the officer retired soon after. tmz said he recently told a friend who works for lapd about the knife, saying he was going to get it framed t friend said no you're not. now homicide that is the knife. >> i was really surprised. i would think that an lapd officer, if this story is accurate, as we're being told, would know that any time you come into contact with evidence, that you should and shall submit that to investigators. >> anchor: police would not discuss the kind of knife. an la times source said it's a folding knife a lab is testing it for block hair, fingerprints, dna to see if it's connected the the murders, it probably doesn't matter, even if it's the murder weapon and oj's prints are all over it. he can't be prosecuted because of double jeopardy. as for the retired officer that kept the knife all these years, detectives are investigating to

obstruction of justice or withholding evidence. they want to find the constructs worker who gave the knife to >> interesting. closing arguments update way the the civil trial involving a e a russell erin andrews regarding a stalker. damages. she argues the hotel could have prevented the incident a jury has been seated. 4 women, two men will decide when hogan deserves $100 million for an invasion of privacy. hogson suing for posting a clip of a sex tape including him and wife. hogan talk openly about the section life, therefore, it was fair game. they say it's a first amendment issue t trial starts monday and expected to last 3 weeks. >> marco rubio just called

to ever seek the white house. rubio continues to hurl insults and mock the gop front runner. graying patrick is here to show us why. he thinks it's going to help him. >> on top off that, rubio is trailing in his home state of florida. if rubio cannot win florida it's hard to see how he can make a case going forward. rubio is trying to gain altaltitude rolling around in the mud with donald trump under the theory it worked for trump, many it will work for him. there are two challenges that rubio faces in going after trump this way. one, turn off some late deciders who might break for marco rubio and could go else with. 2, rubio is making the case repeatedly that donald trump is a conman out to pull the biggest conof all time. when pressed in last night's debate, says he will in fact support donald trump if he wins. rubio is saying that he's

thinks is a con man out to pull the biggest con of all time, seeming to under mine the argument w that in mind, here is how rubio responds to that. >> i mean it's unreal. and when is the last time you've seen a front runner who has performed the way he has. we're still asked will you support him if he's the nominee. that question would not come up if anyone else was the front runner. >> anchor: visiting has started in florida. there -- vote has started. there 330,000 ballots, around a fourth of the entire vote. coming in when rubio appears to be trailing badly in the polls. so he's in trouble and trying to shake things up. >> anchor: the rubio side. who could gain the most there what we saw in the debate. >> i think it will be remembered largely for the birking.

people i think it can help john kasich for starters, and he could bear down on his home state of ohio. so he has a chance to move the needle a little bit by no engaging in much of the bickering that we saw, and just a bit can do him an awful lot of good in the state of ohio. you can also make the case with all the bickering and crews not engaging in it as much, that ted cruz could be a phenomenon nichery. because marco rubio has to focus on florida and because kasich has to focus on ohio, it gives cruz an opportunity to bear down on states like kansas more so than his competition in other states like mississippi where maybe he could make a run at donald trump. starting tomorrow, 5:30 a.m. saturday we have marco rubio one on one. we will ask him about his campaign strategy and where he goes from here.

polster, matt, has the latest projections, and charlie will join us in studio to give us a preview of the race in michigan next week and the race in florida after that. >> anchor: thank you. and donald trump are be back in florida tomorrow. holding a rally at the university of central florida arena in orlando. it's free but those interested need to register for tickets. doors open at 9:00 a.m. trump is scheduled to appear at noon. >> anchor: the florida highway is investigating a serious crash involving 22 -- two tractor trailers. the crash near the railroad tracks blocked the west line lanes of state rode 50. the road has reopened. troopers say there were injuries in this but it's not clear yet how many or just how serious they are. >> anchor: authorities in south florida has captured the 4th and final suspect in a

they captured 26-year old man in miami. he's facing numerous charges, 3 counts of first degree murder. on january 6, keepers say 3 people -- deputies say 3 were shut and killed inside a home in lakeland. a fourthsth person was injured. deputies previously arrested' others in connection with this case. mac is in jail in miami, transferred to poke county soon. >> two are facing drug charges in sarasota tonight. detectives took michael and [indiscernible] into custody after reports of drug sales at a home on 40th street. investigators creased rock cocaine, marijuana, two guns and more than $2,000 in cash. >> anchor: a historic b29 plane will be on display this weekend in sarasota, the world's only flying super fortress. it has really caught the eye of world war ii veterans. fox 13 introduces us to the last surviving member from the hiroshima nuclear mission.

russell, a second lieutenant aircraft navigator and photographer captured history. >> first we didn't realize what was there. very few people did. >> reporter: he was briefed along with other members of his mission the day before. they were to fly behind the [indiscernible], once the bomb was dropped, his crew was in charge of taking photos of the bombing. >> as soon as they dropped the bomb, flew away as fast as i could go. >> reporter: the aftermath would alter the course of world war ii. >> [inaudible] stunned because the only thing we were told is there will be a cloud. don't go through it. >> reporter: he and his crew knew they dropped and atomingbling bomb. >> normally you're happy in the plane. >> reporter: this was unlike any other. >> we were surprised by what we saw. through most of the flight, very quiet. no chatter like we normally had.

day he had a job to do. >> i have no regrets in what i did. we were at war. the japanese and germans were [indiscernible] like we were. we just happened to get it first. >> reporter: yet he knows how powerful his mission was. >> the timing one bomb in irrelevant roachma, it's my hope no nation will ever unleash a bomb again. >> anchor: the b29 dropped the atoutic bomb over japan. there is only one left operating in the world. >> reporter: on display on the grounds of the sarasota airport. >> anchor: it's tax time. there are scams out there in force pretending to be the irs wanting your hard earned money. irs phishing scams have been around for years. there appears to be a new twist making them harder to identify.

>> reporter: you're listening to a voice mail a bay area woman recently rereceived. the caller identifies himself as an agent with the federal investigation department. he claims to be calling about a case of tax evasion and leaves a call back number. when the woman called back, she was prompted to wire money immediately or face legal action from the irs. the victim hung up. sure, this was a scam. but then something strange happened. >> within five minutes or so she gets another call. this time it's from -- on her caller id, the tampa police department main line. >> the victim was one of attorney michael's clients. she wasn't fooled by the caller from the so-called federal investigation department but the caller id showing tampa police made her second guess herself. >> they 54 i was instructed to arrest you on this issue because

and indicated that essentially, that she could avoid arrest by cooperating, sending. >> not knowing if officers really were on the way over she called her attorney and she immediately called tampa police. >> i got about 2 sentences anymore story, and the main line operating told me, no, that's definitely a scam. >> reporter: police say they heard about similar impersonation scams before. caller ids can be rigged to register just about anyone, including law enforcement. tbd said they would never call a suspect to threaten arrest, or ask someone to wire money. as for the federal investigation department number left in the voice mail, we tried calling. but the number had already been disconnected. in tampa. reporting. >> anchor: of course it's disconnected. we talked to the irs about this.

you to demand payment nor ask for credit card or debate card numbers over the phone. they won't threaten to involve police or other law enforcement groups. >> anchor: the irs said they have started bringing in additional staff to ease all the congestion at their tamp air force -- tampa office. there were still 50 people waiting outside in the line today. victims waited an entire day to be seen and could not get in. officials tell us they have already started bringing in additional staff and that lines moved faster today, tampa irs said therworking on an appointment system to prevent the long wait. still ahead, medical marijuana and florida. the bill being debated in tallahassee and who would be able to use it. >> anchor: it has been a fixture in the bay area for 25 years. but now this well-known

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3 lawmakers in tallahassee are poised to legalize lawmakers are poised to legalize full strength marijuana for terminally ill people. two years after passing a law to allow limited types of medical marijuana, there was a plan voted on on thursday. the bill would revamp the 2014, bogged down in legal challenges. rob bradley, a fleming island republican, is the senate sponsor. >> this bill will make sure we finally deliver on the promise we made in 2014, that probably bill does. >> anchor: the law was supposed to make 94 cannabis available to patients that suffer from cancer or chronic seizures, such as children with severe forms of epilepsy.

patients because of fighting involving nurseries and the florida health department. >> anchor: to celebrate, one local lay school hosted an all lemon naturalization ceremony. 75 woman were sworn in at u.s. citizens in river view. to complete the final step in their application process, the candidate took the oath of allegiance. all of these women consider the new citizenship an honor we spoke to one woman that said it also bares much responsibility. >> [indiscernible] for this country. they have done for me so much. they gave me the citizenship. this country, expects good things from me. that's a huge responsibility. >> anchor: what if we all had that perspective. after taking the oath the new citizens watched a message from the president, he says they have the opportunity to write the next great chapter in america's story. >> anchor: i love to see that.

to hear this, though. the spaghetti warehouse is shutting down. the restaurant has been around since 1991 in a building that once housed a cigar factory. no word on why they're closing, but a big thank you to from the owners to all their guests. the last day is next wednesday. gluily have to hurry. i haven't visited yet. i'll have to hurry and have some spaghetti. i assume they serve spaghetti. take the family. >> anchor: paul, ever get there. >> reporter: a bunch of types. everything with italian food. >> anchor: apparently you haven't gone there enough. >> reporter: i'm going between now and next week to get the place to stay open. looks good this weekend, good weekend to be outside. the only issue is a lot of pollen getting out of control. it's a tough month. people say when is it going to rain? this doesn't help.

pollen, getting the leaves on the trees, takes about a month. rain or no rain, hang in there and do what i did. morning. it will be packed at the strawberry festival but worth the trip t weather will be good, lots of sunshine. temperatures in the mid 70s. cold front reinforcing cold front moving to the south. as expected last night we talked about how there could be some left over showers and thunderstorms from a strong line of storms by telehasy at 11:00 p.m. they impacted the northern counties after midnight. then the rain collapsed at it moved south. behind the front, lots of clear skies. a few wispy high collides in the mix. that really is about it. the temperature profile is ideal, we still have 70s and 80s south of tampa bay with more humidity around tampa bay. it's just about perfect.

low humidity, and a bit of a breeze. it's kind of cool in the pan handle, temperatures in the 60s. they'll be dropping into the 40s late tonight. cold front sweeps south helpings to reinforce the dry air. i have to tell you, you foot to enjoy -- got to enjoy days like it this. it won't be long, we have day after day of dew points, 75, 76. enjoy dew points tin low to mid 50s, low humidity. that will stay throughout the weekend. the winds are kind of gust aare the west and northwest behind that surge of cooler weather. storm developing off the carolina coast, producing some snow today. in the northeast. the cold front goes south, a few patchy clouds around tomorrow but more sun than clouds. it will be a reinforcing front going by early on sunday. that's not going to do much at all. it should go by unnoticed. more sunshine behind that.

not going to happen until maybe 7-8 days from now. we'll stay rain-tree for a solid week straight. here is the weekend. it's double your fun. double your pressure. pleasure? pressure. i ruined that whole thing. in my mind in never worked out. the forecast is good. 75, 75, 55, 55, you get what i was getting at. it looks good both weekend days. 70 now, the dew point is 54 and a west wind at 12. around the country snow continues way out on cape cod, that is it. high pressure over the lower mississippi valley, lots of dry air in red. that's good. also good news out in the west where there has been some rain. we'll show you that in a second. chilly, chicago, 38. 43 in bristol. heavy rain from san francisco

then all the way up to portland and seattle as a big surge of tropical moisture moves in, they need the rain desperately. their rainy season is winding down. any rain is good news. more rain information them this weekend. tonight, 40s and 50s and tomorrow great day, lots of sunshine. 70s near the coast. 80s as you head inland. hope you like it. tonight, we stay mostly clear. comfortably cool, pleasantly cool, down to 55. sunshine tomorrow, great day to be outside. low humidity. chilly at the beach, not too bad. 75 on sunday. we do it again, more sunshine and ideal with a high in the mid 70s. if you're boating, winds northeast about 10 knots on shore. seas 2-3 feet. next tide, high tide at 9:55 tonight and your 7-day forecast is locked in. no sign of rain until maybe late friday or saturday of next week

very pleasant temperatures. kelly. >> we cannot wait. thank you so much paul. it's going to be a noisy in downtown st. pete the next year or so for sure. really big construction projects are under way. coming up tonight at 6:00 we'll take a look at some of the at all buildings being built down there and big airplane flight paths have to be changed, so a lot of noise in downtown st. pete. you heard paul say it would be a gorgeous weekend. great news for these athletes. where wind sufferers will be ruling the beach, fun to watch this weekend. find out what brought them here from all over the country, ahead, tonight, at 6:00. back to you guys. >> anchor: thank you. a close call for boaters on a

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two people are back on dry gro two people are back on dry ground after a boat rescue in hillsborough county. deputies say someone took the boat on a lake when the boat capsized. a neighbor took tractor-trailer boat out to help and they capsized. the hillsborough county aviation and patrol worked to get them to safety. >> anchor: the president, tampa bay rays and the mayor are headed to cuba later this month, the mayor's second trip to the nation. he first his first trip last september. the rays are flying down to play in a exhibition game march 21. president obama will attend that game as part of his trip to solidify an end to cold war hour relations with cuba. the mayor's offices details of his travel campaigns and his agenda are still being worked out. >> anchor: the fifth time the charm for space x.

the rocket will be attempted to b lifted for the fifth time. >> reporter: it's a picture perfect day. as you notice by the way my hair is blowing it's windy out here. we're waiting to see whether the wind will play any role and whether or not space x will be able to launch their ses9 rocket here on their fifth attempt. now, lift off is scheduled for have 35:00 tonight. they plan to launch a satellite into orbit, the satellite will support communications and broadcasts in ash eye. asia. it will mark the first this year from here on the space coast and you'll find this interesting, the company will attempt to land the rocket after it delivers the pay load on an ocean barge. this is the first for space x. some say it will help space x as it works toward a mission to mars landing a rocket on a barge

for the company. you may remember space x has already successfully landed one of their rockets on land. for now reporting in port canaveral. >> anchor: speaking of space, someone who is no longer there he's getting used to life on earth now. how scott kelly is readjusting after his year in space and what he's saying about his mission. >> i kept saying it made my day. she was so sweet and outstanding. >> anchor: a little girl makes

wait until you hear why,3 (linda) the official autopsy report.. into the death of bo >> anchor: official autopsy report into the death of bobby christina brown has been released. a fatal cocktail of drugs and emersion in water led to death t22-year old was found non responsive, face down in a bath tub last year, died in hospital's care in july. her boyfriend as a friend were in the house when it happened. no one has been arrested. the investigation into her death is still active. >> anchor: a bill just passed by the florida house could require new standards for the use of body cameras by law enforcement. right now there are no specific guidelines for the use.

don't. the bill requires those that do to develop standards for usage and how the audio and video would be stored. a similar bill is move throwing the florida senate. there is a push to increase the use of the cameras in the wake of deadly police shootings. >> anchor: emergency of the calling 911. she needed help putting on her pants. as reported the deputy responded said that call made her day. >> you're a deputy sheriff, two times. >> 2 year little girl was very happy to see greenville county deputy martha. they sang and laughed in her home where the deputy was yesterday responding to a call. >> her grandfather answered the door. and she just comes running up to the front with half a pant leg on, the other one is falling off. >> she and her partner showed up

called 911. >> 911. hello? granville county 911. >> she wented me to help with her choose, then hug her, hold her, and it just -- i kept saying it made mayday. it was just -- she was so sweet, so outstanding. >> her mom says her father sent her a message about what happened. >> she said i answered the door and she comes running up, the cops help her put her pants on. i started laughing. >> reporter: her grandfather was swatching her at the time and had no idea she called anyone, let alone 911. >> she brought the phone to me. i thought somebody had called. so when i answered it. nobody was there. when i hung up, 911 called me back. >> reporter: she was watching cartoons. the fact she dialed 911 was a surprise. >> i showed it to her, but i didn't know she really knew what to do. >> reporter: although she made

emergency, the responding officer was thankful she made a new friend out of the accident. >> >> reporter: it's hard, things we have to deal with all day. to have a little girl at the front door was the highlight of my day. >> anchor: probably was a nice break for her. when you're, 2 and only grandpa is around, that is an emergency. >> anchor: grandpa isn't the most help. great she knows how to dial 911. children that small have saved a parent's life because they knew how to make the call. sometimes it's pants, estimates it's more serious. >> anchor: you have a dog. if you're like me or chris you may be stretched try treat your pets with a treat or two of human food. we asked one vet to tell us which foods we should keep out of the reach of our pets. >> so go. >> reporter: every pet owner knows this look.

>> when i look at those beautiful eyes i have been guilty off the bat. my wife is a vet. we're both guilty. >> he says be careful. lots of people food isn't safe for pets. foods like coffee, chocolate, high in caffeine. and substances known as melto zahn teens that can trigger vomiting, diarrhea and serious side effects. >> it causes an increase in heart rate and the rule of thumb is the darker the chocolate, the more dangerous. >> alcohol is toxic to pets. >> dogs weigh less than we do. you notice vomiting, central nervous system. >> raw foods can expose pets to harmful bacteria. and avoid giving your dog moldy foods, nuts, and certain vegetables. >> onions and garlic, they can do damage to the dog's red blood cells. stay away from those. >> there is a fruit i may have in the refrigerator. >> people don't know this. dogs.

grape caused full blown kidney failure in a dog. there are other dogs that near have a problem. >> error on the side of caution. if you don't know for certain a food is safe, don't give it to your pet. if you're worried your pet ate something dangerous. >> you want to contact your vet immediately. sometimes this is options where your vet can make your dog or cat vomit. the sooner, the better. >> anchor: another ingredient

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>> anchor: news flash. it's friday. >> good stuff. >> anchor: here is what's trending. >> anchor: i'm hungry. this guy shows me pictures of food on his phone. >> anchor: i'm hungry. >> anchor: let's start with a quest for food. yeah. this is quite a large raccoon jumping for the door. listen, this is how i feel right now. like they can get into the buffet. he wasn't thinking about what's for dinner. this is translated to fat and prosperous -- what is that noise you're making? >> reporter: i'm not a raccoon -- >> anchor: look how big that is. >> reporter: it went through my roof and made a nest in the attic. >> anchor: i'm not miking you happy, my -- >> reporter: i'm not a big raccoon person. throw me a possum. >> anchor: can i have a second chance to make you spiel? a group of kids wanted to spread

happy before this is over. >> anchor: this isn't stock home. you can't understand what they're singing. it's a happy song and they go up to a strange man at the subway and sing to him and give him a hug. did you see the look on his face? probably the nicest thing that happened to him all day. >> that was sweet. >> anchor: kids just -- >> google translate, somewhat they were saying. >> anchor: why are they all wearing safety vests though? that's another story. >> anchor: i don't have that answer for you. maybe on a school field trip florida i know this story will make paul happy. this will give him ammo not to get on the treadmill. >> reporter: you knew that was coming. >> anchor: this is how approach my runs. >> reporter: what's the deal with behind the computer? the chair? >> anchor: i didn't notice that. >> reporter: why are you kneeling in front of the computer. >> anchor: doesn't look fun or

>> reporter: don't you always get on the treadmill this way. do a dance step. >> anchor: shoes come flying off. linda found that video. >> weather now. >> anchor: scott. >> reporter: hello, scott. >> reporter: i wanted to know what the intention of that was. coming up in sports, the rays, they took on the red sox in foreign minister. fort meyers. plus a pole evaluator is reaching new heights. he has the served with sirloin steak. saut\ fresh zucchini, squash and tomatoes. it's sure to be a family favorite. visit freshfromflorida.com for great recipes. delicious is always served

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it's described as very light and crisp. >> everything in the beer industry is loaded with sugar. >> reporter: this started to become trendy this past year, sold at liquor stores, grocery stores and whole foods. right now mostly women drinking it. >> so it's fruity, and easily -- easy drinking, can -- it's great for -- now that spring is coming. something to drink outside, put it over ice. call it a day. those that have tasted it say you can't taste the alcohol. >> probably could get you in trouble. you'll have 3 of them or 4 or 5 or 6, and then not taste the alcohol. the next thing you know oh, my gosh. >> it drinks like a flavored sellser so it's very easy and refreshing. fermented. it doesn't come from disstilled spirits at all. beer. >> reporter: we asked david

it's in the plans but first they want to do really well in places like here, new york city. fox news. >> anchor: well, cheers to the weekend. it has arrived. >> anchor: pour it over ice, the rest is history. >> anchor: it would be perfect for the strawberry physical and a lot of other events. >> reporter: anything all. if you want to stay inside and watch net flocks all weekend. with the windows open. that's not a bad deal. today, cold front went by. lots of blue sky on the back side. i think we're locked in both weekend days. it looks like it should be a pretty good sunset tonight because we have some high wispy west. yesterday was about the halo around the sun. tonight should be a good sunset, too. here is a look the other way, lots of blue sky. then the other way, look to the west on the hilton clear water beach cam. looks good. lots of open real estate on the beaches now.

water is still chilly, still in the 60s. nice night to take a walk on bayshore, the brook dale bayshore cam, blue sky dominates the sky. last stop, lakeland, with the visibility is outstanding. so you get the idea. it's very nice out. we had 76 today. one degrees above the average of 75. 63, the morning low. we'll drop below that by midnight. once the sun goes down temperatures should drop quickly. cold front is south of us, a few high cirrus clouds, mainly south of us. beautiful day coming up. this is one of those weekends, tough to miss the forecast. high pressure dominates. dry air is locked in. sea breeze in the afternoon. anyway you slice it, got good stuff. 68 in st. pete. 70 in tampa. 73, new tampa. 71 in brooksville. 72 zephyrhills. 66 in new port ritchie, an influence of the gulf waters.

inland, we have 70s. in some places heral o highland county, sea bring, 80 under sharing sunny skies. winds, 12. snow on the map in cape cod. besides that it's a huge dome of healthcare in the southeast. all of the red indicates very try air. that dry air comes in from the west and northwest. all weekend long, chilly in columbia, south korea. 58, buffalo -- south carolina. 58. buffalo, 30. chicago, 38 now. columbus, 34. burlington, 28. good news out west, seattle has had by far their wettest winter on record as the el nino impacts have not been down by la or that matter, san francisco. it's been up in washington state

after all of a sudden of rain. tonight, 40s and 50s for lows and tomorrow lots of sunshine. beautiful day, highs in the mid 70s. maybe low 80s inland. tonight what you see is what you g55, sunshine dominates tomorrow. low humidity, too. nice, deep blew sky. 75. on sunday, same thing. more sunshine ideal with a high of 75. 7-day forecast is locked in. it is not going to rain again until probably friday or maybe saturday of next week. so we have a ways to go. this is perfect. what have you got. >> reporter: without question. coming off last year's all-star season. how much better can rays pitcher get? he's continued to be peppered with questions. little ways to improve his game. trying to take another step in the first start of the spring.

visiting the red sox in fort fort meyers. no runs, no hits, one strikeout. mcpherson on to pitch in the third, jackie bradley junior turns on this one, only sox run. rays tie it up in the 4th. tim beckham. safe at first on the throwing error, a run comes in to. boston, a big 6th and 7th inning to beat the rays 7-2. if you don't know a lot about pole vaulting, you're not along. u.s. f sophmore didn't know much either. now it's one he is mastering, the best in school history. kevin takes a look at the trip to the top. >> reporter: at the height among the events within the sport, the most complex and without question, the most challenging.

look like he was born to fly. a newcomer, and in the first season he just vaulted past the school's record. 17 feet, 3.5-inches. >> i didn't know it was a school record. i was shocked. >> reporter: he is new to usf and really a newby to the sport. it wasn't until his junior year in high school he first picked up a pole. within five weeks shot past 13 feet, crowned a florida state champ a year later. .com has coached at usf for 20 years, hasn't seen an athlete reach these he's this fast. >> he's adapted really well to the college type of evaluating. sometimes it takes high school years a year to adapt. >> he's learning the nuances of a sport that whats with its own pit fall. >> you can't be scared. i've fallen so many times. i have stitched right now from messing up. >> reporter: i know the bar looks high.

that bar is actually higher than an average giraffe. if you could picture a window we're talking the second story of an office building. that beats waiting for an elevator. an adrenaline rush. a quick right up followed by a fast fall. >> like a roller coaster every time. i tell everybody, your on little roller coaster ride every time. >> a football and wrestling background gave him the strength to compete at the highest level in college. he's hooked and quick to recommend the sport for those that like to soar. >> do they like listening on the edge. >> reporter: setting the bar high, 18 feet, a shot at a national championship. >> anchor: that's exciting. hopefully we'll see him in the olympics one day. i like the idea of pole vaulting over injury giraffes.

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3 there are some big headliners this weekend for the strawberry festival... including "cheap trick" tomorrow... and "donny and marie osmond" on sunday. the osmonds will take the stage at 7:30 sunday...and our own charley belcher... will introduce them! *reserved tickets are 25 dollars for cheap trick, 55-dollars for donnie and marie. 3 media mogul rupert murdoch and former model, jerry hall are now man and wife. they two tied the knot in london. this marks the fourth marriage for murdoch, the executive chairman of news corp. it is the first marriage for hall. she and former partner mick jagger had an unofficial marriage ceremony in indonesia that was later declared by the british court to be invalid. the newlyweds are due to hold a celebration ceremony tomorrow at saint bride's church in london's fleet street. 3 (linda) the hollywood baby bump brigade is in full force... but which star mommy-to-be is throwing all pregnancy rules out the window? (chris) the

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3 3 you can watch the insider.. tonight at 730.. right here on fox 13 3 (linda) the fox-13 6:00 news is next... (cato) here are mark and kelly.. 3 (mark) new restrictions on abortions in florida could be florida house talked about 3 tonight at six... what the bill calls for and why it has some legislators fuming. ((mark--vo-)) from the trial of the century... this could be the ****find of the

that could be tied to the murders of o-j simpson's ex-wife and ron goldman. 3 ((kelly--vo-)) and one of the most famous races in the world has a big problem..... not enough snow. see how they plan on running the iditarod this weekend anyway. it's all coming up on the fox13 six o'clock news. 3 3 3 3 3 "i idolized him growing

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joining us everybody. after a week of questions and opinions and excuses, we do have a jury in the hulk hogan lawsuit against celebrity gossip site gawker. at the center is a sex tape. hogan is suing for $100 million. focuses 13 gore ray has been following the developments from the courtroom. what do we know about this injury. >> reporter: the jury was picked this afternoon, 4 women, 2 men. does one side have the edge over the other? gawker says yes. >> celebrity gossip site says hulk hogan has a huge home field advantage in this legal fight. and they may be right. >> i remember him having wrestling, my little brother was a fan and watched wrestling. >> reporter: jury after jury seemed to symp thats is with the wrestling star.