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her sistete roxanne a via who was badly ininred nay car wreck on on young circle in hollywood eay monday morning. the driver of the red cadillac 24 yeerld david la miewr was snot wearing his seat bevment her family says the two were indicating for two years. lee miewr was thrown frat car and died at scene. >> with us he reached here at curb, it appears he went straight, lost control of the vehicle a. >> reporter: family says rosm san a is in the hospital being treated for several b bken bones. her boy sphrend leaves behind a yog son. not the first time we've seen him on the news. we met him in november of 2013 when he helped cobz snab nab a robbery suspect at a gas station he worked at in miami gardens. >> i gave him the money. let me bag it four. i started bagging it and then i thought you know what, you should double bag. it waiting for them to come. he made headlines again monday
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losing hif his life moving one woman to leave behind a candle in mem or rif the man lost in l-l-, encouragement for a young woman trying to recover. >> and pray, say a pray. what else can you do? >> reporter: all right at this point too early to know exactly how fast that driver was going. rs, too early to knowf alcohol was a factor. we're live in hollywood. brandon beyer. 7 news. >> danielle: sky force hd over twtwsceefnltz the first say power problem in hall over. wires crashing down on to the street leaving dozen of customers in the dark and drivers going nowhere fast. >> it happened in the area of 157th and collins avenue. parts collins shut down and traffic rerouted while crews made repairs. and trouble on the tarmact miami international. an american airlines flight that set to lea for jfk ground
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maintenance crew accidentally deployed an emergency shoot. the flight was canceled and all 210 passenger where's put on other flights. >> >> belkeys: a final push inin the race for the white house as candidate hit the trail hard on the eeng eve the all important florida pry mare right. florida voters not the only ones who will voice their choice come tomorrow. >> daniellll that's right. hundreds of delegates in four other states up for grabs a` well. we have team 7 coverage. alex diprato is covering the democrats but we are live again with robbin simmons who is live in the plex with more on the republicans. robbin. >> reporter: it's been an extremely bays a si day for campaign of the members of the go. one looking to seal the deal hoins in ef vit bailt. the others strieg stay in the hunt. it's the su superunt before super tuesday 3.0. and this could major break for the republican field especially marco riewb riewfnlt he is
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on florida with four scheduled stops take him from jacksonville to his home town of west miami. toad tomorrow is the day we're going to shock country and do what needs to be done. we're gog to win the 99 delegates here in flflida. >> as the head of the pack for the campaign season, donald trump. he is blaming violence that ee ruchtd at campaign events in chicago that lead to several arrests and others on bernie sanders. and a little disrusmghts no violence. we go and these chingz things are so incredible. it's a movement and a love f and we love each other and we're going to do so well. >> >> reporter: but trump sp shifting attention to ohio. one poll has him in a tie with republican voters there with john kay siefnlgt cruz and rubio trailing them. 2012 romney joined kasich on the trail today. >> the math is real. and if somebody can't get the
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we have a thousand det delegates yet to go. you'll see me pick up speed and have momentum. i may quo to the convention with more delegates than any of them win. ceel ee weel see what happens. >> to florida where sarah palin campaigned for trump before her husband's accident forced her back home to alaska. candidates in the final push for any possible undecided vote whoars can be swayed. >> the peoplef illinois have been suffering under mismanaged democratic policies for a long, long time. people of illinois have paid a real fries price foort failures of the far left democrats and it is rather stliek my leading come tet pet tore for the nomination donaldrump has been one of the key fun ders of those liberal democrats. >> r rorter: and we have the opportunity to take you live
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center where a homecoming meet and greet will be happening for senator marco rubio. that is how he is billing this. that is the flag outside the recreation center as he comes home for a rally this evening. now, he also has an ee vernt at fiu tomorrow nigig as well theepg can celebrate a massive florida win. meanwhile attorney general pam bon dirks florida's attorney general has endorsed donald trump. the billionaire will have a news conference in palm beach@ tomorrow hoping he can spoil rubio's plans. >> live in the plex. robbin simmons. 7 news. >> belkeys: okay robbin frurks let's head to alex diprato who will talk about the democrats and continue our team 7 coverage. alex. >> reporter: and bernie sanders andlinton crisscrossing the midwest today as polls show a tightening race head of tomorrow's vote. >> we have to have a big vote
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message that love, trust, hate. >> reporter: hillary clinton in illinois make a stop ate meeting of latino activist. she is cooj democrats to unify around her presidential bid arguing the party must focus on the larger threrveghts republican front runner donald trump. >> you know i'm always bn being told that when i talk to you i should talk to you in a very cam and measured voice. but i'm so worried about our country and what could happen if we don't band together to elect a president who c c represent all of america. >> reporter: clinton holding another stop ate union hall. recent polls are tightening as she competes with bernie sanders in the mit western s stes that vote tomorrow. sanders is campaigning in o oo. >> last tuesday we won in
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said we couldn't winin >> and if you don't tell anybody, let me mentiti to you, i think we're going to win in ohio tomorrow. >> reporter: the vermont senator says he is confident that aigh turn out n- of low income working class and youngng vote cers deliver him a win in the buckeye state..% >> we are going to move this country to having one of the highest raifts voter turnout, not one of the lowest. >> reporter: hillary clinton will watch results come in tomorrow at the west palm beach convention center there in palm beach county. sanders will be in arizona tomorrow night live in the satellite center. i'm alex diprato. 7 news jie. >> danielle: all right alex. and stay with 7 news for continuing coverage of the race to the white house on air, on line and on your smart phone or tablet. >> >> belkeys: the water is starting to recede in had some
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mississippi but continues to rise elsewhere tonight. a major storm bringing high winds and heavy rain fm the midwest to the southeast. >> danielle: and that system proving deadly. reporter laura ingel has more. >> reporter: parts of the south are still under water. but in some air yad yaz, nine flood waters are receding after nearly a week of heavy rain. storms leaving six people dead and more than 5000 homeses dmadged louisiana alone. now officials and civilians are scrambling to assess the damage. >> i'm just concerned about what kind of damage the water is going to do and especially if it stays ound for a long time. kind of like the katrina event. >> reporter: and it isn't over #kwred yet. bay quarter of louisiana's river graidges still somewhat flooding prompting president obama to declare a major disaster tore the state.
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as historic and calling for voluntary evacuations of at least two towrnz towns along the louisiana mississippi boater called pearl river. >> ahd if it come in the house, you can redo that, but if you get in it and you're gorntion it's over. >> reporter: also causing cerntion another line of thunderstorm that's hit parts of oklahoma, arkansas and east texas. several homes destroyed in uncertain texas, that's just a few moilz croots board frer louisiana. residentntnow watching and fighting were water levels to drop. >> just picking up everything right now. you don't know what you need or if you lefef it behind behind if it will be there when you get back. >> reporter: officials wrarng of more storms expected later in the week. bringing feefers increased flooding throughout the region. >> in new york laura ingel. 7 news. >> danielle: and members of the russian military ordered out syria. president putin says the partial
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he says he hopes the move will contribute to the sucucss of peace talks in syria. that began today. putin didn't release details of@ the plan but he says a naval facility will continue to operate there. >> belkeys: lots more coming up on 7 news. police hoping to put out a lesson in the law after a school is targeted for cash. we're live with this at 6:00. >> danielle: and a coral gables neighborhood o edge after a woman is slism sawltd and robbed. >> belkeys: and a grief stricken mother after her son is shot and killed on miami beach. >> danielle: and possible contamination cerchl today fpl residents are firing back. >> belkeys: and we're learning about a wreck on the rails. what may have caused this frightening derailment.
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>> belkeys: eye dangerous derailment and engineers with pressing questions tonight. they said something on the rails didot seem right. >> danielle: but unfortunately it would be too liet. >> lynn martinez in the satellite center with more. lynn night ievment a bend in the rail maybe to braim for an traj train de railing in western kansas. >> at least 2829 people were injured when an amtrak train traveling from los angeles california to kansas ce raild early monday morning it was something we had to address and after two seconds you knew something was wrong. >> the train engineer saw a bend in the rail and pulled on the
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five the nine cars ended up on the other side of the tracks. two others came off the tracks but rebhained standing. >> we had to help people off and what would be a side door ended up being a door on the top of the strain car and so we had to take and help lift the patients up and then set ladders up and bring them down on ladders. >> lynn: every one is ctd for and those who were hurt are suffering from flon nonlief threatening injuries. >> one man stopped me and in the field and said friend, friend, are you all right? i said, is there any blood. >> and i shined the light on my face and it was broaddy. >> lynn: now the n nional transportation safety board is investigating the cause of the accident. later today they said they are checking whether an earlier correct vek crara may have damaged the cracks traks causing the derailment in the first place. lynn martinez. 7 news. >> belkeys: all right lynn. >> danielle: and a big musical
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how officials are preparing ultra. >> belkeys: and inmates gong wild and all caught on cravment prison employees caught in the middle of thi madness. >> danielle: and do you believe in miracles? a best selling book now a movie and stars in south florida for the big premier. we're live.
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>> >> you're telling me when this baby hit fell 30 feet she hit her head just rightnd it didn't paralyze herr injure hir but it healed her? >> yes. >> >> belkeys: wow a a tragic accident cures an in cure able disease. that is something else. the movie miracles from heaven is a bes movie based on a best
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>> danielle: and 7's chris van vliet is live in miami beach for it all. hi chris. >> >> reporter: the red carpet uld rold out behind me. putting final touches as we wait foort rival of jennifer gardner and queen la tia fa about miracles from hef vifnlt it's a touching fim. they said getting into this role was very difficult because of how heavy the material is. >> a big happy southern fily s- as tragedy truck when an na bill, one of the children is die neetioned with an in cure able disease. mommy, it hurts. >> miracles from heaven is waisd onon a true story and all the characters from the fim exist in real life. >> i'm not leaving this hospital until i know what's wrong with any mi dart doubt sneer oo jennifer gardner took on the challenging role of anna's mom kristi. >> an na bell came down with a
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trouble die ago notion. but kristi helped her through it and drew fraer own safe and family and community nantd end of this family story they had a miracle. and an na bell was cured. >> but on the way to that mir reclerks this girl fights through a terrible disease oomplet part off a side works but the bottom doesn't. >> and she plays specialist who treats children with this agonizing disease. >> he use dz a lot of comedy in toward get the kids relaxed and to make them his frids. >> the doctor say source of stretch and fun and so is an na bell's dad played by martin ten henn derson and where medicine leaves off, the family's faith takes over. >> we're not giving up. martin was originally from niew zee land but in any mir cleze gets to play a texan.
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meat eating fund fun loving very ground earth i quality detections and not far from where i grew up at. as for queen latifah's an ga larks she is a nice woman whiet woman from boston with a totally different accent. >> all that mattered ic the positive ti she brought to an na bell. >> i thinkt was about bringing that light and energy and kindness. >> and sometimes that's what miracles are all about. >> the rhett red carpets don't t themselves up. the final touches being you put up here as we get ready for jenniferardner to show up here. miracles from heaven. and we' take you live to the action happening on 7:30 on deco drive. for now live in south wees bebeh. i'm chris van vliet. 7 news. >> now 7 weather with chief meteorologist phil ferro. >> phil: and good afternoon
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afternoon is to the north of florida. basically the northern half of the u.s. from the east coast wait to the west coast. we should remain mostly sunny and hot. any rain in the offing, well, we'll have to wait 'til saturday and sunday. our chances for rain go up. by the way sunday is the first day of spring. until then our over night temperatures will remain above average. 65 degrees is typical. maybe next monday below average for us. here's what we are loong at as far as temperatures across sunshine state. 78 degrees right across pensacola. continuing to head east. 86 in tallahassee. northern florida temperatures here are in the low 80s. central florida today plenty of sunshine. 80 in tampa right now. 85 in orlando. south florida we've seen partly cloudy skies way couple showers alg the immediate coast here. temperatures in the low to mid 80s.
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today. 83 in marathon. key west temperature of 80 with the wind out of south at 9 miles per hour. not looking too bat bad tomorrow for voting. illinois could see a few showers. 60 in orlando. eight o zero's in north carolina. for us however it will warm up dramatically as wind starts coming in out of the south southwest. no advisories tonight. the winds will be picking up off shore. biscayne bay with a light chop. >> no advisories throughout t t keys. the wind out of southwest. coastal wers become smooth this evening. next high tide 1:36. 1:31 in fort lauderdale. key largo 1:59 and 3:23 the next high tide in key w%st. clouds will continue to move out tonight. maybe a sphrij. over night lows will be in the 70 diso 72 degree range. what is average i65 degrees. the range of high is 80 degrees
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look at t morrow. 86 fort lauderdale. 87 miami. 82 in the keys. grr caughgh outside waiting on a line to vote, make sure you drink plenty of water. stay high drietd. we'll remain warm through thursday. friday and saturday clouds build. a little better chance of rain on saturday and sunday, sunday by the way, that is the start of spring. that'sour 7 on 7. 7 news will be right back.
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>> >> belkeys: that is a wrap for us here on 7 news at 5:00. caio caio. i'm belkeys nerey. >> danielle: and i'm danielle knox. keep it here. 7 news at 5:30 is next.
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this is 7 newewat 5:00. i don't have a son. >> lynn: a mother in mourning as police search for her son's killer after the young bhan is killed on south beach. good evening every one. gierg tragedy. >> danielle: and a fies fight es claiting to into gunshots. spring breakers oning for thrifer lives and one man would not survive.
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jeff. >> reporter: deanl and lirntion last we checked this is investigation. this has been going on since early sunday morning. at one point they had a person in custody. they were talk to that p%rson but that person has since been released a. this point no reases have been made in this investigation. >> very devastating and shocking. >> reporter: a family throoct public for help as police search for a killer among the busy spring break clouds on monday. >> >> reporter: a mother grief strange inteect death of her son. to year-old antoine. >> please any one know some, please call police. her. >> reporter: her son shot and killed over the weekend. he was celebrating his older brother eation birthday when a
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>> they went taught celebrate and this is what he g gs for his birthday. >> reporter: bullets rang out and decade hit in the ches chest. >> reporter: cell phone video shows the scene as police started the investigation early sunday morning. the shooting happened around 1:00. spring brairkz on the street ducking for cover. >> it's messed up. it's our spring break snoot 20-year-old collapsed bit officer.r. he died at hospital. >> the mother says he leaves behind a young child. >> he have a son. i don't know what to tell his son. >> danielle: and as the sprg break crowd emerges from the chaos. police hope something one comes forward with new leads. >> and investigators with the mie beach police department are still working this murder investigation frjm all an gevmentz right now no one is under arrest. so they are look o for help fromom the public. maybe you saw something or were in this area at time. shooting on sunday morning. contact miami-dade crime

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