FLORIDA AND THE NEW SITE THAT JUST OPENED TODAY. AND THE RELIEF THAT BROUGHT WITH IT.
BUT FIRST TONIGHT, HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE HONORING THE MEMORY
LIVES OF THE 5 FAMILY MEMBERS
LOST AWFUL CRASH ON A BUSY
ORANGE COUNTY ROAD. 2 MOTHERS
AND 3 CHILDREN WERE KILLED IN
THAT HORRIFIC WRECK. AND
TONIGHT THE SURVIVORS.
>> AND THE COUNTY ARE WORKING
TO GET RESULTS. GOOD EVENING
TO YOU. I’M ERIK VON ANCKEN.
GLAD YOU’RE WITH US. ALL 5
PEOPLE WERE LAID TO REST
TODAY, ALMOST A MONTH AFTER
THAT CRASH AT CLARCONA OCOEE
ROAD AND GAYMAR DRIVE BACK AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH.
THEIR SUV WAS T-BONED BY A
CAR. THE YOUNGEST VICTIM WAS
JUST 5 MONTHS OLD NEWS SIX’S
BRIAN DIDLAKE WAS AT THE HEART
BREAKING SERVICE.
>> AS A FAMILY AND FRIENDS
SAID THEIR FINAL GOODBYES HERE
AT THE KINGDOM CHURCH. THERE
WAS STILL MESSAGES OF HOPE IN
STRENGTH AS THE FAMILY SAYS
THAT ALTHOUGH THEIR LOVED ONES
MAY BE GONE FAR TOO SOON. THEY
ARE IN A BETTER PLACE.
>> YEAH, ANTHONY OVER
PREACHING AT HIS OWN. A
FAMILY’S FUNERAL ATHEY KISSES.
THE CASKET. HE IS SAYING
GOODBYE TO 2 OF HIS DAUGHTERS
AND 3 OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN. HE
SAYS NOW HE’LL HANG ON TO THE
GOOD MEMORIES YOU
>> THIS FUNERAL TAKING PLACE
AFTER OLIVER’S WIFE WAS
ATTENDING TO TAKE A LEFT TURN
ON GAME ARE DRY BUT WAS STRUCK
BY ONCOMING VEHICLE. UNCLEAR
CONOR MACAULEY DRIVE.
>> THIS INCIDENT. STILL MOST
NO FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE
VICTIMS.
>> BUT EVEN AS EMOTIONAL AS
ANYONE WOULD BE AT THEIR OWN A
LOVED ONE’S FUNERAL. DENISE A
GREEN SAYS THE DEATH OF HER
COUSIN SHOULD SERVE AS A GRIM
REMINDER TO DRIVE SAFE DRIVE
SAFE
>> DRIVE YOURSELF THINK
PEOPLE’S SAFETY.
>> AND JUST THIS PAST WEEK,
ORANGE COUNTY LEADERS SAY THAT
A SAFETY SURVEY IS ALREADY
UNDERWAY. AND ONCE THOSE
RESULTS ARE IN, WE’LL GET BACK
TO YOU IN PINE HILLS. BRIAN
DIDLAKE GETTING RESULTS NEWS.
6.
>> ALL RIGHT, BRIAN, THANK
YOU. IN FACT, THE COUNTY HAS
TOLD US A SAFETY STUDY IS
ALREADY UNDERWAY. WHEN WE GET
THE RESULTS OF THAT STUDY WILL
POST A FIRST FOR YOU ONLINE AT
CLICK ORLANDO, DOT COM.
BREAKING TONIGHT, WINTER
HAVEN. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR
A 17 YEAR-OLD WHO LEFT HER
HOME WITH A MUCH OLDER MAN.
THE PICTURE ON YOUR LEFT IS 17
YEAR-OLD JESSE CRAB. POLICE
SAY SHE MIGHT BE WITH 51
YEAR-OLD, BRIAN TO MORRIS ON
YOUR RIGHT THERE. POLICE SAY
THEY MIGHT BE SHOWING UP AT
CAMPGROUNDS AROUND CENTRAL
FLORIDA IN PARTICULAR IN
WINTER HAVEN. POLICE SAY HER
FAMILY TONIGHT IS DESPERATE TO
FIND HER IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING
OR IF YOU SEE THE PAIR, YOU
ARE ASKED TO CALL CRIME
STOPPERS IN POLK COUNTY. THAT
NUMBER IS 1, 8, 102 TO 6 TIPS.
NEW TONIGHT. ORLANDO POLICE
SAY A MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL
AFTER WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD IN
ORLANDO THIS EVENING. THIS WAS
IN A NEIGHBORHOOD ON LEE
STREET JUST AROUND 00:00PM
TONIGHT IS JUST A BLOCK NORTH
OF THE EAGLE’S NEST ELEMENTARY
POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED
OUT TO THAT LOCATION, BUT THEY
DID NOT FIND ANYBODY BUT A
SHORT TIME LATER, A MAN WITH A
GUNSHOT WOUND SHOWED UP AT
ORMC. HE WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD,
BUT IS IN STABLE CONDITION. AT
LAST CHECK. ANOTHER WOMAN WAS
INJURED BY SHATTERING GLASS.
POLICE SAY WITNESSES SAW THE
SUSPECT TAKE OFF IN A SILVER
SUV. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING,
PLEASE CALL POLICE
IMMEDIATELY. ALSO DEVELOPING
TONIGHT, THE LAKE COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS
INVESTIGATING A GRUESOME
MYSTERIOUS DEATH AFTER
DEPUTIES FOUND THE BODY OF A
MAN IN A BURNED OUT SUV. THIS
IS IN RURAL LAKE COUNTY ALONG
THE ROAD AND HONEYCUTT ROAD
NEAR GROVELAND AND MASCOT.
DEPUTIES. TELL US A WITNESS
SAW GAS CAN ON FIRE. NEXT UP,
THE CAR AROUND 9 THIS MORNING.
THEY SAW A MAN RUNNING AWAY
FROM THAT SUV WHEN DEPUTIES
GOT THERE, THEY FOUND FIRE
DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THAT
WHITE SUV THERE ALONG WITH THE
MAN’S BODY INSIDE THE TRUCK
DEPUTIES IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM
AS DRUM MONICA LUTHER JUNIOR.
BUT THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN US A
DESCRIPTION OF THE MAN SEEN
RUNNING AWAY. AS SOON AS WE
GET MORE INFORMATION, WE’LL BE
UPDATING YOU ON
CLICKORLANDO.COM, AND THE
MORNING NEWS. TO THE
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE, WHICH
SEEMS LIKE THE RULES ON WHO
CAN GET A SHOT AT CHANGING BY
THE DAY. NOW. IN FACT, WE
BROUGHT YOU THE BREAKING NEWS
YESTERDAY AT 4 THE TEENAGERS
AGES 16 TO 17 WILL BE ABLE TO
GET A SHOT NEXT MONTH STARTING
APRIL 5TH ALL 1617 YEAR OLDS,
NOT JUST THE MEDICALLY
VULNERABLE. WE’LL BE ABLE TO
GET THE PFIZER VACCINE. THE
GOVERNOR ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT
ON THAT SAME DAY IN APRIL, THE
STATE WILL BE OPENING VACCINES
UP TO THOSE 18 AND OLDER.
HOWEVER, THOSE 18 AND UP CAN
CHOOSE BETWEEN PFIZER MODERNA
AND JOHNSON AND JOHNSON’S
VACCINE THOSE 40 AND OLDER
WILL BE ABLE TO GET A SHOT
STARTING ON MONDAY. STATEWIDE.
AND ALSO ON MONDAY, MORE
APPOINTMENTS WILL BECOME
AVAILABLE. THE ORANGE COUNTY
CONVENTION CENTER REGISTRATION
OPENS AT 09:00AM WE POSTED A
LIST OF ALL VACCINATION SITES
FOR YOU ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA
AND WE KEEP UPDATING IT AT
CLICK ORLANDO, DOT COM SLASH
VACCINE. AND FOR MANY PEOPLE
JUST STRUGGLING TO MAKE A
VACCINE APPOINTMENT. THEY GOT
SOME RELIEF TODAY WHEN A NEW
SITE IN ORLANDO OPEN NEWS
SIX’S AMANDA CASTOR WAS THERE
WHEN THAT HAPPENED WATCHING
SOME PEOPLE VERY EXCITED TO
GET THEIR FIRST SHOT.
>> DIANE ARNOLD IS THANKFUL TO
FINALLY GET HER SHOT AFTER
STRUGGLING TO MAKE A COVID-19
VACCINATION APPOINTMENT IT’S
BEEN VERY I MEAN, YOU GO
THROUGH THE WEBSITE THERE. NO
BAD I’VE ACTUALLY BEEN THE
VALENCIA WIFE AND THEY WAS
ONLY WORKING ON THE SECOND
SHOT WHEN I WENT OUT THERE,
THE FIRST AND THEN ONE DAY
RAIN. IT’S BEEN HARD. THEY’RE
EXCITED ABOUT TODAY.
>> SHE BECAME ELIGIBLE IN THE
STATE LOWERED THE AGE TO 50
GETTING HER FIRST DOSE OF THE
MODERNA VACCINE AT THE
DEDICATED SENIOR MEDICAL
CENTER IN ORLANDO AT FIRST I I
WASN’T GOING TO GET IT. THAT I
THINK I’M EVERYONE KNEW THE
PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE NORMALLY
TREAT SENIORS NOW OPENING ITS
DOORS TO ANYONE ELIGIBLE TO
GET THE VACCINE OFFERING
APPOINTMENTS TO A 150 PEOPLE
ON SATURDAY. DOCTOR HACE SAYS
IT’S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO THE
VACCINE. ADDING SOME FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE GOING TO THEIR
DOCTOR’S OFFICE TO GET THE
SHOT THEY TRUST US AND A LOT
OF PATIENTS. YOU KNOW, THEY
HAVE HESITANCY BASED ON TRUST
AND THE FACT THAT WE’VE
DEVELOPED THIS GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM. THEY
DO TRUST US. AND SO THEY
BELIEVE THAT IF RECOMMENDING
THIS FOR THEM.
>> THAT IS GOING TO BE A GOOD
THING. ARNOLD AGREES SAYING
NOT EVERYONE CAN GET AN
APPOINTMENT ONLINE OR GO TO A
MASS VACCINATION SITE. A LOT
OF PEOPLE HAVE TO DRIVE FAR. I
DON’T HAVE TRANSPORTATION
ADDING IT’S GOING TO TAKE
EVERYONE DOING THEIR PART TO
BRING IT INTO THE PANDEMIC,
SOMETHING SHE’S LOOKING
FORWARD TO NOW THAT SHE GOT
HER FIRST DOSE AFTER THE FACT
WHEN I PROBABLY CAN VISIT
FAMILY MORE.
>> IN ORLANDO. AMANDA CASTRO
GETTING RESULTS NEWS. 6.
>> AND AS OF THIS WEEKEND,
MORE THAN 3 MILLION FLORIDIANS
ARE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST
COVID-19. SO THAT’S AROUND 15%
OF THE STATE’S POPULATION AT
THIS PACE IS PREDICTED THAT WE
COULD HAVE AROUND A QUARTER OF
ALL FLORIDA RESIDENTS
VACCINATED BY THE SUMMER COULD
BE SOONER. OF COURSE, IS THE
STATE WILL EXPAND ELIGIBILITY
AS WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU,
COME MONDAY.
>> SURELY, YOU FELT THE HEAT
TODAY. WE TIED A RECORD IN
SOME SPOTS. AND WITH ALL OF
THAT WARMTH AND SUNSHINE IT
MADE FOR.
>> WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE BEST
BEACH DAY IN A LONG TIME. AT
LEAST THAT WAS IT THE WORLD’S
MOST FAMOUS BEACH.
METEOROLOGIST SAMARA COKINOS
IS PINPOINTING THE HEAT AND
MORE OF IT AGAIN TOMORROW.
SAMARA. YEAH, MOST DEFINITELY.
SO THAT CITY THAT TIED THE
RECORD.
>> THAT WAS SANFORD. A WINE TO
2 DEGREES TODAY. THAT WAS THE
RECORD FROM 2011. SO, YEAH, IT
WAS DEFINITELY HOT WHEN YOU
COMPARE THAT TO WHERE WE
NORMALLY ARE THIS TIME OF
YEAR. NORMALLY ABOUT 79. SO
THAT’S WELL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND IT
LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO BE ANYWHERE
BETWEEN ABOUT 10 AND UP TO 13
DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE FOR AT
LEAST THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED A
LITTLE BIT. LOT MORE
COMFORTABLE OUTSIDE IS
CURRENTLY 69 DEGREES FOR YOU
TONIGHT IN OCALA. THAT’S THE
COOLEST SPOT ON THE MAP. IT’S
75 IN LEESBURG AS WELL AS
ORLANDO. 76 IN MELBOURNE, 73
IN DAYTONA BEACH, NEW SMYRNA
BEACH AS WELL AS CAPE
CANAVERAL REALLY NOT BAD. BUT
CHECK THIS OUT AS WE HEAD INTO
THE LATE OVERNIGHT HOURS GOING
INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
THAT’S WHERE WE COULD SEE A
LITTLE BIT OF PATCHY FOG I
MUST I AM WAITING FOR THIS FUN
TO KIND OF DEVELOP OVER MARION