>> live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. no at 9:00, the zika virus spreads to a fifth county, how in people are infected and what officials are doing to stop it from spreading even further. >> happening right from now a high level meeting between executives and bob buck horn, could the rays be coming to hillsboro county. a high school teen carrying her teacher's baby. we will show you which teacher authorities say crossed it line. but now at 9:00 we are

out of lower manhattan, emergency responders are on the scene of a reported crane collapse. it happened near broad street. this is a look at the scene. the fdnc says more than 3 units are on scene with more than 138 firefighters. >> few are other details are available but there's a look at the crane that collapsed on to a row of cars. trapped. we are working to gather more information and will bring you updates throughout the news cast. happening now in downtown tampa, the rays are meeting with the mayor and leaders about the possibility of moving to hillsboro county. we will go live now outside the store with the latest. good morning, corey. >> reporter: a loft excitement surrounding these negotiations going on. that meeting is taking place behind me on the other side of the door, suite 120 between

leaders and rays top management trying to recruit the rays to move. last month that he gave the go ahead, and the rays releasing no time releasing a wish list stadium. here is what they said. they need at least 20-acre for the site. they want the look at the catalyst for development as they create and arrive early and stay late culture for games. they want to look at executivety as well as the rejohns growing populations and communities. -- regions growing populations. they want to provide a private- public partnership. local leaders don't want to raise residents for -- taxes for resident. you may say what are you looking for. they're looking for an experience like camden yards rated number one and the design atractive to rays with shops and restaurants as well as homes close to park. a one stop venue.

the rays as they move forward, first and foremost, will they stay at tropicana field. some of those sites are the tampa park apartments, tampa greyhound. in the past, they have favored the tampa park apartments area, and that closed door meet as good still going on behind us expected to last two to three hours, it will be a little adventure but we will wring you the latest on air and online as soon as we have it at abc action new.com. breaking news out of the vatican where it was announced that the -- this is a step to -- that has divided christianity in the east and west. it will take place on february 12. it will be the first time ever that a pope and a russian pay

we patriarch are met. we are waiting to learn more about a missouri couple who was shot during a fire fight with author disearly this morning. a news conference will be held in a little more than an hour and officials are expected to release new details about what happened. a reporter from our abc station in pensacola shared this video of the overnight shootout. >> pow pow pow pow pow. >> it is pretty scary. we are told that blake fits jell died and his girlfriend bit -- fits jell died and his girlfriend was injured. that's in extreme western panhandle and opening fire. missouri. they had been on the run since sunday. they're behind a series of kidnappings and robberys in alabama, george and florida. now the zika virus on everyone's mind the governor

to a fifth county as the emergency grow 50s cross florida. here are the four original counties, western panhandle, santa rosa, south west florida. miami-dade, and of course right here in hillsboro county. now a new case of the mosquito- born illness was confirmed in broward county. it brings their total up to six cases in south florida. here we have a total of three cases reported. there are 12 cases reported across the sunshine stay overall. governor scott says all of those people inif he canned traveled to other countries. what -- traveled -- infected traveled to infected countries. they're preparing for the zika virus like they prepare for a hurricane. the main thing he wants people to know is that we are safe.

more kits to test for the zika antibodys to help determine if any recent traveler has the virus. right now the state of florida has about 500 kits. the governor is ordering the health department to buy 4,000 to also test for active zika cases. the surgeon general say it is key to controlling that virus is fighting mosquitoes. we want to stay ahead of the zika virus and that means we have to eliminate mosquitoes. we have done it before. i belief we are going to do it again. >> it is intended. florida senator bill nelson is calling on president obama to avicinity a zika cesar. that would manage the federal government's response to the virus. >> we will check in now on the weather. it is cooler now. >> that will hopefully help to end this situation for sure. you can see the temperatures are dramatically cooler this morning than they were yesterday at this time.

tampa right now, we have warmed up to the north in citrus county. we are now in the low to mid 40s. 44 right now but the temperature tell us are only topping out in upper 50s in citrus county and near 6 in tampa. so, we are at least off to a dry start to the day. no rain expected today but the winds are certainly a factor in our comfort as well this morning and the question is whether or not you are traveling over the bridges whether they would impact that drive as well. so what's going on out there right. >> reporter: still a little windy wouldn't hurt to use both hands on the wheel but the commute thinning out nicely. look at i-4. the cars are coming rats you nicely right there. they're heading toward downtown tampa. a smooth ride, 21 minutes from county line road to downtown tampa. the only crash is in sarasota southbound, i-75 just after university parkway, but great news here all the traffic indicators in green must be off

seeing any delays from that crash. elsewhere, we are getting back to normal even on the veterans back down to 17 minutes from 54, down to 275, six minutes still just a tad slow on the veterans waters down to 27 a. back to you. time now is 9:08. a man accuse -z of crashing his car near the skyway bridge and soccer punching a deputy is due back in court march 4. charles crashed his car at a toll booth on tuesday, and then fled the scene. authorities didn't catch up to him while he wassest coring to a jail, he is now charged with -- a troubling discovery, a former teacher got a 16-year- old student pregnant. investigators say newly released dna results show robert celeste is the baby's father. he was arrested and charge window unlawful sexual activity

police were waiting for results to build a stronger case from the dna. our news crews caught up with him at his home but he refused to comment and has pleaded not guilty at his case. we will follow case at the next court hearing in march. we have an update on the teens who escaped from a juvenile detention almost a week ago. anthony bay and anthony cook are still at large and they're worried they may try to steal a car and head to georgia. remember they crawled through a hole cut in a fence at the youth facility. crime stoppers tip on where they are could earn you a $3,000 reward. the final debate before the new hampshire is still in books. >> sanders and clinton wasted no time trading insults, one of the most heated moments right here. >> i don't think these attacks by insinuation are worthy of you, and enough is enough. you if have got something to say, say it.

about definitions let's talk about -- >> you began it yesterday with your comment. >> let's talk about what we should do. >> we will go in depth on the debate. we are teaming up with politifact to check some of the facts to see if they were being honest or stretched it truth. the debate also continue on the republican side, 7 of eight remaining gop candidates are preparing: they unvailed it candidate line up. in the trentsentencer, donald trump will be presence with rubio and cruz. cruz, though, is upset business woman carly is being excluded even though she received more votes in iowa than others. she reworked hard and deserves to be on the stage with the rest of them, he say. >> >> you can watch the entire debate right here on abc action news station. it starts at 8:00. we will amount stream the debate live. today national go red for

about heart disease, the number one kill of women and st. pete fire and rescue are offering free blood pressure screenings. it is happening in front of the municipal services center. that's at one-fourth street north. if you go you will get a free blood pressure screening and also materials to help put healthy life style. heart disease claims more lives than all forms of cancer combined. look at that right there. a sea of red took over bay shore boulevard this morning, hundredsover people came out and walked a mile to celebrate national go red for women day. red balloons, shoe laces and stickers were handed out to everybody who participated if special red hats to survivor. >> >> still ahead a grocery store clerk shocked when an eight- year-old holds him up at gun point inside this florida

this store clerk the mistake his mother made that led to the gun falling into those small wrong hands. 20 to 30 degrees cool they are morning than they were yesterday at this time. i will let you know how long the big chill will stick around

up. 9:15. we will go to the breaking news in manhattan, a large crane has collapsed crushing a row of parked cars and injuring at least two people. look at this video. it happened on worth street near broad and wall street. that's a look at it. look at the left side of the screen. look at the crane as you can see it came so close to minimissing that row of cars but it didn't. i clipped the row of cars. the fire department has 33 units on scene and 138 firefighters. very few other details are known but there are report that is people are still trapped in the cars. we are working to gather more

we know of so far. an update to a store rewe told you about yesterday, 2 lawyer for julian say it is panel finding shows he was subject to mental torture. that panel a unpanel said this morning his rights have been repeatedly violated and that is sweden and britain have to quote step up to plate and set him few. the group says his defense in the exwhat core should end and he should be -- equador should end and he should be entitled to compensation. over allegations he raped two country in their country back in 2010. 16 minutes after 9:00. i want to show you this video. dropping. that's no ordinary robber. that's an 8-year-old by. he held up a clerk at gun point after finding his mom's gun the little boy stole gun from the purse and biked to store,

and said give me the expletive money the cashier and another employee worked together to give the little boy and get the gun away from him. the whole time his mom was at home, had no idea what was going on. >> i grabbed my purse and it was so light i am like oh, i knifers missing something. i said where's my gun. the first thing -- i am missing something. i said where's my gun. >> that child's mom is now vowing to keep her gun in a safe place out of the reach of children. no charge versus been filed yesterday in this case. president obama hosted a celebration at the white house to recognize the nba champions, the golden state warriors. it start window the president teasing curry over the absence of his adorable daughter riley who often steal it is spotlight at the post game news conference.

hoping that riley curry would be here today so to their the podium with me but i guess i will have to get media training some other day. >> he also joked it was rare to be in the presence from the greatest guys in the team nba history. >> the super bowl sunday is quickly approaching, the dads of the nfl. nfl dads and daughters to show the bond of daughters and daddies. they did it by putting the dads to the test giving the little princess some new dos. look at this. >> i can't imagine. s0q that's what i need. that's my friend. >> i'm excited. >> i'm a little nervous. >> i am not nervous but my hands get a little bit in way. >> you guys cannot do that.

those were clippers of -- clips of the steelers, benjamin watson and dallas cowboy, they're all stars on the field but their skills are a little questionable when it comes to hair styling. >> a lot questionable. the purpose of the video is to emphasize how important it is for dads to spend quality time with their daughter. >> that's tree. that's all that matters. >> i did. i must say that once i did try. >> never again. >> don't you have a hat you can wear today? >> that huge bow is so cute. >> as far as temperatures go, we all know like that. >> as soon as you step out the door. >> not just the temperatures but wind. >> yeah it is that combo that's going get you. if you haven't been out once you do you will know what we are talk about. 45 in brought 45 in inverness,

so all of the temperatures are philosophicaller than what they have been lately. it is all thanks to this cold front from the south north. they're gusty. we've had gusts into the 30 miles per hour range this morning, most of the day, they will be closer to about 25 miles per hour gusts but winds like that with temperatures like we have certainly cooler as you head out today. it is sunny and dry and a beautiful, beautiful winter day today. tomorrow, we will have more cloud cover even to start the day, as our next area of low pressure and a front just work 50s cross the southern part of the state. it rolls on through, it is great news for plans but you will have a period of time through the afternoon and evening where you will a chance for rain with 30% coverage. this isn't going mess everybody up but i want you to be aware of it so you don't get

maybe a shower before daybreak but the daylight hours are going to be nice and dry. it will be breezy again. into next week, i drop the rain chances for tuesday with the next quick moving front but it has reenforcing cool air that's going to keep us into the 60s all the way into late next week. that's florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. dan, back to you. thank you. 9:21, still ahead look at your body mass index, the number that defines if you are over or underweight, why doctors are now saying people shouldn't take that number too seriously. >> it is the morning after the -- awards and for a sixth year in a row we were able to honor an everyday hero who made a positive difference in our community. coming up you will meet the man

>> welcome back. 9:24. vickey joins us exam has brought oscar with her. it is a big guy a big heart. i walked up to him. he wagged his tale. >> he's a happy guy. >> he's a black mouth

and he's a success. >> the most affection gnat. they're a great breed. he has gone from 128 pounds down to 96 you have pounds. >> good job, oscar. >> he's working on losing some more a little diet and exercise for him. >> he needs a family with kids in it to run him around a little bit. >> he's a great family dog. >> he's five years old. he is completely house broken which is wonderful with a dog this size especially. he's a lane. great dog, great family dog. >> i know. >> maybe oscar. >> he loves you. >> 40,522nd street south in st. petersburg if you would like to give oscar a new home. you would be a great valentine.

this is abc action news. >> a new port ritchey dentist giving back today, free dental care for hundredsover people in bay area. we have the story coming up. now at 9:30 down to two candidates but tensions remain how how the democratic presidential contenders tried to separate themes. we begin with breaking news out of lower manhattan. a large crane has collapsed crushing a row of parked cars. we learned that one person has now died two others are injured. i want to show you a picture of the crane accident. this happened near broad and wall street. this say look at the crane on the cars. you can see that one fell in the middle of the car. other pictures we have seen, the crane fell on the driver's side. >> it looks like it goes on for city blocks. >> it does. it is huge.

scene right now, 138 fire fighters total responded to this. there are for few other details but there are reports there may be people trapped in cars. again this crane landed on a row of parked cars: we are working to gather information and will bring you updates. a lot of cranes. >> there are, and there are accidents with them pretty frequently, much more often than you would expect but not like that. >> let's check your forecast which is why you are here after all. >> right. talk about a difference a day makes. i mean we are talking 20 to 30- degree temperature drops out there. the river gate tower showing you a beautiful start to the day. it seems real will -- things are really looking gorgeous. from you inside you may not realize how breezy it is and how much cooler it feel this is morning the wind gusts right now are anywhere between about 18 to 25 miles per hour.

in new port, still at 27 the same in hains city. this going to be a factor in our comfort as you head out this morning. as far as afterschool sports go i mean it could affect golf practice for sure with those kindsover winds but most areas aren't going to -- kinds of winds but the winds will start to calm down around 6:00 tonight but it will be cool. if you have the outdoor practice, they will probably want long sleeves at a minimum. i will have the full forecast in a minute. we will look at the rain chance. 9:31, happening in passco county, a day that hundredsover people wait all year for. a dentist and his team are providing free dental care for those who can't afford it. some have been in line for a long time. some have been waiting since yesterday? >> dan, i met a woman who is so desperate for dental care she

yesterday morning, and she waited 24 hours. for in people i talk today braving the cold weather overnight, some sleeping on the wet grounds and having to deal with all the wind it was well worth it just to see the dentist. >> not everyone likes going to dentist. >> but for the people here, they have been waiting for this day, some for 24 hours, camped out in the cold. >> they did a filling on my, on my k-9. >> the glaring lights, sounds to have drills, uncomfortable feeling you get at the dentist that's nothing compared to pain some of them these people have been in. >> i have a cracked tooth and i swear i thought my head was going to fall off. >> vincent started dentistry from the heart 15 years ago. it is a nonprofit that provides free dental care to hundreds of thousands across the u.s. they use their talents to help people without insurance or people who simply can't afford

>> the majority unfortunately is we do i have at will have of extaxes. we will probably do over 600 today and a couple fillings and cleanings. now know it is from the heart that's what it is all about. >> we get so in hugs and tears. our our hardest working day of the year too. it is well worth it. >> they have been very busy here, already seeing more than 100 patients and hey, if you do need to come out for free dental care the line isn't very long. it is a great time to come out here to office on little rock. they're doing pulling, cleaning and fillings all day long for free. they're staying until 6:00. 9:33. sanders and clinton clashed while trying to get support on tuesday. this morning we are fact

at the debate. while both seeds seemed to make some points that were true. our first fast check comes from a statement barney sanders says about workers in america and why millions are giving up on the process. >> millions of americans are giving up on the political process. they are giving up on the political process because they understand the economy is rigged. they are working longer hours for low wages. they're worried about the future of their kids. yet almost all new income in wealth is going do the top 1%. >> our team rated that statement half true. he made a couple of claims first that americans work longer hours for low wages. according to statistics on arch they're not. as far as almost all new income going to top 1% a lot of it has but not almost all of it.

they give it a half true rating. debate moderators took some time to ask clinton on trade specifically on the trance. pacific partnership trade agreement. this is what she had to say about that. >> and i said, that i was holding out that hope that it would be the kind of trade agreement that i was looking for. i waited until it had actually been negotiated because i didn't want to give the benefit of the doubt to the administration. once i saw what the outcome was, a opposed it. >> the political team rate this is as half true, as secretary of state and tv obama administration, it was her job to pronote deal even if it wasn't finalized and she did. in australia she hail that had deal as quote setting the gold standard and in singapore of 2012, she said it would quote lower barrier, raise standards and drive long-term growth. the comments so positive and

leaving the fact checkers to call this only half true. hillary clinton's daughter made quite the mistake in minnesota. >> i felt bad for her she declared sanders the next president of the united states. listen to this. >> we also need to strip away the immunity that president sanders -- that senator san december i hope not president sanders. >> she quickly corrected herself. she spoke more than 20 minutes during this interview with soft spoken tones -- away from the republicans from the rhetoric deeply troubling. >> people with a terminal illness and near the ends of their lives could soon have one more adoption ease their pain. medical marijuana. a -- to use this drug just past a major vote.

senate floor. it comes a week after we will get a second chance to vote on a broader amendment to legalize medical marijuana. >> coming up on 9:37. if you have hard water and if you live here you go do, the hitten costs and why investing in a water softener comes with a flood of benefits. >> scaly bath room and spotty dishs are a couple of science of hard water. in florida it is a given and it can cost you more than just a little embarrassment. >> most do have hard water and it can be damaging to your wipes as well as your water- using appliances. therefore a water softener can save you money in long run. >> it soften it is water by removing minerals such as calcium and magnesium and replacing them with a softer mineral like sodium or potassium.

>> whiter clothes, cleaner dishes and for some people, softer skin and not as dry hair. >> less wear and tear on your appliances including water heater. >> it takes less unless because you don't have to heat the calcium before you heat water and adds to the life of the other%. >> soft water helps cleaning agents rather better. it will useless soap, shampoo and detergent. >> once you're had it you see the benefit everyday and when you go into a situation where you have lost it you know it immediately. there are in times available. work a company that offers a money back guarantee. >> they start around $400. it is going be important to talk to the technician to find the one that's rights for you. >> they require regular refills of sodium chloride, salt or potassium, it can be a better choice for those sensitive to the aeffects of salt. coming up a salad surprise,

woman found inside a bag of lettuce.

now at 9:41, more on the

city, manhattan. a crane collapsed crushing a row of parked cars. >> the scene is incredible. one person has died l. are report that is two other people are writerred. this happened on worth street near broad and wall street. you are looking right now at some video from the area. you can see firefighters there trying to assess the damage. e cause me. this is a live picture right now. firefighters trying to assess the damage, hopefully we will show you one of those pictures of the crane on those cars, the crane seems to go on just for mile there is. >> what we saw, that's where it was actually located before it fell, and now you are looking at the damage after it hit the ground on that row of parked cars, the fire department says they have about approximate 3 unit ons the scene, about 138 firefighters responded to this. again, we know one person is dead, at least another injured. we are still working to get more information on the possibility that there could be others still trapped in the cars.

throughout rest of this newscast and online at abc action news.com. one of my kids heroes extreme sports pioneer, dave mira has died. he was found dead yesterday of a suspected suicide. he rose to stardom in the 90s in bma bicycle riding and winning more medtals than any other competitor in bmx x games: his body was found in a truck with an apparent self inflicted gunshot wounds. he's survivorred by his wife and children. your doctors office will always get your height and your weight. they do that to calculate a body mass index, your bmi. it is the number that officially defines who's underbathe overweight, not treating pounds of fat different from pounds of bone or muscle. they used national survey information and blood tests to

blood markers as a risk for hard disease. it often came with less healthy blood marker, severely obese were the most likely to have unhealthy blood profiles but being underweight didn't indicate your heart was healthy. 31% also had at least two an normality. >> >> a woman recently bought prepackaged lettuce and was shocked she found a giant spider inside. >> she post posted video on social immediate y. here a look eight. zoe perry says on facebook she bought that bag ofay tam january-style salad mix. two stores called 24 varieties of salmonella outbreak. >> the spider is still alive. >> the a ideal tan style was not part of the recall --

how it got into the bag. a food quality expert is now inspecting the processing. >> i am not normally very swimmic when it comes to spiders but if it is moving around in my bag of lettuce it might cause a concern. >> i might swear off lettuce. >> it is a well fed spider. >> that's not necessarily true. it is like can i get some fresh air in here. >> spiking of fresh air, it is really coming. >> the wind speeds have been gusty. we are talking about 25 to 30 miles per hour gusts, and i was just checking out the conditions in new york city, and they have similar wind gust this is morning: when you put in to mind that the higher up you go with those buildings, it gets even faster wind speeds so i am wondering the that has something to do with that issue with the crain. of course we will hear more about that throughout the morning: look at the beach. gorgeous beautiful morning. just punnedal up a little bit

bit because it is upper 40s near 50. tampa still holding at 46. inverness warming up to 46 after being in low 40s earlier this morning. brought 48. on average we should start around 53. we are not so far off of that but we are not getting up to 71. we will top out at 61 and with the winds it feels even cooler. this weekend is not bad. it is an improvement from the begin of the week. there will be some light chances for rain on saturday especially in afternoon and evening. we are not looking at a wash out just a chance for brief showers especially if you are going south of tampa bay. that's where you will see greater coverage and then on sunday, the rain comes to an end before daybreak, and the winds pick up again though, and it is going be cool and bris cw highs near 6 . hopefully, you're loving that weather because it will stick around all the way into next week. we have repeated weak front that is move through to

that's florida's most accurate 7-day forecast. you can find me on facebook and twitter. 9:46. it is morning after the be more awards and we are honoring an everyday hero making a positive difference in our community. >> a lot of heroes. coming up you will meet the man who stole our hearts and won

>> good morning. on the feel of tropicana field we were privileged to this man with a passion for honoring veterans stole our hearts and in of yours. more than 8 million people viewed his page in just two days. he left more than 10,000 comments. well, with the help from ashley glass and photo journalist

the surprise of his life. >> fake a look. >> he doesn't do it for the recognition. >> it is just very humbling. >> or the attention he has gotten from all over the world. >> this has become this phenomenon. >> he devotes his one day off work each week to helping let vance restoring the graphs by hand. >> it is really more for the families and the conflict that is they may have been in, the strife that went through their minds while their loved ones were away fighting on behalf of the united states. >> our abc action news so moved that we chose him from a years worth of stories on everyday heroes. >> you restore my hope in humanity. >> thank you so much. >> we surprised this good cemetery as he's known with

>> but what i really want to tell you is you have won the be more positive award. there are a lot of people who are here today that want to congratulate you. >> wow. >> [applause] >> the be more positive award of ten years. >> he's a tough guy. i don't want him to see me cry. >> it is amazing what he does for these people. >> and he's a father who can't remember a time being this choked up. >> we love him and we're proud of him. >> new friends too from the small nonprofit black dagger military hunt love. wide receiver, their foundation helps military family toss. friends from the bolts and rays

renal reginald at mcdill air force base. >> when you hear at someone taking the time to do what you do and give up their time, it is just amazing. >> thank you so much, everybody. thank you for being here. >> this is really great. i am over the moon appreciative. but i still am not going to change anything that i do. i am still going to come here on sundays, really quietly with all of my supplys and i am going to look and i am going to find the veteran that is need the most attention and i am going to take care of them. >> and what could be more positive than that. >> smile. >> in tampa. closed caption as good brought to you by lakeland

>> if you haven't noticed already it is a much cooler day out there. it is also breezy, gusty winds and a high near 60. the weather stays much like this all through next week. we are still monitoring breaking news we are following out of new york city, a large crane collapsed, fell off of a building this morning, crushing a row of parked cars in the neighborhood. one person has been kill sod far we are hearing two people are injured. here a look at the scene right now the crane on top of the cars. it was positioned as high as 20 storys and now stretches cross several blocks. >> there are reports there may be still people trapped in cars. stay with abc action news and our mobile app for immediate updates. >> stay with us for more information.