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. >> laurie: and local10 news reporter jeff weinsier is live for uin sunrise with this safety alert. jeff. >> jeff: laurie, 1:00 sunday afternn several small young girls playing right here in their apartment complex playground, when they tell road, gets out of a car, walksks up to that fence, pulls his pants down to his ankles and starts fondling himself. that man, as you said, in court earlier today. he is identified to us as 30-year-old rickie hoggins. police tell us there have been three similar incidents in this area, one in october, one in november, and then the incident last sunday. police don'tf hoggins is responsible for all of them but he was arrested in connection with sunday's incident. a 12-year-oldd girl who was playing on this playground called her aunt the when the incident happened. >> she called me on the phone. >> and she said? >> she said, the guy's pulling out his privates down there, said he wanted to make love to the smaller kids. >> he said he wanted to make love to the smaller kids. >> yes. >> what did you race down there? >> yeah, i was so shocked at first, i

jeff weinsier, we're goingo let you work it from the newsroom. >> calvin: alsl tonight a safety alert. hunt for a peeping tom in miami. >> laurie: and this guy has been caught numerous times on available video. so let's get to local10 news rererter andrew perez life with what you need to know. >> andrew: this crime is justt disturbing, and i should start by saying we can't each show you months of the videoames video because it's that graphic, police telling me earlier today this man is a danger the to community. it's 4:30 in the morning and not his. he's got his private parts exposed. while looking through windows, trying to open the front door. he rings the doorbell and walks to a vehicle in the driveway. he gets inse without a care in the world. >> he was looking through the front window. he continued to masturbate. he's staring at the front door. again, it's very odd. this is a first. >> andrew: it happened off southwest 12th avenue close to a church and school in miami. the homeowner who spoke to us by phone says he ran out and confronted the man. the whole situation completely bi

a detective's card is staip taped to the door and that sign >> in hialeah jeff weinsier. lol 10 news. >> neki: local 10 news has already learned that hialeah police are randomly checking massage parlors to see if they are licensed but not say fg t ey are going undercover to catch prostitutes. >> todd: 5:18 and time to check in with jennifer abobo the weather forecast and it's absolutely beau bought yesterday. >> neki: beautiful day. made an excuse to be outside. >> todo: the slow clap. jennifer: thank you. all right. all right. thank you though. but i'll give you another beautiful forecast today. however tempeture will be milder. is that clapping right there. >> did you hear that? >> neki: yes. >> jennifer: i god a stadium a could plawz. thank you. if you were out yesterday high in miami 71 de. well below the a average high. this morning a tad cooler but wear the sweaters if you're stepping out this morning.. 57 degrees in kendall and that's the cool spot on thiss map. elsewhere 60 degrees from pembroke pine up into miami and northward in fort lauderdale. both at 59 degre

local10 investigative jeff weinsier live now atatamage there. jeff. >> jeff: many people say it came out of nowhere, they had no idea it was headed right for them. chainsaws could be heard throughout this neighborhood all day long. if there's any good news, no injuries and the structural damage, quite frankly, is minimal. >> i just sat in the car screaming. i freaked out. >> jeff: robert paulson's 1991 mercedes in mint condition is now crushed under the huge black olive tree in his front yard me. raced home. >> 60 years old. if lived through ali kinds of hurricanes and everything. i never seen anything like this. >> jeff: skylake, an unincorporated northeast mimii-dade, was hit hard. many were rocked out of bed, a a went straight to the window. >> i watched as i was looking trampoline actlly become airborne, lift straight up and then just disappear out of sikht. i heard a very loud noise, sort of an explosion. >> jeff: on northeast 196 terrace, trees took out transformers, power poles snapped, lines stretched across roadways. this p per line came

local10's jeff weinsier is live in sunrise now with the story. jeff. >> jeff: victor, 30-year-old rickie hoggins end e. being held on $1 million bond. the incident happened at 1:00 on sunday. he started kids playing on this playground. >> rickie hoggins. >>>yes this is the man sunrise police say pulled up to an apartment complex playground, pupued his pants down to his ankle, and then began to fondle young girls. he is 30-year-old rickie hoggins. sasha armstrong's 12-year-old neeceas one of the girls playing here. she immediately called her aunt. >> she said, the guy a pulling out his private down there there. he said he wanted to make love to the smaller kids. >> he said he wanted to make love to the smaller kids. >> yes. >> did you race down there? >> yeah. i was show so shocked a first, i said, oh, you must be lying, then. she called me again, and then i go down there. >> jeff: police say there have been a total of three incidents in the area of the sunset strip, one in october, one in november, and one last sunday. sunday's incident. >> my ni

local10's jeff weinsier has today's "dirty dining." >> jeff: it's one of the most popular well-known places on ocean drive. on the first floor of 728 ocean drive and base odds a comaint, inspector recently walked in and found 31 violations. the main problem was coming from up above. food not protected from environmental con damnation. the inspector -- contamination. the inspector served this ceiling leaning onto a food prep table below. water was leaking above a table used to make burgers. water was dripping onto the cookline and the grill station leaking water was dripping right over ready-to-eat lettuce. a stop sale was issued on onions witness mushrooms and cheese. there was mold in the ice machine, and the manager here refused to talk about the contamination issues or her bad inspection. >> we do the "dirty dining" stories on local10. can we -- >> okay. i cannot speak to you. >> can't speak? is there someone who can speak to us but 31 violations? not at the moment? we have questions for you about local10 news corporate says this location is a franchise a a, quote, there is nothin

. >> kristi: let's start now with local 10 news reporter jeff weinsier. constance, the clean up ongngng, but i can tell you many people say they were rocked out of bed unexpectedly this morning. they say they clearly heard that freight train sound. thty are convinced what went through here was a tornado. many people telling us they were in their closets, they were in hallways, they were in spaces that had no windows. take a look at what the damage has done here. you can see this used to be a carport that was in front of the hohoe. all down this area there are trees down, there are residents out here cleaning up the mess. the biggest problem right now is with downed power lines. entire neighborhood. in fact, behind this house there was an entire transformer down. we will talk about that in a minute. first, let's here from residents they heard. >> i was standing at the glass windows at the back of my house. i heard a very loud noise, i i realized theh electrical line property. airborne. >> i could hear the waves comingchcomingof the sound of the winds and i

long investigar jeff weinsier hits the highway. >> a very large suv crossed over those little orange cone things right in front of my car. >> jeff: these orange plastst poles did absolutely nothing to stop another driver from simply diving out of express lanes right into the pathf stephanie blossom. >> i slammed on my brakes. i could sort o feel the car spinning out and it was just you're pure terror. >> jeff: watch the driver of this white lincoln cut through a right into the path of an oncoming suv, and then there is this video caught on dash cam, showing what has happened over and over. the florida highway patrol says troopers have responded to 12,192 crashes in the express lanes in miami-dade couy in the past three years. >> it just happens in a split second. >> jeff: artist samantha fleischmann was riding her harley when a driver dove into the express lanes right across the orange poleses right into her. >> my bone was sticking out of my the foot cracked to the side. >> jeff: f fischmann lost her leg in the crash. she says the poles need to be removed. >> they are a false sense o

local10's jeff&weinsier takes you behind doors with a hidden camera. are businesses hiding brothels? >> announcer: tomorrow at 11:00. here in the city, parking is hard to find. seems like everyone drives. and those who should switch to geico because you could save hundreds on car insurance. ah, perfect. valet parking. hello! here's the keys. and, uh, go easy on my ride, mate. hm, wouldn't mind some of that beef wellington... to see how much you could save on car insurance, go to geico.com. ah! (car alarm sounds) it's ok! >> victor: so what would you do if you wanted to get your mail t you found a dead fish in it keeps happening to people in one neighborhood in central flora. mad sob is one of those unlucky people that got in nasty surprise p she believes the 12-inchatfish may have been still alive when it was left in her mailbox on mohped. another homeowner found a catfish in her mailbox while a third found one in the front lawn. >> i have no idea why somebody would want to do that and why a catfish, why a fish in the mailbox at all. >> victor: no note

local10 news reporter jeff weinsier is live in miami with >> jeff: it was a very close call for that miami police officer who has only been on the foe less than two years. as you said, he was trying to morning. instead, he was ambushed. it was just after 4:00 this morning.an unidentified miami police officer spotting a suspicious vehie in the area of southwest fifth tears 43rd avenue in an area known for prostitution. >> the officer attempted to stop the vehicle with his lights and sirens, and as soon as the suspect vehicle stopped,he driver exited and began firing. the officer was not able to get out of h car to return fire. >> jeff: the driver fled. the officer followed for about five blocks before his car stalled out after being hit by bullets. the tactical robbery unit did spot the vehicle again at lejeune road and 9th ser terrace. >> and was able to apprehend the driver and the other three passengers of that vehicle without incidt. the gun is still in the car. >> jeff: four are in custody, two men two two women. police say some are cooperating, some aren't. the officer ambushed

local10's jeff weinsier takes you behind doors with a hidden camera. are businesses hiding brothels? >> what happens in here? pick up some fresh florida zucchini, beautiful golden squash, plumptomatoes, mushrooms, and garlic. combine with the pasta, and serve. for more delicious recipes visit frhfromflorida.com lowe's presents: how to put your foot in your mouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener` on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, what supr poligrip does for me is it keeps the food out. before those little pieces would get between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. taking control of your health isn't easy. but cigna is there for you. literally. just download our free coach by cigna app. for persrsalized programs from a team of health coaches to help you achieve your wellness goals. cigna. >> janine:n out of control car came to a stop on top of a home in california. that car drove off the road bef

jeff weinsier continuing our live team coverage. jeff. >> jeff: there are scenes like this all over northeast miami-dade county, the skylake area was hit very hard this morning, am people rocked out of bed, and you can see ron starting to emerge. >> i have the alerts on my phone and my phone kept alerting that there was tornado warnings. >> jeff: laura atkins raced int the hallway where there were no windows. >> i heard things on the roof, the windows, i heard all kinds of crashes and everything. and i was just waiting for the roof to pop o of the house. >> jeff: her roof intact, her skylake neighborhood not as lucky. record, paulson's 1991 mercedes was crushed under the hug black olive tree. he was at work at the time. >> i just sat in the car screaming. i freaked out. >> jeff: on northeast 196 terrace awnings were ripd and up went flying, trees took entire sidewalks with them, power poles snapped, lodging live transformers. >> i looked through the window and saw the trees flying by. it looked like an earthquake, like a rumble. >> j

a driver started shooti at that officer during a traffic stop early this morning and local10's jeff weinsier ask live to tell us what happened and how that officer is doing. jeff. >> jeff: he is doing well, not physically injured, but it was such a close call this morning for this officer. an officer who has only been on the miami misinforms for less than twowo years. police force. it is hafford to see but from this surveillance camera you can clearly see the officer pull up, then abruptly back up. at the same time, a car he tried to stop flees. it was just after 4:00 this morning. the unidentified miami police officer had spotted the hundai in the area of southwest fifth terrace and 43rd avenue in an area known for prostitution. the vehicle with his lights and sirens, and as soon as the suspect vehicle stopped, the driver exited and began firing. officer was not able to get out of his car to return fire. >> jeff: the driver fled. the officer followed for about five blocks before his car stalled out after being hit by bullets. the tactical robbery unit did spot the vehicle again att lejeune

. >> janine: local10 investigator jeff weinsier has the surprising findings. >> jeff: 31-year-old cherlene jojo has been on the waiting list for three years. this homeless mother of two lives if her car. un, communicates with her two ughters through a borrowed cell phone at the miami rescue mission. part-time work doesn't cover the rent. she can't get h h kids back until she has a roof over her head. >> it's stressing.. it makes you depressed. all i can do is pray. >> jeff: while she is praying local10 news has learned that you, the taxpayer, are har partially paying for families making $80,000, $90,000, even $100,000 a year to live in public housing? according to this u.s. office of respecter general audit, 297 families in the state of florida are over income, living in public housing. the hialeah housing authority household are making $100,000 or more. with the highest family in public housing making $121,000? >> what's the current rule in hialeah right now for public housing if you're over? >> there isn't any. >> if there's a family that's making $100,0(0, $200,000, $300,000, they will

. >> i think it's dangerous >> announcer: is a system designed f safety turning i-95 local10's jeff weinsier driv >> calvin: historic change in the form of a race for the first time in nearly 60 years. sailors are racing from miami to havana. and sky 10 was above the start of the race in miami this afternoon. nearly 50 boats in all. organizers were able to make this race happen thanks to a new diplomatic relationship between the u.s. and cuba. >>> and cuba spre paring to am whether pope francis oe again, this time for an historic meeting with the head of russian orth box church. pope francis is set to meet with the patriot ruark on friday. the first meeting for both churches since they split more than 1,000 years ago. local10's hatzel vela will be there for that hisric meeting. look for his live reports from hana starting tomorrow right here on local10 news. >> lauriri turning to the chili outside. if you didn't put the heat on last night, you mig want to do it tomorrow. >> calvin: and get those kids to layer up at the bus symptom topper morning banks or better it's already chilly out there

. >> janine: in today's "dirty dining" our local10 investigator jeff weinsier wants to let you know what they don't want you to know. >> jeff: i don't know what this is. it is fish on floor. >> we don't know if it was going to be cooked or used for sushi but we do know it doesn'tly belong filed web w, greasy kitchen floor at the chinabefore you a at bird road. inspectors recently found 110 violations here, and we saw some of the issues still exist. can you just take the steak off the floor? >> jeff: that bench raw meat was very close to that piece of fish we f fnd on the floor. no one could tell us what was this this sink in the dish washing area. there are three full pages of violation after violation. roaches near a sink and a foo prep table, kitchen, beef, pork, ham, dumpling out have all out of temperature. the dish ever dish machine was not sanitizing. food debris, end crustedmaterials, mold, grease was found on almost everything from ovens to the soda guns. there as evidence of an employee smoking in an food prep area, there was an objectionable odor in the kitchen, that coming com

local10 invtigator jeff weinsier life in the video port with what is he's he's been working on. >> jeff: you can hook up with a prostitute faster than you can get's pizza delivered. at that's least what had a former police officer recently told us. so we spent the last month undercover, and this is some of the video we obtained. it's absolutely true, these women never asking us if well were police officers and didn't seem nervous about getting caught. in one place was a proving door of men coming in and out. and you might be surprised how modern technology has changed the world's oldest profession. >> a simple text. they text you right back with the address, the price. they'll come to you or you can go to them. >> i wanted to talk to somebody about what goes on in here. >> no. >> my main concern are those em before legal age, are they doing >> jeff: we will tech you inside several ththe places, also try to talk to police about what they are doing. tonight 11:00. >> calvin: strom, the campaign trail is heating up in new hampshirehead of the first presidential primary. >> laurie: donald t

in hialeah jeff weinsier,, local 10 news. local 10 news has learned hialeah police have been randomly checking massage parlors for licenses and police won't say if they are going undercover ver to catch prostitutes. 6:18 and time to look at weather. alrey 60 degrees. about ten degrees warmer than it was yesterday morning. >> yeah, it is todd's birming day. >> todd: oh. >> neki: happy birthday. >> todd: thank you. >> neki: we have to gym hif a good day. >> jennifer: yeah. >> neki: maybe he can dine el fresca. >> todd: >> jennifer: i'll give you a winning forecast. >> todd: so i can take my nap. >> neki: you're not alone. >> todd: i love vacation when i don't have to talk to anybody. and i said i'm going to take a nap. for hour fowr hours every day jennifer. >> >> todd: and then we're done. >> jennifer: and it's tierg. but i take the naps too and if the weather is nice and you want to do so, te a nap under the tun sun. it will be nice and comfortable today. also temperatures a little milder this morning. not qp chilly as yester

. >> on i- # five jeff weinsier. local 10 news. >> todd: and jeff tells us the with with express lane have generated more than 100 million-dollar in wref now. the patrol says there have been and contractors replates missing poles once a week oin 95 and when there are gaps of more than four misng folds, they are relaced immediately. p if you want to comment we have a link for it on local 10.com. >> neki: and so many disrespect that down bown drivment they couldn't keep up with with it. >> todd: and still tomm could at 7:30. the thing getting heated at the republican debate. >> neki: we'll bring you the highlights of the showdown next. phone >> neki: right now on local 10 morning miewz. supreme court justiti antonin sca lee has died after three decades on the benen. cet bait that is already forming about hi replacementnt this morning. >> todd: a series of smash and grabs in hialeah where masked crook ransacked ee lenenh tron iks store making off with thousands dove rars i igoods. for the gop white house hopefuls. thing

local10's jeff weinsier tonight at 11:00. seem to be. d-wade had 26 to lead the way p. johnson played 29 minutes with 12 points, look very comfortable that starting role as the heat won 98-81. next up, johnson's home debut tomorrow night against the chicago bulls. >>> miami hurricanes continue to rise up the polls after bb-8 louisville over the weekend. 'canes all the way up to number seven in both the coaches and ap polls. 'canes travel to notre de on wednesday and then virginia tech on saturday. they keep on winning because the latest projections a have the 'canes hig as the number two seed in the ncaa tournament. >>> the miami dolphins will have to deal with this guy for a a least two more years because did new england patriots extended it's going to be longer than two years because he has just signed through the 2019 season. >>> halloween while a south florida lawyer is making big name for himself on twitter by calling out bad sports predictions. we'll tell you all about old takes exposed coming up at at 5:00. >> calvin: look forward to that. >> laurie: that'll do i

. >> announcer: local10's investigator jeff weinsier exposes this x-rated office local10 news. >> janine: february is kids dental health awareness month, a time to remind parents of importance of oral health not just for their child's mouth but for the entire body. todays health cast local10's dical specialist kristi krueger explains how oral health can even affect kids emotionally. >>> corn sic an accomplished equestrian but she wasn't horsing around when she told her mom she was embarrassed by the appearance of her teeth. >> they were like yellow, like whenever i looked in the mirror they were like gross. >> i think it's all those sodas and all that stuff, the drink, whichs really stains. >> kristi: along with what kids eat or drink fort lauderdale dentist said there are other >> sometimes it can be based on genetic where they have yellow teeth or sometimes it can be a developmental issue, maybe it could be related tie medication that they had in their younger age or even that t tir motr had when they were in the womb consistently these factors lead to brown or black spots and yellowin

. >> anchor: jeff weinsier has today's dirty dining. >> it is one of the mostopular well known places on ocean drive. this jonny rockets is located on the first floor of 728, and based on a complaint, inspectors recently walk misdemeanor and found 31 violations the main problem was coming from above. food not protected p from environmental conmination. the inspector observed this leaking on to a food prep table below. water was leaking above a table used to make burgers. water was dripping on to the station, leaeang water was dripping right over ready to eat lettuce. a stop sale was issues on mushrooms and cheese, there was mold in the ice machine, a the manager her refused to talk about the contamination issues or her badn't inspection. >> we do dirty dining stories. >> anchor: i can't speak to you. >> anchor: can't speak, is there someone that can? >> 31 violations. >> we have questions for you about the condition of the place. >> in a statement to local 10 news, corporate says this location is a franchise, and there is nothing important than thhealth and safety of our guests and re

. >> announcer: local10's investigators jeff weinsier exposes this x-rated office local10 news. there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president needs a real plan keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. l we're just three days away from one of hollywood's biggest night, the oscars, and you can only watch it right here on local10. this years oscar nominated films feature some pretty top-notch >> calvin: and the stunt then responsible are protesting for the academy tot recognize their work. we're dozens of stunt men and stunt women took to the streetsy of beverly hills. like actors, editors and directors they want an osc cat gower for stunt coordinators. entertainment section of local10.com and there you're going to find out some oscar predesks, the highestaid oscar celebrities, and a whole line-up of nominations. >> calvin: don't forget the oscars show is this sunday night hosted by none other than t

. >> laurie: and jeff weinsier is jojoing us now from the newsroom. jeff, what are you learning about all this? >> jeff: as we look at this right now, again a developing ststy which started originally between 5:30 and 6:00 in the light house point area, as you look at this, police were originally, the broward sheriff's office originally pursuing a stolen, what appears to be a stolen hundai sonata out of light pous house point. at that point the suspects alledly got on i-95, got off in the oakland park area. we have some video, if we can roll the video,, the suspects jumping out of hundai sonata, then two of the suspects running into an apartment complex, then getting into what appears to be so they ditch one car, they run away from that car with police pursuing them. they get into car and lead employs a second chase in this car. we don't know how in the world they were able to jump that car so quick and get out of there. again, this is in the in oakland park in an apartment complex. the florida highway patrol and an unmarked suv was quickly, quickly be

local10's jeff weinsier drives for answers, tonight at 11:00. >> calvin: and we're happy to say here that every weekend you can wake up with us even earlier. we're extending our weekend morning news show with neki mohan, todd tongen and jennifer korea, all bffs starting this saturday. 5:00 a.m. lowe's presents: how to plan for rhe future. happy valentine's day. happy birthday. sorry i forgot our anniversary. happy mother's day. now get this 1.5-pint orchid for only $9.98, >> laurie: a family in nashville is so grateful no one was hurt when their children's hoverboard caught fire and burned their house down.n. two of the the kids were trapped upstairs and had to jum for their lives. >> it was a hoverboard that destroyed our house. >> laurie: something that meant to primary2fast joy filled their lives with sadness. >> every indicts hard. >> laurie: snow covers the remains their home destroyed by fire. >> i was king in this doors and two of my four hit-and-run children today. >> laurie: the fire department say they believe. >> it's called did turbo hoverboard. what was intended as a toy

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bombe pompano beach, hatzel vela c now let's continue our coverage with local10 news reporter jeff weinsier live in northeast miami-dade. >> laurie: jeff, what kind of damage are you find thananhe out there? >> jeff: this area south of ives dairy roaoaeast of i-95 known as many people say they were caught off-guard, the rain so intense ey couldn't see their hand in front of them, and somewhere under this tree, there is a mercedes-benz. >> i just sat in the car screaming. i freaked out. >> jeff: robert paulson's 1991 mercedes-benz in mint condition is now crushed under the huge black olive tree in his front yard. he what is at work at the time and raced home. >> 60 years old. i lived through all kinds of hurricanes and everything. i never seen anything like that. >> jeff: s slake awning rated northeast of miami-dade was hit hard, many were rockeout of window. >> i watched as i was looking out the backyard, i watched the trampoline actually become airborne, lift straight up and en just disappear out of sight. i heard a very loud noise, sorl of an explosion. >> jeff: on northeast 196 terrace,

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