the buc's quarterback has been under a microscope for his off the field behavior. lloyd sowers has details on the developing story. >> in her lawsuit the woman said the university did not respond to her allegations. she said jameis winston assaulted her while he was the quarterback at fs u.n. 2012. erica kinsman went public with the allegations a group of men took her to an apartment where jameis winston raped her. he has denied it saying it was consentual a prosecutor did not press charges saying there were gaps in the story of the accuser and not enough evidence. today, fsu will end the suit with this settlement.

$250,000 the attorneys will get $700,000. $950,000 all together. the president of the university said if they had not settled it, it would have cost them millions of dollars. it's not over yet. the settlement was with fsu. there is a separate lawsuit against jameis winston himself. that lawsuit is pending in federal court. so far we have not seen any comments or statements with jameis winston or the bucs. back to you. two top law enforcement officials in tampa along with the mayor are bashing a state control that would allow guns to be carried out in the open. the proposal has passed several committees but it has brought opposition from the sheriff's association and we are live outside of police headquarters to explain how they are taking aim at one argument for the measure.

carry say that the conceal carry permit holders could be protected by an open carry car in the legislature and in state law because they could show their gun and be arrested. i asked the mayor, the police chief and the state attorneyed today whether they heard of a case like that happening. they said no. the state attorney said that argument is ply a -- is simply a red herring and this was an attempt to push because they can. the mayor said this is a solution in search of a problem and says this is a proposal that didn't come from the people of florida but from special interest groups. the chief would compromise officer safety. >> i believe that the open carry is a -- will result in fear and confusion of officers. and it is a thing where the citizen is running around with

to make that decision if he is a bad guy or good guy, we don't want to put our officers in that situation. >> and the bill has passed two committees late last year on 8-4 and 7-6 votes and scheduled for the committee next. that would be the last stop out vote. we will not know until tomorrow if they will take it up and the minority party expects it will pass the house the question is what will happen with it in the senate, the senate recently defeated a campus carry piece of legislation. we're downtown. evan axelbank, fox 13 news. >> thank you. millions are trying to dig out from the massive blizzard. the storm left some cities fall. residents on the seaboard are working to get back on track. cities across the northeast are

shovel away the snow. one of the hard hit areas was queens, new york where some neighborhoods saw 30 inches of snow. many complained no plows came to clear the streets. and the mayor called out the sanitation department for not doing a good enough job in queens. crews were trying to fix that. the power of the surge that hit parts of new jersey at the height of the storm. this is drone footage. the waves surged inland and flooded homes. the storm dumped 30 inches of snow along the shoreline. the storm took a toll on a church. the weight caused a roof on a fellowship to collapse this morning. so far no reports of injuries but the blizzard is blamed for two dozen deaths. schools in baltimore, washington, dc and philadelphia remain closed. the federal government closed

covered areas apartment the capitol. they are asking for patience and crews to continue clearing the streets. >> i am grateful for the residents who are heeding the warning to stay off the streets and continue to caution those who are out in the street. 17.8 inches of snow had fallen at washington's reagan national airport and the amount of snow may not be known because the snow measuring device used by the weather service at the airport was buried in the blizzard. several airlines are scrambling to get on track with 1300 flights, including some at tampa international. new at 5:00, seven deputy recruits at the pinellas sheriff's office has been fired because they cheated on written and oral exams some lied about their involvement in the cheating. >> it's a terrible situation,

circumstances will we tolerate it. people who are cheat does not long in law enforcement and they sheriff's department. there is nothing more important than having the public's confidence and trust. how did they cheat? s deputy eric biddle provided the material to the recruits. he has resigned the sheriff said he knew one of the recruits beforehand. misconduct. those are sox of the accusations in a courtroom in tampa. an attorney accuses deputies and prosecutor of playing dirty in a drug case. gloria gomez was there when the heated exchanges took place. tell us what happened. >> reporter: the judge got an earful today from the attorney. let me tell you how this started. this is has to do with a drug charges against a former iranky veteran.

according to deputies they found a small amount of pot. but he is challenging the stop. he wants to know why he was pulled over. they have too have a reason or cause to stop you. the answers may lie in text messages they were sending to each other before the stop happened. at first, though, the pros prosecution and deputies denied any existed but the defense kept digging and guess what, they found them in portions of them when he tried to question them under oath in december to ask them why they lied they did not show up. so today in court he accused of prosecution of hiding the ball and allowing the misconduct to continue. today fernandez faced off with the judge. take a look. >> the state is benefiting from the rulings disregarding the process related to what should

i had a hearing set on the 21st. it it was expanse tive prove to your honor that the deputies were lying and the prosecutors repeatedly. honor. you have yet to react to the lies; we're here solely on the order to show cause. >> could you not give me a hearing on the motion, your honor. >> i'm speaking. police stop. are you experienced council. >> very. >> good. >> you are here today on the motion for an order to show cause. that's the only thing that you are here for. >> and then it was the deputy's turn to answer questions why they died and did not show up for the subpoenas. the first one is under cover so we are concealing his case. >> you were served for the

give you excuses why i did not show. >> you were aware that there was a significantly interesting hearing to say the least about the testimony that you had previously given, right, yes, sir, that's correct. >> that was a text that surfaced. >> yes, sir, you don't know anything about being served to be here on the 21st. >> i never seeped a subpoena i could not know. anything else would be me guessing. >> it was determined a employee at the reception area took it but never passed it on to the deputy. the judge determined the deputies did not willfully ignore the subpoena and they were not thrown in jail but he wail continue the case and to get to the bottom of the misconduct and we will continue to follow this story as well. chris, back to you. >> thank you. spoking led to the fire that killed a been -- smoking led to

it was on the bella vista manor that's in lakeland. the fire department has connolly. investigators say the fire started in his bedroom as a result of smoking. they say his neighbor pulled the escape in time. three were injured. we don't know the extent of the injurys. officials say considering the age of the residents there and the time the fire started around 4:30 the situation could have been worse. >> update in the manatee murders of a couple. the suspect has been arraigned in the murder of the two. cummings has been in jail since last week when he was charged with armed kidnapping in the case. according to a report, deputies received information that finland stole money from cummings. they said they were going to beat her up and kill tucksford.

who shot and killed someone over the weekend. they went to check on him at his only off east ohio. that's when the family found his door open, he had been shot to death. police say that brown has be an extensive criminal record. anyone with information is asked to call the plant city department. a different way to park in st. pete t is called back in angle parking. other cities do it. saint pete is going to try it on a block to see how it goes. we looked into this and asked some drivers what they think. >> reporter: back in angle parking? that's a new one but not everywhere. >> the parking spots look different. >> austin is working to make parking safety. >> safety is the driving force

nothing like backing blindly into traffic especially with a shell it is hard to see it coming. >> when you leave it is easy to see the traffic. >> that will be conducted here second avenue north. the buses go away by valentine's day. they were going to paint strips here. back in parking gets a spin. >> just the block to start. we'll see how it goes. we'll be monitoring that songs it goes as well. we'll look for other places to install it. >> gauging by the experience in other cities. >> that's going to career a updoor. don't you think. >> even one block of back in parking will get push back. they think acceptance will happen.

something new. they should be in place by the end of february. steve nichols in st. pete. >> we'll let you know how it goes. the fight over medical marijuana not over. the push to get it on the battle in november. what supporters hope will be different.

and democrats and we have some big changes in the race to the white house... we're now just 'one' week from the iowa caucus... some change in the white house. we're a week away from the iowa caucus and the races are neck and neck. craig patrick a lot of sleepless nights sorting this out. >> we have changes in the polls. and leading in iowa for weeks and donald trump has overtaken him now in an average and 7-point lead at this point.

you see marco rubio there in third. that's the polling. it favors donald trump, the models that go beyond the polling taking a look at models, history, this favors ted cruz, the models from 538.com said it is giving him a chance of winning iowa to trump. they are in fact shifting and they may move throughout the week. and momentum is favoring donald trump in the race. look for first and second. the wild card may be marco rubio. he is in iowa. here is his case for voters why they should pick him. >> if you nominate me we will win this and beat hillary clinton.

>> he is making all the kentucky candidates. they are struggling in new hampshire and we have a very compact schedule. we are one week from the iowa caucus and then new hampshire and then all the way to florida march 15th. who has the inside track on the democratic side. >> the polls gave bernie sanders. he's a 1-point lead over hillary clinton at this point about but the momentum is going his way. his challenge is that support is rusterred in iowa and in college city. because of the rules of the iowa caucuses you want your support spread across the state ecallly f are you in one other your

the sell grace it. and answer bernie sanders the 538 model and that's still giving hillary clinton a 78 territory chance of winning. >> and breaking it down. one week away from the do you thinkous. now your forecast with paul dellegatto. and good monday afternoon, spokes. hope you had a good weekend. we have changes on the way. and as the day progressed, lots of high clouds racing in from the west. that's one of those signatures the fast jet that does not provide with us more than a day in a row of blue skies. we're back to back. cold nights and then we're talking about showers going to a

east and moisture in a couple of days. around the bay area. 38 in tampa. the below the average. we watch and wait for the front. and the backside and cool and not near as cold as it was today. the high clouds and racing in from the west. and being kind of pushed away. can you see the tongue coming from the moisture. this will feed a lot of moisture our way and high clouds but by wednesday and thursday. tropical moisture and arrival of a boundary mean as complicated couple of days.

and wednesday into thursday. and there is a potential of another event. >> right now a cool afternoon. in the 60s and 70s. there is a big warm up now and to 5:00 on sunday afternoon. many places double digits 167890 warmer and 19 degrees warmer in brooksville. compared to 5:00 on sunday. we're 64. the dew point is creeping up. around the country. rots of -- lots of melting snow. temperatures above freezing. boston to washington, dc. chicago 38. buffalo is 41. tonight not as cold. cool. 40s and 50s, we'll see

day. high pressure moves away. frontal boundry heading our way. there will be energy going by a round of showers and then the front gets stuck over us for about a day thursday could be messy. as that goes by it shifts and cooler and dry and watch the moisture over us for a couple of days. week. we'll keep you posted. >> mostly clear and 50. sun. 73. on wednesday. showers and storms around some could be strong. they could be here by day break.

and next tide is a low tide. 7-day forecast is busy. dry and cool. we happy up to 72 on tuesday. rain chances over wednesday and thursday. and gasparilla cool and dry with temperatures in the 60s. >> people will be happy about that.

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stroke of luck for a man from volusia county who was shot by a stray a stroke of luck for a man shot by a bullet. but the lucky saved his life. we talked with the family and we have the story. >> laura and her son are close. when josh was a few weeks old he had to have a shunt put in his head to prevent swelling. he has the men mentality of a 14 month old. >> he is just a regular kid, he was walking with two friends

>> and i heard pow pow. he felt like he was hit with a bat. >> he was shot in the back of the head. his friend called 911. doctors told her josh's hat may have saved his life. perhaps the plastic for the side in the back of the cap possibly deflected it enough that the momentum so it did not go through his skull. >> it was a miracle. there is swelling for them to remove the bullet they will try in ten days. they want to know who did this. police have not found any witnesses around here. he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. they need, nis happened to my child it could happen to anyone,

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50-thousand 50,000 signatures, that's what the attorney john morgan needs to put the issue of medical marijuana on the ballot. and holly price toe talked with him. she has the latest on the push for prescription pot. >> i think the chances are better than last time. last time i lost by less than 2%. >> john morgan had 14 months to reflect on what went wrong with the firstpush to get the bill passed. he needed 60% slightly more than 80% said yes. he is back at it trying to get it legalized in the sunshine state. he has more than 683,149 signatures needed by february one. we have completed the signature's total and the county's need.

gathering signatures and begging supervisors to keep their doors open. >> he learned three valuable lessons after the 2014 vote. one, voter turn out is credible. >> last time nobody voted in miami and fort lauder gail. there are cities that are great for this issue. so it was an off year. not a presidential. turn out was bad. >> two medical marijuana opponents found looping and apartment tied on them. >> there was language in the ballot that gave the opposition, you know like care givers add things. tighten the hang up so they can cannot have any red herring's. he needs to focus on who show up at the poll. >> hey, guys we are going to need this because we are going

we are going to be in the hospice, our bodies break down from 60 to 80. do it for you and your wife and do it for your friends. >> he needs to ed cade them. i have to explain the real value of medical marijuana and how there are 400 -- 400,000 people in florida that to benefit. >> they plan on doing that. holly bristow, forecast. a search for three men who managed to escape from a maximum you security jail. they never say the thinged to tunnels. they used home late rape to repel and escape. they have a large number of

blending into that community. >> we need the compete to understand what are problem they face. and we know in some of the communities. there is fear that exists about the individuals. it was not noticed for 16 hours. the fight time head down was played an an hour because of a fight with another plan. authorities are offering a reward for information leading too the inmate's capture, 16 years. there are two leaders in the investigation na that ongoing waters crisis in flint, michigan. a former prosecutor and head of the f.b.i. will play roles in the case of the lead tainted water. it may focus on whether laws were broken or any mark misconduct that left it contaminated. >> i understand the anger and

and citizens of flint, as a father and suz. and a citizen of the state of michigan. i'm angry, too. >> residents were called to use faucet water. >> public school students celebrated reading with the first lady ann scoot. they red to kid. earlier this morning ne red to 700 demands at the theme is literalky changes our world. >> that encourages schools to get involved and promoting good reading. and this is one of her favorite things to do. >> i have been listing schools since the inought inauguration. gifted all counties. i'll traffic sharing my fashion pore reading.

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why younger people it's a disease expected to take the lives of almost *fifty-thousand* a disease to take the lives of 50,000 people in 2016. but are people being checked at the appropriate age. we're talking about colo rectal cancer. there is a question about the recommended screening age. dr. jo join to us discuss this. what did it show,. >> reporter: 15% of people diagnosed with the cancer are

and so what this did, looked at the numbers and found that younger are getting colon cancer. we're starting to see the trend. it is real. by 2030 they are end pating it will be in the people under 50. they are diagnosed they're not getting screened. they to okay. they may get more aggressive treatment. they are okay with the survival rates but a big concern because a researcher when i talked to her said think about breast cancer. 5% under the screaming age are dying noted. here we're talking 1 5%. >> insurance probably will not cover it if you want to det it before the age. >> you have to have a system.

of polyps. you need to be screened earlier. there are other tests as well. they can test the stool for blood and dna. died does not have to be a colonoscopy. do not think because are you under 50 you're safe. that's a change in bowel habits and any anaemia. >> and other news we're finding out florida leads the country in new hiv cases for the third year in a row. how do they break down here? >> when you look at the numbers look at 2013, 5300 cases. and 61 and 2015, 6000 that led the nation. when we look at the increases in tampa bay, we're seeing 954 went up a 179. here are the counties.

the 44 increase it was up about 50 cases and so there is manatee went down a bit. anything that we can attribute that to. >> and there is controversy, some believe it is a decrease in funding. others believe we have duplicate numbers they will come down. but overall the trend seems to be here. we have seen an increase and a raise in those in minorities. that population is mention having sex with men. we have seen that number increase. black women. we have to get the word out. we do not -- people need to be tested. i'll tweet places where can you get testing and counseling t is out there.

>> thank you. contract rumors are swirling around steven stamkos. >> in the middle of an interview. >> lime burrito. >> that's not a contract bust lunch. but he talks about the latest on

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is it time already? >> it is time. [ laughter ] >> let's check out what is trending. what he did when the blizzard hit. [music] start spreading the news i'm leaving today. [music] >> that's casey nistadt. he treated it as a playground. he went for a spin and listen it is cool. he picks up a few friend os. >> heads through times square, waving a flag. >> how cool is that. >> even our some others were doing it. he was racing them on the street.

>> yes, officer. >> we're going to act like we're talking to you. >> are you awesome. >> he said we'll act like we're talking to you. he thought it was cool. >> the officer wanted to get in on the video. >> there is nothing like new york city during and after a snow storm. >> the winter games right there. there you go. >> if you want to see that go to my facebook page i posted it there. let's look now at another piece of video. cartoons we have dumbo in mind when we think of elephants. mom protecting a baby. >> what are those. >> wild dogs. >> and they are coming around and sneaking back.

we need cynthia for analysis. >> don't mess with mom. >> take care of me. >> an animal that's not as how about this. this is what you call a slow day on the job in ecuador. he found this guy a sloth real. >> that's real. >> that's a real animal. >> that is the most awesome ever. >> why? >> because it is. >> he is smiling. >> he has not moved in three days. we don't know why he was trying to cross the road. he is fine. they took him to where he belongs, sleeping for 22 hours a day in a tree.

sofas nated. ics there is a three towed and a two towed, i don't know where this came from and the attraction butst it is special. >> you have one for sure maybe for christmas. let's look outside. >> this what we have. >> high clouds coming in today and it is the arrival of changes. this week it will be busy. frost in many places. high clouds increasing from the west. a bit of cooling but not nearly as cold as it was today. the cold high moving off the coast. on the backside the mercury is going up. we'll throw in a frontal

that will move over us from wednesday into thursday afternoon, it will be unsettled and so much moisture heading our way from the west and the southwest we may very well see some rain fall and the numbers for january are getting up there. this could be a top 10 wettest january on record. which you expect during the winter. mercury now in the 60s and 69 in brooksville. wesley chapel 67. inverness. 60s in sarasota at 64. lake wood ranch. inland holding in the mid-to-upper 60s. outside now, not bad. 64 dew point, 47. a light wind at 6. high pressure off the coast. a warm side of the high now. here are a couple of boundaries. they will move our way. slow moving and on top of that.

along the front. and the prediction center is watching for the threat of weather on wednesday morning. that threat may go by another as low pressure develops west of us. that rides along the front. anyway you slice it, this is an active couple of days we'll track it. the forecast coming up. and they are looking out three days in the darker green. and that could be up into slight risk tonight or some no issues. not as cold. clouds increasing. doesn't look good.

the good news is that once it goes away it will be cooler not cold. >> and lots of sunshine. >> and steven stamkos is not confirming or denying a deal but what surprises me. and him. everyone involved is in a black out; the flight play the night before he and ben bishop head to the all-star game. they are taking advantage of the schedule they had an entertaining practice. and he has to have it fixed. and yelling out i love this.

with the play. >> and three on three and had to go do some, they are making it fun again. as he takes more questions. and the captain ordered lunch. >> and they are true. tough make a story when there is not much action going on. so again. >> coming up and a great first half and the lightning's iron man. dirk koetter put the

he worked with the backs. they came to terms and the head coach is the new coordinator and will call the plays and get the receivers. >> and he they want to get back, two more are bucs are heading to hawaii. mankinsch that's his 7th trip and many think he should have been going. david has never been to the pro bowl and had a monster year for the bucs. >> you know the tradition the panthers handed out footballs they go to the kids. an adult was so excited he landed on the field and he didn't get that hurt but watch the left side of the screen after the interception for a touchdown.

and he is making his wrap right there. can you see the body flying through. left of the screen. luke stops to look at the guy who. that's a tough. it would have been better to have been drilled by him instead of doing that. >> he bends over gets up. the fan was okay. he didn't get a football out of it. >> he didn't give it to him. >> he got a bruise. >> look at this. a police officer does it again.

how they're changing kid's look at this, stocks closed lower after taking another blow from the cropping oil prices. the dow slumped 208 points. the nasdaq lost 71 s&p dropped 29 points. you may have heard about this last week a police officer got a noise complaint. instead of getting them in trouble he played ball with the kids and promised to return with backup. >> look at who that was. >> this is good backup.

story and decided to surprise them. he showed up. he made them promise to respect their peers and parents. >> saw that story on what the officer did and flew in just to meet the officer and do that with the kids. that was cool how they set that up. >> he did not give free throw shooting lessen whys. >> that's great. >> and the 6:00 news is your way next. >> here are mark and kelly, he has some moves. >> impressive. >> welcome back. >> thank you. citrus greening has been plaguing the state. >> technology could save crops that marchers may have a way to cure infected trees. more concerns over a mosquito virus zikat is

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