3 walter its now 5 thanks for joining us. Im Walter Allen Jen and im jen epstein. Lets start off with a check of the forecast, with dave. 3 3 3 a little fog to start, then partly cloudy and lovely during the afternoon. High temps in the upper 60s to near 70. Tonight will be clear and chilly; lows near 50. Gorgeous sunshine on tap for thursday, with high temps near 70. 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 vanessa and these are scenes this morning from an accident on northbound i75. Just north of big bend road in riverview. One of the women involved, tells us that she was hit from behind by an erratic driver around 1 am. The person who hit her rolled over. Causing 2 lanes of the highway to be shut down. Both drivers are ok. Its believed alcohol may have played a factor. 3 jen another possible accident cause potholes you in harms way, but hitting one. Thatll hit your wallet. Hard. In fact a new survey shows potholes cost american drivers about threebillion dollars a year for repairs. So. How do you handle them . 3 jen fox13s Shayla Reaves is on the story for us. Shayla, this is an especially big problem in our area, since we get so much rain, and deal with so much heat. How can we minimize the damage . take remote full 3 3 3 3 3 thanks, shayla. 3 3 walter new this morning a former College Football player is behind bars in Pinellas County. Hes accused of trying to have sex. With a minor. 3 Walter Pinellas deputies arrested 23yearold Mackenzie Mack crowder last night, as part of operation wayfarer. Its a sting operation, targeting men who were seeking underage girls online. For sex. Investigators say crowder was talking online with someone he thought was a allegedly sent at least four explicit photos to the person. They say crowder made plans to meet with the girl in Pinellas County. And he met deputies instead. Crowder played four seasons at tennessee. As an offensive lineman. 3 3 jen we checked this morning and the woman accused of hitting and killing a tow truck driver with her car, remains in the Pinellas County jail. 3 jen a Pinellas County judge set 36yearold allison huffmans bond at 750 thousand dollars, during her First Court Appearance tuesday. Investigators say she hit roger perezburroto on the Howard Frankland bridge, early monday morning, while he was trying to tow a stranded couples car. Huffman admitted to the accident, and told troopers she kept driving because she was scared. The victims sister was in court for the hearing. She says given huffmans driving history. Of three prior duis. She had no business being on the road. 3 i really hope it sinks in what she did. I know we all make mistakes. But i hope she realizes the pain shes 3 Law Enforcement agencies across the bay area spent all of monday searching for huffman. That night, a friend turned her in, when she showed up at his st. Pete apartment. 3 walter now other tow Truck Drivers are hoping all drivers realize just how dangerous their job is. And theyre urging everyone to obey the move over law. Its there for a reason. To keep emergency workers safe. But towtruck operators say drivers really only pay attention, when its Law Enforcement on the shoulder. 3 all you have to do is give those people on the side of the road common courtesy. Use caution, thats what we ask you to do. Let us go home. Walter 3 the law requires drivers to move over one lane, or slow down to 20miles below the posted speed limit, when they see flashing emergency lights. Of any kind. If you dont, you could be fined 120dollars and get threepoints on your license. 3 walter today, Hillsborough County leaders will focus on the zika virus. And how best to fight it. jen they could approve nearly half a Million Dollars in aid to combat the mosquitoborne illness. 3 jen the zika virus is primarily spread by mosquitoes. Today, the commission is expected to add nearly halfaMillion Dollars to the Public Works Department budget, for additional mosquito surveillance and spraying. So far, there havent been any cases in the us, spread by mosquitoes. Theyve all come from travel. To infected areas in the caribbean and south america. International university caught the virus on a mission sick, after he got home. And now, hes talking about it. 3 so i was playing soccer and then all of a sudden i felt this huge, huge headache; strongest headache ive ever noticed a rash on my face. My girlfriend actually told me, what is this on your face . And i just brushed it off. And 3 Jen Christoph was treated, and is now virusfree. Health experts think the zika virus can be stopped. But they might have to use controversial methods, like genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe it out. 3 3 jen finally, after weeks of wondering, we should find out today. Who won part of that huge Powerball Jackpot last month. walter we know the ticket was sold on the east coast. Now lottery officials are going to announce who bought it. 3 walter the ticket was sold at a publix in melbourne beach. The person who bought it will take home part of the record onepointsix billion dollar Powerball Jackpot. You remember. The one everyone was going crazy about a few weeks ago. The other Winning Tickets were sold in tennessee and california. 3 new this morning, a big honor for clearwater beach. Tripadvisor named it one of the top beaches in the world it ranked number 20. And in the top 25. As far as us rankings go. Clearwater beach ranked first. Siesta key beach came in third on the list and st. Pete beach came in fourth. 3 3 jen when the Academy Awards are handed out february 28th, the winners better take a good look at their trophies. walter the oscar. Is changing the movie makeover, when we come back. 3 walter and. Theyre honoring him in the Supreme Court chambers. But the battle over replacing Justice Antonin Scalia. Is getting cuthroat everywhere else. Why timing. Is so important. 3 life as spokesbox is great. People love me for saving them over half a grand when they switch to progressive. It was boardgame night with the dalai lama. Great guy. Terrible player. Go paperless dont stress, girl i got the discounts that you need its a balancing act, but i got to give the people what they want more box. Any words what can i say . Critties gonna neg. [ applause ] the what . [ laughs ] p morning. Got the spring and bounce p of a traditional mattress. My cloud feels like vo theres a tempurpedic for everyone. And now through february 28th, save up to 300 on one of our most popular tempurbreeze mattress sets. 3 3 time now is 5 xx. A us federal judge has ordered apple. To unlock a phone used in the San Bernardino terror attack. The iphone in question was used by syed farook. He and his wife opened fire at a Holiday Party in San Bernardino last december. Killing14people. 3 the fbi has said it has two months now. Without any success. Investigators believe. Farook and his wife were communicating with terrorist groups overseas. But havent been able to prove that because of an autoerase function, and encrypted data on the phone. A california judge is requirng apple to supply a Specialized Software to aid the fbi in decrypting farooks phone. 3 this ruling is the first of its kind. Challenging Digital Privacy and National Security interests. Apple has 5 days to appeal the request if they believe the ruling is unreasonably burdensome. walter debate continues this morning over the new vacancy on the us Supreme Court. And how quickly we should appoint a new justice. Republicans want to wait until after the president ial election. But president Barack Obama Says theres more than enough time for the senate to consider anyone he may nominate. And he intends to move ahead with his choice. Foxs Jackie Ibanez tells us the timing is key. Since it could change the high court, and its decisions, for years. 3 president obama is not backing down from the fight to replace Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia after his death. The republicans plan to block any nomination mister obama makes. And believe the next president should pick the nominee. Sessions says so were just not going to move this nominee because its going to allow the next president to fill this seat. Its a decisive seat on the court. The president believes it is his prerogative to pick a replacement judge. And expects a fair Senate Hearing for his nomination. Says the constitution is pretty clear about what is suppose to happen now. When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the president of the United States is to nominate someone. The senate is to consider that nomination and either they disapprove of that nominee or that nominee is elevated to the Supreme Court. Historical this has not been viewed as a question. The right is now pointing to a younger senator obama. Who filibustered president george w. Bushs nomination of samuel alito. Sessions says well he has been totally hypocritical and inconsistent on that. Justice alito is a fabulous judge. He did a great job at the judiciary hearing. And he filibustered and tried to deny him a vote. But republicans have changed their position on nominations since bushs presidency. As they are now trying to prevent what they call a liberal activist judge. Gingrich says nothing in American History requires the senate to approve the president s nomination. President s dont appoint. They nominate. oncam tag president obama says there is more than enough time to fill the vacancy before his term is 3 walter in keeping with court tradition, scalias place on the bench and his chair have been draped in black. A black drape also hangs above the doors to the court. Justice scalias mortal remains will be at the Supreme Court, friday. For people to pay their respects. His funeral will be held on saturday. 3 jen somethihe oscar awards this year. Well, actually, its also something old the statuettes given out at the ceremony later this month. Will be a little different than the ones were used to. 3 jen thats because the academy is remodeling them, original trophies, first givenout in 1929. Theyre going to use digital scans and 3d printers to do it. Its pretty high tech, and it took crews threemonths to make all 50 statuettes. Theyre still the same dimensions. 13andahalf inches tall, eightandahalf pounds. And still plated in 24karat gold. Oh, and still hard to get 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 jen whether you go to the gym, workout with a trainer, or just like jogging outside. Fitness is a big deal. walter especially, if youre hoping to become an american ninja warrior. 3 walter sure it takes brawn. But the real strength, comes from something different. Just ask the bay area man whos competed. Twice. His inspiring story, next. phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. President ial candidates seem to be dealing with social security. Americans work hard, so our next president needs a real plan elephant noise hey candidates, 3 ad lib over fog shot 3 3 walter fitness and competition shows are all the rage on television. And at the top of both spectrums is american ninja warrior. We met one local competitor who found out you have more to gain than winning a title. 3 where you say this is crazy, this is bananas, but i like crazy, i like bananas ever since Jonathan Ruiz was a kid hes had an interesting look at his surroundings. Im always using my fingertips climbing on houses, trees anything i can get my hands on. Thats always fun for me. As a kid, i would always take it to the next level. The next level on, go as high as i possible could go the danger stuff always intriging me as you can imagine his love and passion of climbing basically everything he saw. Had ruiz swinging in and out of trouble. I definitely got in trouble as a kid climbing things i wasnt supposed to be climbing. My father had to bail me out of the Principals Office a few times but it was just kids stuff. I always get people writing on fcaebook saying im seeing your doing a great jobi remember when you were a kid and now youre doing great things so its alway great to have that support. The big thing hes eluding to is american ninja warrior. My eyes got all big and i said id love to do this, this is made for me. I just have to train and get into perfect shape for it and i did it and is he ever in shape, this is his submission video not a surprise he has now competed twice on the show and is training for a thrid stint. competing on the show just gives you full of a adrenaline. You have a huge audience, the lights are on you, you dont want to fall in the water you get that energy and you just go actual training for the show has been ongoing for the past few years though he seems like hes been preparing for Something Like this his whole life. And going from obstacle to obstacle has taught him that its not how many steps you take, its to make every count you just have to make every step count. There is going to be things that you wont be able to do. There is going to be obstacles that you;re not going to be able to do unless you keep training. Which rolls over into life. Find something you cant do, you just gotta keep at it, at it, be persistant and eventually 3 3 hopes to win the grand prize of a Million Dollars, and earn the title of american ninja warrior. If you have an idea, or know someone or something that you think is an extraordinary ordinary, shoot me a suggestion on my facebook page. 3 jen 3 you never know how the smallest thing can make the difference for someone else. walter coming up the story of a man who literally gave a stranger the shirt off his back. And now, its turned his whole life around. And gotten the community involved, too. Its a great way to start your wednesday. 3 new top dog well meet the winner of the westminster dog show. And the other perky pooch. That nearly stole the show. Or at least, a lot of hearts. 3 know you can keep your financial big picture under control. Know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. Know you can easily keep track of what youre putting away. And know youre budgeted for the great escape. 3 its 5 , its wednesday, february 17th. Im walter allen. jen and im jen epstein. Were following a developing story out of orlando. Where police are searching for a newborn baby. 3 jen detectives say the mother delivered the baby girl in the parking lot of an apartment complex, monday. But now. Theres no sign of the baby. And theyre fearing the worst. 3 jen the mother was arrested last night. And police had hoped. Shed lead them to her baby. But so far, that hasnt been the case. 3 jen theyve checked everywhere in the area near willow bend apartments. Even in the dumpsters, but still havent found any sign of the infant. But theyve even giving her a nickname. Willow. But they dont have much to go on. 3 did you see a baby on your doorstep . No all i know is that she told me that she put the baby on the door. I want them to find it because theres a chance that baby could be alive. Out . Could be alive. Jen 3 the babys mother. 30yearold susan richardson. Has been charged with child neglect. And is being held in the Orange County jail. Her boyfriend, johnny brown, says he doesnt know where the baby is either. Please Call Orlando Police if you know anything about this case. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 north korea continues to celebrate its controversial rocket launch. As the west fumes. Tensions have been growing for days. And this morning, four us f22 stealth fighters are flying over south korea. The hightech planes are capable of sneaking past radar, undetected. And the north will likely view these flights as a threat. But this is not unusual. The us oftens sends powerful and sophisticated warplanes to south korea in tense times. 3 jen for the first time in more than 50years, a major shift in policy concerning cuba. And air travel. 3 jen transportation secretary, anthony foxx, and his cuban counterpart signed an aviation pact in havana, to resume flights between their two countries. The goal is to expand tourism and business on the island. The arrangement allows twenty and ten flights daily from nine other airports in cuba. 3 3 if you remember the epic showdown between Rhonda Rousey and holly holm. You remember that jawbreaking kick to rouseys face that cost her the title. 3 in a shocking interview with ellen degeneres. The ufc fighter admitted she thought about killing herself after that loss. Rousey went on to say she didnt know who she was at that point. Because up until then she was undefeated. In the interview. Rousey said her boyfriend mma fighter Travis Browne helped her through those feelings. She said the thought of a future and having children with him gave her purpose. Rousey is expected to return to the ring in november. She also plans to get that title back 3 3 clearwater the next round in the fight between hulk hogan and a tabloid website. Hogans lawyers will attend a pretrial hearing. In the gawker case. 3 jen hogan is not expected at this event. But he has been in court several other times over this matter. Website leaked part of a sex tape, featuring hogan. The former prowrestler claimed it was an invasion of privacy, and he sued for 100Million Dollars. Gawker has tried several times to get the case thrownout. But a judge denied it each time. The trial is scheduled to begin march seventh. 3 a debate over when to start screening kids for autism continues this morning. Following new recommendations from a federal task force. A government backed group of doctors has stopped short of recommending universal autism screenings for eighteen to twentyfour month old children. They state that while they found little harm in screening all toddlers. Its quote impossible to know if the screenings help or hurt whether a child show signs of autism or not. The new guidelines suggest that parents and doctors Work Together in regards to screening their child for autism spectrum disorders. 3 3 he was a reallife Doogie Howser but without the medical license. A south florida teen is in a lot of trouble this morning for opening a medical office. 3 malachi loverobinson was arrested on suspicion of practicing medicine without a license after he performing a physical exam on an undercover agent. According to deputies, the 18yearold opened a medical office in West Palm Beach and was presenting himself as a doctor. Despite not having a license. Earlier this month authorities got complaints about love robinson. Back in october he was cited for practicing medicine without a license. In addition to the local charges, the Florida Department of health served him with a notice to cease and desist along with several other citations. 3 there is a new top dog in town. Cj the german shorthaired pointer wins best in show at the 140th westminster dog show. He beat out 3thousand other dogs in the show. This is the third time a german shorthaired pointer has won the event. And cj basked borzoi came in second. But it was this leonberger that stole the show. 3 he was not focused on the 3 competition. Instead he 3 relentlessly pursued the treats in his handlers pocket. He would finish outside the top three. 3 jen so, a guy went to the beach. And started a conversation with a homeless man. And what happened next. Was remarkable for 3 jen fox13s Alcides Segui joins us from clearwater beach. Alcides one simple act. Turned so much around. This is great. 3 3 3 3 3 3 thanks, alcides. 3 jen jeb bush has struggled to get attention in this years president ial campaign. walter well now hes got it. But it might not be the kind he wanted. Well explain, after the break. 3 walter and. A launch. Into the future. The amazing new mission for a satellite that just lifted off this morning. Dave amazes the incredible science going on way up there. 3 3 lowes presents how to plan for the future. Happy valentines day. Happy birthday. Sorry i forgot our anniversary. Happy mothers day. Now get 3 shrubs for only 10 3 ad lib fog shot 3 jen 2shot want to read something entertaining . Go to google. And type in jeb and gun. walter one little tweet. Along with one little word. Is causing a huge backlash this morning for jeb bush. Russell is here to explain. 3 russell 3 if jeb wanted attention he sure got it. But im not sure its the kind he wanted. But it certainly goes to show you the power and reach social media is playing in this president ial race. 3 russell take cg3 this is the tweet in question. Accounted tweeted out a picture of a gun. With gov jeb bush engraved on the top. The caption of the picture simply read america. Heres the story behind the gun. Bush spent the morning at a firearm manufacturer in columbia, south carolina. And he received the personalized gun as a gift. But a lot of his followers questioned not only the picture. But the caption. 3 wipe cg3 whistleblower, Edward Snowden tweeted to bush delete your account. Others responded back, jokingly, for him not to take his own life. One person wrote, dont do it. Its just an election. And one person replied. Well, at least he wont have to reengrave it 3 when asked about the gun at a Campaign Stop in south carolina. Jeb said, quote the purpose was, we went to a gun manufacturing faciliy where lots of jobs are created. And i received a gun and i was honored to have it. Bush often talks about his record defending gun ownership has boasted of his aplus rating with the National Rifle 3 association. 3 its now 5 . Time to check the forecast with dave. 3 dave first i want to tell you about a 3 satellite that was Just Launched about 2 hours ago. Its designed to study the universe with xray technology. This is the 6th time japan has launched a similar satellite. The xrays will give astronauts new information about objects on the verge of falling into black holes. It will also capture the aftermath of a super nova. And galaxy clusters. The technology was developed in the 80s. But this is the first time it will be used. The xrays cant penetrate earths atmosphere. So the equipment can only be used in space. 3 it is 5 time now to find out whats happening on the roads with our 3 3 3 3 3 alright thanks chip. At home the lightning have been the most dominant team in the league since the first of the year. But the San Jose Sharks take a big bite of the bolts and their playoff chances. The lightning catch the sharks out of position. Andrej sustr up ice to alex killorn and he sets up ryan callahan. Watch is stick works and cally makes it 1nothing. San jose gets two against bishop in the 2nd, but back come the bolts. They get a lucky bounce here and Cedric Paquette with a backhand under martin jones arm. 22 after 2. The sharks go ahead again early in the 3rd. Then a bad break for the bolts. The puck hits the ref an wigh open after winning 9 straight at home the lightning lose their just the 6th time this season. The bulls snap a 4 game losing streak on the road against east carolina. Jamal mcmurray leads the usf again with 21points. 3 3 jen time for our good day good deed this morning. A restaurant owner. Receiving praise for treating Citrus County deputies on valentines day. Over the weekend. Deputies richardson and goodman went out for a late lunch in Citrus Springs. But when they got to boulevard bistro off Citrus Springs boulavard. It was closed. Lucky for them. The owner chased them down as they walked back to their patrol cars. She insisted they come inside and enjoy a good meal all on the house. Its 5 stay with us. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 with us. Its 5 stay house. 3 3 with 21points. 3 3 jen time for our good day good deed this morning. A restaurant owner. Receiving praise for treating Citrus County deputies on valentines day. Over the weekend. Deputies richardson and goodman went out for a boulevard bistro off Citrus Springs boulavard. It was closed. Lucky for them. The owner chased them down as they walked back to their patrol cars. She insisted good meal all on the 3 are you ready. To ride walter but youve gotta be brave to try it out. Foxs dana jay tells us mako will be the tallest. And fastest coaster in orlando. 3 dana jay fox35danajay 10 00 02 whats inside this box made the trip all the way from switzerland. Sea world is excited about the newest part of this roller coaster that will be opening this summer. 10 00 11 nats, box lifting off the car this is the unveiling of the lead car of mako. The design of the train that will carry 28 passengers is meant to evoke one of the strongest, fastest, fiercest animals in the sea. The fiberglass car is sleek like a shark. The seats are designed for comfort, safety, and speed. brian morrow Vice President of theme park design10 15 56 mako has no inverstions and its really a releless air time machine. We wanted to make sure we had no shoulder restraints. Theres onlya here on the lap bar. So youre really comfortable. You have the upper body freedom of movement which is really gonna enhance the ride experience. 10 16 10 take animation here Sea World Orlando is billing mako as the tallest, longest and fastest coaster in orlando. It could help draw new visitors to the park that has struggled with attendance in recent years. Mako will rise 200 feet above a new realm at sea worlddedicated just to sharks. brian morrow Vice President of theme park design 10 16 49 we really wanted to complete the realm and the overall shark storya so the ride, new retail experiences and a lot of educational opportunitiesa be here at the park. 10 16 59 dana jay fox35danajay crews continue to work on the coasters stationpart of the educational experiencea. Track is nearly complete. On track for the opening this summer. At sea 3 3 jen theres much more to come on good day. walter lets turn it over to russell and laura to find out whats ahead in our 6 oclock hour. 3 russell 2shot this morning we are talking about something that affects every driver. And we encounter every single day. Potholes cost us a ton of money. And wear and tear on our cars. laura coming up at six what you can do to your car. To minimize the damage what you should do if you have pesky potholes around your neighborhood. 3 laura take vo and home Surveillance Video catches burglars in the act. And the homeowner watches it in real time what she did that sent these bad guys running. 3 russell take vo and this kangaroo just wants to play. Unfortunately the cat isnt having it. See what happens at six. 3 3 3 over half a grand when they switch to progressive. So im dabbling in new ventures. It was boardgame night with the dalai lama. Great guy. Terrible player. Go paperless dont stress, girl i got the discounts that you need its a balancing act, but i got to give the people what they want more box. Any words for the critics . What can i say . Critties gonna neg. [ applause ] the what . [ laughs ] i dont know what im doing. I cant find anything just when i think its just not going to work. This woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you . And he was so happy, to do it amazing right . I never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. Go out of their way for me. Right then, right there i couldnt believe it he was so helpful i know its such a small thing little thing. Simple thing but it made me smile made me happy made my day share your story. Publix. Where shopping 3 a burning fever, a man who carried the zika prussell burning fever, ulsating headache. Pa man who carried the zika virus