Freeze warnings here. If you do not have a freeze warning, it is a frost advisory. You should have covered your lance areas we are going to see a heavy frost here. As we look of the commute, you are going to be chiseling some of the ice off of the windchill, 35 in town windshield. 35 in town. Here is what i going to do, we will look at the updated freeze durations. Coldest morning thoughts far this winter. We will look at a few cities, and believe it or not, we will return to the 70 s. I will show you win. When. Meredith now to breaking news out of lake county where a man into a pond. Merritt road, not far from the florida turnpike in groveland. And investigators say, the man didn t die during the crash, but after he was actually pulled to he was talking to those who helped him, but as he was suddenly fell unconscious and died. This remains under investigation. We have a crew heading to the scene. Jim the Royal Caribbean cruise ship that was damaged while out at sea, has just returned to port. The anthem of the seas was too damaged to make the trip back to florida. So it arrived in new jersey about an hour ago. It docked at bayonne s cape liberty. The ship was battered by a major storm in the atlantic ocean. Powerful winds and waves as high as 30 feet tossed the vessel around. Royal caribbean says four passengers reported minor injuries, and the ship sustained some damage to its public areas and staterooms. It was really rough. Yeah, we were nervous. I thought we would tip over. You could your the winds. It with six other people s lives at risk 6000 people s lives at risk. Jim passengers will get a full refund, and a certificate toward 50 off a future cruise. Meredith betraying the badge. A Brevard County corrections deputy has been fired for allegedly having sex with an inmate. And charged with Sexual Misconduct with a female inmate on two occasions at the jail. The investigation began on tuesday, and 24 hours later, the sheriff says he admitted to the misconduct and was fired. I can t tell you how much it angers me. As you guys know, the men and women of this agency work hard every day to protect our professionalism, to protect our citizens. Something like this serves to take that away. This is an individual that dismissed his oath and his pledge to do the right thing, and quite frankly has embarrassed himself and everything he ever stood for. Meredith taylor was named corrections officer of the year in 2013. Jim new tonight, we re learning the man accused of shooting and killing two deputies in maryland has ties to Central Florida. David evans had warrants for his arrest here in Orange County, where he was accused of assaulting a police officer. The first maryland deputy was killed while he was eating lunch inside a busy panera bread, near baltimore today. The 67yearold evans then took off. Evans then killed another deputy killed. Police haven t released a motive, but the sheriff says he thinks the first deputy was targeted because he was in uniform. Meredith right now two apopka , women are facing charges of battery and armed robbery. Investigators say they beat up and robbed a 74yearold man for his pain medication. Any to get out of here, man. Meredith according to police, 74yearold Ronald Hollingsworth was hit with a cutting board and robbed of 100 pain pills. He and his neighbor were able to identify the suspects to police. Wesh 2 was there when both of them were arrested. They have been identified as 29yearold tosha mullins and 27yearold britney telegdy. We spoke to the victim s son, who says his father tried to fight back. He grabs the cutting board and hit one of them with the cutting board during the altercation. It was just, they tried to kill him. They really did. Meredith the victim is expected to be ok. Jim a hole in a house. That s what a car did, after it afternoon. And new tonight, wesh 2 s chris hush goes inside the Orange County home to get a closer look at all the damage. He joins us live now with more. Chris we can tell you that the home is finally boarded up after hours ago, it looks like a parking garage when that car came right through a slammed right into the front of the home. We can to you see what it looks like on the inside. Wait until you see what it looks like on the inside. The homeowner does not know where to begin. This was the bedroom. Chris this is hard to fathom. How far was the car in . It was right here. Cracked all of this. Chris this slammed into the house. The entire car made it inside. His daughter and grandchild say they were inside the same exact lot where the car came to rest, that is the room me and my daughter sleeps in. Chris and we you were just there . A few minutes before it went through the wall. Chris the driver was involved in a hit and run near Colonial Drive and i4. Wednesday night, members of a local Church Helped board up the house. Electricity is cut off and officials have determined the house to be unsafe to live in. The homeowner says his worries are elsewhere. I am worried about the kids and the grandkids. Chris there were no injuries in this incident. We are also told by the family they are staying at a local hotel tonight. We are still waiting to hear from Orlando Police on possible charges. Chris hush, wesh 2 news. Meredith now to the wesh 2 exclusive. Deputies arrested a suspected pestcontrol the. Exclusively to wesh 2. She says more than 10,000 worth of gold and diamonds was stolen from her jewelry box. Matthew blake of Massey Services is charged with the theft. Investigators say he sold the loot at a local pawnshop. Donna donahue when the Seminole County sheriff s department showed me pictures, i was appalled. I could not believe that so much was gone. The sentimental value, the emotional value was priceless. He is the lowest of the low life. I, i don t even have words to describe him. Meredith the sheriff s Department Says if blake has done work at your home, and you ve noticed things missing, give them a call. Jim an ormond beach man is accused of exposing himself to a jogger, and police say it s not the first time they ve investigated the suspect for indecency. 28yearold Brandon Smith was arrested last week, and has since bonded out of jail. The Woman Told Police she was jogging in the trails subdivision early in the morning february 1st when she saw a naked man standing on this bridge, smiling at her and touching himself. Smith got probation for a police say he was a suspect in an exposure case in 2012. Right now, everyone in the town of eatonville is being told to boil their water again until further notice. But it shouldn t last long now that a broken water main is now fixed. Last night there was water main break, very close to the one seven months ago. Water cascaded down kennedy boulevard between College Avenue and johnson street. Public works crews have repaired the break, but now they have to fill the hole. Kennedy boulevard should open sometime tomorrow. Meredith a driver is now cited in connection with a big accident involving an orlando fire truck. Three people suffered minor injuries when the truck collided with several vehicles on curry ford road last thursday evening. Orlando police say a honda cut in front of the truck as it was heading to a call. The fire engine hit the honda, then ran into a second car, which then hit a third vehicle. That driver received a ticket for failing to yield to an Emergency Vehicle and for driving on a learner s permit without a passenger over 21. Caught on camera. We s been stealing scratchoff lottery tickets from local convenience stores. This surveillance video, taken january 28th at an orlando 7eleven, shows the suspect ask a cashier for some tickets. As soon as the cashier gets them out, he grabs them and takes off. It s believed he s responsible for as many as eight robberies in Orange County. If you recognize him, call crimeline. Jim the nation s Top Public Health officials updated Congress Today on the zika virus, which is spreading rapidly in south america. And here at wesh 2 today we made , it easy for you to have your questions answered. We invited a doctor from Winnie Palmer hospital into our newsroom, and he spent the afternoon chatting with you online. If you want to see the conversation, just head to our facebook page, or go to wesh. Com and search zika. Walgreens is trying to help you get rid of unwanted medication. It s rolling out a new program in several states including here , in florida, aimed at cracking down on drug abuse. The pharmacy is installing kiosks where you can safely dispose your meds. Walmart. Before you toss them, just remember to scratch out any of your personal info on the bottle. Meredith still ahead, tony s back with another check on the cold weather. Alonzeau i ve been working there 22 years. Matt and you ve never had a problem before . Alonzeu never had a problem. Jim wesh 2 talks to the nurse s assistant accused of striking an elderly patient. Meredith and breaking boxes. A ups worker is caught on camera throwing several packages over a fence. The explosive surprise that was inside. 11 00. phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with social security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise hey candidates, jim we want to go back to the breaking news out of lake county where man has died after driving his car into a pond. Meredith this is not far from the turnpike. He did not die in the crash but actually he was after he was pulled to safety. Summer knowles is live. Summer we are along to county road 38 where this all happens before 9 00. Scene. You can see members of the traffic homicide unit trying to piece together what is happening. You can still see the white vehicle that driver was in, still submerged in the water. Here is that we know happens. The 73yearold driver was heading south on county road 48, struck a power pole, and drove straight into the pond. The car submerged. It is still sitting in the water. Two Good Samaritans rescued him from the water, helped him to land. He was talking to them for a while, but then all of a sudden, that man went unconscious, suddenly and died. No word on the cause of his death or what caused him to veer off the world to begin with road to begin with. We have homicide investigators gathering evidence. They are taking pictures as the we get more details on what is they are still trying to find that out. Along at on the air and online. Meredith new tonight, a nurse s assistant accused of attacking a dementia patient is telling wesh 2 her side of the story. Jim Volusia County deputies say Marthe Alonzeau punched a 66yearold man in a wheelchair eight times. Wesh 2 s matt lupoli talked to alonzeau and the victim s son. They must respect their patients. Matt randall says he was shocked to learn a nurse s assistant at Deltona Health care was accused of striking his father, all the more upset because he was not told about the accusation until it became a criminal matter more than a month later. Volusia county deputies say a nurse and another patient told them that alonzeau struck his father mc was trying to escape the facility. She lost her job and was charged with elderly abuse. She did not want her face shone for the interview but told us the incident was a misunderstanding. She was trying to protect the patient and he she waved a towel, not a fast. I was trying to trick him with the towel to see if he could let go of the door and hold onto the towel. But he did not. He was holding the door. I have been there for 22 years. Matt and you have never had a problem before . Never had a problem before. Matt randall is not looking for a lawsuit. He wants there to be a lesson learned. The staff did not communicate to me what had happened. That is what disturbed me. Matt the victim is not being cared for by Deltona Health care anymore. He lives at a facility for veterans. Matt lupoli, wesh 2 news. Jim and we just got a statement from Consulate Health care. Patient safety is our top priority, so upon learning of the alleged incident, our staff immediately reported it to the appropriate state and local agencies. Meredith the race for the white house has shifted to south carolina, which is next up with its primary. But two candidates won t be heading there. Republican hopefuls Carly Fiorina and Chris Christie are dropping out after poor showings in new hampshire. Chrisie placed 6th in last night s primary, losing by fiorina finished in 7th place with just 4 of the vote. Jim by now, you have probably heard about the florida man who tossed an alligator through a restaurant drivethru window. Tonight, we re hearing from him, and he says, it was all a joke. I don t know, we took off. I think one of the guys in the car heard her scream. I mean, i m sorry for what i did. I mean, it was just being stupid and not thinking, and obviously i found out what the consequences were. Jim joshua james says he and a friend stumbled across the alligator while fishing in royal james says when he pulled up to the drivethru and his friend wasn t working, he went ahead as planned. His charges include assault with a deadly weapon. Meredith only in florida. Jim airborne alligator. Meredith Tony Mainolfi is joining us. There was a lot of cold coming our way. Tony it is 32 at ocala, and there is a seven to nine hour freeze duration. You can see 39 palm coast, 41 daytona beach, 46 cocoa. Melbourne also chilly. Around 43 degrees. The other story, the freeze warning, marion, flagler, volusia, northern lake, sumter counties. We will have to watch the western tip of seminole and orange counties. They could see a light freeze their. There. Viewing area is under a cold weather advisory. You should be protecting your plants outside. If you have a critter outside, bring them in. Do not let your Furry Friends get cold. Down to 30 now at dunnellon, 33 romeo, 39 as we head to umatilla. We look at the numbers at Seminole County from lake mary to oviedo, low 40 s 336 in apopka. 36 in apopka. Let s look at the neighborhood lows. Ocala, 26, eustis above freezing at 33. Davenport with frost, 35. St. Cloud 33. Longwood, frost, 34. Daytona beach, a short duration freeze for you. You could drop to 32. If that happens, that would make it even the coldest morning of the season. We are calling for 33, which is the coldest morning. Daytona the same, and ocala at 26. That would make it the coldest morning of the winter season. A nine hour freeze duration for ocala, three to six hours of the villages, three to six bunnell. Daytona beach to deland, one to three hours. Reddick seven to nine hours. We work to bunnell and umatilla, one to three hour freeze duration. Tomorrow, highpressure is to the west. We have a lighter northwesterly wind flow. It will feel warmer with actual air temperatures in the mid60 s. Upper 50 s at palm coast. Friday we get the west flow, more in the 70 s. A front arrives on saturday to clouds present. Let s look at the lucas oil 200, gorgeous weather. Afternoon highs in the mid 60 s. The updated sevenday forecast, 70 s on saturday. As we get to tuesday, a shot of rain. We will be in good shape. Jim we would like to agree. Now to some new video. What looks like a routine delivery quickly turns into a cleanup job for a family in miami. You can see a ups driver unloads boxes for delivery then tossing them over the front gate of the house. Some of the contents of one of the packages comes spilling out all over the ground. The packages were marked as heavy and fragile, and inside one of them was handgun ammunition for target practice. Nothing in any of the boxes actually broke and ups says it s , investigating the incident. Meredith the Orlando Magic at home tonight hosting one of the nba s elite teams. Jim the magic coming in with backtoback wins over one of the top teams in the east. Spurs have the second best record in the league. This one would go right down to the final second, and then some. 11 00. Uary 15th, everything in our store is on sale. Plus, were offering no interest financing. Come in today for our best prices of the year. With havertys, your home can be perfect. Even when life isnt. Sfx knocking. Were early the president s day sale. From classic to contemporary, stewart the Orlando Magic are just 1540 all time against the san antonio spurs. The spurs with the second best record in the league at 448, four games behind golden state. The magic five games below 500 but winning their last two in a , row and jumping out to a big lead in this one. The math lesson over, now to the game itself. To the amway we go, pick it up in the fourth quarter. Orlando s biggest lead yet, Evan Fournier lays it in with the left hand to put the magic up by 11, 8776. Spurs down most of the second half until Lamarcus Aldridge cans the long two with a minute and change left in regulation, san antonio back up, 9493. Down three, magic inbounding across a couple of screens. Fournier cans the corner three to tie it at 96 with 13 seconds left. But Kawhi Leonard pulls up and knocks down along two for a 9896 lead with 0. 9 second. By two they hope for a prayer, Elfrid Payton touches it he gets off a a very makeable shot that he doesn t make. Spurs escape with this one. San antonio 98, orlando 96 your final. Next up for the magic, dallas at home a week from friday. Orlando city soccer fans flood the box office today as singlegame tickets go on sale. Anticipation is building ahead of season two for the franchise, not just among the fan base, but the team too. Head coach adrian heath spoke after last night s practice. Adrian heath it was good. I thought it we tried really hard this morning as well. We were very much aware with it being cold not to keep them standing around too much for fear of injuries. All in all it has been good. Stewart the lions start the 2016 preseason saturday against the jacksonville armanda of the north american soccer league. Ll open regular season play march 6 at home against salt lake city. The solar bears in action in estero tonight taking on the florida everblades scoring four period. Taking this one 41. Solar bears open a three games in three nights home stand friday against atlanta. It is hard to believe but we are , just a week away from the start of spring training. Fresh off a National League pennant Central Florida native, new york mets pitcher jacob degrom is ready to hit the mound. He and his teammates preparing for the new season down in port saint lucie. Degrom, who played college ball at stetson and High School Ball in ormond beach, says there are no shaky nerves headed into a season with skyhigh expectations. It feels good. It is going to be a lot of fun, those guys are fun to be around. We have one when we are playing on and off the field. I am looking forward to it. It is going to be a fun group of guys to be around. Stewart mets pitchers and catchers report to camp on the 17th. Spring training games in florida start in march. Late word tonight that Brian Vickers is expected to replace injured driver tony stewart for daytona 500 in 11 days. 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This is the data i could hang out with. Jim that is a good family philosophy. Tony he has a great show. Let me take you back to the morning wakeup weather forecast. Jacket certainly required. We want to so your autos see your photos. Amy will put them online. We will be in the mid 20 s at ocala, no wind. That could be like a heat wave. 76 on friday, a quick shot of rain monday into tuesday. What s a get past tomorrow morning, we will be in better shape. Jim clearly. That s our report for tonight you can get wesh 2 news whenever you want at wesh. Com or the wesh 2 mobile app. Meredith thanks for watching. We hope you ll join us again tomorrow night. National captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the new caramel macchiato from dunkin donuts. Let handcrafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramelflavored swirl uplift your mood. Indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. 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