jackie orozco, jackie, good morning to you. what's the very latest? >> reporter: the baby is expected to be okay. she did not have any visible injuries on the outside, of course, we're staying close to detectives to get more information. she was kept here at arnold palmer hospital over night as a precaution. let's take a look at some pictures of that baby. sheriff deputies are calling her a person of interest. a statewide amber alert was issued yesterday morning. cops caught up with a person of interest in fort pierce. according to investigators, taraji and her mother were asleep at a fort lauderdale home at 11:00 p.m. friday night. they say intruders came and kidnapped the baby, one of the intruders had a gun. after that amber alert and 17 hours later, thankfully that baby was found safely here in orange county in an apartment. we're working on trying to figure out when babe yes taraji y will be reunited with her mother. >> andrea: the search is on for a man who robbed a mcdonald's. just before 1:00 yesterday. the suspect described as a white male we

reporting live in volusia county, jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> jackie, thank you. >>> 9:03 now. an amber alert has been issued for a missing two month old in south florida. last seen in fort lauderdale wearing a onesie. she is with two unidentified men. >>> new this morning police are investigating after a suspicious package forced the evacuation of two restaurants. happened last night, and the police spotted a large bag in the woman's restroom after 10:30 p.m. authorities cleared out people from the theater and the two nearby restaurants. the bomb squad determined the items in the bag were not has -- hazardous, but they have one someone they're calling a person of interest. >>> in the day ahead, construction will slowly start ultimate project there after a worker was killed in a construction zone wednesday. investigators say 34-year-old marvin franklin was struck and killed when a dump truck backed up and ran over him. franklin worked for sglk{rr constructors. officials say they hope to have all construction back up and running by the end of next week. >>> a second lawsuit now

we start with jackie orozco. >> reporter: yeah. >> tom: all right. we have lost contact with jackie. she's on breaking news of a mass shooting in an orlando club. we'll get back to her. we also have news of a truck that crashed right into a building overnight. the video and let you know what sparked the big mess, plus... >> and ladies and gentlemen >> tom: an interesting start to last night's gop debate on abc news as the candidates trickled out kind of awkwardly but once stage. the sparks started and we'll check out the winners and the losers. we're checking out the chilly weather today. this is a little bit more florida chilly. 45 is real chilly. >> meteorologist: it's going to be a cold windy day. the it knows can't get that cold right now because we have wind. we also have a few coastal sprinkles outside in volusia and flagler counties but took at our camera over the citrus bowl showing the flags just flying. we have arctic air pouring into central florida on the backside of the nor'easter that developed yesterday. just offshore of the east coast

fox 35's jackie orozco is here with the very latest on all the damage- jackie? three people have been killed and several others injured in louisana and mississippi. this after last nights tornadoes and severe weather ripped through the gulf coast. now officials are assessing the damage. this is video out of ensacola, where a confirmed tornado touched down yesterday the storm heavily damaged at least three apartment buildings at a complex in the city. there are reports that several people were injured in pensacola ... and search rescue operations are underway. the same storm system is also blamed on at least three deaths in louisiana and mississippi. lets take a look at some of the damage in louisiana. authorities say two peoplewere killed and 30 others injured--- after severe weather rolled through the region last night. at least 100 mobile homes were damaged as a tornado slammed into the sugar hill r-v park in saint james parish. around 300 people live in the trailer park homes -- but it is unknown when the severe weather hit. several agencies immediately respo

"fox 35" jackie orozco is live on the scene with the latest, good morning, again, jackie. >> reporter: good morning, tom. apopka police had this entire area right here blocked off. we're also between that central avenue and eventh here on marvin sanders. they had a lot of crime scene tape here. they were interviewing neighbors. a couple of neighbors were telling me they heard 5 to 6 gunshots around success this morning. let's take a look at some crime scene tape so you can see all now, when they were trying to collect some evidence and interview witnesses they said they got a phone call from the hospital that 4 people were brought in with gunshot wounds so when they went over there, turns out those 4 people were shot in this neighborhood. i'm also told that the gunshot wounds are nonlife-threatening. injuries right now -- so they're still conducting their investigation, trying to get a description of that suspect, the ones we have. jackie orozco, "fox 35 news." >> tom: elsewhere in the news, a 5-year-old rape case in ohio solved in florida through the power of technology. 22-year-old

fox 35's jackie orozco has been there live all morning and is bringing us the latest. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning, amy. sergeant dan trammel was shot in the leg after the deputies said that the shoot-out broke out here last night here around 7:00 p.m. deputies responded to a 911 call. a man was coming out of his parked car and he had multiple guns no his hands. when deputies arrived, they said that the man pointed the gun to his head. they tried to negotiate with him and try to put down the weapon them and started to shoot. the deputies responded and shot the man self-times. he's in critical condition right now. and the sergeant was shot in the leg during the exchange. a neighbor heard loud noises and thought it was a car crash. >> i am going to start locking my doors. it's very, very scary. it really is. i don't -- i never figured anything like that could happen around here. >> reporter: now deputies have no of the gunman. we're working to see if there's any surveillance video as well and try to get our hands on the 911 call. as soon as we do, we'll

jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >>> a fiewj taif wanted -- a fugitive wanted in tampa has been arrest inside ohio. pulled over by police in ohio for a traffic stop on friday. kelly gave officers his brother's name who lived in tampa, florida. he began to chew after his fingertips in an attempt to not be identified. however, officers recognized his tattoos from a previous record. kelly remains locked up in an ohio county jail while he awaits transport back to florida. >>> developing this morning orange county sheriff's deputies want to know if you know the bat man bandit. they say a man who sometimes wears a bat man mask and hoodie has been hitting stores in orange county for the past his mask slipped during a recent hold up.

on saturday, jackie orozco joining us live at arnold palmer hospital with the latest on what happened. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: baby taraji kemp is back in her mother's arms. she spent the day here at arnold palmer hospital. for ones vacant after investigators say -- observation after she was abandoned in an apartment complex. stephanie augustine and her 14-year-old cousin are charged with numerous felonies. including kidnapping, and aggravated child abuse with a deadly weapon. being held without bond. police say on friday, the two took taraji kemp from a fort lauderdale home at gunpoint and the guess appearance sparked an amber -- disappearance sparked an amber alert. she was found on the apartment complex where augustin lived. she was strapped in her car seat injuries but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. agust stint was a-- augustin was pulled over in okeechobee county and the 23-year-old is cousins with baby taraji's mother. orange county parents say they are relieved the baby is okay. >> i'm glad they found the baby. usually situations like this they don't find

fox 35's jackie orozco joins us live with the latest details. good morning. >> reporter: a lot of families live in this area and some neighbors telling me that they have heard gun shots here in the past but last night this is where they heard several gun shots at the condominiums here. a lot of folks coming out and we know two people were shot here. we still don't know the condition of those two victims here, officers surrounded the complex, last night, as it conducted their investigation. and detectives are still working to figure out the motive for the shooting and it is unclear if it happened in the parking lot or some of the apartments. a neighbor we spoke with said lying in the parking lot. and this is what he said: >> i heard five gun shots,. i'm a former marine and i know the sound of gunfire. so i heard a woman screaming and i didn't know where it was coming from. >> reporter: those screams were coming from this apartment complex behind me. a lot of officers out here. last night, and we are still working with opd trying to update the des

jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> amy: thank you. a news alert. governor rick scott is planning to address the zika virus threat today after he declared a health the governor declared that state health emergency after at least nine cases of the virus were found in those counties. the counties include miami-dade, lee, hillsborough and santa rosa. all nine cases were detected and the governor's order allows the state agricultural department to use mosquito spray in those counties and also directs the florida department of health to make its own decisions about what is necessary from the state and the cdc. the zika virus is primarily spread through mosquitoes. doctors believe it can cause birth defects in babies, if a pregnant woman becomes infected. it has no cure and there is no known vaccine which is why prevention at this stage of the game is important. tess us more. >> we have all the ingredients that makes the virus able to spread in our community and we have to be smart. what the governor is trying to do is stay ahead of this virus. >> amy: al

fox 35's jackie orozco is live in ocala with the latest. $ planning to address the "zika virus" threat today... after declaring a health emergency in four counties. fox 35's andrea jackson joins us in the studio with more. the goveror after at least nine cases of the zika illness were found in four florida counties... those counties include miami-dade, lee, hillsborough and santa rosa-- where all nine cases were detected. the governor's order allows the state's agriculture department to use mosquito spray in those counties. it also directs the florida department of health to make its own decisions about what's needed from the state and the c- d-c the zika virus- primarily spread through mosquitos- has some scary consequences- causing babies to be born with a birth defects associated with abnormal shrinking of the brain- zika has no cure and there is no known vaccine- which is why prevention at this stage of the game is so important... fox medical expert doctor jo explains... all nine cases in florida involve people who were the u-s in affected countries. the governor will be holding a

jackie orozco has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. police are looking for several suspects involved. two people were shot at the apartment complex that you see behind me, summer gate condominiums. they were taken to the hospital. as of right now, we still don't victims. officers surrounded the apartment complex. they are working to figure out the motive for the shooting. it's unclear if the shooting happened in the parking lot or in someone's apartment. a neighbor told us he did see a body of a man lying in the parking lot. >> i heard five gunshots, two to four weapons. i am a former marine. i know the sound of gunfire. immediately after wards, i heard a woman screaming. i didn't know where it was coming from. >> reporter: yeah. and those screams could have been here in this apartment complex behind me. we're still waiting to get a description of the suspects that they are looking for from orlando police. once we have that, we'll let you know. >> amy: a principal at a local middle school is re-assuring parents after some threats were

fox 35's jackie orozco with more from sanford. >> dozens of volunteers are preserving a piece of sanford's history. just so many military -- it is upsetting. >> reporter: people from the seminole county sheriffs search and rescue team. >> it disintegrated. >> reporter: the lake mary about scout troops 507. >> with the boy scouts it is another big group, to help the project out. and i know there's a lot of things we can do. >> reporter: and the new sanford initiative started cleaning up the cemetery and the group spearheaded today's cleanup and thanks to the news coverage a few months ago with tom ward. >> saw it on fox. >> a friend of mine tagged me and i saw mr. ward, by himself and duke a little bit at a time and i said, i is a way to give back. >> reporter: most of the graves belong to african-americans born in the 1800s. >> 1893. >> famous people are buried out here, too. >> one famous person out here, >> reporter: the cleanup project... >> my grandfather was there and great-great-grandfather is there. >> reporter: every two weeks they'll be here cleaning up. and graves properly mainta

jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> amy: it's time for the morning rush. we start in orange county. >> john: sheriff's helicopter find a suspect hiding in a garbage can >> i have him hiding into a trash can. >> john: the video from january 22 in apopka. 18-year-old suspect was arrested after the chase. they found him in the trash can at a home at south 18th street. he is accused of stealing a car along with two other juveniles. >> amy: a fire truck crash. the engine collided with a car yesterday. it happened about 5:30 in the evening. fhp tells us there were injuries with the crash. they are not telling us how many were hurt or how serious the injuries were. >> john: deputies arrested three teens they believe are behind a rash of car break-ins. there have been dozens of thefts. 10 new break-ins at a hotel when officers chased them, pulled them over, and they said that the three men inside were covered in glass. they were arrested but bonded out of jail. >> amy: pope francis will head to cuba, and it'll be historic. he will travel to cuba next week and meet

jackie orozco is live on the scene. little bit more from residents here just waking up. they were telling me -- one man told me -- they heard five gunshots from two different guns and saw a man's body right over there behind the gate. that's where police officers were here all last night, and the early morning hours here at summers gate condominiums. according to orlando police, at least two people were shot. the resident told me he heard a woman screaming. he saw a man lying there. we don't know the conditions of two people shot, but police are looking for several suspects this morning. we're working with opd trying to get a description of the gunman. two people were shot. we're working to get their conditions. they were taken to the hospital last night. once we have that, and you will be able to hear from the resident, and that's coming up in the next half hour here on "good day orlando." man suing her over lottery winnings takes the stand to tell her side of the story. >> amy: her ex-boyfriend is suing her for half of the $1 million lottery she won. he said that the t

jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> john: it's 6:34. crews have stopped searching for a missing boater in brevard county. >> amy: 38-year-old lloyd chamberlain, seen in this family photo, left on his boat and was supposed to come back on sunday might but did not make it home. they have been searching the waters. they found his boat washed up on port canaveral on monday. the coast guard was forced to suspend their search with heavy hearts last night. admitted to shooting his neighbors and two died. the death penalty is no longer an option they said in the case. following the ruling that the death penalty is unconstitutional. >> amy: our cameras were there when david buck ham walked out of the sheriff's office. the elderly man was found inside of his home on saturday night. the girlfriend,s at tessee, is considered a person of interest in the case but so far no charges. >> john: a well known player being sent to the pistons. >>> and media day is over, and today they start racing. two practice sessions for the sprint cup cars. and an open

and jackie orozco has more in ocala. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. everything happened because mareop county sheriff's deputies say after they responded for a 911 call at the gas station with a man with two loaded guns he had one of the guns pointed at it's unclear if he was trying to kill himself. deputying arrived and tried to negotiate with him. he refused and he then he pointed the gun at them. and they opened fire. and the suspect was shot multiple times. and the deputy sergeant dan trammel was shot in the leg. he is expected to be okay. the suspect is in critical condition at the hospital. the gas station talking to the clerk to see if they have surveillance video. they said they are not allowed to release any information. we're staying in touch with the marion county sheriff's office. and the fdle is investigating the shooting. this all happened because of the 9-1. 9-1-1 call, and deputied said that he started to open fire against the deputies. >> john: a news alert. governor rick scott is planning to talk about the zika virus today. >> amy: h

reporting along i-4, jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> amy: daytona beach police are on the hunt for a man wanted in multiple po shootings. >> john: that story kicks off the morning rush. the `? most recent shooting happened tuesday night. they said that the suspect shot four people including two teenagers outside of a home on sheridan road. and they said eats the -- he's the main suspect in the murder . >> amy: a victim was walking behind a steak and shake yesterday evening when he was grabbed by men. the suspects drove off smashing into cars as police chased them. they crashed into an office complex. police arrested one of the suspects at the scene. three others are on the run. >> john: a mother accused of killing her own son before trying to kill her own son is being held without bond. she is accused of shooting and killing her son while he was taking a shower. they said that she tried to kill her 1e6 1e6 1e6 he have 1e6 -- herself as police broke into her home. she's under suicide watch. >> john: three pregnant women from florida have been infected by the zika virus. the health departm

in the studio, jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> amy: frightening to look at that. weather conditions 24/7 by downloading our free fox 35 weather app. you go to the google store or apple store. >> john: let's see how traffic is. >> gina: happy wednesday. we have a couple new crashes. both in osceola county. reeves road, partially blocked at poinciana. and not too far down the road we have a crash at pleasant hill. cypress parkway. it's not partially blocked there but it could cause significant delays. definitely be awaish of both those crashes. definitely be aware. and i-4 westbound is really slow. lake mary to colonial, about 32 minutes. i-4 eastbound from the attractions downtown, 18 minutes. and on the 408, 417 downtown, >> john: deviling at this -- developing at this hour, a woman from altamonte springs faces a judge accused of killing her own son. >> amy: they said she shot and killed her own son. >> reporter: the police say that the mother's name is virginia arteaga. she spent the night here at the jail charged with premeditated murder. officials worked the crime scene at the home

fox 35's jackie orozco is at the florida highway patrol headquarters with the latest. >> reporter:lcsc i am staying in touch with fhp troopers. they tell me they are processing the vehicle been they can't release further details on that. but, again, all involved from a hit-and-run crash that happened on monday. 39-year-old jason rodeghier was hit and killed by a car while jogging monday morning. the driver kept on going, according to troopers. tip that had damage consistent with the crash. jim reynolds placed a cross where he was killed. >> i thought it was something good to do for her. i hope they find him. he has to live with this for the rest of his life. >> reporter: they are not saying with the anonymous tip came from. they are processing the vehicle, and the vehicle is in the hands of fhpd. >> amy: a crime alert. attacked three ucf students. >> john: tuesday night at the collegiate village apartments. the crooks forced their way in. the man started punching one of victims. the victims said that the woman had a stun gun and threatened to the suspect stole laptops, cellphones, thei

fox 35's jackie orozco has more. they've been rallying around this young plan and the community. >> reporter: the lake mary prep high school has been supporting him through raffles, bake sales, all to raise money. more than $1,000 has been raised to help john michael knight to fight the rare medical condition. and with me two seniors that started this whole thing. you told me, abby, that you know john michael personally. >> i know him. and ashley knows him through the >> reporter: a lot of people don't know about the locked-in syndrome. can you talk about that? >> what happened was he had a stroke one day on december 14. he's at the shepherds hospital in atlanta because he has locked in-syndrome. you can't move anything in your body but fully capable and mentally there. >> you guys are talking about him make progress, right? but he need as lot of help. his insurance pays a little bit. and talk about how the school is helping him with that. >> we started the bake sale february 23 and february 24. we raised over $800 $

. >> jackie orozco was in the courtroom and talked with one of the student's parents. >> reporter: a judge sentenced three deltona middle schoolgirls detention center after allegedly poisoning their teacher. the 12-year-old girls put crushed red pepper in their teacher's drink and each faces felony charges. they were booked yesterday. according to deputies the suspected ringleader didn't like that she sent her to the principal's office. she was accused of stealing a laptop computer and dumping glue into another student's backpack. that student wanted to retaliate and grabbed some crushed red pepper from home. the second student distracted the teacher and the third poured it into the teacher's soda. i spoke with one of the parents, she's a good kid and has never been in trouble before. in fact they tell me that their daughter was threatened by one of their classmates, the one who got in trouble with the teacher, to pour the crushed red pepper deputies say the teacher couldn't breathe and became sick from drinking the soda. those three 12-year-old girls will be back here in court next

in orlando, jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> keith: in other news, there's no bond tonight for the man accused of shooting at sanford police officers. smith went before a seminole county judge today, accused of near airport boulevard on friday, and pointing a gun at a driver. police say when they responded, smith started shooting at them. officers returned fire, but somewhere in the shooting, an bullets. only good news is that that person was not seriously hurt. fdle is investigating tonight. >> kirstin: tonight the race to the white house has tight end in both parties, and voters in iowa will make big decisions come tomorrow night. g.o.p. frontrunner donald trump has pulled much of the focus this week. >> keith: but as our political editor reports, the democratic side of this race could be the surprise. >> just a few weeks ago hillary clinton was leading by more than 20 points here in iowa, but bernie sanders has pulled nearly even and now he is hoping to pull an upset. >> i feel a different intensity about this election than i've ever felt before. >> hillary clinton built an army in

now, reporting live, jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> thank you. a news alert. fox 35 learned an alegion gentleman plane coming from -- allegiant airplane blew two tires in pennsylvania. >> john: yesterday evening, the md-80 landed in allentown, passengers felt big jolts when it landed. it was evacuated and none of the 158 people were injured. and, they are now investigating. >>> brevard county, witnesses say a dispute over taxes led to a shooting that injured three in cocoa. yesterday afternoon at the ttc tax refund off south clear lake road. deputies say the two men were shot inside of the office as they struggled over a gun. investigators say the bullets went through a wall where the was grazed. police say one man is in critical condition and no arrests were made. office is warning about skimming devices, they've been found inside gas pumps at these 7-eleven locations. two stores are on west byron ronson memorial highway and no one reported any credit card fraud issues as a result. but if you did go to one of the gas stations, you should keep a close eye on y

fox 35's jackie orozco explains how he is trying to keep all of days with the misting system. take a look: >> in order to make it really simple, all we have is a box, put on top of a five gallon bucket with a lid with a hole in it. >> reporter: he's quite the inventor, his latest creation, the ever cool. it is a mobile self-contained rechargeable misting system. the idea sparked from a family outing. >> four years ago i was at a baseball tournament at my brother -- for my brother at disney and it was crazy hot and there were no trees or shade. >> and the oviedo high school student said his patent pending invention is gaining traction far. >> i started selling them in august and at first they were version. done at home. cheerleader. >> i was just tickled pink and i'm glad he's doing this. yeah. i think it is wonderful. >> reporter: the to an is now working to get his invention in big box stores like walmart and amazon. now but we are in talks with some national stores. to put ever cool in. >> reporter: he says this is only the beginning. >> i also want to develop a drone which

fox 35's jackie orozco is live at the apartment complex with the details. what do we know right now? e on the health watch-- health officials say a person in texas got the zika virus through sexual contact. this is the first time happend. the c-d-c says the man from dallas was infected-- after having sexual contact with a person who returned from a country where the virus was present. we spoke to dr. jamin brahmbhatt yesterday about the risks. here in florida-- health officials say there are six new travel-related cases of the zika virus. that pushes the total -- of travel- associated cases in the state-- to 9. in your morning rush-- the ex-girlfriend of a man... who is suing her over a winning lottery ticket takes the stand to tell her side of the story. lynn poirer won 1-million dollars from a scratch-off ticket back in 2007. her ex-boyfriend --- howard browning --- is now suing her for half the money. he says the two had a verbal agreement --for more than 10 years--- that if they ever won, they but poirer said on the stand that she walked away from the r

weitz have to go forward -- we have to go forward and bring up the community. >> reporter: jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >>> a volusia county home gutted by fire investigators in deland trying to figure out what caused the flames. firefighters say the call came in just after noon on mercer the house in flames. crews say the two people inside were able to get out without any injuries. no other homes were affected. >>> the search for baby willow continuing in orange county. crews spending the weekend draining a pond just east of willow bend apartments where it is believed willow was born, cops say this mother, 30-year-old susan richardson is not offering any help finding the missing child. >> the orlando international airport is taking steps to try and stop the spread of the zika virus. officials are increasing the mosquito spray program and distributing educational flyers throughout the terminal, encouraging overseas travellers to bring in significant repel lep and cough their skin. 26 cases have been discovered -- and cover their skin. 26 cases have been discovered, all travel related. >>>

fox 35's jackie orozco is live in orlando with the latest. good morning jackie. what do we know right now? an orange county mother is set to face a judge this morning... as police continue to search for her missing baby. 30-year-old "susan richardson" was arrested yesterday... after orlando officers say they found evidence she gave birth at the "willow bend apartment complex". investigators have since named the child "willow"... and are asking for your help in locating her. right now... richardson is charged with vated child neglect. crews have stopped rn for a missing brevard county boater. this story tops our morning rush. 38-year lloyd chamberlain-- seen in this family picture-- left port canaveral in his boat sunday morning. he was supposed to come back sunday night-- but he never made it. the coast guard, and other agencies flagler beach. they found his boat off port canaveral monday, but he was not inside. the coast guard suspended the search last night. *man, on trial for murder, will not face the death penalty. william woodward admits to shooting three ne

fox 35's jackie orozco is live this morning at arnold palmer hospital... with the very latest. baby taraji kemp is finally back in her county deputies-- will be in court today. troopers say 27- year-old "syndia saintcyr" was spotted speeding early sunday morning-- but she took-off before they could pull her over. she ran a red light at the intersection of john young parkway and americana boulevard. troopers say she slammed into the right side of the driver. f-h-p says "saintcyr" should not have been driving in the first-place-- because revoked last august. construction has resumed on the "i-4 ultimate project"... days after being shut down when a worker was killed. dump truck backed wednesday.. killing him. construction was haulted-- as officials reviewed safety procedures. limited work started back--up saturday night. crews say they hope to have all construction back up and running by friday. brevard county deputies say... a basketball coach... wanted for child molestation.. has been arrested while trying to escape to mexico. 51-year-old "david white"... was arrested by u-s ma

fox 35's jackie orozco is live at u- c-f with the latest good morning jackie. the orange county sheriff's office helicopter helps deputies track down a suspect... hiding in a garbage can. take a look at this. this video is from january 22nd, in apopka. deputies arrested 18-year-old anquavis preston after a chase. they found him in the trash can at a home near south central avenue and west 18th street. he is accused of stealing a car along with two juveniles. we are waiting for state troopers to update us on a fire truck crash in orlando. the engine collided with a car, yesterday, around 5-30 p-m, at curry ford road and bahia avenue. florida highway patrol says there are injuries... but aren't releasing how many or how severe they are. daytona beach help finding a thief-- who stole 10- thousand dollars worth of merchandise from multiple "sunglass huts"! police say the man in this sureveillance video hit two locations 3 times last month-- .including the store on a-1-a... and another on international speedway boulevard. police say the man walked into the stores .. put several pair of designe

r fox 35's jackie orozco is live in orlando with more. good morning jackie. a local candidate unts people caught with pot to pay up.. instead of go to jail. greg eisenberg is running for orange county commission. he wants to stop arresting people when they are caught with less than 20 grams of marijuana. p first... they are habitual offenders. his opponent...tim mckinney agrees. both men say that it county and money. p ted edwards holds the current seat and @o he declined to comment on the topic. a bill to make student recess mandatory in the state of florida is in trouble. the bill moved quickly through the house... but is now hitting a roadblock in the senate. the bill would require elementary schools to give students 20 minutes of recess every day. so far the bill has not been put on the .te agenda. state lawmakers in the house approved a nearly 1 billion dollar tax cut 0 package in tallahassee. , the cuts include a one year sales tax exemption on college textbooks, a 10-day sales tax @1(x11ppb holiday on back-to- school items and a 1 @7nnfn@*ju**(pr``` da

fox 35's jackie orozco is live at the florida highway patrol headquarters in orlando with the latest. good morning ````` `````pxx`xpp```.>@888@;@;@;@;@;@;0::: :: : :888h;h; : :> osceola county, for hours. this story tops our morning rush. the crash happened last night-- in the westbound lanes--near world center drive. troopers say a truck rear-ended a car-- which started a jction crash. at least four vehicles were involved. a 21 year old woman from haines city died. another driver is recovering from minor injuries. the interstate is back open this morning. we now have video of a chase through orange county... after two men robbed a tourist... attacked an uber driver... and stole a car earlier this month. 24 year old nathaniel woods and 37 year old john powell eventually crashed the car during this pursuit... and were arrested. njeing-- after firefighters pulled it from a burning home in cocoa. it happened last night-- on parkway street. first responders saved the pet -- with special breathing equipment. no one inside the home was hurt. no word on what caused the fire. a restaurant man

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fox 35's jackie orozco has more on how you can get in on this. hey there, jackie. guys. the event starts in about 30 minutes. no idea. no questions asked. bring your unloaded, unwanted gun here to 2719 south obt. you get a $50 gift card. a lot of deputies starting to show up. 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and it is part of a responsible gun ownership campaign. they have launched this campaign. covering it for the past few years. last year deputies collected more than 200 firearms and 32 pellet guns during the gun the sheriff said that the whole point of this is to get rid of unwanted guns because a lot of criminals steal the guns and commit crimes. from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 fm. at 2719 south orange blossom trail. and it starts in 27 minutes. >> john: you decide 2016. hillary clinton is fighting for an edge after bernie sanders had a convincing win in new hampshire. >> amy: she has a little bit more than a week too build up momentum. they squared off in a debate last night in milwaukee. fox's doug luzader is in washington, d.c. with more on that. good morning. good to see you. >> r

, again, we'll get more answers to the hit-and-run reporting live outside of fhp headquarters, jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> amy: two men have been found shot to death outside of a home in winter park. police are trying to figure out >> john: police said they found the bodies just before 10:00 p.m. near capen and comstock avenues off of fairbanks. and one man was in the yard and another was on the sidewalk. police do not believe there's a suspect at large though. >> amy: a crash which happened in the westbound lanes near world center drive. a truck rear ended a car which starteds a chain reaction crash. at least four vehicles were involved. one woman died and another driver is recovering. >> amy: two men robbed a attacked aen uber driver. 24-year-old, and a. -year-old eventually crashed the car during the pursuit and were arrested. >> john: a cat is safe this morning after firefighters pulled it from a burning home in cocoa. on parkway street last night it happened. they gave the pet special breathing equipment. no word on what caused the fire and no one else was inside. >> john: a man was

fox 35's jackie orozco has the latest on the story. >> reporter: good morning. this morning grief counselors will be on duty to help those employees. right here is where the construction worker was killed yesterday morning. but, again, the i-4 ultimate project is suspended until safety procedures are reviewed again. the i-4 ultimate project is placed on hold until further notice. this comes after a construction worker, 34-year-old marvin franklin, was killed wednesday morning. the florida highway patrol said that a dump truck backed over him while making a delivery in a work zone. >> it was a tragic loss for us we're deeply saddened by this. >> reporter: a nurse driving by stopped to see if she could help but it was too late. >> i feel bad for the family. i have them in my thoughts and prayers. >> reporter: had happened on the shoulder near maitland. he works for sgl constructer, the lead contractor of the i-4 i-4 ultimate project. work has been put on hold as they review safety preers. >> we felt it was extremely important to stop the work, review our plans and

. >> amy: it happened at gators dock side on south john young parkway and jackie orozco has the details. >> reporter: orange county deputies have been interviewing witnesses. half a dozen customers were inside the restaurant during the time of the armed robbery. you can see all of the detectives out here earlier. they were reviewing surveillance idea of that suspect. now according to the orange county sheriff's deputies, it happened past 2:00 a.m. a black male, masked, brandished a gun, demanded money from employees. fired twice. and an employee was shot at least once. he is expected to be okay. taken to osceola county regional hospital. another second person was taken to hunters creek medical center. he was not shot -- but that person was not shot but they were upset after seeing the gun. the suspect may be in a white mustang. 22-year-olds about, and gray sweatshirt. they believe they saw that vehicle at a nearby hotel. we'll continue to bring you the >> amy: a jet blue plane had to be diverted to oia because of a mechanical problem. >> john: floater 1130 -- flight 1130 was headed to c

and fox 35's jackie orozco has the latest on the damage. >> reporter: good morning. first responders, neighbors, and volunteers are door knocking this morning to find anyone who has been trapped under the rubble. three people have been killed and several others killed in louisiana and mississippi. this comes after last night's tornadoes and severe weather ripped through the gulf coast. three people killed and dozens more injured and damage that spans several states along the gulf coast. this is a destruction left behind after tornadoes and severe weather struck louisiana, mississippi, and florida. apartment buildings in pence colta. that same storm system killed two in louisiana and one person in mississippi. 100 mobile homes were damaged as the tornado ripped into the sugar hill mobile home park in louisiana. >> 31 people were transported to several different facilities. out of the 31, we had at least 7 in critical condition. and we also have confirmed we had two fatalities. >> the governor of louisiana said that this devastation has become a search and rescue opera

and fox 35's jackie orozco has more. >> reporter: the baby is in good health. she's in the arms of her mother now. she was kept at arnold palmer. after investigators said she was abandoned at an apartment complex in orange county. >> a 24-year-old and her 14-year-old does nl are charged with numerous felonies. they are being held without bond. fort fort lauderdale home at gun point. later that day, they found the two month old baby girl at the apartment complex at north lake parkway where they said that augustene lived. the baby was still strapped in her car seat without visible injuries. but she was taken to the arnold palmer hospital as a precaution. officers pulled over the woman's car. and she is cousin with the baby's mother. the orange county parents we spoke with said they're relieved the baby is okay. >> i'm glad they found the baby because usually in situations like this they don't find the kid. >> reporter: this morning we're still working to figure out why the cousin's mother allegedly kidnapped the baby. fhp troopers are planning to release video of

jackie orozco kicks off tonight's nightly news wrap. >> reporter: orlando police are looking for several suspect who is they say were involved in a double shooting. they had this entire area blocked off last night, and we know that a neighbor told us one person was found dead right there in that parking lot. now, this apartment complex is located in the 4800 block of cypress woods drive. deticktives are still working on trying to find the motive of this shooting. opd's not releasing too many details about this shooting, but they're asking the public for line. >>> -- targeted by hackers. why and how they found out. >> a pastor and a webmaster for a church here in deland believe that their church's web site was targeted by some hackers out of china. the spring garden church of christ in deland had hundreds, even thousands of hits a day. china. they have since changed their pass codes and changed the security on their web site. there's no valuable information on the site. >>> more details tonight about deadly hang blieding accident. it took a bad turn and slammed into the ground. >> 40-year

jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> john: the orange county sheriff's helicopter deputies track down a suspect hiding in the garbage can. >> amy: turns out they can even see through garbage cans. >> i have him hiding in a trash can. >> amy: that's right. they found him right in there. departments arrested -- deputies arrested the 18-year-old suspect after the chase. they found him near southwest central avenue. and he is accused of steafling a car with two other juveniles. >> john: suing for a share of $1 million lottery ticket has won his case. $300,000. he said that he and his ex-had a deal that if he won, he would get half. >> amy: a man stole $10,000 worth of sunglasses from sunglass hut. you can see him walking in the store and slipping expensive shades in his pocket and walking out. he hit up multiple locations in the past month. >> john: you decide 2016. bernie sanders and hillary clinton. at times a battle over who was the most progressive. we have karl jackson and lonnie thompson. good to see you. thanks for coming in. and that was one of the most interesting to watch. who won, do you

fox 35's jackie orozco has the latest. >> reporter: she is now back in her mother's arms. she was kept here at arnold palmer hospital for observation. this they said after she was abandoned. 23-year-old stephanie augustine and 14-year-old cousin are charged with numerous charges. they took the baby from a fort lauderdale home from gun point. her disappearance sparked an amber alert on saturday. they found the baby girl on north way parkway. her car seat and didn't have visible injuries. she was taken to arnold palmer hospital as a precaution. the 23-year-old is also cousins the baby's mother. the orange county parents we spoke to said they're relieved. >> i'm glad they found the baby. usually in situations like these, they don't find the kid. >> reporter: the baby was dischargeds here from the hospital late last night to be reunited with her mother. >> amy: a woman accused of causing a deadly crash while trying to outrun orange county deputies will be in court today. the 27-year-old was spotted speeding early saturday morning but took off before she could pull over. she ra

. >> john: meant to honor the people protecting our kids as they go to and from school, jackie orozco is live at west ridge middle school in orange county with more. what are they doing today, jackie? >> reporter: we are appreciating our crossing guards and i have a shoutout here, he saved my life a few minutes ago and had to jump in front of a car because he wouldn't stop and with me is donna mitchell, actually one of the trainers and recruiters because orange county sheriffs office has said they are -- they are 22 guards short and some of about -- you guys need help. >> we need guards because we have been having a shortage and a lot of the guards are seniors and college students and as you know, they get up in age and to retire and college kids graduate and move on and we constantly need help and when we have a shortage, the deputy is not able to make it, i have to also fill in as a crossing guard, myself. and, i am only one person and i can't be everywhere on time. and i will pick the most crucial area but it is a job that is important and necessary and i appreciate my guards am tr

. >> drivers of all pages are getting an interactive look at the problem and fox 35's jackie orozco joins us live at seminole state in sanford where officials are using similarities to try to reach these drivers. >> reporter: yeah, this is the first annual one they are doing at seminole city college and dr. alexander evans is with me and i want him to talk about the trauma -- you guys are the first trauma center, you have been been getting a lot of, you know, trauma from distracted drivers, >> absolutely. as i said, this is the save a life expo for safe driving. and we are a provisional trauma center in sanford and central florida regional hospital. and this is an expo we put on in conjunction with the community. a lot of community support has come out and we're doing several different things. we have the alcohol awareness, alcohol driving or distracted driving here. >> reporter: a simulator they are working on. >> and this is simulating what you see or don't see when you and what you can miss. >> reporter: come and explain, she's driving and also texting? >> that's correct driving and te

. >>> school crossing guards are honorable honoreded today and jackie orozco explains how. >> reporter: a lot of these crossing guards are protecting over 400 crossings. they are vital here because they are protecting our little ones. >> all right. you may cross. go ahead. have a great day. >> reporter: many call it thankless job but not today. >> good to know i'm going recognized for the work i do. >> reporter: charles sledge has >> reporter: charles sledge has been a crossing guard for four years and many students know him by name and he likes being a teacher to them outside of the classroom. >> mentoring the kids and teaching them right and wrong as far as looking both ways. >> reporter: the orange county sheriff's office is in charge of recruiting them. they need help >> we are 22 short of guards. the intersections are coverered and we have to pull from patrol -- covered. >> reporter: their biggest obstacle is distracted drivers. >> the guard is in the middle of by. >> reporter: these crossing guards risk their lives to keep your kids safe. whistle. >> reporter: their advice is sim

jackie orozco is joining us live, right outside of arnold palmer with the latest on what happened. good morning. >> good morning, amy. dischargeded here from arnold palmer hospital late last night to be reunited with her mother. it comes after investigators say that baby was abandoned. in an apartment complex, in orange county. >> 23-year-old stephanie ast gust tin and her 14-year-old cousin are charged with numerous felonies including kidnapping and aggravated child abuse with a deadly weapon. they are being held without bond. police say on friday, the two took taraji kemp from a fort lauderdale home at gun point. the disappearance sparked an amber alert. investigators found the baby girl in the apartment complex, where police say augustin lived. investigators say the baby was still strapped in her car seat and did not have visible injuries, taken to arnold palmer hospital as a precaution and augustin lived was arrested after troopers pulled over her car in okeechobee county. mother. orange county parents we spoke with say they are relieved the baby iz okay. >> i'm glad they found