bundle up. it's 35 degrees now in wesley chapel and it's only expected to get colder. i'm lindsay logue with what you can expect as you get ready to start your day. >> the rest of us are not safe with people like that walking around. >> for three months she lived in constant fear but today she's out of harm's way, now that her alleged attacker is in custody and getting ready to face a judge. good morning, thank you for joining us on this cold wednesday morning. >> we start with that weather alert as you saw from lindsay logue. it's cold, freeze warnings in effect for parts of the bay area now. >> we check with shay to find out how cold it is. however it is going to warm up. >> we're off to a cold start but the finish will be warmer. this morning, this is the coldest morning we've seen yet

at even below freezing around homosassa to crystal river, lecanto, floral city, incerneness and beverly hills. temperatures in hernando county are also around the freezing mark. our lowest temperature here in hernando beach at 31 degrees. even inland pasco county is seeing temperatures that are close to the freezing mark around shady hills and suds, 32 degrees. the farther south you go and closer to the beaches the more mild the temperatures get, but even in hillsborough county we do have temperatures that are in the mid-30s. this morning tampa 42 degrees. as you look outside this morning you can see that we are nice and clear and dry. things are looking good on the rivergate tower tampa cam as we island. again a really cold start but with highs in the mid-60s we are going to see at least a warmer finish. but dan, i know, this is one of the things that you were sending on twitter very early, this freeze warning, these are

tampa, the coldest morning so far. we got to 44 occasionally a couple of times this season. 42 now and likely will get a little chillier. before the sun comes up? >> yes, the temperature usually falls another degree or two. >> a couple of hours north. ohcal is 27 there. gainesville 26. ocala. lindsay logue is bundled up in pasco county now getting ready because it's going to get a little chillier before the sunrises. what's it like now? >> reporter: ooh -- dan and shay, i'm one of those people who is always cold so anything under 80 and i probably have a sweater on. really not bad now but i'll give you a hint, i have about three layers of clothing on now. underneath my jacket. plus my hat and scarf. good to go now, thermometer here, abc action news shows us 35 degrees now in wesley chapel. as you said it's only going to get colder as we get closer to sunrise. still not cold enough to snow. i want to show you this picture, it's been shared thousands of times on our abc

it was 39 years ago yesterday that it snowed in tampa. this picture of a snow-covered car from january 19, 1977, hundreds of you have been commenting and sharing your memories of that day. again as you said it is going to get a little bit colder, below 35 degrees anyway for the wesley chapel area. we're in the 7 oaks area. sunrise today is 7:21. i know many of you watching this morning, you have children that ride the bus to school, make sure you dress them in layers. certainly standing out here, they will need something more than a sweater or sweatshirt this morning. as shay said it will warm up as we head into the afternoon. live in wesley chapel, lindsay logue, abc action news. one place that usually is warm, in your car, right? right now traffic is moving very well on i-275, here we are at busch boulevard, if you're getting on the interstate it will take about six minutes to

checking your drive at i-75, through the brandon area, up to speed in both directions, no crashes or breakdowns to tell you about. if you're heading out the door in apollo beach, just 13 minutes to get up to i-4. let's check the toll roads. 18 minutes on the veterans from 54 down to 2735. six minutes on the selmon from i-75 to downtown. and just five minutes on the selmon from dale mabry to channelside. we are watching these numbers closely, your drive through downtown tampa now, what it's supposed to look like without traffic, just 6 to 5 minutes from i-4 to the howard frankland and same in the opposite direction. but we've been seeing that bottom number increase or almost double because of all the congestion because of the new lanes created through dale mabry. so we'll be watching that. you definitely want to leave a little early if your morning drive takes you through that area. after nearly three months on the run the man who tampa

unconscious, left her for dead is behind bars. christier anderson will face a his first appearance. marshals after an anonymous tip. he's charged with aggravated battery and domestic violence by strangulation. christie dior underwent nine surgeries to her face after being attacked last november. anderson is off the streets. first time in a couple of months i will be able to sleep. >> anderson now is held on no bond, count on abc action news to let you know what happens in the courtroom. we want to remind you, abc action news is committed to taking action against domestic violence. if you or someone you know is in a domestic violence situation you can call the statewide hotline at 1-800-500- 1119. that information is always posted on our web site, facebook and twitter pages. 5:35. a developing story from

where police say they found a dead baby in his mother's freezer. an autopsy is planned to determine how the 4-month-old boy died. detectives say they are not charging the mother pepping the outcome of the autopsy. pending. to democracy 2016, donald trump says he's honored by sarah palin's endorsement in his run for president. the former alaskan governor and former runningmate in 2008 says trump would "undo the damage done by the democrats." >> i am here because like you i know that it is now or never. i'm in it to win it. >> palin told supporters trump would be a leader who could make america great again. her endorsement in iowa comes less than two weeks ahead of the leadoff iowa caucus where trump is in a dead heat now with texas senator ted cruz. cruz is fending off harsh

he's urging cruz not to win because he continues federal government support of ethanol. he says iowans -- cruz supports phasing out a federal policy that phases out ethanol blended in the nation's gas. iowa leads the nation in ethanol production. ben carson puts his campaign on hold after a tragic accident in iowa that killed one of his campaign volunteers. another worker was hurt after the vehicle they were in flipped on its side on an icy road and was hit by another car. carson was in south carolina at the time and suspended his campaign events. on the democratic side bernie sanders is expanding his lead over hillary clinton in new hampshire. according to a new cnn/wmur poll the vermont senator now leads compline by 27 points in the -- clinton by 27 points in the granite state. a 10% increase in the past month.

favorable view of him. hillary clinton's e-mails under new scrutiny. the intelligence watch dog says her private server contained national security information classified at some of the highest levels. at least two of the e-mails held information that is considered above top secret. and there are several dozen more that have been classified as some type of classified information in them. clinton's campaign isn't commenting. coming down on the wires last night, the coast guard suspended its search for 12 marines missing since two helicopters crashed off the hawaii coast last week. search crews working around the clock found life rafts aboard the choppers that -- they were all empty. no signs of other life were found. not clear if they collided before crashing near the island of oahu. defense secretary ash carter says he wants coalition and other arab countries to greatly increase the number of trainers they provide for iraqi

carter says the u.s. is open to doing more when there's an opportunity to make a difference and he says there is no reason why the u.s. should be doing all of the additional training. the united states has more than 3,300 troops now in iraq. for the first time isis is confirming the man known as jihadi john is dead. he was the english-speaking voice of the group in many of its horrific propaganda videos, some showing him beheading isis hostages. u.s. officials two months ago say they were reasonablably concerned about his death in syria. his real name mohammed emwazi, said he was born in kuwait and it's believed he moved to london as a child. back home, a heads up for parents of school kids in pasco county. an important deadline is quickly approaching to amy to the county's newest magnet schools.

sanders memorial elementary school as the district continues to grow the popular education model. both campuses will have a s.t.e.m. focus, that is science, technology, engineering and math. local parents are thrilled with the addition of the new middle schools. >> i'm pretty excited. there could be more focus on the technology and the science. >> parents have until january 31st to fill out applications on the school district's web site. you'll be notified of accept stance via e-mail by -- acceptance via e-mail by january 12th. this is the coldest morning we've seen so far? >> it is. in fact temperatures are at or a little below freezing in citrus and hernando counties and in parts of pasco county but in tampa temperatures are closer to 40 degrees. so still a colder start for all of us this morning. this afternoon we'll be a bit warmer than it was yesterday though. in the mid-60s. still below average.

we're going to see more of a warm-up ahead and how long it will last as our next cold front quickly approaches in florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. dan? 5:41. we're learning about a new mosquito-borne illness. what is it? and how it might have made its way to the bay area. >> he was not acting. one take for this -- we hear from superstar jamie foxx about his rush to sasave a man in a

welcome back. 5:45. 42 degrees now in tampa. we're taking action for your health to make sure you know about a health warning, that comes because of those little pests known as mosquitos. a hillsborough county man is already infected with the azika virus. so far there have been three confirmed cases in florida and the state health department says all the patients had recently traveled to south america where mosquitos that carry the virus are becoming more common. only about 20% of infected patients ever show any symptoms. >> person can generally expect to have fever, a rash, possibly red eyes, joint pain. and there's no true antibiotic for this to treat it so it's really just supportive care for the patient. >> this morning the health department recommends you protect yourself like you normally do from mosquitos, use bug repel atlanta and drain

to people feeling the effects of the flint water crisis. take a listen. >> to you the people of flint, i say tonight as i have before i'm sorry and i will fix it. no citizen of this great state catastrophe. >> he went on to say the government failed the city and he says he'll help make things right by releasing all his e- mails related to the crisis from the past two years. in 2014 the state switched the city's water source to river water to save money but tests showed high levels of lead in the water. critics put snyder on blast for his slow response to the crisis resign. we know we're off to a cold start in tampa but it could be worse. look at cellarsburg, indiana you can see it's already

don't have to worry about a slick snowy commute this morning but boy do we have cold temperature out there for our standards. in fact we have been at our below freezing in inverness and brooksville. 30 in hudson now. 37, excessive hills at 36. tampa 42. but these temperatures are still colder than yesterday morning at this time. so as you head out the door you're probably going to want to bundle up, but this afternoon, it will be a little warmer. today. tomorrow. our next big chance for rain holds off until friday, and we rain along with a few storms rolling through, along with that cold front behind it. saturday. this is a similar system to this time. there's a slight chance we could see isolated severe

closely and we'll fine tune everything as we get closer. you can see both days, saturday relatively dry. breezy, with highs in the upper 50s, boy, that warm-up of the 70s on thursday and friday doesn't last long. see the temperatures are stilt starting off in the 40s and so the warm-up next week looks to happen a little bit faster than what we've experienced this week. so again, another very cold start to the day but a warmer finish today with a high of 64. this is florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. find me on facebook and twitter. the good news, again, is that cold temperatures don't do anything to cause a problem for the morning commute. i bet a lot of people will be turning that heater on in the car. i think what is going to happen, people are going to stay inside and get out later. they will get to work late. you don't want to do that. the roads looking great. no crashes or breakdowns to tell but. this is i-4 at the polk parkway.

from the lakeland area up to downtown tampa. checking your drive across the sunshine skyway, no high winds to worry about this morning, just 9 minutes to get from toll booth-to-toll booth. let's check the other bridges. >> your drive times on i-275 heading to downtown tampa, 13 minutes from the apex to i-4. 5:49. we're monitoring just a heartwrenching scene in western tennessee this morning. where search and rescue crews are looking for a 2-year-old, noah chamberlin disappeared in the woods while walking with his grandmother and sister. the grandmother said she just lost sights of him. it's still a search and rescue mission, not a recovery one.

later tonight. academy award winning actor jamie foxx says he's not a hero for helping to rescue a car crash victim shortly before the pickup burst into flames. was under the influence, speeding when he lost control and flipped self times. when he landed in front of california. that is when foxx ran out and helped pull the man out just before the pickup caught fire. >> as i'm getting him out, i said you have to help me get to leave you. you. >> foxx also says another emt stopped to help. that driver who crashed is now recovering with broken bones and a punctured lung but he is expected to survive. 5:50. coming up -- say cheese. hear the deals available in celebration of national cheese day. >> a special connection

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the rivergate tower tampa camera shows conditions nice and clear and dry. so no weather-related issues this morning but you want to bundle up. it's much cooler now than yesterday at this time.

beach. cool breeze and the water temperature is down to 57. we are going to have warmer beach days ahead though, more on the warm-up ahead coming up day forecast. 5:54 now. simba, timb a -- ? ? it's early. it's early. >> they are all in tampa. at the straz center. they say good seats are still available for evening performances this week. tickets start at $35. 14th. it's time to celebrate a food lover's favorite that goes in just about any dish. do you know it's national cheese day? according to the usda americans eat more than 31 pounds of cheese a year.

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>> my heart melts. >> the couple posted that video on their facebook page and received hundreds of messages of support. >> we have one post here. they say to all parents that face this, being comforted in knowing that today anything is possible and your babies will be just fine. still ahead -- subzero survivor. the way doctors brought a man found in the cold and without a

dozens feared dead at a university targeted by terrorists. the victims that have already been identified and what the attackers did when police arrived. >> also, you're going to need extra layers this morning. take a live look now at the temperature in pasco county. shay says 34 degrees. the good news though, she says

layers a little later today. >> really cold as you wake one abc on a wednesday morning. >> thank god for small blessings. at least we're not dealing with this. look at this snow there. that is what we saw, what year? 1977. >> that is a baby and my mom didn't let me go out because i was sick. >> i was in flawed doctoring i was early -- in fort lauderdale during this. i was maybe early teens. shay? >> no snow today? >> no snow today but we're seeing temperatures that are below freezing in spots. rivergate tower tampa camera out there. yeah, you can see it looks nice and clear and dry so you don't have to worry about any weather- related issues as you hit the roads but as we look at the temperatures in citrus county, below freezing if not right at the freezing mark. so definitely a cold start in homosassa at 30 degrees, lecanto 32. floral city 32. as we head into hillsborough county the temperatures are a little more mild, a little more