That fog could be hanging on tight even through the evening. 10. The gulf. I think the highest rainfall amounts will be area south. South of the i4 corridor and especially areas south of sarasota. Probably seeing a lot of rain. The best chance for the strongest storms just to our south from about napels over to palm beach. We are tracking light to stronger storms in the gulf. They are an hour away before they reach Pinellas County. More on our local radar and we are heading toward the weekend. Ill have what you can expect for saturday, sunday and the back to you. See you soon. A health alert about the mosquitoborne zika virus. It is spreading explosively. Thats how the world health morning. There are four known cases in florida. Diagnosissed in hillsborough county. The other are in the miamidade area. All traveled to central or south america. Omar villafranca shows us what Health Officials are saying about the spread in the u. S. Reporter as crews spray to kill mosquitoes carrying the zika virus the World Health Organization will hold a meeting monday to declare if the virus should be declared a world health emergency. It is causing babies born with brazil. The increase incidents is particularly alarming. Reporter three to four cases possible in the americas over the next year. Cdc Officials Say the disease is in 20 countries, most in central and south america. U. S. Health Officials Say based mosquitoborne illnesses they expect the remaining cases in the u. S. To remain small. We do not believe there will be a major outbreak in the united states. Reporter all the u. S. Cases Health Officials are urging pregnant women not to travel to absolutely necessary. York. There is no treatment or vaccine for the zika virus. If you want to learn about the effects on people not pregnant wtsp. Com. We have a crime alert to tell you about this afternoon. Tampa police want you to be on the lookout for this man. He dragged a woman off her front porch off east hillsborough avenue around 2 00 rape her. The woman screamed. Motion activated lights and a dog barking scared the man away. Call police. New information on the shooting of a 16yearold during a Home Invasion in holiday this morning. In the shoulder by someone inside the home on garfield drive. Neighbors tell us the house has been a problem in that area quite some time. This isnt the first time there was a Home Invasion at this location. Final touches are going on the stage in iowa for tonights gop debate minus front runner donald trump. Reporter republicans will hold their last debate four days before the Iowa Caucuses without front runner donald trump. Trump says magan kelly was unfair to him when she moderated the last news debate. I got an unfair question from somebody. We dont talk about that. I refuse to talk about that. Reporter 40 of iowaians say they could change their mind before the debate. University where hell hold his owner vent. It will be part rally and part fundraiser. I give you Bernie Sanders. Are susan looking on Bernie Sanders called out Hillary Clinton. My opponent is in philadelphia raising money from an investment star. Reporter Hillary Clinton clinton vowing for her. She is the only person qualified by knowledge on economic social and political issues. Reporter the Clinton Campaign is banking on the get to their lead. Affluenza teen ethan couch just arrived in dallas after being deported from mexico. In 2013 at 16 years old couch after being convicted for killing four people while driving drunk. From affluenza suggesting he was too rich and spoiled to understand the consequences of his actions. You will be able to decide if medical marijuana will be legal in the state of florida. It is now on the 2016 ballot. 10 News Reporter shows you both sides of this heated debate. Plus why you can expect to be targeted the next time you are at the mall or grocery store. Reporter dont be surprised jogging along bay shore boulevard or in the stands for the gasparilla parade this weekend somebody comes up to you wanting money for this medical marijuana campaign. Although they had enough signatures to get it on the ballot now they need to spend millions of dollars to convince other. Drugfree florida says the amendment doesnt do enough to prevent what is next. Marijuana. This group worries kids could thats what the other side is fighting for. Our children deserve to have a quality of life at the same time we are trying to save their life. Reporter two women from our area of brandon and lithia have children with debilitating diseases. They use cannabis to ease their suffering. This would grant a person a better quality of life. We should not have to fight for it. Reporter it needs 60 of the vote to pass in november. Couple votes. There is a press Conference Today at 3 00. There. Wtsp. Today marks 30 years since the Space Shuttle challenger exploded less than two minutes after taking off from cape canaveral. All seven crew members died including High School TeacherChrista Mcauliffe. Another teacher who was a from Christa Mcauliffe i learned to look from the best people. She taught me to not worry about what is not important. And at the same time to work harder at what is important. This morning nasa held a ceremony to pay tribute to all of the fallen crew members. Families of the challenger astronauts who died gathered with nasa to mark 30 years since the Space Shuttle accident. At Stewart Middle School in tampa students watched a video to highlight the apollo, challenger and columbia. Afterwards the students laid flowered at the Christa Mcauliffe garden on their School Grounds honoring the teacher. 10 news is getting results from viewers concerned about a massive amount of garbage tarnishing loved ones graves. Today sarasota is bringing in pile of recycles. That comes after 10 news pointed out the problem on the cemetery property. It is bending the fence and trash is falling on graves. Outraged loved ones reached out to us for help. It is disgusting. Peoples families are getting covered with trash. It is unacceptable to us. I know it is unacceptable to them. We offer our sincere apologies for that. Well rectify it and make sure it doesnt happen again. Waste management says it added more workers to get on top of the overload from holidays and snow birds. This problem should have been caught by perimeter checks. If there is something you want us to check out email us at tips at wtsp. Com. Leonardo dicaprio met with pope francis at the vatican for 50 minutes today. He kissed the popes ring and thanked the holy father for meeting with him. A popular Fast Food Restaurant is the latest victim of a security breech. Strides are being made to prevent strokes and save lives. Coming up, how you can help honor local stroke heros. Im meteorologist kate wentzel. We are still tracking showers and thunderstorms offshore. Some are moving on shore. How long will this wet weather stick around and what can you expect for the weekend . Well talk about it when i return in a few minutes. Just in time for valentines day next week you can watch 10 news at 5 30 in the afternoon for your chance to call in and make 500 gold and Diamond Stores gift card. When you see the number on your if you have been to wendys you may want to check your payment. We dont know how big the breech may have been. Smoke is a major killer in the united states. It is the number five on the cause of death lists. Every day people combat stroke and make a difference. Thats why the american heart honoring local stroke heros. You can honor the celebration by going to a dinner next month. More information. Reporter joining me is Melonie Williams from verizon which has been a huge supporter area. There is an event coming up next month. Tell us about it. We are holding a Stroke Awards Party scheduled february 23rd 6 00 to 8 00 p. M. At double tree tampa west shore. It is to recognize people who are stroke heros. What that means is that people who have experienced a stroke and been a survivor as well as caregivers, researchers and professionals, they are being recognized at this event. More so individuals that acted and helped others from a stroke standpoint. It is so important to spread this Stroke Awareness message and the size of the stroke and the importance of calling 91 1. We want to honor all those absolutely. Verizon and American Heart Association sponsored in Partnership Together for the we have focused on education awareness. Remember fast. Which are the acronyms to help to recognize stroke as well as help others in need. You have a personal connection. You have a passion for this message. Why is this so important to you . My mother experienced a massive stroke ten years ago. She was home alone with my nephew, who against her will called 911. Im thankful for that. She was admitted a hospital and placed in a medically induced coma. It was touch and go for a moment. She made it through and now is doing phenomenal. She dedicated her life in telling her story. I see her as a stroke hero. She is a survivor and sharing her story. My nephew committed his life to be a firefighter as a result of what he experienced with my he is also a stroke hero. It has made me stronger in a message to help others in our tampa bay community. What a blessing and what a wonderful story they are taking this experience and helping others. Thats what this event on february 23rd is about. We want to spread the word about stroke heros. Tammy fields will be hosting this event. We are honored to be involved. You can find out more information on our website. If you would like a tour of 10 news call 7275771010 or e Mail Community wtsp. Com. Im Kathryn Bursch for 10 community. We are looking at another soggy and dreary day. Better. We are watching an area of low pressure in the gulf of mexico. Lots of moisture across the bay area. Eventually in time, this entire system will get that push to the south and to the southeast. We are going to see much improved conditions as we head into friday. Zooming in to Storm Tracker 10 you can see light showers across much of the bay area. The strongest storms are just offshore. I put a tomorrow track on there for you. Safety harbor 12 55. 3 00 to 4 00 we are clearing out. As we zoom into Pinellas County you can see the heaviest rainfall stretching from Indian Rocks Beach southward to north of the st. Pete area. Pinellas park, reddington beach you are seeing good rainfall as well as carrollwood and portions of lutz. Intensity and coverage over the next few hours. The other thing we are dealing with is we have a dense marine fog advisory in effect until 4 00 this afternoon. We are going to be hard pressed to see much clearing at the coast at the beaches. Again, maybe late this afternoon into the evening. The other thing i want to show you, this is not our viewing area. We have a flood watch until 7 00 p. M. The only county affected in our viewing area is highlands county. If you are headed southward this afternoon you might encounter some flooding there on the roadways. This is the scene from our Performing Arts Center camera. Hours from now. Conditions. With the clouds and the rain, temperatures are held down into the mid 60s. They are not going to budge much over the next few hours. Thats around our high for the upper 60s for some areas. Scattered showers and thunderstorms winding down then nothing more than an isolated shower this evening. Clearing conditions overnight. We are expecting the intensity and coverage to increase the next few hours. Activity winding down. After 4 00 to 5 00 p. M. Mostly cloudy skies tonight. Still a few lingering showers. Activity. Again, heres the set up. That area of low pressure is moving to the south and east over time. Good news for the gasparilla 68 degrees. Mostly sunny skies. On saturday. Sunday, a few more clouds and a little warmer with high temperatures in the low range of the 70s. Kind of a nice change of pace. Then as we head past next weekend looking really nice. Monday and tuesday warmer with highs in the upper 70s. The next time we are tracking rain will be wednesday with a allison . Next on 10 news at noon, barbie has a new look. Mutts gone nuts in largo tonight. Well explain. Made famous by back to the future movies an iconic car is like her happytoseeyou face. Her dancing face. And her coaster face. How do you say no to a face like that . You dont have to. With an annual pass from seaworld that gives you rides, shows and events, and that face all year long for just 14 a month. And the sooner you buy one, the sooner the fun starts. 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