in 2013, community leaders including state attorney jeff ashton recommended more in his in two years, ashton added one. >> do you think one is enough? >> no, i'd love to have ten. we were only able to add one, and i'm proud we were able to do that. >> reporter: he dismantled the domestic violence units. now under ashton, three attorneys handle misdemeanor cases. all felony are combined into the the special victims unit. that includes sex crimes, child abuse, and elderly abuse cases. >> if you combine them all together and don't allow someone to prioritize y, i can see how things could just get lost in the mass. and that's a shame and it's an embarrass ment for me as a career prosecutor. >> the benefit is we've been able to get more experienced prosecutors involved in the case. working as well if not better than it did before. >> reporter: what are you basing that on. >> that's more anecdotal. i look at the trials that go through. >> reporter: but he says domestic violence cases are tough to prosecute because victims are scare ed to talk. those advocates are suppose ed to help those do

meredith: jeff ashton and frank george open up about the trial and what they would do differently now to win the case. jim: several abandoned puppies arrived in central florida. there are dozens more you can help sillies -- save. >> and we take a look at stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stre-eam stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stream when i want you when i want you and all your charms whenever i want you all i have to do is stre-e-eam. >> it has been almost five years since casey anthony was acquitted of murder charges. hers is the name most people will never forget. all this week, wesh 2 news is looking back on the case that it all started in june 2008. casey was arrested just for the first time. she was indicted for murder charges in 2008. two-year-old kaylee' s remains were found in 2011. on july 5, it casey was found not guilty on all charges except for applying for investigators. we sit down with two of the prosecutors who made the case against casey anthony. >> do you think central florida will ever see a trial at this again? >> i certainly hope not. reporter: five years later, we

the evidence in this case it elevated the career of jeff ashton. he wrote a book that landed on the new york times bestsellers list. >> why did you become a social phenomenon? the prosecution has theories. >> casey is that easy person to hate. everyone involved in the case was also photogenic. a middle-class woman living in a middle-class neighborhood. a large part of that was the large population saw a woman that could have been her neighbor. it was like it was made for tv. it was featured down to gavel on tv as scrutinize nightly. what is the one thing though prosecution would been done differently? >> we have found on the anthony computer that someone on the day foolproof suffocation. that when these of evidence would have been wonderful to have had. reporter: the prosecution team also attributes casey anthony giving a wonderful performance. she would sit in the courtroom and cry and all the right times. she would look like a little girl. the defense presented her in a great way. she looked like double dribble, small, scared young lady. -- vulne

jeff ashton arranged a fake meeting. so we could surprise investigator tony doss. you were nominated because you saved a life. thank you so much for doing that. you see, tony was driving by >> it didn't look right. >> matt: and with the keen eye of an investigator, tony pulled into the parking lot and immediately started c.p.r. the payment was so hot it seared his legs as tony continued compressions for 20 minutes. tony's hands, the only thing keeping mark's heart pumping. >> if he didn't know c.p.r., we wouldn't be talking right now. >> matt: and why did tony know exactly what to do? because two years earlier -- >> my son, he was 20 and his heart stopped with no prior warnings. >> matt: and a nurse who happened to be nearby saved his son, damon, saved his life. >> someone needs help, and that's what we do. >> matt: the two men have met a few times since the incident. they had lunch and mark presented tony with a superman cape because he says tony is his hero. it's a legitimate cape, too. tony has it in his office. results in our community, let me know. go to click

leaving them in the dark on investigative reporter eryka washington sits down with state attorney jeff ashton to get answers. what more could be done to help these women at 11:00. >> after news 6 at 11:00, stay tuned for "the late show with stephen colbert" >> colbert says farewell to some of the republican presidential candidates who have now dropped out of the race. >> the blood-letting began with new jersey governor and quasimodo quasimodo's hand some brother chris christie. he adopt the slogan, "telling it like it is." the governor shall not go alone into the dark night because he's being joined by seventh place finisher carly fiorina. yes, the voters' reaction to the former former hewlett-packard c.e.o. is >> and we thought jim gilmore was unkillable. he didn't drop out after iowa where he got a total of 12 votes. they didn't need computers to count his votes. they used doughnuts. but then, he went on to surge in new hampshire with 133 votes. that's over 11 times as many. why did you drop out, governor? >> tonight colbert welcomes several guests. don't miss it at 11:35 on news 6. >> than

. >> last year state attorney jeff ashton convinced a judge to set francis freebased on a u.s. supreme court ruling ordering a second look at life prisoners who were juveniles at the time of their crimes. he said a question that kathy belich asked him 20 years ago helped turned him around. francis bikes 30 miles for a job. >> some days it doesn't seem and free. >> he prays and watches out for punks like he once was. themselves. . now i'm trying to >> at 19 he was sentenced to life for helping torture and murder a man. francis admitted to beating the victim here at the old palms apartment and to leading him here where a fellow gang member shot and killed the victim execution style using a shampoo bottle as as silencer. >> did you see that over and over in your head? >> every day for 20 years i have to see what it's like for a man to lose his life. you let your heart become so cold you become unphased by another individual, a human bb gun hurt. >> in prison he hit bottom. >> when you lose everything and you fall into the darkest of holes that you can ever fall in where there is a

we' ll take a look at the media impact on the case and why state attorney jeff ashton says the system beat itself. that' s tomorrow night right here on wesh 2 news. now to another story you' ll see only on wesh 2. the ultimate delorean dilemma. meredith: a local man recently had his delorean loaded onto a tow truck but when it reached its destination the mint condition vehicle was banged up. scott hooper says last august he called triple a to tow his 1981 delorean from his home windermere to his mechanic for some ac work. hooper says this home surveillance video shows that when the car left his home, it had no damage. but a short while later, he got a disturbing call. shop about an hour and half later it' s about a ten minute drive i got a call saying it was all smashed up i thought they were teasing me, i said oh come on really. meredith: hooper says when the car arrived at his mechanic it had a dented and twisted back panel and the frame was bent. he claims triple a investigated the incident but ultimately told him they were not responsible for the $10,000 in damage. triple a says t

we' ll take a look at the media impact on the case and why jeff ashton says the system beat itself. that' on wesh 2 news at 6:00. a local man recently had his delorean loaded onto a tow truck but when it reached its , destination, the mint condition vehicle was banged up. meredith: scott hooper of windermere says last august he called aaa to tow his 1981 delorean to his mechanic for some ac work. hooper says this home surveillance video shows that when the car left his home, it had no damage. but a short while later, he got a disturbing call. scott hooper: once it arrived at the mechanics shop, an hour and a half later, it' s about a 10-minute drive, i got a call saying the car is all smashed up. i thought they were teasing me. i said, oh come on, really? meredith: hooper says when the car arrived at his mechanic it had a dented and twisted back panel and the frame was bent. he claims aaa investigated the incident but ultimately told him they were not responsible for the $10,000 in damage. a aaa spokeswoman tells wesh 2 news, "we appreciate you bringing this situation to our attenti

. >> it elevated the career of jeff ashton. he ran for state attorney and one. he wrote a book that landed on the new york times bestsellers list. >> trying to make sense of it. >> make sense of why the trial of casey anthony became a social phenomenon. the prosecution has -- >> casey is an easy person to hate. >> another was looks. >> i said because everyone involved in the case was photogenic. >> a young woman living with her middle-class parents in their middle-class neighborhood. >> a large part of it is at a dark part of the population watching television saw people who work within their neighbors. >> it was like it was made for >> the trial was featured gavel to gavel on tv and the internet, or denies nightly by infotainment shows and attorneys giving play-by-play. >> some of them were my friend and -- friends. >> what is the one thing the prosecution would have done differently? >> went by as possible came out, he revealed his forensics computer examiner had found on the anthony computer that somebody on the day that kaylee disappeared googled supplicatio

today, the state attorney jeff ashton and his team presented this evidence and more to grand jurors. news 6 was there as they announced their indictment of first-degree murder, attempted sexual battery, and burglary. >> the state has to bring this before the grand jury and get an indictment. >> today was a first good run for prosecutors. it was a good chance for them to see how the evidence was perceived by jurors. prosecutors and the family of sasha samsudean. >> it's the first step of many in that process. that closure can take a long time, even beyond when the case is closed for a family. so the reality is they've got a long road ahead of them. >> and an important side note, the uptown place apartments where the murder happened is just three blocks to the north of us. as for duxbury, his next court date is his arraignment. a date for that has not been set. tonight he's in the orange county jail being held without bond. we're live at the orange county courthouse tonight. >> thank you. also breaking from the orange county courthouse, another indictment in a high-profile case. david

we are reviewing the media impact of the case and why state attorney jeff ashton says the system beat itself. that' s tonight right here on wesh 2 news. you can voice your opinion about the future of orlando international airport. this evening, officials are holding a meeting to discuss capital improvement program. that is a $1.3 billion investment designed to accommodate more passengers. the meeting is at 5:30 this evening at the u.s. new on -- u.s. extension center on south conway. new on sunrise, computer coding could soon be recognized as a foreign language. the florida senate passed a bill that would count coding classes as a credit for high school students. students are required to take foreign language for two years. the bill now needs an approval from the house. packages faster. the company is investigating same day delivery. the company deliv works with several retailers on delivering online orders within the same day. ups says the investment will help them observe the same-day delivery market. deliv' s founder says same-day delivery is becoming the new standard. the magic ar

has learned a former assistant state attorney plans to run against orange-osceola state attorney jeff ashton. resigned earlier this month, so she could run. she first joined the office of state attorney in 2012 after serving a 8 years as a public defern. ashton was elected in 2014 after serving as the lead prosecutor on casey anthony case. county mother says she's afraid her son might die. she says he talks about [ inaudible ] out of control bullying at school. >> if this sounds familiar, we told you days ago, about another parent with a nearly identical story at maitland middle school. mike is outside of the orange county school district offices and you confirmed that the maitland police are investigating the bullying. >>reporter: yeah, martha, investigators there told me they're trying to figure out if anyone broke the law in that case. now, another parent says bullying at another orange county school is putting her son's life at risk, i have tried for days, and i still can't get anyone here at the district offices to get mif ne answers -- give me any answers. >> what do i do? >>reporter:

michelle: and when we met with two members of the prosecution team it was clear that jeff , ashton and frank george have done some soul searching in the past five years. how did it change your life professionally and personally ? >> people are taking pictures of >> i was in a wave pool in my baby suit, and that is uncomfortable. michelle: there were t-shirts for team ashton. >> people would start cheering. >> he became unnerving, walking from here to the courthouse. michelle: and while prosecutors did appreciate the support, >> this is not a sporting event. this is not a team sport. this is about something much bigger than that. michelle: it was about the murder of two-year-old caylee anthony. and if found guilty, her own mother faced a possible death sentence. >> this is a tragic accident. michelle: in terms of interest, the casey anthony trial blew to the top just about every trial before or since. but why? ashton credits the internet. >> this was the first big trial of the internet age. allowed people to watch it there were so many millions of people that watched this thing gavel to

leaving them in the dark on their abuser's cases. washington sits down with the state attorney jeff ashton to get some answers. what more can be done to help these women, that's tonight at 11:00. >> florida highway patrol says it's starting to crack down on drivers moving too slow in the left lane. you know who you are. they tell us a warning is now going up on highway billboards to remind drivers to move over a lane if they want to drive slower. if drivers are caught going too slow in the passing lane, they could face a fine of more than $160. i know a lot of people who are happy about that one. we've all been there. downtown orlando is all abuzz tonight as the new restaurant has its grand opening. >> let's be honest here, though. people might be a little more excited about the people behind news 6 meteorologist candace campos, she drew the lucky card today. she's live in downtown for us right now for this v.i.p., grand opening of wahlbergers. >> and, candace, i would imagine you're hoping to spot the brothers behind the restaurant, mark wahlberg and brother paul, possibly even a donnie s

>> the state attorney jeff ashton wanted to say something. he really didn't have time. room really quickly. his staff says he had to go pick up his son from school. this is a giant step forward in a horrific case. we were in the grand jury room as this was announced. it took a few hours for the grand jury to hear each case. there were four presented today. this was just one of them. this was an all-day session for the grand jury. they heard how the 27-year-old sasha samsudean's body was doused in bleach, she was strangled inside her apartment. they also saw the surveillance video that showed stephen duxbury walking through the hallways with samsudean the very last time she was seen. they also heard about the d.n.a. evidence that possibly linked him to this. we talked to stephen kramer, a legal analyst with us to get his take on this indictment. he says an indictment was almost person, but this was a good test >> this is an opportunity to see what evidence is out there to kind of organize it to get a grasp of what the case is going to become,

michelle: and when we met with two members of the prosecution team, it was clear that jeff ashton and frank george have done some soul searching in the past five years. professionally and personally? >> you are trying to get a slice of pizza or a sandwich and people have their cell phone out taking pictures of you. , >> i was in a wave pool in my bathing suit, and that is a little uncomfortable. michelle: there were team ashton t-shirts, lies to get into trial. >> they would see us and start cheering. >> at some point, it became a little unnerving, especially just walking from here to the courthouse after lunch. >> that is not grounds for miss trial. michelle: and while prosecutors did appreciate the support -- >> you want to look at them and go, this is not a sporting event. this is not a team sport. this is about something much bigger than that. michelle: it was about the murder of two-year-old caylee anthony. and if found guilty, her own mother faced a possible death sentence. >> this is a tragic accident. michelle: in terms of interest, the casey anthony trial blew to the top just

and cleric is following the exact same path as other sheriffs and state attorney jeff ashton. >> we created some of our officials are far better and high standard of living compensation of living and assets than the people they serve. it is public service in reverse. >> reporter: and now tax watch is pushing to the state to keep rehired employees from collecting retirement. >> if it means that much for the taxpayers so much, bring item to the legislatures and >> five years ago they implemented stricter rules. and now you have to wait six months and your inspection suspended for a -- your inspection pension is suspended for a year. lowe's presents: how to plan for the future. happy valentine's day. happy birthday. sorry i forgot our anniversary. happy mother's day. now get 3 shrubs for only $10 out that . >>> orange county man that attacked an elderly woman with a box cutter will spend the rest of his life in prison. deputies said that reed repeatedly slashed 69-year-old lou fisher's throat during a robbery at her home last july. fisher said that she did not expect the life sentence but happ

jeff ashton. >> we created a situation where some of our elected officials are far better and far higher standard of living, compensation than the people they serve. public service in reverse. >> we learned tax watch is now pushing the state to perth -- prevent rehired employees from perhaps creating a salary-cap. >> is the matters to the media that much, that there is a mechanism for which to bring that up and bring that to our legislators and lobby for change. >> reporter: daralene jones, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>> five years of the state implemented stricter rules to further discouraged retired public employees from returning to collect the state check and i have to wait six months. >>> if you think free flight for one year to good to be true you are right. >> of jet put -- >> a fake jet book played jetblue facebook page. if you give the email, home address, and phone number jetblue -- they say it will go through a real facebook page do not fall for it. english asking for my information. >> i was just typing quickly. >> what was the prize? >> delete. >> we have a beautiful aftern

you' ve already heard from the key players, including state attorney jeff ashton and casey' s former attorney jose baez. to wrap things up, we' re talking about the new law that came out of this case. wesh 2' s bob kealing dives into the impact of caylee' s law, and also reached out to casey' s parents, cindy and george. bob: had she lived, caylee anthony would be 10-years-old today. she might be playing right along with these children outside hidden oaks elementary school, a few hundred yards from the suburban drive swamp where this memorial marks where her remains were found. five years after her mother casey anthony was acquitted of murdering her. >> we find the defendant not guilty. states have passed legislation in caylee' s name, making it a crime for parents to delay reporting their kids missing. casey never went to the police about caylee' s disappearance. under caylee' s law in florida, if a parent does not report a child missing in a timely manner, they face felony charges, and the possibility of going to prison for up to five years. >> i' m all for caylee' s law, and any l

jeff ashton and frank george open up to us about the trial, the notoriety it brought and the one thing they' d do differently now, to win the case. that' wesh 2. meredith: a car careens off the side of the road, and what follows is a chaotic police take down. summer: what led up to all of this and how the driver is doing. meredith: the future of disney star wars themed attractions. during this extended visit from your extended family, all you want is a peaceful moment to stream your show. and you need enough bandwidth to share with a full house of hungry users. lightning internet from bright house networks. the speed you need. and now connect to... standard tv and 50 megabit lightning internet... only $94 a month >> you' re watching wesh 2. summer: a high speed car chase ends with a spectacular crash in oklahoma. meredith: take a look. the driver took off after police tried to stop him on interstate 40 in yukon. about 10 minutes into the pursuit, the driver ran off the road, barreled through a fence a dozen officers surrounded the vehicle and the man was arrested. multiple weapons were

you' ve already heard from the key players, including state attorney jeff ashton and casey' s former attorney jose baez. in today' s conclusion, we' re came out of this case. wesh 2' s bob kealing dives into the impact of caylee' s law, and also reached out to casey' s parents, cindy and george. bob: had she lived, caylee anthony would be 10-years-old today. she might be playing right along with these children outside hidden oaks elementary school, just a few hundred yards from the suburban drive swamp where this memorial marks where her remains were found. five years after her mother casey anthony was acquitted of murdering her -- >> we find the defendant not guilty. bob: lawmakers in multiple states have passed legislation in caylee' s name, making it a crime for parents to delay reporting their kids missing. casey never went to the police about caylee' s disappearance. under caylee' s law in florida, if a parent does not report a child missing in a timely manner, they face felony charges prison for up to five years. >> i' m all for caylee' s law. if it saves one child i would be a

bob: a spokeswoman for state attorney jeff ashton would not comment on the judge' s ruling, but said it is likely they will argue against ward' s release while they appeal the overturned conviction. after being charged with shooting and killing his wife diane in 2009 at their isleworth estate, ward was able to get out on bond until his conviction two years later. adamson says ward' s reliable track record should be an advantage this time around. >> not only is he not a flight risk, he proved himself to be very dependable. he showed up at every hearing. bob: ward has spent five years in florida state prison based on an invalid conviction his defense argues. a hearing date for the bond motion was not immediately set. summer: ward has been serving institution in ocala. meredith: west melbourne police are investigating a bizarre burglary at a business. it seems the suspects did a lot of work cutting off power at the diamond brokers on the 1500 block of west new haven avenue last monday. the shadowed men then allegedly cut a hole in the roof and pried open the back door. one of the men cr

state attorney jeff ashton set up a fake meeting. >> you were nominated because you saved a life. doing that! >> [applause] >> tony was driving by this papa john's. >> it didn't look right. and with the keen eye of an investigator, tony pulled into the parking lot and immediately started cpr. the parking lot so hot, it seared him. >> if tony didn't know cpr, we wouldn't be talking right now. why did tony know exactly what to do? because two years earlier -- >> my son -- he was 20 and his heart stopped, with no prior warnings. and a nurse who happened to be nearby saved his son damon's life, like he saved mark's. >> i'm a police officer. someone needed help, and that's what we do. >> the two men have met a few times since. they had lunch and he presented because tony is his hero. if you know someone who is getting results in our community, go to fill out form. >> unsung heroes. but we are trying to recognize as many as possible. >> danny, today is -- if you go outside right now, it will be chilly out there. no doubt about that. >> write it down. >> it is chilly outside em. >> okay. >> bu