debate? >> amy: we're so glad you're with us. happy friday. i'm amy kaufeldt. >> john: i'm john brown. >> reporter: an 8-year-old boy hit by a hit-and-run driver

his bike in tmpleghts. in -- titusville. the latest on the investigation. >> john: a gunman in kansas opens fire on coworkers and killed three and injured others. the connection that he has to florida. >> here's the guy that repeats himself. >> you repeat yourself every day. >> amy: florida senator marco rubio leading the assault on the front runner. was it enough to trump trump. a lot of one liners last night. did you notice?%| >> john: 12 seconds on the morning news, so make it pithy and good. >> jayme: that's right. a cool start. 50s in leesburg, kissimmee, 45, and st. cloud, and we're watching the skies. it's nothing but sunshine right now.

otherwise it's a quite dominating of high pressure from the west and the north. that's why the hourly forecast looks like this today. a stunner. cool and sunny. down we go. as soon as the sun goes down, the temperatures go with it. another cool or cold overnight. we bottom out in the 40s as you see here. tomorrow morning, saturday, slow modification for day time highs. we keep the sun. and early morning temps we peak out with the lows around 60 on wednesday. a marginal percent of passing showers. >> kristin: good morning. we are tracking a rash right now in seminole county. a live look from sky fox. you can see they just reopened all the lanes. it's still pretty slow on i-95 westbound. you can see some of the emergency vehicles in the middle

live look on i-4. that's really the only issue on i-4. another look the a the accident. can you see the red there is slowing things down from lake mary boulevard. i gave you an alternate. take lake mary boulevard to markham woods road. you can avoid this mess complete. get to work on time. good day. on friday. that's what we want. westbound i-4 from lake mary to colonial, 25 minutes. eastbound, from the attractions to downtown, 12 minutes. westbound 408 from the 417 to downtown take just 11 minutes. >> john: an 8-year-old boy is in the hospital after being hit by a car. >> amy: titusville police said that the driver didn't even stop to make sure that the child was okay. it happened at alpine lane. the boy is at arnold palmer hospital. fox 35's gina benitez has the latest.

got to the scene they found the little boy conscious. he was hurt. he was flown here to arnold palmer with a head injury. the good news here is that the little boy was stable when he was transported. at this point, we're not sure exactly how bad that head injury is. this whole thing happening yesterday at around 6:00 p.m. on alpine lane in titusville. titusville fire said that the young boy was riding his bike here when someone hit him and drove off. he was not wearing a helmet at the time. titusville police is currently investigating the accident. there's a little glimmer of light here. we're told that titusville police may have found the vehicle involved. according to a tweet sent out by the titusville fire department. we're working to get more information and details. >> amy: meanwhile police are investigating a separate deadly crash in titusville.

suv on old cheney highway. the victim's name was not released. that driver did stay at the scene. >> john: i-drive is back open after a crash shut things down no a few hours overnight. a driver hit a water main and sent water shooting dozen of feet up into the air. the water was spraying about afternoon in a really small town of newton, north of wichita. the 38-year-old cedric ford

one and went on a violent ride. he shot anyone he saw as he was driving to his job at the lawn mower factory. he opened fire on his coworkers and killed three people. the rampage ended when a lone police officer braved the gunfire and shot ford, killing him. the fbi is helping investigators figure out a motive. >> he was a nice guy when i worked with him on second shift. we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporter: ford has connections to south florida. our news partners at the "orlando sentinel" said that he was previously charged with multiple drug offenses in broward county. three years of prison in 2005 for carrying a concealed weapon as a felon. >> john: two people taken to the

and a shooting. it happened late wednesday night at kingco boulevard. there's no information on a suspect. >> john: a man accused of vandalizing a mosque. he broke into the mosque in titusville and damaged the property with a machete and raw bacon on the front steps. he was originally charged with armed burglary and criminal mischief. florida today said that the charges face hate crime enhancements. >> amy: you decide 2016. the target is on front runner donald trump's back. florida senator marco rubio is not backing down. >> here's the guy who repeats himself. >> you repeat yourself every day. [ cheering ]

i watched him repeat himself five times four weeks. >> i saw you repeat yourself five times four seconds ago. >> it got nasty last night. and texas senator ted cruz also went after donald trump. >> you get along with nobody. you don't have the endorsement of one republican senator and you work with these people. you should be ashamed of yourself. >> donald, if you want to be liked in washington, that's not a good attribute for president. florida's primary not until march 15. a new poll shows trump leading 44 to 28%. and ted cruz, .

trump is leading rubio in the poll in florida. leading by double digits. what does that say. >> it's a little surprising. but it's real early. i think you'll see changing in the numbers, depending on what happens in super tuesday. i think he'll do a lot better in the florida poll than it suggests. >> amy: we did a poll and they felt rubio did pretty well. there's a look at the poll. who do you think won the debate? we have 51% for trump. 37% for rubio. cruz is not really registering. what do you think that cruz did wrong last night that he is not registering? >> no question that rubio did the best. he was like sugar ray leonard with the jabbing. he did a great job. i don't know that cruz did

he's been hurt lately. he doesn't have the same pizazz. the line of the night. the colorful message. that they used about the he efing wall. and he said, that got 10 feet taller. i almost spit that out. i thought it was so funny, . >> amy: what do you think he needs to do? >> rubio was not real smart alecky. he has to stay in second place to preserve the viability of when we hit march 15 and you get the big, huge take it all staits like ohio and florida. he has a shot. and it's a very narrow path but he is doing what he has to do. >> amy: believe it or not, two others were on the stage.

but one of the things that i have been hearing is that john kasich keeps a cool head. >> kasich keeps a cool head. very well qualified. no shot on super tuesday. so moderate. giving legal status to immigrants in the first 100 days. that's nice if that's what you believe, but that's not what they want to hear. and doctor carson. he was ignored. mainly because the voters are not making him in the top tier right now. i don't think either of those two guys have a realistic shot, but both have great qualities in their own right. >> amy: what do you think will happen? >> i think trump will win every state but texas. and rubio coming in second. the race will still be alive going into march 15. but trump at that point will like lib be the heavy -- likely be the heavy favorite. >> amy: it's been fascinating to watch.

former congressman and now an attorney here. >> john: republicans have their eyes on super tuesday. the democrats making a stop in south carolina. the state will hold their primary tomorrow. experts predict that hillary clinton will win the state. but they say that brars is making a last minute push for voters. and president obama will be in the sunshine state nawd jacksonville where he will be talking about the american economy. and fox 35's mike synan will be there, and we'll have a full report at 5:00 and 6:00. the spacex rocket did not take off last night. this time it was not the weather. find out why the rocket is still on the ground. >> jayme: perfect out there today. and seas slowly coming town. i have 3 to 4-footers at 5 second intervals.

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all cases thus far are travel related. >> john: this morning winter garden city commissioners hope to close the books on a heated debate. >> amy: they voted on a resolution to better define who can lead the prayer before meetings. a man refused to stand in the invocation and pledge. that led to a blooft on whether -- a back and forth on whether religion shut be in the meeting. they brought it back. said any nonprofit group can lead prayer, nonreligious groups or even satanist. the free thought community is fighting the community. they said that it's about being treated equally. >> it matters because it's the right thing to do. if there are people who are tired of hearing it, i'm sorry, but it's the right thing to do. >> amy: the free thought group

city has always been a an option but they hope to resolve by talking directly to the city leaders. >> amy: we're baiting to hear -- waiting to hear when spacex will launch the rocket. >> john: it was scrubbed last night with 2 minutes ago. liquid oxygen was leaking was the reason they stopped last night. >> amy: sending a message to north korea following agreeing concerns of the pursuit of nuclear weapons. >> john: a launch test nuclear misle was launch. to show that america's cold war era missiles are still functional if needed. >> amy: russia and u.s. making a deal calling it the best way to end the violence that's resulted in a quarter million deaths in people across syria. another 11 million syrians have

>> john: the death toll in the nationwide storms risen to 9. 48 tornadoes reported tuesday and wednesday alone. including some here in florida. the same storm system dumped heavy snow across the great lakes, and it cooled us down here in central florida. >> jayme: friday morning temperatures are down. a lot cooler than this time yesterday. we had 40s in gainesville. 40s in sanford. essentially everywhere. the exception is leesburg at about 50. the cool zone is central florida at this time. high pressure own top. good looking air though. a lot of dry air filtering from the north. no rain chance this weekend. no rain chance probably until wednesday or thursday of next week. that's then. this is now. the weekend has arrived and

burst of good looking weather. this system could produce somehowers but the air is so dry. get out and enjoy. sunshine prevail. 65 by 5:00 p.m. and as soon as the sun goes down, it'll take the temperatures with it. we're cool, clear, crisp tomorrow morning, and then a glorious day of sunshine. very much like today. cool sunshine on the golf scene. northwest winds, 10 to 20. cool temperatures, 65 or so by 3:00 p.m. ample sun. northwest winds in place. nowhere near yesterday's strength and intensity. uv index, the dry air and the sunshine, it's at an 8. the very high range. and tonight, clear and cold are the big words tonight. moonlit skies and gorgeous for sky gazing.

and 47 by 8:00 on saturday morning. there could be patchy frost as well over the interior of central florida. western volusia. northwestern seminole and lake county. then over the north central portion. gainesville and ocala likely to find patchy frost. everything is tied to the light winds, high pressure. great looking weather. the next front tries to get in here by monday. and the system behind it eventually sets up for wednesday and thursday. it's already here over the pacific. you can see the impact its having now. and approaching coastal states, and everything developing west comes east, 99% of the time. and we watch that system and see how it projects on the area. and right now a mere increase on clouds and spotty showers. wednesday, 30%.

and the overnights moving back to about 60 or so on wednesday morning. that's your forecast. here's kristin with traffic. >> kristin: good friday morning. thank you so much for starting your day with us. a little bit of a slow down in seminole. the crash has been cleared but seeing the red from lake mary down to 434. you could take markham woods road to avoid that mess all together. a new accident at john young parkway and 33rd street. off the i-4 exit. not causing slow downs, tbhaw could change. taking a look at drive times. heading west from the 434 to fairbanks, 7 minutes. westbound 408 from rouse road to downtown, 10 minutes. now it's time for pump patrol. i almost forget my pump patrol.

$1.56 at the kwik mart in orlando. you can check out gas saving tips on line at fox35orlando.com. john, amy, back to you. >> john: new this morning. young people looking for summer jobs may find it is little bit tough. >> amy: a new survey shows how hard it could be for teenagers to find work. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today.

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>> john: welcome back. another big concert in town. this takes place tomorrow. have you seen alabama in concert? >> amy: no. i have missed it. >> john: they toured for like 65 years. i have seen them self-times. bands, brews, and barbeque. like a fan tastic weekend -- a fantastic tboand that. >> amy: ryan has more on the business watch. >> reporter: united service organization will break ground on its first welcome center today. where american troops can stoph@ and eat, take a nap if they want to, or have a private homecoming. military families and veterans

space. $750,000 center featuring a big screen tv. quiet rooms with recliners. a children's play area to equivalent mom and -- to give mom and dad more places to relax. the groundbreaking will be at 10:00 a.m. this morning. apple is asking a judge to reverse the order asking them to hack the phone. they claim that to crack the device with be bad for america, especially if the information were to fall in the wrong hands. young people are finding a hard time finding summer jobs even though unemployment is down. in jacksonville and miami, they found only 38% of teens looking for summer job bees found work.

when i looked for my first job, like in march or april, they had already hired. >> amy: it's amazing. you have to be on the ball. >> reporter: you don't have experience. and it's hard. >> amy: a lot of teen jobs. retail, fast food. >> john: lifeguard. like jayme over there. >> amy: mow lawns. babysit. >> reporter: and lu said that she sees jobs available all over town. >> amy: we'll tell you what sea world is doing now after they admitted to spying on a animal rights group. >> john: we're speaking to a nasa scientist on this winter's el nino, blamed for severe weather. were their predictions right,

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>> amy: welcome back to "good day orlando." at the amway center, it was a packed howtion been the magic

>> john: you could tell the ditches between one of the best team of -- you could tell the difference between the best team ever. >> amy: sea world admitting to sending a worker to spy on pita. the group that opposes the park. >> john: abortion clinics are closing at a record pace. we're looking at some of the reasons behind that trend. >> amy: it's been an active winter. due in part to a strong el nino. we'll ask a nasa scientist whether the storms have lived up to their expectations. >> john: nice and calm today, but chilly? >> jayme: it is. temperatures will reflect each and every morning what you see here. 30s late tonight. 40s elsewhere. 30s over north central florida.

it wills like we're enduring the coolest period. a baby step warm-up deepinger into the weekend. leesburg at 50. we're 44 in the southern space coast. and clouds on top. do not fret. no rain tied to the clouds. this is a tail end of troughing. an elongated low over the carolinas. and over the northern gulf it gives you a good indication of what will play out weather-wise. we have no rain, no clouds, just ample sunshine. high-passing clouds early. 61 by 5:00 p.m. 54 by 8:00 p.m. gradual warm up in towards 80 degrees. and the midweek peak of next week.

>> kristin: the biggest issue is on i-4 is in seminole county. where we had an earlier crash. it's since been cleared. we're still seeing slowdowns here. not a bad idea to take hark ham@ woods road down to 434 and you can avoid all completely. another crash at alafaya trail. a new one. an accident at mcculloch road. something to be aware of heading in that direction. attractions to downtown orlando heading eastbound, 16 minutes. westbound 408 from the 417 to downtown will take 12 minutes. >> john: this morning sea world is acknowledging that they spent a work -- they sent a worker to spy on their critics. >> reporter: not the first time we heard the allegation.

has publicly admitted. this comes after peter accused them of sending workers to actively spy in on their organization. a worker was suspended. he tried to incite violence among peaceful protesters. and protests were really picking up after the critical black fish documentary. and employees did pose as animal activists because of safety reasons. here's what the ceo said during the board of director conference call. >> they have directed management to end the practice in which certain employees oppose the animal rights activists. this was undertake with efforts to maintain the safety and security of employees, customer, and animals in the face of credible threats. >> reporter: sea world has been battling this pr issue for about three years now. the stock plunged 10% yesterday.

$11 million last quarter, despite a slim rise in attendance. as of this first quarter of this year, it's started off very soft, in their words. >> john: a sanford couple facing charges of child neglect when a toddler in their care was shot in the hand. >> amy: the two were to be watching the chielgd. the child was brought to the hospital with gunshot wounds on tuesday. they said that they did not witness the gunshot. but they said that the child must have been left on its own. >> john: according to the dea, ap group sold heroin top locals on i-drive. investigators said that the group was not violent and distributed product to a complex heroin hotline. the group made appointments, had people working shifts and fired

>> amy: two men behind bars without bond accused of taking part in a violent robbery. they are facing armed robbery and kidnapping charge. on wednesday, police said that the victim was walking behind the steak and shake. four men pulled up to him, robbed him, and threw him out and ran from deputies. they ran away and ended up in lake mary. the other suspects are on the run. >> amy: florida lawmakers on the death penalty. amended a bill that would require at least 10 jurors to recommend the death penalty beforehanded out. right now the judge makes the final decision. they could vote as early as next week. >> amy: bridget pine is asking for anyone's assistant in getting abill approved that

surviving families of first responders in florida. an online petition has been created that calls for the house of representatives to return the bill back to to how it was originally proposed and on track to pass before they added to it that faces heavy opposition in the senate. her husband, deputy scott pine, was killed about two years ago in the line of duty. we have posted this petition at fox35orlando.com. >> john: the ohio shaw shank redemption prisoner will be a free man soon. the ohio parole board said that he will be released. he escaped back in 1959. and he was found in brevard county last year living under the name bill cox. his family and friends back here in florida just want him back here at home. >> we're looking forward to him coming home, to florida.

going to be released to yet. he wants to come back to 3lorida where all his friends are, and that's the place he's known as home for the past 28 years. >> john: the board will have to decide where freshwaters will be released, and that will be at a later date. >> amy: this year's el nino one of the strongest on record. >> john: produced several severe storms in florida and across the country. we'll speak to a nasa scientist next. one guy walking. where do you think he's going? is it coffee time? you're watching "good day

>> amy: a week after the miami police union announced a boycott of beyonce's concert, the leader of the group said he wants to make amends with the singer. he would like to mend fences. the group claimed that the new music video "formation" sends out an antipolice message. no word on beyonce's response. it's a chilly friday morning. good morning, jayme king. >> jayme: close to 50 own the gorgeous shores of cape canaveral. wind speeds at 5 to 10 miles per hour. the beach forecast, if you are doing surfing today, the swell is diminishing. because of the lunar phase of the moon, bright, big, full in

breaking waves. real small knee high plus sets. diminishing furthermore into the weekend. seas, if you have ambition for offshore fishing, this is going to be a good weekend for it. seas generally under 3 feet. and northwest winds. i have 40s and 50s at leesburg. melbourne at 55. high cloud cover moving through. a till end of an elongated low. hats teras, north carolina. this is kicking down to the south. once this is out, the sunshine potential is rising. and we have scattered clouds about. not a big deal, in other words. we're looking mighty fine on this friday. the water vapor loop is so bone low pressures, with the tail end of a trough moving through, you generate some semblance of rain

we leave it dry today. tomorrow, saturday, and sunday, perfect. mid-70s by sunday. and we have to get through today. cool and sunny. nice friday. great weather day heading into the weekend. 61 by 5:00 p.m. 54 by 8:00 p.m. with all of the sunshine, uv index at an 8. that's a very high range. do protect your skin if you are out and about today. clear and cool today. cover up tonight for sure. chilly into saturday morning. patchy frost wouldn't shock me, over low lying sections of western volusia county, the^3\ i-4 corridor, back up to northern lake, much of marion and alachua county. the numbers sagging back over night for the early morning temperatures. that's when we find the frost developing. everything is dictated by high pressure. a front tries to get in here by monday into tuesday. that will pass well to the east.

what i am watching is the next system over the northern pacific. you see seattle, washington here. a lot of wet weather. foul winter type conditions entering the inter mountain west. by miffed week into -- midweek into thursday, a shower chance. 30%. and nothing too rough. but bottom line, sunshine dominating. a great weekend. if you like it additionally warmer, we find closer to 80 early next week. very slim rain chances, 30% at best, at this time, on wednesday. snap the sun now. good looking picture. and look at that. bird of prey getting ready to pounce on something. #snapthesun. we'll feature your pictures on the air.

you are going skiing with the family. do they have an outfit like that? >> amy: no, they're too old. i had one like that when i was growing up in ohio. >> jayme: go to fox35orlando.com for more on the weather baby segments. >> kristin: i love the polka dots. and we're seeing an accident on the 46a. at wekiva river road. starting to cause a few back ups. you see the yellows there. keep an eye on there. and still seeing the backups. the crash cleared between lake mary and 434 but it's still very slow on the westbound lane. heading over to alafaya trail. a accident at mcculloch road. it doesn't look to be causing too many delays.

direction. westbound i-4 from 434 to fairbanks, 8 minutes. on the 408, from rouse road to downtown, just 13 minutes. >> john: we have a weather alert. this year's el nino is one of the strongest on record. playing a role in severe weather we've had this winter. the latest outbreak spawned tornadoes across the south and one in the panhandle. nasa is studying this year's el nino to see what they can discover. we want to bring in nasa scientist leslie from the goddard space center. did the el nino pan out like we thought it would? >> reporter: good question. el nino, large amounts of warm

equateioral area. some aspects fairly typical and some weren't. we were hoping for more rain in southern california. we got help with the -- to get help with the drought, but that was not according to the plan. but we're learning more of this one, and putting it in the context of others, but none are exactly alike. >> john: i remember last fall that the national weather service had concerns that this would cause more storms than normal. has that been the case or a pretty normal year? >> reporter: it's hard to say right now. in addition to el nino, temperatures are getting warmer, climate change, and ocean oscillation that have impacts not related to el nino. it's always a little challenging in realtime trying to figure out if specific events are related to el nino or if it's something else.

typical but after wards we'll try to figure out what role el nino played and the other factors. >> john: i'm curious. is there one thing. and what does that mean as the pattern winds down. >> reporter: i think one of the really interesting thing is that some people said it el nino didn't pan out because we didn't make up for the rainfall deficit in central california. we saw a lot of rain in northern california and the pacific northwest. we saw some of the pattern sort of shifted farther to the north. i think trying to understand the processes of why exactly we saw the disparity, what was going on, i think it'll be a really, really interesting study and something we maybe had not thought about as much before. >> nasa scientist doctor leslie ott. thank you for your time. >> reporter: thank you very

>> amy: a engineer blaming himself for a disaster that happened 30 years ago. then a miracle happened.

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it's nice in downtown. lake eola looking beautiful. the fountain is on already. and swans on the lake. 47 degrees and it's chilly. these are the kind of days i don't even want to go for a walk. i will wait until later on today when the sun warms it up. >> amy: too cold. we're wimps. >> john: yes.

>> more and more abortion clinics are closing their doors. and luanne has more. >> reporter: this headline comes from bloomberg. abortion clinics are closing at a record pace. new abortion laws are making it harder for clinics to stay open. since 2011, 132 have closed and 21 new have opened. 21% of the clinics that closed were in places where less than 10,000 people lived. now many women live too far away from the clinic to consider abortion. in some states there is now only one abortion clinic. and from fox news. missouri proafer was fired after protest scuffles were caught on camera. you probably remember this. the university of missouri professor was officially fired yesterday. the board of curators voted to fire her after she was caught on camera, right here, interviewing

>> amy: that's right heartbreaking. >> john: thank you, lu. >> reporter: sure. >> john: closing time for good. >> amy: department stores rapidly shutting down locations nationwide. new at 8:00, the growing trend and now it'll impact shoppers here in central florida. that's coming up on "good day orlando." the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today.

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the police said that the driver didn't stop. found the driver. >> john: star athlete to not being able to move any part of his body. a local teen's fight against a rare medical condition. what one local school is doing today to show love and support. >> if you built the wall the way he little bit trump towers he do it. >> i have hired thousands. taking off the gloves. was it enough to slow down trump's momentum, guesting closer to super tuesday in good morning, david martin. >> reporter: we parked our beautiful live truck on i-drive at the ripley's believe it or not auditorium. we're celebrating world sword swallowing day on the 8:00 a.m. hour of "good day orlando."