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the crash forced troopers to shut down lanes, backing up traffic during the rush hour commute. >> reporter: troopers were able to clear the busy intersection to allow a line of cars through, and i spoke to the victims of the crash, and they said the driver and his passenger who caused the crash took off. >> it was crazy. you could see the parts flying. >> reporter: jose is still shaken up after the crash. we were there were the lanes were closed at 6:00 tonight, and victims are still seeking answers. >> the two guys ran off and ran away. >> reporter: eyewitnesses said the driver responsible took off running with his passenger and left behind this mess along with several people who were injured. >> this is just ridiculous. >> reporter: we asked troopers how many vehicles were involved, and they told us six. orange county fire and rescue said five people were taken to

>> i have never been in a situation like that. i was shocked. >> reporter: he showed us the damage to his car, and he is fortunate it wasn't as bad as other cars. >> my daughter was on this side. >> reporter: we were there when the two heavily damaged cars were towed away. we are asking who is responsible. >> reporter: we reached out to troopers to confirm if the driver and passenger did leave the scene, and we wanted to know whether they have been captured. the only thing troopers will tell us, they are still investigating. large in orange county tonight, ty russell, eyewitness news. temperatures are falling tonight, and parts of marion county just dipped into the 40s. george waldenberger is here, tracking the temperatures. tomorrow morning will be the coldest of the season when we wake up for work. >> definitely, finally feeling like winter, and look at this. ocala, 48 right now. 49 with all other locations in

palm coast is cooler than 63 right now, and let's take you hour-by-hour, and notice by 1:00 a.m., the 40s pushing into palm coast, and 4:00 a.m., ocala is in the low 40s, and it will cool off further from 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., and just now i'm updating it will be in the 30s for the driver to work in the morning, and remember you can download our wftv weather app for free to see how low the temperatures will drop tonight. you can do that now. the florida governor was able to get a first-hand look by the danger left behind by the powerful tornado. several homes were damaged by the 130 winds. >> with a hurricane, we have notice. with this, we don't have notice. >> reporter: damage estimates are $5.5 million there. residents were forced to run for cover when the tornado touched down, and we will hear from them later in the newscast.

men involved in a deadly shooting on new year's eve. anthony dawson is charged with first-degree murder, and investigators say the suspects opened fire outside of pearl street. they are still searching for another suspect, named andre mayo. the deland man accused of raping the same woman three time in the same week is free on bond. his bail was $150,000. his alleged accomplice, daria hill, who is accused of holding the victim down in one of the attacks is being held on a $100,000 bond. new tonight, we know the name of the man who died after being hit by an amtrak train today near downtown orlando. 26-year-old samuel torres was hit by a rain just north of the ynks bus station, and it also caused traffic problems for several hours. >> it's very sad, and it's like, who is that person?

sexted off this amtrak train downtown after orlando police and fire responded to a person struck by a train just after 2:00 this afternoon. rescue crews arrived and found the victim died from his injuries. >> everyone knows that they struck a pedestrian. >> reporter: amtrak says the victim may have intentionally been laying on the tracks when he was intentionally hit by the train. >> he said it was going to be 3 hours, and i was going to pick him up at the winter park station. talking to him on the phone, he was very emotional. >> reporter: steve was originally supposed to pick up his 74-year-old father, but when his father called him and said what happened, he raced over to try to get him off the train. >> just relax, and hopefully they will give you water. >> reporter: amtrak said they were not letting any of the 198 passengers off the train because there were no reported injuries on board. after traffic was shut down for close to 4 hours, operations

taken to their next location, and in downtown orlando, roy ramos, news channel 9. passengers are never left off a train during an investigation like this. no one else was hurt. a brevard county mother is facing charges for driving drunk with her kids. an eyewitness saw her speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. investigators also found open containers of alcohol next to her kids. she was convicted of dui last summer. in marion county, a fire we first told you about last night at 10:00, rescue crews responded to a garage fire yesterday where they found three rabbits and a turtle

today deputies arrested ferrin cohan. this pickup truck crashed and caught on fire, and you can see the firefighters working to put out the flames it happened near cedar grove road in oak hill. it happened after midnight, and the driver was killed after hitting a pole and a tree. breaking in the last half an hour, fhp troopers are investigating a car crash in orange county that killed a pedestrian. it happen at pine hills road and white haren drive. pine hills is closed in both directions right now. the driver is on the scene and is cooperating. we have a recorder on the way to the scene. we will keep you updated date -- we have a reporter on the way to the scene. we will keep you updated. bernie sanders is now neck and neck with hillary clinton in iowa. and he is winning in new hampshire. her campaign sent out e-mails telling the staff the race is seriously tight.

iowa, and i think we have an excellent chance to win here. >> the polls go up, they go down, and i stay focused. >> the clinton campaign does not seem to be doing any better against her gop rivals either. she is tied with donald trump and losing to ted cruz and marco rubio in new hampshire, three. hundreds of people with different religious backgrounds came together in orlando in honor of dr. martin luther king's legacy. several people marched tonight, and organizers said the annual event gets people together to live king's vision of a beloved community. the mayor with the city commissioners and staff also took part in the march and vigil. >> this is a good thing for us to come together, and you know, every different religion and race and everything. we are all there to support one cause, you know. >> the mayor says organizers will begin working on next year's event tomorrow. state troopers have

ended up in an osceola county pond. jack vasard was found dead in this white pickup truck. crews pulled the truck out yesterday, and troopers are trying to figure out if alcohol caused the deadly crash. it's being called a secret meeting in the jungle. sean penn met with el chapo. they are seen shaking hands. this picture came out one day after the accused drug lord's arrest. he's back behind bars at the maximum security prison where he escaped 6 months ago. that staged handshake documenting the secret get together with the world's most wanted drug lord, and then this video posted to rolling stone's website this video testimonial shot by one of his men with penn and kate delcastillo, his long time jail pen pal who he

>> reporter: among the squawking of roosters, he's unrepentant. he said he's the worldest biggest drug lord with a sleet boats. penn says the seven-hour conversation was facilitated by blackberry messages, but on friday a different photo op. his face was twisted towards chopper. >> mexican authorities want to question the two stars. no word if penn will be facing charges because of the encounter. no one took home the powerball jackpot last night, and the pot has grown to $1.3 billion, and a billion dollar lottery is the first in u.s. history, and the massive jackpot is bigger than the economy of 18 countries, and

one lucky person will win wednesday's drawing. covering orange county, ucf students only have a few days to make sure all hover boards are removed from campus. ucf officials decided to ban hoverboards after so many incidents of them catching on fire. beginning on wednesday, they will not be allowed in or around ucf including in campus housing. an ef2 tornado left hundreds of homes damaged in southwest florida. >> if someone was outside it would have killed them. >> reporter: the twitter could be a troubling sign for our area. >> reporter: and thousands competed in one of the largest races in central florida. the new safety measures for the disney marathon. winter is here, and we are in the 40s in ocala.

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we continue to follow breaking news in orange county. troopers are investigating a car crash in orange county that killed a pedestrian. it's a live look at the scene. we first told you about this at the top of the hour. it was at the intersection of pine hills road and white baron drive. pine hills is currently closed in both directions, and the driver has stayed on the scene and is cooperating. we will, of course, be covering the latest developments on the a.m. tonight, people in southwest florida are picking up the pieces after a powerful tornado touched down last night. you can see the damage left

packed winds up to 135 miles an hour. after a day of surveying the damage, police believe the costs are at least $5 million. >> like a 747 coming overhead. they said it's a tornado, and we ran and hid. >> reporter: the palm trees are uprooted, and the car have been flipped because of the winds. officials have not said ho many homes were damaged by the ef2 tornado, but the police say a 12-mile area was hit hard. >> sitting on the patio, and we started to see lightning and then a flash in the back, and then we heard what sounded like a freight train. >> reporter: police officers continue to make their way through the hardest hit areas. thankfully no one was killed, and only minor injuries are reported so far. police are telling everyone to stay off the roads because of

>> we got the thing on our phone, and after that, we ran into our house. >> reporter: there's the possibility that this tornado was spawned due to the effects of el nino, something that may affect florida. >> we have a bouncy house 2 blocks down the road. >> the tornado knocked out power to 10,000 people, and at last check, the number is down to 1500. the red cross has opened a shelter for those who are unable to return to their homes it comes just 4 days after the great tornado drill, and it was to urge residents to be ready for el nino. we have been telling you this is is a similar setup to 2007 and 1998. both of those years brought deadly tornadoes to central florida. you should have two ways to receive warnings like a weather radio and our wftv weather app. we have an year page on our

just click on the weather tab of wftv.com. jury selection will start tomorrow in the case of the main suspect in a toddler's disappearance. lonna barton accepted a plea deal and in exchange she received against her boyfriend on friday. she said he gave her cocaine on the night her son disappeared in july. the woman accused of targeting jewelry stores in five straights during her 8- month crime spree is expected in court tomorrow. abigail lee-kemp had an accomplice, and they swiped millions of dollars in jewels. she is seen not wearing a mask in several of the heists. after a nationwide hand hunt, the 24-year-old was arrested on friday in georgia along with a man who has not been identified yet. >> it's a power rush for people who like to do this kind of thing, and ultimately it's their down fall.

social media accounts to link a getaway car in the robberies back to her. they believe she may be part of a largery theft ring. this year bought new security guidelines for one of central florida's biggest sports events. thousands ran in the walt disney world marathon. anyone with a costume could not have toy guns or selfie sticks this retired master sergeant lost his legs in afghanistan, and he was among the runners, and he says the races are about more than who finishes first. >> not the guy to your left, not the guy to your right, or the guy in front of you. compete only with the guy here. >> wow! more than 25,000 people competed from all 50 states and 50 countries. the winner of the race today has won for the last 3 years. >> i was telling you my husband is training for his first half marathon next weekend down in napels. this week he said he may have to run in the gym because it's too cold. >> no it will be just right.

that's not bad. >> kind of chilly. >> the next 4 mornings will be in the 40s. it's 45 in orlando, and 57 here. the setup is this. the cool front is going past the morning. now the cold front is moving in to drop the temperatures by morning. here's what it will look like. you tune in with bryan shields in the morning to see how cold it is when you step out. 36 is the coldest in marion county. we go county by county. downtown orlando, early morning, 46. down to oia. 46 in apopka and 46 for the attractions. use this for 42 by morning, and into seminole county. spring valley, spring oaks, 46, 44, in sanford, and your early morning temperature n volusia county, the coolest

and lake george around 41 degrees. remember to see the hour-by- hour temperature drop in your neighborhood, from your smart phone, download the free wftv weather app and if you click on social, the button there, you see the twitter feed. last night the warning from the lee county area. we tweeted the warning, and it was shared 100 times for people in central florida with their relatives in southwest weather channel. after a cold start, nice and pleasant in the afternoon. 64 for orlando. not as much wind as today. if you're in ocala, you will spend the entire day in the 50s, and it's going to take 4 days for the plume of cold air to move on. plan on 4 days with the mornings in the 40s and afternoons in the 60s. it's not really until vise we warm back up ahead of the next storm system.

you can see the next five mornings in the 50s. saturday is looking to be the warmest. another front on sunday. karla? >> a big attraction will reopen this week. when you can expect to see the

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flash . volusia county firefighters were able to stop a car from crashing into the a pool today. 9:00 today. you see the two wheels are barely in the water. it was next to a home, but there's no word on the condition of the driver. the orlando eye will be reopened today after being shut down for days. it closed for annual maintenance. a spokesperson said the routine maintenance is normally completed overnight, but crews were able to work on larger projects with the checkup. it will reopen for good on thursday. beginning tomorrow, building a new home in lake county will cost you more money for the new adjusted educational fees. they will be used to support schools and a growing population.

new mobile homes. multifamily homes will be $8,000 extra, and fees on a single family home will be more than $9,000. a local congressman is hoping to combat human trafficking in brevard county. to raise awareness, bill posse will host a conference on combating trafficking. local experts will talk about florida's efforts to curb the problem and how to prevent it. it will be held at eastern florida state college at 7:30 a.m. to noon. volusia county teachers will be back at the table tomorrow bargaining for a raise. the collective bargaining sessions have been going on for a year. teachers reduced their wage requests to 3%. if an agreement is not met, they are threatening to stop using their own time to do extra work.

for his fourth term tomorrow. the city commissioners will also be sworn in for another term it will be at the dr. philips' center for the performing arts starting at 3:00 p.m. the governor will give his state of the state address. he is expected to discuss the billion dollar tax cut package. a bill aimed the fantasy sports industry could be moving ahead in the legislation. the discussion is coming just as critics are trying to shut down websites like fandual and draft king -- fanduel and draft kings. christian is here now. it's not a good weekend for home field teams. >> so much for home field advantage.

rogers had 2 south dakotas in this one, and -- had it for 2 touchdowns in this one. starks and lacey combining for 116 yards in this one. the packers headed to arizona next week following their win. the vikings and seahawks freezing their tails off in minnesota. the vikings were up 9-0, but seattle comes alive. russell wilson to baldwin within 1. minnesota driving with under 2 minutes to go. kyle down inside of the red zone, and walsh on for the chip shot, and oh, no. wide left, and seattle wins it by 1. >> i just didn't think it would be acceptable to anybody's standards.

really hard to get myself to a place where i was very, very consistent for the team all year. in the home they needed me, i wasn't. that stings. >> stuff way to go out. ucf on the road. the knights with the early lead, but that didn't last long. jordan talbert, wow! and then nick in the 2nd half with 20 in this one. 88-73 the final. they are try to bounce back on saturday against east carolina. ucf football, i recently went one-on-one with scott frost. i will have that for the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today.

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find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. america runs on dunkin'. tomorrow morning, the first of four mornings in the 40s in orlando. dropping into the upper 40s around 6:00 in the morning, and northwest of orlando, dropping into the 30s by morning. here's the 5-day forecast, the weekend always in view. monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, there's the cold snap, and you can see we are warmer and wetter by the end of the week into the weekend. karla? >> grab a jacket. thank you for watching channel 9 eyewitness news.

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