bracing for bitter cold. the major storm with its eye on the northeast. must-have items are not the real deals. spotting counterfeit hoverboards. good evening. i'm courtney robinson. >> i'm mark rivera. thanks for joining us. staying on top of breaking news right now in manatee county. take a look at this, us 41 is back open in palmetto after a propane tank exploded at this business. sky 10 is over the scene right now. taking a look at live pictures. this is near i-275. nearby businesses have been evacuated. no one has been hurt. a look at our other big stories happening right now, holding out hope tonight in the search for 12 missing marines who have not been seen since their helicopter crashed after -- off hawaii five days ago. three of the four life rafts have been located. crews are not giving up their

a massive winter storm is brewing and is forecast to bring more than a foot of snow and howling winds to the east coast by friday. the system has the potential to close roads and schools, canceled flights and cause power outages. the hardest hit areas would be dc, philly, new york and boston. it is that time, today marks the first day of the tax filing season. con artist tried to take advantage of you. the biggest phone fraud in irs history is growing. here's what happened. crooks call you, they threatened to arrest you for not paying your taxes, that scam costs victims more than $20 million in total. rick snyder delivers his state of the state speech tonight. amid growing anger over the state's response to water contamination crisis. the water supply was tainted with lead after the city water source was switched to save money. >> as adriana diaz explains, many are struggling to survive this crisis.

demonstrated outside governor rick snyder's home monday. many say his low response to flint's contaminated water is criminal. >> he should have switched it back over to detroit water as soon as he knew of the contamination. >> reporter: volunteers and state troopers spent the holiday in flint handing out water bottles and filters along the street named for the civil rights icon. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: thousands of others like patricia markel -- they are making daily trips to distribution centers. >> we have to do that. we are low income. know what i'm saying? how do we survive? >> reporter: in an article published monday, the national journal asked snyder if comparing to bush's management of katrina is unfair. he replied no, it's a disaster. as soon as he found out the lead was coming from the water, he told people to stop drinking it. >> that is bull.

says flint needs more than emergency declarations. >> what happens after the water filter is gone? we still going to have the lead, the pipes, the poison, other stuff. >> reporter: governor snyder is expected to lay out a detailed plan. hundred are expected to protest at the statehouse. adriana diaz, cbs news flint, michigan. president obama signed an emergency declaration but denied snyder's request for a disaster declaration based on the legal requirement that such relief is intended for natural events, fires, floods, or explosions. breaking down the five things you need to know about this water crisis. hard to believe but flint's drinking water was contaminated with lead back in april 2014. anyone who has had the water since that date has been exposed. experts say the risk is greater for children six and under. there's no safe level of lead

but the impact is considered most severe on developing brains and nervous systems of children and fetuses. when does someone intervened? in october, the state stepped in but not until january 5 a state of emergency was declared. another week for the national guard to offer help. finally, now that there is a federal state of emergency, $5 million in federal aid will go towards the crisis. in tallahassee, the lines have been drawn over regulating ridesharing companies like uber and lift. the house bill that was friendly to the ridesharing companies appeared ready for a vote but the senate says that legislation conflicts with local law. right now it has been tabled and could come up again next year. a former taco bell executive recorded attacking his driver in a drunken stupor is now suing for $5 million. benjamin golden's countersuit against the driver -- he blames the driver for getting hurt

he also claimed what you see right here was illegally recorded. california is a two party consent state just like florida. golden's attorney is looking to have the dash cam thrown out as evidence in his criminal case. pulling back the curtain on political fundraising that he sure to get you fired up. we're showing you how much time your elected official in washington spends raising money instead of actually helping you thanks to a new bill from congressman david jolly. >> members of congress are told when they get to washington, your number 1 priority is to raise money. >> take a look at this. jolley says the daily schedule for a freshman lawmaker on either side of the aisle starts with at least four hours of fundraising calls to lobbyists and others asking for money. then about 2 to 3 hours of networking and only two hours of being on the committee floor or working to fix an issue that affects you and your community.

to limit on how your federally elected officials can raise money. >> stop spending 30 hours a week asking people for money. start spending a full-time week in the office solving problems that your community asked you to solve. >> this is a problem on both sides of the aisle. i spoke to democratic congressman alan grayson a few hours ago. he says lawmakers have 7 to 10 hour call times routines. >> to the detriment of the constituents. and probably to the public at large. >> what's the likelihood of a congressman being able to ignore the lobbying machine in washington? here is the story behind the story. this is an election year. bills like this are flashy and grab headlines but they likely won't pass. >> the bottom line if he's going to get play out of it, which could help him again run as an outsider, trying to pass good government legislation. >> so even in a political year, a bill focused on helping

reelection. head to our website, wtsp.com to see the full text. if you have problems with twitter this morning, you are not alone. the popular social media site crashed around 3:30 this morning. it was down for two hours. many users reported service was sporadic until 8:00 this morning. sorry you couldn't tweet at 3 am, mark. >> i know, right? >> the cause was simply technical problems because of a change in code. it has since reversed the problem. all fixed. hundreds of knockoff hoverboards. trying to save face over and oscar boycott? list of fired up celebrities is growing tonight. we are tracking some of the coldest temperatures of the year. we've got a gorgeous sunset, not much cloud cover, temperatures start dropping

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winners will be announced january 28. a lot of controversy surrounding the academy award nominations. today, the president of the academy promised changes and quickly. >> as don champion explains, it may not be enough to quiet the calls for people to boycott the academy awards over it's all white acting nominees. >> reporter: the president of arts and sciences is promising more diversity. >> we're all disappointed. i mean, thursday was a little bit of a shock. >> reporter: in a statement monday, cheryl boone isaacs wrote of this year's all-white acting nominees, i am both heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion. her response comes amid calls for a boycott of this year's academy awards, actor jada pinkett smith says she will sit out the ceremony. >> begging for acknowledgment

>> spike lee also plans to sit out monday in and instagram post, he wrote, as i see it, the academy awards is not where the real battle is, it's in the executive office of the hollywood studios and tv and cable networks. oscar nominees are chosen by a 6200 member voting body, 93% of whom are white, 74% male. director alejandro spoke about the controversy in paris last night, his film is nominated for best picture. >> when we can see ourselves in the cinema, -- can't see ourselves, there's something going wrong. >> reporter: the academy says it is taking drastic steps to membership. don champion, cbs news. chris rock, scheduled to host the awards, is now facing pressure to bow out.

for a boycott. she took aim at jada pinkett smith. >> you have a huge production company that you only produce your friends, family, and yourself. so you are a part of hollywood. you are a part of the system that is unfair. two other actors. so get real. >> and vivian and smith had a strained relationship ever air. she was replaced in 1993. hubert has held will smith responsible for it ever since. hundreds of counterfeit hoverboards have been seized in miami. u.s. customs and border protection seized 300 boards at the port of miami, estimated that these knockoff boards would retail for around $94,000. the boards came from china and contained batteries with a fake

i'm dion lim live in the newsroom. we just told you about the oscar outrage, plus it's not limited just hollywood. coming up at 6:00, why accusations of nomination discrimination are especially loud at this bay area high school. with the recent cold snap, we want to remind you of that one time, that one time it ago. >> wow. in 1977.

snow fell as far south as homestead and flakes fell on the sandy shores of miami beach. >> [laughter] >> many shivering floridians woke up and saw the sky in total amazement. flakes landed on their faces. by 9:30, the snow was over, temperatures began to rise and just as quickly as it came, it was gone. >> as so often happens with tampa bay weather. >> it tends to do that. >> right now absolutely gorgeous, not a cloud in the sky. it's really setting the stage for a cold snap for us tonight. not expecting snow, we are to drive for that. sunspots, we'll get below the freezing mark overnight tonight. that is going to be citrus, hernando and parts of pasco county. right now seeing a lot of 50s out there, 58 in tampa, that's going to fall with our next check at 6:00.

river, starting off tomorrow, those numbers are going to look quite different. we're in store for a lot of upper 30s even around the bay area, northern half of pinellas likely see an upper 30s tonight, right around 39 tampa international. below freezing temperatures, citrus, hernando and eastern parts of pasco county. that's where the freeze warning goes into effect at 1:00 tonight. sarasota manatee county, you will hang on barely to those 40 degrees bus, but we can see then as we head east of i-275, we start seeing primarily mid- there's that freeze warning into effect at 1 am, expiring at 9:00 tomorrow morning. what do the freeze warnings mean? not only are we going to get temperatures below 32, but seeing that for an extended period of time. sensitive plants especially pets need to be brought inside tonight. then you can put them right back outside, 9:00 tomorrow morning when the temperatures start to rise. high clouds through the

a really chilly start tomorrow morning with temperatures for most of the area, in the upper 30s. the reason is we finally got that very dry air in here, we've got two points in the 20s indicating not much moisture to work with. as a result, even the high clouds we saw are moving out during the overnight hours and really setting the stage for the temperatures to drop quickly, but at the same time we see lighter winds tomorrow and that's going to help to warm our numbers up into the 60s during the afternoon. temperatures drop quickly tonight. heading to amalie arena for the tampa bay lightning game, take the jackets. it's already chilly. by the end of the game, the 40s. also tracking another system moving through on friday. ahead of that, we stay quiet but that's going to bring our next potential round of thunderstorms. the good news is severe weather north. i don't want to tell you we couldn't get a couple stronger

if we did see anything in the way of strong wind gusts, it would be in the 45-55 mile per hour range. so be aware of those storms possible on friday. maybe a couple of showers lingering into early saturday. we will be cool both this weekend before the temperatures week. outside and enjoy it, that's going to be thursday. temperatures in the 70s looking absolutely gorgeous. followed by that cooldown as you head into the weekend. need a forecast anytime? download our 10 news app for iphone or android. it's a classic. the movie a league of their own

chances are you've seen the movie a league of their own, there's no crying in baseball. >> or the uniforms the ladies wore on the diamond, the film resonates. as sports reporter chris fischer's showing you, it resonates with one more than most. >> at steinbrenner field, the women on the diamond had more of a connection to the movie can simply playing baseball. >> of course the movie was 80% true. and there was hollywood in there. >> reporter: dolly kelenski played in the all-american girls professional baseball league, she had an influence in the film. >> truly one of the women -- his wife wanted us to look like ladies. wearing the uniforms. the managers wanted us to look

>> reporter: proudly showing off the glove she used as an infielder for the grand rapids chicks, dolly and the women were trailblazers. stepping out of the kitchen and into the batter's box. providing the nation with a reprieve during world war ii. that sense of pride isn't lost out here at this women's fantasy camp for the yankees. >> the first year everybody was shocked. we grew up watching that movie. maybe not seeing her in action but the movie itself. to have this hero here amongst everybody, it's such a special time. >> we've done something, to know that the women of today now can reach their dreams, i would encourage all these women, here's one of the fans. one of the fans also the same age as you. with the same age. she is still playing and i'm [laughter] >> what is a fun fantasy for

she wasn't a star player, dolly has a spot in the baseball hall of fame. along with the rest of the league. >> it gives me goosebumps to think of the hall. i'm in awe when i walked in. my name is in the hall. my maiden name. my father's name is in the hall of fame with the babe and with all the greats. >> reporter: whether it is in cooperstown or at steinbrenner field, dolly's influence is in a league of its own. from tampa, chris fischer, 10 sports wtsp. >> nicely done. i can remember when the movie came out, all of the girls in the neighborhood got together and started playing. it was so inspiring. >> i love it. >> to see her, a real player. >> she says 80% of it is true. there we go.

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some of hollywood's biggest stars fuming. diversity. it's having a big impact in the bay area. right away on top of breaking news in manatee county , sky 10 flew over a propane tank explosion at a business off us 41 in palmetto near i- 275. it forced a portion of 40 want to shut down for about 40 minutes. the good news, the road is back open and no one was hurt. weather situation now, it's a frosty 10 weather alert with temperatures dipping, freeze warnings are in effect, so right away chief meteorologist jim van fleet tracking that storm tracker 10. >> it is clear as far as the storms, already minutes away from the 40s in citrus county. 50 degrees at 6:00 this evening, 49 already showing up in newport, ritchie, a rapid drop, 53 in tampa, 50 in st. pete.