Address online and have people go to her house and rape her, burn her house down or hurt her if she didnt post video. Detectives learned he threatened another girl, a 12 yearold, also in polk county. He was taken into custody this morning at his home in cape coral. They are out there warning parents about these messenger apps. We have been warning people about these apps for years. You can remain anonymous. Your childs information is out there enough where they can get the face. Find out where they live and go to school and use that information to hurt your child. Reporter bales is now facing a list of charges which include extortion, aggravated stalking or threats to kill. Detectives are going through his home to see if there are any other victims out there. But again, look for our story a little later on at 11 00. We will be going through this kik app and telling parents what you need to know about it. Jamel lanee, thank you. Another skimmer uncovered. This just one day after 8 on your side showed you one stashed in a gas pump. It is becoming rampant in the tampa bay area. John rogers joins us live from sarasota to tell us more. John, what are officials doing to stop this or is there anything they can do . Reporter yeah, they are doing everything they can. Some companies are creating more advanced gas pumps to combat this. Gas station owners are checking the pumps. But, police say ultimately, you, the consumer, have the power to stop this threat. Twice a day, daniel has his they go outside to make sure everything is intact. Reporter it is combat a growing threat in the tampa bay area. Credit card skimmers. It is bad for business in general. Reporter a skimming device was found on this exxon in tamiami trail. These crooks are getting more technologically advanced. Absolutely. Somehow, they are compromising the actual door to the pump. So they are getting inside. Reporter an agriculture commissioner out of putnam says it is getting worse. The latest generation of the technology is blue tooth. They dont have to return to the scene of the crime to retrieve their device that contain it is data they stole from you. Reporter skimmers are costing u. S. Consumers 2 billion a year. When you go to pump your gas, there are things you can do to protect yourself. First things first, survey the gas pump looking for this seal. After you get home, check over your Bank Statements because if you have unauthorized charges you should call your bank. And keep checking those statements because crooks sometimes save the numbers only to use them years later. Gas station owners are doing everything they can. Here is another great tip for you. When you go to the pump when you are using your card, instead of using debit, use credit. That way, the transaction is processed differently and your protected. Back to you guys. John, i saw you had access out of putnam. But are florida lawmakers addressing this threat . Reporter yes, he talked about that. A number of bills are being passed through the Florida Legislature right now that would strengthen and stiffen the penalties for crooks who use these skimmers and he is hopeful that those should become law later in year. Democrats Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders return to the debate stage tonight in the quest for their partys nomination. Lets get right to our Washington Bureau mark meridith. Bernie sanders is riding a wave of popularity. Saturday night live. And the success of New Hampshire. But tonight, he is back in business and Hillary Clinton is ready to go. Reporter you are right about that. Probably not too many last night like we saw on saturday night live. There will be a debate on pbs. It comes days after that decisive victory we saw in New Hampshire for Bernie Sanders. But the battle is far from over. Hillary clinton today giving an endorsement from leaders of the congressional black caucus. This is important because it will be part of her strategy Going Forward to try to attract minority and younger voters. It was amazing to see how many you would associate going with the Clinton Campaign deciding to instead back Bernie Sanders. This is certainly good news for sanders campaign. While the clintons have tried to adjust their strategy, tonights debate will be interesting to watch if we see anything different on the stage from Bernie Sanders as well. But todays endorsement is particularly important because it adds to the long list of powerful democrats who are lending their support to clinton. There is only one person who has fought consistently. Has earned the trust of Young Americans when it comes to education. And thats hillary. Unlike my colleagues when they came to who would be the best person to lead our great nation, i never had a chance to compare her to anyone, because i only knew the work that this Great American has done over the decades. Reporter that was two members of the large group that endorsed Hillary Clinton on what is interesting while tonights debate is on pbs, it will be simulcast on cnn. People want to see this race between sanders and clinton. Hillary clinton will be going down to South Carolina for a rule town hall on economic and racial disparity. Sanders is not backing down. We saw him yesterday in new york with the reverend allstar sharpton. This one i will be watching and South Carolina. That is like the buyer wall for Hillary Clinton. They are counting on success there. But speaking of the republicans for a moment, they continue to make news. Florida senator marco rubio on the attack. What are you hearing about that mark . Reporter you are right about that one. Right now, during the 5 00 hour, there is a town hall up in South Carolina. We saw a different strategy from rubio. He was a little bit more on the attack against donald trump. And his comments certainly were a little sharper than what we saw on the ground in new after iowa, rubio really tried to sell himself as the eventual nominee. He had to change his tune after what we saw up in nashville and manchester earlier this week. It is not just marco rubio. The republicans whether it is john kasich. They are trying to stay on the map. It is a week from saturday when the republicans have their next contest. Never a dull moment. But marco rubio trying to stay on the map. Mark meridith, thank you. As he mentioned, donald trump will be in the bay area. He will be. He is speaking at the university of south florida and tickets have sold out. The event takes place at 7 00 at the usf sun dome. Doors open at 5 00 p. M. Newschannel8 will be there and bring you the very latest. Reaction from Trump Supporters expect to be there as well. It is a first come first serve too. Looking ahead on the campaign trail, the next contests are South Carolina and nevada. The Nevada Democratic caucus is so is the republican primary in South Carolina. And on tuesday, february 23, that is when the Republican Caucus takes place in nevada. South carolina democrats will go to the polls saturday, february 27. The deadline to vote is just days away. You have to register to vote by tuesday, february 16. Floridas primary is a closed primary election. You have to be registered republican or democrat to be able to vote. We put everything you need to know about the primary on wfla. Com. The Hillsborough County student arrested for carrying a gun on a school bus made his first appearance before a judge. Another student spotted Jamarcus Simms loading the gun and called for help. He is still in jail now. Tonight at 6 00, we will take a closer look at what School Leaders are doing to prevent weapons from getting on school buses. Day on wall street, the dow jones down 254 points. The market did recover from even steeper losses earlier in the day. At one point, it was down more than 400 points. Also new tonight, a standoff at an oregon wildlife refuge has ended. The last protester surrendered just hours ago. The armed group seized the refuge to protest federal land use policies. Cliven bundy, the father of the groups leader was arrested in connection with a different standoff back in 2014. Still ahead, trapped on a cruise ship in a terrible storm. Coming up, passengers who lived a nautical nightmare are sharing their storying including pictures and video. You dont want to miss this. The coldest morning is behind us now. A Beautiful Day with plenty of sunshine. Rising into the 60 today. Another cold front. You can score some tremendous travel bargains if you dont mind going where the zika virus is prevalent. We will have that and more coming up. Youre watching newschannel8. The station that is always on firefighters rushed to a burning home to save a dog and a helmet camera recorded this whole thing. Check out the intense flames. You can see the video here. Fire crews here. They see the dog hiding from the blaze. Firefighters were able to pick up that dog and safely carry him back outside. Reunited the dog with its owner. Bruised and battered Cruise Ship Passengers are describing a nightmare voyage. What was supposed to be a relaxing cruise, the anthem of the sea was pounded by a powerful atlantic storm. Tonight, passengers are talking about the brutal conditions at sea. Reporter this morning one of the Worlds Largest cruise ships the anthem of the sea is finally back in port. The ships reputation is bruised and battered after sailing into a powerful atlantic storm. Three days before their scheduled arrival, passengers couldnt wait to get off. Im going the run down and kiss the ground. Reporter vacationers describe it as terrifying. It was the scariest day of my life. It was a cruise from hell. Reporter 30foot seas and winds of more than 150 miles an hour and they were right in the middle of it. In the movie titanic with the two old people laying in bed saying goodbye for the last time . That is what we felt like. It was amazing. Reporter shattered glass and overturned furniture. Passengers told to shelter in their rooms. At the height of the storm, the as 45 degrees. You dont come back from 50 degrees. Reporter the remainder of the cruise was canceled and monday, the ship turned around. I turned 25 today. Island today. Bit. Reporter Royal Caribbean says what happened this week shows we need to do better. The vessel wont be allowed to sail again until it is safe. They promised credit to a future cruise. They wont be using it. Cnn reports four people were hurt during the rough cruise, but Royal Caribbean International Claims claims injuries were serious. I cannot even imagine. The storm was forecast three days out. You have to think the folks knew about it. Well, yeah . Those driving the ship and were hoping for the best. Here locally, we are still in a cold front, but warmer days ahead. Yes, and it is beautiful today. It started out kind of cool. Bright sunshine. Hard to look at the sky it is so bright and blue it is nice to on a day like this. Temperatures currently 66 degrees. Lake club and lakewood ranch. A much lighter wind. That is a big difference from yesterday. Remember the gusts over 25 miles an hour . As this area of High Pressure moved over us, things lighteddenned up with the winds and the skies cleared out. And we have very nice weather conditions. 70 relative humidity. The winds are much lower than we saw 24 hours ago. State fair. Again. Same sunday. Possibly a little bit of a jump below normal. Trend. Long term into next week. Looks like we get to be mid and potentially upper 70s as a ridge of High Pressure builds back in. Those of you says it is too cold for florida, it will warm wac up. Mostly in the 50s. Not the 40s this evening like we had 24 hours ago. You see clear skies throughout this period. 49 degrees at 7 00 a. M. Plenty of sunshine at 8 00 a. M. Not as cool as it was this morning. 58 degrees clearwater beach. 66 apollo beach. In lakeland. 69 bartow. 64 north fort. And 60 degrees, a little cooler there in crystal river. We have a cold front to the north of us. Eventually, the cold front will move through the area saturday with a few extra clouds. For now, you can see bright clear skies around the area. Not a cloud in the sky. Looks mostly cloudy around key west. Most of those high clouds. High pressure continues this evening. That is our big feature as High Pressure sits on top of us. We dont have the flow around it like we did for the stronger northwesterly winds as it continues to shift to the east. Tomorrow morning, dress in layers to start early in the day. Jackets probably a good idea. You probably wont need it eventually by the afternoon. Cold front slowly starting to enter the picture here. But for friday afternoon, looks great. Sunny skies. Mostly. Maybe a few high clouds. On saturday, here comes the you can see from the Morning Hours the front will arrive with no rain. The front is long gone. Mostly sunny skies. Looks like a nice day for the second half of the day. Certainly into and through sunday. Valentines day. A bit breezy perhaps. Good snuggle weather. Temperatures upper 60s. These are the forecast lows for tonight. Got unto 30 degrees in brooksville. That is why they had the freeze warning in place. Tonight, not as cold. Still fairly chilly and certainly below our averages. Highs tomorrow reaching for 70 degrees in a lot of locations. 67 degrees saturday. The same for sunday. Just a few more clouds. For sunday itself, valentines day, should be a bit nicer. And temperatures start to jump back, especially thursday and friday. As we saw eight days out. Back in the mid 70s again. It has been a long stretch it seems like cigarette has been for us at least. Thank you steve. Your childs highchair could be at risk of falling apart. Which ones are being recalled and what parents need if you are a new parent, you may want to stop what you are doing and check your kids highchair. 600 chairs are under recall. 8 models of the nuna zaaz highchair. Eight babies have been hurt falling from these. You want to stop using these and contact nuna to receive a new arm bar free of charge. Good news for frequent fliers. To a six year low according to the transportation department. The average price is about 372. Expansion of low Cost Airlines and plunging jet fuel costs are big drivers for this change. Netflix is creating a kid east show built around the music of the beatles. Beat bugs will have five bug like creaturers having adventures to the music of the fab four. They will be performed by todays music artists. Beat bugs will crawl its way into net subscribers homes in august. People who listen to music out loud spend more time with loved ones, more time hugging and more time being intimate. That makes sense. Put a price on love, but bankrate disagrees. They looked into how much the average american will spend. The answer . This seems steep to me. 512. The most expensive president , diamond earrings. Also making the list, a pricey dinner, champagne, a dozen roses and a box of chocolate. We high five and say well done. Here is to next year. There is not a lot you can spend on your loved one. Packages pitched over a fence. We will have this story coming up. And love is in the air. We will take you to the zoo to show you what love looks like now at havertys furniture, its our annual president s day sale. Which means its the perfect time to create the perfect home. Now through february 15th, everything in our store is on sale. Plus, were offering thirtysix month, no interest financing. Come in today for our best prices of the year. With havertys, your home can be perfect. Even when life isnt. Sfx knocking. Were early the president s day sale. From classic to contemporary, right now at newschannel8 at 5 30. Good evening. Im jennifer leigh. Im josh benson. Thanks for being with us tonight. Downtown tampa is one of many cities people call home. They are breathing new life into downtown. And a bay area city hopes to take advantage of a same kind of grow. Josh thomas joins us live from lakeland. We are hearing new residential units are now under construction. Reporter yes, and they are the ones you see behind me. This development has been slowly taking shape in downtown lakeland. But some Business Owners who have businesses nearby, quite frankly, they have soured on its progress. As you can tell, it is not even nearly complete
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