it is 7:00 p.m. and the station that is on your side is on your schedule. 8 at 7:00 p.m. begins now. >> good evening. i am genh dane jen haul away. a live look inside the sun dome. folks arriving early. the presidential candidate donald trump brought a big crowd tonight and things are

chip osowski is inside the dome. >> reporter: i am outside of the dome where thousands of donald trump supporters waited for hours outside here. the doors actually opened at 4:30 p.m. and we want to show you another live picture inside of the sun dome as thousands are waiting for donald trump to arrive. he is scheduled to arrive in the next few moments. they are holding signs and very excited about the rally about to begin. organizers are expecting a capacity crowd. the sun dome seats 10,000. those here to support the presidential candidate are very passionate. they feel she the solution to many of american's problems. a man who can't be bought but dozens of protesters held signs outside the event upset donald trump chose the university of

>> we are protesting against the presence of racist politicians on campus. donald trump is a racist homophobe. he don't want him on our campus. >> reporter: organizers have not said exactly how long this event is supposed to last but police tell me they are expecting it to wrap up around 9:00 p.m. this evening. reporting live from the university of south florida, chip osowski, news channel 8. breaking news tonight in hillsboro county. someone was shot this evening. there is no word on the victim's condition. deputies are at the scene and they have several streets blocked off as they search for the shooter. taking place west of 56th street along sly. we will keep you updated as more information becomes available. athwrong-way driver tragedy. a morning crash -- a wrong-way driver tragedy.

this morning from southbound i- 275 to ashley drive. here is a few from eagle 8. he was heading in the wrong direction and slammed into car. they both died at the scene. it is too soon to know if he was drinking. this afternoon news channel news channel 8's paul mular spoke to the victim who was driving to work. they said the loss hit them hard and they are just trying to get by. . >> is your heartbroken right now? >> yeah. it will be for a very long time because he was -- >> great. >> great man. >> best grandfather i could ask for. >> coming up tonight at 11:00 p.m. more on how the family wants to change so nobody has to go through the pain they are going through right now. investigative reporter mark

is doing to stop this type of crash from happening. >> a wrong-way driver. >> the wrong-way driver exited and then reentered on the ashley ramp going the wrong way. the resulting crash killed him as well as the other driver. the d.o.t. has tracked dozens of wrong-way driver crashes in tampa since 2008 including a rash of them two years ago. now here we go again. >> shouldn't the d.o.t. be doing more to prevent this sort of thing? >> we are doing more. >> reporter: this is what the d.o.t. has done. installed a dozen warning beacons. built in radar censors alert the wrong-way driver. photos are beamed immediately to the d.o.t. traffic control office and the fhp. managers credit a similar system in south florida for averting crashes 22-23 times. there were signs like this but

exit where two people died in tampa's latest wrong-way driver crash. mark douglas, news channel 8. an unusual crash caused a big commotion over night. somehow a truck went air born, crashed through a car port and on to another car. three cars were damaged with the truck. the driver is now facing a dui charge. a pair of criminals committed a brazen crime. they drove a flatbedden to a dar dealership and stole a truck off the lot. john rogers shows us they didn't mind surveillance cameras were also watching. . >> reporter: in the morning hours of january 30 surveillance cameras were rolling as this white flatbed drove towards the ford dealership off u.s. thee hundred 1. the -- 301. the truck made a b line towards a ford worth $76,000. the truck was the most exensive

watch -- expensive vehicle on the lot. watch, they load the truck on to their flatbed, without making a scene, andthen they drive -- and then they drive away. police need your help to catch the guys so if you know anything about their identity call the police department. reporting in sarasota john rogers, news channel 8. over the next few days kathy will be leading lawmakers on a visit to cuba. tonight a closer look at the big changes taking shape in cuba over the last year. >> reporter: my first time in cuba in a year and i am noticing a lot of change. more americans and the americans are telling us it is getting easy to get here. [ music ] [ singing ] >> reporter: how difficult was it for you to come here?

getting here was easy. once i got here the language thing is difficult. >> reporter: did you book through a group? >> hucanna air. >> reporter: havana air. >> reporter: for americans looking to come to cuba you can stay in a hotel or in a private residence. the point is for the first time in decades it is possible for americans to come to cuba. jeff patternson, news channel 8. >> jeff was on hand as pope francis made a stop in cuba on the way to mexico. he met with the russian orthodox church. that is the first time that ever ever happened. and 8 on your side is bringing you reports from cuba. jeff patternson will bring us stories over the next few days. >> yeah. beautiful weather the and here.

steve jerve with more on the weather. >> a cold front passed to the south. another front will sneak in from the north. a nice weekend with highs in the upper 60s. a beautiful day today. 70 degrees. that is the current temperature. an idea of temperatures on the beach at this point. weekend forecast, saturday 67. 67 as well for sunday. valentine's day. any plans you have outside should be just fine. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies early in the day and sunshine once the front passes. there sacold front on the map -- is a cold front on the map. not much in the way of clouds. but it is heading our way and it will bring cooler temperatures. slightly. into sunday. 67 degrees the next couple days. warming up on monday. more about the rain chance and then warming trend later coming up. still ahead on news channel 8 at 8:00 p.m. on great news channel 8 at 8:00 p.m. on great news channel 8's --

>> we will show you what it is like to pilot a craft in tampa bay. >> and later she avoided criminal wrong doing but questionable behavior cost the superintendent her job. >> that and more coming up, you are watching news channel 8, the station that is always on

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welcome back. it is a sailing weekend in pinellas county. vying for spots on the u.s. olympic team. peter bernard shows us a thousand sailors are competing in the waters of tampa bay. >> reporter: it takes more than a stiff breeze to win a sailing race. these experienced racers have to keep an eye on the currents,

the speed and direction of the winds. a 15-year-old of st. petersburg skippers a boat in the race. she is up against people in the waters much longer. >> helps me learn so much just really broaden all the opportunities i can. >> reporter: similar boats race against each other in a part of tampa bay. announcements over a radio let them know when a race is to begin. for many sail beat racing in is -- boat racing is in their blood. the prize for winning this is the chance to race in another regatta in the british virgin islands. weekend. peter bernard, news channel 8. >> thank you. want faster data? 5g speeds are in the works. when they might arrive. plus what is so special about one kind of coffee that has

after big losses yesterday the markets rebounded. dow finished up 313 points. a gain of 2%. the s&p up 35. nasdaq up 70. uber passengers could be

part of a settlement over the ride fee. safe ride see. the class action lawsuit claimed uber misrepresented the practice and the fees they charged practices. most of the money goes back to money in the form of a credit or refund. it must be approved by a federal court. 4g speeds are good but 5g promises to blow you away. at&t is getting ready to test it. they announced testing on a 5g system will start later on this year. verizon also has plans to test 5g. the system will have speeds 10 oo 100 times -- 10 to 100 times faster. it could be available to everyone by the end of the decade. a tennessee congressman is making an argument against the airline seats.

a minimum seat size. sense evacuations haven't been tested on smaller seats. the average seat was 18.5 inches in the 1990s and now 16.5 inches. you will pay more for a fine wine but what about a fine coffee and what if it cost $15. in san francisco they are brewing up rare beans and they are more than happy to pay for it. finca sophia the first crop of beans. took 8 years to produce. they were grown in the mountains of panama. if you want one, you are too late. they report the last cup from this year's harvest has already been sold. in the future you could pick up a tattoo at whole foods. whole foods 365 will open later on this year and inside they

small shops, juice bars, to tattoo parlors. lert. tonight -- all right tonight breaking develops from the school board. they approved the severance package. news channel 8's steve andrews tells us she was cleared of wrong doing but the details still cost her her job. >> reporter: the most complaints come from the superintendent. [no audio] >> reporter: the most complaints come from the superintendent of operations. he claims she had several inappropriate conversations about him with another employee. making comments such as i wonder if he has sex hard. in an 1800 page document released this week rivers said on a 2014 business trip to tallahassee the two were having drinks. she was drinking and started

get me to stayane room and i -- stay in a room and i said no. she was still trying to talk me into coming to her room and then she attempted to kiss me. i pushed her away and she was trying trying to get me to come to her room. a former school board member claims the board knew about and let their relationship fester. >> the only decision they can make is to relieve the superintendent of her duties. that is the only decision that could be made. >> reporter: according it rivers his environment became social. when i was not social with the superintendent the superintendent would be mad. another complaint against the superintendent, she does not value input from employees or appreciate their efforts. he formed citizens for better educational leadership.

the way she manages. people have heard this for years. >> reporter: rivers also accused her of manipulation of the hiring process to create a position for a former romantic interest with whom the superintendent said she had a four year affair. steve andrews, news channel 8. >> she agreed to resign if she received 20 weeks of pay. all of her sick, all of her vacation leave and the board paid for her legal expenses. a few moments ago the board agreed to the terms. the dead of winter is a bad time for a water main break. 12-inch pipe in pennsylvania burst spraying water into the air and then it froze creating ice sculptures and damaging buildings. a dozen people had to move out while the kajrepaired -- damage

sometimes happened when the firefighters are out there fighting fires. 57 degrees for us. not as cool tonight. mostly clear skies. maybe a few clouds. we have seen those, especially in northern areas. 54 degrees at day break. clouds with a cold front moving in. expect the clouds early in the day. by the afternoon lots of sunshine. 67 degrees with a wind at 10 to 15. 64 now temple terrace. 61 clearwater beach. 62 sun city center. 60 lake placid and 60s generally. don't see a lot of shower activity, clouds. it will be somewhat of a dry front passing through the area. a few extra clouds saturday morning. it will be down to the south. clear skies at this hour. few little mid-level clouds popping up around citrus county.

most clouds stay to the north. that is tomorrow morning. a few showers off shore. from north to south is how it goes. to the south in the afternoon. start to get the sun to come back. winds switch out of the north. trending cooler saturday night into sunday morning and then by sunday afternoon we will likely see a stronger wind from the east. may driver clouds into the interior of the bay area. mostly in the afternoon hours. 67 degrees for saturday. same numbers for sunday. 74 degrees for monday. the rain chance at 20%. rain timing on this is late, hate monday. into the early part of -- late, late monday. into the early part of tuesday. high of 69 degrees. wednesday, thursday, friday look great. may encounter a warming trend. we will be near 76 degrees by the end of the week. >> thank you. all right. we will be right back. >> plus here is what you will see monday morning on news

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just might be the perfect place to get sleep after a starry night. you could bed vincet van go's bedroom on airbnb. they recreated his yellow house bedroom for an art exhibit honing up this weekend. it -- opening up this weekend. as you can imagine demand will be huge. organizers are taking bookings and blocks and they are announcing them on social media. and could we interest you

a guy in ontario canada can. >> only 86,789-kilometers on it. car does not come with sunglasses. >> the slick ad explains it has four rubber wheels and a glove box. he has been trying to sell his car for a year and has no serious offers. now that he made this commercial he said there is more interest. i wonder if he will make his money back. the air time couldn't have been cheap. >> probably not. but entertaining. all about marketing. if you could market it people will buy it. market us weather. >> nice evening. upper 50s. chilly. cold front comes in. a few extra clouds. nice weekend. sunny skies. temperatures upper 60s both days. we will see a warm up later next week. and rain chances too in between. over all looks like we have fantastic weather planned. this is a sweet spot for

>> and a good valentine's day weather. >> absolutely. >> all right. i will take it. sold. thank you. thank you for joining us. get news anytime from the news channel 8 app. next newscast is at 11:00 p.m. ted cruz and the adult film star. his new attack ad disaster. now on "extra." christian values advocate ted cruz casts a porn star in his anti-rubio ad. >> maybe you should vote for more than just a pretty face next time. >> how he's explaining himself today, and why she's lashing out at cruz. then -- >> i think there's a very good chance of president donald trump. >> president obama are ellen getting personal about his wife. >> she's always right. >> kanye's new tirade against taylor swift. >> his outrageous new rap lyrics

calling her a liar. plus, taylor, gaga, rihanna, our ultimate grammy preview. how the show will pay tribute to david bowie. my new a-list interview with christina aguilera. >> does max watch the show? >> he barely know what is "the voice" is. >> why she's standing up for moms everywhere. and the one thing that's -- >> driving me nuts. >> the jenner girls to a night of seeing red. plus, why betty white's on an "f" bomb blitz. >> ryan reynolds looks so [ bleep ] handsome. >> now on "extra" from universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. hey, everyone. welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez. coming up, tina fey and steve martin. why they're doing a mini "snl" reunion. also coming up, mario, we are going to give you the first look inside the wizarding world of harp, opening here at universal this april, and it is pretty awesome. but first, ted cruz forced

tv. the guy preaching family values just discovered his co-star is none other than an adult actress. oops. >> the soft core porn star, the gop political star. his attack ad starring her getting yanked today. >> maybe you should vote for more than just a pretty face next time. >> christian conservative ted cruz under fire, forced to pull rubio. >> i'm ted cruz, and i approve this message. >> after the actress's soft core porn pass was exposed. her titles include insatiable desires and milf. >> i guess the rumors are true. >> she's had mainstream roles. >> a hologram? no. >> amy, who calls herself a christian conservative, was considering voting for donald trump or cruz, lashing out against ted's campaigning, saying she's extremely disappointed they pulled the