when two men kicked in in home and dip styed the people inside of the home and robbed them. police tell us the small electric items and jewelry were taken from the home. police are trying to gather more information on the two men that broke into the home. the good news is, no one was injured while all of this was going on. the neighborhood now returning back to a quiet state. if you have any information, you are asked to call police. live this morning, corridor dove, abc action news. a few hours before that home invasion, another home invasion at this apartment complex on east hillsboro avenue. police say one of the three suspects had a gun as they stormed into the meridian point apartments. the crooks took a laptop, wallet, another computer, and a cell phone. a woman accused of a deadly hit and run on the howard frankland bridge will go before a judge. alison was allegedly under the truck operator who was stranded on the bridge. her colleagues will talk about the importance of florida's move over law. good morning. we are moving out, but this morning we are very cool. temperatures under brooksville. the front came through yesterday. it allowed temperatures to come from 61. otherwise most of us are in the 50s. much warmer than we were this morning. certainly out of the 40s and now into the upper 50s and the rest of us into the 60s. afternoon. i think we'll climb into the mid-0s. a few upper 07s and especially for the south and east. we're going to do that again with full sunshine. just a few fair weather clouds. we're looking for the cold front through tomorrow morning with light showers through the early part of the day. then i'll tell what you the weather will look like behind that front as we get ready for the weekend. one last check of the traffic here. janelle, good morning. the crashes are starting to dissipate. so we are starting to see improvements especially here on i-40 where we had a crash backing things up westbound at branch forbes road. the crash off to the side still seeing residual delays as cars drive by it. you might want to leave maybe 5 to 10 minutes early if you are heading to i-4. crossing the bay this morning, looking great and back in the normal range, 9 minutes across the howard franklin and seven minutes across the gandy bridge. back to you. >> thanks, janelle. an abc news investigation is tracking three sex scandals involving three highlands county teachers. a newspaper is reporting nine new child porn charges for stacy lynn hooks. last month, we brought you the been arrested for having sex with a 14-year-old student. now the sheriff says a teacher at sebring high school has resigned. amanda rose-kennedy was under investigation for making porn with an 18-year-old student. the sheriff also confirmed an unknowned high school teacher is also under investigation for child porn. in orange county, an arbitrator ruled to get a high schoolteacher her job back after she complained on a facebook page about standardized tests and was fired. the teacher posted on her own page at her home after school hours and should be allowed the right to free speech, the judge ruledp. look at that officer forcing that homeless man's head into the pavement. officer james wilson claims his body camera stopped recording during the arrest, but witnesses captured it all. you are seeing it here on this develop phone video. an internal affairs investigation cleared him of the charges. police officer is charged with murder for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man one week ago today. montgomery police officer aaron smith shot greg gunn multiple times early last thursday morning. authorities arrested smith yesterday. he posted $150,000 bail and was released. gunn's family says he was walking home after playing cards with friends when he was killed. he initially said he had a weapon with a stick or pole and fought with the officer. smith's attorney calls the arrest a publicity move to stop planned protests. it was 25 years ago today a video camera captured an arrest that shaped u.s. history. it was march 3rd, 1991 george holiday recorded a scene from his apartment balcony and showed lapd officers beating a man named rodney king. king, who was black, was released days later without being charged. in a news conference, he "can't we all get along?" four white police officers were acquitted in the beating leading to violent riots. 20 years later, king was found dead in his swimming pool. in democracy 2016, a republican presidential candidate ben carson seems to be slowing down his campaign. >> he sees no path forward to the nomination, but there has been no official announcement that he's out of the race just yet. carson going to give more details tomorrow. there is one phase that you will definitely see tonight. donald trump is joining his rivals on stage despite the fact that fox is hosting the debate. you'll recall he steered clear of the last fox debate because of a spat with megan kelly. trump set he looks forward to participating. the debate start as the 9:00. hillary clinton is making clinton held a fund-raiser in new york city's radio city music call. elton john and katie perry performed. sanders says his campaign has been consistently dismissed by pundits who have been wrong. clinton picked up 490 delegates on super tuesday. sanders picked up at least 323. we've learned north korea has fired six short-range projectiles into the sea off its coast. the launch comes as the u.n. approves the toughest sanctions in two decades for its recent nuclear breaches. the u.n. security council approved the sanctions just yesterday. the sanctions are aimed at part of the economy that finances the nuclear programs. the u.s. ambassador has acknowledged there are loopholes that north korea could drive a truck through. in west palm beach, the impersonating a doctor is now back home after another trip to jail. this is love-robinson on his way home. he was arrested tuesday night on five new fraud charges. an 86-year-old woman claims he defrauded her after a series of visits to her home to treat her for severe stomach pain. and a youth football team is finally getting security after losing thousands to thieves over the past several months due to a lack of security at the home field. the vandals stole a $5,000 ice machine. abc action news got involved and shared their story. since then, a parent donated a set of security cameras now mounted on the feel. they could put the focus back on the kids and why they are on that field in the first place. >> the incident like this takes us off mission which is helping the kids in our community through football and cheerleading. a corn hole tournament to raise money to put up more security at the east american grill. that's set for april 3rd. another recall over exploding air bags. we'll tell you if your car was just added to the expanded recall list, possibly putting your family in danger. >> every time i talk to him, he would get this sad look and say my teacher put me on the bus in my underwear. >> that mom is furious that her son came home from school humiliated. why a teacher sent him home from school on the about us in new this morning, a 5- year-old california girl is feeling much better after a safety pin that had been stuck in her nose for half a year finally came out. she had a runny nose for six months and had to blow her nose every three minutes so her mom doctors who didn't see anything. she was diagnosed with a sinus infection and given antibiotics. it remained a mystery until this weekend. >> she blows her nose and out pops the safety pin. it's a huge object. it was bigger than her nose. >> she feels great now. the doctors say they will follow up to check if there's any infections. a selfie gone terribly wrong. one man accidentally shot himself in the head while taking selfies. the man and his girlfriend were taking pictures with a gun when he shot himself. e-cigarettes are officially banned now from commercial flights. the rule was final yesterday. passengers on planes coming in or going out of the u.s. are not allowed to smoke on board. electronic cigarettes now fall under the same restrictions as studies show they have harmful chemicals. he was humiliated and put on a bus in his underwear. he's 4 years old. >> this morning, that georgia mom is upset after her 4-year- old was sent home from school on the bus in only his underwear. the pre-schooler soiled his pants on friday. he took his pants off, and the teacher gave him a sweatshirt to put around his waist. the teacher has since resigned, but his mom says other teachers who saw her son without pants on should be held accountable. >> teachers are mandated reporters. how do you walk by a school of teachers and get on a bus in your underwear in 40 degree weather? >> the woman says her son has not been back to school since friday and won't go back until administrators figure out who else mishandled the situation. a consumer alert you'll want to share with your friends on facebook this morning. that massive recall under the dangerous exploding air bags is getting even bigger and popular cars on the road right now. toyota says it will replace takata air bag inflators and an additional 300,000 cars. it covers to 08 corollas and matrix as well for model years ranging from 2008 to 2010. if you missed any of those details are in had the mobile app. the industry bury festival kicks off today and gets ready to fill up on strawberries. >> thousands of people are expected to show up with some of the biggest names in country music and of course enjoy those delicious strawberries. >> we are joined from the strawberry festival. good morning again, sarah. >> reporter: good morning. you mentioned that it is all about the strawberries here at the florida strawberry festival without the strawberry farmers, we mentioned there wouldn't be a strawberry festival. joining me right now is ken with the florida growers association. we're just outside of the display showing how the strawberries are grown. tell me about it. >> years ago, several growers in the strawberry festival thought it would be a great idea to show the process of how strawberries are produced. you have the john deere equipment over here and demonstrating how the beds are formed and that all takes place in the summertime in the early fall. we plant strawberries about 180 million plants planted every year to produce the strawberries to 10 to 11,000 acres here. this is the final product from the months of labor. >> we talked about how it's a big economy driver for our area. we talk about the impact here. bit, but it's 350 to 400 million farm gate but the ripple effect that has on the local economy is about 750 million to 1 billion dollar economic impact within a 20- mile radius. >> just in this area. >> let's talk about this season. how has it been so far? >> it was so hot in november and december that it caused the plants -- well, the fist half came out really fast and then went into a plant. the plants were vegetative and didn't have enough cold weather for loom initiation. so we went through a six-month period without as much bloom as we would like. just an incredible at of beautiful strawberries now. >> thank so you much, dan and kenneth culley. that's what you have. it's all about the strawberries here at the festival. come out and see it. it's definitely something you tickets start at $10 for adults. if you are under the age of 5 it's free. back to you all. >> can't wait. the berries have been really good lately. >> i know, and they are huge. >> the prices are coming down now that they are more plentiful. >> he's right. we had a warm december. let's check it out on the forecast. it's not just about the strawberries. midway opens about 2 1/2 hours at 12:00. gates are open at 10:00. that will go through 10:00 p.m. the temperatures are going to be fantastic and mid-60s early on. by the afternoon, it will be in the middle 07s. you don't have to worry about rain as we are clear. plenty of sunshine out there. temps are low and the warm-up is under way. we had a cold front that cooled us off but this time of year it temperatures during the afternoon low. the reason for that sun angle is way higher now as we get closer to the astronomical spring here. temperature crank was running anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees and cooler. so the widening out the shower. we have another system coming in. these clouts are benign rolling in. the rain you see just off screen there, i'll widen out with the area of cold front. that is headed our way. like the last system, the energy will go to our north. that is the low. the trailing front, look what happens here. it falls apart. going in a little closer, you know exactly how to plan your morning with us. here's futurecast. we're fine today and then we're into the morning commute with light showers and it will be quick movers here. this is not a squall line, not thunderstorms and severe weather. up shine out with temperatures warming up nicely. mid to upper 70s today. not as cold tonight certainly with temperatures in the 60s. keeping a nice blanket on top of us, and then by the afternoon tomorrow mid and upper 70s. taking the boat out today? good for you. 1 to 2 foot seas. we head to the remainder of the afternoon as you head to the beach. water temperature 66 and not looking for any rip current risks. so 20% coverage for friday morning. look at the weekend saturday and sunday behind that front. cool mornings, and then we'll warm it up. upper 70s to lower 08s. artificial food coloring makes our food bright and colorful. >> why are so many food dyes banned outside of the u.s.? today on dr. oz, he digs deep >> approximately 40% of cereal, food mixes and candy in this country contain food dyes despite health concerns. they have been banned in our country before. evidence showed they could cause cancer in animals, but seven still remain and have both parents and doctors concerned. >> you can see more of what dr. oz has to say about artificial food coloring on today's episode. airs right here at 3:00 right after general hospital. still ahead, he chases birds and animals for a living. now this border collie is a souper? star and why his job is -- is a superstar. take a look at this. this is video of a real dog barking at a robot dog in massachusetts. the robot dog named spot is created by google's boston dynamics. it already has over a million views. boston dynamics develops all terrain robots for the u.s. military. spot, in fact, was developed for the marines for scouting and hauling cargo. boston dynamics is developing a 5' 9'' man-like robot. >> kind of creepy. >> a real dog in michigan is giving a lot of attention for the work he does every day. >> a dog works at an airport in chase birds and animals. that seemingly simple task is crucial to keeping travelers safe. border collie. nearly four people across the country know about him now after a video of him working went viral. >> piper is responsible for keeping all other animals off of the run way. you can spot him decked out in vest. >> he's very well equipped. obviously, the specs are to protect his eyes. the ear muffs obviously are for sound when he's close to the aircraft and the vest is so i can lift him up and do all sorts of cool things with him. >> that snow is really reflective. piper was adopted in 2012. >> the pup doesn't get any actual money for services, but he is rewarded with plenty of treats. the owner says border collies having a job is enough to make piper happy. couples dream about their wedding day. i have the one person you need to talk to in my angie's report next. >> and officials are ruling out he had a gun. >> now at 9:30, a mom tells us how she survived a carjacking with a gun-toting criminal. >> we're talking what went wrong for all of the people this year that have been waiting for several hours to get it all straightened out. >> the strawberry festival known for its strawberries is getting a lot of attention for its musical artists. up next, the musical act whose we're on their story at 9:30. good morning, and thanks for joining us at 9:30. an exciting day and the up today. >> first, it looks like we'll have good weather for you out there. >> i've been craving strawberries since 4:00 a.m. let's take a look outside and show you what's going on right now. what i want to do is show you the skies out there. look at this shot there from the circles at beach cam looking fab taftic. a few -- fantastic. not to worry, i think we're in good shape for the rest of the day as we'll take a look at our photos here. we'll start off with a gorgeous sunrise. take a look at this. i show you the picture coming in from ed. how about that on the tree waiting for spring on leaves out there shortly as we take a look at the forecast for the rest of the day. we're back in the 70s despite the cool front that came through yesterday. nice recovery with the sunshine in the middle 70s. notice by 7:00, 8:00, we're in the upper 60s. it's not going to be as cool tonight. the reason for the clouds, this system rolling in will be with us through tomorrow morning. i'll let you know when the rain arrives and what's associated with it and that's coming up. breaking news update. investigators don't think a deadly mobile home fire was set on purpose but they are trying to figure out what sparked that fire that killed shane and his girlfriend early yesterday. a driver saw the flames and called for help but by the time help arrived, the fire consumed the entire home. police are looking for a teen in connection with a carjacking. they've already arrested john crist but they are looking for an 18-year-old who got away. her car texting when one of the suspects walked up to her door and demanded she get out. one of them got in her car so she got up and sprinted towards walgreen's for help. >> i am still kicking myself for not paying more attention. i'm blaming myself right now. >> authorities say the teens crashed four hours later in st. augustine. they also picked up a third teen after the crime. she is a missing 16-year-old run away who detectives arrested for violating probation in a separate case. she told detectives that the plan was to steal a car, drive to jacksonville and commit a robbery. if you know where he is, call crimestoppers. they aren't the easier things to steal unnoticed but somehow someone managed to steal two semi trucks right from under the nose of bar doe. >> the owner says he lost more than $400,000 worth of trucks the equipment is used by the family business open now for 28 years to transport heavy equipment. he hes someone will righthe tr there. imagine waiting in line for hours but getting turn ad that is reality of all e people you see there who were victims of identity fraud. they waited outside for six hours of the outside of the irs building to get the money they are owed. >> that's why everyone complains about washington, d.c. had is really frustrating for many, many people. >> reporter: the irs says lines like these are common because of cutbacks and staffing here and around the country. as the tax deadline approaches, the lines will only get worse. right now, we've got an article that's posted right now that will help you avoid those long lines. the agency says in some cases you have no choice but to go into the irs office in person. you can get answers online. this article has a lot of the common problems and solutions you can solve on your own. we've got it posted right now on our web site under story links. new this morning, two florida metro areas with are among the leaders last year in house flipping. highest rates of people buying homes and selling them in a year. the study says more than 9% of the homes sold in tampa and daytona beach were flips. only memphis, fresno, and las vegas had higher rates. the city of tampa could soon become the latest to decriminalize. the idea is not to penalize downpeople with a criminal record. they want to make it a civil violation for possessing up to 20 grams of pot. that would mean just fines. they would start at $70 and go up for repeat offenses. don't get tripped up on your way down the aisle. the average cost of a wedding is now $30,000. how do you make every dollar count? in today's angie's list report, there is someone out there who could help. lauren and morgan snyder had a beautiful, memorable wedding day last year. they didn't have a big budget, before bringing in a pro to be on site during their big day, and they are glad they did. >> the day of the event, she had to be assertive. there were times people thought oh, she's being pushy. in reality, she's making sure everything is happening when it needs to happen to make sure she's happy. >> hiring a wedding planner reduces the stress around your special day. get your contract in writing and understand what's going to be done and how much it's going to cost. >> reporter: angie says a good wedding planner will cost anywhere from 500 to several thousand. you want solid experience, someone who will stick to your budget and provide things like discount ozen things like florists, photographers and venues. >> choose your venue first, not your date because the venue you love might not have that date available. that's what we dealt with. make sure if you have specific of standard family that you make sure you get those taken. >> yeah. if you can get to know any of your vendors, it's evident in their work that they know you because they know your personality. they capture that. >> reporter: even with all of the planning in the world, venues can close, photographers can get sick or show up late. a wedding insurance policy is a good idea if you have invested thousands. make sure you understand what's covered and what isn't. more advice on abcactionnews.com. still ahead, an important reminder for parents after scary and life-threatening scenario plays out in school. >> i think it startled the crap out of him, you know? i think that was the last thing he expected. >> even with a gunpointed at that store clerk's face, she wasn't backing down. wait until you hear the weapon any video with a convenience store clerk showing no hesitation. this is not the correct video. in georgia for a soda. here it is. he whipped out a gun and pointed it at the woman at the register. she instantly grabs the gun and hits the robber in the head. at one point, she hit him in the head with a hammer. she had been watching him on the security cameras and could tell by his body language something wasn't right. she knew she would fight him off. >> i said no, i can't. he said, i'll shoot you. i said go ahead. if you want to shoot me, shoot me. >> authorities say the suspect is now in custody. the 17-year-old kid charged with attempted robbery, aggravate add salt and possession of a firearm during the crime. two seventh graders in phoenix are facing felony drug charges for handing out school. administrators learned about a situation when the school nurse a short time later, several more students showed up. all of the students are expected to recover. they say it could take several months before they get the results back. astronaut scott kelly is back on earth after 340 days in space. he originally touched down in kazakhstan and landed in houston, texas. he was hugged by his family, who hadn't seen him in more than a year. he was greeted by dr. jill wife. >> this mission is the latest space program. it's not the last. it is in our dna of our country to explore. we must never stop doing this. we must lead, learn, and discover. >> kelly will now undergo tests at the johnson space center as na works to determining the effects long-term space flight >> he was 2 inches taller. the gravity, your spine expands. >> and thin sore i'm signing up for the next one. out. >> unbelievable. good stuff. let's get back down to earth and what's going on with a few gulf. we are looking at times the clouds out there. they are high clouds. dry anyway. low 60s with winds coming in out of the east and northeast. current temperatures across the rest of the tampa bay area. if you were up with us earlier this morning, we had 40s across the coast. they have now been replaced with 50s and 60s and eventually back into the 07s. all of us staying with mostly sunny skies through the afternoon and again at times you can see the serous clouds rolling in from the gulf. west, not so much because we'll get severe thunderstorms. it will come at a time when we're getting folks to work in the morning. so the timing will be rough. then we'll have showers between 4:00 and 7:00 a.m. nothing widespread and nothing heavy. the bulk of the rainfall is right where the area of low pressure is. look at this sky here. if you are headed out to the eastern part of the peninsula, you see sprinkles right along the coast. for them, they will be talking about rip currents for us, we're good. we'll be looking at the fantastic week. we have to get to the showers and again not too heavy here. keeping you posted with janelle on the roads as well. highs today in the mid and upper 70s along the coast. that's helpful during the summer. this time of year, temperatures drop. 670s tonight. i don't even think you'll need jackets in the morning with 60s and 07s through the day. you may need an umbrella if you are out early enough. easterly winds, there are the high and low temps coming up for the rest of the day with the sunrise and sunset. we'll be changing the clocks in a couple of weeks. as i mentioned, behind the front, saturday and sunday mid and upper 70s. spring is coming up early next week. not literally but it will feel like it with low 80s and plenty of sunshine. it is a parade that brings an entire city together and for one little girl it is a dream come true. she is the grand marshal. her story is coming up next on 9:49. it's opening day at the 2016 world famous strawberry festival at plant city. >> they are coming to see the big artists, the rides and of course the strawberries. good morning, sarah. >> reporter: good morning, deiah and dan. hello to you all again. we've told you about the big entertainers coming to the strawberry festival. we've got martina mcbride, trace atkins, donnie and marie and much more. there are many entertainers who are just as talented. take a look at these ladies. [music] these are sisters who are all in their 20s. they are from seattle and joining me right now is the tell me about your group. >> we are an american celtic group. we love playing celtic, irish, and scottish music. >> we talk about that step dance, and you are like a small river dance. >> we're kind of a small three- person river dance. >> tell me about when you guys will be performing this week. >> we're with the true strawberry stage at 12:00, 3:00, and 6:00. >> reporter: you guys put in a lot of work, i can tell by your music. tell me about your practice. >> we are sisters so we practice together as much as we can. we love playing together so it works out really well. >> reporter: there you have it. we're live outside of the strawberry festival with the gothard sisters. they will be performing at the times you just heard. if you are under the age of 5, it is free. everything you need to know is on our web site. we're done here at the strawberry festival. come check it out later this week. back to you guys. the seminole powwow dates back to 1967. a detective descendant was a grand marshal of the parade in 1969 then chief joe dan osceola of the tribe greg over the years to become a three-day old tribe. a 9-year-old kimmi will have that honor of being the grand marshal. here with more, we have dwayne with the city and about ecky maria scrapo and the aunt of this precious little girl. dwayne, let's start off by talking about this child and how special she is and why you all selected her to be the grand marshal. >> we have the seminole powwow in the last three years is not something we take lightly. it's an important aspect of our parade. >> we have pictures of this little girl who suffers from something that a lot of people have no idea what it is. maria is the wonderful aunt of this child who is so call and so full of life. without all of the medical terms, explain what it is. >> at the core it is a respiratory illness. it starts with the lungs and from there, it goes after the brain and affects the kidneys and destroys the body, for lack of a better term. there's not a lot known about the disease because it's so rare. there's less than 100 cases in the world. we want people to know about it. >> i know obesity is a part of the outward symptoms of the disease. so being part of the parade, i know sonny's barbecue does so much so you all will be at the parade. becky what can folks expect when you attend the parade? you have marching bands? >> we have 65 units in the parade. the parade will kick off saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. it will vary electric an honor guard, fire station, the police cars with kimny in the front seat as the grand marshal waving to everybody as they go by as well as boy scouts and it's truly a free community event that really grasps the spirit of the seminole. >> thank you for coming and making that dream come true for 9-year-old kimmi. if you at home would like to attend, the festival starts on march 5th with pancake day, which we all love pain cakes, march 11th through the 14th, we have the parade. for all of the details, go to their web site, it's powwowfestival.com. clososed captioning is >> today on "fablife"... we're celebrating i want you to be happy day. >> products that'll breathe happiness into your life. >> get ready. larter. >> ricotta meatballs in chianti sauce. then you end up with that. >> and one of the happiest makeovers ever. >> trying to be brave for 2016. >> megan, you are in very good hands. come on out. >> wow! >> why should you watch? >> we want you to be happy! 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