newschannel8's candace mccowan has the details on this vomit dispute and how it was resolved after 8 on your side got involved. >> it was our date night. we don't get many of those. >> reporter: with two kids, cody dawson was ready to take a night off with her boyfriend. when it was time to go home, they ordered an uber. we lived. >> reporter: uber sent several messages unwilling to issue that is until this afternoon when newschannel8 reached out to uber and the driver. >> reporter: this is candace mccowan calling from newschannel8. >> reporter: hours later uber suddenly changed its tune. after we contacted uber, they sent cody another message saying they will refund the $200 fee. >> i would rather just call a taxi at this point. >> reporter: candace mccowan, newschannel8. >>> during his final state of the union address last night, president obama laid out an ambitious plan. he wants to see the u.s. lead the effort to find a cure for cancer. cancer centers like watson clinic in lakeland are welcoming the president's challenge. president obama wants more funding spent on cancer resear

candace mccowan, newschannel8. >> if you want to make a favorite candidate, you can get a tattoo. a shop in seabrook, massachusetts is offering free tattoos of donald trump. the key to a good trump face is getting the hair just right, says the artist. >>> well, you can see the sunset here ate frenchies looks mighty eyes here. we have seen some pure blue skies. temperatures in the upper 60s locations. it was overall a pretty day. beach. the lakewood ranch, 63 degrees. most locations now. we will see that throughout the day for tomorrow too. beautiful, 64 degrees with a hour. calm at the moment. and there are some clearer patches but there are certainly a lot of high clouds. clouds. this doesn't seem that likely into early february for at least another week or so. five planets before sunrise. mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn. this one was taken this morning before they left for the gasparilla invasion. great shot at sunrise. 60 degrees at 9:00 p.m. 68 at 11:00 p.m. temperatures will cool. no matter what you are doing this evening be sure to bring a jacket. i didn't leave any ra

candace mccowan has the story. bathroom i would always have to wait. it was this year that he told his parents that he wanted to transition. nathan claims the community rallied around him and planned to call the school and he believes that led the principal to send this message to parents. >> we recently received a request from a transgender students. the students request has been granted. >> reporter: telling parents nathan can use the boy's bathroom. >> i've heard that some parents have complained. and some students have complained. me about it. >> reporter: parents were extremely vocal about all of this all over social media with opinions all over the place. in tampa, candace mccowan. >>> authorities in palmeto have a mystery on their hands. the sheriff's office tells me long. her killer as well. for now there's no word on her identity. >>> a propane tank exploded and deputies tell us there were no serious injuries. there. >>> experts have called zika a potential pandemic in the making. it may be linked to birth defects. there are two other cases in

and candace mccowan is covering this story. this is one of those occasions where we're like, sorry for down for a visit. >> reporter: they have options to hang out outside like we do. they could be buying milk and bread or watching public works crews prep the roads, instead, they're here. >> just got word that it was 8 degrees up there today. >> reporter: roger savina is from delaware. >> delaware what are they expecting? >> 3 feet. >> reporter: while in the north they see snow in the forecast, tourism officials see more money on our radar. >> it doesn't matter when snow happenless. what -- snow happens. what happens is, it's wintertime. when they get into wintertime, people start thinking, how do i get out. >> reporter: and the tourism officials have signs up that say sunshine or bust. less polar more solar. a method they tell us worked >> the mild december proved beautiful for us. november is a record. we're going on 27 months of record tourism. >> reporter: leaving some asking why go home. >> maybe we stay here a couple more

candace mccowan joins us live. >> reporter: a lot of people talking about this. one doctor i spoke with today constantly asking about these guidelines. rachel moodey never thought she would be here. >> i was getting really nauseous, so i took a test and immediately plus signs. >> reporter: guidelines recommend women start getting screened at 50 and then two years after. >> i think that's crazy. >> reporter: dr. moffet performed 6,000 mammograms last year. >> i'm going to recommend annual screening mammography at age 40. >> reporter: the risk isn't worth the screening, claiming false positives can be expensive emotionally and financially. >> it it turns out if you ask back, they continue to support yearly testing. >> it went from five centimeters to 7.5 centimeters in weeks. so if i would have waited till it was 50, i wouldn't be here. >> reporter: no matter the guidelines both women agree waiting until 50 is the greatest risk of all. >> it just doesn't work. waiting and seeing you will lose your life with cancer. >> reporter: well the new guidelines say if you ar

they're mother is in custody. >>> candace mccowan reporting live for us. thank you. >>> tampa police need your help finding a man who tried to rape a woman. this is the sketch of the man. take a close look. a woman was on his front door when this man approached. he tried taking her clothes off but ran off after a light came on and a dog started barking. >>> the city of lakeland has considered putting the red light on red light cameras. jeff patterson joining us live from lakeland with what could >> reporter: here at harden boulevard and beacon road the number of accidents has actually gone up since 2012. that's not the impact the red light camera you see over there was expected to make. signs warn motorists of red light cameras. some apps even give you warnings. but still many are getting caught. jane got a ticket then found out where her fine was going. >> i thought when you paid your fine that this money all went to the city of lakeland. then i found out it didn't. so i felt a little worse about paying that fine. >> reporter: red light fines going to a s

but as candace mccowan learned today, one local survivor disagrees. >> reporter: rachel murray didn't think she would be here. >> i was getting nauseous a lot so i took a pregnancy test and instantly plus signs. >> reporter: she has a toddler and another baby on the way. and says that she wouldn't be here if she didn't get a mammogram. >> as a breast radiologist i want to save the most lives so i'm going to recommend regular mammography at age 40. that false positives can be expensive both financially and emotionally. no matter the guidelines both women agree waiting until 50 is the biggest risk of all. >> it just doesn't work. >> waiting and seeing you will lose your life with cancer. >> reporter: dr. neil's biggest advise she says talk to your doctor, let her know your concerns and go from there. candace mccowan, channel 8. >>> insurance companies base their coverage off of these governmental guidelines but under current law, insurance must cover screening for those age 40 and up. >>> well there's a good chance your web browser is riskier to use today. we'll tell you what you need t

in clearwater, candace mccowan, newschannel8. >>> several local counties offer the project lifesaver. bit of money, but the price varies by county. >>> another chilly but sunny day. people out fishing, walking, enjoying a pleasant afternoon on the water despite the cooler temperatures and we are looking at a little bit of a warmup on our way tomorrow afternoon. and tonight is not going to be as cold as last night. temperatures only falling back into the up upper 40s . a lot of sunshine to begin the day. but no rain in the forecast. and high temperatures expected to reach back up into the low 70s for us. just a few cloud us around, but as you take a look north, here is where we are seeing a little bit of some messy weather. seeing snow in places like virginia and north carolina and this is just really a taste of what is to come. out west, we are watching a developing area of low pressure. this will be impacking our weather as well. really going to be causing some head through the weekend. so there is this area of low pressure shifting east bringing more showers an storms to the gulf co

candace mccowan has the warning tonight from the real authorities. >> i would look for a badge. and you know. look for a name. >> reporter: those are all will look for if an officer knocked at his door asking to come in. that is what two people had on when they knocked on his neighbor's door. the problem is they weren't cops and the first case reported in december, possible personal information was taken after the impersonators were allowed in. >> they show up with uniforms. >> reporter: now, temple credentials. >> it is similar to a drivers license. it has police department on it, it has a badge, a picture. >> reporter: it is also not clear if there could be other possible victims out there who just didn't report having these suspicious people knock on their doors. candace mccowan, newschannel8. >>> an 8 on your side consumer alert now, viewers have been contacting us about skimming devices on gas station pumps that can steal your credit card information. as newschannel8's jeff patterson shows us, one gas station owner claims he is doing everything he can to stop >> it was his

. >> hi, this is candace mccowan calling from newschannel8. >> reporter: hours later, uber changed its tune after 8 on your side contacted uber, they sent cody another message saying now they will refund that $200 fee. >> we have used uber several times and we enjoy the service. i would rather call a taxi at this point. >> reporter: after uber told cody they had to protect the driver, they admitted they charged the wrong customer calling this whole thing a miscommunication. >> well everything worked out. but did uber ever call you back? >> no, we have not heard back from the company and we have several questions from them on how they make these charges but beware this could happen to them. >> candace mccowan, thank you. >>> lawyers for the website gawker are trying to body slam hulk hogan in court. they released a sex tape showing him having sex with a former wife. also an issue of him in a racial rant. but his attorneys maintain he is being victimized by the website. >> it was an extortion. somebody tried to shake him down on a tape he didn't consent to with knowledge he had not conse

newschannel 8's candace mccowan takes a look. >> reporter: good evening. according to the latest national poll conducted by the washington post and abc news, place with ben carson with 12% >> we're very pleased with where we are. >> reporter: the des moines register newspaper announced on the republican side, the paper is endorsing rubio, calling him the gop's best hope. the paper is endorsing democrat hillary clinton for her experience, but the newspaper hasn't actually picked the caucus winners in the past several years. this week, rubio announced his florida campaign team, tapping former herman cain worker debbie cox-rauch as the tampa bay regional chair for the campaign. >> it's the only campaign that's announced chairs in all 50 states. we're the only campaign in authority announced chairs and team leaders in all 67 counties. >> reporter: rubio's momentum, only sure to hit full stride if he were to win second place in the caucus over ted cruz or donald trump. in tampa, candace mccowan, newschannel 8. >>> good news for frequent flyers and job seekers.

good sunday morning i'm candace mccowan. >>> right now a live look at the nation's capital. up to 2 feet of snow. the massive snow tomorrow this morning is being blamed for at least 18 deaths. live pictures of times square. not a lot of activity in what is known to be one of new york city's busiest plays. thousands of travelers have been affected by the storm. >>> take a look from the pictures from wpri with a reporter ready to do a live report it will probably be days before residents can return to their normal routines. back here at home, cold weather shelters are open across wait area. they are open for anyone who lives in a home without adequate heat. they are also offering hot dinner and breakfast. needed. much more on the norm a moment, the local forecast to ivy when it will warm one mark collins. >> reporter: make your coffee extra hot. you're going to need it. even with the sunshine it will remiles per hour on the cold side. brooksville, and inverness temperature in the 30s. the winds will not be as gusty as they were yesterday, but when you factor in the breeze at 10-miles an ho

i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us on thissed is ever sunday. right now in the nation's capital, residents are waking up to 2 feet of snow. much of the northeast, and this morning, it's being blaming for many of the deaths this is known to be one of new york's busiest places. look at the snow from richard virginia. many businesses remain closed at this hour, and it will probably be days before residents can return. cold weather shelters here at home are open across the bay area. the shelters are open for anyone who lives in a home without adequate heat. cold weather gear donations are also needed. >>> we are seeing a big switchup in the weather here. and right now, we are dealing with freezing temperatures. notice crystal liver dropping sharply from last hour. you were around the 32 temperature mark. cold out there, and in tampa, 39 degrees, compared to yesterday we have seen the temperatures drop by some 11 degrees here in the bay area, and at least it will be sunny. unlike the clouds and the light rain we had yesterday, it's dry today. for the

i'm candace mccowan. >>> let's start by checking on our sunday forecast with bryan bennett. good morning, bryan. >> good morning issue candace. -- good morning, candace. we have a cool front passing through. temperatures won't go any higher than now. there's a good view from south tampa. no big weather problems on your sunday morning as you head off to church or whatever you're doing this morning. right now 79 lakeland and sarasota. temperatures remaining steady or dropping a few degrees during the day. looking at the satellite and radar picture, we have partly to mostly cloudy showers in hardee, desoto and highlands county. they will expect by 10:00 a.m. and for the most part we will be done with the rain. now we're watching that front that's going to bring us cooler temperatures, especially by tomorrow morning. for today remains partly to mostly cloudy, steady temperatures in the 60s, other wise a breezy northwest wind of 10 of 20 miles per hour. back in the 40s by tomorrow morning. i'll have details in just a bit. candace. >> bryan, thank you. you can track the weather any

i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us. our top stories in just a moment. first we'll check on the forecast with meteorologist bryan bennett. >> good morning, candace. the good news is the storps are -- storms are well to our south so we don't have to worry about the severe weather threat. here's a live view from new port richey. the sun will rise at 7:23. temperatures pretty warm right now and probably the high temperature for the day right around 70 degrees in lakeland and tampa and st. petersburg, sarasota. areas north looking at cooler temperatures as we have a cool front moving from the north to the south. that's why we're seeing cooler temperatures to our north. we have a few little showers right now drifting through parts of manatee and polk county. that drift off to the southeast during the morning hours and give hardee, desoto, sarasota and southern polk and highlands counties a couple of showers this morning. spotty showers to our south, other wise mostly cloudy. temperatures will be in the 60s this afternoon. steady temperatures in the upper 60s t

i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us this sunday. it is time to check in with mark forecast. hi there, mark. >> morning candace. kind of cloudy out there in some spots but the clouds are not the rain producing type. just really helping to make your photographs look a little bit nicer with the cloud canopy streaming in off of the gulf of mexico. 69 degrees outside and, well, will we see the sparkling blue sky? let's take a look out in the you can see how far the clouds go. all the way back to mexico. you can call these exotic clouds. they come from the tropics in the pacifics. the answer is no, no clearing out at any time soon. we'll have to wait for a front later in the week. we'll keep it mostly cloudy today with some sunshine mixed if in with the high clouds. at least the temperatures are warming up. starting to see 70s showing up here and so the trend will actually be even warmer. stay tuned, folks, we'll be talking about a little bit of a mini heat wave to get you through this week. see you in a little bit. . >>> with one day left

i'm candace mccowan and thank you for joining us. we will break down the hot topics in politics this weekend. >>> a potential new candidate could emerge in the race for the white house. michael bloomberg, and the new york times reports the billionaire and former mayor of new york city is considering a third-party bid for the presidency. it has been rumored for a week or so. a source tells us that bloomberg would run if republicans nominate donald trump or senator ted cruz. senator bernie sanders. >>> we are one week away from the iowa caucuses. the des moines register announces it is endorsing hillary clinton for her experience and on the republican side, there endorsed florida senator murkier rubio calling -- calling him the gop's best hope. >>> ted cruz was endorsed at a rally in iowa on saturday and glenn beck called him the most conservative presidential candidate since ronald reagan. >>> two florida politicians take the cake for political ads this year. the biggest are jeb bush and marco rubio. the two spent a combined $91 milli

i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us this saturday. we'll get to our top story in a minute but let's start by checking on the forecast with bryan bennett. good to see you, bryan. >> i can't see you at home but it would be good to see you, too. we're looking ate decent day today. fair amount of sunshine. high temperature near 70 and it will be a dry day. looking outside. lakewood ranch. not a bad start to the day. a few high, thin clouds. temperatures around 50 degrees. the sun will crossover the 18 minutes from now, right now we're 52 in tampa. head north to citrus county and we're in the 30s. chilly temperatures to our north. citrus county, all the way down to sarasota county. we're looking at high, thin clouds drifting through the area. no rain from these clouds, just, again, persistent, high, thin clouds throughout the day. throughout your morning, temperatures in the 50s, kind of cool this afternoon, topping off near 70 degrees at 3:00 p.m. which is where we should be for late january. candace? >> all right, bryan, thank you very m

i'm candace mccowan. thank you for getting to us in just a second. let's start by checking on our forecast with meteorologist mark douglas. >> good morning, candace. we're off to a pretty good start outside this morning. over the next couple of days later in the week, yes, but we'll focus on the temperatures. still on the cool side looking at 54in clear water. 56 in tampa you get into the northern zones, you get into the mid 40-degree readings still, the temperatures a couple degrees warmer than yesterday and when we wake up, we'll see high clouds. it looks like a cloudy, overcast day but these are way up in the sky. a swift jet stream is blowing over is and i don't think you'll see a drop of rain here today. we'll keep the temperatures over the next couple of hours in the mid-50's with mostly cloudy skies. definitely on the cool side as you head out the door but folks, we're looking at a warmer day today. we'll see the temperatures climb into the low 70's and still warmer as we start the work week. i'll tell you about the rest of the forecast. stick

thank you for -- i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining this gasparilla sat. >> good morning, candace. we have all of the heavy rain out of the way earlier in the week. today, dry weather. partly cloudy skies and a high temperature around 70 degrees so not a bad day for the city to be invaded. right now we're looking at 57 st. petersburg, cooler up north. citrus county, hernd county and lower -- hernando county and lower 40s. kind of a high, thin cloud cover which stretches out into the gulf of mexico. no rain today but we'll have high, thin clouds. let's call it generally partly cloudy, a filtered sunshine. this morning, temperatures in the upper 40s this afternoon. partly cloudy, perfect pirate conditions, light winds, good boating conditions and high near 70 degrees. all in all, looks like a pretty good gasparilla saturday. >> thank you very much! >> it is the day the bay area has been waiting for. gasparilla! x marks the spot and the place to be is in tampa hundreds of thousands of pirates are preparing to invade t

. >> reporter: candace mccowan live in tampa. thank you. >>> what do you think about tampa. it's an eyesore, not a big deal, or no opinion unsure. you can follow us on wfla.com and cast your vote. >>> new information in the case of a pinellas county woman who disappeared two years ago and has not been seen since. the only suspect in the case, jerry gaston has died. he owned the home where roberta cable disappeared. they say gas ton made inconsistent statements and eventually refused to talk. deputies hope someone may know something that could help crack this case. >>> a braydonton uber driver has been arrested for pointing a gun at his own passenger. one of them started complaining about being sick so mcdonald pulled over and forced the person out. that's when mcdonald pulled gun out on them. pull your gun out unless you're frightened for your life. and this according to the witnesses didn't rise to that level. not any where near that level. >> reporter: well mcdonald has been charged with aggravated assault and battery. and uber has deactivated his account. >>> a guy caught

i'm candace mccowan. here with your local news update. a deputy is out of a job after a month long investigation on a traffic stop where a man was shot twice. the deputy, timothy burden claimed it was self defense when he shot dylan tompkins holmes after he pulled him over. the sheriff says there was never any struggle over the gun and the deputy lied. he is out on bond. >>> it is gasparilla saturday and the invasion and parade are hours away. if you're staying at home, watch the festivities live on news channel 8. co-hosting and jennifer holloway will be the pirate reporter on the street. our coverage begins at 2:30. >>> let's go to meteorologist bryan bennett for a look at what we can expect as we head out to the festivity s. good morning, we have partly cloudy skies, looking pretty good. temperatures are cool right now. 57 degrees, but not too bad of a day considering it has bee wettest january in a long time. and a good day to catch beads. you don't have to worry about them slipping out of your hand. temperatures will be warm and ther

candace mccowan is here to talk to us a littlele more about that. itit is like watching t the political game evolve. >>>> reporter: good evening. this is changing what most profesessors have seen as a trtraditional campaign and what theyey have always taught in their classes. not mamany candidatates would miss the chance to be on a national stage e runnining for presidident. but ththe rules of the past don't >> thank you! >> reporteter: they are the lines we are heard before. . >> wewe will be at hopefefully 700 years. >> i will keep your safe, secure, and free. toes. maybe those are the political rules of the past. you are donald trump. >> i like people that weren't captured. >> the more he does this, you can bet that if he were the nominee for the general election, that all of these would be coming back in the form of a tv ad. >> reporter: but will it really come back to bite him? nothing has seemed to hurt trump yet. every political analyst thought by now he would have been out of the race. but even as he makes hihis own rules and goes a against

i'm candace mccowan. >>> let's start off with a check of the forecast. >> did you buy a lottery ticket? >> yes. >> we didn't win the big one. i love my job so i'll be here anyway. current temperature right now, 70 degrees in tampa, 72 degrees in st. petersburg and in the 60s when you head east and north of tampa. right now 72 degrees to our south in venice and north port. satellite and radar picture shows a bit of clouds that are moving basically from mexico all the way over florida. we're going to have a good deal of cloud cover today. as far as rain goes, most of that is is out of the area. maybe a couple of showers south of i-4 throughout the morning and the afternoon. but mainly an over cast day. temperature wise not going far today, maybe rising up about 2 or 3 degrees. looking for a high temperature in the upper 60s, approaching 70 degrees. it's remaining cloudy and breezy this afternoon as well. tomorrow much cooler. it's going to start off to be kind of a chilly start to your work week. >> thank you. you can track the weather any time using our storm team 8 weather max 8. it's

i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us here news channel 8. we'll get to the top stories in a moment but let's start by checking on the forecast with meteorologist mark collins. >> good morning, candace. the weather cooperated yesterday changes here today. just slightly warmer temperatures. we're still looking at some of the pesky, high clouds. you can see it here as we look out over the freedom pinellasa. retirement community camera. -- camera retirement community camera you can see temperatures at 55 degrees. what we're dealing with today is quite a lot of moisture but this is around 30,000 feet in the sky and it is the thin clouds you see here on the satellite streaming in all the way from mexico which will kind of filter the sunshine here today but despite that, no rain in the forecast here this afternoon. for the morning, on the cool side. we'll be in the mid-50's and as we head through the afternoon, temperatures will be warming into the low 70s. the trend over the next couple of days is for warmer temperatures right on through the middle

. >>> i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us as we break down the top stories making headlines in politics. right now all eyes are on iowa. >>> with just one day left before the caucuses, candidates are putting their campaigns into high gear. news channel 8's keith cate is with the very latest poll numbers out of iowa. >> good morning. we're in the home stretch. you have one more full day to get across the state of iowa and win over the supporters. they've had the rallies, they've done the work. it comes down to tomorrow night. 7:00 p.m., all of the good folks will have go to 861 precincts and convince one another that their guy, their person is the one that needs to be the next president of the united states. what a whirlwind trip it has been. we immediately started covering the gop debate. donald trump didn't want to appear in that but some of the other candidates had a chance to sign. we went to a hillary clinton ralle. we watched her work the crowd and last night we had the chance to watch the man wh

i'm candace mccowan. time is 8:27. kenneth ke pral is under arrest for allegedly killing a motorcyclists in dunedin. he is going northbound in southbound lanes. he is charged with dui manslaughter. >>> tampa police officer continues to recover after he crashed his car during a police pursuit saturday. the officer spotted three men in a car r that was stolen and involved in three robberies. the men took off after the chase and remain on the run this morning. >>> let's go to meteorologist mark collins for a look at the >> chilly out. there we'll see the temperatures warming up through the afternoon and these high clouds, well, they'll be with us through the course of the day. lakewood ranch, 57 degrees but we're seeing temperatures colder to the north. crystal river, 50, into inverness and right here in plant city and tampa, looking at the mid-50's. >>> we are back on this sunday morning, january 31st, 2016. the last sunday of january, if you can believe that. >> i can't. >> first month of the new year already over. grea