you are incredible. i want to thank ll cool j and aubrey plaza. i will see you tomorrow. be kind to one another. bye-bye. now four headlines at 4:00. #number one, don't let the sunshine fool you. bad weather will be moving through overnight. we are tracking storming for right now. and number two -- >> reporter: i'm lindsey mastis in melbourne beach. and this is it, this is where the winning ticket was sold at the publix.

longtime shoppers reacting. three, real life superhero, a bay area neighborhood is bang together to fight crime. and number four, wedding planning. meet this homeless couple whose dream wedding is being paid for by strangers. i'm josh benson. >> and i am stacie schaible. this is first at 4:00. we have breaking newsing for. an arrest in a triple murder in polk county. we are told sheriff judd will be giving details at 5:00, one hour from now. and we have a crew there for that. we want to refresh your memory on what happened in lakeland. this was a suspected drug deal gone where three people died and one survived. the sheriff believed that they were killed by hitmen from south florida. we will have thereto latest on the case come -- have the latest on this case coming up tonight at 5:00. and this time, more breaking news, storms will be moving through overnight. let's go to meteorologist julie phillips. >> yes, we have storms in the

forecast. at the moment, things are quiet right now across the pam bay area though -- at the tampa bay area though. temperatures in up ther 60s but no rain yet. and looking at the latest model, mainly like we will be seeing the storms friday morning as opposed to through the overnight hours tonight. we are tracking showers to the south of us near naples. these are not heading in our direction though. what we're tracking is still a long way away. you can see in the gulf, we are tracking some strong showers and thunderstorms south of louisiana. but this is going to move in our direction. and as it moves quickly, it will bring up our storm chances for friday morning. and we will see a lot of pockets of heavy rain, and of course lightning within these storms always a large threat. to make sure you're indoors. but we're most concerned about the chance to see damaging winds and an isolated tornado. we could see rotation offshore

and we will have watch them closely friday morning. we will be watching thatting for. and right now, temperatures in the upper 60s, near 70. so seeing more energy around. the warmth has moved in a little bit and that will allow for more storms into tomorrow morning. for this evening though, mostly dry, captain rule out some showers building through the overnight hours though. by tomorrow morning, that's when we are looking at the best storm chances to move in, pretty much everyone across the tampa bay area going to be seeing rain and we will talk more about the rain chances through the weekend coming up in the full forecast. >> thank you. and let's talk about that 1.5 billion powerball. there were a few winners. >> yeah, we weren't two of them however. three people are going to split the jackpot. one is from chino hills, california. and after the drawing, people flooded that store where the ticket was sold. a second winner is in munford, tennessee which is just north

of memphis. and the third winning ticket purchased here in florida. >> it was. someone who bought the ticket on the east coast is now a multi-millionaire. and lindsey mastis joins us live from melbourne beach to tell us about it. >> reporter: hey. you know, the winner has not come forward yet but a lot of shoppers are coming here and asking who won? well, guess what, the winner has time ahead of 180 disbefore they have to claim their prize but if they want the lump sum, they have to come forward within 60 days so we might find out real soon. a lot of people are double checking their tickets and even buying more hoping that this store will bring them luck. we weren't allowed inside but customers insist the mood is jovial. and outside, a lot of media. we are all asking the question, are you the winner and we're not the only ones asking. >> i am getting phone calls

emails, you know, everybody sees melbourne beach and -- >> reporter: they want to know if you won. >> exactly. and if we can share it with me. >> reporter: well this is a small beach town and a lot of people think they're going to be able to figure out who the winner is. and they also say if this person truly is a resident here, they don't think they'll move out of town because what do most lotto winners say they're going to do? ? move to the beach. well the beach is right out there. and it's as if publix won the lottery here because they'll get $100,000 for selling the winning ticket. back to you. >> so if the winner doesn't come forward, does publix still get its money? >> reporter: you know, i asked the lottery that and they said, yes, absolutely. it is not dependent on the winner coming forward but why wouldn't you come forward, right? >> unless you forget about and it how can you do that with $1.5 billion on the line. >> yeah, no kidding.

parking lot, that's for sure. >> thanks. >> lindsey mastis is going to be in melbourne tomorrow morning for news channel 8 today. join the morning and for news traffic and weather. at that the starts at 4:00 a.m. by the way, there were $1 million winners here in the bay area. >> and the other powerball ticket was sold at a radiant food store in zephyrhills. we have not heard about either of those winners coming forward yet. well neighbors fed up with a local crack house are being credited for tipping off st. petersburg police who busted the place. the house is on the corner of 5th avenue north and 7th street. police raided the house and made three arrests for various drug violations. 14 people were inside at the time of the raid. now neighbors are thanking police for taking action. >> we have seen a dramatic

increase in the neighborhood of families moving in and young folks and we've certainly seen a decrease in crime in the neighborhood. >> police tell us that the drug users inside the home tried to destroy the drugs by pouring acid on them. it didn't work. a homeless couple who couldn't afford a wedding license are getting a lavish wedding free of charge. today we will take you along as they begin to plan. it's a heart warming story. and in the middle of awards season and today we found out who is up for an oscar. nominations.

the secretary of defense ash carter speaking right now

at central command. let's listen in. >> france, germany, the netherlands and the united kingdom. now today we're together discussing the details of the implementation of the campaign and specifically how we can accelerate it yet further. it's gathering momentum and we are taking advantage of every opportunity we can. i want to thank each of these commanders for their dedication to this mission. >> now you're listening to the secretary of defense ash carter who is in tampa right now, currently speaking from central command at mcdill air force base in tampa. the topic is the threat of isis. he is referring to and had referred to isis as a tumor, comparing to iter and now the response that the united states will have against isis. and he talked about the navy sailors that ended up in

situation there that escalated and then deescalated and came to an end yesterday. right now, ash carter speaking here in tampa. and moving on to other news. yesterday we told you about a homeless couple who is getting the wedding of their dreams free of charge. >> pretty cool story. and today that dream is another step toward coming true. >> reporter: hey, good afternoon. we are here at cross creek ranch out in dover. this is a place where a homeless couple will have the wedding of their dreams. and today, they got the opportunity to come out here and go through the entire wedding planning process. and that included checking out 9 the grounds and looking at the venue where the actual ceremony will take place. and it includes taking a look at the flowers, taking a look at the photos they'll be able to take and also having what everybody wants to do, a cake testing and the food testing as well. >> i like stuff with icing. >> it gives them hope. and you can come back from

anything. you know, and i think everybody deserves to have a great life. >> reporter: i spoke with the officer working with the homeless cup and will he tells me, if all goes well, he will have them placed in a permanent home so they don't have to fiscal cliff -- they don't have to live in the woods anymore, before that wedding takes place. joining us now for another look at the first at 4:00 weather. and julie, things are changing soon, respect they? >> they sure are. the rain is holding off but tomorrow morning, that all changes. >> different game tomorrow. >> yes, get ready for potentially a wet morning commute tomorrow. a stormy one as well. we are keeping a close eye on the chances of seeing those storms. the most likely time to see the rain tomorrow, between 7:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. so that's when we're thinking most of the showers and storms will occur. and we are looking at the chance to see severe storms as well. and we could see strong wind gusts in the worst storms and

maybe even an isolated tornado. we won't rule that out or some water spouts moving onshore and then turning into a tornado as well. so we are watching that threat closely. and then more rain in the forecast as we head into sunday. things looking a little bit clearer that we're seeing more showers and storms throughout the day. so some messy weather as we head into the coming weekend. for tonight, quiet, mostly cloudy, captain rule out light showers through the overnight hours but it's really tomorrow morning we're focusing on and that's when we're most likely to see the storms. temperatures mild near 60. and into tomorrow afternoon, the rain will be coming to an end so a mostly dry day home as we're driving home from work tomorrow but the morning hours is what we're most concerned about. you can see this area just south of louisiana. this is where we're watching a developing and strengthening area of low pressure. this is shifting east. and this is again what we're watching that's heading our way. still pretty far away but it's going to move quickly. notice through tonight, just maybe a few light sprinkles. severe storms possible though

especially the late morning hours. here's what the radar looks like at 11:00 in the morning. you can see pockets of heavy rain and we could be seeing some strong storms mixed in. so by 4:30, the rain is long gone and we are left with windy conditions. tomorrow is going to be windy as well. so keep that in mind. and by saturday, this is where we see a lull in the activity. it's going to stay mostly dry through the day with mild temperatures in the mid-70s. and definitely the day that you want to enjoy. mid-70s, mostly cloudy skies. by sunday, rain chances increasing, back up to 50%. and the cooler weather is moving back in as we head into next week. >> all right. thank you very much. today we found out who is nominated for the 2016 academy awards. >> a lot of afocussed on mad max furry road. we take a look.

year he walks away with an oscar? his movie got 12 nominations including a best actor nod. he has yet to win an oscar, despite four other nominations. >> i want them back! they're my property. >> reporter: mad max furry road is up for 10 oscars including best picture. and speaking of best picture, the nominees also include the big short, bridge of spies, room, spotlight and the martian. the star of that movie, matt damon, is up for best actor, his fourth nomination. the film carol got nominations for best actress and best supporting actress. and jennifer lawrence is up for her fourth best actress nomination. she won it in 2013. in addition, she is up against four others. >> the force, it's calling to you.

movies in history came away with five nominations. star wars the force awakens is nominated for best editing, sound, visual effects and the classic john williams score. you can see who will take home an oscar when chris rock hosts on sunday, february 28th. >> and while the nominees are celebrating today, another group of nominees are likely less excited. today's hollywood minute. >> why am i here? >> reporter: nominees for the golden raspberry awards have been announced. four movies have scored six nominations each including "fifty shades of grey" for worst picture, actor and actress. and star adam sandler was nominated for worst actors. the other movies to score six

the 36th raspberries will be awarded february 27th. >> give it everything you got. will "star wars: the force awakens" become the biggest movie of all time? it's made $1.75 billion worldwide and it's poised to pass titanic to become the second biggest movie. but according to the hollywood reporter, it will likely not surpass $2.79 billion made by avatar and is expected to end the theater run around $2.4 billion. plans for a tribute concert for david bowie had been ongoing for months prior to his passing. the organizer says plans to live stream the event are being considered. >> okay. now back to the huge powerball jackpot. it's getting a lot of hype on social media. and 8 on your side has some answers on that today. joining me now is our social media expert jonathan. thanks for being here.

talk about a buzz. felt like every other story on the news yesterday was somehow powerball related. >> and i knew i was going to win it. >> i thought so too. we're still here today. >> still here. >> okay, this is a lot of money. so this guy in california mosted on instagram claiming to have the winning ticket. his name eric brag. >> yeah, i guess he's an extreme sports guys, skateboarder. he immediately came out and posted, i got the winning ticket. obviously we found out that it was a good, well, a bad photo shop job. but he fooled a lot of people because he got 95,000 likes. >> yeah, i would like anybody who told me they just won the lottery. >> already got 31,000 followers on twitter because he was saying the you retweet and follow me, i will give you $1,000. >> wow. it worked. how about some celebrity powerball?

>> a lot of celebrities were involved. anthony got caught purchasing tickets and people were asking questions and there were pictures. kim kardashian, taylor swift, a lot of people tweeting generally about it. and then, you know, a very famous partyer, high stakes poker player, he bought $100,000 worth of tickets and said he was going to give out the winnings. so he lives in southern california, people thought it was maybe him that was the winner. >> wasn't though, right? >> no, it wasn't. >> and we had a couple favorite tweets from those who didn't win. one says, i won $4 in the hashtag powerball and i'm taking the lump sum. >> yeah, really last night, this morning was people's chance to come out and say what they would have done, could have done or they're sad they didn't win. >> and the next one, everyone gets to go back to work tomorrow, #powerballdoesnotloveyou.

>> yeah, didn't work out. but maybe next time. >> thanks. and over to you. actually we're hearing from a lot of first-time powerball players asking questions about how many numbers you need to win anything. well, we put that information on wfla.com. so if you have questions, or have a ticket with a few numbers right, check it out. >> all right. sounds good. we have much more coming up on first at 4:00 including a new restaurant in the bay area that's making an impression by changing its menu. details coming up. but first, we are waiting to find out if the bucs have hired a new head coach or not. the latest on this ongoing search next in first at 4:00 sports. you're watching news channel 8.

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>> around and around it goes. the nfl coaching carousel still spinning but the rotation is slowing. chip kelly who was fired in late december by the eagles has been hired as head coach as the san francisco 49 everies. this is big news for the bucs fans because the 49ers were the last known team with the head coaching vacancy to bring dirk koetter in for an interview. and now the tea leaves seem to indicate that he will stay in tampa bay in some capacity. just three teams are still searching for a head coach, the buc, the eagles and the tennessee titans. he will also be looking for a new director of player personnel. that's because the guy who formerly held the title is jumping ship to become general manager of the titans. he is from union city, tennessee and he spent two seasons with the bucs organization. the tampa bay lightning are

crew and a little more willie nelson lately because home sweet home has been as kind as being on the road again. after going 2-2-1 in latest home stand, the bolts came to the light on the west coast winning their last three games. now the bolts are back on familiar ice beginning a week- long home stand in a wild card play-off spot. >> what started off as a little bit of nerve racking trip turned into a darn successful one. and so now got six games before the all-star break. five of are at home. we're the one team that i don't think has really gone into a run and we started one here. >> in the season, we've had spurts but as far as complete games go, that was probably one of our best stretches for sure. and there's still room to improve and things are going to be better but i think we're moving in the right direction. the next two game, extra important for the bolts because they are against teams that the bolts are jockkying for

the pampers atop the atlantic and the pittsburgh penguins just two points behind tampa bay right now. >> why are they playing so well? >> it must be wheaties. >> keep it up. >> sometimes things just click on the road, especially for a young team feeling pressure at home. and contributions are coming from everywhere right now. the team is finally getting healthy and the east is wide open. a little run would go a long way. >> timing is perfect. >> it. is. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. we will be right back. across america, people like basketball hall of famer dominique wilkins... ...are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza . p for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza . he said victoza

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now four headlines at 4:30. number one, a survey finds nearly one in five cellphone customers report paying overages during the last six months. at the top, at&t with 28% of the customers claiming they were charged overage rates. this comes when cell companies are trying to seem more customer friendly. number two, the top seven

republican candidates for president are set to face off later tonight. it's the first debate of the 2016 election year. this time they're in charleston, south carolina and right now waiting to take the stage at 9:00 p.m. the lower polling candidates will debate first at 6:00. the iowa caucus by the way, just over two weeks away. number three, remember seeing this guy steal a snake from a portland pet shop by putting it down his pants? well, he is still out there but the snake is back. someone turned in the stolen snake. the shop owner's believes the difference. number four, powerball winner in florida. have you heard? here's a live look outside the melbourne publix where somebody purchased one of the three winning tickets. is one of the three that will split the $1.5 billion jackpot. the other two were sold in california and tennessee. >> wow. exciting stuff. and now let's check the first at 4:00 forecast with julie phillips. >> good afternoon, josh.

see storms rolling in tomorrow morning. good chances at that. but right now, you can see the mostly cloudy conditions and temperatures in the upper 60s at the plantation on crystal river. and we are tracking a hurricane. yes, it's january. we are tracking what is eastern atlantic. if you can believe that. winds at 85 miles per hour, making it a category one hurricane. in january, yes. just tough to see. it is quite rare but it has happened before actually. hurricane alex is the last hurricane to form in january since 1938. so it has definitely been a while. we also did have hurricane alice which did occur during this month, just formed earlier in december back in 1955. so while it is very uncommon and unusual, it can occasionally occur. now for us this evening, temperatures are, eh, fairly mild, in the low 60s, mostly

possible but we're really focusing in again on tomorrow morning for the storm chances. by the time you head out the door, if you haven't seen the rain and storms just yet, the late morning hours. for the first half of the day, expect a lot of clouds, storm. by the afternoon hours, the rain will be coming to an end. and we will have more on the rain chances for the weekend coming up. >> thanks. teachers across the state traveled to state capitol today to tell lawmakers they are fed up with the legislative meddling in their classrooms. >> teachers believe too many tests are keeping kids from learning. >> reporter: there are teachers here from virtually every area of the state. they say they are not getting enough time to teach. the take away line, we're

testing, we invented tests. >> enough is enough! >> enough testing. >> there's so much pressure putting on us as teachers that a brand new teacher actually told her that she needed to make sure her child did better on the tests because it affected her score. now i can understand that teacher and the pressure she is feeling because she no longer can get tenure but when we put that much pressure on the teachers that they would say something so unethical, the system is broken. >> lawmakers took some steps to reduce the number of tests last year and they are expected to take more steps this year. reporting from the state capitol. >> and pending legislation nationally standardized test instead of of the state test. teachers say that would force them to teach to the test instead of critical thinking. a local convenience store owner is behind bar, accused of

millions of dollars and now st. pete police have the task of itemizing each and every item taken as evidence from the store. we are following that side of the story. >> guys, we're going to run out in a miniway. so we will box them the best we can. >> reporter: there was so much evidence to sort through, st. petersburg police had to quickly find a place to store it all. so they removed these vehicles from a normal storage facility and unpacked box after box after box of evidence. >> they'll be able to see the code. >> reporter: and boy, did they have their work cut out for them, organizing and separating cookies, tick tacks, energy bars. hundreds of liters of soda, mounds of cigarettes, and about enough alcohol to stock a nightclub.

once it's all organized and counted and reboxed for storage once again, the clock will be ticking for a judge to sign an order to release all these items back to st. pete pd. that's when the alcohol and cigarettes would be destroyed but what about the food? folks at st. vincents say they could surely put it to use. >> if something good could come from this long-term and perhaps give it to an agency like ours that feeds thousands of people on a monthly basis, it's incredible. an incredible opportunity for us. >> we will work with the mayor's office and the city, and we will work with, you know, there's many charities throughout the city that we help out regularly and we will try to spread this as much as we can so that people in need will benefit from this and it won't just sit and rot in a warehouse. >> reporter: news channel 8. >> the chief says he and the agency have taken dozens of calls from irate taxpayers. afterall, it's us who have been paying for the scam for 13 years.

and if that doesn't make you angry, he tells us, there are many, many other store owners across tampa bay doing the exact same thing. 8 on your side with what you need to know to plan your morning commute. here is leslee lacey with a look at tomorrow's traffic today. >> reporter: well, hello there. hope you're enjoying your afternoon. i want to let you know about overnight construction that could affect your drive right here on waters avenue. it starts tonight and then actually moves in until about 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. it usually gets underway about 10:00 p.m. this evening. but waters avenue will be closed at benjamin road so you will be detoured up to line ball avenue instead. keep this in mind, it's due to road work repair that's going on and it will be blocked just east of the veterans expressway. and now you can contact me for any questions you might have or transportation story ideas on facebook and follow me for your morning traffic commute on twitter. >> yes.

you can catch leslee and leigh spann every weekday morning with weather and traffic on the 8s starting at 4:00 a.m. we're going to give you a look inside this very cool restaurant. it's rooster and the till. we will find out why there's so much buzz going on about what's go on here. and then you will want the to stick around for these 8 on your side stories. >> reporter: our 8 on your side investigation has state regulators asking what happened to a diamond ring after a veteran dropped it off at this pawnshop? one uber driver is off the job tonight after charging two customers for puke in the car that wasn't there. coming up, we talk to another victim. a family with deep ties to ybor city in tampa is devastated to learn thermous lee yum has been robbed.

it seems there are never ening options when it comes to yummy restaurants in the bay area. rooster and the till is getting a lot of attention right now. and it's even featured on the cooking channel this week. i decided to go by and see what all the fuss is about. >> reporter: when he wants to red carpet. >> we were super humbled. we were honored. everything that comes with that territory. >> reporter: the chef is the co- owner of rooster and the till, a resent stop for em emril. >> he's a great guy. >> reporter: rooster and the till has been around for two years now and the food that the chef and his business partner serve is as unique as the restaurant's name. in case you're wondering where that came from --

>> no matter what happens with a rooster's life, in the morning they wake up and crow and get going. so it's like remembering that no matter what happened during the day, tomorrow you have another chance to get up and make it right or change or fulfill. >> reporter: and these two are always pushing the bar. the menu changes frequently and all the food choices could be considered snobby by some. >> expect a warm environment where people are embracing and we're happy that you're here, regardless of what time it is. people come in with grateful dead shirts, people come in in suit and ties and either one we're glad you're here. he figured out what we did here and what our passion was. what keeps us moving forward and what our drive is. and then he also sampled four to five dishes as well. and some wine. he loves his wine. >> reporter: he loves his wine. >> she said, do you have any

>> reporter: did he like it? >> he loved it. he dug it. had a few glasses. we had a few glasses as well. >> reporter: they deemed the visit a success and welcome others to give their concept a try. >> there's still slots to fill every night so we would be more than happy to fill those. >> yeah. it's a really cool vibe in there. like they said, everything from shirts to suits and i like that it's constantly changing because so much of the farm to table, whatever the farmers have growing right now, that's how they make the menu. so you can expect it to change every few weeks. >> you can't go wrong when he is sitting there too. that's a nice addition. >> stay close. we'll be right back with more first at 4:00. yeah, that's right. deal diva coming through. you see all my bogos,

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welcome back. now let's talk about positive thinking. we all need a little of that, right? how we think about something generally leads to how we feel about it which affects the

are there tricks to help us be more optimistic? you bet. always good to have you on the show. thanks for being here. >> always good to be here. >> this is a great topic because into the new year, people are stressed out and get negative probably too quickly. so positive think, it's important. >> it's very important. and just like you said, it directly affects your emotions and your emotions core late to the actions that you're going to take towards the situation. so you want to catch yourself when you have that negative self-talk. and a lot of time, i will suggest using i am statements. verses saying, i captain do this or i don't like this or i'm bad at that. catch those right then and there and use i am good at this or i can learn this or maybe it's possible. it's possible that i can learn this. >> is that the trick when you get overcome with the negative emotions? they start hitting you one after another, how do you get out of the situation? because that's where the slide starts.

>> and that's when you can be more aware. this conversation right here is making people more aware of the fact that it is a sliding effect. and that will affect their emotions. so when you can feel yourself getting angry or frustrated, tell yourself okay, i'm going to that place and you can come up with a better solution and a better thought. just thinking, i can do this and it is possible and negating the i can't or i'm bad at that starts to make you feel better. >> okay. and it's very important for how it affects the kids too. >> absolutely. >> they can pick up on this, right? >> absolutely. as we know, kids are like sponges so they'll pick up on your negativity but they'll pick up on your positivity and as parents, it's our job to be great positive role models for our children. >> and is there specific i am statements or just whatever the situation relates to? >> well, let's say your son or daughter is at the table and they yell out, i am bad at math

and i feel stupid. go over and first acknowledge their frustration but say, listen, it's okay to be frustrated but you want to say, i am good at math or i can at least learn math or it's possible to learn math. it's not a quick trick but when you core late these into your every day, you begin to feel more positive and you can feel that you can do this. >> and take hold of it. >> take hold of it. >> simple thing, just practice. >> all starts with your thoughts. >> all right. thank you so much. >> thank you. time now to check the forecast one more time. here's meteorologist julie phillips. thanks positively. >> positively. i can positively impact the forecast. i don't know about that because we are looking at high storm chances rolling into tomorrow morning. so even if you want to wish them away, it looks like the showers and storms are going to be starting up by the early morning hours. this even, quiet, temperatures in the mid-60s. winds are light out of the east. we're going to track the changes into tomorrow morning.

so big picture-wise, what to expect. tracking an area of low pressure. this is going to bring us storm possibly a few severe storms tomorrow which is friday. the best chance is friday morning and the early afternoon hours. so by friday even action we're not looking at much of a storm threat at all. and the biggest threat is going to be what we're most concerned about, the possibility to see damaging winds within some of the storms and maybe even an isolated tornado. we heard about the tornado in cape coral last week. and with the el nio weather pattern, we are more likely to see the areas of low pressure move in and we can see some severe weather. for this evening though, it is pretty quiet, still cloudy the. and a couple light showers through the overnight hours increasing but as we head into sunrise and into the late morning hour, the showers and storms are going to increase. temperatures still slightly warmer and it's going to be windy by tomorrow afternoon. the winds out of the southwest from 10 to 20 miles per hour. here's the cloud cover we're seeing. south towards naples, tracking showers there.

these aren't necessarily moving in our direction but we have light rain in the gulf that may spread over the inland areas into the late evening hours. but here's the real low that we're watching. still a ways away, south of louisiana right now, bringing heavy showers and storm to portions of the gulf coast and it's racing towards the north and east. and by tomorrow morning, the early afternoon hour, that's when our storm chances will go up. for this even, notice just some sprinkles but as you wake up tomorrow morning, starting to see heavier downpours and then the showers and storms really increase as we head into the late morning hours. but they're going to move through quickly. by the late afternoon and the evening, this clears out and we even see some sunshine to end the day. and windy conditions will set in. saturday morning, actually looks like a nice day. some fog to start off with during the morning hours and then into the afternoon, it's going to be mild and warmer, in the mid-70s. so we want to show you the winds tomorrow morning from 15 to 20 miles per hour in the

morning hours out of the southeast. we're going to see gusts even higher and the winds will be higher over the gulf as well so really not a good day to be on the water. would not recommend that at all. friday even, the winds lighten up already out of the west between 5 to 10 miles per hour. storms in the morning and also breezy winds and besides that, a hurricane. it's mid-january but we have hurricane alex out in the eastern atlantic. winds at 85 miles per hour, it strengthened from last night. we weren't expecting it to do that. and now a category one storm and it will weaken as it moves to the north. so rain chances tomorrow, very high, near 70%. and sunday's rain chances have gone up as well. so it's more likely we will see storms roll right back into the forecast before our cool down comes and temperatures drop back into the low 60s for next week. >> all right. julie, thank you. now it's time for send it to stacie.

>> we have some terrific ones today. she captured this beautiful sunrise in lakeland. gorgeous. and though you can't tell from the sunrise shot, it's still cold outside. just ask kelly allison. she says hokie pokie is ready for gasparilla. and this is roxie who doesn't want the cold. she appears to be part jack russell. she is for sure 100% adorable.. and finally this adorable picture of his son caleb who loves trains. he finally took his first train ride on amtrak from orlando to tampa. based on his expression, i would say it's two thumbs up. >> boy, that had to be fun. being pumped about trains and getting first train ride. good for him. >> you can send it by tweeting your pictures with the #sendittostacie and share them

on my facebook page. and a baby panda set to make his debut at a washington zoo this weekend. >> wait until you find out how many eyes are already on this adorable little cub.

now let's take a look at what's trending online today. beginning with a drone record. they broke the record for the most unmanned aerial vehicles flown simultaneously. this is in germany where 100

small drones lit up the night sky. look at that. in a performance set to beethoven's six. and a passenger recently brought a turkey on board a flight as an emotional companion. these are believed to be on board a delta flight. don't cry foul, apparently any animal can be a service animal. interesting to be sitting next to that guy. born in august in washington, d.c., this little guy named bebe is set to make his debut at the washington, d.c. zoo. bebe has gotten about half a million views on the panda cam. they're expecting long lines at