recommending governor scott pick chief judge "charles lawson" , district court of appeals judge "wendy berger", or attorney "daniel gerber." the governor needs to make the pick, because justice james perry is retiring on december 30th... at the age of 72. later this morning: the public will get its first look... at the ?future of downtown clearwater. the city council will finally vote on its "imagine clearwater" master plan. a plan that's designed to revitalize the downtown waterfront. the plan includes expaning coachman park, adding a new walkway with views of the intracoastal waterway, and upgrades to osceola avenue to help connect downtown with the waterfront. the plans will be revealed during today's council meeting at nine a-m. the public can give their imput during two workshops tonight and one couple in polk county just got some huge help, with their wedding planning. why someone ?else is now footing the bill. ((walter and speaking of money, here's a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. tonight's mega millions jackpot is worth 25 million dollars. and tomorrow's powerball jackp

"wendy berger" a judge in that same district and attorney "daniel gerber" for the role. the spot on the court is opening because justice "james perry" has reached mandatory retirement age and is stepping down on december 30th. no word on when scott will make his decision. it's good news bad news for florida when it comes to crime. the good news is florida's overall crime rate thefts were all up in the first half of 2016. the florida department of law enforcement released the numbers for the first half of the year yesterday. the overall crime rate was down about 3-percent. but there was a 15-percent jump in murders in the state and an almost 2-percent jump in rapes. among the crimes that went ?down... robberies, burglaries and aggravated assaults. some sad news out of naples. police believe a visually-impaired white-handed ape disappeared from the primate exhibit on monday. zoo workers searched for 6 hours but were unable to find sumba. zoo officials believe she may have wandered into the water around the exhibit and drowned. divers from florida fish and wildlife are sear