live from the station taking action for you. this is abc action news. now at 11, keeping your kids safe on their walk to school. the final steps needed to fix a dangerous path and the student who is inspiring the changes death. but first those six numbers everybody is talking about. the excitement behind the largest powerball jackpot ever in the unbelievable things you could do with all of that money. good evening and thank you for joining us. drawing for the biggest jackpot in lottery history happened. >> that prize jumping to 900 million ed, the demand for tickets off of the chart. the powerball fever was spreading fast in the bay area. check out this long line of people trying to get their tickets at the publix in tampa. this was at 8:30. a little after the expected peak buying time. abc10 reporter jake peterson caught up with some of the jackpot hopefuls, he says the one thing you should do if you cash in. >> we all have grand visions of what we would do with hundreding of millions. >> make sure my family is taken care of. my tuitions the biggest stressor. i would take care of that. >> give a lot of it away and i could never spend all of. >> it the ticket sellers have their idea. this crew has been in the middle of powerball fever for days. >> every customer is at least wanting one ticket. they are wanting to put the >> they bought some tickets. >> probably donate a good part to charity. >> i will splurge. >> what could you do with 900 million? how about going to busch gardens 11 million times. you could buy 8 emily arenas or if you are into cars, how about 9 thousand teslas. but before you get too excited make sure to do one thing first. >> sign the back of your ticket. that way you're assured of getting your reward. >> lotto experts say you have several months to claim your prize. so do some planning. they recommend getting a financial advisor before you get the cash. >> i hope whoever does win does a lot of good with it. >> good luck tampa bay area and if not, better luck next time. >> you only need one ticket. >> reporting in wesley chapel, jake peterson abc10 news. here are the numbers on the screen, 32, 16, 19, 57, 43, and that power ball number 13. shared these numbers with you from our free abc10 mobile app and by the way if you are wondering your odds of winning this powerball jackpot, they are about one in 292 million. those chances are even slimmer this year because there are good luck to everybody. community group are pushing to be completed. enrique hernandez. a high school student hit and killed by a car on his way to school two years ago. we learn the progress that they have made and the work still left to be done. two sections of sidewalk here along old dixie highway are complete making for a safer walk to nearby tinara high school but the family and community are pushing for this stretch to extend down to the area where enrique hernandez was killed. hernandez want to keep his memory alive and to prevent other families from enduring tragedy. their mission to see the sidewalk extended to u.s. 92. >> we have to protect the children and that is what this is about. >> on what would have been hernandez's 21st birthday his loved ones gather to plead their case. they are hopeful that the work will be finished so other kids don't have to make a dangerous walk along the roadway to school. >> we are glad that this just didn't end in tragedy but a legacy being bill. future generations will be protected by the sidewalk. >> hernandez's little sister says he would be proud of their efforts so far and is optimistic that the entire sidewalk will be built. >> he was a person that would want to help people and this is a way to see that. it is going to help a lot of people that walk to the store. walk to school or just walk to >> to those here, this project is about something more. the memories and safety. it's about showing kids at polk county that they are cared for. something so simple, yet something so vital. >> the young american dreamer's groups doesn't want it to stop with this sidewalk and hoping to see better lighting with crosswalk signals to make this area safer for everyone. reporting in polk county. abc10. friends and family are trying to keep the memory of their grandmother alive. they held a vigil in honor of cheryl ratkins. detectives say she was an innocent bystanders. watkins would have turned 59 on monday. asking anyone out there with even though she is not here i still want to celebrate her life. today i want somebody to get up and say a memory they have had of ms. cheryl. whoever it is wrong, talk to the detectives. we need justice for my mom. >> you have taken an angel for earth but we have another one in heaven. you didn't win. >> tampa police and the atf are investigating the murder and offering $5000 reward for tips leading top arrest and crimestoppers is also offering a $3000 reward. now, the most accurate weather team in florida, abc10 action weather. meteorologist bill logan joins us. we saw heavy rain but will it be a dryer sunday? >> dryer but gray and the really cold weather sets in. we actually have a report of a tornado in cape coral just a but around the bay area, a whole bunch of rain coming down across the entire bay area from tampa to st. petersburg and lakeland and all up and down i- 4 and yes, up and down i-75 as well. a robust discussion about driving with your flashers on. out on the interstate highway we went through the evening, yes, folks it is illegal to drive with your four way flashers on if you are on the road. this is a for when you pull off if there's danger. pretty much pulled the rain out of the picture moving to the south and the front has yet to make it through. still on the mild side with a 68-degree temperature in tampa. 67 in clear water and st. petersburg. as we go through the day tomorrow. we will start to ramp the temperatures up until we hit about 70. then the cold front hits and the temperatures plummet. i got that coming up in 12 minutes. serena. >> deputies in polk county have charged a man they call an online predator that targeted a 15-year-old. detectives say 24 justin austin reached out to a girl in a chatroom. he allegedly mailed her adult toys and condoms and accused him of sending sexual videos. he is locked up tonight and will be brought back to polk county to face charges. a former army ranger is running to keep the memory of phoebe chuckluck alive. her father was killed when she was thrown from the bridge one year ago yesterday. laura is running for three days and hoping to raise $5000. he says phoebe wanted to help he is doing in her honor. >> we can forget a wonderful child like that. we have to keep her memory alive. even though this could have been prevented and let's help others. >> he welcomes people to support him. p you can track where he is running through and through shriner's hospital hospital facebook account and all of the money collected will be go to the hospital. we are learning more on the escapeee el chopo. he is back in the same prison he escaped from. guzman learned a mile long tunnel to break out in july. the mexican navy caught him on friday after raiding a home. authorities tracked him after he reached out to actor sean penn looking to make his film based on his life. the cartel leader is responsible for supplying much of america's cocaine, heroin and marijuana. to extradite him north of the border in fears that he may escape again. steven abry has a new attorney. his conviction for murder is the subject of the netflix documentary making a murderer. his attorney will be assisted by a project. the white house responded to online petitions asking president obama to pardon abry saying the president can't pardon state prisoners. a new virtual reality app is reminding people to not use their smart phones while driving. at&t presented this to tampa today. people got to try out the has been set. it puts users in scenarios of glancing at your phone and how deadly it can be in a matter of seconds. glance with your eyes off of the road can make a difference and can change someone's life. it is really powerful to know that your life can change in an instant and someone else's life can. at&t it can wait campaign says distracted driving is more than just texting. 28% of people admit to surf the net while driving and others say they go on facebook and others say they take selfies. still ahead on abc10 at 11. thrown out for simply standing. we are hearing from a woman sparking outrage at a trump rally. the accusations she has for the donald after supporters turn on her. those making the ultimate sacrifice. the special honor now a regular event and the reason we still in democracy 2016. a new controversy out of on donald trump rally in south carolina that happened friday a moslem woman was kicked out of the event for standing up. rosa mead stood up in silent protest when donald trump linked syrian refugees to isis. police escorted her and three others out. officers say that donald trump campaign asked them in advance to remove anyone causing a disturbance. she is now speaking out saying she was there in peace and wanted to introduce supporters to moslem and she says they turned on her chanting angering and she blames donald trump for enticing that anger. the crowd got this hateful it was telling and vivid camp -- example of hatred. >> she says there is hatred against us that is unbelievable. >> bay area groups are making sure fall behavior heroes are not forgotten. >> ceremonies every three months to remember servicemen and women killed in the line of duty. the special service was held at veteran's park in tampa and include a flyover and rifle salute. widows and surviving veterans say it is so important to remember the sacrifice and teach younger generations. i don't want to forget that these veterans and active duty give up part of their life to serve and protect us and to give us our freedom and other countries their freedom also. i think it is important for the community to recognize that there are people out there still making the ultimate sacrifice to try to preserve those values that we as americans feel are important. rolling thunder, a prisoner of war advocacy group at the there are thousands of soldiers that disappeared while serving and we still don't know their outcome. disabled veterans and others struggling with brain injuries getting a change of scenery. volunteers planted a new garden. the facility is wheelchair assessable and the supplies were donated in hopes to grow it. the volunteers involved help people form relationships that will last and, therefore, we will have more peaceful communities. today's project was led by a landscaping company culled mulcha making urban landscapes healthier. you can learn more by going to mulch land skating's facebook page. veterans and current soldiers got hands on therapy >> they swam and played and got some kisses. take a look at the research center in marathon yesterday. it wrapped up a motorcycle ride over the bridge. those that took part says the marine animals are sensitive and a chance to build relationships and good memories with other vets. now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc10 weather action. meteorologist bill logan rejoins us, we haven't had a day like this in some time. heavy rain. >> we knew it was coming through. we had a break at noon. a lot of the folks got lulled into that false sense of security. checkouts. look at the fog. my goodness, you can barely see out of the river gate tower cam. this is looking down, i think we are looking down into south tampa. all i can see is a couple of hazy lights down there. this is going to be pretty much what we are dealing with in the next several hours as the with us after the front pulls through. as we take a look at the weather headlines, we see that the rain we had earlier has moved to the south. it will take a little while for the cold front to move through so we are still going to be kind of in that warm air mass until we get into late sunday and into monday. and that's when we will find it cooler for the work week. temperatures right now, mostly in the upper 60s, 68 in tampa. 69 in st. pete and sebring and arcadia, 67 in hudson and 64 in inverness with lakeland as barto and 70s in bradenton. that may be the high for tomorrow. show you that in a second. visibility already down the two miles and less than two miles for bradenton. it will be reduced tomorrow because of the haze and low forming clouds. warm across florida but on the other side front pushing through, you can see a difference. 37 right now in dallas. minus four in minneapolis. they are playing football there tomorrow. it is going to be like minus ten degrees. the wind chill is going to be like minus 20. that's going to be really interesting to watch on tv. from down here where the temperatures will be in the 60s. but they won't be for long because as we get that cold front, that is coming through and is leaving all of this chilly weather and cloudy skies, it will be pushing through here. the cold front is still off to the west even as the rain is pushed through. we're still on the south side of a warm front. as we go in the overnight we the 70s on sunday and in the 40s on sunday night to monday. here is what we are looking for as far as highs on sunday. 70s in tampa and lower 60s for hernando and citrus counties. a little bit warmer as we work in the south neighborhoods. about 72 to 73 for arcadia. as we take a look at the forecast, the day planner for tomorrow, you will watch the temperatures go up until they get to noontime. they will come back down and the water temperature will come back down. right now 71 degrees off of clearwater beach and the winds out of the northwest. as we get the front, two foot seas, light chop on the inland waters and the high tide comes up before 1:00 in the morning. low tide just before 9:00 and the sun is up at 7:23. here is a look at florida's most accurate seven-day forecast. you will note the changes coming for the work week. a high of only 62 on monday 40s and we'll kind of keep that same scenario right through thursday or so. we may get a warm front with showers and warmer temperatures and breezy conditions just in time for next week. making it two straight and kirk cutter gets an interview but not with the bucks. we will see who interviewed him. that straight ahead. it didn't take long for kirk cutter to interview for a head coaching job. according to the sacramento beat cutter interviewed for the 49ers gear in tampa this afternoon. cutter is a strong candidate for the bucks head coaching job. cutter seems like the natural and obvious choice for the bucks but still hasn't had an official interview with the bucks yet. san francisco was not the only team interested in cutter. the dolphins were interested hired adam gase. he is the 4th consecutive hire with no prior head coaching experience joining joe fillbin and cam campbell. the focus for us is the process. we don't want to come up here and make predictions. we will focus on one day at a time. those are the type of players. it will start with the right people. it starts with the players and it also starts up top and we think we got the people in place that has the passion, the work ethic, and unselfishness we need to compete to be a winning organization. with gase heading to south beach there is 6 head coaching jobs left and the bucks is one. in addition to kirk cutter they have an interview with sean mcdermott and arizona offensive coordinator harold goodwin. nbc, chiefs and texans, you couldn't ask for a better start. niles davis. a touchdown, that set the tone for the texans. the chiefs shut out houston 30- 0. brian hoyer threw four interceptions. bengals trailing the steelers 15-10. pittsburgh quarterback ben roethlisberger left the game with a shoulder injury. his return is questionable. the ice now, lightning next stop on the four game road trip. vancouver tonight. they beat edmonton last night 3- 2. first period. no score and alex calor scores. 1-0 lightning. 4-7 and colon waited enough time for backstrom out from the net and promptly scored. vancouver would answer. vannalesssky and tied at one and that's where we stand now in the 2nd period. lightning and canucks tied at one. gators and lsu and freshman phenom ben simmons averaging 20 points and 13 boards, the best in the nation perhaps. loose ball picked up by casey hill and goes coast to coast and promptly stuffs it home with a right hand. gators lead is ten and led by three at recess. second half, florida up six and i mentioned ben simmons in the lane. tough shot and it falls to the game high of 28 points for the freshman. tigers get to one and johnny banu inside, shot falls. gators go up by three and win 68-62 and six of the final points came in the last two minutes. sec show down. seminals and hurricanes second half we go. miami leading by five, xavier haton in the lane and high off of the glass and two of the ten florida state could not stop this guy. miami sheldon mcklepen from deep and got it. canes lead is 11 and shot 7 for 11 from the field. good for 21 points. florida state falls to the canes, 72-59. stay tuned, the news returns after the final time thanks so much for choosing abc10. thanks for watching we will >> or tomorrow morning. news always on at

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