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and new tonight, while residents continue picking up the pieces, crews are working overtime to restore power go counties two twisters and a whole lot of rattled nerves. >> but the good news, nobody was seriously hurt. we have live team coverage for you tonight. as well l right here in our studios. live carlos? >> calvin and lori, we are on the corner of federal highway, which is one of the hardest hit areas in you ward,d, am standing atop a sidewalk that was ripped out, now if you be bear with me, i see one of several trees that litter a strip mall we were at. you can see efforpas of it have bun cut down, but it will take crews another day to remove all of this. >> parts of a sidewalk were snapped into the slabs of concrete where no match for a massive tree that was ripped from the ground. all of it, the work o mother
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>> anchor: okay, people, what's up. >> dash cam captured the ominous site, watch and listen as drivers realize a tornado is coming right at them. >> [bleep], [bleep]. >> the scary sight unloaded along pomomno beach. >> for me it is fight or flight, just get out of ththe before anything happens to you. >> in pembroke pines t sounds of chain saws pierce the angel cove neighborhood, where people spent the afternoon cleaning up. in west myanmar, sveillance cameras captured the strong winds moving in. >> that tree we are chopping down came from that area. >> lighthouse point wasn't spared ahead of the storm came the sound that ended in damaged homes down power lined and a trampoline ithe air. >> the trampoline was in their yard over here on the corner, and when we came out it was just up into the power lines. >>nd in hollywood, the strong winds and heavy rain made a mess
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>> i look and she is underneath the rebel, which is underneath the tree. and i am devastated. >> without the help of our neighbors we would be hemless. >> so the woman t trapped in her home is doing just fine. crews are doing a pretty good job of removing this to one side, they are expected to come out here first thing tomorrow morning to not only remove the debris but start making repairs to the sidewalk. local 10 ns. >> all right, thank you. >> and from broward couy we head south who is live in north we miami dade, victor? >> lori, tonight, crews are still hard at work, take a look, right over here we have one crew working repairs on power lines and just the other way, down the block down here on northeast 199th street. two more crews thehe are hard at work tonight. the residenting here in the sky lake community have been without
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>> all t t fences are gone, but this whole area was one big tree. >> saw the brunt of one ofhe e.f. one attorneyeds that touched down tuesday morning i saw sparked and garbage cans like the wizard of all flying around. >> trees took o transformers, power poles snapped lined stretched across streets. >> i just zahrt in the car screaming. i freaked out. >> robert olsen 1991 mers dense in mint condition now crushed under the black olive tree in his front yard. >> that was the carport, the winds mangleded it and sent debris down the block. >> i saw something flapping off the back of the truck and that's when i realized the carport has blown down. >> it was crazy, man. i have never been so fast in my life. 4> in this home, a branch pierced the roof.
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>> and that boomas his tractor trailer knocked over on it's side after a strong wind crossed. it shut down the highway, for hours. >> as they work to restore power. >> no t.v., no video games, no computer. >> i would be usually like e don't know, watching t.v. or coming home from practice. >> many families like the wayneers dined by candlelighter. >> and fbl tells us they had to bring in other crews to help with this problem. may also say they will be out here all night long, as long as it takes to restore power to every home here, effected in the sky lake community. local 10 news. >> thank you. >> and viewers captures the storm raw power in both videos and photographs. >> for more on that, let's bring in janine stanwood she is live. >> pictures keep coming in and they really do tell the story. the beach w w a mes, look at
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accusations they went flyinin you can see a pile of them smack dab in the middle o o the beach. also the popular restauran cabana was hit hard but heavy rain and wind. and west of there, look at this photo from long lake ranches west. and this metal light pole bent over from the sheer force of wind gusts. you can see what looks like a column of wind and rain. and at peters sons harley davidson, motorcycles were toppled by whippinin winds just look at this, the manager said they are arecessing the damage, and of course, the cost. this picture was sent to us by a family in hyhyo, that play house blown down into the fence. thankfully no little ones were playing inside. we do appreciate your weather vios and photos you can send them any time if you can do it safely to share at local10.com. and we cannot say it enough, at
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of any serious injuries and that is all good news. >> thanks a lot. >> and this is w wt that system looked like as it came roaring across the florida peninsula. >> but now it is all quiet. chief certified meteorologist. >> hi, everyone, we are ending the night on a high weather note, as cooler air moves in, we will have lows in the lower 60's, and also drier air notice the rain chance going down to 0%. and oh by the way, the national weather service confirming tha the weather has winds of about 80 to nine miles an hour. efone lasted for about six minutes. and the one near the aventura area, that one started around 7:51, and lagged for eight minutes, it too an e.f. one with winds 90 to 100 miles per hour. and notice the length of that pass, 3.8 miles. so the storm my weather is over, i will mention there have been rothers of a tornado this
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weather service looks into that and some commanding wings cing out of the hollywood area too so a lot going on today. >> i will see you back hear in here in a few. >> that breaking news where a landing. >> anchor: that aircraft had to use a roadway as a runway, and our own andrew perez is out and do? >> lori and calvin, we know this pilot reported engine problems before making this tricky landing, take a look because the plane is still out here behind me. it is a small cessna, 152, right off to the side right uh now, of u.s. 27 near pembroke road. if you take a look at the video, we know to fire rescue, two people were onboard of that small plane, the pilot reported that engine problem a little more than an hour ago and it was force to put the plane down, the plane took off from miami executive airport, so a long way from home right now, the good news, right now, no injuries
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the pilot and his the other man in the plane as well, they are both still on scene, they have to figure out how to move this plane now but again, the good news, no injuries local 10 news. >> allight, thanks a lot, and developing right now, a flood of concern in a community after a sewer main break spilling sewage on the ground. they say the somewhere is terrible, and the sewage is up to a foot in some places. crews have been working to repair the break for hours now. sky 10 was over at the scene. and 4th avenue, ft. lauderdale city leaders are are now warning peopleo avoided standing water in that area, and try to avoided water related activities in parts of the new river downtown. >> anchor: yuck. right. what a mes. >> anchor: terrible situation. >> anchor: we all know everything is a little craer in the keys but look at this. a stolen backhoe right other the bridge.
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coming up. >> chris bosh taking new measures to ensure his health, while the heat make a trade, it is bye bye bird man, we will let you know what pat rielly had to say. >> allegations of corruption and insider dealing, bob norman confronts the officials involved including one who had moved on to a big job in miami. this investigation uncovered on
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city's engineering department. you tries to steer work to a affiliation with. >> i didn't do that. >> but a city investigation found otherwise, alleging he improperly steered contracts to a company with which he had personal and business ties you basically steered work towards a company run by your professor. >> is that true? i don't make any comment until i receive any more detail. >> also under investigation in the alleged scheme was the man who hired him at the city. then ft. lauderdale public works director can you talk about two ft. lauderdale investigation. >> you are talk to my legal council. >> it began last year when a company was formed along where city boss ray nan's wife, creating an improper business relationship according to the city. alal listed as a partner was the wife of this man.
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>> amir, then florida international university engineering school dean, and the professor and academic partner. >> you were in bususess with your professor's wife? and the public works director's wife. >> i don't make any comments. >> that company was dissolved followed be i the formation of two separate companies, one seoully owned by himim and another under myanmar's control called engine ovation. he then recommended his professor's company, and the company soon won a $17,000 city contract. the city now says it wasn't even certified to do you are are talking about the details which is everything is on the record. >> the city also found he requested reference requirements with waived for the company. >> you never disclosed to anyone your personal relationship with this company. >> because it is completely out of my selection process you didn't have a relation are ship?
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>> he also found that engine ovations work appeared to have consists of copying existing city plans, andassing them off as it's own. and the investigatiti found possible violations of numerous laws including official misconduct and bid tampering. >> this is the firstime that i am so l seeing this report. >> as the city prepared to interview him and public reports director, both resigned within a few days.anonto take a job wh miami dade county, overseeing the mass i $13.5 billion capitol improvement project. >> why were you in business with your city engineer? >> it is just a coincidence, the three days after this report came out. >> it is complete incidence. >> the city closed the investigation. here city manager lee feldman. >> the city found the potential laws were violated p seven and didn't forward this investigation to a outside agency to investigate. why not? >> well, again, we have a
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we investigate our own matters. >> it was only after this confrontion, that feldman forwarded the city findings to the police department for further investigations. which continues. >> why would you tell -- >> i am sorry, sorry. >> a city employee to skip the reference requirement? >> i am sorry. >> bob norman, local 10 news. >> he issue add statement through his attorney calling the allegations unfounded bob also left messages for professor at his new job as provost at the university of texas at tyler which also went unreturned. >> a man is behind bars after takinghis backhoe of all things on a dangerous joyride. onhe seven-mile bridge in the keys. to avoided getting caught he apparently dumped boulders off the back, and damaged the bridge. the deputies aeventually putut down spike strips to puncture the tires and here take a look, you can see the backhoe after it
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take a closer look and you wil see the tires were completely flat due to those spike strips. no word from 59-year-old as to why he hought he could get away on a backhoe. but he is now facing federal charges. >> anchor: travel into cuba just got easier, in a matter of months you can book your ticket online. have details on an agreement made today. coming up. >> anchor: no rain o` the radar tonight, as the weather makes a turn for the better. i am betty davis, i will let you know what to expect for the rest of the week. >> if you can stay up a bit later you will get jimmy kimmel live, let's check in. > here is proof that we did do some work food. >> maybe gwen might have had a crush on the counselors named jeff, or --
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>> >> more change in u.s. and cuba relations. the two countries sign add deal today that would pave the way for more commercial flights. u.s. secretary and his cuban counter part sign add deal during a ceremony in the hotel. that would allow american air carriers to bid on many as 110 u.s. cuba flights aday. this would allow 20 regular daily flights that's in addition to the current ten to 15 charter flights a day. the rest would be to other cuban cities. the flights should take off in the fall, and it is still only for those who are legally allowed to travel to cuba. >> it is hard to think of all the people cleaning up tomorrow, at least the weather will be beautiful.
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as betty talks about, let's check in and find out more. >> that is tuesday we will have a lot of time to watch the next front as it comes through, but that will be the next time when we could have showers and storms. tonight we aren't even thinking about that the fact that things are quiet out there, you can almost hear a pin drop. 70-degrees in miami, ft. lauderdale winds from the northwest are light. but sustained at 12 with that north wind, and that component is what we like to see because that means we have drier and cooler airir tonight, and we know there's cooler air up to the north. we can see nit the temperature match across the sunshine state, seeing the 50's from tampa, to orlando, gainsville 52, and there's tallahassee at 47. so some of that air draining in our direction, and notice the lows tomorrow, the forecast taking the lows into the lower
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where we shoulbe. with 63 being the average morning low, or normal low for mime. so we push one front through, that southwesterly flow is aloft. they keep running it at us, this set up has within unyielding it seems for so much of the winter season, thanks a lot to el nino, so still the southwesterly flow but we do have drier airoving in, we will zillion have mid to high level clouds as we kick off wednesday, but we are expecting sunshine, and then with that northerly component to the winds it should offer up a pretty decent eda day t trsday looking good too, beautiful weather on the way with high pressure in control, and we will start to get into a north-northeasterly wind, and the breeze will start to pick up as well. so we may see the rip current risk going up, in fact, for the@ rest of the week, the end of the week, i should say, for today,
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the moderate side at times. tomorrow, beach day looking good. north h nd about ten to 15 miles per hour. if you are taking the boats out, no advisories on the water. just a light chop on the bays.p seas are off miami dade and broward running about two to three feet. the temperatures in the morning lower 60's, maybe you will need a sweater but by the afternoon, really pleasant. highs in the upper 70's, winds are north north west, five toten miles per hour. thursday, 50's to start the day, so if you don't need a sweater,% maybe thursday, and then during the afternoon, highs in the mid 70's, really beautiful weather on the way. rain chae is low and you talked about next tuesday, it appears that will be the day the next front closes in so we will start to see the stormny weather meteorologist julie durda will be here for you bright and early. >> all right, thank you. and tomorrow, the mystery is over, we are finally going to
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historic $1.5 billion jackpot, more than a month ago. lottery officials will hold their big news conference tomorrow to announce the florida winners. local 10 news will be right there live, this is a big cuban exuerience, 1.5 billion, and live for us to cover it every step of the way. >> let's turn now manufacture more serious note, our hearts and prayers are certainly with the big guy. >> yeah, chris bosh, we want to see him play. >> yeah, we are waiting to find out the officialord from the heat, and hopefully we will get clarity, wonders about the future, we will have the latest tonight on his cdition, plus the road to omaha, getting underway, the season just around the corner, we will have it next. first cash three, play four, and
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when the heat return are to practice tomorrow afternoon. now the latest report on it and his condition that he iss started taking blood thinners to treat a clot in his calf. the associated press reporting that bosh began the treatment with t t hopes that will allow him to return to the court this season. last season he developed the blood clots in his lung after dealing with a similar calf injury, hospitalized and will miss the remainder of the season, the pope is that won't be the case this year. the heat saying goodbye to a fan favorite, they have traded chris the birdman anderson bitman came to t heat during the 2013 season, to help lead them to a title, however, by making this move the heat get 6 million-dollars from their luxury deal. compression anderson was absolutely essential in our 2013 nbnbchampionship run, we want to thank him and wish him nothing but the best.
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season friday against rutgers at mark likefstaid you yum. and the college world series and of course, the team can't wait to go wac. everybody is clear as clear as day. everybody is excited to get started. it is a lot of excitement, like you just said, everybody can't wait to get out there on the field. face the outside competition, ere is nothing like it. >> good stuff there. bird at a game, saw him he said you know i am worried they are going to trade you, and he sd worried he said don't worry about the bird man. so don't worry about the birdman, he will be fine. >> he will always be a heat player, and he is off t t memphis. >> in honor of birdman, my kids have mohawks so there you go. >> storm will be a nice day, 60s to start the day, upper 70's, and some sunshine, no storms. >> okay, awesome. >> hey, everybody. all this week, we're working to raise money for a very worthy
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