nearly 100 of those kids were kicked out, including 14-year- old andrew joseph iii. with no place else left to go he tried crossing i-4 but was hit and killed by a car. that tragedy lead to changes at the fair. if a juvenile is kicked out now the hillsborough county sheriff's office has to call their parent or guardian. if neither are able to be reached the kids sent to the amphitheater behind me or brought to a juvenile center parent or guardian can pick them up. that way those kids can't get in trouble or a tragedy like what happened a couple years ago. andrew's parents say that's not enough. they are organizing a protest. that starts at 11:00 at the 301 entrance on the east side of the fairgrounds. live for now in hillsborough county 10 news wtsp. >>> this morning senator bill nelson is calling on the president to appoint a czar to oversee the government's response to the virus. three cases of zica have been reported in hillsborough county. there are 12 confirmed cases across the state. a health emergency has been declared by the governor. mosquitos that tested to

andrew and diane joseph lead dozens in protests, chanting for change in their son's memory. >> we'll be here every year. we'll be the person you must look at. >> reporter: 14-year-old andrew joseph iii was rounded up with 100 other teenagers and thrown off fairgrounds property when student night 2014 turned into a midway melee. since then the joseph's made it their mission to enhance security at the fair. many of the changes they they include a wider midway, more police officers, cameras and metal detectors. kids have to be accompanied by an adult after 6:00 a.m. there is now a holding effort for troublemakers. >> we'll make every possible effort to contact a parent to say your child is held. do you want us to hold them in a safe, secure area? >> reporter: the changes we have given parents we spoke with more confidence to drop off their kids. >> with the changes it should be better. >> i feel it is safer. >> my son had to die for this place to be safe. >> reporter: the joseph's who filed a civil suit on their son's behalf still believe student day at the fair is an unsafe environment. guns are allowed on the property, alcohol is served and many teens who do show up are still unsuper

andrew joseph jr. relives every moment of the night his 14-year-old son andrew joseph iii was killed. 6:44:18they placed my son in an official hillsborough county sheriff's department vehicle, transported him 100 yards away from the interstate and abandoned him.when the younger joseph tried crossing i-4 to get back to the fairgrounds on february 7, 2014--he was struck and killed by a passing car.he had just been kicked out.deputies say hundreds of rowdy teens caused a stampede on student day.it's where hillsborough county students get in for free. according to his parents and a new lawsuit--joseph--an honor's student--was not involved in the stampede.the suit accuses hillsborough deputies of making an unjustified arrest and then negligently releasing the boy without letting his parents know.they believe he was racially profiled.the josephs say the point of the lawsuit against the sheriff's office, the school district and the fair is to hold the agencies accountable for contributing to their son's death.6:50:48it was your job, it was your sworn statement, your oath that you were going to do whatever you

> two years after his son's death at the florida state fair, andrew joseph junior relived every moment of the night his son andrew joseph iii was killed. they put him in a sherrif's office vehicle and transported him 100 yards away on the other side of the interstate. >> and when he tried to cross over to get back in, he was hit and killed by a car. according to his parents and a new lawsuit, joseph, an honors student was not in involved in the stampede, and the suit accuses deputies of making an unjustified arrest and negligently releasing the boy without letting his parents know. they say he was racially profiled and the purpose of the lawsuit they say is to hold the agencies accountable for contributing to their son's death. >> it was your sworn statement that you are going to do whatever you needed to do for the benefit of the community. >> all three organizations being comment on pending lawsuit the. the fair and the sherrif's office have made changes after the death. they require some students to be with a parent after dark, picked up by a parent and other changes. >> we have a very long ways to go still. >> the josep

it was two years ago that andrew joseph iii, a couple blocks from here on the interstate was struck by a vehicle and killed. for the second year in a row protest asking for safety measures in his memory. >>> tracking zica. new cases of the virus detected in florida. >>> good evening. we talked about the chill and the wind. sky 10 network camera clocking 38 mile-per-hour wind gust in downtown st. pete. across the bay at macdill 33 miles per hour at macdill air force base this morning. even in central pinellas county was seen. as the winds back down, we got at least a little more comfortable this afternoon from the really big blast of cold air, which we talked about this morning. temperatures currently around 57 in crystal river. 60 lakewood ranch. 58 bartow. around the bay area and the tampa metro 61 odessa. temple terrace, new tampa, plant city. 59 lutz. 58 zephyrhills. wesley chapel and land o'lakes 60. same for holiday and 57 on the gulf coast in treasure island. beautiful blue skies as the wind settles down. we are expecting clear skies for your friday evening and dry conditions. mo

the protesters say they wanted to bring attention to the death of andrew joseph iii, 14-year- old hit and killed on i-4 two years ago after being kicked out of the fair. deputies say while the demonstrators were mostly peaceful they arrested some who were trespassing and chained themselves together refusing to leave. deputies say their actions were a safety concern even stopping >>> it was clearly their internet, i asked them, appealed to their sense of right and gave them one last chance to leave, they indicated they were absolutely going to be arrested and there was nothing we could do to dissuade them from that. >> we're still here. people are still getting arrested. people are still dying in police custody. people are still dying unarmed. >> we're not going away. >> we're not. until we get justice for our people. >> after the arrests the fairground gates were cleared and guests could enter again. the fair has a designated spot for protesters nearby. >>> a new port richey family has a warning for people this their neighborhood about squatters breaking into homes. alicia meddling an

the protestors say they wanted to bring attention to the death of andrew joseph, iii, a teenager hit and killed two years ago. while the demonstrators were mostly peaceful, they arrested some who were trespassing and had chained themselves together, refusing to leave. they say that became a safety concern, even stopping guests from trying to get in. >> uh, it was clearly their intent -- i asked them. i appealed to their sense of right and gave them one last chance to leaf. and they indicated that they -- leave. and they indicated that they absolutely were going to be arrested and there was nothing we could do to dissuade them from that. >> we're still here. we're still here! people are still getting arrested. people are still dying in police custody. people are still dying unarmed. >> we're not going away. until we get justice! >> after they were arrested, the fairgrounds were cleared and guests could enter again. they do, by the way, have a designated spot for protestors nearby. >>> this family locked up for their trip only to return to new port richey to a complete disaster. jake p

the protesters say they were there to remember the death of 14-year-old andrew joseph iii who died after being thrown out of the fair two years ago. >>> florida senator marco rubio in the presidential race after his debate performance last night. >> rubio's opponents are calling his responses canned answers. candace mccown is joining us live now from new hampshire. how is rubio responding to the criticism? >> reporter: good evening from new hampshire. rubio is standing by those comments that he made even though he said them in the same exact wording a couple of times last night during the debates but his critics seem to just be getting louder. >> well, in florida we eliminated lifetime employment protections. >> reporter: former florida governor jeb bush continued to tout his record as governor at a town hall in salem, new hampshire to a crowd that couldn't even fit in the room. >> you want to hear what i thought about the debate? >> reporter: former candidate lindsey graham was the first to mention saturday's debate before bush jumped in. >> i learned that marco has a saying the same th

affiliated with the black lives matter movement say they wanted to brick attention to the death of andrew joseph iii, 14-year-old hit and killed on i-4 two years ago after he was kicked out of the fair. deputies say the demonstrators were mostly peaceful. some chained themselves together, refused to leave when ordered to. >> i appeal to their sense of right and gave them one last chance to leave. they indicated that they absolutely were going to be arrested and there was nothing we could do to dissuade them. >> we're still here, people are still getting arrested. people are still dying in police custody. people are still dying unarmed. >> we're not going away. >> we're not until we get justice. >> guests were allowed to enter the fairgrounds once the demonstrators were arrested and taken away. fair officials say they have a designated spot for protesters nearby. >>> 9:37. the bay area is getting ready to celebrate black history month. >> we're just hours away from the 28th annual city of tampa black history celebrations. african-american music ledge nders -- legends. this year's theme is celebrating

police say they wanted to honor the life of andrew joseph iii, 14-year-old struck and killed on the interstate two years ago after he was kicked out of the fair. others say they are not giving up on their cause. >> we're still here, people are still getting arrested, people are still dying in police custody. people are still dying unarmed. >> we're not going away. >> we're not. until we get justice for our people. >> many of the demonstrators are affiliated with the black lives matter movement. >>> changes could soon be on the way, that would protect people in the florida lgbt community and possibly even bring jobs to our state. for the first time today lawmakers in tallahassee will hear the bill meant to prevent employees from discriminating against gay, lesbian, transsexual or transgender bill and the laws could help attract companies that offer skilled high paying jobs. accused of trying to blow up a plane full of passengers may have had help. the surprising people who authorities suspect were >>> 6:10. intelligence experts in somalia say this brand new video proves that two airline workers

pthe group was gathered to call pattention to andrew joseph, iii. phe died in 2014 when he tried to pcross i-4 on foot after being pejected from the fair. pyesterday the protestors were pasked to leave. pmost of them did but a few prefused to listen. pfour arrested after they chained pthemselves together and sat down pin the pavement. pthe group has been charged with ptrespassing after a warning. p>>laura: leading up to the new phampshire primary, donald trump phas a commanding lead. p30% of likely republican voters psay they would vote for him. pfour candidates trailed trump in pa virtual tie. pthey are ohio governor john pkasich, marco rubio, jeb bush pand texas senator ted cruz. pmore than a month away but trump phas his sights on winning the psunshine state. p>>laura: this coming friday, phe'll be here in tampa. pnew this morning, tickets are psold out. p>>russell: shayla reaves live poutside of the sun dome with pdetails on that. pgood morning, shayla. p>>russell: good morning f. pyou're hoping to get your hands pon one of those tickets, you ma

p99 students were thrown out in pthe end and one of them was p14-year-old andrew joseph, iii. phe did not make it home alive. phe got hit by an s.u.v. while ptrying to cross i-4. phis parents say he was not one pof the troublemakers and they lan to sue. phis father plans to protest ptoday, too. pshayla reaves is at the fair pwhere security changes have been pmade for student day but this pfamily says it's too little too plate, right? p>>russell: this -- p>>reporter: this family wants to plosing their son. pthere will be more deputies here pfor surveillance day, more pstudents under the age of 16, pthey must be accompanied by an padult after 6:00 in the evening. pthese are some of the changes pthat have been made since the pdeath of 14-year-old andrew pjoseph, iii. pnow, a couple of years ago, he pdied and his parents are lanning to protest outside of pthe fairgrounds later today. pnow, they want the sheriff's poffice, the school district and pfair held accountable for their pson's death. pdeputies say hundreds of teens pauthorities kicked them out of pthe fair for their behavi

demonstrators gather @a group of demonstrators @gathering to call attention to @the life of andrew joseph iii. @joseph died in 2014 as he tried @to cross interstate 4 on foot @after he was ejected from the @florida state fair. @the teen was more than 100 @people kicked out of the event @after deputies say a stampede of @teenagers rushed through the @midway. @deputies tell us most of the @protesters asked to leave the @fair today complied, but a few @refused to listen. @>> the majority of the group did @only four members of the group @remained; however, they did @chain themselves together and @sat down on the pavement as you @saw. @>> lloyd: cars backed up to the @entrance of the fair as deputies @tried to get the protesters to @move. @those four protesters have been @charged with trespassing after a @warning which is a misdemeanor. @>>> a polk county teacher is @facing dui charges tonight. @deputies tell us they arrested 5 @deputies tell us they arrested @51-year-old anthony stancio of @winter haven after he crashed @into a mailbox heading home from @a mardi gras parade. @it happened after 6:

p>>russell: andrew joseph, iii, pwas one of the young people pkicked out of the fair. psoon after he left, he was hit pand killed by an s.u.v. as he ptried to cross i-4. ptwo years later his parents pmaintain he was not one of the ptroublemakers and now they plan pto sue over his death. pthe news comes as the florida pstate fair prepares for another pstudent day. p>>laura: later today, the gates pwill open and local students get pshayla reaves is at the state pfairground. pjoseph's family will be there ptoday, right? p>>reporter: they will be here pand they're planning to protest poutside the fairgrounds later pthis afternoon. pthis comes two years to the day pwhere their lives changed pforever. pand they want three agencies pheld accountable. pright now you are looking at pandrew joseph, iii. phis parents want to see some paccountability for three pagencies. pthey're talking about the phillsborough county sheriff's poffice, school district and the pfair board. pthey say it was back in 2014 pwhen their son was justifiably parrested and racially profiled. pthe family fi