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Transcripts For WFTV Eyewitness News 530 20160129



could hire an attorney and post bond. before she'll post that $1800 bail she'll have to show it's her own money. she's accused of pocketing residents rent. she chose targets who were elderly and the diminished mental capacity. officers identified 14 elderly victims, some targeted multiple times. williams is accused of depositing $26,000 from one victim alone. she made that deposit in her own bank account. the detectives said she manipulated tenants account and would send a fake victim or invoice. management at savannah court would not tell us if they notified residents and families if they would have received the fake bills. the detectives working the case would not say if he believes there is more victims. she was fired on july 15. they found a cleared check and found it deposited in her account, williams does not have a criminal history in orange county. she did agree to defer prosecution on a battery charge in 2004. we're on top of a developing story. the hunt continues for four gunmen who held a family in osceola for ten hours. a group of men broke into this home and they tied up the family attacked them and even took off with their valuables. within the last hour, steve barrett found out what was happening during those terrifying ten hours. you'll have that part of the story in the next half-hour. orlando's new stadium in downtown orlando won't be the only home in 2017. they're set to announce a we out what this means for the team and the community. >> orlando city has spent the seminole county. they're opening a new facility in lake nona, it continues to grow in central florida, the training facility. it will include six practice and a training facility. >> we want to build one of the best clubs in the world. >> the new grounds will be situated next to the us tennis training campus. >> lake nona is an up and coming area for central florida. there's the new railway that is coming in and the airport, and it's something we took into consideration. >> the current facility will be hold to the orlando pride, but facility will open doors to higher profile stars. >> if you want to attract more than this league you have to have more for than just the salary you give them. >> they have an option to expand the facility by 20 more acres which will house the youth academy. >> it's another huge step forward for the club and another huge investment from the directors and people who own the club. you know this club is moving in the right direction. it's getting bigger and stronger by the day. this is another piece of evidence. >> construction on the training facility is expected to begin immediately. >> reporting from sanford, christian brewery channel 9 news. >> they'll continue to train in seminole county. we have you covered when we have you covered in orlando city. click on the sports tab and it will keep you in the loop. bars. he turned himself in to santa ana police. they broke out of a california jail last week. a woman who admitted helping the three escape is being questioned. so far she's only saying she information. set was. she provided some information, has not. again, we're still pursuing that and trying to obtain more information from her. >> the two inmates still on the gangs. there's a $200,000 reward for information leading to a. donald trump likes to do things his own way. and in three days before the first votes are cast in the presidential race, he stands elsewhere. skip it. the move allowed him to host his own event and cruz and rubio took the heat in the freezing iowa conditions. >> the only one not in iowa is donald trump, the gop front runner left for new hampshire after boycotting fox news debate. >> i did something risky. i think it turned out great, i'm on the front page of every paper. >> rough night for cruz. >> i don't think he can have it both ways. >> he was the prime target at the trumpless debate. >> i don't think it did well for him. >> i think marco rubio had a very good night. >> i had more time than usual. there was something missing or something. >> are you ready for a radical constant. >> on the other side it's a close race between the democratic candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders. of sanders, she's bringing in the big guns, her husband bill clinton and her daughter chelsea. >> we have george w. bush, earlier i asked marco rubio, his answer, it's first so it gets to the set the tone for the gop field. bob and vanessa. for the first time, oat beam administration has confirmed that 22 of hillary clinton's e-mail contains secret information. this is the first time her state department e-mails was given such classification. she said she didn't receive any classified information while she was secretary of state. this comes three days before the iowa caucuses. there might be a decision that is made about controversial bills that would allow people carry guns in public. college campuses, the other would allow them to openly carry weapons. florida is one state that does not allow people to carry guns openly in some form. the villages has unique issues, keeping golf cart drivers safe. they unleashed this golf cart safety video. you spoke to a victim of a hit- and-run who said this victim is necessary. >> reporter: only in the villages will you see golf carts like this behind me zooming around everywhere, that man as well as others we talked to yesterday, that video is needed, sometimes when people get behind the wheels of these golf carts, they forget how to drive. joseph and tony sit out here at spanish springs in the villages every day. they see a lot of things, especially bad golf cart driving. >> you find a lot of people who >> we checked it last year. there are 600 golf cart crashes, we witnessed a golf cart hit and run. we're sticking around and talked to police. he took off. there's instances like this that motivated the homeowners situation, to release a golf cart safety video, if you wouldn't drive it while driving your car you shouldn't do that in a golf cart. >> they give the dos and don'ts in the villages and,000 share the road. >> look to the left and behind to make sure you can merge. >> a psa about golf cart driving doesn't make sense but in a case where golf carts are the way the majority of the people get around it. >> i love my golf cart, i'm in all day long, i don't drive a car here. >> the video was necessary. he wouldn't say how much it would cost but this is something you would find in the >> it's a disney world for adult. they come here in golf carts. they feel it's a toy. >> the hoa said they put out the video to help new residents who are not used to driving the golf carts off golf courses, they wanted to remind people who have been here for a while, the rules of the road. >> there's a bunch of them out there. the state of florida is looking at ways to make driving more efficient, like eliminating the wait time at traffic lights when there is no opposing traffic. >> we'll look at the ping or electric pass, in real time change the lights out there so there. >> that would be great. we caught up with the congressman at a transportation conference in orlando, state leaders discussed ways that every day technology can bring florida's roadways into the police say there are fewer guns out of the street across orlando tonight. at noon police released new numbers showing officers recovered 598 guns in 2015, a 10% increase from the year before. the overwhelming guns are -- the majority of handguns are handguns. we're asked if taxpayers will be covering the $8 million price tag of this construction. ahead at 5, how they're working to make sure you get the biggest refund possible for your taxes. an audit recommended safety communities that house head start programs. 9 investigates why years later orange county has not done it. find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. a new audit has raised concerns. >> some of the centers hold head start programs for children. they recommended cameras for those centers in 2009. daralene jones, our investigative reporter, asked the county why it's taking so long. >> reporter: orange county family services have a $49 million budget funded with your tax money. >> it's from the county general fund revenue and federal grants. >> the community action division overseas community centers some of which houses head start programs for low income families. hundreds of children are in and out every day. 9 investigates that the centers have implemented many real estates from a 2009 audit. they've become more efficient and better managed. improvement, something the new director is now focused on. 8 of the 11 community centers do in the have security centers, we have head start programs. >> what we saw in the course is followup. this is what we could take action on. >> this is where we're situated, some of these centers are in neighborhoods known to have violent crimes. and although nothing violent has been reported at the community centers, this audit points out several reported incidents which recall 911. 9 investigates the department requested funding for cameras, but for some reason a county security committee denied the request. there is a proposal in the works to add communities one community censure at a time. one camera could cost $100,000. in orange county daralene jones channel 9 eyewitness news. during a followup, auditors noted that one center that operates a head start program has cameras. it keeps the internal dogs locked for the day except for during one hour in the morning and evening during drop off and pickup. you can e-mail darlene jones if you have a story or you can send a tweet @ d jones wftv. orange county investigators say a security guard hired to protect the guests ripped them off instead. it happened when edward worked as a security officer when he worked at disney world. he stole $8,000 from several guests. he faces charges of grand theft by a hotel employee. these four men may have burglaries across marion county. they ran 24 hour surveillance, they targeted unlocked cars and short chase. a new $10 million marketing campaign hopes to draw businesses to florida. there's a new website, the ads weeks. the campaign was created by enterprise florida, the state's economic development branch. >> it's going to be a tad bit chilly tonight? >> i hope so. let's check in with tom and find out. i'm ready for the weekend. the weekend is the weekend and nice is a bonus. look at the high clouds, it's still streaming through. the fact that we have the high clouds is a sign that el nino is still with us. we won't have any adverse weekend. a beautiful sunset shot there feet. 50s overnight tonight. 60s across the board right now. 65 over in cocoa beach. the humidity levels have dropped after a two-day barrage of heavy rainfall, we've picked up over 8 inches of rain in parts along the coast. we've had the second wettest january on record for melbourne. this is part of the el nino pattern, we have the west breeze right now giving us drier air. usually we're cooler than average which we will be tonight and we're wetter and stormier than average. this has been the case so far in the new year. lake buena vista celebration, all the way up in the disney properties, apopka 42, i don't think we'll be cold enough, a little breeze tonight to get any frost formation, we'll still stay below average, 49 altamont, sanford 46, we'll be in the low 40s, pearson did he interior and the coast. nice day for tomorrow, satellite picture showing the high clouds streaking to the south and west. we're watching this farther to the north. there could be a severe weather out break. monday tuesday and wednesday, our next best chance for rain will not come until wednesday, maybe into thursday of next week. let's talk about the weekend now, 8:00 in the morning, high clouds, but we'll keep it mostly clear into sunday, a mix of clouds and sunshine, but more clouds late in the day, i don't think we'll have enough moisture to get any rainfall. the air is very dry right now, we can really just spin on a dime here from dry back to wet, and back the other way. we'll keep it dry for the upcoming weekend. orlando for tomorrow, temperatures back in the upper 60s, near zone 70 degrees, we're including melbourne and palm bay. here's your five-day forecast, your weekend always in view, 70s through tuesday, we have had quite a bit of weather in between. a little rain is fair game. we'll talk about wednesday and our next storm system in the next half-hour. a local pediatrician's office is still closed because of accusations about the dock being under the influence at work. >> the past history we have over the substance abuse problem. 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