announcer: local, live, latebreaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. >> i am tracking the showers and the chance for severe thunderstorms. jason: a pair of dangerous criminals on the run, hours after sending an orange county man to the hospital. what the crooks did when the victim caught them in the act. michelle: and the highway danger seen only on wesh 2 news. more on the driver who troopers say crashed into cars, going on the wrong way on the beachline. also, the beach line is shut

amy says it is light. a few showers. we have heavy downpours and thunderstorms. we could have strong to severe wind gusts. it is going to be messy. more rain expected on thursday. a lot of clouds today. i usually say it will not be a washout. the rain keeps pouring in. temperatures climb a little from where we are now. 65, orlando. this is the initial moisture coming in. to our west. that is on its way. in closer, that is going to fire up

wind gusts and a low threat for tornadoes from late morning through the afternoon and evening commute. right now, it is fairly light rain across flagler county. central florida, much of the area is covered with light rain or moderate rain, where you see the yellows across downtown orlando. several pockets of rain in osceola and polk county. rain is going to continue filling in as we had through the day. we had some thunderstorms earlier in tampa. we will keep an eye out for the possibility of those storms over the next couple of hours. upper 60' s and lower 70' s is where we are heading for highs. we will talk about the timing for those storms later. let' s can a traffic update. ted, it has been messy. ted: we are looking at the five 28 closure eastbound just before state road 407.

state road 520 as the alternate. on to the mess that is i-4, this is weston i-4 at fairbanks avenue. looking beyond fairbanks, a crash blocking two left lanes. between fairbanks and par, two left lanes blocked. here is another crash, eastbound, involving a semi-. right lane blocked on i-4 eastbound. another crash, i-4 eastbound, daytona beach, right around u.s. 92, international speedway boulevard, right lane blocked. on the good side, we do not see delays on the 408. michelle: new from overnight, a man is recovering after coming face to face with a pair of criminals. jason: orange county sheriff' s deputies say he caught them breaking into his truck.

midnight near a home on park that' that' s where alex villareal is live, alex, what happened when the victim confronted these guys? alex: they ran away from him. he chased after them. that is when deputies say he was shot in the leg by these away. it happened here on park commons drive. behind me. it happened when he found these two guys trying to break into his car. the sheriff' s office say they drove off in another vehicle. it happened last night after 11:30. the him sought -- the victim

he tried to catch them after he tried to burn -- after they tried to burglarize them. we do not know the identity of the man who was shot. as soon as we get new details, the investigation is ongoing. live in villareal. michelle: today we expect to learn much more about this wrong-way driver caught on camera. only wesh 2 has this video of the dangerous situation on the beachline. troopers say the man behind the wheel caused two crashes. jazmin walker is here, jazmin, what do we know about the driver so far? jazmin: he is in his 70' s, but he' s got a great driving record. arnold whigham got his florida license in 1999 and hasn' t received a single ticket or infraction. toss the perfect record out the window. tuesday, dot cameras spotted his white gmc pickup heading west on the 528 in the eastbound lanes. it was rush hour. chopper 2 spotted the aftermath as drivers like the one in this

trying to avoid a crash. the expressway authority has alarms to get wrong way drivers to stop and turn around but not where tuesday' s incident happened. they have had these systems in place at hiawassee and the 408, and also on the beachline at 520. they have had approval to put in more, but it will take time. jazmin: no one was seriously hurt. wrong way drivers are not uncommon in central florida. in 2015, they received 130 reports of wrong way drivers. jason: an 80-year-old veteran heads to surgery today, after he was heard by a man who took a bus on a joyride. on monday, herbert doktor was being loaded onto a lynx access

wheel. the driver says she still didn' t have doktor' s wheelchair locked into place. doktor' s daughter says he was thrown around during the short ride. >> she kept saying you' re gonna hurt my patient or kill us and my dad flipped out of the wheel chair. jason: she says her father suffered a bleed on the brain, and a broken hip from the ordeal. rene burgos was arrested on kidnapping, robbery, and carjacking charges. michelle: we have calls in to deputies this morning to find out if any arrests will be made in the shooting death of a marion county man. 32-year-old richard hutchinson junior was killed yesterday at a home on northeast 167th street in the ocala national forest. detectives say a family friend shot hutchinson after an argument. lieutenant robbins: but the family member inside did indicate they felt threatened which caused a shot to be fire.

sheriff' s office says the family is cooperating with investigators. jason: new information this morning about the deadly turn in that weeks-long standoff in oregon. the fbi arrested eight protesters, including their leader, ammon bundy. overnight, the fbi identified the man killed in a shootout as lavoy finicum. agents say finicum and bundy' s brother refused to surrender. agents say they aren' t sure who fired the first shots. all of the suspects are now facing federal conspiracy charges for the protest over federal land rights. michelle: we are tracking lots of rain. you will need the umbrella. jason: let' s get to amy. amy: the pavement is wet. most of the rain is light. we will see quite a few thunderstorms. upper 60' s, lower 70' s. it will be fairly warm.

the entire state. there is a cold front to our north and west. a low chance for tornadoes later today. you can see some yellows on the map. we are seeing the rain rates at 210 seven inch, quarter of an inch. the rest of the area is green, where you see lighter rain. allow yourself extra time. here is futurecast. that is when the secondary line of stronger storms come in with

strong storms will push over to the east coast. it will be during the day today and after the threat of strong storms go away, we will have some of those showers that linger overnight tonight and more rain expected for tomorrow. thunderstorm, late morning to noon, pushing into the metro area by noon and into the evening commute off the east coast. ted: we have the 528 eastbound completely shut down before 407. the update we are hearing is that they are forcing traffic off, as you can see, on to state road 520. that is officially your alternate. you could also use state road 50 to the north, instead. i am going to advance this and we will look at other dot

around orange blossom trail, white lane blocked due to a semi crash. international speedway boulevard, u.s. 92, right lane blocked due to a multicar crash. i-95 southbound, mile marker 241, a crash at blocking the right lane. 408 travel, nine minutes. i-4 westbound to colonial, add an extra eight minutes. michelle: how a principal is being remembered as a hero.

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michelle: welcome back. rain is the big story.

jason: take a look at our radar. showers covering most of central florida. things could get stronger throughout the day. michelle: several crashes on i-4. weather and traffic together in just minutes. we will learn more about the state of crime in orlando. jason: the police department will review stats for 2015 and talk about strategies for this year. one includes strategies for reducing domestic violence. brett: we have seen how technology impacts all aspects of our lives. arming the public with intelligence on domestic violence through a website can help prevent future tragedies. so, today, police chief john mina and mayor buddy dyer will host a brainstorming session to find out what information is beneficial for the public to have. this event brings together local advocacy and technology groups

violence and sexual assault. orlando police plans to roll out a public data portal in a few months. all of this will be available in march on the website data. cityoforlando.net. this is part of the white house' s police data initiative that wants more information available to the public. michelle: there are important new guidelines about what your -- should be asking about depression and it' important for some women. s anne thompson explains why. anne: it should be one of the happiest times in a woman' s life expecting a child or the , weeks after giving birth. but for many women, it' s a time confusion. of experts says women, before we' ll have more on this very

this morning on the today show. jason: we' ve just learned an elementary school principal in indianapolis gave her life to save students from an out-of-control school bus. principal susan jordan was seen pushing the kids out of the way when the bus suddenly jumped the curb yesterday. 210-year-olds -- two 10- year-olds were seriously hurt. jordan died from her injuries last night. the mayor of indianapolis spoke to the grieving community. >> we cannot express deeply enough all of indianapolis feels . jason: the driver says she is not sure what caused the bus to suddenly accelerate. michelle: happening today, a controversial plan to temporarily shut off niagara falls, is up for public discussion. state leaders in new york say two 115-year-old pedestrian bridges need to be replaced. to do it, the water on the u.s. side of the falls would have to be redirected to canadian side, while the work is done. tonight' s hearing has been moved to a nearby convention center,

expected. jason: right now, a state of emergency has been declared for residents along the northern california coastline. it was issued after the wet el nino weather caused major erosion to the area leaving some apartments hanging off a cliff. some of the buildings have been declared unliveable, but some residents are defying the order to leave. strong storms left behind not only a battered coastline but also a sinkhole and a trail of destruction. michelle: if you are just waking up with us and you can hear the rain, it has been out through amy: get up and get moving. you need to leave early. we have had several accidents. morning, make sure they are ready for the rain. rain.

temperatures in the mid to upper 60' s. you can see there are two different things going on. this is the initial rain ahead of the cold front. it is going to take two days to clear the area. we will have rain tonight and again tomorrow. we have an area of low pressure. that low is going to help provide the energy to fire up strong to severe wind gusts. by late morning for lunchtime, will form. the yellow dollar that you see,

-- the yellow color that you see, those are the heavier showers. rain is coming down at a nice, steady clip as you are out on the roads this morning. we will climb a little bit from here. clouds and rain continuing. rain rolling through this morning. through here. through the evening commute, the storms drift to the east coast. once the threat of the strong wind starts to wind down, we will see wind in the overnight rain in the overnight.

the storms that form later today, there is a low chance of a tornado developing. sign up for alerts, if you have not done so already. more showers tomorrow. cooler and drier. ted noah has an update on the roads. ted: the crash that was blocking all eastbound lanes before 407 is open ing up one lane. the detour , that is now open. you can drive on the five beach line expressway. i-4 westbound, two lanes are blocked.

slowing things, getting out of seminole and into orange county. add extra time. we have a crash blocking a right lane on i-4 eastbound approaching u.s. 92. it is going to cost you 21 minutes. it is really slowing down. michelle: up next, preparing for the super bowl and more tough questions. jason: the investigation surrounding nfl quarterback peyton manning. michelle: but first. a south florida doctor'

what this cosmetic crook was michelle: take a look at your screen. that is our radar. there are showers all across central florida. jason: we are watching for the potential of severe weather. orange county. we have the impact it is having on the roads as we check your a moment. michelle: caught on camera, a botox. this surveillance video was doctor'

the plastic surgeon says the cosmetic crook stole about $20,000 worth of products. >> they came exactly knowing what they wanted. we had iphones, we had computers, none of those things were touched. they came straight for the refrigerator where we have our botox. michelle: detectives are hoping someone will help them fill in the blanks to find the guy. jason: new on sunrise, an employee of a key west bar is suing backstreet boys singer nick carter. skylar carden says carter struck and punched him during a fight at the bar earlier this month that resulted in carter' s arrest. an attorney for caden says a jury will decide the amount of damages in the lawsuit. new this morning, the nfl has confirmed it is investigating the doping allegations against peyton manning. the league opened an investigation after an al jazeera documentary accused him of using human growth hormone. that intern behind the allegations later admitted he lied. manning denies using hgh. the nfl says the investigation will not be finished before manning leads his broncos into

carolina panthers. michelle: in our next half hour, the violent confrontation overnight in an orange county neighborhood. jason: what happened to the man who approached crooks breaking into his truck. michelle: these two people will go before a judge today, accused of a deputy beat down. the charges they face. amy: rain rolling through central florida. thunderstorms expected later today. we will talk about the timing of those storms and who could see severe wind gusts and even

announcer: local, live, late-breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. jason: right now at at 6:30, rain is here to stay. it could bring severe weather. wind conditions will be the worst. michelle: a man came face-to-face with a pair of thieves breaking into his truck. how the victim ended up in the hospital. the gop front runner boycotts the debate. jason: good wednesday morning. michelle:

we are going to get to amy sweezey in just a second but first alex villareal is live outside right now. alex: we have had the umbrella out all morning and we have needed it. foggy is exactly -- soggy is what we are experiencing out here. it has been coming down ever since we got out here earlier this morning. i can always tell the weather by my hair. it is definitely rainy. the big question is when is this rain going to stop? >> not today, not tonight, not even tomorrow. by friday, it will go a. -- away. a couple rumbles of thunder, nothing severe.

we have got a lot of clouds, a lot of rain pouring in through the day. it is warm now, mid to upper 60' s in most spots. we will climb into the upper 60' s-lower 70' s. the initial rain coming through now and then our cold front is still back to the west of us. this front and an area of low pressure are going to move through here in the next several hours. wind gusts will happen starting late morning. right now, light rain in flagler, volusia, where you see the green it is very light rain. through downtown shower. a break in a couple spots but for the most part, most of soggy mess. -- soggy mess --

we are going to talk more about the timing of our storms as they move through and who can see a low chance of a tornado today in just a few minutes. it is 6:32, here is ted. ted: it hasn' t stopped just yet. you can see from our shot, i-4 westbound into downtown orlando. in between ivanhoe boulevard and colonial drive we have a crash blocking a lane and it is westbound. we have a crash on i-4 eastbound locking a right plane involving a semi-. approach on john young near obt, be prepared for that. international speedway boulevard in volusia county, another crash blocking a light -- right lane. around the area of mile marker 241 we have a crash blocking a right lane.

the five beach line expressway which is now reopened. you can see this picture from brevard county fire rescue from the semi crash that had shut down eastbound. it is only affecting and eastbound left lane. i westbound from the seminal west area -- rest area -- i-4 westbound from seminole rest area. michelle: the search is on for a pair of thieves who shot a man who caught them in the act. jason: the victim saw them breaking into his truck. let' s get back out to alex villareal, live at that scene. alex: well, the burglars reaction was to run from this man when he caught them but he was actually shot when he ran after them. it all happened here on park

the man was taken to the hospital after he was shot. he is expected to survive. his gunshot wounds are not life-threatening and he was listed in stable condition at the hospital. the sheriff' s office says they drove off in another vehicle. it started just after 11:30 when the victim, 30 years old, saw this strangers trying to break into his car. they ran away when he confronted them and he ran after them and that is when they shot him. we are going to be working to find out more about what happened and why this man did used to run after these two burglars. deputies have not released any information about the people they are now looking for. we are working to learn the identity of the man who was shot. we will bring those straight to you both here on air and on

jason: we are working to find out what led to this deadly wreck on i-95 in flagler county. you can see in this footage, an suv crunched up in front of that tractor-trailer. once we get more information we will bring it to you. michelle: two people charged with beating a pair of deputies. jazmine: this started with a domestic disturbance call. these deputies showed up to the house in brevard county and ended up in the hospital. these two people are responsible. skylar francis and courtney johnson. the call came in near u.s. one. the suspects were fighting in the backyard and deputies tried to break it up. francis pulled out a collapsible baton and beat the deputies with it. the deputy had to be airlifted to holmes regional medical center.

the hospital. >> we are not sure what started the disturbance. our general crimes unit is continuing to investigate. our thoughts right now are just on the safety of our two deputies. >> the deputies are expected to be ok. michelle: there is now a statewide search underway for a three-year-old boy who may be on the run with his mother and her convict boyfriend. this is xander quigley, believed to be with gary bullock junior. they believe the boy' s mother, natasha quigley, helped bullock get away. sandra' s information was -- sanders information was entered into the crime registry. jason: 340 evidence photos were

crime scene in the garage of the hyatt regency on i-drive. the shooting death of hotel employee sedalia for. -- cedilien forestal. jason: just one day after a bomb threat, classes will be back to normal at the jewish community center in maitland. police did not find any explosives when a caller threatened to take out lots of children. that is where parents picked up their kids. >> this is the world we live in right now and more than anything, it is a world we have to think about. michelle: police are looking to whether a similar threat is connected. jason: a wisconsin man is in jail this morning. this guy was planning to attack the masonic temple with a

23-year-old wanted to kill at least 30 people. he plans to travel in -- to the west bank in october 2 attack israeli soldiers. >> in commitment 2016, one candidate is heading to the white house and the other has decided to set up the next debate. >> nikole killion following these new developments. >> not only is trumped not participating but he plans to hold an event to raise money for vets to rival the debate. >> they cannot play with me like a toy with everybody else so let them have their debate on the them -- let' s see how they do with their ratings. >> donald trump says he is skipping the debate. his reason -- moderator megyn kelly. anytime they are political

with bernie sanders meeting with president obama. today' s meeting is private with no formal agenda. jason: still ahead, heavy rain will be drenching our area all day. michelle: amy sweezey tracking the downpours and the potential for tornadoes. how conditions are causing a mess for your morning commute. jason: the daytona opening its doors. we will have a preview on

amy: it is 6:43. wet morning commute, rain showers falling since last night. a couple of isolated rumbles of thunder this morning but we will wait until late morning into the afternoon when we get stronger storms and some of those storms may have severe wind gusts. and a low threat for attorney does. we are going to be watching very closely the sweater pattern -- this weather pattern.

west and an area of low pressure moving in area and the i-4 corridor between noon and three. during the day, with these storms, there is a low threat of some twisting that could happen in those winds. we will let you know if any warnings are issued. through the evening hours, when the strongest storms push off the coasts we will keep the rain around. temperatures are warm right now. low-mid 60'

i will take you around county by county in just a few minutes. ted: a mess on i-4. we will start off first, some flashing lights right there. a crash between ivanhoe and colonial i-4 westbound. that is making things slow into downtown orlando. a right lane block holding a semi-right by orange blossom trail slowing things down until you get to obt. in volusia county, i-4 eastbound just before international speedway boulevard multiple crash. beach line expressway, we still have one lane blocked near the 407. this is from earlier when the crash had completely shut down 528 before the 407.

flowing eastbound into brevard county. the impact on i-4 westbound, because of a couple of crashes, it is a slow drive. from lee wrote to the 408, it will cost you 15 minutes. average. >> barney hall has died. if you have ever listened to nascar on the radio you have heard how he spent decades. hall' s first and last broadcasts were from the international speedway. nascar is celebrating the renovation of the daytona international speedway. michelle: the ribbon will be cut just days before the 24 race. brett: good morning. $400 million and renovation taking 2.5 years to complete. i want to show you time let' s

it started in july of 2014 -- 2013. they will cut the ribbon at 3:30 this afternoon inside the world center of racing, celebrating the major effort to finish this massive project. then it is on to the racing. daytona take screen saturday afternoon. fans will get an entirely different nascar experience. >> it is great to stand on the podium in general that it would be hard to pass for her five years. i feel good about this year. getting to visit florida in its own race. jason: race officials calling this the first motorsports stadium. a race this weekend and next month the daytona 500 on february 21.

breaking news in the new orleans area. this is from our affiliate w dsu there. there has been a massive fire and this is not far from that area where you would go on canal street. if you are familiar with the new orleans area you will know this location. >> this is right outside the french corridor. one person is believed to be in the building. there is a massive response and expected alarm fire. we will it you know the latest. jason: covering volusia county, film students -- students will be waiting to see if they will be wearing uniforms. teachers say the new policy will alleviate bullying issues and and their policing of the dress code.

support uniforms but the majority have also said this is not a priority. jason: parents are divided with some concern about affordability and kids being able to express themselves. michelle: an alarming arrest. a bogus nurse busted for working without a license. jeanette not -- jeanette martinez worked in sanford. they could not find any record in the florida nursing board. deputies could have -- say she could not provide her license. she was charged with practicing without a license. michelle: we are updating all of your top stories on sunrise. jason: amy is keeping a close

a lot of trafficof amy: we are raining. and off throughout the entire day. thunderstorms as well and more rain for tomorrow. into the weekend we will start to clear the rain out. we will have sunshine, drier air.

right now, green color is light rain and the yellow is more moderate showers and there are several areas where we are seeing those showers. there is still a cold front to our west that is on its way here in the next several hours and it is a cold front and an area of low pressure for here that is going to bring the potential for strong-severe wind gusts. there is a low threat of an isolated tornado as well. right now, just some rain. flagler county, volusia county, much of central florida seeing -- light to moderate showers. into southern lake and more than polk, the i-4 corridor and into brevard along i-95 we are dealing with this rain and it will continue for the entire day. we will get a break here before

roll in, but our biggest concern is for those 58 mile-per-hour winds or greater. and that low possibility of an isolated tornado. we cannot rule that out because the winds in the upper atmosphere are adding to that. by noon we will see those thunderstorms rolling into our northern area so between 10 and noon is the timing. in the metro area from noon to three, and then continue pushing over to brevard county. once the strongest storms and, we will see quite a bit of rain as we head into the late-night, overnight, and tomorrow. temperatures will climb but we are only going to be in the upper 60' s-lower 70' s. tomorrow, we will see that front slowly drifting through, which means more rain tomorrow

breaks and a lot of cloud cover. cooler temperatures continues into the weekend. pictures from yesterday -- it is celebrate literacy week. i had the opportunity to talk to some kids in oak park elementary school about literacy and the importance of reading. we talked about whether as well . i spoke to the first and second graders. all my new friends in titusville, brevard county at oak park elementary. ted. roads 17. forcing traffic to the right shoulder and it is now talking about a mile backup on state road 417 southbound. that is just beginning to talk about the troubles.

what you are looking at is eastbound. this is a crash involving a semi-in orange blossom trail. we have one on i-4 eastbound and volusia county, a right lane is locked there. into downtown orlando it is one big trunk -- chunk of traffic due to accidents both east and west bound. beach line expressway eastbound, still a bit slow. we -- we have it blocking a lane. by 4:36, you might want to consider university boulevard. jason: an overnight shooting in orlando. michelle: he was shot by two thieves he caught red-handed. he confronted the crux as they broke into his car overnight on park commons drive. the guy was shot while chasing them.

learn more about a wrong way driver that caused to crashes. arnold wakeham was caught on camera yesterday. no one was seriously hurt. williams license was considered for review. michelle: deputies say they were hit with a collapsible baton