now four headline at 4:00. number one, tornadoes carve a path through the bay area. we have team coverage of the aftermath. number two, people across america honor the legacy of dr. martin luther king, jr. number three, water woes. water delivered to flint, michigan amid the city's drinking water crisis. and a failed rocket landing ends in a fire ball. good afternoon, i'm stacie schaible. this is first at 4. thank you

cleanup continues after a devastating tornado outbreak over the weekend. at least two tornadoes have been confirmed and families and friends are cleaning up. a twister killed two people and injured four, and jeff peaterson shows us the latest. >> reporter: good evening. this was a mobile home that was literally ripped from the foundation and blown across the road here when the tornado hit. three adults and four children were inside when this hit and today friends and family have been sifting through the rubble of the home, trying to pick up whatever they can to help out the family. steven and kelly wilson died here, two boys and two girls injured, and a third adult was also injured. friends have established a gofundme page to help the family, who didn't want to speak with us today.

home suffered property damage storm. >> man, that's the most helpless feeling in the world, hunkered down in a closet with you and your wife and you feel the house shaking, and you happen. >> reporter: he said today he does plan to rebuild. it was basically his workshop that was blown apart by the tornado as he and his wife were in the closet. he says he came out of the closet, looked around because he didn't know what had happened. although his damage was significant, he says it's nothing like what happened to this family a few hundred yards down the road. >> and that family that lost the grandparents, do we know how the children are doing and their conditions today? >> reporter: i did talk with system of the family today and they said the children will be okay. we understand the two boys have been released from the

scratches. two girls have injuries a little more significant and they are still being treated at a local hospital. fortunately we understand the injuries are not life- threatening. >> thank you. cleanup is also underway in tornado-ravaged areas, cleaning up debris to begin reconstruction which could take months. on bay winds lane officials began assessing damage and good samaritans came by to do what they could to help. >> a lot of helpful people. got the taco bus down there, i don't have to cook. life is good. >> today county officials and relief agencies provided resources and help for the tornado victims. eagle 8 hd joins us now with an aerial picture of the

what are we looking at here? >> reporter: this is a house we have been showing you all along, the damage down in sarasota. what they're doing back here now is starting the pain painstaking task of going through the house. if you look, we counted almost ten other houses on this same street with damage. they are really easy to see with the blue tarps. each one has varying degree of damage from windows out and roofs gone to trees down, every kind of damage you can imagine. it's not just that one house, but a widespread area in this neighborhood. even if i pan over here, you can see more damage. still a lot of cleanup, so we'll keep checking back with you throughout the afternoon.

temperatures have dropped dramatically. meteorologist julie phillips has more on the weather. >> after a rough weather weekend, much quieter today and much cooler today. temperatures are in the mid-50s out at new port richey, winds breezy out of the west 10 to 15 miles an hour. this morning we were in the mid- 40s, going to be even colder tonight with many of us in the 30s. winter jackets as you head out tomorrow. we're down to about 38 in temple terrace, 36 in land o' lakes, 43 in clearwater and 43 in largo. notice a lot of northern counties even in the low to mid- 30s. most areas should stay just above freezing, but we can't rule out the lowest lying areas getting briefly to around 32 degrees. currently a lot of us are still in the 50s, 58 in temple terrace, 56 currently in new

the low 60s this afternoon. it's below average for this time of year, and winds are out of the north 5 to 10 miles an hour. that's going to keep us cool and into the overnight hours, we have clear skies and chilly temperatures. we'll talk about the next storm system we're tracking set to move through at the end of the week, coming up in the full forecast. all over the country, people are taking time to honor famed civil rights leader dr. martin luther king, jr. in st. petersburg, thousands lined the streets to watch the annual mlk day parade. young and old took time to honor the legacy of the civil rights leader. billed as one of the largest mlk day parades in the country, it attracts people from all over. >> beautiful to see everybody come together and great to see everyone united and everyone happy together and no conflict. it's great.

st. pete, thousands also showed up in tampa as well. a fiery disaster for spacex, a rocket lands successfully then falls over. also ahead, school choice tally.

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spacex's latest attempt to land a rocket on a platform in the ocean failed in great fashion sunday. it came down softly on the platform but then you see what happened, it toppled over and exploded on impact. the ceo posted this video on instagram showing the botched landing.

legs failed to latch on to the platform. florida's tax credit scholarship program is expected@a boost tomorrow. it offers tax credits to businesses providing scholarships to low income students. supporters are set to rally by the thousands. >> reporter: people marches through the streets on monday in honor of dr. martin luther king a day before his son is in tallahassee in support of tax credit scholarships. tuesday's rally is for minority youth. >> your zip code shouldn't decide where your child goes to school. all parents want to send their kids to the best schools.

they love our children like we love our children. >> the rally starts at 10:00 a.m. on tuesday as the state session picks back up. >> and the florida education association has brought the program to court, challenging whether it's constitutional. a tampa bank has a message,

after some devastating weather over the weekend, we have a chilly but calm pattern right now, so we're grateful for that. be quiet. it will also be chilly. december was so warm, and i trending below average.

the next couple days as well. we are staying below average for most of this week, a brief warmup as we head into the end of this week. notice temperatures quickly fall back to well below average this weekend. we see these kind of fronts that knock temperatures down but we're seeing some with long periods of cooler weather. if you have weather photos, send us those. we love to see them. heading into tonight, it will be chilly. one of the coolest nights we have seen, dropping back in the low 40s. morning. heading throughout the day, temperatures top out in the upper 50s by the afternoon hours. so cool, but it will stay dry for us, just a few clouds in the afternoon hours. high pressure building in from up north allowing the cool air to filter in behind it.

in the tampa bay area but the coolest area is yet to come as this area of high pressure slides south and northern areas around the great lakes and northern plains are already seeing this chilly air. this is the wind chill currently in some of those place, 10 to 15 below what it feels like this afternoon, some feeling 20 to 40 below for tonight. we have north winds moving into the tampa bay area, few clouds around but it's going to stay quiet. jackets tomorrow morning, many areas in the 30s. so you're either in the 30s or low 40s, which is pretty chilly. in the afternoon hours, not much of a warmup with north wind around, only getting into the upper 50s. heading into wednesday, this is the coldest night. we have a freeze watch in effect for citrus and hernando counties. all of us are likely in the 30s for wednesday morning.

little bit more of a northeasterly flow, lots of sunshine and we'll warm back up into the 60s. it's really going to be a slow warming trend until the next cold front is set to arrive on friday. this is when the next storm chance is moving in. we are watching this system closely and look like the timing will be through the day on friday, chance of showers and storms behind the system. cooler weather filters in the low 60s once again. thank you. one of your 2016 new year's resolutions may be improving your financial situation. your credit score plays a big part in that, even more so this year than last. we have jerry detwiler here from debt.com. i saw an article on this and seems like the credit score always matters but what's changing in 2016 that makes us need to be more vigilant?

to go up. it's not going to be a big jump but we're starting to see them go back up. we have enjoyed low interest rates, bad for savers, great for borrowers. so as interest rates rise, it's important to minimize the amount you pay when you borrow. you want a good credit score because that means better rates. >> so the key to that, if you want to borrow, the better your credit score, the lower the rate is that you can get? >> exactly. remember, a lot of consumers are sitting on adjustable rate mortgages, maybe a second mortgage, or maybe you want to take one out to start a business or remodel the home. those are tied to the credit score. >> and people are offering this up. it used to be this mystery number that you could not get your hands on.

report but not your score. >> annualcreditreport.com is the place to get it free by law. there's a variety of places and you could get it through a lot of major credit card issuers like discover and visa. they may be different because they can be based on different bureaus but is it strong or not, and what can i do to improve it. >> because they're giving you a good ballpark? >> exactly. >> are there any quick and easy score? what's the number one thing to boost that score? >> number one is to be sure there are no mistakes. fix those and you're out of trouble. the other one is pay down credit card balances. if you have balances close to the limit, those are hurting your score and the faster you get them down, the faster your scores will improve. >> great advice.

>> thank you. working at a bank might seem boring but one bank is trying to change that image. u.s. ameribank has been around less than a decade and employs more than 500 people. >> reporter: does that guy strike you as a bank president? well, he is. >> was this your idea? >> absolutely not. >> but you played along? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the president and ceo of u.s. ameribank headquartered in downtown tampa is trying to break out of the mold. with employee gatherings like this, i would say they're succeeding. >> i was part of the' n sync

routine and i was a judge in the chippendale contest. >> reporter: the other top brass decided this would be a good way to engage employees at the meeting. >> great way to talk about the direction of the bank, make fun of ourselves and get everybody together. >> reporter: just one way u.s. ameribank is trying to be different. >> we have a culture very much like a family. >> start with you're employee number? >> five. >> so you've been here since? >> before we opened the doors, while we were in organization. >> reporter: the market strategist is also the weekend update anchor. >> a man is not measured by the head alone. >> reporter: and employee satisfaction is high because the way they run the bank is different and intentional.

dynamic, energetic, fast-paced, which is different than a lot of banking organizations. and we have a lot of fun. >> reporter: there are jeans days, health fairs, community volunteering and employee appreciation week. >> really everyone's voice does matter. don't feel like you're just a number here. >> reporter: since opening in 2007, before the recession, u.s. ameribank has gone from a handful of employees to nearly 500 and growing. 20% of the bank is owned by employees, giving them skin in the game. they believe the family atmosphere and culture of mutual respect can only lead to more good things in the future. >> work is work but i think we do make it about as fun as you can possibly make coming to work every day. we're really proud of what we've accomplished. >> something tampa should be proud of, too. and they have an emerging leaders group that works with

offer the millennial perspective. it's their way of investing in leaders of tomorrow. let's talk about team work. we have the lightning working together as a team. >> the hottest team in the nhl right now? no. the blackhawks have won ten straight, and they are coming here this week. a couple teams have done that this year. the lightning are halfway there. they won their fifth straight last night. entering tonight's nhl action, the bolts sit third in the atlantic division. that's a comfortable playoff spot for now. there is significance in sunday's win because it came against the florida panthers. these aren't your bottom- feeding panthers any longer. they recently had a 10-game winning streak and they are in division. they have a little rivalry are

playoffs but the nhl would love nothing more to see tampa bay- florida turn into a rivalry that means something. jon cooper believes that can happen if both teams keep playing well. >> just natural geographic rivalry. if we ever run into florida in a playoff series, you could really see something build. it's good for hockey and for the state of florida for both our teams to be doing well. >> after a few quiet days, the trade saga firing up again today.

trade offer. nobody knows anything. after a hot start, through seven games now just one more assist for three points. >> so how comfortable is this playoff lead? >> looks great in third place. they have 52 points. the two wild card points are with 50. this will be a roller coaster for the rest of the season. you can go from we are in to we are out in a hurry. if the lightning keep winning games, and that's why they're here anyway, if they can keep it going, they can get close to first place. florida is in first place with 57 points. >> that is a tight division. >> go from first place to off

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welcome back. number one, the national weather service confirms tornadoes in sarasota and manatee counties. cleanup continues today and we'll have team coverage over the next several hours. number two, the democratic candidates held their last didn't before the iowa caucus. bernie sanders butted heads with hillary clinton over gun policies, closing the gap in several key polls. number three, two big names are skipping the oscars in hollywood this year, upset that

nominated in the best acting or best directing categories this year. number four, we are counting down to the gasparilla pirate festival. we have everything you need to know to plan your weekends at wfla.com. the bay area is picking up the pieces after two confirmed tornadoes in sarasota and manatee counties, killing two sunday morning. steven and kelly wilson died as a result of that storm. four children and another adult in their home were also injured. just down the street, mike and his wife hid in a closet as a tornado passed directly overhead. >> hear people say it sounds

it's like thunder off in the distance, and you hear that all the time here. but it just kept coming. >> the workshop behind his house was blown apart and he says he does plan to rebuild. homeowners in sarasota are rebuilding after sunday's powerful tornado but the county is making sure they are not being swindled by contractors. >> reporter: good afternoon. take a look at the massive work they have ahead of them here. this is rubble from that house over there. if you can imagine, beneath this debris is actually a car. so put yourselves in the shoes of these homeowners. if your house was demolished, what would you do? would you know who to trust?

county officials say more than $60 billion allows for this $11 million estimated damage. county officials are offering resources to help resident avoid being ripped off. it started by doing your home work. >> even though you're in a fog right now because you had your home destroyed, you have to take the time and not rush into anything. >> reporter: some of this damage goes over here if you walk over here, there's a lot of debris and metal an junk in the water. this cleanup extends all throughout the area. again, county officials are providing resources and help to find homeowners the right contractors. they are on standby to help anyone if needed. >> such a good lesson for anyone and everyone here.

contractor, what's the best advice? >> do your home work. check their license, contact the county to ask if they're reputable and check their references. also have an attorney look over a contract before you sign it. >> devastation is heart wrenching there. thank you, john. now let's get a look at the weather here with storm team meteorologist julie phillips. >> after the rough weather this weekend, we have much quieter weather for most of this week. we have a few high clouds out there, 60 degrees and north winds about 5 to 10 miles an hour. tomorrow most of us likely won't even make it to 60 degrees, even in the afternoon hours. we'll still be in the 50s and gradually warm up as we head through the end of the week.

notice by saturday a second round of colder air is already moving in. it's going to be a fairly cool stretch for us. tonight temperatures back to 42, many northern counties in the 30s to start tuesday. it will be even colder heading into tuesday night. in fact, we are looking at potential for a freeze in the northern counties for tuesday night. again, not tonight but for tomorrow night, a freeze watch already posted for citrus and hernando county. the re of the area is expected to be in the 30s as well, so chilly air making its way in. currently we're in the 50s along the coast, low 60s inland, 60 in zephyrhills and brooksville. these are below average for this time of year, and some very dry air in place as well.

but mostly the thicker cloud cover is to the south of us. we are already tracking the next system. it's a bit aways, that area of low pressure in southern colorado. this is going to make its way west. more on that coming up in the full forecast. mobile homes and mobile home parks are common in florida and vulnerable in tornadoes. we turned to an expert to find out what to do to protect yourself from the wrath of a twister. >> reporter: the deaths of a grandmother and grandfather inside their mobile home which is now a pile of debris raises important safety questions about mobile homes. >> the winds picked up again

screaming. >> reporter: this mobile home was torn off its foundation and tossed by the side of the road. steven and kelly wilson were killed, their son and four grandchildren seriously hurt. the storm center found occupants of mobile homes, lighter and less well anchored, are 10 to 20 times more likely to be killed in storms than conventional homes. >> when they tell you to vacate, move. move to a safe structure. >> reporter: rick rogers of mobile home supplier marathon services of tampa says anchoring the home to the ground can help. >> make sure you're not in anchored right. >> reporter: they are required in florida. still, with no basement, they

residents know when a storm is approaching, take cover or get out fast. statistics show design standards for mobile homes were improved in 1976 and again in 1994. ryan hughes, newschannel 8. >> and mobile home anchors can be picked up at any supply store. the fbi is making changes when it comes to animal cruelty. and stick around for these stories. >> reporter: we'll have a look at the tornado damage from drone 8's perspective. we had 18 minutes to react. how a phone can save your life. we have all seen pictures from the damage after the tornado but wait till you see what it looks like inside the

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for the first time the fbi is tracking animal cruelty cases. newschannel 8's gene ramirez explains why local law enforcement is applauding the move. >> reporter: fbi investigators tell us people who commit crimes against animals against humans. that's just one of the reasons they're starting to track animal abuse nationwide. remember cabela, found tied up and shot near railroad tracks. she's one of many in the bay area who captured our hearts this past year. there was the 12-pound

tossed into the woods, another with nose cut off, beaten and broken. even big powerful horses become victims, like these found emaciated in citrus county. these were labeled other in the eyes of the fed until now. they are collecting data on animal cruelty cases nationwide, making it available to local law enforcement. >> it's been easy for people to commit a crime in one state and then move to another state and commit another crime. >> reporter: they will be looking through the data to identify areas of concern and study crime patterns. early on.

spared from understanding pain. >> they can sense your feelings. >> reporter: and law enforcement officials and animal rights activists hope this move by the fbi at the at least will make people think animal. gene ramirez, newschannel 8. coming up, see if one of your pictures is one of those we're featuring, next on first

david bowie's final album hits the charts in a big way in today's hollywood minute. >> reporter: david bowie's black star debuted at number one w 181,000 units in its

him his first number one album in the u.s. mad max continues to rack up awards. the london critics circle bestowed best film and director of the year on mad max and its director george miller. and box office news, star wars: the force awaken is just the fifth film to gross over $1 box office. combined with the domestic haul, the seventh movie in the saga made over $1.8 billion. i'm always grateful you're sending us your pictures.

this is a great shot, alba's third grandson. her son and his wife moved here from texas for a job but they are still texas long horn fans. so when she asked for the football face, that's what she cute. it was a busy weekend for pat in hudson, grating a fourth birthday. and priscilla's mom says she wanted to share birthday cake since she's trying to watch her figure. and finally a beauty shot, the calm after the storm. john gracious sharing this with us from sunset in venice.

page. now with another look at the weather, which has been crazy later, julie is here. what a roller coaster. >> yeah. >> it was a rough weekend. thankfully now we have cleanup going on, cool but quiet for at least most of this week. that's good news. so the chilly temperatures today, only getting a little days. we are looking at a freeze from the northern counties tomorrow night. tuesday night a freeze watch posted for citrus and hernando counties, pretty much the entire tampa bay area into at least the 30s. we are tracking our next storm system, still a couple days away. most of this week will be quiet. but by friday we are tracking our next area of low pressure moving in to give us a chance of storms. we'll watch that closely for you. by next weekend, chilly

forecast as we see another cooldown. also going on, the gasparilla children's parade, always fun. this year it's looking dry but cool, topping out near 60 and it will be breezy. so currently just a few clouds around, no rain across the entire state of florida. a very large area of high pressure has built in across the central u.s. and you can see this is keeping things quiet across the southeast, much of the central u.s., just tracking a little snow up in michigan this afternoon. temperatures for us, below average. average for this time of year is about 70 degrees. you can see a lot of us are in the low 60s, even 50s in places, 59 in ruskin and 60 in wimauma. so cool temperatures around but take a look at what's to our north, chilly temperatures up in the great lakes and northern plains.

we are looking at a prolonged cool spell, only 1 degree in min i can't minneapolis this afternoon. heading into tomorrow, this area of high pressure will keep north winds in here. by wednesday this starts to shift more northeast. we'll have a northeasterly flow with temperatures moderate a little bit. then thursday we are briefly warmer, reaching back up into the low 70s. enjoy that because it doesn't last long. by the time we head into friday, our next area of low pressure is racing in, approaching the coast. looks like sometime around friday morning, late morning hours, that front will pass through during the day. this will bring us a chance of showers and storms. depending on the track of the low pressure system, that will

the closer it is to us in the tampa bay area would mean greater strength and seeing last weekend. with a northerly track maybe not as bad. still many days away, and that's our next rain chance. up until then we stay dry. as that front rolls through, we'll have a slim lingering 10% rain chance for saturday morning if we were to have a light shower. looking mostly drive. this evening temps drop quickly. make sure you have the jacket tonight, and we'll fall back to 36 in land o' lakes, 41 in apollo beach and notice places like crystal river not far from freezing. it's possible a few spots could briefly touch around 32. in the 50s tomorrow afternoon, slow warmup on friday.

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the call and takes it out. reed was expecting a call on the foul and when he didn't get it he stuck his leg out and tripped the ref. reed was ejected, oregon state eventually lost 59-53. a mama bear and her two cubs caused quite a stir when they took up residence in a tree in seminole county. neighbors heard the mom growling at her cubs. apparently they were trying to wake her up so they could nurse. the mama bear balanced herself between two branches so her cubs could reach her belly. while it was a sweet sight. neighbors with young children were on edge. it's not the first time bears have been spotted on the streets. a bear was seen walking around on halloween.

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