abc action reporter lauren rozyla joins us live outside of the school with details how the gun even got there. lauren. >> reporter: and we just learned the name of the parent he was dropping his child off here and the gun fell out of his pocket. he has a permit to carry the gun and has absolutely no record. that still doesn't mean that the gun should have ever been on school grounds. parents horrified to hear of a firearm sitting in plain view, steps away from young children. it all started around 8:00 this morning when a mother was dropping her child off and noticed a gun on the ground. she immediately notified a staff member. a janitor came out and picked up what he thought was a pellet gun. he decided to try to empty the pellets into the ground but soon realized this was not a pellet gun. the school district says th janitor should have waited for a school resource officer to secure the gun and he should not have fired it. but also they believe this was an honest mistake. >> the employee did not intentionally do anything that he felt like was putting anybody in harm. he felt like he w

lauren rozyla, abc action news. >> thank you, lauren. if you can't make it out there tonight but you would like to help the school, go over to abcactionnews.com. on our home page you will see that story. and just click on it. it will populate and show you exactly where you need to go to donate. when you click on it, this page is going to pop up. you will have all of the information you that need right there to learn more about their projects. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> that is a great story. did you hear they were singing? they were singing we go to together with grease. many of them probably have never seen it. it is downright chilly for us. tomorrow morning, most of the temperatures. probably 34, 35. but that's still cold enough for frost to develop. you will need to do some scraping. set the alarms just in case you're in one of the spots that picks up frost. we're in the 50s right now under mostly clear skies and calm winds. that's when the frost settles down. then valentine's day weekend

supervising all of the district schools and they do receive reporting live in pinellas park tonight, lauren rozyla, abc action news. >> lauren, thank you. >>> to a traffic alert in lakeland. police just tweeted this image from harten boulevard southbound. police are asking people to avoid the area. spread the word if you know anybody going by that way. no word on any injuries there. >>> a man who investigators say sent his daughter plunging to death his. he is not mentally competent to stand trial but he is getting better. for now he will remain in custody at a state mental hospital. an autopsy showed the 5-year- old was alive when a st. pete police officer saw him throw her off the bridge back in january of 2015. >>> three calls to 911 to report a suspected drunk driver. but deputies never respond. the driver in question right those calls for help spanning almost half an hour. jacqueline joins us now. i understand that you spoke to that caller who feared for his life and the safety of many others; right. >> reporter: wendy, he absolutely did. this ordeal unfolded behind me on state road 54 west o

lauren rozyla, abc action news. >> starting tomorrow to apply for those jobs you can head to the website and click on this story, inside there is a link a link to pascoe schools a job page. all you have to do is click on the apply button. it will get you started. >>> marijuana, and pills, this the surprising place he is scoring most of these drugs. >>> controversy on campus, concealed weapons now allow that the university of texas. coming up to one reason teachers say it they are against the move. >>> coming up >> form of exercise that is -- >>> coming up, the form of exercise that is good for your >>> pascoe county high school students have a new reason to say no to drugs. this is the latest canine deputy. eric waxler followed him on his latest mission to make schools drug-free. >> reporter: it is not the reason you want to get pulled out of class but the newest canine along with her deputy is cleaning up schools of all kinds of drugs and paraphernalia. a marijuana, we are seeing stuff come from colorado and california. >> reporter: finding stuff like this could get a student suspended.

lauren rozyla is live where it happened. walk us through it happened and how the gun went off. >> reporter: yeah, guys. it started a little after 8:00 this morning. a mom was dropping her child off for the before care program right here when she noticed there was a gun on the ground. so she immediately alerted a school employee who went and they found a janitor who came up to the gun, thought it was a pellet gun so he picked it up and tried to make the gunner safer, he tried to empty the pellets into the ground. >> the employee did not intentionally do anything that he felt like was putting anybody in harm. he felt like he was acting in a prudent way. to do what he did and discharged it. >> reporter: district leaders say that janitor should have contacted the school resource on campus right away and should not have fired that gun. the school district says though it's still too early to tell if he will be disciplined. no students were around when the gun went off because like i said it was during the before care program. only

lauren rozyla is live outside of the bus hub right now with what parents need to know. lauren. >> reporter: starting march 1st, students in middle or high school and under 18 can ride these buses for free. and hart says they have your student's convenience in mind. >> route 90 is leaving. >> reporter: most students

live in downtown tampa, lauren rozyla, abc action news. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> how are you doing, what a beautiful day. second day in a row that we were in the low 80s. today we went mid 80s primarily east of i-75. a nice breeze. we topped out at 86 in crystal river and brooksville. now, satellite picture of course it will change. every three or four days in an changes. the form of clouds. by tomorrow morning, there will be some rain out there. even a couple of thunderstorms. and those 80s will be taking a break for a while. we will talk about that and look ahead to the weekend coming up in a couple minutes. >> thank you, denis. >>> new tonight a law requiring police officers to wear body cameras is getting an extra push from the family of a florida man shot and killed by a police officer in october. corey jones was shot and killed by former police officer newman r a.j. a after jones' car broke down along a highway exit ramp. the family members were at the state capital, urging lawmakers to take action. >> he was a law-abiding citizen in

lauren rozyla is live to explain how these officers will be helping our youngest children. lauren. >> reporter: so this is one of the schools that does have a school resource officer. but a lot of elementary schools do not. and that's why the hillsborough county sheriff's office filed for a federal grant to try to fund more officers in our schools and improve safety. >> if they don't know the safe word, what do we do. working street crime, this is a bit of a different job for deputy james. it's one that he would never trade. >> if someone comes up to you when you're walking home. >> it's a lot of fun. it's interaction that probably would not have on the street with anybody. >> reporter: he's a deputy that works specifically with elementary kids, teaching them safety and that deputies are approachable. >> we want them to see us how we are. we're people here and this is the job that we do and we care about the kids. >> reporter: and more than just the bond with kids, the school resource deputies play a critical role in school security. >> because of everything happening in the