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Transcripts For WFTS Action News At 6AM 20161125

Morning. Traffic expected to be pretty light, a lot of people enjoying another day off work. Most of the people out will be heading to the shopping malls. Heres a live look at the hour franklin. No crashes or breakdowns to tell you about there. Now that thanksgiving has come and gone, the action is just Getting Started for holiday shoppers. Folks packing area malls early to get in on those black friday deals. We have Team Coverage for you this morning on the holiday rush. Reporter Isabel Rosales is standing by at the tyrone squa to cope you safe. First we begin with Rodney Dunigan live at Tampa Premium Outlets in wesley chapel. A lot of shoppers out there already. Reporter youre right about that. You know, its been a steady flow since about 6 00 last night. Theyre going to be open until 10 00. A lot of families out here, weve been speaking to a lot of nice folks enjoying the shopping. We have stephanie, destiny, and destinys mom is back there. She was scared to be on camera. Shes back there snapping photos of us, so were glad she stephanie, you know, you have a ton of bags here already. Just tell me some of the stores youve stopped at so far. Michael kors, the ralph lauren store,s disney store, lots of good deals, express and a couple other stores are running really good deals. What is it about black friday you love so much . The deals, the sales, everything is usually 50 off or higher. And destiny, what sort of stores do you want to hit up this morning . I definitely want to hit up justice because i store, and target. And target. Yes. You were telling me earlier that your mom was going to get you some cool makeup too . Yeah. Thank you guys a lot. Ill let you get back to the shopping. As i mentioned, this is a big day for a lot of families out and safety and security always at the top of mind. Isabel rosales has that angle of the story as far as how these malls and other Safety Measures that are taking place today. Isabel. Reporter let me tell you crowds you would expect for black friday, wuther now starting to trickle in. I have caught up with some customers here. We are talking security, what is the craziest thing youve seen on black friday . Well, weve definitely seen some crazy lines going out there, people shoving each other to try and get some deals, and even some of the windows to the stores theyre kind of banging on them to try and get in early for those deals. Have you guys seen some added security measures this year . We definitely have. Out in the parkin some Armored Vehicles and things like that. Theres been a lot of cops out too. Securitys at the top of your mind, what do you think about that scene . I definitely feel safer now, like that theres more cops around. You want your stuff secured, you want your own person to be secured as youre out here shopping trying to have fun. Youre going to see mounted Police Officers, more officers patrolling the parking lots, checking to make sure no break ins are going to happen and an armored surveillance vehicle, keeping watch. Live in st. Petersburg, im Isabel Rosales abc action news. And breaking news overnight, weve learned actress Florence Henderson has died. Henderson best known for her role as carol brady, the mother on the brady bunch. Her manager says henderson passed away from Heart Failure last night. Actress Maureen Mccormick tweeted this photo of her with her television mom. She says henderson was a dear frnd and in her heart forever. And just two days before her death henderson was in the audience for the dancing with the stars finale to support mccormick tweeting. This is video of her from earlier in the season when she appeared in a dance routine for mccormick. Henderson was 82. A suspected drunk boater is now facing charges for taking out several dogs near madeira board caused all the damage. The Pinellas County Sheriffs Office and the fwc are now investigating. They took two men into custody. A witness says those boaters nearly hit some kids who were fishing on one of those docks. They were on the dock fishing. Good thing because one of the parents saw them coming and started yelling at them and they just veered off quick enough to not hit the dock and those kids all over the dock, that would have been an ugly site. No one authorities still investigating why the boater lost control. Were learning more this morning about an unthinkable crime in fort myers. Deputies say a babysitter killed a baby he was supposed to be watching. They arrested this man, rafael carrion. The 8monthold was not breathing when First Responders showed up thanksgiving morning. They tried to save the baby but were not able to. An autopsy found the infant suffered massive head injuries violent beating. Detectives say carrion couldnt plain the injuries. They charged him with Second Degree murder and aggravated manslaughter. Were getting our first look at the polk county deputy recovering at the hospital after he was nearly killed by a hit and run driver. Take a look, polk county posted this photo of Deputy Adam Pennell along with his wife on their Facebook Page a few hours ago. We apologize, well have that for you in a minutes. He was helping a polk county mother having car trouble when Charles Louis veered off the killing the mother back in october. President elect donald trump may have spent thanksgiving in his luxurious maralago home but he says its all about work this holiday. He tweeted this yesterday saying hes trying to get Carrier Airconditioning Company to stay in the u. S. The indianapolisbased Company Planning to move thousands of jobs to mexico. Staffers also say mr. Trump is busy trying to fill his news at 6 a thanksgiving tradition turns tragic, video showing the violence breaking out and what we still dont know about what started this chaos. And you saw this crazy video of an ecigarette explosion, now the victim may take legal action, but theres one thing that may prevent him from ever if youre planning out your black friday shopping strategy, weather will not be an issue. After a mild start today, its going to be a warm afternoon with a little bit increased humidity, a High Temperature of 81 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Then this evening pleasant but certainly above normal temperatures. Currently right now were in the 60s all around the bay area, 68 in tampa, 63 in plant city, a little cooler in the north, 54 in crystal river, and our highs today out in the low 80s. Ill give you all the details and tell you about the changes coming up in the forecast in just a few minutes. Guys. 6 10. A thanksgiving tradition end in a hail of gunfire. Hundreds of people scattering in louisville kentucky when someone opened fire at a popular holiday flag football event. Six people were shot, two of them were killed. Police say its lucky there werent more victims. The good part about it, were here, with the number of shots that were fired there could have been more. I heard it. We were standing on the sidelines watching the womens team play, and all of a sudden you heard gunshots and people started scattering. All the games at that park were canceled. Police say the shootings were not related to this event, but they dont have a motive or suspects yet. New developments this morning on this ecigarette explosion we showed you earlier from new york city. We ow the mans device sparking a fire in his pocket. With the growing number of cases like this, some are pushing for more regulation on ecigarettes, even an outright ban. This explosion happened wednesday at a wine shop in Grand Central terminal. The owner is now in the hospital with serious burns to his right leg and hand. His lawyer says hes concerned about the use of his hand. His brother describes the difficulty of seeing his loved one in so much pain. Going through. Im wondering what i can do to help him. The victim has to get surgery tuesday. This morning that man is considering a lawsuit against the ecigarette maker, but the problem is his lawyer is trying to find out who made this particular vaping device because the man doesnt remember where he bought it. All thats left of it are fragments that are now with the Fire Department. 6 12, coming up, a missing mother now safe back her family. Strange circumstances behind her disappearance and the even more mysterious way she was found. Z26m3z zy6z on the north side you have memberers of your group wearing ballistics, wearing armor. Why would they be doing that if youre the Dakota Access pipeline did not take a break for the thanksgiving holiday. One officer used a megaphone to address the crowd directly asking why the socalled peaceful demonstrators were wearing body armor. 50 miles north of that protest about 300 blocked traffic yesterday morning in the city of mandan. Some demonstrators shouted shame on you north dakota. This morning a missing california mother is reunited with her family after deputies yearold Sherry Papini vanished three weeks ago while jogs in northern california. Two of her captors released her on the side of an interstate more than 130 miles from her home. She was able to flag down a driver for help while wearing restraints. She had a few minor injuries. Investigators are trying to figure out who abducted her and where they took her and why they released her. Right near an israeli and charges for trying to export am nix to iraq and sudan. The u. S. Bans the export of any weapons or ammunition to both of those countries. A federal magistrate calls the charges henri shushan and venyamin golynkin are facing very serious and ordered both men held without bond. A massive man hunt continues in france for the person who broke into a that retirement home is for monks. The woman peace to be the masked intruder appears to be the masked intruders intended target. French Authorities Say this was not a terrorrelated incident, but they still dont know the motive. Law enforcement officers will pay their respects today to a Nassau County deputy who died in the line of duty on tuesday. A wake for Deputy Eric Oliver will be held this afternoon in fenian deena beach. He was kil struck by an suv while chasing a man running from Border Patrol agents. The guatemala man was being sought after pleading guilty to dui in august. Volunteers boxed thanksgiving care packages for the families of those Elementary Students injured in a bus crash. Six children died when their school bus hit a tree and split in half in chattanooga tennessee. Donations came in from across pain theyre feeling but its a reminder theyre not alone. Mother nature threw a one two punch to the pacific northwest. Two separate storms moved into Washington State bringing heavy rain to the lowlands and wind and snow to the mountains. The storm could dump 3 feet of snow by sunday, that coming as millions of americans plan to hit the roads this weekend to probably about the only travel trouble spot there is across the u. S. You can see right now theres storms and some snow in the upper elevations into the cascades around the rest of the nation, though, things looking relatively calm. In fact, if youre traveling today, no real expected weather delays in any of the major airports. Thats great news. Back at home, certainly no travel trouble spots here. To mid60s right now with highs topping out right around 80 degrees. So your forecast for the next seven days looks like this. High temperatures will top out at 81 today. Then a front moves through as we head into saturday and sunday. A little bit drier and cooler air for sunday, and then our next rain chance by the end of the workweek. Guys. Were checking Traffic Cameras all across the bay area this morning. So to slow you down on the interstate. Heres a live look at 275 right through downtown tampa. Youre looking at just 5 minutes to get from here down to the Howard Franklin bridge. A lot of parents were chasing one of these. Take a look over my shoulder, hatchimals are the hottest toys of the season. We spoke to one dad who waited in line for a while to get one last night, but did he score that big prize. Supposedly the last one to be in line. I didnt get one. Maybe next time. Maybe next time . Or when they come out again. I am the last one. Thank you very much. To give you some idea of the demand, the store only had 16 of the toys. They went on sale at 6 last night and were all gone in just a few minutes. Two brothers in arizona are cashing in on the craze. A month ago they bought all the hatchimals they could find, 100 in all spending 5000 on holiday gift. They posted them on ebay with the list price of 60 and now they say people are already bidding as much as 200. The brothers say theyre happy this gamble paid off. Starting tonight, tampas lowry park so is transforming into a interwound deland. Holiday lights show, caroling holiday treats and see wildlife at night. Still ahead, the macys thanksgiving day parade made even more special, a Police Officer getting some help popping the question and the past trauma this happy moment is helping him to forget. Plus, surprise arrival making new york city holiday traffic a little more interesting, the one person that helped this couple through it. In st. Pete where black friday shopping is underway. Security measures are in place like this armored truck. Well be checking in on a reminder if youre planning on eating leftover rk sick. The cdc says november and december are the peak months for an illness from a certain bacteria that grows in improperly stored leftovers. The turkey should be in the refrigerator right now, but if you dont eat it in four days freeze it in an airtight bag or throw it out. A memorable trip to the macys thanksgiving day parade for one nypd officer. Officer andrew dossi who was shot on duty last year proposed she said yes. The nypd posted the happy moment on its twitter page. Dossi was shot in the elbow and back while responding to a holdup at a bronx grocery store. One couple in new york is extra thankful for some 911 dispatchers this morning. Thats after their little one just couldnt wait until they made it to the hospital to make her entrance into the world. Therse thomas and her husband yelling for him to pull over. The dad to be called 911 and they talked him through the whole thing. I saw the babys head. The babys head was out, so he was saying to me that, listen, the babys going to be slippery. Youve got to catch it. Dont let it fall. Youve got to catch the baby. All went well. Therese gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Firefighters arrived quickly, checked out babe and mom before taking them to the hospital. Good advice, dont drop the baby. Its slippery. The fight in a walmart parking lot ends with one person dead, the one thing police say the two were fighting over. Plus some more of you are avoiding stores altogether this black friday. And the historic milestone we may soon see. And if youre planning your shopping strategy, ill let you know whether weather is a factor coming up ne z26kjz zy6z z26kbz zy6z y26kby yy6y live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. If youre looking to save a bit of cash, youre not alone on this black friday, folks already packing local stores, ahead in a live report, ill let you know exactly the best stores to catch and save a bit of money. Looking to cash in. Im Isabel Rosales with details on how police are amping up security measures. And were digging into this years black friday trends. Were finding out the top five items on your Shopping List this morning. Plus, all new numbers on how many of you spent thanksgiving shopping online thanks for waking up with abc action news, im dan shaffer. Im Janelle Martinez i people are heading out right now to get in on those deals. It doesnt feel much like Christmas Shopping out there. It really doesnt feel like christmas, but it will feel nice and comfortable, a little bit warmer than normal. Were about 7 degrees above normal for this time of year. Right now were in the 60s around the bay area, your digital day planner shows that by 10 a. M. Well be up to 77 degrees. Sunshine. Nothing on the radar or satellite, and we dont expect any rain for the next several days. Ill tell you all about it and what changes you can expect in a couple of minutes. We are keeping track on the traffic, a lot of you are home from work. Hopefully youre just resting from that food coma. Your drive across the bridge is looking great right now. This is a live look at the Howard Franklin. Its lets check in with action air captain al, good morning. Good morning janelle good morning black friday shoppers. Ive seen all types of variations. Brandon town center which is currently one of the busiest right at i75 and brandon boulevard, not so busy right now, although there are a couple hundred cars if you can believe it in the parking lot. Across the street, best buy theres a couple dozen cars there, sometimes thats been than usual in volume for this friday morning and i suspect its going to stay that way. 6 31. If youre still in that post thanksgiving semiconscious food induced haze, snap out of it. Today is black friday. Shoppers arent wasting any time getting out early this morning. Abc action News Reporter Rodney Dunigan is live in wesley chapel. Rodney, folks are already stocking up out there. Youre ri at 6 00 last night, and you know, i mentioned last night they had the huge storm earlier this morning. Let me tell you, another storm is coming. Weve seen a lot more folks coming i

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