>> right now on newschannel8, this is first at 4:00. >> now, headlines at 4:00. number one, windy weather. wait until you hear how chilly it will be overnight. >> number two, mom bonds out. she tells newschannel8 she is sorry for lying to police about her child being inside a stolen car. >> number three, good deed for the day. 8 on your side is there as volunteers are helping 93-year- old home invasion victim get her house back in order. >> here is number four. >> athletes from all over pasco county come to river ridge high school to compete in the special olympics.

the athletes coming up. >> good afternoon everybody, i'm josh benson. >> i'm stacie schaible. this is first at 4:00. we are waiting for governor rick scott visiting the county devastate by tornadoes. many victims are still in shock. >> what were you thinking when you drove back? >> what the heck is going on here? i didn't realize what was going on. >> thankfully, there were no injuries in the storm. >> joining us now, julie phillips in the weather center. >> such a difference today, we have beautiful blue skies. it is breezy as well. the northwest winds at this location coming in pretty steady between 20 and 25 miles

so, a breezy day, a rough day on the water, but thankfully, the showers and storms have passed. you can see in the satellite and radar imagery, barely a cloud in the sky, no rain on the radar, things looking dry for the rest of tonight. that front is well off to the south, there is a large system that has made its way into the northeast. still looking at snow across the mid atlantic, but quiet conditions as high pressure is building in for us the next couple of days. right now, 61 in temple terrace. treasure island, sitting at 60 this afternoon. coast. the winds are out of the northwest between 15 to 20 miles an hour. and gusting over 20 miles an hour at times. definitely a breezy day. and the breeze is going to stay with us for tomorrow as well. so through the evening hours, temperatures quickly falling into the 50s for us. if you have plans this evening,

overnight hours. tomorrow morning we will deal with temperatures in the 40s again. so if you didn't put away the heavier jackets, you will want to get them back out and on the kids in the morning. we'll have a look at the weekend in the full forecast. the mom who sent police on a pointless search telling them her three-year-old was in the back of a stolen car bonded out of jail, but she is in big trouble for lying to officers. >> i was this close from getting my children taken away from me. i would never do this again. ever. ever. in my life. i love my kids and i will go get my kids. >> that was angelica mererro tearing up there. we will have the report on her at 6:00. well, it is crazy video. a man's pants catch on fire while he is standing at a convenience store. turns out it was his e- cigarette battery exploding.

people who sell the e- cigarettes say it could happen to anyone, not just the people who smoke them. >> reporter: good afternoon guys. this is video a lot of people have been talking about of . it is sparking, if you will pardon the pun, a lot of attention. he is standing there and something in his pocket catches fire. it is actually the battery from his electronic cigarette. we talked to a man named gary wilder who is the owner of lizard juice e-cigarettes stores. and he knows how it happened. the battery probably touched the keys in the guy's pocket and all of that completed the imperfect circuit if you will and caused the spark. the whole thing is caught on camera. he told us this could happen to any one of us really. >> even a regular double a will do exactly that. just not as much. a smaller battery. >> the guy in the video had to take off his pants, ran outside

behind him and put the fire out with an extinguisher. he is doing all right, but he has second degree burns. i'm rod carter, newschannel8. well health groups are calling on tampa general hospital to get rid of the mcdonalds in the lobby. rally organizers told newschannel8 that fast food does not belong in a facility that promotes health. some local fifth graders say when they order food from the fast food menu, they usually don't choose healthy. >> i will probably just get a cheese burger from there or something. but it is kind of not really healthy for you. we should probably try to get like one of those salads. >> so far, 11 hospitals across the country have severed ties with mcdonalds since 2009. officials at tgh tell us their contract with mcdonalds doesn't end until 2023. florida's last remaining

closing soon. duette elementary technically has more than one room, but the students are taught in one class. the community is going to talk about plans for the future of the school. now, time to take a look at your headlines from hollywood. >> including plenty of movie and music news. david daniel has your hollywood minute. >> reporter: hamilton creator and star lynn manuel miranda may be getting a london lamp lighter's look. he is talking with disney about a lead role in a proposed sequel to mary poppins. he plays jack, a character

beauty behind the madness saw huge sales. others to get a grammy bounce, sales of taylor swift's 1989 which won two grammies soared 91%. and kendrick lamar's wins got a 92% spike of his album to pimp a butterfly. if you can't get to seattle to see mclemore, they are going to be live streaming this concert. fans can tune in for free. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. still ahead on first at 4:00. >> she was a victim of a violent home invasion. an her house fell in disrepair. coming up, a heart-warming story of how some people came to help her out. >> track, field, cycling, soccer, just a couple of events

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>> welcome back. she suffered a violent home invasion four years ago, since then, margot chauncey's home has fallen into disrepair. >> she has had an extreme home makeover. peter bernard explains. >> reporter: yeah, we are in clearwater. the home is looking a lot better. take a look at it. it need a coat of paint. and a little tlc. code enforcement and the clearwater police department made that happen. the people doing the work on this house and in the yard are usually patrolling the streets of clearwater.

compliance officers who befriended the 93-year-old homeowner margot chauncey. >> i won't know my house when it is over. >> reporter: she has quite a story. four years ago, tommy mitchell offered to detail her pt cruiser. he followed her in the house and asked for water. >> he grabbed the money, threw me down on the toilet and i hit my head. i was dazed for a while. >> reporter: mitchell is serving a 15-year prison term. the crime changed margot's life. >> i don't trust people like i used to and i like to. but not anymore. >> reporter: sergeant downs investigated the case and ended up befriending her. >> we always deal with people here who are a victim of a crime. >> reporter: he is hoping this project shows people cops have another side. >> community members coming together, giving us all the paint for the operation.

show that you care. we are not just out there trying to give you a bad day. >> reporter: same goes for code compliance workers who are happy to help. >> being a part of something like this helps all of us. it is a wonderful story. she's a wonderful person. >> reporter: a huge baseball fan, the rays sent a gift package and she is now sporting a new cane with a lightup handle. >> reporter: fancy, take a look at the final product. there it is right there. looking good. somebody is going to return some time in the future and do the roof there. but right now, it looks like a show house. donated labor. they all got it together today. it was wild to see it all happen. >> thanks peter. and i love the cane. a nice addition there too. >> it lights up. >> thanks peter. joining us now for another look at our first at 4 weather,

but boy, it beats the rotten stormy weather we had yesterday. >> we can enjoy this. it is cooler and definitely more pleasant. definitely breezy day. we have some video of some of those conditions. this was taken from the howard franklin bridge from our photojournalist. not a great day to be out in the water with the winds gusting 20 miles an hour at bay. seas were up. if you were outside, probably not the best of hair dies either for you, but winds ease up for us as we head into this weekend. though tomorrow, we are probably still looking at another fairly breezy day. by saturday, lighter winds, a lot of sunshine. like. mid 60s into the afternoon hours. a chilly start in the morning. a lot of us will be in the low 40s to upper 30s . by sunday, still looking at the sunshine. comfortable afternoon as you reach into the upper 60s . on

cloud in the sky. we had some altocumulus clouds. now it is looking clear and expecting to look mostly clear the rest of the night. temperatures will drop pretty quickly for us through overnight hours. when you wake up tomorrow, the emoji man is ready with a scarf out. you may not need a scarf, but at least a good jacket. we will be chilly with temperatures in the 40s . breezy north winds continuing in the afternoon. temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average. we will only make it into the low 60s friday afternoon. as we head into saturday morning, as winds start to ease up, our temperatures will drop back even more. we will fall back into the low 40s . a chilly start to the weekend, but by saturday afternoon, notice the high pressure building in. this will keep rain out of the forecast for a while. we are left with sunny skies. temperature ins the mid 60s . and sunday looks pretty pleasant. chilly in the morning but we

with high pressure around, we are not expecting any showers to move into the forecast. so, here is a look at the cool stretch of weather for you. we are below average through the extended forecast. it is not until next week when we reach back up into the mid 70s which is where we typically would be this time of year. notice the dry conditions. we don't bring back in the rain chances until we head into wednesday of next week. >> thanks julie. you might have noticed life and comment are no longer the only buttons to click on facebook. now you can click an emiji including like, love, humor, anger, wow, and sad. how will this affect our facebook experience? such important questions. 8 on your side has the answers for you today. joining me now is jonathan sellers from illuminate local, a social media expert. i'm an avid face booker so i had to check it out. i like it because you can love a photo. you can do a lot of things. >> it really brings more options and just more ability

that is the goal here. in the past, you know, you might be scrolling and see someone lose a loved one. then you see someone getting engaged and you like it. and you see some amazing video and you like it. >> and maybe you wanted to say wow. >> so now you can actually say hey, i'm really happy for you. i love this. or i'm sad with you. or wow, that was a crazy video. so it gives you the power to communicate better. >> the one that didn't make it which has been talked about for year is the dislike button. no dislike button. >> nope. mark zuckerberg has talked about this a lot. generally, it is negative. and i mean, who would want to make a big announcement that you are so happy for and then get a dislike from somebody? then there is the trolling that could go along with the dislike button. how can we be sarcastic? they don't want you to be sarcastic. >> keeping it positive. has facebook manipulated or

emotions before? >> definitely. back in 2014, they randomly chose 600,000 people and divided them into a couple of groups and showed one group more positive posts. the other group, more negative posts for one week and they studied what is happening with those people and found whatever group they fell into, they did it. they kept it going basically. if they were in the positive group, they shared more or made more positive posts. if they were in the negative group, they made more negative posts. >> it is contagious. >> it is. >> i like the positivity. i notice when i put something positive up there, there's a lot more attraction. >> it usually happens. yeah, it will change how we use facebook. because facebook uses the alga rhythm to show us what we see everyday. so these five new things are going to really affect it. and business owners like me are looking forward to really learning what people think of what we are posting. >> all right, jonathan, good information. thank you very much. let's go to josh.

this year marks the 40th anniversary for pasco county special olympics. as anthony allred shows us, [ music ] >> reporter: it started out as a parade to honor pasco county special olympic athletes. >> the kids got excited because i got to fold the banners. >> reporter: once the traditional torch made its way around the track, it was game on. and every kid for him and herself at the 40th annual games. >> i got first place. >> i think it was fun and i competed good and tried my best. >> it is fun doing ball. but it is fun get. >> this special olympic day was full of games that included everything from ball, track and

>> over here is the shooting. shooting on goal. kicking the balls. then over here is the run and kick where they are timed and they have to run over and kick the ball into the goals. it is a timed event. >> reporter: i found a couple of soccer assistants who were pretty confident about their team's chances at winning. >> a lot of us have a really strong kick. so, they would be able to kick the ball far into the goal. >> i really love it because i like to work with kids and these people are all my friends. >> reporter: there is no doubt the kids are having a lot of fun competing and winning medals in all of these events but what i found is that the parents may just be having a little more fun. >> it gives me butterflies in my stomach. it just does me good, you know. because i see the smile it puts on his face. face. >> i feel great. he is coming along great. every year, he does a little bit better.

>> it feels good. i have her competing and i have a son doing soccer so i'm a proud mom. >> reporter: it is that pride that motivates these special olympic athletes to run, jump, and kick as best as they. in new port richey, anthony allred, newschannel8. welcoming up, some serious stuff. a rabies alert in the bay area. we will show you where it is happening at 4:30. >> then spend time, save cash. see how little time before you go to the grocery store can save you a ton of money. that's coming up. >> but first, nfl. what is going on with doug martin? we will take a look at first at 4:00 sports. you are watching newschannel8

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at sports, dan lucas has arrived. >> and nfl scouting combine going on. not much. on the field right now. up in indianapolis. tomorrow gets going. the running backs, the offensive line men. >> is it the same buzz? >> i don't sense that kind of fervor as we had last year. with marcus mariota and jameis winston. when those guys came in, it was incredible. i don't get that feel this year, but there are a lot of deep positions in the draft. we are now inside two weeks until the nfl league yearlies. what does that mean? the two most important words. free agency. eligible for free agents. start searching for the highest bidder. there is a topic at the nfl scouting combine. he told us there could be talks with martin's agent at the combine.

taken place. however, still no deal. the bucks have money to spend. can they afford martin? he wants a big payday. mike seems to think it will happen. >> we have a couple of things going for us here. i know he wants to be a buck and i know we want him to be a buck. so i'm sure there will be some obstacles. there always there in negotiations. we will prepare for it either way but i'm optimistic. we will continue talking with them. >> and since we are on the suggest of wheeling and dealing, the nhl trade deadline is next mono.

scenario with jonathan jerran? he has not been back. he is open to a trade monday, but only if the value is right. now, before his suspension, several nhl teams were scouting his game, but iserman is under no obligation to move him. any minute we could hear something. >> should we just trade him? >> part of you thinks get him out of here, but then you are satisfying the player, remember? the lightning own him. i use the term own him. they have him in a contract the rest of the year and into next year. so if iserman wants to stick it to this kid who has bad advice. keep him on the roster. >> nasty words too. >> keep him suspended. so yeah, hate to see it. >> i love jonathan. i think he is a great kid. and a big future in the hockey. >> yes.

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>> now, headlines at 4:30. the republican debate in houston, texas. the remaining presidential hopefuls are setting up. trump is the front runner. rubio and cruz are in second place. and kasich and carson are distant fourth and fifth. the debate starts at 8:30. a second rabies alert has been reported in the hillsborough county health department. both infected animals are cats. one was in citrus park, the second in the town and country area. if your pet is not vaccinated for rabies, the county is suggesting you get that done. astronaut kelly is in the home stretch in his first american to spend the year in space.

he is expected to make his homecoming this tuesday. and number four, florida is not the only state cleaning up after severe storms yesterday. this is video out of oxford, north carolina where people are picking through the rubble that used to be their home. at least eight people were killed in the storms that rolled through the southeast. in florida, a deal that allowed a 10/2 jury recommendation and death penalty cases has now hit a snag. >> it is because some lawmakers want to keep a unanimous jury. mike vasilinda is in the capital bureau with a look at what is going on. >> reporter: key negotiators for the house and senate have worked on the death penalty more than a week ago. it called for a 10/2 jury recommendation on death cases but at the last stop in the senate, it hit a snag. >> there was an agreement between the house and the senate that we would do a 10-2 in lieu of a 9-3.

to the 10-2. current law is 7- 5. but public dependers are either requiring a unanimous jury is the only way to make sure the courts don't step in again. >> require unanimity. follow the words of the florida constitution. >> reporter: then in the testimony. >> we will see this bill postponed. >> reporter: it was brought back up later in the day and approved but another fight over a unanimous jury is expected. the 10/2 jury has been approved by the full house. if the senate wasn't act, florida won't have a death penalty. i'm mike vasilinda at the state capitol. and robots took over the state capitol today. >> all in the name of science and technology. students showed off some of their inventions on stem day. a flight simulator and a 3d printed prosthetic leg for a german shepherd. stem stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education right here in florida.

graduating from our universities and entering the work force each and every year. so, for stem education, stem opportunities, and stem businesses, the future truly is here in florida. >> in january, there were 70,000 job openings in florida. that was up 4% from the same time 2015. now let's check the first at 4 forecast. storm team 8 meteorologist julie phillips. >> good afternoon josh. beautiful blue skies out this afternoon. the storms, long gone. but we are dealing with some stronger winds around. you can see that from our center. the trees blowing in the wind there. you can see winds up to 20, 25 miles an hour at times across the area. temperatures cooler as well across the system. 62 degrees now at this location. and generally most places have made it into the low to mid 60s . 65 in bartow. crystal river, down to the

it will be a chilly night. especially when you factor in the breezy winds. you can see across the board, northwest winds at 15 to 20 miles an hour. so, for the rest of this evening, temperatures dropping back into the mid 50s very quickly. it will stay breezy and mostly clear for us, also this evening, the space x rocket launch set. about an 80% chance of favorable weather. they could see higher winds that could affect the launch this evening. it is set at 6:46:00 p.m. 11,000-pound satellite. we will have more on the weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. and 8 is on your side with what you need to know to plan your morning commute. here is leslee lacey with a look at traffic today. >> reporter: hello there. afternoon. there is work going on in the pinellas park area folks. if you commute down here, there is a drainage project going on

further notice from 46 to 49th street. so follow the detour signs. you can connect with me on facebook. you can follow me for the traffic commute as well. you can catch leslee lacey and leigh spann with weather and traffic on the 8s at 4:00 a.m. still ahead on first at 4. >> i'll show you how a little work just minutes before you go to the grocery store can cut your bill in half. >> and then you will want to stick around for these 8 on your side stories. >> skate borders are upset after the city of lakeland closes a skate park two hours earlier than normal. >> donald trump has rubio and cruz against the ropes. if they have any chance of winning they have to take the gloves off. >> making you feel out of place at work. you are certainly not alone. i'm adrienne pedersen and i

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>> welcome back. news. here are the hosts of hollywood today live. >> this is the daily wrap. the oscars are upon us. the highest paid is jennifer lawrence who made a whopping $52 million from june of 2014 to june of 2015. the second highest paid nominee 29 million. >> some people criticized the baby.

from god was infertility. a remake of the thomas crown affair, this will be the third after the original with steve mcqueen and the second with pierce brosnan. now it is time for today's send it to stacie schaible. >> where we feature your pictures rob tv. we are starting with an adorable shot from louise lauren. this is how her cat chub-chub newses. tater tot and muffin here. tony tweeted me three side kicks just chilling at the pier. this is definitely senior dogs. finally, what a beautiful day

this shot. quintessential florida. you can send it to stacie. you can share it on my facebook page as well.

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>> if you think coupons are old fashioned and out of style, think again. those coupons that you get in the sun paper may be more valuable than ever thanks to a concept called stacking. i spoke to a money saving expert who explained. >> reporter: clipping coupons can be a tedious task. if you are smart about it, it can save you a lot of money. >> from my personal experience i learned you can spend 15 to 20 minutes before you go to the grocery store and cut your bill in half. >> reporter: in half, kyle taylor is the founder of the penny hoarder in downtown saint pete. >> i know that sounds strange. but what ends up happening is we get these coupons in the mail.

we are going to use. they go in the junk drawer and then they have expired. and we never use them. >> reporter: that is why taylor doesn't clip. he saves those coupon inserts whole. then, when he has made a plan and is ready to shop, he starts with an app called fabado. >> it looks at publix, target, tells you which coupons to stack on top of the sale items. >> reporter: the secret to saveing the most money is by stacking one deal on top of another. >> what does stacking mean? >> so for example, if classical pasta is on sale for a dollar, you can add coupon on top of that to get that item even cheaper. it is a dollar, and there is a 50-cent coupon. all i have to do is find that one coupon. saves me a ton of time. >> reporter: if you stack a

taylor likes two rebate apps in particular. >> check out 51. then i take a picture of your receipt. robatta. they see if they have any rebates available for the item. if they do, they will give you cash back. >> reporter: in the bay area we are lucky, our stores are very coupon friendly. >> most target and publix allow you to stack a manufacturer coupon in the newspaper with a store coupon and a rebate. you put all of them onto one thing and you can sometimes get an item for free. >> free sounds really good. taylor also likes the wal-mart savings capture app. you snap a picture of your receipt and wal-mart will scan ads of competitors to see if anyone else is selling it cheap. then they will send you the difference in a gift card.

if you do, you can save a lot of money. sure. hey, we are talking about coupons. >> we are. who has time for weather when it's like this? beautiful weather. cool, all the severe weather has moved out. we are in severe weather awareness week. here in florida, thinking about hurricanes. hurricanes just a few months away. june 1 to november 30. it is is a long season here in florida. we are alert for it. the peak is august and september really. an also, we are talking about some flooding. places like south tampa. you are very familiar with the flooding. this is just from yesterday. from south tampa with some of the inland flooding we saw there. and of course, during a hurricane, we can see inland flooding and also storm surge flooding along the coast. so just keeping an eye on thing.

before you know it. headlines for today, cooler temperatures. it was warm for a while. now the cooler weather has moved in. no rain expected until the middle of next week. our next front is set to arrive next week on wednesday. so until then we are looking at dry conditions. if you don't have the app, make sure you download it. get the forecast in the palm of your hand. tomorrow will be a chilly morning. temperatures close to 50 degrees by 8:00 a.m. by noon, we are still only into the upper 50s . it will stay breezy and we will top out in the low 60s by the afternoon hours. so, currently, very quiet for us. temperature ins the low 60s . 59 degrees in weeki wachee. 60 in brooksville. 63 in plant city. it will stay breezy. temperatures dropping back very quickly. tomorrow morning we will be in the 40s pretty much across the board.

could see 30s on the map. you want to get your jackets back out for at least this next stretch of weather because it will be pretty chilly. friday afternoon, we are 10 to 15 degrees below average only making it into the low 60s . winds will stay breezy making it feel even cooler but as the winds ease up, it will be colder with the lighter wins. we are starting off the day in the low 40s . by saturday afternoon, we top out in the mid 60s . sunny and dry thanks to high pressure. rain chants will be out of the forecast. sunday looks absolutely beautiful. a cool start to the day. but lit be mild in the upper 60s and low 70s by the afternoon hours. so this weekend is shaping up very nicely for us. we are expecting overall temperatures to be in the 60s the next several days. it is not until next weekend we

wednesday, the front moves in bringing showers but until then, expect nothing but sunshine. a few minutes ago, we talk about stem learning in the state of florida. but have you heard of steam? we have some answers object what it is and how you can incorporate it into your daily life. grayson is here with us to talk about it. you brought some cool stuff. >> i did. we talk about steam. that is science, technology, engineers, arts, and math. this adds arts. these are dinosaurs, there is a t-rex you take control of. they are hand-made works of art. >> we did a story on that too. >> it gets people thinking about art. that is part of what we are doing. but one of the things you do with the dinosaurs, as you play

some of them are controlled by pulleys, by playstation video game controllers to take control. this is part of the science and technology learning. so how do we bring this into your area of life? get your kids a magnetic puzzle and rubix cube. playing, having fun, but you are thinking mathematically. here is another example. take a couple of soda cans. just talk about them. why does coke look classic? why is pepsi flashy? something like that gets your kids thinking about art. then the last one, i have some yeah. when you go to an event, it is a fantastic chance to talk

so talk about the wings on the jets or the indy car. look at it with your kids. get a dialogue going. this is the best way to do it. we have spring break camps. summer camps you can register with. in a car ride, you can talk about this learning. and they don't have to think it is learning. >> that's the fun part. then they will like it. >> thank you very much. >> back to you stacie schaible. hey guys, check out this video. at a time in politics where it seems that no one can agree on anything, jet blue conducted a social experiment on a recent flight. it offered all 150 passengers a free round trip ticket for a future flight anywhere in the world but there was a catch. they had to work together to unanimously agree on one destination. now, if there was not a unanimous decision, they would not get the free trip.

they narrowed it down to two locations. costa rica or turksenkecos. they unanimously chose costa rica. they conducted the experiment to show a group of people working together for something they want can make compromises. >> a unique approach. >> cool. >> nobody will argue with that. >> coming up, a kitty with a mustache is making waves online. >> we will show you how a shelter is using mustache kitty

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>> let's take a look at what is going on today. >> a plane crash had a damaged wing when it hit the ground. nobody was hurt. not even the pilot. this happened in california. the pilot actually hit five cars on the way down. you can see the pilot walking away from the plane. the lapd says he was alone in that four-seater. the plane is registered to an owner in oregon. >> check out the photos of wild flowers blooming in death valley. this is one of the hottest places on earth. it is experiencing a so-called super bloom. the perfect blend of rain, sunshine, and wind. >> and we told you about the cat with the mustache. fresno, california.

the kitten is being used to help the animal shelter get the word out on spaying and neutering animals. little sally ann was left in a donation bin at the salvation army. she is getting medical care and food, but that is not the case for for a lot of kittens and puppies. sally ann should be ready for adoption within a few days. and i bet she will get adopted. >> no doubt. charlie chaplain. i love it. >> we have a lot more news coming your way. newschannel8 at 5:00 with keith and jenn starts now. >> right now on newschannel8 at 5:00. >> surviving the storm. people are putting their lives back together tonight. >> trump on top. it is the last debate before supertuesday. what his rivals need to do to stay in the game. >> and a rabies alert. >> i'm keith cate. >> i'm jennifer leigh. thank you very much for joining us this evening.

way across the bay area after two tornadoes tore through. >> here is some eagle 8hd video of the damage in charlotte county. one of the tornadoes down there is leaving an erratic path of destruction. >> these families have to be shaken up. >> they are surveying the damage here. >> reporter: this storm struck suddenly catching many people off guard. it brought back some bad memories. >> this looks really bad. >> yeah? yep. it is. >> reporter: selia's backyard