let's check with dale gilbert. dale: beautiful beginning to our day. starting out clear and cold this morning with clouds this afternoon as the cold front pushes into the area. we get showers and thunderstorms this evening. 36 and asheville will climb to 61 and mid 40's in greenville, spartanburg and abbeville will climb to the mid-60's for the afternoon. a mild day, but take rain gear, especially after 7:00 with thunderstorms rumbling in this geoff: thank you. happening today in commitment, super tuesday voting taking place in 11 states. allyson: it is also called sec super tuesday because of the dominance of southern states voting today. we get the primary picture in georgia. >> georgia is on the mind of all candidates, with 100 two democrat and 76 republican delegates up for grabs, it's the second biggest prize on super tuesday. evangelicals and african americans hold major sway on this southern state's presidential picks. recent polls show voters democratic voters consider economy and healthcare the top issues, while republicans say the threat of t

dale: hey, what are you talking about? [laughter] allyson: jabba the hedgehog tips the scales at nearly three times the weight of the average wild hedgehog. i know how you feel, but the. geoff: he arrived at a wildlife weighing over four pounds. the average hedgehog weighs one pound. his previous owner had been overfeeding him and he had little hope of surviving. allyson: he was so big he could not curl up into the protective ball if predators approached. names like hogzilla and mr. piggywinkle were thrown about as possible names, but it was one employee's love of "star wars" that inspired the name jabba. geoff: jabba has had to give up his fattening favorites like meal worms. his latest weigh in showed him at an encouraging 3.6 pounds. he is coming down. allyson: he's already able to get back into that little ball to protect himself. my niece has hedgehog and they curl up real fast and they are sharp. geoff: you see them everywhere. dale: ken he still eat bread every day? [laughter] geoff: it is all about the bread. allys

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

dale: wish them a safe trip home. beautiful morning. 45 degrees, cooler at 30's and spots and by the end of the day, we start to see a few scattered showers late afternoon. this evening, showers and thunderstorms come in with the front. keep that in mind for your evening plans. take an umbrella because there's a chance he will need it. geoff: thank you. it's time now for your wyff news 4 timeline on this march 1. on this date in 2004, terry nichols went to trial in oklahoma for being an accomplice of oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. the explosion at the murrah federal building claimed 168 lives. allyson: at the time of the trial, nichols was already serving a federal sentence of life in prison without parole. he was eventually convicted on 161 counts of first-degree murder and received 161 more life sentences from the state of oklahoma.entences from the state of allyson: in this morning's headlines a small earthquake hit geoff: the u.s. geological survey says a magnitude 2.4 quake hit outside of burnsville, north

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

.dale jr, understood the magnitide of the event on sunday. dale earnhardt jr/2nd at atlanta:"....chaff had the flag and all that that was awesome when your competitors and peers recognize your father like that so i knew this day was coming but but i i didn't know until i got out of the car so i'm glad he's going to win on that went on that and tie that record i'm certainly glad jimmie johnson/ties dale sr with 76 wins:"...you know there's been a big void in my mind about not having a chance to race against him and literally a handful of months away from having that opportunity so to tie him today myself personally gives me a little something a little bit of attachment to the great deal earnhardt so something i'm very proud of jimmie's win--puts him in immediate contention for a 7th title.. johnson trails only richard petty and dale sr for championships...t he two legends..have seven....johnson is one back with six. johnson honored senior..by running his victory lap..holding up three fingers... for earnhardt's 3 car.. lite o the nite. we've be

dive crews can get attempt a recovery.dale: "dale 7:13 this river is very unfriendly right now very unforgiving we have to have the current the certain position before any of these divers can do their work" he says the car is secured with a line from the car to a pier. he tells us they'll first make an effort to recover whoever's in the car- and then try to get the car out.dale's familiar with water says- he's never dealt with a situation like this. dale: "15:27 we deal with a lot of cars a lot of different types of things in the water but nothing to this magnitude" now dale believes the earliest they'll be able to get into the water- will be tuesday or wednesday, next week. coming up at 6- hear from a man who witnessed the crash- and his concerns about this bridge. live, t.j. parker, 9 on your side. this video was captured by a home security camera as the crash happened tuesday evening. nine on your side's ashley zilka is live with a second- by-second expert analysis of the new clues this video gives us. for the accident reconstructio n team- it's all about putting the pieces toget

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: yesterday was really unusual. a got up to 73. it will be mild today. client will start building this afternoon. stormy weather over parts of arkansas approaching the southeast right tonight. that will bring showers and thunderstorms. we will see clouds inc. -- increase as the day goes on. temperatures ranging from 30's in the mountains to mid to upper 40's across the upstate. still not bad for this time of the year. it typically starts out cool and struggles to get into the 60's for a high. we will do better. 66 for the upstate. mountains will get up to 61. clouds on the increase this afternoon. we will see scattered showers, 4:00, 5:00 on. especially after dinner tonight. 7:00, 8:00, 10:00, thunderstorms rumbling through. keep that in mind. we will talk about with the rest

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

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

dale city to 123. back up to maryland 270 southbound now normal congestion building out of frederick county to montgomery county and 70 to truck scales and slow moving there and seeing yellow indicating moderate delays. outer loop itself as we go further south down to 270 moving well new hampshire avenue to 270 and that's -- not seeing any problems. as far as the morning commute in the district no reported accident or delays. it looks like noro this hour getting in and out of d.c.. that's a look at traffic. we'll have another update at 5:55 holly. >> thanks, caityln. strange and scary ordeal for a fair fax county couple on monday morning about half a dozen bullets came flying through the walls of their hom home. and first they deposit realize what was happening. and now you can see the bullet holes there left behind and the homeowner began patching walls because daylight was showing through. mr. fips was walking a round the house 4 aex when he heard a loud noise. he thought it was tree branch hitting t

lanes on from dale city to wood bridge.eep in mind cop jeingtson will start to cause delays to the bottle of beltway. prince george county earlier crash did clear at 295. we had crash sceneat location. all lanes on you can see you're cruising as you make your way to and from across the wilson bridge. tag a look in frederick we had an earlier freight train crash luckily only minor injuries involveing a car and freight train. more traffic in a few. >> tag a live look at officer jacai colson's police car dmripd plaque he was prince george county officer gunned down in police headquarters. coming up at 5:30 melanie alnwick will have the latest on the investigation. >> believe it or not, there have already been five ambush style killings of officers in the u.s.. so far this year. four of those in the greater d.c. region. so are we becoming desensitized when we hear news of other officer down. veronica clear kli spoke with the chairman about the state of law enforcement today. >> these officers that we're talking about the 21 las

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

november 2011, the same day she was featured on an episode of the people' s court with ex- fiance dale smith the father of their twin seven-year-olds. to this day, smith remains a suspect, but uncharged. it' s agony and it' s total torture everyday. it gets to the point where you accept that this has happened but you' re hopeful that things will come the right way some day. stewart' s attorney was in court fighting to force smith to give sworn testimony smith' s attorney said that would simply discredit >> and so i think it would be unfair and unjust to have that all out there in the public air waves. but stewart' s attorney and the judge agreed, smith has no legal right to avoid testifying. that means smith will have to answer questions or invoke his 5th amendment right not to incriminate himself. in a civil case, you can infer certain things from the exercise of the fifth amendment right. it' s not yet known if the deposition will be video recorded and, if so, if any or all will be sealed. as the negligence case moves forward there is another civil case brought by yvonne stewart agai

the car reportedly hit a pole there, between farm dale and elk brook avenue. and injuries reported watch for flashing light in the area. threat the only injury this morning. taking a look at 471, you can see we have traffic head northbound, that is the north side of the camera there. you can see definitely starting to see volume of traffic pick up particularly northbound on 471 this morning. i-71/i-75 down at kyle's seeing heavier traffic but no unusual delays, there's a look at that area. and i 75 at sharon road as well. some of those parts we're looking okay for a monday morning. we will let you know if we see any delays or incidents, sheila. >>> misuse of funds, and stalled upgrades. those are some of the issues facing the metropolitan. >>> and local 12's adam clements joins us from the county administration building to why government officials, hi, adam. >> reporter: anytime are you talking about the hundreds of millions of dollars, people growing to take notice. anytime you talk about the mishandling of hundreds of millions of dollars people are going to

dale smith, not answering any questions as to what happened to ex-fiancee michelle parker. the mother of three who went missing back in 2011 right after she and smith appeared on an episode of the people's court. ever since then, smith has been the main suspect but never charged. and ever since, parker's mom has wanted answers to those questions. >> maybe one day the truth will come out and we'll be able to find michelle and we'll know what happened. >> reporter: so she's suing for smith's attorney asking the judge if he could skip out on testifying, saying he's going to plead the 5th, no matter what. however, a judge said no, saying smith has to answer to every question, even if he uses his right to remain silent. and parker's parents' attorney, belvin perry, plans to ask those questions on camera. >> you cannot judge a person's demeanor, their tone, their reaction on a cold transcript. a video deposition gives you the advantage of being able to look at a person and judge their credibility or lack of credibility. >> reporter: which is exactly why the attorney plans to file

it's torture every day. >> those answers evan stewart said lie with dale smith. >> i think dale needs to answer our questions. >> do you think if he didn't have anything to hide he wouldn't be pleading the fifth? >> yes. >> parker dropped a you have er -- dropped her kids off with her ex-fiancee in 2011 and have not been since seen. smith has not cooperated with police. >> smith's attorney tried to convince the judge that it's a lose/lose for smith. answers he will plead the faith and his lawyers will ask his testimony to be sealed and out of the public eye. >> the public takes the fifth amendment as being synonymous with guilty. that's not the constitution. so that sort of reaction is prejudice to my client. that's why i want to deposition sealed. >> he could answer the questions. >> he has the fifth amendment. that's the all purpose. this is america. >> reporter: depositions are usually a matter of public record. the attorneys have to give a good reason for the judge to seal is. as for this deposition, it has not been scheduled yet but we'll keep you posted. shannon butler, channel

. >> lisa: dale smith must take part in a deposition according to a judge. here's more on what that means. >> reporter: dale smith has not officially been charged in the death or disappearance of michelle parker. he's still a main suspect. his attorney says testifying in this civil case could come back to haunt him in the future. still, michelle's parents are here saying they're fighting for the answers. come out and we'll be able to find michelle and we'll know what happened. >> reporter: yvonne stewart is still holding on in the fight to find her daughter, michelle parker, last seen alive in 2011. right after she and her ex fiance dale smith were seen on an episode of people's court. smith has been a main suspect, but never charged. parker's mother is seeking the answers another way, filing a lawsuit against smith for negligence. but smith's attorney says his client is staying silent. >> he has the fifth amendment. that's the whole purpose. this is america. >> reporter: the attorney asking a judge today if his client could skip out on testifying. but a jud

we have increased volume through dale city. i'll let you know when the usual delays kick in. 270 and frederick and usual traffic that's back to you wisdom. >> coming up, michigan uber driver accused i shooting ram page giving up stiingt possible motive and why he says the riot sharing app caused him to on pier. >> and later the blame game who is to blame over the flint water crisis why some state leaders say they should have done more

in dale city, david culver, news4. >> well a few days ago our favorite dancing grandma turned 107.oday she was h the harlem globetrotters. >> we're also celebrating a very, very special lady's birthday. >> 107 amazing years and i believe y'all know her as -- grandma virginia. >> yeah, we know her as virginia mclaurin. two members of the globetrotters, were in northwest d.c. they stopped by roots public charter school where mrs. mclaurin volunteers on a regular basis. she made a pretty grand entrance, showed off some of her signature moves. the globetrotters were so impressed they gave her a nice cake and a personalized jersey. >> we got another picture of her? there she is. there's the inspiration. >> she's got some moves. >> remember, this is the woman who was dancing at the white house with president and mrs. obama and i got to tell you, she 30, 40 years younger wish they could. >> she got a jersey. >> it will be a long dress on her, i'm sure. >>> we did get some sunshine today. are you talking snow for late they are week? >> it could happen. it could happen. coming up on sunday.

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.

by 9:00, look at the temps, 68 in sterling. 68 in dumfries and dale city. this is nice. by 1:00, notice the breaks in the clouds. sunshine from time to time t. more showers develop to the west. a little yellow showing up to the west of frederick. heavier activity. by 6:00, 24 hours from now, futurecast has us partly cloudy with a slight chance of a shower with temperatures in the upper 70s across the board. we are looking at kind of a wild day tomorrow but not a wash out. with temps that warm, i don't know, i think most folks would take it. day planner, 68 at 9:00. 71 at 11:00 and 74 at 1:00 with a few showers and

volume at this hour again dale city to 123. keep you updated on crashes as we go through the rest of the morning. that's a look at traffic. allison back to you. >> thanks so much caityln national sports gear chain with several stores locally could soon be going out of business and we'll tell you who and why next. >> and also put down the cellphone chick-fil-a restaurant in the south putting customers to the test with a challenge called the cellphone coop. could you do it? 6:19. the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. america runs on dunkin'. >> fruit fewer of sports gear retailer with locations in our area not looking g first a check of markets and that's better news joining us now from the fox business network studio lauren sim neaty and i love it when you get excited about what is going on with our money. >> it was a super tuesday kind of day

virginia by dale city. city.ht now you can see 198 to 212 down to t 34 miles per hour.34 so as you head from thehe fro baltimore area making your way w to the top of the beltwayop you're going to hit thatoi delay. we got you covered. 6 o'clock hour coming up oton cm this friday morning. keep it to fox5. >> ♪ straight ahead at 6:00, waking w up to some snow. o oth friday morning.orning it's march 4th.ar 4th the snow beginning to tapero ter off now. n but not before leaving several inches in some parts of ourt o viewing area. one of the hardest hit areas h a saint mary's county inmary'snty maryland. we'll have a live report fromrom there coming up. >>> t.g.i.f., i'm allisoni. seymour. >> and i'm steve chenevey. welcome to fox5 news morning. mr first up we'll stay on top oftao the school closings and delaysel and let's start in virginia viri where prince william county wlim schools are closed today. tod page county schools are closedse today as well. manassas city andynd fredericksburg city schoolsbu are on a two-ho

he passes dale earnhardt for se honor for what i have done and the fact that a tight dale, with a win in atlanta and where we are now. another legend in the sport. but look forward to getting a chance to honoring them. reporter: serena williams is the instead of talking about and very, very inaccurate. course, on hand for his own. -- arnold palmer golf course. great to start from the bunker. he has got to work on the fist bump. he cannot get that coordinated. tackle looking to tackle the leaderboard. 16, just short. he has a birdie to go to 17 under and face the day going tokoto with him. he face the -- toto tara with him. on the 18th hole, fourth start for chapel, looking to save on a long car. he puts it short once again, ends up bogeying, 16 under on the day. on the other hand, is in day par on 18. and he wins the 2016 arnold palmer invitational. heather: i will work on that this month. join us tomorrow morning on abc latest eyewitness news. we continue at 11:00 -- 11.com. which is responsible for you're sure it's safe to go back to your apartment? rowan knows where i am. b613 alwa

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dale: 12:18. we begin with live super doppler 4 hd picking up a few showers in northern pickens county and into nor the greenville county getting sprinkles and coming down the long north carolina-tennessee line of swain county and parts of cherokee. this is a little advance precipitation. the front is still to the west and it starts to get more active in our area later this afternoon about 4:00 or 5:00. it is marching across tennessee and firing up pretty good thunderstorms. that will be the biggest threat from the cold front tonight with strong and gusty wind associated with the storm. it will be in the evening until about 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. we will run the future plus and the moment. looks like there will be rain coming. ahead of it, 71 in abbeville, greenwood, lawrences -- laurens. caesars head that 65, a man drum , 66, 60 is normal for the landrum at 60 6, 60 is normal for the upstate this time of the year. we expect about 63 to 64 point asheville high today. wind has picked up from

in long dale. >>> we have developments around the charlotte city manager who is stepping down. and the city of charlotte announced ron carly will stay on and serve through the end of the 2017 budget process. he is happy to stay on. his contract ends at the end of march. it is not clear how long it will take. the council will take action on this in two weeks. health warning, another case of mumps this time a student at unc-charlotte. the student lives off campus and is in isolation at home. there are three total cases of mumps in the county and for mower possible cases. >>> a school shut down because of a noro virus will remain closed. and dozens of members were sick with the noro virus symptoms. we're live on your side digging where it may have started. >> molly it is quiet here and that will not change tomorrow morning as you said. classes have been canceled here at covenant for tuesday. they were canceled today. we're not hearing of any students that have been affected but the faculty is a completely different story. department saying this started and mercy mikes. and 50 and

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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

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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

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

final results----joey logano is second right ahead of jimmie johnson--who tied dale earnhardt with 76 all-time wins last week---kyle busch settles for fourth ahead of austin dillon--- ryan blaney is sixth ahead of kevin harvick---dale junior, pole-winner kurt busch and kasey kahne---sprint cup at pheonix next weekend. it's tournament time---march madness is just about here---is this the year for tony shaver and william & mary---one of only five original programs never to have made the ncaa tournament----they were two wins away--- today---the caa tournament semi final against the top-seed hofstra--- winner of the tournament gets the automatic bid-- william & mary wearing green---flying in the first half--- greg molinowski---puts his man on the floor--drains the three--- then on the fast break--- terry tarpy--behind the back to connor burchfield tribe led 34-30 at the half-- late second hofstra takes the lead--- juanye green---caa player of the year---3 pointer goes---he had 14--- ameed tanksley--right past daniel dixon---game high 23 points for tanksley--- the pride have a 6-point lead

this is 85 southbound near dale earnhardt boulevard. you can see there are troopers there on the scene, directing traffic around the crash. trooper says a tractor-trailer we're seeing rire siddual delays in this area. yeah we were looking at traffic flows. and it was southbound out of china grove. still a few leftover delays. boulevard. grove. the good news is, getting ready to clear out. but right now, still slow about six miles per hour. if you want to avoid some of this congestion, jump on 29. >> in the next few hours, republican presidential candidate ted cruz will address supporters in kannapolis. he is expected to speak at central kannapolis church at 5:00 p.m. in the most recent elan poll, trump is leading cruz in north carolina 28-19. >>> and coming up in the next tuesday, take 2. how the front runners are trying to pad those leads. >>> police say kyle moore attacked the girl from behind on west gold street sunday. she screamed and several nearby national guard members rushed to help her out. police say they caught moore and hel

here's a look at the radar, snow filling in across much of the metro, frederick, silver spring, dale city, warrenton all reporting snow with temperatures above freezing. 39 downtown and 36 in gaithersburg and 36 in frederick. some of the these will make it below freezing by tomorrow morning thus, the yellow weather alert, a few, a few slick spots but not much snow will fall. this is the late in gaithersburg but i think more of a chance in la plata there. 10:00, snow across most of the area and temperatures above freezing. if you haven't done it, download our occupy for constant updates and closings and delays. we'll look ahead to the weekend coming up. >> thank you, topper. and the wake-up washington crew will be on the air half an hour earlier tomorrow, so make sure you are ready before heading out the door. 4:00 a.m., they will bring you the latest on the snow and traffic issues and delays. >>> and we are following breaking news in northern virginia where police have surrounded a home. it all started 5 and a half hours ago with a report of a gunfire near a school. >> two men were t

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

all of us. it. and when miss wallace says to these kids, you can. >> reporter: davis is with avon dale, comprehensive development corporation. and he went to the rock dale, academy, and says what is happening there is spilling into the community. >> the kids can change the whole situation. they can change the house. they can set the expectation at no mommy, no we can't be late. because, we are on excellence, and they may not be on excellence, at the house. but, the school house, that is what the school house is all about. >> reporter: when it is not excellent, at home, there is the groom room. where the children can brush their teeth and get clean cloths including underwear, there are fitting rooms for boys and girls, once a month, a neighborhood, barber cuts the hair. >> what we do to build them up so they can feel great about who they are and going to become. >> it is a nice, and safe, environment for our kids and that is what they want, and when they come here they see a love and they are ready to learn and to pass and share what they have learned. >> reporter: share what they learn

michele parker's family filed negligent death lawsuit against parker's ex-fiance dale smith. parents want dale smith to talk under oath about her disappearance. 30-year-old parker last seen alive dropping children off at his home back in 2011. smith denies wrongdoing. that hearing set for 1:30 this afternoon. spring has sprung in central florida. maybe you noticed a change at the gas pump. >> anchor: i saw it indeed. prices jumped a quarter in the last few weeks. johny fernandez shows us why there is no relief. >> reporter: if you are at the gas station you maybe noticed gas prices went up a quarter last few weeks. trend may continue. >> i wish it could go back to 90 cents 9 cents a gallon. have but probably will not see. according to aa in florida we pay more than national average. national average for a gallon of regular gas is under $2. and at $1.98. in florida regular is at $2.03. and if you hit up a gas station here in orlando, well, you will be paying $2.01 for a gallon. titus just moved here from new jersey and said he is not complaining about the spike. >> i remember

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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

over the next cup dales, the foggy mornings, partly cloudy, warm days if the afternoon. that continues today, tomorrow and basic -- days in the afternoon. and that continues today, tomorrow and basically through thursday. i increased the rain chance friday but really bring the heaviest rain in for saturday. there you can see the 50% chance saturday. and 30% on sunday. and now let's go to leslee lacey for the skyway bridge update. >> thank you, lee. you this fog throughout the morning where it's been really thick on the skyway. again, florida department of transportation has closed down the skyway bridge due to the fog. what does that mean traffic- wise? well, you have to take i-75. no other way to get to pinellas county. heading up further north over to hillsborough county, you will need to take 75 all the way around. so of course, leave the house early because this is not an easy alternate to go all the way around. so depending on where you are headed, leave the house early. and let's take a live look at the fog. this is 275 right on the skyway bridge. it is closed righ

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. 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'

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

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