Northbound is not affected but you are taken aoff. Take u. S. Taken off. 301 is at fantastic speeds and you wont waste time. And also 41 going to the west is an excellent alternate as well. So keep that in mind. And lets move over now and talk about some water main work. Weve got a little problem here, bay to bay at liz bella is completely at isabella is completely blocked. And the 54th offramp is blocked. Should be reopening within an hour. But in the meantime, before you get to it, exit at 22nd avenue south and head over to u. S. 1 and then you can pick up 5 4th instead. So overall, a decent drive but a few trouble spots out there. Whats weather like for us . Absolutely gorgeous. Can is good news, take it easy this morning, keep the windows down if you want, enjoy the day. Cool spot, inverness, 53. And 55 in sarasota. Were saying that march is coming in like a lamb as opposed to in like a lion. 77, sunny and pleasant. Lets talk about the rest of 76. And we typically see just over 3 inches of rain. And the Climate Prediction Center is expecting us to have march. Average. Coming up in weather and traffic on the 8s at 5 08, i will take you hourbyhour gene leigh, thank you. More tearful testimony expected from Sports Reporter and tampa native erin andrews. The 37yearold should take the stand again today and continue to describing the utter humiliation when a stalker took video of her through the peephole of a hotel room while she was changing and then internet. Well now she is suing marriott for giving him the room right next to hers at his request. And news channel 8s Adrienne Pedersen is live at Bloomingdale High School where and adrienne, listening to her testimony just puts how awful this continues to be eight years later in perspective for us. Reporter oh, thats right. Good morning, gene. This is something that has clearly just changed her life forever. And i know a lot of us are extremely interested in her case and thats because not only is she a local girl, she went to the school right across the street but her dad is our Senior Investigative reporter, of course, steve andrews. And a lot of people at the news center watched erin grow up. Lets listen in as she describes seeing those images. Like the body, i saw for two seconds and i was like, oh, my god. I was just screaming that i was naked all over the internet. And i didnt know what it was. Reporter tough to listen to there. And even more difficult to imagine being in that position. That was andrews describing the aftermath there when a stalker secretly video taped her nude the famous Sports Reporter wants marriott to take responsibility for giving michael bar et the room next to hers at his request. Marriott is insisting that barrett manipulated the to her. We are expecting andrews to take the stand again today. And of course, we will continue to bring you updates. But listening to her, just seeing her face, watching her break down, gene, it puts this humiliation into perspective. Thank you. An 8 on your side warning to protect your money. Dozens of fake credit cards potentially using your Financial Information just showed up at a clearwater toys r us. 8 on live at the store this morning. Reporter yeah, gayle, good morning to you. The crooks meant to send the credit cards to a local fedex store but instead they wound up here randomly at this toys r us by accident. And now two people are in jail and there could be more arrests and more victims. They look pretty convincing to a cashier or anyone who is not really scrutinizing them for a specific reason. Reporter indeed, just look at the stack of credit cards made with stolen information. Police tell us they could easily pass through a local cashier. Luckily in this case, suspicious toys r us workers called Clearwater Police when they showed up on their doorstep. And now two suspects are facing fraud charges. They are accused of being on the intended receiving end of the cards and buying nice stuff like sunglasses and electronics. And now police are still trying to identify more of the victims of this scheme. Back here live, problem now is fake credit cards out there with your numbers on them. So words of advice this morning, simply check your back to you. And on the bright side, at least investigators are now on to these guys. Tampa police are searching for suspects in another credit card fraud case. They are looking for this couple caught on surveillance cards. If you know anything about the case, you could be eligible for a 3,000 reward from crime stoppers. For cover. Have you seen these sneaky suspects . They were caught on Surveillance Video stealing a large trailer from a tampa business. Lets give you a fuller view and take a closer look. There they go driving off in the fourdoor gmc truck with the trail area tached. And now police are looking for the masked thieves. The trailer is worth about 17,000. Hillsborough county deputies are increasing their it comes after a serious fight. One student was beaten so badly, it landed him in the hospital. A viewer sent us this picture of that student. Several students tell 8 on your side there have been a number of fights at the school which has parents concerned. The School District insists only two students were involved on friday and that the principal only reported one fight last week. Ass metro naught scott kelly is astronaut scott home. Here he is handing over command station. This afternoon kelly will say back to earth. And he will be back on the planet late tonight and then houston. News channel 8s Lindsey Mastis has the morning alert. Its so cool to see space from his perspective. Reporter it really is. Scott kelly has done a great job of documenting his journey on social media. And now he is sharing what he i will go to the astronaut crew quarters for several hours of medical tests that end at about 3 00 in the morning. And then im going to go home and jump in my pool. Reporter the nearly one year in space could help with future missions to mars and that is because nasa is studying him and his identical twin brother mark kelly. They have been comparing the two to see how extended time in space impacts the human body. And its obvious they share a interesting sense of humor. You remember this, kellys brother sent him the gorilla suit he used to freak out the crew. And he shared so many milestones on social media as well, the space walk selfie and pictures of earth are just incredible. This is the mountains from space. Its incredible. And he got a chance to the watch the super bowl from space. And of course, we will have updates starting at first at 4 00 for you. And you can download our free wfla app and we will let you know where he is on his journey. How to give us a front row seat to space exploration. So cool, thanks, lindsey. Its 5 08. Lets turn things over to leigh spann for another great day. Yeah, back here on earth in our area, its going to be fabulous. Step outside this morning and theres a little bit of a chill in the air but its very comfortable. We will be around 60 degrees by 8 00 this morning. You see all this sunshine. Fast warmup too, 70 by 11 00. 72 at lunchtime. 76 at 2 00 p. M. Afternoon high of 77. Should happen right around 3 00 p. M. And then comfortable through the evening, staying in the low 70s. I am tracking two cold fronts. Theyll come through tomorrow and friday. But with almost no impact. Very few showers with them and not much cooler, highs in the low to mid70s each day. In fact, 77 today is the warmest day. Were at 75 tomorrow. 74 on thursday. And 73 friday. We will check on traffic on the 8s now because i know people they need to be aware of. Yeah, overall traffic looks good. The bay area bridge, a good drive. But we have a couple issues out there. One being overnight construction. Lets take a look at whats county. This is southbound 275. If youre used to taking 54th avenue south, its not going to happen right now. It is completely blocked off. The exit ramp there and you down. Thats the skyway bridge. What you want to do is take 22nd avenue south and exit over to u. S. 19 and then pick up 54. And weve got an issue here, southbound 75, 301 to big bend road, a seven minute commute. Thats good. But nonetheless, youre divert offed due to a fatal crash on 75 just past gibsonton. Gibsonton drive. Take 301 instead. And a live look, meliek is on the street out there. And you can see to the left, all the traffic is being diverted off here. On i75 as we continue to follow the breaking traffic. Thats gibsonton drive where you are diverted off, 301 is the alternate. The accident is a fatal, involves a motorcycle exist a vehicle. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you. Google is taking the blame for a collision involving a selfdriving car. What the tech giant believes happened. Then, direct hit into a gas station. Coming up, the reason two people are trying to get back inside the car that crashed into the pump. But first, students earning while theyre learning. Ill show you a program in the bay area thats helping students score highpaying jobs. Youre watching news channel 8 this morning, an 8 on your side employment alert there. Are millions of Jobs Available across the country because people dont have the skills to fill those positions. Well, i did some 8 on your side digging and found that thousands of students right here in the bay area are figuring out how to nab the highpaying jobs all while avoiding astronomical cost of a college education. Reporter they weld, draft, study architecture, all classes at tampa bay tech. Ive always wanted to do like welding and learning how to mix concrete. Reporter thousands of students apply to this Magnet High School every year. And they dont even realize probably when they get here that having the knowledge is a great earning potential. Oh, without a doubt. They have an idea, they dont realize how big it is when they leave us and they are actually employable right out of high school. Reporter the training makes students eligible for a four year Apprentice Program offered by the associated builders and contractors. Theres so many jobs out there that employers are willing to take a chance on them and get them training for free. So all of the atrend tiss go to school for free. The contractors pay for them to go to the school. And its a fouryear training program. They are getting payed and earning while theyre learning. Reporter associate builders and contractors then connect students with Companies Like tampas cox electric. Well, the end result is to become an Electrical Contractor and own my business and run it. Tech graduate has three years left of the apprenticeship. And then youre going to make it happen . Its going to happen. Reporter i love the way you think. Thats awesome. And i put the information for you about the program and tampa bay tech. Its just one of many schools working with abc contractors. Great options. Yeah. Developing this morning, theres more support for apple in the show down with the fbi. You will remember this is all over a terrorists locked iphone. Well, in a similar case, this one involving an admitted drug dealer, a new york judge ruled in favor of apple. The judge explains the u. S. Justice department cannot force apple to provide the fbi with access to locked iphone data. Instead, the judge believes this issue needs to be hashed out in congress. And a scary scene at a gas station in arlington, the texas. Thats a car that comes out of nowhere, smashes into the gas pump which then burst into flames. Everyone is running away but the car that crashed into the dump. There were two kids inside. They are trying to get them to safety. Investigators are now trying to control. Human error. This morning google is admitting one of the self driving cars is partially to blame for a collision with a city bus. California. The selfdriving car was in the around sandbags. Thats when it hit a bus. Google claims the test driver thought the bus was going to yield. Since the collision, google has made changes to the software to avoid future incidents. And happening today, get help with your taxes for free. The Hillsborough CountyPublic Library cooperative is offering the service. Heres one place you can head, the bloomingdale regional Public Library. Its available tuesday at 10 00 a. M. , and thursdays at noon. And you can get out there saturday at 10 00 a. M. List of locations and times for that free tax help. Clearwater is picking up part of the tab to get to you the beach. The city is working with clearwater ferry to provide low fares to get people to and from the beach. So from today until the end of april, visitors can park in down the town clearwater and take the ferry for just 2. The trial run is another option for people who dont want to sit in bumper to bumper traffic to get to that sugary white sand. The faster the better. Especially on a day like today. Thats right. And then theres parking to deal with. Just skip all of that and just relax on the beach. Because what a great day. Already comfortable, just a slight chill this morning. 60 degrees, nice to be outside at noon at 72. And then we make it up to 77 degrees at 3 00 p. M. So outside right now, like i said, a bit of a chill, 47 in zephyrhills. Cool in auburndale and bartow, 53 right now. And milder near the coast, 58 in bradenton. Brooksville says 47 degrees. But skies are clear. You have to go back to the middle of the country to find a cold front. And now it will affect us, just barely. Today, mostly sunny, a few clouds overnight. Here comes the cold front, yeah, tomorrow, about a 10 rain chance. Not expecting much cooler air behind it. And theres another donothing cold front that comes through on friday. This is a nice sevenday forecast. Low to mid70s each day. Very little rain and comfortable at night. Leslee, how about traffic on the 8s . For the most part, traffic looks good out there. But we have two issues. Both of these issues could put extra time on your drive. First of all, Pinellas County because 54th avenue south off ramp is blocked. Before you get to it, out the door soon, exit 22nd avenue south. And then go ahead and take u. S. 19 to pick up 54 again because youre not going to be able to exit. Doozy of a drive because the skyway bridge is down the line. Gibsonton, the other big issue, fatal accident with a motorcyclist and vehicle here. Southbound 75 past gibsonton drive, all traffic is diverted off of the interstate. So save yourself some time. And then just take u. S. 301. 301 looks fantastic. To the west, 41 is a great drive. A live look, meliek is on the street and he has a view for us. Look at the cones on the roadway. Everyone exiting right there at gibsonton drive. Off to the right. Nobody is getting by. We have a lot of debris on the roadway and an investigation taking place. Its going to be closed for a while. And this involves a motorcyclist which rearended a vehicle and that is what is causing this complete closure of 75 southbound. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Back to gene and gayle. All right. Thank you. Staying organized is key to being successful, especially for students who juggle so they have so much on their plate. Ahead, a teenager who used technology to help and the recognition he is now getting. 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New amop\ pedi perfect wet dry. Amop\. Ba da ba ba ba a mild start for the kids at the bus stop. Clear sky around 60. And hopefully theyre outside and playing at 77 when they come home from school. Fatal accident folks in gibsonton. All lanes southbound diverted off here on to gibsonton drive. 5 30 on this tuesday morning. Good morning. Welcome to news channel 8 today. Im gene ramirez. And im gayle guyardo. Our stop stories this morning, a live look at the nations capitol in washington, d. C. This morning. This is super tuesday. Voters in 12 states will head to the polls in just a few hours to help decide the candidates that will run for our nations top office. The biggest number of delegates up for grabs is in texas. Of course, we will have a break down for you on what today means for the candidates in a matter of minutes. Happening today, after