the victim in the case took the stand yesterday saying 29-year-old george bernard picked her up and took her to nearby woods where he raped her. the woman said bernard threatened to leave her in the woods if she didn't give him what he wanted. >> homeowners sound off. they say their water bill is too high. they are looking to get results and looking to get their bills lowered. >> many families packed city council meeting last night. some say their water bill are more than double what people in other cities pay. we went to get answers from city leaders. they say the higher bills are because of newer and more accurate meters. >> we put all new meters in. i think with the new technology, i think it is accurate. >> that change may take months. city leaders say they want to finish installing new meters before deciding on new rates. >> the orlando soccer team is months from being done but the team will own the land it will be built on. they will pie two blocks from the city for $18 million. you can see glen lane, central boulevard and church street border the site. we are told the lions will p

. >> george bernard said he did not rape the victim and the woman was the one pressuring him. bernard said the two had sex but it was consensual. it happened after a race in 2014. the victim told the jury earlier in the week that bernard is the one who threatened her. if convicted, bernard could prison. >> a woman convicted of hitting a boy with her s.u.v. and driving off will learn how much time she'll spend behind bars. we are talking about michelle simkins. she hit thomas gregory in 2014 while he was outside playing basketball outside a home. the crash left the boy with two broken legs. simkins is facing 15 years in >> there are lingering questions following the drowning of a 3-year-old boy. the toddler was found unresponsive in this backyard pool along elderwood court. sky 6 flew over that scene. the boy was rushed to arnold palmer hospital where he died a few hours later. it is unclear how the little boy ended up in the water and who was responsible for watching him at the time. >> in brevard county, concerned residents in one community are sounding off all over coyote tr

the victim took the stand, this was yesterday, saying 29-year-old george bernard picked her up and took her to nearby woods. the woman claims bernard threatened to leave her in the woods if she didn't give him what he wanted. >> homeowners in st. cloud sound off saying their water bills are too high. they are looking to get results and looking to get bills lowered. >> these are killing families. >> many frustrated families packed the city council saying their water bills are more than double what people in other cities pay. we went to get answers and they say higher bills are because of newer meters. >> we have all new meters in, they are an accurate reading. with the new technology, i think we'll be able to back the prices. >> that change may take months. city leaders say they want to install all the new meters before deciding on any new rates. >> we know the team will own the land it is being built on. you can see it here on the map, glen lane, center boulevard, terry avenue and church street we are told the lions will pay $4 million up front and make payments twice a year. city counc

he had theaters in new york, theaters in england, went back and fort, introduced oscar wilde, george bernard shaw, huge names in the history of theater. but the conceit is that through the rich with j.m. barry, froman drives him to create a better story, to tell a better tale. so he's sort of like harvey weinstein. he transmigrates, i guess, or transmutates into this fictional character, captain hook, which is j.m. barry's inner voice which says if you're not going to take any risks, you'll never have your own voice. and it's a pretty good message that stays with us to this day. >> you're so much fun to watch, and it's a physical role, you're singing -- >> yeah, i'm jumping around. i hurt at the end of the night. there's a couple of lunges and a couple to knee bangs that resonate for the rest of the week. >> how's the voice going? >> the voice is challenged, but it's there. you use your voice pretty -- it's much more rigorous in theater. so, yeah, you have to kind of watch it. >> well, you have such a rich voice. i'm wondering, when did you realize you had a special voice? is it a gift? is i

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bernard township a car fire blocking a lane. in bayonne, fire department activity broadway at 34th. n train no service queens plaza. george, lincoln and holland okay. george lower level e-zpass until 6:00. ed koch ongoing maintenance into queens. let's go outside. a look at the l.i.e. here is the l.i.e. getting out to the area of kissena boulevard. no problems to report there. going to the other camera, fdr, fdr drive moving smoothly down to the 80s. overnight construction just wrapping up. finally a look at time's square, no problems to report here throughout time's square. alternate side parking rules are in effect today citywide. back to you, lori, ken. >> debbie, thank you. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news this morning," the governor of michigan apologizing for the water crisis in flint. the steps he is taking that could reveal what he knew about the problems there. >> security measures are in place to prevent another escape by the drug lord el chapo. the question is, is it enough? >> he says he is not a hero. many would disagree. actor jamie foxx jumps into the wind from the northwest around 5 miles per hour. let'

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bernards township a truck fire, two lanes blocked. subways on or close to schedule. l.i.r.r., new jersey transit, metro north on or close. going to the other camera, inbound george washington bridge still moving smoothly across the upper and lower level. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. back to you, ken, lori. >> all right, debbie. thank you. >>> fast food theft was caught on camera. burglar that busted his way into a sandwich shop and it's not his first run in with the law. rod goes up in flames. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and university partnerships, attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. like in utica, where a new kind of workforce is being trained. and in albany, the nanotechnology capital of the world. let us help grow your company's tomorrow, today >>> new information in a string of burglaries on staten island. detectives made an arrest. detectives say nicholas molifil is the man in the video. he is homeless. he is charged with four break- ins including this one where the front door wa

bernard there. he will be reunited later today with his heros. despite the 8 degree windchill, firefighters in ice rescue suits jumped into that lake last friday and pulled milo to safety. >>> prince george's county police need your help to find a 61-year-old man they say jamie fisher was last seen along glenn shire drive. he was wearing a dark hat, brown jacket and dark pants. >>> 6:34 thousand. the search for a missing teen as expanded. the last time anyone saw nicole was around midnight on tuesday. police say they're looking at every possible scenario in this case. six local police agencies and more than 1,000 volunteers are searching for her. >>> former charles county sir kit court judge due in pearl court on monday for a pretty serious charge. isaac accused of ordering a sheriff's deputy to use something called a stun cuff on a defendant back in 2014. it's a remote control device that deploys electric shocks. scott mcfarland broke the sorry yesterday. the justin declines to comment. he faces a year in prison and a $100,000 fine if convicted. >>> a treehouse has to come down. that is the word from the district's public space committee. the tree house was built in an alley in archibald