. >>> i'm mark wilson. >>> first up at 6:00, a judge under fire now for taking a questionable gift. he could be removed from the bench for raking ray's baseball tickets. it should not be a problem but it was he was precising over a case the attorney was involved with. and kimberly kuizon talks about the lapse in judgment. >> the judge will remain on the bench until the supreme court skied decides what happened to him. they have to be held to the highest standard. that's a no brainer. >> it is important that the public have confidence and confident it is a fair process and they are not buy crossed or the judge is no exception. the qualifications commission filed a complaint finding cause that he violated the code of ethics. he took tickets to a ray's game from a law firm on a case he was overseeing.

. >> i'm mark wilson. be i don't know beyonce's song "formation" has angered some in the law enforcement community. >> mark, last night we told you about a video that has caused some tpd officers to question whether they want to work upcoming concerts at raymond james, and the police union has take an firm stance voting to boycott her concerts. tonight we are breaking down the scenes that have everyone talking talking. >> the scene is set in new says images she uses of a flooded police car and appendix community after katrina. >> it calls attention to the government's nonresponse or delayed response in helping african-american people and i think this is the moment that beginning what we call the black living matter movement. >> it goes on to show a lack of resources in the black community symbolized by the empty pool that she and her dancers are in compared to the floodwaters around them but what is the most cons controversial scene is armed police officers facing a young unarmed black boy. >> it's the inst

mark wilson, fox news. jenna: still to come, an airline pilot is forced to think fast after his landing gear fails. coming up next, watch as he attempts to land the plane without hurting anyone. >> at times on the track, we're riding at speeds in excess of 30 miles an hour easily. jenna: and he does that blind. we get up with him and two other local athletes getting ready for the paracycling world championship. amanda: you want to enjoy the beautiful weekend with lots of well as a bigger s . jenna: next story about a man you probably wouldn't expect to see riding a bicycle, much less competing on one. he's a blind military veteran from mooresville, representing the united states in a world championship race. today caroline fountain caught up with him and his friends at the villa drone in rock hill. >> i always had a passion for cycling, but i just -- once i was diagnosed with the eye disease, i knew racing a bike wasn't a possibility. i'm essentially the eyes and the legs on the front. really once we get go

. >> i saw mark wilson he wants to do it. >> he does. >> he wants to drive. >> can you watch it every night and the 6:00 news is coming your way next. >> and the police association speaks out about the controversy. >> they do. >>> some are calling for a boycott. and coming up at 6:00 what the union has to say about the controversy and the message they are sending to officers. >> sprint to the finish in south carolina. polls that's interesting showing a shake up in the race. >>> this may look like a regular livestock auction but the story will warm your heart. >>> i'm angry. i stay angry. >>> the heroin problem is ripping families apart. >>> the legislature may have figured out how to fix the death penalty. the plan is still uninstitutional. >> getting to clearwater beach will take you longer than normal. why you will want to pack your >>> i'm mark wilson, i'm kelly ring for 18 months a silent killer has been at work taking a life after the next. and the death toll is staggering 77 lives taken from their communities and families. the serial killer is heroin. and kimberly kuizon said th

stop by mark wilson is handing out crestor for the rest of the people at the fair. first day of the fair. look you are dealing with clouds and the heavy rain that came in off the gulf. bands of heavy rain that continue even now. this will be a change not fun as it continues. the past hour or so it looks like the heaviest rain is diminishing. away from us. there are pockets of rain none of this is severe. enough to make the evening commute a mess. lakeland t is raining in plant city and the state -- lakeland. it is raining in plant city and the state fair. that rain continues up in citrus, hernando and pasco. rain. most of this is done along the coastal counties by 7:30, 8:00. on the west coast inland as the front moves from northwest to southeast or additional bands of rain. all this was a front. the temperatures will bounce around depending on the wind flow and maybe impulses of energy going by. the bottom line is that most of the week will be on the chilly side. the cold front is the blue line skies are clear. change up and down the state today and 50s over the pa

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. >> and i'm mark wilson. a zero tolerance policy may have two teens facing a rather severe punishment. one is a high school student who says he accidentally left his hunting rifle in his car, and the other was seen loading a handgun on a school bus. >> while plant high was on lock-down for an unrelated reason, a knife, a shotgun and ammo was found in a student's car, and he says he simply forgot to remove it but a no tolerance policy had it faces severe circumstances. >> a call was revved by tampa threat on campus and we went into our modified lock-down. >> students stayed put in classrooms while authorities searched. >> they found a hunting gun that belonged to 18-year-old stratton patterson and he is described as an avid hunter and police say he was not involved with the previous threat. >> they searched his car and he was just in the wrong place at the long time. >> but a lapse in memory didn't spare him from trouble. he was charged with two counts of potential of a firearm on school property. his attorney

. >> i'm mark wilson. >> first up here at 6:00. this sarasota student wants to pave the way for change over the district. but this is difficult. it is uncomfortable for many. and nate quinn is a transgender student and the transition from female to male has left the school board with a tough decision to make. and kimberly kuizon explains. board members did not think they would face. >> if they go to the bathroom it would be less of a problem. >> reporter: they are trying to fick out bathroom policies for transgender students. >> it is here we need to listen to the community and listen to the students, all of them. >> they main be the first to con confront the issue. >> the district is entering unchartered interest interest territory here. >> and it is controversial with some parents. >> i do not want to make policies based on fears that are not based on reality. >> the district has no set policy. schools can handle it on a case-by-case basis. nate quinn who was born female but identifys as a male said there needs to be a set policy

. >> i wish i looked like mark wilson. i had to come back early. >> we're going to miss you, we're family here. but we are going to keep in touch. we're excited for your future. we're so excited. you are looking forward to it. keep in touch we're really going to miss you. that. >> i tell everyone i wish they could come here and be with us during the commercial breaks because what you see is what we are here. i mean everyone is like they are. the thing about it. if we can turn a camera around there are so many talented people standing in the studio now on the other side of the camera. >> they think there is free cake. [ laughter ] >> which there was. >> but the producers and promotions department that made that and there are a lot of people standing behind the cameras that make it fun. denise came back. >> come in here. >> can i come in? jessica and the man that makes it work is the vp of news he puts together the group and because of that, we -- it is friends t is friends and family. that's going to be the toughest thing,

(jen) and fox-13's mark wilson tells us: it involves *hundreds of cowboys, who are trying to keep a piece of florida history, alive. 3 deep off the beaten path, you'd think it was the year 1800 in central florida, ((nats))where more than 400 people reflect on their farmer ancestry.((nats))this group, transporting hundreds of cows 60 miles across the state in an old fashioned cattle drive. no trucks, no highways.just horses and driving mules pulling wagons. ((nats))each rider and horse hopefully carrying enough patience and stamina to last a week.((nats)) soundbite (english) doyle conner, florida cow culture preservation committee:"the cattle industry has been important to florida and florida has been important to the cattle industry."the ride is symbolic of the rich cattle history in florida which will soon celebrate 500 years. ((nats))many of the riders like linda brown -soundbite (english) clark bailey, rancher:"i'm a third generation rancher farmer from florida"- and clark bailey come from ranching families who have raised cattle in florida dating back to the early 19th century.soundbi

. >> and i'm mark wilson, welcome on this friday night. we are beginning with an alarming piece of video of a shoplifting suspect resisting arrest, and the sher sheriff says the body camera proves that everything was done by the book. >> do you have some merchandise you didn't pay for, put your hand behind your back -- stop resisting me -- lay on the ground you are about to get tased! >> that is just a portion of the video and if you're concerned about the woman you should watch the entire video, and the sheriff says the deputy did everything right, crystal? >> i asked a copy of the sheriff's use of force guidelines and under the guidelines the woman was actively resisting the i have officer `deputy the right to take her down. >> i'm not going to -- back -- the glance. the sight of a bloody woman being taken down by a deputy, things only escalate from there. >> i'm about to taze you, get on the ground -- >> please, just let me go. >> 15-year-old tiffany tibow was confronted for apparently stealing a pair of shoes and as arm. >> it's during

>>> welcome tonight i'm mark wilson. >> i'm kelly ring. she was just 21 years owled, a wife and mother. she did everything so save her wife when she was abducted from her home by a total stranger. her killer is pleading for his life. he is hoping that a ruling will rescue them from death row. think hope it will bring relief to families. >> the void in nathan's heart is too deep. >> it is hard waking up and. years. they don't have the mom. >> and abducted from their home a jury found him he was sentenced to death. but it was ruled unconstitutional because it gives too much power to judges. >> i was not concerned it was a clear-cut case with the jury verdict and it was run so well. >> during a hearing the lawyer appealed the death sentence and changed to life without parole. the court did not rule leaving the family at a standstill. he does not deserve the rights of. that's not how it works. i i think about what she went through and it is tough but i place. works. >> he is convinced the sentence will stand the decision was unanimous but he w

. >> i'm mark wilson we are glad to have you. first up a phoney story about a carjacking since police into a tizzy. and now the couple is under arrest, and the boy is safe, how could this happen, evan? >> the boy's mother told police that the kid and the boy were left in a car and once the car was gone, was stolen, the boy was also in that car. well, police now say that was just a cover story for a drug deal gone wrong. >> at 3:00, clearwater police flashed this picture across tampa bay. 3-year-old ismyel badillo was considered missing after they were told the car he was in crashed but the car was empty. same bulletin we all did. >> awful, awful, awful, i thought i was not going to see my grandson. >> the parents said the car was originally stolen here and in the officers' minds ismyel would have been anywhere within 10 miles, alive, injured, exhausted or injured. but then the parents cracked and admitted they were telling a tall tale. >> she is my sweet child, too, and i just want to talk to her far? >> police say they wanted to

. >> i'm mark wilson. >> i'm kelly ring, we have a developing story to tell you about right now. it involve as story that unfolded this afternoon of a stolen car and this boy who was believed to be missing. it was believed to be stolen from a home in clearwater and later crashed on u.s. 19 just south of kerlew road. evan that boy was never really missing at all, was he? >> reporter: well, no. he wasn't. right now, kelly i have been told that there are two suspects inside clearwater police headquarters right now being interviewed by the police. >> this was a cover for a drug transaction, the mother told police she left the car

. >> i'm mark wilson. >> the scene was outside of a library 7 years ago a girl beaten raped and left for dead. she cannot walk. she he cannot talk or see. now we have learned the young man convicted of doing that could have his sentence reduced. and gloria gomez is on this. it is because of a supreme court decision, gloria? >> that's it. kendrick morris was in court now he is looking for a new sentence, to give you background he was a teen when he committed the crime and convicted and sentenced to 65 years in prison. but a decision said that juvenile sentenced to life in prison or lengthy sentences is

. >> i'm mark wilson. >>> sob stories of needing cash, promises of driveway repair but they were only preying on the elderly a couple accused of killing seniors out of thousands. how did they do that? >> i'm standing here in one of the drive ways where they worked. can you see all of the shoddy work. look at this. it started to come apart as soon as they left. and now they say the pair will pay a bigger price than the seniors did. >> joe's drive way looks like toast. >> this has washed out. >> it looks terrible. >> this couple would drive up and tell a story. >> his teeth were rotted out. i'm looking for work i have a family, they say for a few hundred dollars in cash they could redo a driveway before it got dark out add make it look like new, they fell victim to the couple. the phoney workers would mix up a batch of watered down concrete slop it on top with a broom and call it a day. the drive ways would peel away. i left messages you know nothing, you don't hear anything back, they made off with $8000 not. deputies know of 13 victims but more. >> we know it is difficult that you may

. >>> good evening and welcome here on this friday night, i'm mark wilson. florida has been without the death penalty for a month. executions on hold since it was ruled the process was unconstitutional. one defendant tried to skirt it by pleading guilty by getting life in prison. but the strategy may not work. >> reporter: he tried to plead fast. they put everything on hold. that was announced in court. this is on the heels of of the defendant saying he wanted to plead guilty to murdering his best friend and roommate. the crime was heinous. chars foster used a hatchet and tried to pawn items he stole from them. the state is seeking death. now it is on hold he wanted to

. >> welcome, i'm mark wilson. >> and i'm kelly ring, thanks for joining us, everybody. we start in a small kansas town that is the site of america's latest mass shooting. a man stormed into his workplace and opened fire with an assault rifle and killed several people and injured over 20. it happened in hesston, kansas. information on the number of people killed has changed throughout the night but we do know that the gunman is among the dead. had chris cato joining us with the latest. a horrific night, chris. >> prayers for hesston, kansas and the information on the number of dead has changed and urch witnesses say a man drove through the town shooting at people at random from his car, injured at least tworks and two, and then pulled into the parking lot of his former workplace, he may have been fired and a witness says he was going after anybody and everybody. and you see the panic on the people who got out of that place. the sheriff says the man killed four to six peek and people and we are not sure why the number is unclear. and there were 20 to 30 people injured fro

. >> i'm mark wilson. glad to have you with us. does florida have a death penalty or not, 400 people probably want to know the answer tonight, so do the victim's families as well. two judges have weighed in to say florida's death penalty no longer exists. based on a ruling. the legislature working on a solution but prosecutors who want to seek it are in limbo. what very more on the ruling. what does it mean for the other murder cases. this will set a trend. >> and another judge said nord has no death penalty. >> they have recognized what everyone else knew. we don't have a death penalty, the supreme court said the statute is unconstitutional. prosecutors from seeking the death penalty involve as case with carlos rivas. he killed a homeless man after stealing his money. with a trial set to start in april and a death sentence looming over him, he was no doubt relieved to hear the judge say this. >> based on the first decision which conclude -- the hearst decision that it is unconstitutional, i find there exist nos stat statutory auth

. >> i'm mark wilson. >> i'm kelly ring, we have a developing story to tell you about right now. it involve as story that unfolded this afternoon of a stolen car and this boy who was believed to be missing. it was believed to be stolen from a home in clearwater and later crashed on u.s. 19 just south of kerlew road. evan that boy was never really missing at all, was he? >> reporter: well, no. he wasn't. right now, kelly i have been told that there are two suspects inside clearwater police headquarters right now being interviewed by the police. >> this was a cover for a drug transaction, the mother told police she left the car she came back to her car, she found the car was gone and the i boy was still in it. take a look here. this police finding the boy. add he is at his daycare. time. here is video of the boy being taken by police officers into a cruiser. the mother put out the alert at 1:30. police tracked the car on gps from the avenue. sometimes it was going the wrong way. that's where the car crashed there at u.s. 19. the person in the car said he had no idea about a child b

. >> i'm mark wilson. >> we're glad to have you with us a man lucky to be alive thanks to quick reflexes: this is video that shows him. dodging a driver who the sheriff said tries to run him down. prior to that he tried to shoot him twice. the back story. what led up to this. according to the sheriff the man was stalking his ex-wife and that's where he got into a confrontation with a man who was a friend of his ex-wife. before we get to that. let's show you the suspect here from his facebook page. this is gibson hyacinth. note the handgun. but that's no excuse for him trying to use the gun. it is independent can of flurry we highlighted them at the top of the screen the sheriff said what you don't see here is he is pulling out a gun. pointing it at whiteside and pulling the trigger. it did not fire. he relocated, reracked it and pulled the trigger. it did not fire. so he found another weapon we saw that, his car. we saw i had drive to white side he quickly got out of the way of the vehicle. >> we're fortunate we're not working a homicide there. gibson went there with love and jealousy an

. >> i'm mark wilson. >>> sob stories of needing cash, promises of driveway repair but they were only preying on the elderly a couple accused of killing seniors out of thousands. how did they do that? >> i'm standing here in one of the drive ways where they worked. can you see all of the shoddy work. look at this. it started to come apart as soon as they left. and now they say the pair will pay a bigger price than the seniors did. >> joe's drive way looks like toast. >> this has washed out.

. >> and i'm mark wilson. developing at 10, a state of emergency for four florida counties over this zika virus and this includes hillsborough county. home to two of the state's cases. >> the two cases in hillsborough county were brought here by people who traveled outside the country but since florida is a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, officials want you to be careful, aware and informed. >> zika is a strangely named named virus with scary consequences. as evidence by these babies in south america better >> the governor has ordered mosquito sprayers in the four coins where the virus is present to focus on mosquito will breeding. >> it plans like the governor is planning to stay ahead of the virus. >> the two cases here were brought here by people bitten by mosquitoes elsewhere and there is no sign any mosquitoes here are infected although areas around the infected homes are being inspected. >> people need to know we do not have zika virus being spread from person to person within the county. >> stil

. >>> good evening, welcome here on this thursday, i'm mark wilson. >> i'm kelly ring. >> thank you for joining us, everyone. >> ladies et let's get in formation. >> this is the super bowl performance that ignited that controversy. two weeks later, it is burning. as beyonce launches her tour she is facing criticism from the law enforcement community that will protect her and her fans. she is in the newsroom with new information. crystal. >> a big event like this are staffed by off duty officers who volunteer for the job and make extra income. i talked to the president of the that many are offended by the new song formation and it is anti-cop and many don't want to volunteer to work her concert. following the story the police are now claiming that they have, quote, dozens of officers signed up to work the concert. they tweeted out this image saying they had been in formation for days. we asked them to show us a list with dates and names for when they signed up. but a spokesperson said tpd is unable to do so because of the way they are staffed which is described as, quote. decentralized w

. >> i'm mark wilson. >> the scene was outside of a library 7 years ago a girl beaten raped and left for dead. she cannot walk. she he cannot talk or see. now we have learned the young man convicted of doing that could have his sentence reduced. and gloria gomez is on this. it is because of a supreme court decision, gloria? >> that's it. kendrick morris was in court now he is looking for a new sentence, to give you background he was a teen when he committed the crime and convicted and sentenced to 65 years in prison. but a decision said that juvenile sentenced to life in prison or lengthy sentences is >> and he can get less time behind bars and reduced which will be very upsetting to the families and nord has a new sentencing guideline that was passed after he was sentenced. that could mean even more time in prison. ta take a look. >> based on how heinous the crime is and the lives he affected not this girl who was brutalized. i would not be surprised if he gets sentenced to life in prison. >> expect the family members to show up on the sentencing day to tell the judge what they thin

. >> and i'm mark wilson. new at 10, a trusted bay area martial arts teacher busted, he admitted to touching two of his students, a 6-year-old and a 7-year-old. and we hate these stories, i can only imagine the reactions from parents tonight. >> the master here had no idea any of this happened until deputies called him earlier today. he fired the employee in august for poor performance and was shocked to here this most disgusting betrayal. >> my brian is so like -- >> master richard o pointed out irony. >> we teach our students to defend themselves against this. >> the two girls say he touched them after following them into a bathroom. he touched them and then told them not tell anyone. >> one of the girls told her mother last week, and she called deputies who questioned kim. he admitted the encounter and was arrested. master o took over this business from his father, and kim worked here for a year and a half before being fired for poor performance. he is even related to o. >> he is my cousin and i never thoug

>>> i'm mark wilson, i'm kelly ring for 18 months a silent killer has been at work taking a life after the next. and the death toll is staggering 77 lives taken from their communities and families. the serial killer is heroin. and kimberly kuizon said the effort to defeat it is paying off. >> it was shock. the effects of heroin. we didn't know he was using again. >> and she her son died from a overdose. she lost more loved ones. her son's girlfriend. grand son and daughter-in-law's niece within a year. >> the second time and they are looked on. they don't have a choice. the story represents a major problem in manatee county it led >>> and the personal responded to 3. very sadly resulting in deaths. >> working with other agencies. >> they followed the trail from overdose victims. and 15 arrests have been made and including the county's biggest dealers. >> bradenton has seen a 65 decline in overdose calls. >> and you are rolling the dice, are you rolling the dice with your life. >> the epidemic has come to a standstill but it will take the communities and people like jerry to stop it for

mark wilson. >> i'm kellie cowan. it started with this battled car. here is the woman behind the allison huffman hit and killed a tow-truck driver on the howard franklin bridge. even worse, abandoned her car to go to a casino. >> reporter: highway patrol found that car ditched by a plaza hotel and swiped a tow-truck driver and kept going. 36-year-old allison huffman was traveling northbound on the howard franklin rink -- bridge this morning as she hit 37-year-old on the shoulder. perez was driving home from a different call when he saw the couple stranded and stopped to help and told the boyfriend to wait inside of the truck. the image of him getting hit >> i feel very depressed because i never see something like that. and if you see the memory, they are going to forget it. >> reporter: investigators say that huffman huffman kept on driving and got off the 60 exit and then called a cab to take her to the hard rock casino and has not been seen since. she is not a stranger to the law. she has charges for other traffic crimes. perez leaves behind a wife

. >> i'm mark wilson. >>> the jobs of four workers at a facility where two teens escaped could be on the line right now. and they have been suspended while investigators try to figure out what happened and where the teens are. and aaron mesmer is here in the studio. let's start with the teens. any idea where they are? >> reporter: we asked a family member he doesn't know where they are. they escaped through a hole in a fence. investigators will not say if there are leads but something went very wrong here. >> more than 48 hours on the run and still no sign of anthony cook and anthony bays. meantime four workers at the three youth care workers and supervisor. this adds a new wringle. on sunday they escaped from the facility. this were there on grand theft auto charges. the department of juvenile justice said law enforcement was immediately contacted but it was not until 10:12. an hour later that the hillsborough sheriff's office received a call. the djj said it's not sure why there was a lapse and correct directed questions to the youth service as company that runs security at the fac

. >> i'm mark wilson. >> first up here at 6:00. this sarasota student wants to pave the way for change over the district. but this is difficult. it is uncomfortable for many. and nate quinn is a transgender student and the transition from female to male has left the school board with a tough decision to make. and kimberly kuizon explains.

pi'm mark wilson. p>> i'm kelly rink. pthank you for being with us. pit's been nearly eight years psince a high school senior was praped and had to fight to psurvive. pshe has been left in a pwheelchair unable to speak. pthe young man convicteded of the pattack could have his sentence preduced. phailey is in the news room to ptell us how a supreme court pdecision could impact this case. p>> she was accepted to the puniversity of florida. pshe was days away from pgraduation and for whatever preason morris targeted her in p2008. pshe is continuing to fight pthrough the recovery, the pthought that the courts could go ptough blow to her family chlt . p>> with the caption i will run psome day, this clip captures the pspirit burning inside. pand here she taking seven steps pin a row. peven one is a miracle. p>> we expected her to be an n a pvegetative state and not live pvery long and here she is psmiling and laughing. p>> two days after her 18th pbirthday she was brutally pattacked outside the library. phe raped her and robbed her of pthe ability to see, t

mark wilson. >> i'm kellie cowan. it started with this battled car. here is the woman behind the

. >>> good evening add welcome, i'm mark wilson. >>> i'm kelly ring. thank you for joining us. stands in the way of something their kids need and they say that he will not pick up the phone to talk about it. the issue is school recess and the fact that a lot of kids go without it. they won over the house but it is a different story in the senate. and we're here to show you why. >> and it is hard to believe that so many kid goes without recess all day long but something that you had two or three times a day has been erased from many schedules. despite a lot of support for the cause, bay area moms worry it will stay that way because of one state senator with a lot of power. >> it is every kid's favorite part of the day but recess is rare.

p>> i'm mark wilson. pthe new hampshire primary pnumbers are in and bernie psanders has defeated hillary pclinton in the democratic race. pdonald trump topping the prepublicans. pany surprises? p>>reporter: no big surprises. pin fact, new hampshire defies pthe polls but we did not see it pthis year. rojected. phere, not a close one at all, 59 pto 13 percent. phe wins there by 21 points. pdonald trump meeting his poll pnumber at 34 percent. erhaps a mild surprise but john pkasich was camped out in new phampshire for a month, he is in psecond place at 16 percent. pbush neck in neck and that could pchange as the night goes on. pmoving down the line to the psecond tier, we're talking about pmarco rubio who checks in at ten ercent having slipped after a prough debate performance on psaturday night followed by pchristie, fiorina. pdonald trump is speaking as pwe're speaking. plet's listen in. p>>man: we have to stop it. pwe are now going to make the pdeals for the american people. pthat's the way it is. pnow, v

p>> and i'm mark wilson, we're pglad to have you with us. pfirst up, it's a political game pof twister in florida as the question now, which of the candidates could benefit most. fox 13's evan axelbank is here to explain. evan? pindependents are scrambling pright now to join a political way things are typically done. but if you're looking for a sign as to which party came out ahead, there isn' arty. pthere's not a clear winner. pserena scott, matthew park of ptampa, both college -- to major arties. p>>woman: i switched to democrat. p>>man: i want to be republican. p>>reporter: they're 2/3 voters pto change parties since the new pyear. pmatthew will support trump. p>>man: he's kind of extreme. pwe need an extreme to fix the pextreme that's going on now. p>>reporter: serena is for pbernie. p>>woman: he's been holding pvalues for like basically as plong as he's been a politician. p>>reporter: even if neither pcandidate wins, change is phappening. pin pulp county, more than 52 phundred have changed parties as pcompared to 2000 in '08. pin peneli

. >>> good evening, welcome here on this thursday, i'm mark wilson. >> i'm kelly ring. >> thank you for joining us, everyone. >> ladies et let's get in formation. >> this is the super bowl performance that ignited that controversy. two weeks later, it is burning. as beyonce launches her tour she is facing criticism from the law enforcement community that will protect her and her fans. she is in the newsroom with new information. crystal. >> a big event like this are staffed by off duty officers who volunteer for the job and make extra income. i talked to the president of the

>> good evening and welcome, i'm mark wilson. >> and i'm kelly ring, thanks for joining us, everybody. new at 10:00, talk about your bumbling burglars, one of these guys can't even keep his pants up as he steals from a convenience store but that did not stop him and his buddy from stealing from two stores. how deputies are hoping they can catch him, evan? >> yeah, kelley, this is the actual concrete block thrown through the convenience store door. and right there is a surveillance camera. approximate didn't camera. it didn't get the thieves' faces but it certainly got the other end. >> they entered the business the same way. on his head leaps in less than gracefully but then turns into spiderman. he takes a look and does a double axel. >> they make entry into the business disregarding the alarm. >> deputies want you to take a look at this although you may have to squint. ah, yeah, the bandit's bloomers. >> it appears to be the way he wear his pants. >> deputies believe that the pantaloomed bandit prefers boxers to briefs and he left behind his voice on tape. >> the store worker showed

i'm mark wilson. >> thank you for joining us. developing right now seven pipebombs and an ak-47. that's what the agents say they found in a man's home. now michael ramos is under arrest. what was he planning to do with those? and evan axelbank is at his home in tampa. >> well, the bombs were operational and they had to be taken apart by the agents who got here to the home on north lincoln at 9 this morning. there were 7 pipebombs in the home with an ak-47 and many rounds of ammo. his facebook page expresses anti-government views and atf said he did not have a plan of action nor have any links to terrorists or hate groups either domestically or internationally. they had no include this was the woman who rented the home to him said she didn't know what was going on. atq said the call tame in on friday and they were brought in and it was executed this morning. >> they comprise of the pvc pipe and buck shot. they are dangerous h one gone off anyone within 50 feet would have been hurt or killed. >> and atf said they will be in custody but will be housed at the hillsborough jail or the

@all the money that is raised is @done were privately and our own @mark wilson is emceeing that @event. @>> alcides: what a great @organization that is. @>> anjuli: so many roly p olys. @i know they are smart dogs. @adorable too. @>> jim: a perfect day to do @this. @>> a good die get out. @you need your parka if you are a @floridian like us. @>> jim: we are still sitting @the mid-40s. @about 46 degrees not bad for @some of us. @but as you look outside from our @rear view net cam. @this is 1400 feet up our @transmission tower, and you can @see we are looking at a really @nice start to the day. @a little hazy out there. @and with that high pressure @moving in over the state, we are @continuing -- we are going to @continue to see plenty of sunny @skies. @maybe a little hazy at times. @but those winds are going to @eventually switch around more @toward a easterly direction for @tomorrow. @that when we start the warming @trend. @on the cool side 46 delegations @on the cool side 46 degrees. @dew points at 37. @humidity at 71% with that light @northerly wind right now. @along the coastline. @

@all the money that is raised is @done privately our mark wilson @is emceeing the event and looks @like a beautiful day, jim. @>> jim: it really is. @that time of the year and really @enjoy that kind of weather. @get outside and enjoy the low @humidity. @again today a nice one plenty of @sun. @a little on the cool side and @warming into the low 60s for @today. @take that jacket with you. @and everything will be a-okay. @look over downtown tampa right @now. @a little hazy but high pressure @is moving overhead and will @continue to give us plenty of @sun and nice mild temperatures @over the next several days and @warming it up through the week @as well. @forecast is coming up. @ @i think a anjuli thank you, jim. @>>> after the break, a couple in @how much ba da ba ba ba @ @>>> rise and shine. @this is "good day tampa bay." @>> it wasn't chocolate that gave @a couple in washington state @quite a shock dine @quite a shock dining out. @>> alcides: in fact you might @call it a seafood surprise. @she ordered a pasta dish with @mussels and clam. @she bit into something hard. @she spit into her

i'm mark wilson. >> i'm kelly ring. their nevada caucuses are underway right now. we're following them for the next hour and a half. but first we're going to begin tonight with alarming video that will make your hair stand up. look at this. a wrong way driver caught on camera barreling right down the interstate. this was in sarasota monday morning captured by a deputy's on board camera. fox 13's josh casio is live near i 75 tonight with more on that video and the arrest too. josh? >> reporter: kelly, that video sdernly puts you in the driver's seat. it makes you wonder what you might do if you were that officer and the car was coming at if you. nobody was hurt. but the wrong-way driver, he is in a world of trouble tonight. it's the kind of thing that makes you say. >> holy crap. did that really just happen. driver zips past the sarasota direction on i 75. morning. >> crazy. how could somebody go the wrong way on the interstate. how. the driver was 21-year-old ryan flurry of port charlotte. deputies say his blood alcohol legal limit. >> it just brings home the point

mark: sue wilson was the athletic trainer at indianola on the sidelines in 2009 for each of zac's concussions. >> back then they could return , on the field 24 hours later . sometimes, they were back sooner than an ankle sprain heh. -- an ankle sprain. mark: after high school, zac joined the national guard and suffered what was likely another concussion during a training accident. at age he suffered another 21, concussion when a driver plowed into the back of his car. in the fall of 2014, zac complained of severe headaches problems with balance, his problems with balance, his vision. ,>> memory loss, i'm having a hard time remembering things, i'm having some slurred speech. mark: it was a des moines doctor who first mentioned cte, chronic traumatic encephalopathy. said, what exactly is cte? and he goes, it's like brain dementia mom. mark: several professional football players were among the first diagnosed with cte after they died and the issue is the subject of a hollywood movie "concussion." ,will smith plays dr. bennett omalu, who first identified cte in pro football player mike webster in

. >> mark: wilson tell you where the candidates stand in the polls for the new hampshire primary >> darya: experts will look into why california gas prices are consistently high in the national averages. they say partly because of the higher taxes. it also has to do with the air quality rules. they say that the cleaner. burning fuel and taxes to now account for the price. looking at these prices. the average in the nation is a box 73 $1.73. >> anny: we are looking at some warmer temperatures. when we come back we'll talk more about the record highs and also was coming up in the seven day forecast frustrated with your overactive bladder medicine not working? can't handle the side effects? botox® treats symptoms of leaking, going too often, and the strong sudden need to go. ask your urologist if botox® can help calm your bladder and reduce your daily leakage episodes. the effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, loss of bladder control or muscle weakness ca

. >> mark: wilson of a pitcher of beer market drop where people are having a party at mardi gras. rummond >> robin: hear the sad tale bridge was crowded. the drive time is decreasing. >> mark: after suitable 50 there were logistical problems with employees getting back to their cars. they had to wait for three hours before they get shuttle back to their cars. they had been left stranded. employees security guards against workers had to get back to the cars which were parked 6 mi. away. >>: my feet were swollen after waiting. the mark >> mark: some had to get taxis because it did want to wait that long. the nfl has released a statement saying the apologize that the workers had to wait for that. it is not know why there was an insufficient number of buses to get them back to their cars. >> anny: we are tracking some want conditions once again in the bay area. we will be in the low seventies and mid-70s to date. when i come back we'll have more details about the weather >> robin: it's quiet in san francisco. there is stop and go at the toll plaza and through the maze. it will stay wit

mark: that's zac, #44, during not backing down from an ankeny lineman towering over him. >> i knew that last one was not good at ankeny, i could just see the look. sue wilson: i'm good sue, those were the words. "i'm good sue, i'm good to go." mark: sue wilson was the athletic trainer at indianola on the sidelines in 2009 for each of zac's concussions. wilson: back then they could return on the field 24 hours later, sometimes they were back sooner than an ankle sprain. mark: after high school, zac joined the national guard and suffered what was likely another concussion during a training accident at age 21. he suffered another concussion when a driver plowed into the back of his car. >> she was going 65 miles per hour, and he was at a dead stop. mark: in the fall of 2014, zac complained of severe headaches, problems with balance, his vision. >> memory loss, i'm having a hard time remembering things, i'm having some slurred speech. mark: it was a des moines doctor who first mentioned cte. chronic traumatic encephalopathy. said, "what exactly is cte?" and he goes, it's like brain dementia mom. mark: several professional football players were among the first

former wolfpack qb russell wilson looking to leave a mark outside the lines now. tisha: a new clothing line he cofounded is a collaboration with nordstrom. three dollars from every purchase will go to charity. steve: makes you feel good about the close you are buying from russell wilson. two shots of rain we have this week will occur at night and in the early morning hours, not so much during the day. another nice day coming up tomorrow after a beautiful weekend. raleigh-durham international, the sun setting on a beautiful weekday -- leap day. humidity is very low. mid-sixties around the triangle. at last check, 67 at rdu at the top of the hour. 70 in fayetteville. it's been a gorgeous day. gorgeous afternoon across the region after a cold start. quite across much of the country country. this cold front will come our way during the nighttime hours tomorrow night. the first half of the day, there could be severe weather to our west, in tennessee, alabama, mississippi. but when it arrives here, it will be in a weakened state. cool but a little bit above average. at

news4's mark segraves is outside the wilson building where the chief is still testifying. mark? >> reporter: hey, wendy. that's right. you know, this is the annual oversight hearing for the d.c. fire department and it had been scheduled for some time, but it took on new meaning last week when the fire department's medical director abruptly resigned and then her resignation went public. in that letter she said the culture of the fire department is toxic and the leadership is resistant to change. the district's fire and ems department has been plagued by slow and failed nine months ago mayor bowser brought in a new fire chief to fix it. chief gregory dean sat for hours today hearing from frustrated experts and council members. >> i am losing faith. >> where is our sense of urgency? >> every ems system has a file that they don't want to talk about, and that's the file of patients that would have been better off calling uber rather than 911. >> reporter: chief dean has insisted he's working to fik the problems and using a private ambulance service will go a long way. >> we never sai

in april 1916, wilson defended rights and threatened to threaten diplomatic ties with germany following the sinking of sus sex by u boat in the english channel. it marked a new u-boat campaign, or one that had been planned. but the bluster by the wilson administration critics perceived this as what today we might term leading from mibehind or diplomy from behind. there were a number of major events. we don't have enough time to go through them all. there was a series of battles which wound up being a truce that resulted in the british blockade continuing. there were many months-long battle which resulted in more than a million total casualties. so 1916 can be seen as at least a watershed in terms of the fighting of the war itself politically, in 1916, wilson had the advantage of incumbency but rightly feared the potential of a reunited republican party. much happened in the four years since the last election when wilson faced off against william howard taft, the republicans, the bull moose progressive party. in the intervening years, wilson had emerged as an even more powerful champion of the progressive agenda on the domestic scene and as a strong spo