now four headlines at 4:00. number one, have you seen these children? police believe they may be in danger. number two, wrong numbers from red light cameras. which city may take them down. number three, a controversial open carry bill clears another hurdle in tallahassee today. what could change for gun owners. and number four, the maker of the aka 47 rifle is opening a factory right here in florida. we're going to tell you where. good afternoon. i'm josh benson. >> and i am stacie schaible. we given with breaking news.

right now, an amber alert is in effect for two children last seen in st. petersburg. they were staying with their grand importants but they are now believed to be with their mother. authorities fear the children may be in danger. we are live with the very latest. >> reporter: good evening. we're in front of the grandparent's house. this is where the kids were last seen sometime late last night. and it's believed that their mother came into the house, she has a key and took them sometime in the overnight hours now take a look at some of the pictures police. this is 5-year-old and her brother, a 4-year-old. again, they were last seen sometime last night. their mother. now she lost custody of the kids back in august. she was allowed to have supervised visits and this the first time she has taken the kids like this but they say in

that if she loses custody of the children that she will kill herself and the children. so there's a lot of concern to find the kids and find out that they're okay at this time. and now police tell us that they do have good information, that she was last seen in north florida. they wouldn't tell us how they found out that information but they continue to try and track the her down at this time. in the past few minute, the grandparents that live here at this home just left. i also saw detectives leaving the scene and also talked to a man who tells me he is the children's father. he tells me he's terribly concerned. and we will have much more coming up at 5:00 on news channel 8. >> thank you live in s t. petersburg. and now we want to check your first at 4:00 weather. raining in st. petersburg right now. here's julie phillips. >> yeah, a lot of showers that have been continuing through day. it hasn't been too stormy but light to moderate showers have been occurring throughout the

so far this location today, we picked up about .50 of rain. some spots have seen heavier rain for a longer period of time. and winds now beginning to pick up out of the north between 10 to 15 miles per hour. and again, that's due to the cold front we're watching. it's moving south of our area but we have upper-level energy that's bringing in some fairly decrept rainfall totals for today. and you can see the showers moving from west to east across the region. and right on top of downtown tampa, downtown st. pete, we're looking at some decrept downpours coming down. you can see -- decent downpours coming down. you can see the oranges and the reds. i'm not tracking much in the way of lightning within the rain but the showers will continue through this evening. the rain chances come to an end overnight and temperatures will cool down. we'll have a look at the numbers in the full forecast. well a reporting error has the city of lakeland reconsidering red light cameras.

decrease in the number of accidents at intersections with red light cameras. but now a new look at that data shows the number of accidents may have actually gone up. lakeland's mayor has been a supporter of the devices but is now reconsidering. >> if they're not doing what we thought they were going do, to do, we have to look at replacing the cameras. >> the city has a contract that expires in 2017. the city council is expected to take up the issue at its meeting tomorrow. tampa police looking for the man who robbed a woman as she stood on her porch. take a good look at the sketch. police tell us that this man attacked the woman. a motion light and a barking dog scared him off but if you recognize this guys, give police a call. and we learned that a house that was the target of a home invasion in pasco county was a drug house. karen clark is accused of

arrested. someone inside the home accidentally shot a teenage early this morning. the girl is still in the nasa held a memorial service at the kennedy space center to honor the astronauts killed in the "challenger" disaster. 30 years ago, the space shuttle exploded after lift-off, killing its crew of seven. investigations concluded that cold weather caused parts of the shuttle to break apart. today at 5:00, we sit down with a group of students to talk about the disaster and what they think that america learned from it. legislation that would allow the open carry of committee in tallahassee today. >> reporter: the debate over open carry is dividing florida's law enforcement community, the florida

open carry but the police chief's association has endorsed a modified version. >> this allows for the open carry of happened guns only. >> reporter: debate pitted police chief who support open carry -- >> it was put before our full board of director. >> reporter: against the sheriff's association does not. >> how can one group say it's a great crime prevention tool and one group of law enforcement officers say absolutely not. >> reporter: the open carry legislation's not stop is a vote in the full house where passage is expected but the senate is expected to throw up a road block. from state capitol. >> and the open carry legislation would allow people whose second amendment rights are violated by police to sue. >> penalties could range from $5,000 to $100,000. coming up, barbie is

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american gun maker usa is announcing plans to make the famous aka 47 assault rifle in florida. guns assembled at the factory will be sold to retailers elsewhere. the company previously imported the weapons from moscow. the company launched new rifles and shotguns at a firearms conference last week. mattel is now offering barbie in three new shape, tall, petite and curvy. starting today, the shape cans be purchased online exclusively at mattel shop. they have been transforming barbie for two years to bring her in line with realistic body types.

they'll be available at retailers. and we have breaking news in an 8 on your side investigation right now. a federal judge in tampa has we speak is considering the fate of a spring hill couple convicted of wire fraud. the couple lied about a 21-foot sinkhole void underneath their home when they sold it to new home buyers. the judge has deliberated outloud for about 50 minutes or 40 minutes rather before taking a break. he said he is struggling with his decision on whether or not to send them to prison. we will have details coming up tonight at 6:00 right here on news channel 8. well looks like donald trump is going to keep his promise the to boycott tonight the's republican presidential debate. >> coming up, a preview of tonight's debate in iowa. where our very own keith cate will be during the caucuses. and dan lucas talks to the buccaneer's new offensive

joining us now for another look at the weather. man, this has been the dreariest day in a while. >> it has. and day two as well. and the good news, we have been talking about how it's happening mid-week so things clear out in time for gasparilla. >> i hope you're right. we're paying for it now in the idea that the weekend is going to be great. >> i can pretty much guarantee that things are looking good for this weekend. we are looking at a cool down but the gasparilla forecast is looking great. as the invasion begins at 11:30, temperatures will be back up into the low 60s. so on the cool side, maybe a light sweater to start the day, partly cloudy and then top out in the upper 60s as the parade begins. winds will be light on saturday so what will be on the cool side, winds won't be a factor and sun and clouds through the day and no rain expected this gasparilla. for the even, that's a different story. lingering showers expected to

and temperatures fairly mild in the mid-60s. and the rain will come to an end by midnight tonight. and then things will be over with for a while. currently tracking anywhere from the light rain, the blue you see on here, to decent downpour, the oranges and the reds sitting over st. pete and tampa. these are pushing toward the east and i think the heaviest of the rain will be over with by 7:00 p.m. tonight. the front is off to the south. we have upper eleven energy bringing the rain. not only does the rain end but the skies also clear. tomorrow morning, expect clear skies, cooler temperatures in the 40s and 50s for us. and then as we head into tomorrow afternoon, we will be below average in the low to mid- 60s. and it will be breezy. so with northwest winds up to 20 miles per hour, you will want to keep the jacket handy through the day. and as we head into gasparilla saturday, mild temperatures in up ther 60s, light winds and high pressure in place will really allow for a beautiful start to the weekend and then sunday gets better as the high

the southeasterly wind flow returns and we will see partly cloudy and warming temperatures into the low 70s sunday afternoon. right now, we're many the upper 60s, mid-60s across the region, still 70 in wimauma. cooler temperatures to the north of us. 57 in jacksonville this afternoon. 54 in montgomery. and that's thanks to the cooler air the cool front is bringing in. falling back into the mid-60s for tomorrow, chilly in the 40s to begin with saturday morning. and then we warm up as we head into next week. there's something new happening in downtown tampa, it's a block party. and the first one kicks off in under an hour regardless of the weather. news channel 8's gayle guyardo tells us about the free bash. >> reporter: this is just another step in making downtown tampa a live, work, play city. and they're kicking it off with a block party. set-up is underway on historic

get ready for a block party series kicking off for the first time tonight. off. getting the stages set up for the music, the food, the beer trucks coming in. >> reporter: the franklin located in the olest building in the district is sponsoring the first party in the 500 block. and every month, other businesses will join in. >> there's some tremendous retail establishments on the block here. everything from patrick's on one end, fly on the other and a lot of stuff in the middle. >> reporter: tampa downtown partnership tells me it's part of a growth plan for small businesses in the downtown district. >> what i love about it is that it's going to be a continuation of the farmer's market. so you could be buying your organic stuff and come over here for craft beer, some good food, hang out. it's really city living. >> reporter: gayle guyardo, news channel 8. >> again, that party starts at 5:00. so in just about 40 minutes. and after that, there are three more planned, part of a spring series. they'll be held the first

and speak of party, we are your official gasparilla station when the pirates invade saturday. we will carry the parade of pirates live on news channel 8 as we always do. and josh will be co-hosting this year with jen leigh and generaln holloway will be our pirate reporter on -- and jenn holloway will be our pirate on the street. >> looking forward to the that. social media has become an important place to find information on just about any topic lately but would you consider pinterest or instagram reliable sources of health care information? 8 on your side has answering for today. our -- answer for you today. this is a pretty big question. and a lot of people are guilty of just jumping online and searching out medical conditions and now they are jumping to social media and seeing items that talk about what they want to see. >> yeah, and if people are interested in health and

whatever they're looking for, they're following people who are posting the information. and sometimes maybe it's not great. maybe it's not even true at all. or maybe it could hurt you. >> so you are seeing a range of things being posted. illnesses, about vaccines, just about anything, right? >> yeah, and actually so what we just saw is that the journal vaccine did a study. they found 800 images on pinterest about vaccines. so of those 800 image, they found that 75% of them were negative and saying that sax were a bad thing. when you compare it to a research study last year, 83% of americans say they support it. so it's very different representation of reality. >> and this is probably a trigger with for mark zuckerberg who showed his baby getting vaccinations. >> yeah, i think so. and it shows that, you know, when there's a vocal minority or people who feel strongly

media, they can use the reach and the technology to really kind of change the conversation and make it seem like that more >> right. so what's the danger for these people that they'll find? like you said, you could be anybody posting your thoughts on any illness or vaccination or anything, what's the warning to people before they run out and say, i got to solve my problems. >> verify your source. if you see something and you don't know the person who posted it, go find that. if it's something that's interesting and you're like, this might be something i want to look into, definitely go, search out the real source of the information. was a study done? did a doctor recommend it? don't just take it from a pinterest photo. >> good stuff. back over to stacie. >> thank you. tonight the republican presidential hopefuls are going to take the stage in des moines, iowa for their last debate before the iowa caucuses.

runner donald trump will not be there. here's more. >> reporter: good afternoon, stacie. the debate tonight is here at the iowa event center in des moines. the trump event is across town. both running at the same time tonight. it will be a vivid example of how the republican front runner is writing his own rules. a big question, will donald trump dropping out hurt or help him? at this coffee shop, one said he's more eager to back trump. >> he's his own person. i like that because he's, i mean, he hasn't spent money on the campaign. >> reporter: so you're going to caucus for him monday night whether he debates tonight or not? >> you bet. >> reporter: she is not happy with donald trump. >> he's not that interested in the people as much as i would like him to be. >> reporter: claiming he was treated unfairly in the first fox debate, trump rejected fox anchor bill o'reilly's plea.

people of seeing you. >> no, i'm not. >> this a forum they need to see you in. >> a lot of press will be there. we're going to help a lot of veterans. >> reporter: trump plans an event at drake university at the same time as the debate a few miles away. with trump absent, ted cruz will be center stage but the former iowa front runner wants to debate trump tonight or separately saturday. >> it's not that he's afraid of me. he's afraid of you. >> reporter: or trump has made a crafty move. >> voters get to see just him on the stage. he doesn't have to sustain any incoming. >> reporter: and in the today's wall street journal poll, trump has had widen his lead in iowa with four days until the vote. voters could see a push by marco rubio who can concentrate on cruz to try to take over as trump's chief challenger. news channel 8. >> and we will be covering the the caucuses live from iowa. news channel 8's keith cate

moines starting tonight at 6:00 p.m. and he will focus on how the tight races are playing out in both the democratic and republican fields. now your first at 4:00 sports. dan lucas just arrived in studio, everyone. there he is. >> the buc, never a down time. by the way, jameis winston, images of him at the pro bowl today in his new jersey. >> cool. >> bucs going up against each other in the pro bowl. that's going to be cool to the see. we got to meet the bucks coaching staff. completed over the weekend. we met the new offensive coordinator. and now not to take away from the title but he is working more hand in hand with the head coach dirk koetter on the offense. koetter himself said he will be the play call they are season. now his hire shows a lot of

they worked together on the jacksonville jaguars coaching staff together. and he is excited to be reunited with his pal. and now he knows what he inherits, a young potential star in mike evans. a player who made big catches but also suffered well documented drops in 2015. >> but it's all about routine. it's a matter of, he has good ball skills, not a matter of that. i don't think anybody has seen anything but good ball skills and he wants to do it. he's talented. i have talked to a loft people about him that coached him in college and here. and i'm excited to get started. my job is to make sure he doesn't drop the ball. that's it. wednesday night, the lightning pulled out a 1-0 win over toronto and jumped into second place in the atlantic division. if you listen to us the past couple week, you know that the division is packed so tight that no place is secure on a

but as the all-star break begin, the bolts are in great shape, winners of eight of the last nine games. >> nine out of 11, that's a pretty good record. and you know, we're back in the play-offs and we wanted to finish off this game before the break and get the points and it wasn't pretty but we got it. and that's what we're going to take with us. now the lightning are dead even in points with the detroit red wings. and next wednesday they resume the season against, guess who, the red wings at amalie arena. not to jump into the mix. >> i liked when you said they're looking good. right now, looking good. >> trending the right way. and now we need them to come out of the break and continue. and that's the catch. that's been tricky. >> a lot of teams falter after an all-star break. >> some teams do. and it's hard to predict. >> quickly, how many team are really in the mix.

and the dered wings have 58 points. and then the wild card, boston and pittsburgh, 57, 55, one game, two game. seven teams are within striking distance of a wild card spot. >> going to get good. >> thanks.

we have breaking news now in an 8 on your side you about. >> first, we want to go to four headlines at 4:30. number one, the zika virus is spreading. the mosquito-borne illness can cause birth defects. world health officials will hold a meeting monday to decide if the outbreak should be declared an emergency. 31 americans have contracted the virus while traveling. number two, the so-called affluenza teen is back on u.s. soil. this is video of police

the dallas fort worth airport. he violated his probation and went on the run. couch killed four people while driving drunk back in 2013. number three, the it's been 30 years since the space shuttle "challenger" exploded after take-off. it's an image that's impossible to forget. today nasa held a day of remembrance at kennedy space center. and big changes at daytona international speedway. a time lapse video takes a look at construction that started in september of 2013. look at the change. and it just finished days ago. fans will get to experience the differences that the $400 million project has made during the daytona 500 next month. and now to the breaking news. an amber alert is still in effect. we want to remind you, for these two children last seen in st. petersburg. they were staying with their grandparents. they are now believed to be with their mother and may be headed for north florida.

kill them and herself after she lost custody of the children. they may be in a 2009 gray nissan altima. and they believe the children could be in danger. so if you see them or have seen them, you're asked to call 911. in some other news, a pinellas county mother tells 8 on your side her child with eight others waited in the rain for a school bus that never showed up. >> the students wait at the neighborhood stop at 32 -- waited at the neighborhood stop at 32nd aver north. the bus is supposed to arrive at 8:00 in the morning. but when it department show up, parents tried to call the transportation office. >> i told him that there was no bus driver assigned for the bus route that day and nobody was coming to pick up our kids. >> there are times when we experience driver callouts

but we are working to address that issue. >> the pinellas school district ongoing campaign to recruit and train new bus drivers. well medical marijuana is back on the ballot this year. >> and florida lawmakers are now weighing in. matt has more on this story today. >> reporter: voters will decide the future of medical marijuana in this state now that a ballot initiative that was narrowly defeated just two years ago returns this november. the amendment got the required amount of signatures needed to get on november's ballot and it aims to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana for patients with diseases like hiv, aids, epilepsy and cancer. the representative helped pass florida's limited medical marijuana law in 2014. >> part of the problem with putting cannabis policy in the constitution that as the

>> reporter: a similar amendment got 58% of the vote in 2014 but needed 60%. reporting at the state capitol. >> the legislature is considering a bill this session that would allow medical marijuana to be used on terminally ill patients. today all of the people working hard to raise money to fight heart disease and stroke, yeah that does look odd, were honored. it was my pleasure once again to emcee the 2015 heart walk awards. hundreds turned out in s t. petersburg for the annual luncheon. the headline today, tampa's heart walk is now the second largest in the nation. second only to dallas where the headquartered. the 2015 heart walk in november raised $3.8 million. all right, now your first at 4:00 weather. that was funny, you looking at yourself. interesting. julie phillips tracking the wet weather outside. it's a yucky day. >> it.

rainy day and the rain is still coming down in a lot of areas. here in south tampa, still dealing with showers and have picked up .86 inchesover rain so far just today. a lot of us saw about an inch of rain yesterday as well. and temperatures in the mid-60s now. and you can see the showers moving from west to east, not much in the way of lightning. but we're definitely dealing with the rain across the tampa bay area. w the heaviest of it near tampa over towards polk city, lakeland and dade city and the southern portions of pasco county. and sosa what to expect for the even, moderate to light showers going to continue for a lot of us but toward midnight, the rain chances come to an end as the cold front pushes south of us. and then through the overnight hour, much cooler air will move in, and temperatures will drop back to around 50, skies will clear and breezy northwest winds will develop through the overnight hours and more on what to expect for your weekend forecast including that all- important gasparilla forecast coming up in a few minutes. guys --

and 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: hello. hope you're enjoying your afternoon. i want to talk about gasparilla traffic. well we know the parade doesn't start until saturday but guess what, tomorrow you're going to see closures already. and here's when they start. 10:00 p.m. at night, you start seeing some cones going down, bay shore will be closed from gandy to platt. and day-to-day, from bay shore to isabella and another closure for friday night is going to be the davis island bridge off- ramp, the exit that goes to northbound bay shore. southbound will remain open. and also what you need to remember is starting tomorrow, they're going to start putting down the no parking signs. they actually start implementing that on friday. so be sure you park in the right space. and you can contact me on facebook if you have questions or story ideas and you can follow me for your morning

>> you can catch leslee and morning with weather and traffic on the 8s starting at 4:00 a.m. a puddle nearly claimed the the life of a pregnant cow. we have amazing video of the dramatic rescue. and stick around for these 8 on your side stories. >> reporter: the city of tarpon springs building department makes contractor jump through hoops so why doesn't the building director have a license? that's our story tonight. >> reporter: check this out, you have probably seen posts like these and quizes all over your facebook page. but did you know that they could put you at risk? i'll show you how to protect

welcome back. it's time for today's send is it to stacie.

pictures on tv starting with a weather shot. this is her little dog named booger. >> booger. >> she says he wants the the sweater on because of the rain and the wind. and hi from nico. she said he's hanging out with his favorite toy. and captain bailey sparrow has his ship ready to set sail, bring on the invasion. and he sent in this picture asking did ye hear the canon fire on the last light of moon? tis true, be the mystic power of gasparilla be in long supply of powder. >> they say it is loud. you have to wear ear plugs up there in the booth. >> yeah, you're going to be right up at the action. >> brace yourself.

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it's one of those calls deputies don't get very often, if at all. a pregnant cow stuck in a pond fighting for her life and the whole thing caught on camera. the rescue is incredible. paul mueller the story. >> got a cow down. >> reporter: definitely not your run of the mill rescue. the pasco deputy's body camera showing the sad scene, the 3- death's door. >> holding her head up out of the water. >> reporter: the good samaritan driverring by the ranch full of cows but this beauty in particular all by herself. he knew something was wrong. >> this must have just happened otherwise she would have drowned. >> reporter: the cow not out of the woods by a long shot. >> what about a log?

for a log to prop up her head and then finding just the right one with the good samaritan keeping her as calm as could be. >> there you go. >> reporter: but how in the world did she end up like this? her unborn calf put too much pressure on her spine causing brief paralysis. >> hang in there girl. >> reporter: her legs stiff as a board, her heart rate soaring, absolutely helpless but then deputies device a plan. >> you got rope? >> reporter: using a large strap, pulling her to safety. >> that's why we do what we do, animals don't have the ability to be able to call and say, can you come help me? i'm in disstress. >> reporter: and even this call all in a day's work. >> it's always what we do. you go to the next one. it could be saving a cow one day and chasing a cow right after. >> wow. that was paul maller reporting.

mueller, and we should tell you the cow is fine. >> how do you train? he grew up on a farm, that helps and. the agriculture unit he's in takes a week-long training class ask the deputy that he spoke for, he just said he knew what to do. >> never know what you're going to get. >> be prepared for anything. >> that's the name of the game there. let's take a check of the forecast. it's a sloppy day outside. the roads are dangerous too, slick out there. >> yes, it's going to be a messy commute tonight because we have been saying rain through the evening hours and then also got some standing water in spots as well. time. >> yes, take your time so we can avoid the accidents that cause the back-ups. for us, rain will continue for the evening but it will come to an end by midnight tonight. tunnel. cool down. by saturday morning, temperatures will drop back into 240s so get back out the winter jackets for us but we will quickly warm back up. and next week, we're jumping

so we've got the weather max app forecast. waking up tomorrow morning, on the cooler side, low 50s but check out what we're dealing with, not dealing with the clouds or the rain, we're going to be dealing with mostly sunny skies. and expect that to continue through the day but it will be cooler and it will be breezy as well with temperatures only into the mid-60s. currently still tracking some decent downpours in places like bradenton, sarasota, over towards lakeland, portions of hillsborough county with steady rain coming down. and we've had reports in highlands county of standing rain. that's not a surprise because we have seen a good amount of rain through the day. showers continue through the evening but the heaviest will be done by 7:00 p.m. and then still some lingering light rain through the late night hours and by midnight, we're clear and skies start to clear into the overnight hours and by tomorrow morning, clear skies and breezy conditions for us. so with the clear skies, we're also dealing with the cooler

and it will be breezy all the way into the afternoon hours. talking about northwest winds gusting to 20 miles per hour. and with temperatures in the mid-60s, it will be kind of a brisk, cool, winter-like day the for us at least when it comes to winters here in florida. by saturday, high pressure rolls in and this will allow light wind, mild temperatures and really a wonderful gasparilla forecast. no chance of rain and temperatures back into the upper 60s. by sunday, notice partly cloudy skies with us. the winds are more southeasterly which allowses to warm back into the 70s and we will warm up through next week. outside currently, still dealing with the rain and here's a look at the 48 hour rainfall totals, this is really day two of the event for us and. the secondaries have picked up 1 to 2 inches of rain. and you can see some parts of southern highlands county, 2 to 3 inches of rain. and also dealing with generally the same story in pasco, hillsborough, pinellas county,

2.5. and then farther north, the rainfall totals start to drop back. we haven't seen as much rain in the northern spots of right now, temperatures in the mid- to upper 60s. 68 in brandon. 65 in tampa 63 in crystal river. and some fairly cool temperatures have moved in across the southeast due to the cold front that's mountained through. and we will notice that for a fews but it's going to be a quick cool down. by sunday, back into the low 70s and close to 80 degrees by next tuesday. >> thanks for that. an update now on breaking news we have been telling you about throughout the program. the amber alert is now over. two missing children have been found. police. the two and their mother were florida. again the missing children safe police. and even sending out a thank you on twitter for everyone who stacie --

afamily-friendly outing there, are always new things at the children's museum in downtown tampa. and jan is the new c ex-o. and she joins us now to tell us about -- the ceo and she joins us now to tell us about the latest topic, the chinese new year. welcome to tampa. >> thank you so much. we are so excited about february and chinese new year. which is kicking off on february 6th. and so we will have a range of activities for all kinds of kids from toddlers to upper elementary to kids. and we will be celebrating the chinese culture. it's the year of the monkey. >> okay. >> and it is also going to start february 6th through the 11th. and we will continue to help kids understand the importance of chinese culture. >> and why is that such an important educational tool? >> well, i have a daughter and she has been taking chinese since she was five. and i have a few topics to show you. and there's some great & too that we have. and if you look at chinese

different than ours. chinese writing is a picture. but this character means human, man. it's just a man standing. if you change and create another line, it means big. can you see how the picture makes you big? >> makes sense. >> exactly. and you can be in the sky when you put that extra line over it. so the characters build upon each other. this is 2,000 years worth of invasion from chinese culture. we love studying their language. they gave us kites, all kinds of wonderful books and printing presses. >> and i know there's going to be things like lantern build, paper dragons, chinese tea service. all kinds of interesting things and i would imagine that's all listed on the website. >> it absolutely is. we love really covering the entire culture from dressing up to the traditional books, the language as well as the tea

dragon ceremony that's a big part of every chinese new year. >> february 6th through the 11th. jan, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thank you. hawaii took the top spot among america's 50 states when it comes to well being. they released the rankings today. the report bases ranks on physical and financial well being, community and purpose. and alaska came in second. mississippi ranked last in financial well being. and for the seventh yearer in a row, west virginia got the lowest ratings overall. americans did consider their lives better in 2015 than in previous years. well a kansas police chief is being called a hero after dash cam video shows him saving a man from a vehicle fire. the chief found the car in flames and the owner lying nearby. as the video shows, he ran to the man and as you can see in

>> when you show up, none of your mind. you just see what's going on and react and do what you need to do at that time. >> they say ammunition was exploding as paramedics worked toen the driver. coming up, a toddler is getting a lot of love online for how he says his abcs. >> and we will show you which letter is clearly his favorite

look at what's trending online today. >> beginning with your abcs. >> say a. >> a. >> b. >> b. >> c. >> c. >> d. >> d. >> e. >> e. >> f. >> f. >> j j. >> k. >> k. >> l. >> l. >> m. >> n. >> n. >> o. >> p. >> q. >> q. >> r. >> r. >> s. >> s. >> t. >> t. >> u. >> u. >> v. >> v.

>> w. >> x. >> x. >> y. >> y. >> z. >> z. >> yay good job john david. and the 2-year-old with down syndrome loves saying his a-b-cs. and gets especially excited about w. can you tell. >> tonight breaking news an amber alert now over. we'll tell you where police found these two hissing children. >> more red light cameras could be coming down. this time in lakeland. and tonight's gop debate could be the most important yet. and donald trump, won't be there. but our keith cait will be. >> good evening. >> just minutes ago we received word that two st. petersburg