Im jennifer epstein. vanessa and im vanessa ruffes. Walter will be in later this morning. Those stories in a minute, but now, a first look at your forecast with dave osterberg. Polk county deputies are he was hit by a truck while riding his bike near his north lakeland home. So far its unclear if the driver of the truck that hit the boy will face charges. It happened just before five last nighton saddlewood boulevard off rockridge road. Deputies say Austin Crawford was riding his bike with his big sister near their house. When he turned into the road. A pickup truck hit the boy. A neighbor tried to save the boy by doing cpr. But he died. That neighbor says austin was a vibrant little boy who liked to talk and play. We dont know yet if speed was a people rarely follow the speed limit on this street. It appears that the driver is cooperating with deputies. We expect to learn more about exactly what happened sometime today. 13yearold boy is in Critical Condition after he was hit by a car.
Organizers drumming up support in pinellas, hillsborough and manatee county. Avenue thinks its a waste of time. I dont think its going to make any difference. Half of the country is disappointed and the other half is elated but you have to give them a chance. People make mistakes. He has already said he has regretted things he said. The people who are asking us to expect him and give him chance are the same people who didnt get the obamas a chance for the past eight years. So i dont think its necessarily fair to ask us to wholly support him when he has continually come out against women and minorities. Really saying offensive things and urging supporters to start acting on those beliefs. In st. Petersburg, tammie fields. Statement. There making voices her tonight. They have been doing it all day. It started with one school but thousands of students from across dc joined in marching to the city in protest. These kids walked out of school and they met at the new trump hotel. They walked
Every day we may contact the people and ask them if they need help. Do you deal with Mental Illness . It has going down. Since you took over it seems like it has quieted down. You are hearing concerns here. I give them my staff and i say what lets pick a location. What do we do and then have the officer followup. Nine times out of 10 when people call the police they try to solve a problem. This is a friendly place. We want to get to know you and be a part of the team. I think you are doing a great job. Thank you guys. I will come by here later and get it tightened up a little bit. [ laughter ]. Use all right there the officers with them. He says this is a way to speak to young men who otherwise would not be willing to share with an officer of the street. The chief plans to visit three barbershops a week and you ask how can i get him to come to yours. He said just ask. Following trumps win a week of protests and perhaps one of the most high profile ones, mike evans deciding to sit this
The sidelines. Well mention one more thing. A tweet that went out this afternoon from state senator jack lavalla. He tweets, thank you mike evans. Youre 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 theyre 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 havent said if theyre 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 theyre c
It was never his intention, he says, and evans says he has tremendous respect for the men and women who serve our country. He says he has very strong emotions regarding some of the many issues that exist in our society today. The apology from mike evans, we went to a vfw post to get reaction. Its a privilege for him to be able to do this in a free country. Show a little respect. A little gratitude for the people that go day and fight for that right for you. I know we all do make mistakes, but that was just uncalledfor. Everybody has a right to their apology. Well just see what he does next game. Reporter in his apology issued today, mike evans says he will work to bring about change by supporting organizations and movements that fight for equal rights for minorities. This sunday he says he will be back to standing with his latvalla from pinellas. He says, thank you, mike evans. Youre quite the young man. Hope to have the opportunity to meet you someday. Go bucs he made headlines saying