f o r. >> right now on news channel 8, this is first at four. >> now, headlines at 4:00. number one, your weekend weather. you won't be disappointed. changing the skyline of st. pete. we will tell you about the tallest building. a bay area restaurant closing after 35 years in yabar city. here is number 4. >> we have free scuba diving. i will show you how much fun you and the kids can have starting today.

we will get to imin a second. happy friday. i'm josh benson. >> and i'm stacie schaible. we want to go to meteorologist julie phillips. >> we are kicking off on a beautiful note. winds out of the informant at 10 miles per hour. really a gorgeous afternoon. we had a cold front that rolled through earlier and brought us a few showers and a couple of storms but that is long gone. well to the south of us now. and you can see we are dealing with mostly sunny skies for this afternoon. a little bit of cloud cover for this evening but overall going to be quiet, friday night for us. behind the front, the winds coming in out of the northwest between 10 to 15 miles per hour. slightly breezy at times. shouldn't be too bad.

still warm right now. 72 in temple terrace. inland spots have heated up. we are coming in 77 at lakeland. for the rest of the evening temperatures will fall back after sunset. a little bit on the cool side to start off saturday morning in the low 50s and talking about a really nice weekend forecast and we will have the details on that coming up in a few minutes. all of that beautiful weather means the beaches are going to be busy this weekend. jammed. and add spring break crowds and the making of bumper to bumper traffic. colleges and universities are starting breaks this week and a few students enjoying time away from the classroom and hitting clearwater beach. parking is limited but there is an inexpensive alternative taking the ferry from downtown. >> one of the things that the city is doing is subsidizing the ferry, for two dollars each way you can get to clearwater

traffic or finding a parking spot. now to deal with the expected influx of spring breakers clearwater police are bringing in extra officers to keep an eye on things. now to your vote and the republican debate. a lot of us are talking about temperature last night's republican debate was on verbal brawl and it stayed that way. it comes down to this, three candidates desperate to stop donald trump. texas senator cruz, joining the fight pushing for a one-on-one match-up with trump. ohio governor john kaisch believes his lower volume pitch will get through a primary in home state and florida senator marco rubio trying to stay alive until the florida primary on march 15th. so what do people in the bay area think about all of this political name calling? and that's what this is. out. >> first of all, i didn't think it was presidential and i think politics has gone down in the

i was disappointed with some of the comments made early in the debate. it got better towards the end. >> and it comes down to the next 11 days when we will find out whether donald trump is able to secure the nomination or if the republican race is head to a contested convention which would happen this summer. well, after more than 25 years in ybor city spaghetti warehouse is closing. opened until wednesday but closed forever thursday, march 10th. the company thanked the staff for it's the dedication. the restaurant is in a building that used to be the largest cigar factory in the world. in st. pete, maybe rick criesman broke ground on a 41 tower condominium tower called one st. peteburg. it will change the skyline. this is a virtual tour.

downtown st. pete and clue 250 condos and 173 room hyatt. 100 first avenue north, hence the name 1 st. petersburg. today is free friday at the news channel expo and boat show. >> not only can you check out the boats and fishing equipment, you can be a diver and that's where we find new channel 8 anthony right now and looks to be having fun under water. double a, this is awesome. >> i got to tell you, i have been having a whole lot of fun down here and check out thisling crustacean that i just found. i am having a ball. let me tell you, talking to you guys is one of the coolest things i have done. while i'm scuba diving so let me tell you how i spend the day entertaining myself under the water.

i am your father. >> 20 feet by 30 feet and 15,000 gallons of water makes this be a diver attraction the the world. turtle. >> i feel like a monster. down below my first time scuba diving and i took to it like a fish takes to water. >> pretty cool, isn't it? >> big wave dave is with be a diver.com and he travels the company with this pool and swimming gear and reducing people to scuba diving. >> we have everything you need for your tow and you will get a free photo if you down load it

>> what you can expect this weekend. >> you can try scuba. see if you like it. here is three things to show you, how easy, first time scuba diving can be. first, i will tell you joke. >> our sister marty's cooking is so bad, she thinks a smoke detector alarm going off means the food is done. >> second ... how about this song. >> and i will always love you >> and my third task solve rubiks cube.

having so much fun down here. that i call my accountant so get down here to file my tax under water and if you come we can magicca. >> anthony you must have a lot of the oxygen, are they providing the equipment. >> yes, they are, if you are are ten or 11 you have an to have an adult and anybody else you can swim and have a good time. it is a 15 minute stay in the water. one of the coolest things i have done. >> hey, double a, how was it getting into the wet suit today? getting into what? >> the wet suit. >> stacy, probably has video of that. >> we were told to ask about that. >> excellent job. cool to go live under water.

>> no paparazzi. >> live at the florida fairgrounds. the expo is open today only admission is free and runs tomorrow and sunday as well. those days will cost eight dollars for adults and kids are free. all right. still ahead on first at four ... >> see a bit of history soar into the bay area. next an upclose look at a plane that changed the world. and it is beautiful beach weather. we will find out what is going on in the bay area that is coming up on first at four.

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catania. now more first at four. welcome back. a one of a kind historical airplane is welcoming visitors in sarasota. >> a b29, one of the most important airplanes. dropped the atomic bomb ending world ii.

has a special connection to that mission. >> good afternoon, take a look. this is feefi, the world's last air worthy b29, the top of aircraft that dropped the bomb on hero shimma. 1945, the nola grade took off carrying the atomic bomb namedling boy. i spoke with russell gannenbawk a navigate flying in a side along the nola gate. the crew knew they were carrying unique bomb to drop but they did not know it was a tommic bomb until after its with dropped. >> we didn't know we initiated the atomic bomb. job? >> just doing our job. >> gannen bawk say seeing feefi brings back a lot of memories. he doesn't want to see another

john rogers, new channel 8. joining us for another look the a your first at 4 weather. julie and you walked in saying it is the most perfect day. honestly. it is perfect. >> it is nice. pretty much this is the time of year we live for. >> i made a mental note. remembering how nice it is. >> you got to enjoy it, march, april, end of february. best time and starting to get the spring breakers in town. clearwater beach getting busy. today. out at the beach, gulf is still cool but especially for northern folks. blue skies and beautiful sunshine. a great friday to enjoy at the beach if you had a chance and if you haven't had a chance things will continue to stay your weather forecast will show you waking up tomorrow morning on the cool side. we did have the cold front that

going to notice it tomorrow morning. our temperatures will be in the low 50s through the day expect lots of sunshine and temperatures reaching back in the mid-70s. ideal temperatures there. if you are an allergy sufferer, pollen count not nice in the high range this week and next week. we do have fairly high pollen counts expected. on the radar, no rain in sight. a dry evening. no worries. no rain on the way. just a few clouds expected for the weekend. temperatures will drop back a little bit more quickly tonight. so waking up in the low 50s. you may want a light jacket, not to worry, you won't need it for long. by the afternoon back in the mid-70s. expect lots of sunshine through the day. a light breeze coming in out of the north thanks to the cold front and actually on sunday a

temperatures in the mid-50s and we have another weak front that pushes through. it will keep the winds out of the north. the temperatures will not be affected at all. back in the mid-70s sunday afternoon. and we actually see even dryer air roll in. clear skies on sunday afternoon and by monday, that much warmer trend begins, southeast flow will stay with us through next weekend and helps to heat things up. temperatures comfortable but it starts to get more on the hot side as we head to the end of next week with temperatures stacy. if you are making plans and wondering what is happening. 8 on your side has the answers. joining me now with the weekend wfla. >> thanks for having me. >> we are starting with the obvious one. i have been eating strawberries because they are so perfect. >> day two of the strawberry

kids through high school get in free and on sunday if you bring a coke bottle or coca-cola label. you get five dollars off your wrist bands and music this weekend and sunday donnie and maria. >> they are good. very entertaining. >> how about the gasparilla festival. >> it is going to be beautiful. check it out. artists from all over the country that bring their crafts. >> and you can shop. >> yes. >> i like it. >> we have the fresh market at hyde park village. >> i want to check it out. the first sunday of every month and they got music and it is these fresh fruits and vegetables from local vendors. >> sounds great and the renaissance festival. >> i went last week. >> you did. >> yes. >> did you eat a turkey leg. >> they sold out so it is a hot ticket item.

>> so this week it is shamrocks and shenanigans. irish dancers. >> and it is tampa bay beer week. i heard they are ranked 3rd in the country for the best beer. >> i'm not surprised. it is all week and this is just like local tampa bay spots where you can check out the craft beers and they got fun events, it is at wfla.com. fabulous. >> thank you. have a great weekend. >> you too. >> and now your week at the box office. david daniel has a look at what is showing. >> cpd first rabbit officer judy hops. >> ready to make the world a better place? >> a rabbit cop and a fox con artist team up in zootopia. a massive hit and analysts say it could open with $75 million and could beat frozen. >> welcome mr. president. >> what is wrongsome.

bugs the hell out of me. >> get down. >> gerard butler versus gerard butler. a week after he debuted in gods of egypt. he returns in london has fallen playing the same secret agent as olympus. it is getting weak reviews. >> you should let me interview you. >> excellent. t fablasts in the theaters with whiskey, tango foxtrot based a memoir about reporting from afghanistan and pakistan receiving decent reviews and it is expected to debut with 10 10 to 12 million-dollars. >> this is friday and you may want to talk to your kids. what is the best way to help? 8 on your way has answers. dr. stacy shopner.

this is important to stop and take a break and look tour kids and say is everything all right, we should know when things are going wrong. what should you not do when your child comes home and doesn't share problems or shares problems. >> the first thing you should not do is react. the more you react and set them up to be dramatic in the future and attention seeking. so you definitely should react. what you should do is listen and listen a lot to what they are saying and don't step in there and problem solve until you are finished listening to the whole story. >> don't cut them off. >> no. that's right. >> don't make a face or anything. >> they pick up on that? >> yes. even if they say i cab believe the teacher did this and 7 hours of algebra. you need to think it through because kids lie or kids exaggerate and distort the truth. >> what can a parent say to help the child cope in a place that went wrong?

are. once they are upset, you shouldn't do the teaching and educational parenting. that comes in the frontal lobe where your iq us and you go i'm so sorry you went through this, it is disappointing i know when i was a child i had 3 hours of homework. once they have calmed down you may what about to ask them, what do you think you should do? if you give them the answers they will end up rebelling and not wanting to listen. you want to support their ego and support their self-esteem. >> instead of giving them answers. >> yes. or give them options, when i was younger, i used to do this but what do you think is a good answer? >> good question. when should we get involved. >> if you hear bullying or a teacher is not doing what she needs to do or aperies doing

much homework then give an email and search for the facts was it a bad moment or is it happening. find out what is happening and then you can intervene, don't intervene without talking to your kid that you are going to intervene and what you are going to do because they may be embarrassed and haven't shared everything with you. don't react. think it through. >> good stuff and now it is spring break time so maybe they

break.

we will be right back with more first at four. let's check in with first at sports. paul ryan joins us with the latest. >> on wednesday. you remember i quoted greek philosopher playto. >> i remember. >> i will go in a different direction, dr. dray. you try to be the king and the

chris archer, tampa bay's number one starter making his first appearance. as the rays played the red sox. golden and gets big poppy, david ortiz to fly out. two innings and no hits for archer. kyle mcpherson comes on in the third. first pitch to jackie bradley, jr. can i have a doover? boston up 1-0. james loney handles a double to left center and comes to score on a throwing error later and the bullpen got beat and the rays lose to the sox 7-2 and archer was pleased with his outing. >> i established everything i wanted to accomplish and that was the over the plate as much as i possibly could with everything. the one thing that i was happen about, my first outing, every batter i face is in the opening

get positive feedback from that. >> they say there is two inevitable things death and taxes and the lightning win. the bolts squash the senators. there was a panthers loss and 18 games to play and the bolts and the hurricanes on saturday. march madness here. women's conference getting under way. police florida seeking a series and a win. the florida state women were unceremoniously bounced from the quarter finals of the ac c tournament by miami. jessica thomas with 21 points. the regular season over for fsu

the usf ladies don't play until 6 tomorrow and they will lose their opponent tonight. march madness.

now four headlines at 4:30. police in los angeles investigating a knife found on the property once owned by oj simpson found by a construction worker that turned it over to a retired detective and trying to figure out why he never turned it over to authorities. number two, very clear surveillance video from houston shows the moment when ten crooks used a pickup truck to tear off of the front doors of a gun store and pour in and ransack the place. they got away with handguns and shotguns as they could carry. texas crimestoppers is looking

number three, boxes labeled secondhand clothing are essential part of a terrorist investigation. the boxes are fill with 20,000 military uniforms seen here. spanish authorities believe they were headed for isis fighters in syria. 7 people in custody accused of aiding terrorists. number four, human smuggling attempt foiled. you are looking at a man hiding in the modified gas tank of an suv. it is hidden under the back seat. u.s. customs discovered the undocumented brazilian man inspecting the car at the border. the driver and hidden man were arrested. and a couple of big court cases involving famous people and the bay area.

the trial could start on monday. meanwhile in nashville. the last chance for erin andrews legal team to convince a jury that her hotel stalker left her emotional damaged. even if that is the case it has not hurt her career and that is why the hotel should not have to pay but the jury will decide, one, whether the hotel shares the blame for that video, two, if erin andrews was truly suffering damages and whether that suffering is worth $75 million. expanding medical marijuana in the state has been a slow process and a touchy subject for a lot of people. there is a bill to allow terminally ill florida yance to use medical marijuana. some lawmakers want more. >> reporter: a discussion on medical marijuana became passionate and at times a floor. the florida senate took up a bill to allow terminally ill

marijuana to alleviate symptoms at the end of at the end of their life. >> i will be sending a message to law enforcement that we do not care. >> this is not an up or down vote on how much we will help the veterans. this is what is the right policy and this very sensitive, difficult area. and i respectfully ask you vote no on this amendment as i will ask on all of them. >> 18 yays and 18nays. >> the chambers most likely to vote on the bill next weeks and if it passes it will be on its way to the governor's desk. the bill's sponsor was worried if the bill was amended at all it would not pass the florida house again. of course we'll keep an eye on the story in tallahassee and

now your first at four week weather. and what a glorious weekend it sounds to be. >> shaping up nicely and if you just got out of work you can see the beautiful blue skies out at clearwater beach. slightly cool and the breeze out of the north and the winds down in the low 60s. you may want a real light sweater at the beach this afternoon. a lot of us are seeing temperatures warmer than that. a weak cold front moved through and some areas saw rain but this is long gone and we have afternoon. temperatures inland spots have reached in the 80s. 80s in barto and 83 in sebring but cooler along the coast. 69 in st. pete and 63 in wachee. another gorgeous day for spring training. a couple of them in tampa and sarasota. temperatures expected in the

game. lots of sunshine and a great dayton in the water and we will talk about great temperatures next week. celebrating women and the privilege of being american. a special naturalization ceremony in riverview today. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, you are all now citizens of the united states. your watching 75 women take the oath of allegiance. the all american naturalization ceremony is in honor of women's history month. the women naturalized come from 35 different countries. still ahead on first at four. 15,000 gallons. come on down because it is free. for everyone.

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she went to hire a nanny called big dave. abc hit is renewed for a 6th season. once upon a time airs sunday. good morning meteorologist ginger's dancing is renewed and she will join jody sweet and demarco as contestants. that is the htl daily wrap. send it to stacy. >> this is where we feature your pictures on tv. starting with a super closeup. this is from marc daouberknacky that says it won't be long enough i believe i can fly. meet baby jessie. bever jason says he is 15 months old and as you can see adorable. >> do you remember super dog

he is playing the role of patient. look at the socks. he is a therapy dog that brings a a lot of people a lot of joy. kathleen jennings wouldn't birthday shopping for amber's friend but amber ended up with a new hat and necklace for herself. >> lucky dog. you can send it to stacy by tweeting your pictures send it

new channel 8 jennifer lee is on your side. well, i'm pretty sure tank officially. and is ready to show us around and boat show. >> he moves fast so go to anthony joining us live from the state fairgrounds. anthony, it is free to get into this event, is that right? >> just today.

josh, i have to tell you i did not know how important breathing was until i put on that mask. i needed two tanks for that one segment but here to talk about the boats right now. they tell me that there are close to 150 boats and you would have to go all over florida to find this many boats. now, i have kind of got my eye on this boat here. an 18 footer and for the boat show, they are breaking it down to $21,000 and telling me that just for the boat show, they have a bunch of specials and a lot of things going on here for people to come down. now, i was just in the tank. my man, big wave, dave, you helped me out tremendously. talk to me about the diving. >> 150 boats, right? if you are a boat you should be a diver because your anchor may get fouled and you come out this week with nice heated water and bring your swimsuit and jump in and get your pick taken and have a great time. >> how much time can you spend in the water and do i have to know anything to get in the

>> you will be in there for 15 minutes swimming around and professional instructors from three different dive schools and they will teach you how fun it is. >> i got out of the water and i had a great time swimming and dave helped me out tremendously. the boat show is opened. this is free of charge. i met to tell you that. you can come down here and get in the water like dave said. bring your swimsuit. we will put the hours on the website and stop people from coming by giving them the wrong time. guys, let me throw this back to you and i will find another boat. >> i was impressed that live shot. great job and i am glad you are back on solid ground now. wow. all right. we will get to the info. double a had a great time. anthony at the expo fairgrounds. it is opened right now and

it runs tomorrow and sunday as well but on those days it will cost eight dollars to get in. all right. well even if it indoors and you want to go outdoors it is better because the weather is perfect. >> this will make you want a boat. >> i know. >> probably will help sales. >> that would be nice. >> anyone? i will go out on your boat. >> i don't have a boat. >> i don't either. >> we can rent one. >> that's fun. that's a great time and whatever you have planned outdoors you will enjoy, temperatures perfect staying in the mid-70s for us. a little bit cooler each morning and we will warm up quickly through the day. expect lots of sunshine. no rain so just enjoy this weather while it does last. another thing of course going on this weekend the strawberry entertainment, 7:30, we got cheap trick and through the day it's going to be nice again. temperatures warming into the mid to upper 70s in plant city. for tomorrow lots of sunshine.

again temperatures drop back more quickly. for your week forecast. and your average temperatures, lots of sunshine. for next week, we will see things heating up in the 80s, very quickly. through that period and then next storm system is not going to arrive until next friday or saturday. we are still fine tuning the timing on that. until then, just expect dry conditions to stay with us. we did have a front move through and some of you may have woke up to wet roadways because we saw the storms roll through. this is long gone and we are stuck with a few clouds in the overnight. you may want a light jacket heading out early tomorrow. you can toss it because by the afternoon back in the mid-70s and nice light breeze is expected tomorrow out of the the north and by sunday, actually tracking another weak front. this is mainly going to keep the winds out of the north and keep the temperatures in the mid-70s. don't expect a cool down.

of high pressure starts to slide east. we got a more southeast flow and this starts the warming trend. it will be in the upper 70s on monday and the 80s for the rest of next week. you can see the temperature trend going up as we head to next week. some of you will enjoy the warmer temperatures i'm sure in the mid-80s and until then, mild. you can see a spread across the tampa bay area at this point. no rain expected. most of next week. we will bring the rain chances back in the forecast by friday. business news today. a new huge theater merger deal. amc is buying carmike cinemas for a billion dollars. the latest acquisition by a

two movies aren't out but have people talking. david daniel with your hollywood minute. >> >> some people seeing red. zoe soldano whose and ancestry is dominican and whose skin is darker for the role. bet found her, robert johnson whose company is distributing the film saying soldano gave her heart and soul to the role and quality and performance should not be judged on color or ethnicity or physical likeness but the sheer force of creativity and the commitment that the actor brings to the performance. nina opens april 22nd. a behind the scenes documentary deleted scenes and more await when you bring the

star wars the force awakens available as digital download april 1st and on blue ray and dvd april 5th. we have dedicated our lives to studying the paranormal. >> dedicated fans that studied the trailer for the ghost busters reboot spotted a u rl on the white board for paranormal studies lab dot com. features a video with a real live scientist that consulted on the film to make the ghost track and technology with as huge leaps of science as possible. talking about performing arts. how about this, a program that surrounds kids with a 30 pete professional orchestra. >> we are told it is making a big impact and we go inside the tiny tot's program. >> getting hundreds of kids

attention is a challenge. >> with your hands, but it is one time jensen is up for. >> i believe that we succeeded for 30 years. i haven't gotten canned yet. >> since it started tom has been conductor for inside the orchestra tiny tot's program where kids learn about or orchestra music. >> this is unique because we put the audience in and surround them with an orchestra. >> tom teaches their language and teaches them a new one. >> an orchestra can sound like band but a band can't sound like an orchestra why? >> it is a music lesson before many can walk or talk or tie their shoes. >> can you be a conductor. >> or bowties.

>> i think it does so much for the brains and he enjoys it. >> inside the orchestra feels education is so priceless the cost is never an obstacle. they don't turn anyone away. >> it is a great great way to bring live music orchestra music to kids that wouldn't hear. >> it even if the music is not always appreciated. >> over the years if there is a kid that is crying, i will pick it up and conduct it. pretty cool. >> what is going on here from

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>> welcome back. let's take a look at what's trending. >> beginning with a sweet video of a doctor comforting a crying puppy. listen. >> i know. i know. >> aw, this video of the doctor comforting the puppy after surgery is tearing up the internet. it is unbelievably sweet. the doctor said the dog was crying because he was feeling weird from the anesthesia. the video became so popular online with people wanting to know how the puppy is doing that the shelter shared a follow up of the pup with her family and she is looking find. dozensover dogs are headed north to find forever homes. volunteers in texas are transporting chihuahuas and other dogs to canada. they will stop in maryland, new

york before ending up in canada. a great mystery for milwaukee brewers fans is now solved. the dog known as hank the ballpark pup who some accused of swapping with a fake is the real deal. they held a press conference to prove it. hank wandered into the brewers training field in 2013 and was adopted as their official dog. he was named dog of the year. this has put to rest rumors that he has died or moved to spain. >> a high profile life. >> there well, much more coming up at 5:00. >> newschannel8 is up now. a dirty debate leaves voters disgusted. >> closing arguments are underway in erin andrews civil lawsuit. >> medical procedures can make

8 on your side has a way to find the best price. good evening everybody. i'm rod carter. >> i'm jennifer leigh. thank you for joining us this evening. more fall-out after a down and dirty republican debate. front runner donald trump is backing out of a high-profile conservative event. ted cruz and marco rubio attacked him on stage and trump grabbed headlines by referring to part of his anatomy. things just got more interesting from there. >> boy, did they. fox moderators tried their best to keep control but often a conversation over policy issues turned into shouting and insults. >> this little guy has lied so much. >> here we go. >> donald, learn not to interrupt. it is not complicated. >> excuse me. i have given my answer lying ted. >> don't worry about it little marco. >> gentleman. >> gentlemen, you have to do better than this. >> i don't think the people in america are interested in a