may want to find a different route until then. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc as we have been mentioning through the newscast, there's a brush fire in eastern pasco county between san antonio and dade city. it appears that the smoke plume is getting calmer right now. as we just showed you minutes ago over the site, 30 acres but it did not appear to be fully involved at that point. it appears to be winding down. that's a good thing. the winds are an issue but we could use a little bit of rain. over the next several days, it's one of those tough things. as floridians, we could use rain from time to time. but if you're visiting for spring break or spring training, you're loving what you're seeing which is a lot of sunshine. you will see clear skies tonight and tomorrow. forecast. it will happen this weekend. whether it's a washout, we will minutes. >>> thank you, denis. >>> new at 5:30, a highlands county man accused of killing says he was standing his ground. phillip markland is charged in -- or is changing his plea. he says he shot his uncle in 2014 because his unc

abc 7's ama daetz will host the sessions, i'll be there as well emceeing and several other abc 7 colleaguesl be speaking as well. >> i don't think ray monday moore was invited. >> no. >>> abc 7 news your help to celebrate national puppy day. share pictures of your pup online using #puppieson7 leading up to our big adoption event on wednesday with our perfect pet partners. join us for that starting at 4:30 a.m. on wednesday. we'll have live streaming our puppy cam. you know how popular puppy cam is going to be? that's going to get a zillion hits. all morning long on abc7 news.com on wednesday. tell you how you can make one of those adorable puppies part of your family. >>> and the cuddly spencer christian is here as well. >> what a transition. >> somebody can adopt spencer. >> may be barking up the wrong tree. >> we'll take you out for a walk right now. >> thank you, i could use it. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. we got some scattered showers around the bay area and most of the rainfall is light at this point, however, there are pockets of heavier precipitation mainly in the south bay a

. >>> the abortion debate returns to the supreme court as abc's lauren lister shows us, the justices are taking up the biggest case on the topic in nearly a century. >> reporter: pro choice protesters and pro life protesters joined by house speaker paul ryan. abortion case argued at the supreme court this morning. >> this was the most important abortion rights case to be

chase tells abc as soon as we discovered this we immediately called the authorities fired the employeee customers, we have sorry and angry this happened. >> but not all banks aggressively fight and report these crimes. >> if it's not reported to law enforcement it's an invitation for the criminal to keep the money and move on to the next bank. >> the american bankers association says that banks uses many safe guards including sophisticated software to monitor access of customer's accounts and so that customers are protected against fraud they cover any loss, but they remind you keep an eye on those statements, make sure everything that is there is what you have been doing with your own account. >> always a good practice. thank you. >>> finally at 4:00 the franklin institute is getting a look at the science festival. the explosive trash can salute is one of 70 different events. that is pretty awesome -- that is held at penn's landing at the chestnut street bridge, the festival itself kicks off april 22nd. >> nothing bore being that. >> nope. >>> that will do it for "action news" at 4:00

we'll be posting our truth well as what we found tomorrow morning on abc action news this morning. wendy. >>> just as republicans were duking it out in miami senator bernie sanders were speaking to his supporters in tampa. marisela burgos was with him. >> reporter: the sanders camp is pleased with their momentum after winning michigan, a huge upset for hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders hopes florida is next. florida has always been a battleground state. the candidates know it and the voters aren't blind to the. >> when we began this campaign, we were 3% in the polls and about 70 points behind secretary clinton. a lot has happened in the last 10 months. >> reporter: bernie sanders is keeping his eyes on florida's 246 delegates as he tries to clinton is up by 649 delegates but that fact doesn't discourage the senator's supporters. lauren and dustin drove many miles to see him. they believe sanders has a shot at winning especially after taking michigan. >> don't be sin cynical. get out and vote. >> reporter: sanders' message he's listening and will continue to speak the truth.

our live coverage begins at noon on abc 7 news.com as well as the abc 7 news app. >> 8:38 is our timets as she danced with president obama is back in action. the big milestone she's celebrating today in the nation's capitol. first here's a live look from our tower camera. the clouds are out and we're expecting more rin throughout the day. lisa returns with a full accuweather forecast in just a few minu in our house, imagination runs wild. but at my table, i keep the food real. like country crock's recipe made with real simple ingredients. and no artificial flavors or preservatives. real country fresh taste from real ingredients. welcome to crock country. look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. mmmm, yoplait. >>> the 106-year-old woman who danced at the white house with the president is celebrating another milestone, turning 107. washington, d.c. is helping h celebrate by throwing her a party. her jig with president obama and first lady michelle obama went viral with some 64 million views on

as we go now to abc's david wright ino, where a win for governor kasich could reshape the election. david. >> reporter: good evening, juju. from john kasich headquarters outside cleveland a jubilant mood here tonight. this is one state where had a real fight on his hands today. and john kasich, the governor here, won his home state, ensuring that he now moves forward in the republican a three-man race. beware the ides of march. march 15th. the man who would be an american caesar was this wasn't quite the sweeping he was triumphant in florida. >> thank you very much, everybody. >> reporter: donald trump easilyubio in his home state. the margin, huge. tonight rubio suspended his campaign. >> while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that i've is evidence of how special america truly is. >> reporter: here in ohio john kasich was hoping to avoid the same fate. >> soonight we were with him backstage as he was shooting hoops and shooting the off. >> looks like you've tonight. >> i've got game with basketball every night. >> reporter: this was the biggest day of voting since super tue

right there, you can see it, a massive rally and a sea of "make own strategy to stop him as he nomination and abc's mary bruce starts us off with the growing resistance and donald trump's response. >> reporter: tonight, tensions rising across the country as trump faces new roadblocks. protesters outside phoenix blocking the main highway to a trump rally. using their own cars to stop traffic. gridlock for miles. three arrested. those cars eventually towed out of the way. sherriff joe arpaio, a lightning rod for controversy, coming to trump's defense. >> if they think they are going to intimidate you and the next president of the united states, not going to happen. not in this town. >> reporter: and in new york, thousands taking to the streets outside trump tower, clashing with the front-runner supporters. this, as the republican establishment tonight tries to block trump's road to the nomination. >> you have the establishment, they don't know what they're doing, they have no clue. throwing their support behind ted cruz, as their last hope to deny trump the delegates to take the nomination. >> we nee

it was split down the middle there as you can see. stay with abc news as the results do come in and we get some reaction all morning long. look for reports from our political team on "america this morning" and "good morning america" america". >> another major story this half hour, at least one is de after severe weather in parts of texas, arkansas and oklahoma. and it's still not over yet. with more rain, flooding and damaging winds expected today, we have more from abc's phillip mena. >> reporter: powerful storms roaring through the lone star state. at this gas stion in saginaw, texas, winds gusting to 70 miles hour, whipping this canopy. >> the store was full, and everybody was just standing in there scared to death. >> reporter: and confirmed in stevenville, the top of these apartments ripped off. another in the town of cool. this is damage from winds over 85 miles an hour. >> whoa. >> reporter: power flashes caused by this tornado near tolar, lighting up the sky. >> i heard the hail come and about time i looked out, i see roofs coming off and s

as you know. only now the government says they might not need the help after all. here's abc'sunt is on to dissect every moment of these three possible terror suspects' lives, a search that will run straight through their cell phones as law enforcement struggles to uncover their digital footprints. investigators faced the same challenge last year in paris. there uncovering a huge stash of disposable cell phones, many activated only one day before the attacks. and back here in the u.s., investigators continue to struggle to unravel the iphone used by san bernardino shooter syed farook. in a bold about-face, the justice department says it may not need apple at all. putting the brakes on the landmark court battle in the 11th hour. and telling a judge an outside party demonstrated to the fbi this past weekend a possible method for unlocking the phone. apple has fought the government's attempts to force it to weaken iphone security so investigators can break in. >> we have a responsibility to help you protect your data and protect your privacy. >> reporter: but it's not just apple.

as of yet unknown co-conspirators." the fbi, local law enforcement have questioned the theory of a tonight, apple stands by its decision not to attempt to unlock that phone. exclusively with abc's david muir last week. this is also about public safety. >> that's exactly right. order apple to create such a piece of software it could be ordered for anyone else as well. >> reporter: in addition to the court documents filed by the d.a., another brief filed on filed. urging apple to find a way to cecilia. >> lauren, thank you. >>> we turn next to that brazen gold heist, new details emerging tonight, sounding like a plot straight out of a hollywood blockbuster and as abc's gloria riviera reports, the fbi closing in on the thieves. >> these guys came and robbed them. >> reporter: $4.8 million worth of gold bars after robbing an the alleged ring leader, perez, arrested this week on robbery and firearm charges. perez' lawyer denying those allegations to abc news. the fbi says these two men are believed to be his accomplices. tonight, the man in the hoodie is still on the run. abc news has learned that the second man is in jail on separate charges. the high-stakes heist unraveled thanks

abc's mary bruce starts us off tonight from palm beach, florida. >> reporter: tonight, as republicans in four states cast their vote, the gop is at war with its own front-runner. >> you know, the republicans are eating their own. the republicans are eating their own. they gotta be very careful. businessman slammed in this new takedown from a third party group. >> the truth about trump university, donald trump made millions, while hardworking americans got scammed. >> reporter: trump also under fire for flip-flopping on torture and immigration. >> i'm changing. i'm changing. >> reporter: all this as the nastiest campaign in recent history gets nastier. and with stranger spelling. >> you have lyin' ted cruz. i call him -- i nicknamed him. lyin'. how would you spell that? lyin'. little marco is going, "well, donald will not win" -- i mean, this guy's got so many problems. >> where i grew up if someone keeps punching people in the face, eventually someone has to stand up and punch them back. >> reporter: others are trying to turn the page. >> this process doesn't need to be mean. it doesn

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hulk hogan speaking out in an abc news exclusive interview. >> hogan, whose real name is terry bollea, was just awarded $140 million in his lawsuit against gawker. sobbing aserdict was read and not ready to talk to media until knew. >> hogan sat down with abc's linzie janis and talked about what was like to deal with his adversaries and how it felt to be vindicated in court. >> i felt like i had like this monster on my shoulders no matter where i went, what are they thinking of me. this overwhelming thing that made me cower. when they read the verdict, it was so overwhelming when i knew that we had won and people believed me. it was just -- gosh, it was a moment. it was a moment. >> in the meantime, gawker publisher nick denton is also speaking out in a scathing review of the trial proceedings claiming it went "wildly off the rails." >> dentdon also says that he's confident that heal win in the end on appeal. you can see what hulk hogan has to say about that later on "good morning america." >>> next sarah palin is gearing up to take on a familiar role in her career. starring in her own reality tv show. >> yeah, the former alaska governor is no stranger to

as i said, major victories already for donald trump and hillary clinton. the polls now closed in all five primary states. based on our analysis of the vote, abc news projecting that donald trump will win the republican primary in florida. and on the democratic side, hillary clinton will be the winner in florida, as well. hillary clinton also picking up a victory in north carolina tonight. but make no mistake, all eyes at this hour remain on ohio. the early vote showing john kasich, the governor of ohio, leading donald trump, of course, as ill mentioned, the governor there, but this race is far too early to call. this could change. and on the democratic side, hillary clinton in the lead in ohio, but we're not ready to call the race on the democratic side, either. ohio, of course, crucial for hillary clinton tonight, as she tries to prevent another sanders surprise like michigan last week. so far, it is encouraging for team clinton, but again, we're not calling the race yet. donald trump telling voter s today, we can make this happen tonight. if he wins ohio, he could essentially wrap up the nomination. clinton in the delegate lead on the democ

you will see this only on abc action news. we were there as deputies swarmed his home in brooksville. they busted down the front door and searched his house. but neighbors tell deputies they haven't seen him since around dinner time yesterday. all of this started late tuesday night. he went to a friend's home in hudson in pasco county. the woman was in his car when she says he put a plastic bag over her head and tried to suffocate her and abduct her. she was able to fight back and escape. >> it kind of freaks me out been that violent lives in my neighborhood. that freaks me out. >> as i said, he's still nowhere to be found. deputies are asking for your help to track him down. we're posting his picture on social media and right here. he drives a red hyundai sedan with florida license tag is bpsp50. he's wanted this morning on charges for false imprisonment and battery. lindsay logue, abc action news. >> as lindsay just mentioned, i'm here at the social weed ya wall. we're trying to catch this guy. we've got his mug posted on the social media. w

as well. >> megan hughes live in detroit. thank you so much. stay with abc news as the results and reaction come in all morning along. what really drove voters to the polls last did, as well from the republican front-runner calling on his supporters to raise their right-hands and in a sort of pledge of allegiance to trump. critics say it's a reminder of the nazi salute. on "good morning america," trump was asked the tone of his tactics shoul but i mean, look, have a tremendous following. we want to make america great gwen. it's a strong following. i don't know about the hitler comparison. i hadn't heard that. but it's a terrible comparison. i'm not happy about that, certainly. >> the former head of the anti-defamation league said seeing an audience of thousands of people raising their hands in what looks like a hail litler salute was offensive, obnoxious and disgusting. >> focus overseas now and to an american dead after a series of attacks by palestinians in israel. vanderbilt university graduate student taylor force was killed in a stabbing port city of ja

and across t globe as the world stands united against terror. abc's david wright has more. >> reporter: at the eiffel tower in paris, at the brandenburg gate in berlin and the trevi fountain in rome, black, yellow and red. solidarity from cities that have been there, saying, sadly, welcome to the club. a club that already has too many members. in this cartoon, the battered little man holding the sign asks all the others, can you make a little place for me? they did at vigils and memorials worldwide. >> terror is not the only result of violence such as this. there's togetherness, too. strangers united. comforting each other. deploring an act of hate. david wright, abc news, >>> we should point out the world trade center started out the night with red, white, and blue. onon they got the memo from the governor's office, they did switch it over to the colors of the belgian flag. >> and reaction from all over. mean the pope speaking out offering prayers andondemning what he called blind violence. >> all right. we're going to continue to follow this story a

thank you for watching abc tomorrow. as always we're online at abcnews.com. good night, america. touch with my mother's cousin colletta, who lives in a little village outside of rome. and we're invited. and i'm paying -- the whole family! me too? of course you, dear! you're family! oh! ha ha! ha ha ha ha! oh! yes, yes, and the kids, too! everyone. you know, maybe i can tell my lady troubles to the pope. marie: look at it. it's a little, tiny village... oh, my god! oh, my god! this is unbelievable! all right, stop dancing. do you understand that this is a vacation with my family? don't we want a vacation from my family? if they're gonna bother me anyway, i'll take bothered in italy. ha ha ha! we were -- we were gonna go to the jersey shore. italy... free trip to italy. well, i don't know. i'm not really interested in other cultures. [ laughing ] okay. you know, i-in the past, your...dumbness has gotten in the way of just, like, a few things that i've wanted to do -- the book club, theater, having conversations.

here's a live look as we check in on our abc action news crew headed to the scene now. told us he's about 10 minutes away from the scene. he'll join us for a live report as soon as he gets a chance to catch up with investigators. >>> meanwhile janelle martinez is monitoring the road closures. >> let's look at where this crash happened on the map. at the southern end of the airport. that is right where this happened. so university parkway is closed now between old bradenton road and desoto road. university kind of dips in here at old bradenton road. that is where the crash happened. so desoto road is still open, it run parallel to university before they intersect. that is an option if you're trying to get around this crash. or if you're coming from the west you may want to take talavast road so you stay clear of the accident where there's a lot of activity. you can expect that part of university to be closed for several hours. again, corey dierdorff almost there, as soon as he gets there we will have more on this story