the indy car season gets underway this weekend in st. pete. it is a long season. but you can bet every race team wants to win this week. john sabol tells us why. >> reporter: winning the first race of the season can do wonders for a driver, especially when the race is the grand prix of st. petersburg. >> if you get that points lead early, you seem to give the team momentum. also lead to an indy car championship at the end of the season. two drivers that won the grand prix in the last five years went on to win the indy car championship, including will power. >> it seems to click with me mere. >> reporter: he has won the most grand prixs with three victories. >> hopefully we're going to continue pushing to the place that we want to finish. one, two, three, four. that's what we're looking for. >> reporter: then there's scott dixon, the defending indy car champion. however he has never won in st. petersburg. >> i've spent a lot of time in the city. i love the track. it provides one of the best street course race that's we have on the schedule. >> reporter: reporting i

indy car races and valspar looking okay. southwest winds should keep everything in around tampa and eastward for saturday. a brief pop up shower possible. temperatures staying warm. 85 degrees. other than cloudy skies, not a bad day at all for the last festival. i have been talking with fishing captains the last couple days. wind gust today not as bad as the last couple days. moments of a light chop possible. majority of the day we are in a moderate chop. could be periods of a brief, heavy chop. expect moderate through most of the day. low tide 10:00 a.m. high tide 4:00 p.m. on sunday we are looking for mostly cloudy skies and as far as the shower chances and coverage go, again, like saturday, while there will likely be a few more on sunday, it does not look like a washout. it could be longer lasting. coverage is around i-75 in tampa and hillsborough county and eastward. we get it late in the evening and then we might see it on the river, pinellas, pasco and hernando county. seven-day forecast, i'm trying to explain its as e

he starts the indy car season with a second straight win in st. petersburg, congrats to the back to back champion. >> it was good. it was good. we were patient when we needed the patience. it's a fast car. we really had a fast car. it wasn't probably the fastest but it was really consistent and gave us what we needed. >> on the restart i had a lot of good spin. i think he may have taken my air off. i was a little too close maybe it. is what it is. you give him an inch he's going to take it and i know that. great start to the season. >>> out west nascar sprint cup in phoenix, we've seen wins by the smallest of margins this every move counts. themselves. busch drove over the hose for the wrench in the pits. >> whoops. >> kevin harvick trading paint look at this. we get our second photo finish of this young nascar season. i am loving this. harvick sneaks across the line. >> of course, it's the jimmy john's car, they're the fastest delivery. >>> plenty of horsepower in racing to the line at tampa bay now? >> they're locked in battle down to the wire.

then next opponents will be the west indies who early fell victim to afghanistan.dys had already qualified for the last four and looking to keep their unbeaten record intact and limited afghans to 123-7 from their 20 overs. and on paper at least it seeped like an easy target for the west indies big hitters to chase down but afghanistan's ballers kept them under pressure and all came down to the final over, the windys needed ten from the four balls but a diving catch stuttered their hopes. afghanistan celebrating a six-run win, their first victory in the nation and their tournament is now over but in no way forgotten, al jazeera. >>> much more on the action on our website, al jazeera.com, there you will find the day's top stories as well, all at al jazeera.com. >>> this week on "talk to al jazeera" - chef and restaurateur marcus samuelsson. >> being able to have windows into three, four different communities is something that i feel privileged to >>> the swedish-raised celebrity cook was born if ethiopia but group in scannedan ava. he and his sister were adopted aft

pete residents and verizon indy car series participating in the event. it's the 12th year for the race in st. pete. >> really solidifying the fact that st. petersburg is an international community. we love our visitors that come for the race. not only our city but all to watch the best race car drivers in the world. >> the events begin tomorrow down in st. pete. but you can watch it live on sunday at 12:30 right here on abc action news. >>> an update on a box of puppies. >> they were left abandoned on the side of the road in tampa last month. happy news for those eight puppies. they are going home. this is what the dogs looked like when they were found. all of them had severe mange. but within a month, this is hold on.

. >> reporter: india takes on the west indies. already in the fibl are england after their young team demolished new zealand in delh . >>> south africa's highest court found the president violated the constitution. the president spent 16 million dollars refurbishing his president. the national assembly breached the constitution when it tried to exonerate the president. we go to our correspondent. does he have to pay the money back? >> reporter: he most certainly does. that has been the catch call of opposition parties for almost two years now. pay back the money. those chants ringing out throughout parliament multiple times, multiple marches through the streets. finally it seems those demands will be met. the constitutional court behind me, 11 constitutional court judges finding unanimously that he must pay back a portion of the money, tax payer's money paid on upgrading his home with a theater and swimming pool. your reaction? >> today is an individual indication. it is a celebration for the-- vindication. it says the court has r

>> reporter: manning's legacy still lives on in indy. >> i wish he would come back to indy in some way. >> reporter: people all over denver remembering their peyton manning stories, a day before he retires, but come with me. we even found dozens of jerseys at the nuggets game. >> celebrating peyton manning, and all that he's done for the state of colorado. >> reporter: suggestions as to >> i think peyton could run for president. >> be part owner with elway for the broncos. >> reporter: only time will tell what manning chooses to do next, as he becomes the second legendary bronco quarterback, to ride off into the sunset, a champion. one thing that's almost certain though, we will see more of those hilarious commercials. peyton will hang it up tomorrow. we'll have that streamed live thedenverchannel.com. >> now the big question, what happens next. there's $19 million set aside because of manning's decision, and that money will likely be board. the exclusive negotiating period ends tomorrow, so if there's no agreement, brock could turn into a free agent. we have so much more on peyton's p

world cup and afghanistan is playing the first win in the nation beating 2012 champions, the west indieshello we begin in pakistan where at least 60 people have been killed and 250 wounded in a suspected suicide bombing in the city of lahore. the blast went off in the parking area of a public park that was packed with christian families celebrating easter. al jazeera has the latest. >> reporter: the explosion happened at a public park for children, in the heart of the punjab province, the ruling government's stronghold and easter weekend meant the park was full of families and most of the dead and injured are women and children. witnesses reported bodies strewn everywhere and the number of casualties so high people were taken to hospitals and taxis in rickshaws and it's familiar in pakistan and fighting armed groups for over a decade but in the past punjab has been spared the worst of the violence and the country has been experiencing a period of relative calm. with this attack in lahore it seems that may now be at an end, al jazeera. >>> al jazeera's kamal hyder is developing developmen

>> indy car is everybody's goal that's here today. so to be able to get there and make a living off racing and being an indy car was always my dream. i hope to make it tom true. >> we'll be rooting for you from the bay area. and they will practice throughout the course of saturday and sunday. there are 11 total races. live, abc action news. we count you down to "good morning america." >> bringing you news, weather and traffic that you need to know starting out in hernando county where a bar fight turns fatal in spring hill. one man was deadnded. the shooter had not left and was taken into it peacefully. >>> and during our 5:00 hour, we showed you this fight broke out before two men before a stabbing. both are recovering in the hospital. >>> four people in custody after a shots fired call leads to a high-speed chase. tam that police responded to more shots were fired and two cars took off. one driver bailed out. police performed a pit maneuver and took three people inside of that one into custody. >>> testimony resumes in two hours in

indy cars went out this morning. team penske won the race three times. >> first practice on friday. everybody is excited to have the series around. i'm excited to be back. car seems to be working well. we have lots going on. we have to keep making it better. tonight. they are one point back of bruins. they are tied with panthers. they may be going with five forwards on the power play tonight. sec tournament mike white and florida gators needed this game against top seeded texas a&m. casey hill had the hot hand. he put the gators up by three. midway through the second half. in final two minutes jones inside for texas a&m. they are up by two. gators lose 72-66. usf bulls lost today. their season is over. >>> looking for something to do this weekend? we have you and your family covered. it is the last weekend of the strawberry festival in beautiful plant city. it closes sunday night. tickets $10. kids six to 12 $5. kids under five get in free. adventure island opens for the it is located across from beautiful busch gasheddens. gardens. park opens at 10:00 a.m. >> don't forget this week

the biggest race of the weekend the rise to indy car series opener hit the rack this afternoon. penske driver pablo was the winner for the second year in a row. >>> the gasparilla music fest invaded tampa today. organizers have started a brand new latin stage featuring an entire lineup of latin musicians. dozens attended the concerts with five stages in all. they say fans have been showing recent interest on latin music so they wanted these fans in one place. >> we really wanted to have it all together here. so we can get synergy off all the latin dance. >> organizers plan to bring an even more latin band next year. >>> a lot going on across the bay this weekend. especially today. it looks like the rain just held on enough. >> we were keeping our fingers crossed. we have seen the rain come through but it's not as side spread as we were hearing. we were able to get in most of those outdoor activities. we were able to get some rain and still get our fun in. here's a look from circles at apollo beach. you can see the clouds out there as you look out past the piers. do you notice fo

. >>> till ahead in sport, the west indies women's cricket team reach the final can the men's team dohe same? the latest from their semifinal against india. >>> let's catch up with all the sport news. >> thank you very much, formula one, the drivers arrived in bahrain ahead of the grand prix. one man who won't take part in the race is alonzo. the former double world champion was involved in a huge crash at the opening race of the season in pell bourn. earlier this month. he was set to race, but following a medical examination on thursday, it's been decided that he should pull out. last season he missed the opening race in australia, having had a big crash during preseason testing. >>> to the nba now, the golden state warriors have set a new franchise regular for regular season wins. they beat the jazz wednesday to go 68-7. they remain on course to be the all time win record of 72. it barely begins to tell the tail of an amazing game on wednesday. the jazz led 79-71 and 88-85 with just a minute and a half to go, but then back game gold be state. klay thompson tying the game with a thre

indy cars took over downtown st. petersburg for the firestone 3 bucs defensive tackle "gerald mccoy" with the grand marshall honors..... "simon pagenaud" dominated early and lead for the most laps.... only two cautions came out which tied the race record.. this was the big one... but just past the halfway point... a traffic jam is triggered by "scott dixon" and "helio castroneves".... they got through it but behind them... a nine car pile up... "carlos munoz" ran into "graham rahal" and everything stops.... "juan pablo montoya"... took over from there and stayed ahead of his teammate "pagenaud"..... he wins by just over 2 seconds... "ryan hunter-reay" takes third.... it's back to back wins in st. pete for "montoya"... 3 3 and you can catch "juan pablo montoya" right here on good day later this morning. he will be on live during our 7 o'clock hour. 3 not a good day at innisbrooke for defending valspar champ "jordan spieth". he started the day 6-shots behind bill haas and he quickly fell out of the hunt. he couldn't st

of course all of this leads up to the indy 500, the biggest indy race of the year. maybe this year, st. pete will only four times in the history the racer has gone on to be a serious champ. there are some local drivers racing here at the firestone grand prix this weekend. you'll want to stick around. coming up in our next hour, we're headed into the track. we'll see how they feel heading into the big event this weekend. we are live right now in st. pete. i'm lindsay logue, abc action news. >> lindsay behind the wheel maybe. >> that should be fun. >> a full list of events happening on abcactionnews.com and click on the story link. >> three days, friday, saturday, sunday. which is the better day? >> the berter days will be today and tomorrow. the showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. that's the big day. we'll deal with a few wet roads out there as we're contracting the rainfall here. tomorrow. sunday, 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms opinion how do we get there? right now, titan doppler radar is quiet. the gulf looks good but across the western part of the

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an indy car sideswiped the wall. and broke into pieces. we could see the driver get out. >> i'm here for the turns. and, i'm here for the passes. the wrecks are not something it is part of the deal, but not something i enjoy at all. >> reporter: fans had to go through metal detectors an back checks in an enhanced security effort. they equate it to what happened at football games and other events. it didn't seem to hold up lines. inside, we found this fan with an autographed cap who traveled all the way from buffalo, new york. >> the cars, the rush, you know. it's exciting! >> reporter: the turning heads showed just how fast you have to be to see the action. we slowed it down a tad so you can catch what is really happening. the race appeals to all ages. >> is this something you would encourage him to get into? >> absolutely not. his mother would kill me. >> reporter: a 5k race will be going on in a few minutes. there are all kinds of activities at the park. and racing resumes tomorrow at the crack of dawn. space to come watch the space. wha

the next opponents will be the west indies who fell victim to pakistan. they are qualified for the last four and were looking to keep their unbeaten win intact. on paper, at least, it seemed like an easy target for the west indies big hitters to chase down. afghanistan's bowlers kept them under pressure and it came down to the final over. they needed 10 runs from their last balls, but a diving catch dashed their hopes. afghanistan celebrating a six-run win. their first victory over a major test playing nation. their tournt over but no way forgotten >>> if you want to dip into the world news and you're away from the tv over the next coming of hours, checkout the website aljazeera.com >> it's not just feelings that my mind tells me i'm being followed, no. really, i am. they know how to track you. they're everywhere. they could be in the street, they could be in our shop, they could be your friend without you knowing. that's why it's very hard for

as sports fisher explains. for fire stone grand prix you could go with the indie 500 and serious champion or an underdog who has never won in st. pete. why not both? try rooting for ryan hunter ray. >> this is my home, only three hours away from home, and this is where all the friends and family come out to. it's the season opener. so it's pressure packed rkts you really -- you really want to get the season off to a good start. >> reporter: and if you're not sold, let's see if this gets your motor going. >> for something that affects you, me, and everyone! cancer. >> i lost my mom to cancer in 2009. she was diagnosed, we lost her in a short amount of time, blind sided us. it's an honor to run the 28 in honor of the 28 million people living with cancer. >> reporter: 28 million people. really think about that number , hunter ray really does when he gets behind the wheel. and it's why he's passionate about beating cancer on and off >> my charity, racing for cancer, racingforcancer.com. we use the indie car series and motor sports is our platform to raise awareness first and the funds against

the second world semifinal between india and the west indies is well underway. india has started first in mumbai. details are coming up. >>> the iraqi cleric says he's ending his sit-in in front of baghdad's green zone. his supporters are calming for reforms in the political system. hours earlier iraq's primary submitted a new list of ministers to parliament for approval. he's been under pressure to choose a new team committed to fighting corruption. >>> the iraqi cleric sadr is calling for those reforms and welcomes the prime minister's announcement now. a political analyst joins us now live from baghdad. first of all, let's started with this proposed cabinet reshuffle. do we know at this point who are the names that are being presented to the parliament? >> actually it's about 16 names for 16 ministries, which is shrunk to 16. it's supposed to be 22. and the names are not famous names, but it's still on the underhand of mr. rabadi, which means they're supposed to be technocrat. it was a surprise. he surprised everyone, and he's going to work on these names wit

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we have the indy race and the music festival and the boat show. of course last but not least, the strawberry festival. >> you own have three days. >> if you are going today, we want to let you know about a lineup, central florida native john anderson. tanya tucker canceled her performance due to complications with bronchitis. you can either stick around to see anderson or get a refund. >> that will be nice through sunday. >> i think all in all, a good weekend coming up. >>> continuing coverage right now. >> "fab life" is next on your abc action news station. have a great rest of the bay >> today on "fablife"... >> a road trip! (horn honking) >> we're gonna have you eating well... >> we don't add tomatoes into anxious to just... >> (laughing) and, of course, looking good on the road. >> the air-dry is the new blow-dry. plus, eva amurri martino. >> susan sarandon is your mom. there was a lot of brouhaha about what she was wearing. >> if you got it, flaunt it! i travel a lot with my daughter alone. be super organized. (cheers and applause) >> welcome

in the at 60 -- indy at 53 . temperatures will fall, and it you will still want a jacket for the morning. we' ll make it back into the 60' s this afternoon. 8:00, 56. , 61. through the afternoon the wind will howl. we will be in a lower to middle 60' s. the rain is gone and the clouds will move out. toward the afternoon, you will notice improvements. today, close to 70-degrees this morning. middle 60' s this afternoon. breezy all day. st. patrick' s day, another windy day. middle 40' s in the morning. 7:00, 54. the weekend, ushering in the start of spring, it will not feel like spring. we will have sustained cooler air with high temperatures in the upper 40' s and a couple of showers on sunday. how are the roads looking? rest of march. good morning. as you head out for your commute, we have been quiet. that continues for those of you now. 74, 18-minutes from indiana to i-75. out of warren county, travel times although considering we are close to 7:00 . 71/75, 21-minutes. getting heavier and slowing down in coving

rain up towards indy. down there the duca, rain showers working in our direction -- could do go. closer to downtown by noon. a little bit of fog right now and through the early morning. maybe a stray storms in the mix and that chance lingers until midnight tonight. i have a great forecast for tomorrow. that is in a couple of minutes. let' s check the roads. kyla: good morning. this is pretty much what you will see. we are not seeing any issues on the interstate. 275 near 32 into parts of clermont county, you should be good to go. mason montgomery near warren county you should be good to go. along 75 inside of the 275 loop. you can see, north and southbound at clifton moving right along with volume pretty light. lisa: thank you. down to the wire, ohio residents are seeing more political ads and visits from presidential candidates, all hoping to secure votes for tomorrow. wlwt news 5' s andrew setters is leading the way with the latest right now on commitment 2016. good morning. andrew: good morning. no matter who the candidate is and what they say, you get to have your say tomorro

and indy car racing t is a good track. i enjoy driving here. and it was always good finishes t is a special moment for me to make my debut here. >> a 22 years old hopping in that car going this weekend for the first time. he has some butterflies like i had yesterday. although i had nothing on the line. >> but were you but for the you put your life in his hands. >> it was on the line. >> that's a good point. he would be good to put it in. >> yes. >> are you here with us today. >> i made it. >> thank you very much, scott. donald trump making an he fesss up >>> there are two different see on the stage the one who is cerebral. >> there is the public version and this version. >> and we saw shades of the toned down donald trump in miami. off the debate he picked up the endorsement of ben carson. and we go to washington with that story. >> once a rival now an ally the candidate dr. ben carson endorses donald trump. , he is very intel intelligent and cares about america. >> having his support it is credence to what i do. >> and it is around the controv

kyla: my friends in indy are saying the same thing. you might see it sticking on the grass but the roads are mostly wet. right now, traffic looks good at 275. heading northbound, pretty good speeds. 65 miles per hour up through newport, five minute commute over to the daniel carter beard bridge. all lanes are clear as well. we will keep a close eye on it throughout the morning. lisa: turning a negative into a positive. >> i essentially ignored it because, being 16, you think you' re invincible. you think nothing will happen to you. mark: how one local man is helping to raise awareness of kidney disease. lisa: outside live on your we have more headlines lisa: good morning and welcome back on this thursday. we are bringing attention to a deadly disease that often has no symptoms at all. mark: and according to the national kidney foundation, one in three americans are at risk of developing it. wlwt news 5' s kyla woods tells us how one local man is helping to raise awareness of kidney disease. kyla: idris gray was only 16 years old when h

he was joined by people from the indy car world. >> we have a race, we're hoping that weather cooperates. >> you're looking at nice weather especially until first half of the weekend. that's not the case in the rest of the nation. we can show you all of the flooding troubles stretching from texas to louisiana, to mississippi, will that rain eventually work its way into our area? that's what i'll talk about with the seven-day forecast. >> athletes are attracted from all the world. how you can get involved . >>> a new study, children are more likely to be diagnosed with hyperactivity disorder than children who are oldest in their grade. they found it in preschool and not in older children. >>> the triathalon is next month. before athletes can swim and bike along the waterfront organizers need to sign up 1,000 volunteers. we can show you how volunteers get a front row seat to all of the action. >> joining me are susan daniel and tim mcmahon. they're here to talk about the triathalon. 24th. first susan, a little bit about the race, this is a big one, you expect a lot of athletes? >> yes, we

india takes on the west indies in mumbai. they have experience with the underdog mentality. on the tournament, they were ended by afghanistan in the last outing. the pressure is firmly with india, however, though inconsistent despite their semifinal defeat of australia. >> there's still 30% areas where we can improve, and let's hope it happens tomorrow. in the semifinal -- >> the first women's finalists being decided, england had no shortage of handshakes against australia. first natalie stieger was knocked to the floor, and then a half century from the world's number one batter, lanning, with theirs. england fell short of the victory target, and australia will play either new zealand or the west indies in the finals. >> now, spanish club, the boots after just 4 months, and the pullback was unveiled with such fanfare in deans. disappointing results from the club, and they only managed to win three out of 16 matches. 14, and 6 points off the zoning. former liverpool coach, previously, what happened between 2021 and 2004, at the end of the season. >>> tennis' number one, djako

. >> you're doing an indie film? we shoot this summer. well, in may. it's about this really incredible little girl. i play her mother. i don't want to spoil it too much, but she -- i pass away. >> oh, okay. >> in the first couple minutes. no, and the little girl doesn't tell anybody. so she tries to live her life without anybody knowing that her mom is passed away. >> you're still in the house? >> i don't want to ruin it. it's actually so beautiful and such a -- the little girl, her name is sterling, she is so sweet. the relationship that she has with her mother through poetry and through her mother's photography, it's a really beautiful -- it's a nice contrast, to go from what i'm doing now to go into this dramatic -- >> when does that come out? >> i think a year. >> indie. >> great gig. most of the movies you're >> i'm mummified. no, it's not about her death. >> no. it's a celebration. >> yes. it's all about their life together prior to her being dead. this is not coming out right. >> fantastic. >> it'll be great. >> it'll be sweet. >> hallmark chann

africa at a much slower pace than china of course, where it was driven indie center. you look at the doubling of the population between now and just short of 2050. this is a very exciting market. this is back to where the irish were about 50 years ago and they deported most of them. for africa, it is very exciting in the relevant markets. it is not true across all of africa. you have to be selective. 17example, growth rates in of the sub-saharan economies of plus, you have to pick the ones you want to go after. is, you will see it. it is like a teaming anthill. people working, making money, but not living in the way we are used to seeing in the west. we have to understand how to cap -- how to tap into that. talked about what it will take for africa to meet the bull case, education, infrastructure, further diversification. your concern is implementation, why? we take africa, literally, figuratively. the one thing i find it of theging is most african countries all have fantastic vision, very clearly articulated. they all have it. what my dad used to say is, if you want

the firestone grand prix runs next friday march 11th with the indy car series on march 13th. >>> the sun dome is ranked one of the best venues in the country. fourth in the nation among university top stops. it's a small jump from its number five ranking last year. and attendance. >>> a bay area hospital group getting a major honor. sarasota memorial health care systems has been named one of the top 100 hospitals. the ranking measures things like expenses. >>> new video tonight right now trending on our social media pages and facebook. a lake land man finds a 300-pound, 9 foot long alligator in his pool. he was checking his pool for golf balls when he made the shocking find. this veteran trapper spent an hour getting the gator out and wasn't wearing any shoes. this job. this clip has been viewed more than 75,000 times. friends by searching for abc action news and scroll to this post. >>> still to come, one of the toughest things to do at work. asking for more money. the two things that could be keeping you from getting a raise. >>> a florida woman says her wedding ring was swiped rig

more than 150,000 spectators are off the 2016 indy car season. races run through sunday night. there are new security changes you should know about. you have to go through medal detectors and have your bags searched. >>> also happening this weekend a tampa bay boat show sails into tropicana field. admission is free and it's open to the public. experts holding seminars to help you up your fishing game. >>> the question is how is the weather? especially for the race outside. >> so much going on this weekend. >> i know. >> the golf tournament and strawberry festival and the race. >> music festival i believe too. >> a lot of good stuff. saturday looks good. sunday not so much. not going to be a wash out but definitely saturday is the if you're going to the beach, even sunday might not be a horrible day. it's still the beach and temperatures around 80 degrees especially compared to what's going on off to the west. this is a look at rainfall totals in the last 20 hours from new orleans back to baton rouge up towards hatties burg mississippi. that's just in 24 hours. they have been ge

sunday, and there is a lot going on with the strawberry festival, indy race, boat show. take your pick, whatever you do, sunday has a 40% chance of showers and storms. it won't be as heavy for us and won't linger as long as it did for them. the 70% chance of showers on monday and keep it in the upper 70s with partly cloudy skies. roads have been quiet. weather has not been impacted. this week has been quiet. it's all about you. >> it's been nice out there. the pinellas roadway is back open as cars are flowing nicely through that area. again, up to speed in both directions. i just checked. from apollo beach to i-4 and i- 75. a reminder about this construction project happening in ybor city, 34th street closed from seventh to fifth. >>> checking why you are drive on the toll roads, you are looking great out there all in the green 17 minutes from 254 to 275. from 75 into downtown, six minutes on the expressway from dell mabry down to channel side. we have a lot going on this weekend in st. pete. we have a mess down there. coming up, how to work your way around it and where

the west indies number one with danger man was balled out in the second over. similar mondays and russell let lose. the pair without put on a partnership of 80. now there's moments with the final over, but they got there with three balls left. it is going to be a double header on sunday, the women's team also advances to the final, but for the first time in their history. they bet new zealand by six runs to progress, and will take on three time defending champions australia. elise holeman al jazeera. >> players obviously still coming to terms what the is semifinal loss. he continues on after this tournament. he can continue playing on after this tournament. >> let's have some fun. come. come. >> yeah. >> [laughter] >> i was hoping it was -- do you think i am unfit? >> no. >> very fast. >> you think i can make my way to the world cup? is. >> yes, sure. >> thank you, sir. you are forgetting something. i would have said okay maybe a brother he can play, and keep up. >> formula 1 drivers for this weekend's grand prix, one man that won't be taking part, this is why

england and the west indies will play their opening game later.he west indies have often struggled as a team but they still have some of the best individual players in this form of the game. >> where we always have setbacks and we thrive on that to use that as motivation to clear our spot really well. you know, where we play especially when we played well, no other thing could match it. the vibes we bring. >> the bat toll secure a champions league quarter final spot continues on wednesday. >> the first leg result has a degree of influence on the next. it was a very good result but won't change the way we plan and prepare our game plan. it remains an open knockout stage against a dangerous rival. we're aware that we need to play a great game in order to make it to the next stage. >> you say i have played great games in open champions league. we have won everywhere in europe, but not here yet. we are in a position where we have to achieve by tomorrow. i'm convinced that the players are decided and united to give a strong response tomorrow. >>> match

on paper at least, it seemed like an easy target for the west indies big hitters to chase down. afghanistan's bowlers kept them under pressure and it all came down to the final over. they needed 10 runs from that you are last four balls but a diving catch stopped their hopes. afghanistan finding a 6-1 win, their first victory over a major nation. >>> they now face australia or the host in the finals. india just getting going in their innings. >>> roy hutchin described beating india as the best night as a manager. tony cruz putting germany ahead just before half time. early in the second half, mario gomez looked to put germany on course for a win. england with a hit back first here. then hardy making an immediate impact off the bench with his first international goal. eric dyer scored his first english goal. england unbeaten in berlin after nine games against germany then. >> i've enjoyed this night even admitting reluctantly it's my best night with england so far. a lot of criticisms we've had in the past, they suddenly get forgotten for a moment and we get lifted up. this is a

leading @up to the afternoon indy car @grand prix. @if you were heading down there @or avoid everything all @together, vanessa rufus has you @covered. @>> reporter: good morning, @yeah, we want to talk about @some events and road closures @that come with them. @we have been talking about the @firestone grand prix happening @we do have not only roads @closed but roads with limited @access. @so we will get to that in just @a second. @these are the roads that will @be closed completely. @most of them will be southbound @most of them will be @southbound, southbound thorough @fares, all of them except for @first avenue south. @first street south affected. @and beach drive and bayshore @drive. @completely avoid those areas. @certainly expect heightened @traffic in the area. @as i mentioned we have some @limited access roads. @a full list on that as well as @some information on parking and @pedestrian impacts on my @facebook page. @fox 13's vanessa rufus. @over to ybor city the st. @patrick's parade later today @and road throw closures @star

looking through indiana, a couple of light scattered showers outside indy. west of downtown cincinnati, specifically through southeastern indiana, you may see a passing sprinkle through the day. you can see that moisture right now. morning. very pretty horizon, 59 degrees currently, winds out of the south at 12 miles per hour. looking at the planner today, it :00 in the morning, 56. lunchtime, 67. to the afternoon, the threat for a shower will be there, typically west of cincinnati. temperature-wise, good to go. possibility for a lunchtime. cincinnati. through the afternoon, i would expect rain showers to work in our direction with the study midnight tonight. that is when the heavier rain re stuck forecast. for the morning rush tomorrow, some areas will see jesus rainfall, getting to lunchtime, -- some areas will see a steady rainfall, getting to lunchtime. but the time the kids get out of school or for the evening rush, parts of town sing moderate rain. could see an inch to an inch and half total tomorrow before he moves out in the very early morning hours

bart's in the french west indies, combining hot musical acts including demi lovato and nick jonas. it will also give us a behind- is like to be a victoria's secret model. lily aldridge will be on the show tonight. >> there is a sisterhood and friendship between us. they are my best friends. i speak to candace literally every day. we lift each other up and bring each other up. that's what women should be doing. >> you can watch the victoria's secret swim special tonight on cbs4 starting at nine.>> i will be watching.>>> we will be right back. the dow >>> that will do it for cbs4 news at noon. join us later today for the (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >> sage: i mean... >> chelsea: i know. [ both laugh ] >> sage: oh, my gosh. are you sure you want to give me all this stuff? what if you and adam decide

. >>> indy car drivers will take to the practice lab. the qualifying and racing continues through sunday. here's tom corn with the rest of your morning sports. >> reporter: good morning. we thought jordanian spieth's game is a little off but it's more out of whack than we thought. he'll have to rally. for most of the day for round one. first it was his putting but yesterday it was everything. spieth had six bogeys to go along with one birdie. teagueen bradley, ken duke and charles howell iii share the lead at 4 under. gators keep that slim ncaa tournament hope alive in the first round of the sec tourney. casey hill drives the line right there for the three pointer and then the gators get the rebound on the missed three by the razor backs. the gators move on to play top seeded texas a&m today 68-61. the big east carolina 71-66. next up is temple at noon today. >>> it looks like the fight for the services of pass rusher robert ayers. jr seizey signed a deal as >>> we're back. the tower cam will look just hours. we'll get sunshine out there

this is a prank by a group that has an indy gogo page to help people fund their pranks as they go around the u.k. >> so the girl was in on it then? >> yes, she was in on it. >> i don't like this at all on so many levels, but again, let's go back to the video. >> some pranks are in bad taste. but this -- >> these ladies don't find it funny at all. >> as security approaches them, do you hear security? >> it's a prank! >> i think this is a lesson to us and all the pranksters out there that there is a thin line between ha-ha and no-no. >>> you hear a hiss in the engine and you think, something is probably leaking, maybe the radiator. if you are in australia you think, snake! but we're not in australia. >> it's a cat. kitty cat. >> no, it's a snake in zimbabwe where the snake thinks this is a great place to curl up. this one is just chilling like what. >> do you think that big thing can fit in there? so he grabs that by the head. >> is he a qualified handler or a random? >> it doesn't matter. he's trying to take care of the problem. as long as he doesn't get bit do you think aaa is going to c

you can see the indy race is ready for this weekend. it will be a busy weekend for all kinds of activities. you can see 33 miles per hour over a lot of the sky 10 networks from sarasota to clearwater today. if you have not seen a forecast in a couple days i'll show you what we are tracking. with the warm temperatures we had a big storm winding up and going out around northern mexico. we have high pressure to the east. being wedged between these two is creating that wind. this is a cut off low. it means the jet stream is up to the north. it has nothing to push it along. it rains one round after another and after another. what you are looking at is 24 hours of rain totals. what is impressive is that it is not just one area. pockets here from south of memphis to just north of the i-10 corridor west of i-49 on the texas louisiana state line. we are seeing over ten inches of rain. not far from it around brian, college station area around texas a&m north of there on the road to dallas. this is winding up and eventually will start moving east.

the west indies make it two from two at the world twenty20. jo will have the details >>> russia wants to hold an urgent with the u.s. it comes as indirect talks resume between s between syria and the opposition. what do you know about this? >> reporter: it's puzzling, i thi think, diplomats and officials here. the cessation has been in place for more than three weeks. what they have here in gen ooech ais a-- geneva is a coordination center where there are russian military officials, also u.s. military officials and members of the u.n. u.n. officials including some military officers who are working here with the united natio nations. they're supposed to look at all the violations and get a clear pattern of where there have been violations of the cessation. everyone is saying that there have been violations, but there has still been a significant drop in the level of violence and an 80 to 90% drop before it came into place three weeks ago. the russians seem to have a dispute with the u.s. over taking action against those that are violating the c

. >>> ahead in sport, the west indies make two of two. jo will have all the details. >> a yemeni government official says that a new round of u.n. brokered talks could be held by that the end of this month. those negotiations could lead to a ceasefire. the announcement was made after the country's warring parties met with u.n. envoy. we have this report. >> as he arrives in the yemeni capital, the job ahead for the united nations envoy isn't easy. he is trying to convince all sides to end the war and negotiate a political compromise. past attempts to strike a deal failed because of growing divisions. houthi rebels will still control the capital say they are a legitimate authority but the government backed by a saudi-led coalition inserts the war will continue until the shia rebels disarm. on the ground, hopes for peace are overshadowed by the fighting. this is a district in the oil-rich province close to the capital. it's been retaken by pro government troops. the army says it's waiting for orders to go into sanna. >> the national army ha

now they would like face australia or indies. but england with all the mathematical pondering with a win over sri lanka on saturday. that will take them through. but they were wins against afghanistan last time out. >> obviously not performed at our best. in a way it is quite a way because we know that's still to come. really pleasing thing for me is we're finding ways to win games of cricket. which is really important. as long as we continue to do that, that is all we can really worry about is making sure that we get that win tomorrow. and give ourselves the best chance at qualifying. >> well, dutch football has been celebrating the life of legend deer player, who died on thursday at the age of 68. the nedder land's friendly against france was stopped so players and fans could applause. his career included victory in three european cup finals o for for ajax. >> germany has been drawn with poland, ireland and ukraine. for this friendly they will be wearing black arm bands for the coach who would guide barcelona to their first eur