good evening and thanks for watching, unlocking your cable box. >> innovation is the result of competition. >> how the feds hope to save you money, cutting ties to those devices. >> if the cable providers want to stay in business, that's probably the wise solution. >> i'm dion lim. >> i'm reginald browntree. >> the door is open for more cable competition. it's estimated that you're paying $231 a year just to represent a cable box.

bring that cost down. >> i would like to save money. >> reporter: who doesn't like to save their hard-earned money? but those settop cable boxes can add one averaging about $20 a month. >> 99% of people rent a device from their cable company instead of taking advantage of competitive options. >> reporter: the fcc wants to grow that competition, allowing you to swap your cable boxes for cheaper 3rd party devices or apps. >> i find it's more convenient to stream everything online. >> reporter: jacob harris has cut the cord and watches everything on his computer monitor. >> eve within -- we've been using an apple tv. you can buy certain channels like cbs. that's what we do. >> reporter: but many of us still want that cable connection. >> all of the sports are on the cable boxes. they're not on netflix or hulu. >> the kids like car toons.

give you one box to get a similar experience as cable or dish. >> i would love something like that. >> the fcc has the potential to not only save consumers billions of dollars, but give them something with capabilities like them. >> innovation is the result of competition, not the result of you must rent this box from me month after month after month. >> don't throw your cable box out just yet. the bill is open to comments from supporters and critics. what do you think? you can weigh in on the fcc. just head to our website, wtsp.com. ted cruz's eligibility to

challenged before a judge tomorrow. app illinois voter who objects to cruz's name will have his lawsuit heard by a judge. this comes after donald trump threatened to file lawsuit against cruz, claiming he is not eligible to run for president because he was born in canada. cruz mains he's a natural born citizen because his mother was american. tomorrow's hearing is just a day before the south carolina primary. in baltimore, the officers' trials in the freddy gray case are on hold. maryland's highest court has agreed to hear a key issue that cowl stop everything. at issue is if an officer whose trial episoded in a mistrial could be forced to testify although he's awaiting retrial. new information ab the crash of a civilian helicopter

the 5 people onboard recovering tonight. now we're hearing from the witnesses who jumped in the water to rescue those passengers. >> it's dive in and help. there's somebody still in the aircraft, so i dove in from the pilot's side in the backseat and saw him and saw that the steel was twisted. >> brave guy. witnesses say a bunch of people jumped in to help. the crash happened near the uss arizona memorial visitors' center. 3 of the 5 were taken to the hospital, one of them, a 16- year-old boy, is in critical condition. faa investigators are on their way to hawaii. tours to pearl harbor memorial are suspended until further notice. we're days away from the south carolina primary. the candidates are all signing off donald trump, jeb bush, and john kasich got their -- got

>> i have a great family, great daughters, and it's just all been a miracle. >> i think america's slip necessary. you need to be clear, overt, and strong. that's how you draw the rest of the the world to this. >> we need a certain toughness. we have i.s.i.s. chopping off people's heads, christians' heads, everybodys' heads, drowning people in cages. this is like medieval times. we need a certain toughness. >> south carolina voters will hold a republican primary. and a candidate -- and the candidate twhains the entire state gets an additional 29 delegates. the winners of the south carolina primary include ronald reagan, george hw bush, bob dole, george w. bush george w. bush, and john mccain.

this saturday here on 10 news and wtsp.com. developing tonight, a 13- year-old girl is behind bars after police say she crashed a stolen van. >> bang, and then another huge bang, and then you could hear glass just shattering everywhere. >> all of these bricks are parking lot of that wall. >> police say they spotted the the girl minutes before the crash at the pinellas park sub dwition. she rove all the way from pasco county. she's charminged with grand theft auto and leaving the scene of an sent accident. serk chris macos says a man tried to set a deputy's house on fire after noticing his cruiser in the driveway. he say damn hall lit some porch furniture on fire while his family and canine unit were all sleeping.

were arson and burglary. his friends say hall has mental problems and needs help. this is your 60 second scan. in philadelphia, a chain reaction crash sent an suv smashing into a bank after colliding with a school bus. police say 14 people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. luckily, no children were on that school bus, and no one on the bank or the sidewalk was hurt. more than 1 million suvs are being called because the seat belts may not work in a crash. the recall includes toyota rav 4s. apparently, it doesn't lock properly in certain type of crashes. the problem is lingsed to 2 crashes, one of which killed a passenger. rescued from 16 foot deep hole, this 7-year-old golden

sky went missing on monday near state college,man this morning, her owners heard barking and track herd to that deep hole. sky seemed fine but did get checked out by a vet. that is your 60 second scan. a warning about a crime trend we're seeing far too often. a craig's list exchange turns into a robbery. many of the people have bought or sold something using that popular website, but this story is a remind tore be careful after a tampa man's purchase took a dames turn. >> reporter: martin ramirez wanted to buy a cell phone. he went to craig's list, found the right price, but deputies say he dealt with the wrong person. >> he robbed me at gun point. >> reporter: the 2 agreed to meet here at this apartment complex.

handed over the cash and got the phone, but then funches pulled out a gun. >> reporter: police looked for the suspect, and then saw him make a mistake. >> he used the same ad and used the same name. >> reporter: police set up sting and nabbed the suspect. police believe there could with b more suspects. >> people get embarrassed. >> reporter: if you ever want to meet someone you don't know, meet at the sheriff's office or a police department. it's a safe place with the right people. >> i was super mad. i wanted to numpleg guy. >> reporter: in tampa, court n robinson, wtsp. >> to learn more about operation safe sale, head e to wtsp.com, and click on this story in the as seen on tv section.

celebrity joint is open. >> wahlberg's is open. chef paul wahlberg and hi brothers, actors mark and donny wahlberg, own the chain. mark and paul attended the opening. ever run out door and miss a cup of joe? there's a new wearable way to get your caffeine fix. >> a man encounters one of the world's deadliest snakes and lives to tell the tale. what saved him ahead. >> looking for a ride? see which ones top thely of most ticketed. and it's not just sports cars. >> it was a terrific thursday. so how about we shoot for a fantastic friday? we are headed in that direction right now. fairly mild for tampa. it's 61 in st. pete, and just slightly cooler on the nature

>> with that forecast, you're the most popular person in the newsroom. >> we love you. >> coming up on the late show with stephen colbert, his guests tonight, act res tea

i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest

than cable. get 100 meg upload and download speeds. plus tv and phone for just $69.99 a month online with no annual contract. switch to better. switch to fios. get 30% off every guest every ship in the caribbean

new video shows an 11-year- old boy in a scary situation. 11-year-old christian c. slips off a care lift at a ski resort in whistler, canada. he says he was trying to hang on by his arms to keep from falling. >> my uncle and aunt were grabbing onto me. i was trying to grab something, but it was too far. >> it took 67 minutes for the lift operators to get a net underneath him. eventually, he had to let go. his mom missed the whole thing.

full-time she's glad he wasn't hurt. the nest time you don't have the time to make a cup of coffee, a piece of jewelry could help. the jewel caffeine bracelet allows you to absorb caffeine through your skin. each patch is equivalent to a cup of cough tee. at 30 a pack, it's less than a dollar a day to get the caffeine fix. they say dog is man's best friend. that may be the case for one man in australia. >> he had a close encounter with one of the world's diddliest snakes and lived to tell the tale. you can see the eastern brown snake makes it way onto the patio there. it slithers underneath the table right by the man's foot. but the dog alerts his owner before the snake has a chance to sneak attack.

second-most venomous snake in the world. it can cause cause victims to collapse within minutes of being bitten. i don't want to vacation to australia. >> you don't? well, the plane ride is long too. and the snook snag toughs. >> the snake was right there. at least with rattlers -- with rattlers like we have here, you can hear them coming. >> i think i would have hit the roof. let's talk about something pleasant. >> how about our weather? i want to show awe time laps. this is from the skynetwork. it was a nice day out there. hard-pressed to find a cloud in the sky. a little breeze in the palm trees within a pretty nice day for the boaters. that will continue tomorrow as well.

currently 60 degrees in tampa, 61 in st. pete. a little cool on nature coast. crystal river at brookesville checking in at 61 degrees. we have winds out of the north and northeast, that area of high pressure out of the north atlantic. this is across the south central planes into texas. also northern california and snow and ice in the higher elevations. this is in lincoln, nebraska, and -- it is warmer in topeka, kansas, and lincoln, nebraska, than here in florida. if you have friends family in

still get cool pretty fast there. op friday morning, clear and school. slightly cooler to the north. jacket or switter for the morning. by the afternoon, they'll be taking it off. 46 to start in crystal river. a little chilly there. mostly sunny and dry. warming up to 60, up by 11:00. maybe you'd rather lay out by the pool. 70 druse by the afternoon. i want to alert you that the

mid-70s to the nature coast. santa maria island, 73, and across polk county, my-70s there too with mostly sunny skies. we cowl see a few mid to high- level clouds as the afternoon progresses. i think our beaches see sunshine all day long. your high tide, 1:45 in the afternoon, low i tide, 1:41 in the evening. maple and oak are our top allergen producers. it doesn't look to be a washout, with you but we expect

clearing out as we head into wednesday. gorgeous weekend forecast. 55 degrees, comfortably cool for the runner, and then sunday looking great too, keep those umbrellas hand join tuesday with 50eu6% chance of scattered showers and storms. when you're on the go, we've made it easy for you to find out where the rain is, when it's coming to your neighborhood, you just have to download the 10 news app. do you get a lot of traffic tickets? it turns out your car may be to blame. >> no comment. we thought it's the driver that gets the tick and not the car, but more vehicles are -- but some vehicles are more likely to get tickets.

rounding out the top 5, the dodge charger, voc wagon je twaryngs the chevrolet mon terks carlo. -- mont sperksz carlo. glont least ticketed, the cadillac ats and the schiff are lay express. we have the entire top 10 list of the moe and least-ticketed cars on our website, wtsp.com. the lightning show some offense early and the defense reappears, but does it hold up?

this one at amilee should never have gone to a shootout. the lightning had a 4-1 lead over winnipeg in the 3rd period and could not hold onto it. it took a sootout goal from steven stamkos to get the win and the 2 points. the real win here is the 2 points. this ricochets in off the skate of ap dry polat. heartact after a 4--1 lead. and then the jet on the power play, matthew perault from the wing. but the bolts not dead left. 24 seconds later, nikita kucherov splits the defense and scores.

is that grayson in the stands there? racing in for daytona, the can-am duals, here's cole wilson getting clipped. the pole winner is dale earnhardt jr. he's joined by kyle busch, the winner of the second dual. matt kenseth lost his first position when he wrecked in the 2nd race. the rays bullpen was in trouble almost from the start. they'll be taking a 10-4

>> reporter: the rays are changing their approach. managerren kevin cash wants his relievers to go even longer. that means this bull member is going to get a lot of work this is spring. >> reporter: we'll challenge some over pitchers to extend themselves a bit from the bullpen e. maybe not quite so many one inning guys. let's have guys that can get us 4-plus outs. >> that allows kevin and the coaches to manage this game differently. when we're playing 1 run games every night, it's tough. >> the rays were part of a new analytics next season. they're putting more pressure on the bullpen. >> we scrutinized them a bit. it worked out this our favor a bit. this year, we'll be better for that. >> matt silverman said the

leading 56 games it decided by 1 run. chris fisher, 10 sports, wts -- wtsp. >> sunday is a magical day. first day of spring training. the grass looks greener and smells better out there. >> just the sounds, the sound of the bat on the ball. >> good weather for that. stay with us, everybody.

(vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru,

know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape.

a heartwarming video ha that shows love between young brother and sister. >> watch as 6-year-old abby surprises her 9-year-old brother within daniel, with the gift he so desperately wants. >> do handstand.

>> oh my goodness. how sweet is that? >> a hamster. >> daniel always wanted a hamster ever since daniel got one for her birthday last month. she paid for this one. but his parents say he had to save up his money. then abby decided to ewe the birthday money she got as a gift to buy daniel the hamster. he just bust into tears and hugged his sister. the video has more than 9 million view and has captured the heart of the internet. >> aisle buy you guys some hamsters.

>> jon: stephen colbert! captioning sponsored by cbs ( band playing "late show" theme ) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: hey, everybody! whoo! hey! welcome to "the late show"! (cheers and applause)