ideology as well. we're talking about a judge who is very well known and respected acros the aisle and he is known as a moderate in washington, dc. and when he was confirmed, 30 republicans supported his nomination to the dc court of court of appeals. that includes seven serving in the senate as we speak. he is seeking compromises but they will not consider the it. >> it is the president's constitutional right and the senate's right to act as a check on a president and withhold its consent. >> reporter: the logic in this is that we're coming up on a presidential election this fall in november. since we're this close why not

determine who the next president will be. that way voters with ville a say in what will be a decision that could impact us for years, if not, decades to come. >> we know where the republicans stand. where do americans line up on this, we'll see more polls but what we're seeing, 48% want the president's mom. mom -- nominee to be considered. we have a divided court for decades but it is skewed conservative and key decisions and with the change you have a 4-4 split. the next justice can tip the balance and certainly for many years yet to come that's thinking about. they are thinking about as well and they may want to take their chances in november instead of

face pressure, growing pressure from the white house to meet with judge garland and consider the nomination, i'm sure, thank you very much, craig patrick. >> thank you. the woman in the middle of the hulk hogan sex tape scandal took center stage. he is suing gawker for violating his privacy after they posted a clip. gloria gomez has been following the developments from the courtroom. >> heather clem's deposition was played and throughout it she struggled with some of the questions and how to answer them, take a look at the video that we have of the deposition. and she answered questions under oath but her husband asked her. she said her husband asked her to have sex with hulk hogan. she said the first encounter was at hig house.

she said she had sex with him several times but had no idea she was being videotaped until bubba broke the news she was being taped. this is how she explained it to the jury. >> bubba the love sponge was supposed to testify today but was a no show at the 11th hour. his attorney said he was not going to show up to answer questions.

that and they're arguing over it as we speak. they want to instruct the jury and let them know that bubba the love sponge refused to answer questions under oath. the judge will have to make that decision when we find out what that is. we will let you know what it is. but a lot of different struggles and tug-of-war going on in the courtroom now, thank you, gloria. st. pete police are investigating arsons. and most of them in dumpsters. this very spread and damaged vehicles and structures. they do think it is the same person they are asking everyone to keep their eye out for anything suspicious. bad timing for a suspected thief, police say the man tried to break into the miguel's mexican restaurant while workers were inside. the officers got there fast. the suspect was not cooperative at first and tried to kick out a

deputies are warning people in pasco after a robbery. it was at the rv resort. someone broke into the resort's clubhouse and office area and during that robbery a safe was taken from the office con taping credit card information from 80 residents. if you know anything call pasco county sheriff's office. the highway patrol is investigating a deadly motorcycle accident. and that accident was around 1:30 this afternoon in the southbound lanes of u.s.-301 at park creek boulevard in riverview. traffic was tied up while the trooperred investigated. they have not said what caused it or released the name of the victim. firefighters decended on raymond james after a jumbo tron caught on fire. there was construction going on. tampa fire is not saying what they thought started the fire. it was out quickly.

out for anyone on the ticketed until today. he announced on his facebook page he is endorsing donald trump. scott said it is time for republicans to come together and support trump. he spent million of his own for 2010. and marco rubio, as you know, ended his campaign last night after a brutal loss here in florida. miami-dade county, the only where he beat trump. now the question is what is next for him. he is not seeking reelection for the senate. there are rumors corun for governor or try another run for president in 2020. some floridians were confused by the primary. more than a quarter of voters could not participate in the primary because they were not registered as a republican or democrat. people with no party affiliation or minor political parties can not vote in the republican and democratic primaries. officials say there were voters

could not. some people want to change that. >> the personality that our culture that is developing are people who want to choose for themselves and make decisions not be tied by a law to a process that does not serve their interests. >> there is a group that's organizing itself to prepare an amendment that would change the way we vote. it has been a closed primary state. it is along with the district of columbia that uses the method. >> the ultimate baseball experience for kids. they are taking part in a clinic in tampa hosted by the former new york derek jeter. today they got a lesson from tino martinez. i talks about team work and

>> it is great to come here and see the kids and give them words of encouragement and staying off hack all and drugs. working hard in school and listening to your coaches. >> the staff from the foundation they share life lessons taken out of jeter's auto buy gravy, cool day for the kids. >> would you cuddle up with this guy. this woman said the gator is her pet. she may be in a fight to keep it.

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this is one of those okay this is one of the stories that comes out of the only in florida file. you know that file. we do a lot of the stories. this woman from lakeland is fighting florida fish to keep her six foot fatter t is rambo. mary thorn rescued him ten years ago. he was in bad shape and would not have survived in the wild. and an gator that size is out grown its home. and anjuli davis has the story everyone is talking about. >> mary thorn has a permit for the gator but it is far from a pet to her t is part of her family. >> it is a bond reserved for a child or a pet of a friendlier variety. mary thorpe said her gator is as docile, i live with him like you live with your kid.

wants to go to the bathroom he is trained he will tap his nose and i'll pick him up and let him go, she rescued him ten years ago after realizing that he had a sensitivity to the sun. she moved him in doors and snapping shots with him in his jacket since. >> if he did not move me and care for me he would eat me. >> franklinfolks at the aquarium are sceptical. >> i worked with gators for 30 years. all that i worked with i consider them wild animals, they are social. it take as team of three to interact with one of the gators. >> the instincts will kick in and protect themselves. they do change, do you not dom esty kate wild animals. >> fish and wildlife is getting involved.

and breaking code. >> if the gator leaves he is going to pay away and this gator is my baby. >> she said rambo will not last long in the wild. she is asking to judge to make an exception for a strange but special bond. >> he is worth fighting for. >> atand they are staying ticket lipped about the investigation. >> linda. >> thank you. we should mention she has been with this gator for years, don't try this as home. -frplgt she has -- >> she has a permit maybe she cannot take him off premise. he would not make it in the wild.

have more on my facebook page. >> it is amazing. a smoother driver on the sunshine skyway bridge. closed because of the heavy sea fog. for a while it may be the same thing today. it is foggy but not to keep the bridge closed. it was open everyone rolled through. the weird thing that we had similar conditions this morning to yesterday. and it is one of those things where it just takes a mile per hour that means shutting down the sky we and morning like today.

lapse, there was land fog. a warm day and. look at the pictures here and. >> and you with pinellas and into the bay t is moving off shore. and see essa key and the sky way. we have to watch this batch push on shore. i expect at least the possibility for more sea fog developing tonight. the forecast shows by midnight still showing some of that fog off shore impacting the coastal areas. building inland more in the way of fog. overall i think fog will be less

thursday morning but again just like this morning in the right spot, that's what causes those delays. maybe prepare extra time out there to start your morning commute on thursday. highs are 80. and 89 in sebring and frost proof. temperatures. showers and storms possible. and an inch or more of rain. >> you thought we were done. wait until you see the highs hon monday. and relative humidity at 10 miles per hour. other temperatures 88 and 87.

along the coast line. cooler. 08 in bradenton. this is continuing to have high pressure to the south and aest. notice the flow. the difference tonight is high clouds across the golf. -- gulf. as that works east word that may limit for seeing all of the fog that we saw this morning and yesterday morning. mild and muggy. patchy fog. sea fog potential as well. a stray shower. rape chances down to 40% chance the first day of spring.

comfortable sart to the work week. >> mike, thank you. facebook posts come back to haunted a woman until the judge looked area her facebook photos. see what she posted that made the judge slap the cuffs on her and put her in jail. >> he was homeless now he paints pictures of the homeless. see his work and hear why he does it, that's awesome. >> great. forgot your pin. take a selfie. changes that could be coming for

3 the former face for subway is bloodied and the former face for subway is bloodied and bruised. he is beat non-prison. he got a surprise beat town from a fellow inmate who has issues with child molesters. he is serving a 16-year sentence children. man. he was left with a bloody nose. injuries to his neck. they made it through the morning compute but people in washington, dc evening rush is

shut down for a safety inspection of third rail power cables after fires. one on monday was sparked by the component that failed last year and caused the train to fill with smoke. >> this to ensure safety and 700,000 people use that subway in metro washington. it will reopen tomorrow at 5 a.m. i hope everyone is it's not fun. >> a lot of people. and more bad news for chipolte, sales are tumbling. sales were down 26% in february. the company is trying to bounce back after an e. coli outbreak. it is now stepping up the marketing and promotions to get customers back into the stores. service with a smile. amazon wants your selfies as a form of pavement. -- payment. it filed a patent for pay by

the patent says it is safer than a password and prevent identity theft. no word if it will be rolled out to customers. uber launched a new on demand app called uber eats. and they can order meals a ed have them delivered to their door. this is the first time it launched the service. it is has limited service in houston, chicago, toronto, they will expand to other cities . we have not if that includes tampa. a lay over can be a life saving skill. some kiosks are teaching cpr. >> i never thought i could use

>> travelers in cities including indianapolis and chicago can teach themselves cpr, that's how a senior learned the skill. and a student was hit by lightning at the university of dayton. >> my heart had stopped i was not breathing. they said i had blood out of my mouth. matt said cofeel the burns and smell the burns, he performed cpr until he got to the hospital. >> most people are afraid to do cpr, it is easy, you will put them in the chest. >> the heart association and anthem have expanded the kiosk program from one airport to six. more than 25,000 people learn it on a test kiosk. the machine use as video and man

same rhythm as the music. after rehab he has recovered. they hope the story inspires others. >> i can learn this in ten minutes and i saved a life. anyone else can do the same thing. >> turnin a lay over into a life saver. a historic mansion is up in flames. who the house once belonged to and what is left of the million dollar home. >> how you would like your uber driver to make you dinner. or helm your skirt. the woman who goes beyond the call of butte. a man works on america's secret weapon. >> they never show it. it was later before you saw a picture. they would not allow it.

devices which win a a cocoa beach landmark turns to ash.. a landmark turns to ashes. look at that fire destroyed a mansion owned by al newhar who founded u.s.a. today. people lined the streets to watch it burn. they cannot believe it is gone.

creation of u.s.a. today road to ash and ruckle. >> and there is smoke through the air as all what is left of the home, the founder of florida today and u.s.a. today. the neighbor hit and returned to see what was left of the property. >> it burned so quickly but it kept on burning. it was 30 to 40 minks for them to get it down just a -- 30 to 40 minutes minutes for them to get it down. >> the crews battled flames and dousing hot spots. and one neighbor flew a drone over. this is crazy, this is iconic in town, that's the big en flames i have ever seen, it was intense.

a way it did not put the home in danger. >> and it was sold for $5 million. >> he is devastating. it is upsetting. he is, we're trying to get him to understand what happened. >> the home was unoccupied and undergoing a remodel, we do not think it contributed to the fire. we'll look into that and work outside in and find a cause, the home was under renovation the fire is under investigation. sad news out of palm beach. 12 hours were killed in a fire at a training facility. frames shot out of that barn where the horses were kept and caused the roof to collapse. two are credible. two people were injured and firefighters were hurt putting

they think it was an electrical fire. a woman is accused of stealing thousands from a charity that funds money for mammograms. darlene gain was arrested. she was in ca charge of the fund that helps screenings for women who cannot afford it. she admitted to forging a cur and transferring money into her personal account, they had a check that bounced. >> she was charged with grand theft. an alligator causes quite a stir, forcing officials to shut down a trail at a park in georgia. they think someone dumped the gator there. it is not the problem. it's the people who see the gator throwing rocks or

>> it is unfortunate they have to do something else to protect the animal and everyone around here. everyone ising asking that everyone treat the gator like wildlife. >> left it alone. a driver is above and beyond for her drivers. she is pauld mama pea. this is why. >> meet mama. >> how are you. >> great, driver who streets her customers with a hug and how are you. the single mom of two started driving for uber when she was an empty nester. i felt like i was back with my daughters home and with their friends in the cars. >> what started became something much bigger. >> a meal, do the laundry.

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find their 12.5 carat wedding ring. he tossed a ring on accident. and by the time the mistake was reeled it was too late. they called waste services waiting to divert the truck. the manager left his post to help search for the ring. they found the needle in the hay stack, i took it over and they were laying there. that ah feeling. the ring is worth nearly half a million dollars.

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whooping cough have been on the rise in recent cases of measles have been on the rise in recent years. these are two infectious diseases that doctors have prevented. the cause of the increase may be closely related to some parents refusing to get their children vaccinated. dr. jo joins us now. a what are they say jog they wanted to see how many people were not vaccinated or the lack was intentional. in the measle cases it was

cases in 2000. now they looked at 970 cases of those, 574 unvaccinated. many of those intentionally not vaccinated. when you look at whooping cough it can be devastating for women who are too young. and eight of them they front 93% of the people who were intentionally not vaccinated. overall we look at the people who cannot be vaccinated. they have medical issues that's less than 1% and these were people who confused to get vacs nated because of reasons. and if you do get vaccinated. it is 2 to 3%. >> that is controversy. changing gears. floridians can see how healthy their didn't is. what is new there.

have been watching these over the year. we have 67. these are going to help what do you meaners. people target areas where they need help. they'll look at action sis to care. they get the numbers together and there is a program called chip, chip will e moment trying to boost the numbers. >> how about here sarasota did well. and pinellas and hills book were 27 hess 28. we had citrus and hernando in the 30s. hardy had the highest percentage of smokers and teen births.

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the next video is what i would like to do at the gym, i have never seen this. it looks like fun. they have to take this. >> you know they look like they were there for a while, i would not be in the front row. >> but after you had a hard day at work you come in and drum it out. >> that would be good. , they know how to do this. the guy is like this way, maybe this way, we would be in the back row. >> that would be fun for. >> it would be fun. >> having a bad day. >> feel better when you leave, the sea fog. >> it was off shore and it may

>> that's coming in. take a look at this. it is no offing to the sky way. i would not be surprised if they are going down hill that batch of sea fog. more to the north and so the south that is moving on shore. we're going to have to watch it. look at this. this is the bradenton beach camera a bedding on the beach. this is the view. good luck, right. rain on the wedding day. fog? >> and the beach camera. fog moving in there now to the north. it was sun my here.

the fog is expanding. we'll watch tonight into perhaps early thursday morning. i think that its does kind of dissipate during the afternoon than like today or yesterday but something that we have to watch into the morning commute. 81 today. , here is a look at the month so far. temperatures founding 5 degrees above average in the 80s for the last week. that is continuing for another couple of days. 80 and dew point of 70. this is the other temperatures. and 84 up in new tampa. the gradient. the west wind as you head inland. we're in the 80s. the sea fog 73 and 85. look inland.

that's the way it will be. , south and east. to the north of us a shower making it, friday a better chance of showers. 69 for tonight. >> temperatures warm. 8 is on friday. 79 on sunday. and we're going to see the 80s. 40% chance of rain on sunday. highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. >> when the lightning are not

and they are averaging a goal. beaten three times this year. as we have seen. they didn't get the pucks on net. >> we're not in the playoffs yet, i don't know. i think one has clinched. that's not us. you will not win every game. >> you want to win. and you will not be happy, we had good looks in the third. we didn't get it done. we cannot come out with an effort like that and expect to win. >> the rays have the day of a a rare break during the spring training special.

when they travel to play philadelphia in clearwater. and ryan webb, he will not be making the trip home. he had extra time to play our not a minute. >> you got a minute, sure. >> if you were not a baseball player what would you be doing? >> i would be business person or musician. >> the one food you cannot take, could you not eat it if it was on the plate and only thing out there. >> brussel sprouts. >> strangest major leaguer, this will get me in trouble. heath felt he has some quirky stuff. >> favorite professional athlete. >> aaron rogers. >> have you met him. >> yes. good guy, dive off a cliff or have a bunch of makes on you,

away from the snakes. >> hidden talent? >> music i picked it up. in the last few years and have been able to screw around with the piano and drums. >> i enjoy making music. >> favorite instrument. >> piano. >> how do you feel about yourself. >> great. i'm excited. >> let it out. everyone snows you. >> appreciate it. >> a bunch of snakes dumped on or jumping off a cliff? >> you're right if they were non-venomous i would opt for the snakes. >> but you have to qualify that. any brussel sprouts another chance. roast them. tough roast them. they are popular.

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it ended up and the s&p was up 11. and cindy lauper is going country. she is not alone. the insider has more from la. >> do you really want to hurt me. >> the singer is having fun and donning the funky hair,. >> i'm old enough i can do any color i want. >> pop eye icon was with boy george giving us a taste of what is to come. >> when he started singing. >> i said you know all of a sudden i was like woo-hoo.

other people's stuff with other people. >> i have heart aches by the numbers, she will continue that by releasing and touring with her new covers album detour. working with vince gill, jewel and willie nelson. >> these are classic songs t is not country what country is today. they are soulful singers that i just remember as a kid. >> , she will have fun doing country. watch the insider here at 7:30 on fox 13. the 6:00 news is next. we have mark and linda. >> and coming up. >> and a police officer it was

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has the night off. and a string of fires all the fires broke out in a six block area. and we're live now and how close are the police to solving this spree here. >> and police say they have a few leads but they need a lot of help to solve the cases. one of the latest fires was here. you can see that melted dumpster next to the one that is what it is supposed to look like. and take a look just how close this is to some of these homes t is why the neighbors are nervous the fires have been going on since january. the first fire that was on 15th avenue north. you can see a man in his jacket and with a skateboard walk up to a car. he is lighting the gas tank on fire and walks away. they think he is responsible for