with today tell me they are waiting more than 20 minutes with their children just to catch the bus. then they say there's no call, no show, leaving them with no option but to get in their car and drive. dropping her daughter off is a morning routine for pam. lately it's been delayed. >> it's been a week and a half now, like seven days that we have had to worry about, where's the bus. >> reporter: she says the bus it's standard procedure for the school district to call when the bus is at least 15 minutes late but some aren't getting a phone call. >> today was the third call we got for a late bus. call. >> the most basic function of the school district is to provide safe and reliable transportation for our children to school. >> reporter: now parents are the district says it's not

admits there is a shortage, adding it's not unusual for 100 drivers to be out at once. >> if you have drivers that are sick or extended leave, then we don't have enough drivers on that day, we have issues. >> that has an impact on work and on the economy. just something that this day in age, it really shouldn't happen. >> reporter: right now there's a need for at least 50 more drivers. >> just like, okay, i'd rather drive her than sit out here wondering is it going to come child. >> reporter: and the district says it will host several job fairs for bus drivers, already hosting a couple and plans another one next month. as far as the phone calls parents say they are not getting, the district says it

what the problem is. >> and the district has an application posted online if you want to become a bus driver. we have this at abcactionnews.com. a child abuse case coming to light in pinellas county, enough to break any parent's heart. deputies say a boy was kicked in the chest and had hot soup poured on him because he ate the last piece of cake in the refrigerator. three other children in the home saw the whole thing. deputies tell us all the dangerous weapons seen in the monitor here were within the reach of a 5-year-old child. the sheriffs and dcf workers performed a welfare check at the home on friday and during the visit, deputies found 8 rifles, 5 handgun, several boxes of ammunition, synthetic

steven pace and katie smith are facing multiple charges. police say 37-year-old ricardo marquez stashed a gun inside his girlfriend's diaper bag and left the bag unattended at the park while he walked our his girlfriend's 6-year-old son then found the gun and fired one shot. no one was hurt but the recoil popped him in the lip. when police arrived, they saw marquez trying to toss the gun in the bay. college students are fighting for the right to carry a gun. a group of students at florida polytechnic in lakeland, rallying in support of a bill to allow concealed weapon

campus no questions asked. but that could be an uphill battle. >> should there be any difference? worried parents are minutes away in answers about a sexting scandal at a middle school. we told you about this last week. investigators found naked selfies of nine classmates on a cell phone. the sheriff is investigating to be sure none of those kids are child pornography victims. we'll have a crew inside the meeting at 6:30 tonight. the plans to get this scandal under control, tonight at 11:00. we are beginning to see the first of a number of changes,

this is just a warm front that's going to come on through the area overnight, and in doing so bumps up the rain chances. nothing severe but there will be a few showers in the overnight. nothing changing here in the upper 7s to 70s to low 80s. this will clear out by tomorrow morning. by wednesday we're watching severe weather across parts of the viewing areaal we'll time that out coming up in a couple minutes. a teenage driver who ran in custody. 15-year-old carlos ortiz turned himself in this afternoon. investigators say he intentionally ran over sergeant marcy pierce on friday while she was trying to take him into custody. she is now out of the hospital

head, hands, back and foot. she is expected to make a full recovery and ortiz is charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. concerning news tonight, the cdc saying your chance of getting cancer from lumber liquidator flooring is higher than first thought. >> reporter: investigators reported the levels of formaldehyde in the flooring were bad enough to irritate the eyes, nose and throat, and could increase cancer risks by a small amount. government scientists forgot to convert feet to meter in calculations, meaning risks for

have now tripled. that could mean formaldehyde levels 18 times higher than a normal home and trigger cancer risks to an unacceptable level. federal agencies say they are still looking into the matter and have acknowledged the problem. stocks in the company have taken a nose dive today. a fit of rage after troopers say and unidentified man sideswiped an suv on east lake road sunday night. he then got out of the road, crossed the car and throwing beer bottles at the driver he hit. as he tried to go back across the road, a third vehicle hit and killed him. police say this morning and officer spotted a person going

street ramp. it didn't appear the driver was under the influence and was let go with a citation. authorities say they have arrested a career criminal targeting the elderly. dennis prairie scammed at least 13 residents like janet, offeringto resurface their driveways but he used watered down cement and then left a cover-up job that quickly washed away. janet checked a neighbor's driveway as a reference and thought it looked okay. there could be up to 50 more victims and investigators want them to come forward. tomorrow a u.s. marine will bury his infant son. the service is thanks to your support. we told you about perez and his family last wednesday. his son died from s.i.d.s. the family is currently stationed in california and had trouble paying for the funeral and trip back to the bay area.

raise more than $14,000. a.m. tomorrow in new port richey, followed by services at 10:00 and 11:30 and the public is invited to attend. those social media games may not be so innocent. the key red flag and simple check to be sure you're not accidentally giving away vital information. and taking on drones, two condo

two tampa condo hours are trying to prevent people are using drones on their property.

call them a privacy risk. but that only scratches the surface of the concerns. >> reporter: on a beautiful day, you can spot a lot of people enjoying the outdoors in downtown tampa. you'll probably also see a lot of these. >> around the park especially, kids and their parents flying their drones around. >> reporter: while there have been major concerns, this letter was sent to residents asking how they feel act banning the devices on their property. some say they are glad buildings are taking a look at the issue because as high as the drones can go and tiny cameras attached, there's no telling what kind of images they're capturing. >> you're worried with the windows and everything. with the drones, it adds a complication to maintaining your privacy, so it's a major

>> reporter: the lack of strong regulation is definitely a concern. air, there's planes. if you fly them close to people or structures, you're putting people at risk. that goes outside the bounds of recreational use. >> reporter: the faa says property owners may prohibit unmanned aircraft operators from taking off or landing on their property. the faa is responsible for the safety of the national air space system. that leaves a bit of a gray area in what happens once the drone lifts off. >> there's got to be a fight with the state. there's a risk out there, not only to public safety but public interest. now back to the rally for guns in the classroom. one group of students at

>> should there be any difference in being on campus and being elsewhere? >> reporter: this afternoon students say they are fighting for their civil rights. he believes if students were allowed to carry, it would lives. >> criminals don't go to gun shops or pawn stores to rob are hard targets. >> reporter: right now state universities share the same policy on guns, they're not allowed on campus. the senate. >> my biggest thing is i have never felt unsafe on my campus. >> reporter: the school says to focus on public safety.

towers am over campus and their average response time is under 3 minutes. they have six fully armed officers and hope to hire more soon. >> a well trained law enforcement team and robust mental health services give us the best opportunity to prevent crisis situations. >> reporter: they say they are fighting on principle and they are not stopping. >> it's our civil right to be able to defend ourselves. a warning tonight as you check your facebook news feeds. turns out those quizzes are not as innocent as you may have thought. some are a ploy to steal your information, selling it to third-party companies. experts say if a page is asking you to authenticate information through facebook, click cancel. >> if a user clicks yes, you

a car crash in tennessee ends after a driver hit a pole and the car burst into flames. he made it out alive but it's what was found inside the charred remains that have some calling it a miracle. look at that fire. witnesses say another driver hit that car, sending it off the road. a police officer rescued the guy inside. he was taken to the hospital and he is expected to survive. the amazing discovery? firefighters put out the flames and the only thing left in the charred car was a bible on the front seat, still in good condition. this weather has been beautiful but chains are coming.

port charlotte, things are good right now. the rays are getting in full force with spring training and the weather there looks pretty good, although actually south of the rain -- by the way, this is severe weather awareness week. today is thunderstorms and tornadoes. ironic, because i think we are using storm shield on wednesday for the threat of severe weather across part of the region, especially north of i- 4. we'll touch on that in a second. there is some rain going on right now across hardee and desoto county, highlands county, a few showers rolling manatee county. this is sort of a sign of things to come, more moisture out there. this is a warm front. that will actually set the stage sort of destabilizing everything, then once the cold front rolls in on tuesday, that's when we track the

temperatures now upper 70s to low 80s. tomorrow morning we're mild, waking up to temperatures in the mid-60s, maybe even upper 60s, and the chance of showers overnight. i think they are out of here by first thing in the morning. tampa and st. pete, partly cloudy skies. winds coming in off the gulf will bring the possibility of sea fog across part of the area tomorrow. that southwest wind is ahead of our next cool front. as we said this evening, southerly winds, a few showers can't be ruled out. by 8:00, 8:30, maybe more than a few. nothing severe or lightning with this but scattered showers continuing until about 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning. so i don't think this is going to be an issue for the morning commute. i think we're partly sunny. notice the humidity is increased tomorrow. the rain chances will be but not so much in the first half of the day. another area of rain moving south by tomorrow afternoon.

to watch closely because that rolls in by early to mid- morning on wednesday. there's the threat of severe weather, possibly strong weather, maybe even isolated tornado. i think that highest risk is across the northern counties and it is something we'll have to keep our eyes on. most folks will pick up close to an inch of rain out of this before it's said and done wednesday afternoon. one more day of warm temperatures, upper 70s near 80 degrees. then by thursday, another cold snap returns. winter wasn't done with us yet. 78 on tuesday, 76 with strong storms on wednesday, and thursday 64 for the high, 62 on friday. morning lows possibly in the upper 30s to low 40s. hello, folks. the position players are checking in early to spring training and pitchers have the rays focused for this week.

be a huge plus for the rays. john sabol has more on what we're talking about. >> good evening. a week from wednesday, the charlotte sports park will host the rays and nationals. a lot of encouraging things this spring training especially with alex cobb, returning after tommy john surgery ahead of schedule. with or without him, the rays starting rotation may be one of the best in the american league. chris archer isn't one to prognosticate. >> it's hard to make predictions right now. i don't really look at that too much. but the guys we have in camp right now are elite for sure, hands down. >> reporter: archer is right. the rays starting rotation is elite and could be dominant this year. but there could be one obstacle in the rotation's way.

healthy, everyone is excited. capable of. >> reporter: drew smiley missed two and a half months with a shoulder injury last year, but he's back to 100%. the same for matt moore, progressing well last year after tommy john surgery. feeling great. we got a lot of good guys. >> reporter: and the fifth spot in the rotation will likely go to ramirez, barring a breakout spring by blake snell. >> at some point he's on the radar, but we don't want to get too ahead of ourselves, putting stamps on what he's got to be doing. >> reporter: as for the position players, they will report on thursday with the first full squad of workouts

john sabol, abc action news. >> despite the 17-point loss to louisville, the usf women dropped three spots to 21st in

pleasant today but there are showers popping up on the radar. there are a few off in pinellas county, st. pete up toward indian rocks. heaviest rain in desoto and highlands county. look for partly cloudy skies, a few showers tomorrow morning not an issue but wednesday severe weather rolls in.

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breaking news tonight in the race for the white house. the major resignation. also, donald trump, is he now unstoppable? rubio and cruz, battling to be the alternative. but with both of them in, does it help trump? >> you're going to say, please, please mr. president. we can't stand it anymore. we don't want to keep winning. >> and tonight, has hillary clinton turned a corner? inside the seven hours of terror. the alleged uber gunman in court. six dead. and you will hear from the passengers who got into his uber car before and after the shootings. what he said to them. the storm system tonight, in the south, possible tornadoes, hail and about to move right up the east coast. major snow right behind it.