indiana. on friday. a team that scores about 110 a game, held in the 90s twice. >> hubie: that would be the 13th time this year that they've been doing, really putting up some nice numbers, cleveland. that's what you always like about it, because you have to defend in order to win the championship. and you have to be able to take care of the defensive boards. >> mike: foye rattles out the three. the cavs have the monday game against the pistons, going to toronto on friday. and great job from toronto on all-star weekend. a basketball-loving city. and that's the old barkley rule. back it out for five seconds, dribble there.

end of the game. the worst home losses for the thunder. it will be interesting to see what happens after a couple days' practice. guys, what are we doing. there's 26 seconds left. the local news is waiting on many of these abc stations. they'll bring mcgary, former michigan wolverine to the line. and he played there for two years, the national championship game. game. thanks for carrying me, fighting through my cold here today. much appreciate it. >> hubie: listen, we appreciate the fact you showed up today. because you're a gamer. like when you look at michael

>> mike: got to show up for work. great to see the cavaliers play so well. 115-92, thunder will inbound it here after the 24-second violation. love with 29 and 11. lebron, 25, 11 assists, 7 boards. durant, 26, westbrook, 20. but the cavaliers sweep the season series from the thunder. so long from oklahoma city. remember the lakers and bulls tonight. for many of you, local news or world news coming up on abc. ot chicken. only available for a limited time by me... ahhhhhhh!!! same dream? some fake colonel, pretending to be, but i'm me! so only i can introduce kfc's delicious, new nashville hot chicken. with a spicy, smoky flavor, only available for a limited time, by me, colonel sanders.

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>> two teens wounded after gunfire break out at a birthday party. what started this violence at a holiday inn. >> you don't hurt each other. >> a man accused of making a dog fight a raccoon and defending this video. why his actions were harmless he said even though deputies disagree. >> the man that provoked a vicious attack with a pitbull and raccoon is innocent and the video is not what it seemed. >> it happened in march but the

>> reporter: this is the cage that the raccoon was in and there is much more to the story. leo says he is a simple man that raises pitbulls and traps animals. >> i am an old country boy. >> reporter: raccoons are a favorite animal to trap he says. >> i cook them and stuff like that. >> are they good? >> yeah. we have several other people that say the same thing. >> reporter: investigators say perry and his cousin's son tortured this raccoon and they say the video posted to hane's facebook page proves it. perry did not know about the video until this weekend. >> you didn't know they were filming? >> no. >> reporter: we can't show you most of the video but there is a brutal fight for three minutes and perry is opening the cage for the pitbull. >> did you open it? >> yes. >> why? >> because that's how you train them.

they will hurt each other and you stop it. >> reporter: training the dog in case a raccoon escapes as property, a property that no longer has any animals on it. deputies took away all ten of his dogs. >> do you miss your dogs? >> yes. i miss my dogs. i do not fight dogs. >> raccoons, he is just punishing them. >> reporter: the video doesn't show how the fight ends but perry says the clip doesn't show the whole story. >> he went up the tree. >> yes. >> reporter: perry is fang felony charge. >> the dog is fighting for a sport. >> reporter: jake peterson, abc action news. two men hospitalized after being shot earlier outside of a st. petersburg hotel. we learn what led up to this and how the victims are doing tonight.

party at this holiday inn express on 54th avenue north that erupted in gunfire. st. petersburg police say people got in an argument and someone pulled out a gun. 19-year-old octavius brown was shot and 17-year-old dee me tree us crawford took a bullet to the happened. brown is stable condition in the hospital. crawford still being treated for his injuries but expected to make a full recovery. police are hopeful that they will be able to make an arrest soon. meanwhile, if you have any information that can help in this investigation contact st. pete police. now to an abc action news update. we know the name of a man killed outside of a lounge. >> deputies are looking for the killer. 28-year-old manual ortiz, jr. was gunned down when someone started firing on that crowd. this happened at the smoke bar on bear avenue. while 50 people were in parking lot three people were hurt and

deputies have not released their names or conditions and do not have any suspect information. crimestoppers is offering a reward for any tips leading to an arrest. >> and we are learning new information tonight after a horrific spree. >> it happened in michigan and at least 8 people were shot in three locations and so far 6 have died. detectives arrested jason dalton for the spree. a 45-year-old uber driver. the statement was released check. the first shooting at 6 saturday night and at an apartment complex in kalamazoo. five people were shot at a cracker barrel restaurant. investigators say there is no reason to believe it is connected to terrorism. now, the most accurate weather team in florida. abc action news weather. >> good evening.

forecasting the weather over the past 48 hours. that have stayed further to the north as high pressure remains in across the state of florida and that gave us one more beautiful day and temperatures right now, mostly in the lower 70s. 73 in valrico. over to lakeland and winter haven, cooler. in hudson. as we go through the night, we will watch the temperatures not move much. 69 by 7 and by 7 tomorrow morning another ten degrees cooler and we get one more basically dry warm day. and then changes are coming. i'll detail those coming up in just about 11 minutes or so. covering sarasota county

75 after a tanker crashed. it has closed off southbound lanes. crews contained the fuel but working since 5:00 this morning to clean it up. they expect to reopen the road at some point. the driver was hurt. troopers have not released the person's condition. still ahead on abc action news, viewers choice for 3rd year in a row. you get to pick what i wear to the biggest oscar party in town. the top 3 choices along with the biggest trend. plus taking action for kids that don't have food at home,

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the biggest award show of the year just around the corner. the oscarings. oscars. >> we want you to vote on what i will wear to the event. my gown is being donated and the proceeds will go to a girl in need. >> a huge night. full of glitz and glamour. everyone addressed to the 9s at the dollby theater in high school. the competition not just fierce for the statute but to be considered the red carpet queen. >> this dress here is timeless. >> reporter: we turned to sarah john parecko. the woman behind lending luxury to find a dress. her dress shop rents out the designer guns for a fraction of the cost. >> we have over 4000 dresses.

donated to a deserving teen for prom. >> we have three gowns, we start with this halter gown. it would cost $435. >> jennifer lawrence you could see this on her. >> reporter: next, timeless glamour. >> that's beautiful. >> reporter: an italian inspired ball gown look. also a nina gown, price tag $385. >> i would say someone like jennifer garner. >> reporter: vintage designs like this turkish gown with unique embellishments. >> the bow just makes the dress. >> reporter: this one worth over $1,000! >> you would look super glamourous from the back. >> reporter: perfect for stars like kate winslet and a new must. pockets. >> it is coming out this year. if you think about it, the celebrities have to put

>> reporter: what i wear is up to you. what will it be? the halter gown, the ball gown look or the vintage route, two to my facebook page and tomorrow you will find out the charity that will receive my gown for a girl in need. you can watch the oscars live on your abc action news station one week from today immediately followed by abc action news where i will share some of the most memorable moments live from the tampa theater. still to come, a military couple gets their dream wedding for free. the group that paid for it and the tragedy that led to this unlikely love story. >> and rays pitchers and catchers have reported and we have the first injury of the spring. an exciting finish at

sports. some bay area students getting vital meals at school but what about when class is out. >> one community is making sure they have food during breaks. 250 staff members and students and parents came together at

hungry families and they packaged 40,000 meals for children who may not have nutritious food at home. part of the school's service day where family members of all ages can give back together. >> at berkeley we want to make a positive difference in the world. we try to create events where people can serve together. a prekindergarten student or 12th grade they can help. chris and his wife samantha tied a knot at all mcmickey's farm. they held a mission, i do wedding give away offering to couples. sam and chris were the lucky

sergeant saved her brother. the squad was hit by an ied and her brother sadly lost both of his legs. chris earned on award of honor. i hope that interview is on tape with the newlyweds, we don't want them sticking around to their wedding night to talk to us. >> and what a gorgeous day they had. >> it is a memorable day on a lot of accounts certainly for those folks but what a great week end. this was a taste of spring. we are still seeing it out there as we take a look into tampa bay from the river gate tower cam. a gorgeous day with loads of sunshine and as the sun goes down, beautiful colors as we round out a great week end. we get more bonus time of what we had on saturday and sunday

are coming tuesday into wednesday and a big cool down by later on. sea blue festival at the park. a gorgeous weekend there. and as we got up to about 76 degrees today. that's three degree warmer than the typical for this time of year. the low today 55 and no rain at the airport for the past 24 hours. 73 in gainesville and tampa and jacksonville at 72 and 73 in naples and over to miami. 73 in new orleans. 64 in atlanta and 63 right now in dallas. warmer air moves up through the southeast. but with this front here, we are seeing a lot of showers kind of move into the carolinas and virginia and staying to the north because of this high pressure which is gradually slid off to the east. bringing up the southeast winds

as you kickback the covers. in tampa 59 degrees and 63 for clearwater and brooksville and dade city and crystal river, zephyrhills down to 56. 57 apollo beach and bradenton. cooler along the water tomorrow the evening planner shows in tampa things looking night. 72 right now down to 62 by midnight. and you will kickback the covers at 69 degrees. tomorrow up to 77. still warm. maybe a 10% chance of sprinkles into the afternoon. 64-degree. gulf water temperatures that has risen with the warmth this weekend. for tomorrow, expect winds from the southeast and then shifting west at about five to ten knots and one to two-foot seas. low tide at 8:10 and we will start off at 69 degrees first thing. 10% chance of showers later in the afternoon. not widespread. this will be limited event.

tuesday. maybe 20% but wednesday is the day that we are looking for the rain as a front rolls through. we get breezy and then cool things down on thursday. we will drop the temperature about one dozen degrees from wednesday to thursday and kind of stay coolish. saturday and sunday of next week, it is looking pretty good. sunshine, temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. that is florida's most accurate. seven-day forecast. on the 57 year history of of the daytona 500, the great american race has produced 7 drivers that has won multiple times. michael waldrop and jimmy johnson and dale earnhardt, jr. were the field of 40 to have won more than once. could it happen today in race number 58 or could we see a first time winner take the flag at the sold out daytona international speedway.

been better. green flag is waved by ken griffey, jr. a race to forget. just 20 laps in this guy gets bumped and his fender buckles and his car towed to the garage and returns back and finishes in 37th place. now dale earnhardt, jr. makes a move and his day is done. and matt kensick led by 40 laps and ken hamlin. ken sick drops to 14th place and here comes hamlin. denny hamlin takes the checkered flag and a photo finish. just like the very first daytona 500 in 1959. wins about 4-inches. one hundredth of a second. and hamlin wins the first daytona 500 after starting at

almost drops the heavy trophy, 50-pound but he will take it and earns his first championship. obviously the biggest win of my career by far. hadn't won this race in 23 years and i hadn't won it in 11 tries. it could not be more perfect. well it didn't take long for the first rays injury. outfielder steven shoeser reported to camp and strained a muscle but doesn't think it is serious and hopes to be ready when position players work out on friday. an mri could be in the works depending on how it feels. the first morning for pitchers and catchers went down. position players will report on thursday with that workout coming up on friday. all pitchers reported healthy alec cobb recovering from surgery. kevin cash added that cobb is

starting rotation is the strength of the rays team even with cobb returning late. there will be light flowing and infield practice for the pitchers. >> get them out here and throw. the bullpens were early obviously and it is more just getting off of the mound and getting fundamentals on pfps and talking about a couple of things to focus on and we need to improve this upcoming season. >> it was an ideal day. you can feel it. we have a staff capable of doing healthy things.

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