Astronaut scott kelly is finally headed home. He handed over command of the monday. And if all goes well, he should midnight. Skyline. If you enjoyed yesterday, you are in for a treat. Meteorologist leigh spann has a look at how nice it already is. Good morning. It really is. Theres just enough of a child so its nice and refreshing. Cooler spot, 4 3. Tampa, 58. 55 in sarasota. And we will make it up to 77 today. Usually we say march comes in like a lion, out like a lamb. Well, its coming in like a lamb, mild, sunny, pleasant. On this super tuesday, a poll question for you. What temperature is most comfortable to . 65 . 70 . 75 . Or 80 . Im going about 75 degrees. In weather and traffic on the how long we stay this nice in the eightday temperature trend. Let me know what you think. And i know you have a bad issue right now. I do. Its all lion, no lamb on i 75. And we have an offramp blocked. This is southbound 275 in pinellas county. Thats offramp to 54th avenue south. It is blocked due to overnight construction. So take 22nd. Head to 19 and then come back around. And gibsonton, the Biggest Issue right now. And this is i75. See where its orange, southbound past gibsonton drive, all lanes blocked. You are taken off the interstate. Take 301 instead. And meliek on the street has a live view. And cars are starting to slow. You can see up there, gibsonton, riversaw, the off ramp sign and everyone is exiting. And thats because in the distance, you have debris on the roadway and a fatal accident involving a motorcyclist and another vehicle. And an investigation taking 301 is the alternate. Traffic. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you, leslee. Happening today, we are expecting another emotional day on the stand from sports andrews. The dethe tails are absolutely gut wrenching. She is suing her stalker and a gnash marriott over recordings made through a peephole during her 2008 stay in the hotel. News channel 8s Adrienne Pedersen is live from high school n where erin went to school. So adrienne, this is really tough to watch. We are so close to steve. He is like family to us. Yesterday emotional. Reporter thats right. Good morning, gayle. Its difficult to listen to just how humiliating this was. Not only then but continues to years later. That emotional testimony and like you were describing, it sits close to home for us girl, went to high school here across the street but also her father, steve andrew, is our lead investigative reporter. And now listening to her on the stand just really puts this terrible invasion of privacy in perspective. My naked body was on the front page of the new york post. Like they had put bars over my body parts. My girlfriend is calling me telling me she was running around new york city throwing coffee on all the papers because she felt so bad. Reporter an emotional andrews describing the aftermath from when a stalker secretly video taped her nude inside her hotel room. She describes feeling ashamed and embarrassed. She wants marriott to take responsibility for giving Michael Barrett the room next to hers at his request. Marriott insisting he manipulated the reservation system to get close. And he claims it wasnt that we are expecting her to take the stand again later today. And we will keep you up to date on the very latest. But so emotional and tough to imagine and think about. Reporter yeah, we watched the testimony from yesterday. I know more is in store today. And you know, it does bring you to tears to listen to her on the stand. Thanks, adrienne. Its 4 45 35. In your its 4 35. In your vote, it is decision day. Yep, its super tuesday. Republican candidates have the opportunity to win 594 delegates in 11 states, texas delegates. You see that there, 155 on the map. And democrats are also total of 1,006 delegates. Plus 17 delegates from democrats abroad. Texas is also the biggest prize for democrats there. Crisscrossing the country in the last few days. Frontrunner 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 of vermont is going to be today. Back to you. I know its going to be also a big, big night for our senator marco rubio because hes just trying to stay second so he can stay in the race. We appreciate all your coverage. Thank you. And this is your vote. You can watch the florida president ial preference primary. We will be covering it all day. News channel 8 will have extensive coverage of this. Make sure to tune in on the evening newscast and you can watch results on wfla. Com or download our app. Well the time right now is seconds away from 4 38. Lets turn things over to leigh spann. Well, it is a gorgeous start to march. A lion but that is not the case this year. What a gorgeous day yesterday and gorgeous following it up for today. Temperatures starting around 60 degrees. We will warm up already to 70 by 11 00 a. M. Your lunch break should be great, 72. 77 around 3 00 p. M. Which is slightly above average and maybe a degree or two warmer than yesterday but still very, very nice. Partly cloudy and great spring training weather. The official game start today. 78 degrees in lakeland when the pirates take on the tigers at 1 00 50. Clearwater, blue jays and philly at 75 degrees. And talk about spring training, we have spring weather. All this week, temperatures will be right around the average, mid to upper 70s. I think, yeah, emoji man is a big fan of this kind of weather. And i have a feeling a lot of people are. Its the time when you can be a fan of the other teams and its okay. Theyre all here. You can be a yankee fan actually. You can . I know. That but theyre right down here. And its a great place to watch baseball outside. It is. The situation with traffic, folks. We have a couple big issues. First of all, eight minutes 301 to big bend road southbound. Its still a decent drive but you slow down past gibsonton due to a fatal accident. And now all of the southbound lanes here southbound on 75 past gibsonton are completely blocked. Traffic is diverted off on to gibsonton drive in this area. So what i want you to do, dont get on 75 if youre coming through the area, take 301. You will save time because again all of the lanes are blocked. All right, lets go ahead and take a live look. Meliek is on the street out. You can see for yourself, they are out there doing measurements, theres an investigation going on and thats what happens when theres a fatal accident. So traffic diverted off. A lot of debris on the roadway. You can see everyone is exiting. So 301 is the alternate. And this involved a motorcyclist and a vehicle which collided. This breaking traffic news throughout the morning and keep you posted. Back to gene and gayle. All right, leslee, thank you. And now an 8 on your side consumer alert about protech your money. You might want to look twice before swiping your credit card in pinellas county. Dozens of cloned cars were found delivered to a clearwater store. They meant to send to a fedex store but they wound up at a toys r us story instead. 8 on your side ryan hughes is at the store right now. Thank goodness the workers thought to call the cops. Reporter gene, good morning to you. Some employees got suspicious when the fake credit cards showed u. P. And now two people from the miami area are facing charges and police are looking for more victims. We dont have everyone identified but we had two people we were able to locate and put charges on. Reporter the members of this ring brought pricy items with the fake credit card, look at all this stuff. Clearwater police busted the two. They are accused of being on the intended receiving end of 42 fake credit card made with other peoples fake numbers. The cards could easily pass as real. Police want people to get an alert on your credit cards now so you could get a notification if theres a strange transaction on your credit cards. Often times one of the cases can be linked to several around the state, gene, so the idea is to simply check your credit cards to make sure you are not a victim of this. Sounds like there could be more victims. Thank you. Saying goodbye, still ahead, the way a community will remember a Police Officer killed on her first day on the job. Plus, cigars. But first, selfdriving cars are coming to tampa this year. And the technology . The results of a new survey. Thats next. Today its florida flatbread with fresh tomatoes and bell peppers. Lets start by spreading olive oil and garlic on our flatbread. Then we add cheese; but what really makes this dish special are the florida bell peppers, and juicy tomatoes. When the cheese is melted and bubbly its done. Just cut and serve. And thats how easily florida flatbread sweet bell peppers can become a meal time favorite. Look for the fresh from florida label when you shop. Remember, delicious is always new this morning, self driving cars once considered only a thing of the future are now a reality. They may be coming to a florida lot sooner than you think but can you trust them . Thats the question. A study this morning shows most americans dont. Probably too soon. S. And now google is admitting one of the selfdriving cars actually caused a crash. Now google is taking part of the blame. Reporter thats right. And its lowspeed, 2 Miles Per Hour i want to point out there. Are a lot of reasons people are against the technology but one thing is clear, the less people know about how acon the mouse driving works, the more fearful they are. According to aaa, 75 of americans are afraid to even take a ride in a selfdriving car. More than 50 dont want to pay extra for features. But heres where it gets interesting, despite all the want some of the features when they buy new cars because elements of what is called atonias driving are already of the driving are already being built into cars. Now weve had selfdriving cars in the area and tampa is planning to once again become a testing ground for satellite vehicles. Researchers insist its being done to improve safety and with good reason. The latest data shows that nearly 33,000 people died in crashes. And another 2. 3 million were injured in just one year. Its yet to be seen if those numbers will improve once self driving cars really take off. Thanks, lindsey. Virginia Police Officer ashley gwenden will be laid to her body was escorted to hillton memorial chapel. The Prince William county officer was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a Domestic Violence call. It was her first day on patrol. And take a look at the dramatic end of this police chase in south florida after being chased through oakland park. Two suspects jump out of the car and they led police on a foot chase going through yards. They finally surrendered. The two other suspects who did not get into the suv remain at large this morning. Today in florida with just 10 days left in the legislative session, a confirmation hearing for a major state leader. News channel 8s matt galka is in tallahassee to show us what else is on the agenda. Reporter good morning everyone. For day 50 of legislative session, heres whats going on today. State Surgeon GeneralJohn Armstrong faces confirmation is expected to be grilled by a senate committee. The pastor protection act is on the house floor. Marriages. And the Appropriations Committee is considering a bill that would make sweeping state. And volunteer florida will be accepting donate suits theyll give to nonprofits and job seekers that dont have the clothing. Reporting in tallahassee, im matt galka. Thank you, matt. Store. I like being able to bring you forecasts like this. Sunnier morning, we did have none of that today. Right around 60 degrees at 8 00. So we warm up quickly to 72 at noon. And 77 degrees at 3 00 p. M. Under partly cloudy skies. For me, thats the perfect the temperature. I polled that to you on my facebook page. I gave you four choices, 65, 70, 75 or 80. And right now, 65 is in the lead at 43 . Next closer is 75 at 31 . Keep chiming in. Inverness, youre at 4 3. 53 in bartow. 55, sarasota. During the day today, notice very pleasant. Feeling really like spring. Sunny, mid to upper 70s. Tomorrow morning though, a weak cold front is going to get even weaker. As it comes through, theres only a 10 rain chance and the temperatures go down one or two degrees. Thats the sevenday forecast. Leslee, lets check on traffic on the 8s. 75 degrees with sunshine, perfect weather. I wish traffic was perfect. Southbound i75, a big issue, 301 to big bend road. And we have a seven minute commute here. Basically thats a decent commute. And right as you approach gibsonton drive, you start to hit the brakes a little bit. And you are detoured off of the roadway at gibsonton drive. It is all due to a fatal accident here that has all of the southbound lanes tied up. And motorcyclist and a vehicle collided. And again, traffic is diverted off right at gibsonton drive. So take 301 instead. And now lets go ahead and take a live look at this. This is overnight construction, folks, traveling southbound on 275 in pinellas county. This is 54th avenue south. It is blocked. So before you get there, exit at 22nd avenue south and head to u. S. 19 to get back down to 54th. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you. This morning, hundreds will be at havanas cigar festival. Theyll be enjoying that over there. Wet weather conditions are being blamed for a smaller yield this season though. Still cuban officials are reporting industry growth. Americans and cubans alike are awaiting the day that relations normalize between cuba and the u. S. Others do not agree with this. But the hope is many want to an alert for parents. A study suggest medications used to treat adhd may affect bone health in teens. Researchers measured the bone density in children. Those taking adhd medications had significant decreases in bone density compared to peers not taking any prescription drugs. And if you are awake that the hour, we hope you had a full eight hours of sleep. According to new research, a lack of sleep could lead to choices. A study of 14 healthy adults showed sleep restriction boost a chemical in the body that enhances the joy of eating, especially sweet, salty and my goodness. I dont know what you said burger. That looks good. I know. The voice is back on news channel 8. We will explain when you can catch a local competitor on the show. How carnival is expanding the cocktail list. Happening today, some big changes for Carnival Cruise travelers. The cruise line is adding a more expensive onboard Beverage Package including drinks that cost as much as 50 a piece. Before the price was 10. And now leaving guests to stare longingly at the top shelf liquor. Yeah, it is. Well, a new episode of the voice will air tonight on nbc. And you will want to tune in. Coming up tonight on the voice, a contestant from the bay area will take the stage. You can show your stage and watch the performances right here on news channel 8 starting at 8 00 p. M. Its 4 55. Weather and traffic on the 8s is three minutes away. Plus, in the next half hour, students earning while theyre learning. Ill show you a program in the bay area thats helping students score high paying jobs. And its also super tuesday. Ahead, how many delegates are at stake for the president ial candidates today. phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with social security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise hey candidates, rdinary salad, this is a florida berry and citrus salad. The mixing bowl, proudly welcomes the arugula leaves. Lemon juice and Olive Oil Drizzle down. Fresh strawberries, blueberries and oranges tumble into place. Dashed with cheese and topped with candied pecans. Done. Its easy to turn local produce into something extraordinary. Look for fresh from florida products when you shop. Remember, delicious is always time for weather and traffic on the 8s. Temperatures are very comfortable. Warming up to about 77 degrees this afternoon. Thats above the average. We have the this fatal accident. We continue to follow this breaking news southbound i75, all traffic diverted off at gibsonton drive. Take u. S. 310. That is the best alternate southbound instead of i75 at well good morning and gayle guyardo. And im gene ramirez. What youre looking at right here is a live picture of a fatal crash this morning between a motorcycle and a car. This is i75 southbound. Right near gibsonton. We want to go straight to leslee lacey for the latest on this accident. We have seen the images from there, just really terrible. Yeah, very terrible to wake up to a fatal crash. Again, this is southbound on i 75. As you saw in the radio, a lot of activity out there. Some in the video, a lot of activity out there. Southbound all of the traffic is diverted off of the