tonight, foul play, a team of thieves smash into family's cars while they're watching their kids play. it's a crime of opportunity that happens moms and dads demanding results pal i'm ginger gadsden and lisa bell has the night off. glad you're with us tonight. i'm matt austin. nearly half a dozen smash and grabs happened alone. it's just east of 429. erik sandoval is there tonight. some of those families, they think they know who's behind this. some of those parents say

this is dark right now, but imagine, this is broad daylight when the cars were broken into. investigators need your help in finding out who did this. game time tonight outside of west orange's girl's club, all eyes focused on action on the field. they were watching their children playing baseball, hardly noticing their cars. which is just steps a i way. >> it was heart breaking the parents that were feeling as distraught as i was. coach katherine said her minivan said hearse was one of seven vehicles targeted. you can see, they busted through her driver side window to steel her purse, which she had locked inside. >> i put it in my console area. thises where i drop my stuff. and i took a book bag and put it on top. >> her window is still shattered. parents tonight told us these brakes ins are a graying problem.

field, we shouldn't have to worry about our our cars getting broken into. >> it's hard for women, we want to exercise, and go places, but we need our purse. we need to have our wall lets, our id. it does become difficult. i think a lot fe us are getting prayed upon. now i did talk with orange county sheriff's investigators tonight, they are going to increase their patrols around this area. we were out here most of the night tonight, we didn't see one marked sheriff's patrol car out here. we're going to be circling back with them tomorrow morning to see if there may have been an un-marked car out here or if something more needs to be done. erik sandoval news 6. we appreciate it. just now, a scary crash, a car flipped over at 4:34. a woman was inside of this. she's okay. no word on what caused it. donald trump is victorious again tonight.

racked up two wins so far. as for florida senator marco rubio, a shut out. not only has he not won snow states tonight, he might not pick up a single delegate. beating ted cruz by double digits. rubio wasn't close getting 5% of the vote. and it wasn't better for rubio up north. trump came out in front and thanked rubio tonight. marco helped me a lot because he called ted a liar. he said you're a liar. that's the first time. look, i know politicians better than anybody. they're liars. they're serious liars. more importantly, they'll never get you to the promise land. ever. they'll never get you to the promise land. they won't do it. because they're controlled by the special interests. split decision for the democrats so far tonight. hillary clinton won mississippi as soon as the polls closed. it is neck in neck, bernie sanders with a slight lead. it is still too close to call.

add win tonight and took a shot at trump. >> running for president shouldn't be about delivering insults. it should be delivering results for the american people. next for the democrats, a face off in florida. tomorrow night in miami. and i will be there. we will have a complete wrap up tomorrow night at 11:00. knew at 11:00 now, it's happened again. someone try ed to steel your info at the pump. a skimmer found at another local gas station. the mobile 7-11. sashell saunders is there live for us tonight. sashell saunders, this problems aspears to be spreading across central florida. >> reporter: yeah, matt austin, it is definitely not slowing down. but lawmakers have come up with a plan to help put a stop to it and help catch those thieves. >> if you're going to fill up and get gas, that's probably the

look and see if any device is on there. >> reporter: the police chief sending out a warning on social media for folks to check their credit card statements after gas station workers at the mobile on mitchel ham might be found a skimmer on pump ten. >> i'd rather deal inside and deal with a cashier, i've got more trust with them. >> reporter: as fast as they're taken down, another one pops up. there have been at least a half dozen incidents reported in weeks. the skimmers placed perfectly on top of the card swiper. most don't recognize it. >> they're all different. so it's like how do you know? >> reporter: the masked credit card number thefts have prompted lawmakers to take action. one forcing gas stations to install security devices on pumps. the other making stiffer penalties for thieves. and also making it easier to charge them with felonies. >> i feel bad for the people that get caught up in that and become a victim. you know?

work hard for their money. those bills will be waiting on the governor's desk to be fined. as far as if the skimmer is found here, police chief is saying to check your credit card statements. if you use this gas station within the last five days. reporting live. sashell saunders news 6. thank you. and just hours now, this man will face a judge for murder. melbourne police believe john lieu ca beat another man outside a restaurant after the superbowl. the victim was found in the parking lot. he's charged with second degree murder. tonight it is up to governor scott to end permanent alimony. lawmakers passed a bill to end it. the length of the marriage and the spouse's income will help determine the amount and the number of alimony payments. it urges judges to consider equal timesharing. and in 2013, scott vetoed a similar bill. the governor has not said if he will sign this new version.

is planning a trip most of us will never even try. wouldn't want to. the first leg of a flight to cuba. but the second is the part that has us curious. the mayor says he'll paddle his way back on a homemade raft. news 6 reporter. >> reporter: as he prepares for his big trip from cuba to key west. four barrels some plywood and a dream that stretches across the ocean. >> first is for adventure, and experience what the men women and children do to get here. >> reporter: cline johnson preparing for his epic journey. he's building a raft. and will float on it by himself. during the 90 mile trip. >> there is some risk, but i

and i'm really excite ed to go onto it. >> reporter: he plans to post updates online during the potentially dangerous trip. >> every ten minutes there's an update on where i'm at. and i'll be able to send messages out during the trip to give updates on what's going on. and the size of the shark that swims by or whatever. >> reporter: all in an effort to share a story he says hasn't been told. many cuban immigrants make this trip to get to the united states seeking a better life. >> i empathize with the journey and it's something i really want to know more about what they go through to get here. >> reporter: the united states and the caribbean country, reestablished diplomatic relations last july. he hopes his trips will help together. >> i'm writing about it and sharing about it. and trying to bring more awareness to opening up these borders. >> reporter: in deberries. amanda castro news 6.

he leaves iffer cuba in mid april. it could take anywhere from 2-10 days to get back to u.s. soil. >> it'll be quite the trip. >> life saving controversy. a firefighter rescues a baby girl, and then get suspended for what he did. what his bosses say he did wrong that landed him in trouble. pay back for a cab by. robbed at gunpoint on camera. he get s the last laugh. how the tables were turned. we have had nothing but beautiful weather here the last few days. the storms all back out west. starting to lean in right here from new orleans all the way up to tennessee. i'll be back to talk about when rain shows up. i'll pinpoint some superwarm days ahead as well. first, though, a florida teen fights off a kidnapper. >> i just (inaudible) run away and scream. but it would take more than that.

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>> how she was able to get away. has her story. >> reporter: it was that quick thinking with this 13-year-old's book bag that may have very well saved her life. >> i didn't want to go outside. i was scared. >> reporter: and now? >> i don't like, well, i never liked walking. >> reporter: we're not showing her face, but surveillance cameras caught the after math. 13-year-old running. looking back at times at the driver of this tan suv. she was walking in front of the high school when the driver was headed. she ignored the stranger and he turned around and parked before she knew it, she says the man in this sketch grabbed her from behind. but her heavy book back was in the way so she couldn't get a good grip. >> i was pulling his wrists away from each other. and that's when like i guess he gave up and i just kept running.

>> she was panicked. she was scared. >> reporter: the 13-year-old ran to a relative's house where her aunt was waiting. the teen was in tears. >> she fought for her life and all we have to do is catch him. >> reporter: they're following leads. this young woman was brave finding a strength she didn't know she had. that was andrew perez. more people have come forward claiming to have seen this guy. but he has still not been caught. more scary stuff. caught on video, a cab driver robbed at gunpoint, but the thief did not get away with it. >> give me all your money, man. give me everything you got. now. i need it now. we can do this the easy way or the hard way. promise, you're going to like how this ends. the pennsylvania taxi drivered handed over money wall let in an attempt to save his own life.

a sheriff deputy siting behind the cab the entire time. he initially turned his lights on was the cab fail ed to move through a green light. then he heard the driver say please don't shoot me. you see the lights on back there. the deputy jumped in and arrested that 18-year-old promptly. >> oh my goodness. a lot of people eh essential slay kids dread a trip to the dentist. especially if it involves a procedure and a drill. well sometimes, it may even mean being sedated, which could be pretty risky. but, now there's a new reed your that can be done. it's totally drill free and safe for kids. how it works and why it eliminates some of the risk. that's coming up tomorrow at 11. all right, you can eat all the candy you want. >> i don't think that's what that story is intended to do. maybe that's not the entire -- it's the. >> who likes it? >> i sit there with my legs crossed and my hands gripping. and they make so much fun of me. you're not alone.

but he is the man when it comes to the weather. another gorgeous day. >> thank you thank you. cards, letters, candy. thanks so much. i have fantastic pictures tonight from storm fans. >> look at that. >> how nice is that? >> that is sweet looking. beautiful work, steve, what about this one? >>okay. >> our friend beech, who's name i got to get over. >> look at that. >> just standby. gary the cheater, he cheats. look at that. >> what in the world? >> it's orlando. >> that's the best one i've seen in a long time. >> he is so incredible. >> that could be a magazine cover. >> here's another one. >> good one jerry, thank you so much. if you want to look at all these, i don't have time to leave them up forever, just go download storm pin's app on your smart phone or pad or smart device, you can look at them all they're great. clear in central florida. all the big warnings pushing over to memphis. all the way down to the state

jackson will eventually get in on the action. normally by this time of the night, i don't really care what the daytime high was and you wouldn't either. today we hit 80. wow, 80? we're going to do even better than that tomorrow. before all is said and done. we maid it to 79 in sanford. the same in ocala. and 77 in melbourne. and all over southern brevard county. in orlando, we're at 65. melbourne 68, ocala tonight in marion county, you've tumbled back from a really warm day to 63 . satellite and radar together. not a lot of cloud cover. just a big ridge of high pressure dominant, taking over the entire area. it's the cold front marches on those big scattered showers continue to erupt across the nation's interior. for us, as long as the high city's in place. we stay warm and dry all the way into the weekend. and all the way into saturday before the rain kicks in. rain chances ramp up a little

but increases to 30% on saturday, overnight low side is 57 in the land. i'm going to call it 59 all the way down to oh veto. marijuana county is cool at 54. 54 in the villages. titusville, 62. 65 will do it in melbourne and 62 in cay mondayvill. forecast in orlando. it. partly cloudy at work. the overnight low tumbles to 62. here's a break out on tomorrow. first thing in the morning, the temperature reading at 63 , it's still mild by noon. 79. daytime high, 84. keep in mind the normal daytime high is 77. we're crushing it. the heat is already on. planning forecast for the next tomorrow. still kind of breezy. and dry on thursday. come friday, we're warm, but our

saturday's rain chance is 30%. do not forget the to spring forward sunday. saturday night before you lay down to go to sleep, you got to put the clocks forward sunday. monday 83. and check it out. one week from today. daytime high of 88 . meteorologist troy bridges will be right here at 5:00 a.m. sleep tight neighbors. it's time for our run away country storm of the day. by kyle's roofing. go to clickorlando.com/run away country. for your chance to win. join us tomorrow for another chance to win. and parking for run away country 2016. still aheed, a firefighter's quick thinking, landed him in

caught on camera, a smash and grab. they took off with the atm. detectives believe the crooks knew the lay out and fully prepared to pull the machine, which was bolted to the floor. after watching the video, they found the license plates on the truck were switched. the thieves have not been caught. tonight two volunteer firefighters have been credited with save ing a girl's life. but their actions have gotten them suspended. >> ten out of ten times i would do the same thing. here's how it went down. captain james kelly responded to a call for an 18 month girl. he found the child standing in the middle of the road. he called dispatchers and told the first unit was 12-15 miles away. he put the little girl in the fire truck and took her to the hospital himself. that night he found out he and his fellow firefighter were placed on leave. you're not supposed to take

>> we basically did the best with what we had and went with it. she's doing great. that's what matters. so the two volunteer firefighters have been reinstated. it has a good ending here. the little girl's parents say they're extremely grateful for their quick aqs in saving their daughter's life. >> a quick thinking trooper is being call ed a hero after saving two kids from this burning car. now we showed you this incredible video today at four. now tonight, we're hearing from the officer himself. >> all of a sudden, i see ten-feet of flames shooting from underneath the car. pieces of car actually on fire falling off. the california high way patrol officer was driving behind the car when he saw it started smoking and catch fire, he told the driver to pull over. the video showed the driver pulling a boy and girl to safety. you see it there. but it wasn't easy. you could hear them screaming. he said the driver side door was jammed. so the driver had to

and the back doors were locked. >> decided to reach through and unlock them. and try ed to get the doors open as quick as i could and get them out of there. he is a hero. the four family members were treated for smoke inhalation, but we are told they are all going to be okay tonight. unbelievable. seconds in that smoke could have been really bad. ping is joining us. >> tonight, i will tell the truth about myself. >> we're not ready. >> you better be ready for this. plus we're getting ready. next week, the arnold palmer invitation in central florida. i sit down with mr. p, we try to put them on the spot. and making them budge on something. right after this. >> we have a long security lines at the airport might be here to stay. >> coming up tomorrow on the morning news. why orlando police are looking

th this is violet. she's been waiting for this moment for awhile. a moment other kids wouldn't think twice about. her first bowl of cheerios. because now that cheerios are gluten free, violet, and many others are enjoying their first

we actually get to talk a little football. >> it's all about the nfl. we're going to start the preseason in five months. tom's roady. about the next 40 or so minutes with free agency about to start tomorrow, it's time to wheel and deal. there's a ton of chatter that the jags are trying to get a deal done with ivory. are you hearing this rumor's true right now? he's in the know. he's a arena football owner. ivy comes off this month -- carry the ball 247 times with seven rushing tds and 30 receiving tds. is he worth the money the jags will have to shell out to

6 million in a multiyear deer. 6 million a year for 28-year-old. personally i don't think a running back at that age is worth a whole lot. his best days are behind him. he's got one good year left. tonight, the people close to the masters bought the ninth hole of a country club for $27 million. the reason, the thirteenth hole at augusta national, butts up against the ninth hole. they will now extend the famous par 513 to make it more difficult. the masters starts august 7th with the third and final round seen right here on news 6 on the ninth and tenth. a tradition unlike any other. speaking of golf, mr. palmer a four time masters champ is ready to host his pga four this week. round one starts next thursday