mary thorn loves her alligator so much she keeps him inside her house - even in her bed! well florida state regulators say the gator has to go. 10news polk county reporter marcus grayson talked to the woman who says losing her pet gator would kill her. pkg mary thorn admits her alligator rambo has not lived a normal gator life for the past seven years. wearing a riding jacket he rides with her on the motorcycle and he poses for pictures. he even goes to the grocery store. mary says he's too domesticated and wouldn't survive in the wild. the battle with the state began when inspectors from the fwc came by.noting rambo had grown by state that you can own an alligator but it must be kept outside on at least 2 1/2 acres. mary doesn't have that, and if she did she says sun exposure would cause blisters like this to form all over rambo's body. she holds this nearly 6ft long 125lb alligator like it's her baby. she says she is going to fight to the end. in lakeland marcus grayson 10news wtsp. rambo... she has made arrangements with croc encounters in tampa to take him. we will ke

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.

mary thorn says "rambo" wears clothes.. rides on the back of motorcycles .. and is even trained not to bite. she has had a license to own him for 11 years... but he recently grew to 6- feet. under f-w-c must live on at least 2-and-a half acres of land. thorn says rambo cannot be left outside... because he has senstivity to sunlight. wildlife officials say rambo's case is currently under review. coming up-- the presidential primary votes are in... but some races are too close to call. we have the latest on those results. and-- we are going live violent home find out the latest on that investigation. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. our gardens have evolved. we can run them from anywhere. make them greener faster. drop them and watch them bloom. they're 5-star worthy, grown regionally... and keep their color... a lot, lot longer. these gardens are the next bring on spring, feed your lawn and kill weeds with sc otts bonus s weed & feed now 10% off a

. >> reporter: mary thorn admits her alligator named rambo has not lived a normal gator life. wearing a riding jacket, he rides with her on a motorcycle and poses for mixture. he even goes to the grocery store. mary says he's too xyst in kateed and wouldn't survive in the wild. >> he only knows the house. if you bring him out, he's scared of birds. >> reporter: mary and rambo live inside this home. state says that has got to stop. mary sew sai ifs the state >> if he goes, i done know what i'm going to do. >> reporter: battle with the state began when inspectors from the fwc came by and noted rambo had grown by 2 feet. >> they say he has to go poippedz said he can't. his skin's too stive. >> reporter: mary doesn't have the required acres, and he she says sun easy e e-exposure would cause blisters like this to form all over ram rambo's body. >> he's shaded and has sunscreen on. >> reporter: she treats this alligator like it's her baby. she says she'll fight until the pend. >> i'm going to cover cover you up. hold on. i know. >> reporter: marcus grayson, 10 news wtsp. >> that thi

for 11 years, mary thorne, and her baby as she calls him, have formed an unbreakable bond, one that allows mary to kiss him, hold him, and share him with countless others even though we're talking about an alligator here. >> he's a rescue. when i got him, he was totally incapable of even moving. >> reporter: he measured a measly foot and a half then, but the recent measuring of his live on 2.5 acres land, the ordinance that didn't exist when she was allowed to keep him. mary may now have to give him up. rambo has a skin disorder that prevents him from being outside for long periods so living in the wild will be deadly. >> i gave him a place to stay. he's my best friend. >> reporter: in a statement, officials say they are taking a closer look at mary's case, but right now, there are no guarantees. what is a guarantee is mary fight. >> he's my baby. wherever i go, you are going to see my sad doe. >> reporter: i'm kamran. arrive in tampa today, replicas of christopher columbus' ships. they will dock at the tampa convention center. they are the most historically correct ones ever built. >> >>

mary thorne rescued rambo 11 years ago. now the trained and amazingly docile reptile has outgrown its current home according to an fwc ordinance. because he is now 6 feat long, he is required to -- 6 feet long, he is required to live on a larger acres. she says she doesn't know what she would do if she's forced to partways with ham bow. >> i don't know how i would react. i wouldn't want to go on. i sat there and watched my son the only thing that i have. >> of all of the comments on my facebook page, the majority said let mary keep him. he has a skin disorder that prevents him from being outside for long periods. living in the wild would be deadly. officials are taking a closer look at mary's case and let you know what decision is made on air and on our facebook page. i'll of course post an update on my page. >>> after five weeks of searching, hope is dwindling to find a dog that fell aboard from a bishing boat. but meet luna. she'd been missing for over a month, presumed dead after going overboard in the pacific. everyone

. >> maureen: rambo is 125 pounds and mary thorn says she has had him since he was about four years old. she decided to take him home from a wildlife facility when they didn't know what to do with him because he was so sensitive to sunlight. >> maureen: look at these massive flames coming from a luxury yacht in the virgin islands. thankfully no one was hurt. >> maureen: still to come, the highway patrol has a word for you, drivers, after this video of an suv flipping after a brake check goes viral. plus the cast of the off broadway smash hit vanities in our studio live. see on cbs tonight. south carolina highway patrol is warning drivers after a video of a brake check suv flipping went viral. it happened in wisconsin and caused the tailgater to lose control and skid into the median there. in south carolina you could get a reckless driving ticket for doing this. that means six points on your driver's license plus a fine. a second conviction results in a suspended license. >> maureen: booze it and lose it is underway. people died because of unrelated crashes. law enforcement are outlookin

mary thorn of lakeland, florida, says this alligator named rambo is her baby. we're talking about a six-foot long baby. she hugs and kisses it and even sleeps with rambo in her bed. sleeps with rambo. but state officials say the gator has to go. thorne says she'll die if they have to part. >> all right. just going to leave that as a florida story. >>> and if that doesn't sound crazy enough, well, we can guarantee you some more craziness is about to happen here in new york city today. patrick's day. that means it's time for the 255th edition of the annual st. patrick's day parade. >> estimates are about 2 million people either watch or march in the parade as it heads up fifth avenue. grand marshal of the parade is former senator george mitchell who helped broker the northern ifld peace agreement. >> suffice it to say the traditional irish bars will do a brisk business today all around town and there will be plenty of absentees at area high schools, as well. >> coming up, snacks with a special zip and drinks with oomph for your march madness party. >> also ahead,

. >> mary thorn treats the 15-year-old, 125 pound gator like her child. he has his own bedroom. and a pool. >> he dresses. yeah, he likes to dress and see this -- he's got my hair. doesn't want me to take him off my shoulder. he wants to be babied. >> she rescued him before he grew more to 6 feet. the code requires 2 and a half acres of land to keep an alligator of that size. >> the inspection tore caught on. >> he said how big is he and i said i don't know. >> we spoke with an alligator specialist who says living like this isn't healthy. he's sensitive to sunlight. >> he see how weak he is. if he leaves me, i'm afraid he's going to pass away. >> just unbelievable. a spokesperson for the florida wild life commission didn't want to comment, but they're looking into a number of issues in this case. sitting here. our jaws are dropped. >> we're speechless. >> is there a concern of rambo biting anybody. >> the trap keeper believes this is a concern. this is a wild an ma'am. imal and -- he's an wild animal. >> the alligator was in her f face. melissa moreno live in lakeland. thank you

. >> for florida woman wants to keep her pet alligator, mary thorne has several paths in her pet alligator ramble, she has had him for 11 years since he is 2 feet larger than the guidelines allowed, he may have to go,isis she's looking should look into getting certified as a therapy animal so she can keep themem, apparently ramble those sunni commands and claims he i tried so many things i know that this would be the sloppiest thing and that was mortifying. >> will probably show it again next week. >> at least you do not get any in your hair . >> knowing that you may be predisposed to the disease may not affect her behavior to avoid . volunteers meditated for 20 minutes before exercising more 40 minutes they found that those in symptomse, the healthy ones also reported feeling happier than they had at the start of the study . >> people who get genetic testing to predict your risk for disease may not use the information to avoid insect,ri british researchers conducted 18 studies finding no evidence that people adopted healthier behavior after receiving the results for conditions such as can

mary thorn treats the 15-year-old like her child. he even has his own bedroom and a pool. >> he dresses. yeah, he likes to dress. he's got my hair. that's because he doesn't want me to take him off my shoulder. >> reporter: thorn got license when she rescued him 11 years ago. that's before he grew to more than six feet. an inspector caught on. >> he said how tall is he? i don't know. he's getting pretty big. we measured him. then that's where it started. >> reporter: thorn says even if she had the available land, because of aensitivity to sunlight. she says the gator is not used to his regular habitat. >> you see how weak he is. if he leaves me, i'm afraid he's going to pass away. >> thorn takes rambo to schools and charity events to teach people about reptiles. she says she's trained him not to bite and it's unclear when d% wildlife officials will make a determination on rambo'sfuture. i say let rambo stay. >> how do you determine if an a gator has an allerery to sun? >> by the scales. >>> chaos erupts at a pep rally after a fire br

mary thorn of lakeland, florida, says this alligator named rambo is her baby. we're talking about a six-foot long baby. she hugs and kisses it and even sleeps with rambo in her bed. sleeps with rambo. but state officials say the thorne says she'll die if they have to part. >> all right. just going to leave that as a florida story. >>> and if that doesn't sound crazy enough, well, we can guarantee you some more craziness is about to happen here in new york city today. we say ha because it's st. patrick's day. that means it's time for the 255th edition of the annual st. patrick's day parade. >> estimates are about 2 million people either watch or march in the parade as it heads up fifth avenue. grand marshal of the parade is former senator george mitchell who helped broker the northern ifld peace agreement. >> suffice it to say the traditional irish bars will do a brisk business today all around town and there will be plenty of absentees at area high schools, as well. >> coming up, snacks with a special zip and drinks with oomph for your march madness party. >> a

he belongs to mary thorn who considers this 125-pound reptile her friend. he has his own wading pool for when he wants to take a dip. >> he likes to dress. and see this, he's got my hair. that's because he doesn't want me to take him off my shoulder, >> reporter: she got a license e for rambo 11 years ago, when she rescued him. now rambo is more than 6 feet long. that is where the problem comes into play. to keep a gator this size, florida wildlife cold requires 2.5 acres of property, something mary don't have. recently, an inspector realized the problem during a routine visit. >> how tall is he? i don't know, he's getting pretty big, so we measured him. that's where it started. >> reporter: we spoke with an alligator expert who insists living like this is not healthy for the gator. even mary admits, he's not used to being on his own in florida's natural habitat. she claims he's even sensitive to direct sunlight. >> you see how weak he is. if he leaves me, i'm afraid he's going to pass away. >> reporter: she's certainly close with that gator mary says she h

mary thorn says clothes.. rides motorcycles.. and is even trained not to bite. she has had a license to own him for 11 years... but he recently grew to 6- feet in length. under f-w-c regulation... that means rambo now must live on at least 2-and-a half acres of land. wildlife officials say rambo's case is currently under review. john and amy are the stories we're working on for you in our next hour of good day. the country responded with a ppppypypsss``sss`@yp pspppp0xhhhxx`hh hhhhh``tn`x``xxxx|`x`|xxx<` resounding "no" to bernie sanders... with hillary clinton and donald trump scoring major wins on super tuesday two. <

with what's trending fighting to keep her beloved pet from being taken away from state officials. mary thorn's place, you'll see a friendly homemade sign warning you about her gator, rambo! rambo has become a part of her family since she rescue 11 years ago. you can see rambo's really tame, but now there are questions about whether she can keep the gator. the alligator lives inside mary's house. he waits by the fridge for food. he even watches tv. mary says you may think she's crazy for treating rambo like a family member - but she insists she's not. take a listen i get that all the time. and then once they meet him his personality takes over. you see him sitting there? he'll sit there like that till he has to go pee. mary has a license from the florida fish and wildlife commission to keep from the florida fish and wildlife commission to keep rambo, but there are questions about getting the license renewed because of how big rambo has become, and whether mary has enough land for him to meet regulations. i asked you all on facebook do you think mary should be allowed to keep pat said while he d

. >> a florida woman named mary thorne is fighting to keep the state from taking away her pet gaallitorrida, just keep it up. >> this woman has raised rambo the last 7 years, and she cuddles with him, dresses him up, and even takes him out to go shopping. >> remember, this is florida we are dealing with. rambo is now 6'0", 125 pounds, and regulations in the state say that thorn's yard is too small to keep the gator, and she says yard? who cares about a yard. she says rambo is indoor gator. >> that's mouth-to-mouth kissing there. >> you have to love my home state. >> i was going to say that, kristen. you are from florida. >> why am i not surprised? >>> the field is pretty much set, and the terps have arrived safely out west, and the cavaliers are gearing up for the show everything nature's promise is so wholesome... and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. giant's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. giant. >>> a trip out west to spokane, washington, was not necessarily what maryland fans were hoping for. but for the head coach, he feels it will benefit his players to just get f

mary thorn of lakeland says this baby. years old. >> she hugs it, she kisses it, rambo even sleeps this her bed like they sleep together but state officials say the gator's got to go. they have to part and so will rambo. >> she says that he is too domesticated and just cannot survive in the wild. >> i understand her love for her child rambo. but i think one day she might worry that he finds out that he's hungry and bites her head off. >> i hope she survives that feeding time. come on. really? >> no. the florida resident and i side with the state officials. >>> a video of a magic trick going viral. >> 5 million views all because of a baboon's priceless reaction many take a look. a man visiting a zoo standing in front of the animal and he pulls out a card and it disappears with a flick of the wrist. >> this is just priceless. look at that. the baboon's reaction amazed like a little kid. the baboon has a similar reaction when the magician makes it reappear. >> what is this? >> see. what is this magic thing? >> baboons are much smarter than we give them credit for. >> they know it's fake. t

"rambo" is nearly 6 feet long. 125 pounds, he's lived with mary thorne for seven years. he goes to the motorcycle and even goes to the store with her. state regulators say you can own one but has to be outside on at least two and-a-half acres of land. rambo lives inside the house. >> he's a house gator. he only knows house sounds if you bring him out he's scared of the birds. ? >> that makes me nervous -- survive outside. she keeps him in shade and puts sunscreen on him when they are outside. good to have some love. >>> the time is 5:41. oo utah's first republican presidential debate will not happen. >> duke knows all too well that anything can happen in march madness. they won it all last year but struggled in years past to get out of the first round. coming up on "cbs north carolina," how they plan on making another deep with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, the delicious taste of nutella takes pancakes to a whole new level. nutella. it's outback throwback! with menu classics now at throwback prices. our signature 12 oz. sirloin back to $12.97... the alice

-pound gator names rambo wears clothes, rides on the back of a motorcycle, and has a bedroom in mary thorn' s home. thorn has had a license for the alligator for 11 years, but it recently grew to six feet. wildlife officials say that size alligator must have 2.5 acres of land. but thorn says that even if she had land available, rambo can' t be left outdoors because he' s sensitive to sunlight, and he' d miss her too much, that he would die possibly. florida wildlife officials say the case is under investigation. jim: i think you will be on the today show before we know it. another one of those stories that truly can happen only in florida. take a look. a lemur jumps onto a meter reader' s truck in north florida. closer look so he hopped inside. clay electric co-op says the curious animal was in the truck while its driver was at work. truck' he' s ready to take off. so you got the alligator driving the atv and the lemur getting ready to carjack somebody, trying to do some repair work. meredith: windows down, let me see the sunshine. tony: blaber on the loose. -- lemur on the loose. it was w

mary thorn of lakeland, florida, is fighting to keep her pet gator, rambo.she rescued rambo as a baby 11 years ago. that's such a strange video. i'm sorry. and rambo clearly is no longer a baby. he's grown to 6 feet long, weighs 125 pounds. that has not stopped thorn from babying him. >> yes, he likes to dress. see this, he has my hair. that's because he doesn't want me to take him off my shoulder. >> thorn got a permit for rambo a few years back but state wildlife investigators say the gator is now too big to stay. we'll let you know what happens to rambo. >>> i'm just going to toss this to jessica boyington. how are you going to follow that story? >> everyone likes a good snuggle, i'll start there. we're starting on the 42 freeway, over in deptford. i'm still shaking my head about that one. headed northbound into philadelphia, no problems so far. all the area bridges are doing okay as well. a northbound drive time from 55 to the walt whitman bridge, a five--minute trip. no problems headed southbound. at the shore, northeast philadelphia, still watching the

125-pound gator named rambo wears clothes, rides on the back of a motorcycle and has a bedroom in mary thorn' s home. he apparently rides in a tv as well. thorn has had a license for the alligator for 11 years, but it recently grew to six feet. wildlife officials say that size alligator must have 2.5 acres of land. but thorn says that even if she had land available, rambo can' t be left outdoors because he' s sensitive to sunlight. he is a sensitive alligator. florida wildlife officials say the case is under investigation. meredith: i think i would be jim: i guess he doesn' t have a lot of people drop on by. meredith: he would chase them away. it' s time to tee it up at arnie' s place. jim: and the magic hope to tee off on the hornets tonight, pat. pat: nice win for the good guys last night, but they' ll need many more of those down the stretch if they still yearn for the playoffs. in charlotte tonight, where the buzz is that city' s nba team is pretty good. magic try to stop the streaking (vo) you can check on them. you can worry about them. you can even choose a car for them. (announcer vo

mary thorne rescued rambo 11 years ago. now the trained docile reptile has outgrown its current home according to an ordinance. they told mary because rambo is now 6 feet long, he is required to live on a minimum of 2 acres, which mary doesn't have. mary says the rule didn't exist when she was originally licensed to keep rambo. she doesn't know what she would >> i don't know how i would react. i wouldn't want to go on. i sat there and watched my son die of cancer and then he's the only thing that he have. >> rambo also has a skin disorder that prevents him from being outside for long periods of time. living in the wild would be deadly for him. we'll let you know what's decided both on air and we'll post an update on our facebook page. >>> spring break this year just isn't what it used to be. that's according to college students. the spring breakers and business owners are describing this march as empty. a major factor is the new ban on alcohol on the beaches during the month of march. the crackdown is in response to problems

mary thorn.... lives outside tampa with her gator... she even has a friendly homemade sign warning you about rambo... but when she pulls rambo out and puts him on his four wheeler you quckly see he's realllly tame. mary says you may think she's crazy for treating rambo like a family dog - but she insists she's not. i get that all the time. and then once they meet him his personality takes over. you see him sitting there? he'll sit there like that till he has to go pee. mary took rambo in as a rescue 11 years ago. the alligator lives inside mary's house. she keeps his pearly whites clean by brushing his teeth he waits by the fridge for food. even watches tv. mary has a license to have him... but getting it renewed because of how big rambo has gotten and if she has enough land for him to meet regulations. so far the wildlife commission only says it's investigating. mary says she'll be devastated if she can't keep him and so would the people who see rambo at charity events in her motorcycle sidecar.. sot stormtracker stinger steve cam much

@we met mary thorn and rambo @earlier this week. @mary and rambo have been @together for ten years. @now they are getting too big. @the florida fish and wildlife @said that she doesn't have @enough land to keep him and she @is fighting back saying he is @her pet. @a facebook page to support her, @support rambo, the alligator. @and a change.org and once it @hits 1,000 signatures it will @wildlife asking them to make an @exception for rambo. @mary believes if rambo is @removed they will die because @their bond is so tight. @anjuli and i were talking about @this, and it was a wild story. @>> anjuli: a wild story. @better you than me. @>> it went viral on jimmy @kimmel and nightly news. @over 300,000 people saw that @facebook live that day. @>> anjuli: crazy. @>> alcides: it was a crazy @story. @admit it, your prac ket is @busted. @you might as well start all @over again. @>> anjuli: one of the biggest @upsets in ncaa history. @>>> we will look at airfest @2016 and the highlights from @today's big show. @>>> hey, lindsay. @>> lindsay: good morning, guy @>> lindsay: good morning, @guys.

he even let's mary brush his teeth. thorn has a license for rambo. do you really want to brush his teeth? however, the fish and wildlife commission is looking into whether that license should be renewed because of how big rambo has grown. >> it is called rambo. >> they're just trying to save fingers. >> there you go. >>> i have another story that will make you think. a beloved dog is being reunited with a dog. the german shepherd back on the main land after surveillance arrive viefbing in the -- surviving in the wild. of her own fishing boat near the island of saint clemente. the owner searched but the pup was nowhere to be found. that is until a staff member arrived at the island's base and noticed the dog on the side of the road wagging her tail. >> i didn't think, when i signed up, i never thought this would happen but this was a good story. >> this is not a day that we thought would ever happen. >> she had her own personal southern california iditarod out there. >> isn't that funny? she must have swam to shore, i guess. luna's owner was travellin

mary thorne posted an ad for fully trained alligator for $700. give rambo the right to stay. they question whether the sale was legal in the state of florida you have to have a license to sell alligators. she has since taken down the listing state wildlife officials are investigating. spec interesting photo. >>> market indicators show for the most part stocks on wall street held steady. looking at numbers closing figures on eyewitness news at close. >> the man who knows all about that is brian shields in thieves -- severe weather center 9. >> it will be warm again. average high is mid and upper 70s and ed -- mid to upper 80s this afternoon puffy clouds scooting diet and tonight mild. we will get patchy fog forming and it will be thick for the commute. five-day forecast where the weekend is always in view. tomorrow afternoon, we will see a pop-up shower possible 20 percent chance and better chance of scattered showers and storms friday and saturday and that will not pass into the 70s this upcoming weekend. have a great afternoon see you in the morning. martie, vanessa. >> >>>

mary thorne from lakeland florida is fighting to keep her fully trained pet alligator rambo after the state says at 6 feet long he is too big for her to keep on her small property. she says this is in a normal gator and she is right. rambo can drive a car and a four-wheel or and is even potty trained. only in florida. take a look at this, a video going viral shows what happens when you doubt a big mac with molten copper. initially the copper seemed to which raise fear that mcdonald's signature sandwich was immune to the powers of liquid metal. however, the burger soon collapse under the supreme he. for more trending stories, like our facebook page and let us know what is your favorite story of the day. we need to do a follow-up as to why this guy will want to put molten copper on a big mac. back over to you guys. >> what about the woman with the pet gator? what you say she is from florida i get it. >>> gail king is joining us live from new york city. of morning. what do you have planned for today?>> well, we don't have a story about a gator that is potty trained. i have never heard of

they want to take away from mary thorn. she has had the alligator for four years.ice. i spit on myself. authorities don't think should be living at home. what do you think? i want you to write me 1,000 words or less why the alligator should stay. that will be your scales of justice. by the way. she wants it to be a therapy animal like a comfort thing. >> i got my -- weird segment. i got one more thing from ainsley she interviewed the father earlier this week. cutest saint patrick's day leprechaun you ever did see. that is actually a little boy named rockwell. he is six months old. his dad dressed him up like this and has a bunch of little outfits. family -- six kids. very, very cute. >> did they paint that dog green? is that what that looked like? very quickly. >> o'reilly tonight. check it out. geraldo will be from l.a. where he is doing dancing with the stars. trump. >> we are both on that show, too. >> set your dvrs. thanks for watching, great music. bye. >> the obama administration finally declares that the persecution of christians and other religious minoriti

he wears clothes, rides on the back of a motorcycle and has her own bedroom in mary thorn's home in lakeland. she has a license to have this alligator but fdc came in and said safe. she said even if she had enou land to how's this gator, rambo can't be left outside because he's sensitive to sunlight. >> i live in that neighborhood and t tt's my biggest concern, rambo being left outside because of his sensitivity to sunlight. >> he's not an albino. unss he has a skin issue. i'm surprised she has him all that time and hasn't been snaed at. animal advocate blown away. i've never seen anything like that. >>> you might not have ever heard this. >> but a neighborhood is saying those reptiles are ruining their homes. that is an issue that has led to a million dollar state grant. has going on there? we'll tell you coming up. >>> a suspect's dangerous drive coming to an end but it's right led to an arrest. (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. lolo. it's what makes a subaru, >>> good samaritans wrestle a carjacker to the ground. this is in california. >> at first

mary thorn has owned rambo since he was 4 years old. that is rambo. now he is 11.-pound gator is not little and cute anymore. he is big and cute. without her rambo he would die because he can't be outdoors for long periods of time. >> they want to put him outside. he is sun sensitive. he can't go outside. >> he is my baby. he likes to show off. he is a big hambone. michelle: a homebone! you see, jonathan! jonathan: that is his leather jacket. did you see that? michelle: in trend. florida wildlife because thorn has owned rambo for more than a decade she might be grandfathered into the existing state law. thorn is looking whether rambo can be considered a therapy animal. jonathan: what is funny, the producer said when you read the story, i'll give you time to talk. there is just no words. michelle: so cozy. that is incredible. jonathan: never seen somebody cud with a gator before. you see everything. michelle: maybe a german shepherd is more your speed. jonathan: absolutely! michelle: one was rescued after falling off a boat in the pacific. jonathan: this is funny. l

mary thorn shares a bond with her pet, it is a bond reserved for a child or a pet of a friendlier variety. but mary says that her 6-foot, alligator is as docile as they get. >> it is anything like you would your kid and you get used to the things that your kids do and i get used to the things that he does. >> she rescued him ten years ago after realizing that he had a when she moved him into her house, sharing her home and has been snapping the shots of him longing in his custom leather jacket ever s sce and also has trained him like any four-legged pet would be trained. >> if he want to go to the bathroom, sce she is potty train,ed he will tap his nose and i will bring him out and let him go. >> but mary is fighting for his gator and has out grown the surrounders and breaking code. >> he can't go outside, he is sun sensitive and so they got a two and a half acre rural and it does not meet that, but he does not need it because he can't go outside. he is special needs. >> she is taking the fwc to court. asking a judge to make an exexption. >> i feel that if this alligator leaves, he is goi

mary thorn adopted rambo 10 years ago from the wildlife facility where she worked when they realized ensitivity to the sun. rambo lives in mary's home to keep him out of sunlight. she even made him accustom vest. he's too big for his surroundings and violating state code. >> i feel that if this alligator leaves he's going to pass away and this alligator is my baby. i get used to things that he does like if he wants to go to the bathroom, since he's potty train he'll come and tap his nose on my leg and i'll pick him up and bring him out and let him go. >> mary says she's taken her case to court in hoping they will make an exception. she's also looking to make rambo a therapy animal. >> he gives a hug. he's potty trained. i've never ever heard of such a thing. >> okay. i love him. kathy, i'm sorry, can you top that? >> no. i only trust my old english sheep dog. i did not trust alligators. big teeth. scary teeth. >>> in philadelphia international right now, no weather issues. we actually have moonlit skies. the high did today 71 degrees. the normal high is 53 degrees. across the area rig

@we met mary thorn and rambo @earlier this week. @here they are together. @mary has had rambo for the past @ten years but now she is @getting too big. @the florida fish and wildlife @says don't own enough land to @keep him. @she is fighting back saying @rambo is her beloved pet and @isn't a threat to anyone else. @a facebook page to support her @called support rambo the @alligator. @a change.org petition. @once it reaches 1,000 @signatures it will go to the @fish and wildlife asking the @organization to make an @exception for rambo. @mary believes in rambo is @removed he will die because @their bond is so tight. @because she is passionate about @him. @>> anjuli: a custom leather @jacket. @>> alcides: we interviewed @that woman. @i hate to say it, but i @couldn't help but feel sorry @for her, not in a negative way, @but the bond is so close and if @the alligator does leave, it @will be tragic for her. @>> anjuli: got something @going. @some kind of bond. @>>> admit it, your bracket is @busted. @>> anjuli: in 15 minutes we @will look at one of the biggest @ups

marathon has had rambo for 10 years -- mary thorn has had rambo for 10 years. remote and likes to cuddle. that's more than most human, come on. she got a license for him years ago when he was just a couple feet long. but the fwc recognized a problem during a recent routine visit. >> he said, how tall is he? and we measured him and that's where it started. >> her face is right there. so she needs 2.5 acres of property to keep a gator that's rambo's size. an expert insists that the life style is not healthy and worries he could bite someone. she claims he has never snapped and she hopes she can keep him. and there she is just opening >>> temperatures very mild. we have a layer of clouds. and a layer of clouds just up off the surface. so you're driving around and you can see the car in front of having said that, i'm going to zoom over the sunshine skyway bridge where the clouds have lowered enough that there's actually visibility issues which is why they have closed down the bridge due to the extremely thick fog. basically a cloud that's lowered on top of it. not very widespread. and once t

mary thorn adopted rambo ten years ago from the wildlife facility where she worked, when they realizeo the sun. so check him out there. she made him little leather vest, and he lives inside her home to keep him out of the sunlight. but florida fish and wildlife getting involved saying he's too big for his surroundings, and violating state code. >> i feel that if this alligator leaves, he's going to pass away, and this alligator is my baby. so i get used to things that he does, like if he want to go to the bathroom, since he's potty trained, he'll come and he'll tap his nose on my leg, and i'll pick him up, bring him out, let him go. >> a potty trained alligator, and diamond still peeing inside. what is the world coming to? marry kade she is taking her case to court, make exception, also looking into make making rainbow can be -- rambo a therapy animal. >> relief in the classroom may be on it way, the philadelphia school district look to go hire 800 new educators. and a major victory yesterday in the fight for medical marijuana in pennsylvania. what lawmakers are finally agreeing on. c