efforts ostrengthen ties between the u.s. andhe island nation. >> neki: we are just over seven hours away from president barack obama touching down at jose martin airport, the first time a visit from aitting u.s. president has happened in nearly 90 years. and on the president's to-do list of meetings, they will start the moment he lands. >> andrew: we have a team of reporters and ahors. team coverage of the president's historicisit to cuba. calvin and victor are live from revolution plaza. good morning, guys. >> reporter: good morning, andrew and neki. the ground-breaking trip i believe is eight hours away if he lands and stays true to schedule, which he is expected to land here at about 4:50. victor, we have a long day ahead of us, the but the president has aa relatively short day in terms of his schedule, in terms of what hs going to do. >> a short day but no doubt he's going to make the most out of

where he's going to be at exactly what time. >> reporter: let's begin witith the schedule. we know he's going to old havana. but before he gets the old havana, he's going to be at the american embassy. the question that w all have is will president raul castro meet him at the airport. there's some doubt about whether or not that will happen when you look at the schedule. >> there has been no official comment just yet. we were thinking it would be likely that he would be there to meet with him, however, when you look at that schedule, he lands at 4:50, ten minutes before 5:00, and he's scheduled to be on the car 15 minutes after that. so that would be a short ceremony to say the least. >> reporter: then down to the american embassy, and as we know, it officially became an amereran embassy back in august of last year, and the flag went up for the very first time in more than five decades. >> reporter: then from the embassy he will head down into old havana. there he will head to the cathedral the meet with the man who was integral in the renewed talks between the united states and cuba, cardinal jamie ortega.

about jamae ortega. he played a major role in bringing the two countries together. let's go back to the 18 months of secret negotiations. we know cardinal jamie ortega house. esident obama gave him a letter. he took the letter to raul castro and that helped begin the whole talks of normalizing countries. >> it's been a very long process. jamie ortega seems to be in the spotlight. of course, j jie orthey -- ortega was f fnt and center along the pope. >> reporter: andnd the church played a role in the two countries coming together. we remember all too well when the pope was here back in september, thousands of people came here to revolution plaza for that moment. >> reporter: and tomorrow president obama will be right here at revolution plaza, laying a wreath at the jose mararne memorial. what makes that a little controversial this time around outside the already-instilled inherent controversy surrounding this trip is that it was a few days that venezuelan president nicolas maduro was here doing the exact same thing. >> heried the steal the

about the beast. we had a chance to see the beast parked behend the american embassy. i wonder why there is so much fascination with that vehicle? >> reporter: they love it. they have been calling it "the best" for a long time. they want to see the big black car the president travels in. they will get to see it firsthand today as he arrives. >> reporter: and speaking of, that let's speak a bit about how folks will be lined up we believe along a route that the president is going to travel as he goes to the american embassy at the malacone. we know the president will make the historic stop at the catholic church in old havana. i had a chance to talk with a lot of people in cuba like you about what they think of the president's trip. my reaction from a lot of people is they're really hopeful of what may come in the future. >> reporter: what i can say is om the people i've spoke within downn here, not one person, not one single person i've spoken to here in cuba has said, no, we don't think he should come here. they've all said something along the lines of, we're looking

this we think it's time this happens. that's what the people here have been saying. >> reporter: i spoke with one man, lazaro vives, who had some commentsor miami exiles. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> ( translated ): i can't explain to you the emotionon i feel for obama's visit. i suffer dai when i cannot bring home food and i have kids and our salaries aren't enough to live or survive and food is scarce. >> reporter: those were the comments by lazaroro vives. he was very brave to talk with us. you had chance to go out to a park yesterday. and you had a chance to really speak with people@ about their thoughts, as well. what were some of the comments? >> reporter: and people of all ages, too. and, you know, there was one man in particular who stood out to me who said, of course we're looking forward to this. i think there's some positivity that can come from this, but at the same time, what he said is

way, and they may meet some of the expectations of the united states' government, but in the end he's not entirely sure how much could change in the long run. that's from how many plus years now, 50-plus years now at this point of being one way. >> reporter: well, tuesday will be a big day. the president will speak to the cuban people live on television from the theater which i i right next to the capitol. but after this speech is a baball game. we know the tampa bay rays are in town. >> reporter: the tampa bay ys will be getting here tonight i believe. and this is a game very popular. the ones who can'nd attend will be watching on tv. the stadium is being painted and spruced up. they say that hasn't happened for years. >> reporter: victor, 50,000 people were here in 1999. baltimore won first game and won 3-2. and five weeks later the cuban national team kicked their butts

>> reporter: we'll see wha game. contention. >> r rorter: absolutely. >> reporter: now we'll hear from dan le batard on his esp national radio game. here was his take on the game the cuban national team. >> espn gave this show, me, my to my mother. couldn't talk to her about it, so i won't go. miami understand, but i don't think anybody else understands. >> reporter: dan le batard always very el kwan whenever he decides to tackle it. his parents were both born down here. i listened to his show enough to know his stance. he describes it as something that i can relate to, when he calls it "were rowed pain." it's not his own pain. he wasn't the one with had to leave the island. it was his parents who left behind their home and all that. so that's how he describes it. >> reporter: i want t to say that's not lost on you and not lost on me and not lost on any

news team who are here. the president really has to be careful about how he handles this trip, especially taking a tour of old havana. he cannot look like a tourist. even more, i think when he meets with the dissidents, there has to be a sense of knowing that theifuture, the future of the cuban people has to change, and there has to be more civil rights and human rights here on the island. >> you werer here when president obama and president castro shook hands for the f fst time. how many times have we played that video at this point? all of that matters. the way that this is all going to be approached, the baseball game, how long will he be staying to watch it? will he be near raul castro during this game? these are all things we have to consider. >> reporter: the president likes to say this is a generational transition and a generational change, and i think he's speaking to your generation, cuban-americans who are younger who may not carry, even though it's borrowed pain, but may not carry the came kind of stinging pain that your parents and grandparents carried.

of levity with a cuban comedian. >> reporter: he's one of the most well-known entertainers here on the island. they did a sketch together. they joked about the ray's game and the beast, of course, because that's what they're hoping t t see that. was released d e day ahead of his arrival. >> reporter: let's take a listen to that. >> gracias. i think i'm all set for a re. >> reporter: and there he was talking about the beast. >> reporter: the president reaching out to the younger generation and the polls showingthat he's very popular on the island and his policies toward cuba back in t u.s. for young cuban-americans, his policy is very popular. so we have a lot of ground to cover today. once again the president arriving inn just abobo eight hours from now.

way, eve single step of the way. for my colleague here, i'm calvin hughes. guys, back to you in the studio. >> neki: thank you. we're looking forward to it. >> andrew: stay with us all morning long. we'l'l have continuous live coverage. and later this afternoon we'll have a specialeport starting at 4:00 when president obama touches down in cuba. officials say 18 migrants are recovering after being rescued off the coast of florida. the u.s. coast guard says a royal caribbean cruise ship found their boat near marco island and is taking them to its next stop in mexico. nine other migrants did not survive that trip we're told. the migrants were extremely dehydrated after staying out at sea for 22 days. >> neki: developing this morning, an investigation under way afr a deadly end to a house party in plantation killing one person and sending four others to the hospital. and we're told teens from all over south f frida showed up to

local 10's lara livingston has been live all morning long. >> reporter: there's a shoe here left ribht on the side of the road likely left behind and the chaos that followed this deadly shooting. we're also talking to some very angry parents whoho have showed up here as a result of this situation to pick up their child's car. we're seeing people being able to go down now this street to pick up their cars and come off of this street. police are know focused on a house all the way at the end of this dead end street where five people were shot, one of them killeded inside a massive house party. from one end of the yellow tape to the other... >> let me try and get rid of these people and we'll see. >> reporter: police and party-goers. >> it don't make no sense. that's why i'm irritated because i still got to be sitting here waiting here. >> reporter: still on scene hours after the partying turned into a deadly shoooing. >> you all had a call in already to come out here, confuon at a

is, but when those shots came out, whoever, whatever officer that was in the front, they heard them. >> reporter: that man'sar apparently now part of the crime scene. he was one of the hundreds of people who got text messages and phone calls and e-mails about an epic house party on northwest 4th crt in plantation. police ultimately got a call themselves about the noise. >> i don't know what the party was about or who organized it or how people got invited to it. we're still investigating. >> if you're all trying the look for the killer, that man already gone. that man been gone. one person killed, but at the same time, you had officers out on the front befor all this happened. >> reporter: four people wouldl eventually be taken to the hospital. one person was later found dead inside the house. >> it's so hard in the heat of the battle to know why it happened and how it could have been avoided. >> reporter: that man is a member of thehe nearby 7th dayed a -- day adventist church,

offered the party-goers a place out of the rain. >> we're here to meethe needs of young. >> as we put our faith in god, we w wl come out of this much better off than we came in. >> we'll be out hereor a few hours. >> reporter: back live here, witnesses tell us they heard close to half a dozen gunshots ring out inside that house. still no i.d. on the person killed. we're trying to figure out if that person's body is still inside this home. no word on how badly those other people, those four people taken to the hospital, were injured, and also no suspect infmation as of yet from police. that's something we're also working to get more information on, and, of course, anything new we learn, we'll pass it on to you on local 10 and local10.com. ra livingston, local 10 news. >> right now monroe county sheriff's deputies need your help to find this woman. they say she stole, get this, about $200 from a publix marathon earlier. the manager sawaw the woman stealing and confronted the woman in the parki lot.

when they tracked her down she returned the meat and left the scene. call deputies if you recognize her. >> andrew:loved ones held the individual toll remember the life o o an nfl player killed in a dirt bike crash in northwest miami-dade. iends and family gathered where tray walker crashed his bike into@ an s.u.v. police say the baltimore ravens' cornerback was wearing all black, riding withoutut headlights. he was taken to the hospital with serious head injuries but died after several hours of surgery. >> god works in many ways, in many ways. other than that, when he wants to call you home, he calls you home. eight nothing you can do about it. >> but he's still with us in spirit. in our heart. he will always be. >> andrew: walker was worn in miami and attended northwestern senior high before being selected in the fourth round of last year's nfl draft. >> neki: toll testing will begin

you'll see new price signs that say zero dollars on the northbound lanes. sun pass customers will see the $0$0harge on their account. funds will not be taken from your account during the testing period. >> andrew: well, we have been tellg you about this wild weather. clean-up under way after strong storms strike south florida. we'll take a closer look at the damage at 9:30. >> neki: but first the grand finale of jazz in the gardens is today. we'll show you the highlights from yesterday and tell you more about the acts setting the stage today. >> i'll have your full sunday forecast and you'll want to see that seven day because spring is here. but those spring temperatures are not here all thanks to this

and drawers with many layers, to show exactly what you need. life's sharing a meal. and a kitchen with room for everyone. spend $4000 or more on a new kitchen and get 15% back at the ikea kitchen event. night. grooving to the tiewngs, enjoying the live music filling the air out of sun life stadium during jazz in the gardens. the festival wraps up tonight. >> andrew: and you could say they saved some of the best acts for last or at least some of the biggest names. local 10's live at sun life stadium to tell you about today's final. michael, they let you in?

we dropped nikki's name at security. they didn't believe us. we were way out in the parking lot. finally we had to show her we were friends on facebook. they finally believed me. so we got in, but in all seriousness, we had a chance a couple minutes ago listen to usher. he was warming up on that stage. we were hoping to bring it to you live, but his head security guy probably about 6'6", 350 pounds came out and said, cut the camera. anyway, i want to show you, if you haven't been out here all weekend long, this is what you're missing. this has been a huge party. and we're talking about some of the top musicians in the world have been performing in miami gardens. this is jazz in the garden, a three-day music festival, a lot of food and a lot of fun. this is just outside sun life stadium. last night the really cool thing is a lot of local musicians are getting an opportunity to warmup the crowd before the big stars hit the stage. >> it brings so many peoplee together.

listening to great food and wonderfufumusic. >> reporter: all right. back out here live, that is usher performing one of his hits. i know weather hasn't been cooperating, but i just spoke to an organizer. they told me rain or shine, the party will go on. all this starting this afternoon at 4:00 and again some of the big aists tonight of course usher and baby face and we've seen a number of vendors already getting hungry out here. and the good news is tickets are not sold out. you can get them starting at $65. so that's the very latest in miami gardens. i'm michael seiden, local 10 news. >> neki: all right. hopefully he brings back some of th mango salad. >> andrew: oh, the food. >> neki: oh, yeah. >> jennifer: a live look out of our miami tower cam. not looking too bright and shiny on the sunday fun day. 9:21. 75 degrees. we could feel the moisture in

>> jennifer: yes, it could be one of those days where we just get some off us get the rain, some of us don't get t. that's what happened yesterday. but of course there's a cold front passing through central florida as we speak. and it is pressing all the moisture to the south. so now for todayhe showers are most likely going to target miami-dade and the keys. this is what it looks like at hollywood week. hollywood had a little rainfall falling a few minutes ago. it has come to abend in the meantime, but, of course, the cloud cover is still there, but as you just seen, a few seconds ago, very cloud skies over miami, as well. 35 degrees in miami. 74 in fort lauderdale. 77 in key west. temperatures may struggle to warm up because of the cloud cover. we still have a south to southwest flow and that's still going to help to warm up temperatures into the low and mid-80s by this afternoon. on the radar, it looks less active than it did about an hour ago. we still have some light sprinkles off the coast from "avatar" up to -- aventura to

a few light areas of mist, but southwest miami-dade, those showers that were over you homestead, cutler bay, that has also ended. we're not out of the clear yet that. cool front is pushing through over central florida as we speak. this is what the models are showing. it's showing another blow-up ofrain that could occur over the gulf waters. and push out toward the east. this is not exact. but notice that most of it stays well south of fort lauderdale. just some small, little showers for broward county.y. most of it will be targeting down into mainland monroe and miami-dade county. so still keeps umbrellas in hand. once the cool front passes through by tonight, temperatures will drop. they will become breezy. tomorrow morning waking up to 61 degrees. tuesday in the upper 50s. wewel need our sweaters for the first few days of spring. yes, isn that weird? well, today's high, 85 degrees, d then tomorrow's high only 70 degrees.

by tonight into tomorrow. >> neki: thanks a lot, jennifer. shot for shot, dwyane wade reached a huge milestone at last night's heat game against the cavs. how can you do that to a friend?details on that hoop dream come true next. >> andrew: and cuffs come out at a donald trump rally as a supporter beats up on a protester.

still to come. >> neki: you know it's always a big game when the heat take on their favorite former teammate, lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers. but dwyane wade stole the show last night. after halftime, wade became the 4141 player in the nba to reach 20,000 points. he finished the game with 24

the cavaliers. thank you for visiting, leon, 122-101. after the game wade thanked his teammates past and present saying it takes a whole lot of shots to reach 20,000. >> andrew: a really scary ment overnight at the australian grand prix. it was all caught on camera. take a aook at this. moments ago mclaren's fernando alonzo said he's lucky to be alive after this scary crash. he clipped anoth car while going 200mph. he was sent flying end over end into a corner. the two-time world champion managed to walk away, though, hugged the other driver involved and is now thanking fans for the wellll wishes. >> neki: i'd hug everybody if i survived that. >ndndw: absolutely. life. >> christa: twice over. >> neki:)that's right. still to come on local 10, we're following the latest on president obama's historic visit to cuba. a look at his agenda upon arrival just ahead. >> andrew: plus wild weather hits south florida.

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>> local 10 news starts right now. >> neki: time now 9:31. 75 degrees. not looking too bad out there at hollywood beach. people walking on the broadwalk, walking at the edge of the surf, keeping their fgers crossed like i am that the rain will not fall on wherever they go today. >> andrew: they're staying indoors for now because there's a lot going on later tonight.

last night. a few of your friends on your instagram feed. >> andrew: hey, hey, leave my friends out of this. >> jennifer: let's talk about the weather because whether you're starting your dayay off early or later on, you'll want an umbrella or raincoat withh you. this is out of mallory square. it is mostly cloudy out there. almost overcast. but it has been nice and quiet for key west so far this morning. it is 77 degrs. the moisture is there at 88% of humidity. and a west-southwest breeze. 8mph. now, on the radar, much bettete for broward and miami-dade. we have a break in the rain that we had earlier this morning. this are a few showers veloping off shore. those most likely will be tracking down toward the south d east. so the keys could get some impact from those, and then we could see another round of showers developing since we do have that cold front that's headed our way churks by the way arrives tonight at around 8:00, 9:00 p.m.

mid-70s. eventually we'll be getting into those low 80s. can't rule out an isolated thunderstorm. ly say this, a severe threat isdy minute inn for today neki? >> neki: thanks a lot, jen. >> andrew: now back to our top story this morning. president obama's expected arrival in cuba this afternoon. >> neki: the president will be joined by the entire first family, his daughters, his wife, his mother-in-law as he continues to woror to normalize relations between the u.s. and the island nation. local 10's victor oquendo is in havana with what we can expect when the president lds. >> reporter: good morning. from havana this is set to be an historic day in u.s.-cuba relations. we're at revolution plaza, a spot president obama will visit in his trip to havana. let's get to his schedule for the day. it starts at 2:05. that's when he's scheduled to leave joint base andrews. he will land in cuba a few hours later at jose martine international airport at 4:50.

where he will meet with staffers. from there he will head to old havana before he visits the cathedral to meet with cardinal jamie ortega. days before the president's a rival, the big news on the island, vebz land presidentnicolas maduro's visit. on saturday he spoke with reporters and showed photos of him with fidel castro. that meeting capped off hisis trip to the island. president obama has made it clear he will not be meeting with fidel. in is one cuban the president is now familiar with, luis silva, a comedian and sr of a popular show on the island. this video released yesterday starts with him askg about the weather for the ray's game. in the clip he refers to "la bestia," the beast. that's how the car is known. the people here have been talking about the car for weeks now, very eager to see la bestia. one more note, starwood resorts and hotot, they own weston,

take ove three hotels on the island, including one of the oldest hotels in havana. the company says they plan to start operations by the end of this year. we can tell you that the demand for hotels is very high right now. we'll have full coverage of the president's visit all day long right here on local 10. coming up in the next hour, calvin hughes will join me once again. we'll see youou at 10:00, from havana, victor oquendo, local 10 ws. >> neki: as victor said, stay with us all morning long, we'll have continuous coverage. victor oquendo will be joined later this afternoon for a special report starting at 4:00. and calvin hughes will have it all for you when air force one touches down in cuba. >> andw: developing now, police are investigating a deadly shooting in plantation. it happened during a house party at northwest 118th avenue near northwest 4th street. officials say four people were taken to the hospital and one person was actlly found dead inside that home. one witnessays they heard

the home and that officers were apparently there as the shooting was hapning. right now there is no word on a possible suspect or any arrests. >> neki: clean-up efforts under way following a day of wild weather in south florida. look at that. a water spout, amazing footage of this waterspout right before it made its way on to land. officials say it touched down on fort lauderdale beach,ausing several thousands of dollars in damage. surveillance footage shows people who were walking along the beach running for cover. >> when the funnel cloud came down and i couldn't see which way the shore was, then i was a little concerned, yeah. everybody on the shore was making a beline, trying to get into the cement block building of the restroom the stay safe. >> neki: i'm in the mad at them. witnesses say the suspected tornado was not on land for very long thankfully. >> andrew: well, from wild weather to rally rage, man is facing charges after another fight broke out at a donald trump rally. it happened in tucson, arizona,

fight while wearing a kkk hood. >> the other guy is wearing a ku klux klan outfit. he thinks it's wonderful. these are bad people. i'm telling you. >> andrew: and in new york, thousands of protestors clashed with trump supporters outside the trump towers. >> he literally represents the worst parts of america and he's bringing out all the garbage. >> andrew: trump appears to be unfazed by the violent confrontations and is dead set on winning the republican nomination. meanwhile, ted cruz is trying to close the gap as quickly as possible. on the democratic side, bernie sanders toured the border area in arizona and dismissed any talk of the democrats uniting behind hillary clinton. >> neki: the pentagon confirming this morning that a marine was killed in an attack in northern iraq. the marine was part of a coalition fighting against isis. officials say two rockets were fired at a base where he was killed and several others were injured. details on their conditions still unknownwn at this time.

christians gathered in st. peter's square early this morning to attend mass was pope francis. palm sunday is the official start of the holy week, and the last sunday before easter. it commemorates the entry of jesus into jerusalem before he was crucified. >> neki: when we come back, folks, up in flames. >> andrew: where a truck explosion caused chaos on a crowded highway. >> neki: and fadeing to black, we're going to tell you why

dark for an hour. ism we're till checking with police to learn the namef a driver who died in this crash in miami. it was a scene at northwest 50th street and 12th avenue early saturday afternoon. investigators say that driver

slammed into a bus stop. the it pact splitting that car in half. the driver did not survive. police think that speed was a factor. and international news, new this morning, five people dd, 20 others injured after a truck exploded on a highway in china. this video shows the fire and heavy smoke from that severely damaged truck. the truck is suspected to have been loaded, though, with flammable materials. officials are still investigating. >> andrew: severe weather hit parts of texas causing a major power outage. lightning strikes, booming thunder, 70-plus miles per hour winds pounded corpus christi. some 67,000 people were left without power for hours at an apartment complex that was damaged from high winds and filled with water, displaceing 30 people ththe. officials say all power outages will be restore by tomorrow. >> jennifer: good sunday morning, south florida.

even though the rain has stopped for the most part, we expect another round of shors later this afternoon into the early evening. now, this is what it looks like on the radar. and for broward and miami-dade, most of us are drying out. maybe a few light sprinkles still leftover, especially along the coast. you head down to the key, it's not too bad, right? but there are a couple of these showers starting to develop over the gulf waters. and they're tracking toward the east. but at the same time, we'll be drifting toward the south as well. and thth is all ahead of a cold front. but if we're not getting the rain, wee seeing a lot of cloud cover. you can tell where the clouds are on the eastern side of the county. notice that to on the west side, though, we're starting to see uore sunshine. as we look at current temperatures, that's where these temperatures are warming up to those upper 70s. hialeah 77 degrees where it's still very cloudy, such as kendall, still at 73. north into fort lauderdale at 74. upper 70s as well, down through the keys.

remain out of the south and southwest. it is light right now, but those winds expected to pick up. 10 to 15mph with gusts up to 20. later this afternoon and even breezier tonight when that cold front arrives. before then, temperatures can still warm up, even as high as the mid-80s. that's our high 85 degrees. because of the southwest flow, that helped to warm things up. even though it will stay mostly cloudy for the most part, another round of showers expected this afternoon. showers will come to an end right after 8:00 p.m. once that cold front arrives over us. around through tonight. but the cool air behind the front will certainly be felt by tomorrow morning as we we up to a low of 61 degrees. guess what? it's only a high of 70. we will be well below the average for this time of year, and it's first few days of spring. so today you need your umbrellas. morrow and maybe even tuesday,

to those upper 50s. we'll need the sweaters by the end of the week. put those away and bring back the umbrellas. andrew, neki? >> neki: thanks a lot. >> andrew: well, last night notable landmarks around the world went dark in observance of earth hour. have you heard of that? >> neki: yeah, they do it every year, even the pylons at the los angeles international airport glowed green before the event and then went dark. earth hour was created to raise awareness for environmental conservation. >> andrew: it still appears one of the main events was held at the memorial circle where volunteers pedaled bamboo bikes to light an led map. >> neki: cool stuff. mexico also turning off the lights of its main monument and historic building. in all 178 countries and territories around the world are sasa to have participated in the annual event. you know they definitely didn't tutu off the lights here. >> andrew: no. glo sticks, music ruling the night in downtown miami.

we've been doing it here in the studio all morning. details on the last day of the ultra electronic music festival coming up. >> neki: and later, python problem in florida. we know it's bad, but researchers sa look at this huge catch. it's big.

the snake weighed coming up. >> andrew: w wl today is the third and the final day of the ultra music festival. >> neki: hall -- hallelujah. >> andrew: neki is over there fist bumping away. people fromm all around the world make this yearly pilgrimage to just take over bayfront park for one wild weekend. party people wear their brightest, flashiest, quirkiest outfits. i definitely want the see

they jam out to some of the best d.j.s and electronic dance music. >> it's more of the atmosphere. >> everyone is out there acting crazy. it's so much fun to see. >> andrew: some pretty big names are set to take the stage for the finalight. the festival runs from today at noon until 11:00 p.m. traffic. >> neki: anybody who lives in downtown miami is breathing a >> andrew: not yet. >> neki: this week's local communily calendar has something for thrill seekers and music lovers. if you're looking the stay away from the big stuff, for some fun and above the ground, it's not so bad. miami-dade county fair and expo has officially opened. it features 21 days of rides, shows and all the finger-licking, gut-busting, diet-destroying fair food. >> andrew: turkey legs. >> neki: the turkey legs are not that bad, full of sodium. the fair is located on 109th avenue. admission prices vary and special discounts are available. for more information, visit fairexpo.com. >> andrew: and here's a

andrew's kind of fun, the florida ukulele network, a real thing,g,r fun, as it's nobody, is hosting the fifth annual ukulele festival. the three-day event wraps up todayyith a brunch, a ukulele skills workshop and a jam on fort lauderdale beach. a grand finale concert will follow at 6:00 p.m. at the parker playhouse. tickets are about $50. for more information, visit south florida ukulele fest.com. >> neki: i'm buying you a ticket now. how about jazzing up your sunday? join local 10 f the 11th annual jazz in the garden music festival. e festival ends with a solid star-studded lineup that includes ushur, babby face and fred hammond. it's happening at sun life stadium in miami gardens. ticket prices start at $65 and up. hurry in and visit jazz in the gardens dot com. there are tickets left but they're going fast. >> andrew: most importantly, if you know of an event happening in south florida, any

send us an e-mail at community at local10.com. write that down. >> neki: still to come, folks, controversial legacy. why the family of an american mobster demanding compensation from cuba. we'll tell you more next. >> andrew: tipping the scales, massive snake shedding light on florida's burmese python problem.

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invasive species. right now the relatives of one american mobster are demanding compensation for the criminal empire loss to the cuban revolution. the hotel riviera in havana was built in 1957 and was one of cuba's most luxurious hotels. the riviera catered to the american jet set who wanted to go to a swanky hotel but when fidel castro took power, he sent americans packing, including the riviera's owner, meyer lansky. now his family wants the cuban government the pay them for what they took. >> i think it owes us. i think we're... i'm speaking for my mom and my uncle paul and myself. we're the remainers of the estate. > andrew: here's the thing, cuban officials are saying they're willing to negotiate to settle with americans who lost property after the revolution, but that cuba is owed billions

the f.b.i. says lansky was major figure in the american mafia. there was also a character in the godfather part 2, believe it or not, based on him. >> i thought, what is that? the very next thing i see is a tire, full-sized tire, spinning vertically, not wobbling or anything like that, bounced in from the of my car. >> neki: wow. this is scary. this indiana man dodged death when a tire of a semitractor-trailer smashed right intoo his windshield all while he was driving on a busy highway. he survived the terrifying ordeal with just a scratch on his thumb. can you say guardian angel, people? officials say if there had been passenger in the car, they may not have survived. >> andrew: all that and a crash on your thumb. >> neki: he's lucky. >> andrew: unbelievable. still to come on local 10, an historic visit. president obama set to land in cuba in just a couple hours. we have team coverage from the island on the other side of the break. >> neki: a night of fun turns dangerous in plantation. n update on thehe deadly house

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>> andrew: historic visit. in just a few hours, president obama will land in cuba. we have team coverage as we look at what's ahead for the commander-in-chief. >> neki: a night of fun at a house party ends inunfire. we're learning about the person who was shot and killed and the others injured. >> andrew: a dangerous day out on the water for cuban migrants found off the coast of florida. more about the high-stakes rescue at sea. >> neki: and a grandinale in the garden set for tonight. a look at who will leave it all on the stage on the final night of jazz in the garden. >> live, the one and only local 10 news starts right now. >> andrew: good morning. it is sunday, march 20th. happy first day of spring. i'm andrew perez in for todd. >> neki: aren't you chipper?

weather authority, meteorologist jennifer correa. jennifer, you didn't sthair the cuban coffee. >> jennifer: he did not. andrew, shame on you. good morning, south florida. good morning, neki and andrew. it's first day of spring. spring on the first few hours bringing us some spring showers. also very gloomy skies over looking miami. but across south florida, we're starting to see a little break in those clouds, a little more sunshine. now, here's a look at the radar, no rain to speak of for broward and miami-dade. the keys just watching some over the gulf waters here including the satellite. there we see some breaks in the clouds. it's smack in the middle of miami-dade on the west and northern end of broward county. so temperatures in suppose spots are already hitting the upper 70s. those temperatures were actually struggling to warm up. we start off in the low 70s. but anyway, as we continue on through this afternoon, we will warm up and we do expect another round of showers. i'll have more on that coming up. >> neki: thanks, jennifer. >> andrew: now to the big story of the day, president obama is set to travel to cuba

it's just the latest step in efforts to strengthen ties between the u.s. and the island nation. >> neki: we are just six hours and 48 minutes and 33 seconds away from the president touching down at jose marti airport. it's the first time such a visit from a sitting u.s. president has happened in nearly 90 years. >> andrew: the president is leaving joint base andrews at 2:05 p.m. and then he'll be landing at 4:50 at jose marti airport. om there he'll be headed to the new embassy to meet with staffers there. he'll then tour old havana before visiting a cathedral and meeting with high-ranking religious officials, including cardinal jaime ortega. >> neki: he certainly has a busy day ahead of him. so do we. we are there for him. >> christa: we have team coverage of t e president's historic visit to cuba. we'll start off with local 10 news anchor calvin hughes live from revolution plaza. good morning, calvin. >> reporter: good morning, drew, along with victor oquendo.

president will be on monday. he's going to be at the jose marti memorial right behind us for a wreath-laying ceremony. before we talk about, that let's talk a`out this is a really wig wig -- big tourism attraction in terms of folks coming out here.they love the cars out here. >> reporter: it has been for a long time. tourism has picked up substantially on the island. you can set your watch to it. at 9:00 all of the colorful old taxis you hea about and see photographs, they showed up on time with big tour bus, as well. very popular stop here. >> reporter: andrew and neki talked about the president's schedule today. we know he's goings to amerin embassy where he'll greet staff, but he's also going to go to oldhavana. he has to be very careful there not to look like a tourist, wouldn't you say? >> reporter: it's going to be tough for him to blend in, but he's going to have to be careful about every single one of these stops because he knows every single move he makes will be closely watched and criticized by a lot of people, especially who are watching us right now, the cuban-american society in miami. >> r rorter: highly

we know he's going to go to the cathedral in old havana, as well. we know that the church played a major role in normalizing relations between the two countries who nearly brought the word -- world to a nuclear war the cuban missile crisis dating back to the 1960s. >> reporter: one of his first stops todod will be meeting with jaime ortega. we know the role he p pyed in restoring the relations in speaking with the pope and speaking with president obama and raul castro. so no doubt an important stop for r esident obama. >> reporter: we've seen the comments from social media. we know pepele want the hear from cubans on the island. what do they think about the president's visit here? i spoke with one person yesterday who had this to say to miami exiles. let's take a listen. >> ( translated ): i can't explain to you the emotions i feel for obama's visit. i suffer daily when i cannot bring home food and i have kids

to live or survive and food is scarce. >> reporter: lazaro vives talked about how he doesn't have a phone, he has a minimal salary, he has three children. he doesn't have a lot. he's hoping that the president's visit here will help change some of that. but there is no guarantee that's going to happen. you also spoke with cubans here on the island. >> reporter: absolutely. every single person i've spoken to so far on our trip here has said they're ready for this. they think it's about time for the president to come here. all that said, every time that we come to the island to cover whatever story it might be here, we always do our best to talk to dissidents, political activists to get their point of view on this. we sat down with another well-known political activist. here is the message he hopes president obama will take away from his visit. >> well, i think that the main point here i cuba right now is the topic of the human rights and the promotion of democracy. if we don't havereedom, you cannot talk about anything. even the situation now is worse

>> because there -- they are >> reporter: so tuesday will be the day when the president gives his national address, which is going to be carried live on television on cuban state-run television. victor, something unthinkable if you just go back even five to seven years, and especially when fidel castro was in power.& >> reporter: there is going to be a lot of moments like that where, fst of all, it's almost... it was unthinkable that a sitting u.s. president would be setting foot on cuban soil some you have that. you have in the preparations for the tampa bay rays' basketball game against t cuban national team, you cubans singing the mesh nationalnthem. so we'll be seeing a lot of moments like that over the next w days. >> reporter: i think there is no doubt the president is hoping to send a message to young people, which is one reason why he met with a cuban comedian yesterday st hours before he is supposed to be here on the island. >> reporter: that's when thehe video was released yesterday. they pretaped this video togethth, not sure if they were

if you're watchininit now, this person's name, aery popular comedian, luis silva, star of a very popular show on the island. he talked about what the weather will be like for the ray's game and he also talked abobo la bestia. that's what the president's car is known as, "the beast." >> gracias. i think i'm all setet for a ride. >> reporter:r: the cuban people here fascinated with la bestia. eager the see that car. we've seen it ride outside the u.s. embassy. >> reporter: the sprt speaking a little spanglish. >> reporter: a little bit. >> reporter: i think that's interesting to point out because the president understands that he's reaching out to a younger generation. he's also looking the meet with young people.

tuesday, he's going to be inviting a lot of young people, so he understands that for some people who left here many, many decades ago, he will probably never be able to change their minds. >> reporter: there is no way that in a two-day trip he will be able to fully grassen --grasp the situation down here or heal 50-plus years of suffering and hardship, but in his mind this is the right step to take foard and this is just the beginning. that's why it's so important for him to come down. >> reporter: the right step in terms of the obama doctrine, which is engagement over isolation in terms of his foreign pilicy. he understands that cuba will not change overnight. you cannot change what has happened in 55 years overnight, not toention he has to be careful not to make too in promises. there ip still the u.s.mbargo. >> reporter: there is still the u.s. embargo, which there are still billboards all around havana calling for a end to that, saying that it is genocide basically. the signs say that. and that's still a major poi

that i'm sure will be addressed at some point i this visit. >> reporter: a basic point of contention. we should point out that the cuban government thinks and hopes that the psident can overturn the u.s. e embargo with an executive order. that cannot happen. it will take an act of congress to change the embargo enacted in 1962, we have you covered every step of the way as the president arrives just after 4:50. we understand he's going to be taking off into the beast at 5:05, heading to the american embassy. we'll have you covered every step of the y. for my colleague here, victor o'ken oquendo, i'm calvin hughes. we'll see you on "this week in south florida." >> neki: see you then. thank you, calvin. thank you, victor. >> andrew: well, officials say nine migrants died b b 18 were rescued off the coast of florida. the u.s. coast guard says a royal caribbean cruise ship found their boat near mark yes'd. the cruise liner picked them up and is taking them to its next stop which i i in mexico. the migrants were extremely

they were out at sea for up to 22 days. >> neki: developing this morning an investigation under way after a deadly house party in plantation, a shooting killing one person and sending four others to the hospital. we're told teens from all across south florida showed up at this party before shots rang out. local 10 has been live at the scene all morning. have they opened up the street any? >> reporter: the street where this happened, northwest 4th court is still blocked off, but we are seeing parents, more and more of them, showing up to come down here, some of them with their teenagers and with their young people who were at this party. the cars are trapped back here, partrtf this police investigation, all the way down this dead end street. we also have new information about the victims who were involved. we're hearing three females, two of them black, one of them white, and a black male, those four people in there, from what i'm hearing, birth years were

them early teenagers, mid-20s, were taken to the hospital. we're hearing that a black male in his late 20s is the victim from hollywood who was found dead inside this home. we of course have been here all morning long. we want to show you pictures that we got this morning after we got on scene. police were just kind of still situation. lots of young people that we saw still out hire trying to get access to their cars that were behind the police tape because police wererying to search those cars and make sure they knew who those cars belonged to because now they're investigating a deadly shooting at this massive house party. we're hearing all of these people, three to 400 people came to this house after getting text situation. and they descended upon this house and police were called here for some sort of disturbance, loud noise likely om that massive party and then this shooting happened while the house. you can imagine the chaos that followed as people kind of scrambled from there. we've seen shoes out here on the roadway, and we also have been able to speak with some of the parentn that have started to

children, very angry, of course, about this situation. here's what one of them had to say this morning. >> last night i was in the bed and said it was a shooting at the party. >> reporter: okay. >> i said, i thought i told you not to go to that party because it'sow budget and a lot of hoodlums and thugs may be hanging. i remember... i don't remember him jump up and say, i'm ready to go the church. i wish he was back in school. >> reporter: $5 is what we're hearing was charged to get into this party. the body has since been removed. leave here. the body has sincece been removed from this home. anything further we learn from is situation, saz you see, people still showing up to retrieve those cars, we'll pass it along to you on local 100 and local10.com. >> andrew: just ahead, thehe grand finale, the last day of jazz in the gardens. more about t t acts that are set to hit the stage. >> neki: and don't let the reat for rain stop you from

sunday. it's first day of spring, but the reason for the showers is, well, due to this cold front. this is going to bring us a cool

all the details when we return. ism veterans night last night as jat in the garden. dwroofg to the tunes. thousands of people enjoying the live music. kool & the gang, michael mcdonald, you heard some of the tunes this morning. >> andrew: you should have seen her dancing a f f seconds ago. i want to let you know. >> the festival wraps up today, folks, with usher and baby face. >> andrew: they definitely saved some of the best acts for last. local 10's michael side season live at sun life stadium. michael, did usher's people kick you out yet? check. >> reporter: all morning long

one-on-one with usher. his people aren't having that. it will be another great night out here. thousands of people expected to come out here this afternoon for jazz in the gardens, let me show you, if you haven't been out here this weekend, last night everybody was moving and grooving and huge music acts, as you guys mentioned. tonighwill be usher and baby face. another great thing is some of south florida's biggest stars, they're getting an opportunity to take the stage and open up for these artists. >> it brings so many people together. it's like a family. everyone is having a good time, eating great food and listening to wonderful music. >> all right. the good newss everything will get started about 4:00. an we're starting to feel that sunshihi out here. it looks like the rain has gone away. there are still tickets. they start at $65. and it appears that ush and his crowd are now gone. they warmed up. and let me tell you, we heard most of their set. he's going to be awesome tonight. but i'm glad we didn't meet up with them because we would have shown him up with our dancing

we would have embarrassed him. anyway, it's going to be a great afternoon, and everything getting started at 4:00. for now we're live in miami gardens. i'm michael seiden, local 10 news. >> that's right. all right. well, you have to make it out to jazz in the gardens because, of course, it's the last day today and a big lineup is in store. also if you head out, take the rain coats with you. keep in mind, there's still the chance for a few showers. hopefully i'm keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't come into miami gardens, but this is what it looks like out there in fort lauderdale, much nicer. a little more sunshine. temperatures are starting to warm up a bit, especially for those inland temperatures, that 77 degrees in pembroke pines. 79 in hialeah, and kendall, those skypes opened up. as soon as they did, temperatures warmed up. 80 degrees in marathon. so it's been mostly cloudy, but, yes, we're warming up because of that southwest flow.

the cityf broward and miami-dade down lou the keys. another shower developing. this is to the southwest of coral springs, about 10 miles out. it will be tracking toward the north and east. so coral springs, you could get a little rain in the next few minutes. a couple showers over the gulf waters starting to dissipate, but this is some activity that needs to be watched, as well, for the keys. well, plenty of cloud cover still draping across portions of the upper keys. but a lot of these clouds are breaking apart with that sun burning it off. so warm temperatures today. very humid, as well. a cold brought i is still pushingng through central florida. that is arriving by tonight some another round of showers expected this afternoon. and thehe we cool down and it becomes breezy. have the sweaters with you for tomorrow mourning and again on tuesday.y. >> andrew: well, a terrifying crash in indiana to tell you about. >> neki: a bus carrying dozens of young men rolls over.

tually led to this wreck. >> neki: new video shows the moments after a school bus in indiana carrying members of a boys' basketball team flipped over. police say driver spilled a drink on herself and sideswiped the bus, causeing it to rollover. all 27 passengers on board the bus were taken to the hospital.

those who lived nearby heard the crash and rushed to help. >> i got my shoes on and stuff and went out there there were already a lot of people stopped on the highway running to the bus, doing whatever they could to help get people out. kids were jumping out of the back of the bus. some were coming out the side windows. >> neki: the crash closed the expressway for about four hours causing back-ups for almost ten miles. police have not announced any charges for the driver. >> andrew: well, this is just crazy. new this morning we have video of massive helicopter dangling a clear glasssslide over the streets of downtown los angeles. this is called "the sky slide" and it will take thrill seekers from the 70th h the 69th floor of the iconic u.s. bank tower. it's part of what will be california's tallele open-air observation deck, 1,000 feet inthe air. so i hope you're not afraid of heights. the massive project hit a bit of turbulence as it was going up. all in all, the lift was a success.

the break. >> nek our top stories, police are investigating a deadly shooting in plantation. it happened during a hse party at 118th avenue near nohwest 4th street. officials say four people were taken to the hospital. one person was found dead inside the home. right now there is no word on any possible suspects or suspects. >> andrew: in just a few hours president obaba will land in cuba. it's the latest step in efforts to strengthen ties between the u.s. and the island nation. the president will touch down at the airport. the first time such a visit from a s sting u.s.resident has happened in nearly 90 years. and we have more live coverage from havana coming your way on this week in south florida with michael putney and glen milberg. >> neki: and a live look at miami tower cam. there are a few clouds out there, but we' seeing a break in the clouds and break in the rain for now, but the cold front is still not over us, so we can see a few more showers. now, tomorwow first full day of spring.

because we're wakg up to much cooler temperatures out there. and things are drying out starting tomorrow, which is good. >> neki: thank you, andrew. it's been fun having you. >> andrew: you get todd again next week. >> neki: well, we loved having you. thank you so much for joining us this morning on local 10. >> andrew: "this week" is next. stay tuned for "this week in south florida" with michael and glenen. >> neki: get the latest any time on local 10 and local10.com. download our app. we'll have live every year, the amount of data your enterprise uses goes up. smart devices are up. cloud is up.

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protests, too. arizona yesterday. blocked. and new questions overnight about how trumpnd his protests. in tucson, this protester away. my hand. and sucker-punched me. >> and in this video from cnn, trump campaign manager cory lewandski appears to grab the collar of a protester. a lot to talk about this morning with donald trump. he sxwroins us now by phone. thank you for joining us this morning, mr. trump. we saw the incidents in cson. what will you be doing to stop like this? >> it's not only tucson. phoenix. it was an amazing21,000 people. the protesters blocked the road. you had thousands of people that