this is between dale mavery and hyde. some drivers were hoping this would bring some instant relief to that area. as you can see they were wrong about that. and mark douglas is joining us live with more information on that. >> reporter: the spokesperson for the dot tells me the agency really tried to down play expectations this morning and with good cause. now you can see the traffic now is thick but it is moving frankly better than it was this morning. i drove through it myself on my way to work. as you can see on the periscope video i recorded, it was a real mess. new traffic pattern, caution, caution, caution. >> reporter: there was plenty of caution as dozens of morning to 275 and tampa. i was one of them. to bumper. >> reporter: so was carlos arroyo. and chris carlo. >> i have to tell you it's been horrible. >> definitely delayed my >> reporter: by mid-morning, the back up was all the way to the howard bridge. as drivers stretched through the dale mavery. today was never supposed to be the break free moment that many

thousands of drivers negotiated tighter temporary lanes along the just opened stretch near the dale mavery interchange. >> it will get better. >> reporter: for motorists who were troubled by the congestion, the d.o.t. tells us the pain is only temporary. as soon as they open the fourth lane which is within the next will get better. in tampa, i'm mark douglas, news 8. >>> we're seeing remarkable pictures taken inside a south florida party city store where row after row tipped over. seven rows of shelves toppled like dominoes. three people suffered minor injuries. palm beach county firefighters looked under the shelves to find any more victims. it's unclear what caused that collapse. >>> inmates could have a reason to appeal their sentences thanks to the u.s. supreme court. the high court ruled the way florida sentences people to death is not constitutional. in florida, a jury can recommend death but a judge makes the ultimate decision. >>> the venice public library has closed for good. county officials say it's just too expensive to fix it. february 1st and a temporary kiosks will be opened