would combine valencia and ucf for the freshman and sophomore year. students would pay $6,000 less than average and the process of transferring would be far ease -- easier than right now. >> i do not believe this is a priority. >> the proposal passed 14-2. >> we're delighted with the outcome and look forward to working with the president and his colleagues to build one of the great programs in this country. >> ucf president john hits said he believes a downtown campus could open in the fall of 2018. davis told us she hopes it's a >> i think this is a great thing for our next generation with all the things that are going on. we need that push to do something different instead of going back. >> reporter: when asked for the a date for ground breaking they want the plan to pass the legislature before it sets a date. field sutton, channel 9, eyewitness news. >> to see what our facebook fans are saying about that proposed ucf downtown campus go to facebook.com/wftv. >> ucf has agreed to shell out $50,000 to settle a sexual discrimination lawsuit. elizabeth

that's ucf helping out. >> reporter: and giving her a new reason to cheer. in orange county, amanda castro, news 6. >> julie: the ice cream shop hopes to sponsor a child every month. and she's the 15th child to get a bionic arm from limitless. >> ginger: a child got to meet >> lisa: he got the ironman arm. it's amazing they can do that for hundreds of dollars and traditionally -- >> tom: it's a brave new world. they're doing great work. >> ginger: they really are. chief meteorologist tom sorrells is joining us now. we're in a world of hurt. it's been hot. >> lisa: i'm loving it. >> ginger: she's mcdonald's over here. >> tom: the rest of us are begging for the temperatures to chill. i don't want it to be cold. >> ginger: just normal. >> tom: none of us want it to freeze but we'd like to get back to normal times, too, before old florida. here's radar tonight. i've been tracking the east coast sea breeze. it's about right here but running out of steam. i don't think it does much more. i have smoke plumes for a large part of merritt island being blown into the o

outside that ucf rally this weekend. he has drawn plenty of issues about immigration and isis. kira clark says she and fellow students want to make it clear, they do not agree with trump's campaign message. violence. no rude comments. no physical force, anything like that. i like that the students are also agreeing to be peaceful about it. >>> orange county needs to do more to help the home it's, according to a consultant. now leaders are reviewing a 15 page assessment. an independent consultant says they need -- exposed areas where the money isn't helping. they're happy for the constructive criticism. >> the efforts and the resources, the money that's been, has been expended by the county is remarkable. so it's really just a matter of retooling, and reallocating already existing effort will money, all those things into different channels. recommends programs to implement better data collection to track success. >>> tomorrow is the deadline for the city of daytona beach to sign an agreement. county leaders do have the op

ucf that one by the half. 13 boards, five blocks for fall. ucf wins 73-65. a real treat for local swimming giving the olympics are around the corner. the arena pro swim series will make a splash of the aquatic center. the folks who run the facility insist the biggest event they' ve ever hosted and this is one of the athletes makes it so. 18 time olympic gold medalist michael phelps has arrived in town and was in the pool taking laps yesterday afternoon. he is entered in four events this evening. -- this weekend. he is hoping to add to his olympic medals in rio. it would be his fifth games. >> honestly i would like to look back in 20 years and say i am happy with how my career ended. because i think if i stopped in 2012 i would' ve really does -- be really disappointed looking back. i work as hard as i can and don' t make it final, that' s all i can ask for. what upset me? -- would it upset me? jason: right now we are working new stores for a 5:00 hour. michelle imperato michelle: joins us for a preview. michelle:you see -- michelle: ucf is helping students f

another $20 million will come from ucf resources. and $20 million from community contributions, in which $16 has already been raised. millionjim: we' ve learned more about a deadly police involved shooting in brevard county. palm bay police say they had to officers gathered outside the home in large numbers, after a 911 call was made, alerting authorities that a man was lashing out. police arrived about 90 minutes later and officer jason mccoy , says he was forced to shoot when the man appeared to be pointing a gun at other officers. meredith: i-4 is back open tonight after a fiery crash that claimed one man' s life. wesh 2 news obtained cell phone video of the burning suv just moments after it slammed into the east bound side of the enterprise road overpass. the man driving could not escape. it happened at 9:30 this morning leaving all lanes closed at , first and several lanes closed until the afternoon. traffic engineers had to inspect and make sure the bridge was safe, despite the heat from this vehicle fire. steve olson: you know

ucf says 65 people were kicked out. none were injured that they know of and none were arrested. >> it was kind of intense, like a weird vibe out here for sure. >> go home to mommy. >> reporter: trump taunted the protesters at time. >> i wish we had real >> reporter: said he enjoyed the protesters, but reminded them not to hurt any of the protesters. >> this is fun. do we love this? i love this. >> reporter: ucf says no arrests were made because the problems ended at the door. once people were pushed outside, they say everybody calmed down. at ucf, erik von ancken, news 6. >> julie: thank you. 10,000 people were allowed into the arena. thousands more had to be turned away because there were no seats. for another look at the trump rally video or to keep up with the latest polls, head to clickorlando.com on the home page. >> ginger: still developing at 7:00, the hunt for a carjacker who stole a woman's car with her daughter asleep in the back seat. it happened this morning in the 800 block of white court in daytona beach,

news 6 reporter amanda castro joins us live from ucf. how is the university preparing >> reporter: well, if it's like any of the other trump rallies, we can expect thousands of people coming here to ucf, many telling us they're coming just to see if there are any kinds of disturbance or if hecklers get kicked out. students are planning a protest and working with ucf police to make sure everything is peaceful. donald trump, the g.o.p. presidential frontrunner, making a campaign stop at ucf on saturday. also expected, thousands of people packing the cfe arena to listen to him. >> just interested to hear anything he has to say. when you have a presidential campaigner coming to your campus, it's like, wow, we're actually on the map now. >> reporter: outside the arena, a group of students are planning a protest against the republican presidential candidate. the facebook event says more than 800 people are going to be there. >> we don't want anybody to be violent. we don't want any rude comments toward the other people. we just want to show th

another $20 million will come from ucf resources. and $20 million from the community, in which $16 million community dollars have already been raised. coming up at 5:00, why one governor voted against the project. live on the ucf campus, gail paschall-brown, wesh two news. meredith: the legislative they approved the downtown campus, it will be open in the fall of 2018. summer: a sanford six-year-old was killed when a gun she found under a sofa, went off. the man who was supposed to be watching her, has since been arrested for letting her play in the area where the gun could be reached. wesh 2' s dave mcdaniel is live at the seminole county jail where that man is still locked up this afternoon. dave: sanford police say this 35-year-old man had a responsibility to the six-year-old he was babysitting, a responsibility to make sure she was never near, a loaded handgun. the emergency call from sanford' s hospital came in a little before 8:30, six-year-old aletha amanii marie burke had been shot. >> she picked up the firearm and it acciden

we are live in maitland this shot outside a local motel. tell you who will be ucf' s next basketball coach. announcer: local, live, late breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. michelle: thank you for joining us, i michelle imperato. is morning. ted: i-95 southbound in brevard county is blocked off at mile marker 187 by the pineal causeway extension period if your early-morning drive will take you along there. take state road 4042 u.s. one, u.s. one back to oak gallie boulevard. then take that back to i-95 southbound. we will have more on that plus also we have some road work on i-4 that blocking some lanes. we will talk about that in a few amy has a look at your weather. amy: we are talking about florida. we have lots of sunshine, but we will add a little bit of cloud conditions we won' t be totally sunny until about noon. sunrise 7:26. we are headed to 80 degrees in a it will be everywhere, but most of us will be in the upper 70' s to around 80. his former today than yesterday. you notice when you step out. a little closer to where we are supposed to be for this t

alex: once it is greenlighted, ucf can seek state money. last year, governor rick scott vetoed funding awarded by the legislature. but that' s no longer a concern, say officials. >> we have every indication that the governor is knowledgeable and supportive of the project. last year' s fico is not reflective of the merits of the particular project. have gotten recently has been alex: in orlando, alex villarreal, wesh 2 news. jason: a volusia county man is accused of terrorizing a family road rage. >> some guy just try to run us off he wrote in a black car and he pulled a gun. i have a baby in the car. and he aimed it at us and my husband swerved to get away from it. jason: the woman says michael sousa drove up behind them on saxon boulevard in deltona sunday night and nearly hit them. the husband says he shouted at sousa to slow down but then he tried swerving at them. the family says sousa pointed a loaded gun and threatened to shoot them. the couple took down the license plate and susa was arrested. the search is on for a pair of thieves w

plenty the ucf today. von vn marco rubio is campaigning in jacksonville. erik von ancken marco rubio is campaigning in jock sonville. >> erik: political pundits say he must win florida if he has any chance of being the him in knee. he is trailing donald trump in florida but much of florida's lined up behind him. so we have to win. but it's not just about winning but what you l you do, we want win if we don't run as a conservative party that embraces the principles, i said this at c-pac, that is not an attitude or how loud can you be, how manied bad words can you say. erik von ancken he will make more stops in florida and will at two different rallies on monday, at that time tampa convention center, and we will be there, and hillary clinton is also making the rounds, in miami on tuesday ahead of wednesday's debate and on thursday she will campaign in tampa. and we haven't heard from bernie sanders if he will make a trip to florida, we have learned a grass roots headquarters is popping up in downtown melbourne, it is called brevard for bernie n time for flor

on the map, he says because donald trump is planning on rally at ucf. how the campus is working to keep it safe for the candidate, supporters and protesters, in minutes. >> julie: we'll have that coming up in just a few minutes. but first, we start with updates first, a race to save lives in brevard county. firefighters rescued three people after this truck flipped into a ditch. it happened along corner road in cocoa late this afternoon. one teen was thrown from the pickup truck bed but the driver was so badly trapped in the wreckage there, rescuers had to use airbags to help pull that person out. he was flown to the hospital. troopers tell us everyone will be okay. >> lisa: more breaking news in volusia county. deputies say this man and his sister are the ones who snatched cash from the girl scouts, selling cookies this week. this is an older mugshot for the man. they say his sister, ashley wenters, see seeing in the surveillance video at the wal-mart in deltona moments before sunday's robbery. deputies say the man is the man seen on camera, grabbing a

. >> that break-in happened near the ucf campus and that's near the lafayette trail. eyewitness news this morning's angela jacobs is there on the scene. investigators say at least one of the suspects had a gun? >>reporter:yeah, jamie, no doubt. a terrifying scene and experience investigators, that we have say they are using whatever victims can give them to try to our cameras were there, this morning, as deputies worked for more than three hours to gather invasion near ucf. deputy told us, at least two -- 2 intruders kicked in the door m. we are told at least one of them had a gun, and both suspects made off with an unknown amount of electronics taken from that unit. as investigators were to find out how the men got away, we are told, at this hour, they do have leads and have not elaborated on what those leads are. so far, we have not been given a clear description of the suspects, or a vehicle, if one was involved. we also do not know, at this point, what all was taken in addition to the stolen electronics. at one point, we learned the victims may still be putting fo

devotees are looking four 2 suspects in an armed home invasion of the ucf campus. eyewitness news this morning's angela jacobs is there on the scene, angela, investigators say they do have some leads? >>reporter:they do, jamie, but they are not saying exactly what those leads are. we found that they have wrapped up their investigation here, on the scene, that went on for more than three hours. as shifts now, they tell us to it was just after 1 a.m. when the people that live at this ucf area apartment complex say two men kicked in their the door, and rushed into the apartment along portofino point. our cameras got the investigation, everton -- after deputies told us at least one of the suspects had a gun. both intruders made off as an unknown amount of electronics taken from the home. we are told no one was injured, and what's being called an armed home invasion as investigators were to find out how the men got away. >> so far, we also have not been given a clear description of the suspect. this complex is not gated, and not affiliated with the university, but it is

troy campbell is joining us outside ucf. a busy day for election officials out there. what are students telling you about why they thought it was so important to get out and vote today? >> reporter: the first thing they were saying, if you don't vote, you can't complain. many fear the candidate they oppose will win. their voices heard. me. students coming in and out all day long. many first time voters say they came out because of all the theatrics playing out in the election year. like this in the future for me. yeah, it's insane. >> reporter: students voting for florida's primary election. many say it's important to exercise your right to vote in a heated election year. this student says most of his friends are voting for bernie sanders, citing his stance on the education and the economy. >> i wanted to make a difference. there's a lot of issues i'm passionate about this particular election. >> my parents, great grandparents, they always told me specifically in cases like this, if you don't vote, you can't complain. >> reporter: with all eyes on florida, ucf students

the ucf spring game is scheduled for april 16. summer: attention orange county government employees, tomorrow, you can ride sunrail for free. the county is trying to get more riders to take the train, freeing up some parking, reducing vehicle emissions, and boosting sunrail business. this is for the 7500 county employees, and can even be for your lunch trip. meredith: big changes are coming at legoland florida. the winter haven theme park announced plans to add a beach retreat and a new world based on the lego set ninjago. the five-year-old park also announced a new 4-d movie, a summer nighttime fireworks show and a build-a-boat workshop at the park' the beach retreat will feature 83 single-story duplexes and 166 separate accommodations. those new additions are scheduled to open by 2017. summer: taking a look at your first alert forecast, very dry outside and very warm up. meredith: tony, it is a hot one. we have been talking about brushfires. tony: we want everyone to stay hydrated and we have been watching these brushfires. this

downtown >> is the largest donation for ucf downtown . on the ease it comes when the un university needs it the most >> it contributes to the momentum that we have flexed the announcement brings to 16 million . that short of the usd20 million goal. confident ucf will hit the mark like i would feel confident we can move into the next month with a good chance of getting commitments for the usd4 million >> the effort will spark after they vetoed last year's funding. university has worked with the city of orlando to build the campus and it set to anchor the village and reshape the the location of the amway arena periods with support like today, the new proposal will have approval this year the governable is knowledgeable and supportive >> the focus shifts to the meeting with the florida board of governors that oversees the university. that meeting will be here at the main campus tomorrow afternoon. >> >>david: breaking now. sky sixes flying over an investigation. right now, there is no word on a victims or suspects. we will let you know when

donald trump rallying at ucf. the security, the protest, and the traffic expected for the packed event. and not so fast. how some local women fought back against robbers who pointed a gun at a two-year-old. the video you' ll only see on wesh 2. good morning. thanks for joining us. i' m cara moore. we have meteorologist dave cocchiarella. it will be a lovely day. dave: and that is a crazy story. not something police suggest you do. or it is amazing. cara: universally frowned upon, i would say. dave: but they pulled it off. beautiful weather with temperatures of the 70' s. it will be sensational. that is what we deserve. downtown orlando. 53. that is where the thermometer has been stuck. 54 and kissing me pay you 70' s along the coast line. 78 degrees even along the i-4 corridor. high clouds on the coastal communities right now. it will not be crystal clear the entire time. futurecast shows us clouds along the coast line. there is a little energy were the wind will come together and push the more sure and clouds tow

he's holding a rally at ucf. "fox 35" gina benitez is live outside of the arena where the rally is taking place. gina, it's going to be a busy day on the campus of ucf? >> reporter: yeah, it's really already busy out here. thousands of people expected` for the trump rally.xx@ take a look. these are all the peoplex who are already in line this morning. don't openhh@` until`@`ddd 11:00 am butdrrrr as you can see a lot ofzrrr these peoplerr`rrrrr out here rr`r```r````` already. diehard people out here for```r```` ```h hours. some of them. who definitely -- they want to get those good seats because it is first come first served but, of course, there are some of that out here who, you know, are not big fans of``pcpspppp` ``` trump, of course. there are protesters not too many of them.@`xp` they're`x across the right now but they are`x expecting about 100 people to come out here and protest. now, ucf says they're working closely with security and local law enforcement just to make sure everything goes smoothly. if you

ucf just got a major victory in their push to build another campus. now there is one final step before millions of dollars are on the way for big expansion in downtown orlando. the provost ucf downtown campus is one step closer to reality. we just learned state lawmakers have agreed to set aside millions for ucf proposed project. ty russell is live downtown orlando. state lawmakers have just >> reporter: that is exactly what university leaders were hoping for. the fight for funding to build this is not over yet. governor. scott has the final say . eyewitness news has learned state budget negotiators have agreed to set aside $20 million for the proposed ucf downtown campus but the university leaders sent us a statement about it it reads quote we are thankful for the legislative support for ucf downtown. state budget leaders met on a sunday in hopes of both sides disagreements since the legislative session is scheduled to end friday picked move today. last week we told you the florida board of governors approved a less expensive version of the plan veto

. >> lisa: ucf is changing the lives of kids by giving them affordable arms. here's more. >> reporter: a ucf business is getting results. cheerleader a gift of a lifetime, a new prosthetic arm. she has a new reason to cheer. the 10-year-old, showing off her tumbling skills and her new 3-d printed bionic arm, built by ucf non-profit limitless solutions. >> the limitless solutions team has been so amazing at working with her to make sure they get just the right fit for the arm and to have it do all the things it. it's going to help her so much. >> reporter: the young cheerleader came all the way from texas to get the gift of a lifetime, hand-delivered by the ucf mascot knight row and the ucf cheerleaders. >> it's been a dream to play along with the cheerleaders today. >> reporter: it's a sweet gift. the ice cream shop raised $400 in one day to pay for the new arm. >> it makes your life different and better, even though they don't feel like they have a these robotics, they can do more. >> reporter: her mother says she's already an independent person, but the new

breaking stories right now on eyewitness news this morning, deputy say two gunmen broke in a home near the ucf campus. the search to find them. >>> "breaking news" as you have been watching, from overseas, the deadly explosions in a brussels airport >>> that situation they're in belgium is changing and evolving by the minute, we are going to stay updated on that and keep you posted as well throw the morning. on this tuesday, march 22. >>> we checked weather and traffic every 10 minutes. let's get over to meteorologist, brenda jargons and severe weather center nine. >> holy temperatures, it is really cold out there. grab that jacket you are going to need it this morning. we are looking at clear skies and calm her winds. otherwise these 30s and 40s would feel like 20s and 30s. remember, we see our coldest temperatures at sunrise, we still have a couple more hours of cooling to go. on top of the 20 degrees cooler we were yesterday, we added an additional 14 degrees of a cooldown as we head into this morning. it is a lot cooler out there, but the good news is the winds have died down, we are going

five experiments testing hellfire reacts in space to the ucf experiment jointing -- next tuesday. watch it live on channel 9 and >>> bipartisan cocoa beach watching for hotspots overnight after $4 million mansion goes up in flames. >>> after a loss, florida senator. marco rubio wasted no time calling it quits . coming up what he says now about the race. >>> record highs and tracking a front and when we will see rain and storms. get ready for sun protection that stays on ...right through your game. neutrogena cool dry sport. the only sport sunscreen with clinically proven helioplex . play on with protection that stays on. 5:30 am. alive look of cocoa beach where investigators arrived this morning looking for a cause and a giant mansion fire. people could see those planes check weather and traffic every ten minutes. roads. >> let's begin with brian and a check of summer. >> it is technically winter still. not spring yet. >> [laughter]. >> mostly sunny. temperatures around 89 degrees and one this morning, 60s and 70s and 69 degrees kissimmee celebration. working our way to the villag

phillips charities gives ucf momentum. what they don't have is a definite answer from lawmaker about state funding. >> barring a total meltdown, if the board of governors gives million would be in the budget. >> reporter: the board will meet tomorrow to consider the school's plan. last year the project hit a roadblock when governor rick scott veode funding -- vetoed funding. >> we have every indication that the governor is knowledgeable and supportive of the project. >> reporter: ucf is asking the state to cover about a third of the funding. so what happens if lawmakers or the governor don't come through? >> there are a lot of ways we can propose to fund the project. but i don't foresee us going forward without significant state funding. >> reporter: the school is hoping to open the campus by 2018. the president says that will depend on money. we asked how he feels about the status of the project. >> guardedly optimistic. >> reporter: the city of orlando signed a $75 million incidentive for the project but that won't be en

but the president of ucf is confident that it'll pass this year. if passed, the campus is scheduled to open in fall 2018. >> john: a driver accused of hitting an 8-year-old boy on a bike is in jail. >> amy: the judge gave the 73-year-old man a $15,000 bond. he was driving on alpine lane in titusville when he hit the boy on his bicycle. he stopped and asked if he should call 911. he left the scene and came back. he said he heard a bang but did no know that he hit the boy. i boy is back home. >>> a palm bay officer. they got a 911 call about a man threatening to shoot three people working construction. 39-year-old man. he has not yet been identified. >> amy: this man a waking up in jail. charged with connection with the shooting at the mall. he is charged with third degree felony murder with a firearm. investigators said back on february 5, deputies found two gunshot victims in the jcpenney parking lot at the florida mall and both victims died. >> john: both hillary clinton and donald trump won a majority of the states. and clinton and trump wasted n

brett: big news out of ucf. michelle: a few weeks after firing it basketball coach, ucf has named its successor. jazmin walker' s join -- jazmin walker is joining us. jazmin: ucf announced former stanford basketball coach johnny dawkins will be the replacement. fans of the game right river dawkins from his days playing dawkins is now 52 years old. he was just released from his coaching job at sanford last week after a disappointing 15-15 season. dawkins was the cardinals head coach for eight seasons. he steps in the ucf for the departing donnie jones. jones was let go by the nights after another disappointing season. in six years with ucf, jones 188 games with 100 losses. dawkins will be ucf' s seventh head coaching program history. he night said they were looking for someone would bring championships to the school at stanford -- stanford, dawkins led them to to temperatures and tournament once. brett: jasmine, thank you. the nfl has seven new rules that kick in the next season and one of them outlaws chop block

ucf president john hitt released s support and his sharing our belief that ucf downtown will transform the lives of our students and the future of our community. meredith: a tampa area man visiting daytona beach for bike week says someone stole his beloved pet parrot while he was on main street saturday night. mike mularz is plastering the city with flyers asking for information about his macaw named spyke who has been by his side for 22 years. spyke goes everywhere with mularz, either perched on his shoulder, or riding on his motorcycle, on a special stand. spyke, who is a female, won' t budge but witnesses told her owner they saw someone described as a transient, snatch her while he was listening to music across the street she is my life, it' s been really hard. she' s like family? she is my family mularz is offering a reward and just wants his bird back no questions asked. meredith: spring break is a time when the spring breakers escape from the stress. see what they are doing to daytona beach. and problems at the polls. why an election supervisor is asking to extend voting hours. j

ucf, fsu, will take the court weekend. cara: today, a cruise ship, full of sick people on board, will arrive back at port canaveral. carnival cruise lines says, more than 100 people came down on the "sunshine" with norovirus. they say, the crew has been working to clean and disinfect the ship. this is the fourth cruise ship this week to report the bug. earlier this week, the troubled cruise ship "anthem of the seas" reported an outbreak as well. this is the same ship that was last month. over to weather now. dave: nothing about the weather will make you sick today. it will be absolutely fabulous out there. it will be a bit warmer for our day on sunday. there is melbourne. if you have not been down to plant city, it is a lot of fun. that is the strawberry festival there. you can pick your own fruit. cap ice cream and stop there. this is the way it looks around the rest of the area. 46 degrees in pierson. altamonte springs is about 53 degrees. 51 in winter park. 47 degrees in st. cloud. around the rest of the country, spring

ucf president john hitt called the approval, quote, "one of the most important milestones in ucf history." they hope to open the campus in 2018. up next, a local teen gunned down in what his family calls a >> lisa: next at 5:00, how friends and family will honor a 15-year-old days after he was shot dead along the sidewalk. >> reporter: and i'm in ocoee. two guys go to a club, come back with a girl, only to find five men inside their home. these men were wearing masks, >> matt: a chase leads to a crash at an orange county intersection. >> lisa: police say this all began when the suspects ransacked a home and attacked three people inside. and then ran a red light before crashing at the intersection of colonial drive and good holmes road near west oaks mall in ocoee. that is where news 6 reporter nadine yannis joins us live. right. it ended up in a wild morning, ended up with a kidnapping, a car crash, a complicated investigation for police. what started out as a fun night, out at the club, turned into a terrifying morning at this home. after two men and a woman are welcomed by five masked

ucf has another forum for staff members. michelle: police in oklahoma are trying to find out what led a car owner to crashed his car into a bridge pillar. he died tuesday just one day after he was indicted on spirits he charges -- conspiracy charges. detectives say it is too early to tell whether the crash was intentional. today starts the second week of trial against her stalker. one of the witnesses admitted he was at a restaurant with two men watching the video this week. the witness who represents the company that owns the hotel says he asked the man to stop but the waitress said the man kept watching that video and making fun of andrews' s body. jason: deflategate returns to a courtroom today. the nfl is appealing a judge' s ruling. it allowed a vacate for tom brady' s suspension. the decision allowed for brady to play the entire season. the ruling is not expected until early summer. michelle: university of florida fans will be able to buy alcohol at the halloween touchdown terrace and the evans food -- whose will be so

. >>> ucf downtown campus is moving forward, it has state funding. why that new project has paramour residents worried. >> we've had dry weather for your outdoor activity, certainly hot weather, too, but clouds moving in, rain follows and big >>> you're watching channel 9 eyewitness news at 6:00 with bob opsahl, martha sugalski, and certified chief meteorologist tom terry. >>> covering orngs ucf's plans like a done deal, but not everyone is celebrating. michael spoke with residents who live just west of i-4, and michael, some of them are worried several major projects will slowly force them from their community. >>reporter: the new campus is not expected to displace any residents. today, we walked in the neighborhood to find out where residents stand on their future neighborhood, the university of central florida. we first met allen lee. >> it's not for this type of environment neighborhood. >>reporter: the governor said yesterday, he won't veto the state funding the university needs to get the project going. on top of that, a new soccer stadium is t

donald trump of course was at ucf this past weekend. count on wesh 2 news for continuing coverage of commitment 2016. you can also get the latest updates and poll numbers on the wesh 2 mobile app. jim: late tonight, an amber alert in georgia and in central florida. they were searching for seven-year-old, a six-year-old, they were reported missing from albini, georgia. the children and the woman were missing. this was ended in ocala. we will have more on sunrise. state health officials have confirmed the first sexually transmitted case of the zika virus in florida, and it' s in our area. tonight, we' re talking to a local doctor about what you can do to protect yourself. wesh 2' s summer knowles shows us what you need to know. >> the geographical spread of the disease is wider. the group' s broader, and the mode transition includes sexual intercourse. summer: according to the world health organization, the zika virus is transmitted by mosquitoes but can also be present in blood, saliva, and semen. florida is already seeing its first case

also weekend clamming bright legislators means ucf is closer to building a campus in downtown ucf. the florida board of governors approved the school' s plan for 68 air carriers in parramore. the new campus with service 7700 students. the plan now goes to governor rick got. he has been opposed to his old democratic candidates squared off tonight in flint, michigan. michigan primary. sanders one today' s democratic primary in maine. reporter: the latest polls show clinton leaving by double digits in michigan. this was a chance to slow her momentum. that could swing voters. >> if you' re going to tell your story, you tell them. >> i to save the automobile industry. >> i will be dammed if it' s the word being people, economic questions dominated the debate. we are going to stop -- start importing jobs again. >> senator clinton supported any one of these disasters trade agreements. what you are really talking about is ending gun manufacturing in america. >> no other industry has absolute immunity. >> it is raining lead in flint . >> children in america should not be poisoned. they both

. >>> state lawmakers have agreed to set aside millions for ucf's proposed downtown campus. we told you late last night when the budget was approved in tallahassee. channel 9 angela jacobs has been following this so this is exactly what ucf was asking for but the fight for funding is far from over since the governor is the one who has the final say on this one. >> reporter: and even with this officials won't yet discuss a groundbreaking for this site here. that's until they get that final stamp from tallahassee. with a suggested budget of $20 million from tallahassee exactly what ucf officials hoped for, the proposed downtown campuses one step closer to reality. lawmakers aprove the move sunday hoping both sides could work through any hang ups before the latest session ends friday. last night, university leaders showed their gratitude when they told us we're thankful for the legislative support for ucf downtown, but there's still a road, the budget must still be approved and governor scott must still sign off. we told you when scott vetoed initial plans last summer. now he h

most of the people who live here are ucf student, even though building. if you have any information on the this case, contact the police. >> luanne: in orange county this morning, firefighters are monitoring hot spots after containing a brush fire there. >> john: that fire was actually pretty close to some homes yesterday. sky fox was flying over the avalon park. a 20-acre brush fire broke out just after 3:00. and it took three hours to contain. extremely dry conditions and, of course, the strong winds helping to fuel the fire. >> john: the magic losing streak continue, and see rena williams fighting back. >> reporter: we start with the magic who was in boston. not a good report. they lost their feurt straight. and victor oladipo playing very well, with 25 points. and some people are talking should they start tanking to get a better draft pick. and, unfortunately, we have heard that before. >>> and responding to comments from raymond moore claiming that women ride on the coattails of men. >> obviously, i don't think any knees -- i know a lot of women out

it involves a money from ucf, million from the state. lawmakers must approve the budget and the governor still has the final say. >>> overnight, isis is claiming responsibility for a suicide iraq. the bombing happened in the rocky city just south of baghdad. police a truck rigged with explosives detonated yesterday in a busy check.which leads to two shiite holy cities. another 95 people were hurt in the attack, an officer said eight other people are still missing. >>> north korea is threatening joint military drills between korea. the exercises started today, north korea defense officials consider them aggression by its a national defense spokesman saying a nuclear strike would might. >>> orange county devotees are still trying to determine if a dark-colored suburban is connected to a shooting. that was some of the gunfire there near mr. gyros on what's colonial. deputies responded to a say shots came from behind the shortly afterward that suburb was seen speeding away. no one was hurt >>> osceola county library is getting a 5 million-do

white says the school will move quickly to find a new coach who will bring championships to ucf. new information about a woman who claimed to be the victim of a violent robbery. she' s now facing charges herself. >> he has a gun to my head. so he told me, give me your purse. give me your purse. he started cursing, so i said no. >> deputies say that story she told us last week was a lie. magalys mejia said armed robbers pointed a gun at her and her two-year-old, but volusia county deputies say she was actually involved in a drug deal with those men. >> she arranged the drug deal, she used her cell phone to facilitate the drug deal and in , two-year-old child in a very dangerous situation. >> she' s now being held on $20,000 bond. >> a florida teenager is now in jail in connection with the shooting death of a toddler. police in jacksonville say 16-year-old henry hayes was involved in a gang shooting in january that killed 22-month-old aiden mcclendon. aiden' s family says they forgive him but feel he should still be punished. >> we' ve already forgiven whoever did it. we cannot go

that event will be held at the cfe arena on ucf campus saturday at noon. mike synan, fox 35 news. >> senator rubio will be in miami tonight watching the results come in. >> reporter: marco rubio yes billing the event as his florida take off rally. they're going to move quickly past the super tuesday results and look ahead to the next big contest here in florida, which really is must win for the rubio campaign. if he continues the line of attacks that we've seen over the past few days, he'll keep on accusing donald trump of being a con man. today rubio reminded voters in minnesota that the republican defrauding students into going to trump university and of trump's support from the kkk. >> the party of lincoln and reagan cannot have as the nominee someone who refuses to condemn the ku klux klan. three days have gone by. he still won't do it. i'm going to say it right now, there is no place in the conservative movement and no place in the republican party for the ku klux klan or david duke or white supremacists or any racism. >> reporter: as the polls stand

he's expected to speak at ucf tomorrow afternoon. news 6 reporter amanda castro joins us live from the newsroom. the campaign just announced today they pushed back the start time of that rally? >> reporter: that is right, ginger. concerns over traffic and crowds is the reason why the trump campaign decided to push back trump is expected to speak here at cfe arena. you can expect to see large crowds down here across the street near memory mall. they're going to be protesting trump and law enforcement is going to be out in full force, keeping an eye on both groups, to make sure everyone stays safe. like him or not, donald trump is bringing the 2016 presidential election to central florida. >> no matter whether you like him or hate him, you could be looking at the possible next president of the united states in this building. >> reporter: law enforcement spent the day preparing for the g.o.p.'s frontrunner's visit. you have to get tickets ahead of time. an entry into the arena is on a first come/first served basis. >> what time are you

stewart: the big new donation ucf' s will hold its case to build a campus in downtown orlando. meredith: and a local community stepping up after someone takes off with a box of girl scout cookie money. tony: cooling off right now but more 80 degree temperatures are on the way. >> we are live in all time zones with coverage of a super tuesday presidential contest. why a huge win for trump doesn' t mean the gop contest is over. we will take you inside the hearing where apple in the guyer is the hotelrdinary salad, this is a florida berry and citrus salad. the mixing bowl, proudly welcomes the arugula leaves. lemon juice and olive oil drizzle down. fresh strawberries, blueberries and oranges tumble into place. dashed with cheese and topped with candied pecans. done. it's easy to turn local produce into something extraordinary. look for fresh from florida products when you shop. remember, delicious is always stewart: the ucf downtown orlando campus project just got a shot in the arm -- $3 million from doctor phillips posterity. meredith: it comes right before they make their case b

jason: taking action to prevent identity theft at ucf. michelle: what the school is doing in the wake of a recent data hack. >> you' re watching wesh 2. jason: a look at the stories we are following right now on sunrise. a seminal county man will face a judge after a six-year-old girl shot and killed herself with a gun he owned. eric williams is facing child neglect charges in connection to the shooting. williams is a convicted felon and was not allowed to have a weapon. michelle: four the republican president of candidates will face off at first time since super tuesday. marco rubio and john kasich will attend the debate tonight in detroit. ben carson says he will not take part. jason: we are looking to learn more about what led to a motorcycle wreck and explosion at orlando speed world. the victim had burns to about a third of his body. happening today , ucf is taking new steps to aid students affected by the data bridge. jazmin: today' s discussion will focus on what ucf is doing and who is mostly like it -- who is most likely at risk

>> reporter: i just heard back from ucf. they tell me that 65 people were kicked out of the arena here on saturday, and this new video clearly shows that some of them were man handled on their way out. >> come on, get them out fast. >> reporter: donald trump paused, we counted at least a dozen times. >> go home to mommy. >> reporter: when hecklers disrupted his rally on saturday. >> is this fun? do we love this? i love it. >> i wish we had some real protesters, protesters with guts. it's sort of exciting, isn't it? he also riled up the crowd. to some of the response from the supporters. the cell phone shows a protester ripping a sign and getting grabbed. here it is again from a different point of view. a guy in a white shirt on the left side of the aisle clearly shoves the protester and watch this one, the man in the red hat and blue shirt pushes this protester. >> they got a little physical and even the people involved in the rally was also getting physical, trying to get them out. but it was a good experience, but a little

this one relies on private donations, money from ucf, and $20 million from the state. the next step is for the legislature to decide whether to put that money in next year's budget. >>> -- >> we prove that you can rate -- rays accesses still keep quality at a very high level and acceptable cost. >> the university says it wants to see the plan passed the full legislature before setting a groundbreaking date. the project is supposed to be finished in time for the fall of 20 finished in time for the fall of 2018. >>> sunrail is in better numbers. the company says ridership was up in february but that is not they claim the number of people boarding the trains with bikes is also increasing. the company's on-time performance is facing some challenges but overall, it still remains high. >>> despite being pushed back one year, sunrail's expansion to osceola county should break ground next month. we told you the service was supposed to be up and running by 2017 but it is now been delayed until last -- at least 20 cubic the state working contracts is getting -- taking longer tha

ucf comes in with the seventh seed in the conference. playing against tulane at the amway center right now. knights beat the green wave twice this season. with a win, they would take on houston tomorrow night at 7:00. florida pulled-out a first round win in the sec tournament today. kasey hill scored 18 points, including a clutch layup with 53 seconds left that helped the gators outlast arkansas 68-61. they now get top-seeded texas a&m tomorrow in the quarter-final round. orlando city lions back in action tomorrow after an exhilarating comeback in first game of the season. fans are still pumped over the 2-2 tie with real salt lake on sunday. orlando scoring both goals in stoppage time. tomorrow night they' re home again, taking on the chicago fire. kickoff is set for 7:00. the fire lost its first match sunday against new york city f.c. two big names will not play in tomorrow night' game. magic center nikola vucevic will sit with an injury. it is not all bad news. his counterpart on the kings, all-star center demarcus cousins will also ri

you can see several protesters being removed in ucf. one of his staff members came under fire after he was caught on video, we have it highlighted, grabbing a protester by the collar. now his opponents are using these incidents against him. >> thank you so much. >> democratic front runner hillary clinton was the first candidate to address the american israel public affairs committee using part of her time to address the republican front runner for his comments on israel and palestine. >> we need steady hands, not a president who said he's neutral on monday, pro-israel on tuesday and who knows what on wednesday. clinton took aim at trump who said he wants to be neutral when dealing with israel and the palestinians. >> she doesn't know anything about my policy. >> trump responded with a news conference before addressing the jewish lobby. earlier trump met with gop lawmakers to improve his relationship with leader. violence continues to create controversy. >> these are professional agitators. they block the road and use foul language. thes

donald trump's aides expect more than 20,000 people to be at saturday's rally, putting all eyes on ucf during the 2016 presidential election. >> you're going to come out and show your support either for or against him, no matter what. >> reporter: students from across the state will be there, like shaun winston, who drove three hours from st. petersburg >> we have to make a choice in the right direction. >> reporter: entry into the arena is on a first come/first served basis. >> you either love him or hate him. some are expecting chaos promoting him and against him. >> get him out of here. >> reporter: law enforcement is known at his rallies. no one is allowed to bring in signs or large bags and they'll all go through metal detectors. across the street, hundreds of people are planning a protest against the republican frontrunner. organizers say they're ready for any potential backlash. >> we are prepared. as long as everybody comes here and realizes what can happen and they're okay with that, i think we'll be okay. >> reporter: they're working with ucf police to keep the protests peace

so far ucf already has $16 million in private funds. dr. phillips charities donated $3 million yesterday. the largest private donation to date. the goal is to get $20 million from private donors and will last year governor rick scott didn't veto the funding plan but the president of ucf is hopeful that will this year it'll pass. and if ucf gets the funding, the downtown campus is set to open in fall of 2018. >> john: a driver accused of hitting an 8-year-old on his bike is in jail. >> amy: the judge gave the 73-year-old a $15,000 bond on tuesday. police say he was driving down alpine lane in titusville last thursday when he hit the boy. witnesses said he stopped and asked if he should call 911 before he left. then he came back to the scene and told police he heard a bang but didn't know that he hit the boy. the boy is now back home. >> john: a palm bay officer is on administrative leave an shooting and killing a man. call on a threatening to kill three men at a construction area. >> amy: they arrested a 20-year-old suspect on tuesday. is he

. >>> ucf is one step closer to breaking ground on a new multimillion dollar downtown orlando campus. more than 7,000 students will study digital media, health, and public service there. the provost said the campus should be ready by fall 2018. >> this is great news for ucf, for our students, our faculty, florida and downtown. >> the next step is to put out bids to select a construction company. >>> this seminole county mother accused of murdering her adult son was indicted today. she is charged with first degree premeditated murder. last month police say she killed howard while he was in the shower then sat in the home for more than a day without telling anyone. >>> troopers believe alcohol may have been the cause of a head-on crash overnight that killed two men. his license was suspended at the time of the wreck. version say he hit and killed a man driving east in the westbound lane. >> as a person that's doing the right thing, what can you do? we tell people if you can, stay out to choose the center or right lane. >>> >> a city commissioner is fired up after she says trees were cut

call it a double whammy for the ucf knights. the ucf men' s basketball team loses their first round game in the aac tournament, then head coach donnie jones loses his job. we heard from jones after the game but before he was fired. >> i didn' t think we had a great start to the game. was too hyped up probably from playing in front of the home crowd. stewart: the knights beat they were let go after the wrapped up the 66-63 loss. jones has been with the knights for six years and most analysts think he needed to take the big dance to see a seventh season at ucf. he leaves the knights with 88 wins and 100 losses. no word yet who might replace him. orlando magic continue the west coast swing, taking on sacramento, the team with the worst record. or the jump out early with 9-0. the kings are able to sell it down on the home court. they are still up right now. 52-49. the florida gators tourney dreams are cut way short. the gators fell to the top seed, texas a&m today in nashville in the second round. the gators tied things up 11 times

live at ucf, troy campbell, news 6. >> julie: nice to see so many young folks out there voting. talk to you later. if you go out and vote, send us a selfie. >> ginger: we're already getting tweets and facebook posts of here's one right now. >> lisa: this is a dad showing off his daughter who is a future voter. he says he always takes her to vote. keep the pictures coming on facebook.com/news 6 or on our twitter page. >> julie: coverage continues on news 6 at 5:00 with problems at some orange county polling centers. where voters say there weren't any ballots left and what some of the candidates are doing in south florida tonight as we get close to 7:00 when the polls are set to close. >> ginger: well, developing right now, near-record heat in central florida. >> lisa: let's go ahead and take another live look outside over downtown orlando. chief meteorologist tom sorrells is pinpointing the high temperatures. how hot are we saying? >> tom: hot, hot, sticky hot, it's a burner. yesterday we hit 87 or 88. 89 was the high yesterday in daytona beach. degree or two warmer than that. to