this is channel 9 eyewitness news at 11:00. new tonight, cruise passengers on a ship that was tossed about in a storm just returned to port. now family and friends are anxiously waiting for their loved ones to get safely on lands. after a frightening few days at sea a cruise ship is back in port. >> finally the anthem of the seas returned to shore after it ran into -- you just talked to

passengers on that cruise ship jeff. >> yeah, martha, they are relieved and elated when they finally saw the cruise ship that their son and daughter-in- law were on and we were there to share in the moment. >> this is the first video from new jersey tonight as the anthem of the seas pulled into port just before 9:00. you can just make out the passengers watching as they approached land. >> oh, wonderful, you're safe. >> bob and lipped linda couldn't help but cheer when we showed them pictures of the people that were there. it hit rough weather on sunday. >> many harrowing hours of rough seas. >> 30-foot waves caused damage like this. these videos were taken by passengers on the ship. the couple was on their way to the bahamas and was going to

but the ship headed back to jersey instead. the couple received a text from them today. >> we're anxious to hear from them. he said he will call in the morning. >> bob said his son and daughter-in-law had been looking forward to this trip for quite a long time. now it's unclear whether they will get on another cruise. >> it's got to be very disappointing for them. too. >> and royal caribbean says that they will refund the passengers for their trip. they will also give them a 50% off of their next cruise that they book and they are just happy to be home tonight. i'm sure all the families are. reporting live in coco, jeff la. right now temperatures are falling fast as central florida prepares for a chilly or cold night. >> tom terry has been warning

warnings and tom, some areas are already seeing temps in the 30s. >> 32 in marion county right now. this really felt like a rock as wind subsided. it will be a freeze all night for you. 37 the villages. we're down to 42 in sanford. winds starting to back off that will let those temperatures fall faster tonight. frost advisories to the south but a good scattering of frost throughout much of central florida. 32 in the villages. we will see a lot of kind of pockets of freezing weather mainly in the northern half. i'll be taking a closer look at who else could see a light freeze, including when the 70s make their triumphant return. our team of meteorologists will be tracking the falling night. they will have the most up to

starting at 5:00. we will be checking with dea agents to see if they find the 12th person connected to a heroin operation they say is run by a 74-year-old woman. hauled these 10 people to jail yesterday. they are accused of trafficking heroin by the kilo. we got a look at some of the guns and even a kilo press used to package the deadly drug. this was all brought in during the investigation. a brevard county deputy accused of sexual misconduct with an inmate. he was arrested then fired. today investigators determined taylor had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with an inmate. there are questions about why or orlando firefighters had

more than 400 firefighters trained inside them and about a dozen actually removed tiles that contained dangerous asbestos. >> did the city know about it? yes, they had the test results. now, did the fire department know about it? that's another question. i don't know. >> we asked who if any in the fire department was responsible for making sure buildings were safe but the fire department hasn't given us a clearance. we found out a pregnant woman was shot inside glitz lounge. the police are still being pretty tight lipped and the victim's attorney said the pregnant woman was shot in the wrist. >> and they are attorney told us this happened while she was running for her life and tonight she is too scared to even talk about it because she still has more questions been answers.

for a pregnant woman who said she was shot inside glitz ultra lounge. her attorney told us she was shot in the wrist sunday morning morning. >> she is physically okay. >> john phillips doesn't want his client's identity revealed. he said she's afraid until gunmen are off the streets. the pregnant woman's attorney said he is concerned over the club's security the night of the mass shooting. tonight we did some digging and found no code enforcements and no compliants were filed at the state level. we talked to police again today but they refused to say much about sunday's shooting. >> there's a lot of rumor surrounding this one. >> internet chatter suggests the deaths of -- had something

drug trafficker. we found no evidence tying the men to trafficking. >> the letter is gone threatening to shut the club down. we tried to reach out to the club owner but he has not responded to our phone calls. we are live tonight in orlando. covering orange county, the town of eat onville is under alert for a water main break. this is the second time the pipe has broken in less than a year. cold weather may have actually caused the pipe to break this time. now residents are dealing with lots of inconvenience. >> we have got to constantly put bleach into the water so we can flush the toilets. we have no pressure with the water. >> now the pipe has been fixed but crews are still working to repair. two women are accused of beating an elderly man just to

we were there today when tosh a mullins and britney were arrested. deputies say 74-year-old ronald let telly into his house. then she let mullins inside a few minutes later. mullins started hitting the man with a cutting board. his sons were there when those women were arrested. >> i wanted them to see my face and apologize to me for what they did to my dad. they wouldn't look at me. >> neighbors told us the women were caring for 2 children. one of them was placed with a family friend. 53-year-old found unresponsive. he later died at a hospital. now police need to identity the person in this picture because they believe he is a possible witness and could have information. as the fantasy sports

challenges of gambling accuses. 55 workers are being laid off by that company. the company offers players a chance to win real money in online sports. said the positions being let go was part of a secondary project. say it will stay open. investigates learn overtime cost at 911 center nearly doubled just in the last year. dispatchers moved to a new 12 hour schedule early last year to grow with the growing number of calls but managers are concerned about overtime expenses and employees getting burned out. out too early to say how much that will cost. a former nurse's assistant is out of jail after investigate arrest say she punched a patient. 74-year-old accused of punching 66-year-old randall several

from day care back in october. he suffers from dementia. his son said he was not being treated for his bipolar disorder. marion county deputies are holding a man without bond saying he held a woman hostage and caused a standoff. calls were made about an argument in a home. investigators say when they got there jose was holding a knife to the victim's throat. eventually he was convinced to release the woman before he was arrested. attorneys for a deputy caught on camera with a group of deputies punching a suspect will be in court tomorrow. former deputy jesse indicted late last moment for this incident that was caught on surveillance. he's facing several charges for wrongfully beating that suspect. his trial is set for next month. it could be weeks before we

a stabbing will be charged as adults. in a so called gang war. arrested 15-year-old and -- who are accused of stabbing. right now a claire month police officer is fighting for his month after suffering burns over 20% of his body. chris cruz was standing by a bonfire when a gas can exploded near them. tonight he is at the hospital heavily sedated and medicated. doctors have given him a 50% chance for survival. a hit and run driver hit this home. >> i knew it had to be pretty fast. >> the destruction that just barely missed the homeowner's daughter and granddaughter. we'll be in the 30s before you know it with frost and freeze advisories advisories posted.

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good look at the suspect's car. >> evidence like possible paint transfer or any surveillance video that could tie this vehicle to the alleged hit and run before it crashed into that home 3 1/2 miles away. that could be critical here and it's also why troopers have a hold on that car for orlando police. >> tonight friends boarded up the gaping hole in the front of joe's home after a car slammed through a bedroom wall. pieces of the house littered the mazda. these skid marks just missing a tree. >> i know it had to be pretty fast to come all the way through. >> tonight joe took us inside and showed us the destruction that missed his daughter and granddaughter who had just walked out of the room by mere moments. >> police say the 27-year-old driver had been involved in a

control and careening into this home. our cameras caught the suspect in the back of this opd unit. >> the car was damaged. home was damaged. but no one else was damaged so hopefully he can learn a lesson for this as well. to stop doing crime. crime do not pay. >> the family's pastor was also on hand making sure this family of 7 has somewhere to stay. >> i think god has something in store. >> that's why joe says he is just grateful, telling us another daughter and grandchild were inside. >> no one was hurt. >> and tonight that homeowner tells me he has every intention of repairing the damage and moving back into the home his family has known for more than a decade. angela jacobs. tonight a lake county mom

because her kids missed too many days of school. megan is accused of child neglect because her kids missed 30 days of school. last month showed up to her house and asked for a drug test, which she declined. the kids are now in custody with their grandmother. some habitat for humanity homeowners say repairs promised are still not being addressed. one woman said she asked for a driveway and it hasn't been done. others say they have problems with many of their appliances like broken phos et faucets. >> the windows are broken. >> habitat for humanity says homeowners do a complete walk through at signing. it makes every effort to

will need a few more bucks to visit a park. it's now $105. a park to park pass jumped and is now 155. universal says its prices are. >> the recent cold weather is once again sending manatees seeking warmer waters. this is a photo of. the staff counted more than 300 manatees at the park. with continued cold temperatures forecast, more are expected to hear about this place and start to head that way as well. >> passing the word. well, it's cold right now. already 32 as of 11:00. it is falling fast to the north. we're in the 40s here but colder than we were this time last night. let me show, we're down to 44

just waiting on those winds to relax tonight. temperatures have fallen quickly. 32 in oh cal oh. 37 the villages and the winds becoming calm to the north and west. the last bit of wind will also subside but enough to get some areas to have frost develop. make sure you have got the pets in tonight if. if you haven't already make sure you cover those tender plants. try not to use plastic. even though we don't expect a widespread freeze where you see the blue and purple areas, show perhaps a light breeze, including across the north side of lake apopka. the st. john river here, it's a

allowing that cold air to drain on through. also some patchy areas of a light freeze over by geneva, mainly the rural areas. the blue is kind of a light breeze. look at this cold weather all the way back to marion county. so we're going to see some cold temps tonight. 36 orlando. 33 in leesburg but lots of low 30s and a brief freeze up to the north. but a more extensive freeze in ocala. the rest of the area less than an hour if you even get a freeze at all but it's going to be frosty. daytona, a nice day for you. we're back in the 60s making progress to the 70s, daytime highs tomorrow, 66 in apopka.

park in the middle 60s, lots of 60s tomorrow. we'll add about 10 degrees to this and you can see the dry air that's moving south. so great weather all the way through the upcoming weekend. lot of great events going on and the weather should be fantastic. here's your 5 day forecast. 64, then up to 74. saturday looks fantastic. saturday a little bit cooler but not by much. next chance for showers early next week. a lot of folks at paws in the park. now up at a local elementary school, coming up the taxpayer money that helped pay for the art work some say was politically motivated. i'm getting ready for thursday morning. it is going to be that cold start. we will track some of the frost, but also fine tune the

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city of apopka history. >> when we worked on the painting we did our very best to portray the history of that. >> moore is also a political consultant and was paid to run mayoral campaign. she said the mural was not politically motivated. tonight in seminole county the police department has closed the investigation into last month's pit bull attack. 5 pit bulls attacked. 4 of those dogs were killed by the police. one was taken to animal services. no one was found responsible for causing the attack. a mother is trying to get out of these freezing temperatures after she was kicked out of a homeless shelter with her baby. she said she was given a 3 day notice to leave the coalition

heshe ended up sleeping in a van with her baby. florida hospital is now a part of the newly renovated daytona speedway. >> officials unveiling florida's hospital new gate entry. the hospital even got its own race car parked outside the gate. when the magic get back they will have 30 gase 30 games left in the season. magic taking on san antonio for the second time in 10 days. tonight spurs won the first one by 15. let's go straight to the 8th quarter. evan with a lay up puts the magic up 11 but the spurs respond with an 18-7 run. le marcus aldridge gives san antonio a lead. 20 seconds ago magic down 3. scott skiles draws up a play.

tie but down on the other ends, leonard, like it's not even hard. spurs up 2. so last chance for the magic. fornier throws the hail mary. alford is there but he can't hit the reverse, magic go down. orlando now gets 8 days off for the all-star break. there is a chance this was the last game with this magic roster roster. kyle missed the first two weeks of training camp but you can do that when you're the rookie of the year and training with canada. he was back last night. lair en had 17 goals in his rookie campaign. he also said it's nice not being the rookie any more, getting to pass down some of his hard earned wisdom. >> you can start playing the game in a different atmosphere.

the hang of it and everything started to come and that's what i tell them, just work hard. >> lair en and the rest of the lions continue play saturday night in jacksonville. orlando president has asked any fans that make the trip to be on their best behavior. fans could be banned from future games if they break the code of conduct. u.s. a facing costa rica tonight. orlando pride star finds the back of the net just 12 seconds into the game. that's amazing, then in the second half, u.s. up. delivers it to morgan. 2 goals to morgan. u.s. wins.

we're off to a cold start in the morning, 34 degrees, future track 37, i think we'll actually hit 36 officially with frost and freeze warnings. be sure to watch eyewitness news this morning starting at 5:00 and get your traffic

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