and aaron mesmer is live along bay shore. what did you find out, we have seen it when the people are throwing the beads from the floats to the crowd or from boat to boat or boat to shore in some cases they don't quite make it to where they are going so they end up in the water and the bottom of the bay. that is when they can be hazardous. >>> the pa parade is almost here. >> we're stocking up. >> to add to the stash of beads, >> and when they think about all of the strings one concern comes to mind. >> pollution of the bay, he is a charter captain he is stunned by what he saw during the flotilla. >> people were throwing beads between the bodes. and 90% of them were landing in the water. >> it has bothered him since, we would not think of throwing plastic bottles or trash but one day a year, it is okay to throw the beads over board. >> i like to say practice responsible beading. >> florida aquarium curator said not everyone is responsible n 2015 he and volunteers picked up 1600 just on the shore and in shallow water. >> think

aaron mesmer in st. pete. >> they bought 73,000 powerball tickets hoping to hit it big. they didn't. we >>> by people and the clerk who sold the ticket was an instant star. the owner said the million dollars it gets for selling the ticket will be split between himself and employees and the 7-eleven company another was the owners of the store got their $25,000 check for selling the winning ticket. congrats to them. the third ticket was sold here at a publix in melbourne beach. the store will get $100,000 for selling the winning ticket. none of the winners have come forward, they have to get their finances in order. >>> we told you about the guys that purchased $145,000 they charged 500 to get into the pool. how did we miss out on it. they did not win the jackpot. they said all is not lost. what did they win? >> the big question in our meeting was how in the world do you check 73,000 tickets for smaller prizes and participants from london how do we met up with the two at the metro market in ybor city where they were put through the machine to check for prizes. one at a tim

. >> good evening, i'm aaron mesmer, lloyd is off tonight. >> and i'm haley hines. thanks for being with us. police are investigating a suspicious death in plant city. a relative found a body inside a home on ohio street, 38-year-old reginald brown. upper body, police are still investigating. >> and they are on desks, under chairs -- bed bugs. the company has called and provide service service for net flicks and air bnb and those workers say they are still being forced to work while the business is infested. >> i don't want to call it an infest taition ation but i believe it is. >> they are bed bugs. and several current and former employees of this clearwater call center contacted fox 13 about the pests, some fearing they could lose their jobs for speaking out asking us to protect their identities. >> one has to actually go to the so many had bites on his legs. >> the boy had company admits it's found bugs in the office building. several dead bugs were found, and the building has been treated and inspected by several pest companies but employs say these images were

and as fox 13's aaron mesmer reports... some of those painful memories 3 30 years changed a lot in this carrollwood neighborhood. some of the homes. many of the faces. but never the fear -- created by oscar ray bolin, when he kidnapped stephanie collins in 1986."i don't remember ever forgetting fear for my kids after that." stephanie was abudcted from a shopping center less than a mile away from her home. her neighbor, nancy monaghan, recalls realizing she was in that same parking lot when it happened -- but had no idea. "it made me think, 'if i had been more observant, maybe i could have seen something." it took detectives a month to find stephanie's body."my heart sunk because she was just 17 years old. she was still a baby." stephanie and the body of teri lynn matthews were found the same day...on the same dirt road in pasco county. but it took four more years for investgators to charge bolin with murdering them, and natalie blanche holley. it was a period of time monaghan will never forget."you didn't know who was loose

and i'm aaron mesmer.. lloyd sowers has the night off... 3 first up - near-record breaking snowfall.. in the big weather service says the 26-point-eight inches of snow that fell in new york city.. is the second-most recorded since 1869. that measurement.. taken just after midnight last night. it narrowly misses the record of 26-point-nine inches.. that fell in february 2006. a massive cleanup.. is now underway.. in addition to heavy snow.. towns along new jersey's coast are dealing with tidal flooding.. as a result of that powerful storm.. streets were flooded with ocean water and icy chunks of snow this it's expected to let up today.. but thousands of we have much more on the impact of the blizzard still ahead.. 3 meantime, here at home.. if you thought it was chilly for the gasparilla children's parade yesterday.. you probably needed *another layer today.. meteorologist mike bennett joins us now with a look at where the temps are going this week. up north--historic snowfalls have caused havoc for flight d

and aaron mesmer is live outside of the sheriff's office. the crime does not sound random. >> it isn't that's where the sheriff said this house was a drug house that was, quote, poisoning the community and a renting it, the person renting it shoulders the blame in the incident. she is identified at karen clark. we were there as she was arrested. before 1 a.m. three men barged into the home a suspect was armed. they started shouting for clark's boyfriend who came out with a shotgun. they described the scene as a melee. lark's boyfriend was shooting. and the three suspects got away. instead of helping two other teens in the home tried to hide the drugs at a nearby house. this was actually the second time that this house in holiday was hit in the last five months. the sheriff had strong words for everyone involved in the home. >> this is a drug house, they poison the community put people at harm, they put their neighbors at harm. we want to make sure that is out there. a life and death situation. >> deputies aletted four people in the home. we

fox-13's aaron mesmer says: they originally gave themselves until 2018 to answer those questions... but figured it out, much sooner. 3 in just four months...a ringling brothers circus tradition spanning more than a century...comes to an end."certainly this is unprecedented for us. it's historical for ringing based feld entertainment -- ringling's parent company -- announced monday it's retiring its elephants two years earlier than first planned."it for our company to make. we're talking about 145 years of a the inital decision came in 2015...after animal rights activists accused the circus of abuse. something ringing denies. janice aria -- who cares for the animals -- says cities and counties across the country passed laws..making the continued use of elephants impractical."it's just become logically impossible to give them the continuity of care that they require." that means the 11 elephants currently touring the country...will soon join the 29 already retired at the company's center for elephant conservation in polk city. aria says ringling determined sooner than anticipated the

fox-13's aaron mesmer explains. 3 the parade of pirates is almost here... that means...just a few more days..."we're just stocking up on our beads." to add to the stash of beads."i already got a couple cases already." but when doran cushing thinks about all those strings of plastic...one concern comes to mind."pollution of the bay." cushing is a charter boat captain. he's still stunned by what he saw last year during the floatilla."the people were throwing beads between the boats and 90 percent of them were landing in the water." and it's bothered him ever since.."we wouldn't think of throwing our trash overboard. but somehow, one day a year, it's somehow okay to throw plastic beads overboard.""i like to say, 'practice responsible beading.'" florida aquarium curator eric hoveland says not everyone is responsible. in 2015, he and volunteers picked up about 16-hundred beads just on the shore...and in shallow water."think of all the other beads that get into the water and go beyond our reach." those are the ones that could be dangerous for marine life. "they m

. >> i'm aaron mesmer. >> gasparilla season is officially underway. bringing families out from across the bay area despite that chill in the air. fox 13's evan lambert joins us live from the parade. what's next for the folks out there? >> well, it's the fireworks. that's what everybody is here for you mention the chill in the air. i kind of wish i had it right now. we are here along bay shore and as you can see the fun is not stopped. the parade still going by us here the screams. we're trying not to get hit by the beads that's the hardest thing out here. but you can see everybody waiving. we have made some friends here along the parade route. we're going to talk to megan who is here with me right clapping along to this. the music here really loud. but megan has special talent. it's why she got all these beads. show us out how you got all those talk me you're excited about the fireworks. talk toe motor about that. but your screams could rival the fireworks. cold, rainy, window, amazing. >> i'm going to focus on the araising. appreciate it. everyone ha

he asked for a commitment here and the aaron mesmer was there. what happened. >> this will cost $1.3 million, between st. pete and tampa and pinellas and hillsboroughs. commissioners are closer to making their end of the financial commitment. >> the motion carryed 5-1 w that vote the plan for a ferry between tampa and st. pete is one step closer to setting sail. >> i think there is a desire to see this happen and frank little i'm excited. >> the mayor is spearheading the project and asking the commission to come on board. >> i'm optimistic. i think that you know i'm not asking for anything that is -- that is too difficult, what he wants is money. $350,000, the same amount he wants from pinellas, st. pete and tampa each. that would cover the cost of a program that run as ferry between the convention center and the museum of history for five months. and commissioners approved a measure to see if the funding can be made available. >> we need to make peter use of >> this is a viable transportation meths odd. it could be a win-win. >> but he cautioned

and aaron mesmer was there, too. he has this update for us. >> at this time i'm going to set bond at 15,000 per couldn't, refee na shelton's words were a barely audible yes. >> those are the conditions that you will be under with this at this time. >> yes. >> but the emotion said plenty. she broke down in tears and asked the guard to take her out. >> we want to see justice. >> you will not see any pity from andy ray and this girl is the reason why. >> she came within inches of killing the little girl. >> that was in november when they say she was riding her bike and shelton ran her over with her suv. police say that it is a miracle the girl survived a fractured skull. >> we were concerned about her injuries that day. >> the officers suspected shelton was impaired. a witness said she tried to take off but he stopped her. >> i went inside and grabbed the key from her. you know and just put it in my pocket until they came, she did something else that floored him. >> she opened the door and went like that and popped a be

. >> i'm aaron mesmer in for lloyd. >> and i'm haley hinds. millions of people in washington, d.c. are under a blizzard warning, some received up to three feet of snow. hundreds of national guard members have been assisting citizens, some areas of maryland has seen 40 inches of snow. some areas, water instantly froze. turning many parts of the city into ice. >> new york officials say three people died from shoveling. weather-related deaths to 18. travel ban. city's mayor has taken it very seriously. >> no one wants to have to arrest people but the nypd will take any measures necessary to keep our roads clear in the middle of this emergency. >> snow fell in the city at a rate of 1 to 3 inches an hour. the travel ban will likely to be lifted at 7:00 on sunday. >> no surprise, the storm has caused nearly 7,000 flights to be cancelled this weekend. some airports shut down entirely, including reagan and dulles in washington. quite the journey for travelers. >> i came in yesterday for some meetings in chicago, was supposed to be up and back, now my flight is cancelled so trying to make m

and aaron mesmer is live tonight. it? >> reporter: far from it. this was drug house according to the sheriff and a targeted drug house at that. that's why the people on the loose there are four other people facing charges. karen clark, cuffed hands, waiting to go to jail, a cigarette in her mouth and a teen in her house lay in a coma sheriff. >> this is a drug house. they sell drugs. they poison the community and put people in harm, at 3 a.m. home. one was armed. they started shouting for her boyfriend who came out of the room with a shotgun, it is a melee in there. he fired a round. >> a 16-year-old girl ran into the line of fire. the bullet hit her the three men got away. >> everything she allowed caused this. >> two boys who were concerned about hiding the drugs than helping the teen. we are charging everyone. that includes 195 year olds and 19 year old colton conrad who wore a shirt that said party hard all night long. this is the second time the house has been hit. neighbors want the home cleaned up. i hope it does not happen. we're sooners.

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pete, aaron mesmer, fox 13 news. >>> across the bay, there was a parade in tampa as it went down mlk boulevard. deem a reality. there were dozens of b one of the bands came from jamaica. and participants say it is about teaching kids about dr. king's legacy. >> we're remembering dr. king's dream and keeping it alive and letting kids understand our history. >> this was the 27th year for the parade. >> the organization of black affairs hosted the annual leadership breakfast at the hilton. and the speaker was joe madison. more than 1000 people came to the breakfast, including the mayor. >>> well, the first family honored dr. king by visiting a school in washington, dc. the president and first lady assembling a garden bed and kids. by giving a day of service. >> there is a big warning about a virus that is putting babies at risk. the travel restrictions now in effect. >>> the uk debates banning donald trump. the war of words that played out in parliament. hillary clinton on the offense. >>> how she is going after bernie sanders. >>> firefighter we go to break more scenes from the mlk par

and aaron mesmer is live in tampa, show us the resources that the paramedics will ride around on. >> reporter: for people coming out here with all the pirates there will be paramedics on bikes. this is the first for a parade. the police and rescue teamed up to for the first assessment stabilization team or fast for short t is made up of 16 paramedics who will have access to bikes with emt equipment. this is going to allow them to get to medical emergencies quicker than they have. it could take a long time to weave through the massive crowd. they have been training for this for weeks and the children's and tampa fire rescue said this is going to make large events even safer. >> what you have are limited ways of access in and out f we found someone in the crowd and has a medical emergency or a traumatic injury, us being on bikes reduces the same it will take to get there. >> and this will help keep in better and more meet contact with dispatchers. with dispatchers. this is the new normal for events like gasparilla, they are going to be standard procedure for large events like other par

pfox 13 aaron mesmer is following pthis investigation. pand joins us now live with more. pwhat's going on, aaron? p>> linda this all happened over phouse you can see over over my pright shoulderlot of questions pwaiting hoping to have answers pthe day goes on. pbut let's just tell you what we pknow so far. asco county deputies say they pare investigating this as you psaid a possible home invasion. pthree men went into that house pthat i mentioned around p1:00 a.m. pit appears that one of the presidents in the house was ossibly aiming at the people pwho broke in and then acc accidently pshot a 16-year-old resident in pthis. pthe 3 men took off are still on pthe loose right now. pneighbors tell us they often see pa lot of teenager going in and pit's unclear if that was the pcase last night if there was pthose lines. pso we're not sure yet also where pthe parents are. pwhere they were last night or if pthey are home today. pwe did see several people taken paway in handcuffs today. pone neighbor says he hopes that pthis won't happen again. p>> i would hope that it would pnot h

plive in tampa, aaron mesmer, pfox 13 news. p>> chris: we are following the pupdates were there has been a pfatal school bus crash. pat least one adult was killed pand two students seriously phurt. pis still unclear what caused pthe crash, but the adults and ptwo children were outside of pthe bus when it was he. pwe will continue to fall the pstory and give you any updates pwe get them. p>> a touching moment today. pa sarasota police officer pcomforting a child after the pboys family was hurt in a car pcrash. pthe little boy's twin brother pis still fighting for his life ptoday. phe fractured his skull, and is ptoday,. pas fox 13's kimberly quiz on preports, his extended family is pnow working to make sure the ploved ones get all the support pany. p>> the southern community fire prescue team is more like a pfamily, and two of its members pare missing. p>> man: to see this happen to p>> firefighter brian ross is pnow a shift watching over his psunriver remains in the, at all pchildren's hospital. p>> you be running around, playi

pfox 13's aaron mesmer is at the arade. p>>> this is one oldest and plargest martin luther king, jr. arades in the country. pjust take look. pright in middle of it. pas it turns left over here on to pbay shore, there are dozens of pfloats organizations and bans pthat come together to help put pthis on the board than anything pelse. pthis is about the spirit of pdr. king. pand celebrating what he meant. pi want to ask you a little bit pabout that. pwhat did martin luther king, jr. pmean to you. p>> a great deal of freedom, plove, honesty. pabsolutely how important is it pto come out here to this awesome pyou just mentioned. p>> it's awesome. pthat's the main word. pawesome. p>> thank you so much. pi appreciate it. pit is cold out as she was just psaying to me a minute ago. pone thing that we also learned pis that this is called the drum pmajor for justice parade. pthat came from one of dr. king's plast speeches where he pencouraged people urged people pto be a leader and to spread plove through leadership. pand just take loo

pfox 13 aaron mesmer is life dc ptonight. pwhat does the school wanted pthis lawsuit? p>> reporter: administrators pwant an apology but this time pnext month, otherwise a lawsuit pcould be coming. pbut this could come down to is pwhether the separation of pchurch and state applies to two rivate schools using public roperty during a state-run of pit. p>> man: dear heavenly father, pwe thank you so much for this pbeautiful evening. p>> the pregame prayer is a ptradition a cambridge christian pschool from the 1960s. p[cheering] >> through this pseason with the team advances pto the state championship on a pgill winning field goal by pjacob ends. pand never thought the biggest pbattle within the up centering paround the prayer. pbe able to pray ust because it pis something we have done for pthe season. p>> days before the title game pagainst university christian pfrom jacksonville, cambridge is pheadmaster email the florida phigh school at the association pasking for permission to pray pof the loudspeaker. pthe request was denied.>> pman: frankly, it was pfrustrating and i