>. it's 7:00, and 8 at 7:00 begins now. good evening, a 6-year-old found a gun in his mother's diaper bag, and fired a shot. the gun fire caused panic in a south tampa park over the weekend. nobody was hit, but as jeff patterson shows us, the owner of gun is now facing serious charges. >> >. we started talk agent how to be -- about how to be friends with people. >> reporter: 9-year-old bella was in the park with friends. >> all of the sudden we heard a big boom.

away a 6-year-old had taken a gun out of his mother's diaper bag. >> we started freaking out and didn't know what to do. >> reporter: her mother rushed to the park with a friend called to tell her what happened. >> >. it's a pretty traumatic thing that happened to them, and i don't know how no one got hurt. >> reporter: police responded too, and charged this man with negligence for putting the firearm in his girlfriend's diaper bag. >> i can't think of too many worse places to store a firearm. >> reporter: they also charged him with tampering with evidence. when he found out police were on the way he tried to throw the gun into the bay. jeff patterson, news channel 8. sarasota deputies say a venice couple's home was filled with guns, drug, and explosives, all within reach of a 5-year-old. they discovered it when they went to the home to check on the child in their care.

along with pipe bombs and hand grenades. the child is in protective custody. two arrests have been made in a weekend shooting at a holiday i think express -- inn expression. 16-year-old jones and 18-year- old mcgee were arrested and charged with assault. the shooting wounded two teens. investigators believe a fight broke out when uninrate ised guests shot -- uninvited guests showed up at a birthday party. and a clerk in east tampa shot and killed a robber that tried to rob the liquor store he worked out. >> he went into the wrong store, that's for sure. >> reporter: that's the sentiment of many that frequent this liquor store in east tampa. >> i wouldn't try it. they should have known. the guys in there, they're all loaded. >> reporter: you can see the two gunmen walking up and into the store.

sidewalk. his partner continues to run. >> they'll find him. >> reporter: i spoke with the store clerk today, and he didn't want to talk on camera, but tells me that he and his wife are thankful that he wasn't the one that was killed. through the surveillance video 8. a crash involved a school bus caused some damage, but only minor injuries. it happened just before 3:00 this afternoon on pine brook road in venice. it was carrying students from venice high school. at least two students were taken to the hospital. investigators want to know if an accused scammer has more victims in the bay area. detectives started getting complaints about him last according to investigators he knocked on the doors of elderly people and asking them to fix the cracks or holes in the

he fixed the cracks, but the cement wouldn't last. >> and in a very short period of time it was obvious that the cement would either turn into powder or basically run off even before it dried. >> the deputies tell us so far they know of 13 victims in spring hill. right now the man is waiting to be extradited to missouri on similar charges. and wild life officials are worried that someone is trying to kill animals with arrows in bradenton. >> reporter: earlier this month an expert with wild life inc. recovered this raccoon in a south bradenton neighborhood. it had a cross bow arrow in its back, and was in extreme pain. it was not alone though. a few weeks earlier they got a similar call from the same neighborhood about a duck shot

>> no matter how much of a past wild life can be, they're still protected and you can still be cruel to them. >> reporter: florida strictly forbids intentional cruelty to any animal, including raccoons. it mali officials want to -- you want matily efficients want the public to know this activity is wrong and cruel, and also can be very dangerous. plans are moving forward to extend the semman express way over gandy boulevard. they approved a contract to draw up designs for the promise. they hope to break ground by 2017, and have the road over by 2020. the new road will be 30 feet in the air and connect to the gandy bridge. it will be a toll road, but the amount of the toll hasn't been set yet. a bronze colored fiber glass statue of mother mary stolen almost a week ago from a

back on its pedestal. someone swiped it from the church off 75th street west. a road crew spotted it in the bushes less than a half mile from the church. it is undamaged, but will undergo so much repairs for -- some repairs before being reinstalled. >> heart break to see that. >> well, yes, we think any time something vandalizes a church, any church, and takes about the implications. >> the father figures whoever a prank. he doesn't plan to press charges if the thief is caught. well, it's beginning to look a lot like st. patrick's day in tampa. today city workers tested the dye for the river of green next month. they needed to test it early to try out a pre-mixed solution. they say the experiment went well and the dye is

financial pays the bill. i didn't see it today, did you? >> no, but i've been out there, about two years ago i saw it. fantastic. >> it's pretty cool. the river runs right behind the center so we have a great vantage point. >> yes, nice to get in the spirit. >> and talk about the awesome weather the past couple of days. to be on a boat pouring green stuff in the river sounds like a blast. >> or just outside doing anything. let's take a look at the snow moon first of all, this is a name that basically comes from the fact that february is the snowiest month in the us. not here, but that's kind of the name for a full moon that doesn't typically occur in february. happens about every 19 years. enjoy it if you can see it. quite a few clouds this evening. stray shower inland this evening. as for the morning, 64, starting out with.

mixed in here, and can't rule out a few light showers. 77 tomorrow, continue to pick up the shower chance, running about 20 percent for tomorrow, but there actually are some thunderstorm chances the early part of wednesday, and eventually much cooler air the rest of the week. the forecast is coming up shortly. still ahead on 8 at 7:00. >> reporter: despite a bill shut down that allows students to carry guns on campus, these students are still holding a protest. >> reporter: welcome to tarpin springs will where a building official is playing hide and seek a month after we discovered he doesn't have the proper credentials to do his job. you're watching news channel 8, the station that's

>> in the wake of recent shootings at colleges, there's a hot debate over whether students should be allowed to carry guns on campuses. as josh thomas reports, the discussion has reached the bay area. >> people are not able to bring their gun to defend themselves. >> reporter: florida sophomore wants to carry a gun for protection on campus. he's with students for concealed carry. but the florida senate recently struck down a bill that would have allowed permitted students to carry weapons on state university campuses. >> and this bill is not about arming the student population, this bill is about safety and crime prevention and most of all it's about our civil rights to be able to defend ourselves. >> reporter: good uses other campus shootings as an example. the police chief said having students with guns on campus would actually pose a challenge in a crisis situation. >> our concern is not getting in fast enough, and we have all these weapons on campus, we don't know who the good guys

>> reporter: some students also question if it makes sense for students who want to protect themselves to brig guns on campus. >> i've never felt unsafe on my campus. i worry if they brings guns on campus that that would change. >> reporter: in lakeland, josh thomas, news channel 8. a new idea for airplane seats could give you some extra elbow room. that story is coming up. also ahead a lot of new phones and gadgets are coming soon. we'll run down the most

>. the dow finished the day with a 228 point, the nasdaq up 66. it may be time to break up with sour cell phone. mobile companies are -- your cell phone. mobile companies are launching new models. josh benson has a sneak peek at the newest models. >> reporter: 2016 is about to begin. hp is taking your next cell phone and making it literally your computer.

phone powerful now have use as a full-sized computer. never miss a shot with sony's experia x. it will predict your next move they say. and your videos will have film- like fluidity. caterpillar just introduced a phone with the question that can answer whether you're hot or not. it included integrated thermal imaging and it's rugged enough to be used by construction workers.

s7 and -- galaxy x7 and x7s. get ready for vr. virtual reality. they debuted the gear 360. this thing takes 360-degree photos of videos uploaded to facebook or youtube or viewed on virtual reality headsets. incredible views that are out of this world and light years beyond your old camera phone. >> thank goodness josh is not in charge of research and development. air bus has a new idea for airplane seating, and it could actually make your flight more comfortable. a patent application poses a bench seat to accommodate any size person big or small. it can form three regular sized seats or two extra wise. tiny people could even sit between two adults.

netflix is changing the way it recommends shows and movies. the old system was based on where you live, but now it's going to take a look another world. if a lot of people in australia like a romantic comedy it could be likely to pop up in your sucks. and amazon just raised the minimum order required for non- prime members to get free shipping. it's now up to $49. if you sign up for prime you get two-day shipping for free, but it costs $99 per year. the city of tarpin springs hired a private consultant to serve as the town's building official because their own is under state investigation. mark douglas broke the story a

to find the man at the center of the controversy. >> reporter: this is the city hall where buildings, developers, and the public come to do business every day, but on this day the development services office is locked down. the state is investigating the town building official for a month now. that's because his license to serve as a building administrator expired last october. city commissioners were blind sided by that news. >> we didn't really know until your investigation. >> reporter: he got the $95,000 a year job with the sole requirement of obtaining a permanent license. now the city is paying outside consultants to do his job at the rate of $140 an hour. what do you tell taxpayers when they see the story about the town official without the decree terribles to do -- credentials to do his job and

>> my explanation is nothing has not been done in the time period. >> reporter: so what's he doing official? >> you have to ask him. >> reporter: we'll love to ask him, but he's playing hide and seek and won't talk to us. >> well, he's a busy guy. >> reporter: oh, he's busy all right, busy avoiding us. >> he's not here right now. >> reporter: actually he is here, we saw him walk in the building. >> >. well, i was unaware. >> reporter: he still doesn't have the proper credentials to be a proper building official, but according to the state, the application is in process. mark douglas, news channel 8. >> the city commission has agreed to pay an outside consultant up to $75,000 to serve as the city building official while the state investigation continues. well the ice is starting to melt in iowa, and that's

the des moines river is jammed up with huge chunks of ice, and behind it the water backs up causing flooding along the river banks. and there's a reason the signs warn of falling rocks, in west virginia, they have a few new obstacles, huge boulders slid down the mountainside and tumbled on to the road. workers needed to drill into the rock and break them into pieces to move them. rock slides are common this time of year thanks to the rain and melting snow. some rock obviously can be large. some of our hazards of severe weather awareness week, lightning, florida the most lightning casualties in the county. our location in central you can be struck by fishing, in a parking rock, doing roof work. any time in an open area where the only high point generally doesn't mean you'll be struck on the high point, but just take the precautions with so

we may get some here wednesday morning with thunderstorms moving our way, but this evening pretty quiet. maybe a few inland light showers and clouds. temperatures mild, the southerly winds develop to bring back the humidity, so temperatures warm, and mild feeling because the humidity is higher. 69 in largo. 74 in temple terrace, low pressure continuing to the north. quite a bit of rain across the south. these are not severe thunderstorms, another area of low pressure farther to the west will eventually arrive and give stronger thunderstorm activity tomorrow and the early part of wednesday for us. this little disturbance from south to north, lifting, little light rain, little drops of showers possible with the strong. you can see the doppler radar

polk county moving your way. tonight a stray shower possible inland, clouds, along the coast as well. for the morning, clouds, mostly of the activity in the afternoon inland areas, we'll watch the approach of that cold front for early wednesday. the timing right now starting north, 7:00, that's around 8:00, then eventedly by the afternoon -- eventually by the afternoon most of that activity moving inland. 77 tomorrow, 76 wednesday, 66 thursday, 62 friday. the rain chances running 60 percent favoring the first half of the day before noon wednesday, then turning cool, really cool given the time of year. 62 for a friday high, 63 saturday. a cool and sunny weekend ahead for those looking to get in another chilly weekend. >> so wednesday is one of those days where it's warmer early than it is later in the day. >> >. yes, the cold front pushes through, start to turn cooler, then thursday chilly and breezy.

my clothings for that day. have -- clothes for that day. have a plan. >> >. just wear the boots every day. >> yes, maybe a little fur. >> i like that.

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70 degrees tonight, few sprinkles. >> we'll be back at 11:00. good night. new photos, taylor swift walks down the aisle. >> maid of honor at her best taylor's man? now on "extra." taylor swift's wedding weekend. new pics of the superstar as her best friend ties the knot. and why taylor just wrote a check for $250,000 to kesha. saint west. >> he looks like north's twin. like a little tiny north. >> why kim released it today with a bittersweet message. jennifer aniston wiping away tears. the surprise moments as the friends reunite.

sneak peek at -- >> the star-studded oscar special. >> i knew what she was kbing going to say. >> will matt damon make an appearance? >> he's the most lovable man in the world. >> you don't know him like i do. plus, tracy's mega scandal scoop. what they cooked up at the american black film festival awards. >> okay. i hear that. >> now on "extra," from universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. hey, everyone. welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez. coming up, donald trump's plan if his pregnant daughter ivanka goes into labor on the campaign trail. plus, a secret celebrity wedding. who got married in front of oprah, chris rock, and robert downey jr.? taylor swift hit up a wedding in her pennsylvania hometown.

bride and her very stunning maid of honor. >> here comes the bride. taylor swift's wedding day for her original bff. the newly minted grammy winner posting the i do pics for her 67 million followers, both stunning in reem acra gowns, and spotted holding the bride's train at the pennsylvania ceremony. swift revealing it was her very first time as a maid of honor. taylor posting this throwback pic explaining she first met britney mack when they were only days old. calvin harris not at the wedding. he was in the studio working on a project. now taylor standing up for another friend, donating a quarter million dollars to rapper kesha. the star emotional after losing a round in her legal battle to get out of her recording contract with producer dr. luke, whom she claims drugged and sexually abused her. claims he vigorously denies.