obviously orlando city is a hot ticket in town. they are very successful in orlando. there's a lot of buzz about them. we thought it would be a great collaboration and really fun day to get together. >> we have also teamed up with 27 in the ip for one lucky person can win eight pack of tickets to the season opener plus a prize package that includes merchandise and on- field access during warm-ups. register on the contest page of i see florida.com. 12th-ranked miami held up 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 know that with pnc's convenient solutions, at least your finances will be easy to control. (vo) making the most out of impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, >>> still rain for another couple of hours. nothing heavy but enough to make it humid in the morning. warming trend, near 70 at 830. 83 with scattered afternoon downpours tomorrow. chance of some severe weather during the first half of wednesday. >>> watch eyewitness

cypress drive you have a partial road blocked and we work on that in the next 10 minutes. >>> orlando city settling out of court with a police sergeant. the reason said the city threatening to fire her over a bulletproof vest. >> profits going up for sea spotlight for other reasons. >>> the city paid more than $1 million to build the fire station on the slot. good morning and happy friday. 5:14 am. alive look at downtown orlando, 47 degrees we really know what to expect for the rest of the day in the weekend in full check on the weather and traffic every 10 minutes. >>> 9 investigates found out the city of orlando has already paid more than $1 million to build a fire station here on this lot. the ground is contaminated in the city does not know how much it will cost taxpayers to clean it up. the new property with a fire station will eventually go off robinson street but officials later found out it was contaminated with metal car parts. even though cleanup costs are still unknown the city tells us it will try to get a brownfield site agreement with the state to recover some of the money. >

it's going to be a big success >> reporter: orlando city is orlando city is in trade talks with united for those rights. the 30-year-old midfielder has spent most of his professional career playing in italy's top tier. and college football fans can fill out their calendars. ucf released their schedule. all but one game is on saturday. you can see the complete schedule at wftv.com. and back here at the citrus bowl training begins in about four minutes. we'll have the highlights and reaction from the players on >>> all right. see you then, joe, thanks. and thank you for watching channel 9 eyewitness at 6. >> abc's world news tonight with david muir is next and check out

orlando city wants a repeat of this, last year's opener. over 62,000 for the lions first game in major league soccer against new york city. it was memorable, ening in a 1-1 draw. i talked to players at media day. they had the chill thinking >> if we can do that again it will be amazing. >> i remember when we came out, it was incredible. >> they are bonn kerrs and they are great. >> being bonkers is a good thing. fans did not disappoint. 62,500 came out for last year's opener setting the tone for the season. orlando city was a hot ticket with only 33,000 per game. the big number that the lions want to improve on is the 14 wins. they missed playoffs pi just a few points last year. last year jimmy johnson had a so-so afternoon hechl finished 16th in the 500. today he did much better and he matched, the legendary dale there's the 500 champ. he finished 16th today. 40 laps to go, jimmy johnson takes over the lead. it was smooth sailing from there until with three laps to go, a caution. they have to finish the race in overtime. no problem for john

don't forget our sister station is the home of the orlando city soccer matches. they open a week from today. you can download our free wf tv news app and check out our special section. >> >> the next falcon 9 rocket launch is set to lift off tonight. it is set for 6:46. this will be the third attempt for the launch after two scrubbed missions this week over the rocket's liquid okay jen temperatures. if it goes at planned, you can watch it here >> time now, 5:10, marina jurica is in the weather center. >> see easterly winds 5-10, so pretty calm, a few clouds, 95% chance it is going to be a go. it's looking good for a third time being a charm. from west to east across our viewing area, plenty of sunshine in ocala, you guys are starting out with a frost advisory this morning, but the temperatures will rebound nicely, from 59 at sock am, 72 by 4:00 p.m. injoy the warmup. college park, looking good. a warmer start in the i4 corridor. titusville, a lot of sunshine and even warmer high of 70 for you folks along the coast >>> >> residents say a local community once plagu

. >>> the new orlando city soccer stadium will reach a milestone today. a ceremony will be held to commemorate the start of the installation of the steel infrastructure. we flew over the construction site last week, you can see some of the wall started to take shape there. the stadium is expected to open for the start of the 2017 season. a member our sister station tv 27 is the home of the orlando city soccer matches. the team opens the new season of less than one week on march 630 can download our free wftv app and check out our orlando city page under sports. >>> well, maybe you have not heard, hollywood's most famous walked the red carpet for the 88th annual "academy awards." >> actor leonardo dicaprio took home an oscar. a lack of diversity was a huge topic last night. >>reporter:a thoughtful film about a newspaper investigating sex abuse by boston's catholic last night winning best picture. >> if they nominated a host, would i get this job. >>reporter:it was oscar host, chris rock, who owned the night addressing the controversy right out of the date

they plan to address the topic next month. >>> all week, we've been monitoring orlando city's effort to fill the citrus bowl. since friday, the team sold another 5,000 tickets for a total of approximately 48,000. >>> that's pretty good. >> yeah. site of the new soccer stadium, construction workers are starting to install the steel frame. the team's president says the stadium should be ready to go for the start of next season. >> we expect that will be around about christmas time. so we hope to have a couple of months before we actually have that game, it will be the beginning of march. >> we'll be monitoring the stadium's progress in the coming months, and you can watch some of the games this season, including sunday's home opener on our sister station, wrdq, central florida's tv 27. coverage starts at 1:30 p.m. by the way, central florida's tv 27 is the new home for orlando city, sto so we hope you'll join us this friday at 6:30 on tv 27 for the preseason special, and then check out that first game, this sunday at 1:30. >> you were going to give us some nice weather? >> i tell you,

by noon in downtown orlando city of sunshine. it will be cooling and dusty. head into the afternoon. a slight warm-up tomorrow. 66. the next cold front moves through monday night into tuesday that will reinforce the cold air for the rest of the week. >>> the orlando city soccer club will wrap -- will wrap up a week in melbourne today with the match against eastern florida state college. >> reporter: florida gators entered yesterday four other seven losses against great teams. they have a chance to improve on that. going against kentucky wildcats entered on a two game skid. they did not struggle at all. cats scored 18 points on their first nine possessions. murray knocks down this triple. they made nine of their first 12 shots kentucky led by as many as 24. later in the first gators try to make a run. dorian finney smith takes care of that. part of an 11-0 florida spur. murray led all scorers with 35 in kentucky wins big 80-61. against temple. we will go right to the second half. aj davis from deep, nights in front by four. else w

lions shifted this week's training to the future home of orlando city bee. the head coach hopes to get each player 30-45 minutes of two lions missing. we spoke with rookies yesterday, seemed pretty excited to make their unofficial orlando city debut >>> very excited. finally to be able to play with all of the guys. excited for this. >> i have been waiting for this. on and off season since i got drafted. it has been great couple of weeks, so i'm looking forward to the first game. >> >> if you need more soccer, you are in luck. lions scored three times in the junior had a pair of goals. ovedo goes on to win the second title in three years 4-1. >> we couldn't ask for a better start. they got three goals before the water break, setting the tone for us. when you can do that, it gives you a ton of confidence. >> >> solar bears snapped their five game losing streak exploding for five goals. ryan came up with 38 saves. one nfl note, profootball mall of fame announced their hall of fame class. have a great sunday, everyone. >> >> thanks, christian. here is a live loo

once it is up and running, it will generate 3.8 mega watts of electricity. >>> the city of orlando is mapping out storm drains to be painted. utility boxes that have been painted by artists city wide. >> the city estimate that's storm water accounts for 95% of all of our area lakes volumes. don't dump any paint or that stuff down the drain. >> if you didn't know, now you know not to do it. >>> great day today. >> great day for solar panels too. i love solar panels. >> and convertible cars. >> whatever you need to do to enjoy this day. but notice it's a little hazy. that is smoke from a controlled burn. you can see the haze on the horizon there. and we will stop it right there with the clouds nonexistent. but we have the haze out there. downtown orlando at 64 degrees. we will all smell a little smoke, a little campfire smell tonight from the control burn in zellwood wear leer today. temperatures already dipping down to the upper 50s. we had a little surge of some dry cool air move in during the day today, dropping the dew points down to the 20s. it's hard to get a lot of heavy we will

and a comparison of performance between the school district and the state level. >>> monday the orlando city council will give a thumbs up for millions of dollars to the creative village. the city is expected to okay 6 # million dollars. the developer will give $7 million towards the project. it will be built in the place of the old arena. >>> a deputy wants to make a special unit to curb crime you may not be aware of on i drive, prostitution. most of the calls of service are for thefts and burglaries but deputies say if they get rid of that element, the other will follow. they are proposing to have an undercover unit for i drive and just for the prostitution. >> more police, more -- more police where i live. like stings. >> the sheriff's office has worked diligently to stop crime in the area. the sheriff's office has not told us if they plan to put this idea into place. >>> investigators say legally purchased marijuana was just seized in app upscale orange county neighborhood. >> new at 6:00, how laws in other states are making it easier for drug dealers here to bring pot into central flori

orlando city leaders are drive for one $.2 million. we found out the city knew about the asbestos problem because it was documented and files. the firefighters will have to monitor their lungs to see if they have been affected. >>> state fire marshal trying to find out what caused the fire is set up a restaurant along i drive. firefighters were to put out the flames in a pizza hut. officials are -- originally showed up because of a burglary alarm but found the restaurant filled with smoke. one firefighter was hurt but expected to be okay. >>> some students are taking a new standardized test writing the fsa today. education department says it has fixed glitches from last year. we are keeping in touch with the state and central florida school district to let you know if there are issues this time around. >>> payless property taxes this year thanks to the state legislature. lawmakers boosted funding by $458 million. they agree to use the state dollars for the increase meaning property tax rates charged by school districts >>> oscar awards

orlando city lions are talking this day. it was not just the reporters asking questions. >> for me, it is to put yourself to the max. whenever you have done enough, you have to do more. >> i' ve been through a lot about moments when i was young, but i kept fighting and i got here. never ever stop fighting. jim: the lions kick off the season marks six -- march 6. they are on the way to advance we have much more >> following a controversial vote a leaders, a gun range is fixing to open in volusia county. it will be in bellevue avenue. and if you want to see what it looks like on the inside, we are getting a tour of top gun tonight. plus, a local employees is suing the school after his finances were wiped out following a recent data breach on campus. what you nee d to know if you are also a victim. stewart: plus the latest on 10:00 and at 11:00. >>> breaking news tonight. trump bombshell. chris christie shocks the political world by endorsing the front-runner hours after marco rubio unloaded on trump at the debate brawl. one of

orlando city made several changes. some of them will be obvious and others are subtle or slightly hidden. the official jersey reveal will take place before tomorrow's open practice. the event starts at 6:30 and is free to the public. >> in high school soccer orangewood christian is one win away from repeating a state championship. orangewood will play halal at of north miami beach in the state championship tomorrow night. bishop moore also place tomorrow, facing the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot with havertys furniture, your home can be perfect. even when life isn't. our presidents day sale is happening now. from classic to contemporary, oh-oh, oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-ooh, oh hearts are made for sharing. spread some sweetness with dunkin' donuts' cookie dough and brownie batter donuts. heart-shaped happiness too sweet not to share. america runs on dunkin'. >>> a few passing showers now. dry by th

. >> bob: orlando city preparing for the last preseason game tomorrow. plus they spent a few hour with the press. the some people don't like to share their wifi, but at bright house networks, we do. login to one of our hotspots and get your code for free wifi at over 50,000 bright house wifi hotspots. ey have no idea. >> sonni: apparently mini pigs have become all the rage. >> bob: i'm out of the loop on >> sonni: in people looking for small pets are getting doo wopped. >> bob: they're actually getting baby pigs that turn into big pigs. here's some animal shelters who are having to deal with the pigs that grew too big. >> so i told them, bring them here. >> reporter: 16 years ago beverly took in her first rescue pig after one showed up at her local animal shelter. now she is caring for more than hundred. most of them were sold by broders for top dollar as piglets. only to be turned over months later when these little pigies grew up. >> they're showing pictures of these little pigs that are two and three days old and saying, look how tiny they are, and th

soccer club. >> our partners at orlando city sheriff's luck with us. you can make out much more purple to last year and the crest on the chest has been redesigned. as for the team, less than a month to go before the season begins. >> it has been a combination of a great week down here. training has been superb, the facilities and hospitality and we have had a good performance. >> the opener isn't until march 6, but denied the team were bowl. -- the team will practice for dance at the citrus bowl. >>> a lot of fronts on the way and colder weather sliding it right now. 51 degrees right now in daytona beach, but not really climbing. we have 40s in our northern zones and a lot of us in those low to midshipman 50s. 52 in kefir me, st. cloud, -- kissimmee and thanks out. night as expected but overall there is the front zooming by. today, 50 degrees at 10, but only the mid-50s this afternoon. future track again looking good. batches of clouds every now and then, again, staying on the dry side as we go through today. by 1 o'clock you see the mid-to upper 50s a

summer: the new push by orlando city soccer. what players are saying about the move to fill the bowl. >> i am too wrong. i don' t know where i' m going. meredith: new information in that arrest of a woman driving how she is stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stre-eam stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stream when i want you in my arms when i want you and all your charms whenever i want you all i have to do is meredith: this was a steady stream of fans filling into the orlando city soccer' there. now they want to fill the bowl again. summer: amanda ober talked to one of the major players about the impact the crowd had during that game. amanda: the orlando city soccer kicking off it' s 2016 season, and today the team issued a very at their practice in lake mary tuesday, kaka was the first player to sign the orlando city' s fill the bowl again banner. the team has launched a social media campaign using that hashtag to try and secure a sellout for their home opener march 6. >> i didn' t expect so many people last year, but it was amazing so

down the road from the amway center tonight, orlando city played and romped in its final preseason test, 6-1, a team from brazil, scoring four tonight am the lions are a week away from season opener. media day, they talked about expectations, which once again which you the playoffs. orlando city missed the post season in year one, team captain says he expects more. >> i need to be better, and i need to do more, so i want to i want to be much better than what happened last season. >> orlando city kick off one week from tomorrow, 2:00 at the citrus bowl. two more sundays, it will be selection sunday in college basketball. you can watch the program live on news 6 on march 13. gator nation, will the team make the big dance? gators are not trending the right way at the moment. florida tried to avoid a three game losing streak tonight against hsu. down double digits most of the way. you rebound, score, he finishes with 22. gators stormed back. they would get as close as 2 down the stretch. but simmons, from oak ridge high school, could be be stopped, he scored 32. knights freshman had hips a

orlando city season starts this week: will they fill the bowl and kaka sounded like he is almost guaranteeing playoffs at media day.

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orlando city opener less than one week away. we want to see you to the orlando city prize pack. head to the contest page at icflorida.com for details. we want to get you ready for the openers or city season special airing friday night 6:30 in tv 27. this is what it would be like behind the wheel of a self-driving car. sitting just as you are, your hands are not on the wheel... your feet are not on the pedals... and your eyes don't even have to be on the road. at mercedes-benz, we've road-tested autonomous driving over ten thousand miles, on highways and in heavy city traffic. the future of the automobile. brought to you by... ...mercedes-benz. 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 temperatures in the upper 50s, briefly, cool back into the 70s. >> watch eyewitness news tomorrow morning 5 am to get weather and traffic information every 10 minutes. >>> and now a

. >>> the city of orlando has a plan to allow artists to paint storm drains across the city. artists painted utility boxes throughout the city. the art would include reminders not to dump anything down the storm drains. accounts for 95% of the value in our local lakes. >>> spacex officials are figuring out a new launch date week. satellite into orbit. the mission was scrubbed wednesday and thursday over concerns about the liquid oxygen temperatures. >>> time is 12:05. meteorologist marina jurica is inspect severe weather center 9. it started out cool. >> as we move into tomorrow, the 70s will return. if you like the cooler weather, enjoy today. beach. it will be a beautiful day on the coastline for sure. most of us are in the low 60s. we have a couple of stragglers in the upper 50s. we are shooting for the mid-to- upper 60s. with northwesterly winds 5 to 15 miles per hour, we will be breezy but not as gusty as the last couple of days. forecast. overall a nice day. if you like the warmer temps, they are come being. you will let you know when in a few minutes. >>> an orange cou

. >> magic in orlando city providing appetizers for the game. magic hosting atlanta trying to and a three-game losing streak end of the 3rd kent bazemore from the other 3 point line, he bank state in. the magic led by 11 going into the 4th, it looked like they would glide to an easy win but that has not happened much this year. this 3 is hit and suddenly a four-point lead. under one minutes ago, bazemore from a little closer this time, it ties the game and 94. 2 seconds on the clock, the magic draws it up, mick blue chip which hit a 17 footer with a hand in his face the done. drops it, 2nd time this year he has done that magic groups 5-7 games decided by 3 points or fewer. where i could have done and made better decisions defensively and made rebounds i want to come through with for the team -- for the team. glad i was able to make a shot a win begin. >> is ago, orlando city open pre-seasoning today in melbourne. cook or not they are spending the day at the super bowl. the lions wrapping up the week with an exhibition against eastern florida sta

hosting a brazilian team in the citrus bowl and orlando city is hoping for the second straight season they'll have a canadian star emerge. here's more. >> an interesting transition going from being a stud college flier an untested rookie at orlando city, but he has some help in the form of kyle lehrer. >> trying to get away from him for a couple years and now we're in the same place again. i've phone him -- known him since i was nine years old so a perfect place to be. one of my best friends and this helps me a lot on and off the field. how the coaches are, the players, playing style, the system. >> a e the mentor aside the 21-year-old might not have the easiest time breaking breaking into the starting lineup for the lions and many think the seventh pick minute with orlando city bee. >> the plan there to be the coaches there, anthony and robert, going to be putting down the rules, so exact same. >> when he trains with orlando city he gets a lot of attention from head coach adrian heath and it's not always gentle. doesn't seem to bother the rookie. >> good when you have a coach like th

you'll hear from orlando city head coach, adrian heath. which play verse qualified to play for their international team in a major women's soccer tournament here in the u.s. next week. live at the citrus bowl, adam shadoff, fox 35 sports. >>> new developments tonight in and the fbi. >> investigators say there's a big break in the case. >>> get ready to pay more to see mickey mouse. >>> and a beautiful day all across central florida. now the temperatures will start falling. no rain on radar anywhere. we'll come back and have your >>> breaking coming back to breaking news. a two month old baby kidnapped last night found in orlando today. >> david martin is live on the story. >> reporter: the baby is safe and she is alive. broward county sheriff's office tweeted a little while ago she's making calls and sending tweets to figure out which hospital she's in and how she's doing this evening. we know investigators are working to positively identify the baby right now, and they also are working to figure out basically how the baby got from south f

orlando. you cannot see most of the city because low clouds are just too thick. visibility is down for the drive around 6 pm. here we are in orlando the -- this is our live doppler hd. we have heavier rain for pine hills toward oak ridge and millennia. the batch of heavier rain will be headed toward downtown orlando in two minutes. it will reach winter park in about 14 minutes with another batch of heavy rain. toward meadow woods and hunter creek and lay car in 20 minutes. widespread light to moderate rain across titusville seven felicia and eastern orange counties. the good news is we do not have any lightning but there is another batch of rain headed toward melbourne palm bay in southern brevard county. we have rain through 8:00 and then it will break up overnight. just ahead more on the bazaar storm system and just how cold it will get as the system clears. >>> developing tonight at ocoee thinking burglars were forcing their way into their house. bullets started flying and it turned out those bullets came from officers of the ocoee police department. field sutton went inside the house right a

r e member, our sister station tv 27 is the home of the orlando city soccer matches. the team opens the new season of l ess than one week on march six . you can download our free wftv app and check out our orlando city page under sports. >>> well, maybe have not heard, hollywood's most famous walked the red carpet for the 88#th# annual "academy awards." >> actor leonardo dicaprio took home an oscar. a lack of diversity was a huge topic last night. >>reporter: a thoughtful film about a newspaper investigating sex abuse by boston's catholic priest took oscar's top prize last night winning best picture. >> if they nominated a host,i wouldn't even get this job. >>reporter: it was oscar host, >>reporter: it was oscar host, chris rock, who owned the night addressing the controversy right out of the date -- gait. placing back -- black actors and i lms. even calling hollywood racists. >> hollywood is sorority racist. >> hollywood is sorority racist. it's like, we like you rhonda, but you are not a kappa. >>reporter: after five acting nominations, leonardo dicaprio's losing st

orlando city lions talking during annual media day. they will take on a brazilian club team as a pre-match up. >> the game tomorrow will be good for us. it will be our first game in the citrus this year. it' s good for us. >> lions kick off the citrus bowl on march 6 against salt lake city. one minute kyle busch is on the top the next he' s in nevada of the pack. dave mcmurray will start third. willie haven was in town tonight to watch the orlando city bears. -- solar bears. the same two teams tonight at 8 p.m.. for the gators are hoping for a repeat of their victory. a six-when happened. the game tomorrow is in louisiana. the gators have to be taken care of business against teams that are not obviously superior but the gators and tigers are headed to the naacp tournament. straight bogey at the right now, all you're thinking about is finding quick cover, so you can continue streaming your favorite show in the great outdoors. and you don't need a dead zone further interrupting your otherwise- perfect afternoon. echo from bright house ne

they shifted the training to the home of the orlando city bee. tomorrow's game is closed to the public. but we'll have highlights tomorrow night at 9:00. there were be two missing from the game. we spoke with labara who seemed excited to make a debut. >> this is what i came here to do is play games. >> i've been waiting for this all on an off season since i got drafted. it's been great couple weeks training so we're looking forward to the first game. >> how about some more soccer. miami lords in the girls state championship match. copper thyte. they go on to win their second title three in four years. 3-1 is the final. >> we asked the girls to get started quickly. we got three goals before the water break. so when you can score three in a state final real quick it gives you a lot of confidence. masa comes up with 38 saves. former buccaneers head coach done gey and favre continued dates. >> reporter: mid 40s in spot actually many marion county low 40s. and plan on the winds tomorrow. high only 59. colder on monday. as a matter of fact we're going

today the school got a boost when the orlando city commissioners approved an incentive package. they gave the ucf 15 acres at the village and center for emerging media. today's vote will help them in the pitch to board of governors next month. >> i'm expecting a lot of hard questions, although to be fair, their staff has asked our staff a lot of questions. and we have answered each and every one of those questions. >> the board is expected to vote on the project, but the school still needs raise $11 on million on its own. >> karla ray got a closer look at the proposed changes and found out it comes after explosionive growth. >> we found out the expansion gates right here where this parking lot currently sits. and we found out it has to do with the rising popularity of domestic flights to and from sanford. >> simpler, faster, better. that's the motto . >> getting in and out is so much easier. >> that convenience helps the once country airport soar in popularity. 2 1/2 million people came through, setting an airport record. and domestic passengers nearly tripled from a lull in 201

eastern florida state college, orlando city will use to develop major league players. they didn't do much soccer today. they spent the morning doing fitness tests. assistant coach said today was >> it's a gauge and we do things from time to time just to see where guys are so we know and also they he know that it's pretty clear when you do these things the guys that need to do a little extra work. >>> as for high school soccer the bishop girls -- marie and carolyn davis each had 2 goals while sara with 6 saves. will now face the defending champs in the the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. oh-oh, oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-ooh, oh hearts are made for sharing. spread some sweetness with dunkin' donuts' cookie dough and brownie batter donuts. heart-shaped happiness america runs on dunkin'. >>> low clouds developing now. will be up bright and early tracking any fog for you. temperatures warming up quick but lots of low clouds, temperatures in the 80s tomor

right now it is the citrus bowl that orlando city hopes to be able to fill march 6. so far, more than 43,000 tickets have been sold. the team also had the big media day today. it will be before the home opener. christian bruey tweeted photos of kaka at the podium and team founder and president phil rawlins talking about ticket sales. nancy alvarez was also there talking with some players. remember, several of orlando city's awakens will be airing on our sister station central florida's tv 27. >> fitting it. >>> orange county deputies with the same man is behind a dozen armed robbers. >> deputies that he was wearing a batman mask. coming up, what investigators are doing to stop this serial burglar for good. >>> one veteran got caught in an endless loop of automated phone menus try to make an appointment with the ba. and it was so bad the video he made of it went viral. >>> if you need assistance at any time during the call. >> what one lawmaker is now pushing to make sure this does not happen again. >>> several titusville kindergartners were sent home because of lice

the deaths had spiked 200% with orlando having the most. in city alone, more than one person was dying every week from a heroin overdose. the task force was created last august to try to fight the deadly problem. >>> orlando police say they have busted a man with nearly 24 pounds of marijuana. police served a search warrant at a home along west jackson street and found the drugs and three handguns, one was stolen, and more than $1,700 in cash. police arrested serano on drug and gun charges. florida has found an interim director but is not ready to announce who it is. long time ceo was ousted last week but there's no explanation why she was asked to leave. >>> a surprise announcement on the campaign trail as two former rivals join forces. >>> i am proud to be here to endorse donald trump for president of the united states. >>> how florida senator marco rubio took more shots at trump today as he locked down a chris christie endorsement. >>> this room will soon honor local veterans. coming up, when the thousands of vets who pass through orlando intern

. >>> in foot golf the orlando city foundation teamed up with justin rose, the 2013 u.s. open champ for the first annual kicks for kids tournament. it was my first foot gulf experience. the long socks did not help. rose said it was a fun way to get his foundation involved in helping central florida kids. >> it's feeding hungry tummies and curious minds that's broaden the sense of feeding kids food and then also trying to create experiences for them as well. than $50,000. >>> we teamed up with orlando city to make you a tv 27 vip. one lucky person can win a four pack of tickets to the season opener and on field access during warm ups. you can register on the contest page of icflorida.com. you can also watch the season opener on march 6th on tv 27. >> thank you, joe. >>> thank you for watch ing channel 9 eyewitness news at 6:00. the major resignation. also, donald trump, is he now unstoppable? rubio and cruz, battling to be the alternative. but with both of them in, does it help trump? >> you're going to say, please, please mr. president. we can't stand it anymore. we don't

america runs on dunkin'. >>> new tonight orlando city leaders spent the night talking to residents during their workshop. the idea to open up lines of communication between residents and city officials and the police chief touched on several topics in an attempt to bring the community closer and create trust between residents and police. >>> tomorrow morning students will gather to remember a fellow student gunned down over the weekend. the school hopes the memorial service will help students learn the importance of ending gun violence. the third student killed in the last year from gun violence. 10 other students have been wounded. tomorrow's memorial service >>> new tonight the titusville fire department is working to find out what caused a fire at a senior living community. they got a call about smoke. by the time they got there the fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system. no one was hurt. >>> lake county residents took tear concerns to commissioners about a plan to build 200 homes on an old golf course. residents dressed in red let them know. after hours of discussions both side

orlando city wins 3-2. looking solid in his first action since >> [ indiscernible ] >> elsewhere in preseason football that second group playing with orlando, taking on both sides. using pro players. early in the match pierre, very nice with the left foot. the only goal of the game. ocb would improve. as for the orlando pride you can finally mark your calender. will play home opener on saturday, april 23rd. they host the houston dash. up the road in daytona it was a mostly quiet day at practice other than a small oil leak that caused a minor multi car wreck. had the fastest car today. the only driver to go over 200 miles per hour. the pole finisher 8th. returned to the track, 20 track. michael walter, kyle larson among the victims. will have to go to back up cars and start in the rear of tomorrow's dual qualifying races races. >>> adon is enriquez after missing 4 games with a sprained knee. aj davis taking a hard fall in the first half. he would shake it off, though. memphis too strong for the night. tigers

jim: and orlando city with high expectations in mls season two. stewart: anything short of the playoffs is not going to cut it. coach heath talking about one of the keys to a successful season. and then there' s this. the history -- the story behind the shirtless, shoeless golfer stewart: season two for the orlando city soccer club is almost upon us. head coach adrian heath and the lads doing a little fine tuning before their first competitive match. they practiced at their normal spot at sylvan lake park in sanford. getting ready for the start the 2016 pre-season saturday against the jacksonville armanda of the north american soccer league. you' ll have to head up i-95 to catch this one in person, the game' s in jacksonville. coach heath says the key to success this year is staying healthy. >> we can' t get the injuries we had last year. it is difficult enough when you have a young squad as it is. not just at the back everywhere, we need everybody available for games. don' t give out red cards as well. they' ll open regular season play march 6th

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orlando city is working on a trade for his discovery rights which are currently owned by , d.c. united. the 30-year-old midfielder is expected to sign a multi-year contract with the lions. sources tell us the deal could be finalized today. michelle: just in case you missed it. we want to give you another look at the spectacular dunk performed by the magic' s own aaron gordon during this weekend' s nba all star slam dunk contest. take a look. >> wow. it is time to go home. it is time to go home. michelle: that dunk is already being called one of the all time greatest. unfortunate he only came in , second in the competition. star, zach lavine. it is impressive. jason: coming up, another sport story of sorts. michelle: we' ll tell you why illustrated swimsuit coversu stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stre-eam stre-e-e-e-eam stream, stream, stream when i want you in my arms when i want you and all your charms whenever i want you michelle: right now, troopers are trying to track down the driver who struck a jogger, then took off. jason: they' re looking for a light grey chrysler, in con

>>> 9 investigates found out the city of orlando paid big bucks to build a fire station on the spot but the ground is contaminated. city officials don't know how much it will cost taxpayers to clean it up. the city paid more than $1 million for the new property off of robinson street but later found out the place was contaminated with metal parts. even though cleanup costs are still unknown, the city told us they will try to get a brownfield sight agreement with the state to recover some money. >>> tonight, crews have not decided when they will resume work on the multimillion dollar backed up and killed a worker. sg&l told us they are giving workers 10 degrees and will pick up where they left off after they review safety protocols. there is no word on how long that will take. >> safety is really, really important to us. so we want to make sure it is safe on that corridor for the public and for the workers as well. >> we asked again tonight if the 21 mile stretch and multi- year project will be delayed. sgl would only say crews prepared for unforeseen circumstances. >>> tonight, a dozen

where the orlando city b team will play their games. players using the experience to get a little closer. >> just being in the hotel together and doing thing, riding with each other, good for the team and the comradery side. >> bob, martha. >>> 9 investigates is looking deeper now into a plan by osceola county leaders to spend theirly $18,000 -- nearly $18,000 to promote the opening of a new road. >> what one county leader told us about a possible conflict of to do the job. >> thanks for watching channel 9 eyewitness news at 6:00. >> world news tonight with david muir is up next. and for updates between ida chicken, snap beans and strawberry parfait. fresh florida bell peppers sizzle in olive oil. add snap beans, a dash of garlic and serve with roasted chicken. for dessert, surprise them with juicy florida strawberries in a scrumptious, easy to make parfait. from dinner to dessert, it's just that easy to serve delicious fresh florida dishes anytime. and look for the fresh from florida label when you shop. remember, delicious is always

one week away from the mls opener in orlando city, playing good soccer. the head coach is happy, and for good reason. and he's one of the most colorful players on the u.s. men's national team roster, breck shay on being a new who is not getting your best sleep? could be you've got the wrong bed. enter sleep number... she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. you can both adjust the bed for the best sleep of your life. only at a sleep number store, right now, save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed. >>> welcome to the fox 35 sports. i'm adam shadoff. >> not much room for error left this season heading into tonight. right from the get-go, the magic came out with high energy. mario steals, two of his 13 points. magic scored 77 in the first half. a game-high 28 points. that's one good look at the freak break. the win move there, a career higher, aaron gordon with 22 points. he's grown up right in front of us. 130-116. not a great night defensively. >> we had to really get an offensive game going for most of the game, when they switched, that caused pro

orlando city last year in their inaugural year basically said we're going to make the playoffs. it never panned out, almost guaranteeing it. i would not expect anything else. kaka returns for his second season. a year older. hopefully not a year slower. media day today, but when you have a head coach, he's a little older, tom, he could be slower, right? we're getting older but we're more tired. adrian is a good coach. heath is one of the good guys. march 6th, they're going to play against real salt lake. >> this year is going to be much better than last season. so we start from knowing each season and, for me, it's going to be a very, very good go. >> ping: tom has a legitimate question. he's getting divorced now so he could be faster. >> ping: last night, did you see this shot? steph curry, 51-point night and a half-court heave that goes in it. the magic losing to the best team in the nba. magic at new york tonight but here we go on this friday afternoon. ping's pop quiz. steph curry, this year attempted 11 shots over 39 feet. so the question right here, how many of those shots

of whether an traffic every 10 minutes. -- we check weather and traffic every 10 minutes. . >> city of orlando has paid more than $1 million to build the fire station on a lot but the ground is contaminated and the city does not know how much it will cost taxpayers to clean it. the property with the fire station will eventually go is on private industry. officials later found out it was contaminated with metal car parts. cleanup costs are unknown but the city tells us they will try to get a signed agreement with the state to recover some money. >>> state senate is expected to take up a bill that gives families affected by a deadly home invasion in orange county. okafor was sentenced to death for murdering saldivar and keep him from testifying in a previous home invasion. the time of the shooting injured a couple. okafor was on house arrest violating it several times. orange county has agreed to a settlement to pay $400,000 for negligence. the state house has already passed the bill. >>> to go national activist groups are helping precollege students in the fight against valencia college. studen

you see some of the dozens at the orlando speaks event last night. mayor buddy dyer the city commissioners and chief john mina touched on several topics as part of an effort to develop trust between residents and police. >>> university of central florida says in a report from ucf said violent crimes dropped 31 percent last year compared to 2014. that includes a 57 percent decrease in the number of reported rapes. burglaries were up nearly 14 percent of the university says overall. >>> orange county commissioners have approved a program that allows using cell phones things congestion. congressman john mica proposed a private program to play centers at intersections professors with use pains from transponders were supposed to count cars going to the intersection. then the lights would change. micah is now try to get federal funding for the program. >>> orange county leaders have also given some stern instructions to residents in an effort to keep people safe from the zika virus. >> in addition to dumping out and eight standing water, they are encouraging residents to of been ou

orlando leaders want to reduce the city's trash service in baldwin park, and six other neighborhoods. leaders decided to move forward with a pilot program earlier this month. the program is expected to last six months that the city says the goal is to increase people's recycling habits. >>> the hacks event in orlando where car rolled into a leg is being investigated as a possible case of dui. please tell us the car was originally in lake underhill before here. people knocked on windows when they noticed the driver passed out. the car rolled backward. into the water. no one was hurt not even the driver. he was taken into custody. >>> checking with department of health tomorrow to see if more cases of the cup have been confirmed in florida. the first case was announced in orange county friday. orange county leaders and orlando international airport are taking steps to fight the spread of the virus. officials are concerned that someone who contracted zika brought will get -- contaminate mosquitoes here but all il stepped up mosquito spray. >>> audio released from the el faro. >> the firs

there has been trash talking, orlando city should win. first half, we want to see a lot more of those this season. the lions up 1-0 at half. the second half, armada, seizing his opportunity. free kick by edwards, tying the game at 1. then later jacksonville scores the go-ahead. orlando city falls, 2-1 in preseason. so the trash tracking will continue.

. >> the orlando city soccer team is days away from kicking off their second season. they are expected to mark a major milestone in the construction of their stadium. mayor dyer is help install steel installation. phil robins says everything is is on track for the 2017 season. when it is completed, the stadium will house more than 25,000 screaming orlando city fans. i will be one of those fans. can't wait. >> let's check in with troy bridges in the weather center. a nice day shaping up. >> a good monday to start off. if you want to go out and about, maybe you are lucky enough to have today off. you are probably going to work so we'll irritate you by showing you a place to go. here is fun spot, looking good we are at 54 degrees from that vantage point. a great day to go out and about and get outdoors any way you can. the problem today today, we'll see additional clouds. no rain and temperatures are going to warm nicely. stashth chilly at 54 in orlando. 52 in sanford. it is 50 at daytona beach. warming to 78 by 4:00. it will be dry even though we'll have the clouds. we'

and know you're budgeted for the >>> orlando city has one international star who played milan. mid fielder antonio is expected preseason. he's played most of his career in italy's top tier league, even played alongside for part of it. orlando city had to make a train with dc united for the discovery right, while also, working on a deal with the mid fielder. a source tells me the deal is all but done k and waiting for mls to confirm it. asked about the move but couldn't say much. >> you're always trying to better, and it's been no secret, we try to bring one or two players in. but we will have to wait and see. >> okay. on the field, city is coming off a 2-1. despite the set back, feels good about the club's progress. preseason, wednesday against the new york red bulls. for the nba, according to tnt, 7 million viewers watched aaron gordon get robbed in the dunk test. this incredible moment, going over stuff and underer both legs, easily the best dunk any human has ever witnessed but air gordon, finished #27b to zack who went between the legs from near the free throw line. being c

orlando city falls to armada 2- 1 in preseason. college basketball in the meantime coach mike white and the florida gators hosting alabama. crimson tide coach avery johnson, former nba champ. they haven' t won in gainesville since 1995. looked like the gators had this one! up 6 in the second half but lose the lead. this alabama dunk seals it. crimson tide knocks off the gators 61- 65. bama' s first win now on the florida campus in 21 years. the pebble beach pro- am. one of the most entertaining golf tournaments on the pga tour. it' s the mix of celebrities and tourist top names along with the beautiful scenery on the california coast. and, of course, bill murray' s out. the actor can play some golf, though. third round yesterday. can' t play as well as he can act but he' s good! it' s going to be every man out there. mark wahlberg, markie mark with game 2. check out that long part that he thinks very, very nice. but the shot of the day for the pro' s belongs to phil mickelson. the chip to move into a tie for the lead. after 3 round