(crystal gayle) don't know when i've been so blue don't know what's come over you hi, i'm crystal gayle. and i'm charley pride. and we're here to share with you the most wonderful country music of our lives. by the time i get to phoenix she'll be risin' could i have this dance crystal, country music has given us so many unforgettable songs and memories. i know, like this song i've always loved, and charley, you might remember it. you've got to kiss an angel good mornin' and let her know you think about her when you're gone there's always been something special about those sweet country ballads. make the world go away and get it off my shoulders (backup singers) still though you broke my heart (backup singers) still though we're far apart country music has always been a part of my life. my sisters loretta, peggy sue, and i, we grew up singing country tunes. yes, indeed. country music isn't just about the songs, it's about growing up. (merle haggard) if we make it through december everything's gonna be all right, i know but in time, you'll understand, dear when you shed a tear then you'll

. -- good morning, gayle. and the woman you heard gene call sassy, you will hear from her a minute. this story sounds unbelievable. and that's why later today we will be talking to investigators here at the clearwater police department trying to find out how this all unfolded and why parents would lie about their car getting stolen with a 3-year-old in the back. we found the mother and asked what she had to say for herself. >> do you regret any of this? >> no. >> reporter: your 3 and -- >> i regret you being in my face. >> reporter: you heard there, i regret you being in my face. wow. fiery words from a mom who called 911 to report someone stole her car from right outside her home with her 3- year-old in it. turns out the kid was never in the car at all and thank goodness for that. instead, he was at day care the she sent investigators on a pointless chase. police arrested the driver of the car. we just got this mug shot in to our newsroom. stevie gamble, jr., supposedly the mom's boyfriend. he is now behind b

but gayle, just a crazy story. and so thankful that those kids are okay and now with the grandmother. >> yeah, crazy and infuriating because everybody is in a panic trying to find that lady's kid and she has that sassy response. unbelievable. all right. thanks, adrienne. >>> it's 6:35. now an 8 on your side alert about the safety of our kids as they head to school this morning. this is becoming a daily problem. they're constantly facing drivers who zip right by their buses, even when the red lights arm on the side of the bus, when that's out, this is putting lives in danger, especially young kids out there. and now a pasco school bus driver is sounded off to 8 on your side and ryan hughs is live in pasco county. she's just fed up, ryan. >> reporter: gene, good morning to you once again. she tells 8 on your side enough is enough. she said almost daily, people zip right by her school bus and she said the other day somebody listen here. >> probably the scariest moment that i've ever experienced as a school bus driver.

good morning, gayle. hundreds of people are commenting and sharing this story on our wfla facebook page and it's the top clicked on wfla.com overnight. look at this. waves 30 feet high, tables and chairs toppled over. the cruiseship intrucked passengers to stay in their -- instructed passengers to stay it out. the whole ordeal lasted about 12 hours. weather forecasters reported winds of up to 100 miles per hurricane. royal caribbean reports in serious injuries. they are refunds passengers and and they want ntsb is investigating and wants to know why the cruiseship would travel into a storm like this meanwhile, you can share the story, head over to our wfla facebook page. gayle -- >> all right. thank you. and as mentioned, you can follow the morning alerts each day on facebook and twitter. search the #8alert. >>> chipotle restaurants will open at normal hours today. a company-wide monday meeting on food safety had them closed for four hours. it was response to e. coli and neurovirus outbreaks. >>> check th

longer than we could, right, gene and gayle? temperatures in the middle 60s, no snow boarding here this morning, and in fact, you will probably not even need a jacket today. we are topping off at 77, above average today. you may be able to make a beach day out of it. back above average by next monday. satellite and radar picture, maybe a rogue little sprinkle this morning. that's about it. a warm, southerly flow from the south, helping to keep temperatures on the warm side, and this morning, partly to mostly cloudy. temperatures in the 60s, headed it will remain partly cloudy, and again a10% chance of a light shower, and headed into tomorrow morning, this time tomorrow, the fog could be an issue. keep that many mind as you do tomorrow morning's commute. this morning, partly to mostly cloudy, and 61. this afternoon, 77, and partly cloudy. 10% chance of a light shower. tomorrow, 80, and the rain will move in on thursday, and it will drop the temperatures behind the front a bit. how about traffic, leslee? >> we are definitely getti

gayle. >>> it's your vote and this morning, #demdebate is trending on twitter in tampa. they are reacting to the debate between presidential candidates hillary rodham clinton and senator bernie sanders. one of the heated topics included loyalty to president barack obama. the candidates also debated the size of government, taxation, health care and race relations. both said they want to reform the criminal justice system. >>> on the republican side, front-runner donald trump is bringing his campaign to the bay area today. >> yep. at the university of south florida for a rally later today. and news channel 8's ryan hughs is live this morning. ryan, thousands of people are expected to go to this rally. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. and they are already gearing up here at the sun dome. you can see these barriers were placed in front of the building. the republican front-runner who is making waves all over the country, he will be here to wow voters. donald trump is coming off a huge win

>> reporter: good morning, gayle. i'm looking through the paper work for you this morning and it looks like we're talking mosquito surveillance as well as more spraying in the area. that's what the county commissioners will be talking about this morning around 11:15. and now i just checked the latest numbers for and you the state wide tote system now at 21 case -- total is now at 21 cases. three of the cases are here in the bay area. and governor rick scott even declared a health emergency. the to be in the there to present some more information in terms of what exactly the county. we will pass that information along to you and let you know what it really means for your family. gayle -- >> yeah, the state of florida really needs to get a handle on this because we are a destination state. area. all right. >>> 5:38. siesta key and sand key, always getting high marks. >> exactly. and this morning it may be foggy but boy it's going to be a destination this afternoon. so the fog burns off between and will 9:00 this morning

back to gene and gayle. >>> grab old lottery tickets right now. the numbers that expires in one week. >>> and also dangerous driving distractions. so what do you think -- do you think is more dangerous a plying makeup or driving angry? the findings might surprise you. >>> but first, the apple verses the fbi over iphone encryption. which way public opinion is >>> it's 43:00. now back to breaking news. two people are happy to be alive after escaping a house fire early this morning. >> incredible. right now, firefighters are still battling the fire in sulfer springs. lindsey mastis just pulled up to the scene. lindsey, bring us up to date. >> reporter: well, good morning. this is about as close as we are allowed to get but i want you to see a little bit more. i just got some new able to get out of the house safely. it was an elderly woman, the homeowner and a friend as well as two dogs, they are all okay this morning. a neighbor says she saw flames and called 911. >> it was pretty big. it was coming through the house. i could see it like flushing out

. >> and i'm gayle guyardo guy. -- gayle guyardo. there's a lot going on with traffic. this is the two right lanes, closed right now, and you can see traffic is moving slowly. >> another crash here. this is is a bad one, right on ulmerton road where a vehicle hit a pole, and reports of this possibly being a fatal crash. we will zoom in here, and you can see all the rescue personnel. the car is a mangled mess up against the pole. you can't even tell, gayle, by looking at this what kind of a car this is. straight to leslee lacey to find out what you need to know to navigate around those issues. >>> what you're looking here is right here, all the eastbound lanes are taken away due to the nasty crash where the vehicle was just tied and looped around the pole there, and this is where you're routed around it, allow for extra time, especially if you're hopping around 275 to there. two right lanes are blocked and this is a fatal accident here. and you can see as we showed you before, two lanes taken away, and traffic getting by. it's okay to essay's the howard franklin bridge,

i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. we start with breaking news on

i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. overnight. the fbi is closing in on the last occupiers at the oregon wildlife refuge. take a look at the video. while you slept, agents surrounded that facility in armored vehicles. there are four activists that promising to put down their weapons and surrender. they took control of the refuge nearly six weeks ago. they are protesting federal land use policies. >>> in our other top stories this morning, the road to the white house is moving down south. today the democratic candidates will go head to head in south carolina for a debate. it comes days after senator bernie sanders beat hillary rodham clinton in the new hampshire primary. the debate starts at 9:00 tonight. >>> and grab those jackets this them. it's a chilly morning. the bay area right now seeing freeze warnings as well as frost advisories. so let's go straight to leigh spann with what you need to know to plan your wardrobe. >> i'm saying dress in layers today because you will need the layers to help keep you warm. especially like ki

just awful, gayle. >> so very tragic. all right, thank you, adrienne. >>> a sarasota police officer is off the job this morning. the 30-year veteran of the force is in trouble for sharing confidential information. court documents indicate lieutenant ken castro gave his brother driver's license information to track down a woman involved in a car accident. that's against the law since the data is only to be used for official police work. once an investigation started, castro resigned. >> it's important that law enforcement officer take this seriously because we have a right to the privacy in our personal data. and when the privacy is breeched, it can have negative consequences. >> once an investigation started, castro resigned. he is now facing a criminal charge for misusing confidential records. >>> well listen to this, a 13- year-old girl in pinellas county is in pretty big trouble this morning. she is accused of taking a minivan on a joyride and then crashing it. investigators tell us that jade county and drove it all th

gayle and gene, good morning. you know, every time you take a quiz, you could be putting your information at risk. hackers are using quizes to get to your personal information. afterall, there's a reason cyber security experts like to call them click bait. >> the my friends took it, i usually take it. >> reporter: but be ware, hackers can use them to hijack accounts and lure in more victims. the florida center for cyber security explains hackers want one thing, money. >> you never know who is really asking you for the information. >> reporter: hackers use quizes to disguise malicious links. some connect to your facebook account to extract data. >> the more they know about you, the more ways they can trick you into doing something like clicking on a link that you should not click on. >> reporter: so how can you tell whether the quiz you're taking is safe? he recommends being cautious of quizes and polls that want you to sign in. addresses. he urges, treat them like cash. don't click on links just because a friend p

>> reporter: good morning, gayle. well, that's what they'll be the workshop is happening here at the polk county school board building at just about 1:15 this afternoon. and now the searches for superintendents can take a lot of time and money. and we would be on the hook for that. i am checking the agenda this morning and there are not a lot of details, it just talkings about discussing the -- talks about discussing the search for superintendent. hopefully today we will get a better idea of what direction this search is taking. this is happening because kathryn leroy resigned amid scandal of hitting on a coworker. she was cleared of the allegations but eventually stepping down. tonight the at 5:00, board members will talk about this, what i have right here, this is a potential contract asking the deputy superintendent to become the interim superintendent. and now one big question of course we have is does that mean in the future, they could be up for the job? or maybe do a national search. i will let you know as soon

i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. it's been a busy morning for leslee lacey keeping up with the construction going on on 275 while you were sleeping. so leslee, how good news. >> yeah, looks much better than 4:00 a.m. all the lanes have been reopened northbound 2705. it was shut down -- 275. 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 w

sometimes you miss, gayle. sometimes you just miss. >>> weather and traffic on the 8s is three minutes away. nice try though. >> that was a dud. >>> in the next half hour, blown apart in mid-air. >> the horrifying pictures of an explosion on a passenger plane. >>> and then a toddler at a courthouse. the surprising person who stepped in to help a dad in need. it's 6:25. >>> you may feel like emoji man today, another warm day. in fact when the kids go to the 68 degrees. they come home. but things change tomorrow. i will run down the rain chances. >>> looking at this folk, this is a fatal accident, a double fatality. 301 in bradenton is blocked completely both directions right at 63rd. take 15th street instead. >>> 6:38 on this wednesday morning. good morning to you. welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gene ramirez. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. >>> in our top story, a demolition team is jumping into action today. this is linked to an 8 on your side investigation that revealed a sinkhole danger under a tampa apartmen

good morning gayle. we now have the name of the driver but before we go to that, immaterial you to look at what damage -- to that, i want you to take a look at the damage this guy did with his pickup truck. it looks incredible. i was told by a neighbor there was a shed and laundry room and several vehicles. and now the person who was driving the pickup truck, we now know is rivero ramos. look at his mug shot. he is 37 years old and he is and i just looked at the report and it looks like he refused a breathalyzer at the scene. so we will follow this case and figure out what ends up happening. and now take a look at what this scene looked like around 3:30 when i got out here. the pickup truck went through two pillars in order to get into this carport. it landed on top of a honda accord and pushed into another honda which then push interested a black suv. all four of those vehicles had to be towed from the scene. a lot of damage. and i got to tell you, that pickup truck on top of the honda, that honda was j

now back to you, gayle. investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire at a home home in o'december is a. that's south of state road 4 had. the homeowner is grateful no one was home at the time, but she's devastate 9 by the loss of her two dogs. >> reporter: good morning. firefighters are telling us two dogs did not make it out of the mobile home you can see behind me. there were no other injuries. the fire started in one noble home bella bella lane and then it spread to another home. no one was home at the time but two doctors. the rest cowers were unable to sandy was in a meeting when the fire broke out. she grateful no one was hurt. >> i'm not holding up very well. they just found my dogs. my dogs are gone. i just thank god i'm aliving, and i may not have a house, but i have my family and my life, but i don't have dogs nowhere. >> reporter: the dogs were in the back bedroom of the mobile home. a third home suffered minor damage, and right now, the investigation. i'm chip osowski. news channel

good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning, gayle and gene. well, employees just started showing up here just a few minutes ago. so we're going to go inside and in a second and try to talk to some of them about what they think about this. in the meantime, let's go ahead and try to put a big decision in perspective here. the last sitting president to visit cuba was calvin cooldidge back in 1928. we know that at this point, the trip is happening next month. and this announcement is coming after the u.s. and cuba signed a deal restoring commercial air travel tuesday. of course, that's a big deal. and our very own jeff patterson is in cuba right now. so he will be getting reaction on this throughout the day. in the bay area, continuously, bringing you updates. and in the next 30 minute, no surprise here, republican presidential candidates are weighing in on this. i will share what they have to say coming up. >> yeah, it's like a staple in tampa. a lot of interesting conversations always being held there. can't wait to the hear what people have to

>> reporter: gayle, good morning. fbi investigators want to know syed rizwan farook communicated with. and that could lead them to other terrorists and perhaps information on the phone will attacks. and remember this big breaking story, syed rizwan farook and his wife tashfeen malik died at a shookout with police -- shootout with police after he killed 14 coworkers. despite the county's plea, apple is refusing to help unlock the phone. the company's ceo believes if apple is forced to comply, it would damage encryption services by creating a back door that could be exploited in the issue. the pass code that so many of us use, if investigators try guessing the password and they're wrong too many time, the phone could auto erase and wipe out the information they're looking for. san bernardino is trending on tampa right now as is tim cook. and this is a story the getting so we will continue to give you updates onair and on our our free wfla news app. >> i just find it fascinating what you found out about the apple phone a

. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. in our top stories this morning, a well known doctor from clear water accused of a disturbing crime. raping a patient. now the neurosurgeon is out of jail on bond. police arrested dr. john drygas and one victim claims he took advantage of her last summer in his office. >> things are getting heated in new hampshire. a debate between presidential candidates are trending online. the two left in the field were not afraid to take jabs. >> i am very proud to be the only candidate up here who does not have a super pack, who is not raising huge sums of money. >> if you've got something to say, say it directly. >> in the latest nbc poll, senator bernie sanders is leading hillary clinton by 20 points. this is the first time the candidates debated without martin o'malley. >> voters are getting -- boaters are getting ready for a big race this weekend. officials have a warning for spectators no drones. they worry it could pose a danger to speed boat drivers. the event will be stopped until any dro

. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. >>> right now, part of our area is under a tornado watch. and that is our top story this morning. take a look at this destruction left by the similar system that spawned at least 11 tornadoes in louisiana, alabama and mississippi. at least three people are dead and another 30 injured. >> wow. >> eight of them are reported in critical condition at this hour. the same system caused some damage in pensacola where the national weather service is confirming at least one tornado hit. >> yeah, and just take a look you can see huge water spout, multiple water spouts there as they move across lake pontchartrain. >> that same line of storms is now moving across florida. you can see it right there on the map. here's a look at the storm team max radar. we should start seeing rain in about two hours. and meteorologist leigh spann is joining us now with a look at what is headed our way. >> well, i want to let everyone know that the strongest storm, the most potential for damaging winds and tornadoes is going to be well to our north. so for us, that's good

gayle? >> okay, thank you so much, lindsey. need your help to solve a deadly shooting case. >> colin mahoney was found in an abandoned home. neighbors had complained people were coming and going from the house and police were checking it out. any with information should call crime stoppers. >>> two teens escaped from the falconburg academy. they got out through a hole they cut in the fence there at the time they were wearing green shirts and blue pants. crime stoppers is offering a reward up to $3,000 for information that leads to their location and arrest. >>> the man you can see on your screen, kenneth cabrow is facing a dui manslaughter charge this morning. it's believed he hit and quillist a motorcyclist driving the wrong way on county road 1 on saturday night. the motorcyclist died at the hospital. >>> the zika virus could be officials now fear the number of people affected in 23 countries and territories in central and south america could eventually reach 4 million. the mosquito-borne

>> reporter: good morning, gayle. it's definitely unsettling and that's because we're not even talking about raccoons or possums but instead, cats. which we're all all the time. i will explain where we are talking about in a second. but first, let's take a look at the mallory square apartments. this is where someone got too close to a cat and got bit. let's pull up a map of the area we're talking about. you can see the bigger picture here. check out the boundaries. tampa bay trail, hillsborough avenue, west waters avenue and southern bend. this is the area we're worried about. and now the other cat tested positive in citrus park. the alert, we are under it right now, it continues and should last for a total of about 60 days. and we did ask officials should people be worried about other cats being infected? they hope not. they hope this is the only one in the area but of course, you can't be too sure. >> yeah, you have to be so want to pet one of those. thank you, adrienne. >>> well today a zephyrhills couple is sharin

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>> reporter: good morning, gayle. it's definitely unsettling, especially because we're not talking about raccoons or possum, no, these are cats. and now here's what happened. someone got a little too close to a cat here at mallory square apartments and got bit. that cat tested positive for rabies. and let's pull up a map of the area we're talking about. take a look here. the boundaries of tampa bay trail, hillsborough avenue, west waters avenue and southern bend. this is the area we're worried about. and now the other cat with rabies was in citrus park. so this alert lasts for 60 days. we did ask officials with the health department if they're concerned about other possible rabid cats in the area. they tell us they don't think there are any but of course you can never be too sure, especially with the weekend, we want to make sure the kids are safe outside. >> and it's easy, you see a cute cat and you want to pet it. you can't be too safe. >>> today a zephyrhills couple is sharing a very different story about guantanam

back to gene and gayle. >> thanks. >>> right now clear water police need the public's help finding this guy. they believe he attacked a 6-year-old girl inside a clear water mall bathroom at the macy's's at west side countryside mall. morning. are police closer to tracking this guy down? >>reporter: good morning gene, i've checked with police but it appears the man is still on the run after the terrifying ordeal at this mall here water. >> barges into the stall. pushes her to the floor, and she starts screaming which obviously startled him and prompted him to flee the restroom. he left the scene, she came running out to her f. >> such a scary situation for that 6-year-old girl. thankfully her instincts kicked in and she managed to get away. police released this image from the man. they think he is between 19 and 25 years old. the girl was recovering with her family over the weekend and is doing well. but now the goal is to get that man off of the streets. if you had any information on who he may be, you're as

. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. >>> we start with breaking news. a deadly workplace shooting in rural kansas kills three innocent victims and leads to the death of a shooter. >> gunfire erupted inside a plant. employees ran, scared for their lives. >> didn't matter who it was, no specific target. just shooting anyone that got in his way. >> right now, 14 people are injured. in four minute, we will have a full report explaining the >>> this morning, the gop debate is trending on twitter in tampa. candidates came to verbal blows during the final debate before super tuesday. and they have a lot on the line. senators marco rubio and ted cruz must both win their home states if they have any shot of beating trump for their party's nomination. >>> and this story is going viral this morning. seaworld is confessing to spying on animal rights activists. this comes after peta accused a seaworld worker of infiltrating the group to get intel. ceo's claim the move was meant to keep animals and customers safe. >>> let's get a check on the weather with leigh. >> i

what a mess. >> reporter: absolutely, gene and gayle. when i got to the scene, all the vehicles were still here and look at the aftermath. take a look. this is the carport. and you will notice a lot of debris in the there and a lot of wood. we're told by a neighbor that the there used to be a shed, a laundry room. looks like the vehicle went straight through it. and i want to show you what the seen looked like this morning. you can see that the pickup truck was on top of another vehicle in the carport there. and now it appears to have gone air born after going through -- airborne after going through a couple pillars. it also hit a white honda and then pushed that vehicle into this black suv, a nissan with damage to it. and then they had to to you all of the vehicles away. so four vehicles involved in total. what is incredible about this is that no one got hurt, not even the driver of the pickup and we are told that he is under arrest under suspicion for dui. and there might be more charges later today. and we will be keeping a close eye

gayle, a scary situation out here. >> yeah it is. hopefully people will share the picture so we can get this guy off the street. thanks. take another good look at the photo. do you recognize him? share the image on your social media accounts this morning. >>> the search continues for the gunman in a deadly shooting at tampa's club rayne. investigators are looking at cell phone video shared minutes before the shooting saturday morning. witnesses report there was no kind of fight or commotion before the shooting. marvin lancaster the 3rd died injured. >>> the florida state fair will open again this morning. this, after four arrests during a weekend protest. more than a dozen protesters showed up to demonstrate at the they were remembering third. he died after being thrown out of the fair two years ago. >>> tampa's skyline is about to change, ground breaking for this new apartment building in downtown is scheduled for thursday. the 23 story tower will house 362 apartments and 8,000 square feet for street level retail. it will be pretty

and lindsey, looks like the gloves are off. >> reporter: that is right, gayle. and gopdebate trended on twitter overnight and our florida senator marco rubio is getting a lot of attention for his performance, essentially going after trump and bringing up sore points. >> you're a lousy -- >> well, i don't know anything about bankrupting four companies either. i don't know anything about starting a fake university. >> one at a time. >> reporter: experts believe now is the time for senator marco rubio to step up against trump or go home. senator rubio isn't even winning in the polls here in his home state so he has got to make a change before the but first, we have super tuesday when people in a dozen states vote including senator ted cruz's home state, texas. senator cruz got into similar exchanges with trump during this and other debates. his strategy seems to be working because according to the latest poll, senator cruz has 38% of the support in texas. trump and senator rubio are battling for second place. other polls show trump and senator cruz neck in neck in

. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. >>> after countless hours of reaching out to the iowa voters, today, iowans will right now donald trump has a 5- point lead on ted cruz, and our senator, marco rubio is in third place, and on the democratic side, hillary virtually tied. >>> the search for a missing boater will resume off the coast of clear water. crews found the man's boat but did not find the boater. according to the missing man's wife, he's suicidal. >>> california is waking up to a big mess this morning after a deadly storm moved across the state with strong winds, heavy state with strong winds, heavy rain, and snow. at least one person died on sunday when a tree fell across four lanes of traffic, and now the storm is moving east, threatening colorado. >>> now turning things over to bryan bennett. >> reporter: it's a warm start. we had a cool january by average, but february will start above average. right now, gayle, temperatures middle 60s for the bay area. jacket this morning with the fairly comfortable temperatures, and the satellite and radar is quiet as well. a rogue sprinkle or two.

i'm diane mcinerney. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. >>> this morning -- i'm gene ramirez. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. >>> these are live pictures of the railroad crossing on court street where crews will be working on some improvements this weekend. and now this construction is going to impact the major art single digits to get from downtown clearwater over to the beach which is already packed. we will show you how long it will last and give you ideas on

back to gene and gayle. >>> another emotional day of testify in the erin andrews trial. her mother, paula will take the stand today. it's linked to a stalking case in 2008. ryan hughes is live where andrews went to school. we know her all too well because he's the daughter of our very own investigative reporter, steve andrews. >> reporter: gayle, good morning to you. it was quite emotional all week when erin ice dad, our colleague, took the stand. >> for the first time in my life, -- sorry -- as her father where i didn't know if she was safe or not. i feared for her life. >> reporter: really tough to hear. 40 people remain on the witness list for this case, and again her mom is expected to testify from the convicted stalker in the case, michael barrett. he spent years in prison after he videotaped erin through an altered peephole. she claims her hotel was negligent, the marriott, was negligent for allowing him to book the hotel next to hers. you can count on us to monitor the situation and bring you the latest throughout the week. >> a very high profile case with true ta

. >> both rubio and trump took questions from charlie, gayle and nora. on "cbs this morning." >> we wanted to replay your best lines from the debate saturday night. want to give you the opportunity. rather than repeating that about president obama why not discuss the charge lodged against you that you are eloquent but don't have the experience to be president. >> my experience is understood all. all over the website. we have discussed it repeatedly. i was the speaker of the florida house. imminent domain abuse stopped in controlled the senate, i have accomplished things in the senate, restrictions on hezbollah, the effort for the bailout, the va accountability. but the core out campaign is that statement. i am going to continue to say it. barack obama is deliberately carrying out a strategy to change america. he wants to redefine the country. one of the main reasons i am running. good about our debate performance. despite whatever the media people want to say. the biggest fund-raising night we have had in all of the debates. so i feel great. we will say

back to gene and gayle. >>> breaking news overnight. a man is dead after a store robbery attempt in item pa turned violent. this happened at the cut rate liquor store on north 15th street. police tell us a store clerk and two robbers got into a shoot out. there one of the criminals ended up dead. the search is on for the second would be robber, we've been on the scene since shots rang out several hours ago. news channel 8's ryan hughes joins us live with the very latest. ryan? >>reporter: this is the scene and we were told the robbers entered through this door but the quest to steal from the store of course, was short lived overnight. it was around 10:45 when they stormed into cut rate liquor. the men were armed but the clerk apparently saw what was coming so did the robbers. during the gun fight, one of the robbers was struck and died on the sidewalk in front of the store. the other robber got away. he wasn't caught at this point. tampa police are trying to find the second robber. they have not released any details of a description on

i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. our top story wednesday morning, a political shake-up in the new hampshire primaries. republican donald trump and democrat senator bernie sanders are the ones waking up big winners this morning. and now they are promising to take this fight nationwide. >> this is the promise of america, and this is the promise we must keep alive for future generations. >> now the candidates are turning their attention to south carolina's primary. >>> you will want to hear this before you head out the door, problems this morning with a big road project in largo. those orange barrels lining ulmerton road are there to stay for now. the company working on the project just packed up and left. and now a new company is picking up the work. the ulmerton road project was supposed to be done already and now the hope is it will be completed in a few months. >>> and breaking news this morning, right now a home in safety harbor is seriously damaged. you can see in this video here, just in to the newsroom, the pine

i'm gene ramirez. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. we have a lot going on this morning including strong storms moving through overnight. the tornado watch for most of

i'm gene ramirez. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. let's get right to breaking news. >> yeah, terrifying moments in the middle of the night. take a look here. a truck crashes into the carport and lands on top of two other cars and just look at the damage left behind at this home. this is over in gibsonton. and now investigators are working to figure out what happened. news channel 8s lindsey mastis is live if the scene this morning. in the riverfront community. we're told one person is in custody, lindsey. >> reporter: yes, gayle, that is right.

back to gene and gayle. >> sounds good. thank you, leslee. >>> a lot of people were talking about this lately. diversity in movies. we have the results of the new report and it ranked film companies for the diversity efforts. who is on top of that? >> it is pretty sdwroog mood altering music, the way -- it is pretty interesting. >>> mood altering music. the way it can help. >> a condition update on the surviving victims of the (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president keep social security strong. hey candidates. enough talk. . >>> the michigan man accused of killing six people in a random shooting spree is expected in court later this morning. investigators in kalamazoo believe jason dalton picked his victims at random. investigators are looking into claims

gayle, it's big. >> it is big. and i know that la teresita is like a staple in tampa and folks will have a lot to say. thank you, adrienne. about the reliability of the pinellas county 911 system after a outage left some calls in limbo. this happened because of a routine hot fix. it's like the long loading updates on smart phones. the system crashed and that left a four minute gap of down lines before the back-up plan kicked in. >> reporter: is there a back-up plan when updating technology? >> there is. >> reporter: did it work today? >> the contingency plan worked today. >> the back-up plan has calls diverted to the st. pete police department. and now it's failed before after a lightning strike back in 2014. but he clamminess calls went unanswer -- claims no calls we want unanswered this time around. >>> the judge will get an update in the keishanna thomas case. she is of killing her 11-year- old daughter janiya and then stuffing the little girl's body in a freezing. and now a hearing is scheduled thomas is facing

>> reporter: gayle and gene, good morning. you know the tampa police officers are signing up to work the concert. they even tweeted this saying that the event will be fully staffed. but it's a different story over in miami. the president of miami's fraternal order of police accuses beyonce of using the performance to promote an anti- police message. take a look. >> reporter: during the performance, beyonce and her dancers dressed in outfits reminiscent of 1960s era black panthers. in a statement, the president of miami's fraternal order of police insist that it promoted the black panthers and he accuses beyonce of failing to support law enforcement. and here's what he posted to twitter, it says back the blue, boycott beyonce. and i checked her twitter and instagram accounts this morning but beyonce has not responded. tampa police tried to put to rest rumors that officers security. take a look. it says, what? tampa pd officers have been in #formation for day is signing up to keep the beehive safe. #truth, #fact. do you agree wi

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i'm gene ramirez. >> and i'm gayle guyardo. we have a lot going on this morning including strong storms moving through overnight. the tornado watch was just canceled in some spots. >> yeah, leigh spann has been following this all through the night and into the morning. what's it looking like now? >> again, this is a very quick- mover. steve jerve and i were on facebook live all morning long starting about 1:30 until the newscast started.

i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. we have a lot in the next hour but fist a check on the weather. leigh is standing by. >> good morning. we are glad the cold front has passed through the area. we did have strong storms yesterday and now it has pushed up to the new england area, bringing a threat for strong storms there and then the it. clouds now. the bigger story, the colder, 55 right now in lakeland and tampa. 58 in sarasota. but here's the bigger story, the strong wind, 12 miles per hour in polk county like lakeland and winter haven. 18 in sarasota. and gusting up to nearly 30. that's going to keep us cold all day. a high of only 65, well below average of 74. and at 5:08, i take you hour-by- hour through today and tell you how long it stays this chilly. and leslee is going to help you get out the door, just hold on to the wheel with both happeneds. >>> especially across the skyway bridge. there's a high wind advisory there. in the sun coast area, for those in palmetto, 10th street over to state road 70, that's a ni