we are a few degrees, if not several degrees cooler now than this time yesterday, our satellite picture, mostly clear, we have high clouds, which are streaming in from the south. and that thin blanket of cloud cover will help a little bit, but still awfully chilly tonight. down into the low 40s by 6:00 o'clock in the morning. up in marion county a light freeze possible, 31 in citrus, 32 in ocala, i don't have a freeze advisory yet officially for marion county but be advised, you'll be close. 39 in orlando for the first time this season. so the cold just starting to settle in. i'm updating even colder weather for tomorrow night, just ahead, greg. many of you watching now depend on weather radios and severe weather center 9 to get your warnings about severe weather, but the federal transmitter went down before the same storms that brought tornadoes to southwest florida arrived here in central florida over the weekend. why this happened to the transmitter and if it could happen again, and you've learned

all of those people at risk. >>reporter: greg, the national weather service told me that a those phone lines do provide audio to that transmit e so when those phone lines went out, they were unable to send out alerts and updates to residents like those that live right here in county. >> it's not a good situation when that prime marry information source goes down. >>reporter: noaa weather radio was down for the majority of sunday and the meteorologist says in central florida, residents were under a severe thunderstorm watch but were unail to receive alerts and warns from the national weather service on their weather radios. >> a dangerous scenario, because weather radios can be the first public. >>reporter: but for residents in six central central florida counties, the first line of information was off line. >> if we can get to the bottom of why it wasn't working, and who is accountable for that. >>reporter: the noaa weather

after 10:00 last night. i reached out to find out what went wrong. verizon phone lines supplied by at&t, were down. they were unable to tell us why they went down but urged residents to always have a secondary source to be able to receive weather information. one being our wftv weather app and watching eyewitness news for doppler 9 radar. >> it's located very close to the metro, which is important, because that will allow us to see some storms at very low can't. >>reporter: and the national weather service did tell us that they did not have anyone to speak to us today because this was a holiday. they also said that they did not know why those phone lines initially went out. we are still gathering more information on this story, and when we get that, we will be sure to bring it right back to you, be sure to follow all of our weather updates on the wfttv

the same dangerous storms that swept through here yesterday morning swanked deadly tornadoes in southwest florida. we're learning how terrible as you can see there, the tornadoes were. the national weather service now confirms that three separate tornadoes. they were killed when the mobile home was ripped apart,. >> amazed to see that anybody got out of this alive. you look at the debris behind us, complete devastation for this home. >> 7 other people were injured. the red cross has stepped in to help the others. governor rick scott toured the damage yesterday, which is estimated now to be about 3 million dollars. now, this was a third round of tornadoes to hit southwest florida in about a week. officials are attributing the storm to the el nino winter weather, which we've been seeing here in our area. this afternoon, we're

the police about whether they have any suspects in a frightening home invasion. state road 50 in john young parkway, at the wrong address. channel 9 has been at the home all at a and the mother inside told you that the men threatened her kids and demanded money. >>reporter: she said it was confusing and terrifying, because those men who had assault rifles kept demanding things and even saying you know why we're here. but this afternoon, even police say the men who walked through the door at this home, were in the wrong house. friends stood guard in the driveway of the home after orlando police say two men threatened a mother and her kids overnight. in a hope invasion that police believe was targeting the wrong house. >> a knock at the door, and a familiar name of -- one of my neighbors, i thought it was my neighbor coming back over. >>reporter: the woman held at gunpoint inside was too frightened to show her face. but two men with assault rifles forced their way into her home after midnight.

11-year-old daughter and money. >> i said, i don't know what you're talking about. you know what i'm talking about. he held the gun to my baby was like, i'm going to kill them. >>reporter: since the scene cleared overnight, we haven't seen any detectives come by the home and the family and worried and frustrated that the men responsible may not be caught. . >> they drew guns, and they wanted to shoot my granddaughter. she just 11 years old. >>reporter: really a terrifying situation. witnesses say that the men got away in an older model gray chevy ill pal la. now, we also spoke to that grandmother, who you just heard from, she told us that is not the first time that her family home invasion. we're going through that sper 5:00. channel 9, eyewitness news. you can share this story and help investigators get the word

new this hour, lake county temperaturetys say a -- deputies say a missing person has turned into a suspicious death investigation. they told channel 9 they found human remains in that missing man's yard in paisley. deputies aren't sure if those remains are the missing man? >>reporter: and they can't say that just yet, until the medical examiner makes a derp nation, but they -- determination, but they did bring a cadaver dog out here who found the remains buried in this backyard. and what deputies are saying tonight is that multiple neighbors out here haven't seen this homeowner in more than a month. >> obviously the fact that remains are here at his house, and he's not been accounted for in quite sometime, we are looking to determine whether or not that is him. >>reporter: as deputies brought out a body uncovered by a cadaver dog, neighbors confirmed they'd not seen 61-year-old dennis jones in weeks.

say a woman and her children who were staying there, said jones went away for a while. >> a friend of ours said he was in rehab. >>reporter: another concerned neighbor called the authorities last night and they began to search for jones. >> about 8:30 p.m., deputies responded out here to try to make contact with the home own e he wasn't located. no sign of him. his car wasn't in the driveway. >>reporter: turns out, his car was discovered about a half mile down the road in front of jim gordon's house. >> apparently, he give the truck to a woman he had working for hip, doing his paperwork -- him, doing his paperwork and bills. >>reporter: gordon says jones sometime. night. deputies are working to find out how it got here and if remains in jones yard are his. and we are leshing now, about some -- learning now about some charges jones has faced in the last couple of years and going through some more of those interviews with the neighbors, we'll have both of those coming up for you tonight at 5:00

for now, we're live in lake county, channel 9 eyewitness news. the democratic front runners in the presidential race were hoping that they were helping more central floridaens want in the white house. >> also the last debate before the iowa caucuses, new polls are making predibss as to -- making predictions as to how this will turn out. bernie sanders could upset hillary clinton in iowa and new hampshire. >>reporter: sanders and clinton are now neck-and-neck, and that's why political analysts say sunday's debate was much less friendly than what we've seen in the past. >> in south carolina, front runners hillary clinton and bernie sanders, came out swinging on the healthcare debate. both candidates support the affordable care act in concept. two you are hos before the debate began, sanders released a proposal l asking that it be broadenned to give coverage to mr americans using a plan similar to medicare. clinton said plans are one thing and carrying them out is

>> i'm not sure whether we're talking about the plan you just introduced tonight or the plan you introduced nine times in the congress. >> that is nonsense. we're not going to tear off the affordable care act. >> clinton slammed sanders on the efforts on gun control. >> he voted to let guns go on to amtrak, national parks, he voted against doing research to figure out how we can save lives f. >> the bedate was steps away -- debate was steps away from the charleston church, former maryland governor martin o'malley hoped this issue would get him in the game. >> i'm the one candidate on this stage that actually brought people together to pass comprehensive gun safety legislation. >>reporter: candidates also discussed police brutality, campaign finance reform, and regulating wau street. now, we wait for the iowa caucus to learn which candidate impressed voters the most. on february 1st. >> on the republican side of the

attacks are escalating between donald trump and ted cruz. cruz's latest ad takes a shot at his rival by bringing up a past interview, showing donald trump 15 years ago, claping to be pro-choice. trump fired back and called cruz a hip cat. >> he wants to look like robin hood, he's the one protecting the people from the banks, he's borrowing money and not disclosing it, which is illegal. >> he supported partial birth abortion, and his expolice station, i'm a new yorker. >> in the most recent nbc wall street journal poll, trump is ahead of cruz by 13 points. you can get the latest updates on the website. >> a local man says a night out almost cost him his life. >> put two and to together, realized it was a gun. >> coming up, how close he says a bullet came to hitting him in

>> new for 4:00, why a commissioner says he tried to get that plant closed before the fire happened. >> you could have your taxes done for free this year. i'll tell you who is putting these little signs on doors to help people save thousands of dollars this year. >> well, a cool afternoon, about ready to get colder, i'm updating what you can expect

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you're watching channel 9 eyewitness news at 4:00 with greg warmoth, vanessa echols and certified chief meteorologist tom terry. tax season is in full swing and today volunteers hit the streets to make sure local families don't leave any money on the table. steve barrett went out with the volunteers to

that families don't know about. >>reporter: volunteers spent the day giving out these door hangs to let them know that they can get some free tax preparation. >> you'd be surprised how many people do not know about the earned income tax credit. >>reporter: they are trying to spread the word about what's called the earned income tax credit a big bonus on your tax return that means thousands of dollars for many people. >> around $6,000 that they can get for the earned income tax credit. again, it's based on your income and the number of people in your household and then just getting the free tax preparation can save you several hundred dollars right there. >>reporter: every year, the heart of florida united way beefs up the phone banks so taxpayers can call for lots of free information and possibly free tax prep services. they use data from those phone calls to target local neighborhoods. >> we target apartment complexes, and we have one or two housing neighborhoods that are based on their zip code, and their areas and the number of

>>reporter: they warn residents not to jump into costly a fwreements with unsaver -- agreements with unsaver ri companies. >> they'll do a tax refund anticipation loan and then they're taking part of the proceeds that you would get back in your tax refund. >>reporter: and even if you didn't get one of the door hangers on your door today, don't worry about it, the united way can still help you out, let you know if you're eligible. just dial 211 from your phone. reporting in orlando, steve barrett, channel 9 eyewitness news. and you can find more information about the earned income credit right now, log on to wftv.com/web links. space x officials say it's still closer to the goal of reusable rockets sdpooid despite a big -- despite a big failure in the launch and attempted landing in california. that wasn't supposed to happen. the third attempt by space x to

of the rocket's support legs didn't lock. the rocket dlifred an ocean monitoring satellite in orbit. being able to reuse rockets will significantly cut the cost of space travel and as you can see, they got some work to do. meanwhile, two year mission on the international space station coming into bloom. a flower grown in space. plants have grown in space plower. this break through allows for better understanding of how to grow plants in microgravity. we found out that brevard county is the only county offering shelters for those in need. the central brevard sharing center in cocoa, our saviors catholic church will all be open tonight. going to be a cold night. temperatures in the 30sing right. >> right, 39, you know, i think sometimes the first couple of cold nights, get all of the attention, after that, it's like, we've already had a cold night. this will be colder. 39 in orlando. let me show you

hardy souls out there with the sunshine mixed with high clouds. 59 degrees, the cloud cover will be the main reason why it will be cold but not as cold tomorrow night when we don't have the cloud deck. 60 in orlando, the high is 61. down in cocoa beach, winds out of the north, also the winds adding a little bit to a chill effect, we'll have more on that coming up at 4:30. temperatures for lake county tonight, claremont, temperatures in the 50s, a 7 degree drop between now and 6:00. and p droing into the upper -- developing into the upper 30s in the early morning hours, a little bit of patchy frost possible if the moisture levels will come up a little bit. it's pretty droi out there. 39 in winter haven. disney, orlando, about 35,

tonight and we'll head up to altamonte springs, the mall, 35 in pierson. a light freeze for marion county, a little surprised they don't have a freeze warning out. but either way, a near-freeze for you tonight. 34 the villages, 37 deland and some upper to mid 30s to our south. as r fa as the free watch -- as far as freeze watch. dump ter, marion and flagler,s satellite picture showing the high clouds this the last few hours, it will be cool again tomorrow, we'll get afternoon sunshine back. 60s will not be seen tomorrow, sanford. and only upper 50s for orlando. still watching for yet another el nino-type storm system, it will be arriving on friday. doesn't appear to have all of the same gus to that the last few have had. we've had 5 tornadoes here in

just a few high clouds streaming through tomorrow, but overall, we'll start to clear things back out, get a little bit colder, some mid to upper 30s, in orange county for tomorrow night. and back here fo the -- to the west, we're watching for the changes coming for friday. any storm system like this, in el nino, we harp on this so much, we'll be watching it. five-day forecast with your weekend always in view, chilly day tomorrow. we get back up to more of an average day thursday, before rain moves in on friday. and right back dune again into the -- down again in the 50s and 30s. as you plan the weekend, the wind chills tonight, coming up. right now, police need your help to find this missing man, who has the mental capacity of a teenager. >> then, next, the packing plant that burned to the ground had been under investigation for code violations. the owner says his business was safe. a new report warns to a program

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trying to fiep out what sparked this fire this weekend. cathy is at the scene now, and a city leader told you that the bidding had been an issue for years. >>reporter: leesburg mayer told me the building had been condemned and the city had been working towards this year. it came down on saturday night. the firefighters got here within five minutes of the call and able to protect this tank and these fuel tanks from the heat. the flames and smoke could be seen for miles away. the deputy fire chief said when firefighters got here, it was already full blown. the big concerns, obviously were the fixed fuel tank, the fuel truck and the electric lines running close to the building, i was scary for the people who live in the neighborhood across the street.

my find mind kept going back -- my mind kept going back over, what if, you know, what if there had been an explosion, i was at work, i wouldn't have been at home. i have a dog. >>reporter: today, there is crime scene tape up. the cause of the fire is undetermined and under a leesburg police lieutenant told channel 9 there's been almost a half dozen code issues with the property, we tried to look at the records on the police department website, but it was down. we asked property owner william floyd about that. >> code lady -- she told us to do something, we did it >>reporter: floyd told us he has no insurance on the property that the state fire marshal investigators asked him not to talk about the fire. take a look at these tanks that the firefighters were able to protect, the flames and heat getting to. we saw the fire trucks passing by here to keep an eye on things here, the state

they'll be back out here tomorrow morning, searching for clues in the rubble. reporting live in leesburg, channel 9, eyewitness news. and you can take a look at more of the video of the building fire by going to the video section of wftv.com. >> a man accused of killing a volusia county horse. >> and injuring the owner is headed back to court, what he's accused of now that landed him back in jail. >> ahead, a powerful winter storm is creating whiteout conditions across part of the country. >> actually nothing here. >> the freezing temperatures that caught residents off guard. >> and a local man says bullets started flying along busy i drive. >> realized we were in danger, we got shot at.

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this is channel 9 eyewitness news at 4:00. coverage you can count on. . >> what investigators are calling a random m drive-by shooting in the middle of

sent an innocent driver, ducking for cover. >> heard the gun and another loud noise with my window exploding. >> and this afternoon, he's talking to channel 9 about how close he came to being shot. >> nervous, didn't know what was going to happen after that. that man says it's amazing he survived at a bullet came within inches of his head. >> he was out at the new club mango's along busy i drive friday night, but when he left and ended up waiting at a red light, he says he was nearly killed when bullets started flying. >> you know how busy this area can get with traffic from i drive, and i-4. this is the red light the victim says he was at when he heard a gunshot, and then glass shattering. the victim's jeep grand cherokee is missing, the tinted window he says was shot out after a night out at mango's nightclub on international drive. >> we heard a loud noise, a gunshot, and then the rear car. glass went flying.

unclear whether he was a target or an innocent bistand when someone opened fire near the tourist dis trikt around 1:30 saturday morning. >> people all over the streets, there was a lot of cars and traffic, really busy. and then, we realized we were in danger, we got shot at. >>reporter: that bullet smashes through this back passenger window and light right there, into this panel. this is where the bullet exited and he's a couple of inches taller than i am. so imagine that bullet flying right over his head, and hitting the dashboard. >> about an inch above my head, really scary, it got even scaryier. >>reporter: he's hoping that someone saw something. >> you always hear about it, those people were in the wrong place at the wrong time, but you never think it will happen like that, in orlando in a tourist area. >>reporter: channel 9 eyewitness news. no one was hurt from the gunfire, at this point, it does

worked any other shootings in the area that happened the same night. a couple of teenagers accused of beating another teenager with a you bar, 18-year-old dillon thomas with 19-year-old rebecca and jesse face charges for attacking 17-year-old daniel with a you bar in his own driveway before school. the teenagers targeted him because they thought he stole marijuana from them. it happened last february in satellite beach. he will be in court. more national guard troops are on the ground in flint, michigan because of the toxic level of lead in the water supply. more troops arrived to hand bottled water to families. it became contaminated with lead after it switches the supply to the flinth river water. the issue was brought up today by hillary clinton during a martin luther king, jr. day event in south carolina.

have clean air and water, isn't just a health issue, it's a civil rights issue. >> officials say flint is more than 99,000 residents were using the toxic water for more than a year, also, federal agents are now investigating whether michigan governor rick snyder knew about the toxic lead for months but covered it up. we should find out more tomorrower when new england player aaron hernandez stands trial in a murder. for the 2012 killing of two boston men. the former football star is accused of gunning the two men boston nightclub, hernandez is already serving a live sentence for killing the mandating his fiance's sister in 2013. tomorrow, more about an orlando lawmakers bill to make it mandatory for the florida department of laurlt to investigate all -- law enforcement to investigate all officer involved shootings. most already have agreements, but the discretion is with each department and some have no

senator gerald dean thompson's bill came to light last month. a volusia man accused of killing a hurt and hurting the rider is back in jail. christopher todd was charged last february for ramming his it. the ride suffered a broken collarbone. deputies found marijuana in his car during a traffic stop last week. the horse case goes to trial next month. volusia county officials are expected to discuss a temporary problem. thursday, the volusia county manager will propose leezing or purchasing a vacant property on north street. the plan is asking for fencing the property. some neighborhoods, certified chief meteorologist tom terry is keeping an eye on how cold it will get where you live from

the wind chills will be dropping, too. >> the north wind, blowing along the east coast right now, cocoa beach reporting 59, we're all pretty much at the peak temperature for today and now slowly falling as we approach sunset here. temperature also be cooling down quick tonight r but the wind will make it feel colder. this is not the temperature but the wind chill factor. at 9:00 o'clock tonight, already feeling like 46 in sanford, 45 in titusville. watch as we move the forecast into the future there, stopping it at 5:00 a.m., when you join eyewitness news this morning at 5:00 a.m., 35 is where what it will feel like ft that's what you need to dress for, it will get down to 34 by 7:30. the coldest weather will be in the western zones tonight. 38 for claremont, the actual temperature, when you don't factor in the winds, it will be cold. 32 in ocala, 39 in orlando, it will be getting cold here, and colder coming up tomorrow night. now, 17 states across the

temperatures. the season's first measurable snowfall along the east coast and i-95 corridor. >> the snow drought is officially over from d.c. to new york city and boston. some areas getting up to 2 feet of snow, making this the first and largest snowfall of the season. near buffalo, they are used to the snow, this latest round caught some residents off guard. >> there was actually nothing here, i mean, there was grass, you could see green grass on my lawn yesterday. it started yesterday afternoon around 4:00 o'clock. morning. >>reporter: the bitter snow and cold created a mess on the highways. leaving some drivers stuck in a ditch. meanwhile rs freezing temperatures and icy roads are blamed for this 14-car pile up near new york city overnight. out in minnesota, it is so cold, a meteorologist showed you can freeze a t-shirt in minutes. it was even colder in north dakota over the weekend, with the wind chill feeling like minus 50 degrees. >> no thanks.

that winter storm expected to pass on through by midweek. don't forget, you can always get weather alerts, right on your smartphone, just make sure you download the free wftv weather app, greg. the coast guard says sunday morning's severe storms is the worst ever in the gulf of mexico, and they had to rescue two men from a boat ft a storm tore the sails and here's video of it. and cracked the hull on the victim's boat, this is how they rescued him with a helicopter. they were taking on water in the 20 foot sea. you can see one of the people being brought up with the life vest and helicopter. that video tells the story. a march and rally at south carolina's capitol is one of many ways people across the king, jr. day. >> several democratic presidential candidates also took time to remember doctor king's legacy. >> and today, we remember all of his achievements.

activists use this holiday to push for the removal of the confederate flag from capitol grounds. hillary clinton used that fight in her repens of doctor king today. >> because that flag was just one piece of something bigger. doctor king died with his work unfinished. and it is up to us to see it through. >> the flag was finally removed from the south carolina capitol last summer in the wake of a racially motivated shooting, at a charleston church which killed 10 people. the unity parade in honor of doctor king, dancing, marring bands, motorcycles and -- marching bands and motorcycles and floats. came toen a end at the west oaks mall. orlando civil rights leader spoke during the celebration. one of the conjoined twins in jacksonville is headed home

they were born in may of last year. today, family members say he will be discharged later this week and carter will stay at the hospital. and family members are hopeful he'll join his brother home soon. a group to clean up lake apopka has reached a midway point. in august, how allied group was used compressed air to clean up a 250 acre portion of lake apopka. so far, they say it's working by breathing life back into bacteria infested lake beds. had is the latest in tefrts to tourism. improvements are in the works to make ormd beach water front. on the east side of the park. the new dock will cost about $600,000, and will allow larger ormond beach city cleeders have had to -- leaders have had to apply for two grants to build the dock. deltona people have -- the

center off lake shore drive say they've outgrown the building. if the new facility is approved, it would cost 8.9 million dollars and it would be built off highland boulevard near i-4. we tried to contact the officials, more than 600 people registered for the hunt, which kicked off saturday. wildlife experts say invasive burmese pythons threaten nate i ever grade wildlife with many of the snakes being unwanted pets discarded. in 2013, 68 snabs were killed -- snakes r killed. a lot of folks signed up, but we don't have a count on them yet. >> probably a lot. >> the more the better for you. >> yes. miss universe host steve harvey is speaking out for the first time on tv since he accidently crowned the wrong person. >> i felt horrible for both of them. >> ahead at 4:00, the response

>> on the hot seat there. with temperatures will be quite chilly tonight, in fact, already starting to fall temperature-wise. i'll take you hour-by-hour through tonight's chill. >> it's been day thes since anyone has seen this missing

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0001 maitland police need your help, 23-year-old john noss has asperger's syndrome. channel 9 steve barrett is there, and the family is desperate to find him, especially with the drop in temperatures tonight. >>reporter: exactly, and he left in the middle of the night over the weekend, 3:00 o'clock in the morning from his house, you can see it right behind me here.

far away from here now. chant 9. noss left a note behind for the family. the 23-year-old was going to try to get to philadelphia, where he lived previously. now, john suffers from asperger's syndrome and has difficulty with social situations and understanding nonverbal communication. it's a form of autism. and that is what has his family members and friend and neighbors worried. >> i don't believe that he wrould definitely put himself in a dangerous situation on purpose, but i think there's a trusting personality. that if you look like somebody that was trustworthy or maybe said something that struck a cord with him, he would be more apt to trust you, so yes, i mean, i believe that he could have gotten in the car with someone. >>reporter: now, maitland police are looking for him, they also right now. his father, i spoke to him, he didn't want to speak on camera, but they still have guardianship

he can't just leave on his own free will. maitland police told him today that they do have leads, he didn't describe hah they were. we'll stay in touch to see what they find out. reporting live in maitland, steve barrett. >> you can share this story with your friends, go to facebook.com/wftv. more than 22,000 pounds of chicken sausage is being recalled because they have pork casings. they discovered the sweet apple chicken sausage had incorrect ingredients. produced on noe 4th, 2015. the sausages were sdwibted at multiple retailers nationwide fwl blue bell ice cream is returning to several states in the southeast, last year, you'll recall the ice cream pulled it from the stores. the products are on their way to parts of alabama, jorlg george

it is expected to be back on shelves later this month. this story is interesting, steve harvey is speaking out now about the huge miss universe mistake. >> harvey interviewed miss philippines and colombia. the first episode aired at 9:00 o'clock this morning on channel 9. harvey says he's received death threats over this and he asked the contestants for forgiveness. >> beat yourself up for this anymore, come on, let's move forward. >> okay, cool. >> be happy. >> okay, cool, that, wos. the women, though, did not appear on the show, together. the interview with miss colombia tomorrow on channel 9. that's the hot seat. well, that is definitely the hot seat. and we may need electric blankets tonight. >> yeah. >> get it fired up here. >> the dog likes it, too.

indeers tonight because it will get -- indoors tonight because it will get chilly. 60 downtown, deltona at 60 degrees, in the upper 50s and we'll fall here very shortly. as we lose the daylight. wients out of the north. the wind chills will make it feel colder than the wind sheltered temperature, which this is. 36 in winter springs tonight. a lot of 30s up around sanford tonight. the air is very dry, which will limit the amount of frost tonight. so that's good. it will get very cold, nonetheless, 35 in pierson, 38 in deltona, new smyrna at the beach. now, temperatures will fall to near freezing in marion county, the weather service, they get service out of jacksonville, opting not to give a freeze warning for marion county, it will be close tonight. for the first time this season, we'll hit 30s in orlando. 39 degrees. now, tomorrow night, that's where we have that freeze watch that is in effect, so for

morning, we will have a chance for a freeze. mainly due to the fact that we'll get a little bit colder and fewer clouds, which are spilling in now. and tomorrow, we'll have clouds to 2:00 o'clock, temperatures in the middle 50s and the clouds go. back down to around 60 degrees -- 50 degrees by 6:00 o'clock. so colder tomorrow than we've been today, so we're going to drop a little lower into tomorrow night. so here's your tuesday daytime highs, more sunshine late in the day. 55, 56, 57. about as warm as we're going to get. and then this is tomorrow night, the coldest night of the week. 38 for orlando. and 33 deland. 32 palm coast and 30 in ocala, the freeze advisory is out for tomorrow night in our northern zones. so a couple of back-to-back nights in the 30s, again, just make sure that you are prepared for this, we're not expecting a real widespread hard freeze or anything like that. but make sure that the pets are in a warm spot.

model, showing the high clouds filling through, that very, very thin blanket, not electric blanket, mind you, will keep us warmer tonight. the clouds will depart. to the south, we'll get clouds along the coast for early wednesday morning, it will be a chilly start. we have dry weather for the next few days until our next storm system arrives on friday. that's going to boost our rain chances and also give us that slight chance for some thunderstorms as well. five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. 30s for the next couple of mornings, thursday, a snapshot of what an average day is temperature-wise. not quite as organized as the one, the or the pair that moved by. and the weekend, shaping up to be a little bit cooler, but dandy, much more on that next storm system that is just a few days out, greg, in the next half hour. in the last week, dozens of homes were damaged by deadly el nino tornadoes around 5:00. we

new efforts statewide to better equip homes to survive this severe weather. new at 5:00, in volusia county, old trees are making the runway dangerous for pilots to spruce creek fly in. and hostages being held in iran are now safe. next, we'll take a closer look

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key economic sanctions were lifted from iran over the weekend in exchange for the relief of five american hostages. >> this afternoon, the youngest of them is already back home in boston. channel 9 anchor jorge estevez has been following this. and these investigations took 14 months to complete. >> 1.7 billion dollars to iran settling a 30-year debt. family members of these guys here, of course, say it was worth them to get them back. five americans are free at last. >> we're overjoyed that he's out. >>reporter: a boston university

first to return home. he arrived in massachusetts, after being detained for 40 days in iran. where he'd been teaching. meanwhile, 3 of the exprisoners are now getting much needed medical treatment, at a u.s. military base in germany. their first stop out of iran, was switzerland. where washington post reporter jason rezaian, met the u.s. official who helped negotiate his release. rezaian was held for more than a year and hey half on charges. >> he's doing okay, i mean, he's, you know, mostly been neglected for a long time. >>reporter: former marine, amir, here with his family, spent more than 4 years in iranian prison. his sister beamed with joy at the news he was free. >> we are looking forward to meeting him hopefully soon, we're very excited. >>reporter: and pastor saeed abedini's family, grateful. the christian has been detained since 2012, when he was captured organizing home churches. >> you're going to see him soon.

american chose to stay in the iran, meanwhile, abc news confirmed the obama administration also agreed to release 7 iranians charged with violating u.s. sanctions in exchange for those american hostages. greg and vanessa. there's no word on what caused a massive fire at a lake county citrus plant. why aren'ts say they've been -- residents say they've been trying to get the plant torn down for years. >> at 5:00, what we learned about the missing man's past. >> and orlando police believe that the two armed burglars who held a mother and her children at gunpoint, hit the wrong house.

this is channel 9 eyewitness news at 5:00. coverage you can count on. police say two men burst into an orlando home and held a family at gunpoint. then, realizeded it was the wrong house. >> they drew guns and they wanted to shoot my granddaughter.

>> and new this hour, we talked to the homeowner who says this isn't the first time this same family has been victimized. can you imagine? and right now, those armed robbers are still on the run. >> channel 9's karia ray told you how the men burst into the home on harwood street. you've learned that this family was caught in a home invasion before. >>reporter: yeah, the grandmother of the victims in this home told us that another one of her grandchildren was actually killed in a home invasion, last summer. but today, police told us they believe that the people who came into this home p overnight, were just targeting the wrong house. orlando police say two men who ransacked this harwood street valuables. but the woman who lives here, says they threatened to most precious thing she has. >> i hovered down over my babies and i said, please, no, no, no. >>reporter: investigators believe the two men who barged through the door here just after midnight hit the wrong home and instead of finding cash inside,