in tallahassee, matt galka, newschannel8. >>> the investigation of the sinking of el faro continues in jacksonville. it sank on its way from during a hurricane. all 33 people on board were killed. investigators want to find out who is responsible for sailing into the hurricane. >>> the death toll stands as 11:00 as a result of a air strike of a hospital supported by doctors without borders. the death toll is likely to ross. according to the observatory for human rights, russian war planes targeted it monday. russia denies the claim. >>> time for a preview soft an 8 on your side story we are working on at 11:00. shannon behnken has more about it. >>> this steals the joy out of homeowner ship. >> this couple have owned their home since 2013 and they just found out it is listed on the >> chris and rebecca craft. >> reporter: yes. baby caden. they are just so worried they are going to end up losing their house. they had no idea until they on the market. >> so they go online, see the house listed for sale. how did they find that out? what makes you go to zillow to see that? >> reporter: the

. >>> news channel 8's matt galka has a look at what is on tap for today. matt -- >> reporter: both chambers will have money on their minds as budgets are discussed later on. senators will consider a bill that pushes for 50/50 timesharing of children and a bill that would remove a statute from the place in washington, d.c. will be considered by a house committee. that's what's going on in the capitol, have a great day, everybody. i'm matt galka. >> matt, thank you. >>> and today, we are hearing for the first time from some of going on a crime spree in launderer hill. the 81-year-old has 18 stitches on his head. both of his eyes are black and blue, nearly swollen shut. and look at the radio, a -- at this video, a brutal beating. >> suddenly, he came towards me and his hand was behind his back and i didn't know he had anything in his hand and he struck me over the head. >> well the 22-year-old suspect now faces a long list of charges including attemped aggravated assault. he told police he had just watched a movie and wanted to kill evil. >>> well at this hour

in tallahassee, matt galka, newschannel8. >> bills raising the minimum wage have yet to be heard in the house or the senate. >>> the waters will be very busy in clearwater beach. >> sailors hoping to go to the summer olympic games will be racing for championship racing. peter bernard joins us live. this is pretty cool peter. >> reporter: absolutely. good evening jenn and josh. sailors from 26 nations are here on san key to participate in the racing that could send them to the olympics. take a look around me. this is the staging area. here, they sail out to the gulf of mexico. they are fast, they are sleek. and since the year 2000, these so-called 94er boats with a bat like wing have competed in the summer olympics. and they will be there again this summer on newschannel8 as we bring you the summer games. explained the carbon fiber, fiberglass shape. >> the point is to add leverage for the sailors an we stand on the side of the wing. >> reporter: all of the boats are essentially the same. so it boils down to pure sailing skills. events like this are usually held in much larger cities. >>

matt galka explains. >> reporter: 15 years ago, devaughn darling had big dreams. he was a football player at florida state university playing alongside his twin brother devar. then he died one morning during a brutal morning practice. >> he was buried in his florida state uniform down in houston texas right now. because we love this place so much. >> reporter: the darling family 2004 for $2 million. but the school was only allowed to pay $200,000 to the family. the rest has to be paid by the legislature. that has yet to happen. >> it is time for justice for devaughn. >> reporter: joyner has joined the family's claim. >> deliverance to this family's justice is now in its 15th year. almost as long as devaughn walked the streets of this earth. >> reporter: the family's push for justice comes with some irony as you can see. it is fsu day at the capital. while the garnet and gold was celebrated outside, inside, the family says they hope it is a sign of good things to come. >> everything happens for a reason. and we believe we are doing the right thing and justice will

reporting in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. >> thanks, matt. >>> a 10-month-old bay by back in her parents' arms after a terrifying ordeal. she was in the car when a car jacker stole it from a lawn i did mat in fort lauderdale. -- laundry mat in fort lauderdale. the child and the stolen car were found not long after the alert. police are searching for the car jacker. >>> it's 5:38 on this tuesday >> windy start to the day and going to be windy all day. be prepare when had you walkout side this morning thaw may get knocked around a little bit. if you're like me, your trash can may have been toppled over overnight as well. so heads up there. temperature wise, in the low 50s this morning. that's not too bad, about where we should be this time of year but the winds make it feel colder obviously and we never get much warmer. look at the hour-by-hour forecast, it's a struggle to get to 55 just at lunchtime. p.m. that's below average. and of course, it's breezy and it cools down quickly this evening. with the strong wind, please take my advice, don't take the boat out. there's a gale warn, high s

reporting in tallahassee, matt cal -- matt galka. >>> a terrifying ordeal. the little girl was her mother's car when a car jacker stole it in fort lauderdale. police issued a state-wide amber alert. the child and the stolen car were found not long after that. police are still searching for the car jacker. >>> well the time right now is seconds away from 4:38 on this and grab your coats. >> yes. temperature wise, we're not that bad but the winds make it uncomfortable and the winds will keep it from warming up. watch the hour-by-hour forecast, it's nearly a straight line through the day. 51 degrees at 8:00. 58 at 3:00 p.m. that's as high as we muster before we go back down this evening. again, the winds are off the gulf of mexico. just a bad day to be on the water. gale warning offshore, high surf advisory, low tide now and the tide will be coming in through the afternoon. but lake wind advisory no matter where you go, the winds will be strong. watch the forecast for them, out of the northwest right now and you can find your city on the map, anywhere from 10 t

i'm matt galka in the tallahassee capitol bureau. the florida households a floor session. bills alouing concealed carry on college campuses, open carry throughout the state and a bill cracking down on undocumented immigrants living in florida are all up for a vote in the house and are all expected to pass. a senate bill that would allow schools to offer computer coding as a foreign credit faces the last committee stop. and florida's space day will be celebrated as the florida capitol. truly out of this world stuff going on in tallahassee. >> thank you so much. >>> developing this morning, a denver bronco's player is out of sunday's super bowl 50. investigators in california questioned ryan murphy in a prostitution sting. he was not cited but the team decided to send him home. >>> happening today, it's national signing day. high school football players across the nation and in the bay area will announce their team of choice. one player is tampa catholic wide receiver nate craigmyers. he will announce his decision at 11:00 this morning live on espnu. and now he is cut down t

news channel 8's matt galka has a look at what's on tap today. >> reporter: both chambers have money on their minds. senators push for a bill that pushes 50/50 timeshare for children. that's what's going on in the capitol, have a great day, everybody. i'm matt gal charges matt, thank you. >>> and also today, -- i'm matt galka, thank you. >> thank you. >>> 81-year-old douglas broadcheck has 18 stitches in his head. swollen shut. and look at this video. he is counting his blessings after sunday's attack. >> suddenly, he came towards me and his hand was behind his back. and i didn't know he had anything in his hand and he just struck me over the head. >> 22-year-old faces a long list of charges including attemped murder, car jacking and aggravated assault. he told police he just watched a movie and wanted to kill evil. >>> the heroic efforts of this sheriff's k-9 are being recognized. look how proud he is. the deputy was wounded in the line of duty last year. he now has a purple heart and the medal of valor to show for it. he was shot in the neck while tracking a daytona man who shot an

reporting in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. >> matt, thank you. >>> at 5:00 4 , social media is helping a -- 5:45, social media is helping a homeless man in miami reunite with his family after nearly 4540 years. he lost his job 10 years ago. and he has been roaming the streets ever since. and recently an organization that records and shares stories of homeless people searching for their loved ones up loaded this video of him on youtube and facebook. and nearly a thousand views and several likes later, he found his family. and now he is forever grateful. they are -- they are my heroes now. they are my heroes. they are my people now. my saints. >> well he plans to meet up with his family this weekend. the organization that helped him is called miracle message. it was started in 2014. >>> congresswoman kathy castor is leading a delegation to havana this week. 8 on your side is the only television station covering the trip from cuba. congresswoman castor will meet with port officials about business opportunities and discuss how improving relations are changing the lives of cubans. >> it's v

matt galka has a look at what's on tap today at the state capitol. >> reporter: the florida senate is in session. they'll discuss bills on the floor including a proposal making computer coding a foreign language class in high schools. and later in the day, the senate appropriations committee will hear more than 25 bill, including one setting statewide insurance policy guidelines for companies like uber. and the house is expected to vote on a bill requiring a minimum of nine jurors to recommend the death penalty before it can be carried out. have a great day, everybody. i'm matt galka. >> you have a great day too, matt. >>> a new report just released looks at the reasons americans go to the emergency room. each year, about one in five americans visits the emergency room. 77% reported they needed treatment for a serious medical condition. and 12% went because their doctor's office was closed. and 7% explained they chose the emergency room because they didn't have a health provider. >>> the symptoms migraine sufferers experience might be a sign of something worse. people with migraines w

i'm matt galka. controversial bills will rule the day as the florida households a house session. bills alouing concealed carry on -- allowing concealed carry on college campus, open carry throughout the state and a bill cracking down on undocumented up for a vote and are all expected to pass. a senate bill that would allow computer coding as a foreign language credit faces the last committee stop. and don't space out, florida's space day will be celebrated at the florida capitol. as always, truly out of this i'm matt galka. >> thank you so much. >>> people dealing with the water emergency in flint, michigan may get help paying their water bills. the governor is proposing $30 million in state funding. it would cover a portion of utility bills for lead-laced water that was or will be used for drinking, cooking, bathing and washing hands. the move comes as the city deals with the lead- contaminated water supply. >>> president barack obama is taking on the nation's heroin addiction epidemic. he is asking for a billion dollars to pay for drug treatment for people addicted to heroin. t

i'm matt galka. >> and 8 on 8 is on your side here is leslee lacey with a look at tomorrow's traffic today. >> reporter: hello there. i hope you are enjoying your afternoon. we want to let you know about a little bit of tree removal work going on. right by st. pete. just a heads up here, this is 38th street north at 51st avenue north. it goes from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. until march the 1st. cutting down some trees so you will see some road closures in the area. keep it in mind. and you can connect with me on facebook and follow me for the morning traffic commute on twitter. >> and you can catch leslee and leigh spann every weekday morning with weather and traffic on the 8s starting at 4:00 a.m. >>> coming up in gayle's guide to pinterest, we are making extra delicious. >>> and then you will want to your side stories. ask me. criminal? we ask an expert. his answer coming up. >> reporter: hurricane hunters are being evicted from their air force base. where one local congressman would like to see them land. >> reporter: hackers are using facebook quizes to trick even the most savvy amon

reporting in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. >> matt, thank you. >>> social media is helping a homeless man in miami reunit with his family after nearly 40 years. an incredible story. these are the details here. the 65-year-old lost his job 10 years ago. well recently an organization that records and shares stories of homeless people searching for loved ones up loaded a video on youtube and facebook. nearly a thousand views and 18 likes later, maybe more likes than that, he found his family. and now he is forever grateful. >> they're a god-send. they are. they are my hero now. they are my hero. they're my people now. my saints. >> he plans to meet up with his family this weekend. the organization that helped him is called miracle message. it was started back in 2014. >>> congresswoman kathy caster is leading the delegation to havana this week. 8 on your side is the only television station covering this trip from cuba. the congresswoman will meet with port officials about business opportunities and are changing the lives of cubans. >> it's very important for us to understand whether or n

i'm mat gal chasm -- i'm matt galka. >> and a game show border dispute. david daniel has today's hollywood minute. >> to our friends in the west -- >> number six on the 10 list. >> what do you want? >> your president. >> that's not going to happen. >> reporter: london has fallen co-star morgan freeman is almost as well known for narrating movies as starring in them. and now he can narrate your commute. the oscar winner can guide you to work, home or your local theater on waze. work, work, work >> reporter: rihanna is working it. her latest single "work" has hit the top of the billboard hot 100. her 14th number one on the chart. that puts her in third place all-time for hot 100 leaders behind only the beatles and maria carey. >> reporter: the jeopardy host is from ontario but it appears welcome on his game show. new jeopardy rules rule out canadians from appearing on the show. it's unclear which laws would keep them out of jeopardy. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. >> and we did some research and found out there are two canadian laws that could bar them. an

reporting in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. >> the bill gives prosecutors the ability to direct file and transfer a child into adult court. >> but it would have to be a heinous crime like murder, carjacking, or a sex crime. fired shots near an elementary school for the second day in a row. tucker elementary was put on lock down while police try to find the shooter. right now, looks like a stray bullet went into a portable classroom, but no one was injured. >>> also in south florida, this incident is under investigation. it is video of a ups driver tossing a stack of packages over a gate. the box that spilled is full of bullets. the delivery guy doesn't bother to look back leaving the bullets scattered on the pavement. ups claims it is investigating this incident. >>> now, julie phillips with the weather. >> good afternoon josh. a gorgeous afternoon. take a look at the view from saint pete beach. blue skies. can't even catch a cloud. we really have been seeing clear skies all day long. temperatures a little warmer as . wind around 5 miles an hour southwest. you can see temperatures signif

i'm matt galka. >> bush raised $100 million for his presidential run. something that is not lost on rubio supporters. >> they will try to swing some campaign. >>> we have an eight on year side consumer watch. toys r is pulling all hover boards from the website the move comes after the consumer protection says no hover board meets the safety standards. the toy retailer is working with >>> today, starbucks is overhauling the rewards program to benefit you. that goal is to speed up service at the check out. under the old program, members got one star per visit and it didn't matter how much was spent. the new program is based on how much a customer spends, not on the number of transactions. starbucks has more than 1 million active reward members. >>> just when you thought you could take that tax refund and it. >> critic clakam shares 8 on your side ideas about what else . >> if tempted to use your 2015 tax refund to indulge yourself, you're not alone. >> maybe a day at the spa. i know that sounds crazy but >> because the irs is on pace to match or exceed la

matt galka has more on this story today. >> reporter: getting behind the wheel and on the road after having drinks is never a good option and lawmakers are trying to make that less likely if you've already been convicted of a dui. legislation would mandate would require drivers to pass a breath test before a car could be started. motorcycle against drunk driving say it's prevented nearly 2 million people nationwide from starting their cars while drunk. >> we all deserve better. and in florida and across the nation, residents and visitors that the driver next to the drive drunk. >> reporter: current florida law mandates the device be installed if you have been convicted of a dui with a blood alcohol of .15 or higher. i'm matt galka. >> the device would stay for six months if the legislation passes. >>> 8 is on your side with what you need to know to plan your morning commute. here is leslee lacey. >> reporter: hi there. i'm going to remind you about road work in south tampa. what happened is, we had a broken water main. the water main has been replaced and now they have to restore the

reporting in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. >> the appeals court will decide whether or not to uphold the injust or not and and could turn the case back to a lower court. your chilly work week weather forecast and traffic issues you might want to keep an eye out for. >>> and then you will want to stick around for the 8 on your side stories. >> reporter: road workers won't finish ulmerton road construction until summertime because the contractor has abandoned the job. that's our story tonight. >> reporter: this tampa family called 8 on your side when they received an eviction notice because of their medical service dog. and i have the proof. so i set out for answers. vo: know you have a dedicated advisor and team who understand where you come from. we didn't really have anything, you know. but, we made do. vo: know you can craft an investment plan as strong as your values. al, how you doing. hey, mr. hamilton. vo: know that together you can establish a meaningful legacy. with the guidance and support of your dedicated >>> we're dealing with below average temperatures for a little bit acros

reporting in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. >> the senate included $9.5 million for free clinic i objects in its budget proposal. advocates hope the house will follow suit. >>> by the way, if you want to help pick who will be the next republican or democratic presidential nominee, then have you to make sure you're registered to vote by tomorrow. you can drop off your application at your county supervisor of election's office or be sure that it is postmarked by tomorrow. if you're not registered as a republican or democratic, you'll not get a say in florida's primarily which is march 15th. >>> now your first at 4 forecast. your storm team meteorologist julie phillips. hi, julie. >> good afternoon, it has been a cloudy day across the tampa bay. we haven't seen rain just yet. we're tracking storm chances as we head into tonight. currently, tracking some thick st. temperatures have been very mild this afternoon. and here's a look at our satellite and radar imagery. you can see clouds across the tampa bay area. we have seen showers in highland's county and over the next couple of hours, we cou

i'm matt galka. >>> well, another cool down on the way. >>> but first, what's in your cheese? would you even think to ask? but the answer is wood pulp. >> what? >> new findings from an fda investigation coming up next. >>> and the rays are warming up for spring training. we're going to let the manager tell you how the team is shaping up this year. this is first at 4:00 on news >>> for many of us, pasta or pizza wouldn't be the same without it, a sprinkle of cheese. but when the fda recently investigated, it found some fillers in the cheese that may surprise you. today we see what you're really buying and eating. >> reporter: it's no secret that americans love their cheese. just ask seinfeld's george. >> i want to bite into a big bite of cheese. >> reporter: but an fda investigation raising the question what's in the cheese you're eating? in 2013, the agency said that what the company labeled as 100% was actually a blend of cheaper cheeses and an organic filler which can be derived from wood pulp. in a letter, quote, your cheese products do not contain any cheese. the company t