there is a tradition of religious and political activism in orange county. >> i think the people in oranges there is a general idea of less government is better which means more freedom. essentially, the smaller the government the larger the person. concerned about their freedoms in orange county and i think that is, as far as property rights, as far as doing what people want, that is important. so, i think it tax towards the conservative side. years, itthe reagan was a demarcation point where it theat a fever pitch and orange curtain concept was at its highest. there were guys like outdoor and then, who were not that conservative. others, off the chart. the word, with great accent, but -- chutzpah comes to mind. bob was strong on military. b-one bob. het is how he got the name, led the drive to save the b-1 bomber. and was veryic strong on social issues, mostly in terms of being pro-life and in terms of attitudes on lgbt issues. 2000 wild partying homosexuals, hundreds of them, almost naked, down here in our biggest, most beautiful, taxpayer auditorium. the andrew mellon auditorium direct

reporting live in orange county, julie salamone, eyewitness news this morning. >>> the wife of an orange line of duty is pleading with state lawmakers to help other families in her situation. deputy scott pine was shot and killed two years ago. his widow says his wents aren't enough -- his benefits aren't enough for her and their three children, so she's pushing for legislation that would raise benefits for families of first responders. 100% of -- with 100% of their income. right now it's only half. >> our children's future should not be a financial struggle because their daddy was a hero and gave the ultimate sacrifice. >> the florida senate passed the changes unanimously, but the house has attached the bill to other provisions the senate opposes which could table that for another year. >>> she has not been available for comment, but congresswoman corrine brown is the subject of a widespread speculation. for weeks we've been asking questions about a so-called charity called one door for education and its ties to the central florida congresswoman. eyewitness news anchor greg people invol

when you see orange it is a lot of dry air in place. we are going to stay relatively dry for the next few days. i lunchtime 73, you see the low to mid 70s at the coast, but we will be warmer inland. through the day this is 10 a.m. going hour by hour to help you plan ahead. we are looking good. a blip or two of green but we will stage right. looking very nice into the evening hours by the time we had 6 o'clock. i know most of us are headed into work and school but if you are down at the beach is a high risk of rip currents. sees our elevator four-6 feet. for today partly cloudy, we will have the warm afternoon, 77. the low to mid 70s of the coast palm coast, the hammock about citrus tower 79 for today. 77 as we get into kasumi. tonight it will be a very nice night, temperatures in the 50s was still some 60s in our southern coastline and tomorrow the warm-up continues we will gradually warm the next few days. 80degrees tomorrow in orlando, 70 at the coast, pearly, skies, take a look at your screen. there is the 80 tomorrow, and then 83 on

later, here about the political history of orange county. where old republicans go to., and for the most part, that is true. anouncer: we begin with investigation into the citrus industries in and around anaheim. [bell rings] >> i think it is hard to measure the economic focus of having disneyland coming of age in a parallel track. disneyland "has had a lot of growth in a few years, and that has changed the focus and tourism. i think it is something like annually $10 billion generated due to tourism. >> to all who come to this happy place, disney land is your land. here we relive fond memories of the past, and it is the challenge and the promise of the future. no, anaheim did not start when disneyland opened. we had a long community, and active, vibrant community long before then. southern california was known as the valencia orange center. southern california up to about the 1940's, early 1950's was the center of the citrus business nationally. anaheim supported nine packing houses, such as we have in the background here. these packing hous

we're live in orange county with channel 9 eyewitnesses. >>> we're following some breaking news in orange county. and multivehicle crash has killed two people tonight. right now avlon road is blocked near mckinney road in winter garden. here's a look. you can see one mangled car off to the side of the road. we are told the other vehicle the woods. you can see the front bumper of that vehicle. orange county fire rescue says two adults were killed in the crash. three children were taken to the hospital for treatment. we will stay on top of this and let you know tomorrow morning the very latest on this terrible crash on avalon road. >>> ucf police say it is all hands on deck for donald trump's campus appears to -- appearance tomorrow. we will be there. police are treating security just as they would at a ballgame and they're getting help from surrounding agencies as well. trump people told us they are expecting 20,000 people to attend. the event start time was pushed back two hours to 2:30 p.m. because of a race in the area and because trump has a morning rally in kansas. you can count on us

live in orange county, field sutton, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> orange county deputies have been called to this apartment complex 120 time this is the past year. -- times in the past year. why the people who live there tell us they worry it's going to get worse. >> this 15-year-old could spend life prison. how she tried to blame the victim, when detectives questioned her. >> plus, all the presidential the attacks in belgium. (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com know you can deposit checks right from your phone. transfer money to someone quickly and easily. speak to a financial professional when it's convenient. and pay for things using android pay. know that with pnc's convenient solutions, at least your finances will >>> channel 9 eyewitness news >>> in the wake of terror attacks in belgium, presidential candidates are giving their two cents. >> this is not an isolated incident, this is not a lone wolf. >> reneed to move aggressively against isis. >>

reporting live in orange county, "eyewitness news" this morning. >> >> orange county deputies still attacked a man eyewitnesses say happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. this man here was beaten outside of the tavern of the creek in hunter's creek last week, his friends told us he happened to walk up to a fight in the parking lot and was attacked. count on us to let you know when and if they find a suspect >> >> in orange county, a man involved in a shooting at the wwe training facility will have a hearing to determine if he is kent for trial. deputies arrived at the facility to arrest him, but they had to shoot him as he charged towards him. he said he was shooting a reality show and expected to be tasered, not shot. >> >> deputies still searching for a father that is said to have taken his custody out of the area without permission. investigators say their father, patrick earl scott junior took off with them. deputies say he has a house in texas and could have gone there. >> reporter: shawn ware's family lit candles and remembers a man that left behind two young children. >>

. >> orange county deputies say they are no closer to finding a killer who opened fire on a crowd of people this afternoon. >> we've been following developments in this story since it was breaking on eyewitness news at 4:00. only we talked to the victim's girlfriend. kim letterly, she told you her -- kimberly, she told you her boyfriend was targeted here and it happened near a playground. >> reporter: the bullet near the playground hit 18-year-old dre bryant. his girlfriend tellses me he tried to get away but couldn't -- tells me he tried to get away but couldn't run away. it will take help from witnesses to track down the killer. >> reporter: pictures on his girlfriend's phone show 18-year- old dre bryant just one week ago before witnesses say someone pointed a gun at the teenager this afternoon and pulled the trigger four times. >> i'm going to miss my baby! [ crying ] >> reporter: bryant's girlfriend who asked only to go by shay was steps behind him when the gunfire started in a field near 18th east street. >> you saw this? >> i saw this. >> reporter: the crowd about 30 people too

orange blossom trail lancaster road at orange blossom trail northbound lane of obt is blocked off for a crash and you can get around but keep that in mind. word from skywitness 9 of a nancy? >>> overnight, juvenile is dead from a gunshot wound and police are investigating how it happened. >> they were gathering evidence along highland avenue zephyr near him -- seminole high. that is where janai norman is live. we do not know much about the victim. >> reporter: we have spoken with police in the last six hours as they were investigating a home on highland avenue but they would not say whether it was a male or female or the juveniles age. during the phone conversation, we confirmed police got a call around 8:25 last night from central florida were regional hospital that a teenager was brought in with a gunshot wound. we will ask what brought them out to the area and how they learned it could be connected to what happened but cameras captured crime scene tape -- tape investigators late into the night and we learned the juvenile has since died. police say they are planning to release more

they are the most popular of all the oranges, of the blood orange group. but because they're easy to peel. you can peel them like a regular they section out. sweeter. now, the first ones you're going get which are the ones now are tart to sweet. as the season goes on, they get sweeter and sweeter and sweeter. a regular blood orange is sour. so these oranges because they're of the tarocco variety which they call sometimes half blond which means because there's not all red inside are -- start to get sweeter. >> how do you pick them? >> same thing as you pick any orange. heavy in the hand. you want it to be heavy in the hand. if the orange is light, it's going to taste like a feather. that's what you want to make. >> i like that rule. >> take the orange itself, put it in the refrigerator. refrigeration of apples and oranges. >> these you put in the refrigerate? >> always want to refrigerate oranges. betty made muffins out of this. it's unique because she ground -- raphy just had a taste she took the whole thing and ground up everything. even the skin of the o

we begin in orange county with mike manzoni. many of the polling places, some voters can't believe this is happening now in 2016. >> reporter: they were very, very angry. they're still angry because some of them have still within the past 60 minutes, i found out all of the 52 affected poling locations, that they now should have enough ballots for anyone behind me at elections officer, where they opened up a polling location to accommodate some of the people, they're still waiting on the

on a shooting at an orange county restaurant. the sheriff's office just released this video from saturday night... in the parking lot of mister gyros off of colonia. deputies originally thought the suspects were shooting at them. but deputies now believe the people in the truck were exchanging gunfire with another car.. and those shots landed near them. so far no arrests have been made. only on fox.-- cries for help at a florida restaurant... a man is attacked with a knife.... only to have complete strangers come to the rescue. it happened at "baba's orlando restaurant" on orange avenue. about a week ago-- the owner says someone stole meat from the storage ` room. then on sunday.... it happened again. while the restaurant was slammed-- police say the suspect came back-- attempting to break in to the storage room. was armed with a knife... and slashed the owner several times. that is when someone outside-- heard cries for help.... and jumped into action. police arrived on scene... and arrested 61-year-old tyrone chenault. he is ch

reporting live in orange county, julie salomone, eyewitness news this morning. >>> breaking in orange county in the last 45 minutes, an update about state troopers about a fatal hit and run in downtown orlando. we captured this video from the scene about 10:30 last night. state troopers say a nissan altima was speeding down colonial drive and hit a bicyclist in a turn lane. charles mcmurray was thrown off the bike and killed. the altima was found abandoned in orlando. driver is still on the run. >>> troopers just released new information about a fatal crash on merritt island. investigators say william spaeck lost control and crashed into a utility policy. his passenger died the crash. the crash is still under investigation. >>> orange county deputies are working to find a woman that they say shot and killed a man in apopka. deputies responded near old apopka road last night. the man was found shot inside the home. he died at florida hospital apopka. we reached out to the sheriff's office to get more information about what lead to the shooting and the names of the suspect and the victi

>>> jimmy torres is no stranger to the orange county jail.ific bank robbers, he says this time he's not guilty. and a judge has decided torres will get a second chance to prove his innocence. he's granted torres a retrial of his most recent bank robbery conviction. >> it's going to be a new trial now, and everything is going to come out. the truth is going to come out. >> torres' cellmate ryan abbey also got good news at a recent court hearing. he was accepted into a rehab program, and a few weeks into it has written to torres about life outside the orange county jail. >> i received two letters from ryan since he's been gone. he goes, hey, jimmy, what's up, buddy? did some research -- did some research on the mummy bandit thing for me, and he says there's mummy bandits all over the place. website. he also says to keep positive, you will win your case. let me know when your next court date is. >> marc gonzales is adjusting not only to a new cellmate but a new cell where he's confined most of the day. he even eats his meals in his cell, and it'

since you have your on ramp and offramp at orange blossom trail closed right now. one way you can get on or off would be a 417, the next closest place if you want to have that direction , or you could also get off or on at i- 4. southbound traffic on the turnpike and get through there but not at the on or off ramps. >>> police are calling an ambush a case of mistaken identity. the police know about the gun man they are looking for a why he never should have been able to get his hands on a weapon. kissimmee, coming up for the center marco rubio continues his campaign here at this corner bakery. what to expect this morning, and why he says he's not out of that race in the republican primary. the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. >>> sky witness nine is over the scene of this crash, the turnpike southbound your on and off ramps from orange blossom trail are blocked off right now because of this crash. orange county fire rescue crews have

it is upscale people. >> that orange is $22. >> it is $6 a pound. >> they slice up the oranges. i think if they took the oranges and then arranged them in a staircase -- >> why don't we buy blueberries like we buy grapes. >> grapes come on a thing. unless you are buying picked grapes already which you are in cahoots with the whole foots people. >> a lot of people won't eat an orange -- it does take time to peel. your kid will not take -- >> oh laziness. >> if you have a cut cuticle it hurts and the smell lingers. >> the smell lingers and it turns your hand yellow and it is a disaster. you can put that in your backpack and take it to school. don't you see? don't you want children to get vitamin c or have them get scurvy. >> you can do things with the peel it is like half of the orange we should be paying less for. you know what i think? somebody's second cousin once we moved became a vice president that didn't have any responsibility within the company and this was his idea. nobody was checking him. nobody thought he did any work and it was that person's idea who under minded the

because of that time change and we are tracking rain this morning watching showers on the move in orange county a new batch about very close to the airport we are seeing showers as we get over toward the hiawatha area, pine hills, paramore also some late showers popping up. volusia county about to move into barry, sanford covering volusia, lake and seminal counties there. and the rest of lake county a few showers moving from sumter all seeing a bit of rain this morning for the point being, have the impeller for a hit or miss shower even a thunderstorm as is ago throughout the early afternoon. 70s around now, a couple of 60s, 70 degrees in orlando. a hit or miss shower or storm. it will look better by this afternoon, this afternoon really warm, mid- 80s around we are going to get even hotter over the next 24 hours. we will track the bigger warm- up just ahead. let's hit the drive. >>> i-4 at sam may grow from this camera you cannot see any issues here, but we did have a hit and run crash eastbound through here. keep in mind, i have but not noticing it on any of our cameras throughout the

the deberry station in volusia county to orange county. crews are, woing when the train d working when the trains are not running. they expect to finish in august of 2017. >>> tomorrow morning, brevard county will coordinate a fish kill cleanup, right now, many thousands of dead fish are littering the canals and shorelines along the indian river lagoon. an algae bloom may have led to low levels of oxygen in the water, and that's what killed the fish. water tests are still being done. whole life. and i've never, ever seen, a fish kill like this one, ever. >> this latest fish kill has impacted several varieties of fish. >>> proposals that would have loued florida floridians to openly carry guns died during this legislative session, but soon the court will debate the issue. the supreme court -- coming up in june, the supreme court will hear arguments in a case that stems back to 2012. back then, dale norman was arrested for openly carrying a gun in a holster, norman challenged his arrest, saying it violated his right to bear arms. an appeals

that closure wraps all the way around to north orange avenue. when we spoke with the dot dot officials last week they told us this closure is so crews can from a state road 52 i-4. we are watching to see how this impacts the road -- the drive on the first day as it is bound to cause some confusion as to many of your cake -- used to taking this route. they suggest using either magnolia, or orange avenue to bypass the scarlet enclosure. reporting live in orlando, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning >> go to wftv.com and click on the i-4 ultimate project link in the traffic session. >>> 9 investigates found out a dentist accused about me hurting patients on defrauding medicaid has opened a new office in clermont. his license was suspended after a 4-year-old girl stop breathing while under anesthesia. it is since been reinstated, last year his office was rated during a fraud investigation. he is now running gulfstream dental clermont, the state has no record of that facility and the medicaid system. >>> you may soon be saving a will. duke ene

two and a couple sprinkles possible in orange county. but you see everything moving by, the northern zones moving by and we will see it clear as we go through the rest of the day. temperatures in the 50s and the 60s. clermont 62 and the villages 59 and 61 in deland in volusia county. so apopka through the day, and more clouds this morning and quickly clearing and 75 at 2:00 and a little cooler this evening and we'll drop off into the upper 60s. and we'll track more changes behind this front head. and flashing lights this morning. >> and they've been able to get this crash off to the side here. you can see the flow of traffic is moving through. keep in mind, you want to move to the left-hand side. they've been on the scene for the last 30 minutes or so and blocking the i-4 onramp and 535. you'll need to get on eastbound at world center drive. i'm getting word of a crash on central florida parkway. and i'll break that down in 7 minutes. >>> orlando police are looking for the gunman that shot and killed a man thursday night. >> we told you

eyewitness news this morning's g&a norman is why were the orange cones are up now. 8000 drivers will need to find a new route? >>reporter:that is how many drivers take garland avenue right there north of colonial around orange avenue, but as is no longer an option. today marks a day number one for drivers needing to find a detour for the next 14 months. both directions of garland avenue between colonial drive, and orange avenue will be shut down so crews can build bridges on the on ramp from state road 52 the new i-4. late last week we spoke to dot about the detours that is bound to cause confusion. it's the latest closure that stands to impact thousands of you on a daily basis by rerouting traffic to magnolia and orange avenue's. >> every person has their own routine. we recognize that, no matter how many people take the road, we have to be aware of that. >>reporter:we found out downtown drivers will also be dealing with other closures during the 14 month garland avenue was blocked off. i will break down those in our nafta -- next half hour, today back in the studio with a new your

darlene. >> >> orange county detectives are trying to figure out what lead to the shooting of a young man. julie is live where the victim was found. deputies are still working to get a description of the shooter. >> reporter: deputies are still searching for the shooter. active investigation behind me. area behind me. neighborhood is roped off, several deputies down the street. closer look. the medical examiner arrived 45 minutes ago. let's look at some of the video we took when we arrived. this morning, police got a call about a man laying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. nearly 15 minutes later, paramedics pronounced him dead. police determined the anderson place the jurisdiction of the sheriff's office, so deputies are working the crime scene and the investigation. they have not released any details about what lead up to name. right now, they tell us the victim is between the age of 15- 18 years old. again, they are still searching reporting live. >> >> orange county deputies still looking for the person that attacked a man. eyewitnesses say happened to be at the wrong place a

reporting live, and orange county, janai norman, eyewitness news this morning. >>> and orange, a man accused of opening fire outside a bus station is expected to face a judge. investigators say pete -- pierre fired a gun in the air at the links bus stop near the sunday. he ran off at officers caught up to him, no one was hurt. police are trying to figure out why he started shooting. we will let you know what happens in court on eyewitness news this morning at noon. >>> the florida primaries less than 24 hours today, eyewitness news this morning angela jacobs has been following our political coverage. this all follows a violent white house? >>reporter:donald trump's opponents are not hesitating to point out that images of that can be seen now around the world. so, they, are the ones on the attack now. >> it was totally organized, troublemakers >>reporter:after angry, chaotic scenes over the weekend, donald trump's events in illinois, missouri and ohio. one man even trying to rush the stage, as he spoke, or secret service agents, than ever, are now surrounding the gop front runner. >>

it was coming from the nearby royal arms condos on orange drive. altamont springs work officials say the problem has been resolved and the lake is now safe. >> >> hulk hogan will be back in court in his legal battle with gawker media. a jury agreed gawker should pay them $150 million for posting a text tape of him without his consent. tomorrow, there will be the jury awarding pawn tie damages. there will be appeals in the case >> we continue to follow breaking news this morning. orange county deputies say three men were shot and one killed outside of a gentlemen's club. next, what we are learning about moments before the gunfire from investigators. >> >> i'm tracking rain and big making it feel like we are going back to winter instead of springing into spring. >> >> first, here's a list of how to spend your day, for a one day you're enjoying rides, events, and up-close animal encounters at seaworld. the next, you're having fun at aquatica. for a limited time, you can buy a seaworld annual pass and get a year of aquatica for free. kick your feet up

and that's just the orange county cases. there's cases in other states, other counties.elf in a world of courts for a long time. >> jeremy bowles poses a huge threat because he's completely unpredictable. one minute you can be talking to him, and he can be laughing and just having a normal day. and the next moment, he can literally be attacking you or me. he's from this particular gang in l.a., sarzana. >> it means the city in hell. meaning cause as much mayhem, as much damage as you can. >> through prison and through other incarcerations, he's really made connections with people from the mexican mafia. >> them people to me are the same people as me, meaning mexican mafia. a lot of people live in fear of them. me, personally, i never did. it was something i kind of grew up with. >> jeremy bowles to me is the ultimate chameleon. he basically can fit in anywhere. and with the relationship that he's made with the mexican mafia, he truly is capable of doing just about everything. including killing people. >> while bowles has never been charged with murder, he freely admits t

and you can color one-half of saturday's national semifinals orange and blue. >>> the orange comes from central new york. syracuse overcame a 16-point deficit to knock off acc rival virginia last night in the midwest regional final. the orange is the first no. 10 seed to ever reach the final four. >>> the blue that lori mention mentioned comes from north carolina. the tar heels are back in final four for a record 19th time and beat an acc rival as they knocked overneater dame -- notre dame. they're the only no. 11 seed remained in the -- no. 1 seed remained in the tournament. the championship game is next >>> it is 6:18. and a commuter alert this morning. for subway riders in manhattan. >> details -- pardon me -- details on the big construction work disrupting travel. >> and movie fans not discouraged by the reviews. >>> iphone users are reporting a possible bug with ios9.3. >> it causes a wide range of apps to crash and freeze, mostly on newer devices like the iphone 6s plus. they're reportedly working on a fix. >> a big day if you've been waiting for this head severe thunderstorm. >>

last night orange county deputies hauled them off to the orange county jail and that is where angela jacobs is live. some residents help bust them. should know more about how that happened. but whatever the tip was that launched this, we know it came from residents that said they had enough and whose complaints launched this investigation. feeling too unsafe to drive by this home in apopka, it all came to a head last night when they helped the police clean up the neighborhood. only were there among onlookers as two juveniles were placed in the back of a deputy patrol car. we blurred their faces because of their ages. investigators tell us that the accused of two 15 people arrested on felony weapon and drug charges. all the suspects were busted because the neighbors refused to be to be part of a tradition of silence. every neighbor we spoke to told us this we were relevied to see sweep. and we still don't know the entire roster of suspects that are jailed here. but we'll keep a look at that jail docket all morning. and we'll ask if there will be more arrests ahead. live in orange coun

orange county swat team raided a suspected drug house. we told you about that last night out -- as it was breaking on eyewitness news at 10 p.m. a tip led them to this, garwood drive. no one was inside at the time, detectives detective said he found money, guns, and 15 pounds, as you can see there of marijuana that is worth more than $45,000 are searching for a missing 12- year-old who they say maybe what her cell phone. jaden ramirez. they say she was last seen in corporative lake mary he posted jaden's picture to our facebook page. more than 2500 people have shared it. you can bring -- help by sharing the post as well go to facebook.com/wftv. >>> president obama is preparing to speak to millions of cubans in a nationally televised speech today. he met with cuban president castro yesterday and spoke in a joint news conference. the two leaders discussed business opportunities and the likelihood of ending the embargo. president obama says there is still a lot of work to do. >> we continue to have some very serious differences including on

you look like a big carrot for a while because you're wearing bright-assed orange, the brightest orangeuard orange. >>> over in the workers' barracks of the theo lacy jail, donald stokes is headed in a completely different direction. tonight he'll be released from jail. >> at this point i'm pretty much ready to go. i said my good-byes to everybody and passed off that which can be passed off to my friends that i'm not going to be taking with me. i'm just a little bit anxious. just waiting for that minute where they call my name and i get a chance to grab the rest of my things and head on down the road. it could be any time now, but it seems like every minute's taken hours, you know. it'll happen when it happens, i guess. in case of emergency. >> because stokes was taken into custody without shoes, the jail has allowed him to have a pair of flip-flops so that he won't leave barefoot. >> come to the back door. >> yes, ma'am. >> take it easy, guys. be safe, you all. take your time. love you. be in touch. take care, you all. peace. be safe. see you soon, guys. >> stokes will now head to the

in orange county, michelle meredith, wesh two news. jim: he' s calling it a victory tour, and today, governor rick scott brought that tour to orlando. he visited the new headquarters that' s an atlanta-based tech 13-workers have already been hired, and soon another 17-will be needed. the governor says 36-thousand jobs were created statewide in january alone. he says cutting business costs allows businesses to re-invest the savings, which benefits the workforce. a lot of votes are already in. we will tell you how early voting is changing the game. >> and maybe a little late to the pool party. what he has to say about running for sheriff. and a normal day at school turns into a wet one. tony: if you thought it was hot today, you are correct. we' re not done with this record heat. you' 6:00. there is going to be a rolling westbound lane. a b

in orange county, michelle meredith, wesh 2 news. jim: new details tonight with an investigation into drowning deaths. no charges will be filed against woman sleeping when her junk daughter and grandson died at a holly hill pool in july. this was on -- detectives seize evidence, but attorney say that drowning appears accidental. an orange county man faces burglary charges after deputies say he broke into his in-laws' home. >> mr. martinez is alleged to have broken the glass of the dwelling. he is actually, and then with intent to kill the people inside. jim: this is giovanni martinez at his first court appearance. deputies say yesterday, he kicked in the door of the home in the lake hart subdivision, and claimed he would kill his in-laws and his wife, who had gone there after an argument with him. short time later. they say he cut his head banging it against the cage in their patrol car. meredith: volusia county has spent $35 million in the past five years to help the homeless. they will have a workshop to help things out. they have

>>> orange county school employee is getting her old job back. what she posted on her personal facebook page that cause the district to wrongfully reassign her. plus coming up a man in jail accused of leaving a gun where a little girl could get to it before she accidentally shot and killed itself. >>> new plans have -- police have to keep this tragedy from happening again. >>> i'm not happy about it. of mount dora will see a big 5:24 am. mark and said he was scheduled to die thursday, march 17, but yesterday the high court push the execution back until lawmakers decide on changes to the states that sentencing process. here's some jacksonville and was condemned to 1987 for murdering two men. >>> residence in mount dora say -- may soon see a price hike in water bills. leaders said they needed 25 percent increase because the cash reserves were low and they have to fund water and sewer operations. they are looking into spreading the increase out over the next few years in effect later this month, an average family of four would have to pay about seve

underway with the orange county swat team raided a suspected drug house. investigators say a tip led them to this home on garwood drive. detectives say they found money, guns, and 15 pounds of marijuana worth more than $45,000. >>> seminole county deputies are searching for a missing 12- year-old, they say may be without her medication, and her cell phone. deputies are looking for jaden ramirez, she was last seen at her home in unincorporated lake mary yesterday. we posted jaden's picture on our facebook page and it's getting a lot of attention. or than 2500 people have shared it, you can share that post as well, just go to facebook. c om/wftv of cubans in a nationally televised speech today. he met with cuban president castro yesterday and spoke in a joint news conference. they discuss business opportunities, and the likelihood of ending the embargo. resident obama says there is still more work to do. >> we will continue to have some very serious differences, including our democracy and human rights. president castro and i have had very frank and candid c

crews shut down the ramp to orange as part of the project. here is a look at that ramp's replacement. it's just a few blocks away from the old one. the old one will stay closed for the next three years. remember we have you covered during the six year long project. to see more about this detour and other projects go to the website and click on the traffic tab and the project. >>> a pep rally at a high school was lifting school spirits until, watch this, a ball of fire sent several students to the hospital. take a look at this video. at least 20 people were hurt when this happened yesterday. the school hired a fire breather to get students excited. actually found himself covered in flames. >> people were freaking out. couple of people passed out. one girl went into a seizure. it seemed -- nobody was in danger but for the man who caught fire. people started freaking out. >> now the paid from the powder from the fire extinguisher caused breathing problems. >>> in just the a few years almost all new car also have technology to help avoid crashes

several units are out here as the orange county sheriff's office is investigating. southbound lanes are hope, open, but the northbound lanes at semoran and colonial and 408 shut down because of the death investigation. 40 minutes after midnight. deputies got a call about shots fired in the parking lot of diamond club. deputies found three victims with gunshot wounds, one pronounced dead at the scene. two others taken to orlando medical center. all of the victims are males. at this time, the sheriff's office is not releasing any of their identities, but tell us at least three motorcycle groups may have been involved matily lead to this shooting. again, several roadblocks in this area. southbound lanes are open, but not the northbound lanes. reporting live in orange >> >> this is not the first time we have told you about a shooting near the diamond club in january, a man said he was club. he drove himself to another nearby business and later died at a local hospital. president obama is head be to he will become the first sitting president to visiting in nearly 90 year

. >>> right now orange county deaments are trying to find a -- deputies are trying to find the person attacking and leaving a man with a brain injury. julie salamone is live at the tavern at the creek at hunters creek where it all happened. julie, the victim's friends say he walked up on a fight without even knowing what was going on. >>reporter: that's right. he was already -- there was a fight already going on in the the tavern, as you mentioned, now, the orange county sheriff's office said the aggravated battery happened at the tavern at the creek on john young parkway. the victim was struck in the head and suffered an injury to the brain. we aren't mentioning names because no one has been charged yet. but we spoke with the victim's friend who want to remain anonymous. he said this all started after a fight broke out after his female friend was touched inappropriately and they tried to confront the guy. the victim who was using the rest room at the time eventually walks in on the fight and ends up getting beat up pretty badly. >> the other gentleman that nobody can identify decided

tonight port orange, 60 degrees. a mild night. 61 kissimmee by the loop, 62 winter garden, winter garden village, ocoee, oakland, mild, patchy fog and tomorrow warmer near 80 at the coast and again made if not a couple upper 80s and the far interior western sections. five-day forecast where the weekend is always in view. warm. low 80s partly cloudy skies, sunday, 50 percent chance of showers and a few storms that will slide away but 80s next weekend. saturday night we spring forward one hour before you go 6:20 am. traffic tracker with deneige. >> the first crash of the morning popped up on live traffic tracker. this is orange blossom trail at 414, maitland boulevard, southbound on orange blossom trail, possibly one lane blocked looks like they were able to get it out. if you're heading in that direction, a hit-and-run crash for troopers will be on scene long to investigate. >>> a widow other deputy killed in the line of duty took on the state legislator and won. a new law that helps other families making the ultimate

then searched for unit at the orange county where they found the baby alone. she faces charges of kidnapping and aggravated assaults. >>> the orange county sheriff's office is doing its part to fight the growing heroin epidemic. please will be equipped with an antidote to help people using heroin. commissioners say the move is important because the number of overdoses is up and they anticipate it will get worse. >> we cannot arrest our way out of this, we cannot narcan our way out of this problem, we are resuscitating people that are going right back into it. it's addiction that we need to fight. >> deputies say they are responding to three overdoses a day, it will cost the county $26,000 to pay for the new drug. >>> work is getting back on track on the i-4 ultimate project following the death of a contract worker. troopers say the driver of a dump truck ran over marvin franklin on the shoulder near maitland boulevard last wednesday. entire 21 mile project came to a stop so workers could review safety protocols. they happen gradually moving forward after resum

what orange county is most concerned about is the idea of accepting more students. >> orange county has a higher sales tax to pay for new schools. but the school board chairman says he doesn't know if voters will approve the increase if they knew the angry -- the buildings would house students from neighboring counties. >> we are proud of the state- of-the-art facilities. they are clean. they are new. that is thanks to orange county taxpayers. >> lawmakers are considering several measures -- including one that would allow parents to take any school across the state as long as it is not overcrowded. local taxpayers. >> our taxpayers in orange county have stepped up to the facility needs. >> supporters of the measure say it gives more children access to better education. idea of choice. children and their education for the future. what does that matter? if i pay taxes in one city and not the other, we are all paying our taxes. >> the bill also includes a measure that would allow parents to ask schools to transfer the students to a different teacher but not a specific one. kathleen is with

. >>> and orange county teacher said that bullying is out of control. and why he said he cannot do anything about it and the fear safety. >>> good morning. saturday, march 5th. i'm darlene jones. time is 7:00 on the dot. and we'll have more on our top stories in a moment. here's a look over downtown orlando. that is the view of the citrus bowl where the soccer team will in areas in the 40s. >>> and yes, on in the 30s. it is a chilly start. but the southern counties, are seeing a warmer morning because of the cloud coverage. we'll see a lovely day right now. and the temperatures will rebound. and 49 in daytona beach. and these will be the coolest temperatures. at sunrise we see the coolest temperatures and we get warmer after that 53 in orlando and 54 in winter haven. a quarter mile visibility is where we're seeing the heaviest thickest fog. and the northeastly winds will be five to 15 and the upper 60s to the 70s along the coast. >>> republican presidential front-runner will be in central florida. thousands of people, including expected to attend a rall

county, orange avenue. turn lane blocked, you can still make it through but keep >>> and the theme park has said they will end their orchid breeding program and theatrical shows. what that means for the park in orlando. >> your complete news coverage continues now on central florida's tv 27. remember you can take the news with you in the >>> good morning, america. donald trump takes aim at hillary clinton. >> and the last person hillary clinton wants to face is me and i mean i know that for a fact. >> as he backs out of the next debate his chief rival says he's ducking him and the president prepares for an epic showdown over his supreme court nominee. >>> breaking news, seaworld's stunning announcement, the end of the orca shows. the park now partnering with the humane society. the tides now shifting. is this the end of shamu? >>> family first. a major league star drops a baseball bombshell walking away from his team and $13 million after management stopped him

in orange county gail paschall-brown wesh two news. jim: these objects are all part of a larger $2.3 billion i-4 ultimate project. the plan is to rebuild 21 miles of interstate from kirkman road to 434. meredith: a rockledge woman is to 30 cats inside her home but s not much the city can do about it. the home less than a month ago. city law forbids more than four cats in a home at a time. but after the homeowner reimburse the county for the $2000 animals' care, she got them back. a county attorney said there' s no legal grounds to take away the cats permanently. that leaves the city unable to enforce its own law. >> i just don' t truly understand why they would have given them back to her if they knew anything about her situation. >> it' s not fair to the animals. animals can' t control the situation. she can. meredith: a county spokesman says the animals were not considered criminally neglected, and so had to be given back. new at 6:00, sarasota police officers got to start their day responding to a snake call . and when they got ther

and we're live at the orange county jail. we dent know if there could be more arrests here. >> reporter: and we'll continue to check with the investigators on that this morning and we're working to find out if all the suspects came from the same home. >> reporter: when we first arrived in the south apopka neighborhood, we saw this sign stating it was a safe area. this is on 15th street across the street from a church. but neighbors said that the activity inside was less than holy. our cameras were there last night as the orange county deputies placed two juveniles in the back of a patrol car. because of their ages. investigators told us that they were two of 15 people arrested on felony drug and weapons charges. property records show that the one bedroom and one bath home is owned by a woman that owns in north florida. and so far we have not been able to reach her. and neighbors played a huge part in the roundup, fed up with the criminal activity creeping into their streets. and their diligence tack part last night when they

. >>> orange county was one place that had problems, multiple precincts ran out of ballots. election officials say it started with the data glitch which mixed up numbers on the ballots order forms and send fewer ballots to orange county polling places they needed many morning. 52 precincts across orange county ran out of ballots in . -- endpoints. one worker showed up, many voters left because they said they did not have time to wait. >> how do we run out of ballots? to me it does not make sense. >> i like to speak my voice and i felt like i was being left out. >> orange county supervisor of elections tells us he's not sure who is responsible for the mixup but they are looking into it. elections officials were also hand delivering absentee ballots to anyone who missed the chance to vote because of the mixup and officials asked governor. scott to extend poll hours but he denied it and call shortly before 7 pm. >>> the marion county voters approved a 1 percent sales tax for four years to fund public safety capital needs and road projects for the county. january 1. >>> some vot

>>> every year, close to 70,000 people are processed through the five facilities that make up the orange county jail in southern california. most have not been convicted but are awaiting trial, charged with everything from minor infractions to murder. some will be released or bailed out within hours. others will call the jail home until their cases are resolved in court, a process that can take years. one inmate facing such a prospect is daniel wozniak, who prior to his arrest, could be found performing as an actor on the stages of various orange county play houses. >> i want people to know i'm a good guy. i'm easy going. i enjoy long walks on the beach. i'm an aries. i just want people to know that no matter what throughout all of this, i'm really a good guy. almost everyone in my life will say so. >> what i know of wozniak is he's in custody for a double murder. a beheading was involved as well as dismemberment. >> wozniak has entered a not guilty plea in a case that made headlines in orange county. he's alleged to have murdered two friends in order to steal money out of their bank acc

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. >> orange county deputies arrested the pair this afternoon. this all comes on the same night as the victims funeral. mike manzoni is outside orange county sheriff's office and did some digging and found out one of the suspects was even to even supposed to be outside when the shooting happened. >> reporter: that is because 17-year-old michael anderson was under court order the community supervision until his 19th birthday. sheriff's office say he faces a second-degree murder charge that could send him to prison for years. eyewitness news was the only crew there when orange county deputies took murder suspect michael anderson to jail late this afternoon. investigators say anderson shot 15-year-old antoine davis in the head when davis met anderson to buy some marijuana on this sidewalk early sunday morning. >> we know this won't bring antwan back, but we hope this news will bring a measure of comfort to his family. >> reporter: deputies first arrested anderson's girlfriend, lindsay surely, this morning and charged her with being an accessory afte

reporting live in orange county. "eyewitness news" this morning. >> >> a 21-year-old charged with two counts of attempted murder will stay in jail on bond. ward faced a judge yesterday, friday, orange county deputies say he tried to shoot his ex- girlfriend at the magnolia court apartments. however, he missed and hit a nearby. ward told the judge the charges against him were wrong. at last check, the man that was >> reporter: neighbors at these apartments said they have always been comfortable letting their children play outside. >> kid are out playing. there were kids out here. i don't understand why anyone would come over here in broad daylight and shoot anybody. >> reporter: that neighbor was scared to go on camera. she didn't understand how the man in the parking lot across from him got shot. >> neighbors told "eyewitness news" things didn't look good as first responders rushed to save the man woe appeared to be >> every child, everybody had >> crime scene investigators spent the afternoon photographing the apart

light showers pulling through parts of orange county by doctor phillips. as you get toward independence, the attractions you may see son -- some jumping over to volusia county. sanford, 69 melbourne, today we are going to be well into the 80s. winds out of the south to star, southwest later, they are going to be gusty. a little bit of patchy fog in our northern tier. we will monitor those with disabilities, too. a bit of rain this morning, this will eventually push off eiler -- either early afternoon and we will see a nicer evening. but until then, chance of a spotty shower, well into the 80s. mid 80s, if not a few upper '80s today. 8o'clock, let me take you through it, stop it at noon. a couple of showers and storms and even an isolated chance of showers by the time we had 3 o'clock. and then after that mainly drive as we head into the evening hours. each forecast watching out for a few showers, sees two-3 feet, the winds will be gusting up to 25 miles per hour today. today 87, showers and storms, kissimmee, 86 clermont, 84 ocala, overall rain chances abo