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

please bring them back. [ crying ] >> you can feel her pain. she does not believe her husband would harm their children but she's ready to have them home. several of the nation's mass shootings and other violent encounters have involved people struggling with mental illness. deputies were called to another sivent incident with a mentally ill man they shot in 2014. an inside look at the training they went to defuse similar situations. violent incident with a mentally an inside look at the training they went to defuse similar situations. >> reporter: this morning scenarios they could face. people. but it's able to empathize with them, deescalate them. >> reporter: one scenario dealt with a mentally ill person who

>> i ain't going back to jail. >> reporter: this scene played out in real life in january of 2014. this man was threatening to kill with him. he had a knife so they shot him in a stomach. facility. after a year and a his family says he still needs help. earlier this week, he was arrested again for going to the home of a convicted sex offender and trying to attack that guy with a hammer. >> he went to the registry and saw that this person was in a particular area, it may have been close to him, and he went to confront that person. >> reporter: his mom says they desperately tried to get him help but can't afford to put him in a private facility. hospitals keep letting him out. she doesn't think he should be on the streets. deputies are learning to spot the signs of mental issues.

to get you to say mrafr place. >> reporter: learning how to talk to them to calm them down and get them the help they need. >> we want to know what we're doing, make sure the officer is safe and the person is safe when they get there. a woman is facing attempted murder charges after prosecutors say she lied about her role in a shooting at a gas station. what evidence prompted the state attorney to up the charges. >> reporter: stephanie jones was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. all that changed when prosecutors got a look at what was captured on that camera. >> where were you when you heard gun shots? >> i was right by my van. >> reporter: this is what a 39-year-old mother told detectives after an alternatorcasion at this gas station in december. once they saw the video, they knew she was lighting. that's her dodge pulling into a parking space

less than two minutes later, a fight begins between jones' family and a woman named jessica witnesses told investigators jones ended up with a gun, leaned into the car, and fired. customers inside the store ducked back into safety when the shots rang out . prosecutors believe jones had a teenaged daughter make a fake call to 911 reporting the boy was shot in a drive-by. >> reporter: investigators say jones changed her story several times and claimed the gun accidentally went off. prosecutors don't buy that either, upgrading her charges to attempted murder among four other felonies. the other mom in this fight was originally charged with aggravated assault

charges have been dropped. heroin deaths are rising across the country. and 2020 is goes to the front lines of this crisis. >> paramedics are teaching children how to fight the problem. >> you've got families calling you saying there are needles in the park, needles on the little league field. >> middle school students just 11 and 12 years old are being taught how to use an overdose antidote. you can see much more on the heroin epidemic and what's being done to fight it in a special 2020 tonight. health and human services helping right now florida fight the heroin epidemic and prescription drug abuse in our state. more than $3 million in funding to be given to nine health centers in florida including the healthcare center

with the money the centers will be able to screen more patients and provide training and education resources for doctors. orange county's heroin task force met last week to figure problem. members focused on how to convince addicts to get the examiner's office said there were at least 82 heroin overdose deaths in orange county last year. lawmakers aren't budging. top leaders say they need $1.8 billion proposed by the president. some lawmakers want them to use money set aside for ebola. >> public perception may change over time. and there might be more of an incentive for policy makers to act. >> the cdc is open to using ebola funds but fighting both diseases will require more money from congress.

attended a private funeral reagan. among them michelle obama and george w. bush. >> i am the resurrection and the light. >> reporter: a solemn procession. [ singing ] >> reporter: and a crowd of 1,000 guests here to memorialize nancy leaguan. >> accept our prayers. >> reporter: family and friends remembering her life from hollywood to the white house and more than five decades by the side of her beloved husband. >> she really always was on his mind. >> reporter: that love playing a role in the services. >> i love the whole gang of you. mommy, first lady, the sentimental you, the fun you,

>> reporter: the guests including michelle obama, hillary clinton, george w. and laura bush, arnold schwartz neg. she will be laid to rest next to her husband in this hillside tomb. >> over the years nancy helped plan every detail of her own funeral from the flowers to the music. the house gave their final approval for a bill which will crack down on the trafficking of electronic benefit transferring cards. anyone who has two or more and tries to sell one would be charged with a misdemeanor. the trial delayed for a man who planned to set off a bomb in the keys. harlem suarez of key west was charged last september.

fill a backpack bomb with nails, bury it in the sand and detonate it. a judge approved a delay request from his defense team. the trial will resume in july. the justice department says there is probable cause to get access into the locked iphone that belonged to one of the san bernardino attackers. they believe the phone contains evidence from the mass shooting. according to a new court filing yesterday, prosecutors say apple will have to comply with a court order to unlock the phone and make it available to investigators. the hearing is set for march 22nd. bill cosby's wife will have to answer more questions under oath next month. seven women are suing cosby for calling them liars when they accused him of sexual assault. seaworld orlando has

to monitor the health of t of an infection. he's been with the park since 19 zoo and was responsible for the death of a trainer in 2010. >> >> the magic are getting in the game to put an end to homelessness. they are teaming up with fan duel for an awareness campaign. the campaign begins at 5:00 pm. the city of orlando wants to make all the buildings downtown more energy efficient. >> the plan the city has to encourage businesses to go green. >> and we've been tracking how long veterans have to wait for care in orlando. now the program designed to speed it up is set

>> the exposed mistakes at the environmental protection. why these problems still haven't been fixed. >> a big storm system back in texas finally on the move this weekend. updating when we'll get

we were the first to expose the lack of enforcement for the group responsible for protecting your health. >> the florida department of environmental protection still has the same problems. christopher heath discovered the agency still says it is doing its job despite what the numbers show. >> reporter: the job of the florida department of environmental protection is to protect our natural resources. this means keeping the water, soil, and air clean. it also means inspections, and records show that isn't happening.

abdication of the agency's glgz to enforce the law -- obligation to enforce the law. >> reporter: the looking -- looking at 116 stores across florida. 199 violations for everything from record keeping to handling and disposing of drugs. yet there are no fines. and when there are fines imposed, they're reduced. >> say you come with the report and the violations would either be changed to be called areas of concern or the facility would be told clean it up. >> reporter: "dep continues to focus on take a proactive approach in protecting florida's environment through education and outreach." >> the flaw in that argument is assuming that the public and industry comes to the dep before they act.

christopher byrd left the department in 2013. the department's budget fell by half a billion dollars while he worked there. >> at what point do we return to sensibility? at what point do the citizens say enough is enough? >> reporter: advocates say the ship needs to stay vulnerable allowing the state to act. >> "we have implemented similar programs in other states over the years and have had discussions with dep to ensure that our program complies with florida law." >> the house is launching a new program to help low-income parents pay for diapers. it will allow families to pay for diapers up to 20% cheaper than at stores.

forces with nonprofits to make it will launch sometime next month . several days of relentless rain are taking a toll on folks living in six states right now. >> it's a mess. flash flood warnings are in effect from texas to tennessee. four people were killed this week because of all this flooding. even black hawk helicopters are saving stranded drivers in the streets by the rising flood waters. >> can't do nothing about it. just pray and hope we don't get anymore hard rain. >> things are so bad in louisiana the governor declared state of emergency. more rain is on the way. scott kelly is retiring. he of course just returned to earth after spending about a year in space.

he will continue the ongoing research related to his extended space time and the effects that it had on his body. happy retirement. beautiful weather here. a little warm. another nice view. >> we have had the great weather. it's been the opposite with the flooding back to the west. we're going to try to sdloj some of that moisture -- dislodge some of that moisture. that's daytona beach. nice family there looking at the surf. you go in first. a little bit cool. 76 degrees, not much of a breeze out there today. we'll have pretty good beach weather overall for the weekend. still watching out for those rip currents. we have had them all week long. water temperatures slowly starting to rebound here. and about 70 off of cocoa beach. making progress as we start to warm back up. today 85. 86 yesterday.

well ahead of the calendar. which should bring us the early to the middle part of may, temperatures in the mid-80s. ahead of schedule. 70s along the east coast. temperatures very nice for tailgating before and after. downtown orlando, comfortable weather overnight tonight. here's this big flooding mess. upper-level low over south texas. this heavy rain will shift north. we'll start feeding into some of this moisture coming in from the southern gulf of mexico. and with the fact we're in the mid-80s, sea breezes going, almost an early summerlike rainfall pattern with scattered sea breeze showers in the afternoon. scattered rain in the afternoon tomorrow, mainly to the west. 10-20% rain coverage. sunday afternoon, scattered showers developing.

favor the eastern half of central florida, primarily along the coast, for a sea breeze collision to happen. scattered thoefrm activity. this will -- thunderstorm activity. no severe weather. but we could see a few heavier downpours as we approach sunset. early monday, the rain starts to move out. we need to do something about this dry pattern. from 1998, a wet early went, dry in the spring, and really hot in the summer. so we tried to curb some of this drought. sanford the flip side of all this. temperatures in the mid-80s for you tomorrow. and at new smyrna beach, temperatures approaching 80. palm bay, more clouds, pretty good weather. the

weekend. the weekend always always in view. set our clocks ahead saturday night. better chance of rain sunday toward the east coast. then back to our warmer and drier weather next week. the state already spent more than $21 million to build a fly-over in castlebury. why the finished project just cost another $700,000. this nursing assistant had a criminal record but was still allowed to work with elderly patients. >> and an attack at yoofrl studios.

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there's still a big problem at v.a. hospitals. a through bill to make the v.a. choice program permanent. >> we've been tracking the wait time numbers for two years. 6% of veterans in orlando are still waiting more than 30 days for an appointment. >> reporter: choice allows veterans to see private doctors if they have to wait longer than 30 days for an appointment or live farther than 40 miles from a clinic or hospital. it started as a response to a crisis. employees dealing with the problem of long waiting lists by manipulating data and falsifying paperwork. the program is set to expire next year. a group of

bill to make the veterans' choice act permanent. >> i believe veterans should be able to choose in their community if there's a local provider they want to go to. they should have that choice. >> reporter: critics like concerned veterans for america say extending the choice act doesn't solve the underlying problems with the v.a. that still aren't fixed. >> it's a stopgap measure. it's never extended to be a comprehensive fix. and it's not going to be a comprehensive fix. >> reporter: the new bill would also make changes to the choice program designed to get rid of some of the bureaucratic red tape and get more local nonv.a. doctors participating. a brand-new outpatient clinic has opened its doors. officials gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony today. it office increased parking for veterans who need medical care. it is about 12 miles away from

it may be easier to find out details about healthcare costs in florida. the senate passed a bill forcing the administration to create a website showing cost and quality of healthcare. it would be similar to when customers sign up for coverage, listing the price range and averages for health problems and the procedures needed. this nursing assistant is accused of exploiting his patients more than a year ago but just lost his license recently. why it took so long. >> the city of orlando wants the new push to make energy information public and why some say improvements would end up forcing people out of downtown. >> this man is accused of a brutal attack at universal orlando. the strange explanation he gave police. (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound)

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this former universal employee is accused of a brutal attack on a corker. the video showing him chasing down his victim. we look into claims by witnesses that security didn't do enough to stop attack. >> we've been following this story for months now. >> frederick torres is accused of chasing his victim around the islands of adventure before he tackled a man and started stabbing him with scissors. it happened just a day after torres was fired from the park. and security was right there before and during that stabbing. and video shows he entered the park

>> you can see the video that shows frederick torres getting into the park through what appears to be an employee entrance with some sort of a badge even though he was fired the day before. >> reporter: the universal orlando security video shows fired employee frederick torres going into what appears to be the employee entrance just after 7:00 am on new year's day. it appears he shows some sort of identification to someone at the gate then walks in. more than two hours later, according to the video time stamp, security video shows the manager torres had a disagreement with the day before which led to his firing being chased. and torres is the one who was chasing him. it's still unclear howtory is was able -- how he was able to get in after being fired. universal said his id and access cards had been deactivated. more than one witness told orlando police that