in tallahassee, justin warmoth. news 6. >> ginger: justin also caught up with the governor in tallahassee. hear how he weighed in on the controversy, again tonight at 7:00. >>> a fatal crash shut down i-4 in volusia county for several hours today. >> matt: troopers say the car caught on fire after it hit a bridge. on i-4 eastbound at the enterprise road bridge near deltona. we're told the car hit the bridge on enterprise road when it caught on fire. investigators tell us the suv fell off the bridge there into the area of the bridge. crews were out there today making sure the bridge was still safe. troopers are still trying to figure out what caused all this nasty wreck there. >>> a malabar man died tonight in a skydiving accident. he had a hard landing in zephyrhills during a jump today. investigators say mann and his instructor made the jump separately after mann's parachute deployed. he got rolled over and entangled in the chute. there was also a problem with his reserve chute. he was taken to lakeland hospital wh

why the state is scaling back its tax-free holiday. warnings up for tallahassee, and in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. put more fun in your day with ice-cream-flavored coffees at dunkin' donuts. like butter pecan, cookie dough, or new pistachio. enjoy one today. >> new at 11:00, a sales tax holiday that used to last more than a week has been shortened to just one weekend. the state is scaling back its back to school tax holiday to three days. during that period of time you can shop without having to pay the state sales tax but this year it's clothing that is 60 or less, last year it was more, and it won't cover computers this year. the reason for the changes? lawmakers set aside less money during this year's negotiations. >> and a

. >> lisa: and uber is launching new attacks ads, taking on tallahassee. they say the ride-sharing service -- why the ride-sharing service says local lawmakers and leaders are in the pocket of taxi giant we'll have more and the big debate, coming up. >> julie: but first, a breaking traffic alert causing big problems in downtown orlando. sky 6 is live over i-4 and eastbound parr street. the back-up reportedly stretches all the way back to the turnpike. orlando firefighters tell us construction debris fell out of a truck. they aren't sure what it is, but we saw crews hosing it down. sky 6 photojournalist dave sprung is live over the scene. what else can you tell us? >> >> reporter: the hazmat unit was out and they had the suits on. it's causing a big problem at the end of the rush hour drive where they have i-4 closed down. the headlights stretch for miles and miles, back to the turnpike. eastbound i-4, not a good ride tonight. stay away from this as long as you can. it's going to take quite a while for the roadway to recover. we're following right now, an 8

a number of warnings up from back to almost panama city, and tallahassee over the state line, with the storms moving rapidly to the southeast. the line continues all the way to coastal south carolina. all the way from charleston up to the grand strand, and we have white, snow on the map, d.c., philly, new york and heavy nor'easter. nothing severe locally, it's a mild night and usually before a cold front arrives. you get a southwest wind in advance of the front. it's a mild night and the dewpoints are coming up a little bit, and the winds ahead of a cold front usually blow from the west and southwest, and they are visit f shifting now in tallahassee. here it is on futurecast, watch the front, as the rain weakening dramatically as it moves our way, and the haley hines builds in, many days of sunshine and this weekend is going to be good. last weekend was but we had cold nights, this go-around much milder with 50's for lows and 70's for highs both weekend days. fair weather clouds coming in from the east. a weather pattern change is going to occur next week with a big trough along the ea

was in tallahassee. 3 toss to dave... 3 3 3 3 the latest on 3 the threat of zika... in north america. some scary new numbers, from health officials. 3 plus: a look at all the star-power, at last night's *canadian state dinner. 3 3 in the headlines: the growing threat, from the zika virus. health officals now say the number of infections here in the u-s, has just topped two *hundred people. 3 but health officials also traced to a foreign country. the new numbers come as health officials pleaded congress to give them almost two *billion dollars in funding, to fight the virus in latin america. that's where most of these cases are coming from. they say stopping the virus *there... will prevent it from making it's way to america. some of the money would also go to puerto rico... which already has 159 cases. congress didn't approve the request. they say leftover ebola funds can be used for now. 58 people have been infected with zika here in florida. the biggest threat is for pregnant women. 3 and... the stars came out, for a state dinner at the white house last night. pres

the bill mirrors legislation being challenged in court in other states. 3 lawmakers in tallahassee also gave final approval to a bill *eliminating a 19th century law. it *banned unmarried men and women from living together. and breaking the law came with a fine and even jail time. the house passed the bill wednesday... and the senate passed it's own version last week. sponsors say the old law was an invasion of privacy, and no longer made governor's desk. a controversial *cemetery ordinance could be changing. city officials in zephyrhills are meeting today, to talk about whether the ordinance needs to be *changed. it bans people from putting *mementos at gravesites... and it's been on the books, for almost twenty years. but the city just started enforcing it, recently. they say the decorations are getting out of hand. that got family members furious... so they signed a petition to change the rules. city officials will discuss the ordinance this afternoon. 3 a heads up now for spring breakers in sarasota: several beaches will close temporarily today... because of a multi-million dollar r

coming up-- a debate is underway in tallahassee-- over the way the state handles alimony payments. find out why some lawmakers want to change the rules.... and why others say -- doing so -- will to google on super tuesday. the top issues being googled are... "gun control" and "education." the top question about "ted cruz" is: "how did ted cruz make his money?" and the top question about "marco rubio" is: "why should i vote for rubio?" other popular questions are-- where to vote-- and how many delegates in tallahassee-- legislation designed to reform alimony in the state of florida.. is moving forward in the senate. under the legislation-- judges would have a new formula to use when deciding on the alimony payments after divorce. the new formula considers the length of the marriage, as well as a couple's gross income. but critics say -- some women would suffer. the alimony bill is now ready to be senate. a similar measure is being debated in the house. on the business stocks looking up as we start the month of march. names the best state for retirement, fox's david asman source for

in tallahassee, matt gelke. new channel 8. >>> it requires law enforcement to submit kits for 30 days. >>> the state senate is rejecting a proposal to require a unanimous vote in death penalty cases. they voted twice. the proposal was rejected both times. >>> manatee workers may not have to go far for basic health care needs. the county is building an on- site clinic for employees. ryan hughes shows it it could save taxpayers emergency rooms. taxpayers mom -- millions. >>> they believe this could say taxpayers millions over the years. wood in a lot of space but manatee county leaders want to transform this building for a health clinic for the exployees. >> our philosophy is to help people get healthier and that will reduce the cost to the taxpayers. >> reporter: kim has worked for years to get the idea off of the ground. the clinic housed in an old building. >> they could come in and see a physician and get a script and get back to work. >> reporter: this is the manatee county administration building. if workers

it looks like it's intense earlier, and moving again, through areas of pensacola, and then here, tallahassee, gusty winds, once again, they're strong to the north, but no concerns that they're coming this way. there's something to kill them off. 63 in leesburg, it's not the heat but the lack of humanity. look at the dry air hanging around. scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder. but as soon as the area of storms tries to penetrate the area of much cooler, and drier air, that'll kill that thing off. no worries. 64 degrees right now in downtown, we're in good shape. 80 the high for today. 76 is the normal high, 65 was the early morning low temperature. overnight shower or thunderstorm possible in the far north, but everyone is clearing out the for the morning and afternoon look good and the weekend looks there's the front, 60s, and low 70s ahead of the front, behind the front, 69 degrees. the line of showers and storms weakens. and farther to the north, a couple of areas of low pressure, but they're swinging to the north. this low works it way up the coastline, it gets farther away fro

he's going to make stops today in tallahassee, jacksonville and winter park. he's going to be laying out the case for why she's the best candidate to raise incomes and also break down racial, social and economic barriers for florida families. he'll start at tallahassee at florida am university at 12:30, and hillary clinton herself is going to be in illinois and north carolina. into meanwhile, bernie sanders will be campaigning in ohio today. last night he and clinton both participated in a town hall onp cnn. they were both critical of donald trump's role in the violence at his rallies. tv and tell his supporters that violence in the political process in america is not acceptable, end of discussion. >> what trump has done is - a case of political arson. he lit the fire and then he throws his hands up. >> a protester was arrested on saturday at one of trump's get onstage. at 5:30 we're going to hear from the protester. meanwhile voters in five states go to the polls tomorrow, florida, ohio, missouri, north carolina and illinois. >>> today we're expecting to lear

they had to go back to tallahassee so they could approve it. deputy try to figure out why a driver was going the wrong way, cracking into a florida deputy and killing him and his dog. staying on the trail, [indiscernible] eric: we are also tracking a warm night across central florida, 72, not moving much re this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name drug. been taking it since the early 1980's. at that time it cost approximately $180 for 10 shots. the latest refill was $14.700 for the same 10 vials and the company is called valeant pharmaceuticals. i'm going after them. this is predatory pricing and we're going to make sure it is stopped. weekly ad flippin', couponing mastermind. this girl! can i help you? savings deserves a reward. a cannoli, please. the weekly ad, bogos and coupons. three easy ways to save at the same place you love to shop. adrian: as you can hear, or steady deputies have one of their k-nines and their chopper to thank for busting some burglary suspects. the sheriff' s office just released this vid

. >> lisa: tonight news 6 is getting results in tallahassee. they're trying to find common ground in their fight over how to regulate ride-sharing. the meeting comes one day after it looks like competing bills would die because neither side would compromise. scheduled after news 6 traveled to tallahassee and asked senator david simmons whether he would consider a compromise to stop cities from forcing uber to raise their prices if the companies carried more insurance. lift told us our story helped get everyone back to the table to talk and is helping to get results. they said they're open to discussing all reasonable proposals in hopes of keeping safe, affordable ride-sharing options open to all floridians. we'll let you know if a deal is reached, on clickorlando.com. >> julie: today was pretty fabulous. >> ginger: i'll say so. but rain may be on the way. let's check in now with chief meteorologist tom sorrells with your pinpoint weather forecast. >> tom: let's be real. rain is on the way but it's not like a wash-out tonight. if you have outdoo

mike vasilinda joins us live from tallahassee to explain why. mike? >> reporter: good evening jenn. it was this report that was released just a little over a year ago that really started the ball rolling for what are the way florida responds to people with mental illness, substance abuse, or both. as state lawmakers dealt into the death of phoebe johnchuck at the death of her father, and the failure of the department of children and families to act on that foreboding call, lawmakers discovered a dysfunctional system that didn't always communicate. >> mental health and substance ababuse are such key drivers in child abuse. >> reporter: at the forefront is a new no wrong door policy. >> somethingng happened, a police officer picked up someone who was maybe drunk or having a problem. it was not clear who was supposed to take care of him. >> reporter: now it will be as lawmakers pump $65 million into making the parts work together. >> with your jails, the juvenile justice system, to really seeing the improvement we want. >> reporter: there is a 7% incrcrease in funding for mental health

but he had used the same republican party card for six flights between miami and tallahassee. nicole: marco rubio criticizing from inert rally last night. >> when i am president of the united states, i running for president now who says he is not thick inside between israel and its enemies. i am taking sides. >> michigan and louisiana holding primaries today with 166 delegates up for grabs. former secretary of state hillary clinton and vermont senator bernie sanders faced off in a town hall event yesterday. it was hosted by bret baier. >> i have said it wasn't the best choice to use of personal e-mail. it was unmistakable. i am not alone in that. nothing i said was marked classified or was i received was marked classified. >> not just the we have 29 million people without health insurance, we have many more underin short and we are getting ripped off by the pharmaceutical industry. we are charging higher prices in the world. >> i want debt free tuition. you will never have to borrow money to attend a public college or university. the money that you will need will be provided i

. >>> the fight to bring healthier foods to floridans suffered a set back in tallahassee. >> a food dessert is defined as a community with no or low access to fresh vegetables and lean meats. a bill is expected to pass but $5 million attached to it was stripped. the money would have gone towards incentive programs to get better food options into food desserts. >> the number of people that are suffering from obesity, lack of good nutrition, things of that nature is a continuing growing problem. live in or near a food dessert we have an interactive map on our website on wftv.com/weblinks. think about that number know. 50% in central florida. >> that's astounding. >>> we discovered that seminole semi-- that a seminole county teacher caught trading a 16-year-old girl for porn was caught doing it before. >> the steps the victim's family is taking. >> a man missing for more than ocala national forest. why they have a hard time finding out when and how he was killed. >> thousands of ouc customers mistakes. 9 investigates the problems and why it has not been fixed. toes, noses, eyes, hormones know,

news channel 8's matt galka is in tallahassee to show us what else is on the agenda. >> reporter: good morning everyone. for day 50 of legislative session, here's what's going on today. state surgeon general john armstrong faces confirmation is expected to be grilled by a senate committee. the pastor protection act is on the house floor. marriages. and the appropriations committee is considering a bill that would make sweeping state. and volunteer florida will be accepting donate suits they'll give to non-profits and job seekers that don't have the clothing. reporting in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. >> thank you, matt. store. >> i like being able to bring you forecasts like this. sunnier morning, we did have none of that today. right around 60 degrees at 8:00. so we warm up quickly to 72 at noon. and 77 degrees at 3:00 p.m. under partly cloudy skies. for me, that's the perfect the temperature. i polled that to you on my facebook page. i gave you four choices, 65, 70, 75 or 80. and right now, 65 is in the lead at 43%. next closer is 75 at 31%. keep chiming in. inverness, you're at 4 3 .

earlier, he spoke in jacksonville and tallahassee. clinton has depend theed on blacks to help her win in the south. her husband is expected to talk about race and also hoping to talking about college loans and finding that first job. now, tonight's event is scheduled to start at 7:45. >>> and clinton starts speaking, you can watch it live on wftv.com. >>> meanwhile, the former president made a campaign stop for his wife in tallahassee, where he spoke stoefrl hundred students at florida a & m university. >> we can't wait to make change. we can't wait to deal with these challenges. we can't wait to seize these opportunities. the young people have too much at stake. >> clinton talked about his wife's stance on increase in minimum wage, hillary clinton is trying to win over many of florida's youngest voters who will be participating in their first election. this year. >>> we have been sifting through documents which show that 73 private employees at 40 airports across the country were flagged >> and one of them worked at orlando internati

that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first >>> big day in tallahassee. senators approved a bill that will allow floridians with terminal illnesss to use full strength medical marijuana. the bill expands a law that allowed cancer patients and people with chronic seizures like epilepsy to use a weaker form of the drug. the senate passed the bill today by a vote of 28-11. there was disagreement over the limited number of nurserys allowed to grow the medical marijuana. under the 2014 law, only five growers in the state could grow and sell cannabis. >> you are basically mandating that five families get wealthy. you are mandating and using the power of government to stop everybody else from getting into this cartel. >> several nurseries filed suit over that 2014 law and its limit of five growers. so the new bill will allow additional licenses to be granted to nurseries whose court challenges are successful. which means there could be more stuff in the future. the bill is now awaiting the governor's governor's signature. >>> florida has a death penalty. govern

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. >>> and we're following breaking news out of tallahassee tonight. the state legislature has reached a late night budget deal which means lawmakers will end their budget fridays. they reached an agreement on dozens of spending items, including a bonus program which gives highly rated teachers scores for scoring well. >>> reports of credit card skimmers at gas stations. we were there as state investigators uncovered a skimming operation in port st. john. they believe the crooks are targeting gas stations now because they will be the last businesses to get the more secured chip card readers instead of the swipe card readers. and these devices have been popping up in other areas in central florida. we told you about several skimmers discovered in gas stations all over osceola last month, we even followed kissimmee police as they opened every gas pump in the sports in an effort to keep customers safe. they even told us random gas pump sweeps like that one could happen again. >>> we'll be checking with winter park police in the morning to get more informa

last year he rode a bicycle from tallahassee to key west. bob: now he's planning a trip from cuba to florida on a raft. reporter: he says he's always been an adventurer. now he's using these materials from a local scrap yard to figure out how to create his next adventure. a trip from cuba to florida. fly to cuba, build a raft out of basic supplies and row back to florida. it could take a few days to a few weeks depending on a lot of circumstances. >> i want to experience what it's like to be on a raft. i want to know what the men and women go through to get here. sonni: he will have a gps type where he is throughout the trip and he can even text. he plans on having a gopro camera and selfie stick to document his journey. >> i'm going out into the ocean overnight in another week after that and then i want to cross lake okeechobee. sonni: he understands some need to make this kind of dangerous journey. but he says this type of thinking outside the box is yes was voted into office in the first place. >> if you don't push yourself outside the bo

that's until they get that final stamp from tallahassee. with a suggested budget of $20 million from tallahassee exactly what ucf officials hoped for, the proposed downtown campuses one step closer to reality. lawmakers aprove the move sunday hoping both sides could work through any hang ups before the latest session ends friday. last night, university leaders showed their gratitude when they told us we're thankful for the legislative support for ucf downtown, but there's still a road, the budget must still be approved and governor scott must still sign off. we told you when scott vetoed initial plans last summer. now he has to be convinced a less expensive one is better. it was just approved the florida board of governors and relies heavily on private donations and ucf money along state. scheduled to be completed by 2018. >> moments ago our crews in governor up there. this development and what it could mean for ucf downtown that's coming up today on eye witness news at 4:00. reporting live in downtown orlando, angela jacobs, channel 9 eye

the bill mirrors legislation being challenged in court in other states. 3 (jen lawmakers in tallahassee also gave final approval to a bill *eliminating a 19th century law. it *banned unmarried men and women from living together. and breaking the law came with a fine and even jail time. the house and the senate passed it's own version last week. sponsors say the old law was no longer made sense. it now heads to the governor's desk. 3 (wally) now to an officials with air france say: they found a *child, inside a carry-on bag.. during a flight. the airline says: an adult was traveling with the child, from istanbul to paris... and did *not pay for a ticket for the child. we're told the toddler is okay... and the plane landed safely in paris. 3 3 (walter a massive clean-up going on in seattle this morning following a massive natural gas explosion. the blast happened wednesday morning, smashing windows and tossing debris everywhere. one neighborhood looked like a disaster zone. the explosion was so strong it leveled two buildings... and shattered windows. 8 firefighters and a battlion chief w

. >>> breaking news out of tallahassee where a proposal that would change florida's death penalty system was just approved by the full senate and is heading to governor. rick scott desk. we told you january the wesvill current system and the justices said a gave judges too much power in opposing death penalties. the bill requires 10 of 12 jurors to recommend death in order for the sentence to be carried out. state senators originally wanted a unanimous jury to make the recommendation but they decided to compromise with the house on that 10-to vote. state senator. thad altman of melbourne did not like this version . >> we don't pass a bill our death penalty goes away. and i don't believe the house is going to be willing to let that happen. why don't we send them the best possible product we can send them. >> reporter: -- >> the proposal set to governor. scott does not impact the 389 inmates sitting on death row. governor has not said if he will sign the bill into law but he has supported florida's use of the death penalty since he became florida's governor. >>> in tallahassee a proposal t

the actual frontal boundary itself is pushing through tallahassee now. it will bring a small chance of rain. this comes through midday. clearing gets in later this afternoon. there will be more sunshine after 2:00 to 3:00 than the first half of the day. still warm. mid 60s. to ten degrees. 57 in lakeland. that's a cool spot. 66 tampa. 65 sarasota. clearwater 67 degrees this morning. let's track the cold front. we'll go hour-by-hour this morning. it is just very quiet out there. mostly cloudy skies. most rain will dry up between now and lunchtime. the best chance for rain will be 11:30 to 12:30 along hernando county and citrus county. that's 10%. watch this as it comes through at 4:00 p.m. that's a little late for the front. things are already clearing out. there is no rain with it either. the wind will shift from the southwest to the northwest this afternoon. so, it will cool along the beaches a little bit but not by much. we don't have a lot of wind either. temperatures warm and muggy to get started. mid 70s for highs today. watch the dew point. this is

but before they get to tallahassee... they're stopping in tampa. "we are florida" is holding a news in ybor city, at ten this morning. the group is made up of immigrant workers, voters, and community leaders. their goal is to make sure dead... and buried. the state house proposed several of them this session... but they failed in the senate. the group is also planning a news conference tomorrow... at 3 a sad update, on seaworld's most famous killer whale. "tilikum" is very sick... and *not responding to treatment. park officials say he has an infection that ((walter/ "tilly" is likely the most *infamous killer whale in the world. he's been involved in 3 deaths.....including trainer dawn brancheau in 20-10. sea world's vet says tilly has a respiratory infection.... something he's battled in the past. but this time he's not responding to antibiotics. seaworld says tilly is on medication right now, and interacting with other whales. 3 peta released a statement blaming tilikum's condition on years of captivity. but his vet at sea world says he likely w

in tallahassee-- the state senate is giving final approval to a bill-- that would make changes to florida's death- penalty. the bill stems from a u-s supreme court ruling-- that florida's current system is unconstitutional. the ruling cited that judges-- not juries-- were making the final decision on life or death. under the new bill-- at least 10 of 12 jurors will have to recommend the death penalty. it now heads to the where he is expected to sign it. the bill does not apply to the hundreds of people already on death row. finally-- a medical marijuana bill has passed the florida house. the bill calls for expanded use-- for patients with terminal conditions. it also adds regulations to a previous bill-- passed two years ago-- by the florida house. a similar bill is making its way though the florida senate. new in entertainment-- this weekend-- movie-goers will have some diverse office. from a new disney super-natural fox's michelle investigating... after a 22-year-old man is gunned down at an apartment complex. and right now-- a shooter is still on the run. straight ahead-- we are live at

. >> mike: it's over in tallahassee, the legislation session ends on a high note and high fives. two lawmakers are here to explain. >> glenna: good morning and welcome. a big week ahead with florida's primary. presidential debates and the endnd of the state legislative session. marco rubio. the republican senatorrom miami knows that he has to win florida tuesday, or his campaign over. at least, that's what the conventional wisdom says. i spoke with rubio a short time ago. and joining us now which satellite is senator marco rubio. senator, good morning, good to see you. >> good morning, michael. good to sese you. >> mike: senator, you have been campgning nonstop around the state. you've had enthusiastic audiences i know. but here's the question. the polls say that you cannot win florida. that you are far behind. what's your feeling? can you catch up? can you win? >> we will. i'm confident of that. i already told another journalist earlier, on wednesday have to make an explanation why they were so wrong. place. we've said an under dog. we're an unusu year. we're running into this e

we look at what's going on in tallahassee. >>reporter: legislation that looks to end the more than 13,000 rape kits that are backlogged around the state is now on its way to the governor. the florida house unanimously approved a bill on wednesday that would require law within 30 days of them being collected and the florida department of law enforcement would have to test the kits within 120 days of receiving them. the legislature has ear marked more than $2 million to clear the current backlog of more than 13,000 kits. >> we want to make sure sexual assault kits arriving at fdle from current cases are timely tested so i think the plan that we've developed is fully funded and addresses the issue 100%. >> lawmakers hope they can clear the backlog in three years or sooner. in tallahassee, i'm matt galka. >> the cost was the reason why the kits weren't tested. >> we'll let you know what happens. >>> your first at 4 forecast. here's meteorologist julie phillips. >> we're tracking a cold front. it's a gorgeous view from sun toyota a

clearwater with southeast winds at nine. 73 in orlando and west palm. 74 in tallahassee. 74 in miami. we're the warmer spot in florida here in tampa bay. things are looking spring like as the high pressure remains off the carolina coast. easterly breeze today. that will continue bringing clouds from the east coast. watch it through tuesday and green blobs showing up. that means the precipitation will stay at bay. overnight tonight and first thing tomorrow morning, 58 and tam today. taking a look at florida's most accurate overnight planner. things are looking nice indeed. 73 by 7:00 and down to 65 by midnight. today a good day for boating with winds out of the east at moderately one or two. the uv remains high so don't forget the sun sauce. low tide just before 8:00. florida's accurate seven-day forecast shows a change coming this weekend. not just a possibility of showers. don't forget your clocks go forward this weekend which means we get more white in the afternoon. >>> thanks bill. a pastor survives being shot multiple times and the odd timing linking him to a presidential candida

inverness, 45 degrees. 42 in gainesville. 42 in tallahassee. and while it's cold across portions of the north and northeast, the real weather story will be out west where they have rain all the way from california. and it's going to continue pretty much all weekend. the storms continued to pound into the west coast. they are seeing high pressure building to the west. this winter session -- system will be pushing in by later into the week but our week looks fantastic. high pressure off to the north. cold front has already pushed through here so the only thing we are worried about is maybe sing some clouds move in from the gulf of mexico. nothing that will get into the way of your plans or outside activities for today. including baseball. phillies over indenting. traveling just a little ways on the local streets of pinellas county to visit the auto exchange stadium. tonight, a raise. i occasionally like to break down -- break out my old baltimore accent. this should be about 65, 66 degrees. the warmth continues into the work week. by tuesday and

this morning, he'll go to an event in tallahassee and later today, he'll be at a church in jacksonville. democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton fielded questions on a range of issues from ohio voters during at a town hall sunday night. but violence at recent donald trump rallies took center stage. butted to ohio, along with florida and three other states hold primaries tomorrow. hulk hogan's trial gawker will resume in a few hours. hogan is suing the website for 100 millions dollars for posting a sex tape with the ex-wife of sponge. at a motion this morning to reject bubba has already said he will "plead forced to testify. the defense will also start calling its witnesses today as well. right now, an underway after a dead in largo. investigators say woman through waiting to release her name until later police say someone found her body while walking along 145th street north and starboard lane. the search for a person in the hudson river is over this morning. rescue crews spent the weekend looking for bodies after a tugboat collided with a barge. the crash happened saturday two oth

her husband, former president bill clinton is making stops in tallahassee, jacksonville and winter park. while hillary clinton and bernie sanders both stump in chicago the two candidates came together last night for cnn's latest town hall where talk of evening. both took him to task with clinton calling trump's political arson." >> he has lit the fire, then throws his hands up and claims he shouldn't be held responsible. >> trump has got to get on the tv and tell his supporters that violence in the political process in america is not acceptable, end of discussion. >> they also fielded questions from voters about the economy and international trade deals. >>> to breaking news out of kansas -- we're justing these pictures in, less than two hours ago of an amtrak train that went off the tracks. now an update. 20 people in the hospital after five cars flipped on their side during the derailment. the train was on its way from los angeles to chicago very when it careened off the tracks near dodge city in kansas. more than 100 passengers and crew were on board at the time. >>> still ahead -- w

. >> it is 76 for tallahassee and 76 in west palm and key west and miami with 77 degrees. >> it is warm. all across the country right now. >> it is 66. 59 in st. louis and 56 in new york. and 65 degrees in denver. looks like spring has sprung in time for the clocks to go forward and we are seeing showers and those are moving up the tennessee valley. that is the last place they needed and those storms are going to begin to dissipate. we take a look at the current sin none particular map, it will go up and over it. and it will swing through cloud cover into the overnight hours. we could see a few showers along the east coast as we wake up tomorrow morning. this is about 2:30. 3:00. we will start to see the showers making it on shore. >> here is where we are running the road races out to the st. petersburg grand prix and this will continue. >> broke on line of showers and it is not really a big deluge and it is there for a spit or two of rain. down into the # 0s ---70s and as we take a look out on the water. good looking day at 15. this is the nine category and still with the clouds around

numerous allegations of abuse and beating deaths at the state reform school outside of tallahassee. dozens of boys were buried in unmarked graves. researchers are working to uncover the graves. >>> to the latest on the zika virus. the number of confirmed cases in florida has risen to 50. infections were contracted while the person was traveling outside the us. the world health organization just came out with a report saying it looks like the virus has spread through sexual county. a stadium may be in the works. commissioners discuss the plan to bring the spring training to the west village. the braves had previous plans about relocating. we expose how sarasota county made mistakes in negotiating with the orioles in 2009. >>> they never got a cal ripken baseball academy that was promised by the state. go to our 10 news app on the 10 investigates page. >>> polk county. pilots will fly model airplanes . jet week 2016 has kicked off in lakeland. it of futures planes powered by turbine engines. this week is the world's pilots. the event runs through saturday. >>> still to come, taking th

north port at 78. 77 in tallahassee. air is making its way in. very chilly across the northern plains as a winter makes one last gasp. spring starts at 12:30 am our time. it is literally the -- last gasp. here's the front off to the west. it will swing through by tomorrow. we will see cooler weather by monday. but for this evening, some shower chances around 10:00. tomorrow morning we will see showers move through. then we clear out and get cool. temperatures will dip down into the 40s in some areas by monday morning. tomorrow morning, mild, 67 for tampa. 63 in brooksville. closer to the water, cluster to 70 degrees for apollo beach and venice. looking at florida's most accurate evening planner. we will go from that 70 degrees temperature at 70 -- 7:00 down to 67 in the morning. 70 on the water right now. winds coming out of the north moderate chop and early storms will clear later. low tide at 7:36 am after a high type at around 20 minutes to 1. here is the seven-day forecast. rize with a 40% chance of showers tomorrow. hold onto breezy and cool

that ticket has to be claimed at the florida lottery district office or the headquarters in tallahassee by midintomidnight. if nobody claims it the money goes into florida public schools. >>> it has to perform well when it is hot and cold, when it is raining. >>> still ahead the search for a better berry. trying to grow a crop and it's not just about the taste. >> yeah! >> holy (bleep). >> no fear. still ahead meet the python hunters who dominated the challenge. how in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. home of the original (cynthia-) proposed changes for florida's gambling industry may be >>> and changes for the gambling industry may be dead and the elect tour this session. the apreparations committee decided not to take up gaming bills one included proposals to allow slot machines and a pair of facilities and parts of the state. another to ratify another gaming compact with the tribe of florida. when you put a gaming bill you have th

they're in the low 80's in tallahassee. 84 in savannah. charlotte for tomorrow also in the low 80's. we're still in the middle of march. as we look here at the almanac, today in orlando we topped out at 86 degrees, about 9 degrees above the average. thankfully, though, nowhere near the record of 93 set back in 1925. so, again, the rip current risk, the choppy seas, all of that is moving in from the south-southeast at 10 to 15 miles per hour. but how long will the heat last and when's our best chance for rain coming? i'll have details in a few minutes. >> lisa: thank you, candace. we're seeing a composite sketch of a man who tried to abduct a 9-year-old boy. the child says he's white between 5-2 and 5-8 with a heavy build, medium length black hair and long black goatee. this all happened just south of edgewater public school. police say the man approached the boy and asked if he wanted to go home with him. news 6 reporter mark lehman tells us what police are doing now to protect students. >> reporter: edgewater police definitely made their

tallahassee and miami are warm. actually, pretty warm up through the middle of the country as well. 78 in st. louis and dallas with 72 degrees. a front right about here. it's cool and 40 in denver and that's because we got all kinds of rain that's moving in across the pacific north west. we saw flooding and really dangerous conditions all weekend. another area of low pressure in the south west pulling back that and that will bring us the possibility of rain by the weekend and yeah, more rain west. this is bringing our rains into the east and overnight looking for clear conditions and not as cool because we have more in the way of cloud cover. nothing showing up as far as future cast goes. won't mean much as far as precipitation right through the weekend. 58 degrees and a milder morning and then push up to 80 again warming nicely across tampa bay. it will be cooler right along the coast as the gulf water temperature remains in the mid 60s. taking a look at florida's accurate forecast, up to 82 for wednesday, thursday

department policing all of these 1,000 groups and organizations is the department of elections in tallahassee. if you think someone has altered your registration, you need to report it to them. >> we've asked the department of elections for the complaints filed against those organizations. >>> an epidemic lawmakers say is taking tax payers for a ride. an investigation found some parents are coaching their kids to fake disabilities. the audit also found the social security administration approved an unknown number of disability payments for kids who weren't disabled. in one case a man received $77,000 claiming disability for all eight of his children. who might not ever talk, who might not ever have access to services because someone is lying. >> the government says it's committed to combating this type of fraud. >>> lifeguard try-outs being held tomorrow. newly hired lifeguards would work through october. be at the rocklidge high school tomorrow at 7:00. >>> we'll be watching the rip current risks. also a few showers and thunderstorms possible this weekend as well. and even though it is sprin

brought the flickering red warning lights to test the inload technology upstate beten pensacola and tallahassee and they want to expand the program locally. >> they would run for a minimum of 15 hours, bed on sunlight and rainy days. >> it triggers an alarm. >> reporter: in the meantime, their own@experiment, stepping up their monitoring to the tune of $400,000. >> we would activate a sign that says wrong way, use stream caution. >> reporter: on the sawgrass and executivive wrong way warnings, cluding signs that can snap photos. watch here as this driver self correct. >> we had, you know, 23 instances since the eipment was installed in the fall of 2014, where the equipment was activated on a legitimate basisis that it actually went off, anda wrong way motor resist was detectct. in all of but one of those instances, the vehicle going the wrong way self corrected. and while we hesitate to say that it's solely because of the sign or solely because of whatever, it is promising to know. >> reporter: the florida highway paol dispatch is also linked in, getting relate information, not f fced to wait o

. >> casey cumley, 10 news. said she plans to head to tallahassee and continue reopens the case. >>> we propose about to close in an hour and a half market stay up to date as a result comes in with a 10 news app. open up the app and click election 2016. you can see the local results in florida results . this will update as the ballots are counted. we have a delicate tracker so you can see where your candidates stand. remember to download the 10 news app. get it free in the 10 news app store. >>> 400,000 people in the united states are living with down syndrome. one-family considers the condition a blessing. bobby lewis is on the road in lakeland resisters putting their relationship onto the big screen. >> reporter: and jacob. >> in the summit is easy to lose a sister. or a brother. all very special that the baby is extra special. >> we call her the journal of the family. she is definitely the favorite. most people don't grasp what these kids have to offer and what they're capable of doing. >> emma mutz may have paparazzi but that wasn't always the case. >> i would see people laugh in

. >>> a change is on the way in tallahassee. a bill headed to governor scott you ahead of time of any price hikes. in the original proposal, the governor initially wanted to get rid of taxes on textbooks and hold the line or graduate school and professional school tuition. it states opportunities must get 28 days' notice. it requires schools post a list of books that will be used in class 45 days before class starts. >>> good morning, everyone. let's get you out the door here with the bus stop forecast. dry, no need for umbrellas or even jackets. we've been able to get rid of those for quite some time. sunrise coming up at 6:44. this will be the last day of school that we talk about this early sunrise. of course monday after the clocks change, it will be about 7:45 or so. heading into the afternoon, still dry. nice weather heading into tomorrow, but again, it's the second part of the within the we'll track the rainfall and let you know when it arrives in a few minutes. >>> still to come, big developments in the war on terror. wh

a drama teacher in tallahassee on the television show "extreme weight loss". he lost more than 180 pounds. no word yet on how he might have died. >>> an update now out of south florida. gary morales was shot and killed during a traffic stop in 2014. this month a new bill was signed. also a minimum of ten jurors have to support the death penalty recommendation. sentencing is set for april 22nd. the saint pete police department is hoping there will be a new social media push. you can get this website on your phone or tablet. websites to share important issues. neighborhood police officers can post notes and warnings on the pages. 70% of saint petersburg neighborhoods are already object website. all the information you need on our website abcactionnews.com. >>> for the first time today she saw a wrong way driver and started flashing her lives. she said the deputy driving right mind her passed her and took the impact instead. she hails him a hero. >> i feel certain in my heart he knew exactly what was about to happen to me. and that he sacrificed himself instead.

my first job out of school was to cover florida state and i love tallahassee! people in their 20s must take risk. i say that because everyone is so darned risk adverse in life. they don't understand you need to own speculative and high growth stocks and stocks just growth stocks. that is the mix of diversification if i were back in my 20s. in my 20s when i spent all my money at "big daddy's" in tallahassee on beat your head in night, called beat the clock, the drinks started at a nickel, i should have put the money in the oil stocks. how about elren -- helen in illinois? >> caller: hi. this is helen a retired lady. i want to know when you make money in the stock market, is it better to take some out and put it somewhere else or lose it. >> that's a great question. my mother, when i used to go gambling with her, always say, take the winnings hoff the table and buy a cashmere sweater. you should take some money o the table if you have a big move. our goal in life is to play -- there's many goals in life. our goal in financial life is play with the house's money.

the bill being debated in tallahassee and who would be able to use it. >> anchor: it has been a fixture in the bay area for 25 years. but now this well-known in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, 3 lawmakers in tallahassee are poised to legalize lawmakers are poised to legalize full strength marijuana for terminally ill people. two years after passing a law to allow limited types of medical marijuana, there was a plan voted on on thursday. the bill would revamp the 2014, bogged down in legal challenges. rob bradley, a fleming island republican, is the senate sponsor. >> this bill will make sure we finally deliver on the promise we made in 2014, that probably bill does. >> anchor: the law was supposed to make 94 cannabis available to patients that suffer from cancer or chronic seizures, such as children with severe forms of epilepsy. patients because of fighting involving nurseries and the florida health

and 69 up in winter haven, and across the state, still in the 67 in tallahassee, the cool spot 59 up in pensacola. dewpoints not as bad as they have been, but still somewhat humid, and a sticky night out there, but when it's when it gets into the 70's that we get that oppressive humid. we humidity. we did have severe weather off to the west and we are going to watch this complex of showers and storms into the overnight hours. as it approaches us over the gulf waters it should start to fall apart, having said that a few of the showers could make their way just on shore during the day on saturday, especially the farther north you go. and the rain chances closer to 20-30% and looks like we get one batch of showers moving through, that would be into saturday morning. and then another batch of showers and storms later on during the day on saturday. saturday, at this point i'm leaning towards the middle of the day, late morning to early afternoon and by late in the afternoon and evening looks like more showers, more showers around saturday night and a couple more on sunday and so sunday th

on the democratic side, bill clinton was campaigning for his wife in tallahassee talking about gun control, health care and living wages. hillary wants his election to be about your future. it should be about taking hillary clinton will be in florida tuesday night. >> we will of course have complete coverage. it was 24 years ago this week that clinton won the nomination. jim: wesh 2 is the place to turn for all your commitment 2016 coverage. our live coverage begins at 8:00 11. you' ll hear from the winners, losers, and voters, as well as get in-depth analysis into what happens next. you can also stay up-to-date on what' s going on with the wesh 2 mobile app. you can download it for free. meredith: tonight we' re not getting many answers from the orlando police department after two police cruisers crashed overnight. it happened on l.b. mcleod road, near surfside way just after 1:00 a.m, they were on their way to a traffic stop involving a stolen car. but once it sped away, both of each other. wesh 2 has learned the officer who was hurt has minor injuries and was not taken to the hospital.