it's 7:00. 8 at 7 begins now. good evening. i am jen holloway. hundreds packed into the tampa convention center for a donald trump town ham. we are hours away from the presidential primary here in florida. a closer look at the batle between trump and florida senator marco rubio. >> reporter: trump this quite the band of supporters today from sarah palin to chris christie and florida attorney general palm bond by endorsing the businessman. all signs are pointing to paying win in florida for trump tuesday. a new poll shows trump's lead is expanding over florida senator marco rubio. trump with more than a 20 point lead on rubio. another poll showing rubio in third. >> and we'll find out. you'll see tomorrow. but i am not worried about any of that. that's ridiculous. >> reporter: despite the numbers, trump isn't letting up >> i refuse to say little marco. >> reporter: both trump and rubio have events planned in south florida tomorrow as the results come go. candace mccowan, news channel 8. >> trump supporters were greeted with protesters before the rally. things got pretty heated. spell bigotry. >> reporter: a war of words between trump supporters and protesters. >> build a wall. keep you guys out. >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! >> reporter: protesters walked from macdill park before the rally started greeting his supporters at the door of the convention center. >> donald trump's rhetoric does not bronc in american politics. the violence out of his rallies and mortful statements is really hurting the quality and demean of our politics. he says no way will he vote for in a line wrapped around the building, velvet lanier waits go in. >> god made us all different. god gave us a choice to decide on making our own decisions and no reason. i mean, protests as long as it doesn't come in here. former president bill clinton hit the campaign trail in tallahassee today. clinton made a stop on the florida a&m campus. he praised his wife's plans for gun control and more affordable college. florida's primary is tomorrow. if you have not yet voted we have everything you need to know on wfla.com. also our primary coverage starts at 4 a.m. and on primary night we will have a special hour-long 11 p.m. newscast. we will bring you the latest results and analysis right here today governor rick scott answered a tough question about muslims hating america. in st. petersburg today timeouting the addition of a million jobs since 2010. the governor is now on a five-city victory tour celebrating $1 billion in tax cuts over the last two years. he didn't want to answer the muslim question last week, but he certainly did today. >> rad well islam does not like america. it. some people that don't love us. but i don't think it's any surprise that radical islam doesn't love us. >> the governor and other politicians praised kobe marketing for planning to hire 255 more people. that number will more than double the firm's work force. we are learning more tonight hillsborough county deputy. members of the hillsborough county sheriff's office took the he was killed by a wrong-way driver early saturday morning. he was a founding member of the sheriff's office safety net team. that helps find adults and children with special needs who have wandered away from home. also at the memorial was sarah geren. she called 911 from the crash. she thinks that deputy kotfila intentionally crashed into the life. >> this man put himself in front of us as a human shield. absolutely. he definitely -- he definitely saw what was going on when i take a step back and look at the way everything occurred. he absolutely was a human shield for us. >> kotfila was a six-year veteran of the sheriff's office. well, gawkers former editor had to answer tough questions today from the witness stand as the hulk hogan sex tape trial began its second week. for $100 million for publishing the video. he said he thinks he has a right to publish the video because the story was newsworthy. >> i decided i was going to write about what i had seen on the tape. i was also going to do a commentary on celebrity sex tapes in general. >> the judge in the case ruled today that bubba the love sponge klemm does not have to appear. his attorney told the court his client intends to played the fifth amendment and will not answer any questions about the sex tape or his involvement. a local businessman gave up his career to follow his dream. looks like his decision is paying off. the blind tiger at ybor city has gotten national attention. even being featured on msnbc. clothing retailer. the owner and his business concept would take off so quickly. it to somebody else they don't get it. but when they step in they automatically get how the clothing style and the designs and the brand compliment the brand that we have for our own coffee. >> the business is so good, the blind tiger opened a second location in seminole heights. he plans to open a third location as well. i their coffee tastes great, by the way. >> yeah. i love local stuff like that. the mom and pop stores. very good. >> nice day to get out. beautiful weather. >> we have. it's still daylight. studio. it is daylight. sunsets? >> i just like losing sleep. that's all. >> all right. yeah, it's still daylight. evening. be later at 7:39 in the morning. so, yeah, dark start for some. temperatures right now in the satellite and radar pictures showing that things have cleared out. we are looking at a really nice evening. the rain is history and the clouds are pretty much gone as well. so through your evening temperatures in the lower 70s and again just a few clouds. we have some big changes coming up in the forecast, including high temperatures in the 60s and lows in the 50s. i'll have that in just a bit. jen. >> thank you. still ahead on 8 at 7. >> a polk county couple is fighting for equality. the trouble they are running into as they prepare to have their first child. a disease is killing bees all across florida. i'm john rogers. i am going to show you why this could mean bad news for your grocery bill. we will have that and more coming up. you're watching news channel 8. the station that's always on welcome back. a deadly decide is wiping out bee populations across the globe, and now it's making its way through florida. it's called the deformed wing virus. and news 8's john rogers shows us it could mean a spike in food prices if it's not stopped. >> reporter: most folks would run away at the sight of just one of these. but not kevin lawson. he is a master beekeeper. and when he is among them, he feels right at home. >> there could be 40,000 in a good hive. >> reporter: however, there are some of these he does not enjoy seeing. bees like these. >> this guy doesn't have any wings left on him. they crawl but they can't fly. >> reporter: these unfortunate critters have been struck by the deformed wing virus. in recent years, the disease has wiped out millions of bees around the world and researchers are seeing more and more cases it spread through a parasite, making the bee unable to pollinate crops. >> it's really a big issue. if we don't find out what's killing the bees, what's cause this die off, our food prices are going to get very high. >> reporter: researchers are committed to stoping it threat. john rogers, news channel 8. you can help in the fight, too. by supporting your local beekeepers and by buying local products like honey. if you are bold enough, you could raise some bees of your own and help contribute to the bee population. coming up, why a same-sex couple in polk county is pushing for a change in birth certificates. also ahead, chick-fil-a looks to give starbucks and dunkin' donuts a run for their money with a brand new drink. the sun'll come out tomorrow... for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine r that helps make more tomorrows possible. tomorrow, tomorrow... i love ya, tomorrow p in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto helped 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well, an 8 on your side consumer alert tonight. nissan is recalling more than 47,000 electric leafs in the u.s. and canada over potential brake problems. the national highway transportation safety weather can cause a relay within the car's brake boosttory fail. the brakes still work, but they are much hardtory use. dealers will reprogram the necessary software for free. this recall includes leafs from model years 2013 through 2015. and we have certainly all enjoyed relatively low gas prices the last few months, but pricing are creeping upward. there are two reasons why. first of all, the price of oil has risen from 27 to $37 a barrel. second, refineries have started making the pricier summer blend of fuel. even still, the national average is 52 cents a gallon down from last march. the average price in tampa is 1.84. well, here's a number that might surprise you. facebook says it receives more than a million reports every day of users violating its policy. a company executive said those reports include allegations of hate speech. to separate free speech from preaching hate, and adding that any post inciting physical violence are usually reviewed first. well, if you have been killing the apps on your apple device to save your battery life, you can stop. turns out getting rid of the apps does not save battery life. apple's ios chief dispelled that myth in a e-mail response to a customer. the customer asked, do you quit your ios multitasking apps frequently and is this necessary for battery life? apple's ios chief replied, no, and no. most of us remember that chalkboard our teachers used in school. some bay area teachers and students are ditching that tradition and turning to technology. the newest generation of smart boards are making their way into classrooms in sarasota county. the school system approved a $10 million budget to purchase active panels. they are glare free. they can play videos, as you can see, and operate remotely. plus, the maintenance cost is >> it allows the teacher and the student to have two-way interaction with each other. >> i can see it and i can come up to the board and i drag and i learn better, i think. >> this generation, most of the kids have electronic devices so they know how to work them. >> they certainly do. well, every school in sarasota county and the district will very neat. here. that means you will probably be distracted at work. you won't be alone. not by a long shot. a report estimates millions of workers obsessed with filling out an ncaa basketball tournament bracket and watching those games, it's going to wind up costing employers nearby $4 billion in lost productivity. roughly 51 million workers take part in the office pools. it could be a match made in heaven for chick-fil-a customers. ice cream and cold brew coffee. starting today, the restaurant chain is serving a new coffee drink. ice cream with the thrive farmer's cold woo coffee. it's called frosted coffee. it sells for 2.69 for a small and will be available through may. sounds delicious. winter haven couple fighting for equality. as melissa marino explains, they want the same rights as other couples when it comes to having children. >> this is definitely him right there. >> reporter: victoria and her wife rebecca waited more than a year to hear the words. >> before we got married we found out we were pregnant and expecting and all that. >> reporter: victoria decided to carry the baby. a boy. >> his name is maverick. we picked it out. we didn't know it was going to be "top gun." we joke around. >> reporter: their news came with a catch. >> when it comes to maverick i have no right over him until the adoption process goes through. >> reporter: the couple has to go through a stepparent adoption. otherwise, rebecca's name will certificate. >> there is 25 to free for ios $500 out of our pockets after we spent money on the fertility costs. >> reporter: as the couple nears their due date, their minds are on something else. what if something happens to victoria? >> he would be taken away from me. >> reporter: far different than a straight couple. >> if she was carrying a different man's child, the husband is considered the father in the state of florida. >> reporter: christopher roy works with same-sex couples. >> there are insurance issues. many government issues that are out there that, you know, things haven't been cleaned up in the state of florida. >> reporter: until then couples like victoria and rebecca will keep fighting. >> i want it to be recognized as, you know, this is the child's parents. it shouldn't matter what body parts you have. >> reporter: two lawmakers came up with proposals to amend the law and allow same sex spouses however, their plans did not get enough traction. a live view from st. pete. sun setting in 15 minutes from now. the horizon, a little bit of sea fog starting to develop a little bit of fog tomorrow morning offer the gulf of mexico. now, yesterday and this morning we picked up about a quarter of an inch of rain. that broke the dry streak that we had for 17 days. we had 17 dry days in a row. that's the driest stretch that we have had in over two years. our lawns needed a little bit of the rain. of course, our sinuses needed that poll unwashed away. temperatures in the 70s across the bay area. tomorrow we are going to see high temperatures warming to right around 80 degrees. pretty watch the rest of the week. by monday high temperatures in the upper 60s and lows in the 50s. next week. right now we're dry. we are pretty much cloud free. quiet across the bay area. we have a cool front all the way back in the pacific northwest. that's slowly going to be drifting our direction. and as it does it's going to increase our chance for rain. now, this actual cold front is not going to make it into the tampa bay area, but a low pressure system is going to develop right along the front. that is what's gonna give us the showers and storms as we move into saturday. should be dry most of the week by looking at the rain chance moving in. again as we head towards the weekend. tuesday morning, tomorrow, a little bit of fog. tuesday a little bit of fog -- excuse me, wednesday a little bit of fog as well. that will burn off. then the leprechaun looks happy on thursday. he is dancing around because we will have nice weather for st. paddy's day. 20% chance for a shower on friday. saturday scattered showers and storms. spring starts on sunday and when spring starts, the temperatures go down. i don't know. we will have temperatures 60s. >> that will be nice. a long hot summer ahead. >> thank you. we will be right back. here's what you will see tomorrow at 6 a.m. >> voters are ready to cast their ballots in the crucial florida primary tomorrow and poll workers are gearing up. i will show you what the supervisors of elections office is doing to make sure things run smoothly. weather and traffic on the is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultra-rich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. the middle class will continue to disappear unless we level the playing field. with your help, as president, you probably heard the expression bull in a china shop? how about a bull in a soccer match? that's exactly what happened in australia. this video posted online shows out of the woods. watch here. he picks up some steam as he invades the youth soccer match. he was chasing down a player who somehow managed to damage the charging animal. bull turns around, runs across the field and into the woods. no injuries were reported. we will talk about a fish story. a fisherman in japan does not need to exaggerate about this catch here. take a look at that monster fish. it weighs 15 pounds. it is six feet long. that's ten times the normal length. the fish's name in japanese means large swordfish. a if first suit designed for a race horse. it features a shirt, tie, and flam over his ears. it was designed by emma king. it took her four weeks for she and her team to make that suit. ten times more than you would use to make a suit for you, brian. >> bunch of horsing around there. that's silly. >> thanks for joining us. bizarre hollywood mystery. richard simmons resurfaces, denying he's kidnapped and being held hostage. >> now, on "extra." richard simmons missing mistily solved. but is it? not seen in public for two years. the fitness guru speaks out today, shooting down reports he's locked inside his mansion, under control of his housekeeper. >> savannah, it's richard simmons. how are you? >> but why won't he show his face? madonna's total meltdown. swigging vodka, begging for sex onstage. over the edge over losing her son rocco. every final clue to tonight's "bachelor" finale. >> i'm a lost man right now. >> who does ben pick, jojo or lauren b.? plus, hot couples news. gaga and taylor's wild west weekend. shelton and stamos slimed. all the crazy moments. all the couples at the kids' choice awards. where was blake's girlfriend gwen? plus, ariana grande transformed into j-law on "snl." >> they told me not to do a game show, but i was like, screw it, i can have fun, i'm a regular person. >> now on "extra" from universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. hey, everyone. welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez. coming up, the shocking "bachelor" finale. the twist nobody saw coming. what ben is saying today. we're with the cast of "empire" and wait until you hear >> but first, let's get to our top trending story. head hostage, or locked away in self-imposed exile? richard simmons has not been seen for two years. his friends are scared, and his investigate. >> that's just very silly. >> richard speaking out on the "today" show. >> i just sort of wanted to be a little bit of a loner for a while. i had hurt my knee. >> friends telling the "new york daily news" they believe his housekeeper is controlling him against his will. >> no one is holding me in my house as a hostage. >> richard calling into the show, not showing his face, fueling speculation he might have gained weight. he's always been open about his battles with depression and emotional in his crusade to help others win the weight war. >> we have lots of wars around the world. but we have one here, too. >> tmz reporting fans have been flooding the lapd with requests to go to richard's home. but the police won't go because they did a welfare check last

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