stands in the way of something their kids need and they say that he will not pick up the phone to talk about it. the issue is school recess and the fact that a lot of kids go without it. they won over the house but it is a different story in the senate. and we're here to show you why. >> and it is hard to believe that so many kid goes without recess all day long but something that you had two or three times a day has been erased from many schedules. despite a lot of support for the cause, bay area moms worry it will stay that way because of one state senator with a lot of power. >> it is every kid's favorite part of the day but recess is rare.

whole testing thing we'll do recess toward the end of the year. >> a third grader said that his class has not had recess all year. >> according to parents as the district districts prepare them for tests breaks in the day where they can be kids have been squeezed out. >> everyone's goal is for higher achievement levels, higher test scores, focus and the way to get there is not more academic time equals more success. that's the play now. they need time to get the wiggles out in order to have that success and the focus. >> and they require 150 ours of physical education for school kids n most kids get three days of pe. but that means two day as week children go with neither recess nor pe and that can take a toll

>> i get all jumpy and don't pay attention. >> parents across the state are rallying together to bring back recess a new bill would require schools to allow 20 minutes a day of recess for elementary school students. it has 50 cosponsors and breezed through the necessary committees. but it is hit a roadblock in the state senate where john legg, the chairman of the education committee, refuses to put it on the agenda keeping the recess bill from a vote. >> the senator needs to give to let them vote on it. they represent us and vote no if they want. they should not block the process. >> parents say they have sent thousands of e-mails and letters to the senator's office over the past six weeks but have not received a response. they tried calling, too, but they say all they get is his office voice mail. i wanted to ask him why the bill

committee in two months. whether he plans to ever allow it to go to a vote but i have not received a response either. >> mark, kelly thank you. developing now two robberies the same two suspect as worker who was just doing his job at a produce stand recovering. police are releasing video of the man and woman here believed to be behind the crimes. and we have the latest on that one with aaron mesmer. >> reporter: we're talking about two robberies in a matter of days both at this market and the second one could have been deadly. that's why the police want to you take a look at the video. we're told it show as man and woman on january 26th. moments later they approached a forklift operator behind the market one pulled a gun they pulled the trigger. it hit him in the back. they believe the same pair robbed someone else here eight days earlier but did not fire

the owner of a daycare said she hopes police can track them down. >> i pray they hurry up and catch the people. they are making it bad for people trying to make a living. and sit on the porch and have fun or come out and have fun. >> reporter: detectives say nothing was stole non-either case, the victim who was shot survived and will be okay. police believe the suspects are familiar with the area and may live around here. anyone who recognizes them is asked to call the police. >> thank you. nobody knows why the student had a loaded gun and ski mask on his school bus but one thing is for sure. he is in big trouble. today the student faced a judge. and gloria gomez is here with more on that and what the judge had to say, the student got bond but the judge had a few choice words before he did that.

the 18-year-old had a loaded gun and hid it with a ski mask on a school bus that was heading to a brandon alternative school. the judge read the charges against him. before setting bond had a warning for the defendant. , he was observed loading a handgun on the bus. there is no place for guns on school property or specifically in the case a bus. so, i believe the higher bond on that is warranted. i'll leave the others the same f you get out, mr. sims, are you not to possess a firearm under any circumstance. >> he responded yes, weave asked the district what will happen. >> it is a case by case situation. some of the options being transferred to a virtual school or adult education or home-based education.

no new court date has been set. we'll continue to follow this one back to you. >> thank you. >> and gloria gomez reporting tonight. >> construction is starting on another project in downtown. leaders are celebrating the groundic breaking of a 23 story you toker. they call it 9:15 t is going up on north franklin street. and it will have 362 apartments and retail place on the ground floor. >> the first project on franklin street in decades. tampa is turning the page. >> it will have a parking garage, outdoor pool as well. it should be done in the fall of 2017. and plant city. police want to find a female robber. they released a photo of what the woman they're looking for and a large black bag. take a look. she went into the sunshine state bank on jims redmond parkway demanding money from a bank employee and took off.

got away with or if she had a weapon. if you know call plant city pd. >> grund breaking for florida power and right they are building three plants, one will be located here at the parish location the other in charlotte county and desoto. >> they hope to triple the capacity. >> this is the second fades of what we started in 2009 and building solar. about is big scale here. >> this will have 340,000 panels t is exciting. and coming to come to life. they will install the panels. the project will be ready to go by the end of the year, not to be outdone. tampa election tries unveiled a project on the roof of a parking

and chris cato has more on the partnership that benefits both the travelers. >> they produce electricity for the grid not just the airport but there is the residual for those who park on the top floor of the garage. they have shade. check it out. >> 1, 2, 3. [ applause ] >> officials with tia and tampa election tries flipped it on top of the panels on the tomorrow of the garage. they will produce enough juice to power 250 homes. the mayor said that it is setting a great example for other utilities that are environmentally friendly. >> reducing the carbon foot print make as difference, for the environment.

we have on obligation to leave the city in better shape than when it was given to us. you should be proud. >> this is the first four ray into the large-scale solar energy. they will break the ground on a project that makes this look small a 23 megawatt solar array. if you are wondering about planes a ed panels. there had to be a glare test to make make sure the reflection will not be a problem for pilots. plenty of sunshine today. >> 100%. not a cloud in the sky. it will continue. look outside. clear skies beautiful day.

something very hard to miss is going to pop up on ulmerton road next week.... it is a 28-foot tall bronze statue of hercules.

((mark)) you could call it a "homeless hercules"((kelly)) a maginificent piece of art in st. petersburg stranded between owners. fox 13's steve nichols takes a look... 3 the artist and a statement for world peace. >> when i got on social media i saw pictures. >> it caught her eye years ago. they exchanged messages and she was there when hercules arrived at a miami shopping complex. how that worked out.

agreed for the piece. >> and hercules. >> and. >> he is willing to give it. >> and a city. it requires. >> you are responsible for it. >> these are around for 3000, 1 0000 years. >> in pinellas county steve nichols fox 13 news.

money and have it in a public space. next week you will see him outside of the store. good for her. she does a lot of good, wealth see. >> a lot of freeze to the north. the outlook is fairly chilly though. and the afternoon should be good. take a look outside and we're still adding additional daylight every day. and a month ago it was dark right now at 5, what, 5:14 or so. we haved added daylight. and that's a sign of the upcoming spring season. mark is correct. 66.

we'll get up and there are no signs of a warm up. no 80 to 85s in the predictable future. we died it today. this is day 7. and that has not happened since that cold spell. you remember back in december of 2010. and that is january of this year. january 2010. and december 10th of the 16th. we had seven straight days we did not hit 70s. and along the way you get one or two days that that poke above 70. that's because of that huge monster trough along the east coast. it was cloud free. no contrails. too much dry air around. there is a frontal boundary to

our way on saturday. highs today. i should say right now, the temperatures near the coast around 60. and then inland into the mid-to-upper 60s. we see a lot of this during the spring season in the evening it is cooler near the coast. the breath sun warms up the land inland. the water is so cold it is 54-degree degrees. the temperature difference now compared to 6:00 the warming trend it is 14 warmer in a 60. dew point 48. winds southwest at 6. >> things are quiet around the country. here is the week boundary. north of us. it has been a chill and dry air

it will not bring the rain soon. late monday and tuesday cold air in play. >> and 24 in new york city. this weekend there will be temperatures in the northeast as cold as 45 below zero. day. that is not heading our way. tonight we'll be in the 40s. cold air diving. another day. >> and mid-70s east of i-75. the water is chilling the coast line and the mercury along the coast. 65 to 70. and it has a front. here is the cold front. watch it as it moves down the peninsula on saturday. there could be a ribbon of clouds with the front. don't think it will rain. south a cool saturday night and sunday should be okay. high pressure builds in.

this is a huge trough along the east coast. november and december, this trough was out in the west, then we had the ridge that brought us day after day of 80s and in fact the trough is reinforcing itself monday and tuesday. when it rains wednesday and thursday. for us. chilly another 7 to ten days. how about that. >> clear and not as cold. we're down to 48. sinned of san diego-like. highs of 69 and coming up on saturday mostly sunny and delightful in the 60s. good. nice through the weekend. chilly at night. cool again wednesday and >> chip. >> injuries hurt the lightning another hole.

and two-time daytona champion

we talk about the superbowl of and all right with the lightning don't need is another injury as they kick in the final

they have one. they have to fill a big hole. jason garrison0 but a lower body injury. now the lightning have called up slater cucu. it matt carl will have more playing time. he's been a scratch but losing garrison hurts. and they have won 10 of 116789 they dropped the last two on the road. they were outscored by a combined 9-3. >> it was a tough 48 hour stretch for us. we will not let that ruin the hockey, we left points on the table t is more and now we will have the games at home. >> we're closing in on the daytona 500 our studio is a stop that the drivers make as they

matt kenseth has won twice and part of a team that dominated last year. joe gibbs racing. they racked up the wins why struggle on the super speedways. >> it is unpredictable. we had good runs, you know. and a year ago. the first year running 1, 2, 3, we ended up with problems. we have done okay. >> we're caught. >> it is unpredictable. and get in trouble. you just got caught up. you don't know what will happen. >> you see in other sports they create a dynasty. and the they can get on a roll and the heat. same in the nfl. the same teams in the playoffs,

does it carry over. >> there are changes you never know how it will play out. and competitive sport. are you just not ever exactly sure you have to keep looking forward and hopefully you did more than the next guy. >> good guy. we had fun today. >> and the rowdies are getting ready to open the pre-season. the team has a number of new faces and that challenge will get a good test in the mls. , we have been at it for two weeks and getting out and playing the game. and it is tough for us. we're looking to go into and enjoy. and improve our levels. >> the rowdies, dc united game is at 7:00 down into st. pete. the all part of the sun coast invitational featuring sixs

perfect to get out there, too. that will be fun to watch. a lot of stars will be in that. >> that isn the weather will be good. >> great, you have the rowdies green on. >> she is ready to go. >> i planned it, perfect. >> thank you very much, chip. still ahead here the breakthrough today that nearly broke the internet. >> scientists make a discovery involving albert einstein. star wars has broken records but there is one number it will not hit.

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we have detected gravitational waves, we did it. there you go a team of astro fizz aists announcing a discovery in space. time that einstein predicted 100 years ago. it is a big step forward that they are likening to the moon landing. and we have more from new york. >> it is a game changing

a team of scientists confirming on thursday the existence of gravitational waves, we did it. >> it sounds like a movie the waves are ripples in the fabric of space time, the fourth dimension that combines time with the physical world. two block holes collided sending out waves when they merged. they were detected by the gravitational wave observe story the precise measuring instrument ever built. >> that's what you would expect what einstein's theory of relatively predicts for two big massive objects like black holes together. >> experts say the discovery is a huge step forward in the understanding of how the universe works. gravitational waves carry information about the source,

allow researchers to study distant features of the universe and the edges and the centers of black holes. and officials say that it could be the start of a new era in astro physics. >> galileo turned a telescope to the sky and opened the era of observational astronomy. i think we're doing something equally important here today. >> the detecteddors are in louisiana and washington state. most of the funding comes from the national science foundation, an independent government agency. in new new york. >> and the waves is so difficult when einstein came up he figured scientists would never find them. he questioned if they existed at all. and they did. bernie sanders and hillary clinton square off for the second one on one debate tonight. this is in milwaukee and on pbs.

clinton not a big endorsement today. and joel waldman tells how is backing her. >> a post new hampshire hillary clinton getting much needed relief today after losing to bernie sanders by 20 points in the granite state. the congressional black caucus endorsing the front runner. >> one candidate, one, possesses the qualifications, the experience and the temperament to be the next president of the united states, that person is none other than secretary hillary clinton. >> reporter: despite fewer than ten candidates the half dozen remaining are slinging mud more fear more than before. but john kasich getting a second place finish in new telling south carolina voters he is more downs. >> i want to talk about the

the events coming up. >> and voters want to make sure that bush wilts in the palmetto state, he spent millions against donald trump. 20 million. i called him a low energy person. >> and marco rubio make nothing bones he is going on offense after falling to the middle of the pack in new hampshire. >> donald trump has zero foreign policy experience, negotiating a hotel deal in another country is not experience. >> and the circle of insults do not stop there. and it is a seinfeld candidacy saying it is about nothing. in washington, joel waldman. fresh off the new hampshire win, donald trump is holding a rally tomorrow at tampa at 5:00. if the sun dome and the campaign is giving out thousands of tickets. seat something first come, first

does not mean that you will get in. >> for the first time a refuge is under control of the government. the last four people occupying the nature preserve surrendered toot to agents. nobody was hurt, no shots fired but this was the last remnants of a group that seized the national wildlife refuge demanding that the government turn over federal lands to public scroll. the sheriff was talking about the end of the standoff. >> we apologize i have been feeling a little emotional today. i'm proud of the community, i'm proud of my friends and neighbors, i'm proud of the way you stood up to this stuff. >> the last four occupiers will face a conspiracy charge fors roles in the ordeal. >> strong words exchanged by u.s. and russian officials over

the accusations levied as the efforts are underway. >> reporter: tension over syria is high, washington and moscow conducting separate anti-isis campaigns in the country. the two sides are accusing each other of bombing hospitals in syria's largest city. >> american craft have not operated and nor have we struck -any hospitals. >> i would disappoint the colonel. he didn't get it right. they did not perform. >> and diplomatic efforts to end the fighting in syria underway amid the back and forth. the secretary of state is meeting with the russian foreign minister to discuss a proposed ceasefire in the syrian civil war. the conflict enabling isis to take over large parts of the country. >> we're going to have a serious conversation about what is

>> the defense secretary participating in talks with his counterparts from countries that nato headquarters in belgium. he said he has unanimous support for an accelerated plan and to intensify the fight against isis. >> 90% of the countries participating in the coalition's military have stepped up to do more in the last and the same days. >> the cooling is made up of 60 countries. the secretary said today that russia is making a strategic music in syria bombing the wrong targets. jennifer griffin fox news. the prison guards in georgia were arrested indicted on accepting bribes and drug trafficking t is part of the latest effort to crack down on criminal activity in the georgia prison system. corrections officers agreed to protect a person they thought was a high level trafficker.

nine different prisons about 130 people, including prison employees, inmates and others have been indicted since september. in virginia, a log cabin is destroyed by a fire. take a look at this out of green county. the fire started last night as a family was inside. they were able to make it out. the roof collapsed a few hours after the fire started. crews said the safety decision was to allow the fire to burn itself out. it was so large people could see it from miles away. no word on a cause. congress voted today to bar state and local governments from taxing access to the internet. it was part of a bill here revamping trade laws. until now states that imposed the taxes have been allowed to continue. sepen states have been collecting $563 million yearly from internet access taxes.

service. under approved bill the states would have to phase out the taxes by summer of 2020. it has been two months since star wars: the force awakens and the movie is winding down. it is playing in more than 2000 theaters ranked in the top 5 at the box office. but there is a record it will not set. most of the money has been made and no matter what it takes from here on out it will not beat the 2009 james cameron film avatar as the number one in the global box office list. despite the $4 billion paid to buy the franchise, the company should make 5 billion in the next couple of years from merchandising alone. >> that's a good return. next,s massive riot that

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(kelly) in world news in world news tonight a brutal riot in mexico leaves 52 inmates dead. they didn't have guns instead inmates set fire to a storage area. the fight was between supporters of two rival drug cartels. mexico's prisons notoriously are overcrowded and no inmates escaped. it was six days before the pope is scheduled to visit a different mexican prison. and dozens are hurt after a train derails in egypt. it was heading to cairo when it collided with a barrier. cranes came in to pull it apart. it is unclear what caused it but the conductor has been arrested.

off debris that is from a rocket launch. they were found on the sea floor in the navy says that the parts are from the launch this week. tensions between north korea and the u.s. and allies are heating up. the rocket launch is promoting the closure of a park that's run by both countries here which are technically still at war with each other. we have developments today from london. >> one of the last sources of cooperation between the north and south korea are shut down. all working at a jointly run factory park in the north leaving the facility. it is suspending operations there on wednesday a move that is called a declaration of war. >> a government decided to completely suspend the operation of the industrial complex to stop funds for the complex from being used for the weapons

>> and they shuddered from the test. the rocket carrying a satellite into orbit but it is being seen as a ballistics missile test. north korea conducting another nuclear test last month. the u.s. officials calling the north's activities a threat to national security. launch. it is committed to developing a long range nuclear armed missile at posing a threat to the u.s. >> the senate taking action, voting to levy more sanctions. passing a similar bill and in the amended legislation now returns to them for final consideration. >> we must take strong action to curb the program and address the other threats that it poses to the u.s. and our allies. >> it is not the only looking to put sanctions on the north japan

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street following weakness. the dow is down 254. the s&p is down. if you didn't realize it or forgot. valentine's day is coming up. they will spend a lot of green on things pink and red. and we break down the business of valentine's day. >> and striking millions of hearts and walls, for the first time, we could top $20 million on valentine's day spending, according to a study, 90% of americans surveyed will celebrate and that's a huge turnout. they expect consumers to spend 9950 -- $150. >> weeks go into preparing because it is one of the biggest consumer spending days. >> candy is the most popular. estimates show close to

chocolates and other treats for the holiday. a ed second, flowers with 37% of people projected to spend close to 1.9 billion. >> roses are the most popular. roses, romance go together. >> people are split on how they will purchase the gifts with the dot coms on top. >> it is easier to buy quickly and can also, if you are somebody who likes rewards on the card can maybe save you a bit of money and earn you extra points. >> one trend that is more and more popular options like cooking classes. theater tickets or rock climbing. >> this year nearly four in men americans would like to receive a gift of experience in some fashion. >> and friends and family, most people will shell out cash on parents, kids and four-legged friends, people spend 700 million on val valentine's gifts.

or a nice chew toy for your pet. >> it is a lot of money. >> no matter what you plan to spend experts say the best plan when shopping is give yourself plenty of time. >> take a bit of time before you go out to the store. give it thought. you will save and your significant other will appreciate the twist even more because you put some thought into at this time. >> and it is third behind christmas and back to school when it comes to consumer spending holidays. >> that's amazing if you think about it. third. third. >> you know we don't show our loved ones enough. >> should be all year around, we have the days we go over board some of us. >> a lot of candy. i got my gifts. >> a lot of flowers, chocolates. >> yes. >> a lot of something else, right? [ laughter ]

>> what are you talking about. >> is that meant to me directly. >> thank you. i feel the same about you as well. appreciate that. look outside we'll talk about that later and 60 now that's a look to the west. a nice sun set a completely 100% cloud free day not a cloud in the sky. it should feature more sun. we add daylight and we continue on our cool spell. 66 is the high. the average is 72. the morning low of 42. we're running below average and the records 84 in 1965. this date and we were freezing at 32 trees. we have done a change and this is incredible how things. it was january 3rd. and we have had temperatures running below average. one meesely day in december that

more than half of the days in january were below average. we had 7 out of 11 and 7 days in a row that have been way below average every day. high clouds racing to the south. that's the hint of el nino. and good sun set for them. high pressure dominates over the world temperatures are cool. >> because of the dry air. >> and 62 in st. pete. 60 in tampa. 63 in plant city. and. >> and then inland upper 50s

we're 60. >> upper 40s. >> cooling. 44 town no arcadia and bartow and winter haven. tomorrow. a touch of spring as the mercury inland gets into the 70s. >> during the 50s. tampa is 69. >> and we see a lot. >> and and the other tay not far away. and when they get going as well as far as the pollen. area the gulf. saturday night will be on the cool side. by valentine's day we warm up. the next chance of rain will be from the approaching front on the corner of the tv set. that will bring clouds and rain

after that. it turns cooler again. clear not as cold. we have sunshine. 7:10. more sunshine and delightful. that is dry and tuesday. then we get more cool weather thursday. back to the 40s for lows. >> thank you. still ahead here the secret behind 60 years of marriage.

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preyed on young girls through an app. what he would do and one girl decided to put a stop to it. how would you like to quit your job and take your family on the road. meet the florida family that's got. that and more on the fox 13 11:00 news. >> thank you, chris. when you think of vallen valentine's day, flowers and chocolates come to mind. it means more. their love story is what is what's right with tampa bay. [music] >> i i said my god, that's the gal for me. >> gabriel said cupid arrow struck him when he saw margaret. >> i said to my buddy. i said do you see that gal in the pink sweater. that's the gal i'm going to marry. >> more than 60 years later, they are still together. >> that was pure love at first

they were sweethearts. he enlisted in the army at 18. mary waited four years while he was overseas. >> they got married when he came home in 1954. he was 22, she was 20. >> i think it has been a wonderful journey, the best advise to give young couples, you have to work at a marriage and work and help each other and support each other. >> that's what they do every day. this sunday is the anniversary of the commitment they made to one another more than 60 years ago, we got engaged on valentine's day. he gave me the ring it has been reset twice but it is still the same diamond that he gave me in 1952. >> it watts meant to be the first time that he set eyes on her. my maiden name is valentine, love is at the heart of commitment.

>> he loves to hug. >> the misses are -- kisses are not bad either. >> oh, he loves to hug. he is so cute, she is adorable. >> loving. >> and communicate. this very it figured out, the news keeps on going. we're we'll see you tonight at 10. pick up some fresh florida zucchini, beautiful golden squash, plump tomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic. combine with the pasta, everyone's a winner with this flavor packed meal. for more delicious recipes

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