Primary election and all the candidates expressed our states importance. Reporter ashley yore live with what you need to know before you head out to vote today. Good morning. Reporter good morning. State. And your vote counts. I just checked in and about more than 10,000 of you have Hillsborough County. We want to make sure you have everything that you need when you go out and vote today. Like your id, make sure youre bringing a photo id with you, drivers license is easy but nine different types of id are accepted. You also want to know your polling place ahead of time. Your ballot is going to be waiting for you when you get there, if you still need to know where to go you can head to votehillsborough. Org, click on the precinct finder or call the supervisor of elections. Ballot and its not already well on its way it needs to be at the supervisor of Elections Office by 7 00 tonight. You can drop them off at any of the four offices today that youre looking at on your screen. You have to do it before that 7 00 deadline. This morning i spoke with the supervisor of elections about what it means to have the National Focus on florida. Were used to that. The electorate in florida is about split down the middle so we see this constantly. Were always in the limelight so thats why we always prepare for it. Reporter he says the county has brand new tabulation machines this year. You still feed it into the machine but you will now be able to see your ballot was accepted right away or if its rejected. And why that happened. Youre also going to check in on ipad minis. Polling locations are open until 7 00 tonight. People have been streaming in information that you need, that i just went over is also going to be on abcactionnews. Com. Click on story links. Coming up in the next halfhour im going to talk to a local expert about what it means for florida to have all of you going out to vote today. Of course very important. For now reporting live in tampa, ashley yore, abc action news. Donald trumps volunteers in tampa are out waving signs, knocking on doors and cold calling voters now trying to get them to head to the polls. They got a head start last night placinghands of signs at place are hundreds of signs across hillsborough. Some say hes the strongest candidate because they say he will create jobs and protect americans from terrorists and also stop imlegal immigration. I dont agree with everything he says but i feel he did mention things that i have been thinking about for a ability and the guts to let everybody know and nothings holding him back. Marea is a cuban american that said at first she supported senator marco rubio but changed to trump saying rubio needs more work before he can deliver on his campaign promises. Trump will be in palm beach tonight where he plans to speak at the mar a lago club at 9 00. Meanwhile rubio is hoping supporters turn their loyalty into votes today. Polls show hes trailing both donald trump and ted cruz. In a final pitch to voters at trumps leadership style. Leadership is not go going to an angry and frustrated people and say you should be frustrated. That is not leadership. You know what that is . That is called dom going tory dangerous. Rubio is referring to the rash of violence and chaos at trump rallies over the weekend. North carolina authorities inciting a riot after that 78 yearold man punched a protester in the face at the against it. Rubio will be in miami tonight for what he calls a florida primary night celebration. On the democratic side Hillary Clinton is expected to cruise to an easy victory in florida over senator Bernie Sanders. There are 246 delegates at stake today. So no matter the outcome shell thank supporters at the Palm Beach CountyConvention Center while sanders will spend the night in arizona. Reporter lauren rosello will be in south florida tonight covering clintons speech. The team will be live tonight tracking all the candidates in a special democracy 2016 Program Starting at 7 00. We will be live with the results as the polls close and well have in depth analysis throughout the night. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders plans to host a rally this phoenix. Yesterday he traveled to ohio and North Carolina. The vermont senator spoke last here in florida sanders, as we mentioned is polling behind clinton but he still says that hes confident hes going to be pulling out an upset. You can count on abc action news as we take you through the florida primary today. Youll get full coverage as crews are spread out across the state. Then join us tonight at 7 00 for a special newscast devoted to dhoksy 2016 democracy 2016. Want to check in with ivan for a look at the primary day forecast. Its pretty foggy in places. Foggy across the bridge. Most of us not seeing the fog though and peninsulawide in great shape for peninsula wide, in great shape for super near 90. Well. Nothing to stop from you heading to the polls. Temperatures will be in the 80s this afternoon, but the issue continues this morning, with the fog, its still very dense right along the coast because of the flow off the water. The upper 70s to lower 80s. Big changes in the extended forecast. We have rain on the way for the latter part of the week. And big cooldown. Well talk about that. First one more check with janelle here, still closed. We just checked with fhp, still closed no word on when its going to reopen so keep checking twitter and keep it posted to abc action news for the latest on that. Heres the backup even though weve been telling folks all morning that the skyway is closed looks like people are still heading that way. Southbound 275, once you get to 54th they are going to turn you around and make you head back north on 275. Looks like the backup from the skyway extends to 22nd avenue. If you need to head somewhere along here you want to take u. S. 19. Avoid 275 because that was the backup you just saw. As far as the alternates, the other bridges, the Howard Frankland and gab gab both running gandy bridge both running about 15 minutes to cross now. The gandy though youre going to hit some congestion trying to get to the selmon which is come south on i57 so give yourself extra time there. And if youre taking the Howard Frankland across youre going to have to deal with this crash on northbound 275 at ashley. We still have roadblock there. And drive times from the Howard Frankland to i4 is taking 25 minutes now. So once you crass the bridge you still have to deal with that if youre trying to go to i75. This is also causing delays coming into tampa on i4, 21 minutes just to get from 75 to 275. Updating you now on breaking news we brought you this morning from chicago. Chicago police are holding a woman for questioning this morning after three officers were shot and hurt in a shootout. A Police Spokesman says five Police Officers were investigating two people, a man and woman, being held for questioning after reported drug activity in a west side neighborhood. That is when they say the man ran between two buildings, opened fire on the officers hitting them multiple times. That man. The officer suffered non life threatening injuries. In pasco county a man heads to court after leading deputies on a violent chase and this morning were learning its not his first time pulling off a similar stunt. The sheriff says the latest incident started when deputies tried to stop a man weaving down a road in trinity in a landscaping truck. Investigators say the driver was swerving so badly as he headed south on little road. The sheriff says deputies tried to get that 46yearold, christopher conte, to pull over. He refused and instead deputies say conte kept swerving leading them on a slow speed chase. When he got to the intersection of trinity boulevard and eastlake road Officials Say he rammed into two patrol cars and tried to hit two others. The supervisors were able to get out of the way and not be struck. We ended up getting him after using stop sticks, utilized and finally the vehicle mechanically failed and we were able to get him and take him safely into custody with no injuries. Deputies searching that truck after found drugs inside and this morning conte is facing several felony charges including aggravated battery on a Law Enforcement officer. The sheriff says conte has an extensive criminal history including drugs and Previous Police chase. This morning, a st. Petersburg man is accused of his neighborhood. Police say Kenneth Harrington saw kids passing by as he was sitting on his porch sunday night. The arrest report says the 48 yearold told them keep walking. They stopped, started to ask questions and that is when the children say he pulled out a gun and pointed it at them. Harrington now faces charges. This morning viral video shows the moment things getting physical between a Police Officer and woman in south florida. Keep watching here. That Police Officer throws that woman down to the pavement hard. This all happened in cape coral. The officer was called to they were shouting at each other. She admits she was drunk when this whole thing happened. I want you to stop knock it off. Uncalled for, sir a witness posted this video on facebook. The victim calls it Excessive Force saying shes covered in scratches and bruises. The officer then pulls the woman up off the pavement telling the crowd shes faking being injured. That officer is on administrative leave. And the mayor of cape coral is asking people not to pass judgment until the investigation is complete. Still ahead, a show of support for womens rights backfires. What was published in a School Newspaper forcing the principal temporarily off the job. March madness is here. We can help you with your new information in this morning. North korea now says its planning blastic missile tests, the kind capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. New pictures show the north Korean Leader with a ballistic rocket simulation. Now the south korean president is warning the north to be ready to accept the consequences if it doesnt stop its nuclear ambitions. Last week north korea fired two short range Ballistic Missiles out to sea. Last weekend the u. S. And south korea started joint military exercises. 9 15. Theres a desperate search for a 13yearold girl who may have been kidnapped. Texas authorities are issuing an amber alert telling reporters this teen is in grave danger. Deputies issuing that alert for Adrianna Coronado shortly after finding her fathers burned body in a rural area. Detectives believe he was shot and then set on fire. Officials say that girl may have been with him when he was authorities are not releasing any other details about a potential suspect or motive in this case. Coronado was last seen two days before her fathers death. Updating you on breaking news we first brought to you yesterday morning. The probe into what caused this packed amtrak Train Derailment in kansas is zeroing in on the condition of the train tracks. The ntsb says there are signs that the rail was misalined but its too soon to tell exactly what caused seven of the cars to go off the tracks. Early yesterday morning more than 30 people were hurt in that accident. But most of the nearly 150 people on board walked away without injuries. Were told the strain was going the speed train was going the speed limit just before it went off the tracks. The ohio man accused of killing his brother at church last month is expected in court today. Daniel schuyler is expected to be arraigned on murder charges. A disagreement over inheritance may be the motive. In 2011 daniel sued family money from the real estate value of the church but a court ruled against him. Court records indicate daniel has a history of mental illness, is in jail without bond. Court members at a Montana School district are upholding a High School Principals suspension for allowing topless pictures and curse words in a student newspaper. Authorities say jane bennet violated policy. It received three days of un she received three days of unpaid suspension. Her lawyer insists she didnt violate policy and are deciding whether or not to appeal the latest ruling. Filling out your ncaa bracket and would like to win the office pool this year. John matarese joins us with some tips from the pros so you dont waste your money choosing your teams. Reporter the web site savingsadvice. Com analyzed past winners and say many people their heart, not their head. This is not a time to vote for the little guy. That 15th or 16th seed you have fallen in love with, Savings Advice says 16th seed has never beat an number one seed and 15 seeds rarely win. To improve odds the report says choose teams from big conferences. They typically win at tourney time. Also a number one seeded team wins it all 52 of the time. So that is your best odds. It warns the last cinderella winner was unlv in 1990, that was a quarter century ago. So its fun to root for a Cinderella Team that makes an upset or two the odds say they wont go all the way. Winners are almost always from big schools, big conference was a recent winning streak. Of course ill probably be wrong. But as always dont waste your money. Im john matarese. Abc action news. We have a live look now at the Baptist Church where people are casting votes now in the florida primary. Going to the polls. Sunshine, nice. You may need an umbrella to keep you from getting too much sun. Its going to be so warm in parts here. And humid as well. By the way, you have not put your jackets and sweaters away . Dont tell me were going to need them again. Well talk about that in a second. Your super tuesday forecast. Upper 80s to around 90. Nothing that would preclude you, again, from the polls as far as weather related concerns. Its just very hot. So keep yourself hydrated if youre heading out. Our heat indices in the upper 80s. The other states that are going to be participating in the primaries, North Carolinas final high is fine. The case is northeastern missouri and into illinois, Severe Weather expected later this afternoon and into the evening. Im thinking nasty thunderstorms. So they get better get out early. The water were getting that and the low visibility. Still across portionings of Sarasota County looking at very dense fog especially in the skyway where were well above the surface, that is where the cloud layer is now. It looks good in florida. Theres that quick moving system. Will get out of North Carolina in a second. For us it will be fog again as we head through tomorrow. Very humid this afternoon. Then that sea fog developing again. After tomorrow things start to get a little more complicated. I think this is a little overdone as far as the computer model forecast but were going to keep showers i think in the thursday forecast, about 20 coverage especially to the north with the boundary beginning to move in. Then friday and heading into the weekend that is when were going to be expecting rainfall moving in. By the way the southwesterly flow, keeping you in the 70s along the coast. And then 80s well inland with high humidity and its going to make you feel like its close to 90 later today. Morning fog tomorrow. Thursday 20 chance of showers. Front arrives. Showers and thunderstorms. It will linger into the early part of the weekend so expect some rainfall for the first saturday. Then behind the front look what happens. That is when we cool off. High temperatures next week will be cooler i think than the overnight lows weve had the last couple of days. Cooler weather on the way. We just have to get through some rain first. Coming up doctors are changing their prescriptions. What they are suggesting their patients need instead of medicine to feel better. Plus, the real cost of true love. We look at how much americans spend on dates before tying the were learning more and more doctors are prescribing exercise. Center in boston where primary care doctors and psychologists are prescribing gym memberships for 10 a month and it can be important they say emfor low income patients. Many of them suffer from chronic problems such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and depression. And working out can often be the best treatment for those problems. How much will it cost to find true love . A new survey finds the average american dates five years and spends more than 20,000 until they get married. The survey by event planners paint night polled couples nationwide. The average person spends 54. 07 a date. 220. For women only 93. Activity . Dinner followed by a movie. Its primary day in florida, if you didnt know. And the march to get voters to the polls as trump and rubio battle it out for the states delegates. The latest in the hogan all eyes on florida today. More than 10,000 of you have already voted in Hillsborough County. Coming up, well talk to an expert about why your votes are so crucial. Were going to win ohio. I feel very good. I think its going to happen. Make or break time for Ohio Governor john kasich. Who recently joined his campaign in hopes of stopping its also a pivotal day in florida. Win or go home for senator marco rubios campaign a lot is riding on the Sunshine State with 99 delegates up for grabs in the race for the gop nomination. Democrats get the chance to take home 214. Its another super tuesday. Florida is a big piece of five states voting today. Other states are illinois, missouri, North Carolina and of course ohio. Next, florida and illinois, the next big catch for delegates at 1 165. Hillary clinton is leading right now in delegates with 1,235 and shes already halfway there. On the republican side No