Department of education are all demanding answers. Everyone wants to know how her for profit company, new point Education Partners manages millions of taxpayer dollars at four Charter Schools in pinellas county. The district claims one of the Charter Schools has a Million Dollars deficit and 300,000 in unexplained consulting fees. How did you ring up a Million Dollars deficit. I have another meeting to go to so i cant discuss this with you. Reporter two dozen parents sent emails to the volunteer school board and alean aileen bemannedding the removal of new point. She had little to share with us when the meeting ended. A lot of parents say your company has to go. What you will tell them . History of troubled schools accrues florida. Transparency matters. Wouldnt this be a good time to yes. Dont you think parents deserve answers . Of course. And parents will be getting a letter later today and you will be getting a press release later today. Reporter well, it is later today and still no press release. But just a few moments ago, one parent did send me this letter announcing that new point Education Partners has just been acquired by a nonprofit education services. New point claims in this letter it is stepping aside amid all the controversy so that people like me will stop dogging them. I can see why she didnt want to talk to you. [ laughter ] i look forward to seeing what the press release has to say because it is embarrassing and troublesome. How does this change the financial crisis the schools are in . That is not clear yet keith. There is something they say loans they have given the schools. We have looking for the loan records for a week. Beyond that, we dont know. But you can bet we are going to keep on digging. Absolutely. Thank you mark. Great story. Testimony in the hulk hogan trial ranged from shocking to embarrassing. He is suing gawker for publishing a sex tape showing him with bubba the love sponges exwife. Jeff patterson, sounds like a wild day of testimony in court. Reporter no question. The central question here is the right to privacy. And he maintains there is a difference between himself and the character hulk hogan. How are you feeling today terry . I need a cup of coffee. Reporter he went back to the witness stand talking about the impact the release of a sex i still felt like i was turning on my side over this thing. It changed me. Reporter gawker attorneys played an interview of hogan on the Howard Stern Radio Program and repeatedly asked bollea why he didnt stop stern from asking about the sex tape. I was on an entertainment show and i had to be an entertainer so i kept going. Reporter he revealed there were many offers for that tape. We had calls from Vivid Entertainment who does all these pornographic films and said there is an open checkbook. Reporter gawker attorneys pointed out that as hulk hogan, he talked about the sex tape in numerous interviews. Bollea pointed out as the character hulk hogan, he often gives up his privacy. I went to the rays game and went to the bathroom. Im standing at the urinal and somebody is taking a picture of me. Privacy, he draw s the line at home. At home, im not hulk hogan. Im terry at home. And nobody invades my privacy in my own home or in a private setting. Reporter we also learned today there are three sex tapes showing hulk hogan with the former wife of bubba the love sponge. Gawker only published one minute and 40 seconds of an edited version of one of those tapes. Jenn . Did they prove who released the tapes in the first place . Reporter that question has come up numerous times and we just dont know the answer. Thank you for the latest. Voters are headed to the polls and what is being dubbed super tuesday 2. On the republican side, michigan, mississippi, and idaho are holding primaries while hawaii caucuses. A new National Washington post by nine points over his closest rival ted cruz. Marco rubio, he is looking to the future. However, specifically florida. He is in sarasota tonight doing his best to build some of the old marco momentum we have heard so much about several weeks ago. A reminder that floridas primary is on march 15. Early voting is going on right now. Already 1. 1 Million People voting. We posted everything you need to know on wfla. Com. A shooting at a home in lakeland forced several schools into lockdown this afternoon. According to investigators, Zachary Mccray was shot several times at 11 00 this morning. He was taken to a nearby hospital. Police searched the area for the shooter. Four schools were placed on lock down for two hours as a precaution. At last check, an arrest has not been made and no word on his condition. Tonight, tampa police are working to track down a killer. Collier at the south bay apartments. They also shot cameron denson. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to be okay. They think the shooting is because of an ongoing dispute between the two. No arrests have been made. A tennessee man has died weeks after he was badly hurt in a crash. It is a crash that may have been caused by street racing. According to the highway florida patrol. Dustin fowler was speeding along ulmertan road. They are still looking for the second car involved in this potential street race. The u. S. Justice department will not move forward with a civil rights investigation regarding the death of a tampa bay teenager. 14yearold Andrew Joseph was killed two years ago after being kicked out of the Florida State fair. According to the justice department, the situation leading up to the death does not meet the criteria for a willful federal civil rights violation. But josephs parents vow to of their son. Florida lawmakers are working to protect people from thieves using the skimmers. A bill headed to governor rick scotts desk increases the penalty for stealing credit card information and forces gas stations to install security devices on pump to make sure the credit card skimmers are not placed on them in the first place. This bill cracks down on those criminals by greatly increasing the penalties for trafficking in stolen credit cards and Identity Theft as well as putting a little bit of it on the operators and the owners of fuel stations. This bill also gives police more power to make arrests for skimming. All right, patty, the dogs owners, wont be facing charges after their dog bit a service dog. But, the lab mix may not be completely in the clear. What Manatee County deputies have decided to do with their dog investigation. And, the Atlanta Braves are looking for a new place to train during the spring. We will show you what local community this team is now it could have on them coming up. Topped out at 81 degrees. It was a warm day as we have been talking about. Tomorrow warmer than that. Could be upper 80s by the end of the week. Rain chances are back for the weekend. We will talk about that coming up. Well have that and more coming up. Youre watching newschannel8. The station that is always on new tonight according to the sheriffs office. The recent biting incident involving patty dog was just an accident. However t case will be forwarred to the state Attorneys Office for review. Patty made National Headlines when she bit a child who cornered her in june. Legislation was born from that attack that allows pet owners to appeal when their dog bites someone. No word on what will happen to her this time around. And, a landmark decision could change the way hotels enforce security measures. Yesterday, a jury awarded erin andrews 55 million in her lawsuit against her stalker and hotel companies. For many of the travel industry, the case was an eye opener. Hotel experts we spokes with say they dont expect sweeping changes. It is simply a matter of reenforcing the policies and procedures already in place. Where we have trained our employee to say yes to guest requests we have to retrain them to make sure they know okay to say no to a guest. The general manager tom hanes says the guests have to be more understanding. Entrepreneurs have gotten to the shark tank for their services. The marijuana show filmed a reality show where people compete with marijuana related products. To make it on the show, they have to show their ideas are worth the investment. Still to come tonight, could there be a brave new world coming to the bay area . Coming up next, we will show you the spot in Sarasota County that could become the new major league team. phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with social security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise hey candidates, Major League Baseball may be coming to north port in Sarasota County. The Atlanta Braves are thinking of moving their spring training from the disney complex in trail. It is really some exciting news for the tampa bay area. This is big. Potentially could be really big. But, to use a baseball analogy, it is not even the top of the first inning. Following other baseball teams, the Atlanta Braves are on the hunt for a new training facility. They are eyeing this is baseball a good fit . Baseball is a great fit. It is perfect for the community because it involves people of all ages. Baseball, especially the braves, are known for giving back to the community so it enhances the lifestyle. Reporter here is a look at what could be if the braves move to north port. It would include a 7500 seat stadium. Practice field. And other improvements. We are certainly excited about the opportunity and the possibilities but it is a process for which we are going and there is some work that remain to be done. We will see how far it takes us. Reporter north port is one of several Florida Communities under consideration for the new braves complex. You hear the news and you get excited about Major League Baseball here in north port. For the city to be known as the home of the braves. It is exciting. Reporter if it happens this pine scrub land will be transformed. Sports tourism is one of our target industries in Sarasota County. At the other amenities we have, adding this asset to that list would be tremendous. Reporter kind of fun to contemplate. The braves are looking to have it up and running by spring of 2018. So two years away. Yeah. It is beautiful land. But i can envision it in my minds eye. It could be something else. But who is going to pay for all of that . How will that work . Reporter that is all preliminary as well. The land developer says they are going to donate the land. There is bonding available so they might be able to do that. There is also a state grant available for spring training teams. They may tap into that as well. All preliminary. We will have to wait and see. Peter bernard, thank you. Sink hole damage insurance could be easier to get and more affordable under a plan that passed a Florida Legislature today. A bill headed to governor rick scotts office allows insurance carriers to offer new limited sink hole damage policies. Of stabilizing the home and repairing the foundation. Well, this sets up a beautiful evening in the clear skies, 77 degrees. Thats a nice combination for gorgeous weather. Hour. Elsewhere, we have 74 degrees. We have a southeast wind at 8 miles an hour. 50 humidity. Looks like a lovely one. Even a little bit of a breeze. Time change this weekend. Spring forward one hour. Jupiter also up there in the eastern sky after about 7 00 p. M. Probably the best time to start looking for this. Generally after about 9 00. Low on the horizon. High enough for most to see it. Tony got a great shot. 73 degrees for the evening. A nice one. For daybreak, 62 degrees. Possibly a few clouds around for us. Still, a nice warm day after a high of 81 degrees. It was a toasty day. We are expecting the same tomorrow with the southeasterly wind. Comfortable temperatures, conditions overall with the dew points where they are. A mild start to the day. 62, 82 at 3 00 p. M. In the afternoon. Great baseball weather or spring break weather. Whatever is going on. 76 degrees. Bradenton. 77 clearwater. 72 bartow. All the way up in the midwest, chicago with 71 degrees this afternoon. Lower michigan there, we are seeing temperature ins the 70s today. High pressure is the feature for florida. A southeasterly flow. You can see behind me, showers, thunderstorms, not so much in places like texas. These are tornado watches affecting the houston area. You can see also the consistent rain. That is why the flooding of the country. Estimates from Doppler Radar west of dallas. Six, seven inches of rain. That is why we are getting flooding pictures. Watch that area over the next couple of days. We could see more flooding. This ridge of High Pressure is sending more cloud ins from the southeast. It will protect us from the storm systems back to the west. The shower, thunderstorm activity try to move this way. But it is all about the ridge being strong and helping to keep it back to the west. That is keeping us with beautiful weather. Warm weather yes with a bit more humidity. All the activity, the stormy weather, you can see all the way up until thursday morning. Friday afternoon, all of it stays to the west. That is not a good scenario for them. Largely because of the flooding situation. For us, it means more beautiful weather especially for those out of town visiting and experiencing our great beaches. 84 degrees thursday. 82 friday. A little bit of rain chances we shifted the burden of the rain it looks like to be more on sunday. But there is still a possibility later on saturday. We talked about this yesterday. We may not have to move this time around a little bit. The clocks go forward. The next week, early next week. Temps near 80. We will stay warm guys. Have to watch the timing of the game. We have the grand prix going on. All of that going on with baseball. Yeah, you have to get that secondhand fixed on the clock. It will put us into the future here. Thanks steve. Appreciate it. Thank you. Coming up next in sports, the Florida Gators begin spring football practice with unexpected news. And the bucs join the wave of nfl roster moves. Dan lucas tells us who is out well, the ninegame winning streak is now history, but the lightning have no time to discuss what happened monday night in philadelphia. They are right back on the ice hosting the boston bruins. They hold a onepoint lead in Atlantic Division over the bruins and the florida panthers. Last night, the bolts were as flat as we have seen in weeks. Losing 42 to the flyers. They are not alone, however, on this grueling back to back games with travel. The bruins played last night as well. Down in south florida. Less than 24 hours now until the nfl League Year Begins and then this Free Agency Talk gets really crazy with the deals being announced. This afternoon, the bucs made two roster moves releasing bruce carter as expected and they resigned keith tandy. With Charles Johnson who has played his entire career with the carolina panthers. He arrived directly after a visit with the new york giants. He says his decision is coming tomorrow. We shall see. Florida gators head coach raised some eyebrows on day one of practice. He said neither quarterback harris or calloway are practicing. In fact, neither player has been with the team since january. Thats it. He offered no explanation for the situation with either player. Two important players by the way. The rays in lakeland today. Taking on the detroit tigers. Ramirez was on the mound and he motored through the first inning. Rays built a 30 lead in their half of the second. Good play there by tim beckham he is coming alive. Rays fall short 65. They get the blue jays tomorrow in port charlotte. Florida state opened up acc tournament play today against boston college. A team that went 018 in the conference during the regular season. Needless to say, this was a fun show for them. Smith with the allyoop. Devin booker led them. Fsu cruises 8866. And they now move onto play virginia tech. You can catch all the acc tournament action on great 38. Two sessions, both tomorrow and thursday beginning at noon and then friday night, 7 00 p. M. To 11 30. The semifinal double header. Great 38. So, there you go. A lot of hoops. It is march madness time. It is. You tease me a little. I thought that story was going to go another way with fsu. They are terrible, they never win a game. It is hard to go 018. [ laughter ] thats the news. Thanks for watching. See you back here at 11 00. Tonight, critical night as more americans cast their votes. We have brand new polls. Is donald trump losing momentum, and is this a makeorbreak moment for Bernie Sanders . Violent storm, a massive system unleashing flash floods, trapping childrenn their school bus and spotting at least one tornado. 26 million at risk as the threat continues for days. Mystery bullet. Who fired the shots heard in dramatic new video of an oregon occupiers final moments . Why fbi agents are