mayor rick kriseman will join last year's winner "juan pablo montoya... and indy car officials to install the ceremonial first block. when finished, the track will run one point eight miles with 14 turns... right along the st. pete waterfront. the "20-16 firestone grand prix of st. petersburg" runs march 11th through march 13th. 3 also in st. pete today: the tampa bay rays are packing up the moving truck. but don't freak out... it's not permanent. they're just getting ready for spring training. staff will start loading equipment and supplies on their training trucks around nine a-m today. the trucks will then head down to port charlotte, so everything is setup for the players. the trucks have some time. pitchers and catchers don't report... until february 21st. 3 an update now on nascar could be back in his race car by may. so stewart's first race, could be the all star event in charlotte. after surgery last week, stewart doesn't have to wear a back brace.....which will speed up his rehab process. people close to stewart say he was walking around two days

last year's winner and the winner of the indianapolis 501 pablo montoya talked about the big race coming up next month. >> for me it is really exciting because every year at normal road train changes. it is always always a challenge because it's not a permanent circuit. and through the weekend the track changes a lot. a becomes more gripping the track changes a lot. >> he was on studio attend live today. montoya will be one of many event. >>> happening right now, a treadmill tuesday challenge. tampa metropolitan area ymca is competing with the jacksonville ymca to see which community can distance. competition kicked off at seven seven pm. treadmill tuesday's tuesday is together, encouraging one another to improve their heart health. >>> it is probably a good idea to be running inside on the treadmill this afternoon with as windy and chile as it is. >> >> i will say was not the most pleasant for miles. we started off in the 50s windy with gusts between 25-35 miles an hour especially spots along the coast with gale warnings off stores and temperature in the 50s. >>> thanks for joining us t

pete weekend from march 11th through juan pablo montoya, defending champion. loving starbucks. new drinks for valentine's day. >> the man who threw an alligator into a wendy's is telling his side of the story. >>> we're talking about less windy conditions. still breezy but improving. we're in the 50s now. look at the current wind gusts, from 15 to 20. we'll watch that as we head through later today. the small craft advisory will continue certainly in effect through the remainder of today so if you do boating keep it in mind. the planner goes this way -- temperatures in the upper 50s, we'll have some clouds to start but then sunshine develops throughout the day and then we're getting ready for a very chilly night tonight. minus the wind but it's going to be cold tomorrow morning. i'll let you know how low we go and when we can final warm up across the tampa bay area. >>> a florida man is now apologizing for tossing an alligator through a wendy's drivethrough in waxahachie. a judge released him but ordered him to stay away from that fast food restaurant and >> i'm sorry for what

the defending champ , juan pablo montoya was here to get there's a new date it is march 13. weeks of no conflict for eastern sunday. >>> cam newton and the carolina panthers came to clean out questions for about seven he refused to apologize for conference. said he was emotional does not take losing well. that are saying you know ... will but what makes your way right? i've been on record to say i'm a sore loser. who likes to lose. show me show me a good loser and i will show you a loser. >>> a lock bluster nine player trade in nhl today. the big name a big sellers toronto's captain number three five more years at 7 million a year that goes to ottawa. so that clears a lot of space for space for the police to sign a free agent like say stephen stan coast? if he goes on the market. >>> taking on treadmill tuesday. the challenge four another 30 minutes or so. tampa metropolitan area ymca locations are competing with a jacksonville ymca to see which immunity can walk and run the greatest distance. the competition kicks off at seven am and wraps up at seven pm. treadmill tuesday is meant

the mayor and the 2015 race winner juan pablo montoya unveiled the track on bayshore. >>> here is wendy ryan with a look at what is happening at 6:00. >> a warning about our safety tonight. the greatest threat that we face right now and how likely we are to see a terrorist attack this year. >>> plus, authorities say he threw an alligator into a drive- through window. the three things that a judge doing. >>> and he is already accused of impregnating a student. tonight the i-team uncovering the legal trouble in his past. the surprising thing that he was allowed to do under investigation. >>> plus this -- >> reporter: a fatal motorcycle accident leaving two young boys without parents. and now the community is stepping in to help. the outpouring of support to make sure that the two young children have everything that >> this is abc action news. >> smoke billowing, flaming building, and a woman trapped. the last-second rescue and the cause of her close call with death. >>> force shake-up. the reason putting off your break-up could equal a lot of money. >>> arrested for impregnating a student

the last year's winner juan pablo montoya said it was great to see the city without worrying about crashing. >> it is beautiful but when you race are you focused. are you trying to keep it off the wall. the thing with the street courses how close can you be without hitting them. >> the grand prix is march 11th through the 13th. that's two weeks earlier than usual. it brought in 140,000 fans. volunteers and workers with an estimated economic impact of $48 million. >>> if you drive i-275 the workers reopened the lanes near dale mabry to try to ease the congestion. it has been horrible there. the lane stretches to himes avenue and the dot said they will have more time and more distance to merge from dale mabry highway as they enter the freeway and from the avenue. there may be night closures to complete the remaining work, though. >>> i hope it works out for sure for so many people: the zika virus, how officials are getting ready for the virus and the mosquitoes that spread it. we'll talk about that. and paul, it is windy. 53 miles per hour gusts along the coast. even know it is breezy. a good

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[applause] juan pablo montoya. [applause] former shortstop for my beloved chicago white sox, orlando cabrera. [applause] there we go. so the bonds between our countries are not just at the level of government. they are people. they are cultures, friendships and family. and reflective of that is a santos and just had another very productive meeting. this is one of the strongest partnerships in the hemisphere. and increasingly we are global partners. the partnership grounded in mutual interests and mutual respect. and we discuss ways in which we can continue to strengthen our ties with trade, more investment in clean energy, ever deeper cooperation in the region. of course much of our work focus on how diseases incredible moment of promise in colombia. we all remember a time not long ago when colombia was torn apart like terrible violence, plagued by insurgency and civil war. many of you who are here lived through those times. some of you here lost loved ones or friends, colleagues. and that's why the united states a

alan: imagÍnate, juan pablo montoya o un checo pÉrez, felicidades, y queremos mÁs niÑos de esos.le ganaron a los dominicanos. alejandro: lo Único que puedo decir es que viva venezuela. nos vamos para los angeles, california para seguir celebrando con nuestra gente el dÍa de la candelaria, ay, mamÁ! johnny: nosotros en puerto rico quemando Árboles, y claudia mamacita molina dice cÓmo bajar el abdomen sin hacer ejercicio. francisca: cinthya defiende a kate del castillo, ya volvemos a "despierta amÉrica". ♪ ♪ johnny: mejor vamos con la informaciÓn de los deportes, para eso, ¿a quiÉn tenemos? alan: a edgar martÍnez, me saquÉ el aire. edgar: y la dignidad. johnny: es muy triste, no hablemos de la serie del caribe. edgar: ¿de quÉ quieres hablar? ¿de pep guardiola? guardiola lo volviÓ a hacer, asÍ como se anunciÓ en el bayern munich cuando habÍa un tÉcnico vigente que estaba ganando todo en europa, se anunciÓ que guardiola serÁ el tÉcnico del manchester city, y guardiola que ya habÍa anunciado que dejarÁ el bayern munich comenzarÁ a dirigir el manchester city en sustituciÓn de manuel pe