it shows the deputy was completely justified in his actions. jeff patterson joins us live. you see part of it. you might have one opinion. see the whole thing, maybe a different view. jeff? >> reporter: yeah, good evening keith. you have to take a look at the whole video. that is what the sheriff says. this entire arrest recorded on a deputy's body camera. i have to warn you, it is a bit graphic. during the takedown, the woman hits her head and bleeds quite a bit. >> excuse me ma'am. >> reporter: as tiffany tivo walks out of a department store, she is confronted by a deputy. things go badly quickly. >> put your hands behind your back. >> no. please. >> reporter: put your hands behind your back. >> oh my god, okay. >> reporter: stop resisting me. >> reporter: the arrest has become controversial.

wall and she begins bleeding immediately. then, he pulls out his tazer. >> get on the ground, turn around. >> reporter: one critic on social media says the consequence of shoplifting is not supposed to be assault. others say she got what she deserved. >> when you look at the whole account, the deputy did an outstanding job. >> reporter: the sheriff think the woman's own actions resulted in her injury. >> she kept moving away. you can see it was a rodeo, a do see do. them. him trying to get ahold of her. >> reporter: she has been arrested many times before. >> this is not somebody whose first time was interaction with law enforcement. she has been to our jail. shoplifting, domestic battery. >> reporter: yeah, the sheriff points out that had this woman

officer's command to put her hands behind her back, none of this would have happened. >> but you see a portion of the video. why would it get worldwide attention? what are some people saying at that? >> reporter: yeah, the sheriff shows me some of the e-mails he has gotten. a lot of people are very critical about this but the sheriff says it is very clear. had the woman not stolen something or complied, none of this would have happened. >> jeff patterson. thank you. you can watch that entire video of the arrest on our website. wfla.com. new tonight, dozens of guns stolen from a saint petersburg man's home while he was in the hospital. and police believe his landscaper took them. gregory phillips had been hired to cut the lawn at the 73-year- old victim's home. when the friend stopped by, he found it ransacked.

stealing the guns. they have only recovered nine of them. now to an 8 on your side consumer alert. it is a tool that allows crooks to steal your hard earned money without being there and these skimmers keep turning up across the bay area. now, sarasota police are taking a proactive action. they went around looking for the skimmers. john rogers joins us live in sarasota. did they find anything today? good evening stacie. they didn't find anything today, but they can't rest on their laurels. police are determined to stop them. a swipe of a credit card only takes a second. in and out. but in that quick moment, that gas pump has accessed your financial information and charged your account. multiply that by all the people who visit gas pumps and that equates to a lot of accessed

for crooks across tampa bay, that data is as good as gold. >> i don't want to give him too much credit. but they are pretty good at their craft. >> reporter: police officers are tired of these skimmers stealing sensitive data. now they are being more proactive prying over the pumps and looking out for them. >> this one, this one. >> reporter: police officers will be helping these stations regularly. the problem is getting worse. >> in rare instances, they are able to use blue tooth devices to get realtime data. >> reporter: many of them have stickers to alert you if it is broken. >> if they are broken what do you do? >> we shut down the pump. >> reporter: but some thieves are crafty. >> so someone could break into this with a master key? >> yes. >> reporter: that is why the police need to check for themselves. it is an effort to stay one

and keep your bank account safe. i got permission to do this. look around. look for the kickers around gaps. the stickers. you will notice all of a sudden, i ripped it off. the word void pops up. if they try to put it back on, you can tell it has been tampered with. stay away from this pump and immediately notify manage. >> the void pops up on the we couldn't quite see that. >> reporter: huh? yes. it is hard to see, but there is writing on it. it says void. in addition to this, they have these bar codes here. that is how they are able to tell which sticker belongs where. that is a safeguard they take to make sure the crooks are not replicating these stickers and making sure they are not making

>> john rogers, thank you. and if you would like to know where inspectors have found card skimmer ins the bay area, we have a full list of the gas stations on wfla.com. saint petersburg city leaders are trying new ways to curb gun violence. last year, 293 guns were reported stolen. 155 taken from cars. today, the mayor and the police chief offered free gun locks to people and antitheft devices for cars. they are also asking gun shop owners to tell their customer to make sure the guns are locked up. >> we want to encourage people. if you have been originally given a lock with your gun when you purchased it, come get one. i would rather you have an extra than not have any. >> a long time youth mentor reverend ken urby has been

intervention director for young kids. a unique shopping experience for history buffs. >> where you can score a piece of military history this weekend. >> plus, it is a side of guantanamo bay you have never seen before. a couple who met there shares their story. >> testifies only in the 60s today. bright sunshine. great weekend forecast. it is is a little cool given the time of year. and we will look beyond the weekend too coming up.

>> an odd rescue in hillsborough county caught on camera. it all began when a man's sailboat capsized on a lake in seffner. someone saw what was going on and tried to help, but then his boat started to sink. in the end, sheriff deputies and firefighters inflated a boat, floated out and scooped the pair out of the water. nobody was injured. the shoreline might be pinellas county's most valuable asset and they are working to keep it that way. students and retirees pitched in to build oyster shell bars at bay vista park. they filled bags with fossilized shells and went on a

they will help prevent erosion and create a home for the oysters, shrimp, and fish. >> to have nice natural shoreline is a very important thing here just to provide eco system benefits. habitat. erosion control for different areas. >> volunteers will be back out working on the reef again tomorrow morning. military buffs listen up. largo's armed forces history museum is having a sale and everything must go. that museum is selling memorabilia dating tall way back to world war i. up to current conflicts. when the doors opened at 8:00 this morning, there were already people waiting to scoop up some of the war history. when you hear guantanamo bay, you probably don't think about parties. >> but that is what one couple experienced there. their unusual love story and what think think of the

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where so many others have found nothing but violence. >> i had heard horror stories. >> reporter: when the navy assigned her to guantanamo, she feared the violence. but her husband witnessed it. >> a guy was hiding in the trunk, in the backseat. guy got if the car. cut his neck. >> reporter: ron and zulema met in the bar at the u.s. naval base in guantanamo. her mom had just died. >> you had him there? >> yeah. he helped. >> reporter: this love story was born. and the rest of their time in guantanamo could be described as a tropical honeymoon complete with parades, boat parties. >> i said this is not as bad as

>> reporter: sharing their memories with me as their son looks on, they explained the detainees then were mostly cuban migrants waiting to get visas to get to florida. they interacted with the americans on base and made crafts with them. there were dozens of cuban children too. >> a lot of them had never had ice cream. i bought one gallon tubs of ice cream to the school one day. >> reporter: they are treasured memories. that is why when they heard the resense announcement to close the base, they became hopeful the future will look a lot more like their past. free from prisoners of war. >> that is a nice place. they don't deserve that place. they deserve fort levenworth, kansas where it is cold and miserable. >> reporter: they actually keep up with each other through social media.

the president's plan to close gitmo classrooms less than a month before his visit there. ly be traveling to cuba to cover his visit. 8 is on your side with complete coverage of all of the changes taking place in cuba. well, chilly walk on the beach tonight at frenchy's. the northwest wind at 14 miles an hour. a lot of sunshine still just before sunset. sunshine. cold morning. 70 to start the day. and eventually, we will end up with 70 for a high. but lit be very cool to start the day. as for baseball, yeah, underway already. starting with a game on sunday. ut and the phillies. 64 degrees. a nice shot tonight. from three sisters springs. getting some great facebook images of all the manatees out there.

at 9:00 p.m., 54 degrees. clear skies, possibly some patchy frost. 64- degrees at 3:00 p.m. mostly clear conditions lead to that kind of condition. very chilly. some 30s in some of the northern areas. above freezing. 55 degrees now. tampa international. 56 degrees downtown saint petersburg. we have a north wind at 12 miles an hour. time still kind of breezy. that might be the case this evening. generally trending to lighter wind conditions. high pressure is the reason the flow is kind of strong around the eastern side of that high. again, hardly a cloud in the sky. we can't rule out a cloud or two. but overall, we are looking at mostly clear conditions which sunshine. forecast this evening, chilly. bring a jacket if you will be out. especially later. temperatures will be in the 40s . lit be surprisely cold. saturday afternoon, sunshine. lit be there all day. high pressure will continue to slowly shift over us. you follow the lines of equal

start to the day. 30s , 40s , bundle up to start. the high pressure will continue to shift and the flow will be clock wise. add moisture back into the atmosphere overall. for monday, a warming trend with a southeasterly flow near 74 degrees. not too bad overall for the next three days. eventually, the temperatures very close to normal highs by monday. 38 degrees land o' lakes. 39 plant city. a possibility of possession of a weapon chilly walk frost because of the lighter winds in areas. 48 saint pete. 39 brandon. 38sebring. high of 66 in brandon. some of the inland areas might be a little better. plant city, clear water. 54 degrees for the evening. forecast low of 43 degrees. a lot of sunshine. but a gorgeous afternoon. 10 degrees below our normal. the high of 64 degrees is our forecast.

74 degrees by monday. nice looking forecast. no rain really until we creep into wednesday. especially. with the approach of a front. we leathery rain chance just a little bit. so not a great rain chance. we will keep an eye on that system as it digs into the south. we don't think the impact will be that great with a 20% chance of a shower. >> super weekend. cool. we will enjoy the cool weather. looks like a good one. thank you steve. >> coming up, the rays host their first squad workout of the spring. >> and the lightning lock up one of the best defense men

>> coburn was moved on deadline day. but this season, he can rest easy. the lightning sign the 30-year- old to a three year $11.1 million contract extension. part of the deal, a full no trade clause for the first two years effective immediately. he has one goal and eight assists in 60 game this season. he and the lightning will be tonight. new jersey fresh off a 6- 1drubbing in columbus. wild card. tampa bay tined for second in the atlantic and it has won four in a row.

positioning is still plenty precarious. >> we have to go away on this trip and come back with more points. >> we are playing a at home. it will be quite a test going out and playing these teams. a lot of teams are playing in the playoff picture. lit be tight. >> we are worried about where we are situated. one day, we are fourth, if we lose, we go to nine. we have to really worry about getting as many points as we can. we can't control what the other teams are doing. >> the pam baa bay rays are one step closer to playing meaningful games. hitters took practice for the first time. manager kevin cash spared now superlatives calling it the best live batting practice he has ever seen. the grapefruit league opener is

sounds satisfied with the rays' progression. >> the energy has been good. the chemistry has been good. they are getting their workout in. we want them to get their work in and then leave. running backs, offensive line men, and special teamers took the spotlight. kelvin taylor ran the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds. faster than us, bested by 15 other backs including florida native and former aa bruiser derek henry who improved his draft stock with a 454. georgia's keith marshall was the best of the bunch. then is the last time you guys run the 40-yard dash? >> elementary school? [ laughter ] >> a while back. >> that is the right answer. >> were you being chased by something? >> if i'm being chased i might run. finally tonight, now, there is a new way to cruise along the river front downtown tampa.

taxis are making their debut. they are run by yacht dining cruises. you have tour guides, concessions. the water taxis make stops along the river walks. $15 for adults. for an all-day pass. $8 for the kids. >> good day. fun on the water. >> >> you are an entrepreneur. steve and jenn will be back at

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