surveillance footage will be key in determining what led to a botched robbery here at the tampa liquor store that ended an update coming up. >> he wouldn't stop. he said don't you want a ride to your friend's house? i said yeah, but i want to get there alive. >> as the community comes there together to cope after a deadly shooting spree in michigan we're learning what the shooter was doing the night of the killings as authorities try to hunt him down. we begin with this developing story. a man dead, another on the run following an attempted armed robbery at a cut rate liquor store. >> it happened in the 3300 block of north 15th street.

now. it was the store clerk who fired that deadly shot. >> reporter: that's right. we got that information confirmed this morning. investigators say it was around 11:00 last night that the two men came in armed attempting to rob this place, what they also armed. let me show you something. some of the damage left behind from some of this. we got a tour of the store now. this is some of the ricochet much shattered. the shopkeeper has been cleaning up this morning trying to get it together. throughout the morning we've also spoken to a number of business owners in this area and they say that this incident should serve as a major warning to crooks. >> it's been a body shop for 60 years. i'm born and raised here, my dad owned the shop on 15th and lake for 30 years. i'm from this area. >> reporter: joseph quintana takes pride in his ybor city body shop.

his property and those who work here. >> we kind of keep gates in the front and dogs at night, alarm and, you never know. >> reporter: turns out that is smart. sunday night at the cut rate liquor store across the street in the 3300 block of north 15th street tampa police say two armed men walked in with the intentions of robbing the place. investigators say things took a turn when the store clerk pulled a gun as well. officers say in an exchange of gunfire one of the would be robbers was hit and killed. when police got to the scene they discovered him not far from the store. the second suspect was able to run away. quintana believes this incident should serve as a message. >> we're all trying to make a living over here and we're in business -- business owners ain't going to tolerate it and do what we have to do to defend our businesses and ourselves. >> reporter: something i want to you make note of, these security cameras, there are six

as well as a number of them inside. investigators say they will review the surveillance footage to figure out exactly what happened here. as for the shopkeeper here last night, we're told he's ok. in fact i spoke with the clerk inside only a few minutes ago. he tells me he actually plans to be at work today. he works the late shift so he'll be in 3:00 this afternoon. reporting live in ybor city, rodney dunigan, abc action news. right now the hunt is still on for a killer who shot four people outside a tampa hooka bar and took off running. one of the victims, 28-year-old manuel ortiz jr. died saturday morning outside the bar on east bearss avenue. deputies say the shooter fired into a crowd of 50 people. there is a crime stoppers reward for tips that lead to an arrest. st. petersburg police need your help finding a person that fired a gun in the middle of a birthday party at a hotel. officers say sunday morning a

inn express at 54th avenue north. someone pulled out a gun. at last check one victim, 19- year-old octavius brown is in critical but stable condition. the other victim, also a teen is expected to be ok. we're working with police now suspect. fantastic start to your monday. kind of -- we lucked out saturday and sunday with the warm temperatures and sunshine. a few 50s left over but mainly we've climbed into the 60s. titan doppler radar pretty quiet. this won't be the case the next couple of days. dry today and dry beginning thursday. in between we have problems. we have a storm system that is developing, not so much for tomorrow. just a few showers but upstream going to watch this low intensify and it's a cold front that is going to sweep through. by the time we get to wednesday, we'll time that out. i think that the potential is there for strong thunderstorms. not today, looks bud, 75 for lunch. the evening commute will be in the upper 70s. let's check in one last time with janelle and see if we have

few crashes but nothing too terrible? it's been a pretty quiet monday. let's hope it continues. let's look outside at 275 through downtown tampa. this is a good indicator that our morning drive, the morning commute, rush hour is over. look, it's wide open on 2735. through downtown -- 275 through downtown tampa. good news to tell you about, cass street now two ways through downtown tampa from ashley drive to north franklin street here. this is part of a much bigger project to make downtown tampa around. that is one of the first phases of that project. your average speeds are right great. the only slow spot we still see, i-4 from 75 to 275. still only about 46 miles an hour. the uber driver accused of shooting eight people in michigan saturday night killing six is set to be formally charged with murder today. detectives arrested jason

of, a 14-year-old girl, still in critical condition now. deputies say the first shooting happened 6:00 saturday night, four hours later two people were shot at a car dealership and then five shot at a cracker barrel restaurant. dalton drove for uber, the company says he passed a background check but a man who rode in his car saturday and tried to warn both police and uber after his terrifying experience. >> he was driving erratically, going through stop signs, speeding, once he came to a stop i jumped out of the car and ran away. >> investigators believe dalton the shootings. so far police don't have a motive for the attacks. it's a big day for the parents whose children were elementary school massacre, a judge will decide whether their lawsuit against companies that make and sell the ar-15 rifle can go forward.

2005 has shielded gun manufacturers from nearly every lawsuit filed against them. today if lawmakers for the families can -- lawyers rather for the families can convince a judge the companies knew the ar- 15 wasn't suitable for civilian use it may be possible to hold them legally liable for the massacre. following a heartbreaking crime in south florida. a 6-year-old boy shot and killed outside his home north of miami. this morning his family is pleading for anybody that knows who pulled the trigger to come forward. king carter was playing outside with friends at the apartment complex where he lived when someone opened fire. sadly the family is no stranger to gun violence, his uncle, father's brother, died in an accidental shooting when he was 14. >> you saw what happened, please say something. a 6-year-old, just think about your life at 6, it can easily be your family next. >> police say they are looking for three men now, the two shooters and the man who drove

sadly 67 kids died in shootings in miami-dade county since 2013. a jaw dropping crime. let your friends in central florida know about this. orange county deputies are looking for a teen they say ran over a sheriff's sergeant on purpose. sergeant marcy pearce was approaching 15-year-old jan carlos ortiz to take him into custody. deputies say ortiz saw her and drove off hitting pearce so hard she was knocked unconscious when she hit the ground. pearce suffered a significant head injury but fortunately is out of the hospital now. deputies don't know if ortiz is armed but say he should be considered extremely dangerous. in a few hours we're expecting to learn about a construction scam targeting older folks in hernando county. the sheriff there says he thinks con artists already victimized several people who haven't come forward yet. our erik waxler will be speaking with the sheriff today to find out what you can do to make sure your loved ones or yourself don't become victims and we'll post details to our abc action news mobile app.

keep your valuables inside your house. pasco county deputies are looking for this man after a rash of car break-ins in one trinity neighborhood. they think the guy has been taking stuff from unlocked cars in the foxwood community. we're trying to confirm now with deputies whether there is more than one suspect. four people are facing charges after a brawl broke out at a florida pizzeria. this start the when an order of garlic bread arrived with cheese on top. police in flagler county arrested three men and woman friday night, they say the woman demanded to get her money back and she saw her order of garlic bread had cheese on it. she got upset when the clerk put the money on the counter in what she considered a disrespectful way. that is when three other men stormed the restaurant throwing a fax machine, cash register, food and pizza boxes. all four now charged with burglary and cri -- criminal

nascar driver has denny hamlin can't believe his childhood dream has come true. >> unbelievable. >> i think it was hamlin. >> hamlin by an inch! >> that is close. check this out. last night on twitter he posted this note that he he wrote when he was a little boy. it reads "my wish is to win the daytona 500". he caps captioned this totalo with "it's now real." wwe wrestler and superstar john cena -- >> is getting attention today for how he handled getting slapped in the face. here's a look at what happened. fox sports reporter jaime little was so focused on getting a pre-race interview she went past him and her pony tail hits him in the face. >> he's been hit with countless things in the ring but not sure if he's ever had to recover

he had a sense of humor about it, even cracking a joke on twitter at his own expense. a car perfects into flames, a dramatic rescue saves the driver, but there was only one thing left in the torched car that brought people to tears when they found it. >> promising news for women's health. what is proving to help lower risk of cab cancer. cancer in the decades ahead. >> looking good today, another system coming in.

a car accident ended in dramatic fashion in tennessee. the driver hit a pole and as you see there the car burst into flames. that driver inarchingfully made it -- thankfully made it out alive but it's what found inside the charred remains of the car that have some people

hit that car and then sent it off the road, a police officer rescued the man inside, he was taken to the hospital and he's expected to survive but here is the amazing discovery. when firefighters extinguished the flames the only thing left in that charred car was a bible on the front seat still in good condition. we could find out as soon as today how much comedian bill cosby's wife knew about his alleged sexual assaults on more than 50 women. despite a weekslong fight to delay it camille cosby must testify under oath this morning in a defamation suit against her famous husband. eight of bill cosby's accusers say he destroyed their reputationings after they came forward with sexual assault allegations. cosby denied doing anything wrong although he does face criminal charges in a separate case. a vaccination program began a decade ago, and thanks to that fewer american women are entering adulthood with a sexually transmitted virus that

a new study published today is the first to show falling levels of dangerous strains of the human papilloma virus or hpv among women in their early 20s. health officials recommended vaccines since 2006 and for boys and young men since 2011. with spring around the corner a lot of people will look for a new place to live soon but if anybody in your family is looking to rent a home or apartment. john matarese shows us a new scam so you don't waste your money. have you heard about the rental home scam? that's where scammers post pictures of homes they don't own on line. to get you to send them a deposit. that scam has take -- taken a turn for the worse as --

her fiance found this on zilo, a reputable site. >> this house looked perfect. it was a rent-to-own basis so with could start. >> reporter: the price was the best. >> $800, utilities included, everything. >> reporter: she called the owner who said the house was vacant and available to tour. >> that was my father. >> reporter: she went through it and took these photos and called the owner who happened to be out of town. >> he said he was a pastor, working doing missionary work. >> reporter: he said wire a deposit. >> he said he was out of texas. the money gram i sent it to was for a walmart in texas. >> reporter: courtney says the man then disappeared, no returned calls. the ad disappeared too. turns out she had fallen victim to a hijacked listing. the home was for rent but by a real estate company for $1,200 a month, not $800. they are now out the money. >> that is $300 towards my wedding, that makes a difference. i work hard for my money. i do the right things in life.

posts a warning on top of every rent aliceing to warn renters of this very scam. how do they find the code to the lock box? they say they call the real landlord, say they are interested in renting the home and get the real code to get inside. be careful so you don't waste your money. pre-orders for samsung's newest phones start this week. samsung unveiled the s7 and s7 edge during a tech conference in spain during the weekend. they are both compatible with the gear virtual reality headset released last fall. also a 306 360-degree camera. the finished product can be viewed with a gear vr headset so. far no details on pricing but the phones set to go on sale next month. a lot of us enjoying the nice weather in the bay area. >> some folks in wisconsin took advantage by playing softball on snowmobiles. they were competing for a spot

organizers say each player must wear a coat and a pair of gloves. >> all the snowmobiles must remain turned off until the batter hits the ball. players say it can be chaotic but that's what makes the game so much fun. >> it's awesome. you got to try it once. you'll get addicted to it. >> it's amazing. superfun to watch the men out there, and the women. great family event for all. >> the tournament is the biggest fundraiser of the year for a local snowmobile club. >> it goes towards retaining trails and equipment. >> they can't use a white ball. >> because they can't see it. >> i would rather play on a regular diamond or on the beach. weekend? i hope you did. we got changes coming up through the middle part of the week. in fact we're going to go in the other direction. you're going to think -- you

look at tony's sunrise. looks fantastic at lakeland. that was earlier this morning. send your photos on facebook or twitter. mid and upper 60s now. sunshine out there. so we're picking up where we left off through the weekend, a little more cloudiness i think for today and notice that not on titan doppler radar, that is quiet but as we widen the shot and we can see the storm system we're tracking well to the west but the high clouds associated with it are coming in already. the milky appearance to the sky should set us up for a nice sunset today as we get the high clouds in. but they won't be high by tomorrow. lower clouds, in fact stormy clouds by the middle part of the week. i'm going to track showers through the day tuesday. 30% coverage. nothing severe tomorrow so we're good there. then this low really cranks up. you see that spin? that is a potent low pressure, the associated front is the one we're tracking that moves through here, through the middle part of wednesday. potential for some strong concerned too much about

that will be well to our north closer to the low where we had the spin but just a line of nasty storms possible through midday wednesday. storm prediction center already putting us in a cat 1 to 2 for wednesday here as far as the severity outlook. this will change the next couple of days as with the timing of the front. we'll keep you posted. behind the front we're going to get cold, not this cold but it's going to be much cooler than we've been used to the last few days. that essentially we will be today and tomorrow with the upper 70s that continue for the time being. a couple more days, then we'll begin to pull things off as we get stormy wednesday, pushing 80 by later this afternoon. we'll do that with more humidity as well through tomorrow. so not as comfortable. again the chance for showers through the afternoon. 30% coverage, nothing severe tomorrow. then wednesday is when the front comes in with that line of storms, cooler, breezier for

off heading into the weekend. still ahead -- targeted for the fourth time this year. why hillsborough county is now being blamed for failing to protect the youth football league's facility.

we've all splurged at one time or another for a fresh new hair cut but would you spend

piece of someone else's hair? what if it was john lennon's? a lock of his hair sold this weekend for $35,000. a auctions director described it as "the largest lock of john lennon's hair ever offered at auction." a hair dresser clipped his hair for a movie part in 1967. the person who bought the lock is from the uk and collects entertainment memorabilia. he also won two vintage newspapers discussing lennon's makeover for the movie and an autographed call sheet. disney is helping make-a- wish foundation. enkeurchling fans and -- encouraging fans and guests to post pictures on social media featuring themselves with mickey mouse eersz. for each photo uploaded to facebook, instagram or twitter with "hashtag shareyourears," disney will donate money to make a wish. it runs through march 14th,

if there's a limit to how many photos one person can submit. tracking the next storm system moving in as we head through wednesday. potential for severe weather. we're ok today and a couple of showers tomorrow, we'll have next half-hour. a crackdown in several states on what you can take with you on your next flight. the new law many are trying to make reality affecting who you

join me march 4th for the luncheon. key note speaker, iraqi veteran and west point graduate. it benefits the girls stories leadership program. there's only a limited number

smashed windows, cut fences. valrico rams vandalized yet again. what the coach says is the problem and how they think it can be fixed coming up. >> taking action against the zika virus. how orlando international airport is now reducing the

>> vacation adventure gone horribly wrong. a tampa woman crushed by a boulder while rafting in south america. when she's expected to return home to florida for further treatment. good monday morning. thank you for joining us for abc action news at 9:30. i'm dan shaffer. >> good morning. i'm deiah riley. we'll get to the day's top stories in a moment. first -- >> it's monday. >> it is. >> thankfully our gorgeous weather continues. >> it was fantastic out there. i was on the bike, met lovely folks. some snow birds enjoying our weather this weekend on the trails. it was a great weekend to do so. hope you enjoyed the upper 70s. a couple more days and then we have changes coming up as we head through the middle part of the week. yes, storms are coming but it's what happens after the storms i think you may not like if you like the warmth, as we check in, in the mid and upper 60s. with plenty of sunshine. planner today mid-70s by lunchtime. then we'll get to the upper 70s. today the difference will be a

filtering the sunshine. this is what we have going here. storm prediction center already putting us under a 1 and 2 as far as the severe weather risk heading into the middle part of the week. timing and what storms we're talking about in a few minutes. we want to show you a picture now, tampa police department sent this of a driver being cited after officers say that person drove drunk and the wrong way up in i- 4 exit ramp -- an i-4 exit ramp. a patrol car saw it trying to drive west towards eastbound traffic, when the officer pulled the driver over the impaired. the driver who police are not identifies right now only received a citation. listen to the bizarre circumstances that left a man dead in trinity. florida highway patrol troopers say a car sideswiped an suv at east lake road and crescent lakes boulevard last night. both drivers pulled over on opposite sides of the street. the driver of the car, ran

and throwing beer bottles at the suv. he turned around to get pack to his car, another car hit and killed him. troopers say no charges will be filed. vandals smashing windows, prying locks, cutting fences. it's not the first time it's happened to the valrico rams youth football team. abc action news corey dierdorff joins us from the field with what the team thinks happened and also what they would like to see done. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. as you can see behind me it's cleaned up now but there was a lot of damage done to the building and this is yet again happened out here. the team thinks they know why they've been targeted four times in the last year alone. check out the damage, we're talking about a busted out concession stand window with shattered glass below. smashed up cash register, a giant hole in the fence. about a month ago a we woulder was stolen -- welder was stolen from inside the building. last year a $5,000 ice machine and before that nearly a dozen

parking lot. why do the coaches believe they keep getting targeted? >> this place should be lit up like a christmas tree. there's no lighting out here. this is the only real lighting that we have on the facility. as you can see they even still went right through there. >> reporter: this football team is hoping this latest case might be enough for the county to step up and improve what they call a lack of lighting. the hillsborough county sheriff's office still investigating this crime. if you have any tips you're asked to call crime stoppers. live in valrico, corey dierdorff, abc action news. right now we're checking to see if tampa international airport is taking extra steps to keep travelers safe from the zika virus. with 26 cases now confirmed in florida we just learned orlando airport is increasing mosquito spraying and handing out educational fliers to encourage travelers to use bug repellent. they say all the cases in florida were contracted by

worried parents could get answers tonight about a sexting scammedle about a local middle school. last week investigators found selfies, naked selfies of nine students on a cell phone. an emergency meeting is set for tonight at 6:30. if you live or work in downtown tampa you might notice the hillsborough river is going to look a little different later today. >> st. patrick's-day three tested. it will be the test run for the mayor's fifth river o green fest. patrick's day. the green dye is nontoxic, biodegradable and often used for search and rescue missions. if you want to watch it will be dyed between the cass street and kennedy bridges. happening today the supreme court meets for the first time since the death of justice antonin scalia. oral arguments will get

chief justice john roberts is expected to mention scalia's passing from the bench. he died last week while visiting a remote texas ranch. laid to rest over the weekend. he was 79 years old. he was a justice nearly 30 years. president obama has vowed to pick a supreme court nominee to fill the vacancy. republicans argue though naming a successor should be a job for the next president. in democracy 2016 -- hillary clinton and donald trump expanded their delegate lead over the weekend winning nevada and south carolina respectively. they and the five other presidential candidates still in the race are moving on now to new states. republicans will vote in nevada tomorrow. and this morning there's a new controversy surrounding donald trump who retweeted a message suggesting his rivals ted cruz and marco rubio are not eligible to run for president. rubio who finished second in south carolina calls the attack a game trump plays and believes he'll gain more support following jeb bush's withdrawal from the race. >> we feel real good about

race is narrowed, i have a lot of admiration and respect for governor bush. now that he's suspended his campaign i think it boosts us. >> the democrats, hillary clinton is honing in on texas after winning nevada. meanwhile bernie sanders is in south carolina which has its democratic primary saturday. polls show clinton with a commanding lead there. 9:36, asian and european stocks rebounding today. the price of crude oil also up. here's a live look. updating on a story we talked about saturday. a tampa woman making progress after she was crushed by a boulder while river rafting in south america. schuyler arakawa's family posted an update on facebook she's in stable condition and they also say they are hoping to fly her back from colombia to miami today. the 22-year-old who graduated from berkeley prep was in south america helping to construct

villages and also teaching there. her family set up a gofundme account to pay for an air ambulance to fly her home. we've got a link on our abc action news mobile app. a hero he veteran and his bride got the wedding of their dreams over the weekend in pasco county. >> the best part. the entire ceremony was a gift. christopher and his new wife samantha tied the knot saturday. >> he saved her brother's life while on patrol in afghanistan. an ied hit their squad causing her brother to lose both legs. he saved his life and the brother is now the best man. >> she's one of the reasons i'm standing here and experiencing my baby center getting married today >> everything was beautiful. everyone, the staff, can amazing job -- did a amazing job.

year that the farm gave away a dream wedding to a military couple. 9:38. coming up, working against the clock to bring a missing child home safely. when this little girl was last seen and the message her mother has for the man that took her. >> service in more. the crackdown now underway against people trying to pass off their pets as service

9:41. the director of the fbi says the agency owes it to the victims of the san bernardino terror attacks to try to get access to a cell phone used by one of the gunmen. in a statement released last night the fbi says it "can't look the survivors in the eye or ourselves in the mirror if we don't follow this lead."

federal magistrate in california ordered apple to help hack into an i-phone used by syed farook who along with his wife killed 14 people in the december attack. a mother is making a desperate plea now for the safe return of her little girl. police in upstate new york issued an amber alert for this little girl here, 21-year-old maddox lawrence. investigators say she may have been taken from her home by her father, ryan lawrence saturday night. maddox' mother found their house in syracuse empty when she came home from work. she says her daughter and husband were nowhere to be found but did find a note. she said he took maddox with him but didn't say where he went and a public statement yesterday though show she pleaded for ryan to bring her family back home. >> the whole family wants you both home. and we just want to know that you guys are in a good place.

you both as soon as possible. >> right now investigators say that child could be in danger. police say ryan lawrence also left information suggesting that he might hurt himself or that little girl. he has history of mental problems. it's still unclear where he could be taking the girl or how they are even traveling. we've all seen them in restaurants, theme parks, on buses, even planes. service animals. now several states across the country are considering new laws to punish people who abuse the law and falsely pass off their pets as service animals. legislatures are considering bills that would either establish such a program or penalize people who fraudulently claim to have service dogs. some lawmakers want to weared out the fakeers by giving -- weed out the fakeers by giving people with disabilities of option of obtaining a state issued card that verifies their animal is a service dog. new zealand is sending more than $1 million in aid to fiji where a record breaking cyclone

island chain. it's so intense the country declared a state of natural disaster for the next month. rescuers say mass power outages are making it difficult now them to communicate with the hardest hid areas. when tragedies like this strike we know so men -- many of you ask how you can help. we found unicef will be sending supplies and health kits and more to fiji. to donate, look under story links on our web site. typhoon season in the southern hemisphere. >> 185 mile-per-hour winds. the scale is 5. if we had one that went up to 6 this would have been it. the worst, in fact the strongest across the southern hemisphere. the death toll unfortunately is probably going to go up as they begin to search the rest of the islands. they are very tiny islands along with the big island.

sunshine, picking up from the weekend. no significant changes as of yet but in the next couple of days we have, well, a cold front that is going to be moving through. it's going to be a potent one that comes in wednesday. titan doppler radar pretty quiet now but, widening out the view, it's not this system, we have this boundary here with rainfall. we're going to look further west and then we'll have that development as we head through the day tuesday. i think this will be a pretty good outbreak for portions of the gulf coast. for us, we're going to get the cold front associated with that low. that means some showers and storms by the time we get into wednesday, potential for severe weather. there's tuesday, just showers, nothing severe tomorrow. i think we're still good, 30% coverage. then we'll wind this out so you can see exactly what is going to happen. there comes the storm system as it begins to develop. it's going to head out of the rockies, look at the low, this is the boundary, the front that could bring us some strong thunderstorms, even potential for severe weather as far as 60

i think the highest threat of tornadoes is going to be well to the north up into the panhandle here, for us we're talking about straight line wind damage which is bad enough. so we'll watch this closely over the next few days. it's going to happen during the day. that is good but if you can't be with us on wednesday with the severe weather threat the stormshield app will keep you posted. front. today's still warm, mild, in fact as we go through tonight. tomorrow temperature in the 60s. will set us up for another warm day. a few showers on the way tomorrow. boating conditions for now look good, southwesterly winds 5 to 10 with smooth conditions for coastal waterways. there are the tides as we head into the next three days. by wednesday we're stormy and temperatures holding in the mid- 70s. that is our severe weather day potential. then behind it massive cooldown, with overnight lows in the 40s. we're back to winter with highs in the 60s.

the next weekend. still ahead -- an exhaustive and damaging report on diversity in hollywood. the shocking claims a new study makes about the film and tv industry. >> cast your vote for the third year in a row. you can get to pick what sarina fazan wears to the biggest oscar party in town. also what happens after the main event that makes her

with the oscars less than a week away a new study adding fuel to the fire in the hollywood lack of diversity. a new study shows films and tv shows produced by major media companies are "white washed" and the epidemic of invisibility run from top-to- bottom through the industry for women, minorities and lgbt people. more details conducted by the universities of southern candidate are going to be released today. that report includes a barrage

evidence of a deep discrepancy between hollywood and the american population that it entertains. we're just six days away from hollywood's big night. the oscars. for the third year in a row we're asking you to help choose the dress. abc action news anchor sarina fazan will wear for the local gala event. >> she's going to be attending the official oscar watch party at the tampa theatre. the dress you choose later to be donated to a young girl in need. here's sarina fazan with the tough three choices. >> reporter: a huge night. full of glitz and glamour. everyone dressed to the nines at the dolby theatre in hollywood. the competition not just fierce for the statue but also to be considered the red carpet queen. >> this dress here is timeless. >> reporter: we turned to sarah john pereca, the woman behind lending luxury. her south tampa dress shop rents designer gowns for a fraction of the retail cost. >> we have 4,000 dresses in

>> reporter: my dress will be worn to the watch party and then donated to a deserving teen for prom. we narrowed it down to three gowns for oscar night. we start with this halter gown, in a store it would cost $435. >> jennifer lawrence, charlize theron could wear this. >> reporter: next timeless glamour. >> it's beautiful. >> reporter: italian-inspired $385. >> i would say someone like jennifer garner. >> reporter: vintage designs from the 1940s like this turkish gown with unique embellishments. >> the bell on this dress is -- makes the dress. >> reporter: this one worth over $1,000. >> you look super glamorous from the back as well. >> reporter: perfect for hollywood a-list stars like kate winslet. a surprising new must. pockets. >> it's really coming out this year. i mean, if you think about it these celebrities have to have

are on social media like us. >> reporter: sarina fazan, abc action news. >> ok, so which one is it going to be? the halter gown? the ball gown look? or the vintage look? when she's done this gown is going to be donated to a young girl in need. go to abcactionnews.com, facebook page, and vote for your favorite.

nice-looking day today. temperatures in the 70s. in fact upper 70s. we'll be close to 80 but we'll hang on to this one more day and track that storm system with the severe weather potential for wednesday. if you need something to look forward to after work today, we have just the thing. get out the tequila and limes, today's national margarita day.

of at the teeinga, triple sec, lime and lemon juice. there's debate on who came up with this classic drink. 1940s. frozen ones invented in 91970s when a bartender changed a soft serve ice cream unit into a marg greeta machine. doctoring margarita machine. we've got continuing coverage of the day's top stories on abcactionnews.com. >> "fab life" is up next on your abc action news station.

>> today on "fablife"... "fablife" is rolling out the red carpet all week with award-winning style, fashion, food, and guests. next, award-worthy recipes for chef rocco dispirito. >> when you fry dulse, it tastes like bacon. >> chrissy's face doesn't look like it's bacon. (laughing) our red-carpet shoe-down. the perfect style does not have to mean it's expensive. >> and secret to making your skin red-carpet ready. >> clarice. (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> welcome to "fablife." so, today kicks off our special red-carpet week leading up to hollywood's biggest night, the academy awards! (cheers and applause) and joining us today is actress lisa edelstein, who's giving us the scoop on what really happens on the red carpet. i love her.