it s off the wall. i ve been living here 30 years, i ve never seen anything like this. neither have we. a path of destruction along the coast. how officers say just one man is responsible for this mess. we re out here. we are out here, when you don t think we re out here, w securing malls. the amped up effort to keep thieves from targeting your purchases. plus, presidential picks. meet the two new additions to the trump white house, and what they reveal about the plans he has for the nation. good evening. thanks for joining us. developing tonight, a path of destruction down the tom stewart causeway. the boater damaged docks and other boats out there. as fox 13 reports, witnesses say he put lives in danger too. this part of the boat right here, as a matter of fact. before andy saw what happened heard noises like i ve never heard before. a boat had plowed through his dock and his boat. almost sounded like gunfire. and but it wasn t. it was my dock in piece
reporter: fidel castro loved to hate america at every political turn. [speaking spanish] reporter: his own political stock, albeit small, soared during the international custody fight for elian gonzalez. when the u.s. returned his little prince, castro called the moment a moral victory over imperialist america. the man who would lead the small caribbean island jesuit priests and learned law degree at the university of ha van that. castro launched had is first and failed revolution in 1933 when 30 of his followers were killed attacking the mon drshtion ado barracks. castro was imprison and then deported on a boat. the people des paired of the government of batista. he stepped down, left the power on january 1, 1959. he held on for nearly 50 years. in 1998, cuba opened its island doors to pope john paul ii. the holy father and the man who chained down cuba s churches exchanged words around the world. critic s would call the historic meeting little more than a public relatio
themselves. the mood remains festive hours after castro s brother, raul, cuba s current president made that announcement. listen in. listen in. [speaking spanish] alcides: raul castro said his brother s remains will be cremated today. nine days of national mourning are under way right now. tampa, as many strong ties to cuba. we will have more on the local reaction a little bit later on requesting good day tampa bay. first fox s brett bahr takes a look back on his life. reporter: the man born as fidel alejandro castro ruiz came to power leaving a rag-tag band of bearded rebels to overthrow a dictator. he ended up becoming one himself. he stood defiantly against ten u.s. presidents. influence and power called castro a hero. but for the u.s., he was the all-too-close face of the bitter cold war. and while the world could never completely dismiss castro politically, over time to some critics, he seemed more like a caricature with his wiry beard, faded fatigues and six-inch c
after castro s brother, raul, made in announcement. [speaking spanish] alcides: raul castro said his brother s remains will be cremated today. nine days of national mourning are under way in cuba. tampa, as many of you know, has strong ties to cuba. station s kellie cowan is on brett bahr takes a look at the rise and fall of the dictator. reporter: the man born fidel castro ruz came to power league a ragtag band of bearded rebels to overthrow a dictator. he ended up one himself. castro stood defiantly against ten u.s. presidents. around the world leftists who hated america s influence and but for the u.s., he was the all-too-close face of the bitter cold war. and while the world could never completely dismiss castro politically, over time for some critics he seemed like a char cature with his wiry beard, faded fatigues and 6-inch ci cigars. the response to castro s communist regime came in 1961 when president john f. kennedy backed the failed where cuban exile were captur
a store employee took off after him and ended up on the hood of the suspect s car. reporter: a jewelry store in the brandon mall is shut down today after a clerk chased out a thief and then ended up being thrown from the car right here on state road 60. let s take a look at some of the surveillance video. hillsborough county sheriff s deputies say it happened yesterday evening at about 7:00 at night. an unidentified male stole two pieces of jewelry about $23,000. after grabbing that jewelry, the suspect then ran out and an employee of the store chased him to the car he was driving and then jumped on the hood and was thrown out on to state road 60. that employee was taken to tampa general hospital. we re told they have life- threatening injuries. the store is closed today. we will have much more coming up later today. in brandon, rod carter, news channel 8. and hurricane hermine may storms ever for pasco county. emergency managers are estimating more than $89 million in da