what i want you to do, at least the exit to dale mabry, take dale mabry instead. this should wrap up in about an hour and a half or so. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >> thank you. >>> the strawberry festival is over but plant city is still talking about it. >> that's right. how the festival made sweet history and even broke some records. >>> and a wild chase on the what one deputy's body cam this is body cam video from a pasco county deputy. wait till you see what it captures the moment of impact, the deputy crashes into a work truck to make it come to a stop. inside, christopher coconte. he rammed the depuputy's cruiser and put other drivers in danger. news channel 8's ryan hughes, plains how the wild scene unfolded. . >> reporter: good morning. this is wild for sure. he drove fast, swerved around cops and rammed a cruiser all while people were headed home from work and school. thing, drugs. >> got him. got him. got him. >> reporter: christopher conte raced through the streets of new port richey with no regard for others. intense moments. >> the

we will take that if we have that at dale mabry and cyprus. tow truck just left the scene of a fatal accident involving a motorcycle. still have the intersection of dale mabry and cyprus closed. tampa police continuing an investigation there. and the alternate route to avoid dale mabry includes west shore or himes. that one will take you under the interstate. with the parallel route, perhaps using kennedy. we will continue to keep you updated on this accident the throughout the morning. looking good. gayle, candace, back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> our height and weight are numbers that are usually associated with health but researchers believe they can tell more about a person. >> ahead, what researchers believe those numbers really reveal about our personal lives. >>> and a daring river rescue caught on camera. what a police officer saw as he jumped into a river to save a man. >>> then -- >> reporter: a new study says more and more young people are moving into the downtown area of cities all over the country. i'll show you what's causi

that's because both directions are blocked between dale mabry you will be taken off. take dale mabry or sheldon gunn highway to get by there and save yourself some hassle. and a new crash on the howard franklin by the tampa side. seeing flashing lights there. it's tying up a lane but not seeing any significant delay, again, that's the tampa side not too far away from kennedy. and backck to the map, moving over to sarasota. university is blockeked both directions underneath i-75. take state road 70 or even fruitville road instead. and let's go to meliek on the e street. he is close to the sunshine skyway bridge. look at that, , low visibility, use caution. yeah, that's the name of the game. it's all fog this morning and. the bridge is open but nonetheless, you know, use some caution as you travel across it. keepep the low beams on. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to adrienne and gene. >> thank you. >>> the south by southwest music conference gets underway today. >> and now the big event first lady michelle obama is hosting today as part of the fest

a car and a motorcycle collided at the corner of cypress and dale mabry. that's just south of i-275. traffic has been rerouted *off of dale mabry and onto cypress in 3 both directions. vanessa ruffes will have an update on the delays in a few minutes... in her traffic report. 3 3 and now... to the race for the white house. there were some big wins... and at least one big *upset following last night's primaries. but we begin... with the race that was just called a few hours ago. 3 donald trump takes hawaii. he won with about 45 percent of the vote. senator ted cruz is in second with 31 percent. marco rubio a distant third... with 11 percent of the vote. 19 delegates are up for grabs here. 3 michigan. donald trump wins big with 36 percent of the vote. ted cruz and john kasich battled for second place. cruz is *barely ahead of kasich... but it doesn't really matter. they'll both get the same amount of delegates. marco rubio... a distant fourth place... he won't get any. 3 (jen/ trump also got a big win in the mississippi primary. he got more than 47 percent o

i am starting to see some delays southbound on dale mabry. we are also following a crash in pinellas on u.s. 19, frontage road near eastbay, captain al is heading there. more coming up in a few minutes. >>> 6:38. we'll be updating you all in belgium. 13 people dead. these coordinated attacks happening at the brussels airport. these are sceenlz scenes from inside that airport. the death toll is rising, at least 13 killed so far in the attacks. we're hearing of fatalities also as a result of explosions at metro stations at the city, but the exact number of fatalities is unknown. we do know dozens have been injured. stay with us for continuing >>> 6:41. an update on the custodial fight involving a 6-year-old girl we told you about yesterday. children and family services are removing little lexy despite her family's screams as she's taken from her heart broken foster parents. [screaming] >> no! >> you see the people crying. lexy is now in the care of non- blood relatives in utah. this case involved the tribal custody battle that hinged on the ind

dale mabry at 275, that on-ramp from dale mabry to northbound 275, it's closed. it will reopen in time for the morning commute. but if you travel this area often, you know that's a messy area. so i wouldn't expect anything less from that area throughout the day. but there are no issues north of i-4 on i-75 or 275. so some great news there. taking you out live. here's what i just mentioned, that's dale mabry and again the this is i-4. looks great right now. do want to remind you that the strawberry festival is underway so in the afternoons, you can expect heavy congestion near your plant city exits. gayle, candace, back to you. >> thank you. >>> well, spring is in the air in the nation's capitol. >> yes, coming up, how mother nature is advancing one of washington's most beautiful seasons of the year. >>> with temperatures warmer than normal in washington, d.c. this year, the national park service is predicting cherry blossoms to bloom earlier than normal. march temperatures often determine the blooming buds. they are expected to pop open between march 18th and the

florida department of transportation suggests taking dale mabry south to bearss. if you miss the detour take lake fern to dale mabry or use sunset lane east south to bearss. those roads are small two lanes and will clog fast. all drivers will be stopped both directions at the railroad cross south of crystal lake road. repairs are expected to last two weeks barring weather delays. fdot says all businesses and driveways will remain open. local traffic should use crystal lake. long distance drivers are best served avoiding getting close to the closure all together. evening commute will be heavy going back north. use bearss to northbound dale mabry or northbound livingston. >> you can find all of the detour information quickly with >>> genetically modified mosquitoes could be the way to fight the zica virus in florida. food and drug administration says a planned release of modified mosquitoes in the state of florida in the florida keys would not harm people or the environment. mosquitoes, which can carry zica have dna which leads to offspring that won't survive outsid

take dale mabry highway, north here in hillsborough county, dale mabry looks really good. 41 at crenshaw lake, already the area. campbell causeway. i hate to talk about the courtney campbell causeway because it's a mess right now, folks. all of the westbound lanes completely blocked. we've got an accident involving a semi-truck there. a pole is down in lanes. and guess what, not only can you not get by westbound, only one lane eastbound. take that howard franklin bridge. howard franklin bridge is a great drive. how long will it take you to cross it? six minute, better than the 20 eastbound on the courtney campbell causeway. so the howard franklin bridge or even through oldsmar, hillsborough avenue, much better drive. >> a tough morning for sure. >> yes, it has. >> please be careful. >>> and we have light sprinkles right now but unfortunately as the commute gets going even more into the 7:00, 8:00 hour, i'm expecting more rain. notice the rain is out in the gulf of mexico now. and i bring that onshore between 58 and 9:00 this morning, seeing heavier downpours and i continue the rain until

at this point, dale mabry highway is the alternate in lutz. u.s. 19 to the sun coast parkway, an 11 minute commute. and 14 minutes on u.s. 19 through palm harbor from state road 54 over to tampa road. how long will it take to cross the howard franklin bridge? six minute, great drive across that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. now back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> a bay area college with a plan to get and keep minority students in school. >> what the college is doing to make dreams happen. >>> and he is the youngest in the history of the venice theater. meet the team who is beginning his path to broadway from right -- his path to broadway from right here in florida. >>> and the rocket launch with gear almost as complex as the ship they're in. >>> new this morning, an atlas 5 rock set headed to the international space station after blasting off from florida. >> three, two, one, ignition and lift-off. >> the capsule is carrying nearly 8,000-pounds of food, equipment and scientific research for nasa. some of the gear includes a

watch out at dale mabry highway. i-75 is good coming out of pasco county and it looks like this on, off ramp, everything should be cleared up with the overnight construction at 54th avenue south. it was tying up the southbound . >>> good morning and thanks for watching news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> i'm candace mccowan in for gene ramirez. our top stories this morning, tampa is moving closer to decriminalizing marijuana. the city council gave preliminary approval to a plan that would openly impose a small fine for those caught with 20 grams or less of pot. right now you can lose your driver's license. spend up to a year behind bars and be fined up to $1,000. a final vote is scheduled for march 17th. >>> a showdown in mo town.

again, southbound dale mabry at hillsborough, take himes instead. state road 580, a collision, injuries involved. and also, another one here, state road 56 at mansfield boulevard in the wesley chapel area. and westbound i-4 away if ybor city, starting to hit -- away from ybor city, starting to hit the brakes right where i-4 connects to 275. and all right, let's move to 275 itself. start to hit brakes at fowler, downtown. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. >> thank you. bunny. you will see him taking things go south. but a disagreement erupts between the parents and the easter bunny. and the picture session comes to blows. that's right. the entire fight caught on camera. it all start when had a child slipped from the chair after the mall fired the employee and has a new bunny this morning. but can you imagine that poor child? i mean, traumatic. >> when he took off the head. >> and the paws come off too. >> yes. >>> what you need to know before you walk out the door is next. >>> and we will have the latest updates in the deadly attacks in

dale mabry houchl, we have a collision but it is off to the side of the roadway. let's move over now well up into pasco. u.s. 41 at lee land avenue. south of the spring hill area we of a slow down here. possible injuries involved in the crash and moving over again, this entrance ramp has been reopened southbound and at 54th avenue south at 275. back to gayle and candace. >>> happening today, closing aermentz will begin in a few hours -- closing arguments will begin in a few hours as erin andrew's civil suit wraps up. >> she is suing the doctor where he video taped her nude through a peep hole. it has been an emotional trial especially for the family. erin is the daughter of our very own investigative reporter steve andrews. lindsey mastis joins us live from the tampa news center. what will the attorneys focus on today? >>reporter: gayle and candace, good morning. sports caster erin andrews attorney has to convince the jury that the hotel is responsible for her suffering but they're putting the blame on the stalker. during seven days of testimony, they heard from h

dale mabry highway is the alternate through next friday. it's going to be closed down. raililroad repair work, that's what's going on there. back to adrienne and gene. >> thank you, leslee. >>> it's 5:33. final good-byes to a hillsborough county deputy killed on the job. he saved a life but ended his own. deputy john kotfila tragically die when had a a wrong-way driver hit him on the selmon expresswsway. today family, friends and colleagues will honor him. right now, flags in hillsborough county are at halflf- staff to remember the fallen hero. josh thomas joins us live from lutz. josh -- >> reporter: good morning, adrienne and gene. well, funeral services for deputy john kotfila will begin here at st. timothy catholic church in lutz later today. now the deputy, of course, died in the line of duty last weekend on the selmon expressway. and now according to a witness, deputy john kotfila drove his cruiser into the path of a wrong-way driver to prevent that car from hitting other cars that were going in the right direction. the deputy and the wrong-way driver both lost th

in the meantime, you're detoured on to dale mabry highway. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >> all right, thank you, leslee. >>> breaking news, a new port richey neighborhood is waking up to a boil water alert. the water main broke in the brown acres neighborhood overnight. crews repaired the line but homeowners are being told to boil their water before using it. crews will test the water sometime today to figure out if the tap water is safe to use. >>> and now an 8 on your side dangerous drugs are on the rise in pinellas county, spice or fake spot now the mix -- fake pot and now the mix called the super pill. adrienne, pretty scary stuff. why the sudden spike? >> reporter: good morning, gene. that's the issue deputies and officers are working together and trying to figure out who is making this and where exactly it started. so originally we reported on spice, that fake pot. and now the sheriff is explaining how something called the super pill is extremely dangerous. it's a xanax mix. listen to a doctor describe it. >> how strong is this? >> it's 80 t

dale mabry is the alternate. great drive on the bay area bridge, six minutes to cross the howard franklin. sunshine skyway bridge and the bay side bridge look good too. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> batman or superman? we have our favorite and that dispute will take over the big screen soon. a preview of the much anticipated film coming up. >>> but first, it's national puppy day. kiss your pooch right now. what every dog owner should know to help their puppies live a healthier life. >>> today is national puppy day. it's a day dedicated to celebrating the most delightful stages of our dogs' lives. how long do puppies stay puppies? the transition happens between 10 and 24 months and it's gauged basedded on the size and breed, not behavior, and teeth. >> maybe not scientifically but emotionally speaking, some are puppies their whole lives. >> and you love them. beautiful. >>> well, movie and comic book fans are calling it epic. their anticipation for the new batman verses superman film set to release thi

this is located on dale mabry highway just before you get into the pasco county. dale mabry at lutz lake. keep an eye out for. that is not going to slow you down. we have a fantastic drive in polk county. no delays coming in and out of gmg and welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm candace mccowan in for gene. >> i'm gayle guyardo. after two weeks in court, the erin andrews lawsuit is starting to wrap up. arguments. the sports broadcaster is suing a man who secretly took nude videos of her in 2008. and the marriott for allowing him to book the room next door to hers. >> in hillsborough county high school brawl has some parents pointing fingers.

dale mabry highway, sheldon to the sosouth, those are the alternates. that's a look at weather and traffic and now back to gene. >> thank you. >>> right now, several law enforcement agencies are questioning five people after a string of purse snatchingsgs that spanned multiple counties. news channel 8's paul mueller shows us how investigators zeroed in on their suspect. >> reporter: good morning. investigators from the polk county sheriff's office cleared the scene late last night but just around 7:00 or 8:00, cops cornered that jeep right here in this parking space. inside, fourteen, one full at last check, they were being crime scene tape surrounds the stolen jejeep cherokee that cops had been searching for. >> reached through the window grabbed my purse and ran. >> reporter: kareren anderson says she is the latest victim. >> you think you're safe sisitting in the car and you don't think anyone can see you, bubut they can. >> reporter: that makes nine victims in the last week, including kathy. she is too afraid to show hurricane irene face. she e was

. >>> minutes ago dale mabry highway reopened after being closed for hours due to a deadly accident. tampa police say a motorcyclist and pickup collided at the intersection of cypress street and dale mabry after 1:00 this morning. sadly the motorcyclist died.

and you can always take dale mabry highway. routed off so saveve yourself some time or even sheldon road which is also gunn highway. and look atat i-4 at athlete road, looks good there too. >> thank you. >>> now you never expect to see >> why beach goers are thinking twice before taking a dip. i would think more than twice. >> he is having a good time. >>> and then the family thought he was gone forever but five weeks later, he is alive and he is well. when we get back, hear the >>> it's 4:43. we are back now and this is your awe moment of the morning. take a look at this excited german puppy. her name is luna. and she has an incredible story. she is waking up with her family inned is. she was presumed dead after she fell off a fishing boat about five weeks ago. this happened about 60 miles off the coast offed is. after she fell off that boat, her owner spent two days searching for her. no luck. but then, tuesday, luna was found by the u.s. navy near the beach. >> just really mind blowing to tell you the truth. happened, never

it happened at the intersection of cypress street and dale mabry highway. detectives shut down the intersection to gather evidence. the intersection is now back open. the only closure is because of the ramp construction. >>> you can stay on top of breaking news anywhere, any time by using our app. just download it to your smart phone. >>> it's 5:02. let's turn things over to leigh spann for more on what a beautiful week it is and is going to be. >> and will stay that way thanks to this area of high pressure. really protects us from the storms and rainout west. it will take days and days to get here. just a few patchy clouds this morning. it is warmer than yesterday. significantly so in some cases. 68 in bartow right now. 62 in brooksville. zephyrhills, 65. i'm expecting an afternoon high of 28 which is well above the average of 75. at 5:08 in weather and traffic on the 8s, i will go hour-by- hour through the day. right now, meredith has a look at traffic. >>> yeah, a couple things to talk about. let's take you live here with %-`an accident. it is along west

. >>> minutes ago dale mabry highway reopened after being closed for hours due to a deadly accident. tampa police say a motorcyclist and pickup collided at the intersection of cypress street and dale mabry after 1:00 this morning. sadly the motorcyclist died. identity of the motorcyclist and also to hear what caused the crash. >>> this is i-275 at 38th avenue south. traffic is moving smoothly. janelle is watching the traffic cameras and will have a full look at the morning commute in just a minute. >>> here's ivan. >> we're warm today. looking much better as far as the temperatures, mid and upper 60s now. courtesy of an east southeast wind. we talked about this air mass moderating and it surely has even in the morning hours. not as cool. we've lost that crisp feeling when you walk outside because of the lower humidity. that is gone at this point here so enjoy the mild temperatures and higher humidity although that is not going to work so much in our favor by the afternoon. it will be drier by the afternoon, temperatures will warm up. it's not going to be oppressively humid but there'

you might run into construction in the same area around dale mabry trying to get to 275. right behind me the southbound lanes of 275 around kennedy some construction going on there. you can see some flashing lights, just beyond the camera is where most of the road work is going on. let's check drive times. it's slowing things down just a little bit than what you're used to at this time of morning. it's taking eight minutes to get from i-4 to the howard frankland. usually without any traffic it takes about five minutes as you you can see there, in the opposite direction. so leave a few extra minutes. and construction which should clear up in the next half-hour over in pinellas county. 275 southbound right around 22nd avenue. again traffic still light, not really causing any problems. just use caution. move over and leave some time as you head out the door. with construction but the weather, another nice day? >>> another nice day. by the way if folks want to know kucialt traffic information it's on -- current traffic information it's on twitter? >> yes, @tampabaytraffic. it

they are looking to fill positions for its newest location on dale mabry highway. at the hilton garden inn by tampa international airport and avian park drive, it's 10:00 to 4:00 today. and today get a free breakfast items at all bay area chick-fil- a restaurants. breakfast until 10:30. if you miss today you have another chance. the same thing again will be >>> 5:53. swiss authorities are zeroing in on former fifa president sepp blatter. days ago they seized documents, the swiss are trying to file a criminal case against blatter, it's believed he bribed another he was banned last year from soccer over ethics violation but could face prison time if found guilty of bribery. >>> for trouble for chipotle. a massachusetts chipotle is now temporarily closed after one of its employees was diagnosed with the norovirus. two other employees at that restaurant are also suspected of having this virus. so far there have been no reports of any customers getting sick. the closure comes after a nearby chipotle closed after 150 of its customers were diagnosed with the norovirus in

@actually at the dale mabry gate @actually at the dale mabry @gate. @there are three gates talk use. @if this one looks a little @cumbersome to you because @people like i said are @literally parked for blocks @stretching down. @they have gotten out of their @car. @some of them tailgating making @breakfast this morning as they @wait for the gates to open up @at 8 a.m. to the public. @area demonstration also kick @off today at 11. @great shows lined up including @the u.s. thunderbirds, the u.s. @socom paracommandos. @they jump out of airplanes, the @skydive. @and a lot of excitement about @this year's return of airfest. @new impochlts officials say @best one yet. @>> the professional company we @hired will raise the level of @our game. @add a polished professional @finish to the folks coming off @the gates saturday and sunday. @large screen displays. @if you can't see something up @close, the video will allow you @to see that from wherever you @are on the ground. @it will also involve three @gates open up for traffic. @in the past one gate that has @cau

psouthbound dale mabry papproaching hillsborough avenue. pdelays right now building all pthe way back to waters here and psky fox pans back. pyou can see bumper to bumper ptraffic. pall the way back to waters. pthink about himes avenue, even parmenia. pthat may help you get around the pdelays this morning. pcheck on travel types. psouthbound 275 from bearss pavenue to i-4 stacking up 18 pminutes through that stretch. p>>russell: 7:02 right now. plive picture right now of pbrussels, belgium. pthis is our breaking news. pdeadly explosion in belgium. rime minister just said we know pthere are many, many dead, many pinjured. p>>laura: and the attacks at the pairport and train station may be pin retaliation for a crackdown pon a terror cell and you may premember that this is just days pafter the prime suspect in a aris terror attack was arrested pdoug is following the pdevelopments from washington. p>>reporter: the challenge is pthat we're trying to figure out pthe scope of the attacks but it pis clear now they were not pconfined to just the air

it happened at the intersection of cypress street and dale mabry highway. detectives shut down the intersection to gather evidence but have since reopened the roads to drivers. >>> and you can stay on top of breaking news anywhere, any time by using our. ajust download it to your smart phone. >>> let's check in with meteorologist leigh spann. >> it's a gorgeous morning thanks to high pressure which is keeping us dry and pinning all the storms out west. so unfortunately for texas, louisiana, arkansas, the rain has been there and the rain will stay. that's why they have flood advisories and that's why we are dry. partly cloudy skies this morning but temperatures warmer plant city with the strawberry festival, already 66 degrees. 65 in zephyrhills. despite the fact that the average high for today is 75, i'm expecting a storm all the afternoon. in weather and traffic on the 8s at 6:08, i take you hour-by- hour to see how we get up to 82. and meredith is going to help you get to work this morning. >> yes, getting myself together first. there. to talk about. let'

patty mabry: "it's going to be a loss." the plans to close the radford wade's foods began more than a year ago. sadly it's now taking effect. greg wade: "it's a tough decision and there is nothing fun about it." third generation owner greg wade manages three locations and says his competition a few miles away and rising expenses are taking away his business. greg wade: "competitors across the bridge, one put gas in, the other put gas in and they're at war with each other and we just kind of got caught in the middle and decided it was time to exit the radford market." it's one of the few locally owned grocery stores around our area and this one had a following. greg wade: "we know we're known for our meats and our deli bakeries." now after 17 years it's leaving radford. wade tells me he doesn't know what will become of the he's working to transfer some of the 50 employees there while the virginia employment commission helps the rest find new work. greg wade: "i really appreciate the whole city of radford shopping with us. we

pwe have a couple of trouble pwe'll start with a look along pdale mabry highway. pthere's an accident reported. pso far i can't think of any road pblock associated with the crash pso you can probably get past pthat without any significant pdelay. pover to the west, suncoast arkway and the veterans pexpressway checking in roblem-free. inellas county crash in the pclearing stages this morning. pit's on the exit ramp onto gandy pboulevard, not blocking any planes and a live look outside palong the i-4 corridor where it pmeets up with mango road, no paccidents on any of the tampa pmajors. p>> look at those hands. pare they small hands? pand you referred to my hands. pif they're small, something else pmust be small. roblem. pi guarantee you. p>>laura: crude comeback, donald ptrump responding to an attack pfrom marco rubio. pthroughout the night, his rivals pmore than just the size of his phands. pthey have one goal, to stop ptrump's momentum after super ptuesday. p>>russell: and they're not pholding back. pthere's another 155 delegates at pstake in four states this pwe

take dale mabry highway to bearss to florida. that is a long detour. be sure to give yourself extra time. polk county no issues so far this morning. still looking very good on majors. sarasota and manatee counties i- 75 still no huge delays near university parkway. ashley? >> thank you very much. we are tracking showers this morning. off to a very warm start. 71 tampa. 72 st. pete. 70 mulberry and winter haven as well as lakeland. 70 in safety harbor. hillary mentioned winds. we are seeing some breezy condition out there on the but, nothing in the way of wind advisories or anything like. that's we are tracking heavy rain offshore. that will continue to move off to the northeast. there are pockets where this really gets going. be prepared for that as you are heading out the door. grab the rain gear. give yourself a few extra minutes since we have wet roadways from what we are seeing this morning and from yesterday, as well. looking at florida southern college we are looking good. seeing a lot of cloud cover out there. we'll see a whole lot of that throu

there will be detours using bearss avenue, dale mabry highway and florida avenue. construction is scheduled to last two weeks. this is a story you may find disturbing. a man has been arrested after police say he ran his snowmobile into a sled dog team competing in the iditarod race in alaska -- killing one of the dogs. arnold demoski apparently told law enforcement he was drunk when he ran into the team on saturday. he turned himself in after he woke up and realized what happened. demoski told a local tv station that he didn't mean to crash and hopes he'll be forgiven. one week from tomorrow, the tampa bay rays will play an historic game in cuba! construction crews having been putting the finishing touches on latin american stadium. president barack obama is expected to join cuban president raul castro to watch the game as part of his visit to the country. latin american stadium first opened after its latest renovation, it will be able to hold roughly 55-thousand people. one georgia man thieves stealing from his yard. effective way he's using to stop them. but firs

you'll see it on dale mabry highway. we are in the 6:00 hour. we are getting heavier traffic out there.

and six minutes on dale mabry from fletcher to waters. if you are in the wesley chapel area trying to decide between 275 and 75, 275 still a little slow, 40 miles an hour the average speed there but look at an hour. back to you. >>> 9:06. breaking news to bring you from democracy 2016 -- a breakthrough win for bernie sanders. winning the presidential primary in michigan. the decision coming in overnight was not what the polls were predicting. here are the democratic results. michigan, bernie sanders picking up 65 delegates there. hillary clinton still taking 58 delegates. clinton did beat out sappedders in mississippi. on the republican side -- donald trump taking caucuses in also won michigan earlier with 59 delegates and he also won mississippi. ted cruz won in idaho. florida senator marco rubio won nothing yesterday. coming up at 9:30, we find out what the candidates had to say about the primaries and where this might put them ahead of the florida primary next week. >>> the florida marine accused of shooting an idaho pastor after a ted

crews will be out there working on detours using bearss avenue, dale mabry highway and florida avenue. construction is scheduled to last two weeks. can always find out what's happening on the roads before you head out the door. just download our free 10 news app. you'll see live traffic cameras...and get alerts on major backups. the 12th annual firestone grand prix took off in st. petersburg this weekend and for fans it did not disappoint. 10 news reporter garin flowers shows you why organizers are calling the big racing event a success. kids and adults.could barely take their eyes off the road. nat race cars zooming by 150 miles per hour.captivated the audience at the 2016 firestone grand prix of st. petersburg. sot was that awesome or what? evan doel brought his son connor to the last of the three day event. sot i'm a huge racing fan, trying to pass it on to my son. nat while the rubber on the course was the main attraction.the speed zone with rides, food and games was also a huge hit. sot you gotta start young to get your race fans. stand up: something you'll notice was different t

a collision at dale mabry and waters possibly tieing up a lane. let's take a quick look at sarasota. this is the breaking traffic that we have been following all morning. a triple fatal accident has both directions blocked on university from old bradenton to desoto. take desoto and that will get it's already getting busy there. let's go to maleek on the street and you can get a live look at part of this car actually ripped in half. it's difficult to see but this fatal crash has left three people dead. it looks like one is in the hospital at this point. so nasty crash here again university blocked old bradenton to desoto. candace and gayle. >>> it was a full house at macdill air force base in tampa. highlights of the air fest >> the video getting a lot of attention on social media this morning, a virgin mary statute untouched after devastating storms in texas. some are calling it a miracle. >> first a police chase involving a cement truck and you won't believe who was behind the wheel. >> this is news channel 8 today. >>> take a look at this police

right now, we're over 275 and dell mabry highway. the visibility in the last half hour has been exceptional. >> gorgeous stuff out there. the intensity is a little later. they were probably about 40 miles per hour and at that point a nice clearing line. not only are we clear as far as the clouds, but the dew points are dropping. not so much moisture. it will feel very comfortable as we head through later this afternoon and with lower humidity. temperatures in the mid to upper 60s right now with the remainder of the day at about 73 as we take you to lunch outside from the evening commute. temperatures dropping off quicker as soon as we get down here to 63. that will set us up for then we'll climb into the mid- 70s. the weekend looks great saturday and sunday. full sunshine wall to wall and then heading into next week, the story will be the warm-up, high humidity and temperatures. upper 70s to lower 80s. i think the inland counties are getting ready for mid-08s for the afternoon with plenty of sunshine. >>> good morning, america. it's

nice passing leads to a mabry bucket. the irish with five women in double digits. no shame for duke losing this one. nr state will play in the quarter final game tonight against sire excuse. pack lost to sir cruise by three the last time the two teams played in raleigh. tonight's game tips at #:00ment tomorrow's game, battle of the blues, 6:30. we are used to the 9:00 game. >> we'll have the coverage here after the game. >> we'll cut in as soon as the game is over. we'll talk to players and coaches and have lots of reaction from fans. >> it should be interesting. there could be a championship won tomorrow. we'll see. >> and they could one again in a couple of days. >> that's what's fun. >> duke could lose tomorrow and win the currentment next week. >> absolutely. >> thank you. >>> and thank you for watching. coming up on nbc news with lester holt, stopping peanut allergies. what parents should be doing now that could prevent a lifetime of dangerous health complications for their >> here others look at studio a where attorneys are taking your calls and answering you

i-275 over the top of dale mabry highway. you know that area. there's a walmart on one side, that shopping center, you can barely get out of with the home depot and target. otherwise 275 as it rolls crews lois and to westshore and howard frankland bridge, moving in both directions fine, no problems to speak of. >>> never going to get out of that shopping center. as we turn the corner, spring temperatures in the upper 60s now. you walked outside, the humidity is high but can we hang on to it? we have a front coming in today. thatties we have the southwest winds and the higher humidity but we have 60s and managing low 80s for the south and east. here comes the slightly cooler air, we'll talk about that as >>> "good morning america," it's 8:00 a.m. hillary clinton and donald trump take super tuesday after millions of americans go to the polls. trump scores seven states, cruz gets three. clinton rolls to major victories in seven, as well. the race between the front-runners heats up. i think i want to marry you >>> in love and engaged. >> oh, my gosh

pusual time of the morning ptraffic is backing up from that pdale mabry onramp ramp ramp all the way pthrough gunn highway. pand remaining heavy into phillsborough avenue. pgive yourself 15 minutes heading pout through that stretch. pminor accidents keep in mind in pthis is mcmullen booth road over pto curlew road. poff to the side and no big pissues there. p>>russell: the race for the pwhite house is hitting the pcritical stretch. pmore primaries, caucuses, pdebates and town halls. p>>jennifer: and this week could pbe a memorable one in the race pfor the white house. p>>russell: it's not a lot that pchanged after last night's pdebate but it was a very heated ptwo-hour debate with the pcandidates sparring on guns, ptrades and the auto bailout. pbernie sanders and hillary pclinton squared off in michigan. p>> he voted against the money pindustry. pdifference. p>> whoa. pif you are talking about the pwall street bailout, it pdestroyed this economy. pexcuse me. pi'm talking. psanders picked up wins in maine, pnebraska and kansas but clinton ptook louisiana and has a pcommanding lead in

from 75 into downtown, six minutes on the expressway from dell mabry down to channel side. we have a lot going on this weekend in st. pete. we have a mess down there. coming up, how to work your way around it and where you can park. >>> 5:48. new video of a mass-special building fire last night in los angeles. look at those flames. nor hot spots and playups. that building is a total loss. >>> three alabama high school students are recovering from an electrical shock they got while moving a goal post on the school's football field. the three pois were moving am. one is listed in critical condition and the other two suffered minor burns. the neighbor wonders why the kids were moving equipment in the first place. >> i'm surprised that they would allow something like this to happen. where was the supervision, you know? these young men shouldn't be out there doing maintenance work. coaches and staff saved those students. alabama power says the wire in question this are coming. >>> coming up, a slight chance of plans for the florida strawberry festival. >> and before we go to bre

i need more coffee that should be construction that what's you will find on dale mabry northbound at 275. hopefully no accidents in that area. i mayy just cursed us. the veteran expressway indicating speeds at our above the speed limit as you travel all the way in from tampa international airport. if you're catching a flight, you should not have any delays getting to the airport. 17 minutes for the travel time right now, state road 54 all the way in. gayle and gene? >> happening today, an alert about drug overdoses that is impacting our community and particularly our first responders. >> in a span of 4 days, crews in tampa answered 22 calls about spice. a dozen of the calls coming in in one day alone. >>> josh thomas is live from the fire station on zach street. josh, it's a big danger in the bay area. >> it most certainly is, gene, and that's why the first responders want to get out in front of the situation that i will release more information about the uptick right here at this fire station in a few hours, and experts believe the latest batch of spice that is out on the street may

. -- dell mabry to get around >>> a search is under way for a missing man. dive teams will soon ped back 0 lake thonotosassa. they are using sonar technology to find this man. fire and rescue tells us the 21-year-old was on a pontoon boat with friends when he jumped into the lake to grab ad into toll bring back onto the boat or use it to stay afloat. sadly, he never surfaced. if we get any new information, we'll let you know. >>> tampa police say two minors are under arrest after crashing a stolen ford edge into a home. the police tried pulling them over, but the driver took off and they crashedp in nobody inside of the home nor in the car was hurt. the home is structurally sound. >>> tampa police are looking for the american who stabbed a police say there was some sort of fight on north 50th street, and that fight took a silent turn. officers have not released a suspect description. >>> also breaking overnight, tonight's concert featuring frank sinatra, jr. is now canceled sadly because he died yesterday while on tour in daytona beach. unfortunately, he wen

and 8 on your side's ryan hughs is live at one of them on dale mabry highway this morning. ryan, you say the poll workers are starting to trickle in. how is it going out there? >> reporter: gayle, good morning to you. that's right, poll workers trickling in here for precinct 135 here in hillsborough county. they are making sure the machines and ballots are ready for the voters who can pick their presidential favorite beginning at 7:00 this morning. the hillsborough supervisor of will have to wait long at any why? well, more than 25% of registered voter, only democrats and republicans in a florida primary, have already voted by mail or gone to an ballots. more than 133,000 ballots in submitted as of yesterday. and if some people have had a change of heart when it comes to their favorite since then, listen here. >> there is no do-overs. once your ballot is cast, either in my office or an early vote site or election day, that's it. there is no second chance. >> reporter: that's how it works. more than 2,000 poll workers will be onhand today to make sure things run smoothly. an

11-minute drive right now. 18 minutes on the veterans from 54 down to 275 and four minutes on dell mabry from fletcher to waters. >>> at 5:30, we want to you take a good look at this picture, this 10-year-old boy police say ran away from home. police say he has a medical condition and doesn't have his medication with him. if you know where he is, call tampa police. >>> the sacrifice wasn't in vain. >> deputy john kotfila, jr. died after he collided with pay wrong-way driver to save a stranger. today, family, friends, and colleagues will come together as they celebrate his life. ashley yore is live at the sheriff's office in ybor city. >> you are standing where fallen deputies are memorialized there. this is a memorial for fallen deputies. here you can see the last one in 2010. this is the spot right next to it where john kotfila will be. they have so much to celebrate. everyone we spoke about talked about kotfila's infectious smile. deputies called him their little brother. he comes from a law enforcement family. his dad spent 30 years with the massachusetts state police. >> i was devast

you will be detoured using florida avenue, bearss avenue or dale mabry highway. he -- fdot says access to area businesses will remain open. we have more on our abc action news mobile app. >>> there's a desperate search for a 13-year-old girl who may have been kidnapped. texas authorities issuing an amber alert telling reporters that the teen is in grave danger. all this after deputies found the body of adrianna coronado's father burned in a rural area. detectives believe he was shot and set on fire. been with him when he was killed. authorities aren't releasing details about any potential suspects or motive in this case. coronado was last seen two days before her father's death. >>> funeral plans are now set for the hillsborough county deputy killed in a wrong way crash in the selmon expressway saturday. the funeral service for deputy john kotfila will be friday morning at st. timothy's catholic church in lutz at 1:00. he will be laid to rest in massachusetts. >>> a st. petersburg man facing serious charges for pointing a gun at a group of kids. st. pete police s

@now they are still stretching @well down dale mabry, but they @are moving. @traffic is slowing into the @bay, so it is going along. @you'll maybe get a little @intimidated at first when you @first see the lines and the @stops, but it is moving. @so, you know, a little bit of @patience will do you good. @the gates will open at 8 a.m. @so not too long ago, and like i @said, things have been flowing @pretty good since then. @at 11, that is when the aerial @demonstration also kick off. @you will definitely want to be @down here and in place by that @point. @there are some great shows line @there are some great shows @lined up, including the u.s. @air force thunderbirds. @the u.s. paracommandos, the guy @the u.s. paracommandos, the @guys that jump out of airplanes @things in the air as they @skydive to the ground. @a lot of excitement about the @return of airfest. @so much so that when we i @arrived we couldn't get up to @the gate where we were @intending to park because so @many cars had already parked in @place and started tailgating @out here. @we spoke with o

look out for construction northbound 275 ramp from dale mabry. that's closed until about 5:00 this morning. and also along 75, lane closures from fouler to 56. minutes. gayle, gene, over to you. >> thank you. florida. the presidential candidates are zeroing in on the sunshine state's primary next tuesday. >> yeah, big day. for some candidate, it could be a make or break primary. that means we can expect to see a lot of these candidates, republican and democratic, in today is no exception. hillary rodham clinton will she's holding a get the vote rally at the ritz ybor. the doors open at 10:00 a.m. >> and not to be outdone, democratic challenger senator bernie sanders is campaigning in the bay area today. he will attend a rally at the florida state fairgrounds expo hall. doors are expected to open at 4:00. >>> the democrats are headed to the bay area this morning after a debate night in miami. news channel 8's keith cate and candace mccowan show us how the candidates are addressing issues but also trying to take down republican front runner donald

in time is going to hurt someone. around this work zone using florida avenue, beers avenue and dale mabry highway. u.s. 41 should be closed about two weeks depending on the weather, of course. >>> hulk hogan's $100 million sex tape trial continues tomorrow morning for a second week. gawker will begin presenting its witnesses then. friday experts testified about the value of this tape. an expert for hogan claimed the video brought gawker its highest number of views ever and brought value to the company because of it. meanwhile hogan says the trial has been more than difficult and it's been wrestling andre giant in the ring also making history. >>> if you have not been anywhere close to down down st. petersburg this weekend, you've heard the -- if you have been, i should say, you've heard the race cars buzzing around. >> the grand prix of st. petersburg is a favorite for many fans. >> plus tragedy strikes in two countries today as terrorists attack, the latest breaking details straight ahead. >> it's been 17 days since we've had rain in tampa bay, not a rain drop, but today we have some sho

ted cruz volunteers have a storefront on dale mabry while bernie sanders organizers will work out of a home in seminole heights among several offices around the bay area. two weeks out though, it'll be about tv commercials.sot 000025-32"you can't expect to go door to door and meet their kitchens, when you have 19 million people."patrick says there is one big question mark. while trump leads most state polls, 150 thousand republicans have already voted by mail, before jeb bush dropped out of the race.sot 000329-34"which could be the difference between marco rubio and donald trump." on the democratic side, patrick says florida has long ran bill clinton's tampa effort in 1996 and is already setting his sights beyond the nomination.nats 003948-56"send donald trump back to wherever the hell he came from. we are going to make it yuugeeee. alright lets gn,- 3 and forget about the race for the white house... the *real debate begins today: are you choosing cake... or 3 biscuit? either way... *amazing strawberry shortcake. and you can find it, starting this *morning... at the florida strawberr

the last few days hoping to drum up last-minute support. 8 on your side's ryan hughs is live on dale mabry highway in tampa. and ryan, good morning. i know the poll workers get out there early. do you see any around you yet? >> reporter: gene, good morning to you. not at this hour but the signs are up indicating that it is a polling site. locations in florida don't open until 7:00 this morning. it's been a round-the-clock effort getting locations ready for this big day. >> one thing that happens before we even put the machines in the polling sites is we conduct a test to make sure that the machines are counting approximately. >> reporter: hillsborough county supervisor of elections stresses checks and balances. he tells 8 on your side all the ballots will be hand counted tonight to make sure that the grand total squares with what the machines report. each poll worker has been trained and equipment and ballots have been checked for tapering. he believes wait times will be minimal because more than 25% of registered democrats and republicans have voted by mail during the early voting electio

it's going to be packed on dale mabry. right now though, traffic looks great. let's look at the one little problem out in sarasota. eastbound university parkway at i-75, a collision earlier. interstate. and it's tying up an eastbound lane and there was construction in the area. and now there's an accident. just keep this in mind. again, a lane taken away. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> hundreds of people at a funeral and cremation service failed to notice a huge mistake. >> coming up, who pointed it out and what happened. but first, an important safety alert this morning. next in a live report, all you that has claimed the lives of at least nine people in pinellas county. you're watching news channel 8 >>> a pill disguised as xanax is in pinellas county. news channel 8's adrienne pedersen is live if the sheriff's office this morning. and of course, people use prescriptions to get xanax but that's not what we're talking about. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, gayle. and the sheriff here in pinell