spice users here at the er? you have seen the videos. violent incoherent users high on spice in a mad rage. he tried to jump out a window after one hit. >> it's like looking at the walking dead. >> reporter: people are using and selling and reacting. just on monday she took this video of paramedics working on a woman unconscious after using spice. >> he is eating it like candy out of a bag. >> reporter: they have responded to 30 calls of people overdosing on spice. 12 calls alone in one day. >> this is the affects of spice. >> reporter: in all of february they only responded to 17 spice related calls. >> this is a dangerous drug and should be avoided at all costs. >> reporter: a new chemical compound or bad batch is

cases. you can buy it legally almost anywhere. since the state laws can't keep up with the compounds. >> the problem is the user says i did that drug six months ago and nothing bad happened but this time i'm having seizures and delirium and out of my mind. >> reporter: doctors at tampa general hospital report heart conditions in the young and old for those tempted to try it because they think it's more again. high. >> reporter: a high that could end your life like it did for one patient this weekend. >> reporter: we're told one of the patients here at tgh told doctors she tried spice because she thought it was safer than marijuana and still pass a drug test at work. after one hit she landed here at the hospital.

going in depth on the spice problem. the national institute on drug abuse calling it the second most popular among teenagers now. 11% of american high school seniors used synthetic marijuana in the past year and it resulted in 11,000 emergency room visits in 2010. 75% of visits involved visits of people under the age of 29. officers say samuel alicia walked into the police department this morning and went into the public bathroom in the lobby. minutes later officers say they heard a loud thump so they went in and found him unconscious on floor.

-- -- par fa fa nail ya. a special hour of 2020 called breaking point in america airs tonight. a business owner convicted of trying to sexual batter a female employee. she says he bought her drinks and she passed out when her friends put her in a car and they went back and paid the bill but when the friends came outside they found her undressed and a peacock on top of her. a 23-year old man and a four daylight.

that picture all day long. the car was abandoned in the park. >> this is a baby. what if it had been her out here playing. it could have been easily. and to know that someone doesn't care anymore about the neighborhood than that. and about people's lives. it's a bad thing. >> reporter: luckily the victims are both expected to be okay. no arrests have been made. police say there were other people during the shooting and now they are interviewing others. it's not a good idea to taunt sheriff grady on facebook. he took to facebook recently to daunt deputies with a poston the left -- "grady, you don't stop my show."

stolen car with drugs. good evening, everybody. made it to another weekend. this was an amazing week weather wise. low to mid 80s each day. not a drop of rain. maybe some rain would help get the pollen out of the air. we have some rain on the way. temperatures right now in the upper 70s to the middle 80s. didn't break a record today but we got close. the record was 87. we were in the middle 80s today. fog is going to be an issue and some areas first thing in the morning. we will take a closer look at that and time out the rain and how it affects your weekend plans coming up in a couple minutes. breaking news from nasa now. the space agency announcing scott kelly is retiring. it's effective april 1st. kelly just returned to earth from a record setting flight on

his year in space gave him a lot of experience. the roar of race cars over downtown saint pete this weekend for the firestone grand prix. more than 25,000 spectators take to the street. >> reporter: lots of money and city leaders saying a $48 million economic impact. they are spending money at the hilton and the irish pub. the owner says business doubles with race fans. this race helps put the bar and others near it on the map. we do very well for this spot here off the beaten path.

out where we're at, especially race fans. a lot of returning race fans here this year from last year. >> reporter: this is just a practice day for the drivers. the race begins tomorrow on abc action news. there are new security measures in place. they will check your bag at the beginning entrance of the venue so some things to keep in mind. thank you jake. hundreds of miles of road you drive on every day are in major need of paving. a costly new paving machine paid for with your tax dollars is not being used as it should. this top of the line paving machine costs taxpayers more than a thousand dollars. it's been sitting more than running.

>> it is what it is. the purchase was made a number of years ago. >> reporter: an audit says the average overall condition of tampa's roads is poor. >> when was the last time they paved the street? >> i couldn't tell you. >> reporter: so why isn't the city getting more out of its investment? >> who made the mistake and why is it this way? >>reporter: we have been reporting problems for years. tonight at 11:00 we'll tell you what's being done to stop waste inefficiency. still many questions to be answered by the wounded warrior projects. it's been less than 24 hours since the two top executives got fired. today is the focus on what's next for the charity. we talked to black dagger military hunt club that depend on donations to teach blind

he has seen firsthand at a local level the good that's come from the wounded warriors project. >> we hope the right people get in there and take the money they have in the bank and that they have coming in and do great things. >> many reports have surfaced saying the two executives were and more. taking action for your health tonight with new information on the zika virus. moiksz were created to have off spring that can't survive in the wild -- -- mosquitos. we are hearing human trials to find a zika virus vaccine could begin as early as the summer.

health says they need the money from washington before that begins. the white house has asked congress for nearly two billion dollars in the wake of the outbreak affecting near 200 americans. it was too much for a grown up to do to a child. >> tossed in the cafeteria. what happened moments before. the unexpected source of a baby 's dangerous illness and a warning a pasco county mother has for other parents tonight. looking beautiful from apollo beach. this clouds will eventually

principal used excessive force to break up the fight. he picked the girl up off and she drops to the floor. >> when i wake up in the morning i hurt. >> it's like he did more damage than her and the little girl fighting each other. >> is assistant principal in the video have been removed pending completion of the investigation. they thought their baby had a diaper rash but doctors say it's something much. their water is to blame for sickening their one month old baby. taking action for your family with precautions you can take. >> reporter: baby hunter is wheezing as he sleeps, a symptom of the sickness he's fighting.

where it was bleeding -- -- rash. >> reporter: pediatricians ran a fecal culture. >> you hear e. coli and you're thinking third world countries. >> reporter: questions are storming through her mind -- where did this happen and how could it have happened? she doesn't use tap water but special nursery water so couldn't have gotten sick from private drinking well. at least that's what she thought. >> washing his bottles and giving him a bath and simple as putting his hand in the bath water he got exposed to hit. >> reporter: the environmental protection agency says they have private drink water wells on the property but they're not regularly tested. that's the homeowner's responsibility and recommended you do it annually. >> it says positive. when i saw that, it was no more water.

stocked up on bottle water and doing everything from their dishes to washing their one month old with it. something they will have to do until their system is flushed and retested. they have a warning for other families. >> research and know what you're getting into with a well. make sure and test it regularly. it's not something you can left unsaid like si water. >> reporter: keep pesticides away from wells and test your well annually and periodically inspect exposed parts for cracks corrosion. a south carolina fishermen caught a 13-foot 2500-pound great white shark. chip took a client out for a day of fishing on tuesday.

early on and then chip hooked into the massive great white. his customer took turns trying to reel it in. chip says they couldn't do it so he called another fishing charter to take over. >> we were both exhausted. i fought it for a while. we went back and forth and i don't know, i think i can't feel the left side of my body today but it was worth it. >> wow, chip tagged the great white with a tracking device and set it free. he regularly sets lines for large sharks to tack them for researchers. i don't know if i would want to even reel that in. you see it and you're like okay, i'm good. >> yes, that's what i would have said. >> you need more than two people. >> more fishing weather this weekend? >> yes, good boating weather.

majestic looking there out over the rise. we love our sunsets with good reason, especially this week as we have warm temperatures even the water is warming up now. this has been an issue for the last three days. they have seen over 20 inches of rain across part of louisiana and mississippi over the last three days. there's more rain rolling in. over the next 6-12 hours the bulk of this energy starts lifting north. when it does, finally what's left of it is coming in our area. folks looking for rain to clean the pollen out of the air. it won't be a huge deal. we are talking about the grand prix in saint pete and the last day of the strawberry festival so there's rain around sunday but not a wash out. i wouldn't change plans. you will be dodging showers like we often do in the summertime for that matter.

the upper 80s today and some areas down south most of us hit the 80s and tampa hit 85 degrees. we were close to the record of 87. outside now tampa as saint pete and clearwater checking in at mostly sunny and winds coming off the gulf will cool things off along the sea breeze and tomorrow you will see more difference between the coastal areas with that sea breeze and inland areas back in the low to mid 80s. normally we should be 76. satellite today -- sun and clouds mixed in and exact same thing tomorrow. the difference is i do think we will see fog in the morning. po chi fog and dense in some areas. visibility especially east of i-75 less than a mile.

sunday we have to watch in terms of rain. again, not a wash out but first thing in the morning clouds and showers trying to come in and they roll into the afternoon and evening lingering into first thing on monday morning. check us out first thing tomorrow morning as we fine tune the timing of the rainfall. the good news is most follow most folks seeing seeing showers. remember you lose an hour of sleep tomorrow night. why don't they do that on the weekdays? 83 on saturday and 81 sunday. next week a little above normal but at least the rain chances back down. hello folks, the buccaneers have landed.

agreed to a three year deal. that news coming after the buccaneers came to terms with quarterback grimes with the dolphins. his deal worth $13.5 million. jordan spieth fought his way in the valspar championship. a couple birdies coming in plus two. john stable has more on tampa's lee mccoy. >> reporter: the copper head course is a special someplace for amateur lee mccoy. that's the same course he learned about the game of golf i played it so much growing up like this. >> reporter: he grew up in palm harbor. when he wasn't playing on the

>> it was really cool to see that quality of golf test test test the blue line is locking to

performance against philly on monday. the women's basketball season coming to an end. top seated temple pulling away in the second half and owls win on a 13 run. temple wins 79-62. gators lost to texas a&m 72-66.

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ncy reagan breaking news this friday night. the new fights breaking out at a trump rally. both outside, and inside. the clashes captured on video. >> get them out of here. >> the new security concerns week. as trump's republican rivals mount a last-ditch effort to stop him tuesday night. celebrating nancy reagan. the former presidents. one another. the laughter among them. children. remembering mrs. reagan. the deadly flooding. hundreds of rescues. states of emergency. and the two storms hitting this weekend. the urgent manhunt right a brazen escape. an american city. neighbors on high alert.