happened, rosh? >> reporter: yeah, extremely frustrating, you're going to see that surveillance video in a moment. but let me show you what's happening now. this is the process of repair, and they're working on all of glass here. why? because all of this glass in front of this pizza sp shattered as an suv comes crashingthrough. >> it was just like she pressed on the gas and it went forward. >> reporter: on this saint patty's day, she's anything but lucky. >> i don't know, i'm having bad luck today. >> reporter: but when you think of that video again, you might think otherwise. felicia has a dozen stitches and her fiance walks with a limp and is covered in bruises. they're both cut up after deliringpies to to the downtown park.

sitting next to the school and waiting for the food. and all i can see is this car coming at us. >> it's like we hit the curb and almost went airborne. >> reporter: it was 12:30 early thursday morning when deena nolan inventerly turned this pizza joint into the drive-through. her suv came crashing through the windows. >> don't sit by the windows. and it's sad to say, but this is not a one-time thing. it's always occurring. we'r'r seeing more and more of this happening. >> reporter: the suv coming t rest with the front end of the pizza grill on 9th avenue. crews removing it overnight. the impact sending san pe et onto the hospital. and as we look at that surveillance video one last time, two people very important to be telling their story. you can understand how important these two people were.

there when this car came, this suv came crashing through. we did check with the broward sheriffs' office, and they tell me this case is still under investigation. live in oakland park, rosh lowe, 7 news. >> danielle: now we do want to get you right back to vanessa medina, who has more on that fifry stunt that happened at the high school pep rally. vanessa. >> reporter: that's right, it has been quite a day for substitutes here at atlantic high school in delray beach. imagine, they're watching this performer, and they think its part of the act when the man literally catches fire. that's when they noticed that he was in some trouble, and he was flailing and he flew himself to the ground. that's when the students hold us that they knew it was not part of the act. if we can go to the video, he worked for inferno challenge, and now, they're putting on quite a show for the students.

which was supposed to be a wall of flames, instead, the performer catching fire in front of thousands of students. many thinking that it was part of the act only when the man began rolling on the ground and removing his clothes good they think that something was wrong. a teacher grabbing a fire extinguisher and putting out the fire, and the students describing what they saw. >> guessing that he put too much in his mouth, and when he tried to spit it out, it got on his face, and you can see him in the bounce house frantically trying to get it off his face. in doing so, he has the bottle of alcohol that he's using, and it spills or he spits out because there was stuff in his throat. and boom, he just engulfs in flames. >> reporter: so a teacher putting a fire extinguisher on

gym, the floor on fire as well. the smoke from that and flames, sending seven students to the hospital in all. 20 were treated at the school. we do know that the performer was taken to delray beach medical center. and it's unclear his status right now. vanessa medina, 7 news. >> danielle: hard to look at, thank you. a pilot and a passenger forced to land in the everglades. they say engine trouble is what caused all of this. skyforce over the scene east of u.s. 27 and north of 75 yesterday as the pair walked away without injuries, and that's the good news. the private jet was making its way toward fort lauderdale executive airport. >> lynn: police arresting a man

florida school, on grand theft and criminal mischief charges. he was caught breaking through the roof of a presbyterian church in little havana, they say that he ransacked an office and stole $5,000. and the money has still not been recovered. >> danielle: and the police are on the lookout for a man they believe tried to kill someone in the keys with a broken glass bottle. the officials are searching for alvarez, he stabbed another man in the neck last month. the victim survived and alvarez is on the run. if you know anything, call: >> lynn: president obama's historic visit to cuba is just days away. and ahead of his trip, prominent members of the cuban community were at the white house to violence their concerns. ashley jones tells us nowhere

>> reporter: cuban vips visiting the white house on wednesday, meeting with president obama ahead off his planned historic trip to cuba. >> i think that we live in a free country, and we have greet opportunities and we want to show that to the world. and it can bring hope for people. >> reporter: emilio estefan was one of those in washington where the president was looking for perspective. >> it has been a very very good way for us to try to get the cuban community. today was a great example of it. >> reporter: father fernando of st. katherine's church teamed the meeting and talked about the foreign policy and hewn rights was want to priority. >> we continue to press to make sure that over time, we're widening more and more freedom for speech, assembly, religion inside of cuba. >> reporter: the president and first family held to cuba on

in old havana, he will visit a cathedral to visit jaime or taking a. who was key in talks between the u.s. and cuba. ortega went to the white house and hand hand-delivered a letter from pope francis to president obama to pave the way for deals in 2014. monday, president obama will replay a meeting before raul castro before meeting with entrepreneurs. there's a state revolution palace, and tuesday, the last day of the trip, he'll give a national address to the cuban people. he'll also meet with dissidents on the island. some have their doubts about the trip to cuba. >> the visit will not be good for cuban freedom, and not for cuban democracy. >> reporter: but ben rhodes

week. >> what will be better? >> reporter: he echoed those feelings on a conference call on wednesday. a larger than normal group will travel with the president, who will wrap things up. in baseball, he'll watch a game with a tampa bay rays and the national team. a wave of obama mania already sweeping the island nation. the vendors there selling shirts, flags and buttons, showing the u.s. commander in chief. this was broadcast on cuban tv last night. the inaugural flight to reestablish direct mail service from cuba to the u.s. arrived in miami. service between the two countries was suspended back in 1968. back on the president's visit, the first lady will also meet with cuban students on monday. the first family meets on tuesday, and then will travel to

i'm ashley jones, 7 news. >> danielle: florida senator, marco rubio, is back to work in washington d.c., this after dropping out of the race for president following his big loss in the florida primary. and now he's talking about his future. craig stevens is live in the satellite center with what he had to say. >> reporter: danielle, there was a lot of interest as senator marco rubio returned to capitol hill today. and he spelled out his plans. he said when his term expires in january, he will focus on being a private citizen. he squashed the rumors that he might run for florida governor in 2018. an he said that he has no aspirations to be part of the big election this fall. >> i'm not interested in being vice president. and i don't mean that in a disrespectful way. i'm not going to be running for vice president, or being

we're going to work hard here and have things that we want to achieve, and then i'll be a private citizen in january. >> reporter: he probably needs time to decompress from all of this. when asked about the convention, he brushed it off. heeft the presidential race if you recall, after being trounced in the primary by donald trump. and he said that he would win his home state. and in the end he won miami-dade county. and that was it. craig stevens, 7 news. >7 news. >> danielle: well, it was a a meet and greet in the nation's capital for the supreme court nominee. judge merrick garland meeting with top democrats today after he was nominated by president obama. the republicans say that they will refuse any pick by the president. they believe that it should come by the next president.

passing of justice scalley a. >> lynn: sea world said that the killer whales in their care will be the last generation. they have stopped all breeding. they will introduce new natural orca encounters rather than theatrical shows. it will start next year, followed by san antonio and orlando in 2018. >> danielle: ahead on 7 news, the 91-year-old woman and her daughter shaken up after being robbed at gunpoint. a live report is coming up. >> lynn: some say that it's dangerous, but a florida woman disagrees, saying that she's not going to stop the fight to keep her pet gator. yeah, they kiss. >> danielle: rivers rise after days of heavy rain.

over just yet. >> danielle: well, forget ca or dogs, one woman's pet alligator is cute and cuddly, and she's fighting to keep it, and wildlife officials say that it can't live with her anymore. >> lynn: it's a love that only a mother and child can share, except this woman's baby is a 1225-pound reptile with teeth. sheldon fox has the story.

bond with her pet, rambo. it's a love generally shared with a child or a fluluier variety. but mary sai her nearly six foot alligator is as docile as they get. >> i live with him like a kid. you get used to things tha kids do, and i do. >> reporter: she rescued him after he h a sensitivity to the sun. that's when mary moved him into her home, and she has shots him lounging. and she has trained him like any four-legged one would be traiai >> if he wants to go to the bathroom, he'll come and tap his nose on hi leg, and i'll bring him out and let him go. >> reporter: but mary is fighting for her g gor. he's breaking the codes. >> they want to put him outside. he's sun sensitive, and he can't go outside, so they have a 2 and

and my land doesn't need that. >> but he doesn't meet it because he's special needs. >> reporter: she's t ting the fwc to court, asking the judge to make an exception. >> i feel like if this alligator leaves, he's going to pass away. and he's my baby. 23 he didn't love me, he would ea me. >> reporter: but he could turn on someone else. the officials are sceptical, saying once a wild animal, always a wild animal. >> their instincts will kick@ in. and they will protect themselves and get territorial. you simply don't mesk kate wild animals. >> reporter: mary insists that rambo won't survive out in the wild. and she hopes that the judge will make a special exception for a rare but fighting bond. >> he's worth fighting for. >> reporter: sheldon fox, 7 news. >> lynn: i suggest a very thick sunscreen.

no longer kiss him on the lips, because i'm just afraid -- >> lynn: why would you say that, danielle? he has areat wardrobe, i love the leather jacket, the baby carrier. >> danielle: coming up at 4:00, a woman knocked out on the road to recovery, and very lucky to be alive. and she's thanking the man who saved her. >> lynn: and plus a four-legged survivor who beat the odds, how

ultimate canine test. >> phil: all right, a hot day across south florida. miami at this hour at 87 . one degree away from t t record. and we're also looking at a lot of cloudiness starting to move in, all ahead of a front that's sitting by north florida. we n nd to get some of that rain here during the weekend. right now, the temperatures have come down to the low 80s over in fort lauderdale. miami, 81, 83 in marathon. the same in naples, and key west, 80 . the wind out of the southeast, everywhere across the east and coming oututf the southwest here in naples. anywhere between 7:00, 8:00, 13 miles per hour.

this is all due to the front. eventually that will drop and push some of that moisture our way. sunday could be the wettest day of the weekend. across the beaches tonight, chance of rip currents, biscayne bay, light chop. for you in the florida keys, no advisories. wind o of the southeast. inside the reef, 1-2 feet. and beyond the reef, 1-3 feet. meanwhile, the next high tide in miami, 1:52, and 1:47 in fort lauderdale. next high tide in key largo, 4:41, an hour later in key west. tonight, partly c,oudy, warm breeze, overnight lows, low 07s. 65 . and by tomorrow, the typical high is between 78 and 80, well above that everywhere in the area. re's your extended outlook. some of that moisture starts to move in for saturday and summed. sunday, by the way, that's your first day of spring, and then breezy for the start of next week.

seasonal values, and then we slowly start to warmup by next

that's your your 7-on-7 forecast. >> madonna fans are all rile under after a show in australia last night. and not in a good way. madonna hit the show in brisbane more than two hours late.

being late and especially on tour. but this time she's blaming t t fangs. she told the people that the showed up too early. giving a stalker a taste of her own medicine. a judge granted daniel a temporary restraining order against chris after she said thatahe was stalking her on social media. this is the same woman -- something tellsls me that the judge is okay for the order to stay 100 yards way. >> shia labeouf is s no more. the actor is engaged, they met on the set of nympho maniac and they hit it off. america has gained one more

the model is officially a united states citizen. favio is one of the 6,000 people who took the oath of allegiance yesterday. in a statement, the italian hk said this is one of the greatest days of his life and america is the greatest country in the world. tonight on the drive, eat silver and a golden shoe? why not? this restaurant has a tasty menu that will take a bite out of your wallet. that's tonight on deco at 7:30. happy saint patrick's day, ladies, you're not wearing green. >> we are. >> i had on green earlier today, but i was eating an apple with almond butter and it went flying. >> danielle: so you're wearing green inside, because it was a green am. >> lynn: anyway, it was a disaster. i'm lynn martinez. >> danielle: i'm danielle knox, don't go too far away.

ahead. >> danielle: and off the top at 4:30, a south florida woman shaken up after coming face-to-face with an armed man. good afterno, the 91-year-old victim saying her daughter was out in the yard when he came through the side gate. >> lynn: with a gun in hand, he made his w into the home, grabbing a purse and taking off. brandon beyer spoke to the victims. >> reporter: lynn,magine that you were outside on the back porch having a cup of coffee before going to work, and that's at the woman was doing, when the man walked into the backyard with a gun and walked into the house and robbed her. lele me show you the sketch that the broward sheriffs' office has released of the suspect.