21 people. let' s bring that photo of the suspected terrorists back up. investigators say this was taken just a few minutes before the explosions hit the airport. 2 of the men, believed to be isis fighters, were killed. a third, the man with the hat, escaped. here is from inside of the airport. this video was taken in the moments after the explosion. the man who shot this footage actually lives in raleigh. he was standing just a few feet away from the blast. he was unharmed, but 11-others were killed and dozens more were injured among them, 3-mormon missionaries from utah. all are expected to survive. these attacks come just days after the arrest of one of the men involved in the paris terror attacks, salah abdeslam was picked up in brussels. he too claims to be a member of isis. s no word if his s attacks are related. several raids have taken place

we will of course continue to monitor the results from international investigators and bring you the very latest, right here on wesh 2 news. jim? meredith: a flight bound for orlando sanford international airport left brussels just moments before the attack. only chopper 2 was there as the passengers left the plane, and were subjected to increased security screenings. wesh 2' s dave mcdaniel spent the day at the airport. he joins us live with more. dave? dave: there was significant extra security waiting for it. of course, that security continues. delays here have been almost an hour through customs. people who landed at 1:00 are still inside the terminal building. people go through every single item. a good number of people are still inside.

brussels almost simultaneously with this horrific terrorist attack. >> the heavy police president -- presence. once the plane landed from brussels, it was kept a good distance away. passengers were eventually bust to the terminal. the people on board never knew what had happened. >> nobody knew. my family told me what happened. >> a lot of happened since you guys were up in the air. worried sick, she called once the plane landed. >> i can' t wait till they' re here.

the plane for the return trip to belgium. everyone i talk to belgium, people feel lost. people don' t know what to do or what to think. reporter: the passengers on board did not know what happened in brussels. only when they landed in orlando was going to occur. this plane will eventually go on to miami. now, sick about her mom dad and grandmother. she saw them just moments ago. jim: the violence in brussels triggered an immediate reaction around the world.

s other major airports. leaders say visible and less visible measures are now in place, as the terror threat level was bumped up to its highest level. safety also remains a top wesh 2' s greg fox joins us live from orlando international airport with more. greg, visibility is up there' s no question the look and is different today and both airport security and local re taking acts of terrorism around the globe, >> the tsa is continuing to move. here international travel. police and airport security vehicles lined the departure and vehicles are parked along the curbs.

and contraband, appear to be much heavier than usual. so are patrols of uniformed police. >> all over facebook you see, say prayers for belgium. say prayers for paris. and now i' m wondering, prayers for who is going to be next?? reporter: joe ombress and other passengers tell us they feel safe traveling here and some areas overseas, but not to europe. >> but if i had to fly to europe? no way right now. but florida senator bill nelson says fear will never beat terrorism. >> you can' t crawl into a hole and try to avoid some of the evil that is out there. you need to continue to make your plans as usual for travel and it' s important that we go on with our daily lives. reporter: the airport without a release today saying all 18,000 airport employees have been

anything suspicious, and the airport encourages passengers themselves, to report anything that appears unusual not just today, but at all times. live in orlando, greg fox, wesh 2 news. jim: wesh 2 will stay on top of the latest information coming out of brussels. you can also see updates on wesh. com and on the wesh 2 mobile app. and then tonight, immediately out an hour long nbc nightly news with lester holt. right now a stretch of the 4-08 has re-opened, after a semi-overturned this morning. it shutdown one of the major arteries that connect i-4 to the state road 4-08 toll road. the crash happened at the tail end of the morning rush hour. orlando police say when the truck was going up the ramp, the weight of the furniture it was carrying shifted, causing it to overturn. the driver was not seriously hurt. meredith: tonight we' re learning new information about a late-afternoon shooting this week, that left 1-person dead in apopka. it happened yesterday, near a playground on 15th street. today we learned the name of the victim. he' s contondre bryant, just 18-years-old.

in the apopka area in just a matter of days. wesh 2' s michelle meredith joins us live from apopka, with reaction. michelle? reporter: people are outraged. the neighbors tell us the shooting happened right down this bike path. >> people have to understand that this is family member that we are going to be missing, a part of us that is gone. end nats oudn >> my mom called me and said people were telling her that he got shot. you had to be upset i was very upset i kept crying. contondre is apopka' s latest shooting victim. investigators say while at a gathering with a group of people near 13th street contondre was gunned down by a passing car.

>> it is not all about being a snitch it is about giving the family closure so we can feel better and get justice served this marks the third shooting death in apopka in less than two weeks. in two cases the victims were teenagers. contondre bryant was 8een. investigators say this past saturday 15-year-old destiny bargman was shot and killed by a 16-year-old handling a firearm. and on march 11, 34-year-old sean ware was shot and killed allegedly by his girlfriend. the orange county sheriff' s office says they continue to work with the community/ work with churches have stepped up patrol of marked units. but tell us law enforcement needs help. guns are getting the hands of the young. >> what' s going wrong? >> firearms, the availability of individuals not securing their firearms. we support the community in having the rights to firearms but you have to do it responsibly

when neighbor told me that at some of them go up someone is turning them down. jim: some big news from north of the border. notorious toronto mayor rob ford has died. he was elected in 20-10, and was the subject of several controversies. the most notable was the release of a video in 20-13, showing ford smoking crack cocaine. ford wound up admitting to it. he passed away after a battle with cancer. rob ford was 46-years-old. some locals are on a tonight. after four armed robberies. police say they think -- a composite sketch of one of the men has been released. all of the holdups happened as the victims were leaving their cars. none of them were hurt. wesh 2 spoke with one of them today.

>> he said it' s i didn' t turn around i would shoot you. i just gave him my wallet. meredith: fire sparked at the festival of the lion king show at disney' s animal kingdom yesterday. the trouble started in a float. the theater was cleaned and the show resumed at 10 this morning.' no one was hurt in the fire. so far, no word what started the fire. a boat, abandoned in the intracoastal in daytona beach, led to an emergency response. someone saw the boat, and thought it was sinking. they called 911, believing the people on board were in jeopardy. as it turns out, the boat was one of many, left behind by owners. >> we get frequent calls overtaxing the public safety system responding to these supposed boat emergencies hundreds of abandoned boats litter florida waterways,

if owners can' t be found, often taxpayers wind up footing the costs of removal. jim: we' ve learned new information about a massive fish kill in brevard county. it' s a story that has a lot of you talking. thousands of fish dead, and filling up the banana river lagoon. some in the area say the smell of it will bring you to your the opinion from state it' s an algae that turns the water brown, and can kill fish. biologists confirm this is one of the most widespread fish-kills in recent history. they say the fish cover about 80% of the banana river coming up, wesh 2 talks to some local police recruits, who are crediting with saving a man' s life. plus, 80-thousand bees removed from a local community. and an update on this dramatic boat fire yesterday in orange county, which unfolded on dry land. and wesh 2 returns to the scene of a nasty brush fire, which burned a bit too close for comfort for some local homeowners. eric: we are tracking some

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>> you are looking at a scene out of brussels. at least 30 people dead, more than 200 wounded. we are going to see a lot more of these coming up in the next 24-48 hours. 80,000 honey bees are finally removed from a gated community called the grasslands. a man mowing a yard came across the huge hive. a beekeeper says the bees had been there up to two years. they' ll be relocated to a bee farm. meredith: tonight we are still waiting to hear from investigators, looking into this boat fire yesterday. it happened on dry land, just north of the bithlo area. the boat was spotted by chopper along county road 13, just a few yard from the water. this is in the little big econ state forest. firefighters had to bring their own water. so far, no word on any injuries. the fire did spread to the

investigators are still trying to determine what sparked yesterday' s 20 acre brush fire in avalon park. crews remained on scene overnight making sure the fire didn' t flare back up. today, residents surveyed the damage seeing how close the fire came to engulfing their homes. resident a flier saying they' re looking for an arsonist. however fire officials are not confirming if they believe this they' re only saying this is an ongoing investigation. the cause has yet to be determined. jim: the trios quick thinking. >> all of a sudden we heard this crash. we see a car in the canal.

as we come closer and closer, the car is starting to submerge itself. to look up the steep sides of the ditch, it' s amazing the car did not overturn. william hicks was one of three police recruits attending the event. to get him out of the vehicle before the continue to slide in. all three had already been identified by the police department as promising members of the economy class. the biggest thing for me it to save someone. it is been 11 weeks before hicks can put on a badge and a gun. the chief says he already knows.

lots to like about the weather. this is a perfect central florida weather. eric: tomorrow, it is our real last dry day. this is what we have for you. maybe you are wanting to go for an afternoon job. 75 degrees current temperature. nice, light breeze out of the site east. -- southeast. 69 for as daytona beach. take a look at the satellite in the radar.

that will continue past sunset. we continue on down from there. you' flower festival, it really looks great. no rainfall. re heading on now, we have the atlas five launch schedule this evening five minutes after 11:00. 30 minute launch window. 90% chance of good weather. we have been watching a few of be something to adjust that launch. temperatures this evening. down to 53 in astatula. 55 and harmony. it is 54 degrees in orlando.

58 degrees in melbourne. here' s the setup for us. tomorrow, we get about bit of a south easterly wind. it is the last dry day because the following day there is pressure developing in south florida. thursday, rain chances go up. you can very clearly see the greens and yellows. that is rain for you and i. look at the forecast the next couple of days. green is on the map. not the best forecast. the timing is going to be everything.

83 with showers and storms. here is the seven-day forecast. the temperatures go up as do the rain chances. healthy downpours each and every day. jim: coming up, a narrow escape for three people. plus, while the supreme court' s says they will not take up a couple of states.

>> metro stations in washington d.c. are also seeing an increase in security. officials say there is no known threat to the d.c. metro right now. but they say extra sweeps and patrols are being conducted out of caution. automated messages are posted throughout walkways saying if you see something, say something. metro officials say they' re monitoring developments in brussels. 3-people narrowly escaped a house fire in maryland last night. fire investigators say the blaze started in a mulch pile, piled near the home. it happened in damascus. investigators say someone threw out a cigarette in the mulch.

damage was done to the house. no one was hurt. fire sparked at the navy yard in south philadelphia last night. it happened around 9. the fire spread to a nearby carrier, but the ship was out of service and no longer in use. marine units helped fight the fire, which was quickly brought under control. no one was hurt. 2-people were shot last night on the campus of georgia state university. police say it happened in a parking lot outside a dorm. it allegedly was a drug deal. the two people involved got into an argument, and both pulled out guns. 1 guy was shot 3-times, the other once. both were taken to the hospital for treatment and both are expected to survive. right now police in delaware are investigating the deaths of 5-bald eagles. the birds were found in the southern part of the state, but so far police don' t know what killed them. wildlife officials have been called in. they are the same group looking into the killing of 13-bald eagles in maryland last month but they say a link is unlikely. in my opinion, and what we' re looking at so far is that due to the time frame 30 days the distance apart, that these are two separate incidents. officers are looking into the

something, which poisoned them. meredith: the u.s. supreme court has decided against taking up a complaint from nebraska and oklahoma. both state' s marijuana laws undermines federal law, and hurts them. the two states claim colorado' s move to decriminalize certain uses of marijuana has increased trafficking into their states, requiring them to expend significant law enforcement, judicial system and penal system resources. wesh 2 news at 5:30 is next. stewart moore joins us now with a look what' s coming up in our next half hour. stewart: jim, meredith, we are continuing our coverage of the terror attacks in brussels. the new information just coming out from investigators, still on scene. what police in gainesville are now saying about a deadly, officer involved shooting near u.f. over the weekend. re taking a look at the caused a small plane to crash in

wesh 2 news at 5:30 is nex:3 >> no attack, no attack will affect our resolve to accelerate the defeat of isil.> stewart: u.s. defense secretary ash carter speaking out this morning, condemning the isis attacks in brussels, and

to help find those responsible. good evening, i' m stewart moore. meredith: i' m meredith mcdonough in for angela taylor. 31-people were killed when 2 suicide bombers detonated themselves this morning. one at the brussels airport, and another at a metro station a few miles away. this video shows the aftermath of the explosion at the airport. you can see people running while smoke rises from the terminal building. we' re told a third bomb was also brought in, but never exploded. we have live pictures from brussels at this hour. memorial is growing for the victims of the attack. >> you want to show you a live look at the brussels airport. we will of course stay on top of the situation. one of the planes able to leave

it landed with immense security. reporter: the passengers who made the eight hour journey had no idea what was happening in the city and airport they had just left. we watched as family made their be taken to the terminal and question. we also saw all the luggage searched by bomb sniffing dog. what is, backs and their owners were matched up at the terminal. the first word of the terrorist attack came on the ground. >> nobody knew . >> when i finally got to talk to

the plane which has now been cleared will head on to miami. from people in brussels. stewart: wesh 2 will stay on top of the latest information coming out of brussels. you can also see updates on wesh.com, and on the wesh 2 mobile app. and then tonight, immediately after wesh 2 news at 6, check out an hour long nbc nightly news with lester holt. we have learned new information about the evacuation of the beach hotel. a small fire sparked at the hilton on north atlantic avenue. there were still concerns over the smoke. the building had to be evacuated. meredith: a north carolina man

morning. at the shores resort and spa on the accuser told police she and pajaro were sharing a suite, but slept separately. she says she woke up and he was performing a sex act on her. swing across central florida right now. lots of families are visiting theme parks, but the young crowd is in daytona beach for the third week. hundreds of people have already been arrested or cited, mostly wesh 2' s claire metz reports. college students continue to arrive in droves along daytona beach. but there' s a new crowd added to the mix, local high school students are on spring break and all of those numbers combined create quite a challenge. the beat of spring break goes on louder than it' s been in years. along with the smell of salt and suntan lotion there is that distinctive smell of suds in the air and over the last few weeks copious amounts have wound up in the sand.

problem but even those of age can' t have open containers on the beach they claim they didn' t know, but it' s quite apparent when you walk up to someone with alcohol that they do know, they try to hide it, they try to put it in cups. if visitors comply, they' ll get away with a warning maybe a fine, if they resist, or create other problems, they' ll wear handcuffs with bathing suits and some understand, the heavy law enforcement presence is for their own good. >> you don' t want people to be drinking on the beach, like blatantly, making stupid decisions, doing stupid things, that' s not a good thing to see. reporter: we' ve seen the aftermath of a days beach party with trash strewn all over the hijinx when several breakers allegedly took a police jet ski on a joy ride, today, someone suspected of inappropriate behavior on the beach slipped away from officers despite a search. a vacationing middle age couple found themselves in the midst of the spring break party >> what would you think if your daughter was down in this crowd,

have a leash on her i think. beach safety expects one more big week after this one right through the easter holiday but after they expect it to calm down, at least that' s what they' re hoping. in daytona beach, volusia county, claire metz/wesh 2 news. right now the final preparations are underway for tonight' s rocket launch from cape canaveral. take a look. this is the rocket that will lift-off at 11:05 tonight. it's a united launch alliance atlas 5-rocket. it will carry 5-experiments into space, as part of the the last mission under nasa' s current contract with ula. one of the experiments was put together by some ucf students. stewart: will he get off the ground? eric burris joins us now. would we had tonight? eric: wind is not a concern. we are watching a couple of

that is the only concern. of it being an issue. right now, it' feels comfortable. sanford. county. here' s what we got the next couple of hours. we will of course have your full hour-by-hour were cast. meredith: gawker plans to appeal the ruling, granting hulk hogan 140 million dollars in a sex tape lawsuit. yesterday, a jury decided to give the former pro-wrestler an additional 25 million dollars in punitive damages. last week, jurors awarded hogan 115 million dollars, agreeing

by posting the video online. stewart: carnival cruise is set to sail to cuba. the first ship, which will carry around 700-passengers, will hit the seas in a little over a month. this will be the first time in more than 50-years a cruise ship has been approved to travel to cuba. if you' re interested, it' ll cost you about 18-hundred bucks. meredith: also big in cuba today, baseball. the tampa bay rays are there, and they took on cuba' s team. it was the first time since 1999 that a major league baseball team played ball in the country. president obama and cuba president raul castro were there we' ve learned new information from investigators in police-involved shooting near u.f. the person officers opened fire we' re told 16-year-old robert dentmond was spotted walking around an apartment complex near the campus holding an assault rifle. he apparently told officers he was suicidal. officers asked him to drop the gun, he ignored them, and they opened fire. deputies and officers made it extremely clear to him that if he continued toward that

be shot. stewart: a body was found lying in an ocala street, now police are trying to figure out what happened. the man was found on northwest second street, near silver springs boulevard. no cause of death has been determined, but investigators are calling it suspicious. the man' s name has not been released. anyone with information is asked to contact police. stewart: 3-young men were killed in a car crash last night in sarasota. police say the car crashed into a tree, and split in half. the driver and his two passengers were all 21-years-old. a 4th person, who survived, just turned 21 himself yesterday. he is expected to survive. right now speed is considered a major factor, so far no word if drugs or alcohol played a part. right now the state attorney is continuing the investigation of 3-kissimmee police officers, who are accused of providing false testimony during a court hearing. officers felix echeveria , taylor mcfee and tiffany hall have all been suspended pending

investigation. this is surveillance video of an arrest at a kissimmee hotel back in november. it appears one of the officers has a key to open this door, but a charging affidavit signed by detective hall says a drug dealing suspect opened the door for her, then gave her a plastic bag filled with marijuana. right now a west orange county lake is closed, following a sewage leak nearby. there are concerns that sewage may have spilled into lake rose. that' s near apopka vineland road. it happened on sunday. the water is being tested for its bacteria levels. so far, no word when those results will be available. report tonight, which is shedding new light on a deadly plane crash. stewart: a home built plane went s brett connolly explains, transportation investigators think engine troubles may have killed the pilot and their passenger. the national transportation safety board says multiple flights reported hearing mayday calls over the radio near the crash site. and heard the pilot saying he lost his engine right before the

the mess of debris is all that is left from what officials call an amateur built single engine plane. 10 days ago the aircraft went down in an empty field behind the skytop view rehab center at south lake hospital in clermont. the pilot dane sheahan and his passenger james kos both died. a report released this morning from the ntsb says radar shows the aircraft reached a height of 26 hundred feet before rapidly losing speed. one witness telling us he was outside his home at the time. >> saw there really wasnt a fire going on so went ahead and approached and saw the guy was gone reporter: another witness telling investigators the engine was not making any noise as the plane made a 180 degree turn and continued to descend out in the distance. transportation officials say their were clear skies that day and visibility up to 10 miles. according to the faa the pilot had a private pilot certificate

for the plane. stewart: coming up, the new plan i' m brett connolly, wesh 2 news. to fight the cost of treating chronic illness, right here in florida. plus, a big brawl out west. wesh 2 is breaking down tonight' s primary caucuses. who is voting, and which candidate needs a win. stewart: and spring snow, from coast to coast. wesh 2 news at 5:30 will be

>> right now state lawmakers are addressing chronic illness. experts say funding the fight against diseases like diabetes, arthritis, and cancer, has increased healthcare costs by 75%. 62% of floridians have at least 1-chronic condition. advocates are pushing for more cash from lawmakers, to help

that impacts your everyday life, how you interact with your family, how you are able to focus in school, how you work on the job. health really is central and foundational to so many aspects of our lives, and it also drives up costs obviously. most chronic illness can be caught early and prevented from becoming as costly and debilitating as if they were left untreated. arizona, utah, and idaho. 3-big primary races tonight in the race for the white house. stewart: just 5-candidates remain, and all are hoping to secure victories in what is being called western tuesday. wesh 2' s sally kidd looks into who needs to win big, or face going home. grexit brussel attacks are highlighting the candidates plans on national security. he says police should control

>> the fruit of a failed immigration policy in europe that has allowed a massive influx of radical islamic terrorists into europe. it is a big issue in arizona where 52 delegates are on the line today. donald trump' s stance gives him a boost. donald trump tweeted he is far more correct about terrorism than anybody. he says he has the most foreign-policy experience. >> this is the time you have to keep your cool. reporter: the democratic across the attacks.

>> we need improved intelligence sharing. reporter: clinton and sanders art competing in arizona, utah and idaho today. in washington, sally kidd, wesh 2 news. stewart: you can watch the results of those primary elections roll in tonight on wesh 2 news at 10:00 and 11. you can also get up to the minute updates on wesh.com, and on the wesh 2 mobile app. stewart: spring has sprung, from sea to shining sea. though you wouldn' t know it by the images were about to show you. this is in california near sacramento. a snowstorm hit overnight, leaving much of the area covered in fresh powder. it hit unexpectedly, causing a mess on the highway. road crews had to work quickly to plow, so that truck drivers could resume their travel. it may not look like it, but this is good news. california has been dealing with a devastating drought, and the snow should help. stewart: across the county in maine, a blast of winter

6 to 8 inches fell this week, blanketing portland and surrounding areas. initial forecasts predicted as much as a foot, but the storm didn' t live up to the hype. that didn' t stop plenty of people from getting out and using their sleds, skis, and snowmobiles once more. i want to warm things up around here. eric: it was a nice cool start to this morning. we are looking at some rainfall. it returns to central florida. this is the citrix tower. 72 degrees in claremont. all that means is we dry air. 75 degrees in orlando.

look at the difference in temperatures. just now, we are running seven degrees warmer. the big culprit is more sunshine. the water vapor channel. typical bone dry setup. be watching these temperatures breaking off nicely. 45 in ocala. southeast winds tomorrow. we get back into the 80' s across the interior.

five to 10 miles an hour we will watch showers returning. that is the beginning of a pattern. we will even get some down for is moving in. that continues for saturday. unfortunately, that continues for sunday and monday as well. tomorrow morning. staying beautiful through 4:00 tomorrow. 6:30 is a morning. it is not until the afternoon that we see those shades of green moving on. with the more tropical pattern, up. 86 for your thursday and friday.

it is going to be nice and warm. s a look at your seven-day forecast. spring breakers, get out to the those rip currents. rain chances come back. there is nothing cool about that front. saturday looks to be the heaviest rain. we will have that full easter sunday breakdown. corks for good luck. and a heads up for any of you

stay with us.h stewart: some japanese wine makers have a unique way of wishing for a good wine season. they burn corks at a local shrine to honor the sake brewing gods. the ritual is held every year in central japan and its also meant to show appreciation for cork stoppers. this year they burned about five-thousand used wine corks. they will be scattering the ashes on vineyards and pray for a good harvest. tomorrow, kindle users will not be able to access the internet. meredith: if your kindle can' t get on the internet, it' s because you didn' t get the update in time. amazon says if you didn' t update your older e-reader before today, it won' t be able to download books from the cloud.

download from the kindle store either. the update effects models made in 2012 and earlier. if you wait any longer, you' ll have to use a computer to add the update. you' re always updating. i never update. stewart: do you read digitally? meredith: i still use actual books. your high-tech. wesh 2 news at 6:00 is straight ahead. passengers from brussels arrive to work the terror attacks. only chopper 2 is in the air. plus, new information. what one homeowner as

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good evening, i' m jim payne. >> i' m meredith mcdonough. 30 people were killed. tonight, investigators are releasing this surveillance picture. they believe the two men on the left or suicide bombers. now police are trying to find this man. it is believed they are the work of isis. one explosive device was found while carrying out raids. president obama talked about the attacks while in cuba. >> we will do whatever is necessary. meredith: a flight bound for sanford international airport. only chopper 2 got this video of passengers leaving the plane. wesh 2 news dave mcdaniel is live.

those passengers. reporter: it most certainly did. in this particular case, it took hours. no complaints we can hear from any of the passengers. just moments before these terrorist attacks. the people on the flight did not know a thing about it until they landed here. >> i was really upset and they said we don' t know anything. the heavy police presence