Victim around the oak harbour neighborhood from time to time, she was saddened to hear what happened. He was a wonderful young man. He liked plants, he liked animals, he liked flowers and when i walked the dog, we would sit and talk. Dave others in the neighborhood said they knew little about the family, but offered their condolences. It s a tragedy and i immediately prayed for that family. Dave police call it an isolated incident. No arrests have been made. Police will search the home once they have a signed search warrant. Of course, updated information a couple moments ago, she has been charged with the meditative murder. She did planned the murder of her own son. They are biologically mother and son and she is being taken to the Seminole County jail this hour. Her son was shot multiple times in the shower, and they are saying she planned his death. Accused of running down an Orange County sheriff s with his car faced a judge today. Dozens of Orange County sheriff s deputies packed the courthouse, letting Deputy Marcy Pearce know they are with her every step of the way. Wesh 2 s Michelle Meredith is live at the juvenile courthouse and michelle what was it like there . Reporter it was very emotional. The courtroom was jammed with sheriff s deputies. Orange county sheriff s Deputy Marcy Pearce was in tears as she left the courtroom. Marcy, why did the sight of him bring you to tears . Because he tried to kill me. Michelle and that s what Jancarlos Ortiz is accused of, trying to kill the deputy as she attempted to arrest the 15yearold on burglary charges friday morning. The formal charge he s facing . Attempted murder of a Law Enforcement officer. Please raise your right hand. You look better already. It s a tough day. Michelle the beloved deputy arrived at the courthouse, showed off her improving but still bruised face. I got stiches out a little bit ago. Michelle also in court this afternoon, the 15yearold s mother, the mother who helped ortiz turn himself in. It all started early friday morning when Deputy Pearce came to the 15yearold s house to arrest him on burglar charges. Burglary charges. Ortiz is accused of running down the deputy with his car when she stepped in front of it. Investigators say at one point, she was holding on to the hood for her life. They are also attempting to get some security video. Michelle one entire side of the courtroom was filled with Orange County sheriff s deputies, there to show their support. In the end, the judge ordered Jancarlos Ortiz to remain in the juvenile jail. He will stay here at the juvenile facilities until the state decides whether or not to charge him as an adult. Michelle in the meantime, marcy pearce continues to heal from emotionally. State prosecutors have 30 days to decide if they want to charge ortiz as an adult. Summer thank you. Glad to see she is doing ok. We are seeing some rain and the clouds are moving in. Meredith eric is joining us on the outdoor weather center. Tony we are tracking showers out there right now. It is a comfortable temperature because of all the clouds, 73 degrees and went out of the southeast. A little warmer along the space coast, 77 in melbourne. 78, daytona beach. Let s change gears and talk about the clouds and showers we see on the satellite. Here s the first alert Doppler Radar and it is mainly moving to the coastal communities. Port orange about to get some rainfall. Watching the showers all the way till port st. John. Rain about to knock on your door said. Bigger perspective showing, lots of clouds and lots of storms out west. That is what makes our Severe Weather threat tomorrow, tornado watches posted for louisiana. For the remainder of the evening, showers and then drying out. Your full forecast ahead. Summer troopers are try to track down the driver of a semi truck to hit a woman a cap going. She suffered critical injuries when she was hit just before noon. Troopers say the woman was waiting to cross the road at a time when she was struck. They think they are looking for a semi truck with a white trailer. Anyone with information is asked meredith 19yearold amber wright appeared handcuffs in court today. She was convicted last month the firstdegree murder and the killing of her boyfriend, 15yearold says jackson in 2011. She had previously been sentenced to life, but it was thrown out in the case retried because she was not properly read her miranda rights. His body was beaten and burned. In court, the judge called her actions evil. It is really hard to deal with the notion that such an evil could exist without an explanation. Meredith she is available eligible to have her sentence reduced after 25 years. For others are serving life. Summer in 2009, his wife died of a gunshot wound in their isleworth home. Two years later, bob ward was convicted of her murder. Meredith now, that conviction has been vacated. As wesh two s amanda ober trial. Amanda this circuit judge ruling, just issued monday, says after serving over four years in prison for the murder of his wife, isleworth millionaire bob ward may soon be free on bond while he awaits a whole new trial. Circuit court judge Jennifer Harris found ward s original Defense Attorneys failed him by not objecting when prosecutors presented evidence collected after ward had invoked his right to remain silent. Wesh two news legal expert, richard hornsby, followed the ward trial and says the prosecution tried to convince the jury that ward s engagment in idle chatter with detectives indicated he was not grieving the death of his wife. State was asking the jury to infer that his doing those things indicates he had a guilty mind or a guilty conscience, and the judge basically said that was all was improper because you can t comment on what someone does or how thy act after they ve requested an attorney and said they want to remain silent. Amanda the attorney handling ward news, now that the court has vacated bob s conviction he is presumed innocent and should be released. Our next step is to seek a bond. Hornsby believes it s possible there may not be another trial many times the state will work out some type of resolution where they can still get their pound of flesh, show they didn t give up without having to go back through the whole arduous trial. Amanda ward s attorney claims ward s two daughter s and even daughters and even his deceased wife s family still stand by ward and his innocence. Meredith the state Attorney S Office is appealing the ruling that grants ward a new trial. It s unclear how that may affect ward s chances at being granted bond. Summer the local man who had been sentenced to 60 years in prison in winter park will spend half of that time in jail. Just before he was to have a new trial, he pleaded no contest for the original conviction was overturned last year, and they are working to figure out why the other kidnapping charge was dropped. Meredith there has been no sign of baby willa. Baby will allow. Authorities have searched the land and air, including a nearby pond that have been drained over the weekend. She is on child the correct, susan richardson, and p lease Police Suspect she knows what she is, but she is not telling. Summer a death row prisoner who stabbed and beat a melbourne couple to death failed to get his Death Penalty overturned today. Wesh 2 s dan billow reports that s despite lawyers trying to use a recent Supreme Court decision to throw out the sentence. Dan Kyoko Johnson was killed on her 66th birthday, beaten and stabbed to death along with her husband, rufus, after refusing to give 5,000 to a former neighbor kid. That neighbor was Anthony Welch 22 at the time, 37 now, and still trying to escape his death sentence. If we s just to give the state a chance to kill one of its citizens. That is fundamentally wrong. It s unjust, immoral. Dan welch is eligible for a new sentence because of a procedural error in the original case. Defense attorneys told judge Charles Crawford today, a Supreme Court ruling that says our state s Death Penalty is not applied properly makes it unconstitutional. That means, they say, that welch s sentence must be changed from death to life. The judge didn t buy it. The Death Penalty has not been ruled unconstitutional. Dan instead, he ruled, the legislature merely needs to change the way in which juries recommend death or life to a deciding judge. So welch will come back for a new sentencing afterward. And prosecutors plan to let no one forget that welch singled out the victims, because they had been kind to him in the past, then stole their tv and went out on a date after the slaughter. The Death Penalty is the appropriate sentence and that re continuing to seek it. Dan he deserved it . He absolutely deserved it. Dan welch could be back in this courtroom as early as april for what could be another death sentence, once the legislature revises the law. Summer prosecutors say he is the victims telephone to call the girlfriend to arrange where they would go. Meredith today, president obama laid out his plan to close the prison at guantanamo bay. Keeping this facility open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standing in the world. It is viewed as a stain on our broader record of upholding the highest standards of rule of law. Meredith there aren t a lot of specifics about the plan being sent to congress. The president said there are less than 100 detainees still at the prison. The remaining inmates would be shipped to other countries and illegal. Red light cameras and photo ruled illegal. Summer the judge s decision has a lot of people wondering, do they have to pay that ticket . Meredith it is caucus night in nevada. The lastminute push to get gop voters to get out and support their candidates. Passwords, how mastercard meredith chopper two is over a brush fire in Volusia County. This started as a controlled burn in the new smyrna beach, but it jumped the line and got away from fire control. Summer crews are on the scene right now and told us the fire is now contained. That original burn was supposed to be 130 acres, no word on how far it is expected. When we have more details we will get them to you on air and online. Florida s red light camera law meredith while Lawmakers Debate a bill that would force the cameras to come down, a local judge has ruled orlando s Red Light Program is illegal. Tonight, wesh 2 s greg fox explains what that means if you got a violation notice in the mail. Greg in light of last week S Court Ruling in Orange County that went against the city of orlando in a red light camera case, you may be wondering if you have received a notice of violation like this in the mail, what should you do . It s a tough call. Do you pay the 158 civil fine for running a red light, or take your chances in court . Lose there, and it s a real ticket with three points and fines. Most people would rather pay these tickets and make them go away, rather than take a chance on getting a moving violation , getting points on their licenses and spiking their insurance, having all those consequences. Greg attorney steve kramer used to advise his clients not to fight red light camera tickets, but a Circuit Court judge has ruled that orlando was illegally delegating Police Powers by hiring its Camera Company ats to prescreen videos of potential violations, before sending them to the city officer. Kramer calls that a game changer. He believes you can fight and win. It s all an individual decision. It s what level of risk are you willing to tolerate . Right now you ve got a Circuit Court that has ruled. That s the law of the land, and right now with the law as it stands, you have a very good chance of going ahead and overturning that ticket. Gerg kramer says the court ruling in the ninth circuit should have the legal staff in orange and osceola counties and seven cities that have cameras, overhauling their programs to follow the new ruling. Cameras remain in operation in orlando while the city and its legal staff decide to appeal the Circuit Court ruling. Meredith legal experts say they doubt anyone who is paid a red light camera citation will receive a refund, but some believe a classaction lawsuit may be in the works. Summer a new Study Suggests riskier than others. A study of more than 3500 drivers showed that applying makeup, surprisingly, had little impact on accidents. But driving while angry, sad or emotional, created almost 10 times the risk of a crash. Speeding was the most dangerous driving behavior increasing the risk of an accident by 13 times. Meredith if you carry a mastercard, you can soon forget having to remember your password to approve online purchases. The company is launching new technology so you can use selfies to approve those sales. Mastercard says selfies and fingerprint scans are safer than typed passwords. If you want to use your pic to pay, you download the mastercard identity check app. It has you take a selfie each time you buy something online. Your face or fingerprint will be scanned to prove it s you spending the money and not a scammer. Summer a boil water alert has been issued for an ocala neighborhood, after a water main break in the area. The main ruptured yesterday along southeast 17th street. You can see a hole left behind water. Service was restored around 2 30 this morning, but anyone who lost their water completely during the repairs is being asked to boil their water until it is tested and deemed safe. Meredith eric is here now, and you mentioned this yesterday, that we would have storms moving in the area. Eric right now, a couple showers and no thunder and lightning, but tomorrow, thunder and lightning returning. I found one of those downpours. This is our skycam in cocoa. We are looking off the port of the Kennedy Space station. 73 degrees. Hour. We have seen wind at 25 miles course of the day. Cooler temperatures. 77, melbourne sitting off to the north. We are able to control this t optimized to track the showers. All not heavy in nature, but it will continue for the next couple of hours. Port orange and new smyrna beach, watching this batch of rainfall move in. It will move into ponce inlet , 4 22. Off to the south, here is a pocket of heavier rain. This is the one our skycam was showing you moments ago. It ll pass through and 25 minutes or so, and you will be able to quiet down from there. Moistening atmosphere, all of this i head of a storm system. You see the counterclockwise spin near texas. It is really cranking up the Severe Weather machine it near louisiana, mississippi and alabama in the florida panhandle. Three tornado watches posted right now, and we have seen videos of tornadoes earlier today in that region. With this moistening atmosphere, we will not drop these rain ending at 7 00, we will find 70 degrees at 11 00 and continue to drop from there, although not that much. Tonight, 65 in ocala. Clermont, 69. 68, orlando. 67, deltona. 65, palm coast. 70, across the space coast. Tomorrow, gusty wind and the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms, 70 s west of town, lower 80 s in the interior. Here is a look at the futurecast model. 7 00 in the morning, we are watching an offshore, a couple showers moving in. Amy will be tracking this. 10 00, it moves into sumter, lake, marion counties. This continues through lunchtime tomorrow, and then it starts pushing off the shoreline at 5 00, edging off to brevard county. For Severe Weather, it is the entire eastern seaboard that it does include central florida, under a slight risk for Severe Weather, and when we talk about a slight risk, that basically means we will see scattered, strong thunderstorms and could even get a tornado out of this so be a to watch it carefully. Tomorrow, once that is done, it is gorgeous. There s a, saturday, cooler temperatures and a whole lot of sunshine. We will have much more on the Severe Weather threat, breaking it down when i see you in a few minutes. Meredith let s take a look at traffic issues in Orange County. This is i4 eastbound at exit 80. You are seeing a disabled did it vehicle and folks are driving around it. Summer it looks like the road rangers got on the scene in our trying to help with that traffic. We see one person standing in the median, but we do not know if that is the driver or if anyone was injured. If you are about to head onto disabled vehicle right at Orange Blossom trail and exit 80. We will keep you posted. Know you can deposit checks transfer money to someone quickly and easily. Speak to a financial professional when its convenient. And pay for things using android pay. Know that with pncs convenient solutions, at least your finances will meredith an awful scene in phoenix this morning, when four people were shot and killed in a local home by one of their relatives. Summer police later shot and killed that man who even fired at them. Authorities say he is the brother or son of the victims. He reportedly shot four family members, and then fired at First Responders as they arrived. The home was also on fire when officers arrived. No officers were hurt in the incident. Meredith a florida teen is now charged with murdering his 10yearold sister. The state Attorney S Office is trying to charge him as an adult. Deputies now say the 15yearold keeps changing his story about how his sister was shot. The girl s body was found in a