But one of those people, a 35 yearold man did get burned. He is in the hospital right now being treated. We are told he has nonlife threatening injuries. You can see the house and what is left of the front of it. I am told that the fire mainly stayed to the front two rooms and that is where a 73yearold woman, carmen ortiz was staying. I talked with her a moment ago and she tells me that its horrible. I even lost by id there, my glasses, everything. House. I was sweating. Reporter and now that was a neighbor who saw the flames. She said she couldnt sleep and lucky she was up and able to call 911. To help the family. I am told that the red cross will be here later on this morning trying to help the family. They have two dogs and the dogs got out as well. They have got an eye out for one running around the neighborhood this morning. And of course, as soon as we get an update on how the 35 yearold man is doing, we will let you know onair and online. Gayle, back to you. Yeah, to see the flame, it was unbelievable. Update, lindsey. So stay on op of breaking news any time, anywhere, you can hands. Download our news channel 8 app on your smart phone. It is warm out there. At least warmer than we expect for february, 65 degrees in tampa right now. Our cooler spot, like zephyrhills, not that cool, 61 lakeland. 61 fish hawk. During the day today, i expect it to at least stay dry for the maybe extra clouds and more humid. This say forecast through 9 35. Rain. Calling for a 20 chance. Warm day. 74. So in weather and traffic on the 8s at 6 08, i will walk you hourbyhour through today and then talk about when i expect stronger storms. First, lets get you out the door this morning. Yeah. Now we have a big issue on state road 52. Pasco county, folks, first of all, i want to show you this video of i75. A good drive here. Weve got more traffic on the roadway, heres fowler avenue and i75 but still a good drive. Southbound 75 past blanton road, an accident here. Heres the big issue, this just road 52. Fhp tells me both directions of state road 52 at i75 and the ramps are blocked. Thats a look at weather and traffic. Thank you. Side with a look at a plan to cut down on the headache getting to the beach on spring break. This is how it looks in clearwater during that time of the year. Sometimes cars dont even move. Brake lights for miles. Bumper to bumper traffic is common and is very frustrating in the area but there could be relief on the way. I have been in that traffic, all you want to do is get to the beach. And news channel 8s ryan hughs is live in downtown clearwater this morning. And now the city is working with the clearwater ferry to reduce fares during peak times. Reporter exactly. Good morning. By a dollar each way. The ferry was just docked a moment ago but it took off for Clearwater Beach. City leaders think more people will use the ferries and that will keep more cars off the roads. This shows all the places the ferry departs from including downtown clearwater. The city wants to encourage visitors to park and take the ferry to the beach hoping to and now it would cut oneway passenger fares from 3 to just 2. And it lasts from march 1st to the end of april. And it would be available from 10 00 a. M. Until 8 00 p. M. And now the kinks for the Program Still need to be ironed out but hopefully it will come to fruition in the next week or two. I know this personally, if you ever sat in that traffic, it would be fantastic. Thank you for the update, ryan. Happening today, the search starts for a new top dog in the Polk County School district. Board members will talk about hiring a new superintendent. This is all after the previous one resigned amid scandal. News channel 8s Adrienne Pedersen is live this morning at the school board. And adrienne, the searches can be very, very intense. Reporter good morning, gene, thats right. We are talking about a lot of time and money. We have been through this before with other School Districts and i am hoping that better idea after the workshop here about where the Board Members want to head with the search. Now we are already on the hook for the former superintendents 20 weeks of severance pay, all of her paid leave and her attorney fees. There arent a lot of details on the agenda. And now remember this is all happening because she resign add mid scandal of hitting on a coworker. She was cleared of the allegations but still decided to step down. After this workshop, later at 5 00, the board will vote on making the deputy superintendent the interim superintendent so that someone will hold the position during this search. And now also something interesting, gene, we just posted on our website, wfla. Com, the entire paper trail of that investigation. I know a lot of people are still interested in that. Oh, yeah, a great read. Thank you, adrienne. The time right now, 6 06. At the Surveillance Video of the liquor store shootout in tampa. Its a story we brought you news. Lets take a closer look and you can see two men enter the cut rate liquor on north 15th street in east tampa and then, running off. Thats when police claim the at the men. One man died in the shootout. And police are still looking for the second armed man. Well a tampa man is now facing charges after a 6year old found a loaded gun in his moms diaper bag. A lot of parents are talking about this this morning. They are clicking on the story on wfla. Com and sharing it. Ricardo marquez is accused of putting the gun in his girlfriends diaper bag. The little boy found the gun and fired it. He does have a concealed weapons permit but still he is with evidence. Police claim he tried to throw the gun into the bay. And developing this morning, new revelations about the uber driver accused of going on a killing spree in michigan. Investigators found 11 rifles at Jason Daltons home. And they discovered dalton bought a, quote, heavy duty jacket capable of concealing a first shooting. He is accused of killing six people and injuring two others in a shooting rampage that went on for several hours. This morning, theres news about one of the survivors who was shot in the head. Yeah, the parents of the 14 yearold abigail cop revealed that she gave doctors a thumbs up sign after they asked her a question. Now the news came when the teens parents discussed abigails condition. They told reporters abigail is in the fight of her life. She remains on a ventilator in critical condition. Up later today. Yeah, we will be well above what we would consider average or normal for february. Starting this morning by 8 00, we will be at 65 degrees. And notice i put in a 10 rain chance northerning. Most will get to work and school dry. And then chance this morning. And most of us will get to work and school dry. And then a 20 chance after lunchtime. 74 at noon. 78 at 3 00 p. M. And still 73 at 6 00. 20 rain chance today but check out tomorrow, a 60 chance of storms. And then we are dry for the rest of the week. But tomorrow and the timing. I think most of the tomorrows happen in the morning and quickly push east after lunchtime. While those storms are here, strong wind gusts are a possibility along with lightning and theres an isolated risk of a tornado. And behind this front, it cools down significantly, highs back in the 60s. Of course, we will keep you posted on the threats throughout the day today and tomorrow. Its dry when people head to work today. Yeah, thats one big thing. Overall, its a good drive. And i mean the bay area interstate, not seeing significant delays. Lets talk about pasco county again folks. Its never been slowing you down. Just keep that in mind, if you see activity there, south 75 past blanton road. And focus on state road 52, this is westbound approaching i 75. We have a big accident here and seeing eastbound delays. Both the west and eastbound lanes are blocked. Due to the collision thats tying up lane. And also the entrance ramps are blocked to i75. And of course, if you live in the area, you know that theres not exactly a closer way to get on 75. You have to go up to blanton or stake state road 54 to the south. And a collision as well over here and just heads up, delays eastbound state road 70 at bethany road. Back to gene and gayle. All right. Well, botox isnt just to get rid of the wrinkles and that burrow in the brow. How botox may help ease knee pain. And a 97yearold california woman is getting kicked out of her house. Why the landlord claims he has no choice. But first, world spay day. Getting your dog or cat fixed is not an easy decision. A local vet helps us identify those myths and separate fact from fiction. soft, calm music hi, youve reached emma. Im out of the office right now but will get back to you just as soon as i possibly can. Your call is important to me. 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Reporter in fact, female cats and dogs should be spayed before their first heat. It avoids breast cancer, especially in cats. For the big boy, nope, they wont miss their you know whats. I guess i would if i was a dog. What theyll miss when they get their dog or cat neutered, theyll not mark their at the lior. Reporter i hear, my pet is going to get fat lazy. The Biggest Issue for obesity is how we act as owners. Reporter what the doctor order, diet and exercise. Its a no brainer. And have you heard this one . My dog wont be a good protector for my family. Theyll. What you wont see is a lot of dog fights with male dogs. Reporter that settles that. The vet the tells us its a its amazing how quickly dogs and cats recover. Reporter and yes, you can afford it. We have a lot of discount programs, free programs to help you out. Reporter if pet ownership is new to you, cocoas mom has raised pets for 60 years. What have your years of experience taught you . They have to be neutered. By the time theyre six months old, theyre done. Reporter well, thats a little controversial right. The sixmonth window, some like to wait longer. The hue mate society suggest you have the vet examine the pet first and then the Humane Society suggest you have your pet examined first and then tell you. It all comes down to the training. And another thing i didnt mention, people like to breed their dogs because they want to continue the this champion line. Well, you can go to a shelter and find a pure bred. You just got to search for them we have an 8 on your side alert on those botox injections. Research suggestion they might have Healing Properties for athletes with bad knees. A study followed 45 men and women who were injected with botox in the hip and followed up with physical therapy. 69 didnt need any further care and were painfree five years later. And thats a higher success rate than antiinflammatory, steroids and even surgery. Thats great to know. Well this morning, a 97 yearold california woman is fighting to stay in the home than 60 years. Thats a longtime. She just received an eviction notice though ma rear hatch claims her former landlord agreed to let her stay in the home for the rest of her life but the landlord died. The new landlord claims the home. Hatch and her roommate of 30 anywhere else. Look at all this nice stuff. Were staying optimistic that some accommodation can be reached. You can pile up a lot of stuff over 60 years. The new landlord explains he is unaware of the, quote, lifetime agreement. Its tough at that age to uproot and move on. Maybe they can make an exception and then sell it. We will hope so. Lets get a check on the weather. Warmer weather for us. Yeah, you will really feel the difference this morning. Significantly warmer than yesterday morning, 65 degrees. And at this point, just calling for extra clouds in the morning with a small rain chance from lunchtime through the rest of the day. 47 at noon. 78 degrees at 3 00 p. M. And about a 20 chance. Step out the door though in clearwater, 36. And not only are temperatures higher but theres more humidity making the air feel softer. 62 in wimauma. And my weather watcher in inverness, shes at 63 degrees. And whats going to be happening . Now. This is about 7 15. Partly to mostly cloudy skies and more humid. And here come the afternoon showers, this about 2 00 p. M. Most of them east of i75 ask quickly moving north and east. And heres where i want you to pay attention, a cold front overnight and then right before sunrise, we could see the first strong storms coming onshore and generally working their way from northwest to southeast. And by p 4 , rain is all gone but while its here, we have the threat for some severe weather. Especially the farther north that you go. North of i4, some damaging strong wind gusts a possibility tomorrow morning and even that outside risk of a tornado. And now again thats all going to be tomorrow morning. And then clearer and cooler for the rest of the week. The 8s . Well, we have issues in pasco county. I want to talk about dade city. Downtown is fine but youre going to exit off there, heads up, we have a big crash and its located on state road 52 at i75. Are blocked both on the east and westbound side as well as the entrance ramps to i75. If you get by there, you know you have to go south down to state road 54 or north up to blanton road to get to 75. Hopefully that will wrap up soon. And a collision in lanes. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Thank you so much. Its your chance for free tickets to universal orlando. Find out how you can win. And looking to buy something online . Well, first, you got to take a selfie. 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And our continuing coverage this morning of breaking news, a house fire in Sulfur Springs. The reason one of the men inside ended up hospitalized. Its 6 25. Its 6 28. It means its time to start getting kids to the bus stop and it will be warmer and partly cloudy at 65 degrees. When they come home from school, only about a 20 rain chance. And emoji man lets you know that most of the showers will be in inland areas but heads up, tomorrow morning, thats when i expect the best rain chance at 60 . Leslee, how about traffic on the 8s . Trouble in pasco county outside of dade city. Road 52 because the entrance ramps are blocked. A big crash in lane, both eastbound and westbound of state road 52 tied up and you wont be able the to enter on to the interstates. You got to go back down to state road 54 or up to blanton its 6 30 on this Tuesday Morning. Good morning. Im gene ramirez. And im gayle guyardo. We begin with breaking news. Four people woke up to flames on east sitka street. And you can see those flames were intense. And now they were able to escape the fire. One man was burned as he tried to fight the flames with a hose. He is now in the hospital. We will have a live report from the scene in just two minutes. And in our other top stories this morning, wet roads are being blamed for one crash deputies tell us that the driver lost control near the intersection of livingston avenue and robertson trail. The driver was taken to an area hospital. His injuries are not life threatening. Spring break traffic mess solutions are in the works. Clearwater is working on a deal to lower the price of the ferry. The idea is to give drivers an option to make it to the beach without having to sit in traffic. Lets find out if its a great day to hit the beach. Heres leigh spann. Well, it will be warm enough to head out there but maybe more cloudy. This is whats happening right now, temperatures warmer than they were this time yesterday. In clearwater specifically, 46 degrees. 64 plant city. 61 in lakeland. But look at the 24 hour temperature change, tampa six degrees warmer than this time yesterday. Plant city, brandon, nine degrees warmer and. 13 degrees warmer in brooksville. And tracking clouds now but the overnight rain is gone and should stay gone through the morning commute. What is happening in east texas, that storm system is going to cross the gulf of mexico tonight and be here tomorrow. Spotty showers today, higherment and this is above average. And coming up in weather and traffic on the 8s, i will have tomorrows storm threats and what you could expect. Yeah,. At least the roads are dry but we have issues here and there. Getting closer to rush hour and more vehicles on the roadway. Lets talk about pasco county. Outside of the date city area, big issue on state road 52 at i 75. You wont be able to enter the interstate due to the the crash. Its blocking the ramps and its also blocking both directions of eastbound and westbound state road 5 2. Take 54 to the south instead at this point. And i know its a bit out of the way but when the roads are blocked, the road is block. Paul buchman highway, highway 39, a crash off to the shoulder. And eastbound state road 70, bethany road in manatee county. Thats weather and traffic. Now back to gene and gayle. Thank you. And now back to the breaking news. Four people are happy to be alive after escaping a house fire they recall morning. Yeah, right now fire after escaping this morning. Yeah, right now, Lindsey Mastis is on the scene on east sitka street. You have been there since just after 4 00 this morning. What are you learning now . Reporter well, gene, and gayle, good morning. You know four people as you mentioned were able to get out. One man is many the hospital. And there were two dogs inside. And i wanted to introduce you to one of the two dogs inside. He is doing just fine. And another dog is running around as well. And now from with what im told, the person in the hospital is a 3535yearold is a 35yearold man and we are told he was trying to fight the flames and trying to save this home. And now the flames broke out just around oar just before 3 50, thats when it was called in. The Fire Department was able to put it out pet at the time was able to put it out pretty fast but theres a lot of damage in the front rooms. A 73yearold woman tells me she lost quite a bit in the fire. I even lost my id there, my glasses, my everything. And i never we want through this before. I dont want to go through it again. Its real bad. He had on no shoes. Hes spanish so he is pretty light skinned but he was dark. Like you seen the blackness all over him. He had a little gash on his nose. And then its like, he had grabbed a lot of hot stuff, so yeah, im hoping hes okay but yeah, he went through a little storm. Reporter thats a neighbor and she tells us that one of the men who lived in the home was doing his best to fight the we are told he has nonlife threatening injuries. He is being treated for burns this morning at tampa general. And now as you saw behind me right now, theyre still putting out hot spots in the home. And soon, investigators are going to be going in and trying to figure out how the fire started. As soon as we find out more about how it started and how the 35yearold man is doing, were going to let you know on air and online. Gene yeah, that has to have been scary for everyone involved including the cute puppy. Thank you. To the stay on top of breaking news any time, anywhere at the palm of your hand, download our news channel phone. Superintendent ramps up. This afternoon, the board will talk about where to go from here now that the top dog resigned in the midst of a scandal. News channel 8s Adrienne Pedersen is live if the Polk County School board. Adrienne . Reporter good morning, gayle. Well, thats what theyll be the workshop is happening here at the Polk County School board building at just about 1 15 this afternoon. And now the searches for superintendents can take a lot of time and money. And we would be on the hook for that. I am checking the agenda this morning and there are not a lot of details, it just talkings about discussing the talks about discussing the search for superintendent. Hopefully today we will get a better idea of what direction this search is taking. This is happening because Kathryn Leroy resigned amid scandal of hitting on a coworker. She was cleared of the allegations but eventually stepping down. Tonight the at 5 00, Board Members will talk about this, what i have right here, this is a potential contract asking the deputy superintendent to become the interim superintendent. And now one big question of course we have is does that mean in the future, they could be up for the job . Or maybe do a national search. I will let you know as soon as i get more details. And the transitioning can be tough for both students and parents and like you say, costly for taxpayers. Thanks, adrienne. This morning, two teenagers are facing charges for the weekend shooting at a Holiday Inn Express in st. Petersburg. 16yearold Charles Jones is charged with attemped murder. And 18yearold Sean Turner Mcgee is charged with aggravated assault. The shooting wounded two teens. And one is still being treated at bay front medical center. And now an 8 on your side fraud alert. Deputies are on the lookout for more victims after a man was captured and accused of scamming elderly homeowners across the bay area. He is faces charges from hernando county. Investigators believe he and his wife took money from victims to fix cracks in driveways. Detectives claim he used a and a little concrete to coat the driveways but it only lasted a few days. Deputies are encouraging other victims to please come forward. Its 6 37. Happening today, the nevada caucus. The republican president ial candidates are fighting for any lastminute support they can get. Senator marco rubio spoke to a crowd yesterday and senator ted cruz also spoke. In a late scramble, donald trump flew from an atlanta event to las vegas for a rally. He is expected to win the state but second place is up in the air right now. Well today the pentagon will present its plan to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. It calls for transferring detainees to other countries. Those deemed too dangerous would be moved to the united states. The facility in cuba holds suspected members of terrorist groups captured overseas. Well the time right now is 6 38 on this Tuesday Morning the sun is just beginning to peak up over the horizon and its already warmer than yesterday. Starting at 65 degrees this morning at 8 00 a. M. This is the slightest rain chance between now and 10 00 a. M. After that, its a better chance, especially east of i 75. But when its not raining on you, thats when its warm. 74 at noon. 78 at 3 00. And 73 degrees at 6 00 p. M. And tomorrow morning, thats when i expect the stronger storms. There will be lightning, some heavy downpours and those are the main threats. I dont think hail will be much of a threat but in some of the storm, strong, gusty winds that may do some damage. Thats a possibility. And then the outside low risk of tornadoes. And now its 78 today and 76 tomorrow but a cold front will pass through wednesday evening and we dip down into 62 for a high on friday. Now lets check on traffic on the 8s. The sun is just starting to peak up over the horizon. Unless youre on state road nice. Issues going on, bearss avenue store,4, typically slow 275 southbound, thats 15 minutes on your commute. And now lets talk about the city. See the slow down here . Highway patrol. And looks like just the eastbound lanes are blocked now. So westbound, youve got people slowing down and check out whats going on but you can get by. And the southbound entrance ramp is block but the north one is open. Thats a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. Now back to gene and gayle. Okay, getting busy. Thank you. Your chance to win universal studio tickets. Right now, we are giving away a pair. The number is on the screen, its 18554209352. If you are the eighth caller, you win. The number again, 1855420 9352. You do have to dial 1 before 855. It is a free call. If you dont win this time, you will get another chance tomorrow. King kong in space. It happened in real life. The video is pretty funny. And is it a selfie gone too far . Hmm. Yeah, look at this video. What a man was caught doing on a south Florida Beach to get a selfie with a shark. And then spring break traffic relief. The plan Clearwater Beach is working on to keep you from sitting in traffic. Its 6 41. Youre watching news channel 8 today. P the new caramel macchiato from dunkin donuts. R let handcrafted layers of espresso, milk, p and a caramelflavored swirl uplift your mood. Indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. It s a taste so bold, yet so smooth, it could only be called, black silk, from folgers. A taste you could enjoy, fresh brewed, or one cup at a time. Were back at 6 44. This morning 8 on your side has details of a traffic plan that may settle things for spring break. The city of clearwater wants to work out a deal with clearwater ferry to lower fares. Thats a way to keep a lot of cars off the beach. Is live in clearwater this morning. And ryan, this could save beach goers a lot of time and hassle. Reporter gayle, good morning to you once again. For sure. And this is the location where the ferry departs from. It took one trip to the beach already and it just arrived back moments ago. For eight week, the city wants to reduce fares to encourage people to choose this mode of transportation over their cars. And now take a look at this map. It shows all the places the ferry departs from including right here in downtown clearwater. The city hopes encouraging visitors to park and take the ferry to the beach will help reduce traffic. The program would cut oneway passenger fares from 3 to just 2. It last from march 1st to the end of april. And it would be available from 10 00 a. M. Until 8 00 p. M. And at this point, this isnt a done deal yet. The city and the Ferry Company still have to agree on terms and conditions. But gayle, if this does come to fruition in the next couple weeks, it will be a good thing the corner. Back to you for now. And we keep getting these accolades for being such a great beach soy aloft folks will want to visit. Thanks, ryan. A busy season. Four people are facing burglary and criminal mischief charges after a brawl, all over a order of garlic knots. Yeah, a lot of attention on the news channel 8 app. We are talking about this woman right here. She ordered these garlic knots, good choice, right . Well, she didnt think so because when they were delivered, they had cheese on top. What would you do . Scrape it off. Nope, not her. According to deputies, she demanded her money back, became enraged with the clerk when he put the money on the counter and then her Three Friends trashed the restaurant. Not a good plan. No, not good at all. A viral video is getting a lot of mixed reactions from viewers. Shark out of the water and pinning it down for, get this, a selfie. After a full minute and a half, the shark was finally dragged back into the water but people who saw the whole thing claim the shark didnt resurface for some time. Wildlife Authorities Say the stunt was cruel because the shark was suffocating. And then you have to ask yourself, whats the difference this and sport fishing . I dont know and maybe im wrong, but i would like to hear your thoughts. This guys, big papi, he is saying goodbyes. David ortiz arrived in fort myers for his last spring training before he retires at the end of the season. He shared hugs and hand shakes with his teammates and even a former rival. They got into drama a few years back but thats in the past now. They even shared a warm embrace. Good luck to him. Starbucks making some big changes to the rewards program. This is blowing up on my facebook this morning. Getting one star per visit regardless of how much you spend, rewards members will get points based on that dollar amount spent. Starbucks believes it will speed things up at the checkout where people were making multiple transactions to get more rewards. If you drink exmessive drink, it expensive drink, it works in your favor. Works out great for me. I have kids in tow. Heres something to think about before getting behind the wheel northerning. Morning. Some driving distractions are worse than others. Researchers collected data on real world behaviors of more than 3500 drivers. Applying makeup or interacting with rear seat passengers had little impact. But driving while angry, sad or emotional created almost 10 speeding it was the most dangerous, increasing the the all right. Its 6 48. I know you sing a lot in the car, leigh. I do. Loudly. And terribly. But we were just talking about getting to Clearwater Beach and making that easier so i wanted to show you Clearwater Beach right now. Extra clouds, and humid too, 66 degrees and overnight just after midnight,. 02 but rain. Just knows the extra humidity. 65 degrees at 8 00 a. M. 74 by noon. And 78 at 3 00 p. M. And a 20 rain chance. And outside the door right now, 65 in st. Pete. 64 in plant city. 61 in lakeland. And rich in oldsmar says 64 degrees. What will happen throughout the day today, obviously another mild start. And i hold off even the small rain chance until at least the early afternoon hours. And mostly for areas east of 75. And late this afternoon and across the southeast ahead of this approaching front thats going to cross the gulf of mexico arriving here tomorrow but tomorrow morning, especially the farther north that you live, theres a slight risk of some of the storms having strong, damaging winds tornado. Again, thats tomorrow morning. And then we are much cooler and drier for the rest of the week. Leslee, lets check on traffic on the 8s. Well, rolling, some slow speeds through ybor city, typical for this time of the morning. 18 minutes from ehrlich to 275 on the veterans expressway southbound. Starting to get busy there as well. And moving into rush hour, its typical. And i75 outside of the dade city area, big delays here. Basically the eastbound lanes are blocked on state road 52. And then also, the southbound entrance ramp to i75 from eastbound is blocked as well. A big crash going on here, westbound, its open but we have lookky loos. And a little bit of a delay, eastbound i4 at the paul buchman highway, this is off to the shoulder. And eastbound 70 at bethany road, weve got a crash. We will take a live look at traffic when we come back. Back to gene and gayle. Thank you so much. Things went a little bananas at the International Space station. Oh, yeah. Thats because a great big ape took over. Check this out. Uhoh, what is that . A gorilla seen floating around the International Space station. Looking for the planet of the apes . Nope, he was chasing a british astronaut. Thats scary. He was the american astronaut scott kelly with a great sense of humor with the suit. This is funny. Ready for this . His Twin Brothers mark sent him the costume in a care package because what do you not pictures of the family, not a care package with food and candy, a gorilla suit. And hes probably going bananas. The most time up there. Yeah, thats a longtime up there. I would be, yeah, monkeying around. Me too. What you need to know before you walk out the door is next including apples stand off with the fbi. Why protesters are planning demonstrations across the country. And flames race through a Sulfur Springs home. What investigators are doing right now. Its an update on breaking news vo making the most out of every mile. Thats why i got a subaru impreza. Love. Its what makes a subaru, breaking news this morning. One person is many the hospital with burns after trying to fight a house fire in Sulfur Springs. Yeah, three others escaped the same home. Is live from the east sitka street with an update. Reporter gayle and gene, good morning. Now all morning long, we have been telling you about the four people inside the home but also there were two dogs and one they couldnt find. Here he is. They finally found him and he is doing just fine this morning. They knew he made it out but he had been running around the neighborhood. And there were four people there, one man a 35yearold is in the hospital with burns. We are told he has nonlife threatening injuries. The fire broke out just before 4 00 in the morning and most of the damage is to those two front rooms. And investigators are inside right now trying to determine a cause and as soon as we get more information, we will update you online and on our news channel 8 app. All right. Thank you. Well, wet roads are being blamed for one crash in the bay area. Deputies tell us that the driver lost control of the truck. The driver was taken to an area hospital. The republican president ial candidates are fighting for votes in todays nevada caucus. Senators marco rubio and ted cruz spent time speaking to crowds in a lastminute scramble. Donald trump flew into lei las vegas for a rally. He is expected to win the state but second place is up in the air. Today protesters in cities across america will planning to demonstrate in support of apple resisting the feds. You see the fbi wants app toll help it hack into a terrorists cellphone two. Protests are in the bay area. Its warm this morning as the sun comes up as we speak. 36 in lakeland. Clearwater, 64. Tampa, 65. Sarasota, 64 as well. And its more humid. 74 at noon. 78 at 3 00 p. M. And calling for a 20 rain chance today. And heads up about strong storms tomorrow morning. And then look how much chillier by the end of the week. Traffic right now, just outside of dade city, the state road 52 at 75 as well as the southbound 75 onramp. Yes, keep that in mind. And meanwhile, traffic bearss avenue store,4, about 20 minutes. And lets take a live look now at some of the traffic out there. What you see on the left is westbound i4 away from plant city up to about mango road. Its very heavy on the westbound side. Eastbound is a breeze. And 275 around bush and bird, typically into downtown the tampa, very heavy there too. Thank you. First at 4 00. Thank you for joining us this morning. And we will stay on top of the breaking news so catch updates on the today show. And today is world spade day and also world dog biscuit day. Ba da ba ba ba good morning. Winning hand. Donald trump with a strong lead heading into todays caucus in nevada. He plays tough guy with the protester at his rally. Id like to punch him in the face, ill tell ya. As he and marco rubio take swings at ted cruz over alleged dirty tricks. Every single day, something comes out of the Cruz Campaign thats untrue. S s s slug it out, its trump on the way to the nomination. Bill gates sides with the fbi, saying apple should unlock