.>>> us representative, kathy castor is leaving a congressional trip to the island nation. she as well as six other lawmakers took off her tampa this morning. they are encouraging cuba to take off week us companies that want to bill offices and well houses -- and warehouses there -- build offices and warehouses there. >> that will also have the benefit of creating jobs in cuba. and helping our american >> -->>> for those in the market for a new job, we are taking action for you. we have a full list of jobs on our website. type in abc news.com/what -- jobsites. >>> bee attacks are already ramping up hours before the gop debate. ahead, some candidates are facing off and what makes this >>> in democracy 2016, six republican candidates will turn on their southern charm tonight. the first time the candidates have squared off since the new hampshire primary and since the gop field has gotten much smaller, donald trump is watching blistering attacks sue him. marco rubio hopes to rise again. john kasich comes off a strong second-place finish in new hampshire. the first primary for

representative kathy castor lead a trip to cuba. she's going with six other lawmakers. she is one of lawmakers who sponsored legislation last year to lift the cuban embargo and allow businesses to trade freely with cuba. >>> get ready. tonight is the annual illuminated night parade in ybor city. it's one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the crew of the knights of santiago. is dedicated to the historic preservation of the latin roots. the grand marshals include tampa bay rays players and host of divorce court judge lindholm. it kicks off at 7 pm.>>> we have the renaissance festival happening today also. the theme this weekend is chocolate fantasy. >> reporter: good morning. en garde. i don't have my 16th-century a tire get. we're getting ready. chocolate and wine tasting next to mosey for the renaissance festival. all the details coming up. >>> a big day for tampa bay lightning fans. it is hockey day at the arena. the lightning brought you a special guest today. >> all of us a special guest. thunder bug. big times down there at the arena. big times if you're lo

right now florida representative kathy castor is calling for an urgent hearing on how to fight the zika virus. now that the number of cases in florida has grown to 16. and two new counties have been added to the health emergency. in addition to hillsborough county, santa rosa, lee county, miami-dade and broward counties, now officials added osceola and st. john's county to the list. cdc says all the cases are travel related. and hillsborough county still has just three cases confirmed in florida total of 16 cases, again. in washington today the secretary of health and human services will be at the capitol spreading zika virus. that threat, she's echoing president obama's plea for $1.8 billion to fight that virus. the risks she says will only increase as the temperatures warm. for most zika, it's just a mild infection, for pregnant women it could lead to birth defects that cause babies to be born with abnormally small brains. >>> 6:34. we just checked with jail officials and found out this man here caught on this surveillance picture and accused of attacking a 6-year- old girl in a clear

us representative kathy clark said she was home setting it with family when police swarmed her home. they received a computer-generated call saying clark's home. police quickly determined that the report was false back in november clark integers legislation aimed at combating emergency calls on a swatting. like a very warm spring like a kick off the month of february as you can see there are some showers passing by for some of you. fox 25's chief meteorologist, kevin lemanowicz trucking for center. >> most of us are going to see what is showing cold front coming on through that will cool us off overnight and before the day tomorrow still be above average not going to be like it was today live storm tracker radar showing rain showers stretching from little compton to wear him in the buzzards bay area off to the outer k peer to. spots of yellow showing up in wellfleet heavier rain shower activity coming on through their far right hand side of your screen old kings highway along main street old smith wasting that route 62 heavy downpour activity out there in the wellfleet area also into

i wonder what is happening further outside the city. >> congresswoman kathy caster representatives to see what life is life in cuba. they will be seeing what the growing americans are seeing as they travel to cuba for the first time in decades. >> i would like to talk to the entrepreneurs about their hopes. >> reporter: caster will be talking to small business owners like gonzalez who we met in his private restaurant. tell me about your business. >> it is a new business. only three months i open this business. >> reporter: he has ten employees working here. something he wouldn't have dreamed of until recently. >> i always work for the government, you know. and now i have more work. it is more difficult, you know. >> reporter: more work and more opportunity. while they are here, kathy caster and the u.s. congressional delegation will talk about the beautiful cars to find out how they keep them american tourists. >>> 8 on your side is the television station bringing you reports from cuba on this trip. jeff patterson will continue to bring us stories from havana all week. >>> president o

>>reporter: kathy castor is leading this group of u.s. representatives to see what life is like in cuba today. they'll see what a growing number of americans are experiencing as they can travel to cuba for the first time in >> i would like to talk to the entrepreneurs and small business owners about their hopes. >>reporter: castor will be talking to small business owners like garcia gonzalez who we met today in his private restaurant. >> tell me about your business. >> my business, this is a new business. only approximately three months i open this business. >> he has 10 employees working here. something he wouldn't have dreamed of until recently. >> i owe my work to the government, you know, and now i have more work, it is more difficult, you know? >> more work, also, more opportunity. while they're here, kathy castor and u.s. delegation will talk to people about these beautiful cars to find out how they keep them on the road and to find out how they're profiting from american tourists coming to cuba. in havana, i'm jeff patterson, news chan. >> 8 on yo

congresswoman kathy castor and a delegation of congressional representatives. some of them are in favor of lifting the embargo. >> for 40 years, i thought the american policy toward cuba was foolish. >> reporter: but they know it's a complicated process as more than 6,000 u.s. claims exist because of properties seized after the cuban revolution. >> those negotiations are ongoing. felt a little like forrest gump in the right place at the right time. pope francis arrived and talked with raul castro ten feet from our camera on his way to meet the head of the russian orthodox church. i was in the room when the agreement was signed to allow commercial flights into cuba for the first time in 50 years. you know how forrestgump kept showing up in the picture with richard nixon and other people? that was me. you can make sure they get daily flights to cuba from various cities across the united states. >> well, and jeff, tampa already has charter flights to cuba. will dia be getting daily commercial flights to cuba as well? >> reporter: i asked kathy castor about this. s

kathy castor and six other representatives embarked on a mission to cuba, her point, to end the u.s. embargo, on tuesday u.s. transportation and state department officials will be there acknowledge to sign agreements, and easing restrictions on the communist country. >> it is not served cuba well or our country well. just talk to the folks who live here in westhampton. would be great to happen and why pander to these regimes and expect little in return and we hope like in north korea, that things change. >> castor wants to bring her trade bill to congress for vote this year. >> a state rule that hurts the families of police officers and deputies who are killed in the line of duty. the wife of an orange county deputy shot to death while at work is fighting to help other families facing similar tragedies. keith landry reports, there is no guarantee the change will become law. >> reporter: the news stunned central florida. orange county deputy scott pine was shot to death two years ago when responding to a call near windemere, his wife and children were left with an uncertain future. fl

people on the internet taking advantage of wi-fi. that congresswoman kathy caster and the delegation of u.s. congressional representatives will see when they arrive. patterson, news channel 8. >> again jeff patterson will be in cuba for the next week. you can watch his live reports and continuing coverage only right here on news channel 8. >>> concerns about the zika virus spreading coupled with worries about the stock market and terrorism are driving down the price of travel. places where the zika virus is most prevelant like south and central america could be a real travel bargain if you do some homework. a spokesman for aaa travel tells us deals could improve as the zika virus becomes more of a concern. >> we are seeing some people who are either concerned or thinking about altering their itinerary or pushing back their dates, very few cancellations. we have had a couple pregnant women who are just more concerned and they want to err on the side of caution. >> travel deals are possible for destinations like the caribbean and brazil. ones or credits for on board purchases made on cruise ships. >>> as i mentioned the we

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kathy castor is applauding the upcoming trip. she returned from cuba. she was joined by six representatives on both sides of the aisle. >> what he will see is that cuba changes. the industry continues to reform. and -- the economy continues to reform. >> he wants to build support among the fellow members of congress to end the embargo. >>> police are hoping video will veteran. it was friday night outside of this mother's day one suspect knocks chris mar quez to the ground. another grabs his wallet, a third just beats on him. they took off. he said that the same group approached him while he was in there eating. >> they were asking if i thought black lives matter. i was ignoring them. they wanted a confrontation. >> he is a decorated marine who fought in iraq and afghanistan. >> look at this, a fun response at the airport all in the name of preparedness. an expertise took place to give the first responders practice on what to do if an airline crashed and the photojournalist. we have more. >> engine 21. behind you. respond. >> and every three years we have to do a full-scale exercise that is

represented. >> tamron . >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford ask hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey,everybody, welcome back. it's february 2nd, and that is if we could hear -- >> charlie puth. >> he is adorable, isn't he? >> he teams up with meghan trainor and wiz khalifa. >> maybe people are home. >> it's not nice. loo they're probably in their

name has been drawn, "to represent, "represent the people of springfield "at the governor's dedication of bradbury park "saturday." - well it has been chosen you! - [kathy] hey mommy, where's my breakfast? frank, hi! hi! - seorita kathy! you're friends with a big man now! un gran hombre, i tell you all about it. - [kathy] sure, come on, let's go in the kitchen. (laughing) - [margaret] good. - so do you know what you have to do with the governor - just meet him i suppose. i say, "hello, seor gov," and he say, "hello, frank." (family laughs) - [betty] oh no, there's more to it than that, frank. you have to present him with a gold model of a tractor. - [frank] tractor? - yea, you also have to give a little speech. matter of fact, this telegraph says your supposed to meet with the committee this morning at 9:30, to get all your instructions. so you better hurry! - [frank] 9:30? - yea! - [frank] oh i'd better get going pronto! - wait a minute, wait a minute. room 206, city hall. - s^, gracias. - don't forget now. - no, no, seor. (all say goodbye to frank) (jim chuckles) - what a happy guy. - [margaret] i've never seen him so happy. - i'd still love to know h

kathi belich, channel 9 eyewitness news. a central florida congressman to step down. eyewitness news broke the story at 1:00 when us senate minority leader harry reid call for representative alan grayson to end his bid for the u.s. senate. christopher heath was the first to report the story joining us live. senator. reid said grayson had no moral compass . >> reporter: he delivered the announcement this afternoon in a statement. the senate minority leader raise questions about grayson and his connections to an offshore hedge funds. in october, i sat down with grayson and asked him about that very same offshore fund. the most powerful democrat in the u.s. senate wants the central florida congressman alan grayson to end his bid for the u.s. senate as he's running to fill the seat left vacant by rubio. amid questions offshore investment, grayson is being asked to step aside. when i spoke to grayson in october, they will already questions about his management >> is sent up under legal advice and done properly the way it has to be done. >> reporter: grayson dismissed the ethics question as nothing more than political attacks saying the fund was legal and no federal laws were e

represent the people in our government. >> high school volleyball game takes terrifying turn. a player hits the ground hard but she didn't trip. what happened in the next few moments that saved her life. >>> kathy we're tracking the rain on ultimate doppler as it changes over to snow. that comes during the early morning hours. we'll show was to expect for the commute and into next week with that seven day forecast. >>> a mystery along the jersey shore, kathy h this thing pops up on the beach. what it's supposed that has neighbors so mad tonight. >> sad news for the music world tonight. maurice white of the '70's group earth, wind and fire died at his home in los angeles. the group was inducted into the hall of fame back in >> right now a teenager collapses on the court. her dad's video camera rolling when the 17-year-old falls hard and doesn't move. what transpired in the next few minutes saved that girl's life. this happen last october. the teen didn't trip, her heart stopped. >> and she most definitely remembers the moment she knew something just wasn't right. >> just served and i set the ball up and then moved back and then i just remember feeling like i was about to pass out. >> well you ca

represent the people in our government. >> high school volleyball game takes terrifying turn. a player hits the ground hard but she didn't trip. what happened in the next few moments that saved her life. >>> kathye're tracking the rain on ultimate doppler as it changes over to snow. that comes during the early morning hours. we'll show was to expect for the commute and into next week with that seven day forecast. >>> a mystery along the jersey shore, kathy h this thing pops up on the beach. what it's supposed that has neighbors so mad tonight. >> sad news for the music world tonight. maurice white of the '70's group earth, wind and fire died at his home in los angeles. the group was inducted into the hall of fame back in 2000. maurice white was 70 years of age. ♪ i've been a turkey farmer my whole life... and i raise turkey for shady brook farms®. we don't use growth-promoting antibiotics, that's just the way things should be done. that's important to me. my name is glenn, and i'm an independent turkey farmer. (female announcer) shady brook farms®. no growth-promoting antibiotics, just honest, simple turkey. >> right now a teenager collapses on the court. her dad's video camera rolling when the

applause] >> like all of you, kathy and i have been looking at all the candidates because that is our job. we are from new hampshire. that is one of our jobs that as representatives of new hampshire. we take it seriously as a state, and you folks do obviously, because you are here tonight. we put forth three tests. number one, can the person when? i think it is time we had a republican conservative president. [applause] >> number two, is the person comes -- substantive on the issues? does he have approaches to the complex things we face today, like national security and how ?e protect our social security and number three, can he govern? that is not standing in the corners and shouting, it is getting in the middle of the ring and working. jeb bush beats all those criteria is in spades. -- all that criteria in spades. [applause] special is our privilege to introduce one of the great americans, somebody who has made a huge difference in millions of lives across our country, who epitomizes what it is to be a public servant along with her husband, and that is barbara bush. let me welcome, on behalf of derry, barbara bush and her son jeb bush, the former governor of fl