he was supervised by mental health professionals, deputies say he stabbed his own mother 23 times. tonight, the question is how close was that supervision? orange county deputies say they picked up gresham and her boyfriend, david, yertd morning under the baker agent, which a allows the deputies to take someone into custody if they're a threat to themselves. that happened just hours after the investigators found 81-year-old julie gresham stabbed to death inside of this home. >> it's a sad situation. >>reporter: this court order eyewitness news about taned shows he ended up in the court system again in 2007, that time, deputies charged him with stabbing his mother to death. but a court found him not guilty buzz a judge determined he was was insane. >>reporter: these court documents say he ordered him here to lake side behavioral healthcare for psychiatric evaluations, but the records

to go for periodic visits to check up on his medications. >> it fends on how often -- depends on how often they go. that is key. >>reporter: eyewitness news legal analyst perry says people found legally insane typically relapse if they're not appropriately supervised and he says, if that happens. >> it can pose a significant risk to the public. if they're not properly monitored in the community. >>reporter: we also found that he had another run inwith the orange county deputies a month before his mother's murder n that case, the deputies say he threatened an officer with a knife, and the officer fired back and hit him. working to find out what happened in that case. live now in taft in orange county, channel 9 eyewitness news. keeping a close watch on the risk of severe weather heading this way. since 4:00 o'clock, our certified chief meteorologist tom terry, has updated future

storms iss over in severe weather center 9. >> bob, still have a tornado watch out for the far western panhandle until 10:00. we may get another watch expanding across parts of north florida early in the morning. right now, we're watching the big batch moving our way, ahead of it clouds, but a few coastal showers tonight. this is the timing of storms between 2:00 and 4:00 in our western zones near the i-75 corridor and the turnpike. we could see the highest risk of scattered wind damage with strong winds from the gulf between 3:00 and 6:00. for the i-4 corridor. very early on in the morning. and in fact, orlando, the forecast models showing rain, lightning and some heavy downpours, right at 5:00 a.m. i'm updating more timing, including a brighter out look, when it finally gets to be martha. right now, state troopers are trying to track down a driver who left a jogger dying in a ditch. they found the victim and nothing he could do to help.

avenue in west cocoa. so far, the troopers tell you there are no ynss to this crash. >>reporter: -- ynss to eyewitnesses to this crash. >> it would have been dark and dusty along this rule road, it's possible that the hit-and-run driver never saw the victim. 39-year-old jason -- went for a morning jog and never returned home. when his girlfriend and friends went searching, they discovered his body in west cocoa. he was the victim of a hit-and-run. >> i think that's sad. i think that's really sad, i don think that should have happened. >>reporter: troopers say the driver definitely should have stopped. >> we don't know, had this person received immediate care, what his outcome may have been. >>reporter: troopers told me fhp investigated 448 hit-and-run crashes in brevard county last year.

crash on mall bar road, which is still open. the troopers do have clues to close this latest crash. >> we do have parts of what appear to be a turn signal, but trying to confirm. we don't have a vehicle distinction, or any witnesses or a pinpoint of when this crash happened between 4:30 and 5:30. >>reporter: troopers believe they are looking for a light gray cris letter, working -- chrysler, they're checking a nearby convenience store and the hopes of catching video of the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run. on this dusty, rural road, the driver may not have faced charges if he or she, sichly would have stopped. -- simply would have stopped. and i'm also told by fhp, the message they want to drive home is this, if you think you hit a sign, an animal, get out of the vehicle and check and call 911 immediately. live here in brevard county, channel 9 eyewitness news. the state is trying to shut down an orange county home day

admitted to officials that one child inappropriately touched another child in her care. dcf is looking into the apopka home day care near vicks road. tim barber has been in touch with them and the owner and if owner told you she hadn't had a problem in nearly two decades. >>reporter: and bob, shes also says that she has a good reason why she did not see the alleged abuse. nearly 20 years ago, sheri quit her career and followed her dream to care for kids. . >> we have our fishing, matching game. >>reporter: but recently, that dream turned into a nightmare. >> it's upsetting to me. because these kids, these parents, you know, this is why i do what i do. >>reporter: in december, dcf filed this complaint. it was filed after a 4-year-old boy was accused of inappropriately touched a 5-year-old girl while she was in another room. she did not see the abuse

up on her and she was washing it out of her hair. she ran into her bedroom, to grab a towel, then came over to the kitchen to wash herself and the baby off, and that lasted no more than 3-4 minutes. >> under the law, a family home day care can have up to ten kids. she and her mother usually watch half that amount. the only reason dcf found out is she reported it to the child abuse hotline herself. she says it was the right thing to do. >> i didn't get an attorney, because i didn't feel i needed one. but now, i'm reconsidering that. >>reporter: she is asking for a hearing to share her side of the story with dcf. neither of the kid goss to the day care anymore. we reached up to the officials in tallahassee and vnts heard -- haven't heard back. in orange county, tim barber, channel 9 yns news. -- eyewitness news. we're ready with a report on the breaking news in orange county.

barbara road in pine hills where a mother and her teenage daughter were found dead in a home, and ty, what have you been able to learn? >>reporter: martha, i just talked to the deputies about 15 minutes ago and and they told me they do not believe this is a murder-suicide. this is mine hills and they confirm to me that a mom and her teenage daughter were found dead here in a home in pine hills. overhead from sky witness 9. crime scene investigators arrived, we learned both bodies, the mom and the daughter, were found around 2:30 this afternoon. now, deputies say again, it does not appear that it's a murder-suicide. but investigators told us that both bodies were found by a man who lives at the home. now, deputies would not say if t relation. and right now, deputies are canvassing the area, they are talking to neighbors, for any leads on any suspects, they don't have any suspects named at this point. now, there are several questions, we are still working on, for instance, the identities and we're also asking deputies

we are also asking them whether they saw any signs of anybody breaking into this home. we will stay out here in orange county to get those questions answered. but for now, live in pine hills. the race to decide the next president, focused on former presidents today. bill clinton was in south florida making the case for his wife hillary, which who missed the event to campaign in nevada. michael, bill clinton still plays a big approximate role in party politics -- big role in party politics. >>reporter: bob, bill clinton is still wildly popular among democrats and knows how to fire up a crowd. the campaign is hoping some of that energy can help appeal to voters right here in florida. [ cheering and applause ] . >>reporter: former president bill clinton appealed to black voters in rivera beach, equal opportunity and wages. >> we live on terms of

racial polarization, religious polarization, a feeling that government doesn't care about us. >>reporter: she's in a tight race with bernie sanders, the former president's popularity resonates with democrats, it also rez sur recollects his record for scrutiny, possible distraction the former president acknowledged today. >> some people have sought to make an issue of my record. it's the only time in 50 years we are together. >>reporter: hillary isn't the only candidate getting the help of another. today's rally in florida showed bill, still has plenty of fans. >> i think he has the stature, on all levels and the experience, he conveys authority. >>reporter: the rally was suddenly energized when a man held up a donald trump sign and accused clinton of accepting money.

foundation where i used it to better where he's using it now. >>reporter: a former president can bring bag j ands also experience. -- baggage and also experience. the crews are cleaning up behind us, the rally ended an hour and a half ago. an early start on their campaign here in florida, but the primary is a month ago, insiders i spoke with say they don't expect her absence to have a big impact on the race here. channel 9, eyewitness news. and a debate is now brewing in washington about who should nominate the next supreme court justice, president barack obama says he plans to nominate a justice too soon to replace antonin scalia who died this weekend. but the republican majority senate has to confirm the president's choice, and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell wants the next president to make the nomination, leaving the seat open for more than a year. >> unfortunately, i would not be

majority leader mitch mcconnell does. and i think that's very sad. because the only way you get anything done is when the democrats and the republicans work together. >> what nelson had to say about the controversy, new at 6:00. townhouse owners near windermere, claim their homes are unsafe. and they blame defective construction. brand new at 5:00, action 9 gets answers from the builder. >> and orange county says they new restaurant is too close to kids to serve beer and wine. why the owner is using an old hooter's restaurant to make his case to the commissioner. >> an elderly woman says an insurance agent stole her identity. >> i trusted him. >>reporter: v. >> why investigators worry he could have more unsuspected victims. >> rain and a few thunderstorms, and the threat for some strong

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we're following breaking news in orange county where a death investigation is underway. at a pine hills home, a mother and her teenage daughter were found dead inside earlier this afternoon. live look right now from sky witness 9. at this point, the deputies will only call the deaths suspicious, they have not released the victim's names, of course, digging to get more information, as soon as we get it, we'll pass it to you. a local insurance agent is accused of stealing the identity of one of his customers and stealing her money, too. this man, is already facing charges in one case. and channel 9's jeff deal found out, state investigators believe he could have more victims. >>reporter: standing in front of a judge. >> that from a person 65 years of age, or older. >>reporter: a registered insurance agent, accused of using his trade to steal from clients.

me, you know, you can trust me. >>reporter: 66-year-old napier lives on social security, she met him while working as an office. he showed up at her home and convinced hader to hand over funeral costs. with the money. >> yes, i paid him cash. i paid him cash, i trust him. and i believe in him and i trusted him. >>reporter: the investigators believe he pulled a bait and switch on a phoenix life insurance policy, telling her it will be $58 a month when in reality, it was $118 a month automatically taken from her account. then they say he stole her identity to sign up for two more policies also with automatic withdrawals. he has since bonded out of jail. no one answered at his winter garden home, but state division of insurance fraud investigators believe he likely has more victims. they're investigating two other case s, also involving senior citizens.

i think this man should be put away because he's preying on the old people. >>reporter: in orange county county, jeff deal, eyewitness news. napier doesn't know if she's going to get her money back, unless he is convicted and ordered to pay restitution. investigators believe there could be other victims out there and they want to hear from him. we put the number to call in the web links section at wftv.com. the victim explained in detail why she trusted that agent, and she has a warning to others tonight. you can listen to her full sper view on wftv -- interview on wftv.com. the man accused of beating up two disabled man and forced to help in the counterfeiting scheme is behind bars. hes caught saturday after a volusia county deputy talked to the alleged victims. they say he forced them to spend counterfeit cash, that he would take the items bought with the money and the change. they were attacked, several times.

lifted for the town of eatonville. the test results show there is no bacteria in the water and uns again safe to -- once again safe to drink. a water main broke and flooded east kennedy boulevard. a similar break last summer led to a second warning for the whole town. florida senator bill nelson talked to us today about why he wants an investigation into the crumb rubber used on play fwrounds and sports fields. >> we were starting to find out that goalies who in soccer are on the ground quite a bit, were coming up with cases of cancer. >> last week, we told you the cdc, the consumer products safety commission and the epa, all a fwreeed to work together to searching if for any health risk associated with the crumb rubber made of ground up scrap tires. we talked before to one father. time to talk about the weather that is moving on in, we're going to have storms overnight. >> that's right.

interactive radar on the free egg app. i love these bigger phones they've got now days. remember the little tiny ones, you can't look at that, can you? here's what's going on tonight. we have storms that are moving our way. but pretty quiet at the moment. we're at a 71 downtown. and deltona. with a southeast breeze and a gusty wind tomorrow, will be our main threat along these storm, low 70s here to the west, we had near 70 along the east coast and a lot of cloud cover. here's the tornado threat to the north and west. there's the panhandle, tallahassee is over in here t. that's where we're going to see the highest threat for severe weather over the next 6 hours or so for us, lit be an overnight -- it will be an overnight rain and thunderstorm. but the severe weather risk is lower, but not zero. tonight, an isolated shower, not too bad of an evening, on the warm side tonight. tomorrow, between 2:00 and around 7:00 a.m., storms from the gulf of mexico will move in, possibly a few severe

miles per hour, depending on what kind of instability we maintain overnight. fantastic, highs approaching 80 degrees. in february. it has been a very whacky winter so far. 7:00 tonight, cloud sz and a couple of -- clouds and a couple of showers on the east coast. mid tight tonight, 1:00 o'clock in the morning, quiet. watching the line of storms back to the west with. we with may have some sort of a severe thunderstorm watch or a tornado watch to the north. we'll l be updating that as the storm prediction center sends their updates overnight tonight. 3:00 in the morning, showers are moving in. here comes the rumble of thunder. between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. this may be a little bit sooner, a little bit later, that's a pretty good estimate for you, a as you make your early morning plans. starting out with rain and wet roadways, if you have an early morning appointment, leave early.

the morning as the storm complex approaches, the villages could get a wind gust over 40 miles per hour, palm coast at 41. so we're going to get some strong gusty winds and an isolated tornado threat will be monitoring that as well. the five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. morning rain likely. gusty winds, and then we clear out. 79 degrees. cooling down a little bit, but what a fantastic week. including a have nice weekend coming up. i'm getting the latest forecast model coming up, an updating timing on the weather overnight at 5:30. thanks. most of us can't retire, collect a pension, go back to work, and the very same office, but this deputy could end up costing the taxpayers $20,000 a month by doing it. 9 investigates elected officials double dipping. plus, a daytona beach police officer who had been investigated twice in the last year, all new at 6:00, 9 investigates why he was stripped of his gun can badge. >> and a battle over beer could

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he's not allowed to sell beer or wine in the same location that housed a hooter that did the same thing. the problem is, legacy middle school the 300 feet away and that's against zoning rules. shannon butler stoke with the owner today who hopes the commissioners change their minds. >>reporter: this now empty building will be home to a new japanese restaurant. that's it. the county will bend the rules. county law says the food can come, but the beer and wine with r banned. the location is directly across from a school. the county ordnance says booze can be served only if it's 1,000 feet away from a school. and he is only 370 feet. >> although the code does require 1,000 feet, e i think this is a situation where a variance of that amount would serve for the better than the worse.

the boarding zone of adjustment that it would not affect the children here. but the board said no. now, the owners will take their fight to the county commissioner. here's the owner's argument, this was home to a hooter's. here for a decade. long before the school across the street was ever built. they want to know why it was okay for alcohol then, but not now. the hooter's was grandfathered in. the board was only following the county's own law. and the commissioners have worried is too strict. the owners hope they still feel that way tomorrow. because they respect sure they could survive without the whole enchilada. shannon butler, channel 9 yns news. >> trick shots is next door, also closer than 1,000 feet, other places like sushi 99 were given the okay to open up. a public hearing will be tomorrow. another confirmed case of zika tonight, the plan now on the table that could help stop

>> more than a 100 families save faulty construction have them living in fear tonight. >> heard a crack in the floor. and i don't know what it is. >> next, action 9 found out why those owners can't sue. >> and we're working to get you new information on this breaking news in orange county, where a

channel 9 eyewitness news continues right now at 5:30. 140 town homeowners near windermere claim their houses are not safe and blame a major home builder for defective construction. >> i just think what is it that we're breathing in? what is it that we're stepping on. what's next? >> all through this hour, action 9 confronts the builder for answers. the owners say a mold probe problem turned into something worse. >> todd saw the problem for himself today and as he explains, the owners are getting help from an orange county commissioner. >>reporter: matt says it's not safe to live in. >> i'm horrified. about it. what is it that we're breathing in? what is it that we're stepping