of reward money and he says he plans to help his son and disabled daughter. >> thank you, mark. right now at 11:00, a couple behind bars over a spanking that went too far. >> you don't need to spank them to the point that they are scared of you. >> how badly they hurt their young daughter and how it's reigniting the discipline debate. and a carjacker strikes stealing a car with a child inside. where that car and child are now. >> everyone was screaming and bolting for the door. >> how this seasoned former accidentally set himself on fire. >> we begin at 11:00 with this bradenton couple facing chilled abuse charges. police say they whipped their young daughter with a belt at

the girl's elementary school noticed bruises on her body and they called child protective services and they called police, and this is reigniting the be date debate over how far is too far. >> a study from the university of chicago found that 70% of u.s. adults are okay with spanking their children, but parents say it is possible to cross the line from discipline to abuse. >> parents have different ways of disciplining their children, but spanking often comes up. >> sometimes you need it. >> you show right from wrong and i think it's an effective way of disciplining. >> parents in florida have a institutional constitutionth constitutional right to privacy, but it's not without limits. on thursday this couple were

daughter with a belt that left bruises. >> that sends a message to kids that violence is the om only answer. >> some parents say it's an example of excessive punishment. >> talking things out has always been more effective. >> if they understand the leive and lessonand they know what they did wrong you don't need to continue. >> there is no specific law laying out how many sprieks are sprieks strikes are okay. >> it makes more noise than it hurts. >> the court looks at welts and how long they last. while most parents are not against the practice, they say it's important to know the limits. >> the purpose is not to make their scared of you, but to show them, you know, don't do this again.

regained cutter custody of the girl a month ago. the daughter is now in the custody of child protective services. in the news room, crystal clark, fox 13 news. >> thank you, crystal. we are following a news alert out of mulberry. a man accused or stealing a car with a toddler inside. the owner of the car stepped inside at a pharmacy and left the car running with the child in it. not long afterwards police found the car and the child and the child is okay but they are still looking for the suspect. and anyone with information is urged to give them a call. >> a horrifying scene at a high school gymnasium in delray beach. eight people were rushed to the hospital after a performer accidentally set himself on fire

one treated for burns was the fire breather whom we are told is a seasoned seasoned performer. >> ricky is the owner of inferno's challenge, based in roward county, and he and his crew came to this high school for a pep rally but this morning he used a new lamp oil to fuel the flames which is what caused the routine to get out of control. >> i'm a circus performer and i have done this thousands of times but i had never practiced with that new lamp oil. >> everyone was screaming and bolting for the door. >> several people jumped in to help, spraying him with a fire extinguisher. and several students had to be taken to the hospital, not injured by the flames but had other problems.

inhalation, because when the former caught fire, there was a lot of smoke apparently. >> as for the performer he surfed first-degree burns to his face and mostly to his nose. he is expected to be released from the hospital tomorrow and the tampa bay city council just voted 5-1 to decriminalize possession of marijuana for 20 grams or less, and the fines work on a graduated scale, the first offense is $75 but $450 for a fourth ea offense. antidrug act activists say they worry about the message decriminalization sends. >> this is not a harmless drug, it is a dangerous drug and it's much more potent than back in the 70's.

>> the mayor says there will be an education period for tampa police and so it could be a few more weeks before the law takes full effect. >> and a firefighter aaron key is accused or sexting with a 17-year-old. >> aaron key is on paid administrative leave as the investigation continues. deputies say some of the sexting happens right here at the fire station where he worked. he met the 17-year-old at this applebee's and the arrest report shows that the two exchanged sexually explicit messages through january, and he asked for nude photos of her which she sent. now he has been arrested for a felony, and the news shocked his neighbors. >> it's absolutely horrible and

that you never know what your neighbors are up to. >> if you're more interesting in sexting and texting and not taking care of people's homes that would be horrible. >> the department says we take these allegations seriously, as they do not represent the standards set my county employees. >> he is out on bond but is facing up to 15 years in front. >> and it years in prison. >> parkway and it it was a short day in the trial of hulk hogan and gawker. he answered questions about his sex life and he said he was in character and used artistic license to make things up and personality. closing arguments are tomorrow

>> and we say our final good byes to a deputy killed in a wrong-way crash. fox 13 will air the confidence when it starts tomorrow at 1:00. the deputy was just 30 years old, a six-year member of the department, and american and state flags will flay at half staff from sunrise to sunseat. and coming sunset. and coming up no lucky charm needed for this local band because they are that good. >> why they are the only high schoolers invited to perform if in the country's oldest st. patrick's day parade, and under pressure, seaworld is ending or ending orca breeding. what it will mean for the them theme parks. >> and another threat of rain, and the question is timing?

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>> still developing tonight a seachange for seaworld. the company announced today it won't breed any more killer whales in captivity and the ones they still have, they won't have to do tricks for an audience. after years of criticism by animal rights advocates and "blackfish" seaworld says the orcas they have now including one that is pregnant will be the last generation they have at seaworld. >> more and more people are becoming uncomfortable with these large, majestic animals. >> they will be now in large natural enclosures and they are also forming a partnership with one of their biggest critics.

>> seaworld in the live animal entertainment business has stepped forward in a big way. >> they are also pledging $50 million to expand their marine rescue efforts and to fight other ocean animal issues such as whaling and shark finning. and up next, bumble bee foods is recalling thousands of cans of chunk light tuna because they are worried it may not have been through the sterilization process properly. and there are also chicken of the sea tuna that the company says may be undercooked. we have the information on the recalls on our website, just

donald trump is the clear front runner so far, but senator ted cruz is still making headway and today got an endorsement from south carolina senator lindsay grahame, and there could be a cruz. >> top analysts predict disappointment for republican party leaders hoping for a swift end to their party's fractious primary. >> i'm dealing with two smart, tough guys and i want to make sure i end up winning. i would like to get to the finish line. >> even if you doesn't secure the 1237 delegates needed he cites his share as the prime reason he should get it anyway. >> if he is 50 votes short and he is not getting it or we are going to give it to someone who

the second week, you are going to have a problem. >> cruz who pegged his bid to southerners and -- and lost both -- >> every bit of that, megan, if he is the nominee, i guarantee you, september, october, november, every station will cover all of that and that is how they give the presidency to hillary clinton. >> to get to 1230, trump must capture 55% of all remaining delegates and cruz about 80%. >> if we beat donald consistently 55-45, we win over 80% of the debt gats. >> delegates. >> cruz would still have to win

assuming that kasich wins one of them. >> if he captures arizona delegates he is likely to win in utah and if he could take those 42 delegates it would give us a sense that trump's momentum has stalled and then it's back to the beginning. >> the pry primary was tuesday but will in missouri trump and cruz are still neck and neck. it was called in hillary clinton's behavior, although it was a close race and sanders did not request a recount. 1, 606 compared to 851 delegates for clinton and sanders. >> and now interesting chances. mean?

throw out the numbers, 50%, 20%, but we don't often talk about what the percentages mean. and so let's talk now while i show you this great time lapse. 50% rain chances doesn't mean coverage. it does not mean 50% of the area is going see rain. it doesn't mean 50% of the time we are going to see rain. it means if we had ten days and everything is equal, five of the ten days you would see rain, and so literally there is a 50% chance you could see rain that day. if you start driving to local places you are increasing your chances. if you are going to multiple events on saturday, those rain chances do go up and i know it's complicated and i could spend hours talking about this but let's go to visibility. is it going to rain or not?

there. a lot lower tonight than they have been the last couple of days. and periods of showers and storms through the weekend and i say periods because we are seeing in on a couple of time frames where the best chance of rain is going to be and then briefly cooler next week but warmer by wednesday. and so here are the chances. up to a 50% chance of rain on saturday, down to 40% on sunday, and so there is a good chance that you will see some rain at some point this weekend. look at this, climate outlook came out from the climate prediction center, going for a warmer than average next three months and wetter than average as well. warm and wet across much of the country into the summer, the next three months. and 69 up in winter haven, and across the state, still in the

67 in tallahassee, the cool spot 59 up in pensacola. dewpoints not as bad as they have been, but still somewhat humid, and a sticky night out there, but when it's when it gets into the 70's that we get that oppressive humid. we humidity. we did have severe weather off to the west and we are going to watch this complex of showers and storms into the overnight hours. as it approaches us over the gulf waters it should start to fall apart, having said that a few of the showers could make their way just on shore during the day on saturday, especially the farther north you go. and the rain chances closer to 20-30% and looks like we get one batch of showers moving through, that would be into saturday morning. and then another batch of showers and storms later on during the day on saturday.

saturday, at this point i'm leaning towards the middle of the day, late morning to early afternoon and by late in the afternoon and evening looks like more showers, more showers around saturday night and a couple more on sunday and so sunday the farther south and east you go that is where the showers are going be and we may even see sun up to the northwest and a northwest. mild and muggy, and i don't exphect much in expect much in the way of seafog, but there will be rain this weekend, and then we warm up heading into the middle of next week. >> i will take my umbrella. coming up tampa bay goes irish,

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tampa bay is one of the best places in the country to celebrate st. patrick's day, and for the first time ever gay and lesbian groups were allowed to mark in boston and it's considered to be the nation's oldest parade, dating back to 1762 but others arrested that boston has the oldest parade. the first observance of st. patrick's day and it's considered an honor to march in that parade and an even bigger honor to perform. this berkeley prep band is the only one in the country that was invited to perform at the boston parade. >> marching in place, here we go.

guess taking them from beginner to experienced level. as a group, you know it just takes time and commitment from the students and you know, practice, we meet twice a week. >> band, attenhut! >> i think the way we play it and i think if it's playing correctly, it's a very beautiful instrument with a lot of cultural significance. >> mine is the drums and this is a lot lighter. >> our dancers are a really big hit and the crowds really love them, especially in boston. they are so warm and they say thank you all the day down, thank you for coming. they are certainly proud of what they do. they feel good about themselves

and accomplished it and feel good about that -- >> they sound great! this is berkeley's 20th year performs in the boston st. patrick's day parade, they are flying out tomorrow and we can watch with pride. scott? >> the lightning hoping to turn things around and stop their slide in the eastern conference standings but is it enough to hold on? we'll have the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today.

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