now four headlines at 4:00. number one, take a look at florida's newest millionaires. >> number two, a robber gets taken on and wait till you see his mug shot. number three, a local church goes up in flames while parishioners are inside.

monster of a ride coming up. >> good afternoon. right now florida's big jackpot winner revealed. >> reporter: three winning tickets were sold and now the florida lottery is ready to reveal the lucky winner from the sunshine state. >> just a few hours ago we met david kaltschmidt and maureen smith, and now they are rich. we have that story now. >> reporter: the wait is over. the florida couple that had one of three winning tickets for

history claimed their wins. maureen smith and david kaltschmidt claimed their one- third share of the $1.5 billion jackpot, taking $328 million lump sum, and say keeping it a secret has been successful. >> lost a lot of sleep. >> i lost over ten pounds, too. it's a lot of pacing at night. >> we worried, what's going to happen now that we're no longer in a quiet place, which i'm going to miss. >> reporter: as for splurge spending plans, maybe a new car and a massage. >> take it slow. how did a loaded gun end up at an elementary school today? a parent found a pocket pistol while dropping her child off

it was a bb gun and pulled the trigger. likely no one was hurt but detectives are running the serial number to see who it belongs to. a soft area glitch is being blamed for a problem in the system that routes 911 calls to dispatchers. right now all calls are being answered at a backup center at the st. petersburg police department. no word on when the system will be back to normal. a daring customer thwarted a robbery at a walgreens. a 26-year-old man tried to steal oxycodone from a pharmacy and the man nearby just took him down. he's facing attempted armed robbery charges. new information act a sneaky bait and switch scam. a valrico man tells us he is

thought was a customer switched his rolex for a fake right in front of him. now the victim is sharing his video in hopes someone recognizes the craigslist thief. >> reporter: many are probably asking why he's trying to sell this. he's done it several times before, until this time the heist was pulled off right under his nose. hoping to sell this rolex, he put up a craigslist ad. days later, this man walked in. >> walked outside to show his girlfriend, never thinking anything of it. >> video shows the prospective buyer fooling around in his pocket then left. two hours later, he realized a watch had a rattle. >> took a look at the serial number on the inside of the watch and noticed it was incorrect. >> reporter: the $7,000 watch

hillsborough county is still looking for this guy, asking if you have information to call them before he strikes again. a church in polk county is destroyed and investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire that took it down. the fire at baraca baptist church in haines city started just as church members were gathering last night. no one was injured. other churches in the area are offering to open up their doors for sunday service. let's check the first at 4 weather with storm team 8 meteorologist julie phillips. >> this is a great view at the st. pete beach, 65 degrees, so a little cooler near the coast with the breeze coming in off the water. check out the blue skies at this location. that's what the majority of us are deal with, really a

this morning not the case. we had some fog this morning. of course if you have photos to share with us, find us on facebook and twitter. things are shaping up nicely across the tampa bay area today. clear skies for the most part, barely a cloud in the sky. you can see high pressure in place and that's what's keeping quiet conditions across the southeast. temperatures as you head inland, warmer, milder along the coast. up to 74 in temple terrace, 79 in bartow and 73 in lakeland. pretty warm inland this afternoon and generally through this evening it will be a nice one. mostly clear skies, and overnight temperatures falling back into the 40s by the time you wake up. how long the dry weather will last, coming up in the full forecast.

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welcome back. fighting the zika virus will cost taxpayers about a half billion dollars. we have a live report from tampa with how the money will be used. >> reporter: josh, it's going

mosquito surveillance and spraying, focusing efforts in south tampa where the flooding can cause a breeding ground. living in flood-prone south tampa for decades, barbra knows her backyard can become the home for mosquitoes. >> in the areas with a lot of deep foliage and it stays moist, they can harbor and breed. there's always sandy water. i anticipate they're going to be a problem. >> reporter: the type of mosquito that carries the virus is common in florida but so far none of the bugs collected have tested positive for the virus. commissioners dedicated more than $475,000 to combat the bugs. >> when i saw the health organization had taken an unprecedented stand in declaring an international

go ahead and put it on the agenda. >> the latest numbers from the state surgeon general and secretary of health reveal 22 cases of the virus in florida, three here in the bay area. >> 18% increase in budget is good to spend to see and make sure we keep the people here safe. >> reporter: events like the olympics are also prompting increasing awareness, since lots of people are set to travel to and from zika-prone areas. >> we would certainly want to double our efforts. we anticipate many more people that could bring the virus in during that period of time. >> reporter: the zika virus is mostly of concern for women who are pregnant. concerns over the virus led florida's governor scott to declare a state of emergency in the state earlier this month and established a hotline people can call if they have questions or concerns.

>> we know ultimately this is taxpayer dollars paying for this but where specifically is the money coming from? >> reporter: it's a part of the reserves in the county ride general fund. >> money well spent to see about these mosquitoes. thank you very much. a new studied to reveals a link between pollution and increased rick of smoke. areas with more dust and smoke pollution had more cases of stroke than less polluted regions. the southern u.s. has the most pollution and highest prevalence of stroke. it took the winners of the powerball jackpot 37 days to claim their prize. >> believe it or not, some big tickets are never claimed.

>> reporter: millions of dollars have gone unclaimed, but the money hasn't been wasted. when someone hit the $50 million jackpot at this convenience store in 2013, there was instant jubilation. >> it was nice to have it here in the store. >> reporter: but that turned to disappointment when nobody claimed the ticket and it expired six months later. >> it's like a waste of luck, actually. >> reporter: a lot of luck has been wasted over the past decade and a half. we checked lottery statistics and learned nearly a doesen powerball and florida lottery jackpots have expired since 2000. >> usually the people that purchase the tickets keep up with them and know whether there's a winner or not after the drawing. >> reporter: usually, but some forget or lose a ticket. the florida lottery everyone tries to help a winner if a

>> we have one of the best forensic laboratories in the country. and we can go through whatever evidence they have of a ticket and if it's presentable, if they can prove that it's a ticket, we'll certainly do that. >> reporter: unclaimed jackpots disappear 180 days after the drawing. 80% of the funds are put in education and the rest used for future gains. the thought of losing $50 million has regulars hoping it never happens to them. >> if it was me, i would be crying. >> the owner of the carrollwood market says a lot of people came back convinced they were the ones with the winning ticket. >> again, it was never turned in, just for the record.

headlines, david daniel. >> our very first holiday is off to a perfect start! >> where you headed? >> drive, pip squeak. >> reporter: netflix released the first full trailer for pee wee's big holiday, as paul reuben's character sets is out on the vacation of a lifetime. the grammys paid off in more ways than one. spotify streams of lionel richie music rose 146% after an all-star tribute. and alabama shakes streams went up 29%, according to the service. gerard butler will be the grand marshal of sunday's daytona 50.

will ride around the track in a ceremonial car before the race begins. tough gig. with the hollywood minute, i'm david daniel. now for another look at the weather, julie is with us. >> if you haven't had a chance today, not to worry. this stretch of weather is not going anywhere for a while. i'd love to be the bearer of good news. for the rest of the evening, very nice for you, waking up tomorrow morning, mostly sunny again, not going to see as much fog as we did this morning. temperatures in the upper 40s. throughout the day we'll make it into the low 70s, another comfortable day with sunshine continuing. go ahead and walks in the afternoon.

for the rest of tonight. drier air is built in. if you see the red on the water vapor imagery, that's drier air above. that's going to keep the skies blue and keep things dry over the next several days with high pressure building in. this is one of the evenings you can get out and enjoy the sunset, temperatures in the mid- 60s with a few clouds around. tomorrow morning a sunny start and winds breezy out of the northeast to begin tomorrow morning. it will be breezy in the afternoon, clouds along the east coast of florida. we'll be sunny in the tampa bay area with highs in the low 70s. moving into friday, more of the same, great weather and high pressure really is keeping things quiet for us. typical february temperatures in the low 50s as you wake up friday morning, maybe a light jacket again. by the afternoon hours, we'll warm up and back in the mid-70s with breezy northeast winds,

from the east coast of florida. by saturday mid-70s and mostly sunny, really can't top it. notice this nice stretch will continue to the start of next week, then we see temperatures drop off. this is going to bring up the storm chances tuesday into wednesday. we'll expect to see temperatures falling by the end of next week. there is a new roller coaster going up at busch gardens and construction crews are putting the final touches on cobra's curse. >> it will be more than 80 feet tall and the park has high expectations for its newest edition.

for one of biggest, baddest roller coaster of 2016, you're in luck. >> this is really exciting because right behind me, we are starting to see the snake king take his full form. when down, he'll be 85 feet tall and the icon for this part of the park in egypt. >> reporter: unlike any other roller coaster in the park, this monster of a ride comes with a back story. >> riders before they get on can go through the cue and feel the energy and excitement before they get on the ride. >> this is a dig site from 2016. companies come here and start to excavate, a snake king that was supposedly buried years ago at this location. >> reporter: it's a three and a half minute 40-mile-an-hour ride that gets you up close and personal, face to face with a deadly reptile. >> reporter: the coolest part is guests go up this elevator

with the snake king, so it's eyes to fang, then the coaster turns a little bit, then they start the experience. >> reporter: you know you can expect to see africa pythons and mambas hanging around. >> this is a large male, about five and a half years old, doing very well. he likes the outdoors and good weather for him right now. >> reporter: as you gear up to take on this beast of a ride, remember the curse of the coaster doesn't start until you stare into the snake's eyes. anthony allred, newschannel 8. coming up, we'll take you to cuba, where newschannel 8 is your only local reporter in the state covering embargoes. >> and it is flu season.

where cases are popping up in the bay area and what you should watch out for. >> and we'll take a look at the bolts practice today and find out how they plan to shake the

welcome back. something need to change for the bolts. >> they need to change here. they say the right things, we've got to turn it around, do this, then you go out and see what you saw last night. they started out really well then just went downhill. you're fighting for the playoffs here. but good news, they have 26 games remaining in the regular season. the bad news, they are not a playoff team as reflected in

they lost for the fourth time in five games on tuesday night. it's starting to add up. light practice this morning, only 7 players on the ice. is it time to push the panic button? not quite. they are three points behind new york, four points behind boston. if you look at the big picture, you'll see things could be worse. >> disappointing, obviously. we have lost four of the last five, so nothing to be happy about. as poorly as we've been playing, we're still in it. i think look at it as the glass half full instead of half empty. >> we have a lot in us, we've proven that. beginning of the season, we

last few games that's been pretty terrible actually. >> you know, we all take the weather for granted here today. spring training camps are open around the area and our freezing friends up north can finally see a hint of sunlight and summer. this is pirates cam in bradenton. rays fans, they won't hit the field with pitchers and catchers till next monday, but more than 20 players are in port charlotte beginning workouts ahead of time.

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suing the owners of a gun range in oklahoma for posting a sign that says it's a muslim-free establishment. the man was asked to leave after identifying himself as muslim. similar signs are posted at some florida businesses. apple is fiercely opposing a court order to unlock the phone used by the male san bernardino shooter. apple believes turning over the data to the fbi could hurt others. a mayor in southwest texas arrested following a city council meeting. ricardo lopez and two crystal city council members have been indicted in a conspiracy charge. number four, bill cosby's case is moving forward. today a pennsylvania judge rejected a claim from cosby's

to the state supreme court for an appeal. the prosecutors still have to convince a judge there is enough evidencing to the trial and that won't happen till march. the 78-year-old comedian is accused of drugging and sexually violating a woman. a major travel announcement, it will soon be easier and cheap tore travel to cuba. >> and jeff patterson is asking one american family why they decided to make the trip. >> reporter: there are currently 12 categories that allow u.s. citizens to travel to cuba legally. one of those is a cultural exchange. this is the mercado san jose, tour buses come nothing as we speak. there's art throughout the village. it's geared for tourists and we found a family here from north carolina fascinated by what they found inside.

everything you see here? >> it's certainly for public tourist appeal. it's got some great merits to it. and it's entertaining. >> reporter: what brought you to cuba? >> just the people and wanted to learn more about the culture. >> reporter: what do you think? >> it's amazing. >> reporter: americans aren't technically allow today travel to havana as tourists but frankly that's about as touristy as you'll find, and it's lovely. >> and he is in cuba all week. to find out how lifting the embargoes affect you, he'll have the reports. now more weather with storm team 8 meteorologist julie phillips. >> good afternoon. that fantastic forecast continues again today,

plaza, sun city center. 74 degrees, winds fairly light out of the northwest around 5 miles an hour, and pretty much across the entire tampa bay area looking at sunshine. started off today with the fog. that's long gone and temperatures have risen a bit in the inland spots. you can see in the mid- to upper 70s, 77 in plant city, 73 in lakeland now, only 70 in st. pete and 66 in clearwater with the light breeze coming in off the gulf. for this evening it's comfortable for you, temperatures in the mid-60s. expect mostly clear skies, great evening to enjoy outside. tomorrow morning, not expecting as much fog. mostly sunny but it will be cooler, temperature in the 40s for most of us. you'll want a decent jacket heading out. by tomorrow afternoon we're in the low to mid-70s. more on what the weekend is shaping up to look like, coming

planned parenthood would get no money for abortion services under a new bill which also imposes restrictions on doctors and clinics. >> reporter: under the legislation, planned parenthood will lose more than a quarter million dollars a year that goes to fund contraceptive services and hiv screening. >> it doesn't stop abortionings and takes away needed medical care for the communities. >> reporter: the legislation requirings admitting or transportation services between doctors and hops.

closed nearly half the clinics there. expect major delays in clearwater over the weekend. contractors are closing off court street at east avenue beginning at 9:00 friday morning. it will remain closed till sunday night. that is so csx railroad can replace the bed there. traffic will be rerouted. and for a look at tomorrow's traffic today. >> hope you're enjoying your afternoon. we have road work taking place in the tampa bay area. we have a full closure here on lakewood clear road under the veterans expressway. it starts tomorrow and runs through march 19th, so keep that in mind. it will be completely closed for work there. wilcox road to the south will be your alternate to get under the veterans expressway.

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at least 15% of us will get the flu this year. serious problems can happen from it at any age. the latest flu map from the department of health shows counties in green with mild flu activity right now. hillsborough is in yellow and errorring higher numbers. but all counties are expecting more cases in the coming weeks. today we have some answers to help you through flu season. dr. jill is here. >> thank you. >> you have seen the up tick in cases? >> absolutely, and it's hitting pregnant women. we have admitted four patients in the last week really sick with the flu. >> and there's a test for that? >> yes, there's a nasal swab they can take. sometimes it could be a cold. but the flu is serious and in

>> what would require someone to go to the icu because of flu? >> when you have the flu in general, you're run down. if you're a kid, a pregnant patient, elderly adult, you can develop worsening of the medical conditions or things like pneumonia or respiratory failure, which is the most common reason to go to the icu. >> is it too late to get the flu shot? >> it is not. remember, we urge people in the fall in september and october, hits. now it's kind of in its peak, so it's not too late. you can still get the vaccine. if you're protect specifically, your baby once it's born cannot get the vaccine for the first six months. so this will help protect the baby when it's delivered. >> who else is really at risk for the flu?

young kids, patients who are compromised, maybe on chemo or have chronical medical conditions, elderly, pregnancy, those are the ones we think about. >> how do you know it's a cold and not the flu? >> a lot of times i say the flu has a fever. that's kind of your main distinguishing point. sometimes you don't get the fever. you're going to know when to come in. the people that i have seen, they are down and out, just can barely get up. you'll know the difference between, i can potentially go to work versus, i'm in bed feeling terrible. and there's treatment if you get in early.

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there's a rihanna controversy brewing. she claims she canceled her grammy performance because she had bronchitis but sources say moments before she canceled, she had an emotional meltdown. witnesses said she was unhappy with her rehearsal and was screaming and hysterical. >> well, the 50 shades of grey sequel has started filming. the movie reunites the famous couple and will be released february 2017. >> the tanner family reunited for the premier of fuller house and we were there. the cast walked the red carpet.

now we'll feature your pictures on tv. today we are starting with this one from jim. that's a favorite game in my family, too. shay shared this shot of hannah, hunter and tilley waiting to go outside and get a treat. and according to dave in citrus hills, misty just wanted to say hey. and a beauty shot of honeymoon island. >> beautiful. >> tweet us your pictures or share them on facebook. >> one more check of the

if you're a tourist, you picked a great week to be here. >> perfect week. i have to give a shout out. this morning i talked to a bunch of second graders at janie power wilson elementary school, talked with the second graders. lovely group there. they learned all about the weather and severe storms and hurricanes and tornadoes. so thankfully this week has been really quiet. great talking with you earlier today. as we head throughout the evening hours, it's going to stay clear and comfortable. we're in the low 60s at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow morning we're in the 40s, topping out in the 70s tomorrow afternoon with mostly sunny skies. little on the breezy side, another gorgeous day expected. satellite and radar, not a cloud in the sky. blue skies expected through this evening.

may want a light sweater if you're heading out. maybe head out and enjoy the sunset later tonight. warm temperatures and clear conditions. tomorrow morning we're sunny and breezy to start but the winds will pick up in the afternoon. we'll have sunshine and in the low 70s in the afternoon hours. moving into friday morning, typical friday start for february, temperatures in the low 50s. you may want a jacket in the morning hours but by the afternoon it's warming up nicely, into the mid-70s with clouds moving in from the east coast of florida. that large area of high pressure that's pretty much situated across the southeast and us here in florida will keep things quiet through the weekend. as we head into saturday, more sunshine in the forecast and really nice temperatures for this time of year. that's why we alternative in florida, highs in the mid-70s, mostly sunny skies expected

awesome weather for the gasparilla distance classic. great running weather, topping out in the mid-70s by the afternoon. and the dry stretch continues through the weekend and heading into next week we have some moisture returning. for tuesday and wednesdayover next week our storm chances increase. we'll watch those for you. right now 77 in bartow, 73 in lakeland, 75 in plant city, 66 in weeki wachi and comfortable across the tampa bay area. take a step back. you can see the nice cold air just off to our north across the northeast and great lakes. only 35 in chicago this afternoon, only 30 in detroit. recapping for us, 64 degrees, a great outdoor evening for you.

jacket. we'll warm quickly and we're back in the low 70s by the afternoon. the dry stretch will continue and tuesday and wednesday our next storm system brings up storm chances and a pretty big cooldown for the end of next week. feeling a little stressed out? have you thought act coloring? >> no joke. today, how the adult coloring trend the exploding in popularity because it's a great way to chill out. >> reporter: keep in the lines, relax and unwind. adults are getting in on the action. check out these pinterest shares, showing how to color like a boss. it's easy to get started. i just bought this coloring book with the pencils included

now we start by keeping it in the lines. having supersharp pencils is really important. as you grow, so will your book options and supplies. >> there's also brush sets you can get, if you need different types of therapy. you can go with just crayons as well. >> so this is from the pictures i've colored in. >> reporter: online, on pinterest, people everywhere sharing techniques to take it to a more details approach. >> if you hold the pencil forward you'll get more color pigmentation and it's streakier. >> reporter: and others say it's to relax, known as art therapy. >> if someone has ptsd or depression, it enables them to

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now let's take a look at what's trending online beginning with tony dungy and his family's reaction when they learned he will be inducted into the nfl hall of fame. >> a knock on the door. it's my great pleasure to welcome you and god bless you. god bless you. >> while! there is no way. god bless you. >> did you see his family in the back? the colts released this video and a tweet and we thought it was great stop and needed to share it.

mashup.com with this man who made a valentines using food from chick-fil-a. 2 large fries and 30 nuggets. there is the happy couple who live in alabama and he told mashable his girlfriend eats chick-fil-a four times a week and wanted to give her something that made her laugh. it took him three hours to create that and two of those were a trial run the day before. she gave him abc's bouquet in exchange but hers is not trending. a san diego aquarium made an underwater selfie-stick 41 of their sea lions and look at him take it for a ride. his name is my low and has a gopro at the end of the selfie- stick. the 14 second video has more than 25,000 clicks on youtube and now it's going viral. pretty cool. more news coming your way. news channel 8 at 5:00 start right now. right now and news channel 8 at 5:00. 911 service knockout across

it's apple versus the fbi. the tech giant refusing to hack a terrorist iphone. daily flights to cuba could be coming to the bay area. why u. s. travelers could save big on the ticket. i'm jennifer lee and >> i'm keith cate and a store lots of people are talking about. apple refusing to help the fbi break into a cell phone that belonged to a san bernardino terrorist. apple says would make everybody's cell phone less secure. tim cook released in a strongly worded reply colin the government overreach. josh benson towards us live in the new center to explain why the case is so important. you see both sides so it's a difficult one to figure out.>>