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you just how amazing this special needs 7-year-old really is. good afternoon, everyone. i'm josh benson. >> i'm stacie schaible. this is first at 4. we have a developing story about a deadly hit-and-run. troopers believe that they have found the car in question but they are still looking for its driver. >> this person hit and killed a tow truck driver on the howard frankland bridge today. fhp says perez died and the driver she's identified as allison huffman. her car was found near the bridge and they're looking for her. pinellas park police wants to know who is driving this car. cell phone video showing the traffic. and doing doughnuts right in the roadway. detectives tells us this video was shot yesterday along 66 street near 121st avenue. police believe this type of driving is a game for young and post the video to social media to brag. if you know who this person is, contact police. around 3 million uninsured floridans are struggling to find health care, but new funding from the state legislature could lower that number. our capital bureau reporter matt explains. >>reporter: free clinics provide some floridans their only hope when in smeed of special care. the people who run the clinics are hoping that florida lawmakers don't forget about that while crafting the budget. with county health department declining -- the florida association of free and charity clinic hopes the legislature can provide funding for the 90 clinics around the state. >> we see people who don't have insurance and don't qualify for government programs or government assistance. we're their safety net. there's a gap with "the affordable care act". >> the legislature did approve more than $9 million for the was ultimately vetoed by the governor. reporting in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. >> the senate included $9.5 million for free clinic i objects in its budget proposal. advocates hope the house will follow suit. by the way, if you want to help pick who will be the next republican or democratic presidential nominee, then have you to make sure you're registered to vote by tomorrow. you can drop off your application at your county supervisor of election's office or be sure that it is postmarked by tomorrow. if you're not registered as a republican or democratic, you'll not get a say in florida's primarily which is march 15th. now your first at 4 forecast. your storm team meteorologist julie phillips. hi, julie. >> good afternoon, it has been a cloudy day across the tampa bay. we haven't seen rain just yet. we're tracking storm chances as we head into tonight. currently, tracking some thick st. temperatures have been very mild this afternoon. and here's a look at our satellite and radar imagery. you can see clouds across the tampa bay area. we have seen showers in highland's county and over the next couple of hours, we could see some showers and this is out ahead of the big system we're watching that's west of us. some southeasterly flow ahead of this system providing us with warmer air, also some deeper moisture around, but here's where the heart of the storms are moving through mississippi and alabama. we have seen a lot severe weather in the southeast. a number of severe thunderstorm warnings in effect. earlier we had tornado warnings in effect as well. and really the southeast is going to see the worse of the storm as we head into tonight, but there is still a chance we could see an isolated severe storm as well. so the entire tampa bay area is under a marginal risk of severe weather as we head into the overnight hours and into early tomorrow morning, this is issued they do a good job of this and putting that margin risk -- it means a lot of us will see thunderstorms but we could see a couple that could become severe. we'll watch this closely overnight. the storms will move in after midnight and a lot will exit before you head to work tomorrow morning. we'll have a look at the timing of the showers and storms coming up in minutes. guys. okay, thanks for that. let's take a look at your headlines from hollywood. >> including the shifting oscars and the latest from kanye west. david daniel has today's hollywood minute. >> i was a boy. [indiscernible]. >>reporter: the revenant is ready to make history. a fur trapper trying to survive in the wilderness. winning five trophies including best picture the directing oscar won for "bird man" and a repeat will make him the first back-to-back director in more than 65 years. >> it's not regular. regular. after more than two years, the wait for his new album "the life of pueblo" he announced the release friday morning, but by sunday said it was delayed and asked fans to stream. it followed a week of promotion, a performance on saturday night live and a series of attention getting tweets proclaiming himself $53 million in debt and appealing to facebook founder mark zuckerberg to invest in his ideas. kanye west is the greatest of all times, just ask him. i'm danny daniel. we're looking at the hotel like you've never seen it more from drone 8 next. a company wants to give you 10,000 towards your dream wedding and you never have to pay it back, that's if you stay married. that's coming up on news channel 8 at 4:00. stay welcome doctor. let's talk about the problems caused by unintended veins. >> it can lead to leg heaviness and leg cramps and restless legs. >> how are symptoms like that treated? >> we treat veins with special medical lasers that have allowed our patients to return to work or activities immediately. >> a lot of people are going to want to know if insurance covers this kind of treatment? >> yes, because varicose veins lead to health problems and discomfort, it's covered by medicare and most health insurance. >> how do we know if we have vein disease. >> see a vein doctor, and they'll conduct a vein screening that will allow you and your -- >> for more information, go to call 800-vein-doc and you'll get a free vein screening. welcome back. she's known as the white queen of the golf, but a peek of the bell view hotel in bell air and you can see a huge transformation taking place. >> the drone through over. the building dated back to the -- they're making ways for condos and a small boutique hotel. a portion of the old structure is spared and it will be moved about 500 feet to front of the property. and speaking of flying, its tampa international airport is moving along. will receive each can of bread or soda will open. things must be screened before it can be sold to passengers. workers are paid to sure no weapons how suspicious objects are smuggled into the airport. >> this concession is a critical part of our program. something the public will rarely see, but it's vital and critical to everything we're doing. >> it's one part of the nearly $1 billion project expansion underway at tia. within a few years, 65 new rains and shops will open and other renovations including people movers will follow. coming up, we're going to look at your first at 4 forecast and rain is on the way. but first -- >> watching every move you make on the roadway. i'm gayle guyardo and i'll tell you why dashcams are becoming more and we'll talk about trade rumors surrounding a popular player. this is news channel 8. we'll be right back. stay with us. hey, guys, it's annie. we are always looking for new ways to save money. pwell today, i'm going to share with you pa simple tip that could help you stretch your budget when it comes to your grocery shopping. not bad. pit's easy: bogos from other stores aren't always the best deal, pbut walmart every day low prices, pwell, that could save you some money. tampa, the total amount saved at walmart vs winn dixie was $24.49 in this week's basket - that's 22%. including bogos. give walmart every day low prices a try today. know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. well, we're a few weeks into tax season and already the irs is alerting taxpayers. >> as chris clakum shows us there can be something wrong with your tax return. >>reporter: people are getting letters from the irs showing that the agency is dealing with fraudulent tax returns. >> tax return fraud is not going to go away anytime soon. >> kelly grant has been writing about it and says the troubles can be traced back to last year's security data breach where millions of social security numbers ended up in the hands of identity thieves. the a fake return and get other people's tax refund. >> in most cases, we're hearing they're e-filing and they're doing in this bulk and massive amounts of return and they know these are going to get rejected or caught by the irs. >> she says taxpayers should take comfort many are being caught by the irs and more security measures are in place this year. but the individual can't do much to prevent fraud except to file before the thief does. >> try to get all of that done so as soon as you have all of your w-2s, 1099s, all that in hand, you can file right away. >> which means filing by the end of this week. chris clakum, nbc news. it's president's day and it's not too late to take advantage of the first major sale's holiday of the year. >> that tops your first at 4:00 consumer watch today. a lot of retailers are having store-wide sales to clear out merchandise holidays. president's day is traditionally the big car buying holiday of the year. fatwallet.com says president day's sells is the best day to take deals on home upgrades. how is this for a deal. a new start up will give couples up to $10,000 to use towards their dream wedding. but there's a catch. from the offer from seattle base swan love, if the couples get divorced, they have to pay the money back plus interest. wow! the site uses data that it collects to determine the newly weds of staying together. dashcams are more affordable and more popular. gayle guyardo is seeing how people are keeping a close eye on what you're doing behind the wheel. >>reporter: law enforcement with dashcams aren't the only one the road, so you better watch what you're doing behind the wheel. a quick owe-- a quick cup of coffee. >> kim kelly got her dashcam for christmas and it didn't take long before it captured this video. >> it can't be disputed. >> because dashcam is more affordable, they're growing. if used properly, it can help in an investigation. >> without the videos, it can be he said, she said like who was at the stop sign first. who had right away. >> kim kelly told me the man who backed into her was cooperative and cut her a check for damages to her car. she's ready for a rear facing dashcam because you never know who you might see on the roadways. >> i see things. i see road rage. accidents, people racing. >> now we can catch it all on camera. gayle guyardo, news channel 8. >> wow. that was wild video. keep in mind, that dashcam keeps an ie eye on your driving and ifkeeps audio -- and it keeps audio. we want to take a moment to look at the serious side of heart ache. 10% of high schoolers report being abused by someone they're dating. this is high schoolers. and those are the ones brave enough to report it. we want to know how to spot this type of violence before it escalates. 8 on your side has answers for you today and joining me now from the spring of tampa bay is social change project leader, emily wing. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> those numbers are startling. i think we think of kids in high school, abuse, really. and 10%. that's a big number, and that's only what's reported. >> right. look out for as parent and friends? >> definitely the main warning signs is excessive jealousy. they'll be jealous of friends and family, anything taking the attention away from them. >> is it different if it's a boy being abused verses a girl? >> most sign was similar. it might be less physical. it's more excessive physical force, but the jealousy and the warning signs are similar. >> if there's somebody from high school watching this, who is it safe to report this type of thing to because you know they're scared to report it. >> yes. the spring has the 24-hour hotline and due to the funding that verizon has given us, we're able to go into school and there's safe reporting advocates and sharing that information. but certainly calling the 24/7 hotline at the spring. it's a great resource. >> of course, if it's serious, 911, of course. >> of course. kinds of abuse and what constitutes truly abuse? >> whenever you're being excluded from things like -- that you're within school, family, because that person is trying to get power and control over that person. if someone doesn't feel right, you're feeling nervous walking on egg shells, those are red flags that's important to share with someone. >> we're talking about not only physical violence, but emotional violence as well. >> yes. it doesn't always become physical for everyone. but if you can control someone by what you're saying -- >> it's not healthy? >> no. >> very good information. we appreciate it. let's go to josh and julie for the weather. >> thanks for that. we're checking the forecast. julie is back with a look. we start a new week. the weekend couldn't beat that. it was beautiful. >> fantastic, and now today we're tracking changes. you may have noticed cloudier today. a little breezier. that's ahead of the storm system we're tracking, so for this evening, a 10 to 20% chance of a few showers around. as we head into the overnight hours, by 2:00, 3:00 a.m., we're expecting a line of storms to move into the tampa bay area. produce pockets of heavy rainfall and we could see strong storms as well. by 8:00 a.m., most of the rain is gone and we may have a lingering light sprinkle through the morning hours. temperatures falling into the low 60s by the start of your day. here's the thick cloud cover across the tampa bay area. a few light showers have developed in places like highland's county. we'll see a few more through the evening hours, but the heavy stuff, the stormy stuff, that's coming in later tonight. as we take a step back, you can see the nasty weather, the southeast is dealing with. alabama, mississippi, we have multiple severe thunderstorm warnings in effect. this whole system is shifting east. notice this area of low pressure. this stays north of us, so the worse is going to stay north of us. as we head throughout the evening forecast models and you can see it's quiet. maybe just a few spotty showers around, but as we head closer 2:00, 3:00 a.m., that's when we'll see a line of storms approaching the coast. the first place hit will be citrus county around 2:00 a.m. or so and the system will move in. around 4:00, 5:00, we'll see showers moving through st. pete and tampa. it's possible, overnight you may be woken up from the thunderstorms, but this front is moving quickly, so by 9:00 a.m., notice the bulk of the rain all south of us, and we'll actually see clearing skies as we head into tuesday afternoon. so most of tuesday will be dry. through the overnight hours is when we're expect to go see the rain. temperatures behind this front, not expecting a cool down. we'll see temperatures near 70 degrees for tuesday afternoon. pretty pleasant and by wednesday, a beautiful day. average temperatures in the low 50s to start off. clear skies. it will be breezy out of the northwest behind the system. not too bad. it will be sunny, which is perfect for this time of year. as we head into thursday, a northeasterly flow. it's going to stay quiet for the rest of the 7-day forecast. and we'll see temperatures warmup as well. the next couple of days, we're below average in the low 70s warming back up into the mid-70s. we have the storms tonight, but nothing but sunshine as we head through the end of the weekend. the weekend is shaping up beautifully. temperatures in the mid-70s with no rain. >> we like that. thank you much. let's check out sports. join us now, dan lucas is in the house. hockey. >> did you watch the game? >> i haven't. >> it was talked about all day, all night, last night. >> that's a good team. >> lightnings were robbed. steve has the hockey world shaking. general manager shook the rick tore scale in the hockey trade world releasing a statement saying plain and not going to trade stephen stamkos before the february 29th nhl trade line. what do we do when stamkos's name come up. we look to the canadian hockey media. they're twisting izerman's word. i'll read a court from izerman's statement, our entire organization, stephen included wants to focus on making the playoffs. dawn, does it guarantee a new contract? no, it doesn't. he would not comment on this situation. enough. speaking of playoffs, here you go, stacie. they took a blow to a bazaar sequence of events. the blues were up 1-0 when the puck is kicked into the net passed ben bishop. it was waived off before the officials and the ref gets the call and replay the goals. patrick skate to direct the puck into the goal. what happens next, the call is reversed to a good goal. blue's win 2-1. let's listen to bishop's reaction minutes after this incident. >> well, i mean, all he's doing is trying to kick it in. he calls a no-go. it's tough to overturn. i would like to know the explanation and what's -- that's a kick. that's a backwards kick. and he calls a no goal and changes it. i don't know. >> so we did some digging. according to rule 60 for all of you rule book people out there, i'll give you this little phrase, distinct kicking motion. that's what they look for and in this case, the player clearly looked down at the puck, turned his right skate enough to make contact and direct that puck back to towards the net. stunning turn of events. here's minutes ago in the game. it made a 2-0. the lightning score a goal too late. they lose 2-0. they could have gone into over time. >> i don't see how they overturned. >> that's deadly. >> what does this loss does? >> it was huge. it put them in the last wild card spot in the eastern conference. they were a point ahead of the penguins who play tonight. if the pens win, we're going to wake up tomorrow, and the lightning will not be a playoff team tomorrow. that's how quickly things change. >> wow. >> ouch. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. >> back on the ice tomorrow. 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(elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. now four headlines at 4:30. number one, blizzard warning. forecasters are seeing white out conditions in parts of iowa. interstates closed because of crashes and poor visibility. the winds are reaching 50 miles-per-hour. and that warning is in place until 6:00 tonight. shooting blow darts at people as they walk on san francisco golden gate bridge. police are asking for help to find that shooter. two people have been hit so far and are expected to be okay. the darts, however, are being tested to make sure they were not coded in chemicals. investigators are hoping someone will have video of the shoot and share it with them. number three, a woman accused in a string of jewelry store robberies across the southeast is facing new charges. today, 27-year-old abigail kemp is charged for a robbery in south carolina. police claim that she pulled a gun, zip tied employee and stole almost $1 million in jewels. she's charged with similar crimes in georgia and in florida. number four, an atf agent says what seems to be a pipe bomb found under a rental car -- in albuquerque was a hoax. the device was found after the car was returned. trying to figure out who rented the car and who returned it to that location. and now lifting the embargo with cuba. changes happening very quickly. tomorrow, the u.s. transportation secretary is scheduled to fly to havana to sign a historic agreement to allowing commercial airliners to travel to cuba. news channel 8 jeff paterson is the only local reporter covering in cuba. today he spoke to a tampa businessman about the coming changes. >>reporter: i'm standing in front of the oldest forts in havana where it started in the 1500s. this is where things are changing. thousands of tourist are coming to locations like this to see historic, beautiful parts of havana. now, with the u.s. signing a new agreement with cuba to allow commercial flights to return to this country for the first time in decades, things will change dramatically. flights will be coming from all over the united states, not just charter flights and that will bring many more tourist to this country. >> with the trade agreement being signed allowing commercial flights down here instead of just charter flights, how does that change the game? >> it's going to open the flood gates. they'll be more flights and cities involved. you can't come for tourism, but the options more expanded. >> we've seen a lot of americans who want to see cuba, but are cubans ready to see americans. if you want to come, it will take planning. jeff paterson, news channel 8. 8 on your side jeff paterson is in cuba all week. to find out how lifting the embargo could effect you, you're going to see jeff at 5:00, 6:00, and 11 tonight. let's check at your forecast. here's meteorologist julie phillips. >> good afternoon, josh. it's holding off. a few showers in 72 degrees out at sun city center. you can see the overcast skies and this is the view from where area today. temperatures have been mild. we've reached into the low 70s. right around average for this time of year. 73 across the board this afternoon. 68 in st. pete. one the cooler spots on the map today. but here's what we're tracking, notice across florida, just some spotty showers developing with deeper moisture around. but the activity is off to our west. showers and storms are racing across parts of mississippi and alabama. we're seeing severe storms develop this afternoon as well. in fact, as we take a closer look, you can see a wide area of severe thunderstorm warnings and a recently issued tornado warning for the panhandle. this system is shifting east. the dynamics will be worse to the north of us. withed we see storms overnight and possibly a -- we could see storms overnight and possible some storms. into tomorrow morning where the storms will move through. we'll show you when this line of storms exactly will move in coming up in a few minutes in your full forecast. here's leslee leslee with a look at tomorrow's traffic today. >> i want to remind you about construction going on in pinellas county and the st. pete area. if you're going to travel on 275 between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., all week long, you may see the exit ramps and the entrance ramps to 54th avenue and 26th avenue south completely blocked. they're doing some pavement work on the roadway. so you want to keep that in mind. you can contact me at leslee lacey @leslee lacey. you can catch lacey leslee with weather and traffic on the still ahead on first at 4:00. >> she's mastered swimming and horseback riding. >> horse of course, i'm the amazing kylie. >> coming up, i'll show you just how amazing this 7-year-old really is. and you'll want to stick stories. the florida highway patrol is seeing an alarming trend. they're witnessing a massive spike in hit-and-run crashes, so they're getting the message out to put a stop to this. some businesses want a more levelled playing field when it eagle 8 hd cover is brought to you by your hyundai dealer. visit your local dealer today. after concurring swimming and horseback riding, a pasco county girl wants to ride her own bike. >> that special bike the so she started saving up her allowance for one. because of the kindness of strangers, she doesn't have to do that anymore. >> hi, everyone. >>reporter: meet kylie grigs. this happy 7-year-old special needs kid sings because she got a new bicycle. >> [indiscernible]. the easter bunny hop. >> kylie picked up her 4,000 bike with all the bells and whistles. >> free of charge, thanks to a donation from the people at wheelchairs for kids. >> the price tags on these things are very expensive and you can't -- the average person could never do it. >> as a baby, kylie was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. make it impossible for her to stand or control her body. >> everybody is -- >> her new bike help to stretch out her limbs and gives her exercise at the same time. >> this is my first time seeing her on the bike itself. i did see videos of her from therapy, but this is just -- it's amazing. >> now that kylie has her brand new bike, her parents hoping it's one step closer to her walking independently. >> it's going to make her that much stronger and get her that much more healthier. this is just another avenue that we're going to have and it beats the heck out the therapy. >> the two things that impress me the most about kylie, learning to ride her bike, every time she would hit an obstacle just like in life, she would figure out and her ability to >> not one. >> kylie griggs. >> news channel 8. >> news channel 8. >> what she said. yes, she does. what a cute girl. kylie gat to take her new bike home today. she says she can't wait to ride it in her neighborhood with her friends and on the pinellas trail with her dad. >> great story, anthony. we're going to be right back with more on first at 4. stay with us. a couple gets evacuated because they re 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healthy is the name of the game, but with busy lifestyles it isn't always easy. a young tampa woman noticed her dad wasn't eating like he should especially at work. so she created a solution. it's called cater me fit. and it's taking off. if you've dreamed of having a personal chef, this might be the next best thing. >> i like all the shrimp dishes. >> 26-year-old stevie morgan was pregnant with her now 2-year-old son jordan when she decided to launch cater me fit. her dad was the reason why. >> he said a guy doesn't want to carry lunchboxes to work, anything that sounds healthy, he thinks it's fufu. he calls it fufu and started gaining weight and started coming home at 8:00, 9:00 at night -- he gained 150 pounds. >> morgan and her chef started the company from scratch. >> are you amazed by how quickly this has grown? >> i have been. about a year ago, it was just me and stevie and now it's me, stevie and 20 other people, delivery drivers, 3,000 meals a week, 4,000 meals a week verses 20 meals. it has been crazy. >> considering stevie started with just a few family members as customers, things have really taken off. >> i had 8 paying family members first. and then i think there we became number one on goggle really quick and we started getting phone calls from goggle, just people inquiring off the goggle. there's a lot of people searching for healthy meal delivery. >> cater me fit offers a number of meal plan options and styles. vegetarian, and traditional. >> the first meal is a family plan. a vegetarian. it's pasta. we made it with a fresh marinara and cherry tomatoes. this is for a family of 4. >> they blew my mind. you walk back there and they're cooking. you think how do they get this done, but they do. they're cooking everyday and prepping everyday and we deliver 3 days a week. >> they deliver two days worth of meals at a time. on sunday, tuesdays and thursdays. >> are you surprised by how it has taken off? >> yes. >> what did you expect or were you hopeful? >> i didn't know. i didn't know. when you start a business, you don't expect it expect it to do as well, so it's exciting. >> yes, the prices start at $7.95 a meal and the meals are between 350 and 450 calories with larger portions available. right now, morgan delivers as you heard about 4 or 5 thousand meals a week in pasco, and hillsboro. >> very good. good for her. >> i love seeing these businesses grow in our backyard. >> and she's 26. >> 26-year-old. >> doing well. >> great idea though. when you get busy, eating healthy is the hardest thing to do. >> it's hard to take the time to make something healthy, i think, if you're busy. >> and stock up. >> fast food probably isn't it. >> we're talking about storms rolling in tonight. so it has been quiet this weekend. gorgeous, but now it's about to change. that line of storms will move through during the overnight period from around 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. that's the timeframe we're looking at. concerned, it is possible we could see an isolated severe storm. very early tomorrow morning, and then behind this system, we're left with mild temperatures for the rest of this week with temperatures sitting in the 70s. so here's the system we're watching. still off to the west of us, bringing a lot of heavy rain and severe storms to places like mississippi and alabama. we're expecting a pretty strong line to develop later on this afternoon. and really race off towards the east, towards florida. at this point, we're tracking a few spotty showers out ahead of this system. we have deeper moisture around us, and thicker cloud cover. tracking some light showers in highlight and de soto county. if area planning to head out to the state fair, the last night for that, just a few more hours left as it closes at 9:00 p.m., but the rain will hold off until then. if you're about to head out the door, don't worry. the storms move in later on tonight. so here's what to expect, mostly cloudy for the rest of the evening. there's the showers and storms moving overnight. in our northern counties and racing off to the south. by 9:00 a.m., its so -- so the storms are south of us. pleasant temperatures, close to 70 degrees. the rest of this week looks beautiful. wednesday morning, we're close to average in the low 50s. notice clear skies continue through the day. winds will be a little breezy out of the northwest on wednesday. it won't be too bad. it will be mostly sunny and temperature s s will be back into the low 70s. a similar story on thursday. mostly sunny skies, and mild temperatures in the 70s. as far as for severe threats goes for tonight, with the showers and storms, expect pockets of heavy rainfall. expect the lightning. we could have damaging winds and an isolated tornado. but none is out of the question. we'll you. right now, temperatures in the low to mid-70s. 75 brandon. 72 in crystal river this afternoon. and as you take a step back, you can see behind this system, some cooler air is moved in, but we're not gooding our temperatures are going to stay in the low 70s through this week. by this nicely. mid-70s lots of sunshine. >> thanks julie. this is music's big gest name. the grammy awards with honor the best. >> mark has what to expect when it comes to the awards. >> kendrick could get album and song of the year. >> he's a critical darling. he puts butterflies on every critic's list. >> yahoo music lindsay parker category, but to miss out on the biggest price. >> i don't see how taylor swift's 1929 could not win album of the year. >> 1989 sold more than 9 million copies and sold bad blood which had lamar as a feature -- >> if people are going along the lines of commercial success and influence, taylor has it made because that album dominated. >> lamar's hit "all right" could take a backseat in the -- >> it has been a long way >> parker expects them to lose out on paul walker. >> it was from the paul walker franchise who sadly died and people resonated with that. >> record of the year sees blank spaces as a contend era long with thinking out loud by ed. really love by diangelo and can't feel my face by the parker expecting bruno mars to win for "uptown funk." >> it was the song. >> it could be among the winners tonight at the grammy's. mark barter, nbc news. >> all right. time now for today's send it to stacie. we feature your pictures of the starting from carol ringer, sunrise this morning at floral lakes in bartow. beautiful shot. she said it was taken by peter sloger. a different kind of weather shot. this one sent in by bradshaw. this is tater tot enjoying the weather. >> valentine's day isn't just for people. tammy celebrated her popular pooch, rufis. >> i like that name. >> finally, this adorable shot from gary clinger, his grand song easton took his valentine for a ride. she's 6 months older than easton, but grandpa didn't mind the age difference. he has the right idea. >> that's nice. >> i always wanted one of those as a kid. that's awesome. you can send it to stacie by tweeting your pictures with the #sendittostacie and share it on my facebook page. >> good stuff. coming up, babies dressed for the holidays. >> so cute. we're going to show you where the little ones got these hats when first at 4:00 now here's a look at what's trending. >> >. beginning with a school here's the snow day message he sent students [ singing ] [ laughter ] >> all right, production value, he's a superintendent of greater clark county schools near louisville, kentucky. greating creative with his announcing of a snow day, he calls it snow line bling, and inserted his face into the drake video and sang the message to students. the video is trending online right now. >> that's pretty good. a cat in norway is making a name for himself by skiing. he has his own blog and has we're told he loves a good outdoor excursion, and also swims. >. and take a look at this adorable little valentine babies. these are newborns at pennsylvania's washington hospital, and they're all decked out in red hats and pink envelopes. volunteers from the american heart association knit the hats for the babies born in february at participating hospitals. >> very nice. >> to see what else is trending get updates between newscasts at wfla.com. and news channel 8 at 5:00 starts right now. right now on news channel 8 at 5 tim tip. looks for the driver tonight a closer look at this troubling trend. >> tomorrow is an important deadline for the florida primary. what voters need to though. and how the us and cuba are changing the way they do business. i'm keith cate. >> i'm jennifer leigh. thanks for joining us. right now the search is on for a driver in a deadly hit and run. she hit and killed a tow truck driver early this morning. the heavily damaged car was later found year the west shore mall. she took a taxi to the hard rock casino after the, i can't. if you see her -- crash. if you see her call 911. john rogers is live in sarasota to tell us more. >> reporter: good evening, 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