the station on your side is on your schedule. 8 at 7:00 beginning new. >> good evening. a twist to the superintendent scandal in polk county. the associate superintendent has resigned. he accused the former superintendent of sexual harassment. as jamel lanee explains, he has quite a past himself. >> i standby everything i said. >> reporter: associate superintendent of operations greg rivers, the one who accused katherine leroy of sexual harassment is under fire. rivers was the subject of an internal investigation in 2006 while employed at the university of florida. he admitted to having sexual relationships with three of his employees. school board member lynn wilson says he was shocked. >> it was problematic for our school district and for him personally. i'm sure that is what led to his resignation.

sexually subjective gifts to women. school staff say they did a background and reference check on rivers. on his application, he xed no when asked if he was ever the subject of an investigation, but xed yes when asked if he resigned in lieu of discipline. >> this is the greatest tragedy. >> reporter: reporting in polk county, jamel lanee, newschannel8. >> 8 on your side has been telling you about long lines outside the irs office in tampa. the way. we went back there today, but arrived yet. many folks came at 8:00 a.m. for a chance to get into the office before it closed at 4:30. >> that's what i'm worried about. i'm kind of close, you know. if they close this door it will hurt my heart. it would hurt my heart. man. i wouldn't know what to do. >> so frustrating for those

the irs claims they are sending more workers to tampa to help reduce the lines. we will be staying on top of this situation to make sure that the irs does what it has promised. ground broken on a 41 story condominium tower that will change the skyline of saint petersburg. one saint petersburg will be the largest building in pinellas county. 253 condos and a 172 room hyatt hotel. it will be at 100 first avenue north. hence the name one saint petersburg. >> this block has needed a lot of love for 30 years and today is kind of a relief valve for people to see we are on our path again. >> there are also going to be restaurants and retail spaces on the ground floor of the condo tower. it is expected to open some time next year. thousands of spring breakers are headed to clear

colleges and universities are beginning their spring breaks now. that means there will be backups on the causeway, but there is an inexpensive alternative. the clear water ferry. >> everything we can do to introduce a new mode of transportation is good. doing it on the water is awesome here in pinellas county because of all the water ways we have. >> clear water police plan to have extra officers on duty to keep an eye on the spring break crowds. changes could be coming to the way schools participate in high school athletics. the florida house gave tentative approval for them to join the high school athletic association on a per sport basis. right now, they have to join all the sports on a competitive level. celebrating women and the privilege of being an american.

ceremony in river view. >> congratulations, you are now citizens of the united states. >> 75 women took the oath of allegiance at the cooley law school in honor of women's history month. valley kearney came to america from england decades ago. she is proud to finally become a citizen. a one of a kind historical airplane is in sarasota. it is the same type of plane that dropped the bomb in world war ii. john rogers met someone with a special connection to the mission. >> reporter: this is fifi. the type of aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on

the enola gay carried the little boy. i talked to a member of the crew who said they knew they were carrying a unique bomb to drop, but they didn't know it was atomic until after it was dropped. >> we didn't realize what we did. we didn't realize that we initiated the atomic age. >> reporter: he says being out here and seeing fifi brings back a lot of memories but he hopes that younger generations learn from these stories because he doesn't want to see another atomic weapon dropped again. john rogers, newschannel8. >> you saw in that video how beautiful the sky was. the weather will stay with us for the weekend. >> if you want to check out fifi, it will be down there all weekend. >> the strawberry festival. the outdoors expo. it is a fun time to be in florida. >> it really is. and with weather like this,

you were talking spring break too. the strawberry festival, a big event. it might be kind of cool to start the day if you are headed out early. bring a jacket because temperatures could be down to 50s in many areas. they are slightly below our normal. 77 degrees at 3:00 p.m. 64 degrees at 8:00 p.m. a very nice day for the fair. and, also, for the festival rather as well as for other outside events. this is a picture of the space ex rocket that came in minutes ago taken from celebration which was close to the orlando area. close to disney by peter mesa. one of our photojournalists. it was a success. don't know if they were able to land that yet on the drone ship. they have a drone ship out there. and they will land it to try to basically reuse it. but still waiting for word on that. 61 degrees now brooksville. 59 crystal river. a chilly evening in some areas. 63 in bradenton. great weekend forecast. we will talk about that and

temperatures in the seven day coming up. still ahead on 8 at 7:00. >> the thrill of riding a roller coast sore going to the next level. the new experience you can soon have at six flags. >> it is being billed as the biggest outdoors expo and boat show in the state of florida. coming up, i'll give you the grand tour. >> we'll have that and more coming up.

>> the best way to enjoy the outdoor is to head inside this weekend. the boat show is underway right now. tonight, anthony allred shows us what is on display. >> reporter: here at the outdoor expo and boat show, they have something for everyone.

reels here too. as well, so, after you are done picking out your tackle, you might want to go boating. they have 150 boats here. and, they range from the teens all the way up to a couple of hundreds of thousands of dollars. people as you can see are here checking them out. and they are having a ball just learning everything there is to know about boating. now, one of my favorite spots right here, i did this earlier today, is you can go scuba diving in here for free. all weekend long. friday, saturday, sunday. they will suit you up with the gear. they will suit you up with everything. all you have to do is bring shorts, a good attitude. and also bring a towel to wipe yourself off. you get to spend 15 minutes in the pool and i tell you it is one of the coolest things i have ever done. anthony allred, newschannel8. the newschannel8 outdoor expo runs until 8:00 tonight. it is back open tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m.

and we hope to see you all there. it is a fun time. sugar, how can something so good be bad for us? actually ... according to new federal guidelines, it might not be. well will tell you what the

>> some good news on wall street today. the dow finished up, the s&p 6, and the nasdaq 9. amc is buying carmike theater. it is the latest acquisition of a u.s. company by a chinese firm. amc is owned by dolly and wanda. sampsonite has gotten toomey. some of their bags sell for $2,100. apparently, riding a roller coaster isn't enough. six flags is teaming up with samsung to add virtual reality experiences so some of the coasters.

reality headset to ride adding a new experience to the roller coaster. u.s. safety regulators are investigating complaints that the brakes can fail on some of the ford f-150 pickup trucks. it covers 120,000 of them from the 2013 and 2014 model years. the national highway traffic safety administration received 33 complaints. drivers reported that the pedals can suddenly go to the floor with a complete loss of braking. ford drivers reported crashes but no injuries. the agency is looking into whether a recall is necessary. five women have filed a lawsuit to block new york state's so-called tampon tax. they want the state to stop imposing a luxury tax on feminine hygiene products. they are classified as general merchandise making them ineligible for a medical

whole foods has decided to pull prepeeled oranges from their store shelves after getting backlash over the product online. a twitter user posted this photo showing them in plastic containers in california. critics say it promotes laziness and violates whole food's eco friendly policies. the store seems to agree. it responded on twitter by saying definitely our mistake. these have been pulled. we hear you and we will leave them in their natural packaging. the peel. consumers may be getting a taste for chipotle again. negative sentiment from the e. coli scare is fading. willingness to eat there has picked up. work can be hard. even hard on your health. a recent study says certain professions wear us down. one of those, sales.

study had poor eating habits and 69% had unhealthy cholesterol levels. another, firefighters and police officers. a shocking 90% of them were considered overweight or even obese. perhaps not surprisingly, people who work with food. 79% of food workers were found to have poor diets. most of us want to have our cake and eat it too. artificial sweeteners. each categorized by their ingredients which are thought to be bad for you. however, according to a new study out by the mayo clinic, there is no evidence that artificial sweeteners cause cancer. all are safe. including sugar. as long as they are used in moderation. >> it doesn't matter which one you choose. it will come down to personal preference. for aspertame, it is about 19 cans of soda a day over a

>> but if you love the real thing, she says you don't have to avoid it. it is all about personal new guidelines recommend no more than 10% of your daily calories should be in added sugar. expanding medical marijuana in florida has been a slow process and a touchy subject for many at the capital. a new proposal would allow terminally ill floridians to have medical pot. some lawmakers want more. matt galka has the story. >> reporter: the florida senate nearly went up in smoke as medical marijuana. the chamber considered a bill use nonsmokeable marijuana prescribed by a doctor at the end of their lives. katny jordan is a florida als sufferer who says smoking symptoms go away. she is one of the few legally state.

disease. to try. well, if you have als, shouldn't you be able to try? >> reporter: his amendment failed and then it was greg ever's turn to lobby for medicinal pot. >> a vote against my amendment will be sending a message to our armed forces that we do not care. >> reporter: the sponsor was worried if the bill was amended it would end up dying. >> this is not an up or down vote on how much we love our veterans. what this is, is what is the right policy in this very sensitive area and i no. >> reporter: 21 amendments in all failed including one that expanded the amount of growing licenses the state granted.

veterinarians to prescribe the drug to animals. in tallahassee, matt galka, newschannel8. well, check this out. a sea of sharks swimming off the coast of palm beach county. these spinner sharks migrate each winter to singer island from as far away as north carolina. warnings posted on the shore to lookout for sharks in the water. yeah. i would say so. a natural thing. everybody comes to florida this time of year. spring breakers, sharks. why not? it's great weather for it. as we look at the weekend fantastic 75 degrees. a lot of sunshine. maybe a few clouds here and there. certainly a cooler start to the day for both days with temps below normal. certainly with all the warm sup shine in the afternoon, it will add up to a beautiful day. the rays down in sarasota playing the orioles in that

red sox, yankees in tampa. temperatures falling off under clear skies. light wind conditions. raid rational cooling. the jet stream is showing a dip. a ridge of high pressure building for midweek next week. a warming trend. bright colors moving in as the ridge builds. temperatures as the jet stream moves further north. surface front down to the south. a few high clouds. we have seen those in the sky. overall, a lot of sunshine mixed in. evening forecast, fantastic. if you have been outside, you already know that. the morning, a little chilly. a jacket good to start the day. you won't need it in the afternoon. high temps, mid 70s , enjoy this weekend. 78 degrees. a little warmer for monday. still working out the timing of that. friday, saturday, time frame. temps will be warm next week as

mid and upper 80s in some of the inland areas. so warm temps are back. back in fashion, but this week looks good. mid 70s for the weekend. >> that just sounds like perfection. >> sure does. this is really the sweet spot.

>> hundreds of cigar lovers gathered at the cuban cigar festival in havana for a strange contest to see how long they could keep their ashes from falling. wow. look at that. the annual cigar festival has attracted people for nearly 20 years. this may shock you, but

officially made by the state of new york. >> what? come on. >> a deputy in erie county new york stopped amanda scwiker. she had a suspended registration and no insurance. the license plate was made of card board and paint. she is facing a felony. and if a british man makes it across the atlantic in this boat, he will have quite a whale of a tail to tell. he named this boat moby, prince of whales. it is docked in scotland. it has a spout that can shoot water 20 feet into the air. he is raising money for his voyage first to the azors and then onto new york. >> is it a motor or a sailboat? >> i don't know. but if you could ask people for money to go to the azors, i would like to ask for money for that. >> so start a go fund me for jennifer leigh.

>> let me get out my credit card. >> yeah, to my go fund me page. >> yeah. >> we are back at 11:00. [ laughter ] the donald turns the gop debate into a game of whose is bigger. we've got trump just after the fireworks. >> now on "extra." >> does the donald measure up? a.j. takes matters into his own hands. the money shot no one else has. >> i have good size hands. >> "extra" breaks down the anatomy of a debate takedown. >> my all-new interview with mr. trump minutes after the most anticipated debate. plus, what melania had to say about the size matters flare-up. >> how do you think he fared? a new shocker in the o.j. simpson case. >> why a knife found buried on

cops. now trending, what really killed bobbi kristina? we finally get the truth as her dad and boyfriend speak out today on her birthday. and real housewife bethany revealed. >> she has to find out if i have a living will. >> kendall jenner's paris fashion parade. and kate hudson gets cheeky in the "extra" feed. plus, simon cowell is back. >> you've missed me. >> his agt dish and tell, and his take on trump, now on "extra." hands. hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. >> hey, everyone. welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez. simon cowell. will he show his nicer side on "agt"? also coming up, you won't

wore to his own hollywood premiere. but first, the billion-dollar question, the candidates finger pointing at, well, the size of donald trump's fingers. leave it to a.j. to get to the bottom of it. >> trump supersized fight night. >> look at those hands. are they small hands? >> first, rubio's attack on donald's manhood. >> you know what they say about a man with small hands. >> i guarantee you there's no problem. i guarantee it. >> now, donald coming straight to "extra." >> let's talk about the hands, mr. trump. >> look at these hands. these are the hands that hit a golf ball 285. >> to play a game of -- >> you have pretty good hands. >> the below the belt battle blowing up all over the web. the front page saul over is all over tv. >> hey, there's no problem, you know what i'm saying? >> i think it's finally getting to him. >> no country can sustain. >> and front and center at the fox news debate.