breaking news on the now tampa bay. we are working two different numbers -- murders. a man and woman found dead in two different cases. we're live at the scene.>> we have tornado out here. off its black. >> just released, 911 calls as tornadoes tore through our area by the georgia tech as you file your taxes this year. one thing you definitely want to make sure you do not do. freeze warnings in our area

tornadoes. >> in fact, i think it is going to be one of the coldest nights of the season. in fact, that will be the case if our temperatures tumble into the lower 30s. maybe some upper 20s across our usual cold spots. hard freeze warnings to the north but we are under a freeze warning. temperatures are expected into the upper 20s to lower 30s for a few hours. that is first -- for citrus, fernando and passcode counties. the rest of us -- pascoe counties. temperatures falling back into the upper 30s and 40s. look at this. we are in the upper 50s already. we don't have that far to go and we have clear skies. by 11:00, 45. by 7:00, 40. we are set up for a good freeze as we head into tonight but we also have another storm system on the way and i will have your forecast. the potential for more severe

back in a few minutes. a woman's body has been found in manatee county. found the body around 130 this afternoon. all of this happening on bishop harbor road in northern manatee county. investigators think the woman may have been in her 20s and they are calling this a homicide investigation and expect foul play. we have a crew heading to the scene for more information. as soon as we get that information, we will bring it to you took now. one person shot to death in an suv on eleventh avenue east and 8th street east. that is where we find sarah rosario who has been on scene gathering information. person was rushed back -- person was? >> reporter: the person shot

to oxford -- carl to oxford. you see those people gathered by the suv, that is where we are told that his suv stopped after he was shot. you see investigators around the suv. going to video we shot moments after we got here, here is what we know. we are told he was being chased by a person dropping a dark- colored -- driving a dark- colored car. at some point, the person behind him pulled out a gun and shot him. that is when we are told he lost control of his suv. he ran into several things. a fire hydrant, -- and several other things before his suv's golf -- his suv stalled. we are told he died shortly after. back out live, please tell me this is a targeted shooter -- shooting.

so police, they are trying to figure out if you met the suspect.. why was he here to begin with. these are all things they will be looking into. we will stay on top of the story for years. we will have a live report for you tonight at 5 o'clock. reporting live in bradenton, for the now tampa bay, sarah rosario. just yesterday, we got the 911 calls that came in sunday morning the moment deadly tornadoes were working to sarasota into manatee county. >> we have just had a tornado come through here. in focus up. we have some power lines down. no electricity, of course. and these people had a double wide three-bedroom and it has decimated. we are pulling up to it now. there is nothing there. >> whenever you heard in that call talking about the trailer into at. grandparents -- in duet. grandparents.

some kids in pascoe county. about the called into the elementary school. some and left a message at the school saying they were going to blow it up. all of the buses and parents on their way to the school had to take the students to a different school. kids who were already there were shuffled to a nearby publix parking lot and two other schools. all while freezing outside. this went on for about two hours. the kids were able to go back to class when that school was cleared. the supreme court saying it will review an executive order by the president to protect some immigrants here in the united states from deportation. this impacts millions of immigrants living here illegally. and six other states are seeing an increase. the supreme court is not

orders blocking the plane from taking effect. but those immigrants get work permits and received some federal benefits. the supreme court is expected to hear arguments in the case in april and make a decision by late june. in his day five and still no sign of 12 missing marines one of them from fort myers and 22 years old. up. the marines does a field after helicopters collided. three life rafts were found. it does not look like there was anyone on them. crews are still looking for the bike boxes. today -- bike boxes -- black boxes. information about suspicious returns will be shared in real time to prevent

by catching patterns before they become widespread. the information will include where a return was actually h&r block and turbo tax also have new standards this year for logging in including security questions and stronger passwords. turbo tax will let you know how or if anyone is creating a second account using your social security number. still ahead on the now tampa bay, expect a different answer next time you get a sinus infection or bronchitis when you go to the doctor. we have breaking news to tell you about. a police officer in the hospital right now after being shot in houston texas. it happened around 1 to 20 local time. he showed up to a family dollar that was being robbed at the time. the cop was shot in the arm and is expected to be okay.

we are continuing to follow breaking news at this hour. a woman's body has been found in manatee county. the chopper one getting to the scene. these are live aerial pictures of that scene. it is in a rural area. you can see a police van, a police car. they are still investigating exactly what happened we are being told the body was found about 1 to 30 this afternoon. that is in northern manatee county. investigators believe the woman may have been in her 20s. they are calling this a homicide and expect foul play -- suspect foul play. as soon as we get more information, we will bring it to your on-air and online. we have all gotten that nagging cough or you just cannot seem to get rid of it and eventually, we have to go to the doctor to get some medicine for it. not so fast this time.

comes to going to the doctor. that is because the cdc is of antibiotics. getting them for respiratory illnesses when they do not actually need them. for example, you may have gotten them in the past. doctors are also typically prescribing antibiotics for sinus infections but the guidelines say they should only be used for patients with no signs of improvement after 10 days. if you have severe symptoms. antibiotics are not needed to treat sore throats and the common cold in adults. the agency warning antibiotics are losing their effectiveness are because they are getting prescribed entirely too much. estimating drug-resistant bacteria causes 2 million illnesses and 23,000 deaths each year in the us. it is costing the us economy some $30 billion. animals are not immune.

our animals is overused right now. -- being looked at right now. we added a link to our website. you can find us on the now tampa bay.com. just when you thought the affluenza teen story could not get any more is our, his attorneys are claiming he may have been taken against his will to mexico. the 18-year-old is accused of violating probation. he killed four people when he was just 16 in a dwi crash and that the country to avoid court. the group mothers against driving intended to present a petition to the judge today calling for action. >> we want to make sure that he

he is a danger to the public and needs to be held accountable. >> the hearing has not been rescheduled. he is still in mexico facing his mother is charged with helping him avoid arrest. his case gaining national attention because he claimed affluenza and was too spoiled to understand the consequences of drinking and driving. >> he has escaped twice before and authorities want to make sure it does not happen again. we are learning just how far they are taking security to keep the drug kingpin locked up in mexico. you will recall, the surveillance video showing him escaping his sale -- is jail 400 security cameras have been installed and another 600 are set to go in within three months. he has moved into a different

dark -- and he is being watched with cameras on their helmets. >> that story is so bizarre. also fascinating.>> i love this! >> what is going on here? >> all of the planets are going to be aligned over the next couple of months. five of them are getting in on the act a little late. we actually spoke to the planetarium director telling us the mercury is a little hard to see but tomorrow, it will get more visible and you will see the five planets. >> you can see it with your eyes. i would recommend a telescope. making things a little better. and guess what? the moon will be part of that show and other men's and other planets get named but we have

we do not name our moon. should we? basically, what we're trying to do is there is a petition going on right now. this is incredible stuff. we have so much time on our hands. the petition to name the moon.>> cheesy. >> we all know it as the moon.>> why would you call it cheesy? >> because some people say the moon is made out of cheese. >> reporter: what if you could name it something else?>> spooking. i think we should just call it the menu. >> a new campaign is asking us to challenge the status quo. >> it has unique names.

people of earth, name the moon! >> the name them and society asking as many people as possible to sign at each one cost a dollar expect $.50 goes to charitable funds. and we have chosen rhines will foundation and water.org to be over to foundations. >> the i80 you, the international astronomical union naming celestial objects. in order for them to consider a new one, one way is to prove a large amount of the public is concerned about it, possibly getting a lot of signatures on this petition. >> what we really want is for a lot of people to get creative. we are serious about naming the moon. we would love to actually name the moon and have the i80 you recognize this -- i ate you --

>> for the now, candace. at least, it is going to a charitable cause. >> some people say there are already names for the moon but basically, that the translation of other languages. >> collett live in. -- call it live in. let's take you outside and show you what we have seen a lot of today. this time. it has been chilly out there despite all sunshine. we have been talking about temperatures that have been stuck in the 50s. is a cold enough for you now? we have had so much heat in december and now we turned up.. we have another boundary coming in. that is the secondary boundary going to get us into the 30s tonight.

hard freeze well to the north. we don't have to worry about that but it's going to be cold enough. as far as rainfall, we are in a busy pattern. we keep talking about el nino there is another storm system moving in here friday. for tomorrow, heading into thursday, we are going to be fine as far as any weather. we will be talking about how cold it is but we will also be monitoring this disturbance upstream. it will have a low, a front. there it is thursday night. by the time we get into friday, there it is. we will have a line of strong thunderstorms moving through here. yes, there is a potential for severe weather. we have to fine tune things but over the next couple of days, we will get a better handle on whether this will materialize. nevertheless, keep checking back with us over the next couple of days because this could be a severe threat for us on friday.

so we would get rid of it by the time we get into the weekend. we will talk more about that but here is the story over the next couple of days. tonight, 34 brooksville. 30 in burnett and there will be some outlying areas that will be in the upper 20s. 39 in tampa. while. not much of a wind chill because of the conoco we are going to get tonight. from losing the heat of the day, it will not be the wind even acting in -- moving in. this is florida style. we wake up in the 30s and by the afternoon, we are back into the mid to upper 60s. we will be back taking you into the upcoming week in a few minutes. some breaking news on the now tampa bay. just in, isis now confirming that jihadi john who appeared in beheading videos was killed in

he was a british citizen as well as a terrorist. he was alleged to have killed -- been killed in a drone strike in 2015 in syria after the paris attacks. we will catch up on the campaign trail. one republican candidate suspending his efforts while donald trump is trying to give us a good about his big announcement and expected guest tonight. ohio police got the heads- up that someone was after them before an officer was shot and killed. >> my ex-boyfriend is out in

breaking news. a republican presidential candidate, ben carson, canceling the rest of his events for today after four members of his team were involved in a car accident and i love. police released a statement on twitter just a short time ago saying their car flipped and another car hit them. three of them are getting checked out of the hospital right now. a fourth is said to be in great condition right now. carson says he is going to omaha to meet with the families. the former florida governor, jeb bush, wrapping up a campaign stop in new york talking about public relations. this comes after he released his education policy just yesterday calling it the civil rights issue of our time. donald trump is campaigning in the renewable fuel summit. a topic that has been a topic of controversy as of late but trump says he has a surprise

announcement at 6:00 he is not saying what it is all about but does say that will be a very special guest at the rally . >> a, we are hearing the warning that came to police before an ohio police officer was shot and killed on sunday. it came from the ex-girlfriend of that suspect. she called 911. >> 911. yes, i am in danger. my ex-boyfriend is out in camo looking to kill a cop. he has guns on him. he has already beaten me and threatened to kill me. >> do you want me to send the cops to your house? >> know, he will kill me. >> the woman is referring to hershel ray jones. he is in custody but he has not been charged with the murder of officer thomas. the patrollers -- the officer's body was found late sunday night.

extensive criminal history extech when we come back, which teachers in the bay area will get raises over the next couple

right now, teachers are getting raises in hillsboro county.

teachers association after months of negotiations. plan calls for a $4000 raise every three years plus performance bonuses. >> let's take a look at a freeze warning. >> we have had a couple of these so far this season but this one is located and further south. it starts getting a little closer. it is citrus, hernando and non- coastal pascoe counties. it means the temperatures will go up from the upper 20s into the lower 20s -- lower 30s. i know it is not that cold. maybe if you are from the north. >> once we get to 35 or 36, we are going to get lower than that. a few suggestions for your

it has been a while since it has gotten his cold so you want to make sure your heater is working. and bring in your pets. you can bring them in when in your -- when in the upper 30s. make sure the dock 7-up shelter themselves warm. protect and bring in your plants. comfort them with a cloth. don't use plastic, that will ruin them. with older heaters that don't turn off. that will be a fire issue for your. tomorrow, where some layers to keep ourselves warm bed here is the thing about the layers. it will protect you from the cold in the morning but you want to start peeling the layers during the day because guess what, temperatures by the afternoon are going to be back into the mid to upper 60s.

that and your extended forecast in a few minutes. just last week, we sold -- we told you about the be virus. there are -- the virus -- zika virus. those traveling to colombia are bringing it back. you can have a fever, rash, joint pain, that kind of thing but it is causing a birth defect, babies to be born with severe brain damage. that is what has us health leaders worried right now. there is a vaccine to block -- there is no vaccine to block the virus or treat it. when you think about 55 or 65 years old, a lot of people are thinking about retirement, spending extra time with their families but the reality is, a lot of people still want to work or they just need a job. rodney dunigan with the new

we start the hunt, we have better chance of getting that job. frustrated because the opportunities to me did not seem to be as beautiful -- been a full -- do not seem to be as much of a benefit. just make sure that other people know you have the experience and that you can do the job. >> goodwill minnesota has put together a program focused on older workers and getting them back into the game. >> it is not like the old days where you go and sit down and meet with someone to fill out an application. >> seniors are getting much needed training. he sat in on a session tuesday. >> an older worker would be a very valuable higher for any employer. getting that older worker is the hard part. >> instructions on everything from self-esteem in interviews to networking and even social

and skill sets. >> program participants are confident the training and could actions will lead them to their ultimate goal. full-time employment.>> every little bit of information that i get helps. this is pretty gross. you may have more bugs in your house than you thought. the amount of creepy crawlers living with you coming up. you for we go, a blast from the past. pearl jam coming to tampa. their new tour bringing it to

breaking news right here on the now tampa bay . we are just getting word that sarah palin is expected to endorse republican front runner, donald trump for president. that is according to the new york times. earlier, we told you about a big announcement we had scheduled for a rally at 6:00. trump quoted saying palin is a good friend and high-quality individual. moments ago, carly fiorina was on the stage in iowa. she is also at the renewable fuels summit in iowa where trump will be this evening. right now, the ntsb is sending a team to investigate a terrible crash happening on a california highway this morning. two people were killed and 18 others injured when that bus flipped over the median barrier

it happened during morning rush- hour around 6:30 local time. we hear it was raining at the time in san jose. no word yet on if that is what caused the crash. to boldly pulling out all the stops. -- chipotle pulling out all the stops. the close order stores. -- the company did close their stores. they are trying to give rewards to the customers. they do not share specifics of how much free food and they are also planning and marketing initiative next month. it for the next three weeks, all restaurants will be shut down for part of the day on a companywide meeting on food safety and protocols for all the workers are you are probably not going to want to hear this next one. i hope you are not eating. i have given you a warning. you may have more bugs living in your house than you ever realized. . not just the palmetto bug for

we'rabout to give you the >> there are a few dozen house. does the finding of a new first or more like a cheap -- creatures -- six legged creatures. they have spent the last year's find. >> that's fine. i know that people don't want to hear that. >> people don't love to hear that but let's try to get through this. what folks did they find? and how widespread are they? obviously, you expect to find houseflies. also, dust mites. some species of beetle and spiders like the common cobweb spider. researchers also found you are pretty much guaranteed to have gnats or midgets. and also book

mops, mosquitoes, ladybugs, wasps, bees, earwigs, termites, silverfish, raleigh police to name a few. according to the study, you can expect to find at least 30 different species of upper house. the average is around 100. it may console you to know the house the sample for this first study were all in north carolina. it if you live elsewhere, don't kid yourself. you still have bugs. what's news a 24/7 on your tv or -- what's -- ahead, what scammers are doing to try to steal your tax return and how you can maximize. losses continue to fly as the people of flint washington cannot drink the water. now, they want the state to pay your

tampa bay . we have been filing tax season. a lot of people count on those also the time that scammers are really upping their game. even calling your phone claiming their investigators with the irs -- but do not fall for it. the irs is not going to call you. the irs will not do anything on social media. anytime anyone asked you about your money, bank account or personal information -- information is very valuable to people whenever that happens, you should be paranoid.>> the director saying he got a call from one today. the scammers are threatening to arrest people for tax evasion if they don't pay up. make sure you file early before someone else tries to. remember, you don't have to pay anyone to do your taxes. there are free services online and face-to-face in the tampa bay area.

things you need to know to make sure you get the largest return possible. tax season is here. >> file every year but i want to know, when do i stop paying the government out of my pension. >> a season not everyone is happy about but don't worry, united way is crunching the numbers for free. last year, alone, they put $20 million in refunds back into the pockets of people who need it the most. like the seniors who know stretching their body and their dollar are equally important.>> i am really in the pink and i am learning how to take a little bit and a little bit. >> when it comes to getting the largest tax refund, follow these steps.

through united way. that can save you an average of $200. and did you know, you can go back up to three years on your taxes to see if you got the best return and refile. next, if you made any money during the year, see if you qualify for the earned income tax credit. that could be up to $400. have medical or dental expenses, you may be able to ride out prescriptions and grasses with hearing aids. if you have a retirement plan, you could qualify for the sabres tax credit potential money back. for the now, i am christie post.

begging you for money. saying he could not sit on the info any longer. the congressman say we cannot have a full-time congress and a part-time world you're saying the officials are not doing what they were elected to do. >> first, they are not doing their job. second, they are not in the office. you are not allowed to make a fund-raising phone call from the government. those four hours of call time or four hours a day that your elected official is not in the office and not doing their job. but with great audacity, across the street at party headquarters, calling you and asking you for money. >> this will start a lot of people today. oppose legislation would prohibit federal officeholders

you on your phone. they can still request money from campaign donors. even if it doesn't pass, he is going to abide by the stop act starting today. here is i meant to tell us all about how we need to make sure we are checking on those older adults.>> 39 for tonight. clear and cold with patchy fog. freeze warnings are up for citrus, hernando and non- coastal pascoe counties. you are under a freeze warning, upper 20s and lower 30s tonight. definitely chillier than we have seen over the last couple of days. by tomorrow, we wake up with 39 in tampa and by the afternoon, 64 degrees. what a jump. 25 degrees jump by the afternoon with our high temperature. we keep going up. that is tonight.

temperatures. 57 -- 50. 72 on thursday. the next storm system which will roll through with a line of showers and thunderstorms which could be strong. we will watch that closely and keep you posted. that will clear up quickly because these are fast movers. saturday heading into sunday, breezy conditions. if you are planning on taking the boat out or doing boating, sunday will be your day as we get into the last. alive for the first time. that is how one in four americans are screened as part of a prisoner swap. this is the first time we're hearing from him since he was released. i feel extremely lucky, alive for the first time in a long time.

family. >> he spent more than four years in an iranian prison after visiting his grandmother and was detained. we are also hearing from a washington post reporter. two people say he told them, i want people to know that physically, i am feeling good. i know people want to hear from me but i want to process this. germany. they are not expecting to return to the united states for a few more days. >> it is still not clear who is behind an explosion at a pakistan. at least 10 people are dead officers. another 36 people are in the some are in critical condition. we do know it was a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle filled with explosives work the road was jammed with traffic at the time. two groups claimed responsibility

clinton michigan. claude walker is following the developing story. >> we knew this would be coming. lawsuits over the lead poisoned water supply. there has already been a federal lawsuit filed but now there is a class-action suit your the image to get financial help for people in flint who cannot drink the water and get public officials to answer questions. >> it is not going to be easy questions. they are not going to be softballs. they will not be dodgeball. these will be questions in which they are hard questions that are posted but they have to answer and they are not going to get away from answering these questions. >> it will be two years ago this spring as flint michigan switched its water supply at the direction of the state 2015 super bowl from the flint river. people tell us last week that they noticed a drink -- a

tasted funny. it took until this past fall to learn how bad the water supply lead levels had tripled in some areas of town. the state tracks this information and said officials knew what was happening long before it was ever made public by a private doctor in flint. >> don't let anyone tell you they did not know about this problem until october >> don't let anyone tell you they did not know about this problem until october 2015. that is ally and we will prove it was a lie. >> right now, flint residents are still living off of bottled water handouts. for the now, i am todd walker. the mayor in flint is hoping to meet with the president at some point soon. to get a federal disaster declaration which could or would bring more federal relief money. the president has already declared a federal state of emergency.

the legendary lost city may be real. also known as the white city of gold. these are some of the artifacts the president has now okayed a larger expedition to try to recover unknown treasure your secret and we can only get there by helicopter. if you are like a lot of people out there, you may not get enough sleep during the week. i have always heard you cannot really catch up on sleep your -- on sleep. but apparently, you can. catch-up sleep can help reduce your risk of diabetes. getting only four or five hours of sleep each night can increase your risk by almost 20% of the study suggests with just two days of extra sleep, that risk can be reversed. findings have been published in the journal, diabetes care. whether your new year's resolution is a new -- i reboot or you want to take exercise to the next level, the science and

are increasing. we take a closer look at what is called environmental training. forget the rolling or even running. this may be the new way to work out. it is called dynamic hyperbaric conditioning therapy. it works by changing the atmosphere and pressure around you. >> you are training your body. >> the training and wellness ceo says it is the kind of stuff will athletes used to augment their workouts. instead of stressing your muscles and tissue from the inside, they do it from the outside. >> they challenge your body from basically four different aspects. one is temperature, cold. >> you will stimulate all of the skin receptors on the body. ultralow temperatures in order to promote the body's own

>> pressure using the hyperbaric fog, altitude where they can change the composition of the air and gravity. imagine someone with bad knees still able to run on the zero gravity treadmill. >> it is not a replacement of what you are doing. but you are adding to what you are doing. right now, big rumors on twitter this afternoon about the oscars. we have seen some directors, some actresses. spike lee saying on his instagram page, he will not be at the oscars. now, there are rumors that chris rock plans to quit the hosting gig. but we have not found any information from the academy of motion pictures or anyone else for that matter on that topic. it is still training at this hour and has been since this weekend.

white that the president says she is heartbroken and frustrated over the lack of diversity in the oscars. this is the second year celebrities and others are calling out the show for only having white nominations. she is saying they will review and try to figure out exactly what happened in review. people are deciding on those words to include more diversity. yesterday on the now, we told you about directors boycotting the awards. it used to be a hush hush way to express yourself but now, more and more americans are getting tattoos. andy choi shows us how ink is making a better splash -- bigger splash these days. >> a lot of people just kind of do it for themselves.>> he swore he would never get a tattoo. today, he cannot get enough. and his office colleagues are taking notice, in a good way. >> they love them.

the people i work with and the customers. >> it is all part of a shift in the way people think. >> we work. nobody could see him as we wanted to. >> 20% of americans actually have a tattoo. i most likely would have had somewhere -- some sort of sin >> it appears ink is slowly finding its permanent place in the spotlight. live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. more remains identified and a final investigation. who they are and how research

rally in tallahassee today. the outcome of this rally and how it could affect kids right here in the tampa bay area. good evening. i am laura harris and. >> thank you for joining us. a lot of news to get you to tonight. first, we want to start with more weather on the way. philip joyce joins us now. i will tell you what, we are continuing to look at what is a decent amount of cold air rolling in from the north. a cause of that, there is a freeze warning in effect and it is not for citrus and fernando county. it is also for pascoe county. that is something we have been tracking over the last 24 hours. it does not include coastal pascoe. if you live west of us 19, you are not in that freeze warning. if you live off to the east, we are expecting temperatures to drop into the upper 20s and lower 30s.