i'm sorry. >> come on rufus slam. >> reporter: it took longer than they wished, but it today he's in a loving home, after karen duffy watched our story. >> i immediately just was in love, and ready to have him at the house. >> reporter: while watching news channel 8 friday she froze in her tracks. >> >. you could tell he was a loving dog because of their response and love for him, and their wanting him to find him a good home. >> reporter: last year her dogs died from old age, and she's missed the companionship, but our story made up her mind, so she reached out first things saturday morning, drove nearly two hours, and at long last give rufus the loving home he needed. >> thanks for having him on the broadcast, because i'm the lucky one. >> what a happy ending. he's adjdjusting quite well, surroundingsgs, but he has a a backyard and huge dog bed,d, and growing very attached to karen and her huhusband. >>> he looked like he was liking the back rub from. 62 -- there. 62 right nonow, northwesest winds at 9 miles per hour, clearer skies in the gulf of mexico, clouds on the horizon. a fe

buried deep in rufus's file was a forgotten letter. it was written by his owners when he was brought here in 2010. it was penned in the first wrote it. >> my name is rufus. my family loves me very much, but they have fallen on hard times. my daddy lost his job a year ago an can't find a new one. >> reporter: rufus was loved dearly. >> i will miss my two legged siblings so much. they keep crying and hugging me begging mommy and daddy not to take me back to the shelter. >> reporter: for those who love him, it is not easy to read. >> my family is sad to give me back to bishop, but they know you will find me a new family. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the letter serves forgotten. it shows he is worth loving and worth caring for. he was a dearly beloved member of one family and he is still searching for another. in bradenton, john rogers, newschannel8. >> and if you want to welcome rufus into your own home, you can make it happen. just contact the animal shelter >>> steve, we are not too bad when you consider what is taking place. we will show it

i'm sorry. >> reporter: the letter serves as a reminder that rufus is not forgotten. so if any one of you wants to adopted this wonderful dog, contact the fine folks here at the bishop animal shelter. john rogers, newschannel8. >>> do you think millennials prefer electronic books? think again. that story is coming up. before you buy a new tv before the big game, we have a few >> on wall street today, the dow jones dropped 211 points. the s&p was down 35. nasdaq dropped 136 points. >>> the unemployment rate is the lowest it has been since 2008. they put the nationwide number for january at 4.5%. employers added 150 jobs an wages have gone up 2.5% over despite the good news, hiring is slowing and some economists say we could be headed into an economic slowdown. get a mortgage. there is that bit of good news. the average interest on a 340 this week. >>> your broken iphone may not be worthless afterall. apple is going to start offering something for those damaged phones. it will soon allow trade-ins on the iphone 5s, 6, and 6 plus even if the screen is cracked or the came

you may remember meeting rufus on first at four. he's a shelter dog who waited six years to be adopted. >> this story touched so many people and thanks to our story, right now he's with a wonderful new family in a loving home. they adopted him after seeing our story about staff at the bishop animal shelter recently uncovering a heartbreaking letter from rufus' original owner. karen duffy in port richey said she was touched by the story so she called the story and adopted rufus. >> he's 10-1/2. and, you know, for people that years, maybe longer, but i have enough time to offer him really some good quality of life. >> rufus is fitting in nicely at the duffy home. he has a yard to play in, a large bed to sleep in and the duffy family says he's adjusting well. it looks like it. >> he's earned it. >> yeah, he sure has. >>> well, joining us now for another look at your first at four weather, here's julie. wait, i apologize. that. we're going to tell you about new black swans being hand-raised by city workers until they're old enough to be

carolyn called the shelter and took rufus home. >> he's ten and a half, and you know for people that are my age, 63, i have ten good years, maybe longer, but i have enough time to offer him really some good quality of life. >> rufus is fitting in nicely atat the duffy home. he has a large yard and nice >>> if you or someone you know is looking for a job, listen to this. at&t is hiring. they need nearly 80 employees to fill call center and retail position, mostly newly created cacall center jobs. necessary. for more experiencece head to wfla.com. >>> florida lawmakers heard legislation prohibiting discrimination to gay and transgender people today. smith of equality florida calls the legislation historic. >>> now, an 8 on your side investigation, abandoned again. >> pet, shunned by their owners, and again by hillsborough county pet resources. where are the animals ending up? sadly many on the street, caseses suffering. >> the lucky ones get into a pet rescue organization, but with the county taking fewer stray, the rescue centers are overcrcrowded. >> yes, the rescuers are inundated w

. >> why won't anyone adopt rufus? we will give you this dog's sordid story. >> and a tiny baby in the studio with mom. here is mom telling you how to live with very little sleep and lowe's presents: in your mouth. like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, >> welcome back. this shelter dog has been in a kennel for years waiting to be home. >> then shelter workers found something wonderful. it is a heart-wrenching message from his original owner. newschannel8's john rogers shows us the note. introduce you to this sweet dog rufus. he has been here six years unable to find a home. folks have adopted him from brought him back. hopefully, this letter will help him find a loving home. it was written by rufus's original owners. he came from a loving home and they had to bring him here because they couldn't afford to keep him. they were hoping this shelter would help him find a few home. they are hoping someone will listen and bring rufus into their ho

how our report helped rufus find a home. >> >. i'm stacie schaible. >> i'm keith cate. we begin with brbreaking news, an arrest made inin the attack at a clearwater mall restroom we told you about earlier today. 18-year-r-old ricky blake thompson is charged with battery. cameras inside macy's.

all the humane society of s veal and rufus. how are you doing? >> great. rufus is seven.or our senior adoption. his atransportation fee is 50 percent off. >> very nice. he is priceless. >> he is. he was born with small eye so he looks like he is blinking at you. >> are you winking? >> he loves kisses. >> he is seven. half price atransportation fee. any issues. you are talking how resilient he is. >> it is amazing. he was born this way, sometimes we do for various reasons need to do surgery on an animal's eyes and it is amazing how resilient they are. the next day they are ready to go out and play. >> he is chihuahua and possibly terrier mix? >> i would say so. it looks like his hair is highlighted and it is wiry. >> let is known as one eyed jack. >> great. he is a lucky dog. >> nice to see you. i know it is a long drive to make and we appreciate everything you do, and wonderful animals, and if you are interested call the humane society of silicon valley. thanks again. >> thanks for having us. >> so asplit so affectionate. just a little love. thanks for joining us. have a

i wish everyone could have seen the smile on rufus's face. he held my hand so tight and said the lord blessed him. >> he's lived there for three years and he's been one of many who has been touched by him. >> he's a very sweet guy. he only had -- i had like a pair of shoes to be fixed, and he fixed them no problem. >> he plays the harmonica, really nice guy. >> many around here hope to see his smiling face soon. kelly joyce, fox 35 news. >> five-year-old boy with the courage to fight cancer also has the courage to propose to his favorite nurse. >> what are you going to say? >> sarah -- would you -- >> how adorable. that's little gideon robinson. he's had leukemia for months. he likes iron man because of the port in his chest that helps battle the disease. he made his ring for her out of pipe cleaners and beams. apparently nurse sarah loved it and called gideon her hospital husband. very sweet. i'm sure she said yes. >> yea! big smiles for everybody. forecast right now in central florida doesn't look good. it's totally rain free but things beg

i know, bill, we talked earlier about about rufus can almost come in. >> rufus is always inside. >> he is an indoor type of walk. >> he likes to go on walks, but brisk walks, get it over with. >> thank you. >>> brian has a dog. tell us about the dog. does your dog like any time outside. >> absolutely not. she is dying to get out the door and you open the door and she feels that cold and she backs off. she says, i'll hold it. [ laughter ]. i'm good. let's show you the road weather index. we are looking at dry conditions all over the viewing area. problems until we get any potential problems, i should say, until we get closer to 10:00 or 11:00, maybe noon later today and maybe into the early afternoon. and elizabeth was saying the area that we need to watch closely is from raleigh on to the north and east. places like rocky mount, rapids and points east, that's where we are most concerned about having a few slick spots later today. your morning commute is absolutely dry. go ahead and head out there, just have some plans for later on if you have to go out around the lunch hour. you might

d-n-r says witnesses were able to pull 57- year-old rufus hannah out of the water...and perform c-p-r with no success. and authorities are still searching for 73-year-old george bell...who reportedly could not stay above water. both men are from lake city. we're told neither of them were wearing life jackets. investigators need your help finding a suspect involved in a shooting in columbia over the weekend. richland county deputies responded to a shots fired call around 4-30 sunday morning at 'darrell's place' on percival road. one person was taken to the hospital with injuries. if you can help investigators find who is responsible for this shooting, call crime stoppers. charlotte city leaders are expected to vote on some changes to several non- discrimination ordinances tonight. lgbt community from discrimination at places like hotels and restaurants. opponents of the ordinance thought the battle was over last year, but advocates continued to fight to get city leaders to take another look. some of the proposed protections are reasons the measure failed last year by one vote. it's als

d-n-r says witnesses were able to pull 57- year-old rufus hannah out of the water...and perform c-p-r with no success. and authorities are still searching for 73-year-old george bell...who reportedly could not stay above water. both men are from lake city. we're told neither of them were wearing life jackets. investigators need your help finding a suspect involved in a weekend shooting in columbia. richland county deputies responded to a shots fired call around 4-30 sunday morning at 'darrell's place' on percival road. one person was taken to the hospital with injuries. if you can help investigators find who is responsible for this shooting, call crime stoppers. tonight, dhec wants your opinion on the controversial proposed lower richland sewer project. it will ask for commthe project would offer an alternative to septic tanks in parts of lower richland county-- but some in the area are worried the meeting will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 at hopkins park. a formal hearing will immediately follow. he's accused of picking up passengers and picking off innocent people on the street. next o

prosecutors had scheduled a hearing before the death penalty review committee and defense attorneyefre rufus dems complained police were seen theyde confession but a hearing on that was postponed and cuyahoga county prosecutor said the case a case of not come up during the last death penalty review committee meeting backecin in the back of the knesset defense attorney not available in the prosecutor's office says he cannot discuss any negotiations but after the offered henderson idealal to give a confession and there will not be a death penalty, now sources confirming there have beenn plea talks. >> there still any trial date set, but if this works out that will not happen andks all of this this is the town common you can loathe and despise the broncos there is no middle ground . . the defense won it for them. halftime show with coldplay . or we get to the snowfall, but show youth last year, this was whatla lake erie look-alike from the visible satellite on a clear day, 96 percent ice coverage on the lake . then would it looks like recently with just 1 percent coverage at the western basin,

. >> your thoughts and rufus and my wife. >> we are sorry we been spreading the winter credit around you won't get what we

rufus gifford, u.s. ambassador to denmark 03:27:15-03:27:25 "one of the things i think your struck by as an american living overseas you're struck by is how fascinated other countries are in our political process. krohn 03:24:15-03:24:27 "it's really interesting because america is the leading super power economically and militarily and we are here to get a first impression about the candidate' politics." the group has attended campaign events all week and often compare elections in denmark, to this process in the united states. they've gifford 03:27:49-03:27:89 "it's so much easier, i think, to get a sense of why we do things and why we do it the way we do, when you're living here and not just reading it in headlines and so it's just fantastic." allison warren, reporting i did have the chance to speak with the group a little bit more, and while the process is very different here, they say the issues we are debating here in america are very similar to the ones they're debating in denmark. in manchester nh

rufus is the latest to join in the running. he will tour tomorrow to announce his candidacy including a stop in sarasota. he joins a half dozen other candidates that are vying fort job. >>> florida's presidential primary is coming up on march 15th. there is has been a jump in the party affiliated registered voters. according to the state's division of elections. more than 12 million people are eggible to vote in the up coming primary. and the 2012 presidential race, 11.9 million voters were eligible. florida is a closed primary state meaning only those registered as republicans and democrats can vote in the the presidential primary election. >>> early voting is already under way with about 500,000 votes already cast. we have more information about florida's primary on march 15th at wfla.com. >>> let's get a final look at i know you'll be looking for manatees today. >> absolutely. great weather to do it. >> definitely. great day to ride your bike as well. we're quickly warming up here and later this afternoon, we'll shoot for hi

@to explain more on that, here is @fox 13's vanessa rufus. @nz vans a yeah, good morning, @talk gasparilla distance classic @and the road closures they are @experiencing. @they were staggered and started @in the overnight period. @well under way looking at some @of the roads affected. @boulevard. @selmon expressway eastbound @exit, and various streets @partially blocked in the area of @downtown. @of course, the big closure, @bayshore boulevard, platt @streets to gandy boulevard. @gandy boulevard is expected to @close from zion to bayshore @beautiful. @east of macdill. @as always with an event like @this, expect higher traffic. @both cars and foot traffic. @have a fun day and a safe day. @>> anjuli: thank you, vanessa. @>> lindsay: 9:04. @the runners and spectator are @loving the weather. @started off cool. @minor changes. @that gradual warm-up, and the @blue sky president air is so @comfy too, 62 brookdale, bay. @ shore. @no clouds to show you and we go @to lakeland. @these are stratocumulus. @not rain bearing, but again they @are noticeable.

@vanessa rufus let's us know what @you need to know if you were @traveling down there. @>> reporter: the gasparilla @distance classic and the road @closures. @they were scattered and started @in the overnight periods. @well under way. @taking a look at the roads @effectlittle bayshore. @selmon expressway. @and various streets partially @blocked in the area of downtown. @of course the big closure, @bayshore, platt street to ganldy @boulevard. @ganld er will be closed from @zion to bayshore boulevard. @east of macdill. @as walls an event like, expect @higher traffic. @have a fun day and a safe day. @>> alcides: thanks, vanessa. @>>> maybe you feel like lacing @your running shoes up too. @>> anjuli: coming can up all @the details of the gasparilla @races and this week's hot @happenings. @>>> and nascar season officially @gets under way tomorrow. @and coming up in morning sports, @a look at the weekend's @a look at the weekend big race. @>>> hey, the forecast for @daytona. @looks pretty darn good just like @our local forecast that starts @off nice and bright when you see @the sunshine. @

rufus is in adrian, michigan. what are the telling you about your water?n adrian i think the water is pretty good primarily because we live in a rural community. nationwide i think the situation in flint is the canary in the coal mine simply because of our aging infrastructure. lead plumbing that is prevalent in a lot of houses that were .uilt in the 50's we have politicians that look out for themselves nationwide. we have bureaucracies that also look out only for themselves. i know it sounds trite and i know it sounds radical. it is not radical. if one thinks about the fact industry, especially in areas where industry has been prevalent, there have always been issues of disposing waste. flint was one of those areas. troublevernment had staying on top of it. people prioritized money in various places other than in terms of their infrastructure. host: $600 million in federal dollars for flint, michigan. you think that is my niche ago? -- money that should go? should it be offset somewhere else in the government or just get that money to flint now? caller: f

kyoko johnson was killed on her 66th birthday, beaten and stabbed to death along with her husband, rufus, after refusing to give $5,000 to a former neighbor kid. that neighbor was anthony welch 22 at the time, 37 now, and still trying to escape his death sentence. >> if we' s just to give the state a chance to kill one of its citizens. that is fundamentally wrong. it' s unjust, immoral. dan: welch is eligible for a new sentence because of a procedural error in the original case. defense attorneys told judge charles crawford today, a supreme court ruling that says our state' s death penalty is not applied properly makes it unconstitutional. that means, they say, that welch' s sentence must be changed from death to life. the judge didn' t buy it. >> the death penalty has not been ruled unconstitutional. dan: instead, he ruled, the legislature merely needs to change the way in which juries recommend death or life to a deciding judge. so welch will come back for a new sentencing afterward. and prosecutors plan to let no one forget that welch singled out the victims, because they had been kin

p>> we want to warn you about pthis story ahead of time pten-year-old rufus he spent five pyears in bradenton shelter. pwith a couple of breaks have pbeing adopted twice only to be preturned to the shelter. pletter that was developed off pshelter years ago but it wasn't pfound until a month ago. pread in part my family loves me pvery much but fell on hard ptimes. pmy daddy lost his job a year ago pand can't find a new one. pand can't afford to keep me. pi will miss my two leg siblings pso much they keep crying and phugging me. pmy family is very sad to bring pme back to the shelter but they pknow that you'll find me a new phome and that they will love me pas much as my family does. pshelter workers say they felt plike they failed him because pthey hadn't found him home until pthis past saturday. prufus finally got his wish. phe was at perfect fit for one pvery lucky loving family. p>> that was a tough one i'm glad prufus got a home. pyeah, thanks laura. pyou know what they say walking pjust a little bit every day can phelp your mental and physical phealth. pand to remind people about how pmuc

ambassador rufus gifford. ambassador henry scheuer. ambassador lars rosie.pplause, from the greatest democratic party in the country, new hampshire democrat s. thank you. [applause] and now, it is my pleasure to introduce our chair, and i have to say, when raymond buckley was vice chair, during those eight years, he kept saying to me, please, can we please have an event in the verizon, soon to be known as the share center. i kept saying, no. too much work. finally, he gets to be chair, and ask him if he had a vision, and he carried it out, this is the second event we have had here at verizon. job, andne an amazing it is my pleasure to introduce the longest-serving chairman in the history of the democratic party, raymond buckley. ♪ all buckley: let's thank eight of our former chairs for this elevation. george, joe, and a, chris, joe, michael, justin, kathy. thank you for your years of service. [applause] chr. buckley: i also want to introduce executive counselor, and then host her. van oester. and christopher bevis. [applause] to many of you, this may be your

. >> it appeals that court order and rufus advocates voicing their opinion in this area here at the flag ship store on 59th and 5th in manhattan at 5:30:00 p.m. diane macedo cbs 2 news. >> now to an exclusive washington heights man facing charges after opening fire in the lobby of his building on saturday. surveillance video shows the moment david planko in the dark hoodie shot fran cyst francisco in the leg. his son was with his mother when they encountered drinking and cursing. >> what he was doing was calling the f word a lot in front of her, you know, and my son told him hey why don't you watch your mouth. you are talking in front of my and when the guy started walking towards him that's when my son took the gun and shot him in the leg. >> the father says the son had been taunted for years. david is charged with attempted murder and assault. >>> a toddler was found unconscious while in the care of a babysitter. the babysitter brought the 16 month old to an uncle at the same address. a police source says they are investigating possible signs of trauma on the toddler's body. police are

d-n-r says witnesses were able to pull 57- year-old rufus hannah out of the water...and perform c-p-r with no success. . and authorities are still searching for 73-year-old george bell...who reportedly could not stay above water. two days of searching on the lake have yielded no results...but officials say they'll keep looking. both men are from lake city. an autopsy is scheduled for hannah this morning. we're still working to get more information on this lee county fire tweeted out this picture a few she says their names. trayvon martin shot to death. dontre hamilton unarmed. sandra bland... did nothing wrong. and makes their mothers' fight for justice her own. she speaks for a city poisoned by indifference. we need action now. and stands with the president against those who would undo his achievements. hillary clinton. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. i see the way that you move >>> good morning, everybody. monday, february 22nd, 2016. nice day out on our plaza. awesome crowd. lots of smiles. we're happy to say good morning to them and all of you. we have willie in th