. >> i'm dan shaffer. in st. petersburg detectives want to know how a 4-year-old boy managed to get a gun and fire it. >> the grandmother and mother called 911 saying they had no idea how the gun got there or police tell us around 5:00 yesterday afternoon the boy was playing with a cat outside his yale street home, went into a crawlspace and found that gun. he brought the revolver on the court and shot it in the ground. luckily no one was hurt. officers say the gun isn't registered and they believe someone likely hid it under the house. >>> a bradenton man shot by a deputy after he got into a fight with his wife. manatee county sheriff's office says donna stoddard called 911 because she was worried about her and her son's safety. she told deputies her husband had been drinking, had a knife, threatened to harm her and himself. deputies arrived and found mark stoddard with a knife. they asked him to drop it, when he came at them one of the deputies fired killing him. that deputy is on paid leave as that shooting is

. >>> good morning and thank you for joining u i am dan shaffer. >> i am deiah riley. counties in florida are under a health emergency under hillsboro county because of the zika virus. >> governor scott is giving us an update on a plan to stop that throughout the state. >> outside the health department of what you need to know about this virus, corey. >> reporter: good morning dan, a lot of preparations behind me. we have got that 1:30 briefing coming in from governor scott. everyday we are learning more of thisvirus. here is what we know so far. there are nineconfirmed traveling related cases here in florida. >> it transmitted in san francisco tee bites but in one but in texas it was transmitted partner with the sexual trans mated portion of it may have the virus or not. >> make sure you dump out free standing water. if you arepregnant, make sure you wear long pants and shirts and bug spray, make sure you don't contract the diana costarakis. disease. we arehoping learn what the state of florida is doing today to take on this. >> count on www.abcactionnews.com to make sure you have the la

. >> i'm dan shaffer. i'm deiah riley. >> we're learning new committee tails about the shooting and the moments leading up to it. rodney dunigan is live with the nidevelopments. good morning, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, i can tell you that victim was taken to st. joseph hospital. at this point i can tell you he's alive. as you can imagine they were shakeen to see this crime scene. i could say. >> reporter: kenny wilson shocked to say the least to see this outside of hits front door first thing monday morning. >> it's very concerning. >> reporter: hillsborough county deputies responding before 5:00 a.m. at this home in the 500 block of ja planner drive. investigators say a group of men broke into this home, four men inside at the time. deputies say one of the victims was shot. >> lived here over a year, nothing like this has happened. >> reporter: those living in the community say it's typically safe for families. >> peaceful, people walk dogs, babies and kids down the street . kids pla

. >> and i am dan shaffer. thank you for joining us. overnight, we learned a fourth person died in virginia after tornadoes and storms ripped across the state here among those killed, a two-year-old child. downed trees and tore down power lines. winds gusting over 50 miles an hour overturned a tractor- trailer. it was in the semi-lame -- lane when it was blown. >> reporter: we apparently escaped the worst of the storms here in tampa bay but that is not the case in our south. >> reporter: this is video from the fifth floor of the county office building in port charlotte. employees recorded this video of strong winds. the national weather service is investigating two reports of tornadoes. at least seven homes damaged. that storm now gone back cooler weather is here. winds right now. keep in mind, this is still an active situation all part of the cold front. this is east of us and you can follow it all the way down the atlantic. there it is. down in south florida. what we have is cold air cpn and a few clouds rolling in. i think we will cl

. >> thank you for joining usment i'm dan shaffer. >> first at 8:00, the bay area is marking the anniversary of a prison break that was like a scene straight out of a movie. glenn chambers slipped on to a delivery truck and rode off of prison grounds in polk county and hasn't been caught since. >> this morning the investigation into where he is heating back up. rodney joins fuss the correctional institution. investigators just got a recent tip. >> that's right n. fact that tip just came in. this guy has been spoted in both florida and georgia. not be giving up on this case. >> this, investigators say, a good indication of what chambers would look like today. this composite, a clue investigators using in a search that has gone 26 years and counting. chambers was serving a life sentence for killing his girlfriend in sarasota back in 197 a. he escaped from county jail soon after that verdict. caught just a few days later. in february of 1990, chambers made his daring escape from the polk correctional institution. part of a prison work program, he hopped on a delivery truck riding right off the

. >> i'm dan shaffer, first day of february. we start with democracy 2016. after months of campaigning american voters finally have their say in the presidential race. >> the iowa caucus is the first major test for the presidential candidates. brandi hitt show tight races in both parties. >> reporter: in this final push for iowa votes -- >> thank you, bill, thank you, clinton and donald trump are their families. >> he will be unbelievable, the best dealmaker, the best master negotiator. >> thank you. >> reporter: that includes clinton's daughter chelsea. >> please join me in welcoming, i hope our next president. >> the latest poll shows trump leading the gop race, now five points ahead of ted cruz. >> are you feeling horrible? have 104 temperature. get out of bed and caucus! >> reporter: on the democratic side a tight race between clinton and bernie sanders. >> our job in the next 24 hours, to make sure there is a large voter turnout. >> sanders volunteers knocking on 75,000 doors this weekend alone. cruz attended church in iowa. >> did you pray for victory?

. >> i'm dan shaffer. we'll get to the iowa results in a minute. first breaking news from plant city. plant city police are investigating a murder, officers say two men got into a fight around 8:30 last night at a home across the street from parksdale farm market on u.s. 92. when officers arrived they found 31-year-old jose manuel cazeras in the home's yard. he later died at the hospital. police telling the crew at the scene they are searching for a suspect. >>> in tampa police are investigating an overnight accident that closed mlk boulevard near the hillsborough river. motorcyclist and two cars. the motorcyclist died from the injuries the rider sustained. >>> shay ryan, a lot of fog on the way to work. >> it's been getting more dense as we've been moving through the morning if you're heading out the door try to give yourself extra time if you can. again the visibility is near zero in many spots. we're looking at less than a quarter-mile, almost entirely widespread across the area. again the best visibilities visibility has been falling through th

. >> i'm dan shaffer. we've get back to ivan cabrera in a moment for a check on the overnight storms but first two stories from overnight. alison huffman, the prime suspect from yesterday's accident on the howard frankland bridge is in the pinellas county jail. pete after an hourslong search. records show she's been arrested for dui three times since 2002. >>> officers are searching for a missing 6-year-old miami girl. we know many of you have family and friends in south florida so we're asking you to share this picture from our mobile app so that we can bring ashley jade martinez home safe. she's 4'4", weighs 75 pounds, brain hair and hazel eyes. police say she may be in the company of 53-year-old lily hatton -- lily hatton. anyone who knows where ashley may be is urged to call 911. >>> ivan has a look at the rainy forecast. >> it's been raining all night. we had thunderstorms rolling through. in fact 40 mile-per-hour winds. we had some power outages as well. i think those are likely going to be attribute

. >> i'm dan shaffer. breaking news at 4:30. deputies arresting a college football player they say tried to arrange sex with a 14-year- old girl in pinellas county. detectives arrested 23-year-old mckenzie crowder last night. he played for the university of tennessee and for nearly a month they say he chatted with someone on line with what he he chatted with an undercover deputy. coming up at 5:00, abc action news reporter rodney dunigan will discuss the sheriff's operation that caught crowder. >>> no one is going to say good morning to me? ok, that's fine. visibility down to a quarter mile in some areas. that morning fog lifts around 8:00. as we get through the afternoon i think we'll be in pretty good shape. temperatures climbing into the lower 70s, where we should be this time of year and falling back again into the 40s and low 50s as we head through tonight. commuter forecast, morning fog, low beams, janelle standing by at the traffic center, to be giving us updates beginning 5:00. lunchtime looks good, 69. and our daytime h

. >> i'm dan shaffer. we start with breaking news from tampa. a small super bowl party ends with a man shot in the face. tampa police say 12:30 this morning two guests attending a party at a house on 20th street north got into an argument, it escalated and the suspect pulled a gun. fired some shots and hit the victim in the face. he's in the hospital in critical condition. that suspect fled the scene. police still working to identify him. >>> pasco thoforts looking for a -- authorities looking for a fugitive. this is 36-year-old jerocton williams. to arrest him saturday night they say williams put his car in reverse and accelerated towards one of the deputies and sped off. he was driving a car similar to this one, a 2008 infiniti but his is purple. crime stoppers is offering a $3,000 reward for a tip that leads to his arrest. >>> ivan cabrera has a check of the forecast on this monday. good morning. >> good morning. the patriots weren't in the super bowl so i got enough sleep i didn't see it and i for. look at the temperatures. again. inverness,

. >> i'm dan shaffer. we start with two breaking stories. first a liquor store clerk wouldn't let two gunmen get away, police say, when the duo entered the cut rate liquor store on north 15th in tampa last night the clerk exchanged the clerk wasn't injured but one of the robbers died outside the store. the other gunman remains at large. >>> in trinity a driver died after getting out of his car after side swiping an suv on east lake road. troopers say the driver hit the suv, pulled into the median, crossed the road and yelled at the people in the suv and even threw beer bottles at them. he was struck. troopers are not planning on filing charges. >>> let's check with ivan for a look at florida's most accurate 7-day forecast on this monday. >> it was gorgeous over the weekend. today we'll be a little different in that, still warm but more cloud cover later on. temperature in the low to mid- 60s. we'll bottom out at upper 50s. not as cool as we've had. temperatures across the rest of the tampa bay area upper 50s through polk county, heading into

. >> i'm dan shaffer. we begin with breaking news from southern germany. two passenger trains collided head on. first responders reportedded four people are dead, 150 injured in the crash that happened around 7:00 this morning local time. about 40 miles southeast of munich. of those hurt 15 critically injured. police call it the worst in some people are still stuck in the wreckage. it's still unclear what caused the two trains to go head on on a single track. there will be a news conference in a bit and we'll find out more. >>> 4:31. here's ivan cabrera with the forecast. >> we're cold, in the 50s. actually milder than yesterday but because of the wind it feels mighty cold and that's how it will stay throughout the day. tampa now 55. we're not going to watch the thermometer move much today. upper by later this afternoon -- upper 50s by later this afternoon. bundle up. 15 to 25 mile-per-hour winds and wind gusts at times in excess of 30. sarasota 35 mile-per-hour wind gusts. so bundle up yourself, the kids and everything else. we're going to continue with c

happy leap day, on this monday, i'm dan shaffer. >> i'm deiah riley. >> the 88th annual academy awards in hollywood last night. of course actor chris rock hosted for the second time. >> as brandi hitt reports from hollywood brie larson won best actress and leonardo for his performance in "the revenant." >> reporter: the oscar going to mark rylance. >> if you ever wondered about working with tom hanks would it help? the answer clearly yes. >> reporter: alicia vikander took home best supporting actress. >> reporter: "mad max fury road" took several awards home including makeup, hair styling and set design. chris rock didn't pull punches addressing the diversity controversy. >> i'm a danish girl. [ laughter ] >> reporter: placing black actors in parodies of several nominated films. >> don't worry black astronaut, we will. >> even calling hollywood racist. >> hollywood is so -- sorrowry racist. it's like we like you rhonda. but you're not a kappa. [ laughter ] >> reporter: best actress went >> i love to start big, and i love how many people it takes to make it. >> reporter: after five acti

. >> i'm dan shaffer. donald trump and bernie sanders are celebrating big wins this morning after yesterday's new hampshire primary. >> the billionaire trump had nearly as many votes as the three closest candidates combined. finished fourth. new hampshire voters put ohio governor kasich second. >> there's magic in the air with this campaign because we campaign. we see it as an opportunity for all of us, and i mean all of us, to be involved in something lives. to re-shine america, to restore the spirit of america and to leave no one behind. >> new hampshire, i want to thank you, we love you. we're going to be back a lot. we're not going to forget you. you started it, remember. you started it. >> our disappointment tonight is not on you. it's on me. it's on me. [jeering] >> i did not do well saturday night so listen to this, that will never happen again! >> despite his poor showing rubio still has the third most gop delegates. trump leads with 17 delegates from iowa and new hampshire. followed by ted cruz wi

good morning, thank you for joining us on this wednesday, i'm dan shaffer. >> good morning. i'm deiah riley. this morning we start with breaking news in pasco county. >> deputies tell us someone shot these people overnight in dade city. the sheriff's office reports 10:30 last night three hispanic men showed up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds. we're two told victims are in critical condition, a third man's wounds not as serious. it took a while but detectives determined the shooting rights now it appears the shooting could be drug related. no suspects are in custody. >>> a family of three looking for a new place to live after a fire. it started before midnight at a home just west of north 50th street. they all got out safely. sadly their pet wasn't as fortunate. a neighbor tells us the family dog ran out of the house during the fire, then ran back inside where the dog died. the cause of the fire is now under investigation. >>> here's shay with a look at the forecast on this wednesday morning. still warm today? >> it is warm. today's going to be the end of this very wa

. >> i'm dan shaffer. we're following the weather reports. gorgeous valentine's day weekend. what about the fair? >>> today we have some canings so we'll talk about that and clouds rolling in. changes. that will set us up i think for a pretty good line of showers and thunderstorms. that will move in -- won't move in, until tonight. we're in pretty good shape now, temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. out of the east and southeast, i think that will be the key today because we are looking for more moisture and that will set the stage for even some isolated showers today. certainly not a washout for your holiday but, just a little more cloudy, than over the weekend. so it's a mild start. then by the time we get to lunchtime, clouds begin to thicken a little and certainly by the evening commute we could nothing heavy. we're tracking a line of showers and thunderstorms, i think that will move in overnight tonight and the timing could be terrible here for tomorrow's morning commute. let's check in on what is going on now. and talk about, goodness, a way to start mond

. >> i'm dan shaffer. we've get back to ivan cabrera in a moment for a check on the overnight storms but first two stories from overnight. alison huffman, the prime suspect from yesterday's accident on the howard frankland bridge is in the pinellas county jail.

. >> i'm dan shaffer. breaking moments ago the national weather service issuing a tornado watch for bay area counties. pasco, hernando and citrus under the gun for possibility of severe weather. >> sadly other parts of the state already feeling mother nature. a tornado ripped two miles through pensacola destroying an apartment complex, town homes and tossed cars around and ripping trees from the ground. 24 units in one apartment complex all destroyed. >> so far no reports of serious injuries in florida but that same line of storms spawned people in louisiana and one in mississippi. and injured dozens of others. one twister ripped through a louisiana rv park. that's the video there. destruction so bad the local sheriff says it looks like something exploded. >>> ivan cabrera has the latest. what is the timing for the storms? >> 6:00 a.m. but i think we have a couple of hours before the storms arrived. tornado watch issued a few minutes ago. in effect through 10:00 a.m. counties. the rest of the counties are

. >> i'm dan shaffer. in the last week we first told you about middle school students sexting in highlands county. 20 middle school girls sending nude photos and videos. >> abc action news reporter michael paluska was in lake placid last night as the principal called an emergency meeting for parents. >> reporter: hundreds of parents showed up here to talk about the dangers of sexting. the principal saying the issues with this are because of cell phones and using video and pictures. he says students need to know it can change lives. >> this is against the law. >> reporter: this is a meeting lake placid middle school principal chris dodi never wanted to hold but had to. >> one student says to me everyone does it. it's concerning to me. >> reporter: the sheriff's office started the month with one cell phone. the number jumped to 20 and full blown investigation for children ages 12 to 14. >> it turned into a video that was passed among other students and shared with other students. and social media was used to

happy leap day, on this monday, i'm dan shaffer. >> i'm deiah riley. >> the 88th annual academy awards in hollywood last night. of course actor chris rock hosted for the second time. >> as brandi hitt reports from hollywood brie larson won best actress and leonardo for his performance in "the revenant."

. >> i'm dan shaffer. in st. petersburg detectives want to know how a 4-year-old boy managed to get a gun and fire it. >> the grandmother and mother called 911 saying they had no idea how the gun got there or

. >> and i am dan shaffer. thank you for joining us. overnight, we learned a fourth person died in virginia after tornadoes and storms ripped across the state here among those killed, a two-year-old child.

by the way, if it's your birthday i understand dan shaffer is buying cupcakes for everyone watching. i kid. that would get me in trouble. we're going to come back and talk about the next front that is bringing a couple of showers. in a few minutes. >>> it's 5:31 now. today the florida department of education is holding its collective breath hoping not to see a repeat of last year's the florida standards assessment test. first round of testing today after changes were made in hopes of making the process go smoother. abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is live now at hillsborough high. plenty of districts had issues with this testing last year. >> reporter: that's right. that's why a number of parents are concerned about this year's testing process. in fact the state department of education actually requires students to go on-line to the web site and take a number of practice tests to probably, maybe figure out any problems before they get to them. reviews of the system were also put in place to try to avoid some of the issues and problems from last year. the state says the florida

. >> i'm dan shaffer. breaking news at 4:30. deputies arresting a college football player they say tried to arrange sex with a 14-year- old girl in pinellas county. detectives arrested 23-year-old mckenzie crowder last night. he played for the university of tennessee and for nearly a month they say he chatted with someone on line with what he

. >> i'm dan shaffer. we start with two breaking stories. first a liquor store clerk wouldn't let two gunmen get away, police say, when the duo entered the cut rate liquor store on north 15th in tampa last night the clerk exchanged

. >> i'm dan shaffer. breaking moments ago the national weather service issuing a tornado watch for bay area counties. pasco, hernando and citrus under the gun for possibility of severe weather. >> sadly other parts of the state already feeling mother nature. a tornado ripped two miles through pensacola destroying an apartment complex, town homes and tossed cars around and ripping trees from the ground. 24 units in one apartment complex all destroyed. >> so far no reports of serious injuries in florida but that same line of storms spawned

i'm dan shaffer. >> i'm deiah riley. we'll go live to our reporter on the scene of the manhunt in pasco county coming up in a minute. and full super bowl coverage straight ahead. >>> first we head to meteorologist ivan cabrera. it's a chilly start. >> 30s and 40s this morning. i have lady gaga, doritos and the football game to get to on my dvr -- we'll get to that in let's check on conditions outside as we take you to the -- well, beautiful blue skies, very deceitful because we were talking about temperatures in the low 30s and by the way we hung on to the mid-30s for some time. so in citrus and hernando counties at this point, recovering -- by the way, thank you, maryanne checking in look at that nice sunrise in st. pete to start monday. temperatures warming up a little but still in the mid-50s now. we should be low 70s this time of year. we're not going to be close to. that not just today but the next few days. cool temperatures. mid-60s today. what is going to help us get there, a southwesterly wind. it will be gusty

i'm deiah riley >> i'm dan shaffer. we're keeping tabs on breaking news. three people on the run now after crashing their stolen car into a house. it happened after 1:00 this morning. >> two people and their dogs were home when the car came barreling through. lindsay logue tawbdz with the homeowner who said her dogs were just inches from being hit. >> reporter: look at the damage left behind. this pile of wood here, this used to be a white picket fence. if you look here you can see the damage to the side of the house and chimney. where that black trash bag is? that used to be a window. the scene mlk and 5th in quaint quiet safety harbor. danielle westin and her boyfriend fast asleep. >> i remember hearing a huge bang and glass breaking and then smoke. >> she says at first she thought someone was breaking in >> the impact was so hard it shattered the window and glass flew into the bedroom. >> reporter: and a street sign, ironically a do not enter sign >> my dogs were on the couch, they were not hurt. >> reporter: outside a banged up pt cruiser stolen from c

i'm dan shaffer. >> good morning. i'm deiah riley. we'll get to the day's top stories in a moment. first -- >> it's monday. >> it is. >> thankfully our gorgeous weather continues. >> it was fantastic out there. i was on the bike, met lovely folks. some snow birds enjoying our weather this weekend on the trails. it was a great weekend to do so. hope you enjoyed the upper 70s. a couple more days and then we have changes coming up as we head through the middle part of the week. yes, storms are coming but it's what happens after the storms i think you may not like if you like the warmth, as we check in, in the mid and upper 60s. with plenty of sunshine. planner today mid-70s by lunchtime. then we'll get to the upper 70s. today the difference will be a filtering the sunshine. this is what we have going here. storm prediction center already putting us under a 1 and 2 as far as the severe weather risk heading into the middle part of the week. timing and what storms we're talking about in a few minutes. >>> we want to show you a picture now, tampa police department sent this of a driver be

i'm dan shaffer. riley. we'll get to the oscars coming up in a moment. first we're going to check with ivan because the beautiful weather we had over the weekend, looks like it pay be carrying over into monday at least. >> i think so. we can enjoy some nice weather. happy leap day. solar year, 365.24, right? so that is why we add a leap day every four years. it gets more technical. in fact i've been sharing on facebook as well. we skip it every 100 years. in 2000 we didn't have one. checking in 63 now in all the reporting stations. in fact clearwater, tampa and st. pete looks good with sunshine. a few clouds from the gulf but it's not going to bother us much. the rest of the tampa area, low afternoon. with plenty of sunshine. 65 by 8:00. tonight. in fact i think the issue for the morning will be some fog, we'll talk about. that then when the next cold front arrives, in my next forecast. >>> 9:31. the first round of new testing for the florida standards assessment is set to start today. >> the florida department of education is taking steps to avoid a rep

. >> i'm dan shaffer. the day's top stories in a moment. first we're watching the fog burn off. going to be another sun-filled winter day? >>> absolutely. winter in our neck of the woods of course means 70s, sunshine, beach did i. but don't go in the water unless you're from the north. 50s for water temperatures ok for you i guess. the rest of us numb. we still have pockets of patchy fog but for the most part things have improved in good shape by the time we get into the afternoon. let's check in on your photos and see what we got. seeing some fog in spots. it was under a quarter mile in spots but the sun did come up and it's lifting the fog, as temperatures reach the upper 50s to around 60. in the summer, wouldn't that be a shocker? right now that feels comfortable, just get used to it this time of year. by later this afternoon temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s. 7-day forecast coming up once again in a few minutes. >>> 9:31. internet sex sting lands a former university of tennessee football star behind bars in pinellas county. detectives say mckenzie crowder came all t

i'm dan shaffer. what a difference it is from what we saw earlier this morning. >>> huge difference. it's how fast the system is moving through. mostly clear skies at this time. titan doppler radar, this is not how it looked overnight. right now we're quiet. as we widen out the shot you can see this is about a six- hour loop. we went from heavy rain over the bay area and now it's well down to the south, about in fact to clear south florida. and because of the fast clearing we were able to get sunshine, and in fact we have it now with temperatures in the low to mid-60s. not stopping there. getting back to the low 70s later this afternoon. your photos, this coming in with a nice sunrise, thanks, in the speed area, look at the high clouds behind the frontal boundary rolling in. that is how early things began to clear as we got a little sunshine in the morning. at this point we're done as far as any cloud cover, any rainfall certainly and we are of today with upper 60s to lower 70s. can we hang on to it?

. >> i'm dan shaffer. headlines in a moment. first ivan, looks like the weather is going downhill? >> it is, not so much today. i think tomorrow specifically. in fact i don't think we'll see much sunrise. look at that. coffee pot bayou, sunrise, little seagull there. ifies stuff. back to reality. clouds are taking over. that sunrise, we saw it as we check in with temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. we're going to reach upper 70s by later this afternoon. a few showers today. nothing severe. 20% to 30% coverage, i think after 2:00, continues into the early evening hours. it's this storm system we're tracking over texas now. still a good 700 miles away but by this time tomorrow it will be on top of us. i'll let you know what that means for us in a few minutes. how school administrators in highlands county are describing what has become an out of control problem at a local middle school. >> we're hearing 20 schools at lake placid middle school sent nude pictures and videos on their cell phones. abc action newstion reporter rodney dunigan grand junction us up to -- abc a

dan shaffer a bear through all of this. dan, bear argument certainly in vogue today is what? >> well, janet yellen testifying on capitol hill certainly shows that she does want to raise interest rates. everybody keeps talking about these negative interest rates but i don't think the fed is going to do that. so the way my technical analysis is lining up is that the dollar will continue to get stronger. interest rates will inch much up this year because the fed has to follow mandates which sun employment number which is right at their target. wages are right at their target. maybe the economy is slowing down a little bit but i don't think enough for the fed to say it is enough to lower interest rates. and this, neil, is very similar to the late 1930s which caused the great depression. so my targets on the stock market right now, going like phil saying options expire next week, into next friday cycle low. we're looking for 1760 on the s&p and below 15,000 on the dow. neil: all right. so by your math we still have about another 7 plus percent to go? >> yeah. it won't be the end.

. >> i'm dan shaffer. i'm deiah riley. >> we're learning new committee tails about the shooting and the moments leading up to it. rodney dunigan is live with the nidevelopments. good morning, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, i can tell you that victim was taken to st. joseph hospital. at this point i can tell you he's alive.