Florida from this one. From up in tallahassee where he recently served as bishop to Daytona Beach where he was in Community College and all the way to tampa, south tampa where he served in a church, he has put down roots all over the state of florida. And now he says that he got his calling from right here in tampa bay. You as much joy and happiness as this great diocese has brought to me. Reporter with a heavy heart, retiring Bishop Robert lynch introduced his successor to a small group of loyal parishioners. Welcome. [ applause ] reporter and with that, Bishop Gregory parkes will soon become the new leader of the second Largest Diocese in the state. Know that i am very grateful to the holy father, pope francis for this appointment. Reporter Bishop Parkes is no stranger to the area. He worked in the Banking Industry in tampa and attended in a certain sense, the origin, the foundation of my vocation, was discerned here in our diocese. Reporter as for parishioners after 20 years, they h
Saw people running. I was nervous. Reporter it was originally reported as an active shooter situation when witnesses say a fire alarm caused a fire outside an engineering building. Thats when a car hops the sidewalk and plowed into them. Somebody was hitting people with a car. Reporter police say the man got out of the car and attacked bystanders with a butcher knife. We heard chaos, shouts, screens, shots. Reporter an officer confronted the attacker and shot and killed him. He engaged th reporter Law Enforcement says the attacker was an 18 yearold somali living in the u. S. Legally. A student at ohio state named Abdul Razak Ali artan. They believe attack was intentional and now they are trying to find out why. This was done on purpose, to run them over over a curb and then start stabbing them with a nice. Reporter emotional wounds me take a long time to heal. Reporter classes at ohio state have been canceled for the day as the investigation continues. Crisp alone, nbc news. The motive
Just landed in ohio. What information have you learned . Reporter within the last few minutes the ap confirming the suspects name is Abdul Razak Ali artan he is 18 years old a somali refugee he was living illegally in the united states, look at the scene behind me very active as police try to piece this together, figure out what caused this man to go through with this attack, it first came in as a reported shooting as more details started coming and we learned no shots were fired by the suspect, but he drove his car up onto the curb running into a crowd of people and then jumped out started stabbing people. A terrifying scene all of this going down before 10 00 am this morning as students were coming back from thanksgiving break a terrifying situation, listen to went through. It is not real. You go numb. It is not supposed to happen. Sorry. So, yeah. It is, it is scary. We barricaded ourselves in our rooms. Reporter a terrifying situation, take a look at this photo some students posted
Good evening. A man accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver over the weekend went before a judge this morning. Troopers say leando chorale is perez leondro Corrales Perez hit randy hand when he was helping someone on the side of the road. Family says thanksgiving was supposed to be his left last shift. He loved the tow truck and he was a big old teddy bear. He would give you the shirt off his back. He never went without a smile. The mi a memorial this saturday at 11 am. Perezs bond was set at 100,000. This marks the third time this year a tow truck driver has been hit by a suspected drunk driver while working on the side of the road. And now the sister of one of those victims is on a mission to stop the deaths. Candace mccowan spoke with her we are having some technical difficulties but we do have information about a deadly motorcycle crash in pasco county. The victim has been identified as robert cartwright. We of a local band called the Bearded Brothers band. The crash happ
The influences that happened here you now, through the mentors here, its just devastating to us. Reporter rivera saw the fire from his house. It took 35 firefighters over an hour to control the burn. At times, flames could be seen several feet in the air. When crews first arrived, they had heavy flames and smoke coming through the ceiling. Reporter the center was the help of this community, a safe haven for children to go, it was getting a muchneeded makeover. In march, Tampa Bay Lightning owner two and half Million Dollars was donated to renovate the center. It was the single largest gift ever made to the Boys Girls Club. In a statement, the Boys Girls Club ceo said this incident affects us all deeply. Not only as an organization, but as a community. Rivera is helpful something new this is more than just a building to the people here. This is our heartbeat. Reporter and some good news. The county tells us that this building was covered under insurance. Stacy . I understand help is alr