researchersst florida atlantic university right here in south florida were actually investigating disparities in mammomram screening between white and black women, but they inadvertent discovered something

in the day ahead, governor scott' s meeting with florida university presidents to discuss his new employment plan. it is called ready, set, work. the governor aims to reach 100% employment within a year after graduation. ucf and florida polytechnic university signed up for the initiative. seaworld is getting rid of deep water lifting floors installed after the death of a trainer. the floors were designed to lift trainers and orc is out of deepwater in an emergency. officials say 17 burmese python s have been killed on an animal hunt. the hunt runs through february 14. more than 500 people registered for the hunt. it extends into the everglades national park. could there be a ninth planet in our solar system? we will explain next on nasa' s jason: communities along the east coast arp parried for a major winter storm. this comes on the heels of the storm that hits the floor. >> winter weather brought commutes to a crawl or a halt near knoxville, tennessee. one driver was killed. >> if you don' t have to be out, don' t get out in it. a bigger storm is on its way. the national weather service wa

. >>> students in a major florida university return from winter vacation to find a very unpleasant surprise inside their dorm rooms. parents are demanding answers about it. >>> a good morning to you, everybody. time is 5:30. i'm eric harryman. >> i'm sheli muniz. it is thursday, january 7th. this morning, when you head to work, because no one won the lottery, you will notice is it chilly. >> you have to go to work and school. no one won. a lot of people are going to walk out the door, walk back in another cool start to thursday. >> i was hoping i won, but i did not play. i definitely did not win. we are dealing with showers over the atlantic waters. it's nothing we need to worry about. as eric mentioned, it is cool out there. not a a cool as a few days ago when we had the cooldown. it feeling cooler, low to mid-60s right now. sweater weather. you won't need the sweaters this afternoon. dry conditions in ft. lauderdale to miami-dade. thth goes for the keys as well. 63 in miami, 62 in ft. lauderdale, as well. right now, dealing with clouds. we are expecting the fog to kick in and develop inla

. >>> a professor at south florida university claiming a massacre at sandy hook elementary school in 2012 with staged has been fired. james tracy worked at florida atlantic university school of communication, multimedia studies bit this comes after a parent of one of the victims wrote an opinion piece in a florida newspaper claiming tracy was taunting them. he has not commented on the issue. >>> it is a 5:39 am. weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >>> certified meteorologist center 9, cool weather not sticking around longer. >> a brief warm-up foreign of the weekend from wilson but as we take a look downtown orlando we have a lot of mist around this morning and you may need your wipers in your umbrella but not a lot of rain. just mist and drizzle. 57 now in orlando company on the cool side later we was see some breaking out the afternoon. it will be milder. lake door, temperatures around 74. from lake county to sumter, mary we go, ocala, bellevue, temperatures around 73, do now, in the low 70s today. a nice afternoon working in. coming up tracking saturday's front and impacts temper

university and some of them found a nasty surprise. >> reporter: it was on the floors, tables, even her shoes. florida state university freshman stephanie prieto says mold was everywhere. in her dorm room in smith hall when she returned from winter break. >> i came back on sunday night and the moment i walked in, it just smelled disgusting and there was like mold all over the floors, all over the furniture, all over my items. >> reporter: and he room wasn't the only one with the problem. pictures were shared on social cases and walls in other rooms. >> the air quality definitely makes people cough. i know when i moved in i got bronchitis because of the air quality. so i know people are still getting sick now when they moved in after winter break too. >> reporter: fellow freshman nicholas conrad said he didn't feel healthy living in the dorm. >> just don't feel comfortable. but i mean there's not really much i can do. >> reporter: florida state university housing department says despite the mold the building was still deemed livable. >> reporter: about 50 rooms were affected and that the health departm

students at one south florida university can get help with tuition if they land a job soon after graduation. listen to this. florida gulf coast university in fort myers says it will refund freshman year tuition as long as students land a job within the first six months of graduating. the plan is all part of governor rick scott's ready, set, work initiative asking state colleges to push graduates into the workforce within a year of graduating. >>> well supporters of early education programs in florida say they need more state funding. a report by the early learning consortium shows florida school readiness program has the sixth lowest payment rates for infants and toddlers in the nation. the program also has the seventh lowest for preschoolers. right now more than 60,000 children are on a wait list for school readiness programs. more about an effort to help families in need through the tiny homes project. tomorrow orange county leaders will hold an informational session to discuss the county's partnership with habitat for humanity and the potential community impact. organizers say this proje

. >>> well, new tonight, students at florida university are complaining about coming back and findndg an unpleasant surprise. they've had to throw out clothing and blankets due to mold and mildew found in their rooms. university housing officials say that the threat of mold is a recurring issue at the campus in. parents are concerned about the students' living conditions as some have developed breathing issues while living around the mold. we'll have reaction tonight at 11:00. >>> powerball is the talk of the news tonight with a drawing a few hours away, many people are tweeting out their lavish fantasies of what they would do if they hit the six lucky numbers. with the clock ticking down to tonight's drawing, some people are hoping that the luck of some past winners will rub off on them. stephanie bertini is live in hialeah where one store has seen winning tickets there in the past. right, stephanie? >> reporter: right, jackie. they are hoping that the luck will rub off on them tonight and that's why they decided to purchase their tickets here and hours if they will win. right behind

anything you can do for the university of florida. i'm a huge gator fan. >> what would make this better is a victory? >> oh, yeah. >> the gator nation will be pumped up. and the university of florida marching band is one of the largest and most recognizable organizations on campus with more than 360 members. >> it should be noted that the gators marching band has one of the highest average gpas of any studented organization. music has the power to express the motions unexplainable. the university of fighting gator marching band ames to produce music at the highest level while symbol of gator pride. >> the band is under the direction of jay watkins. this is the pride of the sunshine. >> wow. outstanding music from the florida gator marching band. >> heading our way now is the sun pass float brought to you by florida's turnpike, which is part of the florida department of transportation. whether you're travelling to the white sands of the gulf coast beaches, the amusement parks in orlando or the night life in miami, sun pass gets you ther

. :00 - :08 stewart hogg is a student at saint leo university in florida. leo university in florida. says he was driving to class tuesday morning, when a female driver behind him started tailgating him. a that's when he hit record on his phone. and that wasn't the end. he says the woman also hit him! that woman though is not facing charges. but that's now up to the state attorney to decide. hogg says he wants the woman dismissed from the university, and off the campus. the clock is ticking in iowa. just 72-hours until the first votes are cast. most of the republican presidential candidates took the stage in iowa. we're taking a look at who may have been stretching the truth? first up, texas senator ted cruz. he went after president obama... saying he's failing in the fight against isis. 9:18:46 ted cruz: " barack obama right now, number one, over seven years has dramatically degraded our military." politifact says this statement is "mostly false." it's true that military spending has gone down, but it's not accurate to blame that solely on the president. and

he went to florida university across the river to new jersey and the assistant coach at west point saidor the the york giants. he was 45 years old before he got to green bay. but then those magical believe years. in with those two bishops that football aspect that mythologies of competition. but that simple aspect of the book new year's eve, 1967 and. with the packers against the cowboys. >> i had to into our tueber initiative and what that meant by helps me to a dish to the entire culture. when i moved to green bay about one weeks later in the middle of the night where we reliving into this city into a hospital. but every doctor had led jersey either number four or 92. but then to say i feel out of uniform. so these the exact data. then the local paper ran a story. to publish my telephone number. and then when you have the regular phone in the interim regime to push the button to play back. but then to have the messages on the machine. i hear you are writing a book about dying lombardi? and then to take the irons out of the river. and then insisting to have that for them. and then one

. >> >> today florida state university agreeing to pay the woman who said she was raped by jamis winston -- $250,000 and her attorney $700 thousand. single plaintiff in this kind of case. she claims that the school violated federal law by refusing to investigate. fsu will commit to a five-year plan for sexual assault awareness and training programs. "i-team" investigator, derrick will have more >>> 80 million people digging out from the blizzard of 2016. >> record breaking snow paralyzed major cities, washington, d.c , philadelphia and new york city. it's blamed for more than 30 deaths, including heart attacks from shoveling snow and a mother and one-year-old son in their car while stuck in the snow. washington, d.c , schools and federal government were closed as crews struggled to clear the roads. >> we are working very hard to get dc government open tomorrow. >> washington, d.c airport back up and running, but under limited services. there are still more than 1400 nation, even some right here in tampa. >>> good afternoon. after a chilly start to your monday, we started to warm up. very

researchers at the "university of florida" are developing a machine... that uses lasers to treat infected trees. nelson believes this technology could restore the industry. senator nelson says he is petitioning the funding to produce the technology. coming up at 5-- we are continuing to follow breaking news out of volusia county. 2 people are dead... following a nasty crash on i-4. the crash still has i-4 eastbound shut down right now! we're live with the very latest on the after trying brookside chocolate, people talk about it online. love at first taste. i would liquefy it and bathe in it. curse you, brookside! your nefarious plans have succeeded. nefarious? are we still talking about chocolate? brookside.

florida university a few years ago... many of the same people calling for his head today, were the same people who were organizaing a 'save rice' campaign. it's all about what have you done lately... and 0-3 in league play, in a bad league, doomed his fate at unlv. ((dave courvoisier)) > police say a man is dead... after his own son shot and killed him inside his henderson home. this happened just before noon... near patrick and stephanie. police say 22- year- old daron clanton is behind bars. we're told the victim is a 54- year- old man: ((michelle french - spokeswoman, henderson pd: this is an unusual occurrence and our hearts and thoughts go out to the families that are involved in this. last year we had four homicides in henderson and at this point we are into our investigation ((dave courvoisier)) while the coroner has yet to release the name of the victim... records show the home is owned by kevin lewis clanton and maria 'f' clanton. they've owned the house since 1993. 22- year- old daron clanton is at the henderson

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james tracy worked in florida atlantic university's school of communication multimedia studies. this comes after a parent of one of the victims wrote an opinion piece in a florida issue. >>> be sudden closure of a lee county day care facility has parents and workers scratching their heads. parents went to the appleseed learning academy yesterday morning. they say they found the locks on the doors have been changed. many parents call it work because they had nowhere else to drop off their children. some employees wonder if they will be paid. they try to reach out to the day cares owner but her voicemail was full. >>> i texted her about the response. >> we tried to reach out to the day cares owner but again, her voicemail was full. >>> time now, security 9 in. checking weather and traffic every ten minutes. >> certified meteorologist brian shields in severe weather center 9 we have some rain. >> a misty start to the day. heavy rain -- no heavy rain but we had a drizzle around. downtown orlando, 58, a cool feel. have you jacket. later today we bounce back some. clouds are breaking a

florida university is settling a lawsuit that accuses jameis winston of rape. erica kinsman will be paid $250,000 and her attorney fees of $700,000. the fsu president said the school is settling in order to avoid millions on the lawsuit. erica kinsman accused winston of rape but he was never charged. the university will make five-year commitment to sexual assault awareness. erica kinsman filled a separate lawsuit against jameis winston which is not affected by the suit today. jameis winston counter sued for defamation. the trial is set for march of 2017 in orlando. >> andrea: orlando mayor john get the medical marijuana on the ballot. he has t more than `|`|`|`|`|`|@\`|`\@| l\l 600, xm@ 083 signature signatures. this time around morgan said the mission is clear. >> you have to tell people and explain the real medicinal value of medical marijuana and how there is 400,000 people in florida right now that could benefit from this. >> morgan and united for care plan to spend the next ten months doing that. >> bob: in daytona beach neighbors gathered to hear from cit

the university of central florida says if passed, this will cost their school an estimated $1.1 million during the first year. additional police but representative greg steube of sarasota, who is sponsoring the bill say universities are using those cost estimates as a scare tactic. many of the universities we statewide tell us they are making plans to change their policies, and alter training for campus police officers in case the legislation is passed. the national rifle association has publicly said they back the idea of allowing guns on college capuses because it would give you and me, students, faculty and staff a better chance at defending ourselves in extreme situations, like a shooting on campus. the proposal would not affect private colleges and universities in florida. live at usf, sarah hollenbeck, 10news new this morning, a valrico family is out of their home after an early morning fire. the family tells us the fire started in the garage and caused some damage to the home. the family's dog woke them up, giving them time to get out of the home safely. right now, a big snowstor

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seven deputy recruits off the their exams. >>> florida state university pays up. how much the school is giving james winston's accuser to settle a lawsuit. >> and strong storms filled a busy water way with debris but

just days after we asked central florida university about hoverboards, the rules changed. the devices cannot be charged, operated, or even stored around university owned buildings. officials cite the fire dangers surrounding the devices. the ban is being called temporary. and there we go, dave. dave: there are kids rolling around my neighborhood all the time. they look like they are a blast but all i can see is a broken hip. chris: i don' t have any plans to get on one of those. dave: get out the winter ball winter wool. chilly weather on the way. into tuesday, cooler weather in the forecast. 68 currently and relative humidity just a little lower. it was misty over melbourne, skies are clear but we are not seeing that misty foggy set up. with the cloud cover around most of the morning, we don' t see the temperatures coming up a lot, mid 70' s by the afternoon but we still have a small chance of rain south of the i-4 corridor. .22 inches. that is what we saw near orlando. a few of us had some rumbles of thunder, that overall it was not a big impact across the area. that rai

meet the background requirements and are allowed to have weapons in all places except for universities. florida state university, almost 10% of the population are veterans. these people who served our country honorably will be able to carry. >> and florida state university president john thrasher a conservative republican is dead set against it he, the faculty, presidents of every state university believe that this is not a good idea. what do you say to them? >> we've had a lot of students, more students come in favor than against it. a lot of young women who have come and said they feel much safer with fire arms on campus. a lot of young men who served our military have come and spoke then support. so besides the faculty and some of the president, the outcry is alot more from the student body and even from some of the local sheriffs and chief of police. in committee on the bills. i guess the big question is is it a solution looking for a problem? >> i think i would accept that characterization. i'm very much opposed to these proposals. one would ask, as i think were you referencing, whether th

university of south florida is considering banning them all together, but they decided not to take action at least not yet. we'veebeen talking about this for two months now. the university decided to take pass out flyers warning students of the potential dangers instead of banning them all together. all of this of course after a hoverboard went up in flames in a student apartment. this week hoverboards are now banned in at least 30 universities ntionwide. >>> good morning to you. it is 6:14. we're dry across the two county area. and i do not anticipate any wet weather for the morning drive. just very cloudy skies. weather will change, though, into the midday hours and this afternoon and this evening as showers come back in the forecast. yes, there are some echos on live first alert doppler, but they're not reaching the ground. live look outside where the low cloud deck continuing. it will put the squeeze on the amount of sunshine we see on our thursday, but i do have a fair amount of sunshine just around we go down through th straits and keys, this is where we have light shower activity m

florida state university said they will settle a lawsuit surrounding rape allegations of one of their former star players. we'll have the details coming up in that case. >>> the temperatures are quite chilly, not as cold as where they were yesterday. 36 as the kids head to the bus stop. courthouse hit the 60s right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the first sign. from cell to cell. only abreva penetrates deep and starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. you could heal your cold sore, fast, as fast as two and a half days when used at the first sign. learn how abreva starts to work immediately at abreva.com don't tough it out, knock it out, fast. >>> this is a live picture at the airport as we start off our tuesday morning. and not a lot going on this morning. some of the neighborhood streets icy in spots. but in the triangle, we're starting to see a lot of things starting to melt. and we're tracking a line of showers back to our west. and they extend from ohio back to mississippi. and the line of

governor rick scott will be meeting with florida university presidents to discuss his new employment plan. his goal is to have every student who takes one of the top two major schools employed within a year. new this morning, we are getting an update on how florida' s annual python hunt is going. michelle: so far, burmese pythons have been killed. over 500 people are registered this year and it has been extended into the everglades national park. the goal is to reduce the python population. jason: we are turning to our forecast now. this is that day if you have been looking in saying, it is too cold. you will start feeling warmer in the afternoon. s returning. eric: while her friends up north are going to home depot and lowe' s, we have a couple of s today. can you really ask for a better setup. the showers come tomorrow, today will be a dry day. we are waking up to chilly temperatures. ernie seven degrees in palm coast, then we get into the 40' s for the majority of the area. 54 right on cocoa beach, that is, the mile spot as is typical. here' s a look at what we have got. satellite

a new poll out of the florida atlantic university shows trump has a 32 point lead over ted cruz. marco rubio came in third after jeb bush and ben carson route out time five. hillary clinton holds a commanding lead over vermont senator in the sunshine state. clinton has a 62/26 percent lead. florida's presidential primary will be held on march 15. >> a brand-new hospital designed for women will accept its firstpatient. news 6 is therefore the hospital for women located on downtown orlando. the first phase will focus on young women , cardiac care and breast cancer treatment. it's a up-close look at the big 399! drivers will appear at these locations ahead of the monster jam rally. 60,000 streaming fans will come to the show. they were flying high over the citrus bowl where they are covered with dirt. the monster truck track will take three days to complete. the rain in here will make it a little bit gloomy. we show you the live view of most of those are-clouds and more moisture is working into the atmosphere. you will see a lot more as we tomorrow. the good news is, the storm syste

. >> and time for your fox city >> donald trump with a serious lead here in florida. university finding that he has a 4.-- 20 point lead. that's his lead. trump with 48%. texas senator just 16 followed by florida senator marco rubio with 11%. former two-term governor, jeb bush sitting at 10. >> at the moment -- my goodness. and trump continues to drive a big wave of endorsement. >> fox's joel waldman reports from washington. >> they say to me why are you always talking about pulse -- the candidates and that's because i'm in first place. >> he's often polling high but leads the g.o.p. field by almost twice as much as his closest rival ted cruz. trump fell five points from last month and remains -- remains far ahead at 36% n.iowa, however, where the caucuses are just 12 days away, it continues between >> he was a canadian citizen while he was a united states' senator. he said he didn't know about it. >> a trump bump in iowa is what the billionaire's campaign is hoping for after tea party favorite sarah palin threw her support behind the front g.o.p. front runner. >> sarah palin is sort of

s>>> a boy from omaha nebraska that a special delivery from the university of central florida courtesy of the most famous sith lord of the galaxy. >> darth vader gave evan his new hope we stop by this elementary school to deliver a new planet arm. alvin was born without his arm but this new bionic prosthetic will grant him a new range of motion. >> he knows that i love him the way he is and i always tell him, don't let anyone tell you why you can't do it. >> the bionic arm was created by limitless solutions, a university of central florida. they build 3-d bionic arms and give them away to children. >> it is amazing. >> these guys are so amazing. >> it is always such a presentation, they don't just show up with a box. >> always something great. >> another chilly day today. >> sticking around, colder mornings ahead, get ready for the 30s areawide. not just up in marion county with 30 degrees, but the metro 30s on the board coming up. i-5 in orlando this morning so far, tonight it to drop before all said and done, sunrise this morning is coming your way in an hour and half. winds will be

lou: i would like to show florida-atlanta university poll this is remarkable. two favorite son candidates marco rubio and jeb bush, in straight of florida, the nearest competitor to donald trump in this poll it ted cruz, who is 32 points behind him. >> and throw in the other guys that live in florida. at end of the day. lou: they are snowbirds. >> that is not an overwhelming thing. florida is ultimate media state, my sense a good state for trump. lou: they are looking favorable. charles: always a bump out of iowa that can be 8 or 10 points. lou: you say a bump. >> if you win iowa you get a bump. lou: a lift in the holding. >> they can go higher. lou: is he winning iowa? >> you know i think at-this-point in time, 40 thousand people are most that ever vote a primary. huckabee's vote 8 years ago, that is less than 10% of vote, my sense he has 10% or more he will win big. lou: thank you ed. >> vote in our poll, do you get a sense, vague sense that thing are beginning to look up, in america? some do. some don't. how do you feel? we'd like to hear from you, cast your

more colleges and universities are banning them from campus. we will see which florida schools are joining in. all eyes on detroit for the auto show, where they check out what's new and what's hot, all coming up on the 11:00 news. look at mark. >> i am drooling. you can hear me. all right. now more than ever, the city of clearwater needs more people to recycle because as of today, regular trash once a week. and that should catch it, we are told because people are already recycling so much. but to increase volume, the city's offering incentives to people who put out their big blue bins out on the curb. >> if you put something in that blue cart and put it to the curb, you can get coupe knows on back. you can make about $25 a month in coupeops, if you max out your participation. >> yeah, clearwater used to make money off recycling. single stream recycling spent the profits on an outside processor. so clearwater will build their own sorting facility. >> some folks on the city bus in charlotte, north carolina, got a surprise when riders showed up without pants. it's an effor

that's how much florida state university agreed to pay the woman who accused jameis winston of rape while he was quarterback at f-s-u. nine lawsuit alleging fsu didn't properly handle the rape allegations. 10news reporter courtney robinson explains-- how sexual assault victims are using title nine to hold schools accountable. 26:43 -- studies show as many as one in four women are sexually assaulted at college . though it's not always reported. andrea pino to change that. -- 648 we hope that schools instead of fearing being sued by students or fearing these title ix complaints will actually put that money into programs to prevent sexual assault to begin with 59 -- pino co-founded eroc, end rape on campus. the organization has lobbied for change helping survivors who say schools ignored their allegations . file title nine complaints. eroc was featured in the campus sexual assault documentary the hunting ground the same film in which erica kinsman shared her story . saying fsu violated title nine by refusing to investigate her pino says kinsman's title nine settlement is a step. upwards of 2

she sued florida state university saying the university did not immediately investigate and tried to cover up the case. school and was denied an education. federal prosecutor john fitzgimit is not involved in the case but believes the settlement was just a business decision for fsu. or companies will pay money because they have a lot of just not worth it to them to spend a bunch more money then ultimately you never know what might happen at a trial. >> reporter: yeah, this lawsuit does not impact kinsman's civil lawsuit against winston or his counter lawsuit against her. back to you guys. >> and again 700,000 for the attorneys in this deal, huh jeff. >> yeah, that's a lot. >> jeff patterson live in tampa. thank you. >>> it's a case of a cockatoo caper. the bird was swiped and now sound. you, jen. this all started friday when a creepy customer stole hector who's right next to me here right out of his habitat. osowski did a story on this case. a detective broke that case because of that channel 8 viewer who saw chip's story. this surveillance video shows the man detectives believe thre

hundreds of kids spent the day at florida memorial university in miami gardens so put together a yth summit to help teens get on the right track for the future. >> today is a very important day for us because it gives us an opportunity to connect with the young people in our community. all of them have the gifts. they have the talent. but many of them just don't know the protocol for success. >>reporter: and they got a little of that today. also a chance to meet comedians an this is the 17th year. early start honoring civil rights leader m mtin luther king jr. today the dr. king celebration committee provided preschoolers with hands on learning activity with arts, and crafts and some cake and performance and it took place at the research library in cultural center in fort lauderdale. it's one of several events in broward county this weekend to honor the late dr. king. >>> still ahead on the night team. lady luck proving ton their side. >> this tennessee family you probably see them everywhere today. >>> there are some new millionaire, multi-millionaire in tennessee. family stepped in

florida citrus plants over the past decade. researchers say they *may have found a way to cure it.... with *lasers. and that's what brought senator nelson to lakeland. 3 university of florida scientists met with senator nelson in here's how the technology works: it uses a laser to cut a small incision in the leaf of an infected citrus tree...an antibiotic into the incision... and applies a wax to repair the incision. the antibiotic travels to the infected area of the tree... beneath its bark... and kills the bacteria. senator nelson could be a game- 3 scientists say the early results more research is needed. now, they'll have more money to carry it out... today, the u-s department of agriculture will award the university of florida's citrus research and education center... a 6-point-8 million dollar grant... to continue their 3 and a cure for citrus greening can't come fast enough... the disease, is spread by insects, has wiped out an estimated 130-thousand acres of citrus in florida since 2005... costing the state 3-point-6 billion dollars in revenue. last year's citrus harvest was the lowest florida has seen in 52 years. 3 ((walter)) still ahead: it looks like

university of central florida just joined a group banning hover boards on some parts of campus. >> i loved it! >> reporter: he rides his new hover board everywhere. it's a christmas gift. but it's a little trick tow master. >> it's a learning process. after that first time, you learn it and then you figure it out. busted... >> reporter: and apparently, fall in love with the feeling of gliding around. >> alternates great. i can travel around fast. it's really easy to use. it is not too big. i think it's a great invention. >> reporter: a lot of other people, apparently, do too. take a walk around campus and you will spot a few. we found taco fall, gliding across the memory mall. student center, and of course, we saw this... but when repy rolled back on the campus after the holidays, he got eighths bit of news concerning his hover board that he and a lot of other students are probably not too happy about. this flyer went up. it announces a ban of hover boards from any ucf owned, affiliated or managed community t. cites fire concerns and an ongoing hover board investigation by the consum

florida state university has a deal in the case of rape accusations against former star quarterback jameis winston. fsu's president says the school has reached a settlement in a lawsuit by the alleged victim. florida state will pay 950 thousand dollars...including 700 thousand dollars for her lawyer the woman says the university respond to her allegations. she's also suing winston winston says he's innocent and fsu cleared him of any wrongdoing in its own investigation. winston was never criminally charged. prosecutors said the woman's story didn't add up and there wasn't enough evidence. after this weekend's blizzard blanketed much of the east coast--one big question remains. where to put all that snow? at least 34 people have died in the storm some of them trying to dig themselves out. we get more from mary moloney. --reporter pkg-as follows-- millions are digging bulldozing and plowing the snow away. the deadly winter storm caused crashes and roof collapses. new york is bouncing back quickly... : "things are not entirely back to normal but a lot of the city is operating well." but it's

. >>> florida state university said they are settling a lawsuit with a woman that said former star quarterback winston raped her. they will pay her $950,000, clouding $700,000 for her attorney fees. she said that the university failed to respond to her allegations and she has a fsu cleared winston of any wrongdoing after a student conduct investigation. >>> if you want to go to the super bowl, it will cost you. the cheapest tickets are about $3,700 and hotel packages are about $5,700. and a round trip airfare, it will cost about you $7,000. >> i was looking to go to the super bowl and that is up there in terms of price. so i'll probably stay here and watch it at home. >> that is probably a good decision and ticket prices rise and so does the demand for panther's apparel. there's a hard time keeping up with the panthers' gear as people just want to buy them and they are flying off the shelves. >> and the super bowl parties are way more funny way. >> exactly. i wish could i experience one of them one of these days. >> we have to go to dead so early, we cannot party. >>> it's a dirty job but some

. >>> florida state university has agreed to a large financial settlement with the woman who fsu agreed to pay kingston $250,000. her attorneys received much more than. 750,000. kingston sued the school for not investigating and denying her of her investigation. nothing wrong. >>> here's a look at the scene ago. the time. the pasco county sheriff's office tells us the injuries were minor. the scene is now clear. trinity road and little road are both back open. >>> and 8 on your side story about a stolen cocotoo helped pinellas county with the theft. the bird could still be -- the bird thief may still be on the run, but hector is back home. a hat and two pairs of glasses. nothing suspicious about that. a few minutes later he dances away out of the store. >> a woman said that she saw the story on your station and was alerted to it because she had been given the bird to babysit over the weekend. >> reporter: today we did our own pet detective work and tracked down the stolen bird. our camera was rolling when the unwitting bird sitting handed over hector to a sheriff detective in pinellas p

. >>> there's an update tonight on rape allegations at florida state university. today a settlement was reached between the college and a former student who says she was victimized by a star athlete. adam kuperstein is live in the studio >> jameis winston is now in the nfl. it's been four years. the settlement award is $250,000 from the university while her attorneys get $700,000. fsu says she has agreed to drop her lawsuit that accuses the school of failing to respond properly. although we regret we'll never be able to tell our full story in court, it is apparent that a trial many months from now would ve left fsu fighting over the past rather than looking toward its very bright future. as part of the settlement, fsu making a five-year commitment to sexual assault awareness and prevention. winston has maintained the allegations are false and the sex was consensual. >>> we have an update on the fight to stop the spread of the zika virus at t t summer all olympic venues will be inspected daily during the games. razil is deal with an outbreak of the virus. the virus

"the tallahassee democrat" reports florida state university reached a settlement with a former student who accused a heisman trophy-winning quarterback of rape. erica kinsman claims jameis winston raped her in 2012. the university settled for $950,000. as part of the deal, kinsman agreed to drop her title 9 lawsuit against the school. "the columbia daily tribune" reports on an assault charge filed against the university of missouri assistant professor for her confrontation with student journalists. >> hey, who wants to help me get this reporter out of here? i need some muscle over here! >> melissa click was caught on video during protests at the campus over racial issues in november. kept her job. she faces up to 15 days in jail and a fine. >>> still to come, snowy accommodations. a brooklyn man offers an igloo for two on air bnb, but not everyone's happy about it. [music] no, no, no, no, people are both soft and strong... yey! which is why our products are too. angel soft. see me. see me. don't stare at me. see me. see me. see me to know that psoriasis is just something that i have. i

james tracy, a communications professor at florida atlantic university, claimed the shooting, which left 20 students and six adults dead, was all a hoax. he was reprimanded in 2013 for writing a blog that questioned the massacre. he even sent a letter to the family of a victim, asking for prove proof of their relationship. the university terved him with a ter -- served him with a termination yesterday. >>> plenty of people found a new drone under the christmas tree. 180,000 people registered them over the past weeks. registration was made mandatory beginning dececber 21st. it cost $5 to register. that money is refundable for early birds who do it by january 20th. the faa launched a new app this week that shows users where they can fly and which airspace is restricted. that app is called b4youfly. >> i get it. >>> coming up, macy's is holiday sales. news is not good. >> and thousands will be laid down. we'll tell you how the weather played a role. >>> the baseball hall of fame announces the inductees. we'll tell you why one of them pave the way for using >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age

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florida's future. the money would go to colleges and universities throughout florida, to pay for extra instructors in classes. >> we have done several stories about the influx of puerto ricos moving to central florida. channel 9 anchor found out that lawmakers are pushing for the funding because there's a waiting list to get into state funded english classes. >>reporter: we did a quick search and found english classes can cost $500 a month or more. many people can't afford that. and one lawmaker told me just ignoring these new arrivals just listen to him. >> i'm studying information technology. i want to be k an engineer in commuter science. >>reporter: eric speaks perfect english, but that wasn't always the case. >> when i got here, i didn't know any english, whatsoever. >>reporter: he says he identifies with his coworkers in orlando who were part of a recent influx of puerto ricans arriving in central florida. many of them struggling to learn inr english. >> i wouldn't expect to get any better right now because we have a huge economic crisis in puerto rico driving this. >>reporter: state senator of orlando

. >>> florida state university is settling a lawsuit with a student who is accusing former quarterback jameis winston of raping her. they will pay her $250,000 and her attorney $700,000. fsu is settling to avoid spending millions on a lawsuit. winston is now the starting quarterback for the tampa bay buccaneers and he has always denied the allegation. fsu cleared him of wrongdoing at a hearing late last year. >>> tonight watch a terrifying reminder of when to move over for emergency vehicles. we will tell you how this injured trooper is now doing. >>> why niagara falls could trickle. >>> another mysterious find at the house owned by drug lord pablo escobar. >>> weather control the 1000 -- return to south florida. it's a good-looking afternoon and a very pleasant sunset but big changes are in store and other details are coming up. highlights and >>> now a safety alert. january is a move of vermont. time to remind ourselves that the state law and protecting law enforcement and others whose jobs put their safety at risk. to illustrate the dangers of florida highway patrol released this da

. >>> florida state university has reached a nearly $1 million settlement with a student who used jamam winston of rape. according to the university the former studentt will receive 250,000 while her twice that amount, 700,000. the attorneys say they are getting no where near that much. the alleged vtim first made the allegation in 2012. after a short investigation winston was never charged. as part of the deal florida state committing to five years of sexual assault awareness programs and greater transparency. >>> malaysian officials have confirmed a piece of metal found washed up on a thai beach does not belong to mission malaysia flight 370. it was found by a local fishermen. flight 370 vanished on a flight from malaysia to beijing. >>> a drug kingpin pablo escoba >> what workers stumbled upon while tearing down the old tannings. >>> warmer weather in place. it won't last longn we're waiting for another cold front to move into south florida currently soaking parts of texas and bringing a lakes. >>> new dash cam video this morning right here of a florida highway patrol trooper getting

florida state university settling with a former student who accused former quarterback, jameis winston, of rape. andrea jackson is taking us everywhere. >> reporter: the school settled a title nine lawsuit who said the school failed to investigate the allegations. erica kinsman was scheduled to give a deposition in the case and they settled. she gets $250,000 and her attorneys get e $700,000 and the university is making a five year commitment to sexual assault awareness and prevention. a crash happened involving a lynx bus. a car crashed into an suv the injuries were all minor. in daytona beach, neighbors gathered to talk about how to make things better. focus 2016 was held at fellowship church. mike chipwood gave an update on unsolved murders. >> the highest number of homicides in deland. we saw seven of those homicides and solved that seven but three are unsolves. we have people in the community that we believe are not coming forward. >> andrea: this is the second year for the community forum. >> bob: the final stretch for the candidates before had iowa caucus. it was the democrats t

. >>> florida state university is settling a lawsuit with a student who is accusing former quarterback jameis winston of raping her. they will pay her $250,000 and her attorney $700,000. spending millions on a lawsuit. winston is now the starting quarterback for the tampa bay buccaneers and he has always denied the allegation. fsu cleared him of wrongdoing at a hearing late last year. >>> tonight watch a terrifying reminder of when to move over for emergency vehicles. we will tell you how this injured trooper is now doing. >>> why niagara falls could soon flow -- slowed to a trickle. >>> another mysterious find at the house owned by drug lord pablo escobar. >>> weather control the 1000 -- return to south florida. it's a good-looking afternoon and a very pleasant sunset but big changes are in store and other details are coming up. highlights >>> now a safety alert. january is a move of vermont. time to remind ourselves that the state law and protecting law enforcement and others whose jobs put their safety at risk. to illustrate the dangers of florida highway patrol released this dashca

florida atlantic university notified james tracy of his termination last night. it comes after years of writings inclu ng a personal blog in which he questioned the 2012 killings at sandy hook. >>> police in new jersey have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl at a religious worship center. the 30-year-old is charged in the case. police say he attacked a 10-year-old girl inside the beth israel worship center in wayne. he face as series of charges including sexual assault and child. >>> we have breaking news out of baseball. mike piazza has been elected to the hall of fame. he's just one of two to be inducted this summer along with ken griffey jr. he's widely considered the greatest hitting catcher of all-time. more later in sports. >>> well, a lot of talk about shelters with the weather and a new report released take found nearly 19,000 founding and >> and that prompted responses in mayor de blasio and governor cuomo that were very different. gus. >> life on the streets is hard, life in the shelters is apparently not much better. the bottom