>> local, live, latebreaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high-definition. jason: right now and sunrise at 6:00 a.m., police spent time at a local a complex -- a local apartment complex. we' re live as police search for answers in the case. michelle: and new information this morning about the people hurt in a vicious dog attack. what we learned about another attack in the same apartment complex. eric: we are warming up this afternoon. full coverage ahead. jason: also ahead on sunrise, a busy day on the campaign trail as hillary clinton fights to slow the momentum of bernie

and we are learning what donald trump' s new supporter is doing to ted cruz' s campaign. you are waking up with the sunrise team on this thursday morning. i am jason guy. michelle: and i am michelle imperato. ted, what is happening out there? ted: two left lanes blocked just past saxon boulevard. this tends to be a slow area in the 6:00 area approaching the st. john' s area. the accident happened about 15 minutes know, so we will keep a close eye on that. you' ll be slow getting on i-4 and traveling through south volusia county. cars in downtown orlando, westbound on the right, conway told plaza to i-4 is only a short, four-minute commute if you leave now. that is some good news there, eric. eric: that is right here at good news in the world of weather, my friend.

58 hour 9:00 temperature. 71 lunchtime and 74 degrees by 3:00 today. no rainfall in the forecast. our first alert doppler radar is nice and quiet. here are temperatures at least about the door. sanford, 34 degrees, 41 daytona beach, 53 degrees over in cocoa. as we look ahead to the daytime high temperatures today, it is almost in some areas a 30-degree climb from our morning temperature. a 72 degrees in ocala after starting in the 30' s. 74 degrees in claremont, 73 eustis, 74 orlando and winter garden, 72 in day land, new smyrna beach. we are tracking a blizzard storm advisory, but will do believe the same storm system has an impact on central florida? i have complete coverage of that straight ahead. jason: new from overnight, detectives in sanford are searching for answers after a shooting.

michelle: that is right here in the scene is on mellonville avenue near east 4th street. that' s just south of lake monroe. alex villarreal is live this morning. alex, what are they telling you? alex: we talked to one neighbor who says she lived next door to the unit where this shooting happened. she said she was asleep when it all was going on, but that her boyfriend called 911 because he heard somebody say someone was killed. she asked that we not use her last name. gaby: he was looking out the peephole, and i guess there was a lot of commotion going on next door. he called 911 because he heard somebody say that they got shot or somebody' s dead. and then he was looking, and i guess he saw someone running in and out. kids were crying. there was a big commotion. alex: we are still working to confirm with police that there was indeed a death in this shooting.

when we got out here around 4:30, police had this apartment building surrounded with crime scene tape. a csi team was also out here conducting an investigation inside. again we are working now to , confirm who was injured in this shooting and whether it was in fact deadly. that neighbor we talked to said as many as six kids under the age of 10 also lived in the apartment and that children could be heard crying after this happened. she said she' s worried about those kids and thankful that her own children are ok. the fact that investigators were out here over five hours since this happened last night seems to indicate that the shooting was indeed serious. again, to give you a better idea of where we are, these are the kensington oaks apartments in sanford on south mellonville avenue. we are in touch with the sanford police department to find out more about what happened. as soon as we get that information, we will bring it straight to your. live in sanford, alex villarreal, wesh 2 news.

michelle: this morning as a woman recovers from a vicious pit bull attack, we' re learning new information. there is a link to a similar brutal attack that happened just weeks ago. wesh 2' s brett connolly joins us in the studio to explain. brett? brett: michelle, in the most recent attack, a police report says an officer was forced to kill the dogs that were mauling this woman. and last month in this complex, two people were bitten by pit bulls. it was a bloody week at the stonebrook apartments in sanford earlier this week after a woman is nearly killed by pit bulls inside a third floor apartment. an officer opened fire, killing five of six dogs in the room. while that woman recovers, we' re learning more of a similar attack last month in the complex where two people were bitten, including a responding police officer. neighbors are concerned. especially those that have seen the dogs in the apartment. >> every time we would walk by, they would come to the window, and they had ripped the blinds completely down. they had, like, destroyed it day by day and just ripped the blinds down. we weren' t even sure if they had food or water in there because

brett: wesh 2 stopped by the last known address of the man believed to be the owner of the dogs in last months incident, but no one was home. neighbors say he and the dogs were evicted several days ago. authorities are trying to determine if the dogs involved the attack earlier this week are the same ones that were in last month' s incident. jason? jason: all right, still some things to sort out in this one. thank you, brett. in apopka, officials are looking to see if there are more victims of this former elementary school teacher charged with capital sex crimes. 66-year-old donald sharp was a third grade teacher when apopka police say he molested a young girl in a secluded school hallway. police say the molestations were kept a secret for seven years. the victim only recently started acting out, showing signs of post-traumatic stress, before finally telling her mom the secret she had been living with since 2008. sgt. chittenden: he took her and outside on multiple occasions and ran his hands down in the front of her pants and molested her. jason: sharp is charged with sexual battery on a child under the age of 12.

if convicted, he faces life in prison. michelle: there are new details this morning on the so-called affluenza teen. attorneys for ethan couch say he will return to texas from mexico within weeks. couch has been challenging extradition since last month. court officials announced yesterday that paperwork has been filed to get rid of the injunction that' s keeping the 18-year-old in that country. couch went to mexico with his mother after violating his probation in a drunk driving case. he was drunk when he crashed, and four people were killed. this morning, chole' s law is one step closer to becoming official. it' s a bill named after ucf student chloe arenas who died in an accident in orange county. back in july, the 21-year-old drove into a retention pond on alafaya trail across from the exit ramp to state road 408. in the weeks that followed, a wesh 2 news investigation helped generate momentum for a law that would add barriers to the road to prevent future accidents. a committee in tallahassee voted to advance the bill to another vote yesterday. clarissa lindsey: chloe was such

if the situations were reversed, i know she would be doing this for anyone of us, so for her legacy, i think it fits her personality and her spirit to a t. michelle: the idea for the bill started when one of chloe' s friends posted a change.org petition online that now has thousands of supporters. jason: there is a lot going on this morning as we turn to commitment 2016. we are days before the iowa caucus, and right now, democrats and republicans are focused on bernie sanders. tracie potts has the latest developments. trump: can you believe this? this guy is a wack job, he' s a wacko, he' s beating hillary clinton. tracie: even donald trump' s talking about bernie sanders. the latest polls show sanders up by 27% in new hampshire and within striking distance just two points behind hillary clinton in iowa. clinton' s team says they' re not worried but she' s pushing back especially on healthcare. , mrs. clinton: you know, it' s kind of like we' re in a vigorous

agreement, but we' re not exactly seeing eye to eye. tracie: here' s bill clinton on sanders. mr. clinton: the real issue is who can win the election, who is prepared to do the job, and who can make real change. tracie: ted cruz on sanders and national security -- sen. cruz: bernie sanders chose not to attend, chose not to vote on this issue at all. tracie: republicans seem more than ready to take on the number two democrat. joel benenson: they are trying to prop up bernie sanders, and they would rather run against him. tracie: lower tier candidates are taking aim at cruz on immigration. christie: ted' s all over the place on this, so i can' t characterize everybody else' s position. it would give me whiplash. tracie: political attacks in every direction just days before iowa votes. all the major candidates are in iowa or new hampshire today except donald trump. he' s in las vegas. tracie potts in washington. michelle: breaking traffic news and volusia county on i-4.

jason: ted has the latest. how many legs have been impacted right now? ted: they have made some progress. deltona, a semi crash is blocking a lane. st. johns river, already slow from morning drive, so this is putting a wrench in it. i-4 westbound just pass saxon. definitely at a few extra minutes. not because just yet in seminole county. westbound on the right getting through seminole passing through lake mary and longwood, not that bad. downtown orlando, cost you about 15 minutes if you left right now. looking good on the 408 drew the i-4, only four minutes. good morning, eric. eric: the 20th you, ted. as we look to the afternoon, what a rebound in our readings. 74 degrees. we are going above average in orlando, about average in

melbourne, daytona beach, and they should be a 69 -- we will be at 72 degrees today. we are watching these chilly readings across town. it is 37 in lynn, 48 degrees into various -- in taveras. 47 and windemere and 41 degrees and dealt on a. as you look at the bigger perspective, high-pressure in control giving us this on onshore flow. futurecast showing through lunchtime not much changes. just a few clouds around. our forecast for today, 58 degrees 9:00, 71 by lunchtime, 74 by 3:00. much more on that forecast coming up in just minutes, guys. michelle: residence in a local committee are pushing for tougher laws for panhandlers. jason: what city leaders are saying, even though they created new rules just a year ago. michelle: plus, parts of the east coast are preparing for what some forecasters are calling the winter storm of the century. how this is going to impact the whole country. jason: also new this morning,

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>> you are watching wesh 2. jason: sanford police spend all night investigating a shooting at kensington oaks apartments off mellonville avenue. police aren' t saying how may people were involved or the extent of their injuries. we well continue to update this story as we learn more. michelle: apopka schools are trying to figure out if there are more victims in a sex crimes case involving a former elementary school teacher. 66-year-old donald sharp was a third-grade teacher when police say he molested a young girl in a secluded school hallway. jason: right now, we are following breaking traffic news and volusia county. problems for drivers on i-4. a crash involving a semi truck has the left lane blocked in the westbound i-4 lanes just before saxon. ted noah is back with updates for you. in seminole county this morning, commissioners could soon crack down on panhandlers in the area. michelle: leaders are being pushed to create tougher laws by passes

they say panhandlers at several major intersections are creating major safety concerns. the county beefed up its ordinance a year ago. under the ordinance, people are not allowed to go up to windows, tap on them, or block traffic. but residents say not enough is being done to enforce it. annette sims: the panhandlers are coming up to windows, tapping on the windows, walking in front of traffic, sometimes two and three lanes. michelle: commissioners say they have no problem revisiting the ordinance to see if it needs adjustment. if a change is made, it will most likely be to certain intersections, making them off limits. jason: a motion to fund a shelter for the homeless in daytona beach has been put on hold. last night, volusia county commissioners said they won' t make a decision on the volusia safe harbor project until next month. it is a proposed 24/7 service center for homeless single men and women on the west side of the city. the mayor says he does not feel comfortable committing the city' s resources to the project without knowing whether other counties and cities will lend their support. michelle: new this morning, if you bought a hoverboard from amazon over the holidays, the company says it will give you a refund.

over growing concerns that the two-wheeled balance boards are not safe and could catch fire. the government is currently investigating more than three dozen instances of hoverboards smoking or bursting into flames. experts are also urging users to wear safety gear because some falls can be serious. urgent preparations are underway right now for a major snow storm developing for the east coast. jason: the worst is expected to hit tomorrow, and forecasters say this could be the biggest storm in a century in some cities. michelle: wesh 2' s brett connolly joins us in the studio . brett, this comes on the heels of another storm already impacting several states. brett: that is good morning, guys. we are talking about 50 million people that could be impacted. if you have friends and family living along the eastcoast, we are really talking about north carolina and above. they are currently in the path of this storm. and some cities not accustom to big snowfall totals are preparing for potentially record

if the forecasting models hold true, d.c., philadelphia, new york, and boston would get hit hard. our nation' s capitol expecting two feet. the area has 2000 volunteers with shovels ready to clear walkways and more than 800 on snow teams to clear roads. residents are preparing for the storm. wendy anderson: we didn' t own a snow shovel since we moved here so we thought we' d better get , one. brett: they will need more than one theater look at this. it was a slippery drive for president obama taking his motorcade back to the white house. the normal 25-minute drive from joint base andrews took an hour and 10 minutes because of slick roads and accidents. back here in a central florida, we obviously do not need to worry about the snow, but there is a ripple effect from the storm that we will feel. eric: it is a testament to how good this forecasting is. if you take a look, there are just a few no showers in the nation' s midsection. take a look. i have the latest model data to take you through time as we

track this winter storm. on our futurecast model, we can see over the course of the day today and into tomorrow morning, this is 11:30 tomorrow, you have got that big comma shape. on the south side, that trailing cold front will bring storms to central florida midday tomorrow. of course, that northern section is really the focus. 6:00 p.m. friday evening, snow shield, west virginia back into virginia, washington, the the, maryland -- washington, d.c., maryland. that blue shade over washington, d.c. is the heavy snow that extends into southern portions of pennsylvania -- harrisburg, lancaster, for example. the rain is on shore, the snow sitting across the nation' s eastern seaboard. look at this -- by midnight sunday morning, else knowing and washington, d.c., but the snow begins to -- still snowing and

starts to move into new england. the difference of a couple of miles on this rain-snow line could be the difference between all kinds of shutdowns at the airports or just nasty, cold rain. back here in the sunshine state, that storm system could bring severe weathervane for the eitan corridor over tallahassee, back over toward pensacola -- severe weather for the i-10 corridor over a tallahassee, back over pensacola. temperatures in the middle 40' s, heading to the middle 70' s area it is going to be a wonderful start to the day. 36 out the door in ocala, 43 in sanford, 45 degrees in orlando. as we look at the forecast, average low is 49. we are at 45 thus far, so we are running behind the 8 ball there. still warmer by two degrees, five degrees, versus what we saw yesterday. tracking high clouds across

central florida at this hour. high-pressure giving us the milder east, southeasterly breeze is today. 74 degrees in orlando, north and west of town, room temperature, same thing daytona beach, and we had about 71 degrees in titusville and melbourne. through lunchtime, we are watching the clouds streaming through, but all in all, it is a nice and dry day 30 central florida' s most accurate 7-day forecast, the rain chances go up. it is an 80% coverage through the middle part of the day, they clearing out, cooling down significantly for the weekend. sunday morning, 20' s and 30' s return. time now, 6:41. here is ted noah with a look at the roads. ted: breaking news i-4 westbound past saxon boulevard, you can see the chopper is arriving here. not the best picture. they are trying to set up. on the left side, that is the lane blocked. this crashes involving a semi, and it is causing a one and a half mile backup.

here is the d.o.t. shots, i-4 westbound past saxon, a about a mile and a half back up. and already-busy area this time of mourning. definitely pack on the extra patients. lake mary, no delay. seminole to colonial, only a 15-minute commute if you leave now. jason: drones were sent into the sky in a local neighborhood hunting for coyotes. michelle: but this morning, we are learning that hunt has been canceled. why florida fish and wildlife officers issued a cease and desist order. jason: plus, dramatic video you have to see more than once. you should know -- no one is

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michelle: right now, take a look at your screen. this is video you have to see this morning. you can actually see a man being thrown high into the air as a pickup truck rolls over several times in brazil. jason: the man was in the front passenger seat when all this happened. the truck comes to a stop there without hitting any other cars. i mean, look at that. the guy is just tossed out of there. the truck, you can see it is flipped over. everybody walks away unharmed. amazing. michelle: it is amazing.

jason: new this morning on sunrise, the coyote hunt in indian harbour beach has been called off. michelle: state officials say the cat-eating scavengers have every right to be where they are. we told you last week that trappers starting using drones and trail cameras to try to find a den of coyotes in gleason park. city leaders were hoping the trappers could remove the coyotes, but fish and wildlife commission officials have just informed them the coyotes are not considered a nuisance and cannot be trapped in the park. this all started after home security video caught a coyote chasing a neighbor' s cat, which has disappeared. jason: some buzz in the nfl about a historic hire. the buffalo bills just added a woman to its coaching staff. kathryn smith has just become the first full-time female assistant coach in nfl history. she will be the bills' special teams' quality control coach. smith has a history with current head coach rex ryan. she was his administrative assistant when ryan was with the jets. that is awesome. michelle: a local security guard is run down by a man suspected of driving under the influence. jason: coming up on sunrise, we are taking a look at this

mangled mess as we learn more about the victim and the driver. now outlived, -- now out live, alex villarreal in sanford. alex: coming up, i will tell you everything we know about this investigation.

a nice and cool start to announcer: local, live, late-breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. >> right now, a tense scene in sanford after an overnight shooting. neighbors tell wesh 2 what went down. jason: a security guard rushed to the hospital after a driver smashed into him. what investigators are saying about the man behind the wheel. michelle: what we know about the fire that left people out in the cold. thanks for waking up with us. jason: it is 6:30 on your thursday. breaking traffic news. this is in volusia county. ted noah is in the traffic

ted: the chopper is reestablishing trying to show another angle of where the crash is and it is westbound after saxon boulevard. it is causing a two mile backup. into seminole, approaching the st. john' s river bridge -- bad location. he prepared if you have to head through. there, there is the left lane that is semi-. orange into seminole is not so bad. all the way to colonial from the seminal rest area, only 15 minutes. eric: we are starting off with cool temperatures across central florida but he will rebound beautifully across town. 46 degrees our 7:00 temperature. 58 by 9:00, 71 lunchtime and 74 degrees our daytime high. no chance of rain, just a partly cloudy day.

we get you to the temperatures. starting off at 36 degrees in palm coast, 36 degrees in ocala. 45 degrees orlando, 43 for us in sanford. here is our high temperature profile. 47 -- 72 in wildwood, pushing into the metro area it is 74 degrees in ocoee, 72 julio to, -- chuluota, 70 degrees and merritt island. into a very wet pattern looking ahead to tomorrow. i will run down the hour-by-hour details straight ahead. michelle: a local community is shaken after an overnight shooting in sanford. jason: shots rang out last night near east 4th street just south of lake monroe. alex villareal is live on the city -- seen this morning. are they shedding any light on this?

alex: we actually talked to a woman who said she lives right next door to the apartment where this shooting happened. it is right here in kensington oaks apartments. she says that she was asleep when this all happened but her boyfriend heard commotion and called 911 because he heard somebody say that someone had been shot and killed. we are still working to confirm that this was indeed a deadly shooting. when we got out here around 4:30, police had the building surrounded. csi was out here conducting their investigation. we are working to confirm who was injured in the shooting and whether it was deadly. that neighbor we talked to -- as many as six kids under the age of 10 lived in the apartment where this happened and children could be heard crying after the incident. she said she is worried about them and thankful her own

>> not happening next door. i can' t believe it. wow. i feel bad for the kids. there were kids in there. i don' t know what they saw but it is crazy. alex: the fact that investigators were out here for over five hours after the shooting last night does seem to indicate that it was serious. to give you a better idea of where we are, these are the kensington oaks apartments on we are in department. as soon as we get confirmations we will bring that information straight to do. alex villareal, wesh 2 news. jason: fire crews called to a recycling company this morning. flames were contained to a giant shredder on north orange blossom trail. no one was hurt. we have some incredible video of

an apartment complex going up in flames. look at this scene from overnight. it was 2:00 a.m. that eight units were destroyed by flames in the westchester manor apartments. everyone was able to get out safely. michelle: a local campus security guard recovers from a nasty crash. the man accused of hitting him will head to court. not only do police say the suspect may have been drunk but he also allegedly tried to run from the scene. brett connolly is joining us with more on what happened. brett: students and staff shocked to hear the security guard was hit in alledge drunk driver and this guard was in his golf cart roaming around the school. take a look at this aftermath. that golf cart leaned up against the tree. it was pinned by an suv. james sensenbaugh was taken to

>> of course upset, i guess. he was never -- >> troopers say this man right here drove this suv right into that all card and ran away. they say they found him hiding under a building on campus. he told troopers he was on his way home from the el torito bar off orange blossom trail but he what happened in that collision. troopers discovered the suspect had been living in florida for eight years without a florida driver license -- drivers license. the security guard still in critical condition. jason: thank you brett. a teenager accused in a puerile -- brutal crowbar attack. rebecca good day will -- remember -- rebecca gotay is

in a driveway west february. all three were charged with attempted murder. michelle: the trial for a formal pentagram -- teddy cap -- pedicab driver accused of rape continues today. she says she was dragged into the woods after a race back in february of 2014. >> i was burning. i was trying to get away. >> i was trying to call away from him. michelle: the victim says some of the details were fuzzy because she was drunk and had smoked marijuana. brain are cost -- brainerd ' s lawyer says it was consensual. jason: investigators trying to piece together what they are calling a terrible deadly hunting accident. michelle: a man accidentally shot and killed his friend.

it unfolded yesterday afternoon. a hunter accidentally shot and killed 65-year-old bruce asked with a 12 -- bruce best with a 12 gauge shotgun. >> it is crazy. people need to be careful when they are using firearms in the wood. michelle: the circumstances surrounding how best was shot still remains unclear. no charges expected to be filed. in just a few hours we will get a new look at the state of orange county' s economy. teresa jacobs is holding a summit. she will be focusing on the expanding economy and entrepreneurship. it starts at 830. jason: waiting for the obama administration to announce new visa rules. michelle: this is an effort to keep terrorists from entering the united states.

>> the department of homeland security is expected to unveil new these are for certain travelers coming to the u.s. from europe as early as today. under the current waiver program, people from dozens of countries can come to the u.s. without having to get a visa but this new rule will impact those who are dual nationals of iran, iraq, sudan, or syria. those briefed on the plan says it is to prevent people from isis to enter -- from entering the u.s.. jason: the stock market is looking to rebound from one of its worst days in two years. michelle: the dow jones down more than 500 points yesterday. the plunge was tied to the drop in oil prices which sank 7%. the price of oil dropped lowest since 2003. the dow down nearly 250 points.

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>> coming up, the chopper is over the scene of a bad crash on i-4. this is a crash involving a semi-and is locking a left lane just passed saxon boulevard. your drive is going to be slow. 17 miles an hour. just passed saxon boulevard, that approach to the st. johns area where it is usually slow for the week day is very slow this morning. be prepared. i-4 westbound just passed saxon boulevard, crash involving a semi-. dot cameras, this is i-95 in flagler, some construction wrapping up on the northbound side. i-4 eastbound is still not so bad. as we animate the flight here

and go from obt to downtown orlando, thing still looking pretty good. it should cost you eight minutes. eric burris is outside. eric: it is a dark and quiet start to the day. i am starting to see first light in the horizon. gorgeous out there. chilly temperatures, not quite as cold in orlando and around central florida. may day 71 degrees. 74 is our high temperature today. here is a look at some of our neighborhood by neighborhood sensors. groveland, 46 degrees, 47 in celebration, 43 in winter park, 39 in pearson, 41 daytona, and 44 oak hill. we are getting an onshore flow for the day today and that is going to bring up those temperatures. 71 by lunchtime, 72 1:00 and 74

degrees 3:00. i can tell you, i am happy to have the jacket now but by this afternoon i will shut the layers. -- shed the layers. jason: we are getting a clear picture of the people who torched two cars in brevard county. michelle: arsonists seen carrying 5000 -- five gallon barrels of gasoline. don' t fuel on and around a pickup truck. the fuel ignited and then nearly exploded. witnesses described the wild scene. >> it was terrifying because i did not know if the car could have blown up. michelle: investigators need more evidence to make any arrests. jason: the grand opening of florida hospital." ' s new facility for women. today'

to feature an interactive live show and even hot air balloon rides. it begins tonight at 6:15. michelle: a new stadium without using testator money -- taxpayer money. they paid the city $18 million for the land. the franchise announced it would privately finance the project. the stadium will not be finished until the start of the 2017 season. jason: we are getting an update about how florida' s annual python hunt is going. michelle: so far, 17 burmese pythons have been killed by hunters. the hunt began saturday and will run through february 14. 500 people are registered for the hunt and this year it extends into the everglades national park. jason: straight ahead, we have a look at today' s top stories.

michelle: first, what is coming up on the today show. >> a small storm before the big one. the nations capital brought to a standstill by an inch of snow. that is a head -- i had of a blizzard. -- ahead of a blizzard. the death of a former russian

>> time to get you ready to get out the door 10 minutes before seven. it is still chilly. michelle: you still need a jacket but this afternoon a home other story -- whole other story. >> your facebook feed blowing up there. look at this. this is why everybody and their mother comes to central florida. there is downtown orlando, as the sun is gradually coming up. 45 degrees right now, light easterly breeze.

it is 41 daytona beach and 46 degrees in melbourne. here is the satellite and the radar. clouds streaming through but they are not doing much. across i 10, along an old frontal boundary, and this is the beginnings of what is eventually going to become the big blizzard. it brings rainfall tomorrow and that is the extent of it. 72 degrees our high temperature today and no rainfall in your forecast. 74 kissimmee, 73 degrees in st. cloud, 72 holopah. orlando, apopka, all 74 degrees. about 70 today in cocoa. 71 into melbourne. this is the model that takes us through the day today.

that is the way our day will and but then it changes tomorrow as this area of high-pressure -- it exits and allows the storm system to move in. the actual low stays to the north. that is why severe weather will stay to the north of us. this cold front will bring us showers even the potential of thunder showers. here is the timing on the rainfall. 10:00 starting to see rain moving into our western zones. by one :00, heavy downpours marion county sumter county. 3:00, that activity moves to central florida. severe weather across the florida panhandle. and isolated thunderstorms at best, the threat of severe weather well to our north. today it is a mix of clouds and

sunshine. 74 high, a beautiful day. tomorrow, 80% chance of rainfall across central florida. once that frontal boundary moves on through, we clear out and we cool down. not to the point that our friends up north for dealing with with a blizzard but it is going to be central florida cool. sunny skies around marion county, we are going to be once again talking about hard freeze possibilities. more on that to come in the next couple of days. ted: i-4 westbound just passed saxon boulevard, a crash involving a semi-and as you can see, it is slowing things down. getting through the deltona area, just under a four mile backup. on i-4 westbound, there is left lane blocked and back up this morning. give yourself some extra time.

trouble in marion county right now on i 75, we have a crash blocking all lanes. it is right on county road 434. if you have to travel on i 75, they are truck -- letting traffic by on the right shoulder. you can take 484 back onto i 75 to get around the crash. 408 westbound, it is not so bad this morning. jason: these are the stories making headlines. sanford police investigating an overnight shooting. michelle: this happened at the kensington apartment. police are not saying how many people are involved or the extent of their injuries. jason: officials are trying to figure out if there are more victims in a sex crimes case involving a former elementary school teacher. donald sharp was a third grade teacher when police say he molested a young girl in a secluded school hallway.

hitting a security guard in orlando is prepared to go to court. maurice lopez garduno slammed into a golf cart and ran away. jason: 18 suspected in a crowbar attack is expected to take a plea deal. she and two others are accused of eating a 17-year-old in the driveway of his home. michelle: the coyote hunt in indian harbour beach has been called off. city leaders were hoping the trappers could remove the coyotes. officials say coyotes are not considered a use and -- nations and cannot be tracked in the park. jason: firefighters say flames were contained to a giant shredder at the building on north orange awesome trail on lee road.

after this quick q >> at 6:58, we are helping you get out the door. we begin with that forecast. eric: comfortably chilly but chilly nonetheless. 36 in ocala, 44 in orlando, and i was outside a moment ago.

in the afternoon, the good stuff continues. 71 for midday temperatures, today back to about above average. it will just be gorgeous. unlike the roadways. ted: 6:59. we have a crash on i-4 westbound just passed saxon boulevard. super slow, going through seminole and volusia because we have a crash blocking a left lane. a crash popped up on colonial drive, it is blocking and causing a backup. use 408 as an alternate. here is a live picture of i' ve westbound where we have that crash. all lanes blocked on 75 south round on county road 44. use county road and get back onto 75 as your backup plan. jason: the today show is next

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