the 24-year-old has been identified as stephanie augustin. coverage at 5:00, and liana has but, we start with derek sure who is life in ft. lauderdale what happened. dear? >> reporter: cacarlos, late this afternoon, deputies to confirm they caught up with a person of interest in this case. they say they are talking to that woman, but at this point, there is ninformation as to where the baby is. as you can see, broward county sheriff deputies are here on the scene for the kidnapping apparently took place late last night. everyone is wondering where is karachi kept. >> take a good look at the little baby nice center of an amber alert. >>i have an eight-year-old in a six-year-old, so it is scary. >> scary and bizarre. neighbors said they did not heararanything, but neighbors tell us that the parents of little terraji set an undisclosed number of home here on 14th court and nabbed the baby. >> woman:investigators are actually working very closely with the parents are there talking with the parents that several people in the home. they're talking

stephanie augustine. 23 years old. beingng called a personal of interest in the kidnapping of taraji kemp. in the pursuit for more information, we were led here. this is the last known address forugustine in north miami dade. the home wasvacant. no cars. but we did speak with a neighbor who says she remembers augustine@living next door with her older sister and parents. months ago. she was stunned to learn t tt this person that she knew as a neighbor was wanted in connection with the kidnapping and says she has a message for her. >> i remember her being a ver nice girl. courteous. friendly. never had problems thth i know of. if she is involved, come forward. make sure that the paren gets back the baby. because otherwise it's going to be worse for her. so come forward. and do what you have to do -- do what you're supposed to do. >> reporter: it't' unclear what investigators think her role may have been in this kidnapping. it's interesting to note that while she was found in fort pierce along with her vehicle, the baby w

stephanie augustin was considered a person of interest. >> shyann: the baby was reported missing from hem home in fort lauderdale where she and her mother were sleeping. the baby was found near orlando abandoned. >> carlos: we're live in fort lauderdale with an update. derek? >> derek: well, a lot of relief learning that that little girl is safe. we have yet to see their family go back up to their home. likely in the orlando area with their little girls. we also have not been told who took her or why she appeared so far away. she's just two months olg and broward sheriff's deputies now confirm they have located little taraji kemp some 18 hours after she was allegedlyidnapped from her home and became the center of an amber adert. health. ransom? why kidnap a baby. by. the infant's parents called them around 11:00 friday night reporting armed intruders had busted into their apartment here at 2770 northwest 14th court and nabbed their baby. some hours later deputies announced this woman, 23-year-old stephanie augustin, was a person of interest. they were searching for her. fort pierce. t

stephanie augustin was considered a person of interest. >> shyann: the baby was reported missing from hem home in fort mother were sleeping. the baby was found near orlando abandoned. >> carlos: we're live in fort lauderdaleith an update. derek? >> derek: well, a lot of relief for a lot of people out herer learning that that little girl is safe. we have yet to see their family go back up to their home. likely in the orlando area with their little girls. we also have not been told who took her or why she appeared so far away. she's just two months old and broward sheriff's deputies now confirm they have located l little taraji kemp some 18 hours after she was allegedly kidnapped from her home and became the center of an amber alert. >> i'm glad the baby is in good health. >> derek: what was it for? ransom? why kidnap a baby. answer verse been hard to come by. the infant's parents called them around 11:00 friday night reporting armed intruders had at 2770 northwest 14th court and nabbed their baby. some hours later deputies announced this woman, 23-year-old stephanie augustin, was a per

stephanie augustine and that 14-year-old cousin were both arrested after augustine's car was spotted on the turnpike. augustine later told troo_ers where are to find the baby, reportedly abandoned at a home outside orlando. >> it hurt us very much. we'll have more from that family member ahead at:30. layron livingston, local 10 news. >>> police searching for the shooter who opened fire on several cars last night. detectives responded to the call of shots fired. that's where they found three cars covered with bullet holes. luckily, no one was injured, but the gunman >>> the venetian causeway shut down for months. the project included complete reconstruction of the 730 foot bridge along with reentries and lighting. hang glider ending up right into the backyard of a home along 148th street. the home was not damaged. right now it's not clear what caused that glider to go down. >> the florida presidential primary is two weeks away but many nshine state voters are not waiting as early voting kicks off in several counties this morning. in monroe county early voting begins at 8:30 and w wl l

they say that they cononnue to talk to stephanie augustin, the person of interest. so far though, no arrest. reporting near ft. lauderdale, nicolele7 news. >>> family and friends santa final farewell twists-year-old boy who shot and killed. hundreds gathering at new birth after this church in opa-locka to say goodbye to king carter. he was fatally shot in front of his miamhome on saturday. religious leaders are now calling for in and to the killings. >> man: thank you for being a sacrificial lamb so the police department can get along with the stste attorney's office and get along with the churches and get along with the pastors and get along with the parents and get along with the people and get along with the community. thank you, king! >> police are still looking for a car connected to to the shooting. take a look at your screen, it is a 1999 black lexus gs300. if you have any information, and migrants say to see by a carnival cruise ship in the gulf of mexico. the legend of pittsburgh cruise was traveling from key west to cozumel mexico and people on board is pu

broward county deputy state 24- year-old stephanie augustine and a 14-year-old stormed into a home near fort lauderdale on friday. they took the baby and headed north toward orlando. on saturday, orange county deputies found the infant abandon at an apartment complex on long road. lesson 24 hours later, augustine and her teenage accomplice were under arrest. a state trooper spotted them driving back to south florida pulled the pair over near fort pierce. both are in custody in broward county this morning facing burglary and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and for augustine, kidnapping bridge deputies say she and the baby's mother are cousins. augustine on the 14-year-old are also cousins, but what motivated the crime is still a mystery. that is something that both investigators and dcf are trying to figure out before they reunite the baby, and her mother. we are asking this morning, when that could be. reporting live in orange county, kimberly eaten, trying to >>> and escaped and made and his girlfriend are set to face a volusia county judge this afternoon after going on the ru

they arrested stephanie augustine and the teenager that helped carry out the crime. they investigate the we are asking if the baby and mother could be reunited today. kimberly eaton, eyewitness news this morning. >>> a powerful drug linked to dozens of deaths across the country and here in central florida. they investigated the dug of phentenol. they say look alike oxycodone pills. >>> film makers want to make a movie based on devil in the grove. it centers ton groveland four. four black teenagers were wrongly convict offed raping a white girl. >> you're not relying on any rumor or trying to be speculative about it. documents. when you get these records they open up an entire world. >> thompson is pushing to have them formally exonerate the four men. >>> the number of people whose tax forms that were stolen by cyber criminals was closer to 720,000. if you're effected you'll get an extra pin number to protect future tax filings. >>> a video of a veteran is making its rounds on the internet. this video has more than a million views already since it's been posted. he go

what's going to happen to them. >> investigators say the suspects drove off in a nissan with stephanie augustine. she is a cousin of taraji's mother. they found augustine and the car saturday in fort pierce. then they found taraji, left alone somewhere in unincorporated orange county. where. she was sent to the hospital, ending a 17-hour statewide search. the investigation now just beginning. >> the broward county sheriff's office tells me they don't expect to file charges against augustine. we're working to get answers for you and we'll bring them to you on air and online at clickorlando.com. >> broward county officials say taraji was admitted to arnold palmer hospital for children. there were no visible injuries. >> in orange county a man was rushed to the hospital after being shot. investigators say it happened just after 5:00 p.m. yesterday. the call initially came in after several numb -- 9-1-1 hangups. the man was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. we're working to found out more >>> several streets had to be shut down in salt lake city, police were attempting to cont

. >> everybody's in shock. >> reporter: the mom reunited this was 48 hours after her cousin stephanie augustin allegedlybducted the two-month-old. >> i prayed for her and her faly like it's very disappointing that someone would that. >> reporter: augustin behind bars facing aggravated child abuse. also arrested in this case, a 14-year-old boy charged with aggravate aid salt and armed robbery. he's augustin's cousin and had a gun on him when he kidnapped the two month ld. >> thank you god. it was an a miracle. >> reporter: the search began friday night near fort lauderdale. deputies responding to reports of a home invasion and kidnapping at the 2700 block of northwest 14th court. >> parents report that had an armed intruder came in and t tk their daughter. >> reporter: after an 18 hour search, the baby was found safe deputies catching up with us an augustin near fort pierce and arresting her as mom and baby are reunited. and bot are still in jail with no bond. reporting live from near fort lauderdale, i'm alex de armas, 7 news. >>> kids and guns a lethal combination. a south florida teen is dea

her disappearance sparked an amber alert on saturday. 23-year-old "stephanie augustin" and her 14 year old cousin are being held without bond. police say... on friday... the two took "taraji kemp" from a fort lauderdale home at gunpoint. on saturday, investigators found the baby ... in an apartment in orange county... where augustin lived. baby girl was still strapped in her car seat. augustin.. was arrested after troopers pulled over her car near yeehaw junction. she has been charged with kidnapping and aggravated child abuse with a deadly weapon. the baby girl was not hurt, but was hospitalized as a precaution. the sun sentinel reports-- she was reunited with her mother last night. construction has resumed on the "i-4 ultimate project"... days after being shut down when a worker was killed. investigators say a dump truck backed over 34- year-old marvin franklin on wednesday-- killing him. construction was haulted-- as officials reviewed safety procedures. limited work started back-up saturday night. crews hope to have all construction back-up and running by friday. also developing th

you see 24-year-old stephanie augustine. they have charged her several felonies. aggravated child abuse. a statewide amber alert was issued yesterday morning after baby taraji kemp has kidnapped from her home in fort lauderdale. cops caught up with augustine in fort pierce, but somehow she ended up in orange county. >> taraji and her mother when asleep and intruders kid that baby girl. augustine was arrested and held at the broward county jail without bond. we'll stay on top of this developing story and see when that baby girl could be reunited with her mother. jackie orozco, fox 35 news. >> thank you. time now 9:34. robbed a local mcdonald's during lunchtime. >> a white male about 6'2", he implied he had a weapon and demanded cash. if you have any information you are asked to call the winter park police department. >> three, 12-year-old girls from deltona middle school are locked up in volusia county facing felony charges. deputies say the suspected ring leader was seeking revenge after a teacher sent her to the principal's office for dumping glue in another stud

reporter: driving the car was 23-year-old stephanie augustin, a person of interest. augustin told troopers she was planning to check in with authorities. a 14-year-old cousin is also in custody. >> our goal was to get that suspect to the investigators that they can get the information from her on a child. it certainly helped lead them to the apartment where the baby was found. that apartment in orange county is in rosemont. >> i had seen the baby. reporter: the child was alone and still in the car seat. >> i' ve have been praying for the baby and the mother. i am glad the baby is safe. reporter: taraji kemp was reunited with her mother after a short hospital checkup. both the suspects are cousins of the baby' s mother. jim: no one can say yet why the infant was taken or why she was brought to central florida and orange county deputies say one --juan morales wore the batman costume when robbing eight stores. investigators say the suspect robbed a pizza place and dropped his cell phone. >> we told him that the gun was not real and he hesitated. the guy took off running

family members say stephanie augustin and her 14-year-old cousin abducted a relative's 2- month-old baby girl. authorities later found that baby unharmed but alone in orlando. stephanie augustin faces a long list of charges including child abuse. >>> look at these new photos from the polk county sheriff's office facebook page. deputies say you could stand to earn a cash reward from crime stoppers if you can help them track down the man that robbed a store clerk at gunpoint over the weekend. they say this guy pulled out a gun, took much from the quik mart in lakeland. he did cover his face but the clerk told deputies the robber had brown or blond hair. >>> fans of the philadelphia phillies will be westbound to town at tampa international airport ahead of the team's spring training home opener. >> the southwest flight carrying philadelphia fan is set to arrive 10:15 this phillies team mascot and mayor of clearwater. the phillies are set to host the toronto blue jays at brighthousefield tomorrow at 1:00. >>> a core nation for one of the biggest actors overnight. the oscar "the revenant" did

the mother, stephanie augustin is also charged with kidnapping. taraji kemp was found in her car seat in orange county. she stayed overnight at the hospital. there are still many so unanswered questions. >> you don' t know the motive or what is going to happen. adrian: an amber alert was issued for taraji kemp yesterday. it is unclear how she ended up in orange county. a bicyclist died after being hit by a car. fhp tells us the biker try to move from the right shoulder into the left lane and went right in front of the car. every speed tells us they are still trying to reach next of kin. orange county neighbors tried to take action just prevent flam -- a local fire. no one was hurt and neighbors ran to help when they saw smoke. >> i grabbed a water hose and put it out for them. i helped out my neighbor. adrian: those who lived in the home are being helped by the red cross. no word on what caused the fire. and less than an hour, spacex is supposed to blast off. here are pictures of the falcon nine on the launchpad ready for the launch at 6:46. two t

those suspects drove off in a nissan with 24-year-old stephanie augustine. augustine and the car were found in fort pierce. no charges were filed. it's unclear her relationship to the infant. i want to show you how far. a a search ending here in orlando 17 hours after taraji was kidnapped. they haven't identified those suspects involved in last night's armed robbery. we are in touch with deputies here in orange county and broward county. we'll have an update tonight at 11. eric. >> anchor: we'll see you then. also breaking. we just learned hillary clinton has won the south carolina . >>> disney world, ticket prices could go up as early as next a spokesperson said disney will charge more for one day visits. this is known as seasonal pricing. peak season will include spring break, late december. disney parks will cost $114. we'll have a full breakdown for you of this new tiered pricing system. >>> the three daltonia middle school girls accused of spiking a teacher's soda with crushed red pepper. new tonight, news 6 justin has learned that these students could

. >> and a mother waits sunday with ke after her cousin, stephanie augustine allegedly abducted the 2-month-old. augustine now behind bars in the broward county jail. she's fafang a handful of charges including aggravated child abuse. also arrested in this case a 14-year-old boy and deputies say 's augustine's cousin. disappointing someone would do that. >> the baby found safe >> and bringing the 18-hour-search to an end. the search starting late friday in unincorporated broward county where the baby first went missing. it was just after 11 after they responded to the report of the home invasion. >> the parents reported a gunned intrudedecame and took their child. >> that's heartrefrning. i don't know where to put that. >> that afternoon they announced they were looking for augustine as a person of intereststn kidnapping and cops fort pierce, eventually arresting her. and tonight augustine remains behind bars. she has been denied bond. for now we're ve near fort lauderdale. elitsa bizios, 7 news. >> jeff: the race for the white house running right through south florida and live in mia

investigators are talking to stephanie augustin who is a person of interest in the kidnapping. she was found near fort pierce. the broward county sheriff's office is working to identify reporting live in orlando, julie salomone, eyewitness news this morning. >>> troopers working to figure out what caused the deadly crash on americana boulevard. the crash happened near south john glen park way around 4:00 this morning. one person was taken to the medical center and two others were hurt. we will let you know what caused the crash and when the road will be back open. >>> new overnight, police and altamonte springs working to figure out what caused a murder. they found a man's body in a parking lot down the street from the campus. officer say he was shot and killed and they are asking for anybody who may know what happened to call them or crime line. >>> hillary clinton celebrating a big win after she bait bernie sanders in the south carolina primary. are focused on super tuesday. crucial victory. >> thank you so much south carolina. >> hillary. hillary. >> reporter: gaining moment

a two-month-old kidnapped from her home is reunited with her 23-year-old stephanie augustin lived and her 14 and her 14-year-old cousin took the baby from the home at gun point and saturday an amber alert went out and investigators later found the baby inside of an apartment in orlando. where augustin lived and the suspects are held without bond and police say the baby taraji is unhurt and that she was reunited with her mother, late last night. >> john: in brevard county, this morning a basketball coach who was wanted for child molestation is arrested while trying to escape to mexico. he was arrested in texas on friday. investigators say that he coached with the palm bay youth basketball league and engaged in inappropriate activities with a child during a sleepover at his home and they say he'd frequently host sleepovers for team members and friends of his own kids and is held in jail on $75,000 bond and now awaiting extradition back to brief county. investigators believe there could be more v case. the performing arts has exciting news. song and dance is coming to orlando again. toda

when 23-year-old stephanie augustin broke into a home near ft. lauderdale and stole the 2-month-old from her parents, alone, a 14-year-old by her side both armed with guns. he is facing two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and an armed burglary of a dwelling. augustin is facing multiple charges, both being held with no bond. >> have mercy on us, lord. have murray. >> it's devastating to have a baby like that snatctced away from their home in the middle of the night or whatever. i don't know what i would do if it happened to me. >> coming up, i will tell you more about the family ties between the 14-year-old augustin and the mother of 2-month-old taraji kemp. >> we will talk to erika again in the 6:00 hour. >>> an army soldier set to make his first appearance in court following the deadly shooting of a police officer i i virginia. candles to remember the officer that was working her first shift dispute. two otherfficers were also injured in that. >>> in dayton, ohio, another shooting leaving a pastor dead inside his own church. h

reunite wide her baby tirajah. 48 hours after her cousin stephanie augustine allegedly abducted the two-month-old. >> i prayed for her and her family. it's very disappointing and sad someone would do thatat >> augustine now behind bars facing a handful of charges including aggravated child abuse. also arrested in this case, a 14-year-old boy charged with aggravated assault and armed burglary. >> thank you, god. thank you, jehovah. it was a miracle. >> the baby found saturday afternoon ending the 18-hour-long search. that search began late friday in unincorporated broward count whet baby first went missing. it was just after 11 at night when the sheriff's office responded to reports of a home invasion and kidnapping in the 2700 block of northwest 14th court. armed intruder came in and took their daughter. >> the search continued into the early morning hours of saturday. as the statewide amber alert was broadcast just b bore 7:30 in the morning. they were looking for augustine as a person of interest2in the kidnapping. by the afternoon the baby found unharmed. the cops catching up with her near for

. >> the broward county sheriff's office arrested stephanie augustin for burglary, kidnapping and aggravated child abuse. they found her and located the baby abandoned in orange county nearly 200 miles away from home. investigators say it started as a armed home invasion on friday when two suspects storm to the house and kidnapped the baby. >> a statewide amber alert was >> we reached out to dcf to see when the baby will be reunited with her mom and we are waiting to hear back. we will keep you posted. reporting live julie salomon channel9 news. >> ultima springs police are investing a murder. -- investigating a murder. they found his body in a parking lot last night. investigators say he was shot and killed. we will bring you an update as we learn more from police about the investigation. >> state tubers have made an arrest in a deadly crash that happened earlier -- we told you about this crash on americana boulevard. state troopers say a deputy tried to stop the drivers over for speeding but she drove off. state troopers said the driver ran a red light and hit a second car and the driver o

they say -- stephanie augustine. they found her and the nissan they were looking for within just the past few hours >> we are going to continue this follow this story tonight on eyewitness news at 10:00 and 11:00 and on wftv.com. >>> melbourne police have located the suspect whose actions forced the evacuation of a movie theater last night. an employee alerted police when she found a suspicious bag with a message written on it . >> reporter: we also wanted to know if there were any details about the bag, as well as the writing on it. at this point police will only say whether or not it was a joke, that message left no doubt it intended mass harm. just hours after police released this grainy surveillance picture, investigators received a call they have been waiting for in their search for the suspect woman's restroom at this upscale melbourne movie complex. >> we were pretty sure that it was the correct mode of action. >> some of the items that were inside the vehicle, which i'm not at liberty to disclose at this time

little baby girl, but says today she is just thankful the little girl is unhameder. 23-year-old stephanie augustine booked into the broward county jail. augustine facing a handful of charges including aggravated child abuse. this after allegedly abducting her cousins ay' 2-month-old daughter. and the 14-year-old boy charged with aggravated assault and armed burglary. deputies say he's augustine's cousin. >> and it is very disappointing inside that someone would do that. >> the baby und safe near >> thank you, god. thank you, jehovah. it was a m@racle. >> reporter: the announcement of the miracle bringing an 18-hour search to an end. the search starting late friday in unincorporated broward county where the baby first went missing. it was just after 11 at night when the broward county sheriff's office responded to a report of a me invasion and kidnapping and the 2700 block of northwest 14. >> came in and took their daughter. >> a perimeter was set up and canines broughtut. the mother telling investigators she was snatch friday her bed by 2 men with guns. >> it is heart wrenching. that's s , my god!

stephanie augustine was considered a person of interest in that baby's disappearance. w whave live team coverage on the search for the e ild. more information on who apgustine is. >> derrick has details on what happened. >> reporter: the headline here. the 2-month-old taraji kemp has been located. she is being checked out at an orlando hospital. how she got there is unclear. certainly the investigation still ongoing

family members say stephanie augustin is is the country of the baby's mother, 2-year-old tariji kemp went missing from her fort lauderdale home friday night, triggers a statewide amber alert. orlando. >>> a crash on the howard frankland bridge killed one of their own. roger perez was killed in early february while helping a stranded driver. police say alison huffman struck him and left the scene. 50 tow truck operations passed killed. the sister says the show of the. >> it's very overwhelming but beautiful to see so much love and how everybody has embraced us. >> tow truck drivers hopes this reminds people of the move over law, requiring drivers to move over for emergency vehicles or at least slow to 20 miles per hour below the limit. we have a gofundme page for the family it's on abcactionnews.com. >>> the man accused of shooting a pastor during a sunday church service in ohio is expected in court today. police say the pastor's own brother is the one who gunned him down, now we're hearing from the people at that church at the time. authorities say 70-year-old reverend williams schoo

suspected of kidnapping this little baby two-month-old taraji kemp but the baby was not with stephanie augustin when investigators found her. while later in orlando she >>> little boy that was killed in a gunfight was laid to rest today. >> reporter: a tiny white hundreds of mourners saying goodbye to six-year-old king carter. adults dressed as teenage mutant ninja turtles. family and friends laid the six- year-old to rest on saturday afternoon at the new birth missionary baptist church in miami. >> thank god for the outpouring of the community we had suspects to turn themselves in. we've been able to catch others. >> reporter: three teens are in custody related to his death. 16-year-old tamar turned himself in early friday morning. he admitted he was in the car with 18-year-old leonard adams and 17-year-old irwin presley. they went to the apartment complex top kill someone named juju after an argument on social media. on saturday the focus was not on the violence but the little boy. >> all three of those suspects have been charged with second degree murder. >>> campaign 2016 tonight the democr

>>reporter: stephanie augustine is charged in connectioiowith the incident that set off a state-wide amber alert to track down the missing two month old gigi. augustine orchestrated the plan using her cousin t t break into the home and pointing a gun right at the infant' mother. >> i'm not sure why she reacted in such a crazy way, but i guess my other cousin probably was obsessed or something like that with my little cousin's baby. an fhp trooper spotted the car. she was alone but apparently told cops where to find baby taraji outside of a home in orlando. a scare that makes this mother-daughter time even more precious. >> everybody was happy now. she's safe. she's healthy. >>reporter: so kidnapping and aggravated child abuse are just some of the charges that augustine is now facing. she's being held in jail without bond. that 14-year-old is in a juvenile detention center and both are expected to appear before a judge some time later today. by the way, we can also tell you that that babab has been checked out at the hospital and is okay. reporting from ft. lauderdale this morning, i'

after the baby was kidnapped at gunpoint and later abadoned. 3 'stephanie augustin' and been arrested. police say they stormed into a fort lauderdale home on friday night... armed with a gun. an amber alert was sent out for 2-month-old 'taraji kemp' after police say augustin took her to her apartment in orange county. they say augustin was headed back to south florida when a trooper spotted her car on saturday. baby taraji was later found abadoned in the apartment complex... unharmed. augustin and her cousin are now facing numerous charges. 3 more trouble for that cruise ship that was damaged after sailing through a monster storm.. 3 remember these pictures from earlier this month? royal caribbean's anthem of the seas was damaged when it ran into 30-foot waves and hurricane force winds. well now it has another problem: it cut its current cruise short by two days.. and is headed back to port in new jersey right now because of a norovirus outbreak. no word yet how many people have been affected. 3 3 still no arrests in a cockfighting bust in lithia saturday.. 3 animal services took in d

then deputies announce they're looking fothis woman, stephanie augustine, as a person of interest. she was later found, but at that timeno baby teraji. >> the police are working closely with the parents and talking closely with the parents in the home. >> we're trying to help them get the information out there. >> reporter: this woman left the apartment without commenting but neighbors not shy about expressing their concern. i don't know where to put that! >> reporter: d you ever hear anything? >> i used to hear the baby crying and that's it. >> i hope they find her and she's in good health and everybody's okay. >> reporter: well, so far it does appear that everybody's okay, but you can see the broward sheriff'office still out here in front of the apartment, we haven't seen anyone comingnd going except for detectives. but once again that person of interest found in 40 pierce. the baby found in orlando. exactly how all these pieces fit together, that's something that the broward sheriff's office is trying to fure out and so far no one has been charge wide anything. if you know anyth

as for stephanie augustine. she is being held with no bond. the judge did order a psychiatric evaluation. >>> a church day care worker is under arrest. tonight, accused of hurting a tran26-year-old i was in her care. 51-year-old virginia amaya injured her lips last wednesday. she pushed of the girls had church and key largo. she told investigators she was trying to discipline the girl. she remains in jail tonight. >>> breaking news out of oakland park, police are looking for two suspects right now after a chase and bailout in a residential neighborhood. this started as an investigation into a stolen car. police were following the car on 95 and the vehicle got off northbound on 95 and got off on oakland park boulevard started heading westbound. at one point 4 suspects got out of the vehicle and ran into an apartment building and two of them got into a car and ended up in this residential neighborhood where police were able to run down two of the suspects. two of them are under arrest. but two people remain on the loose. tonight after this chase

facing a judge and a slew of serious charges, stephanie augustin struggled to hold back tears. the 23-year-old's family piled into the courtroom today, following stephanie's arrest, accused of kidnapping a two-month-old baby girl at gunpoint. sparking a statewide amber alert r. amber alert. >> oh, my god. baby was united with her mom last night. >> we are very ecstatic last night when she came home, we're very happy she's here, and it t like a blessing to have her around. terrell: today has been all about family time for the child's aunt and the infant's own mother who we spotted arriving back home late this afternn. the mystery, though, deepens in trying to unravel the motive behind the kidnapping. stephane is a cousin. they thought they knew well. >> we just parafor her as a family member. pray for her a a family member. she made her mistake and she has to go through it. trent and so stephanie augustin this afternoon is being held without bond. as for that 14-year-old male relative, he has already appeared before a judge, and he is being held any juvenile detention facility un

they do however have this woman in for questioning, 23-year-old stephanie augustine. and calling her a person of interest in the case. deputies today uncovered a cock fighting ring and when deputies arrived, they found men taking off into the woods. they found dead chickens and weights and a scoreboard. deputies have not made arrests just yet. >>> a man behind bars tonight accused of trying to rob a gas station. hillsborough county deputies say this man 27-year-old joshua thomas was at 39th avenue and state road 60, came in with a mask and armed with a gun and demanded money but ran out without getting cash. not long after that, deputies found him and arrested him. >>> saint petersburg city employee critically injured after struck by a car five weeks ago has passed away from his injuries. 63-year-old steve milleron was struck at the cross walk at the intersection of 2nd avenue north and 5th street. police tell us the driver was turning on a green light. the investigation into that accident continues tonight. coming up, how her car became completely engulfed in flames.

stephanie augustine and her 14- year-old cousin broke into the home and took the baby. a neighbor heard the mother screaming. >> they took my daughter, i want my daughter back is what she was saying. >>reporter: investigators say that the suspect was on her way back to south florida when they arrested her. she is facing several charges including aggravated child abuse, armed burglary and kidnapping in the teenagers facing charges of armed burglary and assault with a deadly weapon. >>> donald trump is facing criticism tonight after he refused to distance himself from a controversial endorsement. meanwhile, trump and clinton are leading in key states on super tuesday. don champion begins team coverage. >>reporter: republican front- runner donald trump campaigned in alabama sunday afternoon. earlier he appeared on cnn's state of the union and refused to denounce an endorsement for a kkk leader, david duke. >> honestly i don't know. i don't believe i have ever matt him. i don't know anything about him. >>reporter: other candidate slammed trump for not condemning the support

home at gunpoint and tonight a woman and a 14- year-old boy are held without bail. 23-year-old stephanie augustin and her teenage cousin are charged with kidnapping and other charges. 2-year-old taraji kemp was night by two intruders and late yesterday afternoon baby taraji was found in orlando. >>> a teacher in volusia county said she is heartbroken and her career will never be the same after detectives tell us three 12-year-old girls tried to poison her. the deltona middle schoolers spiked their teacher's soda with pepper flakes in retaliation for one of them being sent to the principal's office. the teacher suffered stomach pages and shortness of breath -- pains and shortness of breath. her neighbor believes the girl should be held accountable. >> it's a terrible thing. i don't understand why kids have lost all respect. they got to be held responsible for their actions or they're never going to stop. >> one of the girls told investigators an average plan was to vandalize the teacher's car was paint. the three juveniles were arrested and charged with poisoning and tampering and remain locked up

stephanie augustine has been charged in connection with the crime. she was originally named a person of interest. kemp was found safe but abandoned in orange county yesterday. she was found a short time after deputies caught up with augustine found in fort pierce yesterday evening. deputies began loooong for her after the parents said armed truders invaded their apartment and took the baby. good health. >> why it is for ransom? why k knap a baby? >> i'm glad the baby is fine. they didn't hurt the baby more to the story. >> neki: a bso spokesperson on her involvement in the kidnapping later today. the baby is being checked out at an orlando hospital. >> todd: to a developing storey this morning a 14-year-old is dead and his teenage friend behind bars after a shooting inside of a miami gardens home. we're outside the police department with what happened moments before the gun wen off. >> reporter: a another teen tragedy happening this week. the victim only 14 years old. it was another teenager responsible for bringing the gun inside the home. the teena

. >> 23-year-old stephanie augustin was booked into the broward county jail overnight numbers the kidnapping that set off a statewide attempt to findd the little girl. they orchestrated the plan using her 14-year-old cousin to break into the home with a gun friday night. pointing it at the infant's mother and stealing baby taraji. we have another cousin. i'm not sure what her motives were. whyhe reacted in such a crazy probably was obsessed or something like that with my little cousin's baby. >> hours passed until an alert fhp trooper spotted augugtin's car on the turnpike near mile marker 49 in fort pierce. there was no baby. information led police t little taraji found safe and sound abandoned if a home just outside of around. augustin was arrested laurie and calvin with her alleged accomplice, that 14-year-old cousin. >> any ramon for forgiveness in your heart? >> o course. we will always forgive. that's what we're here for. god told us to forgive. when we spoke to her we told her we'll pray for her. >> and that teenager is being held at a juvenile detention facility and augustin is being

investigators say this woman, 23-year-old stephanie augustin, was caught in fort pierce. 100 miles and an hour later, investigators say baby taraji was found abandoned, but alive, in unincorporated orange county. no word yet from detectives on what augstin' s involvement could be, only that she' s a person of is cooperating. it' s unclear where exactly the infant was found. >> it is devastating. you know, to have a little baby like that snatched away from their home in the middle of the night, or whatever. i don' t know what i would do if it ever happened to me. matt: we did just get more details, further clarification. deputies confirm the infant was found in apartment in orange county. she was in her car seat. we don' t know if that apartment was occupied at the time or not. we are still working to find out more information. we are told the girl will be united with her mother sometime tomorrow. matt grant, wesh 2 news. adrian: what a wild story. glad she is safe. in commitment 2016, hillary clinton is celebrating an overwhelming win tonight in the south carolina primary. right now, s

we just got a new mug shot of stephanie augustine. that is a woman police named as a person of interest and she is facing a bunch of charges including child abuse, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and kidnapping. police also arrested a 14-year-old boy who lives in miami. deputies say the teen was armed with a gun the night of the home invasion friday. both are cousins. augustine is a cousin of the baby's mother. police tell us they found the two month old baby safe. on her way back to south florida after making a stop at her apartment in orange county. that is when a trooper spotted her car and pulled her over. tonight, she is locked up held without bond. >>> we are in for a warming trend. we are heading for the 80s over the next few days. no more cold nights for now. meteorolgist elizabeth hart is pinpointing the warm-up. >> elizabeth: we are on the countdown to the new month of march. one more day left in february. typically in march, we see winter fading away. at least from the seven day forecast, that is what it's looking

stephanie augustin is headed to court in a few hours in broward county. family members say she's the cousin of the baby's mother. 2-month-old taraji kemp went missing from her fort lauderdale home friday night and triggered a statewide amber alert. detectives found that baby safe >>> also this 4-year-old montana girl who went missing friday is being checked out now by doctors. she was found yesterday on an indian reservation a few miles from where she was reportedly abducted while playing in a park. authorities found her almost two days after witnesses say she was taken by a young man. a suspect is now in custody. >>> it's still unclear when a factory in a small kansas town will reopen four days after a deadly workplace shooting that left four dead including the gunman. hundreds packed a gymnasium to mourn the death and even lit a candle for the shooter. >>> a central florida man is dead after a woman driving with a suspended license and fleeing from deputies slammed into his car yesterday morning. garic was wrapping up his first day delivering pizza for

h|23-year-old "stephanie augustin" and her 14 year old cousin are being held without bond. police say... on friday... the two took "taraji kemp" from a fort lauderdale home at gunpoint. on saturday, investigators found kemp... in an apartment in orange county... where augustin lived. detectives say... the baby girl was still strapped in her car seat. augustin.. was arrested after troopers pulled over her car near yeehaw junction. she has been charged with kidnapping and aggravated child abuse with a deadly weapon. kemp was not hurt, but was hospitalized as a precaution. the sun sentinel reports-- she was reunited with her mother last night. altamonte springs police are searching for the gunman behind a deadly shooting. that story tops our morning rush. police found the victim in a parking lot-- along coral glen loop-- saturday night. they have not released his name. investigators have also not identified a suspect. on. officers are calling investigation. anything, contact detectives. looking into a deadly county. they say a car hit and killed a bicyclist in rockledge. it ha

we' ve learned a person of interest in the case, stephanie augustin, was found in fort pierce. deputies in broward county say from fort lauderdale is it safe. taraji and her mother were asleep at at their home late last night when intruders took the girl. at the time, two men were reported to have kidnapped the baby. we do have a group working on more details. will continue to bring you updates as we get them. tonight, three middle schoolers face felony charges, accused of using hot pepper to spike their teacher' s soda while in class. as wesh 2' s matt grant reports, all of the suspects are 12-year-old girls. matt: three deltona middle schoolers are facing felony charges accused of spiking their teacher' s soda. the girls, all aged 12, remain locked up in juvenile detention. investigators say on tuesday two of the girls poured crushed red pepper flakes into the drink while another distracted her. the teacher, 52-year-old jayne morgan, suffered a sore throat, stomach pains, and shortness of breath. investigators say this was done in retaliation after morgan sent one of the girl

deputies are talking with stephanie augustine, calling her a person of interest in their investigation but say she's not under arrest. investigators found augustine and her nissan today about an hour and a half up the road near fort pierce, less than 24 hours after they say two people stormed into a house in broward county and took off with baby taraji. deputies are trying to figure out if augustine was one of those two people involved in the home invasion and kidnapping. and tonight they say they're searching for others who might be suspects. >> reporter: investigators told me late tonight that baby taraji will just be at the hospital overnight for observation. she is in good condition and will be okay. they say she will be reunited with her mother in the next day or two. for now we're live in orange county, mike man zony, channel 9 eyewitness news. have chosen their nominee in this year's presidential primary. hillary clinton scored a big win tonight, 99% of the precincts reporting with clinton taking more than 73% of the vote. eight years ago she suffered a major loss in that same s

>>reporter: investigators named stephanie augustine as a person of interest. family member said augustine is a cousin of gerard's mother. after hours of collecting evidence she was found in for peers on saturday after no. bso tweeted the baby found abandoned in unincorporated orange county. >> right now, our investigators are working closely with the parents. >>reporter: we do know the baby is okay and the last tweet from bso says that baby and mom will be reunited soon. >>> a carnival cruise ship hosting pittsburgh athletes has rescue 60 migrants in the gulf of mexico. these are pictures posted. the coast guard says that she aboard. at the two men and one woman picked up about 50 miles north of cuba and said to be turned over to mexican immigration officials at the ships next topic cozumel. >>> the government who opened fire at a kansas factory reportedly got to weapons used in the attack from an ex- girlfriend. now, sarah hopkins is charged with one count of knowingly transferring a firearm to a convicted felon. just 90 minutes before the shooting, cedric for

stephanie augustin is being held without bond in connection with the kidnapping of two month old taraji kemp. it's not clear what that connection is. she was pickeded up near ft. pierce and was questioned by police overnight before her arrest. taraji kemp was found in orlando yesterday afteoon. police say she was abducted by intruders who broke into her fort lauderdale home friday night. neighbors say the family is quiet and typically keeps to themselves. >> people do ridiculous things so it's like whatever issue was there or whoever wanted to do anything to her like that didn't like nobody should take anyone's child. that's not yours to take. >> anyone with information on this case is encouraged to call crime stoppers at 954-493-tips. >>> a 14-year-old is dead and another teen charged with manslaughter after a gun goes off at a home in miami gardens. the victim's family tells us the shooting was accidental. nbc 6 reporter erika glover is at mmi gardens police headquarters with more. >> reporter: this morning one teen is dead and the other is facing manslaughter charges after a gun acci

child's aunt said it's a bittersweet feeling for family noww knowing their own cousin 23-year-old stephanie augustin orchestrated a plan to barge nigh hema and snatch the infant girl at gunpoint on friday night. the move sparked a statewide amber alert. >> and that situation, whatever, occurs and what should happen about will happen. we just pray for her as a family member. it's hard, but, you know, she made her mistake and she has to go through it. >> terrell: today stephanie cried during her court appearance. she was arrested on saturday after her plan unraveled. the baby was found abandoned in orlando. >> you're charged with c cnt one with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without the intent fount five you're charged with kidnapping trenches family members were also in the courtroom p, just as emotional. tonight detectives say stephanie even armed another relative, a 14-year-old boy, to help pull off the kidnapping. >> there is so many mix dollars emotions. we're still trying to figure this out, trying to wonder why. >> terrell: and the judge did two things today. he ordered a mental health

howard county deputy state 24- year-old stephanie augustine and a 14-year-old stormed into a home on 14th court near fort lauderdale on friday. at gunpoint, they kidnapped two month old washer was lying next to her mother. he triggered a statewide amber alert. then on saturday, orange county deputies found the infant abandoned at an apartment complex on long road. her kidnappers made it out of orange county and more than halfway back to south florida them over near fort pierce. augustine will face a judge this morning answering to charges including kidnapping, armed burglary and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. her accomplice shares two of those charges, armed burglary and -- burglary and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. the child and her mother will be reunited after dcf investigates. deputies say the suspects targeted the baby, and her mother, they were not random victims. coming up we are looking at the connection at -- between the suspects on the victims. orange county, kimberly eaton, trying to >>> the woman who deputies say hit and killed a 23-year-old is still

home at gunpoint, tonight a woman and a 14-year- old boy are held without bail. 23-year-old stephanie augustin and her teen-age cousin are charged with kidnapping and several other charges. investigators say 2-month-old taraji kemp was taken from her home friday night by two intruders and late yesterday found safe in orlando. around the same time police took augustin into custody in pierce, florida. mother. >>> new information about a boater who drowned in plant creek road. investigators tell us two men were in a small boat that capsized. one of the men swam to shore, but the other one apparently could not swim. drowned. the other man was not hurt. >>> st. petersburg police investigating a pedestrian trash on 34th street south. officers tell us tonight a man was hit by a car while crossing the road between 14th and 15th avenue south, not in a cruck. right now he is at the hospital with -- crosswalk. right now he is at the hospital with life threatening injuries. the driver did stop. >>> hillsborough deputies have yet to make an rest in a cockfighting ring. around a -- an arrest in a cockfighti

the mother' s cousin, stephanie augustin, and a 14-year-old boy are charged in the case. she faces a list of charges. the baby was found abandoned outside an apartment building in the rosemont neighborhood on saturday. he stayed at arnold palmer hospital for a night, and was released. jason: happening today, students across the state are typing away for the start of the florida standards assessment. today is the first day of the computer-based, english language arts writing tests. last year, districts were plagued with software problems. investigators blamed hackers, but never named any suspects or determined a motive. deputies in osceola county are asking for your help to find the man in this surveillance video. take a look at your screen. he' s seen here on the other side of the counter robbing the congo river mini golf in kissimmee yesterday. employees say, the man handed they handed him the cash and he turned around and left. if you have any information , you' re asked to call crimeline at, 423-tips. michelle: winter park' s century-old golf course gets a facelift, st

investigators say the baby was kidnapped and may be in the company of 23-year-old stephanie augustin. found in fort pierce about 100 miles north from where the baby went missing. we learned this morning baby taranti was abandoned in orange county and is now in the hospital. david williams, fox 13 news. >> details about how the baby was found still have not been released. authorities are working to pin >> the python hunt, longest be snake, 15 feet long. brought in 106 of those invasive burmese python, between january and february. it won't control the population in the thousands it did bring awareness to the state's environmental concerns. finding things in the stomach contents, a faun, a dead bird, they sell up to $150 apiece. >> men and women needing a little bit of help to get back on their feet. safe harbor shelter in clearwater, pitched in to clean up the neighborhood. the volunteers cleaned up over 14,000 pounds of garbage. harbor volunteers have come together to take a bite out of grime and it's safe harbor's way of bringing bam to the community that's given them a second chance