that's enough. and ken jeong and bob harper. have a wonderful weekend. be kind to one another. bye-bye. now four headlines at 4:00. number one, high wind damage. a roof is blown off a bay area building. number two, who's being asked to help hunt skimmers. and we are live at one buc

number four, three powerball tickets worth a half billion dollars each. good afternoon, i'm stacie schaible. thank you for joining us. this is the art plaza on tamiami trail. julie phillips is tracking the weather and we're going to begin with taking a look at the damage tonight. >> reporter: good evening. first of all, take a look at what mother nature did this morning. high winds ripped all this aluminum tin off the art plaza on tamiami trail in venice. they are cleaning up here but thankfully no one here was injured. an aluminum roof shredded,

11:00 this morning. remnants landed on employees' vehicles parked around back. yummy's donuts and barbecue was waiting on customers when it hit. >> straightline wind come through, lost our power and heard a big boom. looked out the back door and the roof was completely off the building. >> reporter: the strip mall also houses a dog grooming business and after the roof was blown off here, owners of about 20 dogs showed up in a panic to check their dogs and remove them. they did and that took a while during all the confusion. extensively. building, steve? >> reporter: well, according to county inspectors, other than the aluminum roof and cars that were damaged out back when the roof came off, the building is

in pretty good shape. there's actually a gravel roof that was under that aluminum cap so exposure to the elements should be minimal. >> thank you. also in venice today, this video from eagle 8 hd showing a tree on the roof of a house on marlin road. the tree damaged a roof and window but no one was injured. julie phipps is continuing our team coverage with the latest. >> that's right, some pretty bad weather earlier today. the good news is it's all moved south now. it could have been worse. thankfully no injuries in the damaged spots. but heavy damage far south of miami and moving away from us. that was not the case about six hours ago. let's put the radar in motion. this is a loop over the last six hours. you can see the strong showers

and storms moved on shore and raced east at about 45 miles an hour. so as it raced off toward the east, you can see now we are actually looking at a bit of sunshine around here. no more threat for the rest of tonight for us. it's looking fairly quiet. before the storms left, we saw decent rainfall totals. you can see 2 inches in places like highlands county and sarasota county. as you head farther north, there's rainfall totals, a lot of them less than an inch. and thankfully we didn't see too much in the way of severe weather. we had a couple of damage reports but no reported tornadoes in our area. not the case as you head south, some reported south of the tampa bay viewing area. one of those tornadoes was reported near the cape coral area. again, that's where the tornado hit last week. the national weather service is out surveying that damage to see if in fact it was a tornado.

we'll have more on that later. for now the rain has moved out and we have breezy winds about 10 to 15 miles an hour. we are seeing gusts at over 25 miles an hour, so it's gusty and not related to storms. we are not expecting any more storms tonight. temperatures in the mid-60s at 7:00 p.m., still a few clouds around but no rain expected. into the overnight hours, easy with no worries, temperatures dropping into the lower 60s as we head into tomorrow morning. lots of sunshine to start the day, mostly sunny skies. enjoy your saturday because we are looking at a second round of storms heading our way as we head into sunday. this was round one and we are looking at more strong storms as we head into late saturday night and sunday morning. >> thanks, julie. to see more pictures of the

between newscasts, we have updated information at wfla.com. our other big story of the day, dirk cutter, the new head coach of the tampa bay buccaneers was introduced today. paul ryan is live at one buc place with all the details. >> reporter: huge day here and there's been a bit of appall over the organization since lovie smith was let go last week. a lot of concerns were soothed today with the hiring of head coach dirk cutter. the general manager made it official just after 2:00 this afternoon, welcoming the 11th head coach in buccaneers franchise history. cutter was emotional today, a lot of family members on hand to see this historic moment. he thanked his family and every player and coach he's worked with in his 34-year journey. then he addressed the buccaneer fan base, assuring them he's the man for the job.

>> this franchise is headed in the right direction. easy to say, harder to do, because competition in this league is the best of the best every week. every week. i'm fully aware of that, ready for the responsibility, ready for the challenge. it's going to be a heck of a journey but we've got some great guys with us along the way and can't wait to roll them up and get started. >> coach cutter said as soon as he heard the news, the first call he made was the quarterback jameis winston, both of them very happy. hear more from his family and other members of the organization on later editions of newschannel 8. >> thanks, paul. newschannel 8's stan lucas is getting a one on one interview with coach cutter and we are hoping to have more on that in the next 15 minutes.

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the gun a little. work. she called me and said, are you lottery tickets? i really didn't feel like stopping that night but i was like, yeah, i'll stop and get them. came home, wasn't feeling good. gave the tickets to her, said i'm going to lay down. >> looked again, they're the same. looked again. third time, i went running down these numbers. >> she said check these numbers. i said okay. i looked at them and said, they look like they're the numbers. i checked them actually four times and said, well, i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say there's a winner in mumford. >> amazing. they appeared on the today show with their daughter and their lawyer. getting tough on crooks with gasoline skimmers in florida, coming up next.

law to give schools more funding if they require uniforms. and more ahead on the bucs new coach and the lightning play at home tonight. this is first at 4 on

we have been telling you about the problem of skimming devices found at local gas stations. they are small and can be hidden right inside the pumps, making them hard to find. they steal the information from the card you use to pay for your gas. the website gasbuddy.com is asking the secret service to investigate because credit card fraud is involved and the problem is happening most often

>> most instances have occurred in orlando and tampa. they have been elsewhere throughout the state but last year that's where the greatest concentration occurred. >> consumers have an obligation to report the fraud to local law enforcement so they can look for patterns and hopefully catch those responsible. a proposed law providing $14 million to schools that adopt a uniform policy is on its way to the governor. now some are questioning the lack of control on how the cash will be used. the $10 the legislature is providing the district for the uniforms doesn't go to the student. it goes to the district. this year 8 school districts took advantage of the first ever school uniform policy that gives $10 to the district for every student enrolled.

next are upping it from $4 million to $14 million. >> i believe in a grass roots approach where parents and students and teachers come together and decide what kind of uniforms they want to use. >> reporter: and for the first the money. >> we have a lot of educational needs in florida. $14million could be used for something in my opinion more important than uniforms. >> last year's cash was a one- time appropriation and many districts declined to take it because the program was not honest. joining us for another look at the weather, julie is here. it was a wild ride earlier today with the storms and some microbursts causing the damage down in venice. it cleared up and made for a beautiful afternoon. >> yes, and we had reports of damage but it could have been worse. thankfully the damage was sparse in our area.

the rain, not so much, common this morning. slowed down the morning commute, rain coming down in south tampa. you can see some standing water on the side of the road there. some places did pick up over 2 inches of rain earlier today. like we just mentioned, all the rain has moved out and we are looking at quiet conditions for the rest of tonight. at 9:00 p.m., mostly clear skies, temperatures mild for your night in the mid-60s. as you wake up tomorrow morning, mild again. starting off saturday in the low 60s, really going to be a nice day. temperatures topping out in the mid-70s by tomorrow afternoon, warmer afternoon and a mostly dry afternoon. we are keeping slim rain chances in the forecast for your saturday. the first front that rolled through, all the showers and storms are south of this system. but behind it, we are not looking at the strong north winds bringing us the cooler air. we are looking at breezy west winds. that's why temperatures aren't necessarily dropping back behind the first front.

will be bringing us cooler weather. this is bringing us drier air here and that's heading our way pretty much just for saturday, where we start to see more changes. enjoy tonight, it's going to be quiet. through the overnight hours, areas of fog will develop, especially as you head inland. saturday morning if you're up early, it will be a foggy morning, heads up there, partly cloudy through the day and 10% chance of a passing shower. most of us will be staying dry but the changes come as we head into sunday. starting very early sunday morning through the overnight hours, we'll start to see showers move on shore and showers and storms pass through the day early sunday. by the late morning hours this is out of the tampa bay area and we have partly cloudy skies for the rest of your sunday afternoon. slim rain chances saturday, get round two sunday morning, late saturday night. then dry weather is back next

it's going to get chilly again. high temperatures on monday only in the 60s, staying there pretty much all of next week. if you're still making plans for the weekend and want to know what's happening in the bay area, 8 on your side has the answers. joining me for the weekend buzz, katie somers. thank you for being here. the list today is a little random, a little sparse. >> it's a lot of everything. >> a lot of music. let's start with wild days at seaworld. >> they do it every year. it starts this weekend with jack hanna. you can learn about the animals and he'll talk about his experiences and travel, so that's really cool. >> and the tampa bay black heritage music festival? >> this is great. this is at curtis hixon park and admission is free or you

>> and the sunshine music festival? >> tomorrow, $50, starting at 11:00 a.m. to midnight, tons of music with beer, wine, food trucks. >> is that included? >> i think you have to pay for that. >> $50, there must be good entertainment. >> yes, for all those bands. >> how about monster jam? >> tomorrow at raymond james stadium, they've got gravydigger, gravedigger and all the big ones. and the barbecue and bluesfest starts at 10:00 in zephyrhills. it's free to get in and pay for parking. >> and a little football game here, this packers game. >> i'm so excited. tomorrow i'm going to a packer

bar to do it up. >> i think you should, as will a lot of nfl fans. >> i know. >> as long as the vikings are out, i'll root for the packers. plus i love aaron rodgers. >> who doesn't? >> and if you're in the mood for a movie, here's this week's now showing. i'm like half cop, half puma. >> reporter: in ride along 2, kevin hart and ice cube reteam, still going undercover to take down a drug supplier. it's rated pg-13. >> we are the only help they have. >> reporter: heroes come out of the shadows in 13 hours. this is based on the 2012 benghazi attack on an american compound. six soldiers nearby volunteered to aid in a battle against hundreds of terrorists.

benefactor. richard gere tries to help dakota fanning but his money comes with strings attached. the benefactor is rated r. a polar bear heads south for the winter after people moving to the arctic disrupt the environment. so the bear heads to the city to convince humans to stay where they are. norm of the north is rated pg. now let's check the first at 4 sports with dan lucas and paul ryan, both at one buc place because it is a big day. official. >> that's right. it's funny now, raheem morris did the same thing, defensive coordinator for one day, and became the head coach. it didn't have the newness feel

felt that way today, dirk cutter one of the guys that just stepped up. it was a nice sight and very fitting to see him become the next head coach. >> i hate to drop the name but this is like a jay gruden situation. the only coach to take the bucs to the playoffs his first year was gruden. no pressure, coach. >> on defense he's rebuilding the coaching staff. i know you have the answered to congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> mike smith, the defensive coordinator. big changes for dirk cutter as well. >> his family was in attendance today and he was very emotional out there. he's been coaching for a long time but this is his first nfl head coaching gig. there's a lot of changes, even with 34 years of experience. he talked about the transition earlier today.

going to be a new learning experience every day. when i became a head college football coach, i thought it was my dream of a lifetime to be a head college coach. you realize even though you've been working a long time to get to that position, you have to make decisions every day that you weren't prepared for. >> reporter: one of the things fans and players weren't prepared for was the departure of lovie smith. >> let go last monday after the last game. we thought we'd move on into 2016, so it was a bit of a shock. and you know, dirk cutter was shocked as well. >> i'll be honest with you, i'm a little hurt that lovie's not here. there's nothing wrong with being hurt. it's not the first or last time we're going to be let down in our lives or be hurt. in dealing with the players at

know the truth. they want you to tell it like it is and most guys can live with that. >> reporter: telling it like it is, something cutter did last year. so much fun to listen to on wednesdays during football season. he may have to deal that down a little bit. but he'll shoot from the hip and when the bucs are playing well, he'll dole it out as needed. when they're not play well, he'll call you out. >> he mentioned, there are some things nfl head coaches can't say. >> right. maybe we'll get a little more analytical, statistics now and then. time and possession, where are we? that's how i call plays, he says. >> going to be a wild ride. much more coverage coming up later on newschannel 8. >> i think it will be the start

i enjoyed when he was at the helm of the press conferences fun. to get a closer look and share your thoughts about his new position, check out wfla.com.

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another $100 to maintain each year. >> the bill provides $200,000 for that pilot program. today the cdc put out a warning for pregnant women. avoid traveling through big regions of latin america and the caribbean because of mosquitoes born viruses spreading fast. this one in particular is heartbreaking. researchers mapped out where the virus could spread if left unchecked, and the answer is eventually into southern coastal states. >> i don't expect at all there will be a major outbreak of a mosquito born disease like this in the united states, mostly because we have a climate issue in our favor. >> so far there are no known cases in the u.s. but most quitos love hot, humid areas

with stagnant water, often with trash piling up. so areas like ours are a concern due to the climate. when it comes to new construction, you may have heard someone say they don't build them like they used to. turns out they're right. find out why newer homes do actually burn faster, coming up. and stick around for this 8 on your side story. >> reporter: thousands of truckers are learning their licenses to drive big rigs are no longer valid due to a bribery scandal involving their tester.

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should we leave? >> yeah, let's get out of here. >> that was fast. >> now we're going to light the older home up to see the difference. we good to go here? >> reporter: two minutes pass and the fire is barely noticeable. >> this has been on fire for several minutes but hasn't even caught the couch. >> could be the difference between life and death. >> reporter: at five minutes the flames are just peeking over the top of the pillow. 10 minutes, the drapes are catching. at 15 minutes, the room is still intact. >> it's been 26 minutes and the fire is still mostly contained to the couch. hasn't spread to the table, and that we can see here and the black smoke is not overpowering. it's taken this long and you can still get out. >> it takes 30 minutes for the old house to burn.

what's being done about it? the furniture industry group says it supports a federal flammability standard for upholstered furniture but only if changes are safe, effective and affordable. >> you don't have time to look around, get your wedding pictures. get out as quickly as you can. >> there is some good news here, the national association of home builders tells nbc news houses safer. bottom line, fire experts encourage having an escape plan for the family. if you don't know how to create one, the red cross has an easy online. wfla.com. it's in the don't miss it section.

heaters for the first time this season. that can pose a fire hazard as well. >> that's right, we start turning it on for the first time, you can sometimes run into problems. >> smells different. >> right. just be careful. may need it in a little bit because we are tracking our next cooldown. the rain has moved out and we'll have one real pleasant day with slim rain chances tomorrow, temperatures back in the mid-70s. then we're tracking the next area of low pressure set to move through late saturday night into sunday morning. this will bring more storms across the majority of the tampa bay area. again, similar to what we saw today but behind this system, we are going to be tracking cooler air. temperatures falling back in the 60s for pretty much all of next week. so there's the front that's moved through. this isn't the front that's bringing us the cooler air. behind this front, we have breezy west winds. this front brought us the rain. it's now pushing east away from

us and we have pretty quiet conditions for tonight, just breezy. west winds 10 to 15 miles an hour, some gusts 20 to 25. as we head through the late evening hours, winds are going to fall back. right now temperatures back in the 70s for a lot of us, feeling nice outside some sunshine. 73 in tampa, 74 in ruskin and wimauma and 70 in crystal river. cooler air off to our west and this will make it to us but through the overnight hours the only worry is some fog developing. temperatures will stay mild and as the winds ease up, this will allow fog to develop, especially seeing dense fog in the inland spots tomorrow morning. many of you don't have work but if you're out and about, expect some of that. heading into the afternoon hours, partly cloudy skies and slim rain chances, just a

slight chance of a passing shower. late saturday night, that's when things change. our next area of low pressure starting in the late night hours of saturday, showers moving on shore then heavier storms expected during the morning hours on sunday. like the system we saw today, this clears out quickly. behind this clearing skies, north winds with breezy conditions, temperatures dropping. notice highs only in the 60s for all of next week. next week looks mostly dry, lots of sunshine and mornings we'll be starting off in the 40s. now for today's pictures featured on tv, take a look at this. it cracked me up. that's cocoa and she likes to feel taller than she really is.

and this motley crue here. and this picture, baby it's cold outside, at least according to pierre and pixie. finally, lola was looking for a little attention. that's one way to get it. that's one big pet. tweet your pictures and share them with me on my wfla facebook page. coming up, a koala becomes

a look at what's trending online today. remember the pizza rap in new york last year? say hello to the pita rats. somebody dropped a piece of bread in new york's harold square subway station. these two rats struggled to drag it upstairs. laura duch saw it happening and reported it. the rats managed to get it up a few steps but they take plenty of breaks to chow down along the way. koala triplets other hot new attraction at an australian reptile park. but not is all as it seems. the jill, the proud mother, has suddenly found her workload trippeld after adopting two other baby koalas.

their own mother stopped producing milk. they are expected to become independent in the next few weeks and start eating eucalyptus. a rhode island boy with terminal cancer has fulfilled his wish to be famous in china. he is dying of rare pediatric cancer. the 8-year-old told his father that what he really wants before he goes to heaven is to be famous in china. his father posted the wish on facebook asking people in china and elsewhere to send a picture of dorian with a sign saying "be strong." the wish spread across the globe, prompting thousands of responses. and it especially struck a chord in china where it became a trending topic on china's 21st-like microblog service. much more news coming your