rick scott and eddie dyer and teresa jacob kicked it all off by celebrating that this will be the first stadium to host wrestlemania twice . we want to hear from the mayor teresa jacobs about why she says this is such a big deal >> it is estimated that wrestlemania will generate 100 million dollars of economic impact for the region and the >> the citrus bowl was packed with a record-breaking attendance of 74,600 people. it was at the first wrestlemania for the state back in 2008 . like we just heard, that huge crowd is expected to double 200,000 people in 100,000 b usd100 million. we are still looking to see when we can get the tickets. that's something we're looking to put together . live in orange county , news 6 >> a lot of fans are excited. thank you >> all lanes of i-95 are thereafter a gas tanker shut it down completely. this is the scene at 191. state troopers say another vehicle cut off the tanker and it was hitting the guard rail. it ended up with minor injuries in the saddle tank was leaking the tanker was empty . the cleanup is just wrapping up out in orange county after a tr

. >>> orange county mayor teresa jacobs was on capitol hill today, telling members of congress what's being done here in central florida to combat a growing and serious heroin epidemic. she appeared before an oversight committee. channel 9 anchor vanessa echols listened in on that. and she called heroin deaths a historic epidemic in america: his committee is examining the scope of the problem, how to treat it and its number one goal, how to keep it from getting to our streets and families in the first place. >> heroin has absolutely exploded. >>reporter: orange county county mayor teresa jacobs came to capitol hill with statistics. 84 people died of heroin overdoses in orange county last year. a 600% increase from 2011. 2000 heroin users were in the orange county jail at one point last year and 100 of those expectant mothers. >> our county jail has become the treatment center of last resort. >>reporter: but the mayor also told the members of the committee, what orange county is doing to try to stop what she calls a serial killer in our community. she told them about the county task fo

reached out to teresa jacobs yesterday and today she called the problems operational issues that would not discuss them with us any further. >>> drivers who use the beachline the orlando international airport can expect another seven nights of nightly lane closures. last night was the first night crews began shutting down lanes to the toll plaza as he worked to take it down. you can expect to see at least one lane closure every night of 8 pm until 6 am until next thursday night . >>> in ormond beach mother whose toddler was run over the families suv is now facing charges of child neglect. we told you on tuesday the toddler was airlifted to the hospital following the incident. police say ashley wilson left the child inside her suv and winter break groceries. they say the boy shifted the suv and was run over. the child is expected to recover . >>> the florida department of agriculture says it has shut down a timeshare scam that was stealing thousands from victims in kissimmee. investigators say francisco police would sell -- tell, rather, timeshare owners he had a renter for their proper

this event will bring in $100 million to the area says teresa jacobs. bowl april 2nd of 2017. it will bring in fans from all over the world. orlando -- governor rick scott and orlando mayor buddy dyer and orange county mayor teresa jacobs made the announcement inside the stadium. several stars were there. mayor buddy dyer says this is a huge testament as to why orlando fixed up the citrus bowl. >> we've had 70's like the rolling stones and all of our bowl game, which we wouldn't have all those events had we not done the renovation in the citrus bowl. >> matt: the citrus bowl had record-breaking attendance. the crowd brought $50 million to central florida. this year, wkmg .w.e. expects to double that. the citrus bowl is the first stadium in the nation to host wrestle mania twice, by the way. speedos and shiny boots, that's not really -- >> matt: did you hear anything else i said after that? >> ginger: no, i didn't. >> julie: it was all over my facebook page. people are really excited about it. >> matt: it would be like the super bowl in orlando if you're a wrestling fan. >> jul

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

.>> teresa jacobs is asking for 18 lane dollars to fund the project. >> a united launch rocket is scheduled to lift off from the cape canaveral air force station.>> this spacecraft has been loaded on top of the atlas five rocket is equipped with 8000 pounds of supplies. one of the experiments was built out of the university of central florida. picture show researchers working on experiment that will study the properties of soil. the launch window is scheduled -- two comments could fly buyers today. these dots are interplanetary twins. the smaller plan on the right might have broken off of the bigger one left. it's expected to pass her today and the bigger one on tuesday. there will be 2,000,000 miles away space of a third closest flyby of history. get your telescopes out. some adult worry summer will be that cold front took a long time to clear the area covered. with the high pressure moves over to the atlantic we get a southerly flow. 80s back by midweek. 48 is our cool spot this morning 56 in orlando and 57 in titusville and 62 of cocoa beach. we have seen a 160 temperature drop we are ge

orange county mayor teresa jacobs says they voted to approve the expansion part of 4- 17...but had no idea the tolls were automatically part of the plan. they would be able to get around it...if the counties have control...rather than the state. the plans are still moving forward... but county leaders say they will continue to fight it. coming up-- of the zika virus in central florida.... but it's not like any case we have had here before. find out what makes this case unique. plus this-- edge-- after a local substitute-teacher drunk on the job. her arrest--coming (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president keep social security strong. hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. brookside chocolate, about it online. love at first taste. curse you, brookside! your nefarious plans have succeeded. nefarious? are we still talking about chocolate? brookside. talk about delicious. florida now has its first c

. >> reporter: mayor teresa jacobs says it's ultimately her responsibilities to make sure the money is spent appropriately. >> it's extremely important that we spend those dollars as effectively as possible. >> reporter: the report says not all of the programs are tracking the people they help. and suggests they start keeping that data. it also states the county should shift its focus on transitional housing to a more permanent solution. >> there will always be a need for some shelters because there's always going to be situations where we can't get somebody in immediately. in to housing. but i don't see that expanding. >> and making sure every dollar is helping our most vulnerable neighbors in need. >> now we've got to make sure every resource is aligned with those steps and we're getting the most money to help so many families in need. >> reporter: in orange county, amanda castro, news 6. tonight, the retail chain sports authority is declaring bankruptcy and closing 140 of its stores. we know eight of those stores are in florida. four in central florida. according to the wall street

governor rick scott, orlando mayor buddy dyer and orange county mayor teresa jacobs made the announcement on a star-studded stage. mayor buddy dyer says this is a huge testment to why orlando restructured the citrus bowl. the copa coming up and the bowl games. we would not have had those events if not for the renovation of the citrus bowl. >> reporter: in 2008, $50 million was brought to central florida for wrestle mania. this year around, it's expected to double. >> it will generate nearly $100 million on economic impact for >> matt: to our newsroom now, a car crashes into a canal with three teens inside. police arrest two of them. this pic from the viewer shows night. car. he stopped chasing them shortly before the crash. according to police, the 16 and 17-year-old both ran off. they were later caught. a 13-year-old was found trapped inside but not badly hurt. >> ginger: a bad crash involving a lynx bus in orlando. the impact left a car mangled and the driver trapped inside. sky 6 flew over the scene on south cimarron boulevard and curry ford road this afternoon. you can see the badly d

governor rick scott, orlando mayor buddy dyer and orange county mayor teresa jacobs were all there with wrestling big wigs announcing the event today. the citrus bowl is the first stadium in the nation to host wrestle mania twice. a record-breaking 74,000 people came to the first wrestle mania in 2008. the huge crowd brought $50 million to central florida. it's expected to bring even more next year. >> when you take all of the attractions here in orlando, which obviously are many, and diverse, you take all of them and you combine them all in one big umbrella. you still don't have what w.w.e. is. you still don't have what wrestle mania is. but if you take all those attractions and you combine athleticism, world class athleticism and you combine little hollywood, maybe some broadway in there, you throw in have some idea of what this truly is, this incredible phenomenon known as wrestle mania. we'll have 100,000 people this year at wrestle mania. >> matt: you think when he's having breakfast, he talks like that? wrestle mania 33 will be an international event. it happens april 2nd, 2017. t

. >>> today, orange county mayor teresa jacobs -- john mikeca, the chair of the national oversight committee had a hearing on the issue, he said heroin is the leading cause of accidental deaths, in the nation, and mayor jacobs talked about the task force created in orange county to stop the drug. >> we recommend bond increases media and social media campaigns, warning about the deadly nature of heroin. >> in a t six months, the heroin task force has been active, 370 arrests. >>> no new cases of zika virus at least in florida. but researchers at university of central florida are working on a faster way to identify infected mosquitoes. their new test uses a red wick with an a dor that attracts mosquitoes to a cage like this. they drink from a wick and they turn red if their safe. but because of nano particles, an infected mosquito turns blue. >> the particles recognize that, change from a red color to a blue color. >> right now, it takes days for researcherers to test mosquitoes to see if they're infected with disease like zika virus, or west nile virus. but this test, identifies insects right

. >> reporter: mayor teresa jacobs says the funds recently shifted to help the homeless. sure the money is spent appropriately. >> it's incumbent upon me to make sure we're using our resources as well as we possibly can. >> reporter: the audit also says many of the programs don't keep track of what happens to the people they serve and suggests they all start collecting the data. >> it's greater accountability for a program to be sure they're achieving results. >> reporter: keeping track of each dollar and to make sure the funds go to help our most vebl neighbors in need. many changes with the program are already in the works says the mayor. she says funding loss, if any, for any of these programs will be limited. >> lisa: fixing the homeless issue in volusia county remains front and center. tomorrow daytona beach commissioners and county leaders will meet to talk about a permanent solution. volusia county councilmembers are standing by their plan to toward construction of a new 250-bed homeless shelter west of daytona beach. but daytona beach city councilmembers want the county to spend

leaders say lab techs consistent with hipaa guidelines >>> the mayor delivering the address friday, teresa jacobs spoke on capital -- capitol hill to tell congress about what the county is doing to stop the heroin academic -- academic and central florida. and recommendations going into the test forced to fight the problem. the task force was created six months ago is up at deputies have made 370 arrests. >>> a mother of a four-year-old boy who shot her while riding in her truck may face charges but investigators say jamie guilt put a loaded 45 caliber handgun under the front seat but it's late into the backseat. they say the boy unbuckled himself from his booster seat, picked up the gun, five through the front seat, shooting his mom in the back. she could face a misdemeanor charge of allowing a child access to a firearm which could cost up to six months jail. >>> a man who was putting up a fence outside his condo is now recovering after he was shot by we told you the bullet hit brian mortenson at the magnolia eyewitness news cover that in the last year deputies have nearly 120 times. neighbors sa

governor rick scott and orlando mayor buddy dyer and orange county mayor teresa jacobs made the announcement alongside some of the stars, including vince mcmahon, just to name a couple. the citrus bowl was hacked with a record-breaking attendance of 74,600 people at florida's first wrestle mania. this is the first time since the same stadium has hosted the event twice. >> julie: while waiting for the announcement, news 6 met up with one little boy who is huge fan. 6-year-old noah waited outside the stadium to meet the stars. >> if he had a chance to meet one of the wrestlers, that would be his ultimate dream. results for him. she stepped inside and let the wrestler know that noah was outside. check it out. >> ginger: that is so awesome. noah's dream came true and we were there to capture the moment. just after the event, he walked out of the security gates to give noah a hero-sized hug and he even posed with pictures with the entire family. that is class. >> julie: absolutely. >> ginger: he's building generations of wrestling fans with just that one little boy. you can appreciate the gesture

mayor teresa jacobs will talk about her recent work with the heroine task force. >> i think you have to stop the drugs flowing in, first and foremost, but you've also got to help those that have addictions overcome them. >> we will let you know what happens at the meeting starting on eyewitness news this morning >>> orange county fire crews are keeping an eye out for flareups in avalon park following a brush fire their. >> those planes got so close to homes they actually melted fences. 20acres burned just off wild tamron boulevard yesterday afternoon. no homes were damaged. >> we were out the door, as a matter of fact, with a few belongings thinking that we might not be staying the night here. >> fire investigators are still looking into the cause >>> the town of windemere will hold a candlelight memorial service tonight to mark the second anniversary since an officer was killed in the line of duty. investigators say to two teenagers, who had run away from home, killed officer robert jurgen while he questioned them in 2014. they then kill themselves. that vigil is at 7 o'clock, in fr

orange county mayor teresa jacobs will testify about her recently work with the heroine taskforce. >> i think that the federal government really needs to focus a lot of their emphasis on stopping the flow of drugs into our country and into our states. there's also treatment component that's extremely important. >> of course we'll let you know >>> right now, president obama is in cuba prepping to talk directly to the cuban people in a national televised speech tomorrow. he spent the day with razl castro, even speaking together in a joint news conference. obama says this is a new day putting decades of tension in the past all toward a better future for the cuban people. the two leaders talked about possible business opportunities. also the likelihood of ending the trade embargo. president obama says despite today's success, there's still a lot of work to do. >> i do not believe president castro wants to upend the ruling party or the system that they have. >> earlier don't the president and first lady sat down with a state dinner with razl castro. >>> the state attorney's office is revie

and orange county mayor teresa jacobs will there! they haven't said what they'll be announcing.. but our news partners at the orlando sentinel are reporting... that orlando has been selected to host wrestlemania 33 next year. the city last hosted wrestlemania in 2008. today's announcement is at 11-am... and fox 35 will be there. sports reporter erin andrews' trial... coming up... who has been ordered to pay her.. 55 million dollars.. over a secretly recorded video. --plus-- forget "angels in the outfield! " they were in the stands-- at a local ?? l? pxxpppppp spring training game over the weekend. |xpxxvp^_ng local dad.. who saved his son.. from @x 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. 444444444444 going viral online. a dad makes a split second decision-- during a spring @ training game-- saving his son from a bat flying through the air. that dad also happens to be a marion county firefighter. the cunninghams were at a game over the we

meredith: mayor teresa jacobs hired a consultant to look at the 23 programs the county gives a total of $7.7 million each year to address homelessness. the research found that almost 44% of that money is not going to those in the most imminent danger of ending up without shelter. jacobs says the county will likely re-work its contracts with those agencies with a new emphasis on housing first. mayor jacobs: having this report and shedding the light on how we' re doing is extremely beneficial in us changing the meredith: the report suggests that transitional housing programs often end up with people being homeless again so they may not be an effective use of government dollars. jim: mostly sunny and warm across central florida, and we are setting ourselves up for a nice night tonight. tony: 70' s for the next couple of hours, then we drop into the 60' s. we do have a brush fire in volusia county we need to watch. downtown, no smoke here, looking at lake eola. a few clouds, but an absolutely degrees, wind out of the west-northwest, gusting at 25 miles per hour. biggest concern on the ra

. >> the wwe is bringing wrestle orange county mayor teresa jacobs. the 33rd annual event will be held. the stadium's big renovations are already paying off. this is the first time it has been held in the same stadium twice. tickets and info this summer. >> two people behind bars charged with growing and trafficking marijuana. they got a tip that drug activity was happening. when deputies searched it. they found more than 300 plants and 25 pounds of the drug. the street value was around 300 grand. a man accused of killing his wife in their daytona beach home was in court today. >> his lawyers say insanity is going to be their defense. kelly joyce with the story. >> today in court, the lawyer said that he's schizophrenic and that will be their defense in this case. he's mentally ill and spending doctors evaluate them. right now they have asked to delay the trial and the pretrail for another couple of months. he's accused of murders his wife in their home april 2015. their two daughters were home at the time. a 12-year-old daughter called 911 and she sa

florida governor rick scott along with mayor buddy dyer and , orange county mayor teresa jacobs will be on hand. just watching some of those highlights. wrestlemania was held in the citrus bowl in 2008, nearly 75,000 fans showed up. this morning, i do not have any information on tickets just yet, as soon as i i' some fans are looking to do. jason: we are now hearing 911 calls made after a woman under the influence plowed a pickup into four people at daytona international speedway over the weekend. >> a truck just hit two individuals. >> you are in the infield of the international speedway? >> yes. 43-year-old failed several sobriety tests, and the breathalyzer showed her two times over the legal limit. witnesses say she was driving in the infield about 40 miles per hour. she allegedly told drivers she should not have been behind the wheel. michelle: caught on camera. the moment a garbage truck falls 100 feet up and interstate ramp in miami. video shows the driver lose control of the truck and crash through a concrete barrier. you can see the windows shatter as the truck hits the grou

years, forbes has ranked wwe's wrestlemania amongst the stop sport event and it's something mayor teresa jacobs said will boost the local economy. >> we are keenly aware of the economic impact of this entertainment phenomenon. it is estimated that wesselmania will generate nearly $100 of economic impact for our region and local economies. >> guess that takes mer a fan. organizers talk about what to expect if the fans want to attend the event, including when tickets are on sale. we'll put that part of the story together for you for eyewitness news at 5. >>> no new cases of the zika today. bringing the state total to 50 cases. now, four of those involve pregnant women. although their locations have not been disclosed. so far all of florida's patients have been infected while traveling out of the state. >>> a bill that would revamp florida's controversial money laws just now need governor scott's signature. the new formula is based on the number of years a couple was married, while the amount of the payments will rely on the couple's gross income. opponents say stay at home mothers will be targets

the mayors of orange and orlando are both involved with harbor house, and teresa jacobs says he's confident the agency will get past this. >>> a man who drove his truck into horseback will spend five years in prison. 22-year-old christopher todd drove his truck into the group after an argument with the riders. one of the houses was killed. racial sure before it happened. prosecutors -- slur before it happened. the owner is satisfied with the sentence. >> i believe in second chances. we can't bring back what happened that night, or change it. >> todd will also have to pay $7,500 worth of medical bills and compensation for the owner of the horse. >>> hulk hogan just got $115 million from the web site gawker less than six hours after beginning deliberations. the web site posted a sex tape in 2012 without his consent. the trial never determined though who leaked the video. >>> and killer whales at seaworld is warning again the decision to top them from breathing. spain says reproduction is an animal right and say stopping it is against the life psyche and species, but since they own the comply.

more at a press conference held at 11:00. along with mayor buddy dyer and orange county mayor teresa jacobs will be on hand. wrestlemania held in the citrus bowl in 2008 nearly 75,000 fans showed up. i don' t have any details on tickets just yet, as soon as i do i will pass them along. michelle: you better. people want to know. the search continues for the man who stole a car with a young girl inside. police say mother stopped at this home on the hundred block of white court to pick up another child. a 12-year-old was asleep in the back when the mother got out to go to the door. a stranger jumped in and took car. the girl was later found safe. >> the mom finally got a hold of the daughter on her cell phone. that is when she said where she was. >> we recovered within minutes. she wasn' t harmed. evidence. michelle: police say the suspect jason: we are hearing to 911 calls made after a woman under the influence plowed a pickup into four people at daytona international speedway of the weekend. >> a truck just hit two individuals. >> you are in the infield of the international speedway? jason:

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mayor teresa jacobs will talk heroin task force. >> i think you have to stop the drugs flowing in, first and foremost, but you've also got to help those who have addictions overcome them. >> we will let you know what happens at the meeting starting on eyewitness news this morning at noon. >>> orange county fire crews are keeping an eye out for flareups and avalon park following a brushfire. >> the flames got so close to homes it actually melted fences. 20acres burned yesterday afternoon. luckily, no homes were damaged >> we were out the doors, as a matter fact, with a few belongings thinking we might not be staying the night here. >> fire investigators are still looking into the cause >>> coming up on 6:10, we check weather and traffic every 10 minutes. meteorologist, marina jurica monitoring the cold weather but not a chance of rain. >> that's right, we are going to stay dry and our beach conditions vastly improved over the last 24 hours. that will last for the next couple of days which will be intercoastal looking at a light chop, upper 60s to low 70s for temperature. little cool. the

. >>> orange county mayor teresa jacobs said she will not discuss problems with the service. we've told you about trash piling up outside of homes year. residents have also complained about yard waste left behind. fcc which is one of the three companies responsible for trash pickup is behind about half of those issues. mayor jacobs called the problems operational issues. video of unsanitary cleaning practices at a walt disney world resort. take a look at this. we first told you about this story last night on eyewitness news at 11:00. jesse reyes who lives in california and his family stayed at the art of animation resort last month. he took this cell phone video. it shows a member of the cleaning crew there mopping the floor and then, look, she takes the same mop and wiped a dining table at the restaurant. >> just is really disturbing that they're doing something like that and exposing us to diseases. i mean, there's thousands of people that walk those parks a day, so it was just -- it was really disgusting. >> a spokesperson for disney told us the woman is not a cast member

mayor teresa jacobs hired an outside expert to figure out if major jacobs: i think it' s important to also know when do advice. and that' s what we' ve done . michelle: -- amanda: barbara poppe, former head of a national council on homelessness looked at the 23 programs funded by the county. while she found a strong commitment to homeless services she also concluded 44% of the , money is not going to those most at risk. two programs that come under fire in this report are orange county' s own family resource and crisis assistance programs. combined, they receive over $3 million from the county but the , report claims the assistance they give out does not go to families at imminent risk of homelessness. mayor jacobs says those programs and others will be required to switch their focus to a housing first approach major jacobs: having this report, and shedding the light on how we' re doing, is extrememly beneificial in us changing the way we do things. amanda: at the coalition for the homeless, ceo brent trotter stressed it will still be important to strike a balance shelter and permanen

mayor teresa jacobs wants $80 million to fund it. spending more time traveling to calls, because of growth in traffic. >> that one second can make a difference. you hear stories about that all the time on the news, and on tv, that if he would have been there just two more minutes it would have made a difference >> the new fire stations are expected to be finished over the next for years. >>> the arnold palmer invitational wraps up this afternoon. coming up, who made it through a soggy round yesterday. before mars. before space stations. before shuttles. before one small step. before rocket rides. before flat tops, freeze-dried, and flight suits. back when what went up, still had to come down. we challenged ourselves to a first person view of space spot where our journey to the heavens began. kennedy space center visitor complex. require more refunds for airline passengers, is making progress. the u.s. senate transportation committee approved the bill, the measure would require refunds for baggage fees if luggage is delayed six hours. travelers would receive refunds for priority boarding an

the local officials, and we have one of my local officials who we'll hear from in a few minutes, teresa jacobs, our county mayor in orange county, who has been forced to deal with the heroin epidemic in central florida, in her county.úox(÷ and orange county alone and you'll hear more about this, we had 475 related heroin bookings in 2013. by the end of 2015, last year, we had 840. the majority of those arrested were between the age of 18 and 44. the obama administration unfortunately, i believe, has been sending mixed signals about the use of substances such as marijuana, which is one of the gateway drugs. talk to anyone who's in counselling treatment, rehabilitation, and you'll find out that marijuana is a gateway drug and many of the heroin users start there and work their way up the chain of deadly drugs. according to the national institute on drug abuse, now listen to this, more high school seniors are now using marijuana than cigarettes. a policy that has been adopted unfortunately has consequences. the just say no drug policy which was championed by the late first lady nancy reagan, has

local officials, and we have one of my local officials who we will hear from in a few minutes, teresa jacobs. our county mayor in orange county, who has been forced to deal with the heroin epidemic in central florida. orange county alone -- you will hear more about this -- we have had 475 related heroin bookings in 2013. by the end of 2015, we had 840. majority of those arrested were between the ages of 18 and 44. the obama administration, unfortunately, i believe, has been sending mixed signals about the use of substances such as marijuana, which is one of the gateway drugs. talk to anyone who was in counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, and you will find out that marijuana is a and many of the heroin abusers start there and work their way up the chain of deadly drugs. according to the national institute on drug abuse, listened to this, for high school seniors are now using marijuana than cigarettes. adopted,that has been unfortunately, has consequences. policy, say no drug championed by the late first lady nancy reagan, has turned into a just say ok policy, and now we are seeing the conse