keith cate joins us live. hey keith. >> reporter: hey, rod carter. we are coming to you live from clinton, iowa. you can hear the music behind me. this trump rally might have been able to compete with gasparilla today. a lot of enthusiasm from a lot of folks. keep in mind, donald trump, wherever he goes, he draws a huge crowd all across the country. we have seen it in tampa bay. here in clinton iowa, you have 25 and 27,000 people. i think 10% of them were in this middle school auditorium today. here is some of the video from donald trump on stage. all the things that he normally talks about including marco rubio and jeb bush. but listen what he said on his points about immigration and the wall. listen to this. >> we are going to create borders and the borders are going to be real borders. and ... and ... and ... we are going to build a wall. righted? we are going to build a wall. mexico. everyone know that's. everyone. >> reporter: everyone but the united states of america is going to pay for the wall. these folks are leaving the trump rally enthused

. >> our keith cate is in iowa for the lead-up to the important caucuses monday. keith made the journey from tampa to iowa to bring us complete coverage of the big event. >> and he joins us now from des moines. >> reporter: good morning. should be an exciting day here in iowa, another exciting day. what a debate last night. we had marco rubio, jeb bush kind of going tit for tat over amnesty and immigration. >> i supported him because i think when you're elected, you need to do things and he led the charge to finally fix this immigration problem that's existed now for as marco says for 30 years and then he cut and run because it wasn't popular. >> that is the book where echinged your position on immigration because you used to support a path to citizenship. >> you wrote a book. >> reporter: yet ted cruz throwing out insults towards the moderators and one thing we were missing last night of course was donald trump, the big star of the gop. but he's going to be making his way around des moines, just like all of the candidates. not only des moines but all throughout io

keith cate is in iowa, covering all of it. ted cruz began his day in west des moines, attending church, talking to supporters there. marco rubio, in des moines, making a last-minute effort as well. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are holding rallies today. >>> keith cate flew from tampa to iowa to bring coverage of he joins us now from des moines. a frantic and probably nervous evening for the candidates, i imagine, keith? there's a lot of anticipation on the part of the candidates. most are still in iowa making that last pitch to their supporters, but it really is all for not if supporters fail to show up tomorrow night to we shall see what happens. we've been following the rallies and covering the candidates since we arrived seen a lot. today we thought it would be interesting to kind of get outside of des moines, get a little bit of the flavor of this hawk eye state, this first in the nation caucus state. >> reporter: iowa is a beautiful midwestern state spanning far and wide. population, 3 million, about a million fewer

i'm keith cate reporting. >> all right. we will be watching, keith. >>> several of the candidates are hoping they can drum up monday's caucuses. we caught up with ben carson and rand paul after the debate and asked how things went for their struggling campaigns. >> very surprising things happen in iowa. - a lot of shifting and movement that's going on. so i would not want to be in the business of trying to predict what's going to happen. >> best debate ever. boy we ought to do it this way i think it's great for the party. >> no doubt florida in the spotlight with much of the attention going to jeb bush and senator marco rubio on social media. and it was no different. this is one from st. pete saying, marco is a consistent conservative, the man to defeat what she calls socialist dem party. and james in clearwater, great immigration answer from jeb. he like bush's plan of paying a fine, waiting your turn and going down the path towards citizenship. and they did get criticized as well on social media. diane in pasco county, if

keith cate, live from des moines tonight. >> reporter: it's going to be a great day all around. >> we can't wait. thank you. keith will continue to bring us live reports from iowa over the next few days, through the caucuses, showing us how the tight races are playing out, and what it all means for forward. >>> to other news, scientists in the uk are working on a new weapon to fight the zika virus. they are purposely introducing more mosquitoes into the air. these mosquitoes are not the same as what you would find in the wild. they are all genetically modified. so far, the tests look promising. they are already being introduced in brazil. the fda is in the process of >>> and the occupation at the wildlife refuge is still not over, with four activists holding out in oregon. they want assurances they won't be arrested if they leave. meanwhile, the fbi has released unedited video of tuesday's deadly confrontation with occupant leaders. eight protesters were arrested. one was shot and killed. . >>> are you ready for gasparilla? better be, because the invasion happens tomorrow! i could do

but reporting from des moines, iowa, keith cate along with dr. susan mcmanus. back to you. >>> thank you. and your vote coverage continues throughout the iowa caucuses. keith cate will continue to bring us live reports from iowa through the caucuses tomorrow. i'll be travelling to new hampshire to bring you the latest from the primary in that state. stay with news channel 8 for the very latest on the race to the white house. >>> new this morning, ammon bundy's attorney released a video of ammon bundy's voice on speaker phone to his wife which contained a statement to the four hold outs at the refuge. >> all right. to those at the refuge, please stand down. this was never meant to be an armed stand off. we only came to expose abuse and educate people about their rights protected by the constitution of the united states. please, do not make this something it was never meant to be. go home to your families. >> bundy and seven other people who supported him were arrested last week and during the arrest one of bundy's support years was shoot and killed by an officer

our own keith cate is there live in des moines.

keith cate has had a very busy day. he has this update. what a busy day it's been here in iowa. nothing new. it's been that way for a while. now it is the mad dash to the finish line. they'll be bringing all. screen. we'll see what happens on monday night. in the interim, off we go in every direction. we caught up with hillary clinton at a big rally. and she has her work cut out for her, bernie sanders putting up quite the fight. here's how she tried to convince some young iowa voters to caucus for her on monday. >> i am very unions and workers' rights because that of america. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: hillary clinton looked and is sounded as strong as ever as she gave her closing argument to a crowd of several hundred inside this gymnasium in des moines friday. >> i am for a woman's right to make her own healthcare decision, and i will defend applause ] >> reporter: she hit all the passion, fighting for children, families, and the country, and showed her determination to keep fighting arizona president. >> if you stand up for me monday night,il stand up and fight f

. >>> and now, 8 on your side coverage keith cate live from iowa. >>> in fact, keith just arrived in des moines a few hours ago and is already in the thick of the caucus. excitement good to see that you landed safely friend. and you are there in really what is going to be a very busy scene in just a short time from now. >> reporter: there's no question about it, joan. you know i'm excited to be here. this is a historic primary season to say the least. i mean, obviously we're in iowa because this is the beginning process for elects our next president of the united states. behind me you can see, this is a media center. we're talking about 1,688 caucuses. we're talking about the big donald trump has clearly stolen the republican party. the democrats also have a pretty good start in the name of bernie sanders. i think he surprised a lot of folks in the hillary clinton camp. joining me now to talk about what we expect to see is usf professor and political expert dr. susan mcmannus. thank you for being here. tell me what about chris christie and marco rubio. >> reporter: everybody is going

another big day for my man keith cate at tiffin! how's it going tonight? >> reporter: rod, we pulled over on the side of the road to talk to you. we're about an hour and a half east of des moines on our way home from cleaton, iowa, where donald trump is trying one last time to rally the troops. >> donald j. trump! [applause] >> reporter: donald trump entered the clinton middle school gymnasium like a prize fighter and the people loved it. >> reporter: after opening with his catchfrays, let's make america great, he talked about -- catchphrase, let's make america great, he talked about isis and immigration. >> we will knock their asses off. [cheers and applause] build up the military, build a wall, and negotiating better deals and relationships than anyone else in washington. >> donald trump knows how to draw a crowd. the country, including in the tampa bay area. but we're in clinton, iowa. this is a population of 27,000 tops. you look around the gymnasium, 10% of the population is here. the big question for donald trump is, can he get all these people and o

i'm keith cate reporting. >> always interesting keith. we will be watching, i'm sure there are more surprises to come. several candidates are hoping to drum up support in time for monday's caucuses. we caught up with ben carson >> very surprising things happen in iowa. there's a lot of shifting and movement that's going on, so i would not want to be in the business of trying to predict what's going to happen. >> best debate ever. every time. i'm actually advocating it. i think it's great for the >> really florida in the spotlight with much of the attention at the debate going marco rubio. on social media it's no different. one says, marco is a consistent conservative, the man to defeat who she calls the socialist democratic party. and james in clearwater says, great immigration answer from jeb. he likes the plan of having the undocumented migrants pay a fine, wait their turn as they try to get to citizenship. and these guys of course didn't escape criticism. you have diane in pasco county, if america is so great and charitable, why does r

keith cate is in des moines where we're one day away from the caucus that could change the race for the white house. >> they survived, now two tampa bay area women want to make sure you do too. how they're raising awareness for heart disease and stroke. good afternoon, i'm candace mccowan. thank you for joining us this sunday afternoon. we begin with breaking news. a man is under arrest for killing a motorcyclist while driving the wrong way. kenneth cabral is accused of going the wrong way and hitting a motorcyclist head on late last night in dunn eedin. he is charge -- dunn eddin. he is charged with -- dunedin. he is charged with manslaughter with dui. >>> we'll get to the op top moments in a minute. >> temperatures have warmed up from this morning. we have sunshine but you can see from the cameras on the beaches of clear water that it does look cloudy and that is due to all of the high clouds streaming by. we'll keep the clouds around all day but you see some showers out there over the gulf? sky and it will not reach us down here on the ground. so keeping it dry. already 70s popping u

. >> and i'm keith cate, thank you for joining us. sifting through the rubble. it's coming to the end of a very busy day for people in sarasota county. aadrienne pederson takes us through the damage. >> reporter: we found a lot of mess. >> roof, pool furniture, glass, doors blown out, bar-be-que is gone but we're still here. >> reporter: cathie doesn't have to look far to see that the damage could have been much worse. this is at the end of the street. and that's because after all the clean up, she is staying positive. >> a piece of wood pierced the roof so water came in. drain that. we actually got in the bathroom with five animals. >> reporter: fleming wants her florida friends to use the destruction as a lesson. >> a lot of times with hurricanes they go on and on for days and they never ready. have a plan. we didn't have cat cages and the cats were more difficult to handle. we didn't find one until today. >> reporter: and local businesses are chipping in adrienne pederson. >> for those who still need help or have questions you can call this number, 941-861-50

have a great day and good morning again, keith cate reporting from iowa. bring us reports from iowa over the next few days through the caucuses. he shows us how the tight races are playing out for the republican and democratic fields and what it will mean for florida and the races going forward. >>> for the first time, the white house administration is confirming that hillary clinton's unsecured home server contained top secret information. this comes days before the iowa caucuses. clinton's presidential campaign is questioning the secrecy of the e-mails and demanding that the state department release . >>> training for the gasparilla distant classic can be fun but it can also take a toll on your body. coming up, we'll show you how to improve your running and prevent injury. >> the time now is 7:09. the sun is rising over tampa bay this morning as we get ready to celebrate this gasparilla . >>> the gasparilla distance classic is right around the corner and we know you're training up. did you know you can improve your running and prevent injury and soreness? i never know that. josh benson

i'm keith cate. >> thank you for joining us. tonight wild weather, a winter blast is dumping snow on the

but reporting from des moines, iowa, keith cate along with dr. susan mcmanus. back t. >>> thank you very much. and your vote coverage continues throughout the iowa caulks, he will -- caucuses. he will continue to bring you live reports on monday. >>> after the iowa caucuses, i'll be travelling to new hampshire to can bring you the latest from the primaries. stay with news channel 8 for the white house. >>> coming up after the break, hillary clinton's e-mail scandal is back to haunt her. the new accusations she is facing that many fear will cost her the white house. campaign trail. terrorism, coming up, the punishment florida lawmakers are debating when it comes to . >>> florida lawmakers are trying to crackdown on people making threats on social media. our capitol bureau reporter matt galka urged caution. >> social media posts threatening gun violence on florida's capitol led to panic, low attendance and extra security from law enforcement. the terror threats appeared to be a hoax, now legislators say florida laws on terroristic >> you call in a bomb threat tod

. >> and keith cate live tonight for the iowa caucuses. >> dangerous sinkhole activity underneath a tampa apartment complex. >> you better leave your drone >>> danger lurks beneath: major sinkhole activity underneath a tampa apartment building near one of the busiest roadways in the city. we got our hands on a very disturbing report and took that straight to city officials. >> they found it so alarming, they took immediate action. shannon bankon joins us live in the studio! scary. >> it is. i would call it terrifying. engineers have never seen

. >>> and keith cate will be live from iowa. watch for keith's report throughout next week. news this time on an 8 on your side investigation. a judge has just sent down the sentence. glen and katherine jason were sentenced to five years probation. they will also have to under go house arrest and community service. the couple lied about a 21-foot sink hole void underneath their home to new home buyers. they may have to pay restitution to that family. the judge will decide that in a future hearing. we'll have much more on this case. we'll have more on the judge's decision as welcoming up tonight at 6:00. >>> the world health organization says the zika virus is spreading explosively. the meeting will determine whether zika should be named a world epidemic. zika has been strongly linked to severe birth defects. teen is back in the u.s. the 18- year-old arrived in dallas this morning wearing handcuffs. ethan house and his mother were arrested last month. couch killed two people in a drunk driving accident and had been serving probati

good evening i'm keith cate. >> and i'm stacie schaible. breaking in while the homeowner is still inside. a terrorizing thief is on the run tonight. there were four bold robberies in just a short time span over the weekend. now tampa police are hoping a

>> and i'm keith cate. a report of an active shooter at the naval center turned out to be false. schools near by went on locked down. armed officers swept through the building searching room by room. they escorted dozens of people out. navy officials revealed they did not find any evidence of a shooter. >> as of right now we have found absolutely not that indicates there were any shots fired. there are no casualties at this time. >> captain curt jones said the report of shots came from one single witness. every active shooter report very seriously. >> reporter: no word yet on exactly who made that report of the gunfire or whether that person may face any penalties. now officials in california have been on high alert since the mass shooting in december. you will recall on december 2nd a married couple terrorized and killed 14 people in san bernardino california. they opened fire at a holiday party. >>> an uber ride ended with a driver behind bars after he pointed a gun at his own passenger. john rogers joins us from manati county with more. >> reporter: one of the passengers wasn'

news channel 8's keith cate travelled to iowa where senator marco is working overtime. >> good morning from iowa. the time is running out for the candidates. come monday night at 7:00 p.m., the good people of iowa are going to go and caucus and then they'll vote and before the end we should know who are the winners in the republican and the democratic race. and all of these people who are running for office have dedicated volunteers who are flying really from all across the country to be in iowa to work for their candidate. last night, we got the chance to come out to the campaign headquarters for florida senator marco rubio. >> looking through a store front in iowa, we found a room not much bigger than a two-car garage with volunteers for marco rubio, most working late into the night. as many as 50 are deployed from florida. >> this is worth it. a reason for freezing sglg adam rubio is the co-chairman. it is a 72 sprint to the iowa finish line. >> is there a chance that marco rubio could finish second in iowa on monday. >> i'm not going to play the expectations game. we know that marc

good evening i'm keith cate. >> and i'm jennifer leigh. thank you so much for joining us this evening. the east coast is preparing for a massive winder storm. massive -- winter storm. washington, d.c. is preparing for a record breaking snowfall. dc could see a record breaking 30 feet -- 30-inches of snow by sunday. and all this comes ahead of a serious snowstorm forecast for the mid-atlantic region in the next few days. >> as we said millions of east coast residents will be affected by this system. americans and i mean millions. mostly in the mid-atlantic region are bracing for a winter storm blast that storm casters believe poses a really big threat. >> reporter: although already a -month-old, winter is now just arriving for much of the east making. with a storm called a monster. preps are under way in the mid- atlantic region where 2 feet of snow are expected. >> we're preparing for a blizzard. i've lived in the west coast for all my life and i don't think i've ever lived through a warning like this. >> the governor is closing schools an

news channel 8's keith cate moines starting tonight at 6:00 p.m. and he will focus on how the tight races are playing out in both the democratic and republican fields. >>> now your first at 4:00 sports. dan lucas just arrived in studio, everyone. there he is. >> the buc, never a down time. by the way, jameis winston, images of him at the pro bowl today in his new jersey. >> cool. >> bucs going up against each other in the pro bowl. that's going to be cool to the see. we got to meet the bucks coaching staff. completed over the weekend. we met the new offensive coordinator. and now not to take away from the title but he is working more hand in hand with the head coach dirk koetter on the offense. koetter himself said he will be the play call they are season. now his hire shows a lot of they worked together on the jacksonville jaguars coaching staff together. and he is excited to be reunited with his pal. and now he knows what he inherits, a young potential star in mike evans. a player who made big catches but also suffered well documented drops in 20

. >> i'm keith cate. thank you for joining us tonight. we begin with breaking news. several hurt in a school bus crash. we're told 35 students from seven springs middle school were on board the school bus. the county sheriff's office is telling us that several were hurt but the injuries were minor. the scene is now clear. trinity road and little road are back open. >> an armed mass bandit is on the lose. he may be behind as many as six hold ups striking in the dark of night. terrorizing convenience store clerks during his robbery spree. peter bernard joins us now live with the latest on this. >> reporter: good evening jen, this is one of four stores in pinellas county who have been hit over the past 4-1/2 months. all the crimes caught on camera. so cops are hoping you can help catch them. his mo is the statement every time. he b lines for the clerk. this is the third time he's robbed this senoco station on 76th avenue north in petersburg. for the first time since the robbery, i showed john zachary the video and he explained how it all went down. >> he was telling me,

keith cate join us live in des is building. >> reporter: hi stacie. it really is building. we will see the final tallies come in on february 1st. we will find out who wins in iowa. we decided to come here because this really is the beginning process of choosing the next president of the united states. we're going to make a decision we have a primary. it's a little different from we in florida we go in we pick a democrat, republican. here in iowa it's called a party. so if you want to participate here you need to take off your coat and stay a while. iowa is the first of 21 states year. they've been proudly voting first since 1972. the state gets so much attention because this is also the first real measurable test for the presidential candidates. republicans and democrats will hold 1,681 caucuses. they will meet but they will do it differently. republicans keep it simple. they show up. supporters of the candidates make a final pitch. they vote. everybody heads home. it's a secret ballot. one person, one vote. >> reporter: democrats add a few more wrinkles. no secret ballots.

good evening i'm keith cate. >> and i'm jennifer leigh. and right now we have breaking news for you. 35 students from seven springs middle school were on board. reporter paul lameson is live over the scene. paul what can you tell us from your vantage point. >> reporter: good afternoon jena. we have good news for traffic. they are pulling the school bus off the road. we're on trinity boulevard. if i pull back right here, there's still delays. 35 students on board and there were some minor injuries. mode. traffic should be getting back to normal. back to you jen. live. we appreciate it. >>> a handful of pinellas fired. an investigation revealed they were cheating on their exams. scandal just a few minutes ago. let's get to paul with the latest. >> reporter: the recruits getting exceptionally great answers on their written and oral exams. one recruit doing so well, one of the instructors said the recruit was almost mechanic. the ring. the sheriff says it was all one heck of a secret operation. they were meeting in a garage, they were telling

good evening i'm keith cate. >> and i'm jennifer leigh. we have breaking news. eagle8hd flew over the scene of bishop harbor road. the body of a woman in her 20s was discovered there this afternoon. we have a ground crew headed to the scene and we're going to bring you live updates as soon as we get them. >>> another breaking story, fire crews are at the scene of a car fire near interstate southbound. snn news reporter mcclardy sent us a picture of the scene. >>> as we mentioned freeze warnings are in effect again today for parts of the bay area. people bundled up on their lunch break. and we have a look at our temperatures and how cold they will go tonight, steve. >> reporter: going to drop any heat we get for today. a little pit of heat developed from the sunshine. so let's take a look at that freeze warning in place. citrus, hernando, inland pasco. this does include sumpter county. it's in effect from 1:00 a.m. till 9:00 a.m. in these areas to protect those plants and also of course the pets as well. and cover the pipes that's always the three ps we tell you

keith cate is on his way to iowa this morning. he will focus on the tight republican and democratic races and what it means for florida. >>> drivers in washington, d.c. who did not move their cars before the big snowstorm are now facing hefty fines. so far the city has issued more $1 million in parking tickets. the mayor warned people to get the vehicles off snow emergency routes before the storm. she explains crews are trying to plow streets from curb to curb and vehicles parked in the way will have to be removed or towed. >>> one inspiring story of how strangers came together to help a truck driver on the edge of a cliff. take a look at this picture. this is from a turnpike near bedford, pennsylvania. wow. >> wow. >> it was taken during that monster snowstorm and it shows a group of strangers locked arm in arm, they scaled down the embankment to pull that driver to safety. >> wow. >> how's that? >> that's incredible. >> not only human strength to do that but then just putting themselves at risk. >> and mental strength. >> yep. >

. >> and i'm keith cate. thank you for joining us tonight. we begin with breaking news. a home invasion in hernando flight. two people are hurt and their injuries are described as serious. deputies do have someone in custody and there's no threat to the community. we will let you know as soon as we get there to bring you more information. >>> an update to an investigation. sink hole justice. more than a year after we expose their deception a couple goes to court one more time before sentencing. we thought it was going to be one more time but this couple had dozens of supporters there asking the judge for leniency. >> despite all of that, there's couple lying about the sink hole. and we're being joined by shannon behnken live from outside the courthouse. >> reporter: we tried to talk to the defendants outside of the courthouse and here's how they responded. >> what do you guys are hoping is going to happen here? do you have anything to say? any reaction today? >> reporter: glen and katherine jason were found guilty of wire fraud in october. this followed an 8 on your side

good evening i'm keith cate. >> and i'm jennifer leigh. jen holloway is joining us live. >> reporter: two boats drifted into iranian water in the gulf. u.s. officials are telling us one of those boats had mechanical problems. secretary of state john kerry immediately called tehran. he told leaders the whole thing was a complete accident. type of boat is a riverring boat. it's a boat used by the navy pretty much daily. they're designed to go in flat water, and often have machine guns on them as well. we will update you on this tire -- story as soon as we get more. >>> now to more breaking news. news about a gas leak is causing a traffic leak in pinellas. this is happening on 26th avenue north. >> 66th street is closed in both directions and paul muller is live on the scene. paul what can you see and what can you tell us. >> reporter: a lot happening out here on 126th avenue north. a gas leak as you mentioned happening around 3:00 this afternoon. as for evacuations, two strip malls one right over here and the one just down south here on 66th

good evening i'm keith cate. >> and i'm jennifer leigh. three big winners shared the largest jackpot in history. >> and one of the winners bought their ticket in florida. >> it's more than a half million dollars. won? >> reporter: we wish, the winner has not come forward just yet. everyone is coming to this question. this person has a lot of time. they have 180 days to claim their prize. but if they want that lump sum they're going to have to come forward within 60 days. >> it's wonderful. >> it's not just long time shoppers wanting to share in the glory. >> i'm getting phone calls from friends, text messages, e-mails you know everybody sees melbourne beach and -- >> they want to know if you won. >> yeah exactly and if they can share it with me. >> reporter: customers insist all the talk is about the big win. >> they're excited. oh they are so excited. spokesperson daniel stevens knows everyone simply wants to know who bought the winning ticket. >> it could be an employee. >> who knows. >> anybody call in sick today? everybody is here. tha

. >>> keith cate in iowa tonight, joining us live from des moines. >> reporter: doing great, rod. thank you very much. and it is a mad dash across the state of iowa tonight. candidates doing everything they can. they're gonna be splashing those numbers up there on monday night. we'll know the winner of iowa on monday. and go everywhere you can as a candidate. hillary clinton was doing one of these get out the caucus rallies and trying to convince some young aisle voters to go out and caucus for her. >> i [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: hillary clinton looked and sounded as strong as ever as she gave her closing argument to a crowd of several hundred inside this gymnasium friday. >> i am for a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions, and i will defendant [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: she hit all the key talking points with fiery passion. and showed her determination to keep fighting as president. >> if you stand up for me monday night, i will stand up and fight for you as hard as i can. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you all so much! [ cheering and ap

. >> and i'm keith cate. thank you for joining us today. our live team coverage begins with paul lamison. he's live above the damage in sarisota county. we saw a lot yesterday, what do you see today. >> reporter: what you see today are all these vans that are up. they're here and they're going to try to figure out what is next. the roof is gone, ripped off, and everything in it either sucked up or collapsed under the roof. it's this whole building that was affected. there's one little section here that remained on. but over all this building is a loss with the roof. no roof on it and if i pan inside real close. you can see shelves and you can see how people were living in. but what they're doing now they have to get up into it and repair this so the clean up is starting but it's doing to be a long process -- it's going to be a long process. >> two people were killed and five overs injured in a home in duet during the tornado. friends and family came to sift through that home, what's left of it. trying to save what ever is left for the rest

. >> and i'm keith cate. and an investigation on building inspectors. one hillsborough inspector took on 81 inspections today and he was saddled with 77 yesterday. >>8 on your side began investigating this overload, and it really hasn't eased up all that much. >> reporter: the county claims it's doing a better job managing the building inspections load, but the numbers tell a much different story. to the storms in manati and sarasota to understand how important it is that buildings are built to code. inspection logs find that are. on wednesday, 77 inspections for one building inspector, 68 to a second, 64 to a third. the international code council recommends 16 to 18 inspections per day. i showed the log to county commissioner al higenbacher. >> do the inspections you are seeing surprise you? >> it's a heavy workload. i don't see how you would accomplish 80 inspections in an >> reporter: the heavy workload led an inspector to quit. barkley sited pressure that produced undue stress. >> if we're under a lot of pressure, i believe that something could be m

. >> and i'm keith cate, thank you for joining us. >>> and there's been a shooting at a gas station. let's get right to jamai welcome detectives remain on scene investigating this shooting. as you can see the area roped off. let's go to video from eagle 8 chopper. a man came into a store around 3:30 this afternoon. with a knife. he attempted to rob a clerk. that clerk had a gun near by and police tell us he took that gun and shot that person in the head. that person has been taken to a near by hospital where he is has life threatening injuries we're told by police. we did have a chance to catch up to the clerk's brother. to say. >> my brother told me over the phone, he says, the guy walked in behind the counter with a knife, i didn't even want to stop my brother throughout the store. my brother, he had to do what he had to do he shot him. >>> now, again, that was the clerk's brother. again he said that his brother very shaken up right now. he has a wife pregnant with twins at home. out what was going on. >> jamel lanee live for us. thank you. >>> and following a weekend shooting inci

good evening i'm keith cate. >> and i'm stacie schaible. thank you for joining us tonight. >>> tonight we have team coverage beginning with eagle eight hd reporter who has a view above the devastation in sarasota county and boy it's something to see. >> reporter: it is, inside the house that was demolished there's people now sifting through going in to see what them find to see, they're setting out some of their items they found. but this is not the only house in the neighborhood affected. if i pan out wide, check out all these blue tarps what that means is they've had some type damage. if i push in you will see the screen lanai is ripped off. they have screen damage. before they get back to damage here in this sarasota area. thank you paul. >>> where steve and katie were killed, people are showing up to see what they can do. >> reporter: there's not much left in the home where steve and katie lived. their homes, their belongings all strewn across the street and into that field. >>> family and friends came to sift through the debris. four c

. >> i'm keith cate. thanks for joining us tonight. first, a break in two cold case murders. these have been open for years but now they have been solved. >> reporter: police are crediting the public for helping to break this case. lake land police are taking pride in finding the killers of two men, one that dates back nearly a decade. while a no-snitch culture exists in some communities, the public played a pivotal role in pointing out the suspects. earnest allen senior is talking about the arrest of two men in his son's murder. alex jr. was gunned down in all these years later, the cold case is solved. >> i was so happy i didn't know what to do. i couldn't believe it. i thought nothing was going to turn up. >> reporter: police say the suspects were both teenagers when they committed the murder. weapon net had been a person of interest since the death. >> bennett had such a reputation on the street his street name was cut throat and it seem to be well taken with him and it is some sort of pride he takes. >> reporter: bennett was also apparently the intended target at a shoot

i'm keith cate. >> i'm jennifer leigh. thanks for joining us, a totornado may have touched down inin coconut creeeek. the strong winds s overturnrned a box truck and other r vehicleses on ththe parking lot and the road. luckily no one was injured. the nationonal weatheher service believes a tornado did strike but won't make an officialal determinination until they do a storm surveyey. steveve jerve is with us now. it is not uncommonon for r them to hold off befofore making an offificial determination. >> that is what t they are suppose e today do after a sesevere weweather event. toto determine if it is straraight line winds or a tornado. they sayay it mighght bebe an ef1 tornado wiwith up to 100 miles an hour winds but ofof course they will get ththat final dedesignation eventually. locally, the severe threat, the threat is much lower bubut ththere forecast here for us. . some areas could see another inch of rainin, we are emphasizing mostly south of i-4 as a cold front is draped across the area. showers and storms will c

i'm keith cate. >> i'm jennifer leigh. thanks for joining us, a carjacking lead to a high speed chase. the case went cold until some evidence cracked that case wide open. the four suspects took off never to be seen again until now. >> investigators found the dna of one of them and it was staring them right in the face. now. one guy left his dna in the car. >> reporter: it happened right here. right in the car and right behind the wheel. at one point, the suspect crashed the car and that is leaving his unique signature all over the place. a high speed chase coming to a screeching halt. the victim's car wrapped around the tree, but no one is behind the wheel, but they certainly left something behind. >> they found dna. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: moments before this guy bernard martinez crashes the car. the air bag goes off. it. >> he takes off but leaves something behind. >> reporter: his dna plastered all over the air bag. that is the victim's mother-in- law talking about the routine drive her son-in-law normally that ni

. >> i'm keith cate. thanks for joining us tonight. cigarette >> it has been a busysy day in the bay y area. >> steve jejerve brings us up to date. >> the bululk of the rain isis south of i-4. we have seen n over an inch of rain in many locations. lakeland, saint pete. a lot t of rain for a a day in late jajanuary. let's take a look at what is going g on. certainly the severe weather threat tonight isis muchch lolower but still a small chance. don't want toto rule this out, we hahave talked all winter long about the el nioo threatat. later onon tomorrow afternoooon, the showowers, storms willll come to an end. ththe severe weather threat is higher further to the soututh and d marginal risk. a general thunderstorm risk elsewhere e and you can see how the last 12 hours or so south to north giving us very good coverage. two tornado i touchdowns, coconut creek. a waterspout around the area as well. . you can see areas like sebring, sarasota, areas to the north not as much. virtually alall of polk county. we will talk about that potetential

and join us tomorrowow night at 7:0000 when keith cate joins us live from des moines. he is flying out toto iowawa to cover the caucuseses and we will have live reports ththroughout >> next time you close your eyes to o take a map, be careful. you may wake up with a kinkajou on top of you. before you say that would never happen, know that it did.d. in south florida,a, that, by the way, that exotic creature not to be confused with a pikachu came into heher house and found a comfy place. the 9999-year-old womoman awoke and thouought it was a cat at first. but it wasnsn't. the rightful owner of banana, the kinkajajou has picked the i think i would die. >>> hey, you know that awkward situation when you see you arare dresessed the same as someone e else? this photo was posted on reddit. we don't't know a lot about it but itit got a lot of comments like one of us is going to have to change and is the hotel made of shirt or the shirirt made of hotel? if you had to put a price on ththis phototo of a potato, whwhat would you u say it is worth? well, phototographer kevin n claim

i'm keith cate. >> i'm stacie schaible. thanks for joining us. >> the mother of baby chance walsh has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. officials say kristin bury did not do anything to help save her nine week old son as her husband beat him to death. so today, she took a plea deal. report. >> reporter: today, bury's parents took the stand. she was visibly distraught and very emotional as they talked about how ashamed they were of their daughter. courtroom, she quickly hid her face from the cameras but minutes later her emotions were testified. >> i will never get the chance to be a grandmother now. >> reporter: in september, officials say she watched as her husband beat and choked their nine month old son chance. bury never called 911 and the child soon died and decomposed in the crib. eventually, chance's body was found buried here in north port. as you can tell, the community mourned alongside the family. and today, kristin bury pled no contest in court. she has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. >> she made a cho

. >>> our very own keith cate is traveling to des moines, iowa this morning and he will bring you the latest developments in iowa. our special coverage of the iowa caucuses begins tonight. and keith will report on how the tight races are playing out in both the republican and the democratic fields. you will want to find out what it means to florida and the races going forward so don't >>> an 8 on your side warning about the dangers of duct tape challenges. parents stop what you're doing and take a look. the videos like these are popping up all over the internet. they might seem entertain, teens having fun like it's a game but it could lead to serious injuries. in fact, a 14-year-old boy believes he's lucky to be alive after taking part in the challenge. >> he wants to prevent others from getting hurt. news channel 8's lindsey mastis is live with a morning alert. what exactly is the duct tape challenge? >> reporter: i remember a similar game when i was a kid, teens will tape up their friends and then time them to see how quickly they can get free. and it's all over youtube right now. t

. >> and i'm keith cate. we start with breaking news. several students were taken to the hospital after a school bus crashed today. >> it happened in hillsborough county. we want to get to jamel. >> reporter: they are latching it up. about to take it away. so they can continue their investigation on what happened. let's go to some eagle 8hd video of what the scene looked like a littlerrier. this bus crash happened a little bit before 3:00 p.m. again, this bus and a vehicle we are told there were 31 students on board this bus. there were several injuries. we are here between 5:00 to 7:00. let's go to some exclusive cell phone video i just got my hands on. basically, this is video of the woman as she gets out of the car with her child. she is alleged to be the woman in the blue vehicle. and he gets video of the school bus kids hanging out, their hands out the window screaming. there was a lot of commotion and crying. it was a very scary incident. we spoke with one of the parents who rushed up here to get her child. she got a frantic phone

. >> i'm keith cate. thank you for joining us tonight. they thought he was a good samaritan. he was not. he was a thief who stole their trust and their credit card at this gas station. an elderly couple stopped for gas. a stranger offered to help and then ripped them off. jamel lanee, this story has a silver lining. >> reporter: talk about feeling vulnerable after you get robbed at this gas station. this officer stepped in and debbie pool gets emotional thinking about how officer james gaddes helped them. they stopped for gas. having a hard time at the pump, they called a stranger over. but the man had other plans. >> asking me questions. he is like is it a debit card? a credit card? what's the pin number? and i know as soon as he said what's the pin number he took off. >> reporter: the officer arrived and did more than take a report. he sees they have no money and filled up their tank. >> there's not many people like him. >> when i got there, they were very upset. >> you are getting emotional too. >> reporter: on the job for 15 years, he has never seen cruelty like this. >>

keith cate is on his way to start reporting tonight. and he will focus on the tight democratic and republican races and what it means for florida. morning. foggy and wet in spots. >> it is not a pretty morning, i can tell you that. there's low cloud, there's fog, there's drizzle and even actual rain in a few spots. that is not making for a pretty day. i can promise you. there's rain in the gulf of mexico that's set to push on to pinellas, hillsborough, manatee and getting that light rain in highlands and desoto county this morning. you may have to use the windshield wipers because you will run into the mist and drizzle in the air. and higher rain chance as i cold front begins to push through the area in the middle of the day from about 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and after that, we start tapering the rain chances down which is why if you're going for the gasparilla distance classic training run, like me, go in the evening. don't get out in the drizzlely weather right now. pockets of rain through the afternoon. and much more sunshine, bea

i'm keith cate. >> i'm jennifer leigh. thanks for joining us. >> it is huge news. >> it is very huge news. >> the lovie moon is over. the buccaneers head coach has been fired. >> this after just two season withs the bucks. anchor dan lucas, our sports anchor is on the case. >> you think about this two season. joe glazer putting out the press release 45 minutes ago. 2-14 the previous season and we have the press release. >> joel glazer releasing a statement. after careful consideration, we have decided to make a change. josh benson is monitoring social media for us and there is a lot of talk already. though this announce. is brand new. >> it sure is. let's start off with the players. we have a consistent coach, three coaches in five years so obviously, he is upset. other players are upset as well. so let's take a look at what some other people are saying here. this is the first shock fire of the season. this man right here is absolutely right. a lot of people feeling the same way. a big shock to a lot of fans and people all

january 18, 1978 before keith cate was even born. high pressure continues to shift off to the east tomorrow morning. again, we continue to see a back to the west to the east. a few showers could develop in the afternoon down to the south and later on in the evening into the early part of friday, you can see the timing on this around 7:45 or so passing with this area of low pressure. then it should wrap up into the afternoon hours an push off to the east. that will allow them to set up a cooler temperature you will see in the seven day forecast. 50 degrees to started the day. 74 friday. rain chance at 60%. the first half of the day for saturday. still mild. not a bad looking day. then we start another round of cooler air sliding our way. you can see for monday, the holiday martin luther king day. 59 degrees. 60 tuesday, 64 degrees. >>> hey, do you know anybody in chino hills california by chance? >> not off the top of my head. >> got a winner apparently. hills. >> the first one we found. the second is right here at the news center. th

. >> and i'm keith cate. thank you for joining us tonight. we begin with a police chase caught on camera in pinellas county. a driver hits a cruiser, nearly hits an officer, and puts other lives in danger. paul mueller joins us live in pasco county with the story. paul? >> reporter: keith, talk about one heck of a wild ride, the chase ending here. you can see tire marks on the ground and here on the lawn of, where else, but the new port richey police department. >> but it ends up on your front lawn. >> now, that is strange. >> reporter: strange, even for >> reporter: the view from the pasco county deputy's body camera catching all the action. the deputy getting a glimpse of 56-year-old lisa myers, nodding off at the wheel. but when she sees him, she takes off. [ sirens ] >> reporter: moments later, the deputy collides with another cruiser, then yet another officer tries to stop myers, but once again, she hits the gas and nearly hits him. but then? >> she's pulled into the new port richey police department. we got her. >> reporter: got her, af