has more. >> reporter: when jose feliciano's ambulance stopped center and his family saw him for the first time it was pure joy. >> i never thought i would get him back home. >> reporter: his daughter victoria still can't believe everything that happened over the past week. she says her father battling gastric cancer was stuck with bad care in puerto rico, then they got a miracle. >> literally this would have never happened without the community and the support that everyone has shown. i thank them from the bottom of my heart. >> that support came from donations to feliciano's gofundme account. he needed $30,000 for an air ambulance from puerto rico to tampa to get treatment at moffett cancer center after a news report monday that seemingly impossible number was reached. >> i want to say thank you to them. from my family -- >> feliciano spent 26 years with the tampa police department tracking down murderers and drug dealers. daily he put his life on the line. >> that service to his community is why his family, especially his daughter never doubted that he would be >> he is -- he's de

. >> michael explains why family and friends need to drive jose feliciano home to tampa. >> reporter: it's hoped he can be flown to tampa and get treatment at the moffett cancer center. they hope a gofundme page will bring jose home. >> reporter: the 61-year-old lived a adventurous life. he spent life on the streets investigating murders, robberies, going undercover to bust cocaine traffickers. >> it's life or death with this cancer battle. >> reporter: the nephew, tampa police officer alex castro is following in his uncle's footsteps, the 3-year veteran patrol officer took his badge over as well, number 674. >> i wear this badge over my heart and take it serious. feel and honor him everyday. and continue his legacy. >> castro just got back from puerto rico. he said his uncle is so sick he could barely recognize him. >> we're just asking for help. we really need to get him here. >> he knows he's a sick man. >> reporter: anthony tyson was feliciano's partner for four years. he knows if anyone can beat cancer it's feliciano because he's beat the odds his whole life. >> it takes a specia

jose feliciano was diagnosed with gastric cancer last october. his health deteriorated quickly. jose feliciano was enjoying retirement in puerto rico but now he needs a $30,000 air ambulance to fly him to tampa for treatment at moffett cancer center. without us i don't think he'll survive. >> so far the family raised nearly $25,000 to pay for the air ambulance to tampa. we posted a link on our web site with information on how you can help. >>> look at these gas prices, $1.75 that is how low they are dipping in the bay area. we found this in the 1,700 block of west hillsborough avenue. this is a good day to fill up. >>> it was a different kind of rescue for a miami beach police officer. pelican that couldn't fly. while patrolling south point park the officer noticed a hook was embedded on the bird's wing and fishing line wrapped around its body. staff members scooped up the pelican in a net. because of the cold water we've seen recently, the vets had to up. >> they are injured and can't get up and the water brings down their body temperature and makes it harder to treat right to

her boyfriend jose feliciano killed their 2-month-old old son in december. instead of calling police, she helped dispose of the body in a wooded area. feliciano has also pled guilty to several charg including murder. >>> the man accused of killing ing ing etan patz will be allowed to participate in the retrial. the lawyers defending hernandez says she made improper comkents etan patz was 6 years old when he disappeared on his way to school in 1979. >>> a man accused of trying to flee the country while charged in a deadly car wreck on long island. >> he tried to buy a boat in an leged plo to sale to south america. the 43-year-old is facing vehicular homicide. >>> new footage from a cop body camera that shows how a routine traffic stop can take a near deadly turn. this is from a police officer in orlando firing at a car with a 17-year-old behind the wheel accordin dto t?he dertment. the officer initially tried to pull the car over for a seat be lt violation. e suspect could not stop and nearly ran down an officer. a witness who did not want to appear on camera

we told you earlier this week, jose feliciano needed $30,000 to pay for an air ambulance from puerto rico to tampa. thanks to family, friends, complete strangers, that money was raised. family members are hugging each other, when seeing him for the first time after his plane landed at the tampa international jet center. >> i never thought i was going to be able to get him back home. >> tampa police posted this photo on their facebook page of feliciano hugging his former partner. he can now start treatment at condition. games going. the ceo of the florida seminole tribe gambling operation was to get lawmakers to renew the gambling agreement between the state and tribe. the table games portion of the deal expired in october. so far the tribe ignored a state request to close those the casino is still offering a -- casinos are still offering blackjack and poke her but if lawmakers don't renew the tribe could be forced to shut down those card games. the tribe says 3,700 jobs depend on the tables staying open. >> these particular individuals, people that are buying houses and cars an child

jose feliciano was diagnosed with gastric cancer last october. quickly. he's enjoying retirement in puerto rico, now so sick that he needs a $30,000 air once he's here he will receive it's life or death at this point. without us i don't think he'll survive. >> so far the family raised nearly $25,000 for to pay for the air ambulance to tampa. we have a link on our web site with information on how you can help. >>> new video this morning after mlk day protesters managed to block a part of san francisco oak -- excuse me, the oakland bay bridge. it was part of a police brutality protest. protesters chained themselves and cars together to form a line with signs reading "black health matters" across the roadway. the traffic was clogged for more than a half-hour. california highway patrol said at least 25 people were arrested >>> in florida the streets were also full of people celebrating. >> celebrating mlk holiday. hundreds of bikes spent hours working through broward county. bikes shot by. organizers say this event is an effort to end gun violence and honor d

. >> reporter: when jose feliciano's ambulance stopped outside tampa international jet center and his family saw him for the first time, it was pure joy. >> i never thought i'd be able to get him back home. >> reporter: his daughter everything that's happened over the past week. she says her father battling gastric cancer was stuck with bad care in puerto rico. then they got a miracle. >> this would not have ever happened without the community and the support they have shown and i thank them from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: that support came from donations to feliciano's gofundme account. he needed $30,000 for an air ambulance to get draft at moffitt cancer center. after a news report on monday that seemingly impossible number was reached. >> i want to say thank you to them from my family. >> reporter: feliciano spent 26 years with the tampa police murderers and drug dealers. line. that service to his community is why his family, especially his daughter, never doubted that he would be brought back here to tampa for treatments. >> he's definitely my superhero. he puts everyone

jose feliciano has been diagnosed with cancer, after more than 20 years with the tpb. a lot of folks out there, trying to get him some help, josh? >> yeah. specifically, cynthia, he has been diagnosed with gastric cancer. unfortunately, right now, it is not looking too good. moffet cancer center. there is an online fundraidsing effort to fly him to tampa to go to moffitt. after he retired, he went to puerto rico, where he is right now. he spent much of his time under cover at tpd, in very high-level narcotics investigations. his family hopes people will come in and help a man who spent his life dedicated to helping others and keeping tampa bay safe. >> he was a pillar to this community, with the help of his squad and the police department. we need to be a pillar for him. >> people should realize that he voluntarily put himself in an incredible amount of danger every day he went out there and did this job. >> reporter: the hope is to get him to moffitt by wednesday. his nephew tells us, at this point right now, it is really life or death for him. so far, they have eclip

we told you earlier this week jose feliciano needed $30,000 to pay for an air ambulance from puerto rico to tampa. thanks to family, friends and complete strangers that money was raised. family members hugged each other when seeing him for the first time after his plane landed at the tampa international jet center. >> i never thought at that i would get him back home. >> tampa police posted this photo on facebook of feliciano hugging his former partner. he will start treatment now at moffett cancer center. we'll keep you updated on his progress. >>> time now is 9:33. the bears are tearing through wall street. a live look at the dow now up slightly. the dow lost 249 points wednesday as the price of oil suffered its worst one-day drop since september. investors worry that huge global economic slowdown. >>> the inaugural best countries ranking now out and shockingly the u.s. doesn't top the list. that list has germany in the top spot. it ranks supreme because of its entreentrepreneurship, power and citizenship. canada came in second but ranked number one for quality of life. united kingdom

jose feliciano wagon diagnosed with gas trig cancer last october. his health deteriorated quickly. he was enjoying retirement in puerto rico at the time but now he's so sick he needs a $30,000 air ambulance to fly him back to tampa. once he's here he will receive treatment at the moffett cancer center. >> he needs our help. he's in dire need, it's life or death at this point. >> so far the family raised nearly $25,000 to pay for that air ambulance, in tampa, they are close, remember they need $30,000. we posted a link on our web site with information on how you can help. >>> while she sees the devil staring out of -- >> unbreakable spirit. surviving domestic violence, powerful message this woman who lived through an horrific >>> 6:10. the kidnapping of three americans in iraq is raising some serious questions about how safe americans are abroad. iraqi forces right now are going door-to-door in a baghdad neighborhood called dora, there's a look at it there. it's -- they are searching for the men, trios -- the interpreter apparently invited them to his home but sources close to the i

before him, it was worn by his uncle, jose feliciano. >> it's a constant reminder representation of him, as well as the police diameter. >> reporter: he spent more than two decades with tbd, many of them under cover in high-level, high-stakes drug investigations. >> him and his team were part of a big reason why the drug activity here in tampa started to reduce. >> when you are meeting with high-level drug traffickers on a day-to-day basis, you are doing something that only a unique individual can do. >> reporter: any given day could have been his last. now, years after his retirement, he finds himself dealing with another dangerous foe. this one, he can't fool or talk his way out of. he has been diagnosed with gastric cancer. he is 61 years old. >> he is... at a point in his life right now that it's life or death. >> reporter: his family and friends starting an online fund-raising effort to put him had on a medical flight from his current home, back to tampa for treatment at moffitt cancer he needs $30,000. >> he knows he's a sick man. and with that, he still is able to crack a joke, m

two-month-old mason white's father, a man jammed jose feliciano was arrested for the death. now danielle white is in custody. the baby was smoothered. investigators say after killing mason, surveillance video shows him carrying the body in a bag. it was buried and found 80 miles away in dutchess county. >>> new information about the citadel photo scandal. officials from the military college are saying that more than a dozen cadets have been punished for a photo viral. the photo shows cadets in white hoods. they say they did this for the as the ghost of christmas past. however, many maintain that the image is racist. the 14 cadets are being punished for violating policy. >> it is based on their level of involvement, not just with this incident and not just because it was in the press but continued violations of the rules. >> we are very pleased with his cadets. >> reporter: civil rights say -- civil rights officials are satisfied with the punishment but calling for another change at the citadel. they want the confederate flag removed from the chapel. >> reporter: now to the m

jose feliciano needed $30,000 to pay for an air ambulance from puerto rico to tampa. >> thanks to family, friends and even complete strangers that money was raised. family members hugged each other and seeing feliciano for the first time when his plane landed at the tampa >> i never thought i was going to be able to get him back home. >> tampa police posted this photo on their facebook page of feliciano hugging his former partner. he will start treatment at moffett cancer center soon and we'll keep you updated on his progress. >>> 6:37. still ahead -- refusing to fuse be a victim. how a mom turned tables on two >>> captain al flying over hillsborough county, the crash that has 50th street south completely blocked in both directions. a car hit a utility pole and now we have lines down blocking the street. the crews are working on it but for now all lanes on u.s. 41 or 50th street, coming up, we'll this. >>> in afghanistan the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing on a news mini bus. seven employees of the afghanistan first 24-hour newschannel died in the attack. last ye