out to andrea jackson because she always finds the fun spots to find fun like andrea jackson! true! >> reporter: i did it again, good morning to you and john, we're here at the welcome center. on beach street in datona beach and i'm joined by janet with the chamber of commerce. you have an incredible event. the next ten days will be fantastic. the 75th year. >> exciting, too. we're ready in our community to host the wonderful guests. >> how many people are you expecting. >> traditionally we bring in half a million people but with the 75th anniversary we do anticipate the crowds to be a little larger. >> and 75 million dollars in ten days for the volusia county economy. >> absolutely, an impressive impact and goes throughout the community. so it is really great for all of us. >> big changes this year. one thing i head, harley-davidson doubled their staff from 90 to 180 staffers for the event and are really taking charge here, over the next ten days. >> absolutely. there are official motorcycle and bike weekend and have been doing it for many years, and are love the datona beach area.

that's where we find fox 35's andrea jackson. this is a project that will go on for quite some time? >> reporter: yes. good morning. three years. commuters have to get used to the big change. the new change-up is right behind me. you have to access at division street. no longer access from orange avenue. that's the big change from commuters this morning. that ramp has been relocated from orange avenue to division avenue at anderson street. relocating the ramp. interchange. that's in need of a major makeover. access the new short-term ramp. i like how they call it a short-term a, because it's a three year project. this is one of the major changes. it's in effect for three years. by 2019, the new ramp should be reopened. just a reminder, with the i-4 ultimate project, patience is a virtue >> luanne: a heart broken community is helping a local family after a teen dies in a house fire. >> john: these are pictures of 17-year-old trevor ross. his friend said he loved animals, photography, and even volunteered in the community. >> repor

fox 35's andrea jackson is live this morning with more on the new ramp. long time to get it completed. >> good morning to you, they say it is a short-term. but i consider three years a long term. i'll call it a long term closure. it has been set up off of division street where you can access the westbound 408 on ramp from division street at anderson street and has been moved and you can no longer access it from orange avenue, the dpeert is down to here. relocating the ramp here, crews working on the i-4 and 408 interchange. which you know is in desperate need of a remodel. you need to use south street, to access the detour. the new ramp on division avenue and the temporary ramp, one of the first major changes for 408 commuters. so get ready for it. put your seatbelt on, a long and bumpy ride. the detour in effect for three years. the ramp from westbound 408 and orange avenue should reopen by jackson. fox 35 news. >> john: a heartbroken community helping out a local family after a teenager dies in a house fire. 17-year-old trevor ross loved animals, photography and volunteered in the c

that's where we find fox 35's andrea jackson with the latest details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. fire crews still battling a few of the hot spots left over here at the mansion at 333 south atlantic avenue. they're battling it from a large crane up above. it is a total loss. 10,000 square feet of this historic mansion located here in cocoa beach. burned to the ground. firefighters got the call around 9:00 p.m. firefighters had a hard time fighting the blaze because of high winds and issues of water supply. idea for usa today was born at he founded florida today too, al neuharth. tennis court, basketball court, a treehouse with running water and electricity. the property recently sold for $5 million. the highest price ever paid for a house here in brevard county. hundreds of people lined the streets to watch history burn. >> it's very sad. i used to walk by here every day when i lived on 2nd street. i walked past here walking the beach. >> reporter: live back out here, we take a look at the crane and the firefighters are battling a few of th

that's where we'll find andrea jackson right now. what more can you tell us about this construction project? >> reporter: you summed it up quite nicely. i can show you the pictures. if you are used to hopping on to 408 from, you will need to come to anderson. situation, short-term meaning three years. they plan to wrap this up in about three years and have the orange avenue westbound 408 ramp wrapped up. you will still need to use south or gore street to access the detour to division. and the temporary ramp is one of the first major changes for 408 commuters. get used to it. it'll be in effect for at least three years. >> kristin: now taking a look at our drive times been i-4 westbound, 14 minutes. eastbound, the attractions to downtown, 12 12 minutes. >>> new details this morning in a deadly house fire in mineola. investigators have identified the victim as 17-year-old trevor ross. the mineola high school student sent to us by one of his friends. the fire broke out wednesday night on west mineola street and ridge crest drive. crews

and andrea jackson is always in the thick of things. always. way before things get started. there's nobody there but andrea. where is everybody? >> reporter: you're right. no one here but me this morning. it's the calm before the biker storm. and this is the 75th year for the biker festival. it gets under way officially. and it's quiet now but they're prepping for record crowds. the 75th sturgis motorcycle rally was highly attended and so based on those numbers they expect a many people here. it's expected to draw a half million visits because of the bike week has a huge impact on the economy. $75 million come through because of the wonderful bikers. just to give you an idea of how prepared they are, one harley davidson dealership doubled to 180 staffers for the big 10-day event. we'll talk to one of the event organizers cho went to sturgis last year in preparation for the 75th here. and that's why they're expecting the record crowds. we're live in daytona beach. andrea jackson, fox 35 news. >> john: it should be a perfect weekend. jayme king? >> jayme: yeah. no issues. we're

fox 35's andrea jackson is still there live on the scene with details. last time we checked in you said that firefighters were still there. are they still there right now? >> reporter: good morning. they are. i am joined by the fire chief this morning from cocoa beach. good morning. we know the homeowner just arrived, and he is talking with one of the crew members about the house fire. hew a chance to talk with him, what's his reaction this >> he's desk stated. it's very upsetting -- he's devastated. we're trying to get some answers. >> reporter: what time did the fire start last night, and share with us some of the challenges that the members had to deal with. >> the launch time was 8:36. and they said it was earlier. and heavy fire and flames were found coming from the house. obviously, it's a challenge. the size of house. it's 10,000 square feet. getting the firefighters deployed and water supply out here was very difficult. help -- with help, and apparatus, and people, we were able to get enough water to contain the fire to the house and eventually e

but first, let's get fox 35's andrea jackson is live at the p```````````````````` the westbound state road 408 entrance ramp from orange avenue/lucerne circle has been relocated for the long term to division avenue, just south of anderson street. elocating the ramp creates room for crews working on the interstate i-4 and 408 interchange. you will need to use south street or gore street to ss the detour to the new short- term ramp on division avenue this morning - a heart-broken community is helping dies in a house fire. friends say 17- year-old trevor ross - loved animals... and photography.. and volunteered in the community. cqfox 35's dana jay is live outside ross' eed up home in minneola... with more on this story. dana, the whole (0 killer whales-- is already paying off. the company's stock right now, all you're thinking about is finding quick cover, so you can continue streaming your favorite show in the great outdoors. and you don't need a dead zone further interrupting your otherwise- perfect afternoon. echo from bright house networks. eliminates dead zones, so you can stream c

i'm andrea jackson. here the top stories we're working on for you right now. we start with "fox 35" gina benitez. >> reporter: a shootout between bikers at a strip club. >> andrea: gina, thank you. a family loses everything including their own son. how a community is coming together to help them rebuild. and even mother nature can't slow down the pros at the arnold palmer invitational. we'll take a look at the leader board heading into as a -- today's final. we'll find out to kristin giannis how the weather invitational. >> meteorologist: it's the first day of spring and we have showers and lots of clouds hanging around but most of the stuff is going to be checking out of here but the rain and activity it looks like mainly to our east and brevard county titusville right now seeing the rain but a live look right now at downtown orlando lots of clouds out there. bad idea to get yourself some extra time if you're on your way to church. right now you can see the radar imagery showing most of the activity hanging out over brevity county titusville still seeing a few

first, andrea jackson. >> reporter: big changes coming to 408 commuters who access this ramp from downtown orlando, details are coming up. >> thank you, plus, police swarmed a home belonging to one of donald trump's sons. to his luxury apartment. >> and all new at 8:00, a shocking new study that every parent needs to hear. details why researchers say a child is rushed to the e.r. every nine seconds. >>> good morning, david. >> reporter: john, good morning to you. we are live in lake county on the beautiful lake dora. boy i have something jayme king will be jealous of, the 29th annual sunny land antique boat and classic boat collection here on the lake. we'll talk to the orients of the mahogany watercraft, i love it. you are watching the 8 o'clock hour of "good day orlando." >> john: a real classic. and they are expensive. >> jayme: tell me about it, man! >> luanne: mahogany. >> jayme: works of art. weather. >> luanne: doesn't sound good. >> jayme: a little weather opener, guys! you covered my dismay with the forecast. of dry conditions, but, looks like again the front is going to draw clos

it happened on third street in atlantic avenue in cocoa beach, where andrea jackson is standing by life with the latest details. hey there. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy and john, a very active scene, tower 51 working from the sky, and hot spots flared up early this morning, as the sun comes up and the sky starts to clear we're getting a better idea of the actual damage that was done. manages in cocoa beach. the birthplace of u.s.a. today. here's what we know, the fire broke out at 9:00 last night on third street, atlantic avenue and florida today reports firefighters had a tough time fighting the blaze, because of high winds, and issues with water supplies and the home once owned by al newhart who founded u.s.a. and florida today and died 3 years ago. the 10,000 square foot home was built in 1975, 11 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms and the property recently sold for $5 million. this highest price ever paid for a house here in brevard county. last night of course hundreds of people lining the coastline to watch history burn down and the house was being renovated and it was planned to

the house is on third street in atlantic avenue and, that is where we find andrea jackson, joining us love with updates. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, amy and john. we're now dealing with cloudy skies and winds are picking up but the mansion behind me, famous, the birthplace of "usa today," now reduced to ash and rubble. >> it is more real than you see in the movies and everything. >> reduced to an orange glow along the coast in cocoa beach, the fire broke out on third street an atlantic avenue, florida today reports firefighters had a hard time fighting the blaze because of high winds and issues. from the ground up, dousing flames with water from every angleal. it was owned by the founder of u.s.a. "usa today" who died three years ago. it was built in 1975, 11 bedrooms an 12 bathrooms and the property sold for $5 million, the highest price ever paid for a house in brevard county and last night hundreds lined the streets to watch history burn. >> i walked the beach every day. walked right past here. >> and, some black smoke billowing now from the burnt-out structure her

. >> john: today marks the start of daytona bike week, the 75th and andrea jackson has more from datona beach. >> reporter: at the welcome center on beach straight, and i'm joined by the chamber of commerce representative. you have an incredible event and next ten days will be fantastic. the 75th year. >> exciting, too, we are ready in our community to host these wonderful guests from around the world to here. >> how many people do you expect. >> traditionally we bring in about half a million people, but with this being the 75th anniversary we anticipate the crowds to be larger. >> reporter: $75 million in ten days for the volusia county economy. >> absolutely, quite an impressive impact and goes throughout the community. so it is really great for all of us. >> big changes this year, one of the things i ready, harley-davidson doubled their staff from 90 to 180 staffers for the event and they are really taking charge here. over the next ten days. >> official motorcycle and bike week and have done it many years and are fully invested in the event and love the datona beach area. on the bea

fox 35's andrea jackson is joining us live, right outside of the jail in seminole county. with the latest on that. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, police say the man was a convicted felon and shouldn't have had a gun and now is facing charges in connection with the 6-year-old's death. here's what we know, he was taking care of aleatha burke and herself in the shoulder by accident and later died at central florida regional hospital. williams is a convicted felon, he's not supposed to have a gun in his possession and is now facing several charges including child neglect. >> firearm ownership, there is a responsibility there and as an owner avenue a firearm you need to store it securely and away from juveniles. we owe them that to protect them and keep them safe. >> reporter: he attended elementary school and grief clowns counselors counselors have been on hand to counsel students. he's expected to make his appearance in front of the judge today at 1:3 o andrea jackson. >> john: also we're hearing from you a young boy who rescued his 8-year-old friend from a c

. +; andrea jackson is live at the scene with the very latest. in volusia county-- coming to the handling of marijuana cases. if you are caught with the drug... it does not mean you will automatically go to jail! yesterday-- volusia county council members passed a resolution, giving deputies a choice with marijuana offenders. if someone is caught with 20 grams or less of marijuana-- deputies can give them a 100-dollar fine -- instead of jail time. council members say opinions about marijuana have changed-- and there the new rules on pot will apply in un- incorporated volusia-- and the beaches-- not the cities. a trial date is set for the former security guard-- accused of murdering a woman in downtown orlando. that story kicks off the morning rush. an orange county judge set stephen duxbury's murder trial for october 10th. last month, a grand jury indicted him on charges of first- degree murder... attempted sexual battery... and burglary. he is accused of murdering 27-year- old sasha samsudean last october. duxbury was a security guard at the "up

good morning i'm andrea jackson. 2016. us. here's the top stories we're working on for you this morning. first, we start with your weekend weather. a storm approaching. look at all that color on the map. but will it be a complete washout this weekend? we'll check in with leslie in just a moment. plus, breaking overnight, the moment a plane crashes and becomes a fiery ball in russia. everyone on board killed what investigators think may have caused it. plus, gina? >> reporter: volusia county beach patrol working hard to control the crowds out here at daytona beach. coming up i'll tell you some of the biggest challenges they're facing. >> andrea: gina, thank you. one of the biggest challenges this weekend for folks is the weather. to bring the umbrella or not to bring the umbrella, leslie, that >> meteorologist: that tis the question but i think we've got some time right now. we certainly have some sunshine and get out and enjoy it while you can. it's definitely going to be changing later today. we're showing you lake eola and w

the university of florida and sanders has a lot at stake here in florida because there are a andrea jackson live at uf where the bernie sanders will arrive in just a few hours and she's got new numbers, too. good morning, andrea. >> good morning to you, john and amy. they are feeling the burn here at the university of florida in gainesville. as the cloud starts to fill here, you can see that stage there is where bernie sanders will be speaking this morning. he's scheduled to take the stage at 11:00 this morning. so if all goes as planned and travel allows him to be here on time, he'll be on that stage at 11:00. addressing a crowd of thousands and the crowd is building this morning as we show you here at southfield, the lines are still pretty steady. so far, i'd say about at least a thousand people on campus so far. but they're expecting a few thousand more. metal detecters set up to make sure that everybody is scanned and screened before they come in here. let's talk about the polls because it has been a big week for sanders >> recognize right now, he still has a lot of work ahead of him. h

i'm andrea jackson. it's saturday, march 12, 2016: >>> first we have breaking news starting with gina benitez. >> reporter: i'm live on the side of i-4 at boulevard where one person is dead after a car fire. i'll bring you all the latest details on this. >> thank you. >>> plus an 89-year-old man companion is ,t expected to be frontin calling his murder-second-degree plan. >>> donald trump had to cancel his rally in the windy city. >>> and a little bit of a warm start this morning on saturday. a first look at weather with brooks tomlin. >> good morning, andrea, good morning, everyone. we do have some fog in portions of volusia and flagler county. that should improve through the mid-morning hours. we also have some showers off brevard and volusia county. most of central florida dry, but the rain showers off shore moving where they could clip the coast, flagler, volusia counties. just a few light showers. most of us will stay dry today. maybe all of us. starting off in the mid to upper 60s and low 70s in so

live in seminole county, andrea jackson, fox 35 news. >> john: thanks, and a man from brevard county facing charges accused of driving drunk and leaving the scene of a crash. >> amy: melbourne police arrested stanley jones after the crash and officers say he rear-ended a driver forcing them to rear end another car. drove to his apartment complex, right along trinidad circle. when officers arrested him he had a blood alcohol level of .211, more than twice the legal limit. jones was taken to the brevard county jail and has since bonded out. >> john: kissimmee police need your help identifying this man who robbed a 7-eleven at gunpoint. on february 28th, police say the man walked into the store there on south john young parkway. and pulled out a gun and demanded money. police say the clerk, though, ran into a back room and locked the door. the guy took off. nobody was hurt, if you rec him you are asked to call crime line. >> observational skills and compassion, the corporal is awarded the orlando police department's community service award. [applause]. >> amy: orlando police officer bei

andrea jackson reports. >> 17 year old michael anderson making his first appearance in along side his father, david anderson. >> will spend the next 21 days behind bars. during that time, the state attorney will decide whether anderson will be tried as an adult. >> we know this won't bee bring antoine back, but we hope this news will bring a measure of comfort to his family as they prepare for his funeral. >> the victim, 15 year old antoine davis, was found on the side walk just before midnight last saturday on lakewood avenue in ocoee with a gun shot wound to his head. he was killed during a drug deal with anderson. anderson's girlfriend 18 year old lindsey shirley is facing charge of being accessory to murder and tampering evidence. she's lr out on bond. >> this arrest lead to additional information, disposing disposing the whereabouts of michael anderson. >> the detective also recognizing the community for >> i'll say that the community really did step forward and provide information directly to the investigation. >> andrea jackson, fox 35 news. >> an i-4 ultimate traffic alert, ge

on third street and atlantic avenue in cocoa that's where we find fox 35's andrea jackson with the latest details. ad lib scene fire broke out around 9 last night hillary clinton... are closer to clinching their party's nomination. both... appear to be unstoppable... after winning big in primary contests yesterday. trt:17 oc: trump won 3 states... including florida... a victory that forced marco rubio to abandon the race. right now, the race is in missouri is too close to call.. with only 2-thousand votes separating trump and ted cruz. meanwhile, john kasich... won his home state of ohio.. his first and only victory of the primary season. trt: oc: meanwhile... marco rubio suspended his loss in florida. fox 35's dana jay was in miami where rubio ended his bid for the white house. on the democratic side... it appears swept the map... winning all the contests.. including florida. no winner has been officially declared in missouri ... because the race is so tight. but clinton has already taken to twitter... declaring herself the winner tuesday was a significant setback for sanders... who has

fox 35's andrea jackson is live at the "seminole county jail" with the story. andrea... police say this guy should not the first place. here in sanford... a family member facing charges for a hearing from the young boy... who rescued his 8 -year- old friend from a tuesday-- close to "riverside elementary school" -- in orlando. investigators say-- shamore franklin was walking home from school with friends... when he decided to walk on a pipe... across a canal that's when he fell 10 feet-- into the water. 8-year-old "malachi jenkins"... jumped in to save his friend. police say... jenkins and the victim's brother did c-p-r on franklin until emergency crews arrived. right now, franklin remains in critical condition. his family says they are just holding out hope their son will recover. in volusia county... the father accused of shooting his own son.. won't be getting out of jail any time soon. grady edmondson senior... went before a judge yesterday... who denied him bond. deputies say he shot his adult son at his deland home tuesday afternoon. two men were arguing in the dri

fox 35's andrea jackson is live at the the details. ted cruz will speak at a rally at the "faith assembly of god church" on their tour of the sunshine state. sanders... making a washington. sanders trails hillary clinton by large margins in the polls here in florida. but reminds voters he was also down big in michigan.... a state he won earlier this week. meanwhile... hillary clinton rallied voters in tampa yesterday. during her speech... she talked about creating equal opportunities for all americans. more than double the amount of tt\\\\x\\xxxhh8hhhh@h@ hhxhx delegates. a news alert. authorities are searching for two kids taken from brevard county. 2-year-old paris, and 4-year-old patrick scott, have been missing for days. their mother says they are with their biological father, 28 year old patrick scott junior. he does not have legal custody of them. he lives in texas-- but he was in town this week. the childrens' mom let him visit the kids on wednesday, at a motel" in merritt island. before he left-- he told her-- he was going back

. >> and a very gorge to you i'm andrea jackson. it's sunday, march 6th 2016. thank you so much for joining us. "fox 35" gina benitez>> reporter: orange county deputies respond to a trespassing call at this popular restaurant only to find bullets flying in their direction. coming up i'll give you the latest on this investigation. plus -- >> we heard a loud bang behind us as soon as we turned around -- i mean, she was on top of us. charges after crashing into cars while serving in the daytona field. hear from witnesses who experienced the terrifying moments inside the motor sports stadium. >> get him out of here. get him out! >> protesters stopping almost a dozen time at the ucf rally it was standing room only. we've got the play by play coming up plus we'll hear more from the candidates. well, a very chilly morning to you as well. it's more brisk this time of the morning, leslie, i kind of like it. it's kind of an eye-opener. >> i do too. it's cool in the morning so we still get a taste in the cool. wait until you see your forecast to our sunday. lots of sunshi

i'm andrea jackson. thank you so much for waking up with us. here's the top stories we are working with you starting with "fox 35" gina benitez. >> reporter: donald trump set to speak here at the arena at ucf later on this afternoon. coming up i'll show you all the action out here plus what you can expect if you plan on coming out. >> andrea: gina, thank you. scammers tried to trick money out of these victims. if your kids are taking the s.a.t. today they're going to see a lot of changes on the test. we're going to break down the s.a.t. review coming up but first let's find out what your weather forecast is looking like today. good morning, leslie. were you a good s.a.t.-taker? >> andrea: i think so i think i held my nose and plugged my ears -- >> meteorologist: i was not. i'll be interested about this story. let me show you this. we've been talking about the clouds back there and thank you whoever did that picture i think that's in toc. we're getting some different cloud pictures you can see we've got some high clouds over downtown but still p

fox 35's andrea jackson is live at the "peabody auditorium" where he was supposed to perform. good morning andrea. sinatra junior was celebrities. he voiced himself-- on the show "family guy" a few times. the show's creator "seth mcfarlane" tweeted--- "frank sinatra junior was a friend i'm saddened at his passing-- but grateful to have known him." and "larry king" tweeted-- "i always admired frank sinatra junior. he was born with a hard name to live up to.. but i loved his talent.. and his ability to be forthright." news alert... a woman-- accused of targeting a family in a fit of road rage-- is heading to court today. orlando police say she rammed right into their car... across from a "boys and girls club". investigators tell us 27-year-old "brentney robinson" smashed into "sharonda bell" on raleigh street yesterday... while bell was driving with her kids. they say robinson continued to follow bell to a nearby gas station... where she rammed bell's car a second time. that's when bell's cousin called police. police arrested robinson and charged her with 5- counts of aggravated

more than -- andrea jackson. >> next isis has claimed responsibility for the attacks. athletes releasing this picture of the suspected bombers, the two men on the left dressed in black are the suicide bombers. police say they hid their detonators in their gloves. the third man in the hant is on the run. >> one of the only flights to land in the united states out of brussels today landed at the sanford airport. many of them spoke to our keith landry. he's at the airport with the latest. reporter: just a stung afternoon for people who were flying on board jet air fly flight jaa217 from brusselss to sanford this afternoon. it landed a few minutes before 1:00 p.m. here at the sanford airport. people realized something was wrong. something was not right when they realized the jet didn't it stopped at the opposite end of the airport and police vehicles swarmed it and they realized something wasn't right. passengers were bussed to the terminal where they spent almost three and a half hours waiting. they went through customs and took a long time and waited a long time for thei

. >> andrea jackson has details. >> the historic mansion, home to the creation of usa today reduced to ash and rubble. >> smoke billowing through the all that's left of this legendary home, the founder of florida today and usa today. >> burned so quickly, but it just kept on burning, kept on burning and it was at least 30 to 40 minutes for them to even get it down just a little bit. >> the fire broke out just a little before 9:00 on south atlantic avenue. they battled flames from the ground up and continued dancing hot spots throughout the morning. bobby flew a drone over it to get a bird's eye view. >> it's crazy. this is an iconic property in town and it's probably the biggest fire i've ever seen in my life. it's really intense. i'm just glad that the wind is blowing in the way and that it really didn't put the neighborhood m danger. >> jeffrey wells for a record $5 million. he arrived at sunrise to survey the damage and scope with the >> it's very devastating and very upsetting, obviously, and they're just trying to help them understand what happened and get some answers. >> the hom

fox 35's andrea jackson has more outside of the seminole county jail. >> reporter: good morning. the family member is a convicted felon and now he is facing charges after his 6-year-old niece agents death. erik williams was taking care of a'letha burke and she got ahold of his gun and shot herself by accident. and she later dayed at the hospital. williams is not supposed to have a gun as a convicted felon. you need to store it securely and away from juveniles. we owe them that. to protect them and keep them safe. >> reporter: a'letha attended wicklow elementary, and grief counters have been -- counselors have been on hand. williams is expected to be facing the judge today at 1:30. >> john: making news this morning, we have this. we're hearing from the young boy who rescued his 8-year-old friend from a canal. it happened on tuesday close to the elementary school. 8-year-old shamore was walking home with friends and decided to walk across the pipe. 8-year-old malachi jenkins jumped in to save him. >> i asked his brother to help >> i really feel like god placed him there to be a hel

. >> john: the invitational gets underway this morning and andrea jackson is live with an update. >> it will be spectacular. in front of the practice putting greene and you can e see the madge y madgyic. the coo is here. you have serious star power here. >> we are despited excited. we have five of the top ten players, including our irish friend, rory, inial roy. number 2 in -- rory mcelroy and we have sam saunders, mr. palmer's grandson who will play in the tournament and another special guest, maverick, won the arnold palmer cup exemption into the tournament. the college ryder cup version and the participants actually voted him in. he's excited as well. >> i know people would love to be part of this. tickets are still available. what would you suggest to someone who never has been out here before and would love to check it out? >> sure, we'd love to have him and first wear comfortable shoes, you will be walking around the golf course, bring hat and sunscreen. it has been wonderfully sunny out here this week and certainly we have great stands, areas where they can watch golf and have

fox 35's andrea jackson is live at bay hill. with major champions! >> reporter: shhhhhhhh! i have my golf voice on this morning. be very quiet here. if you come down make sure you bring your indoor-indoor voice, and i'll step out of the way. on the green practicing, mack jones from australia, russell-ly and stewart cink, at, this is really exciting. no shortage of this year's event, rory mcilroy, they're all here. the tournament kicked off at the bay hill club in orlando, the last group will tee off at 2:00. we spoke with four time winner ben curtis who says he's excited for his first event of the year. take a listen: august and played one other small event but being able to get out of the north and come down here a few week and get ready for the event is just good to be able to start up here. >> reporter: they have their sights set on matt avery who won the last two arnold palmer invitational and a third victory would place him in a select group, and it gets difficult with bubba watson and others in play. the round includes top names and i saw graeme mcdowell tee off and j

. >> tom: fox 35's andrea jackson talked with our political analyst about the importance of young voters and also tuesday's florida primary. >> lawmakers are making it legal for 17-year-olds to vote in the primary. good news a lot of people are saying, for the bernie sanders camp but others are crying foul. >> it's an interesting twist, but younger voters, you recall bernie sanders was in town thursday, and the average age of that rally was well below 30. it was remarkable. it is good to see the younger people get involved. you always say be careful with the registration angle, make sure everything is still proper and secure and done in accordance with the law, but the city's young people involved with a candidate like bernie sanders, who is four or five times older than they are, it really is exciting stuff. very similar to a phenomenon we're seeing with donald trump, a lot of things we haven't seen before. >> you said the phrase winner takes all for ohio and florida. is this make it or break it for trump and how so? >> not for trump. but it is for john kasich and marco rubio. if they b

i'm andrea jackson. we start with fox 35's gina benitez. >> reporter: a teen found shot to death in this owe co-why i neighborhood. i'll tell you what orange county deputies are saying about the person or people responsible. >> the whole thing came down. >> a family in orlando breathing a huge sigh of relief after having a very close call about a giant oak tree. plus the magic with another tough loss last night. that's far from the only sports all of your sports news coming up in the sports zone. >> so i set both iphones last night confident that the iphone automatically changes the time for you, which it did. i was thankful it all worked out beautifully. >> one of my favorite thing to do is go to the early church service. quite quiet. here we are already in mid-march. beautiful view outside. i think it is going to be a thies day. we do live in florida. it has been a while since we had thunderstorms. yeah, we live in florida, we get thunderstorms. that will come through the this morning, a-ok. here is th

chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, hallie jackson covering the white house, kristen welker covering the beat and katy tur on the donald trump beat. welcome all. sorry i'm sucking up holiday time, but i appreciate it. obviously a bizarre week, andrea, in so many ways. but i want to go because what i think could have been the story of the week was this unbelievable editorial board interview that donald trump did with "the washington post." let me play a longer excerpt of it and get you to respond. >> if you could substantially reduce the risk of harm to ground troops, would you use a battlefield nuclear weapon to take out isis? >> i don't want to use -- i don't want to start the process of nuclear. remember, one thing that everybody has said, i'm a counterpuncher. rub yoio hit me, bush hit me, w i said low energy, he's a low energy individual. he hit me first. by the way, spent $18 million worth of negative ads on me. >> this is about isis. you would not use -- >> by the wa could i do one thing? this is a very good looking group of people. can i go around and so i know

andrea mitchell. she covers the hillary clinton campaign. hallie jackson and kristen welker and katie tur who is on the donald trump beat. welcome all. sorry that i am sucking up holiday time. i appreciate it. >> that's all right. >> obviously a bizarre week, andrea, in so many ways. i want to go because what i think could have been the story of this week was this unbelievable editorial board interview that donald trump did with the washington post. i'm going to play a longer excerpt of it and get you to respond. >> if you could substantially reduce the risk of harm to our ground troops, would you use the battlefield nuclear weapon to take out isis? >> i don't want to use nuclear. rubio hit me, bush hit me. when i said low energy, he's a low energy individual. he hit me first. by the way, he spent $18 million worth of negative ads on me. >> this is about isis. you would not -- >> by the way, could i do one thing? this is a very good looking group of people. could i just go around so i know who the hell i'm talking about. >> when he excerpted it, when he we

andrea mitchell, nbc news, havana. >> reporter: i'm hallie jackson, the images from brussels, like paris and san bernardino before, now bringing into focus the dramatic differences between the party's front-runners. >> i would close up until we figure out what is going on. >> i think there are a lot of things we have to do to intensify our efforts. i think closing our borders is not one of them. >> reporter: for hillary clinton, a chance to prove her national security credentials. for donald trump an opportunity to seem more presidential one day after calling for controversial cuts to nato based in brussels. >> puts a huge amount of uncertainty into the system and at exactly the moment where we need intensified cooperation. >> reporter: trump, hoping to project strength, even where his opponents see weakness like ted cruz, taking his own hardline stance, a striking one, demanding police patrol and, quote, secure neighborhoods of american muslims. >> anywhere where there's a locust of radicalization, where there's an expanding presence of radical islamic terrorism, we need law enforcement

and joining me for insight and analysis are members of the nbc campaign team, andrea mitchell, katy tur, hallie jacksonker. welcome to this special easter sunday edition of "meet the press." >>> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good easter sunday morning. it was a big saturday night by the way for bernie sanders. he will join me later in the show. sanders swept the three caucuses in washington, alaska and hawaii, and he did so by huge margins. that said he still faces an uphill path to the nomination because hillary clinton still has that commanding overall delegate lead. but we're going to start with what's been a strange week in the republican campaign, even strange by this standard. you might have expected the conversation to have been dominated by the isis terror attacks in brussels, which claimed the lives of 28 people including two americans, two we can identify, justin and stephanie schultz. they were married and had been living in brussels since 2014. but as donald trump has done countless times, he somehow -- or had it moved for him, the focus of the c