abc action news starts now. battle for the white house. it's super tuesday. coming up, the new attack marco rubio is launching against frontrunner donald trump as he tries to gain support. >> pregnant woman beaten. the search on for who attacked a couple in a bay area attack. >> and hulk hogan's lawsuit finally begins. troopers investigate a fatal motorcycle crash that has shut down all southbound lanes of i-75 at gibsonton drive. no word yet on how long the interstate might be closed he in that area. traffic is being forced off at gibsonton drive. here's a map. janelle martinez says your best bet, avoid 75 and use 301 or 41 if you don't want to wait out that traffic jam on i-75. we'll check the roads again in about 15 minutes. thank you for joining us on this tuesday. i'm deiah riley. >> i'm dan shaffer.

girlfriend robbed and beaten in a polk county park. the manhunt is now on for the the run. >> the couple is in fear the men might return. abc action news reporter marisela burgos shows us the attackers had no mercy not even for the pregnant woman. >> reporter: they said it happened fast, and almost immediately after parking their car in this spot, while it was dark they said they remembered it happened in this area and nowhere. brahim jean baptiste and his girlfriend are trying to shake off the frightening friday night. they were in this park to meet a friend but instead trouble was waiting. >> i got out of the car and was attacked by like five people. >> reporter: he said he recognized one of the attacker's voices, went to high school with him and admits a week ago they got into an altercation. >> they beat me with brass knuckles. >> miranda didn't stay in the car because she wanted to help. >> one person got out.

pushed me, they hit me in my back, i got up. i was like pregnant, and they are like i don't give a (bleep). >> reporter: she said pointed a gun at her and one raised brass knuckles. >> they said i'll (bleep) you up. >> reporter: he felt defenseless. >> i couldn't do anything to save my girlfriend, so many people were attacking me. >> reporter: the attack stopped, the suspects ran. >> i just hope they find them and they get what, like, they deserve because what they did wasn't ok. >> reporter: winter haven detectives say brahim's phone was stolen. they arrested the attacker he recognized. >> reporter: i feel he needs to be charged for endangering my girlfriend and son. >> reporter: an additional four or five suspects are being sought. if you know anything call the

marisela burgos, abc action news. 4:33. here's ivan with the forecast. >> march 1st, technically it's the meteorological spring, starts today. that's how we keep the books and it's going to feel like it later today. 58 in tampa and clearwater. 60 and 63 st. pete. the temperatures, cool this morning, will recover nicely. you will peel off the layers, mid to upper 70s later on today. with the cool air and clear skies and calm winds, visibility is ok now but we'll drops. right now tampa 10, st. pete now. 58, 57 by lunch and mid to

commute. we'll talk about the next cold front, moves through tomorrow, i'll let you know what to expect coming up. this morning we're making calls to learn more information about an accident. involving a bus. agencies say a car pulled out in front of the bus on west hillsborough avenue and they collided. firefighters say 10 people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. hulk hogan is gearing up for one of the biggest fights of his life. he heads from the ring to the courtroom. suing gawker for $100 million. claims they violated his privacy by releasing part of a sex tape. he apparently used racial slurs. his lawyers will question potential jurors today. we'll be there for opening arguments and they should begin next week. meanwhile, former tampa resident and "dancing with the stars" host erin andrews is now recovering after an emotional day in court.

marriott for $75 million after a stalker modified the peep hole in her hotel room and shot video of her as she changed clothes. she broke down describing the moment she first saw the video of her naked body over the internet. >> i was like oh my god. i shut it down -- i'm naked all over the internet. i don't know what it is. >> there was no calming her down. it's -- it's a nightmare that doesn't stop. >> andrews is also suing michael david barrett, the man who filmed her. she claims a member of the hotel staff told barrett which room she was staying in. an update on the zika virus, the health department confirming five additional cases in florida, that brings the total number of zika cases in our state up to 42, including four pregnant women. the majority of those cases are in south florida. there are three confirmed cases here in hillsborough county.

the cdc to send 250 more zika test kits to florida. sad news from hernando county, a young teacher died after a rodeo accident. lara died from a barrel race. her horse, we're told tossed her to the ground. she was a cancer survivor and got engaged less than two weeks ago. and leaves behind a 2-year-old son. a sex offender charged with robbing and attacking two women in their sarasota home. yesterday morning, police say 35-year-old daniel esposito pulled a gun on a woman who pulled into her garage and sexually assaulted her. he was sentenced to prison a decade ago after he was convicted of sex of with a minor. more about apple's fight

a new york judge ruled apple can't be provided with access to locked iphone data. this is a different phone than the terrorist phone in the news lately. this new york decision contradicts a decision by a california judge who ordered apple to help the federal government hack into the san bernardino shooters' i-phone. apple is opposing requests to extract data from a dozen i- phones in california, illinois, massachusetts and new york. democracy 2016 -- the biggest day of the presidential campaign so far. today is super tuesday. >> the latest poll numbers, if you believe them voters in 12 states are set to hand big victories to hillary clinton and donald trump. >> on the republican side the fight to win nearly 600 delegates is fierce marci gonzales has more. >> reporter: hours before super

minute rallies and tensions. protesters interesting a donald trump event chanting black lives matter. >> get them out of here please. >> as they left a photographer thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. trump making no mention of that or of the controversy sparked by these comments on cnn about his endorsement from former ku klux klan grand wizard david duke. >> would you say ungiveally you condemn them and don't want their support? >> well, i have to look at the group. i don't know what group you're talking about. >> reporter: trump later explained he didn't hear the question, noting he has disavowed duke. but it's not stopping the attacks from his opponents. >> i don't care how bad the ear piece is, ku klux klan comes through pretty clearly, and he refuses to criticize it. >> we should all be united in saying that the klan is reprehensible. and has no place in politics. >> reporter: the latest national poll shows trump

going into super tuesday. the biggest day of the campaign so far with voting in 12 states and more than 1,600 delegates at stake. democratic frontrunner hillary clinton hoping to solidify her lead, already looking beyond bernie sanders now targeting trump. >> i don't think america has ever stopped being great. what we need to do now is make america whole. >> reporter: trump is polling behind here in texas where senator ted cruz is counting on his constituents to bring him a much needed win. in austin, texas, marci gonzales, abc news. >> even though the polls won't open in florida for two more weeks the presidential candidates are already focusing on florida. hillary clinton, donald trump and marco rubio are all holding events in south florida today. clinton is holding a rally in miami. trump will court voters near palm beach. and rubio will attend a rally in tropical park a few miles 4:39. police in beaumont, texas, are

be a racially charged shooting into a crowded campaign headquarters. officers say a white man drove up in front of the headquarters of jefferson county sheriff candidate zina stevens who is black. witnesses say the man yelled a racial especially thet beforefying -- epithet before firing into the building. one man and woman were taken in for questioning. no one was hurt in that shooting. we'll learn today if the united nations will impose tough new sanctions on north korea in response to pyongyang's latest nuclear test and rocket launch. a resolution could be proposed today, that all cargo to and from north korea could be inspected for illegal goods. watching a little patchy fog this morning. while let you know if things get out of hand, new port richey a mile, and across the interior visibility is down to two miles.

the warm-up ahead, coming up in a few minutes. not so nice emoji. at 5:00, the trouble one middle school student find herself in for posting threatening emojis on-line. >> lightning win their seventh in a row. we'll show you how they did it

hundreds of police lights lit up the night sky for a young police officer killed in the line of duty. prince william county, police officer, ashley guindon was shot and killed saturday, her first full day on the force. investigators say ronald hamilton killed her and two other officers -- and injured two other officers. she graduated from embry rid until daytona beach. she will be laid to rest this morning. we're following a developing story in raleigh, north carolina where hundreds are demanding action after an on officer shot and killed a drug suspect. there was a vigil last night for 24-year-old akil denkins. place chasing him on foot when he was shot. the mother claims her son wasn't armed but a gun was found near his body. covering pasco county, the days of prettier to towing --

>> reporter: inside skinny smarts bar in wesley chapel -- >> this is called hometown bar. >> reporter: the locals come to let loose. laugh, and crack open a cold one. at the end of the night if they've had one too many -- >> i'm not letting a customer drive drunk. if their car gets towed i am going to be absolutely upset. >> reporter: it's been a problem for the owner ken santos in the past, one he hopes will disappear in the near future. >> currently they are totowaway zones, so it gives the tow company the right to do this. >> reporter: the commissioner is pushing a new ordinance to change that. one that would restrict tow truck drivers from taking cars left in bar and restaurant parking lots overnight. >> it costs a lot of money and is an aggravation. >> reporter: joe says he's had lots of friends make the right decision to leave their car only to find it gone the next day. under the new rules cars would

to noon the following morning. >> you have enough time to wake up, get your head together, and go get your car. >> reporter: giving owners like ken the peace of mind they need to serve up fun all night long. in pasco county, cameron polom, abc action news. let's check with ivan for a look at florida's most accurate 7-day forecast on this tuesday. >> the difference i think today is we have, well, cool temperatures, that is not new but we have some patchy fog that could be developing. we'll watch that closely throughout the morning. right now looking good, upper 50s to lower 60s. it's going to be mild this afternoon. in fact, we can call it warm, near 80, some spots will hit 80 this afternoon. that means an incredible warm- up because we're low to mid-40s across the nature coast. that's where we can see a little patchy fog and also across the interior in polk county. we'll keep you posted. otherwise right now nothing too dramatic as far as the visibility. down to three across the north

below, if we get there that is when we start to see issues on the roadways. titan doppler radar pretty quiet. widening out the shot, look at the southeastern u.s., not much going on here. not many clouds developing for us today. there is pretty potent front that is going to come in across the southeast. the thing is though by the time it gets to us it will have weakened significantly and the moisture associated with it really not all there. so, when it passes through here, it will be tomorrow, it will move in with clouds and about 10% to 20% coverage. not thunderstorms, not severe weather but a couple of showers rolling through. then once again we're back in the dry air which means a tad cooler for your day on thursday. we'll wake up with temperatures a little cool again. that is looking pretty good. another woundry, a a weak one on -- boundary, a weak one friday. temperatures in the 70s, overnight lows in the 50s and 60s. and saturday and sunday looking

we have some breaking news, unfortunately, we're starting off with a fatal crash, in hillsborough county, i-75 southbound just past gibsonton drive. these are live pictures. the entire southbound lanes of i-75 closed there. so if you're heading that way some time. here's the crash on the map, so it's after gibsonton drive. you're going to want to get off there and take 301 or even 41 depending on where you're coming from and where you're going to pass this. then you can get back on 75 a little later. not a lot of congestion now because traffic is still light but expect the lanes to be closed for some time because again we're dealing with a fatal crash. i'll keep an eye on it and we'll follow this throughout the morning. 4:49. the tampa bay lightning are back on top of the atlantic division for the first time since last fall. tom korun shows you how the bolts did it. >> reporter: good morning. it took two big winning streaks

the florida panthers up top the atlantic division. florida does have one game in hand but that is no big deal. considering where the bolts came from. to get where they are this morning. last night seventh win in a row, coming on the back end of a back-to-backer plus travel. tyler johnson providing the cushion, his 10th goal of the season early in the second. then he follows with his 11th goal later in the period, off some really hard work here by andre, and the puck. lightning win 2-1, andre vassilevky with 31 saves. bolts heading home now. rangers and pin quince also winning last night, penguins. so six points separates top-to- bottom. next stop ottawa at home on thursday night. the story in connecticut last night, uconn huskies, were a point down at half to usf,

switch like they always do. brianna stewart led a 15-2 run, buried the bulls' chances of any upset. stewart finishing with 27 points, 13 rebounds, the final 79-59. but now the bulls hope to get healthier as they head into the conference tournament that gets underway friday. that's your morning sports update.

bus stop forecast looking good, a little cool. you need the jacket just like the last several mornings. temperatures in the mid-50s. don't have to worry about rain gear. a lot of sunshine with temperatures in the upper 70s. we'll talk about the extended forecast coming up. 4:54. supersonic jet travel may be coming back. there's not been commercial supersonic flights since the concord stopped flying a decade ago. nasa just awarded a contract to lockheed martin to develop a passenger jet that can fly faster than the speed of sound. nasa seit's expected to make flying safer, greener and quieter. and astronaut scott kelly is returning to earth after spending the last year in space. kelly's mission is to help scientists examine the effects of long term space travel. by seeing how kelly adjusted to a year in space it will help nasa prepare for manned missions deeper into space

kelly will undock from the space after 8:00 and land around 11:30 tonight. we'll bring that you historic return tomorrow morning here. big changes are coming today to world famous yosemite national park. >> iconic hotels are being renamed, other landmarks too because the company that ran the concessions there trademarked its name. curry village is being renamed half dome village. otherwise millions of dollars would have been asked by the company to use them. 4:55. there's a turtle threat. coming up, the new danger your cell phone could pose to a nesting sea turtle. >> and it's national peanut

eight months pregnant and she and her boyfriend are the couple explains the violence that followed when a group approached them at this park. >> a teacher dies the day before her birthday. what went wrong at a rodeo show

bay area for this young woman's family. >> i think trump is going to probably win everything. >> some presidential candidates in panic mode. others walking in ready to solidify their place in the race. will super tuesday give them the delegates they need? first let's look at traffic and weather together. janelle, you have a breaking traffic alert. >> if you're heading south on i- 75, all the southbound lanes closed due to a fatal crash. these are live pictures. you can see them investigating. fhp telling us a motorcyclist was killed when that motorcyclist ran into the back of another vehicle on i-75. this happened overnight, so you can expect those lanes to be closed for some time since this is fatal. this happened just past gibsonton drive. i can tell you how to get around this. take gibsonton drive to 301, or take 41 depending where you're