. >>> right now we're get ing ting a better look at breaking news from sky witness 9 in osceola county where there's a bad crash and it has part of i-4 shut down at world center drive in kissimmee. this is near the attractions in the westbound lanes. you can see a pick up truck, you might be able to figure it out, on top of a red car. it's a bad crash. investigators just told us at least one person was rush today -- rushed to a hospital. >>> there's breaking news right now. mosquito control efforts will be stepped up in brevard county now that central florida's second case of zika virus has popped up there. patient likely got sick in a trip to haiti. they will spread the word on preventive measures. they want the county residents to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds. many of you still have questions about the zika virus and we have you covered. just go to wftv.com, click on the news tab and then zika virus to get informed about this issue. >>> tonight officials say they're coming up with plans to help curve gun violence. students gathered at the school's performing arts center. a man

angela: the virus is now in seven florida counties, including osceola county. meredith is in the breaking news center. meredith: a case of the zika virus was found in osceola county today. the local case makes 14 total cases in the state of florida in seven counties. governor rick scott declared a health emergency in five of those counties. all of the cases are travel related, meaning it was not contracted here. none of them have been transmissions between people. officials are urging you to dump or cover anything that holds water. >> be educated , protect yourself ourselves, and beat village lent -- be vigilant about your surroundings. meredith: florida' s warm climates, at your run mosquitoes and international travelers make it that much more vulnerable. we are working to find out what safety measures health officials are planning. angela: wesh 2 is the place to turn for the fight against zika virus. our crews will work throughout the evening to bring you the most latebreaking developments. we' ll have a set -- a talking with the centers for disease control.

at 7:00 i'll update you on facebook from titusville down to osceola county. all the rain starts to move out after midnight. 44 in ocala tonight, 46 in orlando. we're going to try our best to launch an atlas 5 rocket tomorrow morning at 8:38. not much rain but wind will be picking up. that and cloud cover. only a 40% probability of a launch. we will get get some sunshine back but it will degrees cooler than today with upper 50s and low 60s. that's it for highs tomorrow. rain tapering off after midnight, 46. plan on rain for the evening. much cooler, gusty and 59. that's where we stop tomorrow for the metro orlando area. here's your five day forecast with the weekend always in view. a slight chance for rain on saturday. mainly to the south and along the east coast. i'm updating future track with that in the next half hour. maybe a sprinkle early but more sunshine and 60 for super bowl sunday. monday and tuesday the cold fronts keep coming as temperatures stay in the 60s. i'll be at the mount dora art festival this saturday. it looks cool and breezy but nothing

osceola county is joining other counties, santa rosa, hillsborough, lee, miami dade, broward and st. john's. keith landry is live in osceola county with the latest. >> reporter: health privacy laws prevent health department officials here in osceola county from really telling us a whole lot about this patient who has the zika virus here. we do know is that the patient did not acquire the virus in the state of florida. scientists are studying mosquitoes to learn more about the zika virus and its possible impact on unborn babies as more cases turn up in florida. osceola county is now the sixth county in our state with the zika virus case. the first one in our area. there are now 14 known patients in florida. >> you are very concerned because you don't know exactly what it is, the disease. >> people in brazil have been worried about the zika virus for the last few months as more >> and i have my baby with me and i hope nothing, you know, comes bad but you just don't know. >> the administrator of the department of health in osceola county says none of the 14 patients got the virus here.

county, brevard and polk and osceola county. and it will be a little more scattered as 7:00 and a few isolated showers at 10:00. the coastal counties could pick the average high is 73 degrees. and we're not going get anywhere near that and tonight a 50% rain chance and the temperatures in the 40s. so it will be cooler. and a cooling trend overall on our five-day forecast. and we'll bump up a bit on tuesday and we get back into if you're looking for something icflorida.com. and now a new icon that you can find out what the weather will be at all of your events this weekend. but the 41st mount dora arts festival will be today and tomorrow. it will be a good start for sure. >> and a lot of eyewitness news cruel be there today. >>> a local group has launched a new system to grade child care facilities. it is one more way that parents can screen who is watching their children. and there's no reason to dwell on it again. kimberly reed is facing child abuse charges for hitting and throwing a child. >> that was a horrible video. it is s

johns and osceola counties have the newest reported cases. our team coverage begins with news 6 reporter justin warmoth who joins us live from osceola county. what have you learned about this most recent case? >> this case, like others in the state of florida is travel-associated and not in a pregnant woman. that's all according to state health officials. we tried to talk to osceola county health officials today about the person infected, if they're a male or female, but they declined to comment. they did tell us, though, they're planning on setting some traps for mosquitos that carry the zika virus. they're also keeping an eye on the mosquito population in the county. this again makes the number of confirmed zika cases in florida at 14 and the first case in central florida. we haven't been told if this person infected again is a male or female, but we're told the most important thing here is they're not pregnant. another tip officials are giving dumping out any standing water that may be at your house, in your backyard that would attract mos

in osceola county, chris hush, wesh 2 news. cara: seeing those mosquitoes isn' t unusual for us here in florida. but these insects just might be the deadliest animal in the world. there are more than species of mosquitoes and 3000 according to the cdc, they kill some hundred 25,000 -- 725,000 people a year. that' s more than sharks, wolves, lions, crocodiles and snakes combined. malaria is the deadliest disease carried by mosquitoes, killing people a year. become immune to deet insect spray after only 3 hours of , exposure to the repellant. for more on the zika virus, and the latest info from health leaders, we' ve posted everything you need to know online. just go to wesh.com or the wesh 2 mobile app. happening today, hundreds of people will walk around baldwin park, for a good cause. it' s the ninth annual suicide-prevention walk. the registration begins at 7-30 -- 7:30 this morning on lake mont avenue. you will see a big registration tent there. our very own jim payne is emceeing the event, there will be food, drinks, face p

county the the train was supposed to start taking on osceola county passengers by the end of 2017. that has now been pushed back one year. the state says it is taking longer than expected to work out the contracts the federal government is covering half of the construction costs. the project must be completed before 2019. >>> a central florida transgender woman has filed a lawsuit the federal government the commission was unjustified from her job. >> cheetos that she lost her the same time that she was becoming a woman in 2013. she claimed she was threatened to other present herself as a man while working as a security officer or be terminated. >> to be let go. it was a blow. i cannot believe happened. i'm hoping my case will help other transgender people. >> the us equal employment opportunity commission ruled she was discriminated against on the basis of her sex. it also stated that advanced tactical denied the allegations. >>> players will have the first training practice at this is wild world of sports saturday. it could be the left of central florida for the braves. the team i

. >> late this afternoon they confirmed a case in osceola county. they tell us the case came from someone that traveled to the area. they did say the person infected is not a pregnant woman. >> natasha is here on vacation from dubai. she said she saw warnings posted on her crews ship. >> not much you can do, it's a mosquito. stay in the wind. >> osceola leaders sent us this county saying. stay in contact with local, state and federal health officials to determine the most appropriate course of action. we also reached out to disney, which told us it collects and analyzes mosquitoes from its parks weekly. >> we also tell you that we put in a call to universal orlando resort, too. officials say they are going to be giving us daily updates starting tomorrow afternoon. we will of course let you know what they say. for now we are live along i- drive in orlando. >>> we posted more information about the zika virus online, including what symptoms to look for. you can finds that. >>> this weekend ucf will have a larger team working to help possible victims of

first-- the u-s 192 are shut down right now--following a deadly crash in osceola county. more on what we know right now. if you're commuting in orange county-- you'll have to pay one less toll! crews will begin demolishing the the 528. it's all in an effort to reduce traffic, we are just a few hours away from the the candidates are doing everything they can... to get last minute support. can expect tonight. toss to jayme new this morning-- we now know the name of one of the two people killed in name of one of the two people killed in a crash in volusia county. 33-year-old tina martin was trying to help someone else killed. it happened on u-s 1 in port orange yesterday. state troopers say the man on a motorcycle lost control-- and was thrown from his bike. that is when martin --and was struck by another two cars. both the man on the motorcycle and martin were the scene. in osceola county-- the west bound lanes of us-192 are now-- following a cloud. after 12-30 this morning-- along 192 near hickory tree road. authorities are not releasing any more information at this time.

whether you're coming from lake county or into os yell -- osceola county, looking good. there's a crash here at cyprus parkway, and it's causing a partial roadblock through there. that the point, i will not say will update you in about 10 minutes to tell you if they do need an alternate. >>> a storm has battered a cruise ship. >> we are updating you as kimer -- kimberly is finding pictures passengers. >> reporter: i reached out to royal caribbeans, and we are waiting to hear back this morning, but we are hearing from passengers onboard as they are sending out pictures of the ship. the ship left new york 6 days ago and did not encounter any problems until last night when it sailed into a storm off the carolinas, and i spoke to our said the wind topped 100 miles an hour, comparable to a hurricane with the winds. we are still working to confirm damage with royal caribbean, and we are trying to figure out what time it will dock, and we are following up with the coast guard to see what conditions the passengers and crew could be facing for the rest of the trip. >>> more break

the patient was diagnosed in osceola county. the person contracted zika after traveling out of the state. in fact, the state health department says all 14 people who now have zika in florida, acquired it during their travels. the state says the patient in osceola county is not a pregnant woman. belinda johnson: obviously there' s a potential there could be other cases. chris: that' s why several counties, orange, seminole, and of course osceola, have been spraying in february, some like they would in the summer. alan harris: we expect there will be a case come into the county at some point. chris: that' s why health officials are asking you to dump little. if you have flu-like symptoms, seek medical attention, especially if you' re a pregnant woman. as for the chances of getting zika, the county says so far it appears to be low. meanwhile, health officials watch as the number of cases, so far, seem to be on the rise. belinda johnson: any chance there is for a mosquito bite is a chance if the mosquito is carrying that virus. to a

in brevard and osceola county. -- a lot of the storms will be lingering in brevard and osceola county. we will climb to the 80' s after the rain ends. ted: to 6:11, i-4 in seminole county, westbound on the right side. no major delays seminole into orange. the congestion has not slowed you down just yet. 12 minute drive to lake mary tillie. -- from lake mary to lee. a crash on the 520, you might want to use 528 as a backup. travel time on the 408 michelle: reaction to a red light ruling. jason: a judge says orlando' s cameras are illegal. should you fight your ticket? michelle: tonight, wesh 2 takes a look at the colorful characters surrounding this case. the man who found casey anthony' lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, michelle: right now, we are keeping a close eye on severe weather. two counties are under a tornado watch. that same system killed three p

that was in osceola county. all the cases are travel-related and none of the people who tested positive for it are pregnant. >> well, this is the final week for the python challenge in florida. so far, 95 snakes have been the state held a hunt in 2013. 68 burmese pythons were killed. the snakes are then returned over to researchers who are searching for clues to help control the python population in the everglades. burmese pythons are an invasive species. the next update is on friday and the final day for the hunt is on sunday. i'm glad they're out in the everglades. >> this back and forth weather is not only affecting our electric bills, it's also affecting florida's strawberry industry. >> a lot of people like these dipped in chocolate this time of year. >> i know. >> el nino is confusing the fruit apparently. news 6 meteorologist candace campos joins us now to explain what's going on with the strawberries. >> pappy's patch was only able to be open about an hour this morning before the field was almost picked

meredith: osceola county has confirmed a case of zika. a health emergency has already been declared. in a santa rosa, miami-dade, hillsboro. at least 13 cases have been confirmed in the state. again, none of them have been details in the death of a toddler, lonzie barton. the boyfriend is taking a plea deal. ebron was sentenced to 20 years in prison and tells more details about what happened to little lonzie barton. reporter: ebron 20 years for aggravated other charges. because sentences run concurrently, he could go free after 20 years for killing a boy. his remains were found in a wooded area in jacksonville last month. ebron claims lonzie barton was left unattended in an bathtub while he and his mother were intimate. they can back to find him unattended. ebron showed investigators pictures of his injuries and admitted he did not avoid proper after they discovered the body come the boy' s mother went to work at a strip club. >> it was all about finding the little boy, and taking him from where he was. i had feelings in my heart that it

one green dot in osceola county, trying to paint one or two areas of rain. we have a little bit more moisture working in. that will only lead to a warmup south and southwest winds bringing in more warm air from the south. that's why temperatures will be up near 80 in many spots. rather than dealing with rain, we'll deal with warm temperatures. getting up to 78 in let'sburg. 76 at palm coast. 77 in melbourne. a 20% chance for rain. highs in the 60's. until then, we have a little furry guy on tuesday. we'll be warming to 82 on let's check in with amy in the traffic center. good morning. >> good morning to you. good morning to you at home home. it is very nice at this point. all my drive times, not going to be an issue on i-4 heading westbound. lake mary over to colonial, only 14 minutes eastbound ride, turnpike over to 408, only taking you five minutes minutes. 408 also in the green. that's your check on traffic. now back to you. >> gas prices are continuing to head in the right direction. >> how much lower the prices could drop despite a hike in oil prices. >

new for 6:00, why residents in osceola county have to wait longer for their first sun rail trains to arrive. >> be an eyewitness with exclusive video reports. download the wftv news app today. the wftv news app is weeds. nature' s boomerang. at roundup , we know they keep coming back. you never invited this stubborn little rascal to your patio. so, draw the line. one spray of roundup max control 365 kills to the root and keeps weeds away for up to 12 months. because patios should be for cooking out and kicking back. roundup max control 365. draw the line. >>> we're still on top of breaking news in osceola county where sky witness 9 is flying above this crash that has part of i-4 closed near world drive in kissimmee. that's one person has been rushed to the hospital. we are working to find out what caused the crash. >>> it's a real medical building medical practices but investigators say the teenager running the place was a fake medical doctor. >> an 18-year-old man was released on bail today after being charged with impersonating a doctor. george estovez has been following this. the

. >>> tonight, osceola county is getting tough on property owners, who haven't fixed code violations. in the future, commissioners will not be so fur giving when under a new policy, the longer a violation sits, the smaller the discount. the move allows the county to recover more money. >> a driver accused of causing two hit-and-run crashes. >> the great lengths the victim went to on her own, to make sure police could catch this guy. plus. >> i am super -- [ bleep ] drunk right now. >> she was a brief internet sensation, how this young polk county woman accused of driving drunk and live streaming it was able to avoid jail time. >> a beautiful evening tonight, >>> new at 6:00, investigators are crediting the victim of two hit-and-runs with helping them track down the man who actually hit her. >> she did quite a job. the suspect slammed into the and the victim chased him to a red light near i-4 where he's the. how the police tracked him down. >>reporter: this is anchor road and 436, the victim says she was about to turn into the gas ended her. so she got back in her car, and him. state r

we will watch out for that and we are watching a polk county, close osceola county, the chance for fog. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. chilly this morning. the kids do not mind the next couple of hours of a chill they can get away with shorts because on the flipside, we will have 70s this afternoon. one of those days where a split day with temperatures but overall, looking good and we have a lot of sunshine and dry air in place. you see the sliver of orange on top of us which is the mid- level of the atmosphere showing dry weather with us. we will see that, sunny skies, 69 at noon, 73 at 2:00 toward winter springs and seminole county. going through the timeframe, and he plans, recess for the kids, get them on doors and get outdoors yourself. we will be dry. we go to the future track temperatures. this afternoon, 4:00, we will see a lot of mid-70s around and a little cool along the coastline and then by tonight it will get cool by 9:00 and we will start to see a few more 50s working in with a chance for 40s on the way. beaches, water temperatures chilly, 58 to 63, seas 3 to 6 feet and

. >> i'm keith landry in osceola county which has florida's first zika virus case. what you can to protect your family against it. >> the credit card confusion at the checkout counter, do you swipe or insert your chip. find out why so many stores have the new technology but aren't using it. >> a woman finds love and a kidney. >> announcer: right now on fox 35 news at 10:00. >> a shooting in the parking lot of the florida mall. >> fox 35 has learned one person is dead and one person hurt tonight. the florida mall south of sand lake road and east of orange blossom trail. how did this all start? >> reporter: good evening, that's a hard question to answer at this point. still a very early investigation. you can see behind me here florida mall, still a very active investigation, though it's fairly new, taking place just three hours ago. the orange county sheriff's office telling us deputies were called to the j.c. penney in reference to a man who appeared to be dead. this incident involved two black males, one of which has died and the other is currently in surgery right

we've seen a few more clouds building in southern orange and osceola county. a nice winter day across central florida. those 90s will be here so enjoy it. if you like some of the cooler weather, there are the 50s to near 60 outside. 52 palm coast, 48 we're stuck at that and new smyrna beach and the winds scooting in out of the west and northwest. wind gusts close to 40 miles-per-hour in flagler county, so heads up. watch for those weaker tree wind advisories for all of us through this evening for some of the gusts up to 40 miles-per-hour. be mindful of that for today. that wind advisory in effect until 6:00. the front moved by this morning, a little bit of rain yesterday but we're dry. mainly on the dry side over the next couple days, and just the the mid-50 this is afternoon, low 50s by 6, then quickly into the 40s after that. so futuretrack, batches of cloud cover around, you see that around through 7:00, 8:00, and mainly clear skies tonight, allowing those temperatures to drop and still winds coming down out of the northwest tonight, that'll make us very co

the patient was diagnosed in osceola county. the person contracted zika after traveling out of the state. in fact, the state health department says all 14 people who now have zika in florida, acquired it during their travels. the state says the patient in osceola county is not a pregnant woman. >> obviously there' s a potential that there could be other cases. chris: that's why several counties, orange, seminole, and of course osceola, have been spraying in february, some like they would in the summer. >> we expect there will be a case come into the county at some point. chris: that' s why health officials are asking you to dump out standing water, no matter how little. if you have flu-like symptoms, seek medical attention, especially if you' re a pregnant woman. as for the chances of getting zika, the county says so far it appears to be low. meanwhile, health officials watch as the number of cases, so far, seem to be on the rise. >> any chance there is for a mosquito is carrying that virus. all of this? it is obviously the cold

a crash in osceola county. this is is a roadblock here, and for now the alternate should be pleasant hill road. i will let you know if they open up the lanes any time soon. but in 7 minutes i will break down another crash on pleasant hill road. >>> another update regarding the cruise ship headed for port canaveral where passengers had to be locked into their cabins to ride out a terrible storm. >> kimberly has been scouring social media for damage videos and photos, and you just heard from the coast guard who contacted the ship, and they said everyone is fine? >> reporter: the coast guard said no disstress calls has come from the ship, but they have seen some of the same social media posts, and that's why they made contact, just to here's a look at what has the coast guard so concerned. passengers on board the royal caribbean anthem of the seas showed major damage from the storm last night. they will dock in port canaveral later today after a 6- day trip down from new york. they didn't encounter any problems un

channel 9 also learned the assistant director of the osceola county director of the osceola county rd. and bridge department is listed as a comanager of b&b promotions and is married to the owner of the company. we asked commissioners about a possible conflict of interest but they never returned our calls. >>> students at a local middle school went to class and staggered groups following threats on social media. >> what parents are telling us about the groups they think are behind the threats. >>> still a close race for 6:30 am we will find out how republicans did and who exceeded expectations and who is now calling it quits. >>> the fog is in place. we will track that and also warm up over the next 2 days before the next front arrives. 6:30 am tuesday morning. a live look at the children's place learning center. this is the site of a difficult story this morning. that place is closed and the directories and jail accused of abusing a child. we will have the latest on this investigation. >>> trumpeting watching the roads for us. >> certified meteorologist brian shields is here . thick

drivers in osceola county a one step closer to some of the. the expressway authorities michael lopardi learned leaders are trying to plan ahead for major growth. >> reporter: try driving around poinciana, osceola county and odds are you'll get stuck in traffic. >> sometimes it gets backed up and usually especially on poinciana boulevard, if there is an accident you can forget it. >> reporter: the beltway around the county could help ease the flow. the concept is not new. it took a big step this week when the expressway authority decided to move forward by looking for companies that would be interested in the project. >> we take traffic off of going in that way it's going. >> reporter: the poinciana parkway is just one segment of the beltway. the expressway authority is hoping for a public, private partnership to get started on the remaining legs. it could cost up to $3 billion. >> unhappy they are talking about building a new road and opening up the area so the authorities try to get ahead of growing problems of traffic on area roads. the most

osceola county, kenansville seeing rain as well. the rest of us are clearing out and not only the rain but also the clouds will be clearing out as well and we will end up with sunshine as we head into the afternoon. futurecast shows all that rain. over the next hour we are done. clouds lingering, then we will get sunshine and that means temperatures will climb. even though there was a cold front coming through, it doesn' t come through with the rain. that means we will still make it into the mid-upper 70' s, even a few 80 degree temperatures later today. michelle: thank you so much. want to give you a look at the roadways. this is i-4 eastbound, we seem to have an accident. make sure you take it slow. we have two eastbound lanes blocked. pulled parkway west, two lanes are blocked. here is your travel times as you are heading throughout the area this morning. things are up to speed. we are going to keep you updated on what is happening outside after the break. jason: the biggest night in music. jason: grammy winners and the michelle:

two cases and central florida, both in osceola county. roy ramos found leaders will meet today to discuss how to prevent the spread of the virus. >> reporter: the state of florida leads the country with the most confirmed cases of the zika virus. 21 cases. the most recent a broward county. orange county leaders plan to discuss how to prevent the spread of the virus today. the mosquitoes carrying zika do not normally breathe in the usual places like lakes and ponds. mosquito control is urging residents to prevent areas around their home from collecting standing water. tips like turning over buckets and containers, discarding old tires in changing the water and this is in pots holding flowers twice-daily are recommendations to prevent the virus from spreading. mosquito kurtosis spraying will not necessarily help and during the call must is less effective. they say it is the assistance of residence they need to fight birth defects. >>> the mosquito control says they haven't going to door to door asking residents for permission to look for st

he was convicted of sexual assault in 1988 and investigators and osceola county says he was last seen at the knights inn motel, us 1 i to, monday. >>> no word on whether an 18- year-old will face charges for killing his cousin when he lost his balance on a hoverboard. brandon lewis told investigators that first someone else but the gun to the home and accidentally shot fisher that he later admitted that he had the gun while riding hoverboard hit the gun belonged was uncle who was arrested because he was a convicted felon. this is one of six judith weekend where now 8 people have been killed. >>> this morning, orange county teachers are fighting back against the states in the way of having them evaluate. we told you last week 81 percent of the district's teachers were marked highly effective in the last school year. after changes were made in the way teachers are evaluated, only 2 percent of teachers got the same high mark. >> if the evaluation is flawed, then that means the way we compensate teachers and the way we measure our teachers success is flawed. >> orange county was the only

. >>> 7 counties around the state now have confirmed cases of the zika virus including osceola county in central florida. today we as governor scott out state officials are preparing for the mosquito-borne virus that can cause birth defects. janai norman is live outside orange county mosquito control and governor scott says state leaders are working with those local offices. >> reporter: martie, the governor listed a couple different actions he says these leaders are taking including working with the department of agriculture to make sure money is going into the offices to help with mosquito control. after all, he compared repairing -- preparing for the virus to prepare for hurricane. >> governor rick scott was in orange county this morning to virus. >> last thursday i our surgeon general to call a public health emergency in the counties that have zika. >> reporter: the virus transmitted by mosquitoes has spread to 7 counties in florida with 16 cases and all. we told you friday afternoon the first case in central florida with confirmed in osceola county. today the governor says all th

line right there, between osceola and polk county. when i say big rain, i say big because it's the only rain that i have to show you tonight. futurecast keeps trying to show more rain rolling in. if you live on the coast, i can't promise you that you're not going to get tagged by one of those little pockets of rain that you just saw. other than that, i think we're done. daytime high today has been bounced to 84 in orlando. 84 in the villages and 84 in ocala. everywhere else, you're just below that, from 77 in palm coast, 75 in new smyrna beach and 82 for the daytime high today in sanford. beautiful sunshine shot above the amway center right now. it's 78 in orlando. melbourne, 76. right now in ocala, it is 82 degrees with winds from the south-southeast. other temperatures, 79 in the villages. 75 palm coast, daytona beach. 77 in sanford and melbourne. still 76 now. here's the wind support tonight coming from the east for the moment at 13. that kind of wind is way too stiff to let big time fog develop. what we're going to watch for big c

an hour ago we told you that a patient in osceola county tested positive. julie, all of florida's 14 cases have two things in common. >> martha, none of the confirmed cases involved pregnant women and those affected are getting it from mosquitoes while traveling. now, the state department of health confirms central florida has its first case of zika virus in osceola county. the department of health is updating the website each day of any confirmed cases. there are 14 in the state with miami-dade county having the highest number of cases at five. osceola county officials plan to put out traps and monitor the mosquito population closely. we spoke with senator bill president to come up with a plan to respond to the mosquito- born illness. >> that's why i wrote to the white house, suggesting we have a point person that can coordinate the entire range of federal, state and local government in trying to get ahead of this virus. >> and for pregnant women, it could lead to birth defects. the cdc will have a conference call in the next two weeks to help train hospit

the latest confirmed case in osceola county. and that brings the number of reported virus cases in florida to 14. health officials said that the case in osceola county is travel related. >> reporter: when you tell people zika virus is in central florida, you get this reaction. >> i think it is horrible. >> reporter: the florida department of health confirmed the case of the virus in osceola county. is that the case came from someone who traveled to area. they would not tell us the person's gender or age but did say that the person infected it not a pregnant woman. >> we were aware before we came. >> reporter: this woman is here on vacation from dubai. >> not much you can do. it's a mosquito. stay in the wind and put on essential winds on and hope for the best. >> reporter: osceola county leaders said that the county is, quote, maintaining a heightened state of surveillance by the putting out specific speaks traps that carry the zika virus. the officials will state in departments. >> we reached out to the orlando. but we have not

tracy mowatt and her daughter leslie are now in the osceola county jail tonight. we were there when a judge told them to stay away from each other and from their alleged victims if they can bound out. the three victims a bedroom when deputies raided the home. >> it's a small community. to hear something like that you you got to do something about it. this can't happen again. >> the man who lives in that home with the women and children said he's appalled. >>> new at 6:00, 9 investigates the miscommunication that led ocoee police to the wrong house and ended with officers shooting up the place. they showed up in the middle of the night and fired nine times into the wrong house. shannon butler is live outside that house. an intoxicated 911 caller may be to blame. >> reporter: hearing those 911 calls would give us better idea into the investigation into shots fired into the front door. the why. my investigation gives us a better idea of why officer ended up here. >> this boarded up door is a constant re minder to the family about a 911 call from a different ocoee hom

another warm day, back at 84 for orlando, osceola county. but here's your next big weather changer, the southerly flow ahead of this strong storm system. severe weather threat for tonight. this threat will continue to migrate east where this is tomorrow morning at 8:00 o'clock, a couple of sprinkles warm enough to get a sea breeze shower or two developing, west that. just a slight chance you get towards wednesday night, thursday. different models handle the speed of this system differently. the american model, the u.s. model, the gfs, the european are later in the day, but either way, as we head closer to the lunch hour, and into the afternoon, thursday. we'll see a chance for some heavier thunderstorms, could see up to an inch, maybe more than that, in a few spots by thursday night. friday, we start sto clear back out. -- start to clear back out. a 24 hour event. we can show you the rainfall totals, well over 2 inches in a few spots, if we get the convective rainfall, thursday afternoon and another storm system, saturday night. i think most

details in osceola county. chris: within the last 35 minutes, we got an update from health services in osceola county about this case. one person is recovering from the zika virus after traveling out of state. this is the first confirmed case in central florida. we know this person is not a pregnant woman. and out of all 14 cases in the entire state, the health department says none of the patients acquired the virus locally. all were a result from traveling. we asked the department of health if anyone else in the county should be concerned but officials declined offer on any other specifics about this confirmed case. can you tell us where this person traveled to? where they contracted it from? belinda johnson cornett: we cannot at this time. child? elderly? belinda johnson cornett: nothing at this time. chris: do you think this is an isolated incident in osceola county? belinda johnson cornett: well, people travel back and forth and it' s where people travel and travel to other countries and coming back. obviou

. >>> if you pumped gas in osceola county recently you might want to check your credit card or debit statement because deputies say skimming devices were found at three 7-eleven locations. two off u.s. 192 in the tourist area and another on champion's gate boulevard in kissimmee. this picture shows one of the skimmers found hidden inside the pumps. i guess you won't see it now but one customer told us she's hesitant to swipe her card at the pump anymore. >> i paid inside. i came here yesterday too because\ but i didn't use i went inside. >> experts suggest using credit cards over debit because skimmers can steal your pin too. >>> the brevard county tax collector said it will take time to go through all her records in search of fraudulent drivers. lisa collins said she's work being the state and the department of homeland security to track down anyone who received a license through fraud. last week investigators arrested one employee at the palm bay officer and an interpreter who was not an employee. they aren't sure who has the id's but the process to track them down is underway. >>>

the osceola county fair gets underway today. gates open at noon. we'll have plenty of sunshine if you're headed out there this afternoon, make sure you've got your sunglasses. after sunset we'll drop but it won't be as fast of a temperature drop tonight as the last several nights. if you don't have a big, heavy jacket you'll be okay. plunge going on at sea world for special olympics. if you're headed there, should be a nice morning. there will be a few clouds early in the day as there is a cold front coming through early on saturday but we'll clear out the clouds, get more sunshine through the afternoon tomorrow and then we may see a couple of clouds again on sunday. notice our temperatures. we're warm today, around 70 tomorrow behind that front and then only in the upper 60's for highs for valentine's day on sunday, again, because of that cooler air that will be coming in. 6:21. ted: the chopper was up and spot add crash on i-4 westbound at 535. westbound on the right side of the screen. emergency vehicles on the shoulders, no huge impact on the r

two women accused of running a brothel and osceola county will face a judge. deputies say they busted the women for prostitution inside a home in poinciana . 3 children were found in a locked room inside . a crew is at the courthouse and we will let you know what happened therefore . >>> orlando police have arrested a man cresta car into a home filled with people . this is a mcclendon drove into the home and rio grande yesterday after a hit and run a few miles away . we look into his past and found out he is no stranger to law enforcement . we will tell you what else without. >>> is not oscar nominees do not go home without a trophy to get a gift worth $200,000 for being nominated. >> the gift bag includes a 10 and unlimited car rentals . they will receive a voucher for a procedure breast live -- lift to revive cleavage . a long list of high-priced items, fancy toilet paper, the most soothing and absorbent available . catch the 80th academy a lord -- academy awards on wftv gemini. >>> -- channel 9. >> here's a look at numbers so far people will have closing fi

osceola county, 40 think about 42 harmony and holopaw. lake county we will take you through all the counties 37 villages, and colder with the wind. 59 have your jacket with you for the afternoon. a breeze tonight a better test -- chance apache prospect temperatures in the 30s and freeze watches are up. send me temperatures. coming up i will show you the on the way. changes in temperatures the weekend. 5:40 am deneige. >> live traffic tracker and volusia county, we have a spot of construction state road for four, unless lanes blocked which has not been causing issues. orange county, a vehicle for 41, shader road, blocking one lane in a disabled vehicle columbia street vehicle columbia st., john young parkway blocking one lane. >>> neighbors stuck living next to the wildest local party house. >> a place to come and be yourself. >> i spoke with the social media*who is racking up star now at havertys furniture, it's our annual presidents day sale. which means it's the perfect time now through february 15th, everything in our store is on sale.

volusia county 74 deland, 75 deltona, 73 in new smyrna beach and osceola county, look at numbers, not 80 but making a run at it. poinciana 76, 75 to 70, the loop and mid-70s, 75 toward st cloud i should say. titusville, 74, 73 cocoa, breezy today. winds southwest 10-20 giving us on the warm side and tonight a many front works in and chilly around 52 and not bad. i will show you how the front will impact the weekend 5:10 am. >> a couple of things going on an osceola county. pleasant hill wrote at grenada boulevard it shut down right now for a crash and working on an alternate and kissimmee and i will have that in seven minutes. construction on i 4, ivanhoe you have a right lane blocked off still by construction of spots will be updated. >>> uncovering more mistakes that led police to the wrong home when they handcuffed a family and fired their guns., 911 caller appeared to confuse the dispatcher who sent over the officers. >>> one woman says she was offered by a church to stay quiet about what she claimed was an affair with the married pastor. >>> we told you about the issue good morni

overnight, troopers identify a motorcyclist killed in a wreck in osceola county. then coyote concerns. , why officials say people in one brevard county neighborhood will have to learn to live with the animals. but first, on the offensive. democrats face off in the first debate after the new hampshire primaries. the new promises from the candidates. announcer: local, live, latebreaking. jason: good friday morning. i' m jason guy. another chilly morning. and it is not as cold as yesterday. we are right at 50 degrees. amy sweezey is here. we may need a coat this morning. amy: it is warmer than yesterday. we have clear skies. after 7:00, we will see the temperatures drop more. through sunrise, plenty of sun today. in, 70 degrees. we will be warmer than we were in the afternoon hours. mid 70' s most spots. getting a lot into the warm zone, warmer than average. temperature change, some of us a few degrees warmer than yesterday. we had frost in a lot of central florida. we are 15 to 22 degrees warmer this morning. koehler in sanford. 46, daytona beach. 45, melbourne. lot

back through osceola county the numbers returning in the 70s. and 77 in saint cloud with a late shower. and tonight, rain and storms arriving. temperatures around 63. most of the action to arrives afew of the storms could be strong. and look out for the gusty winds. i posted updates to this as well. i put a video on facebook of the storms tonight. coming up i updated futuretrack for tonight. i want to show you the line of rain and storms moving and go over the storm threats for you. that is ahead in main weather at 5:17. right now we're going on 5:10. >>> we have a crash that does require an alternate. this is at lake under hill road. the northbound lane is blocked right now. so one of your alternates, still getting an update from troopers. >>> you can see travelers again! r again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. so you can love cereal... >>> good morning. i'm nancy alvarez. your time is 5:13. we take a live peak at a nice morning in downtown orlando for a monday. but c

ted: osceola county, you see this link blocked here. just past osceola parkway. slowdown in both directions. people stopping to take a look there on both sides. southbound through osceola county the turnpike, a little bit slow. i-4, a crash off to the side, slows down. for a week, things looking perfect. east on international drive, question you eight minutes. michelle: a local family wants the woman who killed a local father locked down. jason: detective say syndia saint cyr killed cody garrick while trying to run from a deputy. wesh 2' s alex villarreal is live this morning. she was already out on bond. alex: that is what is so difficult for this family, she had this history of driving violations. she was expected to face trial in april on an incident in november. she was charged with leading law enforcement, and driving with a revoked license. we did talk to the mother of the victim yesterday. >> he gave everybody a bear hug and told us how much he loved everybody. oust go she says her son was her happiness, and he was taken from her, on his very first night d

they do not breed of wetlands with zika reached florida and osceola county. so far no person-to-person transmission. >> at this point we are not seeing any zika transmission locally. everything has been travel associated. people are getting it somewhere else and traveling here. >> reporter: the doctor explained county workers will be stepping up mosquito spraying and the search is standing water and more than 1300 zika caskets are now available in our state now. some have considered find -- find just anyone to orange yet. >> that the decision they will have to make that is not something that we are looking to do. >> reporter: after hearing the mayor jacobs had advice that may have seemed crazy at first but health officials said it was good advice. i'm putting that part of the story together for you for 6:00. in orlando, steve barrett, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> disney cruises are warning passengers about the zika virus. we got an email. disney recommends passengers wear longsleeved shirts and pants if they are visiting countries in the caribbean and latin

new details about what led to a osceola county. this was the scene last night on pleasant hill road and granada boulevard. troopers put out a report overnight, saying a car turned into the path of the motorcyclist, killing him. the victim has been identified as 41-year-old julio cerda. troopers say he wasn' t wearing a helmet. no word if any charges will be filed. marion county deputies saying there may be more victims of a man accused of raping a 17-year-old. he was taken into custody after 18 came forward saying he woke up to elder attacking him. that did he say he hired the team to fix his computer at his home last march and gave him marijuana and had the teens spend the night. the teenager did not tell anyone for nearly a year but finally came forward. deal this morning to cash in on the program. michelle: orange county deputies are buying back unwanted guns, board on south orange blossom trail, the sheriff' s office says the no questions asked policy is part of the responsible gun ownership campaign. those taking advantage tak

so far there has been no confirmed cases of zika and orange county but osceola county has been affected. none of the cases came from mosquitoes in our case. none of them throughout the entire state, in fact that every person contracted the virus in another country which is important to point out the is a matter of time before someone is infected -- who was affected is bitten and then that mosquito effects someone else in florida. that's why the mayor this morning made a plea to those traveling to affected countries to make sure you do not get bitten by a florida mosquito for at least two weeks after returning to the states. >> if you are traveling to any of these countries that are high risk, when you come back, please be very conscientious and for two weeks that you do not come in contact with mosquitoes because we do not want our mosquitoes to become infected and transmitting it. control locally will take a lot of action including upping the spraying and checking for sitting water on people's properties and they say that is the most important thing residents can do to dump out sitting

fast forward to last month, an arrest for car burglary in osceola county. he was one of four teens busted in that case. we' ll continue to cover the search for 15-year-old jancarlos ortiz on air and online. check the wesh 2 news app for up-to-the-minute reports in the palm of your hand. meredith: a lake county teacher is arrested after he' s accused of having sex with a student, inside a classroom. new tonight, wesh 2 summer knowles say deputies all say the started online. summer: police say he reached out to the teenager on an adult with dating website. he was arrested at his home in groveland. investigators interviewed him yesterday at that time, he admitted to being with the teenager but denied a sexual activity. despite that, 41-year-old marshall has been charged with minor. the 17-year-old student said she was contacted by him on an adult website called adult friend finder.com. they say she picked him -- he picked her up at 1:00 in the morning and brought her to east ridge high school where he unlocked the gate and rode it to his portable classroom. it

thankfully it is in a rural osceola county. had it been five miles more thankfully, no injuries and a whole lot of damage. we were fortunate with this one. it was only about a forever duration -- for our duration. we have some great weather and we are setting up for some fantastic weather here. we will highlight the cool temperatures and how long it will last. a preview of the daytona 500 and a couple week and events. we will see you in a few minutes. meredith: the national weather service confirmed two e.f. one tornadoes in south florida. in broward county, some neighborhoods had damaged roofs, and trees downed. even beach chairs and boats were not spared. be prepared anytime a storm is on the move. download the wesh 2 first alert weather app. you can receive weather alerts keeping you in the know about any threat near your home. summer: breaking news from the florida lottery this afternoon. the winners of the record powerball jackpot are about to come forward. jim payne is live in the breaking news center with details. jim, w

reporting in osceola county, michael l -- channel 9 eyewitness news. >> we want to know what you think about the tougher rules, let us know at facebook.com/wftv >>> it's a startling number, 13 bethune-cookman university students have been shot in 12 months, all new for 5, what the university is doing tonight to crack down on gun violence. plus. >> each morning again in america. >> florida senator marco rubio launched this ad that is supposed to be all about america. but the video shows canada instead. how it's just one campaign ad causing controversy tonight. >> and these four men were accused of a rape they didn't commit. >>> channel 9 eyewitness news continues right now at 5:30. >> it's been called central florida's biggest shame, four men charged with rape, a rape that they did not commit. now, tonight, decades later, an apology is finally in the works. >> in less than two hours the city of groveland will take an historic set that will right a wrong for nearly 70 years ago. >> the mayor will issue apology to the groveland four. angela, you spoke with one family member about what thi