leroy was drinking, started touching me. she was trying to get me to stay in her room and i said no. when we got in the elevator, she was still trying to talk me into coming to her room. then she attempted to kiss me. i pushed her away and she was trying to get me to come to her room. former school board member frank o reilly new about it and let the relationship fester. >> the only decision they can make is to relieve the superintendent of her duties. >> reporter: according to rivers, his environment grew hostile. when i was not social with the superintendent, the superintendent would be as i put it, irritated with me or i would be in the dog house. leroy denies any inappropriate behavior. another complaint against the superintendent, she does not value input from employees or appreciate their efforts. >> this report is just a crystallation of the way she met. people have been hearing this for years and haven't done anything about it. >> reporter: rivers also accused leroy of manipulation of the hiring process in order to c

the school board voted to accept leroy's resignation in a meeting tonight. that means she will get 20 her paid and sick leave and her attorney fees covered. we will now hear about the ugly and inviting scandal heading for a showdown that finally came today. >> reporter: indeed, keith. the district is now moving forward without leroy, but her supporters say it was a witch hunt and she was pushed out while some others couldn't wait to see already go. >> all those in favor of the motion that we approve the resignation and severance agreement and mutual release as presented by our school board attorney signify by saying aye. >> aye. >> reporter: superintendent katheryn leroy is out. the board accepted her resignation amid allegations she made inappropriate advances toward associate superintendent of operations greg rivers. he claims leroy made comments about him with another employee saying, "i wonder if he has sex hard." he also claims while on a business trip miss leroy was drinking and kind of started touching me. stay in her room and i kept saying no. leroy

. >> sonni: katherine leroy was facing termination but decided to resign. ken suarez has he details on why. ken? >> reporter: i can tell you the public part of the meeting just wrapped up where some people were speaking in support of katherine leroy, others saying it's a good thing she left. she has always ban contentious as you said, leroy submitted her resignation. that comes in the wake of an description that took months to complete. it centered on the personal relationship between leroy and a top staffer, gregory rivers. its concluded that leroy did nothing illegal but may have crossed the line professionally. many members of the community says she has to go, and that's the bottom line. one of the most outspoken critics of leroy standing next to me, dr. wendy bradshaw. are you happy? >> i think it's an unfortunate situation. we'd prefer these things not happen. but when you're in charge of leading an organization that is serving children, like the public school system, you need to be held to a higher moral standard. so even though she was found not guil

but for superintendent catherine leroy, the odds are not looking good. in her first statements addressing the board since the allegations game public, catherine leroy apologized this and offer this had. >> i am ready to put this behind me and move forward. >> reporter: the question, is the board ready? even with unsubstantiated superintendent, the board members say they found enough evidence to shake their confidence in their leader. positive trend. and i blame the unprofessionalism on the two key players here. >> i think it's a crying shame that we sit here today, having to even have this discussion. >> reporter: the board calling the drama between leroy and rivers childish, a distraction agenciment. rivers who still has to work with leroy made nine allegations against her, including harassment and threatening to fire him when he he inquired about colleagues about his sex life. allegations? >> i stand by everything that i said in my complaint. >> reporter: rivers came forward with the claims late last year when she became impossible to work with all bec

leroy's leadership style is not appropriate for this system. i have loath confidence in her ability to continue leading the polk county public school system. >> reporter: but the superintendent has not lost the support of all board members. >> and i believe she should be given an opportunity to gain the trust and the respect from the community. from the schools. and from the employees. from everybody that is involved. i believe that. >> reporter: associate superintendent rivers still works for the district. he had little to say for reporters in the meeting. >> i standby everything i say in my complaint. >> reporter: superintendent her written statement. >> would you like to add anything else? >> no i would not. not at this time. thank you very much. thanks. >> reporter: now, that special board meeting to discuss superintendent leroy's future with the district will happen >> so what optioning are on the table at this point? >> reporter: well, there are several options that are on the table right now. they could keep superintendent leroy in her c

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leroi made several sexual passes at in these epic rivers told investigators leroi tailored a job position in order to hire a former lover. investigators say the person never even applied for the job and claimed leroi did not do anything illegal. >>> developing this point seminole county deputy say they hope an interview with a person of interest will leave until gunman who shot and killed a 15- year-old boy last week. investigators say tamar harris mother's car on central street in altamonte springs on friday. deputy say there were other people in the car with harris shooting. his mother is pleading for the killer. >> i need to know who do this to my son. i need to know the truth. >> the mother said her son was listening to music in her car when he took off without her consent and investigators would not say how the person they are case. >>> the tax collectors of his and brevard county is at the center of it investigation and fraudulent florida drivers licenses. >> 2000 people were given licenses without having to take a test investigators are arrest -- arrested employed at the office and

obama tackling anti muslim bias head on his plan and a big welcome back to the crew of the u s and s leroy grumman thirty news now is pierced side for today's hugs and kisses a lot of rain right on top or station we can hear it here and many other areas here across the metro. if you haven't seen it yet. bbq's and big drop in temperatures some snow perhaps a lot to discuss when i return and enter the rain not helping the trap of trouble on i sixty four in chesapeake as we head to our camera. all westbound lanes still block sixty four great bridge boulevard due to a crash involving a van into tractor trailers that happened nearly three hours backed up past for sixty four and on our second camera westbound traffic still d toward two miles from the high rise at george washington highw selling mattresses the traditional way isn't the best way. most are made in a large factory, and shipped hundreds of miles where they're marked up and up before finally selling and delivering them at the original mattress factory we take a straightforward approach. we have eliminated the extra steps and created a

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school board members meeting to discuss the faith of superintendent leroy. the board metaphor the first time since the investigation into leroy's behavior became public. associate superintendent greg rivers accused her of harassment. investigators found the claims unsubstantiated. but the findings found a cozy relationship between the two. rivers says that leroy became hostile at work after he refused her advances. the board described it as childish and an embarrassment to the district. we don't know who that somebody is. but both of them are at fault for establishing a relationship that was not professional. >> three board members said today they have lost confidence in their leader. the superintendent avoided our questions but told the board that she is sorry and wants to move forward. >>> a major change in the works tonight could have an impact on your finances. the florida house taking up a bill that would end lifetime alimony. this sets a formula that makes the length of payments more predictable. if passed as is, alimony would last from 25 to 75% of th

they say while leroy may have crossed a line she did not break any rules. the board chair kay fields said the superintendent took owner and they are -- ownership and they are ready to move on. >> i'm saddened we had to go through this. i'm happy it is released. >> now investigators recommended that the board advise rivers and leroy to keep their relationship strictly professional. they recommended leroy as well at her cabinet receive extra sexual harassment training. >> anjuli davis in bartow. thank you. morris is heading to prison. she was with him the night he shot and killed two police officers . she he was found guilty of not informing the officers that morris was a felon in pokes of a firearm. morris is on death row and brantly was set to start her prison sentence last month when she was arrested. on friday the state cut her a break and gloria gomez was in federal court for the latest on the case. what happened? >> she was in court this morning but it only lasted a few minutes and off to prison she went. she was cut a break from the state when they dec

uh, we need to change where we've been. >> to the chagrin of others like edwina hall, leroy's executive assistant. prog mrams to elevate the success of students, tbiewt enhance their quality of life and prepare them to be prosperous adults. >> leroy under fire after associate superintendent greg rivers filed nine misconduct claims against her, including sexual harassment, and creating a hostile work environment. an independent invest gaigdz cleared her of misconduct, but did say she may have crossed professional lines. she responded earlier this week. >> please allow me to apologize for any failure of my part to an ineffectively manage a relationship with a senior staff member. i take responsibility for that and i have learned from it. >> but it wasn't enough. the damage already done. friday evening rather than voting voting to terminate, board members voted unanimously to accept leroy's resignation, which includes compensation of 233,317-dollars including 30,000 in lawyer fees. >> i would just really love for we need to heal as a community. >> based on some of the rhetoric, however, th

.@ @>> developing tonight, polk @county superintendent katherine @leroy has resigned. @she was facing termination @tonight by the school board, but @>> indeed. @live in polk county with more, @what a day, josh. @>> yeah, certainly a lot of @tension here tonight. @we heard a lot of back and forth @during the public comment, both @for and against the @superintendent. @in the end, the board approved @her resignation and with that @comes some very big compensation @dollars. @>> rather than face what could @have been a literal firing @squad, polk county @superintendent katherine leroy @resigned saturday raf afternoon, @much to the delight of this @teacher at southwest middle @school. @>> absolutely the right move. @we need to move forward as a @district, we need to move @forward as teachers, we need to @change where we've been. @>> and to the chagrin of others @like edwina hall, leroy's @executive assistant. @>> i watched as she tirelessly @built teams and integrated @academic success of the students @in polk county, but to enhance @their quality of life and @prepare them t

some members say they don't have confidence in katherine leroy even after being cleared of misconduct accusations. haley hinds has more for us tonight. >> and today's work session was a discussion on the future of the district and whether or not the future should include the superintendent katherine leroy. the board is split, some saying that she has to go, others saying she deserve as chance to redeem herself. >> and some of it -- >> eroded trust, lost confidence that's how the board members present tuesday describe their feelings for the leader. >> i believe that our superintendent can no lodgesser the ceo of the polk county school district. >> and three members say the superintendent has to go and they're ready to vote on it, when i was made aware of the client i said there would be no winners only losers. we have all lost, she was thrust into the spotlight after the associate superintendent filed nine misconduct claims against her claiming sexual harassment and creating as who file environment when he declined to take the relationship further. an investigation later cleared leroy

it centered on a relationship between leroy and gregory rivers, staffer. kathryn leroy had done nothing illegal but crossed a line professionally. now many members of the community said she has to go no matter what. that would be discussed but she submitted the resignation. she skirted the issue. one of the outwoken critics is next to me. this is dr. wendy bradshaw. what do you think about this? >> i think it is a disappointing situation we're in all the way around in polk county but she positive steps forward t is just and in the public eye of an institution you are held to a higher morale standard. fie they'll even though she was cleared of legal wrongdoing that there is still that perception of professionalism and credibility that you have to maintain and she lost that credibility when all of the allegations came out. some of them were is a lacous but -- salacious and she had unprofessional -- difficulties with management and there were a lot of problems going on in the office that we didn't know about until this happened. >> and the bottom line is this

rivers and leroy they talked socially ed would go out to drinks and get lunch. they turned over personal cell phone and e-mail records for the investigation which they say reflected a mutual bond but he claims the superintendent attempted to kiss him on a trip and hold his way on the way back from a different work function. he said when she did not feel favorably he was subjected to as who file work environment and treated differently than other members of the staff. the superintendent released a personally funded video statement to respond to the exoneration. >> what others describe as outgoing personality can be misinterpreted by some. i regret that and i have learned from it. >> reporter: and the internal investigation found that while a personal relationship did exist between leroy and rivers, the superintendent did not do anything to violate policy. they did recommend that the school board advise rivers and leroy to keep professional relationships professional, they recommended additional sexual harassment training for the for now back to you. >> thank you,

catherine leroy and greg rivers, a lengthy internal investigation found they were perhaps too close in and outside of work. recently she made nine formal allegations against leroy, the most shocking sexual harassment, accusing his boss he told investigators she tried to kiss him in an elevator and invited him to her room. when he shot down the romance, he claims she became hostile at work and threatened his employment with this text message. in the end, investigators found the claim unsubstantiated, saying he bears some responsibility, always buying her expensive gifts and at one time making her a mix tape. >> my office was fully exonerated, found innocent of wrong doing. >> reporter: she paid a production company to make a message and sent it to the news on her own. >> i've come to realize that what others describe as an outgoing personality can be misinterpreted by some. i regret that and i have learned from it. >> reporter: but we had more questions that she had no intention of answering. at least two board members tell definitely need to have a conversation about the distraction it

and tonight the woman accused of leaving "leroy" there is being charged. 9 on your side reporter tony mirones has the story from middletown. jenni dehart/fosters dogs"roy is absolutely fabulous he is awesome he is becoming a healthy boy he is behaving the way he should be behaving at his age he likes to play with my daughter and all the dogs in my house he's turned into such a delight to live with" jenni dehart has been for more than two weeks. he was found in an alley in middletown according to a veterinarian, he was hyperthermic, malnourished and had parvo. the butler county dog warden's office, says april kirmse was cited this week for cruelty to companion animals in failure to license. both charges or misdemeanorsjenni dehart/fosters dogs"the fact that we know who it was and the fact that there are charges brought against her are awesome my only problem is that there misdemeanor you know personally i think in the state of ohio animal abuse and cruelty or neglect should be felony charges." kirmse court date is march 3 at 1:30 at middletown court. dehart hopes kirmse never gets the

several board members lost confidence in leroy, the assistant saw nothing but professional. >> during that time i washed -- watched as she tirelessly built teams and integrated programs to promote the academic success of the students but to enhance their quality of life. >> leroy agreed to resign if the county gives her 20 weeks of pay, sick and vacation leave and pays for her attorney fees. >>> now the politics, donald trump is in tampa and he wants your vote. the candidate is holding a rally at the sundome. he's set to take the stage in less than an hour. candace is live at the rally. you saw him in new hampshire a few days ago. i saw him in iowa, do some >> you know, i'm seeing a more diverse crowd in tampa, that's because of our population, much more diverse, if you look in the stands we're an hour away from the event, almost full up to the top, back here on the floor they are half full. there's campaign coordinators trying to get the event started. the supporters started lining up hours ago 23450 can't stump trump. >> nicolas and holly webb are counting on donald trump to come th

tell us about leroy. >> this is leroy and he is 4 years old and my husband and my son and i are fostering him. >> okay. >> and he came in from upstate new york. we had a former adopter who got a message from a friend that a long haul truck driver had this pug in his truck and the story the woman's nephew took leroy in and was drying him around in his long haul truck and he did try a little stint at a niece's housebut they had pit bulls that didn't enjoy his company as much as we did do he so he was surrendered. >> the pug in the truck but at heft it was a nice nephew to take care of him and bring him to you so we will try to find him a home. and rocky down here being a good boy. >> rocky is an awesome foster that we have. and he is about 6 years old and he he has been in foster care for a few months. we were told that he had respiratory issues a collapsing trachea and had seizures but we haven't sown evidence of that and he is up for adoption. >> oh my gosh and he is cute oh my. and you got a couple events to tell us about. >> i do. we have a comedy night on april 6th this year. find out

rivers claims that when he stopped the romance, leroy was hostile at work. defending herself this morning. take a lysogen my office was fully exonerated and found innocent. >> what others describe as outgoing personality can be misinterpreted by some. i regret that and i have learned from it. >>> although no board policies were violated, investigators recommend new sexual harass training for all administrators. two board members telling ab c distraction. young girl's murder. coming up how young police lured a 14-year-old girl out of her house. >>> we spent hours online posting on facebook. straight ahead the new hidden threats gamblers have hidden on line and why it is a danger to you. >>> a near miss for storm that. lightning hit. >>> tonight the parents of a murdered 13-year-old virginia girl say they want justice. right now 18-year-old virginia tech engineering student david eisenhower and natalie keepers are facing charges in the murder of 13-year-old nicole la belle. the child's family telling us she had pushed a dresser against her door and it appears she climbed out of a window. in

the board met for the first time since the investigation into superintendent leroy's behavior became public. board members describing the drama as an embarrassment. >> it's my opinion that mrs. leroy's leadership style is not appropriate for the polk county public school system and at this time i have lost confidence in her ability to continue leading. >> three board members telling us they have lost confidence in their leader, the superintendent avoided our questions but told the board she's sorry and wants to move forward. >>> not as breezy today. temperatures this morning in the low to mid-50s. by this afternoon guess what? upper 50s by 4:00, talk about temperatures cooling back off, 49 and much chillier into tonight before we warm up. i'll let you know how warm temperature will get the next few days, 7-day forecast straight ahead. >>> target america. coming up at 5:00 -- the terror attack u.s. leaders are expecting to happen in the u.s. this year. >> not a good road trip for the lightning in canada. what happened in montreal last night? >>> 4:43. yesterday morning we showed you t

it is a privilege to say that i leroy. executive assistant thank you. >>> asking for $230,000 to walk away from the job. that includes 30,000 in legal fees. >>> in polk county. three suspects in a triple murder behind bars. a u.s. marshal's task force arresting jamal smith in miami. two others are accused of helping him kill three people in lakeland on january 6th. >>> a traffic stop kills two people and the pair facing charges for id theft. the florida highway patrol pulled over two people north of fletcher for violating the moveover law. so the trooper searched the car finding 638 pieces of stolen information and two magnetic strip readers used to scam personal information. >>> a boss booed and shouted down in his own factory. what he told the workers that almost started a riot. >>> one of these cars has been involved in a serious collision. can you spot the wreck? coming up see how others did on our challenge. the tell-tale signs to watch out for. >>> why some men may soon need permission from their wives to a prescript

. >> leroy has arrived. leroy has been in the hotel all week and now he's out. >> i spooned with him at night. >> we're by the count down clock. we are off to super bowl l. we are back live in the nfl we're going to take you to the and a half for a cup of coffee. what? >> back to you guys. >> i'm surprised by that. >> you'll be fine. >> bop each other with that wind sock. that's the size of his leg. are you expecting high winds? sein the next half hour. >>> in las vegas you can bet on how many chicken wings will be sold by buffalo wild wings. >> we'll tell you what the mayor of denver has put on the line with the mayor of % charlotte. >> and a dangerous new trend. >> speaking of the snowy roadways, drive mostly on the main highways, frigid temperatures, single digits. >>> happening today state lawmakers will discuss the second of two bills on end of life legislation. the first bill failed committee yesterday, allowing people in colorado to order end of life medication when facing terminal illnesses. today's

you know that little leroy jr. well, billy brought his dog on the bus. and before i could stop the fight, leroy bit the dog. [ laughs ] ma, you... [ giggles ] now, will somebody tell me what started all this? j.j.'s stupid art class again. i'll tell you what started all this, ma -- june 18, 1957. the day "omen iii" was born. mama, j.j.'s art classes are here. i mean, this apartment is crowded enough. it may be crowded, but the fees j.j. gets from his students is helping to pay the rent. ma, he only has two students -- clumsy earl, who eats more than he paints, and dumb donna. dumb donna?! that's right. dumb donna. she said... "mazola or crisco?" that's dumb, honey. well, you got to admit that that little earl mitchell really has got talent. michael, did you see this one? let me see, mama. hold on. yeah, that one's really good. but did you take a look at this monstrosity? what do you call it? hey, come on, michael. donna's one of my prize students. uh, this is, uh... this is, uh... an abstract version of pizza with everything on it. well, it looks like an

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superintendent catherine leroi he was cleared of any wrongdoing, associate superintendent greg rivers claimed leroi made sexual passes at him and tweak an open position so she could hire a formal level. the school board meets tonight at 5:00. >>> started today's veterans in lake county may have to go somewhere else for medical care. the va clinic in leesburg is shutting down at noon. and you va clinic opens on is burley boulevard into theirs is coming tuesday. any veterans who need care in the meantime are asked to visit the orlando deal medical center in lake nona. >>> if you have been watching us all weekend no one of our major headlines was the six different shootings that claimed seven lives across central florida this last weekend. in the next two hours the orange county sheriff's office host to start making things a guns for $50 gift cards. starting at 7 am, anyone can turn in a gun no questions asked without an id. to show up at the orange blossom trail the room and board building at obt in michigan avenue. >>> later today officials in eatonville hope to reopen the main road th

polk county superintendent leroy recently cleared of harassment claims, still under fire. at this morning's work session school board members expected to discuss the findings into her conduct. distractful to our school district and i think we need to address it today. >> reporter: the controversy sparked after associate superintendent greg rivers filed a nine-part complaint claiming among other things that leroy threatened his job after he turned down her advances. for her part, she released a statement disputing any inappropriate actions. >> i have come to realize that what others describe as an outgoing personality can be misinterpreted by some. i regret that and i have learned from it. i want to thank those who believed in me, prayed with me and encouraged me. >> reporter: pressure is ramping up from the community as well. a group called citizens for better education leadership forming a campaign calling for leroy's removal. >> it's embarrassing to have the children discuss this thing. >> reporter: former school board member frank o'reilly says she can no longer effecti

the superintendent kathryn leroy wants to keep her job. she claims she has learned from the experience. if they fire her without cause, she will still be on the hook for her salary. so we will have to pay that off in the end. the meeting is happening tonight here at 5:00. of course, we will let you know as soon as they make any kind of decision on-air as well as on our news channel 8 app. gayle -- >> all right, it will be interesting to see how it pans out. >>> a teenager in orlando is dead after playing with a gun while riding a hoverboard. and the shooter now could face charges. parents are really interested in this story. website, wfla.com and sharing with their friends on social media. the 13-year-old died from an accidental gunshot to the head. investigators discovered another teen was playing with the gun while riding a hoverboard what when that gun went off -- hoverboard when that gun went off. >> as a matter of fact, i saw him last week playing basketball in the driveway. it's sad. >> yeah, that's horrible. you know, you got to be

leroy's ability to continue leading the polk county public school system. >> board members all echoed the same entment. >> the district deserves better, it will be impossible for the superintendent to regain respect for our stake holders. >> it's not clear which way two are leaning, we have to be fair to everyone involved but first, we have an obligation to our students. >> reporter: and there is a 30-day suspension as the appropriate discipline. >> she should be given an opportunity to gain the trust and the respect from the community. >> all members agreed on one thing, decision on the future needs to happen and soon. after all was said and done the two key players had little to say, i stand by everything in my complaint. i have spoken. i spoke with my statement, you should have received it. >> a board member hazel sellers was not present. she is sick. the vote is scheduled for friday here at school district headquarters. we learned that the superintendent will not be handing out the teacher of the year award. the deputy superintendent will be handling that. live in bartow, haley hi

kathryn leroy was cleared of any legal wrong doing. but, she faced a lot of

months in the mediterranean elise brown shares just how important the role was there the us and as leroy grumman is finally back in its home port civilian mariners something they're excited to see family friends and have a good home cooked meal pasta the crew aboard the u s and as leroy grumman had nothing but smiles waves in peace on land. first officer hugo blanco says the ship has been at sea for five months providing critical support to ships and more able to basically deliver the fuel primarily the ocean destroying parts of the hard numbers drop off days before unfortunate that the students they would have to come was stationed at all hours night we always have people on walks. if there's any kind of special operations not only did the crew replenish items for the navy but for other countries as well. france with that would really like that their nato allies robbery in the mediterranean in total the meade forty three and c replenishment that includes transferring to six point eight million gallons of fuel with the mission completed the civilian mariners can't wait to see loved ones

the seesht superintendent filed nine claims against katherine leroy. he said they were close friends until his boss tried to take the relationship a step further. said he was reprimanded on the job. an independent review found that while they did share a personal relationship, the superintendent did not break any rules. today, she released a recorded statement, regarding her exoneration. >> i have come to realize that what others describe as an outgoing personality can be misinterpreted by some. i regret that. i have learned from it. >> now the firm handling the investigation recommends that leroy and the cabinet get additional sexual harassment training. >> new tonight, it could be the middle ground that ride-sharing services in the hillsborough transportation commission have been trying to reach. a bill was advanced to force an end to the legal mess between the county and uber and lyft, requiring them to pay annual fees to the department of highway and motor vehicles, similar to the ones that cab ited would include provisions for background checks an

meeting to @decide her faith, kathryn leroy @resigned this afternoon. @following some very contentious @public comments, the board @ultimately voted unanimously to @accept her resignation. @she'd been under fire after the @associate superintendent filed @nine misconduct claims against @her, including sexual that @rasesment and harassment @and creating a hostile work @environment. @the investigation cleared her of @any misconduct but did say she @may have crossed profession professional @lines. @she'll get more than $230,000 @including $30,000 in lawyer @fees. @here a little from both sides. @>> some of them, just incredibly @unprofessional, the way teachers @and administrators were treated, @the way people were afraid to do @what they were supposed to do. @>> in those old cowboy movies @they decide they're going to @take the law into their own @hands and do what they want to @do rather than go through the @process. @so basically that's what i saw, @is a lynch mob. @>> so no doubt strong division @over the treatment and outcome @tonight. @we know the boa

hlf for hudson leroy funk. the kittles had part of his serial numbers which helped men find fun k family in roxborough. now they are here in the u.s. and plan to bring the funconfirm their father kit as part of the commemoration for eighty-third infantry division. >> he gave up so much for this country, it is just so nice that people are remembering him. >> reporter: funkes plan to have reunion tonight but declined to allow our camera there. they expect when they hold that mess kit to feel a new connection with their father. i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> amazing how history comes back around. >> no doubt. >>> this evening all eyes are on nevada as voters there decide who they want as the republican nominee for president. >> is there a clear front runner right now, donald trump is leading by double digits, 30 delegates are up for grabs in tonight's caucus, meanwhile philadelphia's mayor jim kenney has endorsed hillary clinton. >>> tonight's good question involves the campaign and our political pa

rivers also told investigators leroy tailored a job position lover. investigators are that person never even applied for the job and said leroy did not doing >>> developing this point seminole county deputy say they hope an interview with a person of interest will event will gunman who shot and killed a 15- investigators say tamar harris mother's car on center st., altamonte springs friday. deputy say there were other people in the car with him that they took off after the shooting. his mother is now pleading for the public's help to find his killer. >> i need to know who do this to my son. i need to know the truth. >> that mom said her son was listening to music in the car with -- taking off of the car without her consent. they are nothing how the person being interviewed is related to the case. >>> a man from osceola county was turned away from a local hospital after he said he needed a test to see if you had tuberculosis. patrick smith retired nypd officer who developed black lung from the dust and debris during september 11 on friday, he was not f

. >> we've been telling you about superintendent katherine leroy, outside claim. he told the investigators leroy him and tailored a job position in order to hire a lover from her past. according to the report, that person never even applied for the job. investigators now say leroy didn't do anything illegal. >>> well, more than 1,000 marion county students stay home because of rumors of a threat. >> why i have to worry about showing up there and if i'm going to get hurt. >> coming up, how the confederate flag sparked the controversy. >> and cameras were rolling when deputies say a woman snatched an elderly woman's purse and almost ran over two people while getting away. . >> i can see this little lady, running, and she's hollering help. >> hear how one good samaritan says she jumped in to try to stop the thief, next. . >> there it is, 81 degrees in >>> you're watching channel 9 eyewitness news at 4:00, coverage you can count on. >>> new this hour, what we're hearing from one of the good samaritans who jumped in to try to catch a thief, snatching an elderly woman's

. >> board members toll us this week, they lost faith in the leroy's leadership. she's sorry and want to move on. >> we'll update you through our abc action news mobile app. >> i will take a look at this photo, tampa police is asking for your help looking for a person in interest in a strip club murder investigation. >> you can earn crime stoppers reward. he was in clubrain early saturday morning when eight people were shot and two of those victims died. good morning everybody, captain al over a fatal crash that had southbound lanes on 275, that exit to ashley completely blocked. this iscausing major delays on 275 and i-4 heading into tampa. we'll have more on this and how live report. >> that's patchy fog, further east, look at these temperatures, it is not like yesterday we are pushing 75 this afternoon. we are tracking another cold front and iwill let you know if that'll impact your weekend when i see in a few minutes. >> still ahead, a group of teenager waited no time on an emergency in a school bus. >>> 6:41. three high school students are being praised helpi

the crew aboard the u s and as leroy grumman had nothing but smiles waves in peace signs as they waited to walk on blanco says the ship has been at sea for five months providing critical support ships are able to basically deliver the fuel primarily the ocean destroying parts of the party was dropped off days before unfortunate that the students they would have to come was stationed at all hours of the night. we always have people on walks. if there's any kind of special operations not only did the crew replenish items for the navy but for other countries as well. france with that would really like that their nato allies robbery in the mediterranean in total the meade forty three and the replenishment that includes transferring to six point eight million gallons of fuel with the mission completed the civilian mariners can't wait to see loved ones and catch up on all the messed very happy to see them go on for the missing as well not all of the civilian mariners has a special message for family in minnesota. love you and a couple weeks in norfolk police brown thirteen years now i write m

as far as leroy ware is concerned he is talking with an attorney for his best next possible option. >ecking the top stories, two maryland teens were arraigned in the killing a 13-year-old girl. david eisenhauer charged with first-degree murder. the classmate natalie keepers accused of helping him dispose of the body. investigators say that eisenhauer kidnapped and killed nicole lovell. neither defendant entered a plea in the court appearances. alison: the national transportation safety board released 2,000 pages of documents including the engineers with the train -- including the train engineer. it crashed last may. final report on the crash and the safety recommendations expected this year. jonathan: powell of riverdale, maryland died after being stabbed at barcode last night. a several person survived the attack. barcode is closed for four days while the investigation goes on. alison: we have a story in the district where a police officer shot and killed a man this morning. >> now for the third time since august the police have been involved a shooting which brought a comment. >> we

to another four year on the job....that's because the senate judiciary committee voted to advance leroy smith's confirmation. senators praised smith's leadership last year during the debate over removing the confederate flag from statehouse grounds.however there are concerns that the highway patrol can't keep troopers and smith says he's working to fix low pay. 3 3 last night hundreds of folks gatered in downtown columbia to raise money to provide support for cancer survivors. it was the fat tuesday alala gala.news19's andrea mock was the emcee of the event again this year.the chapin high school jazz band played as cancer survivors enjoyed a mardi gras cajun dinner.the alala cancer society provides who can't afford them. 3 all of the money raised will go to provide support for cancer survivors in our state. 3 the race to choose your next president is now focused on south carolina. the one group that could change the election. plus, a teacher with a special connection with her kids.why she says her students are so special. 3 and we are waking up to freezing temperatures. meteorologist ef

it's a little small, leroy. it's not leroy. it's leo. and if you want, i'll buy you another shirt. give me the names of those drug dealers you were talking about. i don't know any drug dealers. all i dealt with was couriers, ok? rog, where does trish keep my laundry? murtaugh: on the shelf in back of the machine. oh. you never met anyone except couriers? no. no names. hmm. wait a minute. wait a minute. come to think of it-- ok, listen. they took me up to the hills in this house with stiltson it. right? and i had, like, a job interview with a guy, and his name was... can you take us there? hold it. we're just supposed to sion this. it's not going to do any harm to look. here. i know the address. come on, let's go. no. we shouldn't-- come on, rog, don't be a killjoy. come on! we're back! we're bad. you're black. i'm mad. aw, come on! come on! listen, if we're going, shouldn't i have a gun? no! no! boy! wait, is my nose still bleeding? because it's really sore. i'm sorry about that. aah! aah! ow! oh! ooh! skincare now becomes skintive. new garnier skinactive introducing clearly bright

board members were expected to vote about now whether to fire kathryn leroy. now they will not have to. and ken suarez standing by in bartow where the news just broke. ken, were they expecting this or no? >> reporter: this was not unexpected because of what was happening. she has been under investigation for months now a final report 1000 plus pages. she didn't do anything illegal but may have crossed many people in the community really up in arms. >> allow me to apologize for any failure of my part to manage a relationship with a senior staff member. i take responsibility for that. i have learned from it. >> reporter: kathryn leroy's apology did not make one difference to a growing number of critics. including a former board member. respect. >> reporter: he is a member of citizens for better eggs cages leadership. the primary cole, to get rid of the superintendent. dr. wendy bradshaw resigned as a teacher because she was fed up with the system. she posted it on the internet. the bottom line. >> there is no way to repair it. this very roundly said that you kno

today, the senate judiciary committee voted unanimously to advance leroy smith's smith took command in november of 2011 of the agency that oversees the highway patrol, police, and the bureau of protective services. the senate is expected next week to confirm a second term for smith. coming up--we're taking a closer look at tonight's races in new hampshire. we have political experts in studio to break down what's next for the republicans and democrats as their campaigns move forward. taking a closer lookokow at the (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) 20s. wednesday will be sunny to partly cloudy, breezy with highs relatives of a columbia teenager murdered last summer are making a new appeal wednesday will be sunny to partly cloudy, breezy with highs in the lower/mid 40s. relatives of a columbia teenager murdered last summer are making a new appeal we

they will discuss a replacement for katherine leroy. it is a dark cloud over the district and that they want the board to pick someone who knows the district but free of bag ang. this will send a signal what direction the relationship between teachers and administrators is going in. >> aurora environment is the kid's environment. when you say i'm not worth a i take what you give me and i pour it back into them f you don't give me what i need to do my job, pay, whether it is support in the classroom,ky not do my job like you want me to. >> reporter: the teachers are planning to go into the meeting that starts here in several minutes. they are planning to go in and make their voices heard. you can see there are 50 of them here outside. the board will select top administrator jackie byrd as a interim superintendent. the teachers are not thrilled about that because of the fact that she is a member of what they call the old regime and that regime has issues and problems right now so they're going to make their voices heard. it should be inte

the u-s-n-s leroy grumman norfolk today. the grumman is a combat force oiler. the ship has been at sea for the last 5 months. the grumman provides fuel and cargo to other naval vessels it also gives humanitarian aid to people across the world. one hundred and three civil service mariners serve on the grumman. tracking rain, storms and much cooler air....as we move through this wednesday night, stay weather aware. we are tracking a strong cold front that will move in from the west. this front has had a history of producing severe weather, and as it crosses hampton roads and ne north carolina tonight, we could see some strong to severe thunderstorms, too, as the front moves in to a warm, humid environment. any storms that develop have the potential to produce strong gusty winds, heavy rain and flooding. talking about the winds, well see them anywhere between 15 and 25 mph from the south. higher otherwise, expect mostly cloudy skies and overnight temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s. periods of rain will continue on thursday as the front stalls off the coas

another four year on the job....that's to because the senate judiciary committee voted to advance leroy smith's confirmation. >>> senators praised smith's leadership last year during four years, the debate over removing the confederate flag from statehouse grounds.however there him today. last year's debate highway patrol can't keep troopers and confederate flag and working to fix concerns that 3 patrol can't keep troopers tonight the low pay. >>> tonight support for cancer survivors. it was the fat tuesday alala gathered in downtown columbia to raise the emcee of the event again survivors. i was v school jazz band played as of the cancer survivors enjoyed a mardi gras cajin the high alala cancer society masectomy played as bras...compression enjoyed a all of the money raised all of the >> so as a breast cancer patient, they will need a bra. there about $415 alone, so if you were uninsured, that's a high cost to have all of the with something to feel tonight will go to provide support for cancer a woman. >> that was in our state. the money will be raised to help them get those iitems fo