. deputies say these grown men wanted sex from young girls. >> now at 11, deputies showing us how they tracked these suspects and took them off our streets. good evening, everyone. >> thanks for joining us. pinellas county deputies calling this sting operation wayfarer and had one goal: protecting your children. >> we're live with more details tonight. >> reporter: this sting started on wednesday, and ended yesterday. the sheriff says he's going to go after anyone to tries to solicit a minor on line. >> reporter: they posed as minors on line and these are the 15 people

>> these are people out preying on the kids in the community, it's terrible. >> reporter: the suspects ages range from 20 to 47. a deputy traveled to meet a minor for sex. >> these people need to go to jail. long time. street. newsom was one of the suspects >> before he left he was on the phone quite a bit and i went to bed and i heard his phone ringing a couple of times. >> reporter: his grandparents say they had no clue he was going to meet up with. they say terrell has never been arrested for a sex crime. >> it's shocking to us. i thought he was talking to somebody older maybe. >> reporter: the pinellas county sheriff says they need to watch what their kids are doing and line. -- on line.

hours to meet what he believed was 13-year-old girl and another identified himself as a nurse. we talked to them and they said the suspect does work at a local no names have been released. pinellas county. a deputy was fired and seven recruits. officials saying they all chooeted on agency exams. investigators say the fired recruits managed to get copies after actual test they had to take, used it to cheat, and then lied about it afterwards. tonight a plant city mother pleading for a killer to do the right thing and turn themselves in to police. they haven't seen reginald brown since friday so they went to check on him. his mother says she found his door wide open and his body inside the door. tonight we're just hearing her

[ crying ]. >> no, no! >> ma'am? >> no. oh, my god. >> police telling us there were no signs of forced entry. they believe brown likely knew his killer. tonight there is a $3,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest. good evening, everyone. temperatures right now upper 40s across our northern counties. definitely cold but not nearly as cold as this time yesterday and we're not expecting a freeze or a frost tomorrow morning. in fact, on average, temperatures are 15 to 15 degrees warmer right -- 10 to 15 degrees warmer than they were this time yesterday and that trend continues through the overnight as we see a little bit of cloud cover rolling in, maybe patchy fog, by wake-up time expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the 50s. the warmup and then the rain, and some folks get heavy rain. give you the details coming up in a

>> we'll check back with you, dennis. 80 million people still digging out from a massive winter storm. front end loaders out on the street trying to shovel away a nearly record snowfall there. tonight washington, d.c. shut down. schools are closed and the mayor reminding people the nation's capital still in a know emergency. the storm is responsible for more than 30 deaths including a new son. their car's exhaust pipe. the americans airlines flight shooting severe turbulence. newfoundland, canada. being american airlines is installing

software on jets to help pilots avoid bumps along the way. a uber driver was staring down the barrel after gun. what pushed the uber driver over the edge. . >> reporter: it was right here on this road that the uber rider says he felt nauseous so he asked the driver to pull over. what happened next ended with assault and battery. this is uber driver patrick mcdonnell's mug shot. mcdonald picked up a rider friday night around 8 p.m. the fare was going fine until investigators say the passenger told macdonald he might throw up. after the car was pulled over. mcdonald said he needed to get out of his $75,000 car and find another ride home. a report says mcdonald tried to pull the rider out of the car. the men started arguing. then mcdonald pulled out a gun and pointed it at victim.

expect that to happen, you know. it was crazy. >> reporter: sean colhain took uber down town tonight. sarah uses uber every now and then and she isn't comfortable riding with a driver with a gun but understands why some might carry. >> if you're a uber driver and you have to -- you don't know who you're picking up, either. >> reporter: recently in miami beach an eye rate medical student tried to kick a uber driver then trashed his car. the riders we spoke to say it won't change their uber habits. >> i wouldn't stop using uber over t there's crazy people everywhere. what are you going to do about it? >> reporter: we tried to contact uber for a comment on what their

tonight a settlement in a lawsuit against a tamp ta buccaneers quarterback. jameis winston was charged with rape in 2012. is the fu had pay the woman and her lawyers $950,000 and is making a five-year commitment to fight sexual assault. tonight the democrats take center stage during cnn's town hall taking place in eye wachlt the audience was given the opportunity to ask questions. bernie sanders, martin o'malley and participating. sanders addressing questions about about her prior experiences. will. but also let us be clear, chris, because a little bit of disingenuity out there. we may raise taxes but we are also going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for

>> i've been on the front lines of change and progress since i was your age. i have been fighting to give kids and women and the people who are left out and left behind a chance to make the most out of their own lives. >> clinton still with a slight lead in the latest polls. the next republican debate is thursday in iowa. updating a pasco county school bus crash, officials telling us 53 children are home safe tonight. that bus colliding with a car near little road and trinity boulevard this afternoon. nine students had minor injuries and were released to their parents. a backup bus was brought in to get the other students home. a bay area little league team is launching a fundraiser campaign but they're not working to pay for their own uniforms and equipment. these kids are determined to make a big difference in their own community.

baseball diamonds every day. >> i heard you've been killing the baseball. >> reporter: these bay area little league from temple tearis are on their way to becoming legends in their own right. >> i'm excited because we get to help out other people. >> reporter: by making a big league impact on their own community. >> this is a care hit bag. we'll be distributing these to the homeless. >> reporter: they're asking foams to buy care kits. >> they interviewed my own kids on, you know, if you were homeless or needy what would you want in a care kit bag. >> i said a house, but you can't put that in a bag. >> reporter: and while they couldn't put a house, the $11 bags provide basic necessities, like tooth paes -- paste, socks, and more.

helping others, about differentiating between wants and needs. >> reporter: baseball, it's good too. >> great group of kids there. if you'd like to know more about the fundraiser, go to our free abc action news mobile app. two men battle it out in the middle of a busy intersection. what police are telling us about this road rage attack. plus, a major grocery store you'd love to have next door. the chain economists say that increases the value of your home. and one year ago we were all talking about avery, the biggest baby born at st. joe's hospital. ahead, see how he's grown as he gets ready to celebrate his first birthday.

tonight the florida highway patrol releasing dashcam video evidence they say about why you should always move over for an emergency vehicle. the dashcam showing trooper mack mickens on the florida turnpike. he starts back to his vehicle when another driver runs off the road hitting mickens and his patrol car. his pelvis is shattered but he pulls himself up and calls for help. the move over law requires you to give an emergency vehicle space even if they're in the emergency lane. now to a video of road rage in texas this afternoon. take a look here. a man with a baseball bat approaches another driver on what appears to be a busy road in austin, texas. twitter user@-noelderek captures it on video. the forgets to put his truck in park.

other drivers watching the violence. austin police tell keye-tv they're investigating this as an aggravated assault injury. if you live near a trader joe or mile of either store with worth twice as much as the national average. homes raise 10% more than other homes in the neighborhood. those stores have the ability to make neighborhoods more desirable. of us could stop talking about this big boy here, avery is the biggest baby ever born at st. joe's hospital. pounds. he is getting ready to celebrate first birthday. progress. >> he stays eating. he never get full.

icing and whatever else he wants. his metabolism keeps up. >>. >> reporter: an average weight for a 1-year-old but avery is far from your average baby. he's perhaps the most famous little guy in the state and known throughout the world for making a grand entrance at 14.1 pounds. >> it's always in somebody's news feed. if it's not facebook it's twitter. >> reporter: avery's parents maxxandra ford and alex denton never imagining people would still be talking about their baby and his record setting weight at st. joe's hospital. >> i thought it was talked about and forgotten. it's still out and it's still shocking it's out there. >> if you google it he's the first baby that pops up. >> reporter: the history making entrance getting national attention

maxxandra told everyone she didn't know she was pregnant until the third trimester. now we know why. timing and history. >> it was the holidays, this was so much going on, shopping, cooking thanksgiving dinner, hallowe'en, thing after thing and thing, and i thought oh, my clothes are fitting tight, not cool. whatever. maybe it was because of the holidays. >> reporter: and just like during her first pregnancy, maxxandra's the pregnancy. >> i didn't know before two before i had her. planning to have another baby with one caveat. >> it's in god's hands, if he wants for the challenge.

them and avery is adorable. the family celebrates his birthday this weekend. it won't be a big bash but one full of happiness and joy. . new at 11, all of this cold taking its cool. the clearwater aquarium giving us shots of these turtles dying of cold shock. you can follow it at the clearwater marine aquarium. the turtling cannot handle the cold. >> yeah. the manatees have a tough time with that as well. we are going to warm up a little bit by tomorrow. warming up into the mid-70s. great time lapse of a sunset from the main sail. that's what i'm talking about. a beautiful day across the area,

started out in the 20s and 30s this morning. and then most areas in the lower 40s. outside right now, titan doppler radar, rain-free with temperatures primarily in the 50s. we're not going to drop much more than this. 3 or 4 degrees, but we're not expecting any sort of a freeze or frost tomorrow morning. clouds coming in and we have the winds changing. so that allows temperatures to warm up today. we warm back up into the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. tomorrow we'll be well into the 70s. and then first thing wednesday morning, it all comes crashing down again. that rollercoaster ride continues and more rain potentially even stronger thunderstorms. 57 at the airport in tampa. 56 in st. pete, winds are calm at the airport. high clouds, we've been seeing this for weeks, and very often that's an indicator of change in our weather.

that means rain in the forecast and by tomorrow that's the way the winds will be popping out of the southwest out ahead of our next front. waking up to partly cloudy skies, as the day goes on more clouds than sun. kind of a milky look to the sky. the cloud cover thickens and overnight through first thing on wednesday morning, heaviest rains will be south of i-4. pinpointing exact locations is seems to agree with the placement, night into first thing on morning. of and isn't going to arrive until late into thursday. so i think we're going to have a those a chance of severe weather. but clearly at least right now

heaviest rain will be south of i-4. i'm more inclined to say i'm more impressed with the possibilities of heavy rain than i have severe weather but it's something we'll watch. we'll stay here overnight tomorrow night if things get rough. by late wednesday night into thursday, the next front comes on through and this is the european in terms of the forecast. now look, obviously the euro seems to be looking the same way, heaviest rains south of i-4. this is a broad brush but i like to think between 2 and 3 inches of rain overall through thursday night is a pretty good likelihood. up north, not as impressive but decent rains across the portion of our viewing area. out of here by thursday. weekend looks good. behind the next front we're going to cool down yet again. for the boaters, winds out of the

a foot or two and smooth out on the bay. those winds pick up ahead of the next front. this are your tides, your sunrise, and your sunset. look florida's most accurate seven-day. rains arrive light tomorrow night into wednesday, more showers in store on thursday, by friday, and especially gasparilla weekend, not bad. sunshine and cool and breezy but not nearly as windy as last week. the tampa by lightning lost ground in their push. next in sports. here's jimmy kimmel with what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> look what we did to make you proud. >> boston, i think. >> i think it goes like baut, like the patriots are naut in the super

. well with the lightning off until wednesday they're going to be doing a lot of score board watching. we have five or six teams trying to

two games, first one on the islanders, islanders placing host to detroit. third. de-kieser with the insurance. detroit a winner tonight, 4-2. boston also won. so the bolts drop to the top wild card spot in the east. closer to home, bolts captain stamkos got talking about the reported offer he received from the lightning, an eight year, $60 million offer. this contract would have to be front loaded, say, 10 million for the first five or six years, without state income tax he could take a bit less and still be right this with the top deals in hockey. how about this? the buccaneers will have a fifth player headed to the pro bowl.

he'll be in the hawaii. day one of the super bowl hype, payton versus cam. these defenses won't go quietly into the santa clairita night. don't count out manning. he might be 39 and have a mush arm but he's still standing. every bit as smart and every bit the guy who knows how to run an offense. it doesn't have to be the weekly hero. >> my role has been different and my contributions are different, and -- but i'm fortunate and grateful that i have the opportunity to contribute, still, in some way and i'm very -- it's a great honor to be going back to the super bowl, super bowl 50. it's -- i'm really looking forward to t going to be a fun two

>> and carolina is the early 4.5 point favorite against denver. can the defense put a stop to cam newton? double trouble, got the arm and the wheels and he has a pretty good defense behind him, too. >> i call it unbelievable preparation and focus. and when it carries over to the game, and we have the turnout that we do have, it's no surprise. it's not by happenstance. >> this needs to be about our guys taking ownership of the football team. that is me is awesome. >> the story in college hoops, thanks to the loss at memphis, mcmurray honored, named rookie of the week.

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