in fact, the only thing that's still block san diego the exit ramp to dale mabry highway. the dale mabry highway. again, 275 northbound has been reopened except for the exit at dale mabry highway. that's wonderful news. and leigh was talking about the wind out there. again, fhp issued a wind advisory over the skyway bridge. it is open but it's very gusty. use caution as you move across the water there. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> all right. thank you so much, leslee. >>> well, parts of tampa bay may hear a booming voice while outside today. >> the message from mcdill air force base and why not to be worried. >>> the high school coach breaking down barriers. how the coach is making history in one florida community. >>> and then a cruiseship in the middle of a raging storm. up next, where it's headed now after being pounded by giant waves. >>> right now, a cruiseship headed for florida is on the way back to new jersey after riding through a terrible storm. >> you have probably seen the video of the horrible conditions onboard. these scary imag

southbound dale mabry highway, we have a disabled vehicle at urlich road. that is a look at weather and traffic on the 8's. back to gene and gayle. >> all right. thank you so much! it is a war of words in the race for the white house. >> secretary clinton does represent the establishment. i represent, i hope, ordinary americans. >> i'm fighting for people who cannot wait for those changes and i'm not making promises that i cannot keep. >> coming up, how senator bernie new hampshire. >> valentine's day spending. the way americans are planning this romantic holiday is 4:10. . >>> less than a week before the new hampshire primaries and they're across the state campaigning. we look at the messages the democratic candidates hope they're talking about. >> good morning, there is a lot happening in new hampshire by the moment. the latest news is a new poll out by cnn showing bernie sanders has a 2-1 advantage over hillary clinton. the poll showing that sanders has 61% support here in new hampshire with just 30% and now they're at each other's throats. >> i don't th

and looks like the dale mabry highway off-ramp was closed still. the realignment takes a little getting used to. >> and very strong winds, we talked about the high wind advisory over the sunshine skyway bridge. >>> the wind speeds are howling out of the northwest. 17 miles per hour tampa. 18 miles per hour in lakeland. and now that's a sustained wind. there are individual stronger gusts where you have to hold the steering wheel. nearly 30 miles per hour in a lot of spaces. and that wind is coming off the so look at this forecast at 7:00 this morning. there could be some lingering cloud, even sprinkles that get pulled in off the gulf of mexico. i only expect it through about lunchtime and then clearing out. but the other thing is, i don't expect us to warm up much. right now, we're in the low to mid-50s and that's where we will be this afternoon with a high of 58. in weather and traffic on the 8s at 4:38, i have the wind speed forecasting for, gayle. >> thank you so much, leigh. >>> right st. pete police are looking through surveillance video trying

and now earlier the dale mabry off-ramp was still blocked. and we have ryan hughes out there driving around. and maybe you can tell us whether or not the dale mabry not. how's it going? morning to you. trying to merge in here right now. and take a look in front of me and you can see there's still some cones here at the dale mabry highway exit. so it appears that it is still shut down but the lanes are reopened which is going to be welcomed by drivers this morning because for the last faced bumper to bumper traffic anywhere from about 6:30 to just beyond 8:00. things are running smoothly. the dale mabry highway exit is now reopened so that must have just happened within the last 20 minutes or so. the florida department of traps poor saying saying a lane that was closed is now reopened and -- of transportation saying that a lane that was closed is now reopened and a fourth lane has now opened as well. and hopefully the smooth commute will continue as the morning goes on. back to you for now. >> thank you, ryan. and again, the dale mabry highway

take dale mabry. and we have a crash dale mabry ba da ba ba ba >>> good friday morning. welcome to the news channel 8 today. i'm gene ramirez. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. in our top stories this morning, begging for help. a st. pete family believes their 12-year-old is the target of nasty rumors and even a death threat at her school. when they couldn't get the school to respond, they came to 8 on your side. >> it's horrible. my daughter wakes up and she's afraid to go to school. >> the family has tried contacting the school but nothing has been done. until 8 on your side got involved. school officials will reach out to the family today. >>> a teenager is fighting for his life after this helicopter crash landing in pearl harbor. did you see that? wow. some intense video right there. went right into the water. right after this happened, witnesses jumped into the water to rescue the five people onboard. the navy says the chopper was owned by that gives tours of hawaii. and now the faa is investigating. >>> a huge step for the catholic church. pope francis is relaxing the chur

dale mabry off-ramp might be blocked due to construction. and you can take howard armenia or lois instead to exit there. great drive on the howard franklin bridge. debris on the veterans expressway southbound right before waters avenue. so keep that in mind. campbell. and an accident wrapping up south 275 at the gandy exit but it's off to the shoulder, a hit- and-run. back to gene and gayle. thank you, leslee. >>> well, it was supposed to be a prank and now the jokester is facing some serious charges. >> yeah, not a good idea. we will tell you what went wrong when a man brought a real thru. one of those only in florida wait till you hear the details. now at havertys furniture, it's our annual presidents day sale. which means it's the perfect time to create the perfect home. now through february 15th, everything in our store is on sale. plus, we're offering thirty-six month, no interest financing. come in today for our best prices of the year. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. sfx: knocking. we're early! the presi

and now the only thing that remains closeed is the dale mabry off-ramp. so take lois or howard armenia if you want to exit 275. and now wondering about the construction and all the new traffic patterns happening over the last several week, it's part of the widening project where they are putting in another lane from the howard franklin. the off-ramp is close sod howard armenia is what you want to take. and the wind, very, very brisk on the skyway bridge. use caution moving from pinellas. >> yeah, any elevated ready roads or any of the bridges. we had video overnight from meliek on the street. and this is the courtney campbell causeway. the water is sloshing up on to the road there. so be careful. hold on with both hands. >>> now we had the cold front come through and the winds are getting strong behind it. if i had to give you advice, today. there's gale warnings offshore, a high surf advisory, lake wind advisory and a rip current risk all in effect because of the strong winds out of the northwest. these are sustained wind, anywhere from 10 to 20 miles pe

meantime, if you have ptravelled this stretch before, pwith some congestion in the past paround dale mabry highway, also phimes avenue. pwell, not anymore. pthat's according to a florida pdepartment of transportation pspokesperson. pi asked this morning what's the pmain change that drivers will psee if they're travelling this articular stretch today? pthey tell me in addition to less pcongestion, you'll also have pmore of a distance or a greater pdistance, more time to merge pfrom dale mabry and himes onto pi-275 northbound. pthese are some changes that you pwill experience if you're headed pout and about this morning and pstarting your day. pwe're told as early as this pafternoon, if you are previously pusing the lois roadway, well, pwe're told a ramp there from plois onto northbound 275 has pbeen closed for three years and pcould be reopening as soon as pthis afternoon. pso we'll continue to keep an eye pon that as well. pif an additional change to your pcommute is reportable, we'll pi'll send it back to you, pvanessa, for the rest of your pmorning traffic update. pback to you. p>>vaness

it route it around onto the surface streets and then back, back on to dale mabry highway. keep this in mind, again, right around urlich. hopefully they'll have that out of there soon. that is a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >>> broward county is the newest county on the list as part of the zika health emergency. now governor rick scott wants the centers for disease control to take action before the virus spreads. there are now a dozen cases reported in florida. the governor wants the cdc to provide 1,000 test kits for the virus. the state only has enough to test 500 people. 4,000 more kits are ordered by the department of health. constant communication with local hospitals, county health offices and the cdc to ensure we're prepared to prevent the spread of the zika virus in florida. >> the public health emergency impacts five counties including right here in hillsborough. >>> carnival cruise lines is trying to keep the passengers safe by offering cruise credits for those concerned about the zika virus. they're not aware of any reported viruss on the

it is northbound of dale mabry highway at the intersection. because folks confused at how they are supposed to get around this we are seeing a delay. you also need to slowdown as you are passing this crash. we are hearing injuries reported here. i know the tow truck is on scene. hopefully this will be cleared out shortly. let's go back to our maps now. i want to let you know that this weekend is the gasparilla distance classic. headaches if you are heading indo downtown tampa saturday or sunday. today for your evening commute at 4:00 registration takes place at the tampa convention center. you will see delays during evening rush hour in that area. lots of people will be around. polk county in lakeland we are seeing delays on bartow road near lakeland high school. also a semi overturned here on moore road at dean still road in polk city and spilled some fuel on to the roadway. injuries are also reported here. watch out police are on scene and lanes are blocked on moore road. pinellas county seeing some delays on i-275 through downtown st. pete.

pwe're actually starting to see pas far as alternates and travel ptimes, dale mabry and nebraska, pi mentioned those are going to pbe your main north and psouthbound alternates. pthey're actually timing out much pwhich alternate you take, you pshould leave early. pyou'll be delayed no matter pwhich way you go based on folks ptrying to get off 275 and avoid pthe wreck. pi-4 westbound drivers definitely pseeing a notable time savings by ptaking the selmon connector to pthe selmon expressway if you phave to head into the downtown ptampa area. pwe'll keep you posted on the platest here as we go on pthroughout the morning. p>>laura: other headlines now, p7:25. pfire crews in northern new pjersey continue to battle an out pof control fire this morning. plook at those images. pflames have consumed two pbuildings at an industrial park pin hillsborough. pfire officials say no residents pnow. eople are asked to keep their pwindows closed due to the thick, pblack smoke in the air which can pbe seen for miles. pfour people are recovering this pmorning after a man attacked pthem with a machete. p

so take dale mabry or mcdill instead. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> breaking news in your vote. nbc news now calling the iowa caucus for hillary rodham clinton on the democratic side. >> and also celebrating a win this morning for the republicans, senator ted cruz and now he is looking forward to new hampshire. >> we will continue to campaign the same way, sitting down leader, vfw hall to dunkin' donut, returning to the great state of new hampshire. >> caucus goers in iowa said they favored cruz because they want a candidate who shares their values. bernie sanders seems pleased with the tight race. >> i think about what happened tonight. i think the people of iowa have sent a very profound message to the political establishment, to the economic establishment, and by the way, to the media establishment. [ applause ] >> results came in to our newsroom about an hour ago that clinton took the win. while she did not suffer a loss like eight years ago, the results mark a stunning turn around from the solid lead she

she's heading to the barnes and noble on north dale mabry to sign copies of her new cookbook, "paula deen cuts the fat." and unlike her previous recipies... this book is about ways to live a *healthier lifestyle... with a little *less butter, sugar, from six to 8 p-m. 3 ((//2shot)) toss to dave... 3 3 3 3 3 now at havertys furniture, it's our annual presidents day sale. perfect time to create the perfect home. now through february 15th, store is on sale. thirty-six month, no interest financing. with havertys, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. sfx: knocking. we're early! the presidents day sale. from classic to contemporary,

severe weather. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live at the winward lakes mobile home community on dale mabry in tampa. emerald, these weather radios are especially helpful in the case of a tornado. - that's right...in the case of a tornado...often times you only have minutes to get to safety... - so these weather radios could be the difference between life and death...and if you don't have one, officials say this is a must-have for your emergency safety kit. - that's exactly why the office of emergency management and tampa fire officials are partnering up to make sure people living in mobile home parks have access to one of these life- saving tools - about 70 of these radios were donated to the city...and this new initiative will make sure every mobile home park in tampa has at least one. radios. you can get them at just about any electronics or sporting goods store...just make sure it has a "public alert logo" on the device. but why the emphasis on mobile homes? well, they're more likely to be damaged in a tornado than a traditional home...but i'm into if there's also a more scientific reas

the highway will be an extension of the selmon expressway from dale mabry to the this will help tampa traffic from anyone crossing the bridge. a daytona beach discriminated breastfeeding her child at a flea and farmer's market. she said she rented a booth there and brought along her six-month old. at times, she would have to child. things changed when management approached her about it on friday. returned the next day to get the same booth...she was denied. the daytona beach flea and farmer's market released a statement in part saying, they got complaints from vendors the woman was using loud and graphic language. we've all done it. forgotten a friend's birthday until we see it posted on facebook. simply writing on their wall, facebook has a new feature to message be more meaningful. but first, starbucks lovers, attention to this. changes are coming to company's loyalty rewards program. coming up tonight on 10 news and c-b-s primetime.. starting at 8:00, n-c- i-s.. followed by n-c-i-s: new orleans at 9:00 and limitless at 10. then catch 10 news at 11. don't forget to stay up for the l

this is where a car ran into a ditch on sun lake boulevard at dale mabry highway. minor injuries reported. looks like the tow truck is on scene trying to pull the car out of the ditch. live to sky 10 i-275 getting slow out there for morning rush hour. all of these head lights are drivers heading into tampa for work. i'll have drive times for you as well as a look at your bridges coming up in less than ten minutes. good friday morning it is 6:30. i'm allison kropff. >> i'm ian reitz. glad you are with us. >>> a family who is suing the florida state fair, hillsborough county sheriff's office and hillsborough county school district is set to lead >> we are live at the fairgrounds. things changed since the family's son died two years ago. >> reporter: andrew joseph iii didn't actually die at the fair. he was hit and killed by a car as he tried to cross i-4 after he was kicked out. he was one of close to a hundred kids kicked out of the fair two years ago after a scene like this unfolded. kids wilding out. andrew's parents weren't call despite being booted. with no plac

. >>> if you drive i-275 the workers reopened the lanes near dale mabry to try to ease the congestion. it has been horrible there. the lane stretches to himes avenue and the dot said they will have more time and more distance to merge from dale mabry highway as they enter the freeway and from the avenue. there may be night closures to complete the remaining work, though. >>> i hope it works out for sure for so many people: the zika virus, how officials are getting ready for the virus and the mosquitoes that spread it. we'll talk about that. and paul, it is windy. 53 miles per hour gusts along the coast. even know it is breezy. a good looking sky. and it looks like a winter's day. that's in a few (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. ((kelly--vo-)) new at six tonight. reinforcements >>> new at 6:00. reap forcements agai

traffic is picking up south on dale mabry. coming up in ten minutes i'll get you out the door on time with the drive times as well as a look at our bridges. i'm allison kropff. >>i'm ian reitz. thank you for joining us. >>> happening today hillsborough county leaders will work to find a way to fix a big problem. the roads you drive on every day to work may be crumbling and the county needs to fix them. they are short millions of dollars. >> we are live in downtown tampa. the idea is to charge developers more. you are digging deeper to find out if those costs will be passed on to all of us >> reporter: yeah, chances are they will be. take for example this seven- story apartment tower they are building now in downtown tampa. developer will pay the mobility fees when they build it. a few months later when you building here, you would end up paying off the fees. same goes if you buy a house or a condo or even if you shop at county. there are new developments tampa. a few blocks away from where we ground today on this 23 story towe

your drive times right now, if you're trying to decide between the veterans or dale mabry, both about the same. 16 on the veterans expressway from van dyke to 275, 15 minutes on dale mabry. >>> captain al is flying over crash on i-57 near i-4. looks like we're dealing with some onlooker delays there. >> reporter: that's what it is but now hillsborough county fire has arrived and they've taken up one lane. causing people to move over a little. that just happened a couple of minutes ago. fletcher through fowler all the way to this point. this is about a half-mile north of the exit for i-4. so normally a lot of people get in that right-hand lane, that could be what happened with this accident but there's not very much damage, a couple of vehicles, fhp and fire unit. i suspect he'll be leaving soon. if you're coming along i-75 from bruce b downs to i-4 expect a little delay as cars start to back up. here's ivan cabrera with the forecast. >> it's a cold start and it's quite the spread. in fact temperatures now, looking outside with a few morning clouds i think will give way to sunshine lat

dale mabry moving just a minute slow, four minutes from fletcher to waters. typically we check in with captain al at this time but it's so foggy out there he wasn't able to fly this morning. that doesn't surprise us. right? >>> no, not at all. in fact we're continuing to see pockets of dense fog out here with visibility reduced but case in point, look at this, how patchy is it? a clear view now across portions of downtown tampa. at the airport now visibility at 10 miles. that means unlimited but these are reporting stations. so as you travel say from tampa to clearwater there will be some pockets of fog in between those full visibility stations. just keep it in mind. where we have the fog reported, zephyrhills, quarter mile visibility. lakeland likewise, brooksville to two miles. of course by 8:00, 9:00 that fog will lift, then setting up for a nice day. temperatures around 71. so let's plan this as we check in on the numbers, 54 this morning and then 69 by noon. take lunch outside, you're not going to need a jacket, low 70s by 4:00. then 50s once again, sett

couple other projects, memorial highway, eastbound ramp to 75, southbound 75 exits to lois and dale mabry closed this week. westbound entrance ramp from fowler to i-75 also closed overnight this week. for more follow me on facebook. >>> developing right now, erin andrews taking the stand, hotels and the man convicted of stalking her. >> shallow breathing, you experience that? >> every time i breathe. >> have you had bouts of sleeplessness over this? >> yes. >> explain. >> just, i mean, start thinking in the middle of the night why didn't i just put a bathrobe on. instead i should be thinking why did the marriott put him next to me. why didn't they ask me or call me and tell me they were putting him next to me? head. >> that was live, erin andrews taking the stand there just she is blaming marriott and her stalker for the secretly viral. >> did you request a room next to ms. andrews? >> yes, i did. >> what for? >> noticed the maid was cleaning the room next to her room and that person was checking out. so i said, could i check into that room. >> reporter: today the jury heard michael barre

the fourth lane pthat's opening ahead of schedule pon i-275 northbound in that pstretch between dale mabry and phimes. pwe're told it will not only palleviate some of the congestion pin that area but you'll also phave a longer distance to merge ponto i-275 northbound if you're pso these are some of the changes pthat you will see as you get on pthe road this morning and start pyour morning commute. pwe did find out as well, coming pup this afternoon, you might see pan additional change, a ramp pthat's been closed for three pyears, it could possibly be preopening again. pthat's the ramp over on lois. pwe learned that ramp has been pclosed for some time and paccording to the florida pdepartment of transportation, it pcould be reopening, taking you pthere to 275 thort 5 5 northbound as early pas this afternoon. pwe'll keep you posted on all of pthe traffic changes but we've pnot seen anything in the way of pa backup ourselves out here on p275 northbound of the i'm sure pvanessa will keep you posted pthroughout the morning. p>>laura: traffic is already ptough in that area where it pbottle necks

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alternate, dale mabry or even macdill to get around this. but keep in mind a couple of blocks there closed on himes in south tampa. taking another look at the fog, this is around westshore on i- 275, pretty thick out there. so you definitely want to use those low beams. not really affecting your drive time through that area at all. five minutes on 275 from i-4 to exactly five minutes in the opposite direction. >>> 6:18. 14-month-old girl in utah who basically just learned how to walk is getting worldwide attention because now she can snowboard. >> seize so precious. sloan henderson's parents were shocked themselves when they took her to a ski resort and surprised to see how well she could balance and was pretty comfortable on the slopes. take a look. >> yeah. look who is cruising. >> she is. her parents posted this video on youtube, it already has more than 240,000 views. >> she looks so cool too. unfazed. it's been seen as far as hong kong and norway too. sloan and her parents will be on "good morning, america" coming up at 7:00 a.m. >>> 6:

dale mabry highway. the crash off to the side of the roadway getting busy on 41. 56th street at hillsborough avenue. traffic light not working properly. they do believe we have traffic control on the scene. martin luther king at orient road. we have a collision. look at the westbound 94 getting busy as you move into ybor city. u.s. 19 north of over ton. we have a collision with injuries involved and a quick look at travel times veteran's expressway. southbound urlich, back to gene and gayle. >> we're days away from super bowl 50 and the face-off between the nfl teams many people are placing their bets and picking their winners that includes the puppy predictors. the funny man used nine puppies and two bowls of kibble. look at these guys! when they were let loose, they overwhelmingly crowded around the broncos picking denver as the super bowl champs. of course, we have to watch sunday to find out if the puppy predictions were correct. kickoff is at 6:30. >> i think they know what they're talking about. >>

four minutes on dale mabry from fletcher to waters. >>> 5:18. we've got a bittersweet story to tell you about now. a mother is getting a closure that she needed after her infant son was killed. >> this little boy was reportedly abused by a babysitter's boyfriend and died. his parents donated his organs. >> just this weekend they got to hear their little boy's heart beat in a young girl. it happened this past saturday at phoenix children's hospital. lucas' heart for the first time in three years. >> it was donated to a little girl when she was just 18 months old. that girl's family gave heather a build a bear that played a recording of her son's heartbeat. >> that's the heart beat. that's lucas' heartbeat. >> she's overcome with emotion there. clark also put on the stethoscope, listened to her son's heartbeat and she says it's something she had been waiting for, these very moments for three years. >>> 5:19. he left more than a legacy. what david bowie still hopes to give to those closest to him as we learn his final wishes. >> first, trading on w

as an alternate, take gunn highway or shell don road to the and west dale mabry to the east. >>> the final count down on to the kickoff at the daytona motor speedway. >> we will take you inside last night's action on the racetrack coming up on your morning sports. >>> most of us love the drama of a good cooking competition. massive drama is going on in your own. we'll tell you,save cash at the same time. perfect the past few days. what an unbelievable saturday. how about just doing it all over again today? a great day is headed our way. starting off on a cool com foe note this morning. 46 in brooksville and 97 tampa. a little patchy fog. slow it down in inverness and leesburg. we're good to go. cooler weather on the 7 day and two rain chances. the forecast coming up.@"h"h i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine, i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma c

martinez left her car just after midnight headed to her home in the foxcroft apartments off dale mabry in carrollwood when the gunman approached. investigators say he was 18-year-old nicholas gillham. gillham hit her several times in the face with the gun after martinez held on to her purse because she had important medicine inside.21:50:17i was like i need my medicine please don't hurt me and he called someone else which was the black guy that came to me and started kicking me.martinez says the teens wrestled her purse away before taking off. the gun accidentally fired in the process--narrowly missing her.21:54:19you deserve life. you could have killed me. i'm thankful to be here and it's just the point of the matter. you could get a job. i work hard. why can't you do the same?but martinez wasn't the only one hurt.deputies say less than two hours later--they were there invesitgating and heard more gunshots.they say the teens robbed another man in the same complex.this time firing a shot through his friend's apartment which grazed the man inside.the robbers got away again--and attacked

dale mabry to the east. >>> all fan firsts win this afternoon's daytona 500. but how about the underdog? marisa lin is live in daytona. thank you for being with us. good morning. of the number 26 toyota of robert richardson, jr. he has been away from the track for two years. he hasn't been racing in two years. now getting another shot on the biggest stage. >> during the two year hiatus from racing, he traded in his fire soot for beauts. he has spent a lot of time hunting and fishing but he never steered too far from the racing roots on his texas raven. >> we clouds down our racing team in 2014 and never thought i'd haveoon opportunity of getting behind the wheel of another race car ever again and then here we go. >> two weeks ago, richardson had no clue he would be racing for a spot in the great american race. >> i was out in my pastures back gnome texas working on the ranch hay production season at home. so i got the phone call from my good buddy and everyone at stalk it they were trying to put this deal together so i was in shock. >> that was the initial sho

i-275 over the top of dale mabry highway. you'll see the left side northbound is busy coming from the howard frankland towards downtown. the additional lane helped. southbound as well heading to pinellas, no delays we see. here's the forecast. >>> clear there, a nice start to monday. temperatures low 60s already. this afternoon. wind now out of the east and southeast and that is going to be important the next few days, southeast wind, going to bring eventually some showers, titan doppler radar quiet for now. a couple of showers tomorrow. 30% coverage but as this storm system gets cranking the next few days, that is the one that will bring a line of strong to even severe thunderstorms for wednesday. thereafter behind the cold front we turn cold. highs only in the 60s with >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 and we have the latest on kesha's emotional legal battle. fans taking her side. and taylor swift sends kesha a big dpoe nation overnight. >>> scary case of stolen identity. a nightmare hoax. her photo stolen and across the

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and just five minutes to get from dale mabry to channelside on the selmon expressway. >>> 5:02. we got word of breaking news -- pinellas county deputies are still looking for the people they say crashed a stolen car our crew sent us this video, from mlk street north and safety harbor. that crash happened around 1:30 this morning. you can see it took out part of the chimney. the car looks like it's lodged into the side of the house. we're told there were three people involved in this crash. lindsay logue is heading to safety harbor now, we'll go live to her as soon as she gets there. >>> 5:03. donald trump and bernie sanders waking up victorious after yesterday's new hampshire primary. it was a record turnout at the polls despite the weather. on the republican side donald trump took 34% of the vote, john kasich came in second with 16%, ted cruz third. just over 11.5% and jeb bush finishing fourth, close to cruz with 11.21%. with his primary lead trump is supporters. >> i am going to be the god ever created! remember that. don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5%

then all of a sudden i was on dale mabry, as soon as i hit hudson, it was gone. >>> it's patchy but it's dense where you hit it. 275 and bearss, this is going to be a concern. remember the low beams, use common sense, slow down.

275 and ashley drive, i have some great news for drivers that take 275 northbound through that dale mabry area. they did some work overnight putting that realignment back to normal. so all that congestion we've noticed the past few weeks that is adding 10, 15 minutes to the drive times, hopefully we'll see some relief today. we'll look at drive times later in the morning and check on that. back to you. >>> 5:02. news from southern germany where two passenger trains collided head on. first responders reported at least four dead, 150 injured. it happened 7:00 local time. 40 miles southeast of munich. of those hurt 15 are critically injured. police call it the worst crash they've seen in bavaria in years. some people are still stuck in the wreckage. rescuers now trying to free them. still unclear exactly why the two trains were on the same track heading in opposite directions. we may learn new details about two hours from now when authorities are holding a news conference. >>> 5:03. sarasota police need information you might have, after a man was shot in the leg during an argument outside of

the idea is to build it from dale mabry to gandy bridge and hopefully relieve congestion, especially during rush hour. is this close to reality now? >> definitely it's close to reality. >> reporter: this week, planners signed a contract for plans to go forward that will produce much more than the preliminary drawings. >> our goal is to have it done by 2020 because at that time, florida department of transportation is looking at doing the 60/275 howard franklin interchange so we hope to be a reliever to that >> reporter: the idea is to take regional drivers off of gandy, fun them on the overhead lanes and keep local traffic on the surface street. are you going to fight it? we may lose. >> reporter: the civic concerns. how the project looks, how it could affect businesses and if it will really help. >> we only have congestion on that road over there for about four hours a day. >> reporter: two and two, right? >> yeah, that's 20 hours a week. >> reporter: the civic association calls this the area's main drag and he says he's heard from some businesses and some that say really concerned

dale mabry highway looks great from south tampa up into carrollwood. and construction i-75 northbound at university and westbound university underneath the interstate. it's part of the new intersection being put in there. and water main work, 15th street between 137th and 138th, that's just north of fletcher avenue. august. so keep that in mind. that's weather and traffic on the 8s. >> thank you, leslee. >>> taking the video you record on your smart phones to the next level. >> it's great video. i've seen this. ahead, one skier's idea that's giving us some cool video this morning. you don't want to miss this. >>> and saving hundreds of dollars on various bills. the way two brothers are helping people like you and me cut every day expenses. >>> can we chat about what's going on in new hampshire? iowa? what do you think about our candidate marco rubio, former governor jeb bush who really picked up steam this time around. let me know what you think, find me on facebook and (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. presidential candida

your alternate, just use dale mabry to work your way around that. >>> 5:33. breaking news from plant city. police there are actively searching for a shooter after a man was gunned down late last night. it happened in the 3,600 block of baker street. abc action news reporter rodney dunigan has more. what do we know about a possible suspect so far? >> reporter: investigators are witnesses and gather information. the call came in before 9:00 last night about a disturbance between two men. by the time police got here they discovered a man was shot dead in his front yard. this is a very active scene. we're about a block back from where all this was going on. crime scene investigators on scene. in fact a tow truck just went by us to pick up a vehicle in front of that mobile home. this is video from overnight. police are trying to determine if the victim in this case actually actual knew the shooter. known as 31-year-old jose manuel carezas, was taken to the hospital where he later died. we're told efforts shot in the chest. police say it's an active investigation.

a great drive on dale mabry highway. this is i-75 at fowler avenue. looks good. no fog. big change from yesterday. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> leslee, thank you. >> smoke and flames consume a school bus. what the bus driver did to keep all the children alive. >>> but first, the reason american companies want the embargo against cuba to be lifted and what their plans could look like. you're watching news channel 8 today. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, >>> another step toward lifting the cuban embargo and cementing the new relationship between the u.s. and cuba. president barack obama will make a historic visit to cuba next month. that's according to a senior administration official. today the white house will release the president's travel plans. this is the first time in more than 80 years a sitting u.s

it's expected to be closed for the morning commute so take dale mabry or mcdill instead. 275, sly avenue, very thick here through hillsborough county. and a look at 275 and bearss. when i come back, we will look at the bay area bridges. that's weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you so much, leslee. >>> a big part of super bowl sunday are the commercials during the game. >> some people watch just for the commercials. >> exactly. >> we have a sneak peek at some of the most anticipated ads this year. what is that? bend me shape me, any way you want me as long as you love me, it's alright bend me shape me, any way you want me shape the best sleep of your life. sleep number beds with sleepia technology adjust any way you want it the bed that moves you. >>> well it's been 16 years but now mountain dew is back in the game. >> yes, the soft drink company tweeted snippets of its new and strange super bowl commercial. let's have a look. >> mountain dew won't say what that hairy baby creature is. and we have some folks on twitter that thinks it's a sloth but there's ano

and 4 minutes on dale mabry from fletcher to waters. if you're driving along i-4 into the tampa area no problems at all. 22 minutes from county line road to downtown. >>> 5:49. broncos and panthers were not the only ones taking the field on super bowl sunday. adorable puppies and kittens did as well. animal planet hosted its adorable annual showdown called the puppy bowl. some of the dogs came from florida little dog rescue in and animal aid in south florida. there is a reason behind the cuteness. it's all of course to encourage people to adopt and showcase the animals that needed homes. >> hallmark channel hosted its own bowl, the first ever kitten bowl, featured 44 kittens provided by animal shelters. since the taping all the cats we found out have been adopted. still want to adopt a cat from the same group that provided the can kittens for this kitten bowl? we have a link to the organization on abcactionnews.com. >>> people in london startled when that double decker bus exploded. turns out it was planned no one was in danger. this mo

looks like in south tampa, we're up to speed on dale mabry highway. and we have one lane take anway bay shore boulevard at hawthorne road. and we've got another broken water main. east st. beach area in pinellas county, gulf boulevard. let's go ahead and take a live look. there's a lot of activity. a car just went by so they have the lanes open there. but look, a lot of stuff going on. so use caution. right now, traffic is very light. right at cabrillo avenue. keep this in mind. not a heavily traveled area. but keep it in mind as you pass that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. and now back to gene and gayle. >> okay, thank you. >>> almost everyone listens to music, right? but did you know the way you listen to music can tell a lot >> this is interesting. up next, the reason listening to music outside can be good for couples. and your love life. you're watching news channel 8 >>> listening to music with your sweetheart may improve your sex life but it's the way that you listen to music that matters. couples who listen outloud together had twic

then all of a sudden i was on dale mabry, as soon as i hit hudson, it was gone. >>> it's patchy but it's dense where you hit it. 275 and bearss, this is going to be a concern. remember the low beams, use common sense, slow down. cars we have fog lights now and those work as they point down as opposed to the high beams which would kind of blind the driver. don't be that person that blinds the folks coming in the opposite direction. there you see in pockets of dense fog we continue to see. this is the visibility now. lakeland nothing. quarter mile bartow. 1/8 in arcadia and we continue to see pockets. look at st. pete at 10. you move up pinellas and visibility. this is going to continue to be a issue. i think the visibility will continue to go down before things improve as we head into the morning. the reason is temperatures are still cooling so areas that may not necessarily have the dense fog now will eventually. 52 tampa. 57 st. pete. look at the commuter forecast, certainly foggy this morning. by lunchtime we're at 69 and then 71 by the time we get into the commute. so foggy start, my

. >> it happened at two apartment complexes along dale mabry highway in carol cara spoke with one of the victims. >> reporter: her face bruised. left eye swollen shut. the as a result of a violent attack she endured right outside her apartment early sunday morning. >> i'm thankful to be alive. >> reporter: martinez was just getting out of her car when deputies say this man, 128-year- old nicholas gillam jumped her, grabbed her purse. alone or at least let her get her meds out of her purse. >> he pulled out his gun so i paused and looked and i just said lord, please be with me. >> reporter: the worst was yet to come. a 16-year-old would join in on the brutal attack. >> the black guy came out of nowhere and they both -- he hit me in the face with the gun, and the other guy was kicking me. >> reporter: vanessa made it up the stairs to her apartment triggering the unit's alarm descent help but frustrated no one else who heard her screams came to her aid. >> that's the saddest part. because regardless of -- you could still call 911. >> reporter: more shots were fired just down the road in

we have a good drive on the selmon expressway and dale mabry. in lakeland, looks great. in fact, if you live in lakeland and work in tampa, smooth sailing on i-4 all the way into the junction.

and just a tad slow on dale mabry, 4 minutes from fletcher to waters. >>> before you make lunch plans today we've got a "dirty dining" warning you need to hear. popeye's, louisiana kitchen in spring hill known for its fried chicken temporarily shut down a few days ago after live roaches were found near where the food was being prepared, by inspectors. our i-team found the restaurant on commercial way and spring hill closed overnight on february 2nd after the state saw more than 40 live roaches on the front counter and near the chicken breading table not drivethrough window. we reached out to the corporate office, they sent a response which reads in part -- >>> for starbucks lovers, especially those who love chocolate, starbucks is announcing three new chocolate drinks for valentine's day. all this week through february 14th you can get the malted chocolate latte. the malted chocolate frappuccino and malted hot chocolate. the company also launched a valentine's day themed gift giver can starbucks animations and social media. >>> coming up -- need a ride in how about catching a ferry? w

. >> the picture on the lefthand side, i shot that on my way in, at dale mabry. there was fog in the lutz area, once i hit carolwood it was gone just like that. >>> you're going to be driving clear and then all of a sudden you hit dense fog so certainly use caution, as we check on conditions now. we're looking at a quarter-mile lakeland the usual spots as you head inland, a little more patchy. venice a half-mile. sarasota at three. then clearwater now reporting 10 miles so fog beginning to lift in some pockets. brooksville still at half-mile. so definitely patchy but where it is developing and has developed it is dense. so you want to use the low beams and slow down. temperatures in the low 50s. then we'll climb back into the 60s by the time we get into lunch. evening commute in the low 70s. is it the densest worst fog we've ever seen? no. but, as you drive around just use caution and you'll get to work just fine. >> you may want to leave a little early in case drivers are a little slow out there. corey dierdorff is driving in polk county. he says that where he's

we have a good drive on dale mabry highway. this is 75 around fowler, nice shot for you. and 275 at fowler, that looks >>> well good morning and welcome to news channel 8 today. happy friday to you. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. happy friday. >>> but first, breaking news. a highland teacher is in jail facing child sex charges. this is the woman right here, 38 reid stacey hooks. she is head -- 38-year-old stacey hooks. she is headed to court this morning. we have a crew in sebring right now tracking down more information.

she will be signing her new cook book on north dale mabry highway. and she will be giving >>> and we are seconds away from 4:48. what you cooking up in weather? >> well, another hot day, that's for sure. this morning, already 68 degrees at 8:00 a.m. and a layer of low clouds. at this point, it's not all the way to the ground meaning it's not fog but it's not going to be pretty either. despite that, a warm 76 at noon. 80 by 3:00 p.m. and a 10% chance of a stray shower. most stay dry. it's 72 right now in arcadia. it is 71 in brooksville. these are very warm temperatures for this time of the year, this time of the day. 71 bradenton and sarasota. i checked in with my weather watcher betty in plant city and she says it's degrees. wins are coming out of the southeast at about 5 to 10 miles per hour and it's the light breeze keeping us from seeing the fog. so thank goodness for that. and heavy downpours from north georgia through alabama where they had the terrible tornadoes yesterday. and we're spreading in again when you walk out the door this morning, n

and five minutes on dale mabry from fletcher to waters.

hop on to mcdill or dale mabry highway. and should be brand up by 5:00 p.m. there was an earlier broken water main. and let's look now at the fog. 275 right north of 4th street off the howard franklin bridge and taking a look at downtown the tampa, barely seeing the buildings, if you even can, back there but it's right in the heart of the junction. use caution out there with the visibility issues. that's weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> a popular household product is soon disappearing. >> the lightbulb you may soon have a hard time finding. >>> and a new twist on ride sharing services. how it could help parents. you're watching news channel 8 today. hini, beautiful golden squash, plump tomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic. combine with the pasta, and serve. everyone's a winner with this flavor packed meal. for more delicious recipes i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to d