>> the woman who once sued casey anthony walks out of jail after she is accused of stealing from a cancer patient. only news 6 crews were right there to get answers from zenaida gonzalez. >> a carbon monoxide scare at this apartment. six people got sick and dozens more were evacuated. >> it is once again a wet start to the morning as we pinpoint rain. it could make for a dangerous drive on the roads. >> it is 5:30, thank you for waking up with us on this thursday. i'm bridgett ellison. >> i'm david hall. we start with the weather after on and off rain, we are once again seeing showers. let's get to troy bridges. what is the timetable in.

we'll see it all day. there you go, there's your answer. we'll see more through tonight and it gets better as we head into tomorrow. we had records yesterday across central florida when you consider the rainfall for that date. here they are. nearly two inches in many spots, even more than two inches in daytona beach as early as 8:30 yesterday morning. the old record, less than two inches in daytona beach set in 1937, orlando nearly two inches, the old record set in 1903. today we'll add on top of that, we could see another couple of inches of rain in sections of brevard county. that's why there is a flooding risk. most of us are dry, there are areas of drizzle you are not seeing on the radar, even along i-4 in orange county, a lot of heavy rain to our south. the risk for severe storms, south of our area in south florida. if you are driving in that direction, be ready for that. most of the heavy rain moving into areas like floridana beach,

kennedy space center, a little bit of light rain and drizzle. today a lot of clouds, not a lot of sunshine and a 70% coverage of more on and off rain. 73 at 4:00. coming up, a big cooldown tomorrow and drying conditions. we'll take it. let's check on the roads. many of them are wet from some of that light rain. amy in the napleton traffic center. good morning, amy. >> good morning to you at home. even a little bit of rain can complicate things. it is dark out but you can still see the shiny areas. there is certainly a decent amount of puddle from last night. there is a dreary start to the day. watch out for the remaining puddles. construction is not a factor, that's one of good side effects. everything looks fantastic. speeds looking excellent for the time being. that is your check on traffic. back over to you. >> we continue to follow breaking news.

the casey anthony case, zenaida gonzales, walks out of jail after being arrested. she is accused of stealing from a cancer patient. our crew was the only one there. detectives say gonzalez and her boyfriend stole a cancer patient credit card and bought $800 worth of stuff while he was in the hospital getting treatment. you might remember gonzalez sued casey anthony for defamation, claiming casey framed her. that suit was thrown out. news 6 reporter kirsten o'connor is following this breaking news story. she'll have an update in 30 minutes. >> we are following breaking news in orlando where six people have been sickened following carbon monoxide poisoning at an apartment complex. it happened at walden pond condos, not far from i-4. johnny fernandez is out there live. johnny, the complex is actually evacuated as a precaution to keep other people from getting sick. >> that's right.

now fire crews say they tell me it can take 24 hours for some people to go back into their apartments. i want to show you video from when fire crews were on the scene. the cause of the mess was an indoor generator that was used inside one of the apartments for maintenance. crews say they got a call from dr. phillips hospital after family of four went there feeling ill. they were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. when crews got here, they discovered the generator and they say two other people from the complex were also transported with symptoms to the hospital. we are back out live. police tell me that everyone that was transported to the hospital and being treated for this, they are expected to be ok. once i get more information, i'll pass those updates to you on air and online, powered by news 6. >> thanks. this is the second carbon monoxide scare in central florida in the past few hours. last night two people in orange

hospital after firefighters say they got sick. it happened around 11:00 along governor's avenue. right now, firefighters tell news 6 that a gas generator could be to blame there. >> it is a somber day in the history of space travel as today marks 30 days since the explosion of space shuttle challenger. it broke apart seconds after liftoff. >> all seven astronauts aboard died. today a special ceremony is being held to honor the crew. mark, crews of two other space tragedies will be honored during this day of remembrance. >> reporter: yes, bridgett. crew members from apollo one and space shuttle columbia will also be remembered in this morning's ceremony. because of the rain moving through the area, it is going to be held inside here behind me next to mementos and artifacts

now 30 years since the tragedy, many remember that fateful day. >> what do you remember the most? >> to see the earth from the new perspective of the shuttle. >> the worz of christa mccull live as she and others planned for their mission, one that ended in disaster. >> the space program experienced a national tragedy. >> a tragedy that many school children witnessed as well. parents finding it difficult to explain how something like this could happen. >> i know it is hard to understand but sometimes painful things like this happen. it is all part of the process of exploration and discovery. >> many believed the weather played a factor. 30 years later, a nation looks back at a somber day in our history. >> we will never forget them nor the last time we saw them

for their journey and waved good-bye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of god. >> as those out here are making preparations for the ceremony, nasa officials say they still plan on doing a wreath laying ceremony at the memorial, this is all weather permitting. if it seems to dry u up in the area. today's ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10:00 this morning. >> mark, thank you. you can take a look back at the challenger shuttle mission right now on our website. we have a slide show featuring the crew and the investigation into what caused the explosion. head to clickorlando.com, and look at the top of the home page. >> new evidence in the case of a woman murdered in her orlando building. this includes chilling video taken hours before the victim was found dead showing her with the suspect.

so this shows security guards escorting 27-year-old sasha samson to and from the parking garage. minutes later, police say ducksbury killed and raped her. for the first time, prosecutors released photos taken inside the crime scene. the pictures also show duxbury with injuries on his arms. duxbury at the apartment, police found his finger and shoe print inside. he remains locking up on sexual battery and murder charges. >> new this morning in brevard county, firefighters working to feg out what sparked a fire inside an indy atlantic church. these were taken by firefighters at the scene. investigators say the fire at first baptist church was contained to an electrical panel and part of the wall. no one was hurt. >> right now, a 3-year-old boy believed to be with his mother and escaped inmate remains missing. the volusia county sheriff's office released this picture

they say this is the car the three are believed to be using. it is a white chevrolet cobalt with tags that read uuj. officials say zan der is most likely with his mom. bullock is an inmate who did not return to community release center. if you see them, please call 911. >> voters will once again get the chance to decide whether medical marijuana should be legal. a group tells news 6 it has collected enough signatures to get the issue back on the november ballot. united for care says it collected more than 600,000 petitions. the measure known as amendment 2 needs 60% approval to pass. the last time it was on the ballot, it came close with 58% of the vote. >> time to talk weather with troy bridges. it is a wet start this morning. >> we are seeing light rain and drizzle in large parts of central florida including orange county. most of the heavier rain is down to the south and southeast in

region that will likely see another two inches add up on top of some of those record totals. the flooding risk is there mainly in brevard county. that's where we are seeing more of the moderate to heavy rain. some of this pushing out to sea. back inland to palm bay, mico seeing more of that as we take you down to street level and pinpoint where you are seeing the heavy rain. mico, you'll see more of this moving in and out and back in again through the day. the bus stop looking wet, 64 will be the temperature at 7:00 this morning with a 40% chance for rain. grab your umbrella, you'll need it today. the coverage at 70% this afternoon at 3:00 at the bus stop, warming to 73. we are giving away an umbrella at 6:45 to the best storm pin photo. let's check on the roads with amy. you know where she is. the napleton traffic center. >> thank you, troy. we know a little bit of rain can impact the morning drive. right now, we are still doing

not a lot going on. it looks like your drive times really, really moving nicely either direction of 95. really the rest of your main arteries looking fantastic. let's look outside, here is i-4. you can see some of that wetness on the roadways, extra caution again especially around the curves in the road. a very good idea. this is a live check outside, over by state road 535. that is eastbound, that is westbound. that's your check on traffic. i'll send it back over to you at the desk. >> lawmakers are debating the death penalty. >> what changes they are considering after a raebt supreme court ruling. >> controversy at a high school. what one wrestling team is giving away in a raffle has many people raising their eyebrows. >> we are continuing to follow news. six people sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning.

>> welcome back. an apartment complex was evacuated after carbon monoxide sends six people to the hospital. we are told their injuries are not life threatening. police says it appears construction workers accidentally left the generator running there. >> also overnight, zenaida gonzalez walked out of jail after posting bond on charges she stole a cancer patient's credit card. our crews were the only one there when she was released. we tried to ask her several questions but she refused to answer anything. you might remember gonzalez once sued casey anthony for defamation. >> there is breaking news out west. authorities have arrested three more people in connection with that armed standoff at a

the leader of the group who took over the refuge earlier this month was arrested earlier this week. bundy is telling the others involved to stand down and go home. in a statement he is asking the federal government to allow the remaining people to leave without being prosecuted. the group took over on january 2 to protest federal land policy. >> new this morning, the florida legislature is working on a bill to overhaul the state death penalty law because of a recent supreme court ruling that said the current system was unconstitutional. lawmakers say they wanted a new bill passed within a couple of weeks. one of the changes is dealing with the number of jurors to recommend the death penalty. florida only requires a simple majority to recommend the sentence to a judge. this could mean a unanimous vote would be need. >> a wrestling team in georgia is raising eyebrows over a prize being offered in a fund raising raffle.

gets a brand new .9 millimeter pistol. >> i'm sure it is not nothing directed towards weapons or anything. >> the school district said the raffle is being done by the booster club and the district doesn't have any control over what is being offered as a prize t. booster club says they are following all federal and state rules when it comes to the guns. the winner will need to pass a background check. >> is it worth a million dollars. >> that's how much someone was willing to pay for a photo of potato. it was taken by a celebrity photographer who is known for portraits of famous people like yoko ono.

million. this fetched 1 million 80 thousand dollars. if the price is verified, it will be the 15th most xvps photo sold. >> good lighting. >> it is stim a picture of a single potato. >> it was a potato. our storm pinners can take good photos as well. i don't know if they are worth that much either. here are a couple of photos we have from yesterday of the rain gauges. people love to show us how much rain they got. two inches, even more than two inches in clermont. we appreciate that. another one here. this is in tavares. you can see more than two inches, getting closer to three inches. the official totals come from the national weather service. we did have some records

likely to get more rain leading to flooding in parts of brevard county. don't forget, we'll give away an umbrella to one of our storm pinners today. we'll pick one of the photos. at 6:45, we'll give away the news 6 umbrella. very cool. you'll need an umbrella today. not as much rain this morning as we saw yesterday at this time. we are seeing a little bit of light rain and drizzle along i-4 and the 408. many of our major roadways there in orange county. the heaviest stuff remains well to our south. you can see an area of low pressure tracking to the north and as it does so, as well as energy and moisture from the gulf of mexico, we'll see more showers building in. rain a factor through the afternoon drive today. right now, we are seeing some moderate to heavy rain, pushing off into areas like floridana beach and back over to areas like palm bay. we'll see that ongoing through the morning hours this morning. let's pinpoint to street level some of these showers we are

there is indialantic, areas north near sharon avenue. orange street, down to street level looking wet. here are the temperatures out the door. 62 in orlando and sanford. 61 in ocala. 61 in daytona beach. here's a look at your pinpoint accurate forecast. >> notice the sky. plenty of clouds, a 40% coverage of rain. we'll increase rain chances to 70% by 4:00. on and off, showers and even a couple of thundershowers. the main threat will be flooding rain. a 40% coverage of rain through 10:00 tonight. coming in waves, not raining all day all the time. there you go, 5:00 this afternoon for the drive home. before that at 3:00 at the bus stop, the kids will need the rain gear through 7:00, still seeing a few lingering showers. early in the morning tomorrow we push that out t. drive to work tomorrow looking good and dry. today, the low 70's in most spots.

afternoon. tomorrow's high with. >> mix of sun and clouds and no rain. 67. there's the weekend, 70 on saturday, 73 on sunday. sunday morning starting off at 49. chilly but a nice rebound with no rain. let's check on the roads with amy in the napleton traffic center. good morning, amy. >> good morning to you at home. things are looking fine for you to get your day rolling and hit the roads. checking out fine with no reported issues. of course, we'll need you to take it easy on the roads. seeing a lot of wetness out there still. everything is coming back fine. pick your area, not going to have a lot of issues. we'll check it out this way. i-4 westbound, lake mary boulevard to colonial drive. 14 minutes, turnpike to state road 408, only taking you five minutes. we are off to a very good start. that's your check on traffic. i'll send it back over to you. >> a flight for the record book. >> at the top of the hour. find out which airline is

a flight that is more than 18 hours long. >> next, a check of the big stories including breaking news only news 6 was there as zenaida gonzalez bonded out of jail. what she had to say after accusations she stole hundreds

>> let's get a check of the headlines including breaking news in orange county. only news 6 was there to try to get answers from zenaida gonzalez as she got out of jail. she is now accused of stealing the credit card of a man suffering from cancer. then racking up hundreds of dollars in charges. >> sex people recovering after getting sickened pi carbon monoxide at an orlando apartment. maintenance crews left a generator on flooding apartments

>> nasa is holding a ceremony, remembering a fallen astronaut. the ceremony taking on even more meaning this year. today marks 30 years since the shuttle challenger exploded during lift au. >> law enforcement in florida is coming under fire. >> who is suing, accusing officers and deputies of unfairly ticketing drivers for seat belt violations. >> donald trump won't back down after refusing to take part in tonight's debate. what he is saying about the decision and his alternate plans. >> in marion county, an arrest of a deputy accused of using excessive force. for the first time this video is being released. troy? >> this morning, we are not seeing a lot of heavy rain but there is a lot of light rain and drizzle. the low cloudiness, even fog to deal with for the drive to work. we'll talk about changes on the way. a cooldown. when you can expect it in minutes. >> you are watching news 6 getting results for all of

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