did you call 911 and say your son was missing ? >> [ indiscernible ] >> now they are not telling reporters why they called police claiming their young son was kidnapped. >> police were frantic this afternoon searching for a boy in a stolen car. now police telling us it was just a big lie. jail. >> what did they say to you? >> they fired a number of different comments at me. they never truly answered any of my questions.

they say this couple's story is bogus. she walked now handcuffs barely saying a word about why she and the father of her son called 911 claiming her child was gone. >> was your son ever missing? >> no comment. the place have taken care of it. >> what does that mean? >> they have taken care of this situation. >> police say they lied when they called at 1:30 that their car had been stolen. >> maybe this will teach people not to steal people's vehicles. >> authorities say the truth is. this their 3-year-old son was never missing and was always at day care in pinellas park with his 4-year-old sister. the third suspect who was driving their car crashed it. nester claims he is a victim and his girlfriend wants him to keep

[ indiscernible ] >> detectives believe this stunt stemmed from a drug deal. >> it saddens me that she would extreme. awful. >> i thought i wasn't going to to see my grandson or my [ crying ] then seeing them in the news too and not being able to hold them and take care of them. >> she picked up both of her grandchildren tonight. >> i thank god all mighty. they will be safe and okay. >> the couple is charged with misusing 911 as well as filing a false report. that third suspect who authorities say was in that car face a number of charges including grand theft auto. back to you. [ crying ] >> we are just getting this new video.

this video of strong winds earlier today. they are investigating two reported tornados. the -- check out this video from pensacola. a drone capturing tornado damage in a neighborhood. you see trees toppled, homes flattened and a mess of debris all over the place. on one of those homes the roof looks like it was completely ripped off. in south louisiana tornados killing at least three people there. right now survivor ares -- survivors are sifting through debris. in virginia three people confirmed dead tonight after a possible tornado touches down east of norfolk. damage so severe storm debris made it difficult for first responders to reach the injured. >> it is interesting because in spite of the fact we had a tornado watch in our area and several tornado warnings, we had

we are very lucky. that area as we mentioned hit virginia. it was eventually tornado watches and tornado watches all the way done. we got hit rather heavy earlier own today. now that skies are beginning to clear, temperatures will be dropping. upper 50s to low 60s right now. you will be waking up to temperatures anywhere from the upper 40s to low 50s across our northern counties to the low to mid 50s elsewhere. this is just the beginning. later on in the week we could be talking freezing temperatures across part of the area. tonight tampa police are searching for someone who a

laser strikes are considered dangerous. it can cause momentarily blindness. right now a police body camera bill is moving forward in the legislator. they have been discussing policies regarding the cameras in question. the bill requires police departments and sheriff's office to determine which officers are allowed to use these cameras and when. the bill also reyears the -- them to store video data. our eye team has been looking into this and how the controversial cameras may or may not be worth the cost. you can see our full investigation on our website abcactionnews.com. a state attorney tossing out 400 traffic stops by marion county deputy.

show the deputy using excessive force, illegally cohering confessions and simply lying repeatedly. the state attorney said there are now more than a dozen marion county deputies who have been convicted, indicted or fired. >> is there a bigger problem here? >> i don't believe so. i believe this agency is full of outstanding employees that work hard every single day. >> four marion county deputies already pleading guilty in federal court after a video surfaced showing them punching and kicking a man was not resisting. tonight deputies telling us a polk county woman is the prime suspect in the murder of her long time boyfriend. star tribble say accused of lying to investigators investigating the murder of clark. someone shot him in the head on thursday. detectives telling us the girlfriend dropped off the

discover their father's body. >> our home side team has about had an unsolved homicide in over seven years. >> investigators saying she stopped by the house with her brother to show him and ask for help moving the body. he refused and is not facing any charges. they said suspects were caught on security cameras pulling stickers off high priced items and replacing them with much lower price tags. police say they hit locations from bartow to winter haven. tonight we are learning about three they cases of the zika virus here in florida. women. any idea where these women

>> we are being told all three women who contracted this virus contracted while traveling outside the country. that means we have no transmissions of the virus from local mosquitos so far. >> everyday someone else calls in either regarded something they have seen in the paper or something they heard from a family friend or because they plan to travel. >> with a total of 32 cases now reported in no -- -- florida. >> what we do know is the virus can spread with a simple bite. we now know the virus can also spread through sex. she said sexual transmission appears to be a possibility even after the virus disappears from the bloodstream. >> there is a potential from transmission through unprotected sex. even after the person has seized

>> he said typical symptoms show infection. so far they said 52 cases have been found in 16 states. that doesn't mean all soon to be moms are living in fear. >> i was a little bit concerned when i first heard that there were some cases in florida but i read about it and it seems like the risk was pretty low. >> none less she -- the less he is -- she is not taking any chances. >> much of the anti body testing to track the viruses is going on right inside the building here. in hillsborough we have had three cases of the zika virus so far. health officials telling us women who are pregnant are advised to not travel to central

and mexico. back to you caught on camera a man with a machete charges at texas police officer. what happens when the officer tries to use his taser. she kept screaming. >> tv host and former tampa president aaron andrews fighting in court. you hear the testimony that had her wiping away tears today . where chicken was being

welcome back. over 60 live roaches crawling in the kitchen gets a chinese restaurant shutdown for three days. you think that would be the worst of it. when inspectors went back 40

prepared in the same sink where dishes were being washed. taking action for your health it is the latest restaurant to make my dirty dining list. >> have you of been here before? >> no. this is the first time. >> she loves chinese food. >> the won ton soup we would get. >> she is thinking twice about stepping into top china located on east hillsborough in tampa. after hearing inspectors shutdown the restaurant for three days in january after seeing over 65 live roaches crawling all over the kitchen, near the cook's line, prep table, soda machine, storage rack and sink. >> there is no way i would go no there now. >> no is not all. our eye team uncovering a follow up inspection two weeks later discovered more live roaches and dishes being washed in the same sink with raw chicken being prepared. a stop sale was immediately ordered. >>

>> food manager, yes. >> i am food manager. >> inside top china he said he was there when the state closed their doors. >> did you know -- did you see the roaches? did you know you had a problem? >> yeah. [ indiscernible ] >> so you saw them too? >> yes. >> i see. he said they cleaned the kitchen thoroughly and reopened when inspectors approved conditions. problems existed before january with 127 violations written up in the last ten months. including no certified food safety manager on duty, ribs and noodles more than 24 hours old and not marked with a date. chick season and -- chicken and egg rolls at dangerous temperatures. he felt the owner could better answer the rest of my questions. >> he could e-mail me or call me? >> okay. no problem. i can talk to him to maybe call you. >> but jennifer won't take a chance.

next chinese meal. >> the roaches are bad enough but the chicken thing is terrible. >> now i did call top china's owner several times but he never returned my calls. if you want to tell me about a dirty restaurant go to my facebook page and let me know there. to see other restaurant stories go to our website abcactionnews.com. an emotional day in court for dancing with the stars host aaron andrews and her father. she is suing the marriott hotel chain after she was secretly recorded naked in her hotel room. her father taking the stand in nashville today. both steve and aaron getting emotional during his testimony. >> i feared for her life. she wouldn't bathe, she wouldn't -- talk, all she would do is cry. >> michael david was sentenced to two and a half years in prison in 2010. andrews is asking for $75

allowing him to book a room next to hers new tonight dramatic video from texas caught on camera. a man with a machete vandalizing cars at a bus station. the suspect getting morage stated when police our -- morage stated when police arrived. the suspect was killed. investigators are trying to determine the a 2-year-old who died in a house fire had been left alone. firefighters telling reporters they this h -- had no idea anyone was inside the burning home till the mother showed up three hours after the fire. right now detectives still questioning that 20-year-old mother. a staple is now being charged with stealing $66,000 from that non-profit organization. according to the manatee county sheriff's office former manager embezzled the money over a seven year period. they said she would omit some

>> she said she was just having some financial problems and she needed a little extra money. >> the chef's office says she was the only person in charge of the facility's books. we reached out for comment but have not yet heard back. what a busy day in the weather department but hopefully we are in the clear. [ laughter ] >> we are. skies have start to clear. lot of folks got some heavy rain. kick up. you can see out there with river gate, the camera blowing around. the difference is the winds coming this way. that will fwling -- bring in some much colder air. southern pinellas county also

is this classic florida of what? look at pasco county, practically nothing. down in manatee county about an inch and a half to two inches. say thing over by lake land and bartow. you get the idea, most folks had a decent rainfall but as is usually the case there were still a few spots that got next to nothing. outside right now lower 60s and those winds have already come around behind the front. you can see them out of the with that the 80 degrees temperatures we have seen in the past couple of days are gone for a while. then maybe another storm for the end of next week. a lot going on before then. 75. we are not even going to see 70s again till maybe on sunday or monday. typically this time of the year we should be about 74 in the afternoon, 56 in the morning. there is a look at the satellite picture. the tornado watch expired at 10:00.

clear and then some storms developed down south. earlier. overnight tonight skies remain mostly clear. the only thing we will have to keep our eyes on, when you get a strong northwesterly wind this time of the year it can lead to some clouds and even a couple of sprinkles close to the beach. should not be a big deal but it is something we will see tomorrow morning. then mostly sunny skies right on through the day. friday looks good. with winds going out of the north on friday, i think we start to cool off even more. high temperatures only around 60. morning lows friday morning willing be chilly. tomorrow look at this, about 20 degrees colder than we had just two days ago. 58 the forecast high. the forecast high for citrus and

from dade city over to hudson, high temperatures around 60-61. mid to upper 60s across southern paul. bradenton 61. venice 62. friday morning will be even chillier. tomorrow morning will be cold, well chilly for our standards. when you start seeing low 40s, then upper 40s to around 50 closer to the beach, that is friday morning. saturday morning you can shave another 5 -6 degrees off of this total. you be seeing some 30s across our northern counties first thing on saturday morning. here is the national picture of that storm we talked about. the same one that swept the front through our area. it will bring in that colder air around it and that is why we have that cool down for the next two or three days. northwest winds will be gusty

there are your tides. maybe a sprinkle tomorrow closer to the beach. that is why we will go mostly cloudy early. sunshine in the afternoon. friday 62. saturday 63. sunday up near 70. closer to 80 by the middle of next week all right.

hello folks. buccaneer head coach admit admitted -- [ indiscernible ] but after what he saw out of winston last season he is totally on board with quarterback. so this year the buccaneers have the ninth overall pick.

consideration is smith from eastern kentucky. he actually got kicked out of the big ten while at ohio state. he failed multiple drug tests. meyer kept his college year alive personally vouching for him. that got him to eastern kentucky. you can bet just like winston a year ago he will be betted by the bucks. >> i would say -- [ indiscernible ] the public things we do as bucs in the lead after you draft them -- it all has to do with what goes on above the next. whether it is a character issue or football intelligence -- those are things that we put a lot of resources into find out about a player.

decision to make on doug martin. personally i like that charles sims is still here. his stats were actual or better than martins when it came to -- equal or better than martins when it came to touchdowns, catch. insurance. >> we think world of charles. he did a great job in that role. he is a guy that can do a lot of good things. when charles was drafted at tampa i know the feeling was that he could be an every doing back if need be. we will see how that plays out. >> okay -- [ indiscernible ]

expects him to rejoin the team on this trip. he will return sometime during this roading. he is pleased to see the defense starting to come around. >> we are getting back to our roots here a little bit. now we have a big test. we have these teams that are right in the hunt. jersey and -- boston coming up next. we are going to from to don't play this way to -- continue to play this way to get through this little stretch. he scored twice here. boston beat the ping wins 5-1. pittsburgh remains in the last wild card spot four points back of the bolts. college hoops tonight, usf women beat tulsa.

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