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nchts next on eyewitness news at noon, we are following breaking news in osceola county. a truck crashes and now one person is dead. we are asking investigators how it happened. and the man who raped a woman three times in one week is now on the run. we are asking about a release from jail just days before the attack.
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a truck plunged into a pond in osceola county and we are following that broking news right now for you on eyewitness mus at news. investigators say it happened onset lment road. one person is dead. we will keep you updated online and on the air. we have a reporter there gathering the new information. as they get it, we will bring it to you here on this
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in the meantime, the woman alleged to be an accomplice in a rape. terrell williamson is said to be still on the run this afternoon. >> reporter: accord tog a sheriff's office report, williamson was arrested on december 31st and released on the same day. now, investigators are saying he raped a woman with the help of another female. the volusia county sheriff's department say terrell williamson and daria hill raped a woman several time ins the last week. williamson is on the run, but hill is in jail and had been in court. her eyes lit up when the judge
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she faces charges of sexual battery and false imprisonment. many of the details found in the sheriff's report are too graphic to talk about on television. the first time, raped her he held her and the second time a gun was held to the woman and the third time, hill was said to have held her down. hill was allegedly present for all of the situations. >> obviously it's disturbing. we ant to help her by bringing those responsible to yous is. >> reporter: now, hill was found at her mother's apartment where the alleged attacks happened. williamson still has not been caught. more than 100 people were
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deputies say it took months to get the cash, drugs and guns off of the streets. detectives say the ring moved about a kilo of meth a month. some of the accused dealers had equipment on their property. >> they had cameras, motion detectors and audio sensors for listening. >> investigators are still trying to find 33 33 more suspects wunchts of the teenager s connected to a killing spree has admitted to killing two people. conrad shaffer confessed yesterday. these two were killed. shaffer faces a minimum of 42 years in prison, but prosecutors are arguing that's
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>> we are going to be asking for life in both of the cases. >> one of the codefendants is still awaiting trial. coming in the next couple of hours, the first law enforcement aappreciation day will be happening. millions of people are lining upright now to buy a lottery ticket in hopes of winning the biggest jackpot in history. the drawing for the power ball is at $800 million. accord tog the florida lottery, more than 16,000 tickets are being sold every minute yesterday afternoon. your chances of winning the jackpot are only 1 in 292 million.
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million. we will have the numbers ahead for you tonight. >> finally, the fog has burned off. yes, and we are still seeing a touch of it believe it or no in portions of orange as well as lake county and volusia county, but we are seeing a titusville. here at the midday, we are still seeing the fog, but it's better than it was just an hour ago. we have some 60s and 70s. we are talking mid to upper 70s. we have about a 30% rain chance in our counties. the northern counties have the best chance for it in the 5 :00- 6:00 time frame. if you are heading to the
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wenchts want to update you now on breaking news we are following in osceola county where a truck plunged into a pond. field sutton is live at the scene. field, investigators say one person is dead. >> reporter: and daralene, just in the last 15 minutes, they have gotten that man's truck pulled out from the side of the pond. we want to show you where it was sitting until recently. you can see the crime scene tape behind it. all of this happening next to neptune road which is very busy in this section. looking at video we first shot when we arrived at the scene, you can see the water running out of the truck. i just talked with a neighbor there, whose yard backseat up to the pond. they saw the truck go in the
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and their son told us they took it hard when he died. >> it's sad because we were so late. >> reporter: i am still waiting tays. they're-- details. they are the ones who are going to identify the man. a high school student in orange county was busted with a gun, knife and drug paraphernalia in his car. investigators say it was other students who tipped them off. the principal told us no one was ever in danger and the incident did not distranscript the school day. blue bell ice cream is expected to be back on shelves later this month. next, the bacteria investigators found in one of the plants. and a man could be found guilty. and i am updating future
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if man accused of slashing his 70-year-old's neighbor's throat has amitted to the crime. the man you see her has confessed to the slashing by a box cutter. now reid is said to be pleading guilty. the victim is relieved by the guilty plea, but she is left with emotional scars. >> i feel bad for him and he is going to serve his time in that prison. i feel good for me because really, i'm serving my time in my own little prison here. >> reid is in the orange county yale. he could face -- jail.
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philadelphia police officer is now recovering after investigators say he was shot by a man who said he was inspired by isis. the 30-year-old suspect was not on any watch list, but officials are now investigating east. >> reporter: surveillance video shows a man in a white robe, edward usher running toward a police cruiser firing about a dozen rounds. he reaches in the car before running away. archer, who police say he carried out the unsuccessful assassination attempt confessed. he went to the middle east twice.
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seen. i neon, this guy tried to execute the police officer. the police officer had no idea he was coming. it's amazing he is alive. >> reporter: despite being seriously injured, the video shows the officer getting out of his police car and firing at him, hitting him in the back. >> three gunshot wounds to the left arm is all we have. absolutely amazing that's all he sustained. i can't explain how he escaped, nothing short of mir cake lows. we are happy with that. >> we talked. he is a tough guy. i love him and i am very proud of him.
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>> that was abc's eva pilgrim. an officer was responding to a large street fight in the south bronx when he was shot. a suspect was hit four times and is now in critical condition. the officer is expected to recover. >> one of the most notorious drug dealers has been caught after a bloody gun battle. el chappo is one of the united states' most wanted criminals. investigatorrers believe he is responsible for more than a the boarder. a new case of listeria is causing blue bell to shut down
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listeria, cream. a criminal investigation is expected to be completed. the fog is starting to burn off. it was so bad this morning, you couldn't see beyond the camera. >> i know, it was unbelievable. the fact that it is still holding on in the midday, it's a stubborn cloud deck. in cocoa beach, we have the sunshine. in orlando, we have the sunshine here as well. it just depends on where you have. the satellite radar is showing some moisture starting to move close r from the gulf. our northern counties have the best chance to pick it up here. you can see the cold front to the north, but there's this plum coming in ahead of the front and we could see the showers.
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hand just in case. we have a touch of fog in several counties. everyone else is really starting to catch up and we are in the mid to upper 60s with 70s in southern brevard. it's warm, but come forth ability. upper 70s is what we are looking at in the afternoon. we have the rain chance this afternoon and later on this evening. big changes. we have a warm afternoon today. we are going to see a few showers and maybe an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon and this evening. the front arrives tomorrow and it will be gusty. that will lead us into our coolest stretch into next week. future track hour by hour starting to show the showers as they are moving in from the gulf. 6:00, 7:00, we are starting to see a little bit of shower action. our northern counties have the best chance of seeing it early. as we move into sunday morning,
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bit more widespread. i will be in here around 5:00 tracking a few showers as you move out and about early on your sunday. that will usher in the coldest days of the season. get ready, it's going to be quite a stretch. highs in the 60s, lows in the 40s starting on monday morning. future track showing that tomorrow will be close to average which is 71 degrees, then we will go way below average with temperature ins the 60s, with the next chance of rain holding off until the following friday. as we move through the day today, watch out for rain. 61 tonight, maybe a few scattered showers overnight and into tomorrow morning and by 4:00, we will see all of the showers kicking out of here, 5:00 a.m. then we will looking at a dry day as the cold front passes through.
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the 60s and lows in the 40s so get the sweaters out and get ready to rock and roll. the educational impact fee will be added to the home building project fees. starting monday, builders will have to pay $5800 for mobile homes. a single family home will cost more than 9000-dollar. meanwhile, florida hospital for women will open their doors on monday with a ribbon cutting ceremony. a grand opening event will take place at 10:00. the new hospital offers a level three neo-^ natal unit. the parents of an 8-year- old girl say her school lost
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dcf is now investigating an orange county school after parents of an 8-year-old girl say the school lost track of her. the girl's parents' car broke down, but they called the school to tell them they would pick her up at the front gate. the father went into the school office after 45 minutes and the school said the girl was gone. the father found the girl at a domino's pizza down the road. >> i found her crying. >> her father said dcf agents reviewed the new release procedures with the staff on wednesday. students are getting ready to head back to class at ucf. if you are planning on driving
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should expect more traffic in the next several days. a new leader has been selected. walsh agreed to resign from his position after controversial comments. and here's one more look at our weather. >> well, we are going to sea a couple of isolated showers and a thunderstorm on tap for our afternoon and evening. about a 30% shot, so not everyone is going to see it, but make sure you are prepared for some showers as we head is through the day today. it's mainly this evening, so that is the good news. we could see a couple of showers popping through this afternoon. 60s for highs and 40s for lows rule the upcoming weekend. >> thank you for watching. for the latest news sports and
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