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WFLA News Ch8 At 11PM Sunday February 22, 2016

Osowski was at the church today where services went on despite that fire. Reporter good evening to you. Members of this church have a strong faith. Theyre moving forward. Theyre now asking for help from the community to help them rebuild. When fire ripped through the beraca first haitian baptist church, Church Members knew it was bad. Some didnt know how bad until they saw how little is left. Its very devastating to see, you know, all this gone. I grew up here. Now all this is just gone. Reporter this has been ruth benoits spiritual home as long as she can remember. Ive been here since i was born. My parents when they came from haiti and then come from miami, they came here. This is their first church in haines city that they came here, so i grew up here and this church has been here for a long time and it doesnt feel like its real. Destroyed by fire was damaged by smoke and water. Pews lie on their side, a pulpit sits eerily in the midst of charred rafters, but this is just a building. The reverend fritz paul believes the church is the people. The building is burned, but we are not defeated. We serve a living god. We serve the most powerful god ever exist. And so we know our god will provide, so there is no defeat for us. The love of god is in our hearts. First of all, god is with us. The bible said god is with us, what can be against us . And we press forward on the bible as many things happen for a reason. Reporter still some members of the congregation cant help but shed a tear when they see their house of worship destroyed. It may only be a building, but it was a building that stood for faith and love. Fair investigators have yet to in haines city im chip osowski, news channel 8. If you would like to help the members of the church, they set up a gofundme page to collect money to help rebuild. That address is it on our website www. Wfla. Com. Tonight a braden ton church has a mystery on its hands, who stole a statue of the virgin mary from its pedestal outside st. Peter and paul the Apostles Church last night or sometime yesterday. A Church Member believes that statue is worth between 7 and 13,000. Right now Manatee County deputies are investigating. In Hillsborough County new details in a deadly hookah bar shooting from the weekend. 27yearold manuel ortiz, jr. Died when a gunman opened fire at the smokin bull restaurant and hookah bar. About 50 people were in the bar at the time. Three others were injured. Deputies are still looking for the gunman. Tonight two teenagers are in the hospital after a disaster, both shot inside a hotel room in st. Petersburg. Just before 1 a. M. A fight broke out after uninvited guests showed up at that party on the fourth floor room. Then those two uninvited guests were shot, 19yearold Octavius David Brown and 17yearold demetrius crawford, hotel guests absolutely shocked by this. I was just laying in bed, not sleeping yet and didnt really her any party noise or anything hear any party noise or anything but then heard four pops. At first i thought it was firecrackers, but they were not spaced like firecrackers would be spaced and i was pretty sure it was a shooting. The holiday inn offered guesses a free nights stay in light of guests a free nights stay in light of that shooting. Pasco county police need your help to find this man. They believe he may be responsible for several car burglaries in the foxwood call the Pasco County Sheriffs Office with any information. Part of i75 in Sarasota County is still closed due to a bad Early Morning crash. A fuel tanker crashed before 5 a. M. In north port causing a huge fuel leak. The crews have been working all day cleaning it up and resurfacing the road. We just checked and the Highway Patrol hopes to have southbound i75 back open in time for that big morning commute. By the way, you can always tune into news channel 8 today, tomorrow morning from 4 00 until 7 00 for the very latest on this accident. Well help you get around any traffic backups. Also on i75 in Sarasota County two people died in a crash near nacomas road. One car rolled over killing two people inside. State troopers still investigating tonight how this happened. Now to 8 on your side your vote coverage tonight, the republican field of president ial candidates is now down to five after form he Florida Governor jeb bush dropped out following donald carolina yesterday. Bush finished fourth with just 8 of the vote. Meanwhile trumps double digit win enabled him to sweep all 50 of the states delegates. Today he struck a gracious tone when talking about jeb bush. Jeb fought very hard. It wasnt his time. Thats all. Hes a very capable person. It just wasnt his time. Meanwhile florida senator marco rubio who finished second in South Carolina campaigned today in tennessee. Rubio told the crowd that he will unite the Republican Party and claimed that he is the only candidate that the democrats fear most. Speaking of the democrats, its now on to South Carolina for their primary saturday, but it was another close contest in the nevada caucuses. Hillary clinton pulled through with 52 of the vote. Senator Bernie Sanders finished with roughly 48 . As the candidates move on, Candace Mccowan explains why we will continue to see them target specifics groups. Targeting is go well well continue to see more of. It can make a huge difference in who pulls it out in the primary. While the caucus was in nevada this weekend, senator Bernie Sanders was in washington d. C. Last week where he met with civil rights leaders at the National Urban league. Secretary Hillary Clinton was in new york where she spoke in harlem promising that if she becomes president , she will make it her mission to fight racial inequalities. Its their attempt to win the black vote, but is it working . Were in the new wave of millennials and we have this youth vote to also take into consideration in tons of black voters. Reporter the same goes for women where clinton is struggling to attract support among younger women. I think that many people automatically assume because Hillary Clinton is a won and shes going to be the first woman president that shes just going to pull in all the women voters. Shes having a more difficult time because shes prioritizing other segments and groups of social groups to appeal and bring them in to get out the vote. Reporter now the challenge to bring in these specific groups of voters. 8. For continuing your vote coverage in the race for the white house all this year you can bookmark our website and check in at www. Wfla. Com. Now to a bizarre case in michigan, an uber driver there went on a killing spree across michigan. Cops say that driver shot eight people killing six of them. As well hear tonight, all the while that gunman was still looking for paying attentions. Reporter more than 24 hours after the first shots were fired people gathered at a special Church Service to mourn and to pray. Help us to show your light when the world is so dark. Reporter Police Identified the gunman as 45yearold jason dalton. Authorities say the shootings began saturday before 6 00 at an apartment complex. I heard something hit the side. So i checked out the back window, saw the car driving off. So i look out here and theres a woman laying on the ground. Of three, now in serious condition. The shooting spree continued more than four hours at a car dealership and a restaurant parking lot. In all six people were killed including tyler smith and his father richard shot shopping for a new car. Mary jo nye and her sisterin law mary nye also killed had spent the evening at a play. Seven hours after the first shots were fired police apprehended jason dalton without incident. We do have a handgun thats consistent with the evidence that was found at each one of these crime scenes. There was other evidence in the car as well. Reporter dalton was a driver for uber. One man claims he rode with him before he was arrests. And i kind arrested. And i kind of jokingly said to the driver youre not the shooter, are you . And he gave me some sort of a no response. Reporter investigators believe they know what happened and who was responsible but admit what they dont know is why. We dont know anything about right now our common denominator in this is him. Reporter police say dalton had ties to the community and no criminal record. A man hunt is underway in miami tonight for two men involved in a driveby shooting that killed a 6yearold boy just innocently playing in his yard. Police say king cart he was play is outside with carter was playing outside with yards when two men exited the car and friends when two men exited the car and began shooting. His family is pleading for the men to come forward. My son had a daddy and his daddy is standing before you all fed up. If you saw when happened, please say something. A 6yearold, just think about your life at 6. It could easily be your family next. Miamidade countys mayor is increasing the crime shoppers reward for any information on the shooting to 25,000. A Florida Deputy run over trying to take a teenager into custody is speaking out tonight Sergeant Mary pierce is now home from the hospital recovering after being hit by a car friday morning in orlando of deputies say when sergeant pierce confronted juan carlos ortiz, he accelerated toward her and then sped away. Meanwhile sergeant pierce now is pretty banged up, as you can see. I have a fractured left foot. I have four stitches in my eye over here and ive got quite a bit of swelling around my eye and into my head. My goodness. We wish her a speedy recovery. Sergeant pierce also suffered injuries to both of her hands. Tonight deputies are searching for that teenager now wanted for attempted murder. A pasco county girl turns into a businesswoman to aid some fourlegged heroes. Coming up how her Lemonade Stand turned into a life saving purchase this last week for k9 deputies. Also ahead on supersports sunday there are photo finishes finishes, a wild race for the checkered flag at daytona 500. And today was a picture perfect day as well. Will this lovely weather stick around . Ill have your sevenday in penalty. As the pope spoke to long end to the death penalty. As the pope spoke to tens of thousands of people across peters square, he said the commandment thou shall not kill as just as valid for the guilty as the innocent. There was a show of unity today in Hillsborough County. The Islamic Society opened nonmuslims. The event was an open house to get a better understanding of one another and to spend time together with one another. There was a great turnout last year, so mosque leaders decided to do it again and more than doubled their turnout from a year ago. Organizers answered many questions about islam. And, of course, people would like to know our views on isis, on whats going on in syria and our view on terrorism. I mean this is basically a very common theme unfortunately these days and we believe we got a lot of people actually to change their views about islam and muslims. Inside the mosque to witness people praying and to ask as many questions as they like. Reporter late developments in the legal battle late developments in the legal battle surrounding bill cosby. His wife will not speak in a deposition after a last minute delay was granted tonight by a judge. Instead the two sides will argue whether Camille Cosby should be involved in the case at all. What the comedians wife could face. Reporter bill cosby gave his last press interview in 2014. His wife of more than 50 years was at his side stoic. Reporter if you wanted to respond at all about whether any of that was true. Theres no response. Reporter Camille Cosby may face even tougher questions when she is deposed in a civil case against her husband in massachusetts. These days the couple is rarely seen in public together. Her last statement was issued over a year ago following a string of new Sexual Misconduct allegations. The man i met and fell in love with and whom i continue to all knew through his work. She went on to criticize the media for not vetting the accusations. The alleged victims are suing cosby in massachusetts for defamation. Their lawyer wants to hear from camille who worked for her husband as his Business Manager for years. Private conversations between a married couple are protected by law, but business conversations are not. Despite opposition from cosbys legal team, a judge ruled the deposition could go forward. This is now a thicket. Its no way now to predict what she does have to answer and what she doesnt because everything that shes going to talk about is both marital and business. Reporter the massachusetts case is just part of a mountain of legal action swirling around cosby. One criminal case with multiple charges of sexual abuse, 12 alleged victims filed lawsuits and cosby counter sued eight of them including most recently accusations led to the criminal charges in pennsylvania. Cosbys lawyers have repeatedly denied any allegations of wrongdoing and have fought back at every stage. Now his wife who stayed out of the limelight for decades is in the middle of the fight. A little girls big dreams are coming true in tampa bay. An 8yearold raised thousands of dollars to buy bulletproof vests for the k9 unit in the Pasco County Sheriffs Office. They say through the eyes of a child anything is possible and Sophia Contino is living week. Six brandnew kevlar vests were ordered for the k9 unit all thanks to a 2nd grader and her Lemonade Stand. Meet the tiniest tycoon in her neighborhood, a little girl who knew dreaming big sometimes starts small. At 8 years old sophia began her with a business model, a Lemonade Stand, most likely never realizing for 50 cents apiece she was saving lives, these lives to be exact, our fourlegged members of Law Enforcement at the Pasco County Sheriffs Office. I think its awesome. I think its awesome that were reaching out to the community and that shes willing at that age to set aside her time to raise funds for our dogs like this. Reporter and boy, did her profit turn out to be powerful. This past week sophias lemonade money bought life saving bulletproof vests for six hard working k9s who serve and protect when they go after the bad guys. When i started 18 years ago, we had five k9s in the unit. Right now were up to 17. Were the Fastest Growing k9 unit probably in the nation right now and i know that the sheriff wants to go even higher. Reporter with a pint sized businesswoman like sophia helping out, the sky is truly and those k9 kevlar vests are not cheap. They run nearly 1,000 apiece. Deputies tell us the equipment is worth every penny. Theyre so excited they just ordered them. Each vest is bulletproof and stabproof and tonight the k9 unit told me they are forever grateful for sophia and all of her hard work. That is just awesome. So excited for her. Shes a great little girl and the k9 unit is fully protected. Theyre excited for them to come in. Weatherwise you made all the difference, my friend. This was a beautiful weekend. I wish i could take credit for it. It was a beautiful weekend from start to finish. Check out this video slot by one of our producers Daniel Woodrum capturing this video of the sunset tonight from the dunedin pier south of the yacht basin. He did a little time lapse on daniel, sharing that video with us. He always has the artistic eye for the photographic skies around tampa bay, so cool shot. Definitely was an awesome day today. Right now we have a halo around the moon. Its basically light reflecting through the thin cirrus clouds that are at about 30,000 feet. Folklore says when you see a halo around the moon, rain will be sure to follow and that is true. We do have a bit of rain on the way, but its going to take a while to get here. So tomorrow a 10 chance of a shower, heading into tuesday a 30 rain chance. Wednesday is the best chance for showers and storms during your workweek. Behind that front on wednesday dry weather, but we are looking at cooler temperatures in the middle to lower 60s to finish up the week. So again wednesday will be the weather. Temperatures right now generally in the middle 60s. Fairly refreshing around the bay area. High thin clouds drifting through the area, but no rain to speak of. We are dry. Looking farther east High Pressure offshore giving us nice stable air. Cold front to our north will gradually make its way our direction, but its going to move very slowly. In fact, check this out. Its going to take a couple days for it to reach us, so tomorrow only a slight chance for a shower moving into tuesday 20 to 30 chance for a shower. Then the low winds up with scattered showers and storms likely. Behind that low wednesday low pressure moving in and cooler dry weather for the bay area. Tomorrow cooler, partly cloudy, temperatures upper 50s heading out to work or school. Tomorrow afternoon partly cloudy skies, High Temperature around 77, about a 10 chance for a shower, moving into tuesday a 20 chance for rain excuse me, a 30 chance for 78, so remaining warm. Heading into wednesday scattered showers and storms fairly likely and some of these storms could potentially be on the strong to severe side, something well want to watch as this front moves through and then cooler air behind that front. So tomorrow morning heading off to work or school partly cloudy skies, might need a light jacket with a temperature right around 58 degrees. By afternoon get rid of that jacket. You wont need it anymore. Well h

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