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it s sunday the 8th of january. also ahead: theresa may sets out her vision for britain. the prime minister says she wants to build a shared society with a commitment to fairness. london underground staff get ready to start a 24 hour strike tonight as millions of commuters face a chaotic start to the week. an iraq war veteran has been charged after five people were shot dead at fort lauderdale airport in florida. in sport: three premier league sides are knocked out by lower league opposition in the fa cup third round among them bournemouth, who were beaten 3 0 by league one side millwall. and helen has the weather. good morning. a very similar day to yesterday, weatherwise. it is grey and misty with fog in a few localities first thing. i will have more details if you join me in 15 minutes. thanks, helen. good morning. first the main story. the israeli ambassador has apologised for comments which appear to show an embassy employee plotting to bring down a government ....
afternoon. a deadly accident on interstate 4 that s causing big traffic problems for you this afternoon. let s send it to paul in eagle 8 hd. he has the latest, paul? reporter: good news, i can tell you at least two of the eastbound lanes of i-4 have been opened. now, where this accident is, let me set the stage for you, it s between dr. martin luther king jr. boulevard and the 301 exit. almost to the fairgrounds. and if i push in, it involves investigators are scouring over trying to figure out what happened. and if i move the camera up this way, and this white semi- truck. the front right side of the semi-truck is bashed up. the two must have collided at some point. but right now, it s a fatal accident. so there is an investigation ongoing. two lanes of the road are open. but it s very a very slow go through out of downtown, really slow as they investigate thank you for the update. a young bradenton girl was attacked and robbed on the way to the bus stop. report ....
work clothes including his beanie with his name tag still on it. it unmistakable. reporter: the men targeted two nearby neighborhoods as well. the sunset vista and mission hills community in lakeland. video from one of the homes shows the men checking for unlocked cars. they stole guns, cash, and more. they were later caught on camera using a victim s credit card at a gas station. investigators posted the photos on facebook and the tips started rolling in. like . you re on camera. that is what burglars need to understand. you can t escape the camera. reporter: we are told the fathers of two of the suspects turned them in. a judge denied bond for devonte jefferson and jamie sanders. they are still looking for andrew martin, the third suspect. he has his car back and some of the belongings inside. he says he is very thankful for newschannel8. the search is on for the man who attacked and robbed a 16-year-old bradenton girl walking to her school bus stop this mor ....
newschannel8 s john rogers. reporter: shortly after 6:00 this morning, it was very dark outside. and a 16-year-old girl was approaching the intersection of 20th street east and 50th avenue drive east. so he grabbed my backpack. he tackled me to the ground. he told me hey, take your clothes off. reporter: she tried to fight him off with little success. i was afraid i was going to die. reporter: thankfully, a car passed by and the man got up, took her phone and ran off. the girl is going to be okay, no attacker. officials have notified parents and the manatee county sheriff s office plans to have deputies near the bus stop the rest of the week. if you have any information, call crime stoppers. john rogers, newschannel8. we are finding out new information about the school bus driver cited this morning in a crash in polk county. three students were taken to the hospital for evaluation. frederick mcclellen for right of way violation. in april of 2016, he was invo ....
speaking up tonight. taking on the no fly list. a virginia man s four-year challenge takes the next step forward in federal court. she signed up to serve her community, but tonight a young firefighter is the one who needs help. she lost nearly everything when a fire in her building spread to her apartment. news4 s megan fitzgerald live in d.c. with a story you ll see only on news4. meagan? she said she joined the fire department because she wanted to help people, but she never imagined she would be the one calling for help. it takes courage and dedication to be a first responder. just ask 21-year-old tanisha morr morris. through the cadet program i spent a year in training and then i graduated february 18. reporter: shejo i really wanted to be in a field where i can help people and just, you know, have open arms to them whenever they call us. reporter: but on easter sunday, it was morris who was forced to call 911. i opened doothe door and smed the smo ....