Morning Watch: Cuts to Coast Guard, FEMA to build Trump's wall?; commando doc premiering in Tampa; Steinbrenner ready to defend title; Ed Sheeran coming to Tampa

The latest news and developments to help you get ready for the day ahead.2 Hours Ago1 Hour Ago5 Months AgoThe Trump administration, searching for money to build the president's planned multibillion-dollar border wall and crack down on illegal immigration,...

Morning Watch: Cuts to Coast Guard, FEMA to build Trump's wall?; commando doc premiering in Tampa; Steinbrenner ready to defend title; Ed Sheeran coming to Tampa

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The Trump administration, searching for money to build the president's planned multibillion-dollar border wall and crack down on illegal immigration, is weighing significant cuts to the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration and other agencies focused on national security threats.

In the military, the term "danger close" means troops are in close range of bombs, rockets, mortars and other friendly fire. For TV reporter Alex Quade, Danger Close is also the title of her new documentary, highlighting her time embedded with U.S. special operations forces. It premieres in Tampa this week, at the Gasparilla International Film Festival.

Here's a look at all the recent developments in Florida education news, including legal problems with the state's third-grade retention law, rezoning school districts in Hillsborough County, and how Florida teacher pay falls below the rest of the country.

It's a pretty good week to be Ed Sheeran. The British singer-songwriter has two unambiguous smash singles in Shape of You and Castle On the Hill.

And he's coming to Tampa.

Steinbrenner looks as big, strong, fast and deep as last year's team that won the Class 8A state baseball title. But, of course, things are different in a lot ways as the Saladino Baseball Tournament begins.

Our daily NFL Draft Q&A continues with its first quarterback of the lot -- Baylor's Seth Russell, who missed the end of his senior year with a dislocated ankle and is close to a full recovery with his pro day a month off on April 5. He was limited in what he could do at the NFL combine, but took time Tuesday to talk about his draft prep.

When voters go to the polls on Tuesday, they will decide whether to reward two City Council incumbents with another two-year term. One incumbent has drawn token opposition. The other has drawn a crowd.

Mike Armani rode in the back seat of a Ford van one morning last week, on his way to Vincent House in Pinellas Park and — he hoped — to his main goal."I just really want a job," said Armani, 29, of Spring Hill. Finding jobs is the specialty of Elliott Steele, 69, who guided the van down the Suncoast Parkway, and his wife, Dianne, 67, who sat in the passenger seat. They are the founders of Vincent House, which they were driving to on the way to their main goal: creating a similar center of support and employment — to be called Vincent Academy Adventure Coast — for Hernando and Pasco county residents with mental illnesses.

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