Transcripts For WOFL FOX 35 News At 10PM 20160215 : vimarsan

Transcripts For WOFL FOX 35 News At 10PM 20160215

News news in Orange County. A man was stabbed to death and theyre trying to find his daughter and her boyfriend to talk to them. Kirstin at the Orange County Sheriffs Office with more with what deputies are telling us about the homicide. Reporter tonight officials here at the Orange County Sheriffs Office are calling the victims and her boyfriend persons of interest in their investigation, and theyre asking the public to be on the lookout for would he both of then. Deputies at the Orange County Sheriffs Office tell us a 81yearold man was discovered stabbed to death in his own home. Deputies discovered the victim in his home here on third street around 9 45 last night. After the Fire Department went to do a wellbeing check. Neighbors were stunned. I was really not feeling good about it because it was just unusual for Something Like this to happen to this guy. Sheriffs deputies say the victims daughter, 45yearold and her boyfriend, a 53yearold, are considered persons of interest. The Sheriffs Office also released this photo of a car they say looks similar to the victim 2006 ford taurus that the couple is believed to be driving in. They also say the victims gun may be in the car. Neighbors in this community were saddened to learn of the elderly mans death. His neighbor across the street tells us hes known him for more than 30 years and considered him a friend. Hes the type of person i could rely on. Now deputies are asking anyone who knows knows the whereabouts of the couple to call law enforcement. For somebody to do Something Like that to him, i still feel bad about it. Number of the victims 2006 ford taurus theyre believed to be driving is skm 3 u. Deputies are asking anyone who might have any information on that couple to call crime line at 1800423tips. Reporting live tonight from Orange County, tiffany teasley, fox 35 news. Kirstin new developments in a shooting that killed a bethunecookman student. Lamont postell is accused of shooting three students at an offcampus party. Keith done cave johnson did not survive. He is very distraught. Hes very frightened. And he just insists that he did not do this. His head bandaged up, a bandaid on his face, Lamont Postell stood quietly in court today, charged with one count of first degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Bethunecookman students outside of a party early saturday morning. But his Attorney Says her client only went to the party to check out girls, then was confronted and beat unconscious. He said he woke up to Text Messages on his phone, voicemail messages on his phone saying that he was wanted. He immediately made arrangements to turn himself in to law enforcement. According to the art report, postell was involved in a fight during a party here at the golf club in daytona beach. Daytona beach police say security broke up the fight, but it then continued outside. And thats when, according to authorities, postell grabbed a gun from his car, and shot johnson, Justine Cunningham and trey william. He insisted hes not guilty, that he did not have a gun, that he did not go get a gun, that he did not shoot anyone. Johnson died of his injuries. I spoke to his mother today, who drove three hours for postells first appearance. And i just want justice for he was a good child. April equipment says her son was a standout student, and had recently become a dad. He has a fivemonthold daughter, who was his heart, he cherished her, and now she has to live without her father. In volusia county, Gina Jean Fox 35 news. Keith are. Keith a car slams into a Central Florida home. This time in new smyrna beach. The accident happening at a home. Neighbors tell us a truck was speeding down oakland when it blew through a stop sign, it clipped a tree before plowing into the bedroom of a home, as you can see. A woman was in the home when it happened but was not hurt. Neighbors say this isnt the first time theyve seen this kind of crash in that area. I hate to see people keep getting hurt and just cars damaged right here, and its somebody does something. Several neighbors tell fox 35 theyre trying to get a fourway stop at the intersection and warning signs in the actual pavement. Meantime, the number of hitandrun cases in florida continues to climb. The florida Highway Patrol plans to send strong messages statewide tomorrow. Tonight were hearing from the mother of a girl who was killed by a hitandrun driver. David williams joining us live in Seminole County with her emotional message. Reporter fhp says hitandruns are a problem in our state. Listen as one mother talks about the real true pain of what happens after you leave the scene of a deadly crash. And theyre basically leaving a victim to die on the side of the road. More and more people are dying from hitandrun crashes in florida. Weve been seeing this rise for about the last 10 years. The numbers dont lie. Florida Highway Patrol says in investigated 92,623 hitandrun crashes, 186 people were killed by hitandrun drivers. Thats 11 more deaths than 2014. I do cry every day. Tinas daughter, 17yearold melanie, was killed december 6, 2013, by a hitandrun driver. Fhp identifies that driver as k. Holland. She pled no contest. Shes awaiting to be sentenced. Its been hard. That crash happened along east colonial and dean road in orlando. Everything from there is a little bit blurry for the first couple of hours. Her son, travis, survived, but hes living with traumatic brain injury while theyre living without melanie. It was very emotional. It is still, two years and two months later, and its very difficult, not only for myself shell now have to wait even longer. Hollands sentencing is scheduled for june. Monday she will speak as part of an fhp statewide scam pain about hitandruns. She has a strong message she hopes stays with you about what its like when someone you love is killed by a hitandrun driver. It is a burden. Its a lifechanging event. Not temporary. But permanent. Fhp says if you leave the scene of a crash and someone dies, you could go to prison for a minimum of four years. Reporting live along i4 in sevenday forecast sevenday forecast, david williams, fox 35 news. New at 10 00, a 5yearold boy has died after he was hit by a car driven by a man who was trying to get away from police he was on a sidewalk near his home when a car approached. The driver was running from police after they tried to stop eugene was caught and is charged with vehicular manslaughter, murder, and other charges. Kirstin one man is behind bars tonight after a shooting at a sanford 7eleven. 22yearold Brandon Pickens is being held on 20,000 bond. Sanford police say they arrived at the 7eleven on Ronald Reagan boulevard to find a man who was shot. Officers say their investigation led them to pickens as a suspect. Police do not know what led to that shooting at this point. Keith winning the pole position for next weeks daytona 500. Adam shadoff in the studio with who is up front. Adam speed week is off to a special start. If sundays poll qualifying is any indication, the 500 will be awesome. 20yearold Chase Elliott had the fastest run on sunday, ever to win the pole, and he did that as a rookie, making his first laps around daytona ever. Its also 15 years after his dad, bill elliott, won the pole for the 500 back in 2001. Mom and dad were both on hand to watch their boy sunday. Matt kenseth will also start on the front row. Coming up at 10 45 p. M. In the fox 35 sportszone, you will hear from the young rising star, Chase Elliott. He seemed to have a pretty good perspective on what this pole win means for his week and the expectations that race fans have for him, too. Plus we will also take a look back at what saturday nights contests will mean for aaron gordon and youll hear from carl edwards in the sportszone spotlight, too. See you then. Kirstin update on the battered cruise ship, leaving its new jersey port after dropping off its passengers. The cruise line her was tossed around last week by hurricane it was supposed to the actions of a wild rebellious youth can have life altering consequences when they become adults. Kirstin what if that wasnt the case . My bill is about Second Chances for our juveniles. Coming up, the state lawmaker who wants to cut a little slack for those who commit misdemeanors as kids. My mom is the strongest woman i know. Jeb bush, donald trump, battling it on the debate stage. Plus when it comes to appointing a new Supreme Court justice, hear the warnings one candidate says could reshape our bill of rights. Brooks on a less noisy note, we do have temperatures this evening, man, its nice. 60s for the most part. A little bit cooler north and west. Well have the full president s day forecast and the sevenday coming up. A look at your iforecast. Prongs and new closures. Work starting, i4 westbound, well have one right lane closed all week long. This work goes on every single night from 8 30 p. M. To 6 00 a. M. Be aware of if youre driving through the area during the overnight hours. Down the street here, this is on eastbound and westbound, intermittent closures, and this work is actually going to last for two weeks. Every night from 10 00 p. M. To 6 00 a. M. Just be aware of that. Remember you can actually check out traffic and construction updates on your own smartphone. Traffic app, techs my dad is the greatest man my dad is the greatest man alive, in my mind. And while donald trump was building a reality tv show, my brother was building a Security Apparatus to keep us safe. And im proud of what he did. Jeb bush standing up for his family and taking on donald trump during saturday nights primetime g. O. P. Debate. Keith there were some explosive moments. Also a point of contention, the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Fox news correspondent Kristen Fisher with the details. I was pleased with the debate. I was the only person that went after donald trump. On the campaign trail sunday fallout from saturday nights contentious g. O. P. Debate. My mom is the strongest woman i know. When general gets his brother got us in the war of iraq. To ted cruz versus marco rubio. I like ted but in this campaign, in the last few weeks he has kind of developed a disturbing pattern of telling just this week alone he had an ad pulled off the air because it lied about immigration. When anyone points to marco rubios record, he just responds, yelling lies. John kasich is trying to keep his momentum after his second place finish in New Hampshire by being the voice of reason. Its been my intent to be positive. In the democratic race, the fight continues to win over minority voters in nevada and south carolina. If we broke up the big banks tomorrow, and i will if they deserve it, if they pose a systemic risk, i will, would that end racism . I think were going to surprise people in nevada. I think were going to surprise people in south carolina. The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is a major topic on the campaign trail. Both Democratic Candidates say president obama should nominate a new justice. The constitution is clear. The president makes the appointment. The senate confirms. Lets get on with the business. New appointment should wait for a new president. One more liberal justice and the court will strike down every restriction on abortion. We are now less than a week away from the republican primary in south carolina. And the Democratic Caucus in nevada. In washington, kristin fisher, fox news. Keith back home, the Chinese Lunar new year in full swinge, and the physician testimonies continued in orlando. The parade to sell braille the year of the monkey took at the Orlando Fashion Square mall. Dragon dancers moving around and the ceremonial tradition. People also checking out martial arts demos and cultural dances and arts and crafts and tomorrow tasty food. This is once a year, we celebrate the lunar new year, bring the community altogether. Its our first time here, so its all great to me. Its really exciting. Festivities ended tonight but underway. Kirstin brooks, is our week of winter over . Yeah. Seriously thats what it was. About 10 days ago we started that cooldown and ended on friday. Friday, into the mid 70s. Folks, you know as well as i do that, man, its been nice the last few days, and things are only going to get better as the song goes. A live look outside this evening from our camera. A couple of planes coming in on finals into Orlando International airport. What a day today. 72 degrees was the high in orlando. Had a cool start at 44. But ended up with a High Temperature right near average. And thats what were going to see all week long. Temperatures near average. Predominantly in the 70s. A couple of flies in the ointment. Tomorrow night about this time, well be tracking some rain, maybe some thunderstorms, through Central Florida. Could linger through tuesday early in the morning. For the latest update on that jayme king in the morning and Glenn Richards tomorrow afternoon and evening. Right now it looks like see some storms. Foggy morning and fair weather returning to daytona, the whole weekend looking green, green, green. Outside right now, 62 degrees. This is the view from our visit orlando tower cam on the Hyatt Regency orlando. Temperatures predominantly in the 50s and 60s until you head up to alachua county. Temperatures in the 40s there. And it looks like its going to be a very pleasant evening and a very nice president s day, mild air over the gulf coast just comes on in to Central Florida. That being said, as we go through tomorrow night, all eyes will be on the rain and the thunderstorms. You can see tomorrow warm, but as we go late monday into early tuesday, that batch of rain with some imbedded thunderstorms will roll through Central Florida, making a wet go of it on the way to work and school on tuesday. But tuesday we warm up. Wednesday, once again we warm up. It looks like a spectacular week in Central Florida weatherwise. 54 overnight tonight. Temperatures dropping just a tomorrow, president s day, high of 78 degrees. 79 on tuesday. Rain monday night into early tuesday. The rest of the week, temperatures near normal, with highs in the 70s. Kirstin thanks, brooks. Glad to hear those temperatures are getting back to normal. Still ahead, put on your goggles and get ready for an amazing ride. I immediately fell in love with the out of body experience of putting on the goggles and feeling like you become the aircraft. Keith after the break, going to take you inside the enter active sport of drone racing. Kirstin and later, two teenagers on a wild crime spree at two different apartment complexes, how they were finally coming up next at meet leon. A sea lion with a big personality. You might describe him as bubbly, a little nosey, and a lot of friendly. Come make a new friend. Or maybe a few. With a seaworld fun card you pay for less than a day, and play all year. Enjoy amazing shows, rides and events. The sooner you buy one, the sooner the fun starts. So come meet leon, the bubbly sea lion. And mako, the tallest, longest, fastest coaster in orlando. Coming this summer. Keith check this out. Fascinating stuff, new kind of racing gaining hightech traction in orlando. Racing, tom johnson checked it out. One, two, three, four, five. Reporter chances are pretty good youve seen a drone before, but youve likely never seen them fly. Like these guys do it. This is no simple hobby. This is drone racing. Ready . Set. Go. Souped up quad copters that really fly. Navigate through gates just a few feet off the ground, hair obstacles. Racers wear goggles that give them a first person view from on board the drone. This is what that looks like. You put on a set of goggles, sees. Chris thomas discovered flying a couple years ago. I fell in love with the out of body experience of putting on become the aircraft. So in april 2015 he founded the Multigp Drone Racing League in brevard county. Less than a year later theres over 300 chapters throughout the world. And he says there are two new chapters almost every day. Most racers are attracted to the adrenaline rush, the need for speed, the therell of victory and even the agony of defeat. Almost out of body experience. Real life. The feeling when youre there, locked in with 2403 other guys, changing positions, its just like raising, you know. Side by side racing action, its great. Joel brown raced motorcycles for years. Now hes addicted to drone racing. You get to go 3d, up and down and through obstacles. Just go places and feel things that you could never come close to imagining on the ground. The best racers out here have sponsors that provide them equipment, but for now, multigp is an amateur league with a goal of taking the sport to the masses. Set up a field in every city, and put a coach in every field to teach people how to do this. So as many people as possible can hear the buzz. Music to my ears when i hear it. Feel the rush. Going through the turns. Of an apparently addicting sport, whose popularity is soaring. Tom johnson. Fox 35 news. Keith awesome stuff. Coming up, two teens go on a frightening spree, robbing people and firing shots. Kirstin were hearing from one of their victims tonight. What if i was your mother and this happened to your mother . How would you feel . Hear what happened when deputies sh

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