the fire was burning so close to the home. it is remarkably good work that they were able to put these flames down and get the fire stopped before it cost any more significant damage. all of the fire burned up. it ran out of fuel and they were able to top it. this is a red flag warning today because of the low humidity and high winds that. we do not know what started this fire but it moved quickly and rapidly. the fire service guys got here so rapidly and they got the upper hand very quickly. a small bit of property damage but the fire is 90% contained. dave mcdaniel, wesh 2 news.

killed following a shooting in the 15th street area. deputy. wesh 2' s chris hush joins us live from the scene. chris, what have you found out. reporter: we found out this teenager was with a group of people on spring break. multiple shots rang out. the neighborhood was doing cpr on the victim but the victim dies at with such a lot of -- with such a large group, someone should have seen the shooter but that is the problem. investigators are telling us that no one is talking about the

>> it is about cooperation. we have had not much cooperation. what is troubling about all of this this is known to be a problem area. it is the same mo every single time. they are having trouble getting that information. today, a teenager has died after the area. we will stay on the scene. summer: meanwhile, a 15-year-old weekend. now, police have arrested the 16-year-old boy she was dating. destiny bargman was killed saturday. teen who is now charged, because t been

friends and family gathered outside destiny' s home in sheeler heights to remember her. police say that the teen who was charged was shooting the gun in the backyard of that home. the gun was allegedly brought inside, where destiny was shot. the teen is charged with second degree murder. jim: a nasty hit and run crash in brevard county leaves 1-man dead. police say steven terry was on a bicycle, pedaling back toward a homeless camp where he lived, when he was fun down. it happened last night on the courtenay parkway, just south of of a-1-a on merritt island. police are now looking for a dark-colored chevy s-10 pickup truck. today wesh 2 spoke to terry' s sister-in-law, who says she can' t believe the news. >> it' s unbelievable. it' s a shame that he was hit, but that someone left and left him there. it' s unbelievable to me. he had been homeless for awhile and he was willing to help anybody that needed help, because he got help from a lot of people around here.

wesh 2 that if the driver is caught they will likely face prison time. right now a palm coast man is accused of shooting another man saturday night. it allegedly started with a dispute over loud music. police say 38-year-old antoine young shot danny campbell in the leg, because campbell was playing his music too loud. witnesses told police they saw the two men arguing, and then young pulled out a shotgun. when he was arrested, police say young had a sawed off shotgun, and ammunition. summer: tonight we have new information on the investigation into an alleged rape that supposedly happened outside a disney nightclub. the accused wants the judge to drop the case, wesh 2' s greg fox explains why. this is surveillance video of hector herrera there in the black t-shirt and dark rimmed glasses, walking into the house of blues last july 15th. the infrared cameras inside make his clothing look white, but that' s him dancing with the

accusing him of later raping her outside the club. we' re concealing her identity. herrera is charged with sexual battery on a physically incapacitated person. detectives say he took advantage of the woman while she was intoxicated. now, wesh 2 news has obtained a copy of a motion to dismiss filed by herrera' s attorney which reveals more of what he plans to argue at trial. herrera says the girl danced in a very sexual manner and that he never purchased or provided alcohol. the girl indicated to law enforcement she had two apple ciders and 10 lemon vodkas. herrera says the girl suggested leave the club to engage in sex in the bushes. he says he gathered the girl' s clothes and tried to get her dressed she became hysterical and insisted that he leave. herrera' s attorney says the alleged victim has since moved out of state, making it challenging for him to defend his client, who has a trial scheduled for the end of may. no word when the judge may rule

the charge against herrera. in orange county, greg fox, wesh 2 news. summer: the key to this case is whether or not a jury will believe the girl was intoxicated to the point of being incapacitated at the time she says she was attacked. the ex-fiance of a local woman who disappeared years ago, will have to answer questions in a civil court case. michelle parker vanished in 2011. her family thinks she' s dead and that her ex-fiance may have played a part in it. today parker' s parents asked a judge to force dale smith junior to answer questions under oath, as part of the negligence lawsuit they' ve brought against him. smith' s attorney says there' s no point. but the judge sided with the parkers, who are now hoping it will provide some clues to what happened to her. it' s agony and it' s total torture everyday. it gets to the point where you accept that this has happened but you' re hopeful that things will come the right way some day. and i hope that we get these right answers. yvonne stewart is also seeking the right to visit her 7-year-old twin grandkids the

it has been nearly 90 years since a u.s. president set foot in cuba. that changed this week, with the arrival of president barak obama. the president met with cuban leader raul castro. this is the 3rd time the two have met since 2014. both talked about improving relations, which could lead to stronger business ventures. president obama says he hopes to learn more about the cuban lifestyle, and help strike deals with economic benefits. >> for the first time ever, air force one has landed in cuba and this is our very first stop. this is a historic visit and historic opportunity to engage directly with the cuban people and to forge new agreements and commercial deals. jim: the last president to visit cuba was calvin coolidge in 1928. he arrived on the island by battleship. it' s tax time less than a month before the filing deadline. that also means it' s busy season

summer: con artists and hackers are apparently working over time this year. this weekend the irs issued the warning that phishing and malware schemes are up 400% this year. wesh 2' s michelle meredith looks at what you can do, to keep your cash safe. the irs is reporting a 400% increase in irs scams this tax season and the scammers are tapping in to potential victims on two different levels. a popular angle is phone call where you' re told you owe money. anthony buono got one of those >> if we didn' t respond in about a 30 day period they would be starting prosecution or whatever. reporter: did that scare you? >> yes thank you for calling the bbb can i help you? reporter: here at the better business bureau, not only are they getting consumer complaints about irs scams/ several staff

their cell phones. including the president of the better business herself. they said you are etc issued for your arrest. they wanted right away. they wanted it done right away. another angle involves the internet, emails where the scammers pose as the irs, trying to extract personal information like your checking account number/ social security number keep this in mind always. when the other person initiates the contact/ either by phone or through an email/ you don' t know who they are/ they could be anybody. that' s a huge red flag in most cases, the irs makes contact through the mail. the irs will not send an email asking for your personal info/

not demand that you wire them summer: adrian whitsett explains. in november, kissimmee police arrested a man on a marijuana charge. in security obtained by wesh 2, you can see three officers go to a hotel and one uses a key to get in the room. the affidavit says detective hall was the only officer to approach the door after witnessing a drug deal, and that the suspect opened the door for her then gave her a plastic bag filled with marijuana. in court march 14th, prosecutors learned of the video and dismissed the case after they learned that an investigating officer' s testimony conflicted

now the state attorney says, we are reviewing all open cases involving these officers to determine whether prosecution should proceed. kissimmee police tell wesh 2: that all three officers were immediately removed from duty, pending the outcome of a criminal and internal investigations. detective hall, and the two other officers removed from duty are part of the street crimes unit a unit now suspended and other officers in that unit have been reassigned. state attorney jeff action called the entire thing disappointing. what is the deal with all the dead fish piling up? plus, or uber officially begins

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jim: there is some encouraging news from seaworld tonight. tilikum, the orca profiled in the documentary blackfish, is recovering. we learned earlier this month that the mammal' s health was failing because of a lung infection, and there were fears tilikum might die. seaworld now says tilikum' s appetite has returned, and he' s once again interacting with trainers and other whales. the company says it is cautiously optimistic about his recovery. the sight of them is something to behold the smell is something else altogether. thousands of dead fish clogging up canals and washing up on beaches in brevard county. this is in merritt island. wesh 2' s dan billow looked into the problem, and explains. in cocoa beach, it looks almost as if you can walk across the thick carpet of dead fish filling some canals. >> oh, my gosh. this is terrible. this is the worst i' ve ever seen it, and i' ve been here since

reporter: and that' s not just because there are so many dead it' s also because the dying is so widespread. a fish-kill normally covers a small area; a pinpoint on the map. but right now, fish are going belly up from titusville to the pineda causeway; from kennedy space center to patrick air force base. about it, or else the economy' s gonna drop quite a bit. biologists don' t know why the fish are dying. but they do know the water in the indian river lagoon has turned brown. that' s because of a new kind of algae that' s caused square miles of water to go from blue-green to the color of mud. the only issue until now has been the murkiness of the water; but it' s becoming clear there' s a larger problem. you can see fish trying to gulp air just before they die. leon stennis says they' ve literally been jumping out of the discolored water to die on his dock. tell the city they need to get their you know what out here and

this is why we pay taxes. reporter: biologists say when algae decays, the water loses oxygen, and there' s not enough left for the fish. and instead of just one kind, many species are dying, including valuable gamefish such as tarpon. local governments are working on a cleanup plan. in cocoa beach, dan billow, wesh 2 news. summer: we first told you about the partnership between uber and a local city earlier this month, now its official. because of it, uber rides will be a bit cheaper in altamonte springs. the city will pay 20% of all your uber trips that start and end within city limits, you can get 25% off if one of those stops is at the altamonte springs sunrail station. the deal launching today will last for one year. jim: we are following some breaking news out of seminole county. you' fire.

it is north of two leota. the sheriff office helicopter there is buzzing bye. heavy winds that are blowing . you do not see any fire equipment. this is the middle of nowhere. that is where this is. it is in a really remote area. if you' re seeing smoke, now you know why. very dry conditions. eric: you can see how gusty the winds are. that is the story right there. because of the remote location

take a while were efforts to get out there. outside of this our elsewhere, we are watching a beautiful day. it is just not beautiful for folks that are around fires. 65 degrees . a cool front did move through. 15 to 20 degrees cooler. you will notice it as he stepped outside. flagler and marion county has been dropped but as we were talking about that fire earlier, it means gusty winds and dry atmosphere. here is a look at the visible satellite imagery. the cool front is south of us.

degrees, you' re out the door temperature. because that sunsets, as it happens, the winds will be calming. by 11:00, we are down to 51 degrees. we have a frost advisory in interior community. if you live up in this area, do the whole cover-up of the plants. all that stuff. we could see patchy frost. if the winds do not come down quick enough, that will not come to fruition. this is why we think frost is a concern. it is significantly cooler up

look at the forecast highs for your tuesday. beautiful weather. the fires are not going to be as much of a concern. yesterday. tomorrow. stable. the winds will pick back up. by thursday, we start to watch this moisture build and it begins to encroach and our area. friday. there' s a, friday, saturday the rain is on the increase. here' tuesday and wednesday. middle 80' s from thursday to wednesday.

updated. this is the craziest thing i' ve ever seen. what is burning now is the bow on dry land -- boat on dry land. this boat is on fire in the woods. it is on snow hill road. it has caught the woods on fire. this is the middle of nowhere.

only in central florida l summer: we are still following some breaking news for you. you can see it is burning pretty intensely. just moments ago, we saw the firefighters. the boat is on fire off county

this is in the middle of nowhere. jim: why there would be a boat on fire in the woods is incredulous. firefighters are on the scene. a vote on fire that is spreading to the woods. there is a body of water there. wesh 2 news at five: 30 is next. we' re going to stay on top of that fire. right now, a disturbing case. we will tell you where it happened and how you can catch the person responsible. and a thief makes off with 3-pricey bikes from a local store.

stewart: good evening, i' m stewart moore. i' m summer knowles in for angela taylor. what we know is a boat is on fire. it is burning pretty well. this is in the big econ river area. not a lot of traffic . we are not sure how this got here. we see fire rescue crews have arrived and are going to be trying to put out those flames. we are going to stay on top of this breaking image and get you more information. right now at 5:30, a case of attempted child abduction under investigation. police in daytona beach have released this composite sketch of the man responsible. police say he tried to get a 14-year-old girl in his car. wesh 2'

i just froze up he leaned out of the car as if he was about to come and get out and come towards me. reporter: zaporha steward got a good look at the man who she her friday night as she walked down hillcrest drive near berkshire road, heading to her boyfriends house. she says this is a good man' s orange hat, because the suspect opened the car door. >> he kept asking me where i was going and i kept ignoring him i froze up i didn' t say anything. he asked about 4 or 5 times. then he was like come here and it sounded like he said you come to me or i will come to you. reporter: though terrified, steward says she finally got her wits about her and as she' s long been taught, reacted to the threat i' m scared what do i do, should i just scream? the smart thing to do is scream. reporter: and it worked not only did the suspect race away stewards boyfriend who lives close to her, came running. when she went to my house i heard her scream and i came down off. s seen the blue jaguar in the neighborhood she' s not sure who owns it, or whether the suspect was in it on those earlier occasions, she got time.

this sketch and searching for that distinctive light blue possibly 2004 jaguar. >> we' re going to keep checking on that area to see if that vehicle is in the neighborhood and we want to have a talk with that person. not soon enough for the young girl who says all kinds of thoughts raced through her head in those moments >> what is he going to do, i' m going to get kidnapped. i was terrified that' s why i screamed. in daytona beach, volusia county, claire metz/wesh 2 news. stewart: if you recognize the suspect or the description of the car if you saw anything suspicious friday night, police would like to hear from you. stewart: right now orange county fire investigators are looking into a deadly house fire. it happened at a home on pineway drive, near texas avenue, yesterday afternoon. a neighbor and his son tried to save the man inside, but the flames were too much. the victim has not been identified, neighbors believe the man suffered a disability that may have made it difficult for him to escape. alachua county sheriff' s deputies and gainesville police

from the university of florida. officers say robert dentmond was carrying a rifle around and threatened to kill himself at the majestic oaks apartments. this map shows how close that is to campus. deputies and officers warned him, he would be shot if he did not drop the gun. they opened fire when they say, he refused, and walked toward an occupied apartment. dentmond died at the hospital. right now daytona beach patrols are reporting big crowds, a continuation of spring break. it has so far been a wild season on the world' s most famous beach. last week, more than 100 people were arrested, and an officer hurt. the problems persisted this weekend. numerous alcohol violations had to be given out. off the surf and closer inland, nearly 200 people have been arrested, mostly for underage drinking. stewart: a seminole county man is facing charges of false imprisonment tonight. sheriff' s deputies say he grabbed a 12-year-old girl while she was jogging. take a look at cesar reyes. deputies say he spotted the girl friday night, while she ran on the seminole wekiva trail outside of altamonte springs. the girl told police reyes asked

partner. when she said no he allegedly grabbed her, causing a bruise. s mother was nearby, and called 911. stewart: the suspect in a deadly shooting outside an orange county strip club was ordered held without bond today, deputies announced the arrest of louis cintron last night. s charged with first degree murder and attempted murder. deputies say he was in a group of bikers who got into a brawl outside the diamond club early sunday morning. cintron is accused of opening fire and killing carlos enrique cruz. two others were hurt. summer : work on fixing a sewage leak in west orange county is wrapping up. the leak was spotted just off of good homes road. that' s near the 4-08. this all started yesterday. it was originally reported as a sinkhole. workers tell us a main sprinkler line eroded the main valve box, breaking the lift station and causing the sewage spill. if you use i-4 be prepared for another round of some potentially big delays. it' s all part of the work on the i-4 ultimate project. workers are scheduled to set up rolling road blocks at midnight. it' s to install steel girders

i-4 along kirkman road. beginning at par street, law enforcement will jump in front of traffic and slow it to 20-miles an hour. all 13 westbound i-4 entrances between the par street and kirkman road interchanges will be temporarily blocked as this happens. the rolling roadblocks are scheduled through thursday. stewart: the cocoa beach fire department is asking for help as they investigate this fire at a multi million dollar mansion. the fire marshals office wants to see any pictures of the blaze on atlantic avenue in the pumpkin center from before emergency crews made it to the scene. the fire at the al neuharth home in cocoa beach was destroyed last tuesday. investigators are looking into renovations going on at the 11 bedroom and 12 bathroom estate and whether anyone who wasn' t supposed to be there was on the property. stewart: united launch alliance is targeting a late night launch from the cape for tomorrow night, the mission is to resupply the international space station. this is a picture tweeted by ula today of its atlas five rocket carrying a cygnus cargo vessel. this is the last of the missions

were given a temporary contract to fulfill resupply missions to the iss for nasa after an antares rocket explosion in october 2014 at wallops island, virginia. the launch is scheduled for 11 tomorrow night. summer : it' s not only president obama who is in cuba this week, but the tampa bay rays. the team arrived in havana yesterday, this, ahead of the exhibition game against cuba' s national team. that game will be played tomorrow. the president will be there, and cuban leader raul castro. this is the first game before a major u.s. baseball team and a cuban team, since 1999. 62 people were killed over the weekend when a passenger jet crashed in southern russia. the plane was owned by fly-dubai. into the wreck say the plane' s black box data recorder has been badly damaged, and may not provide much insight into what happened. an airport, when it encountered strong winds. tonight we know the names of the 2-men killed late last week in a

louis caporicci of tampa and kevin carreno of st. petersburg were the only two on board the cessna when it went down at the peter o knight airport. both were business partners and air force academy roommates. national transportation safety board investigators say another plane took off at the same time but it wasn' t clear whether that contributed to the crash. stewart: an infestation in the everglades. check out these images from south florida. these were taken and provided by researchers, studying the python. the snake is considered an invasive species for the region. over the last 3-months 40 pythons have been rounded up, one of the 16-feet long and weighing 140 pounds. stewart: tomorrow the u.s. justice department and apple will once again face off in court. this is connected to unlocking one of the san bernardino killer' s phones, apple said to do so they' d need to create new software, but that it could jeopardize the security of any other i-phone. the fbi is relying on apple' s help to find out if there' s information about the december attack on it. a federal judge will ultimately decide. stewart: a local businessman says thieves broke into his store overnight, and swiped 3-very expensive bikes. it happened at the scootermax, that'

s alex villarreal spoke with the owner who says he' s confident the people who did it will be caught. standup intro, clip 1353 -- scootermax in pine castle, burglarized overnight, already has four security cameras, and now the owner says he plans to get more. >> i' ve had this happen years ago to me, so it' s devastating every time. for alfredo hernandez, these three guys breaking into his shop on orange avenue is deja vu. 10 years ago, he and his son faced armed robbers in their home. you work very hard to have something, provide for your family and then people just want to break in and steal items that they don' t want to work for. adt called him about the alarm going off just before 3 in the morning he says whoever did this has been in the store before.

place, they exactly knew what they were going to come get, and we have our suspicions the burglars made off with a two dirt bikes and left hernandez with a lot to clean up. it' s expensive to replace those doors, i have to file a claim, that' s going to be expensive because now my premiums are going to go up in orlando, alex. a happy reunion this weekend, for a local biker and his pet parrot. spkye was taken from mike mularz during bike week in daytona beach. witnesses told mularz they saw sometime take the bird. >> i got a call from ellen from the seminole county parrot rescue in geneva and she had me identify the bird and she said a gentleman just dropped off the bird and a phone number and said he wanted to be anonymous.3:18> mike is giving thanks to everyone who played a role in finding spyke. stewart: this year' s arnold

is now a thing of the past. it was a close finish, but jason win at the tournament. he birdied 17, and with that, beat kevin chapell, who bogied day spoke to wesh 2' s pat clarke after his victory. the game of golf. the map for us. without his input into the game of golf, there may not be the next generation of players. this was day' s eighth pga tour victory. stewart: coming up, florida lawmakers tackle the issue of healthcare, for the children of illegal immigrants. plus, spring has sprung, but england. we' re getting a birds-eye view of the chilly start to the work-week in massachusetts. stewart: it may be cold in new england, but the race for the white house is heating up. we' ll take you to d.c., where both trump and clinton appeared at the same event, and took aim at each other. you' re watching wesh 2 news at

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summer: when the new state budget takes effect in july, 17-thousand florida children will get health-care. the budget also eliminates a 5-year-waiting period for children of illegal immigrants, who are without coverage. the federal government will pick up the tab. advocates say it will help save lives. >> what it means is that there are a lot of kids that, probably, their life is going to

to be able to be taken care of. when you get things like cancer, and all kinds of other situations, and they cannot get any help, what kind of production do we have for the future? last year the federal government agreed to pay 97% of the cost of enrolling a child in coverage, up from the 71% it had been paying. the race for the white house rolled into washington dc today. hillary clinton and donald party' s nominee, appeared at the same event. stewart: they spoke at the nation' s leading pro-israel group. wesh 2' s sally kidd explains. >> before his speech, he spent some time trying to who establishment republicans in congress. donald trump is working to

just boxlike, some 18,000 activists gathered to hear from these candidates. a democratic front-runner hillary clinton blasted trump and then as unqualified to be president. >> we need steady hands, not someone who says who knows what. >> she doesn' t know anything about my policy. her policies didn' t work. look at libya, look at anything you want to look out. reporter: a lot of people are talking about his remarks. the candidate himself has said that neutral means different

>> a whole host of other issues. democratic candidate bernie sanders was the only presidential contender not just get the event. instead, he is campaigning in arizona and utah ahead of those state contests tomorrow. remember, wesh two the place to turn for all of your 2016 coverage. we' ll be following the latest from the campaign trail and update you on air and online. stewart: take a look at spring in new england. this is drone footage, taken of a fresh winter storm in falmouth, massachusetts. the snow fell for most of the night, finishing off just in time for the morning commute. the flakes won' t stick around for long. tomorrow' s forecast for the region calls for sun, with a high of 42-degrees.

for us, outside it is chilly. we have not seen this weather in about a month. the good news has ended. we still have another night of chilly weather. at this hour, they are as pretty as can be. that is for people late summer who are over this kind of weather. clear skies, 62 degrees. no heat index. we' re at 65 degrees. we are continuing to watch some smoke from earlier. wins have been calming down that

it is calm in sanford. an hour. vapor. there is that dry air that has settled right into town. that is why it is such a concern let' s look ahead. orlando, to the mid-and lower 50' s. we can expect 39 tonight. marion county, this is the cellist area. 42 degrees in leesburg. 44, lake mary. 44, debary. high pressure gets a little

gusty. s take a look at the temperatures. we are climbing quicker. 70 degrees by 1:00. we keep getting beautiful su that window will only contain a few human as clouds. wednesday, we set to get more. get a little bit of moisture. by friday, our next will front starts to move on it. with a dry stretch through the end of the week, we will get these allergy levels relatively high. medium-high to hide the next couple of days. still 325.

here is the central florida' s most accurate seven-day forecast. a few showers and tingling -- entering into the forecast. stewart: we will take you back outside to that boat fire we were talking about. this is far away from where a lot of people live. this fire is mostly out.

today, twitter is turning 10 years old. the first tweet ever was written $10 years ago today by twitter' s founder jack dorsey. twitter' s format required users to express themselves with a limited character amount. it' s now become one of the main ways people interact on social media. it' s impacted everything from politics to culture and entertainment. stewart: starting today, astronomers are going to be looking for a twin comet fly-by. nasa says one of the comets came

they say one comet is smaller, and may be a fragment from the bigger on.e the smaller comet was discovered two months ago. it' s larger twin will be passing by today and its smaller twin will be coming tomorrow. luckily these comets are a safe two million miles away. however this will be the third closest fly-by in recorded history. stewart: wesh 2 news at 6 is straight ahead. jim payne joins us now with what' s coming up next half hour. jim: we are following to breaking news stories. why investigators are ready having trouble getting leads on this case. plus, dry weather.

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jim: right now at 6:00, we are following to breaking news out of orange county. in apopka. good evening, i'

a 19-year-old is shot on 15th street. deputies and investigators have been on the scene for some time. this is blocking off old apopka road. this is what we know so far. a teenager is dead after multiple shots ran -- brain now. many potential witnesses are already cooperating with deputies. the man succumbed to his injuries. spring break. deputies were asked if they had any leads on the shooter. to try and speak. >>

now if you recall, this area has seen a lot of violence. in the past 10 days, we have reported three shootings. so far, investigators have not found any motive. chris hush, wesh 2 news. jim: now to the east side of orange shop -- county . chopper 2 was up over the fire shortly before the flames responded. it was in an intense battle for about an hour. dave, we are hearing crews will stick around. dave: they will be staying on scene to make sure there are no hot thoughts to clear up. we had a red flag warning. a look at this area.