janai norman is live at the scene. you are getting an idea of one i 4 could be reopened. >> reporter: troopers tell us they are estimating these westbound lanes will be reopened in about one hour at 6:30 am but they say it is an estimation because of the deadly crash they have been investigating for two hours this morning. we are getting more information about how it happened. around 3:20 this morning a green van we showed you in the video this morning was traveling eastbound and the westbound lanes of i 4 near sam lake road. taxi, traveling westbound in the van hit the taxi head-on and both male drivers died at the scene. as we have been here this morning getting video, there was a cab number and i confirmed it is from diamond cab company. the dispatcher i spoke with was not able to give me any more information. when we get a chance to talk with the media contacts for troopers, one of the first things we will ask is where they believe the wrong way the circumstances surrounding why and how it happened. when we get tho

that is where janai norman is live. we do not know much about the victim. >> reporter: we spoke with police in the last five hours as investigators were still here on highline avenue. they would not say whether it was a male or female or the phone conversation, we confirmed police got a call around 8:25 from central florida regional hospital better juvenile was brought in with a gunshot wound. we will ask what brought them out to the area and how they learned it could be connected our captures -- cameras captured crime scene tape and juvenile has since died. police say they plan to release information later this morning. i will keep an eye out for that and its neighbors start waking up we will work to talk with them to find out if they know more about what happened last night. live in seminole county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning p >>> only eyewitness news is hearing from the girlfriend of a man killed by palm bay police during a standoff. it happened yesterday at her home on mariposa driver where they liv

janai norman is live at the school. he was able to give a decent description. >> reporter: that is the biggest clue police have and what they call an attempted abduction that happened up the street from not only a ymca but also near edgewater elementary school. we went by the street where it happened almost 24 hours ago. it is only a few blocks from the school and that is where the nine-year-old student told police he was riding his bike when a guy approached and asked him if he wanted to go to assassinate the kid ran to his own home described the guide to police as a white male, short, between 5 foot two and 5 foot eight heavy bill, black hair the boy also says the guy was wearing all black, long black sleeve shirt, black shorts, black and issues and sunglasses. we requested a copy of the incident report from police to try to get more information. they say that will be available later this morning and that is what we will ask whether there we -- they are working with a nine-year-old to get a sketch of the guy. in the m

janai norman is there live where there is still damage left behind. >>reporter:take a look at this damage, you can see where the -- part of this fence had to be cut out and pieces of the tree left in the front yard before -- from the damage that beehive from that car. police towed away the silver mitsubishi eclipse that crashed away -- crashed into this home hoping to find some evidence that could link it back to who was driving at the time. from police the silver mitsubishi eclipse that crashed into this family's living was investigators are trying to track down who was behind the wheel overnight when the car left a gaping hole inside his home on lakeland avenue. the driver also managed who hit a tree in the process and our cameras captured part of that tree on the roof of the home. code enforcement boarded up the damage at the damage and we for officers to condemn the home at this time. police say they will be looking for any forensic evidence inside the car that could help them identify the driver, and any possible passengers. we will keep you upda

and janai norman watched as more investigators showed up in the last 90 minutes. you saw them struggling with something that could help them. >> reporter: yes. we saw another opd cruiser and crime scene van pull up to this apartment complex. you can see behind me. it is gated with a sign and also under a video surveillance. first. and we watched the cars pulling out this morning. you need a coat to get in and you drive past a camera. and we'll ask the police if that will help the the shooter that killed a 22- year-old man last night. so far, the police said no one else was hurt in this shooting. but we're still waiting to talk with the investigators to find out if the shooting happened inside an apartment or out in the parking lot. back out here live, we're zooms in on the camera that focuses on the cars pulling in and out of this complex. the police will pass on a suspect description as soon as they get one. so we'll continue to check in with them this morning and working to learn more about the suspect and we'll keep you updated on air and on our mobile app. jan

eyewitness news this morning janai norman continues for light coverage outside the seminole county jail. such a sad story. this man is now being held without bond. >> reporter: 35-year-old erik neglect with great bodily harm for unsaved storage of a firearm but it is his third charge for possession of a firearm by a felon that has kept in here the high bars without bond. neighbors on highland avenue described six-year-old a'letha burke as a bubbly, smiley, vivacious child. >> she was cute and funny ambitious and had a lot of energy. >> reporter: several police say a'leatha found a gun similar to this one under a couch and accidentally shot herself. they say the gun belonged to erik williams who was basis it -- babysitting a'leatha at the topic we found out after she shot is of the shoulder, williams never called 911. instead, as we reported this time yesterday, police got a call from central florida were regional hospital about what happened. hours later, officers arrested williams. >> i'm sure he's very remorseful right now. nobody knows what he's going to accept for him and god. >> re

i assume this morning janai norman watching -- eyewitness news this morning janai norman watching what's happening. >> reporter: i am talking to more than one person who said they heard between 6-8 gunshots in the area. we watch police putting down evidence markers and crime scene tape. one guy says he may have seen the shooter hightailing it from police report to the shooting around 3:30 this morning. it appears to have been part of a competition between people and a parking lot near back booth nightclub. i was speaking with a man who works in a building near this area and he gave police a statement saying he was driving down garland when a dark gray gray or black lexus came down the wrong way the wrong way, don dowland -- garland toward i 4. police talk to another man who says what looks like -- he he heard gunshots. >> when the police can hear it was like almost 30 or 40 -- 30 or 40 people here. i saw the gun -- he was shoot him. i do not see no car or anything. >> reporter: police say the 26- year-old victim is stable at ormc. information about the possible shooter. we will ask wheth

yesterday, janai norman live near the school. they asked -- the kid said -- >> it happened 7:30 am yesterday. police after the man approached right now officers are calling this an attempted abduction that they are investigating. they plan to have extra patrols around both elementary schools in the city. the best clues they have to find the man is a description the nine-year-old gave them described as a shorter, white male, 5 foot two, 5 foot eight with heavy build, black hair, long black goatee and was dressed in all black with sunglasses yesterday morning. they are asking anyone who may have seen the man to give police a call. we will be here throughout the morning watching for the increase patrols out of schools start at 7:55. the next half hour we are asking police about any other information they may have and finding out the next steps in the investigation to find the guy. live in volusia county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> a georgia mother at the center of an amber alert has been arrested ocala. we got a

janai norman is live at the scene. you are getting an idea of one i 4 could be reopened. >> reporter: troopers tell us they are estimating these westbound lanes will be reopened in about one hour at 6:30 am but they say it is an estimation because of the deadly crash they have been investigating for two hours this morning. we are getting more information about how it happened. around 3:20 this morning a green van we showed you in the video this morning was traveling eastbound and the westbound lanes of i 4 near sam lake road.

janai norman live at the islamic center of orlando a news conference later today. >>. >> reporter: he will address the attacks that officials here at the islamic group of orlando are calling despicable, disturbing and unjustifiable. the other local group we have heard from so far is the american muslim leadership council. executive director says when he yesterday in brussels, he prayed those responsible were not muslims. he says that is because attacks like this often lead to more talk of hate and violence. he says he wants to reassure the community that american muslims condemn the attacks and that his religion does not condone violence. islamic center of orlando plans to hold a news conference at 11:00 this morning to address the attacks. we will let you know what starting -- at noon. in orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> we caught up with passengers at the sanford airport who were on the only fly to the u. s. out of brussels right before yesterday's attack. >> while we were there we saw heartwarming moment with a mother and her son and we want to share i

that is where janai norman has unfold. the police officers cleared out of the area. >> reporter: i talked with more than one person who said they heard 6-8 gunshots overnight in the area where police put out evidence markers and crime scene tape and one guy says he may have seen the shooter out of the area. police warm the street -- swan the street after reports of the shooting. it appears to have the part of accommodation between people in the parking lot near back with my club. i was talking with a guy who works in the building in the same area and he gave a statement saying he was driving down garland when a black like this came from pine street headed the wrong way down garland toward i 4. police say could be connected to the shooting. i spoke with another man who fight as he heard gunshots. >> one police come here, he was almost 30 or 40 people here. a large group. when i saw him i saw him bleeding but i do not know who shoot him. i do not see no car or nothing. he was already on the ground. >> reporter: the 26-year-o

eyewitness news this morning's janai norman joins us live where the roadblocks are up. this is just the latest i-4 ultimate project closure. >>reporter:it is going to last about 14 months and impact an estimated 8000 drivers every day. right here behind me you can see workers have blocked off garland avenue from colonial. that closure wraps all the way around to north orange avenue. when we spoke with the dot dot officials last week they told us this closure is so crews can from a state road 52 i-4. we are watching to see how this impacts the road -- the drive on the first day as it is bound to cause some confusion as to many of your cake -- used to taking this route. they suggest using either magnolia, or orange avenue to bypass the scarlet enclosure. reporting live in orlando, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning >> go to wftv.com and click on the i-4 ultimate project link in the traffic session. >>> 9 investigates found out a dentist accused about me hurting patients on defrauding medicaid has opened a new office in clermont. his license was suspended after a 4

reporting live in orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> deputies are searching for a father on the run with his children. patrick earl scott, junior took off with 2-year-old paris scott and 4-year-old patrick scott the third on wednesday. japanese believe you left at his home in texas. right now texas rangers are searching for scots and the two children. >>> the attorney of a two-time daytona 200 chomp -- champion accused of attacking a daytona police officers get those charges dropped. pushed officer gregory quinn. he tried to detain him after some sort of altercation with a woman at the intersection of main street and ocean avenue. this past weekend. orlando will need to become more energy efficient if an ordinance is approved. eyewitness news this morning uncovered a draft ordinance business and building owners to rating each year. if it's below 75, owners will need to complete an energy audit or retrofit the building to improve their score. >> this information is going to help improve the overall energy >> the energy star process and all uc audits are free,

today channel 9 janai norman got a hold of the 911 call. one of the calls you hear his she's following the suspect. >> it is over six minutes long and as you can imagine, very emotional at some points. you can hear day shots grandmother giving dispatchers a description of the van, the man behind the wheel and directions until police caught up with her in the driver in the parking lot. >>> somebody is following the vehicle. >> reporter: and a practical you hear grandmother telling dispatchers a grant -- driver hit her grandson and kept going. >> and older gentleman. >> police say this is the man she was describing, 73-year- old, spyware. at deputies arrested and on the charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury. witnesses say gladwell hit eight-year-old they shaun hill

eyewitness news this morning janai norman is live along north lakewood avenue where this happened. investigators think >>reporter:they say they still do not have any leads since they wrapped up the investigation, out here, took down the crime scene tape or antoine davis was shot yesterday morning. they say he was having ongoing disputes with other boys in the area. orange county deputies told us they are talking with people who might have information about who shot and killed 15-year-old antoine davis. >> he was a child. he was 15 prayed he did not even have his life left. they took him from us. >>reporter:his aunt tiffany long broke down pleading for anyone could help, to come forward. and one was walking along the sidewalk, around midnight on sunday morning when someone shot him in the head. it is a dark stretch of road without many lights, happen near it happened near a wooded area without any cameras insight. his family is begging for the public's help to find the teenager's killer. >> please come forward. we need every amount of information to bring justice to him. >>reporter:

eyewitness news is morning janai norman is live outside the seminole county jail where her babysitter is being held without bond and he is been in trouble for gun charges before. >> reporter: court records show 35-year-old erik williams has faced charges in the past for selling drugs, running from police and for stealing a firearm when he was already a convicted felon. now he is back behind bars again for having a firearm. found out should have never had the gun that sanford police say six-year-old a'letha burke found stuffed under a couch tuesday evening. >> just a bubbly, bubbly young lady. >> investigators say williams was babysitting a lethal when she accidentally shot is over the shoulder and later died at the hospital. >> i'm sure it was not put there for any child or adult to pick it up it was an accident. >> reporter: williams never called 911 and police later arrested him for child neglect and unsafe storage of a firearm. it is the second time in a week child protective services has investigated a shooting involving a child. last week the girl was accidentally shot in the han

janai norman live at the islamic center of orlando. there's a a bit planned later this morning to address what happened yesterday. >> reporter: is scheduled to start at 11:00 this morning that the group released a statement saying in part those heinous attacks on the innocent people of brussels and car in syria are disturbing and unjustifiable. >> islamic center of orlando is one of two local groups we are hearing from. the other is the american muslim council. >> to be honest with you our first i said god do not let a be muslims. >> we spoke with the executive director about what he learned from the attacks of brussels. he said it was not long before condemning the attack feeling the need to once again defend his religion because attacks like these often lead to more talk of hatred and violence. >> to make our neighbors, to make people understand islam does not condone violence and killing of innocent people. >> reporter: and for 6:30 we are taking a close look at the fears here at home, the attacks in brussels reignited. live in oran

janai norman is live. firefighters are out and they did not know what caused it. >> reporter: no word on what caused the fire but 12 hours after started firefighters working to make sure it is now. 5:30 we showed you cruise dousing the property with water and that has not let up over the last 75 minutes. you will want to stop what you are doing and come to the screen to look at the video from last night's fire that >> the flames were taller than trees surrounding the property and could be seen from other cities here in brevard county. the mansion was formerly owned by late al newhart confounded usa today in florida today. the estate is known as the pumpkin center and soulful for more rain dollars last year. firefighters -- sold for more than $4 million last year. last night's fire leveled the property. >> the first real piece of destruction i've ever seen and is more real than you see in the movies. >> it was a beautiful home and sad and i cannot imagine what started it. >> the cocoa beach fire chief tells

eyewitness news this morning's janai norman is live at the sheriff's office. the victim's girlfriend says he could not outrun the gunfire >>reporter:she says 18-year-old drake alliance tried to get away yesterday afternoon but could not. in our deputies here are searching for the gun man. drake brian's girlfriend told eyewitness news, she believes he was targeted. [ crying ] she showed us pictures, and her phone, taken just days before she says someone pointed a gun at the teenager and pulled the trigger for times. debbie say the crowd of about 30 people took off trying to outrun the gunfire. brian's girlfriend asked only to go by shea, and she says she was just steps behind bryant when he fell near a playground street. >> i was with him. i saw all this. updated on the progress of deputies searched for the shooter, but coming up at 6:45, we are talking more with witnesses about the area where the shooting happened and sharing their pleas for change. live in orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this >>> an investigation is underway after the orange coun

janai norman continues live coverage. fire chief says some parts are still burning. >> reporter: the fire started around 7:30 last night and a firefighter tells us they were still hotspots smoldering now and he says that this cottage is the only thing not damaged on the property. we have learned this morning that 10,000 ft.2 11 bedroom mansion is leveled. last night there were multiple agencies here and dozens of firefighters battling the flames. the property surrounded by trees and the flames were so high you can see them over the trees. the fire chief told us he was getting calls from other cities in brevard county because that is how far the flames could be seen. we also spoke with neighbors who watched the unbelievable fire from the beach who were stunned at what they were saying that -- what they were seeing. like it in my life. >> that amber's were huge coming off of the fire. thank god it was offshore winds because if it was on shore, who knows what would've happened to the houses back here, who knows. >> lading --

live in brevard county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. . >>>: orlando police working to find armed home invaders before attacking a man stealing his car and killing his dog on conway road midnight. this gators say the victim suffered minor head injuries from being pistol whipped. police say the suspect shot the dog before taking off in the victim's car. with 479 mfe >>> new guidelines to prescription drugs, guidelines encourage doctors to offer alternatives to painkillers by recommending physical therapy ibuprofen or low dosage of painkillers. experts say more people are dying every year from overdoses. the cdc says there was enough painkiller prescription -- prescriptions written in 2030 for every adult to have one bottle of pills. the guidelines are voluntary. >>> women tell you about recommendations made by orange county's heroin task force. the group met monday -- met monday coming over 40 recommendations including higher bar for dealers that have access -- how to spot and deal with heroin abuse. the county is working out how to pay for the plans. >>> a new medical f

. >> outside the walmart and deltona sunday afternoon, eyewitness news is morning janai norman is live. this girl is only 12-year-old. girl scout cookies outside of the store. deputies say the man saw that and left and went back to steal the girls money . we will bring up a picture. this is the guy captured on surveillance video outside the walmart in a black t-shirt, shorts, black shoes and sunglasses as he walked out the store at 3:45 sunday. he was and started -- deputies say he was in the store and he went out to the santa fe and went back to the store to steal money from a girl scout. witnesses believe the suv he got into may have had a north carolina tag and deputies hope someone recognizes the man and gives them a call. for the next half hour we will show you who tells the man was with that could be the quote to help me deputies identify him. >>> volusia county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> tuning to orange county, i commissioners plan to turn a jail work release facility into a homeless shelter and tonight he's expected to talk about the plan. >> commissioner

and downtown orlando, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. . >>> three former preschool workers set to meet in court today accused of leaving a child and hot van for hours. we told you when the five-year was found in the van outside winter springs school north powers drive in october. charges were filed against the three workers. the storm got a $1000 fine. it opened a bigger facility 1 mile away and the workers will be rated at 1 pm and we will let you know what happens on eyewitness news at four. >>> a florida highway patrol investigated a crash on i 4 sending several to the the crash shutdown eastbound lanes near deltona for over one hour. investigators cleaned up the wreckage including at least two motorcycles and a car. fhp says driver should be aware there are more motorcycles on the road now thanks to by quick in daytona beach. >>> we will check with sea world this morning to see how it started killer whale is doing. eyewitness news the first to report the orca whale battling a bacterial lung infection. the whale made national headlines about six years ago when he killed

eyewitness news is morning janai norman is live. this girl is only 12-year-old. >> reporter: how innocent. selling cookies outside of this door as many have seen girl scouts doing lately. deputies say the man saw that and left and then came back to steal the girls moneybox. take a look, this is the guy seen on video outside the walmart. sunglasses as he walked out of the store around 3:45 sunday. deputies say he was inside the store and then went out to a newer model gray hyundai sante fe and then walked back to steal money from the 12-year- old girl scout. witnesses believe the suv may have had a north carolina tag and you will not believe who that man was with when he decided to steal from a child. 6:45 we will show you the surveillance pictures that could be the clue to help deputies figure out who he is. live in volusia county, janai norman, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> i told you about in orange county commissioners plan to track the gel work release facility into a homeless shelter and today he is expected to talk about the

. >> eyewitness news is morning janai norman is live where police work out overnight up the street from seminole high school. >> reporter: nancy, blocks from high school. the areas were captured massive crime scene as sanford police gathered every and look into how the juvenile one that the dead from a gunshot wound. investigators have not release information about what they may have found a what they know so far. here is what we have gathered in the last few hours. florida regional hospital and they found out the juvenile was brought in with a gunshot wound. making calls to police to find out whether it means someone who knows the juvenile drove them there but we know the juvenile has since died. will we spoke with police, overnight, they said they were at home here on highline avenue gathering evidence but have not said which home or what led them here but they say we should get more information later this morning. we will continue to check on that an update you on air as we learn more about the victim. live in seminole county. janai norman eyewitness news this morning. >>> also new f

janai norman continues outside the seminole county jail. that man is being held without bond. >> reporter: 35-year-old erik williams is charged with child neglect with great bodily harm and for unsafe storage of a firearm. the charge of possession of a firearm by a felon has kept him behind bars. neighbors on highland avenue described six-year-old a'letha burke as of bubbly, smiling vivacious child. >> she was cute, funny ambitious, had a lot of energy. >> reporter: sanford lycie alisa found a gun similar to this one under a couch and they say the gun the sword -- belonged. williams. after the little girl shot herself in the shoulder williams never called 911 and instead as we reported this time yesterday, police got a call from central florida were regional hospital about what happened in hours later, officers arrested williams. >> i'm sure he's remorseful right now no one knows what he's going through except for him and god. >> reporter: williams is scheduled to see a judge at 1:30 this afternoon and 45:30 we're finding out more about wil

. >> this was "breaking news" on monday as we found out this 18- eyewitness news this morning janai norman's live at the sheriff's office this morning. >>reporter:18-year-old drake bryant try to get away, but cannot. this morning, deputies are searching for the gun man. drake bryant girlfriend told eyewitness news this morning [ crying ] she showed us pictures, and her phone, taken just days before she says someone pointed a gun at the teenager and pulled the trigger for times per -- 4 times. a crowd of about 30 people took off trying fire. brian's girlfriend asked only was just steps behind bryant when he fell near a playground about half a block chemistry. >> i was with him. >> yes. >>reporter:we will keep you updated on the progress as deputy shoot -- search for the shooter. coming up, we are talking with more witnesses about the area and sharing their pleas for change. reporting live in orange county, janine norman -- janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> investigation underway with the orange county swat team raided a suspected drug house. investigators say a tip led them to t

janai norman is on the scene. >> reporter: a man told us that someone was killed here. and when we asked him why because the area is no stranger to crime and drug activity. we saw more police and crime scene investigators pulling into the complex around 4:15 this morning, some eight hours after the shooting. but police have not released any information about the gunman they are looking for and they say that someone shot and killed a 22-year-old man inside the complex. and we had a crew not long after recording the video as the investigation was just beginning. no one else was hurt in the shooting. but they have not released the victim's name. but they will pass on a suspect description as soon as they have one. and that is something that we'll continue to make call on this morning. we will get part of that interview back to the studios so you can hear more of what the neighbor was telling us and what he thought when he heard what happened and we'll show you the challenge that the could prove useful in their investigation. >>> orlando police are investigating after they

. >> janai norman is live near the store where surveillance cameras recorded the man. he was not at the store alone. >> reporter: deputies say the man was with two other people when he went into the store and left and then came back and took a moneybox from a 12-year- old girl. we will bring up a picture of the man we showed you at the top of the hour. you can see he is dressed in black shirt, shorts, black shoes and sunglasses. these two a woman wearing a pink jacket working with a small child. they were all at the store around 3:45 sunday afternoon on the left and got into a newer model gray hyundai sante fe and that's when they see the man went back, stole the growth -- girl scout cookie money and got into a car with the north carolina tech. they believe it is unclear whether the three people were passing through the area they live here but deputies want to try to find out who the man is. live in volusia county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> a major gambling bill has been moving farther along the republican-controlled florida house than it has in y

janai norman is live there, and two people were home at the t ime? >>reporter:fortunately, neither of them were hurt. smashed through a steel fence before hitting a tree and then crashing into the living room of the psalm. overnight, we have been in investigators, they were out the crash happened and confirmed there were no signs of who was behind the wheel of this silver mitsubishi eclipse. our cameras capture some of the damages as that car was being towed away. you could see the whole, giving you a look right into the home and part of a tree sitting on top of the roof. we know code enforcement was called out to look at the damage abort up the home. right now, the search continues for the driver and any possible passengers who were inside the car. this morning, we will check back in with police as they work to find out who was driving the c ar. in our next half hour, the evidence we are finding out police are collecting that could help their search. reporting live in orlando, janai norman, eyewitness news >>> orlando police are trying to figure out

janai norman's life from the sheriff's office. deputies are pleading for witnesses to come forward here? >>reporter:they say the gun man fired into a crowd of about 30 people, so no detectives here are hoping some of those witnesses will talk. semi- here's a picture. >>reporter: eyewitnesses say 18-year-old dray brian try to get away monday afternoon, but could not outrun the gunfire. >> they ran through the field, i am watching them, i'm like yeah, they straight, i got a call that say he just got shot >>reporter:the gun man who witnesses i pulled the trigger, 4 times, is still on the run. at the top of the hour, we told you bryants friends say he was in the neighborhood. stranger to violence, and now has those familiar with it, pleading for change. >> when is it going to stop? w hen is it going to be too late? child. there's too many kids >>reporter:at their same the same time, deputies are pleading for witnesses to talk in order to help them make an check on any new information, in the search for the gun man keeping you updated

live in volusia county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> brevard county father accused of kidnapping his own children says he has no intention of bringing them back it is believed that rick scott junior is taking his two-year- old daughter paris and four- year-old son patrick to texas. they were last seen with her mother dropped them off with scott yesterday morning he's driving a gold 2015 ford fusion with a texas license plate. >>> police and edgewater want you to take a good look at the sketch they see the man you see tried to abduct a nine-year-old boy on his way to school this week that the boy told police the man came up to him and asked him if he wanted to come over to his house and described as a white, overweight mayor between 5 foot two and 5 foot eight with black hair and black goatee. increasing patrols in elementary schools. >>> at man has had it with neighbors and calling them out with this sign here. he has their mug shots on display with words like hookers, drug dealers, and scumbags. daytona beach police say they have been to the small apartment complex

janai norman joins us live. a lot of motorcycle enthusiasts are in town that. >>. >> reporter: that's because by quick goes to the weekend in daytona beach. when we get a chance we will ask police whether that crash that happened here earlier this morning involves a biker in town for the event. the video we got over night shows you how bad the crash was. you can see a red car parked on top of the motorcycle pinned underneath it. see how badly both the motorcycle and car was damaged from fire and we are hearing the rider was airlifted to ormc. waiting on a call back from police and we will ask whether the motorcycle rider was burned and how it happened. we will keep you updated on air and our wftv mobile apps. in volusia county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> seminole county fire officials a two people suffered minor burns in a house fire. firefighters say they arrived to find flames coming from the roof of the home on boyer street south of state road 434 last night. officials say by the person w

eyewitness news this morning's janai norman joins us live or the roadblocks are up. this is the very latest i-4 ultimate closure. >>reporter: this closure is going to last about 14 months and impacting an estimated 8000 drivers. right here i hear roadblocks are already up walking off garland avenue from colonial here. this closure wraps all the way around to north orange avenue. and we spoke with dot officials last week they told us this closure is so crews can build bridges on the on-ramp and state road 52 the how this impacts the morning drive as it is bound to cause some confusion because so many route. we asked dot officials about detours they suggest using either magnolia or orange avenue to bypass the garland closure. reporting live, in orlando, janai norman, trying to >>> we will keep you updated throughout the entire i-4 ultimate project. just go to wftv.com in the traffic section >>> this morning, we have an inside look at how the orange county sheriff's office chases down stolen cars helicopter shows a driver parkway last month. you can see the driver dishe

that is where janai norman is live. we do not know much about the victim. >> reporter: we have spoken with police in the last six hours as they were investigating a home on highland avenue but they would not say whether it was a male or female or the juveniles age. during the phone conversation, we confirmed police got a call around 8:25 last night from central florida were regional hospital that a teenager was brought in with a gunshot wound. we will ask what brought them out to the area and how they learned it could be connected to what happened but cameras captured crime scene tape -- tape investigators late into the night and we learned the juvenile has since died. police say they are planning to release more information later this morning so i will keep an eye out for that but we are waiting to start seeing talk with them to see if they know anything more about what happened here yesterday evening. live in sumner county, janai norman eyewitness news this morning. >> only eyewitness news is hearing from the girlfrie

. >> janai norman is live where firefighters continue to fight the flames. the state fire marshal is looking at a couple of possible causes --. >> reporter: investigators are here looking into a cause of the pumpkin center and we will go to skywitness 9 flying above to give you the first look at damages from the sky. the sun has come up this morning, the fire chief tells looking into whether that could be tied to last night's fire. >> reporter: it could be an intensive investigation figuring out what led to these flames coming from the iconic pumpkin center in cocoa beach. we learned the flames that sort above the trees could be seen as far as rockledge and merritt island. >> there are flames up to 75 feet in the air, 10,000 ft.2 home covered in what with wood inside. >> fire chief tells me they are looking into whether the wooden makeup of the home added to the massive fire that burned for hours. so long we watched crews douse the property with water for more than 75 minutes this morning and then still more flames. >> we will measure that can get an actual

janai norman has been live all morning. you've got another update on what happened. >> reporter: i was talking with a sergeant who tells me they are waiting for toxicology reports but in the wrong way driver, the car they were -- they say was heading eastbound and westbound lanes they found a bottle of hennessy in the drivers passenger seat. they are waiting for toxicology reports but are investigating whether alcohol was a factor in the early morning wrong way crash. traffic is moving again for troopers have been here for more than three hours. green van was headed eastbound and westbound lanes. she tells bill white taxicab that got hit head-on, saying there was a driver in front of the taxicabs of the cab never saw what was coming with the wrong way driver. she confirmed there is a driver who saw the car coming the wrong way and got out of the way in time. right now they are not releasing information about the two drivers and working to notify families before doing that. as i've been reporting as we came on at 5:00 what w

. >> ciencin channel 9 janai norman read through the court documents outlining the case to understand what the victims allegedly went through and how >> reporter: it was tough to read the 19 page document but it centers on this man, 23-year- old mark thomas white the third and the nearly 3 dozen charges he is facing that include human trafficking of a child and child pornography. his favorite shows the work at a local pizza hut, family dollar and shoe store and one of those jobs court records show he asked the worker if she wanted to make extra money and investigators say that led to have a raging the instrument with sex -- for sex taking money and physical force to control at least two counties. >> he would offer them ways to make money and he would entice them, he would manipulate them into beginning to do ask they were not comfortable doing. >> reporter: duck key michele wright would pick up his 16- year-old victim from school and she would have to speak out of her parents house to meet him at night. >> they were not dropouts, they were attending school and had jobs after school. f

please increased patrols near atwater schools because of the incident janai norman spoke with police chief about the investigation into the attempted abduction and what suspect. >> reporter: we some of the police cruiser zinger edgewater public school in a few blocks away with the incident happened, police chief says it will keep the increased patrols for the foreseeable future to err on the side of caution. police chief david r terry says his detectives are working with a nine-year-old in port orange police to develop a sketch of the man the little boy says >> been awarded a composite sketch that we will distribute individual. >> reporter: described as a white man, on the shorter side, between the fia for two and 5 foot eight with heavy though, black hair and long black goatee. the man asked if he wanted to go to his house. outside the school today we spoke with one mom upset she sooner. >> i was unaware of it. i had no idea that i can get any phone calls or anything near both elementary schools this morning. i asked the chief about the difficulty with the ongoing investigation that

since then the police chief whip -- met with janai norman to tell the suspect they have ruled out. >> he need to be caught in police develop a composite sketch of the man who allegedly approached a nine-year-old on his way to school and asked the kid to go home with him. he's described as an overweight white man on the shorter side of between 5 foot two and 5 foot eight with black hair and a long black goatee that hung past his chin. one challenge for investigators, only one witness. >> is that tricky with an investigation? >> it certainly is. he's a nine-year-old child and he is doing his best to help us and he is the only witness, so we have to go with what he >> reporter: police double patrols near both elementary schools in town trying to find the suspect that the chief tells me they will keep the increased patrols for the foreseeable future and said they have worked to eliminate potential suspects. >> we check to see if the tedious -- a description of we -- >> we picked up sex offenders in the area looking to match look they want to work for --. >> reporter: one parent will be un

. >> janai norman found out it has been more than three years since they held a buyback in the city. >> it announced it is bringing him back next month but she spoke with a woman who says she was pushing for a long -- this long before the girl lost her life. >> i'm baffled. i cannot understand it especially with the crime and the murders and gun violence. >> reporter: geneva jones founded put your guns down, put your hands up after her brother was murdered in sanford april 2013. since then she says she has tried to work with police to do a gun buyback but has not had luck. >> it's been denied by the city of sanford. >> reporter: february 2013 was the last time this department had a gun buyback when they got 126 firearms off the streets. we came here today to find out why there hasn't been another one since despite 12 homicides, 10 of those by guns. >> it was very successful. i do not understand why we have not been implementing it again buyback's are expensive, handing out $50 gift cards to get 126 guns off the streets cost $6300 but jones says that is nothing when it comes to cuttin

on lakeland avenue near tampa and west washington street. janai norman is life there now. >>reporter:fortunately, the people inside were not hurt, but behind me you can see where that car smashed through a metal fence and hit a tree before crashing into the living room of this home. overnight, we have been in touch with orlando police investigators they were out here on the scene right after the crash happened i confirmed there were no signs of who was behind the wheel of the silver mitsubishi eclipse. our cameras capture some of the damages is that car was being towed away. just beyond the fire truck for first responders you can see the whole giving you a look right into the home and part of a tree sitting on top of the roof. we know code enforcement was called out to take a look at the damage and board up the home. right now, the search continues for the driver and any possible passengers who were inside the car. this morning we will check back in with police as they work to find who was driving the car at the time of the crash. in our next half hour, the evidence we are

. >>> eyewitness news is morning janai norman live at the islamic center of orlando this morning. she says there's an event planned behavior to address yesterday's attacks. >> reporter: it is scheduled to start at 11:00 this morning. a group released a statement saying in part, these heinous attacks on the innocent people disturbing and unjustifiable. islamic center orlando one of the two local groups we're hearing from this morning for the other is the american we spoke with executive director and he talked about when he first learned about the attacks of brussels yesterday. he explained it was not long release condemning the attacks, feeling the need to once again defend his religion and that is because attacks like this often lead to talk of more hatred and violence. >> to be honest with you our first -- i said god, do not let it be muslims and unfortunately when i saw the statement by isis released it -- releasing was also the other was more graphic pictures, it was very disheartening and very painful to be honest with you. >> for the next half hour we are taking a close look

live in orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> this morning a man accused of opening fire outside of a bus station is expected to face a judge. investigators say pierre fired a gun in the air at a links bus station on john young parkway on sunday. he ran off, but officers caught up to him. elisa trying to figure out why he started shooting. -- police are trying to figure out why he started shooting. >>> eyewitness news this morning angela jacobs has been following all of our political coverage. this all follows a violent weekend in the race for the white house. >>reporter:trumps opponents are not hesitating to point out that images of violence on his rallies leading to two events being canceled are being seen around the world. now, they are the ones on the attack. >> it was totally organized, troublemakers. >>reporter:after angry, chaotic scenes over the weekend at donald trump's events in illinois, missouri and ohio. one man even try to rush the stage as he spoke. more secret service agents, than ever are now surrounding the gop front runner >> they are not p

reporting in orlando, janay norman, eyewitness news. >>> we found out the central florida expressway authority is currently working on a way to minimize the fees for drivers that don't have the funds when they go through the tolls. we will keep you up to date on the plans as we learn more. >>> the city of orlando is proposing to put a dog park at constitution green park in downtown orlando. right now the city says it's in the preliminary planning stages and nothing is set in stone. we told you in january the city bought constitution green from a private owner to preserve the park. >>> the city of belle isle settled a cares with a police officer who accused the department of discrimination. kevin carter was found inbound competent and insubordinate for ignoring directives from the police chief. the city paid carter $40,000 he nearly $17,000 went to his attorney fees. the rest went to carter. >>> orlando's international tourism market is beginning to see changes. tourists from canada and brazil are taking hits on the value of their dollar. eyewitness news this morning anchor jamie holm

janai norman found out the amendment the girls through social media and acquaintances. >> reporter: especially because on the outside these more normal teenage girls who were going to school lived at home with parents and even had afterschool jobs but they say they wound up being trafficked for sex by this 23-year-old, martin thomas wright the third. >> we know in one instance he provided a drug to a teenage girl and after she lost consciousness and regained consciousness he claims to her he had sex with her and other people had sex with her while unconscious. >> ron explained he used a subtle approach with the young girls. developing a relationship with them and manipulating them into doing acts they were comfortable with. he would drive them to appointments and local homes, hotels with a witty gauge for sex and he would take the money and sometimes give them drugs and using physical force to control them. this is an ongoing investigation because director more high school age victims. i asked him about the overall effort to combat human sex trafficking which he says is a problem here in centr

janai norman read through the report in the last hour. witnesses say this started as an argument that the victim was trying to break it up when he got shot. >> reporter: according to police 26-year-old ryland herbert was shot in both legs and brought here to ormc. they say he is cooperative and stable at this point but does not know who shot him. >> i think it was maybe like -- a lot of bullets. >> reporter: the search continues for who opened fire in a downtown parking lot near back booth nightclub earlier this morning. within one hour and a half of the shots, we took you live to where police roped off pine street and put down markers where they found casings and other evidence. that is what we spoke with the security guard and another man who told me they heard more than half a dozen gunshots and >> when police came here it was almost 30 or 40 people here. when i see him, i saw him on the ground. he was bleeding. >> reporter: in the last hour i read through the report showing at first witnesses told police that no one was shot despite t

in the last 30 minutes janai norman got a new information happened. they say this little girl found the gun under the living room sofa. >> reporter: they say six-year- old aletha burke was at this home when they found the hitting her in the shoulder. next-door neighbors tell me they heard a gunshot but did not think much of it until police swarmed the street. we have confirmed sanford police arrested 35-year-old erik williams for child neglect and unsafe storage of a firearm. we are talking with family and police trying to confirm how he is related to six-year-old aletha burke. as livermore -- reported, about 8:25 tuesday night, they got a call from central florida regional hospital that a juvenile showed up with a gunshot wound and she later died. this morning we reached out to school leaders who confirm the little girl was a student at wicklow elementary school. the district has grief counselors on hand for students today. we have another crew at the seminole county jail where we are hearing williams is in the process of posting bond more than $15,0