TAMPA - Here are five things you need to know happening in Florida on Friday, February 10
(1) Humberto Delgado sentencing
Update at 9:18 a.m.: A judge sentenced Delgado to death for killing Corporal Roberts.
Convicted law enforcement murderer Humberto Delgado will be sentenced in a Tampa courtroom on Friday.
In November, a jury found Delgado guilty of the first degree murder of Tampa Police Corporal Mike Roberts. Jury members recommended Delgado receive the death penalty.
The 38-year-old Roberts was shot in the chest on August 19, 2009, while patrolling on Nebraska Avenue in a neighborhood where a string of burglaries had recently occurred.
Investigators say he observed Delgado pushing a shopping cart full of items and initiated a stop. Police say Delgado ran away from Roberts. They then got into a violent struggle. According to the police report, Delgado pulled out a gun, pistol whipped Roberts multiple times before shooting him on the right side of his chest, an area not covered by his bulletproof vest.
Roberts was rushed to Tampa General Hospital where he was pronounced dead less than an hour after the shooting.
Roberts served five years in the department's K9 unit and was promoted to corporal just a month before he was killed. Roberts is survived by his wife, Cynthia, and young son Adam.
The sentencing hearing begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Hillsborough County Courthouse.
(2) Michelle Obama in Florida
First Lady Michelle Obama will continue her three-day national tour celebrating the second anniversary of Let's Move! with two stops in Florida on Friday.
The Let's Move! program is Mrs. Obama's initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation.
Businesses, organizations, educators and parents have worked with Let's Move! to provide children with healthier food and greater opportunities for physical activity in schools and communities. They also have helped families get the information they need to make healthier decisions.
The First Lady will be in Homestead at 3:30 p.m. for a WebMD Town Hall. She will join experts from the company to answer questions from a live local audience and a national online audience about how families can implement healthy changes in their daily lives.
Parents can submit questions for the Mrs. Obama and the panel at www.webmd.com/townhall .
The First Lady will then travel to Orlando where she will visit the home of a family who has made changes to become healthier. Mrs. Obama will have dinner with the family in their home and discuss the everyday changes families can make.
The First Lady will end her 3-day celebration with stops on Saturday at the Northland, A Church Distributed in Longwood and the ESPN Wide World of Sports at the Walt Disney World Resort.
For more information about First Lady Michelle Obama, visit www.whitehouse.gov/administration/first-lady-michelle-obama .
(3) Angelo Dundee Funeral
The funeral for boxing Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee takes place in Clearwater on Friday.
The 90-year-old Dundee, who died of a heart attack on February 2, trained three-time heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali. He also worked with 15 other world champions during a career than spanned six decades.
According to his son Jimmy, his father, Angelo spent the weekend before he died at a birthday party with family. He says his father was his normal jovial self in the days before his death.
“Dad went quickly, stood up and collapsed,” Dundee said. “Dad lived a great life, and he did a great job living it.”
Visitation takes place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Countryside Christian Center at 1850 North McMullen Booth Road in Clearwater. The funeral follows at 1:00 p.m.
(4) Penn & Teller
Magicians, comedians and debunkers, Penn & Teller will play the Mahaffrey Theater in St. Petersburg on Friday.
For more than 35 years Penn Jillette and Raymond Teller the two have performed their own style of entertainment. Teller normally uses mime while Penn is the storyteller. Their act uses illusion and comedy to perform clever pranks and gory tricks.
Penn & Teller, known as the "Bad Boys of Magic," continue to perform at The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas after more than a decade in "Sin City." They still play the hotel five nights a week, from Saturdays through Wednesdays.
Their Showtime series, Penn & Teller: Bull----! was nominated for 13 Emmys. Its seven-year run was the longest in the history of the network. The show tackled the fakes and frauds behind such topics as alien abduction, psychics and bottled water.
The pair's new show Penn & Tell: Tell a Lie premiered on the Discovery Channel in October 2011.
Tonight's show at the Mahaffrey Theater begins at 8:00 p.m. For more information, call (727) 892-5798 or visit www.themahaffey.com .
To learn more about Penn & Teller, visit their official website at www.pennandteller.com .
(5) Wild at Heart
Love animals? The Lowry Park Zoo is offering a special Valentine's Day dinner option for singles, couples and
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