but when she tried to do the same thing at universal orlando she got a pamphlet with a riding policy for people with disabilities. it says you have to be able to least one upper natural extremity. >> every single ride that moves has this broad blanket restriction that says that my situation, being without both arms and hands, i could not be on any of those rides. >> cox says she was even banned from children's rides. now, even without arms, she can buckle up, fly a plane with her toes, and even has a black belt in tae kwon do. she calls blanket restrictions. so there is a policy more tailored to certain people like her with disabilities. universal orlando is not commenting on the pending litigation. >>> now, one of the reasons for that strict universal orlando policy could be the nation's growing concern over amusement ride safety. >> two more incidents are under investigation right now, the latest in a string of carnival accidents making headlines this summer. abc's elizabeth hur has reaction from the victims could be the mishaps. >> reporter: a dozen people, mostly children, recove

a woman from tucson, who was born without arms, is suing universal orlando for discrimination.the family of jessica cox sent us this new video overnight.she is a certified scuba diver, has a black belt in taekwondo, and is also a pilot.but, she claims, the florida theme park refused to let her on any rides, because she doesn't have arms. universal extremity".her husband says this legal action is an administrative action to change that policy, and they are not seeking financial gain. patrick cox says they visited disney theme parks... as seen in this video... and didn't have any problems. in chandler... police are searching for a serial arsonist.about a half dozen fires have been reported in the past month near mclintock and chandler boulevard.police want the community to be alert and report any suspicious cars or people around the the president of the pat tillman memorial v-f-w post 40 has been arrested in connection with an embezzlement case.avondale police have arrested kirk davis he is accused of taking more than a hundred thousand dollars. this weekend there will be several d-u-i the

. >>> right now, a woman from tucson born without arms is suing universal orlando for discrimination. she said the florida theme park refused to let because she doesn't have arms. >> experiencing that discrimination was very upsetting and it made me angry and frustrateds. >> jessica, is a pilot and black belt is using her story to remind others not to make but haven't heard back. >>> the newest wildlife attraction is ready to make their debut. but not everyone is excited. the debate over dolphins in the desert. >> five bottle nose dolphins are at the center of the debate. they're getting acclimated new saltwater pool. they're learning new habitat and the trainers. not everyone feels the same. >> it's depressing to know it's happening here. >> people will be able to swim with them at dolphin areas. to put them in a pool that 1/100000 of their natural habitat. they don't disagree. the difference is these particular dolphins have never lived in the open ocean. they were born in human care. they've only known the care and the training of their trainers their whole lives and part of the re

the universal orlando did refund her ticket. cox did file administrative action against the state of >>> tampa police arrest two people after a string of overnight robberies. just after 11:00 a bulletin was put out about a car used in robberies. and police found it in an ybor area mcdonald's parking lot. officers say they found weapons, ammunition and other stolen items inside car they believe men are responsible between 8 and ten robbery overnight. tpd will release more information about the arrests later on today. >>> the flood water in pasco but that doesn't mean devastation and destruction is done. fox 13's shayla reeves there is for us. shayla, many of these people have lost everything and lot of them haven't even returned to their homes yet, right? >> yeah, in cases, people are still under a mandatory evacuation. and officials say it could take up top a week for some of these communities to dry out. we are in the elfers area off elfers parkway. i want to show you what we're since the river crested we've been telling you ab

. >>> up next, why one arizona woman says she was discriminated against at this universal theme park in orlando and what she's going to do about it. >>> and 15 years after the september 11th terrorist tempe today to show their support for the victims of that horribl day. >>> jupiter like no one has ever seen it before. look at this. some new images from nasa after the break. >>> and if you'd like to contogether mae -- contact me on social media, i'd love to hear from you. and you can also follow me over on twitter as well. >>> take a look at these images here. nasa releasing the best views of jupiter that we've seen so far. these pictures show storms on the planet's north pole right there. >> wow. >> and then nasa says the pictures were taken last week when it flew within 2500 miles of jupiter's dense cloud tops. juneau also -- juno also sent back pictures of the southern lights. they're considered the most powerful in the solar system. >> those are >>> and this year marks 15 years since the tragic events that unfolded on september 11th. >> and hundreds of people today gathering out in tempe sh

>> an arizona woman who was born without arms says she was discriminated against by staff at universal orlando. jessica cox says she was not allowed on to any rides during a recent visit to the florida theme park. she says he was given a pamphlet that states that the rider must be able to grasp with at least one natural upper extremity. cox flies airports. she has she has a black belt and works as amotional variable speaker. >>> -- a motivational speaker. >>> american airlines will offer direct flies from santa fe and phoenix. a flight will depart once a day from phoenix to santa fe in the morning and head back in the other direction later in the evening. the flight will only offer 70 seats. tickets go on sale monday. >>> and thousands of people gathering in santa fe, new mexico, to burn their annual burning festival. people write down their troubles on a paper and they watch it go up in flames inside that giant papier-mache man. this event kicks off the santa fe fiesta and is usually held the weekend before labor day. >>> dogs from animal care and control getting some haircuts thanks to woof

york city's most famous restaurants is going to riders have to be evacuated from two roads 59 university orlando. the fire department says passengers were evacuated -- there haven't been any reports of injuries. universal said the power outage affected nearly all. universal studios. that will make >>> subaru is recalling almost 600,000 the cars, because windshield wiper molt terse can over heat -- mosts can overheat and catch fire. subaru says parts in the wiper motor cover can interfere with one another, and that's a problem if snow or ice blocks the wiper arm from stopping in the proper position. dealers will replace the part at no cost. the schedule isn't finished yet. >>> dow rose 164 points, almost 165, s & p up 17, and the nasdaq up just shy of 43. >>> when we think of wine, we think of california. how about michigan? farmers say they're getting a big boost from last year's, couple of years due to cold harvest so far is looking just really great, and growers are bouncing back. some are picking now, thanks to the warm summer temperatures. others are waiting longer, and keeping the fruit on

and universal orlando and the officials confirm the cause. it spreads fast. that the park was out versus only 2 of the rides being out. >>> and a viewer september us the video of the simpson twirl and whirl as members. universal said employees got park goers off some rides. and the fire department evacuating guests from the transformer ride. and the firefighters helped folks from the elevator from the men in black the card holder came a little later today. we were watching the feet. >> anding to the park afternoon when they knew everything was back up and running. they were not concerned. >> i have been on the hulk when it stopped. we'll do this for a while. they fix it and get it going. craft collided with a comet. and it was the slow motion crash on to the icy surface and shut off. too far from the sun to charge the solar packs. it gave scientists the first detailed study of the comet and flew alongside it for years. it is more than 440 million miles from earth. this was a huge success they years. all in all i love the fact they meant to crash land it. >> i

a woman is suing after she says universal orlando discriminated against her. one rule barring fun because she doesn't have y23ppy yy6y >>> welcome back. hot on the web -- a deer fighting to survive a python attack. gets help from a surprising source, a hunter. >> miami man in the everglades, spotted the deer in desperate need of rescue. he recorded it on his cell phe. sharing this video. you can see the huge python, if you keep looking it's wrapped completely around that deer. the deer is very still, hunter walk up, fires several shots and scares off the python. eventually he killed the snake. the man was then able to coax that deer into running away off camera. >> lucky for that deer. >>> a team rescued five >> and blaming hurricane hermine for pushing them into the shallow water. the group dolphins plus shared images on facebook of crew members holding them on a boat. sadly they say three of them were so dehydrated with high heart rates they had to be put down. they were able to bring the two survivors to be treated at sea world orlando. >>> leftover moistur

universal orlando spokesman says they don't comment on discuss court cases. >>> new developments in san francisco 49ers quarterback colin cap kaepernick's protest of the national anthem, now there's a form of a boycott. we showed you last week kaepernick wearing socks depicting police officers as pigs. santa clara's police union sent a letter saying kaepernick continues to make inaccurate, incorrect and inflammatory statements like this one from last thursday. >> we have cops that are murdering people, we have cops racist. >> yesterday kaepernick was a no show at a church service in san francisco. he was supposed to talk about why he's refusing to stand for the national anthem. >>> u.s. soccer star megan ranenow shows her support for kaepernick. she tweeted this -- the least i can do is keep the conversation going. kaepernick says he's refusing to stand for the national anthem in protest of racial injustice and minority oppression. >>> check out the ending to yesterday's nascar camping world truck toronto. john nemechek and cole cluster battling the finish line, before custer is pushed

. >>> a woman from tucson born without arms is suing universal orlando for discrimination. jessica cox says the florida theme park refused to let her on any of its rides because she doesn't have arms. jessica is using her story to remind others not to make assumptions based on appearance. >> reporter: 33-year-old jessica cox is a thrill seeker. >> i am the first armless pilot. i scuba dive. i am a surfer. i have a black belt in taekwon do. >> reporter: worn without arms she charged the world with her feet. can't isn't in her vocabulary. >> to be rejected on every single ride that moves, there that. >> jessica, visiting universal studio in orlando with her husband, says she was not allowed on any rides because of her disability. >> experience that go type of discrimination was very upsetting, it made me angry, it made me frustrated. >> reporter: now she is suing the florida theme park for discrimination. >> i was kept from riding those rides because of a blanket restriction that said i had to have at least one hand and arm on the bar, essentially the bar out to universal to

a woman without arms said universal orlando kept her off rides she's been able to enjoy elsewhere. she was kick off of the rides and given a pamphlet with the writing policy for people with continuously gasp with at least one upper natural extremity. >> and every single ride that moves has this broad blanket restriction that says that my situation being without both arms and hands, i could not be on any of those rides. >> and say grasp there, not gas. cox said she was banned from children's rides. she is a licensed pilot and a black belt, tai fighting to bring aware tops what she calls blanket restrictions. >> and evacuations are happening in colorado. a wildfire is threatening dozens of homes and 120 firefighters are working to put out the starwood fire. the weather is not helping and it's hot and the humidity is high there. right now, that fire only 10% contains. >>> what was once her cape hermine is not done with the u.s. just yet. the storm visits the northeast and take a look at the waves. hermine is kicking them up along the shores of rhode island and there are tropical storm

it's located at universal orlando's city walk. it-- later this month. it's located orlando's city walk. >>> uber eats, that's the app that offers 24/7 food delivery from restaurants, just got dozens of more bay area customers. 75 restaurants signed up to pair with the service. it will dobie new the next -- it will debut in the next few weeks. it's the first time that the application has delivered outside of the ability to request rides. >>> let's get a check on the weather. >> well, starting to the to be a beautiful day. port richey. 73degrees, the skies are clear. and we are dealing with relatively low humidity for this time of year. so feels comfortable. 75degrees. maybe not as comfortable as yesterday but comfortable nonetheless. 86 at noon. 91degrees at 4:00 p.m. yes, till a hot day but with the drier air, only a 20% rain chance. right now, 70 in zephyrhills. tom at 76. 78 in st. petersburg. and 76 in fish hawk and sarasota. when you look at rain chances through the day, notice 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, mostly dry. the rain chances, i circled it here, well

stepping up the fight against the zika virus spread walt disney world university orlando see resort now offering free mosquito spray and lotion as a partner cases of the zika virus up and found in central florida, but there have been several confirmed cases in south florida. zika can lead to severe brainor to fax in women. a new ice cream sandwich served on a powdered donut from dunkin' donuts. customers can choose any flavor or any toppings including the september flavor of the month which just happens to be pumpkin cheesecake which features pumpkin in cheesecake gather find out who is helping for row and robin peck and a high profilen case. good morning. give the plane ready upside down in and out. to the fun ^-caret experiment l speaking of funky we have the funkiest in the business good you doing your thing. what is funny as you fly it commercially what do you like more about this solar fascinated by store fascinated by what these can do the blue angels are herere celebrating their 70th. when i am out there i hope i can do for a young personp even if it does not inspire them to beco

the christian music festival is back at university orlando. among the headliners, skillix, fleetwood mac and a fan zone to listen to live music and get autographs. tonight a candle lighting ceremony. tickets start at $5 and includes access to universal studio ace traction. >>> if you want to stay local, spring awakening at the straz center. a rock musical based on a german play. it documents the turmoil of should know the show may not be suitable for all ages. >> rhett, rhett! rhett! don't go. where should i go, what should i do in. >> frankly my dear, i don't give a damn. ed edie there it is. drop the mic and walk away. classic at the tampa theatre. watch "gone with the wind" all part of their summer classic movie ri 3:00. they are also celebrating the 77th anniversary of the movie. tickets are $10. and $8 if you are a member. >>> this is the first weekend you can check out membery's not so scary halloween party happening at the magic kingdom at disney. your little ones can dress up. get candy all around the parks and happens on select night t

the christian university is at universal orlando. colton dixon andier me camp. there will be a fan zone with more live music and autographs. tonight, there will be a ca candlelighting ceremony. tickets start at $65 and that includes access to the university studio attractions. >>> to are if you want to stay local, you can catch spring te play is a rock musical based on german play that documents the turmoil of being a teenager. show runs through september 18. tickets start at $32. but we do want to tell you the show may not be suitable for all ages. >>> rhett, rhett -- where should i go? what should i do in. >> frankly, my dear, i don't give a damn. >> alcides: so i got -- i got to be honest. i have never seen this movie. >> anjuli: me either. i was going to add it to my maternity tour. i have a list of movies that i want to watch while i am on maternity leave. lindsay, did you say you have seen it? lingz. >> lindsay: no. >> alcides: catch the classic tomorrow at tampa theatre "gone with the wind" part of their summer series at 3:00.th they are celebrating the 7

a power outage at universal studios in orlando has left riders stuck. firefighters helped remove the people stuck from several rides there. only two rides were unaffected. all the other rides affected by the power outage at universal studios in orlando. adventure. no riders were in distress or needed treatment. crews are continue to work to restore power at the teem park. a spokesperson says it's expected to happen short lie. >> the 2016 heart walk is coming up. newschannel 8 is committed to raising $100,000 once again. we need your help. fuccillo kia is matching the first $50,000 we the walk is. coming up november 12th at raymond james stadium. i walk every year because of my family. heart disease runs in my family. the i'd like to know your why. let me know. go to wfla.com. >>> slurred speech, uncontrollable movements, partial paralysis, witnessing strokes can cause us to freeze or not to the know what to do. mission to educate our community. >> i was laying on our parents' bed and watching tv. the next thing i knew, i was laying on the floor. >> patty

(jen ready to get your universal in orlando... halloween horror nights... starts tonight. they're pulling out all the stops this year, with haunted houses based on some of the scariest films and t-v shows of all time, including: the exorcist... the texas chainsaw massacre... the walking dead... and american horror story. tickets start at 56-bucks for florida residents... fast passes are extra. ((jen)) there's much more to come on let's turn it over to russell and laura - to find out what's ahead in our 6 o'clock hour. ((russell/2-shot)) finish this sentence.. "things in the world today are going to...."((laura)) coming up.. the ?surprising and ?sad answer from 57-percent of everyone who answered.. (laura/take vo) and: it's an issue we're very familiar with here in florida. now, some congressmen want to take action against hot-car deaths.. their plan, and how long it will take to implement, at six.. (russell/take vo) and: these kids sure know how to it looks like something from this is video from skyfox over polk county.. a massive sinkhole releases radioactive water ... an

. >> reporter: jessica visiting universal studios in orlando with her husband says she was not allowed on any rides because of her disability. >> experiencing that type of discrimination was very upsetting. it was -- made me angry and frustrating>> reporter: now suing the florida theme park for discrimination. >> i was kepted from riding the rides because of a blanket retricks say i least one hand and arm on the bar. sshlly the bar in front of me. >> reporter: she reached out to universal to change the policy and make the restrictions specific to certain disbill fips we reached out but haven't heard back. >> the other thing that just months later i went to a disney theme bark and was allowed to go on every single ride. >> reporter: she claims the fight isn't about money. to [ indiscernible ] to have a traumatizing experience like i did. for adult it's one thing. for a child it's traumatizing and crushing. >> reporter: the americans with disabilities act retires all recreational places including amusement park rides to be readily accessible for with disbill fips>>> thanks. >>> a phoenix

all right, a power outage at universal studios in orlando today. this happened at 10:00 this morning. it has been going on a while. firefighters helped to remove the riders from the transformers an men in black rides. power was later restored. no one was hurt. guests were encouraged to go next door to the islands of adventure which did not lose power. >>> a 14-year-old boy faced a judge today after the shooting rampage at a playground. josh benson has the latest on this story and the latest update, this young man is in court, and we don't even know if he will be tried as an adult. do we josh? >> reporter: yeah, that is what they are waiting to hear now, this could take up to 30 days toasty if they are try him as an adult. but jesse osborne will be charged as a juvenile for now. but police want to know the motive. what led him to kill his father, drive to a school and start shooting? that is where the investigation the possibility pa alleged shooter jesse osborne may have been bullied. the 14-year-old was being home schooled after he brought a mache

. >> denise: the power is back on at universeal studios many orlando after an outage this morning. the orlando fire department had to evacuate guests on two different rides. transformers and men in black alien attacks. the spokesperson says power outage affected nearly all of universeal studios including >>> the tulsa police officer accused of killing terence crutcher appeared in court for her arraignment. officer betty shelby pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder and will be back in court november 29th. shelby has been released on a $50,000 bond >> chris: police recovered two stolen van gogh paintings. the priceless art works date back to the late 1800s. they have been missing about 14 years. the paintingse their frames and reportedly in good condition. >>> a big problem for people in cocoa, florida. 100,000 bees made a home in a neighborhood tree. the hive measured 6'" long. luckily for residents, the problem solved itself and bees started swarming before taking off to go somewhere else >> denise: that's a lot of bees. look at this. were introduced to the public a

. >>> disturbing new details tonight about the arrest of a former university of arizona football player, orlando bradford, for assaulting his boyfriend. police say the woman claims bradford attacked her over several days' time and even held her hostage inside his apartment. wildcats football coach rodriguez says bradford was cut result of his actions." he is due in court later this month. >>> one man is dad, four others in custody involving a home invasion that later turned into a chase. police responding to a burglary call in west phoenix when one of the suspects left the scene. the chase later it came to an end when one of the suspects turned toward an officer holding a gun. at the hospital. he has not been identified by police. >>> a man charged in driving his truck intentionally into an intersection attempting to take his own life appeared in court today. keith johnson didn't say much to the charge after being formally charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault. police say he was depressed when he got behind the wheel yesterday morning and drove right through a red light at peo

university. >> good morning, orlando. state bill clinton on the attack for his foundation and his wife. >> her opponent attacked my foundation. i think that's because they knew they were about to report that he used his foundation to give money to your attorney general which is not legal. >> reporter: as clinton and running mate tim kaine take a break, she's relying on other big names including her daughter chelsea campaigning for the first time since giving birth to her first child. she's holding two events in pennsylvania despite her mom's lead in the polls there. it's a must-win for trump to get to the white house or as the clinton campaign sees it, a must lose. >> even if i weren't a mom this would be the most important presidential election in my lifetime because everything that i care most about i worry is at risk. >> that as clinton gets a surprise boost from the heart of reliably red texas with the dallas morning news editorial board endorsing a democrat for the first time. resume versus resume, judgment versus sk

orlando. there's a ceremony honoring all of those lost, at the university of central florida, today. there's also an important to receive money from the "one orlando fund." but city leaders want to keep the help coming. they want to keep their "assistance center" open... for another ?two ?years. that's where survivors can get grief counseling... help with housing... and other services. (jen/ today in tampa: the future of the 'sunset music festival' is up for debate again. the tampa sports authority will discuss it during a special public hearing. the two-day festival took place earlier this year at raymond james stadium. two people died and more than 50 were hospitalized. those incidents involved drugs. ray-jay has hosted the festival for the past five years. the sports authority is not expected to make any ?decisions today over whether to cut ties with the festival. but they will give the festival a list of ?changes that would need to take place, to keep the event. (jen and here's a look at some of those recommendations from the tampa sports authority. they include adding a bigger co

instead-- the university says bush will make multi-day visits as a guest instructor and presenter. he will also participate in education research and study groups. "seaworld orlando" has several ?new reasons... for guests to come back. including a new attraction... that you ?won't find at disney or universal. that's because it's will get to wear a headset during the ride... that adds special effects. it's set to debut next year. the park will also add a new dolphin nursery, a nighttime light show, and a 14 day food and music festival. toss to weather... space-x is seeing ?red this morning. as in.. the red planet. up next... the company reveals it's plans for the first ?manned mission to mars. plus... every get the urge to ?punch somebody in the face? well ?this guy is probably at the top of some people's lists. ahead this hour: why he's actually willing to let someone throw that punch... foa but first, a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. no winner in the mega millions. that jackpot goes up to 30 million for friday night. and the powerball jackpot is up to 60 million. good luck, and good day is back in less than after 40 years of making soup at progres

. >>> a university of arizona football player facing new domestic violence accusations. 20-year-old orlando bradford was kicked off the team and was jailed for charges related to assault. police say a second victim has come forward, who says that bradford assaulted her several times while they were in a relationship. bradford was arrested for domestic violence-related offenses on wednesday. feminist gloria steinem and former congressperson gabrielle giffords in the valley today to a news alert to just an incredible story that unfolded over the east valley skies, looking live at skyfox at this home in gilbert. >> yeah, this is where that plane came crashing down, the plane carrying sky divers who were all able to jump from that plane and use their parachutes to get to the ground, the plane coming down with nobody on board, crash landing into that big gilbert home right there, and again, there were two people inside, a husband and wife watchig tv when this came down, and behind the home is a huge hole in the roof where that plane calling the fire. luckily, though, it is amazing when you look

university. happening today -- former president bill clinton will be in orlando.. he's scheduled to appear at a neighboorhood center around 11- 15... according to the clinton campaign -- bill is expected to talk about his wife's plans t economy that works for everyone.. and not just those at the top.. as for hillary clinton -- she was in tampa to appeal to the millenial vote.. speaking at u-s-f.. the former secretary of state emphasized how quickly election day is approaching clinton says: "this is the clinton says: "this is the countdown to one of the most important elections in our lifetime. no matter what your age, this is going to determine so much. about your futures, the future of our children and grandchildren. it's no coincidence that clinton held her event at u-s-f. according to u-s census bureau...there are now more voting-age millennials than baby boomers. in local politics... congressman david jolly is turning the tables on his democratic opponent.. he's going after charlie crist -- for trying to tie him to donald trump.. in the video -- jolly republica

hillary clinton will hold a campaign event in orlando before attending an event with students at the university her running mate tim kaine holds one in reno, nevada. mike pence is in colorado springs, colorado, for a town hall meeting. that's a wrap for us today. "morning joe" starts right now. >> good morning. it is thursday, september 22nd. welcome to why t"morning joe." happy to be here. columnist and contributor mike barnicle. >> nothing? >> they seem kind of like mechanical. >> it's like being asleep when big papi is at the plate. >> economic analyst steve rattner is here. >> what happened -- >> rattner! >> it wasn't that. >> epic. all right. in tampa, florida, managing editor of bloomberg politics and co-host of "with all due respect" at 6:00 p.m. on msnbc, mike halperin. and in princeton, new jersey, chair of the department of african-american studies and

. >>> as university of arizona football coach rich rodriguez has dismissed orlando bradford after he is arrested on seven felony counts responded to a domestic violence call earlier today and found probable cause to arrest bradford on three counts of domestic violence kidnapping and four counts of domestic violence aggravated assault. the 20-year-old who played daringly so far for the wildcats is expected to be arraigned later tonight. he is being held at pima county jail without bond. >>> also, we have got a car and look at it. it's on fire on the u.s. 60 right at mcclintock. you can see even the cars that are getting by are going super at this point but if we hear anything, we will keep you posted. you can see some of the firefighters at the front of your screen. if we could drop the graphic so people can get a better look? justin credible what our firefighters deal with every single day. we will keep you updated on this developing story from the live desk. >>> a robber takes at two stores within minutes of each other. now the hunt is on to find a guide. >>> we want to show you the

orlando. previous attempts failed. construction of a universal studios theme park was stalled after the financial crisis in 2008. otto believes his park and rides and will hope for 12,000 customers a day per year and for children and big kids -- looking for the biggest thrills in the region. >> i'm ready to go again. >> reporter: john jenson, dubai. >>> coming up on abc 7 news at 4:00. >> here it comes. >> the damage as hurricane hermine makes landfall and where the now tropical storm is heading next. >>> plus, the backlash over donald trump's immigration policies continues days after his meeting with mexico's president. >>> and the san francisco police officer honored today for ♪ amazing sleep stays with you all day and all night. sleep number beds adjust on both sides for your best sleep ever. don't miss the biggest sale of the year. right now save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed, plus 36-month financing. hurry ends monday! know better sleep. only at a sleep number store. >>> and here is what is making headlines at 4:30. brock turner i

university of ?central florida. just like the arena football series between the storm and the orlando predators... they will call this series "the war on i-4." points will be awarded for every game played between the two schools... in ?every sport. not just football. points at the end of the year, will get a specially designed trophy... in the shape of the i-4 sign. the winner of the ?football series will also get a separate trophy. the war begins... effective immediately. when we come back, i'll have another check on your thursday forecast. plus... another recall... for a popular ice cream brand. up next: the two flavors you need to throw ?out of your freezer. well when i shop, my coupons are in a neat little stack, and my weekly ad is folded like this. ready to go... that's how i save a lot at publix. how 'bout you? two: find the deals. step three: see, that's what's great there is no step three. that's how i save at publix. how 'bout you? publix. where shopping is a pleasure. making headlines across america this morning: an update on the bombing investigation in new york. the ?wife of the suspe

university. >>> if you the victims of the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando, today is your last chance. the organization equality florida set up that fund for families of those killed and survivors of the attack. the go fund me page allows you to donate up until 5:00 this afternoon. >>> new details this morning on the death of the zoo keeper palm beach -- tiger in palm beach, as she was found in a pool of blood with the tiger standing over her. the zoo blames her death on her own error. >>> you will soon be able to get around downtown tampa early without driving your car. starting monday, hart will begin running streetcars every 30 minutes from 7:00 noon. commuters who live in downtown tampa or ybor city can get a special pass for $25. >>> we're glad you are up with action news. still ahead this morning, a rude awakening. a fearless woman jumps out of her bed and takes action during a home invasion. wow. >> plus, a long way from home. a lost manatee winds up off the coast of new england. one thing that made it more >>> video shows a woman shooting at three men during a home burglary nea

university. in 2013, bondi's office confirmed to the orlando sentinel that it was considering joining a new yorknquiry into trump u. but just days after bondi's campaign got a $25,000 donation from the trump foundation, bondi decided not to pursue the case because of, quote, insufficient grounds. both donald trump and pam bondi strongly deny there was any type of bribe or quid pro quo, but the two camps differ on how the donation came about. a spokesman for pam bondi told the associated press back in june that not only did she speak to donald trump, she personally asked him for the money. but trump recalls it differently. watch. >> i've never even -- i never spoke to her. first of all, she's beyond reproach. she's a fine person. never spoke to her about it at all. ever. >> pam bondi? >> she's a fine person. never spoke to her about it at all. never. >> reporter: that was five nevers by the way. trump acknowledges knowing pam bondi for years and having a lot of respect for her, and she clearly supports trump, even spoke at the gop convention. however the donation came about, it broke the rules fo

orlando. previous attempts failed. construction of the universal studios theme park in dubai was stalled after the financial he believes his parka got it right, hoping for 12,000 customers a day the first year. with children and big kids . >> that was awesome. >> well done. >> reporter: looking for the biggest thrills of the region. >> i am ready to go again. >> reporter: john jensen, cnn, dubai. >> i think my favorite part is that guy riding th coaster with cufflinks and a tie tied to the topic i would be terrified. >> [ laughter ] >>> 6:22 am and 64 degrees. >> still to come, the heartbreaking birthdate omaha for the boy who died at disney world this summer. >>> it is going to be mostly dry labor day but it will be hot and humid. we do have showers and thunderstorms through parts of the state this morning. i will let you know who could expect downpours this afternoon in the weather first forecast after the break. >>> cbs2 connects with the quarter. call us at one 800 222 >>> cbs2 connects with the quarter. call us at one 802 two 280 -- >>> it is

orlando tonight. she spoke exclusively with our station. also she talked about palm bondi who dropped the investigation into trump university. the wrongdoing. >> it raises sear krus questions and they need to be pursued. i have no opinion about it other than the fact that it rawzs issues that should be investigating. >> she also addressed funding for zika and the mosaic black voters. and whether or not he has responded to mark cuban's $10 million request for an interview. >>> fall begins in 12 hours but we have no fall weather to speak about. scattered showers around the area. tonight skies remain partly cloudy. the rain has ended. you will be waking up to a dry steamy start to the day with temperatures in lower 80s. the tropics continue to heat up as well. all. of the forecast is coming up next. >>> tonight mark cuban is talking about donald trump. >>> he has yet to demonstrate that he can keep his mouth shut at the right time. >>> plus -- candid interview. >> still ahead, our i team is tracking the money. >> we have breaking news out of charlotte. a protestor was shot by another protestor. protestors also shattered intervi

right after pam bondi's big re-schedule the execution fund-raiser, the "orlando sentinel" was reporting this. new york's trump universityws florida officials' attention. this was a story about how pam bondi's office, the attorney general's office in florida, they were considering having florida join other states that were suing trump university, claiming that trump university bamboozled people, including a lot of floridians out of their money. that piece ran on september 13th. pam bondi considers having florida join the suit against trump university. four days after that, september 17th, the trump foundation sends pam bondi's re-election pac, a $25,000 check, and then voila, within weeks, pam bondi's office announced they would not be pursuing a lawsuit against trump university. well, now, thanks to new reporting from "the washington post's" david farenthold, we know the $25,000 donation from the trump foundation to that pac supporting pam bondi, that was not legal. charities like the donald j. trump foundation, they can't give money to political campaigns and candidates like that. we also now know that the trump founda

we live in the center of the political universe because we live until swing zone of the nations biggest swing state. check out ad spending. nation are orlando and tampa bay followed by cleveland. second point, we have changes in the u.s. senate forecast. polls now favor the republicans. democrats need to gain at least four seats to take over the chamber. rubio has a sleeth lead in florida. mccain hanging on in arizona and kelly gaining traction in new hampshire. it looks as if the democrats may come up one seat short. republicans may hold onto we have a long way to go and changes in the presidential race can shake up the senate races as well. third point bs both candidates have problems with their foundations. first hillary clinton faced criticism for mixing state business with the clinton foundation. trump appeared to use funds from his charitable foundation to settle business lawsuits. the washington post laid out the evidence and trump said the piece got it wrong but did not about it. they are both facing questions that may dog them through the election. on the subject of elections we investigated voter fraud in reports over the past six

developing news out of orlando where there was a massive power outage at universal studios. sky fox flew over the park a while ago as guests were being evacuated from rides. almost all the rides and restaurants in the park lost power around 10:00. and empye out of dark areas and off of some of the roads. orlando fire department crews had to help get people off the transformers and the men in black rides. islands of adventure, right next door, did not lose power. the power came back on a little while ago but right now, they're testing all the rides to make sure that everything is okay. new at noon, a thief in dade city may have gotten away with a crime except he left his wallet simpson and took a chain saw and leaf blower. he said he didn't take anything but when police went to his house, they found the chain saw. he wouldn't tell them what happened to the leaf blower. he was arrested and taken to jail. we have some good news to share with you. jose fernandez's missing high school jersey has been found. this morning a family noticed a large envelope leaning against the ticket

orlando sentinel. he is deciding whether or not to investigate trump university and she didn't, that kind of stinks. >>re may have been evidence of the organization that the trump campaign has or the trump organization has. they reported the gift to a similar sounding group. while it looks and sounds bad, i'm not sure it is a smoking gun. >> doesn't it play into the same thing that mr. trump accuses the clintons of. if you give money you get access and decisions this. >> first, and thank you for having me. as it relaces tes to this issue we're doing this fit for tat, when you look at the clinton foundation, charity navigator is not reviewing them because of a-typical practices. i think this pales in comparison to all of the bad things. >> i could not disagree more. charity-and-a-half gat charity navigator gave it an a rating and charity watch -- >> maybe in the last week, but charity navigator has consistently had on their website they refuse to review them because of the a typical practices. they do not understand the model of governing. >> that has changed, they now gave it an a rating. they dived in

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funding for a video camera surveillance project in the tourist quarter downtown orlando and in areas near the university to a loss of funding we have not been able to expand the project into areas around our top tourist destinations. prior to june 12, 2016, we held more than a dozen training exercises over the past 12 years. i believe the agencies responding to the pulse incident flawlessly initiated an active shooter response because of training paid for through historical funding. you have a list of the training exercises in your material. we train to respond as a region to a terror attack or other disaster. about 150 of my deputies along with multiple law enforcement, fire and ems agencies responded to assist the orlando police department during the pulse incident. because of the infrastructure connections in our region, it is a natural thing to have regional capability and vulnerability assessment. regional preparedness and response and recovery efforts are pivotal to the mission of stopping and/or reducing terror attacks. presently fema uses the office of management and budgets geographical boundar

funding for a video camera surveillance project in the tourist quarter, downtown orlando and areas near the university of central florida. due to a loss of funding we have not been able to expand the project into areas around our top tourist destinations. prior to june 12th 2016 we had more than a dozen u.s. training exercises over the past 12 years.st i believe the agencies responding to the pulse incident flawlessly initiated an active shooter response because of re training paid through historical funding.at you have a list of the training exercises. we train to respond as a reasonn to a terror attack or other disaster. about 150 of my deputies, along with multiple other law enforcement, fire and ems agencies responded to assist the orlando police department during the pulse incident. because of the infrastructure connections in our region it is a natural thing to have regional capability and vulnerability inc assessment.nd regional -- -- committed to stopping and reducing terror attacks. presently the people na uses the budget to defined in the federal register when calculating risk storeses for m

university. >>> now the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action weather. >> good evening. rains continue to pop up. most of the heavy stuff is around orlando. that extends all the way down to the gulf of mexico. and the center of circulation of what we're tracking is right about there. hurricane center actually said there was a chance they would deem this a depression by 5:00. they didn't. but this moisture will continue rolling in overnight. if you look at the clouds right now, the thickest clouds are on the east coast. if you look at futurecast, clearly tonight and tomorrow morning, heavy rains will start rolling in across our area. a closer look at that. i'll let you know how long this will stick around coming up. >> thank you, denis. >>> new information surrounding a heart breaking picture we a court granting temporary custody of this 2 month old girl to her biological father. authorities confirming that her mother tested positive for cocaine and opiates. the baby was found in a car seat after a crash yesterday. the mother was found dead alive and the boyfriend unconscious inside the car. >>> deputies say 22-year-old jefferson and 19-y

university tomorrow to cam pane for clinton. donald trump will head to a different battleground state today, florida. scheduled to hold a rally in orlandoat melbourne international airport tonight.ç right now, trump and clinton are neck and neck in the polls in florida. the next debate will be next 10/4. they will be at the washington university on october 9th. >>> a public meeting is set for tonight in east greenville for citizens of that town and nearby pennsburg. upper perkiomen officers patrol both towns. earlier east greenville voted to disband and form its own police force to save money. pennsburg officials favor expanding the current joint police department. >>> several local police departments will wear body cameras thanks to a new grant from the department of justice. the d.o.j. handed out $20 million to departments in more than 30 states in our area, evesham and camden county police departments will get money, so will new castle county police and the lehigh police department. >>> 5:07. today in south jersey, 76ers training camp gets under way at stockton university. the sixers held its annual media day yesterday. we got a loo

universe. the beauty queen is firing back. cnn's sara murray is live in orlando with more. what's the latest, sara? >> reporter: good morning, alisyn. well, i don't think a battle with a beauty queen is quite what donald trump expected to come out of that debate. and while even his supporters acknowledge he may have missed opportunities on that stage, he certainly tried to make up for them on the campaign trail here in florida last night, calling hillary clinton virtually incompetent, as he threw every attack he could think of her way. >> i've been working to get rid of that crooked woman. >> reporter: hillary clinton may have rattled donald trump, but last night the self-proclaimed counterpuncher was ready to throw some jabs. >> hillary clinton, i mean, she is virtually incompetent. >> reporter: as clinton is riding high off her solid debate performance. >> did anybody see that debate last night? oh, yes! one down, two to go. >> reporter: trump's claiming he didn't unleash his full arsenal against clinton in the first debate. >> i watched her very carefully and i was also

orlando. he kidnapped and raped a woman he picked up for a ride. this happened near the university of central florida in july. the victimai her out of the car and into a strange home. he forced her back into the car but she was able to dial 911. >> while she was in transit she they told her to keep the phone down it was an open line she was talking out loud to make it look like a normal conversation with the driver the suspect. and they would give landmarks. >> smart girl. more victims and asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> this is a story we get hired of hearingment three dogs recovering after they were left in a car while the owner went to the mall to age out. an employee spotted the dog and the window tracked. the temperature was 103. one was unconscious the other could not stand. >> heat stroke is a common cause of death we try to put out the information on the why you should not do that to the pet. >> when they caught up with the owner, that's him there. edgar marcel he had been there over an hour. he was arrested and charged with animal cruelty. the dogs

media outlets have filed a lawsuit asking for the orlando police department to release all of the 9-1-1 calls from that night. the stanford university swimmer-- convicted of rape... is leaving jail after serving just three months of what many called a lenient-- six month sentence. "he should have never been in our jail, he should have been in prison. but, this is the end of it for us, yes, he's been released from custody." " brock turner is heading back to his parent's ohio home.... just months after receiving the sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. turner was arrested in january of 2015 and charged with three felonies. instead of the six year sentence recommended by prosecutors, santa clara county judge aaron persky sentenced him to six months. " to read that victims only got three months for violating her so egregiously turner is considered a tier three sex offender-- which will require him to register with police every 90 days. the former subway spokesman who is jailed for to child pornography charges... is now suing the parents of one of his victims. two parents filed the lawsuit against jared fogle on behalf