>> local, live, late-breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. brett: a teenage couple is just about to head to court in connection with a murder. and, the moment of impact.

newsroom overnight, believed to show a fiery plane crash in russia. good morning. thanks for joining us. i' m brett connolly, alongside meteorologist dave cocchiarella. dave, i jotted down a couple things for today. it is spring break, and kevin chesney is playing tonight. there is a sidewalk art show. all of this could be impacted by some rain. dave: we have some thunderstorms out there. that is our major concern. right now, it is muggy and sticky out there. it is the heat of the day that will get things going. we will see temperatures around 64 degrees in ocala. we know it is going to be a warm, muggy day. just on the edge of the screen, this is the gulf stream. this is the western edge of it. these showers and clouds are moving out over the atlantic,

that is what we are looking for at around 2:00 or 3:00 this afternoon. so, some active weather in the forecast for us. it could be here as early as 11:00 or 12:00. really, a very active day for central florida. some of the storms could come with gusty winds and hail. it will be quite cold and central florida on monday, afterwards. brett: a teenage couple is just hours away from answering to a judge, about the murder of an ocoee teenager. 15-year-old antwan davis was shot and killed one week ago. deputies say 17-year-old michael anderson pulled the trigger, and his girlfriend, 18-year-old lindsey shirley, helped him cover up the crime. wesh 2' s matt lupoli reports, they were both arrested friday.

antwan back. matt orange county sheriff jerry : demings announced an arrest in the death of 15-year-old antwan davis. antwan was gunned down on lakewood avenue, in ocoee, last weekend. his grieving family spent the week pleading for answers and for justice. >> he did not get a chance to live his life. have justice for him. to let him know that he has a miss him. matt sheriff' s investigators say : 17-year-old michael anderson shot and killed antwan. he faces a charge of second-degree murder. deputies say 18-year-old lindsey shirley is suspect anderson' girlfriend. s charged as an accessory to murder. the sheriff, just ahead of antwan' s funeral says he hopes , these arrests offer the family

>> we hope this measure will bring some comfort to his family. brett: wesh 2 will be at that juvenile detention hearing for anderson this morning. we' ll also be following up on what happens at shirley' s initial appearance. get updates tonight on wesh 2 news at 6:00 and inside our mobile app. as a worker fights for his life, the man accused of firing the stray bullet that hit him, is preparing for court. jakell ward, will face a judge this morning from the orange county jail on attempted murder charges. deputies say ward fired his gun friday afternoon at the magnolia court apartments, off forest city road. while they believe his girlfriend was the target, a worker, taking down a fence, was caught in the crossfire. his boss and longtime friend says, his brother is trained in cpr and immediately came to his rescue. time. he is like emily. you would never think this would

he was doing his job, he just had a baby four days ago. he' s at the hospital, and he will pull through. his family is tough. brett: ward has previous robbery, drug and gun charges. coming up in our next half-hour, you' ll hear why parents say, the timing of this shooting could have been worse. caught on camera, what' s believed to be the moment of impact in a deadly plane crash. the crash was reported early this morning in southwestern russia. surveillance footage from russian state television shows lights coming through the trees, and then an object hitting the ground. 55 passengers and seven crew members were on board. the airline, fly dubai, confirms no one survived. it' s too early to tell what caused the crash. following breaking news out of turkey, at

are dead after a suicide bombing in istanbul. turkish media reports that an explosion in the middle of a easy street outside of a shopping mall. at least 10 people were hurt. just two weeks ago, there were two terrorist attacks in the country' s capital. both were claimed to be by militant groups. we are learning more about the daring raid that captured the most wanted suspect in the paris terrorist attacks. salah abdelsalam was arrested in belgium. he was arrested with an accomplice kim hutcherson tells . kim hutcherson tells us how it all went down. kim: at a news conference friday afternoon, hollande thanked belgian authorities and praised

counter-terrorism efforts. >> the cooperation between france and belgium, since these attempts, but even before these attempts, has always been intense and important kim abdeslam was taken into : custody friday, along with 4 others. authorities believe last november, he drove three conspirators to the stade de france, one of the attack sites in paris. officials also think abdeslam was wearing a suicide belt that was never detonated, and was found on a street after the attacks. abdeslam has been in hiding ever since the bloodshed in paris. investigators got a break on tuesday, when his fingerprints were found in another raid in brussels. >> what we' ve seen now is this lucky break in the investigation when they went in to this safe , house on tuesday afternoon. they did not expected to be a terrorist dan. they did not expected to have

wanted men in the word. jim now, officials say abdeslam : -- kim: now, officials say abdeslam will finally face trial for his alleged role in the deadly paris attack. i' m kim hutcherson reporting. brett: more than a dozen u.s. airmen assigned to protect nuclear missile launch sites, are suspended, and under investigation for illegal drug use. the air force is not giving specifics. it' s only saying all 14 junior airmen may have involved in drug activity off base in wyoming. the pentagon says security was not impacted. >> this is something that the air force has been trying and failing to address four years. they need to get to the bottom of this to correct these problems that do compromise the security. brett: this is the third scandal in nine years involving the air force' s nuclear mission. nine officers were fired for cheating, and four commanders

force lost track of missiles. new information about a deadly motorcycle crash last night in port orange. we' ve learned the rider was visiting from pennsylvania. port orange police say robert white turned onto town west boulevard and hit a curb. investigators say white was not wearing a helmet, and was thrown from the bike. the man who went on a spring break shooting spree a year ago in panama city will spend the rest of his life behind bars. a judge sentenced david daniels to seven consecutive life sentences. each one represents a victim who was hit, when he opened fire during a house party. that shooting, along with an alleged rape on the beach, led panama city leaders to crack down on spring break. and the influx of spring breakers to daytona beach means some wild parties and more arrests. more than 130 college students have been arrested on the beach in just the last two weeks.

to alcohol violations. some arrests have been made at local bars, mostly for underage drinking. beach safety officers also arrested two spring breakers on the beach, after they allegedly stole a law enforcement jet ski and took it for a joyride. some ask not are settling into their new home aboard the international space station. a soyuz spacecraft blasted off from russia' s space launch complex in kazakhstan friday and arrived early this morning. nasa astronaut jeff williams in looking to break the american record for most days spent in space, 534 over three missions. a russian holds the world record at 878. turning now to a check on the forecast. we will get hit by rain today. dave, we have a lot of spring breakers out there.

dave: in volusia county, you are already seeing some rain. the best chances will be along the space coast. last evening, that is way the sunset was looking. you can tweet me your weather photos, and i will get them on air for you. downtown orlando is quite right now. the moisture levels are increasing throughout the day today. it will be a big difference from what we saw yesterday, and what we are expecting for the day today. we see one line of light showers moving across the peninsula now. we have a second line off to the northwest, and that is the bigger concern. it will move across the northern parts of the state around 11:00 and 12:00. we will see more active weather in the southern parts of the state later on in the day. temperatures in the lower to middle 80' s. again, some of these

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brett: covering orange county, scammers have a new scheme, tricking you into thinking you were caught by a red light camera. some people are getting bogus e-mails, saying they' ve been busted. the email instructs people to download a file, to view the apparent violation. but experts say, doing that actually downloads a virus, giving hackers access to your computer. orlando code enforcement says that' s not how legit tickets work. >> we would never send you anything the e-mail of any kind. what you would get in a notice

link and a secure password to go in and you that information safely. brett: city officials say you can always verify a ticket with them. and when in doubt, don' t click on something unless you know what it is. the cdc will soon begin using a new test to determine whether a person has zika. pregnant women are most at risk from severe complications of zika, which has been linked to birth defects. the food and drug administration authorized the cdc to use the test, which allows doctors to tell if a person has either zika, chikungunya, or dengue in one test. right now, they have to have separate tests for all three, which are spread through infected mosquitoes. right now, there are 66 cases of zika confirmed in florida. a new patient was just diagnosed on thursday, in brevard county. a group of gopher tortoises have a new home. they were trapped underground,

are going up. wesh 2' s dan billow explains how the developer is working to save them. dan levi, the tortoise-sniffing : dog, is almost always right. where he digs, a backhoe follows, and the prize is a gopher tortoise a threatened species that just happens to love dry, sandy spots that are perfect for building houses on. >> although i have a legal right to entomb these tortoises, i' ve chosen to spend several thousand dollars in order to provide a new home for them. dan developer coy clark is in : fact spending $20,000 to help the saving florida' s gopher tortoises organization rescue the tortoises. the 13-acre tract on eau gallie boulevard happens to have one of the richest populations of tortoises around. there might be 200 here.

a year for them to slowly die underground, from either dehydration or suffocation. dan: this tortoise is about four years old. it takes 10 years for them to reach reading age. the burrows can extend 15 to 20 feet below ground. the backhoe digs carefully, exposing the top of a shell. the tortoises are on their way to a new home, where they won' t have to worry about our houses smothering theirs. >> it' s so cool. i love it. dan in melbourne, dan billow, : wesh 2 news. brett: an unexpected guest popping up at school. a 10-foot gator gretting students at the geneva classical academy in lakeland friday. the gator was believed to be headed to the lake across the street. look at the size of that guy. it took a short cut through the school' s field, which made

>> that is when i got nervous. ok, this is going to become an emergency. all the kids are starting to come out, wanting to see this sight. brett: students, of course, were eager to get a glimpse of their gator greeter. wildlife officers were able to corral the gator, and no one was hurt. you can imagine the stories the kids had for their parents, when they got home. dave: oh, yes. i can. spring will be springing early tomorrow morning. definitely, springtime is the time for thunderstorms. that is what we are looking at today. 68 degrees this morning.

we are expecting some showers and storms, as a cold front makes it way across the gulf this weekend. it will bring us some cooler air on sunday and monday. along the i-4 corridor, the 60' s are the lower spots. we are seeing 70' s and some other spots. 66 degrees at palm coast. the warm, moist, muggy conditions at the surface are one component to all of this. the second is going to be this funnel boundary coming in from the north and west. that is going to enhance the activity. at this hour, not a whole lot is happening. as we work into the afternoon,

boundary, driving this squall line across the peninsula. with all of these components, the storms today could be strong. seeing some gusty wind and some hail. a lot of lightning is the expectation for the afternoon hours. it should not completely covered the entire peninsula. still, it is something you want to watch out for, if you are planning on outdoor activities. it should be much cooler on monday and tuesday. storms and the outlook for us today. the primary concern for boaters will be the thunderstorms offshore. the rip current threat will be high. 50% to 60% chance of rain throughout the day.

conditions. cold air behind that front, s and 60' s for our temperatures. middle 40' s. the 30' s. from the 90' s we saw just a couple of days ago. it is time to get out the clippers and remember, bald can be beautiful. next on sunrise, how you can help the battle against childhood cancer today. then, why you' ll see a heavy law enforcement presence tonight in osceola county.

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brett: happening today, orange county firefighters are going bald for the battle against childhood cancer. all the money raised from their saint baldrick' s foundation. and, they' who has a rare form of brain stem cancer. despite the diagnosis, ryder is playing all kinds of sports and going to school. earlier this week, i spoke with his mother, and steve kibbler,

>> a couple years ago, my wife and i had our first child. he passed away from leukemia at five months of age. since then, we had decided to difference. they want to make in impact, using his story as motivation and inspiration. brett: steve has been growing out his hair for eight months for this offense. if you want to join in, the -- for this event. if you want to join in, the event runs from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at johnny' s fillin station on fern creek avenue. covering osceola county, deputies will be out in full force tonight, looking for drunk drivers. they' re especially watching the area around the runaway country music festival at osceola heritage park. today, kenny chesney takes the stage. eric church performs tomorrow. single day tickets are $89. the 57th annual sidewalk art festival is underway in winter

it started yesterday morning on park avenue. more than 220 artists are taking they' and they' re putting everything from sculptures to paintings on display. it will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both today and tomorrow. donald trump' s next stop is a place familiar with controversial figures. all new in our next half-hour of sunrise, the famous sheriff, welcoming trump today. and former pro-wrestler hulk hogan is celebrating a new victory. what his courtroom drama could mean for other celebrities. dave? dave: there is a line of showers and some strong thunderstorms taking the way across the gulf of mexico, heading into central florida.

us >> local, live, late-breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. brett: right now on sunrise, a new father hit by a stray bullet fights for his life. why people living nearby say the timing could have been even worse. and a fiery plane crash, caught on camera in russia. some new clues into the plane' s deadly plunge. good morning. it is great to have you with us

m brett connolly, alongside meteorologist dave cocchiarella. for many of you, this screen behind this will be your arch nemesis or the day. dave, we need the rain , but it is falling on our weekend. dave: right now, we are seeing some light showers, but as we work through the day there will be strong showers. we have a cold front approaching, bringing those storms today. some rain early tomorrow. there will be a cooler forecast for sunday night, monday, and tuesday. right now, we are in the 60' s. a couple of spots in the 70' s. we do need the rain, but we could pass on the storms. some gusty wind and even some hail. the storms should arrive around

by 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon, it will spread down along the i-4 corridor. there is plenty of active weather in the forecast today. we do expect it to be warm though, in the lower 80' s. that thunderstorm will be our primary concern. some of the storms could end up on the strong side. we will talk about what you can expect in your neighborhood, and the cooler weather, coming up next. brett: happening today, the man accused of firing the stray bullet that hit an innocent worker is about to face a judge. jakell ward is charged with attempted murder. orange county sheriff' s deputies say his intended target was his girlfriend. that worker was hit friday afternoon, while taking down a fence on forest city road. as wesh 2' s summer knowles found out, the victim is a new father. >> i' m glad the kids are on spring break.

relieved to hear no children were hurt, when their orange county playground turned into a crime scene friday. deputies say, a man working for dave' s fence inc. was hit by a stray bullet, while building a fence around the ingram academy' s playground. a playground that sits right nextdoor to the magnolia court apartment complex, where a domestic dispute spilled into the parking lot, and ended in gunfire, with an unintentional target. >> you' d never think this would happen. he' s doing his job -- just had a baby four days ago. he' s at the hospital, but he will pull through. his family is tough. s boss and childhood friend, ryan hippchen, s brother, who was working with him at the time, is certified in cpr and s life. he didn' t. s deputies have now arrested 21-year-old jakell ward, and charged him with two counts of attempted murder, saying he fired the gun while trying to shoot his girlfriend. though pleased with an arrest being made, hippcehen says, his s recovery. >> anger is part of it, but i'

mostly just scared for brian. that' s 100% all that matters. summer: meanwhile, parents living in the apartment complex, where the shooting happened, say they are constantly living in fear. >> we hear it inside the house all the time. pop, pop, pop. i mean, it' >> what do you do? take cover? >> basically, we lay on the it' >> so what do you do? s what i' m gonna do. summary: in orange county, summer knowles, wesh 2 news. brett: a teenage couple will face a judge on separate charges, in connection with the murder of an ocoee teenager. deputies say 17-year-old michael anderson pulled the trigger and his girlfriend, 18-year-old lindsey shirley, helped him cover up the crime. 15-year-old antwan davis was shot and killed in ocoee, one week ago. detectives say anderson and davis knew each other.

arrested six days later. we know this one bring antwan back, but we hope this news will bring a measure of comfort to his emily, as they prepare -- his family, as they prepare for his funeral. brett: wesh 2 will be in court for anderson' s juvenile detention hearing, this morning. get updates tonight on wesh 2 news at 6:00 p.m., and inside our mobile app. caught on camera, a terrifying convenience store robbery in ocala. this is outside the store, on southeast 17th street thursday. you can see the robber bust into the store, wearing a ski mask, and wave a gun around. a clerk filled a bag with money, and the bandit made a run for it. no one was hurt. police are still looking for the robber. we are following some breaking news in turkey. for people are dead after a suicide bombing in istanbul.

a busy shopping mall. just two weeks ago two terrorist attacks in the capital, both claimed by a kurdish militant group. take a look at this new video into our newsroom, believed to show the moment of impact in a fiery plane crash. russian state tv has identified the plane, in this surveillance footage, as fly dubai flight 981. we have just learned that searchers found one of the flight recorders. the plane crashed this morning, on its way from dubai to rostov-on-don in southwestern russia. you can see the flames engulfing the plane from this surveillance video. the airline confirmed that none crewmembers survived. crewmembers survived. winds were 30-50 miles per hour at the time, and there was light rain in the area. it' s unclear if weather may have been a factor in the crash. this morning, france is waiting

suspect in the paris terror attacks. salah abdelsalam was captured during a raid in belgium, after four months on the run. gunfire and explosions rocked neighborhood streets from s childhood home. four others were also arrested. and how jury in previously unknown by authorities, was killed in this rate -- an algerian gunmen, previously unknown to the authorities, was killed in the raid. >> this case is all about intelligence. the ability to look and see if there are other pending attacks, or those that are in place, right now. additionally they' ll be looking at other co-conspirators. who are other members of the organization? brett: abdelsalam was shot in the leg, but will be extradited to france as soon as possible. turning to commitment 2016. arizona' s most outspoken sheriff, joe arpaio, says he' s ready for protesters outside donald trump' s rally today. you'

from last night, outside an event in salt lake city, utah. while trump plans to concentrate on immigration today, last night, he turned his attention to former republican nominee, mitt romney. he questioned romney' s mormon faith and blamed him for fracturing the party. donald trump: he choked like a dog. he choked like a dog. but you know when i see, he' s just like -- it' s just crazy. he' s out -- he' s out campaigning with kasich, and then he endorses cruz. brett: meanwhile, cruz is criticizing reports of a contested convention. ted cruz: and at this point, clearly the voters have decided it' s a two-man race between me and donald trump. brett: cruz believes there would be a revolt if the republican party decides to bring in another candidate, who did not run for president. he is trying to promote himself as the alternative to trump.

kasich, a vote for trump. make sure to watch meet the press tomorrow here on wesh 2, for kasich' s response to that. democrat bernie sanders is also continuing to campaign in arizona, where voters make their pick on tuesday, along with utah and idaho. sanders needs to rebound after losing five states on tuesday night to clinton. many democrats, including president obama, are starting to question why sanders remains in the race. a jury agrees, gawker media was in the wrong for posting a sex tape online of former pro-wrestler, hulk hogan. jurors reached a verdict friday night, after a two-week trial. hogan sued gawker for 115 -- $115 million, claiming the website' s story was an invasion of privacy. his attorney believes the case could help other celebrities. >> mr. bollea' s exceptionally happy. this is not only his victory today, but also anyone else who has been victimized by tabloid

re coming back monday for the rest of it, and we thank you all for your interest. brett: over the course of the trial, gawker' he didn' t think about the impact to hogan' s life. that video showed hogan having sex with his then-best friend' s wife. now to a live look at orlando international airport, where the first flights of the day are taking off. you can expect a squeeze on that tarmac, all because of spring break. airport leaders expect spring break travel to peak today with 156,000 passengers at oia. that is a 13% increase from last year. that means, leave plenty of time to get through security. if you' re on a domestic flight, you' re encouraged to get to the airport two hours before departure.

, we are probably going to be dealing with a decent amount of rain today. dave: showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for today. we have a measure of committee, and that will be climbing throughout the day. we had the clouds and the opportunity for showers the past couple of days, but now the conditions are more likely to give a storms. some areas are seeing some light rain this morning. a line of showers is moving out of the gulf of mexico leader on today. it will sweep across the peninsula between noon and 4:00. because the wind is coming from the south, we will warm up into the lower 80' s. it will help the thunderstorms develop.

rain chances will go up to 50% or higher in the afternoon. some of these storms could be on the strong side. brett: next in sports, the standings at the arnold palmer invitational.

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pat: scott skiles was lamenting the art schedule for his magic men -- the march scheduled for his magic men, and now we know why. they have a record for game road trip next week. lebron james and the cavaliers had beaten orlando by a combined 74 points. no blowout last night.

lead to four points. however, they got no closer. 18 points for the broncos night. ultimately, the final score was 109--- 109-103. kyle there and had a goal in the seventh minute of this one. it would prove to be the only scoring of the entire match. there was just enough offense for orlando' s first went on writing night. 1-0 was the final. we may get some rain this weekend, but hopefully not enough to throw things out of whack at the arnold palmer invitational. rain or shine, jason day' s game is not all wet. second round, being watched from

this shot for birdie at the 17th hole. he would make over 126 feet of putts. if you do that, you will be at the top of the leaderboards. seven under par. 13 under par after this round. hendrik stenson crashed the party. a long bird at the 16th hole. still, day setting a blistering pace. >> i just have to be patient. i have to be more patient tomorrow, because we have weather coming in. that should bring in some wind, and a trying day. pat: this is not a two horse race by any means.

under eight under par. all of the tee times today has moved up because of the threat of bad weather. so today, stenson and rose will tee off at 9:35 this morning. we knew that this year' s ncaa dance would be unpredictable. however, we did not know so many big teams with drop out after the first round. michigan was don' t i middle tennessee -- bumped by middle tennessee. the two seed losing to an agency. this -- losing to an eight seed. this will certainly not be the end of it. that is a quick look at sports.

brett: the solar bears will be at the amway center tonight. >> it is our fourth season, and we have yet to extend past the lower bowl of the amway. we are excited though. we hope to break our all-time record for single-game attendance. brett: the current single-game attendance record is 9000 555. -- 9555. tickets start at $15. that is one of the few indoor events this weekend. you can also watch some march madness. not a bad idea with all the concerned for the rain. -- concern ab out the rain.

approach -- strom -- storms approaching this afternoon. right now, it is fairly spotty. the concern is what is approaching from the west, arriving around midday today. 66 degrees to start off in must love today. -- moss bl uff today. 55 in holopaw. 66 at the palm coast. it is what this morning. 72 down in melbourne beach. our radar was a little more active about an hour ago. things are going to drag out a bit -- dry out a bit later on. the big story for us is this line of storms out to the west. there is a sign that it is

we do have a funnel boundary bringing in the system, along with a line of thunderstorms today. some of these storms could be a bit on the icy side -- dicey side. it will put right on down to the i-4 corrdio r, which encompasses several of our weekend and spring break events. overnight and into tomorrow, it will move to the south. the wind will come in behind it out of the north and west. at sunset is when things will begin to improve. overnight sunday and into monday, we will have a much colder air mass. today, we have a south wind ringing in a more humid air mass. a 50 to 60% chance of

later in the day, that is the stronger storms. this well should be kicking up a bit today at midday. there will be a high rip current threat today. spring arrives first thing to run morning. when it gets here in full force, the temperatures will drop. we will have a week children -- wind chill making it feel like it is in the 40' s and 30' s at the beginning of your work week. brett: march madness has

since when did experience become something to hide? i say we own it. lose all that negativity. just let it go. it's just bad energy. oh, and lose those terrible black balloons they give you on your 50th. what's up with that?

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s moments like this that make the ncaa tournament something fans look forward to all year. nbc' s chris clackum shows us how employers are taking note. chris: so many of the games being played on the road to the final four over the next few weeks are daytime games, forcing fans to go elsewhere to keep up. >> i always take off thursday and friday, the first two days of the tournament, just to watch basketball for 14 straight hours, each day. chris: but even advertisers are now aware that watching at work is the new norm. if not tuned into streaming video, at least checking scores online. >> people -- employers have to realize it' s going on. people are going to take the time out of their day to watch the teams that they enjoy rooting for. chris: time out means productivity during march madness will, again this year, slip. >> a lot of people take off for -- even managers, vp' s, senior

taking off, watching the game. chris: analysts say efforts to suppress the madness could hurt employee morale and loyalty, and say fighting it might backfire. so, a lot of businesses have just given in, allowing longer lunch hours. >> it' s kind of a company tradition. first day of the tournament, we come out here, hang out, watch the games. it' s kind of a tradition, so we enjoy it. chris: or, better yet, allow viewing at the office, as another method to at least treat

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>> local, live, late-breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. brett: right now on sunrise, a teenage couple is about to head to court, in connection with a murder. and, the moment of impact. new surveillance video into our newsroom overnight, believed to show a fiery plane crash in russia. brett: good morning. it is great to have you with us on this saturday morning. i' m brett connolly, alongside meteorologist dave cocchiarella. the rain will impact outdoor

at the arnold palmer invitational, they have already moved to tee times up. dave: it is always a big event in central florida. one of our premier sporting events. however, so many other events are happening this weekend. we have mardi gras tonight at universal studios. all of these events possibly going to be impacted by the weather. the humidity levels are high, meaning a lot of active weather for us today. we have a funnel boundary moving down over the peninsula. we are in the 60' s right now, and are headed up into the low 80' s. not a lot happening right now as far as it -- as far as significant rain. by about 11:00 and 12:00, we

by 2:00 and 4:00, it will push in further to central florida. temperatures are expected to head in -- up to the lower 80' s today. brett: a teenage couple is just hours away from answering to a judge, about the murder of an ocoee teenager. 15-year-old antwan davis was shot and killed one week ago. deputies say 17-year-old michael anderson pulled the trigger, and his girlfriend, 18-year-old lindsey shirley, helped him cover up the crime. wesh 2' s matt lupoli reports, they were both arrested friday. >> we know this won' t bring antwan back. matt: orange county sheriff jerry demings announced an arrest in the death of 15-year-old antwan davis. antwan was gunned down on lakewood avenue, in ocoee, last weekend. his grieving family spent the week pleading for answers and for justice.

live his life good they took his life. -- to live his life. they took his life. our biggest thing is to have justice or him. to let him know there are a lot of people here that love him and miss him. matt: sheriff' s investigators say 17-year-old michael anderson shot and killed antwan davis. he faces a charge of second-degree murder. deputies say 18-year-old lindsey shirley is suspect anderson' s girlfriend. they say she covered up evidence, and so she' s charged as an accessory to murder. the sheriff, just ahead of davis' funeral, says he hopes these arrests offer the family some sense of closure. >> we hope this will bring a measure of comfort to his family. brett: wesh 2 will be at that juvenile detention hearing for anderson, this morning. we' ll also be following up on what happens at shirley' s initial appearance. get updates tonight on wesh 2 news at 6:00, and inside our mobile app. as a worker fights for his life, the man, accused of firing the stray bullet that hit him, is

jakell ward will face a judge this morning, from the orange county jail, on attempted murder charges. deputies say ward fired his gun friday afternoon, at the magnolia court apartments off forest city road. and while they believe his girlfriend was the target, a worker, taking down a fence, was caught in the crossfire. his boss and longtime friend says, his brother is trained in cpr and immediately came to his rescue. >> bryan has been with us a long time. he is like family. you would never think this would happen. he was doing his job -- he just had a baby four days ago. he' s at the hospital, but he will pull through. his emily is tough. brett: ward has previous robbery, drug, and gun charges. coming up in our next half-hour, you' ll hear why parents say, the timing of this shooting could have been worse. caught on camera, what' s

impact in a deadly plane crash. the crash was reported early this morning in southwestern russia. surveillance footage from russian state television shows flames engulfing that plane there. 55 passengers and seven crew members were on board. the airline, fly dubai, confirms no one survived. it' s too early to tell what caused the crash. we are following breaking news out of turkey. five people are dead after a suicide bombing in istanbul. turkish media reports an explosion in the middle of the city' s busiest pedestrian street. at least 20 people were injured. just two weeks ago, there were two terrorist attacks in the country' s capital. both were claimed by kurdish

brett: this morning, we' re learning more about that daring raid that captured the most wanted suspect in the paris terror attacks. the mayor of russell' s -- b russells just announced that the suspect was released from the hospital, and was taken into custody along with a suspected accomplice. all went down. kim at a news conference friday : afternoon, hollande thanked the two countries' joint counter-terrorism efforts. >> the cooperation between france and belgium, since these attempts, but even before these attempts, has always been intense and important kim abdeslam was taken into : custody friday, along with 4 others, during a morning raid in brussels.

november, he drove three conspirators to the stade de france, one of the attack sites in paris. officials also think abdeslam was wearing a suicide belt that was never detonated, and was found on a street after the attacks. abdeslam has been in hiding ever since the bloodshed in paris. investigators got a break on tuesday, when his fingerprints were found in another raid in brussels. >> what we' ve seen now is this lucky break in the investigation . when they went into this state house on tuesday afternoon, they did not expected to be a terrorist dan. they did not expect it to have salah abdeslam, one of the most wanted men in the word. kim now, officials say abdeslam : will finally face trial for his alleged role in the deadly i' m kim hutcherson reporting. brett: new information on a deadly motorcycle crash last we' ve learned the rider was visiting from pennsylvania. port orange police say robert

boulevard and hit a curb. investigators say white was not wearing a helmet, and was thrown from the bike. seminole county deputies are still on the lookout for a driver, accused of hurting one of their own. only wesh 2 was there to see deputy dean cresswell' s arm bandaged up on friday. he says, the driver of a van he pulled over, rolled the window up on him. >> he pulled back on the window, which broke the window at that time. the driver punched the gas and drove out of the area. >> did he drag the deputy? >> he started to drag the deputy, but he was able to break free. brett: the driver made a u-turn then drove away. he was in a white chevy van with florida license tag gdi w-6-9. if you see it, call police. the man, who went on a spring break shooting spree a year ago

rest of his life behind bars. a judge sentenced david daniels to seven consecutive life sentences. each one represents a victim who was hit, when he opened fire during a house party. that shooting, along with an alleged rape on the beach, led panama city leaders to crack down on spring break. the influx of spring breakers to daytona beach means some wild parties and more arrests. more than 130 college students have been arrested on the beach in just the last two weeks. most of the arrests related to alcohol violations, and at least 200 arrests have been made at local bars, most for underage drinking. beach safety officers also arrested two spring breakers on the beach, after they allegedly stole a law enforcement jet ski and took it for a joyride. the i-4 ultimate project is ramping up again, and that means delays this weekend. fortunately, the roads look

you are getting a look at some of that construction right now on i-4. rolling roadblocks start early tomorrow morning. crews need to install steel girders for a new northbound bridge over i-4, along kirkman road. starting at par street, law enforcement will jump in front of traffic and slow it to 20 miles per hour. all 13 westbound i-4 entrances between the par street and kirkman road interchanges will be temporarily blocked as this happens. new from overnight, three astronauts are settling into their new home aboard the international space station. a soyuz spacecraft blasted off from russia' s space launch complex in kazakhstan friday and arrived early this morning. nasa astronaut jeff williams in looking to break the american record for most days spent in space. that would be over 534 over three missions. it would break scott kelly smart

at 878. turning now to a check on the forecast. we want to give you a live look over the orlando international airport. a lot of spring breakers are arriving today, and over the next couple of days. officials are advising you to get out to the airport early, if you have a flight. as we get today outside our studios, a lot of us today are rain. dave: that is right. we have a fairly high rain today. bit clear. the sun is not quite up yet. now. you can see, on our satellite

block of some showers moving in our direction. they should sometime this afternoon. rain chances between now and 1:00 are not necessarily high. the real story comes by the afternoon. right the orlando area. area. for your forecast today, rain chances will be at about the 2% or 60% -- 50% and 60%. at palm bay, around the space coast, that is where the rain chances will be highest. brett: david, thank you. coming up, an easier way to diagnose zika. the new test which could mean a rapid results. also, a surprise at school. >> all the kids are starting to come out, wanting to see the

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florida way one school de brett: covering orange county, scammers have a new scheme, tricking you into thinking you were caught by a red light camera. some people are getting bogus e-mails, saying they' ve been busted. the email instructs people to download a file, to view the apparent violation. but experts say, doing that actually downloads a virus, giving hackers access to your computer. orlando code enforcement says that' s not how legit tickets work. city officials say you can always verify a ticket with them. >> we would never send you an e-mail of any kind. we will give you a notice, which provides you with a link and secure password to go in and do that information safely. brett: when in doubt, don' t click on something unless you know what it is. the cdc will soon begin using a new test to determine whether a person has zika. pregnant women are most at risk

birth defects. the food and drug administration authorized the cdc to use the test, which allows doctors to tell if a person has either zika, chikungunya, or dengue in one test. right now, they have to have separate tests for all three, which are spread through infected mosquitoes. right now, there are 66 cases of zika confirmed in florida. a new patient was just diagnosed on thursday, in brevard county. a group of gopher tortoises have a new home. they were trapped underground, and in a place where new houses are going up. wesh 2' s dan billow explains how the developer is working to save them. dan: levi, the tortoise-sniffing dog, is almost always right. where he digs, a backhoe follows, and the prize is a gopher tortoise, a threatened species that just happens to love dry, sandy spots that are perfect for building houses on.

to entomb these tortoises, i' ve chosen to spend several thousand dollars in order to provide a new home for them. dan: developer coy clark is, in fact, spending $20,000 to help the saving florida' s gopher tortoises organization rescue the tortoises. >> every single one of those dots are gopher tortoise burrows. dan: the 13-acre tract on eau gallie boulevard happens to have one of the richest populations of tortoises, around 200 might be here. and they' d have been buried forever, when the houses are built. >> it takes about six months to a year for them to slowly die underground, from either dehydration or suffocation. s about four-years-old. it takes 10 years for them to reach breeding age. the burrows can extend 15 feet to 20 feet below ground. the backhoe digs carefully, exposing the top of a shell. the tortoises are on their way to a new home, where they won' t have to worry about our houses

s so cool. i love it. dan: in melbourne, dan billow, wesh-2 news. brett: an unexpected guest popping up at school. a 10-foot gator gretting students at the geneva classical academy in lakeland friday. the gator was believed to be headed to the lake across the street. s field, which made teachers nervous. to get a glimpse of their gator greeter. wildlife officers were able to corral the gator, and no one was hurt. this is why being a gator trapper is one of the most recession proof jobs you can have in florida. tonight, we have kenny chesney playing in osceola county.

impending rain that could be a threat to these attractions. dave: in the springtime, the gators like to go to school. anyways, it is gator time. it is springtime. look at this gorgeous view . we are seeing clear skies along the i-4 corri dor, but we are watching more clouds built in from the west side of the state. 65 and silver springs right now. city six and salt springs. -- 66 in salt springs. showers moving through some locations right now. we saw rain around flagler beach.

dissipated, which you can see on doppler radar. right here, along the i-4 corri little bit to give you a gorgeous morning view. however, we do have a thicker of clouds, and some shower activity moving in. in place. however, the storms will be on the strong side. some will have some gusty wi nd, lightning, and even possibly some help. around noon time to 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon, they will drift down over the i-4 corridor. by the evening hours, they will have pushed offshore.

before the win d sacks to the south, and a northwest wind begins to move in and cool things down. we will see temperatures today in the 80' s. the highs will be six degrees above normal for this time of year. we do have several events going on this weekend. one of those includes the arnold palmer invitational. for beach and boating, the offshore swell could be a problem for you. current threat out there as well. tuesday. it will feel like the 30' s in some parts of central florida

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brett: happening today, orange county firefighters are going bald for the battle against childhood cancer. all the money raised from their dramatic haircuts goes to the saint baldrick' s foundation. and, they' ll honor ryder snow, a picture of here -- him right here. he has a rare form of brain stem cancer. despite the diagnosis, ryder is playing all kinds of sports and going to school. earlier this week, i spoke with his mother, and steve kibbler, the firefighter who organized the event. >> a couple of years ago, i wife and i had our first child. he passed away from leukemia at wide months of age.

we could either more, or we could get out there and use his story as motivation and inspiration to make an impact. brett: if you want to join in, the event runs from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at johnny' s fillin station on fern creek avenue. also today, the 57th annual sidewalk art festival is underway in winter park. it started yesterday morning on park avenue. more than 220 artists are taking part. they' re from around the world, and they' re putting everything display. it will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., both today and donald trump' s next stop is a place familiar with controversial figures. all new in our next half-hour of sunrise, the famous sheriff welcoming trump today. and former pro-wrestler hulk hogan is celebrating a new victory.

mean for other celebrities. >> local, live, late breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. brett: right now on sunrise, a new father hit by a stray bullet fighting for his life. why people living nearby say the timing could have been even worse. and a fiery plane crash caught on camera in russia. some new clues into the plane' s deadly plunge. good morning. great to have the with us on a saturday, march 19. he is a car jarell a. i am connolly. and -- he is dave cocchiarella.

m brett connolly. dave: clouds to the west is a concern. if you are going to api, it looks like rain may be a factor. they told me earlier, no forecasting on my backswing. that has been my problem. in melbourne, 68. 64 in the village. 72 in cocoa beach. warm, humid conditions setting us up for showers and storms again. the radar is a big issue. it is right up and down the i-4 corridor. it is cloudy back in the village in ocala. we look to the west, and the swath of rain with embedded thunderstorms is racing across the peninsula. when i started earlier this morning, it was to the west of pensacola. now it has moved quickly .

on the strong side. we watch for a gusty wind, lightning. we will be back to talk about cooler conditions, coming up. brett: we are following breaking news from leesburg. the scene on south sure eat, wear hose caught fire look at the photo. there is no other information right now. but they want you to know that south street near hickory drive is closed. we will get you more information as soon as we can. happening today, the man accused of firing the stray bullet that hit an innocent worker is about to face a judge. jakell ward is charged with attempted murder. orange county sheriff' s deputies say his intended target was his

but that a stray bullet hit a worker friday afternoon while he was taking down a fence on forest city road. as wesh 2' s summer knowles found out, the victim is a new father. >> i' m glad the kids are on spring break. summer: concerned parents relieved to hear no children were hurt when their orange county playground turned into a crime scene friday. deputies say a man working for dave' s fence, inc. was hit by a stray bullet while building a fence around the ingram academy' s playground. a playground that sits right next-door to the magnolia court apartment complex, where a domestic dispute spilled into the parking lot and ended in gunfire with an unintentional target. >> you never think this would happen. he' s doing his job. just had a baby 4 days ago. he is at the hospital. he is tough, though. he will pull through. he is good. his family is tough. summer: the victim' s boss and childhood friend, ryan hippchen, says the victim' s brother, who was working with him at the time, is certified in cpr and possibly saved his brother' s life. ryan hippchen: a lot of people would freeze. he didn' t. summer: sheriff' s deputies have

ward and charged him with two saying he fired the gun while though pleased with an arrest s recovery. ryan hippchen: anger is part of it, but just scared for brian. just want him to be ok. that' s 100% all that matters. summer: meanwhile, parents living in the apartment complex where the shooting happened say they are constantly living in fear. >> you hear inside the house all the time. pop, pop, pop. i mean, it' s crazy. summer: what do you do, just take cover? >> basically. we lay on the floor if we have to. it' s scary. summer: so what do you do? >> move. that' s what i' m going to do. summer: in orange county, summer knowles, wesh 2 news. brett: a teenager will face a

the couple was charged in the connection of the murder of antw an davis. deputies say 17-year-old michael anderson pulled the trigger, and his girlfriend, 18-year-old lindsey shirley, helped him cover up the crime. sheriff jerry demings: we know this won' t bring antwan back. but we hope this news will bring a measure of comfort to his family as they prepare for his funeral. brett: wesh 2 will be in court for anderson' s juvenile detention hearing this morning. you can get updates tonight at 6:00 and inside our mobile app. caught on camera, a terrifying convenience store robbery in ocala. this is outside the store on southeast 17th street thursday. you can see the robber bust into the store. now take a look from the inside. he has a ski mask on and waves a gun around. a clerk filled a bag with money, and the bandit made a run for it. no one was injured.

breaking news oversees out of turkey. five people are dead from a suicide bombing in istanbul. turkish media reports an explosion in the middle of a busy street just outside of a shopping mall. we just got this video into the newsroom. at least 20 people were injured. just a few weeks ago, there were two terror attacks in the country' s capital. both were claimed by a kur dish militant group. and look at new video believed to show the moment of impact in a fiery plane crash. russian state tv has identified the plane in this surveillance video as fly dubai flight 981. searchers found one of the flight recorders in what -- in the past few the plane crashed hours. this morning on its way from

here is the video. you can see the flames in the background behind the trees. the airline confirms all 55 passengers and seven crew members died. winds were 30 to 50 miles per hour at the time, and there was light rain as well. it is unclear if the weather played any factor in the crash. this morning, france is waiting to interrogate the most wanted suspect in the paris terror attacks. salah abdelsalam was just discharged from the hospital. he was shot during a raid in belgium after four months on the run. neighborhood in brussels. four others were also arrested. gunman, previously unknown, was also killed. s president even admits more people were involved in the paris attacks than he originally thought. shawn henry: this case is all about intelligence. the ability to see if there are

additionally, they' ll be looking at other co-conspirators. organization? brett: abdelsalam is in the process of being extradited to france. turning now to commitment 2016. arizona' s most outspoken s ready for protesters outside donald trump' s rally today. when you are looking at are some clashes from last night outside an event in salt lake city utah -- in salt lake city, utah. while trump plans to concentrate on immigration today, last night, he turned his attention to former republican nominee, mitt romney. he questioned romney' s mormon faith and blamed him for fracturing the party. donald trump: he choked like a dog, he choked like a dog. but you know, when i see, he' s just like -- it is crazy. he' s out campaigning with kasich. and then he endorses cruz. brett: meanwhile, ted

contested convention. sen. ted cruz: and at this point, it is clearly, the voters have decided, it is a two man race. it is between me and donald trump. brett: cruz believes there would be a revolt if the republican party decides to bring in another candidate who did not run for president. he is trying to promote himself as the alternative to donald trump. cruz called a vote for john kasich a vote for trump. make sure to watch "meet the press" tomorrow here on wesh 2 for kasich' s response to that. democrat bernie sanders is also continuing to campaign in arizona, where voters make their pick on tuesday, along with utah and idaho. sanders needs to rebound after losing five states on tuesday night to hillary clinton. many democrats, including president obama, are starting to question why sanders remains in the race. a jury agrees -- gawker media was in the wrong for posting a

pro-wrestler hulk hogan. jurors reached that verdict friday night after a two-week trial. hogan sued gawker for $115 million, claiming the website' s story was an invasion of privacy. his attorney believes the case could help other celebrities. david houston: mr. bollea' s exceptionally happy. this is not only his victory today, but also anyone else who has been victimized by tabloid journalism. we' re coming back monday for the rest of it, and we thank you all for your interest. brett: over the course of the trial, gawker' s editor admitted he didn' t think about the impact to hogan' s life. that video showed hogan having sex with his then-best friend' s wife. now to a live look outside this morning over orlando international airport. we have some flights taking off for the first time today.

but you can expect a squeeze on the tarmac, all because of spring break. airport leaders expect spring break travel to peak today with 156,000 passengers at oia. that' s a 13% increase over last year. that means you' re going to want to leave plenty of time to get through security. if you' re on a domestic flight, you' re encouraged to get to the airport about two hours before departure. and another live look outside in claremont this morning -- looking out towards all to mount springs from our studios here in winter park. i-4 looking open at this hour. seven: 41 through the sky looks ok. we want to check in with dave cocchiarella. we know rain is in our forecast. dave: it is over the gulf of mexico and racing in our direction. kind of a mix of clouds and sun out there. these clear skies will cloud out

a beautiful shot from saint cloud came in from jd. you can tweet me those. we are talking about showers racing across the gulf of mexico. a wide swath of rain and that it in that. that will push into the peninsular midday today. that is when things could get punchy. 68 now. a few clouds around orlando. a mix of clouds and sun in daytona. more sun over the melbourne airport. most of us headed into the low 80' s. showers and thunderstorms a good bet this afternoon. 30% to 60%. an interesting model forecast shows exactly when rain could arrive. brett: the battle at bay hill heating up despite the threat of , rain.

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>> scott skiles was lamenting the march schedule for his magic men way back in november, and now we know why. needing desperately to make some hay if the playoffs are to remain a realistic goal, orlando hosting the cavs last night trip next week. in three games this season,

orlando by a combined 74 points. no blowout last night in large part because of the game played by victor oladipo. a splendid career night. vic 16 of 22, 6 of 7 three ' s. the guy scores 45 points in this one. magic trimmed a cleveland lead to 4 points late, but got no closer. kyrie irving had 26 for cleveland. 18 for lebron. and ultimately a 6 point cavalier win. 109-103 the final. city lads playing their third game of the season at yankee a victory there against new york city fc would be a real home and the lads are rounding the cyle larin with a goal in the 7th minute of this one, which would prove the only scoring of the entire match. adrian heath might be concerned about the lack of offense, but orlando' s first win on friday night. 1-0. we may get some rain this weekend at bay hill.

arnold palmer invitational. more and that in a moment. but rain or shine, one thing we do know -- jason day' s game is not all wet. route to of the king' s event. mr. palmer watching some great golf, played under overcast skies. and day agaion taking advantage of great conditions, out early friday morning. this for birdie at the 17th, his 8th hole of the day. day would make 126 feet of putts. and when you do that, you' re going to be at the top of the leaderboards, i guarantee. another bird on his final hole, the 9th, from 36 feet. a 7 under par 65. 13 under par for the tourney. had a five shot lead much of the day. then henrik stenson crashed the party. a long bird at 18 to cap a 66. he' s just two off the pace. but day still setting a blistering pace. jason day: i felt like this was coming. i just had to be patient with myself. it is the second round. i have to be more patient tomorrow because i heard we have

so that should be a trying day. right now, halfway through and two more days to go. >> and this is not a two horse race by any means. things. jamie lovemark among four golfers at 8 under par. for those of you going to the hill today, you should know all tee times moved up because of the threat of bad weather. so day, stenson, and rose will and we knew that this year' s ncaa dance would be unpredictable, but had no idea that so many favored teams would bunny hop out of this thing in the first round. the biggest shocker friday afternoon, when 2-seed michigan state was bumped by middle tennessee, which took a big early lead and never trailed, winning 90-81. the 8th time a 2-seed lost to a 15. i guarantee you it will not be the end of it. that is a quick look at these sports.

brett: it is a tough morning for those of us who had michigan state against kansas, knowing the racket is over now. a lot of people might be watching basketball today indoors because we have so much rain, even though there are a lot of good activities. dave: midafternoon hours is the main threat. and there is a big concert tonight. i do not know if that is inside or outside. brett: i believe outside. dave: watch for the rain. a magnificent view as the sun crests the horizon and illuminates downtown. quite a bit of cloud cover everywhere. that shot looking on the sunnier side. clouds are broken at this hour and will fill in by afternoon, when rain begins to approach. current temperatures up and down

earlier, some folks had low 70' s. 72 and melbourne. 67 at the beach. the story today is not necessarily now. right now, we have fairly quiet weather from daytona to the i-4 corridor into kissimmee. north and less of the corridor is where it is a little cloudier. offshore, that is shower activity racing in our direction. it is at least somewhat organized. the wavy line is an indication of a squall line. that is our concern. a cold front moving south and east. that will drive showers and an embedded thunderstorms, mainly this afternoon. looking at futurecast, we are talking about 10:00. there it is to the north of marion county. 1:00, dropping into the i-4 corridor.

the worst of this looks to be to the south of us. 2:30, almost all of orange county seeing that. then it moves offshore. the front is so slow to move as we work into tomorrow. so the clear and we are looking forward to sunday will not happen until late in the afternoon and perhaps evening. even with cloud cover today, sunshine this morning will allow temperatures to climb into the low to mid 80' s. fast moving and offshore thunderstorms will make a threat in bay hill. 83 with scattered showers and possibly strong thunderstorms. gusty winds a big part of the forecast today. as we look at the rest of the day, low 80' s. cloudy skies overnight. showers clear by midday. a much colder outlook into the 40' s tuesday morning.

we will be back with the top stories. but first, we had to new york for a look at what is coming up next on today. >> just ahead on today, breaking news overnight. a plane crashing in russia. everyone on board believed to be killed. >> a $115 million victory for hulk hogan in the sex tape fight against gawker. >> white sox' s adam laroche speaking out about resigning from the team about the amount of time his son spent in the clubhouse. >> in with march madness, an unusual matchup. yale versus duke in what some are calling battle of the nerds.

to brett: we are following breaking news. firefighters on the scene of a burned-out home in leesburg. they sent us this picture from south street near hickory drive. that portion of the street is close now. check the wesh 2 for -- mobile app for updates. a teenage couple is about to head to court on separate charges in connection with the murder of an ocoee boy. deputies say 17-year-old michael anderson pulled the trigger, and his girlfriend, lindsey shirley, helped him cover up the crime. antwan davis was shot to death a week ago. the man accused of firing the

innocent worker is also about to face a judge. orange county deputies say that jakell ward hit a worker putting up a fence on forest city road. a friend tells wesh 2 that that worker has a baby that was born just five days ago. rolling roadblocks start early tomorrow morning for the i-4 ultimate project. they start at par street and go through kirkman road as crews some -- as crews install some steel beams. the roadblocks are expected to last from midnight until 5:00 a.m. we have one less check of the weather now. dave: not bad. a pretty morning. but clouds are moving in. taking a look at lake eola. beautiful, clear, and a little muggy. s. this is sunrise. showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

the strong side. brett: so an umbrella for many of you. thank you for joining us. see you at 6:00. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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