road 40 they have been able to get this one off to the side volusia county devotees are unseen along with troopers. taking a wider look at live traffic tracker, construction are cleared out of the area. all of our construction on high for you are looking pretty good at this point. >>> it happens more than 1 million times a day. why facebook says so many people are violating its policy on hate speech. >>> investigators are searching for evidence that will help them find the person who shot and killed a teenager. coming up, after several shootings over the weekend where deputies are what deputies are doing now to crackdown on gun violence. >>> body cameras could become there's no one road out there. no one surface... no one speed... no one way of driving on can conquer them all. the mercedes-benz c-class. five driving modes let you customize the steering, shift points, and suspension to fit the mood you're in... and the road you're on. the 2016 c-class. lease the c300 for $399 a month >>> new this morning, we are getting a look from inside the small plane that crashed in lake county ki

jason: brush fire danger in volusia county. we are live as firefighters keep an eye out for flareups after a big blaze in oak hill. think you for waking up with us, it is just before 5:00, i am michelle: i am michelle imperato. first you want to send things to ted, he is monitoring some trouble on i-95. ted: breaking news southbound right past the area of the pine da causeway extension. traffic is being forced off to that on-ramp while investigating the deadly car crash. you will take that to wickham road south 20 gallie and take that back to i-95. that will be your detour. no major back up with that crash while they investigate. another crash scene, osceola parkway at obt, a right-wing blocked with this one. use carol street to get around that. here' s a live look at the dot cameras eastbound. 408 getting into downtown orlando, no i-4 ultimate delays. amy: it is tuesday and we are starting our day with plenty of

a live picture of i-95 in volusia county. northbound, a left-wing taken out through state road 44 area. jason: good news for broadway fans of the doctor phillips -- as the doctor phillips center announced several new shows. michelle: which shows are coming jason: we will explore this wild hi, guys! we all know about bogos from other stores, right? pbut did you know they're not always the best deal? pwalmart has every day low prices on everything they sell, not just on select items. orlando the total amount saved at walmart vs winn-dixie was $20.54 on this week's basket- that's 17% including bogos. why shop anywhere else? pstart maximizing your savings on your entire pbasket of groceries by shopping at walmart. start shopping with walmart's every day low prices today michelle: a wild seen caught on camera at a texas gas station. a driver plowed into a gas pump and it immediately caught fire. firefighters got to be seen in label to contain flames. police have not said if anyone was hurt or what caused the driver to lose control

live in volusia county, kimberly eiten, eyewitness news this morning. >>> orange county is also dealing with homelessness and leaders are now reviewing a report on better ways to combat the problem. the 15 page report said the county can do a better job. targeting money to get people off the streets. they recommend sending funds to rapid reality rather than emergency shelters. the orange county commission on homeless is that the report is what local officials say stay here. >> i think when it's an inside -- done the report will be helpful as we move forward. >> orange county spends $7.7 million per year on homeless programs. with two dui convictions has been arrested again after being involved in a hit-and-run crash sending one person to the hospital. investigators say this 54-year- old staley jones caused a 3 yard dash car crash on grodin wrote eue gallie blvd. last night i meant to call. one driver is expected to recover and police a joseph breath test showed he was twice the legal limit and now he's in the brevard county jail. >>> a number of republican candidates for president may b

seminole county, maitland, this is your traffic toward volusia county. typical volume is building but nothing bad. >>> governor. rick scott is getting a new bill on his desk. next, how it will help survivors of sexual assaults. >>> in a few hours, a convicted felon will face a judge for living a gun within reach of a six-year-old girl. the one thing we found out he child shot herself. >>> 7 am, central florida tv 27, we will take you inside >>> allegedly waving a gun old girl used to kill yourself. the man never called 911 but instead drove the little girl to the hospital where she died. he has not been able to bond out of jail yet. >> 35-year-old eric williams is booked for child neglect, unsafe storage of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon and it's that last one that kept him here without bond. they said williams was babysitting six-year-old only them >>. -- aletha burke. instead of calling 911 he drove her to the hospital where we learned she later died. we will keep you updated when he goes to a judge -- in front of the judge this after

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

volusia county about to move into barry, sanford covering volusia, lake and seminal counties there. and the rest of lake county a few showers moving from sumter all seeing a bit of rain this morning for the point being, have the impeller for a hit or miss shower even a thunderstorm as is ago throughout the early afternoon. 70s around now, a couple of 60s, 70 degrees in orlando. a hit or miss shower or storm. it will look better by this afternoon, this afternoon really warm, mid- 80s around we are going to get even hotter over the next 24 hours. we will track the bigger warm- up just ahead. let's hit the drive. >>> i-4 at sam may grow from this camera you cannot see any issues here, but we did have a hit and run crash eastbound through here. keep in mind, i have but not noticing it on any of our cameras throughout the area if you do end up coming upon that as he troopers on scene give them some extra room to work. the volusia volusia county we do still have a crash, state wrote 40 at lake wynonna road, this crash does not look like

have an issue in volusia county been off to the side. i have not noticed delays. >>> a special challenge for local schools. >> thousands of students and many do not speak english. what districts are doing to get bilingual teachers they need. >>> deputies want to find a man they say targeted a 12-year-old girl. what you will not believe who the man was with when he 6:44 am. a volusia county girl scout outline after deputies say a man swiped it as she sold cookies outside the deltona walmart. >> a girl scout. who does this? janai norman is live near the square where surveillance pictured he was not alone at the store. >> reporter: you will not believe what he was with. he was with two other people when he went into this walmart before he took the money box from a 12-year-old girl scout. look at the man we showed you at the top of the hour. he was dressed in a black shirt, shorts, black shoes and sunglasses. cameras also captured these two people, a woman wearing a pink jacket and walking with a small child. deputies say they were at the st

county, new smyrna beach, we saw a crash there are no new issues but starting off in volusia county, new smyrna beach, we saw a crash glencoe rd., glenn haven street one lane is blocked and you can get through no need for an alternate keep an eye troopers are unseen. and we do have a spot of construction pioneer trail, one lane is blocked until they get it cleared out probably about 6:00 in orange county, for 17 northbound, narcoossee road, one lane blocked the road work. >>> the parents of the south florida teen lost at sea want the water. are sponsoring for children with the us coast guard. >>> two years since flight damage 370 disappeared mid flight. the key that watched up on a >>> a move to exonerate the put more fun in your day with ice-cream-flavored coffees at dunkin' donuts. go for delicious flavors like butter pecan, cookie dough, or new pistachio. enjoy one today. the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- a breakfast burrito packed with big southwest flavor. go grande with veggie or sausage today. america runs on dunkin'. 5:44 am a committ

. >> lisa: fixing the homeless issue in volusia county remains front and center. tomorrow daytona beach commissioners and county leaders will meet to talk about a permanent solution. volusia county councilmembers are standing by their plan to toward construction of a new 250-bed homeless shelter west of daytona beach. but daytona beach city councilmembers want the county to spend an additional $2 million over five years for operating costs. the deadlock comes after dozens of people had to be moved into a temporary shelter after camping out in front of a county building for weeks. >> matt: super tuesday is over in election 2016. candidates are focusing on winning over voters in other states before upcoming primaries, including, of course, florida. news 6 anchor ginger gadsden is joining us now with what the candidates are up to today. >> ginger: first, no frontrunners are campaigning in florida today. they're making stops in other states. but yesterday, hillary clinton, marco rubio and donald trump all held rallies in south florida. the next visit here will be from

in volusia county, dave mcdaniel, wesh 2 news. meredith: the family of the suspects did not wish to comment today. community donations have more than replaced the lost money. veterans' cemetary. lawmakers could leave the survivors of slain law enforcement officers empty-handed. a call to action is being sounded by the widow of orange county deputy scott pine, who was killed two years ago. bridget pine says her husband' s 401-k left her and their three children with little cash and no pension. a bill that has already cleared the senate would pay her and others like her 100% of their spouse' s salary. it would also allow survivors to opt in to the plan after a loved one' but house lawmakers want changes, and bridget is pleading with them to compromise before they adjourn next week. bridget pine: so that families like myself and future families that will walk this horrific journey won' t have to -- will be taking care of. they won' t have to worry. jim: if passed, the changes would help survivors of slain officers retroactively to ju

no more rain in volusia county. 63 in daytona beach. bike week begins today. 65 in orlando. it is 65 right now in melbourne. here's a look at the pinpoint accurate forecast. >> notice the sky as we take you into time periods. we'll start out with cloud cover. only a 20% chance for rain, mainly in far southern brevard county through 8:00. i think there we'll be drying out and looking better at that point. by noon, we are at 75 with clearing skies. more and more sunshine breaking out. 79 by 4:00 today. on the town, mostly clear. 63 as we head into bike week. the forecast starting today, heading out on the bike in the next couple of minutes, there will be wet roads many volusia county. most of the rain is out of here altogether. this afternoon, warm, dry, beautiful. a good bit of sunshine. a high of 74. 73 on saturday. 72 in daytona beach on sunday, as we are dry all weekend for bike week. there's the clouds and rain forecast, sweeping that front out of here. a few clouds on and off through the day. no more rain. looking a-ok for any outdoor plans. 78 in leesburg. 76 in ocala.

in volusia county-- big changes are coming to the handling of marijuana cases. if you are caught with the drug... it does not mean you will automatically go to jail. yesterday-- volusia county council members passed a resolution, giving deputies a choice with marijuana offenders. if someone is caught with 20 grams or less of marijuana-- deputies can give then a 100-dollar fine-- instead of jail time. council members say opinions about marijuana have changed-- and there is no need to clog the court system the new rules on pot will apply in un- volusia -- and the beaches-- not the cities. a u-c-f professor is getting the job of a lifetime. he is receiving a grant from the "department of defense." more on how his project-- could save the world-- from chemical warfare. and-- some exciting news for "disney cruiselines." they are about to announce a major expansion. we havethe details... when we come back astronaut scott kelly is expected to speak today... for the first time since returning from space. today-- kelly is scheduled to hold his first news conference since

already, you are seeing a one and a half mile backup in volusia county. your best bet for an alternate alternate. amy: good morning. we get to sunrise in about an hour and a half. once we do, our temperatures will start to climb. until then, temperatures are continuing to drop. it is a much cooler and breezy morning. he will have lots of sunshine later on today. however, our temperatures will only recover into the upper 60' s. we will be a lot cooler than where we were last week. we will drop to 48 degrees in morning. orlando. 58 in melbourne. of the northwest. our winds range anywhere from 10 , 15, 20 miles per hour. these are sustained winds , coming in very cool and dry. some clouds to the south, but we will make it to 65 in ocala and the villages today. that will be it. after being in the 80' s last week, today will feel a lot different. we will it to 65 at new smyrna beach. 67 in palm bay. michelle: amy, thank you so much. new video this morning, from where a man was killed on a bike ride. brett: troopers are asking for your help in locating the susp

volusia county deputies are looking for this guy, they say he took money from a 12-year- old girl selling cookies in front of the walmart on howland boulevard intel tony yesterday. he got away in this, a grade , the suv may have north carolina plates and again, it's got the guy in there that took money from a 12- year-old. >> just 12. >>> starting friday, disney world is moving two-tiered pricing systems. visitors will be charged based on the time of year. races will be the highest during spring break and summer trips and the lowest during the last week of august through september which is hurricane season. disney wants to ease crowding during the peak seasons and entice traffic during off-peak seasons and some guests like the idea. >> it's the best way that you can do it. they did that trespass and that works for a little bit but some of the rides, even the fast pass, gets backed up. >> cheapest tickets will be $105. the most expensive will be $124. we know you want to take a closer look at what your next trip to disney will cost you, we have posted a detailed breakdown of the new ticket

lake county over to volusia county, pinpointing rain. daytona beach drying out after this push has already gone through but a little bit more moderate rain over deland moving through volusia countial rain in lake county for eustis, back down to howie in the hills. we'll see more moderate rain. coming up, we'll pinpoint tomorrow's forecast, we'll talk about the heat and talk about rain chances for the rest of the week. all that in a few minutes. let's check on the roads and head over to amy in the traffic center. some roads are wet. most of the rain is light. >> that will certainly help. thank you. we have minimal volume on our roads. over on the expressway, both eastbound and westbound directions are moving along very nicely. we are accident and delay free so far. i don't see anything going on on my live kaems. taking a live look at i-4 by lake mary boulevard, things are doing nicely. these cars are our westbound travelers. that's our check on traffic for now. >> 20 minutes before the hour, still ahead a recall this morning involving a p

jim: volusia county always urges caution. if you' re in the water and see a lot bait fish or a lot of birds meredith: good advice. now we will hear from chopper 2 , looking at folks at lake eola. this is known as the walk a mile in her shoes. he was see many folks walking highfield, two arrays -- walking in high heels to raise awareness for rape. the weather is good. tony: weather is in the high 70' s. we need rain. pollen has been high, it is dry. we will get a lot, i wish i could say we are getting more, but unfortunately i 10th work -- 1/10 or 15/100 in marion county. nice and comfortable for the event in downtown. current temperatures 77, ocala 72. it picked up in the morning with the wind, and now we are at 10 miles per hour, they will continue to pick up as the front arrives after midnight. the ripple 5k stride going on, also lake eola, 76, 70. at epcot, the flower and garden festival, a great-looking forecast through 9:00, no mention of any rain. jacket may be needed, this event can get cold. so far this is looking goo

county tomorrow is the deadline for the city of daytona beach to sign an agreement with volusia county on a homeless shelter. leaders have the option of going in a different direction on a solution. we reported on the sidewalk homeless camp in daytona that shut down a homeless office back in january and was finally dismantled last month. county leaders will hear a presentation on funding for decision. >>> sun rail officials held a meeting today where they announced their service has seen better numbers and ridership was up in february. the number of people boarding the trains with bikes has also increased sun rail officials said their on time performance is still facing a few challenges but remains high. >>> despite being pushed back a year sun rail's expansion to break ground in april. we told you the train was supposed to start taking on osceola county passengers by the end of 2017. that won't happen until at least 2018. the state said it is taking longer than expect today work out all of the contracts. >>> we continue monitoring volusia county. working to get a handle on a brush fir

volusia county beaches packed all they had commented rain is rolling in and spring breakers alive look in daytona beach beach patrol says the crowds have grown so much this week especially in the morning and early afternoon they are asking

meredith: more breaking news, another fire in volusia county. claire metz joins us live in samus sula, and this spread into a landfill? claire: it is the side of the landfill, and you can see smoke site, so a lot of stuff is dumped here regularly, and they burn materials. they burned far away from the piles with scrap metal and tires. look at the volusia county services video, you can see just how difficult this will be to put out. you' ve got fire burning that metal, that robert. --ubber. this will take a while to get out. this broke out and it spread, and because of that strong wind out of the south and east, it is really blowing a lot of smoke around for 15. folks in new smyrna beach and sanfilippo will notice this -- samsula will notice this. this will be very difficult to battle and because of the materials that are burdening, they could have some toxicity to them, they have to alert the life in volusia county, claire metz, wesh 2 news. jim: right now police in edgewater are stepping up patrols around elementary schools after a 9-year-old b

downpours toward the lake and volusia county around 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. here comes that broken line of downpours from ocala to palm coast. but it'll start to weaken and break up as you join brian shields at 5:00 a.m. he'll still have some scattered and then we're done. after that, it's going to be sunshine all the time for tomorrow afternoon. and the weekend looks fantastic as well. but a bit cooler tomorrow. 5, 6 degrees behind this front. 70s across marion county. cooler 60s to near 70 tomorrow in deltona. but it'll be cool generally along the coast for the weekend due to the water temperatures. but a very nice weekend. tomorrow, the coolest day behind our front. 66 in palm coast. 69, daytona. 78 in orlando. behind a cold front. 82 in winter haven behind the front. and then next week, it's game on. we have a high pressure rate that's going to build in from the mid- to upper atmosphere. this is a summer-like pattern. thankfully we don't have the daylight hours we'll have in july or we'd have seriously warm weather to talk about. but i think mid-80s conse

in volusia county 95 southbound at pioneer trail, you have one lane blocked. and kissimmee, i-4 eastbound, you have the onramp blocked at state road 535 so you can get on world center drive instead. >>> the city of deltona wants to put in mile of sidewalk to help more children walk safely to school. and the reason why some residents are against the plan and don't want the sidewalks from being added. >>> a man found dead in an orlando apartment complex. and we're asking the police if they have a description of the shooter. >>> both sides have done inadequate job of estimating the impact of growth. and the county has encouraged growth for obvious economic struggling to catch up. >> and the legal battle will only add millions of dollars to the cost of this much added relief school. >>> a local group is not in favor of recent changes to orlando's new soccer stadium than to honor the history of the neighborhood. they have been meeting with officials for a year now. and they approved a new design to the church street entrance and now they filed an appeal saying that

by volusia county. then, it would be transferred to the halifax urban ministries, to be converted into a shelter complex. and you're looking at the neighborhood around this school right now, a lot of -- dozens of foreclosure homes, part of the plan is would be to get federal money to fix up some of the neighborhood houses here. homeless families. reporting live in volusia county, steve barrett, channel 9 eyewitness news. >>> a couple of home invasion suspects are on the run tonight. but the victim of the crime is the one facing charges. 31-year-old michael was arrested after police spotted cocaine on his kitchen table during the investigation. orlando police say two men had broken into the apartment on conway road, shot and killed his dog, and stole his car. he was arrested on drug charges and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. >>> breaking right now, in orange county, yet another big issue with the supervisor of elections office. >> we should have enough ballots. >> next at 6:00, we're under

>> still having big problems in volusia county. if you're planning on taking i- 4 westbound do not do that. we have about a 4-mile back-up. pulling up live traffic tracker one of your best alternates get back on at state road 44. we have a crash at avenue a at orange blossom trail. >>> we have been telling you all morning about president obama's historic trip to cuba. >>> and preparing for a mission to space, ahead the special exspearment made that will be on board a rocket this week. >>> and the plan to add fire stations. before mars. before space stations. before shuttles. before one small step. before rocket rides. before flat tops, freeze-dried, and flight suits. back when what went up, still had to come down. we challenged ourselves to change everything. a first person view of space awaits at the spot where our journey to the heavens began. kennedy space center visitor complex. >>> the state attorney's office relayed a statement acing in part lonzi's memory should not be use today rip it apart saying we cannot prosecute cases

and predominantly, right around volusia county. put radar into motion over the last couple of hours and you can see the rain showers are passing ov]|9 of central florida and exiting off into the atlantic. giving another hour or so and most of the light rain showers will be gone. the big story turns to the warmth. temperatures predominantly in the low 70s. through central florida. we head north and west. another warm day. once the rain exits, plentiful sunshine. mid-to upper 80ss. and the warmth will linger. the full forecast will be coming up. 34-gs i want to take you out of the north of the 408.

first-- deputies in volusia county are investigating a heartless crime.. details on how they say this man.. stole money from a 12- year-old who was selling girl scout cookies. plus -- he's batman.. and rob'n. deputies say a man dresses up as the cape crusader... to rob 9 stores.. to fuel his addiction to heroin. details on what he dropped... that led to his capture. but first... eye on the prize! the candidates.. unleashing their last minute attacks... as voters head to the polls this super tuesday. we are live... with what's at stake today. over to jayme king. developing this morning... the search is on for the man deputies say stole money from a girl scout in volusia county. deputies say the man walked up... snatched the cash box and took off. it happened sunday, at the walmart on howland boulevard in deltona. that is where fox 35's jackie orozco is the man --who deputies say-- dressed up as batman and robbed several stores --will face a judge today. tgators say... he did it.. to fuel his heroin addiction. orange county deputies arrested 26-year-old "jua

i-4 westbound just before state road 44 in volusia county. we'll have alternate routes in just a few minutes. >> john: north korea is continuing to defy un sanctions and launching another set of missiles early this morning. >> a south korea news agency reports that they fired a missile into waters off the south korean coast early this morning. the reported launch comes three days after south korea said that the north fired a medium range missile into nearby waters as well. this customs as north korea condemning annual military drills between south korea and the united states. >> luanne: you decide 2016. heading west. >> john: some candidates are trying to rally supporters. donald trump is trying to get support from his own party leaders. tomorrow voters will make choices in arizona, idaho, and utah. arizona holding a closed primary. utah with caucuses. and idaho for just the democrat also hold appear -- caucus.@ >>> hoping to improve relations with the g.o.p. some are supporting other candidates or backing negative ads against him.@ trump is

well as the the high, near 86 in volusia county. other spots near 90. we will go over with the hotspots will be and how long it lasts and how close we get to record heat throughout the day. 6:33 am. >>> daytona beach police chief cso to point out if elected sheriff. chief chitwood announced his run for the spot monday planning on being actively involved with deputies and the committee and plans to add technology to the office to catch more criminals. >> i promised you a leader with an open door policy -- policy when he comes to work every day he is going to fight to improve your quality of life. >> chief chitwood going against seven others for the spot the current sheriff has thrown his support behind chief deputy derek dietrich. >>> accessed links bus stop are not facing charges after being accused of kidnapping and kissing a disabled passenger against her will. we were in court when charges against rihanna were job because the judge found him incompetent. they used to do burn confidence in the future they could come back to the ca

reporting from volusia county tonight, tiffany teasley, fox 35 news. >>> new tonight at 11:00. the woman in the middle of the center stage today. for violating his privacy after they posted a clip of the sex tape involving hulk hogan and -- jurors got to hear heather's side of the story, and her video deposition was played for the jury today, and she appeared upset throughout the whole tape. heather answered some questions under oath. she says her husband, bubba, asked her if she would have sex with hulk hogan, she said yes. she says she had sex with hulk hogan a few times. she says she had no idea it was broke the news. you can tell she's still [ indistinguishable ] >> now, her husband was set to testify today. that's bubba the love sponge. gawker maintains it is protected by the first amendment. >>> trending tonight across america, an appeals court says the u.s. government cannot be held responsible for the 1991 abduction of jc dugard and held captive for 18 years. dugard suing saying officials should have revoked before the patrol hearing. abduction. just 11 years old and re

lake county, union tilla, 88. groveland, 87. and volusia county. the beach front just a smidgen cooler compared to the interior. likely finding a sea breeze. and by mid-afternoon it should keep temperatures in check, cooler than we have in the front number two getting in here for the weekend. drastic decrease in the temps. rain chances up and up. 40 to 50% for rain chances. and then monday, rain chances zero, and then high of 71. enjoy. >> kristin: we have a a crash on john young parkway right before you get to i-4. it's causing slowdowns at 33rd street and south john young parkway before you get on to i-4, causing some slowdowns in the area. taking you back down to osceola county. the crash we talked about starting this morning. a fatal crash. crews are working it. they are seeing delays on both lanes, both sides. taking a look at drives times. i-4 westbound. if are you using the 408 this morning, from the 417 to minutes. >> john: 6:51. it's time to take a look at your trending online headlines. >> amy: who is better to talk trending than luanne s

volusia county says harbor shelter model will have 250 beds and will temporarily provide shelter for the homeless but last night at a city commission meeting a letter from the national coalition for the homeless was red saying there needs to be a long-term shelter and programs created to help homeless. >>> we are following major national news as washington dc gets ready to face off regarding a new supreme court nominee. >> judge merrick garland is meeting with top grammar -- democrats tried to plead the case and republicans are doing the new president and not president obama should be the white house chief of staff says they should not refuse any president formal nomination. >> he should be afforded that same constitutional set of responsibilities. >>we are told judge merrick garland will meet with senator. -- senate republicans in two weeks. >>> parents and students on edge after learning a teenager trying to bring in ar 15 and ammunition to school in marion county. >> i could not imagine the possibility. >> who spotted the teenager and stopped him before things went awry. >>> a fir

he says the volusia county sheriff's office is already great, but he's ready to make it even better. >> i am that leader. and what i want to call it is >> reporter: the miek mic -- mike chitwood announced he's running. >> i recognize what he's done here is necessary to be replicated throughout the county. >> reporter: the chief initially turned down the offer to run but changed his mind after getting support from his staff and the community. he says he would provide more technology and community interaction. >> we need to help the deputies do their job, keep them safe and apprehend the bad guy. >> reporter: the chief is the latest to add his name to the list, a total of seven candidates fighting for the job. >> >> reporter: chief deputy eric dietrich is also a major player running for sheriff. >> he's listed several things that are evolving as we speak, body cameras to how crime statistics countywide and what between the cities and the county. >> reporter: a race that many say has now picked up even more steam. in daytona beach, loren korn, news 6. >> lisa: for more details about all

volusia county today, daytona beach, 80 degrees the land by stetson. warmer winds out of the south five winds out of the south 5 to 50. orange county, bithlo near 83 toward waterford lakes alethea area and downtown orlando, 83, 82 eight and low 80s in apopka. osceola county, celebration in and around 83. nice temperatures with upper 50s tonight we will track warmer weather on the way. 5:10 am deneige. >> i-95, southbound melbourne. the crash has all southbound lanes closed 188 exit. in the meantime until they reopened wickham road, take that to get to eue gallie blvd. and onto i-95 southbound. they have that shut down at this point. osceola county, we have a crash blocking one lane osceola parkway at orange blossom trail. we have one plane -- lane blocked. >>> we told about influx of students from puerto rico and venezuela. jamie holmes, 5:14 am. a gorgeous shot. a quarter moon. beautiful start tomorrow morning. shield keeping and all -- i am the weather. beautiful to see. >>> orange county woman tells 9 investigates a local tax preparer took nearly $1

construction has the left lane taken out in volusia county. jason: turning to commitment 2016, insults fly as the republican candidates for president that debate full force in detroit. michelle: florida senator marco rubio and senator ted cruz tried to take down donald trump. >> with several states set to vote this weekend and over the next two weeks, this was another last-ditch effort to try to stop trump from getting the nomination. >> here they are. >> in their 11th debate, four g.o.p. candidates and one target -- donald trump. >> let's hear big donald. >> don't worry about it little marco. >> sizing each other up. >> breathe, breathe, breathe. you can do it. you can breathe. i know it's hard. i know it's hard. >> when they're done with the yoga, can i answer the question. >> i have never tried to get into these kind of -- >> with the exception of john kasich, trump's republican rivals piled on from his donations to democrats -- >> donald trump has written checks to hillary clinton not once, not twice, not >> i supported many other people b

motorcycle crash shuts down i-4 in volusia county. why happened next put a deputy in harm's way. >> another big win for that man, donald trump. where he picked up even more delegates in the white house race just hours after another surprise victory, this one on the democratic side. it is 6:00 a.m. i'm david hall. >> i'm bridgett ellison. thank you for waking up with us on this hump day wednesday. >> get you over the hump. >> we are about to cross over. we have a couple of accidents, fairly minor. i'll give you details in a minute. >> we are talking about more heat today, even hotter than yesterday. rain also for the weekend. we'll detail that and pinpoint it in minutes. >> we'll see you in a second. we have breaking news in downtown orlando. police are still on the scene of this shooting happening outside a nightclub in the past few hours at pine street near orange avenue. that's where we find kirsten kirsten. >> all right. it seems kirsten cannot hear us. for now, they'll send it to troy bridges for the latest on the weather. >> it i

i would not be surprised if we got some great rainbow pictures in volusia county. more rain off of daytona beach, west. 76 because of the rain right now. the first round they came through, all of those white dots, those of the thunderstorms moving west to east. this is a solid , steady rain. in marion county, look at the showers popping up west of flagler beach. these are lifting off to the east at 15 miles per hour. a1a, and as we head toward south daytona, port orange, the first in. -- moderate rain has moved in. s and 70' s. where it has not been rainy, stuck in the 80' s. big changes as we headed to the ahead. summer: a stunning announcement from seabrook, killer whale shows will be coming to an end. the news following increasing criticism of keeping the whales and captivity. we are joined outside the park by amanda ober. amanda: it is no secret that seaworld' s earnings and attendance have struggled in recent years. the new ceo is not only phasing program, but he also announced an alliance with an organization that has long been one of seaworld' s greatest cri

it has been picking up in volusia county particular cap volusia anywhere from daily on springs, springs, barry seeing semi showers crossing 44 near sam sulla, this is about to hit i-95 moving out toward the coast. we will see some showers with in 10 minutes along our coastal sections. elsewhere we are seeing a good deal of cloud cover, have the umbrella. 30-40% of a shower and storm this morning through early afternoon. but really warm, 70 in orlando, and kissimmee. and through the day, a best chance of a shower or storm some this morning we could see one-to early in the afternoon. we will look a little better by the evening. coming up we are going to track the rain on the move but also some '90s can return to our forecast. it is 6:01 let's get a check on the drive. >>> starting off i-4 and seminal county at 430 for in longwood. this traffic on the right-hand side as you are heading toward the orlando area you can see up to the side there is a construction vehicle out there but they are not blocking off any lanes in that area. we do have this crash in lake county, georgia street right a

volusia county. here's the breakdown hour by hour, mostly cloudy but a little bit of sunshine. we get up to 82 at noon. all the way up to 87. head over to amy in the napleton traffic center. those roads are wet. >> i'm taking extra caution, looking for issues on the roads. i think because it is still pretty sleepy. we have yet to fill in. we have no accidents reported. the green heading out the door. unless you are worried about those puddles. if it is raining where you are, deltona, sanford, altamonte springs. the whole area looks fib. a look at i-4 by kaley avenue, eastbound cars traveling away from you. picking up the pace ever so slightly. that is your check on traffic. >> it is 6:03. the final push for last minute undecided voters is under way. we are just one day away from the polls opening. >> with time running out, big >> one who needs to make a splash is marco rubio. he is trailing donald trump by more than 20 points in the sunshine state. there is a lot riding on tomorrow's vote. >> there i

i will breakdown spots of construction volusia county. >>> breaking news in lake county this morning. one person is dead after a fire destroyed a home in mineola. >> it happened on mineola street rural part of the county. angela jacobs is outside of the house firefighters rushed into the burning home but could not state the person. >> reporter: in the fire chief attempts this morning a heroic effort picked this home is off of mineola street on this durden lane you can see through the trees a fire truck with light blocking the road and we walked back in the face of the house and it is charged. we can tell you carl's began coming in before 10:00 a two- story home off of mineola street. medical units from agencies responded to fight the fire and officials tell us this morning when crews arrived they found the home engulfed in flames and we're told first responders who located the person inside word on the individual or some time but the person was unable to be revived. they tell us others in the home were able to escape with minor injuries. it is also not known if the home had working sm

nicholas bonded out of the volusia county jail saturday night. investigators say he and his sister were caught on surveillance video stealing a cash box from a 12-year-old g irl. this happened outside of a winters bonded out of the jail on friday. >>> to melbourne police detectives were caught drinking on the job. an internal investigation discovered the incident happened back in october during a prostitution investigation. rodney anderson and eric gould bought 212 packs of beer, and other liquor while on duty. anderson was suspended for 80 hours without pay, gould received a 40 hours suspension to patrol. >>> the owner of the sunken cargo ship, el faro, has settled cases with three more families. the ship sunk into the bahamas in october. in a series of hearings the us coast guard try to determine weather anyone was negligent. so far the owner of the ship has settled with 14 families of the 33 crew members who died. florida. >>> thousands of high-ranking state workers will continue to premiums while lower ranking workers will have to pay five ti

also in volusia county-- daytona beach police make an arrest in a deadly shooting--that happened last night. officers say 27- year-old rayshad mincey is in now in custody-- after turning himself in. investigators believe he got into an argument with 25-year-old jarrod swinton-- and shot swinton in the chest. swinton died at "halifax hospital." officers say the suspect got into a car and drove away -- before crashing into a concrete wall on oak street-- and running away. mincey is charged with first-degree r morning-- treating a toddler who fell out of a ormond beach police say it happened yesterday granada boulevard. they think a woman went inside a store, and left her three year old alone in her blazer. the blazer shifted into reverse, and started moving. the child fell from the s-u-v, and was paramedics flew the child to halifax hospital. investigators are still looking into what happened. this morning-- we are waiting to learn exactly when spacex will try to launch its falcon nine rocket. we know they hope to do it sometime friday. the company scrubbed last night's attempt on the c

also, new this morning, deadline is no plan in place for the homeless in volusia county. county leader were able to agree on a new facility but not one people are hoping for. the news journal reports that county leader approved a plan at the meeting for the homeless facility for children and families but the council made no progress towards establishing an adult only shelter. the county is offering $4 million for the construction of the 250 bed shelter in datona beach. the city leader say they don't want to be the only ones who are paying to operate it. wednesday's meeting, city leaders offered to spend $400,000 a year in operating costs, and county leaders call that move meaningless without a contract in place. >>> also, new this morning, flagler county leaders are looking to improve student safety. flagler, the new technology, is being created that will change the way students wait for the school bus. a pad will now be placed at some stops, showing students where they should be standing. the idea is to get those then put those pads in the an area where they are not goin

and in the 60s, we just dropped off in volusia county and daytona beach at 69. winter park and winter garden county. even marion county, parts of sumter too, could see a couple sprinkles. most of the rain is up to the north of us this morning. but a lot of clouds around and you see this. warm day. 81 degrees by noon and mid-80s this afternoon and you see this afternoon, we're looking at that 30% chance of showers and storms. so coming up, i want to go joint by joint and we'll see the next front roll in saturday and cooler weather sunday and we'll cover that in the next 15 minutes and lots of changes this weekend. and the time is 6:01. let's hit the drive. >>> a heads up for anyone that would typically get on to the closed. this is the brand-new ramp that opened on division avenue. if you want to take orange avenue, you can take that and turn on to anderson street and that can get to you division ramp will be on the right-hand side. or you can take south street and make a left on division and the ramp will be on the right- hand side. they just opened this morning

also in volusia county... students will have to wait a bit longer to find out what they'll be wearing to school next year. the daytona beach news journal reports.... the school board decided last night to move back a vote on the issue. the uniforms would include matching polo shirts... khakis... and closed- toe-shoes. the board is set to hold discuss uniforms further on march 29th. after months of waiting.... u-c-f is set to make a splash in downtown orlando. ool... getting the green light to break campus. coming up-- find out how the new facility will impact the surrounding area. plus.... q no spring break for local law police are out in full force... trying to keep the beaches shocking number of people being hauled look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. get ready for sun protection that stays on ...right through your game. neutrogena cool dry sport. the only sport sunscreen . play on with protection that stays on.

along the saint johns river in volusia county. deputies say the arguement was over how fast todd was krn. that's when they say .j"iuck into one of the horses... and took off. he was caught and cruelty and aggravated battery. starting next month... volusia county deputies will come equipped with body cameras.... and the sheriff's office has found a unique way to pay for them. the sheriff's office has been given approval to buy 225 new body camera. deputies rolled out this new video... warning the public of the new technology. the cameras will cost nearly 2-point-5 million dollars. but... they're being financed by money seized in criminal cases. the cameras will be used in the field starting next month. we are hours away invitational... and if it's anything like day one... we're in for a battle at the top of the leaderboard. 444444444444ason day leads the field... but there are 3-top-10 players right on his heels. day came into the tournament as the number three ranked player in the world. after a first round 66... he's living up to

we have construction still a volusia county, i-95 northbound at state road 44. you have one lane blocked off and about 7-8 miles away you have another spot, i-95 southbound just after the boulevard not causing issues just given time -- q money have cones. >>> breaking news in lake county this morning, firefighters said they could not save a person trapped inside a burning house. mineola street in a rural part of the county. eyewitness news this morning the house. the city has already asked for help for the family. >> reporter: the city manager tells us this morning a donation drop-off is already being planned for this family battle -- not only lost a family member and devastated by that but now is homeless. we walked back to the area. the road is blocked off at the front of the home is completely charred. the family has lost the home. 9:00 when the fire departments from agencies and medical units arrived to help fight the fire and responded to the 911 calls when crews arrived they found the home engulfed in flames and we're told first responders found the person

volusia county county members. they had seven recommendations to help with alternative homeless solutions. >> we need measurable outcomes and accountabilities. you need to know from your partners who is delivering the services to the target populations that are important to you. precise bed number in case of crisis. when you move out, make sure they are moved into housing. >> we are clear on our position. we have already done $35 million, whatever it is, in the last five years. we have come to the table to prevent -- present $4 million in property, and we are still there. gail: there is more talk in solutions. the trio will head back to daytona beach city leaders. >> they will be the mediator and the intermediate or, trying to move something forward. we' ve done everything we can do. we offered building, land, money . it is someone else' s turn to step up and say we are going to do this, this, and this. gail: the county chair still says there are too many questions on answered. -- unanswered. who will be the intake

live in volusia county, dave mcdaniel, wesh 2 news. summer: the next hearing for a convicted killer' s re-trial has orange county. bob ward will next appear before a judge on march 17th. in february, ward was granted a new trial after being convicted of killing his wife diane inside his florida mansion. the state is appealing the re-trial ruling. meanwhile, ward is requesting he be freed on bond. prosecutors are trying to block that from happening. meredith: a bill placing new restrictions on abortion clinics has passed the florida house. it will be taken up by the state senate. it will make clinics that perform first trimester abortions have a transfer with nearby hospitals. they say the bill is about protecting women' s health. meanwhile, some say it is harder for women to get abortions. it also prevents public money for going to places affiliated with abortion clinics. you will likely be hearing a lot of motorcycles around the central florida this weekend. summer: we will have a live report from a busy main street. a major assist th

be prepared is that crews are on take me drive in volusia county on i-95. roadwork has a lane blocked southbound by state road michelle: michelle: 432. a seminal county man will face a judge after a six-year-old girl shot and killed itself of a gun that he owned. jason: eric williams is facing child neglect charges in connection with the shooting. alex villareal is live this morning. investigators say he shouldn' t even had the gun. alex: that is because he is a convicted felon with a lengthy arrest record here in seminole county. cocaine trafficking, grand theft of a firearm. just to name a few. on that list, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. that is a charge he is facing again. williams is also charged with child neglect and unsafe storage of a gun. that is after the six-year-old accidentally shot herself in the under a sofa. the 35-year-old williams was supposed to be watching her at the time. his arrest report says the gun was easy for six-year-old to find and that he did not keep the firearm in a securely locked box or container or have a t