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SENTINEL VOICES pj Nothing 'fake' aooui reporter 4 Steve Hudak Scott Maxwell, Bl SPORTS Inside today: Celebrating UCF champs Commemorate the Knights' 13-0 season with our 4-page pullout section and learn why Mike Bianchi believes they are the rightful national champions. Olympics to Oscars: Big shows in 2018 Hal Boedeker, Fl Altamonte gets a bit posh at Fig's Prime Lauren Delgado, F4 TRUSTED. BALANCED. LOCAL. Orlando Sentinel Sunday, January 7, 2018 $3.00 Evacuees' impact questioned Some argue Scott's state figures from Puerto Rico lack context By Paul Brinkmann StaffWriter The flood of evacuees from Puerto Rico is reshaping schools, communities and public services, but the truth is nobody knows ex-acdy how many islanders are moving to Florida permanently.

Three university professors who are studying the influx after Hurricane Maria hit the island in Septem- ber are questioning figures that Gov. Rick Scott has been using most recently 300,000. The storm which knocked out all power and most cellphone service for weeks was the worst disaster to ever hit the Caribbean island. Scott's number represents people on commercial airlines flying from Puerto Rico to Orlando, Miami and Tampa a statistic tracked by the Florida Division of Emergency Management So it would include businesspeople, journalists, aid Orlando Police lieutenant's death still fresh for survivors FINAL EDITION Astronaut Young dies John Young, who walked on the moon and commanded the first space shuttle flight, died Friday night at 87. Young, who grew up in Orlando, is the namesake of John Young Parkway and a local elementary school.

Colleagues lauded him Saturday, recalling his calm, caring nature as an astronaut. Story, Bl Weather 8 a.m.: 47 2 P.M.: 62 5 P.M.: 60 Chance of rain: 0 Weather Report, C12 Index Comics Deaths B4 Dining F4 Games 14 Local News Bl Opinion A24 Sports CI Travel Arts Jl TV F5 News Now ONLINE Today's online edition includes The Envelope, a special section on the Hollywood awards season. Subscribers: Read it free at OrlandoSentinel.com newspaper. To activate online access or subscribe, go to Orlando Sentinel.com membership. LOCAL STATE Florida's political clout grows with two new congressional districts and electoral votes.

Bl NATION WORLD President Donald Trump rebuts a book's claims, calling himself "a stable genius." A6 SPORTS Jacksonville's Blake Bortles hopes to silence doubters with a playoff win today. CI PEOPLE ARTS Lily Winwood wants to step out of her dad's shadow. A2 workers, contractors, government employees and possibly travelers who connected at Puerto Rico airports from other points of origin. But Scott has used the number without explaining that context "We've had over 280,000 Puerto Ricans come here," Scott said at a news conference in Jacksonville in December. Please turn to EVACUEES, A23 Deputy's mom finds comfort in God, family By Krista Torralva StaffWriter Norman Lewis reviewed the menu for his 35th birthday celebration during his nightly phone conversation with his parents in Port Charlotte.

The party last year for the Orange County Sheriff's Office deputy was delayed because Norman's father, John Lewis, was hospitalized more than a week with congestive heart failure and asthma John was released Jan. 2, 2017 Norman's birthday. Norman declared it the best birthday, said his mother, Norma Lewis. On the phone Jan. 8, 2017, the family of three planned his party for the coming Saturday.

There would be turkey. Ham. Macaroni and cheese. Collard greens. Potato salad.

And, of course, red-velvet cake Norman's favorite dessert They ended that conversation with "I love you." Norma Lewis knew her son would call again the next day, like he always did. But he never got the chance. Please turn to LEWIS, A8 RED HUBERSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Norma Lewis wears the UCF jersey of her son, Deputy Norman Lewis, who was killed in pursuit of Markeith Loyd. tions. "It's a period in Florida politics that's likely to be pretty convoluted, pretty raucous," said Lance deHaven-Smith, professor emeritus in public policy at Florida State University.

"I can imag- Please turn to ISSUES, A23 Company By David Harris StaffWriter A grin creeps across Seth Clayton's face when he talks about the "love of his life," Orlando Police Lt Debra Clayton. The first time he saw her, she was doing The Wobble dance with a big smile. They loved going on cruises and even got married on one. She never turned down a chance to eat a piece of his mother's pound cake. But he becomes choked up when thinking about the times that they can't have: the birthdays, the anniversaries.

It's why, even a year later, he won't accept her death. He will never accept it "Because I loved her," he said as the community prepares to honor his wife one year after she was gunned down in a parking lot "We never got a chance to do everything we wanted. We were supposed to spend the rest of our lives together." Seth Clayton's life changed forever Jan. 9, 2017. That's the day his wife was picking up groceries at Wal-Mart on Princeton Street while on duty in her uniform, when a woman Please turn to CLAYTON, A8 Orlando Police Lt.

Debra Clayton, left, and Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Norman Lewis Depleted state By Gray Rohrer Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE When Florida lawmakers begin the 2018 legislative session Tuesday, they will face the normal tasks of putting together an $80 billion-plus budget and passing laws af- STEPHEN M. DOWELLSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Seth Clayton, the husband of slain Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton, said his wife's death has "made me stronger as a person." Legislature faces long list of issues this session I Bill to outlaw "sanctuary cities" may lead to civil rights suits, B3 with only 154 out of the usual 160 legislators, as 10 lawmakers have left office due to scandal, appointment to higher office or death since the end of the last legislative session. Only four have been replaced with special elec I 5 fecting property taxes, schools and more, but they will also confront the fallout of hurricanes Irma and Maria and tackle the effects of an ongoing opioid addiction epidemic. Lawmakers will be working Please recycle.

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