After another veteran arrived to assist, taylor backed out of his home with his hands in the air and surrendered. We love him and support him and there is hope and help. Reporter we are told taylor suffered minor injuries to his hand and his stomach. He will likely face attempted murder charges. Right now we are looking into other resources that helped officers during the standoff. I will put the store together and well have it on Eyewitness News at 4 men. Wore ray most, Eyewitness News. The suspect accused of driving a Police Officer in a traffic stop appeared in court this morning. Officer Richard Frank poultry 10 morgan overpeer more. The driver took off when think tried taking his keys. The officer was trapped in the doorframe and drank. He is recovering from a concussion. The suspects bond is set at more than 15,000. After a cool morning, we cement s mac certified meteorologist Brian Shields has been busy Severe Weather center 9, we are in the middle of couple things. Address and layers. I dress in layers. Time lapse, sun returning today. A mix of clouds and sunshine for the bulk of the afternoon. Finally getting back into them low to mid 70s today. 74 last hour, 64 daytona. Look at the big storm offshore. In fact, the National Hurricane center has a 30 percent chance of his becoming alex, the first storm of 2016. Moving north of bermuda fit very interesting. More on that coming up plus another way than the gulf and showers in the next 12 hours. Moving toward Central Florida. We have a lot of changes, fast, fears forecast is coming up. 3 Home Invasion suspects the subject of a lengthy search and Brevard County and nowhere you saw the story break if youre watching Eyewitness News this morning. Investigators say the suspect broke into a home, led deputies and highspeed chase, then vanished after being seen in the field. Melonie holt has been reaching out to investigators to find out what the suspects may have been after and we are expecting to get an update in the next halfhour. 2yearold shot himself as a cloud monday is doing better this afternoon. Great news to my family told channel 9 that ethan walker can breed out breathe on his own and he will survive but has a long road ahead. Welcome shot himself with a gun he found in his grandfather struck. Sheriffs office determined it was an accident but is looking into the case. Lesson 2 hours ago, busy to session and or county reopened the following a grenade scare that kept investigators on edge. We were there near conway rd. , hoeppner avenue as deputies investigated a suspicious who was picking up boxes found what appeared to be a grenade and called 911. Investigators eventually determine the grenade was not live in removed it. A young woman lost her husband and baby in a horrible crash and now 3 months later, police are confirming the state attorneys decision not to prosecute the driver who caused it police 8 Cynthia Guthrie started a violent Chain Reaction crash that killed josi Vargas Rosario and his son braden at state road 434, 436. The 7th in october the channel 9 kathi belich spoke with police. Ice skaters agree that there is no evidence that there is a crime evidence of a crime in the space. Reporter the state concluded no evidence that Cynthia Guthrie was negligent or reckless. Police say she was traveling at the 45 mile an hour posted speed limit. A father and child were killed in the 7 vehicle file up at altamont 3 months ago. Today guthrie the police say reaction crash was issued a citation for careless driving which under normal circumstances would be a ticket to be paid because 2 deaths were involved, she will have to appear in court. Police told the victims loved ones about the state attorneys decision not to prosecute and said they were not happy about it. Very upset. Of course, theres a lot of emotions, emotions are high get very upset. At first not understanding but i think was the officers were able to explain to them what the preponderance of the evidence is, what probable cause is, and just the fact that there is a criminal charge it suits its the they were understanding. Very upset that they have lost thats lost well loved ones. Reporter off my police say guthrie told investigators she does not why she did not slow down because of the stopped cars in front of her but she does not remember. Police were not able to get her medical records a stone when is in formation, she may have crash. Are analyzing the information we got about that and we will report back to you at 5 00 on what we found. Reporting live at the Altamonte Springs police headquarters, kathi belich, Volusia County man who investigators say stabbed husband and wife in their home in ormond beach last month faced a judge this afternoon. 19yearold Michael Phillips had nothing to say during his first appearance. He was arrested last night for after christmas. Investigators say phillips did not know the victims and just wanted to steal the truck. He is facing attempted murder charges. A rocky start to 2016 for wall street we know that it means uneasiness for anyone with a 401 k jacks for trading days into the new year, it was not better. A look at the numbers at the closing bell just a few minutes ago, the dow plummeted more than 390 points. Nasdaq down 146, s p 500, it fell 47 points. Jeff deal has been watching the roller coaster. Concerns about chinas economy. That has been headline today and we saw that kind of action today with the Chinese Market and investors selling off but Financial Advisors tell us there are other factors driving it. In the u. S. Stocks are taking a hit. A big hit. You know the clichi is a perfect storm. Reporter financial Financial Advisors watch. Prices tumble. What followed was a major plunge in china with the Chinese Market fell the maximum of 7 percent before shutting opening. Chinas market affects our market and right now it is in a transition period. The divisional manufacturing exporting economy but now has a growing middle class of consumers. They are buying lots of stuff from around the world they have a growing middle class there and they want things, cars, ovens, houses. Reporter if the economy businesses selling overseas. He pointed to volatility around the world. Concerns about north korea, iran building weapons and concerns about the World Oil Producers battling it out creating uncertainty be on top of that at Home Investors are looking to see when the fed may raise Interest Rates next. Spirit the markets like certainty and when you have all of these problems all over the world, plus at home it makes things very, very uncomfortable for investors. So what does this mean for the individual investor throwing their money into retirement accounts . It may not all be bad. We are working on putting that story together for you on Eyewitness News at 4 back. Waiting to see what resident obama vetoes a bill that would dismantle the Affordable Care act. Yesterday republicanled house passed legislation that would cut federal funding for planned parenthood. And getting rid of rules require people to get coverage or pay fines. Gop has been working for 5 if we elect of republican president s, we could use this same path to repeal obamacare without 60 votes in the senate. This is critical. Its another president is expected to be owed veto it, republicans consider the move a triumph because it was the first time both sides of Congress Approved legislation opposing the Affordable Care act. The last hearing before the Volusia County man accused of killing his wife and children goes on trial for their murders. Investigators say toledo admitted to killing his wife and claim someone else killed her 2 children. Channel 9s Blake Tomasson was in court today as toledos attorneys try to get a chunk of the prosecution case thrown out. Reporter just a few weeks before luis toledo goes to track hims attorneys tried hard to keep as much as they could off the table, including an incident of rage as the state described it went toledo slapped his wife yesenia at her murder in the murders of her 2 children. Prosecutors explain that luis toledo had agreed clear motive for killing his wife and children mike and toledo. And affairs warrants had with a coworker fueled his rage and hostility yes i think it is important to look at the surrounding evidence bit the shows ill will, malice, spite for his wife. Reporter assistant david attorney said the event irrelevant to the case especially be a fair and Domestic Violence incident in lake mary where toledo walked into swatted his office humiliated her in front of coworkers and flatter. Prosecutors said he colder last night in october 2013. Of these events Domestic Violence and murder based on the affair that occurred and theres a reason for both occurring 30s investigators learned of the incident through toledo and questioned him without reading his miranda rights. If they found out about Text Messages and interrogation needs to be suppressed wants attorneys got a win for now the judge has suppressed any testimony by a medical examiner because the victims bodies whenever found. The judge will rule at a later time on whether to allow the evidence and testimony from the lake mary incident, luis tornadoes trial begins with jury selection in st. Augustine on january 19 and deland, blaine tomlinson, channel 9 Eyewitness NewsBrevard County man says he has not lived in his new apartment one day before armed at longhorn steak like this doesn t need anything else. Which is why we don t just add, anything else. Longhorn steaks that the new smoky bacon sirloin. The new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. And the parmesan crusted sirloin. All with hand chopped salad unlimited bread for 12. 99. Tonight only at longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. And for lunch try our new steak and bacon cheddar melt. Ucf now has 3 weeks left to raise the money they need to bring in new campus to downtown orlando. For months we have actually showed you these renderings here of the new plans that theyve had in the works. In the work crews are still at it hence this big pile of construction here when channel 9 Julie Salomone went by and found out what the downtown campus will include once the money is raised. All of those in favor signify by saying i first board of trustees approved today a memorandum of understanding providing details about the campus. Ucf has requested 20 million of state funding, but they wont pitch the downtown campus to the florida board of governors this month, instead, ucf wants to secure 20 million in private funding before asking for state approval. Right now, ucf has secured about 7 8 million of funding. Spearmint realistically, we need to get the balance of the fundraising done within the next 23 weeks. Reporter memorandum pointing out the downtown campus will offer degrees linked to the needs of local and state workforce, academic programs available would include digital media, health sciences, legal studies, and social work. Spirit continuing to invest in those programs that help meet, help prepare students for high skilled, high wage jobs. Reporter the latest private donations for the campus came from the Orlando Magic and cfe federal credit union, pledging 1. 5 million each. Ucf hopes for more donations to reality. Julie salomone, gemini, Eyewitness News it is important to know this project caused about 60 million, 20 million coming from ucf, and as julie mentioned, University Officials want another 20 million to come from private donors before they can ask the state for the final 20 million. 15 million campus proposal was vetoed in june last year by governor scott, however, many suspected the veto with political fallout that followed the legislatures battle over medicate that spring. Considered an endangered species big today florida fish and why life officials downgraded the amenities threatened. Last year a population count found more than 6000 manatees and officials believe they are no longer in danger of extension period they will still maintain most of the protections that they have now. The National OceanicAtmospheric Administration noaa disasters the country survived in 2015. The agency identified 10 major incidents from tornadoes to floods to wildfires. Each cost at least 1 billion in recovery. Already in 2016, the el nio winter has brought floods, tornadoes and mudslides to different parts of the country. I have lived here about one year and this is as crazy as its gotten. 2015 was also the 2nd warmest year murder for the u. S. After the year 2012. We have an entire section on the website dedicated to el nio. Go to wftv. Com click on el nio link under the weather tab. There are a lot of interesting things there. We have a tropical depression in the central pacific, 4 Degrees North latitude which is in the wrong place to be forming. Now we may have maybe, a chance for alex to form north of bermuda in the next 72 hours. The result of the craziness. Partially that, yes. The weather has been crazy. El nio i think is the genesis of that wave i am watching north of bermuda now. It is off Daytona Beach. Flags flying from north to south, 63 degrees now. Temperatures with the winds dying off a little bit felt warmer today. We made it to the mid70s, 74 sanford, 70 in titusville. This low did start as a piece of energy and the jet stream courtesy of el nio that slid all the way through here, brought us almost 3 into parade in Brevard County and it is wrapping up. That storm will continue to lift through. This is bermuda and it does not look like a tropical system to me now. A lot of dry air but the system could have a chance to wrap up closer and possibly could become a fullfledged subchapter storm and the storm for 2016 is alex, only one in 4 chance it will happen. Avelino but just unusual that we are talking about that. The weight in the gulf now will spread rain after midnight. Mix of clouds and sunshine through the evening and then we get into the overnight hours. Cloud cover rolling through. A shield of rain from tampa approaching orlando by 3 00 a. M. With a better chance of rain in the northern zones. Do not be surprised if you get line rain overnight. I will watch things through the evening tonight. Future track keeps it mostly cloudy and a chance for rain between 126 am. Including showers for lake county, 57 the villages eustis, nothing for tonight. Los faulty near 60, temperatures tomorrow make their way back up into the mid to upper 70s. Staying mostly cloudy during the day. And saturday, another fast moving almost like a race car in the sky. Another storm system bringing a chance for afternoon and evening downpours. Fiveday forecast, where the weekend is always in view, warm temperatures, big temperature changes in another cool down. Vanessa i have just gotten started. 04 30. Found on a trail in Seminole County. How police bleated ended up there in the new years numbers at making people question whether state laws designed to protect judge in from abusive situations are helping the data in end of 2015 shows the states Child Mortality rate remained relatively unchanged. Jamie holmes reports child Safety Advocates say there may not be anymore quick fixes to try. Spearmint in the wake of the gordon case in which the child was allegedly beaten to death by her mom and separate florida legislator went back to work trying once again to fix the system and dcf has been more situations. And 2015, despite the legislation, 473 children died in the state of florida which is even higher than it was in 2011. The bank is no silver bullet. I know people asked that question, people want to know why they happen and how they happen at the end of the day, as i said before, it is a human business. That people do bad things to really good kids. Reporter more to numbers than meets the eye, 400 children who died in the state in 2014, hundred and 3 were victims of 8 maltreatment such as abuse, neglect or homicide. That is roughly the same as it was 3 years earlier. By far, most thats were accidental con drownings or sits, child safety after get save them as as population has boom, the number of children per capita who died has gone down yes we have actually had fewer deaths per 10,000 children throughout the state of florida. Reporter whats changed is the burden on foster families. Caseworkers pull children from homes, foster families are being overwhelmed. Safety advocates say they need forward and more caseworkers so they can cut down on case overload to really make a difference in the child death rate. Because of some of the changes that have taken place, because of some of the increased awareness across the state of florida, there are a greater number of children entering this a care in the state of florida needs to ensure that the funding to serve the kids is adequate yet in Orlando Jamie home, channel 9 Eyewitness News once again, the powerball is making history. Many people are paying big money for a chance to win even more. 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