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 investigators are calling it suspicious. the man' s name has not been released. anyone with information is asked meredith: covering brevard county, biologists have identified a strong suspect in what' s killing a large number of fish in the indian river lagoon. they believe it could be b

let' s go outside to meteorologist eric burris. eric: it is a day with a nice breeze and clouds overhead. for now, we are mainly dry. there is where the activity is currently, south of lakeland and i-4. for now, it is going to be moving off to the east. eventually, down south of about poinciana, you will get in on that fun. a bigger perspective revealing the story for the rest of the day. we have eight week line is sitting right to the peninsula -- a weak line that is sitting right on the peninsula. we have wind out of the south, southwest. we are headed to 86 degrees in orlando. 85 in daytona beach. looking ahead to the primary, i will have your forecast, and white tomorrow will be the warmest way of 2016 yet. jason: a gunman is still on the loose, following a deadly weekend shooting in pine hills. silver hills apartments, off silver star road. witnesses say they saw a silver car drive away from the area, shortly after the gunshots rang out. if you have any information, you' re asked to call the orange county sheriff' s office. if

eric burris is outside with the details. eric: we are not quite to summer of values, but these meetings do feel wonderful. it is a little taste of spring and you can see on the satellite imagery, we certainly had our fair share of clouds. 77 degrees in orlando. plenty of clouds overhead still. it is beautiful and wind is out we are finding 74, daytona beach. 79, the villages, leesburg, ocala. in the next couple of hours, the forecast will slowly bring this temperatures down to the middle 60' s by 11:00. beautiful weather right now, but how long does it last? we will talk about the warmest week of whether this year when i see you inside. summer: today, voters are testing their votes in primaries and caucuses. meredith: delegates are at stake for both parties. steve handelsman continues her commitment 2016 coverage. reporter: she campaigned in michigan where hillary clinton has a 21 point lead. as michigan democrats cast their votes today. >> i believe she is the right person to lead this country. >> i believe she is an honest

we go to eric burris. eric: we are mostly dry at this hour, but it will not last all that long. the first alert doppler radar showing that quiet, but out to the west is were we are watching activity. let me tap into the tampa bay radar, and you can see heavier and friends in southwest florida. there is a lot more moisture in the southwest. let me take in stock and show futurecast on top to fill it in. you can see several other waves of energy, waves of showers. as they move into our area overnight and tomorrow morning. 60' s areawide. we will not move all that much. we will bring rain chances up early morning around 6:00 and 40% chance of rain. we will help you plan your adrian: you' re about to see some of the biggest delays yet in the i-4 ultimate project. rolling roadblocks are set to crews can begin to install steel girders for a new northbound bridge over i-4 along kirkman road. beginning at par street, law enforcement will jump in front of traffic and slow it to 20 miles an hour. all 13 westbound i-4 entrances between the par street and kirkman road interchanges will be te

meredith: eric burris is here , and what a great day for a soccer game. the st. patrick' s day parade was happening, no matter where you were, the weather was phenomenal. eric: this is going to continue. the temperatures are on their way up to and every afternoon this week. outside a beautiful weather picture. our weather watcher, mary snapped this picture today. mary, i think mother nature was a gorgeous day both on the shore and of the area attractions. downtown orlando, what a wonderful afternoon, just a few high clouds floating around. 75 degrees the current temperature, dew point i-49. the atmosphere is still relatively dry. it has been a nice steady breeze and it feels very nice. 75, orlando. 79, the villages. 71, daytona. 73, cocoa. through the area. another wave of cloud coverage working near the tape. cape. you can see the rest shade near the gulf of mexico which will be working to central florida over the next few hours, and that is another wave of dry air. it will be looking great for us it is a sinking and stable air mass, a nice forecast, typically un

first alert meteorologist eric burris is here to talk about how today' s weather is a firefighter' s worst enemy. eric: we had gusty winds and dry at mr.. it is because we have the our northern areas are nice and calm. 30 miles an hour winds scattered around central florida. gusty winds are a big problem. at this hour, it is a nice, cool evening. aside from a bit of a breeze. we are into the 40' s here. 49 daytona beach. with clear skies and calm winds, we are now at prime territory. 46 in the city. what about in your neighborhood? jim: new tonight, a fire breaks out at walt disney world' s animal kingdom. this is new video of the incident which appeared to start under a float during the lion king festival. everyone in the theater was evacuated as a crew put out the fire with extinguishers. there was just smoke, no flames were visible. no one was hurt, and tonight and tomorrow' s shows are canceled as up. jim: now check out this boat that was burning on dry land next to water just north of the bithlo area. the fire then spread to the 13 that' s in the little big econ state forest. fir

eric burris stepped outside. lucky you. eric: i' m enjoying every bit of this. as we look into the afternoon we will continue to seek sunshine mixed of clouds. take a look at the visible satellite. you can see all of those clouds streaming through town. that said, they are the thinner variety. the sun is able to peek through and that is helping temperatures warm up nicely. 77 degrees in orlando. wind out of the south running at about nine or 10 miles per hour. 73 in the villages and 72 degrees in marion county. usually got for the afternoon. lower 80' s for daytime highs. another gorgeous day. that said though, we have a cold front on the way tomorrow. i will break down what that means neighborhood by neighborhood when i see you in side under protest in a couple minutes. we have some breaking news. oscar pistorius was denied an appeal of his murder conviction. an attorney for the former olympian says south africa' s highest court has dismissed the appeal. he was found guilty of murder in the 2013 death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he is on house arrest unt

meteorologist eric burris is in our outdoor weather studio. it is just fantastic outside. eric: it is nice and warm. as we look at forecast in the next couple of days, we are going to bring rain back to central florida, and then we stay warm. i had a couple of passing showers today. it was not all that bad, just a couple of little guys weaving through. 73 degrees right now. it does feel nice wind out of the east-southeast at eight. around the rest of town, 82 in the villages, 83 in ocala. temperatures gradually work down into the lower range of the 70' s as we look ahead to set :00 and 11:00. -- 10:00 and 11:00. and then showers arrive. i have got you carried neighborhood by neighborhood. we are running down the arrival of the rain in a couple of minutes. adrian: no rest for anyone this weekend. candidates are making their final push ahead of tuesday' s presidential preference primary election. wesh 2' s matt lupoli is live in winter park, where voters cast their ballots early. matt? matt: that is right. state officials tell us early voting turnout has been big. well worth

eric burris is outsider now our weather studio. are we near 80? erica: with all the will be there soon. -- eric: it is not that just -- it is not that way just around central florida. ve got. 75 degrees in orlando. it is a southerly wind running 10 miles per hour, that is why it so warm and temperatures are florida, even more from here. 76 in sanford. 82 degrees today in orlando. along the coastline, melbourne' s 78. daytona beach 80. well above our average highs. this stretch of weather continues over the next few days. if you love this weather, i will let you know how long it took surround plus when our next will front moves in when i see you inside. michelle: harbor house announced they found an interim ceo. according to a release, ellen siler who it been the ceo of harbor house for 18 years will take over for carol with until a permanent replacement can be found. in a move that shocked the community, she was fired at the ceo of harbor house on february 18. in a letter from her attorney, because does not explain. e-mail from her attorney claimed

michelle: lucky eric burris gets to step outside. how' s it feeling? eric: it feels very nice. we need to bottle the 70 before summer because that' s when it doesn' t feel quite as nice. you can see the satellite, plenty of clouds overhead. i want to show you are skycam in melbourne. we have plenty of clouds. sitting just overhead. we are 77 degrees in melbourne. wind out of the west at 30 miles per hour. it is 70 eight in orlando, 75 we are all headed for the 80' s across the interior. a few areas along the coastline will be hanging out in the 70' s. still well above average. the big question, how long do these 80' s stick around? i have you covered neighborhood by neighborhood in a couple minutes. michelle: donald trump is scheduled to visit ucf this weekend while campaigning in the florida republican primary. jason: his campaign website says he' ll be at the cfe arena at -- on saturday at noon. this is his first campaign appearance in the orlando area' s his visit to the rosen shingle creek resort. he won seven states in super tuesday and has 292 delegates. peter alexander h

some of the trends we are watching, check in in the morning with dave cocchiarella and eric burris. we also have baseball in viera. the braves have the first pitch at 1:05. we wish our they could linger for several hours in the afternoon, winding down from northwest to southeast , and then we have scattered showers lingering deep into the evening hours, but not a washout. behind all this mess, look at monday and tuesday. comfortably cold for the first two days of spring. angela: thank you. the cream is writing to the top at bay hill. jim: city lions looking for their first win of the season. pat: hoping decision against new york city. we will to you how they did. after being blown out three times by the cavs, the magic lebron as their playoff hopl (vo) you can check on them. you can worry about them. you can even choose a car for them. (mom) honey, are you ok? (child) i'm ok. (announcer vo) love. (mom) we're ok. (announcer vo) it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. what does fresh epcot mean? maybe it's sampling seasonal dishes... ...enjoying hand-picked music or seeing locally grown t

eric burris joins us now. would we had tonight? eric: wind is not a concern. we are watching a couple of that is the only concern. of it being an issue. right now, it' feels comfortable. sanford. county. here' s what we got the next couple of hours. we will of course have your full hour-by-hour were cast. meredith: gawker plans to appeal the ruling, granting hulk hogan 140 million dollars in a sex tape lawsuit. yesterday, a jury decided to give the former pro-wrestler an additional 25 million dollars in punitive damages. last week, jurors awarded hogan 115 million dollars, agreeing by posting the video online. stewart: carnival cruise is set to sail to cuba. the first ship, which will carry around 700-passengers, will hit the seas in a little over a month. this will be the first time in more than 50-years a cruise ship has been approved to travel to cuba. if you' re interested, it' ll cost you about 18-hundred bucks. meredith: also big in cuba today, baseball. the tampa bay rays are there, and they took on cuba' s team. it was the first time since 1999 that a

let' s get you outside to eric burris with the latest on that. how with the wind affect the fire? eric: the higher the wind, the more of a challenge the firefighting efforts will be. over the last few hours, the wind has slowed just a bit. you can see, orlando, the nearest center to the fire, wind up to 10 miles per hour and going up to 20 within the last hour' s time. another aspect is just how dry the atmosphere is, do want at 26. look how much higher the wind is over in daytona beach. gusting even higher than 20 miles per hour. melbourne, 14 miles per hour winds. red flag advisory for all of central florida. this is from the national weather service saying between the guest wind and the dry atmosphere, things are right unfortunately for wildfire development. what this means, no burning and be incredibly careful out there. wind goes cal m tonight and it becomes chilly. more on that inside. jim: windy, cool, and dry, much lower humidity than we' re used to. it' s created a high risk for wildfires around central florida. summer: wesh 2' s dave mcdaniel looks at the precautions fire

first alert meteorologist eric burris is in the outdoor weather center with your allergy forecast. eric: it is going to be a little bit better tomorrow. my black car is yellow right now, which is kind of hip, i guess. notice the level comes down to an 8.3. that is finally in the moderate category. a little early for the allergy sufferers. saturday and sunday, the numbers go back up. they highest it can go is 12 and we are back down to a 10, so yes, levels are going up. 79 degrees in orlando. 80, sanford. 81, villages. for us tonight, we are starting to clear things out a little bit and continuing with a few showers in the forecast tomorrow morning. we will run down the timing using futurecast when i see you in a little bit. meredith: the south florida teen of jail after being arrested again. 18-year-old malachi love-robinson turned himself in late tuesday night on charges that he used an 86-year-old patient' s id and stole nearly $35,000 from her checking and credit card accounts. the teen was arrested last month, accused of practicing medicine without a license. a judge has now ord

meteorologist eric burris is up boating conditions for much of this week... today-tonight... h100-h70 hi pres ridge centered just off the carolina coast will be the dominant wx feature...gener ating a deep and steady e/se breeze acrs central fl. very dry/stable airmass overhead with evng raobs measuring pwats btwn 0.50"-0.75" statewide along with a sharp subsidence inversion in the h85-h70 lyr. rap40 analysis showing a headlines. today marks two years since malaysia airlines flight mh-370 vanished while flying from malaysia to china. an international team investigating the disappearance today said it's still reviewing key information. they believe the boeing 777 was flown thousands of miles off course before crashing into the ocean. malaysia's prime minister said he's committed to solving the agonizing mystery. >>> former pro wrestler hulk today in a civil trial of his lawsuit. he's suing for $100 million. the core issue, did the website have the right to post a sex tape of hulk hogan and his then-best friend's wife? hogan and his authorities said the website invaded his priv

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