>>reporter: this is the 34-year- old killer whale that spent most of his life in captivity entertaining sea world park he is dying. he has a disease that is chronic and progressive. at some point it might cause his death. sea world says there is no cure for that bacterial lung infection but they are treating it with medication and i tried to get answers on the condition that finding the whale expert was not easy. i called dozens of marine biologist from florida to vancouver. i wanted to find out if the infection had anything to do with the whale spending decades in captivity. i could not find an expert to comment. tilikum made national headlines nearly 6 years ago when it killed trainer dawn brancheau. he was also involved in two other deaths going back to 1991 the documentary blackfish. we will stay in touch with the world overnight and will bring you updates on the condition on eyewitness news. this starts at 5 am. mike manzoni, channel 9, eyewitness news. we just checked in a homeless sex offender is still behind bars after woman caught him naked and performing a sex act outside an apartment day. sheriff's deputies reported to kensington cottage and found it a nine-year-old julius cooper in the act. she'd never seen him before but he is registered as living at a car wash half a mile away. >> we don't even know who we are living by these days. >> he could be a predator or anything. >> they have classified cooper is a high risk offender he is charged with exposing himself and sanitary nuisance. he faced similar charges and was acquitted and was convicted against a team earlier. guest might the identity theft victims at the rodin hotel. the company said that one month ago they figure out someone had been snooping on the data network and stealing customer more. it could happen every single checking. if you've stayed there since september 2014 you should get your card replaced and monitoring your credit report. >> peopled central florida will head to the polls to decide the primary one week from today. several other states are building, let's look of the big boards for some of the numbers. that started mississippi with republicans. evangelicals voting in mississippi and this goes to donald trump, 48%. right here rubio is not even at 5%. let's go right to the democrats, this is a win for hillary clinton, look at this, democrats. >> let's go up to michigan. we have a lot of independents voting and 36.8% for donald trump, k-6 just edging out second-place and marco rubio did better but still at 9%. the democrats in michigan have more independence on the democratic side and 51% for sanders and so partake in the state. donald trump is celebrating and he is holding a rally and addressed what is leading him to the top of the race. we have democrats coming over and they have not done that ever, probably ever. >> with all of these people coming over we will have something very special. the only florida candidate left in the race, marco rubio watch these results and held a rally to the north of us. hit kissimmee to meet with voters following the rally last night. despite the results rubio said he is still strong and not considering dropping out of the race and he urged residents to vote for him and not donald trump. >> they met like his reality show personality but he has no serious solutions and many of his solutions are dangerous and reckless. we are less than 24 hours away from the latest democratic debate in this one will be right here in florida. it's being held in miami right here and christopher keith will be there and tomorrow night on channel 9. new tonight in orange county three former preschool workers are facing charges after preschool was left in the heartland. >> a passerby spotted this daycare's parking lot and ty russell has been digging more into the charges in court records showed that the state attorney felt misdemeanor charges should be filed against those 3 people. they originally called this child neglect which carries a harsher punishment and tonight i am standing in the parking lot where the child was left inside the stand for hours. we learned that the school he used to attend has closed and opened up a new location about 1 mile away. workers at the primary school refused to open up to us even before we were able to ask her questions. they fought the school with the thousand dollar fine for 3 violations after they lost sight of a child. >> this is what the man who discovered the child told us in october. a five-year-old was left in the van from 9 am until 1 pm in the outside and a heat index of 94 and we learned about this closing on its own after the event happened but staff had made plans to open a new and bigger vocation of w. colonial dr. before the incident. we discovered court documents that show the state attorney charge three former preschool workers with beating children unattended in a motor vehicle and culpable negligence. if convicted each one carry 60 days in jail and a $500 fine. tonight we tracked on the former van driver and 2 other preschool workers in either no one answered or a family said we are not home. she said that she signed up that the child was in the school after a van driver and another worker said the van was empty. no dcf told us that this school is not fighting the fines that they have put on them. they also asked for the three tomorrow at 1 pm. we are life in orange county, ty russell, eyewitness news. this man has hiv and syphilis and was accused of sexually assaulting a teenager and he knew the victim. we told you that 24-year-old richie smith junior is being held without bond after being picked up on a warrant and this sex assault and molestation happened in november and this shows that the victim frequently stayed at home on weekends and it is unclear if he actually contracted hiv. >> some patients went to a hospital after virus out break in the benton house of clermont last week and nearly 1 dozen residents were affected in two of them were rushed to the er for dehydration. officials visited, cleaned the facility and separated healthy from the set. 9 investigates discovered a the police chief to his department. employees said that supervisors were playing favorites when it came to overtime opportunities in the police union and headed hr asked for an investigation of the chief said he would open an investigation only of proof was handed over. tonight a group of students asked why in orange county man is still on death row after being convicted 40 years ago for killing his wife, her parents, and another man. tommy ziegler shot himself to look like a victim and he told channel 9 20 years ago that his handyman was behind the murders. now students at northwestern want more dna testing done. >> despite the fact that it is old there are significant questions about the conviction that are worth investigating. has not been signed after 40 years but we have not gone an answer. a desperate need for funding and donations have made it possible to help even more victims. it's one of the only shelters for sex trade victims in the entire state. focused on preventing women from going back to the lifestyle due to lack of education or life skills in it relies solely on grants and donations. the therapy is always our number one priority and these are huge costs for us. part of the donations received will go towards buying a new van to get women around two job interviews and doctors appointments. parents have more say and lawmakers are considering a measure that would allow the student to be transferred to another classroom. it would also allow them to long it is not overcrowded. this measure is unfair to local taxpayers and would lead to more overcrowded schools. >> close to two dozen are overcapacity and we even have a half dozen that are over 200%. orange county leaders just told a major homebuilder that it is time to step up and fix faulty homes. >> my dream home is turning into a nightmare. the buildings plans to address mold and rotting wood in dozens of warmer temperatures continue to build and updating how close we get to the upper put more fun in your day with ice-cream-flavored coffees at dunkin' donuts. go for delicious flavors like butter pecan, cookie dough, or new pistachio. enjoy one today. the bigger the burrito, the bigger the fun. dunkin's new grandde burrito -- with big southwest flavor. with veggie or sausage today. america runs on dunkin'. 9 investigates discovered a local home builder has a plan to address accusations of improper construction and look at this water damage and mold. we first exposed these problems in dozens of pulte homes last one. they found out that orange county said that pulte needs to step it up there's not much else they can do. recommending but not ordering that the builder come evaluate these problems that we some people worry this is more words and not action. >>reporter: jeff tapper bought a pulte home 5 years ago along with other homeowners in brookshire place they are living with rotting walls, cracked stucco and rotting walls. >>reporter: the first should these problems last month and again last week when they asked orange county for help. the county's response came yesterday in a letter from the division of building and safety to each side's attorney after 2 closed-door meetings. asked homeowners to provide inspection report into review these reports and develop an action plan. the builder is facing 87 claims that it violated code when it installed faulty stucco. they asked the builder what they will do to fix the problem and a spokesperson said the company will participate in mediation with the homeowners and has a proposed testing but a letter sent to the elder in february 2015 shows that it has had access to the property for testing for more than one year and the homeowner's attorney said this could be more talk while the tappers and their neighbors are stuck. >> we are prisoners in our own home. >>reporter: the builders will need permits and the county will be out here to inspect but at this point there is still no telling if the process will even get that far. reporting live in orange county, kimberly e 10. a former health department manager is seeking legal advice following a violation for abuse of power. they showed that macintosh had an employee pick her child up from high school in the state vehicle and they found that happened right there 15 times faster and macintosh is still for the next 5 years a uc of crew will study how to neutralize chemical weapons. they're using chemical agents and placing them in a giant metal tube and then they set off an explosion to see how much of the chemical agent remains. the goal is to find out what would be needed if it is release . we are trying to find strategies that would destroy the chemical weapons whether a broad or in the us. >> we want to make it clear that no chemicals were used in the story. these are only similar compounds. a department of defense grant will fund testing. people living in a small town met with those to fix a problem where street lights were installed by mistake and duke energy installed the lights for a funding source was mess up. they say they will not charge customers or the county until they can determine where the money will come from. one of the biggest sporting events is coming back to orlando as wrestlemania will come back to the citrus bowl. when wrestlemania was here in 2008 it broke several records like attendants and food and drug sales -- drink, i was an accident. the event is april 7 and tickets are expected to go on sale later this summer. let's go to the weather right now you will need to have someone to because it is getting hot. it's hot in here as well. >> we have orlando city at the citrus bowl and right now it is 62 degrees in daytona and it will be warmer in the next we have 63 in the villages and a comfortable evening. a little humid and mostly clear skies near the upper 50 to 600 marketing quick warming trend tomorrow with high pressure in the backyard. there are low clouds and patchy fog over the west tonight and as we start the database we are not dealing with this big dip in the jet stream and another round moving into central texas. a flood issue here as well as a strong area of high pressure will not let it keep moving towards the east and it gets stuck which means that we are stuck in a dry and warm pattern. sunday there will be a better chance for rain and future track shows these crowds to the lunch hour and good afternoon and evening as we head towards thursday and a mix of clouds and sunshine. degrees and nelson park in these subdivisions will be in the low 80s through 4 pm tomorrow. evening hours will be comfortable and spring break people in town. it agrees on wednesday with a mix of clouds and sunshine. 81 degrees on thursday and recurrence. if you're going to head out there anywhere from volusia county southwards and this wave height is 4 to 6 feet and a rip current. temperatures tomorrow or 83 to 84 degrees and may be as warm as 85 degrees and we are nowhere near the record as we head towards saturday will be just within shouting distance and will have a better chance for rain. don't forget that we lose an hour of sleep but we get the extra hour moved to the evening from the morning so we will have sunset much later at seven much later at 7:37 pm. don't forget to set your clocks the close -- coast upper 70s. the weekend forecast always in view and we have orlando city at the citrus bowl on friday and then a better chance for rain but it looks pretty dry in the meantime. superheroes get special treatment and who will soon fill these parking spots. i'm brian shield and we will track just how quickly we will heat up throughout the day (music playing) i feel pretty handcrafted in store by skilled decorators layered with fresh berries and frosted to perfection bakery chantilly cake it'll be remembered for all the right reasons. publix. lake county investigators are looking into whether a grow houses connected to a bigger drug ring. they found 300 marijuana plants worth more than $300,000 in a house. they arrested 2 guys and they received a tip about the drug operation and begin a two- month long investigation. the search for gunman continues and we first told you about the shooting as it was breaking last night and it happened just after 8:30 pm added apartment complex and military avenue. they found this man shot and he died later at the hospital. they have not released his name . the fight continues as prosecutors try and block bond for a man accused of killing another man who made sexual advances. they want gm will commissar to they say he was offended when kent wilbanks approached him. he beat the victim and left him to die in downtown melbourne on super bowl sunday. fire officials are trying to figure out what caused this house to catch fire and you can see that this roof is charred and when crews arrived they sell flames coming from the home and were able to get it under control. no one was home. there will be more parking spots like this one, labeled superhero. the city of cocoa offered the spots for military personnel and veterans last year and now the sheriff's office says it will join the movement in at around 10 signs. county commissioners have offered continued negotiations to move atlanta braves training to central county and they are negotiating to build a 7500 seat stadium along us 31. the might make a decision on whether to leave central florida. this is your 11 pm sports presented by lexus of orlando. orlando magic was expected to lose but they put up a good flight and tonight the test was in los angeles where they did not pay -- play against kobe, 18 games away from retirement and he was out with a sore shoulder. the 1st quarter and this is the perimeter and his first 3 pointer in the last 5 games. 10 seconds later he picks up this bad pass and magic of 22- 17 and they led by 6 and at last check magic was still in control. it they hold on it will be their 11th rd. when of the year, 1 shy of last year. florida state off to a nice start in acc tournament and couple of threes. late in the game now, this is not how you go behind the back. xavier takes off the other way and off the glass to terrence mann and florida state led by double digits. knowles will now play virginia tech tomorrow at 9 pm. in orlando soccer news weather rest of the team was on the pitch could cost them to stay in the gym working out and recovering. the head coach said he will not be ready to go this friday but they are hopeful he is ready for next week's road game. on the other hand italian antonio no to reno will make his debut. if fans are lucky it will be just as thrilling as the opener. delivering the final goal and launching the hail mary from deep in lions territory he said he saw kyle erin and let it fly she is a fast guy and he showed his pace and that's one of the craziest finishes i have seen to any game so i was happy to be a part. orlando city inside the debut and tv 27 we will recap and get to know the players and club from an insider's perspective. the florida gators in college but paul harris and wide receiver calloway suspended indefinitely. they will not participate in spring practice according to head coach, he would not say (vo) you can check on them. you can worry about them. you can even choose a car for them. 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