news 6 reporter loren korn was inside the courtroom when the you spoke with the victims after this hearing. it had to be a tough day for them. what did they say to you? >> very emotional, as you can imagine. they were crying, holding hands, happy their attacker is now going to prison but also shocked to hear that he admitted to being a killer. >> a plea deal this morning now has 52-year-old john litus behind bars for the next 45 years. >> kidnapping in order to commit or facility the commission of a felony, which is a first degree felony punishable by 30 years, up to life. and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. how do you plead? >> guilty. >> screams of yes from two of his victims filled the courtroom immediately after and the women said what was even more gratifying was him admitted to killing the 30-year-old woman laura miller. >> i can't believe he pleaded guilty. he admitted it. he admitted it. and that's good. >> in september, he kidnapped, raped and murdered a woman and dumped her body in a de land ditch. he did it just five days before kidnapping and torturing another woman wh

i don't know what i'm going to do. >> in edgewater, loren korn, news 6. >> edgewater city leaders say if the hogs, they're asked to call the city right away. >> the film and theater industry is paying its respects tonight after losing one of the greats. british actor allen rickman passed away at 69 years old. he was battling cancer. he was known for his roles in die-hard and in the harry potter series. >> just when you thought cell more customer friendly -- i didn't know that was happening -- it looks like they're still finding ways to get to you. >> a new survey found overage charges already at a record-high are up yet again. a survey conducted says nearly 1 in 5 cell phone customers reported paying overages in the last six months. at&t has the highest percentage of customers being charged overage fees at 28%. 20% of verizon customers and 12% of t-mobile users and 5% of sprint customers reported paying the overages. >> at&t and overdraft fees are gaining attention. it's become a presidential campaign issue. jpmorgan chase and bank of america and wells fargo made more than $6 billion

. >> as news 6 reporter loren korn shows us, others say the same man targeted them. >> it was here at this people brought in thousands of dollars to buy prepaid gift cards to send to a so-called arrested. >> it's really involved and it sounded very really. >> this is one of the calls received on wednesday afternoon a man who they say is posing as one of them. >> he says it's lieutenant cross from the sheriff's office. >> she got one of those calls. >> it scared me. >> she says the man told the couple they needed to pay a $5500 fine due to outstanding warrants for missing jury duty or else. >> don't want to have a deputy come out there and pick you up and put you in handcuffs and cart you off to jail. i said, no. >> she says she quickly knew something was wrong after hearing about scams from her daughter who is in law enforcement. >> she has warned me many times about people who may call and appear to be somebody when they actually aren't. deputies say the 82-year-old purchased 11 of these prepaid gift cards from winn-dixie. sending the full $5500. hours later another couple almost did

in daytona beach, loren korn, news 6. >> thank you. after a pretty chilly weekend, we're getting a short break before we have more chilly weather this week. >> another cold front is on the horizon. let's check in now with chief meteorologist tom sorrells. >> you can't tell it from that shot, but the sky is clear to partly cloudy. it is beautiful in central florida. have all the radars fired up, so nothing going on. by wednesday, we'll have a different story. overnight lows this morning were in the 20's in gainesville. 28 in ocala. 32 from the villages. 35 in leesburg. even in orlando dropped to 36 degrees. tonight we'll have none of that. right now, we're holding at 60. 57 in ocala. 54 in gainesville. the on-the-town forecast for tonight, calls for temperatures to fall through the 50's only. i'll be right back to pinpoint overnight lows where you live and talk about the arrival of the next cold front and when it marches in. >> thank you, tom. here's a live look for you. this is state road 408 at hiawassee. things are moving along nicel

news 6 reporter loren korn has been following the story since yesterday and joins us now live. what is next for the county? >> well, you mentioned that the building is staying open for now because one residents started complaining and, two, as of last to the county council and city commissioners. they want to address the homeless issue here but keeping the building open doesn't fix what's going on here and how it got so out of hand. >> the volusia county administration center was not always home to the more than 100 people who have been camping outside the building for the last two months. >> everywhere else you get arrested. here we're not getting arrested. >> the county says it's not citing them for trespassing. >> we're not trespassing anymore. the reason is, if we did, we'd go down the block to another county building. >> the county says it's a liability issue, afraid of a lawsuit if they remove people from the sidewalk. as a quick fix, the city partnered with salvation army to take some people off the street. but some refused to go. >> you can't drink, you can't smoke, you

news 6 reporter loren korn looks at why it's lost its non-profit status and what it means for people who give. >> this animal shelter has been a non-profit since 2009 when it first opened. after suddenly losing its funding at the end of december, they're now struggling to stay afloat. >> a busy shelter that's barely getting by. >> we're scrambling to get relicensed. >> this after edgewater animal shelter says they separated from their non-profit, due to disagreements over adoption and medical treatment. >> i didn't feel like that we were actually taking care of all >> once the non-profit status left, so did all of their money, including grants, discounts and donations. >> people donate money if they're in larger amounts in order to write it off on their taxes. it needs to go to a good cause and a good cause is a non-profit. >> the shelter says it needs $22,000 a month to run the facility that currently houses the dogs and cats. the doctor says the shelter hopes to get their non-profit status within the next couple of months. until then, they'll be relying on fundraisers and paying ou

in daytona beach, loren korn, news 6. >> thank you. a $1.5 billion dream is becoming a reality and the first stretch opened today. the oldest construction project in history. >> and a trio of baby otters are being bottle-fed. in minutes, why this is the last thing you should do to find pups in the wild. >> so cute. >> also the lions make a deal. why the new stadium downtown will mean millions of tax dollars for the city of orlando, next. >> you're watching news 6 at 7:00, getting results for before contemplating $4 dollar menu, one must calm the mind in our zen garden. focus. the garlic double steakburger meal. reflect. the taco salad meal. zen. cheese steakburger meal. oh! the $4 menu. are under $4. >> well, take a look at this. it is a dirty transformation for the citrus bowl. sky 6 flew over the stadium this afternoon for the soccer and football fields have been covered with some 300 truckloads of dirt. this is on purpose. it's all to get the citrus bowl ready for this weekend's monster jam, complete with a monster truck obstacle co

the rolex 24 starts tomorrow and news 6 reporter loren korn is live at the speedway tonight. you spoke to race fans. how are they reacting to this big transformation? >> oh, my goodness. lisa, they're loving it. what's not to love? wider, more comfortable seats, dining areas, elevators, escalators, the works. fans tell me they can't get enough. >> the day is finally here. >> race fans experiencing the new and improved daytona international speedway for the first time. >> it's just remarkable the change they've made here. >> folks say they're ready to enjoy the rolex 24 in comfort and in style. >> easy to get around, all kinds of things to do. >> the seats are great. the concessions are remarkably better. >> the daytona rising project started in july of 2014 and $400 million later -- >> you're standing in the world center of racing. >> -- racing legends also checked out the speedway while donating a piece of motorsports history for everyone to see. >> it's probably the prettiest stadium i've ever been in and i've been in a lot of them. >> and fans agree. >> it looks like the m

. >> news 6 reporter loren korn shows how the girl helped lead them to the suspects. >> the family says it happened right here, just feet from their home when the teen got out of the car and attacked the girl from behind. >> this guy kind of following us a little bit. we were kind of scared. >> a ride on a new christmas toy for the 11-year-old and her friend on tuesday after a 16-year-old boy and two others stole their hoverboard. >> we went around the block and they asked if they could ride it. i was like, no. >> but she says the boy wouldn't back down and asked again. >> he was like i'd like to ride it. i said no. we went to go forward. he jumped out the car and pushed me. >> that's when she fought back. >> i started punching him in the back trying to get the hoverboard back. and he wouldn't give it back. so i pushed his head and it hit the car. >> deputies say the three teens took off in the car along with the hoverboard. albany ran home to her foster mom for help. >> my daughters were riding their hoverboard and some kids beat them up and stole their hoverboard. >> they remember key

news 6 reporter loren korn is live from the volusia county administration center. you found out one of the workers there said she was accosted on her way to work, right? >> that's right, matt. that's what prompted the property appraisal office closed but the whole building will shut down come the end of this week because of this behind me. all the homes, people out here, over 100 people. the salvation army brought a bus by. they said they would pick up 46 people to take to the shelter because that's all the room they have, the extra room. this is just a temporary fix. >> i take it, this is the rest of the residents in volusia county? it's absurd. property appraiser's office is closed because of a homeless person had someone frustrated. >> i need to speak to someone you. i don't want to speak to anyone online. >> that's the only thing closed right now. he's trying to find a place for them to go. >> this after more than 100 homeless people are calling the outside walls of the volusia county administration center officials saying it's become their safe haven. >> over

news 6 reporter loren korn joins us at taylor middle high school where the girl went to school. you were able to talk to the girl's parents today. it's got to be so tragic here. what did they tell you? >> very much so, matt. they were on their way to make funeral arrangements and didn't want to talk, obviously too upset. but they tell me they miss her so much and they just want her back after she suddenly collapsed here on the soccer field behind me and later died. >> students and staff grieving today at taylor middle high school after losing one of their own. >> we have an imagine at taylor middle high school. we need an ambulance. we had a girl pass out. >> it happened during a junior varsity soccer game wednesday night. the 16-year-old raised her hand to get out of the game, sat on suddenly collapsed. >> is she conscious yet? >> no, she's still out. >> an ambulance rushed her to the florida hospital de land but she died hours later of asthma complications. the school released this statement today describing the 10th grader saying in part, she was a very good student and well-

back to you. >> loren korn live for us. thank you. we have a live look over downtown orlando right now. all is calm. but changes are coming. this time tomorrow, you'll want to stay indoors. >> the rain is coming back. let's get over to chief meteorologist tom sorrells who is pinpointing the forecast and some areas are going to get hit a lot harder than others. >> i think it's going to be orlando down to the south and east where the rain starts to pile up. that's where the biggest amounts of rain will fall. it's going to be watchable through the day tomorrow. the rain showers, what little we have, are way offshore, about 20 miles off the coast. is flowing up from the south, a feature we've watched all day today. for now, showers are staying out to the open water but future radar shows an influx of more moisture. we're going to get it from two or three different ways. one from the east, moisture moving in from the south and the big cold front to our west. on-the-town forecast for tonight, it's fine. if you have outdoor plans, go have fu

if found guilty, he could face up to 15 years behind bars. >> loren korn, live. thank you. >> breaking news on wall street today. stocks took another big drop. the dow fell nearly 250 points. it was down more than 550 points at one point. the nasdaq and s&p also dropped. the dow has now fallen more than 8% so far this year. analysts say economic turmoil in china and falling oil prices are the blame for the recent decline. the dow is at its lowest point since last august. >> developing now, changes in the weather. much better news here than the stock market. a live look outside at downtown orlando. afternoon after a cold start. a warm-up is on the way. >> chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing the weather. we are getting warmer for a short time, right? >> it's not your imagination. here's what's going on. satellite and radar together, shows how cleaned up we are. loads of sunshine as we hit the dry zone here. big problems up north from raleigh-durham to washington, d.c. in the next 24 hours. here at home, things are going to be so much better. check out t

loren korn reporting live tonight in volusia county. thank you. >> new developments in a high-profile murder case in volusia county. attorneys for luis toledo appeared in court today. prosecutors say toledo confessed to killing his estranged wife and her two kids back in 2013 during an argument. toledo's attorneys argued today police about the victim's disappearance should be kept out of the trial. the judge has not ruled on that yet. the trial is set to begin january 19th in st. augustine. >> the florida manatee could be taken off the endangered species list. the u.s. fish and wildlife service announced a proposal today to relist the manatee as a threatened species. federal officials say most protections for the manatee would stay in place. they argue the move is necessary because the manatee population has grown. the number of manatees in florida has risen from a few hundred in 1967 to 6,000 last year. the public has 90 days to comment on the proposal. the hearing is scheduled for february 20th here in orlando. >> now to what deputies

back to you. >> loren korn reporting live for us. thank you. >> this just in, a volunteer firefighter from pennsylvania is now charged with arson. of setting two fires at a closed golf course in altamonte springs. the 27-year-old set the first fire on new year's day at the links at 434. and then he returned on the 4th and set another fire. pierce is also on probation for arson and fraud charges in pennsylvania. we'll bring you updates on the case as soon as they come in. >> today the wife of an orlando police officer almost killed in the line of duty took the stand. >> she's testifying against the teen accused of intentionally trying to run her husband down during a traffic stop. the 18-year-old edward kelty is fighting to be released ahead of his trial. mark lehman reports from the orange county courthouse. >> escorted by several other officers in a show of support, william anderson was in court for today's bond hearing. he watched as the man accused of running him over asked to be released from jail. >> the wife of the officer shed

loren korn was in court when john pled guilty around one hour ago. lauren, what can you tell us be three screaming right after hearing that the 52-year-old was spend 45 years in prison. in a plea deal, john admitted to kidnapping, raping and killing her on the september 23. he admitted to killing and raping a homeless pregnant woman just five days before that. that woman spoke with news 6 after hearing his plea >> i feel grateful that i've what we feel also. it looks like it will be sticking around. troy bridges is pinpointing the chilly temperatures. exits even colder tomorrow. we will be dealing with a freeze watch in the early morning hours tomorrow. that's in marion county. temperatures are getting close to freezing there. look at the tone of each. a gorgeous shot. look at the folks out on the beach. it's still chilly. northwest when you're 10 mph bringing in more of the dry and cool air. here is the freeze watch in effect until 8 o'clock marion county. we see the blue shading meaning that temperatures are at or below freezing for a few hours ear

they're a part of the family. >> in lake helen, loren korn, news 6. >> a woman in deleon springs also tells news 6 she found her dog fatally shot on the same day. >> how much would you pay for some extra sleep? that is what orange county schools are trying to figure out. >> they are considering starting class times later but you've learned the price tag, julie, for more shut-eye is quite high. >> yeah. supporters say 7:10 is just too early. they believe making the start time later will help student performance. at a school board workshop last night, news 6 learned the plans could cost the district millions. it's all because of buses changing high school times would roll over and impact the other grade levels. the board is considering six different models that could move the start times anywhere from 7:45 to 8:15 and they're all costly. the 7:45 plan, for example, would require the district to buy 400 new buses at a cost of $44 million. extra $29 million a year in operating costs. the board chairman is pushing a different plan, requiring moving high school plans to start at 7:50 and 8:

back to you. >> loren korn, reporting live. such a sad story. thank you. >> breaking right now, the scene has finally cleared after orange county deputies say a grenade shut down a busy intersection. the intersection at conway road for hours today as they investigated a call about a grenade. deputies say a man told them he was in the area picking up boxes when he saw the grenade which deputies determined was old and not capable of exploding. the scene is now clear. no word yet on where that grenade came from. >> all right. so we have to look on the bright side when it comes to last >> yeah. since no one won last night's drawing worth around $500 million, the next jackpot that will win will be worth a game on. heights. saturday's powerball drawing will be the biggest in u.s. history. it could be all yours for the price of a $2 ticket. keep this mind, the chance of winning wednesday's drawing was 1 in 293 million. slimmer. still it's fun to think of all the good things you could do with that jackpot. >> i'm going to pay off my new give some donati

news 6 reporter loren korn says it's a new twist on a scam detectives have seen before. >> it was here at this winn-dixie where a couple of people brought in thousands of dollars to buy prepaid gift lieutenant in fear of getting arrested. >> i need to speak to someone about a scam. >> the volusia county sheriff's office says it's looking for a man who they say is posing as one of them. >> were they able to obtain any money or personal information of yours? >> they were well on their way. i don't know if you have a lieutenant croft with the badge no. 589 in the sheriff's department. that's who he said he was. >> scared me. >> susan gray got one of those calls wednesday afternoon. >> he says this is lieutenant croft from the volusia county sheriff's office, badge no. 589. >> gray says the man told the couple they needed to pay a $5500 fine due to outstanding warrants for missing jury duty or else. >> you don't want to have a deputy come out there and pick you up and put you in handcuffs and cart you off to jail. i said, no. >> while gray did not fall victim, an 82-year-old woman did. dep

. >> yeah, it really is a sad news 6 reporter loren korn is in lake helen. >> three animals found dead in one family's yard. they hope deputies will find the person or people response ebl for they strike again. >> an empty cage and feathers is all that's left. >> he found the pet duck and goose shot dead in the yard on monday just after finding a neighbor's cat on their property the same way. >> we've had the geese for 15 years that are like pets. someone came on our property and shot both of them at separate times. >> the family says losing the goose has been the hardest. >> he comes and talks and quacks away every time someone comes up here and let's us know. it was more than a regular goose. >> they're now worried about the other animals and called the sheriff's office for advice. >> i want to know my rights to protect my property because we we're worried about them getting shot now. >> they plan on installing security cameras to keep a closer eye on their pets. >> it sounds like somebody joyriding and using target practice at live animals. i hope they get karma coming back to them

we sent news 6 reporter loren korn. >> we've been talking about the renovations for years, showing you the progress along the way. well, it's finally finished and the fans tell me it's amazing. >> it's the convenience. >> just so much easier to get >> the comfort. >> the seats are great. >> and the stadium itself. >> very easy to get around. all kinds of things to do. >> it's impressive. >> race fans experiencing the new and improved daytona international speedway, finished just in time for the rolex 24. >> it's good to come back. it looks great. we're really excited for the race. >> the daytona rising project started in july of 2013 and at $400 million later. >> you're standing in the world's center of racing. >> racing legends also checked out the speedway today while donating a piece of motorsports history for everyone to see. >> it's probably the prettiest stadium i've ever been in and i've been in a lot of them. >> it looks like the modern facility that should be here for this class of racing. >> the fans are ready to watch the race in luxury tomorrow, starting at 2:30 in the afte

loren korn has been hanging out there all day long and joins us live with the tents behind her. there's been a lot of build-up. is this renovation going to deliver? >> oh, my goodness, yes, matt and you're about to see that in a few seconds. we've been talking about renovations for years now. showing all the progress. it's finally finished. and the fans tell me, it's spectacular. >> it's remarkable, the change they've made here. >> race fans are packing into the daytona international speedway, pumped for the rolex 24 come this saturday. but also excited about the stadium itself. >> it's impressive. >> from the seats. >> they're comfortable and not so jammed up. >> concessions, infield is very nice. it's a wonderful experience. >> the stands look like they're much easier to get around for all the fans. >> the daytona rising project started in july of 2013. and $400 million later -- >> you're standing right now on the world center of racing. >> -- fans along with racing legends are now enjoying the experience. >> it's the prettiest stadium i've ever been in and i've been in a lot

. >> loren korn reporting live for us. thank you. >> now to a crime tracker alert in osceola county. a convenience store robbed at gunpoint. deputies need your help finding the two robbers in these pictures here. we're told one of the gunmen walked into circle k in kissimmee and demanded cash. counter and grab the clerk at one point. deputies say the second robber then came in, grabbed some other stuff before they ran off. if you know who these two guys are, call the sheriff's office. >> tonight orange county's new garbage collection is exactly one-week-old and we're seeing that the county is still working out some of the kinks. >> yeah, last week haulers missed entire neighborhoods and spent the weekend catching up. today we found they're still missing houses here and there. news 6 erik von ancken is live off goldenrod road in orange county. you found a homeowner who is -- let's just say not happy. >> the guy who lives here was hoping that this week would go better than last week. look here. he did everything right. he pu

news 6 reporter loren korn was one of the lucky ones who got to go inside. >> today's the first day of the roar before the rolex, an event that kicks off racing season. a lot of fans are already out here to watch their favorite drivers and to catch a glimpse of the new speedway. >> it's the fast cars going at top speeds around the track, a final rehearsal before the rolex 24 and a sneak peek of the newly renovated daytona international speedway. >> they spent their money pretty well. it looks great, actually. >> the great sign they put up is new. some nice lighting up in front. >> while fans can only appreciate the tower and grandstands from the infield, workers are busy perfecting the inside. >> we're finishing up painting, skrim, banners. now that everything is up, it's color and bring the property to life. >> news 6 took a tour of the stadium to see what folks can expect from the rolex 24, plush new seats and wider concourses and signage to tables and chairs where race fans will eat. a 2.5-year long construction project that the speedway says they can't wait. >> i think they're goin

news 6 reporter loren korn is with some of the lucky ones invited inside. >> i'm told it's just finishing touches at the speedway as fans are already rolling in to catch the roar before the rolex, the kickoff event for race season. >> we're almost there. the renovations are almost complete. >> until then, fans are only enjoying the speedway experience from the infield, but they're not complaining. >> they spent their money pretty well. it looks great, actually. >> great sign they put up is new. some nice lighting up in front. >> while folks enjoyed the opening day of roar before the rolex, workers are busy on the inside. >> we're finishing up painting, scrim, banners. so now's the bricks and mortar and concrete and steel is up, it's the finishing touches to add the color and bring the property to life. >> news 6 went behind the scenes to see what folks can expect new seats, wider concourse and signage to a box where fans can enjoy a meal while they watch. stadium. >> a motorsports stadium that took 2.5 years to build that the minute. >> can't wait. a couple more weeks and we'll open the g

news 6 reporter loren korn explains how their actions damage. >> two men told deputies they spent the last 24 hours trying to get their car out of the mud, including taking the door off this well station building behind me. tonight they're facing charges for it. >> a 3 a.m. sunday drive down this remote road landed a 25-year-old and 20-year-old behind bars after deputies say they tried using ormand beach city property to get their stuck car out of the mud. it happened near the huntington village subdivision. deputies say the duo removed this well station door to get their car unstuck but failed. deputies say the men then walked a mile to state road 40 for help but couldn't find anyone and walked back. it was not until around 9:00 monday morning that a maintenance worker found the and called deputies. both men are now charged with felony criminal mischief and investigators say they caused more than $2,000 in damages. >> thank you. he's accused of raping and killing his girlfriend's daughter and then trying to clean up the crime with bleach. now we know when his trial will start. the mu

news 6 reporter loren korn was there as the 52-year-old sex guilty to murdering one woman and torturing another. >> tears filled the courtroom as a judge sentenced the man to 45 years in prison. two of his victims happy he's finally behind bars but also shocked to hear that he admitted to being a killer. >> he's going to prison for the rest of his life for doing this. and he deserves it. he really does. >> this woman, who declined to show her face, is one of two victims who sat in court this morning as the judge sentenced 52-year-old john litus to 45 years in prison. >> to kidnapping in order to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony up to 30 years to life, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, how do you plea? >> i'm guilty. >> they did not expect him to plead guilty to raping and killing a 30-year-old woman. >> i'm shocked. admitted to being guilty. he admitted what he did. that's good. >> he killed a woman in september and dumped the body in a de land ditch five days before kidnapping and torturing a pregnant woman at the time. >> i kept praying the whole time -- and

news 6 reporter loren korn tells us what's changed. >> the county building will remain open for now. the city and county will meet next week to discuss what to do next while one problem is >> homeless people living outside a county building for months. the city of daytona beach partnering with salvation army to provide more shelter. but some people refuse to go. >> you can't drink, you can't smoke. you get kicked out. you go in early and you get kicked out early. >> the county says it offered short and long-term solutions like first moving the homeless to a temporary shelter, to halifax urban ministries on north street. >> it's not the best solution but it fixes the catastrophe we've right now. from there, they'll build safe harbor, a property near the jail that the county will pay for and operational costs. >> we're here to see the mayor or any city commissioner. >> but we got no response. >> communication is not to the it hard. you have a city that thinks it's says it's more of a city issue than the county. >> the county tells me if the city doesn't decide on something soon, they w

news 6 reporter loren korn looks at the problem and what's being done about it. >> here's just one of several traps the city put up hoping to catch the wild hogs that's been destroying neighbors' yards. >> it's these wild hogs caught on camera who are to blame for this mess. >> they're down to my sprinkler system and they've been all up in through here. >> he's lived on vista palm drive for six years and never had a wild hog problem until now and can't figure out why. worms, or root systems into the grass that we have that they like. >> he's not the only one who has serious damage. >> i tamped down all the stuff that was dug up and a couple days ago, all this happened. >> the city of edgewater says the wild hogs destroyed about a dozen yards on different streets since the end of december. >> bottom line, it's a nuisance to the people, tearing up their lawns. people take a lot of time, money and effort to have a nice lawn. >> the city has now hired professional hog trappers to set traps in the woods that back up to the neighborhood, along with a trail of corn, hoping it will do the tri

as news 6 reporter loren korn shows us, they're now accused of causing thousands of dollars in damage. >> you can see the well station behind me boarded up. that's because deputies say two men spent hours trying to get themselves out of the mud here by using that door and both of them are facing charges for it. >> a 24-hour ordeal for two men who deputies say could not get their car out of the mud and sat stuck at this station. around 2:00 sunday morning, 25-year-old richard clark and 20-year-old andrew mccuen drove down the remote road near the huntington village subdivision and parked. when they contestant leave, they removed the well station door and tried using that to get their car unstuck. state road 40 trying to find help but couldn't and walked back. a maintenance worker found the car and called deputies. deputies say not only did they find the door on the ground but damage to the electrical box inside, something the men say wasn't their fault. investigators say they caused over $2,000 in damages and are now facing charges of felony criminal mischief. >> thank you. now to that

. >> edgewater, loren korn, news 6. >> thank you. we have posted all the information about the next upcoming fundraising event on our website. head to clickorlando.com, powered by news 6. >> we're getting a closer look at what officials in iran say is the moment u.s. sailors were detained by iranian forces. >> the sailors are safe tonight. iran's statement on tv showed this earlier today. the 10 sailors were captured yesterday after their two naval boats entered iranian waters. negotiations for their release lasted hours. navy officials say a failure in the boat's navigational system secretary of state john kerry says he's thankful the sailors were not harmed. >> president obama's final state of the union continues to be a hot topic in washington. >> the president's speech is reaction. in his last address to congress last night, the president outlined his long early it vision for america. he looked back at what he says are the accomplishments from his time in office. he also took shots at his critics, some of his supporters, includin

. >> in daytona beach, loren korn, news 6. >> the mystery behind who won the powerball jackpot in melbourne beach continues. >> the person holding that winning ticket has yet to claim their prize. >> lottery officials believe the winner of the $528 million prize is still working through the legalities. the winner has a 1 80-day window to claim their prize. the powerball jackpot reached a record $1.58 billion before wednesday's drawing with three winning tickets, the other one in california and the winner in tennessee. >> they were very up front and open about it. big drawing and they were on the morning shows. they knew eventually there's no anonymity when you claim the money. >> the california winner has not come forward although there's been a lot of rumors about who it might be. here in florida, maybe the person doesn't realize they won. maybe they lost the ticket. >> you do hear the story, it was in my cup holder for three months and then i found it. >> it could be a while. there is that deadline. we'll continue to follow it for you. >> cell phones are not the only enemy of movie theate

news 6's loren korn joins us with more. >> it's been a domino effect for the last month or so. right now, it's the property the workers there working out of de land or new smyrna beach frustrating some residents here. by the end of this week, we're told the whole building will shut down, you know, because the homeless are not leaving anytime soon until they have a place to go. >> i'm homeless. i have nothing. >> she's just one of 120 homeless people who's been camping out at the volusia county administration center for weeks. officials saying it's become a safe place for them to congregate. >> over time, people are coming out of the woods, coming out of back alleys, getting out of jail and getting out of an unfortunate situation and going there because they know they're not going to get arrested and there are services provided there. >> but the safe haven isn't safe for county employees. the property appraisal office closing its doors on monday and relocating after police say a homeless man accosted a county employee. >> i want a person to speak to answer questions for me. i do