Threats by spying owe n opponents. Today seaworld admitted that certain employees had posed as Animal Rights activists as part of the companys security procedures. Mccomb was put on administrative leave after seaworlds new c. E. O. Ordered an internal investigation. Mccomb is now back on the job, according to seaworld. In a statement, seaworld president and c. E. O. Said, quote, we recognize the need to ensure that all of our security and other activities align with our core values and ethical standards. Seaworld officials would not tell us whether any of those spy operations occurred here in Central Florida or just how many employees were involved. But their statement indicates it lisa mike deforest, thank you. An update on a breaking news alert. A house fire is now out and everyone is okay. Sky 6 flew over the fire on gene drive this evening in orange county. Firefighters put out the flames and are now investigating what started this. The people inside the home, made it out safely. M
All of brevard and osceola and even polk counties, we have a frost advisory for those counties that goes until 9 00 tomorrow morning. Heres why. Were already down to 52 degrees in orlando. 48 in ocala. 49 in gainesville and 50 in the villages. Leesburg also reporting 49 degrees already with a wind speed of 15 miles per hour. Thats pretty stiff. Winds are starting to die. As they do, we just drop like a rock. Overnight low tonight, 28 in ocala. 31 in the villages and 38 in orlando. Standing by now, meteorologist Candace Campos is here to talk about how cold things were this morning. Good evening. It looks like were certainly going to be dropping like a rock when it comes to temperatures across town but especially in one spot where were pinpointing for today. Its sumterville, in sumpter county. Temperatures for tonight, dropping to 38 degrees by midnight. Look at the wakeup temperatures as you head out the door on thursday. It looks like temperatures will climb back up into the low 60s.
Powerball ticket was bought at this publix in Brevard County, were hearing a winner is about to come forward. When that announcement is set to happen happen in just a few minutes. But first, right now, heartbreak in orlando as a community tries to find a missing newborn. Orlando police say the babys mom admitted to throwing the child away right after she gave birth yesterday, but she wont say where she put the baby. They say afterbirth and placenta was found in a parking lot yesterday afternoon and thats where search crews were looking for signs of the baby, now known as baby willow. Eric sandoval is getting results on this search. You talked with the babys dad this afternoon. He says he wasnt even at home when his girlfriend gave birth. He tells me they actually lived together in the second apartment over here. The afterbirth and placenta that you mentioned were found over the wall in the next apartment complex over. We talked to residents who live there today. They tell me they are a
News 6 reporter Justin Warmoth has been following the story all day long. Sergeant pierce is in her 22nd year at the Orange County Sheriffs Office. Sheriff Jerry Demings said her husband is also a sergeant with the department. In fact, he told us his wife heard the call her husband heard the call go out that his wife was struck. Sergeant marcy pierce was trying to serve a burglary warrant this morning, something shes done several times for the Sheriffs Office for the last 22 years, but the next thing she knew the suspect she was trying her. She ended up on the hood of the car. He entered the roadway and began to accelerate at a relatively high rate of speed. Just sounded like nascar starting off, tires squealing, not your average, you know, just burn rubber. It sounded like a highspeed chase. Behind the wheel, a 15yearold who has been arrested before for enforcement officer. Neighbors wonder how the juvenile Justice System allowed him to be back on the streets. Its getting to be out of
This is news 6 at 5 00, getting results. Im lisa bell. Ginger im ginger gadsden in for matt austin. Titusville police want to track down the hitandrun driver after this happened last night along alpine lane, north of state road 50. News 6 reporter Amanda Castro talked with the boys family and she joins us live. We first want to know how the little boy is doing tonight . Reporter well, hes back home. He was released from the hospital this afternoon. His mom tells me hes got a bump to the head and a few scrapes to should be just fine. Police are still looking for the person. They say theyre following strong leads to find out who hit that little boy in this intersection and left the scene yesterday. Deshawn hills mother said he was riding his bicycle home from School Thursday night when a white van hit him at an intersection. He was screaming and crying and his mother was screaming more than he was. He heard the vehicle skid and drive off and a minute later he came back and checked on the