senator jeff brandis wants to stop suspending so many of them. >> we suspend 1.5 licenses every year. any one of those are because of the inability to pay fines or fees. >> reporter: without a hammer of suspension, there is no incentive to pay a fine they say. >> if you take that tool away, what does a court order mean? it becomes voluntary as to whether you pay or not. them to work on payment plans that don't exceed 2% of a person's monthly income. mike vasilinda, newschannel8. >> the clerks estimate that at 15%, more people stop paying fines, it would cost them $24 million a year. >>> legislation that aims to prevent another rape kit backlog is moving forward. the bill rolled through another senate committee thursday. more than 13,000 rape kits around the state remain untested according to the florida department of law enforcement. the bill looks to standardize kit testing procedures and speed things up. >> the data collected show s that we have the opportunity in florida to help thousands of victims. there were 13,435 rape kits that were backlogged and untested. testing those kits

. >> state senator jeff brandis says he and other lawmakers are looking at possible solutions and the cost involved. right now, there is no time frame on a fix. >>> after years of talking about talking, rays team officials sat down with tampa prep tampa bay leaders today to talk about a new stadium. tampa mayor bob buckhorn and ken hagan talked with the team saying any stadium deal would have to be primarily financed by the rays. >> any stadium deal will have to be primarily funded by the team and the private sector. years ago when we built raymond james stadium, those were 100% publicly financed. those days are gone. >> this is the first meeting since they allowed the team to look for a new stadium site outside of the city. >>> now, your vote coverage from new hampshire. the next big test for the presidential candidates is just days away in the new hampshire primary. candace mccowan is in new hampshire now through next tuesday and tonight, she shows us how marco rubio is rallying support on the momentum he received in iowa. >> reporter: rubio was a big contender, he is up from third,

. >> reporter: senator jeff brandis wants to stop suspending so many licenses. >> we suspend 1.4 million licenses in the state of florida any given year and most of those are because of inability to pay fines or fees. >> reporter: reporting from the state capital, i'm mike vasilinda. >>> guess what? we are looking at beautiful weather over the next couple of days. the first at 4 weather is coming up next. munching away at a tree. we didn't even know manatees could do this. we will find out how he got up there coming up. >> and also ahead, the lightning lose a key defense man. we will get reaction from the coach in first at 4 sports. you are watching newschannel8 lowe's presents: how to plan for the future. happy valentine's day. happy birthday. sorry i forgot our anniversary. happy mother's day. now get this 1.5-pint orchid for only $9.98, >> joining us now for another look at first at 4 weather. a little bit warmer today. i could feel a difference. it is gorgeous. >> in the sun, it feels good. and we have beautiful blue skies. so, also, the winds were lower which makes a huge difference

brandi hitt - abc news - hollywood. lets turn our attention to the weather-- and the possibility of rain and snow in the future. chief meteorologist jef thompson joins us live from the weatehr center. jeff-- march will come in like a lamb this year for the most part. temperatures will be chilly for the nights and mornings, but mild to warm in the afternoons. a couple of weak weather systems will bring clouds and breezy conditions on tuesday and thursday, but most areas will miss out on measurable precipitation. stormy weather may return next weekend, but details are still hazy at this time. monday: mostly sunny, with a high near 66. northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. monday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. north wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 71. southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. winds could gust as high as 25 mph. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. winds could gust as high as 30 mph. wednesday: sunny, with a high near 69. wednesday night: partly cloudy, with a lo