michelle: i am michelle imperato. sunrise will not do much once it comes up this morning. amy, car hire from the day are not much different from the lows. amy: we will rise a little after sunrise. then, that cold air will continue pouring in, and our temperatures will continue to climb slowly. many of us will not even reach 60, we are well below our averages in the lower 70' s. lots of clouds. plenty of wind. it will make it feel very non-florida like for today. rain in the overnight, not too many showers, because the cold front pushing through, and we have a lot of clouds behind it. a lot of moisture in the middle part of the atmosphere. the dry air is to our north. cloud cover. winds of 10, 15, even 20 miles an hour. sustained winds will continue to be quite blustery and gusty throughout the day. we are at 52 in orlando. 51 in melbourne. we will only make it to 66 today in -- 56 in ocala. 59 in orlando and winter park. 57 in new smyrna beach. michelle: thank you so much. let' morning. there is an accident on ronald reagan boulevard. one lane is locked. make sure you take

live in orange county, michelle meredith. jason: thank you, michelle. late breaking from marion county, ocala police are investigating two separate deadly shootings that took lace within five hours of each other. a little after 8:00 last night, officers called to the working hundred block of northwest 12 avenue. without a man shot several times. investigators rush to platforms nightclub a northeast jacksonville road. 26-year-old had been shot in the stomach. from his injuries. either case. to either shooting. new at noon the man accused of local gator' s dockside restaurant will not be getting out of jail anytime soon. craig cary -- kerry jr was ordered held on no bond at his first court appearance this morning, kerry is charged with attempted second degree murder for allegedly shooting the assistant manager during yesterday' s robbery at the restaurant. michelle: 2015 was another record year for florida tourism, governor rick scott announced that 105 million tourists visited the sunshine state last year. and wesh 2' s alex villareal reports, he made th

michelle: it is offer something he tweeted. the republican presidential candidate posted a picture of a gun and great is his name with the caption america. within minutes it was tweaked -- retweeted thousands of times. tracie potts reports have bush and the other candidates are trying to win over south carolina voters. >> president obama on the are public in front runner. >> is not hosting a talk show or a reality show. it is hard. >> trumps response. >> this man has done such a bad job and set us back so far. for him to say that is a great complement. >> trump' s lead in a latest poll mirrors what' s happening in south carolina. he has got twice as much support as ted cruz, was battling out for second with marco rubio. >> jeb bush a distant fourth in the palmetto state polls. >> i will be a commander-in-chief. >> ian system matter where he finishes, south carolina is not the end of his campaign. >> a fourth-place finish , will we still be in nevada? >> i will be there. >> john kasich and ben carson looking for a strong finish

michelle: it has been a busy night.

michelle: im am michelle imperato. today' s the cool after the storm. when you walk outside you will need your jacket. a look at downtown orlando where clouds are hanging out over the city. amy sweezey is here now with everything you need to know. amy: those clouds logo way today so we wind up on the sunshine later on. but the cool air is going to continue filtering in. the sun will try to hit us up, but the cool air will keep pouring in from the northwest. that means we will end up with a desk the upper 60' s today and the cold air really settles in tomorrow. we will be even cooler with the lows. a nice cool stretch. we dropped to 50 in ocala and the villages. 51 palm coast in daytona beach. 53 sanford. 55 in orlando and kissimmee. our cold front from yesterday is now off to the south. but we still have a little bit of cloud cover behind it. not much. it is broken apart and scattered here over the next couple of hours as it is really dry air in the middle part of the atmosphere takes over. that will be a dominant feature the next few days which means l

michelle, back to you. michelle: thank you, jazmin. now to flagler county, where troopers believe a medical problem caused a man to slam into a mcdonald' s and die. troopers say, at first, 92-year-old william lavender of palm coast parked at the restaurant on belle terre parkway, on sunday. but then, he lost control, and his suv ended up inside the restaurant. three customers were hurt by flying glass. it' s unclear whether lavender died from the medical problem or the crash. covering volusia county, an escaped inmate and his girlfriend are back in central florida to face charges. overnight, we got these new mugshots of gary bullock junior and natasha quigley. on sunday, they were extradited from kentucky, where they were caught after weeks on the run. deputies say, quigley took her three-year-old son, xander, with her, when she helped bullock escape. xander is safe and living with family members. sunrise, florida lawmakers are disagreeing with governor rick scott on funding education, but the money pouring into the state is on the ris

michelle: i michelle imperato. it is a little cold this morning. some people are saying -- seeing some patchy fog. amy sweezey is joining us now. we have a lovely down the way. amy: we have lots of sunshine today. temperatures affected normal which means low to mid 70' s were most of us. we have that thought this morning. sunrise happens after 7:00. another hour from now. through 8:00 and 9:00. up with mostly sunny skies for the rest of the day. yesterday. 10 to 15 degrees cooler now than it was 24 hours ago. 40' spots. 46 daytona beach. 49 in sanford and orlando. there is the fog. most of it is inland back to the west. low cloudiness and hayes. the rest of us are doing better. a little bit of cloud cover and a little bit of wind is helping to keep the fog from settling in. 72 degrees is where we are headed in ocala. once your fog lifts, you will get sunshine and we will have 73 for the high in clermont. 75 in orlando and winter park. along the coast, we' ll climb to 70 in the new high -- new smyrna beach. let' s get a traffic update, jazmin walker

michelle: i'm michelle imperato. we have a pretty nice friday. here's a quick look outside. this is daytona beach this morning. we'll go over to first alert meteorologist amy sweezey. amy: cool temperatures like yesterday. the wind will be a little bit lighter, not as gusty as yesterday. but the winds will still kick up this afternoon. a little breezy near the coast and inland areas. sunrise happens before 7 which means plenty of time for temperatures to keep dropping. once we get the sun, topping out in the low to mid 60's for highs this afternoon. we are cooler this morning than yesterday, anywhere from 2 to almost 10 degrees colder. that puts us in the 40's in most spots. ocala, 47 in melbourne. notice winds are much lighter this morning than yesterday. we have a little bit of a breeze, a bit of a wind chill but not quite as significant as yesterday morning. 40 is how cold it feels in palm coast. 43 is our wind chill in sanford and 44 in melbourne. temperatures this afternoon we will climb into the low to mid 60's in most spots, a little cooler in most places than yesterd

michelle: ted noah has your alternates. the crash involved multiple there is one confirmed that. boulevard. directions americana. we will show you exactly where it is on our maps. it is about a mile and a half away from i-4. if you have to travel on obt north or south bound, you might want to consider using john young parkway or texas avenue as your alternates. here is a live look up i-4 in downtown orlando. lake mary to lee road is looking at an 11 minute travel time. amy: we have some cloud cover to start off your day. we will have more clout filling in -- clouds filling in for your afternoon. it should still be a lot warmer today. we are starting off in the mid- 50' s, but we will climb into the upper 70' s, even the lower 80' s for now, we are at 55 degrees in orlando. 58 at daytona beach. 56 in melbourne. still warmer than average in a few spots. the clouds are rolling in, but not everywhere. if you must have some clearing going on. which means, when we get to sunrise, we will see some sunshine. the clouds will then be

jason and michelle. michelle: jazmine, thank you so much. a cruise ship is now headed for central florida, after surviving what looks like the scene from a movie. jason: the ship was hunkered down overnight, as it was hit by this strong storm. things were broken as passengers were on lock down in their rooms. michelle: alex villareal is live from port canaveral. alex, we' ve been hearing from some of those people on board. what are they saying? alex: from all accounts, it appears that it was a very rough we have seen a lot of posts on social media. people showing the damage, and talking about their concerns. some passengers are questioning why they even went into the storm in the first place. we didn' t reach out to some of the passengers, asking if we could use their photos and videos. take a look at this one. one passenger called these choppy, choppy waters, very calm before the storm. some on the ship said that it felt like they were going through a hurricane. the crew describes it as a rough patch of weather. they did not need help from

michelle: thank you. now to a developing story out of blacksburg where nicole lovell's mother spoke to the media two hours ago. there have been new charges against the two students charged in the teenager's death. suzanne kennedy has the latest on the investigation. what a heart-breaking story for the mom to have to speak out the reporters about. suzanne: absolutely. she barely spoke for three minutes before she had to step away from the press conference podium and allow her church's minister to finish her statement. tammy stood there holding her daughter's stuffed animal and said how her daughter survived liver transplant, non-hodgkin 's lymphoma before she was a teenager. now they say she was stabbed to death. she was the younger of four. her mother talked about how the young girl loved life. >> chloe had a passion for pandas, music, dancing. she dreamed of being on "american idol" some day. her favorite color was blue. nicole is very loveable person. nicole touched many people throughout her short life

michelle: and i' m michelle imperato. in brevard county this noon, charges are pending against a driver who hit and seriuosly injured a local child on a bicycle and kept on going. this happened about 6:00 last night at the intersection of delspine avenue and alpine lane in titusville. the car that hit the child has been found. wesh 2' s dan billow is live at the scene with more on the investigation, and dan, how close are police to making an arrest? dan there are some signs : that police may know who hit the child and drove off. i just talked to a witness who claims to have seen this person arrested last night. police are not confirming that. it happened a writer on 6:00 at we have a photo of the bicycle after the damage. the boy had to drag himself off the road while he was hit while riding his bike. the collision knocked the front tire off the bike. firefighters say he was in stable condition with a head injury when he was flown to the hospital. last night, the fire department reported that police had located but not ar

michelle: thank you. the kissimmee police department will be sweeping gas station throughout the city today, looking for scammers. last week, several devices were discovered -- discovered at this is one found at a 7-eleven on west vine street. jason: this morning, florida senator bill nelson is calling for ntsb to investigate why a royal caribbean cruise ship full of passengers sailed right into a storm. the anthem of the seas sustained minor damage when that left the coast of the carolinas. royal caribbean tweeted that guests will receive full refunds. the ship was posted stop at cape canaveral. will caribbean turnaround and it is heading back to new jersey. michelle: president obama will ask for nearly $2 billion to comment the zika virus. most of the virus -- most of the money would go to the department of health and human services to help develop a vaccine and research. there are 16 cases of the virus in florida. the governor says all of the jason: flint michigan is facing a lawsuit over the drinking

michelle: be in south carolina for the primary. you can look for the live report starting this afternoon. you can get the latest updates inside our mobile app. jason: the domestic violence center announced that the ceo is no longer in charge. harbor house released a statement saying in part of the board is focused on the mission and raising awareness to end domestic violence and save lives. we wish carol well in her future endeavors. michelle: a new state historical marker will be placed at the parks entrance. the mayor and parts of the historical society will be on hand. the says attracted visitors for jason: thousands of runners will be making their way through his knee. the 5k starts in epcot. the princess enchanted 10k is tomorrow and runners will lineup sunday for the half marathon. closing in on the daytona 500, the spotlight is on daytona beach. michelle: brett is out there this morning with a preview of the excitement. brett: good morning. it' s chilly and breezy in daytona beach this morning. our crew got here about an hou

michelle: i' m michelle imperato. let' s give you a look outside. it will not give you a good representation of how cold it is. it feels like no one is escaping this, amy. amy: either you are freezing, or are very close to freezing and there will be frost all over the place. likely your car windows and the roof, possibly the grass. it will take some time for the temperatures to climb and the sun to come out and melt away some of that frost. sunrise elementary happened not happen until 7:08. temperatures will -- sunrise does not happen until 7:08. until 9:00, we have a freeze warning in effect. it includes sumter county, northern lake, and volusia. we added a couple counties from yesterday morning. all of the rest of central florida, you are under a frost advisory. there were likely be quite a bit it is 28 ocala, 37 palm coast and sanford. 40 in orlando. we dropped into the upper 30' s since midnight. we have been colder. we will continue to drop in the next few hours. once the sun starts to shine, we will have plenty of it and recover to 64 in orlan

michelle: i'll say. with that a team of sky divers celebrated the leap year taking a leap out of a plane. the 5,000-foot jump was over kansas city. jonathan: because they have the helmets they wait until the last minute to open the chutes. closer to home this is how the leap day started in our area. soak that in for a second. i am char e-mailed the picture to us. the sunrise in centreville. you can e-mail us the photos. there are good ones to take or the vid michelle: you may wonder why do we have a leap year? it takes the earth 365.2422 days to completely orbit the sun. but the gregorian calendar uses 365. so a quarter of a day is skipped each year. got it? so as a result we add a day every four years to make it up. the map isn't entirely accurate since it's not a quarter day we are skipping but more precise than the calendar used in caesar's time. all right. with any sort of holiday, there are plenty of deals to be had out there. find out more information about that going to wjla.com. jonathan: this ex

michelle: nice. amy: on friday, i was out central florida, and i wanted to share these pictures with you. graders at heathrow elementary school in lake mary. the entire district is celebrating literacy week, and we talked about the importance of reading. i read a story about the weather. we talked a lot about my job. then i had a visit with the fifth-graders. we had a great time, and they were nice enough to let me read a kid story to them. a great time had by all. let' s talk about february. it is monday, and the first day of the new month. can you believe we have our ready made it through january? this is how the month starts out, an advertised in the two. by the end it dozen to 76. it is the fourth highest month on average. of course, that' also in february, the spring tornado season begins, and that is enhanced with the el nio pattern going on. we' ll be monitoring a lot of things going on this month. the hottest we have ever been is 90, we have also been as cold as 19. we' re all over the place

michelle: we want to know how are reacting. the decisions came in just an hour ago. >> bernie sanders just landed in new hampshire. early-morning rally, he called this razor thin margin a miniature victory for his campaign. his numbers are stronger in new hampshire, so he certainly has said he has confidence going hillary clinton' s campaign telling reporters they do believe they were the big winner in all of this, especially since they came out with more delegates and so they think that gives the momentum going forward. michelle: we will have to wait and see what happens next. jason: parents will get a chance to ask about threats to maitland middle school michelle:. they have received two calls from the principal. alex villareal is live in maitland this morning. how is the school keeping these students safe? alex: officials are taking these threats seriously but here is the scary thing for parents. the principal has not said what exactly these threats are even taking this swift action. the meeting tonight will be held to addre

gunmen opened fire killing two michelle: michelle: breaking news right now on sunrise. crews are trying to bring a ship in to see. -- bring a ship into port. how much the temperatures will warm, later today. jason: people in orlando are on edge after a late-night shooting claims to lives. michelle: what presidential candidates are doing today to get support from voters. we will a report on that in just moments. first, thank you for waking up with us. i am michelle imperato. grab a jacket. it is chilly out there. here is lake eola. we are in the 20' s there. first alert meteorologist amy sweezey is joining us now. amy, where is the coldest spot? dave: we have freezing temperatures -- amy: we have freezing temperatures in some spots. we' re not quite back to normal. that would be the lower 70' s. we have another front, coming through tonight, which will reinforce the cold air. tomorrow morning it will be cold, and windy too. tomorrow, we will be talking about wind chills. we' re at 49 degrees right now in melbourne. look at how that stacks up, compared to yesterday mornin

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michelle. michelle: jazmin, thank you so and commitment 2016, tonight the , first americans decide who they think should be president we' re just hours away from the iowa caucuses. jason: tracie potts is in des moines, iowa, talking to voters and getting a sense of who could come out on top. tracie: marco rubio is downplaying expectations. underdog, but we feel good about it. tracie: he called ted cruz i front. in the polls. he is not claiming a win just yet. what is going to happen. it is politics. about the ground game. keeping volunteers energized. because all i do. tracie: hillary clinton brought donuts and coffee this morning. henry clinton: 105 doors this past weekend. there is just so much tracie: dr. ben carson said that him. ben carson: they are going to ask people to listen to their i think it is going to have an effect. tracie: turnout is key, show up. upset, this political scene. that things are handled. tracie: they are hoping that tonight is their chance for change. >> i the time

michelle: i am michelle imperato. this is our camera facing it is another warm morning in central florida in february. amy sweezey is tracking our rain chances. amy: the rain we will see later this afternoon and evening will usher in colder air so tomorrow morning we will not talking about another warm spot -- start. little bit of sunshine this morning and not a whole lot of rain in most spots until we get to lunchtime and then into the afternoon and evening. we will see much more coverage of showers and storms. no jackets needed this morning. it is nice and warm. wind coming in out of the south. we have rain on the way. north. south. -- pushing south. until it starts getting a push rain here. will begin to see this front push through our area so we will see those showers, even a few brevard county. cooler. won' t get into southern brevard. we will talk about the timing of that rain coming up. we need to get traffic update. ted: we are live at goldenrod road and base road which you are looking at an accident where a .

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michelle: i am michelle imperato. it is a warm way to start off your day. it will be warm again today. this should we? 80' s. if you love the 60' s, be patient because they are back on friday. we have more cloud cover than yesterday. despite less sunshine, we will still be warm. we have wind coming out of the south. it is warm right now without cloud cover. we will continue to climb in the low to mid 80' s. there is a slight chance for rain. i do not unexpected a lot. we may see a few showers. visibility map looks nothing like yesterday. sanford in the airport reporting a little bit of reduced visibility. clouds are streaming in higher that is key -- keeping that fog from settling in. that -- those clouds will continue threat the day. it is 71 in daytona beach, 72 melbourne. 68 orlando and 70 degrees in ocala. much warmer than we were yesterday morning as well -- and well above our average. 84 today and the villages and 83 in eustis. we will climb to 85 in orlando in winter park. 84 and longwood and deland. along the coast, lower 80' s where we are headed.

michelle: i'm michelle imperato. we've got so much going on this weekend. we have speedway activities, runs at disney. amy, so much going on, we can't forget about the rodeo either. amy: absolutely. there is no rain you'll have to dodge, no freezing temperatures expected. the runners early out at disney will be okay over the weekend. here's today. we are going to get back into the lower 70's much like yesterday. we have a few more clouds in our forecast today, though, compared to yesterday, so it won't be quite as much sun as we saw the last two days in a row. today will be partly cloudy but our temperatures will still make it into the lower 70's. right now pretty big temperature dip. 46 in ocala but we're at 64 in cocoa beach and 65 melbourne. a little warmer in brevard county because of the wind off the ocean and cloud cover there. most of us in the metro area now, including orlando at 53. there's the clouds offshore. you can see them moving this way. winds are going to kick up today coming out of the northeast and some of this cloud cover is going to get

i'm michelle imperato. jason: tgif. you will need something to keep you warm. 48 degrees in this spot as we look live toward downtown. amy is back. amy: seat warmers always a good choice on a day like today. i know, 40's is not so cowled, but for central florida it is. some of us will be a degree cooler than yesterday. we have plenty of sunshine expected but sunrise doesn't happen until just hour and a half to go of darkness and that means plenty of time for temperatures to keep dropping as well. so far we dropped down into the low to mid 40's in most spots which compared to yesterday is colder, more cold in some places than other places. that puts us in the lower 40's in which of our northwestern spots. 44 in salt spring, 44 in belleview, 41 in pearson. 46 deltona. 45 in port orange, port saint john. lots of sunshine today. not as wind i don't see as it was yesterday but -- not as windy as it was yesterday. but it will be a little breezy this afternoon as highs top out in the low to mid 60's. more about your weekend in

michelle: thank you. this morning, neighbors and longwood want to know why the swat team forced their way into a home using a tank. this video is of the aftermath of that situation. the dramatic scene played out last night. brett connolly joins us in studio. police say this stems from an armed robbery. brett: you can understand how surprise these neighbors were in this longwood neighborhood watch as a tank rolled in. and 434 at a home on orange avenue where longwood police any seminole county sheriff' s office served a warrant in connection with a armed robbery. here is that debris left behind from that search. a wooden fence splintered across the yard. a door was knocked down and plywood left in its place. spoke with a neighbor who did not want to go on camera but describe the situation as it was unfolding. >> i just saw a bunch of lights. there was a tank outside, a swat team. i have never seen a tank outside somebody' s house. i' m a little bit scared considering is my neighborhood. i' ve owes had a we

michelle: and i michelle imperato. we are starting off with your forecast. amy: we have quite a bit of cloud in central florida right now. once the sun begins to shine , we will not see a whole lot of sun today. we will keep the clouds around, but even know the clouds will be around, it will still be a warm afternoon. we will top out in the mid to upper 70' s today. a couple showers are possible here and there. i do not expect much rain. we will get an occasional shower from time to time. a lot more rain is expected overnight tonight, and into tomorrow. 65 degrees right now in melbourne. you are heading out from this morning. whether or not you might want a jacket or a sweater. we have a lot of cloud cover, as you can see. there is not a lot happening right now, as far as the rain. from now until noon time, a few spotty little showers are possible. the highs today are in the mid to upper 70' s. even warmer than we were yesterday, that is thanks to these south east winds coming in. 79 degrees in apopka. 79 in maitland and st. cloud. 77 today in deltona. mid 7

michelle: i am michelle imperato. we found out just a couple hours ago, one of the two people shot at the serrano apartments late wesh 2' s alex villarreal talked to a witness who says the community has been seeing too much violence lately. alex: it is so quiet he neighborhood today. bullets were flying here just we spoke to a man who says it he witnessed the whole thing. for his own safety, he did not want to be identified. night, i was at the house watching tv. gunshots. there was a white male, about 50 feet away from where you are at. in a late model mustang laying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his chest. he was parked inside and he was slumped over next to the driver seat on the ground and basically he was face down. alex: the witness saw two men run to a van drive out of the serrano apartment complex before he went to help the victim. the shooting did not end there. >> we try to do everything we could. in the meantime, we heard two or street. that is where apparently the other person was shot. >> the sopr

michelle: as we had to break, michelle: 6:57 a.m., and amy, we have a little rain today. amy: . everywhere. it is not a total washout, but we do have some cloud cover. you may still need your wipers, even though there is no huge downpours at this point. no be more rain developing. you probably will need a jacket, only to jacket, it is 60' s, and it is usually 50' s on average. futurecast shows the rain bubbling up around lunchtime. when may get some random thunderstorms evening. it pushes up the ghost the evening. it comes in and around since i tonight. meanwhile, supplements coming tonight. 80 in orlando. more rain tomorrow. along with thunderstorms. tomorrow will be the day we have some downpours. much cooler and drier air on the way. the rest of the week. ted: a crash on 528 at the 417 toll plaza. it is on the cash side. use caution. alafaya trail , a good backup plan there in orange county. there' s a block at shady lane. neptune road will get you around that. jason: the today show is next on wesh 2. caucus day for the gop. michelle: local, live, right now on cw 18. >> orlan

michelle: i am michelle imperato. some warm temperatures. take a look at the shot, downtown orlando. covered with clouds. eric burris joins us this morning. will the clouds clear? eric: we keep them for a good part of the day today. overcast or 7:00. some of those clouds will burn off. mid-50' s in the city, 64 by 9:00. lunchtime, 75. feel so wonderful outside. those temperatures will start 51 degrees in daytona beach. re 45 degrees in palm coast. certainly cooler there. nice to get out the door this morning. warmer temperatures today. i don' t think there is much in the way of complaining. 77 on the final day of february. apopka 79. shoreline. much more in a few minutes. let' s look at the roadways with ted noah. ted: osceola county, you see this link blocked here. just past osceola parkway. slowdown in both directions. people stopping to take a look there on both sides. southbound through osceola county the turnpike, a little bit slow. i-4, a crash off to the side, slows down. for a week, things looking perfect. east on international drive

michelle: breaking news right now. the coast guard is on the water, jason: they discovered the vote after he was reported missing. we are on our way to the scene. alex, what are authorities telling you? reporter: we know that this search is underway after the coast guard says it got a call from a friend of this man and that friend told officers the area where his missing friend likes to go fishing and gave them his cell phone number. they pinged the phone and found the boat, but the boat was empty its own small boat and helicopter to try to find this man. they have not identified him, but they say he' s. the search area is from satellite beach to jetty park. here is an advisory from the national weather service office. ting conditions in the area. we are heading out there now. we will bring updates throughout the morning. back to you guys. jason: alex, thank you. in deland, four people are looking for a home after a house fire. this home was engulfed in flames about three hours ago on south' s own street in deland. we

michelle: i am michelle imperato. we are stuck in this cold pattern for the last few days and will do it again today. i cameras are reporting towards winter park. this is from a downtown camera here. amy sweezey is joining us now. at least some sometime this afternoon. amy: we have a little cloud but those will be going away is the cool and dry airport is in today. we will eventually be totally sunny. the breeze will pick up to. especially in those spots that are calm. we will only top in the mid-to-upper 50' s again today. northern spots have, wins, but there is a bit of a breeze. it does feel colder than it actually is. that cloud cover is keeping temperatures dropping. we have clear skies in the north that is allowing us to get down to freezing in ocala. 32 so far today. yesterday was 45. we are colder this morning that yesterday and we are not done dropping yet as is the hub several hours to go before sunrise. it is 42 in sanford, 43 and leesburg. palm coast in the villages at 47. there are a couple -- 37. flagler

michelle: thank you so much. covering orange county, a community will remember a 13-year-old killed and an accidental shooting. investigators still trying to figure out how it happened. brett connolly is here with what the football coach had to say. brett: just devastated, hearing about this loss. lavardo fisher was shot in the back of the head by accident by his older cousin. he told deputies he was playing around with a gun on a hoverboard. fisher' s football coach remembers him as a talented teenager with lots of ambition. what they are going to be when they grow up. ricardo said engineer. -- lavardo said engineer. >> a man has been arrested by a -- possession of a firearm. the homicide unit will conduct a death investigation to see if any charges should be filed. jason: a cruise ship tossed around by a huge ship -- storm. the ship was on its way to port canaveral when it turned around. it gave passengers quite a scare when it was hit by 115 mile-per-hour wind. the cruise line says it was worse than expected.

michelle: and i' m michelle imperato. the fhp says, the victim' s body was discovered, just after 7:00 this morning on satellite boulevard at dean avenue. wesh 2' s dan billow is live at the scene with the late breaking details on the investigation. the vehicle that hit him? dan: michelle, we just heard a little bit about that vehicle. they are looking for a light gray chrysler vehicle with some front end damage. want to give you a look at dean and satellite road, where the collision happened. here is what happened this morning. a 39-year-old man was out jogging. this is what he usually does at around 5:00 a.m.. he did not return home. his girlfriend and some friends went out looking for them, making the ghastly discovery of his body by the side of the road. there is no sign of the vehicle that did it. the highway patrol has taken over this investigation. they are looking at small pieces of wreckage or vehicle parts, which they believe could lead to the driver that left the scene. to a man, who came upon the body, just af

wesh 2' s michelle meredith is michelle: update. the house with a man and that man unlocked the front door. we do know the names of the victims. they have been identified as 35-year-old maria sanchez and her 16-year-old daughter destiny s. investigators have revealed her mother and her teenage daughter were shot to death. of the house on santa barbara person who lives in the house, a man who told investigators he and found the two dead. concerned. why? re talking to her who is down the s coming in who could be packing. michelle: neighbors tell us the home they lived in was partially burned. deputies have confirmed that this house has no power. michelle: right now, a 16-year-old girl charged with murder, is offering to plead guilty today, with a catch. morgan mcneil was arrested last june in brevard county after police say she and her boyfriend were pulled over by a highway patrol officer. mcneil' s boyfriend shot the officer, who returned fire and killed him. the girl is charged with murder under the state' s felony murder rule, which allows a murder charge against a person who commit

michelle: thank you. a judge will soon decide if a man charged in a deputy involved shooting outside of a wwe training center is competent to stand trial. armando el chapo is charged with aggravated assault and a confrontation caught on camera last year. montalvo lunged at deputies after harassing a female wrestler and threatening others. one of the deputies opened fire, injuring him. his defense filed a motion asking for a competency hearing. a date has not been set. jason: closing margins will ticket. howard brunning says his ex-girlfriend -- howard browning says his ex-girlfriend canceled their deal after winning a lottery ticket. turning to commitment 2016, hillary clinton and bernie s tonight. they are facing off in their primary on tuesday. jennifer davis has the latest on this race for the white house. >> for the first time since the democratic field was pared down to two, hillary clinton and bernie sanders will debate head-to-head tonight. we' ve got a preview of their showdown at a wednesday nigh

michelle: thank you. polls show hillary clinton is on track for a big win over bernie sanders in tomorrow's south carolina primary. both of clinton's wins so far have been by six points or less but the polls give clinton a 20-point lead over sanders in south carolina. fueled in large part by african-american support. both candidates are holding rallies in the state today and tonight. jonathan: on the subject of south carolina, lindsey graham predicted that hillary clinton will be the next president of the united states using choice words to blame his own party. >> the most dishonest person in america. who is about to be president. how could that be? my party has gone bat [bleep] crazy. jonathan: i did say a few choice words. super tuesday is a few days candidates are leaving out virginia? coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00", jeff goldberg has the quiet primary season at least in nova. we have breaking news to tell you about. update on death investigation in frederick. authorities say santos garcia drowned as

michelle: thank you. in the race for the white house now, republicans are eyeing nevada for the g.o.p. caucuses tomorrow. one candidate not there yet. ohio governor john kasich. he spent the morning at george mason university ahead of super tuesday is a week from tomorrow. he has campaign stops in charlottesville and richmond, hitting the college campuses there as well. a trial now underway in richmond will determine if virginia's 2013 voter i.d. law today a woman broke down on the stand when describing her inability to cast a ballot in 2014. they are challenging the law constitutionality. the supporters say the law is necessary to combat voter fraud. we are monitoring a storm system heading our way that could bring us rain over three consecutive days this week. doug hill has the timing of when it will start and when the worst will hit. doug: at the moment it's spectacular. the clouds are increasing quickly. two separate systems. one area of the low pressure approaches early tomorrow. satellite and radar.

michelle: and i' m michelle imperato. their bodies were discovered yesterday at a merritt island home on indian street, in the merritt s dan billow is live at the scene this noon. dan, what have you learned so far? dan: we have learned that the two people that lived in the home were very well-liked by their neighbors, whose attention was drawn to the car in the driveway. neighbors have noticed that it has not moved in some days. that was the first suspicion thing that led sheriff' s deputies to check the home. that is when they found two people dead. the victims have not yet been identified, or how they were killed. neighbors describe the family as ideal neighbors, friendly and helpful. s age around 12 or 13 years old. a neighbor as a devoted father. >> they were very quiet. they kept to themselves. he was an excellent father, and you would see them outside here, playing. he always made sure he -- she had her helmet. dan: a neighbor said that a grandmother was here to check on the bodies. she was outside, crying and waili

michelle: i'm michelle impeato. here's a quick look at orlando right now. amy sweezey has your friday forecast. amy: good morning. plenty of sunshine today. winds coming out of the southwest bringing in warm air and that means we are back in the 70's. it is cool this morning. we're in the 40's in most of the area, but that's a lot warmer than yesterday when we were waking up to a freeze and all that frost, 20's and 30's. much warmer today. we will climb to 70 by noon and keep going into the mid 70's in a lot of the area. look at the temperature difference. to the south, almost 20 degrees warmer to the west. 52 leesburg, 50 sanford, 46 daytona beach and melbourne. 42 a o.i.a. a breeze in a couple of spots out of the south and temperatures warmer in some places. today we'll get lots of sun. winds will start to kick up and we'll climb into the low to mid 70's for highs. 76 in orlando is warmer than our average. if you're looking ahead valentine's day on sunday, through this weekend. it's not going to make us we're not going to see any rain and it's not going t

michelle: a worker was killed. alex? jason: plus, a late-night shooting in orlando, white police are still searching for that shooter. >> i am nikole killion in washington. the gop gets ready to rumble what to expect this time. jason: central florida cools down, you are going to need a jacket when you step outside. michelle: beautiful sunrise in downtown orlando, we are going to get a check of your roadways in just a minute. amy: what a different 24 hours makes. we had a lot of clouds. we were in the 70' s and today we are waking up to almost clear skies with only a couple of clouds out there. we have sunrise within the half hour but we are brightening up already and we are going to have plenty of sunshine today. we will top out in the mid-upper 60' s this afternoon. a cool day as that cold air keeps coming in behind that front. 48 degrees, palm coast and ocala. daytona beach is at 50. there is our cold front that rolled through your yesterday. now, we have a little bit of cloud cover that is still scattered about. it is

michelle: thank you, jeff. a viewing is taking place right now for one of the harford county deputies killed in a shoot-out last week. senior deputy pat dailey's body was brought to the mountain christian church in joppa. you can visit tomorrow from 2:00 to 9:00. the funeral will be held at the same location wednesday at 102:00. jonathan: let's look outside to see how the traffic is moving. jamie: we are checking in with the waze community. we have the heavy traffic on the baltimore-washington parkway. the roads are slick. we seeing the slush. this is maryland or suzanne kennedy is in mobiletrak 7 in alexandria. how does it look out there? suzanne: we are on eastbound duke street. you and i were talking a few minutes ago about a possible accident over at van doran street. they must have moved it out of the way. we did check out an accident at the mile marker 163 on i-95. it was cleared out rapidly. look at the roadways in alexandria. a steady rainfall coming down. not a lot of traffic here. being a holiday we a

winston: oh its nice to meet you michelle. m: it's very nice to meet you too and thank you guys for helping me test out the amazon echo alexa today m: it's a it's a giant bluetooth speaker that we can talk to and play games with do you like to play games w: umm yeah depending on what choose from but we pick jeopardy. (music plays) (michelle: ooo that was fancy) ((alexa: the album rumors is by mac. alexa: no the correct response was what is fleetwood mac )) trebek. skill though. (( michelle: do you want to see her do impressions? winston: yeah i wan i want to do impressions michelle: because you do impressions don't you winston? winston: hi ho kermit the frog here. michelle: oohh yes that was very impressive i love kermit. winston: hey alexa do the impression of kermit the frog alexa? alexa: hmm i can't find the answer to the question i heard winston: that's because i didn't ask a question dumby (laughing) )) (( michelle: alexa open animal sounds alexa: aww you have opened up one of my hidden talents. terry: (ooo) alexa: which

michelle: and i' m michelle imperato. wesh 2' s jazmin walker is in the breaking news center to tell us just how long amber wright will spend in prison. jazmin: amber wright was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. wright was found guilty last month of killing seath jackson. jackson was beaten, shot, and his body was burned in a backyard fire pit in 2011. wright was already convicted. but she was granted a sentence -- second trial because she wasn' t properly read her miranda rights. during today' s sentencing, amber took the stand, reading a letter she wrote the judge. we will have that for you later today beginning on wesh 2 first at 4. michelle: just into the newsroom, we have learned the millionaire who was convicted of murder, bob ward is getting a new trial. courts indicate -- documents indicate he won his arguments ineffective. he was found guilty of killing his wife just nine. is not the t' s -- deceased the state has already appealed the second trial. right now, a man is wounded, and three others are on the r

michelle: fleetwood mac. alexa: no the correct response was what is fleetwood mac )) alexa ...you're one tough trebek. gameshow hosting isn't her only skill though. (( michelle: do you want to see her do impressions? winston: yeah i wan i want to do impressions michelle: because you do impressions don't you winston? winston: hi ho kermit the frog here. michelle: oohh yes that was very i love kermit. impression of kermit the frog alexa? alexa: hmm i can't find the answer to the question i heard winston: that's because i didn't ask a question dumby (laughing) )) sounds alexa: aww you have opened up one of my hidden talents. terry: (ooo) alexa: which animal would you like me to impressonate? michelle: (frog) (frog noise) )) turns out alexa only responds to specific commands. phrase ... she can surprise you....like when she tried to impersonate a fox. ((winston: i could do an impersonation of a fox. hello i'm kim kardashion. terry: can you like order stuff from amazon using alexa michelle: alexa can i order uhh g

michelle: right now on sunrise, maryland in morning. the local connection to the gunman who killed two deputies. >> this is the room i sleep in. jason: minutes between life and death. the damage the car that punched a hole in a county home. michelle: you will need layers and time to defroster windshield. villareal and the effort to keep the homeless warm. amy sweezey is tracking how long these temperatures will stick around. and you for joining us this morning. i am michelle imperato area --. jason: i' m jason guy. it is cold. amy: we have a freeze warning in numbers in a second. we are going to climb today. we will get some sunshine that will help our temperatures get to the low to mid 60' s. however, that is not back to normal yet. 73 is our average high. we have to wait to tomorrow to get back to normal. we have an hour to go and once we do get to sunrise, our temperatures will climb. we will make it to 58 by noon today. the freeze warning you saw in effect for more counties today. it includes volusia, northern light, and sumter for

michelle: and i am michelle imperato. jazmin walker is live in the breaking news center. jazmin: a deadly hit-and-run crash has shut down all lanes on obt near americana boulevard. cooper is have confirmed that one person has died in the four car crash just after 3:00 a.m. moments ago, fhp told us that a driver rammed into the back of a car that was stopped at a red light. they are now try to reconstruct the crash. >> this was a severe impact. when you have a car that is stopped, you will have a severe we are end collision. we had a red light camera here, so we are hoping to obtain some video to give us more information about what happened. jazmin: troopers tell us that the driver' s car was also badly damaged. however, he managed to leave the he was tashard a few blocks away , and was taken to ormc. it is unclear how many people exactly were injured in the crash. officials hope to have the road reopened in our -- within the hour. ted: if you need a backup plan this morning, you' ll want to use john young parkway or texas avenue to get around the crash at obt. it is a lit

michelle: we like the side of that. the harlem globetrotters are in town ahead of their game this weekend, and today, one of their players is working to prevent bullying. jason: globetrotter star buckets blakes was in our studio this morning to tell us about the abc' s of bullying. it' s a message he' students at rosemont elementary school. blakes says the a stands for action, b for bravery and c for compassion. he' s giving kids the message first, then it is on to the good stuff. >> we have something called a magic circle, we all do something unique with a basketball based on our height, weight, shape and flexibility and we had her own personality. this is kind of what i do when i' m in the magic circle. jason: there goes, our own jazmin walker a few tricks. the globetrotters perform saturday at the amway center. i think they should add her to the roster. to get certified michelle: five dollars. orlando' s holy land experience is inviting everyone to come in today, for free. the theme park is holding its annual free da

michelle: amy sweezey is tracking its path. amy: it is moving closer to central florida in the next hour or two. i will have the timing of these storms when we returned from the break. the popular (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, >> it is 6:44. we have got two counties under a tornado watch until 10:00 a.m.. it includes marion county and sumter county. a warning in alachua county just north of gainesville. the line of storms is moving closer and we may see more counties added to this watch as it starts pushing into central florida. light rain is moving in. to the south. as cold fronts get dragged through, we will see more showers. the rain is approaching marion county. the bigger storms are still a couple of hours away. you can see on future cast, another hour and a half or so we see the storms move into marion or sumter. to the i-4 corridor closer to lunch time, and then through noon, we see those storms putsch to the south. -- push to the south. once we