. >> brandon lewis joins us live. now from columbia. >> occupational hazards can be lurking anywhere. >> most tested fuel additive in the history of the epa. >> even underneath your feet. brandon lewis is a reporter at wndu in south bend, indiana. but in his very first tv job at komu in missouri, not only is he wet behind the ears but just about everywhere else, too. it's june 2009. brandon is live reporting on ethanol in gasoline. >> my photographer was late that day so they told me to take the truck out to the location and set up the live shot so we decided to go to the gas station for the morning show, and just use that as a backdrop for our story. the truck was in the parking lot and i was standing in a field between the gas station and bank. >> before going live, brandon and his photographer look around for obstacles. >> we always check for live wires, any sort of dangerous items and also things like sprinklers. >> but it's nearly 5:00 a.m. and pitch black outside. >> i couldn't see them because they were in-grou

that's when the cousins told a different story about 19-year-old brandon lewis playing on a hoverboard when he lost his balance and the gun went off. while he pulled the trigger, tonight, he's not facing charges. his uncle, walter, is charged with being a felon in possession of a weapon. deputies believed the gun is his. the cousins were visiting and playing video games while three older mentally challenged women were in a different room of the home. the women told investigators that after hearing the gunshot, the two cousins ran out of the room and heard the cousin who lives in the home say what's the plan, to the cousin who fired the shot. ongoing. >> reporter: and deputies have not said tonight if that 19-year-old will face charges for pulling the trigger or if both cousins will be charged for telling a story about that made-up man. we're live in orlando tonight, janine reyes, channel 9 own. >>> a vacant va nursing center in orlando will soon be up and running again. today the us house of representatives passed congressman john micah's pill to transfer the lake baldwin center to the

brandon lewis has more on the tragic accident. "we were seconds, literally seconds away from being underneath that tree ourselves." chris travis just turned the corner after this 8 foot wide tree came crashing down on a small silver honda "we ran over to see if we could help out or assist in any way could, try to see if anyone could respond an we couldnt even see a body." firefighters say the person inside the car was killed instantly. three other cars were also damaged by the tree, but were parked and unoccupied. "our heart goes out to the person it's a terrible terrible situation." once the person inside was pronounced, firefighters adjusted their tactic and called for additional manpower, but other crews were tied up at the many other downed trees throughout the city. "we've been busy all day with high wind related incidents. threes no reason to believe this was also caused by wind, but we wont' know until the experts get here to determine that." crews are expected to spend several hours clearing debris before they can access t

an investigative report indicates the cousin who pulled the trigger, brandon lewis, admitted to riding the gun on a honboard and lost his balance -- hoverboard and lost his balance while the gun went off. >>> waste pro is the city's garbage hauler and new bids will be was in soon. tonight, channel 9's shannon butler looks at the issue and what the commission had to say about the money affecting or vote in the future. >> water pro is the company that picks up garbage in winter park. sometime, but that is up for bid again and other companies will now try to get the city's business. in november, the city said sent this e-mail asking city commissioners not engage with any garbage companies viewing for the job. a month later the city said there was some kind of confusion with the request for proposal or r.fp, and said the meeting would start again. here's the audio where the council was made aware in the next process. >> reporter: "at this point in time we expect sending it back out on the street again? yes. cleaned up." it seemed she and others understood the bid would be coming in back so

brandon lewis has more on the tragic accident. "we were seconds, literally seconds away from being underneath that tree ourselves." chris travis just turned the corner after this 8 foot wide tree came crashing down on a small silver honda "we ran over to see if we could help out or assist in any way and we got as close as we could, try to see if anyone could respond an we couldnt even see a body." firefighters say the person inside the car also damaged by the tree, but were parked and unoccupied. "our heart goes out to the person it's a terrible terrible situation." once the person inside was pronounced, firefighters adjusted their tactic and called for additional manpower, but other crews were tied up at the many other downed trees throughout the city. "we've been busy all day with high wind related incidents. threes no reason to believe this was also caused by wind, but we wont' know until the experts get here to determine that." crews are expected to spend several hours clearing debris before they can access the body, but travi

that's what it is all about. >> reporter: on the road in brandon bobby lewis 10 news wtsp. >> how incredible. the nurses are so important after labor and delivery when you come back out. they are lifesavers there. i know how much she probably means to so many people. >> 90,000 babies. to put this in perspective, those 90,000 babies were born in her 35 years at the hospital. the city's current population is just over 102,000. >> coworkers are throwing her a good-bye party on sunday. >>> tammy fields is in the community today speaking with several groups at east bay high school. it is part of the week-long tammy talks about her journey of being a teenager and how writing for her high school newspaper sparked her interest in journalism. >>> sky 10 network camera i-75 and brandon boulevard. traffic is a stand still at i- 75 and fowler. >> lakewood ranch is beautiful. make sure you download our 10 news app. it will bring you instant big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. our new center cut 10 ounce filet. our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire gri

>>> no word yet whether an 18- year-old will face charges for killing his teenage cousin when brandon lewis told investigators someone else brought the gun to the home and accidentally shot fisher. he later admitted he had the the gun belonged to his uncle a convicted felon. this is one of six shootings past weekend. . >>> u.s. army sending hundreds more troops to afghanistan took soldiers will have -- help afghan forces fight against taliban insurgents in the southern province. they say soldiers will not be an active combat roles it is with the largest appointment outside of a major base in afghanistan since 2014. >>> that within orlando could be able to be treated at a local nursing center big us house of representatives pass the lake baldwin to be -- be a center to be transferred to the state to stay over the facility has been vacant for two years and right now it's used for training for lake nona va hospital. >>> reports from 9 investigates prompted an audit of the orange county property appraiser spending. >> even though county auditors found nothing illegal they did have some criticis

brandon lewis is clinton's campaign field organizer, he has been leading the team, going out and knocking on doors. >> we have got to get our voters out, and if we keep doing what i'm out here doing today, with our -- our people, putting their feet -- their miles, and walking and knocking on doors, i'm sure we will get the win. >> reporter: at sanders headquarters volunteers are making calls too. they say they can still pick up ground in south carolina. >> we have come a very long way in nine months. it is clear to me, and i think most observers that the wind is at our backs. we have the momentum. >> reporter: one of the major battles will be over the black vote. african americans ishlly make up more than half of south carolina's democrats. the state was a big winner for bill clinton in '92 and '96. the former president has spent plenty of time here urging voters to show up for his wife. both clinton and sanders have met with civil rights leaders, and both an dates have released ads highlighting tensions between police and blacks. >> when african americans are more likely to be arrested b

brandon lewis is clinton's campaign field organizers. >> we have got to get our skroeters out. if we keep doing what i'm out here doing today with our people putting their feet -- their mouths and new yorking on doors, i think we will win. >> reporter: over at sander's headquarters, volunteers are workin working too. >> we have come a long way in nine months. the wind is at our backs. we have the momentum. >> reporter: one of the major battles will be over the black vote. african americans usually make up more than half of south carolina population. the former president has spent mren -- plenty of time here, urging voters to show up to vote for his wife. >> something is just foreign ministerially broken when african americans are more likely to be arrested by police, and sentenced to longer prison terms for doing the same thing that whites do. >> the daughter of eric garner, the unarmed black man who died after a new york city police officer put him in a choke hold, came out in this ad. >> people are dying. we need a president that is going to talk about it. >> reporter: and la

brandon lewis told investigators that first someone else but the gun to the home and accidentally shot fisher that he later admitted that he had the gun while riding hoverboard hit the gun belonged was uncle who was arrested because he was a convicted felon. this is one of six judith weekend where now 8 people have been killed. >>> this morning, orange county teachers are fighting back against the states in the way of having them evaluate. we told you last week 81 percent of the district's teachers were marked highly effective in the last school year. after changes were made in the way teachers are evaluated, only 2 percent of teachers got the same high mark. >> if the evaluation is flawed, then that means the way we compensate teachers and the way we measure our teachers success is flawed. >> orange county was the only district in central florida to see teacher evaluations scores go down drastically. >>> in germany, rescuers say one person is missing in the wreckage of 2 trains that crashed into each other head- on. mess it's a try to figure out why both trains wound up on the same tr

200 passengers injured say comments made by the train's engineer brandon bostian suggest he's to blame for the tragedy. says robert monk lewis glow what we've learned is the problem was brandon bostian and the problem remains his changes story. >> reporter: interview with investigators three days after the crash bostian says "the last memory i have is approaching and passing the platforms in north philadelphia" but six months later in a second interview bostian says a couple of prominent scenes have now come back to him and remembers accelerating and then realizing a mistake, applying the brakes. it was too late. amtrak train 188 was travel lynn at more than twice the posted speed limit when it hit a sharp curve at frankford junction northbound out of 30th street station. the train left the tracks and landed in a mangled heap killing eight passengers and injuring 200 others. bob hewitt was among those injured. >> i broke over 20 ribs, i think it was rib rib fractures in all. a couple of small spinal fractures. a head fracture. my entire head was split open. >> reporter: when we spoke to him back in november he was unair of w