In brief: Jeb Bush’s son thinks dad will run

WASHINGTON – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is “moving forward” on a potential 2016 White House run and it appears more likely he will enter the Republican field, according to his son, who’s running for office in Texas.

George P. Bush told ABC’s “This Week” that his father is “still assessing” a presidential bid but suggested it was more likely that he would seek the White House this time. The ex-governor declined to run for president in 2012.

“I think it’s more than likely that he’s giving this a serious thought and moving – and moving forward,” said the younger Bush, who is running for Texas land commissioner.

Asked if that meant it was “more than likely that he’ll run,” George P. Bush responded: “That he’ll run. If you had asked me a few years back … I would have said it was less likely.”

‘Kotter’ co-star Strassman dies

LOS ANGELES – Marcia Strassman, who played Gabe Kaplan’s wife, Julie, on the 1970s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter,” has died. She was 66.

Strassman died at her Sherman Oaks, California, home on Friday after battling breast cancer for seven years, her sister, Julie Strassman, said Sunday.

Strassman had numerous roles on television and in film during her five-decade career.

She also played Rick Moranis’ wife in the Disney hit movie “Honey I Shrunk The Kids” and its sequel, “Honey I Blew Up The Kid.”

Strassman is also survived by a daughter and a brother.