. it's friday, january 22. "good day orlando." i'm john brown. >> and i'm luanne sorrell. we're so glad you're here on a friday morning. a massive blizzard taking aim at the northeast, bringing several feet of snow to some areas. it could cripple the nation's capital and snarl traffic. >> heading to traffic. >> where you will be before the storm. >> yes, i hope so.

stranding travelers right here in orlando. a teenager shot overnight in orange county at an apartment complex, not far from ucf. >> a former trooper involved in a crash. how the crash ut down part of a major road overnight. >> jayme: good morning. you've made it to the weekend seven days we've tracked this thing, it's spawned into a major, i would call this a storm of historical perspectives. our world will exist with basically shower and storm activity. but strong storms, even severe weather might play out getting into the latter portion of the morning and the early afternoon. guardian is always scanning the

it never stops. recording returns. storms are heading up to the west of tampa bay and building on shore. this is moving towards us by 10, 11:00 a.m. heading through gainesville and ocala. we shift gears and then head towards the central peninsula. downtown orlando, the orlando metro, and theme parks by 1:00 to the 1:30 time frame. and this is a evolving situation. there's a lot of stuff coming in now. everything from wind speeds, the amount of rainfall we'll see, and, of course, the big chill in the wake of this as we head into your saturday. some quick timing on this.

by late morning, mid-day, lake and volusia see the main thrust of the squall line in the area. orlando, around 1:00 p.m. brevard, 1:30 to 2 this afternoon. and then clears out, and we funnel in lots of chilly temperatures with a lot of wind. the temperature will be dropping and stay down in towards sunday morning. i am looking for the possibility of freeze watches for orlando on sunday as temperatures drop way low. >> gina: roads for the most part looking good. i have a new crash at kissimmee at obt and carol street. no roadblocks or significant delay, but use just caution in the kissimmee area.

i-4, eastbound, attractions to downtown, 13 minutes. the 408 is up to speed as well. developing right now, a major snowstorm is headed no the east coast. >> john: parts of the atlantic could see as much as two feet of snow. the federal government will close down offices at noon. states of emergency have been de-schaired in five states. food and supplies disappearing from grocery and hardware stores as well. >> winter is starting a little later. we're handling as business as usual ordering merchandise. >> the blizzard is expected to bring high winds, dangerous flooding, and, of course, the white out conditions. the snowfall will last late today through sunday. a long storm too. thousands of flights canceled, including some flights here in

>> fox 35 dana jay is joining us live from oia. have you met anyone who has been stranded because their flights have been canceled? >> reporter: you know what, luanne, we have not. not so far. we met a pair of guys who are traveling wondering if they are getting to pittsburgh or not, but they seem to be leaving early enough in the day that that shouldn't be a problem. we're seeing lots and lots of ontime flights with the exception of a handful. incoming flights in raleigh, durham, in the path of the storm, and cancelations in and out of charlotte. those cancelations in and out of charlotte shouldn't come as a surprise because american airlines said that they'll be canceling all nights in and out. that's a hub for american

i saw on twitter, united, 4:00 p.m. will start to suspend flights out of dulles, that's a hub in washington, d.c. all have issued waivers. you can rebook without a penalty, for all the major airlines. and flight tracker, about 2,000 nights already canceled for today. looking ahead to tomorrow, after the storm hits, 3,000 flights exppted to be canceled for tomorrow. so you really do have a heads up on this. check your flights before you come to the airport. that way you don't get strabded. the airlines are getting a good job on social media and what not letting people know that the storm will cause some problems. >> that should be interesting to watch throughout the day. it'll change. and this weekend's blizzard is impacting sports. the washington capitals game

shifted to two hours earlier to gets the game done. and they're in talking to change washington's game on sunday. and two basketball games are being moved, including no. 13 virginia because of the snow. now no word if the washington wizard game against the jazz will be moved. it keep it here to fox 35 for continuing coverage of the big winter storm, and we'll have the latest on the rain headed our way in just a bit. and you can get instant updates at fox35orlando.com. >> amy: a florida highway patrol trooper was hurt. he was involved in a crash, we understand. ryan elijah joins us with the latest. we know the crash happened 2:30. sandlake road in orange county. it appears that the car slammed

no word on injuries. we're working to get more information as the morning progresses. deputies are investigating a shooting which took place at the marquee apartments at sterling university lane. across the street from ucf's campus. a 19-year-old was hurt. investigators said he will survive at this point. they have not announced any arrests that have been made. a maitland man has in colorado. they're searching for 58-year-old ronald weber. he has been missing since he went hiking in colorado. missing since tuesday. later this morning we expect to get an update on the search for jennifer kessy. she's been missing for nearly a

she vanished on january 24 in 2006. police believe she was kidnapped. they found her car near her home but no sign of her. since then, more than 1,000 tips have come in, but no strong leads. today's news conference is at 11:45, and we'll bring you any major developments. a woman convicted of running over a 12-year-old boy is expecting to hear her sentence. a jury found her guilty in december. she faces a maximum of 15 years in prison for running over thomas gregory last new year's eve as he was playing outside. she drove off and he had two broken legs. she faces prison time. stocks rallied yesterday, but will that momentum carry into today? joining us is lauren simonetti. good morning, finally some good news, huh. >> reporter: it is a happy

you know if the gains i am seeing in the premarket, dow up 200, if they hold, we have a positive week. it was a short week. it never felt positive. it felt like chaos and destruction all week on the market. oil is back to almost $31, good for stocks for the moment. and if you look at at asia, it was up 6%. breakfast was served early, if you will, and we like what we got starting in asia. we're learning that gm is getting in on the car sharing game with a unique twist. whap are they doing here? >> reporter: gm estimates that 5 million people use car sharing apps which is expected to go five fold by the year 2020. they want to be in the forefront. gm is renting car, sharing car,

ann arbor, michigan. malibus, tahoes, available through a map called maisken. you lock and unlock the cars with your phone. they rent it out. and it's an odd shift. but the industry is changing and they don't want to be left behind. >> it is. thanks for being with us. we'll check back in with you later. >> reporter: you too. >> you can catch lauren on the fox business network at 5:00 in the morning. go to foxbusiness.com/channel finder. coming up, we're going live to the bull's-eye of the storm. washington, d.c. florida lawmakers take action on a proposal that would allow those with concealed carry to carry on campus.

for the next hours. storms are breaching the west side of the state.

and the powerful blast of cold >> jayme: we are with you live

get aload of this. we've got another cluster of storm it's developing as you move towards the tampa area. it'll move into far north central florida within the next hour or two. we trace the real aggressive squall line, the precursor, if you will, to a powerful front. producing a tremendous canopy of snow over the mid-atlantic and portions of the deep south. i am tracking it all. i'll have the full forecast details coming up live in 2 or 3 minutes. >> john: new reaction after the so-called campus carry bill is defeated >> luanne: it would have allowed license weapon holders to carry on campus. it's now been killed. the chairman of the first

again. >> college kids don't need guns. injecting guns into a stressed out or intoxicated student could turn into a situation. >> luanne: that bill could pop up again next year. >> john: here comes jayme king. we'll have wild weather around noonish, you say? >> jayme: right now the situation, as it looks now, we have a cluster of storms that will move in before the actual main event. i am going to navigate weather radar from the weather center and show you what i am talking about. you can see around and north of the tampa area. the stuff looks pretty aggressive, but i want to use it to illustrate what's happening. here's cluster number one

the main event is back in through here. we've had a couple of tornado warning pop off over the florida panhandle. a strengthened south, southeasterly air flow. we're replenishinged energy, the moisture count, for adding a bit of fuel to the fire. we're on the southern extent of this extremely powerful system. as we typically are. the farther away the lows from central florida, the less of a risk for severe weather in our neck of the woods. but the panhandle has been a different beast this morning. on top of it all, a mushroom looking canopy of extremely heavy snow in the northeast. which looks now to be washington, d.c. as the bull's-eye of this with a big, big swath of one to two foot amount snow accumulations all the way up to the new england state once this is all said and done. a developing weather situation.

we'll keep you upto date. i am not trying to scare you, just laying out the cold, hard facts. stronger storms could pepper into the area by mid-morning. the timing looks to be in the confines, the parameters of 9:00 a.m. to the noon hour. with this racing once it gets on shore to coastal brevard and racing rapidly off the eastern shores of the state. weather radar is recording light you rains, leesburg, and supportingses of sumter. and 11:20, modeling suggests that it would race through the gainesville area, the main line, the squall line ahead of a very sharp cold front. occurring for 1120. portions of sumter florida. and heading into the 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. and metro orlando. and then moving off to the eastern side of the state. from that point on, the

will occur. you will notice the winds coming up. it'll feel a little bit cool. and tonight, when the winds move in west, northwest, the cold temperatures will come in. low to mid-50s and that's it for tomorrow. i'm going 55 but i think it might be a struggle for a lot of us to get to 55, with a lot of wind. the wind chills will be an issue towards mid-day on our saturday. increasing rain chances. strong storms. we have a slight risk of seeing severe weather play out. i'll be monitoring the latest. 50s and 60s. it's much, much warmer overall. you can see now in comparison to 24 hours ago. the numbers are great. 25 degrees warmer at this time compared to ocala. that's giving a good idea of what is playing out

temperature, humidity, coming into play to give us a bout of strong weather. washington, d.c. looks to be the bull's-eye area. we have the cold in place. and we have watches and warning, and blizzard watches and warnings. it's all about the cold stuff that rushes in on the heels of low pressure as that clears the state. you can see that swath of snow there. this is a model forecast. it shows that the depth of that could achieve over a foot in many, many locations. windy weather, a high of 55, if we get there tomorrow. with the wind on top, it'll feel colder. and early cloud cover puts a damper on the start of the day. it'll be cold.

chance of rain until early next week. >> gina: at bennett, partially blocked near colonial. not causing significant delays, but use caution. we have a crash at obt and carol street. causing some delays in both directions there. no roadblock, but use caution if you are out in kissimmee this morning. taking a look at drives times, everything is looking good on i-4. i-4 eastbound, from the attractions to downtown, 13 minutes. the 408 is up to speed as well. saving you money with the pump patrol. $1.65 at the murphy usa at metro west boulevard in orlando. go to our website at fox35orlando.com and click on traffic. >> john: a gainesville police officer is going viral this morning

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a police officer in gainesville responded to a call of kids playing basketball and being too loud in the streets >> luanne: instead of busting them, he started playing hoops with them. this is great. he played with them for about 10 minutes. he then had to go back to work. he told them to be respectful of their neighbors, but he said they could keep playing. >> john: i can see if they were yelling, but he said, it's okay, but just be respectful. officially declared dead. the marine corps had a five day search for survivors. all they were able to find were life rafts from the helicopters.

have been used. >> luanne: u.s. forces are now allowed to kill isis militants without waiting for signs of hostility. they loosened the rurals of engagement allowing forces to target militants for being associated with the terror network. these changes are supposed to allow our forces to easily protect themselves and u.s. allies. >> john: an impact with the winter storm in many places >> luanne: a temporary solution for the home unless daytona beach.

meant to help that situation. >> john: 6:30 here on your friday morning. i'm john brown >> luanne: i'm luanne sorrell. happy friday. severe weather is on the way nationwide, including right here in florida. jayme king is tracking the storms and the major cooldown. >> john: people in the northeast

feet of snow, which is already impacting travel, including here in central florida >> luanne: a homeowner found a crack dial in their pool -- crocodile in their pool. we have the story behind the surprising discovery. can you imagine seeing that when you look out the window in the morning. >> john: i would like to see the beach views but not the crock in the pool. jayme, what about the radar behind you? >> jayme: weather is moving through on the west side. look at the canopy, the mushroom shaped area of snowfall, and a rain snow mix. a classic, el nino type storm here. severe weather is playing out. we had a tornado watch on the spur of the panhandle when i came in around 2:30 this morning. that's been lifted. there's talk of extending a

of the state out towards lake city and tallahassee, the chance of that is 20%. i'm waiting for the storm prediction center to bring us the latest on that. pockets of rain moving easterly, from 15 to 25 miles per hour. the storm motion will increase. increase. the tracking on it, this is a model forecast, by 11:30, clearing through gainesville, and getting into marion, and either side of ocala. don't focus on the dead center of the tv screen. towards the lunch hour, blasting through orlando, and by 2:00 p.m., over the brevard county coastal area, osceola county, and then moving off shore. the wind arrows are getting larger. the wind speeds will increase and then rotate and bring in a

tomorrow, for the day time highs in metro orlando, struggling to get into the mid-50s. a cold, blustery day, and repeated gusts. for today, it looks like around 70ish by 2:00 p.m. increasing rain chances, and a few strong storms. right now around the 60-degree mark. melbourne, 66. 55 tomorrow. blustery weekend. more on that in the full detailed forecast, coming up. >> gina: happy friday. the roads for the most part are, look good. i have a new crash to tell you about in sanford,41 -- 46a, country club road. not causing delays. but on bennett, partially blocked at colonial causing delays on colonial. use caution in the area. out in kfntle, we have the -- in

carroll street near obt. causing delays. so use caution. i-4 westbound, lake mary to colonial, 14 minutes. the 408 is, looking good, it's up to speed as well. traffic. >> luanne: the big story of the morning, a major snowstorm is heading towards the east coast. >> john: parts of the midatlantic could get as much as two feet of snow. we have a live look at charlotte, north carolina. the snow is already coming down there. we have a big football game this weekend. they'll be playing in the snow. >> luanne: we're moving. on the move. >> john: a light dusting. and by the time it's done, up to 2 feet of snow in washington, d.c. states of emergency in five states and the district of columbia. schools and government offices closing early today. and people clearing out the snow shelves as the northeast gets a big blast of winter. >> winter is just starting a

we're handling as business as usual ordering merchandise. >> john: the blizzard is exppted to bring high winds, and dangerous white out conditions. thousands of flights already canceled, including some flights at oia. we have a live look at the big board at oia right now. if you are going to we beck, a -- quebec, and virginia, and salt lake city on the ground. we get you up to speed right there. that's a weird change for them. you can imagine how this will impact things throughout the weekend. >> luanne: we'll keep you updated throughout the morning. swreghting what led to the drowning of a 3-year-old boy. >> john: at a home on elderwood court in pine hills.

office, the little boy wanderinged into the back yard and fell into the pool. when the deputies arrived, the boy's mother was performing cpr on him. he was taken to the hospital, and he later dayed. the medical examiner will determine the cause of death >> luanne: a man broke into the chevron gas station, or at least he tried to. it was all caught on surveillance video. the man used a fire extinguisher to try to smash his way into the store at highway 46 and mims. he couldn't break the glass, so he eventually took off. if you know who this guy is, give crime line a call. >> john: 18-year-old laquon sessions made his first appearance before a judge. deputies say that he shot the victim after the coach asked a group of teens why they were not in school. >> there was some sort of

high school studentses but they were not involved in the gun play. relatives of the students carried this altercation outside. this. >> john: another 18-year-old was arrested for pulling his own gun and returning fire. the coach is still recovering. >> luanne: a final report on the excavation report at the dozier school for boys. they were looking for remains f people buried at the former school for boys in mariana. children were alleged to have been abused in the 1960s. they found the remains of 51 people and 7 have been identified. >> we feel a very strong commitment to the families we have come to know in this process and have worked with, and i can tell you they are very grateful that you took this chance and allowed this to happen >> luanne: survivors say they

to the physical beatings they received at that school. >> john: a brutal start to the new year for the magic >> luanne: now the gm is speaking out. and ryan elijah is here with the fox 35 sports zone highlights. hey, ryan. weeks. >> reporter: now the magic really starting to talk about why they are struggling. the gm is talking about the magic, they said if you look at the bigpy, they have -- the big picture, they've made moves. he believes that those losses will turn into wins as the young team continues to mature. he is not ruling out making changes to the roster. clearly there's been something wrong in the last two weeks, and saying that the team has been active approachinged trade.

against the hornets. personal seat license holders are arguing they should retain the license. according to the agreements the fans signed, they were granted the right to purchase tickets through the year 2025. nowhere in the agreement is it specified that the games have to be played in st. louis. class action suit for some 30,000 ticket holders. they're not happy for sure. >> luanne: they should be able to keep their tickets even in a new stadium. >> reporter: fly to la. >> john: wouldn't that be funny. they retain the seats and then there are empty seats in la. i am bitter. i will get over it. first the cardinal, and now the rams. everyone is leaving. >> john: a new effort to keep

>> luanne: the controversy in tallahassee.

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to ramp up and plow through the entire fox 35 viewing area by midlatest morning and early floorn. and ushering in cold air. look at that canopy. classic snow shape taking. and estimating one to two feet of snow. >> luanne: help is on the way for homeless people in daytona beach. we expect them to start moving into manatee island park. yesterday they demanded that the city reopen that park. the city recently closed access to it as well as access to bathrooms near city island park. the move prompted 100 homeless people to camp out at the county administration building across the street. >> luanne: there's a new push to get rid of the red light cameras here in the state of florida. >> john: republican representative said that cameras prey on drivers. he argued that the programs are

the road safer. a lobbyist for the florida league of cities disagrees. >> red light cameras are an important public safety tool. every city in florida is different. florida is a very diverse state. ultimately, it's a decision that should be made at the local level by the city. >> john: the bill needs to pass another committee before it hits the full house, and we'll let you know what happens as it hitds tallahassee.

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>> luanne: she was denied entrance. the man selling the tickets said he got them as a gift from his mother and wouldn't use them. universal studios immediately responded giving the group free and discounted tickets but the victim said she didn't want anyone else to be taken advantage of and contacted police. kevin bower is in jail being held on $2,500 bond. she believed him because he had a convincing story. >> we said, are they legit ticket, and he said, i sure hope my mom wouldn't do something to me >> luanne: the victim in the case hopes that boer gets ordered to pay restitution. jayme king, when can we expect changes? >> jayme: under way right now. the morning temperatures are the first thing you encounter this morning. we're mainly dry over the east

we're freshening up rain chances as we speak. i will zoom in a little tighter. navigating radar from the weather center. showing the first cluster moving on shore. it's racing east of panama city. that's the squall line i am concerned with. the precursor out in advance of the incoming cold front that will dramatically alter temperatures going through late tonight and for the entire weekend. the chill will be on. certainly cold. look at that. a classic textbook low pressure center that has snow on the north and northwestern flank out towards the eastern edge of the circulation. severe weather playing out across the deep south and the southeast. we're included in that. don't let down your guard. hopefully just beneficial rains but we're seeing a big swath of

amounts. you can see how we reload over the eastern gulf of mexico. and quite a bit of lightning detected. i think we'll see a lot of cloud to ground lightning strikes once this reaches shore, and even some rotation in some of the cloud tops, that's another concern i've got, and damaged straight line winds, and never, ever, do you want to rule out a tornado threat. and 11:00 a 50, computer forecast showing that the main squall line will move into the peninsula, clearing gainesville, ocala, orlando metro through the lunch time hour. we surfacing shy of 2:30. the distinct, narrow swath. we saw that with the system moving through. there was a corridor of very strong winds.

here yesterday and he that was our thinking that we may see stronging winds. and gusty winds you will notice by the day's end. and tonight and first thing tomorrow. a very cold air mass comes in. low to mid-50s for highs. even in orlando tomorrow. winds 20 to 30 on top of that. a wind chill factor for the entire day. that's a rarity around these parts in the far southern latitude. increasing rain chances and strong storms. the possibility now of isolatedded severe weather playing out through the course of the day. the seven-day forecast showing highs, 55, and watch and wait on any kind of freeze watches or warnings as we get into sunday morning. we'll continue to update you. this is an involving weather situation. we're here to inform you not scare you. as the information comes in,

>> gina: sky fox is over an accident at bennett near colonial. we have a left turn lane open but it's causing quite a mess. a lot of emergency vehicles in the area are causing backup. use caution in the area. back out in kissimmee to the crash on ob has cleared at carolol street. some delays. roads looking good this morning. i-4 eastbound and westbound looking good. the 408 looking good, it's up to speed as well. >> luanne: time now to take a look at your trending online headlines on this friday morning. the first one from bloomberg. it reads, google paid apple $1 billion to keep search bar on iphone. they are rivals but found ways to work together in the past.

lawsuit between google and oracle revealed much google paid. to be the primary search engine. they received $1 billion. the tech giants have not publicly commented on the huge pay out. >> luanne: and millennials are ruining the american wine industry this headline says. this is interesting. experts predict that the consumption of wine will drop for the first time. that's because the millennials prefer the foreign wines rather america. once the baby boomers -- many low-cost sellers need to capture the millennial market or

great taste. >> john: they like the fancy stuff. i can't afford the fancy stuff. accused of pointing lasers at a helicopter. a homeowner finds a crocodile in the pool.

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>> john: 65:00 here on "good day orlando." happy friday to you. it's 60 degrees outside right now. that's a great start to your day. >> luanne: feels good. >> john: a lot of to youists in town -- tourists in town escaping the northeast. time to take a look at the stories making headlines >> luanne: two brothers are busted for allegedly shining a laser pointer at a sheriff's helicopter. it happened wednesday night while two deputy pilots were on practical near i -- on patrol near i-75. they shined the light in the cockpit causing the pilots to be temporarily blinded. it's a state and federal crime

cause a pilot to crash. they tracked down the two and charged them both with felony misuse of a laser device. >> john: a doctor is suspended after she is accused of assaulting a uber driver on video. a resident physician with jackson health system? miami. the woman in the video can be seen attacking the driver, slapping and kicking him and throwing out all kinds of papers. she has been not charged with a crime. jackson health said she was placed on administrative leave and relieved of all clinical duties until thisle is investigated. >> luanne: a homeowner found an 8--foot crocodile in his pool yesterday morning. he's so big that he takes up almost all of the shallow end of the pool. >> john: i love that >> luanne: he hung out for a while, and then decided to go home.

>> john: wouldn't you love that view every day. jayme king already put an offer on the property, so you can't get it. we've got information on a overnight crash. >> luanne: some candidates are

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