at steak 'n shake. [real-time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning company.] >> breaking at 4:00, the hurricane center now pinpointing a newly named storm in the atlantic. >> and just in, a twist in the triple murder trial for the man accused of killing his wife and her two kids. >> then a soccer stadium setback for fans of the orlando city lions. >> good afternoon, everyone. this is news 6 at 4, getting results. i'm ginger gadsden. >> i'm julie broughton. thanks for being with us. >> i'm lisa bell.

just seven hours, maybe you, will win $1.5 billion. from a psychic prediction to the glitch at a local store's machine. three minutes. >> we keep dangling the carrot in front of people's faces. everyone wants it. >> but first, breaking news coming in minutes ago from the hurricane center on a subtropical system brewing in the atlantic. let's get straight over to chief meteorologist tom sorrells. he's busy pinpointing its projected path. what's the latest? >> oh, my gosh, julie, this is going to be one of those things that's really interesting but forecast. wow, is it crazy interesting. this is subtropical storm alex. this is bermuda. atlantic. it's up to spain, way far away from us. the path of projected movement is going to take it due north in the coming days, over the islands and up to here by friday at 1 p.m. it's never going to be a player

but it's the first time we've had a named storm in the atlantic this early since 1978 and only the fourth time on record ever have we had a named system in january. but there she blows, or i should say there he blows. tropical storm alex across the atlantic as a subtropical storm. radar tonight is clear in central florida. we've had a pretty good day. 59 in orlando right now. 57 in leesburg and 58 in gainesville. i'll be back in a few minutes to take you hour by our overnight and pinpoint your lows and rumbling thunderstorms coming to see you. >> thank you, tom. we're following breaking news in a high-profile triple murder case in volusia county. matt austin joins us now with the sudden hearing planned for luis toledo. >> it's happening first thing tomorrow morning. prosecutors filed a motion to delay toledo's trial. he's accused of killing his wife

their bodies never were found. toledo is facing the possibility of a death penalty if convicted, that is, until the supreme court ruled yesterday the death penalty system in the state of florida is unconstitutional. the state attorney is reviewing the case to see if the ruling would impact toledo trial. it was supposed to begin monday. again, the defense wants the trial to start right now. the prosecution, though, not so much. we'll be in court tomorrow and we'll let you know what happens. >> all right, matt. thank you. also right now, powerball fever enters its final hour. the lotto machines are pumping out tickets non-stop. news 6's erik von ancken is live at the wawa in winter park. they had some issues there today. >> yeah, ginger, we had a little bit of drama with this machine earlier today. it seems it got a little overwhelmed and you can see why. check out the line. >> it's working now. >> got a warnings message. >> an error message on the

for a few minutes around noon, the machine wasn't spitting out any tickets or much of anything, for that matter. until the manager came to the rescue. if you've ever wanted to know what it looks like behind the button and bright lights, this is the inside of a powerball machine and it apparently james occasionally if the bills are not fed in flat and straight. today there are lots of bills going in. >> basically because of the volume of people buying, there was $1 bill stuck in the feeder. >> he puts back the collection tray after pulling out the stuck buck and closes it all up. >> nothing major, sir. so they're ready to go. >> we want that game. >> there was also a bit of confusion for first time players, learning that they have to use cash, not credit. >> you have to take it out, take it out, take it out. we're going to need the slip.

push the buttons hard. >> because, remember, lots of these people are buying powerball tickets for the first time who have never bought tickets, not these folks in particular. i just asked them. but in this case, if you're not used to this kind of learning what to do, see, it takes a little bit of time. there's a learning curve, ginger, right? >> learning curve indeed. >> you'll want to give yourself extra time. thank you. because, of course, it is packed. >> oh, my gosh. >> the countdown is on. seven hours left. matt was telling us he was at a different wawa yesterday and the machine broke down there. >> you don't want to wait until today to buy the winning ticket because that's what everyone is doing. >> and then you have people like erik von ancken watching you while you try to figure it out. >> our powerball coverage on air in 10 minutes and right now on facebook.com/news 6. >> remember, watch the drawing live tonight here on news 6 before the news at 11:00.

are now in custody after an armed robbery and shooting in brevard county. this happened at a gas station in cocoa where police say the store clerk fired shots at the would-be robbers. so here are the three people now in custody. police say one of the guys just had surgery after being shot by that clerk. this all happened last night at the chevron on u.s. 1, just north of king street. police say one of the men entered the store wearing a mask, pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money. but the clerk responded by pulling out his own gun. when officers arrived they found one of the suspects, shot, lying on the ground. the trio is now facing charges for robbery with a firearm. news 6 reporter amanda castro is following this story for us and she'll have much more coming up tonight at 5:30. >> sky 6 is live over some breaking news. this is near the colonial town center in orlando. police are telling us they found a body. this is behind the guilt

near colonial. of course, we're keeping a close eye on this developing story and we'll bring you the latest information as soon as we get it into the newsroom. >> the orlando city soccer club announced their new stadium being built in downtown orlando is not opening this year as planned. they say the construction is taking longer than expected. justin warmoth is live in downtown orlando. what's next for the 2016 season? >> well, this all means that orlando city will play their entire 2016 season at the citrus bowl, where they played many of their seasons prior to this one. here's a look at the construction and where it stands right now. it's unclear the exact reason behind the delay, but i was just told by club reps it was in part because they were finalizing some design details but wouldn't elaborate further. >> it was an electric year for the orlando city soccer in 2015.

excitement of a new soccer stadium which the new club thought they would debut at the end of the 2016 season. the $155 million privately funded stadium won't be ready until 2017 at the latest. >> at least they're going in a positive direction. we like to see it done for our businesses and transportation up in through here, through the hood, but otherwise we're still behind them. >> with the big announcement today, we wanted to get orlando mayor buddy dyer's reaction. he gave us this statement. quote, "our community has a history of building world class state-of-the-art venues, more than just buildings but iconic region. it's important that these buildings are done right to ensure they can continue to serve our community for decades to come." from sky 6, you can see what crews have been able to accomplish so far at the downtown orlando site.

begin to go up within the month which they say will be a major milestone. >> last week when orlando city's schedule came out, we asked officials why no games were slated to be played at the new stadium. everything was slated to be played at the citrus bowl. what i found out, coming up tonight at 5:00. for now, we're live in downtown orlando, justin warmoth. >> that's why it's so important for people like justin to be able to ask those questions. because the average person would look at it and go, okay, all the games are there. we have to ask, well, why? you never know. >> we posted details about the construction delays on facebook. you can share it with your friends at facebook.com/news 6. >> it is the end of an era for a popular store still standing in volusia county. the last k-mart in that area is closing its doors after four decades. the store is closing down in

time pottery. a liquidation sale is starting tomorrow. it opened in 1970 as the original anchor store for daytona plaza. as far as central florida goes, there are still k-mart stores in ocala, bellevue, clermont and kissimmee. >> ahead at 4:00, a new app designed to cut cost on travel, but it comes with a big catch. >> then a former substitute teacher arrested again. what local police say she did to tamper with evidence. >> and the urgent alert about car seat changes for children. the new recommendations, next. >> you're watching news 6 on powerball wednesday. stay here for everything you need to know ahead of tonight's record drawing.

>> all right. in less than seven hours now, you could be the next billionaire, even lotto executives think tonight is the night.

that's my hope. but if they don't, we will decide later on this morning what that prize might roll to. >> that is crazy. we're following all the excitement for you. up until the clock strikes 10:59 and 50 seconds, that's when you can watch the drawing live here on news 6 before news 6 at 11:00. good luck. >> well, now at 4:00, new safety recommendations for parents. >> yeah, julie, consumer reports has some important updated child seat advice. what can you tell us? >> very important information with this. based on its latest tests, consumer reports is urging parents to move their children out of their infant carrier and into a rear-facing convertible seat at a younger age. >> for newborns like luke, an infant carrier provides the best fit, good level of safety and the most convenient car seat option. but for older babies turning 1, a rear-facing convertible seat

protection than an infant seat. consumer reports crash tested both types using a 22-pound dummie representing a 1-year-old child. with more than half the infant's seats tested, the dummie's head hit the simulated front seat back. children are technically too call for an infant carrier seat when their head is less than 1 inch from the top of the carrier shell. but consumer reports' new advice goes further. >> we recommend that all children be moved to a rear-facing convertible seat by their first birthday, even if they have not outgrown their infant carrier. >> keep your child in a rear-facing seat until at least two years olds. they can then be installed in a forward facing position and used for several more years. consumer reports evaluates each seat for ease of use and proper installation.

seats go to the kiko net fix for $300. you don't have to spend a lot to get a safe seat. consumer reports recommends two best buys. the even flow sure ride for $100 and the costco device for $45. >> both best buy car seats are widely available. you can find them on wal-mart's website as well as amazon. to make sure your seat is properly installed, look for a car seat check-up event near you at safekids.org. >> i've never felt more independent than figuring out how to finally install one. >> it's not easy. it's very difficult. >> when you look at the kid's head and one inch below, henry was probably in his infant carrier past age 1. that's something to really watch out for. >> the nominations are out this afternoon for the worst hollywood movies of the year. >> we're talking about the 36th

>> it's time to celebrate the blockbuster fails. so what do you think about the movies up for worst picture? >> did you see any of them? >> i saw 50 shades. >> of course you did. >> oh, my gosh. no i've not seen any of those. there are a couple of those on the list that i have to admit to seeing "time machine 2." it was awful. you could not stop watching but we did. we actually stopped watching it. you'll never get that time in your life back. >> as for the worst actors and actresses, johnny depp is up for a nomination for his role in mordecai.

see katherine heigl is on the list and j. lo and dakota johnson for 50 shades. >> i remember seeing the trailers. >> i thought the trailers looked interesting. >> it was so ridiculously over the top. but we didn't see it. just seeing the trailers is enough. >> sometimes i hate that i'm here. this is one of those uncomfortable moments. >> did you see any of those on the list? >> no, i didn't. >> our skies are very gray today. >> big news out of the hurricane center this afternoon. subtropical storm alex, look how far away it is from us. it's interesting but never going to be important to us because it won't matter. but there it is, subtropical storm alex, a named storm in

it goes past the islands of the azores here, boom, up to the north. no worries for us. it's not going to be a player in the forecast. it's just interesting. radar tonight is clear, but that won't last. we're finally going to have some more rain to track on radar eventually. >> daytime highs today, we hit 55 in ocala. we did hit 60 in orlando. 61 in kissimmee and 59 in sanford. right now, we're back to 59. so we stopped right at that 60-degree mark into the afternoon hours. today's 60 did it for a high today at the cape and 61 at cocoa beach and melbourne. temperature change in the last 24 hours, yesterday at this time we made it to a high of 67. but the clouds came over us today and shut down the heat and the warm-up. so we didn't get up to 65 like we were really hoping we would. we stopped at 60. here's what the clouds look like right now. see the satellite and radar together? it's cloudy all over florida. no rain yet, though. you look to the south and there's scattered showers down here. eventually moisture begins to

24 to 48 hours as the pocket of low pressure rolls through here. temperatures zoom to 70 tomorrow and we get the wrap-around cold front that's going to make all the difference in the world. by 10:00 tonight, we're grayed over with a lot of cloud cover. we'll stay at 48, 49 degrees, depending on where you are. clouds and rain tomorrow at 8 a.m., not a big deal. thursday at 6 p.m., not much. late thursday, rain moves in from the southland. by friday morning at 3 a.m., meteorologist troy bridges will be here tracking the arrival of the first of the showers. these are not crazy. the overnight thursday night into friday is fine. during the day on friday, we ramp it up a bit. this is friday at 7 a.m. heavier showers in daytona beach to the villages to ocala. here comes the cold front. this is friday morning, 9 a.m. frontal zone here, lots of moisture here. so it's kind of a rainy scenario. by 12:00, into the 1 p.m. hour, the cold front is here. we have rocking thunderstorms

orlando, all the way to kissimmee and it all pushes off the east coast by 4 p.m. it's going to be a very stormy day on friday. some of those storms could be rotating. it's going to be a day when you have to beware. the overnight low in orlando is 49. here's tomorrow. by noon tomorrow, back to 60. 70 does it for the daytime high tomorrow with the clouds taking over. 70 degrees, rain chances, 20%. but that's late. overnight thursday into friday, the rain arrives. friday is stormy by midday, but friday night, we stop it all. another cold front arrives on sunday. >> thank you, tom. up next, the new app to help cut costs on traveling, but it comes with a bizarre catch. >> and a former school worker arrested again. what police say she did to destroy evidence. >> and lotto fever continues in three minutes with this message from a psychic.

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they'll screen all of the users and match people based on age and gender preference. right now, it's available in vegas, portland, seattle, l.a. and san francisco. so, yeah, you share a room with a stranger. >> what could possibly go wrong there? >> yeah, no kidding. in florida, we all know weather can turn on a dime and affects your life from what your family wears to work and school to whether or not they'll have a soccer game that night. >> so we want to bring weather down to your neighborhood. what you can expect in your hometown. >> candace campos is joining us now to pinpoint the weather. she's starting her day in bellevue. >> good evening, ladies. exactly, we're going from north, south, all the way up into marion county and down to osceola, stretching out through lake and sumter and checking out the beaches every day. it's very exciting new thing we're doing here. hopefully you can interact with us and let us know what you'd like to see when we start to really pinpoint it down to your neighborhood and your street level. >> so our first one of the

as we zoom in right through bellevue, you can see here are the current temperatures throughout the next couple of hours. we're going to break it down like the hour-by-hour forecast. temperatures should be 45 degrees by midnight. we'll be relatively chilly especially because you're a bit further to the north. by thursday, a mix of sun and clouds, all before it starts getting a bit more active. thursday night, it looks like overnight lows will be dropping back down into the 50's. something that's going to be very interesting throughout the next couple of hours will be this cold front that will start moving in come thursday night. you heard tom talking about it, how the clouds will start to roll in. it looks like you won't be seeing much of the rain because you're so far to the north. that's the good news. if you have any plans throughout tonight or thursday night, you should be good to go when it comes to the actual weather. but if you're not by the tv screen, not to worry. we have it on our clickorlando.com weather app. you can pinpoint your zones and

>> the next stop in the next half-hour, st. cloud. stick around. >> thank you, candace. next, new health concerns about a dinnertime staple, particularly for women. >> yeah, plus spacex shares what it will do tomorrow to prepare for a historic launch and landing attempt. this time at sea. >> a former substitute teacher accused of having sex with a teenager is back in jail this afternoon. i'm eric sandoval live in outside. i'll tell you what she's accused of doing this time.

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>> it pays to teach local students now in jail again. the details just in on a former substitute teacher's new arrest. >> and the health risk for women surrounding a dinnertime staple. what you need to know about potatoes. >> and spacex reveals the next step to make history with a critical lift-off and landing at sea. >> always cool to see that video. >> yeah. we'll talk about that in a moment. breaking news now in osceola county where the state attorney's office has officially filed charges against a former substitute teacher.

sex with a teen. this comes as she was rearrested for tampering with evidence. sarah moore was arrested last week for having sex with a teenage boy several times over the course of months. news 6 reporter eric sandoval is getting answers about all of this. you found out prosecutors have actually changed the charges against her? >> you're absolutely right. you know, when she was first arrested last week, this former substitute teacher was facing 10 counts of sex battery. but just within the last 45 minutes, we have found out that prosecutors have officially charged sarah moore with seven counts of lewd and lascivious behavior. that replaces those 10 counts she originally faced. but things are getting a lot worse for moore. she was arrested again last night. now she's facing more charges that she tampered with evidence. >> st. cloud police say 35-year-old sarah moore was caught in the act. they say a worker at this verizon store in st. cloud called them after he was asked to help moore delete pictures

an evidence locker at the police station. moore, a substitute health teacher at st. cloud middle school, was arrested last week on charges that she had sex with a teenage boy several times. police seized that phone as evidence. she had bonded out of jail. but today she was back, accused of trying to delete those pictures and changing her pass code so police could not access what was on it. >> her attorney put up this defense. >> it's my understanding she had her daughter cell phone and trying to get it activated. i don't know why the pass code would have been altered or changed in any way. >> but the clerk says that's not true. he says moore told him she was in trouble with police and wanted to know how to remotely remove the pictures from her cell phone. he says he didn't help her. st. cloud police say they don't know if any of those pictures were deleted, but they do know the pass code to access that phone had been changed. moore's bond was set high today.

not allowed to get online. >> ms. moore can have no access to the internet whatsoever, no smartphone, computer usage or any other means of accessing the internet. >> once again, we just found out within the last 45 minutes, moore is facing seven counts of lewd and lascivious behavior with a minor, not the 10 sex battery charges anymore. she's also facing the tampering with evidence charges. i asked if she's going to be able to get out of jail on these new charges anytime soon, they said no, she's being held on no bond. >> all right. thank you. we continue to stay on top of breaking news. a death investigation is happening right now behind a nightclub in orlando. this is happening near bennett road and colonial. that's not far from orlando park. orlando police tell us a body was found lying in the grassy area behind the guilt nightclub. sky 6 flew over the scene near the colonial town center by

now. we'll let you know once we learn anything new. >> also developing, a newly atlantic. >> chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing what we need to know about alex. >> what you really need to know is it's a long way from here. it's never going to be a player in our forecast. here we are. this is raleigh, north carolina, there's jacksonville, there's bermuda. there's the storm way out there but the azores tonight north of the cape verde islands. it's not a big deal for us, but wow, is it interesting. first time since 1978 we've had a storm named in january and the fourth time in recorded history have we had a storm in january and here it is, no. 4, ever, since 1851 when we started keeping records. subtropical storm alex is out there. it's over the azores but will never threaten anyone in central florida. what we have in central florida is a lot of cloud cover. rain is on the way. just not this evening. this evening, cloudy, not as

60 degrees by 6 p.m. by 7 p.m., down to 56 degrees. there are huge changes coming in the forecast starting with the clouds and building through the day tomorrow. i'll be back in a few minute to pinpoint the arrival of the rain and when the storms look to be their strongest for you. >> thank you, tom. getting a check of the roadways for you now, this is a live look outside on i-4 at kaley avenue. cars on the right side of your screen are heading eastbound and you'll notice it is a really slow ride there approaching the south street exit. bumper-to-bumper traffic. major delays. give yourself plenty of extra time if you're about to head out the door. westbound lanes are also slow but moving smoother than the eastbound lanes. here are your drive times now.

from the drawing for the biggest powerball jackpot in history. >> 30 minutes ago, eric told us tickets. there was the same situation last night. lottery officials say nearly 370,000 tickets are being sold every minute. by tonight's drawing, officials expect 85% of the possible number combinations will have been purchased. it means there's a 15% chance if this rolls over. news 6 reporter mark lehman spoke with a local radio station giving away 100 last minute tickets for free, hoping to give listeners a shot at the $1.5 billion. >> this may have been easy to miss for people heading to work this morning, but for dozens of powerball hopefuls, right here could be their shot at winning more than a billion dollars without even having to buy a ticket. >> it could be worth $1.5 billion. good luck from a1a. >> i'm out of the shower, hear the radio. really?

>> she along with a few others this morning opting to be a little late and hoping it's the last day they have to show up to work at all. >> i just want a car. >> pay off my house, my family's houses. >> we have the biggest blow-out extravaganza florida has ever seen, jersey style. >> they say it's not the first time they held a powerball ticket giveaway for their listeners. but with more than $1.5 billion on the line, the excitement is unmatched. >> i think a lot of people are thinking it's so much money, if i win i can share it with everybody. >> that's why 107.1 fm gave away 107 tickets today, no strings attached, with the potential that maybe, just maybe, one of their listeners could walk away with the fortune of a lifetime. >> it would be the greatest feeling in the world to know we helped one of our listeners become a billionaire. >> the odds against that are astounding. >> how lucky do you feel? >> ah. >> until tonight's drawing,

>> if i win a little bit, i'll be all right. just give me a little. >> reporting in melbourne, mark lehman, news 6. >> all right. if you want to share your opinion about this story, leave a comment on our facebook page at facebook.com/news 6. >> now to a big announcement from the space coast. spacex could test fire the engines as early as tomorrow of the falcon9 rocket booster that made a historic landing just last month. this is new video of the historic feat. elon musk says the next test would demonstrate the rocket's re reuse ability. but this particular booster will not fly again due to its historical significance. they're also planning to land another rocket on one of its robot barges. this time out in the pacific off the coast of california, though. the company says a sea landing

of course, we'll keep you posted on how all of this goes. >> right now, snow is pounding areas near the great lakes for the second straight day. it's causing big problems from indiana to parts of upstate new york. some areas could see up to 3 feet before the storm is over. the cold air is blowing across the warmer than average great lakes, kicking up high winds and a whole lot of the white stuff. plows did little to help the heavy snowfall on the roads. people with shovels and snow blowers seem to be fighting a losing battle. one woman out training for her first marathon says she will not be sidelined by all of this. >> you're constantly aware of traffic, getting hit by a car, falling on your, you know. it's exciting. if i found an excuse not to do it, i'll build up excuses not to go. >> a winter storm is also hitting northern new england, including parts of vermont, new hampshire and maine. >> good grief. seeing video like that makes me

>> oh, yeah. we're pinpointing st. cloud tonight. meteorologist candace campos has the breakdown. >> what's real nice is watching everyone deal with winter from the tv set. that's the best. we're going to be zooming in today. last half-hour we did bellevue and today we're doing st. cloud at this hour. you can see as we take you hour-by-hour forecast tonight we're dropping into the upper 40's by thursday. temperatures will be warmer than today, it's about 67 degrees out there in osceola county. but you can see here by thursday night, tom's been talking about it, we're going to see a bit more moisture. because we're a bit on the further side of the south in osceola, it looks like there will be a decent chance of seeing some rain thursday night. if you have any plans and you live in the st. cloud area and you need to do anything that you need to stay dry, do it before thursday night. of course, will let us know. we want to know what you're going to be doing about 5:30 and we want to see your pinpoint stories.

city you'd like to see at 5:30. >> thank you, candace. still ahead, see the dog trick taking social media by storm. >> the cute one. and in reverse, spinning in circles with no one behind the wheel. what police did to gain control of this chaotic car situation. >> but first, the new warning for women about potatoes. the health risk you need to know about, next. >> you're watching news 6 at 4:00, getting results for central florida. we'll be right back. >> and during the break, we're streaming live on facebook. search lisa bell news on facebook right now and while we're in the break, we want to

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>> just hours to go now before the powerball drawing. the lines are growing longer at this lucky store near los angeles. it has a history of selling millions of winning tickets in the past. >> in the meantime, across the nation in connecticut, one baker is eating up all the excitement. >> so they're really, really excited. it's really just a lot of fun. we are just trying to have a lot of fun with this and hopefully one of my customers wins. >> check those out

the owner surprised shoppers with powerball cake pops shaped like game balls and more. you can watch the drawing live tonight before the news 6 news at 11:00. >> a new health revelation for women trying to get pregnant or those who already are. >> there's growing concern by doctors about a dinnertime staple. >> we're talking about potatoes, one of the most commonly consumed foods in the world. new findings suggests they may put pregnant women at a higher risk for developing gestational diabetes. but there is a way to reduce that risk. >> she never thought twice about eating a baked potato, even before she was expecting >> >> i have a pretty balanced, healthy diet before i was pregnant. yeah, potatoes are part of my diet. >> a new study from the national institutes of health suggests women should take a closer look

eating potatoes before pregnancy puts them at risk for gestational diabetes. >> researchers asked more than 15,000 women how often they ate potatoes over a 10-year period and tracked their pregnancies. women who ate more potatoes had a higher rate of gestational diabetes than those who eat fewer potatoes. >> we should eat everything in moderation. >> researchers found substituting fruits and vegetables lowered the risk by 9 to 12%. the study did not find that potatoes directly caused gestational dieblts but other

>> the c.d.c. says more than 9% of pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes. it affects the mother in late pregnancy. >> you know, it's not surprising you hear that about potatoes. i would think any kind of starchy foods, tasty foods that pack on pounds are often delicious. >> a rescue dog training for his 15 seconds of fame, he's now an internet star. you can't blame facebookers for falling in love with this guy. the dog has a lot to be happy about. he's going up for adoption soon. he now has 12 million views on facebook. >> look at the set of choppers on that guy. they're great-looking. >> i was reading that his foster family because i'm obsessed with him tried to help him with self-confidence because he's recovering from dog flu. his foster family has been

>> i can't imagine it's going to be hard to find a forever home. >> just believe it, tom. it's okay. just looking at tom's face. chief meteorologist tom sorrells is joining us now. what a roller coaster of a ride we've had. very bizarre weather. >> the weirdness continues. we have a subtropical named storm in the atlantic. >> and it's january! >> how crazy that? you can see san juan in the lower left-hand side of the screen, and martinique, up to the azores is where the system is located. subtropical storm alex, first named storm in the atlantic this early in the season since january of 1978 and only the fourth on record ever. northward bound. should die out by friday or saturday. but wow, a named storm in the atlantic. giddy up! radar tonight, clear as a bell. nothing to show you out there. the sweeps are going through but there's no rain just yet.

that will change. as a matter of fact, 24 hours from now i'll have something to track coming in from down south. overnight lows this morning weren't too bad. we had the cloud cover come in and save us. 37 in ocala. 35 in gainesville. even alachua county did not freeze up overnight. 44 did it in sanford last night. we dropped to 45 in orlando and down in cocoa beach last night you bottomed out at 54, which is almost normal for this time of year. right now, we're hanging in with temperatures of 57 in jacksonville. 63 in pensacola. the temperature in ocala and the villages both at 55. so is new smyrna beach. 58 in sanford and 59 does it at o.i.a. we're on the way down. what you're looking at here is the water vapor loop. you can see the cloud cover and the moisture. it's all beginning to build. the grayness up here, that's a little bit of light moisture, too. no dark zones out there. the moisture will bubble in from the gulf of mexico. around the tampa bay area, watch

you can see a few speckles of rain trying to come ashore. we're looking for heavier showers down south. the warm front is going to lift through here during the day tomorrow. the wrap-around cold front comes back on the backside. tomorrow is okay through much of the day. here's tomorrow at 8:00. here's tomorrow at 5, 6 and 7. here's tomorrow into the night. take a look. what a difference, huh? overnight thursday night into friday morning at 4 a.m. is when the rain begins. it's not super wild. but early friday morning, 7 a.m. daytona beach, ocala, the villages. by 10:00 in the morning, the cold front is right here, ready to move on shore. the showers begin to ramp it up. some of them may be twisting. by 1:00 in the afternoon in orlando, the front is right on top of us in the viewing area, pushing on through. it could be a very rough run between about 10:00 on friday morning until about 2 or 3:00 friday afternoon. we have another cold front coming in on sunday that will really make us cold.

i'm calling the low in orlando 49. here's tomorrow. >> not a bad day during the day. no as cold, 51. 8 a.m. by noon, 60. the daytime high tomorrow, 70. tomorrow night into friday, boom, big rain, big showers, rocking thunderstorms friday, saturday, calmer, 73. then colder on sunday as the next cold front shows up. >> all right. thank you, tom. let's check outside for you. this is i-4 west of orange blossom trail. the cars you see moving toward you are heading eastbound where traffic is slow as more drivers are hitting the road. give yourself a little bit of extra time. westbound lanes looking much better and up to speed. here are the drive times for you. >> the powerball frenzy continues in three minutes with the no. 1 tip on how to win big. >> then big delays for orlando city soccer's new stadium.

major setback. but first -- >> i've lived out here a long time and i've seen a lot but i've never seen anything like this before. >> a driverless car in reverse, going in circles and this is not a prank.

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>> that's matt austin arriving for work every day. moreno valley police got the car to stop by deploying stop sticks. no one was hurt and the car's owner eventually got it towed. >> how did that happen? >> the driver apparently didn't know why. >> the driver didn't know why this happened to his honda accord but told police it was likely a mechanical error. >> well, i guess so. >> we keep talking about this new technology. >> yeah. >> and obviously that wasn't -- work. that's me driving from work. >> thank you for clarifying. matt austin is here with some of the stories coming up at 5:00. >> in case you haven't heard, a big powerball jackpot tonight, fact. new for 5:00, we'll hear the emotional story of a woman who bought a ticket, not for herself, though. and a 16-year-old leads deputies on a high-speed chase.