. >> also new allegations about a former apopka teacher accused of lewd acts with a third grader. in minutes, news 6 uncovers reports of two other possible incidents. why they were never investigated. good evening, this is news 6 at 7:00, getting results. i'm julie broughton. >> and i'm lisa bell. ginger gadsden is off tonight. after being yanked from store shelves for one year, blue bell is coming back. a little later, when you'll be able to buy the first carton. a lot of people are excited to hear that news. >> people are very passionate about their ice cream. >> they are. >> our top story right now, for years they've been hotels for the homeless. even 60 minutes brought to light motels on 192 with nowhere else to turn. but now, osceola county has new results for cleaning up the area. amanda castro explains how all this will work. >> county leaders want to improve this stretch of west highway 192. it used to be homes to travel resorts. now it's literally homes to families living out of run-down motels. their goal is to find permanent housing for the families and return those hot

apotch ca 44 -- apopka 44. seminole county, sanford and winter springs, 43, 44 degrees. a little more mild. into volusia county, new smyrna beach and sugar mill around 43. deland your early morning temperatures. we'll warm up 30 degrees between the morning and the afternoon tomorrow. our high tomorrow 75. 72 in lease wurgburg. 7 -- in leesburg. 72 in titusville. we have clouds tomorrow. the sun shining through to warm us up to the mid-70s. friday will be a very interesting day. we'll wake up humid. will be building and then showers and thunderstorms develop late morning into the afternoon. we could have a little bit of lightning here, but it's not looking to be quite as strong as our last round of thunderstorms. of course, we'll be updating things with tom terry tomorrow night. right now we're looking at a few scattered downpours and lightning. the main threats a lot of people getting less than a half inch on friday and a slight risk for strong winds with with some of the strong thunderstorms that can develop on friday afternoon. here's what on expect. the next couple of

they were students here at apopka elementary school. orange county public schools tells me they told the department of children and families about the allegations, but i found out today no investigation was ever conducted. >> the allegations leveled against former apopka elementary school teacher don sharp are too graphic to describe on television. which is why when news 6 found out more allegations surfaced around the same time that this student claims her abuse happened, we wanted to know why they weren't investigated. orange county public schools tells us they reported those allegations to the department of children and families in 2009. d.c.f. confirms the call involved two students of sharp's. but the call was screened out or declared not worthy of investigation. why? they say there was no claim of there was no claim of neglect. orange county public schools tells us the complaint was about children feeling uncomfortable sitting on sharp's last, which is where sharp's current abuser says the abuse started. >> the person who was arre

so let's pinpoint that city here for apopka. for your forecast for tonight, temperatures will be slowly cooling down into the 40's for tonight by midnight. a low of 40 degrees by wednesday. you'll be waking up to temperatures in the upper 30's in apopka, but then look how quickly temperatures warm up. about 30 degrees by 4 p.m. to about 63, and then wednesday, as we cool back down, it won't be as chilly as tonight. back out here at kelly park in apopka, it was a beautiful day. the sunshine is warming things up again, only into the mid-50's. it looks like we'll have another nice day for tomorrow. our next spot for 5:30, we're heading out to clermont. we'll see you there. >> for now, in apopka, i'm candace campos, news 6. >> thank you. our coverage of the cold weather continues on our website. just head to clickorlando.com, powered by news 6. you can also get alerts on your smartphone with our free just search wkmg in your app store. >> now to some breaking news in orange county. the sheriff's office tells us a man is hospitalized

the apopka pdey was one of dozens that took part in the event. the restaurant gave out free coffee to those who showed up. mckinley says this type of event is more important now than ever. >> a lot of paradigm shifts going on in law enforcement these days and a lot of animosity between the we' re intertwined with the city and residents of apopka and them. >> they say it' s such great success there is already plans in the works to put on another one. now do danny trainer. >> and let me show you rain on the map over here. here you can see these showers and these are building here as they' re pushing across polk county and headed on over towards osceola county. kissimee. but, you know, eventually they' ll get over to the east side of the state and that means brevard county. let' trajectory. it could push to the north and check out in the gulf of mexico cape coral and see it did exit out to the atlantic and still activity in the atlantic. for us it' s about windy conditions today and temperatures to 72 and tonight going to 44 . >> justin: still to co

apopka, 43. sanford, 44 degrees. the far western side of flagler county will be in the upper 30' s. 50, melbourne. a limited frost near marion county. there is a southeast wind flow. the 70' s will be back in town, so if you have that convertible, tomorrow will be a good day to get out. 73, wildwood. 73, celebration over toward harmony. 72, avalon park. 65, marineland, right on the water. 69, cape canaveral. on friday, a front is coming through. showers and a couple of storms. it does not look like it is going to be severe. we will continue to monitor things for you. a windy afternoon on saturday, behind that front and it is going to be a cold january day. by sunday, high pressure builds in and a chilly morning is sunshine. let' s take a look seven-day forecast. showers and storms on friday, best chance for stronger storms florida. nice turnaround for next week. we will talk more about that extended forecast in the next half hour. meredith: a hollywood star is credited for saving a man' s life. summer: you will hear

america runs on dunkin'. >>> the former city manager of apopka has landed a new job. he's collecting $22,000 a month serving as a consultant and lobbyist for the city. >> investigative reporter says he has little to show for it. >>reporter: richard anderson got a sweet deal when he retired as city manager of apopka. >> i felt like it was a very lucrative for him. >>reporter: as a city consultant and lobbyist earning $22,000 a month or $264,000 a year, he's required to turn in monthly reports detailing what he's done to earn the money. the city manager who supported the contract, couldn't tell us if the city has received anything in exchange for that high salary funded with taxpayer money. probably have not. >>reporter: 9 investigates requested copies of the required monthly report. city leaders provided us with 8. anderson was hired in his new role 16 months ago, the mayor said some communication is over the phone, the reports list few details related to meetings about downtown redevelopment, florida hospital, kelley park crossing asks what anderson noted as additiona

reporting live from apopka. >> anchor: thank you. dramatic video in tonight, a police chase and crash. next at 6:00, how the florida deputies say this started and how it could have been worse, elizabeth. >> we are tracking pockets of rain and it's may even have isolated thunderstorms tonight all ahead of a cold front that will change the game with the temperatures once again. the details coming up. >> anchor: later, the chile fact. advil pain relievers are used by more households than any other leading brand. to treat their aches and pains more people reach for advil. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. nexium 24hr is the new #1 selling frequent heartburn brand in america. i hope you like it spicy! get complete protection with the purple pill. the new leader in frequent heartburn. that's nexium level protection. if you need a reason to start celebrating super bowl 50 early - i'll give you two. get a large,1-topping pizza for only 50 cents when you order any large pizza at regular menu price. better ingredients. x better p

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plus-- a former apopka teacher facing charges... accused of molesting a student at his school. we'll have the charges he's facing. -- the stock market continues to plummet this morning-- following markets. coming up-- what the drop. washington d-c is slammed with a whole lot of snow-- after a winter storm sweeps across the country. but-- other areas are already dealing with winter weather! fox's jackie ibanez morning-- sanford police are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex. this happened around 10-30 last night-- at the "kensington oaks apartments" on mellonville avenue. that's just north of county road 415. according to the sanford police department-- officers responded to the complex... and found two people shot. a young woman was found with a gunshot wound to her hand...and a man was found dead. right now, it's unclear what led up to the shooting. police are still on scene gathering evidence. we'll continue to investigation... and bring you the latest details. a news alert now-- the stock market continues its free fall... even as the u-s economy shows f i

. >>> a former apopka elementary school teacher is now waking up behind bars accused of molesting a student years ago. >> we reported the investigation into allegations last night at 11:00. we found out the district had also investigated the teacher. eyewitness news this morning janai norman outside the orange county jail. it is a teenager who says the alleged molestation happened in 2008. >> reporter: and jamie, she came forward last may and since then, apopka police spent 9 months investigating the allegations finally arresting donald sharp this week and booking him here at the jail. the 66-year-old former teacher is not getting out of jail anytime soon. he is being held without bond, charged with capital sexual battery and attempted molestation. the alleged incident was kept quiet until last may. that is when the girl, now a teenager, came forward and told a school resource officer about what her 3rd grade teacher allegedly day to her. >> a fairly she had been going through some difficult times in her life and the parents trying to determine what is causing her underlying issues, that is

however, that initial zone drafted now could come at a cost of $14 million. 41 decade the city of apopka wanted to build something here, city center that would bring the community together but the project would cost them. >> you don't want to see money go to waste. >> reporter: mike a business owner and taxpayer and apopka and he was disappointed hearing the land could sell for 66 percent less than taxpayers pay for it. the city blame the market for the loss of revenue on the now $5 million deal. >> devalued everywhere. >> reporter: leaders may not have much choice the the developer proposing to buy the site is the only one that put up a bit leaving the city to take the deal, sell it outright or put out for bids again. the developer tours southern present a workshop and have a vote on the st. basil leaders rushed to schedule that for friday. some commissioners and residents are concerned there wasn't enough notice. >> devotion have a saying something like that. >> reporter: despite the loss, city leaders of the project and become a downtown drop of the community be something apopka is la

tomorrow at the apopka amphitheater. meredith: some nasty weather earlier today, but things have cleared out. saturday perfect. sunday, a little speed bump, then it gets perfect again. this a little bump. there is even a line of sin cirrus clouds, ice crystals in the atmosphere. a gorgeous shot as the sun parks for another evening. winds out of the west at 11 miles an hour. quite comfortable, 67 in deland, 70 hunter' s creek, 70 in apopka. springs. 75 today after the clouds and storms moved through. average high temperature is 71. tomorrow we are going to be even better than that, five degrees or so above average. the cold front is a south, but not really a cold front area it will not usher in chilly air. it is just bringing us low readings look like this. 53 in the villages, 52 dunnellon, 54 paisley, 54 mount dora, 36 clermont. 55 holopaw. 57 in orlando, 56 in apopka, 50 five deland. we have a ways to go before temperatures are done and over with. 58 in melbourne. there is sunday with the fronts. we are stuck in between

i talked with apopka police today to see if they got any more calls. see what they told me, coming up tonight at 6:00. >> thank you, eric. >> now to another disturbing case, this in seminole county. we're learning more about the arrest of a convicted sexual predator. >> news 6 is uncovering new details about his history. walter ambrose sexually knifepoint. troy campbell has been getting answers all day and joins us live. what else have you learned about this case? >> well, neighbors in this area also tell us they're pretty concerned hearing about this today. longwood police say yesterday morning a teenage girl inside one of these homes along springwood court calls 911 saying she was being held at knifepoint, being forced to perform sex acts on a registered sexual predator. >> 40-year-old water ambrose appearing before a seminole county judge, charged with sexual battery on a minor. an aggravated assault with a weapon, allegedly using a knife to threaten his victim. >> he used a knife as a weapon to force her into doing these acts. it's very disturbing

this new one is on apopka-vineland at buena vista woods boulevard. partially blocked there. another crash at avalon park and old cheney highway. recovery work going on causing significant delays. use caution there and looking at everything, it is starting to slow, john young parkway to downtown, 12 minutes on i-4 eastbound, i-4 westbound from the 434 to fairbanks, 14 minutes and the 408, rouse road to downtown, 16 minutes. that's it, back to you guys. >> luanne: thank you. all new this morning, sanford police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead inside of an apartment. >> john: it happen 10:30 at the kensington oaks apartments. and the neighborhood east of downtown sanford. fox 35's jackie orozco is live at that apartment complex with the latest details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john, yeah, we're waiting for sanford police to give us more details because it is still a mystery of what caused the shooting. how many people they are looking for. they are telling us it is a people were shot right here inside of the apartment complex. let's look a

live in seminole county, and bleeding, trend the -- >>> a former apopka elementary school teacher is waking up in jail accused of molesting a student years ago. >> we reported the investigation into allegations last night at 11:00 only found the district also investigated the teacher. eyewitness news this morning janai norman outside the orange county jail. the teenager says the alleged molestation happened in 2008. >> reporter: since she has come forward, apopka police spent 9 months investigating the allegations before finally arresting donald sharp this week and booking him here. the 66-year-old former teacher anytime soon. being held without bond, charged with capital sexual battery and attempted molestation. the alleged incident was kept quiet until last may. that is when the girl, now a teenager, came forward and told the school resource officer about what hurt 3rd day -- her. >> she was going through difficult times in her life and what is causing her underlying issues. that is how they learned that she had this experience. >> reporter: it was outlined in shops arrest report t

this is the sunset at lake apopka yesterday. gorgeous. we have beautiful sunsets because the air is so dry. we are seeing a little bit more moisture working into the atmosphere. that will lead to some rain chances tomorrow, even a few additional clouds for today. here is a view of downtown orlando. carl, he lives in the seoul air where the movie theatre is. beautiful sunset. the moon, great shots of the moon. we invite you to pin your photos of the moon, maybe the sunset. the moon is not full yet. tes waxing. here's the way it looks at conditions. we need a jacket but we'll warm nicely into the afternoon. let me clear this one last time. now we have it. low 70's. up to 74 for the afternoon high today. it has been awhile since we have had that warm up. pinpointing some rain and storms by friday, the timing really from 10:00 in the morning through 4:00, 5:00 in the afternoon tomorrow and there will be the chance for a few thunderstorms. it is 45 in orlando. 36 in palm coast. there is a warmup. here's a look at the pinpoint accurate forecast

it is an apopka, behind losee tollroad plaza. -- hiawassee tollroad plaza. the 18-year-old charged in a disturbing rape case will answer to a judge. pharrell williams and -- terrell williamson turned himself in.

expected to call 600,000. >>> a group who wants to clean up lake apopka is halfway pilot program. we showed you in august how air to clean up a 250 acre portion of the lake. so far they say they are literally breathing life back into the bacteria infested like ed's. this is the latest in decade- long efforts to clean up the lake and spark ecotourism. >>> spacex officials say they are close to being able to reuse rockets and save money despite another failure. >> on sunday the company successfully carried and ocean monitoring satellite into orbit but as you saw it toppled him exploding during the attempt to land on a floating platform. spacex says one of the legs failed to latch on. >>> it is hard to land on a boat kooks -- >>> to your mission blooming on iss scott kelly tweeted a photo of the first ever flower grown in space. azania flour, other plans have been grown in space before in 2004 to -- won 14 crew members all this will help to get a better understanding of how to grow plants in microgravity. >>> scott kelly has a lot of spare time on his hands. >> yes. [laughter] >> i l

the repair jobs that will require a long spacewalk. >>> apopka's former city manager landing another job paying $22,000 per month. at 7 am, eyewitness news this >>> time now 6:54. today a judge will decide whether to postpone the trial of the man that accused his wife and two kids. prosecutors ask the judge to delay the trial for as long as two months. >> reporter: jamie, they want time to figure out how the recent supreme court ruling affects their case. unless they delay that trial, prosecutors won't have much time. the trial is expected to begin tuesday. now the supreme court has found florida's death penalty scheme unconstitutional because judges make the decision on death rather than juries. his defense attorneys want to go to trial next week with life in prison, harshest possible sentence. we'll let you know first on our wftv mobile news app what the judge decides today. eyewitness news this morning. >>> topping now, state attorney ashton says the u.s. supreme court ruling on death penalty procedures will not change the sentence for another man convicted of killing a teen. last

apopka, just with of broadway, use hiawassee. jason: police are on the scene of an early-morning standoff -- standoff. alex: i just talked to police officers out here who tells me that it is a man who is hold up they are in communication with him. earlier, we did hear some noises that sounded like gunfire and that police officer does confirm to me it was gunfire. you can hear dozens of shots were fired. it is not confirmed who was shooting, whether it was police or the suspect inside. a neighbor was told it was the man inside who was shooting. to give you a better idea of where we are this is the coral gardens condo complex. red cross assistance is being set up for any displaced residents. we did see a stream of people coming out this morning. people taking shelter in nearby bowling alley. jason: much more ahead on cw18 plus some international breaking news out of paris. michelle: a man armed with a knife attacked a police station. the suspect was shot to death. it is not clear if this to be terrorism. we will continue to update

orlando, apopka, all 74 degrees. about 70 today in cocoa. 71 into melbourne. this is the model that takes us through the day today. that is the way our day will and but then it changes tomorrow as this area of high-pressure -- it exits and allows the storm system to move in. the actual low stays to the north. that is why severe weather will stay to the north of us. this cold front will bring us showers even the potential of thunder showers. here is the timing on the rainfall. 10:00 starting to see rain moving into our western zones. by one :00, heavy downpours marion county sumter county. 3:00, that activity moves to central florida. severe weather across the florida panhandle. and isolated thunderstorms at best, the threat of severe weather well to our north. today it is a mix of clouds and sunshine. 74 high, a beautiful day. tomorrow, 80% chance of rainfall across central florida. once that frontal boundary moves on through, we clear out and we cool down. not to the point that our friends up north for dealing with with a blizzard but it is going to be centra

.>>> apopka police warning people to lock their cars after people trying to steal. the clue that helped police catch up with the suspects. >>> a lawn fertilizer blamed live outdoors as comfortably, and as fashionably, as indoors. havertys has everything you need stunning room settings to refresh your patio, sunroom or lanai. choose a look and accessorize with rugs, lamps, pillows and more to bring your outdoor vision to life. update your space and take up to one-thousand dollars off your purchase at havertys. plus, enjoy twenty-four month, no-interest financing. yesterday we saw a lot of storm action plan. this morning it is beautiful and quiet. it won't last for long. sunday morning the next round of thunderstorms moving in as does the el nio. orlando downtown live shot looking at the first light on the horizon. you can see the hayes. a touch of fog in the region. northern counties getting the brunt of the fog. at 53, cooler this morning than yesterday. southerly winds at 5 to 15 into the day-to-day. a great to get out and about. tomorrow morning we will wake up to

summer: he was reported to dcf just before his retirement. 66-year-old donald sharp, a former apopka elementary school third grade teacher, is being held in the orange county jail on no bond. wesh 2' s bob kealing broke this story yesterday and joins us live from school district headquarters with more. what does his personnel file show? bob: we have learned to that months before he retired in 2009, he was investigated on misconduct. he was told by administrators, we do not want you back. while investigating 66-year-old former apopka elementary school teacher, don sharp, on allegations of sexually abusing a student in 2008, apopka police say they found where orange county schools investigated sharp in 2009. >> we learned there had been some previous allegations of possible misconduct with the children or inappropriate behavior. bob: according to police, sharp admitted to allowing children in his third grade class to sit on his knee, something the district by policy does not allow teachers to do. i deeply apologize, sharp wrote in a letter. investigators found this was an attempt to mi

. >>> former apopka homages will teacher behind bars this afternoon accused of molesting a third-grade student years ago. we reported a girl who is now a year-old donald sharp inappropriately touched her. as apopka police looked into the claims, they found out orange county polk schools was in it -- investigate them for inappropriate in spots was the says he was not reappointed in district since then. >>> support from presidential donald trump is continuing to grow. the former candidate -- roller coaster ride on wall street, how much it has cost you in the past few days >>> warnings about hoverboards what the government wants owners to do. >>> we are tracking a front moving in over the next 24 hours. you can see it here on friday. stocks seesawing after roller coaster of the day yesterday. dow is up 140 points but at the worst the dow down more than 500 points yesterday at their stocks tumbled over concerns over the global economy and oil prices. elizabeth hur is in new york with the latest. >> reporter: wall street opening with numbers seeing morning. keeping investors on the edge of

. >> tonight news 6 uncovers new details in the case against a former apopka teacher. he is now accused of touching an elementary student sexually. we learned the department of children and families has been contacted about the family before but they did not investigate. 66-year-old donald sharp was arrested on tuesday. this is sharp as he made his first appearance at the orange county jail yesterday morning. eric sandoval is getting answers tonight about why d.c.f. did not investigate those claims. what did you find out? >> well, first, i want to point that means they have to report any allegations of abuse or neglect involving their school students. i asked orange county public schools today if they did report the previous cases. they said they did and i have proof. so i asked the department of children and families why they didn't investigate. >> apopka police told news 6 they arrested 66-year-old donald sharp after a student, who is now in high school, came forward accusing him of touching her inappropriately when she was in the third grade. his arrest affidavit te

lakes upper 30s 42 downtown orlando. 36 degrees winter park through independent over toward windemere apopka, 33 and 37 by fairbanks and winter park. by full sail. 27 in ocala, 32 freezing in the villages daytona beach 36 punk planet new smyrna beach, low 40s kissimmee and melbourne. jacket weather if the kids want to do hats and gloves especially if they have to wait for the bus. that is a good idea. a couple scattered clouds and the southern tier otherwise mostly sunny and it will be pretty nice this afternoon. 58 degrees at noon. here's a planner in sanford. you can see at 2:00 we will have 60s around so it will be milder than yesterday. highs today topping out in the mid-60s the coming up we will track more than temps -- more times county by county a big system was in friday and we will get into that big chill for this weekend. 6:01 am. >> looking good in both directions of i-4. checking cameras from volusia county and osceola county. turnpike southbound, a spot of construction before you hit osceola parkway. should be getting the cones out of the way but keep that in mind. a crash and k

zellwood apopka, in the mid- 50s. overnight, look at these numbers. the villages, ocala 30, sumter county portions of the 20s. leesburg, 35 sanford 37 freeze warning for tomorrow, flagler marion sumter counties looking and marion sumter really for some areas that could have freezing conditions more than 4 typically ocala has 10 freezes during the winter season. orlando, 3. we have yet to see one. we will not see one at least for the next few days as well even though it will be the coldest air of the season. the coldest we have been so far as 41. got assaulted 38 tomorrow morning. we look at five-day forecast, where the weekend is always in view, warming trend starts tomorrow. on the cool side high 64. back to the lower 70 thursday and friday. still looking -- looking at a quick el nio friday. right now the severe weather potential is very limited. look for showers rumble of thunder friday and behind the high saturday just 58. 6 1 am.. >> a crash and volusia., beach, ocean shore boulevard or a1a peninsula winds drive is blocked off in both directions y

apopka police say they were not notified back in 2009 of those allegations. the district told me it did notify dcf as required and did not ask sharp back to teach the next year. we are still waiting for the we hope to see what was and was not done and hope to have the information for you at 5:00 live from the orange county school district headquarters, kathi belich, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> take a look at the letter that sharp said the school district into any 09 following the first investigation. go to the web links a section of wftv.com. >>> we have 3 stories breaking right now in orange county. first in pine hills investigators say a call for help at home ended in a 3-year- old's death. investigators say the boy was found in the pool on hope -- home off silverstar road. the child was rushed to the hospital but he did not make it investigators say the family have been trying to keep the pool empty but recent rains as you can see had partially filled it in the boy drowned. there is a hazmat situation unfolding at an office complex off rows rd., univers

across the metro, 37, downtown orlando. in apopka. 33 degrees in the land. basically from i-4 north. chilly us to of temperatures. doppler radar scanning around as we look at the water vapor are rough shades over us. there is the bone dry air. this is about the coldest. we will bring more moisture. temperatures. warmer conditions, bright a perfect wednesday afternoon to get you through the week. we will top off at 66 degrees. 63 degrees in daytona beach. futurecast showing cloud' s offshore. we are still looking beautiful. no issues whatsoever. clouds returning to central florida by friday morning. watching clouds and storms in the gulf of mexico. the majority of the energy stays to our north. here is the most at -- most accurate, seven-day forecast. cooler weather moves back into the 30' s. sunday morning could the though warmest of the season. ted: a crash reported by u.s. 192. it is reportedly blocking --. use simpson road as your backup plan to get around that. sense of backup in downtown orlando. you can get onto the i-4 on ramps with ease. into daytona

the meeting starts at 1:00 this afternoon, at the apopka amphitheater. right now, several streets are shut down in downtown orlando for the martin luther king junior parade. the route begins along orange avenue, along central boulevard, and then down rosalin avenue, right past lake eola. the closures will begin at 6:00 in the afternoon. residents of eatonville are also celebrating doctor martin luther king junior' s life and legacy. in addition to today' s parade, there' s also a bike show. the parade will travel east on kennedy boulevard from keller road to west avenue. it begins at 2:00 in the afternoon. the bike show is at 11:00. after all of that, there is a youth expo at hungerford field. while we' ve had our fair share of severe weather, round three is on the way for tomorrow. take a look at this amazing footage of our studios, as that storm front moved in last night. you can see that line of clouds moving in on this time lapse video. that storm system earlier in the day brought tornado warnings to south florida. one even touched down near lion cou

after the sun came up, apopka's ricky taylor drawing the racing corvette has the lead. ricky won this race 20 years ago, it was not the taylor's moment. that team settles for second as driving the honda passes for the lead. he drives that car and the teqila racing team, the final stretch stretch. the first win or a honda. >> it is amazing to be here. >> it is kind of unreal to be here here. >> there were other races within these are twin car vets and teammates duking it out. they exchanged leads several times. the winning driver was oliver gavin. scott styles says he takes responsibility for the game eight day slide. he says it is up to him to teach the guys what it takes to win and he has to do a better job. the magic are on the floor attacking on the celtics. the team that beat them on friday in boston, early highlights from amway center. puts it in drive and scores. a minute later, payton makes a pass and the celtics will take advantage. boston is up 11. the magic come back and embrace this losing streak? i'll have a full recap tonight at 11:00. the men's basketball

we have a significant delay in the apopka area. i-4 westbound and eastbound still looking really good. westbound from lake mary to colonial, 14 minutes. the 408 is up to speed. patrol. regular gas is $1.79 at the 7-eleven on 1792 and east semoran in casselberry. you can always check out gas saving tips at fox35orlando.com and click on the traffic tab. >> ryan: of course, gas is more expensive these days because people are buying powerball tickets and hoping to win on saturday. >> amy: that's right. >>> some are questioning if ted president. with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> you decide 2016. senator john mccain is questioning ted cruz's >> mccain said he received similar skepticism. mccain's comments come following donald trump's recent attacks on

>> david, we have known that teacher is accused of touching one of his third grade students at apopka elementary school. now we are hearing the school district talking about an internal investigation into donald sharp and police are looking for more victims. >> this is a first look at donald sharp appearing before a judge after he is accused of students. the girl talked about the apews during counseling for ptsd. the allegation is mr. sharp took her out into the hallway and placed his hands inside her pants and molested her. >> when the victim came forward last may, six years has passed. >> when someone is with you in a position of trust and violates to get the courage to come forward. >> in 2009 sharp was investigated when several students came forward saying he had them sit on his lap during class. that investigation was only internal. apopka police and dcf tell us they were never notified. >> no one had reported anything to us about the allegations. >> the school closed its case and sharp resigned that year, writing a letter regretting what happened and taking full responsibility.

slightly wider periphery of down to polk county and the area will see frost in the rooftops from apopka and mount friendless, mount dora and sanford in the land. northern half, tomorrow, sunshine returns again 10 degrees warmer the low average, a nice day overall, thursday looks very nice out the plants emma it we'll be back in the 70s, your comes a next storm system, bypassing us to the north, rain increasing late in the day. scattered thunderstorm can be ruled out. right now it doesn't look like a big severe weather center like the couple -- we will see where the storm develops. that will be a big nor'easter in a huge headache for travelers, where you can take the severe weather nine app, it will work anywhere around the country, the video and alerts and send you alerts if you're five day forecast, weekend in view, temperatures middle 60s tomorrow, the warm-up, rain possibly thunderstorms in the afternoon. another sharp cool down or -- daytona international speedway has risen, it took 2.5 years mission touches are being put on the project this week. >>> a final seats were installed in

apopka police says 66-year-old donald sharp was a third grade teacher when he molested a young girl in a secluded school hallway. police say the molestation' s were kept a secret for seven years. the victim showed signs of post-traumatic stress. occasions and ran his hand down in the front of her pants and molested her. jason: sharp is charged with sexual battery on a child under the age of 12. if convicted, he faces life in prison. the trial for a former pedicab driver accused of rape will continue in volusia county. the victim took the stand and pointed to 29-year-old george brainard as the manual attacks her. she says she was dragged in a wooded area after leaving a race at daytona international speedway in february 2014. >> i was trying to get away. >> how are you trying to get away? jason: the victim says some of the details are fuzzy because she was drunk and had smoked marijuana. brainard' s lawyer says they had -- they had sex, but it was consensual. covering orange county, we are waiting to find out the name of a man killed in a fire possibly caused by a space heater. home on

orange county, downtown, 37, apopka coming in at 37 degrees. in lake county, 34. but we are still more than two hours away from sunrise are so that means we still have the opportunity to see temperatures drop. it will not be a hard freeze because the winds are up, five to 15-miles per hour but it still could cause come problems as we take you hour by hour. plenty of sunshine as we go through the day. a cool afternoon with daytime highs in the mid-50s. come back. we'll track the temperatures as we go through the remaining freeze is likely even in orange county this morning and another el nino storm system races its way through. we'll track out the timing of that for you in a few minutes. >> >> citrus grove farmers as temperatures drop, prepared to push on irrigation systems which protect the plants by forming an ice shield around them. citrus growers also told us there are dozens of citrus and some some handle cold better than others. >>> homeless men, women and children had a place to stay as the temperature dropped. that means the homeless population was not turn

apopka as well. a little lower down, they are colder than some surrounding areas. 37 degrees in winter park. 32 and freezing at palm coast. 36 at port st. john. quickly. we will make it into the mid to upper 60' s in those spots. i will take you around, county by county in a few minutes. here is ted. ted: the chopper is up right now, flying into seminole county. you see some congestion, but not too bad moving into lake mary. if you are going to drive this morning on the 408, you should leave right now. it is only nine minutes. jason: next, a recall about something that may be in your refrigerator. michelle: what is linked to the deadly listeria outbreak. >> you are watching wesh 2. michelle: right now, frost advisories and freeze warnings florida. some cases are seeing 20' s. a group of homeless spent the appraiser' s office in daytona beach. the group today to take them to a shelter. jason: the suspect in a deadly bar shooting in sanford, will face a judge this afternoon. late last night, seminole c

getting results for apopka, wildwood and all of central . >>. >> it is the coldest morning of the year so far. bundle up. make sure the kids are ready. you see the blue shading, those are the freeze warnings in effect for all counties north and northwest of i-4. look at these temperatures. cold, it is 39 in orlando. 28 in ocala. daytona beach at 37. it is 46 at cocoa beach. feeling colder at times. we'll talk about today's warmup and storms on the way. all of that in a few minutes. >> 5:14. a few weeks after a coyote was spotted. another coyote has families in one seminole county neighborhood on alert. >> we are getting a look at this animal after a homeowner was able to take pictures. the coyote we spotted in the west hampton subdivision down school. >> i thought maybe it was a german shepherd. i look closer and it was a coyote and a large one. >> amateur wildfire photographer snapped picture after his dog kept barking because the coyote was in his backyard. just last month neighbors saw a bear. wildfire workers warned, if you approach don't feed it. keep your pet away from coyotes. d

. >> reporter: apopka police arrested donald sharp on tuesday. he's been under investigation since actually last may whether a former student came forward and accused sharp of molesting her. they confirmed to us that he used to work at apopka elementary school. he's being held at orange county jail without bond and, of course he's no longer an employee at the school district. teens in a stolen car. the chief is also on this case. he tried to block those teens but they side-swiped his cruiser and caused it to ship out and it happened late yesterday afternoon and the teen doing were arrested. >> some cold air from monday and tuesday, giving away a bit of a warm-up as we're approaching the weekend but don't hang on to it. rain is will on the way and our first forecast and the warm air is moving out, too. >> a little bit of everything. it looks like a new progressive storm system is on the way. it'll be fast moving, once again so the cold air will be moving on out and warmer weather has started to move in and temperatures today moving back in the mid

of thing and in the report is is some of the students claimed that they had to sit on his lap. >> apopka police told eyewitnesses as they try to get information from the elementary school, the district would not just hand over records to detectives. instead saying they would have to obtain them through a public records request. now, police want to know more about the other allegations that could point to more victims. >> it's a distinct possibility we do not have evidence that there is but if there is, we would like him to come forward and let us investigated. >> reporter: sharp went before a judge yesterday and that is when he was denied bond. we requested his personnel records from ocps. we will let you know what we are covered digging through those as soon as the district provides them. live in orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this >>> orange county man facing child abuse charges after getting arrested for the 2nd time in one month. he was arrested yesterday on new charges involving his own children. we read through an injunction filed last year accusing them of hitting hi

and obt at apopka causing significant delays. and use caution. a live look i-4 west of obt you can see there's a multi-vehicle cars on either side of the roadway. it's causing quite a bit of backup and delays in the area. use caution on i-4 eastbound this morning. taking a look at drive time, as you can imagine, they're starting to slow. i-4 westbound, 24 minutes. and the 408 is looking okay. 417 to downtown, 4 4 -- 14 minutes. >> amy: melbourne police are involved in a standoff and they are warning people to stay away. >> ryan: live pictures of a podium where a news conference on the left is getting ready to start any minute now. here's what we know right now. an armed suspect alone in the apartment. jackie orozco said they heard some bangs. >> the melbourne police department received a call in situation here at coral garden apartments. this was occurring at a residence on ellen court. as officers were arriving to the scene, they quickly learned from a complainant that the individual inside the home was armed with a firearm. at this time, that f

eustis leesburg 66 winter garden, apopka 67, deltona, the bear, castle vega mid 60 harmony holopaw through st. cloud and all the way through melbourne. we will see middle 60s for highs. coming up we are going to track how chilly it gets tonight and get into the changes for our weekend. 5:02 am. checking i 4 with deneige. >> i 4 colonial. i-4 westbound coming into downtown orlando you'd still have a one-stop of construction you only have one lane blocked for that so they should pickup the cones within 30 minutes. we also have a spot of construction i-95 southbound at taylor road in volusia county. you know jamie? >>> gop candidates went head-to- head in last night's debate days before the iowa caucus. >> as we showed you at 11 front runner donald trump was not there. boycotting in protest over a fox news moderator. eyewitness news this morning janai norman has been going through the debate and the candidates tried to capitalize on trumps absence. >> reporter: without donald trump there last night, senator ted cruz moved sunt -- front and center on the debate stage but all candidates tried t

and i were watching the cameras and plenty of wet roads, drizzle, speckles ferndale oakland ocoee apopka delicacy sprinkles moving out of the clermont area. more rain southern brevard county melbourne and palm bay the not too heavy but it is coming down across i-95 over toward 1 in southern sections temperatures in the 60s. beach, 61 in marion county and ocala. the sticky day today. we was seemingly cloudy skies and you see it on your planner. temperatures staying in the 60s. 60 6 at noon, late morning early afternoon we will see a better chance of rain redeveloping and thunderstorms possible this afternoon. have your rain gear and umbrella before heading out and showers are possible through the evening drive. then we start to clear out tonight and we cool down and we will track that and the rainfall totals we could expect we will have that ahead 5:31 am. i-4 with deneige. >> i noticed slick roads but on i-4 at 436, anyone leaving altamonte springs, looking good in both directions. typical volume no crashes to report on i-4. the crash from overnight hours, sam lake roads as doctor philli

apopka, patchy frost, 35. not just in the freeze warned areas that we need to cover plans, the outskirts of i-4 and the big, large urban cities. the land up towards banality in the west side of palm coast, 33. titusville, 38. melbourne, 38. morning best buy this winter season. how long have a freeze duration are anticipating? 2-4 hours. marion county, freezing sooner. it will last longer. 6-8 hours. in the militia, in the flagler county, one-jars everything temperatures. a couple of city specific durations. 6-a, dunnellon. the villages. 2-4, bushnell. 1-3, called high-pressure to the north. north northeasterly flood. out cold, and a below average. we are going in the right direction on the warmer side of things. normal i should be 71. tomorrow, in orlando, 66. palm coast, 60. ocala, 64. not warm enough, check this out. thursday, high pressure off to the east. southeasterly flow. back into the 70' s and then by friday, the rapidfire flow continues. and you could have a couple of storms. do not worry about sever

be talking more about the frost potential, which plays into a large part of lake county, including apopka, mount dora and to the north, northwest of deland. martha. >>> new at 6:00, 9 investigates uncovered two orlando police officers are under investigation over bizarre chase that caught the attention of another agency. >> orange county deputies spotted an opd patrol car chasing a car, but without lights and sirens. channel 9 got the deputy's radio transmissions and cathy, the orlando officers apparently didn't inform anyone from opd >>reporter: it seeps those officers went out on their own, and sidetracked deputies who were patrolling the county's most dangerous area, to look into what they were doing opd says it is investigating officers mike favorite and fred role and it got weirder after deputies first saw the chase here at bell coand silver star. it was after midnight, december 28th, orange county deputies near pine hills and silver star were surprised by an opd patrol car, chasing a jeep grand cherokee in the county. and radioed in. >> looks like opd is in pursuit of a like gray je

in apopka, the i-4 corridor topping out there. in melbourne, plenty of sunshine throughout the day today a nice break from yesterday. 75degrees, and after midnight tonight, tracking more thunderstorms with a severe risk as well. that coming up in the next 15 minutes. >>> police are warning residents to lock their vehicles after three people admitted to trying to steal from at least 300 cars. coming up, the clue that helped police catch the suspects. >>> plus, cosleeping has led to more child deaths than families may realize. next, what one local group is it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist marina jurica, and here at 6:15, we are looking at a quiet start, which is good, especially of yesterday, but we don't have much time to take a breather here. less than 24 hours before we wil

angela: he taught third and fifth grades and apopka elementary school. tonight an orange county college campus security guard is considered brain dead after being hit in a suspected dui crash. 45-year-old james sensenbaugh was on the college campus of medicine in orlando. police say his golf cart was hit by luis lopez garduno, who was allegedly drunk and driving his suv. sensenbaugh was rushed to ormc where he remains tonight in critical condition. >> of course, upset, i guess? dui is never an ok issue. angela: according to the police report, garduno ran from the crash, and was caught hiding under some bushes. troopers say he' d been living in florida for eight years without a florida driver' s license. stewart: recycling company caught fire early this morning. crews were called to the building on north orange blossom trail, near lee road. the flames were contained to a giant shredder. the good news, no one was injured. so far, no word what caused the fire. tonight, we are here in the 911 calls made the moments after a deadly shooting in volusia county.

if approved, some will start the school at apopka, rock springs or zellwood. jason: 5:39 we are talking about a warm day ahead. the 70' s are coming back. michelle: the 70' s we want to come back. maybe and short sleeves. hang out in the sun a little bit. amy: we are going to have a bit of cloud cover today, but it will be warm. we are headed to the low to mid 70' s this afternoon. that is warmer than we were yesterday when we topped out at 70 in orlando. we will make 75 midday and continue to climb as we get into the afternoon hours. a few breaks , a bit of sun early today. clouds will continue to increase. step out. 62 in ocala and the villages. 52 melbourne coast. at this time. life futurecast. showers are possible. 10%. afternoon and evening, not much rain at all. it will not ruin your day or evening plans of it you may see a brief shower. overnight tonight into early tomorrow, we will see more rain developed as the moisture builds and. we end up with some thunderstorms tomorrow on wednesday. temperatures will climb, take a look at the numbers. we will be

kissimmee, poinciana, downtown orlando, light screen stretching all the way back to apopka. you get the idea. all of the wealth -- yellows, reds and oranges are the heavy rainfall, but we are starting to see the back edge of this, which of course you can track with our live interactive doppler 9 radar with our free wftv weather app. you can also upload photos of the rain and what his student. rain so far, closing in on 3 inches in celebration, lake mary, over 2, hunters creek, 2, lake butler, an agent have, apopka an inch and half. over an inch downtown orlando. the back edge of the rain is still about five or six hours out. once we get past 11:00 nine, we will see the storm rocking offshore. it's going to be breezy and future track. this is a forecast model updated every hour in gives us a good idea of kind of a short- term guidance if you will on exactly how long the heavy rain will be over the area. through 7:00 all the way on tv 27, i will see you back here on channel 9 at 11:00. that's when we start to say fare the well. ucf campus at 11:00 starting to clear out. uproar