is going to be on the north side of new smyrna beach. ponce inlet just on the south side of port orange. >> that is a hail marker popping up. >> again, strong to gusty winds outflowing from this particular storm that move over to wilbur by the sea and ponce inlet. the we have an update on the warning? >> no update on the warning still in effect until 12:30 but this is going to be another 15 minutes, harbor oaks moving toward ponce inlet that no new update tracking a possible tornado. >> this is i-95 we have been talking about, brian. the heavy rain will be on the east side of this camera moving to the coast by ponce inlet and moving offshore. let me wide in the perspective to get everyone an idea of what's going on. what else is going on? tracking now and a line of showers and heavy downpours moving through metro orlando. we have wind and rain comes through. this is the story to the north, this cell had wind energy to work with and continues to show some signs of rotation you can see that notch working in from the south. that storm cell

we dropped to 38 in sanford and smyrna beach. where are we now? we rebounded nicely. we've got a reading at news time of 65. same thing in leesburg and 59 in new smyrna beach right now. i don't have any freeze warnings. we're not going to freeze up tonight. but i do have a frost watch in effect for marion county that goes until 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. that's the only watch or warning that we have. our forecast low tonight, 34 ocala, 37 in the villages and 43 right here in orlando. warm-up that is on the way and the arrival of big rain. see you in a few. >> thank you, tom. we're getting breaking news just in on a hit-and-run that left a 3-year-old boy hurt. matt austin is joining us with the new developments and we're

there to six, deltona. 37, daytona beach. 30, new smyrna beach. upper 30' s, lower 40' s, brevard county. generally a perfect forecast after waking up to the frigid temperatures. 50 degrees already by 9:00. 65 by lunchtime. the high and orlando will be 70 degrees. elsewhere, it is 69 in clermont. 69, titusville. same in melbourne. 68, daytona beach. futurecast showing a nice and quiet set up. if you like 70 degrees for monday, wait until you see tuesday. 77 degrees. that is outstanding. wednesday-thursday, a couple of in. we will watch potential for severe weather, but the bottom line, after that, friday-sunday, the sun comes back. adrian: a new survey shows gas prices have dropped to their lowest level in 7 years. after a 14 cent drop over the past two weeks the average price nationally for a gallon of regular is prices haven' t been $1.91. this low since january of 2009. in florida the price is even cents lower then this time last year. in orlando it will cost you ut it's important to me to know every dish i serve is the best it can be. publix b

it's new smyrna beach at the inlet. there. there's a tornado on the ground right there st sticking out there. entranceway is right there. it's where the biggest wind is in the hell core just to the north. it's a tornado zone and it goes through another 20 minutes. goes 35 mph so it should progress . maybe this will be out to the morning hours. it's barely hanging on. it's right on the highway >> where we see the deepest threat is where the heaviest rain and the chance for haley's. the good news is it's moving quickly. we are not getting the all clear yet. >> take cover very quickly. it's bushman drive and we will continue to see this tornado there. until 1234 volusia county. just south where we saw the no notch. it's not showing such a defined notch there but possibly a tornado they are in ponce park. it's just on the line where you see the difference in the red and orange. rotation and its likely weakening. it's interior in your home . as you widen up , we do expect the worst of it is in volusia county. it's in claremont all

right now, still at 55 in new smyrna beach, even though the sun has gone down. look at all over. a bunch of 55s. new smyrna beach, sanford, orlando. 57 in kissimmee and 50 in ocala and 58 from cocoa beach to melbourne. we're 4 degrees colder than at the same time yesterday at o.i.a. >> here's the cloud cover i'm talking about. satellite and radar together. no radar echoes but loads, abundant cloud cover out to the gulf of mexico. there's your low, beginning to develop. it's going to crank up and roll north of orlando between jacksonville and atlanta. it's going to drag a cold front right across our state. not super cold. but it will be enough lift to provide a punch of thundershower activity. here we go. here's friday morning. during the day tomorrow, you're good. overnight tomorrow night into friday is when the rain starts to arrive. meteorologist troy bridges will be here to track this mess. by midday, there's 9 a.m. here's 11:00. here's the cold front itself rolling in. the big line here could really be cranking. could be thunderstorms and severe weather, too, as we go through

we are excited about this images, festival of the arts in smooth -- new smyrna beach. i travel to atlantic center of festival. >> most of my inspiration has come from classical forms, a pouring vessel. >> meet tim, this artist has been a part of images since the inception and for good reason. the festival featuring international artists is considered one of the best in the southeast united states. >> we have a huge base of support artists love to come to new smyrna beach. we had artist from over 28 states. over 225 artists. >> in addition to the art, images and live music, a start -- art exhibit and children's tents. for tim the greatest is getting outdoors. >> if you sit across from your booth and look into your booth and look at your work, it gives you a chance to say this is not in my dusty studio. i'm looking at it in a professional environment. of the arts is new smyrna beach estee martin, icflorida's best bet spirit have fun. >>> is going to get cooler. here is brian. >> dry. more sunshine and we will see the chill. warming up by the 2nd half of the week and it o

big wind went over ponce inlet, to the north of new smyrna beach. daytona beach had a bunch of rain and cloud cover, too. right now, you've done a whole lot better. the evening. future radar likes to eke out a few spritzes of rain, nothing more lightning, no more warnings. i can go have dinner. it's all good. right now, temperature readings are okay. we're doing 70 in sanford. 67 does it in the city beautiful, way up there in palm coast, look at you, 67. 63 in new smyrna beach. across the country, the big story is the big cold and the blizzard. 34 degrees right now in memphis. big snow in nashville. all in this area over to rally eigh durham is the bull's-eye. big, big snow. temperatures dropping across the area. jacksonville. there's the blizzard. look at that mess. from nashville, tennessee to louisville, around through west virginia, most of virginia. this is all freezing rain and snow north of that. the bull's-eye of the snow be washington, d.c. a couple of feet, maybe more. that's a bunch. for us tonight, lingering cloud cover streaking through

new smyrna beach, you're down to 46. 50 in cocoa beach and 47 in orlando and 43. gainesville is already in the 30's. how much colder are we now versus last night? at this hour we're 9 degrees colder than we were last night if palm coast and 7 in new smyrna beach and 8 in sanford and 7 in orlando. ocala you're 5 degrees colder right now than you were 24 hours ago. >> tomorrow, on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being awesome, tomorrow's about a 7 on the sorrells scale. it's going to be cold in the morning. look at what happens as the day we go back to the 60's. we're going to turn this thing around rather quickly once we get past about 8 a.m. tomorrow. by thursday, clouds build in. by friday, it rains. low tonight, 29 in ocala. 32 in the villages. and my forecast for orlando, clear, cold, the overnight low tonight is 38. here is tomorrow. >> first thing in the morning, temperature reading is 41 degrees at 8 a.m. by noon tomorrow, 59. daytime high goes to 64 degrees. a normal high is 71. by thursday, we're there. friday, here comes the rain. and 80% chance for showers o

thieves have taken thousands of dollars from at least three seniors in new smyrna beach. say it starts with a phone call to an elderly person. the caller claims to be from "wells fargo" bank. "11the victim they need to replace their bank cards. they ask for the victim's information .. and tell the victim it is okay to leave their old cards in their mailbox. the suspects pick-up the cards.. and spend thousands of dollars. we spoke with someone who knows a victim. !q8"=5remember-- you personal information over the phone. officers want you to reach-out to your friends .. relatives.. and them know this is if you have any information on who might be doing this-- call new smyrna turning now to sports-- a lot of buccaneers fans are waking up to surprising news turning now to sports-- a lot of buccaneers fans are waking up to surprising news this morning. tampa bay fired head coach lovie smith, late last night. to many -- because he be on the hot seat-- after his second team. the buccaneers but they went 6- season-- winning than last year. jameis winston had a bucs chairman --joe

just to the north of new smyrna beach. this is where the strongest wind is. when you see a signature like this, it is not as impressive looking. the upper level wind is so strong. even with the top speed at 13,000 to 15,000 feet, the wind is ripping this apart. it can translate to the surface. let' s look at some of the roads. we are right over i-95. if we have any d.o.t.' s working just to the south and west of allendale, that is the core of the thunderstorm. winds 30 to 40, maybe 50 miles per hour. i' ll burrow -- s isleboro, we will have to watch this area. you can see isleboro right there. the next shade up from here would be right over i-95. there is week rotation upstairs. as these thunderstorms roll over, they tend to pulse up. isleboro, concerned with strong, damaging winds. all of this racing off to the east at about 30 to 35 miles per hour. this is the bull' s-eye. this will literally be offshore. ponce inland , wilbur by the sea, you do not have time to get ready for this one. you never want to be up high in a two-story home. you want to be downloa

daytona beach through new smyrna beach. back to you. >> the eastbound lanes of the beachline were shut down near the 407 at brevard county. a crash involving three vehicles including this tanker which as you can see is flipped over. four people injured. we'll have another update on second. that's one of the big stories we are covering for you on this wednesday. >> mark lehman is live at the scene of breaking news in orange county. >> a man is in the hospital after he was shot chasing two it happened right here in this neighborhood off moss park road. the deputy caught the suspects trying to break into his car. he started chasing them. that's what deputies say the men pulled out a gun and shot him. we are told the victim will be ok, those two suspects still remain on the run. >> a group of students are on the way to tallahassee. they are looking to get results and get a new law passed in honor of a former student at ucf. dozens of students boarded a bus in the last two hours to head to the capital. they are fighting for chlo

because we've had consistent winds of 20 to 40 miles per hour all day long. 41 in new smyrna. this is not the peak wind. these are winds being reported at noon including 32 in orlando. obviously it makes it feel like it's the 30s outside. if you're headed to the festival in eatonville bundle up. if you're going to do anything you have to wear the layers today. you have to pretend that we're in the north rather than florida. windy it's one of the biggest cities just to the northeast of gainsville. there's that light flurry activity. it tried to drag down towards palm coast. one reason we're getting any of this is because this storm system continues to bomb, i mean it's going to be a huge maker up the east coast. as we talked about, more than a foot of snow already in dc. we get the very cold winds behind it and this is what it will feel like outside 30s and the lower 40s. if you're headed to the monster truck jam at the citrus bowl bundle up. it's going to be cold. temperatures will feel like the 30s to 40s. for today these are arbitrary numbers and by that i mean these are kin

in daytona and new smyrna and 70 degrees for you high in ocala. right now, 66 in kissimmee, also in leesburg. also in new smyrna and 65 out in cocoa beach tonight. the winds haven't been a factor. most of us looking at calm conditions, that may help to contribute to a problem overnight. that would be fog developing. it is not a problem. we could watch that be compromised as we head into the overnight hours. something to keep in mind for your monday morning commute. 55 in ocala. these numbers, a fair bit above average, usually we are bottoming out in the low 50's as we head towards the beginning of february. taekz look at clouds and rain forecast, you can see the clouds stick around for the remainder of the evening. we get breaks towards 1:00 a.m. tomorrow. we'll certainly start the day with cloud cover close to the metro. more sunshine at the coast for daytona and melbourne. heading through the afternoon, a certainly enough to allow temperatures to warm up. we should see right near 80 degrees in most locals around afternoon. towards monday evening

it feels like 44b0 in orlando and 41 at new smyrna beach. what about today? here is a look at your forecast. we take you hour-by-houreye 69. notice the line graphs. there is a rise in temperature. afternoon. at 3:00 we are at 56 and it's down to 52b0 at 6:00. plenty of sunshine with high thin clouds in the live view in daytona beach. not much in the way of cloud quickly heading out on the town you will need to bundle up . by 11:00 we are at 42b0 and we are getting down to the 20s and 30s overnight. 28 in ocala and it 38b0 in orlando. 37 in samford and 36 at daytona beach. the rebound is getting up to 64. it's back to the average in the low 70s at 73 on thursday. there is friday with a high of 73 in 50% coverage . if you embedded thunderstorms behind the front with a cool down. 58 is high on saturday and we're back up to 64 on sunday. we are in the pattern where we see the front coming in going. britain the risk of storms. nothing like what we saw this past friday and sunday. >> coming up, and cis at 8:00 followed by the state of the union. and news 6 at 10:00

right now, we are at 52 in ocala. 50 in orlando. 52 in new smyrna beach. much better than yesterday, much colder air in the 20's and 30's. still cool enough for a jacket but not the big winter coat. we'll warm nicely through today. >> notice as we take you hour by hour, today's coverage of rain only at 10%. that's mainly because we are pinpointing moisture moving in we warm to 70 with the south wind by noon. 73 at 4:00. we'll be one degree above the average. the average is 72 in orlando. rain chances do increase as moisture does as well. we'll see a 30% coverage from 8:00 through 10:00 tonight. mild temperatures, even as late as 10:00, we are at 62 degrees. a change with more of ha warm air working in. you can see the winds coming in out of the south with the clouds and rain forecast. the green indicating one or two showers through 7:00 tonight. one or two lingering showers building in through 11:00 tonight. the real push for rain comes tomorrow, even early in the morning as early as 5:00, 6:00. there's 8:00 in the morning, heavier downpours and again, a c

grab the coat, 45 in orlando. 42 at new smyrna beach. through the day today, we'll see a gradual warmup. get up to 70 as early as lunchtime. 74 by 3:00 today. a good hair day. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds and minimal rain. rain chances return tomorrow at 70% as we pinpoint a new front. we'll talk more about that and the timing straight ahead. first, let's check on the roads and head over to amy who always has a good hair day. amy, looking great in the napeleton traffic center. can't blame the weather today. good to know. as far as your morning drive goes, you don't need to allow any extra traffic time. i wanted to start off showing you i-4, volume is light. not causing any delays. really nice over by kirkman road. your travel times, i keep wanting to show you this, for 95 travel, right on time this morning. looking fantastic so far. that's your check on traffic for right now. back over to you. >> fwc says they have had a change of heart. >> why they are pulling up the traps they put down weeks ago. >> a local man is facing serious c

it is 46 at new smyrna beach. 52 right now in cocoa beach. feels like 39 in orlando when you factor in a breeze through the day not a big warmup. a lot of sunshine as dry air continues to build in. look at the temperatures, look at the window, there's downtown orlando, blue sky and sunshine. 58 at noon. we only warm to 62 at 4:00 as we stay dry. a great day to get outdoors. of the day. we'll talk about the warmup and an increased chance for rain in a bit. >> the time now is 5:31. this traffic situation outside. here's a live look at westbound lanes, traffic is light this morning. there are no major delays to stress about if you are about to hit the roads. here are some of your drive times. 408 from 417 to downtown, 14 minutes. 417 from boggy creek to colonial, that is just under 20 minutes. >> there is a violent home invasion in orlando. >> police say two armed men burst into a home and threatened a mother and her two teen children inside. this happened just after midnight on harwood street off john young parkway not far from colonial. johnny

. >> here business is one of five new smyrna beach merchants targeted by utility company imposters within the last two weeks. it's all about money. >> he says, well, if you don't give me $620, we're shutting off your power. >> new smyrna beach utility company telling news 6 it issued this alert to customers in september, when homeowners were getting similar pay or else calls. but this news scheme has a plot twist. first -- >> 791, the number you dialed is not in service. >> the con man's number is off the grid. second, the caller claimed to be with gulf power. now, we checked and that company is based in pensacola. a spokesman tell news 6 the businesses and have been ebbing and flowing. >> gulf power security team is investigating the central florida connection. we do know sheriffs there have already alerted consumers after seeing people lose hundreds to these guys. remember, if you get a call like that, check with your utility first. don't get scammed. mike holfeld, news 6. >> thank you, mike. to check out all of mike's "schemes and rip-offs" reports, go to our website at news 6. >> now

this is new smyrna beach. she kills me with her photos. this is a bunch of seagulls in the warmer water. it was shot this morning when it was cold. on the warm water. they're smart and trying to save alive. it's 13 in detroit right now, 20 in chicago. 39 as far as atlanta. it's not just us. it's the whole country chilling out. 39 right now in myrtle beach. 40 in jacksonville. we've got 43 in palm coast and 45 in ocala. gainesville down to 42. won't be long until it will be freezing in alachua county. temperature change in the last 24 hours, we're 6 degrees colder right now than we were last night at the same time. 10 degrees colder than we were at sanford than we were last night at the same time. 13 in palm coast and 9 degree difference in daytona beach, new smyrna beach. 12 at the cape. you get the picture. it's cold. >> tomorrow, on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being awesome, tomorrow's about a 7 because we've got a freeze warning in effect. but the day is going to be pretty. i think most people are really going to like it. freeze warning

and even along the beach. 10 colder, seven in new smyrna. it's colder already than it's been in this season at this hour. satellite radar. through. all the cloud cover and moisture scoured away and pushed down today. so we had the blue sky. but if you were with us earlier tonight, i explained it, the second night after the cold front goes through, when really get the core of cold air. the core of cold air rolls in. as it does, we turn the entire region blue. but we all get really cold. tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m., there's not any real cloud cover it's another one of those really pretty suns. a bright blue ski because they're so dry. by wednesday, we start to warm back up to get some more humidity in here. lows tonight, 35 in the land. 38 in new smyrna beach. and 30 in el veto. and titusville 40. here is tomorrow. >>> quick rebound, just not too high. 59 will be the reading by noon, daytime high tomorrow, 63 but the cold air sticks around. weapons ice high 64. and we get some boomers thursday night into friday. showers and rumbles of thunde

check out new smyrna beach. a 25-mile-an-hour wind, but look at the wind gusts. whoosh! 36-mile-an-hour wind gusts in the last hour in new smyrna beach. 30 in leesburg and 29 in ocala. here it comes. big blizzard here cranking around pulling the cold air down around the south land. overnight tonight, i can't rule out you won't see a spritz of rain. what i can promise you is that you're going to feel that wind if you step outside. tomorrow is cool and blustery. the daytime high doesn't get out of the 50's. and then sunday, we warm up that much. so we've got a really cold weekend coming on. 43 in ocala tonight. 44 in leesburg. official overnight low in orlando, 47. look at that crazy wind, gusting to 30. here's tomorrow. >> okay. by noon tomorrow, it's windy. 51. daytime high tomorrow about 56. bam, 35 in orlando. much colder to the north with freezing problems north of orange and seminole counties. sunday's high is 58. we don't get as cold sunday night but almost as cold. the back-to-work on monday, warming, 68 degrees. >> you've been consistent with the weekend forecast

and 59 at new smyrna beach. i'll be right back to pinpoint some mild overnight lows and then talk about the big turnaround day that stares at >> our next stop on the pinpoint forecast is all the way down south into sebastian. good evening to you guys. temperatures for tonight will be cooling down only into the low 60's, much warmer than last >> tonight we're learning more about the navy s.e.a.l. who died in a parachute training incident in de land. >> an investigation is now complete more than a year after his death. news 6 anchor julie broughton joins us now with more on what investigators found out. >> first, investigators say the petty officer first class blacked out shortly after leaving the plane while training at skydive de land. investigators say it remains a mystery as to why he became unconscious. parachute and his parachute and condition were in good working condition. there's also a discrepancy over whether he was up to date with a required certification. a man who saw him fall from the sky called 911

it is 43 in the villages. 47 in lake county. 48 in orlando. 45 in new smyrna beach. what about the rest of today? here's a look at your pinpoint accurate forecast. >> notice the gradual climb in temperatures, a lot like yesterday. we are up to 61 at noon. 65 will be our afternoon high at 4:00 today with no rain chances and again more clouds but they are mainly high clouds way up in the atmosphere that will not produce any rain even tonight. 56 will be the temperature by there's the clouds and rain forecast, we'll see sunshine so not cloudy all day all the time. increasing clouds through tomorrow. there is thursday morning at 8:00. still no rain. late thursday night into very early on friday, notice 1:00 in the morning, green entering the picture. we'll pinpoint a front, a warm front moving north. we'll be in what we call the warm sector. when that happens, we generally see severe weather with strong winds. we'll have to watch this closely. we'll see a chance for stronger storms for the drive home. tom sorrells and the whole team will be here to keep you up to date on

. >> while county employees are moving to offices in de land and new smyrna beach, the issue on where to put the homeless is at a boiling point. the city to make the next move and the current situation isn't good for anyone. >> it's really sad to see on all levels, from a humanistic and my views on homelessness and how we are handling it as far as a community to the business side of it, how it looks, how we're handling it. >> the county says the city has until march 3rd to decide on safe harbor. the county will put up the $4 million for the property and building that will house 250 beds located next to the jail. it's just the city that will have to provide the operational costs. in daytona beach, loren korn, news 6. >> thank you. after a pretty chilly weekend, we're getting a short break before we have more chilly weather this week. >> another cold front is on the horizon. let's check in now with chief meteorologist tom sorrells. >> you can't tell it from that shot, but the sky is clear to partly cloudy. it is beautiful in central florida. have all the radars fired up, so nothing goin

police in new smyrna beach are calling this a hit-and-run. the driver is now facing charges. it happened around 7:30 last night along state road 44 east of i-95. we're told 27-year-old jonathan gibson was driving a pickup truck that hit 45-year-old kevin meck who died at the scene. police say gibson drove off and pulled over and staggered out of his truck. he is now charged with d.u.i. he could soon face more serious charges say police. >> somber day for family and friends of a florida woman ashley olson was laid to rest today. she was found dead in her apartment in florence saturday. investigators believe the two met at a nightclub and left together. police say she was strangled and had two skull fractures. the suspect told police he accidentally killed her during a fight after consensual sex. olson moved from florida to italy a few years ago to be closer to her dad. >> a controversial idea in one local county is shot down. >> brevard county leaders have rejected a proposal that would have raised gas taxes countywide. at "florida today," it would have increased taxes at the

again, wind gust. 30 in leesburg and 38 in new smyrna beach. there goes the big rain. here comes the wrap-around effect with the big cold. during the overnight, colder air settles in. by 9:00 tomorrow morning, we're in the 40's. then no more cloud cover to help you out saturday into sunday. so we really get cold. low tonight, 43 in ocala. low in orlando, 47. here's tomorrow. >> we really struggle tomorrow. our daytime high goes to 56 by 4:00 in the afternoon. and there you go. there's your overnight lows saturday night into sunday morning. the overnight low of 35 in orlando means it's really cold north. there's a freeze watch for marion and flagler counties, saturday night into sunday morning. so it's going to be another bundle up weekend in central florida. >> good to know, tom. it's a huge cough syrup underway. what's in it that could send you to the hospital. >> and it's a new kind of research. why target executives might be asking to come and poke around inside your home. >> and then at 6:00, a big drive update. we take a closer look at how the >> the company says

, 48, once we get to the 40s we start having windchill will which feels like will be three in new smyrna beach and titusville.

a 38-mile-an-hour wind gust in new smyrna beach in the last hour. satellite and radar showing you the story. you see the cold air moving in. big time rain is about done for today. in melbourne with the rain we picked up today, it's now our third wettest january ever with almost six inches in the rain gauge and another week to go. tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., you need to bundle up. not much cloud cover left and the cold air settles in. as cold as we get tonight, tomorrow night will be even colder. the lows tonight are in the 40's. the overnight low in orlando tonight is 46. here's tomorrow. >> the wind whips all day from the west, gusting to 30 tomorrow with a high of 56 degrees. low tomorrow night, 35. that means up north, you guys are going to freeze in marion and flagler counties. a freeze watch in effect for you saturday and sunday and monday we're back to 68 and tuesday is normal, 71. >> next week is looking really nice. >> better, yeah. >> we'll hang on to the weekend as long as we can. >> jamie seh is in for ping. >> we've got breaking news in

at this same hour. 10 degrees warmer in gainesville. 9 in ocala and 11, 11 degrees warmer in new smyrna beach. wind speeds are all over the sanford and the northeast at 7 in cocoa beach. satellite and radar tells the story how quickly we got rid of the cloud cover and the sun beamed all day long today. that is going to be the case again tomorrow as well. as a matter of fact, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being awesome, tomorrow's a 10. we're going to be above normal. the winds are not going to be bad. it's going to be primo winter day in central florida. clouds and rain together, not showing much change tomorrow, just a little bit of cloud cover building, but on friday, the frontal zone approaches from the northwest. here's my latest model run. bigger rain on the gulf coast. by 2 or 3:00, it still looks like it runs out of energy the closer it comes to central florida. by 5 p.m., i may be tracking a few little pockets of action, but nothing severe, nothing like what we went through this weekend. overnight lows tonight, 37 in ocala. 45 in leesburg and 43 in daytona beach. my forecast for

interior volusia, not the coastal areas, not daytona beach and new smyrna beach, the water will bail you out tonight. across the interior here, it's cold. palm coast is under the freeze warning from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. tomorrow morning. most of you won't spend more than two hours below freezing. some of you will get right to freezing and bounce back. tonight. >> gainesville froze last night, down to 30. ocala did not, 34. 39 from the villages to leesburg. in orlando, officially we dropped to 42. same in seminole county and sanford. 37 did it in palm coast for the low this morning. we rebounded okay, into the mid to upper 50's. >> right now, 52 in gainesville, 54 from sanford to orlando. into in cocoa beach and melbourne. how much of a difference is that? from 24 hours ago, we're now seven degrees colder than we were last night at the same time in daytona beach and 9 degrees colder in new smyrna beach. 4 from leesburg to 5 in the villages to 3 in gainesville. we're colder right now than we were yesterday at the same time and colder air is still pushing in. the clouds are checking out. w

tumbled to 55 across the core of central florida from leesburg, orlando, kissimmee, sanford, new smyrna beach, all at 55. gainesville, 51. it's 57 in cocoa beach. the on-the-town forecast for tonight will drop on down to 49. before you know it, by 11:00 tonight, we should be down to 44 degrees under a mostly clear sky. i'll be right back to pinpoint the overnight low where you live and talk about how much warmth we can gather back in here tomorrow and show you how much colder we're going to be tomorrow night than we are on this night. >> see you then, tom. thank you. >> as the cold blast strikes central florida, news 6 is to street level. news 6 meteorologist candace campos is traveling city by city tonight and joins us live right now from flagler county to help us prepare. >> well, what a day it's been. we hit eatonville, sanford, de land, deltona, and now we're up here at palm coast. we're as far north as we possibly can be for the time restrictions of the show. from the moment we left orlando about 4:00 to now, the temperatures are really dropping. tom's going to talk about how cold

we are at 58 in orlando and in sanford. 62 at new smyrna beach. we warm to 75 this afternoon after all the gloomy skies. it gets better with more sunshine. we'll talk about when rain returns straight ahead. >> breaking news out of orlando where police told us a man missing for days has been found. >> our live update on this new information in less than 10 minutes. it was a hot gift over the holiday, drones. coming up, we'll tell you why >> we are staying on top of more breaking news coming out of brevard county. police and swat teams are in the middle of a standoff. yeah, that's right. deal diva coming through. you see all my bogos, my weekly ad. just wait till you see my savings. and brace yourself. the digital coupons are coming next. look at her, so proud of her momma. you saved quite a bit today go ahead. say it. cha-ching! thank you the weekly ad, bogos and coupons. three easy ways to save at the same place you love to shop. >> breaking news where the squat team is at the scene of a standoff at a condo complex. a live report is just seconds a

kissimmee and new smyrna beach. coming up, i'll pinpoint the end of the rain. i promise you it's going to stop and then we'll talk about the cool-down for tomorrow. >> tom, thank you. see you in just a few minutes. this is a live look for you outside on i-4 at lake mary boulevard. notice we're seeing big slowdowns. the cars on the left side of the screen are heading eastbound really slowly and traffic is just inching down i-4 eastbound. so do give yourself extra time. westbound lanes are in much better shape with no heavy dlans. we're talking about heavy fog out there and the roads are slick. give yourself extra time if you're about to hit the roads >> their spirit and their legacy lives on in our achievement in space. >> that was astronaut scott kelly at the international space station, leading a moment of silence for the seven astronauts who tragically died on board the challenger when it exploded 30 years ago today. today nasa held a day of remembrance for the crew members. >> their friends and colleagues shared kind words about the fallen astronauts during

. >> we're following breaking news of a fatal hit-and-run in new smyrna beach. police say a bicyclist was riding on state road 44 about a mile east of 495 when he was hit by a dark colored chevy truck. the driver left the scene but was found six miles away on airport road. the pickup had damage consistent with the fatal crash. for now the driver has been charged with dui but additional charges could be added. more details are expected to be released later this of the victim and the driver. jason: more breaking news to tell you about this morning. a missing 11-year-old in seminole county is triggering a statewide missing child alert. >> he hasn't been seen since wednesday. he was last seen at the colonial granite town park apartments in sanford off international parkway near h.e. thomas jr. parkway. he was wearing a long-sleeved gray and black shirt, green sweat pants and black shoes. he's four feet tall. if you see him call 911. >> this morning in commitment 2016 the candidates are back on the trail after meeting last night in a debate on the fox business networ

temperatures mid-50s and only 48 at new smyrna. you have not been able to warn up along the beaches of downtown orlando big number is a temperature, 38 at 6 am, wind chill into the 40s and 30s before we head to midnight. things cool down. we do not have blanket of clouds as this morning that kept us warmer. 38 orlando, 32 deland, your first freeze nearby including 27 in ocala. dropping temperatures tonight. >>> in the past 30 minutes orlando police chief revealing information about what led to a deadly competition between the suspect and 2 officers but investigators are the officers opened fire when a suspect would not the down his weapon. >> working the story since it broke during eyewitness news at 10:00 and 11:00. channel nines jeff deal spent time at the complex what the police chief said the suspects father called them because he was concerned. >> reporter: apparently he was worried about them and could not get a hold of them but we understand police got a hold of him and he said he was doing okay. officers came to an apartmen

new smyrna beach, 46. the rest of orange county 51 a co-we winter garden, 50 apopka, winter park, 52. eastern side of the county, cooler. wind puts a bite in the air. you will feel it layers if you will be out. even if you walk the dog, 44 is 41 in new smyrna beach, 43 titusville. southern sides of coastal zones are not getting out of a deep freeze. satellite radar composite showing you the skies beginning to thin especially from orlando the beach line, south where we have thin clouds leftover. that will only linger for the next couple of hours is high pressure building. knocking clouds to the south. and winds light now. we will do some wind after sunset and this will lead to a very cold night. this afternoon on the chilly side again. normal high should be about 71 degrees in orlando and we are nowhere near that. some areas to the north i'm palm coast, 50 and maybe staying at 49 for the daytime high. more sunshine later in the day if you're headed to the attractions this afternoon, can you will want your j

the most popular choice for 2015. >> the cool spot is over in new smyrna beach at 48. i'll be back to track how low we go, pinpoint the warm-up for some rain. >> but first, tax season is upon us. it's starting with a big warning from the i.r.s. what they want you to know to protect your money from crooks. >> you're watching news 6 at 4:00, getting results for cocoa, >> we continue to pinpoint overnight lows in the 30's for you tonight. big changes are on the way. we'll check in with chief meteorologist tom sorrells in three minutes. >> now to a consumer alert for you at 4:30. today marks the first day of the tax filing season. this, as the biggest phone fraud in i.r.s. history expands. now the government is launching a new campaign to fight back and get results. >> the i.r.s. is calling me? is this for real? >> the treasury department announcement about scams. >> they're ruthless criminals and they really don't care about people and they don't care about anything other than trying to intimidate you into paying them money. >> north carolina pastor told us last year he w

pwe had that one tornado warning pover towards new smyrna beach pjust before noon. pthat moved off shore. pthat warning was cancelled. pno confirmation of any tornado ptouchdown with that cell. p65 degrees here in tampa right pnow. pwesley chapel you're 66. pdown in bradenton 67. psarasota 66 degrees. retty much everybody basically pjust sitting in the mid 60s. pa little breezy as you move down pto our south. pbartow 17 miles an hour. psarasota, winds are out psouthwest at 16. pclearwater 12 miles an hour. pwe've had some gusts across the parea, but right now you see only pwind gusts being reported is pover towards lakeland. pbut as this low continues to pcrank up and work its way away pfrom us we will get that raid penstrong wind flow flow with pstrong area of low pressure. phigh pressure building in. pso windy weather will move in ptonight and into tomorrow. pis way away from us on that pmorning they are dealing with pheavy snow ping shade freezing prain portions of south and north pcarolina. pall snow once you get into pvirginia baltimore west pvirginia, southern

wind speed, a 17-mile-an-hour wind in new smyrna beach. 12 cocoa beach, 12 in melbourne. here's a quick look at what's going on with our set-up for today. our big low causing us all the misery yesterday with the wind and the rain slashing the coast, it's pulling away, believe it or not. look how wide and expansive it is out there. it's packing winds of 60 miles per hour. it doesn't stand much of a the weekend. we'll talk more about it as the weekend wears on. >> visible satellite took all day for the clouds to clear, but they finally did. here comes more moisture from the gulf of mexico, rolling our way for tonight, tomorrow and saturday, too. breaking it out hour by hour, overnight, no big worries, just spotty showers and by 5:00 and turn on troy bridges to track this mess for you. by lunchtime tomorrow, a lot of moisture down south and a lot of cloud cover everywhere else. by 4 p.m. tomorrow, 24 hours from right now, i'll be tracking these pockets of rain rolling through central florida. on saturday, it looks like much of the day on saturday will be fine. it's going to

cell phone towers around the stores as well as tips from people who recognized kemp led them to this smyrna, georgia, home. >> wait, are you serious? all of us knew the picture and were like, no way. >> reporter: classmate stephanie godfrey remembers kemp as a high school athlete who later waitressed at a local twin peaks restaurant. >> i feel like it's terrible, >> reporter: kemp is due in federal court later today. abc news, new york. >> our thanks and welcome to eva there to abc news. >>> coming up, football frenzy. >> yeah. the pros for tonight's big college championship. we've got you covered. all the details coming up next. >> "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. after thistt2w`t2n`qt" bt@q2;x tt2w`t2n`qt" "a@q"7< tt2w`t2n`qt" bm@q)<0 tt4w`t2n`qt"" dztq sy@ tt4w`t2n`qt"" entq #] tt4w`t2n`qt"" gzt& :zx tt4w`t2n`qt"" hnt& *t4 tt4w`t2n`qt"" iztq @=l tt4w`t2n`qt"" jntq rm, tt4w`t2n`qt"" lzt& j p >>> of course, reena is back. >>> of course reena is back, so >> hallelujah, back to celebrating sports and getting some real facts. and man, was it a big weekend for footb

thieves have taken thousands from at least three seniors who live in new smyrna beach. starting with a phone call to the elderly person. the caller claims to be from wells fargo bank. telling the victim they need to replace bank cards. they ask for the information and mailbox. the suspects pick up the card and spend thousands of dollars. her. so i would not want that to happen to me or anyone else. we really need to work together on this. >> police say it's important to remember that you should never give out your personal information over the phone. officers want you to reach out to your friends, relatives, neighbors, and let them know if you think something isodd by a phone call you get. if you have any information, call new smyrna beach. >> amy: a new season from american idol. it kicked off with a girl from right here in central florida. why can't you be blue over me? >> amy: she's from daytona beach. she sang leanne rimes blue to s this the final season of american idol. auditions continue here at 8:00. she sounds fantastic. let's check in with jayme king and see h

new smyrna beach 70, 70 in flagler. brevard county coastline has a better chance if you are you looking for a better beach day to see the sunshine tan volusia and flagler county coastline. tonight, we'll be in the 50s and 60s, much warmer, but fog warming. set the alarm clocks earlier as the 80s make a big comeback. highs, 86 degrees for the week before the next cold front comes in thursday and friday. >> >> big changes could be coming to florida high school sports. house and senate will be considering a bill to allow students to transfer schools with no penalty supporters say it's an expansion of school choice. >> >> the florida gators did something last night they have not been able to do all season. christian has more in sports. >> reporter: fcc and big 12 decided to take a break to take challenge. rather awkward since the sec has 14 teams, big 10 only 12. four teams sitting on the side lines. florida hosting west virginia, so they were not two of the four, gators 0-4 against ranked early on, allen from downtown. gat

flooding is a big concern. off-shore, where you see the red in new smyrna and daytona beach, moderate to heavy rain melbourne palm bay, and mico, more orange county as well, 73 at 4:00 with hundred% coverage of off and on rain the afternoon and evening. rain chances tomorrow the first half of the day, 40%. high of 70. then a cooldown, 64 friday, 68 saturday. 73 sunday. the weekend looking dry. >> we have had all kinds of issues this morning, the west side of i-4 has reopened by colonial. that was closed for a while. morning. expect to see spinouts and accidents dotting the landscape. two lanes blocked 408 west, we i-4 west by par, go slow. that's your traffic. >> you can get breaking news alerts with our local 6 mobile app. be safe out go. >>> here is martin o'malley taking off his jacket, rolling up his sleeves, loosening his tie. why would he do that? >> sometimes, public figures will just spontaneously go casual, all right? they make themselves -- it makes them seem more relatable or hard working. sometimes, they will even -- they will even roll up a sleeve like this or maybe put t

jazmin: a driver has been arrested for a deadly hit and run in new smyrna beach. a truck was found a short time later. the driver is charged with dui. jason: a missing trial -- missing child alert has been issued. dejahn bundick was last seen at the apartments on monday. if you see him, call 911. this morning, a travel alert for pregnant women. jazmin: the cdc is sending out a warning about a mosquito borne disease called the zika virus. they' re urging women not to travel to places where it' s spreading, including brazil and the caribbean. the virus attacks unborn babies and officials say they' ve already had more than 3,000 cases of babies born in brazil with abnormally small heads and brains. >> often leading to death on the part of the baby soon after birth or serious difficulties of brain function and cognitive function. jazmin: medical experts are working on creating a vaccine for the virus. "the today show" will have a full report coming up at 7:00. jason: new on sunrise, planned parenthood is now suing anti-abortion activists. the lawsuit is aimed at the g

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right now, 55 in new smyrna beach. 50 in daytona beach. 56 in melbourne. there is not a big warmup through the day, even though we'll see a lot of sunshine. here's the pinpoint accurate forecast. 63 at noon. 67 for the afternoon high at 4:00 with blue sky and sunshine. mo rain chances. we are starting off with a few clouds across central florida. we are pushing more and more clouds out of here. look at the zeros. goose eggs. we'll take that through tonight. 53 will be the temperature at 10:00. jackets in order. heading out with family and friends. one of those round heaters. clouds and rain forecast stepping you through the day, showing one or two clouds mainly into southern zones. filtering through to warm us a little bit. temperatures will drop overnight. colder than this morning. many times clouds act as a blanket. without them in place tonight, no blanket keeping us warm. we are at 65 in ocala for the afternoon high by 3:00 with sunny skies. 65 in cocoa beach. through the day tomorrow, as we show you the weekend weekend. morning lows in the 40's. 44 ea

highway patrol says the driver of a chevrolet was traveling north on smyrna road, crossed over the center line, striking a toyota pickup that was in the southbound lane. the chevrolet driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was killed. the driver and passenger in the toyota pickup were taken to palmetto health richland with non-life threatening injuries. the accident remains under investigation. residents in west columbia are still without water this morning after a disconnection yesterday. water was turned off yesterday due to a relocation project for more than two dozen blocks in and around the leaphart road area. the city originally said the water would be back on by 8 last night. crews were working until 3 this morning to repair the water and hope to have it back on soon. once the water is restored, residents are minute before using. south carolina department of transportation was able to open seven closed roads yesterday. currently, the state has 39 closed roads in 19 counties because of flooding. this includes only one primary route closure - which is south carolina highway 193 in sal

we find mid-50' s from port orange to new smyrna beach. 58 in palm bay. overnight with the fog developing my even as the sun comes up, the fog will burn off. through saturday, here is lunchtime, data showing abuse wrinkles on the map. not a washout day. you may run into a sprinkle or two. then this next storm comes in with a lot of rainfall, but not for saturday. saturday is quiet with high temperatures above average, 75 to 80 degrees. average high is 71. we are celebrating martin luther king jr.' s earth day today with today with parades across town. we are tracking one or two showers. he was a look at the most accurate forecasts. it is a great saturday. rainfall on the first part of the day sunday. it is a chilly monday and tuesday. we' ll talk about the fog potential tonight. jim: a controversial approach to getting parents, to pay child support. angela: plus, days after his meeting with mexican drug lord el chapo was made public, sean penn speaks out. >> we' re not smarter than the dea or the mexican intelligence. we had a contact upon which we were a

a wet start in the wet finish the dashers 60s around, 65 now in orlando, 63 new smyrna beach and 70 and melbourne. we will not climb further . 60s for many today . a look at eustis, 2:00, cloudy skies with rain and we will hear thunder so a couple of storms possible and a chance of rain will continue. some of that could still be heavy through the evening drive before we get clearing moving in. coming up i will update future track and show you when the rain finally comes to an end and some cooler weather that will slide in . >>> track the rain and cool >>> 6 people recovering ever police say construction company hospital. they had to evacuate a building on walden circle near vineland after a gas leak. kimberly eiten reports the people who live there have not >>> we just watched firefighters and paramedics -- >> reporter: we just watched firefighters and paramedics go back into this yellow building behind us they evacuated it hours ago after a gas leak neighbors tell us they were supposed to stay out of the building for 12 hours because of the gas leak sn 6 people to the hospital includin

right now, it's the property the workers there working out of de land or new smyrna beach frustrating some residents here. by the end of this week, we're told the whole building will shut down, you know, because the homeless are not leaving anytime soon until they have a place to go. >> i'm homeless. i have nothing. >> she's just one of 120 homeless people who's been camping out at the volusia county administration center for weeks. officials saying it's become a safe place for them to congregate. >> over time, people are coming out of the woods, coming out of back alleys, getting out of jail and getting out of an unfortunate situation and going there because they know they're not going to get arrested and there are services provided there. >> but the safe haven isn't safe for county employees. the property appraisal office closing its doors on monday and relocating after police say a homeless man accosted a county employee. >> i want a person to speak to answer questions for me. i don't want to deal with online. >> volusia county says the whole building will soon follow. >> that's th