captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e-mail: comments@captioncolorado.com. breaking overnight. in tampa, police investigating two home invasions. this is video from the second one on west yukon street. officers tell us at least two suspects tied up a man inside of this home. another home invasion occurred around 9:30 last night at the meridian point apartments. in that one, three men forced their way into an apartment and stole a wallet and cell phone. corey dierdorf will have more. i'm dan shaffer. >> good morning, i'm deiah riley. we're discussing the return of astronaut mark kelly. >> yesterday, we showed you his return to earth after 340 days in space. about two hours ago, he landed back in houston, texas. after getting off the plane,

who hadn't seen him in more than a year. >> kelly remarked that his mission must not be america's last great adventure into space. >> this mission is the latest achievement in our country's space program, but it's not the last. there will be more. it's in our dna of our country to explore, and we must never stop doing this. we must lead, must learn, and must discover. >> kelly will now undergo tests in houston as nasa works to determine the effect long-term space flight has on the human body. ivan carrara joins us now. >> reporter: -- ivan cabrera joins us now. >> absolutely. that compares to yesterday where we had high humidity where temps were well into the 60s. temps move through quietly as the next one will for the most

running anywhere from 5 to 16 degrees cooler than yesterday. clearly we've had a front through. you will feel it this morning. temperatures in the 40s and 50s for the rest of the day. it will drop a couple more degrees to get into the upper 50s through the morning. commute looks good, dry, cool. by lunchtime, temperatures in the mid-70s and even upper 70s farther south and east. i'm already looking at the next disturbance. seeing the showers and storms kicking off across portions of the tennessee valley. we'll let you know when it gets here and how it will impact our weather in a few minutes. when you look right now this is i-4 at mlk boulevard. no problems to report on this particular stretch of roadway. gentleman nil will have a full look at the -- janelle will

a woman had a gun in her face and a car stolen on her way to the store. >> what was the victim doing moments before she was attacked? >> reporter: sometime after midnight, sandra hunter sprinted into a store to call police because two men had just stolen her car. >> no more late night stops from me. straight home from work. >> reporter: she sat in her car texting. >> i noticed there was a guy leaning against the building. i didn't pay no attention. >> reporter: she regrets doing that. >> i went to turn to put my phone in my purse to get out and my door flung open. >> reporter: you see sandra get up and down on the ground. >> that's when he hopped into the car and left. i immediately got up and ran in to the store. >> reporter: two men got into her car and crashed it about four hours later in st. augustine. troopers say they were going

>> i'm still kicking myself for not paying more attention. i'm blaming myself right now. >> reporter: 19-year-old john crist was arrested. detectives are still looking for william sutherland. the missing 16-year-old run away girl who detectives arrested for violating probation in a separate case told them the plan was to steal the car, drive to jacksonville, and commit a robbery. >> i hope necessity find him. >> reporter: marisela burgos, action news. >> if you know where he is, call the winter haven police department. erin andrews' $75 million lawsuit, there are allegations a representative of the hotel who took the stand on monday watched andrews' naked video in

he admits he was dining with friends, and they played the video on their phones in the restaurant. ensays he asked immediately for them to stop playing. the bartender tells a different story saying he showed his friends the video adding that they were making fun of andrews and her body. he testified monday saying the hotel should not be held responsible for giving out andrews' room number. three teachers are under investigation for alleged sex crimes. the sebring news sun is saying stacy hooks is facing nine new child porn charges. the middle schoolteacher was arrested for having sex with a 14-year-old student. also, another was reassigned to avoid being terminated. the sheriff's office confirms an unnamed avon park high schoolteacher is under investigation for child porn. a spring hill high school student is facing felony charges for shoving and

officials tell us it started when the student refused to dissect a clam in class. the student first cursed at the teacher then shoved her, knocking her safety glasses off and finally twisting back her thumb. other students rushed to the teacher's aid. parents tell us a felony charge is not enough. >> usually people that do things like that tend to graduate on to bigger and bigger things. i hope not. i hope this is a lesson to the person. >> students cursing or hitting teachers is not unheard of according to the people we spoke with. in hillsboro county, there have been 30 reports of battery on a teacher alone. a teacher was punished for complaining about standardized tests on facebook. the arbitrator ordered the school district to return wendy lowry to her classroom. she posted it on her own

home after school hours, and the punishment violates her right to free speech. shocking developments in the water crisis in flint, michigan. the new uncovered documents show the state of michigan blocked flint from switching to a better water source. they wanted to reconnect to detroit's system but the state- appointed emergency manager said no. the water wasn't treated properly and caused lead to leech into the city's water supply, exposing families to the toxic metal. thieves hit a mom and pop trucking company stealing semi trailers capable of hauling thousands of pounds worth of loads. >> the spivey family is hoping to recover those semis. they are worth nearly a half million dollars. >> reporter: randy is a family man. his son, daughter, wife, and

soul of central construction and heavy hauling. >> it's sickening. that's you ho i make my living. -- that's how i make my living. >> reporter: thieves cut the fence and had a free-for-all. >> they come in and cut our axles from the trailers and took the newest trucks and newest trailers and hooked back up. >> reporter: these are pictures of the trucks and trailers that spivey hopes someone will recognize and call police. they are items he's worked his entire life to purchase piece by piece. >> i hope we can recover, i really do. >> reporter: the thieves tried to do more than just steal two brand new semis. they tried to take this one, too. luckily, it wouldn't start. >> then they took this truck. >> reporter: spivey believes the crews are headed to miami to strip them down and remove the v.i.n. numbers. he has a warning for all truck

>> this is the 27th, 28th truck and trailer that's been stolen in the last four weeks. >> reporter: for now, he's working to fill the orders with the resources they have but he admits it won't be easy. >> they put a hurting on me. the nfl's drawn out legal battle against new england patriots tom brady over the deflate gate controversy will head back to court today. the nfl is appealing a judge's decision to erase his four-game suspension for improperly inflated footballs. the federal court will decide whether the judge applied the law correctly. the city of tampa could soon become the latest city to decriminalize possessing small amounts of marijuana. today, the city council is holding its first public meeting on a proposed ordinance

for possessing up to 20 grams of marijuana. that would mean fines. the sweetest time of the year here in the tampa bay area begins today. i'm talking about the opening of the florida festival running through march 14th. the gates open every day at 10:00. tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids younger than 6. abc action news reporter sarah rosario will join us live with a preview of this year's festival. now all we need is the weather to cooperate. >> my goodness. look at this, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and we have josh turner playing the stage at 7:30. temperatures, yeah, holding in the 70s. we have a front coming in tomorrow. we'll talk about that and the weekend forecast ahead. forgetting burglaries. coming up at 5:00, an arizona

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welcome back. 4:44. a youth football league is celebrating despite encountering tough obstacles recently. thieves repeatedly broke into the concession stand and stole thousands worth of equipment. >> the community stepped up to help out.

cameron polom shows us how. >> reporter: when people steal truss, they are stealing from the kids. there's no other way to put it. >> reporter: joe rodriguez is upset, and he should be. just last week, vandals broke into the home field of the rams' youth football league. >> this section of fence right here. >> reporter: slicing their way through this chain link fence, busting out a window of the concession stand and destroying an empty cash register. it was just the latest in a series of incidents to hit the team hard. >> basically, if you can get in the park undetected, you can pretty much do anything back here at night because there's no lighting. >> reporter: they had a $5,000 ice machine stolen, seven cars broking into, but that is about to be a thing of the past. >> we've got one here now. we have one on the back of our field house. >> reporter: thanks to the county, security lighting is now in place. they also had no working

they stepped up that, too. >> we have two here, one over there. >> reporter: they may just be upgrades but provide peace of mind so these folks and kids can focus on better things about. >> every incident like this takessous way from the real issue, the kids. caught on camera, that is a frustrated burglar beating a cash register with a broom. he's trying to get the money out, but instead he sets off an alarm. he gets on a bmx bike and takes off instead. the burglar left without stealing anything. >> the beer cooler, wine cooler is right behind them. all of the food. we have wonderful food, so i'm surprised he didn't want that. >> the sheriff tells us deputies were patrolling nearby

but the suspect was already gone. workers are feverishly preparing in alaska for the iditarod by trucking in snow to anchorage. a lack of snow forces them to bring in snow for the start of the race. 350 cubic yards is being laid out for a modified three-mile start. warm temperatures forced them to shorten the 11-mile ceremony start. now -- >> you need know for the iditarod. tremendous have to truck it in. they go 970 miles and it shame. they were headed to nome. as they do so, they encounter with snow.

have this disturbance moving to memphis where nasty thunderstorms are. like the one that brought us the cool air yesterday, this one will weaken. by the way, high clouds rolling in off the gulf, we won't have to worry about those. i like high clouds because it gives us the spectacular sunglasses. so get your cameras ready. upper 50s and low 60s right now. we are cooler. so as you step outside, you'll want a jacket. by this afternoon, we'll be mild. there goes the weak disturbance. by the time it comes to us, we'll be in good shape. light showers will be tomorrow morning between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. let's check the seven-day forecast. we clear out and stay nice and mild. look at that, low 70s to low 80s into early next week. getting an update on

4:48 with a live look at i-275 near roosevelt boulevard. janelle martinez joins us again. tiger woods is still recovering from a second back surgery. as he found out yesterday while breaking in a new 10-hole par 3 golf course he designed, there are some good kids ready to challenge him. [ applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> taylor grozier making a hole in one on the first shot ever on that course. he gets a big bear hug from tiger. >> if he never does anything else, that's enough. >> check out that scorecard

that's his hole in one and signed by tiger woods. he beat tiger about i three strokes. quite a memorable day. >> that is so cool. some of the best soccer players in the world are in tampa for two games tonight. our girls' soccer team is going to that game. we have more in your morning sports. >> good morning, everybody. four of the world's best women's soccer team is in town including the nationals. the u.s. team joined by england, france, and germany. the u.s. team trained last nature for the game against england tonight. this is the team's third appearance at the stadium. the sixth overall in tampa. this is the inaugural year for the cup. it's not often an event like this brings in this level of talent in the first year. >> for our viewing public, had is a huge game in terms of not

but bringing in some of the top teams around the world. >> it's great to get four out of the top five or six teams in the world to play in a tournament together here domestically is huge for us. >> as expected, ben bishop was named to the u.s. world cup team. center tyler johnson may be added later. that makes ten lightning players named yesterday to their respective teams. one of the players is andre shuster who will join the czech republic. we might see them when they return home on saturday. >> that's your morning sports update. enjoy your day.

coming up at 5:00, an urgent plea a woman has after suffering a miscarriage and paralysis. >> where this was found shocked

a bit of a cool start out there this morning. temperatures under the mid and upper 50s.

dry today in the mid-70s. another front comes in tomorrow morning and we'll be talking rainfall coming up in the next hour. just call it destiny. one woman lost a family heirloom only to get it back. >> it's where a woman found that precious ring shocked her. she'd never taken it off in 20 years but lost it. >> after searching all over, dee gave up hope and decided to replace the ring. last month, she went to a pawnshop hoping to find a similar ring. she showed the clerk a picture of her ring and to her amazement, she reached into the case and handed it to her. >> i just went crazy. i really did. i got so excited, and i can't express how i felt. i said that's my ring. so they went ahead and cleaned it because i was crying and hugging both of them. >> the clerks were crying, too.

the pawnshop owner only asked what he paid for the ring, dids 175, but she says she would have -- $175, but she says she would have given everything to get it back. who won't be participating in tonight's gop debate? >> and long lines you might encounter if you need help

abc action news on top of breaking news as we come on the air at 5:00 this thursday morning. police at west yukon street in tampa on the scene of a home invasion around 2:30 this morning. corey dierdorff is there with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you can see cpd is still looking inside of this west yukon home. not much info so far from police. here's what they told us. this home invasion took place when two men kicked in the front door right there at west yukon street, and tied up the people inside. while inside, the crooks robbed them. police told us they took small electronic items and jewelry. police work to track them down.