that is gary burnett. director. the teen confirmed the allegations and burnett is off the job. >>> current coaches are defending the university of tennessee tonight in the face of a lawsuit against the school. in a rare move, speaking out about a title 9 lawsuit. several women filed the lawsuit saying that the university enables student athletes to commit assaults. >> everything is about the alleged victims. and, you know, we take that very, very seriously. we feel for them. we have a very good culture in place. that's why i said we will defend our culture. >> the group suing the unspecified cash award and an order preventing ut against gender discrimination among other things. >>> the department of agriculture scientists got a firsthand look at the fight against citrus greening. scientists alternate the research station are trying several different approaches. the sda dedicated $6 million in research money to the university solely to study citrus greening. >> it's important to see where the research dollars is goin

is expected in court today on charges he had sex with a 15-year-old female student. 26-year-old gary burnett was a first-year band director at st. lucie west centennial high. a student told a resource officer about the inappropriate relationship. police say burnett confessed to the crime, he was arrested and fired. >>> covering polk county now, may learn today who is in line to replace a superintendent who recently resigned following accusations of sexual harassment. two weeks ago the school board accepted the superintendent leroy's resignation after the school board admitted they lost faith in her ability to lead the district. she was cleared of allegations she sexually harassed a subordinate. >>> their home may be destroyed in a fire but a hillsborough county family is hoping they won't lose two cats rescued from the flames. the cats, lexy and andy, are recovering at vet care harris animal holt hopt in tampa after they was rescued from the fire a week ago. firefighters saved as many animals as they could including four dogs but four cats didn't survive. the two animals in the hospital have

expected in court today on charges he had sex with a 15- year-old female student. 26-year-old gary burnett was a first year band director at st. lucie west centennial high school. a student told a resource officer about the inappropriate relationship. police say burnett confessed to the crime, was arrested and fired. >>> meanwhile, an update to an urgent manhunt for a teen accused of mowing down a central florida sheriff's deputy. the 15-year-old will be in court after turning himself in to authorities yesterday. lawyers for that teenager will should be charged as an adult for driving into sergeant marcy pearce last week while she was taking him into custody. she suffered a serious head wound and other injuries but is out of the hospital this morning. >>> in sarasota county, a 5- year-old girl living within reach of guns and drugs is now out of that home. deputies describe that house as "an explosives ridden drug den." there are photos of the grenades, pipe bombs and dozens of firearms reportedly found in that venice home friday afternoon. this morning that little girl's mother, katie smit