. 600 hunters are in for the great python challenge. joining us is phil keating. you are on the front lines and armed with mushet achete machete. >> we went on a python hunt over the weekend. we didn't catch or see of the pythons but experts say they are very well camouflaged. the weapons you can use are machete machetes, guns or if you are tough enough your bare hands. the pythons are descendents of pets that were cool but ended up getting too big and dangerous so the pet owners ended up driving out here and dumping them. they have no natural predators and they are running a muck. they lay a hundred eggs a year and are devouring these small mammal populations that are native to the state. that is the purpose of the hunt to raise attention and remove as many as possible. looking to remove from the python hunt? >> three years ago in the first python challenge 68 were removed. saturday and sunday this weekend the first weekend of the month-long hunt was pretty hot down here. today is a much better day for python hunting in the 60s and it

do you think python for valentine' s day? >> here the seapproximate h and then they' re big, too. rain that hit here also push across south florida so they got soaked and so did we and you can still see a little bit of that remnant of activity moving on out into the atlantic and down into the caribbean. now we want to pay attention to this area because out around brownsville, texas, there subsidiarying a storm in the gulf of mexico for the next 22 hours and it and then right now the temperatures are in the 50s and we' before it' s all said and done today, rristen. >> anchor: thank you, danny. still ahead a bumpy ride. bound plane because of bumpy weather. in 1934, the world didn't need another hamburger. a steakburger. 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, home of the original steakburger. when cigarette cravings hit, all i can think about is getting relief. only nicorette mini has a patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden craving

the 2016 python challenge kick the 2016 python chaenge kicks off saturday in the everglades. hunters will be going after ber most python in an effort to reduce the numbers of the invasive snake. >> the python snake can get up and and that is really hurting our fur bearing animals in thebeautiful everglades and our food chain. >>reporter: the challenge runs through february 14th. we have got all the information o how you can register on a link on our web site at wsvn.com. >>> coming up. it might never happen. such a warm december. >> long sleeves. >> but temperatures are dropping this week. >> phil is in the weather center to tell us more about this, phil. >> first of all check this out. this morning miami finally dropped into the 50's. that's the longest that you have had to wait for 50's. old record was december 23rd, 1994. temperatures are set to drop tonight but there's some written on the way. we'll take a look at everything in just a couple uinutes. >> okay phil and the number is so big it won't even fit on the scene. how do you like that? power ball has people seeing >>

florida's python challenge starts tomorrow! it's part of the state's fight against the invasive burmese pythons. this is when hunters with permits can capture snakes alive. people without permits must kill the snake and bag the remains. the challenge lasts five weeks. it comes with a chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes. 68 snakes were captured in the last challenge. chipotle will close feb. 8 for companywide meeting on food safety --this comes after several food poisoning outbreaks last year --chipotle will hold meetings about food safety with all of their employees. --this will happen feb. 8. ## linda windey won $1 million prize in wednesday's powerball drawing. --first thing she did was go to a blood drive in front of kentucky lottery headquarters. --"it just made sense. i had a million dollars fall out of the sky..." --the single mother of three children ages 10 to 17 matched the five numbers, but not the powerball --she said she has no grand designs for spending her windfall and doesn't plan to stop working. ## dad

to find the thief, and the 2-foot python. (christin bjugan, pet store manager) "he's lucky it wasn't feeding day, feeding days are on mondays. and they're very hungry." nora hart, good day oregon. let's get to sherry with a look sherry swensk with clear skies it is really cold outside this morning...and any wind will add a colder wind chill. ...... heaters are likely running most of the night. we had nice sunshine yesterday and we will most of today but there are some clouds on the coast. .............. the storm track is staying to the north most of the week, but temps for us will stay a little below normal each day. ........ winds in the mountains. ............... we'll get more clouds tomorrow. today mostly sunny and temps in the mid 50s. then warmer into the weekend and the holiday monday. < ((kirsten joyce)) > the powerball is now at 1-point-4 billion dollars ahead of tomorrow's drawing... but this historic jackpot was expected. ((brian loftus)) in october, the states that run the powerball approved a rule change that ma

all 61 burr mice pythons have been caught. here are two pythons caught by this group of hunters. oh, my p the python challenge will last until february 14th. >> laurie: and they're getting prizes for the lgest one and the most caught. that might be a contender. >> calvin: i will cheer from a distance. >> laurie: a simple tweet buy a local bunker king employee has made national headlines. >> calvin: it was said to be a joke but it was taken seriously local10's carlos suarez joins uslive. >> carlos: the teen says that he actually is low-key about things wewe joyce keeping to himself, which is why he said he found the entire thing amusing if not sad considering how mucuc attention the tweet got. a single today 18-year-old john core a a. a biting critique that b ban as a joke a comment about everything in our -- need to commentbout everything in our lives. >> i feel like what everyone is doing is just following whatever trends he the see and are losing their individuality. >> everyone has the same reaction. >> exactly, the same reaction and everyone is following the same compact tren

it's estimated that there are thousands of pythons in the everglades. chilly weather can drive the snakes from the wetlands where they're extremely hard to spot into the open as they seek warmth. the python challenge continues until february 14th. festival in orange county enjoying the legacy of a writer. it runs through next sunday. families can take tours, explore workshops and take in live concerts. brian is here, it's cold outside it's just going to get colder. >> we're in the 40s for the daytime highs and so windy. gusty winds around. winds will be breezy we'll cover that. a beautiful picture. look at the moon rising. the winds still going 44 now, winds at about 8 miles per hour. we had gusts earlier over 35 miles per hour. so the winds were a big story and the temperatures of course a big story too. here's a look at the numbers, 30s, 40s, around 50, there's the hot spot. 39 in palm coach. 45 in sanford. like 38. and union park 39 into claremont. a freeze warning, protect the plants. use caution with the space heaters too. upper 20s, low 30s. becau

police suspect the two of them were working together to steel that python.there are so many jokes and i'm sure you're thinking about them right now. truly this guy is lucky. he was three days short of maybe feeling -- >> serious problems.io > what are you thinking there? >> you know why it made the knew casts. two new jersey state troopers answer the call of duty byy delivering a baby. an expecting couple was rushing to the hospital but their babyhi girl decided she wasn't going to wait that long to come into the world. dad pulled over, mom is in pain. the state highway called police. the troopers jumped into can a.. both troopers assisted with cutting the umbilical cord beforehanding her over to her mom. the baby girl and her mom are doing okay.

men captured a python. we have the latest on the challenge. rig slams into a home and it burst into flames, all while a family was inside. we take a look at the damage. >> clay: once again the heat pick up a win they d dperately needed thanks to playing with one of they are stars,nd former 'canes football coach al& golden could have a new job not in football. we'll tell you where coming upnext. >> coming up on local10 news a federal agent struck bo a hit-and-run driver dies from his injuries. how his fellow officers honored him and what's next for the suspect. you like being picture perfect. you shouou want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a and you can get a polaroid cube+ >> clay: somehow even with all their injuries the heat found a way to beat one the of best teams in the east on their own home floor. now they play one of the worst teams in the conference and try tow avoid taking two steps back. it's dwyane wade's big e

i am -- [ indiscernible ] >> it is tough. >> when will we look for the pythons? >> the python doesn't bother me, it is the mosquitoes and the alligators that we will have to deal with. >> we could split the 5 grand. [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> let's go. you and me. [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> wow! wow! >> i don't think so. >>> it will be cold. we don't have to worry about pythons in south carolina not with temperatures like this. it is cold outside. temperatures dropped to 40 degrees columbia and sumpter. 43 degrees in orangeburg. 32 degrees rock hill. freezing point in rock hill. we have winds out of the west at 14 miles per hour in columbia. 7 sumpter and 12 in orangeburg. mix in the cool temperatures, it feels colder. it feels like 32 degrees in columbia. 35 sumpter. 37 orangeburg. wind chill values of 29 in greenville and greenwood. 23 right now in anderson. night. we will see the breezes. it will be cold. and this is how the wind chill forecast is shaping up. wind chill values of 21 and 23 degrees by midnight and then tomorr

. >> florida fish and wildlife is gearing up for the second python >> pythons have been invading the everglades and in an effort to get rid of them they're teaching people how to catch them and there's a big reward for whoever catches the most. jenice fernandez shows us. >> through the m marsh, florida fishand life is searching for pythons. >> it can be like underneath vegetation, underneath dense vegetation. >> pythons have been spotted in florida since the 1980s, but it wasn't until about 10 years the f d.c. realized there was lots of them. the effect it's having on the evening oh system is troubling. these snakes can produce in great numbers and once they reach lengths over 8'they become a spread tore. >> they become spread tores for small animals, birds and afternoon malicious that -- and laurie and calvin with that they're also competing for space. to help get rid of the snakes, they this is a month long competition where individuals and teams can go out into the everglades and try to catch these predators, the last competition was in 2013. there were more than 1,000 participant

from pythons to another slimy, slivery animal. this skinny dipper surprised a homeowner in the florida keys today. the man woke up this morning, found the eight foot croc in his backyard pool. sheriff deputies and fish and wildlife officers were called in but whether the animal saw the law he got out and went back to the ocean where he belongs. officials say it's not unusual for crocodiles to wander into neighborhoods in the upper keys. really? is that true? you worked there in south florida. >> reed: yes. you see a lot -- it's like sort of being on the wild animal planet. you will see birds and things in it's like a show on tv. >> marie: let me call the pros to handle it. >> reed: that's right. thrilled over their next bill. streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that'

as of monday 17 pythons had been caught in florida's month- long python challenge. this 16-foot 10-inch long burmese python, what a florida wildlife officer found sunning itself in miami-dade county. that officer could have won the longest snake caught but he's not eligible. >>> the gasparilla children's parade is this weekend and local police are getting ready for the next two weekends of celebrations. tampa officers want to remind everyone to be on the lookout for anything suspicious, if you see something say something. 21 agencies will be helping tampa police department keep you and your family safe. police say they will target underaged drinking and something new this year, drones. >> i think it's a good idea because people don't know how to control those things. it's like -- can you imagine a remote controlled car running around in the parade? it's the same idea. >> next week a voice mail will be going out to all parents in hillsborough county reinforcing that zero tolerance policy. >>> if you're -- you have time off today and want to hang out in the back yard

python challenge. more than $16,000 will be awarded to the hunters who capture the most and the largest ohio pythons. it starts today and will run through february 14th. the goal of the hunt is to reduce the python pollution. they are not native to florida and post a threat to wildlife and the pets in this area. >> we have that last -- i wanted to talk about that just briefly. you did a whole -- >> down in the everglades. found a python. they're everywhere. they're everywhere. and the problem is they're taking up the other species. rabbits, other things we would typically have. they do not have any predators. there's nothing to take them out. so i think they're going to have a difficult time this morning finding them, because it's going to be so warm, but later in the week when it's real cold out, the pythons will come out and sun themselves i think they'll have better success as the weather gets colder. although i'm not going to try it again. one of those things you cross off the list. >> bucket list

the last python hundred to three years ago. hunters a hunter's bag is 68 stakes. there are tens of thousands of pythons in the everglades. >>> a prank in palm beach county shifted to animal cruelty. alive shark was found in a swimming pool last week. stop week. one woman claimed she said she saw through -- two kids throw it in the pool. it's a black tape shark. kids caught the 5-foot shark while fishing it had several hooks in its mouth. the shark was removed from the pool and release into the intercoastal waterway. >> the woman worries of the shark will not survive she said she was barely it -- it was barely moving. >>> presidential candidates hillary clinton and sanders turned up the heat in the latest democratic debate last night in charleston south carolina . the latest poll is out this morning revealing bernie sanders could upset front runner hillary clinton in both iowa and new hampshire. we have a closer look. >> in south carolina front runners hillary clinton and bernie sanders come out swinging debating health care. clinton a defender of obama's legacy. >

nora hart/reporter: to find the thief, and the 2-foot python. hristin bjugan, pet store manager) "he's lkit wasn'teding day, feeding days are onndays. and th' very hungry." norahart, go day oregon.((kirsten joe)) > a leforward in the space race. the new plan to create re- mpany space- x.((kirsten joyce)) > coming upfour.. remembering amber. the 20 year old unsolved case of a missing 9 year old.. and how it sparked what's known nationwide as the "amber alert".. also the ride sharing business is branching out... to certain patients on the east coast... who need a lift to the doctor. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > private space company space-x says it plans to try and land a rocket on a droneship. it's first succesful landing of a rocket on a platform. now it hopes to land on a remote controlled platform on the ocean. landing a rocket upright drastically reduces the cost of space travel.. since the rocket can be re-used. space-x has 20 planned unmanned launches... and united launch alliance has 12 more planned. most of the trips are delivering government

e 2016 python challenge kicks off this saturday. am piewr t tr hunters will be lewd to use ber meez ty pythons in an effort do control the snake. &s. and the hunt will include a wired area including the everglades national park. >> the python snake can get up to 250 feet long and 200 p/unds and that is really hurting our fur bearing animal in the beautiful everglades and the food chain. >> reporter: l- >> lynn: the the cheaj runs through february 14th. for more information go to our web site at wsvn.com. >> danielle: and taking you cross country tonight. a s sffolding scare in the lone star state. eye affolding partially collapsing on the side of the tallest building in houston at 75 store reevment two workers left dangling on the flat form after the motor stopped working. window and pulled the men to staif. and heavy smoke billow in chicago. the blaze causing extensive catch damage and ren dent without a place to call home. several firefighters also taken to the hospital. >> danielle: winter weather freezing. a car in new york. tak

. >> waters going to the everglades to hunt deadly pythons. [screams] >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone from southern california. the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ >>> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. reporting tonight from los angeles. thanks for watching us. conservatives versus trump that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. when a bunch of right leaning scribes hammered donald trump last week, some trump supporters were outraged. why? if you do support trump, you surely know his bombastic style and populist statements especially on immigration have angeredb many people. his groups have garnered him massive attention but also much loathing. there is absolutely nothing, nothing wrong at all with some conservatives voices objection to donald trump. simply exercising their rights as americans. at the same time, it's appropriate for mr. trump to hit back against his critics. he believes they are put ideology above problem-solving and that may be true. trump is smart not to allow others to define him. and his supporters

in 2013, nearly 1600 people participated in the python challenge. the effort is supposed to protect the rare everglades ecosystem from the python. the python challenge goes from tomorrow through f ebruary 14th. >>> a tragic loss for celine dion. >> the disease that took her husband's life. >>> and also ahead, updates on the deadly attack at a starbucks in indonesia. how the terrorists launched the explosive attack. >>> and after the break, find out which surprising fast food restaurant took the top spot in a survey. wow, you changed my old bedroom. with a little help from a havertys designer. he helped us, uh...reinvent the whole space. and it is perfect. i'm sure it was perfect then too, because you're perfect. no mom, you're grounded! it's uh...it's better now. well, my design sense is ever-evolving, so... update your space and take up to one-thousand dollars off your purchase at havertys. plus, enjoy twenty-four month, no-interest financing. >>> this morning we are learning more about the person believed to be the master mind behind the deadly at

you'll be there. >> yeah. >> the python removal competition since 2013. started as an effort to reduce the population of the burmese pythons in the everglades, but the recent weather may make it difficult to catch them. >> greater the colder the weather gets, but all the help we can get from the general public from all over the united states and the continuing pressure of the gladesmen that have hunted this for many, many generations, we want to try to keep this under control. >> you have to register to little bit brave, i think. starts on saturday and goes through february 14th. >>> looking at what florida power and light is doing to make sure the lights stay on even in the storm. touring a station in flaud. lauren pastrana was there too. >> getting smarter from robots to drones, florida power and light is using unmanned technology to locate potential power glitched before they become problems. >> making a difference for customers every day. not just in storms, but day in and day out. >> showing off the improvements in ft. lauderdale to dr. earnest moniq

the team that catch it is most pythons wins up to five grand. they say thousands of pythons are to blame for the decline. >> reporter: todd's wild weather was a rough ride for american airline passengers. the bad weather caused severe turbulence this afternoon. five passengers that are -- one flight attendant tan to the hospital. other flights experienced similar turbulence in the area. including one flight from >>> it was nasty out there this morning. >> it was for sure. then the part, the clouds parted and everything was -- >> i don't think i've ever heard a anchor person say it was funky funky. >> i think it was a adequate decision. >> i think it was. we had wind speeds up to 60 miles per hour. a lot of folks saying what's going on? well we have 123 severe storm warnings. we have four other significant advisories. >> you were warning us all week about this. >> you circled friday. >> and now we're going to circle sunday morning. >>okay. >>> let me show you what's going on right now. we had a record setting dinday in central florida. we picked

. >>> the hunted is on for burmese pythons in the florida wetlands. hunting season started today and running through february 14. this python challenge allows hunting to go on in the everglades national park as well. more than 500 hunters across the state are participating in this. they captured 68 pythons in the first hunt two years ago which did little to stop the invasive species. >>> after months in captivity, they are free. group of prisoners in iran released. the deal the u.s. made to bring them home. >>> police a state of emergency in michigan over what is in the drinking water there. >> the u.s. has lifted some sanctions against iran. secretary of state john kerry has confirmed iran did everything it needed to do to take part in a landmark nuclear deal. with the sanctions lifted iran will be able to recoop some $100 billion in assets frozen overseas. iran has freed five americans, four of them part of a the united states. jay san rozzian was one of them. he was living in teheran for the post when he was captured. he had been in captivity more

the suspect grabbed a 2 foot black pastel ball python worth 200 bucks. "and you'll see him put it in his pants. yuck." yuck is right. store co- owner christin bjugan describes how he then walked out.... "trying to act like there's not a snake in his pants." "this is not a crime for skinny pants doesn't give you the heebie jeebies." maybe this will... a guy in florida put a 600-dollar chain saw in his shorts, blade first. police arrested him before anything got sawed off. and this russian shoplifter tucked a laptop into his pants then picked up his toddler to hide the bulge. but nothing hides bulges better than skirts. watch this woman in a costa rican store grab a t-v. with a little tug here and a little straightening there, she walked out. and watch this woman straddle a case of beer as if she's about to but you've got to admire how she manages to walk it out. and then there was the mink coat this woman shoved where? underwear." she finally coughed up the fur coat during police questioning. as for the guy with the snake in his pants... "he's lucky it wa

nlds the python, was the family pet. now roos does point out that this is what happens when you don't take the proper precautions. use this snake-proof meshing on the side of the hutch, but not on top. that was easily able to slip through the meshing on the top and good night, light's out. >> yeah, and it wasn't able to escape back out because it had put some weight on. >> right. >> wow. >> well it's the circle of life. >> couple of pretty crazy videos, the first one in russia. dash cam from a car that's just been parked. sound of a car door closing. it's the straw that broke the camera's back because -- >> oh wow! >> i hope she made it in the door, she's not stuck in the snow now was she? they have circulate, the sound of the door caused that vibration that let all of that snow loose and it just comes out. >> things like that are the >> yeah, there's no snow where you live. >> one of the luckiest days for that lady. we head to china for a lucky escape for a guy who decided it was the moats aechl thing he'd ever seen. se

nlds the python, was the family pet. now roos does point out that this is what happens when you don't take the proper precautions. use this snake-proof meshing on on top. that was easily able to slip through the meshing on the top and good night, light's out. >> yeah, and it wasn't able to escape back out because it had put some weight on. >> right. >> wow. >> well it's the circle of life. >> couple of pretty crazy videos, the first one in russia. dash cam from a car that's just been parked. sound of a car door closing. it's the straw that broke the camera's back because -- >> oh wow! >> i hope she made it in the door, she's not stuck in the snow now was she? they have circulate, the sound of the door caused that vibration that let all of that snow loose and it just comes out. >> things like that are the >> yeah, there's no snow where you live. >> one of the luckiest days for that lady. we head to china for a lucky escape for a guy who decided it was the moats aechl thing he'd ever seen. sea ice, it's so cold that the se

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during the last challenge, 68 pythons were caught. leaders say one of the goals of the event is to make people aware of the python problem, and how to report them. meredith: we have a traffic alert. several streets in downtown will be closed from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the martin luther king holiday parade. this begins on orange avenue and central avenue and goes down rosalind to lake eola. jim: playing for a purpose. meredith: this game had very little to do with the final score. jim: demanding cash. here from the store owner robbed them clearly needs some help. eric: we are tracking clear skies for now, but there are i will bri find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. meredith: new tonight, high school basketball got sidelined during a game. jim: they w

a 10 foot long burmese python found sunning itself in miami- dade county. the state's public hunt for exotic states started sunday this. could have been the winner in the race to find the largest and longest snake but the officer is not eligible to win as of monday hunters caught 17 pythons during the python challenge. >>> if you think hunting snakes is a weird way to make money meet one chicago man. >> he received worldwide fame for his unusual ability to get things to stick to his head. jaime keaton nicknamed the canhead man. he can stick nearly anything flat to the top of his bald head. one doctor says it's due to his above average body temperature that turns his skin into a suction cup. >> i was at a ballgame, trying to cool down my head because it was hot. i went to grab the ball and i said where's my drink? everybody was laughing because it was stuck to the back of my head. >> he says he can make up to out his head. >> that's cool. make the most of it. >> even his face, pretty cool. >> i can do weird things with my thumb. >> really? that's nice. >>> k

. >>> around the state tonight just days into the florida python hunt, officials say 17 burmese pythons have been captured in the wet lands including the one you see right actually hold up. florida fish and wildlife officials say this python was nearly 17 feet long much this is the second year the state has allowed hundreders to track down and hundred the creature. >>> sarasota keys public piano project, four pianos were placed in front of businesses for people to walk up and play. you may remember this project from last year when a sarasota homeless man made international headlines for his musical talent, this year, local artists give the artists gave paint. >>> the theme park gave 10 news a look at this year's food and lawn festival concert lineup. leonard skin nard, kenny rogers, third eyed blond and acts that could make headlines. >>> the concerts will be on the see the full list of who's performing right now at wtsp.com. >>> if you or someone you know is looking for love, you are going to stay with us. >>> online date apparently ends in assault. >>> it seems more and more people ar

who shoved a python... down his pants! it already seems a little desperate to shoplift a snake similar to this one, but to shove it down your pants seems downright perverse. that's what surveillance cameras captured here at a to z pets in portland, oregon. the suspect grabbed a 2 foot black pastel ball python worth 200 bucks. (christin bjugan/co- owner, a to z pets) "and you'll see him put it in his pants. yuck." yuck is right. store co-owner christin bjugan describes how he then walked out.... (christin bjugan/co- owner, a to z pets) "trying to act like there's not a snake in his pants." (jeanne moos/cnn correspondent) "this is not a crime for skinny jeans. and if a python in your pants doesn't give you the heebie jeebies." maybe this will... (nat sound) saw in his shorts, blade first. police anything got sawed and this russian shoplifter tucked a laptop into his pants then picked up his toddler to hide the bulge. but nothing hides bulges better than skirts. watch this woman in a costa rican store grab a t-v. with a littl

to hunt for the invasive burmese pythons across the everglades. the snakes started to take over the area in the last 20 years. fwc says pythons are one of the main reasons for declining populations of native animals in the everglades. the last hunt was three years ago. hunters bagged 68 snakes. there are tens of thousands of them in the everglades. >>> what seems to have been a prank in palm beach county is shaping up to be a case of animal cruelty. florida fish and wildlife say a live shark wagon found in a condo -- was found in a condo swimming pool last week. a woman says she saw kids throwing it in the pool calling it a prank. this is the kind of shark that was found in the pool. the woman says she thinks the kids caught the 5-foot shark while fishing and it had several hooks in its mouth. fwc confirmed it was removed from the pool and released into the intercoastal waterway but the woman says she doesn't think the shark will survive and it was barely moving after >>> coming up, time to pick their millions. we're meeting one of the couples who

dangerous and are threatening our eco system, but is there a good way to kill those overpopulating pythons. >> new at 11:00, tonight, beaten and bloody -- violently assaulted by a 14-year-old armed with a liquor bottle. tonight that 14-year-old is under arrest. josh cascio spoke with the victim and looks like he took a pretty bad -- >> as chris put it he thaw saw this 14-year-old standing in the cold outside a gation gas station and feld felt so bad for him he decided to give him a ride, and that was a huge, huge mistake. >> christopher's mouth is all mangled. >> my teeth are all messed up. to the face from a glass bottle. >> he said if he had been hit my more i might have died. >> have you ever picked up someone before? >> yes, all the time. >> on this trip it was a troubled teen. he has been arrested multiple times, in fact, just last month he and another kid were busted running from a stolen car. >> he is runnin'. >> he says when he dropped the teen off, he allegedly started bashing him with the bottle, trying to steal his car. >> i was being really nice and even gave him a number and s

theory are two pythons caught by the hunters right there. the problem is they don't know if there's tens of thohoands or hundreds of thousands. >> i guess you get them out as fast as you can. >> it's all relative. >>> al golden may no longer have a job with the canes. he may be moving on to another team. >> the rumored job he wrap. >>reporter: good morning, everybody. i'm clay ferraro with your local 10 morning sports wrap. >>> let's start on the court with the heat and nets in brooklyn. sometimes you need a little luck. look athis, no idea how that ball got tipped into the net. justise winslow, he downed two. then in the third quarter the heat are going to have a five point lead when dwayne wade picksp a steal and maybe the easiest two points in his life. heat up seven with that point. later in the third get out of your seats for this one by gerald green. man! ononis 30th birthday, that's a monster slam. wade goes to work again. luol deng. wade just breaking ankles on his way to another smooth jumper. 27 points for him. the heat win it 102-

experts say cold sunny days are ideal for python hunting. it is an iconic movie that weathered the test of time. no you it is jumping from the move i why -- movie screen to the stage. we're talking about "grease". tonight it is performing live on fox 35. we talk with one of the stars about the experience. >> a live look down i-drive with our new camera down there. i hope you're having a great day so far. don't forget to follow us on twitter @fox 35 news. >> the last chance to get an inside look. the last night of the celebration of harry potter, featuring a q and a and also the people behind the props and costumes are going to be there. a regular park pass or ticket gets you inside the event. but some experiences are exclusive to people who pay for special vacation package. a great cast has come together to perform live. amy kaufeldt talked with one of the stars. >> joining us right now is one of the stars of grease live. we have carlos who plays on the show. >> great to see you. >> okay. so i've got to tell, probably my to see it played out

halfway through the day say there have been 66 pythons captured so far. it got under way to sit out to help control. the weather has been a big help to especially days that are cold and sunny. it's time for 10 weather. when it's cold and sunny i can think of a million things to do instead of hunting pythons. you have to pay me a lot of money to do that. it was an okay day. it was a beautiful because we have a lot of cops around. in fact we are starting to warming trend. this is the scene. the skies have brightened up a little bit. but they are still able to get out and about. current temperatures is so mild in tampa. 70 degrees. the temperature stayed pretty consistent overnight. not dropping a whole lot here as you can see temps tonight dropping down into the low 60s. that was it for the overnight lows. slightly cooler for the other coast. the wind out of the south. that will usher in the mid- and high-level clouds. you can see the beautiful sunshine today. it's easy to pick out where the brown -- boundary is across the country. all of the storm in the r

a thief actually sticks a two foot python in his pants. you take a look. christian beugan is all about the animals. from birds to lizards and care of them all at a to z pets in portland so it came as a shock when someone swiped one their rayest. >> he stole our black pastel python. >> laurie: after getting a call that the snake was gone christen started watching surveillance footage. >> there's cameras everywhere and you would think people would see them. >> laurie: when she spotted the suspected snake thief on film, she was even more surprised to see what he does after he reaches into the snake tank. >> and you'll see him put in it his pants. yuck. just drops it right in the front. >> reporter: a short time later you see hum wadell out. >> trying to act like there's not a snake in his hasn't. >> laurie: kristen said she's seen this man in his shop before but this time he was with a blew-haired woman. >> he gave her the keys to the car. >> laurie: so now the church is search is on. >> any time anything like this because we work very hard to run the busines

the solution, the python challenge. the condition where people are encouraged, get out there and hunt. they prey upon our small fish and ma'am maz. they are consistent. along with that they are competing with space. >> todd: not easy. hard to spot. >> neki: yes they are. >> todd: the last competition was in 2013 and only 168 cawvment we hope to beat. that the with one who catch the most could win 5000 colldr. that could get them out for the hunt. the challenge kicks off at noon today. >> neki: and i'm so happy they training them how to do it so the people don't go out there willy untilly. and they put tracker on the female taifnlgtz normally where there's one >> todd: okay jier make sense. follow the women. >> and a robber got a surprise when he was trying to rob a convenience store. >> todd: and what happens that left that robber dead. jennifer: and good morning south florida. a dense fog advisory continue until 8:00 a.m. this morning. dangerouou situation for drivers as visibilities are down to zero across broward and

it's estimated there are thousands of pythons in the everglades, the python challenge goes until february 14. >>> a south florida family said they thought the eight foot crocodile found in their swimming pool was a floaty. take a look at this. we showed you this picture of the crocodile in the pool at the home in the florida keys. the family had just moved in several days ago, so this was definitely a unique house warming gift. >> they say just turned the pool heater on like, four days ago. >> didn't like the paparazzi, all the attention. >> the paparazzi! [ laughter ] the crocodile crawled out of that pool and went back in to the ocean. where it belongs! >>> this morning, the snow is piling up on the east coast, this is a live look at washington dc there. take a look, you can't even see the roads in the nation's capitol. at least seven inches of snow have already fallen. the national weather service is warning of winds and heavy snow expected to produce life-threatening blizzard conditions throughout the day. at least nine deaths have already been reported. forecasters say the storm is s

state second python challenge started at 12. more than 500 people have registered to look for pight ox across a swath of state land in south florida. wildlife experts say burmese pythons are a threat to nativewildlife in the everglades and they want to study the snakes. 68 snakes why killed this year's challenge ends on february 14th. >>> this afternoon kissimmee police are searching for two men who attacked an 85-year-old woman during a home invasion thursday. take a look at this sketch of one of two suspects police are searching for. one neighbor richard sill vest here helped chase the sus -- sylvester who helped chase the suspect off and noticed a behind by the suspects. he called police and they came over to take it in as evidence. >> i wish we were a little earlier and you know in the situation so we could have maybe possibly done something a little earlier than for her to have to deal with it all that time. >> police say that the suspects locked a woman in the bathroom neighbors noticed the pair in the garage and confronte

python challenge. that started saturday. more than 700 hunters registered. official say the hunt so far is a come pushing the goals both in catching snakes and raising awareness about the threat that they posed wildlife . >>> a woman is still in critical condition after being mauled by a pack of dogs. new details we learned about that attack before an officer started shooting. push the fight ov the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. walmart says the average wage of a full-time employee will not be more than $13 per hour . >>> a new homeland security report shows more than half 1 million visitors from other countries overstayed the time allowed on their visas last year. >> that is about 1 percent of the 45 million foreign vis

she says the story could have python on its feeding day. an ohio man who sent police a selfie is now in custody. he was wanted for failure to appear in court for a drunk driving case. but he didn't like the photo officers were using, and let them know that... he sent them this selfie... claiming it was much better than the original. ironically, police say the selfie drew attention that lead to his arrest. as for what was wrong with the original photo... the man says it made him look like a "thunder cat." commuting from work in a car sometimes just doesn't seem to cut it. this australian man traded 4 wheels for 2, a kid's scooter to be exact. busy tunnel, where scooters are definitely not allowed. we'd love to know what he was thinking and whether a long lunch was involved, by he's marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abando

the python challenge, debuted in 2013. hunters with permits are encouraged to capture the snakes alive. people without permits must kill the snake and bag the remains. it is a five week hunt with a chance to win thousands of prizes. the problem is, they are not supposed be in florida and they are destroying the everglades. they are hoping to gather and kill as many as they can. the previous challenge only -- resulted in the capture of 68 snakes. >>> let's talk about something nice now. here is something that is cool. during butler's game this weekend with st. john. you just saw, he nailed it. that is a happy guy. you wonder what we won? free subs for a year. >> nice. [ laughter ] >> free subs for a year. what every college student wants -- [ talking at the same time ] >> one more time. one more time. >> bam. >> that will be your reaction when you catch your first python. >> i would try to hunt the python but the alligators will get in the way. [ talking at the same time ] >> you can promise me i will not run into alligator