are your mechanism for capital punishment, legislature is obligated to come up with a reasonable olution. >> matt gaetz doesn't think it will be difficult. >> this is one we can fix, this is unlike some decisions that forever bind us, here we have to adjust and modernize our system so it adjusts. >> belvin perry agrees, he says judges can no longer term and a death sentence, jurors need to vote yes or no to a list of aggravating factors that need to be present to apply the death penalty. >> go in and they will be asked, do you find this murder to be heinous, atrocious and cruel, they will say yes. do you find it was due in the mission of robbery? yes. >> for now, 390 current death

>> everyone, if not all of florida's death row will have their sentences commuted to life in prison. >> back to zero people and death row? >> back to zero people. >> reporter: that news would be shocking to the victims families and a lot of these cases, i talked to one victim's family who said there is so much confusion right now about what all that means. i am putting the interview for you together -- for you at 6 clock. reporting live in downtown orlando steve barry. florida has nearly 400 inmates on death row we have been working to find out what the decision means for them in the dozens of other death penalty cases pending. tell my just talked to our legal attorney, he told you he believes the death penalty is off the table.

help inmates who have and use all of their appeals but shafer says florida statute is clear, with 390 inmates, they will not be killed by the state. >> the bombshell from the nation's capital sent shockwaves through florida. wftv legal analyst bill shafer says rows of defense attorneys will right motions they kidding their clients death sentences. >> every defense attorney whose client was sentenced to death will argue that this reversal as far as death penalty process means it was unconstitutional. >> the supreme court ruled a to one that florida gives too much to juries. some experts think the supreme court's decision will only apply to killers whose initial appeals have been exhausted but shafer says it is clear, it if it is declared unconstitutional the sentence will be reduced. >> the likelihood, the death sentences will be reversed and

possibility of parole. >> we also wondered how prosecutors will deal with the ruling so we asked them and we are putting this together for eyewitness news at 6:00. this afternoon at us senator. bill nelson says he agrees with the decision on the death penalty. >> when you are dealing with the human life, the supreme court overwhelmingly said, the jury has to convict beyond a reasonable doubt of the capital crime. the supreme court is saying, they have to determine the penalty will be jeff. >> he commended the court, taking the authority for sentencing a person to death a wave from a civil person. breaking news, investigators looking into a suspicious package left in front of the brevard county bank, here is a view, regions

causeway, state 20 a shutdown between, most of, they are being rerouted to merritt island, will be out of the situation and bring you updates. we are also keeping an eye another situation in brevard county after an ultralight aircraft crashed, at least one person hurt after the aircraft came crashing down in melbourne along highway a1 a. the person hurt suffered minor injuries, no word on what caused the aircraft to crash. it is been a cool day, but warmer than yesterday. >> marion county under frost advisory tonight, let us go to tom terry and severe weather center 9.>> reporter: same boat as this morning if it were not for high clouds, thin blanket,

crystals, keeps the heat rising late at night trapped and keep that circulating so we stay warmer. right now 62, the frost advisory, pink color for marion county, coaster early morning tomorrow. frost pockets expect today and patchy frost in the morning but primarily to the north. clouds, just the beginning of change is coming our way, lows undisclosed -- cold, mid 40s or window but 30s northwest and another storm system watching thanks coming up on friday. of this week. we want to see your cold weather pictures, if you frost on your car carson is a photo and we may post and online. this afternoon a judge refused to love -- allow us teenager accused of running a police officer off. this dashcam video shows 17-

over officer william anderson at a traffic stop, he suffered a traumatic brain injury. kelty's attorney argued that team should get bonds two-week trial at home. the driver who hit a 3-year- old and drove off never should have been behind the wheel, police had arrested the man accused of the hit-and-run, on cypress street accused of the hit-and-run, on cypress st., gardens, channel 9 want to know what kind of criminal record the man had, he has been in the orange county jail before. >> reporter: we watched him leave the police station and held -- head to the jail, the first time arrested on felony charges. he was driving on a suspended license. >> just after 3 clock police let 35-year-old billy gibson out the back of the winter pee dee quiet and handcuffed. investigators told eyewitness news they were in the process of drying up and arrest warrant when he turned himself in.

it was him, he is driving through the area, and when he hit the child he freaked out because he is a suspended license. >> he has a history of driving without a license and he is a convicted thief --. >> now he is facing leaving the scene with injuries which is significant. >> bruises on the side covers on the head, it scared him. >> today we watch 3 world daniel ride his bike in with the jacket covering bruises he looked no worse for the wear. >> everyone is okay. >> his mom told us he is lucky, the last, that she is not holding her tons -- sons tiny hand in the hospital. >> why did he not stop and see how he is doing. you have to be responsible. >> she said she hopes other

reminder to slow down and watch for children in the road. gibson is facing a 3rd degrees felony charge in this case which could land him in prison for up to 5 years if he is convicted. live in winter garden channel 9 news. we have posted our interview with the little boy's mom on her website, go to the video section on ftp.-- wftv.tom. >> $80 billion, not the powerball jackpot the size of the state budget lawmakers are crafting. the governor. says it is your money and today the people you pay to spend it went back to work. channel nines christopher he is is at the courtroom, what can it mean for central florida? >> reporter: a tremendous

and oversaw from 2015 that needs to get resolved in 2016, everything from downtown campus to the thousands of people in central florida that lack insurance, today we spoke with local leaders who said it is time to act. >> help me welcome a few of the mayors. >> politics can make for strange bedfellows and today republican rick scott praised mayor buddy dyer singling him out and as the address. scott likes the fact that dyer is backing his business incentive plan and tire has his own agenda, specifically expanding ucf. >> i am optimistic about the ucf campus in town. >> last year scott asked the money for ucf downtown campus, today dyer was the capital making sure it does not happen again. >> the governor. gave a tentative had not.

ucf campus, guns on the current campus will be debated, senators seem hesitant to -- to expand concealed carry or open -- or open carry. >> in the senate there has been a chilly reception versus the house, because we are concerned. >> the house meanwhile expect to hear it may be passed both issues early in the session. >> i believe, responsible concealed weapon permit holder should be able to be used in an emergency fashion. >> of course you may remember last year the legislative session that is supposed to go 60 days abruptly ended at 57 in the house and senate could not agree on the budget. that force a special session. today i talked to congressman and paul chambers and they said the bridges have been burned, they are getting along and they think things will be different this time around.

for now reporting live from the state capital in tallahassee christopher heath eyewitness news 9. charges tied to a deadly crash on the 417, november spencer thompson the only one arrested for armed burglary and grand theft cut to his friends were charge, 2 others died in direct. investigators believe the teens had burglarized a home in were speeding away when they ran over stop sticks on the 417. nearly just a.

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this afternoon brevard county commissioners decided not to ask to relax be limits for

roadways and supports the solution. >> this time we took the focus off regulations and started looking at issues with respect to the growing population of manatees and how we manage it. >> akin says it includes growing dependence on man-made water sources like those generated by power plants. also concern for the say the manatee club, the group knows environmental regulations are changing but says the manatee plan needs to be in place. >> we need folks in all levels of government to help us figure out where the animals will transition to him with the plant -- panel click. >> and brevard county melanie hold. broward county is forwarding its resolution to

view. what you think? should speed limits the manatee zones be lifted? tell us on facebook.com/wftv. dozens of manatees from today huddled together and blue springs state park in volusia county, they go there to keep warm. manatee season begins in mid november and runs through march, crystal-clear water hovers round 63 degrees. >> oak hill plans to work with volusia county to keep the only dr. it is agreed to come up with a plan to keep dr. james byrne in the clinic, we have been reporting he would have to leave by the end of the month because the county has no use for the property, oakhills mayor said he hopes to hear back from the county later this month. start --

properties to clean up motels along the 142 court order. to reject owners about the changes, they want to bring the buildings of the code and reduce crime. chinook code enforcement officers are said to start work soon, the county is offering programs to transition homeless people out of the motels. you might be hearing noise if you drive by the due to -- daytona international speedway, final tests are underway so the new $400 million sports stadium can open to the public. cruiser testing systems that control fire alarms and emergency announcements, the tests are expected to wrap up today, and the new stadium will officially be up to code for race fans. the highly anticipated orlando city soccer stadium will be finished until the summer. we were able to check on the progress, flying over the

coming along, the future home of the lions is going in pair martin willacy 25,000 screaming lions fans. you can see it going up, orlando has not announced when it will play its first game in the new stadium. good to see it develop before ice. >> a lot of stuff booming around here. >> we may have thunder later this week. friday is the day to watch. will explain more as we go along. beautiful shot here. daytona beach, nice family walking by a moment ago, did not look all that uncomfortable, little breezy but 62 at the airport. beach, winds are calm, moderate to high risk for recurrence along the beaches especially

beautiful son shot with high clouds coming through, 62, northwest winds at 7 miles for our. down from 67 earlier today. 57 or -- over at new smyrna, 41 in orlando, not quite as chilly in the morning because of the high clouds, blanket effect we talked about low to mid 40s across or -- orange county, frost north of apopka western zones, no freeze expected but we will get some patchy frost and frost advisory for mary county. -- a bit warmer than last night, 44 lando, 35 in marion county, freezing mark this

for melbourne, palm bay , increasing cloud cover of the day, will top out in the middle 60s. tomorrow on par with today but it is of the cloud cover key temperatures warming up not that much. el nio, pattern, change in the jet stream, stores move across the gulf of mexico and bring storms into her backyard. sometimes we get a similar set up, back in the midwest, upper lever -- level storms, surface

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