>> it's 7:00, the station on your side is on your schedule. 8 at 7:00 starts now. >> good evening. a clearwater doctor accused of raping a patient is nowhere to be found. >> reporter: shannon bailey had high praise for her doctor,

that when she heard he was accused of sexual battery. the report says the victim protested what the doctor was doing, he said he was checking for scar tissue and proceeded to batter her again. then the report says she tried to scream and the doctor forcefully kissed her so hard it split her bottom lip. >> it never even crossed my mind. he is a great surgeon. you know. me and myself and my family feel comfortable around him. >> reporter: late friday, the victim's attorney e-mailed this statement saying in part this is inexcusable, egregious conduct. in clearwater, rod carter, newschannel8. tonight, a tai kuan do instructor is facing charges of sexual molestation.

touched students while they were undressed. this is video posted to the facebook page. talk about a close call. a gun jam likely saved the life of a bay area man who came in between a woman and her jealous ex. >> reporter: a domestic dispute outside this doctor's office in lakeland could have turned deadly. it happened when gibson hyacinth went to confront his wife only to be confronted by her friend addison whiteside. >> he went there with jealousy and love and rage on his mind and the only thing that stopped him from killing addison was that his firearm for whatever reason wouldn't work. >> reporter: in this surveillance video, you can see hyacinth confront him. investigators say hyacinth showed his conceal carry permit and pulled out a gun and tried

as you can see in the video when he went back out, he was nearly run over by hyacinth as he ran away from the scene in lakeland, josh thomas, newschannel8. not a lot is left of a pontoon boat that caught fair off casey key in sarasota county. this is video sent to us by a viewer. sun person suffered smoke inhalation. workers could hardly believe their lives. they were being held up at gunpoint by an eight-year-old. surveillance video shows the child walking in with a motorcycle helmet on his head and a sweater covering his mouth. the boy said the f word and demanded money. a clerk quickly took the gun away from him. the state is not pressing charges but the boy must attend a diversion program. it has happened again. for the second time in as many days, gulf port city leaders closed the beaches and clam bayou.

off since august when they were forced to dump millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the bayou. they met with lawmaker to plead for help. >> we need the department of environmental protection in the southwest district and in tallahassee to take action. come down herement look at what is happening. take it seriously. we have an environmental disaster. >> state senator jeff brandis says he and other lawmakers are looking at possible solutions and the cost involved. right now, there is no time frame on a fix. after years of talking about talking, rays team officials sat down with tampa prep tampa bay leaders today to talk about a new stadium. tampa mayor bob buckhorn and ken hagan talked with the team saying any stadium deal would have to be primarily financed by the rays. >> any stadium deal will have to be primarily funded by the team and the private sector.

years ago when we built raymond james stadium, those were 100% publicly financed. those days are gone. >> this is the first meeting since they allowed the team to look for a new stadium site outside of the city. now, your vote coverage from new hampshire. the next big test for the presidential candidates is just days away in the new hampshire primary. candace mccowan is in new hampshire now through next tuesday and tonight, she shows us how marco rubio is rallying support on the momentum he received in iowa. >> reporter: rubio was a big contender, he is up from third, the second in the latest nbc wall street journal poll. still in the lead, donald trump. rubio is followed by the iowa winner ted cruz. behind them, john kasich and jeb bush with 9% and then chris christiement he has been taking plenty of shots at rubio, but his momentum is something christie cannot deny. >> what do you make of this

>> it is to be expected right? any time anybody gets that kind of media coverage which is what he got for doing what everything thought he was going to do, the guy got a third place finish. congratulations. he did better than me. but it was a third place finish an everybody expected that. so, i don't understand all the excitement. >> reporter: joining marco rubio on the campaign trail are tampa students. we will have that story at 11:00. jenn? >> just three days after the new hampshire primaries, donald trump is headed to the bay area. they confirmed he has planned a rally at the usf sun dome on friday february 12. we are still waiting on an official announcement for the exact details of the event. but we will keep you posted. check out this video of a gator fight. jeremiah johnson captured the two wrestles outside of his largo office wednesday. the gators had live together for a long time but he has never seen them fight until this.

where i'm at right now and i just had to put my head on a swivel. like, where are these things going? what is going to happen? and had the camera going and happened to be at the right place at the right time. it was one of the most exciting moments of my life. >> look at these guys. a trap trapper showed up this afternoon saying he was called by property management, but the gators eluded capture. i wonder what the fight was for. territory? girls? >> i have so many questions. >> they seem to be in a tough fight. >> can we get animal planet on the horn? >> we have a lot of gator questions and need answers. nice chilly night we are having. >> yes, nice and cool. and it will be a cool weekend. the next seven days we will be trending below normal. a few clouds for tomorrow. quite a few clouds likely rolling in across the area. maybe a few evening showers

spots an clearing skies cool and breezy for breezy at 68 degrees. it will be cool at the state fair. probably a few extra clouds as i mentioned. 54 degrees at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. 64 at 3:00 p.m. so bring a jacket. there is a small chance of seeing a light rain shower out there tomorrow. right now, temperatures have fallen into the 50s . if you have been outside today, you know it is much cooler but the skies are very clear. we get up to 64 today. we will go right up through the sky here with that radiation cooling. temperatures already in the 50s at most locations. low 50s up in citrus county at the moment. we will have more on that weekend forecast and look at rain and possible warming trend coming up. still ahead on 8 at 7:00. >> for the past six years, rufus here has been waiting to be adopted into a loving happy home. and staff here at the shelter found a heartwarming message from his original owners. >> they say it is not what you know.

and lakeland man knew to call 8 on your side when his long distance service shut down. >> we will have that and more coming up. you're watching newschannel8.

>> there is a bay area shelter dog who has been waiting years to be adopted. the workers there recently found a heart-wrenching message that they hope will inspire others to take him in. john rogers has the story. >> reporter: rufus is quite popular among the shelter staff here. even at ten years old, he is always energetic, excited, ands just happy to see you. some folks gave him a shot and adopted him. they brought him back. some said he wasn't a good fit.

>> it is harder for these guys to get adopted. >> reporter: buried deep in rufus's file was a forgotten letter. it was written by his owners when he was brought here in 2010. it was penned in the first person as if rufus himself wrote it. >> my family is very sad to give me back to bishop but they know they will find me a new family. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the letter serves as a reminder that rufus is not forgotten. so if any one of you wants to adopted this wonderful dog, contact the fine folks here at the bishop animal shelter. john rogers, newschannel8. do you think millennials prefer electronic books? think again. that story is coming up. before you buy a new tv before the big game, we have a few

>> on wall street today, the dow jones dropped 211 points. the s&p was down 35. nasdaq dropped 136 points. the unemployment rate is the lowest it has been since 2008. they put the nationwide number for january at 4.5%. employers added 150 jobs an wages have gone up 2.5% over

despite the good news, hiring is slowing and some economists say we could be headed into an economic slowdown. get a mortgage. there is that bit of good news. the average interest on a 340 this week. your broken iphone may not be worthless afterall. apple is going to start offering something for those damaged phones. it will soon allow trade-ins on the iphone 5s, 6, and 6 plus even if the screen is cracked or the camera is malfunctioning. that is different from the current rules. they hope the move will encourage customers to trade up an buy a new phone. with the superbowl two days away, you might consider a new tv. this time of year, there are some good bargains out there.

consumer reports advises got to get carried away. no matter what tv you have, you are not going the see the big game in 4k. >> this year, the superbowl is not going to be broadcasting in 4k. it will probably take broadcasters three or four years to catch up. >> another tip, see how the screen looks from several different angles. not everyone can sit directly in front of the screen. and don't fall for the up sell on expensive cables or extended warranties. here is question for you. which do you think millennials like better? e-readers or books? well, a professor surveyed hundreds of college students around the world and 100% of them prefer hard copy books. the reason is paper books are less distracting to causing less eyestrain. some said they like the sense of accomplishment of putting a

this valentine's day, americans are showing a little more love than last year. the national retail federation expects americans to spend more than $146 on flowers, candy, and other heartfelt gifts. that is up $4. actually $4.05 from 2013. 50% of those surveyed plan 20 buy candy. he could talk with people all around the world unless he tried using his telephone. a lakeland veteran contacted 8 on your side upset verizon disconnected his long distance service. steve andrews found this vet cut off from his family and shaken. >> reporter: everyday, james spends hours on his hand radio communicating with people around the world, especially europe. at age 21, he helped liberate europe from the nazis.

these days he has heart and vis problems complicated by a battle with cancer in his cheek. the form of communication he relies on for out of state sons is the telephone. >> it is my life blood. it is like the blood flowing from your veins. >> reporter: late last month, that blood flow clotted when he called new jersey. the phone is imperative to this 92-year-old so he claims he called verizon. >> they hang up on me. >> reporter: in a panic, he contacted 8 on your side. >> you said you were going to take care of it. i said i don't have to worry now. >> reporter: i reached out to verizon's director of communication who jumped on the problem immediately. >> when you called we were able to within an hour or so go turn it back on and he was back in business. >> reporter: then verizon

>> once we got the service reconnected for him, we contacted him and encouraged him to make the call. to his son in new jersey. long distance work. we stayed on the line with him to make sure that was the case. >> call your son up and make sure you are getting through they said. >> reporter: service restored, this veteran feels a lot more at ease. >> i feel secure when i call. in my home. >> reporter: steve andrews, newschannel8. >> according to verizon, it accidentally wiped out his long distance code. when the mistake was discovered the switch containing the information was turned back on. well, a spectacular volcanic eruption in japan included blasts of lava and lightning. check out the video. you can see flashes of lightning in the cloud above the ash.

more than a mile away. it puts particles in the atmosphere and the air is rapidly rising but the pictures that you see lightning related to a volcano are quite dramatic. that is in japan. superbowl forecast, that is actually in santa clara which is south of san francisco. probably closer to san jose. as for the weather there, looks pretty good as the carolina panthers taxon the broncos. 67 degrees. a comfortable night. great california night weather wise. for us, not too bad. a little cooler. clear skies, 54 degrees. mostly clear conditions. chilly if you are headed out. bring the jacket or sweater. 47 degrees to start the day. the jacket is a good idea as well to start the day. but perhaps a few clouds as the day progresses. 65 degrees. mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon. some light showers favoring inland areas. 58 degrees right now. dew point, 23 degrees. very low dew points. same in saint petersburg.

20 miles an hour. the east wind coming across the bay. in the downtown area and saint petersburg, lit be very cool this evening. high pressure is a big feature. just off to the west, the flow around the high into the peninsula providing mostly clear conditions for us but you notice on the computer model later on this evening and certainly for tomorrow morning, this easterly flow will carry clouds our way with a slight possibility of showers favoring in those inland areas. but, the rain chances are a little bit better on the east coast themselves thanks to the stronger winds in that part of the state. mostly cloudy sky ins the afternoon. just slim rain chances as i mentioned but as we get into saturday evening, an area of low pressure will develop quickly off the east coast an race off to the northeast. but, counterclock wise flow around the low will help to drag in more cool air and essentially keep it cool here throughout our seven-day forecast which is right here. 65 degrees. for saturday. note the extra clouds tomorrow. for sunday, 60 degrees for a high.

and the rain chances are lower. for monday, 65 degrees. cool, 59 degrees tuesday. so we stay cool. long range, a bit of a warmup and a warming trend lifting temperatures back to average level this time of the year. but we have a nice cool stretch ahead. >> i can tell you when it will rain tomorrow. >> yeah? >> when i am going to go outside and try to do some yard work. >> exactly righted. or if you just washed your car. >> precisely. >> uh-huh. >> i can predict it. your services here are no longer needed. we'll be right back. stay with us. >> plus, love is in the air. here is what you will see starting monday at 6:00 a.m. >> i'm lindsey mastis. despite the reputation for being a distraction, cell phone cans bring couples closer together.

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>> superbowl fans in north carolina really want to know who is going to win. and they think they just received a sign. >> so we were like that is a prediction of the future right there. we are about to win the superbowl. [ laughter ] >> okay. a couple of roadsides on route 16 seem to predict a win for carolina. keep in mind, the panthers quarterback is named cam newton. final score of 20-7 be a possibility? has anyone taken a look at the signs in the opposite direction? i'm just saying. [ laughter ] so, life can be tough for cats who run away from home. but for clive the cat, it worked out pretty well. somehow, clive found his way into a pet food warehouse where he lived a very happy life for what must have been a pretty long time. the norwegian forest cat gain a few pounds before he got snagged in a pet trap. they scanned hip for a chip and

he discovered 14 months ago and now they say he looks downright porky. that is not a warm welcome. >> i think clive had the whole thing planned. >> that will do it for us. we are back at 11:00. have a great evening. megyn kelly in a skin tight leather dress, out on a date night. >> how her feud with trump may have just netted her a new multi-million-dollar payday, now on "extra." megyn kelly and her man hitting the town. how he feels about her duel with the donald. >> i think it's harder for my husband. he doesn't like to see me get attacked. >> plus, trump's untold story of meeting melania. >> i said, forget about them. jamie foxx, liam hemsworth, jenny mccarthy. the stars pour in for the super bowl.

secrets. and meet the super bowl wives. then, a new making a murderer exclusive. steven avery's twin sons. they weren't in the netflix documentary. now they break their silence. >> do you think your father killed teresa halback? >> crime watch daily has the interview. host matt dohrn is here to tell us if the brothers think their father is guilty. plus, mario's new a-list interview with j-lo, opening up about her new friendship with lady gaga. >> she's a nice girl. you know, she's a new york girl like myself. >> now, on "extra," from universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. hey, everyone. welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez. coming up, we're in san francisco with all the super bowl action. plus, james corden on his postgame special, and meet the women boston ehind the players. also coming up, why tori

seventh time in five years.