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his life up side down. when did you get your guard. i never have. >> this is tearing me up this whole -- i never recovered from my marriage through the having the sex with heather the crazy sex tape released by gawker. i have not been able to get up and be who i was before. >> so, your guard has been down since the summer of 2007? >> i'm not the same person. >> gawker's attorney showed that he was boosting on howard stern about his manhunt and techniques, they show clips of that. they are showing that he enjoyed the attention but he said there is a reason for the lies and boasting.
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this is how he explained it to the jury, the person here today under oath, i don't lie is terry. the character. we can talk about body slamming elephants, i have surfed on tiger sharks, those are all lies, i pulled bumpers off cadillac jack. that's hulk hogan it is character driven. to answer the question i was there i did not want to talk about that on the radio. there were stills i was using this show stop things from going forward. i had to talk about howard whatever he brought up. >> but the attorneys tried to show that hogan was not shocked during that time and he was in protection mode after his best
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betrayed him in the worst way. he said i'm your guest friend. i was down. he was my only hope. when i found out bubba released it, it was icing on the cake there was a shift that lasted for a couple of days i had to regroup this guy is not my friend. >> as you know he is suing gawker for posting a clip. gawker said he made his sex life news worthy and it is a first amendment issue. there is more testimony to bring you, that's tonight at 6:00. cynthia. lakeland christian, southwest middle and southwest elementary went on shutdown as they looked for a suspect in a
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a person was shot multiple times and then the suspect took off. >> we checked garages, houses for an hour looking for the suspect. >> they have not found him the victim was taken to the hospital. in hillsborough the northbound lanes on the veteran's expressway are open after a crash with a semi shut the road down. it overturned and caught fire south of waters avenue. the driver was pulled from the truck. no word on his condition. is the hillsborough's sheriff office guilty of racial profiling. there may be an investigation. this is from the teen who was hit and killed by a car after getting kicked out of the state fair. and aaron mesmer is joining us now. that goes back a couple of years, how did this untold to now? >> last year a representative asked the doj to look into two things. whether the office committed a
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joseph out of the fair. they determined the vision is not necessary here. the second dealt with racial profiling and investigation is not being ruled out. is. >> reporter: when andrew joseph shouts it is about the death of his 14-year-old son. >> it has been two years and some months since he died. >> as loud as they yell. >> enough is enough, their voices are falling on deaf ears. >> our child is dead. >> he was killed by a passing car as he tried to cross i-4. he had been kicked out of the state fair after a crowd of 100 teens stampeded during student day. the parents are hopeful answers are coming starting with the letter. >> this is a small ray of hope. >> the department of justice said it is considering an investigation into whether the
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in racial profiling. a representative asked the doj to look into it after the death of the teen. >> we must confront racism and overcome it. >> a spokesperson said there are errors in the allegations. he could not comment the josephs are suing the agency. >> we will fight to the end. we will get answers for his death. someone will be handle accountable. the letter does not guarantee anything but the parents are confident their voices are breaking through. >> this is why my son died, for change. >> reporter: s represent representative said they would have to take action in five years because of the statute of limitations. the agency is looking forward to addressing the issues in court. linda. >> thank you, aaron. police are investigating a shooting that left a man dead, another in the hospital. police were called out to the
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they found one wounded and one dead. they are saying a dispute led up to the shooting. we have news the world health organization saying sexual transmission of the zika virus is more common than we thought. officials looking into more than a dozen possible cases in people infected through sex. there is evidence it is to blame for a spike in birth defects. the virus mostly spread by mosquito bites . we have 50 cases reported and confirmed here in florida. marco rubio is already battling a uphill battle in florida. now he is end ifing off reports his staffers want him to drop out of the race. ouch. the campaign is furious with cnny aired the report. and we have reaction and the fallout. that's a big deal.
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he thinks that he can in fact win florida but cnn says his owned a advisor does not believe he can. >> 's he is closing the gap they say advisors want him to quit. >> that's false. that's an embarrassing shameful journalism. >> marco rubio told us he will rebound by winning florida and a spokesperson called the cnn report nonsense. >> i have respect for you but stop reading that on air. >> cnn said a source said there is dissent in the inner circle and advisors want him to drop out so he will not be emwearsed next week. cnn based this on one source or stood by the report.
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who confirmed it was correct. with that other news sites ran with it. in this e-mail with the headline wasted vote, trouble for marco rubio. advisors tell him to jump out. >> ted cruz has been spreading it. they are scared he will win florida and the same type of nonsense he did against ben carson when there were reports he was dropping out of the race. the campaign did not know about the wasted vote e-mail. it was done without consent. >> a poll showed marco rubio closing the gap 8 points a new poll shows marco rubio is down 20 points. the models and numbers are not lining up. we'll bring you our numbers which have been spot on. that's on thursday then we'll poll again over the weekend just before tuesday.
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happy -- shaping up. >> it is hillary clinton. she is leading by double digits. some places 20 plus. she is send spending time here not just for the debate but coming to tampa, the tampa bay area on thursday as will bernie sanders. keep in mind he is at least in the think of it in terms of delegates not behind in that respect and he stays in the race that. and small donors to go back to. >> it is key. >> it is. a lawmakers are passed a bill to rebury those found at the dozier school for boys. they will be eligible for funds. this is the story of children av bused child they were living at that school.
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at dozier over the years. researchers went in, dug up graves, found the remains of 51 people. 21 have been identified. that bill goes to the governor. and the tampa mayor and police chief took part in target practice today. >> they fired shots instead of ribbon cutting. this is on south 34th street. it will be a benefit. officers had to drive an hour to train at the hillsborough sheriff's office facility which they say costs them time away from keeping the streets safe. >> the better the community is when we're trained. >> it will include 40 shooting
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it's paternal instinct-- captured in a single photo. a dad saves his son from getting hit in the face by a and instinct captures. a dad saved his son from a flying bat that was during a game in orlando. yesterday a woman at a blue jays game was not as lucky. and anjuli davis shows us how teams are trying to keep the fans safe. >> it makes a parent cringe a bat flies at a boy in orlando. and the pittsburgh tribune reporter snapped away as the child's dad blocked him. >> this was like flying. i think when it did that he blocked it like that but then it hit me here. >> they were at disney's espn wide world of sports for a spring training game for his
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>> i saw hit heading towards him i threw my arm out. >> aside from bumps and cruises they are fine. on monday a blue jays fan was not as fortunate. a bat hit a woman in the face. >> we saw it break and fly up into the stands. it was about six rows swraoerbgs a walkway t is on the second row. the facility does have safety screening in place stretching above the dug-out. >> and we made a couple of adjustments but we're above the recommendations for baseball. this was something no one could have prepared for. >> it was a freak distance. >> it was 25, 30 feet in the air. >> we have not seen that.
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bat coming at you. >> last year baseball encouraged teams to install netting to prevent the balls from hitting fans. people are looking up. model plane pilots are here for jet week. and the titles come from all around the world. they may be small but they are fast. the jets can reach 200 miles per hour. they are used with the jet engine. >> they will do some stuff that they cannot do. >> how about this. it is coming like this. it is on its back. >> how did he do that. >> this is the 10th year. it runs through saturday at lakeland airport. >> it does things i do not want
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>> i hope i'm not there when that happens. >> that's wild. >> they are cool. >> i remember that doing the model rockets. that's fun. we had good weather coming up. the week has been unbelievable. >> i looked at this an hour ago i tell you it was packed. if you look closely the screen turns gray. the perfect time can you see the people in the water. the temperature is 65, 66 degrees. not too bad in the sun. the pattern will not change. and how a front will impact us. it looks like of the two days
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and watch that see how it plays out. you have high pressure east of us and. more humid and the warm winds meet the front and upper level energy in the south. it is a bad day in places like louisiana. rain fall totals in the spots a half a foot. that is up and the river. this is moving north the line will move its way. it should weaken. we'll see showers but it's not going to be like this when it
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right now it is nice. tampa is 80. and 79. all the way up the coast. and atlanta is 73 dupes as moisture shoots up out of the gulf of mexico. west of us are in the 60s. this is how things should play out. high pressure is anchored east of us upper 70s. thursday the same. higher dew points. friday will be dry. it is like a block.
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may be mostly dry. this wit mossy across peninsula. showers. sunday may be the wettest. sunshine. humid. in the 80s. next tide is a low tide. the time change this weekend as we spring ahead. best chance of rain until then it is okay. low 80s. paul tonight at 6:00, the rowdies have a growing fan base grade. will they pitch in to pay for it
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not a twig a i think we should've taken a left at the river. tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, do you know where the waterfall is? waterfall? no, me tarzan, king of jungle. why don't you want to just ask somebody? if you're a couple, you fight over directions. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. oh ohhhhh it's what you do. ohhhhhh!
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3 a police department in illinois released a new "don't drink and drive" video with an unusual image... a police department in illinois released this. that was in roselle. they are unphased by the tree that is stuck in the front of her car. yes, it reveals it is stuck in the grill. there you go. there is the picture. the officer stopped her. they say even the air bags had deployed after she hit the tree. she was arrested for dui. i was surprised that this was in illinois. >> it not funnyky not imagine how you explain that. >> i don't know how you explain that to anyone.
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lady a shining a spotlight on girl's education. it is as people around the world mark international women's day. >> reporter: on this day women strapped at the greek border appeal for help. the u.n. high commissioner for refugees says that nearly 2/3 of the refugees who arrived this year were women and children. >> we want to be let in. we have children. we don't know what to do. >> reporter: leaders focusing on the plight of the migrants but gender equality and women's empourment. >> there is an expression by a chin niece philosopher. remember it, women hold up half the sky. >> reporter: progress has been made, millions of girls still
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education. the administration is requesting more than $100 million in funds for the let girls fund initiative and foreign governments like the uk and japan have pledged nearly 600 million to global programming. >> the ability to read, white and analyze, the confidence to stand up and demand justice and equality. the qualifications and connections to get your foot in that door and take your seat at the table. all of that starts with education. >> in the coming days, the secretary of state is set to unveil a new strategy to help empower girls around the world. in london benjamin hall. sad news today. seaworld's famous killer whale may not have a lot longer to live.
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named after it may be out of trouble. padi was in trouble for biting a puppy on the nose. the caretaker said there were concerns it could affect the chances of becoming a service dog because of fear issues. she filed a complaint. the manatee sheriff's office concluded there was no crime and an accident. however. they will send the case to the state attorney for further review. padi gained attention after he was nearly destroyed for biting a child's ear. lawmakers passed padi's law that circumstances be considered before putting down a pet accused of biting. nine people are recovering after a commuter train derailed. the packed train with 200 passengers was traveling from silicon valley to stockton when it wound up in a creek.
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there was panic and confusion. >> and went out the rail. and that was about it. >> four of the injuries are serious. passengers were bussed to a town to be reunited with family and friends. a manhunt underway for a man suspected in five shootings. police believe that the pablo sirano is responsible for killing the man after killing four near his home. firefighters are looking into the cause of a fire here at a flea market in chicago. the vehicles that were parked on the deck fell into the building as the roof collapsed. they managed to rescue a person from the blaze. the market has been in the area for more than 30 years. it is the largest indoor flee market. home depot is peb stating --
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those who are unreimbursed charges. the largest and most infamous killedder whale is sick. the mark announced that tilikum's health is deteriorating. you may recall tilikum is the whale that killed dawn brancheau. holly bristow has more. >> there you go. >> reporter: sad news outs of seaworld. tilikum the killer whale's health is declining. >> the doctor said the giant whale has a chronic infection. >> i wish i could say that i was optimistic about tilikum and his future but he has a disease which is chronic and progressive.
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death. >> tilikum made headlines six years ago when his trainer was killed after the whale pulled her into the tank by her pony tail. she is 34 and has been a part of the family for 23 years. they say tillie had respiratory issues in the past and this type of infection is hard to treat. >> we take blood at least once a week, sometimes twice a week to monitor the inflammation that is going on. that gives us a picture into the health status. >> right now the whale is on meds. >> we use a variety of antibiotics that the trainers every day, several time as day will admire in the fish. >> news of the declining health is catching tourists by surprise. >> that's sad. >> and the family from iceland say that they would rather see
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their native habitat at home than a theme park. they wonder if he is being captive has affected his health. >> i don't feel they are ours to enjoy for like sport. >> and peta released a statement saying they have deliberately caused tilikum to suffer immensely by confining him to a concrete tank us causing him to result in mental illness and aggression and illness. the experts say otherwise. , if he had it in the wild he would have been gone a while ago. from sad news to good news. larry park showing of -- lowry park showing off two new cubs. they are leap year babies born february 29th. mom did nurse them as first and
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the team had to bottle feed they are getting care. they will be 30 to 50 pounds. and they are listed as a vulnerable species. when they get to be several months old it is up to the association and decide where they will live. >> look at that smile there. something nearly every parent goes through at some point. >> you make a meal the kids don't want to eat it. >> most show signs of being a picky eater, dealing with the
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you work all day and make dinner and it is uneaten. we asked an expert how to make peace with your picky eater. >> it is a frustration that every parent knows. it is meal time and nobody is eating. a mother of two and dietitian has been there. >> most children at some time show signs of picky eating. barry said remember that you and your child each have a role to play. >> it is the parent's responsible to offer. the child's respondent to determine if they are hungry and how much they are going to eat. >> sometimes you may have to offer it over and over, up to a dozen times before a picky eater will accept it. shoot for fruits and vegetables, proteins, starchs. dairy, foods from three groups and it looks like a meal.
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child will like and then a food that may be new and harder for them so there is balance on the plate so they can still have some sort of success with every meal. >> if your child refuses to eat a food let it go and try to look at the bigger picture. >> if your child is healthy and growing well f they are gaining weight, can you know that as a parent, are you doing everything that you can at this moment. >> if your child says no to anything new, keep trying and give it time. >> they are going to eventually learn how to love some foods that they're not loving with enthey are three years old. >> i hope. she said try to make sure they are eating one or two servings from the main food groups. focus on the bigger picture of keeping your picky eater healthy. >> i have 12, 13. >> that doesn't look so great.
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amalie arena for the lightning game. >> we have 9 let's start another. >> and that starts tonight and a tough loss for the lightning. that streak. they are here to face the bruins. and on the other side figuring out what the road is for the team and other big news coming down yesterday. jonathan drouin hit the ice this morning in a syracuse uniform. can he make it back to the lightning?
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time to check out what's what time is it. time to find out what -- find out what is trending, we send our reporters out sometimes it is diningous. what happened to this reporter and photographer out in california. >> can you believe that. that's live on the air this morning. inches away from him. >> that is ktvu reporter and the photographer actually shouted at him get out of the way. and the reporter said that's probably what saved him. >> he dove where the
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if he went the other way. they think the woman driving hit the gas instead of the brake, that will do it, that's close to getting nailed. >> any time the reporters are doing the shots on the sidewalk or the side of the road that's dangerous. >> you have your back to the traffic. you cannot see what is going on. we're glad he is okay. >> did he get the rest of the day off. we need more men like this in the world. >> this man was filmed by someone in the car. he was walking across the street. a old lady is struggling. he picks her up and carries her across the street and stays on the other side to make sure she gets her footing. that's an act of kindness. sometimes you get it,. >> i don't know the rest of the story. >> that's great. that is. >> you know sometimes the
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see the countdown you are like my gosh. >> will i make it, we take that for granted before there was none. then it is yellow and red you scramble. >> we have an issue with pedestrians. >> that's five or ten years ago. >> this is why it is difficult to take kids to weddings. >> i don't think that was planned in the rehearsal. >> young kids are bored. >> they have probably been sitting there. >> can you imagine. 30 minutes. the reception they are out of control. hanging from the chandelier. >> he looks like he has a tux on. >> cohave taken that veil off. >> this is like the car accident. >> he is laughing and having a good time.
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>> that is funny. the mom of that kid is hiding. >> sorry. >> good stuff. >> good day today. >> the weekend is iffy. now and then we're locked in. it will be the point the mornings are chilly. i think that you have to click on the ac at some point this week. the high is 81 degrees. six above 75 the morning low is a mild 60 and will stay in the 80s. the front heads our way high pressure is our friend t it is located east of the state that's transporting up warmer air. then there is the batch of rain
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eastern texas through the parishes of louisiana and arkansas. that is wet tonight with the bands of rain from south and little rock. up in the ozarks of arkansas and then up to kansas city moving into sample. this -- into st. louis, this is the line as it moves acontract gulf. there will be impacts over the weekend. 70s to 80s. we'll have the added hour of daylight a ways to go in the evening. 79. an 80. 79 in sarasota. double 7s in inland and readings in the 70s to 80s. high pressure. it stays east of us.
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day just like today. on thursday, it is more of the same. sunshine. it is more humid as it rises through the 60s. clouds late. we're down to 61. tomorrow lots of sunshine. 82. on thursday they will turn humid. the 7 day. the weekend is so-so. a couple of showers on sunday. we did a streak of three great weekends in a row. and got to win this and get on track. >> without question, paul. this is a beautiful night here on the plaza at amalie arena. look here. fans are gathering as the doors have yet to open but they will here shortly as they pour in. they are coming off the loss.
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here is the good news they still maintain the lead t is one point behind them. that's the bruins it is for first place. it is big out there. this is what a morning skate looks like. and they're coming home after a road game not to mention the first loss in several weeks. just three. three players skated for the optional workout. the lightning had a strange schedule and the game against boston is the team's it is for first place. the other story is the return of jonathan drouin. and a contentious relationship. he is trying to repair the damage and recommit himself to
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time for a off season suitor. >> we made the decision to come here. we'll fix this. it will be up to me to put in the work. if i gets called up i get called up. i'll put in the work. >> we'll see what happens. that's the right decision to get back and play. it was a tough situation. nothing that we can do about it now. guys have talked to him. i talked to him throughout the process. he came to the realization that playing was the best for him. >> i'm pleased to welcome the lightning legend. i want to get your thoughts on the jonathan drouin situation. he is now back with syria queues. where does the future of this
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it will be hard to forget what happened before that. he is back. he is a good player. we know he is. who is to say that he will not be back on the roster. he is totaled i hope things will work out. a tough loss in philadelphia. winning streaks are meant to be broke broken. but when you look at what happened. what do you pull from that. is that a situation where kind of the guard is down. they were not really to play as we saw. you will go through the streaks there is no doubt t is a learning lesson that teams are battling now. there is a battling position and if it is the philadelphia flyers, carolina or boston. they are dess plate -- desperate.
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they jump ahead of florida and get ahead of tampa. they will be excited. it will be fun tonight. always good against the bruins. we're looking forward to it. 7:30 here a at amalie arena. >> thank you. >> absolutely. the rays taking on the tigers in lakeland not many starters making the trip. in the second. this is roller. and rays picked him up in december. showing power. a two run shot to the grass gives them the reed. a rough outing for ramirez. pitches into the third. giving up 5 runs. 7 hits. he threw faster than his last outing but speed is not everything. roller back up in the 4th. into right. brings in franklin. this one the final 6-5. tigers win this one. back out here at amalie arena,
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the divine miss m puts kim kardashian on blast. >> when it comes to young hollywood and the divine miss m. >> the twitter war. bear with me now. >> she only posts things and looks at the feeds, that's what she does. >> do you think that is too much being expressed in the industry. >> i think -- there is nothing it will sound like sour grapes. >> a punch line. she spent women's day embroiled in a battle of her viral throw back nude. it started when she reacted by tweeting if she wants to us see a part of her we have never seen she will have to swallow the camera. >> i'm a stubborn person. >> kim called her out for being
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hey, i know it is past your bedtime if you are up and just kidding. >> that was a double hit are old. >> it was an old dig. it was shady, she wrapped it up quote, i never tried to fake friend you. looks like anyone can sake a selfie but not everyone can take a joke. >> and the motto i live my life (bleep) can't take a joke. >> we'll have so much more on the story tonight on the insider. back to you in the studio, staying out of that one. >> you can watch the insider here on fox 13. and the 6:00 news is next. mark and kelly. the house passed a revamped version today. what it says about who gets the kids and how long the alimony
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sexual abuse,. it is the fox 13 6:00 news. thank you for joining us tonight. first up at 6:00. there is a new lawsuit from a man who says he was abused by a leader at a tampa catholic school. they concerned the now defunks of the school. it is closed but a church operate on the property. and we have more and first things first y suing now? >> the victim's identity has not told his wife about the abuse. the brother has died but the victim said he is bringing this now as a part of the healing process. >> every day i go through i think about this. >> for 40 years he has lived with the secret he had not told
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