news channel 8's paul mueller spoke to the family. >> reporter: damage and destruction everywhere. just take a look at this. this is all over the place, metal, plywood, everywhere. two people rescued out of it and now families everywhere grateful everyone made it out alive. what's it like to see this the first time? >> it's terrible. >> reporter: returning home. the day after a tornado tore through it. are you amazed that you survived? >> yeah. >> reporter: how did you survive? >> i don't know. girlfriend caught. the roof collapsing on them. two firefighters rescuing him while his daughter in pure panic. >> i was a wreck. and i heard his voice. >> reporter: but awe much more daring rescue for nancy. firefighters using air bags to carefully raise the roof. and then today on the bedroom -- >> right back there. >> reporter: and on the roof. >> the the bed would have been here. >> reporter: nancy's daughter >> a lifetime of memories just gone. blown away. >> such destruction. >> just thankful that they're alive. >> we couldn't be more thankful to have this man here. that's what's doing

paul mueller, news channel 8. >> we are told by the dad that the little boy got out by standing on a chair and unlocking the door. >>> a hearing in the case of a retired police captain accused of shooting a man to death in a pasco county movie theater. chad olsen during an argument in 2014. he claims olsen attacked first. he plans to use a stand your ground offense. >>> this morning president obama's town hall focuses on gun violence is getting a lot of buzz online. the president defended his executive actions and called out the nra for refusing to participate. lindsey mastis is live with your morning alerts. >> reporter: the hashtag guns in america is trending in tampa and throughout the united states this morning. president obama answered questions from the audience, opened up about crying and spoke in depth. >> it's causing more people to buy guns. >> i've been president for over 7 years and gun sales don't seem to have suffered during that time. >> if anything they have -- >> they have gone up. i have been good for gun manufacturers. >> a >> reporter: a new poll found americans s

we have team coverage starting with paul mueller in sarasota county. night filling up dumpster after dumpster taking them 12 hours to clean up what mother nature left behind in minutes. >> as nightfalls on tamiami trail crews continue clean up. >> the winds started blowing up and it just went boom. >> around 11:00 a.m. the metal part of roof went flying. >> you're thinking? >> what happened. >> strong storms with winds gusting up to 45 miles per hour. immediately allen called his wife. >> i got the call, karen, i got the call, it's bad, b-a-d bad. >> did people know what happened? >> they didn't. they got their doughnuts and left. >> it wasn't just the roof but damage to cars outside. then an hour later in arcadia -- >> i came home and just stuff truck was damaged. >> another storm with winds up to 65 miles per hour, roofs torn off homes, trees knocked over, debris throughout the neighborhood. >> tonight we're just going to go home and decompress. >> still the debris has to be taken away. the power is back they hope to be up and running by sunday. in sarasota county, paul mueller, ne

paul mueller joins us now live from the pinellas county sheriff's office. paul, bring us up to speed here. >> reporter: well, jen, the sheriff well known here for keeping his deputies on the right side of the law. but as for this deputy who attempted manslaughter. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: dash cam video capturing the unmistakable sound of gunshots. deputy dylan verde-- >> get inside the car. >> i'm trying to. >> reporter: that's when the deputy shot him. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: dylan is hit in the wrist and stomach. then the call for backup. >> we need fire and rescue. shots fired. copy, we have a mail down with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. >> reporter: how could dylan sitting in the cruiser go for the gun in his drunken state? >> while handcuffed, do this, do this, do this, then get the gun out. didn't happen. assuming the deputy's version, which is impossible, it didn't there's no way. home today? >> nope, we have no comment. >> reporter: nine years at the before that at st. pete police department, where his medal of valor and purple heart stood out,

paul mueller is live at the pinellas county jail. >> reporter: the keith, the king pin, and 14 others wrapped up in the racket, brought here to the pinellas county jail, all of cards for money, money meant for people who need it, as well as money taken out of your pocket, the taxpayer. >> ray makes too much to qualify for assistance, but he says lots of people know how to pete the system. -- beat the system. >> it's not how to get what you want with ebt card. >> reporter: and that's why the doors of the king food mart are chained shut, the owner, taken down today. >> i think he knew the gig was up. >> reporter: he sure did. authorities were on his tail for over a year t began on the first of each month, that's when the deals went down. >> they would come in, exchange the ebt cards, and he would give them cash. >> reporter: then he used his chunk of change to go shopping, surveillance photos show him using that money to stock up on things so he could then sell the goods to six other bay area left, he would come to this bp station, and drain every last cent. officers took in about 170 g

tonight paul mueller spoke with an emotional night for him. >> reporter: you can say that again. plenty of debris all over the place in this neighborhood. there's plywood and metal all over the place. here's the thing. i want you to take a good live look. two people rescued. two families grateful everyone in this neighborhood made it out alive. >> what's it like to see this the first time? >> it easterrable. >> reporter: returning home the day after a tornado tore right through it. are you amazed that you survived? >> yeah. >> reporter: how did you survive? >> i don't know. >> reporter: cameron and his girlfriend caught, the roof collapsing on them. two firefighters rescuing him while his daughter in pure panic. >> i was a wreck, and then i heard his voice and woo. >> reporter: firefighters using air bags to carefully raise the roof. then today on the ground. >> where was your mom at? >> right back there. >> reporter: and on the roof. >> the bed would have been right about here. >> reporter: nancy's daughter and granddaughter sifting through what's left. just gone. blown away. >>

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, after she backed into another cruiser. she is cuffed in the parking lot, but free to say whatever she wants. >> police chief is a christian! this is a false arrest! you can't have what's in my purse, my property or

paul mueller spoke with the family and joins us now, live from bayfront in st. petersburg. paul, i can't even begin to imagine all that this family is going through right now. >> reporter: you know, jen, so much pain, such an emotional interview here today. their only son here at bayfront tonight. doctors say he will be paralyzed for life and no one knows for sure just how long he's going to be here. 20-year-old eli barry in the prime of his young life. kayaking. mountain biking, anything to do with the outdoors. that is until the accident. said your son is never going to walk again. >> reporter: the crash caught on camera, showing a pinellas county sheriff's corporal joe minor pulls out into the middle of mlk. eli with, no time to come to a complete stop, rushed to bayfront. ever since, the family at his bedside. >> i love you, and we'll get through this. and you could see him want to start crying. >> reporter: his mother remembering that fateful morning well. eli called her, saying let's go for a walk. >> i didn't know that could be the last time we might be walking togeth

paul mueller saw the damage first hand in sarasota c. >>reporter: crews spent much of the night clearing out the debris, filling up dumpster after dumpster. as night falls here at the art plaza on tammany trail in venice, crews continue clean up. pieces of aluminum twipszed in every which way. >> the wind started to pick up and it went boom! . >>reporter: nat metal part of the roof went flying. >> and you're thinking -- what happened? >>reporter: strong winds gusting up to 45 miles an hour, that is what happened inside their yummy doughnuts, 20 people, immediately allen called his wife. karen it is bad. you have to get here now. >> did people know what had just happened. >> once they found out, they got their bagels and doughnuts and left. >> it wasn't just the roof but damage to cars outside. then an hour later in arcadia -- >> stuff was thrown everywhere, the truck had been damaged. >> another storm with winds up to 65 miles an hour, roofs torn off homes, debris throughout the neighborhood. as you can see, the debris has to be taken aw

[ yelling ] >> that was paul mueller having a little trouble with his audio. but this started when the woman was spotted dozing at the wheel. and charges are pend, a slew of charges, from the newport ritchie police department, and the sheriff's department. >>> a year ago today 5-year- old phoebe johnchuck was killed when her father threw her off of a bridge on the introduction to the sun skyway bridge. a u.s. army ranger set off on a 3-day run today to raise money >> reporter: it starts with a beautiful view, great place for a run from tampa to clearwater, back to tampa. it's a 17-mile trip one way. but alex estrella is hoping to run it for the next three days for little phoebe. >> three days! three days! >> reporter: former army ranger alex estrella is an experienced ultradistance runner. this trip has a purpose. to honor the memory of phoebe johnchuck. >> it means that her tragedy is gonna help other children. >> reporter: phoebe's grandmother told me she believes her little ray of sunshine will never be forget know. >> i know that she's looking down right n

paul mueller tells us what happened next. "the frantic 9-1-1 call... then three minutes after arriving on scene... "um, it just happened so fast." firefighters making that very special delivery... s/ john raymond, firefighter "so i saw the head and yelled to my partner, the baby's coming." when's the last time you yelled, the baby's coming? "that was the first time." s/ lt. keith rigalo, firefighter "she was very quiet. she sat in my lap, i had her swaddled." minutes later.. an e-m-t and paramedic arrive... "a few minutes later, baby number two." a fussy little boy... "that's boys. that's to be expected." his cry allowing everyone to take a breath.. "immediately it was a sigh of relief because you knew everybody was ok." but the concern? they were premies.. not due until mid march. "that kind of ups your, heightens your senses a little bit." "adds that sense of urgency." and when they finally arrived at the hospital? s/ carlos santos, emt 1:02-1:05 "that's when you can stop and take a breathe and say hey, that was cool." a reminder to these guys... "ma

. >> paul mueller, thank you. >>> and now a 8 on your side health warnings, 8 students diagnosed with chickenpox at the same school. officials worry that that number could increase, especially if your child is not vaccinated. >> reporter: one school, eight students diagnosed with chickenpox. infected. >> it be an epidemic. >> reporter: howard is worried his grandson, could have come in contact with the virus. like this, year after year, it's like a big break-out. it's strange. what if something like polio broke out like that? instead of chickenpox? that would be worse. >> reporter: juan says he got a letter from school staff. >> all i can think about is please, please, let's be hopeful nobody gets it, and it doesn't spread, and parents give the children the shots or we be safe. >> reporter: so far, just eight children are confirmed to have the chickenpox, but the number could change. >> it's possible is may increase. we're asking apparents to seek medical attention. >> reporter: health department officials urge all parents to get the children vaccinated, even those who are opted tout

paul mueller has more on this story. reporter: the frantic 911 call. then 3 minutes after arriving on scene. >> it just happened so fast. reporter: firefighters making that very special delivery. >> so i saw the head and yelled to my partner, the baby's coming. reporter: when's the last time you yelled, the baby's coming? >> that was the first time. reporter: his first delivery, the baby girl. >> she was very quiet. swaddled. and paramedic arrive. >> a few minutes later, baby number two. reporter: a fussy little boy. that's to be expected. reporter: his cry allowing everyone to take a breath, immediately it was a sigh of relief because you knew everybody was ok. reporter: but the concern? they were premies, not due until mid march. >> that kind of ups your, heightens your senses a little bit. >> adds that sense of urgency. reporter: and when they finally arrived at the hospital -- >> that's when you can stop and take a breathe and say hey, that was cool. reporter: a reminder to these guys -- >> makes you realize why you got into this job. reporter: mos

paul mueller, news channel 8. >> terrible details. thank you. >>> this morning, two murder suspects are in the polk county jail after their capture in miami. investigators accuse them of a brutal triple murder. andrew joseph and his half brother jonathan are expected in court today. they are accused of killing two women and a man at a house. a fourth person was also shot in the face but survived. are more arrests coming. >> make no mistake, every life is precious to us, and we will chase you to the ends of the earth. fortunately this time we only had to go to miami to make the arrest. but we will do whatever is necessary to bring the others into custody. >> take a good look at the bottom right corner of the screen. this is a picture of another suspect in this case, still on the run. investigators believe that person is also in the miami area. >>> it's 4:08 on this friday morning. we have some weather coming our way. >> we do. we want everyone to pay attention because we will see changes throughout the day the today. let me show you wh

. >> all right paul mueller reporting live. thank you paul. >>> an 8 on your side consumer alert. if you went to wendy's recently, you may want to keep an eye on your bank account. they are investigating reports of unusual activity on debit and credit cards used at their restaurants. they have launched an investigation and are cooperating with law enforcement. >>> if you don't have your credit card, jp morgan chase says you can use your phone. they are updating all their atms . one new function allows them to take money out by tapping their phone to the atm. the same technology used as apple pay. >>> if you are planning on donning the beads and heading great. 11:30 a.m. t invasion going on. partly cloudy skies. a little cool to start the day. that's not that unusual this time of the year. we are not expecting rain. 62 degrees 2:00 p.m. nice. showers continue to roll in off the gulf of mexico. everything moving so quickly as it has all winter. pinellas, hillsborough relatively quiet. western sections of manatee, sarasota. on and off showers are possible overnight and throughout the

paul mueller the story. >> got a cow down. >> reporter: definitely not your run of the mill rescue. the pasco deputy's body camera showing the sad scene, the 3- death's door. >> holding her head up out of the water. >> reporter: the good samaritan driverring by the ranch full of cows but this beauty in particular all by herself. he knew something was wrong. >> this must have just happened otherwise she would have drowned. >> reporter: the cow not out of the woods by a long shot. >> what about a log? for a log to prop up her head and then finding just the right one with the good samaritan keeping her as calm as could be. >> there you go. >> reporter: but how in the world did she end up like this? her unborn calf put too much pressure on her spine causing brief paralysis. >> hang in there girl. >> reporter: her legs stiff as a board, her heart rate soaring, absolutely helpless but then deputies device a plan. >> you got rope? >> reporter: using a large strap, pulling her to safety. >> that's why we do what we do, animals don't have the ability to be able to call and say, can you come