vote coverage live from iowa with keith cate ahead of tonight's caucuses. it's just two hours away from the start of caucuses. >> as the candidates made last minute pushes to get vote, keith cate was right there with them on the campaign trail. he join us live from des moines with the latest. >> reporter: good evening, it's been awhile, five days, but we're just a couple of hours away from the big decision time. iowa voters will have to make a choice. will they caucus for the front runners or throw everybody for a loop. one person that's really got the odds stacked against him is florida governor jeb bush. he's out doing everything he can, but trailing way behind in the polls, and actually holding rally after rally. he jumped on a plane headed back to the new hampshire area where the next primary will take place just now, but i attended his rally and asked

assured me he'd make it through iowa, new hampshire, and that he'd see us in florida. >> i hope i can persuade you to go tonight and caucus for me. >> reporter: he's working hard to avoid elimination, and stay relevant in the iowa caucuses in a field of presidential candidates. >> we've been here over two hours, and haven't gotten paid for our time. >> reporter: and that was the last thing he needed. >> get out of here man. >> reporter: two hecklers caused a ruckus claiming they were owed money for sitting there two hours. he tossed them out saying they've dogged them at other events. >> >. they come to the other events and do what they did. >> reporter: following the

caucus goers why he's still the best candidate in the field talking about a host of other topics important to iowa. >> he blames his predecessor, the dog always eats the homework. >> reporter: many voters say they're undecided. this woman has it narrowed to three including jeb, but she's still covering christie and fiorina. what's the trigger mechanism at this point? you're undecided, and you have to caucus in a few hours? >> i'll probably get on the internet this afternoon. i have the day off. >> reporter: ryan turner voted for jeb in jacksonville, now he lives and caucuses in iowa. but you haven't decided tonight? >> right. i was at work saturday, and i had a guy that voted for clinton twice, gore, and now i'm going for trump. i think there's an underground following trump has.

rubio is going to appeal to a general election. i think bush is great. >> reporter: he's not backing away from establishment principals. >> i'm a proud bush. >> my family is from florida and supported the governor. >> reporter: polls showed him trailing badly in iowa, but he continues to fight and is more compelling in person h. told me he appreciated all from florida working on his behalf in iowa, and promises to still be in the case when florida voters get their chance to vote. >> we're looking forward to march 15th. there? >> oh yeah. >> reporter: but he has a lot to overcome. he may make it there, but how far beyond florida? we shall see.

man from florida in the race, rubio, is doing quite well. he could actually finish second behind trump. he's currently in third place in polls. on the democratic side it's neck and neck between sandsers and clinton. i've been to rallies for all can'ts, and i can -- candidates, and i can tell you it's a bern for bernie party at his. we'll see what happens with the caucus goers finally make the decision. again, two hours from now. we'll have an update at 7:00 o'clock, and the live results tonight at 11:00 o'clock right here from des moines iowa. >> tonight is the night. all right, keith cate, live in iowa. thank you. and keith will brings the results from the iowa caucuses later tonight, so tune in for news channel 8 at 11:00 tonight. after the votes are tallied he'll break down the numbers for us live. new tonight, federal agents raided a tampa home and inside

people bombs, an ak47, and ammo inside the home. tampa police officers with atf and fbi agents carried out the search after being tipped off. he's expressed antigovernment sentiment in the past they tell us. now an 8 on your side investigation. >> danger lurks beneath. sink hole activity underneath a tampa apartment building, what an engineer discovered is so severe, city officials are asking the state to step in. 8 on your side started asking questions about the inc. nears ex--- engineers explosive and alarming report. >> and now 7 years after it was written, we want to know why something hasn't been done. shannon behnken has more on what she found out. >> the report is so dire that city officials want to evacuate resident, but government red

the state regulates apartments, so now a councilman is calling for city action if state officials don't step in by noon tomorrow. >> the welfare of the people comes above the law. >> reporter: he wants to see moving trucks. of after our investigation exposed a void, at least 100 feet deep under this building at the french quarter apartments that also makes other buildings unsafe. how do you feel knowing the property owner had this document 7 years ago, knowing it's unsafe and they're still collecting money? >> it's terrible. not the right thing to do, and he or she or they, or whatever corporation should be held responsible for the limits of law. >> reporter: 8 on your side dug up this explosive engineer's report urging residents be evacuated. we took the report to enforcement.

with people inside. >> reporter: the french quarter property manager didn't have answer for anyone. hi we're with channel 8, trying to get some information -- >> no questions. >> reporter: we have an engineering report saying the building should be demolished. can you tell me why you're doing -- >> i don't know. >> reporter: are you putting people in danger? that was friday. we went to her office today and nothing, so i paid the state's local office a visit. just wanted to see if you could give me an update on the french quarter department. >> i can't, but you can continue our office communications. >> reporter: i still haven't heard anything from them. the only action is this letter informing residents after an inspection, but that's not enough for this council member. >> if it's not handled by tomorrow at noon, they'll come in and take whatever action necessary to make sure all the

>> a state official sent an e- mail saying they can only take action on deficiencies that can be seen, but they did an inspection, and sent a letter including deep cracks in the stucco, and i said well there's a big void under the building, so of course there's cracks. >> so if the state can't step in, who can? >> it's the city. the city is the only one to deem the buildings unsafe, so by noon tomorrow, something will happen. >> poor people living there too. all right, shannon behnken, thanks so much. well, rising from the ash, more than a year after a devastating fire. >> yes, coming up an emotional day for worshipers taking their first step at rebuilding. and caught on camera, cashing in on elderly victims. a scream that's hit the bay --

how you can protect yourself. nice weather today for those that like the warmer area. the forecast includes cooler weather and rain.

in polk county, investigators identified a woman killed in an early

the 69-year-old perry worth drifted off us 27, then overcorrected, causing her suv to flip. she died at the scene. now detectives believe speed may have been a factor. meanwhile sarasota police are searching for a hit and run drivers that killed a cyclist. the 28-year-old was killed over the weekend. officers are look forking a car similar to this one, a 2014 to 2016 toyota coroll larry thomas. the damage on the right front fender and headlight. more than a year and a half after a palm harbor church was destroyed by fire, the rebuilding process has begun [ singing ] >> >> a ground breaking ceremony was held today.

200 people, and house precious holy relics miraculously left untouched by the fire. million. worshipers have already raised half of that. taking advantage of elderly victims. >> yes, that's what a bay area man is accused of doing. coming up we'll show you what to look out for so your parents don't fall victim too. that plus the storm team 8 forecast coming up.

welcome back, a st. petersburg man is facing a felony church after police say he -- charge after police say he checked thousands in cash by an irs scam. >> it was a scscam that threatens people over the phone. here's more. >> reporter: good evening, this is an irs office, it's the real deal, but gulf port police say fake agents are calling people to get cash. security camera video from the gulf port branch of wells fargo shows lee smiling and chatting with a teller as she counts out almost $6,800. the police chief tells me lee's partners in crime threatened a denver couple with a nasty phone call. >> someone called, pretended to

didn't pay up they'd have his parents deported. >> reporter: deported to greece. the couple's son tells me the crooks are good. his parents were in a panic. >> we did something wrong, we're being deported, don't know what to do. fearing the worst he paid it. then they kept calling and i discovered i was scammed. >> reporter: lee has been suspended from his job as a school, and in the bank video he's wearing his blue ymca shirt to collect the cash. he'll be fired. detectives believe he's not alone in the scam. >> we believe others are involved. >> reporter: for gulf port police this is the first case of his kind with a local man withdrawing money from a scam that's been around for years.

>> i've got the money, i'll pay it, and as i was doing it i was like well, but these guys were so good. >> reporter: so good, lee is charged with grand theft, but the fbi is on this case, and it's highly likely there will be decisional charges and arrests -- additional charges and arrests. >> but for the on your side part of this, how can people know if the call is legitimate. >> reporter: it's better if i tell you what they don't do. they won't call and threaten you with arrest and deportation or so you have to send an immediate wire transfer. those are red flags. just hang up. >> you can always call the irs yourself which is a great way to check it. >> reporter: absolutely. >> all right, peter thank you. clear skies here at sun city center. just a beautiful night. 74 degrees. topped out at 78.

few clouds rolling in, not rain makers though. 68. we have a cooler breeze off the gulf from the west, and clear skies. very dry air aloft remaining, nice night for a stroll if you've been waiting for the weather to be a little warmer. a pass of international space station coming up, wow, just about now. 6:20, 6:18. wait until after the weather at least. passing not northeast sky. international space station in a couple of minutes. 20 percent rain chance wednesday, 60 percent thursday. 20 percent friday. same routine. showers, potentially a thunderstorm. nice picture from steve in san antonio. few clouds overall. and our app is great to have along to keep track of the temperature.

80 at 3:00 p.m. few clouds, a pure southeast flow. we'll keep the relative higher humidity given the time of year. pinellas park 71. 76 brandon. sebring 69. then the dry air i was talking act, high above in red. the water vapor. big area of low pressure out of the west. the folks are caucusing in iowa. this is all snow to the west of them now. possible blizzard conditions here, maybe a fight of snow in some areas. winter storm advisories, warnings, so folks in that part of country waiting for that. high pressure is our teach off the east coast with the balmy weather. upper 70s today. well above normal for this time of year. few showers off the coast, few more clouds there, and with the higher humidity you're feeling at the time atmosphere, watch for sear fog early in the day

kateed on the forecast, and also possibilities of inland fog dense early tomorrow morning. as we head into the afternoon, a few more clouds around. some coastal fog could back up on the coast as it typically does. 10 percent rain chance. into wednesday our attention turning back to the west, the approach of the cold front. the bulk of the energy to the north, but still showers and thunderstorms possible along the boundary itself. that front will arrive on thursday mostly on either side of that late wednesday, possibly early friday. 70 for the evening. nice night for a walk. get outside and enjoy this one. 65 the forecast low temperature which as we know is well above normal, and there's the possibility of seeing the fog. 80 for a high tomorrow, then 78 today. maybe a few more clouds. rain chances increase a lot as you can see, into thursday there's 72 degrees. friday low 60s, cooler temperatures behind the front to cause the rain chance there, and into the weekend looking pretty good. some rain chance back on sunday

rolling our way that could cause thunderstorms on sunday. 40 percent chance right now. >> >. low key movie day sunday. >> that's a good idea. >> yeah, netflix. >> coming up next, the nfl pro bowl produced a heartwarming story.

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that's good stuff. the bucs expected to pick up the pace with contract talks with martin, and they'll bring back wide receiver jackson and his salary cap hit of more tan $12 million. he was hampered by injuries last year, failing to reach a thousand yards receiving for the first time since 2010. according to the tv ratings, many of you missed sunday's pro bowl game in hawaii. had better things to to surely. all five bucs had a chance to contribute. winston held his own, throwing a pair of touchdown passes for the victorious team, and it was hand cuffed by no real tackling, understandable, but i don't know what the nfl could do to make this game attractive to fans. nbc sports has joined the coverage for nfl thursday night

the nfl network broadcasts the game, nbc will simulcat the games. if you tonight have nfl network you missed some games, but you'll get them all this year. the lightning took another day off to complete the all- star break. back to work tomorrow morning before resuming what should be an incredible sprint to the playoffs. the bolts host the redwings next with second place in the division on the line. bishop, the only victim in the final all-star three on three tournament. he played great keeping the atlantic division team in the final with key save, and also helped preserve a win in game one with a pair of big saves. now, the story of john scott thrilled hockey fans and stuck

he was voted in by the fans. he scored two goals, here's the insulted finish. fans had a chance to vote for mvp after the game. scott was not one of the choice, so the fans wrote him in on twitter, and he gets the award. 12nhl teams participating. the lightning were one of them tweeting scott mvp. >> what a story. >> good for the lightning. >> thanks. all right, a clear water man got a chance to meet his heroes today. he had a heart attack, and had a 1 percent chance to live last year, but he made a full recovery all thanks to the first respondsers. smith met with them today to give a thank you card to show his appreciation, but man, what a story there. >> and it's heart health month, so it's a good thing to remember, right?

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