a morbid case of vandalism, who would break into a mausoleum and steal skeleton as soon as. plus only on so news recognize this guy? police believe he is going up and down bay area beaches breaking into homes. >> none of the dogs. >> a powerful strain of dog flu

good morning, i'm courtney robinson. and i'm reginald roundtree. republican candidates are getting ready for the last debate before the all important first primary. seven candidates will share the stage, donald trump will be center podium with marco rubio on one side and ted cruz on the other. a french teacher is in police custody, the teacher was with a high school students. two students and another skier died, invest gators initially said the students ignored warnings about a closed slope. two navy boats wandered into iranian territory because of a navigational error, the 10 sailers were on board detained by iran and released a day later.

now to developing story out of tampa that will have you wondering who would do such a thing, a am at that mausoleum was broken into, van da lyed, a casket with two skeletons was stolen, police and family members say they are shocked to see how a place was such desecrated and the effort to find who did it. >> it just done add up how someone could do this where a family was laid to rest. >> remove the two caskets, one with a 15-year-old girl here, and the great grandfather. >> president of the italian club cemetery, showed me the mausoleum where josephine and joseph once rested, the body of a third relative had the skull

removed, a fourth body was untouched. >> this has never happened before in the history of the italian club cemetery and that is over a hundred years. >> who is ever responsible first broke through this chain and this gate, then made their way over here to the mausoleum where they broke another chain to get inside. police have no idea when the grave was broken into, it could have been yesterday, it could have been a year ago, but it was just discovered on wednesday. >> all we want, bring the casket back on behalf of the family members who are devastated. for god's sake brick the casket back especially the human remains. let them rest in peace. >> police are currently investigating but call this a difficult case, they don't have any video and it's been hard to find any fingerprints. in tampa darin. >> they really need your help in this situation. a crime alert that you will

see only on 10 news, florida police want you to take a good look at this man, police say he is a serial burg layer. they say he is breaking into homes up and down the beaching stealing prescription drugs, make sure you look closely at the tattoos on his arm there. it is surveillance video from one of those break-ins from the inside a clearwater home, he used his bear hands and a -- bare hands and a hammer. police say he left fingerprints behind. >> where he is a suspect in multiple or several burglaries, where he guess in and steals only medication. >> detectives believe he has broken into homes from clear watt tore st. petersburg, possibly further south as. when you up tomorrow serious storms could be hiding your way. taking a live look at storm tracker 10, storms out in the gulf are heading this way, and

the by area could see severe weather under the morning through lunch time, if a tornado were to hit while you are at work would you know what to do? these are the things you need to know that could end up saving your life, head to a secure area, this should be a safe spot in your house that you have already -- or in your workplace, rather, designated by your boss before any severe weather hits to make sure everyone in the building is on the same page and that secure area depends on what type of building you work and if you are in a highrise that would be the lowest level of the building. if you can't get low enough you want to head to an interior room, stay away from the exterior. and remember no matter what do not open any windows. if you are still drive to go work or going somewhere else when a tornado comes close, eric glass sir gives you a gives you quick look what to stay safe. >> it's a bad idea to out run a tornado, their path is

stay with the vehicle, is to get down below the glass line to avoid flying debris and cover up, the smartest thing is to actually get out of your car, find the lowest ground possible. a ditch or a culvert. lay down and again, cover up. >> because it's just not safe in a vehicle, that's what is recommended. >> and if you are on local roads close enough to reach a building. >> it is going to provide you more safety than a vehicle. to stay on top of weather alerts near you download the 10 news app. move over or get pulled over giving drivers along 19 today, pulled over on the side of the road by law you are supposed to move on to the next lane, and if you can't you are supposed to at least slow way down. officers say time and time

>> this month is move over month awareness, if you are unable to get over and change lanes you are supposed to slow down to 20 miles underneath the speed limit. >> the law also applies to fire trucks, crew till the vehicles, to trucks that are stopped along the side of the road. dog flu alert, a new strain is spreading and florida is not immune. oscar nomination black lash why so many are bashing the big awards on social media. good evening friends, a cloudy start to the night in clearwater beach, it's this storm system in the gulf we are tracking rapidly moving towards us and the threat for severe weather is there, too. and there is another system we are tracking as well l is a lot to talk about if you are just getting home, settle on the couch and we'll walk you through your forecast at 5:45. and here is a look at the sky 10 network traffic camera this evening, we have been

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we have breaking news out of polk county, two arrests have been made of three people last week. sheriff grady judd just announced this, two men were caught in miami and charged with mohs murders, the shooting happened the a a duplex, three people were shot in the head, another person was shot in the face and survived.

an important health alert for dog owners tonight. listen up. there is a dangerous new illness worrying vets and pet owners across the country. adriana diaz showing you how this problem is a growing threat. >> ashley leaks dogs in the seattle area, she is paying close attention to her four legged friends about the warning of the new strain of dog flu. >> king county public health officials say up to 90 dogs staying at this kennel may have been exposed to the virus. two have tested positive for flu, but further tests are needed to confirm it's the new strain. >> none of the dogs have immunity to fight it off, when dog are going to dog day cares, boarding overnight, it can spread rapidly. >> this viral video features a chicago pup named herbert who is putting on a brave face

while recovering from the flu. cases first showed up in chicago and spread quickly. around 2000 dogs in 24 states have been infected. a vaccine was made available in november. vets say the disease is rarely fatal but owners should see a vet right away if their dog has symptoms. >> misses a meal, coughing, hoping around, it could be a sign of a fever, if you see that give your local veterinarian a call. can contract the virus but spread it to healthy dogs. by the way, all of these puppies are available for adoption. adriana diazcbs chicago. we made it easier for you to take a look at dog symptoms and treatments, go to wtsp.com and click on this story.

of the biggest nights in hollywood. he is going for his first oscar win. leo nominated for best leading actor in the ref revenant, his competition brian jan stop, and matt damon for the martian. some familiar names add well, nominated for best leading actress, jennifer ruins. oscar nominations hot on the web tonight they are all over social media but that is not necessarily a good thing, the # oscars so white is trending jet again, the second year in a row. nominations went to white actors and there was a lot of backlash, this year it is the same thing, that is despite african american and hispanic

for other award shows called elba who won a golden globe for beast of no nation. golden globe award for concussion. i'm day and, just into the news room the rays deal, live on 10 news at 6:00. also we show you where to take cover in a storm but what about day cares? just ahead the best questions to ask to make sure your kids are not in finger. hillsborough county schools unveiling a new fleet of busses will that solve all the problems out on the road? and teaching our veterans to protect your family in a different way. how they are looking out for your children that is coming up tonight on minutes on 10 news at 6:00. you know we are concerned

about this el nino storm type weather that is coming in, when was the bad ones that went over to orlando. >> over the 07 groundhog day in 98 was also the one. >> that was horrific. >> add those were in the middle of the night. timing of these look to be more during the day, but the threat of severe weather is still there. i want to zoom into this lull that is starting to develop, look at storm tracker 10, this storm will be intensifying as it comes across, you can already see a little bit of a have have tis i had, you you look at that, and this is before this really honestly starts to wind up tonight and into tomorrow, so if we are already seeing signs, we are feeling like confidence is fairly high in timing and placement of storms an intensity as this low winds up,

be racing across mexico and the gulf allowing this to strengthen as it gets closer to us. and what that means is not just rain, but thunderstorms at the very least, and a chance that some of these could be severe, storm prediction center in norman has us in a marginal risk for severe weather, not throwing under the bus, a lot of times in florida they under play severe weather, two different environments, they are the ones that issue the watches across the country, local guys do a phenomenal job on the warning, we do feel like a threat of severe weather is there and that is why we are betting the drum so loudly this week, friday is the day to pay attention. tonight for your evening, cloudy skies, temperatures in the mid-60s, nothing severe but you might find a few raindrops this evening. the nasty stuff we are thinking is tomorrow morning, mid

morning most likely, if you are an early rider and out the door you are looking at just rain as you head out the door but thunderstorms look to hit right in here. somewhere between 6:00-8:00 in the morning, it is not a whole day event, just as much as we are trying to alert you to the bad weather, we should advice you when things will be clear, friday afternoon and evening do look to be that way, we should be wrapping up with thunderstorms somewhere around 3:00-4:00 in the afternoon. let me walk you through this hour by hour. cloudy skies and stray showers, not a big deal, you might have a few showers are that are stronger in that 4:00-6:00 a.m. time frame, as we get into 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, much more widespread, stronger storms, that is the window where we have a potential for severe weather. we are not saying there will absolutely be severe weather tomorrow, the threat is there. we are expecting it is a

possibility, especially up through mid morning and the lunch time hours, shortly after that though we are wrapping up again 2:00-3:00 we are done with that type of weather. as far as threats again, we are saying that tornadoes and waterspouts will be possible in this round, wind gusts otherwise storms 45-60 miles and hour, small craft advisory if you live by the beaches around the bay, we are obviously expecting choppy waters, high tide is at 5:00, 12:00. low tide noon tomorrow. seven day forecast, sunday is the next wave of storms that also have a possible that they could be at the very least strong to severe and into the cooler weather, tuesday, look at 36 in chris call river, 42 around tampa. we have a lot more to track, we'll keep doing it, i will see you at 6:00 with more on this

tonight and especially tomorrow we have you covered no matter where you are, you just need your phone and the 10 news app, storm tracker 10 will pop up immediately and you can get it for free right now. she is on a mission to give children on the other side of the world and amazing life. how she is encouraging

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a mother is on a mission to help children with special needs in foster care find forever homes. >> gena spoke with her and her son and tells you why she is

>> everyone likes a good love story. >> they give one kiss more. >> white and her son isaac their story started 3.5 years ago. >> i had been a pediatric nurse and had great experiences with families with down's syndrome and really just a had a soft spot. >> so she asked an adoption agency if she could adopt a child with done's syndrome. >> it was quiet on the other side of the phone for just a moment, well, let us work with you on this. >> many children with special needs are considered unadoptable. >> they can be a little intimidating for a family to take on, they did the developmental or medical needs. >> in this love story there is no fear and when guess ear ray got the call, she went there to bring her new son home. >> we were in china, very very hot august day, picking up a

tiny little boy who had never seen anybody white before. so it was quite the experience. he came right up to me and smacked me in the face. it was our first little love tap. and he settled right in to his new forever. >> isaac is one of the first children with down syndrome that has been legally adopted from china which has opened their doors to hots. authorities in china contacted bethany saying they had other children that they were willing to release for adoption if we could find family, and that was the birth of the bamboo project. >> 20 children have been adopt from china and more waiting. >> children with down syndrome have a lot of potential, just a few resources and lots of love they can have a long, healthy, thriving life. >> so now you know the love story of desiree and isaac,

together in their forever home. >> how sweet is that. >> and what she does is so important, so many children out there.

good evening, i'm reginald rountree. right now our top story, first information that you will only see on 10 news. developing right now, the rays stadium talk is at a fever pitch tonight in st. pete where the city council just approve add dole to allow the team to look at alternate stadium sites in hillsborough. kendra collin this has been a hard and long fought deal. >> it absolutely has been and the rays needed a 5-3 vote for this deal to go their way and that is what they got, the council approving 5-3 majority saying that this deal is the best way to keep the rays here in the bay and potentially develop the drop site. i can tell you exactly what this means now. the rays in the next two months have to tell the city how they will evaluate the new stadium

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