>> it's not nearly as breezy out there this morning. we are expecting that transition when the winds do continue to subside. this morning we have temperature in the low to mid 70s again. above average for this year. 72 as the kids head to the bus stop. 74 at 8:00. it will be warm. it will be dry. a breeze off the east southeast. warm and partly sunny throughout the afternoon. highs will be reaching the mid 80s. another warm day and then the humidity rising to make it feel like 84 degrees by the later half of the afternoon. currently 73 across the board. east southeast wind anywhere between 10 and 15 miles perer hour. no gusts reported this morning. we're wakin up to mostly clear skies and dry conditions. changes coming up this weekend. i've got them coming up after the break. the final g.o.p. debate before the florida primary.

would come off. >> senior political reporter michael putney has more on last night's debate which is being called more@ civil than those past. >> senator marco rubio of florida. >>reporter: marco rubio got thunderous applause when he came out. it was clearly a hometown crowd. >> our country is in serious, serious trouble. it's a bubble and it's going to explode. >>reporter: at first donald trump spoke with his usual hyperbole but without his usual passion until he was asked does he really think islam hates america. >> last night you told cnn islam hates us. did you really mean all 1.6 billion muslims. >> i mean a lot of them. >> the problem is presidents can't just say everything they want. it has consequences here and around the world. >>reporter: at this stage of the campaign every debate is

who must win his home state tonight was huge. >> if we don't capture these terrorists alive, they are not going to have the right to remain silent and they are not going to go to guantanamo bay, cuba. >> i would probably have the embassy closed until such time as a really good deal was made and states. >> first of all, the embassies, the former consulate, it's the same building. second of all, i don't know where cuba's going to sue us, but if they sue us una court in miami, they are going to lose. >>reporter: that was one of several good lines that rubio got off tonight. whether it was enough to put him back in contention and put him in a position to possibly win the florida primary, we will find out next tuesday.

donald trump is certainly leading the polls in florida's primary and today he will be getting another formal endorsement fbom a former rival. >> i was with dr. ben carson today who will endorse me tomorrow morning. >>reporter: donald trump let that news fly. the reaction came in real time. >> this election is the first one we've ever minute minute by minute. >>reporter: google's an litics revealed the pulse of the nation as voters listened. donald trump was the most searched candidate overnight nationwide and in florida. marco rubio and ted cruz went back and forth for second. >> we wanted to have free trade but fair trade. >>reporter: while john kasich was defending his trade policies, voters found google rated him number one on economic issues. the economy just behind isis as the most searched i iues.

you social security can stay the way it is is lying. >>reporter: the last debate before the critical primary. >> we're going to build a wall, triple the bord patrol. >>reporter: ted cruz added his first senate endorsement. >> i'm going to trust the voters like i did back in 2010. >>reporter: that was thegovernor referring tois own unconventional. he will formally announce the endorsement of ben carson. now the question is former florida governor jeb bush. he has met with every one of the candidates except donald trump in the past couple of days, and the question is will he endorse and will he endorse one of them before tuesday. i'm glenna millberg in coral gables, local 10 news. okay.

duked it out on the debate stage, the candidates were back on that trail. >> senator bernie sanders and hillary clinton out on tuesday. janine stanwood. >>reporter: senator clinton and sanders spent a good part of the day crisscrossing the state. even though florida is not winnej takes all, no doubt it's still a very important state. hillary clinton made a couple stops in florida yesterday before heading to north carolina and illinois. she talked about raising the minimum wage and guarantying equal pay for wen, especially in the south. she wants to keep that momentum up. this week marks bernie sanders's first time in florida. here he is at a rally in tampa after making other stops in the central part of the state. his message he is the candidate who tells the truth and he's the better person to save the middle class.

carolina later on today. bill clinton is expected to stump for his wife. janine stanwood, local 10 news. >> a reminder, the florida primary just four days away. your vote counts on march 14th. early voting is under way in monroe, broward counties. they are calling this a medical miracle. this woman emerging from a coma after police say a roommate she found on craigslist beat her. andrew perez has more from jackson memorial hospital. >> thumbs up. thumbs up. good job. >>reporter: she's acknowledging family members now, even reaching out to her younger brother. >> she wants to give you a hug. >>reporter: it's a miracle says the family of danielle jones whose been in a coma forlmost a month now. a savage beating landing her at jackson ryder trauma. >> doctors couldn't tell me if she would ever wake up.

for 24 days i did not know if danielle would make it. >>reporter: she did and her recovery has been nothing short of remarkable. it was on valentine's day she was attacked by miami police by byron mitchell, a roommate she found on craigslist. prosecutors say he snapped, even tried to cut the lips and eyelids off the 23-year-old. her mother overjoyed she's slowly getting her daughter back. >> she will hug you. she tries to talk and at times i can hear her say i love you. >>reporter: mitchell claims it was self-defense and called police himself. jones' family not buying that due to the severity of her injuries. they followed the case every step of the way and have been at the hospital. the case is only going through the legal system. this woman is going to have to learn to walk again, talk again. still a long road to recovery.

fund me page to help with the medical expenses you can go to local10.com for more information. reporting from miami, i'm andrew perez, local news. a would-be intruder is dead this morning after the owner of the home he targeted confronted him with a gun. shyann malone has more from that home in northwest miami-dade. >>reporter: flashing lights,s, crime scene investigators surrounding this northwest miami-dade home. it's the scene of a deadly shooting. the homeowner, a 54-year-old woman. police say she left the house around 5:30. her alarm goes off so she returns. when she does, sheas met by an intruder. >> she meets a s subject exiting the home through the rearmenthots were fired. >>reporter: police say the opener was armed. >> subject in this case, a black male 17 years of age was shot by the homeowner. >>reporter: officers arrived

it was too late. the 17-year-old was rushed to jackson memorial hospital where he died. family members showed up to the scene but too distraught to comment on their loss. >> they y e just doing their job. >>reporter: right now the homeowner is being questioned. ultimately the state's attorney's office will decide what happens next. >> if there's any type of situati where you believe you're being robbed or there's a burglary of any sort, then you have an opportunity to avoid the situation and let the police and it. we're trained for these type of situations. this i i what we're here for. >>reporter: i asked the detectives on the scene here if the stand your ground law would apply here, they tell me that has yet to be determined. federal agents raiding an opa-locka building yesterday and haul ago way boxes saying those boxes are needed to build a corruption case against

former city manager who brought up the concerns about the city's financials before being fired issued a video statement. >> i pointed out several irregularities and things that didn't make sense about their financial systems there. athis point i hope and pray that our justice system will rapidly resolve this issue. >> when the mayor was contacted by local 10, she had no comment. he was right after me, hold my head, saw them bringing, springing to daughter's side. >> this morning we're hearing from a victim of the suspected serial groper in coral gables st a day after he faced a judge for the first time. 22-year-old are you doll foe is accused of targeting at least six women when they were out exercising. i have to tell you

sky, a plane not the only thing flying, fists were as well. the in-flight fightht caught in florida right there. today we'll see temperatures in the lower 80s. havana 87 degrees. we've got temperatures in the upper 70s to mid 8 up and down the island chain. i'll have a lot more in the morning forecast because we have good news about calle ocho this morning. you have to come and

local 10 per welcome back. it's 4:44. five women were removed from a plane after a midair brawl. police say two women were playing music loudly when other passengers complained. instead of turning down

it up. we do have high pressure behind this system and another system moving in from the pacific northwest that will head towards the rockies bringing them some showers and storms. look at the roughly accumulations e eected for parts of louisiana, mississippi, up towards tennessee. anywhere between two to five more inches of rain. the big concernfor them, flooding. definitely the possibility of severe weather. it's just going to be another miserable day. for us high pressure. 's going to be beautiful because of that. we have our breeze moving in off the ocean.

temperates above average but you'll notice we do increase that chance of showers in the forecast. remember we spring forward saturday. calle ocho is sunday. a former employee of a local towing company up in arms over seveval racist signs hanging over t tt business. >> after the break bob normrm (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidenti candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise)

a former worker complaining about what he calls offensive and racist signs hanging on the walls of a south florida towing company. >> what's more that company happens to have numerous government contracts. bob norman asks the tough questions in a story you'll see only here on local 10. >> an alligator eating a little black baby. >>reporter: it's a jim crow era ad for something called little

there are more blatantly racist signs that have been hanging in this building. he says you might imagine hanging in a kkk meeting hall. this is sal's towing, a long-standing ft. lauderdale business that boasts contracts with coral springs, lauderdale by the sea, wilton manors and the fire marshal among other governments. >> they are basically flat-out racist. >>reporter: an ex-employee recently quit, says the signs on the walls aren't the only thing racist at the business. he said the tow company's senior driver who trained him referred to him as the n word and constantly complained about ray shuns. i tried to ask the owner sal about it. >> what can we do@ for you? >>reporter: we soon spotted one of the offending signs and asked

talking about. do you see this sign right here? these signs are all over the office. can you see how somebody might have a problem with that sign? don't you think they are racist? >> if you think racist but we don't think racist here. >>reporter: he asked me off the property. >> you don't think those are racist? >> we don't think racist >>reporter: than an employee came out to defend the opener. >> he's not racist at all. >>reporter: i showed an employee of six months a photo of the offending signs. is that racist? >> you could say that's racist, yes. >>reporter: should they be up on the wall of a respectable business? >> no, they shouldn't. >>reporter: he acknowledged a senior driver used the terminology.

that person is, then i laugh it off. >>reporter: you accept his racist ways? >> that's him. that's just him. >>reporter: but do you think sal should have said something? >> no, i don't. >>reporter: i see discrimination. >>reporter: when shown photos of the signs, skip campbell said he was horrified. he said he directed the city to review its contract to determine if it violated any of the terms of the agreement. is that the kind of business you want your city to do business with? >> no, it's not. it's something i don't think is permissible in today's society and i don't think it's acceptable. >>reporter: the opener refused to go on camera but he told me he didn't view the signs as racist at all and didn't see how anyone would be offended. he said in light of the concerns raised in this story, he was taking those signs down from the business.s. bob norman, local 10 news. all right.

agency. which super bowl champ miami. >> jaromir jagr has been chipping away at the records all year long. last night he chipped

continuing to amaze. >>reporter: good friday morning. i'm will manso with your local 10 morning sports wrap. dolphins officially announce they have signed running back c.j. anderson an offer sheet. the broncos have five day to see match the offer. anderson is coming off a super bowl win in denver where he played for coach yaden yat. jaromir jagr scores and that's another milestone.

tied for the second goal. jagr takes a stick to the mouth, chips his front tooth but he scored another goal in the third. all smiles. 6-2. one of the greatest there. chris bosh revealing the blood clot in his left leg is gone and that he's working on rejoining the team this season. a lot of work to be done. bosh has been sidelined with his second blood clot in as many years. he released a statement saying i remain positive i will return for the season. i appreciate everyone's concern and support. the heat looking to bounce back in chicago after the loss to milwaukee on wednesday. posting on twitter quote as the leader of this team i have to be better >> it's a nasty game.

never have a rhythm. i felt we didn't play our best game. we took a lead. we had control of the game and then it just went another way after that. meanwhile gators playing with the happened injury, eight points, nine robbed off the bench. casey hill had a clutch layup. gators win 68-61. they will face texas a&m later today. i'm will manso and that's your local 10 morning sports wrap. >> will, thanks. local 10 here at 5:00, killer confrontation. a homeowner shot and

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us. did you mean all 1.6 billion muslims? >> i mean a lot of them. i mn a lot of them. >> debate night south florida. donald trump is taken to task about his comments onslam. you're going to hear more of his response and also some questions about cuba. rally ruckus. hose bean charged after a sucker punch at a donald trump rally. over the edge, `you'll hear from the person who survived falling off a cliff. falling off a cliff would be a bad way to start the weekend. but what a great way to start the weekend. hey, south florida. i'm eric yutzy. out. >> just trying to clarify your plans for >> all right. good friday morning. good thing we've got him on our side. >> just telling it like it is. that's how we do it here on local 10. >> let's talk to julie.

we know here in south florida we have to worry about cliffs all the time because our topography is so -- all right. south florida. good friday morning. one thing you're not going to have to worry about as much is how gusty the winds are today it. moving our camera around. it's pumping in the heat and humidity. temperatures still above average. you won't notice the wind gusts as strong today leading into the weekend. we are definitely going to see the increase in our humidity. currently 71 in kendall. 72 in pembroke pines. 73 in marathon. anan as you see the winds much calmer this morning, yesterday at this time we were talking wind gusts in the 30s. as the kids head to the bustop, 73 degrees. we'll be warm and dry, a mix of sun and clouds in the forecast. definitely feeling more humid in the afternoon. i'll have more in the forecast. i-95 southbound at the glades, we've got our express lanes completely blockededhis morning.