. >>> channel 9 anchor martha sugalski introduces us to a life as spokesbox is great. people love me for saving them over half a grand when they switch to progressive. so i'm dabbling in new ventures. it was board-game night with the dalai lama. great guy. terrible player. go paperless don't stress, girl i got the discounts that you need it's a balancing act, but i got to give the people what they want -- more box. any words for the critics? what can i say? critties gonna neg. [ applause ] the what?! during this extended visit from your extended family, all you want is a peaceful moment to stream your show. and you need enough bandwidth of hungry users. lightning internet from bright house networks. the speed you need. and now connect to... standard tv and 50 megabit lightning internet... only $94 a month for 12 months. forever family series. >> martha sugalski introduces us to a special girl. >> is rosie and she was too shy to talk with the cameras rolling but as you will see this little girl had a big heart was so much love to give any family lucky enough to doctor -

next at 4, martha sugalski each week i look forward to this on thursdays. i will forever family series. >> channel 9 anchor martha sugalski introduces the us to a special family. he is available for adoption. >> his name is jj and needs a family who will love him today and for a lifetime. recently we spent time with him -- incredible pets in melbourne. >> jj loves every single animal that came into this room today. >> stealing honey. i think she will be your best friend. >> he is the sweetest 15-year- old, he loves correcting -- collecting and organizing his hot wheels. he does not like messes. when we had a guinea pig, different animals, if they left behind any hay he wanted to sweep and help out. he's known as an helper -- the big helper. that's his name in the home he lives in. >> what you want to see for jj? care for him as their very own. he is a special child and brings so much to the table. any family that will work with him and provide the forever family he deserves, that's what we want for him. >> to learn more about adopting him or any of the chil

. >>> channel 9 anchor martha sugalski introduces us to brothers and their amazing search for a forever family. you do not want to miss it. some companies whose increase help stocks go up. dow jumping more than 212 points. i'm savin' you five hundred coming soon from progressive, it's "savin' u," the new hit single from the dizzcounts. cash money the biggest discount and understand... the dizzcounts. safe driver, paperless, paid-in-full, multi-car and joey fatone. savin' you five hundred i'm savin' you five hundred we have auto-tune, right? oh, yeah. our favorite part of the week, thursday meaning time for our forever family series. >> channel 9 anchor martha sugalski introduces us to two brothers and their amazing story. >> a good story. stick around for the ending, vanessa, greg silvester and christopher want to be adopted together not split. treated to a special night with the orlando solar bears. >> i am 10. >> tell me what you have done today? >> i met the players and watched them play. they are awesome. superheroes? >> cool. >> silvester, what you like to do? do like to play sport

. >>> you're watching chant 9 eyewitness news at 6:00 with bob opsahl, martha sugalski, and certified chief meteorologist tom terry. >>> new at 6:00, a man who has been fighting for ten years to get part of a million dollar lottery pay out will have a tough time proving his case. >> at 4:00, we told you he's in court fighting to get half of his exgirlfriend's winnings. you talked to the legal analyst about this and why the man has a tough road ahead. >>reporter: bob, without any that he purchased the $20 ticket, lit be difficult -- it will be difficult to prove he is entitled to half or any of f the winnings. >> gross winnings. off the tax papers, she was in court for day two of a civil trial after her exboyfriend filed a lawsuit claiming he was entitled to half of the money, if they were together, they would split what they bone. but porier's attorney argued they were noting together at the type. >> the agreement was effective as long as they were together, and the evidence is clear they were not together. else. and he was involved with a woman. >>> i spoke to porier's attorney who t

how similar it is to the common cold, i've posted the differences on my martha sugalski wftv facebook page, share the story with your family and friends. >>> home owners in a deltona neighborhood are fighting a sidewalk on their street. they say if pavement is poured along blue stone, it will uproot trees that have been growing there for decades. the city plans to put in 25 miles of sidewalks over the next two year asks any negative feedback will not change their plans. they've already budgeted for the sidewalks. >>> nice sunset. >> beautiful here. >> tomorrow. >> not so good tomorrow. as a matter of fact, over a dozen tornadoes reported so far, pretty widespread damage, louisiana now moving in towards hattiesburg, mississippi, but we're on the quiet side of this storm, at least for the moment. right now, we're still in the mid 70s, down from 80s earlier today. we had a breeze out of the showing up on early warning doppler 9 radar, 1 million watt severe weather tool, which will get a workout tomorrow. fast-moving severe storms, closer to the lunch hour. this is what's going on back he

announcer: you're watching channel 9 eyewitness at 11:00 with greg warmoth martha sugalski, and tom terry, chief meteorologist. >>> and an orange county mother says she's in a desperate battle to save her daughter's life. >> she says bullies ing so out of control her daughter tried to kill herself this week. now she says she can't get answers from anyone. channel 9's mike manzoni live outside maitland middle school and this isn't the first time we've heard about bullying problems at the school. >> reporter: right, we were here parents showed up and demanded answers after several fights her tea school and even a threat posted on -- fights at the school, and threats online. one mother says she's afraid her daughter's going to die if this doesn't stop. this woman didn't want us to use her face or name. >> i feel like i'm helpless, and i feel like what do i do. >> reporter: she says her 13-year-old daughter took a bottle of tylenol to mace land middle 62 tried to overdose. >> if she ends and takes her life, then who will be held responsibility. >> the woman shows us this letter from her daugh

. >>> you're watching channel 9 eyewitness news at 11:00 with greg warmoth, martha sugalski, and certified chief meteorologist tom terry. >>> developing tonight, a cannot wait for his daughter and grandson come home after they were found with an escaped inmate more than 800 miles away. we've been following the story since the couple took off three weeks ago. got to be emotional. and angela, he says he has no idea whyy his daughter left with the escaped convict. >> reporter: and greg, it was just across the street here at this resort where it happened where gary bullock jr. cut off his gps monitor and walked away from his job in a prison release program. he and his girlfriend now face charges in that escape. but it was the last time they were seen with their young son before being found today in kentucky. >> three weeks to the day you wake up and wonder, where do we go from here? what's going to happen? >> reporter: tonight frank carr will get his first full night sleep in weeks, knowing his daughter and 3-year-old grandson are safe after 23 days on the run we scaped prisoner gary bullock j

channel 9 anchor martha sugalski introduces us to a special teenager who likes -- >> he loves every animal that came in the room today. >> he's the sweetest 15-year- old boy who loves to collect and organize his hot wheels collection. he does not like messes. even when we have different animals, if they leave behind any hay he wanted to sweep and help out. he's always known as the big helper, that's his nickname in >> what do you want to see for jj? >> someone to love and care for him, like use your very own. he is a special child and brings a lot to the table and any family that will work for him and provide the forever family he deserves, that's what we want for him. >> to learn more about adopting jj or any child we feature on forever family, call the number on your screen or go to nine family.com. they just need someone with an open heart and love to share. >>> google may be the first play some people search for a valentines day gift ideas and some ideas are popular. hey, guys, it's annie. you know, as moms, we are always looking for new ways to save money. pwell today, i'm going to sh

this afternoon martha sugalski introduces us to brothers living in foster care martha, hoping to find a family who will adopt them together. >> reporter: that is right, greg. chris and sylvester want to stay together and recently we had the most amazing time hanging out with your lenders solar bears -- orlando solar bears. >> my name is chris and i am 12. >> tell me about you. a football player . >> talk about today. we did you think about the game meeting players. talk about that. >> it was fun, cool, i met superheroes. >> very outgoing athletic and he likes sports. he likes to do out door things in activities like camping. >> tell me what great day would be for you. >> getting a new horse . >> suite when i get up in the morning chris is up for me, watching cartoons and he gives me a hug when i go to work. >> for these brothers, they seem like great kids. may have a bond. tell me about them. >> typical brothers. they fight and wrestle and love, hug. >> i love my brother . >> they are great together. they deftly should stay together. >> he's a great kid he deserves a good, loving fami

channel 9 anchor martha sugalski keeping a close eye. florida surgeon general was in washington today talking about a vaccine. >> reporter: that's correct. nih tells congress early trials of the zika virus vaccine could begin in the summer. more than 30 cases of the virus reported in our state. doctor armstrong state surgeon general expect the number to grow. we work to keep the public informed as one of the best >> doctor armstrong said so far, all zika cases in florida are connected to people who became infected while traveling. the state has zero cases of zika transmitted by mosquitoes in the us. the cdc confirmed florida was home to the top of mosquito that carries and transmits the zika virus. the agency is also investigating new reports of possible sexual transmission of zika. >> we have developed a proven missing this model to take guidance from the federal government and get into a residents, visitors, health professionals and partner organizations. >> reporter:, son john mica chaired the hearing. he said he wanted nih to look at

. >> channel 9 anchor martha sugalski introduces us to two brothers and their amazing story. >> and sylvester and i am tim. >> what have you done today? >> i met the players and watched them play and they are awesome. >> will -- what you think about the superheroes? >> cool. >> sylvester july 2 play sports, are you good at school? tell me about yourself. >> i like to play xbox because i have fun games. unlike playing outside, climbing trees am a riding my bike. >> are you and your brother restaurants? >> talk to me about you and your brother. >> we are friends and we play out together and write four wheelers. >> we also like to ride the horse. >> that is cool. they definitely should stay together. >> is it important for you to be a doctor together? >> yes. >> tell me why. >> because i don't like being lonely without my brother. >> they are terrific kids and they deserve a well loving family to accept them and give them their opportunities that they deserve in the future. >> the boys stories we learned sylvester and his brother are both adopted by the foster parents. there are many children wa

. >> martha sugalski introduces for a family of her own. >> reporter: rosie is an adorable nine-year-old girl who loves to ask questions and she likes to know everything going on. she loves to give hugs and when you first meet her she may be a little bit shy but then she latches onto your side after that. she wanted to ride the train -- she also wants to go on a roller coaster. she's very happy. she's helpful. she likes to help other kids. she was helping with another kid all day today. she helped put his shoe back on, she wanted to push the wheelchair, she was just helping carry chairs, she wanted to do anything she could. she's just a happy kid. no matter what happens in her life she's still happy. my wish for rosie is to have a forever family. family with other children to keep her busy. she likes to be around other kids and do things with other kids. rosie has never had a forever family. it would be good for her to know that somebody is there for her forever. >> to learn more about adopting her or any of this that -- the children we feature on forever family called the number on your

. >> reporter: martha sugalski, eyewitness news this morning. >>> those boys are proof that dreams do come true. after we taped their story, we learned that they are both been adopted by their foster parents which is great news. there are so many children still waiting for a forever family. call the number on your screen or go to 9 family.com. >>> i am marina jurica and i will let you know when temperatures will be warming up. >>> a baby girl was kidnapped and is expected to be released we are asking investigators that they have leads on the suspects. >>> for a complete list of what is happening today, go to icflorida.com . in 1934, steak 'n shake decided the world didn't need another hamburger. it needed a steakburger. so they used 100 percent beef. quick seared to seal in the flavor ... ... you'll only get from a steakburger. steak 'n shake, home of the original steakburger. every wonder what nature valley is made of? no artificial colors. no artificial flavors. no artificial sweeteners. nature valley granola bars. and now introducing delicious biscuits with almond butter >>> right

we have news anchor martha sugalski introducing us to jj. looking for a forever family. >> there are curlicues there. >> jj loves every animal that came into the room today.>> they are noting for -- known for rating beehives and stealing honey -- raiding beehives and stealing money -- honey.>> does not like mass. -- mess. he will sweep and help out. he is known as the big helper. >>> what you want to see for jj?>> somebody to love for him and care for him like he was their own. any family that is willing to work with him and provide the family that he deserves, that's what we want for him.>> reporter: the big helper, i love that name. to learn about adopting jj or any of the children we feature here, call the number at the bottom of your screen or go to 9 family.com.>>> we have taken huge chunk out of the temperatures since yesterday morning. 30s and 40s are ruling. i will let you know when it gets milder coming up.>>> a man who killed a bethune-cookman university student and two others -- of money to others. also the message the mother has for the killer.>>> here is what for more in