now, last time they weren't in the sweet 16 was 2007 when the stanford of the south florida state knock them out. same today. win-wi will host the sweet 16. give them an early lead trailing 1 14-6 and the bucket and 1. stanford first lady at 21. a run and cardinal up at the break. stanford 10 straight made pwibingt and thompson all alone for the lay in. 63-44 the time stanford on top and return playing florida or penn state. >> cal women facing bay already on the bottle of the bears this didn't help. gray early foul trouble 2 point fouled out courtney scoring tied at 31. first half lead change and britney off balance. jumper best to even at 44. then the nation leading scorer odyssey sims goes off. 15 of 18 for baylor one stretch in the second half. nba 3 right hear and 27. baylor pulls away for a victory. cal finished 22 and 10 and after final 4 last year they are done for this year. cal men, the run gave them a twoo 25-6 lead. receiving end of a facial. fred dunking on the head of the power. nasty. so is this. david the rejection. is the pass and if the a single gets back on defense. e

now, last time they weren't in the sweet 16 was 2007 when the stanford of the south florida state knock them out. same today. win-wi will host the sweet 16. give them an early lead trailing 1 14-6 and the bucket and 1. stanford first lady at 21. a run and cardinal up at the break. stanford 10 straight made pwibingt and thompson all alone for the lay in. 63-44 the time stanford on top and return playing florida or penn state. >> cal women facing bay already on the bottle of the bears this didn't help. gray early foul trouble 2 point fouled out courtney scoring tied at 31. first half lead change and britney off balance. jumper best to even at 44. then the nation leading scorer odyssey sims goes off. 15 of 18 for baylor one stretch in the second half. nba 3 right hear and 27. baylor pulls away for a victory. cal finished 22 and 10 and after final 4 last year they are done for this year. cal men, the run gave them a twoo 25-6 lead. receiving end of a facial. fred dunking on the head of the power. nasty. so is this. david the rejection. is the pass and if the a single gets back on defense. e

now, last time they weren't in the sweet 16 was 2007 when the stanford of the south florida state knockt. same today. win-wi will host the sweet 16. give them an early lead trailing 1 14-6 and the bucket and 1. stanford first lady at 21. a run and cardinal up at the break. stanford 10 straight made pwibingt and thompson all alone for the lay in. 63-44 the time stanford on top and return playing florida or penn state. >> cal women facing bay already on the bottle of the bears this didn't help. gray early foul trouble 2 point fouled out courtney scoring tied at 31. first half lead change and britney off balance. jumper best to even at 44. then the nation leading scorer odyssey sims goes off. 15 of 18 for baylor one stretch in the second half. nba 3 right hear and 27. baylor pulls away for a victory. cal finished 22 and 10 and after final 4 last year they are done for this year. cal men, the run gave them a twoo 25-6 lead. receiving end of a facial. fred dunking on the head of the power. nasty. so is this. david the rejection. is the pass and if the a single gets back on defense. easy dunk

florida was the first state to enact stand your ground law. gun deaths jumped by 200 in the first two years. it spread like wildfire in states, southincluded. there are 24 states with some form on the books. the backlash is growing as shooters use it as self-defense. it became the issue in trayvon martin in florida. it was used as a defense after the shooting death of darrel niles in columbia, south carolina. in 2010, the unarmed teen was shot sitting in a car outside a girl's home. the homeowner shot niles, an innocent bystander, by mistake. on monday, the parents of martin and davis will join a rally and march led by reverend al sharpton. democrats concede it will be an up hill battle with a republican legislature there. it remains to be seen if the fight will be as stiff in south carolina. i'm joined by harold mitchell. he chairs the legislative black caucus. senator, thank you for being here. i want to play you something that your colleague in the state of florida, state senator chris smith, who was on the show yesterday. he said this about the chances of repealing florida's version of stand your ground. listen. >> the votes ju

south as florida. >> reporter: we asked state police in pennsylvania, delaware and florida where officials say no amberre issued there. we asked north carolina, south carolina, new york, maryland and virginia, too. they also say no amber alerts issued there for relisha rudd. in an e-mail virginia officials say they've shared information about the case statewide but, quote, state police also reached out to metro police to offer any assistance we could provide in relation to their search efforts to include activation of a virginia amber alert. thursday cellular phone amber alerts were delayed. the national center for missing and exploited children although police did issue an amber alert in d.c., they didn't activate the notification system for phone alerts until four and a half hours afterwards. finally this today. five days after that amber alert first went out. electronic signs at d.c. bus stops have relisha's face and information. an outdoor advertising association says similar signs are now up on maryland billboards. >> the metropolitan police department issue add statement in response to our questi

so it didn't seem likely but so many cases in miami and in south florida and the whole state, you knowmes it is like the twilight zone. you never just say, it can't be because often it is. >> with frank's help in 2003, edna buchanan wrote three front page stories for the "miami herald" about duckett's possible innocence. >> she started writing the stories and i started getting all these media requests. from tvs and newspapers and "primetime live." they were just flooding in my cell. >> as publicity grew around duckett's case, marshall frank was finally able to convince beth wells to show him a key piece of evidence. >> i wanted to see a copy of the note pad that duckett told me about. >> according to the defense, duckett's police notebook from the night of murder contained his alibi. >> the notebook should have been in the trial record. and it is not. the jury never sees it. and when you see it, when you look at it, you go, there's evidence right here. >> beth faxed me companies of those pages. i looked at them. and that began to give me some doubts. i could be wrong all along. predibu

the states where it is the worst, where people do not have the money to buy health care. alabama, west virginia, north carolina, arkansas, oklahoma, south carolina, florida, texas, arizona, mostly states governed by republicans where the unaforpdability is high. where it's affordable is iowa, minnesota, iowa, massachusetts, which already had a version of the aca. are we literally starting to have a two america situation, where you have these blue state where is they're tackling affordability, embracing the exchanging and expanding medicaid and a lot of red states where, let's keep it real, a lot of african-americans -- >> in particular, for the health of our people. the people who live in states where their governors refused to take the medicaid expansion should do everything in their power to get rid of them. because these people really have done a disservice so everyone they represent. when you refuse to take federal dollars that will pay for three years for this expansion, you, to me, have said to your state, i don't care about you, i don't care what happens to you, i just want to stop the president from having a successful proposal or having a succes

state wins. >> sun belt championship. louisiana lafayette and georgia. tied with one second left. we go to o.t. cajuns going big dance. >> florida in the south. ita state undefeated at 34-0, top seed in the midwest. and virginia, number one in the east. >> to the ice, madison square garden, with today's win sharks sweep the road trip. no more iconic arena. couture scores the only goal. his 189th of the year -- 19th of the year. antti niemi on his game from the start. the beauty. had 20 saves in the first period. fourth shutout of the year, setting a franchise record. most saves in a shutout. sharks shut out the rangers for the first time in franchise history. see you at 6:00. >> up next, see how l.a. policing kicking their crime-fighting >> coming up at 6:00, a mother opens up for the first time after her baby's nose was allegedly bitten off by his father. >> check out this video of niners coach jim harbaugh, showing off to a walrus. >> the newest car added to lapd's fleet costs $182,000. take a look. this lamborghini has its own twitter and instagram accounts and own web site. but we won't see it in hot pursuit or chasing after bad guys. a co

so it didn't seem likely, but so many cases in miami and in south florida and in the whole state, youd rod serling is the governor. you never say it just can't be. because often it is, with frank's help in 2003, e dna buchanan wrote three stories for the miami herald about duckett's possible innocence. >> she started writing these stories, i started to get media requests from tv, and newspapers and prime time live. they were just flooding in my cell. >> as publicity grew around duckett's case, marshal frank was finally able to convince beth wells to show him a key piece of evidence. >> i wanted to see a copy of the note pad that duckett told me about. >> according to the defense, duckett's police notebook from the night of the murder contained his alibi. >> the notebook should have been in the trial record and it is not. the jury never sees it. and when you see it, you look at it. you go there is evidence right here. >> beth faxed me copies of those pages. and i looked at them. and that began to give me some doubts. i could be wrong all along. so you can have a getaway from what you k

states. they have families in south florida and new jersey. it really is a tale of two countries here. in caracas you talk to supporters and the people that are very much if line with the party line, and she subscribe to that imperialist notion maduro bringing up but you go to opposition areas where the opposition began last month. the focus is more oriented towards his colombian neighbors and far less of that sentiment you might get from the eastern portions of the country. so as this sort of unfolds, the question that a lot of people have now not only here but throughout the region is, what happens to this oil economy that this country is so reliant upon? >> david, excellent reporting from venezuela. david will be back with you shortly. thank you. >>> the u.s. job market showed some signs of warming up in february after two months of pretty cold growth. let me break it down for you. the economy created 175,000 jobs last month. that's more than economists expected, and up from 129,000 in january and the 84,000 in december. now, i said warming, it's not hot. 175,000 net new jobs in feb

dayton, thursday, the flyers beat syracuse last night in the south, florida awaiting the winner of foster and ucla tonight. >> wichita stateshocker ran into a power house in kentucky. under two minutes to play. james young, lefty three. got it. kentucky up two. three seconds left. down two shockers' last shot. fred van greek. wichita state's perfect season is over. kentucky advances to face louisville with the 78-76 victory. >> let's tee it up. arnold palmer invitational at bay hill. another first-time winner on tour. matt every. the king, arnold palmer. matty every on fire. in trouble on 16. plays it safe. hits the tree. bogeys the par five. then the par on 17. 4-under on the day. every on 18. a chance to clinch the win. misses the par. arnie can't believe it. still has a one-stroke lead. open the door for keegan bradley. now forcing a playoff. matt every wins for the first time on the pga tour, a million dollar pay day and a trip to the masters. >> bad news for st. mary's and the sharks, disappointing last night. >> up next, spring cleaning at the san francisco opera. we'll show you all the costumes up for grabs this wee

state of florida. a live look now at the sunoco gas station in merit island, that is south of cape canaveral. somebody doing an interview there obviously. florida the most recent state to start playing mega millions. the winning numbers -- 11-19-24-33-51, the mega ball was 7. the numbers on nbcwashington.com. >>> investigators trying to determine what caused a house fire that forced a mother with her 1-year-old boy to jump out of a burning window. the woman escaped from the second floor with her son in her arms. she broke her ankle and burned her face. the fire started on the first floor of the house on 63rd street in seat pleasant yesterday afternoon. john rhodes rents the home with relatives and friends. >> i'm just glad she was smart enough to get them out. >> it took a good ten minutes to put out. it was heavy. >> five people including teenagers inside the home escaped. the mother suffered second-degree burns. the 1-year-old is okay. >>> the maryland man accused of killing a woman and abducting their daughter will remain in jail until he stands trial. timothy vertz waived his right to atte

south and east coast. >> high temperatures in upper 50s in the northwest. 60s in north atlantic states. parts of texas and south floridas out -- and they are looking to get rid of it. here is an opportunity to buy something. >> that's the sound of a rare stratovarious viola. it is now up for sale. the auction house, sotheby's, says it is expected to sell for more than $45 million. >> it is one of two stratovarious. the winning bid will be announced in june. $45 million. >> this, by wait, made in 1719. >> by mr. stratovarious himself. >> that's old. you want to spend $45 million on something that old? >> >> you can get a fleet of new ones. but it's a collector's item, i don't know. do you play? >> no. >> me neither. >>> coming up, adele's new beats, a new block buster in the works. that's "the skinny." >> going through your bags. the biggest crack down of its kind. you're watching "world news now." >> "world news now" weather brought to you by cascade plasma. brought to you by cascade plasma. first word... uh...chicken? hi, cascade kitchen counselor. stop stalling and start shining with cascade platinum packs. over time

in the south he has the top seed florida. in the east, trendy michigan state squad.st, number one seed arizona. finally in the midwest, the president has louisville filling out his final four. espn is going to reveal the best and rest of his brackets coming up today. i'll bet he has -- what do you think, barnacle? i'll bet he has florida against arizona. >> no, michigan state against louisville. >> completely opposing forces here. okay. all right. obviously we're not wearing the same shirt today. >>> golf fans are beginning to worry if tiger woods will be well enough to play. he pulled out of the arnold palmer tournament. and he pulled out of another tournament a week before that. it's too early to make any decisions on the first major of the year. he has four masters titles. he hasn't won a green jacket since 2005. >>> let's check out some mma action for what may be the quickest fight ever. don't blink. sam herron versus mike garrett. big, huge kick ends the fight instantly. wow! >> karate kid him right off the top coming out like this. anyway -- look at that. poor

i asked florida state senator dwight bullard what the public school system is up against in south floridabeen face hearing in floridas a whole is a 15-year really war if you will by the charter reform and school reform folks here in the state of florida. as you know, governor jeb bush was elected governor in 1998 in the state of florida. and chose to take a very, very different stance on what public education has looked like traditionally, and his efforts and his works have been consistently sort of part of a continuing problem over the last 15 years as it's related to things like undermining class size, which has changed our constitution to make class sizes smaller, not funding it properly, as well as the vast expansion of charter schools and vouchers. >> so you have seen the depletion of resources in public education because of charter schools? >> absolutely, absolutely. you've seen a redirecting of those resources into the 300-plus charters that we have here in the state. >> are they all for profit? >> some of them are nonprofit through their districts. but most of them are handled by

state are in the field. as the overall no. 1 seed is florida winning over kentucky. florida is in the south region. arizona at no. 1 in the west. wichita state in the midwest but the unbeaten shockers may have the toughest road to the final four. plenty of contenders for the number for number one spot. virginia finally gets it by virtue of sunday's win over duke. plenty of contenders michigan and wisconsin were the best the 10 had to offer they both are up at no. 2. the bulls host oklahoma city tonight at the met center. that's morning sports for you. >> i will take this. >> thank god. we were not going to do it. >> it's not just say patrick's day. >> the party is not over i have to keep reminding everyone. >> it also a special day. one of my favorite days of the year. the equinoxes is when the spring begins but locally this happens a few days before the equinox. today ... me and my producer have been working on this. look at this thing. shock and all. today we have equal day an equal right here 12 hours of each. tomorrow we will have 12 hours and one day of daylight. tell your friends. it's a big d

you've got a state in the south in florida where you have a lot of retirees.are going to be look at it, how it plays with them, how it plays generally speaking, so a lot at stake for both parties here in this election tonight. >> yeah. i'm always reluctant to read too much into one election and extrapolate result for the entire country as you say aptly put it, the last issue we wanted to take up with you is the senate democrats last night had an all-night talk-a-thon on climate change highlighting their commitment to addressing and dealing with climate change, you know, legislation unlikely to go anywhere in the house or the senate really at this point. what's the purpose of having this right now, and do you think that we're seeing a renewed energy among the left for solutions to addressing climate change? >> i think the senate democrats are making their donors happy, unable to pass climate change legislation, unable to get any sort of carbon tax or anything like that, they are doing something to try to show their donors on the left who, are agree with you, in

do they have the same answer monthsity with the united states that hugo chavez had and nicholas maduro talks about having? >> family in south florida and new jersey but it really is a tale of two countries here. in caracas you talk to supporters or chavezmos very much in line with the party line, then you head out to opposition areas san cristobal where the opposition began, and far less of that vitriolic sentiment. as this sort of unfolds the question that a lot of people have not only here but throughout the region is what happens to this oil economy that this country is so reliant upon. >> david arioso, excellent reporting. david will be back with us shortly, thank you. >>> the u.s. job market showed some signs of warming up in february. the economy created 175,000 jobs last month, more than economists expected and up from 129,000 in january and the 84,000 in december. i said warming, not hot. 175,000 net new jobs in february is lower than the average of 189,000 over the past 12 months. as for the unemployment rate that so many people in the media carry on about but fail to really explain, it edged up a bit to 6.7% in february f

. >> of course based in the south as well so they have the south geographic focus on the demographic market, florida, texas. the couple statess, a lot of people are moving there after the winter we have had in the new york area, people will rethink moving down to florida, places like texas, and it is a lot more tax friendly. liz: linkedin has been a high flyer, you like it. >> we do. i was highly skeptical when it came public because it was one of the higher valuation stocks we follow. but linkedin does something different. when i talk to companies and speak with their department looking for professionals, they say the first thing we use is linked in to find that professional talent matching the specific skills that we are looking for. liz: good to see you. he has a nose for great stocks. we appreciate you coming on. has retail really thought or will the industry feel the chill for some time to come? former chairman and ceo of office depot has important thoughts coming up on "after the bell." ♪ capitato make it happen? that makes it real? what's a vision without the expertise to execute it... and the financing to make it gro

south korea. >>> attorneys for a man on florida's death row are challenging the state's i.q. standards, florida having a higher i.q. than 70 means an inmate is not mentally disabled and may be executed. left it up to the states to determine an inmate's mental status. >>> those are the headlines on this sunday night. al jazeera america presents toughest place to be a farmer starts now. mp now starts now. >> richard gibson is leaving his dairy farm in devon, england to work as a samburu cattle herder. >> this isn't going to be my usual day then; obviously. >> in an arid land where warriors fight gun battles to defend their cattle. >> he's prepared to give his life for his cows, because if they haven't got them, they've got nothing. >> he'll be faced with some unusual traditions... >> i just don't want to be circumcised today.

south florida. welcome to you both. susan macmanus, you know the state very well. describe this district for us and where it is. it's part of st. petersburg, and who lives there. >> yes, it's a district that pin pinellis county where st. petersburg is carved out. it's predominantly a white district, voters, over half are seniors, but most no party affiliation and only 2.4% difference between republicans and democrats with the republicans having an upper hand. it's been evolving into a competitive district and democrats were hopeful to pick the seat up. >> woodruff: stu, did one way or another the democrat or republican have an advantage going in? >> in terms of partisan numbers, no. it is a tossup district. the president won it twice, george bush won it in 2004. all the indices show an evenly divided district but i think it's clear alex sink had the advantage going into the actual special election. republican jolly had a primary challenge. his record, he was a washington lobbyist. that is not a great credential to go to a special election. christmas just a few mont

florida is the top seed in the tournament. they'll be in the south region. arizona number one in the west, wichita statein the midwest, virginia none in the east. it's your bracket filled up. >> to the ice, madison square garden, sharks and rangers, sharks beat them in the tank in october, and with today's win, sharks sweep the road trip. no more iconic arena than madison square garden. couture, the only goal. breakaway, short handed. 19th of the year. anti enemy me on his game from the start. a beautiful save. neimi. fourth shutout of the year, setting a franchise record with most saves in a shutout. 41 stops. sharks shut out the rangersfor the first time in franchise history. >> to tampa, this chip on 16. 70 feet online. one-stroke lead. then on 1. looking for a second pga title. drops the birdie. 7-under. now kevin na drains it. at 6-under. now needs this birdie for a tie. and to force a playoff. never on line. send din wins by one stroke and a spot in the masters, this sports record brought to you by orchard supply hardware. i'll be busy fill ought my bracket for the next [doorbell rings] hey. hey.

florida is the top seed in the tournament. they'll be in the south region. arizona number one in the west, wichita statendefeated at 34-0, the top seed in the midwest, virginia none in the east. it's your bracket filled up. >> to the ice, madison square garden, sharks and rangers, sharks beat them in the tank in october, and with today's win, sharks sweep the road trip. no more iconic arena than madison square garden. couture, the only goal. breakaway, short handed. 19th of the year. anti enemy me on his game from the start. a beautiful save. neimi. fourth shutout of the year, setting a franchise record with most saves in a shutout. 41 stops. sharks shut out the rangersfor the first time in franchise history. >> to tampa, this chip on 16. 70 feet online. one-stroke lead. then on 1. looking for a second pga title. drops the birdie. 7-under. now kevin na drains it. at 6-under. now needs this birdie for a tie. and to force a playoff. never on line. send din wins by one stroke and a spot in the masters, this sports record brought to you by orchard supply hardware. i'll be busy fill ought my bracke phone: yo

south fourth and florida avenue. neither of the homicides have been solved. >> several local leaders plan to testify about the state's rape kit backlog. nancy skinner and the district attorney nancy o'malley hope to make a case for a new bill which would give law enforcement a deadline for testing those rape kits. in 2011 they audited all property rooms for untested rape kits, found more than 1900 untested kits in alameda county alone. >> the navy says it will soon test 1,000 homes on treasure island for dangerous levels of radiation. the testing comes after concerns over the discovery of radioactive items buried underground. radioactive fragment was found in catherine's yard. she happens to be president and founder of the treasure island health network and has been pushing the navy to clean up the island for years. but she says she is leery about the latest offer to do the test. >> will any of our citizens, any of our residents be allowed to follow them through their own homes? will we receive all of the data in a timely fashion? is the threshold for radioactive exposure actual think threshold it should be? >> the u

stores in the state are expected to open to the public for recreational use later this summer. meanwhile, south carolina, florida georgia, all those states are currently debating changes to their marijuana laws right now. back in the nation's capital, though, that d.c. council vote to decriminalize pot, it was 10 to 1. and with us now, the one, the lone dissenter of the d.c. bill, yvette alexander. councilwoman, always good to see you. let's start there with the vote. the only vote of dissension. why? >> i was the lone vote. and this is the reason why, craig. we still are only dealing with the possession of marijuana. that's the only thing that's currently not illegal if this bill is passed. it's still illegal to sell marijuana or to consume it. it doesn't make sense. >> when you raise that issue -- i know that you did because i saw some of the footage there, if you can possess the pot, if you can smoke the pot and you can't buy the pot, how do you get the pot? >> how do you get it? that's the question. you can't grow it either, craig. >> so what's the answer? >> how do you get it? the answer is that you're stil

states particular likely iowa and south carolina. if he's going to find a path, it may end up being somewhere else and go home to florida, his home staterubio's biggest hurdle for the presidential race is more broad. the excitement behind him when he first came to washington and was first elected has sort of dissipated. they are more excited about ted cruz and rand paul, so he has to figure out a way to get that back up. >> kasie hunt, great pleasure having you on. >> thanks, you, too. >>> the emotional pursuit for justice for george steny jr. he was just 14 years old in 1944 when he was executed for the murder of two white girls. steny, a black teenager, is the youngest person put to death in this country in the past century, but his family says he was framed and was not given due process, and even if they can't bring him back, they want to clear his name, and all eyes now are on a judge's decision, will steny's conviction be overturned and granted a new trial, despite the fact he was executed? lawyers tell nbc news a result is likely to come today. joining me live now is bristow martin, thank you so much for joining us this morning,

florida in the south region. in the west region, arizona's unrelenting defense holding off gonzaga, hammer them, 81-64. san diego statebaylor and wisconsin also advance alongside them. back to dayton's surprise over syracuse, the party so big, even the university president crowd surfing. there he is just before he jumped up on top of all those adoring hands, shall we say. >>> wayne rooney adds to his legacy. maybe he should have been crowd surfing. he launches the ball over the goalkeeper for a 50-yard score. watch this beauty. right in. where were you? david beckham watching. he smiles. he's thinking. try beating my 70-yard goal. he did that seven years ago. >>> who says white men can't jump? tyler inman says that. shut downs that to win at the niaa dunk contest. some say those dunks you see right there he's been practicing since his days in high school. practice pays off. >>> seth rogan and james franco have a little fun at kimye's expense. what's that? entertainment is next. [ male announcer ] let the rich robust flavor and irresistible aroma of nescafe clasico stir what's inside of you. ♪ [ engine revving ] [ tire

states that chavaz had and nicholas seems to be following? >> when you talk to everyday venezuela people have family in south florida and new jersey but it really of two countries and caracus you talk to them and in line of the party line and subscribe that maduro brings up in commentary and then go to opposition areas where the opposition really began last month. and the focus is more oriented towards the colombian neighbors and far less of what you might get from the eastern portions of the country. so as this sort of unfolds, the question that a lot of people have not only here but throughout the region is what happens to this oil economy that this country is so reliant upon. >> reporter: reporting from venezuela and david will be back with us shortly and thank you. the u.s. job market showed some signs of warming up in february after two months of cold growth. i will break it down. the economy created 175,000 jobs last month, that is more than economists expected and up from 129,000 in january and 84,000 this december. now, i said warming, it's not hot, 175,000 net new jobs in february is lower than the average of 189,000 over the past 12 m

down south, dayton followed its 60-59 upset over sixth seed ohio state. the one-point win gave the flyers bragging rights in ohio. florida, pittsburgh and syracuse also took care of business to advance. >>> last year was no fluke. harvard secured back-to-back trips to the round of 32 by defeating cincinnati, 61-57. next, harvard plays president obama's pick to win it all, michigan state. ville nova and connecticut advance in the east. >>> three seconds. jumper. austin for three. at the horn! >> and it's good. yes. hook 'em horns. >> hook 'em horns for you, betty. what is march madness without a buzzer beater. nonexistent. the seventh seed moves on with 87-85 win keeping the midwest region free of upsets for now. louisville, michigan, and st. louis, also they lived to play another day. >>> all right. so you're going to hear about this and go, shocker. productivity in the work force and at schools apparently tanks as the games begin each afternoon. look at these tweets. >> of course it does. >> they show students getting very little school work done as the games get underway. all that productivity that's lost. >> right. >>

south goes to the top ranked team in the country. florida. virginia will be the top seed in the east region. undefeated wichita statee midwest, and arizona will be on top of the west region. florida grabbed the top overall seed in the tournament thanks in part to a school record 26-game school winning streak. it began with a narrow win over kentucky in the s.e.c. championship game. florida has not lost a game since december. virginia lapped up its number one seed by beating duke 72-63 in the acc championship game. it's the first conference tournament title for virginia since 1976. the cavaliers face coastal carolina in the first round. st. joseph returns to the ncaa tournament for the first time since 2008, and the hawks may have an unofficial mascot for the big dance. check out head coach bill martelli's grandson hanging out behind the bench. 4-year-old phillip seems to do a spot-on imitation of his grandma. he even carries around a cl clipboard and a marker. we're not sure in he yells at the ref. our coverage of the rounds started this thursday afternoon at 12:15 eastern. ohio state takes on dayton and there will

state championship. they finished their season 26-0. congratulations to coach fuller and the rest of the young ladies on that team. let's move on to spring training. to south floridanationals visiting roger dean stadium, the spring training home of the miami marlins. strasburg was on the mound for the the nats. he was just dominant. two hits. he struck out four batters. meanwhile, ramos continuing his hot streak. takes the pitch right up the middle.

down south, dayton is the talk of the tournament following the 60-59 upset over six seed ohio state. they got bragging rights in ohio. florida also took care of business to advance. last year was no fluke. harvard secured back-to-back trips to the round of 32 by defeating cincinnati. next, harvard plays president obama's pick to win it all, michigan state. villanova and connecticut also advance in the east. >> three seconds. jumper. and off the board for three. >> ywhat is march madness withot a buzzer beater. the layup crushes their hopes. louisville, michigan and st. louis live to play another day. >>> productivity in the workforce and schools aparentally tanks as the games begin each afternoon. i know, shocker to a lot of you. these tweets show some students getting very little school work done as the games got under way. and, you know what, heads up here to all you bosses out there. might as well cave. all that lost productivity, it costs businesses about $1.2 billion every hour during the tourname tournament's first week. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men autostop. the foolproof way to get rid of

florida, they fill in the south region. in the west region, arizona's unrelenting defense holds off gonzaga. they blow them out 81-64. san diego state, baylor and wisconsin also advance in that region. back to dayton's surprise over syracuse. the party got so big even the university's president crowd surfed. i got a picture of him before he decided to do that. he really was doing it. >>> soccer star wayne rudy might want to do a little crowd surfing. he adds to his legacy. he launches the ball over the goalkeeper for a 50-yard score. whew! david beckham smiles. he's there watching. he's thinking, that's beating my 70-yard score. >> really, 70 yards? >> seven years ago. >> oh, yeah. >> something like that. >> something like that. only 70 yards. all right. thanks, richard. >>> it is time now for some weather and a warning right here. it is never too early to start thinking about summer, but word of caution. one kite boarder is okay only after surviving a shark buy the in south florida. only after surviving a shark bite. curt hoffman was holding his arm under water trying to catch a wave when suddenly he felt like he was caught in a be

not a number one seed, faci facing south dakota in round one, bonnie samuelsson has one, stanford up 42-27 at the half, pac-12 all-time leading scorer, florida statewith an 81-62 victory, cal women, facing fordham and waco, battling an injury all year, still led. the go ahead puck, it was 14 seconds left, fordham one last shot, rudy is going to take it. but cal takes it with a 64-63 victory. and coming up, san jose state football looking for a new quarterback replacing david fales. check out the spring game coming up. >> sounds good. >>> just ahead, women and stroke, the warning signs and why so few women know them. >>> plus, less than 24 hours after a court overturned the ban on same-sex marriage, there is another major change tonight in michigan. stay with us. we'll be right back after this quick break. . >>> live from the kgo broadcast center this is abc 7 news. >> good evening, i'm ama daetz. the man killed by police in the park has been identified as 28-year-old alejandro nietro, family members say he was carrying a taser, not a handgun, police say they approached him when he fired a weapon. >>> and two men shot after a gunman walked up to bo

south africa. a son of french i guess that the weather with my cherie she minded morning it seems people in the southern us state of florida. ideally was stormy weather conditions but the abyss that. lying in remaining half and while yes the red tally still that went with the continued across se ne us and that includes the florida peninsula away haven't seen lots of gale force winds which has them in structures as well as downed power lines. severe thunderstorms are still capable of being response and also train ticket abt could be making cuts and a spot to please be aware of traffic in the north with the precipitation so in size and timing of that snow and also freezing rain which could make traveling very difficult into your mind be in italics. but today was the fact of the lead your eye and get caught. it's making the ad conditions is very critical for fire weather especially in new mexico and in texas. the battle interest i was so slamming the upper midwest as well as the northern rockies northern rockies but twenty five centimeters of additional snowfall and thirty centimeters across the upper midwest. i wish isn't sh

south. the states with the highest rate of uninsured, florida, texas, louisiana, alabama, mississippi, tremendous poverty. so what has happened is you have red and blue america very different in terms of the economy. lower wage economy. a lot of job creation. factories will locate in the south because the don't have to worry about unions. you're seeing a lot of that moonlighting magnolia movement to a lower wage no corporate taxes, no corporate property taxes state. that doesn't mean the services of better because what you have this tremendous poverty. what happens is the blue states, states like new york, california , massachusetts wind up being donors states. new york pays more in federal taxes than they get back from the federal government or as louisiana, mississippi, alabama get back considerably more in federal tax money than the opinion. they are essentially the recipient states. if you want to talk about who is on the dole, it is essentially those states except texas because they have oil. you do have this weird thing where the states or ideologically detest the federal government and act

florida the top seed in the tournament. they will be in the south region. arizona is number one in the west. wichita state is undefeated at 34-0 and virginia is number one in the east region. let the games begin. let's move over to the ice. madison square garden to be exact. sharks and rangers and they beat them at the tank 9-2. madison square garden. he scored the only goal on the breakaway. a little back end flip, his 19th of the year. on his game and a beauty. 20 saves in the first period alone. he is setting a franchise record with the most saves in a shutout . 41. sharks shut out the rangers for the first time in franchise history. to tampa and the final round and he is tied for the lead. a chip on on 16. 70 feet on-line and got it. a 20-foot birdie. drops it and gets the lead in the clubhouse. he needs the birdie putt to get the chance. it went in, trust me. he needs a 40-footer to force a playoff. 42-year-old johnson wins his secondpga event by one stroke and a spot in the masters. to end yen wells and roger federer and djokovic. roger won it in 31 minutes. roger was now 3-5 and a third and forced

florida number one overall seed for the ncaa tournament representing the south. virginia becomes the top seed for the east. arizona is the top for the west with undefeated wichita stateing the midwest. >>> so how excited would you be if you were invited to the big dance? selection sunday. that's nc state wolf pack. they found out they made it after losing to duke in the acc semifinals. their fate was questionable. now they'll play xavier on tuesday. >>> st. joseph upset bcu, but the real struggle of the game, on the sidelines, that's the 4-year-old grandson of the coach. check out this little man. he mimicked his granddad's gestures, folding his arms, pondering with his hand on his chin, and that tie that came down to his knees and the pocket square. got to have the pocket square. >>> and mascot madness. video captured the mascots fighting on the sidelines. it got so bad that arena personnel had to come in and separate wolfy the sea wolf and damian the great dane. i don't know if it went so far. >>> the nascar, a wet one for bristol after a nearly two-hour rain delay, whit and danica patrick hit each other. kevin harvick comes in fourth when a crash there left his ca

he was most recently deputy director of the south florida money laundering strike force within the miami-dade county state attorney's office. the u.s. marshal service traces its roots back to the judiciary act of 1789 under president george washington, and has played many important roles throughout our nation's history. i am proud to see marshal rojas join this elite and storied law enforcement agency. congratulations again to south florida's new top cop. thank you, mr. speaker, for the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition. >> speak mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. slaughter: thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the supreme court will soon hear oral organizements in the case commonly referred to as hobby lobby. the outcome of this case will determine whether or not a for-profit company has the right to limit a female employee's access to health care unde

florida the top seed in the tournament. they will be in the south region. arizona is number one in the west. wichita state number one in the east region. let the games begin. let's move over to the ice. madison square garden to be exact. sharks and rangers and they beat them at the tank 9-2. madison square garden. he scored the only goal on the breakaway. a little back end flip, his 19th of the year. on his game and a beauty. 20 saves in the first period alone. he is setting a franchise record with the most saves in a shutout . 41. sharks shut out the rangers for the first time in franchise history. to tampa and the final round and he is tied for the lead. a chip on on 16. 70 feet on-line and got it. a 20-foot birdie. drops it and gets the lead in the clubhouse. he needs the birdie putt to get the chance. it went in, trust me. he needs a 40-footer to force a playoff. 42-year-old johnson wins his secondpga event by one stroke and a spot in the masters. to end yen wells and roger federer and djokovic. roger won it in 31 minutes. roger was now 3-5 and a third and forced a tiebreaker and too many mistakes. dj

florida, of course for several election cycles. but for differently different seasons. it's fascinating kind of the new latino south. these are very red states with very strong rapidly growing that are -- so what happens when you take new immigrants do put them in gar face they don't some kind of personal responsibility, can quoo kind of opening businesses. do you align yourself with the traditional party that the democrats are always in line with latinos. a lot of it going to both of their points extremely contingent on how well they're received and welcomed into the republican party there it becomes an issue of immigration. nobody wants you here we are going to have some dramatic problems. >> i think one of the most fass ating things in our league he's done a lot of work on cuban voters. can you speak to that phenomenon and why it's happening and what the republican party can do to solve it. -- to solve it? >> yes. i think what you're seeing is democratic destiny which is the older cuban-americans who had personal first-hand experience fly from cuba. their loyalty to the republican . rty is not it's not as easily replicated. the polling th

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south florida's complicated hydrologic system. >> we have regional flood control system that was designed and built by the u.s. army core of engineers jointly with the state about 50 years ago, and at that time, sea level rise was not a major factor that they worried about, but now, some of the infrastructure we have on the coastal belt are basically not working as they were designed. >> reporter: when we have heavy rainfall, the canals receive and move the excess water. that water is released into the bays and estuaries and eventually into the ocean. the system was designed for the water to flow by gravity, with the water flowing from the higher canal levels into the lower ocean levels. as the sea rises however, gravity will no longer do the job and so there could be more flooding on the land as the water has nowhere to go. richard grosso is the director of the environmental and land use law clinic and a professor of law at nova southeastern university. >> its been the local utility directors, people who run water treatment plants, people who run sewage treatment plants, people who maintain roads, who have been required to institute very expensive retrof

south by southwest festival. we'll have a live report from us a stain, texas, on what was said and not said. >>> and later, stand your ground. massive crowds in florida statethis hour all there to protest the controversial law many first heard about in the aftermath of the trayvon martin shooting. we'll have a live report there as well. >>> we start with a question. how can a boeing 777 and its 239 passengers and crew just disappear an hour after takeoff? malaysian investigators today call the weekend disappearance of flight 370, quote, an unprecedented mystery. dozens of ships from ten countries are taking part in the search that now includes a second destroyer from the u.s. seventh fleet, the "uss kidd." three days into the pp