. >>> bob buckhorn is weighing own the mayor's move across the bay. >> we tend to compete and exceed hard. but always remembering that the overriding and over arching goal is to keep the rays in the by area be it panel less or hillborough county. >> now that the rays are officially able to look for stadium sites, 10 news reporter jenny dean breaks down top locations. >> about six years a a group of independent business leaders formed something called the abc coalition to find the best place in the bay area for conclusions are likely still the best option. in hillborough county there are several sites in the downtown tampa west shore areas to consider, first would be where the tampa park apartment sits, right here. it's in downtown near the city and channel site district much the residents would have to be relocated, but this is tampa mayor bob buckhorn's first pick. there is also international ship repair, it sits right here at the end of the e board's channel, it is a good possibility and they could get more land by filling in a portion of the channel. we also can't rule out the cha

last week, members of the "ye mystic kreme" stopped by mayor bob buckhorn's *office to drop off today... the pirates will be back, waiting for the mayor to *surrender the city. they will arrive at lykes gaslight park by *float around 11-30 this morning. the meeting takes place at noon. and the mayor likely will *not give in... prompting that annual gasparilla *invasion this weekend. so if you hear *cannons in downtown tampa today... now you know why. 3 3 a prison escape... that sounds like it came straight from the movies. up next... the latest on the dangerous men. 3 and thawing out. why finally catching a break... storm. 3 3 3 3 break 1: 2:00break 2: 1:45 break 3: 1:40endbrk: 1:30 3 3 making headlines across the country this morning: the search continues in california for *three escaped prisoners. and now, authorities think the group *had to have help from the inside. 3 the three men escaped from the orange county men's central jail on friday. they actually cut a *hole in their cell's metal vent to crawl out. after that, they crawled through plumbing tunnels, climbed a roof and rapp

the captain of ye mystic krewe of gasparilla has demanded to meet with mayor bob buckhorn at noon in downtown to negotiate a peaceful surrender of the city. if mayor buckhorn does not surrender the "key to the city" and negotiations are not met, the pirates will return for this saturday's as the search continues for three man who escaped a maximum security prison, security experts are even more concerned this morning. we'll tell you who they believe was helping the trio with their elaborate plan. but first, it may be pretty at first, but the effects of last weekend's winter storm is causing major issues in new york city. if you can't make it to the big game february 7th you're in luck because hooters and 10 news have teamed up for your chance to win a watch party for eight at a tampa bay hooters location. all you have to do is watch 10news at 5-30 in the evening for a secret word of the day. then enter that word through our facebook page. three winners will be announced on thursday january 28th. all lanes of i-275 north of bearss ave we're putting news back in the morning... with nea

she met with tampa mayor bob buckhorn and representative kathy castor. they also talked to residents about signing up. navigators were made available at new mount zion church. despite the uninsured rate dropping nearly 12-percent, the republican-led house voted to repeal the president's healthcare. they say costs are still way up. but democratic leaders argue, all these signups... are a step in the right direction: 3 services 3 the president says he will veto any bill to stop the act. currently, florida has more healthcare signups... than any other state. 3 a special gift for one family in south florida: a brand new puppy. they were so happy... it brought them to tears. 3 and there's a really good reason for that. the rojas family got this little chihuahua, just *days after their first dog was killed. their three year old, five pound chihuahua - named gucci - was killed by a pair of bulldogs last week. they was devastated and saddened beyond belief. but a family friend heard what week old puppy. 83-year-old miguel rojas couldn't stop crying, when he held

. >> and tampa mayor bob buckhorn talks baseball. so will the rays cross the bay? game-changing possibilities and what could get in the way. >> good evening, everybody and welcome. i'm kelly ring. >> i'm mark wilson thank . thank you for joining us here on this friday night. and we've all been waiting to see who won the powerball, but tonight we know a small-town warehouse supervisor from mummford, tennessee is going to get a portion of the world record jackpot. we have a look at this lucky don't plan to make many changes and may even go back to work. >> well, john robinson and his wife lisa say they won't stop working and they don't plan to make any wild purchases with their funds. they say they will pay off their motor this and mortgage and their daughter's student loans but stay in their small one-story house in their town,. he says his daughter is the one who urged him to buy the tickets and he went to lay down and then it was lisa his wife who watched the drawing on tv. >> she is the one who checked the numbers of the draws and she come running in there, had s

. >>> mayor bob buckhorn was quick to reacted to the newest rays city proposal. three years to explore possibilities of moving across the bay to tampa. but that opens up a lot of questions. who would pay? would it be another dome, open air, or have a retracting roof? and where in the world would it be built? the mayor has some suggestions. >> the rays if they do their due diligence, they'll look at the options. the fairgrounds, they'll look in west shore, they'll look downtown. but i think from my perspective as the mayor of tampa, and looking at it from the rays' urban core is the best location. >> the next step is a meeting between rays management and the hillsboro committee formed to bring the team across the bay. >>> sheriff judd has told us his detectives have solved the murder of a popular coach that's been a pulzel since it happened last august. the suspected killer is now in custody. >> if you want to see evil in the flesh, there he is. >> reporter: alfred renard jenkins has a criminal record dating back decades for armed robbery, kidnapping and drugs. he

secretary sylvia burwell joined tampa mayor bob buckhorn and kathy caster. they spoke to the congregation at mount zion baptist church about enrolling. >> we need people to sign up. we're using churches and pastors but it ultimately we need folks to sign up. they're lives will be better as a result of this. >> open enrollment ends on january 31st. >>> the count down is on for college football's national championship game. a lot of people ready and waiting today. >> even your pastor today. he was ready to finish church and get to football. both coaches as alabama and clemson get ready to battle for the title tomorrow night. >> also ahead, preparations underway in san francisco for the other big game, super bowl >>> we are just one day away from the college football national championship and both alabama and clemson cannot wait to hit the field. both teams are coming off impressive playoff wins. clemson dispensed of oklahoma 37-17. both coaches tonight praising their opponents. >> you know, our players have very excited about the opportunity they've created fo

secretary sylvia burwell joined bob buckhorn and kathy caster. they spoke to the congregation at the new zion baptist church. >> we need people to sign up. we're reaching out to the target targeted markets that are hard to serve. when it's all said and done we need folks to sign up. their lives will be better as a result of this. >> open enrollment ends at the end of the month on january 31st. >>> the count down is on tonight for college football's national championship game. we're going to be ready by 8:30 tomorrow. >> they want to make sure they get the games in there as well. coming up you'll hear from both coaches as alabama and clemson title tomorrow night. >> also ahead, preparations underway in san francisco for the largest game in all of >>> we're one day away from the championship and alabama and clemson cannot wait to hit the field. both teams are coming off impressive playoff wins. alabama dismantled michigan state 38-0. undefeated and top ranked clemson beat oklahoma their opponents. >> our players are excited about the opportunity th

neither is willing to raise taxes but mayor bob buckhorn's decision where to build. miller represents the hundreds of people who live there. have. >> that's the number one place they're looking at. where do we put these displaced people? we in the county can feel like we're doing the right thing for them. >> yesterday mayor buckhorn community's biggest challenges. >> yesterday, iran released five american prisoners, one of the most prominent, washington post reporter jason rezaian. four other americans were also released including a former marine. presidential candidate donald trump praises their release but is suspicious of iran's motivations, iran may be cooperative because they are set to get $150 billion. >> now i have to see what the deal is for the four people because some said they're getting seven people back, so essentially they get 150 billion plus seven and we get four. i'm happy they're coming back but i will tell you it's a disgrace they've been there so long. >> meanwhile economic sanctions imposed on iran are being dropped now. they are complying with

at some point , mayor bob buckhorn will turn over the keys to the city... and the pirates begin their parade at two p-m along bayshore. it runs until five thirty. 3 and this year the party starts today! the second annual *pre invasion celebration is tonight at curtis hixon park in downtown tampa. the "swon brothers" are the headliners. they won the singing show "the voice." singer "howie day" will also appear. the show starts at six... and general admission tickets are 20 dollars. 3 and here's a reminder what you *can't bring to the sheriffs office. the biggie... alcohol. you can't bring your own, but you can buy it from vendors along the parade route. obviously, *underage drinking won't be tolerated at all. and no *bottles will be allowed in the area either. also banned... coolers of any kind.... and *drones. 3 but one thing that *is allowed at the parade, is a little surprising: selfie sticks. sporting events and amusement parks are *banning them left and right. but not gasparilla. 3 help... from the *inside? up next: the latest arrest in the california p

. >>> tampa bay mayor bob buckhorn took part in the parade. >>> still ahead. some important recall information for your family. trader joe's recalling cashewss. five planets visible in the night sky. the best day to catch this. >>> counting your calories, the hottest fitness trends of 2015 coming up. >>> download the new abc10 >>> glenn frey, the man that founded the eagles died today. he had one of the best selling albums in history. he recorded the heat is on and others. >>> gas prices fell below a dollar per gallon. one station at 47 cents a gallon. across the street 54 cents and michigan is the first state welcoming back gas prices below a buck. the price now a buck 89, the cheapest since march of ' 89 and predict it will fall a dime more. >>> if you shop for trader joe's this is for you. officials warning us that asking customers to throw them away or to return them for a >>> looking for ways to burn through the same boring work outs. our abc10 reporter ashley will tell us what trends can change minds. >> reporter: slimming drumsticks hanging upside down

. >> the tampa mayor bob buckhorn and several city council members took part in the parade. >>> 5:07. checking with meteorologist shay ryan. we saw the sun shining down during the parade. much warmer yesterday compared to today. >> yes. look what we're experiencing as you head out this morning. we're starting in the 40s. yeah. a couple 30s off to the north we'll be in the low 50s by noon but we top out in the upper 50s so a cooler finish today. even though we've got plenty of sunshine out there. that colder air is certainly settling in. this is not going to be the coldest morning. of the week though. in florida's most accurate 7- day forecast. >>> really sad. she was only 21. >> she stormed out and she didn't survive the night. the warning from police after this horrifying discovery, >>> welcome back. 5:12. a chilly start to this abbreviated workweek for many. i-75 through downtown tampa. no issues to report. shay has your forecast coming up in a moment. >>> this is what you're going to see pop up when you try to log on to twitter this morning. on social media, the social media site s

. >> mayor bob buckhorn said the goal is not to steal the rays but to keep them in the bay area. look at stadium sights in two counties and he says finding the land in tampa will be complicated and he said that public tax dollars only stretch so far. >> the goal to keep the rays here deserves our best efforts. we may fall short and may say at the end of the process the public sector can do this, that's all we can do and if the private folks don't step up, this deal won't get done. >> and like everybody else he is waiting for the rays to spell out their process for evaluates sites. >> those powerful cheers sounds like the team just won the game but this is much more than that, for the robinson high school basketball team. this is the moment during the made a sound. it was all a part of the game called breaking the silence, with the goal of raising awareness about domestic violence. >> i think it's really important for high schoolers to be aware of what happens on college campuses and to be able to identify abusive relationships and signs of unhealthy help. >> the students stayed quiet

tampa mayor bob buckhorn has said he likes the idea.. but wanted more details. if everyone agrees to a deal, the ferry service would start in october of this year and go through april of 20-17. your child's cough syrup may be part of a recall. the recall includes four-ounce bottles of grape and cherry flavored medicine. it's sold nationwide under a variety of brand names-- including c- v-s and dollar general. there's a potential risk for overdose, because the dosage cups have incorrect markings. ### who doesn't love free food? well good news... carrabba's was giving away 1 million free meals! the bad news is -- they ran out tuesday night. the italian chain is introducing a new menu - so the promotion was to get people to try it. they were giving away appetizer, entree, or small plate. if you missed out, it was viral on social media, so maybe a friend or family member got lucky. apparently humans aren't the only ones that deal with winter weight gain. if you're still struggling with that holiday weight, listen to this-- squirrels are having the same because the w

. >> reporter:r: that group involving bob buckhorn has the task of hitting a home run location on this side of the the bay. >> we are in listening mode. their neneeds are. how big is the stadium? urban, sububurban. alall the other thinings that go alonong with this.s. >> reportrter: the mayor saysys he is not at all surprised the sasaint pete mayayor came to an agagreement to allow the rays to seek a new home. but he tells me they are all in thing. >> the oututcome should be that the rays stay in the region. it is important that we compete,e, but it is more important they stay. >> reporter: bubut will we truly be able to scream playay ball in tampa? >> how feaeasible is it that the stadium could end up over here? >> it is a decent shshot. ultimately, that will be the rays' call. >> reporter: and again, that meeting wrapped up a couple of hours ago. this is s all still up in the air. we don't know exactly where that stadium will be, if i it will end up on this side of the bay, if it will end up in another location on the other side of the bay. definitely in the talks right now, but noth

yesterday she spent time in tampa with mayor bob buckhorn at new mount zion missionary baptist church letting people know it can cost as little as $75 a month. she says it's helping many floridians. >> i'm sure everybody listening today knows somebody who either other thing, where they had a pre-existing condition and no longer because of the faferred far do the folks have to worry about not being able to get health care. >> you have until friday to sign up for coverage that will start february 1st. open enrollment under the affordable care act ends on january 31st. >>> let's look at the temperature this morning as you're headed out the door. we're mainly in the 40s now. in fact in tampa 48 degrees, brandon 48. inverness now 41. i wouldn't be surprised as we get a little closer to sunrise and the temperatures fall just a tad more. we'll even see some upper 30s in citrus county. right now in hudson it's 47 degrees. to the south arcadia 53. the same in bradenton. we're topping out today at 62 degrees. well below average for this time of year. thursday morning and friday afternoon. we sh

@tampa mayor bob buckhorn here. @good to see you again. @>> alcides: you traveled from @washington. @you got out in time. @>> i got the last flight out @of d.c. yesterday at about @12:00. @d.c. is shut down right now. @it is bad up there. @>> alcides: lucky you. @big day today. @and a chance -- we were just @talking about this a little @while ago, a chance may have @to cancel the fireworks show. @hopefully not. @a big day for the little ones. @they love this day. @i love this day. @obviously the weather is the @factor. @you heard prior to this @segment there are pretty @strong winds and the para @commandos who are going to @jump take the winds into @consideration. @if it continues at -- at the @pace we are going right now, i @can't imagine that the jump @will take place, and the @organizer also monitor the @weather to see if with the @fireworks will make sense. @>> alcides: i hate to put you @on the spot, how will the @folks know if it will continue @-- @>>. @>> i think social media. @the press will be a part of @that, but i think they want to @put it on, we want to put it @on, the

. >>> less than 24 hours, that's how long it took tampa mayor bob buckhorn to react to the rays st. petersburg voted yesterday to allow the rays 3 years to explore possibilities of moving across the bay to tampa. that opens up a lot of questions like who would pay for a new stadium and where would it be built. mayor buckhorn has some suggestions. >> the rays if they do their due diligence they will look at all the option, the fairgrounds, the raymond james sight, west shore, downtown. i think from my perspective of the mayor of tampa and looking at it from the ray's perspective a stadium in the urban corridor is the best location and will return greater value on the dollar invested. >> the mayor is hoping so set up a meeting between ray's management and the hillsborough committee forum to bring the team across the bay sometime in the next couple of weeks. >> a lot to think about. >> it will be interest ing . >>> thieves are stealing your the gas pump. >> see who is asking the feds to hunt the crooks. >> tonight we're hearing in the >>> now to an 8 on your side consumer alert. you he

the pirates are set to discuss with mayor bob buckhorn the advantages of surrendering tampa at noon. they demand the mayor hand over the key to the city to avoid a long and costly battle. we know the mayor will refuse and the pirates will invade during saturday's historic gasparilla invasion. >>> pro wrestling returns to amalie tonight. wwe is taping an episode for "smackdown" to air thursday night. among the wrestlers scheduled who wrestles under the name "biggy langston." prices start at just $20 and tickets still available for the 8:00 show. >>> 275 closed in both directions due to a fatal crash between the northern apex, i-75 and bearss. if you go through there, i'll let you know how to get around it. >> fortunately as you head out the door this morning the weather will not be causing you any additional problems on the roads. temperatures not so cold this morning. starting off mainly in the 50s, we will be ending the day in the low to mid-70s. plenty of sunshine and fair weather clouds today. no rain in sight until after sunset. but then those rain chances and storm chances go wa

. >> bob buckhorn and eric ward and the lead of women voters will come together to say they're against open carry. >> they are holding joint news conference this afternoon at 3:00. >> pinellas county, charges are pending at a wrong way crash by the wrong way driver who's been arrested. kimberly was driving alongtampa road when a truck hit her car late saturday. theman behind the wheel was driving in the wrong direction and tried to run from the scene. the passenger managedto stop him. it turned out he was driving drunk. she was charged with dwi and has been released frd jail. charges are pending against the wrong way drive damon mcbride but he's hospitalized right now with minor injuries. >>> five million more cars have been added to the recall list after thety erica tikata air they are facing millions of justice department investigation. after the news. right now it isdown 60 points to 16, 000. >> this morning, there is a new florida strawberry queen in town. >> riley is as junior at durant high school. this wasthe 81st year for the pageant and i would like to thank a big thank you fo

permit holders in florida to carry openly is being blasted by city of tampa leaders. 3 mayor "bob buckhorn", tampa police chief "eric ward" and state attorny "mark ober" say the proposal puts the police and public at risk. the bill has already passed two house committees and is being pushed hard by lobbyists. they say it would allow floridians to fully embrace the second amendment, as well as protect concealed permit holders who accidentally display their weapon. mayor buchorn says an open display of guns would make the state less-welcoming to tourists. 3 3 the bill has one more committee to pass before it can taken up by the entire house. that could happen later this week. downtown st. pete is getting a few more street parking spaces. but you'll have to *back into them. 3 it's called reverse...or back in...angle parking and it's already been done in more than a dozen cities nationwide. now, st. pete thinks it has the perfect local proving ground: second avenue north next to williams park. p-s-t-a buses use that block right now but they'll be gone by valentine's day. since the new parking

so people could practice their storm plans. 3 3 (walter) 3 should we be preparing for *governor bob buckhorn? the current tampa mayor dropped a big hint about his future political plans friday, at an event in st. petersburg with that city's mayor, rick kriseman. he didn't exactly say he's running... but he *did say "i can't say that i'm not going to do it." and then there's this: kriseman said, quote, "it's always a pleasure to be here with my good friend, the mayor and future governor"... and joked that buckhorn had asked him to be lieutenant governor. buckhorn has some concerns about running: mainly, his two young children. but: he says the economic and other successes in *tampa, could be applied at the state level... 3 (walter now to the *presidential race. republican candidate "marco rubio" is holding a fundraiser at the "sarasota yacht club" today. it starts at 12- 30... but it's definitely not cheap. tickets start at a as high as *25-thousand. 3 (jen) so, think powerball fever was a big deal last week? it's *way out of control, now. in case you missed it, the jackpot rolled-over *again

mayor bob buckhorn has suggestions. >> the rays, if they do their due diligence, will look at all of the options, the fair grounds, the raymond james site. they will look downtown. but i think from my perspective as the mayor of tampa and from the rays perspective. a stadium in the urban core is the best location and we'll >> so in a few weeks, the mayor is hoping to set-up a meeting between rays management and the hillsborough committee forum to bring the team across the bay. stay tuned for that. python challenge. more than 600 people signed up to hunt the bermese python from the ever glades. i am not one of those people. it is a month long competition designed to remove as many of possible. i can barely watch this video. the cash prize comes to the huner who captured dead or alive the most pythons. >>> it is 7:06. business owners in venice are still cleaning up a big mess this morning after strong winds ripped apart the roof of a strip mall there. news channel 8's mary mcguire is joining us live in sarasota county. i know you've been standing throughout lo. >> it is looking pretty

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. >>> bob buckhorn, eric ward and mark ober. they all say it would put the public and the police in danger. evan axelbank at police headquarters. what did they say, evan? >> reporter: the police chief says it would make it almost impossible for his officers to make potentially -- to assess potentially dangerous situations. now the proposal has already passed two house committees. and city officials say this could be a potentially deadly give-away to the nra. november, 2015, the aftermath of a triple shooting, a 911 was carrying a rifle. but no officers were sent legal. >> florida, which should be the west. >> reporter: mayor buckhorn and chief horn and ober says it would have similar moments of confusion. >> the average citizen is going around with an open-carry firearm, that officer has to make a split-second decision, if he's a bad guy or a good guy? >> reporter: backers insist it would protect those who accidentally expose a firearm in front of an officer. the chief and states attorney have never heard of a case like that. >>

p>>laura: should we be preparing pfor a governor bob buckhorn? ptampa's mayor dropped a big hit pabout his political plans. phe didn't exactly say he's prunning. phe stopped short of that but he pdid say, i can't say that i'm pnot going to do it. pthen there's this. pmayor kriseman says it's always pa pleasure to be here with my pgood friend, the mayor and pfuture governor and joked that pbuckhorn asked him to be deputy pmayor. phe has concerns but he said pother successes can be applied pat the state level as well so pwe'll have to wait and see. pfor all of the focus on the pthere is some real drama playing pout among democrats now. p>>russell: bernie sanders has pmade significant headway is now pdrawing even with hillary pclinton in some critical states. pdoug reports from washington. p>>reporter: we're talking pspecifically about iowa and new phampshire where recent polls psuggest that for democrats, this pis coming down to the margin of perror between hillary clinton pand bernie sanders. psanders supporters feeling the pburn, as they say, in

@pirates taking over bayshore @bay @tampa mayor bob buckhorn here @to talk about gasparilla. @thank you for coming in. @>> sure, great weekend for us. @>> anjuli: sure. @for those who haven't been to @the gasparilla parade. @what would you tell them. @this is a marathon, not a @sprint. @you need some self-control and @you need some discipline. @depending on what the weather @is, you got to accommodate for @having the appropriate @beverages, water and other @beverages, water and @otherwise, but it is an @exciting time. @a tampa tradition going on for @over 100 years. @y e m ystic krewe has been @part of our dna. @we love celebrating the @tradition. @>> anjuli: it has been part @of tampa's history. @what does gasparilla mean to @tampa. @>> a huge economic engine for @room nights and money being @spent and to tell tampa's @history. @you can have upwards of half a @million people along the @parade route all of whom are @having a great time. @for us we love to do this. @a float and a krewe for @whatever your flavor is which @makes us a more diverse parade @and makes us a better pa

from their ship. you're invited to watch as the pirates throw beads and march a resilient mayor bob buckhorn. they demand he hand over the key to the city. i predict the mayor will refuse to surrender. that means the pirates will likely invade the city on saturday. >>> pirates aren't all bad either. a group from gasparilla will be in a children's hospital in brandon. they will hand out beads, books and other pirate goodies to the kids. >>> saturday is looking fabulous for gasparilla but between now and then we have a cold front that is going to roll on through. at least for this morning it's not so cold, temperatures are 10 to 15 degrees warmer than they were yesterday at this time. and we will be heating up to the low to mid-70s, above average temperatures, nice and for the morning as well as the afternoon commute. but things start to change as early as sunset tonight and then we will see those storms rolling through overnight and very early tomorrow morning. that is at least when it starts. i'll have more on that coming up in the 7-day forecast. >>> good morning. action air 1 just arrived

mayor bob buckhorn is refusing to surrenderer to the pirates of gasparilla. this is part of the festivities leleading up to this saturday's invasion a and paparade. a greaeat tradition. >>>> yep, and catch the festivities righght here on news channel 8. t this isis our own tradition, we carry the parade living for. our coverage starts at 2:30 saturday and we will stream it live o on wfla.com so you can watch anywhere. and d by the way, ouour web team has been compiling eveverything you will wantnt to know as ththe pipirates invade tampa. sectctions at wfla.com. and a lot of people headed for themem. >> yeah, the third largest t parade in the country. >> a lot of fufun. go out there and get your eye e patch. >> and beads. >> i have seen your costume, looks s good. >> thanks. >>> weweather and traffic c on the 8s is three minutes away. move causing controversy y in the rarace for the republican presididential nomination. >> we hahave had six debates now. why should the netwtworks continue getting rich on these debates? >> new i in the next half hourur, the e fr

mayor bob buckhorn said sure, if the numbers make sense.so did hillsborough county commission. there were questions. >> do you have any idea what the ticket price is going to be? >> i think it's going to be more novelty than public transportation. >> in the endb&. >> all in favor, i . the boat passes six b one. >> it just makes sense to use our waterways. >> to make a vessel deposit by start negotiating with the operator by february 1. to do that, three other governments have to figure out where to get $350,000 . >> for that amount i think we are. >> st. pete plans to spend some of its bp oil set spill settlement money. on the other three governments have a few weeks to find the cash. in the nellis county, steve nichols . >> all of this and up to a conceptual agreement to test the ferry service. >> no real money committed until a business plan with real numbers is negotiated. >> it looks really cool .>> i've written one from fort myers and key west. it goes fast. but it was not aw{_c and i'm jen epstein. a young man should be getting ready to celebrate his 21st birthday tomorro

pmore than 100 thousand people pwere at the breakfast including pmayor bob buckhorn. p>>> you can take a trip back in ptime. eople from all across the pcountry are dressing up. pwe're look alifia river prendezvous. plindsay is in for look at your pforecast chilly still after cool pstart to the day we've only prebounded into upper 50s. psun is out and the winds, they pare down from the yesterday. pstill 59 brook dale bay shore plovely day. phave it off either way. pit's 54 on our sirata beach net pcam. pthink its cool here look at pchicago, minneapolis, that pway over the next few days. p>>> well there's a roughing it pand then their roughing it. eople are dressed up a settlers pliving in tents to reenact how ptheir ancestor lived in this pcold weather too an event alifia pfox 13's ken suarez was out pthere this morning exploring how pit was all done before 1840. pone of the things that really pimpressed me alafia river prendezvous is scope of things. pthere are a thousand different ptents here. eople selling things people pjust coming to camp out to act pas if they we

governor says florida has added more than a million jobs since 2010 and we spoke with tampa mayor bob buckhorn about the announcement. >> well, this is the championship last five years of the tampa bay area creating more jobs than any place else in the state of florida. we have come out of this recession. this is a city that got knocked to its knees but now has emerged 41,000 of our friends and neighbors that now have a job and it's not dead end kinds of jobs. those are real jobs that are allowing us to compete for the best and brightest young people. >> the largest gains were education and health services with more than 11,000 new jobs. >> tampa is growing and you can see it every day. >> two of the most influential artists of all time up in a new multi media exhibit. >> we'll tell you where you can see it without spending a four tune. >> plus going to church on sundays isn't so farm for everyone. where at longhorn steak like this doesn' t need anything else. just add, anything else. sizzle for $12.99. the new smoky bacon sirloin. the new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. crusted sirloin. & unl

@but mayor bob buckhorn is @going to have to turn over the @keys to the city. @the pirates @around 5:30. @a reminder of what you can't @bring to the parade courtesy @of the hillsborough county @sheriff's office. @the biggie, no alcohol. @you can't bring your own but @you can buy it from vendors @along the parade route. @obviously underaged drinking @will not be tolerated and no @bottles allowed in the area @either. @banned coolers of any kind as @well as drones. @>> alcides: one thing that is @allowed in the parade is @selfie sticks. @sporting events and amusement @parks are banning them left @and right and not even @gasparilla. @maybe you can use them to @catch some of the important @beads. @parade, remember, so many @street closures around the far @raid route some of which that @started last night. @here is fox 13 vanessa rufus @with your fox 13 traffic @report. @. @>> reporter: we want to talk @about road closures that folks @need to know about with all @the gasparilla festivities @today. @some of them started last @night. @friday at 10:00 we start to @see s

@at some point, mayor bob @buckhorn will have it turn over @the keys to the city and @pirates begin their parade @around 2 p.m. around bayshore @that runs around 5:30. @a whole lot of fun. @a whole lot of fun. @, and, of course, a reminder of @what you can not bring to the @parade curtesy of the @the biggest here is alcohol. @you can not bring your own but @you can buy it by vendors along @the parade route. @underaged drink something not @tolerated and no bottles will @be allowed in the area. @also ban ready coolers of all @kinds and drones. @>>> the one thing that is @allowed at the parade, selfie @sticks. @sporting events and amusement @parks are banning them left and @right but not at gasparilla. @maybe you can use them to catch @all the important beads. @anjuli is talking to the girls @at hard rock cafe not too far @away sponsoring you today's @event. @good morning, anjuli. @>> anjuli: good morning. @here with the hard rock girls. @thank you for coming? @>> thank you for having us. @>> anjuli: so much beauty on a @saturday morning. @with gasparilla. @>> this is our fifth year as @para

@pirates taking over bayshore @boulevard, and we have tampa @mayor bob buckhorn here to talk @about gasparilla. @thank you for coming in. @>> a great weekend for us. @>> anjuli: it is, a fun @weekend for us. @for those who haven't been to @the gasparilla parade, what @would you tell them. @>> i would tell them get @prepared in is a marathon, not @a sprint. @>> anjuli: it is. @>> you need some self-control @and some discipline. @depending on what the weather @is, you need to accommodate for @having the appropriate @beverages, water and otherwise @but an exciting time. @it is a tampa tradition going @on for over 100 years. @ye mystic krewe has been part @of our dna if you will, and we @>> anjuli: it is. @an unique part of tampa @history. @what does gasparilla mean to @tampa. @it is pretty neat. @>> it is. @a huge economic engine in terms @of room nights and money being @spent. @but most importantly it is an @opportunity to tell tampa's @story and showcase our amazing @history. @could you have upwards of half @a million people along the @parade route. @>> anjuli: wow. @>> all of whom are having a

pmayor bob buckhorn as well a phillsborough county commissioner phave been working very, very pclosely with at mayor of st. ete as well a council members pto try to figure out how they pthey can keep rays here in the parea in this region. pthey know that it's a big money pmaker that generates people from pacross the area to tampa bay parea. pso they know it's important to pkeep the tampa bay rays here. pbut again, the first step, they phave to approve this deal. pthe meeting comes about p3 o'clock this afternoon of pcourse keep it here to fox 13, pwe'll with have coverage later pon today. pback to you. pit would be a something if we phad a decision today. pthank you, alcides. p>>> no doubt. p>> rumors are running rampant plast week this time at we preported on shocking firing of plovie smith. pthe rumors then were that bucs phad replacement already in mind pthat being current offensive pcoordinator dirk koetter. pno official announcement we hear pkoetter is acting like job now passembling assistants coach and pwas also seen at the dmv getting pa bucs vanity plate. pbut the bucs general

pif tampa mayor bob buckhorn two ptop local law enforcement office pget their way mayor buckhorn olice chief and state attorney pmark ober are speaking out pagainst bill that would allow pconcealed carry permit holders pto openly carry firearms. psupporters believe it will rotect those that accidently pflash their weapons at police. pbut at least three officials pshowing strong opposition say it pwould put the police and public pat risk cause confusion and pbelieve that it might keep tour pbill already passed two florida phouse committee and goes before pa third one on thursday morning. phouse. pwhether it will pass the senate pis up in air. pjust last week a senate pcommittee rejected a campus pcarry bill and a chairman psuggested the same thing would phappen with an open carry bill. p>> do you have a child that ploves to smile and ham it up and pyou just cannot get enough of phow cute they are? pwell if that sounds like you can penter your little one's photo pinto america most to.to genic pbaby contest right now last pyear's winner. plittle isabella we're having pmicrophone issues. p

[applause] tampa mayor bob buckhorn. [applause] ft. myers mayor randy henderson. [applause] apalachicola mayor van johnson. [applause] pensacola mayor ashton hayward. [applause] thank each of you for your support. enterprise florida has helped many businesses move and expand in florida. to create good paying jobs. today, i want to share just one story with you. last year, i met with 1st choice aerospace on a trade mission to kentucky. while i was there, we announced that 1st choice aerospace had chosen to expand in miramar instead of in their home state of kentucky, which resulted in 45 new florida jobs. 1st choice aerospace picked florida over kentucky because of our talented workforce, our low taxes and our strong presence in the aviation industry. because we temporarily ended the sales tax on manufacturing machinery and equipment, 1st choice aerospace has been able to save money and reinvest it into their business. and that is why we must permanently end the sales tax on manufacturing machinery and equipment this year. [applause] if not, it will effectively be