claire: yessenia suarez, and her children thalia and michael. prosecutors say luis toledo murdered all three in their deltona home in late october of 2013 then disposed of the bodies, but some of what came out at the hearing left loved ones in tears. prosecutors want the medical examiner to testify at trial on whether what toledo allegedly told them about the murders is plausible, that he killed his wife with a single blow to the throat, that he heard his step children being murdered in the bathroom by someone else. ed davis: the defendant in this case gave a detailed statement about how he murdered his wife. he gave a detailed statement about what he saw when he went in a room and saw his children had just been murdered by someone standing there with an axe. claire: the defense argued any testimony from the m.e. would be bodies to examine, and the judge ruled that if the medical examiner is called, his statements would first have to be heard outside the presence of the jury. prosecutors say toledo killed his family after a domestic violence inc

toledo is accused of killing his wife yessenia suarez and her two young children back in 20- 13. their bodies have never been found. developing at this hour-- we have an update on the texas state trooper-- who arrested a woman- who later died in jail. brian encinia has been charged with a misdemeanor- and arrested sandra bland -- after a traffic stop last summer. he is charged with perjury for allegedly lying about the confrontation with bland. there is a new chapter in the fight over the keystone "x-l pipeline." the canadian company-- that proposed the project-- is suing the obama administration. "trans-canada" is fighting the administration's decision to reject the pipeline. it would have taken canadian oil to refineries on the gulf coast. house republicans passed a bill to repeal 'obamacare'. it was already approved by the senate. the bill aims to repeal obamacare and defund "planned parenthood." but it probably will not survive. president obama is expected to veto it... and the house does not have enough votes to override that veto. disney marathon weekend kicks off today. ri

he was accused of killing yessenia suarez and her children . during the hearing today attorneys asked the judge to not admit the testimony from a private -- after she had an affair. his attorney said that evidence was obtained during an illegal arrest. >>> to marion county deputies are off the force for violating policy. deputies stephen williamson and jared mcintyre arrested this woman last month but never read her her rights, illegally searched her and falsify the report to cover it up. supervisors launched an internal investigation noticing the report and that the dash cam did not match. >>> landon winter garden's is supposed to be used for a >>it included 2 ice rinks and a activity center. now winter garden city leaders tell us they thought the project was too expensive and they are now rebidding which puts construction on hold. people who live nearby hope that does not last long. >>> christian is here now and the full soccer saddle -- schedule is out. >>a day for the lions. >>we will have 18 orlando city matches on 27 that includes the sea

luis toledo is accused of murdering his wife, yessenia suarez, and her two children. his trial is supposed to start the state attorney says he wants toledo sentenced to death if he's convicted. his office tells news 6, "at this time we're carefully reviewing and analyzing the decision handed down by the united states supreme court." >> so when will lawmakers decide if the executions are going to be halted or not? we're expecting to hear something by the end of the day today, but it will take some time for lawmakers to figure out exactly what's going to happen if they're going to change the law to adhere to what the u.s. supreme court ruled today or if they're going to do away with executions altogether. stay tuned. we're live at the orange county courthouse tonight, eric sandoval, news 6. >> a lot of questions still out there tonight. we've posted more on the supreme court's decision, including the complete ruling on our website. just head to clickorlando.com, powered by news 6. >> an update now on the search for a driver. police say he hit a 3-year-old boy and took o

toledo is accused of killing his wife yessenia suarez and children back in 20- 13. their bodies have never been found. the florida assessment will be harder for students to pass this year... for schools to get a better grade. the florida board of education approved system for the f-s-a at their meeting yesterday. more kids are expected to fail... under this harder scoring plan. but-- at the same meeting-- the board approved of a new grading formula for schools-- that makes it easier to get a good grade. some people expect school grades to stay low, though... because of the f-s-a decision. on the business watch... plummeting oil prices --and concerns in china --have dropped the dow jones industrial average to a three-month low. that drop is expected to continue today... with the chinese stock market halting-- for a second time this week- following another major plunge. tumbled more than 7-percent overnight, before emergency measures kicked-in to stop trading. today's drop rattled other asian markets as well... many of which had already taken a hit following north kor

the defense argued toledo's police about the disappearance of his wife, yessenia suarez and her children, should be kept out of trial. they say he was arrested illegally because police did not read him his rights. but prosecutors say toledo speculated about what happened to the kids and their bodies during the interview. they say his arrest is relevant to the entire case and should be allowed. the judge did not make a final decision today. >> also tonight, we know when the man at the center of a deadly police shooting in orlando will go on trial. that shooting killed an innocent woman at a downtown club. it was previously set for this week. we know now the trial for cody roach is scheduled for march 28ros w with second-degree murder in the shooting death of the 22-year-old woman. it is a charge he faces despite never firing a bullet. after being thrown out of a nightclub, an orlando police officer shot him when police say one of the bullets went through a door, killing the woman. the officer was cleared because prosecutors say roach is ultimately responsible. if a jury agrees, he could f

luis toledo is charged in the murders of yessenia suarez and michael toledo auto. the plan is to seek the death penalty. a judge granted a continuance. the us supreme court ruled florida's sentence method is unconstitutional. our legal analyst perry says the delay was a wise move.>> judges need to slowly and carefully navigate each case because they are expensive to try. and they need to do it right and they need to do it right the first time. >> the judge in toledo's case did not specify how long the >>> open hunting on pythons will begin throughout florida soon. the second python challenge kicks off at noon today. burmese python's are a threat to native wildlife. they want to study the snakes in the last year. 60 snakes were killed. this year's challenge ends february 14. >>> today you can honor the life and legacy of doctor martin luther king jr. at a parade in downtown orlando. is start the 10:00 on the corner of orange avenue and livingston street making its way down to north rosalind avenue. orlando mayor buddy dyer will attend. >>> here is a look and other d

. >> prosecutors say luis toledo murdered his wife yessenia suarez and her two children, thalia and michael, in late october of 2013, after he confronted her about an alleged affair. the victims bodies have never been found if convicted of the murders, the state is asking for the death penalty which defense attorneys argue, cannot be applied right now. judge raul zambrano heard from both sides yesterday and today released his decision, saying though it' s likely the florida legislature and or the florida supreme court will remedy the matter soon, there is a high danger now that the rules would be changing in the middle of the trial if this court were to go forward with it as scheduled. judge zambrano went on to say, when human life hangs in the balance a rush to judgment is unwise. the toledo trial was set to begin with jury selection tuesday in st. augustine, where it was moved because of local pre-trial publicity. the judge did consider empaneling two separate juries one to address guilt, another state or defense thought that was a good idea. the delay no doubt will be hardest on loved on

. >> luis toledo could face the death penalty if convicted in the death of yessenia suarez and her two children. they're asking for a 60-day delay until state legislators can review. >> there's a death penalty but no mechanism to impose it. the only reason for the state to continue the case is because they want to impose it. >> the defense objects to a delay, asking to move on with the case with the death penalty off the table. >> we would argue they couldn't impose the death penalty. it can't be imposed now, that's for sure. >> another option would be to proceed, using a different jury for the penalty phase of the trial, but that's something both sides don't want to see. >> that's a hard process. and we want the -- we want one trial. >> the judge's decision will likely be made in an order expected to be filed sometime tomorrow and with the trial just days away, that ruling will likely have a big impact on how this case proceeds. for now, reporting in volusia county, mark lehman, news 6. >> thank you. mark. in flagler county, a nasty fire torched a sheriff's patrol car. >> the car was

yessenia suarez's mother has trial to come picture.now want to speak on camera saying she was under a lot of stress and says this is all in god's hands i'm going over more analysis of this and how it could affect the defensive strategy for my story coming up at 5. live in daytona beach, blame tomlinson channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> police looking for 3 armed robbers who stormed into a liquor store with guns while several customers were inside. take a good look at this surveillance video from a discount liquor slower on e. orange avenue. last night -- friday night. the 2 men wearing masks and hoods. they were's inside the store with guns forcing customers to run for safety and no one was hurt. >>> this hour, 2 seemingly random local robberies now have one startling connection. >> if you are watching eyewitness news last weekend, you are among the first to see surveillance video from a credit union robbery and brevard county. investigators tell us that suspected bank robber struck again but is that of a clean getaway, humid the barrel of a store owners gun. heinen is the men seen here

he's accused of murdering his wife, yessenia suarez, and her two children. what does today's decision mean for that case? we're going to explore that coming up in the story we're putting together right now for 5:00. we're live at the orange county courthouse. >> thank you. in just hours the president's final chance to assess the state of the union. the address will be unlike any he's delivered before. >> we're getting hints right now on what he's expected to say and future. center on gun violence, heighting what's happened recently and what the u.s. should aspire to in years to come. his message will be "history cannot repeat itself." he plans to highlight executive action he plans to take to tackle gun violence without congress' approval. the president invited 23 guests to hear his speech, including a syrian refugee. a chair in first lady michelle obama's box will be left empty to honor victims of gun violence, a cause getting support by both parties. >> there's strong bipartisan support for criminal justice reform on capitol hill. >> despite the report, th

he denies killing the kids-- but says he killed yessenia in self defense. toledo's trial starts january 19th in saint augustine. sanford police want you to take a good look at some solve a murder. these are pictures of three people inside "kim's food store" last month. joshua hur was gunned down outside his store 2 days before christmas. police say the people in these pictures are not suspects. but they might have information about the events leading up to the shooting. if you recognize them--call sanford