. >> reporter: senate education chairman john legg is blocking the bill from being heard and tells us he won't change his mind. >> it is a too rigid of a our local districts to resolve. >> reporter: senator bill monford is in the education committee. he supports recess. >> recess is good, kids need it, but in place of what? >> reporter: when the state added an extra hour a day at low performing schools the price tag was 66 million. >> legg did tell us if counties don't adopt recess locally the bill could be backed next year. if it is, legg won't be there to block it. he is not running for reelection. >>> the florida house and senate are about $1 billion apart in their budgets. lawmakers have three weeks left to pass the state budget to avoid a special session. there is still time but lawmakers want to avoid a repeat of last session's midwest. both chambers passed respective budgets but no conferences are scheduled. he's not worried yet. >> i think if you look back it schedule. i mean, they could ramp it up and shut it down pretty quickly i think and try to get a budget to the governor

. >> the house voted 112-2, but senator john legg chairs the senate education committee and he confirmed that he will not schedule the bill for a hearing. he has said from the beginning he believes this is a local issue, and said the schools of the school day is best determine bid our local education leaders tallahassee mandate. administrators and school board members, intersend interintend nts and nts nts should work together. and he urged the urged tboil urged bill to be brought to the floor for a vote, but that will not happen because in this case the vote has to be unanimous and senator legg would not vote for that. >> i'm sure a lot of frustration. >> and i just always enjoyed getting out and running. >> he has been running the gasparilla races for more 20 years. what makes tomorrow's run so special. we'll tell you about it after the break. waste every week and year? it's probably more than you think, how to cut and safe cash. >> the weather winning streak has been incredible. look how it finishes today, and what a great sunset. this is the view from the tippy top, and the sun is ju

but it is hit a roadblock in the state senate where john legg, the chairman of the education committee, refuses to put it on the agenda keeping the recess bill from a vote. >> the senator needs to give to let them vote on it. they represent us and vote no if they want. they should not block the process. >> parents say they have sent thousands of e-mails and letters to the senator's office over the past six weeks but have not received a response. they tried calling, too, but they say all they get is his office voice mail. i wanted to ask him why the bill committee in two months. whether he plans to ever allow it to go to a vote but i have not received a response either. >> mark, kelly thank you. >>> developing now two robberies the same two suspect as worker who was just doing his job at a produce stand recovering. police are releasing video of the man and woman here believed to be behind the crimes. and we have the latest on that one with aaron mesmer. >> reporter: we're talking about two robberies in a matter of days both at this market and the second one could have been deadly. that'

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