for many in sarasota and manatee counties, now comes the hard part, fixing their homes. laura is taking action for you. finding out what kinds of resources are out there. >> reporter: guys, right now, people in this neighborhood are trying to recover a piece of this house over here flu all the way over here, landing on the ground, so, now, the people in this neighborhood know there is a lot of work to be done. >> reporter: it was a close call for al and his wife. >> thank god i'm alive. >> >> reporter: damaged glass shot through his home. for the neighbor chuck, the the tornado was a sound he will never forget. >> they talk about a freight train coming. it's worst than that, a lot of wind, a lot of stuff flying through the air. >> reporter: that's when he saw a palm tree snapped in half and

>> made a mess out of everything. >> the red cross said they can help victims in the first few days. >> you might need a hotel room for a night or two, you might need food. >> >> reporter: they can provide a red cross debit card to get them threw, but then storm repairs, before starting anything, call your insurance company and take pictures of the damage. find out what permits are needed before starting repair. all homeowners should gather home insurance documents, and pictures of what your home looks like, now. with you. that way, it will be much more streamline. >> reporter: unfortunately for this family business, they didn't have boat insurance. >> we are down, now until we get repairs done. >> reporter: they are left wondering how they will get

weeks away. we have a full list of all of the storm resources you would need including phone numbers and websites, all of the things you need to repair your home. >> >> a women survived two hours pinned under debris. nancy devito said she was awaken in the middle of the night by the sounds of the tornado, but as she tried to go into another room, everything came crashing. >> i thought everything was going to come down on me. there was water all around me. the pipe broke. i thought i'm going to drown or die. >> nancy said she spent 30 minutes screaming for help

found her. it took firefighters another 90 minutes to get her free. nancy said she has stretches, bruises and chards of glass in her leg, but she is thankful to be alive. >> dangerous weather catching a lot of people off guard because it was in the middle of the night. we talk to dennis to see if any way. >> most people knew there was the possibility of tornadoes. we talked about it five days. when it happens late at night, people already had gone to bed and it happens so quickly. it makes it difficult to be ready for. that's why having apps like storm shield to notify you when there is danger in our area. sarasota tornado, a little stronger, stayed on the ground

its widthth was 350-yards. this, obviously, long gone, left in its wake, colder weather and another area of storms by the end of the week. minutes. >> >> tornadoes are not something we commonly think about here in florida. look at the map behind me. see the numbers? these are all of the reported tornadoes in the bay area between 1950 and 2014. cording to data compiled between 91 and 2010, florida actually averaged more tornadoes per year than oklahoma. that's what it says, oklahoma caused more death and destruction, many of ours started atwater spouts before dieing out on shore. it's a good reminder to be repaired one way to do that download our storm shield app. you can have alerts sent to your phone. it's available on apple an

>> a child is in the hospital after getting hit by a car in braidenton. authorities telling us the child, six years old, riding a scooter down a drive way and shot into traffic. the child was flown to the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. we are being told the driver that hit him will not be charged. >> one person checked out after crashing a car. take a look at the aerial pictures we got from action air at this point, it's not clear why the driver crashed and it decent doesn't appear -- thousands for the 27th annual parade. we asked people how they feel about trying to be a little

more giving, more helpful and more kind. >> thousands were in the streets of saint pete for drum major parade. families lined the area, nearly 20 bands across the area participated along with a number of cheerleading teams. for many, today's event was not just about having fun. it was about keeping dr. king's >> >> a controversial pastor with a peaceful message for weeks. lgbt community thought to have reverend bryant removed as the key note speaker, but he did speak this morning, still not without a bit of protest. live at saint pete at the stop the violence event, rodney? >> reporter: well, wendy, this morning at the breakfast, a small amount of protesters stood up and turned their backs

his sermon today was mostly about unity. he did address the controversy this is a truly democratic society, i have the freedom of religion and i have the freedom of speech. >> reporter: reverend bryant didn't hold back his thoughts when we spoke with him after this morning's mlk breakfast. >> to say that it's sin in accordance to the bible i read. i don't look at it as bashing. >> bryant, highly followed and sought after speaker has gotten criticism where he describes the gay lifestyle as a sin, following the word that he would be the key note speaker, those in the gay community in saint pete spoke out loudly against it. >> when someone stands up and makes such a statement against another group of people, that i have my right to stand up and share my opposition.

mayor refused to give him a key to the city. the mayor's office calling bryant's words devicive. >> we will not always agree, as long as dignity and respect underscores or exchanges, mutual agreement need not always be our goal. >> he did jazz the mayor about not receiving that honor. >> there was some issue to it. everybody knew what the elephant was in the room and i understand that. you can't be all things to all people. >> in today's stop the violence rally, the end of a number of events here in saint pete. bryant told me alot of his sermons focus on kids like this, trying to bring unity. he questioned those who said his message is not in tow with

he said everything that he preaches, comes straight of the bible and he loves everybody, regardless of their background. >> rodney, thank you. at this hour, orlando authorities on the hunt for two men behind a night of terror. one that happened by mistake police say the men forced their way into a family's home after midnight armed with assault rifles. they demanded money, but the family had no idea what they were talking about. at one point, they threatened to shoot an 11-year-old girl. >> i said "please, no, --" home invaders left empty-handed and remain on the run tonight. thankfully, no one was hurt. >> >> a south florida pest control company is facing criminal charges in connection with the poisoning of a young boy.

used afterwards. sunland fume gated the 10-year- old's home in august. the family was told it was to go back inside and 10 minutes later, they all got sick his brain damage. >> >> trade are joe's recalling raw cashew pieces because of salmonella contamination. the relevant bar code and lot number can be found at trader joe's website. trader joe's said no one has gotten sick. they are doing this out of an abundance of caution. >> >> glenn frye has died. the band posting the news on the website. he died after battling multiple ailments.

and hotel california among the best selling in history. >> camera. >> we are targeting computers in tampa more than anywhere else in the country. the activity most likely to put

jaw dropping video in california. first, fire flames swallowing the second floor of a fresno apartment complex and then two apartments were damaged, but no one was hurt, then, minutes later, another call in this video, you can actually see the firefighter put his ladder up to a video where he spots people still inside. then, the tenant hands the firefighter her baby through the window. he hands the child to a firefighter below and helps the other family members down to safety. wow. >> >> u.s. coast guard giving us a look at the rescue of two

following a violent storm in mexico. the men's ship had a torn sail. a broken home, was taking on water. aircraft commander said it took place in the worst conditions he has ever seen in the gulf. >> >> a new study says tampa is one of the hardest hit cities in the country when it comes to computer viruses. adam is taking action for you to keep you from falling a victim. >> >> laura, tampa is number two in the nation when it comes to mal ware -- this we will time monitor shows cyber attacks a constant, plentiful and it's not hard to become the next victim. the founder of the company that trains companies to avoid malware >> you don't want to visit known places on the internet

>> reporter: he said cyber attacks are growing by leaps and bounds. >> it's like whack a mole, you truly need to think about you click. >> you should pay for it. free porn is a total invitation to problems. >> reporter: or even more innocent things. >> anything that sounds too good to be true, it is. >> reporter: he says opening

programs onto your computer, giving cyber attackers personal access to your information. the best way to avoid malware is not to click on any ads. >> you have to be your own human firewall. >> he says if you do want to know more about the offers that pop up on websites, go directly to the companies through their home page. if you notice your computer is suddenly running slower or your browser is acting funny, you might want to get it checked out by an expert. beautiful picture, clear skies, mostly clear, very

this is a look at titan doppler radar, as of 3:16 sunday morning when the first tornado moved onshore. one that we were tracking well off shore for at least an hour. that tornado warning was issued, went right into the sarasota area as we mentioned with all of the damage. so this type of season, they are known as long track tornadoes and we very often can see that. not usually in our area, mind you, but it did happen once at at least through march, there is a decent chance we could see more in our immediate viewing area. one of the main reasons you really have to keep up with it. at this point, you have to consider a realistic possibility. nothing in the near future. for us, we are on the flip side. instead of warm and severe, we are clear and cold with a freeze watch in effect. temperatures in the low to mid- 50s.

upper 50s across our northern counties, tampa, 53 and partly cloudy. clearwater and saint pete, 53 and clear skies. gusty out there, making it feel chillier than that. we are talking wind chills. two days ago, we are very warm, looking at severe weather, now, we are cold under clear skies. two days of that until another change happens. this is perfect classic textbook stuff with el nino. everything happens real quickly. we have been talking about this for weeks. sudden changes. here's the national picture. we are going to see another one on friday. don't think it will be as active as the last one, but

right now, zero in minneapolis. four in chicago. a blast of cold air. we are right on the fringen. wednesday, we'll see the freeze across our northern counties, everybody wakes up with temperatures in the 30s and low 40s. contract talks have died down.

now, out of canada, reporting montreal is drafting a big deal. we know the gm is asking a lot from this kid. unless the canadians are really loading up, i couldn't see any way of him doing a deal in the atlantic division. personally, i think he is making a mistake wanting out of the organization. he has to understand the team is healthy, now, loaded with talent. there is no place for him, ever since he was sent down, lightning were 5-1. they are in good position for the playoffs. jonathan has his own agenda, lightning has their's. they want nor. they want the division. there is one big reason for the

>> up until this point, cooper has had to have a ridiculous amount -- now, everybody is back >> you can't just jump into the lineup. even andre, he add to the mix, not to mention, johnson, come on, there is no secret why this team is back on a roll. >> just look at the balance we have there. a couple of assignments on a daily basis. getting back to our deep lineup. >>

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