michael paluska poke to the victim's family. they were in court yesterday. >> no bond. she was -- shrugged as state attorneys requested she be held with no bond. >> two prior duis. >> reporter: appearing before a pinellas county judge from a jail video feed. she was visibly distraught shaking her head learning she would not be getting out of jail any time soon. >> she is a danger to the public. >> reporter: family members in court watched the person florida highway patrol officers say killed roger perez, a father, husband and family man working long hours to provide for them. >> overwhelmed and in disbelief. >> reporter: his sister making a plea to huffman and drivers everywhere to be more cautious behind the wheel. >> we all make mistakes, you know? but i really hope that she -- she realizes the pain she's caused not just for us, the ones that lost him, but for her own family as well. >> i heard boom. >> reporter: it was antoine's off the howard frankland bridge when he was hit and killed before 2:30 monday morning. huffman told investigators she knew she hit roger but

michael paluska spoke to the business owner that claims she can't be shut down. >> reporter: kayla, a 4-year- old terrier's owner says it's too late to save her but hope telling their story could save other dogs from a similar horrific fate. her abdomen which ripped out her intense tins. >> reporter: jim dwyer says the owner of peter pan's sitting and boarding assured them their small dog wouldn't be mixed with larger dogs. >> that is not true. i've always mixed small and large. >> reporter: pamela morgan, the owner, says kayla and a dodo argentino similar to this one spent the past four days together, no problems. on january 30th she says that changed when the dog unprovoked killed kayla. >> animals are unpredictable. >> what are you going to say? >> it was tragic. i mean, tragic. >> we're missing a dog. it died. and it has to be either neglect or just incompetence. >> reporter: dwyer says morgan needs to be shut down. there are other -- their other dog gracie was also there. he's grateful she was not harmed during the attack. >> it's been hugely difficult they had both been killed,

michael paluska, abc action news. >> the world health organization estimates three million to four million americans will be infected with the virus this year. we have more on abcactionnews.com. >>> there's good news in the fight to stop the spread of the virus. the largest vaccine maker says it's working on a having seen, telling reporters it's launching a research and development effort. last week the u.s. government announced it's working on a possible vaccine. researchers warn the possible vaccine could take more than a decade. set to vote on its open carry bill today. yesterday lawmakers approved a number of amendments to the bill including one to allow state lawmakers to carry guns on the floor of the legislature. the bill could have trouble passing the state senate though. the senate judiciary chairman indicated he may not allow this bill to come to a vote. >>> two bay area men facing serious charges, both accused of courting underaged girls on- line, helping them run from home and persuading them to have sex. 23-year-old mason davis reportedly picked up a 15-year- old from her home

. >> 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 bully that student. >> reporter: for some parents the presentation was eye- opening. >> parents need to see what they are doing. >> it was disturbing, and i was hurt, to tell the treutd. >> we talked about it and she knows it's wrong and she's more

. >> reporter michael paluska explains the excuse thompson has for what allegedly happened. thompson is charged with simple battery after clearwater police say he made a series of mistakes. >> he could have handled it differently. >> reporter: the police spokes person says he was at the mall to pick up his son from his estranged wife. and he said during the child exchange he said he had to use the restroom. >> he basically tells us he accidentally went into the women's restroom at macy's and while he was in there the little girl apparently had come in as well, she was in her stall. >> reporter: in a statement to abc action news the father says his 6-year-old daughter just learned about stranger danger. seeing a strange man in the ladies' room sparked her cry for help and thompson reacted. >> instead of doing a million different other things like maybe leaving or going to talk to her parent he chose to put his hand over her mouth to try to calm her to get her not to scream and create a raucous. thompson took off. after seeing his picture blasted all over town he contacted detectives a

. >> abc action news reporter michael paluska with the very latest. michael? crash. polk county sheriff investigators have been out there since the crash and still out here. the americas just showed up. the -- the medical examiner just showed up. the suv has side damage and front end damage, just one of the cars involved in this crash. this is video we shot a short time ago when the scene was opened to us. you can see some of the other cars involved in this. we're talking about a sedan, a four-door sedan that looked like it will be t-boned in the intersection somehow. and the suv had front end damage. so investigators trying to piece together exactly what happened. but we know several were transported. scene. and they are about to take someone out of this vehicle that died here on scene. that was in the four-door sedan. so several people transferred to the hospital and one confirmed fatality. still trying to figure out exactly what happened here. and they'll be out here for some time. all the traffic in this area is rerouted around wahneta. so you'll want to avoid th

. >> abc action news reporter michael paluska explains how detectives believe those teenagers pulled off their crime. >> reporter: we're talking about at least four guest rooms hit in a matter of minutes, burglars had free reign of the entire ninth floor. 18-year-old camry clark isn't smiling in her valentine's day booking photo, because she faces a litany of felony charges. police says clark and a 15-year- old juvenile used a master key from the maid cart to break into four separate hotel rooms. >> we've been here four times, at the hyatt the next week. the general manager for the hyatt regency clearwater beach and spa says the safety and security of guests is their highest priority and they are cooperating with police. the gm wouldn't comment on their protocols in place for keeping master housekeeper keys secure >> why is it that easy? more times i'm concerned about people coming in, the maid service, i'm more worried about that, i didn't think of someone else. >> reporter: the report shows the duo stole more than $1,200 worth of electronics and valuables. >> it can happen any time

michael paluska, abc action news. >>> a west palm beach man facing charges for practicing medicine without a license. in an undercover the want to be doctor offered a physical and then busted. the teen has a web site for his medical center. >>> updating a 7 year manhunt in polk county. deputies saying that guzman is in custody. he got a 12-year-old pregnant and ran off. but recently he slipped up applying for a visa. when he did deputies arrested guzman crossing the border into the united states. >>> a cape coral man trying to ex tort nude photos from young girls is due in a polk county courtroom. 25-year-old lucas bails booked on 21 charges. young girl through kick posting house on fire and asked people to rape her if she did not give him nude pictures and videos. >>> good evening. temperatures are cool and the front that brought us rain and first thing has left to the south and with the cooler temperatures we are already seeing fog developing. in fact visibility less than a mile in parts of hernando and citrus county. and there is more fog that will develop overnight tonight with visibil

michael paluska is live in tampa where trump says he is going to tone down some of the language. >> reporter: the candidates have been attacking trump for those harsh words. trump said that he would tone down the language and not use any more foul words. attack the other candidates but we will see how he delivers that message. a group of protesters, about 50 of them, gathered outside as part of the dump trump efforts. they're upset with his comments on immigration and muslims. trump fans that i spoke with outside say they like the fact that the candidate doesn't hold back and they believe his harsh words have tapped into an anger going around the country right now. a man drove from orlando just to see the candidate. >> i believe he realizes that he has to be a little bit more presidential. and he is so far ahead in the person. a few minutes ago. the line is out the door, around the arena and down the block literally. a lot of people expected tonight. he will take the stage around 7:00 and we will have a full channel 9 eyewitness news. >> nearly a year after florida students took their standa

the arrest report says he was driving to the panhandle to sell the drugs, now facing michael paluska showed you the pasco county road destroyed by flooding in last summer's torrential rains. this morning we're learning how big a problem the potholes the rain created really are. aaa says in five years 16 million americans, including 6% of drivers in the south report their car sustained enough damage it required a repair after hitting a pothole. another issue, aaa says the tire inflater kits that are replacing spares in new cars can't even provide a temporary fix for pothole damage. >>> coming up -- we're going to tell you where the fog is densest. i'll check with janelle martinez and i'm going to track the next cold front, that is all ahead. >>> more than 200 violations at a popular tampa restaurant. the gross revel revelations that landed it on the "dirty dining" list. >> this woman arrested after we told you she won't be spending time in jail. "good morning, america" is now digging deep to find out if she was punished at all for putting countless lives at risk. >>> a former alaska a