carlos cordero was the last person to see him. police are saying he's a of interest. >>walter: deputies say a 16-year-old stabbed his family while vacationing at siesta key. the teen was visiting from massachusetts with his mother and 14-year-old brother. investigators are not sure why but they say the 16-year-old stabbed him several times and then took off. deputies caught him nearby, say he admitted to the crime. he faces two counts of attempted second degree murder. the mother and brother are expected to be okay. >>jennifer: polk county deputies working to take down a retail still looking for three more. surveillance video shows them hitting a series of wal-mart stores. they've stolen more than $180,000 in merchandise over two years. mostly high priced electronics. crime stoppers is offering a reward. because this is organized crime, they all face racketeering

police named carlos cordero a person of interest. the 47-year-old did housework for the elderly man. investigators say cordero was the last person seen with watton before the attack. they hope cordero can answer some questions--but haven't called him a suspect. watton suffered severe head injuries.... he's currently critical condition. the license plate number on that red kia sedona -- z-4-s-w-c. the polk county sheriff's office just busted a big crime ring. but not ?everyone is behind bars. four people have been arrested, and deputies are looking for three more. the sheriff says the men and women targeted walmart stores throughout the southeast.. surveillance pictures shows them stealing nearly 180- the course of 2 years.

but this morning, positive news for the family. 47-year-old carlos cordero, the man that tampa police say did this, got caught. >> why this guy did this, i have no idea. through his mind. >> reporter: cordero had been hired to mow the lawn after there was an argument over pavement. the hired help would turn into a violent encounter. >> there is no contracts volved it's shocking that it would result in the kind of outcome that we have here. but it's probably not that uncommon that you might have disagreements. >> reporter: as for watton's car driveway, cordero denies stealing it. police hope they can find it and find out who took it. cordero is spending the night behind bars. he might be behind bars for a while facing an escalated battery charge because he assaulted somebody over the age of 65. reporting tonight in tampa, james tully, abc action news. >> thank you, james. >>> an update on the zika crisis. the cdc just releasing this map these two areas, including a slice of popular miami beach. five people got the virus there from mosquitoes. three are tourists. as we have told you, zi

this is 47-year-old carlos cordero, with all of this going on, they're also looking for the victim's stolen suv. >> whatever that guy do? that was really gruesome, man. >> reporter: neighbors in this tight knit community on 27th in tampa, what would make someone beat him so bad. >> he's a very kind man, and really wouldn't harm anybody. to have him apparently being assaulted is just unconscionable. >> reporter: the beating took place wednesday afternoon in wanton's backyard. he wouldn't be found until hours later. pleading, unconscious in the hot florida sun for hours. >> i was look, who in the hell could do this? i lived here for 20 years man, and i've never seen something like this happen. >> reporter: family and friends believe whoever did this was a regular here in e neighborhood that had come around a lot. that he'd look for odd jobs, and people like mr. watton just wanted to help him out. >> it appears he was just a predator looking for his opportunity. >> reporter: now police are looking for carlos alberto cordero, a person of interest. cops also searching for watton's suv. wh

condition, but tonight at least his family knows that the man police beli belve is responsibls carlos cordero. we are learning he was hired to help watton ahound the house, the two got into an argument over the money owed and cordero beat him viciously and left him to die after hitting him over the head and unconscious. seniors are being told ask the right question before allowing anyone into your home. >> handymen -- something they are going to have references. if they don't, if a handy man is doing work without references that is a big red flag. >> cordero is still in the hillsborough county had jail facing several charges, battery $20,000 bond. live in tampa. >> and we have an update on the horrific case where a college student randomly stabbed a couple in their home to death and he was found chewing on the man's face. thesu student is charged with two counts of murder and attempted murder for attacking a neighbor who tried to step i co. this attack. >> pposal that lit sky, the sid, you rosie? ". and she said yes -- how could she say no after, that and their friend, a local maker recorded

police are looking for this man, carlos cordero, the last person seen with alfred wattton who was found -- watten was found beaten in his background. if you know where cordero is, schools may be on the line. boone, kathleen, lake alfred, adair and west wood middle schools are considered failing because they have been given "d" grades. at dennison middle, parents sounded hopeful a new plan could make a difference. >> we have faith. we're going to have faith on the teachers and the system. >> that's why we're committed that's why we're sharing the information on what it's going to look like and what we're going to be doing within our school. we'll focus on improving our entire district. >> the state already rejected an improvement plan for the five failing schools. so the district made changes and submitted a new plan this week. >>> happening today, the final discussion on the final resting place for the remains of dozens of young boys found in unmarked closed dozier school for boys. today at 9:00, we're expecting a task force to tell where to move the remains and build a memorial for the

member noticed that the car was missing but it was several hours later when he was discovered >> carlos cordero, 37 was named as a person of interest after he did some house work for watton and he was the last person had seen with watton and police are hoping he can answer some questions. this is the van 2014 red kia sedona and this is the license plate number, z4swc. watton's family is hoping the man who fought in the korean war has one more battle left in him. >> there is no prognosis right now. >> anyone who knows cordero or has information or has seen that van is asked to call tampa police. >> a violent guy, let's hope he is caught soon. >> well, this wrong-way driver then ended up with a carjacking and a man in cuffs. josh, just by the little bit of video i could tell it's a wild one. >> yeah, you know that chase looked like something you would see in l.a. plenty of high-stakes drama but make no mistake there were living on the line. this was about 3:00 in the afternoon yesterday. deputies say this guy on a the wrong way on i-4. later on in the video he is seen taking off, hitting high spe

carlos cordero. him as they investigate the beating of an 81-year-old man. alfred watton was found unconscious in his yard. his car was stolen. he is still in the hospital tonight. cordero was the last person seen with the man. >>> this is the moment one cuban family thought would never happen. for two years separated from their daughters. the reunion not possible without of michael paluska and the persistence of a u.s. congressman. live from the airport with the reunion, michael? >> what do you know? even as the parents were standing right here waiting for their daughters they couldn't believe it. everybody that came off the train they were looking they didn't believe their daughters were here in the united states of america until they actually >> there are no words to describe what it must feel like to see your daughters after two years apart. it is simply pure joy. 12-year-old amanda hugging her father herminio otero for the first tile since she was 10. lost in embraces. it was exactly tw month ago that herminio fled cuba for the u.s. becoming an enemy of

investigators are calling "carlos cordero" a "person of interest"... he reportedly did ?housework for alfred... and was the last person seen wi would like to talk with him. ((vanessa)) some alarming news about the zika virus in our state... not only are there more cases to report, but a ?second neighborhood in miami now ?seems to be plagued with infected mosquitoes. no wonder people in the bay area... are on high alert. ((vanessa fox-13's alcides segui is at the u-s-f tampa campus... where they plan to discuss the potential local threat today... and some unorthodox ways of combating ((vanessa thanks, alcides. area right now. it's a deadly bacteria, called "vibrio vul-ni-fi-cus..." it lives in warm, brackish seawater... one person in sarasota has died from it. health officials say: he or she contracted the disease through eating raw shellfish. cases like this are fairly rare... but people with compromised immune systems or with open wounds, should stay out of the water. the nation's homeland security secretary says the federal government will be in flood-ravaged louisiana

carlos cordero was originally a person of interest and then became the prime suspect. this morning he's in custody and charged with aggravated battery. he attacked 81-year-old alford watton for money for yard work he had done. watton is in critical condition. >>> the fourth in the robbery debob l is back home this morning. a judge ordered this swimmer to pay $11,000 to a local charity. he was one of four swimmers involved in last sunday's incident at a rio gas station. ryan lochte broke his silence on friday. in a accept responsibility for my role and learned some valuable lessons. he said that he and three fellow olympians were robbed at gun foint. -- gunpoint. police released this surveillance video showing they were not robbed but vandalizing a gas station bathroom. >>> a huge night a big upset for team usa. bolt won gold in the four by 100 relay. the u.s. team disqualified yet again. they exchanged illegally outside the zone and this gave canada the bronze medal. in case you're counting here, this is the 9th time since 1995 that the u.s. men have been disqualified

carlos cordero was originally a person of interest and then became the prime suspect. this morning he's in custody charged with aggravated battery. he attacked 81-year-old alford watton about yard work money. he is still in critical condition. >>> the fourth and final u.s. olympic swimmer involved in the robbery demock l is back home. james feagan left rio on friday night. he got to leave in order -- leave after he paid $11,000 to a charity. he was one of four swims involved. ryan lochte broke his silence on friday. he said he should have he went onto say, quote, i accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons. lochte said he and three fellow olympians were robbed at gunpoint. police released this video saying they weren't robbed but tried to cover up vandalizing a gas station bathroom. >>> now 8 on your side 's special coverage of the rio olympics. >> a huge night for jamaica. bolt finished out his career in style. he won gold in the 400 meter relay. the u.s. team disqualified again. they exchanged illegally outside the fir

and carlos cordero attacked the man in the backyard of his home after a dispute about how much money he owed for lawn services. it left head injuries. he was not found until later. he stole his wallet and vehicle. police arrested him at his apartment this morning. they have not found his vehicle yet. >>> police say a man was shot dead in an apartment complex overnight at it was at oak hursa number of people who lived there called 911. they say the bullets hit a couple of cars in the parking lot. they did rush that victim to the hospital they did not survive. or the name of suspects. >>> police are hoping someone will help them. >> they shot him at a house. they believe he this was targeta witness said the shooter came to the door, pulled out a gun and demanded to see him and shot him. he had a gun but he did not fire it. the family came to lakeland from miami to plead for anyone with information to speak his life. >> he is a good boy. always together. >> police think the shooter was a male to got away in a green four-door car and a woman who may be linked to the shooting. there is a

police want to know if you have seen this man, carlos cordero. watten was found unconscious in his backyard wednesday evening. the family says watten is still in the hospital right now. if you know where he is, call tampa police. >>> a high school student in jail without bound after stabbing his mom and young brother while on vacation in the we told you yesterday about the double stabbing in see esa keys. -- in siesta keys. he was visiting from massachusetts. the teen's mom called 911 after the attack. she and her 14-year-old son are in the hospital with serious injuries but authorities say they should survive. >>> attorneys for two dozen media groups are demanding the release of 911 calls involving the pulse nightclub shootings in orlando. should be decided in state court. right now, the recordings are tied up in federal court. the city of orlando says they are exempt under public records law. >>> the fate of five polk county schools may be on the line right now. last night, families learned what they are doing to improve the grades. they are co

carlos cordero is a person of interest. he reportedly did housework for alfred and was the last person with him before the attack. if you know where he is, call crime stoppers. you could be eligible for a reward. >>jennifer: a family vacation to siesta key ends with violence. a 16-year-old boy is accused of stabbing his mother and younger brother at the hotel where they were staying. deputies were sent to the scene and they found the 16-year-old boy a few blocks away. he's now facing two counts o first degree attempted second degree murder. the mother and brother will be okay. the family is from massachusetts. we're also learning more about the 19-year-old fsu student accused of murdering two people on the east coast of florida. austin heroof put a bunch of bizarre video posts on youtube recently. he talked in different accents and assuming weird personas. austi frosty. i've got a psycho side and a normal side. i've lost my mind. help me find it, end quote. that might explain the call from his mother the night of the slayin

we told you earlier he is suffering from severe head injuries from that attack. 47-year-old carlos cordero was hired to help lawton around the house. the two got into an argument wednesday afternoon payment and that's when repeatedly in the head and left him to dead in his back yard. he was not found for hours. cordero had been a handyman to others in the neighborhood. county officials said to ask the right questions before allowing anyone inside their home to do work. >> a handyman providing a service will have something. they don't have a license. they will have something. if a handyman is doing work wiout reference that's a red flag. >> anjuli: cordero is in jail held on $250,000 bond. >>> the important word that people need to know, stingray huffle. raising purple flags because the stingray warning. a dozen swimmers were stung on the northern end of the beach. if you are going in the water, experts recommend shuffling the feet. nearby stingrays just sting away. one beachgoer learned the hard way how much it hurts. >> i was just swimming the ocean, and on my way out, i just felt a reall

. >> we found out that carlos cordero is a familiar face in the neighborhood. he was helping him out with his lawn several times. they never thought that he was capable of a violent act. he visually attacked the 81- year-old wednesday afternoon. he was found laying unconscious, his wallet taken and his red kia sedona missing from the driveway. he laid in the sun for hospitalized for several more weeks. and his neighbor struggles to find words what led to this. >> it's not right for anyone to do that. whatever the circumstances are, no one deserves -- no one deserves to be beat like that. >> reporter: waton's kia is still missing. cadero is facing a battery charge for attacking someone >> james, thank you. we're keeping an eye on the zika virus this afternoon here in the united states specifically. there is now a second zone where people are being infected, an area of miami beach. right now. cdc is issuing a travel alert for pregnant women to avoid going there. there are five known cases linked to miami beach bringing the local number of cases in florida to 35.

carlos cordero was hired to help him around the house. the two got into an argument about a payment. that is when cordero beat lawton repeatedly in the head and left him in the back yard of his seminole heights home. county officials are warning people, especially seniors, to ask the right questions before allowing anyone to do work in your home. >> handyman who is providing their something. they know that they don't have a license. they are going to have something. they will have references. if they don't -- if the handyman is doing work without references that is a big red flag. >> neighbors say cordero has been a handyman to other people in the neighborhood. he is now behind bars. >>> police continue the search this morning for a man exposing himself on the usf campus. students reported seeing him flashing people at least three times. he was last seen running naked parking garage. at this time police do not believe that the flasher is a student, but they are asking students not to walk alone 3 scary what will happen. over one night som

now police are trying to track down 47-year-old carlos cordero the elderly man's family says corderoperson scene with what the 10. cops are trying to track down that van hoping will lead to cordero. >> a major drug bust at the mexican border and narcotics sniffing dog flagged a car crossing into arizona yesterday. inside investigators found pot an lot of it. 275 pounds worth. about $140,000. investigators say most of it was inside the car's tires. needless to say the 29-year-old man behind the wheel is currently in jail. >>> police rush in to save a baby left in a hot car. windows up, doors locked, cops to to smash their way in. what police say the babysitter was doing when she left the baby alone. >>> all new at 11:00 tonight, teenager wakes up to hear crack bling on his dresser and smelled smoke. what caught fire right by his bed. >>> and kathy orr tracking your forecast. >> that's right. we have some heat and humidity that will be building tomorrow and we have showers and heavy rain moving into delaware county and south jersey. we'll have your weekend weather when we come back. ♪

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