100 foot void since underneath the center building. It seems to be limited to the front section of the building where it slopes. Reporter the Property Owner closed up the building after learning of the big hole seven years ago but the sinkhole activity was not fixed and the landlord continues to collect rent from tenants just feet away even after engineers on other buildings could be in danger too. City Officials Say they were not informed of any of this until 8 on your side gave them the report and we were there today when officials that the first glimpse inside the vacated building. One of the first things you notice is the floor is sloping this way toward armenia avenue on the other side of the wall. There are cracks inside the walls and ceilings and thick cracks outside. A City Engineer wants updated what about what the report said about the building next door and how they could be in danger . Were looking at that report. Its eight years old. I had my engineer look at it today and he didnt see any indications of anything going on like new cracks. Reporter no one disputes the massive hole under building 6411. The Property Owner is fighting citizens insurance in court arguing the problem is so badly needs more money to stabilize the ground. City officials tired of waiting. They want this fixed and they want confirmation that residents are safe. Updated testing begin next week. Engineers will use Ground Penetrating radar on monday and drill into the ground wednesday and meanwhile the issue set for trial in june and Property Owner hopes to receive enough money to fix all the sinkhole activity under all the buildings. And a chance things have improved since the report in 2008 fax not a chance. Only get worse. Engineers say its only a matter of time before the Main Building in the center falls in the hole. They want more reports and they scary stuff. Thank you. A Health Crisis that had calling for action. The spread of zika is a frightening event and potentially devastating affects for families. Zika virus cases exploding worldwide including in florida and peoples worries are also growing. The cases of zika virus in florida have increased from just three the cases of zika virus in florida have increased from just 3 to 9. Heres a look at where the current cases are. We have 2 in Hillsborough County, 4 and miamidade county, 2 in lee county, and one in santa rosa county. Candace mccowan joins us live with an 8 on your side Health Afternoon governor rick scott asking for a Public HealthEmergency Declaration in Hillsborough County and the three other counties where people currently have zika virus. In Hillsborough County commissioners demanding information and action. We wont wait two weeks. Reporter for days now call seven coming into the commissioner. Calls about concerns of people trying to have a family this year and live near the water and they are nervous. Reporter concern growing by the day. Where 2 zika cases in Hillsborough County now and each person contracted the virus in another country. In places like brazil the virus causes major birth defects for babies on the pregnant mothers are bitten by mosquitoes and affected. You see a little thin right here. Reporter in hillsborough the push is on to make sure the cat doesnt spread to local traps near the homes of the people with the virus. We think its half a mile around where the person lives. Reporter Health Officials making changes to policy to protect americans. Just today the red cross issued a warning stating if you travel to any of these areas and potentially could have been infected dont donate blood for 28 days after you come back. Thats a big deal. Reporter should they stay inside so they are not bitten by mosquitoes . That would be to the benefit of everyone else not to have a mosquito that can be contaminated because someone is exposing him or herself. Reporter here is the most important information. Knowing there are no mosquitoes so far in the United States found to have the zika virus. Be careful because mosquitoes that carry it out from sun up to sun down and recommending pregnant women cant be too careful so wear long sleeves better safe than sorry. Candace mccowan reporting live in tampa and for more prevention tips and information about zika head to our website at wfla. Com. 200,000 worth of stolen items discovered during a burglary bust over the weekend. Victims say the stolen jewelry and electronics at the Hillsborough Sheriffs Office today. The men were arrested saturday on breaking into a home in pasco county. Detectives think they hit more than 30 homes across five counties. A state audit found Sarasota County not doing proper background checks on its teachers and Staff Members. Under florida law every School Employee must be rescreened every five years. A recent audit found the School District has failed to do that. School Officials Say they didnt have enough Staff Members for the job but dont believe the public should be alarmed about it. Priority to me so essentially i want to make sure i have all the information and see what happened and what caused us to not be in compliance. School officials claim every employee went through a thorough background check when they were hired and expect to have every employee be screened by june 30. Political experts on opposite sides of the aisle come together in the bay area. Karl rove and jim messina talking about the 2016 president ial race and they have a lot to agree on about donald trump. Time for bay area standouts to shine. Whose dreams came true on College Football signing day . Thats coming up in sports. Antonio tarvers mom said hes a great son so why is he giving up a mercedes . Spied out tonight when 8 on your side investigates. Lots of sunshine helped to lift the temperature to 84 talk more about that and a cool down and rain chances and doing an analysis right now. Forecast coming up. We will have that and more coming up. You are watching news channel 8 the station thats always on Hillsborough County taking steps to create a local registry of animal abusers. The ordinance prevents people convicted of abusing animals in the county from adopting a pet. The fbi collects data on animal cruelty cases nationwide and shares it with local Law Enforcement but that information not always available to shelters. Now to your boat and it turns out the president ial field starting to thin out more. Republican candidates rand paul and Rick Santorum dropped out of the race. Meanwhile the remaining candidates pushing for more support before the New Hampshire primaries. Marco rubio made a stop in New Hampshire and former governor jeb bush spoke with supporters in new london. 2 political masterminds met in sarasota to talk about the 2016 campaign. Karl rove on the left a jim messina on the right are considered some of the top political strategist of our time in the republican and democrat agreed donald trump made a big mistake in how he i thought the rules didnt apply to him so he just the he was bigger than that. He did not build a ground game in iowa. I think you will see him to continue to sink in the polls. The one thing we have seen so far is unpredictability. Both of us would have thought he would have been gone by now. Both men agree much can change by the time lord of primary voters go to the polls on march 15. Candace mccowan traveling to New Hampshire to cover the primaries and shall report on the republicans and democrats and how it affects voters in florida. Will have your boat coverage live from New Hampshire tomorrow night at 11 00. They call him magic man and he could use that magic right now. A former boxing champ order to hand over his mercedes to pay Child Support. Now his mother getting involved and what she had to say to 8 on breaking news. The judge Just Announced bill cosby sex assault case will continue. He rejected claims of an immunity deal. A former da testified in Pennsylvania Court he gave an unwritten promise of immunity to bill cosby. Cosby is charged with drugging and assaulting a former Temple University employee. Now an update to our 8 on your side misbehaving. He threw a tantrum when he was told to hand over his mercedes. Now Antonio Tarver the magic man in more trouble with his mother. He owes more than 750,000 in unpaid Child Support. The former world champ is still living the high life and to hear her tell it at the expense of his own mother. She spoke with investigator mark douglas and i know thats a phone call you were not expecting. Thats exactly what she told me yesterday and she was right. This is a woman who claims she dearly loves her son and i believe for not happy about ending up on the wrong end of his money troubles. When it comes to fatherhood tarver and sisters on Antonio Tarver the magic man is a real champ. She hates to see him branded as a deadbeat dad to his 14year old daughter. I guarantee you that man has been an awesome father to that the trouble is he owes 750,000 in overdue Child Support for his 14yearold daughter. He walked in Court Last Week claiming hes broke. Ever since my suspension and loss of job in 2010 i have made no money. He made money all right. Last august magic man grossed a quarter of 1 million in this fight. And just two days before last weeks hearing he told instagram dollars he was living large in la. He stayed in a swanky Beverly Hills hotel. Hardly the down and out dye portrayed in court days later. You are killing me. Reporter he was in la for a spike tv photo shoot. Camera ready baby reporter he earned 6000 per fight as an analyst. Last week a magistrate ordered suv or go to jail. He just killed my chances of earning a living. I cant catch the bus. Reporter now his mom tells me losing the mercedes is killing her to also. He bought it as a gift to me. A gift to her he took back just before the court seized his range rover last year i am disabled and get Social Security disability and thats all i live on. Its a hardship for me. Reporter she is mad because the mercedes truck as she calls it was supposed to be hers. Unhurt because that truck has been my truck. Reporter Antonio Tarver has a week to hand over the mercedes or go to jail but if he can scrape off 19,500 in cash instead he can keep it. Either way the champ has to answer to his mom. And the irs eventually he hasnt filed taxes since 2007 and owes three quarters of 1 million in Child Support and next month he has to have a deposition where he has to lay out his finances. Hes not out of it yet. Surprise call for you. Nicelooking camera views at the moment. Full of a 73 degrees with southwest wind. Same as the lake club in Lakewood Ranch 77 degrees. One of the last warmer nights will have for a little bit. 76 plantation Crystal River with southwesterly breeze. You see 72 on the beach with a south wind and breezy and 86 humidity. No rainfall. Freedom plaza in Sun City Center was very nice also. 84 degrees our High Temperature today. 84 degrees also the record in the state fair forecast which starts tomorrow at 11 am rain begins and 75 degrees. Rain coming in because of a cold front. Lingering showers at 3 pm and colder air in the evening hours. Bryan bennett Julie Phillips just did an analysis to look at the entire month to see what we can determine what the temperatures may be. The early part of the month expecting six days through midmonth. Very cool stretch here. Possibly towards the second half of the month temperatures average line right here could take a jump. The cool spell headed our way well below normal. Average line the next week or 10 days rain chances take a climb tomorrow. 70 chance for thursday and saturday 30 chance on sunday not a big chance but there is a chance there with a disturbance that might develop farther off to the east so we lowered the rain chances a little bit. Winds from the south warm and carrying moisture so watch for patchy fog in the overnight. The gusts at clearwater 25 miles an hour. Breezy on the beaches. Low pressure ramps up with snow and Colder Weather across the upper midwest. Mild 50s new york and boston. Ahead of the cold front laying out showers across the panhandle. Most thunderstorms to the north and not anticipating tornadic thunderstorms with the front tomorrow. A few isolated thunderstorms along with rain in the Morning Hours in northern spots around 7 30. As it pushes southward with the front the rain chances fairly high they bring hiram house central and southern areas central and Northern Areas and as the day goes along chilly conditions building in with High Pressure to the north. Friday pairing nicelooking day but cooler with highs in the 60s and lots of sun. Saturday a few clouds later in the day and possibility of a of that has changed focusing later saturday then early part of sunday but not a great chance if the low develops to the east. These are forecast lows for the area. Looking at my elbows near 70 degrees. We can thank the moisture in the atmosphere. 70 rain chance thursday. Friday 63. 68 degrees in the forecast saturday. Cooler again sunday at 61 degrees. Cool air gets yanked into the bay area and thats why were keeping the highs in the 60s not only the short term but longterm as you saw in that analysis we did. Cool for a while so get the check it out. Storm exports coming your way education at auburn university. It took him a couple of seconds to fish out the fancy porcelain tiger but the big fish in the bay area reeled in today by auburn. Nate craigmyers screaming tonight. Congratulations and while Tampa Catholic enjoyed National Attention every Single School in the bay area had reason to be proud on National Signing day. As always the more than 120 schools in our area reduce collegiate talent at all levels of football and other sports as well. Football turned National Signing day into the equivalent of election day for rabid college fans across the country. Ole miss landed a good one today. Jacob mathis takes the rebels over michigan. The people that were there honestly. Visiting there a few times. Ive never had any bad feelings about the people ive met there. They are honest upfront people and really happy with the decision. And in largo packers defensive back brandon indiana. At one time he was committed to nebraska but now the cornhuskers opponent in the big ten conference. He cant wait to get started. Im just grateful to everybody because they dont get this opportunity and im trying to take advantage of it. Get my education or going to the next level after that. Im just ready. And a wonderful season for admiral farragut through potential for its recruits and craig watts fielded offers for more than 30 College Teams and decided he wants to stay close to home and play for Willie Taggart at usf. How did those usf bulls do today . Willie taggarts program ends the day at number 66 on the most recent rivals. Com top 100. To compare Florida State climb to number two and florida is 14th in miami 21st. Ucf number 55. Before the nights and bulls declare war the bulls at a different situation. You are signees thanks to transfer players. The bottom line 9 4 star recruits off from 2 last year. Packets highfives across the room and even a visit from rocky the boat. Early on some guys were hesitant not knowing what was going to go on here and as the season went on things got better and guys were assured they got to stay here another guys got on board and that was good to see. By the way, the lightning playoff chance resumes tonight. 8 00 for national tv and the game against the red wings. Ben bishop your starting goaltender and a game thats the beginning of a tough two game stretch. They play the penguins on friday so everyone chasing the playoffs. Lot of fun here. Feeling good for Willie Taggart. The nightly news coming up next and were back at 11 00. At night