richardson was arrest earlier tonight. >> they found ef that a child with you born in a parking lot, but it's not been found. we have the latest on the search and the arrest. >> well tonight that mother, 30-year-old susan richardson is behind bars at the orange county jail, charged with aggravated child neglect, and the police continue to externallying for the -- search for the newborn, baby willow. they accused her of discarding the baby, and tonight the police don't know where the baby is. >> the officers were out there all night last night, they had blood hounds, cadaver dogs, and >> officers say that she gave birth to the baby here at the willow bend apartment complex, off of silver star road. that's why they named the newborn, baby willow. they found evidence of afterbirth, but she's not saying where the baby is. now they're asking the public to help find her. >> we're holding out hope, that's one reason we named her, we want people to see her as a person. and maybe someone took the baby. >> susan richardson is his girlfriend, and he was questioned by police. >> they asked me, w

this is the second search since monday after 30-year-old susan richardson gave birth. no one can find her baby. richardson faces charges of child neglect and child desertion. wesh 2 news uncovered details of a sworn audiotaped interview that detectives did with richardson yesterday. they asked her, "did she know anything about the placenta found in the parking lot at willow bend apartments?" she claimed to know nothing about it. but when detectives pointed out they would be comparing her dna to the blood found at the scene police say, she quickly recanted and admitted the placenta was from her. the arrest report says richardson admitted to police that she had been pregnant since june of 2015, and she gave birth to a baby girl. she said the baby was alive and seemingly healthy post birth. richardson said she did not want the baby and decided to leave it on the front door step of a random resident in willow bend she told police she knocked on the front door and left. she added she was "not sure if anybody was home, did not wait to find out." >> if the baby was dropped of

. >> that's right, that mother, 30-year-old susan richardson i behind bars here at the orange county jail, charged with aggravated child neglect, and the police continue to search for her newborn, baby willow. the orlando police accuse 30-year-old susan richardson of discarding her newborn baby, and tonight, the police don't know where the baby is. >> we were out there all night last night, and had blood hounds, cadaver dogs, and search and rescue team. last night, looked for this newborn. >> the officers z say she gave birth to the baby here at the willow bend apartment complex off of silver star road, that's why they named the if newborn baby willow. they found evidence of after birth, but she's not telling now they're asking the public to help find her. >> we always hold out hope, that's one reason we named her, we want people to see her as a person and maybe come forward with information. maybe someone took the baby. >> johnny brown said that susan richardson is his girlfriend, and he was questioned. >> they asked me, if she tell me where the baby was. >> neighbors at the apartme

>> we were at the jail as police escorted susan richardson tuesday night. she turned away from the cameras and would not answer any of our questions. >> did you kill baby willow? >> reporter: investigators say richardson is not answering any questions about what happened to the baby girl either. we learned on monday police say there was evidence of childbirth in the willow bend parking lot just behind the home richardson shares with her boyfriend and three children. investigators searched extensively but have not been able to find the infant and even richardson's boyfriend says she will not tell him exactly what happened to baby willow. >> the dr. told me she had a miscarriage, right, so i'm thinking she had the baby in until i got back here and detectives told me that she told them that she had the baby in the house. >> not only did we track reports about we take into past run-ins with police and dcf. talking more with the father for children breaking down what we're learning about her mental health history for 6:30. reporting live in orange county, janai

they want anybody who may have seen the baby's mother, susan richardson, between 10 a.m. and noon on monday, to give them a call. they say there's a gap in her story and them seeing susan richardson at that point may help fill the holes in her story. if you saw her or know anything, call orlando police immediately. we're live in orlando tonight, eric sandoval, news 6. >> thank you, eric. we're also staying on top of breaking news in volusia county. the sheriff's office is investigating possible human remains found this afternoon. sky 6 flew over the scene a short time ago. it's happening at red john drive and international speedway boulevard. that is between de land and daytona beach. right now, we're working to learn more about this discovery. we will bring you any updates as we get them. >> and now to more breaking news. one of central florida's most outspoken advocates against >> carol wick has overseen harbor house of central florida for nearly a decade now. tonight she's been fired by the board of directors. do we have any idea why she's been replaced? >> not yet. i'

this afternoon, the mother, 30-year-old susan richardson, is headed to jail, on aggravated child neglect charges. >> when i came home, i just seen blood and i asked her what had happened and she told me she was all right. i said, i'm going to call the ambulance. you know, she said no, don't call the ambulance. >>reporter: johnnie bryant told us he didn't know what happened here. the police told him the terrible news. the girl was born here, and was missing. >> i know they can't find her, that's all i know, they can't find the baby. >>reporter: bryant says he has three other children with richardson, he doesn't know if he's the father of baby willow. richardson is known to wander the area, some said they didn't realize she was pregnant. but now, the people here are saddened by the news. they're wondering why the mother >> pretty sad day, she just had the baby in the backyard and left it. she could have called for help. 911, anyone, everybody around helped. >>reporter: again, the police girl is alive or dead. they just say right now, they the best. reporting live in orlando, jeff deal, cha

gail: susan richardson was arrested in 2009 for striking a police officer. in the report, she says she hadn' t been taking her meds for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia as well as other mental disorders. her boyfriend says she does have mental health concerns. >> i' m sad about the whole situation. it shouldn' t went that far. gail: the authorities have looked at a number of things as well as dumpsters. i just got a communication from the police department that no evidence was found, however homicide is doing a more thorough search. coming up at 5:00, what susan detectives, and why she had to change her story during a sworn audio taped interview. meredith: tonight at 5:00, we' ll update you on search efforts, and at 5:30 we' re hearing from the department of children and families about the future of the other children who were living in the suspect' s home. plus, we' ll let you know about any developments in the case on air and on wesh.com. breaking news out of brevard county. we now know who bought one of three winning powerball tickets at a melbourne beach

i spoke with susan richardson' s boyfriend. he says he knew she was pregnant but did know she had given birth. he says she won' the baby is. >> she had the baby they can' t find the baby what do you know about it? >> i know they can t find the baby. that' s all know. >> johnny brown says his girlfriend had a baby girl yesterday, but adds she won' t even tell him where the baby is. >> all i know when i came home i seen blood she told me i asked what happened she said she was alright i said i' m going to call the ambulance. she told me don' t call the ambulance, took her to the so the hospital doctor told me she , had a miscarriage. >> brown says he thought she had the baby at the hospital until he spoke to detectives. >> detective told me she told , them that she had the baby in the house and she took the baby and dropped it off in willow bend. >> orlando police were called yesterday just after three pm to willow bend apts on silver star road. detectives found a placenta and afterbirth in the parking lot. they searched the area

the baby's mother, susan richardson, was arrested yesterday. we been working to find out what will happen to the other siblings. we will update you at 5:00. >>> coast guard hearings on the cargo ship that sank during a hurricane revealed the captain. try to ask his boss touchi -- change the route the day before the disaster. 33 crew members were lost including an orlando man. el faro sailed into hurricane joaquin last october. the captain. emails appears to ask if he could take a slower route home. the hearing included an apology from a top executive with a company that owned the ship. how deeply grieved we are by the event itself, the tragedy, the loss of our mariners. >> hearings with the us coast guard investigative panel to find out who is at fault will continue tomorrow. >>> we are getting a better idea of what bethune-cookman university will do to try to better protect students from gun violence even though several of the shootings have happened off-campus in daytona beach. blaine tolison was there when dozens packed an auditorium to reme

investigators reasons -- >> a susan british said -- susan richardson gave birth to a baby girl. she left the baby on her doorstep and does not remember which one. the reason they searched the pond is because a couple of dogs tracked it sent out there. a placenta was found in the will that parking lot outside the lot. richardson has mental health issues. when her boyfriend came home monday, there was blood everywhere. >> she is to be at the store begging for money. everyone knew she was mentally ill. it should not have gone this far. reporter: the divers wrapped up upon searched about 10 minutes before 2:00. it is now up to the public to help them out. in orange county, gail meredith: susan richardson is in jail. jim: a violent clash outside orange blossom trail. it happened as three drivers were waiting for the light to turn green. witnesses say and acura did not slow down and crashed into all three vehicles. brent adams was killed at the scene and drivers took off. >> officers got here and i let them know that he had been down at the americana. troopers say 33-year-old valentin

find this baby so everybody can be at rest. >> susan richardson still is not cooperating. she remains locked up in the orange county jail on a $50,000 bond. >>> health officials confirm today another zika virus case in orange county. they say it is also travel related. there are now two confirmed cases in orange county. >>> we're learning more about why congresswoman corrine brown may have been served a subpoena by federal prosecutor. sources say investigators are requesting e-mails, receipts and other documents from wasn't door for education. back in 2013 brown invited individuals and businesses to a fundraiser for that organization. we learned today that one door is not registered with the state of virginia to solicit donations that's required by state law there. even though there's a tax id number listed on the organizations website it doesn't have tax exempt status. >>> a teacher just resigned. the victim said she connected with marshall youngrice on an adult website. today myrt price spent the day going through his personal file. the district was going to allow him to

he says he's the one who brought his girlfriend, 30-year-old susan richardson to police. richardson told police she gave birth inside her apartment yesterday and somehow got rid of the child. bryan told news 6 he came home to an apartment covered with blood yesterday and a changing story from richardson. >> that baby can't be around here. somebody would have came up with the baby. >> they had that roped off. they was searching grew the garbage and everything. >> she says police searched every dumpster, every hallway. they even knocked on everyone's door. they didn't find anything. news 6 found out richardson has been arrested three other times, twice for domestic violence and once for assaulting police officers. tonight her child's father is secluded inside his apartment. >> i'm wondering where the baby at. i asked her where the baby was. she said she can't remember. i said you better remember something because you going to jail. >> we now know she is in jail. she's being booked right now in the orange county jail. just a few minutes ago we actually saw some orlando polic

. >> police say the mother is susan richardson. she has been charged with aggravated child neglect and is currently being tranferred to the booking facility at the orange county jail. >> i think that is very sad to hear, what happened to the little girl. i live over here so this is like close to home. >> did she tell you the child was alive when it was born that -- >> i don' t know. >> johnny brown says that his girlfriend of 12 years does have some challenges. susan richardson has been charged with aggravated child neglect. if you happen to see her between 10:00 a.m. to 12 a 7:00 p.m., call crime line or call them. jim: such a sad case. if you know anything, call the crimeline number or 911. that number is 1-800 423-tips. you can remain anonymous rewards are offered. breaking news in southern california. president obama speaking. meeting of association of southeast asian nations summit he' s talking about the vacancy on the u.s. supreme court. he' s taking questions from media. let' s listen. president obama: a novel way, the reco

richardson was arrest earlier tonight. >> they found ef that a child with you born in a parking lot, but it's not been found. we have the latest on the search and the arrest. >> well tonight that mother, 30-year-old susan richardson is behind bars at the orange county jail, charged with aggravated child neglect, and the police continue to externallying for the -- search for the newborn, baby willow. they accused her of discarding the baby, and tonight the police >> the officers were out there all night last night, they had blood hounds, cadaver dogs, and search and rescue teams. >> officers say that she gave birth to the baby here at the willow bend apartment complex, off of silver star road. that's why they named the newborn, baby willow. they found evidence of afterbirth, but she's not saying where the baby is. now they're asking the public to help find her. >> we're holding out hope, that's one reason we named her, we want people to see her as a person. and maybe someone took the baby. >> susan richardson is his girlfriend, and he was questioned by police. >> they asked me, where

susan richardson is not cooperating in the orange county jail. we got word from orlando police there is no planned search for baby willow today. on wednesday we watched investigators haul dumpsters with crime scene tape away from the apartment complex where they believe that her mother >> why did you do that. i freaked out. >> reporter: at the top of the hour, richardson's boyfriend planed to give the baby at birthday -- away at birth. >> they gave their two younger children to family members at birth. and we didn't find a law making a crime to give you child to a relative. it could be tough for prosecutors to prove the child neglect charges richardson is facing without investigators first finding baby willow. >> going to be near impossible to prove the charges for which she's been arrested without discovering where that baby is. >> reporter: i will continue following the latest developments and keep you updated on our action 9 news mobile app if and when susan richardson walks out of jail. reporting live, janai norman, >>> state troopers are not

she wouldn't harm no one. >> johnnie bryant opened up about his 12-year relationship with susan richardson that left the couple with three children. he's not sure if he fathered baby willow, a baby that no one but susan may have seen. >> it may not have been my child. >> every clerk we spoke to at to 7-eleven said the pregnant mother spent hours in the parking lot. >> she was small. i did not know she was ready to have the baby. >> she has two different personalities. >> she's a totally different person sometimes. >> in 2013 an officer found cocaine in susan's pocket. they believe the drug use continued. >> i told her one time, i wanted her to leave because i didn't want to watch it. >> when was that? >> last week. >> bryant would not talk >> you need to get off my property before i call the police. >> he told us yesterday he believes mental health problems with what led susan to do whatever it is she did do with baby willow. >> she did not tell him exactly. >> she said baby, i panicked and i freaked out and i just lost it. i didn't know what to do. >> i did ask dcf if anyone every called

but susan richardson is not cooperating here in the orange county jail. susan richardson has not posted keeping her behind bars on child neglect charges. the other day her boyfriend of 12 years, johnny bryant said that he thinks her mental health problems led to the mystery with baby willow. sleep. she wouldn't harm nothing. >> reporter: it has been four days since police launched the search for the infant after finding evidence of childbirth in the parking lot. >> everybody is waiting to hear what happened to the baby. if she left it somewhere naked. unattended to. come on. >> reporter: we reported earlier in the week, our analyst is saying it could be difficult for prosecutors to prove the child neglect charges against richardson. now, we will continue to follow you know on our action 9 news mobile app. if and when richard san walk -- richardson walks out of jail. janai norman, action 9 news. >>> if your children are in elementary school, they might spend more time playing outside. the statehouse just passed a bill that would require 20 minutes of reces

>> susan richardson is charminged with neglect and abandoning a child. while investigators continue their search for answers, we are hearing from the father of ha child. he tells us he too is left in the dark. >> johnny says it is difficult happened to his newborn child. >> i came home. there was blood everywhere. >> that's when his girlfriend claims she miscarried. then her story changed. when police arrived she told them she gave birth to a girl and left her at the front door of a nearby apartment but no one has seen the baby. >> if the baby, somebody would have came up with the baby. >> with the child nowhere to be found, police have charged richardson, charging her with child neglect. they are hoping someone saw the mother between 10 and noon when they say she give birth, probably outside. >> no one has seen it or heard her have her baby. >> police say they have searched this entire property for baby willow named after the willow bend apartments. we spoke with a man claiming tor richardson's brother. he says he is going to try to get answers from his

her mom, 30-year-old susan richardson, made her first appearance from jail this afternoon on charges of child neglect and desertion. she appeared groggy and at one point the judge had to ask if she's away. >> eric sandoval spent the day with searchers. you've been talking to investigators about those dumpsters. what are they telling you? >> well, you know, within the last few hours, we've actually watched orlando police haul away two dumpsters. we asked them how many they'd be all of them away. they just said several of these dumpsters. they're going to take them away to inspect them more closely. i asked them specifically if the search dogs may have smelled something that linked the dumpsters to baby willow. they wouldn't say. again, the search teams were out again today, searching for any signs of that baby and we were right there along with them. >> within the last couple hours, news 6 watched as orlando police search crews towed away several dumpsters from the willow bend apartments. you can see they're wrapped in crime scene tape. police tell us they're heading in for a closer l

as we speak right now, susan richardson is being booked at the orange county jail on charges. the charges could be upped if the remains of the baby are found anytime soon. we're live in orlando tonight, eric sandoval, news 6. back to you. >> thank you. we're learning new details on an orange county murder mystery. >> deputies have been working to find out who shot and killed a mom and her teen daughter inside a pine hills home. this was the scene yesterday along santa barbara road. we're told 36-year-old maria sanchez and 16-year-old destiny were gunned down. news 6 reporter amanda castro has more. >> my husband told me today not to answer the door today for anyone who came to the door. still in shock and scared after a mother and daughter were found gunned down inside this home on santa barbara road. >> it makes me very uneasy, the commotion and didn't know what was going on. >> the orange county sheriff's office says a man lived inside the house with the two victims. 36-year-old maria sanchez and destiny. a man left early monday morning. when he came back around 2:30 in the

the baby's mother could post >> reporter: that is despite officers asking that susan richardson be held here until they are able to figure out what happened to baby willow. a $50,000 bond is the only thing keeping ,30 susan richardson behind bars this morning and her boyfriend says he is not bonding her out. >> johnnie bryant says he has 3 children with her but is not sure if he is the father of the baby girl police are searching for. we watched search and rescue efforts to find baby willow. police removed dumpsters from the complex where they believe richardson gave birth earlier this week and discarded the infant. while we checked with police for updates they told us she said she left the baby at a random apartment. >> do you think she's lying about that? >> we do not know at this point. we are expecting the best and the baby is still alive. >> reporter: brines tells us the they plan to give the baby >> do you think she killed the baby? >> the baby was born deaf it's a different thing but killing the baby, no, she's not that kind of person. she's not going to kill the baby. >> reporte

now we're told 30-year-old susan richardson has been arrested and accused of aggravated child neglect. coming up at 6:00, we'll have more details on the missing infant police are now calling baby willow. >> a titusville man accused of killing two of his neighbors will not face the death penalty. >> a court decided today to enforce the u.s. supreme court decision that ruled florida's death penalty system unconstitutional. the case in question involves this guy, william woodward. he's accused of shooting his neighbors during a labor day barbecue in 2012. here's more on the hearing today in brevard county. >> in the courtroom this they didn't want to go on camera because they said they don't want to jeopardize their son's case. however, i did speak with them in the hallway and they tell me how difficult the past few years have been on their family. now feeling relieved the death penalty was taken off the table. >> the only sentence that could be imposed on mr. woodward at this point, given the ruling in earnest, if convicted of first-degree murder, is life. >> william woodward, hearing t

the child' s rich -- susan richardson is on -- in jail. emergency response team began where o p d detectives started where they found the placenta of a baby. >> going on the east-west area of coastline drive. as we know that susan was on foot. that is what we believe at this time. we do not believe she was at the car. she stated that she dropped the baby off that someone' s doorstep . with baby willow. >> orlando police officers, we watched them check trash cans and dumpsters today. police are hoping that the baby is still alive. if that mother, susan richardson, did drop that baby off at an apartment, please if re listening, orlando police want to do call them. you can also call crime line. you can rename -- remain stated with us for the latest on this search. jason: new at noon, the orange county sheriff' s office has made the rest this morning in connection with the violent robbery at the gators dockside restaurant where an employee was shot. michelle: this is exclusive video of the suspect. on his way to the orange county jail. investi

. >> reporter: that is despite officers asking susan richardson be held at the jail without bond until they can figure out exactly what happened to baby willow. a $50,000 bond is the only thing keeping 30-year-old susan richardson behind bars this morning and her boyfriend says he is not bothering her out. johnnie bryant says he has 3 children with richardson but is not sure whether he is the father of the baby girl police are still searching for. wednesday, we watched ongoing search and rescue efforts to find baby willow. from the willow bend apartment complex where they believed richardson gave birth earlier this week and then discarded the infant. when we check with police for updates, they told us she said she left the baby at him up -- random apartment. >> you think she's lying about dropping the baby off? >> we do not know and we are expecting the best that the baby is still alive. >> reporter: bright told us he and richard and -- they plan to give the baby away at birth and does not understand what happened. >> do you think she killed the baby? >> if the baby was born dead, that

susan richardson has been charged with child neglect and unlawful desertion of a child. wesh 2' s chris hush spoke with a frustrated orlando police chief john mina. >> is there anyone else that could possibly help you guys? >> i don' t know. >> orlando police chief john mina, close to being at a loss for words when it comes to the whereabouts of baby willow a name picked by orlando police. they believe the mother of the newborn, 31-year-old susan richardson gave birth in this parking lot at the willow bend apartments on monday. that' s where the placenta was found, but chief mina says richardson won' >> obviously i think she has the information we are looking for. >> but she is not giving it up? richardson was booked into the orange county jail tuesday night, charged with child neglect and unlawful desertion of a child, and denied bond. >> nobody knows what her. >> richardson' s boyfriend tells wesh 2 he came home to find blood all over their apartment. he claims she denied medical attention at first but later went to the hospital where it was confirmed she had given bir

susan richardson was arrested on child neglect chashlgs. she gave birth at the willow bend apartments earlier this week. she won't tell them where the baby is. we'll send a push alert with any updates we get. >> we are pinpointing fog across central florida. the worst north and west of i-4. we are seeing some creep in along i-4 and areas off to the east as well. seeing visibilities down to zero in the villages. add some time wherever you are there safely and on time. we warm up to 74 degrees pi 4:00. that is the average high. so looking good through the evening hours, dry across the board, by 6:00 this evening, we are at 68. >> a big issue on the roads. dealing with the northbound lanes shut down on orange blossom trail. one lane opened southbound, they are taking you over to lee road on the northbound side. expect extra delays creeping around there as well. >> we'll follow stories for you throughout the day. >> we are still smiling and laughing about this one. >> charley won best in breed and made it to the final round. charlie lives in ma

susan richardson says she will not tell where the baby is. jason: the man charged with murdering his girlfriend' s 81-year-old father is about to face a judge. david buckham was found -- hauled off to jail. stewart: -- michelle: a percy. reached into a woman' s car -- a purse the for each to into a woman' s car and ripped her purse a getaway driver in a small car helped him escape. jason: nascar fans get three all access -- free all access. get the opportunity to check out the amenities featured at that new stadium that has been all (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, michelle: we have a foggy start in some places. amy: it is starting to settle in where we want seeing it earlier. -- weren' t seeing it earlier. we are seeing some patches along the i-4 corridor. kissimmee is down to two miles. it is a cool start but we will climb today into the low-mid-70' s. we stay drive for the rest of the week and into the weekend. >> as far as traffic goes, we have got a bad crash. it i

one week ago, orlando police brought susan richardson to the >> did you do it? >>reporter: the mother is still there facing child neglect and desertion charges after orlando police say she gave birth to a by by girl and discarted her. the girl -- discarded her, the gill has not been found. there have been neighborhood searches, a dive team brought in, a pond drained, and searched, and still nothing has panned out. now, the police say they're also checking surveillance video from businesses near the pond. >> e i know of like people that i associates with, that have given her money, thinking that they were going to get this baby. >>reporter: we know richardson has given away children to other family members in the past. so far, no one has come forward and no one has even visited richardson in jail she told the investigators she heft letter newborn -- she left her newborn outside of a random apartment. jail. based on what we know now, convicting susan richardson may not be easy. >> this is a circumstantial evidence case at this point and who is to say that she didn

and she knows. >> police say susan richardson is not cooperating with the investigation. she is still in the orange county jail on child neglect charges. orlando police asked us to tell you to call crime line if you have any information at all. we put the contact information on wftv.com just click on web links on the homepage to find it. >>> and investigation is now underway to an incident where police used a battering ram to right on a door. we showed you this not chavarria last night at 11 p.m. neighbors reported the seminole county sheriff's armored vehicle racing down orange avenue. an investigation into an armed robbery on the street early yesterday morning, prompted a warrant being served on the h ome. we know items were seized. >> this could have been a whole different thing. there could have been kids getting off the bus. for this to happen, it was incredible. >> police would not say if anyone was taken into custody during the incident. >>> republican presidential candidates are gearing up for the nevada caucus. arco rubio has the endorsement of -- formal presiden

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. >> reporter: the jet -- search lasted for more than one day before officers arrested susan richardson and dr. for child neglect. they are still looking for baby willow unsure whether she's dead or alive. this is the mother of three whose locked up in orange county for a abandoning her newborn baby girl. >> can you tell us whether baby? >> reporter: we were at the jell-o as police escorted susan richardson but she turned away and were not answer questions. >> did you kill baby willow? >> investigators say widgets and is not answering questions about what happened to the baby girl. we learned money police say there was evidence of childbirth in the willow bend parking lot just behind the home richardson shared with her boyfriend and three children. investigators searched extensively but have not been says she will not tell him exactly what happened to baby willow. >> the dr. told me she had this -- miscarriage, right? i thought she had the baby in the hospital until i got back and detectives told me that she told them that she had baby in house. >> reporter: not only did we tracked down

the baby's mother, susan richardson, is only giving spotty information. that's why the police still needs the public's help finding baby willow. >> how long is orlando police ready to keep searching for baby willow. >> we're going to search until we can find her. we want to exhaust all means at this point. >> once again, we're tracking breaking news out here in the search for baby willow. orlando police just hauling away only one of the dumpsters here at the willow bend apartment complex, wrapping it up in crime scene tape before they left here. we're going to be working to see if there's any connection to this search or what that our cameras were rolling. we caught that and we'll show you that, coming up today at 5:00. we're live in orlando, eric sandoval, news 6. >> thank you, eric. >> breaking right now another case of the zika virus in central florida. this time in brevard county. the state surgeon general just told us there are now 22 cases of mosquito-borne virus in florida. brevard is the latest county added to the list. right now, miami-dade has t

susan richardson was charged with aggravated child neglect the police are calling the newborn baby will low because have left the infant somewhere near the will of an apartment in pine hills. we have a team of reporters working to get more information for live reports and we will have those coming your way in the next half hour. >>> we are following breaking national news right now. president. obama is about to give a wrapup about a summit with the association of southeast asian nations but some things -- think the copies can be more than that. here's a live look. the summit is intended to improve commercial links and provide a united front a maritime disputes with beja but some analysts believe the president may announce who he plans to nominate as a successor to supreme court justice antonin scalia. we will listen in and let you know what happens at the news conference with the president. >>> the bench chair of the spring court justice are passed away over the weekend is now draped in black wall in his memory. justice antonin scalia died while on a whale hunting trip of the weekend. h

susan richardson was arrested last night. police say they found evidence a child was born in a parking lot-- but the baby is no where to be found. fox 35's tiffany teasley has the latest. on the local leaders are responding to the threat of the zika virus. they held a big meeting in orange vjesterday. there are 21 cases of the mosquito borne virus in the state so far. the virus can cause a mild fever, skin rash, and conjunctivitis. it is also linked to birth defects. the zika virus has not been transmitted to anyone locally. all of the florida cases are travel related -- involving latin american countries. and none of the pregnant women. so -- should people be worried about zika? for now-- orange county says no. one major concern that someone carrying the zika virus will arrive at the airport-- be bitten by a mosquito-- then the mosquito could transmit the disease to someone here. officials at "orlando international airport" say they are taking aggressive steps to control the mosquito population there. also new this morning--

. >> susan richardson gave birth to the girl on monday but she is not saying what happened to the child. >> a mom is on a mission to find her daughter's killer. one year ago someone killed shelly arnold and left her body in the woods. this morning her mother is demanding justice. jennifer ortega spoke to her during a vigil. she was a good person and nobody, especially her, deserved this. >> her daughter, 24-year-old shelly arnold, will always be remembered in a positive light. >> she would always give you the shirt off your back and help you out if she could. if you needed something she would be there for you. >> investigators said arnold was found mutilated in a vacant lot. investigators still have no leads on her killer. >> a neighbor found her lying here? yes, it's just -- it's unreal. >> tonight family joined in prayer and released balloons in shelly's memory. >> even the slightest detail that you don't think really matters, you would be surprised. >> her grandmother remembering everything like it was yesterday. >> it's hard to come out here and even though we have a everything, you

officers believe 30- year-old susan richardson gave birth to "baby willow" inside of a duplex behind the "willow bend apartments" earlier this month. u5"rained a pond --and searched sewers in the area-- but they did not find the baby. police say they are hoping for some new leads-- that could help them pin-point the exact area where richardson abandoned the child. richardson remains behind bars-- charged with child neglect. police say she is not cooperating. coming up-- after a second attempt... space-x scrubs the launch of a falcon 9 rocket again. after the break-- we will tell you why the rocket never made it off the launch pad. garden city leaders are hoping to settle a major debate over prayer. it concerns praying at city meetings. more on what commissioners did... to stop one group from suing. looking great and stepping out with confidence includes having beautiful feet. my newest beauty routine secret starts in the shower. discover the latest innovation from amop\. the new pedi perfect wet & dry. now get effortless hard skin removal on dry or wet skin. plus, it has 2 speeds and

susan richardson' s boyfriend said she had mental health issues. there was blood everywhere when he came home on monday. >> she was always in front of the 7-eleven begging for money. everyone knew she was mentally ill. it should not have gone this far. reporter: this divers wrapped up the on search 10 minutes before 2:00. now the public needs to help them out in the search for baby willow. this mother' s baby, susan she is charged with aggravated child neglect. i' m gail paschall-brown. jim: this is the week we celebrate weather alert week. reporter: eric: let' s begin with a look outside. we are going to highlight the storm system. our current temperature right now is 79 degrees. it is a gorgeous day, nice and warm. we have a storm system here. there is one we are going to have to watch for tuesday. there is going to be a tornado outbreak on tuesday. that' s tomorrow. let' lightning and its impacts here not only in the united states but across florida. this goes back since 1959. if you hear thunder, there has been lightning in your area. i strike

the baby's mother--susan richardson--is not offering any information to help find the child. richardson is in the orange county jail on 50--thousand dollars bond. h|also developing this morning-- an orlando man-- is begging someone to come forward-- after his mother is run-over and killed by a dirt bike. orlando is launching a "garbage experiment"-- to keep recycling bins from overflowing. right now-- the city collects trash twice a week... and recycling every- complained that their trash cans are only half full when the garbage trucks come -- but their recycling bins are always overflowing. so-- the city has selected 7 neighborhoods to take part in a 6 month experiment. during that time-- the city will collect both -- recycling and trash -- once a week. if the results are good-- the entire city could make the switch. 10 milli-seconds. that is how much time separated the winner-- from second place-- in the "daytona 500." denny hamlin -- accomplished his childhood dream -- by winning the race last night. it is the closest finish in the history of the "great american race." ham

investigators believe susan richardson gave birth on monday at a duplex nearby. >> when you kill a newborn like that it is horrible. >> reporter: some believe the baby could be alive >> we are hoping it is not in the water. >> i hope they find it but being alive i don't see it happening anymore. >> reporter: susan richardson is in jail on child neglect charges. as for the search for babe willow we expect to to continue over the weekend. the detective tells me the next step is to drain this pond. reporting live in west orlando, dana jay, fox35 news. >> bob: health alert tonight. we have two new cases of it zika virus to report. one here in orange county. there are now 26 cases state-wide. all are travel related meaning they were contracted somewhere the cdc is calling for the testing test testing of babies from women who traveled to areas with the disease. >>> the case of toledo was in court today. >> he has refused to be transported to court. i ordered the deputies to bring him here. >> sonni: toledo told the judge he is taking back the motion for a speedy trial. he was scheduleedd to go i

the mother, susan richardson is in jail on child neglect. michelle: these men robbed a verizon store with a couple of customers inside. they hauled 1500 dollars in contraband. fhp received an anonymous tip about a keep they believe killed jason roddick ker. jason: a volusia county escape gary bullock allegedly cut off his ankle monitoring bracelet and left daytona beach quickly -- with quigley and her three-year-old son. michelle: the daytona 500. drivers will sit -- split in half. the fans will get to see the $400 million renovation known as daytona rising. jason: check out this view of lake eola. we have got plenty of sunshine for our day ahead. 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. i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would h

they continue to search for the newborn infant. 30-year-old susan richardson, behind bars, will be meeting a orlando police accuse the 30-year-old of discarding the baby. >> we were searching out with bloodhounds, cadaver dogs, search and rescue team, last night, looking for the baby willow. >> reporter: johnny brown said that richardson is his of girlfriend. >> they dispd i knew where the baby was and wanted to know if i knew they she had a baby. >> reporter: the baby is nowhere to be found. they named the newborn willow. >> we always hold out hope. that's why we named her. we want people to see her as a person. we want them to come forward with information. maybe someone took the baby. >> reporter: if anyone saw richardson yesterday between the near the willow bend apartment, they're asked to contact the police as well. >>> melbourne police need your help catching a suspected purse snatcher. they said that he robbed two women on the very same day. one at south babcock street. a man reached into a woman's car and grabbed a wallet. and the same man snatched a purse from a woman on aurora.

susan richardson... remains behind bars. she's still not offering an information about her daughter. this altamonte springs man faces michael becker-- on 10 counts of possession. officers searched his home-- after learning his computer was being used to share the material online. looking for a good wahlburgers in downtown orlando? the burger chain --owned by the "wahlberg" brothers-- held a v- i-p event at the new location last night. all three brothers--mark, paul and donny were there for the grand opening. people waited in line for the food.. and the stars. on the menu? burgers, sandwiches, salads..... and also a full bar. mark wahlberg says he hopes to attract more movies to be he also says--his wife is from lakeland -- and they enjoy visiting florida. turning to sports-- drivers will hit the track this afternoon in daytona. there are two practice sessions for sunday's big race the field for the "500" is all set, after last night's "can am duels." chase elliot started first in "duel number one." he already qualified for t

a friend of susan richardson' s doubts that. how big was she? >> ok, imagine me real skinny with this right here. this is how big she was. it wasn' m getting ready to have a baby. no, it was like, maybe six months. gail: and that was about three weeks ago? >> yeah. gail: susan richardson is charged with aggravated child neglect and child desertion. orlando police detectives say, "richardson said she did not want the baby and decided to leave it on the front door step of a random residence in the willow bend apartments." the pond, the middle of it, below the surface and on a boat , but so far nothing. a friend says she' s not a bad person, susan richard just needs help. richardson and her boyfriend johnnie bryant have three children together. >> they give them to relatives. johnny has his daughter, all of them are his. johnny had the older daughter which he takes good care of. gail: investigators want to know with a newborn is as they continue to search for the baby girl. today marks day four of the search. they are asking for permission to drain

. >> ` reporter: 38-year-old susan richardson headed to the willow bend complex next d or. officers started searching after a placenta and uhm bill kull chord were found -- umbilical chord were found in the parking lot. >> investigators emptied out a dumpster. we called to richardson's boyfriend johnny bryant and he says he was at a doctor's appointment on monday when she had the boy bee. >> -- baby. >> when i got to the house, i saw the flewid and the ambulance came and got her, and i stayed here to clean the stuff up. >> reporter: officers say that richardson lied to them about the newborn. >> obviously she wasn't honest because she said she had a misstress carriage. it wasn't until later that she had given birth. >> she had -- she took the baby or whatever. her where the baby and is i told her i left the baby --. >> reporter: richardson is charged with child neglect and abandoning the baby. according to investigators, richardson also beyond and looked bored as they questioned her. >> are you concerned that she's been arrested? >> i know she's got another problem. >> repo

they searched the neighborhood and tracked down the mother: 30-year old susan richardson. they say she told them she had a baby girl.. but she won't say what she did with her. that prompted a massive search through all the homes... waterways...and even trash cans: 3 richardson is charged with aggravated child neglect. police say they need the public's help to figure out where she was monday morning after she had the baby. 3 supporters of a new child abuse bill will hold a news conference. but the victim of this abuse isn't the child... it's the *parent. senate bill 12-96 would help protect *parents who get mistreated by their own kids. the bill would expand a current florida statute to include aggravated abuse, emotional abuse, and explotation of a parent's assets. 3 state senator "geraldine thompson" is sponsoring the bill. and she'll be joined at the news conference by *this woman... alice flowers. alice has been *biking to tallahassee from her home in orlando... to raise awareness for the issue. alice has seen the effects of parent abuse first hand. her sister was *kill

police believe susan richardson delivered and then immediately abandoned her baby girl last week. richardson remains in jail... but is not cooperating with investigators. also new this morning... a winter park man convicted women... will spend less time behind bars... thanks to a rror. in 20-12, police say "farley curry junior" carjacked two women at gun point and robbed them. he was sentenced to 60 years in prison. but the orlando sentinel reports... jurors weren't given a written definition of "reasonable doubt". curry has now accepted a plea deal... which will reduce his sentence to 30 years. today-- the florida senate is preparing to take-up a controversial proposal--that would prevent clergy from being sued-- if they refuse to perform same sex arriages. g-ing about the "pastor protection act." some groups are arguing the bill is unnecessary because the first amendment already protects pastors. but supporters say it is needed. today-- the bill will ted on by the lawyers-- for bill cosby -- are back at the drawing board today. cosby's wife--camille-- started her deposition yest

susan richardson yawned and stretched in court yesterday-- when the judge told her she's charged with child neglect. on monday, she gave birth to a baby girl in the parking lot of willow bend apartments. but investigators say-- she won't tell them what she did with the baby. police spent the day searching for "baby willow"-- but found nothing. we spoke to richardson's boyfriend yesterday-- he thinks there is a 50-percent chance he's the father. during a previous arrest, police noted richardson was on schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder. in seminole county-- altamonte police are searching for at least 2 men who robbed a verizon cell phone store. police say the suspects stormed in -- and robbed the place. the verizon store is on state road 4-36-- across the street from the altamonte mall. fox 35's holly bristow is there with the details. governor rick scott is in central florida to talk "tourism." he plans to announce tourism numbers for last year. the news conference is happening at "epcot" at 9 o'clock this morning. we will bring you the numbers-- just as soon as they are released. fl

. >> good morning, the investigation continues, and i can tell you the 30-year-old susan richardson remains behind bars and is facing a judge for a first appearance and police accuse her of discarding her newborn baby, officers say that she gave birth to the baby at silver star roads and the baby nowhere to be found. officers discovered evidence hz parking lot and is not cooperating with investigators. regarding the whereabouts of the infant. >> we hold out hope. you know, one of the reasons we name her, because we want people to see her as a person. and maybe come forward with information. >> anyone who has information with regard to the missing newborn or has seen richardson any time between 10:00 and noon yesterday, near the willow apartment is asked to call crime line, in orange county, andrea jackson, fox 35 news. >> breaking news happened overnight. jetblue had to divert a plane to orlando international because there was a mechanical problem. >> the airline says flight 1130 departed from the fort lauderdale earlier this morning and was headed to charleston, south carolina and had some

. >> the baby's mother, susan richardson, seemed to yawn as she stood before a judge. she said she dropped the baby off and knocked and left. >> do you think she's lying? >> we don't know. we hope for the best. >> police believe she died to doctors telling them she was only 3 or 4 months pregnant and had to have a miscarriage when they believe she was 8 months pregnant. >> i said why did you do that? she said i freaked out. >> her boyfriend, johnnie bryant, said she believes baby to someone but who that is he doesn't know. it's a mystery that has police searching for answers wanting to know what happened to baby willow. >> i don't think the baby is around here. i think somebody helped her. >> reporter: new this afternoon, her boyfriend who lives here with her also told us they originally planned to give the baby away to someone else. we're working to bring you more information on that part of the story coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00. for now reporting live in orlando, jeff deal, channel 9, eyewitness news. now that dump ter being haul ed away isn't the only break

susan richardson is accused of giving birth to the baby girl and then abandoning her. she is still in the orange county jail. >> we have asked orlando because of a search by cadaver dogs on wednesday. they told us they could not confirm after police say they are "just searching everything". >>> state troopers now say a dirt bike driver who hit and killed a woman while he drove down a sidewalk is -- has died. police say cleveland foster lost control of his bike as he was an orange county yesterday. they say he hit a 59-year-old who was walking down the sidewalk. >>> covering osceola county, we will be checking with the school district to see if extra security will be on campus that st. cloud high school -- high school tomorrow. there were several fights last week. a student recorded this one in a locker room. the schools placed on lockdown thursday after a threat on social media. police did not find anything during that search. school officials have not said if any students involved in those fights will be disappointed. >>> disciplined. >>> starting tomorrow, orlando wi