evan axelbank has more. >> reporter: the arsenal that a co-worker several weeks ago. after the co-worker told ramos to get rid of them, the co-worker alerted authority who is set up a recorded phone call. ramos didn't know federal agents -- you can see them there -- he did not know federal agents were listening when he promised to disarm and get rid of the bam bombs. however, a day later, today, agents raided the home and found the arsenal intact. there were 8 pipebombs there. he told the agents he didn't mean to hurt anyone. agents say he had no ties to any international or domestic terrorism or any concrete plans. yet, the affidavit also says ramos added bird shot to the bombs and admitted that the bombs could potentially kill his neighbors. >> we really appreciate the fact that somebody from the public took the time to call and alert us that somebody was in possession of pipebombs. as i indicated earlier, you can residential area. this is a duplex. anybody within a 50-feet radius could be been hurt or killed. >> he worked in largo. workers did not immediate return

evan axelbank, thanks. >> new tonight, there is a major win for the pasco county sheriffs office. deputies arrested 20 people in a two-day operation that focused on human trafficking and prostitution. most of the arrests inspector wesley chapel and those arrested face charges ranging from prostitutions and solicitation possession. >> hard rock is growing with a $1.8 billion expansion. this is the rendering of a location. it will include a new helipad. the existing hard rock will be facilities. there are plans in hollywood, a guitar-shaped hotel will be built there. that would create over 4800 jobs >> coming up, there is a new cafe offering families new hope. >> most of the people view the cafe have impairments in mobility, socialization and language. all of that is worked on in real time. >> a therapeutic twist for traumatic brain injury survivors coming up. and this, first... tabled turned in a temple terrace neighborhood. how a local man scared off two armed robbers. >> we are starting to see the visibility drop. stop and concern in the overnight hours into the morning. by the a

and evan axelbank has more to explain more about the video and trying to find the person who built it. >> the man was approached by the suspect after he dropped off the piece of stolen art in front of the art center several nights ago. they spoke for ten seconds it is unclear why they spoke, what they spoke about and why the man turned around to have this encounter. here it is. this is a couple of nights ago this is after the man dropped off the piece in front of the center. he was covering his face then but then uncovers it as he walks past the limo. it may have been picking up people. the man who dropped it off turns around and talks to the man who has blonde hair. they have the name of the suspect but see if the description that the limo matches what they have. why would he give pitt back 36 hours after it was stolen? >> some people want to take it and sell it. he realized i got this item. there is not muchky do with it or a change of heart and that art is important especially in our city. we want to know the district is huge. great for the city and brings population here, tourists

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. >> thank you so much, evan axelbank, and we have a news alert out of dade city. there has been a home invasion with gunfire. after two suspected broke into a home in majestic oaks park. one of the people inside shot at the intruders and the other intruder ran. police are actively looking for that second you a expect in the area. >> a lakelandman is arrive thanks to his quick reflections and a malfunctioning gun. look at this, he was trying to dodge a drive who was trying to run him down. just previously the man tried to shoot him twice, but the gun al functioned. a doctor when outside, her ex husband was confronted by his ex-wife's friend. >> he shows off his concealed carey concealedcarrie permit. and the sheriff says what you will not see is hiacinth pulling out the gun and putting it in the other man's fies and face and pulling the trigger. he try it had again but still it won't work, and so he tried another weapon. his car, but the intended victim was able to side step the vehicle,. >> we are fortunate we are not working a homicide today. gibson went there ar

and evan axelbank is live at the art center. do they think the man is the one who stole it? >> right now they're not exactly sure but police say they have another person of interest, someone who is not in trouble, someone who they just want to talk to, they believe that had a conversation, brief one, ten seconds with the person after they dropped off the piece and they can identify that person because they may have seen that person's face. take a look, this is the video police want to you look at. you can see him outside of a white limo and be approached by the man who dropped off the artwork in the box. what is interesting is that the suspect was covering his face as he approached the museum but he uncovered it before he had that conversation. police are hoping that the man outside of the limbed know can help them identify the suspect. they want to talk to that person. that with the dna on the box could be enough to make an arrest. >> we would bring him in here to talk to him and discuss the case and what he said to the suspect, what was said at that point. we're ruling him

and evan axelbank explained why they put the sign up and how people are reacting. >> the presbyterian and united church of christ says their members wanted to encourage discussion in the rest of the community, and the sign is down because because they change it every week, but if they wanted to start a conversation, they succeeded. >> 11 words in black and white brought a red-hot backlash. >> most have disagreed and called us reverse racists. >> it started with a book club. privilege in a way we didn't before. >> to this church, white privilege is what some realize they are getting, like how one is treated in a store or by a potential employer. if you are white, use your privilege to fight for justice. >> it comes from the climate in our country and feeling like they were not finished talking about race. >> it certainly caught attention. >> i think it's absolutely ridiculous to put race on anything especially having to do with church. >> a church putting a sign up liking that? i don't know, to each their own, it's freedom of speak. >> some approving saying it was bold but others sayin

fox 13's evan axelbank explains. 3 sophomore tyler dever is studying for the biggest show in republican politics."i can't wait to see the guy i am going to be voting for as president."grad student aria walsh-felz is prepping to protest."i do not agree with his statements, and i am an ally for everyone he is attacking."the trump show is very much in town."some of the kids who just walked by who are my friends they're going because they are excited." trump held a rally in south carolina thursday night, and even though more than a dozen other states will vote before our primary on march 15th. florida is the first winner-take-all state. a trump win would double as big blows to jeb bush and marco rubio. trump is already ahead in statewide polls."that's where he is trying to build momentum early, before rubio or bush can catch up."but rubio tried out a new one-liner in south carolina thursday, which he may, or may not, use again. "donald trump has zero foreign policy experience. negotiating a hotel deal in another country is not foreign policy experience."so will trump respond to that ? fox 1

department was asked to expedite a report on zika that was originally expected in tbo >> thank you, evan axelbank, and look at this video. fire caused extensive damage at this home in palm harbor. this is a home on tarpon woods boulevard. when firefighters got there the fire was also shooting out the roof. the good news is everyone got out safely, but the building was a loss. >> and 23.1 million awarded to a man shoot by police. deputy lins received he thought the man had a gun but video shows that his hands were empty. and a substitute teacher in alleged by having sex with a 14-year-old girl. brian germani. >> this is one of the schools germani subbed at. he was arrested on tuesday after evidence showed he had been having a relationship with a 14-year-old girl between july and december of 2015. he was fired today by the pasco county school district. we are told he has been a substitute since february and did pass a federal background check beforehand, and his victim that 14-year-old was not enrolled in the pasco county school system but that doesn't matter much to school administrators who are s

fox's evan evan axelbank was at tonight's rally and discuss talking points. >> the man is certainly a performing. he had this place whooping and hollering for the 55 minutes to 12,000 people, people applauding just about every turn. trump hit on all of his familiar topics. he talked about the wall with mexico. he talked about negotiating with iran. he talked about how important it is to improve veteran care in this country. and of course he slammed his favorite florida target, jeb bush. take a look, here is donald trump here on stage at usf, his biggest applause came when he talked about getting rid of obama care and common core. he also made endless fun of jeb bush saying the only reason bush is still in the race is because he has raise sod much money. bush isn't going anywhere with all that money. trump also talked about the size of his rallies and pointed out that own thousands of people with tickets were not allowed in because the place was already full. he says he is leadinga movement one that is taken hold because people are so furious at washington. >> there is so much money th

fox 13's evan axelbank is here to explain. evan? pindependents are scrambling pright now to join a political way things are typically done. but if you're looking for a sign as to which party came out ahead, there isn' arty. pthere's not a clear winner. pserena scott, matthew park of ptampa, both college -- to major arties. p>>woman: i switched to democrat. p>>man: i want to be republican. p>>reporter: they're 2/3 voters pto change parties since the new pyear. pmatthew will support trump. p>>man: he's kind of extreme. pwe need an extreme to fix the pextreme that's going on now. p>>reporter: serena is for pbernie. p>>woman: he's been holding pvalues for like basically as plong as he's been a politician. p>>reporter: even if neither pcandidate wins, change is phappening. pin pulp county, more than 52 phundred have changed parties as pcompared to 2000 in '08. pin penelis only 46 hundred have phe convinced ten people to pregister as democrats to vote pfor bernie. p>>reporter: whether either party pis reaping a benefit is hard to psay. pt

and evan axelbank is out there live less than an hour away taking the stage, you know fayetteville donald trump is famous for his rallies. the doors opened. you have thousands inside and more are lined up.

. >> thank goodness, evan axelbank oring for us. >> let's get to the weather ahead of a front that moved through the area overnight. look at this. this is a funnel cloud just southeast of fort meade. it was a different story further as kimberly kuizon shows you it caused quite a bit of damage. this is at neighbors are now working to help one another to clean up after the tornado touched down. >>> it has within minutes of storm alerts going off on the phones. my dad said we have to go. we went into a closet. haley fox was getting ready to go to classes when they are dad, a deputy, grabbed her. >> the house did shake, i think it happen sod fast i could not process what was happening like you heard the gust of wind and when you looked out. you could not see anything. it was dray, the exterior of the home was damaged. some in dress clothes to help their family, others realized how lucky they were. >> the wind came up howling bad. i told my husband i said get on that side and get that closed. i closed this window. we had to hold the shutters they we got them closed so we would have lost our a

and evan axelbank spoke with voters. he is explaining what is on their minds. >> reporter: linda, and winner take all. for demonstrates the primary is the biggest hoard of delegates t is a big prize and voters are highly motivated. by now we own. >> hillary clinton, trump. >> voting for bernie sanders. >> i'm cruz. >> interviews with those casting the first in person ballots of the clinton name carries weight with annette jenkin as squabbled -- disabled vet. >> bill clinton was smart, very smart president and he did his job and when he left office we had so much money. >> and to a first-time voter and minted citizen from peru the trump name stands for change. >> he speaks to me. he is an open book. he is speaking the truth. he is bold. tea. and bob will vote for any republican in the general election but in the primary, trump has not proven to be conservative the way that ted cruz is. >> we need to have the people that are respectful of the constitution. >> florida comes two weeks after super tuesday and 25 states and te

evan axelbank talks about how earl voters get the worm. >> reporter: the sounds of spring led voters into the booths. >> the early i do that. the earlierky start telling other people i have done it. it is painless. >> in 2008 the last time the weathers nominated candidates, 40% of the county democrats and 49% reps voted early. >> this is not the first day to vote but the last. >> aside from the glitches of jammed machines. the supervisor said that vince have gone well. it takes pressure off election day itself in the 2012 general election. 262% voted early. hope when you wake up are you not sick you don't have a tire. it led to hanging chads and a court sealed outcome. >> i always early vote and they told us the rhetoric motivated them to have the voice heard. social media made things seem more immediate and magny magnified which side or candidate are you for,. >> we want to vote in time and make sure it counts. we have constrictions regarding vote. >> it was not any less urgent. >> if you live in polk county early voting this saturday march how do they stack up going into super tues

we're in bartow tonight, evan axelbank, fox 13 news. >>> big boats need big docks. and steve nichols shows us how it is spilling out into the community. >> minutes before selling sail, a parting comment from the captain of the lynx. and the captain spoke to us while tied up. standing on a dock for a yacht. >> a heavy brand new secure dock we can be comfortable and not worry about anything while we're here. >> floating docks that can rise as high as the pilings to bite into the bedroom below. they are designed for boats up to 250 feet long. this is a 145-footer and the cutters are 210s. big boat and big wind load. >> when they are pushing against the docks you want them secure. they are not going anywhere, there are a $3 million addition they are a product of the marine tech. as for other components, fresh and wastewater lines, electricalselves, the utilities run inside the dock sections. >> it is a big bet with the expectation of return on investment. it can cost 1 to 2 mildon dollar as year to maintain a boat. >> from divers that go under to clean them to people th

and fox-13's evan axelbank tells us: in the federal complaint, ramos says he never intended to hurt anyone, but he made the bombs because, quote, "you never know if you might need them." 3 michael ramos' facebook page makes clear he is armed and ready. it makes clear he believes an armed militia should regulate the government when they get out of control. yet, he did not reaction is very shocked, honestly. that guy is a very nice guy."ramos was turned in on saturday by his former employer, ken o'neill, of patriot armor, a seller of ballistic plates. an affidavidt says o'neill saw at least four pipe bombs in ramos' home two weeks earlier, and that ramos told him he made them with products from the internet and home depot. he allegedly said, if "it hits the fan, you never know if you might need it.""had one of them gone off, anybody within a fifty foot radius would have either been seriously hurt or killed."during a recorded phone call with o'neill on sunday, ramos promised he would get rid of the bombs. but monday, federal agents raided the home and found eight live pvc pipe bombs and assor

and evan axelbank is at his home in tampa. >> well, the bombs were operational and they had to be taken apart by the agents who got here to the home on north lincoln at 9 this morning. there were 7 pipebombs in the home with an ak-47 and many rounds of ammo. his facebook page expresses anti-government views and atf said he did not have a plan of action nor have any links to terrorists or hate groups either domestically or internationally. they had no include this was the woman who rented the home to him said she didn't know what was going on. atq said the call tame in on friday and they were brought in and it was executed this morning. >> they comprise of the pvc pipe and buck shot. they are dangerous h one gone off anyone within 50 feet would have been hurt or killed. >> and atf said they will be in custody but will be housed at the hillsborough jail or the pinellas county jail. his girlfriend who was here collecting some possessions did not have a extent when we approached. he faces seven charges of having an explosive device and atf said they are working on a complaint and depends on

. >> evan axelbank is there now to trying to track it down, evan? >> reporter: yeah, well, they are. this box here is 8 "x" 6 "x" 6. the glass is worth as much as a car is worth. it's been missing since yesterday afternoon. the $25,000 question. >> i just wonder if they stole it not knowing how important it was or if it was an expert. >> reporter: one of the pedastals is empty. the purple and bronze statue that once adorned it, gone. the gallery director, holding his breath. >> that was my favorite piece. >> reporter: the police frantically looking through video from the museum just before closing sunday to see if they can find who had the guts to break the part of the pedastal it was chained to. >> it would capture the imagination of a high-end crook, in my imagination, to maybe sell it to a private collector. >> reporter: the collection of of the largest showcases of the famed artist's work, which is in world. >> all of the artwork that we have is a part of our community. >> reporter: now a piece of it is in someone's back pocket. the gallery dire

and evan axelbank is out there live less than an hour away taking the stage, you know fayetteville donald trump is famous for his rallies. the doors opened. you have thousands inside and more are lined up. see a bit. be here at the sun dome the lines go all the way around the sun dome itself. there are people waiting to get in the doors are open. they are excited. and now trump according to the people here has given many of the people hope that is the main thing i'm hearing that i have been spoking to. and they believe that about now. they say for eight years during the presidency. trump has given few specifics, they like his vote on border troll and the fight against isis. >>> several people here have said they don't off -- love the vulgaritys. they want that toned down and are here anyway. >> i'm very excited. i come from the east coast. >> why did you make a long trip, i want to see trump. >> he is the only one that can straighten the country out. >> what he is speaking is dangerous, homo phobic t is going back to the past where we do not. >> there was a heated moment with a group of p

fox 13's evan axelbank is live at the hard rock casino in tampa where she was actually spotted earlier today. evan? >> reporter: well, it is unclear as to why she came here to the hard rock. but we do know that she ditched her car before she came here at a hotel in tampa. and the people who were being helped on the side of the road say that all of their lives changed without so much as a moment's notice. he didn't sleep last night and she doubts she will sleep tonight. >> i started shaking all night. >> reporter: she and her boyfriend were headed to tampa friends when their suv broke down. >> it just flew down t. goes zzz. >> reporter: a deadly series of events was underway. the tow-truck driver happened upon them in the shoulder, just after 2:00 and stopped and asked if they needed help. he helped them into the cab of his truck and worked on the vehicle. and then? >> i heard something loud. pow. >> reporter: perotohad been hit. his body flung, they say, at least 50 feet. >> black, going fast. >> reporter: it just kept going. >> reporter: troopers found the damaged car at the crown pla

superintendent is now stepping in to fill the void just as the new fight over >> let's go live to evan axelbank in bartow to explain how she is going to take her new job. tell us about it evan. >> reporter: even she used the word overwhelming to describe the situation she is stepping into. she spent her first hour watching teachers break down in tears over pay and workload. after the 'mrauz for a new interim superintendent there was tears from teachers. >> i'm not getting what i need emotionally. i'm not getting what i need respectfully to be able to continue to do my job well. >> reporter: bird's honeymoon-- >> i'm here because i'm losing my passion. >> reporter: -- was over before it started. >> hey hey what do you say we deserve a raise today! >> reporter: just before board members approved bird's contract, 50 teachers protested and said they're over worked and under paid. >> we deserve a raise today. by the union of not returning calls to discuss their new contract. the sides are millions of dollars apart and negotiations stalled as the board dealt with the resignation of katherine leroy ov

evan axelbank's here to tell us about the bombs they found and anti-government views, according to police here? >> reporter: michael ramose was reported to authorities by his former employer who had been in ramos' home and saw the bombs. in the federal complaint, ramos says he never intended to hurt anyone. but he made the bombs because you never know if you might need them. michael ramos' facebook page makes clear -- he is armed and ready. it makes clear, he believes an armed militia should, quote, regulate the government when yet, he did not talk about the bombs he made on there. not to his neighbors either. >> my reaction is very, very shocked, honestly. nice guy. >> reporter: ramos was turned in on saturday by his former employer, a seller of ballistic plates. he saw at least four pipe bombs in ramos' home and ramos told him he made the products from the internet and home depot. >> had one of them gone off, anybody within a 50-feet radius would have been seriously hurt or killed. >> reporter: during a recorded phone call on sunday, ramos promised that he would get rid of the bombs. bu