tv WESH 2 News Sunrise NBC January 18, 2016 6:00am-7:00am EST
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>> local, live, late-breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. michelle: right now on wesh 2 news sunrise. a quiet night turns to terror, as two crooks break into a home to threaten a local family. the major mistake police say the crooks made. brett: and today, many floridians will be cleaning up, after a deadly line of severe storms moved across the state, spawning at least three tornadoes. we' ll survey the damage. amy: behind those storms, much colder air will flow into us. how cold it feels for you out the door in your first alert forecast. michelle: plus, sparks-fly as the democrats go head-to-head in
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ll have a look at the highlights that have the political world buzzing this morning. it is 6:00 on your monday morning. thank you for joining us. i am michelle imperato. brett: i am brett connolly. we will start with a live look at daytona beach. along the coast, another cold start for central florida. amy: the cold front that brought the storms yesterday morning started bringing the cold air all date yesterday. it was windy and cool. now, even more cold airport in. now, even more cold airport in. we have dropped into the 30' s and 40' s this morning. we have a breeze still, so we have windchill. it feels colder than it actually is. by noon today, we will only be in the upper 50' s. we will top out in the upper 60' s for highs. -- lower 60' s for our highs. we had been dropping since midnight. we may drop a little bit more since we are still about an hour away from sunrise.
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orlando has dropped to 44. and no board, we have made it to 45 degrees. the windsor anywhere between 5, 10, 15 miles per hour. it is the breeze that makes it feel that much colder. we have windchill at 38 in sanford. i was feeling like freezing in ocala. palm coast is at 34. and leesburg it feels like 38 degrees. we will climb only to the lower 60' s today. 62 and on what an oviedo. 63 our high in orlando. 62 the high today in cocoa. time for traffic now. here is ted. ted: looking at i-4. a nice open drive here. the i-4 ultimate roadwork that was blocking is now cleared. daytona beach out of i-95, we have here the main shot. that is northbound.
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westbound, right near the airport toll plaza, on the 520 it is not looking so bad. -- the 528, it is not looking so bad. overnight, police want to find two home invaders, who, they say, targeted the wrong house. michelle: it made for a rude awakening for a family on that' s just off john young parkway at the 408. wesh 2' s alex villarreal is live this morning. alex, do we know what happened here. alex: we do. there were at least two people that showed up at the doorstep here at this home on harwood street. a mom and her two kids were inside. police say that the men knocked on the door, and when she opened it, they forced their way inside. it was an absolutely terrifying ordeal for this family overnight.
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said, "you know what we are here for." however, the mom and her kids did not. the gunman may have gone into the wrong house. they did search the home, police say probably for money. that was something that was confirmed by the grandmother at the home. she was not there at the time, but she says that is what her daughter reported. they then left the area in what is described as a gray, older model chevrolet in pollock. it happened just after midnight. -- impala. it happened just after midnight. the grandmother said that seeing her daughter and her two grandchildren go through this is something very scary. >> they were shaken up. they were all in dark close. they pulled out their guns on them. they were looking for money.
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amy: -- alex: the good news here is that no one was hurt. the suspects were said to be wearing dark clothing and covering their faces with masks. we will follow the search for them. the grandmother said that there could be as many as three or more. police say they are looking for two suspects. we will update you as soon as we get more information. live in orlando, alex villarreal, wesh 2 news. brett: new from overnight, vehicle that slammed into a church. eatonville. lost control. it knocked over a stop sign, cleared some bushes in front of the church. it also knocked down a wall. fortunately, there does not appear to be a lot of damage to the actual church.
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we are waiting for police to give a specific details on the case. when they give them to us, we will share them with you. michelle: now to our commitment 2016 coverage. a very tight race in iowa right now for the democrats. three candidates faced off last night in a not-so-friendly debate. tracie potts has a recap. tracie: clear differences between democratic candidates on one control. >> he has voted for the gun lobby numerous times. tracie: on health care. >> i do not want to seek the republicans repeal it and us start over again with a contentious debate. >> we are paying outrageous highs. tracie: on money. >> i do not want wall street' s money or yours.
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tonight that said i will not raise taxes on the middle class. tracie: bernie sanders and martin o' malley wrought up secretary clinton' s ties to wall street. >> the fact is that you would not go as far with wall street as i would. tracie: they called vladimir putin a bully, and said that their relationship was interesting. they also spoke about doing with ironic, isis, and client change. this comes just two weeks before i what weighs in. donald trump was mentioned a few times here. though, mentioned during the republican debate. brett: the ironic nuclear deal is now in effect -- the iran nuclear deal is now in effect. and as part of that deal, five americans, held as prisoners in iran, are waking up as free men today. three flew to switzerland, then went to germany last night. they went first to a u.s. military hospital.
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a minister, and a former marine, prisoner exchange. president obama: today we' re , united in welcoming home sons and husbands and brothers who, in lonely prison cells, have endured an absolute nightmare.> brett: a group of iranians, who were held captive in texas, also walked free as part of the deal. michelle: this morning, firefighters are still working to determine what caused this building to catch fire in leesburg. the flames broke out on saturday night at 14th street and center street. firefighters rushed to the scene to prevent the fire from spreading to fuel tanks parked nearby. a witness who lives in the area says the building has been vacant for years and had fallen into disrepair. police also say the structure faced several pending code violations before the fire. >> it was in such bad shape. any high winds or bad storms coming through here would' ve been very destructive for anybody in the neighborhoods around here. there would be metal all over the place.
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the fire. happening today, government officials will be joining others across the country in service of martin luther king jr. today. fbi director james comey will take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the king memorial in washington, d.c.. attorney general loretta lynch will speak at the national action network' s annual king day breakfast. brett: over the weekend, a luncheon was held to honor what would' ve been dr. king' s 87th birthday. his dream of nonviolent social change. >> it is the three isms that still king talked about that still exist, racism, military, and poverty, these are issue that have not gone away, still other states. people have people who undo the many things he accomplished , particularly with voting
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brett: -- michelle: on the smart luther king junior day, we are starting things off a little cold. when the sun comes out, it will not do a whole lot for us. brett: not a lot. the difference is that last week we only saw other bit -- we only saw some great england. today we' ll see some sun. amy: about the sun that makes it feel a little bit warmer. but it will still be rather cold today. look at the numbers and how it compares to average. we are supposed to be at 71. instead, we will top out at 63. now, we are not quite done dropping yet this morning. sunrise did not happen for another hour yet. we still have time for the numbers to head down even more. we are in marion county. 38 in reddick. 45 right now in claremont.
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s across orange and osceola counties. 44 in winter park. 42 degrees in kenansville. 39 in pearson. 43 import orange. 46 and port st. john. inland brevard is in the 40' s as well. as you plan your day, there will be lots of sunshine. do not forget the sunglasses. a lot of kids are off from school, we will only be in the upper 50' s by noon. lower 60' s is where we are headed for our highs. time for traffic now. here is ted. ted: we have a live look here from the chopper. they are flying into seminole county. but at the westbound flow, it is looking pretty good. things are looking good from the sky. i for in volusia county, we have reports of an accident around mile marker 126.
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also in goldenrod, we have a crash in that area. consider using semoran as an alternate. you can see i four at the 408 interchange, traffic is moving nicely. brett: ted thank you. today, -- michelle: the conflicting reports of what happened that now has investigators scratching their heads. brett: the days of listening to
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local church. this happened in eatonville. you can see a knocked over stop sign. it went over some bushes in front of the church and knocked into a wall. michelle: this morning, we are looking for -- waiting for dash cam footage that showed a deputy shooting someone at a traffic stop. brett: this happened and felt late on saturday. investigators say that he had no choice but to shoot. as soon as he pulled on -- put on the blue lights, the cart sort of creeds into the driveway area. an individual came out of the vehicle with what appeared to be a firearm. brett: the deputy has been placed on leave, but that deputy' s name has not been released. michelle: people are picking up the pieces right now after a storm went through over the weekend.
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jazmin: it seemed no part of florida was spared. we' ll start with a home in manatee county. it got level. the impact killed two grandparents, injuring there for grandkids and another adult. moments later, a confirmed ef2 tornado slammed into siesta key. condo complex. ef1. pareto. house. winds were strong enough to bring down this cute sign. it was strong enough to survive weekend' s thunderstorm. other areas saw tree limbs and other debris. across the state
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some for just minutes. some are still without power. michelle: jazmin walker, they do so much. things are feeling a lot calmer right now. amy, we are still feeling to win today. amy: it is still breezy. we talk about temperatures in the 30' s and 40' s, and the wind. we have windchill. a deadly feels colder this morning. -- it definitely feels colder this morning. take a look at what is going on today. if you are off school, off work, maybe you are headed out to events on your smart luther king junior day. it will be cold and breezy throughout the day. our highs will top out in the lower 60' s. that breeze will continue to bring in the cold air. sunset tonight is that 5:52. once we get past sunset, our temperatures will drop off quickly. in the evening, we will be back down into the 40'
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all of us are a few degrees colder than the average. tomorrow morning, it is going to be even colder than this. the lack of wind tomorrow will really allow those temperatures to drop off through sunrise. 41 right now and the villages. 45 in sanford. 45 in kissimmee. 45 in winter haven. there is the wind. like in some spots. up to 15 miles per hour at times. it is making it feel colder than it actually is. yesterday, we had some severe storms in the morning. that is due to the cold front that is not to the south of us. -- now to the south of us. that will continue to come in today and into wednesday. lots of sunshine though. it will just be cold and dry. the humidity levels will be quite low.
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61 in claremont. 62 in longwood and oviedo. 63 in orlando and winter park. at the coast, upper 50' s to lower 60' s. 61 degrees at cocoa beach. 623 at palm bay. overnight tonight, it is going to be even colder than it will be this morning. i expect the metro area to drop into the upper 30' s. a couple of clouds will keep us dropping down to freezing. our winds will be out of the north west. they will be a little bit lighter than this morning. it will deftly feel cold tomorrow morning. colder even then today. tomorrow and wednesday, we will keep the same pattern around. once we get into thursday and friday, that is when we will start to get some changes. the winds will shift around.
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our next cold front approaches. after that, we will get some cold air over our next weekend. ted: i have a crash right before university boulevard. it is going to impact your drive. 436 is a good backup plan. shoppers are in route. we' ll see if it is impacting -- choppers are in route. we will see if it is impacting your roadways. eastbound about three miles before u.s. 92. we have a crash partially blocking a right lane. eastbound. westbound is on the right here. the ice for westbound westbound, a perfect drive. michelle: calls going at a florida 911 center. brett: the caller was on a call
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brett: 911 calls going unanswered for minutes on end. this morning, broward county has michelle: a dispatcher was was ordering pizza. >> that one is nine dollars $.49. -- nine dollars $.49. >> ok, and i think that' s all my cash orders, and i have three card orders. michelle: investigators say, back in september, francis francois let the emergency lines ring for eight minutes, while she ordered lunch for her coworkers. one of those callers was an optical shop that had a patient faint during an exam. >> i thought there would be more than one person answering the t believe there is just the one lady. in the end. that dispatcher was given a letter of reprimand for failing to hang up when the 911 lines rang. brett: a seaworld dolphin has died.
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it is published that the dolphins lifespan roughly is 18 years. that' s the long exceeded that. she was brought to orlando florida from san diego. michelle: apple radio is setting to turn the off switch on their free itunes radio. a spokesperson says that it won out be charged for $9.99 a month. that allows you to listen without ads. after it is gone, beats one will be the only free radio available. brett: a search for a toddler. michelle: why some volunteers with missing themselves. amy: -- alex: it was a scary night for an orlando mom went to math done meant forced their way into her home. white police say the home invaders may have gotten the wrong house. amy:
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this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. michelle: right now on sunrise, a rude awakening for a local family as two crooks breaking in, looking to rob them. the big mistake investigators say the suspects made that forced them to leave empty handed. brett: today is martin luther king junior day. we will have a look at some of the local offense honoring his agassi. michelle: black bear' s up a tree caused quite a stir in a local neighborhood. thank you for waking up with us. i am michelle imperato. brett: and i am brett connolly. we want to show you a live look outside. another cold start to central florida today. this is in melbourne today. amy, the sun will come out to one things up a little bit. but not a whole lot for us. amy: yes, it is going to be a cool day for us. kind of last three as well with
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with all that wind. that would will continue today. from sunrise. it will get a lot brighter. the sun will help temperatures climb, but we will only make it up to 58 degrees by noon. the lower 60' headed for afternoon highs. 39 at the palm coast right now. a whole lot colder than yesterday morning. 44 in orlando. 45 right now in melbourne. we are talking about windchills too. the winds are at 15 miles per hour. 10 to 15 miles per hour winds in much of central florida has it feeling much colder. that 45 feels a lot like 41 in melbourne. lots of sunshine today. look at our highs no.
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lake. at flagler beach. let' s get a traffic update now with ted. ted: it is a tough drive for road in east orange county. down. this is just before university boulevard. if you are traveling northbound, you' ll want to use semoran to get around that crash. and other crash on i-4. we have a right lane block. it looks like -- looks like the little bit. to hit the brakes for about five or six extra minutes. not the case on the 408. westbound is wide open and looking great through downtown orlando.
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police want to find to home invaders that they say target the wrong house. brett: michelle: it made for a -- it made for a rude awakening for a family on harwood street, that' s just off john young parkway at the 408. wesh 2' s alex villarreal is live this morning. alex: you can imagine how scary this was for the mom and her two teenagers at their home in hardwood street -- on hardwood street. you hear a knock at the door, no to answer it, and there are two masked gunmen there. they pushed their way inside, reportedly saying, "you know what we are here for." it appears the gunman may have gone into the wrong house.
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eight then left the area and what is described as a great, older model, chevrolet in pollock -- chevrolet impala. we talked to a woman identifying herself as the grandmother. she said that seeing her great -- daughter and grandchildren go through something like this is very scary. >> we have the wrong house. these young people do not care. everybody is not training their kids. these young kids just running around, breaking into people' s houses. trying to steal instead of going to work. alex: ident, the grandmother reiterating what police are saying. it appears the suspects targeted the wrong house. the good news is that nobody was hurt. the suspects were said to be wearing dark clothing and
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we will continue to follow the search for them, and we will bring you updates on air and on wesh.com. brett: the man accused of to sleep injuring a delivery driver with a straight bullet will return to court for the second time in a matter of days. a judge ordered jai brown held without bond over the weekend. but that could change during a hearing tomorrow. investigators say brown fired the shot that hit christopher peck last week. at the time, peck had a delivery near the esplinade apartments at rio grande and americana boulevard. michelle: also in orange county, detectives are hoping for a lead in a double shooting. it happened late saturday night on lanette street in orlando. one person was hit in the shoulder, another grazed in the head. they were rushed to ormc and are expected to survive. orlando police are still looking for information on a suspect. brett: investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire that gutted a mobile home in ocala. pictures from marion county fire rescue show firefighters working
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night on six -- southwest sixth lane. the home was vacant and a total loss. no one was hurt. michelle: 48 hours and still no sign of a maitland man who took off from home. 23-year-old john heath noss' parents say he' s on the autism spectrum and they' re worried. noss was last seen at home near tuscarora trail and ponca trail early saturday. he was wearing a gold ' life is good' t-shirt with black basketball shorts and black new balance tennis shoes. call police if you see him. brett: today the democratic presidential candidates will be back on the campaign trail after participating in their final showdown before voters have their say in iowa. and with the polls tightening in that first contest hillary clinton and bernie sanders sharpened their attacks. wesh 2' s jazmin walker joins us now with a look at last night' s debate. jazmin: the gloves came off between hillary clinton and
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the two were shouting over each other at times. hillary clinton pounded bernie sanders on her -- his gun control record. bernie sanders his back with her position on wall street. health care seems to be the major dividing line. >> lower the cost of health care for middle-class families by $5,000. >> i am not sure if we are talking about the plan you just introduced tonight or the plan you introduced nine times in the congress. the fact is, we have the affordable care act. jazmin: two hours before the debate, bernie sanders released a proposal that would create a medicare for all health care system. it would be funded by upper class and the wealthy. heather clinton contested that it would put obama care at risk. martin o' malley struggled at times to get a word in. he was heard off-camera at one point begging for just 10
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michelle: the tightening battle between donald trump and ted cruz is getting personal. brett: ted cruz continues to attack what he calls new york values. mr cruz: it is amusing, saying the media elite in new york and dc run around with their hair on fire wondering what on earth are new york values? i' ll tell you and the rest of the country, people understand exactly what that means. brett: last week, cruz criticized trump for his views on abortion and gay marriage. those who think he' s too liberal. trump: i' m conservative, but elements of what i believe in, s what people really i' m going to solve our trade i' m going to solve our military
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m going to get rid of isis. brett: trump also hit cruz hard for failing to report a loan from citi-bank, which is based in new york city. michelle: now to tennessee, where cold weather and rough terrain is complicating the search for a missing toddler. noah chamberlain wandered off thursday while hiking in the woods with his grandmother and sister. searchers are determined to bring him home. >> you can' t give up on there' s a two-year-old out there and it' s cold. we have got to bring this baby home. michelle: six volunteers were reported missing sunday during the search. it turns out one was hurt and they were waiting for help. now, investigators are asking for professionals only. brett: this morning, law students will help pick up a park as part of their day of service for martin to king junior day. expect delays in that area through noon. and south apopka, the parade will begin at noon at the john h bridges center. 84-legged invasion has one local neighborhood wasn' t with fear and all.
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michelle: good morning. we are still chilly here. brett: we need that son to come up soon and warm us up. amy: we will climb a little bit , and it will be sunny, but we will be well below average. the sun that we were dealing with yesterday morning -- there' s a lot of cold air coming in. by next day we should be in the mid-to-upper 50' s. a lot of sunshine. the cold breeze will continue to come in out of the north. giving our temperatures in the lower 60' s for our highs.
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belleview is at 39. silver springs is at 38. lake mary is at 42. windemere 46. 43 right now in winter park. i can see my breath. even though we are not in the 30' s, it is cold here at the winter park studios. 46 degrees right now at port st. john. as you plan your day, you can see that temperatures will climb. we will only make it into the upper -- lower 60' s and most spots today. i' ll take you around county by county and we' ll talk about how long the cold stretch will last in just a few minutes. for now, let us send us best send it inside to ted noah with a traffic check. ted: looking at i-4 here. there is a crash. it was blocking a right lane, it is now off to the side. we were also talking about a
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before university boulevard. that has been blocking some it has now been cleared. here is a look at i-4. we are tracking the westbound delays out of seminole into it is still a nice-looking drive. this is altamonte springs into cost you six minutes if you leave right now. at the bottom of the screen, we have your travel times. michelle: just incredible to see. you just watched a failed landing of a space x rocket. spacex says, a support leg broke, when the rocket was trying to land on a barge yesterday. the rocket successfully launched a satellite into space from vandenberg air force base in california. now to a story that you will
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there was quite a spectacle in what kyla over the weekend. -- in wekiva neighborhood. brett: jazmin walker joins us now to talk about it. jazmin: they took residence up in a tree. the problem is that the bear -- the tree is in the middle of a cul de sac. on sunday, people neighborhood overheard mama bear they were just hungry. our cameras got a look at neighbors' faces as the mama bear moved across two limbs to get to her cubs. >> it is so freaky to just see them wandering around. you just never know what is going to happen. >> my kids love to play up in up and down. you cannot really play when
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jazmin: police know about the bears, but they expect them to come down on their own. in the meantime, parents and kids will have to stay on edge. this is not the first time. another large bear was spotted on that street on halloween. michelle: straight ahead, we are looking at your top stories. brett: first here is what is happening on the today show. >> the provincial race is growing more intense with the iowa caucuses just two weeks away. debate stage. republicans step up their attacks on each other. t covered. about it? why some schools are cutting class time for more recesses. how often are passenger planes thoroughly cleaned?
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we have some dry air filtering in, and that air is cool as well. good morning. it is 10 minutes before 7:00. i and amy sweezey. we are headed into the lower 60' s today, and that is it. that is well below average. with the stores -- storms that hit over the weekend, we now have a cold front coming in, cooling us down. today, tomorrow, and wednesday. we' ll keep our averages below 71. we also have more storms on the way on friday. in orlando, it is only 44 degrees. when you take the breeze at nine miles per hour, it feels like temperatures are even colder. and feel -- deadly some wind chill -- definitely some wind chill this morning. you want a jacket. it feels colder with the breeze.
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45 in sanford and kissimmee. 44 in orlando. winds continue to come out of the north. it is dry air as well. i do not expect many call today. so it will be a bright blue sky. the sunshine will not be able to bring our temperatures back to normal. instead, we will only be in the upper 50' s and lower 60' s. 60 are high in the villages. 62 today in claremont. 63 our high in winter haven. also in st. cloud and kissimmee. longwood and sanford at 62. orlando at 63 degrees. we will top out at 69 in palm coast. -- 59 in palm coast. if you are headed to the beach to enjoy the holiday and the sunshine, keep in mind that the breeze will keep things pretty
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overnight, our lows will be even colder than this morning. we will drop into the mid- various and a lot of our northern places. i do not expect any freezing temperatures. 39 tomorrow morning for our low in orlando. olympic colder than today. over tomorrow -- a little bit colder than today. over tomorrow and wednesday, very little will change. thursday and friday is when things will start to change. we will climb back into the 70' s. our lows will climb as well. we will see showers and storms on a friday when the next cold front approaches. ted: we are looking at i-4. a crash is now off to the side. this is three miles before the international speedway boulevard offramp to as you can say -- see, offramp. as you can see, it is not really
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you' re the conway area, things are not so bad for this morning drive. as we take a look at our skyview over downtown orlando, this is eastbound on the right side. as you drive through downtown orlando from john young to colonial, it will cost you five minutes. the seminole rest area to clone will -- to colonial, about a 15 minute commute. brett: here is a look at the stories making headlines this monday morning. michelle: two crooks remain on the run in orange county. after detectives say they broke into the wrong house. orlando police say the suspects entered a home on harwood street just after midnight. police say they were searching for something, but left after realizing the family didn' t know what they were talking about. brett: investigators are trying to figure out what lead a car to slam into an eatonville church overnight. it happened around midnight at the macedonia missionary baptist church. the church did not sustain heavy damage. we' re still waiting on police to give us specific details. michelle: today is martin luther king junior day. there will be dozens of events across the country to honor his legacy along with thousands of
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service. ocoee and south apopka will host parades. brett: firefighters are still working to determine what caused this building to catch fire in leesburg. it happened on saturday night at 14th street and center street. police say the structure faced several pending code violations before the fire. no one was injured. michelle: deputies in orange county are hoping for a lead in a double shooting. it happened late saturday night on lanette street in orlando. one person was hit in the shoulder, another grazed in the head. they were rushed to ormc and are expected to survive. brett: despite the holiday, trash will be picked up in orange county today. crews will be out on regular garbage and recycling collection routes for people who are supposed to get service today. if you have any questions, orange county is asking you to
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anywhere from about 10 to 15 miles per hour. when you factor in the wind, it feels even colder. look at these wind chill' s right now. it feels like 44 in palm coast. in orlando -- we are about 20 minutes away from sunrise. when you do comes, we will have a lots of it. we also have the cold air coming in as well. 63 will be our high in orlando. 63 our high also in no board. we will be colder tomorrow morning then this morning. in the afternoon, we will be colder as well. we' ll be back in the 70' s that end of the week. ted: a crash in volusia county. it is partially blocking. not a huge impact. it was slowing traffic for a while. a traffic light is now focusing on osceola parkway. that is where the chopper is right now. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] michelle: the today show is next
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