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Now the candidates are turning their attention to South Carolinas primary. You will want to hear this before you head out the door, problems this morning with a big road project in largo. Those orange barrels lining ulmerton road are there to stay for now. The Company Working on the project just packed up and left. And now a new company is picking up the work. The ulmerton road project was supposed to be done already and now the hope is it will be completed in a few months. And breaking news this morning, right now a home in Safety Harbor is seriously damaged. You can see in this video here, just in to the newsroom, the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office tells us a vehicle hit this home. Its on Martin Luther king street. And now all this happened this morning. And you can see now, the vehicle has been removed. And we are checking to find out what caused this crash. We will have more on this as we learn more this morning. Now at 6 01, lets get a check on weather with meteorologist leigh spann. Things are changing as we clouds will continue to clear out for the next two hours and when you get the clear skies without the sunshine, it allows you to cool down even more. Thats whats happening in Citrus County and around the Crystal River area, youre down to the freezing mark at 32. Overnight. Clouds still in polling and Hillsborough County polk and Hillsborough County. 53 and milder in sarasota. Its breezy but it is not as windy as yesterday morning. The strongest winds are near the coast, pinellas, sarasota, eastern Hillsborough County where were up to about 15 Miles Per Hour. The breeze will kick up throughout the day, helping to keep us chilly again. A high of only 58, well below average, check out tonight, 39. At 6 08, i take you through the day and tell you when you start to warm back up. Leslee is here to help you get the commute started. Harbor, heads up here, its on u. S. 19. And its right by tampa road. So we have a collision with injuries involved, seeing a delay northbound where its rid. Just keep this in mind, 19 at tampa road, crash just happened with injuries. And a vehicle fire, the fire is out now pinellas bay near sun boulevard but activity. Thats a look at weather and traffic. Back to gene and gayle. Thanks, leslee. In your vote, solid victories for two anti establishment candidates in the New Hampshire president ial primaries. Democratic senator Bernie Sanders and Republican Donald Trump are hoping their wins will help them as we head into South Carolinas primary now. Trumps win was big. He claimed 35 of the vote. Ohio Governor John Kasich came in second with 16 . And senator ted cruz rounded out the top three. Bunched together in a tight race for fourth place are our florida candidate, former governor jeb bush and senator marco rubio. As for the democrats, he won 60 of the vote compared to her 38 . News channel 8s Candace Mccowan is in New Hampshire this morning. She shows us what the rules mean for all the candidates. Reporter good morning, gene, good morning, gayle. This place here in New Hampshire was all about the outsiders. They seemed to do very well tuesday night. Donald trump and Bernie Sanders taking the lead in the gop and democratic sides representatively. But we know this is far from over. Former Florida Governor jeb bush had a strong showing. As for senator marco rubio, he didnt do as well. Bush behind donald trump, john kasich almost tieing with ted cruz. Both winners had a strong message to the voters of New Hampshire. What began last week in iowa, what voters here in New Hampshire confirmed tonight is nothing short of the beginning of a political revolution. New hampshire, i want to thank you. We love you. Were going to be back a lot. Were not going to forget you. You started it. Reporter this morning, jeb bush supporter Will Weatherford is telling us that he is confident that trump will not make the same splash in South Carolina as New Hampshire. Its embarrassing that trump would say such vulgar things. If my son or daughter had been in the crowd, i would have been mortified. Reporter jeb bush saying he will continue to South Carolina confident that he will do well. Marco rubio telling supporters promising to do much better thank you. If you want to follow all the election result, head to wfla. Com. We have reaction from candidates and the voters as well. Its 6 50. 6 05. Developing this morning, police want to talk to this man. They think he may know something about a deadly news channel 8s Adrienne Pedersen is working to get us live updates. Reporter good morning, gene. Well, they are not calling him a suspect but they think he might have some information. And they are just trying to track down his name at the very least. And i am talking to supervisors here this morning and theyre telling me that still no arrest in this case. And now lets pull up this guys picture again. Here he is, officers tell us that they dont know anything about him but believe he was in the area at the time of the shooting. The picture is tough to make out but you can tell he has a beard. And now one of the reasons so many of you are clicking on this story on our website is because of this. Youre looking at video from the streaming app periscope. And now this might show the moments Marvin Lancaster gets shot and killed and now developing, christopher houston died in the hospital. That makes eight people shot, two of them dead. Of course, soon i get anymore this guy could be, better pictures or if the place have made any arrest, i will let you know. Gene thank you. Get a close look here. You can share this on social media to help police find him this morning. If you head to the wfla Facebook Page, you will find it there and you can share that to your own social media accounts. Right now, problems this morning with a big road project in Pinellas County. Orange barrels lining ulmerton road in largo are not going away any time soon. 8 on your side learned the Company Working on the project just packed up and left this week. 8 on your sides ryan hughs is there live. And ryan, this was supposed to be finished last month. Reporter good morning to you, gayle. That was certainly the hope but the south americanbased company quit recently. Reporter the company that quit, its based in colombia. Workers were 19 million into that 23 Million Contract when they just walked off the job, leaving commuters dodging barrels and cones, even longer. The company that just took over is called prince. Its based in tampa and has hundreds of millions of dollars worth of road projects underway in florida right now. Now a spokeswoman with the Florida Department of transportation tells 8 on your side the project should be summer. Gayle, it seems like this has been going on forever. So the hope is that it will summer. You can count on 8 on your side to keep track of it and let you know what happens as we go down the road, so to speak. The furious. Nightmare is ongoing . Its been years. Years. There. Ulmerton. Just have patience until its finally finished. Right now, whats going on outside of those barrels. We have got a collision here in the palm harbor area, u. S. 19 right at tampa road. We are starting to see both the southbound and a northbound delay due to the collision. And again, injuries involved so more activity out there. And this accident wrapped up, it was a vehicle that caught fire near sun boulevard. Its gone now. And a good drive across the bay area bridges. Bear trail at richard drive and things are getting busy in downtown tampa. But not as bad as yesterday on the skyway bridge. Thats right. So if youre getting ready for the gasparilla distance classic like i am, its a great time to run. Let me walk you hourbyhour through your day so no matter what time you go for a walk, you will know what to expect. 40s this morning. A slow warmup through the 50s by noon. And 58 at 3 00 p. M. The wind will make it feel cold. And tonight is the coldest night colder. And tonight is the coldest night. Even palm harbor 39. 37 riverview. Freeze warning for st. Louis and hernando counties right warning for citrus and hernando counties right at the freezing mark. The upper 60s friday and saturday. And lovely for valentines day, cooler, mostly clear, guys. Lovely. Yeah. The count down is on to valentines day. And were exploring our feelings. Ahead, the science of love and why we feel different at the beginning and then later on in a relationship. Know what im talking about . No, but i cant wait to find out more. Yeah. And the way a bay areas poochs case is changing the laws that govern our pets today. Its 6 10. Today. Happening today, the bill noun as padis law heads to the governors desk you will remember the dog that was supposed to be put down for biting a 4yearold boy in bradenton. Yeah, news channel 8s Lindsey Mastis joins us live from the tampa news center. Reporter gayle and gene, good morning. This bill would essentially change the way dogs are punished when they bite someone. Right now, dogs in florida are suppose ised to be put down when they bite a human but the law would allow flexible. Padi got a pardon because the judge ruled that the state law is unconstitutional. His case involved a 4yearold boy. The dog bit the childs ear lobe off. The owner, a vet, insisted the child provoked the dog by following it under a desk. But others believe the dog should be put down for biting a child. The new law would make it more clear about when dogs should get a pass. For example, if someone were to climb into a jump yard and the junk yard dog bites the person, by law, youre supposed to put the dog down and that doesnt make sense. So its really a clarifying bill ask its one thats long overdue. Reporter the bill passed unanimously. It will head to governor rick scotts office later today. Bill thats gotten so much attention becomes law. We will have updates onair and on our wfla news app. And i know a lot of folks have opinions on both sides. Thanks. You have to hear this story, they just wanted to buy something nice. And now one familys mansion is reduced to ashes all after a hoverboard caught fire. Yep, it started on the first floor, trapping two of the four kids upstairs. Two kids had to jump from the second floor window the. Thats where they were trapped. And they went right into their dads arms. And now thankfully, no one was hurt. Incredible. Mother nature is turning up the heat out west. Temperatures if the state of washington are reaching into the 60s. Many people are taking advantage of the nice weather and spending some time outside. In southern california, the mercury is shooting up way high into the 80s. Thats what we call a cool day here. Yeah. 8 is on your side to help you navigate romance this valentines day. We are looking at what causes our feelings. News channel 8s Adrienne Pedersen explores the science of love. All right. Here we government. Reporter she believes one of the secrets to a happy marriage is friendship. Just started talking and hanging out. And we were friends first. And still friends now. Reporter according to dr. Scott, a psychology professor, theres more to love or at least attraction than you might think. Theres actually research that we tend to want to be with people that have the same eye and hair color as our parents. Reporter it probably sounds weird but its about comfort with the familiar. Our sense of smell plays a big role. Reporter one thing you can count on, the feelings will change. A lot of people make the mistake, when the initial feeling is over, they feel like, well, maybe im with the wrong person or somethings wrong. Whether its science or not, we fell in love first thing. Reporter in tampa, Adrienne Pedersen, news channel 8. She explains that according to the psychology professor, your brain uses different transmitters at the beginning of the relationship verses a few years in and thats why people feel different. And i know its going to sound cheesy but i buy into the smell thing. We take naps on this shirt and i put on my husbands tshirts because i feel close to him because hes not home. You can do that with the dog the. I dont want to be smelling him. The dog. Not for you. That wouldnt be good. And i want to know more about the phase two situation, whats happening in your brain during phase two. Got to the ask about that. I think you just grow more in love. And find other reasons to love them beyond the first attraction or first science factor there. Well, tough listen to this love story, it was sent from a amy and justin who you see here, they met online. Why is one so much younger than the other . He told her a story about a girl named amy he had a crush on in preschool. Turns out, the it was the same amy. And justins mom found a picture of the little kids. And now they are set to get married in st. Pete this summer. Ive got goose bumps. I dont think think that she think that he has the cooties anymore. Whats in the air besides love . Maybe a little chill. Get closer to your valentine. The skies are clearing as we speak, as i expected so that even with sunshine, were not going to the warm up much. 54 at noon. 58 at 3 00 p. M. I dont expect it to be as windy as yesterday but still breezy. And where its been clearer longer, it is colder. 34 inverness. 32 Crystal River. Tampa dropped to 48 because skies are clear. 46 in Hillsborough County. 53 in sarasota where the clouds have hung around. And again the winds will get stronger, north, northwest 10 to 20 knot, waves 6 to 10 feet. And notice the stronger winds right now are near the coast like pinellas, hillsborough and sarasota counties. Quieter inland. And watch the temperatures through the next couple hours. Theyll continue to drop. Notice the clouds in the southerners and even with sunshine, 10 southern areas, even with sunshine, tampa, 54. The slow creep into the upper 50s. But tonight again, once the skies clear out and the winds calm down, we get into the 30s. So tonight is the coalest night before we see a warming trend. No major congestion but things are getting busier, south 275 around hillsborough avenue, thicker into downtown. Heres i4, look at polk county, looks great from lakeland into bore city. And ybor, seven minute commute. Ehrlich to 5, nine minutes on the veterans expressway but i expect it to get busier over the next 2420 minutes. Thats weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you so much leslee. Taking the video you record next level. Really cool video ahead. One skiers idea thats giving morning. And dont try this at home. And more air bag issues for thousands of vehicles on the road right now. Next, the automaker thats issuing a recall this morning. Its 6 20. Youre watching news channel 8 the new caramel macchiato from dunkin donuts. Let handcrafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramelflavored swirl uplift your mood. Indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. Now an 8 on your side alert. Chrysler is recalling 840,000 vehicles in the u. S. For defective drivers side air bags. It affects 2005 to 2014 model years including the c class, e class, slk and sls sedan, m class, gl class and r class suvs. And the recall affects 2007 to 2014 sprinter and freight liner vans. They insist the recall is only precautionary and no one has been injured. You have got to see this, cool video from a skier. Its perfect for the chilly morning. Look here. Nicholas is the skier here. He shot this in slowmo using an iphone, a tether and im going to add this, a lot of practice. It took him years to perfect this and get the shot but now look at that, the flying snow powder looks like beach waves. And his balancing skillz with a z, thats what it takes to pull this off. Hes skiing with one hand. The other hand is holding the camera. Its called a skifie. A purple heart for a special dog in florida. What he did that earned him the honor. Plus, drivers along a busy road in Pinellas County, yep, not getting relief any time soon. The delay that means the barrels are stick around ba da ba ba ba 6 28. Kids at the bus stop still need a coat, cooler at 47. In fact, we dont warm up much through the day, 58 when they well, use caution on the skyway bridge. Its windy out there. Palm harbor area, this accident roadway. Thats good news, u. S. 19 right around tampa road. It was in the southbound lanes. Again, its off to the shoulder. Lakeland, highway 37, a crash 6 30 on this wednesday i am gene ramirez. And im gayle guyardo. We have breaking information for you. Yeah, the car into the house story on Safety Harbor. Pinellas county Sheriffs Office just now con floridaed that a stolen car slammed into the home on Martin Luther king street. And as you can see here, it left behind serious damage. Were told the chimney and Electrical Panel of the home are damaged and now deputies are looking for three people believed to be inside the car the car took off. The car was stolen from clearwater. The votes are in and these are the big winners in New Hampshire, democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Donald Trump. But for some other republican, the results are giving them hope of carrying on. This campaign is not dead. Were going on the to South Carolina<\/a>s primary. You will want to hear this before you head out the door, problems this morning with a big road project in largo. Those orange barrels lining ulmerton road are there to stay for now. The Company Working<\/a> on the project just packed up and left. And now a new company is picking up the work. The ulmerton road project was supposed to be done already and now the hope is it will be completed in a few months. And breaking news this morning, right now a home in Safety Harbor<\/a> is seriously damaged. You can see in this video here, just in to the newsroom, the Pinellas County<\/a> Sheriffs Office<\/a> tells us a vehicle hit this home. Its on Martin Luther<\/a> king street. And now all this happened this morning. And you can see now, the vehicle has been removed. And we are checking to find out what caused this crash. We will have more on this as we learn more this morning. Now at 6 01, lets get a check on weather with meteorologist leigh spann. Things are changing as we clouds will continue to clear out for the next two hours and when you get the clear skies without the sunshine, it allows you to cool down even more. Thats whats happening in Citrus County<\/a> and around the Crystal River<\/a> area, youre down to the freezing mark at 32. Overnight. Clouds still in polling and Hillsborough County<\/a> polk and Hillsborough County<\/a>. 53 and milder in sarasota. Its breezy but it is not as windy as yesterday morning. The strongest winds are near the coast, pinellas, sarasota, eastern Hillsborough County<\/a> where were up to about 15 Miles Per Hour<\/a>. The breeze will kick up throughout the day, helping to keep us chilly again. A high of only 58, well below average, check out tonight, 39. At 6 08, i take you through the day and tell you when you start to warm back up. Leslee is here to help you get the commute started. Harbor, heads up here, its on u. S. 19. And its right by tampa road. So we have a collision with injuries involved, seeing a delay northbound where its rid. Just keep this in mind, 19 at tampa road, crash just happened with injuries. And a vehicle fire, the fire is out now pinellas bay near sun boulevard but activity. Thats a look at weather and traffic. Back to gene and gayle. Thanks, leslee. In your vote, solid victories for two anti establishment candidates in the New Hampshire<\/a> president ial primaries. Democratic senator Bernie Sanders<\/a> and Republican Donald Trump<\/a> are hoping their wins will help them as we head into South Carolina<\/a>s primary now. Trumps win was big. He claimed 35 of the vote. Ohio Governor John Kasich<\/a> came in second with 16 . And senator ted cruz rounded out the top three. Bunched together in a tight race for fourth place are our florida candidate, former governor jeb bush and senator marco rubio. As for the democrats, he won 60 of the vote compared to her 38 . News channel 8s Candace Mccowan<\/a> is in New Hampshire<\/a> this morning. She shows us what the rules mean for all the candidates. Reporter good morning, gene, good morning, gayle. This place here in New Hampshire<\/a> was all about the outsiders. They seemed to do very well tuesday night. Donald trump and Bernie Sanders<\/a> taking the lead in the gop and democratic sides representatively. But we know this is far from over. Former Florida Governor<\/a> jeb bush had a strong showing. As for senator marco rubio, he didnt do as well. Bush behind donald trump, john kasich almost tieing with ted cruz. Both winners had a strong message to the voters of New Hampshire<\/a>. What began last week in iowa, what voters here in New Hampshire<\/a> confirmed tonight is nothing short of the beginning of a political revolution. New hampshire, i want to thank you. We love you. Were going to be back a lot. Were not going to forget you. You started it. Reporter this morning, jeb bush supporter Will Weatherford<\/a> is telling us that he is confident that trump will not make the same splash in South Carolina<\/a> as New Hampshire<\/a>. Its embarrassing that trump would say such vulgar things. If my son or daughter had been in the crowd, i would have been mortified. Reporter jeb bush saying he will continue to South Carolina<\/a> confident that he will do well. Marco rubio telling supporters promising to do much better thank you. If you want to follow all the election result, head to wfla. Com. We have reaction from candidates and the voters as well. Its 6 50. 6 05. Developing this morning, police want to talk to this man. They think he may know something about a deadly news channel 8s Adrienne Pedersen<\/a> is working to get us live updates. Reporter good morning, gene. Well, they are not calling him a suspect but they think he might have some information. And they are just trying to track down his name at the very least. And i am talking to supervisors here this morning and theyre telling me that still no arrest in this case. And now lets pull up this guys picture again. Here he is, officers tell us that they dont know anything about him but believe he was in the area at the time of the shooting. The picture is tough to make out but you can tell he has a beard. And now one of the reasons so many of you are clicking on this story on our website is because of this. Youre looking at video from the streaming app periscope. And now this might show the moments Marvin Lancaster<\/a> gets shot and killed and now developing, christopher houston died in the hospital. That makes eight people shot, two of them dead. Of course, soon i get anymore this guy could be, better pictures or if the place have made any arrest, i will let you know. Gene thank you. Get a close look here. You can share this on social media to help police find him this morning. If you head to the wfla Facebook Page<\/a>, you will find it there and you can share that to your own social media accounts. Right now, problems this morning with a big road project in Pinellas County<\/a>. Orange barrels lining ulmerton road in largo are not going away any time soon. 8 on your side learned the Company Working<\/a> on the project just packed up and left this week. 8 on your sides ryan hughs is there live. And ryan, this was supposed to be finished last month. Reporter good morning to you, gayle. That was certainly the hope but the south americanbased company quit recently. Reporter the company that quit, its based in colombia. Workers were 19 million into that 23 Million Contract<\/a> when they just walked off the job, leaving commuters dodging barrels and cones, even longer. The company that just took over is called prince. Its based in tampa and has hundreds of millions of dollars worth of road projects underway in florida right now. Now a spokeswoman with the Florida Department<\/a> of transportation tells 8 on your side the project should be summer. Gayle, it seems like this has been going on forever. So the hope is that it will summer. You can count on 8 on your side to keep track of it and let you know what happens as we go down the road, so to speak. The furious. Nightmare is ongoing . Its been years. Years. There. Ulmerton. Just have patience until its finally finished. Right now, whats going on outside of those barrels. We have got a collision here in the palm harbor area, u. S. 19 right at tampa road. We are starting to see both the southbound and a northbound delay due to the collision. And again, injuries involved so more activity out there. And this accident wrapped up, it was a vehicle that caught fire near sun boulevard. Its gone now. And a good drive across the bay area bridges. Bear trail at richard drive and things are getting busy in downtown tampa. But not as bad as yesterday on the skyway bridge. Thats right. So if youre getting ready for the gasparilla distance classic like i am, its a great time to run. Let me walk you hourbyhour through your day so no matter what time you go for a walk, you will know what to expect. 40s this morning. A slow warmup through the 50s by noon. And 58 at 3 00 p. M. The wind will make it feel cold. And tonight is the coldest night colder. And tonight is the coldest night. Even palm harbor 39. 37 riverview. Freeze warning for st. Louis and hernando counties right warning for citrus and hernando counties right at the freezing mark. The upper 60s friday and saturday. And lovely for valentines day, cooler, mostly clear, guys. Lovely. Yeah. The count down is on to valentines day. And were exploring our feelings. Ahead, the science of love and why we feel different at the beginning and then later on in a relationship. Know what im talking about . No, but i cant wait to find out more. Yeah. And the way a bay areas poochs case is changing the laws that govern our pets today. Its 6 10. Today. Happening today, the bill noun as padis law heads to the governors desk you will remember the dog that was supposed to be put down for biting a 4yearold boy in bradenton. Yeah, news channel 8s Lindsey Mastis<\/a> joins us live from the tampa news center. Reporter gayle and gene, good morning. This bill would essentially change the way dogs are punished when they bite someone. Right now, dogs in florida are suppose ised to be put down when they bite a human but the law would allow flexible. Padi got a pardon because the judge ruled that the state law is unconstitutional. His case involved a 4yearold boy. The dog bit the childs ear lobe off. The owner, a vet, insisted the child provoked the dog by following it under a desk. But others believe the dog should be put down for biting a child. The new law would make it more clear about when dogs should get a pass. For example, if someone were to climb into a jump yard and the junk yard dog bites the person, by law, youre supposed to put the dog down and that doesnt make sense. So its really a clarifying bill ask its one thats long overdue. Reporter the bill passed unanimously. It will head to governor rick scotts office later today. Bill thats gotten so much attention becomes law. We will have updates onair and on our wfla news app. And i know a lot of folks have opinions on both sides. Thanks. You have to hear this story, they just wanted to buy something nice. And now one familys mansion is reduced to ashes all after a hoverboard caught fire. Yep, it started on the first floor, trapping two of the four kids upstairs. Two kids had to jump from the second floor window the. Thats where they were trapped. And they went right into their dads arms. And now thankfully, no one was hurt. Incredible. Mother nature is turning up the heat out west. Temperatures if the state of washington are reaching into the 60s. Many people are taking advantage of the nice weather and spending some time outside. In southern california, the mercury is shooting up way high into the 80s. Thats what we call a cool day here. Yeah. 8 is on your side to help you navigate romance this valentines day. We are looking at what causes our feelings. News channel 8s Adrienne Pedersen<\/a> explores the science of love. All right. Here we government. Reporter she believes one of the secrets to a happy marriage is friendship. Just started talking and hanging out. And we were friends first. And still friends now. Reporter according to dr. Scott, a psychology professor, theres more to love or at least attraction than you might think. Theres actually research that we tend to want to be with people that have the same eye and hair color as our parents. Reporter it probably sounds weird but its about comfort with the familiar. Our sense of smell plays a big role. Reporter one thing you can count on, the feelings will change. A lot of people make the mistake, when the initial feeling is over, they feel like, well, maybe im with the wrong person or somethings wrong. Whether its science or not, we fell in love first thing. Reporter in tampa, Adrienne Pedersen<\/a>, news channel 8. She explains that according to the psychology professor, your brain uses different transmitters at the beginning of the relationship verses a few years in and thats why people feel different. And i know its going to sound cheesy but i buy into the smell thing. We take naps on this shirt and i put on my husbands tshirts because i feel close to him because hes not home. You can do that with the dog the. I dont want to be smelling him. The dog. Not for you. That wouldnt be good. And i want to know more about the phase two situation, whats happening in your brain during phase two. Got to the ask about that. I think you just grow more in love. And find other reasons to love them beyond the first attraction or first science factor there. Well, tough listen to this love story, it was sent from a amy and justin who you see here, they met online. Why is one so much younger than the other . He told her a story about a girl named amy he had a crush on in preschool. Turns out, the it was the same amy. And justins mom found a picture of the little kids. And now they are set to get married in st. Pete this summer. Ive got goose bumps. I dont think think that she think that he has the cooties anymore. Whats in the air besides love . Maybe a little chill. Get closer to your valentine. The skies are clearing as we speak, as i expected so that even with sunshine, were not going to the warm up much. 54 at noon. 58 at 3 00 p. M. I dont expect it to be as windy as yesterday but still breezy. And where its been clearer longer, it is colder. 34 inverness. 32 Crystal River<\/a>. Tampa dropped to 48 because skies are clear. 46 in Hillsborough County<\/a>. 53 in sarasota where the clouds have hung around. And again the winds will get stronger, north, northwest 10 to 20 knot, waves 6 to 10 feet. And notice the stronger winds right now are near the coast like pinellas, hillsborough and sarasota counties. Quieter inland. And watch the temperatures through the next couple hours. Theyll continue to drop. Notice the clouds in the southerners and even with sunshine, 10 southern areas, even with sunshine, tampa, 54. The slow creep into the upper 50s. But tonight again, once the skies clear out and the winds calm down, we get into the 30s. So tonight is the coalest night before we see a warming trend. No major congestion but things are getting busier, south 275 around hillsborough avenue, thicker into downtown. Heres i4, look at polk county, looks great from lakeland into bore city. And ybor, seven minute commute. Ehrlich to 5, nine minutes on the veterans expressway but i expect it to get busier over the next 2420 minutes. Thats weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you so much leslee. Taking the video you record next level. Really cool video ahead. One skiers idea thats giving morning. And dont try this at home. And more air bag issues for thousands of vehicles on the road right now. Next, the automaker thats issuing a recall this morning. Its 6 20. Youre watching news channel 8 the new caramel macchiato from dunkin donuts. Let handcrafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramelflavored swirl uplift your mood. Indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. Now an 8 on your side alert. Chrysler is recalling 840,000 vehicles in the u. S. For defective drivers side air bags. It affects 2005 to 2014 model years including the c class, e class, slk and sls sedan, m class, gl class and r class suvs. And the recall affects 2007 to 2014 sprinter and freight liner vans. They insist the recall is only precautionary and no one has been injured. You have got to see this, cool video from a skier. Its perfect for the chilly morning. Look here. Nicholas is the skier here. He shot this in slowmo using an iphone, a tether and im going to add this, a lot of practice. It took him years to perfect this and get the shot but now look at that, the flying snow powder looks like beach waves. And his balancing skillz with a z, thats what it takes to pull this off. Hes skiing with one hand. The other hand is holding the camera. Its called a skifie. A purple heart for a special dog in florida. What he did that earned him the honor. Plus, drivers along a busy road in Pinellas County<\/a>, yep, not getting relief any time soon. The delay that means the barrels are stick around ba da ba ba ba 6 28. Kids at the bus stop still need a coat, cooler at 47. In fact, we dont warm up much through the day, 58 when they well, use caution on the skyway bridge. Its windy out there. Palm harbor area, this accident roadway. Thats good news, u. S. 19 right around tampa road. It was in the southbound lanes. Again, its off to the shoulder. Lakeland, highway 37, a crash 6 30 on this wednesday i am gene ramirez. And im gayle guyardo. We have breaking information for you. Yeah, the car into the house story on Safety Harbor<\/a>. Pinellas county Sheriffs Office<\/a> just now con floridaed that a stolen car slammed into the home on Martin Luther<\/a> king street. And as you can see here, it left behind serious damage. Were told the chimney and Electrical Panel<\/a> of the home are damaged and now deputies are looking for three people believed to be inside the car the car took off. The car was stolen from clearwater. The votes are in and these are the big winners in New Hampshire<\/a>, democrat Bernie Sanders<\/a> and Republican Donald Trump<\/a>. But for some other republican, the results are giving them hope of carrying on. This campaign is not dead. Were going on the to South Carolina<\/a>. Going on to South Carolina<\/a>. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie<\/a> is not sure he will continue on to South Carolina<\/a>. Today he is going home to new jersey to assess his president ial bid and see where he goes from here. Are there more victims . Thats the big question this morning. Investigators are tracking a st. Pete taekwondo instructor accused of molesting kids. This is the guy right here, his name is andrew kim. He faces three charges linked to inappropriately touching young girls. Its 6 31 on this wednesday morning. Lets check in with meteorologist leigh spann. Yeah, the sky, look at this, still some in sarasota, manatee county. Everywhere else waking up to clear skies. Look at this, now just dropped to 39 in zephyrhills. Clearwater and tampa down to 48. The skies have cleared out. 46 plant city. And the clouds have hung tough and its milder. 53 in sarasota. And now still breezy this morning but not as gusty as yesterday. And the strongest winds through the morn willing be near the coast in pinellas, western hillsborough and manatee and sarasota. But the winds are coming out of the north so we never warm up. High today of 58 degrees. Thats 15 degrees below average. At 6 38,ville the wind speed forecast 6 38, i will have the wind speed forecast. The traffic forecast, getting slower, folks. Lets look. Weve still got a decent drive thru ybor city, up to drive through ybor city, up to seven minutes. Ehrlich to 275, a 10 minute and the accident in palm harbor, off to the shoulder, u. S. 19 at tampa road, not going to slow you down. And lakeland, pipkin road at highway 30, a collision. And there are injuries involved in this accident. Good drive away from plant city. And quick reminder, one lane southbound bay shore boulevard blocked at hawthorne due to road work. Thats a look at weather and traffic. Back to gene and gayle. All right. Right now, theres no end in sight for a big traffic mess in Pinellas County<\/a>. Construction continues on ulmerton road in largo and we continued the Company Behind<\/a> up and left. The roadway has been a pain for drivers for years now. 8 on your sides ryan hughs is live along ulmerton road. And with the company out now, when should this be finished . Reporter at this point, thats up in the air. The Company Working<\/a> on the project defaulted back in mid january. Theres a new Company Onboard<\/a> now that must pick up the to have this finished within several months. Theyre doing some night work. They have one or two crews right now and we have been told by next week they can bring in more crews and get the job done by summer hopefully. Reporter the company that just took over is called prince, its based in tampa and has hundreds of millions of dollars worth of road projects underway in florida right now. The company that quit, its based in south america. Workers were 19 million into the 23 Million Contract<\/a> when they simply walked off the job, leaving commuters in the lurch. Now the company also walked away from two other road projects in arcadia and north port. This is a live look at the sign that is on the road side that says it should be finished by spring but now its unlikely that will happen. Back to you. After all these years of company just walks off the job, unbelievable. Reporter sad. Thanks, ryan. It is day five of the search for a shooter in a strip club. Right now, police want to talk to this guy right here. He is considered a person of interest. They think he might know more about what happened. News channel 8s Adrienne Pedersen<\/a> is tracking the case live from Tampa Police Headquarters<\/a> this morning and it sounds like the officers are being extremely careful in how they word this. Reporter thats exactly right. Theyll not call this person a suspect but instead, theyre just telling us that they want to talk to him. I did print out the picture. It is difficult to see but you can tell that he has a beard there. And you know, theyre just explaining that they dont know his name. So any information will help. I do want to go ahead and show you video though. Im sure youve ever seen it at this point but its really so interesting. And thats why its one of the website right now. It is periscope video thats a streaming app, and it might show the moments Marvin Lancaster<\/a> gets shot and killed. And also develop, police now tell us christopher houston died in the hospital. And lets show the person of interest one more time. Talking about. Again, not easy to see but maybe if you know him, you will know who it is. Police believe he was in the area at time of the shooting. And of course, we will stay in touch with police and we will let you know if they get more information on this person, maybe a name or perhaps better pictures that we can pass along to you. It seems like if you know this guys, even though the picture is fuzzy, you could thank you, adrienne. Just go to our Facebook Page<\/a> and hit share. This morning, a stolen an employee found the piece in a box outside the Center Tuesday<\/a> morning. Inside that box they found this, the 25,000 glass chihuly sculpture. It was not damaged thankfully. Police are still trying to track down the thief. This morning, theyll continue to review more than 24 hours of Surveillance Video<\/a> from 28 security cameras in the gallery. Its also a big day for president barack obama. Today he will return to the place where his political career began. Springfield, illinois. Thats where he served in the state senate for nearly eight years and you may remember, its also the place where he announced his president ial campaign in 2007. President barack obama is expected to make a move for political unity. Today michigans governor will propose spending millions of dollars to deal with the water emergency in flint. The city is struggle canning leadcontaminated water. Million to update infrastructure. The city hopes that will go towards replacing lead contaminated pipes throughout flint. The number of open jobs in the u. S. Is at a record high. The Labor Department<\/a> reports 5. 6 million jobs went unfilled in december. But many people dont have the skills to fill the jobs. Many require training such as plumbers and electricians. Today we could get an idea of when or if Interest Rates<\/a> will go up. Federal reserve chairman janet yellen will address congress later. Investors will hang on her every word, of course, to determine if the feds will raise rates in march. Her testimony comes just months after the rates were raised for the first time in years. Its 6 38. We want to get a check on weather and traffic on the 8s. Man, a chilly start here at 6 38. The skies are clearing out. And just starting to see the and after that, we see the temperatures climb up, yeah, theyll get warmer each hour but not a lot. We go from 47 at 8 00 a. M. To 50 at 10 00. And 54 by your lunch break. And around 58 degrees at 3 00 p. M. And thats well below average for sure. And the breeze, make it feel colder than tonight. Our coldest night as we drop into the 30s. And what happens with the wind speed, step outside rite now and you will feel the breeze, its out of the north but its not as strong as yesterday. And we will get that light breeze through the morning. And hold up, here comes the lunch break, where the wind speeds get to 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour<\/a>. And then headed home from work at 5 00 p. M. And then 15 to Miles Per Hour<\/a>. But what think is, after the sun sets, the winds relax and that allows us to drop into the 30s overnight and that will be the coldest night because we see the warming trend, 62 tomorrow and 69 for friday and 68 for saturday and valentines day at 6 5. How about traffic first of all, congratulations for emoji woman for making an appearance. Yeah, we have a couple. Yes, we do. Congestion starting to happen because we are getting closer to rush hour. Bearss avenue to i4, up to about 13 minutes southbound on 275. And look at this, tampa, kennedy to ashley, off the Howard Franklin<\/a> bridge, we have the fourth lane that extends over to himes. Good drive off the bridge but southbound into tampa, slow and go. And 275 right through the heart of tampa, looks good, gorgeous sunrise in the distance. And look at, this right around hillsborough avenue, you are starting to see it get sticky this the area. Lakeland, downtown lakeland, typical, pipkin road at highway 37, we have a collision with crash. A great drive on i4, ybor city starting to get busy. And then a reminer southbound on bay shore boulevard at hawthorne road, we have one lane taken away. Theyre working on the road. The water main has been replaced but road restoration is going on. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. And now back to gene and gayle. Okay. Thank you. We have Something Special<\/a> for you. Thats right. Its happening in california. So very early for them but any minute now, we will see the delta 4 rocket launch from the air force base in california. And now the Space Launch Complex<\/a> there, just 10 seconds away. Now this was actually getting launched in support of national defense. Here we go. Three, two, one. And liftoff of the United Launch Alliance<\/a> delta 4 rocket carrying the nrol mission for the National Reconnaissance<\/a> office. Again, theres the perfect launch happening out in california. Love to bring those to you live. Again, Just Launched<\/a> the delta 4 rock fret the air force base national defense. Righton time and looks like weather cooperated beautifully. Looked great. Well be back after a short meet leon. A sea lion with a big personality. You might describe him as bubbly, a little nosey, and a lot of friendly. Come make a new friend. Or maybe a few. With a seaworld fun card you pay all year. Enjoy amazing shows, rides and events. The sooner you buy one, the sooner the fun starts. So come meet leon, the bubbly sea lion. Fastest coaster in orlando. Coming this summer. New hampshire i want to thank you, we love you. Were going to be back a lot. Remember, you started it. This morning, donald trump is celebrating his win in the republican president ial New Hampshire<\/a> primary. Trump had solid numbers with both men and women and also with firsttime voters. And on the democratic side, senator Bernie Sanders<\/a> is on top this morning. Yeah, even though New Hampshire<\/a> is still tallying vote, the candidates are on social media and talk about their results. Right now, nhprimary is trending here in the tampa bay area. News channel 8s Lindsey Mastis<\/a> has been following the tweets and posts and has the morning alert. Whats the reaction from the they are all thanking voters. Thats despite so many experiencing a disappointing night. Now take a look here. We have the latest numbers right now. Florida senator marco rubio is coming in fifth place, just behind our former governor, jeb bush. And now even though they came out in a similar spot, this is being considered a step up for bush but a big step down for senator rubio. And you know what, he is blaming himself for his poor performance. To twitter. He says our disappointment tonight is not on you, its on me. I did not do well on saturday night. So listen to this, that will never happen again. Hes referring to his debate performance. And Hillary Rodham<\/a> clinton is also posting to twitter. Sanders. And now the winners arent boasting much this time around including trump. He tweeted, thank you to New Hampshire<\/a>, i love you. And he posted this picture of his family traveling with him. And senator sanders tweeted this, he says when we stand together, we win. Thank you, New Hampshire<\/a>. A lot of people are sharing this image this morning on social media. We want to know what you think of the outcome. I was on Facebook Live<\/a> earlier so you can join the discussion there. Just head to my Facebook Page<\/a>, wflalindsey. Just search the 8alert. New this morning, china reports its fist case of the zika virus involving a man who recently visited venezuela. More than 950 antibody tests arrived from the cdc. The test is for pregnant women and new mothers. It will tell them if theyve ever had the zika virus. We are hearing for the first time from some of the victims of a man accused of the 81yearold has 18 stitches in his head. Both of his eyes are black and blue as you see there. One nearly swollen shut. But look at the video. Yeah, hes counting his blessings after sundays attack. Suddenly he came towards me and his hand was behind his back. I didnt know he had anything in his hand. And he just struck me over the head. Wow. Look at. That the 22yearold suspect is facing now a long list of charges including attempted murder, car jacking, also aggravated assault. And listen to what he told police, he told police he had just watched a movie and wanted to kill evil. Look how the mans wife is trying to help. Poor thing. Thats horrible. In volusia county, the efforts of this sheriffs k9 are being recognized. He have wounded in the line of duty last year. And he now has a purple heart and a medal of valor to show for it. He was shot in the neck while shot and wounded his girlfriend during a domestic disturbance. Can we get him a treat too . Maybe groomed. Its 6 48. Nothing like a day at the spa. A lot of clear skies now after the overnight clouds. This is the way it looks in sun city center, 49 degrees. A chilly start to the day, cooler than yesterday. And a breeze but not that gust that we had yesterday morning. 47 degrees at 8 00. And i expect the winds to get stronger through the day. , 54 at noon. And an afternoon high of 58. Thats well below average. Certainly cool although still breezy, making it feel colder and. Zephyrhills, youre now down to 38. Were at 32 in Crystal River<\/a> in innerv. And clearwater, now down to 47. And 46 in fish hawk. And 53 in sarasota at this point. I checked in with betty in plant city in eastern Hillsborough County<\/a>, shes at 46. Winds will get stronger through offshore. So the seas building 6 to 10 feet, thats down from yesterday but still very high for us. In fact, theres a High Surf Advisory<\/a> and as a matter of law craft advisory because the winds are continuing to come in out of the north. That scattered the clouds out overmight. Thats why its cool they are morning. Chilly, breezy and sunny again today. And once the winds relax overnight, tomorrow morning is going to be our coldest. And we have a freeze warning for citrus and hernando counties. And all of us starting in the 30s except places near the coast. Its going to be a sunny day tomorrow, still cool at 62. And 69 friday. 68 on saturday. And actually another cold front, dry cold front comes through saturday so that valentines day is a little cooler but comfortable at 65. All right. A look at the roadways, things are starting to get busy, folks. Pressing into rush hour so seeing slow downs westbound i4 through ybor city, up to nine minutes. Slowing down southbound on our veterans expressway, pretty typical. Look at 275, heres the slow part, bearss avenue to i4, up to 19 minutes now. Southbound on 275, still a good drive off the Howard Franklin<\/a> bridge. And lets look in the heart of downtown, and right at jefferson, moving at decent speeds, about 45, 50 Miles Per Hour<\/a> but gets slow past hillsborough avenue here southbound. All right, lets move over now and look at lakeland. We do have an accident, folks, on pipkin road at highway 37, a the general vicinity. And we have injuries involved in the accident. Downtown lakeland, pockets of bad. The lakeland area. And all the way to ybor city and then hit the brakes. Southbound lay shore at hawthorne, one lane take anway. That should wrap up friday. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you, leslee. What you need to know and governor rick scott is getting his pen ready today. The law inspired by a bay area dog. How it could impact your pets. And it should have been done by now, up next, what one company is doing to pick up the slack someone else left on ulmerton road. This morning, there are problems with a road project in Pinellas County<\/a>. News channel 8s ryan hughes is live on ulmerton road in largo where the orange barrels wont be going away any time soon. Reporter good morning, you guys, once again. It could be months and months before the construction behind me is finished. That is not good news for people who driveway on a regular basis. Its based in tampa and it has hundreds of millions of dollars the company that quit is based in south america. Workers were 19 million into a 23 Million Contract<\/a> when they simply walked off the job. We will keep you posted on things from here. Live in largo, ryan hugh, news channel 8. Thank you. Hughes, news channel 8. Thank you. Police are looking for this man. They believe he could help solve this case. He was caught on video inside club rain the night of the shooting. Investigators are not calling him a suspect. Instead, they just want to talk to him because he was so close to the shooter that might. Eight people were shot. Two of those died. Pinellas county Sheriffs Office<\/a> is now confirming a stolen car slammed into this home on Martin Luther<\/a> king street leaving serious damage. You can see the chimney and Electrical Panel<\/a> are messed up. Deputies are looking for the three people inside the car that took off. They tell us the car was stolen out of clearwater. Expected to sign pad theis law today. The dog bit a little boy. And he was automatically set to be euthanized. And new law will allow more flexibility in deciding the fate of dogs that bite humans. The New Hampshire<\/a> votes are in. Democrats favored senator Bernie Sanders<\/a> who credited his win to a huge voter turnout. And republicans, donald trump won big. The campaign now moves to South Carolina<\/a>. But Chris Christie<\/a> is headed to new jersey for a breather after coming in sixth. When you step out the door this morning, cooler than yesterday. Look at auburndale, you just dropped 40. 53 in bradenton. And yes, near the freezing mark in Crystal River<\/a> and inverness. So it is cooler, its breezy. During the day, the winds from the north will keep you from warming up very much. 54 at noon. 58 at 3 00 p. M. Thats about 15 degrees below average. And we have a chilly night tonight down into the 30s. And we wont see the stronger winds. Warming trend into up ther 60s by the weekend. Valentines day looks nice. 65, not bad for heart day. Westbound i4, hitting the brakes. Ybor city area, 301 to 275, nine minutes. 17 minutes here on the veterans expressway from ehrlich to 275. So southbound heavy. And look at this, away if bearss down to hillsborough, really heavy south 275. And a crash fowler avenue by the interstate. 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