To cheer on just hoping they can find this person. A st. Pete neighborhood on the lookout for an arsonist who has set multiple firers. Why officials are worried that the next strike could be worse. She was afraid to show her face after a man violently stole her purse in a parking lot, and now they are behind bars. Perp an historic matchup in cuba. Good evening, im sirnt i Cynthia Smoot in for kelly ring. And a charred fence and burned up trash, the sign of an arsonist. Evan lambert is live in the Crescent Lake neighborhood. What do you know . This video is just the first in a series of arsons, right behind me you see the melted dumpster, the fire just inches from several homes. It caught my house on fire. Blaring sirens and lights startled this woman awake in the Early Morning on a january morning. All four dumpsters were fully and that caused a section of her vinyl fence to peel into pieces and the fire spread to several cars and a motorized scooter. One of several stops for an arrest arsonist. Almost a dozen fires have broken out in a sixmile radius, the most recent going up in dumpsters last january. This is south of 21st avenue north and east of mlk. He lights a gas tang on fire tang on tank on fire and then runs away, turning to loorks look,and take note of what is in his hands, with distinct square edges. If its a structure with occupants, the occupants may not be alerted and they could be trapped in the home at that point. Neighbors say seeing the flames just inches from their homes is very concerning. We are keeping our eye peels and our awareness is heightened and we are going to look out for each other, and so beware. Neighbors estimate the damages well into the hows. Anyone with information is asked to call st. Pete police. Evan lambert in st. Pete, thanks. New at 10 00 a search for a stolen suv ends in arrests for a group of suspected purse snatchers ending a weeklong county crime spree, and they were apparently targeting vulnerable women. Criminals stole this suv and then used is it to make life a nightmare for women mostly in they are vicious, heartless criminals. They were serial purse snatchers we are told they stole purses from several women, including this one who was too shaken up to show her face. She was at a walmart and never will forget what she saw getting into her car. I saw a mans hand and he had his hand on the scrap strap of my purse. And then she saw him get into that suv and take off perng. Off. 586 was gone. And days later, police say the same purse snatchers approached her and one grabbed her bag and pulled her to the ground and she broke her wrist. And this woman is not surprised if you had the gutless heart to do that to one person and get away, you would do it to multiple people. These guys are preying on what appear to be easy targets to them. Its dangerous. These guys need to be off the street. And by wednesday evening, they were when Lake Wales Police stopped them and ended the crime spree. This woman wants them in jail. Prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Officers in an unmarked car were looking for the stolen suv and spotted spotted it today and when they were following it, it stopped to deal with a tire issue and what is when police swarmed in. And still no i. D. On a motorcycle driver who was killed in a swash the motorcyclist was pinned underneath. Troopers are still not sure what caused the accident, they are investigating. And the rays will play in cuba, the First Major League team to do so in 17 years. A lucky local group of fans is making the journey, and what a great opportunity for them. It was and despite one weeks notice, and the 3500 cost this is a trip fans say they could not miss, and for most of them this trip is so much bigger than baseball. Its been seven years since my pop set foot on the island. The trip of a lifetime for mario and his father. My father was cuban and i had family there which lost complete contact with them because its been so many years. Its a county few americans 50 tampa bay residents will make the historic journey as the rays take the field in cuba. To show im going to know im going to be able to sit there with my dad in the stadium, im so looking forward to this. The rays are the First Major League team to play on the island since the Baltimore Orioles since 1999. Its our way to reach across, we have to show our humanity. President obama will be in attendance with his family, the first sitting president to visit the island in 88 years. On tuesday he announced plans to loosen traffic restrictions allowing people to take trips on their own instead of costly tour groups he says to rebuild a bridge that has been broken so long. I think all of the points of light are coming together and i means by which the two countries can bridge that gap. And other race fans dont have to fis miss out. And in addition to the president you may see another familiar face cheering on the rays. The mlb announced the former new york yankee will be accompanying them on their trip. A woman is busted for breaking the rules and ended up in handcuffs in a courtroom because of a facebook photo. Karen juarez was charged with d. U. I. And released on bond on the a photo on facebook shows her drinking. The state can still use the photos at a sentencing hearing to show while on probation she should not be out drinking at gasparilla but taking aa classes. And there was exciting action at Raymond James but not on the field, that is smoke rising from the jumbotron, somehow it caught on fire. Tampa fire spray it had with water and future out. And the mayor is calling for an investigation on a story be first brought you on monday. Our story reported that an Orlando Police officer who asked the city council for technology had a paid gig with the body camera company, and the chief says he is going to look at all the citys bid. The police chief will be a part of the review as well. If you missed that story, its on fox13news. Com. And probably the story of the day, there is a special bond between owners and their pets and this woman is fighting to keep her rather usual friend in her home. Why she could lose her pet alligator. There he is, his name is rambo, and what she is doing to try to stop it. And fox 13s lloyd sowers with a look at these amazing devices that helped america and its allies win world war ii tonight at 10 30. 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One of the new laws will allow a Mental Health course and a no wrong door policy so that people can get treatment for matter how they enter the system. And a battle is brewing. The Florida Wildlife Commission says this womans pet alligator the allowable size. But this woman says she nursed him back to health when he was young and he has never lived in the wild. Thorn purchased a class 2 license before the rules changed about the size, but the new rules require alligators no more than 6 feet on 2. 5 acres and fish and wildlife says she is breaking code. She even dresses him up in a Leather Jacket and says she couldnt bear to be without him. I live with it just like you would your kid. You get used to things your kid does. I get used to things he does. And since he is potty trained he comes and taps his nose on my leg and i pick him up and bring him out and let him go. Different commands and the director said there may have been a mistake with Maricopa Rambo and she may need to go before a judge, i think she is helping to get an extension. It is an amazing story, i have never seen anything like this. Its bizarre. It is. And mike, we have weather coming in this weekend. The sea fog we had bigtime yesterday morning and a little bit around this morning, but it really moving in this evening, you saw video from a couple of hours ago, but since then things have dropped off. This is how the time lapse looks from today, and you see it rolling in, moving in very quickly, and those were not rain drops on the camera but moisture working its way inside the camera. Go at 7 55 there is not a lot of seafog left out there, and its moving around, not stationary, and visibility wide they are all picking up 10 miles visibility and so no concerns over land but i believe there is seafog out there now, and i expect there to be into the Morning Hours on thursday, the big question is where it sets up, but its just too hard to pinpoint that. Just plan a little examine that extra fiem time for a commute tomorrow morning, and i think we get rid of it heading into tomorrow night and the day on friday. And the other big story has to be the heat. 81 the high, and 71 the low, the Third Straight day of low temperatures in the 70s and you theres a whole lot of red, only one day below average, but well be adding to that total as we head for the start of next week. Big, big changes on the way, and a little bit of fog and more patchy in nature than the last couple of nights. Showers and storms this weekend, still a little bit of uncertainty within the models as to the timing of the showers and storms but the potential exists for an inch or more of rain and then turning cooler sunday and into next week. And only about 10 rain chance tomorrow, 30 on friday, but by saturday, talking about 60 rain chances out there. Current temperatures, low 70s along the coast, and do you wants right do you dewpointsaround the 70s degree mark and that continues into the day tomorrow, warm and muggy and sticky satellite and radar, High Pressure off to our south, and bit during the day on thursday, and that is what brings a few showers and areas to our north on thursday, more showers thursday into friday and more friday night and on into saturday, but saturday itself, the best chance for showers and storms at least the steadiyest looks to be in the afternoon. 69 tonight, mild and muggy, and here is your sevenday. Temperatures into the upper 80s inland and best rain chances saturday afternoon, lingers showers on sunday and then monday, look at that, 67 the high. That is going to feel chilly after this. Well, still ahead, one of the bay areas Fastest Growing communities is attracting a lot of development. Rhymes new at 10 00, southwest rn pasco county may not be the first place you think of when you think tourist destinations and shopping has popped up around wesley chapel, so has the demand for hotel rooms and that is music to developers ears. The tampa area is full and there is plenty of room to build in pasco, and its a relatively easy drive to Tampa International and this has made pasco a good destination for the Business Class. We are growing and busting at the seams. But what you would see is a lot of this. Developers are rushing to meet a demand for mo hotels, with five new projects under construction in a relatively small area. We had record years in tourism during the last years in florida and we know its going grow even more. Business person who comes in for a conference and staying an extra week. I love it, this is an awesome place to stay by the way. She is plugging the residents into lutz, which is exactly why there is a new Hilton Garden Inn going up next to it but the county is not relying on Business Class to fill up the rooms, now its looking at sports tourism. In two or three three years pasco county is going to attract yearround visitors and should match nicely with what is happening nearby at the ice rink. Yeah, i said ice rink. It will feature four nhlsized ranks and a training rink with faculties and a restaurant, and he says todays tourist is tammy may soon be your neighbor. Tourist. I might come back here to tourist . Thats how we get them hooked. Pasco county is on track to break the 1 million mark on tourist Tax Collections for the first time in history. It would be a big one for kids out there, too. All right, the homeless, its a topic that some people stray away but, but this man has a much different outlook on the matter. Ben love is an artist and over the years has painted hundreds of portraits of the homeless. He wants to give them a voice and a way for them to be remembered forever. And he has a personal take. He and his wife lived on the street on and off for five and a half years. After being on the street and forgotten about, i understand, whether its family forget you for whatever reason, friends yeah, bens paintings are really remarkable. And theyve been on display at the art center in manatee and i he and his wife have donated some to turning point, the organization that helped them straighten up their lives and get off the streets. And he knows what a lot of them have been through and knows the agony and pain in their eyes and the despair and he is able to capture that. Amazing. 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The white house put out a video regarding merrick garlands nomination and add facebook and twitter and you have all of the ingredients for an epic showdown. I think the president is an exceptionally qualified nominee and will convince the gop to change course. In 2006 then senator obama wanted to slow the process for president bushs nominee, saying i think this nominee is contrary to common American Values and. The Senate Judiciary committee should seriously consider not scheduling confirmation hearings on the Political Campaign seen season is over. The biden rule reminds us that this remains about a principle and not the person. Did you today the president bushed back, saying i made sure every scotus nominee got a hearing and a vote, something that may not be the case for the president s latest nominee. It certainly could be possible that republicans could follow through on this unprecedented approach but its also possible that republicans will change course. They have in the past. And the president reached out to members of the Senate Judiciary committee, and they have had some success reaching out to reid, mcconnell, grassily, and others. And by the way, the first couple of meetings are scheduled on the at the white house. As donald trump surges ahead in the president ial race, he is now upping the ante. Warning of riots if he is denied the nomination at the convention, and the more he begins to look like the inevitable nominee, the louder the drum beat to stop him. And today trump warned of serious consequences. I think you would have riots. I think bad things would happen, i really do, i believe that. I would not lead it but i think bad things would happen. Trump easily won three states and took missouri by a narrow mar margin over cruz. Solidifying her hold, having looked up 65 of the delegates and seems to be taking aim at republican front runner donald trump. She now has a bigger lead over sanders than obama ever had over her, but she is not trying to push Bernie Sanders out because she says she didnt want her camp to anger bernie supporters that she is going to need down the road. And a lot of people are excited to watch the thunderbirds, the air force precision acrobatic team, and with macdill heading into its 67th year its examine seating examine exciting to see these devices. There are not a lot out there. So secret was the design, the gears and the diels dials and so protected. The guy who picked it up had to have a pistol to guard it and so there was not a lot of information out there. But now this aviation historian is researching and retelling how the legendary norden bomb sites were key to the success of the missions during world war ii.