Time to grade and managers time to investigate. The incident only only happen in a staging area near maintenance a week reached out to bosses that fdot to find out why all 21 miles at a stop work. Wise the entire project shutdown . That was the determination that the joint venture made. As far as the Florida Department stamford, safety is important to us and if the joint venture feels this is what they need to do to make sure the corridor is safe for the public and workers, then we support them. Reporter we took kept pressing about the notion and asked when the project could start up again. I got safety statistics for the company here. We are putting that together now for Eyewitness News at 5 at the live in Orange County, and tim barber, channel 9 Eyewitness News. We turn to breaking news and winter park where police are investigating why an suv crashed into a Boston Market and caused a gas leak from sky suv sticking out of the restaurant. Police say neither the female driver nor restaurant customers or employees were hurt. The gas company has crews at the scene working to fix the leak now. Breaking in lake county, less than one hour ago, crews began searching for a missing boater. We told you about the search for 76yearold William Robel yesterday. Kathi belich got to the scene. What can you tell us . Reporter they are searching right now. They are not letting us into the scene. The gate is open so searchers can go in and out. We are told the aviation and marine units from the Orange County in Lake County Sheriffs Office are searching. From sky witness 9, you can see the area Lake Beauclair more than 1100 acres of surface area. You can see how difficult it would be to search also rough waters. I have been told when William Robel, 76yearold went out to go back fishing yesterday waters were probably rough then and maybe why he got into trouble. I have been told the waters have been rough all day yesterday and today making the search very difficult. Sadly, it does not look good for mr. Robel. This has been more than 24 hours now that he has been missing. They found his boat yesterday after family members call for help. His boat was circling in the water here with no one in it. Live from Lake Beauclair, kathi belich, channel 9 Eyewitness News. We are following breaking news out of Orange County now. Another case of zika has been reported. Orange county has three total cases of the state has 35. Announcement following the diagnosis of three pregnant women somewhere in florida yesterday. The disease can cause severe birth defects. Every single one of floridas patients became infected when traveling out of the country that the virus is not in the local mosquito population. Find everything you need to they had to wftv. Com and click on the news tab and then zika virus. This afternoon investigators say a major Central Florida drug cartel was so organized it was like working a 9to5 job for somewhere members would be fired if they did not show up for work. U. S. Attorneys office, da in several local agencies teamed up to take down the cartel and they say it was pumping massive amounts of maryland heroin into such florida. Jeff deal has been looking into the case that these guys were selling 1 kg per week. Reporter they say that is a lot of heroin. They were selling it in the taurus corridor and parking lots like this one outside of it and scott, kirkman road. According to investigators, they would get shipments from outofstate most likely originally come in from mexico into california. And then to Central Florida. Once here, the Drug Trafficking organization headed up by fontan as we break it down into different baggies and sell it and parking lots of hotels and investigators say they would sell from five individual does baggies up to 200 bags at the time it mostly to local people and they often worked out of a strip mall business called majestic tattoo in barbershop. They believe these guys would run it like of business each working 12 hour shifts to do the deals. It was fairly complex on how they distributed these things with phones and making appointments and working shifts. People got fired if they did not show up for work. Reporter the dea and share of both said the effort is continuing and they will go after people dealing drugs on the street level and they believe this group is likely part of a much larger drug organization. Live in Orange County, jeff deal, channel 9 Eyewitness News. Orange county lost the task force to cut down on the growing problem. We told you about the last august including Orange County mayor teresa jenkins. The goal includes reducing drug help addicts recover, and educating children about drugs. David segal join the cause followings overlooked daughters death last year. Deputy searching for two suspects accused of stealing a car from an orlando man at gunpoint and then using it in another armed robbery. These are two of the four suspects investigators were able to arrest. Investigators say they stole the mans car from the eagle reserves apartment in orlando yesterday and used the car to rob another man near the altamonte mall. Police and civil county deputy start spotted the suspect and bailed from the vehicle and two others are still on the run today. Wants to candidates from florida running for president. Now there is only one. Something soon there will be none. Christopher heath looked at which candidates were calling on the others to drop out so they can go oneonone with donald trump. Who is winning the race to be what they call the anti trump . Reporter all of them john kasich camp says rubio needs to quit the race. Ted cruz leading in texas and so far the only one to beat trump in a contest. Rubio says he has the best chance to actually win oneon one. In the final debate before super tuesday, front runner donald trump could not take fire from both sides the senators marco rubio and ted cruz both questioning trumps conservative credentials in a fox news Forum Wednesday night. Who knows what you do as president. We will not allow conservative movement to be defined by a nominee who is and not a conservative. Reporter rubio was yet to win a state trails trump i 16 points in florida according to a new poll. Rubios camp has downplayed the poll. Experts say a loss by rubio in florida could end his campaign and now is the time for him to consider going after the front runner. Every attempt to take on donald trump has failed spectacularly in the problem rubio and cruz have is they are Donald Trumps force ghosts of 2012, mitt romney calling out donald trump are not releasing his taxes. Even though neither ted cruz ignore marco rubio have released theirs. We have good reason to believe that there is a bombshell in Donald Trumps taxes. Reporter trump, angry reaction on twitter. Probably should have one for the election and now is playing a tough guy. On the democratic side, South Carolina will hold a primary saturday and Hillary Clinton is expected to wiggle the state by doubledigit probably Bernie Sanders moved on holding on a rally in a while. I will have announces on the great. On the debate. Like our page it starts at 8 30 watch Eyewitness News at 11 00 for a recap. Sea world orlando and sister parks fighting a battle since the release of a documentary challenging the treatment of wales in captivity. A report shows things maybe improving for sea world. Angela jacobs went through the in attendance but not what they were hoping for. Sea world had specific reasons for that one being the weather unlike today at overall corporate said it considers the financial position very stable despite the rocky year. Reporter tourists are on the fence on whether to visit sea world this week. If i had kids i would be more inclined. I dont know that i am compelled to go to sea world now. Reporter for apathy is not related to have an opinion yet over the movie blackfish or pr nightmare that followed. They do something part can take as a good sign. In the earnings webcast, we listened on this morning. Endoftheyear seeing signs of the business stabilizing. Reporter Management Team praised 3. 3 million increase in revenue pulled in by years end. Loss of 9. 6 million in the fact it attendance of 1 percent. 2016 softer in florida due to factors. Reporter management said the factors include lighter Latin American Market for Sea World Orlando and Busch Gardens where january wet weather also forced both parts to share a combined 27 days of operating. Thats four times the amount of rain delays than all of last year. You are looking at another reason sea world expects florida numbers to rebound. The mako roller coaster at it with a cobra coaster expected at Busch Gardens, both expected to open by the summer. Live in orlando, angela jacobs, channel 9 Eyewitness News. Both will only have spectators. Looking from a far. Annecy bug hitting a nursing home in the villages. What officials tell us about how long theyve been astronaut scott kelly ready to say goodbye to the International Space station. I am ready to come home. Its not like im climbing the walls or anything. Why he said he has mixed emotions about his impending departure. Reporter American Heart Association has held annual compasses at the Orange CountyConvention Center but coming up, i will tell you about the new policy meaning they would take business somewhere else. Sunshine returning this afternoon. donkey sound elephant sound theres a big difference between making noise, tapping sound and making sense. elephant sound donkey sound when it comes to Social Security, we need more than lip service. Our next president needs a real plan to keep Social Security strong. elephant noise hey candidates. Enough talk. The American Heart Association regularly hosts the convention at the Orange CountyConvention Center. Economy but we learned they are pulling the event and money because florida allows indoor smoking. Julie salomone asked if it was too late to change the mind of the organization. Reporter the American Heart Association has said it will no longer host its annual conferences and meetings in cities that allow indoor smoking of any kind and that means the Orange CountyConvention Center could now lose money. The American Heart Association held its annual event at the Orange County commissioner ctr. In november. Bringing nearly 20,000 people to the area and pumping 40 50 million into the economy. The Heart Association announced on a National Level it will no longer do business in cities where indoor smoking is still allowed. American Heart Association is not antiorlando. That is not the message here. Reporter the chair for the chapter of the American Heart Association says the policy policy has been talked about for a while. Has been promoting Healthy Habits and antismoking and were strict on those things. Some smoking in bars and hotels. The Heart Association hopes stricter policy encourages lawmakers to move toward a smokefree state. There is a goal right now that it has will give local counties and cities more authority to enact smoking ban. Right now, they must follow state law. We found an irish put where smoking is allowed in employees see smoking as a personal choice. Even if we ban smoking inside displays, people will go outside to smoke it would not make a difference. Reporter the policy goes into effect in july 2017 which allows the association to honor any current contracts. Live in Orange County, julie salomone, channel 9 Eyewitness News. Hoping all aboard florida will add stop the Brevard County. Next year the Commuter Rail service will connect miami, Fort LauderdaleWest Palm Beach in orlando. Yesterday the Melbourne City council identified three potential stops that could be added. Other cities proposed stops as well. Because Transportation Planning organization will discuss the potential stops next month. In about two hours spacex will try again to launch a Communications Satellite on their falcon 9 rocket. This is video from last night when the launch was scrubbed because liquid oxygen temperatures were not cold enough. The next window 646 night. Best will this will be the fourth attempt to rock land of rocket on a floating barge. Youll see it live on wftv. Com and tom terry will talk about the weather forecast. Nasa astronaut scott kelly gave his final News Conference from the iss before returning to earth. Scott kelly 340 day stint in space will end next week. During his time and space, he said amazing pictures showing his views of earth. Kelly says he is ready to come home. I recognize the importance space station and i feel like it is a privilege but at the same time i have been here for a long time and i will be great to get back to earth. I wonder what he misses the most . He is scheduled to return march 1 and will have compiled 520 days on earth during 4 missions. I would miss my fire pit. That would not work. Im talking about other things. I am just checking. Downtown orlando, sunshine, 64 degrees and in deltona, the same with a westerly breeze at 20 miles an hour. I am so much trouble now. Thank you, vanessa. 70s back but not today. 67 in cocoa beach, 63, the leesburg, clermont. 62. We had a drop in temperatures from yesterday, 16 degrees colder there. 14 degrees colder and titusville and the wet is blowing brisk. We have the wind gust over 30 miles an hour today. We will finally start to relax what we call the Pressure Gradient which is the difference between high and low pressure creating windy in the first place and that will settle down to market fairly brisk tonight you can see the cool air but we try things out on schedule storm still northeast ringing tornado damage more coming up in the next half hour but it will be out leaving cold air for us. Including in sanford, fort mill part wekiva springs, 49 at midnight, windchill 47, dropping from there. 45 and 43 on the windchill as you start your day tomorrow. Winds are lasting relaxing a bit. Seminole county, 46 in altamonte springs, spring oaks and 43 and oviedo. Volusia county tonight cooler, breezy feeling like upper 34 ormond beach, 43 the land De Leon Springs in toward deltona and debary. Finally one was top local cold in lake county, lower 40s for temperatures tonight and osceola county, not as windy with temperatures hitting 44. Celebration, st. Cloud, poinciana. Upper 30s north and west ocala, 39. 38, 39 degrees the rest of us mainly in the 40s and a nice day tomorrow. Lots of sun shine not as windy just about pictureperfect as temperatures slowly creep up heading toward a busy weekend for outdoor events. Fiveday forecast where the weekend is always in view. From 68 on saturday, 72 on sunday and how about 78 degrees by tuesday. Icflorida. Com. 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