the spread of the zika virus has the world on high alert. how the effects are being felt in the bay area. two men tied to a dozen burglaries spanning five counties. how more than $200,000 in stolen goods were recovered. cracking down on credit card cloning. an 8 on your side warning to keep your bank information safe. good evening i'm keith cate. >> and i'm jennifer leigh. thank you for joining us. the cases of the zika virus are exploding worldwide, including here in florida, and people are worried about it naturally. rick scott asked for a public health insurance in hillsborough and the other counties where there are the cases. >> we talked about it and the

but tonight we want to show you what it can do. melanie has more. >> reporter: this family has formed a bond after their son was borned with microcephaly. >> i remember my family doctor told my mom about joe's condition, and i just remember her crying. that's the earliest memory i have. i had never heard crying. i didn't know what was wrong. >> reporter: barry wilson will never forget the day his baby brother came home from the hospital. >> it's hard to take it in when you're so young. i tried to make it as normal as possible for darrell. >> reporter: that's where the bond began. the very first day he saw his infant brother born with the condition called microcephaly. >> i would do anything for him. it's at the point i would just do anything, and he has basically become my life at this point.

the start he would be darrell's protector, best friend and would never leave his side. he has made good on that promise. 16 years later, darrell functions on a 1st grade level, has health problems and needs 24-hour care. despite his limitations, his heart is full of love to give. >> i was devastated. absolutely devastated. i cried and cried for weeks. >> reporter: darrell's mother says it's been a tough road, but she is thrilled that it is being talked about. >> finally people will be educated, and finally my son will have a purpose in life. >> people learning about darrell's story and microcephaly, that's the most important thing to me. >> reporter: and you know tonight we want to thank the family for coming forward. they feel by talking about this and educating the public,

crucial this public health crisis truly is. jen? >> melanie michael live for us in tampa tonight. thank you, mel. there's things you can do to protect you and your family. get rid of standing water, even a small amount, clean out the gutters, empty the potted plants with a water reservoir underneath, and don't forget about your water barrels, they are big breeding grounds, too. for more tips and information go to wfla.com. nearly $200,000 worth of stolen goods seized and then returned to the burglary victims today. the two men behind the crime were taken off the streets and put behind the bars. janelle has the latest on this, and if you're a victim, you were very happy to get things

>> reporter: very happy in deed, keith. you know? this crime spree spanned over 5 counties, and there the victims in this crime, they were very relieved. they could breathe easier tonight knowing these two brazen burglars are off the streets. the damage from a break-in is still visible at this home. broken doorknobs and handles are all that remain. >> the front door was kicked in, the frame was busted, and we noticed, my wife had two jewelry cabinets that were missing. >> reporter: the thieves were in and out in less than 2 minutes. >> i got a call from a neighbor who said there were break-ins in the neighborhood and the police were in our house. >> reporter: detectives went to several homes that day. the bandits breaking in a number of houses on mark's street. >> i was just overwhelmed at how many houses they would hit.

peters and peters and harry damon are accused of breaking into 30 homes over the last month. >> they would take what they wanted and flee. >> reporter: the crime spree came to an end when they were arrested on saturday burglarizing another home. $200,000 in items were recovered. mark, his wife, cindy, and neighbor larry richards showed up to reclaim their stuff. >> i feel happy that a lot of people got some stuff back. not everyone got everything back, but it's good to know some justice will be served. >> reporter: detectives happened to get them off the streets before things got worse. when they took them into custody, they were warmed. >> i can't believe how many things stolen, recovered were on the table. you said $200,000, and this

damon, they are connected to other cases, you think? >> reporter: yeah, right now, again, this case is still under investigation, and you have to remember that this -- again, it happen in five counties, hillsborough, pasco, polk county, lake, and orange county. they believe victims from all the areas will come forward, and these guys will definitely face more charges. >> thank you. new information out in the case against bill cosby. the sexual assault case against the comedian is moving forward. the pennsylvania judge ruled there was no agreement with prosecutors and cosby not to press charges against him. it stems from a 2004 incident where he is charged of sexual assault by an associate. in western alabama, residents are cleaning up what is left after a tornado ripped through dozens of homes. trees and utility poles came down, and many were left without power.

were only minor injuries reported. the national weather service confirm several tornadoes touched down on tuesday night. tennessee felt the trail of destruction. you can see the destruction that was left behind. part of a school was damaged, and students were home from school today as the crews cleaned everything up. the same storm system created a bigger problem in the midwest. they were hit with a massive blizzard. you can see here the winter weather is causing some serious problems for drivers in nebraska, and thick snow and ice and slush made stretches of interstates and highways pretty much impassable, and drivers had to wait it out on the side of the road as the crews cleaned it all up. kentucky senator rand paul and rick santorum are calling it quits in their race for the white house. both had a disappointing showing in the iowa caucuses.

his place in the senate. huckabee and o'malley withdrew from the race on monday night. on the democratic side, a new poll from the university of massachusetts louisville shows bernie sanders is leading health care by 29 points ahead of the primary. today both candidates held town hall in the grand state, and another debate. 8 on your side is traveling primary. we will report on the republicans and the democrats, and candace will report how it affects the voters of florida. our special your vote coverage from new hampshire begins tomorrow night on news channel 8 at 11. the investigation into the flint water crisis took two giant leaps today. two branches of the federal government are getting involved, raising the charges. citizens were in washington expressing their frustration. they told the house oversight and government reform committee

would listen to them. the water emergency has people across the country and here at home donating bottled water including fraternity members at the university of tampa. they are organizing tampa to flint. they are hoping to collect and drive as much water and other supplies to flint next week. >> we are priding ourselves on brotherhood, and this is utmost to me and everyone in my community. >> the phi beta sigma water drive will be from 9:00 to 5:00 outside of the university of tampa. downtown tampa workers got to see what it was like to be in a mass shooting today. tampa police putting on a training exercise for the downtown partnership. masked gunmen entering the building, opening fire, and these are blank rounds they are shooting, and the idea was to let people know what they should do if a shooter would

>> in this particular case by doing an actual live demo, it takes things out of the two dimensional flat tv or video type of environment and gives them some of the actual sights and smells and everything else of a real incident. >> the active shooter training exercise was organized with the downtown partnership with the tampa police department. now turning your attention to this right now, i remember going through one of the shooting exercises many years ago it changes your thinking because the gun shots, the experience going on around you. even if you know it's a drill, you learn from it, and you don't forget it. a bay area woman's credit months. >> an 8 on your side warning to make sure you're not a victim. someone is breaking into hotel rooms at a popular walt disney world resort. what to know before you travel. record high temperatures today, and a cold front is headed our way with the rain

stick around for awhile.

ba da ba ba ba in an 8 on your side consumer alert, crooks are hard at work taking some of us to the cleaners, and there's nothing we can do to stop it, or is there? once crooks get your credit card information, they can clone your card. >> uh-uh. >> and they can make many copies of it. it's happening in florida more than any other state. crook in the bay area are cashing in. 8 on your side's paul miller is live in st. petersburg. it's a big problem in florida.

>> reporter: you're right. we should be. when we think about credit card fraud, we often think about skimming or problems here a at the atm. the crooks have your credit card number, and they just need to make a counterfeit copy. >> reporter: how much? >> $200. >> reporter: you heard that right, and the transactions continuing to add up. >> boom, boom, boom, and it was in like minutes. >> reporter: it gets worse. >> reporter: it happened twice to you? >> twice! >> reporter: look at these two. they used at least one cloned credit card here at this windixie in st. pete, forking over, get this, $4,000, and at this tampa bj's, look at this duo. more booze, this time, 2 grand worth, but customers know what

>> they can use 3d printers and make a copy of something. from what i understand, they just need to make the strip, and they can put it on any kind of a plastic card. >> reporter: as for investigators, they are working hard to find out how the cards got cloned. some cyber security experts say crooks will always be at least one step ahead. >> it's really, really difficult for them to solve the crimes, and what is more likely, they will catch the criminal in some other violation. >> reporter: until the cloners get caught -- there could be a third time. are you ready? >> no one is ever ready. as they get more savvy, consumers have the banks. the banks will often most likely reverse the fraudulent charges, keith. >> that's a lot of liquor rung up on those stolen cards, paul, and there's no telling when the

>> reporter: there isn't. the crimes keep going up and up and up, and i spoke to another expert, and he says they are monitoring 20,000 credit card thieves each and every month throughout the world. the problem is going nowhere fast, keith. >> paul miller live in st. petersburg. thank you, paul. new tonight a rash of thefts at a popular disney world resort has vacationers on alert. there's been 20-dollarries at saratoga spa. they are getting in through the sliding doors and stealing electronics, and it's a reminder to all of us, keep traveling. if you need a job, you may depot. they need 80,000 workers to handle the busy spring season. they have part-time and full- time positions available at stores and distribution centers, and each store will hire between 40 and 50 people.

a california man is suing mcdonald's over ingredient, and he says the cheese in the mozzarella sticks is not real in his federal lawsuit he points out there's filler ingredients, and he doesn't like that. according to him, the company mislead him because they promote authentic mozzarella in the ads and packaging. warm day today, a strong south wind helping. 84degrees, tieing the record set in 1990. yes, it was a warm day. the last warm day in some time, as you can see coming up here. the temperature trend, as a matter of fact, this is a long shot. a rough look at what is happening here throughout february. we will run through february, and temperatures below the midline here, jumping towards the end of the month this is a long-range forecast, but it's a rough idea certainly for the short-term.

like we will stay that way. that's done by brian and julie. rain beginning, and lingering rain, and 72 degrees at 3:00 p.m., and then later the front will move on through. this is the first day of the state fair. hopefully you can enjoy the evening at the fair and you have nice weather going forward. that will be cooler, but that's pleasant fair weather for sure. nice shot from barbara in lake placid. temperatures in the 70s overnight, low 70s, and the humidity is up a bit. bottoming out at 70 degrees for the low temperature, largely because of the higher relative humidity in the atmosphere. as the day goes along, temperatures are fairly flat, and note the rain chance hour- by-hour here, especially midday afternoon, and the greater amounts likely northern and central areas as the cold front moves into the area. 72 for largo, pinellas park, and also up in lutes, 70

71 for treasure island. 73 for crystal river, and also 72 for sarasota, and obviously it's mild just about everywhere you travel here. the cold front is changing temperatures behind the front. it's cooler. high pressure is holding on tough, and slowly this cold front will make progress to break down the western edge of the high pressure, and the rain has been falling across the panhandle, not severe thunderstorms today, mostly rain, and that's what we think primarily moving into the area. not impossible we could see an isolated thunderstorm, but it looks like most of the rain will push on through throughout the day for tomorrow. the early morning hours of the northern areas, and pushing south ward. at 7:30 in the morning, there's a possibility of seeing showers earlier in the day, and pushing southward, and as the day progresses, 54:50, -- 5:45, and this is updated. the sun will be out, and that will be nice, too. different day compared to today

sunny and 20 degrees cooler it looks like with the good breeze from the north, northeast. for saturday, add a few extra clouds, and we are on the cool side. showers possible later in the day. the low pressure likely developing to the east. 70degrees to start the day, and that's warm. we will top out at 75 degrees in the afternoon, and then it's kind of down from there. 63 for the high on friday, 68 on saturday, and the rain chance will start back up later in the day, and very small, it looks like at this point. messing with the rain chance throughout the week. temperatures in the 60s for monday and tuesday. and the rain chances are sliding into next week, but overall, that's a cool trend. you can see on the long range analysis with the rough look at february. temperatures are definitely cool for at least a week. >> we just have to get past the rain a bit there. >> rain tomorrow. >> thank you! coming up next in sports, the bay area launches the latest group of future college football stars on national signing day. >> we have good ones, too,

>> they were red hot before the nhl all star break. could they resume that tonight against the detroit red wings? >> that and more coming up. you're watching news channel 8,

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it is exactly one week since the lightning played in a game, and the fans wondered if the bolts could maintain their january momentum. remember, 9 wins in their last 11 games, and now the redwings come to town with their eyes on the lightning's home of second place in the atlantic division. detroit back-to-back in florida, and moms in attendance tonight, the annual moms trip. how cool is that? the lightning threaten first, and andre with the great pass, and oh, peter, great move to the right, and that makes a stop. scoreless after 1. brandon with the traffic, through a wide open j.t. brown, and that's 1-0. finally the bolts get this guy figured out. tied at 1, and tyler johnson, almost lost that one off his

his sixth goal of the year. later, third period, lightning back on the power play, and alex will keep the puck in, and we are getting replays of tyler johnson here, and keith likes the tyler johnson goal. 3-1 the lightning win this. they play the pens on friday. jim beau fisher with another signing day miracle, bumping the knowles to the number 2 class ranking according to rivals.com. the florida teams did well today including the usf bulls. they have nine four-star recruits, and they kept players close to home like craig watts. at berkeley prep, jacob mathis went with michigan. and brandon deton signed with indiana. there's a drama at tampa catholic as the nation awaited

he backed off from the auburn commitment last year, and we hear about nate's emotional ride back to the tigers. >> it's about my education at harvard university. >> oh, thank god it's over! [ laughter ] >> reporter: the porcelain tiger from an antique store hit the table, and nicki craig could finally breathe a sign of relief. her son was once again an auburn tiger. >> me and her, we have been through the tough times of the recruitment, ups and downs. >> reporter: nate craig meyers scored 18 touchdowns and made 6 intercepts in his senior year at tampa catholic, and he made the decision to recommit to auburn a month ago but couldn't tell his mom. >> she tends to open up her mouth, and she would let the whole world know. >> it was a hard decision, you

and you have to marry to one. i went up on the official visit, and i just sat down with the coaches and talked to the prospects there, and i knew it was the right decision. >> he has set the benchmark with his play here, and we will see what he can do, and he may be the guy in the next 3 or 4 years who is in the nfl draft. >> as always, too many players to mention with our time. congratulations. >> a lot of great days. >> i know he was cheering. >> yeah! >> thank you. >> we will be right back with

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