phil keating has more on this sag dau. >> an american couple accused of kidnapping the couple hiding out in cuba. he took his son 4-year-old coal and 2-year-old chase from his mother in law's home in florida and fled on this 25 foot sale boat in havana with his wife. it happened after the grandparents were given permanent custody of the boys. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> my son-in-law just kidnapped my two grandchildren they have been in my state custody. >> they lost custody of their sons after he lost custody. he tried to take the children from foster home at gun point. >> that was phil keating. 18 after the hour. next on "the rundown" an american car company takes the lead making it the best selling car in the world. >> good news. and then you could own a piece of new york city's iconic skyline. how this landmark could be yours. cloo >> it is 22 after the hour. the pair beyonce and jay-z was approved to travel under the people to people cultural exchange program. the treasury department had no idea those traveling included the music stars. you could own the piece of one of t

phil keating with the news this afternoon. the sinkhole not effecting just this house, there's more. >> three. a total of three households displaced by the hole as the county condemned both houses next to the house that was a house, now a foundation and hole. when you looked around the room, you could see by the camera on the pole, that the floor is gone, the bed's gone, the dresser's gone, but the walls, shelving and clothing hanging intact. housemates recalled how bizarre and sudden it happened. >> there was no cracks in the walls. there was no -- the house, when the hole opened up, the house did not even move. the house did not shake, it did not move. nothing. >> reporter: turns out the 60-foot deep hole included part of the adjacent bedroom where homeowner's daughter was sleeping. >> shepard: i hear we should expect to see more of that. >> that's what the experts say. all of the 19 million people living in florida are living a0 top limestone underneath which is water and ac aquifer. florida sees a 0 lot of sinkholes, aroun

phil keating live in south florida for us. pporters must be loving the new poll numbers. jon, every single one of them from pipe dreams to imminent reality especially with it comes to medicinal marijuana which political ackenned socially right now nationwide is on a roll. currently 18 states plus washington, d.c. allow plea dinel marijuana. if florida joins the first state in the south to allow it. colorado and washington, of course, you can now smoke pot simplely to get high. >> i'm john morgan. well known attorney john morgan leads florida's effort. it turns out his father secretly used the drug for his emphysema and cancer during his dying days. >> number one we know medical marijuana works. doctors will tell us that number two, we know people's views are changing. they are thinking through it it and number three the people of florida at the end of the day are compassionate and they will do the right thing. one of four americans smoke pot medicinally with federal permission while other floridians like with lou gehrig's disea

phil keating with news from miami.too worried about that. >> consumer confidence really not suffering all that much. surprising even industry leaders. three cruz ships left here today. carnival cruise ship owns the concordia. it tipped over in italy killing 32 passengers. carnival posting $32 million first quarter gain over last year. royal caribbean reporting 62% increase over the first quarter of last year. it isn't that it's being a strong market this year, it's just that we are a little bit pleasantly surprised although, actually the external news has been negative than we expected. our results are better than we expected. carnival, though, burdened by the cost of the bad p.r., they are having to spend several hundred of millions fromto upgrade the fleet and the image. all of the cruise lines are aggressively pricing. slow time of the year. you can get crews for $175 a night. even that low. actually, another good way to get the cruisers cruising is to bring the state-of-the-art brand new ships in the market. there

liz: fox news's phil keating joins us live from miami, florida.hat you're seeing if this is same being -- impacting consumer sentiment. >> without a doubt consumer sentiment from the cruising public is suffering however not nearly as severely or extensively as even the industry ceos imagined that it would be after all of that nationally televised bad news regarding the two carnival ships over the past 24 months. the right now in the port of miami the cruise ship capital of the world, four to 5:00 every day is departure time. we have three ships in port today. all three are heading out into the atlantic including royal caribbean's majesty of the seas. royal caribbean posting a very big first quarter this year. just yesterday up 62% over last year, and carnival cruise lines, beleaguered carnival also showing a very strong first quarter, up $37 million over last year, despite that cruise from hell in february. the carnival triumph. with 3,000 passengers all had to be towed back to shore no power, no toilets, certainly no fund for five days. that plus

phil keating is live with the news in our florida newsroom. where do things stand now, phil? >> no time line yet from cuba, shep. the hillsborough county sheriff in tampa is optimistic it will be sooner than later. cuban authorities say the family has been hiding out hemingway arena for three days and the kids have not showered or bathed the entire time. so the police may remove them tonight. this from cuba this afternoon. quote: from the first moment diplomatic notes were exchanged in a professional communication has been maintained between cuba's ministry of foreign relations and the u.s. intersection in havana, in an effort to guarantee the integrity and well-being of the minors. six warrants are out for joshua headachen up in tampa for kidnapping, child neglect and false imprisonment. shep? >> shepard: do we know why the parents lost custody in the first place, phil. >> last summer the family took their two kids from florida to louisiana. one night police went to their hotel woman where they found a bizarre joshua haiken a lot of marijuana and the dad talking about impend

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phil keating is live in florida home to one of the main stone crab suppliers.e got to get to joe's. >> well, this is the main supplier of joe's stone crab in miami beach. the keyes fisheries right here. there is only four weeks left in the season. it's very doubtful this is going to be salvaged this year. in a normal year these crab boats return each day with 300 to 400 pounds of crab claws. this year it's been more like a hundred. >> pulled 600 traps. 200 pounds. we're bringing them home for 100 pounds. because it died right off. and at 100 pounds, you can't even pay the expenses. >> florida stone crab craws are craws are the krem dela krem. one craw throw back in grows that claw back. the problem is not the size of the claws this year. it's just the lack of them. possible explanations include an abundance of octupi eating the crab while in the traps or red tie toxins or even overfishing. state biologists con cliewngely rule-any connection to 2010 bp oil spill. shep. >> shepard: anybody making any money? >> perhaps some select high end restaurants joe stone cr

our phil keating is live in miami. so, have there been previous efforts like this and how have they done, phil? >> reporter: yeah, there have been in florida but florida remains a swing state, pretty evenly split. every single one. previous efforts failed. this time around pot proponents feel the landscape politically and socially is on an unstopable role. 18 states plus washington, d.c. allow medicinal marijuana and full recreational use is now allowed in colorado and washington. >> i'm john morgan --. >> reporter: attorney john morgan, a well-connected political fund-raiser for the president and republicans now leads florida's effort. turns out his father used the drug medicinally in his final months. >> number one we know medical marijuana works. doctors will tell us that. number two we know people's views are changing. they're thinking through it. number three, the people of florida at the end of the day are come passionate and they will could the right thing. >> reporter: the only florida shows far 70% of the flori

fox's phil keating is in miami with a checkup on the cruise industry. hey, phil?entiment absolutely on the board a -- across from the board because of highly publicized cruise ships as hell but not extremely or severely as the cruise industry expected. three are leaving today. they're all departing full. this is the majesties of seas. royal caribbean posted a big first quarter up 62% over last year. carnival cruise lines posting a solid third quarter up $37 million from last year. despite the hosch cruise of carnival triumph in february where 3,000 passengers had to be towed to shore on live television, no power or no toilets for five days. that plus 2012's deadly costa concordia crash in italy. definitely hag a impact for royal caribbean earnings call. looking to the remainder of the year, obvious questions, yes, recent media coverage is frustrating and probably impacted us a bit but no, it has not been a game-changer for our brands. however for carnival cruise lines in particular it has some with come severe costs. they are pledging to spend $700 more over the n

phil keating, fox news. >>> developing stories in some of the world's hot spots.ng american woman murdered in afghanistan the first killing of a u.s. diplomat since benghazi. john kerry emotional reaction is coming up. and south korea warns north korea may file off a missile test. we'll have the latest developments on the tensions on the peninsula rise. >> i'm john roberts. news headquarters live at the nation's capital starts right now. >> we start this hour with a tragic death of a diplomat killed in afghanistan yesterday. she was one of six americans who were targeted by terrorists. conner powell is live with the latest. when you think of the death of this young woman. >> they confirmed that she was killed in the province on saturday when her convoy was hit by an ide traveling through the capital of the province. three other troops and unnamed civilian were also killed in that attack. there were part of a group delivering textbooks to an afghan school when the convoy was hit. they frequently worked with journalists and whole fox news team. she put a friendly fa

phil keating joins us live. >> reporter: consumer confidence is definitely suffering to an extent. know as severely as people would expect. three ships including the royal caribbean's majesty of the sea are in mort today. 62%. despite the cruise from hell 300 passengers had to be towed to shore, no power or toilets. that and the deadly crash in italy. they say the recent negative media coverage has been frustrating and yes it's probably impacted us a bit, but no, it's not been a game-changer for our brands. however it has been costly especially for carnival cruise lines pledging to spend $700 million now to upgrade its fleet and its image. for passengers there are steals of deals out there for as little as a hundred dollars a night due to aggressive pricing by the cruise eupd straoe all in a pr effort to keep cruisers cruising. combined with the fact that they are in between spring break and summer. >> it's unfortunate that these things happen. remember these are machines. they are just like airplanes and they d

phil keating is live in miami with more. hi, phil. >> reporter: hi, gregg.rns out this deadly sinkhole also included the closet of the bedroom next door to jeff bush's, and that's where the homeowner's daughter was sleeping at the time this happened. this brand-new video shot by a contractor who rigged a camera on to the end of a pole, stood outside the house and period through the window to show what was where jeff bush slept. the sink home itself 60 feet deep. when you look in all you can see is dirt and darkness. his bed, his dresser, the floor, all sucked down, just disappeared. while bizarre lee shelves and clothing on the wall still exactly as they were. 37-year-old jeff bush died in that sinkhole. his body has never been recovered, ruled by the county too dangerous to even try and retrieve him. >> there was no cracks in the walls. there was no -- the house when the hole opened up the house did not even move. the house did not shake, it did not move, nothing. >> reporter: she and bush's brother jeremy also lived in that home. as you may recall he despe

fox's phil keating joins us with that type dream. ly nationwide is forever move in their direction so it is no longer a question of if but when. 18 states and washington d.c. allow medicinal marijuana and colorado and washington allow recreational use. >> i am john wooden. phil: a big political fund-raiser for the president and republicans now leaves the florida effort. his motivation his dad used hot medicinal in illegally in his dying days. >> we know medical marijuana works. doctors will tell us fat. we know people's views are changing. they are thinking through it and number 3, the people of florida at the end of the day our compassion and will do the right thing. >> the only florida polls so far shows 70% of floridians support municipal marijuana to get a constitutional amendment passed, you only need 60% so that looks strong. however put opponents have power in tallahassee. the bills to legalize medicinal marijuana all appear to be dead for this session. dennis: thanks. this sell-off, more to come on that. bob dole will talk to

connell: the port of miami today, phil keating, any affect on consumer confidence? >> consumer confidence definitely suffering to an extent but not as severe as many might have expected. three cruise ships in port, all of the departing later this afternoon and all will be full. one here is the royal caribbean majesty of the seas and royal caribbean posting a big first quarter up sixty-two% over last year. carnival cruise lines posting a solid first quarter of forty-seven million dollars despite that crews from hell in february where 3,000 passengers had to be towed to shore, no power, no toilets, that and 2012's deadly crash in italy having an impact on the industry for royal caribbean and ceo, quote, looking to the remainder of the year ended the obvious questions the negative industry media coverage has been frustrating and probably impact as a bit, but know it has not been a game changer for our brand. for carnival cruise lines which is now pledging to spend $700 million upgrading its fleet and its public image. dagen: it is all about the pricing. what has this d

it was shot just before the house was demolished and phil keating has that live from miami, phil. >>hat street east tampa remains dangerous to the in fact, the houses on both sides of the house where that home once stood above the sinkhole are also condemned by the county and newly released video was shot by a construction worker who attached a camera to a pole and put it through the bedroom window to show what it looked liked, the bed, the dresser, the entire floor as you can see gone, disappeared into that relatively narrow 60 foot deep sinkhole. looking into it, really all you can see is dirt and darkness, 37 year old jeff bush's body was never recovered. and geologists say it's too unstable and would endanger others. and the backhoe used a far-reaching arm, and when this happened, several people were sleeping in that house. >> there was no cracks in the walls. the house with a hole opened up, the house did not even move. the house did not shake. it did not move. nothing. >> just really bizarre. jeff bush's brother jeremy was in that house and desperately tried to dig his brother

phil keating is live from st. petersburg, florida, with that. phil?er: jon, the beloved manatee population is already endangered at the state level and the federal level. so the sea mohammad mamdouhs are already a -- mammals are a fragile population to begin with. a record 5% of the population in florida has been eliminated. the cause of it all is the red algae bloom that is a lot larger this year than in years previously. the toxin gets released into the seagrass and that is con assumed by sealife. it is deadly for manatees and fish. also poisonous for humans who breathe it in or consume contaminated shellfish. florida fish and wild live bile gift responding to floating manatees, half dead or already dead. at the state's pathology laboratoritory they have performed on a steady stream of autopsies. killer of 250 manatees so far this year is the red tide. >> when the cell blooms to large amounts it release as chemical in the water, toxin in the water. manatees take that either through inhaling some of it at the surface of the water or when they ingest

phil keating is on that story for us live in miami. his just sort of a pot proponents pipe-dream you might say? >> reporter: well, pot proponents here and nationwide feel the tide, politically and socially is no longer if, but when. currently, 18 states plus washington, d.c. allow medicinal marijuana and colorado and washington of course now allow full recreational use. >> i'm john morgan --. >> reporter: attorney john morgan a big-time political fund-raiser for both parties leads the effort. his motivation, his dad used pot in his dying days. >> we know medical marijuana works. doctors tell us that. people's views are changing. they're thinking through it. and number three, the people of florida at the end of the day are compassionate and they will do the right thing. >> reporter: the only florida poll shows far shows 70% of floridians support medicinal marijuana. with morgan's backing he can generate money and people on the street getting ballot signatures. it is fully expected this will be a constitutional amendment on florida's 2014

phil keating in is marathon, florida, with more. >> reporter: the absence of stone crabs remain as mysterye water. frustrated fisherman are pulling traps out and stacking them up and giving up early. florida's stone crab claw. the creme de la creme of florida seafood. this year's catch, the worst on record. for fishermen like steve, it is just a losing proposition. so he is pulling crab traps out for good before the season is even over. >> pulled 600 traps. 200 pounds. we're bringing them home for 100 pounds though. because it died right off. at 100 pound you can't even pay the expenses. >> reporter: this year's catch, down 50 to 80%. >> had to cut back on our bait expense and you know, everything we're doing trying to cut corners to make it work and losing money every day we go fishing. been absolutely horrible. >> crabs up. >> reporter: for tourists with a crab claw craving, if you can find them, the prices are stone cold crazy. >> just in this area alone, if you found two restaurants that have crabs on the menu, it would be a miracle. it is all supply and demand and there is very little

phil keating is live in our miami newsroom as we get a closer look at what happened here. le, phil. >> reporter: yeah this clear lease, the sinkhole 60 feet deep. several people were sleeping in the home, the homeowners daughter sleeping in the bedroom right next door. this brand-new released video is the best we have seen of the chasm today shot by a contractor who mounted a camera on a poll from outside the house. it appears through a window showing what was jeffery bush's bedroom. his bed is gone, the dresser is gone. shelves on walls still not touched. this is brother watched this new video last night. he was swallowed up by the hole. >> his bed was over here. and when it collapsed it was over here. as you can see you can't see nothing in there now. >> inside the hole just dirt and darkness. since this happened hillsborough county, florida condemned both houses next to bush's home after further geological testing those families remain displaced. experts say there's increasingly at risk for sinkholes like these due to the state being largely underlaid by limestone and mo