eyewitness news this morning janai norman just got an update from investigators just a few moments ago. >>reporter:we just found out that troopers are investigating weather alcohol was a factor in this crash that they say was high impact but we told you 15 minutes ago that drivers were stopped at a red light here at americana boulevard when a driver came up in an acura, hit one of those cars setting off a chain reaction. there you can see the car we are told the driver, who passed away was in. the car had been sitting at a red light hit very hard but as we were talking with the sergeant, she says when a car is stopped and there is a car coming very fast there is going to be even worse damage but she said investigators were surprised that acura was able to leave the scene because it also had damage. that driver is in custody being treated for injuries. hoping to have the investigation, out here, we did find out there are cameras at this intersection and she says that will be paramount to the investigation. he will go back to that interview, you can hear more what she is telling us, abou

janai norman is live on santa barbara rd. were men who lives at the home found them. deputies have not cleared the >> reporter: the deputy cruiser has been here since we got here this morning and the crime scene tape has been up since investigators were called out yesterday afternoon. sky witness 9 flew overhead capturing the investigators who swarmed the neighborhood. we confirmed they believe the depth are suspicious and this -- suspicious deaths that were not murder-suicide. they have not said how they were killed or whether they have any suspects in the case. those are questions we will continue to ask as we work to learn the names of the victims. live in orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> a lake county coach will not be allowed to coach his team next year because he says his academic standards were too high. >> to various high schools coach's box says he wants players to work on and off the court. he put strict standards in place. the school allows them to play tougher he was benching players went e's and t's and classes. >> i have kid

and action 9 news' janai norman is live. two passengers here, only one made it out alive. >> reporter: jamie just before 1:00 a.m. witnesses heard what sounded like an explosion and then saw flames. nearly six hours later you can see behind me what is left of the av. it really just looks like a pile of burnt metal scraps at i spoke with a woman who was near by. she told me witnesses rushed to help one person who was trying to escape the rv. at the time they were about sure if there was a second person, but since then i confirmed with mese that one passenger has died. we have not been able to ask too many questions because they are very busy starting to investigate and try to clean up the scene. as the sun comes up a better look at the scene out here on tv 27 as we work to learn more from police how this deadly wreck happened. reporting live, janai norman, action 9 news. >>> all right. 6:55. an update on breaking news in brevard county. the u.s. coastguard is looking for a missing boater. they been searching off of satellite

janai norman live where it happened. and his son the driver tried to slow down. >> reporter: since we got here we were looking on east street but i have not seen any tire marks showing the driver would have tried to slow down. as we told you, the driver did hit the board very, very hard that neighbors say so hard the front wheel of his title off. after 6:00 thursday evening, first responders found the little boy conscious but not wearing a helmet. he was flown to arnold palmer we learn titusville police found the possible vehicle and driver responsible. we'll continue to make calls to police to confirm whether they have made an arrest so we will keep you updated as we learn more and once we find out how the eight-year-old boy's recovery. a brevard county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> orlando firefighters who were exposed to asbestos will have to monitor their lungs for years to see if they have been infected -- affected. investigators launched two weeks ago after 9 investigates was asking questions. fi

reporting live in orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> now that the homeless are gone from a camp they set up outside a volusia county administration building, we are waiting for daytona beach police to release a video of criminal activities that happen inside. we have been telling you about the camp the homeless set up for 40 for days. on friday, they were sent to a shelter at the salvation army. police chief says they had to be removed because of inappropriate activity. one man told us he would go but more work needs to be done. >> is more for them to get us off the street right now because their race is coming around they do not want taurus to see homeless people on the street >> city officials say they are committed to building a homeless in daytona. >>> the person who gunned down a seminole county teenagers on the run this morning. the teen's family is begging his killer to come forward. while deputy search for clues that could lead to a suspect. eyewitness news this morning's kimberly eaton reports it has been three days with no leads. >>reporter:devotee

. >> janai norman is out monitoring the doors around constructions. closed 1792 s. between maitland and winter park. we got a call from people who oncoming traffic. >> reporter: that may be why when we got here one hour and a half ago there was a police cruiser helping to guide traffic to turn left onto park avenue. that's pushing cars into a once the road close signs and orange cones are taken away 6 am monday morning, there will be back up friday for a second week in a row. crews and started to remove concrete slabs and replace the roadway with asphalt along 1792. drivers who normally take the road from park avenue to monroe avenue will have to find another way. we told you 30 minutes ago you can take maitland boulevard from 1792 to i 4 and exit at leave road to get back but another way around constructions is to take lake avenue from 1792 to one more road and left onto the road. and if you are coming from seminole county, transportation officials suggest take state road 436 to avoid all the work these morning we won't watch how this impacts the morning drive. wor

eyewitness news this morning janai norman is -- janai norman showing us the damage. not many reports of injuries so that is good. >> getting updates from escambia county officials outlining damage they are saying, road closures in areas that caught the worst of the storms. we are not single. >> reporter: of injuries. we know a semi truck driver was injured when the wftv.com blew over his truck and i can shutting down the road for a couple of hours. officials report two dozen units at the apartments were destroyed and residents were evacuated but no reported injuries. continuing to get updates in the newsroom showing where the storm flattened home to over -- homes overnight uprooting trees, we will keep you updated >>> dozens of residences operation will wake up to darkness this morning as the blue tarps or plywood over the windows. condos and leaky roofs causing damage. residents say this is not a problem. residents living celebration town center condos tell me they have been dealing with leaks and water damage for years. homeowners are responsible for damage to indi

live in the marion county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> leaders of volusia county are taking the next step to keep a homeless camp from forming again in daytona beach. >> this is the first time they will meet since police shut county administration's building after 44 days. eyewitness news this morning kimberly eiten is looking at what it will take to come up with a permanent solution. kimberly, this could be a long process parts of the process started last night with a to the beach city leaders and now it is the counties turned to meet. we learned both will have to work together key the homeless off the streets -- sidewalks up to 100 people days ago are anti- this morning. it is up to city, county >> sometimes governments do not move as expediently as the business community last night daytona beach city leaders excepted more than $110,000 in donations from local businesses. we asked where that money will go. >> the money will essentially go to help us to address the immediate situation. >> reporter: now it is volusia county's turn to take on the problem. tonight c

from the marathon kangaroo gas deputies opened fire on a suspect. eyewitness news this morning janai norman arrived overnight. just out of the phone try to find out the condition of the >> reporter: in the last 30 minutes we may cost the sheriff's office and fdle asking about the gunfight in this parking lot last night.

janai norman choices some firearms they have collected. >> they have collected more than 50 done so far. this is not all of them but it includes long guns, rifles, handguns, revolvers, deputies say any type of firearm that can shoot projectiles they will take no questions asked. i was talking with a captive with the orange county sheriff's office who says that is one of the best parts of the gun buyback.

eyewitness news this morning janai norman joins us live from the toll plaza. that is a very busy spot and crews are cruiser going to tear down over the next few weeks? >>reporter:the plan is to make it an easier drive through this toll plaza where you can see there are no express lanes. that can cause some major backups for the more than through here every single day. it is part of a 32 million- dollar project to ease some of that traffic congestion. as of last night, the airport toll plaza is no longer in service. instead of paying tolls here, drivers will pay at the beach line west main plaza or out for new ramp clauses. drivers with a sun pass will pay a dollar 88, and a 5:30 i explain how you can get a refund for not driving the full distance on the 528 from the turnpike to the airport. if you use the boggy creek exit you can get $1.09 credited back to your sun pass accounted for all of those drivers who take this route, we will keep you updated as demolition on the airport toll plaza wraps up over the next six weeks. reporting live in orange county, janai

then orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning >>> we heard from passengers stuck on a cruise ship in a terrible storm hit if you were watching at 10 and 11 you heard from a cocoa couple waiting for loved ones at port canaveral . anthem of the seas rock by hurricane force winds and waves. we are reviewing the passenger said about the trip and we will have that for you in 30 minutes. >>> in orange county dea agents working to find a 12 person they think connected to a heroine ring run by an elderly woman in a wheelchair. 74-year-old ruth breslau, she drugs. we look that guns, crash -- cash and a kilo packaged that was seized in the investigation. >>> m4 .5 hours attorneys will represent a former deputy reported with a group with deputies punching, a drug suspect it jesse jarrell invited -- indicted for the incident. he pleaded not guilty to federal charges. we will let you know what happens at noon. >>> there was a big -- a devastating law-enforcement shooting war to deputies were killed in maryland yet -- been met the suspect david evans wanted in orange county . even

eyewitness news this morning janai norman is live with -- weatherman turned his gun on deputies and that's when fires -- deputies fight back. >> reporter: it is in this parking lot, deputies shot in the leg and witnesses say they heard as many as gun -- 30 gunshots working to find out who the suspect is and whether he is also recovering. they are were flashing lights at the gas station will we showed up early this morning we saw fdle agents, investigating near a silver car later towed away. it was in the gas station eyewitnesses told us they saw a man put a gun to his head last night as deputies tried to talk him down. >> the first officer bolden, draw his gun and went to the corner of the store and started yelling to the guy in the car that, let me see your hands. deputies the man was they tried to save his life, he then turned the gun on them putting deputies in a life or death situation. >> the guy was taunting him like hiding behind the car, coming up, reaching into his pockets several times. after the first 2 minutes we were talking, he wanted to get killed. >> reporter: right now i'm

action 9 news' janai norman is back at the orange county jail. and her mother is still in jail and not helping with the church. richardson has not been helpful in finding baby willow since before police arrested her and booked her on child neglect charges. this morning there is no sign of baby willow even after crews sent cameras into sewers looking for traces of the infant on thursday. it was monday that police were called out to the apartment complex and found evidence of child birth, including placenta and blood, but no baby. now, neighbors want the search expanded. lewis is saying susan richardson would walk behind the warehouse and past this ponds on her way to 7-eleven. and police have not been able to confirm richardson's claim that she dropped the baby off. so neighbors want answers. of that up in there and make sure that they find the baby. >> reporter: richardson could walk out of bail every time after she posts her $50,000 bond. we will let you know if that happens. now, we're talking with more people who know richardson and finding ou

janai norman is live outside the orange county jail. the baby's mother could post bond and walk out at any time. >> reporter: that is despite officers asking susan richardson be held at the jail without bond until they can figure out exactly what happened to baby willow. a $50,000 bond is the only thing keeping 30-year-old susan richardson behind bars this morning and her boyfriend says he is not bothering her out. johnnie bryant says he has 3 children with richardson but is not sure whether he is the father of the baby girl police are still searching for. wednesday, we watched ongoing search and rescue efforts to find baby willow. from the willow bend apartment complex where they believed richardson gave birth earlier this week and then discarded the infant. when we check with police for updates, they told us she said she left the baby at him up -- random apartment. >> you think she's lying about dropping the baby off? >> we do not know and we are expecting the best that the baby is still alive. >> reporter: bright told us he and richa

we are going to get right to some "breaking news" right now out of orange county, janai norman is live at a scene of a fatal hit and run on orange blossom trail. right now? >>reporter:yeah, we found out that driver is being treated at the hospital right now, investigators say they are surprised he was able to leave the scene. we found out three cars were stopped at a red light here when a driver of an acura rear ended that smashed up car you see over there, setting off a chain reaction, and then took off. in the last 15 minutes i spoke with a sergeant with state troopers to ask weather they believe that driver was speeding? >> right now they are reconstructing the scene, this is a severe impact when you have a car that is stopped you will have a severe rear end collision. we will look at speed to see if that is a factor. there is a red light running camera here. >>reporter:she says they are hoping to get that video, that will provide more information about what happened just before 3:15 a.m. this morning. sergeant montes says that red light running camera will be paramount in this inve

in orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. systems will go. we posted the list on wftv.com click traffic news under the traffic tab. >>> lady lake officer will be able to get another job in law enforcement even though he is accused of exposing himself inside his patrol car and threatening his mistresses family. >> investigators say kevin thompson met melissa collins through a craigslist ad that advertised sex in uniform. desiccator say thompson made up a fake criminal to have a reason to park behind where she worked to have sex. he says -- he threatened her family when she threat to tell his wife. >> he did tell me he was a police officer. i set i would to show her. and it went south from there we are fast. >> thompson resigned before he could be five. state attorney's office decided not to pursue the case against him. was a k-9 deputy from volusia county sheriff's office is back on the boys after making a full >> we were there yesterday as transport was awarded a purple heart medal of valor. the german shepherd was shot in the neck during a d

. >> janai norman outside the school. >> reporter: accrue with your last night that packed into the pta meeting. up, hearing about allegations of gannett -- gang violence and threats against the school. we know more details about the series of events leading up to last night's meeting and parents concerns. last friday, 5 students beat up another student in the school's courtyard and later that night another student posted on social media threatening to beat up a classmate. police officers joined leaders to discuss allegations of team gang members allegedly attacking students and social media threat about a school shooting. in last night's meeting, school officials would only say the students involved were suspended and they did not do anything criminal. but that was not reassuring to some of the parents we spoke with the >> that was disturbing. there was not much information given out. >> we told you monday police stepped up patrols following the threats. this morning we will look for an increase of officers at the school. in the meantime for 6:45 we are pressing the school principal ar

it happened last night at 10:00, janai norman is in the neighborhood where the boy was riding his bike. please have an idea of who was behind the wheel. >> reporter: we made a call to police but have not gotten information from them about the vehicle or the driver but it is in the area where you can see there are sidewalks and areas where there are not any sidewalks with first responders from the eight-year-old conscious and not wearing a helmet. we found out he does have a head injury so he was deemed a trauma alert and flown to orlando. i spoke with a mess -- davis to say the impact was so bad the front tire of the little boys bike flew off. this happened 6:00 last night. a busy time for evening traffic. a couple hours later, titusville fire officials posted on facebook saying titusville police found the possible vehicle involved in potential driver. i mentioned we have reached out to police try to get more information about those things. we will not be able to get details until business hours, 8 am this morning. for the next half hour we are talking with neighbors who shed light on

eyewitness news this morning janai norman live at the orange county jail. that woman will face a judge this morning, so far she refuses to say with the baby is. >> reporter: jimmy kimmel the day before officers arrested susan richardson and butter at the jeffrey child neglect. at this point, they are still looking for baby willow and unsure whether she is dead or alive. this is the mother of three who is locked up in orange county for abandoning her newborn baby girl. >> can you tell us where is baby willow? >> we were at the jail as police escorted susan richardson tuesday night. she turned away from the cameras and would not answer any of our questions. >> did you kill baby willow? >> reporter: investigators say richardson is not answering any questions about what happened to the baby girl either. we learned on monday police say there was evidence of childbirth in the willow bend parking lot just behind the home richardson shares with her boyfriend and three children. investigators searched extensively but have not been able to find the infant and even ri

and janai norman, baby willow's mother is there and not helping >> reporter: police are saying susan richardson is not been helpful finding baby willow even after their booked her. this morning there is no sign of baby willow every after city crews sent cameras into underground sewers looking for a trace of the infant on thursday. monday police were called out to the apartment complex and found evidence of childbirth, including placenta and blood, but no baby. now, investigators are extending the search every more -- even more. >> she walks through here every day. >> reporter: lewis is saying that richardson would walk behind the apartment on her way to 7-eleven. they have not been able to follow up on richardson's claim. so neighbors are hoping that >> they ought to be checking all of that and find the baby. >> reporter: and richardson could walkout of jail every time once she posts her $50,000 bond. we will let you know if that happens. in the meantime, in the next half hour more people know susan richard them. reporting live, janai norman, action 9 news this morning. >>> the south

action 9 news this morning, janai norman is live. and investigators are still there trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> reporter: and nancy what is left of that rv is behind me here blocked off by yellow crime scene tape and police cruisers 4 1/2 hours after it happened. crews are trying to lift up a tree that fell over. the rv crashed into the tree before it exploded around 1:00. one person has died. i was on the phone with a woman who was out here and saw when the rv went up in flames. then told me or witnesses rushed to help the man trying to escape the rv. >> we were trying to figure out if anybody else was in there. and i don't know if there was another person or not. the guy that they pulled out, like, he had cuts on this face and burnt on his arms and back. they made sure that he was okay and got him calmed down. >> reporter: and it looks like crews really have their work cut out this morning. one officer doesn't know how long they will be out here. but it will be a process getting all of this cleaned up and reo

live in orange county, janai norman, wftv. >>> osceola county commissioner say they will review a recent contract awarded to the wife of a county employee. >> this comes after 9 investigates discovered there may be a possible conflict of interest. monday we told you b&b promotions will get up to promote the opening of the poinciana parkway. 9 investigates found out that bmps owner when he jenin is married to john jenin the assistant director for the county road and bridge department. he is also listed as a manager of the company on paperwork filed with the state >> we are a small community and sometimes connections happen. i would not think there was anything mayfair is to it and can probably be explained >> commissioner stan by the decision saying it's a huge undertaking to help those know when the parkway will open >>> autopsy report suggests a woman murdered in her downtown orlando apartment for for her like it yesterday a grand jury indicted former security guard stephen duxbury on first-degree murder, attempted sexual buttery and burglary in the samsudean. the autopsy report shows y

janai norman has a list of where the new morningstar and signs are being installed. you are live where a sign has caught some wrong way drivers for the truck you so come by, if the driver were to be going the wrong way on this web he could not help but see the warnings signs that are bigger red and light up to get drivers attention. the warning system in place today is what helped alert the driver of a cool -- blue car now they were going the wrong way could video capturing the car at 408 representative highlights the web last year. what a 14 vehicles caught going the wrong way a local expressways in the last year.>> it's too many. way too many. >> reporter: the central florida expressway authority says all 14 drivers were able to safely turn around without causing an accident in part detection system. we found out these warning signs were installed at five reps on the 408 a beach line as part of a pilot program. now the expressway authority is working to expand the system across central florida heading 19 more warning signs to ramps to help keep you safe. >> it is d

eyewitness news this morning janai norman's live outside the orange county sheriff's office. he actually turned himself in near the crime scene? >>reporter:we found out he called around 1:15 from his mom's house to turn himself in. deputies from here swarm that neighborhood which is the same area where the deputy was run at the juvenile assessment center this morning where he is waiting for an 8:30 court appearance. he is accused of intentionally trying to run over sergeant marcy pierce on friday morning leaving her with a significant head injury. on saturday deputies from a car used abandoned on goldenrod road and two days later he turned himself in. >> next thing i knew, the swat team was here. they all went in there, they arrested him and brought them out. i don't know if he turn himself in, or what? i am just so glad, i almost started clapping. >>reporter:we asked the state how ortiz's case could play out since he is only 15 years old but accused of attempted murder on a law-enforcement officer. we have told you about his past run-ins with the law that include charges of

eyewitness news this morning janai norman slide and this could be trouble once the commute is going. >> reporter: a many drivers like this truck behind me will be the toward where you turn left onto park avenue. the road closed signs and orange cones will be up all weekend. four hours, construction crews have been blocking the southbound lanes of 1792. transportation officials say they will remove concrete slabs and replace the roadway with asphalt between winter park in maitland. most of the work will happen under the railroad bridge. we found out over the course of the weekend you can still access local businesses and the road will be blocked until 6 am monday morning. time but then the crews will close down the same lanes next friday, february 1 nine next friday, february 1 92 6 am the following monday. -- february 19 at 6 am. today's broom -- >>> first through eatonville and that can have traffic issues. here you can see in the purple is where you have the roadblock and an alternate is lake avenue to one more to leave wrote in 1792 to get back southbound. another if you want to p

janai norman is live where it happened. there is no word on when construction will start up. >> reporter: the project manager and contractor say they will not have workers in the equipment or areas until they are able to review protocol and are sure they are ready to get back to work. construction came to a halt when 34-year-old franklin died wednesday. he was only with sgl conjunction for one month when yesterday afternoon 49-year-old morale is hitting killed him while operating a dump truck. >> i saw the man lying there i did not see an ambulance i figured i would stop and give a hand. >> reporter: a nurse at a local hospital drives past the site everyday. she says she tried to stop and help but it was too late and the nurse pointed out why she believes franklin may have had a difficult time hearing beeping that alert you when they dump truck backed up. >> i think maybe he did not hear the truck with the highway traffic alone it is windy in light of the incident constructions -- construction workers decided to shut down a

reporting live, janai norman, >>> state troopers are not been able to identify the driver who hit and killed a jogger and kept going. the troopers found the jeep that they believe hit and killed the 30-year-old on monday. the damage to the suspect's vehicle is consistent with damage parts at the scene of the crash. the owner of the vehicle hired an attorney, but not spoken with investigators. >>> the board of harbor house of central florida will soon name a new ceo after they cut ties with the long time leader. carol wick was voted out, no explanation was given. wicksaid it was not her idea to leave. >>> a new lawsuit. now, an orange county man is pursuing a $50 million class action lawsuit against the department of highway safety. attorneys are saying crespin's after he refused to take a breath test in new jersey. he was -- breath test in november. >> you are entitled to have an independent judge or magistrate department. if the law enforcement officer had probable cause to pull you over and if they had probable cause based on the roadside test to arrest you. >> now, if approved atto

janai norman is outside the home in orange county. the deputy has been parked outside the house all night. >> reporter: jamie, neighbors are an easy because of these are not saying much about the all they know is a man found her woman and her teenage daughter dead inside a home yesterday but the two not know why -- why or who did it. deputy keeping watch over the home that was a crime scene monday afternoon. sky witness 9 captured the investigators in this neighborhood where we confirmed that debts of the 36-year-old woman and 16-year-old daughter are suspicious. >> he told me his girlfriend was on the phone and he thought she was dead. >> reporter: neighbors have told us they know a man lived at the home for two years but did not know others will living there. accrue spoke with the women -- they did not want to show the faces. they were the only neighbors willing to go on camera until deputies told them they were safe. so far this morning deputies are not releasing additional information. they have not said whether they have anyone i

eyewitness news this morning transport -- janai norman and iowa zero. it is working well that more armored be installed. >> state troopers tell us they received 300 calls in the last year and half about drivers going the wrong direction so now more signs are going up to cut down on that. >> the technology is already installed at five reps along the 408, beach line to let drivers know if you are headed in the wrong direction. the pilot program was launched last year and has helped to prevent one dozen potentially tragic incident by allowing drivers going the wrong way to turn around safely.>> how can people not realize they are going the wrong way? >> state trooper say wrong way driving is a big problem. fatalism drivers catch themselves in turn around but others, but if they can be deadly. one that are confused but a lot of the time it's people under the influence of something. >> reporter: studies show most incidents happen at night with drivers who are impaired. to help you can -- keep you safe the authority having the warning systems in 19 reps acros

janai norman continues live coverage of the story. the woman is terrified because the killers may be out there. >> reporter: so far orlando police have not announced an arrest of any of the three gunmen they say openend fire in this club sunday night to . it's understandable why the with the three suspected gunman believed to be on the run, attorney john phillips did not want to reveal the client's identity. we found a bullet hit the pregnant woman and the rest when shots rang out in a crowd of 300. >> her attorney says he is concerned over the club's security the night of the shooting. in the 4 days since it happened we have not been able to reach the club's owner . we went through records but did not find any major and code violated -- code violations or complaints about the alcohol license. >> as we told you, internet chatter suggest the murders of 33-year-old jonathan rojas and joseph villalobos had something to do with the trafficker. antitrafficking. -- to trafficking. d.e.a. confirmed it's working with orlando police indicating

janai norman is live outside the orange county jail. the baby's mother could post >> reporter: that is despite officers asking that susan richardson be held here until they are able to figure out what happened to baby willow. a $50,000 bond is the only thing keeping ,30 susan richardson behind bars this morning and her boyfriend says he is not bonding her out. >> johnnie bryant says he has 3 children with her but is not sure if he is the father of the baby girl police are searching for. we watched search and rescue efforts to find baby willow. police removed dumpsters from the complex where they believe richardson gave birth earlier this week and discarded the infant. while we checked with police for updates they told us she said she left the baby at a random apartment. >> do you think she's lying about that? >> we do not know at this point. we are expecting the best and the baby is still alive. >> reporter: brines tells us the they plan to give the baby >> do you think she killed the baby? >> the baby was born deaf it's a different thi

deputies were there when eyewitness news this morning janai norman showed up one hour ago. you watched as they craft -- wrapped up the crime scene. >> reporter: as we were pulling up at 3:45 am, we could see the flashing lights from deputies cruisers blocking the entrance not letting cars pulling. back open after the shootout last night we watched a tow truck haul a car away from the marathon kangaroo gas station were deputy say they were forced to shoot an armed suspect. >> we saw him point a gun to his head and there were deputies around the corner of the store pointing their guns out. >> reporter: overnight we have been in touch with deputies who say around 7:00 wednesday they were called to the gas station and saw the suspect armed with 2 handguns. they say he put one of the guns to his head threatening to kill himself. deputies tried to negotiate making commands for the man to put down his weapon but he turned one of the guns on deputies. >> they tried to talk him out of using the gun, put down the gun for several minutes and about 20 minutes when it started they start

janai norman tells us 30 minutes ago the mother's boyfriend says they planned to give the baby away at birth and he says that is what they did with the 2 other children. >> reporter: he says they gave the youngest children away to relatives and we found out until please find baby willow prosecutors can have a tough time proven their case against susan richardson who is still behind bars this morning. >> we got word from orlando police there is no planned search for baby willow today. on wednesday, we watched investigators hall dumpsters with crime scene tape away from the apartment complex where they believe her mother gave birth and then discarded hurt. >> she said why did you do that i said i freaked out and panicked. >> reporter: we told you richardson's boyfriend said they planned to give the baby away at birth. >> i told her -- i was going to give the child away. that's why i wondered why she did what she did. gave younger children to family members at birth and our legal analyst did not find it a law making it a crime giving a child to a relative. it could be tougher prosecutors

janai norman is live at orange county jail. that woman will face a judge with a bs. >> reporter: the jet -- search lasted for more than one day before officers arrested susan richardson and dr. for child neglect. they are still looking for baby willow unsure whether she's dead or alive. this is the mother of three whose locked up in orange county for a abandoning her newborn baby girl. >> can you tell us whether baby? >> reporter: we were at the jell-o as police escorted susan richardson but she turned away and were not answer questions. >> did you kill baby willow? >> investigators say widgets and is not answering questions about what happened to the baby girl. we learned money police say there was evidence of childbirth in the willow bend parking lot just behind the home richardson shared with her boyfriend and three children. investigators searched extensively but have not been says she will not tell him exactly what happened to baby willow. >> the dr. told me she had this -- miscarriage, right? i thought she had the baby in

janai norman is live where the equipment will sit unused. even with the break, construction should not be delayed too much. >> reporter: this is the equipment behind me that will not be used at least for today. working to halt yesterday. we are asking how could impact the massive project. the project director has not set a date when crews will be working along i 4. wednesday morning, 34-year-old marvin franklin was run over as 49- dump truck along the shoulder of i 4 near the maitland exit. >> the dump truck was making a delivery of sand to the area at the intersection of kennedy and one more. but we believe do not have any other details at this time. >> osha is investigating the incident that brought work along the stretch of i 4 to a halt. we found out from director brookshire, they try to a schedule for unexpected events so they do not anticipate this to delay the project that uses crews will not be back out until they are able to regroup. >> we will not go back to work until we are confident everybody has had proper training, right focus

. >> last night at 11:00 we told about the pta meeting to press leaders for threats and fights janai norman is outside the scope. some parents are still concerned this morning as kids head the back. >> reporter: we had a crew that packed into the pta meeting last night. more than 100 parents showed up to speak out after hearing about allegations of gang violence and a threat to the school on social media. we now know more details about the series of events leading up to last night's meeting and parent concerns. last friday 5 students beat up another student in the school's another student posted on social media threatening to beat up a classmate. maitland police officers joined school leaders to discuss allegations of team gang students and a social media threat about a school shooting. last night's meeting, officials would only say the students involved were suspended and did not do anything criminal. but that was not reassuring to some of the parents we spoke with the >> that was a little disturbing. there was not much information given out. >> we told you monday we stepped up patrols fol

eyewitness news this morning janai norman is live outside the orange county sheriff's office. he turned himself into the crime scene? >>reporter:we found out he called from his mom's house around 1:15 yesterday to turn himself in. deputies from pierce swarmed that area which is the same neighborhood where there sergeant was almost run over. carlos ortiz is back in custody where he is waiting for a 30 accused -- accused of intentionally trying to run over sergeant marcy pierce on friday morning leaving her with a significant head injury. deputies on the carter years, on saturday, abandoned on goldenrod road and two days later he turned himself in. >> the next thing i knew the swat team was here, and they all went in there and arrested him and brought him out. i don't know if he turned himself in, or what? i'm so glad, imo started clapping. >>reporter:we asked the state how ortiz is case could play out since he's only 15 years old but accused of attempted murder on a law-enforcement officer. we told you about his past run- ins with the law that include charges of aggravated assa

janai norman is contained to check out the democratic results. right now it is literally a tie. >> reporter: i just checked the latest results again. right now there is one precinct in i was still not reporting results in at the moment hillary clinton and bernie sanders both have 50 percent of votes a statistical tie. it remains to be seen which of walk away from iowa with bragging rights. on the republican side, marco rubio exceeded expectations, finishing in a close 3rd place behind donald trump we told you at 5:30 martin omalley and mike huckabee are both bowing out of the race. for the rest of the candidates, it is onto new hampshire with the first primary will be held on monday. >>> in orange county, some school district officials want to shut down plans to build 2 new schools and they say there is no room for 2 proposed charter schools in avalon park. the developer is still planning to break ground in april for the first school despite the districts push to stop him. the orange county school district expected to present concerns to county c

janai norman is live and this could be trouble once the commute gets going. minutes we had been watching as cars get the tort at the intersection where they turned left onto park avenue and it is tricky because the lights are not working so there is someone directing traffic and letting traffic know when to stop to let oncoming traffic pass by. these orange cones and road closed signs will be up all weekend long. for i was already construction crews have a blocking the southbound lane of 1792. transportation officials say they will remove concrete slabs and replace the roadway with asphalt between winter park and maitland. most of the work will happen under the railroad bridge and we found out over the course of the weekend you can still access local businesses and the road will be blocked until 6 am monday morning. and there is the officer, you can see he's directing traffic. the road will reopen at that time monday morning but crews will close down the same lanes again next friday to 6 am the have to deal with the road closures to weakens in around. deneige broom is standing by with tr

eyewitness news this morning janai norman is live where she is waiting to go before a judge and the mom has been arrested and investigates -- if investigated by dcf before >> reporter: it's not susan richardson first time being booked in orange county jail. she's been arrested nine times in the last 10 years and in other cases quite if there is as what she's facing now as the search continues for baby willow. she's accused of abandoning her infant in an apartment complex parking lot. behind the home she shares with her boyfriend and three children. >> if she took the baby, she was dripping blood to the parking lot. continued, we look a close look into her past. court records show she was arrested for things like drugs and domestic violence and has had dcf investigators. we found in 2009 while facing a battery charge against an officer, she told police she quote had not been taking her medications for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia. >> can you tell us where is baby willow? >> for her latest charges, police say she is nothing what happened to baby willow but that is not stopping the effo

janai norman brought us live coverage of this situation yesterday. that is when he found out he allegedly admitted to leaving the scene >>reporter:that is one of the things working in the favor of state troopers who are still investigating this. they told us orange county deputies here later found him still in his car come after the crash, that he later admitted to leaving. right now the suspect is behind waiting to go before a judge for a first appearance. it was this time yesterday we were live out on orange blossom trail and americana boulevard watching fhp investigator crash that left a 42-year-old brett adams that. troopers say the suspect had been drinking and never hit the brakes. we found out there are red light running cameras at the section that troopers help further help their case. but they also have witnesses who say they saw what happened. we found out prosecutors wanted the suspect held without bond because they believe he is a flight risk. we will keep you updated on what happens in court later this morning on our wftv mobile app. in

eyewitness news is morning janai norman is live where it happened. they have no word on when construction will start back up. crews are dealing with this awful accident. >> reporter: the project manager says crews will not be out here on the equipment or work areas until they review the protocol and are sure they are ready to get back to work. construction came to a halt along i 4 were 34-year-old franklin died on the job wednesday. we found out he had only been with sgl constructors for one month when yesterday, 49-year- old morales hit and killed him >> i saw the man lying there. i thought maybe he was injured. i did not see an ambulance so i figured as a nurse i would stop and help. >> herrell of nurse at a hospital drives past the site every day. she says she tried to stop and help but it was too late. she pointed out why she believes franklin may have had a difficult time hearing the beeping sound alert you when the dump truck backs up. >> i think maybe he did not hear that truck. with a highway traffic alone it is windy today. >> reporter: in l

janai norman choices some firearms they have collected. >> they have collected more than 50 done so far. this is not all of them but it includes long guns, rifles, handguns, revolvers, deputies say any type of firearm that can shoot projectiles they will take no questions asked. i was talking with a captive with the orange county sheriff's office who says that is one of the best parts of the gun buyback. they are not asking to see id or where they came from, they just want to firearm from -- and check it in. they have not had long lines yet but deputies say it is picking up. most of the people stopping by take the firearms off of their hands. >> what we are seeing his people that have no more use of firearm, they don't want them in the house anymore and that's why they are dropping them in. >> they set up shop at the orange blossom trail development district that they will be here until 7:00 tonight and for eyewitness news at 4, we are asking about crime guns. how many turned it today have been used in crimes or reported stolen and finding out the significance of the campaign. orange co

janai norman in outside the glitz nightclub and we're still working on learning more about the victims. >> reporter: those two people who were injured, martie, when shots rang out, two people died, ten others were hurt and we're still working to find out from police who they are and how many of those victims they believe may have been targeted. there are still lots of questions about the deadly shooting that sent nearly 300 club goers running for coverage early sunday morning. police haven't released the name commented on how the three suspected gunmen got their weapons past security. >> we have a good idea of who all and why this happened and wasn't just a random act of violence. >> we've been telling you three orlando police officers were working extra duty at the club when the shooting happened. the chief said they're usually at or near the front door and assist with security but said it's club security that does pat downs for weapons. >> reporter: i requested police records showing officers were called out to glitz ultraloud 5,400 times in 365 times. the calls include multiple figh

live in sanford, janai norman, >>> a florida marching band performed during a campaign rally for hillary clinton's campaign. the problem is the band was not supposed to be at the event. why the district is investigating. >>> he appeared to be a successful florida doctor with a thriving practice. it was all fake. how this one eight-year-old -- 18-year-old fulled everybody. what is the center of the fight and -- between apple and the fbi >>> one this afternoon and will will get chilly for tonight. dropping in temperatures of the apple is refusing to follow f.b.i.'s or is to have the san bernardino shooters phones. the fbi is worried about clues about a compasses and more plots that could be hidden on the phone. lana zak reports the entire game is sparking debate about privacy. >> reporter: a master key to unlock all phones. that is what apple says the government is requiring them to create and the dangers of that could have future ramifications for all americans with according to apple ceo, tim cook. art part -- at the heart of the two recovering information off of the iphone from a san be

janai norman has followed every development. the firefighter is now being disciplined for the incident. >> reporter: vanessa, the internal investigation found the firefighter inappropriately as the ambulance back in january while he was on the clock. we showed you this surveillance video one month ago from the daytona beach police department where firefighter gregory was accused of dropping his kids and an ambulance sunday, january 10. i confirmed with officials he was scheduled to start at 8:00 that morning at the video captures the ambulance pulling into the police department 12 minutes after his shift began. the video shows him sitting in the parking lot for 15 minutes before you see kids get out of the back, then get into a an suv in the ambulance takes off. i requested 911 calls during the timeframe. caller daytona beach and firefighters were not dispatched. today in a release -- in a release, the chief wrote an appropriate use of the city- owned vehicle without permission is a violation of city policy. firefighter bowed an

live in orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> the coast guard is waiting for first light to continue the search for a missing fisherman we told you about the search yesterday on eyewitness news this morning with lloyd chamberlains spotted off the coast. he never returned from a fishing trip. his family says is an experienced fishermen who spent most of his time on the water or >>> state troopers are following several tips this one should find the driver who hit and killed a jogger and took fhp says jason wrote here was running on southlake boulevard, cocoa yesterday morning when he was hit. troopers believe the suspect vehicle was a light gray chrysler. they say there were no eyewitnesses. his story is one that is happening too often. data shows the number of people died in hit-and-run crashes is equal to one fatality every other day. awareness campaign yesterday. families affected by hit-and- run crashes met with state solutions. troopers say no matter what the reason may be, leaving the scene of a crash is not a good idea. >>> us officials are in cuba finali

janai norman speaking with neighbors about hearing a possible explosion. there is nothing left of the house on dover lane in deland. it looks vaporized. >> reporter: it is about 6 homes down and i walked down way you can see some fire trucks and i tried to go to see what was left of the home but there isn't much left besides the damage from the fire. we will bring up video. since we got here in the last 10 minutes i spoke with a woman who said she came home in the last few hours and saw this message sena firefighters responding to this fire. she sent video where you can see flames. you can see what is left of the home. since we got here i was able to briefly speak with a firefighter. she tells me they are going to wrap up part of the scene and get crews out but they were called out 11:00 this morning. there were people inside the many or whether they lived there but she said everyone in was able to get out safely and a confirmed there was a dog inside the home that was not able to make it out. we have another crew working to talk with neighbors to find out

janai norman is live. they talked a lot about the and paramore. >> reporter: behind me you can see the work that is coming together where steel beams are being added to the north wall that is taking shape here at the stadium. we heard from mayor buddy dyer, the commissioner and orlando city soccer owner phil rawlins touching on the impact to the surrounding neighborhood. one thing they mentioned with the stadium is a local work being used to build it. percent of the construction contracts they have given out by the time construction is added -- at its peak this will be local. seen delays. one week out from the first game of the season. rollins says that this time next year they are planning to have the first game in the new stadium. i asked him specifically when they anticipate construction will be wrapped up and ready he tells me they are aiming for christmas now. so at the end of this year, hoping to have construction wrapped up. there could be more delays he says although they don't anticipate any at th