. a good morning from us. i'm ryan e jah. >> i'm amy kaufeldt. we have several stories weesh we're working on for you. we need to get right to the weather. we don't have script or a tell prompter, and jayme king you need to take over. >> jayme: come on over. let's talk weather. >> there you go. are we the stop story in weather? >> and why not the. sun returns today. looking good. cool, dry morning. cool sunny afternoon. 50s out the door. and i think you'll like the weather today. it's improved compared to the last two soggy days. melbourne showing upper 50s. the front is across far south florida. we're drying things out. water vapor is showing rainy air down here. it's fleeting across far south

a great looking day. we'll outline with accuweather times and temps. sunshine returning. 61 for the drive home at 5:00 p.m. ample sun. 57 by 8:00 p.m. the suspend looking delightful. 70s saturday, sunday. extra clouds. winded veer in off the atlantic. that should raise the temperature stakes monday and tuesday, a good solid 80 degrees. and the next best chance of rain is earlyex week. we have accidents at westwood. central florida parkway. let's talk a little beach line and the 417. we have had a couple of incidents all week long at this juncture. this is northbound at 417. to the north of the 528 interchange.

you can see an accident at larue avenue. driving times on the minds of many. it's 6:02. looking good. westbound and eastbound i-4, under 10 minutes. in the green. i cordially invite you to visit our website at fox35orlando.com for more news, weather, and traffic. >> everything is working again. we're good. >> full power. a volusia county home goes up in flames. >> they found a body in the road. river drive. the map shows where it is at ormond beach. jackie orozco has been tracking the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ryan, and amy. some neighbors heard the gunshots when the house went up in flames. you can see a lot of things chard. luckily, no one was inside at the time of the fire. a neighbor reported a fire from

when the call came in it, a body was found a half mile away from the burning home. we don't know what happened to the person. but he was found lying in the middle of the street with a gunshot wound. let's hear from the battalion chief. >> let me say i'm a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. now that we've got -- . >> reporter: that obviously was the wrong sound byte that we were going to play. the battalion chief was talking about that they had to go around to get the fire hose because they didn't want to jeopardize the homicide investigation, because the body was still there. we don't know how the body was connected to the arson. once we know, we'll let you know.

this morning. in this morning, the search for two people after a man was shot at his home. the shooter walked up to a home, pulled a gun on jose gonzales. all stemming from an earlier dispute. the victim was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. authorities are searching for a missing alzheimer's patient. 80-year-old has not been seen since yesterday afternoon in sebring. he was going to walmart with his jack russel treasurier. if -- terrier. if you see him, you are asked to call police. luanne has the latest on the zika virus. >> reporter: right now it's

other countries in south and central america, as well as the caribbean are being impacted the the world health organization estimates 3 to 4 million people in the americas could be exposed to the virus over the next 12 months. 31 cases. zika infections have been reported among u.s. citizens. they all did travel to the affected areas. now three of the cases are here in the state of florida. >> than explains the federal response to be mobilized here by the united states. >> reporter: health experts are warning pregnant woman against traveling to several populations in latin america. like mexico, brazil and panama. they should avoid carib

barbados, and puerto rico if you are not pregnant, the worst thing you will get are flue-like systems and most won't get it. >> i was reading that they were urging some of the olympic athletes to not go to brazil, which is scary. a sheriff is appalled after five deputies are charged in a brutal arrest. it happened in august 2014. the deputies are shown kicking and hitting a man. his name is derek price. this is the day that he looked like the day his mug shot was taken. drug charges and resisting an officer without violence. seeing the video was very upsetting >> it was very disheartening. you see what took place. i was saddened and upset by it. i can just tell you that i did not leave that desk from where i

immediately made contact with enforcement. >> yesterday one deputy was tbrally in--- federally indicted sentencing. 46-year-old james morris was arrested. the front office administrator was collectorring money for graduation fees. but he was collecting some of that money too. according to the arrest report, they had receipts for money they paid morris but the money was never given to the school. >> as a parent it's hard to see someone act like that. but, i mean, what can you say. the only thing you can do for them is pray. i guess we'll keep them in our prayers. >> his uncle didn't want to

he has said that morris has been in trouble in the past. >> today race fans will get a chance to see the new re-push it beneficiaried -- re-push re-furbished daytona rising. >> escalator, elevators, wider seat, more bathroom, and concession tastands and 60 luxury seats. they're calling it a stadium. it'll start tomorrow. >> it's a big stadium. really, really big. final countdown, three days away from the iowa caucuss. >> last night they got on stage for the final debate. >> that is the book where you change your position on immigration. you used to support a path to citizenship. >> so did you. >> that got a laugh from the crowd. there was a lot of back and forth.

headlines even though he did not show up for the debate. jayme, to wake up without rain is a joy. can i tell you? >> jayme: sunshine returns, and 40s up north and 50s down south. it gets better from here.

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cam. 56 degrees. a pleasant morning. it looks like a good weekend. the rain looks to be finally gone. a lot of politics to talk about. the fox news debate was packed with iowa voters. >> and there was a lot to talk about. other candidates jumped at the opportunity to shine in the spotlight and make their plans known. we have caroline shiively back in dc. >> reporter: i took your advice. chugging tea all morning. the debate was really good. with donald trump gone, ted cruz took center stage and the other candidates took their best shot.

rand, please attack ted, marco please attack jeb. >> reporter: the candidates tore into each other. >> you used to support a path to citizenship. >> so did you. >> reporter: they laid out plans to fight isis. >> if you did he feet assad, you will have a larger more powerful isis occupying the space. >> it has to be in the air, on the ground. it has to be with you are friends in the arab world and in europe. the coalition we had when we went to the first gulf war. >> we need to develop a strategy to defeat isis, all over the world, to take isis out, destroy to our country. >> reporter: a exeeght event was held for veterans. >> you have to stick up for your rights. when you are treated badly, you have to stick up for your

trump said that the event generated $6 million for veterans and $1 million out of his own pocket. >> glad to hear you are feeling a little better. thanks. the iowa caucus is coming up on monday. we'll have live coverage on air and at fox35orlando.com. 6:14 right now. >> jayme king is looking for a good weekend. >> i think we have stumbled upon one. a little gem, ryan. a cool sunny afternoon. sumter, the city of bushnell, in the 40s as well. departing low pressure. the cold front combo. the rain has left the building. we're left with ample sunshine,

a little bit of morning cloud cover should be scooting on the way out. a live look at what's going on. this is our visit orlando tower cam on top of the hyatt regency in orlando. the camera is shaking around a little bit. breezes have increased in the north and northwest. it looks as though you will slowly inherit if you have not yet seen them. moving through the morning hours. winds are lightish, under 15. tbu looks like as we go through the day, it'll be the sunshine that prevails. it'll be so nice with 66 this afternoon. if are you golfing, a lucky dog, lucky enough to be off today, 50s at noon. low to mid-60s. and a lot of sunshine. may be a little soggy on the course to kick things off.

tonight, clear, cool, crisp. you may need a jacket heading out today. it's going to be a chilly one tonight as lows fall down around to the mid-40s. we'll be 50 by 8:00 tomorrow morning. big high pressure on top. the high goes off to the east in the open atlantic. winds in turn begin to spin more east and southeast. it could increase the clouds here by sunday. no rain chance yet. south florida may see scattered showers. i don't think we will until a stronger system makes an approach to our system early next week. taking you down to the south, to lake county, more of the same. uma tilla, groveland, clermont, you're looking great. the i-4 corridor from pearson,

mid-60s from or ormond and oak hill. we're looking pretty good. widespread 60s. mid-to-upper 60s will be a common theme. everybody reaps the benefit of bright sunshine making a much heralded return. patchy frost outside of gainesville. 40 at ocala. 40 at deland. clermont, 43. and into coastal volusia, solid to low mid-40s. a chill tomorrow, wake up temps in the 40s but re-rebound nicely into the 70s. and then 80s. we'll be warm, early in the week. and rain on wednesday and thursday. and high of 62. 30% chance of showers during this time.

gina is off today. let's look at what's going on at orange avenue. a accident at larue. and westwood boulevard. central florida boulevard. and a accident at roderick circle. avoid if those forecasters take you -- if your travelers take you there. $1.68 for the pump patrol. and $1.68 for the regular at that particular station, the speedway. fox35orlando.com is your home for news, weather, traffic, and pump patrol prices for central and north central florida. >> jayme deserves a weekend. he has had a busy week. a permanent solution is trying to be determined for what is a big homeless problem.

outside of the county building. how local groups are stepping up to help until there's a permanent fix. it almost looks like halloween.

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some sad news. paul can'tener, the cofounder of the band jefferson airplane. has passed away. he died in a hospital in san francisco after getting sick last week. he was just 70 years old. we have lost a number. >> seems like an epidemic lately. four people involved in a national standoff. the militia leader is calling for them to give up if. a deadly traffic stop. showing the fbi and the ranchers. one rancher died and several others were arrested. helping three inmates escape.

inmates maps from around the prison. they think they're close to finding those missing since last friday. all treated and release. a school believed there was a leak in the gas boiler at the school. in volusia county, plans in the works to try to find beds for dozens of homeless. they have been camping outside of an administrative building in daytona beach. >> they had a goal of finding a more permanent solution by the end of today, but so far there's not a single plan that they are leaning towards. local nonprofit groups have been stepping up to find a temporary solution. >> for the bus, we had the doors open and the heat on for them to be able to come inside so they wouldn't have to endure the elements. >> the the fate-based -- faith-based expheunt is coming together. and people are coming up to the

>> they're meeting with halifax urban ministries to try to get anot up. little bit. >> and the rain. that had to have been miserable. hoping to snap a seven-game losing strik. >> orlando has had a terrible january. boston is 26-21. would qualify for the playoffs. hopefully, they can pull one off on the road. san francisco turning into super bowl city. nearby santa clara. monitoring the week long festivities. they say there are no credible security threats. that's good news. security, as you can imagine, will be extremely high. those not playing in the super bowl are getting ready for the pro-bowl. eli manning hit the practice field, along with jameis

kickoff for 7:00 p.m. it's not one where the fans get terribly into it. they are really roughing it in practice. they have beach hats on. taking it serious there in hawaii. breaking news this morning, including an arson investigation. >> the fire marshall is looking into a house fire. firefighters found a body near the scene. we'll have a live update coming up next. 6:25. here's a look at the roads. this morning should be better. >> i hit a barrel at fawrchlts. it was ruling across the line did it hurt your car? >> it broke the taillight. >> a rootbeer barrel?

most people who sign up for health insurance on healthcare.gov qualify for financial help to make coverage more affordable, lowering their monthly premiums. many find low premium plans for less than $75 dollars a month. if you don't sign up, you have to pay a penalty of $695 or more. your last chance to enroll is january 31st. 6:28 this morning. it's friday. the rain has cleared out.

>> this is it. it's payday too, isn't it? triple threat. i'm ryan elijah. >> i'm amy kaufeldt. happy friday. firefighters are responding to a fire in volusia. sadly, a a body was found nearby. there's an arson investigation under way. new from overnight. a mug shot of a woman who tried to rob a seminole county bank. how she was caught. what happened in the case. and a big night in the debate. >> this election is not about our pedestrian agree, it's -- pedestrian pedestrian pedigree it was about we're hurting. >> i switched back and forth. >> i watched a little bit of the early debate. but our schedules you know. >> do you know what i watched? the back of my eyelids.

>> one show nightly. accuweather forecast update. 50s out the door. cool, sunny afternoon. looking good out there. the skies have improve. a good looking weekend forecast. we have 50s across eastern central florida. dry air on top of the region. solidifies a good looking forecast. it's on the way out. this is on the way in. sunshine returns. 66 by 2:00 p.m. 61 by 5:00 p.m. and 67 by 8:00. warmer times ahead. closing in on 8 80, yes, 80. can you believe it? and then another front bring us back down on wednesday. 62. and next best rain chance, 30%, for wednesday and thursday. live drive traffic.

p@ parkway. @p that's usually a busy stretch too. wind ham lakes at roderick circle. here's the outlook for drive times. eastbound and west bound, under 10 minutes. in the green. we always have more for you at fox35orlando.com. again back to the breaking news. arson investigation is under way in volusia county after a home went up in flames. >> deputies found a body in the road before the scene. it happened at river drive in ormond beach. jackie orozco has been tracking what's been happening. we're waiting to see how it ties together from the officers. >> reporter: that's right. the man was discovered a half mile away. he lived in this house. just inside.

broke ton speak to us. the father, and perhaps the girlfriend is there collecting belongings. there's a lot of damage. you can see all of the windows blown out. no one was inside at the time of the blaze. we're waiting to hear back from the deputies about the identity of the man. just before midnight a neighbor reported the fire at river drive in ormond beach. the body was found a half mile away from the burned home. again, we're still trying to figure out who the man was. all we know was that he was scferred dead -- discovered dead with gunshot wounds. it took firefighters about 20 minutes to get it under control. >> we had had a delay in the response. there was an incident down the street, which is under investigation on the volusia

we had to deter units. the second engine had to actually turn around and come from a different direction because the road was blocked by the incident. there was a delay in getting the water supply to the first tactic unit. >> reporter: again, back out here live. family members are still inside the house. the family friend we were talking to off camera was saying that his friend and the brother lived here. the girlfriend would come on and off here as well. again, the family is asking for answers to figure out exactly what happened. we're waiting to hear back from the volusia county sheriff's office. >> reporter:ing live here in ormond beach. jackie orozco, fox 35 news. you decide 2016. what an interesting night. caucus goes, they expect a 15%

>> the republican presidential hopefuls were there, except for, as you know, donald trump. luanne has the latest recap. >> reporter: trump skipped the debate over a disagreement with fox host megyn kelly. he tweeted this out. according to google trends more people were talking about him at the time of the debate than any other candidate. he came in number one, cruz go, and rubio three. he held his own rally. marco rubio defended his stance. >> number one, we keep isis out of america. if we don't know who you are, or why you are coming, you are not coming into the united states. and enforcing the immigration laws. i know that securing our borders is not anti-immigrant. and we will do it. >> reporter: the other former

bush spoke about the establishment label people have given him. >> this election is not about pedestrian i pedigree. we need a leader to who will fix thing and take on hillary clinton in november. >> reporter: as that debate was going on, trump held a a rally three miles down the road. his event was sold out and raised about $6 million for veterans. and trying to drum up support. hillary clinton held a town hall in iowa yesterday. she went after the g.o.p. candidates and have youd to be tough on wall street. >> berni e sanders is now denying claims from clinton supporters who said that he is recruiting college students from other states to break the law and caucus in iowa. be sure to stay tuned to fox 35 for the latest.

we'll have live coverage all morning long right here on "good day orlando" from the hawkeye state. >> it's interesting. especially the way they do the caucuses, so different from other states. a video shows zenaida zenaida gone disales and her boyfriend walking into a store. >> they released this video. she and her boyfriend did admit to going on a two-day shopping spree with the stolen credit card. gonzales is the woman who sued casey anthony for defamation self-years ago. >> we now know the identity of a woman who tried to rob a bank. she is due in court later today. she went for the regions bank at 436 yesterday, and gave the

fill the bag with money. she implied she had a weapon. the bank alarm went off and they quickly caught her. a generator was accidental left on by construction workers. the "orlando sentinel" tell us that a family of four drove themselves to the hospital after they got sick. and the firefighters went back to the condo unit and looked for the gas leak. they heard a loud noise from the condo above. they found two people inside of the condo, and one was not responsive. the firefighters rushed those people to the hospital. real heroes in the case. they are expected to be okay. more than a decade after hurricane katrina damaged the tracks. >> there's a push for a route from orlando to new orleans. we have more on the idea. it won't be done by mardi gras though.

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"good day orlando." there may be a train that will run through new orleans and orlando. passenger rail back to the gulf coast. the tracks were badly damaged after hurricane katrina. they are inspecting the tracks next month to see if a passenger train will be possible. >> are you saying we need an ex-cues to play willie nelson? >> any time is a good time. a group robbed a woman opening a story. >> they -- opening a store she was held up in front of new city -- west washington at 9:00 a.m. she said that the gunman had been sitting in a van when she arrived and hopped out and ran over to here.

there he is running off with her purse. a dark blue minivan. possibly a toyota or a honda. if you have any information, are you asked to call crimeline. a wave of thefts at a hotel at disney springs area. orange county sheriff's office said that the suspect s found stealing at the hotel where he worked. there were at least 20 complaints at that location, caught on tape. he has now bonded out of jail at this point. at 6:42, thieves preying on your emotions to rip you off. >> the new warning from local deputies is coming up, next. the bill that would allow you to openly carry a gun here in the state of florida. but there are some changes. we'll have details coming up next.

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deputies are warning on a couple of schemes.

are deputies, and need to pay a fine to clear a matter up. and people are getting called asked to donate to the cops and kids school supply program. hang up and then contact the sheriff's office right away. don't assume someone else has. let them know. a bill moving forward. >> passed another florida house bill committee. guns will be required to be in a holster or a bag. private businesses and property owners will be allowed to ban guns. public places like parks and hospitals will not be able to. only concealed weapons permit holders. agreeing on pay raises. 3.5% raise, bus drivers, cafeteriaworkers and school mechanics.

let's talk about what is happening outside. nice change this morning, jayme. >> yes. good timing. perfect example of perfect timing heading into the weekend. we want to update you on the fox 35 pollen count. the numbers are not bad. in the medium range. week. i thought we would see pushing atmosphere. the rain did a number and reduced it to the lower range. that's always good news. and dc, it's only 30 now but they have warmed up substantially. the warm up is under way. deserts of phoenix, 48. and we have 40s and 50s from houston, texas, all the way east to new orleans and the florida panhandle. 43 at gainesville.

we look at the water vapor imagery. flashing bright whites and green colors showing the moist in the various columns of the atmosphere. tryer times ahead. i'm looking at the live cams and the 480 48 -- the 408. the last fine line of cloud cover is moving out. it should deliver sunshine everyone. highs pretty much area wide, beach front or socked in the deep interior, it looks like solid to mid-to-upper 60s. uv index at a 6. that's a high range. despite the cool air, protect your skin. and certainly save your skin. you will fry your skin no matter what time of the year here in our southern latitudes. tonight, in the mid-40s to if

high pressure is in large and in charge. and the clockwise nature of air flow around the high will replenish by sunday. partly cloudy on sunday. the best rain chances on the far southern tip to dade, broward, and palm beach. widespread 60s. and bright florida central sunshine your viewing pleasure. and now taking you to orange, apopka, winter garden. everyone seeing mid-to-upper 60s more of the same to the beaches of to the i-95 territory. palm bay, 68. same with melbourne. scottsmore, titusville, and mims. in the upper 60s in other words, it'll be a nice one in all areas. today, widespread 60s in place. all the way down the coast.

sebastian inlet. vero tonight, 46. we miegd receive patchy frost in metro gainesville. some of the areas may fall to the mid-30s for mo no more than an hour or two. you might find some frost on the tender vegetation. cover them up. and warm in the seven-day forecast. a 80 on monday and tuesday. then back down to the low 60s by next thursday as a stronger system coarses through the region. and this is snap the sun from dwrais in the st. johns river. i will be in the river, doing some crappy fishing. you will see the sunrise. and i am hoping to see.

photography here. westwood boulevard, there was an accident at central parkway. as we look here, presidents drive we have an accident at jyp. and last but not least, an accident at the 528 at the beachline. exit 16. northbound. that gives an indicator that it's on the toll road. making your way to the airport, it's the opposite direction, the opposing lanes. southbound on 528 to catch a flight, you're looking good at this time. visit our website for more at fox35orlando.com. we want to look at the trending headlines this morning. an interesting one from the new york post. how much google paid the guy mo owned google.com. a form tier google employee managed to buy the internet domain.

they realized what happened. google has bought it back. they paid $6,006 $6,006.13. and the ex-employee -- they doubled the amount. barbie adds curvy and tall to body shapes. mat tell is adding all shapes and sizes. curvy, petite, tall barbie, and barbie will come in with different skin tones. eye colors, hair styles, different races. barbie said that dolls have been down, the sales. and they have said that the dolls are too perfect. nowp they will look more like them.

confidence about their personal body type. >> it's important to teach them about acceptance. and there are different sized people out there. i think it's great. >> that's a great idea. >> in american girl does a very similar thing. all different shapes, sizes, colors, and so it makes sense. there's something rare about a reported tornado in south florida. the national weather service is not sending a team to confirm

we'll tell you why, that a push for stricker gun laws is silencing the feds. they've reported that there's a huge spike in sales for silences. which makes the guns siel silent. that's up 300%. the spike in purchases comes as the feds changed their rules on silencer purchases requiring stricter background checks. in 2014, florida legalized the use of silencers for hunting. >> it's a little scary. >> it is.

the daily mail reported that the company owned by the inventer the the ak47 is working to open a gun manufacturing plant, it would be in pompano beach. they would not be allowed to make ammunition or sell the weapons. it would be the second store in the u.s. that the company owns. the youngest elephant at the ringlings conservation center has died. he died from complications from a virus. it impacts elephants in the wild and in captivity. normally has an 80% fatality rate. this is a video of a second tornado in as many days in south florida. the storm downed power lines, trees, caused power outages. ef0. 65 to 85 miles per hour. the national weather service is

they said they have enough evidence to determine it was a tornado. the zika virus continues to spread to two dozen countries. >> we have a panel experts here to explain the scariest parts of the virus.