emerald morrow is live on central avenue at 54th street where the crash happened. emerald, thankfully the police chief said the officers will be ok... but police wonder if this could have all been prevented. - yeah, there's of course no way to really say if it could or not - but police did say this car you see mangled in the middle central avenue...was stolen after someone left the keys inside. - so police wonder if two of their own would have been spared from this terrible crash if someone had just taken a few seconds to take their keys out and lock the door. - and ironically, the st. pete officer and the tampa police officer inside were working together as part of a stolen car task force to help prevent the very thing that happened. - even worse...the officers weren't even pursuing this car. - they were looking for a different car and were heading to a place in st. pete where thieves are known to drop off stolen cars - that's when the car t-boned the undercover pickup truck police say there were six suspects police say there inside...ranging in age from 15 to 25. i'm also working on information on these suspects' background. i'll have that for you coming up at 6. em 10news, wtsp donald trump will at the convention up any additional supporters before tomorrow's primary here in florida. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live at the tampa convention center. sarah, there are concerns about violent protests and you've also learned one street closure will impact folks headed to work this morning. yes, franklin street will be closed in just a few hours-- starting at 8:00 a.m. from channelside water street. expected to cause too much trouble for morning rush hour. as you mentioned-- big factor at today's rally in tampa. here is from kansas city over the weekend where protestors were pepper sprayed by police. the same day secret service stormed the stage to protect trump from a protester in ohio. canceled a rally in protesters flooded here in tampa, security will be tight today. the protesters here in tampa will start at macdill park along the riverwalk, and walk here to the convention center. coming up at 6-- the alarming message they're giving to those joining them about their safety. live in tampa, sh, 10news wtsp former president bill clinton will be in florida today to campaign for his wife, hillary. this morning, he'll go to an event in tallahassee and later today, he'll be at a church in jacksonville. democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton fielded questions on a range of issues from ohio voters during at a town hall sunday night. but violence at recent donald trump rallies took center stage. butted to ohio, along with florida and three other states hold primaries tomorrow. hulk hogan's trial gawker will resume in a few hours. hogan is suing the website for 100 millions dollars for posting a sex tape with the ex-wife of sponge. at a motion this morning to reject bubba has already said he will "plead forced to testify. the defense will also start calling its witnesses today as well. right now, an underway after a dead in largo. investigators say woman through waiting to release her name until later police say someone found her body while walking along 145th street north and starboard lane. the search for a person in the hudson river is over this morning. rescue crews spent the weekend looking for bodies after a tugboat collided with a barge. the crash happened saturday two other bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. crew members on the by sunday night, crews said the damage wasn't safe continue looking. el-nino fueled storms that have been pounding parts of california is expected to finally ease up this morning. in the last couple of days, heavy rains have flooded rivers a growing families to leave francisco. fifth year of drought. experts say even the recent rain and snow has helped, but its going to take years of normal rainfall to get the deficit right again. fast food chain "wendy's" is getting pressure from farmers in florida to increase wages for produce. the immokalee coalition of farmworkers held a peaceful march near the palm beach home of wendy's chairman, nelson peltz, on saturday. right now, workers say they get 50 cents per basket of tomatoes they fill and are asking for an additional one cent per pound. were held in kentucky over the weekend. in polk county, it easier to ride a boat in lake florence. according to our news partners at ramp is being the the 74-acre lake. florence, located in winter haven, has no public boat access. you may want to workout routine story. practicing yoga may help if you have problems. doctors in sweden tracking people with atrial fibrillation. they found people practicing yoga an hour a week for 12 weeks showed improvements in heart rate, blood pressure, and quality of life. if you plan on filling up this morning before work, you'll want to pay attention to this. gas prices are up across the country. experts say not to worry though, with many drivers hitting the roads for spring vacations, it increased the demand for gas. right now, the national average of a gallon of gas is 1.93. in florida, it's a little lower at 1.91. in the bay area, the average is 1.84. one georgia man is fed up with thieves snooping around his farm land. so now, he's come up with a unique way that he thinks will scare them off. one casket and several signs are sending a message on darryl smith's property. after trespassers took off with nearly 10 thousand dollars worth of stuff, including guns, smith says he'd had enough. security system is working, and he hasn't had any problems since he got the casket. now he's also building a more secure storage unit and installing surveillance cameras for additional help. move over chicago and new york city, it turns out tampa bay has both cities beat when it comes to celebrating st. patricks day. a study by wallet hub ranks tampa sixth in the country to celebrate the luck of the irish! they based the study on cities with the highest percentage of irish heritage, number of festivities and parties, and irish pubs. boston, massachusetts, buffalo, new york, omaha, philadelphia and pittsburgh round out the top five. it's a story that will make any sports fan frustrated. the n-c double a has launched an investigation into how a tournament bracket was leaked on social media before it was unveiled on the selection show. but first an act of kindness that's gone viral. the story behind this photo of a teenager and a homeless man...next. on 10news and cbs.. followed by scorpion at 9:00 and n-c-i-s: los angeles. then stay tuned for 10news at 11. live look at florida southern pepper discovers jimmy dean delights, made with real egg whites, lean cut meats, and whole grains. an excellent source of protein, it fuels her up with energy to help power through her morning. with jimmy dean delights, good donald trump will be in tampa today campaigning ahead of the primary tomorrow. the rally will start at 2 this afternoon at the convention center.. and your morning and afternoon commute could be affected. franklin street will be closed starting at about 8 a-m.. from channelside drive south to old water street.. that's right in front of the convention center. two police officers and six others are recovering after a crash in st. petersburg. it happened just after midnight in downtown. this is a live look at the scene on central and 54th street. police say the teenagers were speeding in a stolen car when they hit an undercover truck with tampa police officers and a st. petersburg police officer. we're working to find out their conditions right now. hulk hogan will be back in a pinellas county courtoom this morning for his trial against gawker over a leaked sex tape. he's suing the website for 100 million dollars. the defense will be calling its first witnesses to the stand today. one of them is aj daulerio, the man who posted the video. 10 news will be in the courtroom at 9 a-m. to watch the trial live, head to our website, w-t-s-p dot com. the ncaa is investigating how the tournament bracket got leaked online before it was unveiled during cbs' selection sunday show. the bracket started showing up on social media about halfway through the 2 hour special, with 34 teams to announce. out with "spoiler alert: full bracket." the division 1 men's basketball chairman says the ncaa goes to great lengths to prevent the tournament field from being revealed early. the chairman says they're looking into the matter and hope to zero in on how it happened. ian, less than an hour after cbs wrapped up the show, the twitter account with the leaked bracket was either shutdown or suspended. an act of kindness on baltimore streets is getting a lot of attention this morning. this picture, showing a teenager praying for a homeless man, has gone viral since a police officer posted it online. 18-year-old stephen watkins says he was listening to music on his way home, when a song inspried him to bless a complete stranger. a university of was patrolling that afternoon when he saw the meeting. he says he was surprised by the act of kindness. now he hopes the picture inspires other acts of kindness in the city and gives the world a positive view of baltimore. newspaper tease: the ledger make sure you catch studio 10 live this morning. juan pablo montoya, the winner firestone grand prix this is montoya 's the race. year. remember you can catch studio 10 live right here on 10 news with stephanie webb and michael clayton starting at 9:00 a-m. as you make your grocery list this week, you may want to pick up some blueberries. after the break, the disease researchers believe the fruit helps fight off. don't forget, you can always take 10 news with you just download the 10 news app. it's a fast look at breaking news, weather and traffic - and get alerts so you won't miss a search wtsp 10 store now. live look from this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name 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means billions of dollars are at stake. gamblers are expected to spend nine billion dollars on march madness this year.. that's more than any other sporting event besides the super bowl. and listen to this.. work productivity will drop by four billion dollars because of people office. gasparilla music festival coming up on 10 news this morning.. news this morning.. in st. officers were hurt after a stolen car truck. want to avoid on work as the continues. and billionaire warren buffet is betting big on march madness this year. office pool. spokesbox: go paperless, don't stress, girl good morning. we are seeing comfortable temperatures out there. it is humid. keep that in mind. we'll continue to see that shower activity popping up over it will get heavy as we head toward the 7:00 hour. grab the rain gear if you are heading out the door. i'll have more on the next round of rain that could impact your weekend coming up. hot spots at 6:00 on your monday morning. i'm road warrior hilary zalla. there is a very serious accident on the courtney campbell causeway that shutdown all westbound lanes. if you are coming from tampa towards pinellas avoid the bridge. take the howard frankland bridge instead. lets go live sky 10. broken down car in polk county on i-4 westbound on polk parkway. it is blocking the right lane. coming up, i'll get you drive times to help you get out the door in time. good monday morning. i'm allison kropff. >> i'm ian reitz. we are on top of breaking news in st. pete. where a stolen car crash sent eight people to the hospital.