a brushfire burning in the avalon park area. homes are exposed, in danger, according to orange county fire/rescue. just a short time ago, even dave sprung saying flames getting so close to one home, melting the fence basically off its hinges. we'll keep an eye on this and give you an update in just a few minutes. you can keep up with alerts here on air and the news 6 app. it's free. just search wkmg in your app store. >> lisa: more breaking news as we get more details in on a shake-up on the kissimmee police department. three officers are suspended, pending the outcome of a criminal and internal investigation. the spokeswoman says the department received information from the state attorney's office there may have been false testimony in court. the officers identified were immediately relieved from duty. right now, news 6 is investigating what court case about the officers involved. we'll have a live report for you, coming up on news 6 at 5:00. >> ginger: terrifying moments for a 14-year-old girl. today, with her mom by her side,

"barefoot to avalon" describes a daily race. >> avalon peer on the otter banks in kill devil hills inlina, when he was 16 years old, he wanted to play football at woodbury forest, aborting school, and i was a runner in those days. every morning, we would do a four mile run, two miles down to avalon peer two, miles back, and in the third mile i would always leave him behind and to make his own way in the final mile. the very last week of summer when i made my kick at the end, he kicked it beside me and suddenly we were in this grueling sort of hell for leather race and he pulled away and beat me on that particular day, and he went back to boarding school, he got a starting job on the team, and toward the end of that season we got the call from the doctor telling us about his first psychotic breakdown with bipolar one disorderrer. >> rose: what was his psychotic breakdown? >> he was out on the football field. he basically became catatonic. they called the coach. the coach called my mother. she came up to virginia to pick him up. my brother, in the hotel room, kept going to the window an

this is the one happening in avalon park, not far from avalon park boulevard. we're told the fire is now about 50% contained right now. but within the last 30 minutes, some flames have flared up. the winds have shifted. you can see it looks like homeowners are out there with their hoses helping out with the fight. we have a crew on the ground as well headed to that scene. we'll continue to bring you updates on all of these fires as we get them. >> ginger: you can tell it's a fluid situation because even dave sprung said it looked like it was more than 50% contained and it started to flair up again. >> lisa: we saw the intensity of the flames. we'll stay on top of that for you. right now, president obama is meeting with cuban president raul castro. sitting president to visit cuba in nearly 90 years. julie broughton is joining us with more. >> julie: president obama quickly got to work after landing in havana. in just the last two hours, the two country 's leaders met face to face to improve relations that have been strained more than half a century. from there,

it is called "barefoot to avalon."t is a searing account of his complicated relationship with his brother and his father. the "new york times" calling it a brave book with beautiful sentences on every page. the "san francisco chronicle" says that "barefoot to avalon" is a book that is as much of anything a study in the power of exhaustible candor. the reviews say that the dense, sprawling sentences may demand patience, but they illuminate a riveting family history and as k complex questions about social prestige, mental health and the ties that bind. it has been called one of the most powerful and penetrating memoirs ever read, fiercely honest, deeply engaging, natalie heartbreaking. james kaplan calls an analogy to to a brother beyond death. a dream of a memoir, a blazing map of familiar love and loss. gorgeously written. not since a previous debut novel, "lie down in darkness" has there been a more eloquence, courageous depiction of the tentacles of madness and ambivalent love for a father dragging down a southern fa

a few miles away from a brushfire burning in avalon park. checked was 95% contained, but there are high winds making it difficult for the firefighters. we will keep an eye on both of those fires and let you know what happens. >> meantime, more breaking news this evening. a teenage boy is dead after a shooting near an apopka playground. >> tiffany is on the scene with the late st.&777777777 tiff any, wha7 t do777777vvnnffnnffffffffnnnnnnnn we know right now?2 >> just a tragedyt here inttvvt444tt4 444hxx apopka.xxxpphpppp```` the victim that was shot and ` pa @ killed is ah teenage boy. @g@g`bn|x<\ obviously a very large police presence here after this fatal shooting and obviously the most concerning thing about this is it happened right next to a playground and a church. orange county sheriff deputies tell us around 2:35 this afternoon they received a call of multip shots fired in the area of 15th street in apopka. one person was reported injured during a 9-1-1 call. now we know that person, a teenage male later died at the deputies tell us there was some sort of gathering in the field h

let' s take it a step closer around avalon park. look how there is more wind here, 17 to 22 miles per hour versus closer to the metro, union park and conway, back in your the airport. it is quite a bit quieter there. worrying too much about the wind, just a beautiful out there, 63. 63, romeo. 63, pine grove. 66, apopka. 57, oak hill. there is the cold front, way down there across the bahamas back over toward cuba. we are getting those generally northerly direction wind. it is beautiful but a little bit gusty. 69 by 6:00. by 8:00, watches as temperatures really drop. once the wind stops, mother pictures after sunset. 51 by 11:00. take a look at these readings. much cooler tonight than what we saw last night. 36, ocala. 39, the villages, webster. 42, mounted north. 43, clermont. 46, winter park. and last night though. 44, new smyrna beach. 47, beachside. frost advisory for the nature coast act over to marion county. that is posted from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning dependent on the wind slowing. elsewhere. the afternoon, no

avalon young the weeknd's "earned it" grade: a- it's contestant attempt an overtly sexy vocal on idol adam lambert being an exception , but avalon's supple, stankface- inducing delivery and her decision to remain seated on a stool from start to finish created a delicious tension that sent good vibrations through every note. i'm a little worried about avalon's pre-performance interview hinting that she'll never again leave her comfort zone was "stitches" really that big a stretch? but for now, i'll just basked in her well-deserved salvation. high on that mountain" grade: b- maybe tristan deserves a b, given that her sweet and stripped-down vince gill cover marked her best vocal since her audition. but as much as her post- performance explanation about dedicating her song to her grandfather who'd recently broken his back was touching, i didn't get a lot of that personal sentiment from the 15-year-old's actual delivery. jonjon's picks to go home..... dalton & lee jean vo still to come where you can see a bobblehead exhibit... coming up next xtra is sponsored by my moderate to severe chro

that's a look from the avalon park area in east orange county. we'll keep you updated on this throughout this newscast and the latest coming up on eyewitness news at 5:00. if you look there, the bottom of the screen toward the right, you can see some of the homes. that really is the issue because the fire is burning close to some of those homes. >>> we have another update on breaking news. we have confirmed the latest shooting victim in apopka is a teenager, it's a boy. it happened about 90 minutes ago next to a church. this shooting follows one this past weekend where police say a teenage boy was playing with a gun and killed his girlfriend. we're working on trying to find out what happened in this latest shooting. >>> now we have a story out of orange county, you'll only see right here on channel 9. this woman said she had no choice but to live in this apartment that's falling apart this afternoon, channel 9's mike man zony tracked down the owner of the apartment and lives here in a volusia county mansion. >> reporter: for michelle mccloud, it'

we had some smoke on our radar towards avalon park earlier. no rain in the out look, at least in the short term. clear skies tonight. by tomorrow morning we're going to wake up to 40s in orlando. it could be our last chill of the season. tonight clear sky, tomorrow morning same deal. through the day looking gorgeous. by tomorrow afternoon so 70s in the afternoon at the beaches tomorrow. seas elevated 3 to 4 feet. watch out for a strong risk of rip currents. for tonight turning chilly, frost again north and west. we'll get into that. look at the numbers. take a look at your screen. a couple 30s, near 44 in cocoa beach. daytona beach 44, sanford midway by the zoo 45. orlando in the 40s for tonight. best chance of frost north and west, marion, sumter, lake, volusia. if you're in one of those typical cold spots protect the plants. tomorrow itself by the afternoon a totally different story when i see you tomorrow. 74 in deland, a milder finish to our tuesday. five day forecast with the weekend always in view, 80s return as soon as wednesday. then t

this happened near houses in the avalon park area. that's where we find johnny this tuesday morning. do firefighters know at this point what sparked the fire? investigation. we know this morning that firefighters were supposed to be here to watch out for hot spots. at this point, we have not seen. the good thing is no one was hurt. >> we are lucky. >> allison and her neighbors had a close call monday afternoon after this fire spread around this avalon park neighborhood. the flames just steps from her backyard. she said she could feel the heat from inside her house. >> it was like that. it was behind the house and coming in this way. >> crews say they god to the 20 acre fire quickly and got it under control after it threatened dozens of homes inside the community. allison said she and her neighbors jumped into action. >> everybody was running around turning sprinklers on. >> a lot of people were freaking out. they were all going crazy. they were crying. >> crews on the scene say no one was hurt but some homes couldn't >> you can see th

it will be great to get rain over toward avalon park. temperatures from this morning did start out mainly low. low 40s, some low 50s in the metro area. it is cool. but tonight it will get colder. looks like temperatures going down in the 40s for most locations. highs earlier, should be upper 70s to 80. we are mainly low to mid-60s all day today. we have 64 in sanford. 61 in melbourne. look at these temperatures. they dropped off this hour. it is nearly 15-20 degrees colder. due in part to the passage to the front and northwesterly wind. still windy. hour along the coastline. 10-15 miles per hour inland right now including downtown orlando. 65 degrees currently. it is a beautiful day. lots of sunshine. nice, dry atmosphere. you got to like that. it is definitely a treat after the humidity did creep up over the last several weeks. the dry air is in place and should allow temperatures to the low to mid-40s in most locations. clear skies expected. a full moon tonight. another beautiful, chilly night. but the warmer weather begins tomorrow. w

. >>> this is a live look behind a neighborhood in avalon park where a brush fire burned up to the backs of homes. the scene is along wild cameron boulevard. 20 acres burned. a reporter is on the scene talking with homeowners and will have another update for you. it looks like it scorched the fencing. an update coming up at 6:00. >>> at this hour state troopers still haven't found a hit and run driver who hit and kill add it happened on the courtney parkway along melanie holt spoke to troopers and the they need the public's help to track down a suspect. >> reporter: there are some witnesses that saw the driver of a pick up leave the scene on steven terry. he was homeless and had a camp near by and was heading back there. s it's unfathomable to me that that. there's no saying that it would have made a difference if they stayed. now we'll never know. >> rhonda terry's brother-in-law was killed by a hit and run driver shortly after he fell from his bicycle last night on courtney parkway near spruce avenue on merritt island. >> troopers have steven terry's bike now as well as pieces of the p

it happened along the boulevard in avalon park. that's where we find johnny fernandez. >> i'm thinking we are lucky. it came close. >> alson and her neighbors had a close call after this 20 acre fire spread around this avalon park neighborhood. the flames just steps from her backyard. she says she could feel the heat from inside her house. >> it was like that. it was behind the house, coming this way within minutes. >> fire crews say they got to the 20 acre fire quickly and got it under control after it threatened dozens of homes in allison said she and neighbors sprung into action. >> there were people across the street. everybody was turning sprinklers on in the backyard. >> josh was one of those landscapers. >> a lot of people were freaking out. they were all going crazy. >> crews say no one was hurt but some homes couldn't stand the heat. >> that was news 6 johnny fernandez report. >> there is an alert for parents after daytona beach police say this man right here tried to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car. this happened fri

cape may through north wildwood, avalon, strathmere.ntic city up through ocean county, burlington county finally getting rid of some of the snow. we still have it continuing along the shore in ocean county. major interstates from trenton to philadelphia, wilmington, nice and quiet. it's cold. remember any wet roadways do have the chance of seeing slippery spots. 35 in philadelphia, 34 northeast philly, trenton 33 degrees. some of these numbers will be dropping a couple degrees before the sun comes up, too. 30 in doylestown, 30 in pottstown. closer to the shore, some areas are at freezing. cape may down to 32 degrees. we could be seeing slick spots on the roads regardless of roads wet this morning. little farther north into upper cape may county, 32 degrees in woodbine, 33 ocean view. but now we look in atlantic county, spots below freezing. mullica township, 31 degrees, 31 summer's point where we should be seeing the light snow falling. 32 degrees in north field. in these areas, be very careful. slick spots mainly wet, though, most of t

she wants her job back here at avalon elementary school where she's taught for more than 12 years. >> on august 9th of 2014 wendy lowery a speech and language saying, will we fire up the mama bears, i hope so. we need parents to demand a change and stop the testing craze. >> she often posted quotes and links to articles she found interesting and were of public concern. the posts on her personal page caused the school district to move her in 2014 so a less desirable position as a floater. >> according to a 23-page document released this week an arbitrator pointed to her protected first amendment speech and ruled orange county public schools must offer her her old job back at avalon elementary. the district violated her contract when they moved her. >> according to the arguments the district argued that the move wasn't to discipline her and her pay was not reduced. >> the arbitrator were found the posts were done on her own time in her own computer in her own home. they were not >> reporter: i reached out to the school district about this. they told me they are aware of the arbitrators

and that means "avalon young" and "lee (john)jean" head home. only six singers left now. the show also featured a performance from *last season's idol winner... nick fradiani. the show returns next thursday night. it all leads up to the american idol *finale next month. the *three night event begins on tuesday, april fifth. it wraps up thursday, april seventh. this is the 15th and *final season of the hit show. 3 and finally... we're tradition today: the *prom-posal. this is "national promposal day." it's a term that reallly gained popularity in the past few years. it refers to the moment were kids ask their date to the prom... in the most *creative way possible. and thanks to social media... they just keep getting more and more creative. 3 so in honor of today's holiday... we found one of the most *creative prom-posals posted on social media this year. a boy... named brandon jose... decided to make the theme of his promposal... "the bachelor." he setup his living room to look like a "rose ceremony" on the show. his dad played the host... and of course *he played the bach

we're about to show you what happened: 3 that's avalon young... the final person to make the top eight. olivia and gianna... both were sent home. favorite... but she just didnt get the votes. the show when the top eight face another cut. and we're planning to talk *live with the two girls sent home... coming up in the nine o'clock hour of good day. 3 ((jen/2shot)) we're celebrating one iconic candy turning 75 years old this year! and to celebrate the rolling out a lot of big there will be new colors, flavors... and even new packaging designed for on- the-go eating. the m-and-m will also incorportate more natural colorings, rather than artificial. and there's even a campaign in the works for fans to vote on the next permanent flavor of peanut m-and-m's. 3 they can decide between coffee nut... and honey nut. and here's some history for you: m&m's were created out of necessity when the military requested mars make chocolate for the troops, at the start of world war 2. the candy's hard exterior meant the chocolate didn't melt and was ideally suited fo

this is in winter garden, on avalon and mckinney roads. a woman and two children in car seats in one of the vehicles this morning, we' ll be checking on their conditions, and working to find out more on how this happened. deputies need your help finding a man wanted in an armed robbery in orange county. deputies just released this sketch. they say, he pulled up to his victim at the green star auto and demanded money. he got the cash and took off in a gold suv. police say, he' s a heavy set man in his 30' s, with gold teeth and a lazy eye. if you recognize him, call crimeline. new information in the case of a three-year-old, who was hurt falling out of an suv. police have charged the mother with child neglect. on third -- tuesday, 29-year-old ashley wilson went into nature' s garden on granada boulevard at lewis street. she left her child in a chevy blazer. the vehicle somehow rolled into the street, and the child fell out. hurt by the suv, or injured in the fall. the child is expected to be ok. the world watched back in 1995 as oj simpson

a groundbreaking ceremony will be held tomorrow for the future campus in the avalon park area. its set to open in 2017 along timber spring boulevard. ease overcrowding at the current avalon middle school. >> the orlando magic are taking on the sacramento kings today. the kings are without one of the nba's best rebownders after center demarcus cousins was suspended for one game. tonight's game is at 10 at sleep train arena. >> several new movie releases have people excited. >> mary elizabeth winstead is starring in ten cloverfield lane. she plays a woman rescued from a car accident but her savior keeps her locked in a bunker. rated pg-13. >> will you stop shooting everything. >> in the brothers grimsby. a football player is forced to team up with his drunk secret agent brother. it's rated h.r. -- it's rated railroad. >> the the childhood of jesus. pg-13. a little bit of something for everyone at the box office but who's going to want to stay inside? >> people that live someplace other than florida. we have a really nice weekend. we will have a little cloud cover but it's going t

the last person who made the top eight tonight is avalon. >> avalon young is gianna isabella and she is going home. the 15-year-old she is 15. >> big future! she made it to the top 10 but was one of the bottom three. she sang alicia keys, if i the judge's sent olivia packing. >> she is totally talented and she will be ciao i get out of workpand i go to the store, and somebody' s,psmellin' around, "mmm! i smell cookies." i say, "oh no, you just smell me. i just got out of work. that' s honey bunches of oats, that' s all." juliet: i do not know. be careful heading into work today. not defective. i am sorry. could be a little bit slippery. some bonding going on. ben: donald trump was heavily rivaled. god a little. risk a. a little.

flames burning just feet from a row of homes in avalon park. about 20 acres of a conservation area burned, a few fences caught no major damage. now people who live in that area , say it wasn' t just the firefighters working hard. >> you know a lot of the neighbors pulled together came back here and grabbed hoses, and arts county responded very quickly, within an hour, bulldozers. you can't say enough great things about the county and what they' ve done out here. jazmin: despite how close all those people had to get to fight the fire, no one was hurt. here' s a look at today' s danger, according to the wildlife service. high risk today. amy sweezey has more. amy: it is not about the rain. we are above average for rainfall for the year. it is so very dry. the dry air is coming in. committee levels are so low. that is when we start on with a dewpoint, how much moisture is in the air. i can tell you, the current s and keep in mind, the summer, when we are humid, dewpoint is around the 70' s. it is very dry, and breezy today. without the north, nort

first of all, guys, let's givee avalon round of applause. >> yay.>>ay. earlier -- hello. h >> your goal was to ma just top 10 but you've obviously surpassed that huge huge accomplishment. how are you feeling?hoe yo >> um i feel amazing. i feel really really blessed. b i'm really grateful for the experience. i didn't even think that i was w going to make it through mythrog first audition so to be here iss really mind blowing.lo >> i don't know why. off voice that i can hear on tht radio right now really uniquey u watch kind of music do you hopep to make? mak >> r and br and b urban contemporary stuff. >> that's just how you sun. really really good.. >> vocal. v >> you stuck to that last nightl with your performance.r perform you did michael jackson's pretty little thing. thi. what were you thinking when thew judges were giving you the remarks? um, i just kind of -- i always list stone what theytoe say because they do give reallyy really accurate critique.ri so for me i was just kind ofasud taking it in. i agreed with every single thine they were saying to

this is the view from avalon this morning. you can see the wind blowing, the ocean.'s hard to tell if the grass is moving there. probably has been blowing in the wind. the wind has been steadier, in fact, stronger at the shore. some thinning in the clouds over gloucester and camden county, new jersey. that's the satellite imagery which shows clearing to the west. that's what we'll see happen during the day. we'll start off with clouds and then they're out of here for this afternoon. that will lead to a quick warmup. 69 for reading, allentown. you'll see some sunshine this morning. more this afternoon. that will warm norristown, trenton and mount holly into the 70s. 71 in vineland and dover, 68 for rehoboth beach with plenty of sunshine for the jersey shore. look at the 70s for this afternoon, sweet when the normal high temperature is 56 degrees. we'll be at 72 degrees in philadelphia. low 70s in narberth and williamstown, too. seven-day forecast with a track on the showers when i come back in ten minutes. >>> all right. we'll see you then, bill. ten minutes past 6:00

this is a rendering for the school in avalon park in east orange county. it opens in 2017. the idea was to create a school that would help overcrowding at the current avalon middle >>> you may have seen the signs and starting at midnight you can expect delays along i-4. is to test rolling road blocks. the real thing happens latered this month but no dates have been set. construction workers will be installing budge bales for the kirkland road interchange at i-4. >> during this road block, people driving westbound on i-4 will be affected as well as people trying to get onto i-4 westbound. so all entrance ramps onto i-4 will be blocked off until that rolling road block gets ahead of that entrance. >> watch the signs for more information and of course be careful on the roadways. we'll keep you posted as to when the actual rolling road blocks will take place >> covering orange county, we're working to find out how a man is doing after a snake bite. he was flown to ormc last night from taylor creek road in christmas. a caller reported the man was the hospital has not released hi

pbut to save those two, that pmeans avalon young and legion phead home. pavalon young joins us this pmorning. pgood morning avalon. phow you doing? p>> hey how are you? pi'm good. pi'm good. pwe got to congratulate you still pin order you guys worked hard. pand i'm sure you've got big lans ahead. pother than tired. pfeeling good. pi'm, really grateful. pand really an experience. pand a for me i don't think pthere's really anything to be pupset about. pi feel good. p>> so i was looking on your ptwitter page a few hours ago you psaid this isn't the end of panything just beginning for you pall agree with you. pwhat you've got planned post pidol? p>> i want to get back in the pstudio. pi miss, i miss writing and precording and reese releasing my pown stuff. pi can't get back to making r & b pmusic. p>> talk to me about like some pcool experiences. pyou were on "american idol." phow amazing is that? plike what were some of the best pthings that happened there? p>> i mean, that in itself just pbeing there was amazing. phollywood week was an insane pexperience.

avalon young and lee jean were voted off last night. it's mean to put the big red x through their face. isn't there a nicer way to do it? those still left had great performances. so we're going to start with porsche, she is your favorite. >> i said it since the beginning. she doesn't have the star quality, but her voice tops everybody on the show. >> amy: for me it's the hair. i love it. we're going to listen to a [ singing ] she was rocking last night. she seems like she has power going on. >> you know what it is? it's the last "american idol." so this one will be remembered. you're going to remember the first one, you're going to remember the last one. it's going to be tough, you know what i'm saying? >> amy: that was fun though. that was a really great performance. >> she is all over the stage, having a good time. >> amy: i love that. i love that. >> to me she is the number one choice. >> amy: everybody has to beat her. you liked mckinley last night. let's listen to some of that. [ singing ]444444444444 >> amy: i like her. you're not

this happened in winter garden late last night along avalon and mckinney roads. the crash prompted as mass -- prompted a mass casualty response on the fire department. seats, in one of the vehicles are being rushed to the hospital. this morning, we' ll ask how they' re doing, and what caused the accident. right now, marion county sheriff' s deputies are asking for your help to find this teenager. they tell us, 18-year-old brayden reedy left his home in ocala last night around 11:00. he never came home. his family says, he made some comments that make them fear for his safety. brayden was driving a 2004 white ford explorer with an ohio license plate. and deputies say, that' s where he could be headed. he was wearing a red shirt, khaki pants, and a blue jacket, new information, police say they' ve arrested a juvenile in connection to a deadly shooting, of a father and stepson. investigators tell us, the suspect is charged with one count of murder in the shooting last month in winter park. they have not told us how old the suspect is, or how they were involved. 46-y

skyfox was flying over the scene afternoon, in avalon park. a 20-acre brush fire broke out just after three. it took firefighters about three hours to contain it. extremely dry conditions and wind fueled the fire. turning now to sports-- the magic's losing orlando was in boston, last night, playing a celtics team looking forward to the playoffs. the celtics are in fifth place in the east. victor oladipo led orlando with 25 points and eight rebounds. but the celtics built a big lead in the 4th. the celtics go on to win 107 to 96. that is orlando's fourth loss in a row. the magic play at detroit, tomorrow night. the "orlando pride" continues its preseason schedule today in gainesville. the new "national women's soccer league" team plays the university of florida,, in a closed door match. orlando started the preseason saturday, by beating eastern florida state college, 8-0. alex morgan scored four goals. the pride's first regular season home match is april 23rd, against the houston dash, at the citrus bowl. tennis star serena williams is respondi

this is the avalon park area in orange county. it broke out around 3:00 in the it's been extremely dry and a lot of wind fueling that fire. many folks in the area are concerned as the flames get close to their homes. bob: there are crews on the scene monitoring the hotpots to make sure it doesn't flare up again. >>> police say a 16-year-old was playing around with his girlfriend, a 15-year-old when he grabbed a gun from somebody else in the home and put it up to destiny's head. edtold this the two were just laying side by side and he thought the gun wasn't load. apparently he pulled the trigger three times before it went off. >> rrp plea kissimmee police officers are accused of lying. reporter: they were members of the department's street crimes unit and the state attorney's office said their testimony about a kissimmee drug bust was inconsistent with what the video shows happened. the bad guy has drugs, the bad guy gets arrested. according to her report. officer tough of any hall watched the suspect buy pot. the men leave and the

this is video of yesterday' s avalon park fire. crews were made on scene to make sure the flyer did not flare backup. >> i was shaking, i was crying. on to the information. checking now with your first alert weather. it has been a dry, cool day. here is eric burris. eric: the good news in all of this is the winds were quieter today. once again, with yesterday we were gusting up to about 30 miles an hour. orlando really is so nice outside. 73 in the villages. we are at about 69 degrees in melbourne. we are watching some clouds that could impact a launch later on. across the interior, it is a cool side. a milder temperature for sure. jim: in about an hour for now, a candlelight service will be held for robert german. anniversary of his death. the service is open to everyone. german was shot and killed in the line of duty. a body was found lying in an ocala street, now police are trying to figure out what happened. the man was found on northwest second street, near silver springs boulevard. no cause of death has been determined, but i

kayla: put the x over avalon and lee's face. seems like it was the beatle's night, several people singing beatles' songs, my favorite moment was laporsha singing the beatles. let's take a look right now. one thing i can tell you is come together right now, over me >> she has a phenomenal voice, a phenomenal stage presence. calling it now saying america should pick her as the next and final idol. brian: i think that's an easy call, standing there like two inches from the tv, and you ever have a dopey grin on your face because you're enjoying kayla: no. brian: all the time. she rocked it. that would have been my pick. i did have another good look of another time she was singing. this is my favorite moment right here. laporsha and trent singing a duet of see you again. check it out. >> i love his voice, too. he is my second choice, actually for "american idol." he has such a unique quality, kind of sam smith-esque. brian: the only thing i had a problem with, when he sang his solo, which he nailed, he's trying to be more natural. di

pthat show starts at 8 o'clock. ptop eight tonight is avalon. pand that, that is avalon young. pthe final person to make it into pthe top 8. pnight. pus in has. pand ladies, good morning to you. pi know it's been a long night pand early morning for you. pthank you for being here. p>> of course. pthank you. p>> all right. plet's start here. pi read some of the new jersey pheadlines this morning all ositive. pthey are all proud. pyou sang if i ain't got you by palicia keys. pwas it your song choice? pwhat would you have done pdifferently? p>> i wouldn't have done anything pdifferently. pi feel like agave it all that i phad. pi definitely sang within my pheart i tried to convey the pemotion that song was really pmeaning and tell a story rather pthan singing words i fell like i pdefinitely did that i'm glad i pwent home knowing i did best i pcould and much more to come. p>> good for you great way to plook at it surprising to me pyou've had that time to reflect. pat it. polivia you went by trouble by ink. pi imagine when you know you're psinging for your survival it's ptough. pwhat

a groundbreaking ceremony will be held tomorrow for the future campus in the avalon park area. it is set to open in 2017 along timber springs boulevard. the school is needed to ease overcrowding at the current avalon middle school. >> it is a big sports weekend in central florida. >> we told you orlando city is at home tonight. there is the a.a.c. tournament this weekend. you're looking at the bracket for today's quarter final matchup. in daytona beach motorcycle racing continues at daytona international speedway. opening ceremonies start at 7:00. don't forget about spring training. the astros and nationals have home games today. the braves are at home tomorrow. coming up, we'll see a first pitch. >> we are updating all of your top stories next. but first the "today" show is covering the latest in commitment 2016. >> good morning. coming up on a friday here on "today" the surprisingly civil tone at last night's republican debate and how donald trump is responding to growing concerns about also ahead, a controversy tied to the s.a.t. why your rates could determine how much your

just before 10:00 tonight, avalon and mckinley road there. the cause of the crash now still under investigation. we do have an update on this breaking story on fox 35 tonight at 11:00. we'll pass along the latest information. a pension problem for florida's first responders, some families getting no money from the state if those who answer the call are actually killed while at work. the widow of a local sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty is urging lawmakers to reach a deal to fix the problem. >> sonni: keith landry tells us what she hopes will happen to help other families. >> keith: bridget pine continues her push for justice for the families of first responders who get killed on the job. she and her three children met with the media today. >> and they deserve 100% of my husband's retirement. not zero. >> orange county deputy scott pine was shot to death two years ago, responding to a burglary call. florida's retirement system says first responders can enroll in the state pension plan, or in an if a first responder in the investment

this is new video of yesterday' s avalon park brush fire from a wesh 2 viewer. you can see just how tall those >> how scary was is for you? terrifying things i' to. the florida forest service gave one homeowner a flier with the headline wanted arsonist and a 5-thousand dollar reward for investigators however have yet to release the cause of this fire. some locals are on edge tonight. this, after 4 separate armed robberies earlier this week. they happened in altamonte springs, early monday morning. police say they think 2-men are both remain at large tonight. surveillance footage shows the men at one of the apartment complexes they hit. all of the hold-ups happened as the victims were leaving their cars. none of them were hurt. wesh 2 spoke with 1 today. >> i froze at first, it was out of nowherejust telling me to turn around and telling me if you don' t turn around i' m gonna shoot you right now so give me your wallet and the first thing i did was just give em my wallet the robberies occured at springs colony, autumn run, central park apartments and sandy cove.

. >> let's talk to our cnn political analyst, john avalon, thank you for being here.n with you. i'm interested in your take. is this a case of improbable but not impossible for sanders? and reality of a path to that magic delegate number 2388 for sanders. what is it, john? >> that is fair in probable but not impossible. no question he has the activists base of the democratic party firmly in his camp. he's pulled out impressive wins this past week, in particular in washington state where the clinton campaign had been competing. it was a blowout. the underlying math remains daunting. dynamics daunting even outside of the super delegates an then the question of polls and what they say about who would be a competitive general election nominee. sanders camp has little reason to give up the ghost. they have money and momentum but hillary clinton is in the pole position. >> when it comes to the western states, yes huge market, yes, caucus, only five left. yet white, largely rural voters. when you take wisconsin and the importance of wisconsin where's your money on whether sh

it's a line of cars during avalon park patrols are be being stepped up in several spots and it's all part of click it or ticket . at the national campaign about the importance to keep the seatbelt on >> i did not have my seatbelt on >> when does learn that lesson today and he also learned his lesson was suspended . he joined two others arrested after deputies got outstanding warrants >> a lot of times you're uncovering other things behind the seatbelt violation >> the main reason is to reduce injuries to crashes and saving lives >> o'connor lesson did you learn today? >> he took his ticket and st stride and others were so happy. debbie's offered this word of advice >> maybe they will remember one day that we are the ones i reminded them >> check out clickorlando.com for more. >> it wants to launch daily flights to cuba from orlando international. now, the airline has filed paperwork with the government to make it happen. the us is expected to improve flights every year. it split up among airlines. it's on the first regular charter flight from orlando to habana last july. according to

kayla: put the x over avalon and lee's face. seems like it was the beatle's night, several people singing beatles' songs, my favorite moment was laporsha singing the beatles. let's take a look right now. one thing i can tell you is you've got to be free come together right now, over me >> she has a phenomenal voice, a phenomenal stage presence. i would feel comfortable calling it now saying america should pick her as the next and final idol. brian: i think that's an easy inches from the tv, and you ever have a dopey grin on your face because you're enjoying something so much. kayla: no. brian: all the time. she rocked it. that would have been my pick. i did have another good look of another time she was singing. this is my favorite moment right here. laporsha and trent singing a duet of see you again. check it out. it's been a long day >> i love his voice, too. he is my second choice, actually for "american idol." he has such a unique quality, kind of sam smith-esque. brian: the only thing i had a problem with, when he sang his

matt: pieces of plastic and metal torn and strewn about near avalon and mckinney roads in winter garden show the impact of a crash that took two lives and injured several others. florida highway patrol investigators tell us one car careened into another here, overturned, then took down these three trees along the road' s shoulder. troopers say the driver of a small coupe, 45-year-old robert hughes, failed to obey a stop sign at the intersection. the car crashed into a van with six people inside, three adults and three children. a passenger in that van, was killed. the driver of the car, hughes, was also killed. fhp says the two who died weren' t wearing seatbelts. the other two adults and three children were all properly restrained, according to fhp, and all survived with minor injuries. the injured were rushed to hospitals in orlando for fhp officials tell us it' s unclear what caused the driver of the car to run the stop sign, but their investigation continues. from winter garden, matt lupoli, wesh 2 news. adrian: a bank robber leaves behind cash after hitting a daytona beach bank. su

avalon r. j-lo hairy and keith as focused as they seem to be? divas that they are the sweetest people backstage. when you see them they're like hey good luck tonight guys. they are the sweetest people in the give accurate critiques. they are very caring and i with them. >> ms. avalon young thanks for joining us and we expect to see here. take care. >> thank you so much, thank you. >> there you have that "american idol." down to six contestants that you can be a part of the action. watch it right here on fox 46 and when you get a chance, vote. >> coming up next remember dora the explorer's famous saying swipe or knows mike being? she says their names. trayvon martin shot to death. dontre hamilton unarmed. sandra bland... did nothing wrong. and makes their mothers' fight for justice her own. we need action now. and stands with the president against those who would undo his achievements. just like she's always...stood with us. hillary clinton. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. vo: across america, people are taking charge of their type

dark colored toyota avalon, which was in the vicinity of the monday morning. police say, the video shows the car speeding away from the scene. and they are hoping these pictures might jog someone's two attempted burglaries last thursday and friday. on cascades court and tassajara circle. may be related to the home invasion case. police are reminding residents to keep their doors locked. there is much more ahead at five. verdict. in a wrongful death manufacturer - evenflo. how they hope the verdict. will plus, a tumultuous week for the cal bears. ends on a bad note at the n=c=a=a tournament. and kron 4's grant lodes goes over the edge. why he is rapelling down a san francisco high rise. coming up. a jury has returned an $8- million dollar verdict. against baby product manufacturer it was a wrongful death lawsuit. involving a 7- month old san carlos girl. kron 4's maureen kelly was there. as the infant's parents spoke out about it today. because they hope the verdict will save the lives of other babies. to someone else. 7 month old abby karow died almost 6 years

this viewer said that driver is speeding down his street in avalon park. the company said they fired that driver wednesday. >>> a plane made an emergency landing last night after it was struck by lightning. one passenger said it sounded like and explosion and the faa is investigating. >>> it is a little easier for volunteers at daytona beach to feet the homeless in city parks. they were kicked out of a park for feeding the homeless. and the lawsuit was just settled for 35 thousands and the five year ban for feeding the homeless has been lifted. they can feed the homeless once a week for three hours. >>> one of the options that homelessness is not enough. the shelter has 250 beds. a letter from the national coalition for the homeless was read state thing needs to be a long-term shelter and other programs. >>> united states is officially declared that isis is committing genocide against christians and other minorities in iraq and syria it shows the group is is going to be held responsible. >> united states will strongly support do you means to collect, prese

p>>russell: avalon young goes on pto the top eight. ponly eight contestants remain on pamerican idol. pyou can catch the farewell pseason here on fox 13. panother contestant will be sent phome thursday, just six weeks of pthis show left. pand we are going to talk with ptwo later this morning. p>>laura: that's at 9:00. pwe're looking forward to that. psad for them but what a great prun they had. p>>russell: "people" magazine pcelebrates all 15 seasons of pamerican idol. erformers have gone on to win pmultiple grammys and are touring pwith the international rock pstars. pif you can find the issue in pstores, it's also available at pamazon and apple digital. p>>laura: walt disney world and pland will break ground on a new pstar wars land next month. pattractions including rides that plet people pilot the falcon. pit comes out on dvd and blu-ray papril 5. p>>russell: it's time to reveal pthe hot click of the week. pit's the dog with the pacifier. pway. pi was going with the cat. pthough. pwe love dogs. p>>russell: this show loves dogs. pou

even if skip wanted to sell his avalon, he says he wouldn't. would you even be able to have the peace of mind to sell it now? >> no, because if i'm selling it to someone else, i would have to in good conscience tell you if you want to buy it, it has a recall you can't get fixed. >> for the consumer, that means you have a safety-related defect that can injure or kill you and you have to continue driving the vehicle until somehow gets around to getting you a part. >> reporter: the national highway traffic and safety administration tells news4 there's no time frame a manufacturer must have parts or a remedy available when it issues a safety recall. however, the federal agency says it must be within a reasonable amount of time. nhtsa told us it's aware of challenging issues toyota had regarding the replacement parts for this particular recall and was monitoring it closely. last year nhtsa took enforcement akts against fiat, chrysler automobiles for how it handled 23 safety recalls, specifically taking too long to offer effective and timely recall r

a new school will be going up on timber park lane in orlando near avalon. last year the board voted in favor of the school to help with the overcrowding. >>> orlando planning to put a golf park at constitution green. it's in the preliminary planning stages and nothing is set in stone. in january, the city to preserve the park. >> you take your dogs over there. >> i do. and it's nice they'll fence it. >> a lot of games going on. >> i'm going to go to my first soccer game tonight! gonna catch a little bit of orlando city. there's the view from the citrus bowl. about 30,000 of my favorite fans and viewers over there tonight. 80 degrees with an east breeze at 14 miles an hour. great for a soccer match tonight. on the pitch, 79 degrees at 7:00. mid-70s at 10:00. and a nice evening overall for wherever you are and whatever you have planned. mid-70s along the east coast. low 80s inland. down from 85 earlier today. nice 2-mile jog around lake baldwin. 72 degrees. cooler but more clouds. more humidity in the air. and that is into more of a summerlike pattern. rain c

the shore getting hit with heavy rain as sue mentioned the parkway, route nine, wildwood, sea isle, avalonocean city there and expect some delays, this morning, at philly international, because of the weather, and no delays, at the moment, we will start to see that beginning of the morning rush hour popping up at about 5:30 on the tote board. market frankford and broad street subway using shuttle buses for another ten minutes or so until 5:00 and then trains start rolling, delays here, starting to go see the sensors pick up the brake tapping on 202 as you roll out of the king of prussia today is the day in warrington where they have shut down county line road, bridge over little neshaminy creek. the first workday will be a little will bit rough here in warrington. otherwise we're looking good on the bridges and in delays on mass transit, chris and lauren, back over to you. >>> next up, the nba all-star game may have to move from charlotte, north carolina a why? north carolina's governor signed a bill stopping local municipalities from extending anti discrimination protection to lesbian, ga

margaret hoover, analyst john after lan avalon to talk about the three-prong strategy.page of the new york times. i think hillary clinton's people are busy. they're looking to november and strategizing something not to think that they had to do. try to beat donald trump. let me just, before i ask you specifics, let's throw out those three strategies so the viewers can get a clear view. it's this, portray him as a heartless businessman. degrading comments against women. highlight brash, explosive temper, and add to that, this is the guy that carries the codes and sends 21 year olds to war. they've been doing that already. >> yeah, out of those three, the first two are really replays of things that are core in the democratic playbook. you know, the heartless businessman was the romney playbook. the play on woman. this guy, they will argue, is unhinged. he is not only brash, but bigoted and explosive and dangerous with his finger on button or making any decisions about the nation. the clinton camp on some level can't believe how lucky they've gotten. they've always benefit

avalon young and sonika vaid singing rise up /. nice but no sparkle 3.dalton rapattoni and mckenzie bourg i want it that way /. ok but not great 4. lee jean and tristan mcintosh singing i don't wanna miss a thing / ok top 6 were named. started with my favorites from week 1 1 . laporsha renae was the best of the six . i like her consistency. she did what i mentioned last week ..... she was moving on come together. of course her vocals were on point! 2. mckenzie bourg sung you are so beautiful and did a good job delivering. 3. trent hormon did an decent performance of stand by me 4. tristan mcintosh sung a broken wing. seemed a little low at the beginning. 5. dalton rapattoni did a nice all the lonely the bottom 3 avalon, lee, and sonika vaid got the performance of whitney houston's if i can't have you. the rain has stopped and a dry and a reminder fox19 now is giving to see the american idol series finale in hollywood. log on to fox19 select contests, and then choose, idol giveaway. 25th. watch american right here on fox19 now. stop