salvation army this afternoon. we tried to speak to the city manager when we showed up u. >> do you have a plan. >> jim, do you have a plan. >> we're working on things. >> commissioner woods has been working on the problem behind the scenes. it included the halifax medical center, the medical authority and united way. the city has struggled to get beds in the people of the growing homeless camp. >> they've been replaced as quickly as we removed they will. >> the city and county butted heads for week and failed to come up with an impact full solution. >> they're doing it behind doors and i applaud them for doing it. it's not coming expeditiously and these people need help. >> they had to have 100 plus beds in place to legally remove

the homeless advocate that many see leading the homeless out here, he would cooperate with the city if they had the beds in place. we're live here at 6, and more on this story at 6:00. eyewitness news. for the first time an orlando city commissioner has opened up about her daughter's death. she claims her daughter was murdered five months ago. she told shannon butler not enough is being done to catch the killer. >> it's terrible, it's unbelievable to me. she's not coming back. >> the commissioner says she's more convinced than ever that her daughter was no accident. she received this death certificate from the state of florida that shows the official cause of death is still unknown. but, that the contributing factor was from bleach. hill says it was from bleach that someone poured on her. >> the bleach attack is what killed my daughter.

hospital the day before she died that someone threw bleach on her. she was treated and released but that her daughter would not tell the hospital who attacked anyone else. tallahassee police won't give details about their case. they gave the statement calling it a death investigation and won't say if they're investigating a murder or if there is a killer on the loose. sources told channel 9 recently that drugs were involved in the death and they were waiting on toxicology reports to see if this was a possible overdose. hill says there is no truth to that at all. >> my daughter isn't me, i might have had some troubles in my life as a young lady to now,, but my daughter was a good girl. >> shannon butler, channel 9 eyewitness news. and hill reconfirmed to us that her daughter did not do drugs. she believes this might be a case of domestic abuse.

would have more details on her cause of death, but they won't make the autopsy public. she gave a candied and emotional interview -- candid and emotional interview about her daughter. you can see it on our website. they're trying to determine whether a body discovered in lake jasmine this morning was reported by the family this week. a weed control worker on a boat discovered the body of a black man tuesday morning. the family of 22-year-old robert pearson reported him missing. he was last seen on elk ridge road which is near that lake. we're looking into three suspects that sparked an

it happened at bembry avenue. this is a busy intersection any time day or night. >> reporter: it's a busy intersection and south street is still closed out here. the tape and cones are up. you can see two crime scene units, they're still trying to figure out how all of this went down. meanwhile the most important thing tonight is that everyone here that was here earlier is okay. >> it's scary to see south street shut down like this and the helicopters. >> opd patrol cars were lined up ten deep. she was worried something happened to her son until a friend from inside the yoga he's fine. >> my son hasn't responded to me, he's interviewed and he's only 19, maybe he's being interviewed. >> we learned of a carjacking at cvs pharmacy this morning. a chase started and they

>> a chase started and that is when we pick up the story. >> the cops shot 15 rounds to the windshield. >> one female was hit and arrested. >> police knew they had to stop a dangerous situation from getting worse. >> the car was turning around to leave the parking lot and the officers had already blocked off the parking lot, so, yeah, i think the intention all costs. >> all that matters to his mom is that he's okay. >> oh, my gosh, i'm thrilled. >> reporter: tonight that carjacking victim is also okay. opd will be investigating that part of the case. the opd is investigating an officer-involved shooting, they each have five to ten years experience on the force. an orange county caretaker accuse you had of beating arrest patient at a medical

we showed you when chad how the was arrested. deputies say he severely beat and tortured a patient inside a transport port van and sent jokes to co-workers about it. in his new case, he was accused of doing fraudulent returns to steal money from an auto parts store where he worked. a former corrections officer was murdered. ronnie was shot to death earlier this month in his home. investigators were treating it as a shushes suspicious death and now, they announced it's a homicide investigation. there's a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the a in this case. felony charges are being charged after this man used his position to steal. they spoke with the superintendent, the loss to the district may approach $100,000. >> that's because this

and may include additional arrests. >> edward strawbush is employed by the public school and has been since 1979. his employment, now, involves alleged theft in thousands of dollars in school board property and funds. >> i will tell you that this fencing operation, this theft operation is now -- has now been stopped as a result of dr. blackburn saying something is wrong let's figure out what it is before we go further. >> this information came to us, thankfully we had a shoulder to lean on and the sheriff able to take swift action. >> he was charged and when he visited his titusville home there was no answer. according to court documents several items were seized from his house yesterday including property that came from the

and the items included an old golf cart motor, it was being sold and shipped out of state. >> it was primarily limited to vehicle parts that were being done not just vehicle parts for buses. >> this may expand to include additional arrests, this investigation may expand. >> i can't think of anything worse than to steal the resources of children. >> he's on administrative leave penned egg the out come of the school board and the district. some seminole teachers say they're ready to look for other jobs because they're not guaranteed raises. the district declared an impact with the teachers' union. they'll make a recommendation the two sides will have to agree with. the district's last offer was 2.25%. when the union did not accept, they went to impasse.

simple. they're not looking deep enough to guarantee the teachers. we're an a plus district and we have been for years and our teachers are a plus teachers. >> they got a 3% raise last year. that was their first raise in 5 years and their health insurance deductibles have gone up $750. a mother is facing charges for a fight that ended up with her baby being seriously injured. child neglect. bond. back in november she and her six-month old was in travis nicks. he flue back bricks of concrete and injured her daughter.

old candice walked in front of a car last night. the driver told investigators he didn't see her. the crash caused a major backup. she was a tourist from canada. a death investigation slowed down the response to a house fire in ormond beach. as deputies were responding to fire last night they saw a man running from the area near ocean shore boulevard. then they heard a loud popping sound and they found his body. they think he took his own life. and the investigation slowed him down. >> there was delay to get the water supply to to the tact unit. they were a.m. able to distinguish the fire. >> there's no word on who the dead man is and who or what started the house fire. this woman is accused of

the elaborate scheme she used to rake in $90,000. he's got a life sentence for murder, he's fighting to get out of prison and his age could allow it. and a family is suing, a boy was bitten by a snake and they're suing because an elderly grandmother died from a heart attack. after a record breaking find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories.

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tree and bite her great grandson. they're threatening a lawsuit to get that family answers. >> karla ray questioned him today. why is he bringing this out near, it's been more than a year. >> it happened in 2014 and the lawsuit hasn't been filed yet. why would he hold a press conference today. he claims it's not about publicity, but to find other people who may have seen snakes inside the park. . >> reporter: it's the definition of a florida problem inside disney's animal kingdom an 8-year-old boy says a snake fell from a tree and bit him. the great grandmother who witnessed the incident died of a heart attack. disney may be responsible for her death. >> if you believe that your grandmother was killed as a result of this event you would want to have answers to, did

snakes, should they have known that there were snakes, disney said the was wild and did not have anything to do with any of their displays. >> is it realistic to keep snakes from coming on to their snakes. >> when you have invitees, when you have business invitees on to your property, you have a duty to protect them. >> the suit hasn't been filed yet. he held this press conference to find out if anyone else who has visited theme parks, has had the same experience. >> if this happened to me in my backyard, would you sue me? >> i would not sue you unless i had knowledge, unless you had knowledge, if the snake, that you had snakes back there and you allowed people to go back there.

>> any claims of a wrongful death are a misrepresentation of the facts. we'll keep you posted. a man facing 17 counts of sexually abusing a 12-year-old is facing more charges for allegedly assaulting another child. brown is waiting trial in the osceola county jail. he's accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl for more than a year. they added more charges today. he abused a 13-year-old girl. a seminole county family has more than two weeks to get rid of a half dozen chickens they're keeping in their bad yard. code enforcement has issued three violations, they have the chickens. >> eastbound lane of horacio is shut down this morning.

independence lane will be closed for traffic. they're installing underground sewer and storm water lines. >> if you've been near the daytona international speedway you've probably heard the roar of engines. the races continue for the continental sports car challenge. the infield is packed and they're seeing strong ticket sales. the rolex 24 starts at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. and you'll get a look at the $400 million renovation they've done if you haven't already. >> it's swanky too. >> they're doing the whole complex around it. >> yes. >> well, a great weekend. >> yeah. >> interesting rain stats here. we've had summer like rain stats here. january it's not. it's normal in the summer. but, that's the el nino for you. we have the westerly breeze

we have low humidity level. something we're dealing with the dry air filtering in behind the heavy rain. it will slow down giving as you nice evening in downtown orlando, with high clouds mixing through with daybreak in the 40s, it's 45 in metro orlando, 46 in sanford, 46 in melbourne and we'll in the low 40s back in the west. we have mostly fair skies, high pressure is building through. this will give us a quiet weather pattern until the middle part of next week. we'll have more rain and a couple of thunderstorms that will be tracking at that time. it's been wet so far, it looks like we'll wrap up the year without adding too much to our totals of orlando. we've had 2 and a half times, the 10th wettest january on record. daytona 2 and a half, and melbourne you've had four times

you're the second wettest on record. it's been very, very wet. we'll dry things out for the weekend. the rolex 24, against starting, just after 2:00 tomorrow. temperatures will be in the upper 60s and, of course, they race all night. it looks chilly but very pleasant overall. temperatures back at 50 degrees, we're climbing back into the lower 70s sunday afternoon. tomorrow how about 70 for melbourne to palm bay and cocoa beach. we'll hit 71 in sanford, 74 orlando, i'll be at new smyrna for the images art festival. we'll be around the lunch hour, as far as the next storm system we'll see the high clouds filtering through, overall our next chance of weekend, there will be a slight chance, it will be towards wednesday that another el nino system will be

time frame, perhaps even a two- day weather event. i don't think quite as much heavy rain as we'll see. a weekend always in view, 74 sunday and 80 back in. 81 degrees, to get you out the door on your tuesday. vanessa i'll see you coming up here at 5:30. new security concerns for head start programs for children. cameras were recommended 7 years ago, but most still don't have them. 9 investigates why it's taking so long to have them. a local pediatrician is accused of treating patients under the influence and we're asking why the license hasn't been revoked. family of a murder victim are fighting to keep the killer locked up. >> he can still walk in that room and she can't.

. the parents of a teach teenager who was stabbed to death by a 16-year-old neighbor

today her family said they don't believe his age at the time should get him out of prison. >> reporter: convicted murder jimmy is now 37 years old. he served 16 years of his life sentence and believes that's enough. he was in orange county court this morning for a status hearing for his effort to go free. the victim's parents say it sickens him every time they see him as they did today. >> how was it to see him this morning? >> it was very hard. i thought i was prepared, but -- he can still walk in that room and she can't. >> he's trying to get his life sentence reduced through a u.s. supreme court calling for reviews of juvenile criminals serving life sentences in 1999 he was found guilty of stabbing

just with a knife but a potato peeler from her family's kitchen. he was arrested three years after the murder after a groundbreaking dna toast. >> i don't know who would want him free, he got mad that day and took for out on an innocent, lovely girl. what if he gets mad again? >> even though sean a was murdered more than 20 years ago, she has not been forgotten, family and friends are voicing their opposition to the killer's release on facebook. >> his resentencing hearing is scheduled for may 13th. they're relocating their soccer facilities to lake why known a. we found out what that means for the team and community. why the homeowners

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