>> >> this is 7 news at 5:30. >> lynn: off t top at 5:30, wicked weather this wednesday. pas of broward bashed by a tornado. >> danielle: car after car tossed like toys on a college campus. students stunned by the sudden storm. >> lynn: gage done to an apartment complex. debris sent crashing to the ground after the roof was ripped off. good evening every one. the tornado touched down rock a community and a college. >> danielle: mother nature leaving her mancht we have team 7 coverage many coconut creek. walter morris and brandon beyer with a look at the damage. we begin this afternoon with brandon. >> reporter: well, danielle, queng. the national weatherer service has

they are trying to try og cerm where exactly the tornado touched dow but they believe it was anch a an ef1 with wivds at about 100 miles per hour. >> whoa. i. >> reporter: a 7 news view esh captures a tornado sweeping through his backyard. >> what say mini tornado coming by ladies and gentlemen. >> reporter: another view oar film the tornado from inside their car a. the the tornado leaving a trail of destruction in it's path. trees snapped. a semi torn on the turnpike. is car langd on top of the car parked next to. it we have a lot of damage to vehicles at both the north cap pus of broward c clege and in the wind wyn plrks oor village community and this coconut creek commununy bus no match fort pierce winds.

>> it went up in the air and came back down on it's side. >> florida highway patrol responding to several wrecks along the turnpike no. serious injuries. >> ever seen anything like this? >> never seen anything like this. >> reporter: the tornado damaging roofs building and twhrek tent no match for the vient winds. a amazingly, no injuries. and fortunately this is an extremely rare occurrence and we're happy a very niewn minor injuries snoot national weather service still gathering details tbuvment is a confirmed tornado. believed to be an ef1. >> we're live in coconut creek. brandon beyer. 7 news. >> danielle: all right brandon and team 7 coverage continues now wit walter morris and residents who are cleaning up this mess. walter. >> reporter: that's right dan e-. we're here on north west 43 avenue and we just want to show you what these people are dealing with.

side of the roa here this is a familiar site all over this neighborhood. now, those high winds came through here and lasting only a couple minutes andnow these residents have a big mess to clean up. >> broken glass uprooted trees and fences toppled over. coconut creek residents cleaning up after a tornado touches dmown% broward county wednesday morning. >> i had a metal chairir right here in mirks right there, the metal schair went all the way across the the street into my neighbor's yard. judy captaina y- in kiss believe at after the storm went down here street. it sent branches flying with little time to recover. >> then i come back into my house and i look in my bedroom and a see glass covered over my bedroom. all over my bed.d. every where is glass. >> her bedroom window mow boarded up.

glass, hit this and broke will at window. the fence is gone. the gar imaj can knocked through and this is what is levment the screen of his pool torn apart. as he and his neighbors a sets damage, many saying they are thankful it wasn't worse. >> scary to think one of of someone could of been home. my maybe was home and they had little kids with them. >> thankfully no reports of serious injuries in this area many of the poam home owners we talked to say they are work with their insurance companies to figure outut exactly how much all of this damage will cost. reporting live in coconut creek. walter morris, 7 news. >> lynn: all right. from the ground to the air now. 7's ralph rayburn was nup sky force getting a birds eye look agents all the damage. here it is. >> there's a line here we're going tail. we're approaching the overturned tractor trailer thvment semi that is blown over. the driver was also transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. but we don't have to go too far down the turnpike to show you

one of the side roads here swrevment another vehicle that snripped over here on the side. some kind of a transportation van. the storm moved through this area from the southeast to the northwest and there is mon mo are damage. this the the wynmoor condominium complex. you can see here on the upper building. it looks like part of roof structure was blown back. take a look at tiles and stuff that were shredded here as the strong winds move through. you can see it took off all the trees here in the court guard yard between the building. they will not let you traverse westbound on would could dmowt creek. cars were flipped in the air. a fence that blew down and the parking lot across the stree. it happened at a bad time obviously. the morning rush or morning commute but it peers that everybody or most people were unscathing bid this other than a lot of trees down. a lot of structural damage it to

there are some power outages in the air yeah. >> danielle: and that was ralph rayburn report fowrgs there. our team 7 coverage does continue now with a live look at traffic awks see. traffic on i-95 at northwest 13 5th street is moving. though it is moving fairly slowly because of the rain. let's go now to our chief meteorologist phil ferro who is live in the weather center with what could be a repeat tomorrow. phil. >> yes, indeed. here are the headlines. we already know that we had one tornado touch down in broward county. we could be in for a stormy night at least all the ingredients are there present for some more rainfall and that rainfall could stick around through tomorrow and there's a possibility once again that we could see another twister during the day tomorrow. here is the storm tracker. plenty of rain moving in from the gulf of mexico through southwest florida. lake okeechobee. and in through the east coast. today however, the focus of all

across broward county. lately we've seen a band of showers and strong thunderstorms moving in croos the upper keys. florida bay. this will be impacting homestead and n- about the next 30 minute. but broward, you're still looking at heavy rainfall. basically fm i-595 northward. we do have strong thunderstorms that are rumbling across hallandale beach. hollywood, dania, east of i-95. downtown fort lauderdale with rain and then moderate rainfall here from the coast as far with west as coral springs, tamarac, sunrise and all across the sawgrass expressway. now, because it has rained so heavily over this area. some estimates are going as far as two to 5-inches of rain. all of this highlighted in green is under a street flood advisory until 7378 xonight. sphru to drive through this yairks please do to so with caution. this is where that tornado touched down. coconut creek parkway along the turnpike and it did turn out to be an ef1.

tornado in our category here with ef5 being the strongest. however, this is capable of some moderate damage. anywhere between # six and 110 miles per hour. earlier this morning we had the line of thunderstorms develop and here you go. th is where it started to development we had the the twister and it moved rather quickly to the northeast. as a matter of fact, as we take a look at the path, it basically start add cross broward college and making it's way to the northeast and ending nup pompano beach near the community outreach center. it only lasted six minutes and it went up and down twice. it's about just a little bit over 2-mile long and 100 6ee wide. and we've seen a lot of the dadamage caused by this twister. now thrrksz plenty of moisture still moving from the gf of mexico in through florida and twernts atlantic. we hey lot of heavy rain today. asas a matter of fact, corral springs. better than two haifn inches of

under a quarter of an inch. i'll hav more on the local forecast a little later on. >> danielle: in other news now a very tense standoff turning deadly in oregon. officers opening fire after pulling over ranchers you pieg the oregon wild life refuge yesterday. the group took over that refuge earlier this month demanding federal land be turned over to local authorities. leader a mon bundy claimed they were not looking for violence but would defend themselves if necessary. they have ample opportunity to leave the area and clear demonstrators. actions are not -- >> one person is dead. eight others arrested and charged with federal conspiracy. they face up to six years in prison if convicted. >> the u.s. government beginning research for a possible zeki

president obama meechg with very search asking them to speed the the up the spetion to prevent against in spheks f. the illness is didn't gear rows for pregnant woment and linked to birth de fesmghts while brazil is linked tthe largest out break it has spread to 20 other latin american countries. the cdc is advising pregnant woman here not to travel. >> and coming up on 7 news. an officer knit med of will of a wild wreck. while the driver ended up in the slammer. >> and they are mad the mayor and these south florida residents are not frayed to show. it the reason after the break. and a south florida doctor turning to national television in the hopes of reviefg her career after flying off the handle. plus, a wild intruder creating a rude awakening for an elderly woman. she is scared. why weather this little guy came from at 6:00.

>> >> >> lynn: a south florida ctor unleashing on an bu you we are driver and tonight she is sell saying sorry. cell phone joifd her rage seen by every one in the country. millions. >> danielle: absolutely and nono the woman going on national tv and owning up for what she did. alex diprato has her story snoot video went viral on the continue ter net. i have lost my mind. the woman is an ga lee ramkissoon, a nur rollly resident at jackson memorial lopt. >> i'm a 5-foot girl who weighs a hundred pounds. i'm getting really ba lirg rent right now. >> ramkissoon thought he was her driver but he was waiting to pick up someone else. she knees him and is then thrown to the ground. they shen gets in the car and disw this.

on abc "good morning america" ramkissoon a pool guyed. there is no excuse for my actions. i'shaimed. she had been drinking. she had a rough n nht. my father placed in the hospital. my boyfriend of two years and i just broke up. i was there alone. she has been placed on leave from her job. i'm so sorry. the uber driver. no one deserves to be treated that way and that's not me. >> she says she has a poll guyed to the uber driver and was thankful he not want to press charges. ways extremely stressed outut that day. probably one of the worse days of my life and i was caught at my lowest moment and nothing like this has ever happened. itas completely out of of character. i'm alex diprato. 7 news. well, a dcf worker charged with falsifying records now paying the price. shauny smith agreeing a plea deal this morning. she will serve fiveears

court fees i she does all of that. her criminal record will be wiped cleefnt the former investigator was arrested for false filing reports involving the death of an 11-month-old boy. that child found unresponsive in his motherrers car outside the kendall moment in 2013 and moom founpassed out in the home with a high blood alcohol level. smith claimed the mother was assessed for alcohol and drug abuse but she was never evaluated. >> >> lynn: a mayor's message to the community met with protest. miami-dade residents demanding change while it's leader incest the county is standing drong stropg. 7's jeff lennox reports. >> reporter: from the stage here at the miami-dade county auditorium and from thihi podium. mayor carlos jimenez delivered the state of the county address here today and here's what the mayor has to sai say. >> the state of our county is strong. with 2015 a wrap mayor gimenez

he announced 125 new jobs are coming to o miami-dade county police and 1000 plus body cameras ront way. >> i look forward to tomorrow's grawd indicating class of uniting new off sears. >> but out on the streets night one but carlos. protesting during the mayor's speech. john rivera, rivera often at odds with the mayor. we're trying to to tell the fub lick of all the lie that's carlos whaha gimenez is tellingment today le tell them how wonderful everything is and how he loves law enforcement. >> reportete also out in protest liberty scaimpt talking redevelopments stirring for years. the mayor with these words for residents. >> i know there are residents have heard broken promises about redevelopment wrvment render gz for a new liberty scare are out next month but residents say they have heard that dr. before

developers, submit to him a proposal and le make a decision in february. you have take way our right to choose. the mayor holding back though. mot making mefntion the mall of america megamall project in northwest miami-dade. neighbors are trafficoncerns vowrnding the project, 2016 an election year for the mayor. his main opponent of so far school board member and daughter of thomas regalado rachel regular ima la to. she is not pleased with the state of the county and the reason shall behind her run. >> alike every ste of county we will over the last five years. more of the samam ole miss information. no vision no. leadership. ju excuses. the protest outside shows you once again that carlos jimenez is completely disconnected with what is going on in miami-dade county. >> in miami, jeff lennox 7 news. >> >> danielle: an airport scare in s. an american airlines flight on approach to miami international earlier today when the crew spietd drone.

police right now n- investigate >> lynn: much more ahead as students take are cover as a tornado tears lieu a south florida college campus. >> danielle: and we're taking you inside a south florida apartment damaged by the twister. >> lynn: plus, bridging the gap could soon have a whole new meaning on heavily traveled roadways. one in plamplet we're coming back.

>> now seven qul with chief meteorologist phil ferro. >> phil: so herers the big view this afternoon. we have a line of clouds that extends from the western atlantic all the way in through central florida. that say front. head of that front we've seen a lot of instability and that has lead to strong thunderstorms across south florida. even a tornado version in broward county. it's been a tale of two counties. miami-dade has been m@stly cloudy but very little rainfall. all the nasty weather today has

we do have cold air coming out of the great lakes in through chicago. 33 degrees in the 40s here up and down the east coast. 79 degrees in miami. so there's a line of of rain that's that stretches from the gulf of mexico croos southwest forida. lake okeechobee and in lieu the atlantic buvment today most of the energy has been focused right. >> cross broward. but for new miami-dade. things will be changing shortly. we do have a line of strong thunderstorms right now. making their way throughhe upper florida keys. that will start to impact homestead in about 30 minutes and then it will move over the metropolitan areb of miami-dade. broward still looking at some heavy rainfall.. especially from fort lauderdale up and down the coast, the coast i should say through see sea ranch lakes. tamarac. sunrise and davie. alo getting rain. you should see more here in a couple of minutes. now, because there's been so much rainfall croos northern broward cosnty.

here from davie northward and from the coast all wait back in through ruralroward, you're under a street flood advisory until 7:00 p.m. tonight. now, the reason again for all this instability is a front what is moving in across central florida. area of low pressure pushing offshore. so we have a lot of dynamics going on here in the atmosphere and that lead to the twister earlier today. now, by tomorrow the front should stallout right across the area. another low moves n. and it it could bring us another chance for strong thunderstorms and even the possibility of another twister. as far as friday is concerned, everything should start to clear out, breezy, less humid. and the temperatures will start coming down wrevment looking at morning lows in the 50s once again for the weekend. threat of of rip currents tonight. small craft advisory. 20 knot winds. seas two t@ 3 feet. for you throughout florida keys,

next high tide 11:01. 115 # for the lower keys. water temperature 69 degrees to. night still a chance for more rainfall across south florida. tomorrow the potential is there for some strong weather once again. here's your extended out look. friday, breezy, morning low of 59. saturday and sunday back into some cool air. and that's your 7 on 7 forecast. phil, thank you. well there, may soon be a big build in downtown miami thaw may want to mow bsm look at thvment th is a picture of what is to come. they rk looking to add a bridge overeriscayne boulevard and he will present the the plan to the coissioner tomorrow. this is what it would look like if they got their waicht part of a larger reconstruction pro jict to reduce trafafc on i-395. always you t- it is pretty. the bridge will cost 70 million pretty dollars. >> danielle: for a pretty bridge. >> lynn: yeah. danielle: coming up from the newsplex.

for mother mate our and plenty more damage just like this. >> lynn: also drivers find thrirg rides distroichtd our could of rencht tornado touch down continues. now, you can find 7 news on facebook and twitter. just search wsvn.

>> l lynn: what is 7 news at 5:30. thank for watching. i'm lynn martinez. >> danielle: and i'm danielle knox. 7 news at 6:00 begins now. >> now on 7 news, a tornado striking south florida. some seeing it's force up close. >> the storm doingplenty of damage. residents and drivers getting quite the scare. plus, people at a college

d. we have extensive team coverage. >> o. >> also tonight, dramatic new video of a wild crash that injured a south florida officer. and this aninil won't be going anywhere after causing a scare in someone's bed. this is 7 news at 6:00. >> south florida taken by storm. >> whoa. whoa. >> and a trail of destruction left behind. >> i looked out the window. the roof is gone. >> you can tell the winds were strong because obviously we had the one vehicle here, this semi blown over on the side. >> and we heard a lot of loud banksnd booms. >> we have live team 7 coverage of this tornado touch down. >> belkeys: live pictures from one community where plenty of damage was done by the twister. >> hello and welcome every one.

>> craig: and the clean up will take a while. we have live coverage from the weather senor to across the affected areas. we'll begin with vanessa medina. she is in coconut creek. vanessa. >> reporter: well, guys this is how it all be began florng. it it began witit a lot of rain and then the the wind picked up bringing 90 to 100 miles per hour winds. then that tornado moved through here touching down at least three times. >> it is ripping out here snie. >> reporter: you can see the strel strength of the storm. cell poan video catching the intensity. >> whoa. >> reporter: then it picks up even more sending toys flying. debrbr airborne. >> we heard howling and the wind and rain was just pummeling down. >> reporter: it all began just after 9:30 a.m. wednesday morning. wit windows were almost eaking. it was dark.

banks and booms and then we