After joining him for an interview Humane Society says his 2 million members setting a message committing 15 million to Animal Rescue and rehabilitation. A real history with the issue and excited about sea world redoubling the commitment to rescue in rehabilitation. On the no matter how long the whale survive at the park, changes are on the way in a few years and ive been asking park leaders what we can expect and i will let you know about the timeline for this park on Eyewitness News at 5 mac. Live in Orange County field sutton channel 9 Eyewitness News we contacted sea world officials to get an update on tolikum selfie we told you the order was sent from an infection in today sea world tells us tilikum is a guarded condition and they say hes been eating well and showing improvements in blood work. Decision will help or hurt the theme park . Join the conversation now at facebook. Com wftv. Breaking news out of Brevard County where another case of zika has been reported. There are 66 cases of zika in florida, four are pregnant women. Another three cases were reported in alachua county. Nearly all patients were infected out of the country in florida and one of the cases and polk county was sexually transmitted. Health officials do not believe the virus is affecting the local mosquito population. The millionaire with the overturn murder conviction staying behind bars. Bond was denied. Attorneys say they will appeal. He was found guilty of shooting and killing his wife back in 2009 and there are worth mentioned but just last month it a judge granted a new trial on the grounds of ineffective counsel. Teenagers charged as an adult for allegedly trying to kill a deputy will face charges to market or to schedule for a session this morning yesterday we told you the state attorney charged him as an adult for attempted murder the investigators say he hit sergeant. Marcy pierce with amar car last month when she got to taken on burglary charges. She is recovering from a fractured foot and head injury. A lake county teenager died in a tragic house fire. This afternoon that have questions about exactly what happened inside the home before the flames broke out. And why he was not able to escape with investigators say the fire started about 9 00 last night inside the 19th century house near e. Mineola st. Roy ramos has spent the day. Out there, though boy was alone when the fire broke out. Reporter i just spoke with the fire chief tells me 17year old victim was feet from the front door you are looking at right now. Firefighters had to knock the while investigators have yet to determine the cause of the fire, the tuesday that it started in the rear of the home. It was up, it raised up. Reporter cell phone give you given to Eyewitness News show the flames ripping through a century old home just after 9 00. Firefighters pulled a young man from the house but despite attempts to revive him he lost his life. To see that happen. Reporter clyde was one of the residents that watched as mineola fire with the help of 4 other agencies battled the blaze engulfing the home surroundings by threat surrounded by brush ted cruz putting out hotspots while the state fire marshal investigated the cause. That is where the fire originated from the back. Fire started on the first floor of the twostory home room wall the fire chief tells me the 17yearold victim was found within feet of the front door where firefighters had to force entry to pull him out. I feel sorry because i know the parents are going through because i went to the same thing. Reporter the 17yearold victim was a Lake MinneolaHigh School Student and we got a chance to speak to fellow classmates and im going through the interviews and have them for you at 5 00. Roy ramos, channel 9 Eyewitness News. A shooting in orlando ended in a crash and with police capturing the wrong guy. A man was shot near dear rock drive victim giving details about the shooter and the officers as they found a driver matching the description and followed him however the driver ended up crashing and one police captured him, they realized he was the wrong guy. A reporter is gathering details about the mishap and we will have an update in less than 30 minutes. Its been hot today but summerlike temperatures are letting out because rain is moving in. Checking in with chief terry tracking it all from Severe Weather center 9, daytona is getting hit. We had so many people on the beach we had problems earlier today and now mother the moment. Rain is showing up now in fact it is just about everybody off the beach with rain and lightning in the distance zooming in mainly in northern zones offshore Daytona Beach had shelf cloud earlier, as far south as New Smyrna Beach with scattered rain mainly in the northern sections of lake in Volusia County west of 17. Including heavier downpours just north along 75 including gainesville, some strong storms lining up south of palm coast could get over 1 inch of rain approaching Flagler Beach in the next 15 minutes. More big changes ahead for the weekend. When you talk about the summerlike temperatures, spring breakers loved it. 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 the Sheriffs Office for help. Only this week while patrolling the beach officers noticed right away this is a much larger crowd than years past so they did something about it nearly doubling the number of officers on the beach. Beach safety officers have confronted thousands of teens for a little alcohol on Volusia County beaches. Most of them are being compliant so they had alcohol we give them the opportunity to pour it out and if they are compliant move we move on. If they do not want to follow rules, we take it to the next level. Reporter more than 120 times there was taken to the next level. Handcuffs, detention and arrested yesterday an officer shoulder was injured. We had an officer hurt and i want to have more presence are enforcing rules your. Reporter tuesday, a College Student arrested when he jumped grabbing her. The vast majority of law with only talk. Yes. Reporter they are going to officers they need. In Volusia County, Steve Barrett, channel 9 Eyewitness News. More than 130 spring breakers have been arrested for alcohol violations along Volusia County beaches but the county is forcing a zero the beach. During our ride along we saw spring breakers bring order to dump out there and they did the same today, Law Enforcement says they want everyone to have a great time and get home safely. In Volusia County, we have an update on the homeless problem, Daytona Beach made it easier for local groups to city parks. In 2014, the city was sued for past 12 years. A couple said the Constitutional Rights were out of the park for feeding the homeless. That lawsuit was settled yesterday four 35,000 and now groups can feed the homeless at parts once a week for three hours. You recall a makeshift homeless grant temporary shutdown an office in Daytona Beach math last month leaders are working for plans for new shelters. Advocates a one of the options Daytona Beach city leaders had to help fix chronic homelessness is ineffective. 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 longterm 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 firebreather sends students and fat staff running for their lives in of florida high school. Ahead the accident that could have burned down the entire school. A rant way up to get out to 408 is closing tonight and will stay for at least three years. How you can get where you are going next. We talked about the change a ramp a lot take to get onto 408 is closing. Orange avenue red tube westbound 408 will be shut down for three years. Starting tonight. Denise broom looked into the options you will have now to get onto the eastwest expressway. Reporter that is bound to be confusion soon like this guy who tried to take the ramp from division avenue to 408 today even though it has not opened yet. Tomorrow they could be more headaches. The rent 2408 westbound from orange avenue across from the Doctor Phillips ctr. Is closing as of 9 00 tonight and will stay closed for three years. Its part of the i 4 ultimate construction, project leaders have told me the downtown area and the interchange with 408 intense work. We told you on monday when fdot announced it would be closing the ramp took ted cruz more room to work on the new interchange. It will replace the current one which has been problematic for years. Crews of the building the temporary ramp to 408 westbound on division avenue to get people direct access. We were rolling today when a driver tried to use it even though it does not opened until the morning. This is how you can get to the rent from downtown orlando orange avenue check the south and take anderson street and anderson street can take you on to division and get to the ramp. Another alternate would be to take south street to division and then yet to the new ramp. You can take the indirect route to 408 by getting onto i 4 downtown and loop around the interchange to head west. They could be a gap tonight into tomorrow morning when both the orange avenue ramp and the new ramp at the vision will be closed. Leaders called the change temporary it will be lasting orange avenue opens. Deneige broom channel 9 Eyewitness News. Remember we have you covered during the sixyear long i 4 ultimate project we posted the doors as well as upcoming projects at wftv. Com. Click on the traffic to have and then i 4 ultimate project. We have shown you many times you see of students changing the lives of children with missing limbs. They had surprised the cheerleader with a new arm 10 yearold Juliana Langton suffers from a congenital birth defects forcing doctors to a ticket part of the left arm the students with Limitless Solutions made her a 3d bionic arm at no cost to her family. Yesterday the Cheerleading Team helped deliver the arm. Rock paper scissors. Weve seen Amazing Things the prosthetic have done for 15 children. The first recipient sevenyear arm and the Orlando City Soccer club help you see of students present sixyearold from brazil with a new arm and we showed you in january when nine yearold alvin got an arm with a star wars theme. I dont know where to begin. I have met them and watch them make the arms is amazing and you are they have released schematics for free. Is not about ownership is about helping. Anybody can copy them. We need more. Folks on the beach it was jammed earlier today, Steve Barrett try to get real estate and we had rain moving in and folks trickling out, Daytona Beach in between downpours, orlando could get rain to fall in the next hour we will update that through 6 30 tonight on social media 24 7 and our app you can download them for free 86 right now is a high so far today in orlando we told you it would be warm and gradually with cool things down and a big cool down behind the front on sunday and right now the weather is active here to the north where the best Rain Coverage will be tonight we track the rain that just is now moving offshore Daytona Beach and that is on its way south of port orange but we have a hefty line of rain and thunderstorms here along west Flagler Beach, the new lightning strikes are popping up between palm coast and Beverly Beach slowly pushing toward the east southeast toward the Flagler Beach area and more scattered rain all the way to the north of ocala, still getting sadder scattered rainfall and a good blob of thunderstorms south of the land over deltona. The atmosphere is relatively dry from a weeks worth of no rainbow we had cooled air in the upper atmosphere anything that develops will likely generate thunder. Something we will track with a lot of teenagers and College Folks and yourself out there trying to enjoy the sun. Developing and pushing for the east coast but also working farther south. As we head to the evening we will see some widely scattered rain and heavy rain totals will be to the north along this stall the frontal boundary so for the next three days northern parts of the state will be the best chance for rain and tomorrow mostly dry during the day. Tomorrow night, friday night, early saturday, the rain moves in the fight to the north and by the weekend saturday does not look by bad but saturday afternoon evening and sunday morning it is going to be 18 our time period from saturday afternoon to sunday morning and thats what we see another round of rain as a cold front passes in. Look at the difference rainfall makes. Only 66 palm coast, 86 orlando, showers around 8 00 tonight and then clearing out and patchy fog in the morning and ray more likely to the north tomorrow but generally a pretty good day on friday. Future track keeping us quiet. Of energy this is friday night. I said into the evening hours and that is when the better chance of rain will be this is early saturday mornings. If you head out to the winter park sidewalk art fest will take your umbrella with you now to watch out for the first part of saturday but if you are going to be heading toward the coast, watch out for lightning and take our free weather app with you. Fiveday forecast where the weekend is always in view. widely scattered late day shower or storm and saturday into saturday night that is the best chance for rain over the weekend and we start out with showers and look at the 70s and 40s, vanessa, probably for the last time until later this fall. Two Orange County students duking it out at the same school where we have been reporting problems for weeks. Coming up, we asked administrators what is being done to stop the violence. Citrus greening has Central FloridaCitrus Growers scrambling for alternatives. The unexpected drop you can be tasting in the future instead of orange juice. Working with automakers toward preventing a third of all future car crashes. Streeeeeam stream, stream, streeam streeeeeam stream, stream, stream when i want you in my arms when i want you and all your charms whenever i want you green beer is big for st. Patricks day but it could be the future for florida citrus industry. Last month we told you about some growers turning to all is because Citrus Greening continues to devastate the jamie holmes reports other growers are turning to another unlikely crop in florida, hops. Reporter on the stretch of road known as the green mile, u. S. Research ctr. , apopka there is a plant grown they should not be here. Most people cannot believe it is being done and the first thing people generally take and with them in small them and take them and want to get a sensory evaluation. Reporter is talking about hops. The kind that go in there. A plant that typically grows and far northern states Like Washington but for the last four years researchers have been successfully growing it here in producing a hop with a distinctly mild flavor. Where having a plant that gets influence in terms of aroma and flavor from the soil, it is a unique crop and flavor and could aroma next phase of the operation hops plant going 20 feet up a telephone pole like that putting off 2. 5 pounds of hops Citrus Growers in particular are very interested in the possibilities of this being a cash crop. Because of Citrus Greening, growers are becoming desperate to find alternate crops. Hops could become a booming business. Craft beer business of florida has gone from growing 100,000 Barrels Per Day to more than 1 Million Barrels