. >> reporter: parents and students at that time tarpon springs high school have been worrying lately after learning that water at the school was contaminated with high levels of lead. >> it is a big concern when you find lead in the water. >> it changes a lot to be honest. we're suppose today trust the water we're drinking here. >> this is an issue that raises a read flag to a lot of parents. >> reporter: lisa wolf says discolored water was first noticed when students returned from thanksgiving break. testing was done and problems were found in two areas of the school which have older plumbing. >> one was above the epa's recommendation for lead levels and one was approaching that threshold. >> reporter: the district notified parents provided bottled water and installed $20,000 worth of water filters. >> is the drinking water safe now? come back normal or below the threshold level set by the epa. as a added precaution, we are providing bottles of water to students and staff if they want them. >> after what happened in flint, i'm concerned. >> reporter: the city says it's not the same

to tarpon springs, everyone. the sponge diving capital of the world. >> alisa wilson is what you would call a certified florida naturalist which means she can tell you all there is to know about wild life. >> look to the right on top of the long leaf pine tree. see the great blue there. raptured -- they're smaller. they can have up to a 6-foot wingspan. we watch offsprings pluck them out of the water all the time. if that is not impressive, i don't know what is. >> we'll start with this one. you guys familiar with this one. >> you can't have a tarpon springs boat tour without learning about their most precious resource. >> what do you use to water with? this. it's one of the more expenses sponges you'll find. last you between 8 and 15 years. >> $15 years. >> there were a lot of sight to be seen on this tour. just at every turn, dolphins. >> we try to make it fun and educational at the same time. our main objective is to see life. >> in addition to seeing the dolphins, the eagles, one of my favorite parts of the t

we are over the school bus crash, happening at east lake road at tarpon woods boulevard. the driver of the other vehicle was not injured as well. but we will bring you more becomes available. >>> now to a critical day for the presidential candidates. polls begin to close in an hour and a half in some of the super tuesday states and this fight could be over on both sides if donald trump or hillary clinton win big tonight. candace mccowan joins us now

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holiday and tarpon springs. 28 miles per hour winds for sarasota. generally sustained winds in the 20s and gusts in the 30 miles per hour range. this is over sarasota county through southern polk county mostly sunny skies should do it for just about everybody. the moon is setting behind low clouds and they come in off the gulf of mexico. we won't see much of those but we will see if you. try bundling the kids up out there. low 50s and the wind makes it chilly. it is a cruel afternoon as well. mid-60s for high temperatures. a little bit of a jacket weather day. the model won't show much going on. i wanted to show you high clouds thinning out and look at that, we don't get to 60 until at least lunchtime for most of us today. the mercury will hit 60 degrees. little bit this afternoon but boating is not good. small craft advisory and northwind 20 to 25 kn. coming down to 6010 by this afternoon. tonight is the coolest night. a little bit around 5 miles per hour. 49 tampa but that means lower 40s and patchy fog so a frost advisory for hernando county. tha

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around the bay area the general trend is that we are cool along the coast. 65 tarpon springs. 69 treasure island. we get east of i-75 and we have some low to mid 70s in the mix. 72 seffner. 75 lakeland. the numbers this evening looking good. temperatures will be dropping overnight. it means it will be cooler as tomorrow. dew points coming back up during the daytime hours tomorrow allowing for some showers to develop in the forecast on friday. for tonight we'll stay dry. cloud cover. producing kind. we'll drop those temperatures into the low 50s. in fact, for some of us we'll tomorrow morning. 50s. as we get into citrus county we see more wide-spread 40s. 49 tonight in spring hill. 54 overnight in bradenton. inland communities will not get in the 40s. we'll get you close to the mark. 51 lakeland overnight tonight. future cast keeping things quiet overnight and into tomorrow morning. except for a few high clouds we'll be looking really nice for our thursday. after a nice, cool start, great running weather heading outside tomorrow morning with the temperatures in the 50s. we'll warm you up i

pete. 60 new port richey. 58 in tarpon springs. we have chilly temperatures for you are inland of citrus or frost advisory that goes into effect at 4:00. you would think that we make it into spring, those inside tonight. you will see temperatures in the 30s. when we will have the die down, they will be doing that along the coast. still greasy, 17 mile-per-hour wind gusts in clearwater. even breezy are now in tampa. that is when the passage of the cold front happens. it creates an environment where we have that dry air in place for the passage of the front. the temperatures are going to be dropping with the winds come down. into the mid-50s by midnight and then we will see a chilly start to the day tomorrow. over the next 48 hours we will see changes. notice how low the two points are overnight. a lot of times these are good indicators of how low the temperatures could get. in this case we haven't spring working for us. we will run out at night and it will keep the temperatures up. while the temperature stay low we will see a reboun

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tarpon springs and treasure island at 58. frost advisory inland of citrus county at hernando county. it lasts until 9:00 tomorrow morning. the sensitive plants and pets, bring those inside tonight. breezy on the coast but 18 in clearwater. these lapse overnight which will allow temperatures to drop quickly after midnight tonight. we keep those long winds in will shorten a 10:00. from there we don't have mixing in the atmosphere. and staying clear. a perfect set up for chilly march. we will see record temperatures across the board. as you are heading out the door tomorrow morning, still breezy and not as witty as it was. you get temperatures dropping. we combine that with dry air in place and we have got 40s across the area. looks will -- look at friday. the humidity is back in the warmer air is back. we have to get you to tomorrow morning. around the bay, upper 40s. 49 tonight in tampa. 43 brandon. upper 30s eastern citrus county. 39 hernando. inland, cooler than coastal areas, 43 tonight in bartow. while we start off quote w

not too far away from the tarpon springs area, heads up trouble creek road at rowan road. railroad work continues here, u.s. 41 at crenshaw lake. whitaker. and you have a little bit of a slow and go situation because mabry highway. friday. meanwhile, looking at travel time, great drives across the bay area bridges. no delays across the water. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. busch gardens reaches a new milestone. >>> and how we like to pay for little things. how age matters and whether we reach for cash or our cards. you're watching news channel 8 >>> according to c reditcards.com, 41% of people transactions and 40% preferred using debit. and 74% of people 50 and older preferred cash. millennials are the most likely to use plastic. >> i have been noun to charge a 9-cent bottle of water. >>> -- a 99-cent bottle of water. >>> irs and the tax industry are teaming up to create new safeguards. there's now a taxpayer guide to identity theft and identity theft insurance is now available. it's aimed at helping you get reimbursin

many species are dying, including valuable gamefish such as tarpon. oh, my gosh. this is terrible. this is the worst i' ve ever seen it, and i' ve been here since 1970. ve biologists don' t know why the fish are dying. but they do know the water in the indian river lagoon has turned brown because of a new there' s a no cheering in the -- eric: we have to wait for the temperatures to change. we will get in the middle 80' s. if you are in town for spring break all we do have a message for you. you can clearly see those high clouds. tomorrow, they will be gone. it is a beautiful forecast for us. 65 degrees now. elsewhere, it is 59 degrees. as we look at the temperature around that. we are 15-20 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. we are at 54 degrees by 9:00 and 51 by 11:00. 36 degrees does it in ocala. united marion county. effect. frost is not a concern. 42 in mount dora. 46 will do it in orlando. 43 in deltona. once beget over to beachside, the interior will be 45 to 46 degrees. we will get a little closer to it tomorrow. 71 in daytona beach. 74 in claremont. high pressure bui

many species are dying, including valuable game fish such as tarpon. >> oh, my gosh. this is terrible. this is the worst i' ve ever seen it, and i' ve been here since 1970. this is the worst fish kill i' ve ever seen. biologists don' t know why the fish are dying wildlife officers are asking people not to handle the fish and let nature run its course, as the fish will sink to jim: history is made in havana today, as president barack obama sits down with talks with cuban president raul castro. wesh 2' s stewart moore is live in studio with a closer look at what the leaders discussed. stewart: president obama is the first sitting u.s. president to visit cuba in 88 years. and the commander in chief said there was no topic that was left off the table during the talks with raul castro. president obama pressed the cuban leader on human rights issues and castro pushed back citing the strained race relations and a lack of social services in the u.s. and after pressure from president obama, the two took questions from the american and >> if i engage and i am clear change on an

tarpon springs, that is near tampa. it broke water and sewer lines and ate part of the road. no one was hurt, though. concussion research and the president he discussions clear security. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the washington post" published an op-ed by president obama sounding the alarm about nuclear weapons. he restated his commitment to reducing warhead stockpiles and keeping terrorists from getting atomic weapons. more than 50 world leaders will meet today in washington for a nuclear weapon security summit. >>> "the new york times" reports some corporations are nervous about the republican national they are worried about donald trump's campaign and how it's minorities. activists are pressuring sponsorship. >>> the san jose mercury news reports the conviction of a former stanford swimmer for sexual assault. found guilty of trying to rape a drunk and unconscious woman last year outside of a campus party. he faces a maximum prison term of ten years. >>> the baltimore sun reports the first organ transplants and donors with hiv. johns hopkins

we are over the school bus crash, happening at east lake road at tarpon woods boulevard. the driver of the other vehicle was not injured as well. but we will bring you more becomes available. >>> now to a critical day for the presidential candidates. polls begin to close in an hour and a half in some of the super tuesday states and this fight could be over on both sides if donald trump or hillary clinton win big tonight. candace mccowan joins us now >> reporter: there were many who were hoping but realistically it's a long shot. outside of an early voting location in temple terrace, some voters know the candidate that they voted for could very well not be in the race two weeks from now. >> afraid that everybody is going to vote for trump. >> yeah. >> reporter: 12 states this super tuesday will have a huge impact on this primary. if polls prove correct, donald trump could win in most states taking a large portion of the delegates. >> i think we will see some surprises, certainly in texas where ted cruz is projected to win, we may see marco perform better than expected in p

at 3:00 it will start to peak on shore around tarpon springs. and the valspar championship. will be into the southern part of the pinellas peninsula and that could present problems for the road racing although it we may be able to dodge the raindrops as they move through. we're pretty warm today with a cold front moving through. temperatures will hit 80 for much through the workweek. 84 degrees for parts of wachtel. golf tournament, earlier on cloudy skies and later on we could see storms moving through. we hit the high up near 80 degrees. here's the most accurate seven- day forecast, 40% chance of showers to today, 30% tomorrow. we will stay nice and mild through the workweek. at this point may be a 30% chance of rain on saturday. >>> taking action for your help. a scratchy throat, watery eyes and sneezing usually means that one thing, allergies. forecasters are predicting this year's allergy season will be worse than ever and they warn a pollen vortex is about to hit. here to help you through the worst of it, angeles where he. first of all, wh

anyone in tarpon springs, good morning and you are looking great on us 19 and 47 miles per hour. sarasota and manatee county, we had a lot of construction on 75 at university. that has wrapped up so lanes are back open. drivetime not looking too bad. 30 minutes from 275 down to university. if you have problems on the road send me an email, i am your road warrior. any safety problems you are seeing as well. roadwarrior@wtsp.com.>>> we have warmer air in place. warmer this morning by two than that in some locations. it is muggy out there. so more humid and a little bit plus the rain has moved from saturday to sunday so if you had a birthday or router plans on saturday it is looking much better. we will deal with rain on sunday. new port richey 62. winter haven 65. 66 temple. riverview 66. 11 degrees warmer this morning. this morning we have sun coming up and the skyway is still lit up and you can see traffic busstop forecast, mid 60s and a warm and dry afternoon in the low to mid 80s. the kids will need a jacket this morning. the forecast model shows sunny skies. a few low clouds.

tarpon springs to palm harbor along u.s. 19 going south your drive time is 11 minutes. hillsborough county on the veterans expressway from sun coast to the tampa airport south it is taking eleven minutes now. >>> dealing with light rain this morning. if you are not seeing the rain it is definitely warm and definitely muggy and definitely cloudy. it will stay that way through the better part of the morning. i think by the evening commute we may get sunshine managing to peek through. not a whole, whole lot. expect some breaks. will come back down later on in the day. still breezy. winds gusty through the afternoon and overnight hours tonight. >>> luxury brand said it is embedding micro chips in the bags and shoes in order to prevent knockoffs. company says it has been inserting tags in the left sole of the women's shoes since 2014. it added micro chips to the men's shoes and leather goods. $17 million worth of fake products came from china last year. >>> we had a big weekend in the tampa bay area. so many events going on. friday i emceed the salvation army's luncheon. >>

looking sunset out there, this one from belleair beach, and just a beautiful sky out there, tashen tarpon south sunset it was and a sign of what's to come over the next couple of days. high clouds with a little bit more of that late this evening and more to come tomorrow. some of you may have seen a ring around the moon tonight, that is basically high clouds over the moon and the ice crystals refracting the light around the moon in that ring. it may look out because that is what it does, and it's usually a harbinger of rain to come and that's what it is, rain coming this weekend. 86 in bartow, 89 in sebring and 86 in wesley chapel, 85 in broomsville, and notice cooler weather on the coast. water temperatures are warm, back into the mid 70's but not warm enough to get the temperatures from getting up to the mid 80's. upper 80's throw, though as you head as you head inland, and so just slightly less humid. and you see the west-southwest flow across the area, and future cast continues to show a few showers out there tomorrow, rain chances generally 20%, and maybe up north closer to 30 opinio

tarpon springs is about 67 degrees this morning. winds not quite as breezy as yesterday. that will be the case all day today. still a little bit of a breeze. five to ten now. 15 to 20 at times today. high clouds are the reason why we had a beautiful sunrise this morning. they'll filter the sunshine a little bit. still looks nice at tampa bay downs. we'll call it partly cloudy. forecast models not a lot to talk about today. it is a lot like yesterday. winds start out of the southeast. they'll come south and southwest. we'll have the high clouds for the first half of the day. more sunshine the southbound half. between 12:00 and 2:00 we'll top out with our highs along the coach and beaches. after that 80s. we'll go to upper 70s as the sea breeze comes on shore with a southwesterly wind. we made 85 degrees yesterday. i think we are very, very close to it again today. west of i-75 will be in the upper 70s. valspar championship just like yesterday, just a little less wind. we'll dry out the greens and not have as much of a breeze. that will change to the southwest. tonight frid

there are going to be things about flyfishing, tarpon fishing, turkey hunting and snook fishing. and indicates quarter, kids can learn to tie knots and cast that's. you can even try scuba diving in a heated pool here called the be the diver pull. it's a great way to try out the latest scuba gear. -- the event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 today and 10:00 to 5:00 tomorrow. it's free for kids ages 12 and under, $8.00 for adults. i have been in the fishing section here and i want to show you some of the cool things that i have found. i am not a big fisher by any means. i did -- i used to play the click on some fun toy, but i found this doomsday trouble. it's a brass's worst nightmare, i am told. and i also found this fish here. definitely get behind. just a lot of fun stuff to look at here, and possibly by. if you have deep pockets, talking about those boats here at the outdoor expo candace. >> at least you can go out there and dream a little bit. [laughter] thank you very much. >>> changes could soon be coming to schools that participate in high school athletics. they gave tentative

and instead of just one kind, many species are dying, including valuable gamefish such as tarpon. local governments are working on a cleanup plan. in cocoa beach, dan billow, wesh 2 news. summer: we first told you about the partnership between uber and a local city earlier this month, now its official. because of it, uber rides will be a bit cheaper in altamonte springs. the city will pay 20% of all your uber trips that start and end within city limits, you can get 25% off if one of those stops is at the altamonte springs sunrail station. the deal launching today will last for one year. jim: we are following some breaking news out of seminole county. you' fire. it is north of two leota. the sheriff office helicopter there is buzzing bye. heavy winds that are blowing . you do not see any fire equipment. this is the middle of nowhere. that is where this is. it is in a really remote area. if you' re seeing smoke, now you know why. very dry conditions. eric: you can see how gusty the winds are. that is the story right there. because of the remote location take a while were efforts to

right around tarpon springs, palm harbor, it could be kind of dicey for that final round we will keep you posted. we will see that rain moving through a broken line of showers later on. we have a music festival in tampa. the gasparella music festival. what do we look like weatherwise ? pretty nice. up to 80 three as some of the bands are on the main stage by 2 o'clock this afternoon and cooling into the 70s by later on. here's a look at your seven days -- here is a look at your forecast. daylight savings time. time to swing -- spring forward. set them forward when you go to bed. that's it. >>> a local woman is suing little bit -- lumber liquidators. undercover reports surfaced accusing them of selling toxic florin. >> this is the first bay area case set for trial. jarrod holbrook spoke with that >> it's really upsetting. >> reporter: she spent more than $1700 on her lumber liquidators forest in july 2014. well before issues with the company surfaced. shortly after, she said she started having heart palpitations, low energy and respiratory problems. >> my breathing is definitely worst

3 3 (walter 3 in sports this morning: the valspar championship golf tournament kicks off today in tarpon springs... with a celebrity pro-am. and the two hosts... should be *very familiar to bucs fans. it's former buccaneers ronde barber... and derrick brooks. today's event features stars from hockey, football, baseball, even boxing. notable names... lightning legend "dave andreychuk, *current buc "jameis winston" and phillies hall of famer "mike schmidt." todays' event starts at noon at the innisbrook resort. admission is free... but the *main valspar championship tournament kicks off on thursday. now, here's kevin o'donnell, with the rest of sports. 3 the minnesota twins won the bidding war for korean slugger byung ho park and jake odorizzi found out with one pitch why park was in demand. park jumped all over the rays and odorizzi in their first meeting in port charlotte. odorizzi 3 started strong.... he strikes out danny santana..... then sends down brian dozier......but after back to back walks and error by tim beckham... odorizzi finds himself in a jam with the bases loaded.... odori

this will be around tarpon springs through new port richey . dade city also further south into pinellas county. the showers make their way onshore ahead of a cold front that will change the weather by tomorrow. ellington wesley chapel are affected. after tomorrow we will be in the upper 50s. 75 by later today. seven-day forecast, you will notice the difference on monday, breezy and a 65 degree high after the 50 degrees start. crew on tuesday as well to start off and then we will warm up to the latter part of the >>> welcome back to "gma" on this sunday morning. president obama making history today as he touches down in cuba. the three-day trip which he's making with the first lady and their daughters including a meeting with president castro as wl as a baseball game. >>> an overnight standoff near a home in kokomo. two officers shot. one critical, just out of surmgry. the other officer, stable. the suspect found dead. >>> on a lighter and brighter note. death valley usually barren is in full bloom with wildflowers everywhere you look. for the f

this is tarpon springs at 5. palm harbor at 56. not only do i want the winds to calm down but the temperatures to come up, we will see improvement, but we have a chilly start to the day tomorrow. remember we have seen the gray and white tones with a lot of cloud cover out there. tonight, through midnight not a cloud in sight, with he loss our blanket so it will be chilly. barely a cloud to be found to keep us on the warmer side, but there is no rain in sight. if you are hoping for dry conditions you will at least get that and clearer skies. lots of sunshine will expect us to warm up. temperatures will be starting inland. 44 as a low in auburndale, around tampa at 47. mild closer to the beaches. clearwater with a low of 50 degrees. tomorrow afternoon we will rebound into the low 70s and mid 70s in our warmest spots. brace yourself for the cool start to the day. again with plenty of sunshine and no rain in sight it will be warming up through afternoon. i will have your easter sunday forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> thank y

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tampa and take i- 75 southbound we have a very serious crash that investigators are working on now in tarpon springs, at least three vehicles involved. southbound eastlake road, just north of trinity boulevard. southbound lanes are closed. you're asked to avoid the area if you can. >>> we've been following morning hours. fog. we're dealing with sea fog so along the coast ffnlgt you're watching from interior counties you'll be in much better shape as far as visibility. upper 70s and low 80s by this afternoon. much above average and because of the high humidity that 82 will feel more like 85, 86 degrees. >>> reminder that abc action news is your home for complete democracy 2016 coverage. our crews are spreading out across the state. candidates. we hope you'll join us for our election results during our democracy 2016 special that airs at 7:00 tonight. we'll also post a full results on-line and bring you candidate reactions on air tomorrow morning. as you know some of the races are neck and neck. the final votes may not be tallied before you go to bed tonight so be sure and wake up with us tomo

and 78 in tarpon springs. 28 wednesday. 83 thursday. and saturday night, time to spring forward and lose an hour of sleep. >> thank you. >>> well, meanwhile, you can hop on the roadways and you're the. we are pushing into rush hour so it's not great. ybor city, 301 to 275, about 11 minutes. and 15 minutes southbound on the veterans expressway between ehrlich and 275. and waters and himes, just very congested. allow for extra time. and bearss avenue store,-4, it's about a 15 minute commute. starting to get busier into downtown. a great drive off of the howard franklin bridge. and here's the big problem, it's all due to overnight construction that's lingering out there on the roadway. you are now backed up to state road 64 on i-75. this is through bradenton, manatee county, when we reach sarasota at university parkway. it's got you backed up the to state road 64. take 301 instead. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back the to candace and gayle. >> thank you so much, leslee. >>> look at this, a new species of octopus discover

fdr did that, he went fishing down there for tarpon, recognize the bird rich environment, signed an executive order saving it. he wanted the cranes saved, and on and on in every state to save bird life but also mammals, particularly the mammal life here in arizona. >> and you mentioned the dustbowl, many, many of us have the images of people in oklahoma and in the central states that were out of their homes and had to leave the great migration. you mentioned the impact on wildlife. >> it is devastating. by the the time franklin roosevelt's president and 33, we had shot up the country. we had that big agriculture just took everything, no crop rotation, mashup sought soil erosion everywhere, d4 station, we were dealing with an america that had been stripped bare by the extraction industries, by big timber, by mining, they did not care, it is fdr came in and said -- my book, the land of america he said we are going to bring the land back. many people talk about the great depression about wall street and the stock market crashed, the big story is what happened to agriculture in rural america and

pwe have new raindrops, and these pare falling in coastal portions inellas towards tarpon springs. pnewport port richey and south of ptampa bay we have heftier shower pin sarasota county and weakening pshowers in high lineds county. pthis is what heavy. pif you hop on i-75 near osprey, pthe rain is locally beliefly pheavy. pmore showers in the gulf, and pthat adds up to a 40% chance ptoday. pthe rain yesterday we needed it pbecause typically in march we psee close to 2 inches. pyesterday alone close to a phalf .37 inches. pfor the year, remember how wet pour february was? pwe're doing okay. p9.3 inches in the rain gauge at pthe airport so far. p70 in sarasota, and winds this pmorning out of the northwest and ick up out of the north behind pour cold front, and that's where pthe cooler air is. p40 in birmingham and 45 in patlanta. p40s are headed our way in the pnorthern counties tonight. pas for today, mid-70s in tampa. pyou'll be. povernight our temperatures take pa dip. pwith the winds elevated it will pcooler with 46 in brooksville ptomorrow morning, 50 in tampa, p52 in with chul

pgo to tarpon springs. pwhat a great trip. p>> that's a great experience. pexperience the greek community. p>>russell: and let's stay with pthat. pwe really do have a lot to poffer. p>> that's right. pi did a little research and i pjust went from basically psarasota county up to pasco pcounty and you would not believe pit but there are 40 museums in pthis general region. p14 state parks, there are phundreds, hundreds city and pcounty parks. ptrails and nature reserves, p100,000 acres. pyou can barely see that in a plifetime. pthen there's thousands of prestaurants as we all know. pmajor league baseball has spring ptraining. pthey're within an hour's driving pdistance. pspring training a lot of fun. p>>russell: you think about how pmany people come here from way pout of town to go to spring ptraining baseball. pmight as well take advantage of pthat. p>> right. eople spend thousands of pdollars to come here and do pthings that we can do simply pwalking out the front door. p>>reporter: you have a few tips. p>> it's important to not just psay what are we doing

pclaendz up a park in tarpon psprings, traveled to nicaragua pon mission trip and helped prebuild flood damaged homes in psouth carolina. p>> carrie writes the group of 40 pgirls but zest she's just the pvessel the kids do the work. pamazing. pthey inspire me every day pbecause their brains are so, pthey believe they can do panything. pthey are not jaded. pthey are not judgmental. pgroup of people like that. pthey are already good kids. pbut girls in action teaches them phow to be great. pwe talk about how to be a better erson. pwe talk about good decision pmaking skills, problem solving pskills and how you can impact pthe world no matter your age. pthey are so young and have palready accomplished so mush. pjust imagine what they will be pdoing when they are all grown pup. pthat that was our jen epstein pthose are some impressive little pgirls new disney movies out in ptheater so tuna fays whiskey ptango colossal curl at adventure island. it's not just a water slide, pand if you get the busch gardens p fun card now you'll also get pan adventure island fun card for rfree. restrictions ap

pyou can see some of the praindrops near temple terrace pand tarpon springs seeing rain pthis morning. peast highland saw nasty storms pthis afternoon. pthe heavier rain is east in pinterior portions of sarasota pcounty. pit's cloudy and we're at 67. pand more clouds than sun even pafter the front passes, but in pthe wake of it, it's still psomewhat muggy. pwe're still above average in the pmid to upper 60s, but after it pafternoon. pby tonight we'll move the clouds pout and bring the temperatures pso a 40% rain chance today from pnow until lunchtime. pthe further south you live the prain is slower to exit. pby monday only 65 degrees. pthat means tonight is going to pbe pretty chilly so we have the povernight lows coming up. p>> alcides: new this morning. panother wrong-way driver this ptime in tampa. pan officer on 275 on his way phome when he saw someone driving psouth in the northbound lanes in pthe area of fowler avenue. pthe officer was able to avoid pthe car and called out the pwrong-way driver on his radio. panother officer arrested the pwoman going the wrong way on the pbusch

fdr did that, he went fishing down there for tarpon, recognize the bird rich environment, signed an executive order saving it. he wanted the cranes saved, and on and on in every state to save bird life but also mammals, particularly the mammal life here in arizona. >> and you mentioned the dustbowl, many, many of us have the images of people in oklahoma and in the central states that were out of their homes and had to leave the great migration. you mentioned the impact on wildlife. >> it is devastating. by the the time franklin roosevelt's president and 33, we had shot up the country. we had that big agriculture just took everything, no crop rotation, mashup sought soil erosion everywhere, d4 station, we were dealing with an america that had been stripped bare by the extraction industries, by big timber, by mining, they did not care, it is fdr came in and said -- my book, the land of america he said we are going to bring the land back. many people talk about the great depression about wall street and the stock market crashed, the big story is what happened to agriculture in rural america and

take tarpon springs and 19 instead of east lake. >>> another big tuesday for 2016 presidential candidates. you can stay with news channel 8 all day for complete coverage >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday morning, 15th of march, 2016. some drizzle still in the area. not too bad because you can see, we don't have a lot of umbrellas out there. nothing like yesterday, when we had a deluge at exactly the wrong moment. coldplay was taking the stage. >> but chris martin never stopped smiling. amazing. >> toughest band we've ever had here. i will say that. hats off to them. >> absolutely. >>> let's get a check of the headlines. another crucial day in the presidential race. five states voting today. florida and ohio are the big ones. winner take off contests on the they could be make or break moments for marco rubio and john kasich, as well as the democratic side. the three other states voting, illinois, missouri and north carolina. >>> three chicago police officers were injured in a shooting overnight. they witnessed an alleged drug deal taking place. when they confronted the suspects, the men opened fir

tarpon springs city officials say the hole is 80 feet wide and 35 feet deep.n residents can return home. >>> our nation is in the middle of a deadly drug crisis. more than 2 million americans abuse are or gent on prescription opioids. and now one hospital is taking a radical measure to help stop that. joining you now live inside the e.r. at st. joseph's regional medical center is fox news's medical director dr. marc siegel. >> hi, ainsley. we're here in st. joseph's regional medical center in patterson, new jersey. second busiest emergency room in the country. this is where it all starts. this is where patients come in pretending they have pain or get addicted to painkillers and go out and get prescriptions from their primary doctors. this is where the problem starts and at st. joseph's they're going to try do something about it. i'm joined today by dr. mark rosenburg the chairman of emergency medicine here at st. joseph's and the first emergency room doctor in the united states to be trained in pain medicine. thanks for joining me. dr. rosenburg, tell me some