with sheriff's deputies. >> the sheriff's office said ortiz was taken into custody at his mother's house around 1:15 just feet away from the original crime scene. deputies found the stolen vehicle abandoned on saturday. >> paul sotter lives across the street in the suspect's mother and was home the day sergeant pearce got hit. he said he watched one detective approach the house and back up quickly arrived. >> the next thing i knew the swat team was here and they all went in there and they arrested him and brought him out. i don't know if he turned himself in or what. i'm just so glad i started -- i almost started clapping. >> reporter: the sheriff's office said that suspect is not talking tonight and has asked for an attorney. we previously reported that he has had past run-ins with the law. we've asked the county how this whole process will play out given his past and the seriousness of this situation and we're working on that story for 6:00.

live in orlando, michael la party, channel 9, eyewitness news. covering brevard county tonight, we just talked to family members of a father and daughter found dead in their home on merritt island. deputies say the father committed suicide but can't say what happened to his 13-year-old daughter. their bodies with your discovered on indian street. our brevard county reporter melanie holt just spoke to the dad's sister. melanie, she said he was a great father but did have stress in his life. >> reporter: she told me he worked sometimes seven days a week and long hours. she told him that he needed a life outside of work. she told me that she would have a hard time imaging a scenario where he could have harmed his daughter at their home and she's waiting for investigators to do their work. >> neighbors describe 42-year-old sittichai boonkeian as a hard worker who doted on his 13-year-old now. the sheriff's office is investigating his suicide and his daughter's death.

just trying to figure out, you know, what is the reasoning behind it. very shocking. >> investigators won't be able to say what happened to ananya mangmart until her autopsy is complete but she was a bright 6th grader who spoke three languages. she had aspirations of a career in law. today grief councillors we are at her school. >> my oldest daughter reminded me of her. she looked just like her from a distance. >> and neighbors tell us they saw no warning of the tragedy now unfolding on indian street but they did notice boonkeian's car in his driveway for days. that was unimaginable for the restaurant owner and his family's unability to reach him. >> it's terrible. it's very sad. very sad .

counselors at ananya's elementary school today, tropical elementary. they will be back tomorrow. live on merritt island, melanie holt, channel 9, eyewitness news. right now there's a guatemala national behind bars accused of killing someone in a hit and run. >> the driver was drunk and didn't have a driver's license. coming up at 6:00, steve barrett is talking to investigators about how one witness is going to make this case much easier for prosecutors. 9 investigates is digging into the subpoena congresswoman corrine brown received from federal prosecutors. it appears the feds may be looking into brown's connection with an organization in virginia. daralene jones learned the group is touted on paper as a non-profit raising money for scholarships. >> reporter: there's one may nor problem, one door for education is not registered with the irs. we learned they are also required to register with the state of virginia to solicit

>> take a look at this flier. in 2013 congresswoman corrine brown in vited a host of businesses and participate in a golf tournament during a transportation conference. it's sponsored by one door for education based in virginia. the goal of the fundraiser they said was to benefit scholarships and other community non-profits. >> when we caught up with the congresswoman over the weekend she didn't want to talk about her connection with the organization. >> you have to understand this is a serious matter. when you paid attorneys you need to listen to what they say. >> sources say federal prosecutors have issued subpoenas to organizations and individuals in the orlando area requesting receipts, e-mails and other documents provided to congresswoman corrine brown or one door for education. >> the group was first registered with the state of virginia in 2011. the director said it was organized

educational and scientific purposes under section 501c3. they lost status with virginia in 2012 because it missed corporate filing requirements. it was reestablished in 2014 but not registered to submit corporate donations. it's not valid with the irs. >> what's unclear is what happened to the money solicited at that golf tournament hosted by one door that supports groups in florida. >> reporter: i reached out to those groups here in central support. i'm still waiting to hear back this evening. i called one door today and left two messages but so far they bob. >> thank you, daralene. the lawyers for the brevard county man now spending life in prison for killing a teenager over loud music wants that conviction tossed out. michael

the shooting death of 17-year-old jordan davis. his lawyers appealed claiming multiple errors by the judge and prosecutors. prosecutors say the conviction was legal and dunn should not get a new trial. health officials have confirmed another case of zika virus here in orange county. there are now 28 cases of the mosquito-born virus in florida. roy ramos is live at a mosquito roy, this new case here in orange county is another traveler. >> reporter: bob, officials say is that this one a travel-related case. we did get a chance to speak to officials here at mosquito control. they said they are proactively working to stop the spread of the zika virus. they do need the help of residents. they are urging you to clear any areas of standing water to stop mosquitos from breeding. >> it is described on the

fever, rash and joint pain. officials have reported two more cases of the virus in florida. >> cases of the zika virus have been reported in miami-dade down and in orange county bringing the total number of cases to 28 in the state with two cases now reported in orange county, one in osceola and another one in brevard county. cases are also rising in central florida. >> health officials said the zika carrying mosquitos strive and breed in manmade containers that you can find in your yard like buckets, jars and guters. >> workers have been on the look out because the same mosquitos also carry other viruses. >> the health department said it's a growing concern because of the dangers the virus can cause with pregnant woman resulting in birth defects and miscarriages. >> reporter: all reported cases of zika are travel-related. if

to the virus health officials urge that you self-quarantine and maintain minimal contact with others around you. in orange county, roy ramos, channel 9, eyewitness news. it appears the clermont day care director charged with child abuse will not get out of soon. kimberly reid was arrested after a coworker shot video of her striking and slowing down a small boy. she's in jail for violating probation where she stole from another day care. her attorney requested bond but that was denied. tsa precheck is now at the sanford airport. precheck allows low risk travelers to get through security lines faster by letting them keep their shoes on. congressman john micah was at the airport for the announcement. >> it's a great advantage we save time and we save money. the federal government saves money because we don't have to spend taxpayers resources

of that attention. >> congressman micah praised this security group that took over the security at the airport. a central florida law firm is launching its own investigation into air bag that is may fail to deploy. morgan and morgan will investigate lawmakers against continental. all air bags immediate between 2006 and 2010 have been recalled. honda, fiat and mercedes have announced recalls. the daytona beach inmate who escaped to kentucky is not fighting volusia county's extra diction request. today gary bullet, junior and his girlfriend natasha quigley appealed their right. quigley

and escape from a work release site. that led to concerns over quigley's 3-year-old son. orange county school officials want to talk to parents about the school grades. the grades were released last week. they are based off the controversial fsa test. starting wednesday they will explain how grading has changed. if you're interesting in attending we have the meeting times at our website, wftv.com/weblinks. tomorrow we will find out if the florida senate approves a bill that would give marijuana to critically ill patients. it gives patients access to drugs. gas prices in central florida are still falling. in orlando you can expect to pay $1.65 a gallon. that's more than 10 cents a gallon less than you paid last month. if you're

and you need to fill up you will pay $1.74 a gallon. that's down more 10 cents. a 16-year-old is accused of sexually abusing a girl as she slept in her bed. how the suspect's cell phone helped deputies arrest him. >> you see it on the news and on camera but never expect to be the next person that it happens to. >> a local veteran said his assault rifle and many rounds of ammunition are now in the hands of had a criminal. what deputies are doing tonight to find this burglar. >> and jeb bush has dropped out of the presidential race. his name is already on the florida ballot. next, what that means for people who have already voted. >> our temperature climb continues tomorrow. i'm

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people will support now that former governor jeb bush has dropped out of the election. his name still remains on the primary ballot. they told shannon butler some supporters are asking if they can vote again. >> she just cast her absentee ballot. >> i'm secure my candidate is going to stay on the ballot and my candidate is going to winch >> she voted for hillary clinton. others may not be as happy today. tens of thousands of absentee ballots have been cast in florida, some for former governor jeb bush who just suspended his campaign over the weekend. now they are taking calls from people who want to know can they have a do over. >> every single election we get these calls around it's no surprise. >> every single answer is the same. >> no. >> the law said about

ballots have to go out 45 days before the election. they means they were certified in december with all the candidates names. the super visors of elections can't reprint every time someone drops out. it's too expensive and sets them up for too many mistakes. >> half of the candidates here on the ballot have already suspended their campaigns. the best advice from the supervisor of elections is to wait until march 1st. in seminole county, shannon butler, channel 9, eyewitness news. >> the good news is just because someone dropped out doesn't mean your vote won't count. they're still in the race if they're suspended. according to the division of elections none of the presidential candidates has officially with drawn yet. election supervisors are using twitter, facebook and their website to try to reach voters to let them know which candidates have suspended their campaigns.

know by sharing this post from the wftv facebook page. senator ted cruz's campaign is under fire. >> cruz is asking for his campaign spokesman to retire after he retweeted a post saying that marco rubio criticized the bible. >> every single day something comes out that's deceptive and untrue. >> cruz apologized. the orange county library system may finally get a website. the library with held payments leading the developer to stop work. the two sides reached a deal where the library will pay $75,000 to get the job done. it could be ready by the spring.

disney opens its new star wars attraction. >> new rendering giving you look at what you will experience. being caught in the fight to meeting some characters, the new attraction will capitalize on the success of the new star wars movie that opens december 1st. >> a lot of folks excited about that. >> for good reason. hog warts what? we're going to go to star wars. it's nice and quiet and warm so far. a pair of storm systems will be impacting the southeast and we're going to get weather too. downtown orlando it's awfully warm. we are at 79, down from 81 today. the clouds also building up a little bit. a sea breeze shower may develop later on this evening. although our rain chances are low for today but going up the next couple of days. let's jump into it. we have a storm system across the deep south. this is going to get extra energy moving through by tomorrow and again on wednesday. this will rapidly

be getting a cold front and a line of storms approaching on wednesday. the bottom line is we have a threat for severe weather and the threat for a tornado out break across the deep south. we will have a slight, slight chance of a tornado here but mainly it's going to be across the mid south here. here's mississippi, alabama, georgia, right along i-10. tornado out break. this is for tomorrow. as we head closer to wednesday that is when we will have storms closer to our area and we'll be down from a moderate risk, which is what we have to the north all the way down to just a slight risk on the north side of central florida. let me show you how future track pans this out. isolated showers along the sea breeze. i don't think we'll have any thunder, just a passing shower. into tomorrow morning a warm front passes by. some scattered light rain developing along with that. joining rusty

track ing that. i'll be standing here tracking a couple of downpours tomorrow between 4:00 and 6:30. the main action should be on wednesday. here's 9:00 in the morning on wednesday as a storm system moves in from the gulf of mexico. the closer to the lunch hour you see some discreet thunderstorm cells here, a sign that we could have some heavy to severe thunderstorms. the threat for isolated tornado in our northern zones. any time we get an el nino season like this we monitor the threat for tornados. it will be here in with some hail as some things we could watch out for. we'll be monitoring that. i think mainly strong gusty winds over 50 miles per hour will be accompanying most storms. it's going to be easy for us to get some strong wind gusts. five day forecast with the weekend always in view, a pair of 83s before we head back to the winter season again with likely rain and thunderstorms moving in over the next 48 hours. martha, i'm updating how much rainfall we

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orange county deputies are looking for a high powered assault rifle that fell into the hands of a criminal. a thief broke into a marine veterans home and took everything he could get his hands on including that ar-15. field sutton has the story. >> surveillance cameras caught a thief in the act. at about 2:00 a.m. he broke a window and crawled inside and robbed kevin mason blind. >> we're heading upstairs to my son's bedroom. >> the single dad is raising two kids after four years of fighting for freedom in the middle east.

powerful assault rifle at home for security. he said he never expected to be burglarized and lose the gun in the process. >> when you infringe someone else's security it's ridiculous. >> he thinks the guard -- guy is carting things around in an trash can like that one. >> mason said he to deal with the tv, play station, laptop and iphone 6. >> you can see all my baby stuff passed around. >> the disappearance of his son's diaper bag went around. then he went to look for his ar-15. >> i said i have to call the police. this is big time. >> he wants it #230ubd -- it found. >> every round of am munition can take a life away. >> he hopes you will recognize this thief before someone gets killed. >> that surveillance video of the suspect is pretty clear. you can take a good look at him

click on the video tab. controversial congressman allen grayson was back in an orange county courtroom today. why she's demanding thousands of dollars from the woman he called his wife. >> some lake county families living by this construction say the noise is so bad they want to move. why the state isn't doing anything to help protect their home from the sound. >> deputies say a cell phone linked this 16-year-old to a sex

tonight the search continues for that newborn who police say was abandoned by her mother one week ago. now they've been draining the pond in hopes of finding that baby. >> at 4:00 we told you police tweeted for eyewitnesses to step forward if they saw the child's mother on the 15th of this month. jeff deal monitoring the search. police now say the mother is not cooperating. >> reporter: yeah, they say she has not been cooperating. they have spoken with her twice and she's not been willing to help them out. she said if she had any sort of conscious she would

the search of this pond here today was really their last solid lead they had and even though they spend hours in here they didn't come up with anything. >> after more than two days after pumping out water and draining this small pond today the water level was low enough for the orange county sheriff's office dive team to walk the pond in a grid-like pattern searching the bottom inch by inch looking for any sign of missing newborn baby willow. >> whatever happened with that baby the lord knows and she knows. >> roscoe sparrow is talking about susan richardson. police believe she gave birth between 10:00 a.m. and noon near the willow bend apartments and discarded the baby. we've seen searching with dogs, the dive team sent into the pond that richardson used to walk past and today's search in the pond on foot. three different dog