but thankfully, that six-year-old girl is doing just fine. she is shaken up but she's safe at homed with her family tonight. police are still looking for that driver. it's a parents nightmare watching someone else driving away with their car with their child inside. >> man: i could only imagine what the step father was going through. >> reporter: t was around 7:00 on thursday when a man went inside this gas station, leaving his six-year-old stepdaughter in the car. unknowingly, he left his keys inside. footage shows a man circling around the kia before jumping in. booth runs out of the store and tries to stop him. the driver pulls out of the parking lot. he drives for two miles before dropping off that six-year-old girl right around whiles road.

travelling down the road, saw the six-year-old running down >> reporter: that good samaritan called police and the family. but that driver is still on the loose. that's right, that driver is still on the loose and here's the car that police are looking for. it is a black kia opt ma with the vehicle tag q-v 13. it is a black kia opt ma. if you think you see that car, you are urged to contact police immediately. thank goodness she's okay. >> a water main break starting a sink hole. serious water woes for nearby businesses. the sink hole even swallowed part of a truck. >> now, the massive clean up is underway. >> reporter: well, guys, take a look at what it looks like at

as you can see, workers with miami day water and sewers are working hard to repair that line. then they'll start to fill in the sink hole that was created. it took hours to get that water main capped leaving destruction behind. water gushing everywhere, and a truck going nowhere fast. the 12 inch water main break leading to a massive sink hole, quickly trapping this emergency ice truck from its rear wheels. >> man: it was amazing. when the truck was inside the hole. >> reporter: with the driver able to get out to safety, crews worked to get the truck to levelled grounds. as crews worked franticly, mario's business and auto shop next store quickly started to fill up. >> man: we tried to get the cars out so they don't get full of waters. >> reporter: they were able to

equipments are gone. >> man: it is about $50,000 loss so far. >> reporter: he shot this video inside the shop. water inches deep. they say mario should be covered. >> woman: we have risk assessment on their way to meet with him. >> reporter: he was relieved to hear it but wondering when he could reopen. >> man: you can't stop this from happening. they're accidents. >> reporter: so a positive outcome for mario tonight. probably not a fun rush hour tomorrow. this intersection is expected to stay shut down until tomorrow afternoon. a pair of dogs on the attack,illing a beloved pet before turning on the elderly owner. >> both the woman and her

>> reporter: you know, this elderly couple was just absolutely heart broken. i kept hearing their daughter tell them tonight in spanish, you know what mom, dad, i'm going to get you another dog, please stop crying. both of them affected by this attack in different ways. home from the hospital and still in pain. miguel and his wife are mourning their priced pet. the couple in their 80s are devastated little gucci is gone. (speaking >> reporter: she has two stitches in her arm after being attacked by two dogs. >> woman: my dog is dead and my mom has 100 stitches in her arm. >> reporter: it was only because a neighbor stepped in to help fight off the dogs with a belt that rohas' daughter says

another woman drove by and pulled the 80-year-old woman in the car. things turned when the husband was told about the tragedy. >> woman he cuddled the dog and ran back to the house and started crying and crying until i guess, he had the heart atta. >> reporter: he was rushed to a nearby hospital while animal control located the two dogs. and they're searching for the dogs' owner. >> reporter: he's home late tonight recovering from the heart attack. animal control say both dogs are pit bull mixes and they're both micro chipped now to a one and only exclusive. police releasing the autopsy report of the 2013 shooting of mcbean. he was shot multiple times by

claims mcbeans pointed the gun by him. they say his claim can't be true. >> man: he was facing peroza and had his air gun levelled, you would expect to see some markings on his arm and straight through h e chest. >> the defense insists that he ordered mcbean to turn down the guand he had no choice to fire. the family says mcbean was wearing ear buds and can't hear demands. asking law enforcement for more help. a local ten news reporter ja nooen is live tonight. >> reporter: we're not only asking law enforcement for help but they were also asking politicians for help and tonight, they were getting some answers. some in this crowd have lost loved ones, some are frustrated

60 kids just in miami county in the last year. it's a chance to speak directly to police and decision makers. >> woman: i want my children to see exactly what's going on in the world today. i wanted them to see how they could be killed on the streets. i wanted them to hear about different fields. >> reporter: one bill in the statathouse was the focus of conversation here. it protects the an minimum ti to protect people from crimes to be a stitch. >> woman: we're identifying information of a witness that could encourage people to come forward. >> reporter: but gun violence doesn't discriminate. r own son was shot and killed over the summer. >> woman: it's tough. it's a very tough role but i'm in this for the long haul. >> reporter: us representative wilson via video message that she's still reeling that two

>> woman: from the chest down. they were both 17 years old. i have three boys and i don't want any of my children killed. i can't even imagine how it feels to bury a child. >> reporter: victims' families have also complained that they're in the dark after a crime occurs. the state attorney's office say they're creating a database for better communication between families and prosectors. it's a small step but progress. >> and the president&is also talking about gun violence at his own town hall taking questions from the public in virginia. >> reporter: the town hall was full of people who have lost loved ones to gun violence, along with gun owners and

reacted to the shooting in newton, connecticut. >> man: there are people who are responsible gun owners. that there are neighborhoods around the country that it's easy for a 12 or 13-year-old to purchase a gun and cheaper than it is for them to get a book. what we need, i believe, is for congress to set up a system that's efficient, that doesn't inconvenient the lawful gun owner or purchaser and making sure we're doing the best background check possible. every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad. >> reporter: i think a lot of people were surprised by that moment.

i visited newton two days after what happened. so it was still very raw. it's the only time i've ever seen secret service cry. >> reporter: he went on to call it one of his worst days of presidency. the nra was invited but chose not to attend even though their head quarters were where the town hall was held a hooded thief robbing a convenient store and then assaulting the clerk. this happened late monday night on northeast sixth avenue. the thief harasses the clerk before taking off with cash. >> man: it was scary, you know. something happens and it's drastic. you're going to be scared. >> and this morning, another robbery also in north miami,

the thief threatened the clerk with a gun before getting away with cash. 16-year-old stephanie lexi is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon that put a student in the hospital. the whole incident happened after an argument on a school bus. several students stepped off the bus and that's when the fight escalated. police say lexi stabbed the 16-year-old male classmate in the back. his injuries were not life threatening. coming up, hundreds gathering to remember a beloved man, named a hero to the end a famous florida manatee could lose his endangered status.

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friends, fans, and loved ones gathered in fort lauderdale this evening to remember olympic gold medallist, howard davis junior. hundreds of people packed in this house to honor this boxer who died late last month after a tough battle with lung cancer. >> woman: i just know him as my husband, the father of my child, my partner in life and in everything that we did. >> you may remember davis made headlines in july when he donated a replacement ipad to a little boy who had his device stolen. another sign of change

terminal with service to cuba. five us companies already have licenses to operate ferries to and from cuba. they say they're in support of the idea but not in favor of doing business with the head of cuba. >> man: there is interest of ferry companies of others to go to places around the world, cuba being one of them. >> they're going to run from miami to havannah as well as from fort lauderdale , miami beach and then key west. the federal protection of manatees. wildlife officials propose to make them threatened instead of endangered. more than 6000 as of last year. the next step is a 90 day comment period before the final step is reached. we know we have to put the boots away.

>> we are. but we are looking at now. so our boot weather is not quite ready to give up. this may be that final night where you can wear those boots and feel good about it. notice ken dal at 62 right now but miami and fort lauderdale in the mid 60s. by tomorrow morning, still slightly cool, w@'ll say. morning lows in the mid 60s. there may be select spots that drop off into the mid 50s. upward, that's how the temperatures will be trending into the weekend. t a lot of rainfall. in fact, there's none, we're looking at dry conditions. looking at over the gulf of mexico waters, that's where we're looking at active weather.r. quite a bit of rainfall sort of lined up here approaching the west side of the peninsula. this is associated with a low

towards west florida tonight. another tropical low churning around east florida. the national weather center is going to keep an eye on that one. we don't have to worry about this one though. we have to worry about the one closing in on us on the gulf side. so we could have passing showers on friday. temperatures though, are expected to be warmer tomorrow than what they are today as we get a light south easterly wind flowing in. southerly air flow means warm weather. ahead of this cold front, we have the potential for a few passing showers before it makes a pass on sunday and brings us another cool down. there's more winter weather in the forecast. but for tomorrow, we'll start in the low to mid 60s. as i mentioned, there may be a fewpots in the morning that fall in the 50s. if you wear the boots tomorrow, we get it. by the afternoon, we're

keep the umbrellas handy as we could have passing showers. but behind that next front that passes on sunday, look at these temperatures, they're going to go back down. monday morning, some 60s. highs in the lower 70s. and even on tuesday morning, 60 to start the day so i'm thinking if you puthe boots away, make sure you know where the are because you're going to want them monday morning. your weather authority is always watching and tracking. thank you, betty. >> what about a closet full of boots? there was no winner of last night's massive power ball drawing so the jackpot is even bigger and bigger. >> the number has climbed to $700 million, and that number is likely to climb by saturday.

saturday night, the number is expected to hit $1 billion. >> the lump some could be $600 billion. >> million is good. >> it's a lot of money. you know. we can share that. >> oh, gladly we do need to go get a ticket though. tonight, they're above ground and in good spirits, as you can hear. the dramatic rescue. planning a fun show for you, jimmy. >> man: here's something made for you and rude enough to watch. >> woman: a little cocktail.. you don't do that? >> man: no, it's milk and cookies for santa. he's driving. good evening, south florida.

two lanes to be closed until we're hearing 911 calls for a deadly wrong way wreck that left five people dead. >> man: it just crashed. >> woman: it literally almost killed -- did it crash into someone else? >> man: yes. >> police say 23-year-old alexandra was speeding southbound whihi in the northbound lanes. she sideswiped several cars until crashing head on into

her and all the passengers in the car were killed. thankfully, the miners were starting their shift at the deepest salt mine in the country near ithaca, new york when the elevator they y re in stopped working. they used a basket below ground lifting several workers until they were all accounted for. >> man: their spirits are tremendous. i'm inspired by them. >> despite being shaken and freezing out there, the miners waited there at the scene until the very last of their co-workers were rescued. they're so excited. officers are still working to find out what caused the elevator to malfunction. the dolphins reportedly found a coach they want, problem is, can they hire him? plus, florida panthers enjoying

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thr hearts set on adam gaze. they did interview the panthers offensive coordinator. according to reports, dolphins were ready to hire them immediately. however, it's unclear if he'll have another intervivi with the eagles, a team that he's already met with. he's clearly a hot commodity among many teams in the nfl. lar go key save and 12th goal of the season right here. 1-0 cats. 8 seconds later, carries the puck off the turnover for his 12th goal. just like that with ten seconds. max scores first career nhl goal.

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