he tried to chase after the bmw as he called in the description for backup. police say mej then fired at the officers chasing him. mejia was eventually taken into custody. >> we're calling now mr. david andres mehm. >> hatzel: on saturday mention was in court. the judge told h'm he'll have to stay in jail. but mejia isn't having it. >> i was in threat for my life. they were trying to kill me. ya'll got moro blood on your hand than i got blood on my hands. >> hatzel: what you didn't see in that exchange is the judge alluding to the fact that medical mejia may be mentally ill. she also says he's not as going anywhere, now being charged withh teamed murder. for now reporting live in miami gardens, hatzel vela, local10 news. >> calvin: there is outrage today from the miami police union president over a judge allowing a man charged with tackckg a police officer in a casino to post bond. local10's michael seiden reports. >> michael: a stataing suspect remains here a jmh. last check he is in the traa unit.

morning but he told us no `comment at this time. in the meantime, the police community, they're pretty upset because once he's healed up, he'll be a free man. it is a scathing letter, full of harsh words and allegations about the bond set for a man who was shot after stabbing a police officer. tonight the head of the miami police union javier ortiz is furious, sharing this 8 he wrote to miami-dade circuit court judge mindy glazer. in it he tells her he'sextremely concerned and outraged by her less than honorable decision of granting a measly $20,000 bond for a man that attempted to kill a miami policeofficer. he goes to say we all wonder how yoyo got the $20,000 numb for bond. this past june you denied bond for a defendant charged with attempted murder after a fired a gun at a man that he had a dispute over dog poop. the anger stems from a lice-involving shooting at the magic city casino earlier this month. >> he etty much lashed out at the officer.

forced to shoot a belligerent gambler after a a man stabbed him in the face. >> he was fighting the officer. hitting the officer. michael: the 17-year police veteran survived, but tonight it appears the stabbing suspect who is facing a charge of attempted second degree murder a law enforcement agent was given a bond because of a mistake made by the officer. a spokeswoman with the county told us, "the two charges listed on the arrest affidavit are bondable offenses under florida law, and unless the officer completing completing the arrest affidavit checks off the box madison square garden hold for bond hearing, do not bond out, a defect post standard bond and be releasedrom jail without appearing before a judge." again the suspect will remain here, continue to recover. his next court date is next month. we're in miami, i'm michael seiden. >> calvin: and we did trite javier ortiz about frons -- reach out but there's been no

>> laurie: we're hearing the may day calls from the people aboard in lux yacht that began 7:00. liane morejon has more. >> laurie: laurie, it's amazing when you consider -- >> liane: these people were saved minutes before this boat andersen under water. as you say, we are hearing for the first time the may day calls made by that captain just before that yacht went under. >> '67. an urgent call for helel answer 106-foot quat why takes on water with 13 pple onboard. a coast guard aircraft hovered overhead and captured this stork video. the ship's first officer said lead to act fast to get passengers and crew of safely after the lurked old yacht called the serena 3 was about to 7:00. >> it was taking on water and

>> we took that boat to europe so the boat's a sturdy boat, so i didn't think it was going to sink. >> liane: the yacht was on its way to freeport in the moms but 15 minutes into the journ at the yacht began to take on water. >> the passengers got into their lifeboat while tow boat and sea tow and the crew tried to dewater the boat. >> liane: theoast guard suspects the vessel may have hit the sea floor. >> there maybe a possible grounding on the way out of port erglades, and wasn't noticed until they were furthth offshore. >> liane: the yacht wend underwater before 9:00 monday night. the captain, crew and passengers all got off safely. and the coast guard tells us that no one needed to be treated for any injuries. there were no medical concerns to speak of. that is good news there. meanwhile, the yacht is now thousands of feet under the ocean surface, and it will be up to that owner of the yacht whether that boat wl ever be brought back up.

morejon, local10 news. >> calvin: a messy and fiery scene on the dolphin expressway today after a garbage truck caught fire. the truck apparently went up in flamesesn the eastbound lanes around northwest 72nd avenue. the fire resulted in an oil spill which shut down all lanes. take a look at tt traffic. it backed up track of for miles on the palmetto expressway and right now it is unclear how the truck caught fire or if anyone was hurt. and a bus also caught pire today. it appears to bus exploded along fifth avenue and flagler street. it is unclear why it caught fire. they fear it could be a medical issue. >> laurie: in northeast miami-dade you may have gotten caughtp in traffic mess today. a car crash causing a car to rolloveright in the eastbound lanes along 163rd street and 28th avenue. one person was hurt and treated on the scene. >> calvin:n:oyal carrie caribbean cruise ships are dock

last week loyal caribbean had t turn away they ships from docking at private vacation outpoe on the northern coast of hot, and here's why. a group of protesters had the ip. the captain decided to keep the passengers onboard as a precaution and head to the next port of call. >> layron: least 7,000 cuban migrants, , ey're expected to of a radio at the u.s. border in the coming ds. this all comes after those cuban migrants were stranded in cooker during a recent -- costa rica. a agreement was reached to resetttt them in the u.s. florida. venezuela's government has put out a new study that showed president nilas maduro is dominating the conversation. he has poaching for nearly 500 hours since taking power nearly three years ago. the group is critical of maduro's speeches which are required to be carried by local broadcasters. they say it's the government's

in the u.s. there has been tragedy in indianapolis on the way home fm school. an adult was killed and several children were injured after a school bus crash. 25 children were on the bus when@ it reportedly jumped the curb and hit another car. two ten-year-olds are now listed in serious condition and as many as five children werenjured. >> laurie: a health alert for us to share with you today with they zika virus which hasalready been discovered in two people in florida. the world health organization is now predicting this this virus which is blamed for severe birth defects is likely to spread over the flit americas. our medical center kristi krueger is on top of this story. she is in the newsroom now with theatest. >> kristi: health authorities in some countries are taking contracts dras tuck measures too stop the spread of this mosquito-borne virus. in el salvador women are urged to avoid getting pregnant for two years, and the cdc just orbed guideline for evaluating and testing faints right here in the u.s. a new warning from the world

the zikik virus linked to birth affects in babies and paralysis in bolts adults could spread to almost all countries in americ. >> the explosive spread of zika virus to new geographical areas withittle population immunity is another cause for concern. >> take a look at this map. that mosquito is found in every country in the western hemisphere except for spawned chile. >> kristi: with more than 1 million people infected, brazil has been hit especially hard. in an effort to show how they're aggressively responding, brazilian government posted this video on tube showing workers spraying and fighting mosquitoes carrying the virus. according to the cd c, so far only a handful of cases have been identified in the u.s. >> they say we're going the see small outbreaks due to people coming back from countries whoho are infected. >> kristi: the virus isn't known to spread from person to person, and the symptoms for most

and red eyes are mailed and pass outincigent. but the virus could cause life-threatening brain damage in unborn babies. so u.s. officials are urging expectant mothers to stay away from countries where there are infections. >> if you're pregnant, the cd c says don't go, but for other people if you go use repel apt to reduce the chances you will get bit. >> kristi: flows vaccine or drugs to treat or prevent this infection. so if you think you have any of these symptoms, maybe you've traveled a prod, all you can really do is ask your doctor to be tested. >> laurie: the manhunt does continue in southern california for three unmates who escaped from a maximum security lock pup the orange county sheriff's office chiefs believes the escapees may be near that jail because of their ties to local vietnamese gangs. 30 search warrants have already been carried out. the men were all awaiting trials for unconnected vlent rhymes crimes of when they escaped on friday. investigator believe the inmates

through plumbingngunnels to get out. >> calvin: a dramatic prison break is caught on camera in brazil. security cameras recorded an explosion that blut an exterior ball wall at the prison in northeast brazil on saturday. after the blast you can see unmates rung away and at least 60 prisoners were aututobile to escape. one escapee was roiled shot and killed by police. pope francis and the president of iran met today at the vatican. he gave pope francis a book of painting painting and a hand maid rug. the pope gave him a medal depicting saint martinelping a poor man, an act francis called a sign of unsolicited brotherhood. the end of the 40 minute closed door meaning he asked pope francis to pray for him. >> laurie: scientists behind a doomsday clock say the world is still under a threat. the pull tin of the atomic scientists announced that the tint minute hand remains a three minute to midninit. if chair said the iran nuclear

accord were good news but tensions beten the usher u. expos russia of grown and that clock shows how you will j vulnerable the world is, with midnight symbolizing apocalypse.e. >> calvin: abe vigoda who played has died at the age of 94. vi goad you was still working in new york stable until he was cast in the oscar winning move. he played sal and old friend of veto corleone who hoped to attacker the feel after veto's death by killing his son michael. vigoda was also known for his role as over-the-hill defect ted fish in barney miller. vigoda's mother daughter said he died in his sleep.he was 94 years old. >> laurie: we have track of news thatffects anyone in the area are port everglades. >> jenise: this is an ovorturned

this is east of us-1 right where 595 east ends, again as you're heading toward port everglades, an overturned tractor. we are seeing lane closures as a result of this. let's zoom in our maps. this is righter when 595 eastbound ends just east of& us-1. so closed, us-1, between us-1 and northeast 7th avenue, those lanes are closed while they work to clean up that accident. got a couple of other accident to talk about. let's head over to dade county,an accident on the turnpike heading south around bird load. there is a left lane blocked speeds are at 28 miles per hour. and another accident this time on i-95 northbound right around northwest 125th street with speeds here clocking in at 25 miles per hour. laurie, calvin. >> calvin: jenise, thanks a lot. >> laurie: a local high school student sending shock waves through social media today. take a look at the tweet he sent out.

a live report all new at 6:00. >> calvin: and how would you like to see this in your backyard. coming up we'll tell how people living in this neighborhood want wildlife officials to solve their bear problem. >> laurie: first, this fight break out between two really angry drivers at a track of light. it's all caught on camera. um next, we'll hear from the

rage. >> laurie: a violent case of road rage was caught on camera at a red light in austin with texas. two drivers get out ofheir vehicles and attack each other right in the middle of the afternoon rush. >> he got out of his car with a bat so i started recording. >> laurie: but miguel never thought it would escalate to this. a "star wars" style fight again a man with a bat and another with a long pole. >> you see that guy with the bat going at the other dude. >> laurie: he said before the fight the men made rude and obscene gestures too each other from their cars. he said when the light turned red, so didid their faces, red with pardoning the man on the bat tapped on the door of the truck. that driver got out but quickly jumped back in when he realize the car wasn't in pkis. actually thinking that that guy was going to pull a gun. >> laurie: instead the man reached for a long pole and began swinging. his brother was driving the car while he was shooting the cell phone video. >> it was kind of freaking me on the.

said what escalated quickly died dodo quickly, too. when the light turned green, the men got back inn their cars and took off. those two drivers who were fifiting were gone when police arrived but officers are still going to investigatehis incident as aggravated assault and they are looking to make a arrest. >> calvin: i can't believe that's austin, texas. you would think there would be a major city. >> laurie: they should be calm down and cowboy cool. >> calvin: have some south florida weather to make you feel calm. >> laurie: it was pretty darn gorgeous today. >> betty: almost 80 degrees today. 79 was the high in miami. we went from fur to flip-flops just like that. a little bit above average this afternoon, maybe yououe complaining, maybe not. right now everybody still holding in thehe 70s. 76 in pompano beach. hialeah, i hope was a great day for you. you're checking in at 77 warm degrees. the forecast for the evening, pretty benign between 7:00 and 9:00. clouds around and a warm breeze, and we'll start to drop off into

that hour, by the 9:00 hour. i am paying attention to the doppler radar. it looks like we may have a couple showers starting to develop just off miami-dade county, pretty close to the bay. i'll keep a watch on these. nothing terrible. but the big headline in our forecast is that we are going to be changing things up and introducing the opportunity for more rain and perhaps a few storms coming in, so those probably will drift on in toward the bay and we will see if they mauk it in around kendall or cutler bay. a frontal system is on approach at least moving toward the pan handle of florida point we're pretty for a had ahead of that but well ahead of that those southeast winds at the surface, a southwesterly flow a lot of, re moisture that's going to be, punish in and a few impulses, too, briggs a better chance for arena tomorrow and ybe some stronger storms as well. so just keep that in minin as you're goingng about your business tomorrow. did forecast starts to turnette wet and stormy as wel

front itself gets closer more moisture making a run at us. so gloomy conditions and rain continues to be in the forecast. heats enjoy today because thing are going to change tomorrow. the threat for severe weather is marginal as far as lightning, damaging winds, the flood threat, the tornado threat really low but it's not non-existent. so keeping in mind as well that as the skies are opening up tomorrow woke not rule out aew storms that pack a punch, maybe that even havav a little twist so we'll keep an eye on that for you. rain, and a few stormrm and the weather could get active the in morning so make sure you're ning in to local10 news with our morning meteorologist julie durda with the and the rest of the team. thursday more wet weather before we finally start to dry at and cool down heading into the weekend. friday morning lows in lower 60s. saturday more than 50s make a comeback. >> laurie: betty, thank you. >> calvin: let's take to you live pictures here of the turnpike and kendall drive. this is a picture of the body of

immigration and cuss doms enforcement.t. customs enforcement, apparently being driven in that blblk vehicle you see there in front being led by police. and thihi has been the reaction all day long from law forcement officers as they say farewell to one of their own. and, laurie, we don't have to look very far to know that in the law enforcement community when there is a tragedy, everybody, every department responds to an officer's death. >> laurie: two ice agents wereseverely injured in a hit-and-run crash on miami beach. a underyoung woman sunday arrest facing charges in that. but one officer was able to pull through. the other, scott maguire, did not survrve and now we see the procession that will take his body either to a local funeral home or to the airport toe flown back to his home state. such a sadvent today, and sad that it happened in our area right here on mmi beach. >> calvin: and the charges against the young lady could be upgraded as a result of his death. much more on that coming up

still to come now a major rescue effort at sea of a luxury yacht suddenly starts sink. we are now hearing the calls from help from the frightened people on board. another life report at 6:00. >> laurie: in today's health cast find out how much sun can damage powerful cells in your body that i really need to

disease. [ chanting ] >> clay: the hurricanes basketball team celebrating like they just beat the defending champs. because they did. now, upsets hpen all the time in college babble but this was no upset. in fact,tthe 'canes win over duke maybe a sign of something much bigger. >> every game counts as one. you beat duke. that counts as one. >> clay: with all due respect to

larranaga this one felt a little bit bigger. it wasn't just the team's reaction in locker room. or the final score. >> it was the fact that the hurricanes' win over defending champion duke wasn't an upset or a surprise. the 'canes were the better team, and it wasn't even close. >> ihink this year we're taking pride on making people respect us. i think a lot of -- a lot of peopleleon't gives enough credit. >> clay: the people know ho know basket like duke head coach mike chez krzyewski take can notice. >> they're as respected as anybody in the league and throughout the country, i think, because they're that good. >> we haven't p pyed in a game like that all year, that physical. >> are we physical? we're in the weight room a ot. we lift. we're strong. >> clay: coach k also seemed a

about the atmosphere, clearly feeling this is a team and a program that has arrived. >> these questions about atmosphere being -- - don't know if you feel like neglected children here or something, but, you know, not by us. >> clay: coach larranaga is right. it only counts as one win in the stattings, but this one signifies so much more. these blowouts are becoming a trend for the hurricanes. out of their 16 wins this year, 15 have been bri 10 point or more iluding last night's victory over duke, guys. >> calvin: oh, my. can we just get to the ncaa? can we get a bid? that's the bottom line. >> clay: they'll get a bid. i think what people are thinking about now is not only seeding but can they make a run to the final four and this team certainly has the ability to do that. they're going to be fun toch was. >> meterologist: l. student at one broward broward high school are complaining about their lack of bathroom breaks. >> victor: calvin, laurie, those

they are not allowed to go to the bathroom by themselves in youmore. if they feel the need, the call of nature during class, they now have to be escorted. we're hearing from outraged parents and students. >> janine: people living near a big construction project on miami beach, they are complaining about all of the notices from a huge generator. quiet things down. >> victor: all new at at 6:00 we're speaking with a local high

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, >> victor: potty patrol keeps growing. local10's neki mohan joins us live now with more. neki. >> neki: janine and victor, students say they're being treated like elementary

problem here at coral springs at the end of last year, and the administration says this is just part of their plan to crack down on it. these school fights captured on cell phone video at the end of last year exposed security concerns at coral springs high school. >> video. ah! >> neki: in response students must now be escscted by security to use the bathroom during class time. >> i don't like it because, like, what if i got like an emergency and then, like, sometimes security don't evenn come. >> neki: students are not happy about it and are jenn ratatg a petition to stop it. it already has hundreds of signatures. >> i have to use the bathroom for seventh period. they said, no, you have to use security. i said i have a stomach ache. she said it doesn't matter. that's what the principal said. >> neki: for now they have to worry whether it's worth to it be late to class.

it's causing peopleo be tardy but that's how. >> it is sometimes it's hard because the lines are longer. >> neki: school officials say it's part of an effort to provide a safe learning environment. >> in@the sense of security, yes, it does provide a little more security for the students no one that everyone is supposed to be in class so you can pick out who's skipping and, you know, trying to weed out the bad winds, but, no, it's just getting more problems, making more problems. it's in the a solution, definitely not one. >> neki: the school board said it supports the administration's plan to keep more students in the classroom and engaged, but this they also care about what the students of to say. this is a large cool, over 2500 students, and this is far from over. stay tuned. live in coral springs, neki mohan, local10 news. >> janine: people living near a big construction project on miami beach are complaining about all of the noise. specifically, they're upset with a huge generator being used to

racket they can't even enjoy themselves in their own hopes. local10's traffic reporter jenise fernandez jenise fernandez. >> jenise: construction around miami beach are something that residents are used to but it's not the limited parking or or detours that's bothering residents on euclid avenue but two loud generators. >> the generators are right there. they are two engines, two caterpillar total of 2800-horsepower. >> janine: jink those two generators are parked right in front of this man's apapament. he says he works out of his home but hasn't been able to get any work undone because of the constant noise. >> i have a patio like many other people. we can't use the patio. you can't evevebe there. you can't hear yourself think. you captain do anything. >> jenise: construction is going to seven dayss a week and expected to last together to ten weeks. the city is building a new 54-inch sanitary sewer pipeline. the project will provide much needed improvements to the city's sitary system. >> didn't do that much planning.

out to sound, my plywood was built arod these two generators. residents tell us that has minimized the level of noise but it's still loud and they're worried there mayot be an exact solution. the city has been out on thesite several times after receiving complaints from residents. a spokesperson for the project says they've measured those decibel levels and thosey levels were under the allowed limit by the city,'s listening a statement, the project spokesperson says in part they will continue to work with the residents and minimize impact, also adding that they have ordered special material to provide additional insulation and further minimize the noise level. those materials are expected to arrive next week. >> they've, you know, given us sort of a break on the be weekends and they don't start up until 7:45 in the morning, so that's reasonable. >> jenise: jenise fernandez, local10 news. >> victor: a bank robber is on the run in miramar. police say that he robbed a chase bang branch at palm avenue

morning. the man was last seen wearing in brown sweater, khaki pants and a green baseball cap. >> janine: this just into the "call christina"otline. the florida attorney general's office is warning of tax-related identity theft schemes. >> christina: tax i did have d theft, it is am ra pant but we want to help you avoid being a victim. today adg's office says file early, research before proud of p perm information, and a tip from me before giving anyone your money, and remember, the irs will not contact you by email, phone, text or social media. and did you know florideans are eligible for an identity protection p i have n. from the irs? if someone files with the incorrect p.i.n., the irs will reflect or delay the return. we have more on that security feature the on "call christina" page of local10.com. in the newsroom, christina vazquez, local10 news. >> victor: investigator bob

into payroll questions, and allegations of a cover-up at fort lauderdale city hall. some employees were paid much more than they were supposed to receive, and today bob learned that in some cases city employees' own family members benefited. >> i could want people to be held accountable for their actions. >> bob: fort lauderdale commissioner mechanic kidneys vowed that the city will punish those involved in what an auditor's investigation found was laud fraudulent is billing by workers tow hide that misconduct from the commission and the public. >> we're on top of this matter and we're going to look into it, we're goioi to wait for the findings, and we're going to make a investigation. >> bob: they overpaid temporary workers more than $180,000 in inflated pay. the department's director jenny morejon denied she had any hand in trying to mislead the public. >> you can't tell me why these employees were overpaid, according to the audit.

peeling it back and trying to understand where decision points were made and by whom. >> you were involved. you were involved in some of it. >> bob: today a new revelation. two of the the stow so-called temp employees named in the report are related to existing staffers in the same department. >> how did that happen? >> i don't know. i don't. i mean, those are the things that we're trying to go back and unpeel the on hohnion. >> bob: city manager lee feldman claimed today ha he e sn't aware of the apparent nepotism until i brought it. >> that should be something we will be looking at, yes. >> bob: yet the commissioner said he had been told that no relatives were hired. >> i asked that question and i was told they weren't. >> there was involved from the contractor, the department, multiple departments within the city, a collaborative effort, and we're going back to analyze how those decisions got made. >> so you're not taking responsibility for it. >> bob: in fort lauderdale, bob norman, local10 news. >> victor: and to date the city has yet to forward the investigation to an outside agency.

feldman is reviewing the investigation which was conducted back in october. >> janine: a hung are you bear caught on camera in orlando trying to score a free meal. this clolo encounter has some residents asking for bear-prprf trash cans. the pum who is trash can was clawed up by the 500-pound bear said they've tried other measures to keep that animal out. they have put latches on it and cited to a motel pole but still it was not enough. >> somebody should do something with keeping them out there in the wildlife before somebody gets hurt.i don't want to lose my dogs. >> janine: the homeowner wants wildlife officials to set up bear feeders during the winter to keep those bears in woods instead of in their neighborhood. right now it's time for to us get a check on the afternoon rush with local10 traffic reporter jenise fernandez. hey, there. >> jenise: check out this gorgeous view of miami beach but as you're leaving miami beach on the julia tuttle around alton road there is an accident and we are seeing some roads. at latest you've got a good

ras we zoom on in you can see those delays league of the beach around julia tuttle. speeds aft 25 miles per hour. we've got this broken-down car on the palmetto expressway this is westbound right an northwest 67th parch lef lane blocked but we're seeing the green. doesn't look like that's impacting track of. speeds thereat 53 miles per hour. cruising on to broward we're waiting for this overturned trashing trailer to be mood of east of us-1 so there are some lane closures between us-1 and northeast 7th avenue for u. those of you heading into port everglades. we've also got an accident on i-95 northbound right around broward boulevard with spieth her clocking in at 20 miles per hour. janine, victor. >> janine: jenise, thank you. still ahead, a burning king employee making big news today with just one tweet. it was meant to be a joke but me people took it seriously. it went viral on social media. we are speaking with that employee all new at 6:00. >> victor: also ahead, we'rehearing from a sheriffs deputy

tractor-trailer and that was all caught on camera judge first, your best defense against serious disease is already in your body. up in today's health cast we'll tell you how local researchers discovered this powerful agent. >> victor: and as we head to a quick break a live picture from our mount sinai medical center wer camera in miami beach. it warmed up today but more changes are coming.

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>> victor: in today's health cast yet another reason to limit your sun exposure. you could be damage can powerful cells in your body that protect you from serious diseases. local10's kruse kristi krueger explains how researchers at florida atlanta university uncovered this unusual self-preserving mechanism. >> kristi: from the day we're born we begin the aging process in every part of our bodies except one. >> the cells of your lens right now, you're looking through cells that you had when you were an embryo. >> kristi: most of the other cells in your body turnover with age but the cells your eye last a lifetime, revealing molecular and cellular changes. >> we like to look at a as a model. >> kristi: in muc the same way pacman gobbles through an intense amaze dots eating and destroying its aggressors ab, a similar mechanism? your eye lens does exactly the same thing. researchers found cells in close

sense when another cell is dying and they eat it before it becomes toxic. >> and that's important because it keeps the whole population of cells alive. it's sort of liki a self-policing mechanism. >> kristi: so how does what you see in this cell slide translate into the world around you? it all comes down to the sun. >> whoo we have found is that uv light actually dages the musical needed for the cells to eat each other. >> kristi: and that could increase your risks of cataracts. >> the easiest way to solve this problem to wear good sunglasses and keep your eyes away from uv light. >> kristi: good advice there. and the study also opens up a greater understanding of how am cells in our body do that self-policing themselves, and that damaging their ability to do that could lead to a lot of different kinds of diseases. in the newsroom with your health cast, i'm kris, local10 news. >> janine: dramatic dash cam

terrifying moment with a sheriffs deputy was run over by attractor and survived. it happened earlier this month, and now that deputy is talking about his brush with death. >> i remember seeing the drain hit the trailer and then i felt the impt of semi rolling up in the bush. >> j jine: this is the instant that landed captain brad moore in the hospital. >> i think i'm in ray safe area because i'm hard right to the semi and you can see it kind of jackknifes, and in the video shoots it hard almost at a 90-degree angle into me. >> janine: you're onboard his cruiser on the afternoon of jan 8th. he is sent flying violently. >> my right hand got caught up from the left hand of the tire. >> janine: medics surround him within minutesnd rush helen to the hospital. but to understand how this was all set into motion, we have to rewind the video just a few minutes. captain moores directing track of around a fender-bender.

tracks but stops. when moore waves him on, the railroad track amounts are come downwn that truck is pend in and a train is coming. as moore tells the driver to steer right around the arms, that trara slams into the semi. >> and in the video you look,k, it almost looks like i'm going to be ran over a second time. >> janine: but moore said a small unclient near that bush sent his rolling to safety downhill and away from the semi's back wheels. the only injuries he's left with, 25 stitches for two gashes on his head and a broken left hand. >> it's a miracle. i mean, it really is. it's very -- it makes youhink a lot, so it's definitely one of those that foot this way, foot that w, no bush, it could have been really bad, so i'm very lucky, very fortunate. >> janine: very lucky indeed. captain moore said h hs looking forward to get baggett to work and hopes to get a doctor's approval to return to light duty

>> victor: just city from the train tracks and semisis weather right now. we hadeally cold weather. then it had warmed up, and now more changes. >> victor: betty, what's going on? we good used tote cold and now more rain againin >> betty: time for rain. it is just that type of pattern so far this january but at least weave these last few moments along the hollywoodod broadwalk. let's just breathe a sigh of relief, ah, so beaututul out there. 77 right now in fort lauderdale. a south-southeast breeze around 10 miles an hour. we're not going to rule the an isolated shower. i tweaked the forect a bit for the evening because look at what's happening on the doppler radar. we are starting to see just a now few showers developing off the mild county coastline and with our wund flowing in offd the east. southeast a couple of these may manage to trickle into a few communities, so a little line of showers starting to develop. i'll be keeping an eye on these,

in the next few minutes if not second as those are moving toward the shoreline. outside of that, most of your neighborhoods are dry, so if you have something to do outside tonight, maybe the kidss have that soccer game, you are going to get it in. but with our wind flowing in from the southeast, that allowing moisture to come in at the surface, and then there's that southwesterly flow aloft and we're shining a spotlight on this little area here. you can see some rainfall starting to gather. that seemingly wanting to make a run on the southwest side of our peninsula. so the bottom line is that the skies will be changing and rain will be falling from those skies maybe as soon as tomorrow morning. this forecast model showing us that raqn is on the way. winds flowing in from the southeaut showing one little shower perhaps moving in around miami-dade county come frie 5:00 a.m. and then after that around 9:00 a.m. it really does start to fill in the rainfall between broward, miami-dade and the keys. we're not saying it absolutely has to play outhis way. we just want you to be aware

not storms in the area at times tomorrow, s srting early. so by wednesday afternoon this the forecast model painting a lot of rainfall from central florida into south florida, and even beyond thursday m me rainfall oututhere over the next 24 to about 48 hours, maybe some 1 to 3 inches between broward, miami-dade counties, and also the keys. so wet weather is on the way. we mentioned the possibility for a few storms. the chance for severe weather is not huge. it's marginal. but damaging wind gusts is something we'll watch oul for and we cannot rule out a tornado. so be on youw toes tomorrow. make sure you're paying attention to how the weather isp changing where you are with the rain and a few storms in the forecast. rain on thursday as well. finally, by friday we're drying outer and cooling down. 62 degrees to start the day friday morning in miami. janine. >> janine: thank you. have you ever seen a slo up close? take a look at this terrified

traffic trouble in ek ecuador. this guy was spotted clinging t a trash barrier on friday. it was just trying to cross a busy highway. the transit authority thanked its follow ores facebook. they say they removed the sloth, it's been checked out by a veterinarian and it was released back into its natural habitat unharmed. >> victor:rom a sloth to a faster handle. a bloodhound's bathroom break turned in into her big break as she unknowingly finished a half marathon. on january 16th she turned tem starting line in huntsville, alabama. the dog trotted along with runners for the entiree 13.1 miles and actually ended up finishing seventh place. she was presented with a finisher's medal for her accomplishment and then, of course, took a nice dog nap. >> janine: i love that. well-deserved nap and apparently her ownene had no idea that the marathon was going on, thaty it had gotten out. >> victor: by theeay, your dog doesn't need to be walked.

for air while. >> victor: the news continues at 6:00. here are some of today's top stories. a teenager whose tweet about his part-time job at burger itin king went viral, and he's speaking to us about all the commotion his joked caused. >> janine: we're now hearing from the scared passengers and crew members a yacht that was sinking miles off south florida shores. >> victor: and the big ske hunt in the glades is bringing

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>> janine: florida is known as the lightning strike capital of the world but one couple is taking steps to keep students safe. >> victor: they're donating special lightning detectors to school in memory of their young son who died of being struck by lightning before football practice. ever since their young boy died i a lightning strike, chuck and his wife have been on a mission. >> what we're trying to do is make sure our son that is child needlessly struck by lightning in the state of florida. >> victor: they're donating electronic detectors like these to schools across south florida, and today as a thank you hollywood christian school held special chapel in the watt lightnington's honor their son jesse always close to his mother's heart. >> this picture was taken one week before he was killed. >> victor: it was october of 2012. 11-year-old jesse was walking to the football field for practice. >> a storm was fast approaching, and they got caught.

right straight to the chest. >> victor: jesse's schools are in fort myers. his parent if i amly believe tragedies like this can be prevented. the school had a portable lightning detergent which is the size of a car battery that sat down on the ground and monitor. theyeyorgot to bring it out that day. >> victor: so far they havee installed i have two of these lightning detectors with plans for 25 more. their focus is on public schools. >> having a system like this there's no guesswork. when there is lightning striking within the vicinity of that campus, that alarm is going to go off, everyone is going to get off the field, seek shelter. >> victor: they're doing this rit out of their own pockets. they want turkey sure every single school is covered. and the kids at that school said they are very appreciative. >>anine: and that's going to do it for local10 news at 5:30. calvin: victor and janine, thanks a lot. >> reporter: have. >> laurie: right now at 6:00 a mega yacht going down straight

aa desperate race. >> calvin: and a cop shot off duty is heading home and local10 is there. >> laurie: a touching tribute for a federal agent run down in the road. >> calvin: and only on local10, what in the world is this? a 99-year-old woman waking up to find a wild animal sleeping on her. and it came president rainforest rainforest. >> laurie: also exclusive, a local high school student suddenly famous all because o chicken nuggets if you can believe. the news at 6:00 starts right now. realtime closed captioning performed by u.s. captioning company >> calvin: off the top at 6:00 now miami gardens police officer who was ambushed by gunfire while sitting inis cruiser is now out of the hospital. >> laurie: no doubt he is lucky to be headed home today. local10 news was there there for the officer's hospital release and hatzel vela's live to tell us how he's doing. >> hatzel: laurie, he's doing well. really the moment tha a lot of people had been waiting for. the injuries were not serious,

concerned. from every angle lamont is there asfficer david starling gets released from aventura hospital. >> how do youou feel, officer? >> hatzel: the eight-year veteran not saying much but he is automobile to get outut of his wheelchair and into a car. >> he is doing well and recovering at home. >> hatzel: on friday starling, police say he was ambushed sitting in his cruiser sitting on the 1 injured street and 7th avenue. police say the gunman 24-year-old david mejia shot at the officer several times before king off. then he allegedly shot at the otheb officers chasing him before crashing his suv. >> we're calling now are in david andres mejia. >> hatzel: mejia in court saturday in what turns into a bizarre back-and-forth after the judge decides he has to stay in jail. >> don't talk about the facts of the case. >> how. >> you don't talk. you work for them, ku klux klan member. >> sir, sudden should listenoo your attorney. he is your fumbled defender here to protect your rights.