in deltona, adrian whitsett. jason: a volusia county man is accused of terrorizing a family with a toddler during a fit of road rage. >> some guy just try to run off -- run us off of the road in a black car and he pulled a gun. i have the baby in the car. he aimed it at us and my husband' s work to get away from it. jason: the woman says michael sousa drove up quickly behind them on saxon boulevard in deltona sunday night and nearly hit them. the husband says he shouted at sousa to slow down and he deliberately swerved at them. then, the family says sousa pointed a loaded gun and threatened to shoot them. the couple took down the license plate number and sousa was arrested. this morning, apple has new leverage in its battle against the u.s. justice department because of a drug case in brooklyn. a judge says the government cannot force the company to unlock i-phones. judge ordered apple to hack into the san bernardino shooter' s phone to help the fbi. apple says that would create a dangerous precedent. for the fir

jim: wesh 2' s adrian whitsett is live at the scene with an update on the little boy from his family. adrian. adrian: the condition right now of the boy, it is very critical. his family' s by his bedside. they are running tests, family doctors are running test to see much brain and lung damage he has from his time in the water. fixed holes in the fences, and is also getting a response from parents walking their kids home from riverside elementary. the walk home from riverside elementary school was one of more education for some families. brandy moore: you just have to tell them and make sure they understand that they have gates and stuff up for safety reasons. adrian: the extra lesson stems from a tragic accident, where 8-year-old shamore franklin fell from this pipe tuesday, 10 feet into the water below. his dad says doctors are still assessing the damage to his brain. milton williams: he' s not moving. they' re keeping him asleep because he can' t breathe on his own. adrian: milton williams questions why holes in the fencing the same hole the kids , crawled through before shamore fe

adrian whitsett is live in sanford with the latest. ad orlando, just outside the orlando headquarters here on north orange avenue. a group of puerto rico leaders here talked about marco rubio' s big win in their homeland. why it means he will win florida, as well. he had a commanding lead in the puerto rican primary. he picked up 23 delegates, which is the same amount that someone would have one if they got a majority of the vote in new hampshire. so, it is a big deal. 23 delegates for marco rubio. the puerto rican leaders include several important figures , who all say that marco rubio is the best for puerto rico and the best for the country. >> we are with marco rubio he understands our veterans. he is for us. he stands up for right. he is a true, american champion for strong worth -- strong defense. of life. adr ian: like we have heard from many others, we need to vote for marco rubio and not for donald trump. they believe he has been belittling and is respecting many people. that includes many hispanics. they say that puerto ricans

good evening, i' m adrian whitsett. amanda ober is on the scene. a section of santa rosa with is our phase i after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car. please tell us the man was hit by the car around seven: 15 on sunday night. that car did stop and remained at the scene. seven global passengers were concerned. >> i just wanted to see whether the guy was alive or not. reporter: not know yet. their investigation continues. people who live in this area did try to see project -- cross this six lane road. that information will likely, out on monday. wesh two news. adrian: two dozen bikers on a ride to remember our friends entered the past of danger as they drive december. a car turned into the bikes path. those who saw the crash say a silver car turns left but did not yield to the bikers. the biker who crashed into the car was critically injured. of the man who was remembered. new tonight, police say they have arrested a man who robbed a daytona beach think. anthony carpino is charged with yesterday' s holdup. police followed the suspect out of

adrian whitsett is live where her campaign is set up. i just want a report that in the last few minutes, hillary clinton just got here to the hotel. this will likely be her victory speech or she hopes to. she was outside the magnet high school in rally. she was talking to some high schoolers. she talked about the campaign that the democrats are running. similar campaigns. she is proud of that but shehave different options on where this country should go. she also told supporters how much we should be worried about the gop governor donald trump. >> i think it is important that we focus on the very dangerous what he is exemplifying is frightening. reporter: once again, we can here in south florida. remarks tonight. stage in front of a very packed crowd. live in west palm beach, wesh 2 news. angela: after visiting central florida last week, clinton' s opponent bernie sanders will be in arizona tonight to campaign. earlier today, he was in chicago. illinois is also holding its primary election today. there, he highlighted links between clint

>> we' re going whitsett who is live at the west palm beach convention center. adrian? reporter: the west palm beach convention center. hillary clinton just got here and hour ago. i want to give you a little update from an hour ago. they were getting ready to start letting people in. she is having an issue with the florida seems to be for hillary right now. she' s about 20 points ahead of bernie sanders. she extra spent the day campaigning and rally, north carolina. he was telling reporters how similar the sanders and clinton campaign are except when it comes to solutions to some of the problems facing america. she also says that the donald trump campaign is laying into very dangerous ground. she has called that in going forward in the general election in. >> we' re building up. i think the numbers are adding up in my favor. i' m going to keep working as hard as they can. working as hard as she can. she hopes to secure the nomination. right now, she will focus on getting those 214 delegates. she is hoping to pull out a big win. we will hear from her at 9:00 tonight. we

i' m adrian whitsett. the victim, 15-year-old antwan davis, was shot and killed late last night in ocoee. wesh 2' s matt lupoli is live tonight with the search for the killer. reporter: this boy' s death is the third shooting they have investigated in a few days. they are hoping some of you know something well say something. >> please come forward. we need any information. reporter: first responders rushed to save him that he was flowers and candles have taken place on that crime scene. the pain bernstein. -- burns deep. >> he was a child. you had no business taking him from us . they say he had ongoing disputes with other members of the community. needlessly, when it culminates with a child 15-year-old then it is all the more appointment for all of us. >> anything you can provide for reporter: the voice family tells us they are hosting a candlelight vigil. and anyone with information in this case can call crimeline at 1-800-423-tips. reporting live in orange county, matt lupoli, wesh 2 news. adrian: a man

friends and family held a vigil in destiny bargman' s apopka neighborhood tonight. m adrian whitsett. investigators say a 16-year-old boy is responsible for destiny' s death. he' s charged with murder. wesh 2 had the only news crew in juvenile court as he made his first court appearance today. our amanda ober was at tonight' s vigil and joins us live. a crowd of about 60 to 70 people gathered tonight here in front of the sheeler hills home where 15-year-old destiny bargman was fatally shot by a 16-year-old boy her family says she was secretly dating. friends left balloons to honor the memory of the wekiva high school freshman who was just starting spring break when her life came to a tragic end. killed inside her apopka home by a 16-year-old boy. that boy who has not been identified to stood before a judge on a charge of second-degree murder. the consequences may be severe. asked her what led to the shooting adrian: developing >> she was in a secret relationship. and many friends. >> she was one of the special t understand why she had to leave so early. accused in bargman' death was o

good evening, i' m adrian whitsett. trump is speaking west palm beach right now after he won two super tuesday -- saturday matchups. it' s while his opponent, florida senator marco rubio, tries to make sure he doesn' t lose his home state. wesh 2' s jim payne kicks off our commitment 2016 coverage with trump' s rowdy rally at cfe arena jim: this is what 10,000 screaming donald trump fans look and sound like. the ones upfront standing here for four hours. donald trump: the one person that hillary doesn' t want to run against, i was to you this, it is donald trump. jim: trump echoed a lot of familiar campaign themes, but always circled back to his main charge, to vote for him a week from tuesday. donald trump: if we win florida, it is over. [applause] , really over. jim: the biggest shots were aimed squarely at marco rubio. >> stand up for donald trump. [applause] donald trump: get him out of here, get him out. jim: speaking about, trump was dozen times, each shown the door. at one point, a woman fainted, only to be hande

first at 4:00, three local police officers are relieved of duty and now under investigation. s adrian whitsett is live outside the department with what he' s uncovered in this developing story. adrian: we know that these officers are part of the street crime unit in that unit has been suspended for now as this investigation gets underway. this hinges on what he kissimmee detective said in court and a sworn affidavit as opposed to what video evidence shows differently. detective tiffany hall, in the charging affadavit for the case back in november, said she watched a drug deal go down at the tropicana motel on west vine, and that she went to the room by herself, knocked on the door and the suspect gave her a plastic bag filled with marijuana. according to the public defenders office, during a motion to suppress hearing march 14, that story didn' t match security cam footage at the motel. wesh 2 news obtained that video. here the public defenders office says you can see three police officer going up to that door and opening it with a key. s office to drop the case after it learned that an invest

wesh 2' s adrian whitsett takes a look at what a new poll is saying about the race for florida. adrian: as marco rubio barnstorms across the state of florida, his supporters still believe he can still prevail in the sunshine state. >> i do think he has a chance in florida. adrian: is it because of people >> i think it' really interesting in florida because only republicans can vote in the republican primary. adrian: a new quinnipiac poll shows rubio behind trump two to one, an even bigger margin than the same poll two weeks ago. >> he started in florida too late. he employed an early state strategy and it' right now. he might lose his own state. adrian: wesh 2 republican analyst eddie fernandez says he might be behind, but rubio' s been there before. >> the reality of it is that marco rubio is the florida comeback kid. we' ve seen him do this with charlie krist. we' ve seen him do it with others. if anyone can overcome a deficit in a matter of days, it' s marco rubio. adrian: on the democrat side, hillary clinton leads two to one versus bernie sanders in florida, but she had a le

wesh 2' s adrian whitsett takes hands. adrian: some people have known for a while who their candidate is. m 100% voting at this point for marco rubio. adrian: some people are ready to cast their vote right now. >> i would really love to have an early vote, because i feel the lines are going to be quite long for this one. adrian: and with florida' s presidential preference primary less than a week away republicans and democrats can but what about independent voters who don' t get their say until november? in the epicenter of america adrian: wesh 2 republican analyst eddie fernandez believes we' re about to see candidates' polarizing primary messages skew to the center. eddie fernandez: i think they' re all going to move to the middle but truly focusing on florida' s , independent swing vote which happens to be crucial for every campaign. it coincides with the i-4 quarter. adrian: as of last month, there are almost 3 million actively registered voters, with no party affiliation. a number that could rise as we head to november

good evening, i' m adrian whitsett. today' s big game was against real sale lake. the team just announced 16,000, 147 people were in attendance. reporter: 16,000 fans watch that surprising tie game at the citrus bowl. they filled it again. obviously, lots for the lions. in the second season opener, orlando city soccer fans filled the citrus bowl. >> orlando city is the best thing to happen to orlando. it is a great way to get all our their craft a comment they said there is plenty to be excited about. aside from the games, fans will be watching the progress of the new stadium. >> is going to be great. it' s going to hold all the sound in. young fans are looking for into the new women' s league, the orlando pride. >> it gives me so much pride. reporter: the orlando pride, the women' s league starts up next month in april. the lions take on chicago next week at the citrus bowl. adrian: we will hear from orlando city head coach agent a serious crash sense for people to the hospital. one of them has critical injuries. one of the vehicles involved is a motorcycle. witne

new tonight, adrian whitsett is live at the cape. this is a fascinating project. it will be there for two and a half days. they want to know what it' s like on an asteroid. they want to know more about the early formation of planets and what it would be like if we landed on one area. reporter: all of this helps researchers unlock a world of wonders. sometimes in a micro moment. the year-long experiment can get troves of data. >> what is it like on a very small asteroid that the gravity is so weak that it would take minutes to fall to the ground? reporter: it started with this prototype. >> i' m physically doing a spacewalk next to someone in space. because could see an issue provision not to mention sensitive interest -- instruments. the commercial appeal could be an actual gold mine. had i get materials off? dr. kolawole says asterisk of blocks. >> what are the chances that there are other planets in the galaxy with have a life. reporter: along with that ucf experiment, there are more airmen inside the cigna spacecraft. there is also an experiment that is carryin

that' s where wesh 2' s adrian whitsett is tonight. he joins us live with an update. adrian? adrian: angela, first off i want to tell you that boy is in critical condition in a how much damage there is to his we' ve also learned the entire canal is very popular with elementary school students. many parents say their students have used it as a cut through to get home. that includes one girl who went through a whole and offense last the water. as public works crews spend all day making the fencing, gates, and pipe area more secure around a canal near riverside elementary school 8-year-old , shamore franklin lies in the hospital in a medically induced coma. milton williams: his heart is beating, but because of the damage of him dying in the water they don' t want to take that , chance of him moving because he can' t breathe well. adrian: shamore' s dad, milton williams, says he' s thankful another child was able to pull his son to safety. milton williams: i' m very my son jumped in too. he said the water came to his chin. for them to take that kind of risk, all of them could hav

adrian whitsett has details on how it happened. >> taking from a kid is one of the lower forms. reporter: volusia county investigators want to find this man after a scout had her cashbox stolen in front of a daytona walmart. >> it' s a scary thing to experience. reporter: deputies say the man took the cash after walking out they may be driving a hyundai santa fe. you can likely imagine the reaction as we told people this story. >> that is so heartbreaking to hear. they do good things for the community. it' s pretty terrible. it' s unfortunate. people are desperate to pick on a little girl scout. that is really heartbreaking. by phone, the girl' s mother says she is shaken up. >> i can' t say that i could picture someone stooping that low. i think we can all agree that as someone that deserves to be held accountable. if you recognize the man or great hyundai santa fe, they want you to call them so they can solve this case quickly. jim: a wildfire burns through several acres and comes close to some buildings. at one point, the fire even jumped a canal. matt lupoli walks us through

wesh 2' s adrian whitsett is live at rollins college, and has more on what mr. clinton had to say, about just how important winning florida is. reporter: he talked about how important that was and how important the quarter were be. and he also talked about hillary' s push for families and kids. with hillary clinton still leading bernie sanders by a large margin ahead of florida' s primary, bill clinton' s stump speech took more of a general tone. >>bill clinton, we should not build a wall around america we need to do. clinton told a crowd of hundreds at rollins college, a hillary presidency will get a hold on illegal weapons to give kids their lives back in violent neighborhoods. >> after about a 45 minute speech bill clinton now talking with supporters signing autographs getting pictures. but really it was what he said on stage that seemed to mean the most for the people who ca

good evening i' m adrian , whitsett. the victim has since been identified as destiny bargman. she was shot inside a home on sheeler hills drive, just north of the 414 in apopka. wesh 2' s matt grant is live in that neighborhood. matt, you talked with the s friends. this is the house for that deadly shooting happened. investigators are still out here. you can still see the crime scene tape. her friends and classmates tell me they are shocked. shiloh patterson: i saw her afro, and i was like, oh my gosh, please don' destiny. patterson can' s shiloh patterson: i was really like i am still in shock. , i can' she was smart, she was funny, very intelligent. she was just an all around amazing person. matt: the joint homicide task force says 15-year-old destiny bargman was shot to death inside this home on sheeler hills drive in apopka where a bicycle sits outside. investigators have charged a 16-year-old with second degree murder, accusing that person of shooting and killing destiny. officials have not named the suspect and the motive is , unknown. shiloh says destiny was a ninth gra

good evening, i' m adrian whitsett. tonight, we have learned that plane is a home built a single engine aircraft. it went down not far from south lake hospital in clermont this morning. wesh 2' s matt grant reports, some believe the pilot' s last-minute decision saved lives. matt: a headset dangles amidst the twisted blue and yellow wreckage, all that' s left after this single-engine two-seater went down just before 9:00 a.m., killing both people on board. no one else was injured. mark wells: like an explosion, almost like a backfire but it wasn' t. matt: mark wells was outside his home at the time, the plane narrowly missing him. mark wells: i think the guy knew he was in trouble, and the field back there is the perfect place. he was trying to save everybody else, i guess. matt: the aircraft went down in an empty field behind the skytop view rehab center at south lake hospital in clermont, an area surrounded by residential homes. witnesses reported seeing fuel leaking from the wreckage, but the crash did not cause a fi

adrian whitsett explains what he and cover today. reporter: this is surveillance video about arrest interest to me. s very disturbing. our whole job is based upon believing. one of the authors even appears to open the door. she said she was the only officer to approach the door. the state attorney' s office found out about the discrepancy >> the fact that anyone would say something under a that was untrue was very frightening to anyone that believes. reporter: detective hall and two other officers were relieved out of duty. they will see if they can proceed with prosecution. no one is above the law. >> it could be a felony. felony charges. jim: jim: we have an update to a story you saw first on wesh. samuel page. the deltona man was just arrested, accused of injuring a deputy before a chase last friday. chopper 2 was over the scene. deputies say they pulled page over for speeding, but when he acted suspicious, the deputy tried to remove him from his they say page peeled out, and a deputy had to break a window so he wouldn' t be dragg

adrian whitsett explains what he uncovered today. reporter: this is surveillance video of an arrest attic any hotel. what you see here and what the reporting officer said is very different. our whole job is based upon -- one of the officers appears to have a key that opens the door. the suspect opened the door for her and then gave a plastic bag filled with marijuana. the vast majority of police officers are honest about saying the state attorney' s office says they are reviewing all open cases involving the officers. senator actions as no one is above the law. >> lying under a in a case on a . jim: tonight we' re hearing from the owner of an orange county scooter store after his shop is burglarized overnight. the smash-and-grab happened at scootermax on south orange avenue in orlando. alfredo hernandez says he got a call from the alarm company just before three this morning. >> you work very hard to have something, provide for your family and then people just want t want to work for. hernandez believes the burglars had been in the s

i' m adrian whitsett. tonight, loved ones are remembering 15-year-old destiny bargman, who was killed yesterday inside a home on sheeler hills drive in apopka. wesh 2' s amanda ober is live where destiny went to school. amanda? tragically her life came to an end when she was shot to death by another teenager who may face life in prison. the 16-year-old boy charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of 15-year-old destiny bargman stood before a judge at the juvenile justice center sunday. we' re not identifying the teen because he' s a minor. the judge warned the suspect of the severe consequences he may face >> you may be waved over as an adult on that charge,if you get convicted of that charge there is the possibility you' ll face the rest of your life in a state penitentiary,you need to understand that. reporter: the teen was ordered to spend 21 days in secured detention while the state attorney' s office determines the charges. meantime, it' s still unclear what lead up the shooting inside

good evening i' m adrian , whitsett. this is unfolding on sheeler hills drive, just north of state road 414. wesh 2' s matt grant is there live. matt, what have you learned this afternoon? matt: authorities are staying tightlipped. it we don' t know a lot of information, but they are investigating reports of a shooting. authorities have been out here most of the afternoon. we can confirm they are responding to multiple 911 calls about reports of a shooting in the area. it is on sheeler hills drive, in apopka. you can see a bicycle and also a football nearby. what is alarming is that this is an area where there are children playing. apopka police turn this over to the joint homicide detective team very they will not confirm if someone was shot, injured, or killed. investigators have been going in and out of the house collecting evidence. they said we will have more information for us sometime later today. they did confirm one thing for us, they said there is no suspect on the loose at this time. i asked if that means a su

good evening, i' m adrian whitsett. tonight, we' re learning the plane that crashed is a aircraft. it went down not far from south lake hospital in clermont this morning. wesh 2' s matt grant is there live. matt, what have you learned this afternoon? matt: take a look, you can still to the wreckage behind me. we still don' t know what caused the deadly accident, but witnesses report seeing this amateur-built craft coming down at a steep angle from the west before finally hitting the ground. this twisted blue and yellow wreckage is all that' s left after the single engine two-seater went down just before 9:00 a.m., killing both people on board. t. matt: mark wells was outside at the time. the crash narrowly missing his home. mark wells: i think the guy knew he was in trouble, and the field back there is the perfect place. he was trying to save everybody else. matt: the crash occurred in an empty field behind the skytop view rehab center at south lake surrounded by residential homes. witnesses saw fuel leaking from the wreckage, but there was no fire or explosion. >> at this time, we

wesh 2' s adrian whitsett reports he fell from a pipe and into a canal. >> not far from their school, some third-graders learned a hard lesson. >> there were several children walking through year after riverside elementary school got out today. >> walking a long a canal attached to the little wekiva river. >> the victims on the pipe and fell off the pipe and into the water. >> that is when another eight-year-old try to help. jumped in. he was the only one the new how swim besides all the other ones. >> britney brown says she' s thankful her son was not hurt, but she doesn' t know why he and his friend who was taken to the hospital in very critical condition after not reading for some time were in the area anyway. >> i' m upset about it because he knows that' s not ok., that' s not a path i told him to take. >> spike is locked gate and the no trespassing sign, there' s nothing really stopping anyone from getting into the fence and there is nothing stopping someone from walking along the pipe. just one block north, another arcs for prevention. not so with the eight-year-old fell tuesday

good evening, i' m adrian whitsett. at one point, trump even called for a doctor when a woman in the we have commitment 2016 team coverage tonight. we start with wesh 2' s jim payne, inside the arena. jim, you witnessed some bizarre moments of they are. jim: ucf is one of the biggest of the trump campaign so far. so many people showed up, they did not have enough room. 30,000 tickets were printed for the event. with a few boisterous exceptions, it was all trump, all the time. this is what 10,000 screaming all trump fans look and see it like. the student line for four hours. donald trump: the one person hillary clinton does not want to run against is donald trump. jim: he talked about different themes, but always circle back to voting for him on tuesday. donald trump: if we win florida, [cheering] if we win florida and ohio, it is really over. jim: they talked about marco rubio. >> stand up for donald trump. jim: speaking about, trump was interrupted a dozen times, each as shown the door. at one point, a woman fainted, a

jason: that was adrian whitsett reporting. overnight, bernie sanders fight on, despite heavy losses last night. he said in part, with more than half the delegates yet to be chosen and a calendar that favors us in the weeks and confident that our campaign is on a path to win the nomination. see how the votes broke down and hear from all of the candidates inside wesh.com and the mobile app. we' re following breaking news from overnight out of the conway area, where two suspects are on the run after is a whipping and manning orlando police say two invasion. orlando police say two robbers busted into an apartment at the midnight. that' s on conway road, near michigan street. police say they robbed a man inside at gunpoint, pistol-whipped him, then shot and killed his dog on the way out. they got away in the victim' s car. it' s a silver mercedes with the license plate 479-mfe. if you see the car, call police. at first light, investigators will try to figure out how a beloved brevard county landmark, burned to the ground. last nigh

adrian whitsett is live in orlando. rubio is set to take the stage here. doors open at seven. some people have been waiting here for two hours. we will likely hear some of the same messages tonight. he told the crowd that on his first day as president, he will repeal obama' s executive actions and the deal with iran. rubio: our children may be the first children ever to inherit a diminished country. that is what is at stake here. you are not just asked to choose presidential candidates, you are asked to change the identity of

the basketball team -- anchors meredith mcdonough and adrian whitsett, jason guy was there to host. this was a fundraiser for the academy of knights of columbus charity and it was hard fought and game -- gained. they won 112 to 107. one of the things happening this weekend, weekends are always busy. >> there is so much to do, a big soccer game, baseball starting, and the surf is coming up. it is absolutely a beautiful morning, cold, crisp, but the weather is going to be quiet. that is going to build throughout the day. a breezy afternoon before it is all over. it is going to mean increased surf for the coastal waters and also conditions in our northern county once that wind sets up. 51 in sanford, 49 in palm coast. sunshine. throughout this day, we will see less of that. along the i-4 corner arc, temperatures into the mid-upper 70' s. north, across central florida, pretty cool. most of us are in the mid-50' s. >> coming up on 5:12, a frightening experience underwater results in a lawsuit. the scuba diver that was you can save over 500 bucks when you switch to progressive. that's a f

the game saw action from anchors meredith mcdonough, angela taylor, and adrian whitsett. this was a fundraiser for the academy and the knights of columbus charities. it was a hard-fought game. kudos for the faculty and coaches. >> we have got some talent here at wesh 2. >> that is a high-scoring game. we weren' >> what a mystery. not wearing shorts. beautiful sunrise, a crescent moon just off to the north and left of the shot. horizon. another beautiful morning. we have dipped a bit in the last half hour, that skies are clear. temperatures will continue to fall until that son gets up above the horizon. 53 leesburg. crisp and clear, heading out to services early -- light jacket. once that son gets up quickly, middle-upper 50' s and 70' s across central florida. in the interior locations it is the mid-upper 70' s. currently, we are seeing 40' s and 50' 52 in winter park, deer park at 55 degrees. chillier up here as well throughout the day. i will be back in just a couple minutes. >> a frightening experience underwater results in a lawsuit against a south florida company. we

in west palm beach, adrian whitsett. michelle: count on wesh 2 for complete coverage online. we have a county by county delegate tracker inside the mobile app. jason: the search is on for a pair of robbers in a stolen car after a violent home invasion. police tell us of a pistol whipped a man and killed his dog. it was after midnight in the conway area. they busted into an apartment off con railroad -- conway road. those crooks got away in the victim' s car, a silver or cedi' s with the tag 479, msd. -- ms e. >> everybody knows this building. it hurts the community, it hurts us. i know they wanted to preserve it and it is a shame. michelle: a brevard county landmark is destroyed after a massive fire. jason: alex villareal is live in cocoa beach this morning. the big question is how did it start? alex: that is the big question and we are no closer to learning the answer. the focus is on making sure the home does not catch fire, does not go up in flames again. firefighters are working to put out hotspots. the area is being secured as a crime scene for safety and to he told our

meredith: turning to the democrats, hillary clinton is summer: adrian whitsett is joining us in west palm beach. adrian: it has been a crazy day here in west palm beach, getting ready for hillary clinton. it is jammed packed, crowded. everyone is doing in their secret service sweeps, but hillary clinton will likely speak to a jampacked crowd inside this convention center. she is way ahead of bernie sanders and she knows it, which is seemingly tell the story why she is campaigning in north carolina today instead of that florida even though she will be here later tonight. in rally, north carolina, she posed for pictures of people outside of a high school polling place, telling reporters about donald trump, saying he is laying out a dangerous path, and she says she is ready to take him on if necessary. she says she is proud of the campaign she and bernie sanders are running, even though she believes she will ultimately win >> we are focused on the issues . that is what it has been about, not insults. we share a lot of the same goals but we have ever and solutions. adrian: in a recent pol

adrian whitsett takes a look. adrian: one of the more controversial parts of the education allocation in the state budget deals with teacher bonuses. >> it seems to exclude more people than it actually rewards. the $44 million set aside for the best and brightest program goes to teachers who meet two requirements. they had to score in the top 20% in the act or sat whatever year they took it and be evaluated as a highly effective teacher. at their february 9 meeting, the orange county public school board denounced the program. >> i think it' legislature has done in the past 30 or 40 years. s an insult to our teachers. i would much rather see that money go into raises across the board. adrian: orange county teachers union administrator dennis kelly believes access for his teachers has been limited by their new evaluations. >> the number of highly effective teachers plummeted from 80% to 2.4%. adrian: kelly believes the evaluations were manipulated to show future growth. ocps says the criteria changed particularly in

irs will not send an email asking for your personal info/ not demand that you wire them summer: adrian whitsett explains. in november, kissimmee police arrested a man on a marijuana charge. in security obtained by wesh 2, you can see three officers go to a hotel and one uses a key to get in the room. the affidavit says detective hall was the only officer to approach the door after witnessing a drug deal, and that the suspect opened the door for her then gave her a plastic bag filled with marijuana. in court march 14th, prosecutors learned of the video and dismissed the case after they learned that an investigating officer' s testimony conflicted now the state attorney says, we are reviewing all open cases involving these officers to determine whether prosecution should proceed. kissimmee police tell wesh 2: that all three officers were immediately removed from duty, pending the outcome of a criminal and internal investigations. detective hall, and the two other officers removed from duty are part of the street crimes unit a unit now suspended and other officers in that unit have been reassigned

annunciation catholic academy saturday night in a game that saw action from angela taylor and adrian whitsett. i hosted and announced at the event. this was a fundraiser for the academy and knights of columbus charities. it was a hard-fought game. the wesh 2 all-stars led for most of the night, but in the end we were taken down by the annunciation knights took down -- knights. the final score was 112 to 107. michelle: amy, we are coming off a beautiful weekend. amy: yes, it does not get much better than this. everyone was talking about how blue the sky was yesterday. we will be warm again today , but if you were clouds around. upper 70' s is where we are headed. we' ll be warmer today than yesterday. temperatures will creep up each day, as we had to friday. s, well above average by the end of the week. by next weekend, there will be a little bit of rain coming into the area. our high temperatures today, this is up towards the average. yesterday and today are very march like. by the end of the week, we will not be so march like. we will be much warmer, as we had to the official start of spring

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academy saturday night in a game that saw action from anchors meredith mcdonough, angela taylor and adrian whitsett. i hosted and announced at the event. they did not let me touch a basketball, and for a good reason. this was a fundraiser for the academy and knights of columbus charities and was a hard fought game. the annunciation knights took down the all-stars 112 to 107. great job by everybody out there. in our next half hour, marco rubio is rallying in central florida. michelle: why ucf is looking to build a new campus downtown. alex: a portion of garland avenue is closed for the i-4 ultimate project. i will tell you where it is closed, and how you can get around it. amy: it is a little cool to start in some places. 53 degrees in orlando. 60' ur >> local, live, late-breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in jason: right now, the focus on florida. marco rubio will have a rally tonight. michelle: this video will be at the center of a trial today. the former deputy fighting charges. jason: a shooting mystery and a search this morning for the gunman. thank you for waking up with wesh 2 news sunrise

in west palm beach, adrian whitsett. michelle: count on wesh 2 for complete florida primary coverage online. we have a county by county breakdown of the votes along with a delegate tracker, that' s on wesh.com and inside the wesh 2 mobile app. jason: we' re following breaking news overnight from the conway area. two suspects on the run after pistol-whipping a man and killing his dog in a home invasion. orlando police say two robbers broke into an apartment at the park at cambridge around midnight on conway road. police are telling us they robbed a man inside at gunpoint, pistol whipped him, and then shot and killed his dog on the way out of there. they got away in the victim' s car. it' s a silver mercedes with the 479-mfe. florida plate 479-mfe. if you see it, call police. at first light, investors will try to figure out how it beloved brevard county landmark burned to the ground. through the cocoa beach mansion known as the pumpkin center. the 10,000 square-foot home was built by the founder of usa today and florida to

angela: adrian whitsett is just gotten to the scene and joins us now live. reporter: you mentioned that elementary school -- it' s about three blocks away from this canal. we are not sure if the child came from that elementary school or where the child came from. i just talked to a man named ken hunter' s backyard but it' s up to the canal and said he heard a difficult -- that is typical with kids around this now. you can see that it' s got a really deep drop off. there are crime scene investigators just got to the scene. what we are told is a five-year-old was found unresponsive at 3:30 this afternoon. we are still trying to figure out who called this in. the person i talked to said it was not him. he said he saw medics working on the child and often taken to the hospital and said what he saw did not look very good for the hospital. all we know is the five-year-old was taken to the hospital and found not breathing. as soon as we know more details,

wesh 2' s adrian whitsett has been digging into changes made to make sure this doesn' t happen again. he joins us now live near riverside elementary school. adrian, what have crews done today? adrian: the biggest change we see is that public works put up a dual fence system around this large blue pipe, to block people from walking on it. they have also doubled up the fencing where they believe the boy got through. but that doesn' t change the fact still in the hospital after falling in the canal. >> i want my son to come home . adrian: but for now, milton williams' son remains tied to tubes after falling into water in a canal near riverside elementary, pulled from that water unresponsive tuesday. >> he' s not moving. they' re keeping him asleep because he can' t breathe on his own. adrian: williams came out to the scene wednesday morning, trying to understand why his son was able to get in, snapping pictures of the hole in the fence nearby. >> if you have property like this and you' re not taking care of it, then you need to be held accountable. adrian: orange county stormwater manage

as adrian whitsett reports, the new executive director is eager to get started. >> it' s such an amazing organization. both the animal side and the dog-training side, and the people that they touch as well. when i was looking into the organization, and saw the impact and the transformation the organization makes, it was really a natural fit, and something i was excited about being a part of. adrian: plenty of puppy eyes were trained on the new southeast region executive director, at canine companions for independence. saturday morning, bryan williams was introduced to the graduates, puppy raisers, and many others involved with the organization, that brought out hundreds. >> animals are something i' m very passionate about, so being able to combine that with people is even more amazing. adrian: williams is well-versed in animals. he arrives at canine companions, after serving as the cfo at the halifax humane society, and spent time at the community foundation of south lake. people, like linda feld, are the most happy to meet the new executive director. her service dog, keith, has made a h