For joining us. Im Walter Allen Jen and im jen 3 epstein. But first, we start with the weather. A lot of rain is headed our way. take 3bx 3 jen and not only do we have to worry about driving in it, it could make the zika virus emergency just declared in our area, even worse. We have Team Coverage on this, and we start with dave. 3 3 dave 3 showers and storms developing today, with breezy condtions as well. Rain chances around 80 , with high temps in the mid 70s. Tonight will be breezy and cooler. Low temps in the upper 40s. Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler for friday, with high temps in the lower 60s. 3 dave and standing rain 3 ground for mosquitoes. Which is really a concern right now, with the mosquitoborne zika virus now an emergency in Hillsborough County. Fox13s Shayla Reaves is on the story. Shayla how can people protect themselves. 3 3 3 3 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 millions of tax returns are on hold this morning. Because of a computer glitch at the Internal Revenue service. 3 the agency says its stopped accepting electronically filed tax returns because of problems with some of its computer systems. Right now theyre not saying how long it will take to fix but are hopeful that it could be by sometime this week. Possibly even today. The outage doesnt affect those who have already filed their returns. 3 walter fox 13s Alcides Segui is looking into the irs computer failure. A live update in our next half hour. 3 3 jen new this morning. Citrus county deputies are looking for 3 people who went on a crime spree stealing peoples wallets behind their backs. 3 jen Police Believe these 3 women robbed 2 people last week. These surveillance pictures are from the publix in inverness. Police say 2 of them talked to an elderly grabbed her wallet. They made off with 500dollars in cash. Then spent 15hundred dollars at an office max. The pair is also accused of robbing a a clerk at sallys Beauty Supply in crystal river. Police believe they are responsible for similar thefts last year. 3 3 walter happening today a man caught with explosives in his apartment. Is heading to court. 3 walter there is a federal detainment hearing scheduled for michael ramos. He is currently being held in the Pinellas County jail. Federal agents raided his home on monday after a Business Partner reported him. They say they found eight live pipe bombs, along with tear gas, grenades and ammunition. Ramos told agents he had no plans to use the explosives. They also say he has no ties to terrorists. 3 jen dozens of burglary victims are getting their jewelry. Electronics and other things back. Deputies found the stolen stuff inside a lakeland apartment. They arrested two men for a string of breakins that spans the bay area. 3 jen fox13s kellie cowanreports on the arrests from the Hillsborough CountySheriffs Office. 3 Kellie Police say they actually followed the pair of burglars to a home in pasco county where they were caught in the act and arrested Dustin Peters and harry daymon are facing a myriad of charges including grand theft and armed burglarya a search of peters lakeland apartment uncovered an estimated 200 thousand dollars in stolen jewelry, electronics, family heirlooms and other pricey household items. This afternoon victims were able to reclaim some of the items stolen from them, while the men police say did it are behind bars i was devastated, more for my wifes jewelry than anything elsea things i bought her over the years they would case the locationsa they were armed kellie the Hillsborough CountySheriffs Office tell us more than 30 home burglaries have been linked to the pair theyve arrested, they expect that number, as well as the amount of stolen property, to increase as their investigation continues. Kellie cowan, fox13 news. jen 3 several gun bills are moving through the state legislature in tallahassee. walter and wednesday, the Florida House passed some that would let people with concealed weapons permits, openly carry their guns. And, bring them onto State College campuses. 3 walter they also passed a bill that would let lawmakers carry concealed weapons onto the chamber floor. And, into committee meetings. House members debated the measures for three hours. Democrats say all those guns would be bad for tourism. Saying were the sunshine state, not the gunshine state. They also argue more guns on campus, would make colleges more dangerous. But republicans, were strongly in favor of the legislation, saying massshooters look for gunfree zones to won out in the house, but companion bills will likely die in the senate. 3 walter however, a bill that would curb recreational shooting in residential areas, is on its way to governor scotts desk. It would punish people who fire their guns for fun in urban areas, with a firstdegree misdemeanor charge. There are exemptions for shooting in selfdefense, and accidental discharges. 3 jen a bill that would require florida high schools to offer computer coding as a Foreign Language option. Is headed for a vote. It has received overwhelming support from state senators. Under the bill, students could choose to take computer coding, and get two Foreign Language credits. But theres a catch. Parents and students would have to sign statements, acknowledging that they realize computer coding might not meet Foreign Language requirements for colleges in other states. If passed, the new policy would take effect in the 2018 2019 school year. 3 3 for the first time in 8 years. Season tickets for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to cost you more. Fans will pay around tickets in 2016. A 10game season pass will run you anwhere between 400 and 1,250 dollars. Last year that range was 300. To 9hundred and 90. But despite the increase the bucs ticket prices remain some of the cheapest in the league. The aveerage pergame ticket price ranks 22nd amongst the nfls 32 teams. 3 jen helping you cheat on your diet. walter the new flavors from ben and jerrys. That puts ice cream back on the menu for many who thought they had to avoid it 3 walter and. Talk about going deep cover. The man who was just arrested for faking his identity. 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Sometime this month. But officials in seoul soul and washington say no way, this is a banned missile test. And the white house is concerned, because its longrange enough to possibly prohibit it from carrying out any nuclear or Ballistic Missile tests. 3 walter in pennsylvania the bill cosby criminal case is moving forward. Wednesday, a judge denied the defenses motion to have the case thrown out. Cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault. Hes accused of drugging a woman, and forcing himself on her, back in 2004. Prosecutors just reopened the case, based on a deposition cosby gave 10years ago. But cosbys lawyer argued that the comedian only agreed to give that deposition, because the former District Attorney promised he wouldnt be charged. Yesterday the judge decided that verbal promise, wasnt legally binding. Theres another hearing set for next month, to determing if theres enough evidence to send this case to trial. 3 wikileaks founder julian assange. Could soon be spending time behind bars. Assange said he would turn himself into police tomorrow. If the United Nations finds he has lost his case against the United Kingdom and sweden. A un group is deciding whether the three years assange spent in constitutes illegal detention. He took refuge in ecuadors British Embassy to avoid extradition to sweden. Where two women have accused him of sexual assault. 3 Catholic Preist for decades swindling parishioners out of thousands of dollars. Mena officiated masses, funerals, a wedding and heard area. Mena faces about 30 police say he sold tickets york and see the pope during his september visit. 3 jen all eyes on New Hampshire now, for the next president ial primary. But not these guys. More republicans have dropped out of the race. Including, rick santorum. Hes now endorsing marco rubio. That announcement late last night. A few hours after kentucky senator rand paul announced that hes ending his run for president , as well. Pauls campaign wasnt able to rally the youth vote, quite as much as hed hoped. There are now nine gop candidates, left. jen come look at this. Its one of the biggest chinese new years parties outside of asia. And its turned a traditional english garden in london. Into a dazzling site. Its the magical lantern festival. Combining colorful lights and music. And all sorts of chinese culture, like artifacts and furniture. The festival runs through march sixth, but the actual Lunar New Year is before that. In just a few days. 3 jen were entering the year of the monkey. People born in 3 that year are supposed to be quickwitted, curious, innovative and mischievous. Their lucky numbers are 178. For those of you playing the lottery this year. And the lucky colors are white, gold and blue. Famous monkeys include julius caesar. Leonardo davinci. Celine dion. Tom hanks. Mick jagger. And miley cyrus. 3 3 time to check the forecast with dave. 3 3 it is 5 time now to find out whats happening on the roads with our 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 everything but the cow. Thats what ben and jerrys is saying about their new vegan ice cream. There are four nondairy flavors. All made with almond milk. They altered two classic recipes chunky monkey and Chocolate Fudge brownie. And they added two new ones coffee caramel fduge. And pb and cookies. That last one features chocolate sandwich cookies and Crunchy Peanut Butter swirls. Yum 3 3 jen now heres something you can like and share with your friends. Walter Facebook is celebrating a birthday today. Users. Get the gift 3 back in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his roommates at harvard. Facebook is calling today friends day and making new collage videos for users. Made up of their friends. That should show up on your page sometime after noon today. And you can choose to share it with friends. 3 walter every once in awhile, we get to cover a story that really means something to us personally. jen and today, its my turn. 3 jen and yay. Its a fun story and its also a dream come true for me. Come along on a one tank trip to sea world. Where you can hang out with the pengies hope youre as excited as i am. 3 as journalists, there are stories that challenge us, disturb us and even drive us nuts. But this next one. Is none of those. This story. Delighted me. It involves something i absolutely love. And have been known to squeal over. Penguins now you can too. In a special experience thats just a one tank trip away. 3 theres a land miles and miles away where the penguins swim and play. No, this isnt the beginning of a fairy tale. Its the start of my one tank trip. 32 degrees and snowy. Its the perfect climate for these black and white feathered birds. But you dont have to travel to across the globe to see these cold weather tank trip to sea world penguin. Its such the guests right into the 280 penguinsa waddling through their icy cavesa and yeaha these penguins stay busy. And their visitors do penguin exhibit, where guests penguins play. Or theres a more private tour. Where you penguin. This is experience. Oh my goshand if youre a penguin lover like me. Youll have no problem adapting to the climate. And whatever else comes your way. You experience the cold first. Then you hear everything. The vocalizations. Probably about with you. Penguins have an a thing good. Its so worth it. Its easy to see why t. J. Surrounded by a couple as an avriculturist, he also of the birdsa always sure they have the most fulfilling life possible. Wonderful job, coming in here little of a difference as i tear up laughs he wasnt the what happened next. Was this is the best day of my life. Oh my gosh look at all of them theyre very photogenic. Not camera shy at all. Thats righta i got to go on the ice. And spend some quality time with the penguins. And only very very special people like me actually get to sit on the ice with them. Just like me. Its super cool to be able to share this with you. I feel a penguin nipping me in the bud right now and i dont care. 3 3 you can choose from a variety of tours. Based on your love of penguins. The first is included with regular admission and takes you inside the penguin habitat. Or theres the penguin up close tour, which takes you behind the scenes. And allows you to touch one of the birds oh. And you dont even have to go to sea world to see the pengies. The park has a penguin cam on their website 3 jen 3 there could be a medical breakthrough. In the fight against diabetes. walter how it would work, after the break. 3 walter and. Something old, something new, something borrowed. But not legally. What happened to one womans Wedding Dress. Right in her own front yard. vo if you have type 2 diabetes, you may know what its like to deal with high. And low blood sugar. Januvia sitagliptin is a oncedaily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. Januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your bodys own ability to lower blood sugar. Plus januvia, by itself, is not likely to cause weight gain or low blood sugar hypoglycemia . Januvia should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Tell your doctor if you have a history of pancreatitis. Serious side effects can happen, including pancreatitis which may be severe and lead to death. Stop taking januvia and call your stomach area which may be pancreatitis. Tell your doctor right away and stop taking januvia if you have an allergic reaction that causes swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, or affects your breathing or causes rash or hives. Kidney problems sometimes requiring dialysis have been reported. Some people may develop severe joint pain. Call your doctor if this happens. R using januvia with a sulfonylurea or insulin p may cause low blood sugar. To reduce the risk, your doctor may p prescribe a lower dose of the sulfonylurea or insulin. Your doctor may do blood tests before and during treatment to check your kidneys. If you have kidney problems a lower dose may be prescribed. Side effects may include upper respiratory tract infection, stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, and headache. For help lowering your blood sugar talk to your doctor about 3 its 5 , on thursday, february fourth. Im walter allen. jen and im jen epstein and there are strong concerns this morning about the zika virus in florida. In fact, governor rick scott has declared a state of emergency over it. Hell be in tampa today to offer an update on the states effort to keep everyone safe. 3 jen there are at least nine cases across four counties, including hillsborough. The others are in miamidade, lee. And santa rosa counties. So the state is steppingup mosquito spraying efforts. And expanding outreach and education. There is no indication that the virus has been transmitted within Hillsborough County, or that any mosquitos here are carrying it. The areas around the homes where the infected people live are also being inspected. Our two local cases are to non pregnant women who traveled to other countries. They have been treated by doctors and are expected to be ok. 3 3 3 3 no closed captioning is 3 3 jen 3 millions of tax returns are on hold this morning. Because of a computer glitch at the Internal Revenue service. 3 jen fox13s Alcides Segui is on the story for us. Alcides, whats going on . 3 3 3 taxpayers can continue to prepare and file their tax returns as they normally would. Taxpayers can continue to send their tax returns to their efile provider; these companies will hold the tax returns until the irs resumes accepting electronic tax returns. Taxpayers who have already filed their tax returns do not need to take any additional action. 3 3 thanks, alcides. 3 walter a controversial meeting, that was supposed to take place in downtown tampa, along with dozens of other cities around the world, has been canceled. It was being organized by a group called return of kings. The socalled Masculine Movement believes women are inferior to men. They were planning to gather at Curtis Hixon Park this saturday. But last night, the event was canceled. The groups leader said he couldnt guarantee the members safety. 3 walter Hillsborough County commissioners want to protect animals, that are up for adoption. They dont want to