we talked on skype with jacqueline lopez the director individuals behind the petition. >> right now there is no state protection for the bears and this could be asking the federal government pursuant to the endangered species act which is been successful at saving species from distinction. >> a spokesperson told me in florida the west indian manatee and the florida panther are federally protected meaning that you cannot injure or kill them or do anything that impacts their ability to reproduce or survive. those behind the petition argue that bears the federal protection because we had the first hunt last year a more than two decades and more than 300 were killed. bears were also killed on roads because they are a nuisance. >> add to that the loss of habitat. >> officials have 90 days to respond to the petition and study if bears need federal protection. >> julie salomone eyewitness news. received the petition and they have no comment at this time. >> orlando is expected to be packed for the arnold palmer invitational. >> how much this helps the local economy and the children in need. >> r

jacqueline london is live in the digital operations center. what's the latest? >> in january we know the =ç ruled thr lopezdied of a drug overdose.hr we have new video of the struggle at the train station last fall. during that struggle the officer tased lopez 10 times from close range. the officer says despite that he still could not get lopez handcu handcuffed. the officer called for backup several times but there was a big problem, septa operators apparently didn't know where he was. listen to this audio recording and the frantic search to find him. >> a fire truck happened to drive by the two men and saw the officer struggling. firefighters jumped out of the truck and helped handcuff lopez. >> when the transit police sergeant arrived he ordered mr. lopez be taken to frankford area hospital for evaluation, although mr. lopez had no physical signs of jiry, the sergeant made a decision based on the number of times that the taser was used that he was going to have mr. lopez taken to the hospital for evaluation. >> by the time the officers got lopez to the hospital he was not responding and died a short tim