saint peters burg with 74 degrees. winds out of the southeast today at eight. clearwater with southeast winds at nine. 73 in orlando and west palm. 74 in tallahassee. 74 in miami. we're the warmer spot in florida here in tampa bay. things are looking spring like as the high pressure remains off the carolina coast. easterly breeze today. that will continue bringing clouds from the east coast. watch it through tuesday and green blobs showing up. that means the precipitation will stay at bay. overnight tonight and first thing tomorrow morning, 58 and tam today. taking a look at florida's most accurate overnight planner. things are looking nice indeed. 73 by 7:00 and down to 65 by midnight. today a good day for boating with winds out of the east at moderately one or two. the uv remains high so don't forget the sun sauce. low tide just before 8:00. florida's accurate seven-day forecast shows a change coming this weekend. not just a possibility of showers. don't forget your clocks go forward this weekend which means we get more white in the afternoon. >>> thanks bill

. >>> the grand prix of saint peters burg just named the grand marshall. the firestone grand prix runs next friday march 11th with the indy car series on march 13th. >>> the sun dome is ranked one of the best venues in the country. fourth in the nation among university top stops. it's a small jump from its number five ranking last year. and attendance. >>> a bay area hospital group getting a major honor. sarasota memorial health care systems has been named one of the top 100 hospitals. the ranking measures things like expenses. >>> new video tonight right now trending on our social media pages and facebook. a lake land man finds a 300-pound, 9 foot long alligator in his pool. he was checking his pool for golf balls when he made the shocking find. this veteran trapper spent an hour getting the gator out and wasn't wearing any shoes. this job. this clip has been viewed more than 75,000 times. friends by searching for abc action news and scroll to this post. >>> still to come, one of the toughest things to do at work. asking for more money. the two things tha

peters burg, jared flowers. >>> a huge day in sports. the valspar championship game, down to an exciting sudden death playoff, and a closer look at the fire stone grand prix with an accident. we're going to break it all down just ahead in sports. >>> first, take a look at this photo. what this teen is about to do to this homeless person might surprise you. >>> we're still tracking scattered showers across the bay area. this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name drug. been taking it since the early 1980's. at that time it cost approximately $180 for 10 shots. the latest refill was $14.700 for the same 10 vials and the company is called valeant pharmaceuticals. i'm going after them. this is predatory pricing and we're going to make sure >>> welcome back, everyone. an act of kindness in baltimore is hugging on people's heart the encounter between a teen and homeless man. the teen seen here lying motionless on the street. he was listening to music on the way home from school when a song inspired him to leave the b

peters burg, 47. that's what i'm watching come into the area.nd that wind is going to just knock those temperatures down by some 20-30 degrees by early tomorrow morning. here's the shower activity we've across the region right now. again, just some shower activity. those winds coming with the heavier showers that are just back to the west here: for those strong winds. and in behind this, that's where you have the very cold air. so once again, waking um tomorrow morning, you're going to feel the difference. at 11:00, not much going on. right around 1:00, that's when we see the line come through. would not be surprised to see a little rumble of thunder. that moves through quickly. and then, blind it, tomorrow, we're just on the cold side. not just cold, but windy and cold. windchills tomorrow may not get above freezing. so it's going to be a much different day. and that sets the stage for whapgs on thursday. we have another system that moves in thursday thiegt. thursday afternoon, we see the clouds coming into cold day and then here comes our next

peters burg today. >>> this year's firestone grand and returning champ captured the checkered flag. >> more than 150,000 reyes fans came out over the past three days. the biggest reyes of the weekend, the verizon indy car series season opener hit the track this afternoon, and penske driver pablo montoya won the grand prix. i'll break down today's reyes coming up later in sports. by the way, city leaders say this reyes gives a $48 million boost to the economy. >>> still ahead on abc action news at 11:00, spring break in florida turns tedly. police say a young man was doing just hours before his tragic fate. >>> then help on the way, the record amount of aid being handed out to some florida please a student from indiana has died while on spring break right here. >> 20-year-old tyler gilmore fell from a parking garage the panama city beach. his body was found just before 1 am. his friend said he had been drinking all day on saturday he was seen intoxicated about two hours before his body was discovered. they don't believe anyone else's involved. >>> six people recovering tonight includin

like shaun who drove three hours from saint peter's burg to see trump. >> we're at a cross road in our country, we have to at this point make a change in the right direction. >>> doors open at 11. you must get your tickets online and entry into the arena is on a first come first served basis. >> you either like him or hate him. you expect there to be of chaos against him. >>> larm is hoping to prevent the chaos. that's known to happen at trump's rally. security inside. no one is allowed to go inside or allowed back. they'll all go through metal detecters. across the street, runs are plan they're ready for any potential backlash. >> we are prepared as long as everybody comes to realize what can happen and they're okay with that. i think we'll be okay. >>> they're working with police to keep the protest peaceful and safe. >> they've been telling us that they are on our side. they support us, and they will be here with the security measures to make sure nothing goes awry. >>> that rally schedule ed to start at 230 tomorrow afternoon. trump aid is expecting 20,000 people. which will be int

peters burg. >> they drop. they puke. they shake. >> reporter: spice made over a dozen people sick today. >> there was smoking the spice and there was dropping like flies. i've got my song. another one bites the dust. and another one down and another one down. >> reporter: in unity park hour by hours a man to a hospital. he appears to ingest something and soon after they're barely holding themselves up on a fence. it's cheap. for only 1 dollar you can buy a spice cigarette. it's nickname on the street, a stick of spice. >> what's your name? has made its way to st. pete and clear water. and across the bay in tampa. where we reported on nearly 30 illnesses caused by spice last week. it's worrying law enforcement because it's also spring break. >> we're also concerned about the spring break on the horizon. this could be very dangerous. >> reporter: so far police say they're only seeing it heavily around the tran sequin pop pew police station. but they want parents and kids to pay attention. that going down the price video a

peters burg. not -- schedules and what not to bring. >>> the chicago river was dyed bright green for the up coming holiday. the downtown saint patrick's day parade kicked off there. >>> u.s. residents will be able to take a cruise ship from cuba carnival cruise lines will start service to the island this may. two cruise lines serve from nearby caribbean islands. substantially. many are excited about visiting the once forbidden country. >> i prefer to see it now. i know it is important to the cuban community and they need the influx of tourists and they need the dollar and they need hope. >> u.s. tourism to cuba has grown by 58% since december of 2014. don't forget, our own one and only keith cate will be travelling to cuba as president obama makes his historic visit. trip to play the team in cuba we'll bring you the complete coverage on news channel 8. day. >> at least we have dry weather here to start our day. it looks like it could end up on the wet side now. folks, gear up for my forecast, great shots from rod. photo. will the sunset be like that tonight? it looks more monochrome.