tonight the dangerous drive. denails obvious on a wrong way trip down the beach. scheme what drivers did to get out of the way. weather alert, rain, lots of it. pushing towards central florida. we're in for a very wet we understand. i'm matt austin sxfrjts i'm lisa bell. the last couple storms blew by. tom sorrells is here about when the new time line will start. once we get it going, it'll be hard to get it to stop. we talked about this earlier tonight. not a lot of action on the east coast just yet. the showers have verified just

the first round of rain that will get here around 130-4:00 :30-4:00 in the in the morning, that it's light stuff on the way. there's the big cold front that will be the huge player for us during the day tomorrow. when does that really start? we'll take a look over the shoulder. lighter showers move in tonight. but by 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. meteorologist troy troy will be here tracking the arrival, the early show up of the storms by lunchtime. i'll be right back. we'll finish the pinpoint hour by hour for the entire day and wait until you see the rain fall total for the next 48 hours. they are impressed. all right tom, thank you. the best way to prepare for tomorrow is downloading our pinpoint weather app tonight. it's all there. just search wkmg in your app store. now to the dangerous strip. the man that went the wrong way

causing cars to swerve and crash. troopers believe he started going west near dallas boulevard. a trooper finally caught up to him at mile marker 16 right before the entrance to the 417. shaun chaiyabhat is live at fhp head quarters with more on who this driver is (i just spoke with that driver's son tonight. he tells me that his 78-year-old father is home and he is resting. but he is still very much confused. he has no idea how he got on to the high way the wrong way. >> for eight miles during rush hour. a a white car drove the wrong way for eight miles. it was a scary scene for oncoming drivers that swerved to avoid the pick up driving in the fast lane. they think the or deal began somewhere near dallas boulevard, when frantic calls to 911

it's possible the 78-year-old driver drove up this exit starting his path into traffic. and within seconds, began the first of two crashes. troopers say the first crash happened right near dallas boulevard where two cars swerved out of the way. and the second, three miles later at mile marker 21, where a truck swerved and hit the wall. we drove the same eight mile section of the beach line and even troopers say it's amazing nobody was injured. a trooper stationed at the express way authorities saw the truck coming head on and pulled over the confused driver. after all of this, they have recommended his license be reviewed. troopers also say that the family told them that they agree their father probably should not be driving any longer. matt?

this. shaun chaiyabhat thank you. we have breaking news at west. the leader of an armed group that occupied a wildlife refuge has been arrested. they arrested ammon bundy during a traffic stop. shots were fired during that arrest and one person killed. that person's id has not been released yet. the group began occupying the refuge weeks ago to protest land use policies. >> attack while trying to get on a links bus. he's in the hospital with a badly bruised face and bleeding in the brain. his attacker is in jail. sashell saunders talked to the family about what happened and how he's doing. >> reporter: that veteran was taken right here out of his own drive way. tonight his daughter says he's still in the hospital and preparing for surgery in the morning. >> at first i was like what happened? >> reporter: the wild ride

driver was picking up a patient on ronny street monday morning. >> i said i'll be right back, i'm going to the store. the bus should be back nipple. >> reporter: he was strapping in the 80-year-old wheelchair bound father. when out of nowhere, this man 37-year-old jumped inside the bus, took the wheel and floored it. >> the man jumped on the bus and said he was taking the bus. put it in drive and took off and my dad hit like on the middle of the bus face first. and then he flew out of the wheelchair. >> reporter: they were thrown dangerously around. leaving doctor and air force veteran like this. >> he has a small bleed in his brain. he also has a large hematoma on the front of his head. he is all black and blue. swollen.

[!speaker5]: and just as quickly it began, it was over. he ditch ed the bus and ran away. but eventually caught by police. they're still in shock. >> it's like anger and sad mixed up. it's both. why in -- what was he thinking? >> reporter: the lynx driver was able to able to point him out to police. he is now in jail facing carjacking, kidnapping and burglary charges. reporting in the springs, sashell saunders, news 6. breaking news, an election in 2016, donald trump says he's out of the next debate that is. the campaign announced tonight. trump will skip thursday's republican face off on fox news. as we told you last night, trump says he's not a fan of fox host megan kelly. he's accused the net work of playing games. trump stayed on the trail tonight in iowa with just six days until the caucus. he'll head to south carolina tomorrow before returning to iowa on thursday.

once the news broke. the texas senator went on the radio and challenged trump to a one on one debate. >> he's afraid of megan kelly. he's afraid of you and him and rush. and we can do it without any moderators whatsoever. i'm happy to go an hour and a half man know eh man know me and donald, with no moderators anytime before the iowa caucuses. and the race couldn't get much closer. a poll released today had 31% for trump and 29 for cruz. florida senator marco rubio is 29%. the urgent search for a three-year-old boy. he was maybe an escape in belusha county. a missing child alert for zander. he's believed to be with his mom and 24-year-old bull lock junior. he was last seen on work release

he was doing maintenance. they say he cut off his ankle monitoring device and disappeared can natasha and zander. they believe he's in a 2010 cobolt. euj l31. if you have any information, call 911. trying to kill two brevard county deputies. this is not his first run in with the law. jennifer ortega is live at the county jail. what'd you find out? [!speaker2]: well we did a background check on 22-year-old skyler francis, he's resisted arrest before in orange county. tonight he's behind bars here at the jail with two counties of attempted murder. deputies arrested francis and courtney johnson after violence call ed this morning on pineapple avenue. occasionally. long. it's a very quiet community. >> reporter: investigators say

break up an argument between the two when francis broke away and began hitting deputy michael in the back of the head with a glass baton. deputy marie skinner jumped into action to help her partner. they manage ed to subdue the couple and call for back up. >> they do what they have to do. it's a job. and they expect to go home to their families like anybody else would. but this isn't the first time they've had the run in with the law. they've been arrested before for violence in twlevent. now as for the deputies, we're told they're doing okay. francis is being held with no bond. courtney johnson is being charged with resisting arrest. and her bond is just $500. lisa? >> all right ment general ter, ortega live tonight. new tonight, a final decision on school reforms. they will allow them to wear blue genes.

brought back for approval. that's 28 days before they have to approve school uniforms yet again a. cool honor for a brevard county high school to celebrate superbowl 50. the nfl awarded astronaut high school with a pair of golden footballs. it represents astronaut grads that took part in a superbowl. they will display these two chemtive footballs. it's in honor of chris collins worth and wilber marshal. current line backer is also a astronaut grad. he'll be participating in his first superbowl on february 7th. the only place you can watch superbowl l is right here on news 6. they've got quite the connection there. i had no idea. just the challenge that scarred a child for life. >> how duct tape left him with

and plus an incredible rescue. a woman pinned underneath a car. the light rain starts soon and the big storms roll in here by midday. i'll pinpoint the arrival on top of our house. and then look ahead to when things calm down. first up, we have heavy on the holiday deck hang over. tips to minimize what you owe and how to make sure you're not in the same dilemma next season. you're watching the news 6 app,

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proof of your holiday spending spree. feeling the pain. now it's time to deal with the reprecautions. news 6 investigate eryka washington has tips on how to hand that will debt. >> reporter: those credit card bills team seem to grow and grow. >> we do things we know we can't afford to do and we do it to look good and in the end pay for it. >> reporter: the average american pays $15,000 in credit card debt. and the interest rates make it hard to pay off. >> and it puts people further in the hole. >> reporter: experts to urge self-reflection op how to build this mountain of debt and how to get rid of it. >> they always have a lot of money left over. but then i look through their bank statements and it doesn't tell the stale story. >> is it a short-term thing like

or is it just something where you're not that great at paying your bills on time or resisting the lure of extra credit? figuring out a budget is key. >> let's put a 12 month prosetses together that's going to actually get us to the zero balances we want to get to. >> reporter: tip number two, paying off the high interest balances first. >> it's going to give you more money at the end of the day. if you pay off the highest interest rate cards first, you'll have larger amounts to put towards the lower interest rates liter. >> reporter: tip three may sound crazy, but ask your credit card company for a lower interest rate. >> they have to work with their card holders in order to keep them from jumping ship to another officer that's out there. >> reporter: tip number four, you may want to consolidate all your bills into a new credit line. oh are balance transfer to a card with 0% interest. bankruptcy. it's not for everyone. so seek professional advice. >> live an interest free diet.

afford to pay you have. your interest builds on itself month after month. >> in action, and keeping your head in the stand is going to cause more and more trouble and make your problems worse. so you need to attack that debt issue head on. >> reporter: the key is to make a plan and negotiate with creditors. another idea is to budget now for christmas next year. you'll be surprised how far your money must go put ing a i little away each month eryka washington news six. site. people near by rush today help the person trapped inside. and waves continue ed to crash

torrential rain has caused big waves. it's more of the el nino effect perhaps. chief meteorologist tom sorrells affecting that area? >> el nino isn't in the equatorial pacific. it -- peru area. chile is (inaudible) the strip. okay. >> that's wild. that was a huge wave. >> it was a road waive, i thought. they were pounded by it. we have -- back. roadways hitting daytona beach cause ed by a thunderstorm. we'll talk about that later. we have a lot going on tomorrow. before we do the beast, let's do beauty before the beast. i have a storm coming in. out in cocoa beach, saw some. isn't it good, she called it rainbow sun. >> how about this one. sunset in hunter's creek, that was from daytona beach right there. there you go.

when i'm down re done with the weather, jump on your phone and send me photos of all the big rain that's happening tomorrow. big scattered showers are going to start to occur right after you wake up in the southern parts of the viewing area. tonight, host of showers offshore thirty miles per hour away. that doesn't appear to be much of a body pro. these down south, all the way to sarasota. look how fast they move. about an hour ago i was looking off the coast of sarasota. on hulk county on its way in. another hour and a half should be here. some of you will hear the rain during the overnight. that is not the big stuff. the big stuff is farther behind. here's future radar pushes some of the moisture through daytona beach. how about 1:30-2:00 in the morning. those showers are welcomed because it helps put a damper on the ones that come later. see the big line here?

driving it all. push the cold front this way. here we are by lunchtime tomorrow. wider range from the overnight is gone. heavier showers are ready to roll in. meteorologist troy bridges will be standing right here snapped five hours. we're giving you the update as you wake up early and what's going on with this. this is what it looks like by lunchtime. this is what it looks like by one. i'll be joining him by then. tracking the scattered showers and making sure you're safe. we're in the marginal zone for anything severe. so this cold front coming in doesn't as v as much support as the last two. not to say we won't have pockets to go severe. but it ought to be just a rocking rain event for the most of us. look how heavy the rain is by four in the afternoon. that's from sanford to orlando. that would be the area i'll be watching for severe divorce agreements through the afternoon. but look at this, this is the futurecast for 6:00 p.m. tomorrow evening. which means it's still raining in brevard. and some more scattered showers

talking about some appreciable rain fall totals if all this verifies. how much? early on, it's utterly impressedive. but through the day. whoosh. 10 o'clock tomorrow night, you could have some inches in the rain gauge. and by 11 o'clock, we could be approaching four-inches in the cocoa beach area. thatst a bunch of rain. overnight lows tonight, upper 50s-low 60s. 62 in the city of beautiful. here's tomorrow. okay but now you get it. it's going to rain. by noon toorm, 68, daytime high, 73. but we're going to be tracking showers through the day. come thursday, they linger. friday, awesome. the weekend, perfect. troy's in at 5:00. thank you. still ahead. an online challenge ends with a teen nearly being killed. tonight his warning to others to not take part in this dangerous dare.

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fire crews working frantically to free a woman who was pinned under a car. here's a closer look at this video. you can see the rescue efforts that played out in south florida.

drivers to stop and help the woman in diss stress. he and other drivers tried to lift the car. but no luck. so he got his jack from his car to release him of the pressure until help arrived. it's not known how the car ended up from the woman. no word on her condition tonight. hopefully she makes it through that. ping? magic? >> i'm speechless. i'm at a las for words. you're never at a loss for wortsdz. >> the circus had arrived in milwaukee. oh my goodness. special ping me inbox. how much you can expect to pay if you're looking to score that last minute tkt to the superbowl. >> coming up tomorrow, nearly

what happened? >> it's over, man. >> your (indiscernible) is gone? >> let's -- so sad. >> this is not good. i hate to be the barer of west palm beach once again. but the magic lost. they have lost. i was so on the band wagon. they had the 20-ones quick. right? they might be the worse team in

panic is in. i'm telling you, it's in. that is the circus act in the end. more miss shots. they stop the circus music. because jared hit a big three. but wait a minute, who's the world rebound right there. so that's going to put them -- what is he shouting at for? and there's no boxing out. they booed. final score, 107-100. >> ugh. >> execution down the stretch once again wasn't great. wow, another riveting magic la shay of the night. it's becoming a laughing matter. that's all i'm saying. a laughing matter. ping-pong drive go to

you can watch it unplugged. you can watch all my ping-pongs. you've the way you've never seen them before. the central florida craze. is gene simmons here? do you think they're going to make the play offs? do you gene? >> i don't think so -- >> i don't think so he wants to. >> i don't think so. he says no. they're not making the play offs. i don't believe anymore. roll this at 6 o'clock. go ahead hit this for me. [laughing] come on. it's now time for ping's pop quiz. >> honor of gene and wink. we do this thing it's old school. ping's pop quiz. i was talking about wink martin dale, old tick tack toe guy. remember him? you're truly an idiot for mocking them stick to your day job.

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