partial view of the stabbing. ferguson backed away, pocket dialed and left this voicemail when he was he was talking to torres. but ferguson went to the ground and was stabbed with this 3-inch blade from a pair of scissors. this happened on new year's day. torres was fired the day borrow after he -- before after he mouthed off to ferguson and another manager for being late for work. he came back to work anyway. ferguson alerted a manager who calledtoryis and said torres threatened to slit glen's throat. he almost did. he cut through ferguson's skull and an artery in his neck. after watching the attention in horror and -- attack in horror, a tourist photographed ferguson in

and again after workers bandaged his head. doctors gave ferguson a 50/50 chance of surviving. he did, but he'll likely lose the career he had as an artist. attack raised questions about security at universal orlando and how torres got back in after he was fired. the records shed some light on that. we're analyzing the information and will report back to you at 6:00. >> disturbing. orlando police have arrested a man accused of shooting an innocent bystander outside of a downtown club this week. he is in the seminole county jail on unrelated charges tonight but will face charges of attempted murder when he's moved to orange county. police say he shot herbert outside vintage nightclub wednesday morning. a family searching desperately for their missing 16-year-old son told us they

would not find him dead. he left home wednesday and never returned. this morning an alert nurse saw his picture on our newscast and called. so we conferenced them in with police who brought the family to identify their loved one. >> reporter: the parents are here now visiting their son. he has broken bones, internal bleeding, and he's also in a coma. even though they're also grateful he's alive. >> devastating. >> reporter: victor encountered every parent's worst nightmare for two days. their son left and never returned. his wife woke him up to ask him where the teen might be. >> 11:00 turned into 2:00. and at that time we called the police. >> reporter: no one knew. but just minutes after victor last

along this road. troopers drew up a map of the scene. armando's family reached out on facebook and spread the picture anywhere they could. viewers saw this picture on our newscast. armando's dad searched the woods, hoping not to find his son's body. >> i was seeing humps of just trash and leaves, and i was hoping my son wouldn't fall out of there. >> reporter: a short time later, police brought the family here to identify him. >> i'm glad he's okay and alive. >> reporter: the family did not sleep for days. now they'll be here monitoring his recovery around the clock. fhp tells us

investigation. asking police if a husband will face any charges for allegedly shooting and killing his wife as part of a pact. police found the body of 88-year-old rosemary inside a home. her 89-year-old husband told them he killed her and was planning on killing himself. neighbors never saw it coming. >> they're both remarkable people for their age. she walks her dog every single day. >> police say it was the victim's son who asked them to being. lawmakers are set to pass the proposed state budget plan. the $83 billion budget plan will do a lot of good for students. legislators chose not to expand insurance to low-income floridians. we're days away from

and things have been heating up. christopher heath was down in miami for both debateds this week. for the republicans, florida is a must-win. for the democrats it's about how and >> absolutely correct. bernie sanders has shown an uncanny ability to bring in young voters hillary clinton has spent a lot of months on the ground in florida laying the groundwork for what she hopes will be a decisive victory. rubio plans to crisscross the state, trying to close the gap between him and donald trump. and today trump and ben carson shared an awkward hug as carson endorsed trump for the white house. >> reporter: big wins this week. a quiet debate in miami. and donald trump turning his attention to the next round of states.

>> reporter: on the ground in st. louis, trump rallied his supporters and threw out one protestor after another after another. >> our country has to toughen up, folks. >> reporter: >> reporter: trump's rally with a lot more fireworks than the debate which focused on issues. >> we need a president who knows what he's doing. >> reporter: rubio is urging all nontrump supporters to vote for him in florida and kasich in ohio. >> he has a better chance of winning ohio than i dochl >> reporter: and some prepare for a contested republican convention, ben carson is backing donald trump, urging his supporters to do the same. >> we buried the hatchet. >> reporter: hillary clinton was off the trail today. bernie sanders asking voters to deliver

>> everybody has agreed that hillary clinton was the sure winner of michigan. 20 points, then 30 points. >> reporter: all the attention being paid to us here. illinois, carolina hold primaries next tuesday. they want wins but more important, they want to show they can win in florida because of what that will mean come november. ted cruz is hoping to narrow the race to two candidates. he told supporters in orlando today that he's the only one who can compete against donald trump . >> if you don't think donald trump is the best candidate to go head-to-head with hillary clinton then join us.

vote not for marco is a vote for trump." two people sentenced in connection with a major dog fighting bust. more than 30 injured and starving dogs were rescued from that ring. julie explains why cases like this are so difficult to prosecute. >> reporter: the state attorney tells me his office doesn't see many cases like this one, and they're often difficult to prosecute. today a judge sentenced two people to a year in jail for their connection to a dogfighting ring. >> reporter: just after 11:00 am, a jury reached a verdict. mona cumberland and renaldo bell were found guilty of fighting and mating dogs. in may 2014 officers arrested two dozen people where they found 30 dogs with visible injuries. cumberland broke down in tears. she testified earlier this week at the time she lived with her boyfriend at the house at the center of it all. she knew about

>> i cut all ties off from him. me. >> reporter: bell argued he was just at the house to buy marijuana and got caught up in the bust by police. he argued he he's going to school and has kids. >> i need to be out. i have too much going on. >> reporter: a judge sentenced them both to one year in jail. the state attorney applauded police for putting together a solid case. he said cases like this often don't go to trial. >> they're very challenging because these things are done in secret. and pretty much everyone who is a witness is involved. it's hard to get people to come out. this is a barbaric sport that has been outlawed for a long time. and it still goes on. >> reporter: nearly two dozen people were arrested. but prosecutors told me the majority

avoided any jail time. the city of belle aisle has settled a case against a police department accused of discrimination. a report shows sergeant kevin carter was found incompetent for repeatedly ignoring directives from the police chief. the city paid $45,000 as part of an agreement in which carter retired. edgewater police need your help identifying a man they say tried to abduct a little boy on his way to school. this stranger tried to convince a 9-year-old boy to come home with him. police have increased patrols. a worried mother has a desperate plea for help finding her missing children. >> please if you see my baby, please call someone. >> how she says their father tricked her and got away with them.

mosque on this empty land in orange county. why people who live nearby are concerned. and bike week is shaping up to be the biggest ever. the biggest worry bikers have every time they hit our roads. >> it's been some of the best weather for bike week and for the start of spring break. but (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing americans work hard, so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise)

lawmakers have approved a budget and are sending it to governor rick scott to sign off on. it includes a slight boost in money for schools but rejects many of the governor's top priorities, including a bid to bring new companies to our state. we are getting ready for the busiest few days in the troopers will be working to keep visitors and bikers all safe. today some

tomlinson who their biggest worry is. >> reporter: even though this has been one of the biggest bike weeks on record, it has been relatively safe. but there are still two days left and more crowds on the way. motorcycles will rule the roads all over central florida tonight through sunday. it's the busiest three days of bike week. there have been a handful of crashes and a few fatalities. >> i think that people are really being mind. we only ran into one person -- but we're looking out for it. >> reporter: highway patrol has reported zero fatalities in volusia county. it started with one fatality in edgewater. three crashes but no fatalities. south dayton has zero. daytona beach has one fatality, a pedestrian struck by a motorcycle. a car hit a motorcycle on nova road last night, seriously injuring the required. bikers worry about the cars. >> usually it's the other

of the time it's people not paying attention. >> reporter: for the most part bikers are more concerned about having fun. >> just keep watching and taking pictures. unbelievable. >> reporter: they usually expect about 500,000 bikers during this event. and this one is supposed to be bigger. >> no word yet on the condition of the motorcyclist who survived this crash in daytona beach. she tried to switch lanes when she hit the motorcyclist and ran him over. he was dragged some 75 feet before both vehicles caught fire. a witness pulled the motorcyclist out from underneath the car. leaders will vote to spend nearly $2.5 million for body cameras on deputies. last year

it would be purchasing them. the disagreement over whether ride-sharing companies like uber and lyft should be regulated by state law may have to be hashed out during the next legislative session. overcrowding at elementary and middle schools in some parts of orange county has become a pretty big issue. >> tomorrow orange county public schools will be one step closer to making room for more students. a new school will be going up on timber park lane in orlando near avalon. last year the board voted in favor of the school to help with the overcrowding. orlando planning to put a golf park at constitution green. it's in the preliminary planning stages and nothing is set in stone. in january, the city

to preserve the park. >> you take your dogs over there. >> i do. and it's nice they'll fence it. >> a lot of games going on. >> i'm going to go to my first soccer game tonight! gonna catch a little bit of orlando city. there's the view from the citrus bowl. about 30,000 of my favorite fans and viewers over there tonight. 80 degrees with an east breeze at 14 miles an hour. great for a soccer match tonight. on the pitch, 79 degrees at 7:00. mid-70s at 10:00. and a nice evening overall for wherever you are and whatever you have planned. mid-70s along the east coast. low 80s inland. down from 85 earlier today. nice 2-mile jog around lake baldwin. 72 degrees. cooler but more clouds. more humidity in the air. and that is

into more of a summerlike pattern. rain chances on sunday afternoon and early evening. a fire threat remains high through the weekend. warm weather, winds blowing at 20 miles an hour, occasionally gusting. we will add in a little rain by sunday. nothing identity there now -- nothing out there now. but we can see these high clouds scooting on by. a big lifting storm system. so there is a sterm back to the west. this big low over south texas, lots of flooding. we'll keep it rain-free tonight. tomorrow an isolated shower during the early afternoon hours. overall rain coverage will be low at about 10%. maybe 15% in a few spots. that's gonna be a sea breeze. sunday better chance of rain. the clouds will keep us cooler

showers from 3:00, lake county, moving from west to east . cocoa beach for tomorrow, temperatures in the upper 70s. for orlando. 85 in clairemont. 5-day forecast, set our clocks ahead one hour, spring forward. 60% rain coverage on sunday. it's gonna favor the latter half today. not an all-day washout for you. still warm next week. lots of events, icflorida.com. an orange county mom in jail because a fight at a gas station ended in gunfire. the role prosecutors say her kids played covering up the crime. >> a nursing assistant was supposed to help patients at

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neighbors don't want a mosque built in their neighborhood. the spot has been empty for years. people who live near it say they're ready to fight to keep it that way. >> reporter: people who live in royal ranch estates say this is a slice of heaven. each homeowner owns at least two acres on the lake. it's remote enough for maureen to keep her horse in her backyard. >> this is still our piece of paradise. >> reporter: the plan, a 6,900 square foot mosque they say would change all of that. they say it's about the traffic and noise. >> it isn't about it being a mosque. it's about it being anything other than a home. >> reporter: all of this land used to be a cattle ranch. it was sold out in sections. this neighborhood came after the sale. this side of the street is zoned for residential only. the mosque would have to get

building here could only happen with a change in zoning. >> we're really looking for it staying as a neighborhood. >> reporter: there has been one community meeting here about the project. next week there'll be a second one. some of the people hope it will be the last. >> the neighborhood has also fought the baptist church and they lost. that meeting will be at 6:00. the man proposing the project will be there to the answer community's concerns. an orange county mom is accused of having her children lie to cover up a shooting. how investigators say they finally got the real story about what happened at this gas station. >> and defusing intense situations. inside the training to help deputies handle mentally ill suspects safely. >> and a mom broke down as she told us about her missing children. >> it's hurting me so much.

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this 2-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother are missing. the search for them has stretched to texas. their mother has a desperate plea. >> i just want them back with please! i know they're [ crying ] >> those kids were last seen in brevard county wednesday and investigators think they're on their way to texas because their permission. >> deputies have reached out to rangers hoping to find the family. melanie holt spoke with the kids' frightened mother and she can't rest until they're home. >> it's hurtful. i can't sleep. it's hurting me so much. [ crying ] >> reporter: she wanted her youngest children, paris and patrick to, spend time with their father. so when he showed up in brevard county, although she was suspicious, she allowed it. she never imagined he would take off with her children. >> he just showed up out of the

and i asked him all day, hike i hope you're not coming here to do something crazy. and he swore up and down and promised me that it's nothing. >> r eporter: scott and her husband have been separated for he lives in texas while his children live in brevard with the entire family spent most of the later scott left her four children at her husband's hotel to grab some items for the kids. >> i trusted him. and he text me and was, like, come get your other son. and i'm done. >> reporter: they were left alone sleeping in a hotel room. the sheriff's office believes earl scott jr. is headed to texas where rangers will be looking to arrest him. >> i just want them back with me. please. i know they're