florida. one of those--in orange county. that brings the total to 35 in florida. all of the cases are on the business watch-- military and their families will have a new place to relax at "orlando ineternational airport." "united service organizations" will j%hh@h@xhxxxxxxxx`\\||\pppppl|pppppppppppppp``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````0{{^```x_`xr`x ?@tpx\\||\pppppl|pppppppppppp the widow of an orange county deputy-- killed in the line of duty-- is 2=iyour help. bridget pine is trying to get a bill passed-- that would boost pension urviving families of first responders here in florida. an online petition has been created that calls for the house to return the bill back to how it was originally proposed-- and was on track to pass-- that faces heavy opposition in the senate. we've posted the petition to our website "fox 35 orlando dot com". the golden state warriors coming into town for a matchup with the magic. the magic held off the defending champs for much of the first half. but in the end... stephen cur

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 fa

welcome back. >>> shivers across south florida. miami getting the cold shoulder. >>> and two people suspected arrested in a suspected drug house. >>> and sword wielding suspect.

fresh florida bell peppers sizzle in olive oil. add snap beans, a dashshf garlicand serve with roasted chicken. for dessert, surprise themwith juicy florida strawberrs in a scrumptio, easy to make parfait. from dinner to dessert, it's just that easy to serve delicious fresh florida dishes anytime. and look for the fresh from florida label when you shop. >>> a camera capturing the moment a massive crane fell on manhattan street, crhing cars and killing one person. kristin dahlgren has details. >> he is moving it fast and drop teeing really quick. >> reporter: the moment the massive crane crashed to e erth captured on video as stuped witnesses looked on in disbelief. >> it was an enormous bang, like the loudest bank ever. the whole building felt like the whole earth shook and moved. >> on the street below, debris stretchth the l lngth of two football fields. it twisted and broken. cars parked along the street flattened. >> we're going to need numerous ambulances here. we have one person struck by the crane. we have one person trapped

they made up of 53% of absentee ballots cast last week in florida. 15 days out from the florida primary, and as of last week, nearly 500,000 people cast absentee ballots. here in florida, number show there were more registered democrats and they tend to have bigger turnout during in-person day and republicans tend to prefer absentee ballots print of the top seven counties for absentee ballots, already cast, two are here in central florida. volusia and orange counties with 20,000, and 19,000 absentee ballots cast respectively. >> donald is not going to make america great, he's going to make america orange. >>reporter:before candidates focus their attention on florida they are turning up the insults . they will do battle in 11 states on super tuesday, and gop candidates are continuing to take shots at the front runner. >> donald trump, as a nominee, means hillary probably wins, and we lose this country. >>reporter:hillary clinton heads into super tuesday tomorrow on the heels of a big win in south carolina. , march 15, florida will be the big prize for candidates to win the same day illin

but not across florida or the florida keys. looking pretty nice for us tomorrow. the showers remain offshore. you're going to see one pop up here close to keyargo late in the day into tomorrow evening. but overall i'm not going to forecast rain tomorrow on the threat tracker that is green. weekend. we don't have much of a risk of rip currents. there i a moderate risk of rip currents on the west coast of florida close to naples and fort myers. weekend. remember, temperatures in the morning in the 40s and 50s. but with full sunshine tomorrow, our temperature will rebound to 71 degrees, which is about the same reading we had today for a high here in south florida. morning. but i don't expe any 40s sunday morning. the east wind returns. our temperatures rebound to 74. and we'll have a mixture of clouds and sun. again, should be a fantastic weekend in south florida. as far as looking at next week, i'll have the seven-day forecast coming up during the 6:00 back to you. >>> john, thank you so much. food, fun and wine on the menu in south florida over the weekend. people

this's your 7 o 7. >>> and ahead on today in florida. south floridians observing a tragic anniversary. >>> and several women in florida testing positive for zika t. when we return. >>> a somber service in southwestt miami-dade. families going decades after@ planes carrying their loved ones were shot down by cuban military over international waters. it happene 20 years ago. as jessica holly report, no one has been held accountable. >> reporter: seven minutes of an a bell marking the minutes planes were s st down. this woman's father was in the second plane. >> i keep his memory alive with my daughters and talk about him and whaha happened. >> reporter: what happened on february 24, 1996 took the lives of armando,o,29-year-old carlos, 24 year old mario and 29-year-old pablo. brothers to the rescue flying international air space above the florida straits looking for cuban refugees when cuban migs shot down two of the planes celebrating the attack. jose was in the only plane to make it back safely. opa-locka wednesday morning. >> today we co

to central florida. he was captured thursday after spending more than a month on the run. he is one of three men accused of shooting three people in lake land. the other two suspects were arrested last month. >>> a busy road in orange county has been shut down all weekend be open in time for your morning commute. crews laying down asphalt from monroe avenue to lake park. the lane closures have made things tough. >> i've been on the road for a good 20 minutes now and i'm just going down the street. >> the south bound lanes will shut down again next weekend to finish the work. >>> lawmakers are expected to discuss a bill to let anyone with a concealed weapon license to carry in terminals. this would be in areas controlled by the tsa. >> zika virus popping up in florida this week. >>> a florida college student explains how the virus debilitated him for days. a powerful storm is back on shore today. >>> as the sun goes down i'm updating the hour (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference betwee

and deputies in florida. >> we are working diligently with the florida senate and the florida house to get this fixed, to help bridget and her children and any other law enforcement spouse who goes through this. >> reporter: here is the pension problem. the law says if a first responder is enrolled in florida's retirement investment plan, his family gets zero percent of a salary. if he's killed in the line of duty. state's pension plan, his family gets 50% of his salary if he's killed in the line of duty. >> the officers are out there fighting and protecting us, should be able to receive 100% of the pension if they are killed in the line of duty for their surviving family. >> mrs. pine has been working to push this change through florida's legislature for 18 months, the state senate just passed senate bill 7012 unanimously. >> last year it did not pass, and this year we're hitting a roadblock with the house of representatives. >> police across florida asking state lawmakers to forget politics and to help families of fallen police. >> to fix this problem and help her after the sacrif

health emergency has been declared in florida. nine cases of the virus surfaced there. >> it is not just on tv. zica is dominating news online like yahoo, times, u.s.a. today and buzz feed. state of emergency florida is part of these headlines. headlines don't tell the whole story. jennie dean is digging deeper to find out if this abundance of caution could hurt tourism. >> reporter: port tampa bay was busy today. we talked to people heading out on a cruise. they were surprised the governor declared a state of health emergency. one thing we learned from the bp oil spill is perception is real. people thought our beaches were covered in oil so they didn't come here. now if they think florida is dangerous from the zica virus tourists may go somewhere else. >> i think tourism definitely could be affected. people get scared quickly. it doesn't take much. governor scott says he has good reason for declaring the health >> we are requesting that the cdc provide us with at least 1,000 zica antibody test kits to test pregnant and new mother

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the florida house just *passed one... that allows guns on college campuses. 3 that bill would only apply to people with concealed weapons permits... and allows them to openly carry their guns on campus. another bill passed by the house would allow *lawmakers to carry concealed weapons onto the chamber's floor. those bills are still far from becoming law. the state senate still has to pass it's companion bills... and senate leaders are not very confident that will happen. two *other gun bills were sent to the governor's desk. one would ban gun ranges in highly populated neighborhoods. ((more)) 3 florida's "10-20-life law" that sets mandatory minimum sentences for crimes involving guns. it now gives judges some flexibility when aggravated assault. 3 3 happening today in tampa: the deep fryers are warming up... and the ferris wheel is starting to spin. the 20-16 "florida state fair" is opening its gates.((more)) 3 so get ready for a dozen days of attractions, rides , the theme of this year's fair is "so much more to explore.

mainly clear across south florida and the florida keys. maybe a few clouds in the lower keys at this hour. our neighbors in the bahamas looking pretty good too. maybe a couple spotty showers out there. the forecast looking fantastic for the next few days. a few more clouds we'll start to see on wednesday through saturday. again, not expecting more than a 10% chance of rain. temperatures will be in the low 80ss each day. 80 on tuesday. then up to 83 wednesday. the warmest temperature would be 84 on friday. then remember we'll have another front moving through on saturday. that'll cool us down closer to 79 or 80 grees. the nighttime lows are going to be in the mid 60s. as far as tonight is concerned, 72 degrees at 7:00. overnight temperatures don't drop all that much. 65 your overnight minimum. that's right on par for what you all in all, quiet weather expected i south florida. back to you. >>> thank you all for this amazing award tonight. >> it's the moment that broke the internet. last night leonardo diicaprio won the first oscar of his ca

florida and the florida keys. should be here after midnight the stick around until the pre-dawn hours and stop by early tomorrow morning. one thing that may stick around all day tomorrow are t clouds. tomorrow could end up being a mostlyloudy day here in south florida. look at the high temperature i'm forecasting. only a high of 68 degrees after our morning low of 61. here's your future tracker. the rain offsfsre at 7:00 in the morning. here we go throughout the day and the ouds want to stick around. cloudy in the keys. clouds hanging tough from 3:00 into the angfternoon. high temperature only 68 degrees. a bit of a breeze coming in from the north and northwest. temperatures rebound briefly on saturday. showers can start in the afternoon and continue at night on saturday. then sunday another front has moved through. no rain on sunday but significantly cooler. high on sunday of only 64 after a low of 52 degrees and notice the low temperatures as we head into sunday night and early monday morning. we're talking 40s

a much quieter morning across south florida. wednesday morning starts off rain free with a few extra clouds but cooler temperatures and a wonderful forecast. we are going to tell you about great weather that starts to settle in today and hangs around finally quiet pattern, didn't have any shower activity overnight so our roadways are dry this morning. let's take a live look outside and go into miami right now with skies starting to can lear out here, a look towards the freedom tower, lights still on there. temperatures into the mid 60s right now into miami. notice the northwest wind drawing in slightly cooler and dryer air at the surface. winds won't be a big problem today. florida skies mostly cloudy the visibility just fine. no rain in sight. winds coming into out of the northwest that's a precursor to beautiful morning in south florida. as for the temperatures settling back and i still do believe that they will dial back another two, maybe three degrees in some locations, 63 in oakland park, not bad, 64 florida and pompano be

florida football history is a local high school >>> a south florida high school making history tonight. for the first time ever a woman will be the head coach of a high school football team. miami jackson. i just made it official and we are live with the story. hank? >> she is certainly unique. she is respected and she was introduced about an hour and a half ago and very interesting. let's take a look. >> at this time i want to introduce you to our new head football coach. >> she is a character in a south beach toe series, but she is coach. bernie says a longtime respected coach at the high school. she knows just about every kid.>> i am the assistant coach for basketball. the flag football coach and i also coach a times every day so i see half the school everyday. student the football team used to be a football powerhouse. last year, not so much. her assistant coach, luther campbell the former rapper now a respected youth football coach. >> she has always been the girl in the neighborhood. she is a legend. she will tell you that but she has always been the girl in the neighborhood that

we do have a line of showers around north florida. this is the leading edge of front number one we are currently watching. here at home it is mostly dry. the big view showing that we have another storm systemm setting up shop around the western half of the country. great lakes dling with snow and we have a steady line of cloud and rain from the gulf all the way to maine. this is the front that's on the move and will bring us a change in our weather pattern. 10 degrees in minneapolis, 18 in kansas city to 24 in chicago, much warmer to the south. look for warm sunshine today with above average temperatures. tomorrow should be a little cooler back to w wre we should be for this time of year because showers that we're going to be getting across south florida. going into saturday, we will be watching our nextfront. but we're also going to leave the shower chan this is place across the area. it won't be until sunday when we will see a considerable drop in degrees. risk of rip currents in place, seas building two to three feet. biscayne baya

the wild ride is only getting started. >> and then, a couple weeks later, florida. we love florida. hello and welcome to "you decide." >> john will join us a little later. let's take a look at the latest results in the south carolina primary. >> 99% of votes counted. hillary has 74% of the votes. bernie sanders, just 26%. >> hillary picked up 39 delegates to bernie's 14. >> we've now gone through four states. i want to congratulate bernie sanders on running a great race. >> and, tomorrow, this campaign goes national. >> all of you come out to vote, and you bring your friends and your neighbors and your co-workers. we are going to win here in texas. >> i think we have a surprise coming for some people on tuesday tuesday. caroline shively joins us now in south carolina. what a day for hillary clinton. bernie sanders already focusing on super tuesday. that is a day that could really change things for him, right? >> you are absolutely right. hillary clinton said it. she said, tomorrow, this campaign goes national. they have split up. they are trying to hit their super tuesday states. 11

south florida stop. >>> welcome back. trending this morning, what do you get when you get a rock band anan see row graphty on the plane? >> ashley: i guess a pretty cool sic video. >> diana: as et turns out. >>> the grammy award-winning band, you may remember for their famous treadmill route, pushing the boundary yet again with this new video for their song upside down and inside out. the video shot without any wires it was shared on the fan's facebook page yesterday and has 21 million views so far. >> diana: that would be me, hit my head. >> vivian: good morning, south florida. we are on the chilly start, and as far as the morning commute, the radar is showing dry conditions from broward, dade to the keys. 53 degree, good morning to you in coral springs, 51 in pompano, 54 in fort lauderdale and davie, including pembroke pines in miami-dade, 55 in surfside to 56 degrees at miami international airport. south miami 50 degrees, palmetto bay down to 51. as far as homestead is as far as the keys are concerned, a little more mi

>>reporter: afafr super tuesday comes the florida primary. home state with donald trump leading 4 4 to 28% followed by ted cruz and john kasich. but rubio's camp has been selling this as a two-man race a a he acted the part last night. we'll see if the debate moves the needle at all for republicans voters. janine stanwood,ocal 10 news. >>> turning to dedecrats, both hillary and bill clinton, cross-crossing the state ahead of the primary. >>> as america can't live up to its potential unless we remove the barriers to let every to live up to his or her potential. >> i have lost my voice in the service of my candidate. >>repoer: bill clinton swept the upcountry on her behalf. into the night, after all dayhe clintons crossed theotton fields, shoring up the african-american vote critical in saturday's democratic primary with intimate q&a&a. >> could you give us an idea what you do? >> our farmers are suffering. >>reporter: bigger rallies, less diverse in ohio and flint, michigan where senator bernie sanders cse to campaign on thursday focused on be

the florida panthers, they're an nhl hockey team in south florida. the graphic making quite the rounds on social media tonight. think the broncos have them by, >> bob: developing story, we're following, two small planes have collided and crashed into the ocean off of the los angeles harbor. the tail number and a partial number were found in the water. no word on any survivors or how many people were on board the planes. >> new tonight at 11:00, police in west palm beach, they say that a convenience store was held up at gunpoint by an 8-year-old child. the disturbing surveillance video. >> he's a little kid. >> reporter: this store clerk, who didn't want to go on camera, still shaken up over what he saw wednesday evening. walk in. >> he went to the entry door and very quietly just walked in and demanded money. he was wearing like a motorcycle helmet and he -- he was wearing like a sweater on top of his his eyes. >> reporter: what happened next shocked everyone, the boy walking up to the cashier and pointing a gun hud enunder -- hidden underneath his s

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

right now people in the florida panhandle are checking out damage from a tornado. the twister was captured on a dash camera. an escambia county deputy was in his patrol car when it touched down in the small town of "century." he says he's never seen a tornado form that big and that fast. there are reports right now of three people with minor injuries. deputies say about two dozen homes have been damaged. the same line of storms is what moved through the hour or so. from adele and taylor swift to kendrick lamar and stevie wonder, the biggest names in music took the stage at this year's grammy awards. danielle nottingham has more from the red carpet in los angeles. we have all of the night's big gallery from the red carpet. check it out at "wtsp dot com." time now is . let's take a look world in 60 seconds. supreme court justice antonin scalia's sudden death over the weekend is now shaping the presidential race. he leaves the supreme court evenly divided, with four conservative and four liberal justices. president obama says he will appoint scalia's replacement. but

fresh florida bell peppers sizzle in olive oil. add snap beans, a dash of garlic and serve with roasted chicken. for dessert, surprise them with juicy florida strawberries in a scrumptious, easy to make parfait. from dinner to dessert, it's just that easy to serve delicious fresh florida dishes anytime. and look for the fresh from florida label when you shop. remember, delicious is always 3 3 ((dave)) time to talk some sports this morning. and with walter off... i'm solo again. the big story... the big game! superbowl *week is now officially on monday. and a big change this year... it's now media *night, turning the event into a prime time party. 3 big name players were introduced on a replica of the golden gate bridge....in the san jose sharks home arena. peyton manning didn't even know it was a bridge until he got far enough away to see it. manning got the loudest cheers in a mix of thousands of media and fans. the tv crews in front of manning's mic... were there at least two *hours before he showed up, just to stake out a spot.

reports of three new ones here in south florida. three of the cases involving pregnant women who contracted the virus while traveling. broward four which are the florida depararent of health setting up a hotline to answer all your questions and concerns about the zika virus. >>> still to come teens under fire. a community coming together demanding change after young lives are taken by gun violence. the call to action being made this morning. >>> the smiling high school student, why police threw him behind bars. >>> the annual south beach wine and food festival has kicked off. a look at last night's expect all weekend long. >>> the south beach wine and food festil kicked off last night with all kinds of yummy snacks and great drinks. >> the event a major attraction here in south florida. the food network, cooking channel, also be holding events in ft. lauderdale. proceeds go to fiu for student chefs a others in the hospitality field. julie, what does it look like? >> beautiful, absolutely gorgeous. a bit breezy at times. definitely c

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he'e'been on florida's death row since 2000. he is currently being held at union constructionrrectional institution. no date yet for his retrial. >>> a tourist from south florida vanishes from a beach in the dominican republic. a search is under way. the tennis coach was last seen on january 27th in the popular tourist area in the dominican republic. when he was seen getting out of the water, investigators found clothing and other personal items at the home where he was staying, but his passport, money, and credit cards are all missing. divers were sent along 50 miles of the coastline to search where he was last seen. >>> teens range in age from 14 to 17. judge decided ty will all remain in jail because of their prior criminal history. in the last three days alone, they're suspected of carrying out five different burglaries. detectives say these are expensive pigeonn too. they go for $100 per pigeon. e teens were trying to sell them for a mere $5 a bird. >> i had s spicions that the birds were stolen. they came the day before. t

the tornado watch for a sliver of central florida and into southwest florida if we can jump over to the other sourcrc we're reducing the severe weather threat on the west coast. we're beginning to merge these lines together. as we get throughd the morning commute, i think we'll start to see showers and thunderstorms. this cell in particular will move off to our north here just outside the metro area. again, be weather aware. bank on some showers and a few storms during the morning drive. the best part is we'll divide the day in two. our best storm chancelso be afternoon. this afternoon, much brighter, high of 82. >>> good morning, south florida. there's a broken down car reported on the 826 southbound around northwest 103rd street approaching northwest 122nd street. no issues as you're making your way northbound towards i-75. if you're taking the gratigny, that is looking good as well. we have construction on the northbound lanes of the 826. 836 drivers eastbound just after 57th avenue, y y'll find a couple lanes blocked off in that area. these are the alternates you need to know becaus

that proves florida voters want a voice. florida' jason: turning to syria. nearly 50 people are dead and many more are hurt after attacks on hospitals and schools. many victims are children. agreements seeking to end the syrian civil war. he is calling the attacks a blatant violation of international laws. michelle: today is your chance to have orlando mayor buddy dyer anson -- answer your questions. having these conversations is critical to moving the city forward. the event gets underway at 6:30 tonight. >> in first alert weather, we have been monitoring severe weather. there is a warning. michelle: we want to get to amy sweezey. they may cancel it earlier . still some strong storms in southern brevard county. it is almost off the coast. we had a tornado warning earlier this morning. the worst of the weather is offshore and moving very quickly away from us. now it is light rain toward the coast and back to the west of i-4, the rain is gone. a whole lot of clouds left, a threat of severe weather is ending soon. even though we have this thunderstorm warning

zip-cars are coming ral florida. this morning-- orlando mayor buddy dyer will join the city in welcoming the new car-share program. zip-car has already been introduced at the university of central florida. it allows people to rent a car fast-- and for a short amount of time. you can check a car out -- with the swipe of a card. also-- keep an eye ut for special "zip- car only" parking spots around the city. some pro-sports team in florida receive state sales tax rebates... and now the daytona international speedway might be added to that list. florida state department determined the sports stadium qualified for the funding plan. the speedway is asking for 90 million dollars total-- that would be 3 million dollars over the course of 30 years. while the speedway is just one of the stadiums that qualified... state legislators still need to approve the plan by the end of next month. it's national signing day... and as usual... florida will be 9g a major role in what you see e college football land-scape next year. it's bi

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 dea

florida racks up a stunning statistic... that's gonna give 3 ((walter)) its now 5:__ thanks for joining us. i'm walter epstein. let's start off with a check of the forecast, with dave. 3 (dave 3 3 no closed captioning is available for traffic. 3 3 ((vanessa 3 3 3 3 ((vanessa 3 3 3 (wally now to an update on a big traffic problem in *pasco county. a truck that was hauling a *crane, slammed into an overpass. that shut down i-75 for *several *hours... near "overpass road," just south of state road 52. one lane re- opened around five p-m... and all lanes were back open by 11 last night. 3 ((wally this is a closeup look at the damage that crane caused when it hit the overpass. the driver is aubrey reed from texas. he was not hurt... but he *was ticketed for carrying an oversized load. inspectors spent all night checking out that overpass... to make sure it was structually sound. (walter) voters head to today, in the very first presidential primary this season.(jen) already, the final results in one tiny village are surprising. 3

florida u.s. senator bill nelson wants president obama to appoint a zika czar and he talked about that in orlando friday. >> and so if we're going to get ahead of it, it seems to me and white house suggesting that we have a point person that can coordinate the entire range of federal, state and local government in trying to get ahead of this virus. >> tom: and we are staying on top of this. you can stay with "fox 35" and fox35orlando.com this is continue tracking the state response to zika virus. just about 11 minutes after 9:00 now. at this hour 13 people now confirmed dead and survivors are being pulled from a high-rise building that collapsed in taiwan after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake. look at that video. wow! . it hit while many people slept. at least seven people died in that building. local media say the building included a care center for newborns and mothers and a newborn i s@f among the@v dead. so far 250 survivors pulled out of the rubble. now, watch this. >> he's dropping it really quic

florida to 9. four in mimmi-dade. two in hillsboro county, two in lee county and one in santa rosa county. all travel sociated brought countrycountries. zika is generally mild with rash, fever and joint pain. biggest risk is to pregnant become pregnant. it's been linked to babies born with small heads and fetal brain abnormality. it is primarily acquired >> tell however we have receivededonfirmation it spread otherwise through sexual activity. >>reporter: officials had been exploring this possibility. now it is official. health experts in dallas county, texas have confird a patient there has acquired this zika virus through six. officials say the patient was in effected after h!ving sexual contact with an ill person who returned from a country where zika was present. the world health organization now calling the zika virus us a global emergency. >> members of the committee agree that the situation meets the conditions for a public health emergency of international concern. >>reporter: many country

states including florida. coming up in our newscast, we'll talk about what's happening in the sunshine state to prrent the spread of the zika virus. live at miami international airport, julia bagg,bc 6 news. >>> to stay ahead of the zika rus, head over to nbc 6.com. we have a feature page to keep you updated lockly and nationally. >>> on this wednesday morning, 5:08, a lot more ahead. coming up, the miami woman who chased down a police officer for speeding. now she's drawing attention for her not-to-perfect driving record. >>> heavy storms sweep through mississippi. we're taking a closer look at he destruction next. >> a tough night in the in south flida, a warm start to the morning, no rain, no fog. warm temperatures. miami at 74. just a warm and breezy start. partly sunny, lower to mid 70s more on your first >>> comedian bill cosby expected back in a courtroom later today for day two of hearings. declined to bring sex crime charges against cosby a decade ago testified yesterday saying the decision was expect

in the florida keys ththre are a this is linked to a cold front which is now entering the florida straits and starting to move away into the bahamas. weather headlines now, this cold front certainly brought us some wind, too, this afternoon, gusts to 33 miles per hour i west kendall. below normal temperatures is also something this front brings. it will keep our readings in the 50s at night, sometimes 40s, and daytime highs will be in the 60 for the next couple of days. the longest rain-free stretch of the season. longest had been five days in december. i think we're going to squeeze out six days of no rain from this particular scenario. strong wind behind the front that's moved through. quick this secondary system is the reason that tomorrow night we're going to drop into the mid-40s. much colder tomorrow night than tonight. tonight is going to remain satellite picture still continuing to show clouds that will stick around for the majority of the night. but then start to dissipate early tomorrow, at least in e metro area. i think they'll hang around, though, in the keys. the next rain ch

this isn't the coldest air we're going to see in south florida. the chilly forecast coming up. >>> what's it like to go through academic programs in south i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way for me. right then, right there i couldn't believe it was so helpful i know it's such a small thing little thing. simple thing made me happy made my day share your story. >>> happening right now, davie police want to know if you can help them track down spiderman or an unsatisfied customer here. surveillance cameras were rolling outside this comcast officer when the suspect approached the doors there. he threw a brick at the window attached with a note. it said dear friends the next one will be on fire. please remove your nonsense from my phone. your pal and friendly neighborhood

super lice is hitting all over the country...including florida. what you need to do if you encounter the pesky critters. but first, who doesn't want to be happy and healthy? well, if you're looking for a place to make it happen, turns out you don't have to go very far. live look at tampa migraines and headaches may share genetic links with irritable bowel syndrome or i-b-s. a new study by the american academy of neurology shows more than half of patients with migraines and over a quarter with tension headaches also had i-b-s. researchers say people with i-b-s and headaches had at least one gene that differed from healthy people. it's no secret that because we live here in florida, we have it pretty good. well, a new study is now proving that! healthways released a list of the healthiest and happiest cities in the u-s.. and two florida cities made the top three. naples ranks first on the list! the study says naples has the lowest levels of stress and depression and has the most people who eat healthy. salinas, california was second and the north po

. >>> new tonight, teachers in one central florida county demanding a raise. why they say the negotiations are not fair. >>> i'm keith landry in osceola county working on the catfish capper. the question why would anyone put a catfish in this mailbox right here? >> announcer: right now on fox 35 news at 10:00. >> he took the gun off of me was able top thep >> hep just seconds. we're talking to the gas accused robber. but this isn't any ordinary clerk. >> no, he's an army veteran who has already seen his fair share of danger. tiffany teasley joining us live to explain what went down. >> reporter: the bad guy was in for quite a surprise when the clerk/veteran quickly turned the tables sending the suspect running away. this surveillance video from the brevard county sheriff's office shows an armed robber pointing a gun at the clerk demanding money. it happened last tuesday here at the b.p. gas station in mims. >> he was using a lot of profanity. just telling me fought money in the bag. >> reporter: but things didn't go as planned for the robber that is. >> i kind

can rubio win florida? >> he can if all of these other candidates that are still in there, people finally realize that it is not going to help get rubio to the top, so i think what you'll see is a lot more people migrate towards rubio and that is why his performance the other night in the debate probably helped him in some of the other state. >> after suchlt tup if ben carson and john kasich don't do well, do you think they will get out of the race, clearing an easier path for rubio. >> not kasich because ohio's primary is the same day as florida and he feels he can win that with a lot of delegates. carson, who knows but many people are pressuring him to get out. but he is committed. i don't think you'll see either of them drop out. >> we mentioned polls, the democrats poll shows hillary clinton easily ahead of bernie the 45 plus category. i think the polls show her 59% over bernie sanders 33%. he does well with 18 to 44 but at this point, do you think it is a slam dunk in florida for hillary clinton? >> i

florida is in the spotlight. that might not be a good thing. >> new concerns about the zica virus spreading to the u.s. florida declares a health emergency. >> florida's governor taking action after nine cases of zica are reported in that case. how does a virus we learned about weeks ago become such a threat. >> you seen and heard the that the governor declared it a health emergency. the big question tonight, will our tourism try take a hit like we saw in the bp oil spill. we took those concerns straight to the governor today. >> when people go anywhere in the world they want to feel safe. what they'll know in florida is we'll get ahead of this. >> why the governor added his first priority is to the 20 million residents of florida. ceo of visit tampa released a statement saying he prefer the governor take a more cautious approach to the zica virus since no cases of zica have been contracted in hillsborough county. he went on to say however, the safety of our residents and visitors is a paramount importance. at 10

the primary here in florida is march 15th. coming up, we will show you the current standings of the gop candidates in the sunshine state f. you haven't done so already, now is a good time to download the voice wrour choice app always updated with the campaign trail. in the plex, christine cruz. >>> president obama traveling to florida today. he's scheduled to visit a battery plant in jacksonville. he will tour the plant where he will also talk about the progress the american economy has made since he signed the >>> the latest official count manatee showing more than 6,000 marine mammals in south florida. the florida fish an wildlife commission saying the count this year an last year are the only two times where manatee population exceeded 6,000. this count does, however, not represent the minimal numb per since many of the manatees go undetect td. after haas year's count, the wildlife service announced their position to reclassify the federal status fromendangered to threatened. good news there. >>> coming up next, have merc t

there are currently 65clinics in florida licensed to perform abortions. >>> a group of south florida students outshine hundreds of techies across the nation. getting for their i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i thinkit's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way for me. right then, right there i couldn't believe it he was so helpful i know it's such a small thing little thing. simple thing but it made me smile made me happy share your story. >>> we're back with the education on 6. students at a broward school win big in a national app challenge. they impressed a major tech company with their new life-saving technology. the students came up with an app that's aimed at protecting football players on the field, and nbc 6 edution reporter was there when the young winners gotot the big surprise. >> reporter: don't you love >> congratulations! >> reporter: an a

florida has reported a total of nine travel- associated cases. none of them morning-- recovering this morning-- after being shot orlando. this happened just after 10-30 last night-- at an apartment complex on cypress woods drive. that is just off conway-- near kirkman. this is video from the scene. at this point-- we do not know if the victims were shot inside or outside the apartment complex. orlando police say the two victims were taken to the hospital-- but no word on their conditions this morning. police say they are looking for several possible suspects. as soon as we get any more information-- we will let you know. new from orange county-- two teens plead < guilty in an armed carjacking and kidnapping of a federal agent. could spend up to 25 years in prison. the orlando sentintel reports--19-year-old dante askins and 18- year-old gregory mcdonald pleaded guilty yesterday. back in august--the teens kidnapped a federal agent from texas who was vacationing in orlando and held him for two hours. both teens are in the orange county jail waiting

the fight for florida has started. they are wading through the results of new hampshire, and battling it out in south carolina. and a lot of states might not have the resources and money to play in florida. the fight for one of the biggest states may not have the full attention of all of the candidate. >> john: what i find interesting, a lot of people may not have noticed, not many campaign ads. it seems with this much on the line and people voting early. a lot of candidates may have missed it. >> unprecedented shift. people voting absentee or early voting. we might be in store for the long stretch of campaign commercials is a compressed stretch. every other ad you see will be jeb bush or donald trump or the latter two need to make it big. >> if you are not going to make it, there's no sense spending the money. there's a big call saying if you make less than double digit, in single digits in south carolina, you should get all what do you think? >> i think that that he would want to get out. that's a big question for je

a fog alert until 10:00. central florida. we have a lot of warm air coming in with a south and southwest wind later today out of the south and southeast continuing to bring in sticky air, making it feel even hotter than the actual temperature. sanford. it is 61 at new smyrna beach. here's a look at your pinpoint accurate forecast. >> look at that guy, the ground hog. we'll check in on him, punxsutawney phil later this morning to see what he thinks. of course, we live in florida and we know it will be warmer than what he predicts. 83 will be the temperature at noon. the average afternoon high temperature is 72. we are going well above it. very close to a record. 85 will be the high by 4:00 today. a warm day, only a 20% chance for a few showers into the afternoon today. for tonight, look how mild, near the afternoon high temperature as late as 10:00 tonight. the average high for the day that usually comes around 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon is 72. we'll be at 71 at 10:00 tonight with a 10% chance for showers if you are making ev

i always sayay it's all about florida. the residential election will be won andlost like it has in florida many times before. but. >> reporter: but first we've once again it is march 15th so you'll be seeing a lot of the candidates over the next two eks. reporting live in doral. nicole linsalata a. 7 news. >> craig: some voters are already cast thrirg bat ballots in the fight for florida. live coverage continues with jessica holly in interest doral a. jessica. >> reporter: and the numbers are in for day one of early voting tavmentd more than 106 people cast their vote. they say it's fast, easy and available for 13 more days. >> >> the early birds gets to vote without pain at the polls. >> very nice. go through the machine and scan. >> veryy smafnlgt reports of smooth sailing as florida crews towards the presidential primary set for march 15th. i bring all my identification. do whrafer they ask and i'm in and out as you saw in less than five minutes. there are 14 days of early voting in miami-dade county with 20 line free l

. >> vivian: gowd morning, ladies and south florida. showers are expected to returnn followed by a series of fronts. one crossing through in the dayen on friday and another one on saturday. that one is poised to cool us down into early next week once again. so a little cold snap is around the corner right now. it's 74 degrees in miam # 5 in fort lauderdale. you're not going to be needing the rain gear. afternoon highs will be very warm in the 80s with overnight lows in the 70s for for now your morning commute couldn't be better. we are seeing a few passing clouds otherwise it will be nice and dry. i'll have the complete forecast in a few minutes. >>> a car stopped, person on the run after violent crime. of a carjacking and lorena estrada is live in coral gbbleses with more on the search for suspects. >> reporter: good morning. i'm where this car that was stolen was reportedly found. behind me, you will see there's still crime scene tape here. we are offejeune road. i want to take you to our video. the car you will see t one authorities

it could save lives. >> president obama will be in florida tomorrow. he'll be touring a high-tech manufactureing plant. we'll have a report on his visit tomorrow afternoon on fox 35 news at 5:00. >>> rocket launched -- launch they'll make another attempt. derrol nail reporting from cape canaveral. >> they're not saying at this moment exactly why they -- but district attorney get a lot closer to the t 0. the call to hold the launch came a minute and 41 seconds to go before blast-off which was set before 6:47 this evening, and even though they had a 90-minute window work the entire launch was strong because of where they were in the fueling process, so this means the launch of a satellite which will provide broadcast and tv services for many 50 countries in asia will have to wait for another day. in addition, the landing of the falcon nine booster, which is planned for this mission will also have to wait. >> you may remember the most recent attended -- landing off the coast of california in january and that's when that first aid -- came down on the targe