his six-year-old niece shot and killed herself with his gun, eric williams was taking care of aleatha burke and she got ahold of the gun and shot herself. williams is a convicted felon and is not supposed to have a gun. he's now facing several charges including child neglect. >>> in orlando, we're hearing from the young boy who rescued his 8-year-old friend from a canal. it happened on tuesday, close to riverside elementary. investigators say that she was walking on a pipe across the canal, and he fell 10 feet into the water. 8-year-old malachi jenkins jumped in to save him. >> i twisted him around. i grabbed his hand and brought him to shore. i asked his brother to help me, help me pull him up. him there, to be a help. >> now franklin remains in critical condition. >> amy: ucf downtown orlando campus is a step closer to reality. the florida board over governors approves $20 million now towards the project. that woulds huge, the university is also chipping in its own 20 million and will raise another 20 million privately. but, it is still not a done deal. joining us this morning to tell us

here's what we know, he was taking care of aleatha burke and herself in the shoulder by accident and later died at central florida regional hospital. williams is a convicted felon, he's not supposed to have a gun in his possession and is now facing several charges including child neglect. >> firearm ownership, there is a responsibility there and as an owner avenue a firearm you need to store it securely and away from juveniles. we owe them that to protect them and keep them safe. >> reporter: he attended elementary school and grief clowns counselors counselors have been on hand to counsel students. he's expected to make his appearance in front of the judge today at 1:3 o andrea jackson. >> john: also we're hearing from you a young boy who rescued his 8-year-old friend from a canal. >> amy: a real hero and happened tuesday close to referside elementary school. investigators say that she was walking home from school with his friends and decided to walk across the pipe right there. feet down into the water. 8-year-old malachi jenkins jumped in to save him. >> i twisted him around. grabb

investigators say he was babysitting aleatha burke and she accidentally shot herself. this is a photo of her, given to our news partners at the orlando sentinel. her family says that she loved being a kindergartner and enjoyed coloring with her friends and singing her favorite pop songs with herr classmates. playing on the living room floor of her family's home in sanford and found the loaded handgun underneath the couch. she picked up the gun and that is when it went off. burke was shot in the shoulder, police say williams was actually the one who took her to the hospital. where she later died. he was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. here's what his mother had to say. >> he's and in isn't person. they say he was a babysitter but he's a loving baby-sitter. >> williams is due back in court on april 5th. john, amy? >> andrea jackson, came up with quarters and put them in the side of the live truck and now we're going back out to bike week where the bikers will be rolling in you, fingers crossed, sorry to cut off the interview. it wen

police say aleatha burke shot and killed herself last week with the gun she found under a couch cushion. her uncle and convicted felon eric williams was supposed to be baby sitting aleatha. he was arrested and since posted bond. he faces multiple charges including child neglect and unsafe storage of a firearm. the funeral is set for later this afternoon. >>> for the past week harley' s have taken over the streets of outnumbered by flip flops, swimsuits and college students. bars, restaurants and hotels street. shop owners are also smiling as anniversary bike week merchandise. but as the motorcycle mecca winds down, the rush of the beginning. expect it to be a busy time for s a live look from daytona beach. not much going on at this hour. maybe some folks straggling back to the hotels or what not. should be pretty fun out there. here' s danny treanor with the quick check of today' s forecast. >> it' s not just harley' s buddy. got some hondas out there. got a dealership over there in melbourne. here, you all might recognize jeff' s name from car racing. here. a little something going on.