right now on news channel 8, this is first at 4:00. now four headlines at 4:00. number 1, a beautiful day outside, we will have your forecast in just a few minutes. number 2, a day care crash. three kids are hurt when a car hits their bay area school. number 3, superlice, it makes me itch just to say it. find out how doctors are treating it. and number 4, want to grow your own food but you don't have the space? why not try a community garden? good afternoon, everyone, i'm josh josh benson. >> and i'm stacie schaible. this is first at 4:00. a pasco county deputy off the job fired for trying to

steven la blanc was let go following an internal investigation. the sheriff tells us he planted drugs and a crack pipe in the suspect's bag. la blanc could face tampering with evidence charges. and now a story that would make any parent panic. a car crashes into a day care with children inside. >> news channel 8's john rogers shows us how it happened. >> reporter: good afternoon, guys. come over here and take a look. you can see where the car plowed through this wall, while 15 children were inside. it's no wonder that no one was hurt. i want to show you some of the images from inside. you can tell the damage is alarming. troopers tell us at around 9:00 this morning, a woman was dropping off her grandchild here in van ness. while leaving she accidentally pulled forward and crashed through this wall. we are told three children suffered very minor injuries and a day care worker was transported to a hospital with minor injuries. the children were sent home today and while the day care remains closed they will be transferred to other area day cares. we are told the driver has been

driver's license and for careless driving. more charges could soon be coming. we don't want to make you scratch your head but super lice a growing problem here in florida. a recent study found 25 states where lice have become resistant to common treatments. florida is one of the states. our climate makes lice a year- around problem but there are prescriptions and treatments that can still kill super lice. >> the prescriptions that we do have now are effective in treating super lice and some are as simple as putting a lotion on dry hair for 10 minutes and washing it out. no combing necessary. if you ask me, i think that's probably the easiest as well as the most effective way to treat it. >> home treatments have included everything from soaking hair in olive oil or mayonnaise overnight. there's even a heat treatment

strip clubs, massage parlors and nail salons in pinellas county are required to post a sign for all to see. it vices people who may be victims of human trafficking to call a national help center's toll-free phone number. the ordinance requires that the sign be posted. they are written in english and spanish and are available on the county's website free of charge. people living in the osprey run townhome community are raising a stink over dog doo- doo. the hoa recently voted to have dog waste tested to catch irresponsible pet owners not cleaning up after their pooches. those who oppose the measure tell us that responsible dog owners shouldn't be penalized with a $35 dna database registration fee. the hoa plans to use that database to catch owners who leave their dog's droppings behind. those owners could face fines of up to $100.

let's go straight over to storm team 8 meteorologist julie phillips. >> good afternoon, stacy. it is a fantastic afternoon across really the entire tampa bay area. here's the view from sun city center from our camera there. you can see beautiful blue skies, just some high, thin cirrus clouds in the background there. 78 degrees with our winds coming in out of the west around 5 miles per hour, so a very quiet and comfortable afternoon for us. you can see on our radar, not tracking any showers, just a few clouds around for this evening. if you're noticing anything on the radar that's likely some fires brewing around. as we take a step back, you can see, though, that we are tracking a cold front. now, this is heading in our direction but notice the southern end of this front, not much action along it. it's running into dry air and it's going to be pretty quiet as it arrives in our area for tomorrow. but until then temperatures still above average, coming in at 80 in temple terrace and in lutes, 78 in odessa.

temperatures gradually dropping back into the 60s. fairly quiet through the overnight hours and waking up tomorrow morning, it's mild in the low 60s. we will talk about what temperatures will do blind this first front coming up in your full forecast. >> thank you much. now your vote on super tuesday. it's an early voting day here in florida if you're a registered republican or democrat but in 12 other states this is primary or caucus day. super tuesday is a chance for candidates to get a very large number of delegates to the nominating conventions. now, a new cnn o.r.c. poll finds donald trump and hillary clinton with really ahead of their closest competitors, florida's presidential primary is on march 15th. and now take a look at your headlines from hollywood including two oscar winning films headed to china. >> david daniel has that and much more on your hollywood minute. >> i ain't afraid to die anymore. i've done it already. >> the "revenant" set in frontier america is asia bound, according to deadline, the triple oscar winner will open

it's not the only oscar winning film headed to china. the same chinese film group has also acquired the rights to "room," starring best actress winner debris larson -- brie larson. >> language was developed for one endeavor and that is? >> to community. >> no. to whoo women. >> "dead poets society" will try to whoo theater growers. the oscar winner 1989 movie is bound tore the -- for the off broadway stage. it will feature a musical version of the film about prep school students defying authority premiering in october. >> what do you mean >> and justin bieber is celebrating his 22nd birthday in las vegas, at least his new wax statue is. "modern family" tussauds -- ma'am tussauds -- looks like it can do everything but blow out

in hollywood, i'm david daniel. and we have breaking news to tell you about right now into our newsroom. a crash on i-75 has part of the interstate shut down. scene. send it out to paul lamison with the latest. >> they have opened up all the lanes of the interstate. a vehicle versus a pedestrian and we are not sure how the pedestrian got onto the interstate but where we are is in manatee county where between state road 64 and state road 70, south of ellington and they had to close off the interstate to land a helicopter to take the person out as a trauma alert. right now fhp still on scene talking with this vehicle right here, but the road is now open so that's the good news but the bad news is, the backup goes on for miles.

hd, paul lamison, news channel 8. no more permanent alimony in florida. if lawmakers pass a pending bill there will be a new formula for cal lating your -- calculating your temporary settlement. interesting changes next. fireball in the sky. we will find out what scientists think it is coming

now more first at 4:00. a bill that would end permanent alimony in florida takes a giant step forward. >> and the goal to take some of the sting out of divorce. mike vasalinda has that story now from our capital bureau. >> reporter: alimony here in florida could soon be based on a formula that would be put in statute, it would take into consideration the number of years a couple was married and then consider the difference between the divorcing couple's income. state senator kelly stargell of

>> you will see a woman who know the system. they are at the mercy of their attorney in a lot of ways and saying you can get more. they did this and this and this and they perpetuate the ongoing animosity between the two and they fight and at the end of the day of the day it's hard to bring two parties together to work on their common interest which would be their children and i think that's where that statement comes from. >> reporter: in 2007 rick scott vetoed legislation that allowed couples with a settled divorce to go back into court and seek modifications. reporting from the state capital, i'm mike vasalinda. >> efforts to make the change apply only to couples who get married after the law goes into effect failed. >> the bill also requires divorcing parents share child custody equally unless a judge determines one is better fit than the other. here's mark douglas. >> reporter: i'm mark douglas

story about the windsor preparatory academy a charter school in pinellas county that is running in deep financial debt. according to this document, it's running a million dollar deficit and has more than $300,000 in consulting fees that no one can account for. tonight we are talking to the school district to get to the bottom of this and find out what's going on at windsor preparatory academy. i'm mark douglas and that's the story i'm working on tonight. >> thank you, mark. you can see that story tonight at 6:00. still to come on first at 4:00, gardening is good for your body and your mind so aren't more people doing it? it could have something to do with a lack of space. coming up we will show you one solution to that problem. but first, an important deadline today for the nfl. find out what that means for the bucs and running back doug martin. this is first at 4:00 on news channel 8. we will be right back.

and welcome back. right now astronaut scott kelly is leaving the international space station, ending a year in space. can you believe that? we are working on getting you a live shot of the space station right now on nasa tv. as the expedition crews say their final farewells, he is on his way whack to earth -- back to earth, planning on returning to earth at 10:15 tonight. what a year in space. stacie. >> scott kelly, the one on the left there. now, 8 is our your side for your health. there's a new option for people who want to grow their own food but don't have the space. it's called a community garden and i went to plant city to show you how it works. >> there's a huge variety of food growing here.

love broccoli, right? fennel, celery. >> reporter: karen elizabeth is passionate about gardening. >> peppers, parsley, eggplant. >> reporter: and so excited to spread the word about this, the new home of the plant city community garden on the campus of hcc's plant city campus. >> i was looking for a way to maintain the space and keep it beautiful without letting it just be totally overcome by florida vegetation. >> reporter: this is what you call a win-win. dr. martin clay is the president of hcc's plant city campus, up until last year this was a teaching garden run by the university of florida's horticulture program. but when that ended, they needed new partners and it just so happened the plant city space. >> now we are working like crazy to get it built. we are so excited that the opportunity is here -- opportunities here are beyond

>> reporter: you can adopt one of the garden beds which are six-by-twelve feet and grow your own vegetables. >> if a family wants to have a bed, there is not much encouragement you need with your small children to help with the plants and the seeds and the soil. actually we need to follow >> reporter: and if you've always wanted a garden but aren't much of a green thumb, no problem. >> we have a lot of experienced folks here so if you're not quite sure what to do or when to grow it, we have that mentoring available. >> reporter: and the public is welcome. >> please come out and take a look at it and sit on the park benches that are spread around the area and find a shady spot, bring a book and enjoy yourself. >> there is a small fee if you'd like to adopt a garden but it's only $35 a year. what a great learning experience too. >> yeah. joining us now for another look at our beautiful weather and what a great time of year

garden. >> and eat fresh vegetables. >> great idea. today is the day to do it. of these few months where it's comfortable to be outside. enjoy it now while it lasts. we have a nice stretch that's continuing. also some neat video we want to show you first. you're about to see a suspected scotland. a lot of people there went to social media to discuss possible causes of the flash of light, dashcam footage that you're looking at obtained by the associated press shows the fireball visible from the road. really some neat stuff there. for us this evening, very pleasant temperatures continuing, great evening to just spend outside sitting on the deck, maybe dinner outdoors. temperatures in the upper 60s through this evening, light winds around, just a few clouds, a dry night expected and as you wake up tomorrow morning, temperatures will be clouds building in. we will see a little bit more cloud cover tomorrow as we track a front through the region but temperatures will

the mid-70s for the first part of tomorrow afternoon before the front moves through. now a lot of spots reaching into the 80s, it's 80 in bartow, 81 in plant city, 80 in wye mama, 76 in brooksville. a warm afternoon, mostly sunny afternoon as well, no rain on the radar across the entire state of florida and we have decently dry air in place on top of us. as the front we are watching moves in, it's right off to our north right now, not expecting much to develop along it. through this evening, remaining warm, only a couple of clouds lingering. by the time you move into tomorrow morning, there's the front moving into florida so we will see extra clouds as this moves through, could see sprinkles, a very light shower but really not going to see a whole lot of rain along the front because we don't have the moisture for it to work with. this front passes quickly by out. on thursday it will be a little bit cooler, low 50s, light

this front doesn't pack a very big punch so temperatures reaching back up into the mid- 70s by thursday afternoon and then by friday a second front moves in, bringing us another small 10% chance of rain. overall looking at a pretty dry forecast and temperatures remaining very comfortable over the next eight days even, notice average for this time of year, 74 degrees and we stay very close to that all the way through this weekend and as we temperatures will be reaching back up close to 80 degrees. so starting to get a little bit warm as we head into next week. for tonight, though, dropping down to 61, above average temperatures, again, that weak front approaches and our winds will be light out of the south at around 5 miles per hour. tomorrow even with the front we will likely still make it into the mid-70s, it moves through, we will see a couple of showers but notice nothing more than a 10% chances of rain -- chance of rain in this seven-day forecast for you. as you look ahead to the weekend, you notice that is shaping up very nicely, temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s, we will see

josh. >> julie, thank you much. now let's talk about credit card debt versus emergency savings. should you use one to pay off the other? well, 8 on your side has answers for you today. joining me is john wax from waller and wax advisors and raymond james. this is a big topic, should we rely on credit cards for emergency purposes? >> big question for a lot of people. not everyone can do what we recommend but you really do want to rely on cash. you don't want to look at credit cards as your source. rely on cash, take a little bit of money out of every paycheck,led this up -- build this up but get your cash reserve even better. three to six months, it depends on how many different sources of income you have, whether you want to be at three months or six months. >> three months is the one. i don't know where you got six months. but just have some on the side. why is that? what makes cash reserve better than having a credit card? >> one of the big problems with the credit card is the interest

you could use your own cash and not have to pay interest on the fact that you used it versus a credit card where maybe you're going to be in a very high level interest rate area and otherwise they could always cut off that credit and that's the big risk. if you look back to the 2008, 2009 crisis at the worst possible time credit was cut off to a lot of people. so you didn't have the emergency money you were relying on. so holding your own cash aside puts you in control for anything that might come up. >> so what happens if something does come up? you got to burn that cash reserve, then what? >> it's going to happen from time to time so what you want to do if that happens is stop the other purchases, the other savings or whatever you're doing with excess money and replenish the reserves. it's not bad when there's an emergency, it's only bad if you don't act well afterward to replenish your reserve so that when the next emergency comes along, the money is not there. >> and that has happened, they freeze the card so you still got to pay the bill but you

>> cash is king. >> yes. >> thank you for being with us. >> my pleasure. now let's check in on your first at 4:00 sports. dan lucas just entered the building. >> the deadline for nfl franchise tags happened about 25 minutes ago and there were a few handed out by teams today, but not the bucs. what does that mean? more important, what does that mean for the future of running back dug martin, a free -- doug martin, a free agent starting next wednesday? first and foremost it means martin is free to look elsewhere for a team next season. the issue becomes his value. the bucs are willing to let martin shop himself around the league just to see what he's worth. i believe the bucs plan on beating any offer that comes his way, i think they are going to resign martin. by not placing the franchise tag on him the bucs will not have to pay martin more than $11 million this year which is what it would have cost under the rules for his position but to guarantee martin's return at this point we cannot do that

fans a little uneasy. haunt last night -- how about last night, big night for the lightning. they won their seventh straight game to catch the florida panthers atop the atlantic division and the guy who scored both goals in the 2-1 win over toronto, tyler johnson, playing less than 24 hours after he took a puck to the head in boston, the fact that he suited up was impressive. after the game johnson spoke about this whirlwind 24 hours. left eye. >> nice that we can, you know, still not really play the greatest of games, we will get a win. three games, four nights all on the road, get three wins out of there, i think we are feeling pretty good about ourselves. i mean, it happened all pretty quick. i think it just broke the advisor and the advisor cut me so i think that's probably better than getting hit straight with a puck but, yeah, it's kind of a weird thing. >> johnson has had a difficult

advisor -- vicar kept -- visor kept him from suffering what could have been a disastrous injury. he says about a dozen stitches and if you saw it take place sunday night -- >> it was not pretty. >> it was a small little gash but, man, you know -- >> please. >> we will leave it at that. you mentioned first place the bolts, when are they playing? >> they have captured the florida panthers, they finally did it, right? >> amazing. >> both teams play thursday night. lightning on the road in ottawa where they haven't played very well and that's a huge game for the bolts. next week, who knows where they could be. >> i love it. go volts.

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news channel 8's gayle guyardo is on your side. it is super tuesday. 12 states are holding primaries or caucuses today. that means a chance for republicans and democrats to gain a lot of delegates for the party's presidential nominee conventions. all the candidates are

today. and florida senator marco rubio plans to be at home in miami later tonight. florida's presidential primary is on march 15th. number 2, sportscaster erin andrews continues to testify in her $75 million civil trial against a nashville marriott. this is over a nude video taken through a hotel peephole by a stalker back in 2008. he posted it online. andrews contends the hotel was negligent in revealing to her stalker that she was a guest there and giving him a room next door to hers. the hotel claims that did not happen. stalker michael barrett spent more than two years in prison. number 3, the hatch is about to close and astronaut scott kelly is preparing to leave the international space station this after a year of living in space. the return pod will undock at 8:05 p.m. tonight and kelly should be back on earth by 11:25. number 4, if you want to

perfectly fine because it's national peanut butter lovers day. there's a website dedicated to it. peanut butter and it takes about 540 peanuts to make one 12-ounce jar. >> creamy or crunchy? >> creamy. all natural creamy. right now a developing hogan. also known as terri belaya. >> today after years of legal wrangling, jury selection begins. the trial is going to be in st. petersburg. the exwrestler sued gawker after it pushed parts of a sex video in 2012. some florida lawmakers want to make sure that pastors are protected from having to perform same-sex marriages. >> and religious supporters are supporting their cause. matt galka has the details.

pastors and supporters of religious freedom rallied at the capital on tuesday for the "we assistant with god" rally. while many outside the capital were denouncing gay marriage and abortion, inside the capital a bill was being debated that would protect pastors from marrying same-sex couples. bill will also be debated in the senate on wednesday. >> we spent a long time negotiating this bill and making it just right to make the bill a shield, not a sword, a shield for pastors and religious churches to make sure that they have that religious freedom in our state. >> reporter: opponents of the pastor protection act say the bill isn't needed because pastors can refuse to marry whoever they want. reporting in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. >> the pastor protection act comes before the florida house on wednesday. >> and it is expected to pass. now your first at 4:00 forecast. here's meteorologist julie phillips. >> we love having a forecast on a gorgeous day if you're lucky

here's the view from lakeland ranch -- lakewood ranch, 76 degrees, beautiful blue skies with thin clouds filtering out a little of that sunshine from this location, winds fairly light coming in out of the southwest between five to 10 miles per hour and for this evening we have the spacex rocket launch, actually this is about the fourth time he have tried to launch this -- they have tried to launch this. happen at 6:15 this evening. deliver an 11,000-pound satellite up to the iss. so, yes, we are looking at that for this evening and weather should not be an issue in that department. temperatures will be warm, in the upper 60s, just a few clouds around, winds fairly light as you wake up tomorrow morning, temperatures will be in the low 60s, some clouds to start the day out ahead of our front that will move in. we will see some extra clouds but rain chances pretty low, just a few sprinkles possible, we will still make it into the mid-70s so not a bad day to be out in the water with our winds coming in out of the west- northwest at 10 knots, seas at 2 feet and a light chop on the bay. we will have the rest of your

coming up. 8 is on your side with what morning commute. here is leslee lacey with a today. >> reporter: hello there. afternoon. we do have a little bit of construction going on tonight, could affect your drive in pinellas county, southern st. pete area, the exit on southbound 275 to 54th avenue south is going to be closed from this evening, 7:00 p.m. until tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m. so what you need to remember if you're used to taking 54th is to exit before you get there at 22nd avenue south, make your way over to u.s. 19 which is also known as 34th and then head south where it picks up 54th. again, this should reopen 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. you can also connect with me at leslee lacey on facebook and you can follow me for your morning traffic commute at leslee lacey on twitter. >> you you can catch leslee lacey and leigh spann every weekday morning with weather and traffic on the eights

still ahead on first at 4:00 -- >> reporter: students learning while they are earning. i'm gayle guyardo and i will tell you about a program right here in tampa bay that gets students jobs. then you will want to stick around for this 8 on your side story. >> it's super tuesday. could it be the end of the road for some of the candidates? (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound)

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eagle 8 hd coverage brought to you by: welcome back now. for a look at celebrity news, here are the hosts of hollywood today live. >> i'm kristin producingman and i'm tanner -- brugman -- we know that leonardo word. his win is officially the most tweeted oscar's moment ever with a whopping 440,000 tweets

in second place, ellen's selfie from the 2014 oscars tell cast with a near -- telecast with a near 250 tweets per minute. >> no big deal. "ncis" currently in its 13th season and going to be around for a long time. cbs has renewed its biggest hit that has spun two spinoffs for two more seasons taking the show through 2018. star mark harman will remain with the show. "ncis" is the top rated drama in the country. ben higgins single days coming to a close. he's engaged. the big question is who is the lucky lady. we want to find out at "the bachelor" finale on the 14th. the two women in the running, then exchanged i love you bombs with both of them on the last episode. ben, i see you're style and you're a rascal. >> i think i know who it is. >> i'm tanner thomason. >> and i'm kristin, and that's the hdl rap. we feature your pictures on

with a hedgehog named apple sauce. this on the heels of the portly hedgehog named java yesterday all over the news. claudia gunther says her hedgehog apple sauce weighs 2 pounds and can't imagine how many meal worms java would have to eat to get twice that size. elaine decembering of beverly hills -- deeing says mia the princess pug doesn't want to get up. i don't blame her. she looks cuddly in that bed with that blanket and it was chilly out this morning. then there's this miniature schnauzer named sadie lee, lynn parent hutchison of weeky watch says the family adores this dog but would prefer if she stopped stealing all the chips. and finally a vacation picture from bev jacobs of hollywood, florida. she took this scenic shot and shared it with us. this while she was in belize, an island just offshore there. very serene.

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ba da ba ba ba now the trick that hackers are using to get into your computer, invading your privacy and putting your personal information at risk. >> when you're online, you probably get pop-up ads all the time trying to sell you something or get you to click here to win but now there's an official looking warning popping up saying your computer has a virus and call this number to fix it. now, this is so easy to fall for. jeff rossen shows us even one of the today show crew became a victim. >> reporter: you are surfing the web and out of nowhere -- >> important security message. >> reporter: this scary warning pops up saying your system has been infected. it's been hijacked and your private and financial data is at risk.

call the number on the screen. it looks legit, like it came from your own computer. but it's actually a fake. it's really a pop-up ad. >> i just opened the door and just let somebody into my computer. >> reporter: it just happened to natalie while she was online. she panicked and called the number. >> they told me that they are a reputable company, that they work with apple and with microsoft, so they immediately asked for access to my computer through log me in 123. >> please tell me you did not do that. >> i know i shouldn't have done that. >> you did it? you let them in? >> yes, i did it, jeff. i know. >> reporter: once inside, they scanned her hard drive telling her she has a virus but good news for $400 they will fix t. >> it was sort of like the lightbulb went off because i knew at that point what they were offering wasn't true. >> reporter: security experts say these pop-up ads are misleading and dangerous.

it's just ah pictureling -- a picture telling you something is wrong with your computer but there's not something wrong with your computer. >> reporter: we are going to call one of the companies that sends the pop-up warnings. went to the store, bought a brand-new mac laptop. it's right out of the box. if they tell us over the phone there's a virus on this, what does that mean? >> it means they are trying to rip us off or even worse, they might be trying to put their own malware on. >> i'm going to get my phone and call them up. i saw a pop-up that said to call this number about a computer virus. can you help me? >> uh-huh. yeah, i can help you. >> the technician immediately asked to tap into my computer and once he's in, we watch him poke around my laptop in realtime. that's him doing all that. and within seconds he has bad news. >> yes, it's a wireless and maybe someone else is trying to access your computer. >> reporter: he says not only is there a virus on my computer, somebody is trying to hack in. >> i'm going to clean up this

a new computer, the day you bought this computer. >> reporter: but remember this computer is brand-new, then comes the sales pitch. what does this cost me to get fixed? >> if you go for one-year contract, it will cost you $199..9. my name is jeff rossen, i'm the national investigative correspondent for nbc news and this is a brand-new computer just out of the box. >> okay. i completely agree with your point, clearly. i am not denying with it. where is the virus? >> i will show you the virus. >> you were trying to sell us a package that our computer expert says we did not need. it's a brand-new computer. >> i am not sir, i am not trying to sell you a package. assistance. just give me a minute. let me show you. >> after several minutes he still can't show us any virus and then watch this. he starts surfing the web. >> you're typing yahoo.com into google. can you let go of the remote connection. thank you very much for your time. >> it doesn't matter whether

young. it is one of those things where when you're caught off guard you will fall for it. >> reporter: an urgent warning to protect you from becoming a vitamin. >> i vitamin -- victim. >> i've learned a good lesson. next time my gut says what would jeff rossen do, run. >> the technicians can be very persistent. apple and microsoft say they are not affiliated with the companies who create these ads. the best advice, if you get a pop-up on your computer, press the escape key. don't make the phone call. >> no, and don't click the link. don't do it. time now for another check of the forecast. the beautiful weather continues to roll in. >> i know. what a nice stretch this afternoon. you want to go out, get a quick walk in whenever you can. >> i did. >> good for you. >> it is beautiful out. >> keeping track of our steps. >> i'm winning. >> i'm really getting beat. >> i'm sure she is. she seems to get outside a little bit more. >> i sit a lot. >> it's a daily struggle. >> it is. we are sitting right now. >> scott kelly returning to

in space at 8:05 p.m. his spacecraft undocking will begin, 10:32 p.m. set to deorbit and then landing in kazakhstan at 11:25 p.m. this evening. so big news in the space side of things. for us, we are tracking a couple of cold fronts, not to worry, though, neither of these are going to have a very good impact on our forecast. the first front set to arrive tomorrow. it brings us a 10% chance of rain. the next front arrives very early on friday. once again, just a very slim chance of some sprinkles along this front. it's mainly going to keep our temperatures holding steady and really we are looking at a great range of temperatures all the way through this coming week, anywhere from 74 to 80 degrees is what we are dealing with and i don't know about you but that sounds pretty good to me. if you're thinking of heading out to spring training games for tomorrow, excellent weather will continue for you. the tigers versus the pirates, 76 degrees there, tigers versus

degrees for that game. small chance of some sprinkle. air zet -- sarasota 77 degrees there. and the phillies will take on the blue jays, 74 degrees. right now temperatures have actually made it up into the 80s in some of our inland spots. we are up to 81 in brandon, 80 in frostpru. 79 in lakeland, 72 in crystal river. temperatures warm across florida but as you take a look north you can see the chilly air made its way into the great lakes. this is never going to make it to us. through the overnight hours just a few clouds around, tomorrow morning there's the front at our doorstep, moves in through the day and while we will see more clouds along it, not expecting much in the way of rainfall. maybe just a few sprinkles. heading into thursday, quiet forecast. chill in the air thursday morning but looking at warm conditions by the afternoon

low through this weekend. love to see that as we head into this weekend with 0% rain chance each day so things shaping up nicely for us. just the small rain chances fronts. by this weekend temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s getting even warmer as we head into next week. >> thanks, julie. there are millions of jobs available across the country because people simply don't positions. news channel 8's gayle guyardo did some 8 on your side digging and she found thousands of students in tampa bay are figuring out how to nab those high paying jobs without the cost of a college education. >> reporter: the name of the game for many of these students is to get their knowledge now and they get paid for it and down the road is opportunity. they weld, draft, study architectural design, all classes at tampa bay tech. >> there's a lot of fields out there that i've always wanted to do like welding and learning how to mix concrete. >> reporter: thousands of

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bottom slide hovering 1000 feet above the city of l.a. built. when it's done, it will be 45 feet long and enclosed in a clear 1 1/2 inch thick glass. the plan is to suspend it from the 70th story of the u.s. bank tower. then you will land on an open dare try it. so your friends and family can get good pictures of your terrified face as you come to the bottom of the slide. the attraction is expected to open june 25th and will cost $25. >> i will be skipping that one. a california mom is dog tired after delivering 17 babies. yeah, we are talking about puppies here. sheep dog puppies. and you heard right, mom stella delivered a litter of 17 in napa, california, 11 boys, six girls, 17 wiggly, wet snugly noses and 17 wagging tails. all are doing well and will be farmed out to farms for work as

livestock. record for her breed. the vet who delivered the litter says his record was currently 12. and this video is all over the internet today. it shows a high school basketball team in rhode island celebrating what they thought was the state title. here's the problem. they had not won the game yet. with just a second or so left, the burleville broncos threw the ball into the air and run out the clock but the opposing team caught the ball and then called a time-out. yeah, you can guess what happened then. it. so they both, i guess, got to feel victory for a second. >> that's painful. we have much more news coming your way. >> news channel 8 at 5:00 with keith and jen starts now. right now on news channel 8 at 5:00 -- >> a deputy fired, accused of planting drugs and the sheriff claims that the story starts with spray paint. a critical day in the race for the white house.

and sportscaster erin andrews back on the stand for a second day, testifying on her own behalf in a $75 million civil trial. good evening. i'm keith cate. >> and i'm jennifer leigh. thank you for joining us this evening. a pasco deputy is off the job accused of trying to frame a drug suspect for a crime. josh thomas joins us now live in new port richey and, josh, what exactly is this deputy accused of doing? >> reporter: well, jen, the sheriff tells us that the deputy actually had another man retrieve drug paraphernalia from inside his house and then that deputy placed it in a bag that belonged to a drug suspect. >> they trust we are going to do the right thing. >> reporter: sheriff chris naco briefed the media on what led to la blanc's firing. he planted drugs in a bag of a known drug suspect pleasea. >> it goes back to possibly the