>> reporter: when she took the stage, hillary rodham clinton got a rock star's welcome. supporters cheer, chanting, clapping, absolutely thrilled to get up close and personal with their pick for president. and they tell us, it was well worth the wait on this premary day as they reveled in her words and stood shoulder to shoulder listening to her victory speech. >> you know, because of all of you and our supporters across the country, our campaign has earned more votes than any other candidate, democrat or republican. >> i've never had more faith in our future and if we work together, if we go forward in this the campaign, if we win in november, i know our future will be brighter tomorrow than yesterday! thank you all so very much! >> reporter: clinton took a few moments to make her way through the crowd and take pictures with supporters and she took time during her speech to compliment senator bernie sanders calling his efforts vigorous and describing this as the most consequential campaign of our lifetimes. this morning the big question is, what is next for hillary rodh

hillary rodham clinton took aim at trump. she criticized his character. >> i think it's un-american. i think that what he has promoted is not at all in keeping with american values, karen. >> now the race for the white house has made its way to florida as all the presidential candidates have made stops here in the sunshine state. and news channel 8's josh thomas is live for us in tampa. and in ybor city, i recognize the lights behind you, that's where two of the candidates will be today. >> reporter: one will be, that would be hillary rodham clinton. however the two democratic candidates will be here in the bay area trying to sway voters ahead of next tuesday's critical primary. hillary rodham clinton will speak to supporters this morning at the ritz in ybor city. and this afternoon, her sanders will make a campaign stop at the florida state fairgrounds. but coming here fresh off the debate last night in miami, the republican candidates have also been busy trying to convince people in florida to vote for them. all four remain

. >> and on the democratic side, hillary rodham clinton moves closer to securing the nomination. she swept the primaries winning all five states. now missouri is still very close right this minute but nbc news is projecting a clinton win there as well. clinton's big night dealt a big blow the to her opponent senator bernie sanders. >>> and it is 5:01. let't's get a check on the weather with storm team 8 meteorologist leigh spann. foggy again. >> foggy in more spots than yesterday. in fact, the dense fog advisory you will notice is really just for the offshore waters and the beaches but it goes until 11:00 a.m. and if you were near the coast yesterday, you know that sea fog hung tough all day. and i expect that to happen again for today. but inland area, now plant city, you're startrting to see the fog develolop. lakeland, only about a half mile visibility. and only a quarter mile in brandon right now. so the visibility is very low in a lot of spots. and now i'm going to use the fog forecast. the visibility, how far you can see. and i think between now and 7:30, this is the foreca

again, arguing he has the >>> the democratic party, hillary rodham clinton is tataking a muchch needed break this momorning after winning in all five states. hundrereds of supporters joined her tuesday night in palm beach to celebrate her victories. clinton congratulated sanders and took a few stabs at donald trump. >> our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country not embarrass it. [ applause ] >> but don't count senator sanders out. this morning, he is still trying to score another upset in the midwest. >> i think that if there's a large voter turnout, we're going to do just great. >> and now even if clinton loses other state, she would still be farer ahead of sanders when it comes to delegates. speeches of each of the candidates on our web page, wfla.com. a lot of people talking about that. >> oh, yeah. >>> reaction is coming in from all the candidates. right now, hillary rodham clinton and donald trump are the clear front-runners. >> that's right, and ryan hughs is here with what everybody is saying on social media this morning. >> reporter: a lot being said overnight

hillary rodham clinton and senator bernie sanders debated wednesday night in miami focusing on immigration and the all important latino vote. later today, clinton and sanders will be making stops in the bay area as they continue their presidential campaigns. news channel 8's josh thomas joins us now to fill us in on where they'll be today. good morning, josh. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. well, fresh off the debate last night in miami, the two presidential candidates are bringing their campaigns and today. and now hillary rodham clinton will be in tampa this morning speaking to supporters at the ritz in ybor city and then later today, her opponent, bernie sanders who is gaining ground will make a campaign fairgrounds. last night they squared off in miami on the issue of immigration. >> the undocumented people living in our country, i do not want to see them deported. i want to see them on a path to citizenship. [ applause ] from the united states of america. >> and can you promise not to deport immigrants who don't have a criminal record? >> i can make that promise. >> okay. [ applause

democrat hillary rodham clinton and republican donald trump morning. >> look, i'm a unifier. i know people are going to find that hard to believe but believe me, i am a unifier. >> i believe what we need in kindness. [ applause ] >> they of course were not the only winners. senator ted cruz picked up a much needed win in his home state of texas and he also picked up alaska and oklahoma. our florida senator marco rubio picked up his first victory, winning the minnesota caucus. >>> testimony continues today in the erin andrews peephole trial. she is suing marriott hotels and her stalker r over the naked video of her posted to the internet. erin is ththe daughter of our andrews. over. the trial is expected to last through the week. >>> now it's 6:01. let's get a check on the >> good morning. in fact, temperatures are rising as we speak. typically we see the temperaturures drop by sunrise but we just came up to 66 degrees in st. pete, clearwater and tampa. and now w up to 59 in bartow. and 64 in inverness. a soututhwest wind is bringing the temperatures up p and we are certainly

donald trump also picked up more followers than hillary rodham clinton. and although it is close, senator sanders also got a conversation. you can see 55% compared to clinton with 45%. despite all of this, analysts insist clinton actually cake out ahead during the debate but won the democratic debate. i have a poll on twitter. >> all right. now it's heating up on both sides. thank you. and of course you can follow the morning alerts each day on facebook and twitter. just search the #58 all right. >>> happening -- #8alert. >>> happening today, hulk hogan verses gawker begins in a few hours. news channel 8's josh thomas joins us live outside the pinellas county courthouse where the case will be heard. and josh, it's been a long road to get here. >> reporter: it has. and while it will be starting today, it's going to take time to wrap up. and now the former pro wrestler is suing the website gawker over a sex tape it released in 2012. logan claims the release was an invasion of his privacy. they posted it online. the former pro wrestle contends it should not h

@>> hillary rodham clinton @wasn't the only clinton in @northeast ohio. @bill made a visit to akron as @well as tolido and cincinnati, @making every effort to drum up @votes before fuse. @>>> in mansfield yesterday, @john kasich painted himself as @a political leader, out thing @his budget-balancing ability. @part of the governor's pitch is @cutting when he says is @overregulation of businesses. @and he addressed police @violence saying incidents like @the 137 shots case in cleveland @>>> and coming up later on this @morning on "meet "meet the @press" -- on "meet the press," @you can hear john kasich. @he is expected to talk about @rumors. @plus, a brand new nbc news wall @street journal poll is out. @they'll provide insight into @tuesday's races. @>>> still ahead this morning, @severe flooding in the south @continues today. @just how many people are @impacted and when a break may @come. @>>> and a group of bikers took @to the streets yesterday to @send a message. @find out what they rallied @ @>>> welcome back. @americans are at risk for more @devastatin

and bernie sanders bringing up questions about hillary rodham clinton's speaking fees and the way she is backed by wall street by the millions. clinton saying, you know, you're going too far but bernie sanders not letting up. $225,000 for a speech? maybe that's a speech we ought to hear. >> when you get paid $225,000, that means that that speech must have been an extraordinarily wonderful speech. [ applause ] >> does this mean that you would not think that she would have to disclose -- >> i would think that a speech so great that you got paid so much money for, you would like to share it with the american people. >> but my question was, do you think she's saying one thing in these speeches and another in public? >> that is exactly what releasing the transcripts will tell us. >> i think what bernie sanders wants here is for the transcript to be released so we can see if she's saying today what she said back then when she was taking big fees from wall street. >> reporter: that was one of we did talk a political analyst, the former florida lieutenant general. she's saying it will not imp

and hillary rodham clinton won seven ststate, sasanders won four. clinton still has a really big delegatete lead ahead of sanders but because ofof the fourur wins he's had and record-breaking fufund raising for the last month, he is not dropping out any time soon. there are still l 35 more states left to vote. and i don't think unless -- there's always a possibility but it doesn't look like any candidate is going to drop out after last night. everything stays competititive. the key votes or the key races coming up are going toto be right there in floridida and also ohio on the republican siside when trump takes on senator r rubio and ohio goverernor john kasich in their home states. from last night, it sounds like most of the candidates are staying in the race and trying to get every single last vote. our own primary in just a few daysys here inin florida. >> reporter: absolutely. absolutely. and plus not only florida but on the same day, march 15th, you have ohio, north carolina, illinois, a lot of big delegate numbers in those states. you could def

and with these stake, the runners, the front-runners donald trump and hillary rodham clinton are hoping to erase any doubt that they'll be the party's nominee. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: trump supporters set out early in georgia hoping to sway any last-minute votes for super tuesday. >> we're going to win, win, win, win. >> reporter: a cnn poll shows trump dominating republican rivals with 49% of republican primary voters nationally. when you match them against the democrats, the new cnn poll predicts trump would lose to hillary rodham clinton and he says that combination has the republican party very worried. >> they're terrified about what it would be like to have donald trump as the nominee. >> the donald trump is the nominee, hillary rodham clinton in all likelihood wins. >> reporter: that and the fact that he did not immediately disazero an endorsement from former kkk leader david duck. >> there's no place for david duke or the ku klux klan in the republican party or the conservative movement. >> reporter: on the democratic side -- >> virginia is clinton country

and now in the democratic party, hillary rodham clinton is taking a much needed break this morning after winning in all five states. hundreds of supporters joined her tuesday night in palm beach to celebrate her victories. clinton congratulated sanders and took a few stab, of course, at donald trump. >> our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country not embarrass it. [ applause ] >> but don't count senator sanders out just yet. this morning he is still trying to score another upset in the midwest. >>>>> all right, we want to go live to our dc bureau reporter chance seals. chance, nice to see you this morning. the polls predicted the outcomes pretty well here, right? >> reporter: yeah, adrienne, good morning. you remember last week in michigan there were upsets. not this week really. and like you were saying, this morning, nbc news finally calling the missouri race for trump and clinton. it was just .2% separating them from the rest of the pack but much of the country y was much more definitive. we go to the republican side first. john kasich reallyly needed a win in governor

in the democratic party, hillary rodham clinton is morning after winning in all five states. hundreds of supporters joined her tuesday night in palm beach to celebrate her victories. clinton congratulated sanders and of course took a few stabs at donald trump. >> our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it! >> but don't count senator sanders out this morning. he is still trying to score another upset in the midwest. >> i think that if there's a large voter turnout, we're going to do just great. >> now even if clinton loses other states, she would still be far ahead of sanders when it comes to delegates. and you can find the full speech of each of the candidates on our web page, wfla.com. >>> new this morning, we're checking with the national weather servicice to find out if the severe thunderstorms you see here that blew through so let's take a closer look at this video. you see there the college in rock island. we are hearing that a trtree fell on a residence hall there. no injury, thankness for that but the student did say have to move out f

in other race, hillary rodham clinton took mississippi. this win gives clinton a total of 1234 delegates, more than but right now, she is leading in that new poll in both florida and ohio. donald trump has also won in mississippi. and while you were sleep, results came from the gop caucuses in hawaii. the winner there is also donald trump. senator ted cruz won the state of idaho which gives him a total of 346 delegates. >>> senator sanders and hillary rodham clinton will once again debate tonight right here in the sunshine state. the debate which is their second show down in four days aims to get the very important latino vote here in florida. it will be moderated by reporters from univision and the washington post. news channel 8 will be there for the debate. we're sending our own keith cate and candace mccowan. she is headed to miami really right after the show. and the republican debate tomorrow. you can catch our coverage beginning this evening on first at 4:00. >>> time now 6:37. this morn, the tampa bay lightning is tied for first in

hillary rodham clinton and donald trump have the most wins this morning. both candidates were in florida when they spoke to supporters. >> i'm a unifier. i knknow people are going to find that hard to believe. >> i believe what we need in america today is more love and kindness. >> senator ted cruz picked up a much needed win in his home state of texas as well as in oklahoma. riright now, cruz is predicted to win alaska. marco rubio won the minnesota a caucus. >>> testimony continues today in the erin andrdrews pepeephole trial. she is suing marriott hotels and heher stalker over the naked video of heher posted to the internet. erin is the daughter of our investigative reporter steve andrews. her emotional testimony is now over but the trial is expected to last through the week. bay rays kick-off spring training games today. the team will take on the washington nationals. game time is 1:50. and more exciting news about the rays we're going to tell you about later. >>> should be a nice warm day for all of the spring training games. lakeland, 59. how about 6

donald trump picked up more followers than hillary rodham clinton. and although it's close, he also got, sander, he got a bigger share of twitter and despite all this, analysts insist that clinton came out ahead. we want to know who you think won the democratic debate. i have a poll on twitter. candace -- >> thank you very much. and you can follow the morning alerts each day on facebook and twitter. just search the hashalal 8 alert. >>> a renewed search for answers -- #8alert. >>> a renewed search for answers. someone shot and killed a man on i-75 and the identity of the person is still a mystery. >> reporter: good morning to you. 11 years, 11 long years detectives here at the hillsborough down sheriff's office have been working this case. they know someone knows something but that someone has yet to come forward. david neal was on the way to the strawberry festival where his family shows livestock every year. >> reporter: that's where we caught up with his wife deborah who still wants to know why this happened. >> why? that's all i could say, why did

hillary rodham clinton took mississippi. this one gives clinton a total of 1234 delegates, more than double the number of delegates that senator sanders has. and donald trump has also won in mississippi. while you were sleeping, the results came from the gop caucuses in hawaii. the winner there, also donald trump. of idaho which gives him a total of 346 delegates. >>> well senator sanders and hillary rodham clinton will once again debate tonight right here in the sunshine state. the debate which is their second show down in four days aims to get the very important latino vote here in florida. it will be moderated by reporters from univision and the washington post. and news channel 8 will be there for the debate. we are sending our own keith cate and candace mccowan filling in for gene ramirez while he's on vacation in miami. you're going to be busy. and they are covering the republican debate tomorrow. you can catch the coverage beginning this evening on first at 4:00. >>> let's turn things over to leigh spann. >> well, thro

hillary rodham clinton took mississippi. this win gives clinton a total of 1,234 delegates. that's more than double the sanders has. and donald trump also won in had mississippi. while you were sleeping, results came in from the gop caucuses in hawaii. the winner there is also donald trump. senator ted cruz won the state of idaho which gives him a total of 346 delegates. >>> senator sanders and hillary rodham clinton will once again debate tonight right here in the sunshine state. the debate which is their second show down in four days aims to get the very important latino vote here in floridaful it will be moderated by reporters from univision and the washington post. and news channel 8 will be we are sending our own keith cate and right next to me candace mccowan to miami to cover this and the republican debate tomorrow. you can catch the coverage beginning this evening on first at 4:00. >>> today the body of former lie in repose. friday. mrs. reagan died sunday morning of congestive heart failure. she was 94 and will be buried at the library next to her husband. president

donald trump also picked up more followers than hillary rodham clinton. and although it is close, senator sanders got a bigger share of the conversation, 55% verses clinton with 45%. and this was during the debate. and despite this, analysts insist that clinton came out the winner during the debate. think won the democratic debate. we are putting a poll on our website, wfla.com so you can vote. candace -- >> all right. thank you. and you can follow the morning alerts each day on facebook and twitter. just search the #8alert. >>> today the lightning owner is expected to make a big announcement involving the boys and girls club. the event takes place this afternoon at 2:00. he recently started community initiatives including one called build the thunder. it's a program designed to teach children about hockey. and the tampa bay lightning are trying to keep their winning streak alive. they'll go for a 10th straight win tonight against the fliers in philadelphia. over the weekend, the lightning broke a franchise record when they beat the hurricanes for the bolt

@meanwhile, on cleveland's east @side, hillary rodham clinton @will be at the church. @she is expected to speak around @4:00. @doors open there at 2:00. @very similar to what we saw @last week when bernie sanders @was at the same church speaking @as well. @so we're going to be here all @day and we will have more @coverage for you tonight at @6:00 and 11:00. @reporting live outside of the @ix center, alyssa raymond, @channel 3 news. @>> thank you for the latest on @that. @>>> well, in other news, a good @sign for the local economy, @sales of new vehicles in @northern ohio soared for the @month of february. @the greater cleveland auto @dealers association reports a @last year. @the cleveland auto show gave @sales a boost but the increase @beat most expectations of only @single digits growth. @the best selling brand in the @area was chevrolet followed by @ford. @and hon ada came in third -- @honda came in third. @>>> the zoo unvailed plans to @build a ferris wheel high @enough to provide a scenic view @of downtown akron. @exhibits and at more primates @like monkeys. @cons

@and then what we're going to do @is beat hillary rodham clinton. @we're going to beat her badly. @>> we are going to win the @state of ohio and it will be a @whole new ball game. @>> we are closing the gap in @state after state after state @after state. @>> we see a road to victory. @>> if you win the nomination, @getting back to governor @kasich, would you consider him @as a running mate? @>> i would say the answer is @yes, i certainly would. @>> donald trump made the @statement that he would be glad @the to consider you as a @prospeckive vice presidential @candidate. @>> very kind of him. @>> i'm governor of ohio. @i'm either going to be @president or i'm going to @remain as governor of ohio. @>> the republican primary @ballot is very confusing. @some are are saying, my board @of elections told me to fill in @the same candidate in both @places. @others were saying, my board of @elections said i have two votes @and i can split my vote. @>> if you like your candidate @for president, vote for that @candidate's at-large delegates @and that candidate'

this week hillary rodham clinton and senator marco rubio will hold rallies in tampa. senator rubio will be in the bay area today after winning puerto rico's delegates and now he is looking to win the

on the democratic side, senator bernie sanders won in utah and front-runner hillary rodham clinton took arizona. the win there getting her closer to the needed 2,383 delegates for the party nomination. clinton has just over 1700 delegates this morning. in the republican party, front- runner donald trump won the biggest prize of the night, arizona. trump now has 741 delegates of the 1237 he needs for the nomination. unlike in other elections tuesday, it was not a sweep night for trump. senator ted cruz won in utah. he is not far behind trump in >>> and sarasota police are investigating a deadly crash. an suv crossed the median on fruitville road tuesday morning, went air born, hitting two -- went airborne, hitting two cars head on. a man in one car was killed. another suv swerved to avoid the crash. that suv hit a tree. two other people were injured. >>> now monday, three people were killed in a single car crash in sarasota. all three of them were 21 years old. officers say it's one of the worst crashes they have ever seen. the car split in half when it hit a tree. one person who survive

@bernie sanders verses hillary @rodham clinton. @an added layer of data. @and i think we need to take as @much information as we can @instead of relying on just one @thing. @>> all right. @>> and it's so important to get @out and vote. @and before you head to the @polls next week, we want to @warn you about a new issue @that's cropped up for @republicans. @we see how the ballot could @confuse some voters. @ @we will bring you that in a @little bit. @>>> still ahead, opening up @shop. @see the discount department @store with plans for a new @location in northeast ohio. @>>> and sleep deprivation. @new research shows the @dangerous side effects of @losing sleep on a regular basis @and how it could affect you @ @us. @kent state is moving forward @smoke-free. @the school president endorsed @the move on friday. @if approved, it would likely @take effect in july 2017. @>>> another huge economic boost @for our area this weekend. @the mac tournament concludes @today at the q. the event @brings in millions of dollars @and entertainment. @a kent state study said las

hillary rodham clinton and senator bernie sanders debated wednesday night in miami. focusing on immigration and the all-important latino vote. later today, clinton and the bay area as they continue their presidential campaigns. news channel 8's josh thomas joins us now live to fill us in on where they'll be today. good morning, josh. >> reporter: good morning, gayle. well, fresh off their debate last night, the two democratic candidates will bring their campaigns and messages to the bay area. hillary rodham clinton will be in tampa this morning speaking to supporters in ybor city. and later today, her opponent bernie sanders who is gaining ground in the campaign will make a campaign stop at the florida state fairgrounds. last night, they both squared off in miami on the issue of immigration. >> the undocumented people living in our country, i do not want to see them deported. i want to see them on a path to citizenship. [ applause ] >> i will not deport children from the united states of america. >> can you promise not the to deport immigrants who don't have a crimina

the assumption she's allowed to run. >> hillary rodham clinton also won seven states. her biggest victory, texas. the democratic front runner took arkansas, virginia, massachusetts, alabama, georgia and tennessee. at a rally in miami, she used her speech to take aim at her republican opponents. >> it's clear tonight that the stakes in this election have never been higher. on the other side has never been lower. [ booing ] >> clinton is now focusing on the upcoming democratic primaries here in florida and in michigagan. >> well some other winners overnight include senator bernie sanders, senator ted cruz and our own senator marco rubio who won his first t state, the state of minnesota. >> that's right. and there are more primimaries this week. news channel 8's lindsey mastis is following results. who else fifinished on top? >> reporter: gayle and gene, good morning. while trump p and clinton are on top, the competition is not backing down. even though he hasn't won a state yet, governor john case sick gearing up for a fight. >> we have exceeded expectations. we are runn

front-runners donald trump and hillary rodham clinton continue to be favorites in their parties but tables could turn. republicans need 1237 delegates to win the nomination while democrats need 2,383. grabs today. no doubt a big day for voters and for those candidates of course. news channel 8's lindsey mastis is following the developments from our tampa news center this morning. right now, donald trump is expected to win in just about every state? >> reporter: that's right, every state except of course texas and that's because it's senator ted cruz's home state. he is expected to win there. but the polls have been wrong before and that's what candidates are hoping for. and of course, the other republican candidates are really counting on some of those polls to be slipping up. and you know, they are also stepping up their appearances right now. senators ted cruz and marco rubio are neck in neck in the national polls. strategy now of going after trump. >> i will go to all 50 states and every territory. i will continue to speak out until i literally have no voice left. i will go to anywhere

front-runners donald trump and hillary rodham clinton hope to build on their leads. the other candidates hope to score victories to prove they're still in the race. >>> there's more support for app until the slow down with the fbi. -- the show down with the fbi. the judge explained apple cannot be forced to unlock iphone data. instead, the judge believed the issue needs to be hashed out in congress. >>> some crooks who meant to send cloned credit cards to a fedex store sent them to a toys r us by mistake. that might be the only reason and now the two of miami face charges. police are still working to find their victims. >>> today the city of clearwater worked out a deal with clearwater ferry to get people to and from the beach for just $2. the deal let's you park in downtown and take a ferry to the beach so you don't have to sit in the spring break traffic. the new fares begin today and run through end of april. >>> and it will eliminate finding a parking spot as well. great news and great weather for today. a little cool right now. 54 degrees in clearwater. 58 tampa

but it doesn't give him enough loss to hillary rodham clinton in arizona. on the republican side, senator ted cruz gets a big endorsement after winning in utah. former governor jeb bush endorsed and cruz the and donald trump won arizona's primary with the prize of 58 delegates. >>> and today family and friends of hillsborough deputy john kotfila will say good-bye in massachusetts. a funeral mass is scheduled for today. deputy kotfila died when a wrong-way driver hit him on the selmon expressway. >>> more on that in a minute but let's get a which can on the weather -- but let's get a check on the weather now with leigh. >> the skies are clear, the moon is full and bright. a lot of pictures of. that and cooler if you're going out to see the moon, 48 in lakeland. 45 in weeki wachee. clearwater at 55. everybody is warmer than this time yesterday. tampa, brandon, plant city, about seven degrees warmer. and we will keep warming up too, hitting 80 which is above average. the average of 77. 8s at 6:08, rain chances will increase and i will run those down coming up.

i give you hillary rodham clinton. [applause] >> hillary! hillary! hillary! ms. clinton: wow!hank you. my goodness. i tell you what, it is a thrill to be live at the apollo with all of you. [applause] it is wonderful to be back home in new york. it is extraordinary to stand here and look out at this crowd, please be seated. you can jump up again from time to time. [applause] i am sitting here -- standing here looking out and seeing so many friends. so many people i have worked with, i have had the privilege of knowing. it is a special treat to have my former colleague and partner, someone who i hope and expect will not only be the leader of the democrats in the senate but, if we do our part, he will be the majority leader of the senate. [applause] i am so grateful to chuck, we had eight years working side-by-side, dealing with problems and opportunities. that experience was one of the great honors of my life. i want to acknowledge longtime friend, the person i give credit to for starting main on this journey -- starting the on this journey. that is congressman charlie rangel.

that candidate is none other than secretary hillary rodham clinton.] barber: let me just close with a reference specifically to the gun violence issues. power inas had so much washington, d.c. and we thought when the senate failed to pass the background check bill, it is a disgrace that the senate cannot do that. so, we need to fight on. we need someone who is going to stand up to the nra. when he someone who has dedicated her whole political life to dealing with gun violence and getting sensible gun laws into place. we know that secretary clinton, soon to be president clinton will fight for commonsense reforms, to crack down on gun violence. [applause] congressman barber: we know that his presidential fight to make sure that congress didn't get to the possibilities and finally passes and expanded background checks bill. [applause] congress and barber: and we know that there is more to be done. people think the nra is made up of a lot of members, and it is. the you know 71% of the members do not by the leadership of the nra's position on gun violence

hilary rodham clinton and trump each secured seven states tightening their grip on the presidential race. hilary rodham clinton showed her dominance in the south, taking a victory in texas, a delegate-rich state. >> and t t rhett rick we're hearing on the other side hasas never been lower. between us and them is wrong, and we're not going to let it work. >> meantime trump joined supporters in palm beach where he continues to push forward for the republican nomination. ump is n n setting his sights on florida all while he too aim at senator marco rubio. >> i know it was a very tough night for marco rubio. he had a tough night but he worked hard. he spent a lot of money. he is a lightweight as i've said many times before. >> we're going too to florida. we're going to spend so much time in florida, about a 20 point lead. >> he is keeping hope alive, scoring a victory in minnesota. >> i want you to understand that n matter how long it takes, no matter how many states it takes, no matter how many weeks and months it takes, i will campaign how long it takes and months it takes to ensure that i

. >> ladies and gentlemen, families, a big loud round of applause for secretary hillary rodham clinton!o [cheering] >> democratic candidate hillary clinton spent saturday on the campaigngn trail making stops all s around northeast ohio before visiting with voterso here in cleveland. >> as you know, tuesday is a big day in ohio.w, t i hope everyone turns out to stake for our families and ourd country. >> the town hall meeting gave clinton aur to chance to step awayawa from the podium and answer audience.ro >> as president how would you use executivem power to streamline the process for those who have been imprisoned far toor long and did not deserve to be there in the first place? no >> i very much think we've got to go further and provide more clemency to larger numbers of people i know that the president is working very hard on this. i expect you will see more clemency requestspec granted duringdu this last year of his presidency >> clinton addressed a number of issues while on stage like her plans to create more jobs and keep companies in the us. >> a la tali what i believe. ifwhat a

a big night for hillary rodham clinton. >> andrew perez is right there life with a raucous crowd. it? >> reporter: well, this has been a crazy night so far. crowd has certainly been volunteers. they got to limit first and hear from's hillary clinton rit on time at 9:00. take a listen that what she had to say. >> woman: thank you florida! thank you, ohio! [cheering] >> woman: you know, although we are waiting for final results in illinois and missouri, we know bwe know we will add to aidelegate lead to roughly 300 with over 2 million more votes nationwide. [cheering] we are moving closer to securing a democratic party nomination and winning this election in november! [cheering] twice and now, at the palm beach county convention center, you are looking at the calm after the storm right now. crews bresking down, clinton already remember had a sizable lead going into this, especially in florida. a crucial state to capture, which she did along with many others. a lot more to come from west palm beach,h,nd for now, am andrew perez, becky. >> enter, becky. that is also a big delegate say

front-runner hillary rodham clinton claimed victory in arizona. her win will keep her sizable lead intact. in seattle after her win, clinton took a swipe at donald trump. >> but we can't let our nation be divided. we can't let a demagogue incite violence. model for our children the kind of bullying behavior that honestly you would send somebody to time-out if you were in elementary school. >> the next round of caucuses are this weekend in democrats >>> right now, president barack obama is in argentina. air force one landed overnight following his historic trip to cuba. the president is hoping to strengthen economic and political ties with argentina's new president. >>> things are getting back to normal in cuba after president barack obama's historic visit. on his last day, the president spoke at havana's grand theater. he called on lawmakers to lift the embargo against cuba. as keith cate report, it's a fight president barack obama will now have to take to congress. >> reporter: good morning from havana. president barack obama is no longer in cuba

hilary rodham clinton holding a do you believe digit lead. mrs. clinton has dodonated bernie sanders in the south capitalizing o strong support. >>> we now know when former first lady will be laid to rest. her body will lie in repose for public visitation tomorrow and thursday. she passed away in her los angeles home on sunday. >>> big courtroom victory for erin andrews yesterday. >>> it's going to be another windy day. the big rip current issue. this morninghe winds are transporting two isolated showers, more like a drizzle. see mostly dry conditions. tt2w`t3n

and then there's hillary rodham clinton. she's been clear about one thing, she hates the second amendment. she hates us. and she's coming after every single bit of our freedom. hillary: i will stand up to the gun lobby and we will fight to get common sense gun safety measures. i will stand up to the gun lobby and we will fight to get common sense gun safety measures. >> ms. clinton if you want to come after the n.r.a. and if you want to fight over the god-given rights of america's 100 million , if you -- gun owners want to turn this campaign into this, knuckle brawl over bring it on. [applause] we aren't going anywhere and we aren't hard to find. mrs. clinton, we are the millions of honest, decent citizens all over this country. we love our nation. we cherish our freedom. and in november, we're bringing he fight to you. all of us -- all of us here today and all over this country have a common cause, our freedom and our future. we can and we must fight for it. americans all over this country have declared that this election i

on the democratic side, hillary rodham clinton won mississippi michigan but that race was neck and neck. and now the front runners are turning their attention to each other. >> every time you think it can't get any uglier, they find a way and as the rhetoric keeps sinking lower, the states in this election keep rising higher. >> we will take many, many people away from the democrats and we will take many, many people away that normally go democrat as independents. and we are seeing that. we are seeing that. >> reporter: tonight the democrats will square off in a debate in miami. and tomorrow, the republicans will go at it during a debate in miami. these debates will be pivotal, especially for florida senator marco rubio. he is trying to win the florida primary next week just to stay in the race. >> thank you. this is all leading up to the important florida primary next tuesday. keith cate and i will be in miami tonight for the first debate and thursday for the second debate. beginning this evening on first at 4:00. >>> a strong and stern message this morning from the hawaii county sheri

see his reports starting sunday. house, several days after super tuesday, we now know hillary rodham clinton gets to add missouri to her list of wins. nbc news called clinton the winner early on but senator bernie sanders waited to concede because it was so close. and now it's official, by 1531 votes. senator sanders won't t be requesting a recount. >>> the family of a texaxas who died while in custody will be able to review the investigation report. you may remember sandra bland, she died in police custody last summer. authorities ruled the death a suicide but some accuse law enforcement of being directlyly responsible for brand's death. the fbi initially declined to show the report to the family. they arargued it was s protected under law enforcement privilege. >>> new york city is seeing something we're familiar with here in tampa, lightning. during the last few seconds of the wabc newscast tuesday night, lightning hit the top of we might see it again in a second. oh, there we go. and now today the faa is investigating after an american aiairlines plane headed for new york's laguardia air

. >>> on the democratic side, hillary rodham clinton is leading big in florida. clinton leads senator bernie sanders by 27 points. 61% to 34%. florida's primary is this tuesday, that's tomorrow. so head to wfla.com for everything you know to vote including links to check your voting status and find your polling place. it's in the don't miss it section. >>> all right, the time right now is 4:08 on this monday morning. and i'm still feeling the time change, leigh. >> yes, and we will feel it more come about 7:30 when it's still dark outside. and there's spotty light showers this morning. we had more rain overnight. some showers into the next couple hours. notice, that's about a 20% chance, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, even until lunchtime. after that, tapering the rain chances down, leaving it partly cloudy. we hit about 80 degrees at 3:00, 4:00. and it's going to be breezy as well. so that's topping the headlines. the rain that's mostly this morning. we are still going to be near 80 every day this week but into the weekend, the rain chances go back up. so today we're at 80.

on the democratic side, senator front-runner hillary rodham clinton took arizona. the win there getting her closer to the needed delegates for the party nomination. clinton has just over 1700 in the republican party, front- runner donald trump won the arizona. trump now has 741 delegates of the 1237 he needs for the it was not a sweep night for trump though. senator ted cruz won in utah. cruz now has a total count of 461. >>> well for the second time rather in just two day, sarasota police are investigating a deadly crash. an suv crossed the median on fruitville road tuesday morning, went airborne and hit two cars head-on. a man in one car was killed. another suv swerved to avoid the crash and hit a tree. two other people were injured. now monday, three people were killed in a single car crash in sarasota. all three of them were 21 years old. officers say it's one of the worst crashes they have ever seen. that car split in half when it hit a tree. one person who survived the crash just turned 21 that same day. >>> it's 5:38. time for weather and traffic on the 8s.

front-runners donald trump and hillary rodham clinton hope to build on their leads. the other candidates hope to score some vicaries to prove they are still in the race. >>> -- some victories to prove they are still in the race. >>> a new aaa survey out this morning shows three out of four people are afraid to ride in a self-driving car. drivers explain they believe the technology is too new. >>> and we have breaking news right now. we are going to turn things over to leslee lacey to tell us about a traffic tie-up. >> yeah, unfortunately, we are waking up to a crash. a vehicle involving a motorcyclist when the we have a fatal accident and all of the southbound lanes on i-75 in gibsonton just past gibsonton drive are completely blocked. traffic is routed off at gibsonton. take 301 instead. let's take a live look because we have meliek on the street out there. and you can see there's a lot of debris on the roadway. again, this is involving a motorcyclist. and that motorcyclist actually hit the vehicle, rear-ended a vehicle. lanes are closed and we have a fatal crash he

. >> and hillary rodham clinton also attended the meeting. >> israelis deserve a secure homeland for the jewish people. palestinians should be able to govern themselves in their own state. and only a negotiated two-state agreement can provide those outcomes. [ applause ] >> meanwhile, clinton's democratic opponent bernie sanders was not at the meeting but he did address foreign policy while in salt lake city. >>> happening today, puerto rico will ask the u.s. supreme court for help in dealing with a massive financial crisis. justices will hear arguments on whether the u.s. territory should be able to file for chapter nine bankruptcy. the current code does not apply to puerto rico but if the high court allows the bankruptcy filing, it would allow puerto rico to restructure $20 billion in debt. >>> lest talk about a city here in the u.s. teetering on bankruptcy, atlantic city, new jersey. they claim without state aid, this resort town should be forced to shut down for weeks. the city has been struggling the shut down would begin april 8th and could last until may 2nd. police, fire and

hillary rodham clinton. >> oh, my goodness. as you can see, they reprised their roles as the democrat being candidates and got lots of laughs and reaction. sanders is all in the hands. you have to do the hand movement. >> his impression is uncanny. just so right on. when i see bernie sanders, i think larry david. >> can't separate the two. >> they did a good job with that. >> forecast. >> most of the afternoon finally dry, but have an umbrella handy. height get a passing quick shower, but a likelihood of rain overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning and then monday, most of the day dry, but a lot of clouds and temperatures near 60. maybe a few sprinkles on monday. and then showers maybe late monday night into early tuesday. won't see the sun again until tuesday afternoon. >> we like the sun. >trump, cruz, > congress voted to label genetically engineered salmon; why not other foods? gmo crops are doused with heavy doses of herbicides the world health organization says probably cause cancer. isn't that reason enough to label

. >>> on the democratic side, hillary rodham clinton is leading big in florida. clinton leads senator bernie sanders by 27 point, 61% to 34%. florida's primary is this tuesday. that's tomorrow. so head to wfla.com for everything you need to know to vote including links to check your polling place. it's in the don't miss it section. >>> we have some changes throughout the day. at this moment, only a couple sprinkles are out there but i expect that rain chance to go up. and here the reason why. notice light rain in portions of nancy reagan county. and look in the gulf of mexico, that -- in hernando county. and look out in the gulf of mexico. in the afternoon, i take those rain chances out. temperatures up to 80. afternoon but most of the rain is only this morning. it's still going to be warm, high near 80 all this week. but next weekend, rain chances back up. so notice 80 today. 81 tomorrow. 80 wednesday, thursday and friday. and let's check on traffic on the 8s to see how things are rolling. >>> yeah, not a perfect situation. a couple problems. this is st. pete. i

>>> in the race for the white house, several days after super tuesday, w we now know hillary rodham clinton gets to add missouri to her list of wins. nbc news called clinton the winner early on but senator bernie sanders waited to concede because the race was so close. now it's official. by 1531 votes. senator sanders says that he won't request a recount. >>> time now 5:15. the family of a texas womaman who died while in custody will be able to review the texas rangnger's investigation report. now you may remember sandra bland died in police custody last summer. authorities ruled the death a suicide but some accuse law enforcement of being directly the fbi initially declined to show the report to the family. the fbi argued it was protected under law enforcement privilege. >>> new w york city is seeing something we're really familiar with here in tampa, lighghtning. during the last few seconds of new york's wabc's newscast on wednesday, lightning hit the top of one world trade center. there you see it. >> good timing. >> today the faa is investigating after an american airlines plane headed

the wins don't give him enough delegates to make up for his loss to hillary rodham clinton in arizona. cruz won the caucuses in utah and will take that state's 40 delegates. however, front-runner donald trump won arizona's gop primary with the prize of 58 delegates. >>> and today, family and friends of hillsborough deputy john kotfila will say good-bye in massachusetts. a funeral mass is scheduled for today. deputy kotfila die when had a wrong-way driver hit him on the selmon expressway. >>> and let's get a check on the weather this morning. another cool morning for us. >> you will notice, it's a little cool but it's closer to what is basically average for late march. it's cooler up in inverness at 43 but most of us are in the 50s. 50 in lakeland. 55 in bartow. 49 in wimauma. and 51 in clearwater. brooksville, you are nine degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. plant city, seven degrees warmer. lakeland, five. and we will keep warming up. even faster than yesterday so that we hit 80 this afternoon which is above the average of 77. and even warmer tonight, we and now in weather and traffic

democrats hillary rodham clinton and senator bernie sanders appeared on fox news channel for a town hall in detroit monday night. senator sanders was the first to take questions. he stressed that he is determined to win the nomination. while clinton responded to michael bloomberg's announcement that he will not be seeking a run for the presidency. >>> other states having primaries today, mississippi where republicans have 40 delegates and democrats have 41. idaho and hawaii will also head to the polls today. >>> well despite the importance of the primaries, candidates your vote. just today alone, senator rally in miami. donald trump will hold a press conference in jupiter. and senator marco rubio will come pain in sarasota. on wednesday, there's the democratic debate in miami followed by the republican debate in south florida. and news channel 8 will be there covering that. all of the candidates know the importance of the florida vote. just take a look at these numbers from a new university poll here in florida. 30% of likely gop primary voters back florida senator marco rubio. but that'

front-runner donald trump and hillary rodham clinton continue to be favorites in their parties but tables could turn today. republicans need 1237 delegates to win the nomination while the democrats need 2,383. >> yeah, no doubt, a big day for voters and candidates. we are live in the dc bureau this morning to break down what today means for the candidates. alex, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a lot at stake the on both sides today. you guys did a great job of breaking down the numbers. business man donald trump looks like he will have a lot of big victories today. polls show him ahead in almost every state. texas senator ted cruz and florida senator marco rubio are competing to be the trump alternative. many in the republican establishment are not excited that trump could be the nominee. and for the democrat, today is a huge day for bernie sanders. after big victories in nevada and south carolina. sanders needs to get a few states today in order to stay competitive in this race. clinton is expected to do well in southern states but sanders does have one easy win, his home state

democrat hillary rodham clinton and republican donald trump have the most wins ththis morning. both candidates s were in florida when they spoke to suppororters. >> look, i'm a unifier. i know people are going to find that a little bit hard to believe but believe me, i am a unifier. >> i believe what we need in america today is more love and kindness. [ applause ] >> well senator ted cruz picked up a much-needed win in his home state of texas. he also picked up wins in oklahoma and alaska. and senator marco rubio picked up his first victory winning the minnesota caucus. >>> all right, the time right now is 5:01 on this wednesday morning. let's turn things over to leigh spann. >> maybe you're just walking the dog or grabbing the paper, it's warmer than yesterday. polk county, 60 in auburndale. it's 1 degrees warmer in brandon than it was this time yesterday. but crystal river,r, you are 2525 degrees warmer. it all has to do with an approachching cold front. it's well back to the north right now, across south georgia and the big bend of florida. but look this, this tiny line of r