. >> those registering to vote is also increasing, especially among floridians like michelle johnson. >> anytime the election comes up, i always vote. >> it is a closed primary state inning if they are not registered as republican or democrat him >> people are realizing, i registered in the building inland, that means i don't have a voice. >> and pull county, this doesn't include numbers from today. there are 5200 newly registered voters. if you look back to 2012 at the same time, that number was just below 1700 and nikki caster with the league of women voters says the number of those registering and changing party affiliations is climbing, but the impact is not yet known. but one and thing is for sure. >> if you don't vote march and the 15th and in florida, then you don't have a leg to stand on when you say, i don't like the choices that i have in november and. >> in hillsborough county, jaclyn in place, hillsborough county news. >> still ahead, what you eat during pregnancy could put your >> some things that mothers need to cut back on. >> plus, a toddler hogtied by her own brother.

michele johnson with the financial guidance center recommended several temp agencies for immediate income while she looks for something permanent. i found her some other leads and azalee also filed for unemployment. things like this happen all the time in real life. just when you start to get on track ... something derails you. the key is ... getting right back on track. hopefully with the temporary and the interviews azalee has already secured ... she'll stay very close to schedule. and i'll let you know .. as soon as i have some good news to report. ((michelle mortensen)) this is also a great time to talk about the importance of savings. having an extra 2 grand or more set aside for emergencies .. can make all the difference when the unexpected happens. if you aren't saving .. you need to start today. ((denise valdez)) are there any resources for people when things like this happen? ((michelle mortensen)) a few.. lots of places help with things like groceries. and the financial guidance center offers help for one time emergency expenses. but the best resource .. is simply talking to a f

watch michelle )) /// ((sharie johnson)) > michelle says it's so important to check licenses from all contractors before paying for anything. you can find the link on the 8 on your side section of las vegas now dot com./// ((sharie johnson)) jon tritsch joins us for sports ((jon tritsch)) the mayor's cup brings an international flavor to vegas..we catch up with 2 teams from asia plus the rebels soar past the rams..here why coach is pumped about the direction of the team ((jon tritsch)) the goal for one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton, on offense..and stifling pressure on defense..they aren't satisfied until they are great on both ends of the floor..tough to do.. but last night..they got close the rebels w

michele johnson with the financial guidance center agencies for immediate income while she looks for something permanent. azalee also filed for unemployment. things like this happen all the time in real life. just when you start to get on track ... something derails you. the key is ... getting right back on track. hopefully with the temporary work ... and the interviews azalee has already secured ... she'll stay very close to schedule. and i'll let you know .. as soon as i have some good news to report. this is also a great time to talk about the importance of savings. having an extra 2 grand or more set aside for emergencies .. can make all the difference when the unexpected happens. if you aren't saving .. you need to start today. neither azalee or tammy have any savings. and our plan for them was to start accounts. and hopefully that won't be on hold for long. with 8 on your side, i'm michelle mortensen./// ((brian loftus)) and if you have a consumer problem.. call michelle on the hotline at (702) 650-1907./// sherry how's the weather today? clear skies and cool 40s in most neighb

let's check your weather foe organism beautiful michelle johnson sent this in of the sunrise. we will have a beautiful sunrise, no clouds. sunday them to weather@wset.com. mona and patty? >> patti: thank you. this morning a consumer warning about credit card thieves that you don't realize you are paying. >> mona: rebecca has the information and the one step that you can take to avoid such fees. >> reporter: tonight it could be >> i'm covered a charge that was mysterious. it was significant. >> reporter: recuring charges and fees. a dollar here. 3 3.99 there. payments deducted from your debit bills for services you are not using. >> mom told us that growing up. check your bills. most of us don't. >> reporter: americans waste 14 billion dollars a year on these charges. now his company and new website asktrim.com offer free services that cut pesky costs for you. you give trim your ash count they scan your statements and text you a list of recuring charges. reply with cancel and they will contact the provide are for you. two common charges, credit card monitoring services and gym.

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// ((sharie johnson)) > a popular new product promises to be a jack of all trades when it comes to do-it- yourself fixing... but does it work? our 8 on your side's consumer advocate michelle mortensen puts it to the try it before you buy it test! ((sharie johnson)) > a new with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. feel like a hollywood insider flat ... and it will cost you less than 15 bucks to make it happen. but does the 5 second fix really work? we asked 8 on your side consumer advocate michelle mortensen to put it to the "try it before you buy it" test. < ((when making repairs on a job site they use welding tools ... but you wouldn't try that on a pair of glasses at home unless you had the 5 second fix )) the in fact ... it looks like the sonic screw driver from doctor who. but it promises to do a lot ... like fix .. fill and s

birthdays for 2/24 (wednesday) kailynn parks - bassett - 16 bailey johnson - 40 michelle carhart - 40 logan turpin - montvale - 21 mila conner - vernon hill - 3 steven lewis - roanoke mary-katherine schmidt - roanoke amber henderson - 31 michael peterson - vinton - 50 jordin terry- cabbler - roanoke - 4 james wriston - copper hill - 6 andy & lisa fischer - buena vista - 26th anniversary jimmy & vickie steahly - roanoke - 37th anniversary hunter & shelva arehart - snowville - 62nd continue across the area today we have a low-pressure center located back toward western kentucky tennessee heading toward the great lakes but ahead of that getting a lot a golf moisture and also would that easterly component to the when some atlantic moisture all-time converging on our region. that's why flash flooding flooding concerns across our area today we get the yellows and oranges that's were getting some heavier downpours this morning had some thunderstorms down in north carolina. but still have this cool air locked at the servers that cool air wedge we have stable air so is those thunderstorms driv

michelle: how to be dakota johnson is about having fun while avoiding commitment. the comedy is rated r. happening today, a weekend of fun kicks off in apopka. the old florida outdoor festival begins at 4. be live country music and chili competitions. tickets available starting at $50 for a three-day admission. it takes place at the northwest recreation complex. jason: a shirtless, shoeless golfer right there in the fourth hole. you're seeing that golfer there, he plays it with no shoes or shirt. he gets the ball straight up. it landed right in front of him. and then he had a double he had to do it again. he finished with par 70. >> a major road closure on 1792. michelle: what we're working on for 6:00. alex: 1792 road closure. we'll tell you everything you need to know to get around it. >> we are much warmer in central florida this morning. it is not froofty, it is we're in the 40's and 4 >> right now it's 6:00. a traffic headache you need to know about. we're live with why part of the busy local road is shut down. michelle: a man facing charges for a disturbing c

./// ((sharie johnson)) > they say diamonds are a girl's best friend... but what about man- made michelle mortensen reveals... how the popular gems... are now being made in a lab... and how much you could save if you buy one./// now, nevada's first choice for news, this is 8 newsnow, weekend edition a supreme court justice... passes away while on a hunting trip. the political battle brewing... not even a day after antonin scalia's death. /// a k-9 officer is viciously attacked by a machete during a standoff. how nicky is doing tonight... after undergoing surgery. /// and its a neck in neck race... as the democrats battle it out in nevada. how the presidential candidates are trying to win over voters... day is tomorrow and it's expected to be a big day for weddings in las vegas ... and for enagagements. getting an engagement or wedding ring... can be quite an expense... these days ... but that doesn't mean you need to bust your budget to find the perfect one. 8 on your side consumer advocate michelle mortensen explains ... in tonight's got a problem ... tell michelle. ((michell

johnson gets it. >> -- and all that matters -- >> michelle and close friends of mine would say, he's the same >> i can't remember ever seeing the president and first lady doing a live television interview on television. >> you know why, scott? it's never happened before. >> no matter who, they were rooting for him. or in the case of his brother ee lierks clearly confused. >> can we see that again but with the sounds turned up a bit. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." the polls are open in new hampshire for today's first in the nation primary. some officials predict a record turnout. hillary clinton arrived at a polling station in manchester minutes ago. she's trying to drum up last-minute votes. town of dixville knox. three votes to two. hn dickerson, nancy cordes, and major garrett are all in the granite state. they begin coverage in bedford, new hampshire, with what's at stake for the republicans. major, good morning. >> good morning. as you see behind me, they're lining up. not only is trump fa

michelle pollino, fox news. still to come former bengal chad johnson was known to do a crazy thing or two... but his latest reveal might top it all. the bizarre way he kept himself smile it's your birthday! if you want us to feature your birthday on the morning x.... just send us an email... with your name, birth date, age and where you are from... to birthdays-at-fox- 19-now-dot-com reopen all across america families are coming back to time warner cable for a whole new experience. pwe came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. twc's home wifi is so strong we can use all our devices at the same time. come back today. you'll get 30 meg internet, tv, phone and more and ask how you could get a $300 reward card. traffic animation breaking now... accident inside the tunnel going northbound morning the bad news it's downright cold. falling into the single digits in many locations this morning with windchill factors as cold as five below zero. this afternoon will reach a hi

./// sharie johnson > coming up tonight at 6:30...a new product promises to put an end to crooked pictures on the wall. but does it work? our 8 on your side's consumers advocate michelle mortensen puts it to the try it before you buy it test. join us for those stories and more, tonight at 6:30./// ((sharie johnson)) > one way or another leonardo dicaprio will have an oscar - or at least a close replica of the coveted statue. dicaprio has been nominated five times for an oscar and has yet to win. so residents in russia's far east have made a statue for dicaprio that bears close resemblance to the oscar prize and is made from donated metals. nearly 150 dicaprio fans from the yakutia region donated the 1.5 kilograms of silver and 4 grams of gold to make the statue for the american, who is nominated in the best actor category for his role in "the "oskar leo!" called the figurine "elley". now the group is thinking of ways to get "elley" to dicaprio and sent a letter asking for assistance to a us non-profit to help them do so./// successful i think the caucus went very well, record turnout tuesday, )) ((steve sebelius)) >the nevada caucuses are history -- we sit down with b

michelle: comedian bill cosby has dropped his defamation lawsuit against supermodel beverly johnson. she accused cosby of drugging her in the 1980s. his lawyers say cosby made the move to focus on his defense in a criminal case in pennsylvania. that' s where he' s charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a former temple university employee at his home in 2004. cosby' s lawyers say they do plan to re-file the civil case against johnson before the statute of limitations expire. johnson hasn' t commented on cosby' s decision. jason: a controversial new gun range will open its doors today in volusia county. volusia top gun will have alcohol being served just feet it' s located on bellevue avenue volusia top gun' was approved by city leaders last summer in a 5 to 1 vote. in place scanning i-d' s to prevent a customer who opts to michelle: space-x is now working to figure out a new launch date for its falcon 9 rocket. the second attempt at liftoff was scrubbed last night with just one minute and 40 seconds remaining in the countdown. flight controllers made the decision after discover

./// ((sharie johnson)) > coming up tonight at 6...a popular new product promises to be a jack of all traits when it comes to do-it- yourself fixing... but does it work? advocate michelle mortensen puts it to the try it before you buy it test! join us for those stories and more, tonight at 6:00./// ((sharie johnson)) > we have all the super bowl action right here on channel 8 this year and some lineup changes this weekend. tonight... the nexstar big game special starts at 7:30 p-m. right after that... an hour special of the super bowl's greatest commercials... and at 9:00... the n-f-l honors./// ((sharie johnson)) > and sunday... we've got your whole day covered. "n-f-l films" starts at 8 a-m. at 11... it's the super bowl today pregame show... and of course, kickoff is at 3:30... we'll see you here!/// ((sharie johnson)) > that's it for us. announcer: cbs monday, february 15, witness greatness at the grammys with once-in-a-lifetime performances by: plus: and say "hello" when world superstar adele returns

stacy johnson saturday with her mother gloria, her sister michelle and her brother anthony today and tearfully wondered ifd her dad would be alive if the first responders that arrived a when they were first called. makes a mistake like this. t > on sunday, january 3, gloria jackson says her grandsons noticed her husband was in distress and called 911.alle but when the first experiencesit on the block they saw d.c. police with a man on the ground in handcuffs. mistakenly and without doublechecking the address, thes crew was told by d.c. police they weren't needed and drove off. listen now as an official radios the dispatcher at the 911 center. engine 8 communications, truck 17 advised a deputy is on the scene and that they're not needed. by now family members were performing cpr and ultimately waited nearly 19 minutes befores help finally arrived at the door. we just don't understand what's going on.ing so with the help of their lawyer, the family is hoping for answers and a change in the way the city holds its first responders accountable. we've seen some of this before, but this one

michelle: bethune-cookman university is holding a memorial for don' kevious johnson. students at the indigo shores golf club early saturday morning. one was already out of the hospital. the university is taking spect' s -- steps to keep students safe on campus. >> melbourne police are on the lookout for a purse the and his partner in crime. he ripped her purse right from her hand. a getaway driver in a small are colored car helps the guy escape. there was a similar robbery just earlier at the sunoco station. if you have any information call crime line. michelle: president standing his ground on the supreme court. he intends to pick a qualified candidate to replace justice scalia whether republicans like it or not. >> president obama is back in washington and calling on congress to rise above he says republicans have no constitutional grounds to refuse to vote on a supreme court nominee. many of them think it is up to the next president to reports -- replaced justice antonin scalia. >> this will be the opportunity for senators to do their job. your job does not stop until you are vote

johnson and the jury agreed. the company is facing hundreds of similar lawsuits. michelle: fewer passengers are making central florida airport of call for cruises. the number of passengers was down 9.4% over last year. this drop may be temporary. the port gets 80% of its revenue from cruise ships. jason: forbes named pu of the best primaries on -- companies in the u.s.. publix is based in florida and has 1100 locations across the southeast. michelle: we have clouds on the way, rain, severe storms. amy: we have this whole line of storms on the gulf right now. it is going to push through from north-south through today. we have a tornado watch for a couple of counties. our biggest concern will be the wind. 50 miles an hour or greater is severe thunderstorm winds. strong storm force, 50 miles trower possible in several storms that role through. we will have some downpours inside of these stronger storms. there is a low threat for attorney does today as well. which is why we have this upper 60' s-lower 70' s, we don' t have any rain yet what our storm will begin here in our nor

michelle chase is charged with his murder. school student in south carolina brought a gun to school because he felt unsafe. 18-year-old johnson was arrested and taken to the detention center. according to the report johnson was pulled aside in school after they heard he had a gun. >> a charlotte charter school is fighting back after the state decides to close it. this month, the board of education voted unanimously to stop public funding for both crossroads and kennedy charter schools in the queen city. now leaders at crossroads are taking action. wbtv's education reporter dedrick russell joining us live now. how can crossroads get the funding back? >> well, brigida, the school has to prove it is right and the north carolina state board of education is wrong. crossroads has filed a petition and is suing. and i can tell you the school is not taking this lying down. we went by the school today and the sign outside reads the school charges the state acted wrong and did not use proper procedures when making decisions about the school and the lawsuit reads the state questioned a $21,000 purchase the school made and then the school

johnson gets it. >> -- and all that matters -- >> michelle and close friends of mine would say, he's the same guy. >> i can't remember ever seeing the president and first lady doing a live television interview on television. >> you know why, scott? it's never happened before. >> no matter who, they were rooting for him. or in the case of his brother ee lierks clearly confused. >> can we see that again but with the sounds turned up a bit. "eye opener" is presented by >> the first ballots were cast. all democrats voted for bernie sanders. john dickerson, nancy cordes, and major garrett are all in the state. major, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you can see behind me, voters are lining up in a primary that donald trump enters with expectations, a burden for him. not only is trump favored to win but the polls suggest his margin of victory should be ten points or more. a narrow victory can look like a loss. all of the republican rivals are political cocoon of a second or third place finish because viewed from the perspective of future fund raising or media coverage, a distant fourth or worse

johnson)) > prescription drugs. studies show they've gone up in price by 76% in just 4 years.... causing an estimated 1 in 10 americans to go without. advocate michelle mortensen may have found a solution to the price predicament. and says the savings are worth it. < prescriptions. everyone's talking about them. ((hillary clinton: we have to go after skyrocketing drug costs. )) (( it's a big deal a big problem )) ((sanders )) (( the cost of medicine )) ((trump...newspr escript news nrws new s)) and some say this guy... martin shkreli...is why? the so-called poster child of prescription price gouging raised the price of this drug .. from 13 bucks a pill to 750... in one day. but shkreli wasn't the first to do this. here's proof. avonex ... an m-s drug ... was just 16 thousand a year back in 2005. in 2015 ... it jumped to 70 thousand. then cancer drug gleevec... jumped from 31 thousand in 2001... to 90 grand just 11 years later. spiked an average 76 percent in the last several years. so what's the secret to savings? shopping around. see pharmacies are free market businesses ... they can charge what they want... and they do... i talked to 10 pharmacies

"no drama" johnson's idea of johnson says: "i like movie so that you can talk at dinner and just like hold "sounds nice." "welcome to the party" in hollywood, michelle pollino, fox news. still to come lamar odom... public appearance where he was spotted... next your birthday! and... we have a lot for this weekend. we want to wish a very happy birthday to.... katie from cincinnati who turns 8 today kat... turns 36 ben-e-toe... from otway turns 38- years-old twins dinah and dana turn 43 today creatara from celebrating her mary is turning 52 today today sarah is turning 1 tomorrow also dustin... from eastgate is turning 25 tomorrrow alexa from owenton... turns 11 on sunday shayla from williamsburg turns 12 on sunday alex from erlanger turns 26 on sunday and... finally gary if you want us to feature your birthday on fox19 now.... just send us an email... with your name, birth date, age and where you are from... to birthdays-at-fox- 19-now-dot-com reopen cam bump in morning xtra weather now against her husband in court. bill cosby's attorney had said the decision was critically important and protects the confidential discussion between spouses. camille i

michelle miller. >> reporter: in the ramp-up to sunday's super bowl, the f.a.a. has banned consumer drones, part of a 50-agency crackdown secretary jeh johnson. there stl a credible threat against the super bowl? >> we know of no specific, credible threat directed at the super bowl. >> reporter: still, super bowl security is at a near-lockdown level. license plates on cars crossing bridges are recorded, the cargo in every truck entering the stadium is scanned. on game day, the skies over levi stadium will be a no-fly zone, but all week, customs and border protection black hawk choppers area under surveillance. john pirdy is in command. >> we can puttize anyone within the 30 nautical mile radius in a pretty short amount of time. >> reporter: but after all of that, secretary johnson says the very fans he's trying to protect may themselves be the best defense. >> if you see something, say something. >> reporter: has it worked? >> i believe it has. >> reporter: the f.b.i. is staging six secret locations in and around levi stadium, scott, all to protect the 70,000 fans expected on game day. >> pelley: michelle, thanks. when a super bowl coach cla

johnson)) > hanging pictures perfectly straight on a wall will never be a challenge again ... that's according to the makers of a new product called level hangers. and consumer advocate michelle mortensen puts those claims to the try it before you by test. ((hanging pictures is a nightmare .. and look at all those nail holes. )) but that nightmare is over according the makers of level hangers. they claim these brackets will make picture hanging down right easy. and a little birdie told me this guy ... chet buchanan of chet buchanan and the morning zoo ... was in dire need of some picture hanging help. ((i can kind of see from your office that we do need to do a little something with the walls yeah :42 (a little something) a little something with the walls :43)) ((12:24:26 c: you know what brittany brittany needs to be in a place of prominence :32 brittany needs to be somewhere where all can see :34 )) so to make that happen .. we get to work. ((well let's open this sucker up and read the directions are you a directions guy? :31 (uh huh) you are oh good :32 (absolutely) see not everyone is a directions guy :35 )) but reading the directions ((12:26:41 c: okay so read the direct

michelle: new today, longwood' s former police chief will spend the next 48 months in prison. thomas jackson was sentenced in federal court this morning on conspiracy and bribery charges. johnson took $32,000 dollars to help a convicted felon become a police officer. he begged for leniency on the charges that could have led to 78 months in prison. jackson is being given the rest of the day off, before he turns himself in tonight. the fire is out at a pizza hut on international drive, near pointe orlando. wesh 2 was there, just before 6:00 this morning, and, as you can see, there was plenty of smoke in the air. the cause of the small fire at the back of the building is now under investigation. jason: a local coach, accused of molesting a chid, is waiting to be sent back to florida. brevard county deputies say, with the palm bay youth basketball league. investigators believe he was trying to cross the border into mexico, when he was captured this weekend. authorities say, white is a longtime coach for the youth basketball association in palm bay, a league that includes boys and girls from ages 7 to 17. authorities say, he' s hosted sleepovers for kids at his malabar home. a chil