[real-time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning company.] >> breaking at 4:00, a huge sell-off on wall street. the dow at one point sinking more than 500 points. >> and then a hunting trip is deadly for one man. sky 6 is live with who pulled the trigger. >> but first, the deadly blast is over. >> now more changes are on the way. >> good afternoon, and thank you for joining us. i'm lisa bell. >> and i'm julie broughton. temperatures have dropped in

see some of the frost shots in just moments. but first, chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing how low it got. >> look at how low we dropped this morning. 25 degrees in gainesville. frozen rock solid. 27 in ocala. leesburg, 35. daytona beach, 34. 35 in palm coast. in brevard county, you did just fine, holding in the 40's. right now, we're doing great. temperature reading in orlando is 64. 65 right now in sanford. even in ocala where we froze up solid, we're holding at 64 degrees at news time. on-the-town forecast tonight, clear and cool, notice i didn't say cold. no more warnings tonight in central florida, but we'll be on the cool side. by 7 p.m., we're down to 58. i'll be back to pinpoint the big warm-up for tomorrow and when the rain comes rolling back.

emergency crews are on scene here blocking off the right eastbound shoulder here on i-4. you can see traffic moving slowly through there. give yourself extra time if you're about to head out that way. >> here's a look at your drive times for you now. >> sky 6 is flying over breaking news right now in volusia county where deputies say a man shot his friend to death with a .12 shotgun in an apparent hunting accident. this happened in oak hill west of i-95 about two hours ago. years old. scene. we will keep you updated as soon as we learn more. >> also breaking right now, the market's closed in the red of a another major sell-off on wall street. >> the dow sank more than 500 points midday.

>> the bleeding continues. it's been the worst start to a year on record for the stock market. here's how it ended. the dow dropped 249 points, not a good day, but a lot better than the 555 we are seen it down. the nasdaq lost 5 and the s&p 500 down 21 and the dow more than 8% now in 2016. chevron fell more than 7%, the most in the dow jones industrial average. bond prices rose. a major investor expects stocks to fall further but doesn't expect a global collapse despite world stocks falling today. china and the oil crisis is the main culprits for the market mayhem. the big question that remains unanswered is where or when the stocks will finally bottom out. >> thank you.

raped her, taking the stand nearly two years after the attack near the daytona international speedway. she says her pedi-cab driver, 29-year-old george branard attacked her after she attended a race at the speedway. >> what did she say during her testimony today? >> the woman told the court she's had to go to counseling and she says while she only remembers bits and pieces from that night, she was certain that her attacker was in the courtroom. >> in court today, the woman took the stand, admitting to be high and intoxicated the night of the assault back in february of 2014. the woman says she left her boyfriend and friend at the attack to get a ride from the pedi-cab driver who dragged her into the woods and raped her she said. >> what was your reaction? >> i was screaming and trying to

>> she says she blacked out a couple times that night but remembers crawling out of the woods, getting help from another pedi-cab driver, who also took the stand. >> she was crying and she was screaming and just -- just out there. it was pretty horrible. it scared the hell out of me when i heard it when i was stopped. >> while the defense has not presented their side yet, they say the sex was consensual and too many conflicting statements about her injuries and why she left the speedway in the first place. they say she made controversial statements before she doesn't remember now. >> i know he didn't do it. this is just a bunch of b.s. he's going to be proven innocent. >> testimony is still ongoing. police officers on stand talking about that night. they also listened to an interview when the suspect was first arrested. if he is found guilty, he could be sentenced up to 15 years in prison. >> thank you.

this fire truck drove right into a dairy queen. you can see it just took out the entire front end of that store. police say the truck somehow crossed over into westbound lanes of traffic and crashed into the restaurant. two people were hurt. crews are working to clear debris. >> now to a big change happening at seaworld. >> theme park crews are removing one of the safety features they put in place following a trainer's death. according to the "orlando sentinel", seaworld is removing the emergency fast lifting floors that were installed in some killer whale pools. this is video in 2012 of those floors. seaworld reps say the emergency floors are not needed since trainers no longer perform in the water with killer whales. the lift floors were first installed in 2011 following the death of trainer dawn brancheau who died in 2010 after an orca pulled her underneath the water, causing her to drown. >> tonight, more information surrounding a vicious dog attack

we brought you the breaking news yesterday starting at 4:00. as you can see, the investigation continued to play out throughout the night last night inside the apartment at stone stone stonebrook apartments. how is the woman doing right now? >> i keep asking police. all they'll say is when she was taken from this apartment complex to the hospital last night in critical condition, she was unconscious and unresponsive. they also won't tell me who she is. but this report i just got from police details a horribly vicious attack yesterday. >> i mean, i never heard any dogs barking. i came back from running errands and it was chaos here. >> neighbors tell us it was one of the most awful things they'd ever seen at this apartment complex yesterday. a woman bloody, barely alive and several other people with cuts all over their bodies, bitten by a pack of dogs. >> it was people.

>> yesterday, news 6 cameras were rolling as it took two people to carry heavy trash bags down the flight of stairs. five dogs in the upstairs apartment were shot to death by police in an attempt to stop the pit bull attacks. they write in their reports when they raced here yesterday several adults and children were screaming that the dogs were killing her. they found several suspects with bloody clothing and lacerations and when they went in the apartment, they saw five pit bulls attacking a person in the hallway. the person was in a sitting position, biting the victim in the arms, legs and upper body areas and one of the dogs charged an officer and he shot and killed him, too. this dog was not involved, according to police. animal control still took it away. when we asked about the dogs. the apartment complex gave us this statement. >> the dogs involved in the attack were unauthorized pets not permitted under the terms of our lease. we last inspected the unit on

we're cooperating with the police and animal control in their investigation. >> i also asked police who did these dogs belong to and what led up to this attack? they said they're looking into that. i can tell you neighbors here have their own theories on this. i'm working on putting that together as we speak for when i see you again coming up at 5:00. >> erik von ancken reporting live in sanford tonight. thank you. >> also developing right now, the east coast is bracing for a blizzard later this week. >> the warnings are out. before we can even pinpoint their winter weather, meteorologist candace campos is pinpointing what looks like frosty spots in our neck of the woods. >> ladies, it was certainly a frost frosty start to the morning as we woke up in the upper 20's and below the freezing point of 32 degrees. the viewers came in and certainly sent us some really great shots. we're up in palm coast. we had a beautiful shot here.

next time i have frost i need the viewers to put something like "we love news 6." something creative. this looks like something you would see further up to the north. we saw a lot of frost, especially in the palm coast area. another spot we were at yesterday in clermont, we were at the golf course out there and you can see this park here. it looks like there's tons of frost as well coating the greens. you can see it looks more like snow across the area, which is pretty interesting, especially being right here in central florida. and then one more spot that we're going to be heading to is right here in oviedo. also a really good shot of all that frost right there along the roadways. but thank you to everyone who sent us your photos. keep sending them in. we would love to show them and highlight them throughout the next few hours. >> thank you, candace. those are some good pictures. >> oh, yeah. ahead at 4:00, three otter pups

how they're doing tonight. >> and then accused carjackers confront a woman pumping gas. how she ends up scaring the suspects away. >> but first, a stepback for local families dealing with coyote attacks. why wildlife officials say keep the traps away. >> 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.

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>> f.w.c. says they no longer support trapping coyotes in brevard county. >> they say the animals should not be considered a nuisance. earlier this month we told you about the indian harbor beach family who believe a coyote killed their cat. their home security cameras caught a coyote chasing the cat

driveway and around the back of the home. later it was seen following the pet and a second coyote was seen home. neighbors say at least five cats have disappeared. f.w.c. responded to the video, saying they do not appear to be a nuisance merely because they're living in the area. and speculation of the attacks them. >> we're digging into the best batteries for your buck. sometimes it doesn't always have to be the most expensive one. consumer reports tested 15 different aa batteries to see which ones last longest. >> it's all fun and games until the batteries run out. >> it's not working. >> consumer reports looked into which batteries you should buy to keep everything chirping, chiming, and chugging. but there's so many brands to choose from. >> aa batteries range from 62 cents a pair to $5 a pair.

>> consumer reports put 15 aa batteries through a battery of tests that simulate typical use in toys and flashlights. the question, which lasts the longest? >> overall, the lithium batteries did tops in our test and so did some of the alkalines in the test. >> dura cell did the best. consumer reports best buy for batteries are kirkland signature alkaline from costco, sold in large value packs. a pair of these batteries ends up costing only $1. when it's time to change the batteries in your devices, always use the same batteries of the same age, brand and type. and the old wives tales about keeping batteries in the fridge to prolong your life, consumer reports says don't bother. keep them in a cool, dry place and they'll likely last seven years.

keep your batteries and battery-powered devices in extreme heat for long periods to avoid ruptures and don't keep them in your pockets because they could rub against spare change and causing them to short-circuit. >> apple says it's working to fix a bug that messes up how much battery power users think is still left on the phone. the glitch causes the level on the battery power indicator to freeze when people change time zones or manually change the time. so the battery icon may show 50% when the phone is really about to die. for the time being, apple says users should restart their phone and make sure the date and time is set to automatic. >> my battery is always low. i anticipate it's going to die at any moment. >> don't mess with this next mom. here's why. surveillance video in south florida shows a woman targeted by suspected carjackers while pumping gas.

a station in hialeah, where the mom fights back, pulls them a away and stands tall while they run off. three people were later arrested >> wow, i don't think that's recommended but good for her. >> if your child is in the back of the car, your adrenaline takes over and her 1-year-old was in the car. >> if it she had done nothing, her kid. >> you can't let that happen. >> the adrenaline takes over and the mama bear comes out. >> she becomes wonder woman, god bless her. >> chief meteorologist tom sorrells, today was just gorgeous. >> tomorrow is going to be even better. i think it's going to be a big one on the sorrells scale number. i think so. radar is clear in central florida. we don't have any radar echoes to look out. i'll widen the view out from panama city to jacksonville, nothing's happening. >> overnight lows this morning, we dropped into the 20's.

orlando and melbourne woke up to 40 degrees this morning. daytime highs, though, were awesome, all the way back to 65 in a large part of the area from sanford to orlando to kissimmee, 64. 65 in cocoa beach and 64 in ocala. right now, we're holding in at 64. we haven't dropped much after our daytime high. 63 does it right now in palm coast and 59 in new smyrna beach. what about your 24-hour temperature change? right now, compared to where we were yesterday, we're 8 degrees ahead of the game. 11 degrees warmer in sanford, new smyrna beach and palm coast. melbourne is in the 11 degree range, too. we really have rebounded nicely. image. you can see what's happening. orlando. the frontal zone is gone. big news across the country is this cranking storm system in the nation's interior. it's going to be a huge snowmaker from north carolina to

for us, we're going to be living large tomorrow. here's our clouds and rain forecast. not a lot of cloud cover during the next 24 hours, just some high clouds streaming in. we're going to start to modify the air mass in place. it's been so very cold. we'll get a little wind shift tomorrow. high pressure center moves over just a bit. we'll warm up with highs going back to the 70's. next frontal boundary comes in friday at 8:00. at 8 a.m., we're doing well with a decent start. by noon, it's raining from ocala to gainesville to the gulf of mexico as a system pushes in by 2 in the afternoon. there could be some rumbles of thunder but this is not a widespread severe event like the last couple of cold fronts have been. so friday, while it will rain for a large part of the area, right now, it doesn't look like it has the support to explode. by friday afternoon at 4:00, we're down to just little pockets of rain. sanford, orlando, kissimmee, things are looking a whole lot

after that, it's blustery and cool. but tonight, only cool, not cold. i have no more warnings or watches. 37 in ocala. 45 in leesburg and 43 in daytona beach. the low in the city beautiful is 46. here's tomorrow. >> first thing tomorrow morning, we'll be talking about temperature readings that change quickly. 46 is the overnight low, becoming breezy. 49 degrees at 8 a.m. by noon tomorrow, 66. the daytime high is 74 degrees with nothing but sunshine. 74 tomorrow. friday's high, 76 with rain chances all around. look at saturday. we'll get cold again on saturday night. we'll be talking about freeze warnings to the north again, not in orlando. we drop to 38. but marion county, lake county, interior volusia, chances are you're going to have to really pay attention again. >> if we could have an overnight

>> you've been doing a lot of complaining in the last week. >> now she's making up for it. >> it's gorgeous, tom. thank you. >> don't forget, you can get breaking weather alerts and live radar anytime on our free news 6 pinpoint weather app. just search wkmg in your app store. >> here is a live look outside on i-4 at state road 408 ramp. the cars going toward you is eastbound. the traffic is stop and go as drivers hit the road. plan for that if you're about to hit the downtown area. westbound lanes are also beginning to slow down. here are your drive times for you. >> still ahead, a homeowner escapes a house fire, then ends up in handcuffs. what his dog had to do with his arrest. we're live with that. >> then, the best time to land cheap airfare in 2016.

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>> well, it was quite the journey for these adorable little river otter pups. they're so cute. if this isn't enough to make you say ah, wait until you find out about their back story. >> matt austin joins us with who discovered them and where the three siblings are recovering now. so cute, matt. >> i had no idea otters were so adorable when they were pups. pretty crazy story. three pups were found at a construction site, their mom by their side and she ran off when workers found their den. the trio has been recovering at the florida wildlife hospital and sanctuary. workers say the five-week-old otter pups are doing well. if they survive the critical early period, they're going to

outdoor enclosure with a pool. the release is slated for sometime in july or august. it was a rough start when they found them at the construction site. they were under a driveway. crews were breaking up a driveway and found this little otter family. >> that's so sweet. >> i think if i found something like that, i don't think i would know they were otters. >> i would think one is a black lab. >> this thing won't fetch. i don't get it. >> we'd be so disappointed in a few months. thank you, matt. >> a lot of people have liked this story on our facebook page. you can share it with your friends at facebook.com/news 6. inside the story, you'll find more adorable pictures. >> ahead at 4:30, caught in the act. who police say they nabbed for two local pre-school burglaries. >> then the cold snap is bringing out the wild. where all these sharks were

>> but if you missed it at the top of the hour, the stock market took another big hit today, the dow down nearly 250 points. >> you're watching news 6 at 4:00, getting results for

>> now at 4:30, hear from a man who escaped a house fire but ended up in handcuffs. >> then the big milestone drivers need to know about, a billion-dollar road project. >> also ahead, where sharks are warming up during florida's recent cold snap and they aren't the only wildlife in sight. >> but first a man is hauled off to jail after deputies say he grabbed a firefighter's axe and tried to rescue his dogs from his burning home. he refused to listen to their commands to stay away from the building. neighbors say they watched as they tackled the 58-year-old man this morning. he's bandaged up after the incident. news 6 reporter eric sandoval is in cocoa this afternoon getting answers on what exactly happened. what are you finding out about this? >> well, i've been talking with cocoa's fire chief and he tells me the fire started with this tv right here, basically burst into flames this morning. it filled up this entire duplex

now, the resident, wendall joiner, kept going in and out trying to save his dogs. he eventually grabbed a firefighter's axe off the ground and burst through the windows where they thought he was and that's when deputies tackled him to the ground. >> my defense was i was trying to save my dogs. >> wendall joiner had only been out of jail for an hour this afternoon when we caught up to him in his burned out duplex in cocoa, burned and bloody. smoke. period. and then i thought, wait a minute, my dogs are in there. i went back in the house to look for my dogs. >> he was overcome with smoke several times and had to go outside to catch his breath. the last time he says he picked up a fireman's axe off the ground and smashed it through this window to get where he thought the dogs were. that's when the brevard county sheriff's deputies say they tackled him to the ground, roughing up his face. deputies say they took joiner to the hospital for a cat scan and

he was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. >> i think at the most he should have took me aside and, if he felt that they needed to cuff me and put me in the squad car until things settled. >> now, the good news is brevard county fire/rescue did manage to save his dogs from inside. they're with family right now in palm bay doing okay. we actually saw them this afternoon. but tonight, we're asking if sheriff's deputies may have used a little bit too much force in taking joiner down, right there in the driveway of his home. see what brevard county sheriff's office is telling us in the story we're putting together right now for 5:00. for now, we're live in cocoa tonight, eric sandoval, news 6. >> thank you. also developing right now, big changes in the weather. >> chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing a little bit of a warm-up, certainly compared to the past couple of days.

things have improved rapidly in central florida. no cloud cover for the most part as a big ridge of high pressure is taking over. i'm losing my visible satellite as we go late into the afternoon. it's starting to fade out. it does a great job of showing how clear we are. from the grand stand of south carolina to jacksonville to downtown orlando, it's been beautiful. it was anything but beautiful this morning. it was arctic. 27 degrees in ocala. 25 in gainesville. we even dropped to an overnight low this morning of 38. the rebound has been spectacular. 65 is the current reading in sanford. 64 in orlando. the on-the-town forecast for tonight is clear and cool but not cold. we start to slide right on down to 58 by 7:00. 8:00 tonight we'll be holding at 57 degrees. i'll be right back to pinpoint overnight lows tonight which are a whole lot better than they were this morning and we'll look ahead to friday and pinpoint the arrival of the rain. >> thank you, tom. right now, the state fire marshal is working to figure out

killed an orange county man. >> so far the cause is still being investigated, but we do know a space heater was found inside. news 6's mark lehman was at the scene earlier today in the conway area, south of gatlin avenue and joins us now with more. >> i spoke with the pastor for the family and he tells me the caring man. family members watched as behind their home. we're now learning our recent cold snap may have played a role in this fire. >> a woman screams as flames erupt behind her family's home. >> she says her father has a shed back there and it's like a workshop. >> he called 911 after spotting smoke early this morning and captured this cell phone video as firefighters rushed in. >> when i turned around to come head out back, i saw the smoke was more dense. >> by the time rescuers made their way to the victim, it was too late. the homeowner after his backyard workshop caught fire. >> as investigators sifted

heater was found inside. >> it's very cold out and there's a chance the space heaters could have been in use or something like that. we just don't know. >> just 24 hours ago we spoke with fire officials, warning of the dangers of space heaters. >> keep a safety zone around the perimeter, i would say three feet from people being able to knock them over. >> while it's not yet known what sparked this fire, firefighters again are urging caution. they're saying what happened reminder to many. >> can cause fires quickly and they get pretty hot. anyone using them, you know, make sure they're using them correctly. >> while appearing accidental, the state fire marshal's office have to wait on lab results from samples collected in the backyard here. they say it will be likely a couple of weeks before making a final ruling on what caused this deadly fire. >> thank you. now to a traffic alert. starting today, drivers can use the first section of the long-awaited wekiva parkway.

stretch of the highway that's opening, running from mount plymouth road in orange county county. like we've been telling you, over the next few years the road will be expanded to 25 miles and will eventually run all the way from where state road 429 ends now in apopka to i-4 in seminole county. here's more on today's big milestone and what's next for the $1.6 billion project. her story is coming up on news 6 at 5:30. >> a new crime tracker at 4:30. orange county deputies busted a man who they say broke into at least two pre-schools in orlando. >> here's the guy they caught. deputies say they caught him just as he was leaving a daycare. we're told someone saw him on surveillance cameras and called 911. investigators say he's the same suspect seen in these surveillance photos walking around a pre-school on goldenrod road last month. deputies say that suspect took

two tvs, a microwave and three surveillance cameras. they say he's facing more charges for home burglaries. to give you a perspective here, deputies captured the suspect at the children's center on pershing avenue, about a four-minute drive from the american pre-schools on goldenrod. >> a popular downtown orlando ski shop owner is out of jail after being arrested on child pornography charges. 56-year-old michael chadwick bonded out of jail late last night. he owns the ski world shop in orlando in front of lake ivan ho. he was arrested in his office after fdle agents say he found a computer with child porn. he's facing five counts of child pornography charges. >> on the consumer watch at 4:00, airfare changes by the day, and if you're looking for a fun getaway, julie, you have some tips to save cash for 2016 flights. >> that's right. the first rule of thumb is an obvious one, flying on weekdays, especially for spring break,

more specifically, though, "usa today" reports to look at tuesday and saturday flights. if you can be more flexible, try to book something by march 16th. the paper reports that's the last day of cheap winter prices. spring fares begin the next day which prices are more expensive. "usa today" says it won't -- delta reports it saved more than $5 billion on fuel last year. the airline expects to keep another $3 billion in 2016. just days earlier, delta, along with four other carriers, raised fares. >> i think it's very hard for passengers to understand why fares are not going down when airlines are making so much money, but they have to remember that airlines are a business and the bottom line is the bottom line. >> just like airfare, it's hit or miss when it comes to airlines making a profit.

landed in the red 11 times. in 2005, it lost nearly $29 billion. >> well, if the beach sounds like a good getaway, beware. check out these sharks moving in toward the big bend power plant this morning near tampa. they weren't the only ones. manatees were also spotted hanging out in the warmer water. meteorologist candace campos is pinpointing our neighborhood pinpoint forecast. >> well, ladies, you know, yesterday and the day before, we were on the road, driving around and showing you how cold temperatures are going to be. today we're in-house. temperatures are not going to be as drastically cold as they have been. let's zoom in and see silver springs here as we pinpoint the weather forecast. temperatures are going to be into the low 40's again because you're still farther up to the north. but look at thursday. earlier today, we only warmed up into the mid-60's. now it looks like we'll be flirting with the 70's by 4 p.m. and then by thursday night, temperatures are going to be back into the mid-50's.

about, it looks like we'll finally start to see a bit more of a warming trend before things start to cool down later on this weekend. >> thank you. ahead at 4:00, a trip down memory lane as movie tickets hit an all-time high. >> and then a mouse trap nabs a dangerous snake. what the homeowner did next, of course, after pulling out his phone. but first -- >> at least 2 million cars plus, not counting gifts. that's a lot of love. >> the holidays are not over for these volunteers. how many more cards they still need to sift through to make sure a little girl's christmas wish comes true. >> you're watching news 6 at 4:00, getting results for

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it looks like a post office, maybe even a sorting facility for amazon. matt austin explains who is receiving all this love. a great story, matt. >> a well-deserved love, too. a full-blown operation all for this little girl. the 8-year-old burn victim from new york lost her family in a fire and she touched the world with her holiday wish for christmas cards. you might remember it went viral. ginger actually, ginger gadsden, our co-anchor rounded up a bunch of cards for us to send over from the newsroom. we were not alone, turns out. more than a month later, volunteers are still sifting through letters to get results. they say they've opened up at least 2 million-plus and there are thousands to go. it doesn't even include all the gifts she has received. >> this little girl, remember when this happened, we just want to do something for her and her family.

could do, right? >> love it, diane. the volunteers read each and every card and they plan to do so with every card no matter how long it takes. and in march, this young lady is going to be close to us. a non-profit is sending her to disney. >> i hope we can meet her. that would be great. >> we need to get some cameras outs there. >> what a great thing, to volunteer and read all those amazing letters and warm wishes. >> you probably go home at the end of the day not feeling like you've done much work, i would think. >> we love her. thank you, matt. >> early numbers are in for that python challenge in south florida. so far, hunters have captured 17 burmese pythons during the hunt for the invasive species. this is the state's second public hunt for the exotic snakes. the event started on saturday and runs through february 14th. more than 500 people have registered. >> a date night at the movies is

the average movie ticket hit a record-high of $8.70. the national association of theater owners say prices are up almost 5% compared to the same time last year. box office review hit a record $11.1 billion. >> i don't think i've been to a movie at night in years. >> i don't think i've been to a movie in years, especially with the little one. >> you'll be seeing animated movies soon. >> one day. to put that into perspective for you, in 1997 when titanic came out, the cost of one ticket was $4.59. i did see titanic. >> i did too. we all did. >> in 1987 when "star wars" 4 came out, the cost was $2.34 and in 1939, the cost to see "gone with the wind", it was a quarter. can you believe that? >> that was a lot of money in 1939. >> yeah, in 1939. chief meteorologist tom sorrells is joining us now.

weekend to stay inside and watch some movies. >> friday. >> friday? >> saturday, windy, too. i'm going to try not to kill the entire weekend. >> we appreciate that. >> we're going to do parcels of it this weekend as well. i want to start the weather story tonight with great-looking storm pins. this is from our man richard. >> is that a photo-shopped selfie? >> he shot it on his phone and stuck it in there. he said, yes, i did it on my phone. >> a samsung, huh? >> i'm not thinking of you with your face in the middle of it. he put his name up there saying richard right at the top. you can't steal a storm pin, dude. no filter is what he wanted you to know. this is a great shot in port orange. and this is from winter garden. beautiful day in the neighborhood. if you like today, i think you'll love tomorrow. it's going to be beautiful here in central florida as we go through the middle part of the week and kind of get weird

here we go. a big national story. one round of snow and rain there and another one on the way for the folks in the mid-atlantic states. here at home this morning, we hit the rock bottom, the coldest point that we've had so far this winter. we've dropped to 27 for an overnight low in ocala. 32 in the villages. 35 in sanford. and 38 did it at o.i.a. in daytona beach this morning, you woke up to 34 degrees and 46 in cocoa beach. temperatures right now, we did well. we rebounded nicely in the mid-60's. right now, in sanford, we're at 65. 64 in orlando, daytona beach, 61 and melbourne, 65. let's take you over and talk about the clouds and rain forecast for tonight. by midnight, not a whole lot going on. i don't have cloud cover for you tonight. but during the day tomorrow, we start to modify the whole situation. we're going back to the 70's. clouds are going to come back. before you know it, just like that, we're going to be talking about rain.

a peaceful 11:00 forecast. then through the day on friday, watch the clock in the corner. this is 9 a.m. friday. we're clouded over. the approaching cold front is starting to kick up the rain showers in the gulf of mexico. here they rumble into the northwest corner of the viewing area. by noon on friday, it is raining in marion county. notice how the system comes in and impacts the wallop or the big squall line the last two cold fronts were bringing. by 2 p.m. friday, we're watching scattered showers into the gulf of mexico. the farther it gets from the gulf, friday at 2 p.m., the calmer it seems to be. there may be a rumble of thunder or a thundershower north and west but overall, pretty good widespread rain and no super big watches or warnings. that's good stuff. for tonight, the overnight low in marion county, ocala, 37. 42 in the villages. a world away from the last

freeze problems up there. 44 will do it for the overnight low in sanford. and in the city beautiful, we're going to call it clear and cool. here's tomorrow. first thing tomorrow morning, here we go, 49 degrees at 8 a.m. by noon tomorrow, 66. daytime high tomorrow is 74 degrees. so all of a sudden we go from a freezing situation this morning in spots to about 3 or 4 degrees above normal. 74 is the high tomorrow. 76 on friday before the rain chances move in and take over. is 57. and it will be windy and blustery all day saturday. that's not a good beach day or boating day. it's a day to hang out. come sunday, 59. back to work on monday, 68. >> tom, thank you. our cold snap is nothing compared to what's happening along the shores of lake erie. it's mother nature's version of

instead of a block of ice and a chainsaw, she's using lake erie's waves. cleveland's brutal wind and frigid temperatures. when the winds below, the waves get big and splash up in the air and it then coats the light posts. when the wind changes direction, so do these cool designs. so beautiful. >> the price of u.s. crude oil slid again to a little under $29 a barrel, the lowest price since 2003, pushing average gas prices nationwide to $1.87 a gallon. aaa reports in orlando, it's at $1.81. i checked the gas buddy website today and some people are reporting prices as low as $1.67. that was at the speedway on turkey lake road. >> ahead at 4:30, the research behind finding the best country in the world and where the u.s. ranks on that list. >> coming up all new at 5:00, an agreement between orlando city soccer and the city. how much the city could get for

stadium will sit on. >> but first, he wanted to trap a mouse. instead, he got this, a dangerous snake.

>> talk about a nightmare, a man finds the second most deadly snake in western australia caught in a mouse trap at his family's home. he's relieved his pregnant wife and young son were out of the house when this happened as the aggressive tiger snake tried to bite its way to freedom. >> i had to unfortunately destroy the poor thing. >> the snake experts say it's not all that bizarre. mice are a part of the snake's diet. the trap might have smelled like mice and the snake went to investigate. >> i may never sleep again. >> i can't even look at that video. and just revealed, a new report claims to have found the best country in the world. >> to curb suspense, it's not the united states. the "u.s. news & world report" just released their findings. they say germany is no. 1. fellow north american country canada comes in at no. 2.

and finally, here's where we are, the united states comes in at no. 4. they do say the united states is the most powerful country. the report says the spending power of consumers in the country contributed to the rankings. >> i don't like that survey. >> i'm not buying that. that ranking system based in germany? is that what the deal is? >> who did they survey, exactly? >> sauerkraut, that's how we are labeling our best countries. >> matt austin is here with what's coming up on news 6 at 5:00. >> we're getting a good look at the guys orlando police stole a car and crashed it. it's video you'll only see on news 6 and it really could help police get some results. new at 5:00, we'll show you who officers want to track down and give you a closer look at this cluster of wrecks. this is a real mess. >> and we continue to follow breaking news in volusia county. a man shot and killed in an

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