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apologized and promised to slow down. she is talking to donna repotted it was live at miami-dade headquarters. >> reporter: she said drivers across miami-dade are out of control with little to no regard for traffic laws and safety. she said when a police officer sped past her with seemingly no reason and no emergency she had had enough. >> there's an officer in front of me that i have been following since miller. >> reporter: she did something out of sudden anger. she pulled over a police officer for speeding. >> mike car shook side to side the cop passed me so fast. i said what is the emergency? and i got upset. i started speeding up to see how fast he might be going and i stopped when i hit a deep. >> reporter: she put her cellphone on its -- stand and
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>> he has been driving recklessly and going about 100 miles an hour because i was going 80 and i could not catch up to him. >> reporter: she eventually caught up to him approaching i- 95 where she finally got the officer's attention. suddenly the familiar questions at the car window only the officer was not the one asking. >> i just wanted to know what's the emergency. >> i don't know how fast i was going but i am on my way to work right now. i don't believe i was speeding your opinion. i just want you to know when you pull over next to me i -- i thought you had some sort of emergency. >> you are speeding. >> reporter: the police director said in a statement they will have the officers communicate -- immediate command staff investigate the matter. the appropriate course of point. >> i'm sure he's a good guy but
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>> reporter: she tells me since she has posted a video online she has gone long -- she has gotten a lot of negative comments. there are also a lot of people out there who are congratulating her and thanking her for putting this out there. a gas leak editorial business that more than a dozen employees in danger when they began to -- breathing carbon monoxide. employees were given oxygen or taken to the hospital. miami-dade hazmat team discovered the gas leak was to blame. they evacuated the building and treated the employees. nobody was seriously hurt. a university of florida student from weston fell from an apartment building and died. gainesville police say he fell 6 stories after tumbling over a glass partition. he was taken to a hospital where he died
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police do not expect -- suspect foul play. he played hockey. the high school team tweeted today we lost our brother chance walser -- will. a police officer is recovering after being involved in a place that natasha car accident. police say the officer was on her way to work when she was sideswiped. a barrier wall the and the officer was taken to plantation hospital with mine -- non-life-threatening injuries. the driver was cited with failing to drive within a single lane. miami beach fire and rescue transported a woman to the hospital after she was hit in the head with the personal watercraft. the one she was riding in collided with another. she was taken to the hospital and she is stable.
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the family of a man he shot and killed asks for justice. dozens of people who knew and cared for jackson held a candlelight vigil on the spot where someone shot him just hours earlier. it happened near a nightclub near 17th avenue. near 17th avenue. one man said he was shot over a parking space. >> we see another guy honking at him and we see what's going on. next thing we know the guy gets out of the car and it did not look good from then. it looks like it was over a parking space. it just wasn't worth it for what happened over a parking space. >> police believe the shooter was in a dark colored pickup truck possibly a ford f1 50. if you have any information call miami police. now campaign 2016. we are one day away from the iowa caucus. the latest bowl so donald trump is leading iowa and hillary clinton and bernie
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we are live in des moines with campaign coverage. >> reporter: in real estate it's always about location. the caucus is all about turnout. that is because if you don't physically show up and you are not in line by a certain time your vote does not count. campaigns are scrambling to secure as many votes as possible. >> i think we can afford that. >> reporter: on the eve of the iowa caucuses every presidential candidate has the same message. >> i want to ask one more time for your vote. i want to ask you to caucus for me. >> reporter: the first votes will offer more than delegates. they was set the tone of the race and determine which campaigns can turn support into turnout. a registered democrat is planning to jump ship to vote
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>> i like the man himself. >> reporter: in the latest bowl trump holds a five-point lead over ted cruz. hillary sam -- hillary clinton and bernie sanders are neck and neck. >> reporter: this late in the game volunteers should not be trying to change people's minds from a teacher committed voters show up. >> you cannot absentee vote. >> reporter: one of 15,000 supporters here spreading the word on behalf of sanders, he has als and says volunteering makes them feel alive again. >> it's brick by brick. one doorknocking at a time. >> reporter: each campaign is fighting for one vote at a time. many candidates are already looking forward focusing on new hampshire where just a short
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hampshire released a poll showing that trump and sanders are soaring. trump is leaving -- leading 30% to trumps -- to ted cruz is 12%. that race might not be as close as this one. the dominant -- the democratic national committee says that have reached an agreement to have the party sanction more debates during the presidential primary schedule. this will include a debate in new hampshire next week. you want to give candidates time to focus on tomorrow's caucuses and will finalize details tuesday morning. stay with us for continuing coverage. tonight police in virginia have arrested two virginia tech students in connection with the murder of a 13-year-old girl. david eisenhower is charged with abducting the girl. 19-year-old natalie helped him
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miles from her home. her disappearance sparked a four- day search. police have not said how or why she was killed. we have a health alert for you. the world health organization will hold a meeting tomorrow to find ways to classify the zika virus. if they decide is it -- it is of international concern and will be a lot more resources. the mosquito borne virus is now spreading and more than 25 countries including here in the us. authorities have links zika to a birth defect. babies are born with small heads and incomplete brain development. still ahead superbowl 50 is one week away . will show you the big sendoff celebration. plus the big chili cookoff was held today.
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our forecast is anything but chilly. this first week of february will push record highs. there's a surge of moisture showing up beautifully on the satellite loop this evening. rain chances will be going up as we kick off this week. ahh... yeah! ahh... ahh... ah. you probably say it a million times a day. ahh... ahh! ahh... ahh! but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a year. say "ahh". >>ahh... cigna medical plans cover one hundred percent of your in-network annual checkup. so america, let's go. know. ahh! and take control of your health.
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to watch the big display celebrating the official kickoff of superbowl 50 . today and massive sendoff for the carolina panthers as they left charlotte north carolina for the huge game. thousands of fans cheered as the team boarded the flight for san francisco. denver broncos fans did not want to be out done either to turned out for a big rally today as they look forward to the game. they showed this video of the players posing for pictures and taking it all in. check out these brand-new aerials at beaver stadium in santa clara where the game will go down on sunday. three-time super bowl champ roger craig escorted that superbowl 50 lombardi trophy to its new home for the week. last night the trophy was the guest star at the party at the home of its maker tiffany and company. after the super bowl trophy will be returned with the names
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when it. >> it has been enormously loved, embraced, covered with champagne and kisses. it's quite the job to get the sparkling and beautiful as it is right now. >> in addition to the lombardi trophy for the first time the winning team will get it 18 garrett told plated 50. we will be heading to the bay area for the super bowl you can catch down -- jim starting thursday. and don't forget the matchup is only here on cbs 4. still ahead. chili lovers grabbed their
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park today. welcome back. kung fu panda 3 kicked its way to the top of the box office. the sql and $41 million during its opening weekend. the revenant starring leonardo dicaprio came in second place. star wars the force awakens is still pulling in big numbers. it came to third pushing its domestic total to $895 million. today kid country is hosting its 33rd annual kiss country chili cookout. hosting this year is legal big town. and down and shake. is taking place at the park country -- i have to stick to restrict -- script. i am a big
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>> my mother told me not to judge but here we are judging. we are looking for faith, quality -- making sure there's not burnt stuff in it an overall not too hot. >> hopefully some of those -- none of that bert steffen at. we're still waiting to hear who won the competition. >> not too hot and not too salty. he was talking about the weather. we picked to really big days to not get rain. it's been raining -- knowing yesterday and no rain today so that means rain tomorrow. let's take a look at what this has meant so far for this so- called dry season. we're not supposed to get much rain in the dry season we will back this up in november, december, and the end of january. get the rainfall total is
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during the dry season. that is over 18 inches above normal and 9 inches above normal so far for the three- month period in fort lauderdale. this is like early to mid rainy season type totals. can just imagine the raining season kicks in and goes crazy. a lot of you have been asking so let me answer this question about lake okeechobee. we keep an eye on the lake for the obvious reasons but 16.08 is where it is today. normally it's at about 14.66. we are a foot and a half almost above average. if this continues the water management officials will have some decisions to make whether they let some of the water out. with the rainy season missing that can cause some flooding. right now the lake is really healthy. a good steady stream of clouds that has blocked the sun.
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outside. become far back this moisture surge goes ticket it will be's we been through tomorrow. across the mid and upper keys where dry in dade and broward. as we head toward the afternoon a few widely scattered showers pop-up. by 6 pm for the evening commute a few scattered showers by 10:00 that is gone by. we roll into tuesday and that will just be warm and muggy day with some sunshine and no rain. sat -- showers late tonight especially south of miami. for monday scattered showers and thunderstorms with highs around 79. for the boaters tomorrow we are looking at a southeasterly wind very light at 5 to 10. to chances of rain this week
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the heat is on a roll. >> the heat are hoping a little home cooking will help lead them to their first four-game win streak of the season. right now they are looking good against the hawks. miami is plain 12 of their 17 games on the road. they are settling in nicely. he goes coast-to-coast for the nicely and and goes up by nine and they were just starting to pour on. they were in for the interim and the hits had a comfortable lead in the second quarter. derek rosemond is healthy and can do things like this. he scored 20 but the clips were too much. deandre jordan makes a lot of money and for good reason. the clippers one big 120-93.
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new format tonight. they kicked things off tonight against the metropolitan and the cats were showing out in the opener making all of south florida proud. there's a great savior sorry about that no goal for your. they have no issues lighting the lamp and not bad for the 43- year-old. you can forget about the kid. they also get in on the fun. we will have a final round of highlights tonight at 11:00. today was the australian open for the sixth aussie open title the most ever by a single player. there's the joker and the trophy he would eventually leave with. he pushed the second to a tiebreaker but this is just unfair. he charged the net and painted the back line with an amazing backend and in the third he
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jokovich wins for his 11th grand slam title. >> we worked hard to be in this position and we should enjoy it. we should cherish every moment that we get to experience now because these are the determinants that we all want to play well on and i'm playing the best tennis of my life. the united states and iceland were tied and then the last minute he got the wind -- the when. usa wins 3-2. now some shocking news from the nfl. espn is reporting calvin johnson is planning to retire. he told his coach and family 2015 would be his last season.
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