Hours now, and its still relatively smoky, and weve been monitoring this smoldering area hereby that has been flaring up. Some neighbors say it may still be hard to sleep tonight because of the smoldering. Michael did whatever he could to protect his 65yearold moms palm bay home. How close was it . It was right next to that tree in the yard. Florida Forest Service took us down smoky quinton avenue, and stopped fire a place where the spokesperson said the fire crews dont know if it began at a home or in the woods. Palm bay fire told us was a 45 acre blaze, and it wasnt 100 went down. That left concerned friends and loved ones waiting for hours until roads reopened. I want to go check it out and see if its all right, but firefighters told me about 100 homes were expossessioned to radiant heat, but no important evacuations, and im standing next to one of the homes damaged by the fire, and according to from there forestry, they told me this home was damaged by the radiant heat coming from the woods only feet away. Now crews want to make sure no other homes are in harms way. When will we know the cause . Im hopeful well hear something tomorrow. I just dont know. We know where the point of origin is, we just dont know we found out the mother at the center ofage amber alert out of do georgia has been arrested in ocala. Investigatesser found her and the children at a relatives home in ocala tonight. The children were unharmed, and tonight are in dcf custody. A woman is out of jail after accused of teaching while drunk. Reporter have you taught before anywhere else . Sanford police say holly joel had a plastic water bottle containing pink liquid that smelled like alcohol in her in her classroom. She said she stumbled and didnt know what day it was. Joel has since been fired. New tonight, a private school in Orange County has now hired an independent firm of you the school didnt have working fire alarms. An School Worker with Agape Christian School said there are now people in uniforms wig walkietalkies monitor it will the fire and church, but we found out the fire marshall is still fining the school 500 a day until they come up with a suitable solution. Tonight a man is recovering after being shot in downtown orlando this morning. Pine street. Witnesses say there was an argument before someone fired into the air. Police say when someone tried to calm every down, the gunman shot him in both legs. Im southern prized because hes not that type of a kid. Weve never heard of him being in any kind of trouble. The victims family told us that area. Officers say when they arrived, several people told them no one had been shot. Those were two of the topics tonight. Hillary clinton and Bernie Sanders are on stage for the final debate before florida votes on tuesday. Chris, after a sunning loss last night for hilly clinton in michigan, she is looking for help in florida to wrap up the nomination. She is, by winning florida, as well. 246 delegates at stake. If you look behind me, you know can see the debate just watched up a couple of seconds ago with people beginning to file out of the auditorium. What these debates do is give each candidate a chance to address key issues, but also specific issues to that state and region, and tonight immigration heavy on the hearts of many people here in south florida and across the entire state. The debate began with questions over Hillary Clintons emails, with her say sheering did mails by other secretaries of state. Both candidates were asked about donald trump, and each dismissed trump, referring to his rhetoric. They did spar over mast votes and past positions on immigration, with sanders going after clint for being against drivers license for undocumented immigrants in new york. Imagine where we would be today if we had a chief comprehensive Immigration Reform nine years ago. Imagine how much more secure families would be in our country. Not only do we need compressive Immigration Reform, if the congress does not do its job, as president of the united states,ly use the executive powers of that office to do what has to be done. More than half of the two other topics covered tonight, climate change, specifically how much Sea Level Rise will affect not just florida, but specifically right here in miamidade county, and tuition. With both candidates talking about the importance not to overburden students with too much debt when they do graduate. And Bernie Sanders is staying in the Sunshine State after tonights debate. Hes planning to insure kissimmee tomorrow afternoon, where well be sitting down with him oneonone. You can see that interview starting on Eyewitness News at 4 00. And then tomorrow night, its the republicans turn to stake the stage for the debate at 8 30. Christopher heath will be there, as well. Well have complete coverage on Eyewitness News at 10 00 on tv 21, and right here at 11 00. Attorneys could make closing arguments tomorrow in the case of alleged dog fighting. More than 30 dogs were found at years ago. Many were injureed ore emaciated. 26 people were arrested. Two are now on trial, accused of dog fighting. Tonight, Marion County deputies know the identity of a man whose body was found buried in the Ocala National forest, but they still dont know hour he got there. The victim is 44yearold tommy lombardi. Investigators say he was last seen at a Marion County hotel where he is staying. He was supposed to be moving back to Marion County, but when nate didnt happen, his mother became concerned and told deputies and some that led to the bodys discovery. In the former teacher who traded a 16yearold girl candy next 27 years of his life in prison. This sentence is longer than prosecutors actually asked for. Last september, 59yearold greg vaughn pled guilty after agents found pictures of the 16 yearold girl and others on his computer. Vaughns attorney is now planning to appeal that long sentence. A federal grand jury will determine whether more people will Face Criminal Charges because of a Bogus Charity with ties to congressman core were brown. Donors today testified about how they were duped into thinking they were racing money for scholarships. Investigative reporter Darlene Jones talked to one of them. Were you told you were giving to a nonprofit . Yes. Reporter Steve Padgett said someone asked him for a check to help raise money for scholarships. Hes a jacksonville attorney, former state law maker and candidate governor. He gives millions towards scholarships for college, and he had no reason to believe one it was tied to someone he knows. Congresswoman corinne brown, who has not been named a target of this investigation. What kind of questions did they ask you about congresswoman brown . Just about my contribution, really. Last week, the director karla wiley pled guilty as part of a plea deal. Wiley told prosecutors she had help from an unnamed public official, and someone of the official employees employee, and they used the unnamed officials name and seal to obtain donations pain cording to the plea deal, they put money into their personal account, use something for personal expenses. This is wile by here with congresswoman brown on the front page of the organizations website. And 8 investigates showed you last month these fundraising by brown using that u. S. House seal. You always want for it to work out well when you make charitable contributions. Congresswoman brown has had no comment. An attorney for one of her former staffers to testified today told us he was told by prosecutors not to comment. The grand jury testimony is expected to wrap up sometime tomorrow. Orange county sheriff tellings is thanking lawmakers in tallahassee for a bill. His widow, bridget pine, said the system was set up, their family has really struggled to try to make ends meet with three children. The new charges will inch crease monthly benefits from families, and give them the option to transfer into a pension plan. A local mayor owes the city she serves thousands of dollars for not mowing her lawn. Its insulting to the city. We all pay our bills. Were asking her why shes not paying. A warm breeze is blowing out well update how close well gets to 90 degrees, and when our next chance for rain moves back into the area. Plus a dire warning from the coast guard for this local what if one piece of kale could protect you from diabetes . What if one situp could prevent Heart Disease . One. Wishful thinking, right . But there is one step you can take to help prevent another serious disease. Pneumococcal pneumonia. If you are 50 or older, one dose of the prevnar 13 vaccine can help protect you from pneumococcal pneumonia, an illness that can cause coughing, chest pain, difficulty breathing, and may even put you in the hospital. Even if you have already been vaccinated with another pneumonia vaccine, prevnar 13 may help provide additional protection. Prevnar 13 is used in adults 50 and older to help prevent infections from 13 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumococcal pneumonia. You should not receive prevnar 13 if you have had a severe allergic reaction to the vaccine or its ingredients. If you have a weakened immune system, you may have a lower response to the vaccine. Common side effects were pain, limited arm movement, fatigue, headache, muscle or joint pain, less appetite, chills, or rash. Get this one done. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about prevnar 13 today. vo making the most out of every mile. Thats why i got a subaru impreza. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. 9 investigates discovered a home in saint cloud that has racked up thousands of dollars in leans because the owner said the owner refuses to mow the laurens. Field, you found out the mayor filed a personal bankruptcy and that could be the issue here. Reporter and that is the reason that this house is under are the control of a bank for the time being. This is not where the mayor lives, by the way. When we came out here, we found one notice from the citys Code Enforcement office on the garage door, and i werent and found in the rest, to the notices of liens all dating back to 2013. Decent. Grass well under the required 8 inches, and just a few stray weeds growing over the highlight limit. One neighbor said he has seen it a lot worse, with grass up to its knees. He said that left the neighbors scratching their heads. They drive the boom truck team. According to these documents, time month after month, and the city issued 11 leaps over the course of about two years, and now the title owed is more than 3,000, and 9 investigates find out 0 it recently came up at a heightly attended city counsel meeting. I just want to ask again, are you planning to pay this bill . We sure wish you would. This is being handled by attorneys, and im following the rules i have to follow, and i will continue to do that. Reporter i asked the mayor how she can take her 14,000 parted time salary from the same city she owes money. She sent a statement saying tonight one of the mayors lawyers called and said that means that borders is just not in charge of who she pays or when, that that is in the hands of the court. The mayor of deberry is planning a trip from cuba to florida on a home made raft next month. He said he is still going to do it despite the u. S. Coast guard telling him a trip like this could have grave consequences. The coast guard is urging him not toker bark on such a dangerous journey, saying it could result in a search for him. Today the mayor said he may consider having a chase boat follow him. He said he is doing it for adventure and to show a firsthand story of what its like. There is going to be a difference of opinion, but all i can do is do it out of the most respect possible for those who have tone it. He built a replica raft in he this backyard. Right now that trip is planned for april. Tonight state lawmakers are crashing down on the crooking information at to the gas pump. It would force gas stations to up their security. This after another skimmer was found at a popular station person we asked the Better Business bureau why stations are not using chip card reader tuesday protect their customer. So anytime you have to buy technology, of course theres an expense that comes along with it. In this case, businesses really cant afford north to do it. We asked 7eleven if theyll help owners cover the cost of additional security measures. They did not respond to our question. And that was one of those stations where there was one of those skimmers. Were getting ready tomorrow for the warmest day of the year so far. Yeah, so far. This reminds me of el nino 1998. Had really wet weather, and then warmed up really fast in the spring. Yes didnt get a lot of rain in the spring request, so lot of tender underbrush and fires everywhere. Thats why we have so much mitigation now with the controlled burns that you see us talk about all the time. Of course we had a 45 acre fire homes, and just a sign of we are getting closer to the start of the fire season. Right now downtown orlando is on the warm are side. We will end up at a higher temperature in the morning. Warming up morn during the afternoon. Were still 70 degrees in fact at kissimmee. Winds out of the east, southeast, light over the interior, but still breezy. Of course thats where the fire was earlier today, near palm bay. So a fairly high fire danger are all think way to the start of the weekend. Warm temperatures, which causes a higher evaporation rate. So we start drying out faster. In other words, 20plus mile per hour wind gusts. Lower humidity levels. Thats a recipe for fire, but also for chamber of commerce weather. Tomorrow well get up to 83 degrees at 3 00. At 4 00, and the official high, about 86, maybe 87 for orlando, which would put us the warmest 30th. If you just came to central florida, we had a really hot year last year, culminating with nearly 90 degrees by the end of the year, ocala, youll be warming up, too. Tomorrow. 88 over in ocala for tomorrow. Its so hot, it doesnt want to stay. 88 clermont. 84 in sanford. So well above our season average, which is about 77. Nowhere near records, though. Todays record was 96. Fortunately not even close to that, as we keep it warm all the way through the weekend, though, well stay about 8 degrees above and, but not fire the record. Big flooding event going back here to the west. Almost a foot of rain near shreveport, louisiana. Another not a possible near new orleans. We will get a little bit of not the flooding part, but a little bit of rainfall, and maybe a rumble of thunder as another weak front approaches. We have some rain deficit, that we need some rainfall to help take care of. Temperatures stay well into the upper 80s for tomorrow. And through you see temperatures staying on the warm side throughout the weekend. Greg, a little preview of summer. Coming up, a misunderstanding could soon make your toll road trip faster, but more expensive. And getting you ready for youre thursday morning. Tomorrow on Eyewitness News this morning, were going to fine tune the temperatures, the big warmup on the way, and the changes that system will bring for are the first time in florida, Health Officials say an infection from zika hack because transmitted sexually. Officials say one of the new cases in polling county was sexuallytransmitted. The rest in florida were infected from traveling outside of the country. There are currently 52 cases of expression tolls are still coming to the 417, thanks to a misunderstanding by the entire metro plan board. Today the Board Members thought they were going to vote down a plan by the department of transportation to widen and put in express toll lanes along the 417. Some thought that the time wasnt right. Others did not want to see folks being tolled on top of a road they already pay to use. The state is expected to Start Construction now in june. Tonight police are calling a gun safety class a success. Earlier today, officers hosted a class teaching both adults and children how to properly secure firearms. The twohour class came after the key center death of a six yearold who died after police say she accidentally shot herself with an unsecured gun. Police officers say they hope this class will help prevent again. Disney remains tight lipped about possible negotiations that would move the atlanta Sarasota County. We told you Sarasota County leaders are discussing construction of a stadium and Training Facility in the west vimmages along u. S. 41 and north port. Today, disney, which owns the current Training Facility for the team said its focus is only on this years spring training. Florida state did not do enough in the in regular season to make it to march madness, so trying to get in the Old Fashioned way by winning their conference tournament. Fsu taking on Virginia Tech in the second round of the acc tourney. First half, seth allen rising up up on on the break. Final seconds of the half, ahead to booker, yes, sir, 10 points in the first. Seminoles trailed at the break. Last check, fsu still down by in that one. Back hear in orlando, the american athletic conference is borrowing the amway center this week. Ucl is the two seed and will play tulane tomorrow, trying to beat the green wave for their third time this season. The nights have only one one of this last nine games, but that was against tulane. Both games have been close games, but i think coming in her today, both of us know the value of this game to move forward, so i think our guys will be ready to play. In socker, as we get closer to orlando citys next game, we appear to be getting closer to the day buy, as well. Adrian heath saying today, the italian midfielder is fitting in well and playing even better than expected. Day way from practice, kids at the front line Outreach Youth Center are playing soccer themselves. The Orlando