go mental help he needs only after spending months in jail for a property crime. >> when mentally ill or people with low iqs are charged with crimes, they are often sent to local or state hospitals where they're offered help. as one man learned, help often doesn't come quickly. >> been tested, iq scores is 60, 52, 52. >> reporter: chris' mother says her son has dealt with mental illness. >> he hear voices, he change his voice. november 9th she drove him to a hospital to get him help after trying to jump out of a moving car. knocking stuff over. >> reporter: cops were called and he was arrested, charged with criminal mischief.

take him to the baker act and stuff like that, but they arrested him. >> reporter: he was found incompetent in december. the judge ordered him to a treatment program in january. because of a lack of facilities, he's been waiting in jail for more than three months. >> he shouldn't be in there with the other jail people. >> that's not a real black and white decision at times. >> reporter: he says more citizens are needed locally and says florida ranks 49th in the nation in mental health spending, and treatment programs like his are underfunded and usually have a waiting list. >> reporter: he's getting to go to grayson on tuesday, 117 days after being arrested. >> to act like it's that way

it just to be doing it. >> reporter: the legislature passed an additional $3.5 million in funding for programs like this. if it's signed into law, the program can serve about a third more people. happening now, hernando county deputies need your help getting a violent fugitive off the street. deputies are looking for david dean, sr., wanted for physical battery and sexual abuse, and battery on a victim over 12 years old. he may be in a vehicle similar to this one. if you see him, do not approach him. just call authorities as soon as possible. a car set on fire and bomb threat causing panik at two south florida water treatment plants this morning and we are told a former employee was

authorities say douglas ellington drove through the gates and set a car on fire this morning. both facilities were evacuated but nothing was found. starting tomorrow, law enforcement agencies around the bay area are looking out for drivers not wearing their seat belts. the click it or ticket campaign runs through march 14th. national stats show more than half young adults involved in deadly car crashed were not wearing their seat belts. we mentioned a couple minutes ago there's a brush fire in volusia county. i suspect this is a controlled burn and it's winding down, but

the bartow area. this is the time of year we can see this before we get really green in june and july, when things get dicey if a fire were to start. that's a lot of times why they burn that off now. temperatures right now anywhere from the upper 60s, mid-60s along the beach, mid-70s interior. you can see the sea breeze. we have a front coming this way and it's arriving by wednesday morning. more on that coming up in a few minutes. a royal caribbean cruise ship cutting another voyage short. the anthem of the seas turning around, hoping to avoid a scene like this one from earlier this month. this is the same ship that sailed into sever weather, forcing passengers to hunker

12 hours as the ship was battered by 125-mile-an-hour winds. it could soon be easier to get your family the prescription medication they need. a bill could allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to write prescriptions for controlled substances. it's a hurdle some are facing now. >> if there's not a physician who's readily reachable to look them in the eye while they're in pain, and say i'll have to mail you a script, or come in tomorrow. >> florida is one of two states that doesn't let nurse practitioners and physician assistants write scripts. it appears florida governor

eye on washington, telling news outlets today he has no interest in being a possible pick for vice president. speculation connected the trump running mate. mind just yet. one candidate is picking up and state. representative allen grayson saying today he's throwing his support behind senator bernie sanders. this support can be seen as a win for sanders because grayson is a super delegate, meaning he can vote for sanders at a democratic convention even if he doesn't win the florida primary. you can start making picks right now, early voting underway in hillsborough, polk and desoto counties. more than 2200 votes have been

for a list of dates and times, head to our home page. a warning tonight, fish and wildlife officials asking you to leave cell phones in your pockets. you have heard how lights at night can throw off young turtles trying to find the ocean. experts are saying flashes from phone cameras can do the same thing, and can scare adult turtles back in the water before they lay any eggs. new numbers show the 2016 python challenge was a success. 106 snakes were removed from the everglades this year. more than a thousand people registered to take part in the month-long competition. four of the best women's soccer teams in the world are

here in the bay area and you still have a chance to see them play. this thursday at raymond james stadium, the 2016 she believes cup. it is the first matches in the three-city tournament. tickets are still available through ticketmaster. still to come, the unique fashion statement that got more than a passing glance from tsa agents. it's frustrating not to be working. >> a struggle too real for many in the bay area. the most in-demand jobs and training that could land you a position in as little as a week. and looking out at the beautiful sky. a cool front could be coming in midweek.

over the weekend was reunited with her mother today. the mother's two cousins abducted her friday afternoon and left her abandoned at an apartment in orange county. deputies are not releasing the motive. a judge denied bond for a driver who hit and killed a pizza delivery driver yesterday morning. 23-year-old cody girl was hit and killed sunday morning, the single dad of a 2 and a half- year-old little girl, at the end of his first shift delivers pizzas for domino's when he was hit by the woman, who was running from police who were trying to pull her over for speeding. >> she ran from the cops before and didn't get away. and now she's running again. she showed no remorse. she got a couple scratches and

i want her to be in jail for the rest of her life. >> she was driving on a suspended license and is charged with vehicular homicide. she is scheduled to go on trial in april for previous charges. now the wic program announcing a change to how you use benefits, announcing that over the last five years, states going to electronic cards instead of paper vouchers. we know many of you are out there looking for a job or maybe looking for a better one, so we are dedicating coverage all weekend long to empowering the hard working women of the bay area. >> reporter: amos is here at

>> i'm used to working and i don't mind working. i've done construction and housing work because i like working with my hands. >> reporter: well paying construction and manufacturing jobs are among the most in- demand careers in the tampa bay area, according to career source pinellas. >> there are hundreds of jobs in manufacturing right now. >> reporter: after getting a certification in as little as a week, there are hundreds of jobs open, all things you can school. pay starts at $11 to $17 an tampa. there's also thousands of jobs health care. the most in demand are nurses and medical assistants, an entry level position. a lot of local hospitals will provide you with extra training so you could move up the ladder

it and software programming are also in demand locally, mostly in tampa. after a basic certification in a matter of months, if you can pass a skills test, there will be a well paying job waiting for you. you don't need a college degree. and the financial and service sector support companies like raymond james stadium, coca- cola and more. >> customer service, auditors, it people. >> reporter: the jobs are mostly in tampa, new tampa, the i-75 corridor. >> great companies with great benefits and always with the opportunities to advance once you get your foot in the door. >> this is a free service we provide to any of our customers. they can come in, if they don't know how to write a resume we'll help them. >> reporter: this could provide

>> it's frustrating, you know, to not be working. controversy tonight around president kennedy's former top secret bunker in florida. the tourist attractions operator says the port of palm beach commissioner want to tear it down and are trying to shut down the palm beach maritime museum. but the port's lawyer says they have no intention of tearing down the landmark but plan to get a new caretaker when the lease expires next year. one woman's fashion statement got more than airport. platform shoes with gun-shaped bracelets. the tsa tweeted out later today about the items.

charm for space x. the company called off another rocket launch. the falcon 9 was postponed when a ship entered a restricted area, then was called off. a new launch date has not yet been set. last week we had the wind issues. clear skies and cool start today, back up in the mid-70s. there's a beautiful sunset looking out over the gulf with mostly clear skies. the water temperature over the gulf there is still in the low immediate coastline, you're about 10 degrees cooler than

temperatures as we said, mid- 60s. clearwater 66, at least at one of our reports sites. tomorrow more of the same with temperatures right now a couple degrees warmer than this time yesterday. i think tomorrow even warmer still, as we're up near the 80- degree mark, especially in the interior counties. today it was about right for this time of year, the last day of february, officially meteorological spring starts tomorrow, march 1st. in the meteorological world, it is march 1st. this is about where we should be for the end of february, early march. i think tomorrow a few degrees above normal. satellite picture, we had a few

most of sunday was sunny and pleasant, so if you're here visiting and catching that baseball, the weather should be good even though we have a front coming in by midweek. tomorrow morning, no worries, maybe a bit of patchy fog east of i-75. otherwise a lot of sunshine most of the day. with the wind coming in off the gulf and if sea breeze, coastal areas 71, closer to 80 or low 80s for the interior. by wednesday morning, there's the front. the last five or six fronts we have seen this year, they've had some punch to them. heavy thunderstorm, everyone a couple tornadoes and heavy rain. this go around that won't be the case. we have another one on friday and i think rain chances remain 10% at best. through the week, even with two fronts coming through, i don't

little chance of rain. mid- to upper 70s on tuesday, there. the national picture, what's left of rain and snow in the northeast, a little bit of a break for most of the nation. still a blast of cold air up north, but east of the mississippi, st. louis up near 70 degrees right now. a little bit of warmth rolling in for the end of february. there's a look at the marine forecast, southwest winds about 5 to 10 knots. 70 each day right through the weekend. folks, the lightning gm is holding, no trades before the

toronto tonight to take on the maple leafs. and jonathan didn't get offers of a forward in any deal that he wanted, so he'll revisit the situation down the line, likely before the june draft. three weeks ago, we pointed out the deadline trade struggles the past two seasons. we also said they couldn't be successful playing .500 hockey this time around, outside looking in at the playoffs. they have gone 8-4 in their last 12, holding the second position in their division. if they had gone 6-6, they would be in the final wild card

we also said at the time the bolts needed to clear up the stamkos situation sooner rather than later. they did and the lightning are 6-1 since the no-trade announcement. >> he's been great on the penalty kill. when your leader is playing that way and playing the right way, it's hard for guys not to follow. it's been a lot of fun to watch. >> and if the lightning win tonight, they will catch the panthers atop the atlantic division. now they just have to keep it up. just in time for the ladies to take on number 1 uconn tonight. it's the regular season finale. then comes the conference

the rays will have only a one- hour workout tomorrow in port charlotte. they are heading to bradenton for their charity golf tournament. wednesday the exhibition season starts against the nationals in port charlotte.

we have a few showers around on wednesday but looking ahead of the weekend, mid- to

of sunshine. our rain chance is slim at about 10%. >> something to look forward to. continuing coverage at abcactionnews.com.

several breaking stories tonight. hours away now until super tuesday. the showdown and, tonight, donald trump and the staggering new poll. and the trump rally turning ugly today. the photographer thrown to the ground. plus, the new numbers tonight on hillary clinton. is there a path for bernie sanders? also breaking, the school shooting inside a cafeteria. the 14-year-old opening fire, then running from the scene. breaking down on the stand. erin andrews late today, testifying in the case of her stalker, and a famous hotel. making a statement.