Im russell rhodes, in for walter allen 3 vanessa and im vanessa ruffes, in for jen epstein. Lets start off with a check of the forecast, with dave. 3 mostly cloudy with a 30 chance of a shower today. High temps back to the lower 80s. Tonight will be cloudy and mild; lows in the upper 60s. Lots of clouds for saturday, with showers in the afternoon and evening. High temps near 80. The showers should end sunday morning as it turns cooler. High temps in the lower 70s. 3 dave 3 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 russell remembering a young deputy. Who died a heros death. Putting himself in danger. To protect someone else on the road. Today is the funeral for Hillsborough Deputy john kotfila. And hundreds of fellow Law Enforcement officers will be in lutz today, to pay tribute to him. And his career. 3 russell fox13s Shayla Reaves joins us now from st. Timothys catholic church. Its going to be an emotional 3 3 3 3 russell thanks, shayla. 3 3 3 vanessa in polk, the search continues for a man who stole a car with a toddler inside. It happened outside the mulberry pharmacy on north church avenue thursday afternoon. Detectives say a family friend was taking care of the child. And left the toddler in the car, while they ran into the pharmacy for a few minutes. That was just enough time for someone to slip into the car, and driveoff. But he didnt car a few minutes later, in an auto zone parking lot. The child wasnt hurt. But the carjacker is still on the run. Call the Polk County Sheriffs Office if you have information on this case. 3 russell after sending the jury home early yesterday, the judge in the hulk hogan sex tape trial says we can expect to hear closing arguments today. 3 russell the Pinellas County trial ground to a halt, as attorneys argued over evidence thursday. Gossip site gawker wanted to make the full 30minute sex tape available to jurors during their deliberations. The judge denied their request. Instead, jurors will only be able to see a oneminute 41second edited version. Hogan is suing gawker for 100 million dollars, claiming invasion of privacy. 3 russell search and rescue crews have recovered a mans body from Lake Thonotosassa in hillsborough county. They think its the same man who disappeared after jumping into the lake, wednesday night. The man was on a pontoon boat with a group of people. He panicked after he jumped in the water. Because he well. Deputies say the body is likely that of a 24yearold man. We should learn his identity, later today. 3 3 vanessa new this morning a driver is under arrest, after a crash that left dozens of people. In the dark. 3 vanessait happened across the street from the marriott at lois avenue and boy scout boulevard. Tampa police say the driver hit went into a ditch then hit a telephone pole. That crash caused the power to go out for about 30 minutes. Crews had to rescue several people who got stuck in elevators someone even became trapped in a workout room. That driver was arrested and charged with drunk driving. 3 russell check your pantry this morning. Two Seafood Companies are re calling cans of tuna. Because of possible health risks. Bumble bee foods is recalling 31thousand cases chunk light tuna. In three different varieties. There was an issue with the sterilization process, and some cans may be contamianted. Triunion seafoods is also recalling 27hundred cases of chicken of the sea brand canned tuna because it might equipment malfunction. You can find all of the information on our website. Fox 13 news dot com. 3 3 russell fuzzy math could cause all kinds of uproar for the republican president ial race this summer. vanessa right now, donald trump is the clear frontrunner. But the gop is trying to find a way to derail his efforts. Top conservative leaders met in washington yesterday, trying to come up with a plan. 3 vanessa but there were other interesting developments. Senator ted cruz picked up a most unexpected endorsement, from former gop president ial contender, lindsey graham. It was a surprise, since graham made it very clear earlier on, he doesnt like cruz very much. But with the republican race down to three people, endorsements mean more. And delegates mean everything. If the delegate count is close, the convention could be contested. One things for sure. Marco rubio will not be the partys choice. And he wants to set the record plans. No im not going to be dont mean that in a running for governor of out my term in the senate for the next ten months. We are going to work really hard, we have some things we want to achieve and i will be a private citizen in january. 3 vanessa while senator rubio didnt endorse any other candidate, he did say he likes Ohio Governor john kasich. And he Still Believes if donald trump gets the gop nomination, it would damage the conservative movement. 3 russell former governor, and former republican, charlie crist, pickedup several prominent endorsements in the congressional race, thursday. Most of the st. Pete council, and the deputy mayor, gave him their seal of approval outside city hall. St. Pete is crists hometown. Hes currently battling former Obama Administration official, eric lynn, for the democratic nomination in the 13th congressional district. 3 vanessa tense. Emotional. And lots of finger pointing. russell the hearing on capitol hill. That left onlookers. Angry. 3 russell and. Wild blue yonder indeed what happened when we sent walter allen up, up and away. With the air force thunderbirds. 3 3 hh our gardens have evolved. We can run them from anywhere. Make them greener faster. Drop them and watch them bloom. Theyre 5star worthy, grown regionally. And keep their color. A lot, lot longer. These gardens are the next generation of blooming. Bring on spring, with earthgro mulch four bags of guaranteed color, just 10. The home depot. More saving. More doing. 3 3 russell tensions are mounting overseas this morning. After north korea ignored un resolutions, and fired a Ballistic Missile into the sea, just a few hours ago. It comes days after the norths leader, kim jong on, ordered weapons tests. He wants to develop longrange nuclear missiles, capable of reaching the us mainland. This missile crashed off the north korea coast. vanessa in los angeles, Officials Say the man who skyscraper to his death. Didnt have clearance to be up there. He was an electrician. And it was his second day on the job. He wasnt wearing a hard hat or safety harness, because they werent required on the lower three floors, where he was allowed to work. No word on why he went up there. And investigators havent identified him yet. This happened downtown, at the Wilshire Grand Center construction site. Its supposed to open next year, and be the tallest building west of the mississippi. 3 vanessa it was supposed to be a day for answers. And explanations. And it did get emotional. russell but residents of flint, michigan arent satisfied with the hearing on capitol hill over the water crisis. In fact, as foxs peter doocy tells us some are more frustrated, and fearful, than ever. 3 russell one flint resident says her grandson has learning disabilities now, caused by lead poisoning from the water. Others say they shouldnt have to come to washington to safely drink water and bathe. 3 vanessa and now, to south africa. And a big problem, for a pintsized pachyderm. Watch the baby elephant. The newborn is handling his legs really well. But his trunk. Not so much. He cant quite figure out what to do with it. He shakes it back and forth. Tries to step on it. Even tries to but its still there. Animal experts at this National Park think something might have been itching him. No matter what the reason, its adorable to watch. 3 anchors its now 5 . Time to check the forecast with dave. 3 3 it is 5 time now to find out whats happening on the roads with our 3 3 3 3 traffic. Available for captioning is no closed 3 traffic. Skyfox on time roads with our skyfox on time 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 vanessa its a big weekend at Macdill Air Force base in tampa. Airfest is back in town. russell the popular event always draws huge crowds. Clamoring to see the most advanced and sophisticated aircraft in the world. And one of the top favorites is the air force thunderdbirds. Our own walter allen. Went along for the ride. 3 3 3 fox 13 news. Walter allen this news anchor. A dream work for thunderbirds made a dream work for this news anchor. 3 russell again, tampa bay sunday. Gates are open at macdill from eight am till five pm. Fox13s Alcides Segui is at the base already, and will give us a preview, in our next half 3 hour. 3 russell youre smiling, but your skin isnt. vanessa why selfies. Could be bad for your face they could even. Age you 3 vanessa and. Good golly the giant gator that got wayyyy too close to a school. The kids are still buzzing about it today. 3 vanessa save some time usf bulls. The Womens Basketball team will play its first game at the ncdoublea tourney. Theyre seeded 6th, and taking on number 11, colorado. And if they win, they could face ucla next. Theyre in a tough division, with heavy favorites, uconn. But National Writers are paying attention to usf, mentioning players like courtney williams. 3 russell the city of tampa really, really wants to host the super bowl again. Apparently, its not just bidding on the 2019 and 2020 thats what mayor Bob Buckhorns chief of staff confirmed yesterday. Tampa is competing against atlanta, new orleans, miami and los angeles. And the hometown effort has some heft behind it. After all, weve hosted the super bowl four times before. And, Raymond James stadium is about to get a 100million dollar facelift. The decision should come sometime in may. 3 3 vanessa 2shot if you live in florida. Youre going to see alligators. Theyre everywhere. russell but where we draw the line. Is when they crawl up to the door of an Elementary School thursday afternoon. The kids at Geneva Classical Academy were met by this guy as they were getting out of school a nine foot. Eleven inch alligator the School Called in a trapper. And it took him awhile to get the gator under control. The school set up cones. And kept the kids inside their classrooms while this went down. On its Facebook Page the school wrote our students received a good polk county Education Today how to trap a nine foot eleven inch gator 3 Vanessa Justin bieber. The kardashians. Taylor swift. And the pope. russell the celebrity join. When we come back. 3 russell plus. Making marijuana. More acceptable . The new rules tampa mayor bob buckhorn will sign off on, soon 3 friday, march 18th. Im russell rhodes, in for walter allen. vanessa and im vanessa ruffes, in for jen epstein. Look up. Theres a big show overhead this weekend. Its time for airfest. At Macdill Air Force base. 3 vanessa fox13s Alcides Segui is at the base in tampa right now. Alcides this is a huge draw. 100 thousand people are expected. What will they get to see this year . 3 vanessa thanks, alcides. 3 3 3 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 traffic. Available for traffic. 3 3 russell the time now is 5 . Lets get you up to the minute on todays top stories its going to be a very tough day for local Law Enforcement. Theyll gather in lutz today, to say goodbye to one of their own. A funeral will be held for Hillsborough Deputy john kotfila. He was killed early saturday morning, by a wrongway driver on the selmon expressway. Witnesses on the road that morning say he put his car between them, and the wrongway driver. Sacrificing his own life for theirs. Deputy kotfila came from a long line of Law Enforcement officers. Hell be buried in massachusetts, where his family lives. 3 Russell Tampa city council has voted to ease punishments for people caught with small amounts of marijuana. People caught carrying 20grams or less, will be fined, instead of going to jail. The first offense is 75dollars. And it goes up to as much as 450dollars, for a fourth bob buckhorn signs the bill into law, there will be an education period for tampa police. So it will be a few weeks before the law is in full effect. 3 3 oh my god, people are running. Vanessa a horrifying scene inside a High School Gymnasium in delray beach. Paramedics rushed eight people to the hospital after a performer accidentally set himself on fire during a pep rally. 3 vanessa many students were hurt. But the only person treated for burns was the firebreather. Who is reportedly, an experienced and seasoned performer. So, what went wrong . 3 Vanessa Ricky charles is the owner of infernos challenge in broward county. And yesterday, he and his crew went to Atlantic High School for a pep rally. Hes done these fire shows for years. But this time, he used a new lamp oil to fuel the flames. Ricky had never practiced with it before, and things quickly got out of control. People jumped in with fire him down. But not before he suffered firstdegree burns to his face. Most of the damage was done to his nose. He should be released from the hospital today. 3 vanessa the kids werent burned. They were injured from breathing smoke, and dust. From the fire extinguisher 3 3 russell pope francis is reaching out to the Younger Generation again. Hes joining instagram tomorrow. Youll find him under the name franciscus. Now, he wont be posting his own pictures. Vatican staff will do that for him. But hes excited about this. He likes the idea of using social media to unite people across different cultures and languages. And he already has facebook and twitter accounts. 3 3 russell well, we made it to friday. And its time to get our weekend on vanessa and heres a good way to start it. With the latest edition of our good day goodies. Enjoy 3 sorry, no verbatim 3 3 vanessa you wanna look good in your selfie. After all, its gonna be posted and texted and tweeted everywhere. russell but that smile might be shortlived. Turns out selfies. Can age you the skin warning, next 3 check out the fresh new look on Mcdonalds Mcpick 2 menu made with sustainably sourced fish, a big mac made with 100 beef, chicken mcnuggets made with white meat, or a quarter pounder with cheese seared on the grill. Pick any 2 for 5 bucks. Bada ba ba ba 3 vanessa if you have a cell phone, youve likely taken your fair share of selfies. Some of us more than others. russell its nearly impossible to log on to social media these days without seeing them. And while theyre popular. They could also be bad for your health. Laura moody is breaking down the health risks this morning. 3 laura who wouldve thought that a small device could cause big issues for has found that the blue light emitted from our cell phone screens can do damage to our faces. Its called High Energy Visible light. 3 laura and while scientists and dermatologists dont know as much about it as uv light, they believe hev could be similarly damaging. Some of the negative effects could be dryness, inflammation, wrinkles and uneven pigmentation. 3 laura of course, one selfie every now and then probably isnt going to do any harm at all. But researchers say their findings are alarming. Especially if you sit in front of a computer at work for hours at a time. They suggest using sunscreen with mineral blocking agents that block all 3 light. 3 3 its now 5 . Time to check the forecast with dave. 3 3 dave what. A. Mess people in fort worth, texas are cleaning up after a massive hail storm. Were talking hail the size of tennis balls. It wiped out gardens. Shattered windows. Even killed several exotic birds at the fort worth zoo. Ambulance drivers were so scared driving through it, they thought their windshield was going to collapse. The storm also packed heavy wind and lightning, that knocked out power. And today, auto repair shops will be very busy, hammeringout dings and 3 3 3 it is 5 time now to find out whats happening on the roads with our if your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons. You may be muddling through allergies. Try zyrtec for powerful allergy relief. And zyrtec is different than claritin. Because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. Try zyrtec. Muddle no more 3 the lightning are looking for production anywhere they can get it. 4 losses in the last 5 games. Averaging just a goal per game in those losses. And just awful on power plays. 0for the last 19. Trying to correct course in dallas tonight. One of the best teams in the western conference. Former lightning and stars forward, Brenden Morrow retiring tonight. Cermeonial puck drop with his family. 1st per alex killorn to nikita kucherov. Goal. 10 tbend of the 2nd period. Steven stamkos his 2nd of the game. 33rd on the season, 32 tbin the 3rd. Stamkos, not the only one with a 2 goal night. Jamie benn is pretty good too. Stars take the lead and hold on. Another lightning loss, 43rays in Clearwater Today taking on the phillies. Where Evan Longoria left the game after fouling a ball off his left the rays offense didnt seem to struggle too much without longo. First batter of the game, logan forsythe, no ill effects from getting hit on tuesday on the elbow. Extends nicely here. One nothing rays. In the eight. Richie shaeffer adds to the lead. Rays hit 4 homeruns in this contest. Really overshadowing a fine day on Mikie Mahtook goes yard. His first of the spring. A two run shot, the rays slug their way to a 61 win in clearwater. Smith spent the last 3 years in baltimore. But played the previous nine in jacksonville, where he played under bucs d coordinator mike smith. Daryl smith was a cap casualty with the ravens, but even as an aging middle linebacker, he tallied 120 tackles in each of the last 3 seasons. Hes now the 5th free agent the bucs have signed, 4th on the 3 its going to be a tough day. As the hillsborough Sheriffs Office says goodbye to one of its own. russell Deputy John Kotfila died in a wrong way crash last weekend. This morning, Law Enforcement from around the country gather for his funeral. 3 russell take vo and take a look at this. A bullet indention right in the middle of a shield. This piece of metal is all that stood between tampa police and another tragedy. 3 laura take vo and taking the moviemaking decision out of parents hands. Find out which cinema is banning Young Children from rrated movies regardless of what their parents say. Its all ahead at six. 3 now at havertys furniture, its our spring home event, where you can create the perfect home. From now until march twentyfirst. Youll find huge savings on stylish pieces, plus youll save an extra one hundred dollars, on every thousand you spend. Come in today for storewide savings. With havertys, your home can be perfect. Even when life isnt. [thwack] the spring home event. From classic to contemporary, havertys. Come into Steak N Shake for handdipped milkshakes. Better yet, come into Steak N Shake for handdipped milkshakes r r at halfprice during r halfprice happier hour, p weekdays, now two to five at Steak N Shake. The four dollar menu at Steak N Shake. Featuring handcrafted steakburgers, allbeef footlongs and fresh guacamole made from scratch. The four dollar menu, where all meals are under four dollars, 3 honor. Respect. Remember. 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