and now he is getting a special visit to spain. >> he was wearing t-shirt with renaldo. him and put it on facebook. some guys from the soccer association saw him on facebook, and they said if he loves renaldo, we can connect with the club there, and maybe he can visit him, and so they did. >> reporter: of course he faces a much longer journey, his rehabilitation, but at least here at the hospital they are trying to give him as much of a formal childhood as they can. and that means lots of love, as well as a once in a lifetime trip to the spanish capitol to meet his footballing hero. nadim baba, al jazeera, tel-aviv. >>> do check out the website. it is also there for you, aljazeera.com. you can get the latest on our top story, you can see it there, the syrian kurds announcing they are planning to announce the federalized autonomous region. aljazeera.com. ♪ >>> the president makes his choice for the supreme court, but republicans are still refusing to consider anyone. >> we're going to go forward, and we're going to win, but more importantly, we're going to win for the cou

and his favorite player is christiana renaldo. and in everyday life, his favorite person is his grandfather, because his home was firebombed. his eight-year-old brother, ali, was killed straight away, and their father died in september, and their mother succumbed to her injuries. >> ahmad asked me every day about his parents, he asks me where is heaven? how far is it from our house? the other day, i found him looking at his mother's photo and asking where she was, and i believe that ahmed will need help. >> he has had several operations, and his treatment in hospitals is not finished. but he's volumed by staff and volunteers who make sure that he's love. and now he's getting a special trip to spain to visit real madrid and renaldo. >> we pictured him on facebook, and some guys from the soccer association saw him on facebook, and they said, renaldo, we can connect with the club there, and maybe he can visit him. >> ahmed faces a much longer journey, his rehabilitation, but at least here at the hospital, they're trying to give him a

. >> renaldo loves them so why shouldn't we all? you do whatever renaldo tells you. >>> a major league baseball player and devoted dad is retiring rather than take agent cutback on the team time that his teenage son can spend in the clubhouse. >> chicago white sox first baseman adam laroche will lose about $10 million that's left on his contract. the decision getting plenty of support from fellow players. mvp bryce harper tweeting nothing like father and son in the clubhouse. it's a family game. laroche, by the way, knows about that. his dad played in the majors, as well. >> daddy standing by his son. >> although the team did say, he keeps his son in the clubhouse 100% of the time. >> nothing with that. >> how about cutting back a bit. >> nothing wrong with that. >> your kid is over there. >>> so, this is a baby, a green and scaly one that only a mother could love. mary thorn of lakeland, florida, says this alligator named rambo is her baby. he's nearly 6 feet long and 15 years old. >> she hugs it, she kisses it, rambo even sleeps i

. >> participating in a dog fighting ring ajudge found mona cumberland and renaldo bell, baiting those animal in apopka home back in maine of 2014. cumberland was lifning at the home, but she told the just judge she was not involved. after the judge sentenced her to a year in jail, she asked for some time to settle her affairs and the judge denied her request. >> i this understand this is not something you want. i understand this is a difficult situation for all the people involved but the fact of the matter is given the criminal history and the facts i've heard, i'm not inclineed to do that, especially considering you've been on notice. >> cumberland and bell are just two of 26 people arrested in that dog fighting operation. another case of the zika virus that arrives in orange county now. the florida department of health says that brings the total number of cases in our state to 59. and again, all of these are travel related. four of the cases do involve pregnant women. pregnant women to avoid traveling to infected areas. on the last day of the legislative session, florida lawmakers

renaldo bell and mona er -- cumberland was sentenced to one guilty. 30 dogs. producer say they were used for fighting. bell testified he was only at the home to buy marijuana. >> he's going to appeal his case. he's upset. and i'm assuming he's in somewhat shock. he's never been to jail. >> prosecutors pointed out arrested but they avoided jail time by taking plea deals. >>> deputies are waiting for a report from the medical examiner's office which could help them decide whether to charge a mother whose newborn was found dead . investigators say there was a warrant for her arrest for violation of probation. >>> two high school students got caught up in the sex trade. investigators say one of them was introduced to prostitution from her after school job. >> it could be my granddaughter or your granddaughter or daughter that is involved in this. >> investigators are looking for more potential victims of this guy. he is behind bars on human trafficking, child pornography. investigators say he manipulated the teens into >> the men who had sex with these juveniles,

. >>> bruins forward zack renaldo suspended five days without pay for the cheap shot on sunday. offender since he was suspended last year for 8 games. >>> gators playing host to kentucky. florida pretty much needing this one for the naacp tournament. the slam here but too late. kentucky had it in hand. alex answers at the other end and the wild cats beat the gators, 88-79. which carried conversation. motorist stu stubar says it would take a few months to get information on a new stadium site. he said that it will take backing by businesses. to make the new digs happen. >>> and nothing we didn't already know, right? >> and here is a partial list of the jackpot winners in the nfl. they were either hit with the franchise or transitioned tag before the 4:00 p.m. deadline. denver took no chance of having linebacker vaughn miller lead. he leads the players and redskins quarterback kirk cousins. oliver vernon cost the dolphins a little less cash. no way the buccaneers would put 8 million on martin for the season. the transition tag of 9.6 million was too much. let's see how much the free agent

mona cumberland and renaldo bell were found guilty of fighting and mating dogs. in may 2014 officers arrested two dozen people where they found 30 dogs with visible injuries. cumberland broke down in tears. she testified earlier this week at the time she lived with her boyfriend at the house at the center of it all. she knew about >> i cut all ties off from him. me. >> reporter: bell argued he was just at the house to buy marijuana and got caught up in the bust by police. he argued he he's going to school and has kids. >> i need to be out. i have too much going on. >> reporter: a judge sentenced them both to one year in jail. the state attorney applauded police for putting together a solid case. he said cases like this often don't go to trial. >> they're very challenging because these things are done in secret. and pretty much everyone who is a witness is involved. it's hard to get people to come out. this is a barbaric sport that has been outlawed for a long time. and it still goes on. >> reporter: nearly two dozen people were arrested. but prosecutors told me t

renaldo has dementia and takes medication. >>> big banks are taking on tech leaders with instant payments. bank of america announced it's joining two other banks in a system that allows customers to pay with smartphones. customers of those two banks make up 60% of people with mobile apps. >>> speculation is intensifying about apple's iphone 7. plans for getting rid of the headphone jack look for a certainty from the website on lease, which has a very good record of accurate information on this stuff. the pictures show a rear facing plastic case for the iphone 7. the areas cut out for certain ports could indicate big changes to sound quality and battery size. >>> facebook is heting up competition with snap chat. a popular feature on the app is face swap, which lets people trade faces with one another in photos. it also lets you take selfies in celebrity masks. this is facebook's push to get more young users. >>> listen to this. this is stunning. airline baggage fees have gone up 67% since 2009. >> if you think that's a little too much or a lot too much, you might be interested in a new bil

was not the only player had ultrain that boston game -- hurt in that boston today the nhl suspended renaldo for five games. >>> yankees pitcher chapman suspended 30 games today under major league baseball's domestic violence policy. chapman not going to appeal that ruling. >>> and in three weeks this will be keith cate's office. they are doing speed renovations as we speak at cuba's national baseball stadium in advance of the rays' arrival to play the cuban national team on the 22nd. it is now official. president barack obama expected to attend. he's going to be in havana we know during that time but you saw they were giving a nice paint job. they heard he was coming. >> i hope i get that close. it's entirely possible. i'm way outside looking in. but should be a fascinating trip not only for all of the players of the rays. going to be a heck of a game. the president going to be there. >> and broadcast on national >> we are excited for your coverage. >> yeah. looking forward to it. >>> nightly news is up next. have a great my. jen and steve back at 7:00. >>> breaking news tonight. we're minu

. >> participating in a dog fighting ring ajudge found mona cumberland and renaldo bell, both guilty of fighting and baiting those animal in apopka home back in maine of 2014. cumberland was lifning at the home, but she told the just judge she was not involved. a year in jail, she asked for some time to settle her affairs and the judge denied her request. >> i this understand this is not something you want. i understand444444444444 difficult situation for all the people involved but the fact of the matter is given the criminal history and the facts i've heard, i'm not inclineed to do that, especially considering you've been on notice. >> cumberland and bell are just two of 26 people arrested in that dog fighting operation. another case of the zika virus that arrives in orange county now. the florida department of health says that brings the total number of cases in our state to 59. and again, all of these are travel related. four of the cases do involve pregnant women. health officials are asking all pregnant women to avoid traveling to infected areas. on the last day of the legislat

. >> renaldo loves them so why shouldn't we all? >>> a major league baseball player and devoted dad is retiring rather than take agent cutback on the team time that >> chicago white sox first baseman adam laroche will lose about $10 million that's left on his contract. the decision getting plenty of support from fellow players, mvp bryce harper tweeting nothing like father and son in the clubhouse. it's a family game. that. well. >> daddy standing by his son. >> although the team did say, keeps his son in the clubhouse 100% of the time. >> nothing with that. >> how about cutting a back a bit. >> nothing wrong with that. >> your kid is over there. >>> this is a baby. a green and scaly one that only a mother could love. mary thorn of lakeland says this baby. years old. >> she hugs it, she kisses it, rambo even sleeps this her bed like they sleep together but state officials say the gator's got to go. they have to part and so will rambo. >> she says that he is too domesticated and just cannot survive in the wild. >> i understand her lo

. >> reporter: renaldo bell claims he was trying to buy drugs, not bet on dogs when he got caught up in the bust. officers arrested more than two dozen people and saved more than 30 injured and emaciated dogs. >> any time that night were you involved in dog fighting? >> no, ma'am. >> do you own any dogs? >> no, ma'am. >> were you there for the dog fight? >> the other department mona cumberland didn't deny her acknowledgment. she knew about the dogs, but not the dog fighting ring. >> i didn't knowingly know a lot of things. i'm really coming to the conclusion about a lot of things, what was going on in my house. >> reporter: something that the prosecution argues that just isn't possible. and jurors have to decide on multiple charges for each defendant as we said they will continue deliberations starting again at 8:30 tomorrow morning. of course we'll be inside the courtroom as soon as they do reach a verdict. reporting live in orange county tonight kimberly eiten channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> tonight a man who works as a fitness trainer says despite being shot in both legs outside an

police believe renaldo rendo washington was on the lookhe loo out.oth williams and washingtonhino face several charges including u >> a heads up for those of in o you d.c. and parts of northern virginia.virgia begin dag you may notice aic slight change in the taste andet smell of yourhe water. washington aqueduct is flushing out its water system se and using chlorine.usg ch that's was might smell.ight s this is expected to last through the first week may.irstm the swat safe according to sacco officials and they say that if you run the tap water forer f about two minutes and refrigerate the water it will reduce the chlorine taste and smell. >> ♪ >> all right.>>>> gary, we're going to a check inn with our gary mcgrady right now.w. if i'm not mistaken around aroun this time last year we hadear h those snowstorms.wsto is that right? do you remember. >> to be perfectly honest withih you i don't remember. >> i remember because i workedca back to back on those mondays. a >> i can look and see, i'm look sorry. sorr i'm sorry. >> i'm just saying we should be

judge sentenced mona cumberland and renaldo bell were convicted in may. cumberland was living in the home and told the judge she was not involved. cumberland asked for some time to settle her affairs. the judge denied her request. >> i understand this is not something you want out. i understand this is a difficult situation for all people involved, but the fact of the matter is given the criminal history i'm looking at and the facts i've heard i'm not inclined to do that especially when you've been on notice and been able to make these arrangements prior to today. >>> in flagler county two people are dead, two more in the in flagler beach. you can see one of the mangled cars there, it happened on drisley terrace. >>> a death investigation pending underway, a man was hit by a train yesterday south of the intersection of sixth street. an autopsy is scheduled for monday. >>> 8:07, crews will break ground on a multimillion dollar school. the school will be built in avalon park and house mores9 . than 100 middle school students scheduled for 2:00 this afternoo

. >> be his favorite player is the real madrid striker christian renaldo. his 18 month old brother ali was killed straight away, his mother succumbed to her injuries. >> ahmed asks me every day about his parents. he asks me, where is heaven? how par is it from my house? the other day he looked at his mother's photo. i believe ahmed will need more collateral help. >> his treatment at this israeli hospital is far from finished but he's surrounded by staff and volunteers who make sure he feels loved and now thanks olots of planning by well wishers he's getting a special trip to spain to visit real pa drid and meet christian reynaldo. >> some of the guys from the soccer association, palestinian guys, said if he loved reynaldo, pain he can visit him. >> of course ahmed faces a much longer journey, his rehabilitation. but at least at the hospital they are trying to give him as much of a normal childhood as they can and that means lots of love as well as a oift once-in-a-lifetime trip to meet his footballing hero. nadim baba, al jazeera. >>> readings around the ci

a judge found mona cumberland and renaldo bell, both of them guilty of fighting and then baiting animal in an apopka home back in may of 2014. cumberland was living at the home, but told the judge that she was not involved and in fact said she didn't know the fighting was going on. after the judge sentenced her to a year in jail, she asked for some time to settle her affairs. the judge denied her request. also com brland - - . >> i understand this is not something that you want. i understand this is a difficult situation for all people involved, but the fact of the history that i'm looking at and given the facts that i've heard i'm not inclineed to do that especially because you've been on notice and have had time to make these prior arrangements. >> cumberland and bell are just two of the 26 people arrested in this dog fighting operation. >> you decide 2016, republican presidential candidate ted cruz was in orlando today attending a town hall hosted by sean hanity from the fox news channel. cruz wants voters to know he is what he calls trump alternative. >> if you don't want donald tru

. >> reporter: a judge with clear in court today he did not believe the testimony renaldo bell gave earlier this week about his involvement in and about the dogfighting ring. >> i will be candidate, mr. bell, i did find it -- a jury found bell and mona cumberland county in fighting abating animal in may 2014, officers arrested more than two dozen people and rescued more than 30 dogs from in apopka home. prosecutors say the dogs were bloody, weighted down by metal chains and used for fighting. then about one hour after the both to one year in jail, cumberland says she lived 1000 of the time with her boyfriend and knew about the dogs but not about the dogfighting. i got with somebody who i thought i loved and was a good person. >> reporter: bell testified earlier this week he went to the home at the center of the case to buy marijuana and he got caught up in the bust. his defense attorney said bell did not take an earlier plea deal in january because he says he was innocent and she shocked over the verdict. >> i think the judge clearly wants to send a message about dogfighting and partaking i

. >>> renaldo was booed by his own supporters during saturday's 7-1 home win. he scored four times.s a week after the portuguese player had criticized his teammates following the dauby defeat to athletico. they lead 2-0 from the first leg of this last 16 tie. >> translator: i am the coach, and i want christiano, i was booed too. and i think all of us were. i don't think it's something focused on one player. it's just that the audience want more out of their players. i think that's good for the players, to make them improve and always give their best. but at the end, i think the audience really love these players. >> reporter: another champions league game forces vosberg. julian scored twice for the visitors. victory would see the german side reach the quarter finals for the first time in their history. >>> one of american football's most successful quarterbacks, peyton manning has decided to retire. the denver bronco's player won two super bowl titles, among his many achievements, but also faced problems with injury and public image. andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: widely consi

in. 30 years later nike is unveiling its version of the self-tying shoe and soccer star cristiano renaldoing them on in new york. you slide the shoe on and as soon as your heel hits a sensor you press a button and they automatically adjust for a comfortable fit. after a couple of wears it adjusts on its own. the nike hyperadopts go on sale later this year to nike plus matters. >>> a convicted felon in michigan offered a courtroom apology in song. >> ♪ hello it's me . >> 21-year-old brian earl taylor sung a take off of adele's song last week. he is saying hello there, you urn, i am sorry for the things i have done. the judge said taylor was obviously a talented young man and that she hoped he would take advantage of the programs they offer in prison so he can reach his goals spon his release. she sentenced him four years. >> that could have gone horribly bad. >> yeah. >> like the effort. >>> mike and gasia will be back on the noon. >> no. no. sal. she's out. >> five hours of "mornings on 2". i get to take the make-up off and go home. have a great day. happy st. patrick's day. i'll be watch

renaldo and real back at the bout for their game against -- they lead 2-nil from the first leg of this last 16. regarding the boo, i was booed too and i think all of us were. i don't think it is something focused on one player. i think that's something good for the players. to make them improvement and always give their best. i think the audience really loves these players. >> the game leading this 13-2, victory would see the germany team reaching the quarter times for the first time in their history. this is the preliminary phase when the games top teams enter the competition, afghanistan scoring 117, in 20 overs, scotland calling 14 runs short. zimbabwe edged past in the tournament opener, hamilton getting himself run out for 20 after he failed to ground any part of his body there. some late hitting from elton, scored 158 for the eight. jane atkinson hit a quick 15, but hong kong always struggling to keep up with the run rate. zimbabwe going on to win by 14. the winter gales wasted little time in living up to their name. snowstorm threatens to keep athletes away from the event in gre

football news now and royal madrid does not agree with some of the fans who want renaldo and booed but supporters during saturday 7-1 home win and he scored four times and comes a week after the portuguese had criticized his team mates following the defeat to atletico and they are back later on tuesday for the champion league game and lead 2-nil from the first leg of this last 16 ties. and tuesday's other champion league game features rosburg and lead 3-2 for the first leg in belgium and scored twice for the visitors and see the german league reach the quarter finals for the first time in their history. >> translator: is this historic? sure it's historic but i think it too would be in the quarter finals for the first time because that team can still achieve something to and tomorrow's game has many facets to pay attention to and the team is well prepared. >> reporter: games underway in green land after snowstorms in the capitol had threatened to keep athletes away. around a thousand youngsters have flown in to compete in the event which as paul reese reports has a vital role in buildin

. >>> and the soccer star cristiano renaldo tried some on yesterday in new york.k. you slide the shoes on. your heel hits a sensor in the shoe. you press a butt and they a-- a button and they adjust to a comfortable fit. the nike hyperadapt, which is what it's called, goes on sale later this year. but at first only to nike plus members. we don't know how much the shoes will cost. >>> 8:27. seaworld announces a manger change -- major change this morning involving one of its major attractions. >>> a plan that involves a piece of vacant land for the homeless. >>> and should a highly encrypted messaging app be used by a public official? the debate going on in san francisco. >>> still have a lot of slow traffic into the valley. this is a live look at 237. can you see it's slow getting over towards sunnyvale. >>> some areas across the country might be green with envy about how nice our weather's going to be. we will talk about that coming up. >>> 8:30. welcome back to "mornings on 2". >> let's check your weather and traffic. steve, i ducked out a second ago. the sun is