about the future . >> announcer: it's 8:00 a.m. from fox 35, this is "good day orlando." >> john: 8 o'clock on your wednesday morning. "good day orlando" i'm john brown. >> amy: i'm amy kaufeldt. dmraud glad you are with us this morning, the stories we're working on, the first might be obvious and the second you walk

freeze warnings in effect for parts of central florida and a live look at the temperatures right now, look at that, 27 ocala and katie sent us a picture of her windshield and windshield wipers frozen to the windshield in the alachua county! brrr! >> john: breaking news in orange county. firefighters on the scene of a deadly fire, details on how the cold weather may have played a role in the fire as well. >> and sarah palin surprise maybe for some. this former vp candidate is now endorsing, you guessed it, donald trump. we'll have details on why she says trump should be our next president. david martin is out and about think! are those industrial glasses or did you get new frames? >> reporter: they are new. you like 'em? a thought they looked good and me. stylish! good morning to you, amy, hi, john. live in extreme southeast orange county. did you know that central

world's leading manufacturers of inboard tow boats? we have waterski boats and wakeboard boats and you know them as nautique and we'll take you inside their brand new manufacturing facility all morning live on "good day orlando." >> john: david may sneak something out on his way out the door. do you think there is a chance? >> amy: i could use one of those, if you pay the expenses, i'll take it. >> jayme: it is cold out there, it is one of those mornings where we are seeing -- i have a bunch of pictures now, i love a call for action, we do live and say, hey, send us your photos and amy and i are getting over it now with the photos coming in, frost on windshields and cold temperatures, 27 in ocala and 36 leesburg and sanford at 40. sanford has been bumping around

hour-and-a-half ago in solid and mid 30s, now 40 and still quite chilly out there. 38 orlando. and we talk about the freeze warning, hard freeze continues for alachua county and gainesville and most of the counties, north of the orlando metro. interior volusia county as you head out toward marion, sumpter county, bushnell and wildwood. toward flagler. the coastal locales there, out to i-95 corridor. frosty cold. when the wind picks up we feel it. feels-like factor down in the 30s and 20s most locations. as we look at the skies you can see now, high clouds, yet again, this morning, powerful streak of energy that will serve as a conveyor belt of sorts, transporting more moisture and additional warmth here through the back end of the week, friday rain chances peppers up. sun and clouds, cool temps, look for the blend of sun and clouds, 64 by 2:00. next 7 days, showing us a big

cool down, windy and colder saturday, more of the full forecast straight ahead. here's gina. >> gina: happy wednesday. we have quite a few crashes. a couple new ones, orange avenue near michigan street, causing significant delays, both directions on orange. use caution if you are in that area. another new crash on hiawassee near kensington high boulevard. causing minor delays in the area. no word of roadblocks. drive times, i-4 westbound, to colonial, 27 minutes an i-4 eastbound from the attractions-downtown, 23 minutes. the 408 up to speed, 417 to downtown, 14 minutes. and time now for other traffic news. first portion of the wachiva parkway opens to drivers 10:00 a.m. a three mile stretch of road

county to state road 46, east of camp challenge road in lake county. the project expected to bring a lot of growth to the area, the president of the east lake county chamber of commerce says business is starting to boom. back to you. >> john: breaking news, investigators trying to figure out what caused a deadly fire in orange county. >> amy: at a house in a neighborhood between cimarron boulevard and conway. jackie orozco is live at the scene with the latest. what happened here? >> reporter: good morning, such a sad story. i talked to the next-door neighbor who says he has been friends with the man who was killed almost 30 years and he's a hard working man. that he was actually getting up early, wakes up 1:30, 2:00 a.m. because he works at disney and works in landscaping. and he was saying he was a hard working man. it happened in his shed.

can see, also there are fire investigators here as well. the neighbor told me it was too painful to talk about his friend on camera. he was telling me that an uber driver saw the smoke and call 911, when firefighters arrived around 2:30 a.m. they say the shed was completely engulfed in flames. and again the shed is directly behind the house and that is where they found the man, deceased. between the age of 50 and 60. and they've been seeing family members coming in and out of the house, devastated about the news. again the fire marshals are trying to investigate what caused the blaze. sad news for the family. now reporting live in orange county, jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> new details on more breaking news in orange county. one person is dead after an industrial accident. "sky fox" over the scene on taylor farms on chancellor drive

the orange county sheriffs office says the victim got -- equipment there and the investigation continues. >> amy: an innocent bystander is recovering after being shot outside of an orange county gas station. >> john: deputies say he was caught in cross fire when two gunmen shot at each other. luanne sorrell joins us with more details. >> luanne: the shootout was caused by a surveillance camera at the citgo gas station in pine hills near evans high school. the video shows two angles, take a good look. you can see one group gathered near the pickup truck. they start to run and duck. check out the bottom of your screen. you can see a gun in one of the suspect's hands as shots rang out. >> broad daylight. and, kids out of school. no excuse. school let out and kids were lined up at school to get out of school and we heard the gun shots.

groups of young people fired more than ten shots everyone took off on foot, the bystander was shot in the stomach and taken to the hospital but no word on his condition this morning. >> amy: iran is blasting the united states right now over new sanctions. iran's foreign minister said america has a, quote addiction to coercion, the president signed an executive order in the u.s., putting new sanctions against iran over ballistic missile tests. >> john: on-line sales jumped this holiday season and the money is not being spent in the traditional stores. >> amy: coming up next we'll ask an economic analyst what it means for the future of retail development. plus david martin is checking out someplace cool this morning. where are you? >> reporter: good morning, we are in the newly expanded production facility for nautique boats, a ribbon-cutting at 10:00

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>> john: on-line sales are booming, the national retail federation announced holiday sales increased 3%, from november and december last year and equates to $626 billion spent on-line and when the money is spent on-line it means it is often not being spent in traditional stores. the trend has been increasing pretty much every year since the numbers started being tracked. what does it mean for the future of shopping and all the retail developments in our cities. especially in florida where we are booming? joining us today, good to see you. the numbers that came out from the national retail federation, you have better in sight than the rest of us. did it surprise you? anything in the numbers catch you off guard. >> no, it didn't surprise me. retail sales have been growing on-line since though army 190s when internet sales started and they are projected now, they are 8% of all retail sales and could go as high as 15-20% of all sales the next five years.

lot of on-line shopping because i'm a shop local guy. and like to go to the brick and mortar and if much money is moving away from brick and mortar to on-line sales. what does it mean for the best buy and the walmart and other stars stores around here. >> a lot of on-line sales are cap during the mark and some stores will go out of business and some stores are leaving. on the other hand, the salespeople that remain and the staff are no longer just cashiers. they become specialists, they become product specialists and are higher paid. >> john: i'm glad you say that. i ward about job losses, when the businesses go out you have hundreds of employees and you say it doesn't mean they'll be unemployed but have to change their skills a bit, right? >> that's right and some of the shopping centers are changing while we have on-line sales and sales going away from stores, some stores are trying to create

and is morphing from old style retail to retail-tainment, restaurant and dining and entertainment and activities, not just a pinball arcade but a real reason to get off the couch. >> john: everything you need. i'm curious, you said here in florida it is different than other places, even is moving here. what does it mean for our future, five, ten, 15 years, when thousands of people a day move to florida. >> we'll do better than most other states and the rest of the country. we are adding a thousand people a day net gain in population to florida. >> john: amazing. >> that means every week a brand new shopping center is needed where in florida every week. that is going to -- this demand will fill the existing stores and vacant stores but means our builders and retail developers willen busy for quite a while. >> john: we'll be better here. appreciate you coming in and stay warm out there. amy, over to you you, thanks,

check this out. talk about why we love living in florida? on the left is video out of louisville, kentucky where the snow is falling, causing major problems for those drivers in louisville, on the right, a traffic camera from right here in central florida, not bad. 8:14, we'll check in with jayme. >> jayme: accu-weather forecast update. our temperatures, though, you a different story, 20, 30, 40, has been one of those early mornings now where you have seen the temperatures come down a lot of areas, rising in a lot of spots but has been slow going, today we refifrs with highs moving back to the mid 60s, silver lining there. a little warmer than as we went through yesterday afternoon. so, slow modification, air mass, warmer times ahead, and by friday, i'm looking for a high bouncing between 75 and 80. now, that is duen part to a southerly wind flow in advance of an advancing area of low pressure, moving to the gulf

afternoon and a dramatic swing in temperatures, 20 to 25-degree drop, friday compared to saturday. back to the 50s for the weekend and wake-up temps, sunday the 30s, the rollercoaster ride continues, through 8:00 a.m. we continue with freeze mansion, and looks like the one for volusia county has been dropped. over the i-4 corridor. and temperatures now up and above the freezing mark. some locales. gainesville a hard freeze warning and goes through the mid-morning timeframe, marion county and sumpter county and all of flagler county from the sea shore to the i-95 corridor and, "good day orlando"ing in flagler, home you are staying warm. high clouds on top. and the gusty west-northwest flow blowing over the warm water current, the gulf stream that flanks our state and courses through east of the outer banks, tip of north carolina and it fans out, those marine and stratus cumulus clouds, and

that is gripping the eastern third of the nation. as we look at the day ahead, 38 reported out at the airport, partly cloudy and sun and clouds through the course of the day and cool temps, highs into the mid 60s, gulf seas the same and moments of cloud cover and sunshine. chilly sun toward noon and 60. north winds 5 to 10. 64 by 3:00. snowflakes flying over portion of the east and deep south and east. the next system around the denver area, gathering some steam. will begin to move across texas and make a beeline toward our state. friday, uptick in rain chance and gusty winds and as the system moves up the eastern seaboard, a major snowstorm phasing in. the mid-atlantic, looking for 1-2 feet of accumulated snow. all wrapped up by the end of the weekend. big doings there.

low 60s, fort mccoy through ocala, lake county. umatilla, looking good, low and mid 60s and last stop, volusia county from the sea shore to the i-95 and i-4 corridor. widespread low, trying to make an approach into the mid 6 other. our forecast the next 7 days, everything hinges on what low pressure is going to do. to wrap up north of our state. if you meaning in colder air and windy wet weather, and no rain chance for the weekend. cold, blustery saturday. we have sunshine on our side as we enter that period of time. that's your forecast. here's gina. >> gina: happy wednesday, quite a few crashes, i want to take you out to this crash on orange avenue partially blocked at michigan street. you can see significant delays there, not as bad as before. seems like it is clearing up. down the road we have another crash, conway road. there is a road blocked, partially at anderson.

again use caution if you are there as well. looking at your drive times, i-4 is slow, lake mary to colonial. 24 minutes, i-4 westbound, i-4 eastbound, from the attractions to downtown, 23 minutes and 408, 417 to downtown, 14 minutes. right now, time for your fox 35 pump patrol, saving money, regular gas, $1.68 at the murphy u.s.a. onmetro west and metropolis way, you can check out gas saving tips on our web site, go to www.fox35orlando.com. and click on traffic. >> john: 8:19. you decide 2016. donald trump gets a big endorsement, ryan is here with the story. good morning. >> ryan: been rumored a couple days and donald trump gets the major endorsement from the former vice presidential candidate, sarah palin and thinks trump is cut from the right cloth and made the announcement in iowa yesterday. the former governor and 28th vp nominee said trump has serious characteristics and a number of

country. >> his power, his passion, is the fabric of america. and, it is woven by work ethic and dreams and drive and faith in the almighty. what a combination. are you ready to share in that again? iowa? because that is what is going to let you make america great again. >> the endorsement of course is a blow to ted cruz, who sarah palin supported in 2012. trump and ted cruz are battling for evangelical voters in iowa. the caucus one week from monday, we're getting much closer now. amy back to you. >> amy: thank you, a big day for the nautique boat company. >> john: employees celebrating a big new expansion and david martin is taking us inside. a fun live shot. seeing these things made in town. >> you know, i have been inside a long time and had no idea this was down here and the gorgeous, newly expanded facility, making

i'm fascinated by the upholstery section. everything is done in house, sewing and folding and taking and cutting. all those nice comfortable seats you sit on when you are riding through the lake on those boats,

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>> amy: welcome back. our job of the day brought to you by career seniors florida, for a tax professional accountant, to review the requirements and see other jobs in the industries, go to www.fox35orlando.com and click on the good day tab and job of the day. >> john: happening this morning the nautique boat company celebrating a big expansion, david martin joins us live from the company's world headquarters in orange county, a sneak peek at something that most of us have never seen before. cool, david! >> reporter: indeed it is. and i'm standing with royalty in the boat world. the president of nautique. >> good morning. >> reporter: your great-grandfather... >> that's correct. >> started the company in what year? >> in 1925.

you know, south of orlando. it has been a long time in orlando. >> reporter: over 100 years later and you guys are growing bigger than ever. >> we are. we are celebrating our expansion today. we have added 53,000 square feet of our facility and we have been near nine-and-a-half years and added in order to continue to get to the marketplace to grow and what is happening in boat trends and the industry. >> reporter: good thing, the "g" word, growth. you are seeing a lot of it. >> yes. and our latest products, are exceptional. and, with growth there, it has been outstanding in the market lace and everybody loves it. >> reporter: the numbers, you make 7 to 10 boats a day here. >> now, we are manufacturing at a pace of 10 boats a day. and we do that four days a week here, in orlando, florida. and they go all over the world. >> reporter: these are inboard tow boats, the kind of boats you use if you want to waterski or wake board.

boat in the board and best wake board and wake surf boat in the world with the g-23, that is what we are known for and we deliver the best. >> reporter: a lot of people, celebrities know your boats. athletes know your boats and drive your boats and we have been on several the course of the past few years an "good day orlando." they are good rides -- i'll take two! >> we can handle that. if you need the best ski boat and wake boat in the world. >> reporter: this is an enormous facility, staffed all day and when we got here this morning you had hundreds of people already here? >> we had 400 employees that work here on a daily basis and go pretty much around the clock and getting the boats out to every part of the world. >> reporter: the average price for a boat like this, between 70 and $250,000. is that right. >> it depends on what you need. all the components and, the best of the best, that is where our prices are, yes. >> reporter: i'm impressed, my friend, plenty more to show you

what we are -- this is where you get started, right? >> we -- the boats come out of the mold and the mold is like the perfect reflection of the perfect boat and we prep it to go on-line and get the final assembly here. and, go and make sure everything is perfect before it ships. >> reporter: congratulations. >> great to see you, thank you. >> reporter: nautique.com, if you want to get in on the action and buy one or two. >> amy: it is true orlando history. you know? the family that had start their business here in the 1920s. >> john: pine castle. >> amy: amazing. >> john: and we have "sky fox," don't we need water fox? we can have a crew on the water, just... >> amy: great idea! >> john: call management. >> amy: we can get rid of our swan boat. >> john: i like the swan boat, x. >> amy: kind of weird. coming up, a dangerous mosquito

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>> it is now 8:30 on this wednesday morning. still chilly out there, temps in the 30s, i'm amy kaufeldt. >> john: i'm john brown, let's check in with jayme king and see what is going on. great pictures of frost and ice out there, jayme? >> jayme: we have. overwhelmed in the weather center. pictures keep on stacking. keep sending them. all of lake county is removed from the freeze warning, temperatures are coming up and remains for flagler county and marion, the city of ocala and bushnell area in sumpter county we are seeing the interior freeze warning now has been moved out of interior volusia county. woodward the i-4 corridor. good news but the bad news, it is chilly out there. ocala 27, 30 gainesville, 40 sanford, orlando upper 30s, the day ahead looks something like this. we have a mix of sun and clouds. cool temps, 64 by 2:00 and 59 by 5:00. we'll have our moments of sun

them through the state and slumping southbound, like yesterday and it moves in over the southeastern u.s., here, north of us toward atlanta and areas north. we have an outbreak of measurable snow and you have seen nothing yet in the mid-atlantic by the weekend. a major storm in the makings, we'll get rain on the back end of it, windy and cold and the snow will make progress over the upper midwest and the northeastern states, very large scale system and encompassing a lot of areas across the eastern third of the country. bottom line, windy and colder by saturday and we'll about that coming up in a bit. >> gina: happy wednesday, everybody, "sky fox" over a school bus crash. on avalon park south of colonial, you can see it is quite a few cars involved and some in the center median there, partial roadblock in the turn not causing any significant delays there. there are quite a few crashes on the other road, this morning,

conway, partially blocked there. causing delays, significant delays both directions there. on conway, use caution if you are there. a look now at your drive times, i-4 westbound from lake mary to colonial, 23 minutes, i-4 eastbound from the attractions to downtown, 25 minutes and 408 from 417 downtown, 15 minutes, that's it for live drive traffic. back to you. >> john: breaking news, trying to figure out what happened on a fire. between cimarron and conway the scene much of the morning and brings us up-to-date. >> good morning. the fire marshal confirmed to me shed. and right now they say it appears to be accidental but don't know if it was caused by that space heater. let's look at video. you can see a lot of firefighters were here earlier

happened around 2:30. when firefighters arrived they said the shed which is directly behind the house, detached from the house was not damaged. completely engulfed in flames and the shed inside had materials of wood, and other tools in there as well. and when firefighters finally got inside they said they discovered a deceased man between the ages of 50 and 60. and again several firefighters were here on the scene and when i talked to a neighbor that lives directly next-door he say his neighbor was getting ready to go to work, he work at disney and does landscaping for them and it is typical for him to wake up in those early morning hours and that that shed, he considers it a hobby shed, where he goes and he said his family of course is devastated, heartbroken about the news. now reporting live here in orange county, jackie orozco, fox 35 news.

arguments begin in the trial of a farmer cab driver accused of sexually assault a woman in datona beach. >> john: it kicks off the morning rush. authorities in datona beach shores are releasing a new composite sketch of a man who they say hit a 71-year-old woman on the head. it happened last week near south atlantic avenue where a woman was walking her dog. the elderly victim told vaets the man ran up to her and hitd ran away. the woman was not seriously hurt. >> amy: we apologize, not the same story there. fdle is investigating of the two police officers fired on a suspect. investigators say 28-year-old eric provost died at the hospital after being shot at a condo complex on monday night. police were called after provost's father called for help saying his son was not acting right. they arrived and were confronted by him holding an air soft gun and both officers are placed on leave. a man is in jail for a crime deputies say happened 6 years ago.

city was arrested after leaving court in a separate criminal case and authorities say he attacked a woman inside of her home in 2010. a fingerprint linked him to the crime after all of this time and he's charged with home invasion robbery with a weapon. sexual battery with a weapon and kidnapping with intent to inflict bodily harm and terrorizing the victim. on the health watch now, health officials are on high alert after mull tape cases of zika virus are reported -- multiple cases of zika virus. details. >> luanne: if you are protect now this is a star you need to pay very close attention to. now the most recent case was found in hillsborough county. the health department says that person caught the virus when december. now the other two cases were down in my emmy dade county. doctors believe they caught it during a trip to columbia. officials say you catch the virus from mosquitoes and most people who get it will not know

a headache, rash or joint pain but unborn children are at greatest risk here. experts say the virus can cause brain defects in babies. the cdc warnings pregnant women not to travel to one of the 14 countries having an outbreak now. those countries do include puerto rico, haiti, as well as several countries in central and south america. now, 3500 babies in brazil have been born with brain defects because of the zika virus and there is no vaccine now. but, scientists in brazil are solution. doctors say if you must travel to one of these countries that is having a zika outbreak, cover up and use bug spray to prevent bug bites. back to you. >> john: coming up, jamie foxx didn't need a stunt double. >> amy: what has people calling him a hero. on this day in history, january 20th 1985, super bowl 19 was played at sanford university stadium.

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>> amy: all right, put on your thinking caps an dial your brain back to 1985, on this day in history, january 20th, 1985, super bowl 19 was played at sanford university stadium. do you remember that? now, aside from the moon landing was the largest tv audience to date and the first time tv commercial sold for $1 million a minute during the super bowl game.

game. here's another big one, who was the game mvp, 1985? jerry rice? jim mcmann or joe montana, i left out the names of the teams that played in the game, because i'm trying to make you think! i gave you lots of hints, why it was a big game. sanford university, that is interesting. they weren't playing at and nfl stadium. so, okay. we'll send it out to david martin. >> john: he's playing with the boats. >> amy: 1985, do you remember where you were and who the mvp >> reporter: i was 11 years old in madison, wisconsin. and, i'm going with mcmahon. jim mcmahon. >> david martin is going with jim mcmahon. and, jayme and gina. >> jayme: 1985.

>> john: she's out! >> jayme: i was a young man in miramar, florida and i think it was a, jerry rice. >> gina: i'll go with joe montana. >> john: where were you, everybody is saying where they were -- >> gina: that is mean! >> the cutest zygote ever! >> ryan: she knew we were onto something. what is your thought first? >> i don't know, what if joe montana was playing in 1985. i think jerry rice. the man. >> the bears were not in the game. 1984 bears. >> 1986 -- i thought it was 1985 -- it is, but 1986 is the bears, i'm giving you a hint. >> the year off. okay. >> giving you a hint.

>> luanne: you pick. >> ryan: i'll go with montana. >> john: i never want to ride in a car with you two. i have to go up against them yesterday, jim mcmahon though i know we're already out. it was him -- >> i'm like, it is a good question, you cot it wrong. montana. you guys, i did not realize this, he's a super stud and he has been the super bowl mvp, not once, not twice but three times. >> john: who got it right? >> amy: gina! gina and ryan got it right! >> john: the zygote got it right! >> good job!

well, let's not talk about that. let's shift gears and talk about this. again, a good looking shot there. and, i tell you, it has been all about the weather this morning. it has been -- stop looking at me, anymore a.m. like that. y trickster! freeze warnings. that stunned me. freeze warnings now, peeled back for volusia county. and, lake county and we are going strong out of sumpter, bushnell, ocala, marion county and gainesville with the hard freeze business and all of flagler county from the sea shore to the i-95 corridor and, it is an especially cold morning and you don't need temperatures down in the low 30s to produce frost. i'm getting a lot of photos from in here, where we have been hovering mid and upper 30s, cold enough to glaze your windshield. temperatures at ocala now, 27. we have soon a sharp rise in the villages and bushnell and again, bottom line heading out, going into work or school, maybe

enough to be off and going to the golf course, stay away from the beaches today. it ain't worth it. a decent day taking shape against, coming up and out of the 30s, 50s by 11:00 a.m. and 64 by 2:00. blend of sun and clouds and we'll have our moment of clouds, apparently this morning on the satellite, right now, the last loop i have been watching, the last half-hour, taking the band a bit farther south of the metro. maybe more sunshine slotting in around north central florida and should inherit that as we move through the east side of the state, through the next couple of hours. lifts the ban and flips down to the south. look at the temperatures, nice to know we are not alone. warmer than here, minneapolis yesterday had about 11 below early in the morning and starting to see wheels now, transitional type of stuff going on, this system back here around denver, northern new mexico, will begin to shuffle our way, and looks like it is going to produce rain here, but a massive east coast snowstorm taking shape for late friday and

around the mid-atlantic we'll find that. snowflakes flying now. wave number one and number 2 here again in the making, draw moisture out of mainland mexico, out of the gulf of mexico and force that on top, computer forecast models verify that, the high slips to the east and we'll see dramatic warming friday and bring in the band of showers and isolated thunderstorms, i don't think we see anything severe locally on friday, it could play out and well knot of our area. you have to consider the position of the parent or main low pressure center that will race to the north in quick fashion and there may not be enough time or recovery in the local atmosphere to allow really punchy storms to get in here. i'll watch it an convey the latest on air and on-line twu twitter and facebook. the bottom line is that is all snow, model forecast, 1-2 feet up of of total accumulation when all is said and done for the

they see the airline cancellations looking likely. let's talk about our 7-day. man, look at that. we're like -- doing south florida style by friday, highs upper 70s, south winds and saturday bottom falls down again and highs 50s and windy and blustery, overpass saturday to sunday, 30s return and no chance of rain. at least we have the sunshine over the weekend, windy and cold here come saturday. that's your forecast. we have got for you mr. liam. looking good, and he's the dude! the gator dude! liam, our weather baby of the moment. appreciate it mom and dad. thank you, www.fox35orlando.com. for more weather baby pictures. and instructions how you can participate. here's gina. >> gina: hi, happy wednesday. looking at roadways now, everything looking kind of messy and a lot of crashes, i have a

408 and use caution and the 429. at exit 24, we do have debris in the roadway due to a crash causing significant delays, use caution if you are there as well and back out now, to conway road, partially blocked there at anderson, not as many delays as a few minutes ago. but use caution there. the road is still partially blocked. looking now at your drive times, i-4 westbound, looking better, lake mary to colonial, 21 minutes, i-4 eastbound from the attractions to downtown, takes you 25 minutes and the 408 is up to speed, that's it for your live drive traffic. back to you guys. >> amy: thanks. coming up do you think it is cold here in florida? >> john: when we come back we're headed to chicago where it is really, really, really -- i mean, really -- >> we don't know cold like they do. >> john: first time for your pet of the day. the cat in the pic today. you can have your pet featured, post it on our facebook page and

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that cold, stop sending the reporters outside! >> amy: hey! >> reporter: yep. hi there. it is good to be with you. yes. my smart executive producer asked us to drive around and there was a snowstorm last night and a tiny bit of snow and we have been checking the roads for our viewers and i want to show you right there. he's gotten over to the shoulder. progress. you said it was 15 degrees here and we are considering that a heat wave. we have not been above freezing since saturday, the last three days, i have been outside talking about our sub-zero temperatures -5 , one of those mornings and, we're in the truck with my friend here, gary z is at the wheel and -- >> hi, gary! >> and a day where there is a lot of slip-sliding on the roads. >> amy: where are you? are you on the kennedy

>> the tollway which is -- we're on the tri-state tollway that goes around the city and, the western suburbs trying to get on the stevenson, which as you know leads to lakeshore drive and traffic is good now but this morning, gosh, there were cars faced the wrong way and going off into ditches and now we have daylight things are better. >> i'm sorry it is cold in florida. when we go to florida we hate when it is cold, though 39 sound good now, but why spend the money to go to florida if it is not nice. >> john: and the reporter in chicago, you have family down here? >> amy: anita has family in volusia county. and, she's probably hating us now. >> john: come stwait her family when it gets warmer and crash on their couch! all of you, drive down! >> that is a great idea! and i think i really want to do that, too.

i know it will warm up soon enough. >> amy: joanie, how is lake michigan? can you walk across it on ice? or, is it not cold enough, long enough yet. >> things are freezing up. when you have a good four or five days, you a dangerous time because people think the ice will be thick enough for them to get on there. i crossed the -- cross the chicago river every day on my way to our fox station downtown, michigan avenue and it looks good and icy. and, it makes you feel colder. you know what i mean? >> john: your boss is our old boss, dennis. >> that's right! >> amy: tell him i said hi. >> john: and i send him a text this time of year and say, hey i'm golfing. stay warm -- a dumb thing to say, too. >> she's in the car and is happy! >> his great regret, especially in winner -- winter. >> amy: employees her sweetheart. >> john: jamie foxx trending for

>> amy: tmz reports he pulled a driver out of a burning overturned car on monday and telling the california highway patrol the chips there, he heard the crash and ran to the scene and saw theecar on fire, the driver was still buckled in a different seat and witnesses say he call 911 and got the driver out and got him away from the fire. the driver was taken to the hospital, no word on his condition. but he's a hero. a lot more to come on "good day orlando." at 9:00 hour. >> john: including how to get rid of all the unwanted mail clogging up your inbox. >> amy: young people say, i don't need a drivers license, why a lot of them are choosing to ditch the car. coming up, plus, david martin. >> reporter: a reminder, we have been live all morning at nautique. one of the world's leading manufacturers of inboard tow boats, here, you have a waterski boat? these guys know what they are doing, it might be the place to get wouldn't.

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