they have pins like this as well as other t-shirts. it says baltimore and the color of the baltimore ravens as well. he was dedicated to family, playing sports and family with especially made t-shirts and the memorial to walkerith the candles, the football and the hat just days after a tragic situation right where we're standing. the pride and joy of his family. trey walker beat the odds. >> he always wanted to be a special football player nce he was young. >> and he did it. >> yes, he did it. >> sheldon: he made it to the nfl but the baltimore ravens corner back was lost when he crashed a dirt bike into a car at 21st avenue. >> he had so man dreams and came too far, too far, too, too, too far and it's his own

>> and the same dirt bike and i looked. >> they got the crushing news fridid while at jackson memorial hospital. walker's injuries, as young and strong as he was, were too much to overcome. >> he wasn't responding to nothing they tried to do. they tried everything they tried. andust wasn't responding and i'll keep his spirit and dreams alive. >> sheldon: the pain is unbearable for the family and felt by walker's football world, too. the ravens tweeted "we are grieving the los of a special young man -- loss of a special young man. r.i.p. trey walker." the minnesota vikings quarterback, prod yee and former bull teddy bridgewater posted this. "today we lost more than an athlete. we lost a brother, son, teammate, classmate, friend and great person. you proved that something

northwestern and off 71st street." but on 75th street, thursday night's mishap has ended a local success story. and continues too cause a world of pain. walker was not wearing a helmet. his mother and his sister had a message for me. we're going to have that for you throughout the day. but i'll tell what you it was. please, they're asking, anybody with a dirt bike or motorcycle, please wear helmets. use this story as an example. we're live in northwest miami-dade, sheln fox, 7 news. >> in the news now on this wet weekend but the rain isn't the only thing on tap. a cool comeback may be in the works! meteorologist brent cameron live in the weather center with the details. hey, brent. >> brent: and first we need to

and unsettled weather and that is on storm watch and some areas bombarded on sunday and some can even rumble and by monday that's where the change temperature will be felt. and then it is to thoeft blasting and then it is going to grand bahama island. then a break on the radar. don't let down your guard and more rain and it is altered by the weather service and no longer with palm beach county under that. miami-dade not under a watch h now and the potential for more of these strong storms and gusting winds and also some lightning into sunday. off in the gulf of mexico, low

a front thal be pushing our way and more in weather. >> and 7's walter morris is live right in the middle of the thumping loud music. walter? >> you can probably hear the base from the main stage on the other side of that fence. cars backed up as traffic here on biscayne bay and two lanes going north and we've been talking to fans going into the festival and they say there's

>> it's day 2 with fans all over. >> australia, >> mexico. >> and it is billed throughout the weekend. >> and 165,000 patrons and it is the place to be. >> with the heavy base and bright lights hitting a sour note and that taking on the cav leaser and if you think heading to4south beach to skaept madness, think again. spring break in full effect and closed from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on monday.

it is rfect and ultra going and that festival going on with ulta and more delays. walter, 7 news. >> >> cuba is getting ready for a historic visit from president obama is weekend. his trip now just one day away. it comes after a break between relations including travel restrictions. and now the latest with robbin. robbin? >> robbin: it's been 88years since a sitting u.s. president has been here to cuba and this time president obama will be the first after all of that time. and there are a lot of people waiting for that visit. you might be surprised the cuban government is not exactly

there is tidying up ahead of the visit. sweeping and painting and touch-ups and the preparations pretty much end there. one of the first things president obama will see is this billboard. very graphic. it has a noose around the island of cuba and calls the blockade "the longest genocide in history." it's a stark contrast to the welcome pope francis received on his first trip to the island. the cuban government and was filled with flags with the pontiff's picture. one day ahead of mr. obama's visit, no flags but plenty of billboards like these witht cuban children in school uniforms touting education for all. there was some activity at the port where the president will people tuesday, but no pomp and no circumstance for the american president. while the cubans we talked to seem hopeful for the president's visit and what it can mean for their futures. >> (voice of interpreter): cubans in general are very happy and positive thinking.

we hope it's all for the best. >> (voice of interpreter): this is great for our country and we hope the relations between the united states strengthen. >> (voice of interpreter): we've been waiting for him for a long time. we finally decided to come and excited about everything that's ppening. >> robbin: the cuban government is more business as usual about the visit. tomorrow 7's craig stevens will join me live here in havana as president obama begins his historic visit. be sure to join us for all the coverage. you can catch it on 7 news and, of course, on wsvn.com now incidentally raul castro is not scheduled to meet president obama when he lands at jose martine international airport but the first stop will be right here at the newly open u.s. embassy and then he'll travel down for r some sight seeing in old havana. reporting live in havana, cuba, robbin simmons, 7 news. >> all right, robbin.

the cdc warning travelers they're at risk of contract the virus in the island nation. it's especially dangerous for pregnant women and linked to serious birth defects. the obama administration says it wiwi not affect his travel plans. >> anchor: a group of cuban migrants heading home. the u.s. coast guard sending 42 migrants back to the island nation. they were rescued on two different locations while attempting to across the florida straits. officials say 9 migrants were found dead during one of the rescue missions after being spotted by a royal caribbean cruise ship. it is believed they suffered% from severe dehydration. >> in the race for the white house this weekend, demonstrators hitting the streets to protest and the crowd carrying signs and chanting slogans against the gop front runner. in arizona this scene

the way to the trump rally near phoenix this afternoon. arresting at least 3 people and meanwhile candides on both sides and are participating in the town hall on cnn. and now is a great time to download the 7 nene voice your choice app with the latest news from the campaign trail. >> lorena: a plane caught on camera going down in a fire ball and exploding. they believe the high winds caused the dubai flight to crash. it created a crater in the runway and scattered the wreckage. there were no survivors. >> jeff: we're just getting started on 7 news at 6:00. comingup from the news station, race horses getting their lives back on track after a barn fire nearly killed them. >> a south florida community remains on edge as police continue to hunt for the killer. >> and trash no longer littering the sand thanks to a

we'll be right back. >> we're back with a group of horses after a devastating barn fire. ther horses would not survive. >> and now the horses are on the mend in the new home. and 7's anne keel has the story. >> among the 11 surviving racece horses, 4 of the healthiest have returned to the south florida trotting center where they will receive around the clock care. >> we needed those 12 or chose those 12 and he left 11 here. >> a massive barn fire tuesday night killed 12 horses in the lake worth property owned by m. >> they made the determination

>> opened up the gates and let them out and dit is the roof and start to come down. >> and this is the oto taken at the scene. fire fighters say flames were shooting 30 feet in the air. >> and it is going to take 6-7 weeks to heal on the horses' backside but focusing on internal damage and potential damage to the horses' lungs because of all of that smoke. >> we have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 different drugs. >> the wounds are what they are and they're not going to get any worse. but what's inside is what we worry about. >> reporter: a trainer provided these photos. some of the horses tragically killed seen here learning to

staff is bringing orchids to the now burned out barn. >> some horses were running back in and describing terrible sounds. >> reporter: so much lost and more lives could be taken. the most severely injured horses are fighting to survive at a facility off site. in lake worth, anne keel, 7 news. >> lorena: police searchininfor a shooter after a man is found dead in broward. offifirs responded to the shooting this morning in the area of northwest 27th avenue lauderdale. en they arrived on scene they found the body of the 23-year-old man. investigators have not yet identified the victim. if yoyohave any information on this case, you're asked to call broward crime stoppers at 954-493-tips. >> dozens gathering for the coastal clean up in south florida. the commissioner hosting the 10 block clean up on miami beach. volunteers clearing up debris left behind by clouds and beer bottles and cigarette butts. elementary and high schoho students also pitching in during their spring break to help clean up the coast.

first anti-litter campaign which includes fines for litter violations of up to 3500 dollars. great effort out there. you're watching 7 news.

break. >> all right, areas of sun and storms on this side. get a clcler look at these temperatures as we've had enough sunshine to take us in the upper 80s around miami. not quite as warm in the mid80s in fort lauderdale with scaling back and blasting and targeting that area and points north. currenwind speeds out of the southwest and gusty and this hour we still are under a severe thunderstorm watch but

county and miami-dade under no watch and just continue watch for the potential and some strong storm gusts and upwards of 40 to 50 mph and that projected moisture around and pretty decent rainfall with all of that moisture that is moving in from the south and west.

today moved off shore or the northwestern bahamas and could clench beach locations and half an inch of rain in spots before a cold front arrives. use caution for aters and beach on geers and temperatures only dipping in middle 70s and back on the warm side before cooling wn and with that

that's your 7 on 7 forecast. >> looking to keep our dancing shoes on with wichita state and miami came out on fire in the

mcllellan and led by 13 at the break. second half wichita state with shock and awe to fight back. shoters up 33-42nd they erase the 21 ponent deficit and same score and mclell 18 in this one and the player of the game is angel rodrigueueand heaves it and it goes and bang and canes win and advance to the sweet science for the first time in 3 years. >> they should rename it the angel rodriguepark. he owned the place. he was so confident and at the offensive end of the floor with his scoring and passing and just had a game very focused on doing what we needed done. >> he looked good today.

kitchenser right now have a big game tonight against lebron and now the latest. >> and it's in the eastern side at the conference and hehe don't have much room for slip ups, especially with 14 games left in the regular season. >> this is a big game for us. we have to come here and win this game on the home floor tonight versus teams playing very, very well. >> it is definitely a big g game and main thing that it is as much as popoible. >> these two guise tight like handcuffs and championships together and dwayne wade and lebron james and doesn't mean

otheon the court. >> we show love during games before and in competitors you want to beat them more than anything else and it is lik having your brother more than you want to beat anybody. if you know you can beat that person, you can beat anyone else. >> back out live, you see the heat and the big man working on his jumper but know his game is all about just dunking and likely to catch the dunk on lebron tonight. mike, back to you. >> the 75,000 annual mistakes and herate call down the stretch. >> -- here's the call down the stretch. >> and ballet diva holding on and winds! >> the 3-time stakes winner

and the one million dollar florida derby, by the way, gulf stream is 2 weeks from today.

jeffnd lorena back after this. >> jeff: that's 7 news at 6. i'm jeff lennox. >> lorena: i'm lorena estrada. 7 news continues in 2 minutes.

depere, wi >> jeff: now on 7 news at 6:30, dirt bike danger taking the life of an nfl player. >> and radar breaks down the stormy details ahead and cuba is preparing to welcome a u.s. president. 7 news live in havana ahead of president obama's historic visit. hello and good evening! i'm jeff lennox. >> robbin: and i'm robbin simmons live in havana. 7 news at 6 time teem 30 starts right now! >> off the top at 6:30, a touching tribute in honor of the young player killed while riding a dirt bike. his bright future taking a