than a day, leaving her attorney wondering if an insanity defense might come into play. >> it has the ingredients for that, but it's too mac early to tell. her son was shot -- too mac early to tell. her son was shot -- too early to tell. her son was shot. >> reporter: she said's she kept hoping her son would wake up even though she knew he would not. she seemed remorseful and set about what happened. reporting live, jeff deal, channel 9.>> there are a lot of case tonight. >> we will continue to follow the case against virginia arteaga as it moves through the court and bring you the developments as they unfold. the last the rain we've been tracking for the past hour is moving off the coast. tom terry is insecure weathercenter nine. some neighborhoods got a full inch of rain today.>> here is a of rain across the area. the lighter blues, mostly less than a quarter of an inch. by claremont, you see most of the error you're -- area getting at least some rain. we had 80% rain coverage. today. from hillsboro county towards charlotte, they are still doing surveys on that. reports of three more fatalities in waverley bridge in your from tornadoes still affecting the northeast. you see several tornado watch boxes towards washington dc. a stormy night. we are going to be on the colder side of the system. i will have more in a few minutes. pensacola -- pensacola homeowners are cleaning up after tornadoes damaged hundreds of homes. the storm moved through last floors of two apartment buildings, leaving nothing but scraps of wood and twisted metal behind. residents had seconds to seek shelter.>> it was something you never want to imagine going through. i am thankful everybody's okay. >> no one was seriously injured in the storm which the national weather service says was the f- 3 tornado. five deaths are being blamed on that storm system including two today in virginia. within the past 30 minutes, crews have restored -- restore the weather radio service that was not working today during a storm system that sparked a tornado warning. steve barrett has been working to find out why those radios were silenced during dangerous storms. you spoke with the national weather service about this outage?>> reporter: i did. we're trying to get some answers about towers like the ones behind me. that is the tower that would broadcast to a weather alert radio like this. that went down and had problems in january during the storm. now for the second time, trouble. the radio broadcasts are especially important for people who don't know the severe weather is headed their way. the broadcasts come from the national weather service in melbourne and will alert you if there is, say, a tornado in the middle of the night. the system is a combination of radio broadcasts and cellular the signal to the tower. that cellular connection is what failed this time around. it also failed back in january. then we told you about the same problem at the tower in orlando. the national weather service said it had to work with their cellular carriers, at&t and verizon, to resolve the problem. clearly it's an issue with these towers reliability. i did call the national weather service headquarters in maryland to ask about that reliability and what can be happening again here in central florida. i've not heard back, but i'm expecting too. they said they would try to get back with me with those answers today. if i get those answers by six, we will bring them to you. steve barrett, orlando. the attorney for the i will millionaire convicted of murder filed paperwork to get him out of jail while he waits a new trial. he is now presumed innocent and should be released according to his attorney. the judge awarded a new trial because of mistakes made by his original attorney during trail. no date has been set for the new hearing. the three latest cases of zika virus in florida are all pregnant women. the health department has not said where the cases are. they are among 32 cases reported across floor -- florida. five are in central florida. the surgeon general testified today about the response to the virus. dr. john armstrong said agriculture is looking for ways to stop mosquitoes from spreading the virus.>> we work to keep the public informed -- informed to calm fears and educate for action. >> so far all of zika cases are travel related. we are following breaking news out of orange county where firefighters have been exposed to moldy conditions at a fire station. part of station eight nearly vista has been shut down. ty russell is live there right now. you found out firefighters have moved equipment to other stations. >> reporter: martha, we just arrived about an hour ago. after we got a tip first today saying a firefighters health and safety was at risk. the first thing we noticed was this big blue dumpster. we also noticed there were still cars in the parking lot. we knocked on the door and saw firefighters inside. i talked to the department spokesperson. she confirmed a portion of the building is closed. firefighters normally rest between calls. there usually 10 firefighters here, but now there are only four. we obtained an email sent from the fire chief to the department that states crews started removing ceiling tiles, betting, and carpet monday. the fire chief wrote the rest of the station is containment free. the mold was found after yearly quality tests. we asked to talk to the fire chief but we were told he is out of town. tonight we are asking whether closing a portion of this fire station and removing some equipment affects the homes and businesses and response times in these area. for now, ty russell, channel 9 eyewitness news. more breaking news, we just found out work on the i-4 project of a fatal accident at a worksite today. for the highway patrol says crews were working in an area off of wymore road around 11:30 this morning when the driver of the dump truck ran over a 34- year-old construction worker. at some point, the worker had walked behind the dump truck as it was backing up. the contractor signed a statement saying the entire worksite has been shut down. we have a crew headed to maitland to talk to the contractor about today's accident and what changes might be made at these sites. a bill that would require her -- require law enforcement officers to issue more tickets instead of putting teens in jail. these citations would create a list of first-time misdemeanors such as possession of alcohol or marijuana for which teams could be easily arrested. instead, they would be asked to do community service or participate in programs. not everyone is on board with the idea.>> we think it's a great idea for 90% of the kids out there. other 10% that we feel like we need discretion mandating law enforcement to issue civil citations is not a good idea.>> the bill faces a committee. it will get a hearing thursday. a judge just delivered a major blow to a sanford mom accused of killing her daughter. deborah nelson denied rachel fires -- fires motion to do throw out statements the law enforcement. she is accused of beating her daughter to death. the defense team argued prior had asked for a lawyer. the judge determined prior statements were voluntary. president obama and democrats are lasting republicans for blasting his supreme court pick before he even named a nominee. mitch mcconnell is among the republicans who want the appointment to be delayed until the next president takes office. the president says he has a constitutional duty to pick someone during his last year in very difficult for mr. will mcconnell -- mr. mcconnell to explain if the person is well- qualified that the senate should stand in the way simply for political reasons.>> yesterday, republicans said there would be no confirmation hearings and no vote on an appointment made by president obama. plans are moving forward to ease congestion and osceola county.>> the express authority is looking for companies to complete a 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[ laughs ] in a few days, orlando is complex, the same one we told you about where orlando firefighters were exposed to asbestos. steve barrett found out what will be built in its place that could help the entire community. >> reporter: the organization the plans to buy this property monday is called ability housing out of jacksonville. their plan is to bulldoze everything that you see here and start all over.>> this is going to be a fantastic improvement for this corridor. >> reporter: regina hill is excited these old apartment buildings are finally going to be replaced with new low income housing units. the complex will include on- site services like child care, education, and job search assistance offices as well as healthcare.>> they have partnered with a health office here. they will be treating not just the body, those that might have some psychological mental health components.>> reporter: the party monday -- property monday for one $.2 million. i spoke with the executive director of the project that is similar to jacksonville developments. and includes about 160 units, mix of studios, one, two, and three-bedroom apartments. ability housing sent us these before-and-after projects of a project they completed in jacksonville.>> i toward their properties and what i appreciated most as they had folks from the community working on the properties. they were clean and affordable.>> that's terrific in one combination.>> reporter: michael ballentine walks by the property everyday. >> i am in a bad situation myself, but i'm into it. i am into this neighborhood. >> you wouldn't mind living in a place like this? >> yes. >> reporter: ability housing hopes to break ground this year and they plan to hire hyperlocal he, almost immediate steve barrett, channel 9 eyewitness news. the gear worn by orlando firefighters inside that apartment complex possibly contaminated with this festus. it is been sent out protesting. earlier this month we told you firefighters call channel 9 after they removed some tiles from the building. one fireball -- one firefighter told us the building had is best the senate. they were prepping the building for fire training. orange county officials have launched an investigation and tomorrow a doctor we'll talk with firefighters who are concerned about exposure.>> you can see moral about what those apartment looks like on our website. florida students have helped the state meet and -- a milestone in education. more than half the students in the state take it bans placement test. they ranked third in the nation for high school graduation. orange county leaders being able to shoot ducks on lake conway. homeowners call police after hunters were shooting ducks in the late. hunting is legal and they had the proper paperwork. teresa jacobs and commissioner pete clark say they are concerned hunting was allowed coastal homes. an attorney also wrote wildlife officials to block future hunts. -- this is a big grinding storm system. you have updates on the survey in pencil calm -- pensacola. big tornadoes there. down here, we threaded the needle and dodged all the tornadoes again. 75 downtown, 74 and dealt on a. we had a slight risk of severe weather across the area today, some wind gusts over 40, up to 50 miles an hour. the storms split just a little bit as they moved by, sparing south florida took it on the chin, southwest florida especially. some heavy storms down south. if you're traveling, that's the last bit of rain through the system. three tornadoes in hillsboro, charlotte, and de soto counties. they will survey for the strength of those systems. we do not think they will be an ef three, verified in pensacola last night. no fatalities last night. winds 150 miles no fatalities last night. winds 150 mph. we also had reports of three people killed in virginia. that just happened in the last couple of hours. mother nature's fury is still ongoing. her comes our cold front pushing the rain through. we will be drying out and cooling down from a high of 82 today. 9 degrees above our seasonal norm. we are following -- falling into the 60s as the cold front backs into the area. overnight, winter springs 48. sanford, 49. breezy as temperatures drop tonight. 50 degrees in black lake. the same for orlando. we will take the clouds and move them right out of the way, it will be breezy to windy tomorrow. i'm working on how windy it will be hour by hour with future track at 5:30. more on that in the next half hour. it's certainly going to be cooling down and breezy at the same time with 67 orlando tomorrow widespread 60s and you can see our florida qualifier there, winter is returning, the average i-75, well below that as we head towards a nice for cooler weekend. here's your five day forecast. the weekend always in view. you can see how much warmer temperatures are getting on average. 65 friday, down to 42 saturday. also updating how low the temperatures will be getting tomorrow night. we will see some 30s return over the next 24 hours. martha? sovereign citizens claim our lives -- laws do not apply to them. you millions. less traffic and a smoother commute. orange county will make it easier for drivers to get around town. air by recalls have impacted drivers in florida. eyes, hormones know, too. dogs know. kids know. st augustine knows. debs know. guys who peaked in high school know. oh yea, this guy? he definitely knows. scotts bonus s. the number one trusted brand in the south. it' tonight we haven't -- investigated documents showing that toccata officials covered up dangers with their airbags for years. dozens have been injured and several have died when the airbags did not function. justin gray is live in washington. nelson is demanding more extensive recalls. >> we dug through the documents. these are internal toccata emails and memos between their executives. they show that toccata officials allegedly knew for years before this became public that they had problems and dangers equipment. >> it looks kind of sinister. >> reporter: with nine deaths and dozens injured by airbags well known. internal toccata documents show toccata officials allegedly danger. in this email from 2006, and engineering manager worried about problems wrote, it is yet another mess of [ expletive ] we will be handed with no fix possible. the plant should have been screaming bloody murder long ago.>> this is reprehensible.>> back to 2005. the airbags continue to be -- produced. trance neck wound was so severe that heard death was investigated as a homicide. a company director wrote in his notes that they were not recalling enough vehicles, calling it a violation of our moral obligation to protect the public. bill nelson warns that replacement airbags may not be safe.>> auto manufacturers are installing new live grenades replacements.>> reporter: nelson: for more recalls. the national highway traffic safety administration tells me they are now replacing three out of four of those airbags with non-takhar to parts -- non- toccata parts. toccata is agreeing with the findings, calling them their actions of executives inexcusable and saying they will not be repeated. justin gray, channel 9 eyewitness news. tourism brings $200 million to central florida every year. although it five, why voters could soon help decide how that money gets spent. this looks like an ordered -- ordinary room. why crisis specialists say it could save lives. a mental health counselor found working two clinics despite accusations he molested a patient in his past. lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, channel 9 eyewitness news continues right now at 5:30. this mental health counselors accused of molesting one of its patients and trying to have sex with her. counselor has been able to work at two other clinics since the allegations surface. the department of health has been on this case since someone told them about the at -- allegations in 2013. >> tim barber joins us live now. the counselor was hired after being accused. >> reporter: he worked for this company for a few months and then another clinic. despite the allegations in brevard county listed in this report, he still has his license and he has not been charged with a crime. adrienne lincoln has worked at this clinic since 2004. he has been accused of molesting a patient. i called him and asked at his house but no one answered. according to the report, the female accuser started seeing him for depression and anxiety in 2011 when secure a work that

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