danielle knox. 7 news. >> belkeys: now at 6:00, a health emergency exfoongd another south florida county. both miami-dade and broward among those seeing cases ave mosquito born virus. liz nagy live at jmh with details on thvment liz. >> reporter: belkeys, in entire state of florida there are now 12 cases of t t zika virus. that support from nine yesterday. a at least half of them or half of them are right here in south florida. public health officials are under descr strict guidance to find out how to prevent it from getting here. >> reporter: south florida is now on the map as a place to closely watch for the zika virus. between broward and miami-dade counties. there are now five confirmed cases of the bhos key to born illness. all the cases in florida are travel related. the mosquito that causes td zika virus is common in florida. doctors and official with the public health department are closely following the progression of zika. we are prepares but there's no reason to panic. but this is a disease that we will be able to manage and we all need to dob could lab or rate and take precau

we are learning of a central florida connection to this tragedy. >> the suspect, 66-year-old brian evans was wanted by police in maitland and he once had addresses in two other cities. this morning, he is dead after a shootout with deputies. >> i believe we were sent here because someone knew who he was, tipping us off. >> investigators say it began after a deputy approached evans inside a panera panera. >> he took out his gun and shot him after the deputy asked him, how are you doing? >> evans shot the other deputy as well. both deputies died. >> i believe the first officer -- the first deputy who went to respond to the call for service, i think the suspect took that action because he is wearing a police uniform but we were called to the panera bread for that subject. >> deputies say they had dealings with evans in the past. he had a warrant out for his arrest in maryland. he was also wanted in maitland on charges of assaulting an officer. news 6 also learned evaps once had addresses in altamonte springs and winter park. >> this is a traumatic day. we give thanks for the deputies

florida and effectively decided the 2000 presidential election in favor of george w. bush. a -- our panelists today will court equalsupreme protection ruling in bush legal or and the impact it has had on election law and equal protection jurisprudence. they will discuss critiques of the supreme court's actions and whether those actions had a lasting effect on the public's confidence on the supreme court as a concert -- is an is edition. as an institution. and finally, they will discuss where we are now, 15 years later, and less than one year from another presidential election. here to moderate the days are -- , i know youscussion are excited, we have joan this kupic.-- joan bis she has written several books. she is the author of "sandra day o'connor: how the first woman on the u.s. supreme court became its most influential justice." joan was the supreme court reporter for "the washington post" and "usa today." is a graduate of georgetown law school and was a finalist for the pulitzer prize in 2015. please join me in welcoming joan and our esteemed panel for today's conversation. [ap

quite significant here in south florida. give a lot of credit to the national weather service in miami for their quick response to assess the situation and make the determination that two tornadoes did come down. we'll talk more about the clean up efforts here. the great news here leading into into this afternoon and for the next few days beautiful, rain-free weather in south florida. nice wintertime pattern and it also will be con do you say sieve for those who unfortunately have to get out to clean up. dry conditions, no rain on-site. check the satellite and radar composite, there's no rain across the region. we have pesky clouds that will work through initially this morning. don't be thrown when you get up, and the clouds are lingering, they will break as the morning goes on. this afternoon looks spread did.d. first alert forecast filled with sunshine. 64 with a few extra clouds on the morning commute, partly clouou to mostly sunny and a beautiful afternoon with highs in the mid 70s. first check on first alert traffic. >> good morning. we have a couple things to worry about. broward

near the florida turnpike. they are looking for the victim's daughter and boyfriend. >> reporter: we just learned crime line is offering up to a $5,000 reward and deputies say this couple may be armed with a gun. take a look at the mobile gun man was found. the body of 81-year old julian gresham was found last night. he died from being stabbed to death. the victim's daughter and her boyfriend are in a 2000 beige ford taurus. the florida license plate number is skm 3u. the kwar belongs to the victim. -- -- car. they are both considered persons of interests. if you know their whereabouts call crime line and right now i'm going around to neighbors and talking to them to see whether if they heard anything and if they know more about this victim. >>> thank you ty. college student in volusia county. the suspect told his attorney he was in a fight right before the shooting at a party. >> reporter: lamont postell jr. appeared before a judge sunday morning. his head wrapped in bandages and a band aid near his eye. his attorney says she believes he got hurt pretty bad in the fielth friday

hour: one family's fight... against the florida state fair. the protest today... and all the extra measures in place - to keep your kids safe. 3 ((jen and... another local teacher in trouble. police say he had sex with a student... and it didn't stop there. he also... got her pregnant! 3 ((walterplus... it's finally time to talk! the rays take the first step... to possible making the move... across the bay! 3 3 ((walter)) 3 good morning.. and allen. ((jen)) and i'm jennifer epstein. those stories in a minute, but now, a first look at your forecast... with dave. 3 3 3 3 3 developing in hillsborough county: it's "student day" at the florida today... for fun. they're planning to protest, after the death of their teenage son. ((more)) 3 today actually marks the two year anniversary of 14- year-old joseph andrew's death. he was hit by a car *on a busy interstate after he was *kicked out of the fair. his family filed a lawsuit earlier this week... against the sheriffs office, the school district, and the fair authority. they say all three played a role in their sons death... and they're

our power and within the law to help them. >> amy: today we're going to find out who here in florida, in melbourne beach specifically, won last month's record-breaking jackpot. >> john: the winning ticket sold in brevard county. the florida lottery will introduce them in tallahassee. the winning ticket, $1.58 billion. the one locally bought at the publix. the largest lottery jackpot ever. the news conference is set for 1:30 this floorn in tallahassee. and we'll be there, and we'll >> amy: the president taking trump. >> i have a lot of faith in the american people, and i think they recognize that being president is a serious job. >> amy: how donald trump is responding to the president's comments is coming up. checking in with mr. king. >> jayme: peaches at the beaches this morning. looking good out there. the interior. and even better this afternoon. the next seven days, >> amy: a $343 million make over. $43 million. and ticket countser baggage areas. and the construction should be done by 2020. >> amy: a new report says that ucf takes on more transfer students than anyone else. in 20

minutes. >>> right now we want to get you uuated on our big local story a south florida police officer murdered inside his own home. days later his family is speaking out about this investigation. this morning they will get help from the police union. michael spears is live outside the jail where that officer worked. michael, this family is calling the polole benevolent association plan on joining in on that call for justice. daveon hall worked at the pretrial detentiononenter behind me here, he was found shot to death inside his home on friday. we are finding out from his family, the day before h h murder his home was broken into. friends and family feel it was a possibility that he was targeted,s toably possibly by the same person who broke into his home the day before. this is not the first time hall's family has had to deal with murder. the 15-year corrections veteran got into this line of work after witnessing his own father's murder. >> his intentions were go into law enforcement so he could probablyly solve that mystery. >> reporter: coming up at 6:30, interview including what l

will be taken later. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. miller: [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] 443. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. to clerk: h.r. 4437,, extend the deadline for submittal of the final report required of the commission on care. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. miller, and the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. miller: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and add any extraneous material on h.r. 4437. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. miller: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. miller: thank you, mr. speaker. i do rise in support of h.

connection to a death mystery that originated right here in south florida. the skeletal remains found on sunderland keys were identified to a man from norway. he traveled to new mexico and then to the keys but failed to stay in contact. detectives believe that he committed suicide. a gun was found near his body and family members say he was having money oblems. >>> now to a first-alert traffic update. the venetian causeway finally reopening on monday after being closed for renovation for a while. the makeover project cost almost $12 million. it took nearly nine months to complete. miami-dade county decided on the repairs after a holepened on the causeway in 2014. that bridge connects the mainland t t biscayne island. >>> president obama making a stop in jacksonville today to stimulus package. the commander in chief visited a batteryylant giving $95 million in stimulus money back in 2009. >> this was an example of the proofs of those investments that we made. jobs that america needs done getting done right here in florida. >> the president called the staff at the battery plant a succes

through the south with deadly results. behind a big mess in alabama, florida and mississippi. >> diana: omar lewis is live with the latest. >> omar: we are talking about several tornado, nearly two dozen killing few and leaving others injured. it wreaked havoc from four states and florida. the storm will continue heading east. >> i was laying in bed with my dog and heard a big rumbling sound and the whole house started shaking. i just knew that it was a tornado. >> reporter: in convent, louisiana, a possible tornado doing deadly damage. another torordo touching down in pensacola, damaging apartment building and injuring residents. at least two people killed when a storm system rolled through theugar hill rv park. 160 trailers damaged or december >> we have 7 critical injuries. yourly 30 plus other injuries. to what degree i don't know. people were able to walk out. >> ryan and his family gripped with fear. i ran to go to the bathroom and my mom's fiance was running to the bathroom and his pararents were and i got in the bathtub with my dog and they were praying and i was crying and i w

florida, enjoy your morning commute. we are talking about dry conditions with a couple of clouds around. i'll be back with the complete forecast in a couple of minutes. >>> we're following a news alert out of downtown miami. >> ashley: a car exploding in flames killing at t ast one person. lorena estrada is live on the scene with the breaking details. >> reporter: we are on i-595 north right by downtown miami, right before the 395 exit. i want to show you part of the scene here. what you cannot see, there is a car, that you cannot even tell what kind of car it is and police confirm that two people have died as a result of the firism want to go ahead and show you now. we're going to pan to show you where this crash happened. there is a hole f. you look closely into the barrier. you're lking video of the intense flames. after that crash, authorities tell us that the car caught fire. one person trapped inside, a road ranger was able to pull the driver from the car. we are told the passenger was not able to make it out. that passenger has died and remains in the car. we're told that therive

but after midnight. as far as your commute is concerned, south florida, you don't have to worry about rain. we have some clouds around but you tone have to worry about rain. i'll have the full forecast coming up. >>> students on edge and the superintendent fed p up. >> it's tragedy. >> policeearching for a shooter after the close call. >> diana: administrators say four shots ended up u on school >> ashley: alex de armas is live with the details. >> reporter: olice say that suspect is a known gang member with an a vie len past. he was seen running from the scene here yesterday. take a look at this flier, miami-dade schools police releasing it, hoping to track downwn stanley reagan, a 19-year-old who has a violent history. he was seen running away from carroll city high school with a firearm. impact glass, the only thing keeping bullets outside the building. telling 7 news how staff members got them to safety t. school put on lock down about 50 students still there for extra circular activities. >> soundnd like foot stomping. told uso get insiedde. i am proud that the teachers act

we do have a front on the move startino to exit portions of south florida. we have a few leftover light rainin showers. overnight we did get some batches of heavier rain. look for morning clouds and by the afternoon, those skies to clear with some sunshine and temperature readings struggling to reach that 70 degree mark. it'soing to be a breezy and cool kind of day and then we're goingo be watching a reenforcing day on saturday to be bringinin us some showers, but temperaturewise, we're going to be very chilly, even going into sunday. some of thth forecast models going with the 40s to wake up to. 64 degrees currently in miami, 63 in fort lauderdale, about 10 degrees cooler this morning. these 60s very typical for this time of year. right now the rain chances are between 10 and 20 percent this afternoon, even going through the overnight hours. it won't be until late tonight and tomorrow when we bump up that chance for rain. looks decent, all though the roadways are slick, the majority of the rain has pushe off the coast. we are seeing leftover clouds. i'll be back with the complete

shooting that happened at the florida mall. right outside of the j. c. penney's store in the parking lot. kirsten delgado is there with the latest from investigators. >> reporter: we're here live where that shooting took place just hours ago. a fairly new investigation for orange county here as they're on the scene. we know that the orange county sheriff's office is tell us that deputies were called to the j.c. penney in reference to a man who appeared to be dead. this incident involved two black moist, one of which has died. the other male was in surgery. no word on where the person was shot or the extent of his injuries. it just so happens this whole the mall, right now investigators do not believe there is a true connection between the shooting and the mall, outside of it just so happened to happen here. the orange county sheriff's office says coincidentally a deputy was already at the mall investigating a separate crime. >> one of the victims obviously was dead there but the other one ran to the entrance of j. c. penney's, must have flagged down a citizen, and that citizen called 9-1

somewhere else, and then traveled back here to florida. zika can cause a fever, rash, and birth defects, none of the florida cases though involve pregnant women. the officials have added two more islands to the zika virus travel alert, for pregnant women. aruba, and bonn air. >>> a mandatory recess bill is dividing lawmakers in tallahassee tonight. the bill passed the florida house, but it faces an uphill battle in the senate. it requires 20 minutes of recess every day. recess could also not be taken away for disciplinary or academic reasons. grow academically, and to goo forward they have to have the exercise and the time outside and in recess to clear their minds. >> despite the support in the house, it appears the senate will not consider the legislation. >>> fast cars at the dayton international speedway, tonight the can-am duals, and kenseth is on the outside of row one, on sunday. which you can watch here on fox 35. tonight though, the races will determine the 38 other starting positions, let's head had to adam, he's live at the speedway. >> hey, i need to amend that, we had one c

because in florida, which he abandoned, by the way. i love florida. i've invested hundreds of millions of dollars. i own doral. i own many clubs, including mar a lago. i own many. a lot of real estate along the shore in miami that worked out well with the desers. i'm a major investor in miami, one of the biggest. frankly the people in florida like me. but for me to go into florida and have, like, a 20-point lead over the sitting senator, but, remember, the senator abandoned florida. he left florida. he was supposed to be there -- he defrauded. if you think about it, he

. >> reporter: so far the only other central florida case the health department has told us about in central florida is an osceola county. i'm working to find out what the state has to say about the latest case. live at a brevard county health department, melonie holt, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> in orange county, leaders are asking residents to take extra precautions to stop the spread of zika. at the video presentation yesterday, orange county mayor a curse anyone to stand -- dump standing water and asking travelers to take extra care and for them to stay inside during certain times of the day and take precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. zika, go to wftv.com and click on the news tab and then zika virus. >>> at bethune-cookman university, students morning loss of a classmate. officials say they are now working to make the changes. dozens of people filled an auditorium for memorial service for johnson. he was shot and killed early saturday morning. the suspected shooter turned himself into police. johnson is the third bcu student killed in the last year from gun viol

florida. again, all travel-related. we also know the osceola county patient is not a pregnant women. -- woman. because of the concern for zika virus, we know osceola county has already stepped up the efforts spraying for , mosquitos where necessary. we' re told the county is spraying like they normally would in the summer. one case, central portal -- the first in central florida. we are reaching out to the health department in osceola county and the state, trying to find out more about the patient and the state. we' ve not received any e-mails or phone calls. we are going to continue to find out more information. we will update you on wesh 2 . chris hush, wesh 2 news. angela: ok, thank you. cases of the virus have been popping up over florida for the past few days. take a look. besides osceola county, six they' re santa rosa, lee, miami-dade, hillsborough, broward, and st. john' s counties. governor rick scott has already declared health emergencies in certain areas, which makes state money and resources more readily available to fight the spread. jim: confirmation of zika virus cas

: cameras capturing crooks in action pulling off a series of ab and go burglaries across south florida. the thieves are tataeting stores. >> anchor: but are the crimes connected? alex diarmis is live on the scene with more. alex? >> reporter: ashley, diana, while police confirmed they're not all connected they happened in similar ways. we're talking about 4 stores, including this one right here behind me, getting hit, burglalazed about an hour and a half apart from each other. that's why busine owners say they must be connected. >> they took the register. they took basically everything that they could. hialeah cell phone store caught on surveillance video stealing everything in sight and leaving behind a big mess. >> break a lot of stuff. window cases, the door. most of the phones are missing. >> reporter: it happened at 927 west 29th street. >> it's insane. we have alarm and good camera system, but even with that they came in the middle of the night. like nobody seems to hear nothing. >> reporter: but it wasn't just that store. crooks striking again. cameras capturing as they use a sledge

. former president clinton is making a stop in south florida this weekend. he is scheduled to attend day event at the betty ferguson recreational complex on saturday. he is expected to lay out his case for why hillary is the best candidate for working families. >>> jeb bush has personally apologize to his biggest donors for the failure of his presidential campaign. the new york times reports he held a conference yesterday afternoon. the former florida governor told donors. he thought it was important have a clear path to victory for his party and he also to his supporters. he suspended his campaign saturday night after losing in the south carolina primary. >>> voting by absentee ballot well underway in florida in early voting for the florida primary begins on monday and parts of the state, including miami-dade. it's important to know that florida is a closed state where the winner takes all of florida's 99 delegates solely registered democrats and registered republicans can vote for candidates from their parties and they can only do so for the party in which they are registered. miami-da

. 7 news. >> belkeys: and now at 6:00 concerns a across south florida and the state concern off over a mosquito bornn virus. nine cases of the illness known as zika found florida. >> craig: that has theheould of or h- govenor taking action in four counties including miami-dade. here is 7's liz nagy. >> reporter: td mosquito born zika rye v- virus has people talking and wednesday govenor scott declared a state of emergency for four counties including miami-dade. the other three areilsz borrow, lee and santa rosa. state owe fill shalz have mt. sunshine state. four of the cases are in mied county. he issued the folwing statement saying quote, although a florida's current nine ski ca cases wereravel relate. we have to ensure florida staid prepraipped paired and head of the virus in our statate. we must be prepared for the worse even as we hope for the best. the health organization called a worldwide health emergency because ofof the potent ten shall health problem and how quickly zika virus can spread. but before you panic, hell oath fiction shalz can advise there are thing you can do to

bristow is there with the details. governor rick scott is in central florida to talk "tourism." he plans to announce tourism numbers for last year. the news conference is happening at "epcot" at 9 o'clock this morning. we will bring you the numbers-- just as soon as they are released. florida's tourism industry set a record in 20-14.. with breaking news.-- the turkish government... has launched air strikes on iraq.. following a deadly suicide bombing. a car bomb detonated outside of a military base in the turkish capital of ankara-- during rush hour last night.. officials believe.... kurdish militia members were behind the bombing-- which killed at least 28 people. overnight-- turkey retaliated-- by launching the air strikes on kurdish militants in iraq. the suicide bombing comes -- as turkey continues to fight a war with isis in syria. also breaking right now-- toyota is recalling rly three million vehicles globally-- over a defect with its seat belts. the automaker confirmed yesterday-- more than 1-million of those vehicles are located in north america. the recall involves toyota's rav

ps >> announcer: now, on fox 35 news. >> a shooting outside the j. c. penney's at the florida mall. live with the breaking details. >> he said he killed his roommate in self-defense. tonight prosecutors say it was murder. we have to the defendant's 9-1-1 call. >> i just shot him. he came in, violent. >> i'm keith landry in osceola county which has florida's first zika virus case. what you can to protect your family against it. >> the credit card confusion at the checkout counter, do you swipe or insert your chip. find out why so many stores have the new technology but aren't using it. >> a woman finds love and a kidney. >> announcer: right now on fox 35 news at 10:00. >> a shooting in the parking lot of the florida mall. >> fox 35 has learned one person is dead and one person hurt tonight. the florida mall south of sand lake road and east of orange blossom trail. how did this all start? >> reporter: good evening, that's a hard question to answer at this point. still a very early investigation. you can see behind me here florida mall, still a very active investigation, though it's f

camera doing at a florida grocery store. >>good morning and welcome to nbc 6 south florida. it's saturday, february 6th. i'm sharar lawson. south florida waking up feeling a drop in degrees. will the temperatures tumble even more. are we expecting some rain in the sfrast? we'll get you started with first alert weather forecast, meteorologist, erika delgado. >> we are waking up to cooler temperatures, 61, miami as well as ft. lauderdale. keep in mind that these are actually average temperatures we are dealing with upper 50s a little further inland, pembrook pines down into kendall and homestead. apart from the temperatures being op the cooler side, this morning, we are also dealing with a few showers that remain over the at laplantic waters. down into miami-dade, we are gipping to see a few light showers offshore continue to push in along that light, light northeast breeze. now, are expecting to have that northeast wind throughout most of the dy. as you can see, the showers will slowly but surely approach. miami-dade county. these showers are very, very close to the coast. at any given mom

mid and upper 70s. enjoy this quiet weather pattern while we have it,outh florida. the radar is not picking up a drop of rain and the skies have cleared out nicely. i'll be back with the complete forecast in a couple of minutes. >>> it's the big story this morning, another major step between the u.s. and cuba. nine months after dropped from the state sponsored terrorist list, president obama is planning a trip to the island nation. it's been rumored for weeks and this morning it appears imminent. >> diana: this will be the first time a sitting president has visited the island nation in nearly 90 years. >> president obama: today america chooses t t cut loose the shackles of the past. >> reporter: president obama announcing the reknewable in diplomatic nations after the cold war. havana and washington, d.c. just four months later he met with raul castro face to face for the first time at the summit of americas in panama. president obama an the cuban leader shaking hands. mr. obama talking about the long and complicated relationship between the two neighs and would not be removed from

, the sun is setting on another cool day in south florida. it is going to get colder tonight period craig is here, how cold are we talking about? snoo 50s and 40s again tonight and even colder air in store for tomorrow night, things to the high-pressure following another cold front across the area and snow is falling in north georgia. cold air will continue to do that for another day or so. we've been in the mid 60s. low 60s by tomorrow morning. the coldest spot, northern and western miami is the same story. mid-fifties in the southeast sections period the wind chill is in the upper 40s period it will cool off tonight, 30 some essential part of florida, 40s and sell florida, and 50s and a slight one of tomorrow, not much conscious low 60s for the highest tonight. 30s may touch parts of broward tomorrow. the full details in your full forecast coming up next. >>> and a woman was found dead in the south beach apartment period a thirty-six-year-old man jumped to his death from a high floor at the grand condominiums near north bayshore drive. the victims four and 6-year-old children told

just after 5:00 p.m., the sun is on its way down, and the cold is rolling into central florida. the chilly forecast is prompting frost and freeze warnings in several local counties. so the three big questions tonight, who is under a warning, how low will those temperatures go, and how long will they stick around? angela: tony mainolfi, the man with all the answers is outside the wesh 2 studios right now, with a look at the forecast. tony: i tell you what, the first answer, the freeze warnings are just north of orlando. just in sanford, volusia county, flagler county, marion county, northern lake and sumter county. temperatures will be in the 30' s. we will take a look outside. running in the 50' s right now across central florida. we take a look at the recent wind gust. s. temperatures will fall from the s into the low 40' s by 11:00 ocala, 35 in orlando. freeze duration maps coming up in a few moments. angela: this was the scene last night in eatonville, a town which is starting to become very familiar with this type of mess. a water main broke around 8:30, spilling water all over

crash on the florida turnpike. we are hearing this as is a police involved accident as well. if you're heading southbound, three cars involved including the police officer's cruiser as well. luckily, the good news we are hearing from the scene everybody's going to be okay. that is the great news, the southbound lanes are still shut down at 216th street. you're going to be detoured off 216th, you can jump back on. we have another accident you have to worry about as well this move over i can show you is ugly where that is working. okeechobee road northbound at the florida turnpike and that is where that injury accident is working this morning. just be careful right in between that intersection. again was to have the police involved crash southbound having all of the line shut down and you can see all of the red arrows indicating that drive at a standstill. the northbound side is where we see the majority of drivers around this time of morning. but luckily that accident 216 is not affecting the drive time from 288 all the way up to 874, that will take you 13 minutes. >>> thank you, the fa

biggest rival former florida governor jebush dropping out. florida senator marco rubio is picking up some key endorsements from the gop. reporter: well, representatives are all endorsing marco rubio. they say held unify and strength both the party and the country. absentee ballot in hand, congressman ross explained the upcoming florida republican primary is now essentially a three-man race. >> i'll vote for marco rubio. >> reporter: two other south florida congressional leaders and one florida representative are throwing their weight behind senator rubio. >> he's ready. he's effective. he's brilliant. he illustrates the best of the american dream. >> marco rubio is leading the fight to make college more affordable, to make sure young people in this country have a chance at success. >> reporter: they all initially supported jeb busus who dropped however they specify they never said a negative word about rubio during his campaign. >> we chose jeb because of our long friendship and leadership skills, but marco rubio iss always our friend. >> reporter: he says he knew the senator could b

-- the deadly rampage has to florida. trt: oc: double punch! marco rubio and ted cruz try to trump.. donald trump... in last night's g-o-p debate! but -- were they able to bruise the frontrunner? but first -- we are waking up to a chilly morning... with temperatures dipping into the 40's. but first, let's get i*g"=fox at the water main break. developing this morning-- an 8- year- old boy.. is in the hospital after being hit by a car while riding his bike. titusville police say the driver.. did not even stop to make sure he was o-k! it happened last night-- along alpine lane and delespine avenue in titusville. 8*jm now at arnold palmer hospital... in orlando. good morning gina, what do we know right now? k meanwhile-- police are investigating a seperate deadly crash... also in titusville. hit and killed by an s-u-v on old cheney highway. the victim's name has not been released. that driver did stay on the scene. developing right now - we are learning new details about a deadly mass shooting in kansas. officials say, the gunman.. who killed 3 people and injured 14 others... had conne

. a live look outside were south florida has been feeling the chill today that might be here to stay for a few more days and john, we like it but we are not how long will stick around? >> it gives us a chance to where some of those which are close that we don't get a chance to wear too often. it will be with us another two or three days before it is out here. 50 in miami. everyone else in the low to mid 40s. normally 62 for morning lows and it won't be as cold as last night but still cool for south florida. midnight tonight. 58 with a bit of a brisk breeze mostly cloudy and clouds thicken up will be in the mid- 50s like we were in many areas today. i will let you know how long it will be around. >>> the family of a man shot dead by make it-i miami gardens cop lashing out with a decision not to charge the police officer. gary nelson has the story.>>> today. >> feel my pain in my suffering, it has been a whole year. it's not right. tran20 for a year since her mentally disturbed son was shot dead by a miami gardens cop late last week the state attorney's office cleared the police were c

asked toe1 call crime stoppers. >> thanks a chilly change is in store for south florida. we could be seeing temperatures in the 40s. we have your first a art weather. >> this is going to happen progressively. 're going to have a couple of fronts move through. the first one willip our the second one into the 40s like you just said. next week could be a very cool week. e live doppler first alert radar is starting sho some of the rain. obviously, not a very widespread shield of rain there. there are some pockets of heavier precipitation. the good news is no severe weather is expected. none of these pockets of rain are expected to produce dangerous thunderstorms or tornado. great thuz there. still a few hours away from arriving here in south florida. much of the state has already cooled down. check it out. temperatures in central florida already in the mid to upper 50s. northern florida includes a 46-degree reading. we're sitting in the mid-70s. there's the front headed our way later tonight. tomorrow morning we'll have a chilly change. those detaiai and the forecast for next several coo

virus now in central florida. keep you safe and -- >> tom: she sang for the final time on the "american idol" stage. now, a local singer is going to perform for you, live right here on "fox 35" to where she plans to go after "american idol" is coming up. all right. let's talk about the weather, brooks, we were just chatting about it on facebook live and it's going to be a nice day. >> meteorologist: central florida style we're going to see florida temperatures right where they should be. i want to show you a couple of showers. >> coastal showers this is go through the day but more rain on the way especially as we go through the afternoon and evening hours. i'll have those details coming up in the full forecast. outside, right now, looking live from our suntrust camera up i-4. you see some high clouds. you will see some blue skies. it's going to be a nice day for the most part. the i-4 corridor from orlando through daytona and especially brevard county. for some pretty heavy rainfall that could be coming right through the near the coast. a lot of colors on the map the reason i

circles in the lake. "florida fish and the boat, but no one was on board. a weather alert-- parts of florida are under a "state of emergency" this morning-- after yesterday's powerful storms caused some damage. njwi9or scott is a state of emergency in the panhandle for both escambia and santa rosa counties. the severe weather claimed six lives in virginia, louisiana and mississippi. while no one died in florida... governor rick scott says three people are recovering from minor injuries around pensacola. this morning... state officials are still trying to assess the damage. governor scott says that he plans to meet with victims of a tornado that left widespread damage in nearby century last week. the governor says they're working to allocate money from the state budget to help victims of both storms. in seminole county-- a woman -- accused of killing her son in the shower-- is being held on no bond. 59-year old virginia arteaga is charged with first degree murder for shooting and killing her son, blake was taking a bath. investigators say she also tried to kill herself when cops force

them the violence continuing to erupt on the streets of south florida despite calls for it to stop. >> diana: alex de armas is live at the police station in northwest miami-dade with more. >>eporter: two more shootings. both happening yesterday evening. the victims, a 16 and 17-year-old. this morning, the community is asking when will this stop? >> and i'm fed up. i'm overwhelmed. i'm overwhelmed. i'm confused like what are we doing? >> reporter: a commumuty looking for answers after two teens shot wednesday vening. the victim, 16 and 17 years old, gunned down a few blocks away from each other within minutes. >> just saw an a whole bunch of police. >> reporter: miami-dade police responding to two separate scenes just before 5:30, one here at northwest 71st street and 14th avenue. witnesses say several shots were fired in the streets and the 17-year-old was hit. complex where he collapsed. >> the victim was walking along the roadway when a black male subject approached him, produced him. >> reporter: that teen pronounced dead at the hospitalal 7 news there moments after grieving fam

county is next to last in florida for per-student funding. the current formula for student funding considers things like.. student enrollment, cost of living and how many students have special needs or speak english as a second language. the proposed bill would change that formula to help benefit smaller, less diverse counties. dont have enough support in tallahassee to get the bill passed. today -- we expect to find out.. if florida will break records again.. when it comes to visitors. governor rick scott will announce florida's 2015 tourism numbers at a news conference at "epcot" this morning. st year.. florida's tourism industry set a record, with 97- point-3 million visitors-- which is still short of scott's goal of 100 million. developing at this hour. president obama is planning a trip to cuba in mid-march. senior administration officials made the announcement yesterday. the president will be the first president to step foot in cuba in nearly nine decades. meanwhile... the president is making efforts... to strengthen security in cyberspace in the u-s. he picked the man he wan

had some twisting with the winds in central florida. a tornado warning was in effect until 5:00 a.m.. brevard and osceola still remain under a tornado watch, which is still possible. the strongest threat has come to an end. some counties have been dropped from the tornado watch. that whole line is pushing through. showers and thunderstorms including those gusty winds still making their way through southern brevard county. once this line gets through, we will be done with a threat for severe weather and just be dealing with lingering showers across central florida. a severe warning is in a fact for southern brevard county, however our tornado warning has expired. no tornado warnings in effect. the storm has actually weekend severe thunderstorm warning to the south. keep in mind it is for brevard county. it includes the palm bay area and west melbourne. this is moving north and east at 30 miles per hour. i am going to track this for you and show you where this is headed. heavy rain into melbourne and palm bay, moving to the north and east. 35 miles per hour. putting that box on might

oaklaa park, also 46 for west kendall and also into homestead and florida city area. good morning, ft. lauderdale, 48. stubborn in opa-locka. a few extra clouds up above. overall, the sky coverage is certainly improving overnight, leading to more early sunshine. about an hour to go. we can bring that morning sun in, and it will do a number on our temperatures warming us up. a few more hours into the chill here. i think most of us averaging about 47 to get our day started. it will certainly be dry and a nice wararup to 63 mid morning. by this afternoon, 68, partly cloudy skies. this is the last of our cool temperatures, a nice weekend warmup coming your way. that part of the forecast in just minutes. right now first alert traffic with kelly. >> hope your mning is off to a good start. there was an accident reported on the turnpike northbound around sunrise boulevard. keep that in mind as you make your way out the door. i'm going to make phone calls and see how that will be affecting your morning drive. reports are that it may even be a rollover accident. in miami-dade, you are accid

and one here in orange county, florida. >> it's our belief that because he knew there was a warrant out for his arrest and what the ultimate outcome of that encounter would be would be of his arrest and that's why he took the action of a police officer. >> according to this report from maitland pd, one of his officers approached a car that was parked for the night. they asked him what he was doing there and evan said he had worked there and had arrived early and was napping. >> he was very nervous, jittery, giving every different information when he was asked questions about where he worked. >> then he says his officer was calling his tack number into discatch and evans abruptly >> evans fled the scene and drove erratically. >> the maitland officer pursued him for a short distance. >> i believe he's wreckless, erratic, all over the roadway and whatever he could a do to get away from the scene. >> he had just appeared as though evans had driven a stolen car, the officer turned off his lights and sirens and ended his pursuit after positively identifying him, they put out a pd for his

to central florida. and holly bristow joining us live from the studio with the details here. holly? >> reporter: their officers noted a car parked in the back part of a parking lot behind a business that was closed at the time when officers approached, they found a man that had been sleeping in the car and when the officer started asking questions mate pland -- maitland police said that they took off. >> they have their minds and their hearts on what happened in maryland yesterday. >> pretty frightening. >> reporter: one deputy walks up to a disshelved looking man sitting in a -- to ask what he was doing when a suspect who was identified as david evans pulled out a gun and shot the deputy in the hand -- senior, deputy and patrick bailey and he's a 30-year veteran. >> after flying the scene, deputies found him sitting in the parking lot of a retirement home and that's when another deputy was shot and killed. >> a second deputy that was lost yesterday and mark wahlston. >> evans had a warrant out sfor his arrest there in maryland and one here in orange county, florida. >> it's our be

ps >> now on fox 35 news. >> a missing florida boy found safe. we have reaction from his over joyed grand parents. >> we're going to win all the time. >> donald trump brings his campaign to florida. hear his message for the parked house in tampa. >> and we're all going to be proud once again to be citizen of this incredible country. >> i'm tracy jacim, here in lake county, not just in front of a fire truck. i'm with this beautiful little girl, but last summer something happened where she almost wouldn't be here. plus, tonight she's meeting the lake county firefighters that saved her life. is it cool? >> yes. >> yes. tune in, your groaring to love >> right now on fox 35 news at 10. >> and great news tonight, missing central florida boy xander quigley found safe more than 800-miles away from home. the florida department issuing - - . >> vanished with his mother after she took off from - - cutting off his angs ankle monitor and walking away from his work relief center. today the young boy, his mother, and that boyfriend all found in flemingsburg, kentucky. kirsten delgado live with mor

is a better chance for rain across central florida for later tonight and into early tomorrow morning. certified meteorologist brian shields has the latest from severe weather center 9. >> we could see some popping later to the date -- later on today. the gulf of mexico, rain and storms will be sliding away for the most part we will the heaviest weather arriving very late, -- tonight. more though the southerly flow of showers or storms palm coast in flagler county. we will see a chance or spotty showers as we continue through the rest of today. there is a look at the satellite radar. we had a few sprinkles rolling through flagler county and elsewhere you see that milky white shading that is thick cloud cover that has been increasing and will thicken over the next few hours. 73 orlando, 60s around, villages, clermont, palm coast in the 60s, 73 in melbourne. 71 and cocoa beach. this will be the outlook. the next few hours we will have a lot of clouds. one or two showers could develop especially after 4:00 and by 6:00 would not be surprised to see a rumble of thunder. rain chance

a worker, killing him. the florida highway patrol says 34-year- old marvin franklin was killed yesterday - when the truck backed-up over him in a work zone. it happened as the truck was making a delivery... on the shoulder of eastbound i-4... near maitland. officials say franklin worked for "s-g-l constructors." they are the lead contractor of the multi-billion-dollar i-4 project. the project manager says work has been put on hold-- as officials review safety procedures. 6:08:05-:15 tomorrow -- managers will ask employees in each input on safety rules. there are 650 workers and supervisors on the i-4 ultimate project. just minutes ago -- ion wrapped up at the airport toll plaza on the beachline. the aging plaza.. is being removed... as the expressway authority makes improvements to the beachline. tolls will now be collected at four new nearby ramp plazas. it is not going to cost you any extra, you'll just pay the toll at a different location. parts of north florida-- under a state of emergency this morning-- after yesterday's powerful storms caused damage. the largest amount of

-friendly state. the candidates can actually come inside and florida senator marco rubio did that about an hour ago. 10:00 he was here. he was not interested in talking to reporters. he zipped through the haulways and shook some hands and he was out the door. former governor jeb bush was here. sounding confident. he did talk with reporters. you'll hear from him coming in a minute. there were a few tiny towns that voted last night. traffic to get into some of these polling places is prett thick and the foot traffic is too. in fact, there was a line at this high school out the door, but it moved pretty quickly. so leading up to today's vote, these campaigns have gotten nasty, particularly between jeb bush and donald trump. are you mad at him, is that safe to say? >> i think the conservative cause is a hopeful optimistic cause. it's how people are lifted out of poverty. pockets of the middle classes. it's how we keep our country safe and strong. >> i think some of the middle people got lost. more state steady players like kasich and bush. i think ultimately their voice is going to be heard. >

think it would come here. >> none of the 22 cases of zika confirmed in florida did not involve transmission or pregnant women. they are still early morning people to be cautious. >> if you have not -- if you have small pools turn it upside down when it's not being used. >> it has a surveillance system and is working with the cdc, the florida department of agriculture and consumer services and local county mosquito control boards to ensure precautions are being taken to protect florida residents and visitors. >> reporter: now, the types of mosquitos that the county is concerned about are container breeding mosquitos. they're why they're encouraging people to dump containers or throw them out. they are increasing their treatment of areas where they can't dump out a container. they are treating those channel 9, eyewitness news. >> if you have any other questions about the zika virus we have dedicated a special section of wftv.com to provide answers. click on the news tab and then zika virus. >>> the state is allowing a doctor to continue practicing even though he ran a pain clinic

here in south florida on the front line battling the zika virus. we'll s sw you what's happening today as this health emergency continues to grow. >> live, "nbc 6 today" arts now. >>> we are following a whole lot right now. good morning everyone. i'm eric harryman. we have a very active thursday morning. we have you covered across the board. fir let's check in with traffic and weather. >> we've got dry roadways this morning. that's a good start to our day. we have a warm forecast for you as well. savor it, enjoy it. we're not going to be as warm for several days. winter will make a return for south florida as we get through the next few afternoons. right now out the door, dry conditions. all the wet weather right now tucked away across north florida into the big bend, out into the gulf waters here. we'll see extra clouds floating in, similar to what we experienced yesterday. overcast sky today. i think we'll see sunshine in and out of some clouds. up. it's a warm morning already at 73 in miami, 74 in ft. lauderdale. the soueast breeze is still in place. it's not quite as strong as it w