Memorial to cubas independence hero jose marte. They be probably one of the most crucial moments of the trip, president obamas visit to the palace of the revolution where he met with the cuban president raul castro behind closed doors. The two discussed a wide range of topics including human rights, easing travel restrictions and the trade embargo thats been in place over 50 years. The embargo is going to end. The reason is logic. The reason is that what we did for 50 years did not serve our interests or the interests of the cuban people. It is such a compelling and historic time for the two nations, not only for the people who live there, but also for those traveling to the country for the first time. Our own keith cate made the journey from tampa to cuba and joins us now from havana with reaction. Reporter good evening from a beautiful havana, cuba. It was another historic day for president barack obama, the that face to face meeting with raul castro, the president of cuba. They were talking over human rights issues, the economic embargo, raul castro saying theres a profound difference between these two countries, no question, and it has to go without saying president obamas Charm Offensive doesnt work on everyone. Some of the streets are wondering why it took so long for the president to make this historic visit. Why not before, eight years before . Why not . When everything have a choice to do . Why not . Now is too late. Reporter this woman sought me out of a cheering crowd to express her frustration. Theres concern about what will happen once president obama leaves office. Will there be the kind of change in human rights and freedom the people so desperate leister and have now been teased desperately desire and now have been teased to expect. Erma and chaz mcmullin from brandenton are on their second they want to take it all in before theres too much change. I want to see if the way it was seemed to be frozen in time and thats what i wished to see. Reporter a lot of people are saying its time for change. We need to be americanized, modernized with diplomacy and all this. I agree. I dont know if cuba is quite ready for, that but i hope they will be. Reporter Brian Longstreet feels the same, a first time visitor. I wanted to get here before it got too americanized. I dont want to see starbucks here. I was doubly excited when i found out the rays would be here and president obama would be here. Reporter but like many he couldnt get a texas to the game. This is the beginning get a ticket to the game. This is the beginning chris afternooner believes is the beginning of something positive for cuba and baseball. I think this potentially could be the start of something great between our country and for the human rights for the people in cuba. Thats why were excited and im not afraid to express that. Reporter the hype around something to behold. Theres electricity in the streets. It happened time and time again during the president s whirlwind visit. Wherever he goes people seem to gather even when there may or may not even be a chance that hell be seen, but just the thought of it captivates the crowd. 1 woman told me she knows how this particular swell of exuberance began. Youre telling me thousands of people lined up because swouned a joke. Someone made a someone made a joke . Someone made a joke. A Couple School kids ran to the theater and started shouting obama, so everybody ran. It was like a mosh pit. Reporter of course, not everyone will see the president in person in cuba, but everybody will be able to see the president. Tomorrow he will speak and that speech will be broadcast on cuban government run also the big thing tomorrow, the game between the tampa bay team. It should be a spectacle based far. We look forward to bringing you the highlights in the game and Everything Else that goes with it. In the meantime reporting from a beautiful and yet windy havana, cuba, im keith cate. Back to you. Thank you, keith. As he mentioned, tomorrow the president will start his day by addressing the cuban people in havana. He will then meet with dissidents and Civil Society leaders, all of this leading up to the finale of his trip. Hell thrown out the first pitch of that historic baseball game between the rays and Cuban National team at 2 00 in the afternoon. Keith cate will be at the game tomorrow and he will bring us reports on all of the historic developments coming up tomorrow and wednesday as well in all of our newscasts. Tonight an 8 on your side warning, a deadly super pill a lethal mix of xanax and fentanyl and its killed nine people in a matter of weeks. This super pill is 80 times stronger than more teen. The question is who is making it morphine. The question is who is making it and where is it coming from . News channel 8 Melanie Michael is live from the Pinellas County morgue. This stuff is made to look like the real thing. Reporter this super pill looks real just like real xanax, but when people take it, they dont go to the hospital. Morgue. Deadly and deceiving, this secret. Handful of them. And youre dead. Reporter its lethal contents are cleverly packaged. It looks just like a xanax, but this pill is mixed with a fentanyl. The combination is so potent that its killing people within minutes. You better stop buying this xanax on the street because theres no other way to put it. Reporter recently in Pinellas County the biggest problem with people overdosing has been from spice. Now undercover cops are searching for this super pill that contains the highly addictive medicine fentanyl. So how strong is this . Its 80 to 100 times as strong as morphine and about 40 to 50 times as strong as street heroin. Reporter dr. Hata has worked at the e. R. At North Side Hospital in Pinellas County 18 years and its the first time hes ever seen Something Like this. Its easy to get overdosed on a very small dose. Reporter talk about a deadly combination, the sheriff is really worried about spring breakers who may be coming down here to visit and not knowing what theyre getting if they decide to take something off the streets. Very dangerous and deadly mistake if they do. Mel, we heard a woman overdosed this weekend in dunedin. Hours a woman, yes, you mentioned that, josh, a 25year old from dunedin overdosed from this very pin. You can bet undercover cops will be all over this in the coming weeks along with st. Pete pd and Clearwater Beach as well. Such a beach. You hope people Pay Attention to this report. Thanks. Quick thinking by a Tampa Police Officer saved his life and the life of a wrongway driver on i 275 over the weekend. Dashcam video captured the close call. According to police, 34year old aja cancela was behind the wheel that narrowly missed the police officer. The set of headlights came straight for him. Nobody was hurt. She faces charges for dui and driving the wrong way. There is still no word what caused a plane to crash at we know it was lou caporicci, a former combat pilot with decades of flying experience who died and his friend Kevin Carreno was also on board when it crashed on take offand burst into flames. Before the bell rang for the royal rumple the retired wrestler had rumble the retired wrestler had more millions to punish gawker for the sex tape. This has gotten awfully interesting, peter. Reporter good evening, josh. The good news keeps coming for hulk hogan. On friday a jury awarded him 115 million in this lawsuit against gawker. Today they added 25 million more. With his team of attorneys by his side, hulk hogan, real name terry bollea, proclaimed the trial was one that will set a precedent. I think we made history and protected a lot of people from through, so were excited. Reporter hogan insists his wrestling family is supportive. His two week trial netted him 115 million plus 15 million punitive damages from gawker, another 10 million from nick denton and another 100,000 from a gawker editor. Den ton believes juror denton believes jurors didnt see the whole story. We look forward to going to the Appeals Court where the law will be followed and all the facts known. Reporter most of the six jury members ignored requests for an interview, but not Salina Stevens who tells me the sex tape was the crux of the matter. When we actually viewed the video, that changed the game. I mean i went into that deliberation room thinking one way and watching that video sealed it for me. Reporter that same juror could not point to anything from gawkers side that helped bolster their argument. I believe his privacy was violated and that thats not okay. This trial could guide future reporting. We also have privacy laws and i hope that those will be taken into more consideration when stories are being ran. Reporter and that jury is well a we that the verdict, these two verdicts is well aware that the verdict, the two verdicts from friday and today, could be thrown out completely by a future court on appeal, but shes hoping that future court does take into consideration what they decided here. Peter bernard, thank you. Having your car towed may feel like one of the worst thats right. Coming up next our 8 on your side investigation exposes a loophole that gives you the upper hand, not the tow truck companies. Plus frantic moments after a fire breaks out in a popular disney attraction. Well show you where. Its cool tonight. We probably wont be using that word for a very long time. Enjoy chillier air while we have it. Frost advisories tonight. Well talk about that and your forecast looking ahead for the to thrive in an everchanging environment, Companies Must adapt. But one thing should remain constant a financial relationship with someone that understands and cares about your business. Pnc corporate and Institutional Banking offers strategies tailored to your companys needs. Know that our dedicated teams of local experts offer insight to help you achieve your business objectives. Can help your company grow at pnc. Com ideas now an 8 on your side investigation, towing trouble. Several apartment complexes around the bay area are allowing their residents to be targeted of one driver turned to 8 on your side after his car was towed for just forgetting sticker on his license plate. Now local officials are working to beef up the law. In the meantime 8 on your side dug up a little known way to get your car back without forking money over to the tow company. Investigator Shannon Behnken shows us how. For Tow Companies this is a goldmine. You can be towed for anything and there are no warnings, but 8 on your side pushing for change, plus i found a way to fight back. Our 8 on your side investigation into shady towing practices hit a nerve. You just dont have to go in, pay the money at their mercy. We found apartment complexes partnering with towing companies. The newest moneymaker, towing cars with expired tags. Russell browns car was taken even though his registration is good. He just forgot to put his new sticker on. Others tell of stolen stickers landing their cars held fork over hundreds of dollars to get your car back from a tow lot. Known florida statute that gives you the upper hand. These type of wreck are Companies Making these type of moneys certainly dont want you to know about it. Reporter its called a mechanics lien. Heres how it works. Tow company. Take that to your countys clerk of Circuit Court and post bond for the tow fee. Youll be given a receipt. This will force the company to release your car. Then its up to the court to decide if the tow company is actually entitled to the money. Sometimes they do get the money. Sometimes the person that owns the car gets to keep the money. Sometimes its split somewhere in the middle. Reporter if the tow is shady, most Companies Wont bother showing up to court to plead their case. Im glad you brought it up. Reporter city councilman Charlie Miranda is pushing for a new city ordinance. The proprietors would have to put a sign as you come into have a current tag with a current sticker. Reporter in the meantime he urges drivers who feel they were wrongly towed to fight back. City council is expected to vote on the final ordinance next month. Its really interesting. So this socalled mechanics lien, is it used very often because ive never heard of it before and can be it used for other disputes . Its not used very often because a lot of people have never heard of it. It can be used any time you have a dispute with a mechanic. You take your car in, they charge you more than they say they will, you can use this to help get your car back and maybe not have to pay it. And certainly for the towing companies, too, this is a game changer. It is. Thanks, shannon. New video in a chaotic scene at disneys Animal Kingdom park. Parkgoers took this video as they were told to leave the festival of lion king show. You can see the stage area is filled with smoke. Luckily everyone got out okay. No word yet what caused that fire. Them. Today ceo tim cook unveiled several new products including a smaller iphone and smaller ipad pro. Cook also announced theyre slashing the price of the apple watch for its first birthday. It will now cost you 299 saving you 50. To see the new gadgets head to our website www. Wfla. Com. Our web team put together a list of all the products you can expect. Not that typical in late march to be talking about afro advisory, but thats what about a frost advisory, but thats what we have tonight. Until 9 a. M. Inland areas of citrus and Hernando County could see patchy frost because an area of High Pressure is moving west settling over the state and give us lighter wind and obviously radiational cooling. Areas. Wednesday, by wednesday 80 degrees. All you have to do this time of year is change that wind direction back. The record was 40 degrees in 1906 and that is frigid weather especially this time of year. Kathy sent us a beautiful shot of lake jackson in sebring tonight, beautiful sunset especially in highlands county, got quite a few shot from that area today. The rain chances increase thursday because of a southerly flow, but it looks like friday and saturday thanks to an approaching front that will move in and essentially stall and thats an area where showers typically can develop along those boundaries. Mostly clear skies, maybe just a few high cloud in the sky today, 46 degrees at 7 a. M. , which is kind of cool. 48 degrees at 8 a. M. , temps into the 60s tomorrow, back into the 70s by 4 p. M. But overall sunshine and a very nice day. 61 degrees Clearwater Beach, current temperature 53 in palm harbor, 53 seminole, 54 at terrace and brandon, 54 in bartow, 51 in inverness. Big area of High Pressure to our west now, but the flow around that high on the eastern side clockwise motion tends to bring in a northerly flow and a cooler flow for us. As a result, we have those advisories in place. Some of these high clouds continue to streak across the sky, kind of a midlevel front as well moving into and south of us now, but generally the upper level flow is fairly fast and a lot of these cloud are made of ice crystals, some midlevel clouds in there, too. Bundle up to start the day. Probably from out of town theyre saying is that guy nuts . No, in florida its cool for us. High pressure in control and back to our west more of a southerly flow. That will kick in wednesday morning into thursday. Thursday may kick off a few slight showers as a result of increased humidity. It will be amazing how quickly we make it feel warm in the state again. Back to our west here comes a cold front that will stall out across the area friday and forecast lows tonight are cool, reaching the 40s in some areas already, could be upper 30s. Thats why the frost advisory is in place away from the coast, but could be other spots outside of citrus and hernando. Temperatures mid to low 70s, beautiful day, sunshine, cool start to the day, but when you have a cool start and warm march sunshine in florida, really adds up to gorgeous weather. 46 degrees to start, 72 in the afternoon, a few more clouds around wednesday, slowly returning humidity, much warmer feeling day. 82 degrees thursday and our temperatures into good friday and through the holiday easter weekend, temperatures will stay warm, but the rain chances increase mostly because of that front coming in and stalling along the boundary. Areas of low pressure can travel near that. It keeps kind of unsettled through the weekend. Not going to rain all weekend, but the chance of showers certainly exist each day. Well try to zero in as we get closer to those days. We get closer. Coming up next in sports the rays are ready to make history in cuba. Dan lucas has the emotional homecoming for one rays player three years after leaving the country. Plus heres what youll see tomorrow at 6 a. M. Reporter one of the top reasons people stop working out is because they get board. Im going to show you how to vo making the most out of every mile. Thats why i got a subaru impreza. Love. Its what makes a subaru, nice meeting you, man. How you doing, man . You look very young. 21. They have a few 21yearolds in cuba that can play ball as well, but rays pitcher chris archer and teammates enjoyed putting smiles on faces today in havana. About for the rays. They are Major League Baseballs ambassadors who will play against the Cuban National team tomorrow in a game where the result probably means more to the cuban players, many of them willing to risk their lives to play in america, players like daron verona. Tomorrow he will have the biggest at bat of his life. He may have no shot at making the rays opening day roster, but for one day outfielder daron verona is a celebrity. Thats because verona returned to his hometown havana, a cuban who left to chase his baseball dream three years ago and in that time verona had not seen his family until late sunday night. And right in the middle of the lobby at the rays team hotel a baseball game took on new meaning. Rays manager kevin