mica, for five minutes. mr. mica: thank you, mr. chairman, for holding this joint hearing. i think it couldn't be better time with the incidents we've seen most recently around the world relating to terrorism and ur border vulnerability. i guess you can probably onclude our borders are porous , tens of thousands of illegals are coming across the border. would that be appropriate, mr. judd, do you think that's correct? border patrol agents, these are very motivated individuals. they do the best they possibly can. mr. mica: can you describe the vehicle, cut the wires and came through, you don't know whether they were drugs, weapons, explosives, carried great quantity its across the border? mr. judd: it could be. mr. mica: let me ask the d.h.s. representative. i just heard that el chapo, the noted drug kingpin and czar crossed the border and he bragged about it i guess after his capture, like he was coming on some regular vacation, journey to the united states. are you aware of that? >> no, i had not heard that. mr. mica: not only were we informed he was crossing routinely, no

mica: did you see this report? again, a high school student could take the support and determine that kids were getting poisoned. he went in and tested everything, the pipes in the building. he looked at the lead lines. he looked a -- he detailed all the things we heard, the calendar of failure of flint. violations going back, and you told me you had the authority. did you ever shut these programs down or go after them? you did not. admin mccarthy: okay. rep. mica: i heard calls for resignation. i think you should be at the top of this list. they failed at the local level in the state level. we failed at the federal level. who is in charge? hedman is getting a vacation bonus, the kids get poisoned, and you are still in office. i yield back. admin mccarthy: thanks for the opportunity to answer. rep. mica: you're welcome. rep. chaffetz: did you have something you wanted to say? admin mccarthy: it would be good if i could. when we found out finally, because mdeq told us on april 24 prior to that that there was no corr

mica, for five minutes. mr. mica: thank you, mr. chairman, for holding this joint hearing. i think it couldn't be better time with the incidents we've seen most recently around the world relating to terrorism and ur border vulnerability. i guess you can probably conclude our borders are porous, a sieve, and tens of thousands of i legals are coming across the border. would that be appropriate, mr. judd? do you think that's correct? mr. judd: border patrol agents, these are very motivated individuals. they do the best they possibly can. mr. mica: can you describe the vehicle, cut the wires and came through, you don't know whether they were drugs, weapons, explosives, carried great quantity its across the border? mr. judd: it could be. mr. mica: let me ask the d.h.s. epresentative. i just heard that el chapo, the oted drug kingpin and czar crossed the border and he bragged about it i guess after his capture, like he was coming on some regular vacation, journey to the united states. are you aware of that? >> no, i had not heard that. mr. mica: not only were we informed he was c

. >> congressman john mica to officially transfer the va nursing home back to the state of florida. it comes after the florida house approved mica's bill to allow the home to reopen as a state facility for veterans. affairs outpatient clinic which has been phasing out its operations over the past few years. mica says he expects the new state facility to fill up fast considering the new va nursing home in lake nona is already full with a waiting list. >> well, the month of march is about women. today the orlando police department is looking for a few good women for the force. >> ladies can learn what it takes to become a law enforcement officer. >> police hosting a law enforcement career forum at valencia college from 9:00 until 11:00 this morning. the forum will include female police officers who will shed light on their careers from a women's perspective. issues such as family life, challenges and success in the field will also be topics of discussion. >> now it is time to check in with troy bridges in the pinpoint weather center. it feels like spring already. everything is bloomin

representative mica: metalico best mexico where the amateur hours. but now they are dumping the stuff in a community. by the time we get the treatment, it is way too late. downall for them a lot to and having that with our first responders. but i told you the first story when they've policed chief tony, three times in one week, a student, they had to revive him. they had to trade at the prescription drugs in the cabinet with meloxidone. put the chart up on heroine opioid-- ok, look at the drugs at the top and heroin. we have actually brought that down a little bit. it went. so we have been somewhat effective in cracking down on prescription drugs. but look what is happening with heroine. it is off the charts. it is being replaced with a cheaper and more available -- you verify this from dea. they see the prices down. >> that is correct. why is the price down when the supplies all over the place? baltimore,ust washington, d.c., orange county, it's every state in the united states we are seeing this. partly, sir? >> that's correct. again, i get a littl

it's an issue florida congressman john mica knows first he recently recieved a call from a scammer.... but didn't fall for it. other people aren't so lucky.... mica says he's talked to people who have lost thousands of dollars to fake i-r-s the i-r-s says they will never demand immediate payment over the phone.... or request personal financial information. if you believe you've been targeted.... report it to the treasury inspector general for tax toss to john at the wall j5gbeadline comes from "fox news." wall your first headline comes from "fox news." it reads----- " man charged in michigan shootings says uber app took him over." ```````````````````````````````h|@ t@`p7x`@0 toss to john at the wall your first headline comes from "fox news." it reads----- " man charged in michigan k shootings says uber app took him over." in the newest update on kalamazoo shootings... police say "jason dalton" says the uber app told him to do it. "dalton" works for the company.... and he was working the day the shootings happened. he told police... "it's like an artificial presence coming from the pho

chairman mica: ok, mr. grassley grothman. : i'veentative grothman only met two people in my life who used heroin in the criminal justice system. both of them thought they were not addicted. arrestedople who are with possession are not added to and how many are just people who are social pressure or whatever, want to feel good for the day using heroin? what percentage are seeking treatment and what percentage are people just, like the person who gets drunk driving because they were irresponsible? esther botticelli: i would assume the rates of the nonaddictive heroin use of -- user is very low because it is highly addictive. grothman: what about the percentage of people who didn't crave it, didn't need it and another was going through depression. and percentage are addicted what percentage are just using it because my buddy was using it at school? saybotticelli: i would probably 5% of people using marijuana have no addiction to it -- i mean heroine. grothman: that gentleman. mr. milione: i cannot give you a n

mica says, the crooks have even tried to scam him. the man, who was shot by deputies outside the wwe training facility, was not in a judge says, he needs to be evaluated before the next hearing. that hearing will decide whether armando montalvo is competent to stand trial. you might remember this video, of montalvo demanding to be let into that facility, near full sail university. he was later shot, and charged with aggravated assault. montalvo' s father tells wesh 2 news, his son has a history of mental problems. his next hearing is schedule for may 20th. jason: let' s turn to our weather this afternoon. it involves a lot of warm weather. we are already in the 80' s in the metro area. jazmin: we want to know what it will look like for the rest of the day. let' s go outside to meteorologist eric burris. eric: it is a day with a nice breeze and clouds overhead. for now, we are mainly dry. there is where the activity is currently, south of lakeland and i-4. for now, it is going to be moving off to the east. eventually, down south of abo

john mica turned over the old nursing center on tuesday . kiersten o'connell tells us what this means >> congressman john mica laid out the plan to reopen 120 beds in the baldwin va center as quickly as possible. the bill passed and the transfer begins >> were talking about 20 days to to accomplish this event for florida veterans. the center has been a swing pays for outpatients. after the beds closed transferring all the patients and the staff to a new spot . >> inside the administrative office, there are signs that patients were treated here soon another bed for a new resident >> this will be the eighth facility for the network and its expected to hire at least 150 new employees. congressman micah says making the facility run would have taken half the time to open it un under federal ownership. cut cost significantly >> everyone came together. it's not really a controversial matter although some people can make it that way. we succeeded. >> the florida department of veteran affairs will come in on march 29. after that the timeline will be

tony mica, a detroit native. who spends a lot of time taking pictures of his city's decay and distress. >> i'm tony mica, people might know me as tony detroit. as of right now i have more than 350,000 followers on instagram. the pictures i post of detroit are basically pictures that i see everyday just being a detroiter. old architecture, homeless people, abandoned buildings, burned out buildings. when i walk out the front door it's really different than any other city. big city in america i believe. in the sense that even on a saturday night, it's pretty desolate. looking through my instagram account, you can pull up pictures of many different areas of the city. here's one from southwest detroit. a lot of the houses look as if it was abruptly abandoned, clothes in the drawers, food in the refrigerator, one of my favorite interior abandoned houses. also there's the abandoned brewster projects, the brewster projects was opened in 1935. that was the first low income housing in the country. the history is still here

mica says the scammers sound threatening and convince the victim the i.r.s. is planning serious action if they don't meet their demand. several cases have been turned over to the department of treasury. >> happening today, lego land giving a sneak peek of the future. this comes as the theme park will hit the bricks on exciting projects. lego land fifth birthday coming this fall, the winter haven theme park will give announcements on what officials are calling exciting and innovative projects. this represents the largest period of expansion in their four and a half year history. morning. we'll pass along the latest updates on air and online at clickorlando.com. >> the big weather story is the heat. >> hot hot hot is is what troy bridges has been singing all morning. >> i can't believe lego land is almost five years old. if you are heading out, we can't stress it enough. this is going to be the hottest day of the year. try to drink a lot of water. find the shade when you can. a little bit of haze because of the moisture in the atmosphere, not in the form of rai

we told you congressman mica ownership of the center. president obama has signed a bill to transfer ownership to the state. the facility are raynor street has been used for training at the lake nona va hospital and can reopen as a nursing home for veterans. >>> 5:10 am. we check weather and traffic every 10 minutes. certified meteorologist brian shields in severe weather center 9. we have not seen the rain in a while. >> we have been to dry. five threat not high but monitoring one day with wayne in orlando for the last 13. putting together the rain stopped for the next half hour. looking in marion county today, again dry date and plenty of sunshine. mostly sunny skies, 84 in ocala. warmer in the inland zones. we will have mid-80s today. not summertime humidity but the warmth with us. low 80s across lake county, 84 clermont and 82 leesburg. we will see more 80s in spots. a lot of 70s yesterday in lake low 80s through seminole county committee to longwood, 83 into winter spring and tonight we will see the fog forming with temperatures arou

local congressman john mica was on hand today to mark the occasion. he spoke with wesh 2' s alex villareal. congressman mica: today' s a very special day for veterans in central florida. alex: special because of this bill opening the door for the lake baldwin v.a. nursing home to reopen its doors to patients. president obama, the federal government turns over its ownership of the building to the state. congressman mica: today, because of legislation passed in record time, we' re transferring this empty facility to the state of florida. they can open it faster and at much less cost. mike prendergast: i' ve never seen legislation passed on the floor of the house of representatives and signed by the president as quickly as this happened. we' re talking about a mere 20 days to accomplish this historic event for florida' s veterans. alex: the 120-bed nursing center opened in 1999, but closed over two years ago when the va opened the new orlando va center at lake nona. since patients were moved to lake nona in december 2013, these rooms have been used as of

mica says handing baldwin over to the state is the most efficient method. transferring over the facility to the state this morning, starts at 930 -- 9:30. jason: eight people in custody mount dora. this is the result of a four they covered large amounts of marijuana, prescription kills -- prescription pills. north korea has miniaturized warheads to mental missiles. that country has been warning about nuclear strikes since monday. michelle: the vacant supreme court seat will be the focus of a hearing on capitol hill. loretta lynch is set to testify committee. lynch has removed herself from nomination. the vacant seat could be a hot topic. several members have said they won' t vote to nominate a new justice until after november' s presidential election. >> a massachusetts chipotle restaurant is closed after women' s workers -- one of its workers is diagnosed with still no reports of any customers becoming ill. several chipotle stores closed late last year when companies were diagnosed with norovirus. the health department says it worked in the most recent inc

mica: did you see this report? again, a high school student could take the support and determine that kids were getting poisoned. he went in and tested everything, the pipes in the building. he looked at the lead lines. he looked a -- he detailed all the things we heard, the calendar of failure of flint. violations going back, and you told me you had the authority. did you ever shut these programs down or go after them? you did not. admin mccarthy: okay. rep. mica: i heard calls for resignation. i think you should be at the top of this list. they failed at the local level in the state level. we failed at the federal level. who is in charge? hedman is getting a vacation bonus, the kids get poisoned, and you are still in office. i yield back. admin mccarthy: thanks for the opportunity to answer. rep. mica: you're welcome. rep. chaffetz: did you have something you wanted to say? admin mccarthy: it would be good if i could. when we found out finally, because mdeq told us on april 24 prior to that that there was no corr

congressman, "john mica," invited her to speak at a "national oversight committee hearing," in washington, d-c. her heroin taskforce. exploded in central florida. in 2015, there were 82 heroin-related deaths in orange county, compared to 19 in 2011. investigators are trying to figure out how a fire started at disney's animal kingdom. it broke out yesterday, during the "festival of the lion king" show in theatre." a fox 35 viewer shared this twitter video with us, showing cast members and guests evacuating the building. no one was hurt. a news alert-- watching hotspots, after containing a brush fire in orange county. dangerously close to homes. skyfox was flying over the scene afternoon, in avalon park. a 20-acre brush fire broke out just after three. it took firefighters about three hours to contain it. extremely dry conditions and wind fueled the fire. turning now to sports-- the magic's losing orlando was in boston, last night, playing a celtics team looking forward to the playoffs. the celtics are in fifth place in the east. victor oladipo led orlando with 25 points and eight rebounds.

mica made the point. hear anecdotally, people who are deported, including gang activists and leaders, especially from el salvador and honduras, who are multiple times deported and multiple times reenter the united states. it is not the penultimate punishment or deterrent. can you comment on that? what are we doing to try to make are that repeat entrants permanently barred and deterred? >> we do have the number of arrests as well as their previous immigration history. theugh the things like consequence delivery system we target things that will be repeat offenders or recross multiple times. we seek assistance from the u.s. district attorney's office to prosecute those folks when we find them. >> do you have a special division or a special targeting task force or system with respect to gang activities? in a lot of our communities, we are worried about dad actors who but weious gang members do not want them in our communities and we do not want them in our countries and we want them back home, though that ca

. >> reporter: spearheaded by congressman john mica, action will now begin to refurbish the nursing facility and get it ready to fill the service needs of up to 120 veterans. right now lake baldwin is the second busiest in primary care system and it is only two- thirds vote. >> why should we sit on this valuable federal asset. we should open it up in the quickest way to get it open as to give it to the state of florida. >> reporter: not only will it keep the center open for an aging population about the congressman says it will save taxpayers millions and bring at least 150 new jobs. >> each time the federal government does it, it takes more time and costs more and there is more red tape. here, we have an agreement with between the state who operates the spirited -- facilities already and the federal government and we are going to get it done. >> reporter: angela jacobs, channel 9 eyewitness news . >>> plans to fix the facility had to go through lawmakers in tallahassee to congressman mica hope it happens quickly at the facility will be fully operational next year. expected to fill up immedi

angela jacobs caught up with congress and mica to push for the day. >> reporter: handing the missing home over to the state is opening in tallahassee with congressman mica says only make sense for central florida. >> why should it stay empty. why should we sit on the valuable federal asset. we should open it up. the quickest way to get it open as to give it to the state. >> reporter: new legislation believed to be passed in record time does exactly that for baldwin park's va nursing home. early, just two-thirds vote action will begin to put the 120 bed facility back into full- service, officially canceling initial plans to close it to the opening of lake nona medical city location. not just take millions but bring 150 jobs and most of poorly provide local resources to the aging veteran population >> coming to central florida, they are aging in central florida but there is no reason loved ones have to go across the state or distances to visit their loved one. >> reporter: this one in baldwin park the eighth one in -- angela jacobs, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> former first lady nanc

it comes after the florida house approved mica's bill. orlando veterans affairs outpatient clinic. they expect the new facility to fill up fast considering the facility at lake nona is already full with a waiting list. >> looking good and warm. there is daytona beach where we are seeing tons of sunshine. we are in the 60's in orlando at 64. 63 in ocala. no big need for a jacket. certainly through the day, a warmup. getting into the mid 80's. 84 by 4:00 so short sleeves in order. the winds out of the east at 20 just posted this graphic on facebook. you can see my which he shall shire tie. >> that is a dead ringer tie. as far as the roads go, we have one accident we are watching this morning in kissimmee. we are still holding onto one lane which is blocked on poinciana past oren brown road. minor delay but still, need to pass that along for you. it looks like you are making excellent time. finding a lot of green data coming back. also taking you outside to take a live look at i-4, over by lake mary boulevard, it is a beautiful start to the day. not a lot for delays. just a little bit

we told him congressman mica push for the state to take ownership of the center since that president obama signed a bill transferring ownership to the state. the facility on raymond street was used for training at the lake nona va hospital. it can be open as a nursing home for veterans. >>> coming up at 6:10 am. we check weather and traffic every 10 minutes. certified meteorologist brian shields in severe weather center 9. the spring without the rain. >> we have been to dry even for the dry season. in the last 13 days in orlando, would look over rainfall numbers in the next half hour. today another dry day. marion county, mid-80s around, deland, ocala, anthony, temperatures touching 84. seminole county, low to mid 80s, longwood, wekiva springs, of myspace, printers, winter springs, casselberry, 82, 83 today and along the coast cooler, still warm and more the way of mid to upper 70s because of the strong onshore flow. be mindful of rip currents for today. tonight, patchy fog developing. we are getting started with a warm up. tracking a big warm-up as we get close to the weekend foreca

. >>> we now know the name of the person killed last night. 32-year-old ka mica collins was hit by an acura. the driver tries to avoid hitting collins. come collins was at an unmarked crossing and wearing dark clothing but the area was lit with street lights. neither speed nor alcohol appear to be tooks. they're still investigating and >>> a man accused of robbing a pizza restaurant. investigators say this is the man caught on surveillance video at a convenience store at and an atm. they say he forced the delivery driver to take him to the atm and take out money. they're still lack for woman who was with -- looking for a whom two was withed rhodes during the kidnapping. >>> according to a confidential letter we obtained, marty puckett was warned in september about his role as an intern with congresswoman claire fallon. puckett sent a letter asking relieved of his duties in a letter to puckett, ron carlee called his behavior unacceptable. he was warned with changing his behavior or face being removed from his job. >>> a call to reinstate of state police chief. nearly all his officers q

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michelle: florida' s aging veterans took a congressman john mica announced the lake baldwin nursing home will soon be up and running again thanks to a new bill. as alex will route reports, there are still a few hurdles to overcome before patients can return. >> today' s a very special day for veterans in central florida. alex: special because of this bill, opening the door for the lake baldwin va nursing home to reopen it stores to patients. under the bill signed by president obama, the federal government overturns its >> we are transferring this empty facility to the state of florida so they can open it faster and at much less cost. i have never seen legislation passed on the floor press of the -- on the house of representatives and signed by the president as quickly as this happened. we are talking about a beer 20 days to accomplish this historic event for florida' s veterans. >> the nursing center opened in 1999 but closed over two years ago when the ea -- va opened the new center in lake nona. these rooms have been used as office space, clinton -- clinics and training . as soon as th

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good morning, acting chairman mica. good morning, ranking member cummings and members of the committee. i am the principal deputy administrator and honored to have been delegated the authorities of the administrator by secretary burwell. many thanks to all of you for your leadership to raise awareness and catalyze action on the nation's opioid crisis. as you have noted, this truly is a matter of life or death. i know prescription drugs, heroin and illicit fentanyl has devastating consequences in your districts. i know this because leaders in your communities implement life-saving programs for individuals with or at risk for opioid use disorders. for example, the state of maryland and the city of baltimore are addressing high rates of opioid-related emergency room visits and utilizing peers to recruit patients to medication assisted treatment. in florida, the prescription drug monitoring program grant helped get critical data to the front lines of the fight to prevent prescription drug misuse. in wyoming, we've seen prog

congressman john mica spearheaded the bill to transfer it from the federal government back to the state. officials plan to refurbish the facility and have it fully operating next year. >>> you see a lot more people in orlando over the next several days -- years and will accommodate all of them. from 7000 people last year moved to orlando bring the population to about 265,000 picked the number is expected to grow to 300,000 by the year 2030. city leaders are working on several if the structure and employment projects to facilitate that. >> where will everyone go? >> not i 4. >>> 5:39. we check weather and traffic every 10 minutes. certified meteorologist brian shields in severe weather center 9. >> just one day of rain over the last two weeks. we have been dry after el nio patterns, a front every three or four days. now we are drying out and breezy day today we will watch out for a fire threat again as we go throughout the day and really over the next couple of days. volusia county, 87, daytona 84, right near 80 and 81 in daytona beach. it is going to be breezy a beautiful. seminole coun

hurry in and say - lemme get a mcpick 2 central florida congressman john mica addressing plans for orange county. start tomorrow evening at 5:30 was because the university club of winter park the n. park avenue. he is going to focus on the efficiency of lynx bus services and plans for upcoming sunrail stations. he will discuss the i 4 ultimate project and improving roadway safety for pedestrians and cyclists. >>> you will be able to add your input on ideas to expand the 408 this week on tuesday. residents will be able to meet with central florida expressway authority leaders to talk about possible expansion plans. the idea is to expand the expressway to state route 520. develop as an extension is needed to help local roads to handle heavy traffic as the community grows. the meeting starts at five the back is . felt the church colonial dr., orlando. >>> thousands of high-ranking state workers will continue to keep low health insurance premiums including governor. rick scott while lower ranking workers will have to pay five an agreement has been made on the benefits package for high- rankin

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mica and i had a series of hearings in the previous congress on u.s. drug policy, and that included marijuana. and it forced me to re-examine some things i thought i knew or believed about our drug policy with respect to marijuana. but what is disturbing to me is if there's a gateway drug to heroin, it's opioid prescription drugs. far more than marijuana. and that's why this hearing is so timely. it's affecting every community we represent here in this body. it's not a rural phenomenon or an urban phenomenon or a suburban phenomenon. and you know, well, let me ask you mr. botticelli, how did we get to this point? i mean, i don't want any doctor to leave a patient in pain. serious pain, you know, is a terrible affliction. and first you do no harm. but how do we draw that line between pain management and just an unbelievable avalanche of prescriptions for opioids that has now led to an epidemic of addiction in america? with the best -- presumably the best of intentions. >> i agree. i think when you look at the roots of this epidemic, and one of the signi

hersmen john mica has called it a valuable asset to the aging veterans. he says it shouldn' t have been anti-for even a day. jason: thank you, jasmine. a new alert has been issued concerning the zika virus. the world health organization has said sexual transmission of the virus is more common than previously thought. now, they are telling women to be more careful about sex during pregnancy. if your partner has been to an infected country, you are being told to practice safe sex or avoided altogether. sica is most commonly transferred to mosquito bites. attorney general loretta lynch is set to testify front of the senate judiciary committee. lynch has removed herself from consideration for the nomination. analysts say the vacancy could be hot topic. several members of the committee have said they won' t vote to nominate a new justice until after november' s presidential election. michelle: another nor of virus a store closed after a worker can down the buyers. two other employees have similar symptoms. so far, no customers have reported being sick. the hea

. >> chairman mica, ranking member cummings, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear here today to discuss the issues surrounding opioid drugs, including heroin an, in the united states and our federal response. during his state of the union address, president obama specifically mentioned addressing heroin use is a priority in an opportunity to work with congress in a bipartisan manner on this issue that transcends party, income level, gender, race,. and geography. we reduce the national drug control strategy, which is the nations blueprint for producing consequences for drug use. as a coordinator of federal drug control agencies, in 2011 the administration released a plan to address the sharp rise in prescription opioid drug misuse that coincided with the surge in opioid drug prescribing at the beginning of the century. as this crisis has evolved, with an increase in heroin and administrationhe continues to put forward new initiatives to help deal with emerging issues. for example, in october, the administration announced a series of steps it took with part

. >> kirsten is reporting live in >> john mica is warning people to stay alert of a telephone scam. he said there has been a spike in scams demanding money and personal info. the scammers convinced the victim the i.r.s. is planning serious action. several cases have already been turned over to the department of treasury. >> happening today, lego land is giving a sneak peek of the future. this comes as the theme park hitting the bricks on exciting projects. lego land fifth birthday coming this fall, the winter haven theme park will give five announcements on what officials are calling exciting and innovative projects. the reveal happens at 9:00 this morning, we'll pass along the latest updates on air and online at clickorlando.com. >> today we are looking at temperatures. temperatures. >> drink a lot of water and take some breaks. near record heat. if you are going to be out. hopefully you won't be standing in lines. the record is 91 set in 1971. melbourne and daytona beach both up to 88, close to the records as well. if you are going to the beach, maybe you are mrapg to enjoy a day

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i want to start with you, mica, ted cruz can't shake the national enquirer story, i have a feeling it'so go away. >> well, first of all, i'm very uncomfortable with the tone in donald trump's campaign. a campaign should reflect a candidate's values. now ted cruz has been kind of a give them hell harry candidate, he's been feisty, challenged donald trump to a debate, and he has said that personal insults have no place in a campaign, and i couldn't agree with him more. america needs a pit bull and our party needs to unite and defeat a common enemy, and that's hillary clinton, and ted cruz has shown that he will keep people safe. in terms of his economic plan, he has said that he will absolve the obama regulations in plants and manufacturing facilities, and when ted cruz says that, he means that, he says he will abolish the irs. charles: the platform of the candidates is fading further and further into the background and the more personal stuff weighing in. adrianna, you were pretty adamant, you jumped on the national enquirer story. obviously, i think you believe it, you are a donald trum

they even targeted florida congressman john mica. tracy jacim has more on the warning. >> reporter: when it comes to taking advantage of people at tax time, no one is off the targetless. even a florida congressman got a call. >> we've had dozens of we've had people who have actually turned over financial information and have lost money, cash, thousands of dollars. >> congressman mike a did not fall prey, but according to an irs spokesman -- >> there's been a 400% increase in the scam this year compared to last year. in>> a 400% increase in one year's time, which is why -- for fox 35 salesman brian doherty, this warning come after the fact. he got a call he calls fishy just a week ago. >> i doubt if the irs is coming after you; they're just going to leave you a voicemail with no other information. >> and he tried to call back, and what happened? >> i got no answer. and then when i tried to call back recently now, it's -- we're getting it sounds like it's disconnected. it was like a beep beep. confirms there are basing things you can c

it is not enough of florida congressman john mica. >> what is important is the vetting, monitoring these folks are making certain before they put that badge on or they are allowed in the secure there is that they do not post or risk -- postarrest. >> reporter: george probably channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> the tsa does not consider the 73 employees to have been a threat risk. >>> today marks the 50 day countdown to invictus games orlando 2016. we caught up with event officials touring the venue. the games include various athletic events for veterans to compete in. britain's prince harry will attend the games at espn wide world of sports complex. invictus games ceo says orlando is the first -- perfect venue probably lifetime opportunity so we will embrace both their competitors and the friends and family and no better place to do it than orlando. >> games begin on may 8. it will be competitive and touching as well. the stories behind the stories. >>> homeowners upset when the catholic church planned a senior event in the middle of their neighborhood. >> the plan is changing. what a develo

local congressman john mica spearheaded the bill to transfer it from the federal government back to the state. officials plan to research the facility and have it operating next year. >>> see more people in orlando over the next several years and x-ray city leaders will explain how they will try to accommodate them all. last year some 7000 people moved to the city beautiful bringing the population to around 265,000. that number expected to grow to 300,000 to 300,000 x 20 30. -- by the year 2030. they are working on employment projects to accommodate them. >> where will they go? >> i do not know. >> i 4. >> warm-up and star. >>> continuing to warm up the one of the reasons we haven't dry. one day over the last two weeks with ray. we will monitor the fire threat. there's a chance of showers and a couple storms by the second half of the week. putting together new information. coming up in a few, main weather. near 80 along the coast., by the sea, ormond beach, daytona beach, south daytona, near 80. inland, low to mid 80s deland de leon springs deltona debary 83-84. mid-80s across sumter co

this week, florida congressman john mica announced there is a rise in thieves posing as irs agents, using tax season to try to steal your personal info. >> when it doubt, don' t click anything. matt: and of course actual red , light camera tickets will give you a password and direct you to a secure website. if you have any doubt, city officials say you can always double check with them. s a barefoot blue jean night tonight some of the biggest names in country music are playing in central florida this weekend. tens of thousands of people are heading to kissimmee for the runaway country festival. it' ll be held in osceola heritage park, and some of the biggest names in song are taking part. jake owen today, kenny chesney tomorrow, and eric church on sunday. wish you were there. angela: i am dying to be there. jim: the festival used to be in melbourne. single-day tickets go for as low as $89. the 3-day general admission is $129. angela: and tony, i hope the people out there camping, which i' m sure you can do, that they have a waterproof get of some sort? he will get rained on. tony: and the

john mica: this is a cost effective local solution. it' s a demonstration project to get people to sunrail. reporter: in altamonte springs, alex villarreal, wesh 2 news. finally the night it gets to launch a falcon nine rocket from cape canaveral. the window for this latest attempt opens at 6:35. four previous attempts have already been scrubbed because of weather and technical problems. the falcon nine will carry a communications satellite into position over asia. meredith: 20 middle three is joining us now. you think this would get off the ground code or tony: you look at the weather, it is beautiful. what you don' t see is at 37,000 feet, wind is nearly 100 miles per hour. we hope this will subside prior to launch window. you can see a gorgeous shot at the cape. current temperature is 66. it wind on the surface at north northeast. this is never good when you want to launch a rocket to have wind like that. you would rather take a sledgehammer than the wind. we will see what they decide to wind at the service and occasional gusts -- a

congressman john mica as well as the mayor and uber' s general manager are all expected to attend. i am interested to see how many uber rides are available in altamonte springs versus downtown. was a driver available just five minutes from here. we' ll have more details tomorrow , and you will find them on wesh 2 news. stewart: thank you. right now a central florida family is trying to figure out what happened to a local puppy. they tell us they gave it to a neighbor, and then were sent a gruesome photo, showing the dog hurt and bleeding. the dog, named kia, was later found dead. so far, no word how the dog died. angela: a brevard county man was killed in a sky-diving accident. 53-year-old james mann of malabar made the jump tuesday in zephyrhills, in pasco county. mann jumped with an instructor and got tangled in his parachute. the backup chute didn' t work and he hit the ground. mann was taken to a hospital in lakeland, where he died yesterday. parents listen up, florida' s back to school sales tax holiday is getting scaled back this year. a key senate panel approved a bill today