caught up in a sexting scandal. the sheriff's office is warning parents that the nakes selfies and videos verge on child pornography. hundreds of people turned out at a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the shootings in kalamazoo. driver from the bay area is creating a company that will offer drivers free perks and services. good morning and welcome to "10 news early morning." i'm lets get a look at #10weather with meteorologist bobby deskins. up this morning...we have an important story for parents. do you know what's on your child's cell phone? several lake placid middle school students are under investigation for taking or sharing sexual images. they're so graphic-- the principal tells 10 news reporter kendra conlon-- it's prompting an emergency meeting with parents. principal chris doty says the sexually explicit shots - surfaced on several phones... earlier this month at lake placid middle school... uncovering a sexting scandal. it certainly shocks parents of the 6th phones... earlier this month at l

the investigation is ongoing. sexting. the national society of prevention of cruelty to children says you have to explain the risks of sexting to your child, it's dangerous and also illegal. they say reassure your son or daughter you will be supportive and understanding and to ask them to talk to you if they feel pressured into sexting. also make sure to set parental present controls on their phone. if they should receive a nude picture contact police immediately. >>> here's your forecast on this tuesday. >> quiet now on titan doppler radar. rain rolled through overnight. i think we'll have cloudy periods today and another round of showers this afternoon. nothing too severe as everything quickly moves north and east. it's the rain you're beginning to see across portions of eastern texas, going to roll through tomorrow with the front that is going to bring us much cooler air but we have to get through the thunderstorms tomorrow. some could be strong. 65 from tampa, clearwater and st. pete. mid-70s by lunchtime. by then you'

that includes sexting. sexting is more common among young girls than boys. according to do-something dot org, 22 percent of teen girls and 18 percent of boys have sent at least semi-nude photos. the website also shows that more than half of sexters share messages with more than one person. kcrg-tv9's dubuque bureau chief katie wiedemann joins us now. katie, what are dubuque schools doing about this? today the school district hosted a summit for middle school students to better understand what's an age one part of that summit included a session warning students about the dangers of sending nude pictures. among this group of middle school students, every single one of them has a cell phone and almost all of them have the snap chat app. that's the app for taking and sending pictures, but the photo disappears a few seconds after the receivers looks at it. stunts say, snap chat is typically used, just for fun. "see how i just took a picture and it has her face. check it out. . " but students tell us they often hear of other students taking things too far. "if the

and unsupervised cell phone use. >> sexting, this is a crime. >> with the tone of a professor passing down valuable information. >> there is no such thing as deleted. >> lake placid middle school principal hammered home a message not just to students, but to parents and teachers. >> i think if we don't start educating parents and kids, we'll have kips eventually going to get tried and convicted of child pornography. >> last week, a sexting scandal rocked his school. girls just 12 to 14 years old were taking nude self ies. >> we're at 20 girls who have sent some type of a racy photo. >> one of them even shot a graphic video. the images were shared among boys and girls and even put on social media, in some cases to some kids could face child pornography charges. >> to see so many kids thinking that this is the right thing to do, it broke my heart. >> it's very upsetting. >> parents like neil watson are in disbelief. >> i didn't tell not my child, but i have a daughter and it could have been my daughter. and you know, and i'm like, devastateed. >> the ordeal has shocked at least one fath

lake placid principal planned the meeting last week-a -- after a sexting scandal hit hard. the number of students involved is 20 girl, 12 to 14 years old, taking news selfies. one shot a graphic video. the images were shared among boys and girls and put on social media, in some cases to bully those involved. some kids could face child pornography. during the meeting, the principal reminded patients that sexting is illegal and once it's these are lessons that have to start at home. >> if we don't start eding parents and kids, we are going to have kids that are eventually going to get tried and convicted of child pornography, eventually. if we don't start taking a stand and doing what's right that. >> starts with parents supervising their kids' phones. one father told us he started doing that last week and has his children hand over their phones when they get home from school. investigators have yet to determine if they can file any charges. the deputy superintendent have said some of the students involved could face expunction. >>. >> it happened saturday evening in trinity.

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. >>> this morning new how serious that sexting scandal is at a bay area middle school. in highlands county at least 20 girls september pornographic images to their classmates. the lake placid principal called a special meeting last night to talk to parents about the dangers of sexting. the investigation reveals girls ages 12 to 14 sent nude pictures, in one case a pornographic video to boys. those text messages then shared on social media. the principal says parents have to start taking a more active role in their kids' lives. >> if we don't start educating parents and educating kids we're going to have kids that are eventually going to get tried and convicted of child pornography, eventually. >> the principal believes a number of students involved could actually increase. coming up at 5:30 -- abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is going to share what charges these kids could face, depending on how this investigation turns out. then we're taking action for you with some tips on how to with your kids about sexting. >>> detectives in pinellas county still need your he

>> reporter: dave there was no sexting, no hacking. what police say this was was a fabrication, basically, someone creating a fake document by cutting and pasting from various internet sites. the question? who did it and why? >> as far as i'm concerned, the sexting case is closed. >> reporter: closed because there is no evidence that executive ed mangano was ever sending explicit texts to long island p.r. >> reporter: this does not exist. a seven-downloads including deleted texts, tweets, calendars thenned they man began know's -- mangano. >> he looked me in the eye and he swore to me that i am not involved with that woman or any sex messages. >> cops put up this slide of a reported tweet and sex message today. the alleged phrases were cut and pasted from various internet sites. even the quotes regarding celebrity breakups. just not an actual tweet or text from either of them. >> every search mechanism that we ran through can't find that it was sent. karo simply tweeting thank you, and mangano with this "as i stated, the moment this wa

punishing students who sext. the local case prompting new legislation that could make kids think twice about sending explicit messages. >>> and gas prices about to go up in california, but we might not feel the pinch quite as badly as our neighbors to the south. we'll explain why in a few minutes. >>> welcome back. we're taking a live look outside from oakland towards san francisco. it's a beautiful morning. mild out there if you're headed out the door right now as the sunrises across the bay area. >>> for some students sexting is the new norm but the state might get involved and could impact our local schools. there's now a proposal to expel a student for sexting. >> audrey was sexually assault ed by three teenage boys. pictures posted online drove the 15-year-old to suicide. now lawmakers in sacramento seek to give school administrators the power to expel a student who engages in sext thing for harassing a pupil. the intent to cause harm is a growing problem. >> as a technology plays a greater part day by day i

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now at 11:00 a sexting epidemic. >> it is news parent hope they would never hear. 20 middle schools sending nude photos and videos. >> tonight he is at lake placid middle school as parents are getting this horrible news. the dangers of sexting. the principal saying the issues with this is because of cellphones and using video and pictures. video and pictures he said students need to know can change lives. this is a meeting lake placid middle school principal never wanted to hold but he had to. >> when i have a student that says everybody does it -- that is a concerning thing to me. >> the sheriff's office started their investigation earlier this month with one cellphone. that number has now jumped to 20. >> it turned into a video that was passed among other students and shared with other students and -- social media was used to bully that student. >> for some parents the presentation was eye opening. >> us parents have to talk to our kids even more and see what they are doing. >> it was disturbing and i was hurt. >> we talked about it. she is more sad about it than -- she feels sorry for th

after several recent "sexting" incidents involving his students. the pricipal has already held *three assemblies to talk about the issue with students. and tonight, parents are invited to come out to talk about the issue. it starts at 6-30 at the first presbyterian church.((more)) 3 the lake placid principal says at least *ten students have been caught sexting... both boys *and girls. the highlands county sheriffs office is looking into the cases, to see if any *criminal charges will be 3 if you're looking for a hotel with a *gulf view... you have a great new choice today. clearwater beach's newest resort is having it's grand opening. it's called "the opal sands." it has 15 stories... along with 230 guest rooms and suites. the building was designed to try and give *every room... a waterfront view. that view will cost you though. rooms start at around three *hundred dollars a night. and the *suites can run you a few *thousand dollars. those come with huge private balconies and jacuzzis. 3 and i think we know a few *thousand runners who would have *l

coming up at six, we talk with students about how sexting is impacting sexual relationships in that age group. live in dubuque katie wiedemann kcrg tv-9 news kcrg-tv nine is proud to honor outstanding volunteers in eastern iowa. and tonight we feature a cedar rapids woman who's helping middle school girls learn some iortant skills. watch for some flurries and scattered snow will be light, falling snow always can bring some slick travel spots. friday is a quiet day after any flurries move out in the morning with a high near 20. the winds do gegestronger, from the northwest, and that chill remains in the air into saturd. sunday, for valentine's day, we see another round of snow. more heartwarming weather, with highs near or topping 40, arrives early next week. have a good nigh tonight: light snow likely y w: 14-4-0 winds: sw 5-10tomorrow: early am snow, clearing high: 17-23 winds: nw 15-30tomorrow night: mostly clear low: -3-3 winds: nw 5-15saturday: mostly sunny, chilly high: 14 - low: 0 sunday: snow likely high: 26 - low: 8 monday: mostly cloudy rain/snow high: 38 - low: 23 wednesday: p

. >>> now at 6:00 a major change in the sexting case involving ed mangano. what police say really happened. >>> plus, power out ages, downed trees, buildings damaged. of the strongest storms ever to hit our area in the month of february. >> and questions of the death of an unattended 2 year-old girl in the fire. did they drop the ball on previous reports of neglect. >> good en vening. >>> sexually explicit text messages that appeared to have been sent from ed mangano were a hoax. >> according to the detective investigating the case who emphasized there is no evidence that suggests mangano sent racy messages to karen caro, a public relations consultant. news 4 has more from . >> reporter: there has to be a sense of relief tonight here at the offices of the nassau county executive, for the last three weeks has been facing questions about his personal relationship with a pr woman who also did business with the county. >> as far as i'm concerned, the sexting case is closed. >> reporter: the detective sergeant slammed the door on the he told reporters there's no

. >>> remember that sexting scandal involving hundreds of canyon city high school students? the colorado film school in denver plans to air a psa designed to educate kids about sectioning. s e ctioning -- sexting. >> the psa's will be released through a partnership with a state senator and film school. students at the school were suspended for sexting, but no charges offiiially filed. >>> world champions! >> how about those broncos? broncos super bowl victory parade and rally. can't get enough. >> denver 7 reporter lindsay watts was downtown for all the action and joins us with a recap. a lot quieter this morning. >> reporter: it is, kellie. i'm standing here in civic center park remembering the incredible energy here yesterday. the crowd was a million strong. i think this morning we should be not only proud of our team, but also of our broncos fans. i did not see one problem here yesterday. and denver police are reporting just one arrest. i want to show video now from one of my favorite parts of the festivities. the rally was just getting startedd the crowd was at its large

making sexting okay if it is just between teens. harbor penalty harbor penalties for those distributing or possessing child porn and also allow miner child porn and also allow miners age 14-17 to share nude photos with each other and not be prosecuted as long be prosecuted as long as it is consensual. parents are divided on the issue. >> i don't think we need to be tying titles to these kids for the rest of their lives. >> there is nothing wrong with it. it is not illegal. they are not going to all of a sudden turn 18 and then discontinue doing that illegal activity. >> sara: new mexico's attorney general says sharing child porn still a federal crime and says this bill will not prevent the feds from prosecuting sexting cases. >>> 6:56. now at the center of an emotional battle. the stallingering number of people who have seen scandalous photos of one famous woman. >>> and yesterday, we had temperatures in the 60s. boston, norwoodwood. portsmouth, highs in the 30s. when to expect the next round 506s possibly 60s coming up. >>> and nex

. >> also that sexting scandal at a bay area middle school goes from bad to worse. now involved. we're taking action for you this morning with tips on how to talk to your kids about the very real consequences that they likely don't even know they could face. >> breaking overnight -- president obama will be in florida in just a few days. what he hopes to accomplish here in the sunshine state. good morning, thank you for joining us. it's tuesday. >> let's go to the breaking news we've been covering since we first came on the air at 4:30. one person is injured after a fire broke out at a house in tampa. >> abc action news reporter corey dierdorff talks to us live . good morning. >> reporter: the 1300 block of east sitka drive in tampa still blocked as firefighters are still hard at work. firefighters got to the home this morning, just a little before 4:00 a.m., about 50% involved, the fire. they were saying flames shooting from the front of the house and took a defensive attack. that means the fire was so severe that no one entered the home to fight that fire. while fighting that fi

a wake-up call this morning for parents to talk to your kids about sexting. right now, 11 students at lake placid middle school are being disciplined for taking and sharing naked pictures and a sex act on video. the sheriff's office is investigating and the 6th through 8th graders could also face fines, even felony charges for child pornography. the scandal prompted the principal to call this emergency meeting monday night with shocked parents. during the investigation, the school discovered them off campus. the school alerted their parents. you can get talking points about sexting and check out social media apps to monitor, at wtsp dot com. a big day ahead for g-o-p presidential candidates. republicans caucus in nevada today to select their party's presidential nominee. after winning primaries in both south carolina and new hampshire - frontrunner donald trump is looking to win against rivals ted cruz and marco rubio once again. cruz is going into today's contest without one of his top aides...after firing him over a misleading video suggesting rubio insulte

. >> the selfies and people are taking here, and sectioning sexting here. >> we are talking children between the ages of 12 and 14. >> susan benton says one of their school's resource students of naked pictures on it. >> we have nine telephones from different students that are being evaluated by our computer forensic unit. if the images were not disturbing enough, but of one of the students performed sex act itself and send it out. the video could lead investigators to felony charges. and exploitation of a minor. >> benton says she cannot stress nuch to how important it is for parents to check on their kids. >> the school's principal will hold an emergency meeting with educate students on the dangers of sexting, the number of students involved could be well over just nine. >> it is a wild fire. >> the principal did not call us back and we did not hear back from the district either. >> abc action news. >>> 4:34 this morning. >> we know how a loaded gun ended up in a citrus county school campus yesterday. another parent found the gun and gave it to a custodiay. >> the parents does have

forty two percent see sexting is a very serious problem expelling a student for sexting is too hard. seven ten of those polled say minors who sex should not face criminal charges officials say you can save a life saving information on your phone that medics were police can access a few unresponsive on i found it in the bottom left hand corner of the locked screen you can see the word emergency it's actually a standard app on my phones where you can save your information including name emergency contact all your medical conditions certain android phones come with similar apps or there are plenty online to choose from by sixteen no this morning an apology from delta airlines for a fistfight between two flight attendants got so out of control the pilot made an unscheduled landing the flight attendants started arguing over who had to do walk during a flight last month the boxing match erupted a thirty seven thousand feet on the flight from los angeles to minneapolis and at that point the captain decided to land at us in salt lake city minutes then finished the trip to minneapolis last gu

a lawmaker has issued a bill that would allow schools to ban or excel kids for sexting. chow says this bill would do that and force schools to teach students about the potential dangers of sexting. >>> the new legislation would allow students to openly pray at school-sponsored events. for decades state-sanctioned prayer has been banned. in maryland a republican lawmaker wants to change that. student-led prayers could take place in classrooms and at sporting events. >> nobody is forcing one religion or another. it's just expressing of their faith. >> there is opposition to the bill including from the aclu. officials say it violates the constitution by forcing students to listen to a religious message. >>> preparations for the academy awards are in full swing. many crews are working hard to set the scene. the sierm will bring many big names in the industry together tomorrow. diversity or lack thereof among the nominees is sure to be on the minds of those in attendance. there was a loud public outcry this year after no actors of color were nominated. >> i think there's gonn

parents disturbed now focused on ensuring their kids know the dangers of sexting. >> it's shocking to a point that in the way the world is today with all the technology it's not so shocking but -- it's hard, i guess it's hard having a 13-year-old that is out there. it's sad. this point. >> reporter: the national society for the prevention of cruelty to children says to explain the dangers of sexting to your child. dangerous but against the law. also reassure them you will be supportive and understanding and you should also contact police if they have received any sort of nude pictures. back here live in the feed room, parents should also keep up to date parental controls on their kids' cell phone. one thing to look for, different apps. we found this on-line. this is teen safe. with this application, it's put on phones, parents can actually view the text messages and also the calls that their kids receive and that they send off. again this is another added measure to ensure the parents know what their kids are doing on cell phones and also to keep them safe from sexting. reporting live

. >>> the sexting scandal that rocked a middle school could lead to criminal charges. we first told you about this story last night. nine kids in trouble at lake placid middle school for sharing sexually explicit videos of themselves. tonight we take a look a look at how to protect your kids. >> reporter: kids as young as 12 years old, not only headed to the principals office but the sheriff too. >> we are seeing more extreme kids. >> reporter: this clinical psychologist hopes of the scandal at the school is a wake- up call for parents and kids and in his experience there is a reason why it is happening. >> they never learned where the boundaries are. >> reporter: in this case police say as many as nine around nude pictures of themselves to other students. some some graphic the special victims unit is now involved, analyzing the phones. the deputy would not go on camera but told us the sexting was so far over the line that some of the students will be recommended for expulsion. this is not the first time this has happened to the school. last night month parents protest

sexting, the state could get involved. >> there say proposal that would expel a student for sexting.ore about a state-wide push following a tragedy. >> audrie pott was sexual assaulted by three teenage boys and pictures posted online and drove the 15-year-old to suicide. lawmakers in sacramento seek to give school administrators the power to suspend or expel a student for sexing, the purpose of humiliating. educators sexting with the intent to cause harm is a growing problem. >> aztecnology plays a greater and greater part almost day by day in the lives of teenagers in california, it's critical policy makers take a thoughtful approach figuring out not only how to protect students but as well as help them understand the power of the technology and educate them on appropriate ent action with the technology. >> reporter: suspension may not be the best option. >> it takes students out of school and away from education and the only opportunity to get the help they need, either realize the behavior they are engaging in are completely inappropriate and stop. >> reporter: the bill was just i

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. >>> right now at 11:00, sexting is the new norm. >> a racy text message that crosses the line. chuck coppola has the details that is linked to a tragedy. >> a bill was introduced just this month that has a lot of buzz on social media about social media. marjorie pott was sexually assaulted by three teen-age boys. it drove her to suicide. now lawmakers seek to give school administrators the power to suspend or expel students. they admit sexting to cause harm is a growing problem. >> it's critical that policy makers take a thoughtful approach to figuring out how to not only protect students from the dangers posed by technology, as well as help them understand the power of the technology but to educate them with the appropriate technology. >> but expulsion may not be the best answer. >> it takes them away from sometimes their only opportunity to get the help they need to either realize the behaviors they're engaging in are completely inappropriate and to stop. >> the bill was just introduced this month. hearings to change what some call vague language. >> it's definitely a problem

a lawmaker has issued a bill that would allow schools to ban or excel kids for sexting. chow says this bill would do that and force schools to teach students about the potential dangers of sexting. >>> the new legislation would allow students to openly pray at school-sponsored events. for decades state-sanctioned prayer has been banned. in maryland a republican lawmaker wants to change that. student-led prayers could take place in classrooms and at sporting events. >> nobody is forcing one religion or another. it's just expressing of their faith. >> there is opposition to the bill including from the aclu. officials say it violates the to listen to a religious message. >>> preparations for the academy awards are in full swing. many crews are working hard to set the scene. the sierm will bring many big names in the industry together tomorrow. diversity or lack thereof among the nominees is sure to be on the minds of those in attendance. there was a loud public outcry this year after no actors of color were nominated. >> i think there's gonna be a lot of pressure on chris r

it's been battling an alleged sexting scandal. he says he's a victim. >> this allegation is outrageous and disgusting and hurtful and did not come from me. these words did not come from me. it was not done on my phone. it can only be done by a >> nassau county executive maintains his innocence to political reporter marcia kramer. nassau police are looking into whether they are victims of a hacking scandal. another. >> you are an amazing guy. i follow you. i've been inspired by you. >> this is a previous interview she did a a married man. >> how do you fit time in with running the county and all of the things you are involved in do you have time for personal life. >> no doubt this job is seven days a week. >> 24 hours a day. >> almost. almost. >> there are questions being raised about how she got two no bid county contracts both under $25,000 so they need no legislative approval. a $24,500 contract in 2013 and a $24,000 contract in 2014. mangano spokesman says she physically challenged. her contracts say the services she provided w

happening in kentucky a new bill aims to spare teens from being charged with a felony for sexting on their cell phones.. phones..under the bill, teens caught sending such pictures by cell phone or online would be spared a felony offense.the charge would instead be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine and time in juvenile detention.this would only appply to teens under age 18. using a drone to spy on someone could get you in legal trouble in kentucky. the kentucky house has passed a bill that would allow police to charge drone operators.. with harassment or voyeurism. the bill is in response to a kentucky man who shot down a drone last year..that he said.. was spying on his teenage daughters on the back porch.the bill does not apply to police use of drones. sexting, it seems to be a popular trend among teens, but one that could land them a this is something you don't see everyday.revelers setting a snowman on fire--in hopes of keeping a snowstorm away!this is an annual event -- ahead of "bock-fest cincinnati".they've been doing this since mother nature dumped a lot of snow on the event

>> the nassau county executive making his first public appearance since cbs 2 broke involved in a sexting scandal. ed -- andrea grymes has this report. >> reporter: nassau county speaking at a heroin summit while her husband is in the midst of battling back, maintaining he's the victim in an allergid sexting scandal. nassau county police are probing whether ed mangano and local marketing executive are victims of a hacking scandal. x-rated texts sent from one to the other. the acting police commissioner is a mangano appointee. >> do you think you should be investigating the charges made and not some independent person not appointed by him? >> nassau county police department is conducting an investigation. the county executive has made an allegation. at this point in time the county executive is not the subject of the investigation. if he becomes a subject of the investigation that will be referred to the appropriate agencies. >> reporter: on saturday cbs 2 kramer broke the story of the lurid messages allegedly sent from mangano's phone. >> this is outrageous and disgusting and hurtful and

one of the women wrapped up in a sexting scandal with a nassau executive is telling her side of the story. >> falling temperatures this weekend. rain and snow for the workweek. people frozen and frustrated with the record breaking cold. today we shivered through the we are starting to see problems. a frozen pipe burst in midtown sending water down the front of a store. in new jersey, crews battled fire and ice when a home went up in flames this afternoon. street signs and parked cars were covered in ice. we have team coverage of the extreme cold beginning with meteorologist he liz finch in the we -- elyse finch in the weather center. >> check out the record lows. 6 below in bridgeport. one below in central park. zero in islip. zero in newark. tied a record j.f.k. laguardia you tied a record with one degree. this was incredibly cold. for so many locations the coldest valentine's day every recorded. as far as high temperatures, they never got out of the teens. central park made it to 15 degrees. a high temperature of just 13 degrees. one below was the official temperature in central park. t

. >> reporter: a hoax he said revolves around the single document proporting to show the sexting. the county executive claimed his phone was hacked and police open their investigation. >> it's obvious that somebody created the toumt. somebody has an agenda. >> reporter: ryder looked at two of caro's cell phones, two of her personal computers and man mangan man mangano mangano's cell phone. there was no evidence the phones were hacked. >> reporter: the pr woman who interviewed mangano tweeted the words "thank you." after the police brief. >> somebody out there getting their jollies. >> reporter: as for mangano claimed to be a target saying my family and i are the victims of >> i told him explicitly, if you are lying to me, i'll be the guy that walks in and put the handcuffs on you. >> reporter: ryder went out of his way to address critics who doubted the police department could do an independent investigation. >> i'm telling you the truth with the evidence i have in front of me. >> reporter: ryder even presented his findings to the fbi and the nassau d.a. but says he still can't sa

a new bill could make teen sexting legal in one state. >> why lawmakers think this is a good idea. >> and the clear skies sticks around for the duration of the weekend and we are going to see a change in temperatures from saturday to sunday. we'll talk about your complete details coming up after the >> alex giles has an update on the apartment fire. >> we got information from the charlotte fire department. and we learned that damage is estimated about $7,000. this apartment fire this is again perth court off milton road in charlotte. they determined unattended cooking is what caused that fire and one adult and two kids were displaced in this fire. and crews were on scene in the last hour there working to get that under control. back to you. >> all right. thank you. >> safe to say people are feeling embarrassed how they acted on a flight especially when they heard the rest of the story. this family is back home after being kicked off their plane. their flight was delayed when the seven-year-old had an allergic reaction might have been from a dog on the plane. the flight attendant moved

in your pass code unlocks those hidden photos discovered kindness and you know that for a possible sexting scandal at ocean lakes high school according to court documents nude pictures of underage female students are being circulated through a phone app that acts like a secret vault and stories photos videos and even hidden browser history if any of my friends had that happen to them i would just feel so horrible and it's not even happen to myself that would be so embarrassing the school became aware of it back in december when someone complained to a mac and science academy teacher a search warrant revealed that a seventeen year old student was hiding these photos in a so called ghost at the teacher confronted him who then wrote a statement admitting he received new

for, in his words, transparency, but right now he says based on sexting investigation is closed. we're in massapequa park today, greg cergol, news 4, new york. >>> we thank you for all of that new information there. still coming at noon. surveillance video coming into the newsroom of the infamous oheka castle shooting. i've been a turkey farmer and i raise turkey for shady brook farms we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, turkey farmer. shady brook farms . no growth-promoting antibiotics, >>> we've got breaking news to tell you about. first to new jersey, that's where police are investigating a possible officer-involved shooting on main street and patterson. news 4's pat battle hustled over to the scene. pat, what can you tell us? >> david, within the last 15 minutes or so police have finally cleared this crime scene in front of the 7-eleven. we are smack in the middle of intersection of main and market streets a block from city hall and that's where the shooting went down about 1:23 this mo

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. >>> new at noon results into the investigation of ed mangano's sexting scandal. marsha, good afternoon. >> good afternoon. nassau county police have ended their investigation into the so- called sexting scandal involving nassau county executive ed mangano. they found no evidence he was hacked or spoofed or that he conservatived a local marketing executive but there's still a mystery where the communications came from. >> in 32 years i have never stood up at a podium and told you a lie. i don't know the answer to the i wish i did but like i said ideal with the facts and the facts tell me it didn't happen. if more facts come forward i will move forward on the observation this may not be the end of the road. police indicated that other law enforcement agencies are still looking at two no bid contracts the marketing executive received from nassau county and how she got them. late a few minutes ago mr. mr. mangano is the victim of a hoax. >> marsha thank you. people concerned about spoofing so we wanted to find out more about the technique. >> it's difficult to do but

. >>> sara: new legislation would have sexting legal for teenagers. in new mexico it would make sexting okay between teens and bill create harsher penalties for distributing and possessing child porn but also allow minors ages 14 to veen to share nude photos with each other and not be prosecuted as long as it is consensual. parents are divided on the issue. >> don't think we need to be giving titles to the kids for the rest of their lives. >> not going to turn 18 and then discontinue doing that illegal activity. general says sharing child porn is still a federal crime and says this bill would not prevent the feds from prosecuting sexting cases. >> julie: family is back home after they allergic reaction led to them getting kicked off the home. the flight got delayed when seven-year-old had some kind of allergic reaction. his family thinks it was in response to service animal on board. they say the flight attendant first moved them them to the back of the plane and then family was removed from the flight. at that point they say other passengers started

critics say it essentially legalizes "sexting" between teenagers.bill allows teens, ages 14 to 17- to share nude photos with each other - with no penalty - as long as its consensual. supporters say it stops unnecessary prosecution and harsh punishments-- and want more states to adopt similar legislation. in some states, teens can be charged with possessing child pornography for sexting. critics say it only endorses bad behavior. the governor must decide by march ninth. well if you got your flu shot this year-- chances are you have stayed flu-free this winter. the centers for disease control and prevention, says this season's vaccine cuts the chance of getting the flu by nearly 60-percent. that makes it one of the most effective flu vaccines in recent years. by comparison, last season's flu shot only reduced flu risk by just 20-percent. the c-d-c also notes that it's still not too late to get a flu shot if you've yet to receive one. final preparations are underway as the city's street car program gets set to open to the public. after years of delays-

but a sexting scandal hits a whole new >>> a sexting scandal hit as new level at a midle school of all places. >>> he is questioning my faith. >>> who is questioning his faith? you may be surprised. the buzz it is creating and how he fired back. >>> from tampa bay's number one news station, this is the fox 13 6:00 news. >>> 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

her information both shocking and revealing.r sexting is not just nakeding is pictures, sexting is words also, if you say to someone or someone says to you i want you to blankusus pictures, s if you s my blank next tuesday at 5.to blank that's sexting. weinberger is determined tor is deter leave an impact her stories cold hard reality designed to do just that.ality de i had a 7th grade girl come up to me saying she's dating a boy, she's dating a boy on instagram.me sayi a boy she did not know on instagram for 6 months. finally he said to her i'my on i actually 52 i live in indiana house and rape you and you're going to allow this to happen orhappen o i'm going to hurt your family. very often the bad guy is a sweaty big overweight pale fat ery of damp moist guy in the basement with his hand down his pants following you in instagram, i like to call him ralph.l him rph. weinberger's message is simple. if you are a teenager or a a teena preteen and you have an iphonege an ipad or any other social media device you are at risk, and it's a message that seems to be hitting home. her list of soci

i see sexting in the fourth and fifth grades . she says that even if you think you monitor your child's devices in social media accounts they can hide the material that you don't want >> is the author of the bogeyman exists and in your child's back pocket seeking to 70,000 kids and parents about the dangers of the phones. >> example of a thing calculator . syndicate hide anything from sexy pictures on the phone using these apps. >> that look like some kind of calculator you put in a certain order of keystrokes, the door opens and behind that door, is a file cabinet of their whatever . so they are hiding those images someplace elseid because maybe mom does check the phone. >> she says parents should monitor the instagram account may not realize that they have more than one accounts and some don't want them toh an purpose videos will go viral. >> that is a huge risk because now they're setting up these videos whatever the case .. >> he says that some some of the work camps for kids the biggest one is kick . it is meant to be a close

the push to curb sexting in one bay-area schol. >> it was nottadesly decidable. in fact, it looked to be real. >> teenagers point a fake gun at the wrong person. a split-second decision they will live to regret. >> i am at a loss for words because you really don't know how to say thank you to everyone. >> a tampa family touched by the support they have received after a freak accident in another fitting for her life. >> good evening. >> we're glad to have you with us on this monday. first up, a successessing scandal sends shockwaves throughout a middle school. it involves students, half naked selfies with each other. tonight, the principal's reaching out to parents to try control. tonight, more than 200 parents, students and teachers all got together to try to try to figure out how to tackle the problem. >> reporter: just about every children has a cell phone. >> successessing. this is a crime of. >> reporter: with the tone of a professor, passings down valuable information -- >> there is no such thing as deleted. >> reporter: lake placid middle school principal h

last february, the arbitrator ordered the city to rehire him even after he admitted to the sexting. the city appealed but the court of appeals upheld that decision to give him his job back. the police union wants him reinstated immediately and he was never criminally charged. >>> well new video this morning on the story we broke for you yesterday on good morning cleveland. this is surveillance video of a hit and run accident involving two akron police officers. call with their lights on when a stolen minivan pulls out in the road slamming into the cruiser you'll see it there and it spins out there. the driver of the minivan then fled on foot. police saying this morning this crash could have been much worse. >> this is somebody that just took off, showed no regard for the officers or the safety of the officers that were inside the vehicle. this could have been very easily could have been a fatality. >> police found his cell phone in the have and they are looking for him right now. the two officers are recovering from mine iron juries. >>> this woman, tiffany powell will spend the res