They ultimately found the woman, tonya white, was lying. It hurts the entire system. Reporter white changed her story saying she had sex with a man and was later attacked by someone else in the neighborhood. Shirley whetzel was alarmed. Now she ised in. I cant imagine y i can not believe they are pressing charges against me. I was attacked. Reporter so you didnt lie . No police say they have evidence you lied. I didnt lie. You stand by your story . I do. Thats all i have to say. Reporter police want people to learn a lesson from this. Stories like this one hurt the credibility of actual rape victims. There are a lot of folks who dont report things when they really do happen. A report to Law Enforcement. Small departments such as this one have limited resources. The state has such a massive backlog of rape kits. It is a shame officials had to Waste Resources on this case. What does this mean for tonya white . What is next for her . Reporter state Attorneys Office filed that charge again
We have Live Team Coverage call over the tampa bay. We are live now at the Hillary Clinton watch party. She has lost florida, but can she win the presidency . Reporter you are hearing a lot of cheering behind me, keith, because were seeing that a lot of these races have been called in just the last few minutes for Hillary Clinton. Ago, the associated press, however, has called florida for donald trump. So its been kind of a roller coaster of emotions all night long. There have been a few people that left. A few people stayed. The room is still filled with a lot of folks. I spoke to a couple of voters a short time ago. They expressed now telling this very close vote really is and that america truly is a divided are so divided, but we cant break people apart. We need to bring people together. I mean it still remains to be seen. Its tighter than i think anyone would like to be experiencing right now, but people need to be patient. Reporter again weve seen a lot of people taking off, a lot
And some of that anger is boiling over here in the tampa bay area. Eagle hd flying over the anti trump protest. Demonstrators here telling us they want their voices heard even though the election is now over. Lets get right to jenn holloway who is live for us tonight. Jenn . Reporter well jen, things are calm and quiet as far as the protest is concerned here. It is really just a typical thursday night. We have seen a lot of those protesters leave the area heading to their trump signs. But earlier tonight when that protest started around 8 00, a rot of people were not sure what to expect. Protesters sort of blocking 7th avenue through the heart of the city around 8 00 tonight. According to tampa police a couple hundred came here with signs and chants, expressing their dissatisfaction with the president ial election outcome. We dont want regressive policies. We dont want regressive people in office. Reporter but these young people know the power of social media. Even though the crowd isn
Store that will lose their jobs, another 12 at the auto center. Sears and coowned kmart are in dire financial condition. This store is already starting discounts. It has stood as a beacon of retail for multiple generations, but now the tyrone sears store is discounting inventory. Come late january it will close and be torn down. I remember when they built it, so ive lived here on and off for decades and we were all sears employee asked we not show her face. She tells me news of the tyrone sears closing sent coming as a shock isnt coming as a shock. Its sad, but its kind of inevitable at this point. Weve thought about it a long time. Its going to be interesting to see how it coincides with christmas. Reporter sears is Closing Stores across the country. Blue light specials will stop at dozens of Kmart Stores Closing to stay afloat. A sears spokesman denies this admits we are absolutely focused on restoring Sears Holdings to profitability. We are an asset rich enterprise with multiple res
Says for rent out of the sun, put up her own sign and then scammed the woman out of hundreds of dollars. This house on bluebird and holiday is the place dana molina hoped to raise her family. When i walked into the house, the first thing i could think of was this looks like my grandmas house. I pictured my daughter growing up to be able to go to prom. Reporter she found the house after spotting a sign that said it was for rent. 800 to move i didnt have pin or paper or my phone. I just to sign out of the ground. Reporter it was a great deal. She said she would work with me. All i had to do was pay 650 the first week, she will work with the deposit and that was it. I was like awesome. I thought this was a miracle. Reporter that it actually wasnt a deal at all. It was a sign she and her husband now see. She says this woman, patricia lamp, the woman she paid hundreds of dollars to move in, doesnt on the house and had no legal right to own it. Now she is behind bars. Its her do Something Li