(bruce tompkins) "you could just see it was cut off with scissors." the tompkins said it feels like their home "real anger, you know, it's the horse's only line of defense against flies, and the tails are. to see them chopped off like this, it takes them so long to grow back." rusty is a miniature horse and used to have a tail down the groundndwhile blue lost about two feet of his tail. the tompkins said when they looked online they found horse hair can sell up to $400 a pound. (vickie tompkins) "they take the hair off the horses tail to make a hat band, or make hair extensions to put on some high dollar show horse, i'm p- o'd." another woman in raymond, nebraska shared photos on facebook of two of her horses also having their taiai chopped off. the tompkins want to make sure horse owners are aware that someone out there is doing this. (bruce tompkins) "it's something that everybody who has horses needs to watch their horses and see what's going on." --tag-- the nebraska humane society reported seeing a social media post about another horse owner sayi

the tompkins said it feels like their home was just robbed.(bruce tompkins) "real anger, you know, it's the horse's only line of defense against flies, and the tails are. to see them chopped off like this, it takes them so long to grow back."rusty is a miniature horse and used to have a tail down the ground, while blue lost about two feet of his tail.the tompkins said when they looked online they found horse hair can sell up to $400 a pound.(vickie tompkins) "they take the hair off the horses tail to make a hat band, or make hair extensions to put on some high dollar show horse, i'm p-o'd." another woman in raymond, nebraska shared photos on facebook of two of her horses chopped off.the tompkins want to make sure horse owners are aware that someone out there is doing this.(bruce tompkins) "it's something that everybody who has horses needs to watch their horses and see what's going on." 3 in iowa during 2011... a storm lake man got two years probation for doing the same thing to more than 25 horses during a three year span. 3 <<<"..........">>

the tompkins said it feels like their home was just robbed. (bruce tompkins) "real anger, you know, it's the horse's only line of defense against flies, and the tails are. to see them chopped off like this, it takes them so long to grow back." rusty is a miniature horse and used to have a tail down the ground, while blue lost about two feet of his tail. the tompkins said when they looked online they found horse hair can sell up to $400 a pound. (vickie tompkins) "they take the hair off the horses tail to make a hat band, or make hair extensions to put on some high dollar show horse, i'm p-o'd." another woman in raymond, nebraska shared photos s facebook of two chopped off. the tompkins want to make sure horse owners are aware that someone out there is doing this. (bruce tompkins) "it's something that everybody who has horses needs to watch their horses and see what's going on." >> that was miranda christian reporting. the nebraska humane society has reported a similar theft in northeast nebraska. republican presidential candidate rand paul com

while he was handcuffed in the back of this cruiser last month -- claiming tompkins-holmes managed to grab his gun -- the video and audio showing a completely different scenario -- "dylan tompkins-holmes was being mouthy, that's it." sheriff bob gaultieri -- walked through the entire investigation -- showing pictures of the scene -- and a gun holster -- proving his deputy's story was a lie. "he has to have taken his hands, come around like this, been able to, while handcuffed, do this, do this, do this, and then get the gun out -- didn't happen." all while being 3-and-a-half times the legal blood alcohol limit -- on top of that -- another deputy was on the scene -- who says tompkins holmes he turned away for only two seconds when the shots were fired. not enough time for a struggle -- which the audio didn't capture anyway -- "this is all inconsistent with deputy virden's version of events." tonight, the sheriff is defending his own actions as well -- on the morning of the shooting -- he defending the shooting -- explaining the deputy was in fear of his life - saying he gave the public

bruce and vickie tompkins have a small ranch with several rescued horses and donkeys. when they went to check on the animals sunday morning, they saw two of their horses were missing their tails. ((bruce tompkins) "you could just see it was cut off with to see them chopped off like this, it takes them so long to grow back.)) the tompkins said when they looked online they found horse hair can sell up to $400 a pound. six countries have come together to bring thousands of cubans-- stuck in costa rica-- to the united states. the foreign minister of costa rica announced the plan yesterday in san jose. under the rare deal... five central american countries and mexico will help transport about 8-thousand cubans to the u-s. the immigrants have been in costa rica for weeks since nicaragua closed its borders to them. they will now be flown to el salvador... then transported on buses to mexico... where they will cross into the u-s. the holidays are over but it's not stopping thieves from stealing your packages from your porch. this is surveillance video from a home near centenni

. >>> we have been working all afternoon to get reaction from both tompkins and deputy virden. >> what he saying tonight. >> reporter: not a whole lot. we spoke to a family member. been home for several weeks from the hospital recovering. we took a look at his facebook page. has been active on social media while in the hospital telling his friends about the progress. he was stoked because he was being released. they were watching the press release or the press conference and they have also retained an attorney. one piece of news that might be comforting for the family is that the sheriff says that he plans to help tompkins' recovery. >> doing what is right is of paramount importance. tompkins has no health insurance as i understand it he can sue deputy virden and would most likely not recover the expenses. i'm communicating with dylan's lawyer and has offered to pay the expenses because i think it's the right thing to do under the circumstances. >> reporter: and this afternoon we did stop by deputy virden's saint pete home. a woman answered the door had no comment. we are trying to wor

the tompkins are outraged. they say it feels like someone robbed their home. :24 - :37 bruce tompkins, and the tails are. to see them chopped off like this, it takes them so long to grow back." so why would someone do this? for the money. the tompkins did some research and found a pound of horse hair sells for about 400-dollars. speaking of animals, police in western massachusetts have a real-life lassie on their hands. these two scottish terriers have been friends for years. when one of them fell down a 30 foot embankment, the other dog :32 - 42 runs 10 "s/chris bisceglia/orange police "there was a female dog that had fallen down an embankment, it was in trouble it was injured and the male partner knew enough to get my attention and bring me to the injured animal." animal experts say there's a stong bond between dogs and cats who have been companions for several years. we have a lot of breaking news this morning. we'll have a full report about problems on the road, but first, breaking news out of chesapeake. p

the tompkins are outraged. they say it feels like someone robbed their home. :24 - :37 bruce tompkins, horse owner "real anger, you know, it's the horse's only line of defense against flies, and the tails are. to see them chopped off like this, it takes them so long to grow back." so why would someone do this? for the money. the tompkins did some research and found a pound of horse hair sells for about 400-dollars. speaking of animals, police in western massachusetts have a real-life lassie on their hands. these two scottish terriers have been friends for years. when one of them fell down a 30 foot embankment, the other dog ran to get help from a :32 - 42 runs 10 embankment, it was in trouble it was injured and the male partner knew enough to get my attention and bring me to the injured animal." animal experts say there's a stong bond between dogs and cats who have been companions for several years. we start this morning with breaking news out of chesapeake. police are on the scene of a shooting at a hotel. let

the tompkins said it feels like their home was just robbed.(bruce know, it's the horse's only line of defense against flies, and the tails are. to see them chopped off like this, it takes them so long to grow back."rusty is a miniature horse and used to have a tail down the ground, while blue lost about two feet of his tail.the tompkins said when they looked online they found horse hair can sell up to $400 a pound.(vickie tompkins) "they take the hair off the horses tail to make a hat band, or make hair extensions to put on some high dollar show horse, i'm p-o'd."another woman in raymond, nebraska shared photos on facebook of two of her horses also having their tails chopped off.the tompkins want to make sure horse owners are aware that someone out there is doing this.(bruce tompkins) "it's something that everybody who has horses needs to watch their horses and see what's going on." 3 it was the end of an era for a tokyo tradition this huge tuna fish was auctioned off for about 118 thousand dollars at a fish market in tokyo. but this is the *l

they start taking our stuff. >> reporter: tompkins is a carpenter who lost his home several years ago. now he offers to build homes on wheels for others on the streets. >> i'll build one for anyone free. all they've got to do is ask. >> reporter: the city estimates some 3,500 people make their home on the streets. >> my name is rebecca. i'm 34. and i've been out here for about a year. >> reporter: she lives in a tent under the busy 101 freeway. >> it was better than being by myself. we have our good days and bad days, i guess. just like normal people. >> padilla says the others who live on this strip of sidewalk are like her family. >> it's all pretty hard. i guess the hardest thing is making sure you don't lose yourself. and giving up hope. staying true. when i put up my christmas tree for everybody, i called it the tree of hope. what else you got? >> with the super bowl around the corner, padilla worries life could get harder. >> we were told that we had to move from the area because of the super bowl. the mayor doesn't want all of this to be seen by the public eye. >> reporter: in

the tompkins are outraged. they say it feels like someone robbed their home. :24 - :37 bruce tompkins, horse owner "real anger, you know, it's the horse's only line of defense against flies, and the tails are. to see them chopped off like this, it takes them so long to grow back." so why would someone do this? for the money. the tompkins did some research and found a pound of horse hair sells for about 400-dollars. good morning, hampton roads. let's check ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: partly to mostly cloudy. a few sprinkles possible. highs will be in the low/mis 50s. winds ne 10-15mph. tonight: mostly cloudy. lows will be in the low 40s. winds north 10mph. friday: mostly cloudy. a stray shower is possible in the afternoon. highs will be in the mid 50s. winds ne 8-12mph. we'll see partly to mostly cloudy skies today. a sprinkle is possible. high pressure is to our north, but a little moisture is trying to come up from the south in the mid-upper levels. temps will be milder today. highs will be in the 5

the sheriff apologized to tompkins-holmes say the 26-year- old may have been drunk and mouthee but did not deserve to get shot. the sheriff also agreed to pay his medical bills. >>> we've learned before signing on with the sheriff's office he was an officer with the same police department. in january of 20303 he was -- 2003 he was recognized as an outstanding employee. >>> keeping you safe and secure for gasparilla tomorrow. the reputation for handling such large scale events is so good other police departments are taking note. more than a dozen commanders from departments all across the country they are here in tampa >> what they focused on is quit reacting to things, they've got real time information going to their front line officers of specific crimes that are happening in the officer's immediate presence. >> gasparilla isn't the only event tpd has successfully handled, they hosted two super bowls and the republican national convention. >>> a traffic alert about the roads getting ready to close up for the big parade, bay slower boulevard is set to close tonight, if you are heading

tompkins holmes suered two gunshot wounds and spent weeks in the hospital and has no health insurance. the sheriff is offering to pay all his medical bills saying it's the right thing to do. >> that was peter bernard reporting. when asked his versiono of what happened, the deputy said he felt tompkins holmes would kick him, wound him or injure him. the sheriff says that's no reason to shoot a man. >>> weather conditions in town left passengers with a shortened cruise vacation and no stops. a cruise ship was supposed to leave tampa heading to cozumel when there was a docking delay. passengers on board couldn't get were supposed to leave thursday had to spend a day in tampa. because of the delay, the cruise line did refund a portion of their fares. >>> here at home, sflordouth florida seeing a dip in degrees. eriika erika, how chilly will it get and are w expecting rain? >> south florida, we're waking up to the chill in the air as sharon mentioned. 52 degrees right now in ft. lauderdale. 55 in the miami aree we're definitely cooler than yesterday. it took some time for the cold air to f

tompkins-holmes suffered two gunshot wounds and spenteeks in the hospital and has no health insurance. the sheriff is offering to pay all his medical bills saying it's the right thing to do. >> that was peter bernard when asked his version of what happened, former deputy virded told investigators he felt tompkins holmes could kick, wound or injure him. the sheriff says that's no reason to shoot a man. >>> let's get over to meteorologist erika delgado. how chilly are we? >> waking up to mid to low 50s across the board. now we're beginning to warm up because the sunshine is already in place. happy saturday to you, south florida, 60 degrees in the ft. lauderdale area. 50 into pembroke pines. definitely a cool start to your morning. still a few degrees cooler this morning than yesterday at this time. we can thank the north wind. as the day goes on, winds will shift from the northeast. that will warm us right up. temperatures will be rebounding back into the lower 70s, definitely warmer than we saw yesterday. yesterday we didn't even reach let's take a look at live first alert doppler rada

"(music) " the team paired up with music producer and singer mike tompkins - for the new take on "sweet georgia brown". the famed basketball team is in its 90-th year and is currently on a 250-city tour... that includes a stop at the new t-mobile arena later in the year. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6 someone just got a free 6" subway sandwich. just text offers to 782929 to sign up for weekly text offers. and you'll get a free 6-inch sub live in las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. a former president comes to town to rally locals to elect who he hopes will become the next president. we're live where bill clinton is preparing to speak. "soon we're going to be extremely happy with the results, ok [cheering]" never one to miss a moment to brag about himself and the future - donald trump rallied a packed ballroom at the south point today.. hitting his favorite topics.. including the media and protestors. saving lifes .. one paw at a time. how some local pet owners are helping save other pets by having their dogs donate life-saving

they found horse hair can sell for up to 400 dollars a pound. 3 (vickie tompkins) "they take the hair off the horses tail to make a hat band, or make hair extensions to put on some high dollar show horse, i'm p-o'd."the same thing has happened in raymond, nebraska... and near wayne. in iowa during 2011... a storm lake man got two years probation for doing the same thing to more than 25 horses during a three year span. 3 3 a common office chair *could* be the cause of a lot of workman's comp claims. the reason why, still ahead in tonight's fox means business report. 3 3 but first... as al- qaeda turns *30*... we're looking at the u- s strategy to *destroy* the terror group and others like it in tonight's safe and secure report... coming up after the break. 3 "siouxland news at nine on fox castillo and siouxland's chief 3 3 we're tracking the latest developments tonight in the war on terror... as isis reveals it killed a journalist last year... but used her social media to hunt down others until this week. 3 kimberly suitors has the latest developments inin tonight't'terrorisisalert des

there was no justification for shooting dylan tompkins holmes. andrea: he's still recovering from those gunshots. he declined to comment. brooks: good friday afternoon. i hope you had a good friday and the week. we ended the work and school high of 66, that's only six degrees below average, but the sunshine sure felt nice. the weather headlines, plans for the next few days, high clouds and a mild weekend, soon as you know it we will be wack into the 80 physical daytime highs. thursday and friday another soggy, cool system comes into play. gorgeous scene unfolding right before our eyes. looking live from our visit orlando tower cam, beautiful scene shaping up with the sunset and gorgeouslectomy. breezy conditions outside. i think in two or three hours most of the wins will start to go calm. temperatures upper 50s and low 60s right now. back to the west, see the warmth, 70 in houston, 75 in dallas and 73 in oklahoma city, all that warmth is headed in our it begins tomorrow. also of note this is satellite, you can see awful clouds streaming over the

caucuses on february 1st. 3 3 a nebraska couple has didiovered another one of off and stolen. 3 bruce tompkins and his wife made the discovery last night. this comes just days after some of their other horses suffered a similar fate. the lack of a tail leaves the animals defenseless against flies when the weather warms up. it can take up to four years to grow back. 3 3 still to come tonight at nine... critics of plans to allow ththsands of syrian refugees into the countrhave new ammunition in their fight... following the arrests on terror charges of two iraqi men living in the u- s. 3 3 but first... we've got the latest on the case of a philadelphia police officer... allegedly shot in the name of *islam*. the impact on police departments *nationwide*, coming up after the break. 3 iouxland news a anine on fox 44, with larry wentz, diana castillo and siouxland's chief 3 3 philadelphia police now say the man who ambushed one of their officers was inspsped by isis.officer jesse hartnetttts now recovering after the terrifying attack in which his assailant fired at him 13 times.as mary molony report

nebraska couple has discovered another one of their horses had its tail cut off and stolen. 3 bruce tompkins and his wife made the discovery last night. this comes just days after some of their other horses suffered a similar fate. the lack of a tail leaves the animals defenseless against flies when the weather warms up. it can take up to four years to grow back. 3 3 a philadelphia police officer is lucky to be alive after a gunman, pledging allegiance to the islamic state, ambushed his patrol car. 3 as kenneth craig reports... the officer survived three gunshot wounds to his arm... investigation. 3 surveillance photos show the gunman approaching officer jessie hartnett's patrol car with his weapon drawn. another image shows the suspect reaching inside the vehicle firing at point blank range, hitting the 33 year old officer 3 times.(video with voice of richard ross/philadelphia police chief) "this shot right here is one that demonstrates his bravery. he exits his vehicle and starts chase despite being seriously injured, returns fire."sot: richard ross/philadelphia police chief "this could ea

now, in this video, you can see deputy virden and another deputy walking a handcuffed dylan tompkins holmes and you can see his pants fall down. he said that he was helping holmes get his pants back on when he grabbed his gun. holmes was also three and a half times the legal blood alcohol limit. the sheriff says there's no way all of that happened. >> he has to have taken his hands, come around like this, been able to -- while handcuffed, do this, do this, do this, and then get the gun out. didn't happen. has already fired that deputy. now, that deputy turned himself in earlier today. he has already bonded out of jail. i'm reporting live in pinellas county, clifton french, abc action news. >> thank you, clifton. >>> we spoke to a member of holmes' family this afternoon. they tell us he has been at home recovering for a few weeks. they did not want to comment on the arrest but they have retained an attorney. the sheriff offered to pay for medical bills for holmes. >>> a woman who ran down a little girl and tried to get away finally under arrest. ryan raiche is live covering polk count

they found horse hair can sell for up to 400 dollars a pound. 3 (vickie tompkins) "they take the hair off the horses tail to make a hat band, or make hair extensions to put on some high dollar show horse, i'm p-o'd."the same thing has nebraska... and near wayne. in iowa during 2011... a storm lake man got two years probation for doing the same thing to more than 25 horses during a three year span. 3 3 sioux city's new children's museum is getting ready for its opening day.the launchpad children's museum on pearl street will officially open february 11th. but members will have a chance to take a sneak peek before the official opening the weekend before.museum director bob fitch says most of the hands- on museum's exhibits are nearly complete.a yearly membership costs 85 dollars for a family. most of the exhibits are targeted to kids between 6 months and 10 years old... but should be fun for teens and adults as well. 3 3 still to come tonight on siouxland news at ten... 3 isis hits a new low... as the terror group is revealed to have hidden the murder of a journalist for nearly a *year*

friday and by the weekend, it could be touching 50 degrees, once again. too long. 20 right now in tompkins cove actual degrees on the temperature. winds are still gusting above 25 in many cases especially and we factor that in with the temperature. feels like 5 above for you. d feels like 0 in white plains and danbury and 13 degrees is th wind chill in monticello. thitis will continue into tomorrow morning. few snow flurries well to the east of us tonight. a few in the area this morning. the arctic blast because of the change in the jet stream pattern and it h00 been well to our north over the last couple of months and now to our south and ey'rhatling the cold even in some of the southern states tonight. windnohill values down to near the wind chills will be well below zero. that is what it will feel like there. tomorrow, not quite as >>bad. it's still frigid. 's still clear and sunny and the temperatures are cold but the winds will not be quite as strong. for tonight, down to 10 above in ryebrook. and reme erachaerit will feel ke will be about 10 degrees colder than these temper weaturho.

nebraska couple has discovered another one of their horses had its tail cut off and stolen. 3 bruce tompkins and his wife of north bend made the discovery last night. this comes just days after some of their other horses suffered a similar fate. the lack of a tail leaves the animals defenseless against flies when the weather warms up. it can take up to four years to grow back. 3 3 still to come tonight on ten... 3 critics of plans to allow thousands of syrian refugees into the country have new ammunition in their fight... following the arrests on terror charges of two iraqi men living in the u- s. 3 "siouxland news at ten on kmeg 14 with larry wentz, diana castillo, siouxland's chief meteorogist chad sandwell and sports director chris 3 "first alert weather with siouxland's chief meteorologist chad sandwell." 3 3 3 3 chad, diana and larry talk about today's weather and the 3 <

it's 34 in tompkins cove. taking a wider view, temperatures in the 20s north and west of town. when you factor in the breeze that we have going on, that gives you a little extra sting this morning. feels like 22 in danbury. high pressure in control firmly throughout the weekend. we noticed a few clouds filling in here across the city. mostly cloudy sky right now. some sun think ny breaks as the day goes on. day by day, a few flurries are possible, especially north and west of town. tomorrow, still chilly. lots of sunshine, breezy a high of 43 degrees. windchills generally in the 30s throughout the weekend. some clouds are going to filter that sun again. best chance for any flurries well north and west of town. it's a dry start to the second half of your weekend. keeping it sunny throughout the day. really up until monday no threat of precipitation except for those flurries. that is a dry and colder pattern we're getting into as we head wind out of the west 10 to 15 miles per hour. windchills in the 20s. if you're heading out tonight on the town, you need to bundle up again. bre

month, dylan was shot in during the initial investigation, the sheriff said vernon told them that tompkins attacked him and was able to grab his service weapon. surveillance video captured the audio of shots fired but not the incident, itself. >> words came out of the deputy's mouth which meant i meant to shoot the man and it wasn't an accident. >> the sheriff said with all of the witness testimony and evidence, they determined he lied. the lawyer maintains the client was fighting for his life. >>> facing charges. a grand statements and tampered with evidence. he was shot in his driveway back in august. his coworker is behind bars charged with murder. market is in jail on $270,000 bond. >>> police have finally made an arrest after an accident that girl. police say regina was high on the child. the girls spent nearly 2 months recovering. drive away but someone grabbed this incident happened back in november and it has taken several months to get the test results back from the lab. she is still in jail. >>> new this morning, facebook says it will ban users from coordinating a private cell of

the deputy, timothy burden claimed it was self defense he shot dylan tompkins holmes. the sheriff says there was never any struggle over the gun and that the deputy flat out lied. deputy burden is out on bond. >>> after bad weather brings cruise passengers vacation plans to a screeching halt, they're now finally on their way. the carnival paradise delayed a docking because of thick fog. off of the ship and others had to spend the day in tampa. the fog finally burned off and plans resumed. passengers we talked to said they made the best of a bad situation. >> there is nothing we can do about it. it is disappointing but -- >> nobody is hurt. everybody is good. we made the best out of it. >> carnival cruise line gave those delayed a 50% refund on the cruise and 50% off of a future cruise. >>> presidential candidates are crisscrossing the state of iowa campaigning for votes days ahead of the iowa caucuses. news channel 8's keith cate travelled to iowa where volunteers of florida senator overtime. >> good morning from iowa. these candidates. come monday night at 7:00 p.m.,

dylan tompkins and his girlfriend were pulled over for drunk driving. deputy told the pinellas county sheriff holmes grabbed for his gun. after reviewing the evidence the sheriff says there is no way the situation happened like that. >> this is especially hard as i believe that tim burton is a good man and a deputy who dedicated his life to law enforcement and by all accounts up to this point had a good >> deputy turned himself in this morning but has already bonded out of jail. the sheriff has offered to cover holmes' medical bills but she expected to be okay. >> orlando city commissioner regina hill is speaking out tonight about the death of her daughter. >> a new report finds that bleach ple played a role in her death. >> it didn't take long for commissioner regina hill to break down when thinking of her 24 year old daughter deboyce de. bleach in her system and lungs was a contributing factor. the tallahassee police isn't saying much else. investigation. we have assumed assigned it to a detective from our violent he is currently interview any witness

tompkins county social officials say the miners are not in in in danger at this time. the 911 call reported mine employees were stuck in an elevator below ground. stay with wlos on air and on-line for this developing story. >>jay: and now claims that north korea successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. >>holly: those claims are now lana talk reports, the international community is trying to figure out how to deal with the her mitt kingdom. >> >>reporter: not likely a hydrojen bomb. they are saying it should have registered at least 50-kilo tons of power ( ). >> it looks like this is more of a 6-7-kilo tons, far too small to be a failed hydrogen bomb. >>reporter: here is why, it's 1,000 times more powerful than the bomb used in nagasaki, still, they were celebratory on the eve of kim jong-un's birthday. >> the international condemnation has been swift. united nations security council holding an emergency meeting and even their closest ally, china, rebukes north korea. the u.s. immediately launched nuclear snifer and surveillance planes to see what was test and >> we will co

groove through music, remaking famous theme song, the team paired one music producer and singer, mike tompkins pell owe version of their theme song, sweet georgia brown. the song coming together, only using basketballs, a ladder, and beat boxing, the famed basketball team in its 90th year, currently on 250-city tour. >> casino of fun to see them, right? speaking of sports real quickly, i mention here the greatest golfer of all time, jack nicklaus. thirty-six years old today. eighteen major wins. how about that? >> wow. >> remember that nice ride the pope road around here in philadelphia over the summer. women it, could be yours. when and where this fiat will go on sale. >> on the auction block? >> what to expect for your morning commute today. the latest track for the storm ahead. >> plus, another warning about a threat to philadelphia police. how investigators found the man they wanted to question. >> such disturbing trend. police officers all around the world being targeted. >> all right, good day everyone, it is thursday, january 21st, 2016. >> we're a day away from the big snow. here is my

the team paired with singer mike tompkins for an a cappella version of the song.its 90th year and currently on tour. the weekend they're performing at oracle arena. >> they are so good. >> they are. >>> now to the nfl playoffs and a local connection. the head coach of the carolina panthers was born in the monterey bay area. what's a star player at cal. he played in the nfl. now his team is one win away from playing in a hometown super bowl. joe fonzi tells us ron rivera has had a long journey to get this close. >> reporter: it's a long way from charlotte, north carolina to the former army base that was fort ord, california. but that's where it all started forehead coach ron rivera. his father was stationed at fort ord when he was born. after spending childhood years abroad and at home rivera landed at the university of california. the freshman linebacker immediately got the attention of his veteran teammates. >> i knew that he was going to be able to help our team right away as a freshman. i got into the mix right away. interestingly, he was a sophomore as a team

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the deputy, timothy burden claimed it was self defense when he shot dylan tompkins holmes after he pulled him over. the sheriff says there was never any struggle over the gun and the deputy lied. he is out on bond. >>> it is gasparilla saturday and the invasion and parade are hours away. if you're staying at home, watch the festivities live on news channel 8. co-hosting and jennifer holloway will be the pirate reporter on the street. our coverage begins at 2:30. >>> let's go to meteorologist bryan bennett for a look at what we can expect as we head out to the festivity s. good morning, we have partly cloudy skies, looking pretty good. temperatures are cool right now. 57 degrees, but not too bad of a day considering it has bee wettest january in a long time. and a good day to catch beads. you don't have to worry about them slipping out of your hand. temperatures will be warm and there won't be any rain for them to be slippery. right now we're 56 degrees and satellite and radar pictures showing dry conditions, a few, high, thin clouds, gasparilla pieft fest voeshth. during the in-- pieft fe

it's 34 for you in tompkins cove. colder spots in the hudson valley. 27 in monticello. 32 in morristown. yo pe're at 28 degrees in bridgewater. here's a look at future tracker. you can see the clouds trying to take over the weather picture throughout the late morning into the early afternoon. and then here comes the snow. yes, snow showers, especially along the coast, around 2:00, 3:00 p.m., could coast the roadways quickly. watch out for that are. by 6:00, 7:00, maybe we'll get some flakes flying around new york city, northeast new jersey into westchester county. not everyone is going to see snow today, but it's going to be sporadic in nature. you'll see those snow showers from time to time. around 6:00 tomorrow morning, this is your monday, martin luther king day, so lots of folks staying home tomorrow. there could be some very light snow through the morning. again, another round in the afternoon. a cold and windy. future feels-like tells the real story. this is today around 12:00. i say three layers. pat says four.