that 2 children are the victims ? >> i think there are a lot of victims. >> nbc action news confronts the parents false reporting -- falsely reporting one of their children had been kidnapped. lindsay logue is going to join us live with an update in just a minute as this case continues to develop. >> first, we will check with weather and traffic together. if you have stepped outside, you know what we are talking about. 25 to 35 miles an hour. that will put a chill in your bones. necessary if you're going to bundle yourself up. and the kids. by this afternoon, it's not going to be much warmer. it will be the 60s but the wind will make it feel rather cool despite the sunshine which we don't have now. a few clouds rolling and

wind. that will continue today as i talk about the beaches and voting. -- boating. you can begin to see some low clouds moving in and we will see that early this morning. just a little more clouds this morning that we will get this afternoon and then we will dry things out here in northwest when clearing. 62 and later on today, mid-60s. not a bad looking day. this is are forecast and that continues. we will detail that in the 7- day coming up in a few minutes. first, let's check on the wind advisory. >> we do have some construction on southbound to 75 at the fourth avenue south. that exit is closed and expected to reopen at 6 am. about another half hour of this but they are doing the same

you'll have to get off on 22nd avenue and head south to us 19. you definitely want to leave yourself some extra time. if you're crossing the bridges right now, looking great. all three under 10 minutes. seven down at the bottom and across the bridge. back to you. >> we are following breaking news. a clearwater father because of a massive search for a toddler yesterday. he was arrested and his girlfriend last night for allegedly lying about their son's disappearance. >> lindsay logue is outside the panella's county jail right now.>> reporter: we expect that to happen at any moment. we have been here for a couple

the father worked out first and we do expect to see the mother walked out. what were they thinking? why did they tell authorities that their son had been kidnapped? he wanted to talk about his car being stolen and getting to work and set as far as the story about his son, he says he has no idea what we are talking about. they are both arrested, facing felony charges of filing false reports and misuse of 911 and all of this started wednesday when a man stole the couple's car from a home. they reported it missing and said that their son was in the missing. police found the car in the suspected car thief but no child. that is when their story began to fall apart. we did ask them why they lied. >> reporter: was your son ever missing? >> no comment.

taken care of the situation. >> reporter: the entire time, their son was safe at daycare with her sister. those two children are with their grandparents. we do expect the mother to walk out in a minute. we will have another chance to ask her once again why the elaborate lie to authorities, that a child had been kidnapped . live in panella's county, lindsay logue, abc action news new this morning, backyard gun ranges are now illegal in the sunshine state. a bill signed into law comes about a year after a st. petersburg man caused a controversy setting up a homemade gun range at his home. specifying that gunowners can use their property for recreational reasons. meanwhile, guns on college campus continues to be a hot button issue around the country and this morning, the staff at the university of houston is

silently dictating what can and cannot be spoken about in class. students can bring concealed weapons into classes and dorm rooms. because of that, they are concerned about talking about certain topics that might set people off. instructors might want to be careful discussing sensitive topics or may choose to drop certain topics from the curriculum. as you prepare to head out the door, there is something dangerous that almost 90% of drivers are doing that but you and your family at risk.>> aaa looks at what it causes -- what it calls risky behavior. including driving while distracted, impaired or drowsy. also speeding or not wearing a seatbelt. these bad behaviors the two deaths. nearly 30,000 americans die in car crashes. in car crash deaths are

in democracy 2016, the five final candidates will meet. donald trump believes he can all but wrap up next week. and ted cruz on the attack criticizing trump for not opposing the health care law and suggesting he could [ indiscernible ] the palestinian effect. >> i am curious how many reporters ask marco rubio after losing four states in a row, what do you drop out? to win, you've got to win states, when delegates -- win ellet -- win delegates. on the democratic side, bernie sanders is looking past this week's primary. he told the crowd in oklahoma that he

march 1. sanders is going to campaign today in michigan in that state both on march 8. >> this morning, a republican governor is repaired lee -- is apparently on the presidents list. sandoval is a former federal judge supporting abortion rights. the nomination of a republican would be seen as an attempt by obama to get a gop ruled senate. states involved are texas, wisconsin, kansas, louisiana, indiana and nebraska. the lawsuit takes issue with these two cover subsidies. the lawsuit says it was not made clear that states will have to pay that fee. the suit seeks an injunction against federal rules and asks that states be refunded what they have already paid. and manager -- a manager at an animal shelter is working to clear her name today.

$66,000 from that nonprofit organization. according to the manatee county sheriff's office, the former manager embezzled the money over seven years. she is going to court today for a court appearance. she would omit some adoptions and donations. >> she said she was just having some financial problems and needed some extra money. >> the sheriff's office says she is the only person in charge of the books. we reach out to the shelter for comment but we are waiting for a returning phone call. the family of crispin are playing -- are paying tribute. they are donating $10,000 to the city's fallen heroes memorial. crispin was just 25 years old while shot and killed on patrol back in december 2011. he got out of his cruiser to speak to three teenagers and that is when kyle williams shot him. williams was sentenced to life

>> a desperate need for teachers and pascoe county right now could actually turn out to be great news for you if you are looking for a job. college graduates and soon to be graduates can checkout a job there that the school district is holding. from 4 to 6 at the high school. people with math and science backgrounds are especially needed. other degrees are also encouraged to attend. verizon wants to help you -- get rid of old appliances. you may drop them off at the terrace facility today. the recycling rally runs from 7 to 2. a cold start out there with temperatures in the 50s and gusty winds remain. you will have to bundle up as we get into the bus stop forecast. only 63 by pickup time and it's going to get even colder over the next couple of days.

seven day forecast coming up in a few minutes. it is 5:39. still to come, a three day shutdown to handle all of the violations at 110 for shut -- one tampa -- at one tampa restaurant. >> she kept screaming i am on the internet! i am naked! >> as her father takes the stand, tears flow. what he had to say that caused her to relive the papain of being secretly recorded in her hotel

welcome back. time is almost 5:44. and nearly 20 degrees cooler out there this morning than this time yesterday. 55 degrees right now in tampa. winds gusting over 25 miles an hour. we will track the traffic and weather together. a take down caught on camera. that man has a machete in his hands as he vandalize this. the suspect only gets more agitated when police arrived. even targets a deputy's car. one officer tries to use a taser but the man runs at them and that is when deputies opened fire, killing the suspect . prosecutors say they will ask a judge to dismiss charges against five boys when a woman recanted her accusation of being raped by the five boys.

multiple inconsistent accounts about what happened in the park as she took back the allegations that she was forced to have six. the 18-year-old woman told police she was attacked in january after drinking beer with her father in the playground. the boys say this ex-was consensual. >> dancing with the stars host, erin andrews and an investigative reporter. andrews is suing the marriott hotel chain after she was secretly recorded naked in her hotel room. her father took the stand in nashville yesterday. both steve and erin got emotional during his testimony. >> she would not eat, bathe, talk. all she could do was cry. >> michael david barrett was and is to 2 1/2 years in prison in 2010. she is asking for $75 million from the hotel who she claims

a room next to hers. we are looking at 50s. it feels a little bit cooler out there. sustained winds of 250. these are not wind gusts, by the way. reporting 24 and 20 in tampa. wind gusts anywhere to 35. temperatures are much cooler in the front that came through yesterday was the cold front that brought us the severe weather. for today, what we are left with is a few clouds this morning. you will see that on the hour by hour forecast. temperatures in the 50s. by 10 am, we should crack 60 degrees. not going much above that. essentially in the mid-60s. a good 10 degrees below where we should be for this time of year and it continues to get even colder. 40s for high temperatures and

temperatures at warty to at the airport in tampa but the colder counties up across the nature coast are certainly looking at the potential for frost with temperatures dipping into the 30s. temperatures continue to moderate after that. we can handle it. low 70s and look at that. low 70s by eight -- low 80s by wednesday. the entire seven day stretch, i don't see any rain until later. we will keep it windy the forecast and let you know. we do have some gusty winds out there. use caution as you cross the bridge but here, we are in great shape. just about seven minutes to get from here to downtown tampa. if you are in the lakeland area heading to i-4, your drive, no crashes or breakdowns to tell

road to downtown. 15 minutes from county line road 275 and eight minutes from 75 to 275. back to you. it is 5:47. more than 65 live roaches crawling around in the kitchen at a chinese restaurant, shut down for three days. you would think that that would be the worst of it but our team uncovered when inspectors went back. 45 pounds of chicken being prepared in the same sink where dishes are being washed. the restaurant shut down after inspectors found 65 live roaches near the cooks line, cooler, prep table, storage rack. that's not all. albertine found a follow-up inspection just two weeks later uncovered more live roaches and dishes being washed in the same sink as raw chicken been prepared. the manager says he saw the roaches inside. >> reporter: did you know? did you see the roaches?

>> i am coming to see the restaurant, i am in the restaurant. >> reporter: so you saw them, to? >> yes. >> we reached out to the owner but he never returned our phone calls. if you would like to tell us about a dirty restaurant you have encountered, head over to wendy's facebook page and let her know about it. other restaurants, nbc action news.com/dining. how crusoe -- how crucial was that missed opportunity? >> very crucial.>> one move that may have been a misstep that now has apple in the fbi at odds. we find out what that was in an exclusive interview with tim cook. a sneak peak at the preparations underway. with the people said is missing out in one major academy

much cooler out there today and there you see as per usual, our tower camera. bumping a little bit. it's gusty. the winds are up 25 to 30 miles an hour. and we will only manage the mid- 60s with wind and clearing skies. we will stay chilly. even colder tonight. more on that in the next hour. this morning, we are hearing the first public

the company's resistance to comply with an fbi order to unlock the san bernardino's iphone -- the san bernardino's shooters iphone. the fbi wants both to hack into the phone. cook says earlier in the investigation, someone reset the password which stopped the phone from automatically backing up information to cloud. saying investigators should have contacted apple before resetting that password. calling it a missed opportunity crucial to the investigation but the company is not willing to risk hundreds of thousands of iphones for that. >> this is not a position we would like to be in. it's a very uncomfortable position. to oppose your government on something doesn't feel good. and to oppose it on something where we are advocating for civil liberties which they are

incredibly ironic. >> apple is expected to file its legal response to the fbi in court tomorrow. the iphone at the center of the fight along to said farouk -- belongs to farouk. this morning, we are counting down to the oscars. we have a countdown clock right here. when you click on this clock it will take you to our full coverage of the oscars. preparations are underway at the adobe theater in hollywood our crews are adding finishing touches to the red carpet. you can watch the oscars sunday night right here on your nbc action news station and it all gets started at 7 o'clock. meanwhile, stuntmen and women are demanding their own category. they say they have been after this for 25 years and say they will not stop until they get

academy awards show. still ahead, we are all guilty of getting distracted by our phone at times but a lot of us, for being banned. a child reported missing. the parents are bonding out of jail. we are waiting for the child's mother as she prepares for her own released this morning. also, we are following breaking news. our cameras are rolling minutes ago. a dad accused of falsely reporting his son missing. and a live report coming up in

abc action news starts now with breaking news. developments in a bizarre crime in panella's county causing a scare over a three euro boys -- a three-year-old boys safety. >> he and his girlfriend are accused of lying when they called 911 saying their son had been kidnapped when someone stole their car.>> charged with misusing 911 and finally, false reports. they say their car really was stolen.

was arrested after crashing it. >> we are told this entire deal is from a drug deal gone bad. he told a reporter that he did not do anything wrong after being released from jail. >> i was under arrest for no apparent reason. i'm trying to make it to work. i was in police custody with no charges are nothing. >> authorities say they found the child safe at daycare with his sister the whole time and never in danger. coming up at 6:30, we will go live with lindsay logue for what else those parents told us. but first, it's a chilly start to your thursday. >> 50s this morning and you will filled out there because the wind is making it feel even colder. low to mid 50s and winds sustained 15 to 25 miles an hour. higher wind gusts as well. look at this. from this time yesterday, we

degrees colder than it was this time yesterday. obviously, a cold front moved through yesterday bringing us severe weather and left us with chilly temperatures. anywhere from 25 to 30 miles an hour. that continues throughout the day today. low 50s and low 60s and i will let you know how cold it gets over the next couple of days. let's check in with janel and see how the roads are going. great news. we were talking earlier on 275 in panella's county, that has cleared. the southbound exit. however, they are doing the same project overnight tonight. and the detour is very important. so if you are driving the overnight hours between 7 pm and 6 pm, you want to make sure you get off at 22nd avenue and make it down to 74th. if you forget, you will have to