Family once again asked whoever holds the clue to her disappearance to please come forward. They say thousands of tips have come in in the past 10 years. Reporter will we spoke to jennifers parents here in orlando, police headquarters, her father said at most he believe there must be more than one person who knows exactly what happened to jennifer and even after all of this time, no matter what happened, he wants them to come forward. 10 years and still no answers. We are still waiting for that one person to come through with the one. Of information that could bring jennifer home. Reporter drew and joyce kesse joined Orlando Police investigators today to talk about their daughter jennifer. 10 years ago this sunday Jennifer Kesse vanished. She got ready at her condo near the mall of millennia and left for work a couple of days later, car was found in a nearby condo complex. Family on tuesday, january 24, 2006 versus the more than 100 investigators have looked at this case. Orlando police, the f. B. I. And an fdle panel of experts and homicide and missing persons cases. The family says more than 1000 tips have poured in over the past decade and none of them has panned out. Searches have been done as recently as last month it digital billboards with her photo went up again yesterday and now investigators say they are resubmitting evidence taken from jennifers car to have it reexamined by the fdle lab. Investigators and the family are hoping new technology and advances in dna examination will hold the clue that could one day solve the case. We cannot quit. We have unconditional love for jennifer. We will not go anywhere. We cannot go anywhere. Reporter and you can see the flyer, missing since 2006 they hope flyers like this and someones memory or even prompt someone who knows something about this to come forward and help them find out what happened to Jennifer Kesse. Live outside Orlando Police headquarters downtown, jeff deal, channel 9 Eyewitness News. We all feel for the family. Parents have been through a lot. If you would like to hear what else was said in the News Conference today we have posted all of that for you find it on wftv. Com slash videos. Today is jury acquitted of former pedicab driver accused of raping a woman riding in his pedicab daytona bush arrested George Brainard 2014 during speed week at the time investigators say he took advantage of a woman who they say was very intoxicated at the time. Brainard denied allegations in today a jury found him not guilty. This afternoon were looking into a case where an orlando teenagers that she was terrified to see a man looking at her through her bedroom window. It happened last night in audubon park. Police say that peeping tom was dominic race, 22yearold who appeared before a judge today. Now he apparently told police to prowl around other peoples property. We are looking into that part of the story for Eyewitness News at 5. This afternoon new records from sanford show the pitbull connected to that brutal apartment attack were not properly taken care of. On tuesday, 2 women were badly injuried went a pack a pitbull attack them inside their own apartment. One woman remains in Critical Condition today. The new paperwork shows there was another attack in december involving some of the same people. At that time, Animal Services says a Police Officer but the owner of those dogs, sean pitts in handcuffs and told pits he needed to get of the dogs are be arrested for animal cruelty. The dogs were eventually returned to him and ultimately see what happened. A hitandrun driver who left a young boy lying in the road in cocoa beach will not spend the next decade behind bars. We told you Michelle Simkins was accused and convicted of leaving the scene of that 2014 new years eve crash. Channel nines melanie holt talked with the family today to reporter today, Michelle Simkins offered an apology for this. I want to say im sorry that everybody that was affected through all this. Reporter she told police she was high when she struck and injured event 12yearold Thomas Gregory as he played in front of his mama boulevard cocoa each home on new years eve 2014. Witnesses watched as she sped off, leaving the boy behind. Now she will serve a 10 year sentence plus, leaving the boy behind. Now she will serve a 10 year sentence 5 years probation. There are lots of times when i think about her and she must be feeling. Now i think the reality of all of this finally hit her. Reporter Thomas Gregory who suffered 2 broken like, a bruised lung and kidney damage is now recovering still recovering from his injuries. Im not full strength yet but i am running faster and jumping higher and getting better. Reporter gregory tells me hes pleased with simkins sentence. The defendants mother called it fair. It hurts me to know that she is going to be gone and that her daughter is not going to but on the other hand, this is going to be the best thing for her. Because the next option i knew i would be putting her in a morgue and i did not want to reach that point works melanie holt, channel 9 Eyewitness News. Simkins still has 2 open cases related to fleeing and eluding. Those arrest happened when simkins was out on bond for the hitandrun. People in one titusville mens neighborhood are wondering who is behind a drive by shooting that left their homes and cars riddled with bullet holes. It happened at 5 am park avenue. No word on whether anyone was hurt but we spotted several bullet holes on the neighborhood. Like that one there. Neighbors say they heard several shots fired. It is a scary feeling to know that there are people deciding to randomly shoot guns and houses and cars karst. We reached out for more but no word on any leads or possible suspects. Farther south and rockledge, Police Arrested a couple of men they say let officers on a case following a home invasion. Suspects to guns and cash from people at a home on bridal lane and jumped into a car, driving like it when an officer tried to pull them over, they took off and ended up crashing near the brevard zoo. Both of the suspect tried to run away but they were caught. Right now final touches are being made on the deal that could get raises to many who schools. A new contract has been in the works with the district and the local 1010 union. If approved, support staff in the schools will get the same percentage of pay increase as teachers the contract will not be finalized until employees february 23. We will let you know what job market grows and orlando gained more than 35,000 new jobs. New numbers saw in december claim the state gained more than 230,000 jobs in 2015. Also Seminole County december Unemployment Rate dropped to 4. 1 percent from under 5 percent the year before. Lake countys dipped to 4. 6 percent from 5. 5. A bizarre uber uber attack recorded is being say things got early early sunday morning when on julie ramkissoon commended the driver drive her instead of another customer that he was picking up and the 4th year neurology medical resident was so belligerent the driver called for help. Can you call 911 please . Yes, call 911. When he refused him a he she needed him and he pushed her. The video shows are getting into the car and throwing things at the driver and screaming for him to get him. When he didnt she tossed papers out of the window. A much different image than this picture of her in her doctors lab coat. Jackson health has since taken it off of its website when they heard what she said on that same video. Im a 5 foot girl, i weigh 100 pounds. Im getting really, like, belligerent right now. For a the attack by her job put on administrative leave while they investigate. We now have Surveillance Video of the people polk county deputy say were getting Food Assistance that if its and using other peoples identities to do it. This video shows some of the suspects checking out the purchases investigate a sake 11 people in total are now facing fraud charges. Deputies say 7 of them were already receiving food stamps under their own names. We are told one of the suspects even dolby identity of davenports police chief and rack up 550,000 a fraudulent ebt purposes this afternoon searching for the person who shot a man at an apartment complex next to the ucf campus. Investigators say the man was shot at the marquis apartment complex oesterle university lane late last night that the victim is expected to recover. This afternoon the man accused of a double shooting in sanford is at the Seminole County jail on no bond. Investigators say tonney mccants turned himself in yesterday for the shooting and killing of marquise group. Mellonville avenue wednesday night. Police they mccance also shot a woman in the hand and investigators have not released any details about a motive. A u. S. Navy seals death at the sky live skydive the facility is probably take us or Service Members who joined effort a year ago, William Marston was killed during what the navy refers to as a freefall training and deland. 45 page report released to channel 9 through a freedom of information act requests explained marston likely passed out and never open the main shoot. The navy is reviewing its training policies and procedures to try to make the training safer. State troopers now say it dump truck driver failed to lower the bed of his truck so he hidden overpass along i95 in Volusia County. This was the scene near the exit for the Daytona BeachInternational Airport last night. That driver was hospitalized but will be okay because it was a lesson on racism that something county pairs they went too far in a first grade class. She divided the students by what happened with students that did not have blue eyes that upset some parents. This mess but the night in jail accused of running a red light and slamming into a trooper. Why this was not this troopers first close call. We are grateful we are not up to the north dealing with this winter storm but it will bring down the coldest air so far this winter. Lots to talk about as you plan your weekend. Did based on the storms on the tail end of the system. Look at this live picture, blizzard like conditions parts of the northeast this weekend. That is the white house which you like being picture perfect. You should want your banking to be too. Stop into td bank and well help set you up with picture perfect banking. 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Blanketing North Carolina where the panthers are practicing for the nfc championship game, still scheduled for sunday. And in louisville, kentucky, a rare treat. 5 sledding hills in our parks are up and running if you want to get out and burn off some energy. Reporter the 4 of the wintry fun concern with 70 million americans in the path of extreme weather. The storm making his way north 95 at least 2 more deaths from road accidents in North Carolina. And the Nations Capital is in a lockdown. We have a forecast that i do not think we have had in 90 years. Drivers asked to stay off of the roads. The dc Metro Transportation system will be closed. By 3 00 today you need to be where you are going to be throughout the storm. Reporter of 2 throughout the storm. Reporter of 230 inches of snow predicted here, 50 mile an shelves reflect concern. In new york, 1800 snowplows at the ready. Stay off the roads. They will not only be snow filled and slippery, there could be whiteout conditions literally meaning the driver cannot see what is happening in front of them. Reporter extreme conditions facing coastal communities. Delaware jersey beaches, passes hurricane sandy. Reporter set nasa satellite the hour. In washington lana zak abc news and philadelphia will be under a blizzard warning within the next few hours big new york city goes under its own morning starting tomorrow morning. Severe weather across the country is forcing airlines to cancel more than 4000 flights for today. And tomorrow. We checked at oia and more than 70 flights have already being canceled and dozens more have been delayed. Most of them were headed or arriving from washington, baltimore and the new york area this is important to check the status of us flight for yourself or family log onto wftv. Com slash flight tracker. Wftv will be contacting about slight flights next week could be aware during Winter Weather. Was in Central Florida investment of stormy david i95 looked like this and Daytona Beach before new time. I drove through this for drivers in Volusia County were facing slick roadways and this very soggy afternoon. Drivers will want to be careful in lake county weather has been more heavy rain fall. You can see gray skies along the area. Keep on your headlights when youd dry through pick this wet weather is blown through but at times it was rough. In my vehicle today it showed me Tornado Warning that was issued. I was driving home from the hospital. It came up on the navigation system. It scared me. And your weather a lot alert went off. It did. Whether you are in the northeast or the blizzard warning is talking to on your phone, your wftv weather and go. It worked perfectly today. Im sure we have blizzard warning apps going on up in snow will get heavier and heavier right now downtown orlando, we had the rain move by and the sunshine has moved through as well. The cold front is now moving right through Central Florida. We will start to move toward the coast shortly. Daytona has good rain earlier today. A tornado indicated by Doppler Radar no damage around New Smyrna Beach before noon today. Temperatures 69 degrees. This is as warm as we will get for a couple of days, folks. If you like it warmer, now is your time time. Cold front moving through. Tracking rain fall along the southeastern coast. Hit or miss shower tonight but more organized rainfall, this is the last grasp. Squally weather, gusty winds over 30 miles an hour moving along with it down toward there for bay and sebastian. And you better believe, if we get storm of this caliber to the north it is going to yank down cool air down toward south florida. The bahamas will also be cooling down this weekend. The north, heavy snow norfolk, washington dc, thats what we have the picture. New york is next on the list. Know what all of the flights are canceled and will be have more cancellations this weekend. Tonight getting colder. Not the coldest night. That will be tomorrow night. 45 orlando, that will be around 7 30 am. 43 deadline, 46 sanford but it is not just the temperature that the wind chill and look at tomorrow, folks. This is not an overnight low. These are the highs tomorrow. Fortier palm coast, 49 the villages. We will manage 5254 near orlando. That will be the high and we will spend most of the day in the 40s and that means it will get really cold here heading toward saturday night. This is the only freeze watch we have saturday night. Northern zones i think we will add more counties to this because by sunday morning, the coldest night of the season so far, light freeze possible outside Metro Orlando including lake mary, Daytona Beach, palm coast, deland you can see most of the area in fact all of the area even cocoa beach could get down into the 30s. That is called. Fiveday forecast, where the weekend is always in view. Temperatures hold in the middle to lower 50s for tomorrow. We have a cold start on sunday. Then we have a nice warm up and guess what . Another el nio storm system, greg come on the map for the middle part of next week. A lot more to talk about sea level 30. Investigators in lake county are now try to determine whether some accused of these stole belongings for more than just one person. Police say a leesburg man says he came home to find the man and woman you see on your screen loading his belongings into a uhaul van. Police say he then chase the couple who fled until lake county deputies got involved and eventually corralled them. Investigators are working to determine if any of the stuff in the uhaul belonged to anybody else out there we gone the owner of a dilapidated lake county plant dangerous fire was still to fix the place up. Months ago. What took so long to get something done about it . What happened when we asked him why he didnt just tear down. We were there as this man bonded out of jail accused of running a red light and hitting a state trooper. The other close calls the same troopers had to do with while keeping drivers safety New Philadelphia 5, a 3rd sewage leak is forcing ahh. Ahh. Ah. You probably say it a million times a day. Ahh. Ahh ahh. Ahh but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a year. Say ahh. Ahh. Cigna medical plans cover one hundred percent of your innetwork annual checkup. So america, lets go. Know. Ahh and take control of your health. The 2nd time in one state troopers career where a driver accused of being under the influence of alcohol slammed into work truck. It happened earlier this morning on stomach road near the i4 west ramp. Channel 9 shannon bulter was there this afternoon when the accused driver bonded out of jail forces trooper works midnight in orlando, looking for impaired drivers for this morning, she did not have to work hard to find market border Highway Patrol says the triple taking a left on sand lake road pitchy at the green and the driver in this white car blew through the red light and hit her marked patrol suv. One caller stores refuse the arrested can you tell me what happened when he hit the trooper . Anything you want to tell us . Reporter torres has had traffic troubles over the years tickets for careless are, speeding and a few other minor things. We could not find any dui arrest as for the trooper, this is her 2nd time in hit. 20 years ago she was crushed on the st. Pete bridge by another driver. We have not heard from the florida Highway Patrol trooper as you can imagine the trooper had a very long night. We do know she is doing okay. In orlando, shannon bulter, channel 9 Eyewitness News still ahead a format, the battle over what to do with the homeless problem in Volusia County continues. And with temperatures falling this week we asked what is being got to make sure homeless have somewhere warm to go. And heres a live look speaking of cold, the Nations Capital and the white house where businesses shut down as washington dc anticipate record snowfall and blizzard like conditions. It will be windy. Well to see how people are preparing for the storm we will have a live report. Parents say the first by children were segregated by their own teacher. Based on the color of their eyes. Signing up for Health Insurance was very easy. My premium is 22 dollars a month. It only took a few minutes, and i got exactly the kind of coverage i wanted at the price i wanted. It was a comforting feeling to know that our family is secure and that we have Health Insurance. Most people who sign up on qualify for financial help to make coverage more affordable, lowering their monthly premiums. Financial help with healthcare. Gov makes it possible. You could find a low premium plan and avoid paying a fee for not having health coverage. Final 2016 enrollment deadline and listen on segregation dividing one firstgrade class and now it has some lake county parents upset yet she divided the students of by eyecolor. This afternoon we went to the principle. It was to show people about discrimination. To that the schools in session to the teachers behavior. Once the class was divided up the children with blue eyes received hugs and candy and toys picked the students with brown eyes received nothing. Today channel nines marrow pry sat down with the principle of mineola elementary charter school. She says the teacher was never our students. Yes, the principal says she did not even find out about this until the day after. She says she would have never given the teacher permission to do this type of lesson. The experiment should not have taken place. Is not appropriate for first grade. Reporter mineola elementary charter prince will sherry what says she was not happy when she learned that one of her first grade teachers conducted an experimental lesson on race without her permission. This most of the should have been something that was in the lesson plans. Reporter it was taught tuesday following the Martin Luther king jr. Holiday. The teacher had her kids watch a movie about doctor king and right in their journals about his life and then she decided to divide the students up based on their eyecolor. Students with blue eyes were treated nicely a given treats pick students with brown eyes did not receive treats and were treated differently. After word spread about what happened, some parents tell me they heard about lessons like this before and they dont have anything wrong with a lack with deputies to be learned. Reporter they understand with the people teacher will try to do but think the kids were too young. I think the teacher probably meant attended good for it and the only problem with that was that kids being so young and not understand the point she is trying to bring across. The teacher sent out a letter after the fact telling parents about what happened. School Officials Say the letter should have been sent out before and there should have been able to decide if they want kids to participate. Officials are trying to decide how the teacher should be punished it myrt price, channel 9 Eyewitness News. So it is a good talk on facebook that we want to know what you think of the teachers lesson. Let us know facebook. Com slash wftv. Central florida started day with severe storms and entity Tornado Warning but now the rain has moved out and the cold temperatures are moving in. Lets check in with certified chief meteorologist tom terry in Severe Weather center 9. He over to my attention when you say wind chilled. I saw you tweeted about i tell you what, wind chills will be dropping into the 20s by tomorrow night. So a cold blast of winter approaching the let pushing the last of the rain offshore. Southern brevard and quick passing sprinkle but otherwise we quite a. The warmest temperatures for 48 hours, 70s in sanford but dropping temperatures hourbyhour. Future track we get into the 50s and 40s and it is going to be very hard to warm up tomorrow because we will have cold air pouring in from the north around the big noreaster that is moving up the east coast but look at the lows of us. But right now we are looking like a washington dc where you can see the snow has already started to fall steadily tickets only got bad in about the last 90 minutes. Blizzard like conditions could also drop record snowfall and parts of the northeast this weekend. Justin gray gray is live in the middle of it in dc that justin, what kind of conditions are you you have your cap on. Reporter i do and i needed as you say conditions are really changed it just in the past couple of hours. 1 00 today, there was nothing. No snow and it was not that cold but look now, things the stoics cover the ground and snow on the roads. City leaders are telling people not to be on the roads. We they have told everyone to find a space us safe spot and stay there. All of the predictions all week into a major blizzard. Government and schools closed in preparation for the federal government letting workers leave early at noon. Deborah leaving the office trying the beat the storm to her home. January that is what happens in all we can do is be safe and warm as best we can. Reporter leaders warning residents this is only the beginning. Be prepared to stay put for up to 72 hours. Be ready for power failures and water outages. We want people to stay inside. There is no reason to be that is very important even with the storm approaching organizers of the annual march for life did not cancer the groups like this will from an ohio church braving the weather. We modified the trip totally get out of the dc area before it gets too bad. Reporter thousands of people who were here for the march of life are trying to make their way help if you can take a look at the roads. They are moving good right now but the key is this is the beginning an exexpect it is expected to get worse of the next 24 hours and that is why dc leaders called this a life anddeath situation and urging people to stay home. Live in washington, justin gray, channel 9 channel 9 Eyewitness News will check back in throughout the rest of the afternoon and evening 10 days away from the allimportant Iowa Caucuses and right now gop front runner donald trump is still searching in the polls. Plus there is a possible upset brewing on the democratic side. Republican National Convention will no longer allow the National Review to host an upcoming debate. The decision follows a cover story claiming that donald trump is not deserving of conservative support. Meanwhile, for the democrats, Bernie Sanders is threatening and upset not only an iowa but also new hampshire. If we do well in both of those states, i think my friends, we are looking at one of the great political upsets in the modern history of the United States of america. Right now donald trump leads ted cruz by 11 points on the gop side. And sanders is holding an 8 point lead over Hillary Clinton for the democrats. The iowa caucus happened on february forced as republicans jockey for position, there is actually mudslinging going on point the 3 candidates fighting for 3rd place in iowa are taking on each other with real candidate calling him his mom for help Christopher Heath is looking at that fight and he will have that update for you on the gop race at 5 00. This afternoon attorneys comedian has a nonprosecution agreement that prohibits prosecuted prosecutors from charging him with sexual topic defense attorney say crosby was promised in 2005 by a former District Attorney that is testimony and his Sexual Assault civil lawsuit would never be used against him. Prosecutors say they have nothing in writing supporting claims but the judge says he will here argues on the issue and a hearing next month. Hes been accused of wrongdoing by several women. Is an important car seat recall all parents with little want to know about the Consumer ProductSafety Commission is recalling nearly 71,000 infant car seats made by protects the Officials Say they are reports of handled developing cracks and breaking raleigh news. The recall covers the be safe 35 and be safe 35 elite infant car seats and travel systems. The car seats were made between october 12014july 12015. This afternoon supporters of Early Education programs here in florida are asking the report by the Early Learning consortium shows of School Readiness program has the nations 6th lowest payment rate for him did is that the dollars and the 7th lows for preschoolers. The president of united way of florida says more funding is essential. School readiness programs are all provided for children who are at risk and low income. Its these children that need the Quality Childcare more than anyone else. Right now there is a list of more than 60,000 children waiting for access to state School Readiness programs. The Salvation Army will get dozens and the Homeless Community and a note a beach access to shelters this weekend as temperatures take a big dip. We have been on top of every development of the situation on beech street where nearly 100 Homeless People have continue to camp out while the fight between county and city governments is really only getting worse. Blaine tomlinson is live at the Salvation Army shelter these are emergency beds at this reporter and these beds are only usually used for cold weather but the city of Daytona Beach is working to make them available for the next 90 days to bring some relief on beech street. As cold weather rolls in this weekend, preparations are underway to keep the men and women camping on to street warm this weekend. We have been reporting on the crowd of homeless here now stretched around the block. Anytime it drops below 40 we open up the shelter at the salvation of army. Reporter i also reported on the outrage from local businesses over the situation went to daytonas mayor about it and heard frustration from falluja county leaders and trying to come up with a solution. Liam sweeney has been tending to the nearly 100 homeless at 250 north beech st. indiscernible so far he has been able to get shelter and assistance for one dozen homeless. Trying to link them with some type of social service whether it be stuart march main supportive audi housing for the Daytona Beach is working with him to open 46 beds for the homeless every night not just when it gets cold in the meantime the fight over homeless between daytona and Volusia County continues. The city closed manatee eileen park today after the county ordered it to be open thursday. The park was one of the places where the homeless used to come and congregate and the situation always seems to get worse on beech street. Today the bush county property appraisers is one of the employees was accosted today so he is going to move his employees somewhere else until something is done. We are live in Daytona Beach, blame tomlinson channel 9 Eyewitness News. Homelessness has been an ongoing issue for years and Daytona Beach but the issue but the homeless camp on norge north beach st. In the heart of downtown began recently. Local officials, residents and Business Owners believe some of the Homeless Community got word that the location was a safe haven. Some also believe the homeless were forced to go to that location due to the closing of other facilities including the in Orange County to become Community Leaders kicked off the annual gorefest of her that brings out the people to eat a bill each year. Weve been out there several years and this is the 27th you for the arts and humanities festival which honors person who was an offer anthropologist and folklorist in eatonville pick along with finite, workshops and historic tours and concerts anatomist and great food. The festival is also a fantastic learning opportunity for kids. So grateful for the seed invested that Orange County government makes in this organization and in the program. It is 150,000 grant that we have to earn. Of the zora festival begins tomorrow running through sunday running through sunday, january 3 one. In eatonville it is a lot of fun for the family and a great learning experience. Nearly sixyearold report was obtained showing a history of companies against a former apopka teacher. Donald sharp arrested for Sexual Battery of our being a former student. Officials saw years before. Tom . As the last of the rain moves out updating the coldest forecast i have put together this winter including big win chills headed our way. We found out the owner of this plant was told to fix the place in october. Up next, we asked the owner by the building was not torn down before it burned down. Stocks on wall street scored a 2nd day of gains as Oil Prices Bounce back. The dow rose my more than 200 points and the nasdaq dubai inin t thihis line of work ononlyly t the freshest iningredients mamakeke t the cut ititss i important to meme to know eveverery y dish i serve isis t thehe best it can be. Fofood critic. Daday with pride soso y youou can serve it wiwith some isis a a p pleasure. Hey, guys, its annie. You know, as moms, we are always looking for new ways to save money. With you pa simple tip that could help you stretch your budget when it comes to your grocery shopping. Not bad. Pits easy bogos from other stores pbut walmart every day low pwell, that could save you some money. 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To it replaces in the roofs. We could not fix it with 100 worth of material. Reporter judge resell pick these pictures are from august when Code Enforcement found ceilings and floors in the building collapsing and water leaking an electrical panels. We obtained letters from the junior to fix the structure in october but when that didnt have in the city order the place demolished in december. What took so long to get something done about it . Well, for one thing, we kind of wanted to hedge our bets before we started taking it down as the owner tells me he was hoping the Citrus Industry would rebound of the plant could reopen. He believes the city was targeting him even though he was given 60 days to make repairs. When it despite the fixes . You use your money, do use it to spruce up the places you own or do you pour it into something that may or may not ever have a use in the future . The building burned all the way down to the foundation the fire marshal says the damage here is so intense they are having a hard time determining the cause. The probably has one enforcement case from last february. Today crews were back on the side to scrap what they could from the little that is left. Reporter a spokesman for the Fire Marshals Office tells suspect foul play so far but they tell me they are early in the investigation and that could change. Live in leesburg, michael lopardi, channel 9, Eyewitness News and you can check out more video and pictures of the fire damaged the rubble by downloading the wftv mobile news app go to the video section is afternoon where here for the wildlife officials without a crocodile looking like a floating toy the full taking the dip in a pool. The hallmark homeowner thought it was a floaty. A big one we are told the family just moved to the home in the florida keys 4 days ago. Welcome. Yesterday morning the homeowner found a crocodile in the pool. The family was in shock. They were very surprised this morning when they woke up and found this 8 but crocodile just chilling in the pool. A new welcome wagon. Wildlife officials took pictures and video the crocodile but the animal weight made its way back to the ocean shortly afterwards. If i lived there i would not turn the light on first. Checking out the app, looking at the so it will change from different colors you can see the snow versus the ice and it is a mess. Thanks goodness we are here. Downtown orlando 67 of raleigh, cold front by the area moving offshore and pushing the last of the rain off with it we were on the air before noon today and had a rotating storm and Tornado Warning for the ponce inlet, new smyrna area got squally for a while and on the last. Of that heavy rain fall is moving offshore. Temperatures will be falling steadily all night tonight. You will definitely know it in the morning the winds are gusting. They will be gusting over 30, 35 miles an hour zone it is going to feel like winter big time tomorrow. Trust me. Tonight temperatures in the mid 40s but the wind chill will be low 40s mid 40s but this is what it will feel like at 6 am feeling 135, 40, 37. Look at the afternoon. 43, wind chill at 3 00. That is what you need to dress for and plan on a gusty and breezy although dry day tomorrow. Look at sunday morning. Widespread 20s on the wind chill and it will be temperatures in the 30s widespread. It is going to be the coldest day or feel like the coldest weekend of the winter so perfect tonight, lets view sprinkles drifting on by as we head past 11 00 tonight. Low clouds sweeping on through and look at the highs tomorrow. Remember, it is going to feel like the 40s and the actual thermometer will be barely into the 50s but we will not get out of the 40s for the temperatures tomorrow. Palm coast, ocala, and the villages and that is setting up for a freeze watch which will be upgraded to a freeze sunday morning. Make sure your pets, plants and even the Swimming Pool folks are concerned about swimming coils on the roof. A good idea to start the pool pump and let it run all night and it will keep it from freezing. The pool Company Giving the same advice and a make sense. Saturday night, 28 ocala, 30 the villages, 34 orlando. The models are 30. They are colder so we will have to watch this. It depends on if the winds die down and if they die down more, we may get near freeze in a letter. Fiveday forecast, where the weekend is always in view, lots of 50s windy and called this weekend. And then we have a nice warm up. Another el nio storm system, greg, could be a today rain and storm affair for us. Made to latter part of next week. You said el nio would be busy. 9 investigates Daytona Beach firefighters suspected of misusing an ambulance while on duty. 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Reason criminal charges against a former Apopka Elementary School employee have raised questions about the time around children. Julie salomone has been revealing a School Incident report from 2009 involving the teacher donald sharp julie, the school reported the suspect acted inappropriately with students several times. That is right and i found it here on page 36 of the documents i read through. This is where students said sharply drove up and down on their backs and have them sit on his lap. He also asked young boys to do the same. Documents we just received from the School District show the Elementary School was aware donald sharp was allegedly allowing students to sit on his lap during class. The document dated from 2009 revealed it appeared to be a common practice according to statements taken from students. And other statements i read, children told School Officials, even young boys would sit on sharp slap other students questioned why is mr. Sharp rubbing students backs . He received a letter from School Officials and march 2009 stating his actions were inappropriate he should no longer allow students to sit on his lap he was eventually asked to not come back as a teacher over performance issues. Sharp was arrested just this week on charges of Sexual Battery with a victim under the age of 12. The girl, who is now in high school told Apopka Police she was a 3rd grader who sat on sharp slap but there was more to it she said he molested her hallway. Detectives try to get information from the school that had to get it from a police want to know if there are any other victims. The 66yearold remains in jail coming up at 5 30 i will show you the letter he wrote to School Officials where he apologized for the chaos and confusion after having students sit on his lap it vanessa . The biggest of blast of Winter Weather weve had so far is moving in for the weekend. 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