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tampa on the attack. good. second of the game. tampa pa with a lead. three minute left. regulation.ude giroux, able to get the puck back and scores. twenty-third goal of the year. tide at this point. game goes into a shoot-out. tampa comes from behind to beat the flyers. >> to college edge hoops, villanova won the biggies title. there will not be a fifth. xavier beat due paul today. nova will be the second seed. final regular lays season game , against georgetown, first half nova down by one, ball, knocks down the three ball from top of the circle. the cats took the lead, never looked back, still in the first, for the three, and that's good, villanova lead goes to 11 at that point. had 15-point. weren't finishedment tonight's defense right here. bridges with the steel. and the two hand bridges with ah 24-point. the fourth ranked cats finished regular at 27 and four, with 97-73 victory. >>> penn state looking to keep their ncaa tournament chances alive against purdue in the big ten semifinal. penn state, pulls up for deep three. makes the basket. led the lions, boilermakers pull away

witnesses say the big top tent in tampa was packed. a reporter for nbc's tampa affiliate shot this video of the aftermath. >> out of the corner of my eye, i could see something happening, and i didn't pay attention until i heard a thud. he didn't move anymore. >> reporter: in a statement, cirque du soleil said he had been with us for over 15 years and was loved by all who had the chance to know him. just before the show, he wrote on instagram, after so much work and training and staging, our straps duo act is finally in the show tonight. this is not the first time a cirque du soleil performer has died during a show. in 2013, this woman died when she fell 94 feel during a performance in las vegas. at the time, it was the first death for cirque du soleil in its 30-year history. now tampa police investigating this latest loss for the acrobatic troupe. maya rodriguez, nbc news. >>> we're keeping an eye tonight on yet more severe weather sweeping across the eastern half of the country. high winds in kansas knocked over a tractor trailer nea

witnesses say the big top tent in tampa was packed.nthony all red, a reporter for nbc's tampa affiliate, shot this cell phone video of the aftermath. >> out of the corner of my eye, i could see something happening and i didn't pay attention until i heard a thud. he didn't move any more. >> reporter: in a statement, cirque du soleil said he had been with us for over 15 years and was loved by all who had the chance to know him. just before the show, he wrote on instagram, after so much work and training and staging, our straps duo act is finally in the show tonight. this is not the first time a cirque du soleil performer has died during a show. in 2013, sarah died when she fell 94 feet during a performance in las vegas. at the time it was the first death for cirque du soleil in its 30 year history. now tampa police investigating this latest loss for the acrobatic troupe. maya rodriguez, nbc news. >> really sad. they should have better safety precautions. >>> just ahead, the weekend that busted every single bracket in the world. we have t

they had to leave tampa. it was just untenable for them to remain in this community. >> reporter: nearly two years after sabrina vanished, the family moves to maryland, back into steve's childhood home. >> one of the biggest reasons we were moving was because we couldn't raise our children to respect the authorities there. >> reporter: but the aisenbergs discover that 1,000 miles cannot protect them from determined florida authorities. >> they busted in my front door. >> reporter: who will reveal they have secret tapes. you never heard, "the baby's dead and buried. it was found dead because you did it." stay with us. i'm mark and i quit smoking with chantix. i tried, um, cold turkey. i tried the patches. i was tired and i was fed up. i wanted to try something different. for me, chantix really worked. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms.

the aerialist fell to the stage during his high flying routine saturday night in tampa. reporter, tony dekoppel is following the investigation. >> reporter: choreographed before his hand appeared to slip, causing him to plummet to the stage below. >> he looked like he hit his neck or shoulder, and laid motionless. the paramedics took him to the hospital. >> reporter: tampa police say he fell 20 feet to the ground. arneau had been with circue du soleil for more than a decade. they use safety nets and harnesses when they feel they are appropriate but didn't feel they needed them here. >> we have been doing straps in a lot of our shows for many many years so far. we never had a major incident, and there are over the years, nobody thought that we needed to have a safety knelt or harness. >> reporter: this is the second deadly fall during the live circue du soleil performance. in 2013, 31-year-old sarah guillo fell about 50 feet during a dramatic fight scene in the las vegas show, kaa. ceo lamar says he'll review the results of an independent investigation to see if changes n

abc's daria albinger has more. >> reporter: acrobats swing overhead in tampa, florida.rque du soleil performance. then, horror. >> they had a performer that fell from an unknown height. >> reporter: one of the acrobats plunging 20 feet. >> we -- we experienced him literally fall in front of us. >> that was the shocker point for everyone, i think. >> reporter: cell phone video capturing the moments after the fall. >> we wanted the guy to get up. he was unresponsive. >> reporter: the tragedy happening saturday night. 38-year-old yann arnaud was taken to the hospital. a veteran aerial strap artist. on his instagram page, he posted video of his solo act. he'd been a cirque du soleil performer for 15 years. the company released a statement saying the entire cirque du soleil family is in shock and devastated by this tragedy. the circus canceled the remaining two performances in tampa. police are investigating. daria albinger, abc news, new york. >> this is not the first deadly fall. during circumstance cirque du soleil shows. a performer was killed in 2013 after falling about

they are cancelling the rest of the weekend shows in tampa.olice are now investigating the accident. whit johnson, abc news, new york. >> horrifying for people who watched that happen in front of them. >> especially someone with that much experience. he was an expert. a lot of questions in what went wrong there. >>> when we come back, we are going to switch gears and give you the latest about "american idol". >> "the skinny" is next. about "american idol." >> "the skinny" is next. ♪ skinny, just give me the skinny ♪ >>> it is time for "the skinny." it's becoming a tradition. we're going to start with the best singing competition in the world. no, not euro vision, but "american idol," of course. our "american idol" analyst. >> will, everybody. >> thank you, guys. >> don't get used to it. we have the third night of auditions, right? how did that work out? >> i mean, i have to say, i'm so excited to be back talking about your favorite thing in the world, "american idol." keeping in tradition of the show, we were treated to insane talent and just

another tampa bay goal right here wins it. sam, yes, pretty good. completes the come back. flyers get a point but let it slip away snapping their seven game rode streaks. >> nova hosting georgetown, there is the hoyas legend head coach patrick ewing, no hoya paranoia today. only nova finding their groove mikhail bridges with the miss, he gets another chance, and of course knock that dawn down, nova wins 97-73, career win number 413 for j. wright, nova tide for most all time in nova history. next win, pushes jay to number one on that list. and finally, philadelphia union season opener, and few big moves over the offer season have union fans hopeful for a big, big season. aim one of those guys. that's production from kids like there is better watch out that's the young 18 year old and the thiophen tan a, mls debut in the kitchen, twisting like stir fry. got to get it good. union goes onto win two to nothing. >> sit every winners. that's what it is all about. >> con take us. >> that will do it for us tonight at 10:00. good day philadelphia begins tomorrow morning at 7:00. have

of the slot is good, second of the game, tampa has the lead.nder three minutes left in regulation claude giroux's pass deflected but get that puck back and scored his 23rd goal of the year and we are tied up, the game goes into a shoot-out. >>> stamkos, has the chance to win it, and he does just that, tampa beats flyers seven-six. >>> college hoops villanova won last four big east regular season titles, there will not be a fifth, xavier beat depaul to win the crown and number one seed in the big east tournament, villanova is second seed. final regular season game at center against georgetown, first half know of down by one , jaylen brownson, knocks the three ball to the top of the circle and with 16 points and they never looked back. still in the first half still time donte divincenzo for three, that is good, and villanova's leadings to 11, down to 15 points and they are not finished, but then miguel bridges with the steel and two hand slam. bridges with the team high, 24 points. fourth ranked cats will finish the regular season 27-four with a

cirque du soleil is canceling the rest of its weekend "volta" shows in tampa. police are investigating the accident. tom? >> whit, thank you. >>> we head to puerto rico, now nearly six months after a hurricane slammed into the island. still more than 100,000 without power. the grid in a state of, quote, "devastation." eva pilgrim is on the island tonight. >> reporter: it's been nearly six months since hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico, leaving most of it in the dark. tonight, maribel rodriguez is still waiting for the lights to turn on. maribel is one of the island's 100,000 customers still without power. spending some $3,000 on gas for the generator to power her home at night. she claims she doesn't qualify for fema dollars because her home is in, quote, "living condition." after maria hit we found roads caked with debris. families forced to make a white-knuckle crossing with only a wire to hold onto. this bridge has now completely collapsed. today, we found a new bridge being built, a sign of recovery. and in the air, the army corps of engineers flying heli

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sucediÓ cuando presentaba por primera vez una acrobacia en la ciudad de tampa, florida. lado a otro, y se daban la otra mano al tiempo que se entrelazaban. luego empezaron a subir y el reto era no soltarse ya que en esta acrobacia no usaban arneses ni red de protecciÓn, pero uno de ellos no aguantÓ y se descolgÓ cuando estaba a 30 pies de altura. sus compaÑeros lo auxiliaron y fue llevado de emergencia a un hospital de tampa donde muriÓ. los asistentes quedaron en shock. >> tengo esa imagen en mi cabeza deberÁ ese muchacho en el suelo. no es fÁcil. tÚ me esperas ver eso. vilma: el acrÓbata era francÉs, padre de familia de 38 aÑos de edad y 15 de experiencia en el circo. horas antes de salir al escenario escribiÓ en su cuenta de instagram: finalmente, despuÉs de mucho trabajo y entrenamiento nuestra acrobacia estarÁ en el escenario esta noche. llegÓ la hora de hacerlo. >> se oye un gran "boom" del impacto que da. vilma: este veterano que ha trabajado mÁs de cuatro dÉcadas en circos ddice que el riesgo siempre existe. >> con suerte de partes una pierna o te rompes un brazo

gale, tampa has the lead.utes left in regulation claude giroux pass is deflected and get the puck back and scored his 23rd goal of the year, we are tied up, the game, goes into a shoot-out. stamkos, has a chance. tampa comes from behind to win seven-six. >>> to college hoops villanova won last four big east regular season titles. there will not be a fifth. xavier beat depaul to defeat crown and number one seed next week. nova will be second seed. final regular season game, georgetown, first half, nova down by one, jaylen brownson, knocks the three ball from the top of the circle. he had 16 points. cats took a lead and never looked back, still in the firsthand, donte divincenzo for three, that is good, and villanova's leadings to 11. down to 15 points. they were not finished. nice defense by cats. miguel bridges with the steel and two hand slam, bridges with the team high 24 points, fourth racked cats will finish regular season 27-four with a 97-73 victory. >>> penn state looking to keep their ncaa tournament c

a performer died after falling in tampa, florida. this was duri police say the 38-year-old man was on the double rings when one of his hands slipped. he fell about 20 feet. police are now investigating. cirque du soleil is coming to the sap center in san jose later this month but performing a different show. >>> vladimir putin is calling out claims that russia carried tout nerve agent attack on a former russian spy and his daughter in britain. putin called the claims nonsense today just after he won a reelection by a wide margin. it was his first public reaction to the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter yulia. british authorities claim were poisoned by a soviet designed nerve agent. >>> still ahead on nbc bay area news, a deadly scene in the eesh after a man is found dead inside a car in hayward. >>> plus, facebook now under fire over what happened to the profiles of 50 million users. the action some lawmakers are now calling for. right now at fi. more violence on an east bay freeway. this time...a child is seriously injure

. >>> in tampa, a cirque du soleil show ended in tragedy while a performer fell to his death. >> reporter: the cirque du soleil flag flew half staff on sunday, the morning after a tragedy end to their volta show, i'm still shook up, and it's the next morning. >> reporter: the audience could do nothing but watch, after yann fell to his death. somehow, his hand became lose from the strap. >> you could see the motion of the left guy dropping down, and he still had the momentum. >> once you fell, he was completely knocked unconscious. and my children saw the whole thing, i was pretty hysterical? >> reporter: the show stopped immediately with the audience leaving in shock. >> i think i saw someone die. >> reporter: the crowd was told to go home. >> we think that's the ambulance. >> reporter: he was rushed to the hospital, but it was too late. circumstance dee soul ceo -- cirque du soleil ceo said the entire family is in shock, and devastated by the tragedy. yann was loved by all who had the chance to know him. over the coming days and weeks, other focus will be on supporting yann's family, and

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rory mcilroy and let's bring in again our own tampa resident, gary koch. you talked about ticket sales spiking yesterday. i know you've talked with tracy who runs the tournament. what's the latest? >> i have. i talked to tracy west. ticket sales soaring well above 25% ahead of last season. the tournament staff working nonstop to kind of help enhance the fan experience. additional admission gates created. more parking. larger autograph zone. as tracy west told me this morning, we're preparing for an epic week. >> yeah. i know all the copperheads out there at the course in the tampa area excited to get that field there. it's going to be an exciting finish here, jake. the hole-out by justin thomas, the mickelson quest for the elusive pga victory. it's got a lot of spark to it. >> what impressed me about justin, he three-putted and he knew he had to put it in the fairway because he was going to have a wedge. we heard bones say will he take it on. he did. he holed it for an eagle. >> tremendous finish by justin thomas. how about phil mickelson. nobody wants it

this happened saturday night before a packed house in tampa. 38-year-old, an aerial strapped specialist fell from an unknown height to the floor and he died sunday morning. on his instagram page, he posted this video of his solo act. cirque canceled the remaining two performances in tampa. >>> a congressman has choice words to arm teachers. it was a town hall yesterday. a teenager asked him about the possibility of teachers carrying guns in the classroom. that idea was floated following the shooting at a florida high school. huffman says he's received lots of feedback. >> i will tell you everywhere i go the answer is loud and clear from students and educators and parents that this is a really dumb idea. >> huffman also told the crowd, the idea of arming teachers really is a distraction from the main issue of assault weapons. >>> abc 7 news was at the farmers market on claremont avenue where protesters confronted mayor libby schaaf of her decision to warn of the i.c.e. raid. she was there to meet and talk about issues. she listened to protesters as they made their case. she also heard fr

it happened saturday night during a show in tampa, florida.-year-old acrobat was on double wlings one of his hands slimmed. he fell with 20 feet. a local tampa tv reporter was at that show. >> all night it was a bunch of oohs and aahs. when the perform he fell and hit the floor, you heard a loud gasp and then it was just quiet. >> cirque du soleil said that performer who died had toured with the company for 15 years. the last two shows in tampa scheduled for yesterday were canceled. >> so sad. >>> a warning for the state's health officials for the bay area. people are being told not to eat mussel mussels, clam or scallops harvested out of the cabrera. that's because the shellfish have poisonous levels of deadly toxins. warnings are in place. the warning does not apply to shellfish that are commercially sold because they are tested for toxins. >>> you may feel some rumbling under your feet in the south bay because testing for the high speed rail will shut down several roads. crews will be doing shake tests. you can see from this video, they'll

kerry sanders, nbc news, tampa. >>> seven fallen american heroes have made the final journey back home. the flag drape remains of all the u.s. service members killed in a chopper crash in iraq last week arrived at dover air force base early this morning. vice president pence was there to pay his respects. the chopper went down thursday after apparently hitting a power line. >>> still ahead tonight, mystery in paradise. an american college student and rugby player found dead after suddenly vanishing on a team trip. police are not ruling out foul play. >>> also -- it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. a major milestone for a beloved tv classic. ♪ would you be mine could you be mine ♪ >>> we're back now with a mystery in paradise and a college sports trip turned tragic. an american student found dead after vanishing from a popular tourist area in bermuda. now his family is searching for answers, and investigators are revealing new clues about his disappearance. here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: tonight, investigators trying to unravel a mystery. what happened to a 19-year-ol

you may have heard of them losing a performer earlier this month during a toe in tampa bay. a 38-year-old performer died while plunging to the stage. >>> today the city of sonoma in the north bay gets back to the topic of regulating marijuana. city leaders are holding a town hall meeting tonight. the county and its cities have been slow to come up with new rules and according to the press democrat the county plans to work on regulations later this years. healdsburg and rohnert park have banned marijuana dispensaries all together. >>> today you can get your lunch and do something good at the same time. if you look at the map here these jersey mike's sub locations are donating all of today's sales to the make a wish bay area foundation. there are ten bay area locations of jersey mike's. so don't cook your lunch. >> no, go eat out. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> hundreds of thousands of reward points just vanish. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. nbc bay area responds next. >>> and happening now more than 30 suspected undocumented immigrant

. >> michael in tampa, florida. scott kelly, talking about philosophy space good ahead. >> caller: this is -- i'm excited because you said that you were not the greatest student and coming from a not great student like myself, and trying to inspire my son who is also dyslexic, tell me about how you got over to be such a great captain and -- i think it's an inspiring story for kids who be late bloomers. >> well, michael, i was this kid that couldn't pay attention or do my homework, absolutely impossible for me is how i felt. my whole first 13 years of my education. i went to college because it was kind of expected of me to do that. i wasn't doing well there. i couldn't pay attention or study and one day i just happened to go into the book store to buy gum or something, not a book. wasn't a big lead reader but found a book on the shelf that had a red, white and blue cover and a cool title, made me pick it up and i read the back and then started paging through it, and was interested enough that i took my gum money and

you thanks for your time today all right thank you former congressman david jolly now joins me for tampa he is in tampa republican of florida also a frequent critic of the president and his team so many things happening at once what do you make david of hope resigning as communications director. oh look the chaos continues in the white house i think the question is was it related all to her testimony recently before house investigators and what she came out saying and fact admitted to that at times she has lied and the question is are they really white lies that she mentioned or words or some type of concealment of evidence to see if she actually in some type of legal jeopardy look it may be that she has just had a year of exhaustion in this white house but the timing of this is fairly suspicious that there might be something more what's your reaction to the downgrading of gerrard cushions security clearance. you know it's no surprise larry in the united states for security clearance if there is not some very specific event the three things that are always studied are individuals debt ei

flyers have struggled to score the last few games, not today in tampa. they are red hot.nd, they fire, between the legs of the defenseman, and the goalie, the flyers up four-three. fast forward start of the third a minute in ivan provorov, wide opened, flyers up five-three. but they blow blow it. lightening come back in the flash scoring three straight, victor beat peter mrazek, wow flyers down six-five. just like. that under three to go, down by one provorov gets to it claude giroux, who scores, ties it at six. game goes to a shoot-out. stephen stamkos, yeah, flyers lose seven-six. they pick up a they are now tied for first

you thanks for your time today all right thank you former congressman david jolly now joins me for tampa he is in tampa republican of florida also a frequent critic of the president and his team so many things happening at once what do you make david of hope hits resigning as communications director. oh look the chaos continues in the white house i think the question is was it related all to her testimony recently before house investigators and what she came out saying and fact admitted to that at times she has lied and the question is are they really white lies that she mentioned or words or some type of concealment of evidence to see if she actually in some type of legal jeopardy look it may be that she has just had a year of exhaustion in this white house but the timing of this is fairly suspicious that there might be something more what's your reaction to the downgrading of gerrard pollution and security clearance. you know it's no surprise larry in the united states for security clearance if there is not some very specific event the three things that are always studied are individua

at and an iconic landmark of tampa. so there's controversy surrounding the company. and imagine being there when this thing collapsed. seeing it and realizing there were people trapped. jose was and is live with us on the phone now. jose, thank you. >> hi, shepard, how are you today? >> i'm okay. how are you? >> i'm okay. i was with officials and top police command. we were volunteering coffee. we were having a good conversation about the unveiling this saturday at 4:00. we were talking about a successful process and voicing the accomplishment. i we heard a bang. i turned and i look and i said this can't be. this can't be. the bridge. he says no, the bridge. one of the officers runs to get the radio. he runs back out and he said the bridge, the bridge. i'm literally 300 feet away. and i'm seeing what looks as the bridge not having the same design as it had. it was discombobulated. so i run. the scene that i saw, the pictures that i have, over 20 cars under the bridge. you can't even see the tires. squished. i run and i

i know you live in tampa. cute or creepy? >> how will hollywood change katy?e might not want anything to do with him by the end of all this. >> i hope she does. but the love and row plans didn't end there. remember trevor, the guy who made katy perry fall in love, only to find out he had a girlfriend in the next room and she's keeping a close eye on her man in hollywood this week. take a look. >> hello. >> katy, i'm watching you. >> that's my girlfriend over there. >> well, it's not your fiance so -- >> just because there's a goalie, doesn't mean you can't score. >> fighting words. should have put a ring on it. >> but by far the most dramatic moment of the night came down to the final four group of girls who slayed their performance and were feeling really good until this. >> out of you girls, i need one person to volunteer to not go on to the next round. oh, sweetie, don't cry. you're all going through. >> that was so cruel. >> why would you do that, katy? >> will we just go with an "american idol" girl group. >> with fifth harmony announcing a hiatus, they c

it happened saturday night during a show in tampa. the 38-year-old acrobat was on double rings when one of his hands slipped and he fell about 20 feet. a local tampa tv reporter was attending that show. >> all night it was a bunch of oohs and awh, and then when the performer fell and hit the floor you heard a loud gasp and it was just quiet. >> kirk due soleil tell us that the performer who died toured with that company for 15 years. the last two shows in tampa scheduled for yesterday were canceled. >>> new this morning, dealtal airlines is looking into a mix-up that left two puppies temporarily stranded, but both have now arrived safely to their homes in idaho. so the breeder sent those dogs on the same plane saturday from virginia to minneapolis, but bad weather led to a reroute and each dog ended up on a different flight to boise. now they arrived yesterday, one day late, to top it off once the families was incorrectly told that their dog had landed but it was really the other dog and theirs was somehow on west coast. delta says th

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. >>> accrow bats swinging overhead in tampa, florida. had a performer that fell from an unknown height. >> reporter: one of them plunging from 20 feet. >> we experienced him literally fall in front of us. >> that was the shocker point for everyone, i think. >> reporter: cell phone video capturing the moments after the fall. >> we wanted the guy to -- you know, get up, but he was just unresponsive. >> reporter: the tragedy happening saturday night. he was taken to the hospital and died sunday morning. on his instagram page, posting video of his solo act. he had been a cirque du soleil performer for 15 years. the circus company releasing a statement saying the entire family is in shock and devastated by this tragedy. the circus cancelled its remaining two performances in tampa. police are now investigating the accident. >>> president trump's plan to combat opioid drug addiction includes the death penalty for high volume dealers. he is going to unveil the plan tomorrow in new hampshire. >>> and president trump lashed out at andrew mccabe to

they are two points out of first place. 13 goals combined today against tampa bay, flyers blow a twol lead twice. here you go, yuri closes his eyes and shoots here. not bad. flyers up 5-3 in the third. they blow it. steven stan cros beats moravik. in a shootout, sand coast wins it. back-to-back games for the first time in a month. >> eagle fans live and die with this team. if fletcher cox didn't know that, he found out today when a fan told him, i can die now that the eagles won the superbowl. eagle fans thanking cox and the eagles all day long. >> 35, 45 years -- it's a blessing. >> eagle receiver torrey smith throwing out the first pitch. smith throwing no sit stuff. hernandez down on strike. reece hoskins down. phillys go down. they have lost eight of ten in florida. union kicking off the season against new england who they have more wins against than any other team in soccer. union fans braving the bitter cold in chester. tonight, first half against new england, new kid anthony fontana from newark delaware. second half, corey burke to cj, union wins, 2-0. how about that for an op

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the flight took off from tampa shortly before 5:00 this morning. they heard several thumps shortly after takeoff. the pilot had to circle over the gulf of mexico to dump fuel before landing back in tampa. no one was hurt and united put passengers on another flight. >>> a special bag tag for animal carriers. united airlines announced a new plan for traveling pets after the death of a puppy forced into an overhead bin. the flight attendant claimed she didn't know the pet was in the carrier. the tag is brightly colored to alert flight attendants. >>> according to court documents, three wildlife protection agencies are suing the trump administration for failing to protect the hump backed whale habitat in the pacific ocean. that lawsuit, which was filed in san francisco today, cites the endangered species act which requires animals to have their habitat protected within one year of being listed as endangered or threatened. the lawsuit says two pacific humpback populations were listed as endangered in 2016. no response from the trump administration. >>>

. >> en tampa, florida un acrÓbata del ciro de ...ra varias personas ayudan al hombre que realizaba un nÚmero en el aire cuando ocurriÓ el accidente, mÁs tarde muriÓ en el hospital. la policÍa indica que el percance se debiÓ aparen aparentemente a que le fallÓ una mano, el circo cancelÓ las dos presentaciones finales en esa ciudad. en miami, florida las autoridades identificaron a la sexta y Última vÍctima de las personas atrapadas en el puente que colapsÓ, su nombre, brandon. el tÍo de una joven universitaria que muriÓ en el incidente arremetiÓ contra las autoridades y lo calificÓ como incompetencia y preguntÓ ¿cÓmo decidieron probar el puente cuando habÍa autos circulando por debajo? tambiÉn en florida trascendiÓ que funcionarios de la secundaria de parkland donde ocurriÓ la masacre del 14 de febrero estaban preocupados por la estabilidad mental de cruz, en septiembre de 2016 recomendaron que lo interninter pero la sugerencia no fue tomada en cuenta. despuÉs de los operativos de ice en california algunos activistas sugieren a los in

nuevamente durante las prÓximas horas vamos a esperar que la lluvia se mantengan hasta el norte de tamparesco, 44 en el termÓmetro las mÁximas andado alrededor de los 70°. se mantendrÁn en ese rango las temperaturas. 59 para con concord la personas que van el jueves me han pedido mucho pronÓstico. aquÍ estarÁn las temperaturas. a eso de las nueve la tarde habrÁn grados. tenemos lluvias heladas para la 1:00 de la tarde y demÁs y para las 4:00 de la tarde estÁ nublado y para el dÍa domingo algo muy similar con la temperatura mÁximas en los 95° >> caÍn velÁsquez tiene su gnÓstico para el partido de mÉxico e islandia. elche ya entrenÓ y estÁ listo para el juego arrancamos su dosis deporte hoy con la seleccion mexicana que ya entreno en el levis stadium. hector herrera ba >> hola que tal y feliz noches arrancamos la selecciÓn mexica na que ya entrenÓ . serÁ baja el prÓximo partido por lesio n 25 bajas en el combinado azteca y se han vend ido mÁs de 65,000 boletos el en lo que serÁ una gran fiesta del fÚtbol music >> tenemos el derecho a soÑar llegar con la final cuando nos va la vida con el d

siguen las amenazas en las escuelas del Área de tampa en florida, las autoridades arrestaron a una menorn a alumno de 14 aÑos de la escuela intermedia, luego de escribir amenazas en el baÑo de la escuela y luego publicar la foto de alguien armado en la redesv sociales una amenaza estaba c c circulando en redes sociales donde la posada habÍa escrito en el baÑo de la escuela que su hermano vendÍ el viernes pasado a dispararle a todos en la escuela, y luego publicÓ la foto de alguien armado, algo que causÓ temor en toda la escuela. la niÑa de octavo grado dijo la policÍa, fuera estÁ del lunes . la policÍa analizÓ la foto y dedujo que se trataba de alguien de michigan. estudiante enfrenta un delito r grave de segundo grado por hacer un informe falso sobre el uso del arma de fuego de manera violenta. al parecer esta amenaza no es la Única que el distrito escolar ha tenido, s u segÚn su portavoz las escuelas deben sentirse protegidas . >>> estas Últimas semanas hemos visto varios casos de estudiantes que escriben algo las redes sociales, o dicen algo en escuela y cada amenaza es algo que tenem

was drafted by tampa in the fifth round in 2008. he's never really found a home in the nfl.th ten teams in ten years. but the 6'3", 220-pounder is a solid backup candidate at quarterback. this abc 7 sports report has been brought to you by toyota. more warrior injury, all four all-stars out. under 15 games left. it's going to be interesting down the stretch to see. injuries that really affect you. fractured thumb, ribs, now a pelvic consuing tution. it will be interesting. >> trying to get everybody healthy for the playoffs. >> we're hoping. >>> tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00, a south bay neighborhood shaken by a grenade scare of all things. hear from the woman who found the explosives that police had to detonate. >>> drama and disruption as san francisco mayoral candidates get ready to debate. join us at 11:00 on channel 7. >>> it has been a busy monday. help you can make time for us again in one hour. we appreciate your time. >> for drew, shu, all of us here at abc 7 news, thank you for spending time with us this evening. see you in an hour on the big 7. >>> tonight's cele

. >>> "the tampa bay times" reports a "circue du soleil" performer died after falling.ng a show saturday night. 38-year-old yann arnaud apparently lost his grip on a ring and fell 20 feet to the stage. he died from his injuries later at the hospital. he'd been working for "circue du soleil" for more than a decade. >>> united reports they had to iowa divert their flight due to a dog being onboard. >>> the plane was diverted the akron, ohio, thursday after the dog was mistakenly loaded onto a newark to st. louis flight. it was supposed to go to akron. it was delivered safely to its owners. this was united's third dog-related incident in a week. and "usa today" says the winning ticket of the $400 million jackpot was sold in pennsylvania. the specific location has not been disclosed. it's the eighth largest powerball jackpot ever. there were no winners in the friday mega millions lottery. that jackpot stands at 3$377 milli million. >>> still to come, an alert for parents. there is a major recall of a popular baby product. details in "moneywatch." hey, need fast heartburn re

it belongs to the home of ed and sherry glazer, co-owners of the tampa bay buccaneers of the nfl. he is the son of malcomb glazer who was a multi-billionaire in southern california, quite a philanthropist. it is almost impossible to walk up there because it's almost a straight uphill climb. the protesters here won't be marching any time soon. organizers tell me they'll stay here. they're going to chant, yell, scream. the pro trump people, a few were in a corner, but they have long gone. this is all a park filled with people who are not happy with donald trump and they're making it loud and clear. back to you in the studio. >> dave lopez, thanks. >>> earlier today in san diego mr. trump inspected prototypes for his proposed border wall and said it should be see- through. we'll have more on that coming up at 6:30. >>> as president trump has been pushing to arm school staff, we're learning a high school teacher accidentally fired a gun inside a classroom in monterey county. it happened during a demonstration about public safety at seaside high school. the teacher is a reserve police

. >>> so glad you stayed with usn in florida for a tough face off in tampa, the lightning hold the nhld the sixers knocked off charlotte after a big w in move to the seed eastern conference race. >>> oscars are tomorrow night. jimmy kimmel talked about preparing for hollywood's biggest night. >>> there will be an unscripted surprise in the show. that's basically all i can you. >> will it take a lot of time? >> i hope so. let me try to make this the longest oscar show ever. >> reporter: oscar host jimmykil viedzs during the telecast. he has his comedy bit ready to go and happy with things so far. >> does the academy have any veto power over any jokes you want to tell. >> they are good about that kind of thing. they don't mess with my jokes. as far as a comedy bit, yes, they are involved, who's going to be ar it, et cetera. as far as jokes go it's up to me. >> he had several nominees on the late night talk show. when it comes to what he and others will talk about on oscar stage. >> there will be time for serious moments. if somebody feels strongly park nately -- passionately they should

plus, a united flight from tampa to sfo forced to rush to tampa because of a bird strike after 5:00 this morning. the plane had to circle around to dump fuel before landing. no injuries reported. we're back after the break. the needed rain. i )m tracking more wet weather for your friday áand i l give you my forecast for your saint patrick )s day weekend. join us tomorrow from 4:30 to 7. -breaking news -pedestrian bridge collapse. >>> breaking news happening in florida right now. what you see in the distance there. on the left hand side of the screen, that's a pedestrian bridge that collapsed over a s busy highway. the bridge was under construction at the time, so there were no people on top, but we know that there are cars trapped underneath. this is all happening near florida international university near miami, and we're just getting confirmation in the last few seconds that there are at least five or six vehicles and there's fatalities related to the bridge collapse. it was scheduled to open to the public in early 2019. again, this bridge completely collapsed. there are five or six ca

esta Última firma fue la responsable y cÓnico edificio de la bahÍa de tampa. >> como se lo mencionamoss que su instalaciÓn reducÍa el riesgo para los trabajadores, peatones y todos los conductores. es importante recalcar que asÍ no mucho tiempo un estudiante que estaba salido de la universidad y se dirigÍa a estos siete carriles que mencionaba carolina, sufriÓ un accidente que acabÓ con su vida. este fue un motivo que obviamente provoco la agilizaciÓn para construir este puente peatonal, que como bien decÍamos, apenas lo colocaron este sÁbado y la idea es que fuese inaugurado para enero del 2019. como bien lo comentÁbamos, fue con fondos federales y se utilizaron estas dos empresas. hay que decirle a la gente que nos estÁ viendo que es muy importante que no se acerquen a la zona porque todavÍa hay una parte del puente que no ha colapsado y que no sabemos si pueda sostener. y es muy riesgoso que todas las personas que estÉn allÍ puedan sufrir un daÑo como el que acabamos de ver. javi: vamos a pasar con carolina rosario que estÁ tratando de tomar mÁs informaciÓn.vamos a hablar contigo pa

>> sÍ, este serÁ su tercer aÑo con el equipo de tampa >> desde san diego el sÁbado, la candela, la pelotabril ante marineros de seattle el 20 de abril abrirÁn tres juegos contra los dodgers de los Ángeles >> estuvo ausente en el partido de su equipo el barcelona neydee tuvo la visita de la cigÜeÑa que le trajo a su tercer hijo. este equipo se puede dar el lujo de jugarse en el considerado mejor jugador del mundo, ayer luis suÁrez y coutiÑo se vistieron de lÍderes y en el minuto 27 demb e dembeldembel con la posiciÓn perfecta, va barcelona termina con victoria 2 x 0 >> vamos con la casa de los colchoneros, juegazo del francÉs, nervios de crack, liga magistralmente, como cuchillo en mantequilla para ti solo, col y asÍ costo y la vitrea de los colchoneros pero faltaba el Último clavo en el ataud. entre los defensas y de rebote, corre abajo el telÓn en un partido donde el atlÉtico ganÓ, gusto y volviÓ >> excelente el pase de lucas comas mejor definiciÓn de cristiano ronaldo que ha despertado y en beneficio de la segunda mitad el tiro de esquina de remy el gol cayÓ como balde de agua frÍa para

javier: en el 2017 sucediÓ algo similar con un joven de 23 aÑos de tampa.l fbi lo detuvo, comenzÓ la investigaciÓn hijo podrÍa pasar 20 aÑos en la cÁrcel por algo asÍ. acusan a un youtuber de liderar una banda de secuestradores. las autoridades de chihuahua, mÉxico, detuvieron a germÁn loera y cuatro hombres mÁs, a quienes acusaron de presunto secuestro a una mujer y cobrar su rescate en bitcoins. es ocurriÓ el 28 de febrero, cuando un abogada de 32 aÑos salÍa de su trabajo o y fue interceptada por dos hombres armados que la subieron a la camioneta. la vÍctima finalmente fue rescatada. carolina: en otros temas, siempre escuchamos que usualmente las personas mayores son vÍctimas de estafas por internet. se indica que los millenials, de los 22 a los 37 aÑos, son los mÁs afectados. se encontrÓ que los reportes por fraude en 2017 se duplicaron en estos jÓvenes, al igual que en personas mayores. los robos mÁs comunes son a travÉs de redes sociales e internet. javier: el tema de las estafas, yo pienso que no destaca entre personas jÓvenes, todo el mundo puede cae

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