we are headed to the 70' s, even 80' s, today in central florida. the wind having a big impact on our temperature. we are up to 10 degrees warmer this morning than 24 hours ago. that puts us in the upper 40' s for the coolest parts of the area. dunnellon is 48. we have actually come up a bit in the metro area, lower 60' s in some spots. cloud seven streaming in from the ocean. look at melbourne beach. 70. it really depends on where you are leaving this morning in central florida, whether or not you have the 40' s or 70' s. it is warmer than yesterday. scattered clouds throughout the day. breezy winds will keep the coast cooler. inland spots will it up to 80 degrees today. i will tell you when and where coming up. ted: and i strive on the 408 today. here is proof. the on ramp at i-4. no delays getting into downtown orlando on the 408 westbound today. anderson street, things looking good. right -- seminole county, westbound, right side, looking delayed for a. -- delay free. brett: we' re looking at a fire south of paloma on worthington drive. they wer

it comes as rubio rallies in central florida. first, though, more than 20 bullet h oles in one house. tonight deputies are searching for the guys who opened fire. so far, no arrests in the shooting. this is news 6 at 6:00. i'm matt austin. >> ginger: i'm ginger gadsden. lisa bell is off tonight. now, the family is concerned becaus they say the two men know someone who lives in that house. that home is located along moss park ridge drive. it's in the lake nona area of south orange county. news 6 reporter troy campbell went to the neighborhood today. what have you been able to find out? >> reporter: well, for starters, the road behind me is the only way in and out of the entire neighborhood. neighbors tell us that since the shooting, the homeowners association is looking into the possibility of adding surveillance cameras to the entrance. >> you just have a lot of young families here, raising their kids. >> neighbors in the moss park ridge subdivision says crime in the area is rare. several saying they remain on

. >> reporter: in 2008, $50 million was brought to central florida for wrestle mania. this year around, it's expected to double. >> it will generate nearly $100 million on economic impact for >> matt: to our newsroom now, a car crashes into a canal with three teens inside. police arrest two of them. this pic from the viewer shows night. car. he stopped chasing them shortly before the crash. according to police, the 16 and 17-year-old both ran off. they were later caught. a 13-year-old was found trapped inside but not badly hurt. >> ginger: a bad crash involving a lynx bus in orlando. the impact left a car mangled and the driver trapped inside. sky 6 flew over the scene on south cimarron boulevard and curry ford road this afternoon. you can see the badly damaged car on a tow truck there. the driver was taken to ormc. we're told the injuries are not life-threatening. no word yet on what caused it. we will bring you any updates as they come in. >> matt: another warm, beautiful day here in central florida. a live look outside at daytona beach. it is jumping. of course, bik

this is the way it looks around the rest of central florida. mid 60s in most locations. 62 in daytona beach and 61 in 85 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. even a light sprinkle is in the forecast for the day today. i'll talk about showers and thunderstorms in your seven-day forecast coming up >>> all right. imagine meeting all the presidential candidates before leaving middle school. ahead on sunrise, you'll see how a local boy landed some of the most coveted interviews of the year. then. >> the disease has changed his body. but he's still clay inside. >> from hiking mountains to struggling with everyday tasks, what this als patient wants you to know and how h rotisserie-style chicken raised without antibiotics? it's what we do. that same chicken pulled by hand? it's what we do. freshly-baked bread and crisp veggies? it's what we've always done. the new rotisserie-style chicken sandwich from subway. you wouldn't waste money buying a snow blower in miami. so why waste your money on overpriced lunches? instead, for just three dollars at subway, yo

central florida fair 11:00 to 11:00 today. thunderstorms a possibility but that clears out by the late afternoon and early evening hours. we are talking about active weather today. clearing middle of the week, so if you think about heading to the beach, tuesday wednesday thursday are your days. beaches, we are concerned about a high rip current threat the next couple of days. >> 5:51. spring training is wrapping up in central florida. >> spring training is in full swing across the sunshine state. espn' s wide world of sports shows us how the atlanta braves are preparing for the season. baseball is back in florida. it is spring training and while most people come out to see the players, there is an entire team of people that has to be here just to get these stadiums ready . i came out here to champion stadium at disney to see what it is like to host a spring training game. >> we have dozens of cast members that are working hard to make sure we are ready for game day. the ticket takers, and the musicians. >> it is a broad team e

patrick' s day parade in central florida. that parade will continue south down park avenue to lyman avenue and will feature irish music and step dancing. >> you have been pretty big on this st. patrick' s day parade thing? is there a connection? >> not in the least. >> park avenue is a good day to celebrate -- good place to celebrate. it is currently, look at this. getting some great sunrise photos then. you can #sunrise and send them to me. little crisp, little cool. it is going to warm pretty quickly. current temperatures around central florida, we don' t see a whole lot happening in terms of active weather. a frontal boundary is dissipating. it will set us up for more wind as we make our way through the action. northwest wind, sliding around north at northeast. -- and northeast. strong onshore flow is going to keep it cooler on the coast line. flagler county upper 60' s-70 degrees. a great end to your weekend. eventually tuesday into wednesday, we are talking temperatures up around 80. 76 degrees is the expected high today

every other county in florida went to donald trump. that holds true in central florida as well. in orange county, trump took nearly 40% of the vote. similar results in seminole county where trump came away with 41.6%. in volusia county, donald trump came away with 50% of the vote. on the democratic side, it was early poll numbers showed her yesterday. she not only met that, she surpassed it. clinton coming away with 64.5% with bernie sanders 33%. when we look county by county. sanders got a few counties in the panhandle. everywhere else went to clinton. hillary got 60% of the vote and in osceola county, she got nearly 70% of the vote. these results give her campaign a big boost going forward, heading into the convention later this year. >> let's take a look at the delegates. had to be baying night for trump and clinton as well. as you know, florida was a winner take all state. donald trump got all 99 delegates. that gives him 621 to ted cruz at 396. on the democratic side, hillary clinton has a huge lead at more doubles bernie sanders. sanders vowing he is going to stay in the r

it's contained now. central florida all week long. will we see any relief as we spring forward this weekend? >> lisa: meteorologist candace campos is in for tom tonight. some rain is on the way. >> it's been about two weeks since we've seen anything measurable with the rain. in brevard county we're dealing with the fire concerns. on the radar, there's nothing to talk about. we're still tracking the smoke plume from the fire that amanda is out there at along 95. the smoke plume is more noticeable about 2, 3:00 in the afternoon. again, not much in the way of rain. the heat is also not helping things out there. temperatures in the mid-80's. we topped off at 84 today in orlando. 79 in cape canaveral. 78 in cocoa beach. the humidity, we need high humidity to start helping with the fire. we're not seeing much and the dry air is in place because of a ridge of high pressure. another factor that's not helping, the wind speeds. you can see it moving in pretty breezy between 10 and 15 miles per hour. it's about 17 at new smyrna beach from the so

thousands of bikers are rolling into central florida right now. meredith: that means plenty of business for local bars, restaurants, and retailers. wesh 2' s claire metz joins us live with more. claire, it looks a good time. claire: big time. just like nascars origins, motorcyclists raced on the beach just down the street decades ago , and there are races out on the speedway. this event has really turned into a spectator' s port on main street see and be seen. ,>> you just want to come down here and people watch and look at motorcycles. >> we enjoy coming down look at the bikes. claire: the iron horses and their riders have come in strong on day one of the event leather and chrome as far as the eye can , ride themselves but want to be part of the parade. and it' s a real shot in the arm for local businesses. bikers will put $75 million into this economy during the next day 10 days. >> $1200 on the room, we' ve got $1000 spending cash. will probably use the card on $500 other stuff. claire: local hotelier dev bhakta thinks the 75th anniversary has

be in central florida on her behalf. rubio insists trump is not the candidate to beat her. >> we will have a chance here in florida to reshape this primary, coreclaim our party, to reclaim the conservative movement. so we can lead in november. >>reporter: in a matter of hours, senator rubio will be in the next campaign stop in miami. >>> marco rubio didn't get the endorsement of florida's attorney general pam bopd di, appeared in a donald trump rally in tampa this afternoon, and through her support, behind the fwront runner, former vice presidential nominee was there in the villages this morning. >>> allen grayson was part of a ucf. grayson joined the knights for bernie sanders group to help tomorrow's primary. sanders in the white house because he shares many of his same ideas. which he believes would make america a better country. >> senator sanders, a champion, for refinancing student loans, for free public college, for a $15 minimum wage. for medicare for all. many, many things that we need. >> last month, the grayso

the story is next. central florida. we'll be right back. >> and join us on facebook during the break. just search for lisa bell at >> sachelle: an orange county community is coming together, trying to get results for a local teacher. >> lisa: yeah, a teacher whose home was recently destroyed by a fire. >> julie: today we've learned they've gotten results. >> matt: they've raised $5400 for the teacher and it's not stopping there. this is all that's left after a nasty fire torched their home. the accidental fire started on the back porch and the roof is gone and her daughter's car is a the teacher lost just about everything but her high school students are helping her in this time of need. they started an online fundraiser asking the warrior family to help one of their favorite teachers. we've seen a number of donations rise every hour. while they've met the $5,000 goal, the organizer of the fundraiser says they're going to keep it and try to help the teacher as much as they possibly can. we already know we don't pay teac

it starts tonight at 10:35 over on central florida's tv 27. it should be good. >>> changes to increase security could end up costing you more at the local toll roads. the information you need to update to make sure you're not overcharged. >>> and we've told you about the importance of tourism for central florida. next hear where even more this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name drug. been taking it since the early approximately $180 for 10 shots. the latest refill was $14.700 for the same 10 vials and the company is called valeant pharmaceuticals. i'm going after them. this is predatory pricing and we're going to make sure it is stopped. >>> goncht it's 6:14. jurica. weekend so far. we're starting out this morning with a little patchy dense fog, especially for our northern counties. and i'll break that down here in a minute. but as we look at our satellite radar, we will see clouds increase as we head into the day today. and that will allow for a couple of showers to pop in later on this afternoon. but it's only

temperatures near 70 through most of central florida. the warmth will linger all the way through the work and school week. next weekend looks unsettled, saturday and sunday. it could be that the chilly air is not done yet. we might get down a little cool as we head through the next 10 days. and beautiful scene in the tourist district. temperature-wise, getting you out the door, other than that the light showers, i think it'll be an a-ok spectacular day. it was will be warm. near 70. and then ending up in the 80s. plains, no cold air on the doorstep. we continue the run of warmer than normal air. you can see a lot of dry air moving in. once the showers end, expect a couple more days of very warm, and very sunny air. the winds coming in at 5 to 15 miles per hour. and maybe a little bit more than that in some spots. mostly clear. mild breezes and lows are pleasant. and highs in the mid-to-upper 80s all the way through the work and school week. election day tomorrow looks good. st. patrick's day on thursday looks good. next weekend, increasi

we'll keep it mostly fair for over night conditions for central florida. here's temperatures for us at 6:30 tonight falling from the 70s back down into the 60s. a little bit of a drier air wedge coming through. we will see temperatures get back into the mid 50s where they were earlier this morning. orlando 57 and then back at 1:00 to 80 degrees tomorrow. it's going to push 82, maybe 83 in a few spots tomorrow. so much more a cold front. we will see a second one come by with a little bit better chance for showers. there's no cold air behind these fronts this time of the year generally speaking. without the jet stream no chance of a big cool down. we will see a nice day there's 3:00 in the afternoon. a mix of clouds and sun. showers on early friday morning but you're still going to need to keep your sprinklers on because it's not going to be much. showers move by very early on friday and then scoot out of the way giving us a nice week. daytona just about as flat as surf will get here. it looks more like the gulf of mexico. if you've been there it's like a bi

parts of central florida saw 2 inches of rain. george, you are still tracking a few isolated showers. >> yes, after a very wet afternoon, this large shield of rain hit just about everybody in central florida. now the showers county. very light. and this is the vicinity where we had the most rain today. we are still tracking a front. everything will pass between now and tomorrow, which means i'm gonna time out a few more showers for your sunday, just ahead. >>> a developing story in apopka where investigators got calls that somebody was shot. mike manzoni is live outside that house where it all happened. and investigators have escorted several people out of this house in the past couple of hours. >> reporter: right. and investigators came out here just before 1:00 this afternoon. right now, all they'll say is that the joint homicide investigations unit is working this case. if anyone is in fact dead. we were there when they brought out several adults and children around 4:00. some were wearing pajamas, but police didn't have they o

it recent poll shows you trail the most behind in central florida, how important is central florida to your campaign? >> it is not just to my campaign, it is every campaign. you hear this talked about all the time, the i-4 corridor. it is important whether you are running for governor, attorney general or president of the united states. meredith: here' s a look at the upcoming stops the candidates are making. senator marco rubio and donald trump are in florida tonight, cruz has plans in miami tomorrow, but no campaign stops are scheduled for kasich in florida. on the democrat side, bernie sanders is in miami tonight, and will be in kissimmee and tampa hillary clinton will be in tampa on thursday. today some states are making their voices heard in primaries and caucuses. hawaii holds its republican caucus, while idaho has its republican primary. and both michigan and mississippi are holding their primaries. we' ll have an update on the voting in the next half hour. a bill that would tighten restrictions on abortion is moving through the florida senate. it would lead abortion clinics to

where it was discovered here in central florida. and we' ll tell you about a big vote in tallahassee that is good news for the families of florida officers and deputies killed in the line of duty. plus this is a live look outside. a view of lake eola. amy is back with central florida' s most accurate forecast (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, i' m amy sweezey. we are going to be warmer today than yesterday. climbing temperatures continue and where headed to 86 in orlando good most of our inland spots will hit the mid 80' s. the coast will stay cooler around 80 degrees, just because we will have that breeze coming in off the ocean. a little more sunshine today. right now we are similar to yesterday. a few degrees warmer in some spots. 60 in palm coast. 71 in melbourne. 64, orland

the rest of central florida probably after 1:00 or 2:00. you can see widespread, maybe some scattered showers and thunderstorms. through evening the 5:00 hour. some showers and storms back to the west. then the rain settles and we clear skies overnight tonight. it looks like the next couple of days, really, after today, looking absolutely a-ok. >> we will see some rain and some thunderstorms. high temperatures mid 80s once again today. it wouldn't surprise me if some folks had upper 8 0s before the rain comes. a 20% chance of a lingering shower early. tomorrow, maybe a sprinkle or a shower in the morning. 86 degrees as we distinguish high temperatures in the 80s through election day. through st. patrick's day and into next weekend. next weekend with the storms on saturday, it looks like some cooler air coming on sunday. jasmine is here. holy cow. jasmine is dressed for church and ready to go enjoy it. jasmine is a beautiful little girl. >> she's sweet. >> look at that outfit. she's styling. >> daddy's little princess is who she is. jasmine,

we won't see any rain across central florida today. it will be dry as high pressure continues to dominate. that east breeze does bring onshore a few clouds. sunshine to warm us into the 70's. because of the breeze into the afternoon, it will be cooler along the coast, rather than inland areas. we are up to 78 in the villages today. 77 in ocala. 77 in leesburg, getting up to 75 there in daytona beach. 76 in cocoa beach. as we take you into the next three days. temperatures warming up well above the average into the mid there's tomorrow, we'll see a high of 80 degrees. 83 on wednesday. 84 on thursday. on friday, no rain chances across the board. again, good news for bike week. starting off the next couple of mornings in the 50's. six. mid 60's through the end of the week with rain chances at 10% on saturday. 0% by next sunday. let's check on the roads and head over to amy in the napleton traffic center. good morning, amy. construction to deal with. >> yes, lots and lots of construction. times. there is a reason why they do it at certain

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north, across central florida, pretty cool. most of us are in the mid-50' s. >> coming up on 5:12, a frightening experience underwater results in a lawsuit. the scuba diver that was you can save over 500 bucks when you switch to progressive. that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... >> in 24 hours we could find out the fate of the aaron andrews legal battle. the jury will begin deliberating tomorrow and andriese claims she was illegally recorded naked in all to determine if the hotel should pay for andrews' s emotional distress. the attorney for 12 -- former wants to meet with donald trump. s comments fair trial. trump has repeatedly called bergdahl a traitor. he is facing desertion charges. a man who fell off a royal caribbean clues -- crews. -- cruise. he fell 100 feet to the water below. the coast guard is searching nearly 1000 square miles. and unbelievable story. power company after he nearly died from being sucked into their intake tight -- pipe. the pipe eventually spit him out plant. to make it. >>

. >> and tonight that central florida boy remains in the hospital. he is pulled from a canal near an orlando elementary school, but now we're hearing from one of his friend who rescued him. tiffany teasley is live at florida hospital. she's got more on how that boy's doing tonight. tiffany? >> reporter: well, the eight-year-old remains in critical condition here at florida hospital, and tonight we spoke with the brave, little boy who pulled him from the water before paramedics arrived. this eight-year-old plays basketball with his friends this putting his life on the line for his schoolmate. >> i took off my shirt, my shoes and my socks. i jumped in the water. by the time i got in the water he was under the water. >> reporter: investigators say his friend, eight-year-old shamore franklin, got through a fence and was walking over a pine when he fell into this canal yesterday evening. he knew he had to do something to help and ran to the rescue, pulling his friend from the water. >> i twisted him around, grabbed his hand and brought him to shore. i ask

want to see some video from i was out and about in central florida. these are the fourth graders at international community school, and they have been studying about weather. i was invited to talk to them about tornadoes and hurricanes and a big hello to all of my very special friends at international community school. we also talked about warm temperatures too and what causes them, and that is what is going on here in central florida over the we'll be in the middle 80's through early next week, even though we have rain on the way, even though we have a cold front that is is not going to cool us down at all. we're going to keep these temperatures well above we had a lot of high clouds screaming in all morning. this looks really thick and gray, but the actual thing going on is that a lot of these clouds are very thin, so the sun is still breaking through here and we're waking up to a little bit of hazy sunshine. 63 in ocala, 61 in sanford. cloud cover is keeping temperatures a little warmer. 64 in daytona beach and 71 right now in melbourne. winds comi

that's why we've warmed so much across central florida. right now, we're in the 70's in most spots. 74 in orlando. 72 in ocala. it's 70 at cocoa beach. yesterday this time, the 50's and 60's across central florida. heading out tonight, it will be fairly cool at times, but nothing like last night, cooling by 9:00 to 65 degrees with clear skies. with the clear skies and calm winds, things are looking good for launch. coming up, we'll talk more about as tomorrow. we'll let you know about rain chances that increase in time for the weekend, which does mean easter. back to you for now. >> julie: thank you, troy. we'll see you in a few minutes. the 408 is open after it was shut down for ours at i-4 eastbound. a semi truck overturned causing back-ups there. you can see a tow truck working to get the semi off the busy roads. still no word on what caused the semi to overturn but fire officials say they were working to plug a fuel tank leak. there are no reports of injuries. >> ginger: right now, crews are keeping an eye out for any hot spots or flar

it is rather wet, and it is central florida. radar -- gray day for central florida. you can see on first alert doppler radar, it looks to be a fairly active couple of hours right now in central florida. light rain, bringing in accumulations as much as 1/10 of an inch. once the shower activity pushes off the peninsula, we will see cooler conditions overnight. i will talk about that more when we returned with your seven-day forecast. jason: meet the press moderator chuck todd will join us live after this week break. he will talk about the stop trump movement, and white bernie plus, we will take a look at jason: donald trump beginning another week as the republican runner. that means growing calls from the establishment for things to be done. chuck todd is joining us live now from washington, d.c.. good morning, chuck. chuck: good morning. jason: the gop seems to be putting together this strategy to unify against all trump. can they do it? chuck: the question is how. i believe they plan to rally around ted cruz. the me put it another way, marco rubio was -- if marco rub

a very pleasant afternoon all across central florida. if your outdoor activities are more toward the agricultural side, have you ever been to the plant city strawberry festival? enjoy that. beach and boating forecast, not a lot of swell on the water. boaters, pretty quiet conditions seven day forecast, sunny, sunny, sunny, and warming up as week. cara: coming up now on 5:22. we are just one day out from game day. how orlando city is kicking it into high gear with a new season. before we had to break we wanted , to remind you about a kids' race taking place today. track shack smile one race takes off from orlando fashion square mall. kids ages five -- kids ages between five and eleven can s 15 bucks to regist t looking great and stepping out with confidence includes having beautiful feet. my newest beauty routine secret starts in the shower. discover the latest wet & dry. now get effortless hard skin removal on dry or wet skin. plus, it has 2 speeds and it's rechargeable. the easy way for touchably soft feet. suits me and my new shoes. ne

once again, another hot day in central florida. we see the showers across the northern part of the peninsula. it is really beautiful out-of-doors in central florida, we' ve a lot of sunshine in just a few clouds. as work into the afternoon hours, we heat things up. 78 in orlando. same thing in daytona beach, 78 feeling like it is 81 degrees. the heat and the humidity and all bubbles up in the afternoon showers. again, city by city, to the north, daytona beach has a much cities. jason: thank you. the detectives in cocoa are to find a robbery suspect. take a look, he was caught on camera breaking into a viennese cafe on cocoa boulevard. he' s caught in this surveillance footage. he stole cash from the register and a pair of shoes according to investigators. if you have information, call crime line. some new details this noon, we learned a suspected carjacker is still in the hospital today after a wild scene volusia county. >> i pull the dashboard often he was laying right there in the back behind the seats. so i reached down and grab

jason: another busy weekend in central florida. michelle: you won't have any hard time finding something fun to do. one option we have is the central florida fair. we're live at the fairgrounds today. this morning? >> we've got all kinds of morning. we are here at the central florida fair. we're a little early. it doesn't start until 4:00 today. it's the 104th fair. it goes this weekend and next weekend. ten bucks to get in. coming up we're going to be of stuff. we're going to be at the ferris wheel, see some animals. we're also going to talk to eugene who made us a doughnut burger. that's right, a dough news burger. we're going to be trying that, talking to him and having all kinds of fun on whereby the -- all kinds of fun on wesh 2 news. i'm going to save you one of these burgers. michelle: that is so big. i thought it would be one doughnut cut in half. >> no, two burgers, two doughnuts. michelle: big stories you need to know about this morning. jason: right after the break we'll have the very with the death of a man who ran into

we'd like to see what you're seeing in central florida. radar is as dry as it can be right now in central florida. the radar in the nation's interior, storming from houston to dallas, all kind of pushed to the east of dallas. here's tyler, texas, on over to shreveport, texarkana getting walloped right now. all kinds of big problems. tornado watches are going on. severe thunderstorm warnings are going on right now. from springfield to kansas city, it's still storming there and all that is surging from the southwest and up to the north and barely marching east. it's slowly making its way to the east. eventually we'll get a cold front in here and storminess eventually. right now, things are pretty good. daytime highs so far, we touched 79. the next couple of hours. leesburg, 79. ocala, 79. 77 did it today in daytona beach. brevard county, 75 from the cape to 76 in cocoa beach. right now, in daytona beach is standing by with a reading of 74 degrees. 79 from leesburg to ocala to gainesville. still 77 in orlando and 75 in melbourne. i want you t

there are two stores in central florida closing. just today, we learned the stores in altamonte springs and the company announced on wednesday it was filing bankruptcy, citing it was more than $1 billion in debt. there are 12 other stores across florida that are also closing. the rest of the stores could be sold to other retailers. >> ginger: well, all eyes are on the cape at this hour. >> lisa: yes. spacex is trying again to launch in just minutes from now. >> julie: tonight at 7:00, we hope to bring you an update on the successful launch. we may even learn if spacex successfully landed on a barge for the first time. and speaking of space -- >> i think the only big surprise was how long a year is. it seems like i'd lived there forever. >> julie: year in space astronaut scott kelly reveals how he kept sane aboard the space station for nearly a year and the side effects of his body that he wasn't expecting. >>> plus they're a brother and sister accused of stealing hundreds of dollars from girl scouts. a chance to get out of jail, at

today raises a lot of money in central florida. when you're a firefighter, training is part of your job. it's supposed to prepare you for anything. i'm an orange county firefighter. >> matt: you know your crew has your back when things get tough. >> i love my job. the camaraderie and teamwork. >> matt: but life doesn't always work that way. >> we had camden in 2008. around the age of three months, we noticed some signs and wrong. >> matt: he learned his newborn son had leukemia. >> it was a very aggressive leukemia and aggressive treatment and five years later on august 5th, he passed away. >> matt: he's turned his grief into success. raising more than $200,000 for pediatric cancer research. he helped organize the event like this one where participants pledge to shave their heads. >> i've been growing this since july. >> matt: he says it's a fitting way to spread awareness. shave your head to raise awareness and to show that you're willing to make a very small sacrifice for children that don't have the choice whether they get to ke

right now across central florida, mid-60's and that's spots today. the average afternoon high where we should be this time of year is 79 degrees in orlando. we're at 65 in orlando right now. 64 in ocala. 62 at daytona beach. here's a look at the pinpoint accurate forecast. notice the skies as we take you through tonight. temperatures dropping off with clearing skies. we're at 9:00 at 55. with breezy conditions. it will be breezy with the north winds at about 15 miles per hour. but we're not talking about gusts. up to 30 miles per hour. the winds will calm down tonight. tomorrow, the wind not as strong as today. still a fire threat in place because of the dry brush, the dry air and a little bit of a breeze through the afternoon tomorrow. look at the hour-by-hour forecast. at noon, 67. 75 at 4:00. we'll take that, closer to average. the average high in orlando is 79. notice a few clouds here and there along the coast in brevard county but most of us will see a lot of sunshine tomorrow with hardly any clouds accept for coastal zones late tomorrow. in th

that is in volusia county and in central florida. you can see that it is calm out here now, no sign that there was a large-scale wildfire yesterday, but the smell of burned brush is strong. that' s after yesterday' s wildfire, which tore through up to 10 acres here in the oak hill area. heavy smoke could be seen rising from the burning brush. and look at those bright orange flames. the fire spread dangerously close to some structures here off highlander road. it was moving fast, even jumping a canal. fortunately, crews were able to stop the blaze before it could reach the buildings. so none were damaged, and no one was hurt. but it' s still not clear what started the fire. a forestry crew was planning to watch for flare ups. today' s moderate risk is a level two out of five, where one is low risk and five being extreme danger. and that extends into marion, brevard counties. so we will be watching this thread for you today. if we see anything dangerous crop up, we will bring you the information here on air and on our website. jason: t

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so much sunshine in central florida. the are some clouds along the coast, but it is still making we are all getting warmer, as we had through the day. all this week, our temperatures will keep climbing. by the end of the week, we will be in the mid-80' s. that is well above our average. 77 is our average high. we will make it to 78 degrees today. most of us will be a degree or two warmer then where we were yesterday. wind coming out of the east , keeping brevard county a bit warmer. right now, it is 66 degrees in melbourne. 67 at daytona beach. in our inland spots, we have upper 40' s to mid that these. 40' s to mid 50' s. there is a bit of hazing is out there. a few clouds. the wind is calm, but it will it will actually keep the coast of it cooler this afternoon, compared to our inland spots. 78 your high in eustis today. 78 in kissimmee and think. 78 in altamonte springs and orlando. 72 at flagler beach. just a bit cooler at the coast, because of a breeze coming off the ocean. 74 in titusville today. we also have the e

breaking, university of central florida received good news. governor. rick scott approved the state budget giving the green light for the new campus in downtown orlando. ty russell is live at ucf. he spoke with officials about the exciting decision. >> reporter: vanessa, i talked to the provost inside the administration building and he tells me leaders can move forward with selecting a contractor to turn the plane into a reality. ucf downtown will be home to more than 7000 students. the campus will have classes for digital media, and public service and today ucf leaders have eyes on a new conference -- news conference from scott when they learn the governor intends to sign the budget that will give ucf the $20 million needed to build the new campus. provost tells me $20 million from the state not only helps the nation's second largest university expand, but in a much needed life into downtown orlando. >> downtown campus is going to be a game changer and not only for students but an economic engine as well. >> we asked about groundbreaking. leaders belie

most of central florida, starting off very comfortably in the 60s warming up into the 80s. looking back to the west, major storm system, not a lot of severe weather but a lot of rainfall. some folks have seen 15 to 20 i inches of rain since this event began. the good news for us, that system should mostly head north of us. that's good news. seeing improving visibilities this morning, that's good news. won't see much more fog. here's your forecast, a delightful day, if you like the warm conditions, who doesn't. 87 degrees the afternoon high, breezes little bit less than recent days. let's check on your morning drive. hey kirstin >> good morning. they're flying over the area where we saw the bad crash this morning. it blocked all eastbound lane right here at fairbanks. they're all open. this is new development, all lanes are back open. we did have all lanes blocked about an hour ago. i do want to take you to earlier video of the crash. we do know that two vehicles were involved. again, it was a fatal crash just after 1:00 this morning and all lanes were blocked on i-4. now ev

say the bill is ready to benefit central florida. transferred baldwin hearts be a nursing home to the state jumpstarting a -- plan to reopen. angela jacobs caught up with congress and mica to push for the day. >> reporter: handing the missing home over to the state is opening in tallahassee with congressman mica says only make sense for central florida. >> why should it stay empty. why should we sit on the valuable federal asset. we should open it up. the quickest way to get it open as to give it to the state. >> reporter: new legislation believed to be passed in record time does exactly that for baldwin park's va nursing home. early, just two-thirds vote action will begin to put the 120 bed facility back into full- service, officially canceling initial plans to close it to the opening of lake nona medical city location. not just take millions but bring 150 jobs and most of poorly provide local resources to the aging veteran population >> coming to central florida, they are aging in central florida but there is no reason loved ones h

we are still seeing some dust across central florida. -- gusts across central florida. it will be a partly cloudy day, throughout the day today. us some onshore flow. it is bringing more moisture in. as we look ahead to tonight, the more moisture -- the increased moisture means have your readings. we will be watching a few clouds working away on in tonight. it is a mainly clear sky. that is the way we will stay past sunset. here are our daytime highs. 10 or 15 mile per hour winds. that will feel very comfortable. 77 degrees in ocala. 78 in orlando. 78 at daytona beach. a beautiful, beautiful day for us. at dinnertime, it will be partly , to mainly clear skies overhead. 62 degrees by 11:00 tonight. we will follow a bit more from there. notice, no more 40' s in marion county. 55 degrees in sanford. 57 in titusville. that is right about where we should be, for this time of year. your bike week forecast, could you ask for anything better? we will be a bit warmer tomorrow. we will get even warmer on wednesday. for bikers, the only concern will come on saturday, when we fall.

jason: a lot happening this weekend in central florida. we've got the runaway music festival in kissimmee. the winter park arts festival starts today. the arnold palmer tees off today. watch the action on wesh 2 sa rday and sunday. stay connected to the weekend events and weather using the wesh 2 mobile app. michelle: we'll see you here for sunrise starting at 4:30 on monday morning. >>> good morning. nasty nor'easter. a massive snowstorm brewing for the very first day of spring. millions in its path from the carolinas to maine. the question is, will there be a lot or a little? >>> stop trump. the movement to block donald trump from getting the steam. conservative leaders mapping out a strategy. a hacker group declaring total war on trump, releasing his personal information online. family. a threatening letter sent to his son.

. >> ginger: republican hopeful marco rubio campaigns in central florida and news 6 goes on one on one with him. but first, we're going breaking news right now. sky 6 is on the way to a motorcycle crash in brevard county. we're told this happened on courtney parkway in merritt island just a short while ago. investigators have said this is a fatal crash. we're still working to get more information and we'll bring it clickorlando.com, powered by news 6. >>> thank you for joining us, everyone. i'm ginger gadsden. >> glad you're with us. i'm matt austin. so far the month of march has been very good to us. >> ginger: yes, it has. >> matt: it looks like it's only going to continue. chief meteorologist tom sorrells is here for the pinpoint weather first at 5:30. >> tom: it's that time. look at what's going on on the visible satellite. a little bit of cloud cover. nothing compared to the whopping going on from louisiana, texas and through arkansas. big rain happening there and virtually nothing to track here at home. our next shot at moisture is way back out to the west and doesn't get here fo

, with several in central florida counties. all of the cases are travel-related. meredith: new pictures have been released of the royal family enjoying a vacation. kensington place released these pictures of the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children george and charlotte. they spent time in the french alps last week, making their first vacation as a family of four. it was a first for the kids, too. it was their first time playing in the snow. meredith: and tickets are now on that is a cute photo of the family. sale for the invictus games. prince harry will be at the espn wide world of sports complex on may 8 when the games begin. from around the world will compete in the event. single session tickets are $18 for adults and $13 for children, seniors, and veteran and active duty military personnel. they' re available through ticketmaster. attention i' ve for drivers. summer: there will be big delays coming up this week. meredith: summa brush fire concerns in central florida. we (phone ringing) you can't deal with someth

matt austin is joining us now. >> matt: there's two new cases in central florida. one caught the illness overseas. this is the first of its kind for the state and one that has forced the governor to call on the centers for disease control to act on this. governor rick scott said it's imperative the most up to date info is important to stay ahead of the zika virus. right now, there are 52 cases in florida. four of the cases involve pregnant women. microcephaly, babies born with abnormally small heads and brains. those who survive often have lifelong neurological problems. the c.d.c. says based on current evidence, a previous zika infection does not pose a risk for a further pregnancy. >> for more information head to our website under top stories at clickorlando.com, powered by news 6. >> julie: more breaking news within the last 90 minutes. the substitute teacher police say was intoxicated on the job bonded out of jail. investigators say they arrested her at bentley elementary school in sanford, near reinhart road and that's where she was teaching second graders at

this crash in orlando on central florida parkway near rocket boulevard. part of a lane blocked this morning. it looks like you are able to get past it. a lot of that has to do with the fact that volume is light. not looking too bad weather wise. out on i-95 thrl, this is right around u.s. 192 we'll look at your drive times. eastbound, westbound sides of i-4, you have a very nice ride under way. that's your check on traffic. back to you. >> you most likely heard about have breakfast. do you know which foods are the best? >> what a study discovered about the best thing to eat before you head out the door. >> up next a check of the big stories, including a developing one in orlando. a man found dead at an apartment complex. up next, what officers are saying about that murder investigation. we had real people make their own pizzas. they chose the ingredients they wanted. i like the fresh dough. what's bha? pi'm gonna go with the one thatpdoesn't have the acronyms. pget that one without fillers. what are fillers? you guys just made your pizza the way i make my

that afternoon central florida. i am david hall. there are increase controls where the child was nearly kidnapped south of edgewater public school. a man approached the nine-year-old boy and tried to get him to go to his house. the new six reporter tells us how police are keeping children safe >> edgewater police made their presence known as students were arriving for class. continues for the the point of the school and parents are voicing their concerns >> the officer is stepping up control after a man approaching nine-year-old boy riding his bike to school. the man asked the trial if you wanted to come to his house. >> wow! she learned about the attempted abduction while dropping off her daughter. the nose was alarming but not surprising >> for someone to approach your child , there is a lot of that going on >> shells that she has noticed strange activity in the neighborhood before >> i have reported it to school on several occasions of strange guys walking up and down the school >> after yesterday's encounter, they say they are l

the low 40' s to mid-50' s now across central florida. the temperature will climb with eventually hitting the mid-70' s. that is along the i-4 corridor. because of cloud cover on the coast, you probably maxed out in the low 70' s. i enhance the satellite imagery, show it shows up with high clouds coming off the gulf of mexico. there you have your hour-by-hour. i will be back with your seven-day forecast in a couple of minutes. cara: thanks. next, orlando city getting in its last few practices before tomorrow' s season opener. should-win game slip away. >> the lowly phoenix suns visiting the amway center friday, bringing with them the third worst record in the nba. so the magic should have been well on their way to a second straight win, right? suns lost 9 of their last 10, just 15 wins on the season. let' suns' tyson chandler beats the defense and scores two points in close. magic looking to get something orlando' s elfrid payton out of the left corner for a 3-pointer. orlando pulls within one. payton had a solid half, dropping-in 13 befo

on sunday and monday, that much-needed rain it could finally be working into central florida. it is a big strong dome of high-pressure, very stubborn. it is bringing the long period but are going to remain dangerous over the course of the next couple of days. swim near the lifeguards. we are talking about what her temperatures 66 to 69. -- water temperatures 66 to 69. three to 56 -- six foot waves. s as we look at the central florida fair, tonight those of you head over, 79, 73. overnight low in ocala , 62. a little bit of fog it, but no big deal. here is friday and saturday. high-pressure lifting to the north and east as low pressure begins to work in saturday and sunday. that will bring us were get to late sunday and monday. another warm one tomorrow, middle and upper 80' s inland, low 80' s on the immediate coastline. by creek tomorrow, 62, -- bike week 82. spring training, we have got it, the braves and the phillies in town. first pitch at 84 degrees. one last look at the weekend set up. isolated shower on saturday, maine rain arriving on sunday. that means the track check

l- -- central florida. we got 2 things going on we got a pretty impressive line across the gulf of mexico so there's plenty of moisture to work with and lots of moisture and lightning out there as well. we think this will not be severe weather there's certainly some stronger storms we haven't seen severe weather yet with this system in florida so we're hoping we won't get that today. we had sunshine already and that actually helps trigger the ripe for stronger storms so we'll keep an eye throughout the day and we'll let you know and again, another system is moving over central florida tomorrow and that keeps the rain chances at about 60%. so here's our towercam over at visit orlando. we've got again some overcast skies there as well. we're going to continue to see those clouds develop and i don't think the sunshine once it's the rest of the day. the winds are out of the southwest and that's what we'll through today. so here eye other storm system cold front actually moves through the forecast tomorrow. this

trump still reigns in the north and here in central florida. this is a make-or-break moment for rubio. the winner takes all 99 delegates in the state. home, it all but dashes his dreams at winning the presidency. however, win or lose, he says he's taking it all the way to the republican convention. now, there's still time for you to get out here and hear what rubio has to say in person. the event out here doesn't start until 8:00. doors open at 7:00. you do have to sign up for tickets online. reporting live in sanford, sachelle saunders. >> ginger: thank you. with just a week until the florida primary, most of the candidates have their eye on the sunshine state and each side is facing a debate right here in florida this week. but first, voters on both sides will head to the polls in michigan and mississippi tomorrow with republican primaries in hawaii and idaho. on the democratic side all eyes are on michigan where hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in a heated debate in flint. right now, clinton holds an 11-point lead in michigan. ac

. >>> he is in tampa right now and marco rubio will make his way to central florida for a rally in central florida. he was urged to drop out of the race following a poor showing in primaries and caucuses but ty russell spoke with marco rubio and he says that he is not going anywhere. >> reporter: and greg he still has plans to come to central florida and speak. this airport hangar in sanford. now two hours ago marco rubio tweeted supporters will hear solutions but one of his opponents unleashed a war of wars. and donald trump worth marco rubio is scalping florida and he is a light weight and dishonest. this past saturday marco rubio failed to win any states during primary voting. marco rubio has 151 delegates. he needs nearly 1100 more to clench the nomination. but after a poor showing for marco rubio saturday. trump called him to jump up but marco rubio won puerto rico and he hopes that will boost him in florida. he says he is not leaving the race. >> it is part of the game that people play. the bottom line is i have as good of a chance as anybody else in this race. rubio about allegation