mwah! breaking news off the coast of broward county with 13 people have been rescued from a sinking yacht. >> let's get right out to carey

>> reporter: let me show you what is going on. workers are telling us that salvages loading up some of the items recovered from that yacht. a rave -- waverunner, and inflatable boat, and a 10 person liferaft that was deployed to help with people that were on board. tonight the coast guard tells us that all 13 people were rescued safely. according to cho -- sea tow this was the yacht shortly before it sank. captain. tim organs is a distress call went out shortly before 10 pm in less than two hours later the out was gone. >> it gradually took on more and more water than when on the stern and rolled over. >> reporter: according to the coast guard the yacht with 13 people on board think about 13 miles east of sunrise boulevard and four letter code -- fort

fortunately the coast guard rescued everyone on board and there were no injuries. morgan and 3c tow boats were to pluck a waverunner and a liferaft to help rescue people on board. they tell us that several good samaritan vessels also taken passengers. morgan says it appeared in a bar can't -- a mechanical problem might be to blame. it's fortunate the ship was relatively close to shore so coast guard could rescue passengers. in the dark of evening with water rushing on board morgan says it was impossible to save. >> the amount of water it was taking and how quickly it sank there was not much anybody would've been able to do. >> reporter: the liferaft and other items recovered will be taken to offices. they will try to make contact with the owners of the yacht tomorrow to recover them.

they continue to investigate the circumstances of the sinking. it is possible we will learn more about all this tomorrow. live in pompano beach carey codd cbs 4 news tonight. we are one week away from the iowa caucuses and tonight the candidates for the democratic nomination participated in a town hall meeting. we are joined live from des moines. >> reporter: the town hall event is still ongoing right now. there been going at it for just over two hours. all three candidates are getting an opportunity to make their final cases to the voters as they head into the final stretch of campaigning. for hillary clinton who is currently on stage it has been about reintroducing herself to iowa voters and positioning herself as someone experienced enough to be commander in chief. >> i have been on the front

i have been fighting to get men and women and the people who are left out and left behind a chance to make the most out of their own lives. >> reporter: touting her experience and speaking to younger voters who have been really energized by the campaign of bernie sanders who has been challenging hillary clinton in the polls. sanders answered questions about his presidential bid like how he would pay for some of the programs he's been touting college tuition. about experience. how could he compete with hillary clinton's resume. >> secretary. clinton was secretary of state of this country for four years. that's a lot of experience. let's not debate about that. experience is important but judgment is also important.

sanders listed some places where he disagreed with clinton's judgment including her vote for the iraq war when she was a senator. you can see where this race will be headed in its final days. clinton pushing her experience and sanders pushing something different. both of them are trying to gain support by voters who are still supporting the third candidate martin o'malley. when and sanders are hoping that they can be the second choice and gain some support. now at 11. an escaped prisoner back in custody. wait until you hear what he had to say as cameras rolled. hank tester joins us live from miami dade where he is being held. >> reporter: this guy -- the cops say he is really a bad guy. he's from georgia and his routine was to use women to lure men into motels and hold them up at gunpoint and take all their money. he wound up down here and the

away. andy leonard ulysse is a minor- league wrapper that a majorly bad guy. he has a huge rap sheet out of georgia. why do we care about ulysse? >> it's very scary. >> reporter: the chaos that he caused through the streets of miami this morning is why we care. see the kicked out window in the back of a police car? that was his handiwork. >> i was afraid there was going to be a shooting. >> reporter: miami-dade cops served a warrant and arrested ulysse monday morning. during his transfer to the correctional center detectives say he kicked his way out of the police cruiser, shined through the smashed window onto the palmetto expressway near 36th street. >> he was doing everything in his power to escape. >> reporter: hands cuffed behind his back they say he jumped from a 15 foot

an airport shuttle van was running outside he jumped in and drove off and let peace -- police on a chase. >> he attempted to strike a florida highway patrol vehicle and a miami-dade police officer vehicle and he did strike a sweetwater via school -- vehicle. a pedestrian was also sideswiped. >> reporter: when asked why he ran -- a track star in high school. probably not much of one he probably did not get too far. charges are pending and he will probably be in court tomorrow morning. i'm hank tester cbs 4 news tonight. it was the day for millions of people to dig themselves out of the snow of the blizzard of 2016. at least 36 people died in the blizzard. in the capital conditions are so treacherous that offices and

new york city residents were urged to leave their cars parked all week to make it easier to get rid of snow on the street. residents are concerned that some states have not even been touched. >> somebody needed to get up. like an ambulance or fire truck it does not look like they will get her anytime soon. >> reporter: it also bought -- it also brought flooding to new jersey to tonight a man plotting to kill his boss and coworkers is being held in jail with no bond. and we can dominguez pleaded allegiance to all and threatened to dress up as the joker before gunning down his coworkers. one coworker told police dominguez but a shotgun and he would show off execution videos of isis at work. dominguez is attorney says he threat. >> this man has been lashing out . when you get frustrated with

i see that happen all the time. >> police say they found a clown mask, duct tape, past the graph, and gloves and two large knives inside his home. cameras role as a robber gets away with a bag of cash from a westpark store. video shows the moment he pushes his way into the back office of a deal store and orders to woman onto the floor. you can see the man standing over an employee while pointing money. police say he injured the store early that night and hid inside waiting to make his move. anyone with information is asked to call police. florida state university is settling a lawsuit with a student who is accusing former quarterback jameis winston of raping her. they will pay her $250,000 and her attorney $700,000.

spending millions on a lawsuit. winston is now the starting quarterback for the tampa bay buccaneers and he has always denied the allegation. fsu cleared him of wrongdoing at a hearing late last year. tonight watch a terrifying reminder of when to move over for emergency vehicles. we will tell you how this injured trooper is now doing. why niagara falls could soon flow -- slowed to a trickle. another mysterious find at the house owned by drug lord pablo escobar. weather control the 1000 -- return to south florida. it's a good-looking afternoon and a very pleasant sunset but big changes are in store and other details are coming up.

highlights now a safety alert. january is a move of vermont. time to remind ourselves that the state law and protecting law enforcement and others whose jobs put their safety at risk. to illustrate the dangers of florida highway patrol released this dashcam video. it is tough to watch. trooper mickens on the florida turnpike last october west palm beach is walking back to his vehicle having pulled over a driver for speeding when another driver plows right into them. watch the trooper struggle to get up. his pelvis completely shattered , his face bloodied. finally he is able to grab for his radio and call for help. no small feat. thankfully he is recovering. not all emergency workers and first responders are as lucky.

drivers to move over a lane or to slow down to 20 miles per hour below the speed limit. if you are not in the lane emergency vehicle your required to allow other drivers who are to move into your lane. this goes for law enforcement, tow trucks, sanitation, utility workers to prevent things like roadways. if you violate the move over law you could be issued a ticket and find and get three points on your license and he will put people's lives at risk. the trooper is hoping to be back on the job very soon. police in california are on the hunt for three inmates that broke out of the maximum security jail in san santa. they cut through steel bars in there cell and snuck through plumbing tunnels to the roof and led bedsheets -- used bedsheets for representative to scale down the building. they are inmates charged with attempted murder, murder, and

crashing waves and pounding wanes -- reigns from el nio are threatening homes. pacifica cliffs crumble into the ocean. for residents to living in this building the cfu from the balcony presents more danger than beauty. >> i can't continue to have a professional work life and social life as well as know that when i come home my property will be here. it is no way to live. >> the powerful storms are predicted to continue until march. it's good news for easing the drought but bad news for coastal erosion. a portion of niagara falls could temporarily go dry and the process will reduce the flow on the american side and replace 115-year-old bridges

if it happens it will not be the first time niagara has gone dry. it was done before in 1969. to antiabortion activists accused of recording planned parenthood are accused of criminal charges today. today they were indicted for tampering with the governmental records. the prosecutor is not saying what that record was. the grand jury cleared planned parenthood of any wrongdoing. the center for media progress release the video's last year showing employees talking about selling aborted fetuses for research. ice cream lovers can once again pick up a gallon of bluebell in south florida grocery stores. we found the ice cream brand on shelves in carl davis -- coral gables. it was tied to a listeria outbreak last year that left three people dead. the company has updated testing procedures and is more focused

now at 11. notorious drug kingpin pablo escobar's home on earth and other find. >> workers uncovered a space hidden in concrete. >> reporter: another day of demolition of the former home of a notorious kingpin has uncovered another mystery. >> i told the homeowner look there is a safe. he thought i was messing him. i said look it's for real. >> reporter: they found the safe hidden in the foundation of the miami beach waterfront mansion. >> upload the wall down and when the wall fell it was a hollow floor. the wall fell on the floor and it broke into it and then i saw it. >> reporter: the property owners a restaurant mogul and former news anchor did not talk about the discovery. they are shooting a documentary of this process as they prepare to build a new mansion where

stash shots -- house for cash once stood. last week crews found another safe but within hours it disappeared leaving behind a whole and a mystery. >> apparently somebody came in with jackhammers or a chisel in the middle of the night may be off the water and pulled this rather heavy safe out of a hole in the floor. >> this time they are not taking chances. instead of opening it on site they strapped it on a truck and taken to a secure location. already those who have gotten their hands on the safe have their theories about what is inside. >> it felt like something was rolling inside of it. like metal. >> reporter: what would you think? >> i think it would be gold or money. >> reporter: cbs 4 news tonight. researchers estimate the amount of sea level rise that

and expanded is likely about twice as much as previously calculated. german scientists suggest increasingly severe storm surges could be anticipated as a result of until now researchers believe the oceans rose between .721 millimeters per year due to thermal expansion. the study takes a look at the latest satellite data and shows the seas are expanding about 1.4 millimeters per year. craig setzer is here with us now. this would be a day to clone if they could. >> if i could do them i would make them all like this. let's show you what's going on outside. a nice evening in broward. there are a few clouds coming in and temperatures are mild at 69. they are mild compared to what we just went through. 71 in fort lauderdale 70 in key west. humidity is zero.

faust used -- east southeast wind. pablo beach one of our warmer on the coast is 72. compare that to western avenue 59. a big temperature spread across broward county. we will see temperatures in the mid-50s and sections of miami- dade and broward will stay in the low 70s and upper 60s. temperatures for miser normal 77 we were in the low to mid 70s we will get to the low 80s tomorrow. as we get to tonight 50s inland 60s on the beaches and 80s return to south florida but they won't last too long because of the storm system headed our way. a warmer breeze and maybe a sprinkle blowing by. temperatures in the upper 70s to around 80 and on wednesday and thursday in gets pretty stormy. low-pressure comes into play in the eastern gulf of mexico. there's a chance of severe

cooler on friday. it may be close to what we saw today. sunny and nice cool at night. there's a forecast for tonight. breezy on the pages load said the mid to upper 60s on the coast and mid-50s inland. high temperature tomorrow will be around 80 degrees. winds at southeast 15 to 20 with at least 2 to 4 feet of

the bay. welcome back. scientists believe they are closing in on a cure for type i diabetes. scientists at mit and harbor -- harvard have proven that they can and daily insulin injections in mice. they would simply need a transfusion of engineered cells every few years. a study from the american heart association says there

from men and women when it comes to heart attack symptoms. for men chest pain is the most common symptom but women are more likely to report shortness of breath back or jaw pain and nausea or vomiting. the report also says black and hispanic women have more risk factors. a bottled water company partially owned by sean did he comes and mark wahlberg is pledging to donate 1 million bottles of water to flint michigan. they will continue to provide water to residents there until the water problems are solved. the water is expected to be delivered on wednesday. have you -- as you have heard high levels of lead have been detected in the water since leaders switched from the

jim berry with sports. duke brings out the best in basketball. at the bankunited center the this one. the kings were up by four at halftime and got a three and scores 11 in the first half. they open it up and newton is looking for mcclellan and that was so much fun. down the stretch rodriguez

they get this one too. they handled duke 80-69. the kings are 16-3. >> that was the most physical game with an involved in by far. they place their butts off. they played really well. they are better than we are. they are one of the best teams. >> you heard it from him. in chicago the heat show plenty of heart. this applies the bulls with their best game in weeks. dwayne wade was back in his hometown and he played like a spring chicken. throwing it down. ballgame. they turn and burn and we are tied. wade says we have to snap out of this. wade doesn't care and steps scores 28.

skill -- seal the deal. 89-84 win. panthers one of their young stars got a contract extension that will pay him just under $6 million a year. awfully nice money for a 20- year-old. that's nice money at any age. he is the third leading scorer for the panthers this year. look what's going on at marlins park. the team starts moving in the fences. they will be about 10 feet closer and five feet shorter than before. it will make it easier for the hitters to club long runs. to tennis. serena williams is battling it out for the u.s. open. here we are trading shots and the winner is painting the line. serena still wins the first set.

william from surfer the 18th straight time. serena is on to another grand

just in. the coast guard just tweeted new pictures on the breaking news were reported at the top of the newscast. one shows the rescue in progress of the people who were on board the sinking 100 foot plus yet. >> the other shows them on board the coast guard cutter. there were six passengers and seven crew. they are all fine tonight. >> dramatic rescue.

tonight.