our sports director scott smith will be covering the rays game... and political editor craig patrick will be covering the president's visit. look for their reports starting tonight at 5:00. in fact, we're hoping to hear from craig, during good day this morning. 3 3 (vanessa) there's been another wrong-way driver on time, the driver was arrested before anyone got hurt... but the driver came really close to hitting a tampa police officer. 3 (vanessa it happened early sunday morning, around five a-m. the officer was on his way home, driving north on i-275, when he saw headlights coming at him. he managed to get out of the way, and called for backup. another officer saw the car get off the interstate at busch boulevard, and pulled the driver over. "aja cancela" was behind the wheel. they gave her a field sobriety test, and she was arrested and charged with d-u-i. she's now out on bond. police are planning to release the dash-cam video from the 3 (vanessa all this comes just a couple of days after deputy john kotfila's funeral. he was hit by a wrong-way

our sports director scott smith will be covering the rays game.. and political editor craig patrick will be covering president obama's visit.. look for their reports later today starting at 5 tonight. and as always.... our website fox 13 news dot com.. 3 3 tampa police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a bicyclist ...and took off. 3 it happened near interbay boulevard and macdill avenue.. saturday. police say a man in his 40's was killed. they have not identified the victim... or released a description of the vehicle involved. investigators are looking for surveillance video that could help them find that car. 3 in spring hill... hernando county fire-rescue responded to a propane gas leak under a home on killian street. firefighters say the leak was in a propane service line. they're trying to figure out how it got there. 8 homes were evacuated until the leak could be fixed. no one was hurt..and everyone is home this morning. 3 3 police are cracking down after a number of overdoses. 3 clearwater police say they arrested 7 people yesterd

our scott smith is in havana for this historic game. the hurdles it is largely insignificant. they are saying this and went off without a hitch. and thrilled to be a part of history. it was special. it has been tremendous. >> and they come in the crowd i wish i could take credit. we think this is cool. >> this is incredible and you know we hope to get another opportunity soon. >> and where do they go from here. and facing the twins from opening day. >>> reporting from cuba. >>> it is tuesday and yes another super tuesday in the world. what is at steak in 1934, another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, the world >>> the world is showing solitairety in the wake of the terrorist attacks. the colors of the flag. people gathered at the site of one of the bombings. they lit the candles. more than two dozen people were killed today. >>> isis is claiming responsibility for the attacks which come four days after the main suspect in the paris attacks was arrested in brussels. and police are

our scott smith caught up with fans outside of the stadium.... including some folks from tampa... thank you scott... great job by you and merissa lynn... safe travels coming home... the lightning back at home against detroit...less than two minutes in, the bolts on the breakout... brian boyle great pass up ice to andre palat who feeds eric condra... pretty goal one nothing bolts... still in the first period...jt brown on net... stopped by jimmy howard... vlad namestnikov... slips it in.. and it is two nothing lightning..... number 13 for namestnikov... he's wearing a cage beneath his shield... he got hit in the face twice on the recent road trip... second period... when things are going well... steven stamkos off a red wing skate... stammers 34th of the season fifth goal in his last five games... the captain is heating up and so are the bolts, the lightning now tied for first palce in the atlantic divsion... they win 6 to 2. that's a look at sports... have a great 3 3 you heard jeff mention our fox-13 crew that traveled in cuba, bringing you the latest on the rays game and preside

we have changes with the cuban team and scott smith our sports director is here. >> and i can not say enough how excited i have seen the cuban people to see a professional baseball team in their country and how they have embraced the rays to this point. it started. we were on the charter. we headed down. and along the streets. and there were people, fans and earth side of the road and see the team charter. later on in the day. there was a kid's clinic that featured coaches on the staff. and the stadium. a youth field who was packed. it goes to show how excited the cuban people are that this event is taking place in their home country. the players are excited. back to the batting practice video. this is the latino stadium t is a stadium and much of the discussion if it is in major league condition. it is. they are excited they heard about what the vibe is like. it will be a sell-out. 55,000 people. inside. listen to the players. >> i knew it would mean a lot to until you see you don't understand. it is nice i'm happy the rays were selected and i could be a part of this trip to bring th

scott smith is in havana. between the rays and3 (linda) >>> it's that time, time to check out what is trending. cuter than a bulldog on a skateboard. >> okay. >> riding a skateboard. >> look at that. >> that's from california. >> they're the french brigade. >> the dog in front is ready to do something, they have done that a few times. >> that's a cute little clan. a conversation starter. >> check out this. >> bet you have never seen this. look closely. a fish with braces. history has been made in pennsylvania, why? >> a vet created the world's first fish braces for this guy. mr. hot wing. he was worn without a little jawbone. they had to do something. he used plastic and fashioned these which allows him to eat. >> you have a jaw issue. let's get on that now, you will have issues. >> and i did not think about that. >> can you imagine the part he says say awe. >> look, this is for paul. >> do not do this, look at this for a moment, paul. >> look at that. >> that's the matterhorn. >> whoa. [ laughter ] >> my heart races just looking at that. >> if you fall where do you go? >> going to li

scott smith will be covering the rays game and incarcerate patrick will cover president obama's visit. >>> the rolling stones mick jagger and the band were scheduled to play but it has been delayed for days because of president obama's visit. the first international rock >>> today the soyeuz spacecraft docked at the iss. it took six hours to get there. the system joins six other astronauts on board the space station in a mission that will last six months. it's a lengthy stay but scientists on earth are curious how the human body copes with the long time in space. >> britt britain answer prince harry arrived, special history between nepal and british explorers involved in the conquering of mt. everest. >> this strip was very, very personal. i'm so grateful that i will have to some of the world's most famous ambassadors, the guides, for their humility and kindness. >> the 39-year-old prince is expected to see some of the devastation caused by the quake as well as the efforts to rebuild local communities. >> if you plan to spend some time on the water we'll have to show you the latest to

sports director scott smith and our political editor craig patrick will be covering the game and the president's visit. look for their reports next week. 3 still ahead in our next half hour: we'll have an update from fox 13's alcides segui on that police-involved shooting... but first, fox 13's shayla reaves is live.... 3 3 3 3 enough pressure in here for ya? i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. too late, we're about to take off. these dissolve fast. they're new liquid gels. and you're coming with me... you realize i have gold status? mucinex sinus-max liquid gels. dissolves fast to unleash max strength medicine. hey there, heard the good news? spray 'n wash is back... and even better. it's powerful formula removes everyday stains the first time. which is bad news for stains, and good news for you. spray 'n wash. back 'n better. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 we begin this half hour with a news alert from south tampa.. there's been a police shooting - and a man is dead..((vanessa)) let's go out to fox 13's alcides segui.. on cherokee avenue.. with the latest.. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 this morning, funeral

they will play the cuban national team at 2:00 scott smith and a team is in cuba, we'll have more coming up in the next half hour. >>> it was supposed to be a night of celebration. four young men out for their something went wrong. three of the four were killed. and as we report, officers are trying to piece together what happened the night before. >> it is weird t is strange, for ethan weaver. >> there is a big hole. in the crash and the lone survivor, one of his friends. >> thomas said he was going to cover his shift. >> he was celebrating with three others. all four were 21. thomas turned 21 today. mc curly last week. >> and last night kind of just wanted to check up on them he was having a good time, later the police responded to a crash along university parkway, they found the car torn in two. three were dead. thomas is the sole survivor. >> police say one thing is for certain the driver was speeding along this stretch. the rest they need to piece together. >> how horrific it looked when they were on the scene, speed was a factor. how fast they were going, that's unknown at this poi

sports director scott smith, and fox 13 political reporter craig patrick leaving for the airport, and the trip of a lifetime. safe travels my friend, we are all looking forward to the great stories. will begin reporting from cuba tomorrow, with scott covering t lead-up to the games with the cuban nationals. stay tuned for fox 13 for this historic event. jim any jimmy jonesser is starting off the sprint cup season where he left off last year, fast, really fast. the series is in fan ta in fontana, california. and larson gets loose and heads straight across the track and into the wall, and fortunately it's a safe wall because that was quite a lick. and later on, casey gets into out of her car, she looked for kasey kahne and gives him that universal "what on earth" sign. it's hard to believe it has been nearly ten years since the florida gators won back to back champ championships in men's ball, and they hired smith to get the gators going again, no berth this year but they are making noise in the nit. casey hill puts the up and under lay-up in, and florida has the early lead. what is rem

this is scott smith the new sports director. >> hello. welcome. >> you will like it. >> everyone has been very nice. >> i don't know a reverse hazing where are you nice to begin with, so far so good. you have a son a child. >> i'm trying to recruit him, a >> that's a positive, we need one. >> two young babies we're excited to be here. >> spring training the lightning are hot. you came in at a good time. >> don't take 75. >> and august 4th amazing. >> are you from california. >> from the san francisco bay area. >> so am i, i bounced around everywhere. we're in the area from. >> i'm from the chesapeake bay area. >> i was. >> only -- different bay. >> i'm from san francisco. >> there you go. >> okay. >> i was there once, i visited one time. >> and it is -- it is great to be here. the weather has been great. >> how did the rays look in the spring training. that and plus a great story we want to share with you. it has been a ride. should say had one surgery but fighting for a job. some people don't like to share their wifi, but at bright house

and scott smith and craig patrick will be reporting from there, covering t lead-up to and the game, and crig will craig will report on president obama's visit. jim any visit. jim any jimmie johnson hasn't won a sprint cup championship, but he california. this is a terrible lick but he is able to get out of this car and walk to the ambulance he said he lost his brakes in the slide, and a little later kasey kahne gets into danica patrick and when she gets out, she goes up to the apron and gives kakes a little piece of her mind. johnson takes his third win in his last eight races. >> thanks, finally a young student got out of being late to class in the most rock 'n roll way possible. >> the young that fan had a note signed by the boss, we are talking about bruce springsteen himself. the 9-year-old was at the concert and they caught the rockers attention with this home made sign. tomorrow, please sign my note and once the concert ended that is exactly what did. he said he has been out rocken and rolling, please excuse him if he is late. all right, that does stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, st

pwell that's scott smith, new paddition to our fox 13 family. phe was caddying for ran day pbarber at the valspar. phe tried to play. pi watched. phe did everything he could. pthat's all right. phe gets in the game. pand scott is with us this pmorning. pgood day debut for him. pnice to be on couch with you psay. pthat was quite a first week. pable to get out there and play a plittle caddying and lend my pexpertise which really none at pall to ran day barber. pbut he was very gracious in the iece he came across as very pmean. pbut that's not him. p>> good guy. pget right out of the gate. p>> it was, a neat experience and pbeautiful course out there i'll pbe out there later on. phow have you liked it? pi mean tell us about what, how pyou find fox 13, because you're pyeah. pit's, this this environment is a plittle bit different. pfantastic. pi've ever been a part of in pterms of just being accepted. pright out of the gates. pand so this is had been pfantastic. pand it's been an exciting i mean pa week now. pso a little more than a week, on pair, an

pand scott smith will have the phighlights coming up. p>>> and of course baseball and pforeign policy have more in pcommon than you may think. pour political editor has been in pcuba for days now. phe will explain how those two pissues are intertwined. p>>> we're also following a pmidair collision that sent two psky divers not hospital. pthe general manager said the men pwere both experienced sky divers pwearing wing suits. pone was hurt but was able to pdeploy his parachute. pthe other man was knocked out. pit was his reserve shoot that pautomatically activated and he planded four miles away on county proad 54. p>>man: we do use automatic pactivation devices. pyou do get knocked out, sky pdiving is dangerous, we have psomething that will throw a arachute over your head. pthat is what saved that jumper's plife. pthat is a very very rare pincident. p>> at last check, both at the phospital. pone in critical condition, the pother in serious but stable pcondition. p>>> the man carrying out a crime pspree over the weekend has been parrested.

pand scott smith will have the phighlights coming up. p>>> and of course baseball and pforeign policy have more in pcommon than you may think. pour political editor has been in pcuba for days now. phe will explain how those two pissues are intertwined. p>>> we're also following a pmidair collision that sent two psky divers not hospital. pthe general manager said the men pwere both experienced sky divers pwearing wing suits. pone was hurt but was able to pdeploy his parachute. pthe other man was knocked out. pit was his reserve shoot that pautomatically activated and he planded four miles away on county proad 54. p>>man: we do use automatic pactivation devices. pjust a little computer that if pdiving is dangerous, we have psomething that will throw a arachute over your head. pthat is what saved that jumper's plife. pthat is a very very rare pincident. p>> at last check, both at the phospital. pone in critical condition, the pother in serious but stable pcondition. p>>> the man carrying out a crime pspree over the weekend has been parreste

scott smith and craig patrick are going along, and i have volunteered to go and be their rejected me. i will be the bat boy, whatever -- but not bitin'. i need a ticket. >> sounds like more of us will be able to get a ticket, too, the way things are going. >> and coming up the benefits of promance are endless. >> they are great for the health and the brain and can be important particularly in times of stress. >> signs is telling men to keep their platonic partners close. >> and he is waiting to serve on our highest court if he is ever merrick garland. court nominee next, but in the meantime, fog? >> that's right, there is a bit more fog creeping in, and details on your m thank you so much. did you say honey? hey, try some? mmm that is tasty. is it real? of course... are you? nope animated you know i'm always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well you've come to the right place. great, mind if i have another taste? not at all mmm you're all right bud? never better i don't know if he likes that. yeah pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may se

scott smith and craig patrick are going along, and i have volunteered to go and be their camera man but they have just rejected me. i will be the bat boy, whatever -- but not bitin'. i need a ticket. >> sounds like more of us will be able to get a ticket, too, the way things are going. >> and coming up the benefits of promance are endless. >> they are great for the health and the brain and can be of stress. >> signs is telling men to keep their platonic partners close. >> and he is waiting to serve on our highest court if he is ever conformed and so who is judge merrick garland. court nominee next, but in the meantime, fog? >> that's right, there is a bit more fog creeping in, and details on your morning wendy hates dirty lawn furniture. that' s why she uses scotts outdoor cleaner plus oxi-clean. it cleans all of wendy' s lawn furniture without damaging any of wendy' s lawn. scotts. it' s good out here. in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. a steakburger. 100 percent beef. seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, h

. >> and speaking of scott, we have a new scott, welcome to scott smith, our new sports director. >> you almost have day one under your belt. >> you are just minutes away. >> it's a little bit of a blur at this point but tomorrow we'll really settle in and you won't have to introduce me. >> and you don't have to wear a tie tomorrow. it's casual thursday. >> sounds good. >> yeah, right. and this rays rays pitcher has had not just one or two aha!

. >> show his neighbors his vacation photos. have a new scott, welcome to scott smith, our new sports director. >> you almost have day one under your belt. >> you are just minutes away. >> it's a little bit of a blur at this point but tomorrow we'll really settle in and you won't have to introduce me. >> and you don't have to wear a tie tomorrow. it's casual thursday. >> sounds good. >> yeah, right. and this rays rays pitcher has had not just one or two but the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. 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 you're putting away. great escape. put more fun in your day with ice-cream-flavored coffees at dunkin' donuts. go for delicious flavors like butter pecan, cookie dough, or new pistachio. enjoy one today. america runs on dunkin'. 3 hey everybody, i'm scott

fox 13 sports pdirector scott smith there to pbring us complete coverage of pthe game in the of a preview of pit coming up later tonight in psports. palso from baseball to politics pand cuba political editor is pthere covering the president pvisit and the impact of this phistoric trip coming up at p11:13 and about five minutes pgoing to show us a touch of pcuban culture and shows around pold about the capitals pdowntown. p>> all new at 11 tonight a man pis dead after an incident on a st a bus earlier this month. pit happened at the intersection pof 72nd street and 22nd avenue pnorth. pinvestigator said the bus pdrivers try to make a yellow plight he said to the turn what phappened and 91-year-old man pin the handicap section tipped pover. pthey say he hit his arm and pchest on a metal box. phe was already on his way to pbay times va for doctors pappointment he was taken to the pemergency room and he died from pthose injuries about a week plater. pwere told the bus driver never preported what happened to pauthorities. pnow police are looking to pgather more information and the pasking witn

fox 13 sports pdirector scott smith there to pbring us complete coverage of pthe game in the of a preview of pit coming up later tonight in psports. palso from baseball to politics pand cuba political editor is pthere covering the president pvisit and the impact of this phistoric trip coming up at p11:13 and about five minutes pgoing to show us a touch of pcuban culture and shows around pold about the capitals pdowntown. p>> all new at 11 tonight a man pis dead after an incident on a st a bus earlier this month. pit happened at the intersection pof 72nd street and 22nd avenue pnorth. pinvestigator said the bus pdrivers try to make a yellow plight he said to the turn what phappened and 91-year-old man pspeeded on his mobile scooter pover. pthey say he hit his arm and pchest on a metal box. pbay times va for doctors pappointment he was taken to the pemergency room and he died from pthose injuries about a week plater. pwere told the bus driver never preported what happened to pauthorities. pnow police are looking to pgather more information and the pthem. pnuno also this hour is the men ptha

psports director scott smith, pcraig patrick, and photo pjournalist joe vasquez all pthere, we expect to hear from pthem at 5:00 and 6:00. p>> it is important to remember pcuba is still ruled by a pcommunist regime. p>> critics argue that the resident gives legitmacy -- pthese are the ladies in white, pwives of political prisoners. pgroups founder hopes president pobama will discuss the human prights violations. p>> some are still trying to prescued 18 cuban migrants near pmarco island. pnine migrants severely pdehydrated and taken to mexico. plast month 20 migrants attended pto reach the u.s. p>>> a driver arrested before panyone could be hurt only after phitting a tampa police officer p5:00 yesterday morning. pofficer saw head lights got out pof the way and called for back pup. panother officer saw the car pexit. pafter a field sobriety test, a p>>> hillsborough county deputy pfuneral service friday. pdeputies led the hearse to tampa pinternational airport and buried pin his hometown massachusetts. p>>> inner bay and mack macdill pman in his 40s killed. pinvestigators looking for ps

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and sports director, scott smith. they filed this preview for us, on the day ahead. 3 (sorry, no verbatim 3 3 the pictures from cuba are so interesting to look at .. these are courtesy of our good day tampa bay photojournalist joe vasquez .. who has been using his camera to bring us some flavor from havana.. our fox 13 crew has eaten at restaurants off the beaten path.. and taken walks through the city it's 5:-- stay with us. hi, guys! spring is almost here and you know what that means! easter is hopping along. so, if you're looking to stretch your dollar this easter holiday, just look at these savings tampa, in head-to-head shopping, the total amount saved at walmart vs. winn-dixie was $14.07... that's 10% on this week's easter basket. why shop anywhere else? fill your basket with walmart's every day low prices and get big savings. start shopping with walmart's every day low prices today. 3 (walter) the polk county sheriff's office is looking for deputies and detention deputies. 3 ((wally sheriff grady judd wants to

and scott smith and craig patrick will be there. look for the reports next week. >>> and what could be the >>> the rays will play a game in cuba at a tampa father and son >> the most special moment walking the game i say, pop, here we are. >> and why this is so special. >> and they are special people here. >> tonight at 10. >> that's going to be great. >> nike is getting back to the future with settle lacing shoes. >> and other products at an event this week. and the innovator talks about how they work. >> -- >> it will close and adjust to a comfortable fit, you go about the day. you feel uncomfortable you adjust it. then when are you ready to get out you press and hold the loosen button for two seconds. are you out and ready to go the tie your shoes. nike showcased other products and soccer cleats made from a earlier that prevents mud from sticking to the sole. >>> we have a bit of a surge in stocks with the dow jumping 155. the nasdaq up. number 13. >>> it has been a century since king tut was unearthed. two chambers may lead to m

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this is my first morning with you, i'm scott smith... let's jump into sports... and start in port charlotte, where yesterday the rays kicked off the spring training slate of games - taking on the nationals. and jake odorizzi getting the start.and if you were late to your seat you missed him... pitched just 1 inning... one strikeout... 8 pitches... in a 1-2-3 framestarters only got 2 at-bats... and in one of desmond jenning's - he makes the most of it...in the third...desmond jennings doubles in kevin kiermaier/logan morrison. rays 2-1top prospect, blake snell turning heads already for his outstanding spring early on... but gets roughed up in relief duty.... scott sizemore homers... 1 ip, 3 hits, 1 bb, 1 hrrays lose 6-2 and host baltimore later today..the lightning have a total of ten players selected for the world cup of hockey... a tournment held next september... steven stamkos and ben bishop were the final two picks.... stamkos is a no-brainer with team canada, while bishop joins johnathan quick and cory schnider as goalies for team usa.... tyler johnson was n

p>> sports director scott smith pis reporting tonight from cuba. p>> dave, one of the historic ptrip to cuba has been amazing plet's start with the weather. pthis is not necessarily ideal pbaseball weather. pit's been overcast. pwe are located just next to the psea wall here. pthroughout the day, major waves phave been kicking up alongside pthis and covering that street. pthere's actually cars that have pbeen commuting along that road, pbut it's really been something pto watch. pthere are men station e out pthere to make sure no edestrians get swamped by these pwaves. pthe weather has been one thing pwe watched but earlier today had prevolution plaza from there we ptook a cab ride in a 1959 dodge, pso all the things that you think pabout cuba we've been able to psoak in today, but we had an popportunity to go to the stadium pwhere tomorrow's game is going pto be played, and that was quite pa treat. pmany of the players toured phavana. pothers went to the stadium. pthe historic stadium is the home pof the famed does trals. p-- industrials. pthey loo

and scott smith and craig patrick will be covering the game and the president's visit. look for their reports next week. >> lot of commitment. st. pete police surrounded a krispy kreme doughnut shop but it was good. and the officers were up on the roof while the mounted police horse, the canine and others were greeting customers as they came in. they took over the krispy kreme with a few hours it was to raise olympics. they raised $4000. more than any other agency in florida and this year they were shooting for $5000. i hope they made it. not every day you see that much activity go going on there. >>> well the sky over polk county will be packed with planes for sun and fun. there are a few mishaps. why this will be the safety event yet. >>> been puts the finishing touches on the stadium where the rays will play. we'll have more come ug up with (cell phone rings) where are you? well the squirrels are back in the attic. your dad won't call an exterminator... can i call you back, mom? this time... if you're a mom, you call at the worst time. it's what you do. if you want t

. >> scott smith not in the studio today. he is live out at at the golf course. >> i tell you what it was a heck of a challenge today. round one of the valspar championship for the defending champion jordan spieth. we'll bring you and exhilarating day for me. i got on the track with the legend. mario andretti. that's right, ride along on the street for the grand prix. lucky me. we'll go under the hood i think we should've taken a tarzan know where tarzan go! tarzan does not know where tarzan go. hey, excuse me, waterfall? no, me tarzan, king of jungle. why don't you want to just ask somebody? if you're a couple, you fight over directions. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. oh ohhhhh it's what you do. ohhhhhh! >>> we have mike with us. check out what is trending, favorite part. >> you know first you don't succeed you try, try again. >> this little boy in china, he is trying so hard to make this ball -- watch. here he goes. >> come on can you do it. maybe not. he

. >> we are so ready for the two nights, and welcome our new sports director scott smith, welcome. >> very, very happy that you are here. >> what a day it's been, i'm getting a warm welcome with every show, it's nice. >> wait until tomorrow. what have you got, scott? >> still unpacking but we've been here about a week, and my wife and two young babies and they just told me today they went on a bike ride around the neighborhood and they love it, the weather is >> >> this is. >> this is our money weather time but summers are fun. >> i have heard about that. >> but welcome. >> it's great to be here. >> coming up in sports, the rays play their first game of spring training in port charlotte and lightning represents team usa. sports. >> and a daring clerk turns the table on a would-be thief, and it almost looked like a saturday night live s3 eagle's nest?? hear what happened between state officials, a conservation oldsmar, tonight at eleven. the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggi

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pcraig patrick and scott smith pwill take you beyond the pballpark to give you a front row pseat to history. pcoverage begins tomorrow. p>> alcides: developing right pnow, tampa police have arrested panother wrong-way driver on pi-275 this morning. pwe're told an officer was on his pway home, almost crashed into pthe driver traveling south in pnorthbound lanes. pexit. pthen another officer managed to ull over 34-year-old aja conela pat busch boulevard. pshe failed a field sobriety test pand was arrested for dui. p>>> this morning tampa police pcontinue their investigation pinto a deadly hit-and-run crash pinvolving a bicyclist that took lace around 8:45 last night at pthe intersection of sixth street psouth and inner bay boulevard. pthe deceased man is in his 40s. phe was hit by a car and the pdriver left the scene. proads in the area were shout pre-opened. p>>> family and friends pidentified the victims of a pislands. pwe know their name are louis pcaporicci and kevin kor pcarreno. rofiles they graduated from air pforce academy in 1983 and they pwere good friends. pinvestigators say theshl

. @>> jeff: now fox 13 is making @sports director scott smith and @sports reporter marissa lynn @will join craig patricks to @cover everything from the @lead-up to the game to the @president's visit. @coverage from cuba begins on @monday. @the ncaa tournament continues @into the second round. @the round of 32. @brackets across the country are @being thrown away as teams like @michigan state fall away. @early action today, the duke @blue devils avoid being among @those upsets, beating yale to @advance to the sweet 16. @and miami beats wichita state. @the hurricanes are the @number-three seed in the south @region. @they will advance to the @regional semis in louisville. @friday night, notre dame held on @to beat michigan as the @wolverines joined michigan state @in the group of early @departures. @the fighting irish shot better{ @than 50% from the floor, from @three-point range. @and they will face steven f. @austin on sunday in the round of @32. @the u.s.f. women's basketball @team has a trust draw again in @the bulls ncaa path features a @region that also has number-one @connecticut.

@director scott smith and our @wonderful team will take you @beyond the ball park to give @you a front row seat to @history. @coverage begins on monday. @>>> still ahead, spring break @in full swing. @>> alcides: the party is over @for two teams. @>>> lindsay has more on the @forecast. @>> lindsay: storms are coming @and offshore showing what is to @come explain it is not good @boating. @all the wind in the shoreline. @over 100 miles offshore. @hints of a little rotation in @there as well, so that is @something that we will watch as @this gets a little closer. @north of the bay, no severe @weather but showers. @i have them for you from @crystal river down toward bay @crystal river down toward @bayport an even new raindrops. @see where they are. @approaching coastal portions of @pasco county. @rain chance today includes @possible severe storms. @late morning into midday. @a 60% rain chance. @but fewer showers late sunday @and turning cooler with a nice @breeze. @storms are headed and how they @will get to your neighborhood @after the break. @>>> with the florida primary @now behind us,

@smith. @>> reporter: good saturday @morning. @let's start with some rays. @chris archer was an all-star @last season and given the way @he approaches the game, the @27-year-old will have plenty @more in the future. @the skipper says the ace is @always asking questions, trying @to get better. @archer himself said his goal is @always perfection. @pretty high bar there. @yesterday he was on the hill in @the spring training debut @taking on the boston red sox @down in ft. myers. @third batter wants him. @unintentional of course. @but a solid two and a half @innings of work. @his change-up is so good they @thought it was a slider. @not much offense for him. @fielded and thrown away. @james loany will trot on home @on the throwing error. @not enough rays drop this one 7 @not enough rays drop this one @7-2. @>>> the usf women begin their @tournament play tonight in the @american conference tourney. @the bulls are the second seed @and will play smu. @florida and florida state a @tournaments. @no worries, the 'noles and @gator should be

@craig patrick and our sports @director scott smith and our @wonderful team will take you @beyond the ball park to give @you a front row seat to history @you a front row seat to @history. @coverage begins on monday. @pretty exciting. @>> anjuli: very exciting. @>> alcides: very exciting. @>>> spring break is in full @swing, the party is over for @two stu students from virginia. @all the details next. @ground. @kelly cowan will have more on @the festivities. @hey, kelly. @ @[inaudible] @-- @>>> if you are headed to @airfest, weather looks fine. @clouding up but rain quickly @moving from the gulf. @not just rain, thunderstorms. @know what to do when @thunderstorms are approaching @your area. @time to seek shelter. @71 degrees in st. pete. @we have breaks in the clouds @this morning, but the rain is @moving so quick, an not only do @we have rain headed our way, we @have thunderstorms, possible @stronger ones. @here is a sneak peek at 2 p.m. @and a little slow timing out @the rain. @we will talk more about it @after the break @ @ @ @>>> with the florida primary @now behind us, it is time

pfox 13 will be in cuba to cover pcraig patrick and scott smith go pbeyond the ballpark to give you pa front row seat to history. pcoverage begins tomorrow. p>> alcides: back at home tampa olice continue the pinvestigation this morning into pa deadly hit-and-run crash pinvolving a bicyclist. pit took place around 8:45 last pnight at the intersection of psixth street south and inner bay pboulevard. pthe deceased man is said to be pin his 40s. pinvestigators say he was hit by pa car, and the driver left the pscene. punfortunately, there's no pdescription of the vehicle. proads in that area were shut pdown for some time, but they're pnow re-opened. p>> anjuli: family and friends pidentitied the victims of a dead preply plane crash on dafs i davis pisland. pthey were both in their 50s and pboat were on board a twin engine pcessna when it crashed just pafter take-off on friday on the prun way. paccording to social media rofiles they graduated from the pair force academy in 1983. pworked together on business pventures. pinvestigators say they should phave a preliminary report out pabout the

and fox 13 is there pcovering every moment of the pstay start to finish scott smith pcovering rays game and political peditor craig patrick covering resident's visit and impact of pthis is trip. pbring you full coverage starting pa 5. premember when we're not on air pwe're always online, pwww.fox13news.com. pit 8:05 now a 91-year-old man is pdead this morning and by all paccounts he should not be. phe was on psta bus when driver preportedly took a turn too fast pand man toppled over. pnow police want to track down panyone on that bus. pfox 13's shayla reeves is live psha larks presumably they want pto get these accounts find out pwhat happened to this man and pwhether this had anything to do pwith his death, right? p>> you're absolutely right. pthose st. pete police have said pthat the man who lost his life pout of all of this, he did die pcrash. pi want to take you to this map. pthis is area that we're talking pabout. pit was back on march the fourth. pjust after 10 o'clock in the pmorning when at the intersection pof 72nd street and 22nd avenue pnorth in st. pete. pinvestigators say a

pcraig patrick and sports pdirector scott smith are both pthere and they'll have reports pat 5:00 and 6:00. pyou can follow developments ponline at fox13news.com. p>>laura: it is 7:06 now and a pdeveloping story in st. etersburg. pthe death of a 91-year-old man pone week after an incident on a sta bus. pshayla reaves is at the police pdepartment where they are plooking for anyone who can precall what happened, right? p>>reporter: you're right. pinvestigators want to speak with pany passengers who may have been pon the bus, if they've seen panything and just did not report pit. pthey're trying to piece together pthe events that unfolded on pmarch 4 and understand exactly pwhat led up to the death of p91-year-old henry gussea of plargo. pi want to take you back to this pscene. pthis was march 4 just after p10:00 in the morning. pinvestigators tell us that the pbus was approaching the pintersection of 62nd street and p72nd street and 22nd avenue pnorth in st. pete and pinvestigators say a pinellas psuncoast transit authority bus papproached that intersection as pthe light turned yellow.

@here is sports director scott @smith. @>> sports anchor: good @saturday morning. @the east is as bunched up as it @gets. @two points separating 2 through @and right in the thick of it is @the lightning. @not separating themselves last @week. @tough losses coming off of @monday and wednesday and back @at it last night, not producing @the scoring chances that they @need to keep up with it. @matt reid bury @matt reid buries the power play @goal. @2-0 philly. @the wrap around sneaks past @bishop. @and drop their third last night @in a row, 3-1 is your final. @the bucs wrap up the first week @of the free agency period. @the week resigned martin, a @long democrat term. @and just in case you thought @they forget about the defense, @that came yesterday. @quarterback brett grimes @decided two years and $60.5 @million deal with the bucs. @earning @he were earning a trip to the @pro bowl, a member of the @dolphins and he missed one game @in the last three years as well @in the last three years as @well. @bucs signed defensive end. @and last year with the giants, @career year

pto make sure you don't miss this pone historic trips or sports pdirector scott smith will be pcovering rays game craig patrick pwill be become politics of resident obama's visit. plook for their reports starting ptonight at 5 and as always, when pwe are not on the air, we are palways online at pwww.fox13news.com. p>> 8:0 six right now something pbecome all too common around our pwrong-way drivers. pdays after the funeral for phillsborough county deputy who pwas killed in wrong-way crash. pthis time driver was caught pbefore anybody could get hurt. paround 5 o'clock yesterday pmorning tampa police officer was pon his way home driving north on p275. pwhen he saw headlights coming ptoward him. phe called for back up. panother officer saw the car exit pthe interstate busch boulevard ulled it over he was behind pwheel arrested charged with dui pshe's out on bond this morning. pas we just mentioned phillsborough county deputies pdeputy i don't know kotfila jr. pwas killed in a wrong-way crash pa few weeks ago his funeral pservice was few yesterday pdeputies led hearse to tampa pinternational

pas reminder catch scott smith pand political editor craig atrick live from had have a pstarting at 5 o'clock tonight. p>> nice pictures. p>> okay. pi said look at those old ictures. pthey are not old pictures new ictures but that's just how the pworld there stopped for so long. pit did. pit did. pas well cars that they have the pgreat shape. pright. pbut you're going back. pdecades. pand francis love shack was pshowing some pictures he took pduring 8 o'clock hour. pi mean it's the same thing. pgoing to be interestng to see pnow what happens as if trade is pbegun things are lifted what pwill happen to old cars. pthere already is influx of newer pmodels. pinteresting to see how it plays. pi can't wait to talk to them pabout how they get back what pthese citizens of havana were plike. pwe've never known until now. pit will be interesting. pwe're at 53 degrees. pgetting warmer by minute. pkind of nice really. pwait until about noon time ptoday. pthat's what i want. pgoing to be absolutely gorgeous. pi mean we've got this beautiful pwall to wall sunshine. pbrilliant blue skies. pthere's y

pand fox 13's there covering pevery moment historic daywe have psports director scott smith pcovering rays game and political resident's visit and impact of pthis historic trip. pwe will bring you full coverage pstarting a 5. premember when we're not on air pwe're always online at pwww.fox13news.com. pnow i've also posted some ersonal pictures from my trips pto cuba and special trip my pdaughter took in 2010 long pbefore all changes started. pwhat's interesting is and what i pwant to share with all of if you pleave city and go into rural pcuba not changed from 2010 to ptoday. pif you had like to see pictures pfrom outside havana head over to pmy facebook page. pconcerns over zika virus are pgrowing in number of cases could pbe too. pas fox 13's ken suarez reports pthere are already three cases in phillsborough county and 71 pacross florida and we haven't peven hit the summer months yet. p>>> health officials are sending pout very simple message this pafternoon, but a very effective pone. pyou can protect yourself from pillness by taking certain recaution you heard them before pthis ye

@here is fox 13 sports director @scott smith. @>> anchor: good saturday @morning. @let's start with the rays. @chris archer, given the way he @approaches the game the @27-year-old will have more in @the future. @skipper said his ace is always @asking questions to get better. @his goal is perfection. @high bar there. @on the hill in the spring @training debut taking on the @third batter he sees, flunks @him. @unintentional of course. @solid two and a half innings. @his changeup was so good they @thought it was slider. @no runs, no hits. @one strikeout for him. @not much offense. @field is thrown away. @james loney will trot on home. @not enough, rays drop this one @7-2. @>>> the usf women begin their @tournament play tonight in the @american conference tourney. @the bulls are second seed and @play smu. @florida and florida state a loss @in their conference tournaments. @no worries, the 'noles and @gators along with usf should be @locks for the big games. @and qualifying at the track, @recovering from his broken back. @no time table on his return. @stewart did like w

pour sports director scott smith pwill be covering the rays game, resident's visit. plook for reports beginning next pweek. p>>> still ahead, a little rain pwasn't an issue on the other pside of town either. p>> anjuli: we tell you about pthis year's bark in the park and phow much money it brought in. p>>> plus, the rays get ready for pthe big trip to cuba. pa look into what goes into pgetting an entire baseball team pfrom the bay area to the island pnation. p>> lindsay: good morning to pyou. p7:07. pwe had some showers and storms pand some big ones in the pafternoon yesterday. pafter those left, we had a plittle more rain. pnow the rain that we're seeing pis the last of it for a few pdays. pit's ahead of our cold front. pwe're in the mid-60s. pa couple heavier pockets into psarasota county, but a lot of pclouds. p69 degrees brookdale bayshore pand into the afternoon we go. pmid-70s turning breezy, and that pbreeze is out of the north. pthat means our last taste of pcooler temperatures foent r the pseason probably. pwe talk about how cool after the pbreak. p>>> hilla

pour sports director scott smith pis there covering the rays. atrick will be covering the resident visit. plook for their reports starting ptonight at 5:00 p.m. p>> another wrong-way driver. pthis time in tampa. pthankfully this time the driver pwas arrested before anyone got phurt. pshe did come close to hitting a ptampa police officer on she was pa spotted driving south on the pnorthbound lanes of i 275 in parea of fowler avenue. pwhere shoe almost hit an pofficer. phe managed to get out of way. panother officer pulled her over pshe was exiting wrong way on pbush boulevard and charged with pdui. eter oh knight airport in davis pislands is back open after plane pcrash that killed two people. pfriends and family have pidentified the victims two from pthe area. pthe two were on board a twin pengine cessna that crashed about p11:30 friday morning. pboth were killed. p>> saturday investigators pconfirmed witness reports that panother plane may have been pinvolved. pthey are still trying to figure pout if indeed there connection p>>> interest to madeira beach pcould look drastically differen

pour sports director scott smith pwill be covering rays game and olitical editor craig patrick pwill be a covering president pobama visit look for their preports starting a 5 tonight and pas also when we're not on air we pare always online at pwww.fox13news.com. p>>> an aviation official says it pwill be difficult to extract the pnfts from plane that crashed in psouthern russia. pthat could hamper investigation pinto tragedy that killed all 62 eople on. pofficial's plane black boxes pwere damage to point experts pcould not immediately read the pdata. pfly dubai plane nose dived and pexplode on runway after trying p>>> in pennsylvania, retired pstate trooper killed a turnpike ptoll collector and a guard psunday morning. pduring hold up a toll plaza in pfort littleton. ptroopers shot and killed collar prinse briggs while he tried to pescape with money. olice say briggs served 26 pyears a trooper and retired four pyears ago with an honorable pdischarge toll collector he's paccused killing had only been on pjob for about two months. p>> there are new details about phow the deadly paris t

hing and i'm scott abraham.. in for larry smith. let's get right to some virginia school alerts that you need to know about. right now-- prince william county schools are closed for the day. and westmoreland county schools are operating on a one hour delay. toss to eileen winter storm warning remains in effect for st. mary's county until 10am. winter weather advisory remains in effect for the d.c. metro until 10am. today: isolated snow sho partly cloudy. highs: 41-46 winds: ne 5-10 mph to coverage continues this morning. jeannette reyes is live in mobiletrak7 this morning. jeannette reyes is live in mobiletrak7, with more on the road conditions out there. this morning .. a manhunt in manassas after middle of a croded neighbiorhood-- striking several cars, and putting nearby schools on lockdown! the violence sent witnesses running for their lives. and this morning, police have one man in custody. richard reeve has more.. tough new "teen drinking" legislation takes another step towards becoming law. the state house is now considering