brian says the f-f-a teaches passed onto future generations.brian bennett/part owner knoll crest farm: "it's one that included the whole community and the whole family can get involved." getting a younger generation key especially for an industry that is predominately older. brian bennett/part owner knoll crest farm: "so you don't have to love getting your hands dirty and working with animals and working the land. there's so many aspects of agriculture that we need the knowledge and people." brian says f-f-a is a involved and give them life skills needed for any career. borrelli wfxr news. if you want to get a little nutty today. it's perfectly okay. it's nutty today.to get a little if you want if you want to get a little nutty today. it's perfectly okay. it's national peanut butter lover's day! did you know that peanut butter is consumed in 90-percent of u-s households. and here's something to think head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... shift your thinking about buying your next one. uh, hello geico?... yeah, i was just

brian bennett is in for leigh this morning. >> gayle, always keeping it fresh in the morning. changing gears from their conversation. we're looking at beautiful weather today. toastly, lots of sunshine. so keeping it hot today. 83 degrees. just a few clouds and kind of breezy as well. here's a view taken off from tampa international airport sent in by a viewer. there's honeymoon island. i was like showing the ground probably when the picture was taken. taking a picture of this eagle, so a cool picture from the ground of the island. current temperatures right now, we are in the upper 60s. so a comfortable start to your day. no rain, we are dry, just a few little clouds drifting through the sky. high pressure keeping all the heavy rainout to the west in louisiana and texas. so this morning, a few clouds, middle 60s. this afternoon, sunshine and a warm high temperature of 83 degrees. so a good looking day today and remaining pretty warm. keep in mind, the clocks spring forward this weekend. best chance of rain being this week with sunday with a 40% chance for a shower. how about

brian bennett is here with a look at the forecast. >> good morning. right now, 68 degrees in tampa sow probably don't even need a jacket with temperatures comfortable. betty in plant city is reporting 65 degrees right now. so a refreshing start to your day. satellite and radar picture is showing we have a few high thin clouds moving in. so not completely sunny but dry weather. going to be dry all day. just a few little clouds from now to then. temperatures by 11:00 a.m. will be right around 75. today, we top off with 83 degrees. again, partly cloudy skies and pollen today, as you know, it's pretty bad. oak, juniper and nettle on the high side. so i'm sure a lot of folks got the sniffles with these high pollen rates. how about traffic on the 8s? >>> you know, it's bad when you get in the car and the windshield wipers automatically go because it's moving pollen. westbound i-4 through downtown, starting to get busy. no one is having to significantly tap on the brakes just yet. and also 275 southbound at busch boulevard, busy but no delays. veterans expre

brian bennett/part owner knoll crest farm: "sheep were a little bit easier to handle built that flock up to about 60 or 70 animals by the time i was in high school and was able to sell if you want to learn more about the future farmers of america and how you can get involved- head to our website virginia first dot com- and click on the ag life tab. coming up-help save the next girl.how a local beauty salon is raising money for the organization- in tonights grieve the virginia officer -- killed just hours into her first shift.ashley guindon was killed saturday while responding to a domestic violence call in prince william county.rhondella richardson got reaction from those in her new hampshire home town. the merrimack nh home of 28 year old ashley guindon, the police officer killed in virginia.her high school prinicpal ken johnson remembers guindon as a cheerleader before high school and a u-s marine afterward. her final year book thought reads "live for something rather than die for nothing." "the irony is a bit overwhelming. a kid who gives her life to community service only to have

brian bennett, how are we looking on this friday? >> gg, we are looking good. temperatures middle to upper 60s and temperatures are warm enough. it's been so windy the last few days, and today, winds are blowing 10 to 15 miles an hour, and breezy but not as windy as it has been the satellite and radar picture, a few high, thin clouds, but no rain, and this is a dry day today. this morning, mixture of sun and clouds this afternoon, partly sunny skies, and few more clouds than we had yesterday, and just as warm. a high of 83 degrees. by-hour forecast. over to meredith. >> thank you, bryan. >>> good morning, everyone. we are accident free on all of our majors. we like to see that i put the wrong icon there. 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 gett

let's turn things over to brian bennett. >> i like that. temperatures in the 60s across much of the tampa bay area. st. petersburg 67. tampa, 68. sarasota right now is 6 6 degrees. satellite and radar picture. we are dry. just a few high, thin clouds drifting through the area. so it's going to be a nice day. partly cloudy skies and warm with a high of 83 degrees this afternoon. warm all across the tampa bay area in the middle 80s. the immediate coastal locations will be a tad cooler. clearwater right around 79 degrees but for the most part, remaining on the warm side no matter where you live. and coming up at 5:38, i'll trend to see if we have any temperatures below 80 degrees. how about traffic? anybody traveling below 80? >> i don't know. i mean, hopefully because that's illegal. but let's be honest. okay. >>> howard franklin bridge, looks quiet. no problems here. plenty of room to step on the gas. you're not going to find any delays right now. we are seeing an increase in traffic through downtown tampa. usual spots southbound 275 as you

brian bennett is filling in for leigh spann today. >> yeah, right now, temperatures in the middle to upper 60s. so a comfortable start to your day. again, no problem, just partly cloudy skies, we are dry. going to be a dry morning and afternoon as well. so no raindrops today. looking good. just a few clouds this morning. a little breezy again today. a southeast wind of 10 to 20 miles per hour. which is going to stir up pollen a bit. so if you have allergy, know side again today. partly cloudy skies this afternoon, and a warm high temperature of 83 degrees. of course, a good reason to have spring training here in the tampa bay area with the comfortable temperatures. around 80 degrees at game time for spring training games today. and now coming up, we will have your hour-by-hour forecast in weather and traffic on the 8s. how about traffic? >>> and only some construction to point out this morning. southbound 275 in pinellas approaching the skyway bridge, you've got some road work on the right-hand shoulder of the road. dale mabry, your ramp to northbound 275, currently closed for constr

let's turn it over to brian bennett. >> good morning. weather weise, the weather is not cooperating too much. you can see the skies are getting a bit darker right now. that's the view right now from the beach. rough timeline, roughly between 11:00 or noon or so, heavier rain starting to cecenter tampa, sarasosota closer to 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. >>> good morning. deadly plane crash. 62 passengers killed when the plane slammed into the ground at a russian airport. the fire ball from the explosion caught on camera. this morning, the investigation into how it happened. >>> hulking win. a big victory for former wrestler hulk hogan taking down gawker with his win over right to privacy. gawker posted a sex tape online. the jury awarding hogan with $115 million. march madness brackets now busted. northern iowa knocking off texas. middle tennessee taking off michigan state. now all eyes on a big match up. duke and yale. today, saturday, march 19th, 2016. when the world >> hey, craig melvin, we're from >> we're from florida. it's my birthday.

brian was out today, our own bryan bennett getting a shot at honeymoon bay. up ahead, we will take a look >>> still ahead on 8 at 7:00. >> this woman's for profit company manages four charter schools that have become financial disasters. see what happens when we hold her accountable. >> the new home for the atlanta braves spring baseball training facility is what could happen on this piece of land. coming up, what locals are saying about the excitement of baseball possibly coming here. >> we'll have that and more coming up. you're watching newschannel8. the station that is all on your if you're going to say "better ingredients. better pizza." you better deliver. which is why i'm introducing our new papa's quality guarantee: love your pizza, or get another one, absolutely free. pget any large pizza up to 5-toppings pfor just $9.99. online only. at papajohns.com >> in sarasota county, the buzz is all about baseball. the atlanta brays are considering moving their spring training facility from the disney complex in orlando to north port. peter bernard shows us wh

story in a second but let's get a check on the foforecast with bryan bennett as you make those weekend plans. hi, adrienne -- hi brian. >> hi adrian. not a beautiful sunny dry day, but hopepefully we can dodge some of these showers at the south -- outdtdoor events. right now 70 degrees in tampa,

story in a second but let's get a check on the foforecast with bryan bennett as you make those weekend plans. hi, adrienne -- hi brian. >> hi adrian. not a beautiful sunny dry day, but hopepefully we can dodge some of these showers at the south -- outdtdoor events. right now 70 degrees in tampa, upper 60s in sarasota. satellite picture looks pretty quiet but a few areas of sprinkles. we could even get a littttle break of sunshine this morning. that big blob of rain righght now south of panama city -- - that's heading our direction and will move through roughly between 11:00 and 4:00 p.m. that big blob of rain right now south of panama city -- that's heading our direction and will move through roughly between 11:00 and 4:00 p.m. here's a rough timeline for ththe heavier rain moving in. around 10:40 for inverness -- tampa area right around 4:00 or 6:00 p.m., the heavier downpour possibility moving in. this afternoon we have the scattered big day showers and storms moving through and a high temperature of 80 degrees. adrian? >>> in breaking news abe motorcyclist is dead after an early-morning crash on kennedy boulevard.

but they cannot get anything in past brian elliott when he picks up the clean sheet as they lose 1-0. >>> and to college basketball, st. mary's head coach randy bennettd the nit are hoping to move on to new york and the second half they are down by nine and he gets the bucket. so the crusaders would pull away in the final minutes and it is michelle hernandez, about to rise up by st. mary's, 60-44 and they are coming home. >>> the 49ers front office has more of a philosophy to approve through the draft than by championships. that's why they have not done any major shopping. they look to shop kap. for the first time they have said publicly that coolen kaepernick has been -- that colin kaepernick has been given permission to seek a deal. that teams would like to keep kaep on the 49ers team next season. >>> a sight nobody expected to see. in the stands together for a baseball team. in the right just beating the throw home scoring the first run of the game. and president obama agrees with that call that he could have been the ump in that game. tampa bay went on to beat the cuban national team 4-1. and we'll be right back. >> that's awesome. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

brian elliott. --the blues goalie preserves a 37-save shutout. sharks lose 1-nothing.and a chance at the postseason will have to wait. the st. mary's gaels in the quarterfinals of the nit. --randy bennett and the boys from moraga taking on valpairso --first half, the gaels flexing their muscle. dane pineau gets the steal.and layup. st. mary's took a lead into the half. -- the crusaders stormed out of the break with a 16-nothing run. gaels were held scoreless for more than 9-minutes. --valparaiso wins 60-44.and st. mary's postseason run is over. the terror attacks in brussels shocked the world today.including--many figures in the sports community. among them-- dikembe mutombo, who was at the site of the destruction. the nba hall of famer posted these pictures on facebook this morning. from the tarmac of the airport in brussels. mutombo, who was flying back to the us after doing charity work in the congo, was napping in an airport lounge before the explosions occurred. he is safe and made it out of the terminal unharmed. earlier today, he gave his description of the events to cnn. >>:they're saying everybody out everybody out we have to go we have to go and then i dropped my bag and i st

brian as he picks up a clean sheet. san jose lost 1-0. >>> to college basketball, saint mary's head coach randy bennett and the gaels facing valparaiso in.t. hoping to move on to new york. second half the gaels down 9 and jay gets the bucket. two of only 13 points for saint mary's in the second half. so the crusaders pull away in the final minutes. and it's fernandez with the jam. valparaiso cruises by saint mary's 60-44 the final. the gaels are coming home. but congratulations on their n.i.t. run and that's your morning sports. >>> we're going to take you to the hardwood for the play of the day houston at okc. russell westbrook big nice. a little low and deep. watch. a coas coast trip for westbrook. and he had a >> westbrook all the way! >> no help needed. a coast-to-coast trip for westbrook and he had a big, big night. 21 points, 13 boards, 15 assists, that's a triple double and a winner for okc, 111-107, your play of the day. 's 6-- su of a higher minimum wage in california have cleared a m hurdle in the process. reporter ad libs >>> 6:25. supporters of a higher minimum wage in california have cleared a major hurdle in the process. >

brian as he picks up a clean sheet. san jose lost 1-0. >>> to college basketball, saint mary's head coach randy bennett and the gaels facing valparaiso in the n.i.t. hoping to move on to new york. second half the gaels down 9 and jay gets the bucket. two of only 13 points for saint mary's in the second half. so the crusaders pull away in the final minutes. and it's fernandez with the jam. valparaiso cruises by saint mary's 60-44 the final. the gaels are coming home. but congratulations on their nitron and that's your morning sports. >>> we're going to take you to the hardwood for the play of the day houston at okc. russell westbrook big nice. a little low and deep. watch. >> westbrook all the way! >> no help needed. a coast-to-coast trip for westbrook and he had a big, big night. 21 points, 13 boards, 15 assists, that's a triple double and a winner for okc, 111-107, your play of the day. >>> we're in san francisco city hall this morning where later mayor lee will announce plans for a second navigation center. it's a homeless shelter of sorts that uses unconventional rules. >> reporter: and i'm kiet do live at stanford where hillary clin

brian johnson, sr. charging him with helping his boys disbose of the victim's body. >>> meteorologist bryan bennett is in for leigh this morning. >> good morning. good start to the day. partly cloudy sky, temperatures warming up many a hurry. already 70 degrees right now in tampa. satellite and radar picture, no rain, just a few lie thin clouds through the area. so a good looking day. let's call it partly cloudy and warm. high of 83 degrees. a little breezy today too. it will help to stir up the pollen a little bit for friday. 38 and dry. and then the next chance for rain over the weekend, sunday, 40% chance for some showers. grand prix in st. petersburg this weekend. we also turn our clocks forward one hour saturday night at 2:00 a.m. and then monday, tuesday and wednesday, looking good. but high temperatures all week [ cheers and applause ] >>> 8:30 on this thursday morning. 10th of march, 2016. big spring break crowd on the plaza plaza. lots of college basketball fans. >> as we say good morning to bittersweet day. the fake grass is out, balloons are out and fire hydrants because wrangler, this is your

brian bennett/part owner knoll crest farm: "sheep were a little bit easier to handle built that flock up to about 60 or 70 animals by the time i was in high school and was able to sell them and use them to purchase some cattle."brian says the f-f-a teaches skills he wants passed onto future generations.brian bennett/part owner knoll crest farm: "it's one that included the whole community and the whole family can get involved."getting a if you want if you want to learn more about the future farmers of america and how you can get involved- head to our website virginia first dot com- and click on the ag life tab. we'll introduce you to two girl scouts who are going the extra mile with their cookie sales this year!you're after trying brookside chocolate, people talk about it online. love at first taste. i would liquefy it and bathe in it. curse you, brookside! your nefarious plans have succeeded. nefarious? are we still talking about chocolate? brookside. talk about delicious. oh my gosh stephanie, we're like so goth. we're like goth, goth. (knocking on door) honey? i'm dying my hair mom.