now four headlines at 4:00. number one, more cold weather. we'll see when the next storm system is expected to move through. >> number two, stolen dog recovered. napper. >> number three, changing the rules. lauren's forecast is next consider harsher treatment if under the influence. >> and the dos and don'ts of this year, gasparilla parade. i'm josh benson.

let's get a look at the weather with brian bennett. check out the low temperatures we had this morning, 41 degrees in tampa. head north with less cloud cover and it was cold, 28 degrees in parts of citrus and hernando counties this morning. a bit more cloud cover i-4 and south kept temperatures from getting below freezing. we still have frost in a few locations. frost, florida snow for the locals because we don't get the real snow very often. right now 63 tampa and st. petersburg, mid- to upper 60s inland. we have a few clouds drifting across the area but no rain, so it will be a dry evening. just a few high thin clouds drifting through, temperatures this evening in the upper 50s.

night but not quite as cold, about 8 degrees warmer tonight than it was last night. partly cloudy. here are the forecast lows. we were in the 20s last night and we're in the upper 30s in citrus and her than doe, the rest of us in the upper 40s. coming up in the main forecast in a few minutes, we'll talk about some even warmer temperatures heading our direction and some showers and storms. i'll have all that in just a minute. back to you. an elderly man is recovering right now after walking away from an assisted facility. >> the 82-year-old spent some very cold hours outside. robert taylor left the regency oaks facility and he's been rushed to the hospital. >> to be honest, i don't know

lasted in that condition. >> project lifesaver uses technology in the form of a bracelet that allows detectives to track down your loved one in less than an hour. a yorkie is back with her owners tonight, and the couple who bought the dog brought her to the hospital because she thought she was sick. the pet belonged to all about puppies in largo. detectives believe this is the man captured on cameras stuffing the puppy into his shirt. christian bury will spend 25 years if prison, the sentence a judge handed down today.

>> reporter: today berry pled no contest to manslaughter and as part of the plea deal, she must testify against her husband, joseph walsh. detectives say walsh killed his 9-week-old son while berry stood by and the pair buried him in a nearby wooded area. he is charged with second- degree murder. driving under the influence could get more expensive. a isn't it true bill could make people twice about refusing a breathalyzer. >> reporter: refusing a breathalyzer could come with more fines and maybe a jail time under a new bill. drivers who refuse to take a breath test could face at least

>> i really believe that the solution is not so much in criminal penalties relating to refusing to take the breath test, but the solution should be requiring that the individual take a test to determine if they have an alcohol or drug dependency and try to solve that problem. >> reporter: right now a breath test comes with an automatic suspension of the license after a dui. >> a repeat offender could face a misdemeanor and be required to have a breathalyzer device installed in their car. making national news today, dramatically. as of midday, the dow was down more than 540 points. there was a plunge in the price of crude oil. chevron fell 7%, the most in

moments ago to dow ended on the positive side. we'll continue to watch that situation. the world's most famous model answering tough questions for vogue magazine. >> plus a new record for adele. all that in the hollywood minute. >> what are you reading right now? >> the teleprompter. >> reporter: this may be the ultimate vogue 73 questions, ben stiller as zoolander. >> who's your favorite disney character? >> walt. >> what's your favorite musical? >> hamilton, about the man who invented electrolysis with the kite. >> reporter: sting and peter gabriel are hitting the road together. the establish pop stars team up this summer for the rock paper scissors tour.

they will song swap, so you could get sting slinging sledgehammer. and hello has become the fasters video to hit 1 billion views on vevo. topping all time, blank space with 1.4 billion and counting. you know what time it is? it's gasparilla time. we have news you can use as you head to the pirate parade. >> and if you're in the market for a new tv and you want a good deal, we could steer you

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take over tampa bay for this year's gasparilla celebrations. >> and today tampa's police chief announced how law enforcement is preparing for all the crowds. >> reporter: today tampa leaders stepped up to announce their plans for gasparilla. tampa's police chief was joined by the hillsborough county superintendent as well as the fire chief and coast guard commander. they announced their plans to curb underage drinking at the event to keep parade goers safe after events like san bernardino and paris last year. >> as of today, my last meeting with all our federal partners, there's no significant threats to the city of tampa that would prevent this event from taking place. >> reporter: and patrons should leave drones at home, a

bring them to the event. festivities kick off this saturday with the children's gasparilla parade. >> and bring a jacket to saturday's children's parade. it starts at 3:30 and proceeds down bay shore boulevard. after the sun goes down, get ready for fireworks at 7:00. >> and january 30th the grown- up pirates invade. that kicks off at 2:30 and we'll live stream it at wfla.com. should be a lot of fun. after that, look forward to the state fair and see the burgers they have out there this year. >> sounds good. also ahead, the bucs have a new defensive coordinator.

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today two people in sarasota stepped up to help a family devastated by sunday's tornado. friends of steve and kitty wilson, who died after a mobile home hit their home, went to help recover and found this frame. they took it home, sanded it down and gave it back to the family. >> they were thankful that somebody did something like that, especially a stranger doesn't even know the family. i'm a friend of the friend of the neighbors.

displayed at the funeral for the family. nice gesture there. joining us now for another look at the first 4 weather, brian is with us today. >> we had a little frost this morning as well. i just returned from a trip to ohio and west virginia, and it was 5 degrees there. it was 50 here, i'm loving it. all relative, folks. even our cold spells aren't that bad. but this is a cool shot, a solar eruption caught by nasa's solar dynamics observatory. it happened in december and caused a cascade of magnetic solar arches. you can see the movement in the upper right to the movement. this was taken in extreme uv wavelengths, which is usually visible to our eyes, but it's

color, so kind of a cool shot from nasa. thanks for that. our sunshine right now, little black dot protecting our camera there. you can see the sun will be setting about 6:00 p.m. tonight, getting kind of chilly overnight. 66 in tampa right now. 67 in brooksville, 63 in st. petersburg, everybody kind of hovering in the 60s. tomorrow we'll be a little warmer, topping off at 71. 71 on friday, then 58 for saturday and just a tad warmer on sunday. back to 72 on tuesday, then we're down again. kind of classic january and february weather with the up and down temperatures. we have a few high thin clouds driftings through the skies but not producing any rain, so dry conditions flout the everything and nighttime hours.

the offshore high pressure giving us the east to southeast wind.fairly comfortable temperatures tomorrow in the 70s, then we have a low pressure system that's being born in colorado and parts of oklahoma. this will bring disruptive weather, especially to our friends north. friday kind of a rainy day here, maybe isolated showers or storms possibly becoming severe. we'll keep an eye on that. right now nothing like we had this past weekend. to our north, lots of snow, sleet, freezing rain, a big storm system for d.c. with possibly 1 to 2 feet of snow overnight 49 degrees, partly cloudy skies, not as chilly as it was last night. tomorrow afternoon partly cloudy, a dry day, 71 degrees. 71 and kind of rainy, maybe a

then much cooler and windy for the weekend. back to you. right now we have a chance to see some of the fair foods you'll have this year. the first to consider, the bacon bomb explosion burger. ground chuck seasoned with ranch, barbecue sauce and special seasoning, wrapped in fresh bacon and slow roasted, served on a kaiser roll with cheese. you can still find it at the fair. >> the french toast burger is a regular cheeseburger topped with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle, then put only french toast and drizzled with special sauce. >> number three is the ice cream burger. they take a regular

pickle, then a scoop of mexican style fried ice cream. >> and the red neck burger, a bacon cheeseburger topped with fried bologna, baked beans and potato sticks on a toasted bun. our web team has put all this at wfla.com for you under the don't miss it section. >> you have till january 27th to vote on your favorite. the fair starts february 4th. after a burger at the fair, you may need a workout. burger. i'm laughing about that. getting to the gym isn't always easy, but you could pin your way to shape. >> reporter: there are all kinds of fitness challenges going on right now on pinterest. i'll show you one of the

u.s. cross fit is part of the latest fitness craze. >> welcome to f 45. >> reporter: it's a fitness craze born in australia and growing in the u.s. >> keeping your body in the aerobic state, heart rate's panhandle, burning calories, getting that full body movement. if you have just a 10 by 10 space if your home, you can do all these i'm about to show you. >> let's do it. >> we start with the lunge. >> keep your feet shoulder width apart and watch your form. >> step out, weight on the front heel, and go straight down. >> reporter: then add a jump. >> the jumping lunge adds cardio to the mix. do this a couple times and the legs and glutes will be thanking you the next day. >> reporter: then balance with

>> hold it there. and switch. and up. >> reporter: this is another move where form is key. >> put your glutes up against the wall, send the glutes down. i want you parallel, maybe a little below the knee. if you had a ball, the ball would roll this way. >> reporter: she suggests starting off slow, switching up the moves and let your body tell you when you have had too much. >> reporter: check out my pinterest board for all you need to get ready for the new year. >> and look for future gayle's guide. more people plan to buy tvs

any other time of the year. this month you could save 20% on high end tvs. uber scored an exclusive deal to pick up and drop off passengers at levi stadium in santa clara, the first time a ride sharing company has been awarded that honor. now let's check on sports. paul ryan has everything. i'm going to eat too much to be able to drive home under my own power. if there's a coaching tandem in tampa bay which two guys have a friendship bracelet, it's dirk cutter and mike smith, both the bucs new head coach and his defensive coordinator received plenty of interest from other teams but ended up working

smith said tampa bay was the only destination he would have considered coming as a coordinator. what drew him here besides his relationship with cutter? jameis winston. he maintains the league is all act quarterback play and his defense will be designed around confusing opposing qbs. >> you have to give different looks. you can't line up in the same look and same front every time. so we'll have a lot of flexibility and identify what the players are capable of doing. i think dirk's philosophy aligns with the philosophy that i have had for many years. you want to put your players in fact best position you can. that's what coaching is all about. >> the east-west shrine game is coming up this wednesday with a few bucs in attendance this week, maybe taking a look at

the former bradenton defensive back had an outstanding career with the gators and looking forward to pro scouts this weekend. >> pretty exciting. put in a lot of hard work and for the dream to be in arm's reach, it's a good opportunity. i learned a ton, studying all the other teams and everything. seeing what they think act me, not what i think act myself. part of me is no pressure, stay composed and just do what i do. play my game, what i've been taught my whole life. >> six goals by six different players in a sixth straight win for the lightning last night. boyle caught a short-handed game winner midway through the third after the lightning blew

tomorrow night the bolts host the blackhawks in their first meeting at amway arena since last year's stanley cup finals. huge game. chicago has won 12 straight games. that's a franchise record for a team that's been around since 1926. >> stacked. >> 18 straight wins between the two coming in tomorrow. we'll be live with all the preview you can handle for this.

now four headlines at 4:30. the stock market dropped today and at one point the dow was down 540 plus points but the dow rebounded ending in positive territory. number two, chasing isis.

the fight the terrorist group in afghanistan. the pentagon says u.s. can now pursue isis in the war torn country. under previous rules, the military could only go after isis elements that posed a threat to u.s. forces. number three, scientists believe they have solid evidence of a true ninth planet on the fringes of our solar system. it's about ten times the mass of earth and 600 times farther away from the sun. they found this with computer modeling and hope to see it with a telescope within five years. number four, fighting over chocolate. courts in europe are telling nestli they cannot trademark the shape of the kit-kat. rivals wanted to produce a similar bar.

trademark the shape since 2010. state lauren's forecast is next move forward today with a plan to make it harder to win attorney's fees in lawsuits to get public records. >> some say they are using a sledgehammer to fix a minor abuse. >> reporter: over the last several years, some law firms have been filing public records requests with local governments governments couldn't comply. the response from the legislature is to make it harder to recover attorney's fees. gulf stream, population 1,000, spent $1 million responding last year. >> so you might get 25 one day, 25 the next day, couple days off, 50, and they pile up. >> reporter: open government

throwing the baby out with the bath water. >> it denies them access to the courts by denying them access to competent attorneys. >> reporter: the bill is likely to face significant changes before it gets to the house or senate floor. >> the legislation is supported by the league of cities and the association of counties, newspaper editors and public interest groups oppose. also today the cdc has a warning for protect women who have been or thinking about going out of the country. watch out for 14 countries where mosquitoes are spreading a new virus, mostly in latin america. there have been three cases reported in florida and two in illinois, one in hawaii and one in texas. those people were travelers. so far no mosquitoes have

and researchers are worried mosquitoes could bring the virus to the southern most gulf states. what does it do and why are pregnant women at risk? let's clear up some of the mystery and why should we be so concerned about it? >> the illness essentially in most people cause a limited infection characterized by fevers, rash, joint and muscle pain and pink eye. in pregnant women, it's been associated with birth defects. that's why they're very concerned about pregnant women specifically. >> we have pictures about that talking about. what exactly does it mean? >> essentially the biggest birth defect they are finding

the development of the head and brain stops, and can lead to issues with walking, talking, mental disabilities. >> very severe. >> it's very severe. last year in 2014, brazil saw 147 cases of microcephaly. between october and january, there have been 3500 cases. so this prompted the cdc to make a warning to pregnant women, don't travel to these areas if you're pregnant or pregnant. alarming. outside traveling to those women locally? worry. there have been no cases of mosquitoes affected with the panic. this is for the people planning to travel or if they have develop illness.

and happen to be in brazil and you come home and you're feeling fluish, go see the doctor and let them know, so athletic send your blood and test you for the vice, which is how we're getting patients coming back positive. and i have to ask about travel so we can identify them. >> awareness is the key. >> let's go back to brian for more on the weather. we have some high thin clouds but no rain. maybe a light jacket needed. by 9:00 p.m., 57 degrees, kind of a cool evening in store. the sun is setting at 6:00 p.m. this evening and you may have noticed the sun is setting

days are getting longer by about one minute every day. in early december the sun was setting at 5:34, already setting 26 minutes later than it was almost a month ago. right now temperatures in the mid-60s for most of the bay this evening. satellite and radar picture, a rain. we are quiet so it will be a quiet evening, temperatures 57 this evening. tomorrow morning, 49 degrees and about 8 or 9 degrees warmer or less cold than this morning with partly cloudy skies. most of pinellas and hillsborough county will be in the 40s tomorrow morning. areas to our north will be in the upper 30s. back to you. we have what you need to know to plan your morning commute with a look at tomorrow's traffic today. >> hope you're enjoying your afternoon.

in lakeland. this is the massachusetts avenue project. this is a six-month project and the first phase adds 49 new parking spots. expect intermittent lane closures there. there's a lot that will be done there including resurfacing and road work. that's going to last for six months. meantime, this is underway. you can contact me on facebook or follow me on twitter for more. start at 4:00 a.m. see how some people are helping a goose who didn't fly south for the once in a while,

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welcome back now. most of us trying to stay healthy this year, but a new study says what you eat may be affecting how you sleep. registered dietitian abigail dougherty is with us. sleep can screw up a lot of things. we look at the new year, so let's break down how things can help you sleep better. >> i love the study because it broke down and told us things that we could actually do that

we could do in our normal lives. fiber, think fruits and vegetables, whole grains. that helps with so many different things with digestion, helps your skin feeling good. if you think about it, now it also helps with your sleep. and fruits and vegetables, they are all good. think quinoa, oatmeal, whole grains, whole wheat. if you want to switch from white breads, rice, pasta to the whole grains, it's a good move. if you can't do full, i tell clients do half and half. >> not a bad idea. >> small changes help too. >> how about sugar? that can make sleep worse? sleep worse. can do. decreasing your sugar will help with sleep.

coffee drinkings. try to manage them. if you drink them now, maybe try to drink one less per day. or try to go cold turkey. with the sodas, i definitely say go cold turkey. >> and hitting the ice cream before bed, probably not helping. how about alcohol, a lot of sugar in alcohol? >> yes, same thing with those. watch that. the other thing they found was saturated fats. so think butter, red meats, high fatty content red meats, and things that are solid at room temperature. that will be your saturated fat. simple swaps, if you like ribs or going for lean pork loin. turkey burgers instead of the ground chuck. try little things and think sleep, overall healthy lifestyle. >> moderation, too, and exercise. >> exercise helps a ton, yes. thank you very much. >> very good tips.

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welcome back. there is a goose on the loose in maplewood, minnesota. >> and some are making sure the bird is well taken care of. >> is very smart bird. hi, buddy. want some food? >> it's sad. have to fend for himself but he couldn't because he has this little disability, so we have to feed him. we didn't want him to starve, so we feed him. we watch out for him. >> how you doing? it's okay, want your food?

been so cold, i couldn't believe it when i seen him walking by my window. i hope someone can come and catch him and take him and fix his swing, nurse him over the winter and bring him back in the spring so next fall he can fly south with his people. >> you know, there's been years i've been alone and i know it gets lonely. the goose couldn't go with the rest of the tribe, you know. >> he has no one. i can relate to that. i can really relate to that. he's a lucky goose. he's lucky to have us.

he has this family. so he's lucky. >> that's a really sweet story. >> very lucky goose. start out with just a goose out there but it's a story that's connected, people there with the goose all in the same boat. >> they have great stories up there. >> very cool. maplewood, minnesota. we don't have that stuff on the ground, so we're grateful for that. >> no snow here. we did have some frost this morning. >> i saw those pictures. >> it's called florida snow because that's all we get. >> make a snowman out of that? >> maybe. hey, 38 years ago yesterday we had snow here. we had .2 inches of snow, actually canceled school that day. 38 years ago. >> that's interesting. >> but it can snow here, not out of the question. but we're never going to see that type of snow.

satellite and radar, showing a few high thin clouds drifting through the area but no rain. we are dry across the bay area and will be dry throughout the evening. we have high pressure offshore that's given us and east to southeast wind. what that will do is help bring us warmer temperatures as we head into the day tomorrow. now we're going to start watching this low pressure system right now in kansas and oklahoma, going to move through and bring us showers and storms on friday. what this storm will mainly be known for is the snow for our northern neighbors up through d.c., quite a bit of snow with that. as we head through friday and saturday, 6 inches to a foot of rain through parts of tennessee, kentucky and nashville going to see a fair amount of snow. heading north, more snow for

a lot of snow for d.c. it will shut down the nation's capitol friday and saturday with a lot of snow in the mid-atlantic states, not as much north of new york city and boston. storm. locally, tomorrow morning we're partly cloudy and 49 degrees, so about 8 degrees warmer tomorrow than we were this morning. tomorrow afternoon a few more clouds move in, still a dry day. little warmer, high of 71 degrees tomorrow. all in all, tomorrow not too bad of a day. moving into friday, that cold front will be moving through. scattered showers, maybe a storm, and we could see a strong or severe storm develop but not expecting anything like the outbreak we had a couple days ago with those two tornadoes. we'll keep an eye on any system rumbling through. moving into saturday, the storms are history. we get a northwest wind.

and windy, sprinkles and a high of only 58 degrees. cooler weather by the weekend. overnight partly cloudy skies, chilly with 49 degrees. tomorrow afternoon clouds increasing a little bit and high of 71 degrees. looking ahead to saturday for the gasparilla children's parade, it will be a chilly and windy one. the kids will definitely need a jacket heading out to the parade. next two days, fairly warm and drier by the weekend but cooler temperatures. back to you. >> thank you. pictures on tv. we have some great ones today dogs. given the weather. i think i'll sit right here and be nice and warm and cozy.

don't get to do that that often in florida. this is dodge, a trick dog that knows more than 200 tricks. right now his main gig is raising antibullying awareness. and rusty is back, always geared up for the lightning games. they have made it six in a row. this was rusty last night before the game and yes, the bolts won. we want to see if he can bring them luck tomorrow night against the blackhawks. this guy, he's a priority ever pirate, getting his pirate on. margie wanted us to see hunty big parade. >> the dogs even love it too. >> they do. and you can send your picture and share them with me on my

coming up, while we don't have a lot of people enjoying it in the cold, this guy loves the cold. >> see more of his winter time

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it ended up in claims. the valet was revving that super car's engine when the flames started shooting out the back end. strangers put the fire out, but the damaged car would not start and had to be pushed down the street. the whole thing caught on camera of course and shared online including the valet's reaction. >> have fun explaining that one. adam driver has been adopted, or rather the internet famous cat that looks like a certain famous star wars villain has been trending. his mom says she wasn't attracted to him because of his appearance but the bond she felt with him. now it is time for newschannel8. >> right now on newschannel8 at 5:00. >> two cold case murders off the books. how a community helped catch accused killers. >> and dui debate. refusing to take a breathalyzer