well, there is hang anger tonight for a rally in downtown tampa. the blogger behind this has been called pro rape. pro rape. just about everyone agrees his views are not welcome here. jeff patterson joins us live in curtis hixson park. is the meeting still on? >> reporter: depends on who you talk to. the blogger says worldwide the meetings have been canceled but the mayor's office says it may still be on. curtis hixson park in downtown tampa is one of mayor bob buckhorn's favorite places so when an international website announced they were holding a meetup for people in favor of legalizing rape, he was outraged. it is vile. >> reporter: the website says the meetups are canceled but

>> there has been some internet traffic and facebook traffic. we will be on top of it if it does occur. >> reporter: many people are not even sure if this is a real event. >> initially, i thought it was a joke. >> reporter: tampa tattoo artist john larson dig some digging and thought it looked legit enough to not go unnoticed. >> after the outrage went away, my immediate thoughts were that we had to do something to counter it. >> reporter: so he is organizing a counterprotest for diversity. should be held in the same park. at the same time. >> it is parent that we celebrate and support all choices. all races. all walks of life. >> reporter: the counterprotest will be saturday night, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. keith? >> i almost hate to give this publicity because it is such a bad idea. if it is a hoax, shame on that

but what's the likelihood it is all just some silliness that someone has put out there jeff? >> reporter: yeah, distinct possibility. the owner of the website may have just been trying to direct traffic to the website. but there are people in tampa putting together this counterprotest for diversity and that would be a good thing. >> that is is a positive. thank you jeff patterson reporting live in the rain. in tampa. and now, to breaking news. a clear water doctor is accused of raping a female patient at his office. dr. john drygus of the florida spine institute was arrested yesterday and bonded out of jail. heave faces one count of sexual battery. we have a crew looking for the story and we will bring you the latest information as we get it. governor rick scott wants

poison control right now. the state only has enough to test 475 people. 4,000 more kits are ordered by the department of health. >> we will be prepared to prevent the spread of the zika virus in florida. >> right now, there is a public health emergency in place in five counties because of zika. including hillsborough county. >> a man arrested for having an arsenal filled with part-time bars. during a raid earlier this week, federal agents found homemade pipe bombs, an ak-47. grenades. a quick footnote to the story. 8 on your side learned ramos' fiance allegedly made death threats against the business partner who turned him in.

the phone saying things like i'm going to kill you and your whole family. and god is going to get you for this. and so am i. the family is asking the judge to grant a restraining order against the fiance. and now, to an 8 on your side consumer alert. a skimming device found on a gas pump in sarasota. it was discovered at a marathon gas station on north washington boulevard. they don't know how long this thing has been here. police suggest people who bought gas at this station carefully check their bank accounts. illegal speed bumps popping up out of nowhere. they were another authorized by the county and it was actually neighbors who called in the pavers to do this speed bump. and what they did to slow down drivers in their neighborhood is extreme. three speed bumps are up along the road and now, pasco county public works crews will soon take them out. 8 on your side's peter bernard

joining us live in that port richie neighborhood. hi peter. >> hello there. >> reporter: neighbors that are fed up with people racing up and down the street had three speed bumps installed. they are illegal. if these speed bumps just right, you could lose your muffler. this one is built like a curb. there are three of them. neighbors say speeding is a problem. >> if someone will take it upon themselves to save their neighbor some grief, more power to them. >> reporter: cooper paving out of pennsylvania installed the speed bumps. >> it is crazy. >> reporter: neighbor eric barlow caught the neighbors in the act. you can see the cooper paving logo passing by. he insisted we do not show his face because of death threats. >> you have to come to a stop

loose on your car. you will take a heck of a bump. >> reporter: we saw neighbor randy reese talking to the paying crew. >> i talked to him. yes. >> reporter: we can see you pointing out where he wanted to go. >> you want to take that off? >> no. >> then i'm not talking to you. >> reporter: reese was not thrilled with our camera. >> it appeared to be done right in front of your house. >> that don't mean i done it. >> reporter: he ducked into his house. it illegal to install speed bumps on a public road on your own. >> we have to take that out. it is just dangerous the way it was put in. there is a process in place. >> do you put speed bumps on a puck lick road without getting approval from the county? >> reporter: a spokesperson said she did it for free after neighbors asked. >> reporter: and she thought they got the permits.

so, a publics work crew will take away all the three speed bumps when their workload allows. stacy? >> anybody going to be in trouble over this? >> reporter: that is a possibility. could be the paving company. they are up in pennsylvania. they have to go after them there. and the people who arranged for this. it is true if the roadway has been damaged. once they scrape this up, they will take a look to see if that is the case. >> peter bernard, live in pasco county. thank you very much. and we want to know what you think. did neighbors go too far putting those speed bumps in? and should the paving company be held responsible? we just posted this on your 8 on your side facebook page. so log on and share your thoughts. >> somebody thought that was a good idea. >> they were tired of speeders. keeping crowds safe at the florida state fair. >> we will show you the new tools deputies are using.

that is the message to spectators this weekend. why rule breakers could bring the competition to a screeching halt. >> the rain coming down will change things. much cooler air after the rain. showers still in the forecast. a very cool forecast coming up. details shortly. >> we'll have that and more coming up.

>> there are images that are tough to forget. teenagers stampeding the midway. they are forced to eject more than 100 young people from the fair. 14-year-old andrew joseph died while trying to cross i-4 after being tossed out of the fair. >> and chip osowski joins us live from the florida state fair. it is day one. we will tell you how things have changed out there. good evening chip. >> reporter: good evening to you. it appears this rainy wet weather is keeping most of the rowdies away today. the hillsborough county sheriff's office is determined not to have a repeat performance of what we saw in 2014. among the changes, additional cameras. a joint command center.

of 16 have to be accompanied by an adult after 6:00 p.m. dozens of sheriffs deputies are patroling the state fair midway. some in uniform. others in plain clothes. the message? they are watching what you are doing. >> you have no idea who is looking at you. additionally, there were several more cameras added. we even added several to our sky watch that will be manned all the time. >> reporter: those here to have a good time appreciate the increased presence. >> i feel a lot safer. we had a lot of games and fights and stuff going on. so, i'm glad they are out here. >> reporter: if you are coming out to cause trouble, the plan

>> if you think your child causes problems and has a group of folks they hang out with that causes problems and have intention of coming out here, i urge you to keep them home please. >> reporter: and the sheriff's office is being tight-lipped as to exactly how many deputies are out here patrolling the state fairgrounds. but major assures me there are enough law enforcement officers to keep everyone safe. keith? stacie schaible? >> chip osowski live at the fair. still to come, big crowds are expected in bradenton but the skies are off limit. >> drones are banned from a regatta this weekend because it could cause a lot of

ba da ba ba ba >> there will be a no-drone zone in bradenton for the regatta. thousands will crowd the river walk. you have the fireworks. >> yes. >> yes. fire officials are worried that drones can be a danger. john rogers joins us live in bradenton with more. >> reporter: more and more people are buying these drones. they don't wanted to take any chances with the event this weekend. this saturday, some of the fastest boats in the country

>> you will see a super saturday. california might have superbowl sunday. bradenton, palmetto, super saturday. >> reporter: while 100,000 people will be focused on the water, law enforcement will be focused on the skies making sure there are no drones. copters are not allowed at the event. >> there are two reasons. interference and safety. >> reporter: while the race is going on, helicopters will be flying overhead looking out for manatees. officials don't want the drones interfering with the pilots. >> it could be dangerous. >> you don't know who is behind the controls. >> officials don't want any drones near the competitors in the water. if the drone is spotted, officials will stop the event until it is removed. for professional photographers, these amateurs are getting in the way. >> you can hit the stick.

down is something else altogether. >> reporter: but he agrees banning drones at large events is a good idea. >> you have to know what you are doing. there is no place to go to learn how to do this. >> reporter: with this rule, officials would rather be safe than sorry. police officers, sheriffs deputies, fbi agents will be patrolling the river walk looking for the drones. if a pilot is found, they will be cited. the event starts at 10:00 a.m. standard and starts at 6:45 that evening. >> and the drones are popular. also a sign of the time, all this rain. everybody reporter in a live shot in the rain. stay dry and enjoy it. let's go to steve jerve. >> reporter: i do it for your guys. >> you can see two inches of the rain in the plantation. 58 degrees with the north and northwesterly breeze.

temperatures. there is the rain south of jacksonville. in sarasota. this is across the state from west to east. a few showers and thunderstorms fashion. you can see what is going on. moving past throughout sumter county. hernando county. in pinellas county, hillsborough county, still light to moderate rain. further south, you can see the showers in the western part of venice. southern sections of minnesota county. folks in polk county, you will see some rain, but not as strong as the folks on the coast have seen. at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow, slow warmup. much cooler. this cold front causing all this rain will drop temperatures as much as 20

yesterday with that record high of 84. 45 degrees under clear skies at 7:00 a.m. 60 in the afternoon. nice day, sunny day. also a breezy day. temperatures are changing from northwest to the south as you can see. as the cold air makes progress. 80 still in segring. you folks will cool down. but the temps are quite cool. gusting in sarasota. saint petersburg. lit be windy tomorrow. the windchill over the next 24 hours will continue to fall here into the overnight hours. feels like temperatures upper 30s in the northern spots. there is our cold front. the natural instability. the temperature range causes the showers and the thunderstorms. not anticipateing the the severe weather like in alabama. but the rain crossing the state at the moment. this is the model here, a high resolution model. thursday at 9:00 p.m., you can see it pushing off to the east.

air works its way in. by 5:00 a.m., the sunshine, very cool days that will carry on now for the next seven days so the temperature change will stick this time. we are not going to jump right back in the 70s and the 80s . we will stay cool for a long period of time. breezy conditions will stay with the northwesterly breeze by saturday. pick up a few extra clouds. temperatures don't change too much. highs in the 60s throughout this period. an area of low pressure develops sunday. moving off to the east. that won't do a lot to create a lot in the forecast. for sunday. keep a slight chance for saturday. overall, the rain chance has dropped for the weekend. as the temperatures have. for sunday. 65 degrees for monday. recool the air through this period. to just keep it in that range of about 10 degrees below normal for our high temperatures. 58 degrees for a high on wednesday. not outrageously cold, but just

that doesn't happen that often right? >> it is winter. >> and also el nio. >> okay. >> thank you steve. well, coming up, a usf basketball star eclipses a career milestone. >> and our bolts back to work after a big win last night. they talk about their key to success against the redwings

>> the tampa bay lightning play a season high in february. that comes on the heels of the all-star break. so the bolts are as fresh as they have been all season which is convenient.

the bolts already back at practice this afternoon. just 12 hours after beating the red wings 3-1. tampa bay hosts pittsburgh tomorrow, but for now, the nightling can saver the critical win against a division rival. >> the first 20 minutes after a break like that, it is a process. and i think it kind of came out. kind of felt it out. and we picked it up. that was a big game. you know. one of the bigger ones of the year. if not the biggest. so we have to take care of the home ice like we did tonight. they are a good team. any time you can beat them in points, it's good. enjoy this for a couple of seconds. >> it is almost like a new season. it is crunch time now. fortous get a win against it is huge. as long as we can build on that, we keep on rolling. >> tampa bay took advantage of the power play chances scoring on two of three opportunity. they are middle of the road with an extra man the season.

last night, that unit looked especially dangerous. >> ultimately, our sperm teams won us the game. i know they only had two power plays. >> discussing the bulls margin of victory is burying the lead. courtny williams scored 28 points including three she will never forget. >> williams goes into the corner. fire as three from the right wing. and swishes! 2,000 career points for courtney williams! >> williams entered the sun dome 28 points shy of a milestone. she left it with exactly 2,000 career points.

active players to score that many in just the second bull to do so. >> i actually made the shot. my teammate said you made the shot, that's 2,000. so we drove the play. >> what is there not to be hyped about? >> she looked happy. >> we are happy for her. >> all right. hey, finally tonight, when it comes to superbowl predictions, why not trust the experts? yeah, we are talking about experts like the marine laboratory experts and their resident manatees choosing the winner. buffet goes straight for the denver broncos. he likes peyton manning. he has predicted the winner correctly in seven of the last eight. but hugh pick it is carolina panthers. he is a war eagle auburn fan i guess. [ laughter ] >> how much football do these manatees watch. [ laughter ] >> flip a coin. who do you like?

>> i like the broncos. >> panthers? >> any chance the broncos have a winning. i honestly don't. >> hugh. [ laughter ] not the first time.