. >> anchor: hopkins is running against current sheriff jerry demmings. for those want to help these boy scout head to clickorlando.com we put a link to the go fund me page. >>> new information on the sudden last-minute cancellation yesterday that left thousands of people in downtown orlando all dressed up with nowhere to go. what kind of illness forced the big dance to postpone a huge count concert. a star wars saga at a pizza shop the strange character that brought back a stolen droid elizabeth? >> anchor: most of us made it to the low 70s today and tomorrow we are talking low 80s. speakman a billionaire rocket children all these kids were trying to build his next big >> anchor: tonight, we are hearing the reason behind the huge concert last night in orlando. the band def leppard can't sing right now. the only reason fans at the show was due to illness today the drummer tweeted joe elliott can't sing because he needs to rest his throat for a month or could do permanent damage. band sticks was supposed to perform fans were told they could get a full refu

jerry demmings: at some point, based in what she is telling me, he deliberately ran over her as she was approaching the vehicle. she ended up on the hood of the car. michelle: the sheriff says the deputy stayed on the hood of the car as ortiz drove down the street, going faster and faster. the deputy said she knew she had to roll off the hood. the fall knocked her out. the probation officer hit the emergency button on the deputy' s >> i would not have jumped in front of the car. michelle: the neighbors have strong and mixed feelings about how it all went down. >> i don' t know why they think they have rubber bumpers, jumping in front of cars and , thinking they are not going to get hit when these kids don' t care about their own life, so what makes you think they are going to care about your life to stop? >> she should have shot the mess out of him. >> that would have been, she would -- >> she would have been ok. michelle: ortiz is driving a tires. meredith: today wesh 2 news talked to the husband of the injured deputy. sergeant paul smalley provided this photo of his wife, sergeant mar

and jerry demming said the cops are looking for the suspect jan carlos-ortiz. >> he ran over her and ended up on the hood of the car. process of trying to take him in for previous charges when the teen hit her with his white honda. >> she could hear the engine and started to increase the speed. she knew at that point she needed to get off the hood. >> it was a screeching car peeling out. he is wanted for burglary, assault and fleeing from an officer. he lives in the home where the sergeant was heading to. >> there are a lot of people there all the time. >> there are multiple people there. >> have you seen other cop cars there before. >> the sheriff is grateful to the officer who was with pierce for activating the response button and getting help. she suffered head, back, foot injuries but they are considered non-life threatening. >> she is in a lot of pain she has a jovial personality but still she understands that she was in a serious situation. attempted murder charges on an law enforcement. >> he is in serious trouble at this time. i feel sorry for her, she is injured. hope she is

of intentionally running over an orange county sheriff' s deputy this morning and then taking jerry demmings: this was a bold action that this young man took today. we certainly want to hold him accountable. jim: wesh 2 news at 5:00 starts right now. announcer: local, live, late-breaking. this is wesh 2 news at 5:00 in high definition. jim: it was just after 7:30 this morning when sergeant marcey pearce approached a 15-year-old who was wanted by the law. good evening, i' m jim payne. angela: i' m angela taylor. the sheriff says the teen, jancarlos ortiz, spotted the sergeant coming, jumped in a car, and took off, hitting her in the process. pearce was immediately taken to the hospital with several injuries. wesh 2 has just learned she' s since been released and sent home to recover. but the search for ortiz remains active, and with each passing hour, the effort to find him grows. tonight wesh 2 has team coverage of this search. we' ll begin with michelle meredith, who joins us live from where this all started on high street. michelle? here is where ortiz allegedly peeled out of his front yar