15th. i'm ryan elijah. let's get to our top stories. first-- we are tracking severe weather coming to central florida in a few hours. and right now-- rain is on the way! jayme king will have all the details in your forecast. plus the big debate. seven of the republican candidates fired off in south carolina last night-- in the first debate of the $hlull have the breakdown of all the big topics

discussed. a local mother is demanding action... after her teenage son was hit in killed earlier this week. why she says officials need to make improvements to the roadway. let's get right out to jayme king! you decide 2016-- the republican

candidates faced off in their first debate of 2016-- last night in south carolina. a couple of fiery exchanges between donald trump and ted cruz fox news correspondent joel waldman has more

the mother of a teen orange county is death. 14-year-old michael rodriguez was killed wednesday after he was hit by two cars young parkway. the victim's mom improvements made to make it safer for people walking. troopers are investigating the accident... but say the road was very dark. new this morning-- a man accused of breaking into 22 vehicles in the apopka area... is off the streets this morning. police say thomas jordan and two accomplices stole thousands of dollars worth of property from vehicles across the city recently. they say the 20 year-old planned to steal even more... he admitted to trying to break into 300 vehicles... but the group only stole from vehicles that

weren't locked. a news alert now out of china-- at least ten people are dead and 7 are injured... following an explosion at a fireworks factory. this happened yesterday-- at the factory in central china. authorities say it's not immediately clear what caused the explosion. china is less than a month away from new year celebrations, when people often set off -hl!inese officials say there are frequent fireworks-related incidents at factories in the weeks leading to the holiday. we are still waiting to hear exactly who won the powerball jackpot in melbourne beach. right now--none of the three jackpot winners have been identified. the winning tickets were sold in chino munford, tennessee... and melbourne beach. fox 35's tiffany teasley has the details on florida's winner. teachers from across the state

we are following new developments in the case of a florida-born woman... who was found murdered in florence, italy. the details straight ahead. plus-- a trio of suspect busted... for trying to sell used disney tickets. still ahead... how investigators were able to nab the group. aing at this hour--

secretary ash carter says "navigation error"... not "mechanical failure"... is to blame for 10 u-s sailors drifting into iranian waters.

meanwhile... the state department says iran did not violate geneva conventions by sharing pictures of the sailors it detained... because the u-s is not at war with iran. a man accused of killing a florida woman in florence, italy... has been arrested. an attorney for 27- year-old cheik diaw says his client reacted "badly" when ashley olsen pushed him out of her apartment last friday... after the two had intercourse and did drugs together. olsen's body was found the next day... showing signs of strangulation. indonesian police have arrested three men accused of taking part in yesterday's attacks in jakarta. investigators say they also found an "isis flag" in the home of one of the men... supporting claims that the terror group orchestrated the attack that and five of the attackers. a crime alert now-- arrested in orange re-selling used tickets to disney parks! investigators say the trio sold them out of this gas station near the disney entrance off of highway 535. this is how the scheme worked:

if someone came in --looking for tickets--the suspects would sell them used multi-day tickets... that they said still had a few days on them. two problems though. first--selling used theme park tickets is illegal. second-- undercover deputies say those 5ets did not have as many left on them as the suspects claimed. disney's security investigator tells us... all three suspects had been kicked-out of their parks in the past... because of similar schemes. coming up next-- authorities now trying to find the person... who shot and killed two family pets in volusia county. plus-- an upsetting loss for the orlando magic. they took on the raptors in london last night. the details coming up. you're watching fox 35 good day orlando. it's we'll be right back.

it's ??? outside. orlando police are now investigating a suspicious death as a homocide. that story kicks off our morning rush. the body of a man was found behind the "gilt" nightclub wednesday police say the victim is 43-year-old "essex taylor the third." that club is off east near downtown

orlando. police say .. they do not have a cause of death yet. a judge is expected to decide if a death penalty case in volusia county should be delayed. this week--the supreme court declared the florida death penalty unconstitutional. luis toledo is charged with first degree murder. he's accused of killing his wife and her two children. telodo would have faced a possible death sentenced if convicted. now prosecutors are asking for a 60- day delay to sort out the impact of the supreme court decision. the defense is fighting that delay. deputies are searching for the person who shot and killed a family's pets. last week a lake helen family's goose and duck were found dead. then on tuesday--a neighbor's cat was also killed. the family thinks kids are to blame... but are still worried for their and are sending a community. many people are finally using their the first time-- as the warm temperatures give way to winter weather across parts of the u-s.

the first big snowfall of the season hit northern new york and syracuse...with more than a foot of snow falling in that region. the freezing temperatures also effecting parts of the midwest... ...where ice and slippery roads led to a few car accidents. the warm weather isn't totally gone though-- temperatures are the northeast the ropping freezing through

turning to sports now-- it was a story told so many times this season.

final seconds... with the toronto raptors winning this one 106... to 103. kyle lowry stole the ball with just a second to go in overtime... to put the raptors ahead. with next to no time left on the clock... nikola vucevic heaved the ball from half-court... with no luck. this is orlando's second straight has only won a single game in their last seven outings. but the magic *ce in the east. the tampa bay rays are officially able to begin their "stadium search". the team received saint petersburg city council now allowed to look for a new place to play in the greater tampa area. despite the rays' success... tropicana

field has consistently ranked near to bottom of the league in attendance. owners believe moving closer to downtown tampa would be one way to boost those figures. that's not the only major change in tampa. the buccaneers are promoting offensive coordinator dirk koetter to head coach. last season koetter guided quarterback jameis winston to one of the best statistical seasons a rookie q-b has ever had. koetter was also drawing strong interest from the san francisco 49ers. the bucs are scheduled to hold a news conference to announce koetter's promotion at two this afternoon. a consumer alert-- after one of the worst starts to any year... the stock market is looking to make a comeback. but today's tumble in china might kill the momentum. the dow jumped 228 points yesterday... closing with its best day since early december. the s-&-p 500 jumped as well... going up 1.7%. and the nasdaq rose 2%. the gains came following a calmer

but today... asian markets began over the past couple of days... the federal reserve has indicated future could be delayed by the slowing economy. coming up--- authorities in tampa now looking for the thieves behind an they say someone stole remains from a family's grave! the details-- next. plus-- there's a new fight over uber in miami! why new legislation in the county could sharing service

time to take a look at the stories making headlines around florida. we begin a horrifying crime in hillsborough county. police say someone stole remains from a mausoleum. this happened at a private family eum in tampa. the family says thieves stole a skull and other remains... from their relatives who died in the 19- 90s. signs warn of surveillance cameras... ...but in reality, police say there were none. officers say they

ground-- leaving them to wonder when the theft actually happened. we're now hearing from the manager of a florida saloon... who called police after "backstreet boy" nick carter allegedly started a fight. art levin is the manager of "hog's breath" bar in key west. according to police -- carter and his friend michael papayans -- were denied service, after appearing "highly intoxicated." the two were asked to leave. that's when the pair became physically agressive. levin says he gave the men several chances to leave before calling authorities. carter and his friend were both was charged with misdemeanor battery. he was released from jail on 15- hundred dollars bond. there's a new battle over uber in miami! according to the miami herald-- the ride-sharing service is asking the public to write to commissioners... in an effort to keep uber in miami-dade county. commissioners are

would change the way the county screens uber drivers. but company officials say... that measure would make it "impossible" for uber to continue operating there at all. commissioners will meet to vote on that ordinance next wednesday. new in entertainment-- a film depicting the 20-12 benghazi incident is preparing to hit theaters this weekend. fox's adam housley

coming to central florida in a few hours. jayme king will have all the details in your forecast at 5. plus-- seven of the republican candidates fired off in south carolina last night-- in the first debate of the new year. we'll have the breakdown of all the big topics

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