one that only a mother could love. mary thorn of lakeland says this alligator named rambo is her baby. he's nearly six feet long and 15 years old. >> she hugs it, she kisses it, rambo even sleeps this her bed like they sleep together but state officials say the gator's got to go. they have to part and so will rambo. >> she says that he is too domesticated and just cannot survive in the wild. >> i understand her love for her child rambo. but i think one day she might worry that he finds out that he's hungry and bites her head off. >> i hope she survives that feeding time. come on. really? >> no. the florida resident and i side with the state officials. >>> a video of a magic trick going viral. >> 5 million views all because of a baboon's priceless reaction many take a look. a man visiting a zoo standing in front of the animal and he pulls out a card and it disappears with a flick of the wrist. >> this is just priceless. look at that. the baboon's reaction amazed like a little kid. the baboon has a similar reaction when the magician makes it reappear. >> what is this? >> see. >> ye

love. mary thorn of lakeland, florida, says this alligator named rambo is her baby. we're talking about a six-foot long baby. she hugs and kisses it and even sleeps with rambo in her bed. sleeps with rambo. but state officials say the thorne says she'll die if they have to part. >> all right. just going to leave that as a florida story. >>> and if that doesn't sound crazy enough, well, we can guarantee you some more craziness is about to happen here in new york city today. we say ha because it's st. patrick's day. that means it's time for the 255th edition of the annual st. patrick's day parade. >> estimates are about 2 million people either watch or march in the parade as it heads up fifth avenue. grand marshal of the parade is former senator george mitchell who helped broker the northern ifld peace agreement. >> suffice it to say the traditional irish bars will do a brisk business today all around town and there will be plenty of absentees at area high schools, as well. >> coming up, snacks with a special zip and drinks with oomph for your march madness party. >> also ahead, the

woman is fighting to keep her pet gator. that is rambo right there. house trained gator rides a four wheeler and watches tv inside mary thorn's home in florida. she rescued him 11 years ago and rambo is part of the family. he is often spotted waiting by the fridge for food. he even let's mary brush his teeth. thorn has a license for rambo. do you really want to brush his teeth? however, the fish and wildlife commission is looking into whether that license should be renewed because of how big rambo has grown. >> it is called rambo. >> they're just trying to save fingers. >> there you go. >>> i have another story that will make you think. a beloved dog is being reunited with a dog. the german shepherd back on the main land after surveillance arrive viefbing in the -- surviving in the wild. of her own fishing boat near the island of saint clemente. the owner searched but the pup was nowhere to be found. that is until a staff member arrived at the island's base and noticed the dog on the side of the road wagging her tail. >> i didn't think, when i signed up, i never thought this wou

gator in a war over a beloved reptile. >> his name is rambo and the owner says he's not a pet, but the state says he's got to go. i'm marcus grayson. i'll have that story. >> beautiful and bright and sunny in tampa. but that is not the case. take a look. the sea fog rolling in to clearwater beach right now. it is thick. >>> a lakeland woman is fighting to cheaper pet alligator. she loves him so much, she keeps him inside her house, even in her bed. >> 10 news reporter ma cost grayson talked to the woman who said losing her pet day to would kill her. >> reporter: mary thorn admits her alligator named rambo has not lived a normal gator life. wearing a riding jacket, he rides with her on a motorcycle and poses for mixture. he even goes to the grocery store. mary says he's too xyst in kateed and wouldn't survive in the wild. >> he only knows the house. if you bring him out, he's scared of birds. >> reporter: mary and rambo live inside this home. state says that has got to stop. mary sew sai ifs the state >> if he goes, i done know what i'm going to do. >> reporter: battle with the state be

she was turned away even though she was registered to vote. >> and rambo isn't your normal cute and cuddly pet, he's an alligator. >> yes, he's my pride and joy. >> next, why his owner says she's now fighting to keep rambo after rescuing him 11 years ago. >> got to wait and see this story. incredible. well, start of spring three days 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' >>> you're watching channel 9 eyewitness news at 5:00. coverage you can count on. >>> here's something you don't see every day. but apparently in florida, you can. meet rambo. the pet alligator. his owner says she rescued him 11 years ago and as you can see, she carries him like a child, even dresses him in clothing. but now, that woman is having to fight wildlife officials to be able to keep rambo and today, she told channel 9 her pet gator is also helping her deal with a family tragedy. >> this lakeland woman has signs like this one, warning people about the reptile in

, rambo! rambo has become a part of her family since she rescue 11 years ago. you can see rambo's really tame, but now there are questions about whether she can keep the gator. the alligator lives inside mary's house. he waits by the fridge for food. he even watches tv. mary says you may think she's crazy for treating rambo like a family member - but she insists she's not. take a listen i get that all the time. and then once they meet him his personality takes over. you see him sitting there? he'll sit there like that till he has to go pee. mary has a license from the florida fish and wildlife commission to keep from the florida fish and wildlife commission to keep rambo, but there are questions about getting the license renewed because of how big rambo has become, and whether mary has enough land for him to meet regulations. i asked you all on facebook do you think mary should be allowed to keep pat said while he doesn't consider a gator a good pet, mary should be able to keep him since she's raised rambo for so long the gator probably wouldn't survive in the wild. on the other e

pet alligator. his name is rambo, and she's had him for 10 years. the problem is, he's getting too big now. jen holloway with details on this is a crazy story. >> reporter: never thought i'd cover one like this. here in florida, it's certainly not t unusual to see a gater in a retension pond, or even a lake at a golf course. but not in gator, rambo. he has his own room and even has a personal pool where he swims daily.y. he's by no means your average flororida gator. >> he sits on the couch. he knows how to work the remote, so he's just a house gator. >> reporter: his name? rambo. he belongs to mary thorn who considers this 125-pound reptile her friend. he has his own wading pool for when he wants to take a dip. >> he likes to dress. and see this, he's got my hair. that's because he doesn't want me to take him off my shoulder, >> reporter: she got a license e for rambo 11 years ago, when she rescued him. now rambo is more than 6 feet long. that is where the problem comes into play. to keep a gator this size, florida wildlife cold requires 2.5 acres of property, something mary don't

fighting to keep her pet alligator at home. mary thorn says "rambo" wears clothes.. rides on the back of motorcycles .. and is even trained not to bite. she has had a license to own him for 11 years... but he recently grew to 6- feet. under f-w-c must live on at least 2-and-a half acres of land. thorn says rambo cannot be left outside... because he has senstivity to sunlight. wildlife officials say rambo's case is currently under review. coming up-- the presidential primary votes are in... but some races are too close to call. we have the latest on those results. and-- we are going live violent home find out the latest on that investigation. it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. our gardens have evolved. we can run them from anywhere. make them greener faster. drop them and watch them bloom. they're 5-star worthy, grown regionally... and keep their color... a lot, lot longer. these gardens are the next bring on spring, feed your lawn and kill weeds with sc otts bonus s weed &

alligator named rambo is her baby. we're talking about a six-foot long baby. she hugs and kisses it and even sleeps with rambo in her bed. sleeps with rambo. but state officials say the gator has to go. thorne says she'll die if they have to part. >> all right. just going to leave that as a florida story. >>> and if that doesn't sound crazy enough, well, we can guarantee you some more craziness is about to happen here in new york city today. we say ha because it's st. patrick's day. 255th edition of the annual st. patrick's day parade. >> estimates are about 2 million people either watch or march in the parade as it heads up fifth avenue. grand marshal of the parade is former senator george mitchell who helped broker the northern ifld peace agreement. >> suffice it to say the traditional irish bars will do a brisk business today all around town and there will be plenty of absentees at area high schools, as well. >> coming up, snacks with a special zip and drinks with oomph for your march madness party. >> also ahead, the major move from the special guy who helped serena williams win

, the battle for rambo. you may have seen the story in your social media feed getting a lot of attention. the surprisingly tame gator could be taken away from the woman who keeps him as a pet. >>> 20 minutes till 7:00. we're learning one problem keeping the value of your home from rising could be putting why you are family at risk. >> many tampa homeowners live near registered sexual offenders. realty track says 26% of families live in a zip code with a high amount of registered criminal offenders. listen to this. homes in the zip codes don't appreciate in value as fast as others. they are three times less than homes about very few offenders. >>> we have a consumer alert. bumble bee food says more than 30,000 cans of its chunk light the problem has to do with the sterilization process that might have led to the fish being contaminated. no one has gotten sick but bumble bee tuna says they are not taking any chances. we have a full list of products to watch out for right now on our mobile app. >>> breaking why yous right now. a man who fired a gun at tampa police were shot and ki

ella, rambo, este enorme lagarto de seis pies de largo, es su hijo adoptado. y lo tiene documentado --vive con ella dentro de su casa, en florida y sin ninguna precaucion por sus afilados dientes. mas peligroso aun, besito van y besitos vienen en un idilio sorprendente. bite --segn mary, su beb se sienta en el sofa de la sala y hasta sabe usar el control remoto. rambo tiene su propia habitacion con piscina incluida. --pero el reptil de 15 aÑos de edad y 125 libras de peso, mantiene asustados a sus vecinos especialmente por el tamaÑo que ahora tiene. --pero los guardabosques quieren separar a rambo de mary. argumentan que un animal como este, debido al tamaÑo que ha adquirido requiere de una vida silvestre en una propiedad no menor de una hectarea y media. --es que tener animales peligrosos como mascota.... aumenta el riesgo de una mordida... y no le hablo de sobornos... --usted lo hara? bites --pero mary asegura que su bebe, no soportaria un habitat natural,segn ella, sin su cuidado, rambo podria convertirse muy facilmente en zapatos y bolsos. --pero para la comision de fauna, es

florida woman is fighting to keep her pet alligator rambo. >> you see rambo is no ordinary reptile. he's special. he wears clothes. he rides on the back of her motorcycle and has a bedroom of he's definitely not your average alligator. >> he seatits on the couch. he knows how to work the remote. he's just a house gator. >> reporter: his name is rambo. mary thorn treats the 15-year-old like her child. he even has his own bedroom and a pool. >> he dresses. yeah, he likes to dress. he's got my hair. that's because he doesn't want me to take him off my shoulder. >> reporter: thorn got license when she rescued him 11 years ago. that's before he grew to more than six feet. an inspector caught on. >> he said how tall is he? i don't know. he's getting pretty big. we measured him. then that's where it started. >> reporter: thorn says even if she had the available land, because of aensitivity to sunlight. she says the gator is not used to his regular habitat. >> you see how weak he is. if he leaves me, i'm afraid he's going to pass away. >> thorn takes rambo to schools and charity events to teach

them. >> and the fight for rambo. this morning, the argument one lakewood woman is making to officials in hopes of keeping her beloved pet alligator. >>> good morning and thank you for joining us on this >> i'm lindsay logue in for dan this morning. we start with traffic and weather together. janelle and ivan are here. ivan, we start with you. any luck with the weather today? >> we're really for most of us, the fog is not an issue. if you are headed out and try to get onto the sky way, that is a problem. visibility again has not been a problem, just like yesterday across a lot of areas it is very patchy. we'll continue to see that for the next hour or so. then lower 70s and lower 80s. the humidity is really up and temperatures will be in the low 80s with upper 70s by later this evening. then we have the rain that we've been talking about. if you thought we would roll check the seven-day forecast in a second. i see a lot of fog behind you. that is not fun at all. >> the sunshine sky way is still closed. it has been closed since 5:00. this is what it looks like at the very top. still too

.... lives outside tampa with her gator... she even has a friendly homemade sign warning you about rambo... but when she pulls rambo out and puts him on his four wheeler you quckly see he's realllly tame. mary says you may think she's crazy for treating rambo like a family dog - but she insists she's not. i get that all the time. and then once they meet him his personality takes over. you see him sitting there? he'll sit there like that till he has to go pee. mary took rambo in as a rescue 11 years ago. the alligator lives inside mary's house. she keeps his pearly whites clean by brushing his teeth he waits by the fridge for food. even watches tv. mary has a license to have him... but getting it renewed because of how big rambo has gotten and if she has enough land for him to meet regulations. so far the wildlife commission only says it's investigating. mary says she'll be devastated if she can't keep him and so would the people who see rambo at charity events in her motorcycle sidecar.. sot stormtracker stinger steve cam much colder air will return to the region over the over the falls.

, rambo. she rescued rambo as a baby 11 years ago. that's such a strange video. i'm sorry. and rambo clearly is no longer a baby. he's grown to 6 feet long, weighs 125 pounds. that has not stopped thorn from babying him. >> yes, he likes to dress. see this, he has my hair. that's because he doesn't want me to take him off my shoulder. >> thorn got a permit for rambo a few years back but state wildlife investigators say the gator is now too big to stay. we'll let you know what happens to rambo. >>> i'm just going to toss this to jessica boyington. how are you going to follow that story? >> everyone likes a good snuggle, i'll start there. we're starting on the 42 freeway, over in deptford. i'm still shaking my head about that one. headed northbound into philadelphia, no problems so far. all the area bridges are doing okay as well. a northbound drive time from 55 to the walt whitman bridge, a five--minute trip. no problems headed southbound. at the shore, northeast philadelphia, still watching the accident on the roosevelt boulevard, closing it southbound around c street in the outer la

gator, why she says she's putting up a tough battle for rambo. and time and time again, drivers on and off the school bus, tonight we'll take their 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. . >>> a mother could face some serious jail time after she got so upset when teachers asked her for id she allegedly hit one of them. >> minutes after the story aired, a mom reached out to us, channel 9's ty russell got her side of the story, and she's misunderstanding but this mom has been banned from property until after spring break. >> reporter: and she's not allowed in this parent pick up lane after school officials wanted to see her id. i talked to that mom and she said they should know who she is by now. >> reporter: she reached out to eyewitness moments after she saw her mug shot from a story we aired yesterday. >> do you regret anything that day? >> only thing i regret was coming to the school period. >> reporter: we obtained her arrest warrant that states

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...alligator. you want to get on the bike bikemary thorn has had rambo the alligator for 11 years but now officials say she might have to give him up because he's gotten too big.the alligator lives inside mary's house. wating by the fridge for food. even watching tv. mary says you may think she's crazy for treating rambo like a family member - but she insists she's not. i get that all the time. and then once they meet him his personality takes over. you see him sitting there? he'll sit there like that till he pee. she has a license from the fish and wildlife commission to keep rambo. but the renewal has been put on hold..officials say she might not have enough land to meet regulations due to rambo's size. now to honolulu where folks on board a charter boat got the catch of a lifetime.they reeled in an 823-pound marlin yesterday.it took both families on board the boat about six hours total to reel in the huge catch.after pictures ..the marlin was taken to the fish auction. one lucky german shepherd decided to get help from the navy after falling off a boat in the pacific.18-month-o

would kill her. pkg mary thorn admits her alligator rambo has not lived a normal gator life for the past seven years. wearing a riding jacket he rides with her on the motorcycle and he poses for pictures. he even goes to the grocery store. mary says he's too domesticated and wouldn't survive in the wild. the battle with the state began when inspectors from the fwc came by.noting rambo had grown by state that you can own an alligator but it must be kept outside on at least 2 1/2 acres. mary doesn't have that, and if she did she says sun exposure would cause blisters like this to form all over rambo's body. she holds this nearly 6ft long 125lb alligator like it's her baby. she says she is going to fight to the end. in lakeland marcus grayson 10news wtsp. rambo... she has made arrangements with croc encounters in tampa to take him. we will keep you updated on how this case develops. health alert for anyone who gets their hair cut at a salon or barber shop. laying your head back and getting your hair washed could be dangerous, even deadly. now one woman is suing her salon -- and is warning y

her 6-foot pet alligator rambo. the state wants to take him away. why she says keeping him inside her house is for h ♪ >>> in north philadelphia students releasing balloons in memory avenue classmate who passed away from meningitis. as they mourn they also have concerns about the potentially deadly if he can. >> school officials held a meetinmeeting addressing the wos and of students and parents. shawnette wilson is live outside the high school. shawnette. >> reporter: well, one parent we talk to said she is still unsure whether her child is safe from meningitis. but most of the parents we talk to say they left the meeting with a better understanding that most of the children here are not at risk. >> nothing we need to be alarm with. they're on top of it. >> reporter: dean washington is one of many parents who left the meeting to night at george washington carver high school feeling at he's. he was there with his daughter colby to ask questions about meningitis. >> not an airborne disease. you can only crack it through fluid. >> reporter: meeting was called a day after 1584 old jona

woman @and her pet alligator continues @to grow. @we met mary and rambo earlier @this week. @and mary has had rambo for ten @years, but now he is just @getting too big. @florida fish and wildlife @commission says she doesn't own @enough land to keep him, but she @is fighting back saying rambo is @her beloved threat and isn't a @threat to anyone. @there is now a facebook page to @support her. @it's called support rambo the @alligator. @there is also a change.org @petition. @once it has 1,000 signatures, it @will be presented to the @executive director of the @florida fish and wildlife @commission asking the @organization to make an @exception for rambo. @mary believes if rambo is @removed, he will die because @their bond is so tight. @>> haley: yes. @>> drew: still to come, a new @play that brings the movie @"avatar" to life. @>> haley: it's playing this @there's still time to catch the @ @>> aaron: your next craft beer @could be made by monks. @in italy. @they're brewing beer the raise @money but also as a bridge to @the community. @that's tonight on the fox 13 @10:00 news. @and final

. @>>> support for a local woman @and her pet alligator continues @to grow. @we met mary thorn and rambo @earlier this week. @here they are together. @mary has had rambo for the past @ten years but now she is @getting too big. @the florida fish and wildlife @says don't own enough land to @keep him. @she is fighting back saying @rambo is her beloved pet and @isn't a threat to anyone else. @a facebook page to support her @called support rambo the @alligator. @a change.org petition. @once it reaches 1,000 @signatures it will go to the @fish and wildlife asking the @organization to make an @exception for rambo. @mary believes in rambo is @removed he will die because @their bond is so tight. @because she is passionate about @him. @>> anjuli: a custom leather @jacket. @>> alcides: we interviewed @that woman. @i hate to say it, but i @couldn't help but feel sorry @for her, not in a negative way, @but the bond is so close and if @the alligator does leave, it @will be tragic for her. @>> anjuli: got something @going. @some kind of bond. @>>> admit it, your bracket is @busted. @>> anjuli: in 15 mi

pet... alligator. alligator.you want to get on the bike bikemary thorn has had rambo the alligator for 11 years but now officials say she might have to give him up because he's gotten too big.the alligator lives inside mary's house. wating by the fridge for food. even watching tv. mary says you may think she's crazy for treating rambo like a family member - but she insists she's not. i get that all the time. and then once they meet him his personality takes over. you see him sitting there? he'll sit there like that till he has to go pee. pee. she has a license from the fish and wildlife commission to keep rambo. but the renewal has been put on not have enough land to meet regulations due to rambo's size. here's a story that's blowing up online this morning...white sox first baseman adam laroche is retiring... but it's not over his hitting or defense... laroche says the team told him not to bring his son into the clubhouse as much... so he's walking away from his 13- million dollar contract.the white sox says children are allowed to be with their fathers... but not -quote- "100-perc

problems on kennedy and phimes. p>>russell: there's a petition to pkeep mary and rambo together pforever. pyou remember mary. pshe lives in lakeland and has phad rambo as a pet for 10 years. prambo is six feet, fish and pwildlife says that rambo needs pto be removed because mary pdoesn't have enough land. prambo is too big. pmary says if rambo is taken, phe'll die because he's not used pto being in the wild. pright now the petition with the pdirector of fish and wildlife to pkeep them together has nearly p1700 supporters. ponce they reach 2,500, they will psubmit it. p>>laura: we hesitated to cover pthis story because it was when pwe covered this story, it went pviral. pour viewers really responded to pthis. p>>russell: it was one of those pstories that people i never met pin my life walked up to me in pwherever, and they said, what's pthe story on that? pyou saw it. pit struck a cord. pall right. pwe'll keep you updated on mary pand rambo. p>>laura: all right. pyou heard the story, the power pof serena williams. phow the ladies of professional ptennis joined forces against one

. pwe're live in lakeland. pi want you to meet mary and her et alligator named rambo. pthere's a move -- she's trying pvery hard to keep this pet palligator. pshe may not be able to. pkeep explain why and even try to psee if mary can do some commands pthat the alligators follows pwell. pon this s in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, one day you're enjoying rides, events, and up-close animal encounters at seaworld. the next, you're having fun at aquatica. for a limited time, you can buy a seaworld annual pass and get a year of aquatica for free. kick your feet up at aquatica's sandy beaches, and plunge down ihu's breakaway falls. then experience the ultimate thrill with mako, fastest coaster, surfacing get an annual pass, and play all year at both parks. p>>dave: straight up 6:30. pthe bridge is open as of right pnow. psunshine skyway. pbut you know, yesterday morning pyou couldn't even see that so plo

morning. @we met mary thorn and rambo @earlier this week. @mary and rambo have been @together for ten years. @now they are getting too big. @the florida fish and wildlife @said that she doesn't have @enough land to keep him and she @is fighting back saying he is @her pet. @a facebook page to support her, @support rambo, the alligator. @and a change.org and once it @hits 1,000 signatures it will @wildlife asking them to make an @exception for rambo. @mary believes if rambo is @removed they will die because @their bond is so tight. @anjuli and i were talking about @this, and it was a wild story. @>> anjuli: a wild story. @better you than me. @>> it went viral on jimmy @kimmel and nightly news. @over 300,000 people saw that @facebook live that day. @>> anjuli: crazy. @>> alcides: it was a crazy @story. @admit it, your prac ket is @busted. @you might as well start all @over again. @>> anjuli: one of the biggest @upsets in ncaa history. @>>> we will look at airfest @2016 and the highlights from @today's big show. @>>> hey, lindsay. @>> lindsay: good morning, guy @>> lindsay: good morni

, rambo. he squares clothes, he rides on themotorcycle, and he even has his own bedroom. from our affiliate station in tampa, melissa moreno has this very bizarre story. >> reporter: he's definitely not your average gator. >>he sits on the couch. he knows how to use the remote. he's justa house gator. >> reporter: his name is rambo. she treats the 15-year-old, 125-pound gator like her child. he has his own bedroom and a pool. he like to dress and he's got my hair because he doesn't want me to take him off my shoulder. he wants to be a baby. >> reporter: she gotot a license when she rescued him six years ago. florida wildlife requires 2 1/2 acres when he's at a certain size. we spoke with an e epert who insists living like this is not healthy for a gator. even thorne admits he's sensitive for an alley gator.. >> it's not known yet when wildlife officials will make a determination on rambo's future. >>> right. animals, but that's a little crazy to me. who am i to judge? >>> a soccer from the world of -- shocker from the world of sports after adam latoche was asked to limit the amoun

it. >> then the fight for rambo. the argument one lakewood women for keeping her beloved bet >>> the sky way is closed because of fog. it is just too dangerous to be on that bridge right now. janelle martinez is working on your work around and will have more details on this closure in a few. >>> some 700,000 people in d.c. will be happy to know they have a way to work this morning. the metro rail service reopened at 5:00 a.m. after the entire service was shut down yesterday. they were able to inspect hundreds of power cables on the track for safety. they did find problems there. the subway in washington d.c. country. >>> take a look at this traumatic video just released. you soo he that van right there -- you see that van right there with the blue stripes. it is stuck on train tracks and if you keep watching, it's stuck on the train tracks. the driver was still trying to unload the vehicle. the officer races over to the van, orders that man to leave approaching train slammed right into that van, shredding it. luckily, nobody was hurt. >>> we are going to be talking about this patchy

, rambo, the foot long reptile wears clothes and rides on the back of a motorcycle. and he has his own bedroom in her house and considered him like her own child. you may think she is crazy for treating rambo like a family member but she is not. >> i get that all the time and then once they meet him, his personality just takes over. you have to see how he is sitting there. he is camera shy. >> and she has a license for the alligator since she rescued him 11 years ago but recently rambo grew to 6 feet long, the law is you have to have 2.5 acres of long to have a gator that long. so the case is still under investigation. >>> still a check of the forecast as we look outside from sky 6 hd showing you the irish memorial on penn's landing. david murphy has an update on your saint patty's day forecast. >>> a middle schooler got an honor from the fire department essay contest. she beat out entries from students across the city. and today commissioner sawyer paid a visit to abby's school to talk about fire safety and present her the award in person. david murphy is close to home here. the forec

rambo since he was 4 years old. that is rambo. now he is 11. the 125-pound gator is not little and cute anymore. he is big and cute. without her rambo he would die because he can't be outdoors for long periods of time. >> they want to put him outside. he is sun sensitive. he can't go outside. >> he is my baby. he likes to show off. he is a big hambone. michelle: a homebone! you see, jonathan! jonathan: that is his leather jacket. did you see that? michelle: in trend. florida wildlife because thorn has owned rambo for more than a decade she might be grandfathered into the existing state law. thorn is looking whether rambo can be considered a therapy animal. jonathan: what is funny, the producer said when you read the story, i'll give you time to talk. there is just no words. michelle: so cozy. that is incredible. jonathan: never seen somebody cud with a gator before. you see everything. michelle: maybe a german shepherd is more your speed. jonathan: absolutely! michelle: one was rescued after falling off a boat in the pacific. jonathan: this is funny. luna, 18 months old missing for

, just keep it up. >> this woman has raised rambo the last 7 years, and she cuddles with him, dresses him up, and even takes him out to go shopping. >> remember, this is florida we are dealing with. rambo is now 6'0", 125 pounds, and regulations in the state say that thorn's yard is too small to keep the gator, and she says yard? who cares about a yard. she says rambo is indoor gator. >> that's mouth-to-mouth kissing there. >> you have to love my home state. >> i was going to say that, kristen. you are from florida. >> why am i not surprised? >>> the field is pretty much set, and the terps have arrived safely out west, and the cavaliers are gearing up for the show everything nature's promise is so wholesome... and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. giant's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. giant. >>> a trip out west to spokane, washington, was not necessarily what maryland fans were hoping for. but for the head coach, he feels it will benefit his players to just get far away from distractions. the terps arrived a few hours ago, and now it's all about the prepara

keep it that way. that is a 125-pound pet gator named "rambo" with his owner, marythorne. she dresses him up, lets him ride in the back of an atv. >> even has a bedroom in her house. she's had "rambo" for 11 years, now officers say now it's grown to six feet she must have 2 1/2 acres of land to keep him on. currently she doesn't have that kind of space. fwc today in the fight to keep him. >> we'll stay in touch with mary and let you know what happens. she even says her gator is trained. >> maybe rambo picked her. you know how sometimes -- but you can keep it? is that a thing? >> i guess when it gets too big you have to let it go. >> or have enough space. >> i definitely don't. >> i don't want that pet to turn on me. >> i wonder how small it was when she got it. >>> let's look outside, as we check in on the fog. in fact let's walk to the weather wall so i can describe this for you as far as what is going on. 2-mile visibility in st. petersburg. half a mile in sarasota and quarter mile in venice. we're going to watch this closely, because that is where we had the issues yesterday. so fa

owner could be forced to give him up. his name is rambo, after more than a decade. >>> ucf downtown campus is moving forward, it has state funding. why that new project has paramour residents worried. >> we've had dry weather for your outdoor activity, certainly hot weather, too, but clouds moving in, rain follows and big >>> you're watching channel 9 eyewitness news at 6:00 with bob opsahl, martha sugalski, and certified chief meteorologist tom terry. >>> covering orngs ucf's plans like a done deal, but not everyone is celebrating. michael spoke with residents who live just west of i-4, and michael, some of them are worried several major projects will slowly force them from their community. >>reporter: the new campus is not expected to displace any residents. today, we walked in the neighborhood to find out where residents stand on their future neighborhood, the university of central florida. we first met allen lee. >> it's not for this type of environment neighborhood. >>reporter: the governor said yesterday, he won't veto the state funding the university needs to get the project

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surrounding this bike-riding gator and why the state says she has give up her pet, rambo. >> reporter: you've heard on credit card skimmers outside gas muchs for years. and now they're taking them to your grocery store or checkout line. >> and a string of purse snatchings across 3 counties. we're looking autoout for your safety on 10 news at 6. >>> good evening, everyone. e we had a pleasant afternoon. it did get warm. i want to show tho time lapse over the last few hours to show you not just what's happening in pinellas county but looking that blue sky stuck with us until about 5:15. i'm seeing the fog rolling in. look at this visit outside. we are starting to see that sea fog rolling in once again. sarasota. we're seeing just offshore in clearwater beach as well. if that is planning on taking over tonight into tomorrow, we'll let you know if there are any close o your as a result of this fog tonight. you can see the cooler temperature ace long the beaches. the sea fog is the result of some high dew points which are with us once again. and of course we have the liger winds out. that was a bi

so much. >>> a florida woman fighting to keep her pet gator in her home. mary has had rambo since he was about 4 years old, she decided to take him home from a wild life facility but didn't know what to do with him. rambo is about 6 feet long, but in order to have an alligator the state requires you have two or more acres of land, rambo lives in thorn's home, the wildlife organization says there is a investigation continuing. >>> all right, check this out. now, to the 8-year-old basketball star like a mini stephen curry making one half court buzzer after another. >> reporter: watch jeff jeffry, nothing but net, now 8 years old, look at this. and the championship game just this past week. he is now playing the blue devils, team down by three, only six seconds left. are you kidding me? jack in the half court buzzer beater, tying the game now in overtime. who gets the ball again? jack taking the shot from half court again. from the other angle, the team, the coaches are soon on the court. and tonight, jack is ready. >> hi, david, my name is jack jeffrey, i love basketball. >> reporte

mucho a sus padres. y este es un claro ejemplo. --porque para ella, rambo, este enorme lagarto de seis pies de largo, es su hijo adoptado. y lo tiene documentado --vive con ella dentro de su casa, en florida y sin ninguna precaucion por sus afilados dientes. mas peligroso aun, besito van y besitos vienen en un idilio sorprendente. bite --segn mary, su beb se sienta en el sofa de la sala y hasta sabe usar el control remoto. rambo tiene su propia habitacion con piscina incluida. --pero el reptil de 15 aÑos de edad y 125 libras de peso, mantiene asustados a sus vecinos especialmente por el tamaÑo que ahora tiene. --pero los guardabosques quieren separar a rambo de mary. argumentan que un animal como este, debido al tamaÑo que ha adquirido, requiere de una vida silvestre en una propiedad no menor de una hectarea y media. --es que tener animales peligrosos como mascota.... aumenta el riesgo de una mordida... y no le hablo de sobornos... --usted lo hara? bites --pero mary asegura que su bebe, no soportaria un habitat natural,segn ella, sin su cuidado, rambo podria convertirse muy facilmen

. take vo una mujer de la florida esta luchando para quedarse con su mascota llamada "rambo," un caimn que vive con ella desde hace 11 aÑos, cuando lo rescat y consigui una licencia para tenerlo en casa. lucrecia/cont.vo este animal de quince aÑos pesa 57 kilos y mide seis pies, y es precisamente el largo de este caimn lo que le impide a su dueÑa cuidar de l... y es que el cdigo de la fauna silvestre requiere que "rambo" habite en un espacio que tenga por lo menos dos acres y medio de tamaÑo. juanfra/cont.vo --aunque la dueÑa de la mascota insiste que "rambo" no est acostumbrado a estar en su hbitat natural, las autoridades dicen que vivir en una casa no es saludable para el caimn. anchor gracias por acompanarnos, recuerden que cada hora tendremos resmenes informativos ♪ ♪ comenzando un nuevo dÍa que es mejor ♪ resoluciÓn contra orden ejecutiva a la cÁmara de representantes estados unidos llevara a la corte suprema se oposiciÓn a los alivio migratorios del presidente barack obama. >> videos de vigilancia buscan a un hombre que huyÓ la escena de un crimen la hija de la v