[real-time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning company.] >> a new discovery in this former teacher's sex crime arrest. the school points to d.c.f. as we learn more students come forward. >> good evening, this is news 6 at 4:00, getting results. i'm lisa bell. >> i'm julie broughton. thanks for being with us. >> and i'm kirstin o'connor, filling in for ginger tonight. also ahead, millions are prepping for a wicked winter weekend as snow turning washington, d.c. into a parking lot. we'll show you how bad it is out

>> one more reason we love central florida. it is a mess. >> breaking right now, a toddler was just taken to arnold palmer hospital. orange county fire/rescue says the 3-year-old nearly drowned. sky 6 flew over the scene in orange county where the toddler was pulled from the backyard pull. it happened on elderwood court. we're told the child did survive. we'll bring you updates as soon as we get them. >> tonight news 6 uncovers new details in the case against a former apopka teacher. he is now accused of touching an elementary student sexually. we learned the department of children and families has been contacted about the family before but they did not investigate. 66-year-old donald sharp was arrested on tuesday. this is sharp as he made his first appearance at the orange county jail yesterday morning. eric sandoval is getting answers tonight about why d.c.f. did not investigate those claims. what did you find out? >> well, first, i want to point

that means they have to report any allegations of abuse or neglect involving their school students. i asked orange county public schools today if they did report the previous cases. they said they did and i have proof. so i asked the department of children and families why they didn't investigate. >> apopka police told news 6 they arrested 66-year-old donald sharp after a student, who is now in high school, came forward accusing him of touching her inappropriately when she was in the third grade. his arrest affidavit tells the story of how the student claims he would have her sit on his lap, telling her you look beautiful and do you like sitting on my lap? today news 6 found out at least two other students came forward with allegations against sharp around the same time, in 2009. the department of children and families tells us they got a call on their hotline in 2009. the caller told them about two students who were making allegations against sharp. so why wasn't there an

d.c.f. tells us the call was screened out. they say there were no claims of sexual abuse. no claims of physical abuse. and no claims of neglect. in short, there was nothing concrete to investigate. >> apopka police now have those very concrete details in this current case filed against donald sharp. we've been asking orange county public schools for sharp's employment record for the last 24 hours, maybe to give us a better picture of those allegations that were filed back in 2009. we just got it. we're going over it right now. we're going to bring you those details coming up at 5:00. for few, we're live in apopka, eric sandoval, news 6. >> developing right now, the man accused of raping a woman who he picked up in his pedi-cab took the stand in his own defense today. >> the woman told police he took advantage of her after she attended an event two years ago. but the suspect says she has it

>> he told his side of the story saying the woman sexually assaulted him, not the other way around. george branard described what happened that night, saying she made advances at him the whole time and started unbuckling his belt. he says she performed oral sex but says he was embarrassed because he didn't want to be seen having sex while using a pedi-cab. yesterday it was the victim's turn to testify. she claims branard threatened to leave her in the woods if she didn't give him what he wanted but he says he was the one who felt threatened. >> she said i have your d.n.a. now and i'm a daytona shores cop. she sexually assaulted me. >> today in court when asked if he wanted to have sex with her, he said no. he claims the woman was aggressive and persistent with her sexual advances. right now, the defense seems to be calling an expert witness to the stand. if convicted, branard could face up to 15 years in prison.

preparing for a potentially bigger storm on the way after a small amount of snow paralyzed the washington, d.c. area. the preps in seconds but first, chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing our own weather story. >> our weather story is going to be nothing like that. we're going to line up and change things around tomorrow but today has been so great, hasn't it? >> beautiful sunshine, temperatures in the 70's. what you're seeing here is the cold front that's going to roll in here during the next 24 to 48 hours. here's the actual front itself. all of this is pre-frontal moisture. here's the big low cranking from memphis to atlanta, on its way to the northeast. >> here are the temperatures right now. 63 in jacksonville. temperatures are in the 60 to 70-degree 70-degree range here at home. nice. big changes are on the way, though. i'll be back to pinpoint the arrival of the rain and the cool-down ahead.

see you in just a few minutes. back to the mess in washington, d.c. hundreds of crashes, back-ups lasting late into the night. because of one inch of snow that fell over. the mayor of d.c. is apologizing for the traffic nightmare and say they're ready for round 2. >> i've lived in d.c. most of my life. i don't know that i've lived through a forecast like this. it's an extremely large storm. it will last for 36 hours. >> last night's dusting is nothing compared to what's ahead. a major winter storm could drop two feet of snow on the city over the next couple of days. washington, d.c. has already declared a state of emergency as well as in pennsylvania and virginia. airlines are allowing passengers to rebook for free to avoid the storms. so far, i did check and there are no delays at orlando international airport because of this. >> closer to home, we won't see any of that snow, thank goodness. but there is a chance of storms tomorrow. >> meteorologist candace campos

coverage live in titusville tonight. >> good afternoon, ladies. we've been driving all around town all day today. the first stop on the adventure here, pinpointing the forecast on street level is titusville. we're at veterans memorial park on a beautiful afternoon. the sun is finally starting to shine out here. we spoke with some people who had the same reaction when it comes to the big storm up north. >> warm, clear, nice little breeze going on. >> it's outstanding for me. >> outstanding for you? >> yeah. >> all right. the big storm up north, 18 to 24 inches of snow is coming. >> aren't you glad we live down here? >> oh, yeah. >> oh, yeah, is right. let's look at your forecast. so for right here in titusville, pinpointing that forecast for the changes ahead, tom talked about it. for tonight, temperatures are not going to be as cold as they've been, thanks to the cloud cover. we should stay dry for tonight.

more on the soggy side as we head into tomorrow as temperatures will be warming up into the low 70's. right where they should be this time of year. but you will need your rain gear. don't forget about that before temperatures cool down, thankfully for the weekend. >> thank you, candace. >> 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. >> well, new questions surrounding the arrest of a convicted sexual predator. >> news 6 is investigating more on his recent arrest in longwood. >> troy campbell joins us live now where police say this girl was attacked at knifepoint. >> pretty frightening. an underaged girl called 911 yesterday morning from a house along this street. we're at springwood court in longwood, saying she was forced to commit sex acts. the 40-year-old walter ambrose used a knife to threaten the girl while sexual assaulting

ambrose went before a judge today in seminole county on charges of sexual battery of a minor under the age of 12. the victim who lives at the house was able to give dispatchers his name. investigators are saying he was an acquaintance of the family. police say ambrose took off after the sexual assault, eventually him in sebastian with the help of the u.s. marshal's if and fdle. >> it wasn't too long, maybe 12 hours after the fact. we were able to get down there and get him before he was able another victim. >> ambrose does have a previous sexual assault conviction. we're told the crimes are very similar to this one. in fact, he's a registered sexual predator. we'll have more on that at 5:00, plus why investigators say it's so important to keep him off the streets. >> thank you, troy.

for a florida homeowner. what he found in his backyard pool. >> it is a nightmare for most people. >> and a fiery escape from a cab. who saved the person's life. >> and the local college students looking to print a 3-d human heart. >> you're watching news 6 at 4:00, getting results for central florida. we'll be right back. . >> and join us on facebook during the break. just search for lisa bell at

>> breaking right now, orange county fire/rescue tells us they're investigating a suspicious package. sky 6 just flew over lake linda drive where a building has been evacuated. it appears the package was inside that building. again, this is happening right now over lake linda drive. we'll let you know as soon as we learn more.

just learned that the toddler taken to arnold palmer after a near drowning has died. we told you the 3-year-old boy was pulled from this backyard pool on elderwood court. but we just found out, heartbreakingly enough, the child died at the hospital. news 6 has called the deputies to find out what's next for this case and we'll keep you posted. >> now to a life-saving challenge. the university of central florida students are trying to reach. first, they set their sights on 3-d-printed arms for children who need them. now they're hoping to print something far for complex. a human heart. i had the opportunity to see how they're getting results for our community. >> what we're doing right now is we're printing a 3-d model of the heart. >> jessica helene has been practicing with this 3-d printer at ucf. she's making generic models of a human heart and within months hopes to make custom heart replicas from actual pediatric

>> basically it translates the data into a form the printer can read in order to make the correct motion so you get an accurate print. >> the custom heart model will help doctors prepare for surgery. >> it will provide for more accurate operation and faster operation, and that's going to be good for kids with complex congenital heart disease. >> orlando health heart surgeon is working with ucf on the custom 3-d printed hearts to replace this generic one size fits all model doctors use in pre-surgery meetings now. >> this is what we've had available to us now for 10 or 20 years. it's just a model of the heart. >> the general model has great detail but it isn't customized to show a specific patient's problem. >> big change in 3-d printing is this thing i'm holding in my hand in the future will be a definite model of that patient's heart and when i take it apart,

example, okay, you see this is an abnormal hole between two chambers of your heart. >> ucf and orlando health are among the first in the country to partner on this cutting-edge technology. >> but as impressive as it is, the doctor is not surprised. >> we did foresee it and now it's happening. that's what it takes. it takes innovative thought and an awareness of the developing technology to put it together and make it work. >> so will we one day be able to print a working 3-d heart model to place inside a human body? >> i don't put it past us to reach that point, even in my lifetime. >> ucf doctor is already thinking about printing working heart in animals first. >> you started research on that? >> that's correct. we already started it and we're already working on that. >> julie broughton, news 6. >> ucf hopes to print 3-d heart models for local patients within

the ucf researcher we talked to says we're 15 to 20 years to print an actual simulated heart to put in a human body, if that's even possible. and those students working out there are undergraduate students, not graduate students. >> and that's just fascinating. imagine one day getting to print organs and not having to wait for a donor. and i read having the model is helpful for patients because it helps the doctors explain what's going on. >> very cool. >> new at 4:00, a dramatic scene this morning at the los angeles zoo when a worker fell into the gorilla exhibit. take a look at this. l.a. city fire crews had to pull him out of the exhibit after he lost his balance while doing some landscape work and tumbled down near the mote. he is being treated for a broken leg in the 20-foot fall. the gorillas were still in their enclosures where they sleep since it happened first thing in the morning.

>> if you're going to fall into an enclosure, though, i would pick a gorilla over a bear or a tiger. >> i don't know about that, man. >> gorillas are so strong. i once looked a monkey in the eye it tried to attack me. >> when you look them in the eye and they react to you, that's them about to rip your face off. they're getting big. enough of tom's jungle world here. let's talk about this morning. woke up to 42 degrees. never thought i'd be so excited for 42 degrees. it felt like a tropical heat wave compared to where we've been the last few days. this morning, in gainesville, you woke up to 34. 36 in ocala. 41 did it in the villages for the overnight low. 40 in daytona beach and 42 out at the cape. how did we do today? well, pretty well, actually. bounced all the way back to 70 in sanford, 69 in leesburg and 72 in ocala. right now, temperatures across

up north are going to have a tough run of it in the next 24 hours. you can see the 36-degree reading in nashville and 63 in jacksonville and right now in the city beautiful, we are at 70. it's 68 out at new smyrna beach and 70 in ocala. so we're all doing pretty well. the wind direction from the southeast at 9 miles per hour in orlando, a 12-mile-an-hour wind in sanford, 6 at the cape and only a 3-mile-an-hour wind right now in melbourne. we're going to start out with the satellite and radar shot here together. you see the cloud cover and go looking for some moisture. it's all back out west. we have a stationary front in here. what's that? that's the leading edge of the mess that's going to rock the atlantic coast all the way up to new york city during the next 24 to 36 hours. not a huge deal for us really. but a huge winter storm from the mid-atlantic to the northeast. for us, tomorrow morning, 8 a.m., we're doing fine. meteorologist troy bridges will be here tracking a very mild overnight. right now, take a look, watch my

here we go. by about noon tomorrow, the frontal boundary, the big cold front is here, bringing in scattered showers. nothing compared to what we went through on friday and sunday. but still a chance of decent rain and rumbles of thunder, too. there's not enough support for this to really explode like they did on friday and sunday. we're looking at wind speeds of 30, 35 miles per hour as it pushes on through. by this time tomorrow afternoon, all of the activity will be down here in southern brevard county. so my pivotal window of opportunity is between about 11 a.m. and 2:30 in the afternoon for the big rain in central florida. by, say, midnight tomorrow night into saturday, we're drying out. the rain is gone. saturday looks to be a pretty decent day except -- i say decent -- except for the wind. it's going to be blowing in here from the north-northwest gusting to 30 miles per hour as the wind rockets in here, too, it will be chilly. a daytime high only in the 50's.

lows for saturday and sunday. >> temperature reading tonight is it going to be fine, really warm, one of the mildest nights we've had in a long, long time. the overnight low in orlando will be 57 with a partly cloudy sky. here is tomorrow. first thing in the morning, it's going to be cloudy. by noon, the storms are approaching. the temperature surges to 70, maybe 73. the rain is ending by 4:00 in the afternoon. should be gone, exiting to the open waters of the atlantic. so the high tomorrow, 73 to 75, depending on how much of a whooshing effect we can get on the front side of the cold front. the rain ends by about 4:00. come saturday, the daytime high is 57 degrees. it's windy all day long. look at that overnight low. back to 38 in orlando, which means freeze warnings to the north. sunday's daytime high, 58. monday, we're doing better, back to 68. >> i'm glad it's not going to be like last weekend. >> we'll get some rain.

>> sounds good. thank you, tom. >> 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. >> ahead at 4:00, a ball of fire with two people nearby. what a taxi driver did to save his passenger's life. >> then news 6 investigates a big problem with the water at florida hospital. what it tested positive for that has investigators concerned. >> well, if florida's wildlife could have a hall of fame, i would nominate the next guy to join the hammock bear from the beach and that crazy monkey. i'll show you why you always want to look in the pool before you jump in. that's coming up in three minutes. >> you're watching news 6 at 4:00, getting results for ocoee, cape canaveral and all of central florida.

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>> remember, news 6 is always on clickorlando.com, your smartphone and your tablet. take us with you. >> all right. a florida man discovered something wild swimming in his backyard pool. >> it clearly was not worried about the chilly temperatures we've been seeing. >> anchor matt austin joins us

is so florida. >> we're talking about a few guests this evening. if you own a pool in florida, i just want to throw this out there. always make sure you look before you take a dip. a florida keys man looked fortunately, and he found this, an 8 foot long crocodile. maybe the water was heated, maybe the ocean was chilly. either way he looks pretty relaxed in there. the sheriff's office near the keys posted this pic this morning. they said wildlife officers came and returned him to the sea water. >> we've had many of these stories, florida wildlife taking over people's properties, especially here in central florida. i'll run through two of my favorites here. let's start with the daytona beach bear. he ditched a tree for a hammock. i don't blame and neither did the internet. the picture of the furry guy hanging out went viral.

>> and then zeke the monkey came swinging in in sanford, literally swung from a neighborhood street sign. you see him doing that? he then tore up some mail, got a little exhausted and got a drink of water and eventually he went home and i'm not even going to touch on the king cobra. it's so florida. >> serious ad dollars have come from those animals. >> especially the bear in the hammock. >> is that your favorite? >> the bear is my favorite, too. >> how did he figure out a hammock? that's pretty smart. >> he's been watching the people who live there. >> that's for sure. >> thank you, matt. ahead at 4:30, a taxi ride takes a terrible turn, erupting in flames, putting two people in serious danger. what a witness says happened next. >> then would you take advice from a robot? you might have to soon.

high-tech help. >> but first, how a double shooting suspect found local police before they could find him. news 6's mark lehman has the story next. >> you're watching news 6 at

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incredible video. a taxi in flames. smoke everywhere. who a witness says rushed in to help. >> and a big problem with the water at florida hospital. the health concerns that patients need to know about. >> then meet pepper the robot retail expert and find out when he can soon help you pick out your next outfit. >> he's cute. >> cute and a very cool story. >> and he can talk, too. >> we'll get to that in just a moment. but first, a crime tracker alert. the surviving victim of a double shooting in seminole county is recovering this afternoon just hours after it happened. police tell us the suspect turned himself in. it happened late last night at the kensington oaks apartment in sanford. mark lehman tells us how neighbors reacted to it all. >> police mounted a large-scale search overnight for a gunman and that turned out empty. hours later as we were reporting about the deadly shooting, the suspect came here to the police

>> so we do have him in custody. >> a knock at the front door of the sanford police department from this man, 22-year-old tony mc canse who turned himself in to them this morning nearly eight hours after the deadly shooing. >> i can't believe it. wow. >> that was the reaction from a neighbor who learned a man was murdered next door. her boyfriend called police after hearing commotion. >> he heard someone say they got shot or somebody's dead and he was looking and i guess he saw someone running in and out and kids were crying and there was a big commotion. >> when officers arrived to the apartment, they found 24-year-old whitney mcleod shot in the hand and the body of a man shot several times. neighbors say as many as six children lived inside. >> it was a house full of kids, too, at that. if they saw that, that's horrible. >> police are not saying if anyone else witnessed the shooting. they're also not revealing the relationship between them. neighbors today, while thankful

>> i've got kids of my own, too, that are sleeping. they're not next -- they're more towards this side, not this side, but god forbid something happened on our side, that wouldn't have been good. >> investigators at this time are not releasing many details about what led up to the shooting or why he turned himself in. they say he's now facing battery and homicide charges in this case. in sanford, mark lehman, news 6. >> also right now, news 6 is live on the road pinpointing weather down to street level with meteorologist candace campos. she just left titusville and is headed west. >> we're going to check in with her in less than a minute on her next destination. >> but first, chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing the big change heading our way this weekend. >> take a look over my shoulder here at the big radar. i've got it fired up for you. you don't see any radar echoes here. that one thing right there, i'm going to show you what's happening with the big radar echo that we have. that, my friends, it's a fire. a prescribed fire out there

the big stuff is here. look at the big mess, south of memphis to jackson, mississippi. that's the storm going to the northeast to become the troublemaker, the big blizzard. here at home, we'll have none of that blizzard but we'll have rain associated with that system. right now, it's 70 in sanford. 70 in orlando and 73 in kissimmee. the evening forecast for tonight, we go partly cloudy, 5:00, 72. 6:00, 68. by 7 p.m. tonight we're down to 65. i'll be right back to pinpoint the arrival of the rain for tomorrow. and then you're not going to believe how much colder it's going to be for your weekend. >> all right, tom. thank you. right now, news 6 meteorologist candace campos is on the road, riding in the passenger seat and pinpointing weather in your neighborhood. she just left titusville and is now on highway 50 headed toward orlando. so how's it looking out there right now? >> well, we just got off the highway 50 now heading south on 95. the traffic is looking good. so we're on our way.

then the third stop, altamonte springs and then finally ending in gotha. so we're slowly going around town and pinpointing down to your forecast. >> all right. sounds good. drive safely. thank you. >> it doesn't look like the traffic is too bad there on 50 right now. we'll check in with candace coming up on news 6 at 5:00. until then, head to clickorlando.com/weather to forecast the zones and pinpoint the live radar. >> there appears to be a big problem with the water at florida hospital. >> officials say it tested positive for the respiratory germ legion nel a last week. what does this mean for patients? >> the hospital is taking extra measures to protect any high risk patients right now, even prohibiting showers for vulnerable patients like those who received transplants. florida hospital orlando is flushing its water system after water testing done by the department of health tested positive for the germ that can

late last year, a critically ill patient tested positive for the disease. they called the department of health to investigate and last week the hospital water tests came back positive. the bacteria in the water is not the same strain as the bacteria found in the patient. >> we did identify legion nel la in the water central florida at florida hospital which prompted us to take a good look at the water supply to make sure that the water supply is safe and to deal with any issues that may need to be dealt with. >> so the doctor says it's a bacteria that occurs naturally in water and is dangerous for patients with suppressed immune systems. he says it's passed by breathing in water vapor or in some cases drinking water. florida hospital orlando officials say flushing the system is a process that takes several days and they are working with the department of health on a new comprehensive water management plan. >> all right.

we continue to stay on top of breaking news. a heartbreaking story. we just learned a toddler taken to arnold palmer hospital after a near drowning has died. sky 6 flew over the scene just about two hours ago. we're told the 3-year-old boy was pulled from this backyard pool on elderwood court, not far from silver star road. news 6 has calls in to deputies to find out what is next in this case. >> a traffic alert at 4:00. news 6 has learned a major detour for thousands of drivers in orange county has now been postponed. the closure was set to begin today. a chance for rain caused a delays. the southbound lanes of 1792 were set to close between lake avenue and lee road. crews are repaving the road there. but the construction means the lanes will be shut down. fdot says they'll have signs up to detour drivers under the mess and they're working on an updated schedule. we will let you know when this happens. >> tonight a record for airport security.

more guns in 2015 airport checkpoints than ever before. >> it says 2,563 guns were discovered, a 20% increase from 2014. the t.s.a. findings found four of the five guns found were actually loaded. dallas-fort worth international airport were where the most firearms were discovered with 115 found in 2015 and atlanta was no. 2 with 144 and houston with 100 guns found at the security line in 2015. orlando international was not in the top 10 list. >> time is running out for monster truck fans to see the stars. >> only a couple hours to see the giant trucks on display. >> are you going to go? >> i met them on stories before. >> i met them on friday. >> they're being showcased at a circle k in clermont and it's all ahead of saturday's big monster jam rally in the citrus bowl.

stadium where the soccer and football field has been covered with some 300 truckloads of dirt, about 60,000 screaming fans are expected to come to saturday's show. it should be a good show. >> yeah, it's a big thing. now, before they can walk, meet the babies learning to read. the new program next at 4:30, plus -- >> he literally picked her up and moved her away from the situation and got her in the building and she was quite thankful for that. >> feet from flames with two canes to walk, who witnesses credit for saving a woman's life within seconds. >> but first, robots and retail. when major stores in the u.s. are expected to start hiring the robots. >> you're watching news 6 at 4:00, getting results for altamonte springs, daytona beach

>> all right. new at 4:30, a lot of people might really like this idea. imagine a robot helping you pick out your next outfit when you're at the mall. >> makes it a lot less difficult. as online shopping continues to

retailers are trying to compete. >> yes. this is very cool. they're going high-tech. not on their websites but in their stores, using new devices in order to get results and improve the shopping experience. you can say it's customer service probably like you've never seen before. >> hello, i am pepper. great to meet you. >> pepper could be coming to a store near you. the robot can tell you where an item is located inside a store and even suggest a jacket or dress that might look good. >> the style and confidence to help all body shapes. >> it was at the expo in new york. >> this allows you to see the differences before you make your choice. >> they say the company is using technology to give customers all the information they would find online while in the physical

motion sensors see when you're reaching for an item. >> technology is even changing the way we buy shoes. nordstrom and intel are testing this digital foot scanner that gives you a 3-d reading of your foot size, width and arch. >> levi's stores will soon allow you to ask for a different size. >> what i can do is choose the size that i actually want and request that item from a sales associate. >> it's technology designed to make in-store shopping a lot easier and maybe even more fun. >> you can expect to see many of these new technologies in stores here in the u.s. by the end of the year. i love the one where you can request an additional item in the dressing room.

and say, "excuse me?" >> i would be open if they had a price check. i don't know. i still like dealing with humans. >> you don't want to hang out with pepper? >> thinking about what we saw in the magazine or something. it's a whole experience going shopping instead of having someone pick it out for you. >> i'm all about time efficiency. i want pepper in my stores. >> most children learn to read in the first grade, but some babies in texas are getting a jump-start with a program that starts developing language skills as early as 0. the class is taught at the collins county public library and focuses on pre-reading skills like talking, singing and playing. the goal is to build neuro pathways through repetition. >> when he was born, we started out reading day one with him. while i was pregnant with him, i read a lot of things about introducing books from a very early age, so i wanted to, you know, lay that foundation for him.

say the advantage lights up the baby's brain faster and sooner. we've heard for a long time that, of course, reading to your kids, even when your pregnant is very good. >> or just talking a lot. >> absolutely, or talking to them. >> i don't know if talking, singing and playing are necessarily new concepts. a lot of people are talking about this story on facebook. [reading postings] >> here's one more. [reading postings] >> you can keep the conversation going at facebook.com/news 6. >> always fun to hear from people. >> chief meteorologist tom sorrells is joining us now.

>> got back into the 70's, started off the day with a beautiful, beautiful storm pin. >> that is nice. >> i saw that pink sunrise this morning. >> it was beautiful. take a look at that one. take a look at that one. >> that's nice. >> that's even better. >> i got one more from the cape. those are some gorgeous storm pins for you this afternoon. we'll have a few more tomorrow i'm sure because the storms will be knocking on the door. right now, radar is good to go. we have no radar echoes to track. i'm not looking for any tonight. but during the day tomorrow, everything's going to start to go the other way. this one lone echo you're seeing here to the west of deleon springs and south of pierson, that's a fire. you're seeing the smoke plume coming out of that fire. everywhere else, we're high and dry and will be during the it's during the day tomorrow that everything starts to change. right now, we're talking about temperatures that are holding at 66 in palm coast and 65 in daytona beach and 68 in new smyrna beach and we're still

in orlando. check out kissimmee. holding at 73 degrees. that's warm. that's well above normal by about two degrees here this afternoon. so we've gone from freeze warnings, a couple of days this week, all the way to above normal temperatures just like that. >> wind support makes a huge difference. right now, the wind in sanford, coming from the southeast at 12 miles per hour, a 9-mile-an-hour wind in orlando, 9 in ocala and 6 in the villages. all of the wind is either from the south or the southeast right now. eventually things change. i want you to look right now at satellite and radar together. all you're going to hear about on the national news tonight is how big the storm is. oh, my gosh, here comes the snow-maggedon type things for the folks in the northeast and the mid-atlantic. the moisture is flowing this way out of the gulf. when does this bother us? certainly not tonight. tonight's almost perfect. look at tomorrow morning. 9:00 tomorrow morning, most of the kids are in school. everything is good.

i want you to know that this cold front is going to change everything, bring in the rain, but it's not going to be like the ones on friday and sunday were. those had a lot of support and just exploded. these look impressive with rain. this is where it is by noon, from daytona beach to the villages, all the way to western orange county and southern lake and then by 2:00 in the afternoon, it's around blown past us in sanford and past downtown orlando, all the way into the brevard county area. so maybe some lingering rain in in volusia. heaviest rain by 2 in the afternoon and southern brevard and by 3 and 4:00, it's gone, out of here. the wind really starts to pick up. the winds will be blowing in here tomorrow at 30, gusting to 30, 35 miles per hour. it's going to be a tough run with the wind if you don't like the wind. saturday morning is a really blustery, windy kind of day where you couldn't get on the lake to do anything on saturday. probably not sunday either. look at my overnight lows for tonight. 55 in ocala.

57 from palm coast to 58 in daytona beach. the forecast for tonight in orlando, i'm calling it 57 degrees. winds from the south-southeast 5 to 10, partly cloudy, but here is tomorrow. first thing tomorrow, we have a reading of 59 degrees. by noon, we're back to 70. we tag about 73 to 75, depending on where you are in central florida, but the rain arrives by midday. that's the important thing that i want you to know. storms are returning. 80% chance for rain tomorrow. saturday, totally different set-up. saturday we're windy all day long with a high of 57. overnight lows saturday night is 38 degrees. it's going to be arctic cold up north. freeze warnings are expected again to come rolling our way on saturday. sunday's high is 58. >> it's going to be cold again. >> turning cold again, just in time for the weekend. yea! >> here's a unique view of the

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