lynn jones is an oncology nurse. they are grieving but proud that sean made the decision to give up his organs to save another life. sean jones was a great young man and an amazing son. sean on the right, number 44, a star on west henderson's football team. even though he was 5' 9" he was a key player on the falcons basketball team. >> they found his home. the only thing the nurse could do was press the home button. i saw the number from across. i was eating at the dinner table. i knew it was from florida. i think it's the nurse in me >> kim: sean was thriving in florida as the project manager for a landscaping company. the news of his death hitting friends hard in hendersonville. >> he was always so loving and caring about everybody. i know he has tons of friend but the outpouring of the community and friends and family has been so overwhelming. >> what floored me to hear that news. he did all those things that a coach appreciates. just hustle, take charge. >> kim: sean's funny side he and a team mate pulled a prank

a firefighter that was seriously injured battling a wildfire above malibu has now died, shawna lynn jones was airlifted to a hospital with head injuries after she was struck from a rocket fell from the hillside 100 feet above her. >> she was part of the only all- female cruel -- crew in los angeles county and her organs were donated at her family's request. >>> police identified the gunman in kansas where 3 people were killed and 15 others where wounded before they shot and killed him, matt dean has more from the town of heston. >>reporter: authorities are still putting pieces together following a shooting spree in the gunman has been identified as 38-year-old cedric ford who was served with the protection from abuse order 90 minutes before. >> he was armed with an assault rifle and automatic pistol. mr. ford was residing in newton, kansas had been served a pfa and we had the first shooting around 5 pm. >>reporter: it's not clear what prompted the order or the shooting but he had several prior offenses stretching a decade including rest of brawling, burglary, grand theft. they were aware

. >>> an inmate injured in a fire has died. 22-year-old shauna lynn jones suffered severe head injuriesing hit by a bolder that rolled down a hill. jones was a los angeles county jail inmate who joined the state corrections firefighting program last august. >>> big news today in the race for the white house, as the campaigning continues in south carolina for democrats. marci gonzalez has been update. >> reporter: on the debate stage in houston, marco rubio and ted cruz pouncing on republican front-runner donald trump. >> you're the only person on this stage ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> i'm the only one on the stage that's hired people. you haven't hired anyone. >> marco is right, that a federal court found donald guilty of being part of a conspiracy to hire people illegally. >> reporter: today, the jabs continuing. rubio on "good morning america." >> he's a conartist. he's telling people he's going to fight on their behalf, but he's spent 40 years sticking it to the people he claims to be fighting for. >> reporter: trump calling rubio "mr. mel

. >>> a firefighter injured has died. 22-year-old shawna lynn jones was struck by a falling boulder while fighting a fire in malibu. she was working the fire lines yesterday when she was struck in the head by a large rock. the california department of corrections says jones is the first woman inmate firefighter to die in the line of duty. >>> let's take a live look at the golden gate bridge. we may see our first hints of a change in the weather this weekend including possible showers. when it comes to rain, el nino got off to a strong start. but lately it's been quiet. reporter amber lee on why climate change could be a factor. >> where's th rain? >> reporter: the calendar says winter, it feels more like the dog days of summer. people are outside playing tennis and barbecuing. >> it's hot. it's february. waiting for the rain. >> reporter: as we all patiently wait for these storms, a climatologist who coined the term godzilla el nino says we may not be in the clear yet. >> often these el ninos come on in late winter or early spring. so march and april could be the real deal and the real sh

. >> lynn: several others are caught in its path. and ashley jones has more on the dramat video. >> reporter: it took crews almost eight hours to remove a gravel truck from the bottom of a creek in austin, texas, after cars and plowed into a concrete barrier. the moment of impact, the video showing drivers waiting at a red light when out of nowhere, a red dump truck brels down the street. it pushes the honda through the intersection and slams into other drivers. the truck goioi over the grassy overpass and slammed into a utility pole. people running out to help. and moments later, the owner of the company who owns the truck saying that the driver offhe truck is in the hospital and doesn't know what caused him to lose control. and four other people were taken to the hospital, ashley jones, 7 news. >> lynn: crazy. >> danielle: absolutely. ahead from the news station, thehe happiest place on earth making a decision that won't make future visitors very happy. >> lynn: probably not. and a deputy's picture going partner. >> lynn: fox's hit show, gotham, pr

i'm ashley jones, 7 news. >> lynn: coming up at 4:00, a kitchen fire destroying a home and a family pet is behind it. why firefightersay fixing a fires. >> danielle: and this guy is not place, but a tree. >> phil: and good afternoon, everyone. it has been another nice day here across the area. look at this, mostly clear skies, except for a littltl cloud cover right along the beaches there, and otherwise, everythg is looki nice and clear, and itill remain that way at least through the weekend. temperatures now, i the 70s 74 in fort lauderdale. and 75 in bimini. way out in naples, southwest florida, 77 , a you can see th cloiness right offshore, and that's about it, really. every place else is mostly eaclr. dry from palm beach county to the keys, naples, fort meyers, everything is looking good. wi be ely nexeee aeup incrsouthst and that's going to stick around r t next few days. quiet night,,breezy on the the highway patrol will stay away for the next d or so. boating conditions, that could stick around as well. fifit half of the weekend, nice and mild. and here's the next front. if it ho

i'm ashley ashley jones, 7 news. >> lynn: we're keeping our eyes on this pretty frightening situation. you're looking at a live picture of west sunrise boulevard. police reports saying that a woman was in a laundromat and her car was stolen and her baby was inside. right now, we know that whoever was driving the car and the car have not been found. >> we're talking about a green chevy cruz, driven from the area of sunrise boulevard and it was spotted in the area around north 4th and sunrise and we're talking about the city of fort lauderdale right now. this is a fluid and developing story that we'll stay on top of soon as we get it. >> phil: a chilly start across south florida. and this cool air is going to stick around for a while. right now, we're looking at a lot of cloudiness in the gulf of mexico. and partly cloudy during the day tomorrow. temperatures right now,, in the 60s. just about everywhere. 66 in fort lauderdale. and miami, 67. in the 60s across marathon and and by the way, homestead, we checked about 15 minutes o, and you're sitting pretty at 68 . the wind right now, com

in the satellili center, i'm ashley jones, 7 news. >> lynn: and we want to update you on the story. no injuries, the tractor-trailer flipping over in davy, on the turnpike to 595, but it is a messss so the traffic is backed up and the ramp is closed. as we pull out to a wide shot, can you see the residual effects. the good news, nobody is hurt. but the traffic, it's rush hour, we'll keep you updated. 7 news will be right back. >> lynn: in order to sing their way to the top, these idol hopefuls are going solo. it's time to really impress the judges, all on their own. >> danielle: 7's shireen sandoval s. live in the plex with a look at the singers, shireen. >> reporter: every week it gets the solo round and making a lasting impression on the stage. it was time for a little one-on-one action on american idol. >> this is the day we're going to see s se stand out promises. >> the contestants going to the final day of hollywood week. >> reporter: each performer picking and learning a song in just one night. . and i then working out an arrangement with the idol band. it's the first time th

ashley jones, 7 news. >> lynn: at 4:00, a house destruction. the homeowners say that they're staying while the city calls for demolition. >> danielle: and how much would a a. >> well, a pricey property became a symbol of canada's out reach prices. dollars. just two weeks ago. it looks like it has a lot off land. but the property, the realtor says that the appeal is not the building itself. but the upscale neighborhood in one of the hottest cities in canada. >> phil: what a differee a day makes, everything is looking nice and mild. 75 right now, miami, 74, and 71 in key west. 70 in south florida. it is dry in palm beach count and broward and the keys, and we don't see any changes at least through the early part of next week. here's that front that went over us yesterday, causing all of that nasty weather. continues to move into the west atlantic. clear skies in the gulf and and that's what we're going to be enjoying over the next few days. a bit cooler going into tonight and tomorrow as the high pressure builds in across the southeast. tomorrow,

. >> lynn: 7's ashley jones with the story. video afn attack on a decorated marine last week. he surviveve iraq and afghanistan but fell victim to a group of a angry teens in the nation's capital. the blows so severe they left chris march cez with a serious head injury. >> it's hd to sleep. i have this sharp pain that goes down my head and it just hurts toove my head around. >> this is video of at salt that spawned trage. you see the attackers who march cez says taunted him and yelled black lives mat ear they asked me if i believe that black lives matter. i felt threatened and felt they were trying to intimidate me. pgh i said i'm go just going to keep to my food and they will leave me alone. because i wassen responding to them, they called me a racist. he exits goat waind they follow oosmed as soon as a left mick done lings. i got left in the back of the heated or the side of the head and i was left unconscious. brought back mem or reeves the war and stuff. keep coming a. a third teen robs him of his money, credit card and identification. while an ambulance rushed him to the

. >> jury found him guilty of murdering melissa huggins jones in her north raleigh apartment. tara lynn is live. smith's life is on the line. >> reporter: it took the jury one hour of deliberating before they found him guilty. his lawyers will try to argue to save his life as they enter the sentencing phase of this trial today. smith is accused and now old mother of two, melissa huggins joans in 2013. the defense tried to convince jurors, another man, ronald anthony was the ring leader. he pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty. it wasn't enough to convince the jury that smith was also responsible for beating the mother to death. family crieds that verdict was read. smith showed no emotion. the defense did not present evidence, they plan to put on two to three days of evidence and testimony for the sentencing trial. it is set to start at 9:30 this morning. >>> tara lynn live in raleigh on a major murder case. >>> we are working to learn tp name of the victim at the center of a death investigation in raleigh. police found man's body yesterday afternoon. the initial call was for a drow

jones, 7 news. >> reporter: comingnews. >> lynn: coming up on the satellites today, in wyoming, residents stranded in the snow, covered with ice after the wicked weather. causing ice to pile high in one neighborhood, leaving homeowners strand on the street. one woman says that the paramedics refused to brave the heavy snow when her daughter called for help. >> my daughter had to get to the hospital, no ifs, ands or butts about it. she needed to get there, and need to get therere now. >> lynn: rescue crews airlifted this daughter to the hospital. ouou to officials in hopes of getting their streets cleared. >> danielle: and elderly man in los angeles getting trapped in a vending stand for eight days. the man locking himself inside. the police pulling him out after someone heard his calls for help. despiting trapped inhere without food or water, he's doing okay. >> lynn: a missing hiker found safe and sound in washington. emphasis last seen on friday in little rock. he was reported missing after he failed to show up for w wk, but after a three-day long search, he was found yesterday. he was fighting

. >> lynn: and now they're prepared with these crank calls. ashley jones explains. >> reporter: the sign says that they're back open, but there's no doubt this wendy's in phoenix, arizona, has had a rough week. windows shattered and the business bored up because of a nasty hoax. >> i definitely would have validated it first and made sure that it was real before i started breaking windows. >> reporter: customers like mitchell have a theory about who ma the crank call. >> they have a lot of time on their hand, and it looks like a bitter ex-employee. >> reporter: they talked the manager into turning on the system. and break windows. and to make matters worse, this may be a trend. earlier this week, a similar restaurant in tules on, and in california, cameras were rolling as a burger king employee used his car to break the windows. after claiming that the gas levels inside of the building were too high. managers at the phoenix wendy's are not commenting, but the franchise owners released air statement, saying: police say the third restaurant in arizona has rec

. >> lynn: ann, thank you the family of corey jones calling for change on his birthday. the 31 year old shot and killed by an off duty palm beach gardens police officer on tober 18 blg, 20 15. he was tending to his broken down suv on the exit ramp of i-95 his family advocating for a proposed bill that would require officers to wear body cameras. >> just remember t is corey jones birthday today and instead of celebrating his birthday, theyre fighting for his legacy. >> the bill is scheduled to peer in front of the judicial committee tomorrow. >> polic need your help in finding a missing couple. alexander pe con and brandon briaia dispeernd sunday. last seen liefg cadillac ranch rest tour ownt in southwest miami-dade in a red toyota corolla with license plate number agg188. if you've seen thenl for o have anyy information on them, call police. >> >> danielle: also on 7, a jail break for a a south florida man accused of a singing act and his lawyers say it it all has to do with the tallest tape. 7's brandon beyer live at the broward county courthouse with details. brandon.

lynn. merle haggard to conway twitty. tammy wynette to george jones. >> hee haw >> summer, winter, fall, and spring >> we do our singin' and jokin' thing >> here it is! >> you never could see the new styles they're wearin' like womenfolks walkin' out around in men's pants and you couldn't see grown men wearin' rompers instead of uncles >> where, oh where are you tonight why did you leave me here all alone i searched the world over and i thought i found true love you met another and pllt, you were gone >> he's got a good pllt ain't he? >> hey, friends, this is roy clark, and i'm honored that the good folks at time life have asked me to share, with you, the greatest episodes of hee haw. you know, from 1969 to 1997, hee haw was a weekly eventnt in america's households. we did nearly 600 one-hour shows from nashville, tennese. and the clips that you'll see on this show are from the original masters. they've been restored and are now available >> hey, junior, you oughta see the girl i'm lookin' at. >> what ishe like? >> oh, she's tall and blonde and willow

lynn and danielle. coming up today today any exclusive interview with paula jones. her a#cusations rock bill clinton's world and a teenager suffers a heart attack on the volley ball court. we'll show you how they shocked her back to life. tonight at 7:00 on 7. >> danielle: this is 7 news at 6:30 thanks s much for watching. >> lynn: i'm lynn martinez. we'll see you tonight at 7:30 for deco and danielle later at ten enclose and steve. i have nothing. >> >> danielle: he has n nhing? is he feeling okay? he feels too much. good night everybody. >>> >>> >> real-time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning company. >>>

. >> a jury found him guilty of murdering melissa huggins-jones in a north hills raleigh apartment. wral's tara lynn is live at the county. his life is on the line now. >> reporter: it only took an hour before jurors returned with the guilty verdict. now his lawyers are going to argue that they sent him to prison rather than sending him to the death penalty. smith is accused of murdering mother of two, melissa huggins- jones, in 2013. during closing arguments in the case, the defense tried to convince jurors that another man, ronald anthony, was the ringleader and manipulated smith to participate. anthony pleaded guilty last year in order to avoid the death penalty but the argument was not enough to convince the also responsible. family members of melissa huggins-jones cried as the jury read their verdict. smith showed no emotion. the defense did not call any witnesses, nor did they put on any asset -- evidence in the testimony phase but ours expected to do now in the sentencing phase which could take 2 to 3 days. the jury will have to decide to send him to prison without the chance of parole for th

. >> a jury found him guilty of murdering melissa huggins-jones in a north hills raleigh apartment. wral's tara lynn is live at the county. his life is on the line now. >> reporter: it only took an hour before jurors returned with the guilty verdict. now his lawyers are going to argue that they sent him to prison rather than sending him to the death penalty. smith is accused of murdering mother of two, melissa huggins- jones, in 2013. during closing arguments in the case, the defense tried to convince jurors that another man, ronald anthony, was the ringleader and manipulated smith to participate. anthony pleaded guilty last year in order to avoid the death penalty but the argument was not enough to convince the

's prosecutors say that murdered melissa huggins-jones in her north hills apartment in 2013. wral's tara lynn joins us in the newsroom, closing arguments are set for this morning, they were supposed to occur yesterday. >> reporter: that's right. we had that winter weather so they were delayed until today. prosecutors say that travion smith was breaking into cars with two other people the night of melissa huggins-jones'4 murder. they say he and ronald anthony peter chapter in the murder. 8-year-old daughter found her kids up covered in blood the next morning. ronald anthony has already pleaded guilty and it's a during ening statements, the defense told jurors that was anthony that was the ringleader and that he implemented travion smith into participating in huggins-jones'. closing arguments are set for 9:30, you can watch them on e website. if convicted, travion smith could face the death penalty. >>> a man wanted for murder in fayetteville is in jail in another state this rning. and damien boyd was arrested in lake county, florida. he is awaiting extradition on charges of first-degree murder

. >> lynn: ah now a policy that was meant to help desegregate schools sleeving with an unintended consequence. ashley jones account story. >> reporter: 9-year-old say third greater at the charter school on the the south side of st. louis missouri. his parents are fliefg neighboring school district and want to keep their son at the school but his another was shocked to learn she can do that only ifer son is not african american. school official say they are handcuffed by state regulations crted decades ago involving court settleelments in an effort to address de segregation in st. louis schools >> if our neighbor had the same school if they were any other race besides african american and it just doesn't sit well with me. we teach our son about equality and tha is not teaching our kids anything because it is based on race and it shouldn't be. >> she edwin's mother launch aid petition to ask them to take notice and she heard the splip side from white students who are unable to transfer because they are not african-american. either you can transfer or you cacat. she has support from her son's school and hundr

jones, 7 news. >> danielle: ahead from the news station, a big weekend. we're going to be heading out to celebrating a new home this year. >> lynn: bring your checkbook. and the past meets the present on idol. >> lynn: shaking and singing it, the competition rolling on for the idol hopefuls. looking to impress the judges getting sound advice, she's so cute. the contestants facingg the chopping block tonight. >> danielle: that's true, but not before they take the stage one more time with some of your favorites. >> reporter: the top 24 idol contestants took the stage wednesday night, performing solo numbers in front of a live audience for the very first time. >> i was just a little bit shen up, but i plowed through the performance, and i took my time and tried to do it as best i could. >> i was really anxious, i was showtime, but that much more pressure. >> you can really see who lives it, and flows with it. >> reporter: the past idol finalists and winners returned help tm with their performances. >> it's really challenges, but i foundnd a way to do it every week and i never paid much attention to the hoop la, and just enjoyed the music part of it. >> p

jones in the miami apartment they shared. >> right now, it's day 16, and she's still in a coma, in critical condition. we were looking for any little glimmer of hope. you know? >> lynn: the attack happening on valentine's day, which is also the victim's birthday. the pair met on craigs list and met about a week before the >>> a dangerous drive in southwest ranches as drivers went into another vehicle and into a fence. one driver takeneno the hospital suffering minor injuries, and the police are now investigating. >> presididtial state, primaries, and heading to the polls. >> lynn: aush of rallies in the race for the white house. seven candidates in the sprint for super tuesday when the voters in 13 states make their voices heard. the delegates heating up as we go to the big night. >> danielle: and the stakes are even higher on the republican side. we have jeff lennox recovering >> reporter: at the ronald reagan equestrian center, marco rubio will hold a big rally with his supporters here in south florida, watching the returns come in. it starts at 8 p.m., but leading up t the rally with marco rubio, we canell that you the gop candidates are crossing the country, try

danielle jones spent the last week nay o coulda at jackson starting to ophir eyes yesterday. hi princess. we love you. we love you princess. >> it's mom. >> lynn: her family says the 23-year-old was brutally beaten and stabbed by her room may. 35-year-old byron mitch whole she found on craig's list. he is they lived in northwest tej sphreevment police arresting him on attempted murder charges and now he is behind bars without bond. officials say he is claiming self defense. >> he could of knocked her out. that iself defense. this this i i over kill. this is is mutilation of her face. carving out her face. trying to take it ox concussions in the head. sa veer groin trauma a at she is trying to survive for. the family says she will need extensive rehabilitation and lock term care. i'll take nirks any siefned light. now that she is responding moror hope fucialtion i want to thank every one for their prayers and i'm feeling more hopeful and i believe she will get through this. >> lynn: joan's family has started a go fund me account to help raise money which she desperately needs to cover the medical cost. at the news desk. lynn martinez. 7 news. >

jones. 7 news. >>>> the sheriff's office said no one in the remote town a has reached out in need of help. so that is good news there. >> lynn: that is. station. we're opening up the x files a moulder and skully wrapped up tonights big season finale. >> danielle: and a war of words bringing inspiration into rur your home. we'll show how in today eases room for improvement. >> tonight on 7 news at 10:00. hello everybody. i'm patrick fraser with a look at next "help me howard" she. raids her grand daughter like it was her child and then the baby's mother put her up for adoption. >> whatdy do wrong? dy pay too much attention to the baby. >> or did she ch so k-9 grabbed mother get her back or at least find out where she is. >>> for more information go to wsvn.com. >> >> >> danielle: the exfile reboot is queerg fowrp a season finale and the stars are talking about the experience the second time around. >> lynn: adam housely talks#to the actors who play moulder and skully. >> >> reporter: there only one episode remaining on fox's x files anyone any series and stars david due cuff any and julian anderson have been gratefulo revisit

lynn: a roadside memorial to a south florida man killed we a co going up in flames. official believe a candle was ocked over spark blaitz way touching tribute was set up to honor corey jones. family was actually visising there paying tribute to him on the 4th monthtanniversary of his death. the 31 was shot to death by a former palm beach gardens police officer back in ofnlgt jones had been waiting for help along i-95 after his car broke down. >>> >> take you cross country now. a mother forced to drop her baby to safety while trying escape an apartmentire in texas. their gilgd caught fire in houston. that woman thrhrgh the child from a second floor balcony into the arms of a firefighter. then the mother jumped herself. >> she was in an upstairs window holding the baby. she did not want to release the baby. the officer convinced her that it was in the best interest to drop the baby to them and they caught the baby. >> belkeys: the baby was n n hurt. one man did die. the mother and three other residents suffers minor >> lynn: hundreds of residents battling a fire nay off to the. a mall functioning prison law meeker caught fire and spread burning more than 1300 acres. the hea

lynn: dr. miranda was someone who submitted to the leadership of audrey a jones -- audrea jones, and the closest chapter in new haven was led by a woman , but iy came down there didn't mean to imply that there were never any disagreements or that people didn't think that they could do one thing or another. there were people who were purged from the party for sexist things and for trying to take advantage of people. life is a struggle and being in the party was a struggle. salamishah: i guess for me what has been most interesting is that we have had these narratives of feminism and the panthers are not part of that conversation, or at least the historical remembrance, and yet the real times and debates -- and the other thing i want to say is that is from my understanding, a lot of times these conversations pushed the party. women who were befriending each other or who were fellow panthers members or who were in the newspaper or who worked in the education classes were having these conversations and were pushing the party to catch up with them, and that wasn't easy -- lynn: no, it wasn't easy. sal

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