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Connected to the drug house. Reporting live channel9 Eyewitness News. Breaking in Orange County detectives have a major update on the shooting that killed a 15yearold boy in apopka. This is the News Conference with sheriff is expected to speak at any moment. Antoine davis was shot and killed while walking on the sidewalk last friday we will get an update. Earlier this week we asked investigators if it was gang related and at this point if we had a gang problem. We will bring you updates and let you know as soon as the sheriff against speaking. More breaking news out of Orange County a man is in surgery after been shot in the deputies say an argument between a couple led to a man shooting at his girlfriend in the Magnolia Court apartments the gunfire hit an innocent bystander who was installing a security fence. Investigators say they have one person in custody now we are waiting to hear from the Sheriffs Office to get more affirmation on the story. Breaking International News after months of searching a worldwide manhunt for the mastermind behind the paris attacks has come to an end. The ringleader Salah Abdeslam was captured live in brussels. It was a violent takedown. The most wanted man in the world was captured this afternoon in belgium. This is extremely significant. Salah abdeslam was wounded and is now in the custody of belgian authorities after the rate of a neighborhood in brussels this was culminating a international manhunt. They say he is responsible for the november 13 terrorist attacks in paris which killed 150 people. Intelligence officials have been working with french and belgian officials since we learned Salah Abdeslam was tracked to the neighborhood earlier in the week after fingerprints were discovered in a department. Prosecutors say he escaped the raid happening blocks away from his childhood home. He has probably been in the community for a number of weeks. It has taken the authorities this long to figure out exactly which location. The takedown was violent bullets were fired during the raid. The capture was a victory against isis and a strong message to those who commit acts of terror. This sends a message to all extremist groups that the Law Enforcement Intelligence Community will continue to look for you until they find you. Abc news new york. Federal persecutors told us since november with a 100 house conducted. This arrest is the biggest and changing gears we are in the final stretch of winter. Again it feels like summer out there. George, another day in the 80s. Yes, the 11th day in the 80s one more day and then big changes. A few isolated showers Marion County some rain pushing in. The first thing here is not lightning. At least not right now but the shower will pass the bank in the next 510 minutes. Will head for eureka in the next 20 minutes. A shower heading toward Marion County. Thats about it for the rain for now. A few more isolated showers are developing over the next two hours a bigger batch of rain is off to the west. The front that was in this weekend just ahead i will time out the return of the widespread rain and how it will impact saturday. Firefighters have been a rash of brushfires. Many in residential neighborhoods. Last week we showed you the flames that damaged homes. Melanie hold found out there have been more than 100 brush set fires since january. Fire officials are looking for some patterns here. The vast majority of the fires the cause is undetermined. Like this fire off of quentin avenue here in palm bay. Under these conditions even the careless flick of a cigarette can start a brush fire. Since the damaged for homes last week fire officials have been keeping a close eye on potential trouble spots throughout the city and they have been asking residents to secure their own property while removing brush and limbs that are too close to their homes. The fire threat is real and to an undeveloped area for 3 separate fires which are being called suspicious p wade smith told me firefighters were back in his neighborhood in response to a flareup from one of last weeks where the old fire was last week a couple of days ago came back up we are keeping an the Fire Department responded quickly. These are the hotspots. He and others are hoping for rain and in the meantime fire rescue has been coordinating its efforts with four straight officials as well as Palm Bay Police investigating and fighting these fires. Live in Brevard County melanie holds Eyewitness News. Meanwhile firefighters are working to determine what sparked the fire that destroyed this landmark we saw this at the Pumpkin Center on fire tuesday night. This was the former home of usa today founder al newhart and it was being renovated by its new owner. Donations are pouring in county family who lost a son and a home. Trevor ross was killed when the familys home went up in flames wednesday night. Council chambers at mineola city hall has been open for people to donate to the family. The city manager said people have been showing love and support even giving when they dont have much themselves. We had someone come in yesterday and he came to us and asked if he could donate cash and we said yes to can. He opened his wallet and every dollar he had he took it out and handed it over. They still need close and shoes for the mother and father in teenage boys. You can find more information about what they need and where you can take these items. Its on the website. Accused of hitting a deputy with a car and taking off is now charged as an adult. Last month investigators say he with a stolen car when she tried to arrest him on burglary charges. She is still recovering but she said she plans to be back at work when she feels she is ready. The suspect will remain in vail in jail on nobody this afternoon we are leading the effort to fast track advice been vaccine for the zika virus bring the total to 67 in florida. Today the senator talked to us about his new legislation that helps to develop a vaccine before the virus gets into the local mosquito population. Its something that is on the radar. Physique up radar just received a new case out of south florida. Past the judge a station introduced by bill nelson and it would add to the Tropical Disease Program heres how it works when a Company Develops a treatment for one of the diseases on the list it receives a voucher to fast track the process to another drug of its choice. Once awarded a fast track time it takes for the fda to approve another drug they are developing content to six months or be sold to another drugmaker. One of these expedited processes has been sold from one drug company to another for as much as 125 million. For us in florida a vaccine is even more significant. Three of the last four cases in Central Florida came from haiti which puts a target on the caribbean. Haiti is not far away from the dominican which is another source and thats not far from puerto rico. So beware. An appropriate warning for Central Florida since we have so many residents with family in puerto rico and travel back and forth. There is a house of representatives version of the bill they are looking at next week. Then it has to the president s death. Remember you can find out everything you need to know about zika virus on the website zika virus. Florida decides who should be elected president they are trying to bring down donald trump they are alleging what they have for a Social Security number and cell phone number. The group call him a fascist and he is joining a group of conservatives hoping to stop trump. They are willing to fight him because he doesnt share our values. Publican troops are targeting trump with a new way of negative ads spending has increased 900 since iowa caucuses. Seminole county mother admitted to shooting and killing her daughter coming up why her attorney said the judge had no choice but to hand down a life sentence even though the woman was mentally ill. A group of activists is determined to prevent another be added to the endangered species list. We were in court when the sky was slapped with a fiveyear sentence for plowing into a woman and her horse with his truck. We were very lucky that he only had that he only hit one person. Staying on top of breaking news in Orange County with detectives say they have a major update in the shooting death of 18yearold Antoine Davis from apopka death the News Conference about to start and the Service Expected to speak. Teenager was shot and killed while walking on the sidewalk us friday a news crew is in the room and we will bring you updates as soon as the sheriff begins to speak. Will spend five years in prison after hitting a woman and her investigators say the super todd go into a group of horseback riders. Channel9 Steve Barrett spoked to the victims family. What did she tell you . They said they are satisfied with the sentence. Christopher todd was taken out of court cuffed and shackled headed for prison just before noon today. He was sentenced to five years in prison half the time they were asking for. The defense attorney tried to argue that he should only get probation. No prison time at all. He pleaded no contest earlier this year to charges that he rammed his truck into a group of horseback riders in february after a exchange about the way he was driving. One of the horses was hit and killed and the writer was injured. After the sentence the woman who cared for the worst who died tells me what she thinks. Cant bring back what happened at night or change it. It happened. Im hopeful that he is truthful and being remorseful. And that he will take this is a valuable lesson. Todd was ordered to pay restitution of 7500 for medical bills and to compensate the owner of the horse. Live in Volusia County steve. Eyewitness news. A zoo in charge of the worlds work is quercus reproduction is an Animal Rights and stopping it is against the wellbeing of any species however since the world owns the whales he said they will comply. The most experienced space traveler williams and two cosmonauts will blast off today during a six month expedition the total days in space will climb to 534 this is two kelly. The rocket is expected to lift todays weather has the beaches packed and authorities are making sure that alcohol stays off the sand and water. Lets look at the Daytona Beach towercam. This time. Earlier we found out Law Enforcement officers arrested more than 134 alcoholrelated offenses. Remember, no booze at the beach. Take a look this gator was to blame for keeping students from getting home from class yesterday students had to stay inside after they could come and wrangled the gator. School Officials Say they spotted it walking across the it want to see more video head to facebook and we will have it there for you. Vanessa cant stop staring at that screen. Better to see it on video been in real life. The weather outside better to see in real life. Beautiful day despite the cloud cover these live shots always look good. Its 850. Without the cloud cover it would be hotter. In the last 23 days more than three weeks weve had less than 1 10 inch of rain in orlando. People are excited about chance for rain tomorrow and sunday. It will be scattered not everyone will have a downpour but theres a good chance for a little rain peace. Right now isolated showers over toward reddick and macintosh and northern Marion County the lightning yet but if you isolated showers are of the next to of moisture several waves of Energy Tracking over florida over the next 36 hours. Now through sunday morning we will have unsettled weather and a chance for rain. This evening the rain is isolated the highest chance county and flagler. We drop into the 70s in all locations by 8 pm and by 11 pm 60s in the northern zone. Another warm night for winter. By morning we are talking about mid60s and isolated showers. Tomorrow is important day because that will be the day that the rain will impact your plans. 4 am saturday a few isolated showers but not a lot of rain in the morning. By 2 pm rain at the beach all the way to flagler beach. This is 4 pm scattered rain developing. Lighting was also be an issue youll have to watch for late tomorrow afternoon into the evening in downtown orlando. The second half of the afternoon in the evening has the biggest rain chance. Heads up tee times have been pushed forward because of the rain chance in the afternoon. You can see information on the event another warm day tomorrow midto upper 80s in many locations. Beaches low to mid 80s. Taking at the main chance for rain late in the afternoon and into the evening. Here is the five day forecast with the weekend and you look at the changes the rain chance saturday is 50 . Sunday 76 cooler and drying out 10 cooler yet monday, tuesday, wednesday the first few days of spring dropping into the 40s by Tuesday Morning. Showing you how strong tomorrows thunderstorms will get. New Research Reveals some children to steal your tax dollars kids are being coached to steal Social Security benefits a green light for the states first bear hunt in decades. The move some activists are taking to make sure there is not another hunt this year. 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Right now there is no state protection for the bears and this could be asking the federal government pursuant to the endangered species act which is been successful at saving species from distinction. A spokesperson told me in florida the west indian manatee and the florida panther are federally protected meaning that you cannot injure or kill them or do anything that impacts their ability to reproduce or survive. Those behind the petition argue that bears the federal protection because we had the first hunt last year a more than two decades and more than 300 were killed. Bears were also killed on roads because they are a nuisance. Add to that the loss of habitat. Officials have 90 days to respond to the petition and study if bears need federal protection. Julie salomone Eyewitness News. Received the petition and they have no comment at this time. Orlando is expected to be packed for the Arnold Palmer invitational. How much this helps the local economy and the children in need. Rick scott plans to fight for millions in tax cuts but he just signed a budget without many of them. What the budget does include and how it is making history. This mother agree to a life sentence for shooting and this is channel9 Eyewitness News at 4 coverage you can count on. This other admitted she gunned down her own daughter will now spend the rest of her life in prison. I know for me defense perspective we did everything we could for her. Her attorney said the judge had no choice but to hand down a life sentence even though the she pleaded guilty and today she accepted her fate. This is in spite of Mental Illness Angela Jacobs talks with the defense attorney about this unusual outcome. In a 12 minute proceeding she pleaded guilty to the 2014 shooting death of her daughter at their home. Under florida law she requested the Death Penalty and rejected a plea deal and the the judge with only one option sentencing her to life in prison. This is a sad and tragic day the final chapter in the story. Her defense attorney made sure the record reflected his clients decision was against his advice. Everyone in the courtroom and everyone involved in this case, i believe, does it is not and ordered mental evaluation found her confident enough competent enough to enter the plea but her attorney called attention to the fact that she was ruled mentally ill at the time of the crime and he said she still is. Outside her plea we heard her make a statement he told her he cannot make that decision. Her defense said wherever she is sent wont bring this story justice. Unfortunately, she will be florida. She will never receive the Mental Health treatment that she desperately needs. In Seminole County Angela Jacobs Eyewitness News. Her defense attorney told us the blame lies with her Mental Illness and the gun laws that firearm. Staying on top of several breaking stories right now major develo