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Someone shot at eastbound car, causing it to swerve into a wall between I-49 ramp and Common Street/Line Avenue exit off I-20E

Part of i-95 shut down for much of the day in florida. the interstate littered with accidents. and abc's victor oquendo from florida tonight. >> reporter: motorists on one of florida's busiest stretch of highway watching in horror as deputies surround a man near west palm beach. guns drawn, car smoking. police say the confrontation began shortly after the suspect shot a female companion at a shopping center at 9:30 this morning. >> a white male suspect shot a white female, put her in the vehicle and fled the scene. >> reporter: 15 minutes later, authorities start to receive calls of an erratic...

On in ft. smith? >> i think the quality of life here is excellent and it's going to continue to get even better as we continue to grow the things that keep young people here when they graduate from university. >> reporter: what's your biggest priority as mayor? >> overall, i'd say it's our infrastructure needs. >> reporter: the mayor and other local boosters say there's one infrastructure project that would dramatically transform ft. smith's fortunes. i got to tell you, this is the first time i've ever been on a future interstate in my entire life. >> i hope this is the last time here on this ...

President trump won the region overwhelmi overwhelmingly. how would you describe the quality of life and what's going on here? >> i think the quality of life here is xe henlt aexcellent andg to continue to get better as we grow the things that keep young people here. >> reporter: what's your biggest priority as mayor? >> overall, our infrastructure needs. >> reporter: the mayor and others say there's one infrastructure project that would transform their fortunes. this is the first time i've ever been on a future spinterstate i my life. >> we hope to get this finished very quickly. we've been w...

>> how would you describe the quality of life and what is going on in fort smith? >> quality of life is excellent and it'll continue to get better as we continue to grow the things that keep young people here when they graduate from the university. >> what's your biggest priority as mayor? >> overall, i'd say it's our infrastructure needs. >> reporter: the mayor and other local boosters say there's one infrastructure project that would dramatically transform fort smith's fortunes. >> this is the first time i've been on a future interstate in my life. >> i hope this is the last time you're on t...