getting results this is news six at six
tonight at six of Calais first medical
marijuana dispensary is now open for
business what this means for the growing
industry in the state also at six more
than a dozen people hurt on Disney
property one bus rear ends another but
this is not the first time we take a
look at a similar crash first though
tonight get ready for more cold weather
most of Central Florida will get frosty
overnight - the coastal communities the
winter weather is hitting hard tonight
this is news 6 at 6:00 I'm Lisa Bell
glad you're with us
I'm Matt Austin but stay patient we will
see the 70s again fairly soon let's get
you over to chief meteorologist Tom
swirls he's pinpointing tonight's cold
temps Tom yeah weather like this never
last for very long around here we do get
it right now Orlando health camera
temperature reading is 51 wind from the
north at 7:00 now obviously compared to
what folks have gone through up north
this is nothing
I get that but for us this is kind of
chilly we're already falling into the
50s down to 48 New Smyrna 47 in
Gainesville and 50 just about everywhere
else from Ocala villages Sanford 51
Orlando and 50 in Melbourne frost
advisory is the big dang deal Flagler
County right on the coast not you but
everyone else in Flagler just off the
coast you're in it Volusia County
coastal parts of Volusia not in the
frost advisory and no one in Brevard but
everyone else when those coastal zones
back to the north and the west everyone
under the frost advisory until 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning cover up the tender
plants or bring them inside and think
about your pets as well I will be right
back well pinpoint the overnight lows
where you live and then we'll talk about
tomorrow we do start to turn it around
tomorrow and then get a little better
before the rain comes back seeing a few
Tom thank you breaking right now a
heater causes a house fire in Orange
County this is happening on quail Pond
Street near goldenrod road and that's
where new six is jeri asking joins us
live tonight surgery how badly is this
house damaged and is everybody ok man I
tell you thankfully everyone is ok there
was an 80 year old woman she was inside
this home she was able to make it out
safely thankfully she was
home alone firefighters say and you
can't see much damage to the outside of
this home but I can show you there was
heavy smoke and damage inside the home
when this fire happened now you see a
part of this family centralized heating
unit here
firefighters saying the blaze happened
around 3:00 p.m. investigators saying a
faulty heater is what calls the blaze
today a sad reality here but a huge
reminder for all of us as returning on
the heat tonight to check your filters
and firefighters say if you see or smell
smoke or fire when turning on your
heater call the fire department
ASAP now I spoke to that eighty year old
woman and she has a lot of advice and
she's so thankful she's okay we're
putting together her reaction and more
tips on how to be safe during this cold
weather that's coming up here for news
six at 11:00 we're live in Orange County
on quill Pond Road Jerry esken nu6 Jerry
thanks new developments now breaking
tonight about a Code Red drill at
Seminole County Schools the sheriff's
office says it is no longer gonna do
unannounced Code Red drills without
notifications the Sheriff's Office says
it will now use a new plan this plan
will include both announced and
unannounced Code Red drills but when the
unannounced drill is conducted the
Sheriff's Office will notify everyone at
the moment that it is only a drill not a
real threat the Sheriff's Office says it
will tell faculty staff students and
parents this change comes after chaos at
Lake Brantley High School last week
during a Code Red because of
communication issues many students and
staff thought that drill was real
sending some people running one Disney
bus runs into another sending more than
a dozen people to the hospital tonight
we are pushing for answers about this
crash at the Epcot toll plaza new six is
nineteen Yanis is live outside Florida
Hospital in celebration tonight
and Nadine you spoke with one crash
victims daughter today what did she tell
you about this Lisa she was in tears too
upset to go on camera about this but she
said that her parents got on that bus to
go to Epcot today to celebrate their
29th wedding anniversary but instead her
dad was transported here to Florida
Hospital in celebration where he has
suffered a concussion
was standing on that bus she said when
he slammed his cheek against something
Disney tonight saying that there is
nothing more important than the safety
of their guests from Sky 6 it looks like
these two buses with the word Disney
edged on its side are linked together
but get a look from the ground at the
Epcot toll plaza taken and tweeted by a
Park goer this morning these images
showing a shattered windshield of a bus
troopers say rear-ended the bus in front
of him that Disney employee and driver
21-year old Jacob Buettner from Saint
Cloud was ticketed for careless driving
today it typically don't stop at that
toll booth and as they enter Epcot
Center and as the first bus slowed the
second one just failed to slow and
rear-ended the first one the Florida
Highway Patrol says the crash happened
around 10 o'clock this morning of the 51
people 14 were taken to area hospitals
with minor injuries the Reedy Creek Fire
Department along with FHP and Disney
security all on scene knew six at
Florida Hospital celebration saw a
steady stream of Reedy Creek ambulances
in and out of the emergency room it was
there we spoke to one woman who didn't
want to go on camera but was in tears
saying her father who was standing up on
the bus when it crashed is now here with
a concussion and it's not the first time
it's happened at the same app cot toll
plaza check out this video from 2010
after a Disney bus driver was cited back
then for slamming into this Mears bus
stopped for a mechanical issue
it happened just a little further up the
road in this case seven people were
taken to area hospitals
and just looking at our archives for the
last year alone there have been three
crashes involving Disney buses in this
case Disney says that the driver will
not be working until this investigation
in this incident is under review until
then you can read Disney's entire
statement on this incident on click
Orlando calm Lisa back to you nodding
thank you she vanished more than 12
years ago
her story captured the attention of our
entire community but there are a lot of
questions about what happened to
Jennifer kesi tonight her family is
filing a civil complaint against the
Orlando Police Department hoping to get
some of those answers
Cassie's family is asking the Orlando
Police Department to release information
about its investigation after more than
12 years of no new developments the
family says police are breaching their
obligation to comply with Florida and
Orange County records laws the family
says they are calling the case active
despite no new leads they now want all
of the documents related to Casey's
disappearance the complaint is asking
for Orlando police to provide those
documents within 48 hours OPD says it is
aware of the lawsuit but it is waiting
for it to be given to their legal team
for review Kessie who was a former UCF
student was reported missing back in
2006 after she failed to show up for
work at a financial firm in Akko II
these are some age progression photos of
her again if you know anything about
Jennifer Casey's disappearance call
Orlando police tonight Governor electron
DeSantis could make it easier for
Floridians to obtain medical marijuana
the incoming administration says it will
consider dropping some of the legal
battles still being waged over the 2016
amendment legalizing medical medical
cannabis new six investigator Mike
DeForest is in Marion County for us
tonight where oak calles 1st dispensary
just opened for business until today
people living in the Ocala area had to
travel more than 40 minutes to get to a
medical marijuana dispensary with the
opening of key relief here on Southwest
College Road it's helping make treatment
more accessible but many medical
marijuana supporters say it's still
taking the state way too long
fully implement the constitutional
amendment david Stallings suffers from a
form of skin cancer to ease the
discomfort Stallings recently obtained
this state issued card allowing him to
legally purchase medical marijuana in
the form of vapes bombs and oils the
product is getting a whole lot better a
whole lot remarkably so because now it's
out from under the cloud of secrecy but
Stallings says Florida has not yet fully
implemented a 2016 constitutional
amendment approved by more than 70% of
voters legalizing medical marijuana part
of the holdup has been a series of
lawsuits and appeals related to the way
Florida issues licenses to cannabis
growers and sellers some of those
challenges have been prompted by the
administration of outgoing Governor Rick
Scott now with Ron de santis moving into
the governor's mansion next month some
hope the legal logjam will ease while
the Santis himself has not offered any
specifics his incoming lieutenant
governor says the new administration is
not interested in continuing the legal
fight and vows that the will of the
voters will be implemented I think we're
making significant progress every day
the neat Patel who oversees key relief's
dispensaries in Florida says the need
for access to medical marijuana can be
seen firsthand each time a new facility
like this one opens I think the the
proofs in the pudding seeing patients
come back and visit us often should
should let you know that we're doing
something right by them with the opening
of key relief Ocala there are now nearly
80 medical marijuana dispensaries
statewide but supporters say there needs
to be even greater access Mike DeForest
News 6 tonight a warning for drivers
your headlights might not be cutting it
how they could be leading to dangerous
conditions coming up also at 6:00 a
crane changed their lives for months it
crashed into their house forcing them
out tonight we talked with that family
who is now back home just in time for
the holidays you're watching News 6 at
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by US News & World Report again a house
divided tonight there is new information
about this Baldwin Park home that had a
crane sliced through its roof the family
who lives here was forced out of their
home back in September but tonight they
are now back at their house and they're
showing off what it looks like inside
looks good news six is clay Lepard gives
us a tour it was a typical September day
for the long car family until it wasn't
when a subcontractors crane delivering
roofing material came crashing through
their roof there's no other word but
shocking I mean I literally I didn't
know what to do since then it has been a
long three months for Dana and Steve
long car it's been hectic it's been
frustrating it's been busy hectic all
the above from the perspective of you
don't know how to handle this the family
of four found themselves bouncing
between different places to stay
including a hotel and then a friend's
home has quite a bit of work went on
outside and inside before they were
allowed to move back in well we would
never want this to happen but it did and
we've taken responsibility to get them
back in as quickly as possible and
that's the main issue essentially we had
the entire roof fall from up there down
to this foyer thankfully the crane
missed the sprinkler system and major
structural spots
if it was to fall in the perfect
location that's where it fell so it
saved the house from totally basically
wiping out the whole inside of the house
and other than just a little paint on
the outside the owners here say
everything is pretty much back to normal
we're sorting out getting some things
you know put back in our home but for
the most part we're here and we're just
grateful to be here the long cars have
family flying in from all over for
Christmas excited to see what's changed
as well as the new ornament on their
Christmas tree
it just seemed appropriate this year to
get a crane to add our tree in Baldwin
Park clay Lepard news 6 I'm glad they
have a good sensation it's glad to see
them smiling I would still be angry to
review the video from September of the
split house go to click Orlando com well
tonight a consumer watch about dangerous
driving conditions a new test by
triple-a finds many older headlights
might not be producing enough light for
drivers today triple-a urge drivers to
check their headlights for signs of
deterioration clouded or yellow
headlights are a safety issue triple-a
says older headlights provided just 22%
of the amount of light a new headlight
does triple-a recommends cleaning the
lights are replacing them altogether
more than a dozen auto repair or Auto
cleaning services across Central Florida
offer to clean headlights most charge
anywhere from forty to two hundred
dollars well tomorrow is the day we've
been waiting for it's our angel tree
distribution day which means thousands
of families in Central Florida will have
a happier holiday season because of you
our viewers and if you still have not
brought back your angel please take it
to the Salvation offices on West
Colonial Drive tomorrow all day news six
we'll be getting results bringing you
stories from the joy center as we're
calling it will be live on the morning
show at 9 a.m. noon and throughout the
early evening newscasts will all be out
there tomorrow
watching the joy come to people's right
is a great day one of our favorite days
here it really is so many people say
they love experiencing all the seasons
of the year yes good yeah
they are getting it now this is Florida
winter big wave we don't like it any
colder than this
no it's been here a few hours too long
already
done with it actually show what's going
on we've got problems overnight tonight
with the big frost advisory coastal
areas are gonna do okay
you're gonna hover in the 40s tonight I
think it'd be just fine but across the
interior just off the coast for Flagler
and Volusia you guys are in the frost
advisory zone right here on the coast no
but just across the interior you bet
that's where it picks up with patchy
frost all across the interior hello a
heavier frost possible from Ocala to
some per County you guys go into the
frost advisory at 1:00 a.m.
over in Marion Sumter everyone else hits
the frost advisory at 3:00 a.m. it comes
off the clock at 8 a.m. an hour after
sunrise everything starts to warm back
up all will be good but it's gonna be a
very very cold night tonight big ridge
of high pressure is doing a number on us
drawing that air straight down to the
north right into the heart of Central
Florida so it cleared out the cloud
cover today
finally but we really would have loved
to hold on to those clouds that would I
help tonight but it's gone daytime high
today was only 57 overnight low this
morning was 41 we should dip below that
tonight by a couple of degrees maybe
three records this time of year pretty
much in the low 30s or the upper 20s so
we're going to threaten records but it's
gonna be cold
Daytona Beach right now already down to
51 wind is calming it's 50 from Ocala to
the villages Sanford Leesburg 51 Orlando
50 in Kissimmee the real feel still okay
right in there remember big wind chill
advisories or wind chill problems
factoring doesn't really kick in to her
in the 40s and the winds are starting to
lay back look calm in Ocala calm in Palm
Coast seven mile-per-hour wind in
Orlando and even along the coast over in
Brevard where we had 12 15 mile-per-hour
winds an hour ago winds are dying out
that's going to help with the wind chill
but not help with the crashing temp once
that wind calms what little heat we had
today will lift in just like that we get
cold radar is clear tonight we will not
be tracking showers until Thursday
satellite and radar together shows an
absence of the cloud cover which leads
us to the water vapor showing you what
eight the clouds it's all that dry air
aloft it gobbled up all the cloud cover
frost advisory in effect tonight
tomorrow sunny and cool but getting
better as the day wears on and
showers return in time for the weekend
with the 70s watch this this is 2 a.m.
roll all the way around through the day
tomorrow noon cloud cover starts to come
in here from the southeast tomorrow that
means we are going to warm up close to
70 and then the rain starts to show up
as early as Thursday for tonight the
overnight lows are low 32 in Ocala 34 in
the villages 35 in Leesburg and in
Orlando 38 here's tomorrow
your forecast brought to you by del air
heating and air conditioning by
lunchtime tomorrow we're back to 61 the
daytime high 69 here's the week ahead 69
does it for the high tomorrow tomorrow
night's low is 51 so no more advisories
for a while after tonight then by Friday
we're back to 75 dodging showers and the
weekend looks a little drier alright Tom
thanks will a dad driving with his
daughter in the back seats he's a flash
as a gun fires at their car what led up
to that scare and who detectives are
looking for that's coming up on news 6
at 7 also ahead a man who called 9-1-1
for help ends up shot by an officer more
than 12 hours later what police are not
saying about how this all went down and
you're a Grinch this will make your
heart grow bigger we told you tomorrow
is Angel Tree distribution day but how
do you shop for hundreds of kids and
seniors in need the Salvation Army's
strategy coming up at 7 it'll grow three
sizes in fact are you Ryan is in for
Jamie tonight could be another game of
conference dominoes the American
Athletic Conference sure hopes not they
want everything to stay just the same
yeah we will see how that's shaking out