Petersburg. First we start with former first Lady Nancy Reagan. Her funeral just wrapping up moments ago. 1,000 people invited. The daughters of president nixon and johnson and formerer president george w bush. President obama. Heres a letter from their first christmas at the white house. How do i love thee . Let me count the ways. For me, no way to count. I love the whole gang of you. Mommy, first lady, the sentimental you. The fun you. Nancy is being buried today next to her husband. The 94year old former first lady died sunday at her home in los angeles. Right now there are plenty of questions to be answered by Veterans CharityWounded Warrior project. The executives were fired on accusations they were spend the money on themselves. Only about 15 goes back to the veterans. That is the nows nicole brown. They dont like the news but still trying to be positive in hopes of getting the support they need. Reporter walking now is harder for Charles Clay Baker but having a leg is truly a miracle. 21 screws in my ankle. Reporter after five tours in 2010 the army ranger was in a military aircraft in his platoon when they crashed breaking about every bone in his leg. Tell us hes able to walk with no prosthetics today, just a cane. Adding a prosthetic would have been another severe issue to compensate for. Reporter hes one of our wounded veterans in Saint Petersburg never actually helped by the wonded warriors. Our goal is to help combat vets and help themselves. Dave winters and his foundation has worked with charles and other wounded veterans too teaching blind veterans like in this video how to hunt. He says hes seen firsthand at a local level some of the good negative. We hope the right people will get in there and take the money in the bank and do great things. For charles every step to helping veterans is its own way of healing. Nicole grig. Chelsea in the bay area today campaigning for her mother. Our crews were there for it. She talks about the need for someone like her mother as an advocate for universal health care and to help choose who will fill the Supreme Court vacancy. This video into the now in marco rubio. Well be at the Campaign Event today in west palm. In the bay area you can hear more from marco rubio in he will rally in key largo tomorrow. Donald trump said hes not stopping the violence at his rallies. A sucker punch and take down, we have seen crazy things. Instead he says they should hit back. I thought it was very appropriate. He was swinging and hitting people and the audience hit back. Thats what we need. Another Heated Exchange at a trump event today. This at a rally outside st. Louis. Police struggling with the protestor and that video we showed you yesterday out of North Carolina the man says he didnt like how the protestor looked so thats why he hit him. Has nothing to do with his campaign. Former gop challenger ben carson endorsed donald trump today. Ben carsons announcement a surprise to some. The tension can be felt today. He said its about unifying the republican party. We buried the hatchet. That was political stuff. That happens in american politics. Reporter dr. Ben carson ran a campaign in stark contrast to donald trump. His tone was slow and calming but even he is backing the donald. It wasnt clear what carsons agenda might be at this point. Reporter carsons move puts the gop in an interesting position. Strategy other than the one mitt romney proposed. We should support kasich in ohio and marco rubio in florida to keep anyone from getting a majority of delegates and it forces an interesting fore fight at the convention but not everyone is on board with that. And certainly not carson. Its not about me or mr. Trump. Its about america. Ben is going to have a big big part. Maybe ben doesnt even know this but he will have a big part. We want to keep that kind of talent. Reporter theres speculation about what role carson could play in a trump ticket and if the party has any choice but to give him the nomination. I keep looking for good historical examples and we just dont have them. Reporter ben carson is the second candidates to endorse trump. The first was Chris Christie now we see the timing on carsons dropping out. It is all strategic. Its all right here on tuesday. We are keeping everyone updated on all things democracy. Early voting for the florida president ial ends tomorrow for all bay counties. Head to abc action news right here on the front page. It addresses the times when you can show up. Check here to make it a smooth process. Theres still time on the clock tonight for people who want to get in their early voting. How is the weather looking . Fabulous and warm. Take a look at the main sail in. Beautiful dead to head to the beach today. So if you got that time in, today i bet you enjoyed it. Take a look at the blue skies on more good beach days ahead. Take a look at the last three hours. Im seeing green moving to the west of i95. Nothing in our immediate area but just showing moisture is building and we certainly have plenty of heat out there. Theres a slight chance you could encounter an isolated shower this evening but that would mainly be inland. I dont think its likely but i wouldnt totally rule it out at this point. 84 degrees in tampa. Saint pete 80 degrees. Talk about warmth for this time of year. Plenty of sun out there and the winds have calmed down. You notice the gusty winds earlier today but starting to see improvements. So if youre planning on heading out to cast your vote, expect temperatures to mainly be in the mid to upper 70s over the next couple of hours. It will continue to be humidity but dry across the area. Better chances for rain are talk more about the humidity. Are you having any trouble like this . Ill let you know how long the humidity will stick around. A lot of talk today about president obama speaking at south by south west rather than being at former first Lady Nancy Reagan funeral and now we find out why. Fda working to produce a it has caused cancer in lab animals and its anticipated to be a car sin jen sin general. The chemical is found in 40 of calories the average american consumes but reducing acrilomyde is easy. No matter how you like french fries or toast cooking until light or golden brown is recommended over a darker brown. Remember you can watch newsie on 1,000 invited guests including former president s and first ladies and children of former president s as well. We mentioned at the top of the show president obama was not at the funeral. He is the keynote speaker at south by south west in austin extexas. Theres no mandate about a current president going to a fofrmer first ladys funeral. This is the first time a current president has participated in the tech and music event in south and south west. Lets take a listen. Before i came in here, i met people, entrepreneurs and movie makers and organizers and tech leaders to talk about how we make a real difference on countering violent extremism. Its not enough if were going to defeat isil just to take out their leadership or to control certain territories. If in the Virtual World they are consistently reaching kids here in the United States or elsewhere in the world and recruiting them, and twisting their minds to do terrible things, we have to be able to reporter thats president obama speaking at south by south west in austin, texas. Michelle obama will give her speech next wednesday and plans to talk about an initiative to break barriers for millions of girls not in school. New disturbing information. About 13 bald eagles found dead now investigators with u. S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it appears someone killed the birds. Results show they didnt die of Natural Causes like the bird flu. The reward to find the person who did this is 25,000. Killing a bald eagle is a federal crime. Right now in south africa, this is International Groups this is International Groups that keep track of this and say poachers killed more than 1300 rhinos last year. Theres a growing belief in asia that rhino horns can cure cancer. Save the rhino, a nonprofit organization, is trying to stop them. They donate part of their sales have found their business does far more than that. Youll find candles and women and artisans hard at work. Theyre creating art that chances are you would never see if not for two dear friends. Hi, how are you doing . Reporter their friendship spans four decades and half way around the world. She and her husband are entrepreneurs and moved overseas years ago. Chris fell in love with the people and saw an opportunity. They dont want to beg or something for nothing. But they want to be able to provide for themselves. Reporter she noticed many had artistic skills. She said theres so much beautiful art work in south africa that doesnt have a way to the u. S. Market. Reporter they wanted to change that so they came up with thumbprint artifacts was born. There are beautiful hand crafted beaded animals. He brings in relatives near and far to make these. Reporter the women make these tea bag candles. The tea is removed and the bags become a canvas for local artists. The women pick up a stack of two bags and take them home and paint them and sell them back to the company the next day. Reporter becky visited south africa to learn firsthand the stories with chris and they website. The items are also sold in 250 gift shops and Art Galleries and museums around the u. S. Including the smithsonian. The tag line for thumbprint artifacts making a difference through hand crafted gifts and that they are. Listen to how this woman puts it. At the end of the day we sit i did and im so proud of it. Heres something really cool. Take a look at this video here. Watch as huge chunks of ice fall off this glacier in argentina. This is called the white giant. It. Scientists say theres nothing but local warming. Park rangers say the water builds up behind it and tunnels through it and makes an ice bridge that eventually collapses making for spectacular images. I want to bring in shea ryan. Shes glued to this. I know, i posted this on my facebook because i just couldnt get enough. I love the colors too. I love the fact its 85 degrees outside in some places. This is the only way we get a sense of a chill. Lookout side now and you see blue skies and sunshine. Certainly not seeing chilly temps any time soon. We have the southeast early flow we have been talking about for days pumping in the warmth and also some low level moisture. You know that as humidity. You noticed we have been talking about the friz sdi the frizzy hair situation. Were going to be dry here for tonight for the most part and then other than maybe a sprinkle or drizzle well inland we will see more humidity conditions building and the green you saw was for tomorrow. Still, i dont think most of it will make its way to the ground. You notice the humidity sticking around. Most of the summer were in the above 60 we start to get into the sticky to uncomfortable range and certainly is noticeable out there. Right now most of our dew points are somewhere from the mid 50s to low 60s. I was watching tampa earlier today. Its in that sticky to almost uncomfortable range and as i was looking at the dew points over the next several days and they are primarily in the low 60s to expect that stickiness to continue. If youre heading out tomorrow to the valspar championship, its looking great. Temperatures will be in the mid 80s across much of the area possibly just a tad lower in palm harbor and wind speeds at 510 miles per hour. Ill have more coming up on what you can expect in the days ahead and also the grand prix. Talk about that and the rain well check back soon. More than a dozen dogs that need a good home are headed to the bay area and what they have been right now 14 dogs rescued from an arkansas puppy mill are headed to tampa bay. Take a look at these pictures. They are different ages and going to be evaluated by the staff as soon as they get to town. Theyre supposed to be here in the next hour. Once they get clear, they will be available for adoption. Arizona that does not end in a rescue. Someone stole a work truck from a business. The suspect was waving a gun at him as they drove off. It happened in less than ten seconds. The whole thing. But much more than the truck was stolen. The family cat you see the photo the family cat was inside as well. If i can get her back i will move on from everything else. Im done with the belongings and everything else. Just i need her back. The family says at this point they dont care about the truck. They want their cat back and make sure she is okay. The grand prix of Saint Petersburg is underway. The changes you need to know if you were anywhere near you will see a lot of this and hear the roaring of the race cars. Jake can barely hear us. Look at him. No clue what were saying. Jake, how are you doing out there . Reporter good morning. I have been wearing ear plugs all day its got me messed up. This is just a practice. For the folks who have been setting up and trying to secure the event, their main event began days ago. What a racetrack this is. Reporter before people like chuck morris can take in this. I have been excited all day. Reporter they have to go through this. Security is checking all bags before you enter the venue. Its a new security measure before the 2016 race this point. Reporter that job starts here in the private demand center where local agencies monitor cameras around the area. There are more obvious layers on the street. The public is our greatest alie in terms of safety at a major event like this. Alie. Its important for people to not hesitate. If they see something that causes them suspicion, tell the Police Department. You can text a tip to the Police Department by texting to 411. If you plan to take in the action tomorrow by water at the South Yacht Basin you must have a dock pass. That is something new this year for those taking in the action by water. Have a boat, where can we park . . Reporter the media lot was full when we got here so we had to park in Street Parking about two blocks away. The garages that cost 20 to park were full. So my advice is get here early. Dont park in a business parking lot because they will tow you. We saw several cars getting towed at 100 a pop. 100 a pop . Yes. Dont get towed. If racing is not your thing, fast cars and freedom and maybe you just want to go outside and enjoy awesome weather i want believe its already that warm out there. We are well above average for these temperatures. The heat is staying with us. Races here on saturday in saint pete, temperatures will be a little more mild than what they will be inland. Youre waking up and heading out the door in the upper 60s by 11 00. Were into the low 70s and topping out in the upper 70s for the grand prix. We have a 10 chance for rain race day. Rain chances are going up on sunday though. I will be timing out the rain and showing you who has the best chance for rain across the area coming up in the four day forecast and this has changed since yesterday. Ill have that update ahead. Well check back soon. Last nights third athlete benefits cause was a huge success. Im so glad to see an event that raised at least 250,000 just last night for many bay area charities. Truly awesome. The whole Lightning Team showed up plus chris archer giving me his infamous volume. Theres murphy from the bucks. My coanchor, laura harris. She was tweeting and facebooking all over the place. Awesome sports memorabilia. One of the great causes behind this event. This Foundation Gives kids battling cancer a night out with their family to enjoy a hockey game. If everyone at your workplace was carrying a gun, would you feel safe . One man says yes and hes looking for two gunmen at a barbecue in pennsylvania. One of the women killed was a eightmonth pregnant woman. Her unborn child is considered a sixth victim. Three others were hurt. The mother of the victims left the barbecue just before the shooting happened and her six year old grandson saw everything happening from inside the house. She has a message for the gunmen. You just didnt take innocent lives. You made children lose their parents. You got to stop it now. Yesterday afternoon Friends Family and neighbors held a vigil outside the home calling for the community to rally together against crime. Police believe at least one victim was specifically targeted. Seems like every day were often times with several people dying. So would your workplace be safer if everyone carried a gun . Theres an owner of a small Insurance Business making it happen. Hes requiring his employees to carry guns to work. They have to get a concealed carry gun permit and get trained. He will give each of them a reinvolver. The workers have embraced this requirement revolve involver. More than 20 states including florida people can keep guns in their cars at work and there are companies that let you bring a gun to the office but actually requiring it, that is pretty rare from what we can find. The Business Owner says he decided to do it because anyone want to those are his words. This may go along with the studies from boston university. They looked at 25 types of state level gun laws aimed at reducing gun deaths. They found only nine were effective. The top three were background checks for buying guns, ammunition and firearm identification. The sandbagging continues in louisiana and the rain is coming down. Washing more than 20,000 loads of clothes for free. How you can help this weekend with this nonprofit for the new Emergency Management director is putting his stamp on how officials will respond in tough times during the future. Tornado drill. Kevin was brought in to improve disasters. I am confident with my 25 years of experience the last ten in Emergency Management combined with my employees will be prepared in the future. The tornado destroyed 46 homes. And its not letting up now. Louisiana about 45 miles east of baton rouge. People are getting through with boats. These are supposed to be streets. The entire state is under the state of emergency ri