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a potential break in the case of missing toddler lonzie barton. detectives are about to reveal the results from their sudden search today. it's happening at this live news conference in jacksonville where we are on standby, waiting for it to begin and ready to break in with any updates. >> but first, if you thought it was cold this morning, it's about to get a whole lot colder here in central florida. good afternoon, everyone. i'm ginger gadsden. >> i'm julie broughton. lisa is on assignment today of the let's get straight over to chief meteorologist tom sorrells pinpointing the big chill. tonight? >> you're going to need that much more bundling tomorrow morning, be it extra coffee, tea or a wrap around the head. we're going to a 43-degree low in orlando. to the north, that's going to mean big trouble. this is my freeze warning map. i've covered it in in blue. my viewing area in marion county, you're going down to freezing, maybe a little below. flagler county you have the same drill. a freeze warning in effect from 4:00 in the morning to 9 a.m. t

. >> we are following breaking news in the disappearance of lonzie barton who has been missing since july. deputies believe they have confirmed their worst fear. >> luanne: they found what they think to be lonzie barton's remains into the woods. what have you learned? >> reporter: as you heard the chief of the jacksonville sheriff's office called this a sad day. the first step for justice after human remains were found on his road believed to be that of little lonzie barton. they were found in a wooded area off of us 1. deputies say the suspect ruben ebron led them to the area where the remains were found and confirmed he was out at the search area with investigators. officials wouldn't get into the specifics about the condition of the body or how he died or where we was found exactly only saying it is no place a child should be. >> this little boy didn't need to be discarded like a piece of crash. we believe to be him from being disposed just like that in the hopes that he can spend his eternity in somewhere that is peaceful and not somewhere that is basically a garbage heap. >> rep

lonzie barton disappeared back in july. our sister station in jacksonville joins us live from the duval county courthouse. what's the latest? >> well, this has been a very, very difficult six months, not only for the jacksonville county sheriff's office, but the entire community. i mean, let's think about it. there have been 30-plus agencies working to find the body of the missing toddler, lonzie barton. but today, just a few minutes ago, at a press conference held by the jacksonville sheriff's office, they told us that they have reason to believe strongly that they may have found the body of lonzie barton. let's recap for you right here. again, william ebron had been facing charges of child neglect, lying to police and tampering with evidence in a trial set to begin this morning, until ebron waives his right to a speedy trial which stunned many. human remains were found in the wood off u.s. 1 in jacksonville, an area not far from where many investigators were searching for days, if not weeks to find lonzie. according to ou

investigators will they have found remains of lonzie barton. where he was discovered and what happens now. the man convicted of kidnapping and rp aping a woman is in jail. >> i cannot believe it. i am shocked. jim: wesh 2 ne wp and up p before finally selling and delivering them pat the original mattress factory p we take a straightforward the extra steps and created a direct line from our factory to you. >> logo, live, latebreaking, this is wesh news at 5:00. jim: we begin with breaking news in the search for a missing jacksonville toddler. good evening, i' m jim payne. angela: i' m angela taylor. the mystery surrounding what happened to 21-month-old lonzie barton has been solved. investigators say they believe they' ve found his remains, six months after he disappeared. wesh 2' s stewart moore joins us live from the breaking news center. jim: investigators said from the beginning their goal was to find lonzie.

. >> in jacksonville, sad news in the search for this little boy, lonzy barton. police have found the toddler's remains. he was 21 months old when he disappeared. tiffany tells us, it was the boyfriend who led police to the child's remaybes. >> you can see the cipes, flowers and cards here left at the scene, where the deputies believe they dorphed the remains of little lonzy barton, bringing a sense of relief to this community. >> to know that this baby is no longer suffering. he no longer has to go through >> reporter: a somber day for this jacksonville community, after investigators believe they discovered the remains of lonzy barton, the toddler missing since july who was presumed dead. >> i just pray that when it's all done and said, we can say that justice was served. >> reporter: investigators tell us the remeans were found in a wooded air off of u.s. 1, but wouldn't disclose the condition of the body or how barton may have died. the suspect, the boyfriend of the toddler's mother, actually came out to the area and led investigators to the remains. >> that l

moment, we expect the investigators to talk r start talking about the potential connection to lonzie barton. >> ruben ebron has been the prime suspect in lonzie's disappearance last summer. those sources say he just led officers to this location, where there has been an active search, since last night, again, reports remains have been found. we're awaiting the news conference from jacksonville, it should start at any moment and we'll bring it to you live, right here on wftv eyewitness news at 4:00 a volusia man take a plea deal, including murder. >> john kidnapped and raped a pregnant woman last year, today, that charge was reduced to aggravated battery. blaine tolleson was in court when he pleaded guilty to murdering another woman. blaine, the deal means he'll spend the next 24 years in prison. >>reporter: john would get out prison when he is in his 90s. the victim today felt as though that was a life sentence. prosecutors say a plea agreement spared his surviving victims to go through a trial. he is 52, sentenced to spend the next 45 years in prison. jennifer, prosecutors say he >> he's n

lonzie barton disappeared in july. that set off a search involving hundreds of people. the main suspect in the disappearance, ruben ebron, was supposed to have jury selection starting today in his trial for child neglect. that has been delayed and ruben ebron worked investigators to find the body. >> it is a very sad day that we find these remains that we believe to be lonzie barton. >> ruben ebron played guilty last week and agreed to testify. >>> a shooting a shooting at the whole foods school store in tampa remains under investigation. police say a store clerk shot a suspect after the suspect threatened him with a knife. the suspect is at the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >>> time for headlines around the nation. a challenging rescue on the side of the tallest building in houston. two window washers got stuck. they motor malfunction stranded them outside of the chase bank building. crews put ropes no one was hurt. >> in oklahoma a new program trying to keep freshmen from putting on weight. the university requires all freshmen to wear fitness trackers. stud

happening, we could learn if the main suspect in the disappearance of the toddler lonzi barton could get a plea deal. his hearing comes one week after deputies found the remains. sources close to the case say a plea deal was reached that day but the judge would not sign off on it until he had more information. ebbron will be in court this morning. we'll bring you information on this case on clickorlando.com and on the news at noon. >> breaking news, big trouble for twitter. the social media site is in the middle of a worldwide outage. lots of people trying to get on no word on what is behind the outage or how long it will take to get the tweets going. we'll keep you updated. >> palm bay police searching for more victims after a man is charged with traveling across central florida to have sex with a teenager. officers say this man, 72-year-old william leech traveled to meet the teen. he was arrested after detectives say they caught him leaving a victim's home. he is facing several charges. he is currently being held on a $105,000 bond. >> this morning, hundreds of homeowners in flagle

and cards left here at the scene where deputies believe they discovered the remains of little lonzie barton bringing a sense of relief to the compand community. >> to know the baby is no longer suffering, no long in any pain and agony, that is sweet. >> reporter: a somber day tr this jacksonville community after investigators believed they discovered the remains of lonzie barton, the toddler missing since july who was presumed dead. >> i pray when it is all done and said we can say that justice was served. found in a wooded area off us-1 but couldn't disclose the condition of the body or how barton they have died. the suspect, who is the boyfriend of the toddler's mother, actually came out to the area and led investigators to the remains. >> that little boy didn't need to be discarded like a piece of trash. and today we are able to take what we believe to be him from being disposed just like that in the hopes that he can spend his eternity in somewhere that is peaceful and not somewhere that is basically a garbage heap. >> reporter: the discovery comes on the same day ebrom's trial was supp

the case, but tonight the jacksonville sheriff's office believes they have found the remains of lonzie barton. the toddler went missing last july in duval county. joins us now with more on this developing story. >> today we heard reports that the prime suspect in the toddler's disappearance, william ebron, was supposed to plead guilty to charges in the death of lonzie barton. that did not happen. instead, jacksonville police went out to a wooded area to search for the child's body and, sadly, they believe they found lonzie's remains. >> ebron was facing charges of child neglect, lying to police and tampering with evidence in a trial that was set to begin this morning. until ebron waived his right to a speedy trial, which stunned many. that trial was postponed this morning. about an hour later, the first confirmation that human remains were found on the south side of jacksonville. then shortly after 4:00 this afternoon, the jacksonville sheriff's office confirmed they did find remains, but they wouldn't give specifics on the body and how it was found. but the sheriff's office did say this case

prosecutors and deputies say they have found the remains of lonzie barton. the toddler went missing last july in duval county. >> our goal from the beginning was to find lonzie. unfortunately it turned pretty obvious pretty quickly it wasn't going to happen with him being alive. >> the jacksonville sheriff's office is not confirming reports that prime suspect william ebron led them to the 21-month-old's remains dumped in the woods. >> that little boy didn't need to be discarded like a piece of trash. and today we're able to take what we believe to be him from being disposed just like that and the hopes that he can spend his eternity somewhere that's peaceful and not somewhere that is basically a garbage heap. that's just wrong. >> the discovery came hours after ebron unexpectly waived his right to a speedy trial. he was expected to take a plea deal. ebron's girlfriend, lonzie's mother, took a plea deal and is expected to testify against ebron. we'll have an update on the case tonight at 11:00. >> the surprise plea in volusia county brought some victims and lo

the case surrounds the disappearance of the 21-month-old lonzi barton. originally evan told investigators someone stole his investigators say they doubt his story. lonzi has yet to be found. once testimony get under way the toddler's mother is expect to testify as part of a plea deal she accepted last week. >> we could learn if a man intentionally walked onto the tracks. it happened at concord and amelia. detectives say they are looking into the possibility that samuel torres committed suicide. the train came from miami and was heading to new york. none of the 198 people on board were injured. >> yesterday on orange avenue and town center boulevard, troopers say the driver of the car lost control and slammed into a light pole. jayline died at the scene. a passenger also in the car was seriously injured. >> lawmakers heading back to tallahassee ahead of the start of the 2016 legislative session. some of the issues taken up this week including bills that fail, including a massive water protection man and laws aimed at disabled. in just hours, a brand new b

we'll tell you at 6:00. 6:00 in the case of missing lonzie barton. his have >>> developing right now, drive-by shootings. two people hurt in shootings just blocks apart. >>> the search for armed attackers who beat up a store clerk to get away my car with my daughter

dozens of people gathered to remember 21-month-old lonzi barton. >> the toddler had been missing for months. detectives found what they believed to be his remains just miles from where he was reported missing. the boyfriend of lonzi's mother is the main suspect in his disappearance. investigators say ebbron led weekend. he was set to go on trial on that trial has been put on hold. >> condolences are rolling in for rene, the husband of celine dion. authorities say he died at a home outside las vegas where he was under the care of a doctor. celine dion just returned to shows in vegas after taking time off to care for her husband. >> you'll have three extra days to send payment to uncle sam. emancipation day is an official public holiday in the district of columbia which means the i.r.s. will be closed. so instead of taxes being due on april 15 like previous years, taxpayers will have until the following monday which is april 18. emancipation day falls on april 16. since that is a saturday, it will be celebrated one day earlier. >> get a little more time. a new jersey woman is proving y

road, signs grew steadily around the perimeter where police confirm they found the remains of lonzi barton. to be discarded like a piece of trash. today we are able to take what we believe to be him from being disposed like that in the hopes that he can spend his eternity somewhere peaceful and not somewhere not somewhere a garbage heap. >> they showed up to fwrooef with the support of their community. >> we knew this day was coming. >> been praying we found find -- i thought i was ready. >> you are not ready? >> not really. >> angela corey said the boyfriend of lonzi's mother helped lead investigators to lonzi's remains. >> ebron waived his right to a speedy trial. could face new charges he is facing charges of child neglect, lying to police and tampering with evidence. he is expected back in court and we'll post updates on clickorlando.com, powered by news 6. >> in volusia county, we know the sheriff is retiring and mow we know one person who won't be running for that job. daytona beach police chief says after soul serging he has decided to stay put. chitwood said he loves what he is doi

working to identify whether human remains-- found in a wooded area-- belong to missing toddler lonzie barton. lonzie disappeared last july. his mother --- 26- year-old lonna barton --- and her boyfriend --- william ebron --- are behind bars. detectives say ebron is the one who led investigators to the site where the remains were found. an orange county man is out on bail this morning... after police say he threatened a pizza delivery man. the customer complained the pizza was too cold. then-- grabbed a gun. according to the police report the customer gave "broadway pizza" the wrong orlando up with the pizza at the correct house about 5 minutes later. that's when police say 24-year-old hector emanuel pereirasantiago told the driver the pizza wasn't warm enough and ordered him to take it back. ken french, the general manager, tells us what happened next. according to the report the pizza delivery guy leftand went back to the restaurant. his boss then called police... who arrested the customer. toss to jayme los angeles hasn't in more than 2- decades. but-- it could have two as soon as next sea

hour-- developing in jacksonville-- new charges are being considered after authorities toddler lonzie barton. the 21-month-old vanished last summer. lonzie's mother, lonna barton and her boyfriend ruben ebron have already been charged with neglect. deputies say ebron actually led investigators to the remains. the remains were found in a wooded area off of u-s 1... but authorities aren't saying the condition of the body or how barton may have died. the discovery comes on the same day that ebron's trial was set to start... but he waived the speedy trial. officials have not confirmed or denied if a plea deal is in the works. in marion county-- deputies need your help finding a missing the sheriff's office says -- around 9-30 yesterday morning -- one of their deputies spotted 17-year-old margaret lehman walking away from belleview high school. the deputy picked her up and took her back to school, but she never returned home later that day. she was last seen wearing a purple and blue jacket--- blue jeans and a panda knit hat. if you spot her call the marion county sheriff's office. orange county

. >> janine: guidelines right now surrounding the case of missing toddler lonzie barton. laurie is back the in newsroom with the latest developments out of jacksonville. >> laurie: this is such a grim case. this littl boy wasn't even two years old. he was 21 months old when he was announced missing last july it. has been days, weeks, months of art arduous searching in the jacksonville packers the mother and boyfriend at the time have both been charged in the meantime, the mother pleading guilty just last week to child neglect and lying to police. but now the sheriff confirming that her boyfriend led them to skeletal remains in a wooded area of phillips highway in the cksonville area. let'ssisten now to the chief of investigations tom hackney. he has been the face of this 142-day search. >> it's a very sad day that we find these remains that we but it's the first step in justice. i mentioned several times that that little boy didn't need to trash. >> laurie: the state attorney also at that news conference to announce that she was able to work with the boyfriend's defense t

. >> janine: we're following tom breaking news under strong case of missing todd ler lonzi barton. >> laurie: janine, this story is out of jacksonville. it's a story we have followed since last july when this 21-month-old alonzo barton was announced missing. and at this point the jacksonville sheriff mike williams has just had a news conference where he a the state's attorney of announced that they believe they have found the remains in a wooded area to 21-year-old lonzie barton. let's listen. find these remains that we believe to be lonzie's but it's the first step in justice. i mentioned several times that that little boy didn't need toto be discarded like a piece of trash. >> laurie: so sad to hear. if creek we can take you back to that picture of lonzie barton, there are so many emotions around this adorable little child. it was july when he was reported missing, and his mother 26-year-old lona barton and her boyfriend 32-year-old had given so many different stories to attorneys. they were charged with filed neglect and charged. the mother pleaded last week to lying to police and

. >> our goal from the beginning was to find lonzie barton. >> reporter: we showed you the certainly last summer for 21- month-old lonzie barton who disappeared in july. >> i said if there's a puddle. the efforts finally ended today when the prime suspect in the little boy's disappearance led them to a new location in the city south side. reuben ebron, the toddler's mother's boyfriend took authorities several miles further south than teams previously searched. tucked away in a wooden area at a dead-end street an emotional chief investigator spared the details. >> it wasn't a little blue coffin he was in where he deserved to be. first of all, he didn't deserve to be dead. >> reporter: prosecutors suspect a deal last week with lonzie's mother on child neglect charges may have played a part in ebron's cooperation. >> i will be tell you her plea started a series of meetings for defense attorneys for reuben ebron and here we are a few days later. >> reporter: one of the meetings we caught this morning of ebron arriving at the state attorney's office. while we don't know the how or why of

working to identify whether human remains-- found in a wooded area-- belong to missing toddler lonzie barton. lonzie disappeared last july. his mother --- 26- year-old lonna barton --- and her boyfriend --- william ebron --- are behind bars. detectives say ebron is the one who led investigators to the site where the remains were found. this morning -- a daytona beach woman is accused of beating her puppy with a belt and leaving it out in the tamia james was arrested yesterday. she's facing animal cruelty and resisting arrest charges. daytona beach police say a neighbor saw james hitting the puppy with a belt out on her balcony. the neighbor took video and called police. according to the arrest report, james admitted to hitting the puppy and said it was chewing things in her apartment. dog lovers can't believe the alligations. the puppy was taken to the halifax humane society. no word on what will happen to it. james out on bail this morning... turning to sports-- los angeles hasn't had a n-f-l franchise "!an 2- decades. but it could have two as soon as next season. the rams are officially he

developing this morning, we expect to learn more about the remains believed to be from missing child lonzie barton. he's the jacksonville area toddler who disappeared nearly six months ago. the main suspect in the barton's disappearance, ruben ebron was supposed to have jury selection on monday, but that was delayed. he worked with investigators to find the toddler's body in a wooded area. the community is still shaken by the grim discovery. lonzie's mother pled guilty last week to child neglect and lying to police. she also agreed to testify at ebron's trial. today we could find out how many rockets will launch from cape canaveral this year. the air force's 45th space wing is meeting today to preview numbers for 2016. our partners at florida today say that projections are rarely met, but we could see more than attempts. a new york town wants to keep its logo, despite the controversy it brings. at 5:35, why some are calling it racist and offensive. but first, a buddhist monk chases down a man outside a gas station! everyone needs a bff. even your smile. colgate optic white toothpaste goes beyond s

we have sad news on the search for toddler lonzie barton. authorities believe they have found the remains of the little boy. the 21-month-old vanished last summer. the toddler's mother and boyfriend have been charged with child neglect. we are learning the boyfriend remains. tiffany teasley reporting from jacksonville. >> reporter: you can see the signs, flowers and cards left here at the scene where deputies believed they discovered the remains of little lonzie barton bringing a sense of relief to the community. >> to know that this baby is no longer suffering and has to go through any pain and agony is sweet. >> reporter: a somber day for this jacket community after investigators believe they discovered the remain of lonzie, the toddler missing since july who was presumed dead. >> i pray when it is all done and said we can say that justice was served. >> reporter: investigators tell us the remains were found in a wooded area off of u.s.-1 but wouldn't disclose the condition of the body or how barton may have died. the suspect, ruben ebrom,

detectives say ebron led investigators to the site where remains --- believed to be lonzie barton's --- were found last week. a medical examiner is working to identify those remains. ebron is charged with child neglect and lying to police. barton's mother has already pleaded guilty to similar charges. the last remaining stadium at daytona... is going in today. the speedway will hold a special ceremony.. for the pj9stallation. nascar executive jim france will be there along with a longtime speedway ticket-holder the new motorsports stadium will debut at the rolex 24 on january 30th. coming up next-- authorities say they've made one arrest-- after a group beat up a teen girl...and stole her hoverboard. more on what happened... and why police say they are close to making more arrests. plus-- uproar in michigan this morning... following the contamination of the water supply in flint. why protestors are calling for the governor's resignation. a crime alert now-- a teenage girl is attacked...all a crime alert now-- a teenage girl is attacked...all because of a hoverboard! deputies have arre

. >> the mother of missing jacksonville toddler lonzie barton testified today. >> yeah, she took the stand against ex-boyfriend william ebron, the prime suspect in the case. lonzie's mom lana barton pleaded guilty to child neglect and she testified she met ebron in february and knew she could get cocaine from him. she later moved in with him and witnessed him selling drugs to others sometimes while her kids were there. barton said ebron gave her cocaine before she went to work the night lonzie disappeared. attorneys are prepare for jury selection when the trial starts monday. >> in orange county, deputies are searching for the man who they say robbed someone at gunpoint in the middle of a hunters creek neighborhood. this is the composite sketch of the suspect responsible for the attack. deputies say the man pulled up to the victim in a black four-door mercedes and got out and robbed the person. the attack happened monday around midnight at the cottages at hunters creek apartments east of john young and town center boulevard. here's another look at the suspect. if you recognize him, ca

it surrounds lonzi barton. originally, evan told investigators someone stole his car with lonzi inside. investigators say they doubt his story. the toddler's mother lana is expected to testify against evan as part of a plea deal she accepted last week. >> we could know if a man killed intentionally walked to the tracks. it happened around 2:00 at concord and amelia. detectives say they are looking into the possibility that samuel louise committed suicide. the train came from miami and was heading to new york. >> one person is in the hospital after a deadly crash happened in orange county. troopers say the driver of the car somehow lost control and investigators say she was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. a passenger also in the car was seriously injured. >> florida lawmakers will be heading back to tallahassee ahead of the start of the 2016 legislative session. the session gets under way tomorrow. some of the issues taken up including bills that failed including a massive protection plan. lawm

medical examiners say it will take time to confirm if those yesterday are that of lonzie barton. sources say they expect to revisit the plea deal in about two weeks. lonzie' s mother, lonna pled guilty to child neglect and lying to police last week. angela: the victim' s mother and suspect' s father are among those to take the stand in the re-trial of amber wright. she' s accused of beating 15-year-old seath jackson to death in 2011. wesh 2' s gail paschall-brown is live at the marion county courthouse now. gail, jurors heard some emotional testimony today? gail: it does become emotional. this retrial is moving swiftly. witnesses. amber wright was 15 years old when she learned into a home in summerfield. >> we all of a sudden saw an orange glow, window, huge orange glow. gail: witness julie cunnigham testified about the fire burning behind her marion county home on the evening of sunday april 17, evidence shows it was the body of 15-year-old seath jackson. the teenager had been lured by his ex-girlfriend amber wright to a house where jackson was beaten, shot, and then burned in a

lonzie barton 24th. it set off a massive search involving hundreds of people. the main suspect in the toddler's disappearance, "ruben ebron," was supposed to have jury selection starting today in his trial for child neglect, lying to police, and tampering with evidence. delayed and ebron worked with investigators to find the body. lonzie's mother pled guilty last week to "child neglect and she also agreed trial". she faces up to five years in prison. a shooting at the "hope food store" on the corner of 22nd street and m l k in tampa is still under investigation. clerk shot a suspect monday afternoon after the suspect threatened him with a knife. the suspect is at tampa general with life threatening injuries. the clerk was not hurt. time now for headlines around the nation and the world. this is your 60 second scan. a challenging rescue on the side of the tallest building in houston. two window washers got stuck in scaffolding. a motor malfunction stranded them outside the "71st floor of the chase bank building." rescue crews put ropes around the washers, guidin

examiner is working to positively identify what are believed to be the remains of missing toddler lonzie barton. deputies say barton's mother's boyfriend, ruben ebron, led them to the remains yesterday. hours later, a hearing where a plea deal for ebron was supposed to be heard, was called off... barton's mother lonna pled guilty last week to child neglect and lying to police. in orange county, the search is child and kept on going. the speeding car struck 3-year-old daniel monsalve last night in winter garden as he was walking home with his brother. daniel's mother tells us he's home-- bruised--- but expected to be okay. an ice cream truck driver is being credited for helping the boy after he was hit while crossing east cypress street.. he told daniel's brother to hold the money for their ice cream... he then sped off, found the car believed to have hit the little boy...and even took pictures. thanks to the ice cream truck driver's pictures, police were able to locate the car about a half mile and ninth. by the time they found the car, investigators say it was abandoned ...but they were able t

new charges are being considered after authorities say they found the remains of missing toddler lonzie barton. fox 35's andrea jackson joins us with more on how the remains were found. lonzie's mother, lonna barton and her boyfriend ruben ebron have already been charged with child neglect and lying to officers... however deputies say ebron-the boyfriend- actually led investigators to the remains. they were found in a wooded area off of u-s 1... about 10 miles from where police say lonzie was first reported missing. so far no word from investigators with regard to the condition of the body or how barton may have died. trt-25 oc-garbage heap 16:44:07 "that little boy didnt need to be discarded like piece of trash, and today able to take what we believe to *2i=5 being disposed just like that in the hopes that he can spend eternity somewhere that's peaceful and not somewhere that is basically a garbage heap." cont vo more than 400 searching for lonzie last july, along with help from 40 different agencies until the search was scaled back in early august. as for ebron-- he idis right to a speedy tr

. >>> the jacksonville sheriff's office it's they do believe they have found the remains of lonzie barton. that is the 21 month old you see right here who has been missing since july. officers say they found the skeletal remains in a wooded area after being led there by ruben ebraun. he's in custody facing police and child neglect. police say they believe lonzie was dead before ibraun reported him missing. >>> now to that surveillance video you saw first here on local 10. ben kennedy at the pembroke pines pine store this morning. ben, really good video here. >>reporter: good morning, eric. you can see a clear shot of this bad guy as he moves in. new glass put in to keep future bad guys out but this crook was really quick, wasn and out. grabbed the cash box and ran. it's just before 5:00 in the morning on monday, a burglar is scene on camera pacing outside a smoke shop on pembroke pines and makes his move, uses something to shatter the front door gordie perez owns holy smokes. it's there that his rveillance system was rolling when the bad guy broke in. the crook goes straight for the cash

. >> hundreds of people are expected to gather in jacksonville to remember 21-month-old little lonzi barton. members of a baptist church near where lonzi's remains were found held a vigil. toddler for free but so far no date has been set. the last person to see him alive remains behind bars. ubron is facing charges of lying to police. he is expected in court next week. we'll keep you updated. >> in election 2016 now, the republican candidates vying for the white house are just hours away from taking part in their first debate. seven candidates will take the main stage including donald trump, senator cruz, senator marco rubio and ben carson. those in the debate are rand paul and carly fiorina. paul said he won't take part. some of the topics is the threat from isis and gun control. >> caught on camera, xrees of a waffle house are out of a job after a customer captured video of them violating health codes in a major way. >> this is unbelievable footage. trying to treat her hair with the same equipment used to cook food. one put her braids into a pot and another dried them with a towel. excite

police believe they sl found the remains of lonzie barton. a 21-month-old boy reported missing back in july. theemains were in a wooded area on jacksonville's south side. it appears ruben ebron led police there, the manho reported lonzie missing six months ago. he was the boyfriend of lonzie's mother, lonna barton. both were charged with child neglect. lonna barton pleaded guilty last week and ebron was to go on trial yesterday but it was postponed. right now it's not clear how the new developments will affect his case. >>> the temperature of the water being used to cool the turkey point nuclear plant has sparked a lot of concern about damage possibly being done around and environmental advocates asked a three-judge pal yesterday to overturn a ruling by the staff commission. that ruling allowed the plant to continue to operate even if the water was exceeding 100 degrees. previously that was the high point. fpl says taking that plant offline could have serious consequences. that hearing, they say, will continue later this afternoon and even whe

dozens of people gathered to remember 21-month-old lonzi barton. >> the toddler had been missing for months. earlier this week, detectives found what they believed to be his remains just miles from where he was reported missing. the boyfriend of lonzi's mother is the main suspect in this boy's disappearance. to the remains over the weekend. he was set to go on trial for child neglect charges. >> condolences pouring in from around the world following the death of rene angelil. the husband of celine dion died. is lean dionne just recently returned to shows in vegas after taking a year off to care for her husband. the couple has three children. >> in your consumer watch, u.s. taxpayers will get a break when it comes to filing taxes. you'll have three extra days to send your payment to uncle sam. it is because of a holiday. emancipation day is a holiday in the district of columbia which means the i.r.s. will be closed. taxpayers will have until the following monday, april 18. emancipation day usually falls that is a saturday this year, it earlier. >> a homeless couple's dream is made a r

david williams tells us what the today. live far from where the remains of what is believed to be lonzie barton were found. >> i am not shocked he is dead. but i am surprised they didn't find him with all of the people looking >> in the grand scream of things the awareness that lonzie willbri will bring to the community, i pray, will be such that we each take and become more responsible for our children and the things that we expose them to. >> reporter: lonzie's mother and her boyfriend were accused of child neglect. ebrom led them to the site of the body yesterday. >> if they are involved, or anyone else, they should be punished for what happened. >> reporter: the jacksonville sheriff's office said at times searching for him with 38 agencies. >> they were searching and searching. >> reporter: that search was non-stop for 142 days until monday where investigators believe this little boy's remains were found on jacksonville's south side. the chief saying lonzie didn't deserve to be discarded like a piece of trash. on tuesday the law enforcement officers were processing the scene still. >> it is

. >>> hundreds of people gathered in jacksonville to mourn the death of missing toddler lonzie barton. >> lonzie barton is here not to just look at where he is but to look at where we are. >> this vigil took place us on for the 21-month-old whose remains were finally found in a trash heap last weekend. the little boy was missing since july. so far, investigators have not released a cause of death but despite the tragic ending there is at least some closure now for lonzie's family and >> it is anywhere but happy but it is prayers asked and prayers answered yes investigators say the boyfriend of lonzie's mother reuven ebron told investigators were to find the remains. he was also a prime suspect in the child's disappearance originally. >>> orange county this afternoon apopka city leaders approving a sales agreement leaving the city for $2 million in the red. leaders say they purchases land in 2006 to bring retail shops and restaurants and hotels to the 13 acre site since then, the land value has decreased. investments presented a plan earlier this afternoon all but one commissioner vote

lonzie's remains were found nearly six months after he disappeared. detectives say ebron originally told them barton went missing after his car with lonzie inside was stolen. ebron was dating the toddler's mom at the time. >> more protests in downtown orlando today. >> this, as the circus performed stop at the amway center. groups have been protesting the use of animals during the circus. they say the use of live animals in performances is cruel. >> a few minutes of live entertainment is hardly worth the lives of these animals. >> the group's protest comes just days after they announced they will retire all elephants from the circus in may. the organization calls it a step in the right direction, but leaders say they want to see more progress. >> well, it feels like a florida winter outside right now, it is nothing compared to other parts of the country. >> we're talking about what the other folks got to do, dress in heavy layers, shoveling piles of snow. we don't have that here. but news 6 anchor julie broughton takes us to some of those areas dealing with the bitter cold. >> i think it's always a

judge for the first time since detectives found what is believed to be the remains of 21-month-old lonzi barton. he led detectives to the scene the day before he was set to go on trial for child neglect. he is facing additional charges t. remains of lonzi we are found one week ago today six months after he disappeared. police say ebron told them lonzi was taken when his car was stolen. >> this is a look at the space x rocket. the falcon nine rocket lifted off from vandenberg in california yesterday but it went fine until space x tried to land it. one of the landing lanes didn't lock and it ended up tipping over. elon musk reported the company will try again on a future mission for another successful landing. >> a milestone when it comes to plans for the western beltway. on wednesday the first section of the long awaited extension to 429 is set to open up. the stretch here will run from mount plymouth to 426 in lake county. it is a little more than three miles. eventually the road is going to run 25 miles from where state road 429 ends in apopka all the way to i-4, right where state road 417 mee

about the suspect were left unanswered. perimeter where police confirm they pound the remains of lonzi barton. >> that little boy department need to be discarded like a piece of trash and today we are able to take what we believe to be him from being disposed just like that in the hopes that he can spend his eternity somewhere that is peaceful and not somewhere that is basically a garbage heap. who disappeared six months ago showed up to grieve with the support of their community. >> we knew they were coming. praying we would find -- i thought i was ready for it. >> not ready? >> not really. >> state attorney angela corey said reuben ebron helped lead investigators to lonzi's remains. >> ebron waived his right to a speedy trial but now he could face new charges involving the child's death. >> he is already facing charges of child neglect, lying to police and tampering with evidence. evidence. >> an orange county judge is expected to decide whether a teen nearly killed a police bond. released ahead of his trial. his attorney argues there is circumstantial evidence he intended to hit the office

new charges being considered after authorities said they found the remains of missing toddler lonzie barton. >> fox 35's andrea jackson has more on how the remains were found. >> lonzie's motherlonna barton, and her boyfriend have been charged with child neglect and lying to officers. the boyfriend led the investigators to remains found in a wooded area off of u.s. 1 about 10 miles from where lonzie was first reported missing. no word from investigators with regard to condition of the body or how he may have died. >> that little boy didn't need to be discard like a piece of trash. today we are able to take what we believe to be him from being disposed just like that in the hopes that he can spend his eternity in somewhere that's peaceful and not somewhere that is basically a garbagep ^ heap. >> reporter: you could hear him trying to hold it together, the quivering in his voice. emotional day for friends and families and investigators. ebron waived his right to a speedy trial. >> john: all new at 7:00. a crime alert in brevard county. >> amy: deputies are telling fox people who took an atm.

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of breaking news, out of jacksonville, investigators say they have found the remains of little lonzie barton. >> and new at 6:00, what we uncovered about the investigation into two orlando >>> channel 9 eyewitness news continues right thousand at 6:00. >>> and we are tracking what will be the coldest night of the season, so far, freeze warnings are already up to the north, and some folks will even see frost tonight. >> with the sun setting, the temps are already starting to dip. certified chief meteorologist tom terry tracking this chill in severe weather center 9. will it be cold enough for us to cover the plants tonight? >> most of us won't have to worry about that. but north and western third, yes. down 4 degrees from last hour, we'll fall quickly in the 40s and 30s overnight tonight. let me show you orange right now, 52 up in sanford, 55 orlando. already 50, new smyrna and in daytona. with 28 degrees in 29 in ocala.

>>reporter: the chief investigator called the positive id of lonzie barton, just another step in the just tis they have been working to bring this toddler. new charges are being determined by the sheriff's office, but they can't say what they are or against who. they can only confirm that the chief suspect continues to be ruben ebron, who was lonzie's mother 's boyfriend and facing chances. investigators say ebron and his previously unsearched wooded area of the city's south side. >> to know that he was disposed of in a manner than he was, that's the key, today that was rectified. >>reporter: investigators now wait for the medical examiner's office to issue it find report. they expect that analysis to bing more answers in the coming weeks. >>> orlando regional medical center has done everything they can to identify a man who has been in a coma for two weeks. they describe him as his panic or asian. he was nearly killed along kirkland road after christmas. he had no id on his his fingerprints didn't bring up any enforcement. >> we from time to time have john does. >> they cannot relea

. >> as investigators continue to collect evidence from the area where missing toddler lonzie barton's remains were likely found, the community in jacksonville is coming together for a vigil in lonzie's honor. the vigil started a few minutes ago at a church across the street from this memorial in jacksonville. hundreds of people are expected to remember the toddler tonight and everyone is asked to bring a flower to build a bouquet in his honor. >> investigators found remains on monday in a wooded area, which they believe belong to the missing 21-month-old boy. the man who led them to that body and the last person to see lonzie alive remains behind bars. for now, william ebron is facing charges of child neglect and lying to police. he's expected back in court next week. >> now to a crime tracker alert. cops need help tracking down car thieves. surveillance cameras caught the group of thieves stealing cars from the ford of clermont. police are looking for everyone seen in these photos except for one teen. that's because we showed you this video yesterday. cops say the 16-year-old took th

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lonzie barton's body was found on monday, nearly six months after he was last seen. members of a baptist church near where lonzie's remains were found are hosting the vigil. a funeral home just outside of jacksonville has offered to bury the toddler for free. so far, no date has been set. in the meantime, the man who detectives say led them to lonzie's body remains behind bars. william ebron is facing charges of child neglect and lying to police but prosecutors could charge him in lonzie's death. he is expected back in court next week. >> the greatest show on earth is in town. >> and in just a couple of the circus. the first performance begins tonight at 7:30 at the amway center. the shows run through the weekend with one tomorrow night, three saturday, two sunday and one more on monday. tickets start at $17. it will retire the elephants in may. the animal rights foundation of florida are planning a protest this evening against the use of any animals in the circus. they plan to gather right outside the amway center. >> a heated issue takes center stage again in one lo

. >> lonzie barton was reported missing on july 24th. ebron's hearing has been postponed until february 9th. here's the very latest from jacksonville. >> william ebron did not appear in court this morning, but his defense attorneys did and so did the prosecutors. they agreed with the judge to push the next hearing back about three weeks because of all the new developments in the case. >> it took no time for the judge to push back william ebron's hearing because so much has changed in the past eight days. >> he put that poor baby out there, knowing from the get-go where he was at. why wait six months? >> police say ebron led them to the spot where he left lonzie's body. they found the remains last week and are waiting on the medical examiner to positively identify them and determine the cause of death. >> i don't know if we'll ever know what really happened. offered ebron a plea deal for leading them to the remains. he would plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter and get 20 years if prison. >> until there's an idea to determine exactly h

they believe they found the remains of lonzie barton, a 20-month-old boy missing last july. the remains are on jacksonville's south side and it appears ruben ebron led police there. at the time, ebron was the boyfriend of lonzizis mother, lonna barton. lonna barton plead guilty last week. trial last week but it was postponed so it's not clear how the new development will affect his case. >> we're waiting on the autopsy results for a florida woman found dead in her apartment in italy. police are saying the 35-year-old ashley olsen was found dead inside her apartment over the weekend on saturday night. they say she had scratches and bruises on her body but no signs of forced entry in terms of the apartment. olsen was found by her boyfriend who says they got into a fight and then she didn't answer his phone calls when he tried to check up on her. >>> right now it is ten minutes to the top of the hour. the temperature of the water being used to cool the turkey point nuclear plant has sparked a lot of concern damage possibly being done to the water in and around biscayne bay. env