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 ordered held in juvenile detention for 21 days whether he' ll be charges as an live in apopka, amanda ober, wesh two news. adrian: we have video into the two newsroom from the scene. we are told a bicyclist was hit and killed. to adrian: developing toni

wesh 2' s amanda ober reports the driver who hit him is helping police with their investigation. amanda: a section of nova road here in daytona beach was shut down for almost three hours sunday night after a pedestrian, a man, was struck and killed by a car. police tell us the man, whose identity and age they are not yet releasing, was hit by a car around 7:15 tonight. the car stopped and remained at the scene. injuries. several passersby were concerned, wanting to know the identity of the person it might be. >> i was just concerned. >> you thought it might be someone you know? >> i thought it might be someone i know. amanda: police say they do not know whether the driver will face any charges but the driver was cooperating and allowed to leave the scene. people who live in this area tell me there are many pedestrians who cross this road all up and down this commercial strip and they often cross in areas like this where there are no crosswalks. again we don' t know the identity of the man killed here. that information will likely come out after next of kin are identified. amanda o

wesh 2' s amanda ober interviewed marco rubio as he visited orlando yesterday. amanda: despite the latest polls marco rubio told his supporters here at his orlando campaign headquarters tonight he can win florida. while the polls show rubio trailing trout by double digits in a sit down interview with , wesh 2 news, rubio said the polls are flawed and that the republican party does not want >> in florida the only one who can stop donald trump is me,a vote for anyone elseother than me is a vote for donald trump. amanda: will you continue on if you lose tuesday? >> yes our plan is to continue , on irrespective of what happens. amanda: all weekend rubio has been lamenting the nasty tone this election has taken and he primarily blames trunk, but i asked him about his role. during one of the recent debates you did join some of the other contenders in attacking. do you regret that at all? >> no i don' t regret attacking , on policy. i mean having a debate about , policy, debating people' s record that' s a legitimate thing. amanda: rubio' s shot tuesday depends heavily

amanda ober has more. >> seaworld ceo joel mandy called the announcement that seaworld is stopping its orca breeding cro-magnon -- program and phasing out its shamu shows seaworld orlando will transition those whales into a new orca encounter by 2019. the emphasis will be on national habitat. he says they are also partnering with the u main society of the united states who he described adversary. he says the park' s new will be is rescue and rehabilitation programs as well as animal themed entertainment rights. as for the motivation for the changes, mandy admitted that seaworld needs to bring down growing barriers between the park and its fans. s clear that society is society' s attitude towards these very large, very majestic animals being under human care has shifted. it' s selling -- legislation, comments on the internet, it was clear to me that we needed to remove this barrier. >> $50 million commitment over the next five years to becoming the leading rescue organization in the world. also on this morning' s call, was the ceo of the humane society. he said among other changes, seaw

and as wesh 2' s amanda ober reports, dozens of people turned out to remember the wekiva high freshman last night. >> all my baby, lord. >> the mother of 15-year-old destiny bargman could barely stand as friends and relatives surrounded her to pray. >> lord god we know you can heal them. >> police say bargmana was shot and killed inside her apopka home saturday by a 16-year-old boy. that boy, whom wesh 2 news is not identifying because he' s a minor, stood before a judge sunday on a charge of 2nd degree murder. the judge noted that while it appeared the shooting was not premeditated, the consequences may be severe. >> you may be waived over as an if you get convicted of that charge, there is a possibility you' ll spend the rest of your natural life in a state penitentiary. >> as for what lead to the shooting, relatives claim the gun used to shoot bargman belonged to the 16-year-old suspect and that she may have been shot as part of some dangerous game. >> she was in a secretly relationship with this young man and he was very violent. like i was just shown pictures of some of these boys

jason: wesh 2' s amanda ober is live at osceola heritage park and joints will be details. >> more than 10 months into his bid for the white house, vermont senator bernie sanders is finally here to spend some significant time in the sunshine date. a very crucial swing state for this election. what i am about to show you may bode well for him in florida. check out this line. there are hundreds and hundreds of people waiting in line here at osceola heritage park to get hundreds of people waiting to get in. the senator was in miami last night for a debate with his democratic challenger hillary clinton. one of the hot issues in a state where hispanic voters wield a significant influence was immigration reform. both clinton and sanders made their ground on the issues, vowing not to deport children of illegal immigrants with a clean come -- criminal record. >> you are telling us tonight t deport children who >> i would not. >> i don' t think the second question. pudding. >> democratic debate and the final one schedule this month. florida is a significant battleground for clinton and sanders w

amanda ober wesh 2 news. jim: the company reportedly has close to 30 lobbyist in the state capital this week. coming up, a big road closure to tell you about. meredith: plus, a big update on jim: commitment 2016 takes you marco rubio joins in florida. >> the entire establishment was against us. we were dozens of points down. we were not sure how over going to raise the money . it all happened because of you. two years later, he became a democrat to run. now he became a vegetarian. he keeps switching. [laughter] jim: rubio' look for full coverage on our late newscast. it had been suspended beforehand. meredith: gail paschall-brown is live along i-4. reporter: this is a test for march 13. if all goes well, the real thing involves building a bridge. you may have seen these lighted messages in orange county. expect delays on march 13 from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. this is a series of rolling roadblocks. make sure everything runs smoothly before we do actual work. they will be installing some bridge beams. if all go

we are joined outside the park by amanda ober. amanda: it is no secret that seaworld' s earnings and attendance have struggled in recent years. the new ceo is not only phasing program, but he also announced an alliance with an organization that has long been one of seaworld' s greatest critics. they are the hallmark of seaworld, but in 2019, the killer whale shows at seaworld, orlando will come to a close, and starting immediately, seaworld will no longer brady killer whale' s. the massive shift in direction comes after years of targeting by animal rights activists. this hit a peak after the documentary, blackfish, told the story of tilicum killing a trainer. tilicum is ill and is expected to die. they are responding to the huge pressures. >> the society hasn' t shifted for a variety of reasons, film on the internet, it was just clear to me that we needed to remove this barrier. amanda: b-29 whales in captivity include seven in orlando, they will lift the remaining lives in the parks, and eventually moved to habitats where guests c

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

meredith: amanda ober is following florida' s own senator marco rubio. she is live from fiu in miami. she' s just learned that the trump' beach county. stewart when is trump expected to arrive? >> 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

amanda ober explains how the votes are being cast as part of the large campaign that specific the attacks a local state editor. amanda: starting today, when floridians open the app are prompted as part of a campaign. >> wealthy taxi companies are trying to limit our axis to uber. reporter: they are ramping up the campaign to prevent local governments to regulate uber. the campaign specifically targets andy gardiner of orlando claiming he is biased against uber. this bill passed the house but senate leaders have been reluctant . she went on to point out a it is available for a vote . the outcome of the latest uber battle will be determined by friday. we were has not yet indicated what it plans to do with the vote being cast. the company has 30 lobbyists. meredith: parts of i-4 will be expecting delays. they say it is a test run for a series of rolling roadblocks later this month. if all goes as planned, it is tentatively set to be march fourth-18. >> it opens up a window for construction workers to do work on the roadway. reporter: again, these dates are tentative. we have some road work i

wesh 2' s amanda ober talked with one victim. >> this is a sketch of one of 22 that committed armed burglary. >> it makes me a little nervous. surveillance video shows two suspects leaving one of the complexes that was hit. they include springs colony and sandy coast. the victim visited -- that did not want to be identified said he was coming home around 3:00 a.m. when he thought he noticed after he parked, he felt a gun hope him in the back of the neck. >> a frozen first. -- i froze at first. the first thing i did was give him my wallet. that victim was not harmed nor were the other victims who say were also held up. residents were shaken by the crime. >> we just changed the top block. public can locate the suspects. if you have any information, call the altamonte springs police department. we' re learning new information tonight about the moments leading up to a deadly plane crash in lake county. radar data shows the plane made a climbing left turn before rapidly losing speed earlier this month over clermont. a nearby pilot says a mayday call was heard over the radio, saying the engine had

in miami, amanda ober. jason: both trump and clinton are seeing a boost in their delegate count rid --. michelle: jazmin walker joins us. the new numbers have been coming in all night long. jazmin: we start in florida, trouble take 99 delegates from his when. he is halfway to his win. as you can see, trumps lead over ted cruz group. the senator has 400 delegates after super tuesday. john kasich has 138 after his on the democratic side, hillary clinton won florida, securing 146 delegates. she is 800 short of her final goal. clinton' s delegate count is nearly doubled bernie sanders. even though kasich one ohio, the political math does not give them a chance of winning in a traditional way. jason: wesh 2 is your source of commitment 2016 coverage on air. michelle: we created a county by county breakdown of florida, plus you can cap tracked the candidates as they continue to rack up delegates. that is all inside wesh.com and the wesh 2 mobile app. a massive fire reduces a forecaddie landmark to ashes. this is

wesh 2' s amanda ober joins us live from sanford. amanda, you were there when joel left the jail. amanda: i was, and she seemed surprised to see news cameras here. she has little to say about the accusations against her. according to the arrest affidavit, when the principal of bentley elementary school in sanford went to jolt class and try to get jewel to step outside, joel stood up, only to fall over. 52-year-old holly joel left the jail alone wednesday after paying an $8500 bond. she' intoxication and child neglect. deputies say she was caught teaching a class of second graders while drunk. holly, were you using drugs or classroom? >> no. amanda: do you deny the charges against you? according to the school district it was a foster grandparent who s class who alerted school staff. the arrest affidavit says the principal of bentley elementary, martha garcia, went to the classroom and observed joel' s head swaying and her eyes closing. she asked joel to step outside and when joel stood up, she fell , over, hitting the window. the school resource officer reported finding prescriptio

i saw amanda ober and dealing with the heat and wind. the weekend. there is a breeze so at least that takes some of the bite of the heat off. highs, on the hour, 86, ocala. 86, the villages. 85, orlando. the coast, finally hitting the 80 degree mark. high pressure offshore, we are watching the dangerous rip currents running moderate to high especially with the onshore flow forcing the water in. every reporting station at or above 20 miles per hour. brevard county, 31. we have been talking about this, you never want to swim back in 20 coast, you want to swim parallel to the coast so you get again, that is what you have to do. tomorrow, the search it -- the surf is one to two feet. temperatures falling back to the mid-and upper 70' s. if you are headed out to the central florida fair tonight, you are in great shape, 73. right around 70 around 10:00 and no jackets required. one of the things we had this morning was a little bit of that catchy clout fog and we may see some of that again tomorrow morning but nothing that will reduce visibility. there may

wesh 2' s amanda ober reports. amanda: orange county spends $7.7 million annually to fight homelessness. mayor teresa jacobs hired an outside expert to figure out if major jacobs: i think it' s important to also know when do advice. and that' s what we' ve done . michelle: -- amanda: barbara poppe, former head of a national council on homelessness looked at the 23 programs funded by the county. while she found a strong commitment to homeless services she also concluded 44% of the , money is not going to those most at risk. two programs that come under fire in this report are orange county' s own family resource and crisis assistance programs. combined, they receive over $3 million from the county but the , report claims the assistance they give out does not go to families at imminent risk of homelessness. mayor jacobs says those programs and others will be required to switch their focus to a housing first approach major jacobs: having this report, and shedding the light on how we' re doing, is extrememly beneificial

we begin with amanda ober live in miami with reaction from senator rubio. reporter: marco rubio in the past several days has vowed win but tonight after watching, that changed. he took the stage here in miami and he was suspending his bid for the white house. he was once the darling of the republican party but that image hung in the balance here in florida where it was a foregone conclusion that if he could not win in his own home state, his shot at the white house would come to an end. review used his speech tonight to express his concern for the current state of american politics saying we are becoming a fragmented nation where people hate each other because of their politics. this is the campaign we have one. a campaign that is realistic about the challenges we face but optimistic before us. one that believes we truly are on the verge of a new american a campaign to be a president that would love all of the american people even the ones that don' t love you back. his cuban his cuban heritage, how tight she was that his 82-year-old today. a significant ro

amanda ober has much more on the story. summer: authorities are searching for the driver who smashed a stolen car through an orlando home. the crash happened just before midnight at the house on lakeland avenue. you can see there was a lot of damage done to the home. summer: a woman was taken to the hospital this morning after she returned home to find smoke billowing from her house. and there is significant damage from the smoke throughout the entire home on pratt street near deland. a dresser and mattress outside were burned, so it appears the blaze may have started in the bedroom while the resident was out. four dogs got out of the home safely. the fire marshal has now been called in to investigate the cause. to a grow house bust. after a two month investigation, warrant at a home on apshawa road in clermont. this is what they found inside. deputies seized 288 plants and more than 25 pounds of marijuana which has the street value of about $300,000. eric lum and stephen moss were arrested and charged with trafficking mari

in orlando, amanda ober, wesh two news. meredith: a middle school student is dead after police say he was gunned down saturday. investigators say antwan davis was shot in the head on north lakewood avenue. it happened less than a mile and a half from ocoee middle school. investigators tell us antwan' s family says he had ongoing fights with other teens in the neighborhood. >> seeing a child just pass away like that, it' s sickening, you know it hurts a lot. i was telling them today, if you guys have an argument, you know words are just words, just walk away from it because you never know if that person brought a weapon to school. the sheriff' s office says they they' a spokeswoman for orange county public schools says grief counselors were on hand today. jim: in the wake of two serious ultimate project in as many nights, dot officials are urging motorists to be especially aware in the overnight hours. the latest crash happened last night when a wrong way pickup driver slammed in to some concrete barriers near i-4 and coloni

amanda ober is there live. reporter: it involved about two dozen bikers that is part of the iron coalition by club. they were there to honor a friend. i want to show you, those are some of the motorcycles that were not in this crash. the crash occurred at the intersection 46 a and passive verde boulevard. the man driving the was thrown about 40 seat and despite suffering multiple fractures, he is expected to survive. his female passenger were also injured but everyone is in stable condition. close to a half dozen witnesses told troopers that the driver was turning left on green and failed to yield to the group of bikers. it is not clear yet if any charges the driver will face. you can see the silver car on that flat bed is the one troopers tellis you turn into the past. these bikers do tell us that this driver was not part of bike week. e-mail passenger -- the female even the man critically hurt is expected to recover. adrian: tonight, america remembers former first lady nancy reagan, the wife of ronald reagan.

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 apopka. according to social media posts, the suspect and victim were boyfriend and girlfriend and may have been engaged in some type of game involving a gun. during sunday' s hearing,the judge noted the cha

wesh 2' s amanda ober was there, as rubio suspended his campaign. >> thank you so much. first of all, thank you for everything. >> after losing his home state to donald trump, florida senator marco rubio took to the stage in suspending his campaign. >> i endevoured over the last 11 months to bridge this divide within our party, within our country because i know that after eight years of barack obama, this nation needs a vibrant and growing conservative movement. it needs a strong republican now of this country. >> throughout his campaign, the senator played heavily on being the son of cuban immigrants and his campaign slogan of a new american century. we' a campaign that is realistic about the challenges we' ve faced but optimistic about the , opportunities before us. a campaign that recognizes the difficulties we face but also one that believes that we truly are on the verge of a new american century. and a campaign to be president, a campaign to be a president that would love all of the american people, even the ones that don' t love you back. >> but on tuesday night,

amanda ober just got to miami. amanda: i am standing outside the arena at florida it you can see behind me, there is a line of media that are just now being let into the atrium to speak later tonight. whatever he says, whenever he takes the stage will be the big story of florida' s primary because you will either pull off state of florida, or the consensus among analysts, cuba likely not win here and that may rubio did not make any campaign top -- stops today, but yesterday he was at central florida speaking at a rally in melbourne. despite polls showing him charlie donald trump i dented -- double digits, he has not sounded like a candidate vowing out. he says he will be flying to utah tomorrow, where some were saying it may be his final campaign rally yesterday night, reveal painted a vision of himself going to the republican convention in july, claiming the nomination and going on to win the presidency. when reporters asked about his future should he lose in for the, rubio will not engage in our conversation and s

wesh 2' s amanda ober joins us live from outside the police station with more. amanda? these are the arrest affidavits from two incidents this past weekend involving suspects reaching for or even point handguns at an officer. both ended without shots being exchanged and today chief mina said he wants the public to know that' s what happens the majority of the time. reporter: they shot a 17-year-old in the shoulder. january 18, a man is shot and killed by orlando police after what appeared to be a real gun but it was an airsoft gun. during 19, police officers he claims the majority of the time, these incidents and without police being shot. they have to make split-second decisions. opd invited reporters to see examples. police say friday night, matthew sullivan resisted being detained by an officer and reach or a gun in his waistband. the officer managed to sit to him without shots being fired. pr michael ran from officers and never chief mina says his officers were fired on a total of five times. opd is also investigating a crash involving 2 cruisers. the officers were

amanda ober has more. >> seaworld ceo joel mandy called the announcement that seaworld is stopping its orca breeding cro-magnon -- program and phasing out its shamu shows

wesh 2' s amanda ober joins us live from outside the altamonte springs police department with details. amanda, do they have any leads yet? the victims was able to get a close enough look at the suspects to help police put together this sketch. none of the victims were hurt, but as you can imagine, knowing the suspects on the loose, many apartment residents are on a edge. this is a sketch of one of two suspects altamonte springs police say committed armed burglaries at four seperate apartment complexes early monday. >> makes me a little nervous and i definitely want to be aware of my surroundings. amanda: surveillance video shows the two suspects leaving one of the complexes hit, which included autumn run, the central park apartments, springs colony and sandy cove. a victim, who didn' t want to be identified, told wesh 2 news he was coming home around 3:00 a.m. when he thought he noticed a car following him. after he parked and got out, he felt a gun poke him in the neck. >> i froze at first. it was out of nowhere, just telling me, if you don' t turn around, i' m gonna shoot you right

his message to the before he took the stage at today' s rally, he spoke one-on-one with wesh 2' s amanda ober, about his path to the nomination. she joins us live from kissimmee with more on that interview. amanda. michelle: jim, senator sanders is focusing some of his time and energy on florida, a crucial swing state. as you just mentioned, even though hillary clinton has been leading in the polls in florida, his supporters, senator sanders and supporters, are very passionate, and they formed a line almost a quarter-mile long today to get into osceola heritage park for his rally. bernie sanders: we are gonna win here in florida. amanda: he' s an unapologetic liberal who promises to lead a revolution if elected president, and this week, with 246 delegates at stake, senator bernie sanders is finally focusing on florida. prior to his rally in kissimmee thursday sanders sat down with wesh two news for a brief many families in central florida. we have the second largest university in country here in orlando, the university of central florida. student debt at all time high, how is it going to be p

wesh 2' s amanda ober joins us live to explain what that means exactly. amanda? amanda: some of the details are not being released until a news conference tomorrow morning, but here is what i have learned. if you take an uber ride from the sunrail station in altamonte springs, starting march 21, the city will pay for 25% of that tab, the city and uber will provide the discounts. if you take a ride that ends in altamonte springs, you would get 20% off. this is part of a year-long project being kicked off by altamonte springs and uber. altamonte will become the first fully integrated uber city. impact with right handling technology on the city' s overall nobility plan. they hope the program will boost sunrail ridership, and they also hope to alleviate traffic congestion. one sunrail writer who relies on coworkers to pick her up at the station told meet the discount would be welcome. >> it cheaper than the regular taxes, and they people are cheaper and cleaner than taxis. they are nicer than most tax cap drivers -- taxicab drivers. amanda: the news conference to ann

meredith: wesh 2' s amanda ober has more on the decision and how it will impact seaworld orlando. amanda: they are the hallmark of seaworld, but in 2019, the killer whale shows at seaworld orlando will come to a close. and starting immediately, seaworld will no longer breed the massive shift in direction comes after years of targeting by animal right' s activists. the debate peaked after the documentary "blackfish" which told the story of tilicum, the whale that killed trainer dawn brancheau. just this month, seaworld announced tilicum is ill and expected to die soon. and today, the ceo of seaworld acknowleged the pressure that has lead to these massive changes. joel manby: society' s attitude towards these very, very large very majestic animals being , under human care has shifted and it' s a variety of reasons, whether it' s a film legislation, people' s comments on internet. it was just clear to me that we needed to remove this barrier. amanda: the 29 whales already in captivity at seaworld parks, includes seven in orlando, and they will live the remaining lives at the parks. th

and as wesh two' s amanda ober reports, it seems many students classes and heading off to spring break than the dangers of fraud. amanda: today, students and staff here at ucf were given an opportunity to attend a forum on identity theft. they were wanred it can take a full year before any evidence of fraud will show up. it' s been one month since ucf announced a security breach involving private information for 63,000 students and employees. today, the school hosted a forum on identity theft. but less than one dozen people came. leaders of the event claim additional students were washing a livestream and that a recorded version will be posted online. but with spring break approaching, many students had other things on their mind. >> we had like one class discussion about it, and the people affected were notified. i haven' t had a problem and i' m not close to anyone who has. amanda: the focus of the forum identity theft in general. one banking official warned fraudulent activity may not show up for a year. the state attorney' s office stressed the importance of victim' s coming forwar