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stay like that. >> reporter: jennifer ortega news 6. >>> and we adore her. a wig made out of real hair can start at $1,800. once she receives her wig, she will start going to school ways to a week. she's an incredible little girl. and shame on anyone that would ever bully her. >> hair or no hair, he's beautiful. >>> chief meteorologist tom sorrells is off time. candace campos filling in. . >>> and the weather is >>> um-hmm. temperatures the hottest day of the year. current conditions out there, temperatures right now cooling down into the upper 60s. not too bad as of this evening. earlier today, 86 is our top high for today and then 87 for tomorrow. so get ready for more heat. to break down the forecast throughout the next couple days. partly cloudy and mild for tonight. we should say mostly dry. same story for friday and saturday. the winds will strike up again. it will be warm almost to the point of talking hot weather rather than warm weather. and sunday, still clouds around. the rain chances will rise up to 50% for your sunday. so if you have any outdoor
stay like that. >> reporter: jennifer ortega news 6. >>> and we adore her. a wig made out of real hair can start at $1,800. once she receives her wig, she will start going to school ways to a week. she's an incredible little girl. and shame on anyone that would ever bully her. >> hair or no hair, he's beautiful. >>> chief meteorologist tom sorrells is off time. candace campos filling in. . >>> and the weather is >>> um-hmm. temperatures the...
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in orlando, jennifer ortega, news 6. >> matt: thank you. also breaking, two people are killed in a serious crash near christmas. east colonial in both directions just past state road 520 shut down right now. sky 6 flew over the crash a short time ago. we're told two cars are involved. we'll bring you any updates as we get them. >>> and a child is hurt in a bizarre crash. sky 6 flew over the area earlier tonight. ormand beach tell us 29-year-old ashley wilson went to a store on west grenada boulevard, leaving her 3-year-old in her suv alone. somehow the chevy blazer shifted into reverse. the child fell from the car and was hurt. the 3-year-old is at the hospital. the crash is now under investigation. >>> a standoff and a deadly shooting. police shoot and kill a man in brevard county. >> lisa: officers say it all started when the man made threats toward construction police came out to a home on mariposa drive in palm bay just before noon today because of the threats. news 6 reporter troy campbell is following the developing story for us tonig
in orlando, jennifer ortega, news 6. >> matt: thank you. also breaking, two people are killed in a serious crash near christmas. east colonial in both directions just past state road 520 shut down right now. sky 6 flew over the crash a short time ago. we're told two cars are involved. we'll bring you any updates as we get them. >>> and a child is hurt in a bizarre crash. sky 6 flew over the area earlier tonight. ormand beach tell us 29-year-old ashley wilson went to a store on...
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in orange county, jennifer ortega, news 6. we' re getting a look at a plane crash in russia caught on surveillance cameras. authorities say the fly dubai flight crashed while trying to land at an airport south of moscow. russia news outlets are reporting more than 60 people are dead. the airline posted a statement on its facebook page saying, quote, we are doing all we can to gather information as quickly as possible. at this moment our thoughts and prayers are with our passengers and our crew who are on board the aircraft. >>> developing right now in orange county, a man fighting for his life after being hit by a stray bullet. the bullet came from a man who is mad at his girlfriend. the innocent bystander was shot to the magnolia court apartments and the tragedy comes just days after the victim became a father. >> and we learned more about the man caught in that crossfire and the exciting events he was celebrating. workers with dave' s fencing were noticeably sad while cleaning up the rods and fencing left by the man they say
in orange county, jennifer ortega, news 6. we' re getting a look at a plane crash in russia caught on surveillance cameras. authorities say the fly dubai flight crashed while trying to land at an airport south of moscow. russia news outlets are reporting more than 60 people are dead. the airline posted a statement on its facebook page saying, quote, we are doing all we can to gather information as quickly as possible. at this moment our thoughts and prayers are with our passengers and our crew...
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jennifer ortega is live for us tonight. we talk break ins all the time. but honestly, normally, we're talking about men who do the damage. >> that's right mat, we don't usually see this. the woman in the video wearing plane clothes with no mask on her face or anything. the homeowner said this could have been anybody. it could have been his neighbor. >>> you see the woman peeking through the window. the dog in the frame notices her and starts to bark. and minutes later, she manages to pry open the sliding glass door and let herself inside. >> some strange lady was in your house. >> she was siting on the couch going through the video. when he notice ed the woman walking through the house >> it looked like she had some kind of claw bar and pried it open. what happened in the afternoon when my son came home and the lady in the house? what would happen? >>> the woman dressed in casual cloting and wearing a visor, walks pass the itch kitchen. >> normally a bad guy break into your house and rob you. but from the video, i look at this lady, there's nowhere -- you
jennifer ortega is live for us tonight. we talk break ins all the time. but honestly, normally, we're talking about men who do the damage. >> that's right mat, we don't usually see this. the woman in the video wearing plane clothes with no mask on her face or anything. the homeowner said this could have been anybody. it could have been his neighbor. >>> you see the woman peeking through the window. the dog in the frame notices her and starts to bark. and minutes later, she...
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in daytona beach, jennifer ortega, news 6. >> matt: thank you, jen. in about two hours now, republican presidential candidate marco rubio is holding a rally in sanford. it will probably be nothing like the one donald trump held on the ucf on saturday. >> ginger: that's because one of the biggest political rallies in central florida also got a bit tonight students are showing us the video to prove it. news 6's erik von ancken is live at ucf. what is the school saying about what happened tonight? >> reporter: i just heard back from ucf. they tell me that 65 people were kicked out of the arena here on saturday, and this new video clearly shows that some of them were man handled on their way out. >> come on, get them out fast. >> reporter: donald trump paused, we counted at least a dozen times. >> go home to mommy. >> reporter: when hecklers disrupted his rally on saturday. >> is this fun? do we love this? i love it. >> i wish we had some real protesters, protesters with guts. it's sort of exciting, isn't it? he also riled up the crowd. to some of the res
in daytona beach, jennifer ortega, news 6. >> matt: thank you, jen. in about two hours now, republican presidential candidate marco rubio is holding a rally in sanford. it will probably be nothing like the one donald trump held on the ucf on saturday. >> ginger: that's because one of the biggest political rallies in central florida also got a bit tonight students are showing us the video to prove it. news 6's erik von ancken is live at ucf. what is the school saying about what...
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jennifer ortega news 6. >>> just an absolutely gorgeous shot there. a great night overall. so glad to see that scene go off. perfectly tonight, thank you. >>> right now the results are coming in on another big election night. crucial delegates are up for grabs. the polls have closed in the biggest race. the arizona primaries. weijia jiang has the latest on the race. >> reporter: arizona voters lineed up to cast votes tuesday on in that state's primary. >> i'm voting for donald trump. >> i'm voting for hillary clinton. >> bernie sanders has the vision i think america needs. >> reporter: at stake for returns, 58 delegate, all will glow to the winner. the democrats will divide 75. for the candidates that talk on the campaign trail tuesday were brussels. is weak. >> we need a president that stands up and defeats our donald trump made this proposal. >> i would close up our borders to people until we figured out what's going on. >> reporter: but reversed himself a half hour later on cbs. john kasich called for international support. >> i would make every effort i could to strengt
jennifer ortega news 6. >>> just an absolutely gorgeous shot there. a great night overall. so glad to see that scene go off. perfectly tonight, thank you. >>> right now the results are coming in on another big election night. crucial delegates are up for grabs. the polls have closed in the biggest race. the arizona primaries. weijia jiang has the latest on the race. >> reporter: arizona voters lineed up to cast votes tuesday on in that state's primary. >> i'm...
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jennifer ortega is there live tonight. and really a wild story. >> reporter: that carjacker didn't get too far. actually five miles to be exact. they crashed right here in this power poll. tonight we talk to the man that burning suv. >> i saw half the top of the telephone pole and it exploded. >> reporter: david said head ed to work when he rolled up on a ford expedition smashed against the power poll. the car was already on fire when he went looking for someone inside. >> the dash board was on top of him. i just grabbed it and pulled it off of him. and grabbed it underneath his arms and as soon as his feet hit the ground, the car went up completely in flames. where he was laying was on fire at that point. >> reporter: that's when he saw police running over with handcuffs. he didn't know he was saving the life of a man suspected of carjacking a woman moments before. >> that's when i knew this was more than just a crash. they were already coming to arrest the guy. >> reporter: police say the victim was at a red light when a
jennifer ortega is there live tonight. and really a wild story. >> reporter: that carjacker didn't get too far. actually five miles to be exact. they crashed right here in this power poll. tonight we talk to the man that burning suv. >> i saw half the top of the telephone pole and it exploded. >> reporter: david said head ed to work when he rolled up on a ford expedition smashed against the power poll. the car was already on fire when he went looking for someone inside....
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news 6 reporter jennifer ortega alert. she joins us now live from sheriff's office. so what are you learning about these two suspects? >> reporter: well, detectives say that 17-year-old michael anderson was actually selling davis some marijuana the night he was murdered and that his girlfriend possibly knew the entire time where he was this last week. been hiding in a wooded area on north orange blossom when they arrested him this afternoon. they say the suspect's girlfriend, 18-year-old lindsey cheryl, was also arrested in connection to davis' murder. anderson and davis knew each other, they knew the same people and before he was killed that night. detectives say it's a very sad day when this involves three teens. >> we hope it is a wake-up call for some young men and women who are involved in that sort of thing. that it can be life-changing. >> reporter: now detectives say they've recovered a gun from anderson which was reported stolen from seminole county. this is not the first time that anderson has had a run-in with the law. he was also arrested in january for a
news 6 reporter jennifer ortega alert. she joins us now live from sheriff's office. so what are you learning about these two suspects? >> reporter: well, detectives say that 17-year-old michael anderson was actually selling davis some marijuana the night he was murdered and that his girlfriend possibly knew the entire time where he was this last week. been hiding in a wooded area on north orange blossom when they arrested him this afternoon. they say the suspect's girlfriend, 18-year-old...
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in deltona, jennifer ortega, news 6. >> ginger: a couple of brave women there. the florida mom charged in connection with the death of her son, learning her fate today. >> lisa: a duval county judge sentenced lana barton to five years in prison in connection with the death of her son lonzie. jacksonville. >> reporter: lana barton is back in the baker county jail tonight after being transferred there after her sentencing here at the duval county courthouse. she walked into the courtroom and didn't say much as details of the 21-month-old's death were read by prosecutors. barton's parents were for the first time at her hearing. they had no comment when it was over. in court, the attorney argued because she was cooperative with investigators and agreed to testify and did so against william ebron, she should only be sentenced to one year in county jail, the judge disagreed, sentencing her to the maximum allowable. >> justice would be lonzie still with us. the arms of a loving family. >> reporter: barton's attorney says she faked a pregnancy, hoping he would lead inve
in deltona, jennifer ortega, news 6. >> ginger: a couple of brave women there. the florida mom charged in connection with the death of her son, learning her fate today. >> lisa: a duval county judge sentenced lana barton to five years in prison in connection with the death of her son lonzie. jacksonville. >> reporter: lana barton is back in the baker county jail tonight after being transferred there after her sentencing here at the duval county courthouse. she walked into the...
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jennifer ortega, news 6 story the sheriff of lake county is calling it a career. gary borders has changed his mind and will not run for re-election . >> kasich says cruz is the only candidate who can -- mitt romney said cruz is the only one who can so donald trump. president obama has yet to endorse a candidate himself but the new york times reports the president privately told democratic donors bernie sanders' campaign is coming to an end and the party should the white house denies that. >> just in, results for a family dealing with a heart-breaking tragedy. fire ripped through their home in miliola earlier this week, killing 17-year-old trevor ross. tonight, the city manager in miliola told us a new home has been secured for ross' family. the state fire marshal is still trying to figure out what caused that fire. >>> beach authorities in volusia county say two spring breakers took one of the beat patrol's jet skis for a joyride. officers were able to follow them on to land with they were able to arrest them. both are now facing charges of grabbed theft of a vess
jennifer ortega, news 6 story the sheriff of lake county is calling it a career. gary borders has changed his mind and will not run for re-election . >> kasich says cruz is the only candidate who can -- mitt romney said cruz is the only one who can so donald trump. president obama has yet to endorse a candidate himself but the new york times reports the president privately told democratic donors bernie sanders' campaign is coming to an end and the party should the white house denies that....
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. >> reporter: i'm jennifer ortega. coming up, what neighbors think after a man steals a car with a 12-year-old inside. >> ginger: getting results on the news 6 at 4:00 and the ne rotisserie-style chicken raised without antibiotics? it's what we do. that same chicken pulled by hand? it's what we do. crisp veggies? it's what we've always done. the new rotisserie-style chicken sandwich from subway. you wouldn't waste money buying a snow blower in miami. so why waste your money on overpriced lunches? instead, for just three dollars at subway, you can get one of our best 6-inch subs, every day of the week. it's the three-dollar sub of the day. subway. fresh is what we do. >> ginger: now at 4:30, the urgent search for a suspected carjacker police say drove off with a child. >> julie: and a 14 month detour in the heart of downtown orlando. who had a trip to florida and entered him into the powerball. >> ginger: and a carjacking happened this morning in daytona beach, not far from north nova road. news 6's jennifer ortega is f
. >> reporter: i'm jennifer ortega. coming up, what neighbors think after a man steals a car with a 12-year-old inside. >> ginger: getting results on the news 6 at 4:00 and the ne rotisserie-style chicken raised without antibiotics? it's what we do. that same chicken pulled by hand? it's what we do. crisp veggies? it's what we've always done. the new rotisserie-style chicken sandwich from subway. you wouldn't waste money buying a snow blower in miami. so why waste your money on...
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news 6 reporter jennifer ortega is getting answers right now. she joins us now live. what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: we still don't know how the 5-year-old is doing. we have confirmed the boy was pulled out from the canal right behind this chase. we saw deputies interviewing two young boys. emergency crews responded to the call around 3:30. a parent i spoke to on scene says the kids usually cut through the back near the canal on their way home from school. one neighbor said he heard children screaming from behind his house and saw them running out. a 5-year-old was found unresponsive near the canal. we'll have more information as the story keeps developing. in orlando, jennifer ortega, news 6. >> lisa: thank you. >> matt: now to breaking news in volusia county. firefighters tell us a person by a car. sky 6 flew over the scene. this was along west grenada boulevard in ormand beach about an hour ago. we're working to learn more about this. we'll let you know as soon as we get updates. and some more breaking news. this time a deadly officer-involved shootin
news 6 reporter jennifer ortega is getting answers right now. she joins us now live. what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: we still don't know how the 5-year-old is doing. we have confirmed the boy was pulled out from the canal right behind this chase. we saw deputies interviewing two young boys. emergency crews responded to the call around 3:30. a parent i spoke to on scene says the kids usually cut through the back near the canal on their way home from school. one neighbor said...
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here's jennifer ortega. >> reporter: people in the this memorial for 17-year-old trevor ross that lost his life in that fire. they never will forget the flame that is lit up the skies monday night. >> a massive orange cloud. that's the first thing we saw, this entire side of the sky is lit up orange. >> all we heard was where's trevor, where's trevor. that's when we figured out he's no longer with us. >> reporter: police say 17-year-old trevor ross was killed inside his home. after the house engulfed in flames. greg walked out his front door to see the flames. >> walking out to see your house on fire and your brother's in there, what's the first thing that runs you through your mind. >> reporter: emergency crews couldn't revive him. the junior that attend ed the lake men owe la high school was kelly price said trevor was good friends with her son. >> he was a very nice, fun young man. yeah. >> reporter: the family set up this go fund me page for anyone that wants to help. price says donations have already been pouring into city hall to help the family. from clothing, food, gift cards t
here's jennifer ortega. >> reporter: people in the this memorial for 17-year-old trevor ross that lost his life in that fire. they never will forget the flame that is lit up the skies monday night. >> a massive orange cloud. that's the first thing we saw, this entire side of the sky is lit up orange. >> all we heard was where's trevor, where's trevor. that's when we figured out he's no longer with us. >> reporter: police say 17-year-old trevor ross was killed inside his...
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here' s news 6 reporter jennifer ortega. >> jennifer: police say they' ll continue to investigate and it' s a bit dark but the plane still in the middle of the field. one neighbor said he heard the plane coming down just before it crashed near his house. >> reporter: sitting out front here and it sounded almost like didn' t really sound like it. something wrong with it. >> reporter: police say 2 people died in the small plane crash just north of south lake hospital in clermont. mark wells says when he heard the single engine plane come down near his house, he rushed >> i could see the guy laying out. >> they' re still working to find out where he took off from and where he was going seeing as there are several in the area. wells had no idea there were 2 people inside. >> i got emotional when i realized there were 2 and they were gone. >> reporter: the federal aviation authority and the national transportation safety board have taken over the investigation. >> the 2 occupants of the plane crash and it is in coaxclose proximity to residents but we' re fortunate it didn' t explode. there
here' s news 6 reporter jennifer ortega. >> jennifer: police say they' ll continue to investigate and it' s a bit dark but the plane still in the middle of the field. one neighbor said he heard the plane coming down just before it crashed near his house. >> reporter: sitting out front here and it sounded almost like didn' t really sound like it. something wrong with it. >> reporter: police say 2 people died in the small plane crash just north of south lake hospital in...
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in deltona, jennifer ortega, >> ginger: jennifer, thank you. right now, a traffic warning. >> julie: bike week is in full gear and it could be one for the record books. you can see the motorcycles are already out along main street in daytona beach. this is a live look from above. >> lisa: chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing what he says is the best bike week forecast we've ever seen. >> tom: yeah, the forecast is going to be fantastic. it starts out great today. and actually only gets better from here. the rain we had earlier this morning, that's long gong. temperatures have rebound nicely. it is 64 right now in daytona beach. 77 in orlando. and 68 in cocoa beach. bike week forecast for friday, mostly clearing up tonight, saturday, warm start, no rain. that's the pivotal thing, no rain. sunday, mostly sunny and still dry. most of the weekend is going to be dry. i'll check it out in a moment. just know the on-the-town 6 p.m., 73. come the 7:00 hour, about 70 degrees. i'll be right back in a few minutes and talk about overnight lows t
in deltona, jennifer ortega, >> ginger: jennifer, thank you. right now, a traffic warning. >> julie: bike week is in full gear and it could be one for the record books. you can see the motorcycles are already out along main street in daytona beach. this is a live look from above. >> lisa: chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing what he says is the best bike week forecast we've ever seen. >> tom: yeah, the forecast is going to be fantastic. it starts out great...
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. >> ginger: news 6 reporter jennifer ortega is live there now. we're told other kids flagged down rescuers right after this all happened? >> reporter: that's right. but not a whole lot of information just yet. let me show you what the scene looks like right now. it's been blocked off by a lot of crime scene tape. when we got here, we saw deputies interviewing two young boys. orange county fire/rescue confirmed a 5-year-old boy was they responded to the call regarding a near drowning in the canal around 3:30 this afternoon. when rescuers were flagged down by the children, that's when they found out the child was back there. we'll keep you posted on the developing story as we get more information. >> ginger: jennifer ortega reporting live, thank you. jen. >> julie: three scrubs and now a fourth. our team coverage begins with chief meteorologist tom sorrells. but first, news 6 reporter erik von ancken is live on the space coast. we learned the problem today is wind. >> reporter: wind shear specifically. in fact, the c.e.o. of spacex, elon musk, just
. >> ginger: news 6 reporter jennifer ortega is live there now. we're told other kids flagged down rescuers right after this all happened? >> reporter: that's right. but not a whole lot of information just yet. let me show you what the scene looks like right now. it's been blocked off by a lot of crime scene tape. when we got here, we saw deputies interviewing two young boys. orange county fire/rescue confirmed a 5-year-old boy was they responded to the call regarding a near...
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jennifer ortega is there. >> reporter: detectives are still out here working the scene. we're told the 8-year-old is in the hospital in critical condition in these last hours. now, we've learned the boy goes to riverside elementary and cutting behind houses and through the canal to get home. this happened around 3:30. deputies say the boy and his friends were playing on a pipe that stretches across the canal when the boy fell off into 3 foot deep water and his friend helped pull him out. >> that's actually his playmate. he plays with him on a day-to-day basis. i'm going to go home and make sure he's okay. >> reporter: what do you think of them cutting back near the >> i'm upset about it because he knows it's not a path i told him >> ginger: not ideal for a launch today was a picture-perfect day for some baseball. >> lisa: yes, it was. meteorologist candace campos took the pinpoint weather patrol to disney's espn wide world of >> reporter: it's been 122 days since we've been able to enjoy professional baseball. this is the first one for the atlanta braves at the wide worl
jennifer ortega is there. >> reporter: detectives are still out here working the scene. we're told the 8-year-old is in the hospital in critical condition in these last hours. now, we've learned the boy goes to riverside elementary and cutting behind houses and through the canal to get home. this happened around 3:30. deputies say the boy and his friends were playing on a pipe that stretches across the canal when the boy fell off into 3 foot deep water and his friend helped pull him out....
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news 6 reporter jennifer ortega has been following this for us and she joins us live. the sheriff just talked about this. >> reporter: well, the sheriff said he actually arrested 17-year-old michael anderson. he was hiding in the wooded area near orange blossom this morning when they arrested him around 1:20 this afternoon. they say his girlfriend played thing. she was actually charged with accessory and tampering with evidence. she has also been arrested and anderson is being charged with second-degree murder. here's what the sheriff had to say about the whole thing. >> we know this won't bring antoine back, but we -- but we hope this news will bring a measure of comfort to his family as they prepare for his funeral. >> reporter: now, the sheriff did go into detail, saying antoine was actually buying marijuana from anderson when the shot. we'll have more details about this case coming up at 6:00. >> lisa: all right, jen. a man is critically wounded after deputies say he was shot while working outside. >> matt: neighbors tell news 6 the victim was an innocent bystander
news 6 reporter jennifer ortega has been following this for us and she joins us live. the sheriff just talked about this. >> reporter: well, the sheriff said he actually arrested 17-year-old michael anderson. he was hiding in the wooded area near orange blossom this morning when they arrested him around 1:20 this afternoon. they say his girlfriend played thing. she was actually charged with accessory and tampering with evidence. she has also been arrested and anderson is being charged...
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in orlando, jennifer ortega, news 6. >> reporter: happening today paying final respects to the 6- year- old sanford girl killed in the accidental shooting. police say aleatha burke shot and killed herself last week with the gun she found under a couch cushion. her uncle and convicted felon eric williams was supposed to be baby sitting aleatha. he was arrested and since posted bond. he faces multiple charges including child neglect and unsafe storage of a firearm. the funeral is set for later this afternoon. >>> for the past week harley' s have taken over the streets of outnumbered by flip flops, swimsuits and college students. bars, restaurants and hotels street. shop owners are also smiling as anniversary bike week merchandise. but as the motorcycle mecca winds down, the rush of the beginning. expect it to be a busy time for s a live look from daytona beach. not much going on at this hour. maybe some folks straggling back to the hotels or what not. should be pretty fun out there. here' s danny treanor with the quick check of today' s forecast. >> it' s not just harley' s buddy. got so
in orlando, jennifer ortega, news 6. >> reporter: happening today paying final respects to the 6- year- old sanford girl killed in the accidental shooting. police say aleatha burke shot and killed herself last week with the gun she found under a couch cushion. her uncle and convicted felon eric williams was supposed to be baby sitting aleatha. he was arrested and since posted bond. he faces multiple charges including child neglect and unsafe storage of a firearm. the funeral is set for...
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in orlando, jennifer ortega news 6. >>> all right, thank you. >> now to a super night for donald trump wracking up win after win. no wins for marco rubio, but no surrender either. we have reporters at both camps tonight. etching erik sandoval is at the rubio campaign. huge night for the front runner, night. >> reporter: big night. hi everyone. what a beautiful setting. the feel is presidential. this is something the viewers didn't get to see. this had a presidential feel. and donald trump looked the part. with victories in hand, he reached out to the media and issued two questions, first or issues, rather, to the gop establish ment, he said consider the facts. and then he went in on marco rubio. but let's begin with his message to the gop establish ment. >> if i'm going to win all of these states with all these numbers and i come in worst as second, i think we're a democracy, i think it's awfully hard to say that's not the person we want to lead the party. right? i'm not going to tell him what to do you have to run. he had a bad night. according to cnn, fox, i watched their broadcast,
in orlando, jennifer ortega news 6. >>> all right, thank you. >> now to a super night for donald trump wracking up win after win. no wins for marco rubio, but no surrender either. we have reporters at both camps tonight. etching erik sandoval is at the rubio campaign. huge night for the front runner, night. >> reporter: big night. hi everyone. what a beautiful setting. the feel is presidential. this is something the viewers didn't get to see. this had a presidential feel....
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live in edgewater, jennifer ortega news 6. tonight the final face off between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. voters got to hear a lot from both sides. news 6 anchor ginger gadsden is live for us tonight. ginger, clinton is favored to win, but as sanders showed us, you can't count this guy out. >> no you definitely cannot. they just wrapped up less than five minutes ago and you can see people are filing out of their auditorium here at miami-dade college. sanders comes in tonight's debate with momentum on his side. his upset win reinvigorated his campaign. and much of it was over immigration reform, not a huge surprise, being that the debate is being held here in miami. both kant dats agreed they would not deport children. here's what they have to say about immigration reform tonight. >> yes or no? can you promise tonight you won't deport children children who are already here. i do not want to deport family members either, jorge, as i said, i want to prioritize who would be deported. violent criminals, people planning terr
live in edgewater, jennifer ortega news 6. tonight the final face off between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. voters got to hear a lot from both sides. news 6 anchor ginger gadsden is live for us tonight. ginger, clinton is favored to win, but as sanders showed us, you can't count this guy out. >> no you definitely cannot. they just wrapped up less than five minutes ago and you can see people are filing out of their auditorium here at miami-dade college. sanders comes in tonight's...
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news 6 reporter jennifer ortega on the crime and the suspects. look for her report tonight at 11:00. >> ginger: developing at 7:00, the man charged after his young niece accidentally shot herself to death could get out of jail any moment now. news 6 was there as the judge set bond at $20,000 for eric williams. reporter troy campbell tells us strangers are now trying to help this grieving family. >> reporter: with the child's uncle facing charges for keeping that gun unlocked and within reach, a local business is helping raise money for the family to pay for her funeral costs. >> cute little girl. you know how young kids are. >> reporter: kevin shaw, the owner of kevin's corner store off 1792 and sanford says the family has been frequent customers of his for a while. >> i've known the family for years. they've been spending money at my story for years now. i've been knowing them 10 years. >> reporter: the jar is on the counter. the money is going toward the young child. she was tragically killed after picking up a loaded handgun and accidentally p
news 6 reporter jennifer ortega on the crime and the suspects. look for her report tonight at 11:00. >> ginger: developing at 7:00, the man charged after his young niece accidentally shot herself to death could get out of jail any moment now. news 6 was there as the judge set bond at $20,000 for eric williams. reporter troy campbell tells us strangers are now trying to help this grieving family. >> reporter: with the child's uncle facing charges for keeping that gun unlocked and...
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news 6 reporter jennifer ortega joins us live from out there. it's a beautiful night for a launch. >> reporter: that's right. it's perfect weather out here. perfect, they're worried about a couple of clouds and a little bit of wind we're seeing out here, but for the most part, they're all ready to go. this is a project that began with a rocket explosion a year and a half ago in virginia. it's the same mission and the second time they're going to try to launch this rocket. hopefully tonight everything goes as planned. the lift-off is set for 11:05, heading to the international space station. the rocket weighs more than 1600 pounds and carrying food, supplies and experiments to the space station. it's the heaviest load boosted by this type of rocket. the launch is set for 11:05. a lot of people out here already very excited. if you don't know about it, it's a good chance to come out and see the rocket yourself. it's a very nice sight to see. it will be my very first one. >> lisa: it should be great with the clear skies and the weather looking good
news 6 reporter jennifer ortega joins us live from out there. it's a beautiful night for a launch. >> reporter: that's right. it's perfect weather out here. perfect, they're worried about a couple of clouds and a little bit of wind we're seeing out here, but for the most part, they're all ready to go. this is a project that began with a rocket explosion a year and a half ago in virginia. it's the same mission and the second time they're going to try to launch this rocket. hopefully...
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jennifer ortega is outside live first off, what started all this? >> investigators say that frederick torres was fired from the park. just a day before he chased down his boss and stabbed him with scissors. those are the screams of one terrified worker. cell phone video shows security guards pulling 33-year-old frederick torres off his bloody and battered boss glen ferguson. just minutes after he was fired at island of adventure back on new year's day. investigate say the former contract caricature artist with universal orlando threatened ferguson that, if he was fired he would kill one of his coworkers. despite being fired, he still showed up for work. surveillance video shows him chasing his boss up and down the screen. angles shows a chase for several minutes before torres catches up to ferguson. park guests captured the fight on camera telling police they saw torres lung and swing at ferguson. and then at some point, stabbing him several times. the video continues to show security separating the two. torres being held back by guards while fergus
jennifer ortega is outside live first off, what started all this? >> investigators say that frederick torres was fired from the park. just a day before he chased down his boss and stabbed him with scissors. those are the screams of one terrified worker. cell phone video shows security guards pulling 33-year-old frederick torres off his bloody and battered boss glen ferguson. just minutes after he was fired at island of adventure back on new year's day. investigate say the former contract...
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news 6 reporter jennifer ortega is in the area. >> reporter: police are still looking for that suspect they on white court, not knowing there was a 12-year-old inside. >> i can imagine this mother being frantic. so now this mother knows not to leave her car running. >> police say the woman parked her car at a family's home and left her 12-year-old sleeping in the back seat with the car running. she went inside to pick up another child to take to school. when she came out, the car was gone with her daughter inside. >> just how much time it takes you to get out of your car, that's how long it takes someone to get in your car and drive off with it if you leave your keys in the ignition with the car running. >> reporter: police say the suspect got a couple of streets away when he realized there was a child in the car. he stopped at eagle park apartments, jumped out and took off on foot. >> you don't leave your children unattended anyplace, but a 12-year-old is not like a 2-year-old but it's still a child. >> reporter: police believe after the suspect took off, he was picked up by a friend.
news 6 reporter jennifer ortega is in the area. >> reporter: police are still looking for that suspect they on white court, not knowing there was a 12-year-old inside. >> i can imagine this mother being frantic. so now this mother knows not to leave her car running. >> police say the woman parked her car at a family's home and left her 12-year-old sleeping in the back seat with the car running. she went inside to pick up another child to take to school. when she came out, the...
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. >>> in volusia county jennifer ortega news 6. >> breaking news in orlando. a murder in an apartment complex. video just in from the cypress pointe apartments on versailles drive. police say a 22-year-old man was killed. no one else was hurt. police are working on getting info on a suspect right now. as soon as we learn more we will bring it to you in this newscast. >>> also developing a convicted felon arrested after his 6-year-old niece accidentally killed herself is a free man. >> in the last couple hours he left the seminole county jail but not before facing tough questions from us. detectives say this guy shouldn't have had a gun in the first place. what did he have to say for himself. >> no. today to his car. but before he drove off he did have something to say. >> god bless america. >> family members tried blocking questions from reporters as williams walked from the seminole county jail. he is facing child neglect, unsafe storage of a firearm and possession of a weapon charges after the death of his 6-year-old niece. >> you have to talk to my lawyer.
. >>> in volusia county jennifer ortega news 6. >> breaking news in orlando. a murder in an apartment complex. video just in from the cypress pointe apartments on versailles drive. police say a 22-year-old man was killed. no one else was hurt. police are working on getting info on a suspect right now. as soon as we learn more we will bring it to you in this newscast. >>> also developing a convicted felon arrested after his 6-year-old niece accidentally killed herself is...
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news 6 reporter jennifer ortega alert. she joins us now live from sheriff's office. so what are you learning about these two suspects? >> reporter: well, detectives say that 17-year-old michael anderson was actually selling davis some marijuana the night he was murdered and that his girlfriend possibly knew the entire time where he was this last week.
news 6 reporter jennifer ortega alert. she joins us now live from sheriff's office. so what are you learning about these two suspects? >> reporter: well, detectives say that 17-year-old michael anderson was actually selling davis some marijuana the night he was murdered and that his girlfriend possibly knew the entire time where he was this last week.
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news 6 reporter jennifer ortega tonight. how are things looking so far? >> reporter: the countdown is on for a lot of people out here. clouds could play a factor, but for the most part, they're all ready to go. this is the same rocket that began with a explosion in virginia a year and a half ago. again, the same mission. it's the second time they'll be trying to launch this rocket. hopefully everything goes as planned. this lift-off is set for 11:05, heading to the international space station. people out here are ready to see the rocket light up the sky. >> i'm looking forward to it. i hope it happens. just seeing one this close and seeing what it feels like, if i can feel it from here. >> watching it go up and just watching history in the making. >> i want to see the mission to mars, something to look forward to, we'll have people on mars soon. >> reporter: the rocket waives eighs more than 1600 pounds and is carrying food, supplies and experiments to the international space station. boosted by this type of rocket. the launch is set for 11:05. if you get
news 6 reporter jennifer ortega tonight. how are things looking so far? >> reporter: the countdown is on for a lot of people out here. clouds could play a factor, but for the most part, they're all ready to go. this is the same rocket that began with a explosion in virginia a year and a half ago. again, the same mission. it's the second time they'll be trying to launch this rocket. hopefully everything goes as planned. this lift-off is set for 11:05, heading to the international space...
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news 6's jennifer ortega is live outside the home tonight. do they think it's someone in that neighborhood? >> no. but they actually went door to door looking through trash cans for spray paint after they saw this right in front of their home. >> it's a shame that society has gotten to this point. >>> handy says she's been living never had an issue stating her political opinion in her front yard. >> and people did that because they were afraid. >>> we put signs up every election and have never had a problem. >> it wasn't until this morning when she woke up to the word nazi and kkk slandering trump in his following. off painted in red. >> they spent $3 on a can of paint. as far as i'm concerned, they just gave a little bit of capitalism. >>> the vandalism stretches across two front yards. her and her neighbor who also have signs out front is. >> it's not just a violation to me. it's a violation to everyone. it's a violation to everyone that believes in their civil liberties. >> reporter: so patty tells us this won't stop her to standby somethi
news 6's jennifer ortega is live outside the home tonight. do they think it's someone in that neighborhood? >> no. but they actually went door to door looking through trash cans for spray paint after they saw this right in front of their home. >> it's a shame that society has gotten to this point. >>> handy says she's been living never had an issue stating her political opinion in her front yard. >> and people did that because they were afraid. >>> we put...
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firefighters tell jennifer ortega they now have this contained. it burned near wild tamarin drive. the homes are now out of danger. the firefighters will be out there all night to make sure it doesn't flair back up. >> ginger: all day long, we've been under a red flag fire danger warning. >> julie: that warning just expired moments ago. as we take a live look over daytona beach, let's check in with meteorologist troy bridges in for tom tonight. why was the fire danger so high today? >> it's all about the dry air in place and the winds kicking up. the winds were gusting near 30 miles per hour earlier today around the area of high pressure that continues to dominate the forecast. that's leading to a lot of sunshine tomorrow that will help us to warm up after a chilly start early in the morning. it's all behind a front that moved well to the south of us, brought some severe weather yesterday to south florida. you can see the winds right now much higher than the sustained winds. sustained between 10 and 15 miles per hour across florida. night. there's a frost advisory in effect through
firefighters tell jennifer ortega they now have this contained. it burned near wild tamarin drive. the homes are now out of danger. the firefighters will be out there all night to make sure it doesn't flair back up. >> ginger: all day long, we've been under a red flag fire danger warning. >> julie: that warning just expired moments ago. as we take a live look over daytona beach, let's check in with meteorologist troy bridges in for tom tonight. why was the fire danger so high today?...
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this happened on pembrook drive where jennifer ortega is live for us this evening. i know you spoke with a mom who told you her son helped pull that boy out from the water.
this happened on pembrook drive where jennifer ortega is live for us this evening. i know you spoke with a mom who told you her son helped pull that boy out from the water.
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news 6 reporter jennifer ortega is also at cape canaveral and we'll have a live update from her at the cape, coming up on news 6 at 6:00. >>> could you imagine celebrating the birth of your baby with some complete strangers? >> ginger: i love this story. one family welcoming their new bundle of joy got that experience thanks to a texting mix-up. it started when the new parents included two brothers in a group text message. one of the brothers replied back saying he didn't know the group. he soon replied again telling the family he and his brother would visit them in the hospital sure enough, the brothers made the drive from tallahassee -- this is so funny. they even brought gifts for the family. williams shared a post with this picture to his facebook page. it's been liked and shared tens of thousands of times. family members say they're grateful for the brothers for taking part in the very special moment. >> lisa: that is awesome. we've all gotten a random text where we know clearly someone has messed up the number and the text was not meant for us. >> ginger: i love that they drove t
news 6 reporter jennifer ortega is also at cape canaveral and we'll have a live update from her at the cape, coming up on news 6 at 6:00. >>> could you imagine celebrating the birth of your baby with some complete strangers? >> ginger: i love this story. one family welcoming their new bundle of joy got that experience thanks to a texting mix-up. it started when the new parents included two brothers in a group text message. one of the brothers replied back saying he didn't know...
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jennifer ortega news 6. >>> thank you. also developing, a weather alert. believe it or not, some of us could see frost in the morning. >> meteorologist troy bridges is pinpointing the chilly time line and drastic drop in temperatures. troy, frost? come on, it's spring. >> i know, the second day of spring, the first full day of spring. we are going to see the temperatures dropping tonight. marion county, under a frost advisory into the 9 o'clock hour tomorrow morning. the rest of it likely to drop in the 40s while we'll be in the upper 40s in marion county. we already dropped in the 40s in marion county. 46 in flagler county, for palm coast, it's 54. right now in orlando, and 58 in cocoa beach as well as melbourne. early in the morning, temperatures dropping considerably, cold enough for a big coat heading out the door bright and early. 38 in ocala, beach. we're going to talk about the warm up we could have for the day tomorrow. today. we'll talk about when rain finally returns to help with that fire threat, straight >>> thank you. now to a story you'll see
jennifer ortega news 6. >>> thank you. also developing, a weather alert. believe it or not, some of us could see frost in the morning. >> meteorologist troy bridges is pinpointing the chilly time line and drastic drop in temperatures. troy, frost? come on, it's spring. >> i know, the second day of spring, the first full day of spring. we are going to see the temperatures dropping tonight. marion county, under a frost advisory into the 9 o'clock hour tomorrow morning. the...
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jennifer ortega news 6. >>> thank you. tonight a crime tracker alert for a woman who keyed an officer's personal car. the off duty officer parked his mercedes at south turn restaurant in daytona beach. when he came back to his car, he found all sides of the car keyed. police are looking for these two people. the report said they saw the two walking out of a restaurant two weeks ago. the woman then keyed the officer's car. so if you recognize him. the daytona beach police. >> tom sorrells is joining us now. it was the hottest day in months now. we didn't break any records. >> in the last 2-3 hours, they finally up grated the high daytona beach to 89. >> we did the same yesterday. >> we did. the high of the 89. >>> these aren't records i'm especially itching to break. >> no. it's nice to dream. but it's oh boy. in march. wait. this is where we stand tonight on radar. we keep looking for rain relief. but none anytime soon. we had the east coast breeze that developed. we didn't see any big rain. drop the temperature a little b
jennifer ortega news 6. >>> thank you. tonight a crime tracker alert for a woman who keyed an officer's personal car. the off duty officer parked his mercedes at south turn restaurant in daytona beach. when he came back to his car, he found all sides of the car keyed. police are looking for these two people. the report said they saw the two walking out of a restaurant two weeks ago. the woman then keyed the officer's car. so if you recognize him. the daytona beach police. >> tom...