the daytona beach news journal reports the money will be approved at tonight's meeting. it will pay for 70 camera.... and 70 new tasers. the department is seeking a 5-year deal contract for the devices. in brevard county... someone is vandalizing republican campaign @ signs in melbourne. and-- they are using a tag-line used by democratic candidates. along the "wickham road corridor" -- we spotted 3 donald ` trump signs--- and 2 ted cruz signs-- all defaced with the same message. in spray paint--the signs read "feel the bern"-- a slogan made popular by bernie sanders. melbourne police say they have not received any complaints about the signs. but-- defacing them is considered a misdemeanor. for those who spend all year analyzing politics -- today is like the superbowl in florida. that includes bud hedinger of "good morning orlando" on "w-f-l-a" bud: what are your predictions for today? what do you think happened to marco rubio's campaign? no you can listen to bud --on his show orlando" --every morning from 6 a.m. saving you money on the fox 35 pump patrol-- regular gas is

according to the "daytona news journal" --the boy told police he was trying to drive. he reportedly told investigators he was playing with the keys... and pulled down the shifter-- which caused the s- u-v to roll into traffic. the boy also says he got out of the car... to try and stop it. the case is still under investigation. also new this morning-- the man accused of vandalizing a titusville church will go before a judge today. michael wolfe is scheduled to be arraigned at 8 o'clocj this morning-- in brevard county. he was arrested back in january... after police say he used a machete to destroy a mosque on new year's day. wolfe was originally charged with armed burglary and criminal mischief. but "florida today" reports the charges have been upgraded to a hate crime-- which means-- wolfe could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted. in orange county-- a orlando boy is now speaking out... after saving his friend from drowning in a canal. risked his own life... to pull him from the water. tiffany teasley has the story. in volusia county-- a man remains behind bar

at the airport, rather, 84 new smyrna beach. daytona, cocoa beach. an offshore wind giving us a very warm day today. still have the heat index of 90 in sanford. this is not compared to the summer, the dew points and huptd will go sky high once we start getting the rainy season kicked in. we're in the dry season officially now. there's the wind gust, the day for the spring breakers, 87. what a day tomorrow is going to be as well. from the low to even upper 80s along the beaches. water temperature 66 in daytona. getting in there. 73, though, warming up at cocoa beach and a low risk for rip currents. just doesn't get much better spring break week. earlier today. behind a weak front that kind of fizzled, get that southwest wind, that's why we've been so darn hot today. really the next three days, we'll keep it on the hotter side. we desperately need rainfall. that will start late thursday into friday. baldwin park tonight, temperatures in the upper 60s, for that nice two mile jog around lake baldwin. kissimmee, st. cloud, temperatures hugging close to 70

live the daytona international speedway, matt grant, wesh 2 news. adrian: you' ll likely see more motorcycles on the roads while bike week begins in daytona beach. our dot cameras captured this it involved a motorcycle, who was injured. drivers are urged to use caution while driving around bikers. and we are also learning new details tonight in a crash that left two people dead in west orange county. troopers now say one driver ran a stop sign, causing the crash late last night in winter garden. wesh 2' s matt lupoli learned, children are among the injured. matt: pieces of plastic and metal torn and strewn about near avalon and mckinney roads in winter garden show the impact of a crash that took two lives and injured several others. florida highway patrol investigators tell us one car careened into another here, overturned, then took down these three trees along the road' s shoulder. troopers say the driver of a small coupe, 45-year-old robert hughes, failed to obey a stop sign at the intersection. the car crashed into a van with six people inside, t

but first, another hat thrown into the ring. daytona beach police chief mike chitwood announced he's running for the volusia county sheriff. he's the eighth person to announce he wants the job. loren korn is looking at the race now that chitwood has decided to join. >> reporter: after being with the police department for 10 years, chief mike chitwood said it's time to shake things up in volusia county and he says he's the man to do it. cheers from supporters. >> he's a people person. he listens to you. >> i recognize what he has done here is necessary to be replicated throughout the country. >> reporter: as mike chitwood announced on monday he's going to run for volusia county sheriff. >> you'll get a sheriff who is accessible, transparent and hard-working. people were coming up shaking my hands, chief, you're making a mistake, you got to run, reconsider, reconsider, reconsider. >> reporter: he said he had no choice. he outlined his vision if elected which included more technology. >> we need things to help deputies do their jobs, keep

look at the difference on our skycam at daytona beach, clear sky there. it all depends on the real estate u.s. sitting on. 77 degrees right now. if you turn this camera around face the other direction it is so basically beachside you are beautiful, everything else inland, plenty of clouds. 75 degrees in orlando. 77 the villages. here is a look at the visible. right along the shore and is gorgeous, the rest of us here are still gorgeous with a few clouds. great weather if you' re heading to kissimmee. the astros welcome the braves to town. 81 degrees are temperature for the first pitch. a great spring training day. east southeasterly wind which means we have gusty wind and plenty of warm temperatures. look at these readings. keep in mind our average this time of year is 77. i don' t see any 70' s on the map. 83 degrees today in orlando, same thing in the villages. 84 ocala, 81 from titusville. unfortunately, we are all suffering in the old pollen allergy department. predominant pollens are oak, grass, and bayberry. 83' s are high temperature, watches the re

the record is 91 from 1971. right now in daytona beach, holding at 69 . 20 cooler right now than we were for our daytime high today. winds from the west, southwest at nine miles per hour h. no, 30 cooler right? no 20 cooler. doing the math at the same time. it doesn't work for me. winds out of the west right now. the humid is picking up at 70%. orlando 73 right now. melbourne 73. and ocala tonight. you're already down to 68 , so in this area, ocala to gainsvill, and maybe in the village, you have the fog this morning. i really believe these spots that are cooling down already end up with more fog again tomorrow morning. watch the water vapor loop, you see what's happening here. all that dry air we were talking about sagged down to the south and out to the east. it's not all lower level moisture, but just like the dry air the last couple days, as the upper level mixes down. eventually, we'll get back to the rain. first thing tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m., meteorologist troy bridges will be here. as the day wears on the sun is taking

the water. it will be choppy out there. only a high of 76 at daytona beach. orlando city soccer, 76 degrees at 2:00 when acting get started. -- when that game get started. the waves will be increasing throughout the day. watch out if you are going into the water. look at the seven-day forecast, we are warming right on through the work week. we will talk about a chance of rain in the forecast, as we head into next weekend. cara: the florida police department a video in the hope of shedding some light on a growing problem. that thousands of people o this one goes out to all the allergy muddlers. you know who you are. you've lost your game. literally. your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons. and your sneezes are a force to be reckoned with. well allergy muddlers, muddle no more . try zyrtec for powerful and zyrtec is different than claritin . because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec . muddle no more . and now introducing rhinocort allergy spray. powerful relief from the makers of zyrtec cara: new video this morning

the daytime highs, we hit 89 in daytona beach. that's the one we focused on all we did tie the record from in 1985. 87 in orlando and 84 was the high today in ocala. right now, no rain on radar. we had scattered showers down south. those have long since clocked out. no rain is happening in this part of florida. it's going to be a while before we get more showers. current temperatures, 77 in ocala. 80 in leesburg. 83 in orlando. the on-the-town forecast for tonight within the hour when the sun goes down, partly cloudy, 77. 9:00, 75. and the 10:00 hour, 73. i'll be right back and pinpoint overnight lows tonight and the heat is back for tomorrow. >> ginger: 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. >> lisa: well a strange mishap at gun range sent six people to the hospital. >> julie: hear what went wrong, in minutes. also a family's emotional plea after a middle schooler's life what school leaders are doing to

police are investigating an incident just off the track at the daytona national speedway.. that left four people hurt. investigators say abbie kinney was drunk when she plowed her pickup truck into four people and five campers over the weekend. it happened at the speedway's infield, where many people camp out... one of those campers was shocked to see what happened. "she hit this one camper up there and then she kept on going and then she hit another camper and busted right up into it" i mean at first she didn't know where she was at. she came out of the she didn't know where police say the woman was failing numerous field sobriety she faces a long list of charges. grab a bowl... it's national cereal day! approximately half of americans start their day with a and 2-point-7 billion every year. today celebrates the breakfast favorite... tell us your favorite cereal... on the fox19 now facebook fan page. 4 shot time now for the fox19 flashback.... nats still ahead... a pro-wrestler is in a battle with the gossip site, gawker. but first a check of your current traffic and weathe

the daytona beach news journal reports.... the school board decided last night to move back a vote on the issue. the uniforms would include matching polo shirts... khakis... and closed- toe-shoes. the board is set to hold discuss uniforms further on march 29th. after months of waiting.... u-c-f is set to make a splash in downtown orlando. ool... getting the green light to break campus. coming up-- find out how the new facility will impact the surrounding area. plus.... q no spring break for local law police are out in full force... trying to keep the beaches shocking number of people being hauled look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. get ready for sun protection that stays on ...right through your game. neutrogena cool dry sport. the only sport sunscreen . play on with protection that stays on. neutrogena developing this morning-- the downtown campus for the university of central florida is finally "a go." yesterday-- governor rick

remember how shiny and new when the daytona international speedway looked when the $400 million daytona rising project ended? it's dirty again. it's all part of bike week at daytona. super cross can get pretty crazy. some of the best riders in the country are here. tomorrow's weather is all clear for the super cross, by honda. the dirt bikes are going to be on the track all day long. it's a lot of fun, a lot of crazy stuff can happen. it's going to be clear. no rain tomorrow. that's good. >> ginger: then they've got to >> lisa: that's pretty c avo: when account lead craig wilson books at laquinta.com. avo: he gets a ready for you alert the second his room is ready. avo: so he knows exactly when he can settle in and practice his big pitch. avo: and when craig gets his pitch down pat, do you know what he becomes? talk more over golf! craig: great. client: better yet, how about over tennis craig: even better. avo: a game changer! secretary: your 2 o'clock is here. client: oops, hold your horses. craig: no problem. avo: la quinta inns & suites is ready for you, so you'll be ready for busine

the money would've helped offset the $400,000 daytona rising project already complete. speedway officials said they'll try again in the next legislative session. >>> the world's largest mcdonald's is back and bigger than ever. >> you want some burger and fries? >> fries, please! >> the mcdonald's on i-drive has drawn millions of tourists since it opened 30 years ago. it's now expanded to 19,000 hours a day. >>> this is your 11:00 sports presented by lexus of orlando. >> most the orlando pride started training camp today. their most prominent star was busy scoring goals against the rest of the world. so she gets to be a little bit late. that's fair, though. the pride held their first official practice this morning in sanford. canadian star kalen kyle and hagan. alex morgan not in attendance, recovering from helping team usa go 3-0 in the she believes cup. central florida native ashland harris also expected to be the pride's starting goaltender was also with team usa. the rest of the team under the guidance of thomas sermanni hoping to take a step in what's their first pla

chitwood says he was encouraged by the community and even the daytona beach mayor to make the move. the alma mater of a virginia police officer who was fatally shot on her first day on the job is holding a memorial service for her. the service will be held for ashley on march 22nd. she earned a bachelors degree in aeronautics at the school. she was killed in february while responding to a domestic dispute at a home in woodbridge, virginia. it was her first day on patrol. >>> and florida is leading the nation in job growth, according to new federal job list reports. florida's unemployment rate dropped slightly to 5% in than the national jobless rate of 5.9%. the governor announced the numbers during a stop in orlando. he has made job creation central focus of his administration. bob? >> bob: a florida deputy killed by a wrong way driver. how authorities say that the deputy may have sacrificed his own life to save others. and florida not the only state in the spotlight tomorrow for all the primaries. ohio will be the last stand perhaps for governor john kasich plus the hulk hogan sex

the daytona beach news journal reports-- the boy told police he was playing with the keys... and pulled down of the shifter... and the car started rolling. the boy says he got out of the car-- to try and stop it-- and that is when he was injured. the case is still under investigation. a deland man will spend the next seven years behind bars kill the president. 24-year-old jeremy addison was sentenced yesterday in federal court. he pleaded guilty back in october to mailing a letter to president obama... calling the president a "dead man". officials also say the letter referenced anthrax. the u-c-f downtown campus is one step closer to reality this morning. the florida board of governors have given their approval for plans to build the campus in downtown orlando. *rd voted "14 to 2" in favor of approving 20-million dollars for the new campus. it will sit just west of i-4... and east of parramore boulevard... near the site of the old amway center. the university is also chipping in 20 million dollars, and raising another 20 million privately. the legislature --and the governor--

eslick actually has won the daytona race two years running. daytona police confirming that he was released from jail after posting $1500 bail just after 7:00 this morning. eslick told the publication cycle news following his release that he still plans on racing saturday. orlando magic conitnue to play their way into the nba draft lottery and depite this , incredibly impressive windmill dunk by aaron gordon, it was a dismal, hard to watch second half agaisnt the lakers last night, and a 107-98 loss. orlando had led by 6 points at halftime. now nine games below 500, two more games left on their west coast trip. next eight away from home. jim: we continue to follow breaking news, a brush fire battle in palm bay. meredith: at least for homes have been damaged. we are reaching out to those affected by the flames. >> ok. jim: a mother is busted for dui with her toddler in the backseat, she is not happy when police tried to arrest her. meredith: the latest on wesh two news at 11:00 and seed of your 18 at 10:00. [captioning performed by the national c

beach police say the woman who rammed her car into several people at the daytona international speedway had a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit. abbey mcdaniel kin it of cocoa beach crashed her car saturday. they say she also crashed into some cars. at least four people were taken to the hospital. one of the eye witnesses told us he was a firefighter and jumped into help. >> luckily there wasn't very many people out walking around. >> it could have been worse. thankfully everyone is alive. >> the four people hurt are out of the hospital this afternoon. she bonded out of jail but faces dui charges. >>> an accused bank robber is out of jail after being arrested yesterday . this is surveillance video from the less say the manual see in the blue cap is 44-year-old anthony caprino. saturday he went into the bank, implied he had a begun and took off with a paper bag full of cash and it was found in the bushes outside the front door. >>> orange county deputies are trying to determine if a dark colored suburban is connected to a shooting. that was som

reporting live, -- >> a woman accused of plowing into a crowd at the busy daytona international speed way during bike week. coming up, how many people were taken to the hospital and the damage left behind. >> >> a gorgeous afternoon behind >>> this is a live look from sky witness 9 flying over the citrus bowl. thousands are filing into the stadium for the first soccer match of the season. orlando soccer club will kick off their second season in the mls at 2:00. >> >> republican front runner, donald trump won two more states in super saturday and he spent part of the day with supporters right here in orlando. >> >> look up there at the protests. >> thousands of people turned out to hear him speak at ucf. but some protesters wanted their voices heard. protesters were removed more than a dozen times during the rally. trump supporters say they think he is the candidate that can >> he has brought up other issues a lot of people have hot brought up f it weren't him to bring up these issues, no one would have said anything. >> we are very much concerned about the rhetoric mr. trump has said,

after causing a crash, at the daytona international speedway. and she *wasn't taking part in a race. police say she crashed her car through the infield... sending spectators scattering. 3 police say 43-year old abbie kinney of cocoa, drove through the crowded infield.. hitting four people... and six motor homes. at least one of those people suffered a broken leg. investigators say she admitted to drinking and told them she knew she shouldn't have been driving.. test: 3 kinney faces numerous charges, including dui. 3 that crash happened, while the speedway was hosting events for the annual "bike week" at daytona beach. the motorcycle festival kicked off this weekend.. and lasts for ten days. about half a *million bikers are expected to attend the annual celebration.. there are tons of motorcycle-related events and concerts all week long.. the event brings in a huge amount of money to local businesses. police have also stepped up patrols for the event... which usually also brings an increase in *crime and motorcycle accidents to the area. 3 3 today

. >>> thousands of bikers -- flooding the streets of daytona beach. >> the 75th annual daytona bike week is on its fifth day. the 10 day festival attracts huge -- i mean huge crowds every year. bikers all over the country. it can mean more accidents. law enforcement says so far this year, the event has been surprisingly safe. bikers we spoke with say that safety is a big theme for this year's event. >> be aware of your surroundings. there are more things than pretty ladies running around. >> that is true. bike week runs through this sunday. i believe it was last year or the year before that -- they were a little chilly. >> usually the daytona 500 bike week are two really cold -- inclement weather times. >> not this time. we have had almost pristine beach weather. >> a live view from daytona beach. >> take our show on the road. >> and here we are in our nice studio in orlando. the wave activity continues to increase. a higher risk for rip current -- alter the weekend including the upcoming weekend. not much of a breach -- priest. a high risk up and down the coast. the ways that for up to

next, the old-timer taking home a new trophy from daytona. the magic on the west coast battling some jet lag. two wins in a row while ro if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all >> the orlando magic taking a break after battling the blazers on the west coast road trip. they looked tired after back-to-back games. the blazers were on fire, shooting 56%. final score on this 11 21-84, the magic lost. michael barnes came out of retirement to become the oldest champion of the daytona 200 motorcycle race. why it -- wyatt ferriss finished third. the best golfers in the world will converge on the watch this week for the 38th edition

just up to the south and even west of daytona beach. even still with plenty of clouds overhead, because high-pressure is nearby, it is a very stable air match. so an onshore wind means rough conditions for folks wanting to get into the waterways. for the rest of us, it is bright sunshine with those clouds kind of throwing -- thrown on in. 80 degrees or high temperature forecast for lando. 76 daytona beach, 77 in melbourne and the land. calling for about 78 degrees this afternoon. at times, gusty wind. that is ruffling of those trees. we know with no rain, it means a rough go with it in the old pollen forecast. bayberry is one of the prominent pollens. we do have rain in the forecast for the weekend. hopefully we will get these numbers down. the steelman goes to 12. we are hanging out at 11.5 on thursday. with this dry weather, great weather forced bring training. a similar forecast up at disney. looking ahead to tonight, we will gradually bring those clouds on out. averages will fall off nicely. 70 by 7:00. middle 60' s by 11:00. a milde

the roads. ted: good friday morning. across volusia county and daytona beach, causing a slowdown on u.s. 92 international speedway boulevard at tamoka farms road. the flow here in daytona beach on i-4 is looking pretty good. no delays at this point. choppers have been flying around i-4 and heading into seminole county now. for the most part things are looking quiet for most of us. time for your early morning drive on i-4, downtown orlando eastbound on the right. at the screen we have travel times throughout the shoavment >> the man accused of flashing a girl in a local publix is out of jail. only we were there as the suspect bonded out. >> a teenage girl is accusing you of showing her your privates. >> deputies say on wednesday melick cook exposed himself inside of a store at state road 434 and wekiva springs road in longwood. >> a 15-year-old girl is accusing you of showing her your privates. >> i didn't do nothing. >> it was caught on video. what happened in that publix? >> nothing happened in the publix. >> anything else you want to say? >> the victim

the sunrise this morning. maybe what is going on out there in daytona beach. here's the official forecast for bike week, officially starting tomorrow. 76 will be the afternoon high. 74 in daytona beach. 76 on sunday and staying dry. looking good and warm. early in the morning tomorrow, we will be pinpointing a little bit of rain, all along a front that. moves out quickly. tomorrow afternoon, things look great for bike week. here are the temperatures. 46 in ocala. 48 in palm coast. 50 in daytona beach. 56 in orlando. melbourne right now, 57 degrees. here's a look at your pinpoint accurate forecast forecast. thoit the sky as we take you into the future, we'll see cloud cover but some sunshine breaking to get all the way up to 79 degrees as early as noon today. the average afternoon high is 76. we are up to 82 degrees at 4:00. well above that average. 77 will be the temperature at 6:00 this evening. mild temperatures tonight. dry tonight, if you are making evening plans, we are at 68 as lake as 10:00. here is the breakdown on the clouds and rain forecast, as we pi

but we are still on the warmer side of the ekwagz. daytona before the rain started -- it's been a little sparse with the population out around 4:00, they had to bring in extra law enforcement because there are so many people on the coast. showers are mostly moving offshore right now. now what we're seeing is the sea breeze, which is here along the coast. this is an outflow boundary from the north. so we're kind of generating rain moving to the south . otherwise 2.5 inches of rain in central flagler county today. still some rain moving in across the gulf coast. this will weaken later on tonight. the front is still stuck to the north. it will finally push through as a cold front on sunday morning. late saturday, early sunday, our next best chance for rain across the i-4 corridor. dodging hit and hiss showers till then. friday afternoon, outtoor plans, pretty good weather. pretty nice with just some widely scattered showers mainly to the north. saturday looks like most of the day will be overcast. we'll see some scattered showers. again it's gon

the south. northern areas will be cooler. daytona beach will be in the lower 70's just because you are going to be a all of our northern spots will get the cool air first. lots of clouds. look at the rain, it is almost gone. the only thing we have left are a couple little sprinkles in brevard and osceola counties. you can barely see it anymore. a few little showers there in the keenansville area. over the next half-hour rain moves out, we're done and then we'll still see some clouds this morning and then as the drier air comes in it will start breaking apart clouds gradually from north to south. we'll get sunshine and our highs today will top out in the upper 70's. more about the rest of the weekend forecast in a few minutes. michelle: it is 6:11. let's get a traffic update. ted: about a mile worth of construction on i-95 southbound on state road 44 in volusia county. choppers on route to a crash on i-4 westbound near the osceola area. old winter garden road, a front line. jason: how soon that could happen. the time line released ove

through the afternoon, we are looking good. it's warm and dry and daytona beach. it's 76b0 tomorrow afternoon. we are staying dry throughout the bikers. it's not much rain in the forecast. look at the temperatures. we have warmed ahead of the front and it's near 80b0. it's 87 in melbourne and 74 and daytona beach. the village are at 73b0. here is a look at the pinpoint accurate forecast >> the forecast is brought to you by dell air heating and conditioning >> blue skies and sunshine mixed in with clouds. we are up to 82b0 by 4:00 in the average high orlando is 76b0. tonight we make plans to head out on the town and we will be we are at 68b0 as late as 10:00. 66 at 11 and here is the rain in the cloud cover that we will pinpoint in the early morning hours. today and tonight, a few clouds on and off. no thunderstorms but if you like the moderate showers, they are developing along the front and moving quickly. by 8:00 tomorrow morning, it's all to the south. if you get up later, you won't be dealing with it. leave for work at 7:00 a.m., the rain will be a factor. we h

from there come the city of daytona beach takes over. it would have to start building within three years and pay to run the shelter. last night commissioners talked about how to cover part of the more than $1 million it would take every year to run the shelter. building forced leaders to come up with a plan that camp on beech street grew to more than 100 sleeping outside the building and shut down one office. police finally dismantled the homeless camp sending leaders scrambling to make a decision. we will be there this afternoon as county leaders vote on the proposal and keep you updated on our website and free wftv mobile app and on eyewitness news at 4:00. in volusia county, kimberly eiten eyewitness news this morning. >>> orange county is also dealing with homelessness and leaders are reviewing a report on better ways to combat the problem. a 15 page report said the county can do a better job of targeting money meant to help get homeless people off this -- the streets. a consultant recommends recommending more funding to permanent hou

looking at new the north, ormond in daytona. just as nice as it could be. 71 is the current temperature with a 13 mile-per-hour wind. it is just right. 75, orlando. at 77, the villages. 77, cocoa and melbourne. going to be working over to the coastline through the evening, so we will keep the clouds in there. 68, 7:00. 64 by 9:00. milder readings though this reading compared to the last line. 55 in lady lake tonight. 54, wildwood. 56, poinciana. 55, orlando. 54, oranges city. 55, ormond beach. along the coast line, could you ask for nicer weather? it is the on short break that feels so comfortable and the readings hovering around 60 degrees. tomorrow, a southeasterly wind up bright sunshine and warm temperatures. average is 77 and we are going to be pushing to 80 in the city. 77, titusville. 81, ocala. the further away from the ocean, the warmer the temperatures. it doesn' t feel like spring has the flower festival opened through 9:00 tomorrow evening, looking great. the us surf is not looking great because of an onshore flow. it

chitwood has been the daytona beach police chief... for nearly 10 years. he will run to replace the retiring volusia county sheriff... ben johnson. also today-- governor rick scott will visit orlando later this morning-- as part of his "million, billion jobs victory tour". this is all to celebrate the millions of jobs created in "the sun444444444444e past few years. the governor will be at "orion technology services" on south orange avenue at 10- 30 this morning. coming up-- the zika virus is @ spreading to more places... as it adapts to more environments. find out the new grounds you need to look out for. plus-- we are learning more about the motives... behind a deadly attack in west africa. more on how a u-s official.... could have been a target. developing at this beach resort likely targeted a u-s delegate visiting the country. the attack killed at least 16 people. the delegate was supposed to be at the resort yesterday...but had not yet made it hotel when the attack happened. there is no indication any americans were killed or hurt. al qaeda has claime

temperatures will be running in the 60s, 66 ever, 66 daytona beach, 68 cocoa beach. a nice night on the way. and then tomorrow, it is going to be hot. close to 90 degrees in spots tomorrow. 86 in leesburg, 88 orlando, winter park, wintergarden sanford it is going to be a hot tuesday and a warm week ahead. 87 on wednesday, but lots of s un. tuesday and wednesday, very warm , plenty of sunshine. thursday looking at our next system will approach by the end of the week. of course we will fine-tune it as we get closer. best chance of rain as we get into saturday. a 50% chance and a slight drop 70s by sunday. >>> this crashes in volusia county daily on spring state road 40 they have been able to get this one off to the side volusia county devotees are unseen along with troopers. taking a wider look at live traffic tracker, construction are cleared out of the area. all of our construction on high for you are looking pretty good at this point. >>> it happens more than 1 million times a day. why facebook says so many people are violating its policy on hate speech. >>> investig

p>>russell: a lot of traffic paround the daytona for the next pweek. p>>laura: thousands of bikers are pheaded there today. phere's a preview of bike week, pwhat's new this year. p>>reporter: laura, russell, good pmorning to you. pwe're here at daytona beach. pthis is the quiet before the pbiker storm this morning as pbiking gets underway today. pbehind me. pyou can see the riverfront park, pthis is really where everybody pwill come to meet up. pthey can get their guides here pas well. plet's go to video and tell you pwhat people can expect. pthey are thinking about record pcrowds this year. pthis is the 75th annual year for pbike week. phuge crowds attended the 75th psturgis rally last year in south pdakota. pbased on those numbers, daytona pwell. pthey say their marketers draw pcrowds today. pthe event runs through march 13. pit's expected to draw more than phalf a million visitors here. pin volusia county, it has a huge pimpact on the economy. pabout $75 million comes into pvolusia county thanks to this p10-day event. pjust to give you an idea how re

but at this point, we don't know if the driver was heading to daytona beach. i'm going to be reaching back out to deputies and to troopers to try to get an update on the story. pass it on air and online. now let's move to election 2016. there is a big surprise in the white house race. >> it was another big night for donald trump. but this morning, bernie sanders celebrating a big win here. mark lehman joins us from the news room with a breakdown of these results and reaction as the florida primary inches closer. >> they call it supertuesday, another night with a lot on the line. first let's start with the republicans. that's where voters were heading to the polls. we are talking about michigan, mississippi, idaho and hawaii. it was another big night for donald trump. he took three of those four states including hawaii. news was breaking overnight. the big surprise of the night came on the democratic side and that's specifically in michigan where bernie sanders defied a majority of the polling showing him trailing by 20 points. he took home the win over hillary

the timing is not great. 64 in daytona beach right now. that allergy cast is not looking good, at least for today and for tomorrow. the rain could help a little bit. we see oak and grass both in the high category. here's the big area of high pressure. i want has dominated the forecast, blocking those storms from our north and northwest from moving in. that will be the story today. more winds coming in out of the south bringing in heat and bringing in a breeze gusting in at 20 miles an hour. starting off mild. we are at 71 in melbourne. 63 in orlando. 61 in ocala. daytona beach at 64 degrees. here's the way it looks as we pinpoint your hour by hour forecast. forecast. >> notice the sky into these time periods by noon, we are at 83. 87 by 4:00. that is 10 degrees above the average of 77. we'll be dry through tonight. we are still at 70 degrees by 10:00 tonight. a mild evening if you are heading out on the town. there's the clouds and rain forecast, white indicating a few clouds. not a lot. we'll see sunshine and through saturday afternoon, we

the service for ashley guinden at the daytona beach campus. she was killed last month on her first day of the job while responding to a domestic violence call. two other officers were also shot but survived. 2010. >>> we know the identity of a man killed in a crash. 54-year-old steve collins driving south when he lost control, slammed into a guard control, slammed into a guardrail and slammed into an empty pickup truck. collins was rushed to the hospital but died of his injuries. troopers say the crash is being investigated. director who sparked controversy when he said women players were riding on the coattails of men has resigned. raymond moore stepped down after he was roundly criticized by executives from the women he apologized sailing he apologized saying, quote, i made comments in extremely poor >>> and right now all systems go for the atlas rocket launch from the space coast you davis 80% good weather for the liftoff. pictures of the rocket being rolled to the pad yesterday. this thing will carry 7 this thing will carry 7,000 pounds of

beautiful atlantic ocean right now. 70 degrees for the current temperature. daytona beach did hit the 80 degree mark. look at the visible satellite. you can actually see how limited the moist areas. it was windy out there, and certainly warm, no doubt about that. as we take a look at the warm temperatures, it is not just warm as well as washington dc, 78 degrees and well above average. for us, here is what we are watching. this big area of low pressure across south texas is going to gradually lift back to the east and give us a better chance for rain as we get into sunday in the first half of monday. rip currents will be a concern until the front moves in. you can see the cooler temperatures along the immediate coastline. temperatures inland, 83 degrees. melbourne, not bad at all, 71 degrees by 9:00. with those of you with plans at epcot, you cannot ask for a better evening. 9:00 as the park is closing, nice and comfortable with a temperature of 71 degrees. overnight lows. pockets of catchy fog a concern otherwise in good shape. high pressure off to the east tomorrow

temperatures along the coast warm pushing 80 in spots and 78 in cocoa beach, details of -- daytona beach near 81 and winds selfies 10 to 15 but 87 in the villages and ocala. we do have some of that warm weather that will be pushing in. we will check why it has been so dry and when we will get some storms back in the forecast. the time is 5:02 am. deneige. >> a crash that had all eastbound lanes of i 4 shut down before fairbanks but looks like they may have reopened one the right side of the screen, it looks like you may be able to get through at this point. checking all the other cameras to double check. looks like they are diverting traffic off the road so you can eastbound. anytime before that. and i will tweet updates at wftv traffic. orange avenue, orange avenue, weatherby wrote, a partial roadblock no word of an alternate get i will update the clashes in the next seven minutes. -- crashes in the next seven minutes. >>> data breach police investigating a fiery crash involving a motorcycle look at the video you can see the motorcycle wound up underneath the car in both the car and mot

there are the numbers running in the 50s and 60s 660 daytona beach and daytona beach shores, 61 deland, 64 in clermont, winds out of the south west and that is the reason we are milder southwesterly, westerly windy keeping us on the warm side even with extra cloud cover. you can see it here clouds moving in. there is a weak front to the north not a lot of rain with it. there was a severe weather toward atlanta but you see all of that weakening. for us it feels more cloud cover and a chance for sprinkles for today. 72 at 10:00, windsor park a couple sprinkles not that this afternoon with temperatures near 80. future track, 9 am, watching the front dropping in and you see the clouds and green. this is by 1:00 and through 3:00, format, clouds are around out for tonight chillier weather for tonight. beaches with with your day. moderate chop intercoastal 60s water temperatures, air temperatures in the 70s. a couple 87. 81, weak front with sprinkles with over numbers in the 70s low 80s southern sections winds 10-20 miles an hour. 40s and 50s tonight on the way. when i see you in the morning,

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along the coast, the wind coming in from the east has cooled it off a bit. 73 in new smyrna beach. in daytona beach for bike week, we're at 76. and 75 does it at the cape. satellite and radar tell the story of what's going on. we've got a big ridge of high pressure parked right there. as long as the ridge is there, none of this can get to us. over the course of the next two down. when it does, when it starts to lose its steam and its strength, change. between now and tomorrow, things don't change much. the wind will calm down. it only leads to more heat. the villages. 62 in leesburg. i'll go 66 in melbourne. the official forecast in cloudy. your overnight low tonight in support from the southeast 5 to 15. here's tomorrow. in the morning, 69 degrees at 8 a.m. 80 to 82. we need the winds to calm down a bit and the clouds to thin out and we'll go all the way to 87. i'll call it 87 tomorrow. we'll see how close it'll get. it's going to be another really warm day. planning forecast high for tomorrow, 87. the overnight low tomorrow night, 62. on friday, the high is 85. the clouds begin to increase.

beach police say they are stepping up patrols for the 75th annual daytona bike week. so far police say they have doubled their number of patrols.... and will triple them as the week goes on. officers have already made 12 arrests... for things like assault and robbery. those at the event say they appreciate the hard work. officers say they hq:w %lly on the lookout for pick pocketers... burglaries... and people driving under the influence. they say... bottom line... if you are breaking the law... coming up next-- the state of california waking up to some severe storms this morning. heavy rain is bringing some dangerous-- and deadly-- flooding to the area. the latest details coming up. plus-- is it really the end for peyton manning? soucres saying... the m-v-p could be announcing his retirement later today. 7w we will have the details... when we at hillshire farm, spice is the spice of life. that's why our craftsmen season every sausage perfectly. so you can coax out great flavor effortlessly. p hillshire farm. because it's worth doing right. at hillshire farm, there's a

record heat today within a couple degrees of record highs in orlando. 90 degrees in the record is 91 from 1971, daytona beach, 87. 2 degrees away from a record in melbourne, a couple degrees away from a record high, melbourne, 88. the record is 90 and 2008. orlando, low clouds around this morning. watching for patchy fog but again warm, 70 degrees short, numbers in the 60s and 70s. 72 cocoa beach, 71 titusville, brevard county, volusia county, flagler, 60s, 70s 71 separate, 71 clermont from lake county into sumter. marion county, in the mid-60s. winds alike this morning. patchy fog forming near the villages and in osceola county, kissimmee. looking good. fair weather clouds a lot of sun today and a warm-up, sanford, 80 at noon and by 4:00, when you see tom terry, we will be pushing 90 degrees. future track, going through the timeframe, a beautiful day by midday, fair weather clouds around and mostly sunny skies this afternoon and this evening looking nice tour tonight and staying dry. late tonight to see patchy fog develop, it's developing by 6 am tomorrow. when i join you tomorrow we beaches, water te

angela: it' s the 75th year for bike week in daytona beach, and bigger than ever. stewart: the sunshine and warm temperatures have helped drive the crowds, which is good for s claire metz spent the day with that crowd in leather and chrome. she joins us live with more. claire? claire: they call it bike week, but it' s really a 10-day event and this last weekend is usually the height of the crowds, but this year, bike week has buzzed from day one. >> we always wanted to come down here to the daytona rally to see how it is. >> it' s the 75th and people want to get memorabilia that links it to the 75th. claire: bikers say this 3/4 c entury anniversary is a powerful draw bike week in daytona beach has endured for decades now, has spread county wide and beyond. that is significant because in todays world, so much comes and goes. >> it' s a milestone, like he was saying everybody wants the memorabilia and be part of it, and i' m hoping it goes for 75 more. claire: he' s not the only one . despite the noise surrounding the iron horses despite the traffic gridlock, retailer

the biggest worry tarping the >>> and here' daytona beach. not much going on at this hour. experience bike week. the motorcycle mecca wraps up today and folks will be heading back home so be safe if you' re traveling today. time now 6:38 and check in with danny treanor. >> danny: wrap up day for bike week and still have my fingers crossed for those that want to go to the tiko air show. there. it' s being generated and this is just kind of project us on out and where it' s headed and keeping an eye on this and work through the rest of the day and more will be created down here and push into the tampa bay their way into our area and it is start nothing lake city with that look at showers and heavily embedded rains just to the north of jacksonville but that' s just a preview of some of the things that happen today. it' s very warm and muggy and suny and that is one of the triggers that makes things happen today. it' s the last week of winter. look at these temperatures in the continental united states. not winter- like. we have a 70% chance of ra

the other time was here at the daytona 500. chances are good u.s. grabbed a frozen dinner when things are hectic. summer: what is in that grab and go you need to watch out for and dinner. break down the things on sale this month, getting you the best deals on pricey purchases. summer: a cricket traffic check, slow going on i-4 this monday afternoon. not sure if there was an accident of some type, but you can see some flashing lights and it appears road rangers are dealing with the vehicle. a bit slow in this area on i-4 if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all >> you' re watching wesh 2. summer: i-75 is back op

the u.s. for daytona beach. the water temperature -- it is the first time to go running out in the surf -- it is about 60 degrees. either way, it is very nice. not much of a breeze right now. seventy-three degrees. we have an enhanced risk for rip currents -- especially during the low tide cycles. if you are on the beach and there is a lot of room, probably low tide. make sure if that is the case, watch the little ones and yourself. because the rip currents risk is very high all the way through the end of the week. if you're heading out there, look at this. spring break and bike week. temperatures right around 80 degrees. and mostly sunny skies. that is nice. seventy-five in sanford. and 73 at the coast. seventy-eight in clermont. the county seat in lake county -- 78. high-pressure giving us warm weather today. holding back all of the storms that are brewing to the midwest. so a very stormy week ahead. this high pressure area will gradually start to break down some rainfall, toward the upcoming weekend. right now

we're at 44 early in the morning in flagler county for palm coast. tomorrow in daytona beach, up to 72. the rip current risk will be elevated through tomorrow and likely through the middle of the week there along the coast. we'll have to watch that closely for all the folks out of town who may want to get in the water. 75 tomorrow afternoon in orlando. 76 in leesburg. we warm to 74 in ocala and 72 in cocoa beach. after a chilly start area-wide, afternoon. notice the trend here. we continue to warm into the middle and end of the week. we're up to 81 on wednesday. 85 on thursday. but notice with those south winds, the same winds bringing in warmer air from the south, they'll also bring in more moisture in the form of cloud rain. considerably for friday at 40%, on through easter weekend. rain chances elevated at 50%. highs in the mid-80's, both saturday and easter sunday. we're going to pinpoint that timing for the rain. of course, we don't want rain for the easter egg hunts. we don't like it too warm either because of all the goodies, we talked about the eggs spoiling a l

the bank. call daytona beach police if you have any information. >>> now to a health alert tonight. the rockledge dog park is temporarily closed right now. our news partner at "florida today" reports it's because of a possible parvovirus infection. the virus is very contagious and deadly to dogs. the closure is just a precaution treated the park. >>> let's get a check now on the roads with julie broughton. >> julie: we've been tracking slowdowns out there for you this afternoon. this is a look for you right now at the 408. traffic is still getting by. we're talking about a slow go through the area, state road 408 eastbound approaching the ramps the i-4. the drive times, we're seeing the afternoon slowdowns just about everywhere. i-4 westbound is getting thicker >> julie: traffic is getting by the 408 at the i-4 ramps. >> matt: thank you, julie. a lot of people have wearable fitness trackers these days. have you considered maybe buying them, having it count all of the things you're doing each day? it does count more than steps. >> everything you do electronically leaves a small bread

the left side. >>> a pedestrian was hit and daytona beach. a pms night. investigators say the driver stopped and is cooperating with police. the accident forced police to part of north dover road for two hours. it is unclear if that driver will face any charges. >>> a plan for another ucf campus just cleared a major hurdle in the state legislature. state budget negotiators met on sunday in tallahassee and decided to set aside $20 million for construction of the proposed ucf downtown campus. we told you last week the florida board of governors approved a less-expensive plan. it involves a money from ucf, million from the state. lawmakers must approve the budget and the governor still has the final say. >>> overnight, isis is claiming responsibility for a suicide iraq. the bombing happened in the rocky city just south of baghdad. police a truck rigged with explosives detonated yesterday in a busy check.which leads to two shiite holy cities. another 95 people were hurt in the attack, an officer said eight other people are still missing. >>> north korea is thr

find out why he will not be racing in the "daytona 200" tomorrow. plus-- people in louisiana are waist-deep... in a deadly flood. find out how the on-going weather-- is now affecting reported fighting off an armed stranger-- who was trying to rob her-- is now in trouble herself. this story tops our morning rush. volusia county deputies arrested 53-year old magalys mejias at her home thursday. they say the actually part of a drug deal---and not a random act of violence. the drama unfolded last friday in the parking lot of a winn-dixie on howland boulevard in deland. two women said a man got into their s-u-v, pointed a gun at a 2-year-old .. and tried to rob them. but deputies say mejias was not innocent. she faces several charges including child neglect. defending daytona 200 champion --danny eslick -- has been suspended.. and will not compete in daytona beach police arrested eslick late monday night. he is accused of punching a police officer. officers also say he pushed a woman to the ground. a weather alert now-- at least five people are dead-- aft