[laughter] but my point is, we, florida, gets the blame. florida, oh, florida. but this is true of many of these stories. people like a guy decides to pleasure himself in a stuffed animal in the bedding d. of walmart -- department of walmart, he's not going to go to ohio to do that. [laughter] he's coming here, okay? we are ellis island for these people, okay? [laughter] so there's that. that's part of my defense. many of the people doing these things are not really from here. very few people are really from here, let's be honest. and there are some wonderful things about our state. we have terrific weather down here except during hurricane season which runs from june through the following june. [laughter] how many of you got taken in by matthew this year? i was holding out, because i'm so used to this. same drill, yeah, right, it's coming here. no, really, it could. you know, don't -- everybody be calm, but this could kill you. and so, you know, you're staying calm. finally, you know, they keep showing the cone and the thing, and even though you know it's not c

it is a place called florida, have you ever heard of it? has everybody heard of florida? i love florida. so, all night long it is even. it is going even. and then they get to the panhandle. i do not know who lives in the panhandle. did i blow them out of the panhandle or what? you know why? because the panhandle wants its jobs back. the panhandle was unbelievable and we won florida big. big. so they go, and you know you have the other side, they were weng interviewed, saying will win florida. we expect to win it easily. breaking news, donald trump wins the state of florida. right? [applause] mr. trump: and then we went south carolina. and then we have north carolina. north carolina was supposed to be close. very hard for republicans to win. many reasons for that. that we worked hard. my children were there, everybody was there and working hard. then it comes out. the tar heels. it comes out very strongly that donald trump is looking good in north carolina. and then my opponent, i will not opponent,mes, but my they spent a fortune. they spent a fortune in north carolina an

he filed more amendments than any other senator and florida. -- in florida. i expect to continue that tradition to try to message and provide alternatives and better way is -- better ways of doing things. i have a more measured style. i went from being a lawyer, i practice law today -- to this day, i just won a trial. the congressman did his best to represent the district. there are a lot of new areas in the district because we just did redistricting. thatalso taking on areas congressman rob had before as well as congressman rennie. there is a lot of shoes i am filling. >> you will be busy. how you balance your work here with your life back home and your family? >> one foot in the district and one in d.c.. atwife is quitting her job orange county public schools and will be coming up with me. that is critical. she is my not so secret weapon is a public school teacher and a strong lever in women's reproductive rights. we have represented the area for a decade. -- all of these things were decided in the last month, we are going to hit the ground running. we will

between central florida and the island of puerto rico. you realize in addition to the 760,000 constituents in your district, you have 3.3 million other folks relying on you because they don't have voting representation in congress. >> what about your experience, that factor of your area, but also your heritage -- what do you think that brings to the job and the work you will do in washington? mr. soto: well, we hit the ground running. i am a grizzled veteran.

that was florida. of course it was florida. as soon as they said zombie attack you were like, florida. you all knew that. [ laughter ] and yet there are people who voluntarily go to the state of florida. two groups of people -- college students and retirees. yeah. kids on spring break and people who don't want to break nothing. [ laughter ] >> my name is w. kamau bell. as a comedian i've made a living finding humor in the parts of america i don't understand. and now i'm challenging myself to dig deeper. i'm on a mission to reach out and experience all the cultures and beliefs that add color to this crazy country. this is "the united shades of america." ♪ >>> i'm in florida. why florida? now, i know you can't tell from looking at me, but i happen to be somewhere in that murky middle of life and i'm at that point in my life where i'm trying to figure out where i've been and where i'm going. so i'm here to learn about the two sides of that spectrum. retirees and spring breakers. >> whoo! >> now, the only spring break i ever experi

networks,ne of the yes, we feel good about florida. florida is going to be hours. north carolina will be hours. that is the firewall. ladies and gentlemen, we have breaking news. donald trump has won the state of florida. [cheering] now, theyelect trump: spent 10 to one in north carolina. i love that state. we won south carolina easily north carolina was supposed to

it's a place called florida. if you ever heard of it? has everybody heard of florida? i love florida. i love the people of florida. so all night long it's even. it's even. it's going even, even. then they get to the panhandle. i don't know who lives in the panhandle. not too many. did i blow them out of the panhandle or what? you know what? the panhandle wants its jobs back. but the panhandle was unbelievable, and we won until big, much bigger than anybody thought. so they go -- you know, you had other side. they were being interviewed saying we'll win florida and we expect to win it easily. breaking news, donald trump wins the state of florida. right? and then we win south carolina. and then we have north carolina. north carolina was supposed to be close. very hard for the republicans to win. a lot of reasons for that. but it's very hard. but we worked hard there. and we really -- my children were there, and everybody was there. they were working hard. then it comes out, the tarheels, then it comes out very strongly that trump is looking good in north carolina. and my

duke energy florida. this is lakeland high school. they got a lot to be proud about we will be showing you. so stay with us all this morning to see what makes this school so different from many of the others in the bay area. we will be right back. >>> we are teaming up with the lightning to put you in the stands for a hockey game. join us tonight at 11. watch for the secret word to win two lower level two tickets to the lightning-pittsburgh penguins hock december 10. >>> 6:07 on your friday. the sunshine skyway bridge is open and ready for business. remember yesterday it closed for fog in the afternoon. it's clear at the top, and your drive time it 17 minutes. let's go live to sky10 across the howard frankland bridge. we haven't picked up on 275 northbound. it is taking you six minutes to cross. >>> a nice cool day on tap. temperatures in the 70s and overnight in the 50s in the bay area. coast. then we start our warm-up for the weekend. we are back near 80 degrees. holding off on the rain chances. i am tracking significant shower and

i love florida. i love the people of florida. so all night long it's even, it's even, it's going even, even, and then they get to the p panhandle. i don't know who lives in the panhandle. not too many. did i blow them out of the panhandle or what? you know why? because the panhandle wants its jobs back, but the panhandle was unbelievable and we won florida big, much bigger than anybody thought, big. so they go, yeah -- you know, you had the other side. they were being interviewed saying we will win florida and we expect to win it easily. breaking news, donald trump wins the state of florida, right? right? and then -- and then we win south carolina and then we have north carolina. now, north carolina was supposed to be close. very hard for the republicans to win. a lot of reasons for that, but it's very hard, but we worked hard there and really -- my children were there and everybody was there. they were working hard. and then it comes out very strongly that trump is looking good in north carolina. and my opponent -- i won't menti

florida came down to and florida was even. florida was even the whole night. i love florida.hen all of a sudden, we hadn't hit the panhandle. anybody live in the panhandle? >> [applause] mr. trump: oh, i love the panhandle. you had to see the people. they were so devastated. they were the anchors. they have been saying, for months and months that trump is going to get absolutely killed. three weeks before the election -- i won't say the name -- he said "how is he going to lead the rest of his life? this is one of the most devastating defeats. he will suffer so badly." -- his whole career, which is good, like a football team, how there are they? they do well, right? guy, how is -- they were talking about this three and a half weeks before the primary. i said that was bad to hear. in his whole life, this has been based on winning. and he is going to suffer one of the greatest defeats in the history of politics. right? that is what they are saying. i was going to take down, with me, the house and i was going to take down the senate. theas going to go down as single greatest defe

that's not florida. well, just a brief interruption in our nice weather as of late and our warm weather as of lat soar into the mid 80s like the last couple of days. notice the over night low temperatures. not going below 70 in the nature coast. we have the cloud cover keeping you nice and warm for the over night. above average for this time of the year. let's break down december since it has started. on the 1st of the month our average high is 75 and the average low is 57. the warmest day on any given december is 86 degrees. we have last year in december. 86 was the high on christmas day. can you imagine? then of course this is actually the coldest temperature ever recorded at the airport in tampa. 18 degrees back in 1962. our average rainfall 2.47. let's hope to get some because november we ended up with .100 of an inch of rain. that was it. so if you thought it was dry, you bet. the low 70s right now . the upper 60s up to the north. i'll widen the shot to see whe o it's going to be cool tomorrow morni

florida just overpowers them. alan putting the gators up 11. florida shooting 58 percent from the field. and just ?91 ?60 is the final. usf taking on troy. they called this place the thunderdome. >> lay in. story of the game is the bolts 3-pointer's. shooting walkingdowntown . -- they finish above the ramp 23 points. usf lends 80 ?74. highlights. usf. they visited george washington on saturday. ? >> we are a football's. so we win our share of the sunbelt title on saturday thank you very much. >> you are certain about that. before we go, uber is offering some new ways to get in on miami. >> if you're heading up to the big heart miami event you can choose between two different means of transportation. an older ? people and given the option of traveling by sea or air or both. but we still choose to go the old-fashioned way back park they are offering a special upgrade in miami. you can request a limited-edition luxury suv wrapped in custom art with a photo booth inside. >> man oh man. sounds good to me. www.fox13news.com. and also on your news app

networks,ne of the yes, we feel good about florida. florida is going to be hours. north carolina will be hours. that is the firewall. ladies and gentlemen, we have breaking news. donald trump has won the state of florida. [cheering] now, theyelect trump: spent 10 to one in north carolina. i love that state. we won south carolina easily north carolina was supposed to be something that is very hard to win. ladies and gentlemen, we have breaking news. and you see these people, they go -- one of the networks was going, ladies and gentlemen, we have breaking news. they are like in a state of absolute -- like they are getting sick. [laughter] one ofnt-elect trump: them, they say, broke down and started to cry, but i do not think she did. they go, ladies and gentlemen, donald trump has won the state of north carolina. we are running up the east coast, like a marathon. and now we hit pennsylvania and they do not want to call it, right? we are left with 1% and if they got 100% of that 1%, they still get killed in pennsylvania. every republican forever thought they were goin

for florida the last two years. five. last year they had 21.'re minus 16 and trying to get up out of the negative-yards territory. what's it going to take to knock off this alabama team in the final four of the playoffs? >> verne: 54-16. 3:19 to go. second down and three. it seems like hours ago that florida took a 7-0 lead and the excitement in this place was palpable. and now, for all but a few hundred, the florida stands are empty. look at this tackle on mark thompson. we mentioned jalen hurts and the potential to be a true freshman to lead his team to a national championship. the only one who has ever done it, jamelle holloway. was a freshman at oklahoma when they won the national titles in the 1980's -- this is going to be the 25th win in a row for alabama. the all time record of consecutive wins bud wilkinson and oklahoma in the 1950's. they went to 47, and notre dame knocked them off. appleby, right side. c'yontai levi wallace. >> gary: you hield like to have the two throws back, the second one i don't know if it was a miscommunication o

i'm still here at lovely santa rosa, main unit, here in milton, florida.y the best place in the world to be, so i would not advise anyone out there coming here. i know i have a lot of regrets. the food here is horrible. so is the daily schedule. it's pretty boring. i work in laundry here, five days a week, monday through friday. sewing machine operator. nothing too glamorous about it. >> santa rosa's laundry plant is a sea of blues and whites. sheets and blankets. about 60 loads of laundry gets washed, dried and folded here every workday. the inmates who shoulder the burden put in eight hours, just like a job on the outside. and should one of them ever tire of the job, there are plenty of others eager to replace them. >> i get about 70 to 80 work requests, i want to work in the laundry, a week. of course, we're only authorized 18, so. it's a highly coveted job and position here at santa rosa. they're not getting paid. they get game time for their pay, but they like working here. it's a good atmosphere, a good environment. we attempt to recycle 100% of ever

it's a place called florida. if you ever heard of it? has everybody heard of florida?en. then they get to the panhandle. i don't know who lives in the panhandle. not too many. did i blow them out of the panhandle or what? you know what? the panhandle wants its jobs back. but the panhandle was unbelievable, and we won until big, much bigger than anybody thought. so they go -- you know, you had other side. they were being interviewed saying we'll win florida and we expect to win it easily. breaking news, donald trump wins the state of florida. right? and then we win south carolina. and then we have north carolina. north carolina was supposed to be close. very hard for the republicans to win. a lot of reasons for that. but it's very hard. but we worked hard there. and we really -- my children were there, and everybody was there. they were working hard. then it comes out, the tarheels, then it comes out very strongly that trump is looking good in north carolina. and my opponent, i won't mention names -- but my opponent, they spent a fortune, they spent a fortune in north c

. >>> now, the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather.>> cooler air is rolling in, still a few showers across the southern counties, the bulk of the rain is moving into south florida where it is going to stay. because of that, tomorrow morning waking up to temperatures noticeably cooler and less humidity, right now in the mid-60s in citrus and hernando county, upper 70s to the low 80s fr for hours temperatures 10 degrees cooler now than this time yesterday. warmer with the front not bringing in cooler air across polk county otherwise partly cloudy to clear skies overnight. if you are heading over for the lakeland christmas parade the weather will be beautiful through the evening, everybody gets in on the act with cooler air by this weekend. >>> for the very first time, we about this enormous fire that wiped out and east tampa community recreation center overnight. 's foundation give millions of dollars to build this recreation center, he says he is so disappointed it will not get to help children in the community. people are quite emotional as they learned of the fi

. >>> a florida complete with hostages, the brave move two hostages made to help the swat team. >>> we tracked down a temper movie -- family who moved to gatlinburg they lost everything in the wildfires. the reason they were able to get out just in time.>>> two out of three people say they don't trust auto repair guys so go is reputable? we will tell you three things to do now to avoid having to go altogether. it is 4:00, time for "the now tampa bay" breaking news as we come on the air you are looking at action air 1 flying over an accident in clearwater where a man in a motorized wheelchair was hit by a truck. we just learned the man has died. you can see the crime scene tape around the work truck this is in the 1200 block of missouri avenue in near some apartments. no word if any charges will be filed. >>> trevor dooley walking out of jail on bond, this video coming in . this is the video we showed you yesterday. he did not say a word and was quick to get away from the cameras. use the 75-year-old man convicted of shooting and he is now out on bail while going through another appeal

the florida state fair runs from febuary 9th until the 20th. to buy tickets and to learn more about pricing, head to our website, w-t- s-p dot com. dozens of women go to new heights to break a world record. up next, the incredible video that has helped get the holiday season is here, which means christmas lights all across the tampa bay area. after the break, the top places you'll want to check out. 10 news and the tampa bay lightning want to put you in the stands for the game! make sure you watch 10 news at 11 for the secret word to enter to win two lower level tickets to the tampa bay lightning vs. pittsburgh penguins hockey game. carrabba's new meatball magnifico. ? dramatic italian aria ? destruction from louisiana to tennessee as more than a dozen tornadoes touched down tuesday night into wednesday. now that deadly storm system is moving into the carolinas. wipe wet weather provided some help in the battle against the wildfires in tennessee. and destroyed hundreds of buildings. wipe some legislators aren't playing around anymore when it co

the florida best multi-mother has been a road warrior team. although the center undergoes renovations. given how they plan the rent they may not want to return home. the gators sits and went to start the season in the crack the top 25. today taking on north florida. there hanging). from downtown, dallas more. the score ?gators can shoot from deep as well. here they have the open, florida just overpowers alan putting the gators up 11. florida shooting 58 percent from the field. and just ?91 ?60 is the final. usf taking on troy. they called this place the lay in. story of the game is the bolts 3-pointer's. shooting walkingdowntown . -- they finish above the ramp 23 points. usf lends 80 ?74. i apologize for that highlights. usf. they visited george washington on ? >> we are a football's. so we win our share of the sunbelt title on saturday thank you very much. >> you are certain about that. before we go, uber is offering some new ways to get in on miami. >> if you're heading up to the big heart miami event you can choose between two different mea

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florida christmas tree. sand pine and carolina is a fire but they also get all of those classic varieties i like to call them. tony is here with ergle examine tree farm celebrating 30 years selling christmas trees here. and when i think, when i christmas tree i picture fraizer fur. number one seller in the nation. most people agree, that christmas tree. that's it, if you see a christmas tree in a movie it's a frazier fur. the lexus of christmas trees. i love the smell and how's the crop? supposed to be come up and do that and not get a bunch of needles in your hand. that's it because we make a fresh wut cut on them and put them in water. they last and last and last and run out water one time it will stay fresh. where, where do these come from? these come from north carolina. >>> okay. way up in the mountains. truck drivers are even scared to drive up the mountain >> all best things come out the north carolina. where my education came out. so i can say that. big old trees here. people love the big ones this y

. - florida. - florida. - florida. - like many state flags, florida features the state seal in the center. it used to be over a white background, but around 1900, the governor asked for the red cross to be added. he thought the mostly white flag suggested surrender. florida's flag honors the original residents, the seminole indians. it also celebrates the abundant sunshine, shoreline and greenery. not pictured here is the spanish influence on the state. - of course everyone knows that christopher columbus came to the new world with the support of queen isabella and the spanish, but what many people don't know is that ponce de leon came with him. he traveled to the new world in 1493, and he returned 20 years later in search of the fountain of youth. - he didn't find the fountain of youth, but ponce de leon did give the spanish colony its name, la florida, in honor of his country's feast of the flowers. and here's the story behind another famous name. a sports drink was invented at the university of florida, so it was named in honor of the school's athletes, the gators. that's why it's call

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this website just being launched florida students achieve online allowing you to find a school in any district and compare it to others. you can see average grades state test scores and graduation rates, pick two schools you compare them, in school achievement. the site florida students achieve. >>> i'm ryan raiche live in downtown lakeland we are less than two hours away from the annual christmas parade, next the security measures in place to keep these people safe.>>> a new government backed smoking ban the reason 2 million homes. z272fz zi0z y272fy yi0y >>> welcome back i am here in the abc action news lobby to tell you we have teamed up with the salvation army angel tree little boys and girls who need help, each one represents what they want, victoria would love to have some educational toys or books but she needs socks and clothes, even diapers. yugo by those things in the back unwrapped we will take care of the rest and make sure it gets to the child in need. to say thank you we have giveaways including monster jam, come in and register to win across the street from raymond jame

team got me. >> hill escapes are from another florida prison.rom santa rosa, but escape was one of the first things that crossed the minds of the staff when they came across a handmade key inside bowden's cell. >> handcuff key is like, you know, mainly for my defense. you know? having a handcuff key is not really usual but sometimes it's necessary, you know, theoretically speaking, you know? >> bowden who is serving a 21-year sense for armed robbery says this isn't the first time he's received a dr during his time in prison. a disciplinary report. >> i've had possession of a weapon dr, possession of a handcuff key. you know several disrespects. a couple fighting drs. during my seven years since i been incarcerated i felt about four of them confined. >> bowden was already in the prison's close management system when he was caught with the cuff key. >> stand right here. >> 0052. >> now he must face the institutional classification team or ict who could they change his status from close management level two to level one, the highest security level

that's rick scott, the governor of florida. ways your sense of the cabinet and your reaction to those peopling what will be the donald trump administration? >> i think it's a tremendous cabinet but i don't like the secretary of state. i want to see what he says during the hearings. i'm very, very suspect of that. but the other picks have been spectacular. this has been world class, particularly in the prime position. and some of the stuff outside the box that he's done. i don't like tillerson, i don't like all the putin stuff. i want to see what he says during the transition -- during the hearings. lou are's the top diplomat. don't you want hip to like everybody? >> no. lou: general mattis -- then we bringing you general mattis as secretary of defense, then we get an understanding of a different order. >> general mattis is the best pick in my view. he's routinely seen as beyond competent by everybody. that was a tremendous pick. i don't know about the wall street guys. i want to hear what they say during the hearings. >> there

as donald trump continues his time here in florida.lic feud with president obama which escalated in the past few days. both sides are taking steps to lower the temperature on the spat. donald trump here in florida taking steps to reclaim and redirect the narrative around his transition. focusing now on the economy. trump coming out and making a rare appearance in florida telling press that two companies will have jobs saved or created here in the united states. very similar to the carrier deal. trump not revealing any details. beyond a small victory lap. >> i was called by the head people at sprint. they will bring 5,000 jobs back to the united states. they are taking them from other countries. they are bringing them back to the united states. also one web. a new company is hiring 3,000 people. that's very exciting. >> reporter: here in florida, trump has been holding interviews with contenders for the big cabinet positions that are remaining. among those, secretary of veterans affairs and secretary of agriculture. those two big posts

then we came down to florida, and florida was even. florida was even that whole night, that big, beautiful state. and it is even. and then we hit the panhandle. anybody live in the panhandle? >> i love the panhandle. you had to see the people, they were so devastated media. the anchors. so they have been saying for months and months, that trump is absolutely killed. i remember three weeks before he election, one of them, i won't say the name, he said how the rest oing to live of his life because this is one defeats.ost devastating he'll suffer so badly. nd his whole career, which is true, which is good, like your football team, right? they?ood are [cheers and applause] frankly, all your football teams do well, right? but this guy, and he was saying how is he h joy, going -- they were talking about this 3 1/2 weeks before the primary, i told my wife, man, hear.as bad to his whole life has been based on winning and he's going to suffer ne of the greatest defeats in the history of politics, right, jeff? that was what they were saying. los

he said we will win the state of florida. i saiwait a minute, i'm leading by a little bit and my voters haven't even been caught on yet, right? he knows what i'm talking about. so, all of a sudden, they have another one. another consultant come out. they probably paid this guy $15 million for destroying her campaign, right? these consultants are the worst. by the way, you know in the old days if you spent less money and win, that's a good thing not a bad thing. that's a good thing. i spent much less money, we spent a fraction of the money, and won. you know, i would have these guys saying hillary clinton has spent much more money than donald trump. and when i say much more, i'm talking seriously, and then they say much more money than donald trump. and mr. trump is ahead by 1 point but he hasn't spent enough money. they are scolding me. i spent less money and i'm ahead. no, remember this for the kids in the audience. if you can spend less money and win, that's a good thing, not a bad thing. okay. [cheers and applause] so we g

>> it's florida. there ain't no leaders here. leaders are in puerto rico. >> all right, so who are the leaders of your group? >> i haven't been in communication with them since i left, so i can't tell them. >> do you know how your structure is set up, rank structure? >> yep. >> can you tell me? >> no. >> anything else you want to ask, answer, add? thanks for your cooperation. >> coming up -- >> i turned, aimed and fired. he was 6 years old. >> a veteran inmate still suffers from an act of war. and later -- >> you can plead guilty, not guilty or no contest. >> alfredo roca moreno faces authorities over the lighter found in his mattress. >>> at florida's santa rosa correctional institution, there is not only a code of conduct, but considerably higher expectations for the 43 inmates who make up the prison's veterans program. >> what we need to continue to focus on is looking good. and we can't look good if we are fighting against one another. we cannot win the war. okay? any questions? because we need to get up and go to what? >> ch

outgoing florida ca alsontative john mi spoke with c-span. representative mica lost his reelection bid in november. this is about 30 minutes. mica,resentative john republican of florida. you are coming to the end of the term. what is the adjustment been like for you to realize that you will not be coming back to congress? rep. mica: i have enjoyed every minute. very few individuals have had the incredible opportunity. florida,th district of but serving congress promise a quarter of a century. in addition to that i got to serve five years of the chief of staff in the u.s. senate. four years in the florida legislator and four years in local government. i have had an incredible career. in addition, i have also been in business for 20 years. great career, both in the private sector and in public service. i have enjoyed every minute of it. here, a lot spent in this room. the transportation infrastructure committee room. from 2011he chairman until 2013, before that, serving as the top republican. what is the legacy you think you will have? what imp

he served in the senate in the state of florida from 97 to 2005. the first one is from new york democrats line your own with senator bob graham, go ahead. good morning, senator. from miami lakes florida i know it's a wonderful community that bob graham and his familylike te created. to get a response from the senator about the politicizatiol of the cia. let me give an example that most will be familiar with. that then cia chief walked into the oval office and said mr. president, it is a slam du dunk. while we know what is there after the invasion, they were not there. would they be angry at getting some false information, he was not. wouldn't you also think the senate and the house and religions oversight committees would have been outraged. they were awarde over to the presidential medal of freedom ie attendance were many members of the house and the intelligence committees applauding. >> guest: thank you for your kind remarks of my hometown. the few corrections.. they have the run-up to the iraq war we demanded they be produced what had previousl

you can use florida avenue instead. also some road convention center because they're unloading all those cars for the big tampa auto show at the convention center. they have several lanes closed between florida avenue and channel side. avoid that area all together. more information on my twitter feed @tampabaytraffic. >> thank you, janelle. >>> two new studies found psychedelic drugs in mushrooms can help patients. all the patients were treated with the drug. researchers say the patients had an immediately decline in anxiety and depression and the spirit lifting effects lasted for several weeks. they said more studies are needed. >>> the parents of a toddler in france are calling her a miracle just days earlier the doctors suggested they remove here from life support. they didn't and took to social media and campaigned to continue treatment. now her parents are praying that she's going to fully recover. she was hospitalized after a virus attacked her nervous system. >>> well, it seems that today everything is done using

parents across florida are livid. they've noticed a big difference in their kids-- who are bogged down by homework and don't have any free time to play, explore and excersize. lawmakers are starting to take notice. right now-- a senator in miami just filed a bill that would require schools to let kids play for 20 mis an orlando house representative will also file a bill in the upcoming session that starts this march. that's great news for barbara hedge, whose 3 kids are oblivious to what recess even is. you can do too: visit the florida house and senate websites and contact your legislator about the importance of recess. at 6-30 i'm tackling something a lot of you asked us on facebook: what about pe/ gym class....kids still have that right? i'm getting answer to your questions now and am putting the final touches on that. ian.... an armed robber has been terrorizing valets at a place you'd think would be safe. it's all been happening at the high-end bern's steakhouse in soho! it's the third robbery at the restaurant s

now we win florida. we won ohio by summit then -- by so much more than we were anticipated to win. and then we won iowa and in florida so much bigger than they thought. and by the way, by the way, just to go back a few months, how good did we do in florida in the primary, right? how good was that? oh, that was good. i do not want to talk about that anymore. so, now they are getting nervous on television. and you see the anchors and they are sweating and crying and throwing up all over the place. and you know, a couple of them -- john king, he is very good, now he is getting a little -- they are saying, there is no path to 270. now what happens? we are leading pennsylvania. 306 is right. we are leading pennsylvania by a lot and we have 1% and in the 99%. we are there for hours. i considered it a win because the 1% was not nearly enough votes. what happened? instead of announcing it at 11:00, they waited until 3:00 in the morning. i think they did it for commercials, if you want to know the truth. but a co

>>> just east of pensacola, in the florida panhandle, is 84 acres of some of the most dangerous landn the state. this is the santa rosa correctional institution, a maximum security prison with more than 2,800 inmates. >> 1 and 5, roll out. >> i have over 200 inmates that are serving life sentences, and i have over 200 inmates that are serving 25-year mandatory sentences. our population here at santa rosa consists of inmates that are violation of probation to drug charges to burglary to rape or murder. just coming to work, the correctional officers in an institution put themselves in danger every day. >> back out, kneel down. kneel down till i tell you to, you understand? >> i worry about them 24 hours a day. the worst thing you can have happen as a warden is one of your staff members hurt or the loss of one of your staff members. >> i'm going to put it in these terms just for it to be honest, understanding that this is a war. so you don't know what to expect from day to day and minute to minute. you can't beat the people that made the system and made the rules and have all the power.

so we go to florida and all of our people around. people saying how they will win florida. and they say we have no doubt we are going to win the state of florida. then there was a story about all the buses. they had buses lined up all over florida. you know who used the buses? my people. they got into the buses and they were all people with a red hat make america great again. so the bus driver doesn't care. are the seats full, let's go. they don't care. thank you for those buses. so they are going to win florida according to her pun did and geniuses and pollsters. we have breaking news. donald trump has won the great state of florida. by a lot. then the same pundits get on. i had a great conversation with president obama. i said to him -- no, no, no [crowd booing] this foolish guy josh earnest, i don't know if he's talking to president obama. he's so bad the way he delivers a message. he can deliver a positive message and it sound bad. he could say ladies and gentlemen, today we have totally defeated isis, and it wouldn't sound good. all right? i have a feeling they won't b

some of the florida delegates you become close to. we served and the state legislature together and she we are going out together. he went voluntarily. mine was not quite as graceful. i got sent home as you know by redistricting. there are a lot of people that we are just pals, virginia foxx is a wonderful lady. she will be the chair of the education of labor. these are wonderful, wonderful people. themericans could see representatives, they would be so proud. peoplere also a few meeting expectations, but it is about the percentage. you walk on the floor as a member. of the peopleawe that they send here. it is a remarkable, remarkable system. painful and the media now today with the instant media is all out there immediately, so people should not get frustrated. our founding fathers had to be divinely inspired to put a system together that would work for over 200 years and with all of the changes we have had with technology and that life and all of the things that have changed. the darn thing still works well. reporter: tell us one of

the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, ms. raham, for five minutes. -- the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. graham, for five minutes. ms. graham: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm so fortunate to grow up in a family dedicated to public service. i watched and learn from my father as he served as a state legislator, florida's governor and as a united states senator. and for my mother who worked tirelessly as an advocate for students and seniors. together they were a team that always put florida first. following in their footsteps, i served my community as a p.t.a. volunteer and i worked for my local school district. while i was happy to serve, i never planned to follow in my father's footsteps into politics. but as our country became more divided, my thoughts began to change. like so many americans, i was disappointed to see our nation's civil discourse deteriorate, to shouting matches on cable news and gridlock in government. and in 2013, i decided to run for office with my own message and my own mission, to bring b

in fact, south florida has been named road rage capital of the u.s. for three consecutive years. >>> an apparent case of road rage near new orleans is under investigation tonight. a former nfl player, joe mcknight, was shot and killed. a man pulled the victim from his car and shot him several times after an argument. that man is in police custody tonight. he was a five-star recruit who played college ball at usc. from there he went on to the nfl, playing for the new york jets and kansas city chiefs. he had just wrapped up his first season in the canadian football league. >>> this next story is hard to talk about but is a huge problem across the country. i have been so open and talking about how i was bullied in school, it hurt me so badly. this breaks my heart for this teenager and her family. she was cyber bullied for more than a year. 18-year-old brandy and her family complained to police but nothing happened. they were harassed by social media pages using her picture. on tuesday, brandy sent an email to her whole family telling them she was going t

one example of this is the outbreak in florida in 2009. it was really centered in key weskeykeywest but it was in soua generally in 2009. hadn't beehaven't been here in s and was immediately attacked as a biomedical problems. attack the insect, attack the virus, that's what we did. but of course the mosquitoes that carry that had been present in florida for a long time. florida has been surrounded by countries where there is dainty around. that's not true. therthere hasn't been an invasif mosquitoes or virus that needed to be attacked with a chemical onslaught. what happened in 2008 as we had the foreclosure crisis. the foreclosure crisis meant we had a lot of abandoned homes and in florida, the themes of swimming pools. when the rains came, they filled up with water and became a giant mosquito hatcheries. and behold a year later we have this unprecedented outbreak of mosquito virus in florida so i don't know if it would have helped contain the dangue outbreak in florida because nobody tried that. but i do know arguably is the biomedical m

the florida department of health is holding free h-i-v and s-t-d testing. anyone can visit their location on east kennedy boulevard in tampa from 7 a-m to 3-30 p-m. (walter kanye west... is out of the hospital, and he spent nine days at u-c-l-a medical center... suffering "extreme exhaustion." but besides being overworked, there's word he'd been really paranoid, and seriously stressed... it reportedly all started when his wife kim kardashian was robbed in paris. sources say: he'd been having nightmares about it for months... and his fears for her safety took a toll on their marriage. but according to "us weekly," she spent lots of time at his bedside in hospital... and is relieved he's getting the help he needs. (vanessa and then there's this guy... he's smiling and laughing, despite his ordeal. authorities say: a great white shark bit the 65- year-old surfer off the coast of australia a few hours ago. the man was able to swim back to shore to get help, despite injuries to his hand ((jen)) fresh off the loss to florida state, there's a big rumor swirling in