our weather authority. >> that's right. good m mning, crusty, eric, south florida. this morning you might need a light sweater or jacket. some areas waking up into the 50s. warmer conditions thanks to a shift in thehe wind direction. calm wind this morning. two things definitity warmer and it's more humid out there. this is just the change we're going to have in store as we go throughout the day. this morning temperatures below average in miami at 56. we should be waking up to 60 degrees. we have 60s across the board. pompano beach, ft. lauderdada, all the way down the keys where we are seeing some 50s. pompano beach is at 65. pembroke pines is at 54. here's the forecast. we are expecting temperatures comfortable this morning. then we'll rapidly warm up to the mid 70s. rain returns wide-spread by tomorrow. i'll have all those details coming up after the break. >> thank you. still accident-free in both counties starting off at 6:00 this morning.

getting just a little bit congested. here's the bigig curve right here just past ludlam road. also our eastbound drivers heading towards the glades. no issues either. broward county looking good as well. the green shows us folks are traveling at posted speeds. 595 looking good, the turn pike heading towards the glades also looking pretty good. the only slowdown we are seeing no big surprise the turnpnpe northbound. this is all the way down south from leisure sitting all the way up to u.s.-1. those speeds clocking in at 239 miles per hour. finally i want to get to drive times at u.s.-1. if you're starting at kendall drive heading into downtown miami at this point. at this poinin going to take you about 16 minutes. yellow showing us there's obviously stop and go traffic. as the morning progresses obviously between 7:30 and 8:00, especially around 8:30 we're going to see it's going to take you just a little bit longer

minutes to get into miami. right now we do have breaking newssut of miami. that's where we're learning an officer was stabbed at the magic city casino. ben kennedy is working this fors. >>reporter: good morning, kristi. first the officer will be all right. we're told he's in stable condition. i did speak to a witness moments ago who said this man with a knife was out of control, tackled the man to the ground. this happened just before 1:00 this morning. it's there the staff requested the officer's help to remove a belligerent patient from a poker room who ended up s sbbing an officer in the face. confirmed the officer took out his gun and shot the attacker. bothere rushed to ryder trauma where the patient was rushed to surgery. witnesses say the man showed no respect to the officer. >> i saw them wrestling on the floor. somewhere alongng those

have pulled out his knife. shortly after i heard the g g go off. >>reporter: witnesses tell me the officer did act professionally and tried his best to get that man to leave but he would not listen to that police officer. the one stabbed in the face, he will recover and be all right. that's the good news to report out of this entire s suation. reporting live in miami, ben kennedy, local 10 news. and now we're taking you back to the developing story you saw first here on local 10 yesterday. a baby's body found in the freezer of his homestead home and the investigation into that gruesome discovery only just beginning. this morning we've learned his mother's call to 911 is what tipped off the authorities but she still haha not been charged. erica rakow is there with more. she joinsnss live from the medical examiner's office to explain this whole situation. erica, such a tragic

>>reporter: it really is, kristi. after police discovered the baby boy in a freezer, his body was brought here to the medical examiner's office. once the autopsy is complete and they dermined how he died, that'shen police could file charges against his mom. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> i'm planning to suicide myself. >>reporter: and that is the boy's mom on the phone, paula vargas orderries on the line with a 911 dispatcher after she callld for help herself. she made the desperate call as she stood on the seven mile bridge. when deputies got there, she told them she ingest rat poison. her story kept changing. according to the police report, at one point ortiz said my baba drowned, then i was bathing it and it

finally she led officers here aitting the gruesome truth that her baby was inside the freezer of a town house in homestead. it was that 911 call she made that ultimately brought the investigation to here.@ police found some disturbing things inside her car which led to a big search before they were brought to homestead. we'll catch you up to speed on that whole situation coming up in the next half hour. erica rakow, local 10 news. the alleged victims and the accused peeping toms, they are fighting to keep him behind bars before the case heads to trial. his alleged victims watched as detectives stified about the video pembroke pines police apparently say captured him. they say he had become more aggressive before peeping into homes and fondling himself. hunting marbles were found outside of those homes as well. >> hopefully if i gets out, he will be on a gps

thing i can wish for so they can have some sort of peace. >> the defense took a shot at one of the alleged victims credibility noting her job at a strip c cb and they say the description of the suspect was diffffent but it does not appear any of the women will take the stand ininhe case. a cuban rights activist will be spending more time in prison for a real estate fraud dating back to the year 2010. police say she swindle huds of thousands out of potential home buyers before her license was revoked back in 2011. the 44-year-old has been applplded for her efforts to help cuban. recently she set up a go fund me account for migrants arriving from costa r ra. we went to the family home to find out where those donations have tually gone but we got no ansr.

of the broward teachers union could spend 0 years in jail for stealing from those he was supposed to help. jurors found he inflated union invoices and then stole about $300,000. all along he blamed it on bad bookkeeping. >> my friends who truly know me and believe in me and have always been there for me. did i still believe in and will carry that with me. >> a friend who prosecutors say shared the money with testified against him. he will be sentenced at the end of february. seven people are dead after a taliban suicide bomber targeted a mini bus carrying journalists in kabul. this all happened during rush hour wednesday. investigators say some of those victimsid work for afghanistan's first 24 hour news channel. after stories about the

kidnapping and executing people. and haiti's presidential election will be going on as planned despite all kinds of violent protesting going on. even haiti's senate encouraging the delay of that vote. but the ballots have already arrived and current president martelly says sunday will be theay haitians elect his replacement. the neww president will take office on february the 7th. glenna m mlberg, by the way, is covering to haiti to cover the ections. look for her live coverage beginning this friday at 11:00. miami-dade mayor carlos gimenez and other leaders honoring him yesterday. his retirement will be effective at the end of this m nth. new video this morning of a house up in flames and a hover board may be to blame for the death of two family members. the the very latest

in your home right now. i realized i realized my dogs are in there. another house fire behind bars. why he was arrested for trying to save his dogs. stealing in church, a man caught on camera trying to grab a woman's purse while they prays. thursday, we like to ll it our friday eve, you can leave the umbrellas at home. it's a nice, cool, comfortable start. the warm weather will continue to provide for a beautiful day. enjoy it because it's the calm before the storm. as cold front moves in tomorrow, rain increases and we will see stormy conditions.more coming up after the break. first slipping and sliding,he first rainstorm of the season. the new video froro up

break. good morning. >>reporter: overseas stocks were hammered over nienchts yesterday e dow fell almost 250 points, the s&p 500 hitting its lowest level in two years. >> the typical 401(k) has lost 38000 in value this part year. all of this turmoil is blamed on dropping oil price. bad wars for star wars fans, sewed 8 is being pushed back. >> instead of memorial day weekend 2017, it will debut now just before christmas next year. >> and that's america's money. breaking news this morning, a miami police officer in the hospital after he was stabbed in the face at magic city casino. the suspect also in the hospital this morning. >> the fraternal order

happened just before 1:00 this morning as the officer was trying to remove a belligerent person. check on the traffic, the east coast ts bracing for a huge snowstorm heading that way, the first so far of the season. that means people are he learning or just walking through the process of being prepared again two nights over t holiday. now they are going to deal with the aftermath. check out the woman here wipingut on a snowy street in washington, d.c. it caused crashes and power outages and just a total mess. check out the snow as h landed at the andrews air force base lasas night. his crew had to use a motorcade to get home rather than taking a chopper as they planned. people in the north stocking up on essentials, clearing out grocery stores. 15 states from north carolina to boston under winter storm watches.

hit this weekend. two plus feet of snow we've heard in some places. >> yeah, that does not sound like a pleasant thing, no. >> our weather authority meteorologist julie durda is standing by this morning. julie, obviously things are much more pleasant here. i think it bears repeating. if you bought a n car with seat warmers, you have one or two weeks to use it, you better use it this week. >> indeed, there's going to be big changes for us. that alberta clipper just gave them a little taste of what they are expecting as this area of low pressure and a cold front will be racing towards the midatlantic states later today into tonight and eventually t tt tail-end of the cold front is going to effect usere in south florida. you'll be needing to stay indoors bause us south floridians became babies of we see temperature in the upper 40s and low 50s for overnight lows. >> this week a lot of you were complaining

today will be a warmer day. get out there and enjoy it. 56 degrees. 63 in ft. lauderdale and key west. 56 in miami. it's still below average for this time of year. 54 in pembroke pines. 53 in kendall. 55 in homestead. we are noticing the 60ss down by the keys. a couple thing helping to warm us up. the shift in the wind direction as well as the calm winds. this afternoon will be a bit humid as teteeratures warm up to the mid to upper 70s. mid and high level clouds streaming up from the gulf of mexico. todayy we'll have one more dry day. it will be beautiful all across south florida as we await for this system right here that right now is bringing snow up torts parts of missouri, st. louis, in towards arkansas and showers over the southern half of the gulf coast states. the severe weather threat is going to be a possibility from texas towards the panhandle because of the heat ahead of the system. the clash of the two air masses allow for the lift in the atmosphere.

temperatures behind that front, in the teens and 20s. eventually that cold air will be making its way into south florida. high pressure pushes off the coast of the atlantic and we will see warmer conditions today, a beautiful day to be outdoors. here comes the leading edge of that front. this area of low pressure is going to be the culprit that's g gng to bring the nor'easter towards the atlantic states. the tail-end of this front going to be the culprit for showers for us. while we're just dealing with showers and storms. once the front clears we're talking temperatures by sunday morning and monday morning, upper 40s and low 50s with highs only reaching the low 60s by the afternoon. make it a great day. >> thank you so much. we have reports of road debris that could morning. here are southbound lanes right here. the only thing i see is this big palm frond blocking the camera. we do havee an accident

you down off of university drive. those speeds at 16 miles an hour. again, university drive a crash reported in that location off of 50th street. sanelalsabovic at that location collecting some information with the related incident nearby. so since university drive southbound is partially blocked, i would recommend taking two roads, either 88th avenue because university is going to be a no go this morning. no accididts reported, everything is nice and clear. >> that sounds good, thank you, constance. a florida man's home up in flames and now he's inn jail. >> he said it was all because he was trying to save his dogs. we'll tell you why he ended up roughed up instead. an investigation after an infant's body is found in a freezer. why the mother still has not been charged yet. we continue to

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>> i think at theh most he should have took me aside and, if he felt that it needed to cuff me and put me in the squad car until things settled. >> charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. ckily firefighters were able to rescue those two dogs. they were not hurt. flames shooting right through a burning california home. investigators think a hover board may be responsible for thi fire that killed two family dogs. and those flames charred and melted the siding of that home that's,000 been boarded up. the santa rosa fire department traced the point of origin to a little girl's room in the very front of the house and that's why a hoover board was charging and appears to catch fire. the homeowner says he went to pick up his daughter and came home to fire the fire destroying his home.

accepting the challenge to catch those burmese pythons thrght our wildlife. >> i was not one of them. it has already netted 17 ofhe snakes from the ever glades including the guy pictured here. the 16 foot python was sunning itself and will be euthanized. the challenge ends on february the 14th. and the cat born with a rare birth defect is gettingng a new chance at life. >> this cat born with backwards hind legs. but the surgery saving him and there's a way you c c help. we want to say good morning to this guy right here, juan hernandez from ft. lauderdale. >> hey, juan. >> nice to have you with us. blowing out some candles with us. have a great day. a miami police officer in the hospital being stabbed at the magic city casino. he's expected to recover but we've learned the

person who stabbed him, we have a ather live report on what happened here. the update on that condition of the person shot and the officer

away. a cat whose life start out a big twisted, getting help going into the right direction. >> clubie the kitchen was born with his hind legs facing backward. he wasasescued from an illegal cat breeding warehouse where he was foundd in terrible condition, filth and squalor. but the cat was rescued. they set up a go fund me page to raise the $4,000 needed for his surgery. >> i'm shocked to seehow well this is going. once he getet the hang of it, he's fine. i expect him to be hopping around pretty soon. >> well, so far surgeons only corrected the one leg.

weeks of recovery before they know how well he can get around on that le if you'd like to donate to the cause, you can go to local10.com. we'll point you in the right direction. how do things look there? >> the roadways are look great. the golden glades are looking golden. here's a live look at i-95 where it meets at that exit ramp. no issues to report. just a lot ofongestion out there. a lot of folks heading off to work and dropping off the kiddos at school. no accidents yet in miami-dade county. i'll have details on the i'm ben kennedy where a police officer was stbd in the face by a poker player.

news this morning. mayhem at the magic city casino. a police officer stabbed, the suspectshot. local 10 news live with the very latest. local 10 is also live at the scene of even more breaking news. a person hit by a car at lauderhill. we have the latest from that scene as well. the 911 calls that led to a baby being found in when i family's freezer. plus a church thief caught on camera. a man arrested after stealing a praying woman's purse. a busy thursday morning all across south florida. but the first thing on your minds of course many of you is it's still chilly out there this morning. hey, south florida. i'm eric yutzy. >> i'm kristi krueger. before we get to all of our breaking news, we do want to get you right over to our weather authority meteorologist julie durda. >> in some parts of south florida we're still waking up to the 50s. well warmer than what we

right now. the temperature in n . lauderdale and key west. all thanks to the shift in the wind direction, that east breeze pumping in the heat and humidity and that will warm us up today. currently 54. 53 in kendall. hey, homestead, we're lookg at temperatures in the mid 50s. so here's how the day is going to play out. we'll see temperature in the 50s until a aut 8:00, then 60 degrees. plan some outdoor activities, if you can. yoyore not going to need an umbrella today. highs in the mid 70s. enjoy it because a big change will come in the forecast due to a cold front and the cold front associated with an area of low pressure that's going to bring blizzard conditions to the midatlantic states. i'll have more on that coming up. constance, good morning. good morning, julie. good morning, everyone. i-75 heading towards the palmetto expressway, roadways are looking really good. a lot of construction crews on i-95 but at

affecting anyone's commute which is great. the only crash that's clearing is university drive southbound off of 50th street. it was completely shut down but sanela sabovic is out at that location. she says those southbound lanes have reopened but just a little bit of that stop and go traffic. i want to get you to some drive times on the dolphin expressway. if you're starting eastbound at the turnpike cruising overto i-95. if you're at lejeune road heading to the same spot, only four minutes total drive time. > ck to that breaking news, an officer stabbed at the magic city casino. this morning that officer is still in the hospital. >> and so isshat stabbing suspect as well. ben kennedy is live for us outside the casino with these breaking detail. how is the officer doing first of all? >>reporter: that's the good news. the officer is in stable condition. it looks like he will be all right. i did talk to a witness moments ago who said this man with a knife

out of control. tackled the policeman to e ground. it happened behind me at the mm city caso just before 1:00 this morning, about five hours ago it's there staff requested the officer's help to remove a belligerent person from the poker room who stabbed the officer in the face. the officer took out his gun and shot the attacker. bothere rushed to ryder trauma where the wiwness isurrently in surgery. witnesses say the m would not cooperate and showed no respect to the ficer. >> i saw him wrestling on the floor. somewhere along those lines is where he must have pulled out his knife. shortly after i heard the gun go off. >>reporter: you can see several cars are still leaving the parking lot. we believe these could be other witness who's were here at the time, also some staff. police are still at the scene.

say the officer did act very professionally. he tried to get the man to leave peacefully heavy times but that man would not listen. reporting live in miami, ben kennedy, local 10 news. >> al@ right, ben. now to more breaking news out of lauderhill. that's where we've learned a person has been hit by a car overnight. sanela sabovic is live for us at the scene. how is that person doing? >>reporter: good morning, kristi. it's still a very active scene here. no word on the condition of that individual. we do know that person is in the hospital.i'm going to step out. you can see several police cars off in the distance. that's where a person was hit by a car. let's get you now to some video. police aren't giving out many details. they confirm the car did remain on e scene. it appears to be a white honda. no wor yet on who was hit, whether they were a

i mentioned that person was taken to the hospital. there condition again remains unknown. police did head south on university shut down but it has since reopened. back o live again that driver did stay on the scene. it's ulear right now if that person was cited. we're going to stay on@ top of the story and bring you any late breaking details as they become availabab. sanela sabovic, local 10 news. i'm sorry. you're planning to what? >> suicide myself. >> where are you? >> i'm on the seven mile bridge in the beginning. >> back to a developing story, body of a baby found in the freezer of a homestead home. you just heard right there the 911 calls made by that child's mother. this is a story you saw first on local 10. those calls are exactly what tipped authorities off to this gruesome discovery. erica rakow live with more. is anyone facing chaes yet? >>reporter: not yet, eric.

baby in the freezer, they brought his body here to the medical examiner's office. once they complete an autopsy to determine how the little boy died, that's when police will determine whether or not his mother will be charged. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> i'm planning to suicide by self. >>reporter: on the line with the 911 dispatcher after she made adesperate call while standing on the seven mile bridge sunday afternoon. >> i'm sorry. you're planning to what? >> suicide myself. >> i'm on the seven mile bridgegen the beginning. >>reporter: in her car they found a suide note, an infant car seat but no baby.

at one point ortiz said the b by drowned then i was bathing it and it slipped and drowned. inside the freezer of a town house inhomestead. police went immediately and that's what they found. guards at the front of her gated community say they are not letting anyone in to visit the home. hospital. and the department of children and families is now investigating all of this. they tell local 10 they've never been involved with this family before. now where this investigation goes from here relies heavily on what comes of this boy's autopsy. live in miami this morning, erica rakow, local 10 news. >> thanks. broward county deputies, they are trying to figure out what led to the stabbing that injured three men. this happened in deerfield beach last night. deputies say one of the men treated at the scene was released, the other two take tomorrow broward health north hospital.

so far there have been no arrests in this case. a robber is on the run. the man seen in this surveillance video trying t hold up a cvs seen in the video last week. officers say he's bold, violent. in one encounter he's seen on camera overpowering the clerk at a super stop before taking off with the money. police say he threated to shoot that manager if that person did not hand over the money quickly. >> we are sure it is the same guy and that he' familiar with the businesses and this is why he's striking such a close knit area. >> officers say he usually does strike right around closing time. so far businesses along northeast 128th and 125th streets right near xth avenue have all been hit. if you know anything about that robberies or that man, call miami-dade crimestoppers

and a bust in a church theft that was here. police say that man who preyed on a woman as she was praying has been on bond. we are told this person right here who you see there sneaking in behind 84-year-old aidie sanchez on december the 20th. this video appears to show him snatching her purse and walking right out the door with it. police say the tipister who saw that video recognized him at a baptism and then called them. investigators arrested him last week for d.u.i. he's now charged with grand theft in the church case. we're waiting to learn the name of a woman hit by a car on the julia tuttle causeway. police say a woman driving a honda sieve in and a woman driving a porsche got into a wreck in the west-bound lanes of the julia tuttle. a third carar ran into them. the civic driver died at

the other two people survived. they are expected to recover. the deadly crash in the west-bound lanes had the julia tuttle causeway shut down for five hours. and it looks like uber is staying in miami-dade. uber said would havave been just too costly for them to follow. the commission has agreed on a preliminary plan uber says is agreeable to them. the stricter ordinance would have allowed ride-sharing neteorks in miami-dade but it would have required higher limit insurance for drivers at all times, not just when they had a passenger in the back. it would have required the county to run some background checks as well. >> we greatly appreciate sharing the commitment. >> coming up with an ordinance that made senate for ride sharing. >> while taxi drivers are not happy about this one, the ride sharing ordinance will likely be tweaked up a bit and brought in for additional ordinances before it goes into effect.

miami will host a repuican presidential debate just days before the primary election. that is a day after the democratic primary debate host bid univision. voters head to the polls march 15th. remember you have until february 16th coming up here to register to vote if you have not done that already, makeke sure you get that done. have your voice heard. terrifying video of an avalanche caught on camera. the skier involved here at the very center of it could be facing charges. we'll tell you why. oh, south floridians our friends to the north are waking upo slippery roadways and snow due to an alberta clipper but that's nothing as they are bracing for the winter season yet. that storm will be impacting us in south florida as an associated cold front will be sweeping through the area. enjoy your thursday because changes are on the horizon as early as tonight. i'll have e details

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missionaries who narrowly missed a terrorist attack in burkina faso what kind a cooper city man has returned to south florida and we're hearing their stories this morning. the missionaries from west pines community church didn't know what to do when they landed in b bkina faso and found out that their missionary partner mike riddering had been killed in the attack. >> when we got there and ke was not there to pick us up, we had nobody else, no other contact as far as how --- where we were even going to go. >> well, their trip would go on thanks to help from some locals to knew riddering.

positive and many are now c csidering a return trip, believe it or not, xt year. not only do people have to deal with this affic, they are bracing for a big, big snowstorm too. the capital hit with a bit of snow yesterday, about two inches. that's just the calm before the realtorm. they could see up to two foreet coming this weekend. >> it's nothing. >> that is nothing. >> get that fire burning and stay inside and cuddle up with my dogs. that would be my plan. >> and i completely agree with you, kristi, because it's going to be dangerous for people to be out on the roadways, dangerous s r you to be just outside. the snow that's expected to fall, the temperatures they are going to have to deal with and t wind, the blizzard conditions all because of the wind that are going to be so strong. you got to think about it. the winter's pretty calm this year.

is that it's warmer this morning and we are seeing temueratures right now in the low 60s in ft. lauderdale and key west. 56 degrees in miami all because of a shift in the wind direction. yesterday. we're seeing it with proof. still might need a light sweater or jacket as it's 53 in kendall. 55 in homestead. well into the 60s down by the keys. the winds are much camper today than what long. you can see first light over the horizon, gorgeous out there. we do have midand h hh level clouds around. we're going to have one more dry day so no need for the umbrella today it. let's break it down for you. this high pressure will continue to push towards the east. the area of low pressure already bringing snow over parts of missouri, arkansas, as far north as to another system that's bringing snow over the dakotas, a front associated with this low by texas and oklahoma is what's going to impact our local forecast.

weather threat stretches from eastern texas in towards the panhandle due to the warm, humid air moving over the gulf of mexico clashing with the cold, arc stick area over the front. watch what's going to happen today. hihi pressure will provide for this east breeze. it will be warmer, more humid. still a beautiful day to be outdoors and dry. rain chances increased in our forecast as early as tonight. this front is attached to the low that's going to bring all the snow across parts o tennessee, washington, d.c., you name it, anywhere across the midatlantic they are going to get caught with blizzard conditions. for us this cold front will bring us showers and storms friday night and into saturday morning and watch what happens. saturday we'll wake up to a slight chance of a shower. then that cold air finally filters into south florida. we're going to be feeling like winter. lows will be in the

50s by sunday morning. very important for you to pay attention because it's going to be cold sunday into monday, at least south florida standadas. remember we can't compare to what's going on across the northeast this weekend but you're going to need to be prepared for some cooler weather on sunday. >> hey, looks good on the macarthur causeway. here's a live look our cameras facing towards the beach this morning. all hamilton our brings looking good. the 79th causeway, julia tuttle. i love showing you this picture because there's the water. anyway, things are good outthere. only one accident that we're watching for you. this one's in broward county. it's also clearing up. this one reported off of university drive southbound and 50th street. those speeds at 18 miles per hour. outside of that, a broken down car and 595 eastbound on at approach to 441. i'm not seeing any delays as of yet. nope, you guys are speeding at 70 miles per

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team she will be working with and how she rose through the ranks. and we continue to follow breaking news as well. a miami polic officer hospitalized right now. he w w stabbed at the magic city casino and he then shot an alleged attacker. we have all the breaking

about this morning. 6:51 the time right now. miami-dade commissioners sent a strong member to president obama. the resolution sponsor says cuban consulate would not be welcome untit cuba is a democracy. >> the goal here is to send a clear message. there is still notwithstanding all the best efforts because i believe the president of the united states has acted wiwi the best intentions but he's dealing with demonss down there that take those

twist it around. >> commissioner bovo is a son of a bay of pig veteran. final vote 9-in favor of the anti-consulate resolution. a hunting trip tragedy in oak hill. one man dead after investigators say he was mistakenly shot by his friend. this all happened in volusia county. the victim identified as 65-year-old bruce best. the investigation i ongoing but so far no charges have been file displayed snowboarder who allegedly caused this a alanche may be facing criminal prosecution. look at tha resort officials claiming that that snowboarder was& trespassing in an area that has not been open to the public in five years and that he put others at risk. the case is now in the hands of a state attorney's office. > and the beautiful bills are making nfl history. this is cool news, hiring the first full-time member of an nfl cching staff. katherine smith is her

she mas spent the last three years working in the nfl. she served last year as an administrative assistant for the bills. before that she spent 12 years with the jets. >> good story. good luck to her. an officer stabbed at the magic city casino. >> and now we're learning that he actually ended up shooting the suspect as well. everybody's in the hospital. we have another update from ben kennedy who is

ahead. it's beautiful outside south floridians. temperatures a little bit warmer. miami upper 50s. actuallyly3 degrees in kendall so a light sweater or jacket is needed. you'll be taking off by 8:00. highs today wereap you hadly warming up to the mid@ 70s. enjoy the day. crash reportrt off of i-95 southbound and

of the glades right there. you see all those lights, that shows us the slowdowns there if you're taking the i this morning. crash clearing up at university southboundd and northwest 50th street. and now to one last update on our breaking news for you. mayhem at the magic city casino overnight. that's where a police officer was stabbed. >> ben kennedy has been there all morning long. ben back now with more details. the suspect police say did this is in the hospitals well. >>reporter: that suspect was shot by police offic. the officer said he was forced to shoot after he was stabbed multiple times at the magicity casino. it happened before 1:00 this mororng. it's there the staff questioned help to remove a belligerent person. the miami fraternal order of police confirm the officer took out his gun and shot the attacker. both were rushed to ryder trauma where they are currently being treated.

earlier said the officer did act professionally, tried multiple times to get the man to leave peacefully but he would not listen. the officer stabbed in the face will be all right. ben k knedy, local 10 news. >> ben, thanks so much. a pedestrian hit by a car in lauderhill. this happened at north university drive at 50th street. the driver involved in the crash is still at the scene. we don't know how he's doing. police activity in northeast miami-dade. this here along northeast fourth street at miami court. we'll get you updates on this breaking story as soon as we get it intothe local 10 news room. "good morning america" takes over next. >> we'll be back in a little less tn half an hour at 7:30 with a live, local update. you can download our wplg app. gma is getting under way just a couple minutes.

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