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we begin tonight with breaking news. we will go live to the state has been put to death within the last 45 minutes. >> i feel relieved it has finally occurred. at this time, i wish to thank all the people within law enforcement, even those who have retired and those in the media, whether local, state, or national. any branch of government that participated in any way in bringing justice and closure to our families.

longer having to worry or wonder if or when we would have to endure another trial, another appeal, or after 29 years we could expect any justice at all. unlike natalie holly, who passed away, i will go to my grave knowing i had experienced closure in my daughter's murder. i also wish to thank the witnesses who testified on our behalf, some who did so in fear for their lives. i especially wish to thank philip bolin, who experienced the wrath and alienation by his own family by testifying against his half-brother. god bless you, philip, for your courage in doing the right thing . our family and jerry's friends are forever grateful. i hope and pray that you have

build a decent, happy life for yourself. last but by no means least, i wish to thank those who have shown their support to our family over these many years, including those attending today's event beside me. as to my possibly for giving oscar bolin for the deliberate cruel murder of my daughter, that will never happen. as oscar bolin never accepted responsibility for his heinous acts. as for rosalie bolin, i feel much sympathy for her parents and the martinez parents -- family for the years of unimaginable pain and embarrassment she must've cost. perhaps now, too, terry will

we miss you, terry. you are the sunshine and our lives and of any of your friends. some of them still regularly visit your grave and leave signs of remembrance. rest in peace, my darling daughter. thank you all. hello, my name is donna wimmer. i am stephanie's mom. this is my son, michael, his wife devayne on my son, asean, and my husband, john and all of stephanie's friends became a.

long chapter finally come to closure. we, too, want to thank the prosecuting attorneys, the investigators, and most definitely, gov. rick scott for signing his death for and making sure that justice was finally completely served. i don't really have any other questions. we all miss stephanie every day. i can't have her back, but i will have sweet memories. that's all. >> you have been listening to the families of the murder victims of oscar ray bolin, having closure finally after he has been put to death by legal -- lethal injection. he had no final statement and we are told the execution took 11 minutes.

terry linde matthews mother. she was one of the victims murdered by bolin, and what she said was that she was very disappointed that bolin never accepted responsibility for what he did, but she ended by saying to her daughter, please rest in peace my darling daughter. we will have much more online and later in this newscast.>> now some more breaking news. the st. petersburg mayor telling us the city and the raise have reached an agreement on a stadium search. we're live in st. petersburg with the latest on this breaking story. >> reporter: the big question is will they stay here or go across the bay? city leaders want to lure the mother there, and others --

others want them here. they have an understanding with the rays which highlights what needs to happen to keep the team in tropicana field. those fines -- funds will help to stay. argues that city and county should do everything in their power to keep the team where it has been for several years. he says they should give them a new stadium that is mixed use.>> i believe that the raise should not be in tampa, st. pete should offer them the best choice of staying in st. pete. we should try to do the best job we can without letting them move somewhere else.

should live up to it.>> -- >> reporter: can hagan says his committee will be ready if this goes through to start talking with the team about a long-term plan to make hillsboro county their new home. i am told by several city leaders as well as business leaders that they will do everything in their power to try to sway the team one him way or the other. good evening. throughout the afternoon and into the early we track rain offshore that is now moving onshore. rain across pinellas county. the heaviest is round -- around done need -- done need -- duneden. it will continue to roll in overnight with heavy rain at times. in the morning, things began to wind down. that may not be the case later

i will have the forecast to talk about the next cold front coming up a couple of minutes. president barack obama participating in a town hall meeting tonight to talk about his new tougher gun regulations. the president is saying tightening the gun show loophole won't stop every shooting but it will make a huge difference. >> in the same way that we don't eliminate all traffic accidents, but over the course of 20 years, traffic accidents get lower. there are still tragedies, there are still drunk drivers, there are still people who don't wear seatbelts. overtime, that violence is reduced. and so families are spared. that's the same thing that we can do with gun ownership. new at 11, a terror related arrest in california. federal agents say an iraqi man living in sacramento travel to

he first came into the us as a refugee in 2012. developing in houston, the sheriff's office releasing this booking photo of formers -- former texas state trooper brian encinia. he has been indicted for perjury in the sandra bland case. bland hanged herself last july in the jail three days after encinia arrested her. a polk county mom and dad sitting in jail tonight charged with abusing their unruly daughter. deputy saying yolanda ashley and steven sanchez got frustrated because their 10- year-old would not follow rules at their workplace. investigators say they got a the girl with duct tape over together.

shocked with a mini taser. a vicious attack caught on camera. what police are telling us about a break in the case. walgreens pulling oranges off the shelves. what to look for in a nationwide recall. the hardest part of a diet can be cooking nutritious meals from scratch. we will show you how to eat healthy without making it into the kitchen. we will go back live to the state prison in rayford, coverage of the execution of ray bolin. we will be right back after

we go back to breaking news. oscar ray bolin executed at the florida state prison at 10:16 this evening. carson chambers was selected to witness the execution. she joins us live with the latest.>> reporter: only a

really not a good adjective to describe this whole thing. the way i would describe it it is's -- his surreal. the room is so quiet small and you are sitting with the family members. it is hard to describe. it is so quiet you could hear the ac window unit going over my shoulder. we were inside the prison for quite some time. we knew that the supreme court was going to take up these two last-minute appeals. they started to take a look at those at 6:00. we knew we could be waiting for some time and we were. about 9:50, the department of corrections told us to get ready. we were transported at that time by van over to the death chamber. by 10:00 we were seated and by 10:04 the curtain came up. i could see a number of family members who have -- who had spoken with us in the past,

the front row right in front of oscar ray bolin. she had to be brought in and taken out in a wheelchair because of her immobility. really no expression on her face as this all happened. also, we did see donna and john witmer, stephanie collins parents. her brothers, michael and sean, i spoke with michael last night. he said all he wanted to do was sit in the room and looked bolin in the eyes. that did not happen. bolin as he laid there, all he did was stare at a hole in the ceiling, did not break his gaze and did not have any final words. they asked him if he had a statement, he said no, sir. by 10:16, he was pronounced dead.

back to you.>> carson chambers reporting live from the state prison in rayford a viral video has led to the arrest of a man wanted for slashing a young woman space. camera show the victim walking to a diner where she works when a man walks up and slashes her face with a knife. police have charged a 41-year- old man with a long criminal history. officers say he is a suspect in a new year's day attack. dcf is investigating the story behind this frightening photo. deputies rescuing a three-year- old child in crystal river writing a big wheel on a busy highway. officer saying the child unlocked the door and took off on us 19 when his dad went to the bathroom. so far the father is not facing charges. walgreens is pulling these 8 ounce bottles of mandarin oranges off the shelves. say there may be pieces of

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everything moves faster than we see in the winter. when we can see winter prolonged iver seven days without blinking an eye. everything rolls downstream quicker in and el nio pattern. rains roll in and out fast. today we had sunshine, clouds by 6:00, and now heavy rain. a decent cell showing up offshore. nothing severe, but there will be some heavy downpours overnight. they are also picking up a little bit of rain in sarasota. plenty more and the gulf of mexico. i wouldn't be shocked to hear tumble -- thunder offshore. as quickly as it comes in, i think it is almost out of here tomorrow morning. another chance of rain saturday

temperatures from the 50s to the lower 60s. in tampa, partly cloudy, 64. clearwater and st. pete, your picking up rain in some spots and certainly more on the way right on through the overnight hours. tomorrow morning first thing, while the rains will have moved in, i think the majority will also have moved out. scattered showers, and shea will be around bright and early to show you where there are trouble spots. i really don't think there will be many. through midnight or three or 4 am, absolute lee -- absolutely, but by six or seven, the majority of the rain is out of here. by 11, almost all the rain is gone. we see sunshine in the afternoon, that will allow temperatures to climb up to the mid to upper 70s. by 4:00, partly sunny skies. overnight friday into saturday morning, looks good. if you're watching a few days

through, heavier weather hinted at saturday and sunday. that front is visiting out. there will be rain out of it, but i think by sunday morning the rain might be completely gone and nothing more than a few scattered showers saturday night. the high temperatures, mid-to upper 70s later on friday. again, rain early, clouds early, but more sunshine that will allow temperatures to warm- up. as i said, stronger front coming in. early next week, highs back in the low to mid- 60s. a week after that, a very strong front, potentially the coldest weather all season, in the 30s. area tons -- area ties, sunrise, and sunset. your accurate seven-day, rain chances of 40%.

sunday, rain before sunrise. the rest of the week looks good. the bucs search for a new head coach. a former coach hopes this is the year the bucs come calling.

the bucs were patient enough for lovie smith. it may not be a subject of debate. what cannot be ridiculed is the way he was told he was fired. a phone call was given to lovie that the glaziers wanted to meet with him today. lovie politely declined and cleared out his office. let's move forward and lay out more of the wise and what jason white is looking for in a new head coach.>> reporter: what a difference two years make. >> he was the right man at the right time for the tampa bay buccaneer's.

his brother joel fired in late wednesday night. lovie is the fourth bucs head coach in eight years to be can. for the glazier family, the reason was simple.>> when you have eight wins and two years, three home wins in two years, i think they have been patient enough. >> reporter: unlike two years ago, jason light will be in charge of the search for the next head coach. this is what he's looking for. >> a guy that is very authentic. honest, tell you the truth, not sometimes, doesn't necessarily mean that's what you want to hear but what you need to hear.>> reporter: that sounds like dirk cutter. cutter is a strong candidate to become head coach after his success in developing jamison winston -- jame's winston.>> he put a good resume in front of us this year.

coaches out there.>> reporter: what if 18 steals him away? why should a coach come to the bay after all the recent coaching turnover? >> ownership is not afraid to spend money. a franchise quarterback is a strong asset have not one many teams have.>> reporter: the 49ers and dauphin's are officially interested in cutters services. he is still recovering from hip surgery and has not officially spoken with them yet. john sabol, abc action sports. >> we would be naove to think that the interest in cutter did not have an impact on cutter. it's not cutters fall. the players should not hold what happened to lovie against him. this was a glazier decision. if cutter comes the head coach, my only concern as a player is

in as the defensive coordinator.

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