determined to ruin me in any way they can, including killing me if they can get away with it. >>> miami beach florida>> the whole planet comes here to have fun. >> this is an unbelievable place to live. it's the hottest city in the world. >> reporter: walking down the strip of miami beach, it's easy to see why it's a tourist mecca. it is vulnerable to rising sea level. most of it was built not more than four feet above the tide lines. how they are dealing with it in miami may become a blueprint for the rest of the country. >> we have pictures two blocks from here of people on kayaks when it's high tide and floods. >> reporter: valerie lives a block from the bay and paid the price of sea rise when her condo's parking area turned into a swimming pool. >> by the time you realised what was going on, neighbors came down, everyone helping each other. most of us lost our cars. >> you see water in the streets during sunny days without rain. >> reporter: sandwiched between the atlantic ocean and biscayne bay high tide in miami beach has been inching up. up by a third of an inch, and in the last five years acc

elena: los inmigrantes cubanos y llegaron hoy a miami beach en la florida en una balsa de metal son 12de cuba y de morÁn se hiciesen atravesar. jorge: con donald trump, o lÍder y descalza pisÁndole los talones ambos acaparan el debate republicano electoral maÑana en california.>> reportero: hay un atractivo adicional de la estrategia, segÚn analistas deberÍa ser ofensiva de los candidatos >> se espera que tenga muy buen desempeÑo. fiorina estÁ mejorando las encuestas pero no tanto como donald trump. los comentarios pueden estar alcanzando algunos votantes. la popularidad subiÓ de 24 27% desde el mes pasado y dedicar solo estÁ alcanzando. el cirujano ahora candidato encarÓ de un seis a un 23% en el mismo periodo de tiempo. los las encuestas muestran que una gran mayorÍa un 72% de votantes desconfÍa de los polÍticos profesionales. >> es el desencanto y gracia de la gente con el sistema polÍtico, no funcionan a favor de las mayorÍas, las democracias son precisamente fundadas en las mayorÍas y ahora tienen ya bastante tiempo esas mayorÍas esperando un poco de beneficios. reportero: es muy

banda se iniciarÁ bajo las palmeras, sobre la arena y en medio del calor de las playas de miami beach en floridajecutivo y vicepresidente de eventos especiales para univisiÓn lidera esta mega producciÓn depuÉ de mÁs de 200 horas de trabajo y con la ayuda de un ejÉrcito de mÁs de 100 personas, se sobre la construcciÓn de este escenario que cuenta con lo Último de la tecnologÍa. >> nos pasamos 10 dÍas en el montaje de lo que era sÓlo la parte de escenografÍa. pamlea: el despliegue de miles de cables, 500 luces mÁs de 20 cámaras captan cada, movimiento y cada reacciÓn. >> no sÓlo los chicos cantandos sino las reacciones de los jueces, y de los padres que estÁn tras camerino. pamela: sonido, iluminaciÓn y una plataforma inmensa. han sido meses y meses de preproducciÓn, y para que cada uno de esos jÓvenes llegar a desfilar por la plataforma debiÓ someterse a un intenso proceso de audiciones preliminares, en distintas ciudades. >> estuvimos en miami, nueva york, chicago, estuvimos en los angeles, puerto rico. pamela: suÁrez cuenta con orgullo que es un formato nunca antes visto creado en conjunto con

well, i've shown you vegas, and now the property man is heading to florida -- tampa, orlando, palm beach, miamie's a sneak peek at what's coming up in season 2. what if you could build the ideal community from scratch? well, it's happening right now on a massive scale. >> lake nona is 11 square miles of an inte collaborative community. >> they've got schools and hospitals and neighborhoods and universities and recreation. >> with a foundation of technology running through it. >> an entire city built from the ground up with the goal of improving how we live, and it's working. i'll take you behind the gates of some of florida's most exclusive luxury homes... >> welcome to one of the most pristine and private lakes on the lake butler chain. >> ...where cameras have not been allowed until now. >> ordinarily, we don't allow cameras in here to film these magnificent homes, but you're in for a special treat. >> florida is one of the many states that just seems to constantly take a beating from mother nature. but i've got the ways to keep your family safe. >> these rooms are engineered for 250 mile-per

florida. tampa to palm beach to miami and many stops in between.'s coming up in season 2. what if you could build the ideal community from scratch? well, it's happening right now on a massive scale. >> 1100 square miles of an integrated community. >> they have schools, recreation, neighborhoods. an entire city built from the ground up with the goal of improving how we live, and it's working. i'll take you behind the gates of some of florida's most exclusive luxury homes. >> welcome to one of the most pristine and private lakes in the chain. ordinarily we don't allow cameras in here to film these magnificent homes, but you're in for a special treat. >> florida is one of the many states that just seems to constantly take a beating from mother nature. but i've got the way to keep your family safe. >> these rooms are engineered with 250-mile-per-hour winds. if the whole house collapses around them, it is integrated among themselves. >> they're lucky to be alive after their home burned to the ground. >> this is a very common occurrence. >> where do you

so much of the east coast of florida was essentially wasteland until he built his railroad. you simply couldn't develop an area like palm beach or miami until you had secure rail transportation to the outside world. realized he was pioneering, that he was opening up these areas to development. .t surprised even him in his old age, he said, "i always believed in the future of florida, but i didn't appreciate how quickly it would happen." >> up next, we talk with tracey eaton, author of the book "bubba bandit." prof. eaton:

florida was essentially wasteland until he built his railroad. you simply couldn't develop an area like palm beach or miami until you had secure rail transportation to the outside world. realized he was pioneering, that he was opening up these areas to development. .t surprised even him in his old age, he said, "i always believed in the future of florida, but i didn't appreciate how quickly it would happen." >> up next, we talk with tracey eaton, author of the book "bubba bandit." i have been a journalist since 1983. i worked for seven daily becoming abefore teacher. -- yearsast 12 years, of my reporting career, i worked out of mexico city and cuba. i was doing a city on tourism and i wanted to go to tobacco country in cuba. i got onto a bus and headed out to the western -- to western cuba. when i was climbing aboard the bus, this guy asked if i was from dallas. i said no, i am from denver. but i work for the dallas morning news. he said, are you tracey eaton? and i said, yeah. he said, i read your stories. the guy's name was john stanley. turned out, he had a really interesting story. thief, a car thief.

beach homes. already causing some damage there. and we have seen a lot of flooding down in florida. this instagram video shows the streets of miami beach covered in water this morning. and that rain, the heavy rain that caused these problems has already arrived here in our area. doug and v.j. are tracking it from the storm center. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> we're seeing the rain fall across the area right now, but overspreading the area later this even and as we head into the overnight, some moderate, some heavy rain. we're just getting started. >> we really are. this is round one here. we're going to have a break during the day tomorrow. thursday, friday, saturday, we're watching a potential nor'easter that could develop not to mention we're also watching tropical storm joaquin. >> right, several issues we could be dealing with not just from the rain but also with some wind as things ramp up along the coast. let's talk about this evening. first, though, flash flood watch. this area shaded in green. hagerstown to martinsville, winchester, la ray, on to the west we could see between 2 and 4 inches already around ch

florida this morning. and then unbelievable september warmth continues just about everywhere else. but if you're in west palm beach, studier rains. fort lauderdale some showers. miamist south of miami downtown going to have a thunderstorm in about a minute or two. there's a couple of areas of rain in florida. that's the wet spot. the cloudy spot. a lot of problems at the airports today. as far as rainfall totals go, miami possibly could see an inch. orlando about 1.2. you get the idea. about one to two inches is possible throughout the sunshine state. another very clear, crisp, fall-like morning but the difference is that this september sun is still pretty strong. we're going to jump from the 40s and the 50s, that we have now, up into the 80s and in some cases the 90s today. i mean, we're now halfway through september. this is usually when the temperatures nose dive in a hurry. no signs of that. 94 in dallas today. st. louis, 87. minneapolis, 85. even in northern vermont we're going to be at 85 degrees. and we're on pace for the warmest september ever recorded in new york city. and so it's going to be this next two weeks looks very warm, also. hard not to break tha

florida. mr. president, i brought the commerce committee a year and a half ago to miami beach and brought a whole series of witnesses, one of which was a nasa scientist who testified that measurements -- now, this is not forecast, this is not a projection, this is measurements of the level of the sea over the course of the last four decades that the sea that is risen in south florida between five and eight inches. and the reason i am bringing this to the attention of the senate today is i just returned from miami where the latter part of september, the first part of october is the seasonal high tides, and the streets of miami beach are flooded. as a matter of fact, two years ago, the mayor of miami beach, when he was campaigning for that position, did a campaign commercial in a kayak on alton road, which is on the westerly side of the barrier island, away from the ocean, and it was flooded. and in the intervening two years, the city of miami beach, in cooperation with the local governments of all of the southeast florida governments, have spent millions of dollars on big pumps so that when the ti

yesterday, the streets of miami beach were hit with coastal flooding exacerbated by climate change. a report this summer found that florida faces more risk from the effects of climate change than any other state in the union. joining me now is former vice president and climate activist al gore. wonderful to have you here. >> it's great to be here. thank you very much for participating in the conference. >> you know, i was thinking to myself that you -- the last time you were running for office, you were in elected politics, was 15 years ago. and you know, we're all watching this campaign happen. we're all watching politics now. there's some sense things have gone off the rails or the center cannot hold. what do you think when you watch this play out? does it feel to you like we're seeing some sort of seismic shifts? is this something that seems vaguely recognizable? >> well, vaguely, but the -- american democracy has been hacked. it no longer is operating the way it was intended to operate. and the principle reason for the degradation of the process is the influence of big money. and yet, the many proposals for campaign f

florida, she leaves damage behind. around for -- 140 million. several dead. 4000 homes wrecked, flooded out. beach a bigger whale has been grounded. a freighter driving blindly through the night. putting back into miamie next morning, this boat with sale another day. 900 miles of coastline ahead to choose from, they are beginning to wonder if they are being followed. >> hurricane betsy is taking a northwesterly turn. out from civil defense in baton rouge. >> coastal areas should be evacuating early today before escape routes are cut off by rising waters. >> offshore oil rigs are abandoned. a quarter of a million refugees, many of them headed for new orleans. ♪ is new orleans itself, there literally nowhere to go. it is surrounded by rivers, lakes, and swamplands. so, the town boards up and battens down in the shelter of its levees. already the civil defense emergency operating center is manned by nearly 200 people, representing all the city emergency services. stairsor comes down the to hear disturbing news. >> flooding has occurred just to the south. strong, northerly winds. >> we are expecting 12 feet of water in this area over the lakefront. >> the city civil tense director, charlie goodman. water

florida. heavy rain yesterday. check out the video from miami to west palm beach. s 6 inches in key largo and will flood the roadways and flood watches are out. 1 to 2 inches across florida in through the carolinas. more weather and news from your local abc station next >>> good morning. i'm eric thomas. new numbers on the valley fire. now 40% contained, more than 73,000 acres burned. evacuation orders from middle towne, parts of hidden valley and north side of cob lifted tomorrow. the emergency operations center at lakeport at 1:00 p.m. each day. >>> prosecutors urging bail for three jailed for the beating to death of an inmate. all worked at the main jail in san jose. investigators believe they're a flight risk. attorneys view they have strong ties to the community. >>> and the friday morning traffic. we have had problems. sue? >> we have. drive times out of the chute, off the bat. walnut creek a moderate drive. under 20 minutes. cou to caldecott looking good. overturn near sfo in the slow lane. still there. traffic slow from san bruno and san ramon valley, southb

beach, florida. it's a scene that could play out more and more in the coming months. steve is in miamitell us why. >> it took this boat six days to 90 miles from a village on the north coast of cuba to miami's south beach. tourists surrounded the passengers, 11 men, one woman and a dog, and offered water and money. >> it was like a big wow. i couldn't believe my eyes. i thought i was going to have to save people, because i thought it was a boat drowning, but i couldn't believe my eyes. it was a great feeling. >> more cubans may not be making the risky voyage than ever before. the coast guard says this total of cubans caught or intercepted in the straits or the atlantic ocean, more than 4,000, is already higher than last year's total. the rise may be due to concerns that improved relations between the u.s. and cuba could end special privileges for migrants known as the wet for a/dry foot policy. cubans who make it to the shore are allowed to stay and pursue a fast track to u.s. citizenship. >> some say the policy unfairly favors cubenings over other imgarage groups. >> they need to put

florida. rain earlier in west palm beach and miami. that will continue on and off during the day today.eal with. we leave you with a shot on this wednesday, new york city looking at summer-like temperatures. 87 degrees. "30 rock" looking nice. "morning joe" will be right back. activated. twaifgs. twaifgsactivation. activation i tried depend last weekend. it really made the difference between a morning around the house and getting a little exercise. only depend underwear has new confidence core technology for fast absorption and the smooth, comfortable fit of fit-flex™ protection. get a coupon at depend.com i'm a gas service my nrepresentative. n. i've been with pg&e nine years. as an employee of pg&e you always put your best foot forward to provide reliable and safe service and be able to help the community. we always have the safety of our customers and the community in mind. my family is in oakland, my wife's family is in oakland so this is home to us. being able to work in the community that i grew up in, customers feel like friends, neighbors and it makes it a little bit more specia

florida. heavy rain yesterday. check out the video from miami to west palm beaches.ts 6 inches in key largo and will flood the roadways and flood watches are out. 1 to 2 inches >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards, 7:24, friday. september 18. let's go over to karen rogers with a look at traffic. >> reporter: good morning, looking at all kinds of problems with the inner drive. benjamin franklin parkway it will not reopen until tuesday the 29th. the inner drive is closed on the benjamin franklin parkway. the does he want in cheltenham -- accident in cheltenham has cleared. we have an accident on the boulevard that's blocking a lane. blocking a lane couple of accidents in montgomery county one on game farm road and first avenue main street. water main break shutting down main street between church and chester. this is affecting 407 and 413 bus routes. now being detoured because of the water main break, tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> let's go to sky6 live hd and taking a live look across center city. it's a pretty start to your friday. let's go over to david murphy with a

florida. heavy rain yesterday. check out the video from miami to west palm beaches. some spots 6 inches in key largo and will flood the roadways and 1 t >>> this is a channel 7 eyewitness news brief. >>> good morning it's 7:24 this friday september 18th. i'm ken rosato. we have breaking news we've been following all morning along in the bronx. a man is dead after being hit by a city bus when he stumbled out of a livery cab at west 231st street in kingsbridge. the 23-year-old victim was one of two passengers in the cab at the time. they asked the driver to pull over because the victim had been drinking and was feeling sick. that victim stumbled out of the gab right into the path of the bus. the bus driver told police he tried to avoid the man but couldn't. no charges have been filed. >>> new details on a developing story in westchester county. the search is on for a gunman who shot a man in the parking lot of a yonkers fast food restaurant. police saying nolan was shot in the head and arm outside the burger king in the 800 block of central avenue. it happened as he st

florida. heavy rain yesterday. check out the video from miami to west palm beaches.ts 6 inches in key largo and will flood the roadways and flood watches are out. >> good morning. we want to get an update on the weather right now. here is brian van de graaff. >> very good morning. i am meteorologist brian van de graaff. looking at sunshine out there. cool start. mid 50s, low 60s. pushing to 80s this afternoon. mostly sunny and warm. few more clouds tomorrow. touch more humidity. if you have saturday plans. join me out dallas plane pool. hot on you there. do not forget sunscreen. as far as it is next couple of days, had you see is hot weather until sunday. then we will get relief. temperatures drop back into next week. i have to mention, clouds and showers are possible. >> well, brian as we look quick at the drive. friday night in effect for most of us. live look in the tidal basin area. no problems to report on independence avenue except a stalled car for folks traveling near 17th street. now beltway traffic is also moving nicely. not seeing any major back ups. but i

balseros cubanos logrÓ llegar a la costa de la florida, suceso no tendrÍa nada de particular si no fuera porque su desembarco en las playas de miami beachos pero chiquitita fue puesta en cuarentena y llevada a un centro mÉdico donde recibirÁ las medidas necesarias antes de comenzar su nueva vida en la florida junto a su amo. con las imÁgenes de plutÓn que muestra las imÁgenes del planeta durante una puesta de sol, fue tomada una distancia de 11.000 millas durante la primer visita de una nave terrÍcola a plutÓn, dando imÁgenes de alta resoluciÓn del llamado planeta enano, ¿cÓmo ven?, de las noticias pasamos a las noticias de los fahionistas, adelante. johnny: para thalÍa fue muy importante, ya que en la capital del mundo se presentÓ su lÍnea de ropa. francisca: karina garcÍa hablÓ con ella, y nos tiene todos los detalles, vamos a verlo. ♪ ♪ karina: en una gran noche en el teatro, superestrellas y diseÑadores mostraron sus nuevas colecciones en el marco de fashio week, nuestra thalÍa dio su segunda propuesta de su lÍnea de ropas para la tienda macy's, antes de la presentaciÓn thalÍa nos regalÓ unos minutos. estÁs super bella, como siempre

certainly in south florida i know he has a brother in palm beach county, he's got a former finance chair who is a miamie likes to do, but it's kind of late. hillary clinton has lined up a lot of support, a lot of donors at this point, and they just don't see a path guaforward. he's not younger than hillary -- >> but there isn't a debate for six weeks, right? >> he's got september. >> he is the same vice president, too. >> he is. >> that gives you a certain amount of clout. >> and we saw them talk about superdelegates suggesting it might be too late for him. >> speaking of hillary, there is a report in the "washington post" this morning that hillary clinton sent at least six e-mails from her private account that were later deemed classified. i get a lot of pushback every time we talk about this story. her supporters say, oh, that's a non-story, why are you guys wasting your time on it? the post says there is a little bit more in those e-mails. >> sure. she has said i did not send or receive anything that was classified at the time. that's fine. but the fbi is now investigating all of this. it could beco