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from the university of florida and she talked about her good and her desire to mentor the youth positively and she was doing just that. >> s h e w a s very nice and relatable and seemed to know what she was doing. her qualifications came under scrutiny. she had been working under temporary certification and took a test to get permanent status. she failed english and math. but her results said that she passed. and her paperwork appeared to be altered. and julian's mom was even more upset to see that there was no record of that.
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investigating. >> reporter: a spokesperson said the hr apartment is feelings procedures to see if any changes can be made. >> it did not turn to anything as far as i know. but it could have been. >> we spoke to dixon's attorney. we stay in osceola county - - doctor pace has been principal. board members say she
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no children - - four people were taken to the hospital. we will bring you an update as soon as we get info. marty monitored the hearing on capitol hill. the attorney general defended the move. >> she did, the plan aims at keeping guns out of the wrong hands. loretto lynch's - - said those orders are in - - >> they are lawful and consistent with the constitution. >> reporter: lynch testified. president obama has been expanding the number of dealers have to conduct back ground
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have to perform the checks faster. the senator says the actions are misguided and overreaching and will not make the country safer. >> we need a solution that will actually make a difference rather than feel-good things. the chairman has threatened to block funding for anything that infringes on the rights of gun owners. lynch would not answer all questions after the hearing. they hoped congress and the administration could work together. it's unlikely to happen as the republican-led congress is certain not to take action this year. >> the tug-of-war is - - they have been billed for their dues by multiple different entities
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filing to foreclose. and a hearing is set for tomorrow. >> we set down with price to find out what is happening. >> they are on the verge of a lot of growth. the believe the politics could hurt all of that. the city manager says since the new council came on board late last year, the city has been going through a rough patch. >> we are a little concerned about where they are. we told you about some of the missteps which included adding people to ports. the city manager says the majority of the council once
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>> he says he does not want to go but if he can't work something out, he will go. >> one dozen businesses were vandalized on time. it appears someone shot out several store video - - store windows. damages could set them back thousands of dollars. after listing held - - in listing help to trap and kill coyotes, the city was told by the state to stop because they don't fit the criteria of
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contacting dispatch. the last sighting was yesterday. a homeowners association is warning residents to keep a close eye on children and pets after a coyote was spotted. the hoh put out a notice to residents to stay alert. half a million visitors from other countries stayed in the united states even though they weren't allowed to on their visas. only 1% overstayed - - only 1% of the foreign visitors overstayed pieces. this comes as many leaders have
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syria. >> you would think we would be on top of this issue, but we are not. >> everyone who gets a visa is checked against multiple databases. we found 500 syrians on the list. >> a deadly crash involving a deputy and uber driver. the deputy was headed to a call when he t-boned the uber driver. the passenger died in the crash. and today they said the accident was still under investigation. geraldine thompson wants to investigate deaths and serious injuries. and a bill will ensure there is an intent - - independent investigation every time lethal force is used. him and was just arrested for the second time in just a
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calling for transparency and warning of price gouging. and the move is raising questions about scott's motivation. >> reporter: it's hardly a secret that he made millions while the - - heading the largest chain in the state. it's also known that they paid the largest fine for defrauding medicare and medicaid. the fine was paid but the fraud happened while scott was running the company although he denies knowing anything about it. now he is crusading against what he calls hospital price gouging. >> you hear story after story of this. we've got to get this under control. >> reporter: scott was in central florida highlighting his position. chris have been quick to find
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inflation for this. >> the doctor says while the connection raises questions, it does not mean that the commission will not yield positive results. >> there may be a problem here and it could be valuable from a public policy standpoint. >> since it was formed, it may have helped the governor to raise money. his pack has taken in a quarter million dollars since may 1st including $60,000 from a florida based medical billing company. >> he may know best how to do this. >> reporter: they praise the commission for the work saying to increase transparency and empower patients, there will be no comment on the governor's private sector past. >> no word yet on when construction project will
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the work has been postponed. they plan to replace the concrete with asphalt - - asphalt. they are working on an updated schedule and we will let you know on when they decide to schedule a new date. some are not giving up their fight against what they call environmental injustice. people who live nearby are worried about the impact on the river basin, property values and traffic. they showed up to appeal one of the cases. >> i'm in a small area and there are only five of us. all of these things have been there for hundreds of years. >> the officials have said that the neighbors could not approve - - prove many claims. orlando commissioners will
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grass which is part of constitution constitution green. the city is offering the owners of the park nearly $3.4 million in cash and a piece of city- owned property. the city had been leasing this park for $1 per year and the owners decided to sell. city leaders came up with the land swap - - swap deal to preserve this popular park. it is warmer today at that beautiful park. and temperatures this evening are not as cool as last night. we have had some dynamic days. thursday will be warmer and that will likely be the best day. on friday, storms will up until 7:00. that is when we will be thunderstorms. saturday is cold and we dry out and we make it even colder this weekend. 64 degrees in orlando and the
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30 degrees was the coldest yet this winter. we do freeze in lando twice per winter but we have not done that since january 2014 and it has been a while. we are in the 50s and we will be in the 40s by morning in orlando. frost is possible in some areas. otherwise, just a cool florida warning. down toward oia, leesburg county in the hills around 45. and we may actually get some patchy frost as we push toward northern sumter. and tomorrow afternoon, we are back to 74 in orlando. on the beaches, 71. cocoa beach and melbourne and palm bay, 72 for the high
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tomorrow is looking great. clouds begin to develop tomorrow afternoon and by friday morning, it is cloudy. it feels more humid and it is windy. and after 1:00, we've had the highest chance for a quick round of rain. most people on friday are moving back. our severe weather threat is low tomorrow. we will keep you updated. with the weekend in view , tomorrow is in the mid- 40s. 70s tomorrow with a few storms on friday afternoon. and sunday morning is down to 37, the coldest yet. and 80 wednesday. a woman is fighting for her life after being mauled by
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resolved. and janine is in one local neighborhood and trash has been 29th. >> these homes are a little bit off of the beaten path. they are just off this other street. the neighbors have had recycling bins emptied at least - - at least the homes that actually have recycling bins. peggy has watched her neighbors recycling get picked up since january 1st. >> three times now on tuesdays. >> reporter: hers is left untouched because she did not get the new bins. >> reporter: a put a little - - a put a note that said recycling but they did not take it because i did not have the bins. >> reporter: they are not doing much good. but the trash continues to pile. they sent e-mails and made calls and the tory or even started keeping a log. >> it would be picked up that
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and that was eight days ago. it is just not sanitary. >> reporter: we have been reaching out to the county which has contracts for the new automated pickup. they say in proper card placement has contributed to the slowdown. >> we are piling it up. we told them we would be and they asked us to make sure it was all out and we did. >> reporter: the holder will get the trash when they get the neighbors. neighbors trash either and they have the bins. >> reporter: the county can't tell us how many pickups are behind and they cannot tell us how many bins still need to be delivered. but they say those numbers will not be assessed until next month and i can tell you the neighbors out here are certainly hoping that trash
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road before then. >> if you want to hear what else they are saying, go to our website. last week we told you about a handful of homes have trash pickups. they did have trash picked up last week. last night they finally got those that they needed. they did get it all picked up as promised. we told you in november that knocks nursery was chosen for our region. but grow healthy is one of 13 applicants to challenge the judging and finish second. the companies were vying to produce cannabis oil. a hearing is set for april 25th. >> we are following a dog attack.
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eyewitness news continues at 6:00. >> there are unanswered questions after a woman is mauled by a pack of dogs inside of her attack - - apartment. and police say they were forced to shoot and kill the dogs. we are asking if anyone will be held accountable for what happened. police say six dogs and at least five people were in the apartment during yesterday's
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