. >> reporter: parents of clermont police officer kris kruse desperately asking for prayers and well wishes after their son was severely burned, engulfed in flames sunday night after a gas can exploded near a bonfire. now his parents pray he will survive with over 60 percent of his body badly burned. kris's father jack cruise is recovering from injuries accident in january. kris kruse needs to be completely stable for doctors to assess the damage to his body and then begin the painful process of skin grafting. >>> nearly 20,000 bottles of water from cocoa, florida, traveling to flint, michigan. >> reporter: city leaders in cocoa wanted to help the people of flint, so the water director here has approved the donation of 10 large pallets of water, 17,280 bottles in all, and the city then teamed up with a cocoa business called lastech, which manufactures marine equipment. they're picking up the tab for shipping the six tons of water. it's good to know that cocoa water is going to help the needy residents of flint, michigan. >>> it's just a precaution, but probably a good idea to boil yo

the parents of clirmt police officer kris kruse on high alert this evening, wondering about his care, wondering if he'll from the public so he can recover from the 60% of his body engine engulfed in flames. he's in the icu at orlando@|| regional medical center and the doctors tell them that he has a 50/50 chance to live. kris' dad, jack kruse, works as a police officer for the clermont police department, he's recovering from injuries after a paragliding accident from january. jack said it was always his dream to work with his son. >> my dream was always to be able to work with him and we're able to did that. we had a couple of shifts together. it was something that we had looked forward to as a father and son. >> now, at a press conference this afternoon, we're told by kris' parents that he was in critical, but stable condition, that kris needs to be in complete stable condition before they can completely assess the damage to his property and begin the painful process of skin graph. >> thank you. a go fund me account has been set up to help the family with the medical bills. you can c

clermont police officer-- kris kruse-- is in the i-c-u after he became engulfed in flames sunday night-- when a gas can exploded during a bonfire. over 60 percent of his body was burned. doctors say he has a 50-50 chance of surviving. his dad-- jack-- also works for the police department. he says it was his dream to work with his son. kris is currently in stable condition. his parents say he needs to be before he can begin getting skin grafts. a crime alert now-- orlando police are on the hunt for a man... who stole lottery tickets on multiple occasions. officers say he targeted three different convenience stores. fox 35's valerie boey has the details. orlando police say they're looking for the suspect who's been stealing lottery tickets by simply snatching we are learning about a central florida connection to a shooting in maryland-- that killed two deputies. david evans was wanted in orange county, florida for assault on a police officer. yesterday-- deputies say evans opened fire on deputies-- near baltimore. witnesses say one deputy-- who tried to calm evans during a disturbance--

clermont police officer kris kruse now in the hospital fighting for his life with over 60% of his body burned from that accident on sunday. his family now pleading with the public for any support or information you can provide them tonight. >> you know, right now, we live hour to hour, we don't know what is going to happen. the doctors have given him a 50/50 chance right now. >> jill and jack kruse devastated by an accident that severely burned their 21-year-old son kris kruse after the super bowl sunday evening. he was trying to move a gas tank to safety when it explode. >> there was a backyard fire pit accident where a gas tank exploded and he was engulfed in severely over 58% of his body. >> now as they pray their son makes it out of the woods, their search for information on how to help them, right now he's heavily sedated in the icu at orlando medical center. >> people have been through it, knowing that it's a hurdle that can be cleared. it's a long road, but it's nice to have someone to talk to know exactly what is going to be ahead and that at this point, when he's in his most d

clermont police officer "kris kruse" is in the i-c-u. he was hurt sunday - while pouring gas on a bonfire. over 60 percent of his body was burned. doctors say he has a 50-50 chance to live. his dad, jack, also works for the police department. he says it was his dream to work with his son. kris is currently in stable condition. his parents say he need to be completely stable before he can begin getting skin grafts. we now know the names of the victims killed in a mass shooting at an orange county club over the weekend. brn to medical examiners-- jonathan avila rojas ...and 22-year-old joseph villa-lobos were killed in the shooting. almost a dozen other people were hurt. it happened around 1 a-m sunday morning at "club glitz" in police are for three suspects. new this morning... recovering-- after beaten-- over his prescription drugs. ge county deputies say ronald hollingsworth was attacked by two women at his mobile home in apopka yesterday, they arrested tosha mullins and britney telegdy... who deputies say hit hollingsworth in l the fac

clermont police officer kris kruse is in the icu he was hurt on sunday after pouring gas on a bonfire. over 60% of his body was burned. doctors say he has a 50/50 chance to live. his disad jack also works for the police department and he says it was his dream to work with his son. >> my dream was always to be able to work with him and we were able to do that. we had a couple of shifts together. it was something that we had looked forward to as a father and son. >> kris is currently in stable condition. his parents says he needs to be completely stable before getting skin graphs. >> in orange county, with he know the victims in killed in a mass shooting. rojas and 22-year-old joseph vellose was killed in the shooting. it happened at 1:00 o'clock in the morning on sunday morning at club glitz in orlando. also new this morning, two women accused of brutally beating a man over prescription drugs are heading to court. >> ronald comings worth was attacked as his home yesterday. they arrested tasha mullens andxx brittany.@z they say the two hit him in the face several times, then stole his m

clermont police officer kris kruse is now in the intensive care unit, he was hurt on sunday when a gas tank exploded right near a bonfire on super bowl sunday. officials say that he attempted to move that tank to a safer place when it blew up. over 60% of his body is now burned. doctors say he has just a 50/50 chance. his father, jack, who also works that it was his dream to work with his son. >> my dream was always to be able to work with him and we were able to do that we had a couple of shifts together. it was something that we had looked forward as a father and son. >> kris is currently in stable condition. his parents says that he needs to completely stable before he can begin getting skin graph. the clermont police department posted this photograph of chris and his dad on facebook, followed up by a message from jack who is asking for your prayers and well wishes, and we should mention that jack is also recovering from injuries after i crashed a paraglider on melbourne beach last month. he broke both of his legs. >> you decide 2016. bernie sanders and hilary clinton will begin squ