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he demands he empty out the register. one racing to the scene at northwest 19th street and 17th avenue but the robbers got away. and developing this morning, iran developing ten u.s. navy sailors hours after seizing their small ships in the persian gulf. mechanical failure caused them to stray into iranian waters. and state of the union is strong. he pushed an optimistic message avoiding the legislative wish listful noticeably absent, a direct reference to gun control ark seat next to the first lady was left open to sympathy billionize victim of gun violence.

dealing with a crash, still nice an quiet passing peen island in both directions and no issues on the palmetto expressway other than it's very slow in both directions approaching the dolphin. that's # traffic. i'm lauren lane. more traffic in 15 minutes. we will still need those jacket, 69 in west kendall. the morning commute looking exlen. right now the radar continues to show dry weather from broward, dade and the keys. here's what we can expect. an overall dry day.% it will be cool and cloudy. we will introduce a chance of showers on thursday with

thursday night and friday, we will have a decent chance of seeing some showers and thunderstorms, keeping our fingers crossed, we dry up nicely for the weekend. and it is confirming that it will be an a wet one on friday and temperature very warm in the 70sment your extended outlook, south florida, is calling for warmer weather over@the weekend temperatures back in the 80s. taking you cross country, bad weather i being blamed, several trucks crash into each other on highway near indianapolis. the aerokwa had gone through two

bad visibility and slick roads. the national guard headed to michigan to lend a helping hand in that drinking water crisis. the governor calling the guard to hand out water bottles and filters. the water supply has been contaminated with lead for months as a result of old plumbing in homes. they have switched to detroit's water supply as they try and find a solution. next up on today in florida. >> a fairy gone with the wind

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but he's come been one number of winning the jackpot twice. >> and he hopes itcarry over to the billili dollar prize. >> it's the power ball pool. >> and these guys are kind of good at it. they missed saturday's jackpot by just one number. >> and wait a a minute, we got three, and then we got four. >> four numbers and power ballll that's $150,000. this guy is really good at it. he won two years ago. >> close to 60,000.

put on billboard, which tops off at $999 million. what is the you're going to give and give back and meaning the key to cashing in is giving back. in weston, brandon beyer, 7 news. check this out. the problem is, they were missing a few other key numbers. there was hugging, jumping andh one man was reportedly ready to catch it. the numbers were from last

saturday's. straight ahead we will get check on traffic and weather. and taking talents for three.

sharing the stage with. >> welcome back. passengers from an australian cruise liner are happy to be back on land. they used cellphones to capture the spirit of tasmania as it broke free of its mooring and smashed into the pier due to high wins and rough weather. pass passes and crew waited at least an hour while tugboats pulled the boat out, so it could redock. good morning. not a lot moving fast, while we still have three right lanes blocked, delays are solid. you mite want the use the turnpike instead. i-95 in the centralorthern portions decent, not bad passing

we@ have no problems on 595, both directions and 595 from the expressway an main line out of weston and fort lauderdale, 13 to 14 minutes, the palmetto expressway is crash free. problem is, we still have a 45 minute hall pushing from rhett road to the dolphin and northbound, similar congestion. no incident, got the turnpike extension moving better, if you like to use that. surface streets are nice and quiet. that main line is 30 minutes to the dolphin expressway with and #th avenue to the west or east of biscayne boulevard. that is 7 traffic. i'm lauren lane. make it a great day. and on this wednesday morning we are off to a cool start. at times we will see sunshine and right now the radar is

least of your worries. at least it's mostly dry from broward, dade to the keys. 61 degrees in miami, 61 in fort lauderdale to 67 in key west, winds are coming in out of the cold air direction from the north-northwest 17 to 15 miles per hour. the big view is showing that we do have another system setting up around the west coast, snow around the great lakes an over a foot of snow could b possible for tonight through western new york, the northeast, virginia, ne new hampshire, maine dealing with snow showers. from washington, d.c., to boston will be experiencing strong gusty wins over 30 miles an hour. look for a cool, cloudy day across the area and conditions will warm up. shower chance wills be in the forecast through friday with a

as storms will be possible around south florida. if your plans take you beach or boating, northeast winds near 15 knots with seas building two to five feet, biscayne bay is at a moderate chop. choppy in the coastal waters of the keys with a small-craft advisory in effect. 10:54 in fort lauderdale and 11:22 in key largo. otherwise for today, look for cloudy time, much drier weather with high temperatures in the 70s. tonight the clouds continue, a few showers around the keys with overnight lows in the 50s once again. on your extended outlook, look for times of wet weather thursday and friday. we should dry up and warm up even more for the weekend. that is your 7 on 7 forecast. american idol judges continue their tour in search of the next big star. tonight they will be getting

an we have been asking you to send in your picture perfect mornings. here is one of miami sent by a 7 news viewer on instagram. another stunning shot. keep those coming.

back. welcome back. time is 8:50. idol feeling the brotherly love. it's now or never for the hopels. >> the judges have been impressed and tour of america is just getting started. >> this is american idol season 15.

their serf for the next american idol in philadelphia. >> i guess there's a sense of oh wow, will we ever do this again, or the last season? >> it creates stars. these peoe are winning grammys and that's what i want to do. >> you can stand in line for a few hours and make your dreams come truchl >> gives me a chance to share my voice with everyone. >> reporter: for katy, auditioning is part of her story. >> i wasn't able to breathe most of my life. i have a lung disease from. 2 to about 12, i was in the hospital and couldn't barely talk. being able to sing now is a

take for granted at all. it's got to be great, pull away from the audition. it's got to be high-level, even if it's small number, i would rather see small number with extraordinary talented people. courtney cox will double as

the small screen to play haley, a widow who inherits her late billionaire husband's charity. no wor on series name or premier date just yet. and shooting down rue nors, ann rogers become so widespread those rumors that her own mother is believing the hype. the actress got creative posting hilarious text proving the point you shouldn't believe gossip on the internet. planning to play a free show in cuba. the show will be one of the first american artist to play on the island since diplomatic ties were restored. the group will meet with cuban students and share the stage

talents talents. it's a great song. you're watching today in florida.

back. and that will do it for todain florida at 8. i'm ashley jones. >> lorena: and i'm lorena estrada.

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