and then was turning into the grass so i stopped then all of a sudden the guy hit me. >> this afternoon we're hearing from the eight-year-old boy hit by car in titusville and we -- he was riding his bicycle following news where a moped rider this morning was struck and killed. it happened within a couple of hours on universal boulevard. >> the female rider was pronounced dead at the hospital. investigators on the scene now and tim barber is live. troopers, do they know what caused the accident?

on the moped was riding northbound on university. if you follow me you can see she was coming northbound like this through the intersection and the jeep came from the public store across -- according to troopers slamming her and pushing her into the crosswalk. you can see the moped in front of the crosswalk were in the crosswalk, rather pick up we then to the right, you will see the jeep that hit her with the front end damage and flat tire. investigators say choppy hautes was driving the suv, he is visiting from deerfield florida. the woman hit and killed on the moped was a 30-year-old orlando resident. her name is not been released because troopers are try to notify her family. when we get the information, we will bring it to and we are working to find out exactly how the crash happened. you can see people from the hotel here also with troopers investigating this. when we get details, we will bring them to you here on channel 9 or wftv.com. live in orange county, tim

news. only channel 9 talked with the eight-year-old who was hit while riding his bicycle and titusville. police say the driver never stopped and at this hour, the person is still not arrested. janai norman is live outside corner -- arnold palmer hospital where the boy was discharged. a terrifying experience but has a good attitude about it. >> reporter: his name is they shaun hill he was running with his brother one we spoke with him earlier. he says the only treatment he got at the hospital with tylenol and she knows that could have been so much worse. >> i was turning into the grass so i stopped and all of a sudden the guy hit me. >> he says he was riding his bike really fast when he saw the car coming and could not stop. >> i went flying off of my bike. >> you will be okay?

smack the car hit him so hard the tire flew off his bike. he was discharged from the hospital where he was kept for almost -- overnight observation because he had a head injury. he says there's a good reason why he was not wearing his helmet. >> it has something in the helmet. >> reporter: we spoke with neighbors who live along alpine avenue where he was hit. they tell us the driver circled back, giving them a chance to jot down the license number and then they say the man kept going. his mom says the fact is out of the hospital in less than 24 hours is nothing short of a miracle. so far, police have not arrested the man who was behind the wheel and while the scariest part of the ordeal is over for him, he says the fear is not gone. >> does it make you nervous to ride your bike again? >> makes me afraid to ride my bike again. >> really? >> only if i'm the street. that's the only time i will ride my bike. >> reporter: he says when he

helmet and knee and elbow pads but this is not his first time making news. almost 3 years ago, they shone started. we're talking with his mom about that and this latest scare and staying in touch with the investigators who are working to make an arrest for eyewitness news at 4:00. live in orange county janai norman, channel 9 eyewitness news. our taste of winter continues and temperatures dipping into the 30s and 40s tonight. meteorologist marina jurica is tracking the latest from severe weather center 9. >> beautiful day, vanessa. not a cloud in the sky. christine sunshine with a downtown orlando look that lake eola that you can tell it is still breezy by the fountain at lake eola as the windy continues to whip northwest at 10-20 miles an hour. it is going to feel cooler. not only during the day today, but also as we head into the overnight tonight. current temperature's right now are in the upper 50s and low

60s area wide as we head into the afternoon. plenty of sunshine but the northwesterly winds which will cost up to 25 miles an hour and state sustained at 10-20-2011 and 25 along the coast it will feel like 50 today and all of us will feel like we are in the 30s tonight. it will be chilly overnight and into saturday morning. if you have plans to head out and about this friday night, just make sure that you grab your jacket because you are going to need it. temperatures are going to be lovely this afternoon with 65 orlando, 62 ocala, cool spot 58 palm coast, 63 cocoa beach and 64 in melbourne. we will see a gorgeous weekend ahead as we gradually warm up. i will track the overnight lows tonight and your weekend 10 minutes. track the cooler weather for yourself at wftv.com / weather. new at noon, late this morning officials broke ground on the new uso welcome center at orlando international airport.

to open the center for veterans and active military for months. deneige broom is live. they broke ground beneath $300,000. >> reporter: when i talked to -- uso leaders about funding two weeks ago, they say they were so confident they would be able to get the funding that they had no problems with planning of ground breaking and that is what they did here today. it was a figurative groundbreaking since the welcome center will be inside on the first level of the airport on terminal a site but it did not take away from the excitement of the 3100 square- foot facility including loud space, tv, food and amenities for the troops passing through the airport. uso projects more than 700,000 active duty veterans and family members will come through oia this year and will be able to use the facilities once up and running. one sharing his story about how uso volunteer help them through the airport for his first

>> she took me to the ticket counter and took me to the gate and she took me to the uso center and fed me and make sure i got to the gate on time and got shipped off and gave me a hug before leaving. that is what uso does for us. >> reporter: leaders hope to be able to open the welcome center by this summer. live from orlando international airport, deneige broom , channel 9 eyewitness news. spacex's try to find a new data launches falcon 9 rocket after the mission was scrubbed for a second time. the launch scheduled for wednesday and thursday slated to send commercial communications satellite into orbit but officials say concerns over the rockets liquid oxygen temperatures stop the rocket from blasting into space on both days. a coworker says the man who attacked a kansas lawnmower parts plant has left work early without explanation before showing up hours later armed with a rifle. >> cedric ford served with protection from abuse order 90 minutes before the attacks began yesterday.

shooter. 14 people were hurt. bazi kanani has more. >> reporter: investigators are getting closer today to understand what led to the terrifying shooting rampage in a small kansas community. >> the gun was strapped to him that he was ready to go for the gunmen now identified as 38- year-old cedric larry ford. before 5 pm thursday, officials say he opened fire from his car on other drivers, will be 2 in then he drove to his workplace. >> the shooter then takes that victim's car, travels on the dash of year where excel is. >> reporter: for arrives that excel industries armed with an assault rifle and handgun. the pressure -- investigators say he shot a person in the parking lot of the plant the foregoing inside. >> everyone is trying to get out of the shooting.

and 14 others injured before a deputy took 4 down -- forward down. >> the reason he stopped shooting is because the officer stopped the shooter. >> hundreds escaped, family and friends anxious, waiting outside. >> oh, my god. >> i finally got to see him. i was -- did not want to let him go. >> reporter: safely reunited with his wife, jared says ford was a hard guy to know. >> he did not say much. >> reporter: months ago ford posted a picture and video of himself on facebook firing an ak style rifle. he had an extensive criminal record, including arrest for burglary and battery. less than two hours before his rampage, deputies served ford with a protection order at work and they said he was upset and left the plant. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. orange county deputies are searching for a violent criminal named batman.

and why they believe he will strike again. marco rubio is getting praise for his assault on donald trump at last night's debate. why some say it is not enough possibly. tracking the coldest temperatures of the week tonight.

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the only person on the stage that has ever been fine for project illegal. smith am the only one on the stage that is a hired people think you haven't hired anyone. was super tuesday next week the final gop debate last night was a texas sized brault if you did not see. marco rubio and ted cruz runner donald trump. marcy gonzalez has more on the debate and why tomorrow is key for the democrats. >> reporter: on the debate stage in houston, marco rubio and ted cruz pouncing on

>> you're the only person on the stage that has been fine for hiring people to work on your projects to legally. you hired -- >> on the only one on the stage that is hired people. you haven't hired anyone. >> marco is right. a federal court found donald guilty of being part of a conspiracy to hire people illegally and entered $1 million judgment against him. >> if he built the wall the way you build trump towers he will use illegal immigrant labor to use it -- do it. >> such a cute soundbite. >> jazz continuing. rubio on "good morning america". >> he's a con artist. he consistently is telling people he will be fighting on their behalf but he has spent 40 are sticking it to the people he now claims to be fighting for. >> reporter: trump firing on twitter calling rubio mr. meltdown that the political analysts said the attacks are not likely to impact trumps lead. >> i think the only thing that can hurt donald trump is in in the aftermath some allegations that they made in the attacks they made state over the next

bc saying it appears trump will be the republican nominee. but she is focused on her own message. >> break down the barriers so america and americans live up to their potential. that is a. that's what i care about. >> reporter: clinton leading in the polls in south carolina as bernie sanders travels here today trying to rally last- minute support ahead of tomorrow's democratic primaries. sandy started in minnesota already looking ahead to super tuesday. marcy gonzalez, abc news, columbia, south carolina. >> president obama will be in jacksonville today to talk about progress, economy has made since he signed the american recovery and reinvestment act seven years ago. the president boarded air force one and left washington a couple of hours ago. he is scheduled to arrive in florida and about 15 minutes at america advance the batteries

a quinnipiac poll poll shows presidential candidate hillary clinton has a major lead over competitor bernie sanders among likely democratic voters in florida according to the poll, clinton has 59 percent support compared to the vermont senator 33 percent. the findings show 69 percent of women back the former secretary of state. 47 percent of men support sanders. the poll found 8 percent of florida's likely democratic voters are still undecided ahead of florida's march 15 primary. a man who lived a brevard county for years after disappearing from an ohio prison camp in 1959 will soon be agreement. yesterday at a parole hearing an ohio, frank freshwaters was granted parole piggy was doing time for manslaughter when he disappeared. investigators found the 79-year- old living on social security benefits and rural brevard county. freshwaters attorney argued he has led to clean life and never forgot the accident at but to his case. he will be paroled enable. we got a sneak peek at the

county but this is what the duke energy facility looks like so far. today crews installed solar panels at the facility going up on north canuck creek going up on n. canuck creek rd. in kenansville. this is part of an overall plan by duke energy to install 500 mw of solar power in florida by 2024. awesome. >> there is a new one on disney property that is in the shape of mickey mouse. >> of course. >> whatever we can do to go in that direction is always good. >> plenty of sunshine to heat them up this weekend. we was the pristine sunshine beach, blustery. not as windy as yesterday but still northwest at 225 miles an hour along the coast and up to 20 miles an hour in length. it will be breezy today but winds will quite down as we head into the weekend. looking at our satellite radar, we are crystal-clear, we have offshore clouds but they are not going to come near us as we head into the weekend.

to the west. as i gradually shifts closer into our neck of the woods it will cut off the northwesterly flow that is making a school or and cooler on and 80 -- making us cooler. once we get the winds sunday, temperatures will pop. we have 48 hours of cooler weather before we see the temperatures soar back to where they should be for this time of year into the low to mid 70s. the coldest temperatures will be to nice. a beautiful midday, a lot of upper 50s up to the north and low 60s as you head further down toward the south, 61 downtown, 55 ocala, 58 in daytona beach. over the last 24 hours, we are cooler but like i said, starting tomorrow we will build and look at the warming trend lasting through a good part of the beginning of next week. winds speed out of the northwest allowing temperatures to feel cooler than they actually are in the low 50s right now but tonight all of us will feel like we're in the 30s even though we will be in the 40s.

into a chilly overnight. we was a cold start to our saturday and warming up nicely into the upper 60s, 70s returning for our sunday and the over the weekend on a much more warmer note. future track, hour by hour, nothing to track it not only as we head into today but tomorrow as well. the next chance to pick up on a few clouds will be on monday. however, our next front will start moving by the middle of next week at it is beautiful along the coast, 64 melbourne, 63 cocoa, 64 merritt island, 63 titusville, 59 new smyrna beach, 60 daytona beach, 60 and ormonde, 59 flagler. for the first time in two weeks we are seeing a low recurrent risk which is great if you are swimming -- there risk if you are swimming in the electorate. monday, tuesday and wednesday we will exceed as 80s return before the 70s move and thursday and friday and of the next cold front. orange county today, it is looking beautiful metrowest as well as waterford lakes. we see temperatures around 64 degrees and downtown as well. 62 apopka, 64 lake bonavista as

it will be chilly. 34 in ocala, remember, northwesterly winds even at 5 to 10 miles an hour it is going to probably feel like 29 in ocala, 37 in the villages, 42 orlando, it will feel like 35 so even with the slight windchill all of us will feel like we are in the 30s of our northwest i feel like you are in the 20s but donald icflorida.com app. get all the weekend events right there in the palm of your hand and you have a lot of great events that all will be at this weekend. five-day forecast where the weekend is always in view. lots of sunshine a few more clouds and here on monday and tuesday and next front moves in on wednesday and that front will not push us into the 60s. strong. if you like the cooler weather, head out and enjoy it. vanessa, martie. people are talking about last night showdown at the amway center. >> defending and vhs and play the magic. state warriors putting on a show. curry a star hitting a three

a new nba record. steph curry unstoppable scoring 51 points last night and the warriors won 10 -- 130 have come over to you. as i looked at the violence in florida's mental health hospitals. 9 investigates what is going on in state-run facilities. the changes you will notice at this year's academy awards. a brevard county woman says

a woman harassed by stranger on the beach. >> thousands sharing the story on social media. kareem mclanahan says she put the message on facebook to warn others about him. she was on the beach with a metal detector on tuesday and a stranger came up and asked her if she could be in a porn movie

>> do you think that is too long of a wait? >> incredibly. it was an incredible amount of time to wait. i was so scared. i thought that the police were here to help me. >> deputies say they were on a domestic call at the time and we contacted brevard county sheriff's office and asked why it took so long to respond and they have not gotten back. asking orange county school district is one of his employees is under internal investigations accused of stealing taxpayer money in the form of food stamps broad. cheryl ham works as a customer service representative for orange county public schools north east maintenance. her husband is also a very exceptionality teacher at ivy 2030, december 2014, investigators say the two me more than $100,000 and at the same time, investigators say she illegally took thousands more of your tax dollars the food stamp fraud. >> the government pretty much will not mess with you if you

tell the truth. >> state investigators say cheryl ham manipulated florida's the snap system by only reporting her income and not her husband to qualify for food stamps. waiting on word when crews will start working on the multimillion dollar i 4 ultimate project after a dump truck driver backed over and killed a fellow worker. accident happened near kennedy boulevard wednesday. we asked why the entire 21 mile worksite shut down. sgl contractors tell us they are giving workers time to grieve and that work with pick back up after they review safety protocols. >> there are certain is that perhaps the contractor is evaluating on the court, places they can improve things. multiyear project will be delayed. -- delay. sgl says they prepare for unjudtly -- unforeseen circumstances. painting over mural on permission. the i 4 ramp at conway road is back to the original condition fdot says the religious mural

knowledge. we asked the state about the price and ordered the removal but did not get an answer. split it is disappointing into so long but we're glad to see it resolved. >> emails show people complained about the mural as far back as july. a few people, the holy land says it work with fdot to find a contractor for the job. governor. rick scott could review a bill next week that will change the way -- state death penalties that this is all. amendments made to the bill to align with the plan by the florida house of representatives. the bill will require at least 10 members of the jury to recommend the death penalty before the sentence is imposed. the sentence original permission were acquiring unanimous jury recommendations that the senate will review the bill next week. construction of a new orlando city then said it was about to enter a key phase. >> sky witness 9 flying over the worksite yesterday and you can start to see the outline of some of the walls taking shape on monday, the team all the

start of the installation of the structure. the stadium is expected to open about this time next year really not all that far away. for the start of 2017 season. tv 27 is the home of the orlando city soccer matches. the scene opens the new season on march at six. download our free wftv news app go and check out the special orlando city page under sports. a man wanted for eight armed robberies in orange county. the new sketch and information just released about the so- called batman robber. spy scandals surrounding sea world.

orange county deputies say there is a serial robber on the loose in the county. >> and now they need your help to track him down.

here is video. they caught a break. the gunmen did not cover his face the last time. they want you to look closely at the sketch and call crime line if you recognize him. there have been numerous eight holdups in orange county that the suspect the men's cash and sometimes steals from employees. >> he is threatening employees and basically telling them i want -- give me the stuff and no one gets hurt basically if you give me what i asked her, we are all good but if you start to give him a hard time, it seems he becomes more and more aggressive. >> investigators say the gunmen is between 20 and 30 years old and hispanic, appears to be left-handed and with a great great love on his right and usually wears already. a cool, breezy afternoon and a cool night. but jericho tracking the latest. >> we are looking at a breezy afternoon it is not as gusty as yesterday. temperatures are in the upper

vanessa says, we are in for a big chill as we head into the overnight tonight. keep that in mind. beautiful weather this weekend along the coast. the first time as i mentioned in the last half hour that we have seen low rip current and two weeks. great swimming weather as we warm into the 70s by the end of the week of it seas white, 2 to 4 feet, moderate chop on the intercostal temperatures getting warmer, mid to upper 60s. from west to east across the viewing area, ocala is going to see plenty of sunshine. only a high of 61 degrees. but it is going to be nice. watch tonight you guys at 34 degrees will feel like a pitcher of 28. in celebration, the i 4 corridor, we will look at pristine sunshine as well. the high this afternoon of 64 degrees at 4:00. we will be gradually warmer heading into saturday and sunday. new smyrna beach, lots of sunshine as we head into the afternoon only a high of 60 but the weekend postal temperatures will improve especially since our winds are going to be going

15 as we head into tomorrow. we know more this afternoon about the spy scandal involving sea world. >> park ceo admitting sending workers undercover as animal activists of they can spy on critics -- critics. tina whitworth has more. >> reporter: sea world admitted to spy. the ceo says the company said its old -- own employees posing as activist to spy on peter and animal-rights group critical of that. >> reporter: for years. >> peter tells abc news, sea world actions are this good but that's despicable. joey votto showing sea world employee attending boycotts using the alias tom jones. >> the paul macomb try to get protesters to act out violently during the protest? >> there was one protest that he came to where he wanted to crash through the gates and go

placed on leave but sea world employee. >> mr. macomb has returned to work as sea world in a different department. >> reporter: the company did not say how many employees were involved, sea world says his employees were posing as animal- rights activist hoping to maintain the safety and security of employees, customers and animals. in the face of credible threats. the park is struggling to revamp its image after losing profits following the 2013 release of the documentary blackfish. as for the latest headlines, the park ceo is saying thursday they will and the undercover practice. can whitworth, abc news, los angeles. the pentagon is fighting back against isis with new cyber attacks targeting the group's recruiting efforts on social media. defense secretary ash carter ordered commanders to ramp up the fight against isis last month. officials say operations are focused on preventing isis from the shooting propaganda and videos across the internet. volusia county's first indoor shooting range combined with a restaurant and bar is

the owner of volusia top gun daytona beach says employees will scan ids where customers order drinks or enter a shooting range. staff will also be using a state-of-the-art surveillance system to make sure no one who drinks shoots guns. the owner tells us strict rules are in place to keep people safe. >> there will be no drinking and then shooting and i can control that because i am going to know if you have been in the restaurant drinking. >> the owner says if you order even one drink, you cannot come back and shoot until the next day. can exercise be too much of a good thing? why research says yes warning about too much physical activity.

a woman has a new uterus thanks to the nation's first uterus transplant. the nine-hour surgery on a 26- year-old woman was a freelance. the uterus came from an organ donor the surgery done as a new frontier aiming to give women to have a chance to have women -- children. super lice has hit several states. scientist with the lies clinics of america said the super lice cannot be killed with a chemical used in most over-the- counter treatments.

to dehydrate the lice and eggs in a single treatment and the treatment has been approved by the fda costing about $170. multiple exercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle but new research suggests too much physical fitness could be toxic. >> cut back. a review published in the canadian journal of cardiology states there is growing evidence that high levels of intense exercises could actually be bad for the heart. researchers say exercising too hard and for too long may change the heart structure that could lead to abnormal heartbeats expert said the research focused on people who train for marathons not for those who work out 2 to 3 times per week. florida lawmakers want to make changes for customers of citizens property insurance. the new protections customers may get and patients attacked and staff members assaulted. 9 investigates takes you inside florida's mental health abilities and covers what the state's plan -- mental health facilities and why the plans to

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getting an inside look at the violence in florida's mental health hospitals. videodisc graphic and is investigative reporter receiver he discovered images showing only a fraction of what experts say is going on in this inside the state-run facilities. >> tonya cook was the only employee on the floor of the statement of facility. the patient approached her with a radio antenna. he stabbed her. 4 times in the face before help could arrive, that help not fellow staff and patients. this is life inside florida's mental hospitals. >> the attack on cook was investigated by the alachua county sheriff's office as well as a half-dozen other incidents at the same hospital. the video obtained by the sheriff given a rare inside glimpse into florida's underfunded and understaffed state mental hospitals. >> is amazing to me that legislators get away with ignoring situations. >> reporter: kandiss crone for director of a mental health association and central florida.

can to keep people out a state hospitals. >> to worry about them when they get into his date facility? >> absolutely. >> reporter: two years before between patients to get this place at the same hospital. four to go minutes, the victim, motionless on the floor, two minutes, time for his attacker to come back. those hospitals. them. >> in florida ranks 50th and mental health funding. recommended increased by the legislature this year is so small the state would still be dead last. >> we need help. >> reporter: apopka resident summer for its brother is a patient at the jacksonville facility. this is his third trip to a state mental hospital. >> mental health is not a cry. they can do some criminal acts if they are not treated. >> reporter: christopher heath, channel 9 eyewitness news. the state is still drawing up the budget for the governors pushing for $90 million more for mental health. more than 500,000 homeowners to get additional

insurance in florida. state centered is passed the bill yesterday that will put a limit on how many times homeowners will be asked to leave the state created citizens property insurance provider. we in recent years lawmakers have pushed homeowners to find privately owned providers. the bill will go to house of rep.'s called department stores closing, 80 locations will close and ship from the companies aggressive expansion of stores. the company has not yet announced with stores will be closed. ceo says the closures account for less than 1 percent of the companies sales. they have toys and clothes, a one-stop shop. >> everything you need. [laughter] >> we will be looking at a beautiful day not to spend your time indoor shopping but get out and make your outdoor plans. it is beautiful. live look out for is starting to get crowded as people make early friday exits.

tee time forecast. 10-20 out of the northwest right now currently in downtown orlando where it is 61 degrees northwesterly winds and 16 miles an hour. satellite radar crystal-clear. we have offshore clouds and they will stay there. we was the last of sunshine throughout the entire weekend and only seeing fair weather clouds rolling in as we head into monday and tuesday. big picture high-pressure is still well off to the west and will gradually make its way over to the atlantic coastline. as it does, so it will cut off this northwesterly flow which is what is making us cooler. once the cuts that off we will start to build a southeasterly winds and when that happens, temperatures are going to soar. upper 60s already by tomorrow and 70s by sunday and then we have 80s on the five-day forecast which i will show you in a moment. the coldest temperatures will be overnight tonight. once we suppress that, the warming trend will begin. 50s and 60s now. it is cool and breezy but

yesterday at this time because the northwesterly wet is going to continue to cool off for the next 24 hours before we rebound tomorrow afternoon into our sunday. with the northwesterly winds, 23 miles an hour and titusville, along the i 4 corridor, largest winds 16 downtown orlando, and a little bit less breezy as you head over toward the western counties with up to 13 -- 13 miles an hour, winter haven and 20 ocala, not 35 mile an hour winds like yesterday that it is still breezy and still making low to mid 60s this afternoon deal like the 50s. that will be the case overnight tonight even though the northwesterly winds will be at about 5 to 10. and i would have into that in a minute but sunny and breezy for the rest of the day today, chilly night a cold start your saturday morning but then we warm up very nicely with plenty of sunshine. 70s returning already by sunday which looks to be a top 10 day. it out at the end of the week and enjoy. future track, hour by hour, showing nothing except for the our short -- offshore clouds

tuesday when we see a few more clouds filter in. hour by hour, downtown orlando, we have warmed up all morning with the sunshine but still in the midday upper 50s to low 60s are willing. as we move into the afternoon, 61 degrees by 5:00 and it looks like it will be a nice evening commute weatherwise. volusia county, looking at 60 degrees pearson, daytona beach, 60 degrees around bayberry lakes as well as georgetown, how can they, 62 deltona, thanks cool with the breezy winds gusting up to 25 along the coast. tonight, 35 and ocala, 37 in the villages, 42 orlando, 50 cocoa beach. and how it is going to feel with just northwesterly winds at 5 to 10 and 29 ocala, 32 in the villages, 37 orlando, into sanford, 40 degrees in cocoa beach so you will need a jacket into tomorrow morning but then we will be bound nicely into the upper 60s tomorrow 74 by sunday, 77 on monday and there is a big 80 returning to stay with the biggest -- chance of rain coming wednesday.

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hollywood stars getting ready to walk the red carpet for the oscars. >> "good morning america" hose sat down with first-time producer david -- david hill and they have a new spin on the presentations. >> when making the show for those who love films. >> you will see things the way you have never seen them before. >> of the producers also promised to eliminate those long acceptance speeches and instead scroll the winners thank you list at the bottom of the screen. >> that should be interesting. >> they will air on channel 9. watch the live coverage on wftv.com with me along with

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meaning it is time to have some fun. estee martin here with icflorida's best bets. >> i hope you're hungry. this weekend was that's are about full flavored belly busting fun. get ready for how -- down home cooking at the 10th annual blues barbecue worry you will find selections from top barbecue establishments. free admission featuring the unmistakable electric blue sound of legendary funk band. shtick showcasing local and nationwide vendors. they has something for everyone to get your fill of decadent items such as fried lobster, mac & cheese, maryland softshell crab sandwiches, english style fish and chips and more. the festival also boasts 20 bands including performances by reggae artist the original whalers and more. if you're not salivating at the thought of all of this delicious stuff, you will be after you learn about the eighth annual downtown food and wine festival. critics here with more on the favorite.

i have the opportunity to talk with two participating chefs about the offerings. one from an event and the other from models determine. winners of last year's foodie award is voted by festivalgoers. >> fourth-year participating in downtown food and wine. a very popular menu item and everyone loves it. we decided to bring this back. we have a great team that gets is set up and executes it at a high level. >> first time at the festival. what are you looking forward to? >> we want to have fun and present ourselves to the community and let everybody know how delicious the bread pudding is. >> what is the secret? >> i think it is the custard. crhme br[lie and the white chocolate, it makes it stand out and makes it unique to us. >> the festival saturday and sunday at lake eola along robinson street featuring

and live entertainment. >> sounds like something i don't want to miss. estee martin was scott joseph icflorida's best bets. enjoy your delicious eats this weekend. in case you want to get out this weekend. >> it is going to be perfect weekend for that. maria jerrica. >> two weekends in a row, ladies. it has been beautiful. we will see a gorgeous weekend this weekend as well. this afternoon and into the overnight, cold night 42 with a lot of 30s and will feel cooler because of the windchill and saturday morning, after that, cold wake-up call, we warm up to 67, 74 already by sunday and was we get the southerly flow the sky is the limit and we will be in the 80s by tuesday before the next cold front brings us rain as well as cool temperatures on wednesday. please, i cannot stress enough, get out and enjoy. thanks for watching eyewitness news at noon.

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