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see who was taken into custo >> it saddens me that she would take something like this to that extreme. >> a bold-faced lie drives a desperate search. what drove a couple to tell police their 3-year-old was kidnapped by a carjacker. debris everywhere. >> a hurricane hits hort hits port charlotte and receive h devastating debris left behind. >> and she came face to face

>> good evening, everybody and welcome. i'm consider. >> i'm mark wilson we are glad to have you. first up a phoney story about a carjacking since police into a tizzy. and now the couple is under arrest, and the boy is safe, how could this happen, evan? >> the boy's mother told police that the kid and the boy were left in a car and once the car was gone, was stolen, the boy was also in that car. well, police now say that was just a cover story for a drug deal gone wrong. >> at 3:00, clearwater police flashed this picture across tampa bay. 3-year-old ismyel badillo was considered missing after they were told the car he was in crashed but the car was empty.

same bulletin we all did. >> awful, awful, awful, i thought i was not going to see my grandson. >> the parents said the car was originally stolen here and in the officers' minds ismyel would have been anywhere within 10 miles, alive, injured, exhausted or injured. but then the parents cracked and admitted they were telling a tall tale. >> she is my sweet child, too, and i just want to talk to her far? >> police say they wanted to cover for themselves. >> it appear there is is some sort of drug nexus. >> indeed when police went to verify that he was in a daycare the whole time they found him

>> no comment. >> was your son ever missing? >> no comment, the police took care of it. >> her boyfriend said he was at work at the time it went down and it is for the public to decide if he was being falsely arrested and then this. >> it took a few months to figure out who took my car and it happened again, stolen out of my drive were, maybe this will teach people not to steal -- >> thank god almighty, i'm getting my grandbabies and they are going to be safe and be okay. >> the parents are charged with misusing 9-1-1 and files false police reports. the man who crashed the car is being charged with fleeing and alluding and with grand theft auto, and we may get to hear the

say they refute the denials that the people made tonight. >> and homeowners are picking up the pieces after two different tornados touches down in charlotte county in a matter of minutes. several homes were damaged forcing people to find shelter elsewhere. >> this neighborhood was one of the worst hit by the second twister, the ef1, and piles are starting to collection on the curb of broken mailboxes and debris. you won't hear any crickets tonight over the rumble of repairs. neighbors and crews working through the darkness to salvage their homes. >> it's -- ugh! a mess. >> the first touched down in the mourdock area of port charlotte.

erves. >> fly everywhere. >> it was pitch black -- >> the national weather service measured it at an ef1,. >> once the weather cleared she thought she had dodged a bullet. >> i get to rampart and capricorn and all of the damage there and i'm going this is not good. >> sure enough her deep creek home was in the path of a second tornado with winds up to 97 miles per hour. >> this is a gust of wind and when you look out the windows --

management reports 30 homes damaged in the deep creek area with nearly a dozen unlivable. neighbors lucky enough to sleep in nair own their own beds tonight are trying to do what they can to help others pick up the pieces. and although the repairs will be costly especially for the homes that had hare roofs blown off, neighbors are counting their blessings that nobody was killed. >> we want to update you on the severe weather that hit the gulf coast. two people are dead and 30 hurt after storms ripped through, and the damage is straggerring. nearly all of these trailers were destroyed. seven of the injured are in critical condition and a third person was killed by that same storm in mississippi.

miles on land, the twister flattened homes and other buildings and left the city without power for thousands of people. governor scott spent the day there touring the damage, and the storm also downed power lines and trees and posed a challenge for clean-up crews. the governor says more than 70 homes were damaged just in pens pensacola. >> she leaves the body to be discovered by the children. >> polk county sheriff grady judd says he knows this woman murdered her long-time boyfriend, and his deputies just need more time to prove it. she is in big trouble tonight, after her children that discovered their father head dead in their home. >> you have a woman are no

motive for murder but she is the prime suspect after making bizarre statements to her brother and showing him the body. police say that she has the last trn to person to see him alive, and after leaving with her kids for the weekend, she brought her brother to their home and to the bedroom and that is when he discovered his body beneath a blanket. >> he said what is wrong with him and she said, i don't know, he is just dead and he said well, did you call the police or an ambulance and she said, no, she didn't want them to ask questions. instead the sheriff said she let her 19-year-old daughter and 10 and 7-year-old sons find their

the children with the ones who called 9-1-1. she is now charged with accessory to first-degree murder but the sheriff says she is being very unquop are aive are ununquop are aive but it's only a matter of time before they get the forensic evidence to charge her. >> and detectives say they arrested these two guys in connection with a number of home burglaries. investigators tell us the burglars forced their way into the homes and stole jewelry, cash, and electronics and some in the area reported his tag number and deputies caught up with the pair in punta gorda there is no happily ever after for this couple. millionaire businessman scott mitchell says his ex-fiance broke into his home and stole millions in diamonds and jewels

it shipped to her parents home in virginia and that her parents helps her do it. now he is taking all three of them to court to get the loot back. >> just because you want property and you think it's yours and you go to someone else's home and take it that sets you up for criminal and civil liability. >> and the lawsuit may be the least of her troubles, she is also facing criminal charges that could send her away for up to 35 years. >> and she saw this guy heading right towards her going the wrong way. what she and other drivers did next jumping into action. >> and we pay big bucks for natural foods and products but what does that mean and is it worth the price? ourer

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this driver monday morning in sarasota. >> he was heading 70 towards me, yeah, so he could have hit me. i had to swurve out of his way. >> her view, similar to this one. she was heading northbound on the interstate when she realized that the honda was coming straight at her. >> i was like in shock. i had to do a double take to make sure i was seeing what i was actually seeing. >> fellow drivers were also shaken up as they frantically called 9-1-1. >> there is a car going the other way. >> we are heading northbound and there was a car heading southbound. >> for puckett this was too close a call, not only for her but her most precious cargo, her 2-year-old daughter. >> i was worried about my child in the backseat.

ryan plurry of port charlotte. deputies say his blood alcohol was three and a half times the legal limit. luckily nobody got hurt. >> deputies say plurry has taken responsibility and apologized for his actions. >> these things just can't happen, just can't, and you have to put down your homes and pay attention to what you are doing. >> and that was at 11:00 a.m. and it's chilly out there already. >> the front has gone by and this has been an active winter. shoons as soon as the calendar flipped to 2016, the weather got active, and you know the old saying red sky

warning. thunderstorms rapidly approved the coast around daybreak and then severe weather and late in the day, this sunset from upton beach, and this one from andrew deeze. this was sky tower this morning at 3:00 and the storms are still well off the coastline. but they rapidly moved to the east and northeast and they approached the coastline, produced heavy rain around tampa bay with areas of severe weather south of us, and rain lingering for a time. we did have a couple of tornadoes confirmed and no severe weather to speak of, it was all south and east of us but without a doubt the heaviest

here are the stats, there was a tornado in duet last month pretty much in the same spot. wish visual observation from workers in the area, no damage it moves across an open field, and the good folks at the weather service in tampa took a trip north. an ef3, and of the homes damaged five had major damage and eight vehicles were moved, picked up and put in other spots. that is how much wind there was in charlotte county and that was between 1:22 and 1:25 this afternoon. now all of the severe weather is gone, and this is the same storm that produced produced all the bad

the one that hit pens po will pensacola was an ef3 with winds up to 145 and behind the front, dry air moves in and it will be here several days. the last in the small line is out across cape hatteras and nag's head, but there is still severe weather near philadelphia, and strong winds and there are a number of watches up including a severe thunderstorm watch including all of new york city, back into the poconos and all of long island and connecticut. huge thunderstorms west of new york will proud wind storms and so it's a necessary mess in the northeast. the winds have shifted behind the cold front. the dewpoints have plunge and so no more humid humidity for the next

remember how cool it was, it was outstanding and this weekend is likely to be as nice as last, not a good boating day tomorrow, though, gust judge and y and northwest windows. this is this friday at 5:00 a.m. and by saturday, the high slowly moving in from the west and northwest. and we look good for the next five to seven days. tonight, clearing, breezy and cooler. we post a 52, windy at times and noticeably cooler on friday, and 62. no mention of rain on the seven-day, but keep in mind that not this weekend but next, models of the storms moving across the gulf would be another el el

>> and it shouldn't surprise me there is another system. >> well, he prepared for us that. oh, excuse me. coming up should you be allowed to have a shooting range in your back yard? state lawmakers are weighing in, what their decision means for you. >> but first it's a bitter-sweet week for us here at fox 13, chip carter is retiring on friday after 28 years. >> it's going be hard to let him g, but we are celebrating his career with a look back at some of his best on-air moments. this is one of my personal favorites. >> fox 13's chip carter knows nascar. >> all right, baby, here we go.

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(vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> new at 10:00 tonight, a bill that could keep juvenile offenders from getting arrested for minor crimes just passed a senate panel in tallahassee, supporters of the bill says it gives kids a chance to turn thing oos round before they get a criminal record, but not everybody is on board.

the bill would require police officers to give juveniles a civil citation instead of arresting them for crimes. like possession of alcohol it was narrowly approved on a 3-2 vote but some people in law enforcement are saying it's a bad idea to take away officer's discretion and some say it wopt be trouble. >> it's the 10% that we feel like we need discretion, and mandating law enforcement for deal. >> the bill is supposed to give kids a second chance before they

system, and it still had to pass the senate rules and the companion bill gets a hearing in the injury judiciary committee tomorrow. >> the governor signs a bill that stops people from setting up gun ranging in their backyards. it includes certain residential areas and it includes celebratory fire. some st. pete neighbors were horrified to learn one of their neighbors said up a shooting range in his back yard. he eventually took it down. >> the state surgeon general just testified before congress on how florida is handling the public health threat. the state is taking a pro-active approach and the governor declared a public emergency.

three pregnant women in florida who tested positive for zika after traveling outside the u.s., governor scott asked an additional 250 zika tests be sent to the state. >> and has a third big win made donald trump unstoppable? >> we are winning, win, winning ning, winning the country. >> what trump's victory in nevada means for the presidential race, and also ahead. >> i am going to shopping for some answers but we are still going for the grocery store because you want to know what the word "natural" "means

more f >> we won the evangelicals, we won with young, we won with old -- >> donald trump's big winning streak goes on. his win in nevada secures his role as the clear republican front runner and he is showing no signs of slowing down. >> but tonight his republican rivallers rivals are not giving up without a fight. >> buoyed but his third win in a row. >> i can forgive, i'm pretty good that. thing were said that are lies, frankly, and -- i won't -- i've got to be a good person, at least for the next hour, i'm sorry.

votes cast, trump got 49.1%, and trump has not won a majority of votes in any state and so cruz is voicing his hope that some candidates will drop out to consolidate that vote. >> rubio cruise, and john kasich have to face off with trump in his own state soon, and others have do-or-die races in their own states, endorsed by texas governor greg abbot, he called this the most important day ofort entire election. >> we can't get this wrong. the time for the clowns and the acrobats and the dancing bears has passed. >> trump will have races in 25 major cities coming up in the

figure out how to win in texas, a loss there would be lethal. >> the president is considering nevada governor sandoval for his nominee who is a republican. the senate says they will block republican. doing his job. >> i recognize that the poll politics are hard for them because the east sider thing to do east easier thing to do is give in to the most extreme voices in their own party and stand pat and do nothing, but that is not our job. our job is to fulfill our constitutional duties. >> republicans believe it should be up to the next president to decide. >> well, "natural" is a word you will find all over the grocery store because we wondered what

we asked our consumer reporter chris chmura to define natural for us and i'm interested to see what you found out. >> i went shopping and take a look at some of these products. >> they are natural -- >> kelley, do you see the word natural on this anyway. >> oh, yes, it does. >> and how about that one there? >> it says "all natural". does this mean organic? >> it does not, actually. what do you think it means. >> manufactures by mother nature. >> that is a possibility. >> i would think it would mean organic or healthier. >> that's what you would think. we were surprised to discover that the legal federal definition -- >> yes? >> there isn't one, soornd and so let's open up the dictionary.

definition according to the fda and so if it's undefined there is no telling what it means when you visit the grocery store. food producers can slap "natural" on whatever they want and whenever they said but that they want but that is going to change. the fda is asking for public input so define the word and so when you shop what do you want in a product that is labeled natural, this is going to play out similar to the way the department defined organic. >> they went through the same thing, actually several years' worth of public comments back and forth and proposed rules that were commented on again, and so there are organic rules in place now. >> so organic is strictly defined.

qualifications to put the word "organic" on food but between now and may 10, the fda is asking for your definition of the word natural. and i encourage you to speak up this is our chance to change the law, especially when you might pay more for a product that says natural. there should be a benchmarks. >> i would be willing to bet that xantham gum is not natural. >> it's entirely possible that it would not qualify, especially if you are the one who developing that definition. >> and what pits is pitfalls might we see. >> there is a lot of money in this clearly and there are some brands where you think the word natural? that is a part of it. consider this.

>> you are right, brother natural. >> yeah, so what do you do about natural light? gee, i don't know. >> there is natural water in there. >> and barley and hoops are natural and you can bet that they are going to argue it's natural. they are going to have to big out the difference between the xantham gum and the barley and the hops and the great part is you want to include you and me and i think we should speak up. go to the fda website and speak up and voice your opinion so the next time you go to the store and you know that you are paying more for natural peanut butter that it actually is natural. >> who knew and now we do. >> it's one of those things where you are walking downtown aisle in the grocery and thinks what does that mean, well, let's change that. >> and we know you are natural. >> well done. >> thank you very much, my

>> all right, chip, take it away. >> away. >> away.

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make the cut? >> this is one of the people we thought for sure had to go through. dalton -- >> the judges kicked off we wednesday's show with a bang picking only four of the remaining 14 contestants to move right into the top 10. >> we were supposed to pick five and american was supposed to pick five, but when we got to the fifth one, it just became couldn't decide. >> i think i overheard keith saying there is a lot to like about all four of them. >> olivia, laporsche and kent relief. >> i thought it was a really

me, and then it wasn't. >> >> the rest of the hopefuls will have to fight for the six remaining spots. for the first time since the competition started america will get to weigh in this week picking who gets to move on and who is sent home based on the singer's performances. >> it's a tough haul because tonight. i feel like out of the ten there was like eight blow-me-away performances. >> they are find out thursday when the votes are tally and the finalists move on to compete for the crown. >> it's going be exciting. >> yeah, it is, some real talent in there. >> they really will

five could be amazing. and i think there are four or five really good ones in there. it will be fun. voting wraps up tomorrow morning at 9:00. >> and the results will be revealed in a special tbo-hour shore starting at 8 sign right 8:00 right here on fox 13. >> and i will give you the inside story on what they are looking at in the combine, and tony stewart was out of action for the daytona 500 but you won't believe where he is heading next. that story coming up in sports. >> and we are going to put another tribute together here for chip. >> his last day, boo-hoo is friday, and until then we are going to see sharing some of our favorite moments with you, this is one of our favors with chip, you have to see it.

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>> all right, you gotta love this. a swimmer gets the scare of his life. it shows a swimmer nearly colliding -- >> oh my gosh. oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! >> the guy shooting the video saw it and warned the swimmer. here is the good news. it was a shark but a nurse shark and they rarely attack humans but, yeah, did you imagine? >> no.

about two feet underneath you and that is a big shark, about an 8-foot shark. >> i would be swimming as fast as i could to the boat. oh, that is scary to watch. >> and check this out, an excited dog is trending. >> here we go. >> oh my god! >> we are getting closer! >> yeah, he is heading for the dog park. >> i'm excited! >> i know, i'm getting amped up watching it. the closer he gets the more excited he gets. >> he is going to be out of breath by the time he gets there. >> he just blows out of the car. >> my dog does that, too, and he knows and can see, he is like i know where we are going! i am so excited and he starts barking and i'm like if you don't stop barking i'm turning

and a curious polar bear is also trending tonight. this was shot in russia. it shows it walking up to a truck and peeking through the window. >> he is gorgeous. >> and this was posted on youtube. >> still a little too close for comfort, don't get out of the truck -- best viewed from a distance. >> yeah, stay in the truck. much safer that way, and dirk cutter and jason are at the combine, and they have to be looking at defensive ta talent and maybe a few running backs if they cannot lock up a deal with doug martin. you watch martin carry this offense and now he is carrying a bigger price tag. reportedly he is asking for $8

dollar amount for a back who didn't do anything for two years and then kicked it in but it's a number that didn't really stun jason. >> we'll be meeting with doug's people and we have a couple of things going for us on that one. i know he wants to be a buc and i know we want him to be a buc. i'm sure there will be obstacles, there always are in negotiations but we'll prepare for either way, but i'm optimistic and we'll continue talkin' with him. >> the bucs want vincent jackson but not at 8.9 million, and i agree. cutter is saying all of the right things that i wants jackson but the reality is he is not worth 8.9 million. cutter has to think like a head coach and not a coordinator and he talks about the difference. >> i used to just sit in on all of the offensive weigh-ins and

it's the whole thing. so we've got 60 interviews lined up over the next few days and i've been fortunate enough to watch tape on all of the guys and i'm looking forward to meeting them. >> well, stewart house racing is switching from chevy to ford and that is a little shocking like tiger woods going to nike to adidas. and now stewart has also been a g.m. guy but he says ford fits where his team is going better than chevy. so now he is going to get engines from rousche and this pets up a huge rivally between

and desmond jennings missed most of last year with a knew injury and really the last two seasons. so he just want to say get this season going and stay healthy, but baseball fear is absolutely kicking in, and i like this. jonathan daniel isn't going to make it to spring training in indianapolis and so he sent this in on twitter and the rays like it had so much that they actually retweeted the creative move. it's a cold and wintry mess in indiana and he tweeted i am pretending that longo is outside my window, and just to rub it in, he tweeted it's snowing outside. >> i remember jay, absolutely. >> his heart is in port charlotte but his home is in indiana.

>> and we had a special visit by former bucs coach jon gruden during our 6:00 p.m. news cast today. if you missed it check it out. >> hey, what is going on here -- >> hey, coach. >> i hear that you are retiring? >> and i have never seen chip speechless like that. >> yeah, it actually stunned me. >> it was so cute to see your reaction. we have known about this but luckily you were surprised. >> what i loved about this when kevin and our coworkers reached out, he was saying i want to come by and do it live, and so that shows the kind of respect that he has for you. >> right. >> as we all do. >> yeah. >> but he did forget something,

is from the tampa bay bucks courtesy of gruden. >> oh, that is fantastic, forever m.v.p. for sure. >> thank you to the bucs and to john and cynthia, they are very classy people and it's so weird to think that the career is ending. >> i heard judge judy say maybe you are not retiring, you are rewiring. >> i like that, too, because you are so full of energy, everybody is asking pe what is he going to do and i say i don't know but something for sure, he has to be busy, but we'll miss you and everybody is excited for you. >> a big thanks to the bucs and jon gruden. >> and more to come in the next couple of days. we are not going to let you go just yet. >> friday. and we are just getting geared up.

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>> how about this, the sunset in lakeland, a fox 13 umbrella winner for cindy garett. nice job. love the colors. love the palm trees. outstanding a fox 13 umbrella goes out to you,-fies . nice work. and as soon as the calendar switched to 2016, the ridge in the east went out west and the trough developed and here comes the rain. 2.53 for the month so far but almost double the average so far this year. 8.71. i don't think it will rain again in february but there are signs there may be more rain early in march as another storm moves croot movesacross the gulf in about eight to nine days. we are turning cooler now. 62 in sar so

the wind is picking up from the west-northwest and we'll have a chilly breeze tomorrow, lots of sun sunshine and high pressure building in from the west and northwest, and this will sit and camp over us for many, many days. so if you liked last weekend, you are going to love this weekend. the forecast is outstappedding. outstanding. let's do some lotto numbers -- no? yes? what is so funny? >> you are enjoying this -- >> i played so many numbers today. back to you. >> all right, paul, thank you. if cats could talk one would have a pretty big story to tell. >> a missing cat from mississippi found in wisconsinfound in florida.

she came up empty-handed but the cat ended up somehow in florida. a vet scanned her micro chip and two months after she disappeared her owner got a call she was waiting for. >> pretty shocking and amazing to see how far she had come, i mean, if she could tell us stories. >> i so wish this cat could talk. i would love for know how she hitched a ride to florida. >> nadia oorks 's owners are looking for a way to bring her back home. >> those micro chips are important. >> so important. >> and right now at 11:00 we are looking at the story of a missing child that actually turned out to be just a big lie. >> but it had the boy's grandmother believing the worst. >> awful, awful, awful, i thought i was not going to see my grandson. >> what the parents were