good morning. it's wednesday, march 2nd. i'm ryan elijah. i'm luanne sorrell. thanks for waking up with us! first... breaking news in the super tuesday primaries! donald trump and hillary clinton... on the path to the nomination. details on their

plus --how marco rubio is hoping his single victory...will help propel him to the front. vplus-- an 8-year-old boy is fighting for his life-- after nearly drowning in a canal behind his elementary school. the details on what happened... and how that little boy is doing. and-- after spending almost an entire jpace-- astronaut scott kelly is finally back on earth. we take a look at kelly's long journey back home. toss to kristin toss to kristin breaking overnight--

super tuesday are all finally in. donald trump and hillary clinton are propelling themselves closer to the white house. both swept most of the south.. on super tuesday... claiming the most victories in the primaries. during their victory speeches in south

time in attacking each other. on the democratic side-- hillary clinton won 7 states. bernie sanders won 4 -- including his home state of vermont. on the republican side-- trump won the most contests-- with 7 states. ted cruz... won 2 states-- including his home state of texas. marco rubio... only

it was his first win in this race. the victory will propel him in the race. rubio's last stand could be his home state of florida. early voting is already underway in ahead of the march 15th primary. there are 99 delegates up for grabs-- and it's winner takes all. so it's no shock, rubio.. donald trump and hillary clinton in south florida. fox 35's mike synan in west palm beach. he explains how the frontrunner... is

most highly populated areas of florida. it is home to "swing counties" -- areas that bounce back and forth between voting republican and democrat. this is a washington post map from the 2008 election... when john mccain was

barack obama. blue... indicates counties that voted democrat... and red indicates republican. but look at osceola and hillsbororough county.. they are yellow... which shows they swung from republican to democrat. keep it here to fox 35 for complete coverage of election 20-16. later this morning.. we'll have complete analysis on the race. plus.. we'll look at why florida is so important to the race. remember... get instant updates on the go.. by downloading the fox 35 news app. new this morning - an orange county e is recovering after a rollover crash. this happened just before 11 o'clock last night... on "west kelly park road" in apopka. fox 35 was at the scene-- moments after rescuers arrived. you can see-- the deputy's cruiser is upside down. it appears a truck is also involved in the crash. the deputy is expected to survive. no word on any other injuries. troopers are investigating. developing in

an 8-year-old boy is fighting for his life-- after falling into a canal in orlando. that boy remains in critical condition right now. this happened just after 3-30 yesterday afternoon-- behind "riverside elementary school"-- near pembrook drive and forest city road. rescuers say the child was with some other boys at the time. deputies believe he may have been trying to cross the canal on a concrete walkway when he fell in. they say the other boys managed to get help-- and the boy was rushed to "florida hospital" in orlando. the incident is currently under investigation. today-- "riverside elementary" will have counselors on hand-- to help students deal with the situation. a volusia county father accused of shooting his son is supposed to make his first court appearance today. deputies say 58 year old gary edmonson shot 34 year old, gary edmonson junior, yesterday. edmonson junior is in critical condition. the shooting happened at their home on holly boulevard, near deland. edmonson junior tells deputies he and his dad were

detectives say his dad admitted to shooting his son after the two "chest bumped." also in volusia county-- daytona beach police make an arrest in a deadly shooting--that happened last night. officers say 27- year-old rayshad mincey is in now in custody-- after turning himself in. investigators believe he got into an argument with 25-year-old jarrod swinton-- and shot swinton in the chest. swinton died at "halifax hospital." officers say the suspect got into a car and drove away -- before crashing into a concrete wall on oak street-- and running away. mincey is charged with first-degree r morning-- treating a toddler who fell out of a ormond beach police say it happened yesterday granada boulevard. they think a woman went inside a store, and left her three year old alone in her blazer. the blazer shifted into reverse, and started moving. the child fell from the s-u-v, and was

paramedics flew the child to halifax hospital. investigators are still looking into what happened. this morning-- we are waiting to learn exactly when spacex will try to launch its falcon nine rocket. we know they hope to do it sometime friday. the company scrubbed last night's attempt on the cape-- because of high winds. that was the fourth delay for this rocket-- which is carrying a european satellite. meanwhile-- astronaut scott kelly is back on earth for the first time in nearly a year. he touched around 11-30 last night.... after a long journey international space station. kelly and a russian astronaut touched down in kazakhstan last night... completing their 3- and-a-half hour ride home. the pair spent 340 straight days in space... circling the world more than 5- thousand times. kelly says you never quite get used to. astronaut mark

been taking part in a the space agency is looking at how the identical twins measure up after a year with scott in space and mark on earth. coming up-- the florida standards assessment tests kick off this week. but some parents are not happy about it. some are even taking their kids out of school-- so they do not have to take the tests. we have more on this ongoing debate... when we

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nefarious? are we still talking about chocolate? brookside. talk about delicious. the results of super tuesday are all finally in... with the final votes being counted just hours ago. donald trump and hillary clinton--had big nights--but were

social media. trump thanked supporters in states he won--while clinton took a jab at the g-o-p frontrunner. she tweeted "america never stopped being great. our mission is to take america whole again." john kasich who only grabbed 25 of the delegates up for grabs tweeted... "keep in mind, no candidate has a better chance of beating hillary clinton in november than john kasich." there are dozens of more contests to go--including florida's primary... which is on march 15th. a news alert now -- a virginia cop is laid to rest... after being gunned down during her first day on the job. hundreds of people turned-out to honor the officer--who has ties to central florida. officers lined the :jesterday in woodbridge, virginia -- to say their final goodbyes to officer ashley guindon. guindon was responding to a domestic violence call last saturday.... when she was shot

the suspect-- ronald hamilton-- faces multiple charges including capital murder. guindon was a 20-10 graduate of "embry-riddle university'-- in dayton beach. getting schooled-- the debate over state testing is happening in some florida classrooms this week. students are supposed to start taking the florida standards assessments. but some parents are telling their kids to opt out. fox 35's keith landy

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campus! more on a huge donation... that could put the project right on 9-h|$ plus-- detectives in volusia county are investigating a new facebook post-- showing a dog with its mouth taped shut. find out why the person who posted the photo... says they had every right to do it. a driver accused of

now in the brevard county jail. this story tops our morning rush. a judge gave 73- year-old thomas glidewell a 15- thousand dollar bond on tuesday. police say he was driving on alpine lane in titusville last thursday when he hit the boy. witnesses say he stopped-- asked if he should call 911 --and left. then he came back -- and told police he heard a bang-- but did not know he hit the boy. that boy is back home this morning. a palm bay officer is on administrative leave after shooting and killing a man. police say they got a 911 call tuesday, about a man who was threatening to shoot three people working construction next door. when officers got to his home on mariposa drive, they say he came out with a gun. an officer shot and killed the 39-year- old. he has not been identified.

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the downtown campus to the "state board of governors" today. if it is approved-- the new downtown campus is set to open in the fall of 20-18 the news comes -- as donations keep coming in. yesterday-- the university accepted a 3-million dollar pledge from "doctor phillips charities." it is the largest private donation so far-- and has students and city

so far-- the community has donated 16-million dollars to u-c-f . u-c-f will kick-in another 20-million dollars-- and the university will try to get another 20- million from the state. turning now to sports-- the orlando magic fly to texas-- for a one-game road trip. mavericks, last the magic got off to a good start. they built a double quarter. responded, 35-27, by the end of the quarter. the mavs kept the pressure on, and won 121-108. the magic return home tonight to play the bulls. spring training is underway -- starting with a tie. the orioles and

game after they both scored four runs in nine innings, at disney, yesterday. the next braves home game is tomorrow, at 1-05, against the tigers. the nationals kick off their home schedule in viera tomorrow at 1-05, against the mets. the astros start their home season friday, in kissimmee, against the cardinals at 1-05. the gators hosting kentucky in gainesville. the wildcats led by as many as 14, but florida hung in there. u-f, only down four at the half. but in the second half, the wildcats ran away with it. kentucky wins, 88-79. that's the fourth loss in a row for the gators. they are 17-13. they finish the regular season at missouri saturday. luanne? coming up-- a debate is underway in tallahassee-- over the way the state handles alimony payments. find out why some lawmakers want to change the rules.... and why others say -- doing so -- will

to google on super tuesday. the top issues being googled are... "gun control" and "education." the top question about "ted cruz" is: "how did ted cruz make his money?" and the top question about "marco rubio" is: "why should i vote for rubio?" other popular questions are-- where to vote-- and how many delegates

in tallahassee-- legislation designed to reform alimony in the state of florida.. is moving forward in the senate. under the legislation-- judges would have a new formula to use when deciding on the alimony payments after divorce. the new formula considers the length of the marriage, as well as a couple's gross income. but critics say -- some women would suffer. the alimony bill is now ready to be senate. a similar measure is being debated in the house. on the business stocks looking up as we start the month of march. names the best state for retirement, fox's david asman

source for all the results from super tuesday. the results came in late last night. we have the breakdown of the big winners-- in the race for the white house. and-- an 8-year-old is in critical condition -- after falling into a canal behind his elementary school. we are live from where it all happened... plus--we have an update on how that boy is doing this morning. stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stre-eam

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expectation, and you're growing everyday... (instrumental) i'm ryan elijah. i'm luanne sorrell. here is a look at this