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i'm luanne sorrell. here is a look at this morning's top stories. first-- developing from overnight in brevard county -- the search is on for the driver... troopers say hit and killed a bicyclist... and kept going. then.. all new this has justed updates famous whale tilikum. coming up.. what they're now saying about the sick orca. plus... a meeting of world leaders today in cuba. president obama is set to meet with raul castro. hear why the president says his trip is not about the past... it is about building a better future. rbut first, let's get
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roadblocks on i-4 this morning. the work started just after midnight from par street to kirkman road and ended at 5am construction crews are installing steel girders on newly built piers.... and say they need a half hour to swing each beam into place. crews will be out each morning through thursday. is morning... earch is on for the driver in a deadly hit and run in brevard county. it happened last night -- at the intersection of courtney parkway and spruce avenue in merritt island. that is where we find fox 35's gina benitez with the latest on the investigation.
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cuba... as he gets set for the second day of his historic trip. today-- he will meet with cuban president -- raul castro-- in hopes of influencing the communist country to change. president obama --and the first family-- touched down in havana yesterday afternoon. obama is the first sitting president to visit the island nation in 88-years. his trip is being called a "crowning moment"-- in the effort to restore normal relations former cold war
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but major obstacles remain in the way. president obama has asked congress to appeal the embargo-- but his efforts have been blocked by republican leaders. new this morning... deputies have say... was behind a deadly shooting at an orlando strip club. 28-year-old louis cintron he has been charged with murder. but deputies say-- additional charges may come-- as they continue their investigation. the shooting happened sunday morning... at the "diamond club" on semoran boulevard in orlando. deputies say-- one person died and two others were injured. investigators believe the shooting followed a fight between three motorcycle groups. a local community... c"=ether to honor the life of an apopka teenager... shot and killed inside her own home. as they do... we're
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relationship between the victim... and her suspected killer. dozens of people turned out last night for a candlelight vigil... honoring 15-year-old destiny bargman. according to police... she was shot and killed around 1-30 saturday afternoon. investigators are not releasing any information surrounding the circumstances of the shooting.... but they do say they've arrested a `` 16-year-old boy in connection with the shooting... and are charging him with second degree murder. since the shooting... bargman's family says they've discovered the two were dating. right now... police are not releasing the name of the ` teenager in custody. meanwhile... bargman's family says they're still looking for answers as to how this tragedy could have happened. new this morning-- deputies in alachua county have shot and killed a man they say refused to lower a gun. it happened around 10 last night at the "majestic oaks" apartment complex in gainesville. deputies say.. they responded to a call from a man who said he was walking
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with an "m-16" assault rifle. here is a picture of the gun... deputies say he was carrying. when deputies arrived to the scene, they say the man refused to put the gun down.. and began walking toward an apartment building. that when investigators say deputies opened fire.. killing the gunman. cing good news this morning. their famous whale--"tilikum"--is getting better. the company recently announced the whale was dying -- because of an infection. but yesterday--seaworl d said tilikum's energy level-- and appetite --have improved. in the last several days--tilly has been engaging with his trainers and other whales more. seaworld insists that the team is being "cautiously optimistic"-- and is giving him the best possible treatment for his infection. h|h,h| new details this morning-- in last year's deadly terror attacks in paris. a prime suspect in the plan... prepparing to carry out a new attack... just before his arrest. belgian authorities arrested "salah abdeslam" on friday. since then... he's
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with authorities. investigators say "abdeslam" says he new was planning a new attack in the belgium capital before he was taken into custody. they also say he was found with a stash of weapons....which makes them believe his claim is true. investigators also say he has ties to several other criminal organizations. french authorities say "abdeslam" planned to blow himself up during the november attacks in paris... but backed out. france is now asking belgium to extradite him... but.. his lawyer plans to fight for him to stay in brussels. north korea... continuing to ignore sanctions from the united nations. coming up... details on the countries latest missile test. plus... donald trump doing
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in his corner. where he is going -- ggg before tomorrow's contest. and... which state is gggg@gggggssgggggggg`` in jeopardy of doing something it has not
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massachusetts...
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ten inches of snow today. if having to shovel all that snow isn't bad enough... wind is also expected to get up to 40 miles-per- hour. many fear that combination could lead to wide-spread power outages. 444444444444fox alert.... north korea is continuing to defy u-n sanctions... launching another set of missiles early this morning. north korea fired a missile-- and several other short-range projectiles into s off the south korean coast early this morning. the launch-- comes three days after south korea says the north fired a medium-range missile into nearby waters. it also comes-- as north korea condemns annual military drills between south korea and the u-s. you decide 2016. the race for the white house is heading west.... as three more states prepare to hold contests tomorrow. while some candidates are busy trying to gain
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trump is spending his day trying to get support from his own party. tomorrow voters will make their choices in arizona... idaho... and utah. arizona will hold a closed primary for both republicans and democrats.... while utah will hold caucuses for both parties.... and idaho will hold a caucus for just the democrats. while some candidates will hit the campaign trail today... donald trump will be in washington. he will reportedly meet with nearly 2- dozen republican leaders..... hoping to improve relations with the g-o-p establishment. several members of the republican party are actively trying to stop trump from winning the nomination..... either by @ supporting other candidates... or @ backing negative ads against trump. @ @ @ trump is calling for the party to get @ behind him... in hopes of defeating hillary clinton... but his opponents argue trump doesn't represent the @ @ @ party's stance. @ @ @ @
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right now trump has a commanding lead when it comes to delegates. gggggg@ggg ggssggggggg he leads ted cruz by more than 250 delegates.... and is ahead of john kasich by more than 530 delegates. let's continue our discussion on donald trump.. bud hedinger of "good morning orlando" on "w-f-l-a" joins us. bud, let's talk about the protests.. we are seeing against trump. it appears.. trump can't go anywhere right now without facing protest. in arizona, protesters blocked a road... and there have been fights at trump rallies. what do you think is going on here? finally, president obama is meeting with cuba's president today.. do you see this as a good idea.. considering critics
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x good idea.. considering critics accuse the cuban of human rights violations? you can listen to
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"good morning orlando" --every morning from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on f-m 102.5. the republican party may be better off going with someone other than trump.... at least in utah. that is because a
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state possibly going blue... for the first time in more than 50- years. the poll from the "deseret news" in salt lake city shows... clinton coming out on top when she is matched against trump. the poll shows her with a 2-percent advanatge over the republican frontrunner-- should they meet in the general election. the poll also shows bernie sanders with a big lead over trump in utah. according to the poll-- 48-percent of voters would back sanders in a general election... while just 37-percent would vote for trump. the results are surprising for a state that has voted red in every presidential election since 19-64. right now-- clinton leads sander by more than 750
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transportation more affordable than ever. today, the city is going to reveal new details about a new program-- where part of your uber ride. 20-percent of all
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springs. plus-- in an effort to get more people city will pay 25- percent of the fare-- if the uber takes you to the train station. altamonte will dollars on this new.. 1 year program. it will be paid for by federal.. state.. and local tax dollars. some of their company's "let us loop you in event" today. one of the most anticipated i-phone. the phone is supposed to be but faster and less expensive. but the i-phone won't be the sole focus of the event. apple is set to release details on other products like a new i-pad... an updated apple watch... and a newer i-o-s software. and speaking of new tech-- the world's first touch-free smart phone is now q-h,jm called the "sesame phone" -- and it cost about 700 dollars. the new device was made with disabled people in-mind. rather than using a finger to swipe or
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users can control the phone entirely with voice commands --or the use of small head movements. coming up-- from 68 teams down to just 16.... and a florida school is one them. coming up... we look at the hurricane's run to the "sweet 16"
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c1h| welcome back... i'm ryan elijah. i'm luanne sorrell. here are the stories we are working on this morning. first.... a family searching for answers... after a teenager girls is shot and killed in apopka. details on the investigation coming up. and.... a deadly hit- n in the overnight hours in
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witnesses saying the suspect... not bothering to stop. the latest on the search to find the person responsible. plus... even mother u*=uld not slow down jason day at the "arnold palmer invitational." a look at his dominating performance at bay hill. but first, let's get 444444444444
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merritt island. =iing to florida highway patrol.... a 54-year- old man was riding across the street... when he fell off his bike. as the man was getting back up... troopers say he was hit by a car. investigators say the victim died at the scene.... and the driver did not stop. troopers say the vehicle involved was possibly a pick up truck. anyone with information on this case should call crimeline. developing this morning-- a community is coming together to honor the life of an apopka teenager... shot and killed inside her own home. this as we begin to learn more about the suspect... and the relationship he had with the victim. ,h|fox 35's jackie orozco is live outside of the victim's home where a vigil was held last night. good morning jackie. this morning....a family is waiting for
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p``|@ searching for answers after a man is found dead after a fire breaks out inside his orange county home. it happened on pineway drive and south texas avenue just before 6 p yesterday. one neighbor saw the flames and tried to help but wasn't able to. ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` ` just a few minutes later fire crews *"!ere..putting out the flames. state fire marshals are investigating. a controlled burn is being held in palm bay tonight. the 9 thousand acre area will be set on fire for reduce wildfire fueld and maintain fire- dependent ecosystems.
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burn will only happen if weather conditions are right for a controlled burn. the burn is at the "three forks march conservation area." a wire-to-wire winner at the arnold palmer invitational..... and how sweet it is to be a hurricane fan... miami reaches the sweet 16. orlando sentinel sports columnist mike bianchi.. and host of "open mike" on the new f-m, ninety-six-nine, the game ... joins us live to talk about it. jason day goes wire-to-wire in arnold palmer orlando pride win 8-0 in preseason
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unite republicans. oug luzader is live in washington d-c. --doug... what does trump have planned? --
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too high on ted cruz either. is this a kind of "lesser of two evils" situation? -- -- what about john kasich. did his win in ohio buy him any support among party heavy-weights? or is he still an outsider looking in? -- -- looking at the democrats now... what are the odds that bernie sanders j9 this race following hillary
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in volusia county-- a man and his pet are back together this morning... after being separated during bike week. biker-- mike mularz-- is reunited with his parrot-- after he says she was stolen
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last saturday in daytona beach. someone allegedly took "spyke" to the "seminole county parrot rescue and sanctuary"-- in geneva. officials there-- notified mularz they had the bird. he says he was searching for six days before getting the call. the 22-year-old blue and gold macaw is safe and sound. mularz says he still is not sure why someone would take spyke in the first place. developing at this hour-- aviation experts are examining the black boxes from the plane that crashed in southern russia-- killing all 62 people onboard. the boeing 737-800 from dubai took a
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exploded friday night.... after trying to land for a second time in strong winds. most of the passengers were russian. a retired state trooper is dead after allegedly shooting and killing two people on the pennsylvania turnpike. it happened yesterday near harrisburg. police say clarence briggs killed a turnpike employee and contractor in a hold-up attempt at a toll plaza ... he was then shot dead by troopers while trying to escape with money. briggs retired in 2012 with an honorable discharge. parts of the northeast are preparing for another big snow storm. some areas are expected to get up to a foot of snow for the first day of spring. the snow is expected to start today. but--it is bad news for skiers . the snow is expected to hit the coast-- not the mountains.
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444444444444 toss to john at the wall your first headline comes from "u-s-a today." it reads----- "legal marijuana sales forecast to hit 23 n"ollars in 4 years." q selling marijuana has become a profitable business in the past few years. 4 states and washington d.c. have legalized it for recreational use.. er states allow it be used for medical reasons. even though the substance is illegal at a federal level.... new research by "arc-view" shows sales are only expected to go up... especially as more states get more lax on marijuana laws. take a look at this graph that shows projeted sales. "!e industry racked in 5 point 7 billion dollars. and by 20-20 its expected to be
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dollars. your last headline comes from "yahoo sports." it reads---- "serena williams unloads on tournament director for sexist comments." raymond moore is getting a lot of heat for some comments he made on sunday. the 69-year-old former tennis player and director of the tournament in indian wells told the press--- " in my next life i want to be someone in the wta because they ride on the coattails of men." serena williams... one of the most well known names in the w-t-a was the first to comment saying women are "much more than that." moore did offer an apology that same day. still ahead-- a man is behind bars
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stole a b-m-w from a florida dealership. but he did try to buy it first. find out why the dealership turned him down. plus-- hulk hogan was already awarded 115-million dollars... but he could be getting even more money in the gawker trial. find out why he will be back in court today. breaking news... i-4 westbound is shut-down in deland right now. stay with us as we continue to bring you the very latest as the morning
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breaking news... i-4 westbound is shut-down in deland right now. stay with us as we continue to bring you the very latest as the morning commute picks-up. time to take a look at the stories making headlines around florida. the n-t-s-b is investigating a plane crash that killed two people in tampa. this was the scene just after take-off on friday. the exact cause is not known... but a second plane was also taking off at the same time-- and is believed to be involved. both the pilot and passenger were killed. investigators say they are not jumping to any conclusions about whether it may have struck the first plane. hulk hogan is back in court over his sex e case. today the jury will return to award punitive damages.
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awarded hogan 115 million dollars... after gawker leaked a sex video of hogan... with the wife of his former friend. gawker plans to appeal the case. a pompano beach man is arrested-- accused of stealing a 60 thousand dollar b-m-w. deputies say nicholas jackson first went to the dealership and tried to buy the car with food stamps...but was turned down. shortly after that-- the dealership was burglarized... and keys for 60 cars were stolen... including the b-m-w. on friday morning-- authorities got a call about a suspicious person and found jackson in the b-m-w with the stolen keys. they say he ran out of gas ..and he did not have money to fill it up. he is now charged with grand theft auto. coming up in the 6 o'clock hour of good day orlando. the search is on for a hit and run suspect in brevard county. we're going to head out to the scene for the very latest. plus... a central florida family is searching for
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killed. what we now know about the relationship 9 the victim... and the suspect. then all new at 6. we have some good news for i-phone users... but a warning for androids! we will explain both--after the break. plus your weather and traffic updates. it is all coming up at 6 o'clock on good
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we're following some breaking news right you know. traffic has come to a stop on i-4 westbound in deland. find out where it is and how you can get around the mess.

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