his probation ended just a couple months ago. >> reporter: and this report accuses him of a similar crime right here in this eep complex. >> -- apartment complex. >> it was really frustrating to me that he would get away. >> reporter: she came face-to-face with a flasher performing lewd acts outside her bedroom three times. >> i really wanted to go out there and beat him up. i wanted to get home down on the floor and wait until the police come. >> reporter: she made the first report in december and helped with a sketch of the man. the second was in january. both times, officers say they just missed their suspect. 28-year-old winston garwin. in 2009, he was accused of exposing himself to several teenagers. i looked up the case, and will clerk shows he pleaded no contest to performing a lewd act. adjudication was withheld,

offender and received five years probation. >> if he were going to escalate to do something more, i'm glad we got him. >> reporter: by the third incident, this mom was ready for an arrest. she stayed on the phone until officers arrived. garwin was running from the scene. >> i hope that doesn't happen again, and i hope he's not allowed to live anywhere near children. >> reporter: i spoke to his family over the phone this afternoon. they told me he is a good man and they do not believe he committed this crime. the latest on breaking news we've been following since four o'clock. it was a 5-year-old boy who was pulled from a canal near an orange county elementary school.

blocked off there. they're still investigating here. >> reporter: they're focusing their attention at the end of that fence line . crews pulled a 5-year-old boy out of that canal, and he was transported to the hospital. investigators have color ed confirmed that the victim attends a nearby elementary school. if that child attends that school from the school district, we'll find out. they're trying to figure out how that boy was able to make it past that area. we're also waiting to speak to the sheriff's office to gather a little more information on the

investigators are trying to find out more about a man who pulled a gun on palm bay police before being shot to death. it all started over a noise complaint at a home on mariposa driver after a 2-hour standoff. jeff, investigators haven't said much about the man involved here. >> reporter: not too much. they say he's 39 years old and does have some criminal history. i did speak with his goich. she told me that -- girlfriend. is former military and was a area. he called her and she tried to come down here to the crime scene where you see the investigation is still ongoing. she says the police told her not to come down here and she says at the time her boyfriend has been suffering from schizophrenia, paranoia, and ptsd.

crew doing work on a home came face-to-face with an irate neighbor. >> he was upset they were making noise. >> reporter: police got a call about the upset neighbor taking things too far, threatening to shoot three people who were working on the home. >> it was kind of a family job then we subcontracted out to some friends of ours, and they were working. >> reporter: her sister and nephew were two of the people threatened. when police arrived, they told us they tried to talk the suspect out of the home. when he did come out about two hours later, he had a gun and officers felt threatened. one officer, a 10-year veteran fired one shot and killed him. >> it's horrible. it was certainly preventible. but when somebody comes outside and pointeds a gun at our officers, they have to respond accordingly. >> reporter: they are investigating the shooting while people here are left wondering why someone would get that upset about noise. >> it's crazy. obviously either

or he was intoxicated. >> reporter: and one neighbor who witnessed this told me he saw the man come out with a gun pointing it and saw police shoot him in the head. we are told the dead man's families in puerto rico, they have not been notified so they are not releasing his name. a 20-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting at the florida mall from three weeks ago. he appeared before a judge today, charged with two counts ever third degree murder and was granted a $25,000 bond. so far investigators have not released a motive for the killing. the university of central florida just received the largest private donation so far for its new downtown campus.

million for the project. but the school is still counting on another $20 million from the state. this could be the deciding factor on whether or not each party's presidential frontrunners will maker it to florida's primary in less than two weeks. george esteversus is in palm beach, and what do today's primaries mean for our state? >> reporter: the primaries don't mean as much as they used to. even though florida has 99 delegates, it doesn't hold the same amount of cloud as it used to before this race had a clear republican frontrunner. donald trump bragging about bringing more attention than ever to the race for the white house. >> we're getting people into the party that we've never had before. and the one person that hillary clinton doesn't want to run against is me. >> reporter: and while he's

the primary here may not be as successful as the party hoped. >> i think that super tuesday is going to be determining of how the republican race ends up. and i think that florida and the march 15th primaries are going to be confirming of that reality. >> reporter: years ago when the delegates were shuffled, the thinking was that florida would have the determining factor, carrying 99 delegates. a lot changed as trump rose to popularity quickly despite attacks from republicans. >> we're not going to allow a con art activity take control of the party of lincoln and regan. >> reporter: democrats. >> america is and always has been great. [ cheering and applause ] >> what we need to do together is make america whole again. >> reporter: and protestors. >> right smack in the middle of my punch line! >> reporter: nothing seems to stop him. >> i think that wednesday morning means that donald trump

all those people who said last summer that this guy is not going anywhere, we're gonna have a lot of egg on our face. >> reporter: we're gonna find out if the news conference turns into a victory speech . >> acious will air a -- abc will air a 1-hour special report. if you missed any part of that, you tuesday. what happens if no candidate can secure enough delegates to win the nomination? republican leaders are openly suggesting a brokered convention to keep donald trump off the top we just wrapped up an interview with a delegate. what he told us about his plans and why he says this vote is a

the republican party. a father under arresta, duced of shooting his own -- accused. shooting his own son. investigators say he shot his son in the chest at their home on hole boulevard this morning. an argument may have sparked that shooting. neighbors said they've seen them argue before. >> doesn't surprise me. the son just moved in about three, four weeks ago with his three little kids, and they have been arguing ever since he moved in. >> he was lifted to halifax medical center where he is being treated. his father is in custody. a grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old man for murder and attempted murder in a shooting that killed a student last month month. officers say pofltel had

golf club before the shooting. harbor house in central florida has announced a new interim director. we told you last month ellen witt was ousted from the organization. tyler has been the ceo of the state certified center in duval and baker counties. clairemont police need your help to find a gunn man who killed a 25-year-old man outside a publix store. we're asking for people to come forward with information. jones was shot last month. there's no surveillance video covering that area of the parking lot and police still have no suspects or motive. a man in jail accused of at least 20 burglaries at rental homes. deputies say they were

before catching him on the act. detectives found $50,000 in stolen merchandise inside his home. a man accused of hitting a boy on a bicycle and then driving off is behind bars tonight. how his story changed. 9 investigates got a new report that says the orlando v.a. has been lying about how long patients are waiting to see doctors. what employees are accused of doing to improve their numbers. and the curtain may fall on plans for a famous play and burlesque show planned in one little city. >> an early taste of spring today.

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an 8-year-old student from riverside elementary school is in critical condition after he fell into a canal near that school. we have a crew on the scene getting the latest. a 1-night performance of the vagina monologues is at the center of a controversy tonight. a businessman is lead ing a protest against the play and a burlesque show planned in the city. >> reporter: the vagina monologues is set to play here later this month. but there are those who don't want it here. and today they went to city hall to speak out about it. >> it everything from the female experience, from rape survivors, the average young woman, they're all stories from real women.

the monologues and a vintage style buresque review sat outside of city hall to spread the word about their message. they're convinced both should go on. eventually the protestors went inside for the council meeting where people on the other side of the issue are hoping to convince leaders to keep shows they feel are offensive out of the view of tax payers. >> where is the line that you don't cross? >> reporter: those who actually support the plays say they feel like the plays don't violate the lease agreement of the venues. and right now that city council meeting is going on. we'll let you know what the council had to say later on.

weighing in on this story. and can you join them. one person is dead following this crash. live over east colonial drive and christmas. at this point we don't know what caused the crash. we do have calls into troopers to get more information. we'll let you know when we find out more. the aclu wants the florida supreme court to review a law requiring 24 hour waiting period for abortions. enforcement of the law was put on hold. the waiting period was signed into law last year by governor scott. an ethics complaint has been filed against the planning and zoning commissioner over his participation in a controversial charter school. want its to build on property near west and 429. it is owned by milton west.

a conversation with fellow commissioners about the rezoning of the property. some say this is a conflict of interest. >> he went as far as saying if this deal doesn't go through, my deal is gonna be dead because they're on a time constrained. that's not the planning and zoning commission's problem. that's his personal issue. >> west responded this afternoon saying "everything i did was approved by the city attorney ." the iconic countdown clock at kennedy space center now stands in front of the visitor complex. it was built in 1969, and it's been a part of the space center since the moon landings. the clock and will flag pole are so famous, they're registered as national historic landmarks. >> this clock will be seen by every guest as it counts down to the presentation every 15 minutes. >> that presentation chronicles

control of the final space shuttle launch. >> our weather is a little warmer. >> what winter? >> that was meter logical spring, from march 1st on, it normally starts to warm up. and we kick today in today! 80 degrees in deltona. and just to give you a reference, 78 is the average for march. pushing 90 on average day. 70s along the coast. 81 still at the villages, leesburg at 79. new smyrna beach, beautiful evening on the beach tonight. rougher conditions for boards tomorrow as a cold front passes by. temperatures in the upper 50s. overnight tonight, orlando hitting 58 degrees.

60 degrees -- sanford at 58 degrees, and one more stop from deltona, deland, and 56. what is coming our way? mostly fair skies across florida today. another storm system rapidly pushing toward the east. not nearly as severe. we only have a couple of swoerngz way to the north. no tornado issues at all. this front will come through, not very wet and not very cold. it doesn't have a lot of moisture to work with. futuretrack shows the bulk. the rainfall sliding well to the north. you can see a few clouds, maybe a sprinkle at 9:00 am . then it works toward daytona beach around noon, and continues to fall apart. only tracking a few showers this time tomorrow.

much cooler behind it either. back to the mid-70s by 11:00 am after temperatures around significant degrees. and 83 tomorrow despite a cold front moving by. 80 degrees on thursday. friday a second front moves by. very nice weather including for the season opener of orlando city at the citrus bowl. nearly perfect more on the unusual el nio rain turnaround. an investigation is still ahead at 5:00. >> they rented luxury condos but claim they lost thousands to a landlord who rigged security deposits. >> this massage therapist is accused. sexually abusing female clients. how more women have

ordered staff to manipulate the data. v.a. chair jeff miller has been fighting to have these investigations made public. >> it's time for v.a. to come clean and show all the cards that they have on the table. >> reporter: florida investigation investigations are the first in the country to be made public. in 71 cases nationwide, they found evidence

though -- time manipulation. the hospital has known about this for a long time. i reached out to the orlando v.a. they sent us this long list of changes stla made since those incidents, including hiring more than 100 new staff members . channel 9 was the first to tell you about plans to turn this jail work release center into is a homeless center. why the mayor just said there's no way it could work. >> we explain how today's super tuesday voting could impact the primary election. the lengths some republicans are willing to go to in order to keep trump from winning the nomination. >> and this 73-year-old man is

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this elderly man didn't say anything as he faced a judge, accused of hitting an 8-year-old with a car and driving off. how police say his story about what happened changed after they