And i am stacie schaible. We begin today with the gorgeous weather. And since julie is at the strawberry fest cal, we have steve jerve with us today. Thats right, say see. She is enjoying the strawberry short cake and the clouds. This is the view in clearwater beach. You can see the volley ballers having a good time. Its this cloud trail coming in from the west. 68 degrees. The forecast for tomorrow, the second day of the strawberry festival, opening day was today, 74 degrees at 3 00 p. M. 67 degrees at 8 00 p. M. We have a cold front passing through tomorrow. In fact, the rain chances are 20 but were talking generally the first part of the day here. Were talking about say anymore from 5 00 a. M. North to 10 00 a. M. Farther south with the cold front pushing into and through the area. Our temperatures are comfortable and rain chances around zero percent. 66 for the even, partly cloudy skies throughout the rest of the evening to mostly cloudy conditions. You can see on the camera imagery quite a few includeds. A light southwesterly breeze in the forecast coming up. Right now, the cold front to the south. Theres the good trail of clouds continuing in from the west to the east. High pressure to the north. Another cold front upstream here. And you can see the clouds that have been active in the sky moving west to east. Some of the northern portions sunshine. And we will have more on the for cast including the rain chance for tomorrow coming up later, guys. Why the lines again today outside the irs office. Most of these people are here because they received letter from the federal government telling them they the irs office with a photo id to prove who they are. The problem s there isnt enough staff to deal with the the problem is, there isnt enough staff to deal with the people coming in. I went to lakeland, they told me there that they were closed at 9 00 in the morning. Senator bill nelson sent a letter to the irs commissioner asking him to respond to the long lines. Representative kathy castor lines are unacceptable. New billboards are going up across Pinellas County asking the public to help solve several cold cases. Each of the seven new billboardses are being close to the crime scenes. A couple was found murdered back in january 2014. The billboards ask anyone with information to call crime stoppers. Tipsters could be eligible for a controversial bill aimed to protect clergy members from marrying samesex couples are headed to the governors desk. It prevents clergy from being sued if they turn away gay couples who want to marry. Equality florida opposes the legislation calling it vague and potentially harmful to individuals. Now proteching your pet against boarding disasters. We recently told you about a woman whose dog died while at a dog sitter. So how do you make sure that the person you hire is going to take care of your pet properly . News channel 8s rod carter has some 8 on your side tips. Reporter good afternoon, guys. When you hire someone to either walk your pet or to board your pet while youre at work or m or something, you want to make sure that the person takes care we talked to a professional dog sitter and. She told us, above anything else, people need to be insured and bonded and you need to ask a lot of questions. Ask questions on why theyre doing this . References. What type of work they have done with animals. Any questions you can think of. Reporter and we know that having a set like having a child so having a pet is like having a child. Back to you. Thank you. Well todays Entertainment News will take from you the oscars tall way to outer space. Thats right. David daniel has todays hollywood minute. The arrival to the International Space station was the happiest moment of my life. Reporter take a trip to the International Space station. The new imax movie a beautiful planet focuses on the station inside and out, what its like for the astronauts and how they think and feel about the planet. It reaches theaters a pril 29th. His next movie springs from a deadly real life drama. He will star in the action flick no exit, a film about the tragic wildfire in prescott, arizona which killed 19 firefighters in 2013. Most oscar winners dont have regrets about their big nights but sam smith seems to have a couple. He learned backstage that he is Academy Award winner. And he told the bbc his per my life. Singing was horrible. I hated every minute. Maybe his new friend oscar can cheer him up. In hollywood, im david daniel. Coming up, delicious. Look at that. We will take to you the florida city. This is a live shot. See what else they have to offer. Thats coming up. Lowfat doughnuts. No. And this reporter hes a Major League Baseball grounds keeper that got his start taking care of hospital lawns. 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Awesome weather for opening day but today we want to show you something that is new. We want to show you what we do have new at the strawberry festival this year. We have sadi with us and she is going to show us a new item. An amish doughnut, theyre just awesome. So shes here and theyre making the sweetheart. You start with the amish doughnut. And then you can see, you come over and add the chocolate. Whats a doughnut without melted chocolate on top of. That looks absolutely delicious. And then, of course, its strawberry festival, you know whats coming next. Delicious, local strawberries on top of that. Oh, looks really good. And you say these are actually sort of dietfriendly or lighter. Snow flurries. Oh, yeah, really old recipe. No preservatives. Homemade. Reporter so it isnt going top. This is one of the new deserts people have to try. And of course, we will be coming back and have more from year. But this looks great, im going to dig in right now. Food group. Yeah through screen there. We cant wait to see what thank you. We will check back in the next half hour. And now with another check of the forecast, steve jerve is in. Its good to have the kind of look up to you. Yeah, taller here. Doughnut, cake, and you know, got to round out the strawberries. Have you ever put that much no. Ill try it. Fair food, just got to go for it. Outside, you can see the clouds continue around the bay area. Definitely in place. Our current temperature in new port richey, 17 degrees and clouds. Image, quite a few coming in. No precipitation although it does make for a gloomy sky. Its a comfortable day, 67 degrees here with the southwest wind at 8 miles per hour. And here at freedom plaza, 76 degrees. Were in Sun City Center with mostly cloudy conditions at the moment. Not a bad day overall, probably more sunshine but nice this kind of year keeping in mind, yes, we are in march. Saturday, 75 degrees. Mostly sunny sky, 76 degrees on sunday. And get outdoors. Take advantage of this great weather while we have it and make the most of it. A great weekend ahead. A few clouds both days but overall, comfortable conditions. And spring training very much underway. Some of the games going on, bradenton, clearwater and lakeland. The twins playing the pirates. Except early showers in the day but they race quickly to the south. Overall, light showers with with sunshine. And the rain time ago receiving around 3 00 a. M. North and exiting around 8 00 a. M. To the south. Maybe lingering 9 00, 10 00 in southern areas but this is a cold front that will have the same kind of impact as the last one. Just the wins have switched out of the southwest and west. Temperatures this evening in the 60s with clouds. Milder overnight. We had a low of 56 this morning. We had a bit clearer skies and the cooler air mass but the winds have been west keeping us warm. Temperatures upper 70s near 80 degrees despite the clouds here. Low pressure to the north. Next cold front here and the trail of clouds throughout the day. The forecast does include the possibility of some showers but very low for the shortterm at 20 . Friday 3 degrees. 75 degrees on saturday. 76 degrees on sunday. Temperatures next week are warm in the 80degree range. So expect mild conditions. Back to you. All right. Thank you. Maybe youre planning a social media to help you plan it . 8 on your side has some answer when it comes to planning your vacation. And joining me now is social media expert jonathan sellers. You want to plan a trip, go to social media and it can do the work. Figure out first the destination. Yeah, it can give you insight and help you have a great trip. The first thing is, finding where you want to go. And the best two places are pinterest or instagram. Visuals. You can see what people have already done. They are going to post their best pictures on instagram. People collect boards of dream destinations, so they have already done the work. Just sift through and find where you want to go. And now you research it. What are the best options . Yeah, once you know the city or the destination, go to travelocity, yelp, review sites. So help you find the best restaurant, know if you need a reservation ahead of time. And thats interesting. We we want on our honmy moon. And. I posted a picture on tripadviser and thousands of people commenting on the picture so its helping people. Yeah. Really does. Very cool resource. When you get there, how can social media help once you have landed where youre going to be. Once youre getting close, do prep work. Go ahead and find some local news station, find accounts that have things to do in the area. You might be able to find thing, like lastminute things that werent widely advertised but might be what you are looking for. Facebook, twitter. Find those people. Things. All right. Good tip, jonathan. Thanks for being here. We appreciate it. Trip to take. If you are planning for spring break, we send you to stacie on a story about that. If you are thinking about you travel a lot for business, you likely see crazy stuff at the airport. Manners seem to get left at the curb, right . Thats why i tracked down an etiquette expert for tips. I dont know what happens when we leave our homes but we act crazier. Reporter if you spend any time in airport, you have likely seen bad manners in action. We need to remember the boarding area is not your living room. Dont the take up two or three places. If theres an elderly person, please get up and give them your seat. Reporter the etiquette expert travels a lot and offers friendly advice to make your trips more troublefree. What about the middle seat. The middle seat person they have access to both armrests because they are stuck in the back brace chair. So give them the grace. And also before you board the plane, take care of your business. In the airport. Because youre backing up flight patterns. Reporter and cellphone etiquette too. There is. No diatribes, even in the boarding area. I facebook wheels down, safe and sound. Your mom, sister, cousin, people you didnt like in high school knows, wheels down, safe and sound. Reporter and then the people who overpack and try to put their oversized luggage into the overhead bin. Weve all done it. But when you do, pack decor yum and tolerance and grace because we can build so many business relationships out there. And if were acting crazy and mean yeah, good advice. And she says tweet, instagram or facebook the places that make an impact on you when you travel. This will tip off fellow travelers to navigate great places when they hit the road or skies. And cool when you go to social media and you land in a people have been there. And it shows you soandso was here two years ago. Yep. Some people may travel to the bay area for spring training and today we caught up with a man tending to an Award Winning diamond. And hisal sent keeping the attention and getting the attention of professional baseball. My wife hates me this time of year. Dont sleep and all that. Just mind is going 2,000 miles per hour. Reporter when it comes to taking care of a Major League Baseball field a lot of pressure. A lot of people dont know that. Reporter you could say, nobody does it better than opi. Its your baby. Like a child to you. A living thing and youre constantly babying it. Reporter he has been the philadelphia phillys grounds keeper for almost 30 years and in that time, he has been recognized for his field work. Florida state league 12 years in a row. And the national award, the best single a field in the United States. Reporter so when the south Korea Baseball League needed help with their ball fields, they flew half way around the world to find opi. First, i was a little intimidated when they showed up. Ill admit, i was a nervous wreck. How to teach these guys that dont speak english. But great guys and they can understand what im saying. They just cant speak it back. Reporter but it turns out, love of the game is the universal language when caring for a ball field. Were going to miss you guys and we love to have your field. Reporter and once they are finished learning everything there is to know about taking care of a Major League Baseball field, the goal is to go back home and give their respective teams a Competitive Edge they learned half way around the world. Theyre going to try to do this every year now. Next year it will be taiwan and japan. Reporter and for that, opi the selfproclaimed red neck from tennessee will always be grateful to his south korean friends. Yeah, its humbling. Feels good. Reporter in clearwater, news channel 8. Good looking field. It is. Coming up, how a dog is lighting up the internet because of the important job that he does and its something most dogs do anyway. Also ahead, how easy would it be for some creep to get a hotel room next to yours without you ever knowing it. An investigation that may surprise you. But first, the team expected to win gold this summer is playing in tampa tonight. We hear from the ladies on the u. S. Soccer team next. This is first at 4 00. Welcome back. Now lets check on first at 4 00 sports with dan lucas. And the lightning back in action tonight. I know, a couple days off and youre thinking, whats going on. Lightning finishing up their road trip and they come home saturday night. Its been a while since our boys have been home but after a couple days off north of the border, lightning back in action tonight in ottawa. A win by the bolts would be eighth straight. Win streak. This is the return to the scene of a brutal 51 loss almost a month ago when the lightning were really struggling. I am interested to see how the bolts wrap up the road trip. Back to two points behind the Florida Panthers for first place in the atlantic division. Tonight. And the second game back for defenseman jason garcon whose had an injured ankle. Play more tonight. We wanted to ease him in. After the game, we felt pretty good and especially those high ankles and ottawa is feeling one right now. You rush them back too soon and they can just do further damage. And weve had a few of those earlier this year. You have to take your time with these. And a fun night tonight at Raymond James stadium. Kicks off in about half an hour. The she believes cup features the number one ranked u. S. Womens soccer team and three other teams ranked in the worlds top five. France and germany play before the u. S. And england tonight. Night one of a threecity tour and a massive test for a u. S. Team looking to repeat as Gold Medalist at the Olympic Games this summer. I wanted to try to bring top, top teams to this country, not just for players to play those teams but also for the fans to see some of the best so get the likes of germany and england and france here, it is, its remarkable its important for our fans and for us. We need extremely competition to bring out the best in us and show us what we need to improve on before we head to the olympics. And this is a tournament. It continues this weekend in nashville. Good luck to the americans. Do we have many repeat players from four years ago . Two of the most recognizable. Theyll play on the field tonight. Loyd, the world player of the year last year. This is a team that won the world cup last summer. And still tickets available. Two games. Beautiful weather. Yes. Vo across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with noninsulin victoza. For a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. But it didnt get me to my goal. R so i asked my doctor about victoza. 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