rodney finally broke down.d there was. >> he did it because roger asked him to do it. >> reporter: he said big brother roger was behind it all. does everyone's jaws drop? >> yes. >> reporter: at this statement? >> absolutely. >> reporter: roger was arrested and charged with murder. >> there was such this big shock with his friends and their mutual friends because they thought, no, no. because he looked like this perfect husband, perfect father. >> reporter: according to rodney, roger suggested, then begged, then bullied him into killing lynn. he offered money. he'd pay off rodney's bills and then some. but mostly he offered love. >> reporter: and then roger's feeding all these things into his head about she wants to move, she wants to take me away from my friends here, you. i love you. she wants to separate us. >> reporter: rodney told police his brother had no shortage of reasons for wanting lynn dead. prosecutor john gibson. >> roger wanted the life insurance policy. he wanted custody of his young son. he kne

rodney negÓ que sea un gran negociante.impuestos pues tiene demasiado que esconder. afirmÓ que las Únicas respuestas serias eran de ted, rubio y casey. reportera: en una manifestaciÓn trump dijo que rodney era un fracaso. >> es un candidato fracasado, ha fracasado horriblemente, debiÓ ganar esa contienda. reportera: afirmÓ que en el 2012 hizo dos recaudaciones de fondos para la campaÑa de rodney. >> estaba rogÁndome que lo respaldara. reportera: le pidiÓ su respaldo o durante la primaria. rodney querÍa postularse para el 2016, asegura donald trump. >> se acobardÓ, liberando una golpiza. reportera: diciendo que si hace cuatro aÑos hubiera hablado de los mexicanos, de los minusvÁlidos como lo hace hoy, no hubiera aceptado su respaldo. jorge: rodney no es el primer republicano que critica a donald trump. varios estÁn luchando por defender un partido que se estÁ fracturando en estas elecciones primarias. luis: en este rincÓn revolucionario precandidato que aspira la nominaciÓn, en el otro el Último precandidato. entre la tradic

on july 3rd, the beating of rodney king by l.a.police officers was caught on tape. 25 years later the fallout is about us, and so is the fight for change. jennifer london reports. >> it was very, very graphic. i have always felt that if rodney king was not a strong man, he would have been killed. >> 25 years ago the nation watched as los angeles police officers beat motorists rodney king. video captured the take down. political advocate lorry worked in l.a. when he saw the beating. >> someone said turn the tv on. what's going on, i washed to a tv, somewhere in a liquor store, it was in the community, not in a home, in the community, i saw it. it was horrible. they were relentlessly brutalizing rodney king. >> the beating of king took place after a high speed chase ended here in the san fernando valley. the noise week george holliday who lived in this complex. he rushed to his balcony and started recording. when the beating was over king had a fractured skull. four officers were charged with assault with a deadly weapon and use of e

abc action news reporter rodney dunigan has been updating us. in the last hour a fourth explosive device was discovered. >> reporter: this was actually brussels. believe it or not this was an unexploded bomb belt, nothing happened with that. we're also getting information that one, possibly two shotguns airport as well, thankfully no one was injured in that. and we're getting reports of a plant that is about 50 miles from the airport, 50 miles west in belgium that has also been evacuated. as you know it's a fluid situation throughout the morning. no one else has been hurt but we're still getting more information. at this point we've learned 31 people have been killed in this attack and about 123 people have been injured so again this is information that we're still getting in, these numbers pretty fluid. the public transportation in the city has been shut down and people there are being urged to stay indoors. something that i want you to make note of, facebook. they've actually alerted their safety check feature and what folks can do, if they ha

good morning, rodney. >> reporter: good morning. 246 delegates are up for grabs. you'll certainly see a lot more political ads. both candidates realize that winning or losing right here in florida could possibly make or break their campaigns. hillary clinton has a get out the vote rally set for 11:30 here at the ritz and a 4:00, bernie sanders will gather at 4:00 at the state fairgrounds. the march 15th primaries would call delegate rich and vermont senator bernie sanders has been showing a good showing around a lot of states. if he hopes to keep up pace with hillary clinton, who's already halfway through the democratic nomination, he has to do well in tuesday's primary right here in florida. 1,223 delegates. sanders is behind at 574. these updated numbers do include those super delegates. the democrats need 2,338 to win the nomination. to register. site. easy to rsvp. and phone number. parking. they want folks to utilize the parking at fifth avenue here. on bernie sanders web site that's go.berniesanders.com. you can register for that event. and for security reas

rodney dunigan on the scene. were any of the deputies involved hurt? >> reporter: thankfully they are ok. the four deputies responded to the apartment complex around 11:00 last night when they received reports of a man standing in the parking lot here screaming, waving a gun. as you can see behind me the scene here is still pretty active. the suspect in this case has been identified as 27-year-old jeffrey cassell. we're told he was shot multiple times. was taken to a local hospital and the sheriff's office tells us at last check he was in critical condition. deputies say when they got here to the winwood oaks apartments last night they confronted cassell and he was waving what they describe as a semiautomatic handgun. investigators tried to get him to put that gun down but say he aggressively came towards them pointing that weapon and that is when they fired. we're also told cassell did have a prior history of trouble with the law. we're still trying to gather more information on that. the four deputies involved in this case have been placed on routine

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was the infamous not guilty verdict a way to even the score for the rodney king incident? well, that's what prosecutor marcia clark was saying today. >> the trial of the century. >> not guilty. >> the tv event of the year. >> the murderer. >> and now, famed prosecutor marcia clark makes major new headlines. clark telling "dateline" nbc that the shocking verdict heard around the world was actually retribution for the rodney king beating. >> would we be better off with a white jury? well, yes. i don't think there's any disputing that now. >> clark quoted that it was payback for the king case, and believes if o.j. were tried today, it would end in a hung jury due to america's rash of racial unrest. you can get a sneak peek at the

riots, rodney king famously asked, can we all get along? a question that's even more pressing today. >> up next on the program, republican civil war, the knockdown, drag out fight within the party and where they go from here. >> donald trump has a new enemy, mitt romney came out swinging against the current frontrunner, calling him a phoney and a fraud. and trump of course answered those insults with a few of his own. >> donald trump, president of the united states. >> that is a terrifying thought for the republican establishment. this is them fighting back. >> donald trump is a phoney, a fraud, a business genius, he is not. the absurd third grade theatrics. mr. trump is a conman, a fake. donald trump tells us that he's very very smart. i'm afraid that when it comes to foreign policy, he's very very not smart. >> a very very personal attack from a mitt romney, the last republican to run for president. romney all but daring trump to attack him, to show americans his true temperament. trump took the bait, citing his last endorsement for romne

good morning, rodney. >> reporter: good morning. the jury in this case will be deciding if hulk hogan's right the release of the sex tape. his attorneys contend seven million people viewed the grainy sex tape since its release in 2012. they contend he made his sex life public with several media interviews the last few years. they posted a short clip from the full video. the six-member jury selected last week will determine if hogan's rights were violated. hogan, whose real name is terry bollea is suing gawker for $100 million for posting the tape of him and the ex-wife of a tampa radio host having sex, recorded in 2006 and released by this web site in 2012. hogan is possibly the biggest star in the wwe's history and was inducted into the hall of fame. for his part hogan says he had no knowledge of this tape being made. the tampa police department did a bit of investigating but at this point no one has been the case begins at 9:00 a.m. we'll bring you the latest developments on air and on-line at abcactionnews.com. reporting live in

good morning, rodney. >> reporter: good morning. as you guys mentioned this visit, along with this game signals a major shift in relations between the u.s. and cuba but this visit also comes with a bit of controversy, a number of people here in the cuban community, in the u.s., believe this game along with the visit ignores the pain that the cuban people have endured under this regime of this government for many years. the communist cuban government resisted change for a half century now. it's believed this game along with the meeting between the leaders of our two countries is a slow sign of progress. raul castro has stressed his grievances with the u.s. including an embargo that still stands. president obama has delivered a tough message to the cuban government to begin respecting basic human freedoms. >> continue as president castro indicated to have serious democracy and human rights. president castro and i have had very frank and candid conversations on the subjects. >> reporter: later today the president will address the cuban

rosanna: is rodney going to be there? >> yeah. >> all right. you got do something special today. >> he has got to get a good restaurant. >> okay. >> it is his birthday. he is here. he taking about this show. greg: you are into each other. keep it up. thanks very much. >> the kid cans are away. this is our time. greg: their moment. all right. a couple of things coming up. we got more coming up. what? >> fine. rosanna: nice to have you here. i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. we're out of 2% i wonder what else could be better around here? i heard that. now get our best offer ever. super fast 100 meg internet, 100 meg speeds at a price this good? fios can do that. cable just can't. switch to better. switch to fios discover new magnum double raspberry. made with the perfect balance of raspberry ice cream, luscious raspberry sauce, and belgian chocolate. discover magnum chocolate pleasure. hey there, he

i cannot believe at this time's been 25 years since the rodney king video there. twenty-five years. march the third, 2016. let's get right to the weather because we hear the word snow in the forecast. >> oh, no. >> not now. >> not now. >> but later. and if you look out the window and you see oh, that bright sunshine, will will deceive you, because it is cold, seven out of ten, bus stop buddy, really bundled up today. colder than it was yesterday with windchills in the teens and 20's, so, the hat, scarf, mittens, you need it all this morning. make the kids wear all of it. anyway, nothing on radar yet. there is the bright sunshine, 28 degrees, but it feels like 21, with just little bit after breeze, at least, not as winnie, as it was yesterday. so increasing clouds, cold afternoon today. high of around 40 degrees. and then tonight, here comes, the snow arrives late, probably between 10:00 and midnight, depending on where you liver. light accumulations, to begin with. and we'll talk about how it affect your morning commute tomorrow. coming up in just a few minute, looks like we have is

- [rodney] then we get a splash course on how they deliver the mail in lake geneva, wisconsin.upbeat country music) welcome to small town, big deal. - [jann] we've traveled across the country and firmly believe that the people in small towns are the hands that keep america strong. - [rodney] so join us, rodney miller. - [jann] and jann carl. - as we show you the great things these people do on small town big deal. welcome to small town big deal, i'm rodney miller. - and i'm jann carl, we are in lake geneva, wisconsin. - population 77 hundred and it's about an hour's drive southwest of milwaukee.

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revenge for the rodney king beating? >> the jury didn't want to believe. >> marcia clark's headline-making interview. would o.j. simpson be convicted today? "extra" remembers first lady nancy reagan. the hearse leaving her bel-air mansion today. her legendary love story with the president. >> i miss him more now than ever did. >>> jada pinkett smith's first words about chris rock's oscar slam. >>> lady gaga takes the plunge with taylor kinney. and warms up on the kiss cam. all of take's breaking couples news. >>> then, jen garner opens up about ben and his birthday >> writing the book on a friendly divorce, their life today, and her new movie about miracles. tell-all. a sneak peek at tonight's catty reunion show, and the big question -- >> when are you getting married? >>> plus, "the voice" coaches totally uncensored. >> i'm going to pee my pants, stop. >> now on "extra" from universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. >>> hey, everyone. welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez. coming up, the incredible li

. >> met rodney talked about -- met rodney talked about ted cruz is -- mit rohmney talked about ted cruz. >> do you think you had a big impact? >> i think i did. ted cruz got more delegates than donald trump. he was enthusiastic and donald trump was low-energy. is is a campaign that does not begin to be over, it has broken all the rules and history so far and i've a feeling it's going to break a few more before it is finished. >> he said he would support any republican candidate other than donald trump. he said flatly, he will not be running for president. town, kicks off tomorrow, bill clinton, 1015 10:15 am at market hall. he will be stopping in greensboro and charlotte.'s speeches will focus on talking points of his wife's campaign and why he believes that she is the best candidate for president.>> hillary clinton will be in the area tonight, march 10, this thursday, no word yet on the location. gop, from runner donald trump is visiting the area on wednesday. he will be in fayetteville. of candidates are taking to the states for early voting. >> duke energy officials say that the prob

rodney dunigan headed to the courthouse now and will bring you updates as soon as we get them. >>> breaking news from seattle, washington. officials are on the scene of a massive gas explosion. >> nine seattle firefighters are in the hospital now. people are evacuated after a natural gas leak caused that building to explode early this morning. the blast happened in the city's greenwood neighborhood. officials say about 40 minutes after firefighters arrived to check on that gas leak the >> the nine firefighters only suffering minor injuries. right now dogs are being used to go through the rubble to make sure there are no other victims. officials say at least one building, possibly two, are heavily damaged while others suffered shattered windows and other minor damage. >>> the blast happening in the greenwood neighborhood. we're going to continue to follow that and keep you up to date. >>> right now though we turn to breaking news update, that we talked about earlier. a man is dead, four administrative leave following a shooting at the winwood tampa. >> 27-year-old jeffery casale was shot aft

[laughter ]john rodney is loved by so many people. office and myself have been talking about honoring john for so many years, probably the first year we came into office and yet, life gets in the way, because at every turn, there is? issue, some attack against immigrants. so john is the communications mastermind for the bay area immigrants right movement and information guru in every case that the san francisco bay area has had in years. he has been on the frontlines of this effort to gain comprehensive immigration at the national level and led the first major piece of legislationion we passed for. te was the communications guru behind cy id card and local efforts to pass the dream act and daka and fight against car impoundment and fight for trust act, fight for due process for all, the effort to guarantee legal representation for every child placed in the fast-track, the so-called rocket dockett in immigration court and the list goes on and on and what else can i say except for being you are in great hands. he is truly an unsung hero

rodney dunigan on the scene. were any of the deputies involved hurt? >> reporter: thankfully they are ok. the four deputies responded to the apartment complex around 11:00 last night when they received reports of a man standing in the parking lot here screaming, waving a gun. as you can see behind me the scene here is still pretty active. the suspect in this case has been identified as 27-year-old jeffrey cassell. we're told he was shot multiple times. was taken to a local hospital and the sheriff's office tells us at last check he was in critical condition. deputies say when they got here to the winwood oaks apartments last night they confronted cassell and he was waving what they describe as a semiautomatic handgun. investigators tried to get him to put that gun down but say he aggressively came towards them pointing that weapon and that is when they fired. we're also told cassell did have a prior history of trouble with the law. we're still trying to gather more information on that. the four deputies involved in this case have been placed on

reporting from north tampa, rodney dunigan, abc action news. >>> dozens of students from slide middle school stepped inside this mega heart. it's the world's only portable inflatable walk-through heart exhibit. the students are getting a hands-on learning experience from a medical professional. >> wow. you can actually see what the heart actually looks like without looking at little details in a book or from reading little passages. it's really a whole lot easier. long heart lecture series that educates guests on heart health. the exhibit is included with admission and open to all guests. >>> our thoughts are with the firefighters who were injured. as a first responder, we understand the danger they face. >>> a natural gas leak causes an explosion just as fire crews get to the scene. coming up, we will show you what is left and how the men are doing right now. >>> plus this -- >>> pinellas county is beautiful this time of year but also hit hard by extreme weather events. i'm adam weiner. we will have a look how frequently these extreme weather events are hitting us in the tampa bay ar

at the statue of caesar rodney, his horse rearing up. can see the flakes coming down at a pretty good clip right there. we're dealing with precipitation this morning. >>> a typical bike ride in chicago turned dangerous for a 19-year-old man. he called out to a driver at a white suv, saying you're in the bike lane. the driver chased him for a block and got out and punched. and kicked him in the face. police are working to track down the driver. >>> several robbery suspects slammed into a port-a-potty while trying to out run police in houston. during the police pursuit, the car careened through a fence and crashed into a port-a-potty and then they took off running. police caught up with three of them. a 4 suspect is on the run. >>> a new york woman is charged with driving with a fake license plate, boy is it obvious, police say the driver had a suspended registration and no insures. >>> 4 -- no insurance. >>> firefighters are on the scene of a blaze in burlington county. we'll have the details coming up. >>> talk between new jersey transit

rodney king died in june of 2012. he was 47 years old. >>> tomorrow a panel of three federal judges will hear the nfl's appeal of a ruling that nullified tom brady's four-game defla deflate-gate suspension. >> the league said he tampered with footballs in the championship game. brady initially suspended for four games. the judicial panel could take months to announce a verdict. if the ruling is overturned, goodell could again suspend brady. >>> the civil suit of the man that took nude photos of erin andrews was sespended. an attorney that represented the marriott group said he was in a restaurant and the friends played the naked peephole video of andrews. the attorney said he asked the friends to stop playing the video. andrews is seeking $75 million in her lawsuit against the stalker who videotaped her in 2008. the hotel management and hotel owner. >>> tonight, a south carolina teacher has resigned after a student spread a naked picture of her on social media. leeann arthur said she left the cell phone on the desk pa

pete, rodney dunigan, abc action news. >>> 5:36. we're just learning the name of the latest service member killed by enemy fire in northern iraq. the department of defense saying staff sergeant lewis f. cardin was a marine from southern california. and say he died two days ago from injuries when his rocket was hit by rocket fire. the last killing of a service member in iraq was in october of 2015. >>> the lone surviving terrorist of the paris attacks is talking to investigators and admitting he was planning more attacks. salah abdelslam was arrested this weekend. according to the belgian foreign minister, with him a large number of weapons were saleh abdelslam is now fighting extradition to france and his lawyers say they will take legal action against the paris prosecutor for revealing details about the interrogation. he's scheduled to make his first court appearance on wednesday. >>> time now 5:37. in democracy 2016 -- presidential hopeful donald trump is addressing some white house business this morning. the gop frontrunner says

rodney dunningan, abc action news. >> thanks, rodney. coming up in 15 minutes, sanders and clinton face the truth-o-meter. we'll show you who's ranked as nearly "pants on fire." >> eight people were shot, four women and one man died and others are in critical condition. neighbors said they heard 30 shots and people screaming. then they found bodies on the porch. another neighbor called the massacre insane saying it needs >>> investigators trying to figure out if someone purposely set this house on fire. crews are calling the fire at this east 17th avenue house suspicious because there was no electricity running to it at the time. no one was inside during the time, but investigators believe there. arson has not been ruled out. >>> we're following up on two stories that we brought you as breaking news. first we learned a mom killed by four deputies was not holding an actual gun. we'll look at the weapon he was waving around when they fired at him. it turns out, it is an air pistol. deputies thought it was a semi automatic handgun. deputies

abc action news reporter rodney dunigan live at the courthouse >> reporter: in just a matter of hours, 8:00, hulk hogan will be walking through the doors of the pinellas county courthouse. he's expected to take the stand once again and today he'll be describing in further detail what led him to make the decision to sleep with his best friend's wife. in day one of testimony he described how he was in a dark place in his life at the time. he was going through a breakup with his wife and he believed that bubba and his wife heather were some of the only friends that he had at the time. at the urging of his friend he agreed to sleep with heather at the couple's home but what he claims he did not know was that encounter in 2006 was being recorded. that video made its way to the web site gawker. they posted it and here we are today, millions of internet views later. hogan says he was completely humiliated when he learned of the tape's release. he described in court exactly how he was lured in. >> it was like a low point in my life that -- when bubba house, let's talk. i was so desperate i we

abc action news reporter rodney dunigan now following that side of the story. >> reporter: political experts believe that the state of florida is a true test market to determine if a campaign can win nationwide so you can expect to see a lot more of these faces across your tv screens and political ads and in local communities over the next two weeks. many of these candidates are quietly ramping up their campaign offices opening and field operations picking up. 99 delegations up for grabs for the republicans and democrats are looking for 246 delegates. on the democratic side early polling indicates that florida favors former secretary of state hillary clinton because of the state's diversity. at this point clinton leads florida with more than six campaign offices that she's coming. on the republican side one person who is really counting on the state of florida of course is senator marco rubio. in fact in his super tuesday rally last night rubio vowed to win florida's primary. >> two weeks from tonight, right here in florida, we are going to send a message loud and clear! [ cheering a

rodney, hogan is pretty emotional about this. reason. when he walks back through the 8:00, just a few hours and more of his personal life will be put on display for the entire world to see. he is expected to take the stand once again this morning. hogan says yesterday that he was at a low point in his life when he was lured into this sexual relationship with the wife of his best friend, tampa radio host "bubba the love sponge." at the time hogan says he was going through a tough breakup with his wife testifying again in day one of his privacy lawsuit against the gawker web site he says he didn't authorize the tape to be made or give gawker permission to publish it. hogan says the taping of his encounter with heather klem was a setup by a couple he believed were his friends. heather? >> to the best of my knowledge three, maybe four but it was the only place that i actually felt safe. as crazy as that sounds. those people -- bubba made me feel he was my best friend. the people made me feel they loved me. as it sounds, at that time it just

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reporting from spring hill this morning, rodney dunningan, abc action news. >>> we're following breaking news in gibsonson. two people hurt in a stabbing there. >> reporter: . good morning, deiah. we're looking outside of this crime scene with a double stabbing at the figueroa mobile home park. just before 5:00 am. we know one man was take ton tampa bay general with had he multiple slash wounds to his face, arms and chest. right now, hillsboro deputies are talking to crime scene technicians we've seen them taking pictures and you see right there in the center of the korean. we'll see how the argument started and what led to these two being stabbed. live in gibsonton this morning, corey dierdorff, abc action news. out good. temperatures are in the upper 60s and will eventually make it into the low 70s by 9:00. mid-70s and 80s the entire afternoon with low humidity comfortable. i think it will be at 89 of 94 later today and continue with the warm and dry air tomorrow. janelle on this friday morning commute. >> woe have an update on a semi crash. this is in the dade city area. the jackknife

rodney lead utah with 28 with about four minutes last he hits fry with his elbow sparking a confrontation on the floor. both players. ejected in the caps on were to rally.th the be back to the cute tomorrow night. they should not have lost by game. march madness gets underway with the spirit of them in dayton. build more also the -- that they face state in the and it. they were night michigan state of ohio state will try to defend the second best three-point shooting team in the nation. the ninth enough tonight at 7:00 p.m. john kasich and former secretary off state, hillary clinton areon the leaders going into the primary. buckeye state.in harkin will be back with a closer look at your commute it is super tuesday. go outi and vote.

abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is here to show us what is at stake. >> reporter: a lot is at stake. half the delegates needed for the republican candidate to win the nomination are at stake and in a dozen state races republican frontrunner donald donald and democratic leader hillary clinton seem to be

reporting from spring hill, rodney dunningan, abc action news. >>> calls out right now. we're trying to get an update on the two men severely injured on what appears to be a knife fight. deputies tell us the two men were arguing while outside of a home early this morning. things turned physical. both men ended up getting cut badly. they were taken to the hospital with serious wounds. it is unclear at this point if either man will face criminal charges. >>> police putting four people in handcuffs following a high- speed chase. officers responded to a call of shots fired around 3:30 this street. that's when they heard more shots and saw two cars taking off. officers followed. at 56th street and river hills. as for the other cars, police performed a pit maneuver and three more people were taken into custody there. >>> race car drivers are gearing up in st. pete. the grand prix weekend is officially under way. >> abc action news is your ticket to the track. this is the first practice session of the day. more than 1 million will catch the action on tv. >> and that leads to th

. >> specifically, ray nagin asked for $60,000 in january of 2008 from rodney williams.nd at that same time, ray nagin promised and guaranteed to rodney williams, quote, i will take care of you at city hall. in effect, rodney williams and his two part nerls wrote personal checks on the same date, january 31st, 2008, $20,000, $20,000, $20,000. delivered those, those were deposited in ray nagin's company of stone age llc and in turn sought contract after contract. rodney williams went from averaging about $100,000 a year in city work to over $1 million a year after he paid the bride that ray nagin asked for. >> prosecutor matt coleman says after going through rodney williams' money, nagin set out to take in even more. don't miss the season premier of "american greed" tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern and pacific here on cnbc. >>> take a look at the dow now positive by nearly 2% for 2016. what a nice month it's been. month of march. so where are the markets headed from here? back to 18,000 or taking the cash off the table? we'll bring you the debate when "power lunch" returns.

abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is live at tropicana field. with more on the political impact this is happening. stirring a little bit of controversy. >> reporter: it certainly is. many folks in the cuban community in the u.s. see this as a slap in the face. they see the pain endured but so many folks by -- by so many folks in cuba and they say that is being ignored. the game and meeting between president obama and cuba's ruler raul castro is a major shift in relations. the communist cuban government has resisted change for a half century. the u.s. still has an embargo against cuba and that still stands today. president obama has maintained that cuba has to make changes in respect to basic human freedoms. >> we continue as president castro indicated to have serious differences including on democracy and human rights. and president castro and i have had very frank and candid conversations on these subjects. >> reporter: president obama will be making an address to he will also be attending that game between the tampa bay rays and the cuban nati

abc action news reporter rodney dunigan joins us live from the courthouse in st. petersburg. this could have a damaging effect on the gawker web site. >> reporter: it can. the outcome of this trial could not only force gawker out of business but it could force other celebrity web sites just like this to change the way they do business. for their part attorneys for the gawker web site say they've process. just a few minutes ago we got fresh video of hulk hogan as he entered the courthouse today. he didn't have comments for the media but did appear to be pretty confident, as you can imagine. the punitive damages are meant to punish defendants for intentional wrongdoing. gawker's appeal will focus on the recently unsealed documents in this case, also lawyers for the web site contend that hogan filed the lawsuit in efforts to hide racist statements he made in that video. for his part hogan maintained he did not know that video was being shot and did not authorize its release. we have a crew in the courthouse today and we will be following this story throughout the morning. if you

. >> the next few days will be crucial for both of them, rodney. >> reporter: that's certainly right. both candidates are expected to have a major impact. hillary clinton's get out the vote rally kicks off at 11:30. right behind me, the linech folks stretch down the street. many supporters started gathering here at 6:00 a.m. this morning. just a few hours from now, bernie sanders will gather his that event start as the 4:00 this afternoon. the outcome could make or break one of these campaigns. >> i believe in hillary. i believe in everything she stands for. >> she cares about the people. >> reporter: folks were up bright and early this morning. a host of hillary clinton supporters expected to pack the ritz at ybor city. >> the education through the new college complex which she hopefully plans to implement. >> reporter: both clinton and rival bernie sanders are spending the days leading up to the big vote stumping across florida. today, tampa is the hot spot. clinton will be at the ritz. hours later, sanders will be at the expo hall. political experts believe sanders has to have a go

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that's for rodney peete. >> happy birthday, rodney. >> it's today. 50 years old. curled up in the hotel watching right now. >> you can bring the cake home to him. >> i will. thank you so much. >> always, holly, what you're doing and "for peete's sake" premieres on the oprah winfrey network and holly's book with her children, "same but different." >> happy birthday, rodney, by the way. these folks from kansas city and these from texas. we've got to stalk about the area hit last night by all the severe storms now have high wind warnings and advisories from northeastern missouri up t >> all that weather brought to you by quaker breakfast glasses and one of the many birthdays katie is 18. >> time now for fast fashion taller without wearing those sky high heels and turns out some of your favorite stars are not as tall as you might think. here are some of their secrets to help you style soar to new heights. the celebrity secret to finding the perfect look isn't just about a trendy outfit, accessories and shoes. it's also about tricks of the too. how hollywood's hottest

abc action news reporter rodney dunigan is here to show us what is at stake. >> reporter: a lot is at stake. half the delegates needed for the republican candidate to win the nomination are at stake and in a dozen state races republican frontrunner donald donald and democratic leader hillary clinton seem to be donald trump expected to win colorado, along with oklahoma and arkansas. we also have alabama and georgia here. along with tennessee, minnesota, up here. and the small state of vermont along with massachusetts. senator ted cruz is expected to win his home state only of texas. at this point as it stands donald trump has 82 delegates, ted cruz has 17, florida senator mubarak mubarak has 16. 595 delegates are up for grabs today. republicans are almost half the delegates needed to win the republican nomination. for the two democrats in the race, they are fighting for 865 total delegates today including the super delegates, former secretary of state hillary clinton is expected to take at least nine of the states. we have oklahoma, we also have arkansas here, along with we have georgi

rodney crowell. >> and heet you live with him? >> he did. i don't know who would do that. i can yodel now. there comes a time in a man'ss called upon to yodel. >> jimmy: every once in a while. >> for me it happened a little later -- >> jimmy: by the way, now i have to ask you to yodel. [ cheers and applause ]can't just -- you can't just stroll in here and say i can yodel now and then not yodel. >> in, didn't i? >> jimmy: although you realize if you do yodel you will never be james bond. james bond does not yodel in any situation. so you have a huge decision here to make. >> which would you like me toimmy: i'd love you to yodel. i really would. >> there's a fantastic hank williams song called "long gone lonesomerts off by singing about going down to the river to watch the fish swim by. thenesome and he's learning about it. the chorus goes -- and blue ] >> jimmy: you can stay. tom hiddleston, everybody. "i saw the light" opens friday. we'll be right back with granger smith! icky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is >> dicky: the "jimmy kimmel live" concert series is pr

carla cunningham and rodney moore up for reelection are already considering the seat. >> they may run in the congressional primary and if they win that congressional primary, they then are required to give up one of those primary -- one of those seats. >> state representative is also eyeing the seat and observers the african-american candidates cancel each other out. and pastor woods is hoping consensus can be found. >> i would hope that the faith communities were weigh-in as concerned constituents about what happens with the representation in this seat and i would hope that the people they speak with would listen to their voice. >> again candidates can start filing wednesday. meanwhile many are waiting to see how the courts will rule on the maps. >> thank you. the primary happens in june with the winner taking all contest. >> next we are on your side helping you protect your pets. what you can do tonight that could be a life saver in case of a fire. >> and duke energy customer also pay less for power. >> we are counting down to when we might hit that first day of 80 weather that is i

today marks 25 years since the rodney king beating in california. a video camera was rolling when los angeles officers started hitting king. it was a controversial arrest that shaped u-s history. police released king, who was black, two days later without being charged. a year later four white police officers were aquitted of criminal charges in the beating. that led to violent riots around southern california. fired the texas trooper who arrested sandra bland. trooper brian encinia arrested sandra bland during a traffic stop last year. after bland was arrested, jail workers found her dead in a cell three days later. no one was indicted in bland's death, but a grand jury did not believe trooper encinia's claims on why he removed bland from her vehicle. encinia faces perjury charges. officials began the process of firing encinia when the decision was final. he has the right to appeal tuesday's decision. the mourning for 28-year-old officer ashley guindon continues as a her body was flown to her home in massachusetts. officer guindon was killed, satur

. > it is, abc action abc action news rodney dunigan at the tampa international airport. have you seen increased presence? >> reporter: you couldn't miss it. as soon as we walked through the doors there were three uniformed police officers walking the halls even before passengers got here. airport officials say it's a key part what have they are doing to not only keep people safe but keep minds at ease. what you will also notice when you arrive here, more tsa agents at the checkpoints and also notice more police k-9s walking the property as well. at tampa international announcements have also been passengers that if they see anything suspicious they should report it right away. left unattended. we spoke with a number of passengers this morning who are still shaken by what happened in brussels. and relieved to know steps are safe. >> i understand there are meshers that have to be taken to give yourself a better chance of preventing that kind of stuff. if it means a little longer over the line that i have to go through i'm good with that. >> it makes us feel more safe. it's

recorded video of police beating rodney king in l.a. king lead officers on a high- speed chase after a dui traffic stop. then they stopped him and he lurched at one of the officers. a taser didn't stop him and officers beat him with a baton. the officers were acquitted and that set off the riots. >>> we are learning details about video that shows a baltimore police officer slapping a teen. take a look. you can see the officer slap him three times then kick him as he walks away. the baltimore sun reports the officers were responding tuesday to a report of two intruders at this school. there is dispute about whether the teen is a student. his friend is the one that recorded the video. city schools say this is a criminal investigation. encouraging voters to say yes to a bond mess stir. if approved the college would get over $7 million. the school would use 3 million to renovate campus buildings and another on the fire training facility. the schools cabarrus county facilities would get three million dollars. >>> piles of rubble remain as so