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Worth 25,000. The gallery on the beach drive in northeast st. Pete and workers noticed it was missing today. They believe it was taken yesterday when it was open to the public. We are still waiting to see if the cops will release surveillance video. If we get that, of course well share it with you. We were hoping this guy would have already been picked up by the police. This is a man police say may have sexually assaulted a 6 yearold girl who was allowed to go to the restroom by herself in the mall. Carson chambers is live in clearwater with more on who they are looking for. Reporter the good news is Clearwater Police detectives do have some leads and mainly that is due to the fact that there were some surveillance photos captured inside this macys here. They got people calling in with over the weekend. The 6yearold was with her dad and asked to use the womens restroom on her own friday night around 8 00 p. M. She was in a stall when the suspect forced open the door and tried to cover her mouth with his hand. Took off. When he is a white male 19 to 25 years old, 53 to 56, short dark hair with a possible mustache and may have been with two females while inside the mall. Detectives say the dad was waiting outside the bathroom and did report to police the 6 yearold was not hurt. She was shaken up, though. Back to you. Right now take a look at the man on the screen. Cops say hes very dangerous, deputy in hudson. When pasco deputies tried arrested him for an outstanding warrant in a purple 2door infiniti with a tag ebkb19. If you know where hes at, call Crime Stoppers and you could be eligible for a 3,000 reward. Police are looking for the guy accused of shooting another man in the face after a super bowl party. We dont know what started the argument but there was alcohol involved, according to the cops. This happened at a house on 20th street north. That man is in Critical Condition right now and we are still trying to get a name on him. Now for the race to the white house on the eve of the live pictures from a ted cruz rally on the gop side, a live meeting at manchester. Hes hoping for a second straight win after the iowa caucuses. And donald trump is going to be here in tampa on friday at usf. If you dont have a ticket, you cant go because its sold out. Earlier today, trump held a campaign rally. Later on well talk with todd walker, whos following the democratic side. Check out the snow taken from this drone cam. Not so great for the people having to deal with it. Light snow projected in manchester today. We were all bundled up this morning but at least we didnt have that. Throw on the the boots and its nice. But its not snowing. Right. Its the wind that bothers me. Does that get to you . Just a little bit. What else is like, you look out and its sunny. Must be great. No, not today. If youve been outside today, you know its beautiful out there, lots of sunshine. If you were at the main sail beach inn, i mean, thats something. Its gusty out there and you rough. Not necessarily a great beach day but maybe okay for walking in the sand. 64 in tampa right now, 67 in clearwater, and this is an improvement from where we were yesterday. If youre thinking, its temperatures are looking okay but still below average. Not a strong chance of rain, maybe a brief shower. Its really not bad but things are changing. Those gusty winds are staying with us for tomorrow. We have more of that in store. Ill show you why, and when it will start to let up, coming up. A super bowl commercial advertised getting a mortgage in minutes using just your phone. Why the government says you may want to take a little more time. And hackers are trying to take advantage of the Housing Market right now. How theyre stealing your welcome back. The commanding lead over Hillary Clinton on the todd walker is live at a democratic rally in New Hampshire right now. Political experts dont believe sanders can keep that lead . Reporter when Bernie Sanders walked into his rally this morning, you could feel and see the excitement. Sanders politics plays well here. A lot of people didnt know about him in may and look how far hes come. Just hear the name pop enough times and you start to get interested and find out what he is, who he is. Reporter thats the excitement in New Hampshire. The core of his support are younger white voters by and large, and thats not the core of the democratic electorate youll see moving forward. Country, sanders is close to Hillary Clinton. When you look at super tuesday, there are a lot of Southern States where youll see the core of the African American democratic voters come out, and so far Hillary Clinton seems to have a lead among them. Reporter but can the success continue . New hampshire hes got a lot of support. Well see how it converts the other areas. The country is so split, thats the problem. Now a lesson in if it sounds too good to be true. One Super Bowl Ad was selling mortgages in minutes. You could get a mortgage on your phone. If it could be that easy, wouldnt more people buy homes . Reporter quicken loans super bowl commercial is stirring up controversy, reminding some of the financial crisis in 2008. Sadly to say during the crash. They were giving out mortgages pretty easily back then. Remind you of that . A little bit, yeah. Reporter quicken says they found a way to simplify it with technology, using and app on your phone. Our real estate expert agrees, saying its important to have a face to face relationship with your lender. Thats a huge purchase. Certainly strikes me as youre not buying a blender or new shirt. Reporter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says take your time, ask questions, and know before you owe. Am i doing this correctly or i dont get this, might be more comforting for someone. Reporter mortgages in minutes, advertised in a 60 second spot that could d have quicken is saying these are fully underwritten loans and they verify information from trusted partners to save you time filing that paperwork. Hackers are trying to make money off people trying to sell their houses. It happened in fort myers but it could happen anywhere. The scammer got hold of the listing, posted it for rent rather than for sale and told anyone who wanted to rent the place to wire the deposit. If you find a home you like online, contact a professional legit. Two teens cult a hole in the fence at Falkenburg Academy and there is still a reward for anthony cook. Both were in juvenile detention for stealing cars. We have all heard stories about fish contaminated with mercury and other toxins. But Scientists Say the fish in the ocean today actually have lower levels of toxic substances than in any time in nearly 50 years. There were significant drops in mercury and credit clean water regulations and efforts to keep going into the ocean. Ryan found another department thats considering taking action against drones. Reporter British Police think eagles make the best guards against drones, considering training them to treat drones as birds of prey. The Dutch National force announced they had started training and mention the possibility of finding a way to give them more protection. They have also been experimenting with using nets to capture drones. Officials say in the last few months there have been multiple reports of drones near airplanes an prisons. Remember you can watch newsy on now another page for passengers on a cruise they say was horrifying. People on board royal caribbeans anthem of the seas saw damaged ceilings and more. That ship is heading back to new jersey to be inspected. It was headed down the east coast when Hurricane Force winds slammed it for hours on end. One panel posted this video of even worse. The ship rocked nearly 45 degrees and an estimated 30 foot waves along with wind more than 100 miles an hour. Four people were hurt. We are told they are only minor injuries. But why in the world were they on the water if it was that bad . Pressure. But you can track fronts for moving. I guess theyre doing the best situation. The reason for the weather was because of the a cold front. Thats what also moved through our area, bringing us stronger again, we have another cold front on the way. This is going to move through tonight and then we have another one that will move through tomorrow. So were keeping the wind coming, as well as cooler temperatures. Today seemed fairly pleasant. This is what you can expect for tonight and tomorrow, a brief shower. Those 25mileanhour wind gusts are going to continue and temperatures are coming back down again with the next front. Tonight 50 degrees for the cloud cover with this next front acts like a blanket. Tomorrow more gusty winds, around 25 miles an hour, and 58 degrees as a high. That is a drop in temperatures storm afternoon. Those winds will make it feel even cooler. Well show you how the wined to caused problems for a skydiver who couldnt make his landing, coming up. Right now a live look at the white house and 51 students invited to celebrate this years black history celebration. Modern dance to hip hop, their work has stirred our souls and ignited our manual nation. The stories of who we were, who we are and who we can be. During black history month, thats really what we celebrate, the people who have shaped our heritage. We reflect on how far weve come and how much farther you would have to go. Wasnt that long ago that Many Companies wouldnt hire black dancers. And the few who were hired were sometimes asked to wear white pancake makeup to hide their face from the audience. Debbie allen shared with us that she was turned away because she was black. Again, youre watching the to the white house today for a black history celebration. The program is highlighting what africanamerican women have done in the dance world. Those kids will get a chance to get some dance moves from allen in a little bit. I was at an event today in tampa where they honored students and adults for their achievements. Look for more on that coming up. Ahead, congrats to all the broncos fans out there. Now you can get your hands on Authentic Super bowl if youre like me, you fired up youtube to watch the super bowl commercials again. People spent about 300,000 hours online rewatching those. Trending online right now. Does make you want to dance, doesnt it . So weird. People are calling it weird, scary, bizarre. Its one of the most talked about commercials today. What do you think . That was the one that i remembered, puppy monkey baby. And the most watched, hyundais the chase. You loved it. Start my car. 200 million posts, comments and likes during the super bowl, not just about the adds. The top moment was the end of coldplay and bruno mars all on stage at once. Lady gagas anthem also made the top three. She was fantastic. She looked fantastic. And beyonce is bringing it to tampa bay. She is going on a world tour and shes stopping in tampa, ray j. I hear its because they have too many pyrotechnics and they cant do it at amalie. Tickets are going to go on sale next week. And one business has been busy printing up official super bowl merchandise. Screen printers at majestic p. M. Last night to be sure tens of well do about 50,000 shirts today. Well do about 250,000 around the united states. Theyll go to retailers around the united states, kohls, target, walmart, then amazon and nfl shop. They employ 500 people here in tampa. And friday we met andre, Hometown Hero who used to play at jefferson high school. He was in the game last night, 22yard reception. Were beginning to try and talk to him after he gets back to tampa. On the now, we have plenty more for you. Between the storms and needing a new roof for many families. Without them, i would have lost my house and everything. How you can win a free roof or at least make repairs to the one you have. Doing before getting caught in concerns about the zika virus are not stopping the carnivale festival in brazil. Thousands are partying in the streets right now and they are having some fun with the situation, mosquito nets and costumes are popular right now. This will last through wednesday morning. A soldier skydiver misses his landing by a lot, all during a training exercise, getting stuck in the power look at this, incredible pictures we are getting. Thats a firefighter trying to get to him from a ladder truck. East coast of florida. Hes from fort bragg and was following his squad when he drifted into the pole and got tangled up. The power was cut and it took untangled. Thankfully he wasnt hurt. But we have had some windy days around these parts, and its right. There are wind surfers across tampa bay and they love this kind of weather. But skydivers, not so much. Also we love golf but this is not good weather for it. Youre the meteorologist. You know more than i do. You can see the wind speeds, 23 in tampa. These are sustained but the gusts have been greater than this today. We are looking at the same scenario for tomorrow. If you were looking at golf, still have those 25milean hour gusts and through the day, temperatures starting around 50 and then a slight chance for a brief shower, only getting up to 58. Temperatures will be lower tomorrow afternoon along with the wind that we saw today. There are more changes in store, though. Ill show you when exactly were going to warm up if youre hoping for the flipflop days to return, coming up in a little bit. Owning a home is expensive, especially when things break unexpectedly. Now theres a new contest to give people a new roof, and you reporter every time joe pulls up to his home. Are you amazed . Yes, maam, totally amazed. I look at it and think without this, i would have lost my home. Reporter this 60yearold veteran works as a janitor. When he ran into leaking roof, repairs for out of the question. I had buckets and big trash cans i was catching water in. Reporter to keep the mortgage, he had to get a new roof. He entered the no roof left behind contest not once but twice. Second time, i said, im and i did. Reporter he won a 20,000 most online votes. Circle k or something and see people and say, could you take the time to vote for me elementary there is one here in pinellas, another in sarasota. Theyre all different. Elderly to a younger couple we did that couldnt move their child into the home until they got a new roof, we were able to environment. Totally changed my life. I knew i was going to have a home to live in the rest of my life. Everything you need to know to enter that contest is on thenowtampabay. Com. And if youre having problems . You can try to patch it. Dollars and give you time to save for a new roof. And try financing it. The average roof cost 10,000 but if you have good credit, Monthly Payments can be as low as 150. The good news, the roof lasts about 30 years, so its likely youll only need to buy one in your lifetime. Another live look over the white house. This is the first lady. Shes invited 51 kids to the white house and they are all participating in this dance here for the black history celebration they are having there. Really cool, highlighting many africanamerican women in our country right now in the dance world. And guess who else is there right now . Choreographer debbie allen. Black history celebration and there were so many kids in the audience being honored because they are such great musicians. They also honored adults doing great things in the community. Thank you to all those folks for allowing me to come out. Ahead on the now tampa bay, getting ready for airfest with real life training. What you can expect to be different at this years event. Right now crews are still earthquake during southern taiwan on friday. Three days later they are still finding survivors. A woman and man were found buried beneath the rubble of a building. 38 people were killed so far in the 6. 4 quake. This is a map of earthquakes happening across the world right now. But most you see are too small to feel. Airfest is something we are all excited about. And its free, so theres a chance for anyone to get on base and look at the aircraft i feel good knowing what i have participated in today helps them get ready for the air show, that god forbid if something does happen, well be trained and ready. There has never been an accident at the air show. Coming up, i want you to get your tax refund. There are scammers out there looking to claim your money before you. The latest scam you should be watching out for, when we come welcome back. When you file your taxes, especially when youre expecting a refund, you want to get it as fast as possible. There was 15 million stolen in tax fraud last year and we have the latest scams so you dont become a victim. Reporter tim thinks you need to be a mastermind to do your own taxes. You dont, but the efiling service is warning against those targeting you during tax season. Scammers are smart enough to know if they send out 100,000 of these, maybe 10,000 of them they will make somebody nervous. Reporter kelly has written several articles about the latest scams. Emails like these can even trick tax professionals. The problem is you can get this kind of spam even if you dont use turbo tax. Reporter and there are plenty more where that came from, and not just email. Some are posting warnings on youtube, hoping to protect your money. Used to be that the scammers were 12yearold kids in a basement trying to see what they could pull over somebody. Now its and orsed crime. Reporter your checklist . Do not click the link in the e mail. Theres potential when you click on that, you could be installing malware in the computer. Reporter if they leave a voicemail, dont call back. When you respond, even just mind, youre confirming its a real number and that number is going to be sold to somebody else. Reporter we also reached out to turbo tax and they sent us an email reading in part bottom line, if youre in doubt, just assume its a scam. Now that the tide is higher, we are expecting this mom and baby whale to swim through an inlet on the east coast of florida. Just released today, this ranking of the amount of rain we saw last month across the most of the country was drier than usual, here in the lighter colors. But florida had a lot more rain than usual. This was the fourth wettest january we have ever had, almost 6 inches of rain, which is 3 inches above average. And theres one part of the country that could see the opposite in the future. Reporter a federally funded study published thursday argues the southwest is moving into a climate where droughts will be more frequent. They identified broad storm patterns and know the three most connected to precipitation have become increasingly rare. The leader of the study says a normal year in the southwest is more of a drought than it used to be. To shift the dry climates to normal. California is a good example. Scientist have said droughts could last days or decades. One researcher said, we consider the last 150 years or so to be normal. But you dont have to go far back at all. What could be in the future for california is a dry period during the wet period. The National Center for atmospheric study supports theories of a drier climate in the southwest, hoping to conserve and disperse water appropriately. We are only 8 days in and we did have you remember saturday. Friends were saying, you work for the news, how did you not know it was going to rain . That was a difficult day to nail down that timing. The bottom line is we have had a decent amount of rain here in the first week, so we are already over a half inch above average for rainfall in february. Four days, though, above average temperatures, so we have some cooler and drier days ahead. It will be interesting to see how it comes together by the end of the month. So far were ahead for rain and we have had a mixed bag when it comes to temperatures. Right now temperatures across Hillsborough County, were warmer than yesterday, up to 64 are usually cooler are not today. Theyre right about where we are. So the question is, are we going to continue . We have a cold front rolling through. You can see the extra clouds here tonight, even up until 10 00 tonight with a chance of showers. Then with the stronger winds coming in tomorrow, we could get a brief sprinkle or some drizzle, a lot of cloud cover for sure, especially in the first part of the day. By 4 30, well see more sunshine and the drier air starting to filter in. For the next four days, tomorrow youll notice the gusty winds and maybe a shower early in the day, a high only of 58. By the time we get to friday, we are in the mid to upper 60s, still below average. Of course well have the updates on the sevenday forecast and let you know what right now back to the dow numbers we talked about at the top of the show. Down. Numbers had dropped more than 400 today, so thats not bad. Right now one fraternity is suspended as its frat president is accused of attacking a female student. The president of si epsilon seen talk his goals, keeps saying he didnt do anything wrong. The woman says he locked the door, forced himself on her at the frat house last saturday. Hes pleaded not guilty to a number of charges including firstdegree attempted rape. The speed with which they brought this into a criminal setting suggests that the prosecution believes they have the fraternity says it is cooperating with an ongoing investigation. The holiday isles project is giving some residents plenty of reason to worry. Reporter the crash of waves and small town feel, why 144 people love calling Madeira Beach home. Some worry that quiet feel could soon disappear. The city is currently considering this proposal, a isles as you come into town. An asphalt jungle, thats what will happen if we dont stand up strongly. Reporter plans call for three buildings, condo and hotel space with more than 600 units, plus a restaurant and 100 new boat slips. The cost to build it could top 80 million. We want this to be the entryway to paradise. Reporter a lot of locals say they are excited about turning an eyesore into a development, but the scale worries many. This is extreme overkill. Reporter they believe traffic will become unbearable and they are banding together. We want it scaled back. Reporter the Developers Say they have already reduced the keep of the project and they are working with fdot to minimize the impacts on traffic. Addition maybe to the gulf beaches in general. Reporter tonight at 7 00 they will take that up at a meeting then the City Commission can look at the plans in its march meeting. These are live pictures outside a landromat as we are told in fort lauderdale, possibly a womans car was stolen with her baby inside. These are live aerial pictures. One employee there saying a short time ago this woman was carjacked with her child in the backseat, and Somebody Just drove off. Still getting more information on this, happening just a short time ago police are not confirming if there was a child today begins the year of the monkey and people around the world are celebrating. Here they kicked off the start to the lunar or Chinese New Year with this colorful parade. Each Chinese New Year is named chinese zodiac. People born under the sign monkey are considered lively, quickwitted and energetic. In the last hour, chipotle opened its doors back up, training. They are giving us a glimpse through twitter, tweeting out about the meetings all day. If you text raincheck to 888222 you can get a free burrito, only until 6 00 tonight. So how is this meeting changing how other eateries are handling food . Reporter if you were feeling mexican today, you may have tried something different. Couldnt go to chipotle today. Trying out the food trucks. Reporter as chipotle closed today, some are making sure safety remains top of mind. Every hour, hour and a half, i have to monitor food temperature. One thing i learned from running a small restaurant, its tough. I can only imagine its even reporter chipotle is live tweeting the companywide meeting. Using live social media tool periscope, the 10 million local Growers Initiative was announced to connect with smaller suppliers. And they responded to questions live on twitter. But is all this enough to whet the appetite of customers like sean . Possibly. You know, i still also like to support the local businesses. I think its a good move that theyre owning up to it. Reporter for some Small Business owners, the boost in customers is a welcome thing. But chipotle getting back on track could d be great for any business serving up good food and good health. Thats it for the now tampa bay. Right now, three children killed in a headon collision. And take a good look at surveillance pictures. This man is accused of attacking a girl inside a bay area mall bathroom. Tonight the latest on the search to find him. Plus a Hillsborough County deputy is off the job. Tonight the disturbing allegations made against deputy tyson boyd. Good evening, im wendy ryan. In fort lauderdale, the hunt is on for a carjacker who stole a car with a child inside. This is a live look at the scene in broward county. He jumped into a womans car and took off. Police are talking to the mother right now trying to get more details. Police have not said what kind of car it is. Right now allegations of