music competition shows will be in Sarasota County as part of the all star nation tour. The next three days. Singers will be performing for students and speaking out against bullying. Thats happening at north point booker middle school. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans we have to be feeling pretty good this morning. Great game. The performance the bucs put on yesterday at ray jay is outstanding. The bucs beat the Second Best Team in the conference. Jameis winston threw two touchdown passes to mike evans. Thats all the offense tampa bay needed as the defense forced seattle quarterback Russell Wilson into three costly turnovers including an interception by Alterraun Verner whose father passed away on friday. It game and it was emotional at the coin flip, and then backed it up. Its one thing to be emotional, but its another thing to back it up. Were all on a high right now, obviously a huge win and we beat two good teams back to back. The tough games continue next sunday with the game at san diego at 4 25 in the afternoon. Good morning from the weather center, milder yesterday. Weve pretty much gotten rid of the cold air. Were in the upper 50s to lower 60s. This time of year, absolutely. Mid, upper 70s, eventually lower 80s this afternoon, the humidity will be increasing as well. As i track a big winter storm, the front is headed in our direction. Straight ahead ill let you know how that impacts our seven day forecast. And also still ahead, theater goers targeted, how one womaninged to steal managed to steal from people waiting in line to see hamilton. An alleged drunk driver slams into a tampa home. The red flags in this drivers record and whats next for the welcome back, 5 45. A tampa family of five is homeless again. Police say a drunk driver smashed right into their house. This is actually the second time that this same thing has happened to them within the year. Abc action News ReporterIsabel Rosales is live at the scene, and isabel, what do we know about the drivers record this time . Reporter well, this is actually the third dui arrest for the driver in that crash, were waiting the damage shes left behind pretty expensive. That boarded up area, that is actually one of the kids bedrooms and that is where the car plowed through. Neighbors up the street were outside having a bonfire when they say the car came flying down the street at what seemed to be 60 or 70 miles an hour. Luckily that family was not home, but whats unbelievable about all of this is this past spring another drunk driver slammed into the same home, and that crash not only was a dad severely hurt, but the family was homeless for six months while the house was repaired. Trying to think of the positive rather than the negatives, thank god nobody was hurt but im not looking forward to being homeless for another six or seven months or however long it takes to find asking the city to add some speed bumps or railing on this road, and that driver, danica zagara shes bonded out of jail and faces several charges including levering the scene of a crash and dui property damage. Live in tampa, im Isabel Rosales abc action news. Thanks isabel. Sarasota county will celebrate the completion of a major road Improvement Project this afternoon. The county spent 20 million to turn bee ridge iona road into a fourlane divided road. Thats complete with bicycle lanes and a 10foot wide sidewalk. A grand Opening Celebration will happen at 2 00 at Colonial Oaks baptist church. 5 47. Were still waiting to find out exactly who won the huge power ball jackpot over the weekend. No winners here in florida. That lucky person from tennessee and a very lucky person indeed, one ticket sold in lafayette tennessee outside nashville matched all six power night. That jackpot worth 421 million. According to lottery rules, that person has 180 days to come forward and claim the prize. Tennessee players have pretty good luck, in fact, that state has sold 200 tickets now worth 1 million or more. The largest jackpot going to a couple earlier this year. Indeed as i said earlier theyre going to be nice and mild along with us days. A big pattern change across the eastern u. S. Good morning here from the weather center. I hope you had a lovely thanksgiving weekend. Were back to the grind with temps nice and comfortable. Its easier to get out of bed when temps arent frigid. We have turned the corner, that cool dry air mass over the weekend is gone at this point here. Our next front is in the midsection of the country. You can see the separation of the air mass here. 20s and 30s to the north and west, 60s to the south and east with warm and humid conditions. Bringing plenty of snowfall this morning across the midwest, Northern Plains getting in on that as well. Wound up low up to the north. The front associated with it, triggering Severe Weather and we are well out ahead of the system, which will slow down and actually stay north and west of us through thursday and then it does move in. Look at that southeast wind bringing some cloud cover, some showers in south florida, i think thats indicative of what will happen for us today the well turn mostly cloudy as we get some heating front stalls, but then eventually does move here. Were going to have to wait all week, and all the while were going to be increasing the temperatures, the humidity, so these dew points are going to go up into the muggy frame here, so a combination will make it feel unseasonably warm and tropical out there. Low 80s this afternoon, tomorrow morning have a nice head start with mid60s through the morning and then really climbing up by afternoon with temperatures in the mid80s, which is a good 10 degrees above average. Our sevenday forecast takes us warm and humid air mass, and then the front comes in on thursday just in time for the weekend, drier, less humid and cooler with mid70s friday, saturday, into sunday. Good morning everybody, a lot happening out there on the roads. I can definitely tell people are headed back to work and school. We have three crashes that were watching at the moment. First one here in spring hill, u. S. 41 partially blocked right at beck lane, actually seeing some roadblock north and southbound. We also is a crash st. Pete. This is in Pinellas County here, northbound utah u. S. 19 at 54th after. Thats where fhp is reporting this crash. However, im seeing some delays on 57th heading towards u. S. 19, so im guessing the crash is closer to that intersection. Were watching this accident in ruskin southbound u. S. 41 at fox place. Use old u. S. 41 or i75 to work your way around that. Dan. Thanks janelle, 5 50 now. Take a look at this, google out why this happened. Trump tower in new york, if you looked at it on google map it shows dump tower. That change showed up saturday and other Media Outlets reported another new york trump tower location was changed to the same name. The proper names of both buildings were restored by sunday morning, but google not commenting on how the names were changed. Hundreds of people protesting in western massachusetts this weekend after Hampshire College decided not to fly any the schools decision came after they say students burned an American Flag in protest of Donald Trumps president ial election win. Veterans and several others waved American Flags and held peaceful protests on campus. Many vets disappointed and saddened by the schools decision. They took down my flag. They have a right to do that. Im here to defend their right to do that. However, i want them to understand how seriously that hurts me. I spent time at walter reed, Hanscom Air Force base. I came home and theres no way ill let anybody take down the flag. The citys mayor stood with those veterans. The colleges president did not attend the demonstrations. New York City Police searching for a woman stealing from people waiting in line to see hamilton. Between may and the beginning of this month six theater patrons have had things stolen. Most of the time they were actually waiting after the show to investigators say the woman used the stolen credit cards to purchase more than 2200 worth of items across the city including at macys stores. She was caught on surveillance cameras at various stores using those cards. A georgia couple now newlyweds after getting married at a Grocery Store on thanksgiving day. Now, while home from a tour in afghanistan four years ago Charles Tinson went to his local Grocery Store to buy thanksgiving dinner. Thats when he ran into mary. The two had met before, but thats the day they both decided to start dating. I heard someone say hey, girl, and i turned around, and i said oh, my god. I said larry. I have not seen you in over 20 some yores. The Grocery Store helped the couple plan their wedding including live music and a wedding cake of course topped with cranberries. Each guest received a can of cranberry sauce to remember the couples special i just love that story. Thats a great story. Thats a cool cake too. It really is. Black friday might be the hardest on retail workers and many of them still recovering right now from a hectic weekend. Were going to show you how one group of target employees celebrated another black friday in the books. Now plus a woman looking to earn some extra Holiday Shopping money almost duped out of thousands of dollars. The job she was hired for that its a time of year many people look for parttime jobs to make more money for the holidays, but now theres a warning about mystery shopper scam. Stephanie tull in suburban cincinnati responded to an e mail about becoming a mystery shopper. She applied and a week later tull received a check for 3000. The instructions said she would thats when she got suspicious and searched online to learn it was a phony check scam. Stephanie was warning others. That could be somebodys last little bit of money they have, or a single mom struggling. Another version of this scam asks you to buy prepaid gift cards to test the stores gift card counter but the checks from these scams bounce and you end up spending your own money on a scammer. To find out if shopper job is legit, you want to check with the Mystery ShoppingProviders Association at mysteryshop. Org. Some target workers in new jersey celebrated after a long day of work by trying the mannequin challenge. The group of workers posed for the video near the registers on the black friday. The employee who shot the video and posted it on instagram says it put everyone in a good mood after one of the busiest shifts of the year. Howd you like to walk into coming up, its one of the top ten retailers in the world, and its extra busy today as you try to score those cyber monday deals. Were going behind the scenes of amazon and how theyre meeting demand. Plus the election recount appears to be moving forward. The state now jumping on board and the one reason they say it live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. From fire sticks to kindles to these little shoes that light up, there are 75,000 deals amazon is offering today. Coming up, well spotlight a few of them for you. Also at 6 a car crashes into a tampa house again. This morning the changes that family wants the city to make