good evening i'm jennifer >> and i'm josh benson. >> a 15-year-old is recovering after she was shot during a violent home invasion. as8 on your side ryan hughes reports, the person inside was

>> reporter: we talked to residents in this neighborhood and they say there's been a lot of problems at that home so they're not surprised by this latest incident. deputies and detectives rushed here just after 1:00 in the morning for a break in call that turned into much more. as the intruders barged in, the deputies tell us a 16-year-old was shot after the intruders shot and mistakingly hit her. he believes there was another home invasion in the same location months ago. >> a bunch of kids. young kids. moved in there and it's been in and out, in and out. >> reporter: other neighbors agreed and claim they've seen a lot of people come and go from the home where the girl was shot as well as increased

>> i've seen cops twice since i've lived here. >> reporter: depew thes questioned a lot of neighbors as they searched for the three men who barged in. >> they were going house to house. >> reporter: the men took off from the scene and deputied scoured the area to try to find them. reporting in holiday, i'm ryan hughes, newschannel 8. today police made four arrests in this case but they are all people who were in the home not the intruders. deputies arrested homeowner karen clark on drug charges and child neglect. they also arrested 19-year-old colton conrad. juveniles. two tampa men are counting their blessings after a fire building. the fire started after 2:30 avenue. a man who lives in one of the units says the fire started with an explosion and flames started quickly spreading throughout the home. when i opened up my eyes,

of me. thank god i didn't get trapped. i jumped out of my sofa screaming, screaming for help. >> reporter: that man says he and his neighbor were then rushed outside and used fire extinguishers to put the fire out until firefighters arrived. luckily no one was hurt. and it took more than two hours to free a man who was trapped in a pickup after an early morning accident in tampa. a pickup slid off the road, flipped over and slammed into a pole on east fowler avenue just before 3:00 a.m. firefighters had to peel back the metal of that truck until they were able to free the man. hospital. there's no word yet on his condition. a sheriff deputy who was caught beating a man is now facing a judge. a man throws his hand up

did not stop the deputies from jumping out and pouncing on >> as soon as i saw this video all five individuals were suspended without pay. i personally felt their actions were agredious enough that they should not receiver another dollar from the department. an 8 on your side alert. we've all seen them on facebook pages. those memes those friends show off or those quizzes they ask you to take. but those could help thieves steal your personal information. i think we've all seen these john. >> yeah we certainly have. and you've probably seen them. this is the b like bill meme. the for those of you who done know what it is.

in your name and gender then it will create this funny meme of you and share on facebook. but officials say you have to be very cautious before you click on things like these. frankly many of us do it without thinking. we spot that meme. that quiz, or that weird link and we click on it. >> are you careful when you go online on what you click on. >> not always, i find things that make me curious. >> reporter: the site's creator blah-blah wrote in its terms and conditions that the owner could use anybody's content without terms and conditions. it brings up the importance issue of click baits. >> be very careful. they will try to trick you to that.

business bureau warns that many of these obscure and risk could put you at risk. some could be scams and others could contain viruses. avoid links that have lewd contents. make sure your friend's account wasn't hacked if they asked you to click on something. >> i haven't had any problems yet. i hope i don't get any either. >> if its looks too good to be true, it probably is. >> reporter: guys i'm going to show you how to notify facebook if you spot a spam post. on anything you find there's a small arrow. if you click on it it says it don't like this post. once you click on it you can click onits spam then the people at facebook will

a proposed constitutional amendment to allow medical marijuana will be back in september. >> reporter: just about 2% of the vote kept marijuana advocates from seeing medical cannabis legalized. florida voters will once again decide the fate of medical marijuana in the state. a ballot initiative surpassed the number of votes needed. gates helped pass the law. he says a constitutional amendment ties lawmakers hands. >> part of the problem with putting cannabis policies in the constitution is that as the science evolved we become constrained and making sure that the application of that cannabis is as official and as effective as possible. >> reporter: senator rob bradley also helped craft the same limited bill. he believes it helped set the state up just in case the

since 2014. there's bills running this year that put us into the position that if the time comes at a constitutional amendment passes, florida is ready. >> reporter: some medical marijuana advocates in the state legislature call this a missed opportunity. state senator jeff clemons has been trying to legalize medical american since 2011. he will be voting for the >> we're requiring the public to do what we couldn't do ourselves up here. and still haven't been able to. >> reporter: the ballot initiative would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana for people with aids, epilepsy and cancer. mat gelka, newschannel 8. the legislature is considering a bill this session that would allow medical marijuana to be used on terminally ill patients. a bill that would allow florida gun owners to openly carry their weapons is now moving forward.

bill house. if the bill is passed, concealed handgun holders would no longer be required to hide their handgun. the committee ran out of time due to a lengthy debate. if enacted the bill would prevent clergy from being sued if they turn away gay couples who want to marry. >> this is an extra layer of protection to give parishioners comfort that they don't have to worry about being persecuted or even civil. >> the legislature is expected

it's no secret that facebook profits off of its users. >> the amount they're raking in may surprise you. >> i'm going to show you where you can get the best deals for spring break. >> mostly cloudy skies and showers will eventually wrap up later this evening. we'll be headed toward clearer skier skies and sunnier conditions. your weekend too. we'll have that coming up. >> we'll have all that and more coming up. you're watching channel 8, the newschannel that's always on your side. the race for the white

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the network series has thrust the case back into the news. support has continued to grow for the men who many believe were wrongly convicted. >> it's like they picked on him. they targeted him, and it bothers me a lot. >> our voice is getting louder each and every day. we're not quieting down by any means. >> there's this misconception that we all hated him and the whole community had a witch hunt against him and it's completely not true. >> there will also be a we love manatowack group. they will be holding a campaign to change the perception of the county. and in the u.s. and canada, facebook profit comes out to

check this out. barbie getting a pretty big make over. the famed doll made by mattel will now come in four different body types, 17 skin tones and 22 eye colors. it's the most dramatic change to barbie. the revamped line comes after years of criticism of its unrealistic beauty. you have to book now if you want to find some good deals. newschannel8's lindsay mastiss shows us what to do and what not to do in order to save money. when it comes to spring break, you don't want to wait for any last minute travel deals that's because experts say that if you want to save money you have to book early. especially if you're flying. spring break isn't just for college students it's a chance for families to spend quality time together on vacation.

>> the minute you know you want to take a vacation you need to book. >> reporter: tammy lavent says that ordering from booking but-- >> if anything happens, the airline only looks out for those who booked through an agent or through them. >> reporter: you can also use apps like yelp and four square to find deals on food. group on can help you save

another way to save money avoid travel on spring break and instead vacation earlier or later. >> we took a few weeks from school and college and came down to enjoy tampa. >> reporter: you can use social media to find coupons to restaurants and activities. lindsay mastiss, news channel 8. according to aaa one out of every four people in florida plan to take a spring break vacation. four of the top 10 popular destinations are right here so why even leave. right. and eventually we'll get some sun back for those folks who want to visit the sunshine state. over an inch of rain. north winds at five. we're seeing increasing northwesterly breezes across the area. so progressively it will get windier as we head throughout the evening hours. over a half inch at the lake club in lakewood ranch. look at the palm tree blowing around with the stronger wind as i was mentioning. stronger gusts are expected here.

will end by midnight. then we start to see clearing especially for the first half of the day. mostly sunny skies, light jacket weather. a good wind from the northwest. kind of cool to start. in the afternoon a few high clouds still cool. still breezy for us. showers continue to roll in but the brighter yellows, the reds. the areas of heavier rain that's all racing quickly off to the east as you can see here. eastern sections of hernando county. polk county to sebring. back to the west we start to see some breaks here. the bulk of the rain is pretty much ending now as you can see on the radar as this continues to move rapidly. that upper level flow moving at 120 knots here. the east. maybe an inch of rain in the brighter green areas. pinellas county and down across the southern sections of

maybe over an inch of rain. avon park, randall still plenty of clouds. mostly cloudy about does it. temp international airport. same number in st. pete. numbers have not changed so much in the last 24 hours. largely because of that number. the dewpoint is so high. temperatures combined with the cloudy skies, lack of sunshine really not warming up very nice at all. wind direction from the northwest. starting to see some stronger gusts here but i think we will see more of that across the forecast area for tomorrow. when you see the winds shift from the northwest to near the front has pushed farther south. a very high humidity across the region. pensacola dropping to eight. this upper level disturbance will swing through the area.

possibility of rain showers. then higher pressure will continue to move in. got another little line here offshore in southwest florida. the bulk of this severe weather threat has been much greater across south florida for today. rpm clears it out overnight. winds draw in the cooler air. a chilly start tomorrow compared to the cooler air as of late. sunshine a few high clouds. warming up eventually into the upper 60s but starting off cool at 47 degrees for saturday morning. if you are headed down early to the parade route to get all set to go there, know it's going to be cool. you may need a jacket. once we can break more sunshine out, it should lift us into the 60s and 70s on sunday. back into the upper 70s on tuesday. as we go with this routine every week. working some type of storm system through the area. each one does have a slight

we'll watch that for you. >> flirting with 80 on tuesday. they're ready to leave peacefully or prepare to die. >> the -- what the lone hold

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the five people still hold up in a wildlife refuge say they're ready to leave peacefully or prepared to die. they sent a message that they're ready to surrender if none of them are arrested. >> they said peaceful resolution and now one of my friend is dead and a bunch of others are arrested. >> reporter: the nearly month long armed take over is part of a protest. the winner must be at least 21 years old and pass a federal and state background check. but some community members don't think it's an appropriate prize for the school fundraiser. the school district washed

they don't have anything to do with it. texas authorities are looking for answers after a child died in their care. according to court documents it took harrison 14 minutes to call 911 after a child started choking on what was believed to be a mitten. >> stacy and rod are here with what we're working on -- stacie and rob are here with what we're working on. >> a federal case that started with an 8 on your side investigation. now the couple who ride about a sink hole they've learned their fate. our own keith cate is in iowa ahead of the iowa caucuses and their debate there.

springs has some explaining to do. >> coming up on newschannel 8.

tonight an 8 on your side investigation more than a year in the making. a couple who lied about a sink hole has been sentenced. a state investigation into a bay area building official. he's been doing his job without a license. >> and count down do the caucuses. newschannel8's the only bay area station in iowa tonight. our own keith cate is there live in des moines.