leigh. >> and i'm keith cate, thank you for joining us. sifting through the rubble. it's coming to the end of a very busy day for people in sarasota county. aadrienne pederson takes us through the damage. >> reporter: we found a lot of

mess. >> roof, pool furniture, glass, doors blown out, bar-be-que is gone but we're still here. >> reporter: cathie doesn't have to look far to see that the damage could have been much worse. this is at the end of the street. and that's because after all the clean up, she is staying positive. >> a piece of wood pierced the roof so water came in. drain that. we actually got in the bathroom with five animals. >> reporter: fleming wants her florida friends to use the destruction as a lesson. >> a lot of times with hurricanes they go on and on for days and they never ready.

have a plan. we didn't have cat cages and the cats were more difficult to handle. we didn't find one until today. >> reporter: and local businesses are chipping in adrienne pederson. >> for those who still need help or have questions you can call this number, 941-861-5000. you can ask all of your storm related questions to the person who answers that phone. tonight we have an exclusive unique perspective on the tornado damage in sarasota.

>> you can see it down here. i have it on the idle mode. damaged condos. take a look at what we captured. an entire section is sheered drone eight captured this fascinating video right here. it's an entire section of the building that is ruined. several lower level universities have water damage. across the street, joe nate flew over the interior complex. drone eight caught these shops of blown out windows and people who put plywood up. and at the sands cabanas we saw crews starting to do work.

sun lovers can return to this place to relax. >> peter bernard, thank you very much. for the latest breaking weather alerts and for more video of tang damage left by the tornado you -- video of damage left by the tornado you can go to wfla.com. rescue crews have been searching around the clock since the helicopters collided and crashed during a routine mission on thursday. a u.s. marine from fort myer is among the missing. the coast guard says it does not intend to call off or suspend that search. an investigation is under way after an armed teenager died in a confrontation with a police officer. henry bennett bailed out of his vehicle. the teen pulled out a gun prompting the deputy who has pulled him over to fire his

the deputy is on paid leave until this investigation is complete which is standard procedure. rescue mission accomplished tonight. the coast guard arrived just in time to save two men from their sinking boat this morning. the coast guard helicopter rescue crew flew out to the men and then successfully pulled them to safety. a mama bear and her babies took over a neighborhood. she and two of her cubs climbed up a tree sunday night. in recent years black bear have become a pretty common sight. but neighbors say they still get nervous when they see the bears lurking around.

students go to college got helped today by the children of martin luther king jr. >> reporter: supporters marched through the streets of florida's capital city and celebrated dr. martin luther king jr. dr.king's son will be rallying at the capital himself on tuesday. >> reporter: king in an expected crowd in the thousands will be in tallahassee in support of school choice and the florida tax credit scholarship program. the save our scholarships coalition is putting on the event. the program gives low income families the ability to send their children to private school. it provides dollar for dollar tax breaks for businesses helping out the program. >> your zip code should not decide what school you go to. your commitment to your child ought to decide where you send your kid.

kid to the best schools. why not minority parent families. they love their children like we love our children. >> reporter: the rally comes just a few days after public education advocates flooded the capital. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: the florida education association helped organize that event last week. they're also leading the charge against the scholarship program. they say that more than $550 million that the state sets aside could be helping to improve public schools. in tallahassee, mike gelca. the state's largest teachers union has brought the program to court challenging whether or not it's constitutional. around 78,000 children in the state are enrolled in that program. still ahead, honoring the life and legacy of the reverend martin luther king jr.

people around the area honored the civil rights leader. and cool day to be out watching the parade. but we did have a few clouds moving in later in the day. it's going to stay chilly but we'll have rain chances later in the week.

the young star of the movie room received an award. >> the delivered what may be the cutest acceptance speech ever. listen. >> this is the best day of my life.

to all the critics who voted for me. it must be a super hard job because of all the other great actors in this category. i know where to put this, in the shelf right next to my millennium falcon. >> see, back to star wars. he also thanked his parents saying he loves them so much. the birthday wishes are flowing freely for america's favorite nongenerian. betty white turned 94 years old. in 2014 she was recognized in the guiness world record book for having the longest tv career for a female entertainer. she's hilarious. shows no sign of slowing down. white says retirement just isn't in her vocabulary.

to tv in an untitled comedy. morgan made his return to hollywood after a year of rehabbing from the car crash that left him in a coma. bill mayer has a request for his 60th birthday. he wants president obama to come on his show. white house will address any petition that garner more than 100,000 signatures and mayer' petition has more than enough to get their attention. hundreds of thousands of bottles of clean water is being trucked into flint michigan and it's all thanks to the pop icon cher. the singer is partnering with icelander glacier to make it all happen. president obama has declared a

a father in st. louis denied his 6-year-old's request. in exchange. >> more banking regulations. did you notice back to star wars again. star wars is everywhere. >> everywhere. >> today the nation, celebrating the life and legacy

martin luther king jr. in many communities people took time out to tribute dr. king in the way of a parade. josh thomas joining us now where they put a terrific parade every year. >> reporter: they did it again this year too keith. as you can see behind me the streets here in st. petersburg are back to traffic. but they were closed earlier today so that parade watchers and participants that honored dr. king as they have here for years. paradegoers started lining up early to get a good view for the annual martin luther king day parade. >> reporter: drum majoretts lined up to honor dr. martin luther king, the drummer for justice.

the paradegoers today. >> because today is when dr. martin luther king made it possible for people to sit with each other at restaurants and drink from the same water fountain. >> today is a day in history where we all come together as one and unite. and that's great for the whole, for everybody. >> reporter: of course it's also a parade with customary floats and bands all to celebrate dr. king's life and legacy. elizabeth bachman made sure her three daughters didn't miss out. >> this is what life is about. we're progressing every day. you know, and we just have to keep it going and coming together and celebrating is important. >> martha marcelli came all the way from citrus county. she's glad to see so many young people enjoying the parade and hopes they understand the significance of the parade. >> i hope they go back and search into our history and see

take it from there and improve upon all that they have learned. >> reporter: now the organizer of today's parade told me while he wants young people to know about dr. king and his dreams he hopes that they and others won't just honor that legacy one day out of the year. >> year round for sure. thank you so much josh thomas live in st. petersburg tonight. they're calling it a success mostly. a space x launched a satellite into orbit but the rockets return landing was a bit rough. on the return, the rocket landed on a floating barge in the pacific. a support leg broke and it did topple over. it is the first flower ever grown in space. what to you think. that's a few pictures of the zenia flower. pretty flower don't you think. scientists say this new

understanding of how to grow plants in microgravity. our days are getting longer. sunset at 6:00. we always have nice sunsets. here at sun toyota got a few of these high clouds. you can see the way the sun plays on highway 19 here. 54degrees. 54degrees that's pretty cool here. right before sunset. so you know it's going to be a chilly evening for us with that northwesterly flow in place. and the view from freedom plaza at sun city center with that 35% relative humidity. relative to saturation. moment. freeze watch in place. this is for tomorrow night. again into wednesday morning. likely a freeze warning will be issues tomorrow for that. and the next storm arrives friday with some scattered thunderstorms. next weekend chilly weekend.

into friday. we look at the gasparilla children's extravaganza. we will recool the air. cool days ahead for the short term and for much of the week we stay pretty close to average or below that. 64degrees. nice shot from lisa at ana maria island. what a gorgeous shot. you want to send us a photo. 52degrees. just plain cold to start. with the breeze at five to 10 miles per hour. 59degrees for a high. so finally compared to december

temperatures close to the range. 52 weeke wachee. international falls, they used to shoot those battery commercials, if your car can start here it can start any where. and then you see those high clouds kind of moving across the area from west to east. they're not rainmakers they just kind of get in the way of a perfect blue sky. high pressure will continue to shift to the north the next 24 hours and again the winter jackets probably a good idea in many spots if you're dropping into the the 30s to start the day. tuesday afternoon as we get into wednesday morning the coldest night yet this season. looks like we could have a freeze warning for some of those normal areas.

thursday morning. add some clouds too. warmer conditions, wind shift more easterly. then the rain chance for friday. possible storms as well. and then for saturday, dropping time for that children's parade but we kind of as we mentioned recooled the air again dropping us back into the 60s. guys we have a nice looking weekend ahead. but we have the storm chance possible. calls for help go unanswered at a florida 911 center. >> coming up next we'll show

now to what's making headlines across america. the stakes and tempers are rising between hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders. the republican presidential candidates debated in charleston and the gloves went off -- the democratic presidential candidates debated in charleston and the gloves went off. >> well, i think secretary

says is very disengeneral would you en -- disengenuous. >> i would have to disagree with both of them. they've both been inconsistent. calls for help go unanswered after a florida 911 center because an operator was on the phone orders lunch while she was picking out her meal, a 911 call came in about someone passing out at an optometrist office. officers say she ignored that call and continued to order. newschannel 8 at 6:00 is coming up next. >> here's stacie now with a preview of what we have coming up. >> eight on your side is going to have new information that could save your life when severe weather does strike. >> and donald trump's controversial remarks have gotten him in hot water in

plus, look for these stories. >> two people lost their lives when a tornado hit their home here in duet. doing to help. >> clean up is under way at the tornado ravaged areas in sarasota and the counties making sure these residents aren't swindled.

tonight victims do their best to recover from the loss and the devastation brought on by killer tornadoes. we have a unique and exclusive point of view from this disaster through the lens of drone eight. and today we remember the