>> this student told me that he is on the honor role and administrators at the school were about to name him student of the month. but his day on campus ended without a pat on the back and smile. >> i could taste it. i could smell it. >> in this mug shot you see his eyes are still watery and red. the school resource officer pepper sprayed the 18-year-old special needs student here at richard l sanders school in pinellas park. >> they didn't give me any treatment for it. >> he means school. by there, he means jail. where officers took him in cuffs thursday following a lunchroom brawl. he and his friend are charged with disorderly conduct. he says they didn't start the brawl. they only jumped in to protect a female classmate who was being attacked by another male

>> he was beating on her. i didn't think it was right. so i started beating on him. it's wrong but i was upset. i wasn't thinking straight. she was a good friend of mine. >> reporter: he says an officer used pepper spray not once but twice to stop the brawl. >> i don't think it's right to mace somebody. maybe multiple people pulled me off but not mace. >> reporter: another 15-year- old student was arrested but tonight it's still not clear how the female student is doing. school district officials confirm all of this did happen but they won't comment. they also won't give us any of the footage picked up by four lunchroom. they're saying that they're privacy. >> covering pasco county tonight, officials are forcing 20 families living in government housing out of their the authority says they have found many of those people lied about being u.s. citizens.

happened. >> i think we have lost heart. i think we have lost soul. >> reporter: community activist romo has spent decades helping immigrants. now while many face eviction today, she worries especially for the children. >> we're talking about 60 kids that had to find a different way to go to school. so it's not -- and these are american kids. >> reporter: eviction notices went out to several people living at the cypress farms apartments. it started when homeland security discovered a tenant was here illegally after using a fraudulent social security card. >> we cannot have people participating in programs that participate in them. i mean, we can't. >> reporter: officials say an audit of the program found 20 their qualifications as citizens. they all have until today to leave. some were packing up. most are already gone.

tried really hard to find a better life for them. but it's very difficult because of immigration the way that immigration works and the processes are very, very difficult. so some people can be here 20 years and still be waiting for mercy. >> reporter: the housing authority says they will continue to audit all of the residents to look for any other cases of fraud. they also acknowledge dozens of qualified u.s. citizens may have been denied housing because people were living here illegally. eric waxler, abc action news. >> now the most accurate action weather. >> good evening, everybody. made it to another weekend. this morning started off with some rain, especially overnight across the northern counties. by the time the front moved into the metro area around sunrise, only a few showers left. temperatures quite a big difference from north to south. still low to mid 60s right now in the northern counties. upper 70s to low 80s down south. this evening, look for temperatures to cool off.

saturday, waking up in the upper 40s to low 50s. a chilly start for our standards. still low to mid 50s across the rest of the area. then that's it. we start to warm up nicely later on in the period. sunday morning not nearly as chilly as we will see tomorrow morning with partly cloudy to clear skies. then the warm-up begins. i think some folks will be closer to 90 next week than 80. we will talk about that coming up. >> thank you, den. tampa city leaders taking the first step to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. if this passes getting caught with pot will still be an ordeal. carson chambers explains from tampa. >> reporter: and it was embarrassing. hundreds of people saw me in handcuffs. >> reporter: it's one of the stories from college. carlos isn't so proud to tell. >> i was pulled over right in front of the university of south florida and i was pulled over leaving class.

gram of marijuana. >> it's about a joint and a half worth. >> reporter: on his way to grab a bite to eat. his education was in jeopardy and his future. >> it made my life a lot harder. and it definitely hurt my pockets. you know, having to go through the court system, having to do the divergent program, having to go through drug treatments. >> reporter: if a new city ordinance passes march 17th, small amounts of pot will be decriminalized. you will be ticketed, not taken to jail. >> if it's a car stop, you might be there for a little while and it might ruin your night. >> reporter: being caught with marijuana will not be a pleasant experience. >> we would have to gather it and weigh it and we would detain you. so it promises to be something of an ordeal. >> reporter: the ordinance which city leaders gave the first nod to this week would impose graduated fines starting at $75. >> we would also have to look you up in the system. is it your first, second or third offense.

to the officer's discretion. another thing to keep in mind. carlos says it would be a step in the right direction from how it use today be. >> i had to spend a lot of money to, you know, correct this wrong. >> reporter: in tampa, i'm news. now to new developments out of los angeles. the lapd testing a knife found buried in the backyard of o.j. simpson's former home. facebook and twitter exploding the story. police are now saying that the design of the blade that they found is inconsistent with the injuries on nicole simmon and ron goldman's bodies. tmz reporting that a construction worker found the knife back in 1998 when the estate was being demolished. the worker gave the knife to an off-duty officer who kept it as a souvenir. the actual murder weapon has never been found. the timing seems to be odd. right now the first season of the american crime story focuses on the o.j.

the forefront of many people's minds here. take a look at all of the comments on the social media wall today on the story. so many comments as you scroll down. they seem to keep ongoing there. if you want go to our abc action news page and share your thoughts and comments as well. covering manatee county. a crime alert for you. the sheriff's office is looking for the person responsible for shooting and killing a man in palmetto. it happened around 1:00 this morning in the 2100 of 3rd avenue east. authorities saying this was not a random shooting. if you know anything about this, call police. the final suspect wanted for a triple shooting in lakeland has been arrested. mac caught in miami by u.s. marshals. he is the fourth person wanted for the murder of washington. anita branch and castro. another 18-year-old man also shot survived. the sheriff said that the shooting was over a drug debt.

the lakeland couple arrested on a laundry list of drug and weapons charges. a warrant was served at the home when they found a bucket safe. inside the safe, ten different types of narcotics from prescription drugs to cocaine. they found three handguns with, one that was stolen. turner told authorities that their income. six jurors and three alternates were seated today. hulk hogan is suing gawker for invasion of privacy. they published a videotape of hogan having sex with now the ex-wife of bubba the love sponge. hogan is suing for $100 million. three pennsylvania football players are behind bars for sexually assaulting a 14-year- old freshman with a broom stick. the district attorney saying

in a hazing ritual so he was assaulted. the other young members of the team were told to strip to their underwear and clean the floor. the incident happened in october of last year. the da saying that it was called no gay thursdays. >> you would have an older kid come behind a younger kid and put his genitals on top of the younger kid's head. that was okay on thursdays. >> well, the hazing was so bad on thursdays that some players avoided the locker room on that day or quit the team. the school district claims no one, including coaches, was aware of what was happening. three teens are being charged with assault. a health alert to tell you about. a mysterious bacteria linked to 18 deaths in wisconsin. 44 people have tested positive for the bacteria. the mystery here is where it came from and how they contracted it. here is how it works. this infection affects mostly

significant illness. the symptoms are fever, shortness of breath, chills and skin rash. the infection can be deadly if it reaches the blood stream. the cdc sent five scientists to wisconsin to try to find the source. a california man with cerebral palsy is not letting his disability get in the way of his career. >> i came out dead. it took five minutes to revive me. >> why driving for uber isn't the only incredible undertaking he has and what motivates him to work so hard. plus this -- >> this isn't your mom work from home job. more and more corporations are offering this perk to lure quality employees. where the opportunities are coming up. looking outside, just the area. tonight. we will tell you how low we will go and let you know when

>> all week long we've been focusing or not empowering people to have the career they dream of. >> more and more companies are hiring workers to do from the comfort of your own couch. jackie callaway shows us which tampa bay companies made the leap and what jobs are available right now. jackie. >> guys, i spent the last week visiting at-home workers. both sides agree the pros outweigh the cons but they are not for everyone. >> reporter: registered nurse caroline says there is no place she would rather work. more than three years ago, humana offered caroline the chance to work from home. >> you don't have the commute. you don't have the gas. >> reporter: this full-timer spends her days follow ugh up on patients and their caregivers via phone and computer.

noncoverage letter for him. >> less distractions and more productivity. >> reporter: are there any draw backs to working from home? >> there is a sense of isolation because you don't have that interaction. >> reporter: she is one of 1300 humana employees who work from home. for the company, it's a win- win. >> it does save for office space and overhead and administrative expenses. >> reporter: he says workers should consider whether work at home is the best career move. >> if there is a chance for a promotion, i don't want to be out of sight, out of mind. >> do you want me to order that for you. >> reporter: stacy works for customer service for the home shopping network. >> do you have an item number. >> reporter: for ten years running, the part-time gig has enabled stacy to spend more time with her family and her online jewelry business. >> i work in one of the places that i love the most, which is in art studio.

you don't have to put on make- up. >> reporter: hsn launched the work at home program with 20 people more than a decade ago. >> we found out that people love working at home. >> reporter: the jobs range from part to full-time. and for most positions the pay runs between $12 and $14 an hour, plus incentives. >> it's something that i just don't see myself giving up. >> reporter: now, humana's workforce is made up primarily of rns and case managers. pay is competitive. we have actually posted links to the job openings with both companies along with a list of home opportunities. you will found it on my facebook page. just go to action new jackie. click like and you will see it there. and abcactionnews.com has been compiling stories all week to help the hardworking people of tampa bay to get ahead in their careers. you will find this story on our home page. >> thank you, jackie. a san diego uber driver is

others with his motivation and work ethic despite having a disability. >> scott anderson is not what most people expect when they climb in the back seat of his car. he was born with cerebral palsy. he drives in part to provide for his family. he and his wife just adopted three girls. this vehicle is his pulpit foreign couragement. scott's wife says he loves people so his job is a perfect fit. now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> yes. >> it is just glorious. >> great timing. all of it. >> the weather will be a little cool in the morning but it warms up beautifully. a lot going on this weekend. the sunset is one of them. a little bit of sirius wispy clouds in the distance. we have a tremendous forecast in store. if you're heading over to the beach or wild splash, there is

of year to enjoy outdoors. mother nature is definitely going to help out this go- around as temperatures right now primarily in the 60s north of i-4. largo actually. 63 in lutes and yet middle 70s from bartow. upper 70s down in highlands county. winds out of the northwest. you can see it's bringing in the cooler temperatures behind the front that came in this morning. bringing us rain through the northern two thirds of the viewing area. outside right now, tampa 67. st. pete, 68. skies are clear and they will stay that way for the foreseeable future. today was about right. we should be in the mid 70s. that's where we were. this morning was warmer than normal. tomorrow will be cooler than normal. it can get down to freezing this time of year. it's not going to. in fact you never say never but we're getting close to the

and the next ten days will be unseasonably warm. hard to imagine we will be looking at any significant cold snap in the second half of march. we will keep our eyes on it just in case. for the time being, everything looks good. even with the wins moving to an easterly direction tomorrow, i think all of the moisture and clouds stay on the east side. if you live in polk county or hillsborough county, if you're going to the strawberry festival, look for a mixture of clouds and sunshine tomorrow. i don't think it will be nothing but sunshine. sunday could be one of those as we get very dry air coming in as temperatures begin to warm up. in terms of rainfall, we have nothing going on at least until the end of next week. and next weekend, we are tracking the chance of another storm coming in. way too early to pinpoint it. it's a week away. but that is something if you have something planned outdoors

issue. forecast highs in the low 70s across much of the areas on saturday. upper 60s to low 70s closer to the beach. and the long-range forecast really turns up the heat by the middle of the week. we see not only mid 80s but mid to upper 80s. look how far up north the warm air goes into the mid-atlantic and the east. that's next week. 74 on saturday. 76 on sunday. up near 80 on monday. and we stay in the 80s all of next week. thanks for stopping by. chris archer's training debut this afternoon couldn't have gone better for the rays' all- star pitcher. he didn't give up a run or even a hit. archer's change-up was working out well. his only punch out of the

didn't allow a walk but he hit a batter. rays trailing 1-0. beckham with a shot to short. ramirez can't scoop it at 1st. james scores. red sox scored three in the 6th and three in the 7th to cruise to the victory. here is archer on his first spring start. >> i accomplished everything that i wanted to accomplish. and that was be over the plate as much as i possibly could with everything. my first outing being against, you know, every guy that i faced will be in their starting line-up. it was good to get positive feedback from that. >> to the ice, the lightning have moved into familiar territory after the win over the senators. the victory not only completed the road trip sweep but it marked the eighth straight win tying the franchise record for

the last time they won eight games, 2004 when the bolts won the stanley cup. so is this foreshadowing another cup run? we will have to wait until may and june for that. the bolts have shot up the standings for the second seed in the east in tie for the panthers for the top spot in the division. it has taken the lightning longer to finally play consistent hockey after the dreadful start to the season. >> the first half of the year i think injuries played a major part into, you know, why we were up and down. i think a trip to the finals last year and being new played but since christmastime, these guys have dug their heels in be around them. >> the bolts will look to make tomorrow night against carolina. stay tuned. we're back after this final

>> okay. northerly winds. if you're taking the boat out this weekend, both saturday and sunday should be a nice day on the water. there is your hour by hour forecast. this evening, mostly clear skies. waking up to temperatures in the 50s. we top out in the mid 70s. and back in the 80s by early next week. we stay in the 80s all week. >> we have continuing coverage on abcactionnews.com.

several breaking stories this friday night. the o.j. simpson murder case. the lapd confirming they are now testing a knife, allegedly found buried at simpson's former estate. we ask, why is it just being tested now? the fallout after the republican debate. trump defending his own words on that stage. >> and he referred to my hands. if they are small, something else must be small. i guarantee you, there is no problem. i guarantee you. >> the urgent effort to block trump. with many asking, is this helping hillary clinton? the friday commuter nightmare. the storms. several chain reaction crashes. snow and ice sweeping through.