>> and live in iowa as we count down to the iowa caucuses. >> and a boxing champ not winning this round in an epic court fight. >> thank you for joining us this evening. a pinnel at county deputy is off the job and facing an attempted manslaughter charge after the sheriff says he lied about a shooting incident. it happened in late december. the former deputy turned himself in. >> reporter: by all accounts, former deputy timothy burden was a good cop but he told a wild story about a man who tried to get his gun and then he had to shoot him. after stopping a car for a suspected drunk driver, dylan thompkins started mouthing off. you can see deputy burden and another deputy escort him with his pants falling down to a

while the shooting is offcamera, you can hear what happened next. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: immediately after the shooting, the sheriff defended his guys, claiming thompkins while handcuffed grabbed burden's gun, forcing burden to shoot him. tonight we know it didn't happen that way. >> in order for this to have happened, he has to have taken his hands, come around like this, been able to while handcuffed do this, do this, do this, and is then get the gun out. didn't happen. >> reporter: the sheriff tells me deputy burden seen here from his days as a st. petersburg police officer, acted contrary to law and fabricated the events of that night. and there was a good witness. >> deputy randall was there the entire time. and testified that dylan was mouthy, but he never offered any active resistance and never reached for or touched deputy burden's gun. >> reporter: the sheriff told me there was not a struggle for

deputy burden to believe he was in any danger for his life. as for thochl kins holmes, he -- thompkins holmes, he suffered two gunshot wound, spent weeks in a hospital, and has no insurance. the sheriff is offering to pay all his medical bills. >> reporter: when asked about his version of event, former deputy burden told investigators he felt thochl kin holmes would -- thompkins hold would kin, wound, or injure him. that's no reason to shoot him. police are on the scene of a suspicious death. investigators tell us one person was found dead inside a budget inn. another was found alive in the motel room along with two monkeys. no arrests have been made in this case. we'll update you.

after last night's final deputy, all the republican presidential candidates are busy krisz crossing -- crisscrossing iowa. >> keith ca,e -- live from iowa. and you were up early, as well as the candidates. >> reporter: it's the central time zone so it seem better but we still stayed up late last night, early start to the day. nothing compared to these candidates. we caught up with hillary clinton at a really today. we're gonna report on that for you at 6:00. very interesting rally for her. a man in iowa is a political force. he is the editor, the opinion editor of the des moines register and he and his board of directors decided that they would enforce hillary clinton and marco rubio for president. i wanted to know, why these two?

decision and how will that influence the voters in iowa? >> why marco rubio? >> well, we spent two interviews with senator rubio, and we felt he was the best one for the general election to, union fight parties, and is his forward-looking vision i think persuaded us that he could attract independents which is republicans desperately need this time, as well as the conservative base of the party. >> but you also endorse hillary clinton. bernie sanders has created a lot of buzz in iowa. i described him almost like a rockstar of sorts. but you went with hillary. why? >> well, we met with her twice two. i think we spent more than three hours with her. and i think -- she is so good and so smart, and so qualified, and. we we had to go with her. and it's a lot of democrats right now are saying head

and we said you gotta go with your head in this case. i think on both sides, some people will say it was a tepid endorsement on both. we felt it was challenging and said here are things they need to work on. >> reporter: so who's gonna win iowa? >> ha! [ laughter ] >> the first rule, you don't make predictions about iowa. the poll comes out saturday afternoon. and the history shows that iowans wait until the end. i feel good about rubio because of the momentum he has. i think he did well enough in the debate. he got some attention. and so i think things are swinging his way. i think the lack of debate on trump's part will cost him some points. >> reporter: trump did not

really benefited rubio and bush who was a runner up when it came to endorsements here. the one person who didn't fair so well in the debate according to the des moines register was ted cruz. officer night for cruz the paper read this morning. but we shall see. this is a state that will make its decision on monday, february 1st. when you think about it, we're talking about a state of iowa that has about a million people fewer than tampa bay. hard to believe that the race to the white house begins right here. >> yeah. >> we'll have more coming up at 6:00 and 11:00 as well. >> all eyes on iowa and you for these reports. thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> and watch keith's reports through the iowa caucuses on monday. this weekend he's going to be on the road following the candidates during their final

right here on news channel 8. magic machine misbehaving. >> they call boxing champ antonio tarper the magic man for his prowess in the ring. but he could sure use some of that old magic right about now. he owes more than $700,000 in a tampa child support case that's been dragging on for years. >> mark douglas has been keeping score, and he's losing this round. >> he sure is. he hit the canvas pretty hard in this bout. in court he lost one of his most prized possessions and mementos from his world champion fight career will soon follow. all of that let him misbeigin when he faced a magistrate. >> how am i gonna get to work? how am i gonna get to training?

>> reporter: taking away magic man's mercedes benz was too much to handle for antonio tarver. >> sir, you have to remain calm. >> you're taking my whole life from me! >> reporter: his ex-girlfriend has been trying to collect child support since 2008. he now owes about $750,000. >> ever since my suspension and loss of job in 2010, i made no money. >> reporter: not exactly, champ. he earned $6,000 every time he performs as an analyst on spike tv. and he's still lining up fights at age 47. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: last august, he climbed in the ring, traded punches, and made a quarter million dollars. >> it's magic what i do in that ring! >> reporter: he could have used some of that magic in this hillsboro courtroom where he

>> what was your contract -- >> i don't know when i signed. i don't know when i signed the contract. >> all right, wait. hold on. >> reporter: despite his protests, the mag straight found him in contempt for shirk his child support. the magic man claims he's broke so she ordered him to hand over the keys to the silver mercedes that he parks outside of his luxury home inside a gated land- o-lakes community. >> i'm not gonna be able to go to spike tv and is train. you just killed my chances of earning a living. >> okay. >> reporter: minutes later, the bout was over and magic man left defeated. >> show can't make no money now. congratulations. >> reporter: bam! they heard that door through the courthouse slam shut. along with giving up his mercedes, he has to hand over all of his title championship belts and the bronze medal he

>> we're talk a lot about his child support f. he's having such a hard time, what about taxes? >> well, he doesn't! according to his financial affidavit which we have right here, he hasn't filed a tax return since 2007! the penalties and fines are unknown. and according to his lawyer, he didn't file because he thought his cpa did it for him g. figure. >> $6,000 an appearance, quarter million dollars for a fight. a lot of people out there wish they didn't make money the way he doesn't make money. >> wondering if the irs is watching tonight. >> wow. >> sure they are now. >> we'll z. social media threats against events or schools can send people into a panic and force lockdowns because of a prank. it happened at multiple hule hollomans around florida's

>> you call in a bomb threat to a school, that is a felony. if you threaten to go shoot the school up or shoot up a school, that's a misdemeanor. >> as we have seen, these credible threats of violence must be taken seriously. >> reporter: lawmakers are considering a bill that would put those make threats behind bars for up to 15 years and force them to pay up to $10,000. the gasparilla festivities are just about to get started. >> what you need to know you're heading out to the parade tomorrow as well as the roads that are closed this weekend. >> and nissan is issuing a recall tonight. why the hood of some of its cars could fly up while driving. >> good timing on chasing the rain out of here in time for the gasparilla festivities this weekend. great weather, comfortable, seasonal weather. we'll have that weekend forecast coming up. >> employees volunteering

the gasparilla pirate invasion is just one day away. tampa police and is remember law enforcement agencies will be handling security. >> enforcement begins in some areas tonight. police will tow any cars that are illegally parked. they'll be looking out for underaged drinking and anyone consuming alcohol from an open container off the parade route. >> some parts of our plan

of it you won't see. the ultimate goal is to make sure the public is safe without the people coming down and making them feel like they're in an occupied city. >> here's something else police have to remind people of these days: no drones aloud! they are illegal over the parade route and the invasion flotilla. trying to drive around the parade route already kind of a nightmare. >> several roads are also closed. >> it is friday night! the eve before gasparilla. we've got some road closures hitting the streets. bay shore boulevard, gonna be closed. bay to bay between bay shore to isabella. and the davis island bridge exit to the northbound side of bay shore is gonna close. these begin at 10:00 tonight. all along bay shore and the

then these rential areas already have the no parking zones. today as well. be on the lookout for that. and the route runs from bay to bay all the way into downtown. we've got the invasion as well. general. you'll always be able to get to the hospital. it continues, whips around the kass street. keep that in mind, gonna be very busy. you can always take the hart bus service. downtown. the in-town trolley is free. street. that helps you get around as well. and you've got the streetcar into downtown. pass.

we've got 11:30 am is the invasion. and we'll be broadcasting it live. we also have everything you need to know about the festivities at wfla.com. >> and this guy, steve jerje, delivering an epic forecast! [ laughter ] >> it's gonna be beautiful. >> it's gonna be nice this weekend.

if you bundle up, it'll be pretty, and some high clouds to hula bay. 64 degrees on the tampa side. our current weekend overall, a chilly start to the day. if you're gonna be up at sunrise, keep in mind you'll need a jacket for the early start to the day. 73 degrees on sunday, partly cloudy skies to mostly cloudy conditions at times with the high clouds. rain chances are out of there this weekend. certainly dry, but these are very, very comfortable temperatures. at 11:30 for the invasion, 63 degrees, a few high cloud, still on the cool side, 69 our forecast there at 2:00 pm. very nice throughout the parade and invasion timetable. and the water conditions too with an area of high pressure over us. we like a light chop or no chop. tony colsn, always gives us fantastic shots.

57 degrees at 7:00 pm. 56 at 9:00 pm. gonna be a cooler evening with a mix of some high clouds and clear skies. cooler than previous evenings because the air is much drier. that cold front well down to the south. 48 degrees, which is exactly what we had this morning, a cool start to the day, with the sunshine balanced out real nicely. 61 degrees in temple terrace. 61 riverview, 62 apollo beech. brooksville 61 degrees. venice 59 degrees. a good tropical flow of these high clouds. these are generally made of ice craftals flowing high life -- crystals flowing high above. this far south it's carrying all this moisture our way. and that's what you're seeing in the sky. dry air across the northern part of the state. high above in the atmosphere. lots of sun, but some of the high clouds have obscured some of the clearer skies here across south florida. high pressure continues back to

that's what's been giving us more of a northwesterly flow. that high will shift over us for tomorrow, just calm wind conditions, great for the boaters, and just lighter wind which makes it more pleasant. high pressure over us for saturday. beautiful day. streamy looking high clouds. same for sunday. more of a southeasterly flow. that's a warming trend that will carry into monday, tuesday. a few extra clouds into sunday. and monday more of the same. moisture comes back, a few more clouds. temperatures are nice and warm. 76 by monday. 64 degrees for a high saturday, 73 for a high on sunday. great weekend plan, slowly gets a bit milder. the usual routine once we run these fronts through the area. a bit more extreme with the el nio this year. the warmer water that cools in the pacific and changes worldwide weather patterns. we throw out el nio a lot so i

explanation. >> all right, thank you, sir. girl scout cookies are back and this year adults can enjoy them even more! >> we'll show you how the cookies are being paired with wine. and is mcdonald's -- sorry, went off on a tangent there. [ laughter ] >> mcdonaldee new mozzarella sticks aren't coming out so cheesy! why some customers are asking

nissan is recalling many of its altimas due to a latch that can cause the hood to fly open while driving.

causing it to remain open. the new recall actually 2015. some of them were already recalled twice before. mcdonald's is apologizing about its new mozzarella sticks. some of the sticks issuing served up without any cheese. some customers shared photos. the cheese may have melted out during the baking process. the company admits those sticks should not have been served. and it apologizes. so it's girl scout cookie time, and this year you can pair them with wine. best idea ever. a wine app allows users to photograph wine labels and get ratings and reviews. now it pairs girl scout cookies with wine. >> samoas.

>> they're the best. caramel delights they're called. [ laughter ] >> i was corrected earlier. coming up, not the vacation they had in mind, today passengers boarded a cruise ship in tampa to