rusty johnson beat out jim sills back in november during a runoff election. johnson was only finishing out the remainder of scott vandergrift' s term. now, he' s looking to stay for partying too hard. booze, which is banned on the beach maybe the source of those problems. left behind. they are littered with bottles and other trash. >> it is apparent that they do not try to hide it. you try to give them a warning. jim: a controlled burn forces it. the fire started with workers who have been -- one man jumped into his big tractor home. he drove straight into the fire the fire ended up coming chief meteorologist meteorologist tony mainolfi is joining us now. tony: wednesday get past tomorrow we will be an much better shape. this is where dan billow was . 20 minutes past 6:00. more the same in melbourne. feeling like may, no doubt about that. the record foul about one or two degrees shy. we take a look at the satellite radar. we are heating things up. we have some gusty winds out 83 by 7:00 high pressure again. a carbon copy of today. many locales are at the 90 d

. >> reporter: back in november, jim stills battled it out with rusty johnson. johnson won by just 17 votes. so every vote really does count. earlier today the glitch that caused a mixup in ballots ordered for the race sent some voters away without being able to choose their new candidates out here work the polls today. >> they have corrected that mistake. we're now using the emergency ballots. >> maybe will come back i hope. >> reporter: we've not heard yet about the polls will remain open until 8:00 pm out here. the department of elections did ask the governor for that extra hour because of the issues that voters faced earlier today . people tell me they will be out here until the very end, 7:00 or 8:00. and we'll cope you posted as soon as we hear. >>> part of the problem that orange county had today was a big boost in voters at the ols. so far orange county -- at the polls. so far orange county officials have seen a 120% increase compared to the 2012 presidential primary. includes absentee ballots, early, and election day bloods. votes are up 33% right now,

rusty johnson beat out jim sills by a large margin and a different outcome from november. johnson only won by 17 posts. >>> one and 2 million floridians about it before yesterday about 1.2 million people cast an absentee ballot in the primary and 870,000 people voted in person early. more than the 2012 presidential library. florida secretary of state says one final numbers are and they will show a historic turnout for the primaries and you can see speeches from the candidates plus all the results including which county voted for which candidate on our website had to wftv.com and go to the news tab and click collections. >>> hotspots are smoldering at the cocoa beach mentioned burning to the ground last night. >> you could see this from all around. we showed you the flames coming from the pumpkin ctr., south atlantic avenue between third and fourth. janai norman is out live. hours but they do not know what caused it. >> reporter: you can see the flashing lights from fire trucks behind me. firefighters have been out here for more than 10 hours. the first battling the massive

. >>> some central florida voters helped decide other areas, rusty johnson beat jim cells by a large margin and that is a different outcome from november were johnson only one by 17 votes, and marion county they approved a 1% sales tax for 4 years to fund public safety, capital needs and wrote it goes into effect starting january 1. >>> in the coverage for the prime rate continues on our website, wftv.com. you can see the full speeches and the results including what candy -- counties voted for which candidates. >>> some major breaking news in cocoa beach, we brought this to it eyewitness news at 10 pm. 30 firefighters battled a massive mansion fire. >> a 10,000 foot mansion that's been burning since 7:30 pm. it is an active scene on south between third and fourth street, we've had a reporter on the scene and tie, what are firefighters telling you, how did it start? >>reporter: they are working to put out the flames and until that happens then they won't be able to go inside, yes, it is still an active scene and it has been for more than 3 hours in the fire chief has estimated to the

rusty johnson beat out jim sills back in november during a runoff election. johnson was only finishing out the remainder of scott vandergrift' s term. now, he' s looking to stay for be sure to make wesh 2 your source for commitment 2016. our live coverage of the primary results begins at 8:00 on c.w. 18 and continues until 11:00. catch our election special on wesh 2 starting at 10:00, and you can get results any time you want them on the wesh 2 app and on wesh.com. meredith: another dry, warm day brushfires. summer: how is it looking right now? tony: if you are in brevard county, there is a lot of smoke. we just got these photos and near the fair lake road area in cocoa beach. that is a good size flame. i understand dan billow was over there earlier. his story will be coming up shortly. you can see this from different vantage points. this is where our viewers are huge helpers in helping us let everyone know the story in their respective counties and we have gusting west wind today, although not as gusty as yesterday. the soil is definitely dry. five brushfire

rusty johnson beat out jim sills back in november during a runoff election. johnson was only finishing out the remainder of scott vandergrift' s term. and now, he' s looking to stay for three years. make wesh 2 your source for commitment 2016. our live coverage of the primary results begins at 8:00 on c.w. 18, and continues until 11:00. you can catch our election special on wesh 2 starting at 10:00. hear from the candidates, voters, and analysts about what happens next. jason: covering seminole county, the lights are back on after a and sent two people to the hospital. crews worked late into that night in longwood on state road 434 near grant street. the intersection was closed for hours. police say four cars were involved and a hummer slammed into a power pole. one of the drivers was seriously hurt and had to be airlifted to ormc. wesh 2 spoke with a driver, who says the power lines fell on his car. >> it was a pretty big impact, because it we were not expecting the guy to darkened front of it. -- dart in front of it. a loss of power to the neighborhood, and

johnson being a competitor. johnson only won by 17 boat. >>> more than 2 million floridians voted before yesterday. 1.2 million people cast an absentee ballot in the primary. 870,000 people voted early in person more than the 2012 presidential primary. floor during -- florida secretary state says when numbers are in they will show a historic turnout for the primaries. ulysses beaches from the candidates plus all results on our website had to wftv.com go to the news tab and click collections. >>> orlando police are working to find to home invaders they say attacked robbing a man before stealing his car and killing his dog. it happened at cambridge apartments at midnight. investigators say the victim suffered minor injuries from being pistol whipped. the suspects shot the dog before taking off in the victim's car. with mfeflorida tag 479 -- >>> cdc fighting addictions to prescription drugs, guidelines offering alternatives to painkillers by recommending ibuprofen or physical therapy. for prescribing the lowest dos

rusty johnson beat jim sills back in november during a runoff. johnson was only finishing out s term. he is now looking to stay for three years. make wesh 2 your source for commitment 2016. our live coverage of the primary results begins at 8:00 on cw18 and continues through 11:00. you can catch our election special on wesh 2 at 10:00. hear from candidates, voters and analysts about what happens next. jason: the lights are back on it seminole county after a crash with a powerful sending people to the hospital. crews worked late into the night on state road 434 near grant street. the intersection was shut down for hours. police say four cars were involved in a hummer slammed into a power pole. one of the drivers was seriously hurt as he was airlifted to ormc. wesh 2 spoke with a driver who says the power lines fell on his car. >> it was a pretty big impact because the hummer wasn' t expecting to dart in front of it. he ended wires in the neighborhood and the lines fell on. new for moke -- jason: three chicago police officers are heart after a shoo

and rusty johnson wins 63% and steels 37%. in the gainesville mayoral race lauren poe has beat incumbent ed brady. shepherd at 57 brady 39 and brady did speak out earlier tonight. >> well, there's a transition period and we'll transition out and make room for the new guy and i'll probably do a lot more fishing and spending time with the kids. election hi, guys! spring is almost here and you know what that means! easter is hopping along. pso, if you're looking to stretch your dollar this easter holiday, pjust look at these savings at your local walmart. orlando, in head-to-head shopping, the total amount saved at walmart vs. winn-dixie was $22.61 - that's 16% on this week's easter basket. why shop anywhere else? fill your basket with walmart's pevery day low prices and get big savings. start shopping with walmart's every day low prices today. >> we want to get you caught up on local news. friends and family gathering to arm 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed in ocoee over the weekend. kelly joyce reports. >> reporter: fami