schwartzel set himself up for a tap-in par to win the valspar championship. >> i felt like on saturday my game was starting to be a little bit better. i was struggling with the first few days in the wind. i started controlling my ball very well. i figured if i could hit a lot of greens and eliminate mistakes and maybe make a few putts, which happened to be on the last few holes, which was great, i'll have a chance. winning far back is not always what you -- you know, you'll need a bit of help from the other guys and unfortunately for bill it was just really difficult and i played really well. >> there he is with the trophy and a final look at the leaderboard. 1.1 mill schwartzel takes home. lee mccoy since he's an amateur gets a pat on the back. ryan moore finished two strokes off the pace. charles howell had a good weekend. graham delaet struggled. you talked about mccoy tonight, paul, what a weekend for this young man. he grew up right in the shadows there of the 18, used to sneak into this tournament, now a college player at georgia. mccoy lived his dream of playing the copperhead c

anyone short valspar won't wants to drop out now. you can tell mna is picking up and we are getting a lot of deals. we just saw the deal for columbia pipeline. another deal were starwood last week and again today. we know johnson controls and tyco are emerging. data analytics company ihs is buying market. that's really a sensational market data company based in london. third, it seems there could be more to the bid. g, sherwin's competitor could be interested. maybe they like to look at rpm, one of our favorites. that frank mitch said could be under valued. if you like rustoleum you might agree and this is a reminder of the intrinsic worth of companies in mundane businesses nobody seems to care about. the paint company stock was downgraded last week by the research department of key bank stating profits have been challenged and it has little upside. the operative term was it had little upside because now the upside is terrific. or i should say it was terrific to all that were in it. as gratifying as watching the way to houston by way

bill haas has found it at the valspar playoff. >>> charl schwartzel along with bill haas trying to putinishing touches on what would be a second pga tour win, as haas still in search of his seventh, he had the one-shot lead after 54 holes. while schwartzel is trying to come back from five behind to be the biggest comeback in the history of this championship. coming back from that number where he began the day. and, david, have you had a chance to scout out the line situation for haas? >> i did, dan. it's a horrible line. lying between a tree. but he may have it on the cart path and get a drop. if he does get to drop it, he has to make s some soft land. >> this is where he's got to be careful. he's got to pick an area to drop this ball on, where the ball is going to bounce and roll a little. if it rolls in the sand it will do nothing. >> this should be under the skill of the game, the drop. >> not the worst. >> another complication, he's got 191 yards left. and he's going to have to trap and i'm not sure he can get much height on it. >> i think in this situation, david, he's got to be t

championships and more top-ten finishes than any golfer in 2015, but now he is back to defend his valspar title. it's a course that the player his story is coming up next. right now, all you're thinking about is finding quick cover, so you can continue streaming your favorite show in the great outdoors. and you don't need your otherwise- perfect afternoon. echo from bright house networks. eliminates dead zones, so you can stream confidently all around your home. and now connect to... standard tv and 50 megabit lightning internet... only $94 a month 3 >> well, tomorrow morning the opening round ofort valspar championship. it's a strong field and something it didn't have a year ago, the number one golfer in the world, more on defending champ jordan spieth. >> the galleries are a lot larger his third time around at the valspar championship and rightly so. he is the player to beat and definitely on the radar although a confident spieth challenges that statement. >> i would like to think i was not under the radar last year at

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as you mentioned it would be the largest comeback after the first valspar championship. by the way, smiley koffman's '70s shot comeback at las vegas is the largest comeback. schwartzel trying to pull off the comeback today. >> you know, dan, if someone can go out and play a really good round of golf, schwartzel's 6767 as we touched on, the best score of anybody who played today. so certainly earned the right to be where he is right now. >> while we have a moment, another chance to tell you where we'll be nextweek. arnold palmer invitational presented by mastercard. adam scott is back in action there along with rory mcilroy. you see the times there. coverage beginning thursday at continuing saturday here on nbc. there's the lie for haas in that bunker. and david -- >> yeah, it's almost lyingngoo well. it's kind of poached up. and it's sitting up in the air. >> where his situation is, dave, i mean, he needs to pretty much carry this ball up on that upper shelf, do you agree? >> yes, he does. he really got the perfect lie for it. pretty easy to go clean under. as high as it

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he is back to defend his championship at the valspar. jordan loves this course. at the beginning of the year, he won, but he hasn't won sense. he says his but needs work, but otherwise, lookout.>> same as previous years. i feel pretty good. really need to get my putter going. they haven't quite gone in yet. that they will.>> i love that last. >>> major announcement, the valspar company has signed on to be the title sponsor of this golf tournament for three more years. that is a huge deal. it's a multimillion dollar commitment. they love it here. sponsorship is up, ticket sales are up, valspar spending the money to stay here for another three years. the owner, sheila johnson, spent money to improve the golf courses.>> i understand the value of this resort and what it brings to tampa bay. what i love is that valspar and all the moving parts really and the value of what we give to everyone. >> this places in terrific shape for the tournament this year. doug martin was signed to a contract, he will stick around. five years, $35 million, $50 million guaranteed. live,

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charl schwartzel, 2011 masters champion taking on bill haas in a sudden death playoff to decide the valspar >>> great looking swing by charl schwartzel, especially when it's in order like it was today. again, schwartzel with a lot of birdies today. part of a 67. and the best round of the day to get himself into a playoff with bill haas who had a good look at a birdie. gave it a good stroke on his way to a playoff. >> well, he is. i don't think he can be too disappointed. he played a good shot coming down the stretch. at 17 and 18, after the bogey putt -- or he made bogey at 16. so he's got a positive coming in. normally, when we get into a playoff situation, i always look at the guy who has played the best in the final round maybe having the advantage. he played beautifully today. >> here's an example of how each of the players got into this situation. this is schwartzel again. began the day, 5 back of haas. and three holes for charl schwartzel to make a statement. haas, first birdie of the day coming at the 2nd would give him a three-shot lead to 9 under par and really looking good at this

shermanan williams will remain but presence in minneapolis where valspar is valspar is based. >>> utopia top at the box office the third week in a row. the disney animated film earned $38 million in ticket sales this weekend.ergent8 in ticket sales this weekend. the divergent series allegiant opened in second place with 29 million in sales and miracle from heaven third spot. >>> apple i expected to announce a new addition to iphone.ple will be in court over the fb demand to unlock an iphone connected to the san . >>> paul mccartney has begun the process of reclaiming the rights to many of the songs he and john lennon wrote for the beatles. back in 1985, michaeloutbid mccartney for the right ending their friendship. law songs written before 1978 can be 56 years after their initial reclaimable starting in 2018. >> i'm sure the catalog is very valuable but it's probably more than the money for paul mccartney.new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, hena. >>> a heart stopping buzzer beater against xavier. with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa,ste of nutella takes pancakes to a whol

. >> trying to make history at the valspar. we'll break down the final >>> 4:45. new developments in the zika virus outbreak. there are nearly 200 confirmed cases across 31 states and that number is expected to rise as the weather begins to warm up. >> but as scientists are fighting back abc news explains the radical new approach to fight zika. potential new weapon in the fight against zika virus. the fda researching an experiment using mosquitos to help stop its spread. scientists would relows genetically modified male mosquitos into the wild carrying a deadly gene, that gene would make their offspring die before they are old enough to bite people. in brazil hardest hit by zika, scientists are already using these mosquitos. dr. richard besser saw them firsthand during a trip in february. >> this building here produces two million male mosquitos genetically modified every week. >> reporter: this comes as the centers for disease control warns zika virus could spread in the united states, mostly in the gulf, florida and texas by june. zika is linked to birth defects

as you mentioned it would be the largest comeback after the first valspar championship. by the way, smiley koffman's '70s shot comeback at las vegas is the largest comeback. schwartzel trying to pull off the comeback today. >> you know, dan, if someone can go out and play a really good round of golf, schwartzel's 67, as we touched on, the best score of anybody who played today. so certainly earned the right to be where he is right now. >> while we have a moment, another chance to tell you where we'll be next week. arnold palmer invitational presented by mastercard. adam scott is back in action there along with rory mcilroy. you see the times there. coverage beginning thursday at continuing saturday here on nbc. there's the lie for haas in that bunker. and david -- >> yeah, it's almost lying too well. it's kind of poached up. and it's sitting up in the air. >> where his situation is, dave, i mean, he needs to pretty much carry this ball up on that upper shelf, do you agree? >> yes, he does. he's really got the perfect lie for it. pretty easy to go clean under. got to go c

we tee off for the valspar championship. the story early on. lee mccoy, the 22-year-old playing alongside jordan. three shots in the lead. charles on the leader board. got to go. knocking it down on 13. shooting at 57. the low round of the day. that man got a chance to win it right there at 18. he parted ways to the valspar championship. after that, david schwartz. game. i felt like i was more comfortable. i was enjoying the game a lot more. i thought this year might be a good year. this makes a good year for many people. >> i think i've got 350 bucks in the bank account. it hurts, but there's so much going great for me right now. i'm just trying to take it all in. >> what an outstanding debut for mccoy. schwartz will take on mccool. mccoy playing a tournament tomorrow in the peach state. >>> the fire stone grand prix, on friday, will smacked the the crash wasn't that severe, they thought at first, but incredibly, come race time today, he wasn't in the car because he suffered a concussion. >>> gerald mccoy the most famous motor sports. marco on

charl schwartzel, 2011 masters champion taking on bill haas in a sudden death playoff to decide the valspar >>> great looking swing by charl schwartzel, especially when it's in order like it was today. again, schwartzel with a lot of birdies today. part of a 67. and the best round of the day to get himself into a playoff with bill haas who had a good look at a birdie. gave it a good stroke on his way to a playoff. >> well, he is. i don't think he can be too disappointed. he played a good shot coming down the stretch. at 17 and 18, after the bogey putt -- or he made bogey at 16. so he's got a positive coming in. normally, when we get into a playoff situation, i always look at the guy who has played the best in the final round maybe we'll see if that works out for schwartzel. he played beautifully today. >> here's an example of how each of the players got into this situation. this is schwartzel again. began the day, 5 back of haas. and three holes for charl schwartzel to make a statement. haas, first birdie of the day coming at the 2nd would give him a three-shot lead to 9 under par and reall

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we will take a look at the forecast coming up for the valspar championship. the other golf courses in the area will top out at 88 and son and showers. >>> tomorrow a new decision could come down and the hogan gawker sex tape trial. the judge is weighing whether local radio host a radio personality bubba the love sponge clem will be called to testify. wife. the video appeared on gawker and the radio host talked about the case on a show saying he wants to move on from the controversy. >>> i can only imagine how that affects the friendship. [ laughter ]. >> we won't go into that. >> we will try and pinpoint these showers that will be moving to today. >> it is a weird week. we have st. patrick's day in the middle of the week so some people have the celebrations now like it chicago. they are dying the river right there. as that city celebrated st. patrick's day today and yesterday. thousands of folks turning out on the chicago river to see the dye job. this goes back to 1962. in tampa they have done a dry run but the hillsborough river will turn green and that wil

. >>> golf's number one player's valspar title. chris archer has a few missteps (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. . announcer: live from the sun coast honda dealers sports desk, it's time for ten supports. >> it's money time, free agency. the best part of the deal between doug martin were in place. the bucs wanted martin to stay. the easy part was figuring out the money, right? martin signed a five-year contract worth $35 million, about $7 million per season. the guaranteed money is $15 million. he's 27 years old. he should have about four good years left. the bucs have the money and the cap space, so it's a good move. also, the reports say tonight the bucks have already signed a guard, j.r. squeezy from seattle. he started there the last three years but at right guard, not left guard. someb

. >> it's been crazy the number of events, this weekend was packed, grand prix, valspar, and the strawberry festival and a string spring training game and then next weekend it's airfest and st. patrick's day, it's a lot of pressure for meteorologists. >> you better pull through for us. >> and we will blame you if the weather is bad. >> i am swrus i am just going to toss it straight to you for sports but i feel like we held off the rain a little bit until the evening hours. you saw some showers earlier in a day. now. you see the showers still working into the area, mainly right up against the coast from wick ci ci with a wiki weeki wachee, and we'll see showers popping up again and maybe we will see a few heavy downpours. the high 69, the low, the current temperature at 70, and relative humidity 97% and that means the potential for fog as we head for the overnight hours. still in the low to mid 70 eerks and upper 60's off to the north as well, upper 60's to near 70. and so a pretty sticky night, and not expecting a whole lot of relief in the dewpoint department over the next few days. you se

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third round for the valspar championship. it should be nice. we will have to keep an eye on things and let you know how that will go. as far as the weather, it should be nice. up to about 80 degrees. mostly sunny skies. here's a look at your most accurate forecast. still cooling off tomorrow with -- i was pulling through. for many people, though second graders that know the fabulous rhyme, they are off next week. >>> we continue breaking news out of the brandon area. a hillsboro deputy was killed by a wrong way driver on the expressway. that driver also died. we're learning more about the deputy this morning. on the job i've years. he wanted to be a traffic homicide detective. just let the crash and was heading back to his jurisdiction . when he was killed. >>> if you think you don't make enough money, your dna a be to blame. >> get this. short man and overweight women. that is according to a new study in the british medical journal. researchers found a man who is branches shorter than another man on average makes about $1600 less a year. >>> h

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he will be on live during our 7 o'clock hour. 3 not a good day at innisbrooke for defending valspar champ "jordan spieth". he started the day 6-shots behind bill haas and he quickly fell out of the hunt. he couldn't stay in the fairway and finished even par for the tournament tied for 18th. then on the 16th, "bill haas" is all over the place until he falls into a tie with "charl schwartzel", who's only pga win was the masters in 2011. for the 2nd straight year it takes a playoff to decide it... haas bogies after a bad tee shot.. .leaving schwartzel with the chance to win... he sinks the par putt...schwartzel comes from 5 shots back to win in a playoff...largest deficit overcome in tournament's history. 3 3 just one surprise on this selection sunday with top 4 seeds... oregon gets the top stop in the west over michigan state. the rest is what was expected except for the locations... virginia goes to the midwest. norht carolina to the east and kansas is in the south. miami and florida gulf coast are the only teams from florida that made it. 3 it is selection monday for the top women's baske

mccort surged up the leaderboard in the valspar championship ann mccrory buries the bogey on 11 and 14. the senior jobs within three feet of the cup and birdied this whole, one of seven on the day. impressive run for the amateur. jordan spieth into the day one over. heading for eagle and he makes it look easy. he is now 2 under. the leader is bill haas chipping from the french on 13. rose to the bottom of the cup and that is good for a birdie and for the second straight day haas shot a 67. he is 8 under for the tournament. amateur and temper native lee mccoy is tied with jordan spieth in ninth place at two under par. six shots of the lead. mccort's third-round score, 66, the lowest of the day. the final-round tees off this morning. lee, mccoy and spieth mac are paired together. >>> that more on the bump, jonathan diaz to chase the breaking ball away. more mac breezes tarmac. no runs and no walks and three strikeouts from that war. no score bottom of the fifth, johnny field has a 24-year-old in the shopping left field. ray will be the yankees 2-1. tampa bay is now 5-6. the rays will hav

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. >>> sherman williams is buying valspar in a 3.3 billion dollar deal. it will reach asia and europe. the combined company will employed about 60,000 peoples. shermanan williams will remain headquartered in cleveland but there will be a significant presence in minneapolis where valspar is based. >>> utopia remained on top at a row. the disney animated film earned $38 million in ticket sales this weekend. the divergent series allegiant opened in second place with 29 million in sales and miracle from heaven grabbed the third spot. >>> apple is expected to announce a new addition to iphone. tomorrow, apple will be in court over the fbi's demand to unlock an iphone connected to the san bernardino shooting. >>> paul mccartney has begun the process of reclaiming the rights to many of the songs he and john lennon wrote for the beatles. back in 1985, michael jackson outbid mccartney for the right ending their friendship. but because of a u.s. copyright law songs written before 1978 can be reclaimed by writers 56 the first song will be reclaimable starting in 201

sunday, we probably have a decent chance of rain. valspar. at least the first three days look good. there are a couple of fires going on on the east coast. one in the palm bay area south of melbourne. that because winds are dry and winds are bricks and the humidity is low. those are all of the ingredients needed for fires in florida this time of year. temperatures in the upper 70s. we ended up in the low to mid- 80s. there's the wints that we talk -- winds that we talked about. it makes it difficult for firefighters to get a hold on things when you have -- when you have gusts as high as 20 miles per hour. st. pete, winds are between 15 to 20 miles per hour. we hit 82 in tampa. 7 degrees above normal. the morning low was 65. the record low is 33. the long-range forecast, you can almost put away your winter gear. conditions. waking up first thing in the morning to clear and comfortable conditions. later on in the day, most folks in the 80s. coast. probably 81, 82. the east wind is so strong that it's keeping the sea breeze off shore. even the coastal areas are staying very, very mild.

indy car races and valspar looking okay. southwest winds should keep everything in around tampa and eastward for saturday. a brief pop up shower possible. temperatures staying warm. 85 degrees. other than cloudy skies, not a bad day at all for the last festival. i have been talking with fishing captains the last couple days. wind gust today not as bad as the last couple days. moments of a light chop possible. majority of the day we are in a moderate chop. could be periods of a brief, heavy chop. expect moderate through most of the day. low tide 10:00 a.m. high tide 4:00 p.m. on sunday we are looking for mostly cloudy skies and as far as the shower chances and coverage go, again, like saturday, while there will likely be a few more on sunday, it does not look like a washout. it could be longer lasting. coverage is around i-75 in tampa and hillsborough county and eastward. we get it late in the evening and then we might see it on the river, pinellas, pasco and hernando county. seven-day forecast, i'm trying to explain its as e

we thought jordan spieth's game was a little off coming into the valspar. but let's face it, spieth literally in the rough most of lately it's been his putting but today it was a little bit of everything. copperhead is the course to bring your game to a halt especially if it's windy. bradley, duke, and howell share the lead at four under par. so jordan needs to come back with a few birdies tomorrow to make the cut. >> unfortunately right now on my off days, typically in my history i'm able to hold that around even par, and i'm just shooting too high numbers. >>> who is going to open up the indycar season with a win at the grand prix of st. pete? here's abc action sports' john sabol. >> reporter: a win in the first race of the season can do wonders for a driver especially >> if you get that points lead early, you seem to give the team momentum. >> reporter: the grand prix can also lead to an indycar championship. two drivers that won the grand prix in the last five years also went on to win, including will power. castronevez has won three grand prixs. >> we'

. >>> sherwin-williams will by valspar for more than $9 billion. the merger is the biggest acquistion in sherwin-williams 250 year history. shares of valspar got a fresh coat, up more than 23% while sherwin-williams got rolled down $15. >>> ihs is moving its headquarters to the united m but purchasing market data firm market. the deal is worth more than 13 billion dollar. by moving to the uk they will be able to take advantage of the lower corporate tax rate there through an inversion. >>> the dow extends its win streak to seven. the dow jones industrial average rose 21 points to 17623. nasdaq gained 13 and s&p 500 added 2. >>> steady economic growth could justify an interest rate increase as soon as april. mr. lockheart says there's enough evidence to justify a hike in short term rates. he agreed with the central ba bank's decision to leave them unchanged. he said inflation will accelerate and move towards the feds targets. >>> fan knfewer than fewer 50,0 w borrowers would be eligible for the rediction. critics say the plan doesn't go far enough.

day one of the valspar. friday looks just as nice. and we talked yesterday about some rain rolling in this weekend. it won't be friday. and now i don't even think it's sunday, sunday night and into monday, that's when our rain chances begin to bump. if you need to get something done outdoors this weekend, you're good through sunday morning early. then sunday afternoon, rains stroll in. not ready to call it a washout but there is a decent chance of rain sunday night and monday. until then, look at the highs. mid to upper 80s across the anterior counties on thursday. a beautiful stretch of weather. and it's not going anywhere. range forecast. you would see a lot of blues coming this way. there is not. you may be able to put away the winter clothes. we have a long stretch of warmer than normal weather. there is a look at florida's most accurate 7 day. in the mid-80s through friday. saturday looks good. sunday, we have rain coming in. it lingers. behind the front we're still as warm, up near 80 next week. another restaurant is forced to c

. >>> coming up an exciting final round of the valspar championship. could a local amateur beat a field of pros? >> plus the lightning snap their losing streak by blasting the blue jackets, highlights coming your way next in sports. >> plus tomorrow at 6 a.m. >> reporter: a new coffee shop recently opened up in ybor city that offers a lot more than just coffee. >> plus weather and traffic on the 8's on news channel 8 (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >>> it was the best of times. it was the worst of times. no, i'm not quoting charles dickens. i'm trying to describe the last week for the tampa bay lightning. the bolts' franchise record winning streak was snapped monday and they haven't won since. the lightning looking to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat against the blue jac

and it looks good not only for tomorrow but at nice, you have the grand grand prix, and golf, the valspar tournament, the only issue likely to be showers on sunday, but until then we'll stay rain-free. this is blocking and keeping us high and dry but the combination of this and a big upper-level low is creating big problems for louisiana, eastern, texas and arkansas. we'll show you that in a moment. right now it's a warm and balmy night, 68 in sarasota, the winds will continue to below in from the southeast, and it's especially rough off shore, the wind coming in off of the land, not that bad, but you move offshore and the waves building with that southeast wind. high pressure is east of us, the high will gradually break down to keep the rain at bay for a couple more days. don't expect much change day by day. it will be great to be outside. you can see the band of rain in the central gulf on saturday but that is still far removed from us and then by sunday, what is left of this front -- not much -- will move across the peninsula giving us at least a during the day. check this out, this is

in an all cash transaction, buying valspar shares for 113 dollars each..vsp the boards of directors with both companies have approved the e deal. the president of sherwin williams says the agreement will give them increased productthe preswilams range, and the company plans to maintain a significant presence in minneapolis, where valspar is headquartered.nge,aplans a series of public meetings will get underway today, as the cleveland rta considers a proposed fare increase.ndhe the rta says it is trying to close a seven million dollar gap in this year's operating budget. the fares have not been increased in seven years. the first meeting will be held from noon until two pm, with another meeting from six until eight this evening at the rta main office on west sixth street. demonstrators say they plan to attend.thhelddthh her mentithetain o students at willoughby cornerstone christian school c will hold a celebration thishti morning at eight, to honor their boys basketball team. the patriots won the division four state title on saturday, dominating top ranked van wert lincoln view, 72

he has been volunteering at the valspar for eight years now. >> don't block me and. that's what everybody tells us. we do our best. >> we have made so many friends volunteering. and also working at the tournament. >> tony when the volunteer challenge. fans can go and vote online online@pgatour.com. but tony got the most votes and was able to donate to the charity of his choice which turned out to be copperhead charity. >> how special is that? >> i think there are at least 2000 volunteers. you have to have thousands. >> and they also scooped me in the back side. >> i'm kidding. take it easy on the volunteers. love them. >> stay with us. tomorrow... for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine r that helps make more tomorrows possible. tomorrow, tomorrow... i love ya, tomorrow p in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. p it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto

beautiful day at valspar. 83 degrees. not as breezy as yesterday. 70s is the air temperature as the wind turns this afternoon. 85 at the strawberry festival today under partly cloudy skies. the ride home falling through the low 80s. no weather issues. >>> are you too busy to make breakfast this morning. taco bell will make it easy. it launched the dollar breakfast menu. you can get ten breakfast items. >>> tampa is one of the best cities for the best bar scene. >> u.s.a. today has the top ten list. tampa bay is third in the country. they looked at new breweries and best labels. grand rapids, michigan and fort collins, colorado finished first and second. >> this is an area where we are seeing more breweries pop up. >> we have great weather year round. you can sit on the patio. >> perfect. >>> spring and summer are on their way. adventure island is about to open. announcer: lunch is served! today it's florida flatbread with fresh tomatoes and bell peppers. let's start by spreading olive oil and garlic on our flatbread. then

geico motorcycle, >>> round one of the valspar championship. this is the place that started it all for jordan spieth and the campaign where he went on to win two majors. today a different story in round one for the world's number one. that's right. he is now looking down the barrel of missing the cut if he cannot straighten things out tomorrow. this is his second hole. the putter was not working. and five bogus. and spieth called it an off day. through 18 holes. >> how about the champion and today and switched over from a putter. he is 4 under sharing it with ken duke. he is pumped. and charles howe is there at 4 under as well a three-way tie. let's listen to him following his first 18. the wins. it is a tough course. it was a day that seemed to be when you don't have a shot you don't deserve it. inded up not having much out of the trees. i drove it into a couple of divets in the fairways. >> to baseball and kevin cash lineup throughout spring. nothing is cemented yet. he said that a possibility in the lead off spot is logan forsyth. he got the

nothing in the short term as you can see for the next three days over at the valspar. on sunday, the rain chances return. there's a look at the 7-day. a beautiful stretch of weather, even with the rain on sunday and monday. we stay warm. we stay in the upper 70s to low 80s right through the period. >>> action news at 5:30 >> a major passing in the music community tonight. the man known as the fifth beatle, george martin has passed away. he says he was like a second father to him. martin's partnership with the beat with les left a mark on the muse kick pop culture. mccartney credited him with strokes of musical genius. martin produced an amazing 23 number one hits in the u.s. george martin was 90 years old. underway in california for former first lady nancy reagan. public viewings are scheduled for today and tomorrow. her funeral will be held on friday. those paying their respects at the funeral will include katie couric, chris matthews, wayne newton and even mr. t. >>> now here is what is coming up tonight on abc action news at 6:00. double tragedy. an encounter killin

pit may include a couple of prumbles the thunder in valspar. pat the grand prix, they should pget along just fine. pduring the day on monday, clouds pin the morning and a few plingering showers and not many. pthey're on the move from west to peast. pwe have to contend with clouds pon monday. pby tuesday drying it out a bit pand maybe sea fog offshore. pin the middle part of the week, pspring breakers are in for a ptreat. plooks dry, warm and humid. ptemperatures surge above paverage. phow much rain with this event pleading up to tomorrow? pit's hit or miss. pnot everyone will see the rain. pbut in some areas maybe a pquarter of an inch, half an inch ptops. pnot a huge deal, but temporarily pif you see that good soaking for pa good hour, some relief from pthe allergies temporarily is the pkeyword. plook at the heat. pit's on all week. p80 to 81 degrees for st. atrick's day on thursday. pthe weather looks good. pnext weekend looks more dicey. pisolated storms today. pnot numerous and 80 for an pafternoon high. psunset tonight is a change. p7:38,