Mike shows us whats on the radar. 3 3 walter 3 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 mike bennett, hes in for dave. 3 3 mike 3 Early Morning showers, then increasing sun. Seasonable and 3 3 jen 3 no closed captioning is 3 cruz says let me point out donald actually trump interrupts breathe, breathe, breathe. You can do it, breathe i know its hard. I know its hard but just. Rubio says when theyre done with their yoga can i answer a question . Cruz says you cannot. trump interrupts i really hope that we dont see yoga on this stage. Jen 3 they might need yoga. Its supposed to be calming, after all. And last nights republican debate, was anything but. 3 gop debate this campaign season. And this showdown was a slugfest. walter in fact, it might have been the most heated of all. As foxs joel waldman shows Us Donald Trump still leads. But his rivals are still in the race, and 3 the final four taking to the stage. The stakes never higher this primary season. Tonights debate in detroit coming just two days after gop frontrunner, donald trump, dominated his opponents. Picking up 7of11 states on super tuesday. Trump says i was half a million votes higher than him, i was a million votes higher than marco. One million votes, thats alot of votes. Trumps rising delegate count. More than 300 so far. Making tonight one of the last chances to derail the trump train. Cruz, winning super tuesdays biggest prize, texas, along with two other states, now running second to trump. Cruz says i understand the folks who are supporting donald right now. Youre angry. Youre angry at washington, and he uses angry rhetoric. But for 40 years, donald has been part of the corruption in washington that youre angry about. Rubio showing up to the debate armed with more insults. Rubio says if tonight you tell the new york they will do it, and we can views immigration. The offense ahead of the march 15th critical takeall behind 3 trump Rubio Wallace exchange trump this guy has absentee record in the united i would like to ask you a policy question. Trump he wallace your proposed tax people in florida do not like tag how the candidates do in tonights debate could also tuesdays michigan primary. Where 59 gop delegates are on the line. In washington, joel 3 walter now two of those candidates have something new to worry about. Today, a judge in south florida will hear a case. About whether ted cruz and marco rubio are eligible to run for president. It all comes down to the meaning of the phrase natural born citizen. And how it applies to both men. Rubio was born in miami. To cuban immigrants. Who werent american citizens at the time. And cruz was born in canada. To an american mother, and a cubanborn father. The family moved to texas when cruz was four. A lawsuit claims both men citizens. And claims that doesnt meet the requirements for the presidency. 3 walter their rival, donald trump, will be in florida this weekend. He has a rally planned at the university of Central Florida in orlando tomorrow. Doors open at nine, and the event should start by noon. At the cfe arena. 3 walter developing this morning a local congressman is taking on a tech giant. Us representative david that would ban the government, from buying apple fallout from apples refusal to break into the iphone belonging to the San Bernardino shooters. And because of that, jolly says taxpayers shouldnt support the company. 3 jen jolly announced the proposed leglislation thursday morning. His bill would ban any federal agency from buying apple devices. The fbi wants apple to help them break into syed farooks locked iphone. Hes one of the San Bernardino shooters. But the compnay says it would have to create special software to do that. Apple ceo, tim cook, says that security. If the new software fell into the wrong hands. But jolly says this is about unlocking just one phone. Theyre standing in the terrorism on our soil. This is an order for apple to prevent the deletion of what communications between a terrorist and his partners. 3 apple complies with the court order, he would drop the already has support in congress. 3 jen it looks like tampa will do what other cities have done. And decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. The issue was up for discussion at tampa city council, thursday. And the public got to add their twocents. Most of the councilmembers seem to be in favor of lessening the punishment for possession. The Tampa Police Department is onboard, too. Right now, as a firsttime offender, you can be fined upto one thousand dollars. Have your license suspended and spend upto a year in jail. It record. Now tampa is considering an ordinance that offenders 75dollars, if or less. Repeat offenders would be charged 450dollars. The council should vote on this, next month. 3 a brother and sister are expected to face a judge this afternoon. After deputies say they robbed a girl scout selling cookies outside a deltona walmart. 3 ashley winters are facing multiple charges. The Volusia CountySheriffs Office says they snatched a metal cash box right out of a girl scouts hands on sunday. The cash box had about 200 dollars in it. Multiple tips led to warrants for their arrest. Including one from winters husband. Both delbrugge and winters turned themselves in wednesday afternoon. They are being charged with robbery by sudden snatching and petit theft. 3 3 new this morning. Floridas gas tax is one of the highest in the nation. Right now. A gallon of gas is taxed nearly 37cents thats a state average. Its the 7th highest tax in the country. Pennsylvania more than 50cents a gallon. The lowest is 12cents in alaska. Those numbers doesnt include the federal gas tax of 18point4 cents pergallon. The state gas tax funds road construction, maintenance, and other improvements. 3 jen more bad news about taxes. This years School Shopping sales tax holiday. Is going to be much shorter. And wont cover nearly as many items. 3 jen the state is scalingback the backtoschool tax holiday from 10 days. To just three. It will run from friday, august fifth. Through sunday, august seventh. During that time, shoppers can buy clothes and School Supplies without paying a sales tax. But this year, the clothing break is stricter. It applies to clothes that cost 60dollars or less. Last year, it covered clothes 100dollars or less. The tax holiday also wont cover computers this year. It did last year. State lawmakers say they had to make changes, because they had setaside less money for tax cuts, during budget negotiations. 3 3 walter now to the changing view in st. Petersburg. The skyline is about to grow. In a big way. Theyre breaking ground today. On what could walter fox13s Shayla Reaves is in downtown st. Pete right now. Shayla. This could redefine the whole area. Tell us about whats coming. 3 3 3 3 3 3 thanks, shayla. 3 jen well heres good news on a weekend. walter skip the cardio. Go for cabernet turns out wine. Can help you lose 3 walter and. Its the night the lights went out in utah. The Police Lights that is. What happened when an officer pulledover superstar Gladys Knight. Hell never forget it. 3 3 3 3 3 new this morning. A deadly car bomb has killed 2 Police Officers in turkey. The car bomb targeted a Police Station and officer lodgings. Two Police Officers were killed. And 4 other people were hurt in the explosion. The 4 people who were wounded are in serious condition. 3 3 walter what really caused the death of Whitney Houstons daughter, Bobbi Kristina . We could finally get those answers today. A judge in atlanta has agreed to unseal the autopsy report. Media lawyers argued that keeping it sealed violates state and federal laws. Bobbi Kristina Brown was found unresponsive in a bathtub more than a year ago. She died months later in hospice care. 3 walter theres new data about superbugs this morning. That might make you feel sick. The cdc says hundreds of thousands of americans are getting sick in the hospital. From drugresistant illnesses. It affects about one in 25 hospital patients. And that number goes up in facilities that provide acute care. The cdc says some of this is preventable. Theyre urging better cleaning of surgical instruments. They say no one should get sick from the place thats supposed to make them feel better. 3 shows drinking two glasses of red wine before bed. Can help you lose weight. At least, thats what scientists at Harvard Medical School say. Apparently, theres something in red wine that transforms fat into a form thats much easier to burn off. They studied women over a 13yearspan, and found those who drank two glasses of red wine daily, were 70percent less likely to be overweight. So, what if you dont like wine . The same ingredient is in blueberries, strawberries and 3 grapes. Cheers 3 jen the empress of soul proves shes all heart. A Police Officer near Salt Lake City pulledover a driver earlier this week, for speeding. In the passenger seat Gladys Knight. Yeah, the Gladys Knight officer mike roberts was star struck. But managed to blurt out that it was his birthday. And guess what she did. She sang happy birthday to him. And he melted. With just a warning. 3 3 anchors its now 5 . Time to check the forecast with mike. 3 3 3 it is 5 time now to find out whats happening on the roads with our 3 traffic. 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 traffic. Available for captioning is no closed 3 no closed 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 walter when disaster strikes, its easy to find help in the beginning. jen but as time passes, people forget and move on. 3 jen not these girls theyre super heroes no help the hurting, one bucket at a time. 3 jen heres a look at last nights winning lottery numbers. Tomorrows Powerball Jackpot is set at 40million dollars. By the way, that Winning Ticket in wednesdays drawing, was sold in marathon, in the keys. 3 its 5 good luck, and 33 jen so, think super guess again. A bunch of projects. And doing good deeds all over the country. And their sweet healing hearts. 3 theyre little girlsa on a very big mission. We like help people around the world. These pint sized kids blessing buckets for tornado victims in virginia. Each one. Packed with supplies they need like a little kit so if theyre thirsty we have water bottles. And if theyre hungry we have plates and ravioli and stuff. Also inside. Notes. A prayer. And something soft and special. Its a little to cuddle with if theyre sad or anything. Theyre are part of a Mission Based program, called girls in action. And in just one year. Theyve done dozens of good deed. They released prayer balloons for the victims of the paris terror attack. Cleaned up a park in tarpon springs. Travelled to nicaragua on a mission tripa and helped rebuild flood damaged homes in south carolina. I think theyre gonna be much more happier when they see this and know that someone cares about them. Kari wagner runs the group of 40 girlsa and sees first hand the difference theyre making. Oh its amazing. They inspire me every day. Their brains are so that they believe that they can do anything. Theyre not jaded, theyre not judgmental. So its great to work with a group of people like that. Theyre already good kidsa but girls in action teaches these girls how to be great. We talk about how to be a better person. We talk about good Decision Making skills, problem solving skills, no matter your age. Theyre so young. And have already accomplished so much. Just imagine what theyll be 3 jen the girls are already working on their next project. Raising money for gods pit crew and theyre planning an Easter Egg Hunt for the sheriffs youth ranch. And theyre always looking for more kids to join theyre group. Just go to their facebook page, girls in action tarpon springs. 3 jen huddle up. Theres big sports news this morning. walter looks like we could be party hosts again the big game that wants to come back. To the walter and. So much for a galaxy far, far away. Star wars is just down the road. At disney the force. And mickey magic. Are coming together. When we can enjoy the new out of this world attractions. 3 3 the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. Dunkins new grandde burrito a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. Go grande with veggie or sausage today. Put more fun in your day with icecreamflavored coffees at dunkin donuts. Go for delicious flavors like butter pecan, cookie dough, or new pistachio. Enjoy one today. America runs on dunkin. 3 on Walter Walter 3 its 5 , on friday, march fourth. Im walter allen. jen and im jen epstein. Are you ready for some football . Theres news from the nfl huddle this morning. Tampa. Is a finalist to host the super bowl again. 3 jen fox13s Alcides Segui is on the story for us. Alcides. We could get the big game in 2020 or 2021. And we have two big pluses going for us weather, and experience. 3 3 3 jen thanks, alcides. 3 3 3 3 no closed captioning is 3 3 3 walter topping world news this morning new threats from north korea. One day after firing projectiles. Their leader is ordering something much more dangerous. 3 Walter Kim Jong un has ordered his military on standby for nuclear strikes at any time. The threats are part of a ramped up propaganda push between north and south korea. Its also likely a response to new un sanctions against the north. And us officials are quick to point out, that the warning might just be all talk. The navy isnt taking chances though, and just sent a fleet of ships to the region. 3 jen a new era begins in the american military. The pentagon is now recruiting women, for combat positions. 3 jen this is a huge defense secretary, ash carter the navy is already accepting application packets from women who want to become seals. And starting this fall, women could be serving in army and marine corps infantry units. Up until now, all of these duties had only been open to men. But all branches say theyre ready. Theyve changed base bathrooms and other facilities, to accomodate women. And theyll monitor training, for Sexual Harassment and injuries. 3 3 job growth is steady and wages are finally picking up. But those trends will be put to the test today. The department of labor is set to release februarys employment report. Experts predict about 200thousand jobs were added last month. The Unemployment Rate is also expected to stay low at 4point9percent. Todays report will be closely watched by president ial candidates. Its a key to gauging whether or not the economy is extending its 6andahalf year rebound from the great recession. 3 hunters could be allowed to target grizzlies yellowstonearea. The Obama Administration is proposing to lift federal they were set more than 4 decades ago. If the federal protections are lifted. It would leave their status up to state wildlife and wyoming. Hunting directly inside yellowstone allowed. A final decision will be made within a year. jen today at cape canaveral. Spacex hopes to finally get its falcon nine rocket off the ground. This launch has already been scrubbed four times, for various reasons. Everything from altitude to wind shear has gotten in the way. Even a boat near the landing zone. Todays launch window starts at 646 pm, and lasts for 90minutes. The rocket is delivering a communications satellite. Theyre also trying to land it on a floating platform. About 30minutes after the launch. 3 3 walter and. Exciting news for fans of star wars. And disney world. Park officials announced thursday construction on the new star wars land will begin. Next month the announcement came during a shareholders meeting, thursday. The new attraction will be built in the hollywood there will be a millenium falcon flight simulator. And another ride where you get to battle stormtroopers plus restaurants and shops. And even a cantina bar. It should be ready in about twoyears. 3 3 walter say it with me friends its friday jen and were ready to get our weekend on. To get our and were ready jen friday jen 3 and were ready to get our weekend on. Lets dig into this weeks good day goodies. 3 im russell rhodes. Bright, golden haze on the medder and tomorrow kelly will undock. And urine 3 jen hed been sitting there for two years. Just waiting for a chance to talk to someone. walter well finally, this homeless man got his wish. And what happened next, is so inspiring. Fredericks story, after introducing longhorn s big, bold, steaks. The only way to make em better was to make em bigger. Our new center cut 10 ounce filet. Our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce tbone. And our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. Big, bold, steaks. Only at longhorn steakhouse. You can t fake steak. For lunch, try our steakhouse burger or any steakhouse lunch 3 jen a couple of weeks ago we told you the story about rocky. A homeless man who got a job on clearwater beach, thanks to a good samaritan. walter rocky became a sensation. He even spent the morning with us here on good day. Well, this morning. Another happy story to tell you about. That comes with a twist. Heres russell. 3 russell its a sad fact of modern society. We places. But a couple in california didnt just pass him by. They went to talk with him. And he surprised them. 3 russell the man. Frederick callison. Was sitting outside a store. Holding a bunch of papers. They were resumes. Hes been out there. Trying to get a job. For two years. But few people would approach him, much less take a resume. Well, a man and his fiancee did talk with frederick. They say he started telling them about his work experience, as if he were at a job interview. And he had his Social Security card and food handlers license on him. He was ready to go. Well, they couldnt help him find a restaurant job, but they posted pictures and his story on social media. And sure enough, someone called. And offered frederick a job as a cook at a pizza place. He was thrilled. In fact, he stayed up late, studying the menu. 3 russell the restaurant gave frederick new clothes to wear, and one of his new coworkers is letting him stay at his place, until he can 3 3 its now 5 . Time to check 3 the forecast with mike. 3 3 3 it is 5 time now to find out whats happening on the roads with our skyfox on time traffic. 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 3 3 closed 3 captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 3 3 3 3 walter in sports this 3 morning. The rays got a big win thursday. In their Second Spring training matchup. On the baltimore orioles. Rays pitcher Erasmo Ramirez had two scoreless innings. And gaveup just one hit. And the rays bats were hot rbi double for desmond jennings. And later in Corey Dickerson sent one flying onto the roof of the rays offices. That ball landed about 569feet away from home plate. The rays win, 10to3. And are headed to fort myers today, to face the red sox. 3 walter well, no teams been better the last two months in the eastern conference, than the lightning. No moves at the trade deadline were needed. This team is hitting its stride. 3 walter last night against ottawa second period. Cedric paquette got his own rebound. Scored. Fifth of the season. Then, late in the second, the Tyler Johnson wraparound is stopped, but ondrej palat is there to put ondrej palat is around is stopped, but ondrej palat is there to put it back. Bolts up twonothing. Lightning kept up the pressure. Forced the turnover. Nikita kucherov is there for the goal. His 25th. Stamkos added an emptynetter. Ben bishop with 33saves. Yeah, this team looks good. Lightning win, 41. And its their 8th straight victory. Tying a team record. 3 walter and. Score more than 13thousand fans were onhand in Raymond James stadium, to watch the Us Womens National soccer team, takeon england. Crustal dunn with the missile shot to the upper corner. Englands goaltender had no chance. Onezip, usa. England with the corner kick. But hope solo easily pulls it in. And thats the game. Usa wins onezero. Theyre tough right now. Theyve givenup just one goal in their last 11matches. 3 3 jen it sounds like detective, with the unique criminals. But in this st. Pete right now. Teaching Police Employees his special skill. 3 jen eliott perrott is a superrecognizer. That means he has a natural ability to recognize and remember faces. Hes training a few st. Pete officers and staffers who have been tested for the important. With cameras popping up everywhere, there are lots of images to scan and study. And with the right training, humans can be really good and finding what, and who, theyre looking for. 3 we find that humans outperform facial Recognition Software completely. Lets put it in perspective. We had one identification from facial Recognition Software last year, and since may of last year unit which is a team of four made 1,300. Jen and get this 3 the st. Pete Police Department will be the first in this nation to officially apply should be up and running in a few weeks. 3 jen and speaking of st. Petersburg. Theres some Hidden History downtown that you probably dont even know about. Two big buildings. That people cant even see well unwrap the mystery, after the break. 3 inary salad, this is a florida berry and citrus salad. Mix arugula, fresh strawberries, blueberries and oranges. Smile and serve. Look for fresh from florida products when you shop. Remember, delicious is always again r again again again again . Again again General Mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. Again saut\ fresh zucchini, squash and tomatoes. Its sure to be a family favorite. Visit freshfromflorida. Com for great recipes. Delicious is always served fresh from florida. 3 on the road again. Just cant wait to get on the and i cant wait to get on the road again. Jen 3 hes on the road, and stopping here. The legendary 3 Willie Nelson plays Ruth Eckerd Hall tonight. At 82, hes recorded more than 60 studio albums. And he doesnt plan to retire anytime soon. The show starts tonight at eight. 3 walter now to the mysterious tale of hidden st. Petersburg. There are two most people dont even see. jen thats because theyve been hidden behind a screen for decades. Years old. And fox13s Steve Nichols tells us even though theyre historic, they may also be doomed. 3 stallings took pictures of downtown st. Petes snell buildings. Right across theyre hidden behind a second have a project here for school, and i never knew that that was below the skin of that across the street. Who knows how many people have walked right by the National Bank of st. Petersburg and the taller phiel building. Named for abram phiel. Early st. Pete Business Leader and 1912s mayor. With a special seat in the st. Pete museum of history. He paid 400 for that first airplane ride on the beniot back in january 1914 so hes the first passenger ever on the worlds first commercial airliner. Theyre making the moves now to demolish it. Oh cool. You mean the skin . The whole thing . Oh thats a shame. Potential redevelopment of this block has been brokered by todays mayor. Who convinced beneficiaries of the phiel family trust to take 10 million now from a real estate trust. Which is otherwise on the hook for a land lease paying 700,000 a year for the next 40 years. The ability to demolish has to be there for this deal to go through. Preservationists object every step of the way. So far the powers that be are winning every step of the way. Because one fact survives a century. All in that fourth and central area, thats where the heart of the Business District was being built. Youre talking Central Avenue and fourth, i mean its right in the heart of downtown. If you could tear off that metal wow ok i can kind of see it now. So if you wish take a closer in st. Petersburg, steve 3 3 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 this morning, crews are breaking ground on st petes newest building. Once its complete, it will also be the citys tallest. Fox 13s Shayla Reaves will give us a look at one st petersburg. 3 a crude joke is raising eyebrows after last nights gop debate. Have Donald Trumps rivals finally gotten under his skin. . 3 and, a solarpowered plane takes flight after being grounded for months. The the world. 3 3 3 streeeeeam stream, stream, streeam streeeeeam stream, stream, stream in my arms when i want you and all your charms whenever i want you all i have to do is streeeam. 3 3 cruz says let me point out donald actually trump interrupts breathe, breathe, breathe. You can do it, p p let me point out we dont pactually care. P thats not what you said. P donald, please, i know its phard not to interrupt. Pbreathe, breathe, breathe. 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