Answers about what in the world is going on. So far, all weve gotten from the irs is a statement apologizing for the inconvenience. And this morning, astronaut scott kelly is back home. While you were sleeping, kelly arrived in houston. You see him coming off the plane and hugging his plane for the first time after almost a year in space. Very emotional reunion. The time right now is 43 00 1. I hear he grew a little taller. Yeah, his spine elongated and he grew 2 inches if. You know when you get off a cruise how you move around a little bit. Imagine spending a year without gravity and then coming back to earth. It is cool here this morning on earth. Auburndale, bartow, 53. And warmer near the coast like 61 in st. Pete. But everybody is cooler than yesterday. Inverness, 16 degrees chillier. Lakeland is about five degrees cooler. Front to the south, high thin clouds today. And the next cold front moving through the middle of the country right now will affect us tomorrow. So we are between the cold fronts leading to a beautiful day. A quick warmup to 75. In weather and traffic on the 8s at 4 38, i will have an eightday temperature trend to see how long we stay this night. And leslee is going to give us the trending traffic at the moment. I always wanted to be an astronaut. You know they were accepting applications a few weeks ago. I met buzz aldrin back in the 70s and i said, can a girl be an astronaut . Of course you can. The 54th avenue south off ramp is blocked until about 6 00 a. M. Take 22nd avenue south instead. And here is hillsborough county, folks and this is in tampa. You cannot exit 275 northbound on to kennedy. Theyve got that blocked. Thats due to overnight construction as well. And thats not going to be so you got to go down to the next one. Thats a look at weather and traffic. And now back to candace gayle. Leslee, thank you. Right now, the search is on for a carjacking suspect that took advantage of a woman in winter haven who was texting in her car in a walgreens parking lot, something that could happen to any of us. Josh thomas shows us, this was all caught on camera and now the hunt is on for the teenager believed to be behind it all. Reporter this all played out in front of a walgreens. In the surveillance video, you can see 50yearold Sandra Hunter pull into the parking lot. A man can be seen Walking Around moments before the carjacking. I went to put my phone back into the purse to get out and i just thats when my door was jacked open. It was pulled open. And he says, get the in so many word, get out of the car. Reporter hunter didnt want to show her face because the suspect is still on the run. Identified as 18yearold William Bradly summerland of bartow. State troopers spotted the car in st. Augustine but the car crashed and the suspect took off running. Hunter told news channel 8 she stops at that walgreens all the time and never thought Something Like this would happen. You hear about it everywhere else. But when its like right there, you know, somewhere in my safe zone, somewhere i stop every day at or not every day but on a regular basis. Reporter do you still have a safe zone . No. No. No. Reporter in tampa, josh thomas, news channel 8. His accomplice is behind bars now in st. Augustine. We found that he has a long rap sheet and is considered extremely dangerous. 8 on your side has a warning before you head out the door. Its about drivers on the road and the message is actually a little bit unusual, speed up or get fined. Patrol is cracking down on slow poke drivers. Ryan hughes joins us now. This is an interesting problem to have. Reporter exactly. Slow driving in this case can be like fast driving and now the florida Highway Patrol is saying, if you dont speed up, you could be fined. If we have drivers going too slow, too fast, people tend to try to jump around and pass on the right when were accustomed to people passing on the left. Reporter now troopers do not want us to go faster than the speed limit but on a lot of bay area highway, the 70 miles per hour, so the minimum speed we should drive is 50 according to troopers. The state is expected to see close to 100 million visitors this year alone, meaning lots of unfamiliar drivers on area roads and highways slowing things down for everyone else. If people dont keep things going at a reasonable pace, theyll be fined. The fine is roughly 150 if you go too slow. Its annoying though. The slow poke is in the left lane. It can be dangerous. Very dangerous. All right. Thank you. Well in your vote this morning, a story that trended overnight on twitter, republican president ial candidate ben carson appears to be ending his campaign after his poor finish on super tuesday. In a statement wednesday, the republican candidate says he sees, quote, no path forward. Carsons Business Manager is telling the associate press that theres only one candidate in the election and that is donald trump. Carson will not attend tonights debate in michigan. Donald trump will attend tonights debate. The gop front runner putting his differences with fox news aside. This morning, trump says he is looking forward to participating which is a big difference from january when he skipped the debate. Tonights prime time debate starts at 9 00 p. M. Well after picking up close to 500 delegates on tuesday, celebrating with a special concert. Aamong the performer, you heard from mr. Elton jon and katy perry. Former president bill clinton and daughter chelsea also joined the more than 5,000 people attending the fund raising concert. Well, traveling to cuba could be getting easier for tampa bay residents. Two more airlines are jumping into the mix in hopes of providing flights from florida to cuba. American wants to fly out of miami to six cuban cities including havana. Silver airways also proposed service to havana from several florida cities including tampa and orlando. Well, this morning, remodeling work will continue at havanas socalled cuban Yankee Stadium where the Tampa Bay Rays will play this month against the cuban nationals. President barack obama is set to throw out the first pitch. The stadium is a kind of shrine for cuban baseball fans and the improvements include the field, the ball parks interior. All this comes as historic changes are happening between cuba and the u. S. Our own keith cate will be traveling to cuba this month to cover president Barack Obamas historic visit to the island. You can see keiths reports from cuba right here on news channel 8 beginning on sunday, march 20th. All right, the time right now is 4 38 on this thursday morning. And a little bit cooler outside. Yeah, you feel the difference. We did have a cold front come through yesterday. You might not have noticed because we didnt have rain with it. But it brought rains more out of the northwest. This is actually back to closer to average. Just cooler than yesterday. Starting in the mid50s around 8 00 a. M. But we see huge jumps in temperatures. 36 at 10 00. 71 by 63 at 10 00. 71 by lunchtime. 75 degrees at 3 00 p. M. When the kids come home from school. A great afternoon and pleasant through the evening. Good news for everyone going to bradenton, 73 degrees at the 1 05. Clearwater, astros verses the phillys, 75. So yeah, this is perfect spring training weather. Look at emoji man giving it the a okay, mid70s through saturday. And then we trend warmer into next week by 82 82 on wednesday. A great drive on the bay area bridges. We have some exit ramps that are blocked due the to overnight construction so it should clear by 6 00 a. M. Heres what you need to know coming off of the Howard Franklin bridge, if you want to exit kennedy, not going to happen. Maybe about an hour and a half from now, it will. They have construction crews out there and the exit blocked. So head down, you have to the take the next exit depending on where youre going. And move over to Pinellas County, 275 at the 54th avenue south. That is also blocked. Here, you want to exit at 22nd avenue south, go over to u. S. 19 and that connects back with 54. And lets look at the maps. We have a collision with injuries involved. Heads up, this is in the southern Pinellas County area, 18th avenue south at 22nd avenue south. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to candace and gayle. Leslee, thank you. A 3yearold girl is breathing much better after blowing a safety pin out of her nose. We will explain how it got there. That had to be uncomfortable. And energizer is going green. What makes these new batteries so special. But first reporter we are live behind the scenes here at the strawberry festival. I have been hanging out with mr. Berry. Were going the to show you were back, its 4 43. Happening today, the sweet taste of strawberries. In just a few hour, the annual strawberry festival begins. Nearly half a Million People will enjoy everything from entertainment to Delicious Food and news channel 8s Lindsey Mastis is already there. I saw mr. Strawberry with you earlier, is he fresh . Reporter oh, yeah, mr. Berry has been showing me around. And theres a lot of entertainment as well. I am joined by al with the belmont magic show. Four shows a day. Four shows a day, 11 30, 1 30, 4 30 and 6 30 every day. Reporter thats a lot of magic. Its a show that adults enjoy as much as the kids. Reporter and Everybody Loves to see magic. Youre going to show us some this morning. Im going to do it right here. I take three pieces of rope. Short piece, medium piece and long piece. Pull that short piece up. Same thing with the medium and with the long piece. And of course, since im a magician, with a mere snap of the magicians fingerer, the turn into one, two, three equal pieces of rope. Reporter awesome. And you know, he did this trick for me. I have been watching and watching, i have not figured it out yet which means it has to be it has to be magic. Reporter and this is a show that adults and kids can enjoy. Yes, lye animals, lots of audience participation. And some big tvstyle magic. Egg illusions. Its something different. This is the first year. And we hope everybody will come down and see us. Reporter and you have your own stage. Our own stage in the kiddie corral area. We are right on the border. Folk cans see us, everybody can catch the show. Reporter and do you get people who come again and again and again. We do. We get folks who enjoy the show and wind upcoming back. We had one family went, and the next day came back with grandma in the wheelchair because they thought she would enjoy the show so much. Reporter thank you so much for joining us this morning. About the strawberry festival on our website, wfla. Com. Including an entertainment line up, everything you need to know. Just go to our website for more information. Gayle and candace, back to you. That string trick was really impressive. Thank you, lindsey. All right, the time right now just seconds away from 4 46. Some of you might want to drink to the results of this new study. It reveals the Health Effects of alcohol. The Harvard University study found just one drink disrupts the hearts normal rhythm for about one to three hour, increasing the risk of heart attack or stroke but within 24 hours, moderate Alcohol Consumption improves blood flow and actually lowers the risks. And now on the flip side, heavy Alcohol Consumption was linked with higher heart attack and stroke risks at all times. Well this morning, a 5year old california girl is feeling better for the first time in six months. Chloe russell was suffering from a constant runny nose. Doctors thought she had a sinus infection but medication didnt work. This week, she blew her nose and something comes out. Out comes the safety pin. Than her nose. That has to be painful. It measured about 1. 5 inches long. As for how the pin got into her nose, well she admitted to her mom that it happened when she safety pins. Hmm. All right, batteries, theyre new. Energizer claims theyre the worlds first aa and aaa from recycled batteries. They are made with 4 recycled battery, that means 4 of the materials come from used power hybrid cars. Batteries will provide long lasting power while reducing the impact on the planet. Remember when to reorder a filter for your water pitcher. Amazon and britta teamed up to create the smart filter. When you are close to needing a new filter, the pitcher will order you one. You can get the new smart brita water filter on amazon. Com. I dont like my machines making decisions for me. Its time for a new filter, leigh, whether you want one or not. This morning, 56 degrees around 8 00 a. M. We had the cold front yesterday but it will warm up quickly. A thin layer of clouds throughout the day. 17 already at noon. And just a pleasant afternoon, 75 degrees. And like i said, its cool this morning, 46 in inverness. In polk county, how about 52. 55 in plant city. And warmer near the coast, 55 in sarasota. 61 in st. Pete. And theres the one cold front to the south. Cover should make for a beautiful sunrise. I expect to see many pictures on social media. But it also is a little bit cool they are morning. And the mild, low humidity, mid 70s. Sort of perfect Room Temperature outside. And tomorrow morning, i add in about a 20 rain chance. And could see a couple showers right before sunrise. And that cold front moves through. And we are back to pleasant, Clear Conditions all weekend long. And slowly warming up next week. And leslee, how about traffic on the 8s . Well, were moving at great speeds across the bay area bridges. Some offramps blocked due to overnight construction. 275 at the 54th avenue south area, weve got the ramp completely blocked there. So if you dont exit at 22nd avenue south, youre going to head further south by the skyway bridge. So exit at 22nd and take u. S. 19 and then pick up 54th. And this is coming off the Howard Franklin bridge in hillsborough county, and this it is blocked. So still looking at about an hour before its cleared up. You can head down here and go further, exit dale mabry highway. But you cant exit at kennedy at this point. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to candace and gayle. All right, thank you so much, leslee. Well a danger to your pets. Still ahead, an 8 on your side alert about what could happen if your dog eats sugar free gum. An 8 on your side alert about the dangers of sugarfree gum and our pets. The gum contains a sweetener that is toxic to dogs. Their dog dancer got into a gym bag and ate 25 to 30 pieces of sugarfree gum. And an hour later, he was really sick. Dancer started to have a really bad seizer. And this was on my girls laps while they were holding her. Vets explain the chemical in the gum caused dancers blood sugar to drop dangerously low. And theres the risk of liver failure. He spent several days in intensive care. Her owners want everyone to know the danger and to keep sugarfree gum away from dogs. Thats good to know. Some popular mugs from they are not microwave safe which poses a serious fire hazard. You can return the love today mugs to any target store for a full refund. After serving seven months oversea, an airman is back home and his he has kids the surprise of a love time. I love these stories. He stopped at his sons middle school for a photo. How beautiful. He takes off the mask and his son doesnt hesitate at all to hug his dad. And take a look, the next stop, his daughters elementary school. Of course, she wasnt expecting him either. Look at the shock and joy on her little face. So emotionally overwhelmed. She starts crying. My goodness. He claims all he really wantses in his life is a big steak dinner and his family. And he deserves it. Thats going to make me choke up because you realize astronaut scott kelly is back in houston this morning. The change his body is experiencing after a year in space. Plus, the story many are sharing on social media, a gator the inside a tampa bay area pool. How the owners believe it got in. But first, weather and traffic on the 8s is three minutes away. At busch gardens, our appetite for fun never ends. And now, the food Wine Festival feeds your appetite for adventure, with wild flavors. Pulsepounding rides. And concerts for every taste. Busch gardens food Wine Festival is the best way to enjoy thrilling attractions. Mouthwatering dishes. And your favorite artists live in concert every weekend, starting march 5th. So come eat, drink, and rock out now. And let cobras curse take you for a spin this summer. Busch gardens. Floridas thrill it is 4 58 which of course means its time for weather and traffic on the 8s. Theres a little chill this morning but dont worry, a quick warmup, just a few passing clouds and a high of 75. Down to 16 tonight with increasing clouds ahead of another cold front. I will run down thing of that and the rain chances coming up. We have a good drive on u. S. 19 through palm harbor right now. 213 minutes from state road 54 to tampa road. And a good drive on u. S. 41. The only reason its yellow instead of green is because you but state road 52 to 54, 13 minutes. Lets take a look at some off ramps, trouble out there. Yeah, 275 at 54th avenue south remains closed. Exit at 22nd aver south instead. Make your way to u. S. 19 and right now on news channel 8 today, a manhunt for a potentially dangerous and armed teen in connection to a carjacking out of winter haven. We will hear from the victim about what she remembers from the frightening night. Plus his story is an american story that inspires, that lifts the spirit. And bens campaign touched lives. Touched millions. Gave them hope. Gave them inspiration. This morning, speculation that ben carsons president ial campaign may be coming to an end. Carson wont be at tonights