tuxford has a history with the law. among the charges, possession of stolen property. finland we're told has a history with drugs. >> we're told that she did use drugs. obviously that's one thing that we're looking at as far as possible motivation here. >> reporter: we spoke with tuxford's relatives wednesday, shortly before they spoke with investigators. too shaken up to speak on camera, they tell us he was the wrong time. now, both detectives, along with families and friends, will what happened. and investigators with the sheriff's office say they will continue to reach out to witnesses and try to gather information. murders happened in broad daylight so they're pretty sure for now reporting live in manatee county, rodney dunigan, >>> mlk boulevard was shut down because of this fire. the warehouse when the fire began. a man who was also inside was injuries. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> good afternoon, everybody. far this season. although temperatures have warmed up back to the mid-60s. still below normal. early on this mor

" and tuxford's girlfriend, "jordan finlon". cummings has been in the manatee county jail since last week when he was charged with two counts of armed kidnapping in the case. according to an arrest report, deputies received information that finlon stole money from cummings. deputies say cummings told his cousin they were going to beat finlon up and kill tuxford. 3 bucs quarterback "jameis winston" has been under the microscope for his off the field behavior, before he became a buc. now, the woman who says winston raped universi in her lawsuit against f-s-u, the woman said the university failed to respond to her allegations. she said winston sexually quarterback at the university back in 2012. 3 "erica kinsman" went public with her allegation. she said she was drunk at a group of young men took her to an apartment... where she alleges winston raped her. winston has repeatedly denied it... saying the sex was consensual. a prosecutor chose not to press criminal charges, saying there were gaps in kinsman's story and not enough evide

tuxford and finland were found dead this weekend. detectives are looking for frederick douglas. the sheriff's office. we just tweeted out and posted

. >>> police are investigating a shooting, 38-year-old karl tuxford was found shot to death. dark colored suv they say was >>> clear water police are looking for a thief who stooped to low levels stealing a church's donation box. this is video from the church. the guy you see here walked in last wednesday, there he is, he broke open the donation box and stole $50. department. >>> we're confirming the man who beat a bay area woman is behind bars. we told you about christopher anderson in november when his girlfriend said he beat, kicked and stomped her in the face. federal marshals picked him up in tampa this afternoon. we're committed to taking if you or someone you know is in a situation all the hotline. we've posted information on web site, facebook page and twitter page. >>> good evening, we have a freeze warning in effect for the northern county, citrus, county. should flirt with 32 degrees. the rest of us it will be a cold start, we're not expecting it to be around 32. these are the forecast lows. low 30s up north. mid-30's pasco. first it is cold, then severe weather by friday morni

karl tuxford was shot and less than an hour later, jordan finland was found on the side of the road. they knew each other. the murders are connected. >>> and polk county detectives are investigating a dead lichting. the victim's body was found in the woods in davenport. he has been identified as alexander viggo jr. he had a long criminal history. >>> lakeland police believe that they have solved two cold cases and one of them dates back nearly eight years. earnest allen was gunned down in front of his lakeland home in 2008. and jamal flemming was shot an killed in a lakeland gas station in 2014. prosecutors believe the public helped police to break these cases. >> we encourage anyone out there who has information on any unresolved cases to come forward and share that with law enforcement. one bit of information might be solve a very serious crime. cases. them. but they don't want to reveal that information right now. >>> hillsborough county detectives are trying to track down a gun stolen from an unlocked car. the thieves were caught on surveillance video in the river crest subdivisi

tuxford was found shot to death in his car. just hours later, jordan's body was found on the side of the road in palmetto. officials won't say how she died because that's an important part of the case. abc action news reporter rodney and will have the update at 6:00. >>> you may remember our coverage of the 9 week old chance. his body was found buried in the woods in north port. his mother has been sentenced to 25 years against prison. telling the court her daughter traded her first child for a car. >> a mother's instinct to love and protect her young at all costs. watching her decompose, she showed a total disregard for life. >> berry collapsing in court as chance's father is expected in court later this year. he is accused of not only beating to chance to death but stuffing a baby wipe down his the couple left him in his crib for eight days before burying him in the woods. >>> two fires this morning in tampa bay, both of them ending with pets saving their owner's lives. city center. in this case a woman was her cat helped her

deputies say cummings told his cousin they were going to beat finlon up and kill tuxford. cummings faces armed kidnapping charges. deputies say it will take more time before murder charges are filed. 3 cummings is being held in jail, without bond. 3 3 gasparilla festivities kick off this weekend with the children's parade later today. fox13's "crystal clark" is out where all the floats stage. 3 3 if you want to watch the parade from the comfort of your home... fox 13 has you covered. our live coverage starts at 4 p-m... then at 7... the fireworks extravaganza. and for everything about parking or shuttle information... check 3 the republican race has turned in "donald trump's" favor on one key issue. coming up, we'll show you how the candidates match up when it comes to immigration and tell you why it's become such a hot button issue. 3 (()) 3 3 3 3 3 3 @ @. @>>> when you ask people what @their most worried about these @days the answer is either the @economy or terrorism. @immigration is usually at the @bottom of that list. @>> alcides: how has it become @such a hot button

drive away pshortly after tuxford was found. pand authorities have not said pjust yet how they died and they pare also looking for anyone who pmay have any information on the pmoments leading up to or after pfinland's death. pthey're looking for any pwitnesses who may have seen panything and didn't report it. pif you have any information, pyou're urged to give the manatee pcounty sheriff's office, the pbradenton police or crime pstoppers a call. pback to you. p>>laura: thank you. p>>russell: for nearly four pyears, researchers have been pdigging up unmarked graves at an pold reform school and now we're pseeing a final report from all pthat work that's been done at pthe dozier school for boys. pchildren were allegedly abused pand some died this morning. pnearly 100 deaths in the first p55 years that it was open. presearchers say they've pfrom those they were able to pidentify 21 boys. pthat's including two new matches pmade through d.n.a. pfirst is lloyd from lee county. phe died when he was 14 years pold. phow he died is still u

just last week, 38-year-old carl tuxford gunned down in broad daylight. it's a trend that continues from last year when the city saw a rise in homicides. bevin says she is ready for the challenge. >> i've got a lot of ideas. but like i said, i think it would be irresponsible to come in and say we're going to do this and this and this without seeing what really works and what might work best. >> reporter: she has a long history in law enforcement starting back in '86, eventually rising to assistant chief. her experience makes her a perfect fit. >> she got the job because she is the best candidate, not because she is a female. >> reporter: her work with the st. petersburg police department will serve her well as she tries to clean up the street right here. and she also says she will officially get to work in about three weeks. she plans to immediately get to work meeting the new officers and also connecting with this community. for now reporting live in news. >> thank you, rodney. >>> pinellas county deputies asking for your help to track down two men wante

drive pfrom the scene in tuxford's case pand authorities have not said phow tuxford or finland actually pdied. pthey're asking again, if you phave any information in either pof these cases to please give pthe manatee county sheriff's pdepartment or crime stoppers a pcall. pback to you. p>>russell: talk later. pthank you. palso new this morning, a woman pescapes from a house fire thanks pto her cat. pthe animal woke her up. pthe carport outside of the house phas some serious damage. pthe rest of the house isn't so pbad. pcause of the fire is under pinvestigation. pbut unfortunately, the cat is pmissing. psmoke alarm woke up six people pliving in valrico. peverybody got out. pred cross is helping them out pthis morning. pthe home has a lot of smoke pdamage. p>>laura: let's face it. psmoking is one of those paddictions that is hard to quit. pbut here are a few numbers that pmight give you a little extra pmotivation. pnew study by the personal pfinance website wallet hub shows pjust how much money smokers pspend on their habit over a plifetime and the amount is pstaggering. phere in florida

carl tuxford was found shot dead in a car this week. less than an hour later, this woman, jordan finland was found dead on the side of the road. they knew each other. >>> 5:08 on this thursday morning. week. weather. >> and we are done with really cold air for about two days. this morning, you will need a light jacket but you won't need it for long. look how fast and steep the temperature climb is. 66 at noon. 72 at 3:00 p.m. and yeah, after the cold weather this week, that's definitely short sleeve type weather. and a few more clouds roll in during the evening as temperatures stay at about 65 degrees. so for those folks getting ready for the gasparilla distance classic like me, maybe get out for an early morning run today, 50 degrees this morning and it will be warmer this evening. go ahead and get out early. it's comfortable, mid-70s today. however, tomorrow strong storms could come as a cold front pushes through, especially the early afternoon. and then cold and windy for the weekend. and at 5:08, let's check on traffic on the 8s. >>

deputies found the body of karl tuxford in a car in bradenton yesterday and they believe someone shot and killed him. shortly after his body was found, someone found the body of jordan finland. investigators believe finland knew her killer. facebook posts show she was going through a difficult time >>> driving under the influence in florida could cost you more. more than 80% of floridians arrested for dui refuse breathalyzer test but a new bill aims to discourage that. they want to hit them for a $500 fine for refuseing the breath test, but some are questioning if there is constitutional. >> it flies in the face of the spirit of the fourth amendment you could be pulled over and forced to give evidence of yourself. >>> in the annual state of the port address, officials revealed bulk shipping is up. but the number of cruise passenger is down in tampa, but 8 on your side wanted to know what is the port doing to prepare for future business with cuba? jeff patterson went looking for answers. >> the state of this port is good. the president of port sam tampa bay. in his annual state of the

and manatee deputies are working together to see if the two deaths are related.. 38-year old karl tuxford appears to have been shot inside his s-u-v.. which came to a crashing stop near 8-th street east.. a few the body of 23 year old jordan aren't making a connection - but it appears the two victims knew each other.. at least through facebook.. 3 (jen we've been following this for days... the zika virus... that's spread by dangerous for pregnant women. now... we have confirmed cases in *florida... 3 (jen) a hillsborough county resident contracted the virus while traveling in the other two cases are in the miami-dade area... and also stem from travel in south america. 3 (jen most people just get mild symptoms, similar to the flu... plus: fever, rash and joint pain. but there are concerns that the zika virus could cause birth defects. there's a possible link between the virus and poor brain development in-utero... and babies could be born with small heads. that's why the c-d-c issued an alert a few days ago, asking pregnant women to *postpone travel to 14 places in latin america and the ca

pauthorities identified man pinside that suv as 38-year-old pkarl tuxford. pnow he did not survive. p40 minutes later a driver pspotted a body off bishop harper proad in palmetto. pinvestigators say that body pbelonged to 23-year-old jordan pfinland and foul play is pexpected in her death. pthey working to determine if panyone may have seen her pbeforehand or afterwards or pmaybe has some information that pthey have not yet reported. pwe've learned that witnesses pthat were in the area where pdescribed seeing some type of pdark suv leave that location. pinvestigators have not yet said pdied. pbut again they want anyone with pdetails in these cases to please pcome forward and contact the pbradenton police department, the pmanatee county sheriff's office por crime stoppers. pback to you. p>> all right shayla, thank you. p>> on to other news now, five pweeks into academy awards pceremony battle over whether pboycott continue today's. poscar win whoop goldberg got pinto the fray as well. pthe problem is people who can be phelping to make movies that have pblacks and latino and women and

wayne cummings has been charged in the deaths of carl tuxford and his girlfriend jordan finland. he has been in jail since last week when he was charged with two counsels of armed kidnapping in the case. according to an arrest report, deputies received information cummings. and deputies say cummings told his cousin that they were going to beat finland up and kill duxford. >> new at 10:00, a lakeland family was hit by burglars and thetches and took something absolutely irreplaceable. they took the family dog. a one-year-old yorkie. three young men broke into the home, the 3200 block of pebble brook boulevard and stole electronics, food and the family dog. the family says they can replace the other things, but not the dog. >> that's pretty rough, especially worse on the kids. birth of the dog so they were really ark tached to it. >> these are the suspects, believed to be between 16 and 20 years old. they were in a dark nissan, which has been found. not -- been located. if have you any information, call the polk county sheriffs office or crimestoppers. you could be eligible for a ca

phe's being questioned about the pdeaths of tuxford and finland. ptuxford was found shot to death pin a car and finland was found pdead along a road a short time plater. pduane cummings has been charged pwith two counts of armed pkidnapping and detectives say pthe murder charges are pending. pagain. pthis time by a writer who says pthe website has destroyed her pcareer. pjournalist ashley claims she had pan agreement with gawk to her pmaintain confidentiality over a pmajor story regarding the dating papp tinder. pin her complaint, she said pgawker made her the subject of pthe story. pbetrayed her confidence and pdamaged her professional preputation. pshe's suing for $10 million. pmeantime, hulk hogan already pof him being secretly recorded phaving sex. p>>laura: 6:07 now. pwhat started as a joke could phave ended much worse. pnow two brothers are facing pfelony charges for pointing plasers at a sheriff's office phelicopter. ptake a look. plate wednesday, a sarasota pcounty sheriffs helicopter was pon patrol. psuddenly, the pilots noticed a pcockpit

we're told some witnesses, pdid describe seeing a dark pcolored suv leave the location pnear where tuxford was found in pbradenton. pright now we're still working to pfind out any additional pinformation on this particular pcase. pand if you have any details, pthat you have not reported pauthorities are asking anyone if pyou could please come forward pand contact the bradenton police pdepartment. pthe manatee county sheriff's poffice or crime stoppers with pthe information you might have. preporting here in bradenton pshayla reeves, fox 13 news. p>>> thank you, shayla. pwell in a 99 hillsborough county pdeputies around investigating pseveral car burglaries. pthey released this surveillance pvideo. pis it looks like those were presponsible targeted several punlocked cars in river crest psubdivision. ploaded gun. panyone with information is asked pto call the hillsborough county psheriff's office. p>> sarasota police are pinvestigating a sear oh traffic pcrash with a children involved. pthey tell us a woman driving a pmini van veered away from mount pstreet and hit a palm tree. pthree kids w

carl tuxford was found shot dead in a car this week. and less than an hour later, jordan finland was found dead on if side of the road and they >>> 7:30 on a thursday. it's the 21st day of january, 2016. chilly morning here in new york city. lots of parts of the country, especially here in the east coast, getting ready for some nasty ready over the next couple days. >> good morning to you. >> on that happy note, let's look at the headlines. the weather is the story. up and down the east coast, people getting ready for the monster storm that's expected to hammer this region in the coming days. the nation's capital is in the cross hairs with up to two feet of snow expected there. taste of what's to come, a thin coating. it tripled traffic. president obama's motorcade got caught up in the gridlock. >>> the affluenza teen could return to texas. ethan couch has been fighting deportation from mexico, where he fled after missing a meeting with his parol officer. couch's u.s. attorneys say paperwork has been filed to end the ongoing immigration