if that was my kid, i would want somebody to please get him out of the road. >> heart-stopping video. >> a child pedaling on a busy

thank you for joining us. >> that young boy is safe thanks to total strangers. >> reporter: motorists acted quickly to protect him. >> we spoke to the driver who was the first person to spot that highland in danger. >> i thought it was a prank. >> reporter: if you're like anthony silver, you likely did a double-take. yes, you're watching a child pedal of a tricycle south on the interstate. >> he was swerving a little bit. i tried to mirror him. >> reporter: he was the first person to help. 2 other drivers followed his lead. >> he got to my right. other guy got to his right. we created a little wall. we edged him forwards the side. >> reporter: anthony followed him for 3 miles. >> once we got towards the

honking my horn so everybody was paying attention to me. >> reporter: they stopped at the north toll plaza. troopers say the boy has a disability and left his house unexpectedly. anthony noticed the boy's tricycle had a flat tire and no brakes. >> thankfully he's okay. >> reporter: he's back with his parents. >> if that was my kid, i would someone to please get him out of the road. i just felt like it's my duty to help him. >> now to this incredible dashcam video showing a tpd officer swerving to avoid a wrong-way driver. it happened early sunday on i- 275.

consela. driver. host she's hire angle attorney. in sarasota, people mourning 3 young men killed in a horrific crash. a 4th man survived. police say their car was speeding, left the road, and hit several trees. all of vision times just 21 years old. 2 of the victim were celebrating birthdays. an update on the hull hogan versus gawker lawsuit. an expert claimed gawker made millions of dollars when they posted the sex tape. so now a jury is saying gawker should pay hogan $140 million. we talked to one juror about how they reached the verdict. >> when we actually viewed the video, that changed the game. >> reporter: juror selina stevens said gawker violated terry bollea's right to privacy

first amendment for journalists to do it. >> we're not naive. we're talking about a lot of money and people who believe they did nothing wrong. >> reporter: balker argued that the sex tape was, "newsworthy," so they published it. >> reporter: gawker's attorneys argued hulk hogan knew the entire time that he knew it was being recorded. but a juror said she didn't see it that way. >> just the conversation that was going on between him and her, it was very human if you're going to be videoed, you would not be talking like that. comment? >> reporter: gawker founder nick denton did not comment read. he's on the hook for $10 million. hogan said this is a huge victory against tabloid publications. >> this is great.

we protected a lot of people that may be going through what i went through. >> reporter: michael poluska, abc action news. we certainly started off on the chilly side today. with all of that wind, it felt so much cooler throughout the day. now the wind speeds have come down, so much more reasonable. still out of the north, bringing in that cooler air. tampa, we are down to 54 degrees. in clearwater, 57. st. pete at 58. a bit more mild there. now take a look as we look attitude morning. the temperatures we'll be seeing across the area in the mid to upper 40s. temple will be one of the most mild at 47 degrees. day. county, temperatures also in the low to mid 40s. off to the north in citrus and hernando counties is we we may see some of the coldest temperatures. if you are inland, there may be

where we reach temperatures in the mid to upper 30s. a frost advisory is in place. bottom line, bring the pets and plants inside and make sure you bundle up as uh-uh send the kids off to school tomorrow morning and yourself as well. we'll be talking about more boot and more turtlenecks. >> thank you, shea. president barack obama is resting after a full day in havana. he is the first sitting president to visit cuba in nearly 9 decades. abc action news anchor laura harris is in cuba with more on the progress made today and a sneak peek at the tampa bay rays, who will make history in the island nation tomorrow. >> reporter: first, let me address the elephant in the room. no, there isn't a hurricane or anything like that. these winds just continued like this all day long. we're hoping it will be a little bit better for the baseball game tomorrow. got a chance to talk to the rays. they say they're super excited

they're in the hotel resting right now. and they're hoping to make history on the baseball diamond. it would appear that president obama is looking to also make a political home run. >> reporter: symbolism in the story scwhrien continues, hearing the u.s. national anthem being mid on cuban soil as president obama makes history, 90 years since a sit l president has been year, more than 50 since the embargo put a halt to relations between the 2 countries. today, 2 leaders with very different views vowing to move forward to normalize relations. >> after 50 some years that there's been a broken relationship, at least let's start talking. >> reporter: mark lopez was born in cuba and says the news is revolutionary. >> forget the politics for a while. let's just connect with the people. >> reporter: perhaps the way baseball is uniting the island nation and the u.s. tomorrow,

team to play in cuba since is the 1999. dieg -- since 1999. diego is a 9-year-old cuban. he could be a symbol himself, hope for the future, and a chance for change. >> reporter: first pitch is scheduled for just before 2:00. president obama is scheduled to be there as well as cuban president raul castro. laura harris. back to you. new developments with cuba tonight. carnival cruiseline announcing sail -- announcing they'll start to sail to cuba starting in may. also new tonight, new video showing cuban ref gees saved

water. cameron pullen has that story. >> looks like he has a broken leg. >> reporter: these dramatic images show the rescue of 18 cuban refugees in the gulf of mexico. behind the camera steven smith and his family on vacation a aboard a royal crib jab cruise ship on its way to mexico. >> they were so weak maceuated. >> they've been at sea for about 2 days. >> reporter: the reports of the rescue came in over allow speakers. coast guard officials say the 30 foot boat was 130 miles from the florida coastline. those aboard said that 9 orrs didn't make it at all. >> they're still screaming although they're in a rescue boat and could relax a bit, they couldn't because they were probably hallucinating and didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: the survivors face the sad reality that they have to go back to cuba since they

>> it shows you how terrible it is. they risked their lives for a better life. think went on a journey and watched their family members die on that journey. it must be terrible. just into the newsroom, federal prosecutors in los angeles canceling a hearing tomorrow with apple over the company's refusal to unlock an iphone. that iphone used by one of the san bernardino attackers. the fbi telling reporters a third party has shown them a the phone. tonight, the bureau saying it's trying to determine if the method will work without damaging the data. a driver steals a cement mixer, plowing through road blocks, enknocking around police cars like toys. even e police were shocked when they saw who was driving. >> plus, high levels of lead in the drinking water at a bay area high school. what's being done to protect the kids. and is the district testing

>> and a warning about a popular kids' drink. why the company is telling

tonight, caught on camera dramatic video of a stolen commemorate mixer being driven through downtown. police say the thief took it from a construction site and even spashed through 2 police cars. police found an 11-year-old boy at the wheel. he's in custody. the crisis in flint, michigan, has people everywhere concerned about the lead contamination in their drinking water, and for good reason. i-team nothinger adam mulser shows how a lead problem at a did a pinelas county school is forcing teachers and students to take extra rations. >> they were getting a bad taste. >> the water was like a yellow

>> reporter: parents and students at tarpan springs high school were worried after learning that water at l school was contaminated with hague levels of lead. >> it changes a lot. >> reporter: but but spokesperson lisa wolf says discolored water was first noted when students returns -- students returned from thanksgiving break. problems were found in 2 older plumbing. >> one was above the epa's recommended levels for lead levels and the other was approaching that thesh hold. >> is the drinking water safe will now? >> the 2 most recent tests came back at normal levels or below

still concerned, we're offering bottled water. >> reporter: the city says it's not the same as flint, because the water source is not contaminated. a explosionperson said a total of 58 samples within water distribution system have been tested since november 2015 opinion the results are that all the samples were below the action limit for lead. but the school district believes a new treatment is to blame. >> when they use reverse osmos circumstances, that can cause lead to leak into the spring. >> reporter: high lead levels have not. detected at any other florida school. but schools in other parts of the country are dealing with lead in the water win colluding los angeles, baltimore, and newark. testing for lead in schools is not required anywhere. >> are you going be doing any proaffect testing at other

>> it's not common practice to test for water quality. with you if n light of the situation at tarpan springs high school, we want to be proactive. >> reporter: early estimates put the cost of replacing the old plumbing at up to $650,000. >> reporter: once the school board decides on a final solution, work will begin immediately in hopes that a permanent fix will be in place by the time students rowrn in the spring. a warning for parents about a popular childrens' drink. bug juice issuing a voluntary recall. the company says some of its drinks may be contaminated with plastic or metal shavings. 46,000 cases are involved. look for a bottle code that ends in obc. if you have any, you may want to throw it away. new at 11, a reminder for

be sure to update it before tomorrow. if you don't, you won't be able to download books or connect to the internet. amazon telling us the emergency update applies to kindles made in 2012 or earlier. tonight, a 12-year-old middle school girl facing battery charges for pinching another student. brianna evans says she thought it was just a joke when she pinched a young boy on the behind, but police charged where battery, putting her in handcuffs and tossing her into juvenile grail. evans and her father signed her up for a pretrial you've diverse apartment to keep felony charges off her record. we had bathing suits this weekend. and now we're in turtleneck and into the booths. >> what a difference. >> what a flip-flop opinion and we're not wearing flip-flops.

boot weather before that warm- up kicks back in. if you love this kind of weather, embrace it. look at the rivergate tower tampa camera. things are nice and clear across downtown tampa. really looking beautiful out there. no rain in sigh under clear skies. that's what we're seeing here on thai tan doppler radar. not a drop of lane. we saw lots of sunshine today. it just didn't warm us up very much. the clear skies continue all across the state. you can see this on a loop. there's just nothing happening right there. as we look across the area right now, 50 crease in lakeland. 57 in veep sven nice. inv fleshings s already down to 45 degrees. and it is the northern counties way from the coastline or away from the water where the temperatures may fall the most tonight, even a chance for some

that will not be the case around downtown tampa. temperatures are still in the low 50s right now at 54 degrees. clearwater at 57 and 58 degrees in st. pete. so a little more mild as you get closer to the water. on average this time of year web should be making it to a high around 77. today, we only made it to 65 degrees. we started this morning at 50. we should have been around 59. of course, nowhere near the record low of 35. of course, nowhere near the record high. but we will see those temperatures climbing back to the 80 degree range over the next couple of days. check out the 7 day forecast. can you see some change. we're on a gradual warm-up tomorrow morning. we're on cool list at 47 degrees. and then those overnight temperatures climb quick to the 50s and 60s by thursday morning. overnight temperatures will go to 72 tomorrow afternoon.

it won't be the warmest day, but it will be one of the sunniest. the water temperature will be 70 degrees. clearwater beach with a high of 71, so just a little colder than around downtown tampa. all of those winds that we saw today will calm down and they'll be light tomorrow. our next frontal system will approach on friday. and it lingers. so it starts to give always chance for rain late thursday night and throughout the day on friday. so that bunny is hopping and seems pretty happy. it won't be a washout, but we have chances of rain in the morning and the afternoon. back to you guys. the usf women were look for their first-ever sweet 16 appearance. tk has the update from l.a.

hello, folks. once again been a trip to the sweet 16 eludes jose fernandez

this year it was ucla. the bruins taking command earl yesie in this one. mohammed drummer driving in the lane for 2. ucla never trailed in this game. gets the turnaround jumper off the glass. the bruins had a 16 point lead before you knew it. fields with another layup here and a foul. bulls pull within 1 in the 2nd half, however, ucla moving on. usf heading home, final of 72- 67. the florida state women are looking for a repeat elite 8 appearance. the seminoles took commands of this game. the semifoals were up 32-31. they're headed to dallas to take on top-seeded baylor.

tomorrow, all of baseball will have its eyes on havana, cuba. the game of baseball pricking 2 countries' passioning to. and it will be the rays representing the united states at mlb. all of the big guns will be playing. and it will be dairon verona leading off. he defected from cuba 4 years ago. it will be interesting to seat reception he receives from the 55,000 on hand for the game. they're all invited guests along with the presidents of both nations, barack obama and raul castro. as for the rays, they have acted with class and are excited to play in this historic event. >> i do know that the major league players that we see come over from cuba are talented players. in recent years, we've seen quite and flux of players coming over. it's exciting for both of us,

>> i feel like as an organization, we're honored, isle honored to be a part of this and to come to a land where there's been so many great stars that have impacted major league baseball. >> the game between the ray and cuban national team is set to begin tomorrow afternoon. pretty cool. this shouldn't come as a surprise considering now the nfl quarterback landscape has changed in the offseason. the b rushings are getting calls about the availability of backup mike lennon -- the bucs are getting calls about the availability of backup mike lennon. this could be the time of yore they get the fires going for the draft. and congratulations to the mitchell high school hockey team. they won the u.s. high school national championship today, 8-

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