coral reef what, is it?t's a structure dominated coral between animals and plants. microscopic plants. they live together, and living together, they form what we now see as the corals. the corals form as an ecosystem, the coral reef. >> it's related to sea amenies. >> on the surface are numerous small tentables, known as polyps. inside the polyps live flitoplankin, producing amino acids. these amino acids are absorbed by the nutrients. calcium within seawater, calum carbonate skeleton. the slow growing coral is very sensitive to changes in its environment. this satellite image shows the sea bed around boracay island. the island is in the middle. the coral areas are shown in pink. dr. fortes paid attention off the white beach. by following the changes occurring since 1988, the decline is very easy to analysis shows that the amount of coral in the sea off white beach has decreased by 40% over the past two decades. between the beach and the coral, will is also an increasing area in brown, where the coral has di

behind the family, who is from coral springs. they call him bob. >> we want to help get him hope. >> reporter: levinson was repopoedly working as a paid contractor for the cia when he went missing. >> we served together here in miami. and so my heart is aching, given the circumstances. i hope and pray and continue to hope and pray that h will be released and returned to his family. >> reporter: hope is something the famqly is holding on to. >> i'll be graduating from college with a degree. >> reporter: still holding on to memories of robert levinson, they look forward to new ones. >> i hope myather can make it home. >> reporter: you can imagine how difficult that must be. ago, back in january,y,hen iran and the u.s. engaged in a prisoner exchange, levinson absent from the list of americans that made it home. the family said that was unfair. they want the u.s. government to do more. the u.s. government officials hav said they haven't been able to pin down where levinson is, and the iranian government has said the same. i'm reporti

the coral is starting to die. it's turning white and gray. a phenomenon known as coral bleaching. coral bleaching occurs during times of what is considered abnormal environment conditions. last year was the hottest year on record and the trend is likely to continue this year. driving sea temperatures are a threat to coral. the heat disrupts it's special relationship with algae that helps it to grow and produce. the australian government has called for the highest level of alert. protecting the great barrier reef is no easy task. each passing day the effects of climate change are becoming more difficult to ignore. even in the water the distress signals are getting louder. al jazeera. >> the biggest tennis tournament grand slam involved in an argument about equality. >> indian wells, the prize money for the men's and women's tournaments here is the same. a rare example of pay parity in sport. the man in charge of indian wells has caused a controversy after a remark he made about the women's tour of wta. >> in my next life when i come back, i want to be someone in the wta because the

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both of those casesere in the coral gables area. officers say if you haveny information regarding this latest case, call crimestoppers, 305-471-tips. erika glover, nbc 6 news. facing heavy flooding and evacuations. some areas are dooling wi some of the worst flooding in decades. the devastation not even over. some people near the texas-louisiana border could see more flooreding as a major river is expected to crest late they are week. some areas seeing as much aswo feet of rain. 1200 people have been ordered to finddigher ground. >> weather on nbc 6 is sponsored in part by mcdonald's. embolden your rning with mcdonald's mccafe coffee. mcdonald's. i'm lovin' it. >> w first alert weather with meteorologist ryan phillips, south floridaa most accurate forecast. >>> it is 5:4:4 good morning to you. we kick things off with dry conditions across the area. looking for a dry forecast to really hold on for the duration now offhe workweek. it's this weekend we'll start to see some changes. the onlyly thing i've got for you this morning, a litt

another on the loose here in coral gabls. a woman said she was walking along granada boulevard when she was sexually attacked and then obbed. >> it's just terrible. >> reporter: and scary. cops say a woman was both sexually attack and robbed in coral gables. >> you just don't think it's going to happen in an area like this. it make you think twice. just awful. >> reporter: the victim said she was walking along the 1300 block of granada boulevard sunday morning when a man grabbed her, assaulted her, then took off with her property. residents now keeppg their guard up. >> probably this lady was walking byherself. i worry about that. >> reporter: police are searching for a bald latin man around 35 years old described as brown eyes and bushy eyebrows about the suspect was also possibly driving a white sub or van. but this isn't the first sexual encounter in the coral gables area. just a few days ago a serial groper was arrested. 22-year-old rodolfo coretores was arrested for fondlg women. and richard scandro was arrested for batt

coral reef bleaching occurs in changing conditions. last summer was the hottest summer, and it showed. the death of the coral is coupled with the loss of fish and other marine life. the australian government has declared the highest level of alert protecting the great barrier reef is no easy task. the unesco world heritage site is 200 kilometers long. but the effects of climate change is becoming more difficult to ignore. the distress signals are getting louder. >> we'll take you now to brussels where belgium and frequence prosecutors are appealing for further information about a man believed to be an accomplice in th to the main suspect in the paris attacks. >> became more important as we were aware that we're dealing with a group who does not know the borders, and has problems with french collaboration, a cultural relationship is vital before the paris attacks we met on a regular basis, and three days before the 14th of november we were in morocco. with our respective teams we talked about the inquiry that has seen a lot of developme

police are on the lookout for a man who raped and robbed a woman in coral gables. this morning they have a warning for anybody that might be walking in that same area. >>> as we look down towards aaa, visibility just fine here toward the beaches, all is quiet. a mild morning with temueratures at 70 in ft. lauderdale, 71 in miami, 73 in key west. a little patchy fog this morning. bright sunshine and a warm day. don't forgethe sunscreen. that's's warm and dry forecast. let's talk about rain chances next half houou guys. >>> just a reminder nbc 6 is juwan and jackie will be >>> welcome back. your time 16:30. a lot of people are calling this separation tuesday because today is going to start with six candidates still running for president. by the end of the day, by the time the final numbers are tallied, we could be down to only four candidates out of the six. on of those on the edge right now, florida's own marco rubio. the latest polls have him down more than 20 points. we'll have to see what happens over the course of the next 12 hours or so. nbc 6 has team coverage

you know, i consider coral gables a safe area. i am raising my family here and my yard is right there. i mean. it is a little bit scary to think that could happen right across the street on a sunday in broad daylight. >> my wife is not going to be we have the time change. so. you know. it is, yes, she is not doing that. >> the woman gave the coral gables police a description of the man who attacked her. >> medium complexion. hispanic. medium build of 170 pounds. he is balanced with bushy eyebrow it is over brown eyes and the man took off in a white suv or van. >> we are back out live here on gran nad day -- granada boulevard. a man was arrested last week foregroping six women. that was 22-year-old torres. if you know anything about this case here in the granada boulevard area. give them a call. the number is 301715 tips. >> let's hope they get information. >> don't natalia, thank you. >>> a search is for a rapist is she walked from her home to meet her friend at a restaurant at mile marker 91. she was grabbed and dragged into the

the death of the coral is coupled with the loss of fish and other delighted. protecting the great barrier reef is no easy task. the u.n.e.s.c.o. site is 2,000 years old. with each passing day the effects of climate change are more difficult to ignore. in the water the distress signals are getting louder >>> a quick reminder, you can get the latest news and analysis on the website. the address is on the screen at aljazeera.com. >> thanks for joining us i'm joie chen. we have seen cases of police misconduct in which police

it sits at a coral reef and some worry that it could cause damage. >> ships like these and coral, when the port of miami was expanded, environmentalists say that it was the coral that lost. and now after work on another port, they worry that the same mistakes are about to be repeated. beneath south florida's waters, this scene horrifies waters. rare coral, so covered in dirt, it could be brushed away. for these reefs, burial means death. activists worry that the government will soon repeat it. >> at the port of miami, i was shocked and disgusted, and we can't let the same thing happen. >> philippe cousteau, family of jack cousteau, is criticizing the army corp of engineers, but activists say that safeguards failed. endangered coral reefs were lost, dredged up. and now they plan to repeat the work at port everglades near fort lauderdale. >> clearly the plan in miami was broken. you can't assume that it makes sense to repeat it up here. its falling, to say the least. >> the $400 million project is needed so mega container ships can dock at one of the busiest ports, they say that it's to

fluent >>> a warning for women in coral gables. police say a woman was sexually battered and robbed in a neighborhood. nbc 6 reporter amanda plasencia has the alert from police. >> it's terrible. >> reporter: and scary. cops say a woman was sexually attacked and robbed in coral gables. >> you don't think it will happen in an area like this. it headaches you think twice. it's just awful. >> reporter: the victim was walking the 1300 block of gra nana sunday morning around 7:00 sunday morning when a man grabbed her and assaulted her. >> probably this lady was walking by herself. i worry about that. >> reporter: police are searching for a bald latin man as 5'8" to 5'10" weighing 170 pounds with brown eyes and bushy eyeows. the subject was driving a while suv or van. this isn't the first sexual encounter in the coral gables area. just a few days ago a serial grober was arrested, 20-year-old rodolfo kol torrez. back in december 49-year-old richard san scan droe was arrested after touching a woman'sear end during the university of miami c

>>now, safety alert for a normally quiet and crimes free part of coral gables. the search is on for a man who attacked and robbed a woman out for a walk early sunday morning. we have more tonight i what police are looking for. >> reporter: to give people an from southwest 8th street. this woman on her morning walk here along this scenic street she says a man groped her and took her belongings. >>it is worrisome. >> reporter: as night turn today one woman says a man attacked and robbed her sunday morning. >>it is a famous street. >> reporter: the woman was walking along the boulevard and it was hear the man groped and took her belongings. >>it is a really scary thought. it makes me feel very insecure. >>that is very disconcerting. a huge calls for concern. >> reporter: word of the attacks price people saying many people walk jog m bike along granada with children and dogs in tow. >>my mom wife tonight my wife walks around with a dog in the morning and you expect to be safe in the neighborhood and apparently it is not. that is worrisome. >> i can tell you right no

and deputies able to coral and able to escape after a tree fell on that fence. there goes the learning device right there. >> thankfully they're back home safe. and still ahead from the news station, weekend full of food and family fun! we'll take you there coming up. >> the art and music lovers welcomed to coral gables. >> it's that time of the year the 18th annual carnival on the tomorrow and near the mall from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. the free event packed with thousands of people that haven't arrived yet and d there are food vendors. looks yummy, right? artists show casing their work with musical performances on 3 different stages. >> throughout the better part of the day and coming saturday off the atlantic ocean and pretty stubborn though a few breaks very late in thday today. here's what we're seeing on the radar. the small area of light showers in the gulf of mexicout a little more interested in the atlantic and dry off of oward for miami-dade and pockets of heavier showers and some of these pushing on shore and just a couple of little leftovers to make the ru

they carted voting machines signs of equipment into polling places like coral ridge mall. the marco rubio supporter says she's disturbed by the campaign season. >> how sad it is we had sink so low that it becomes personal rather than what is good for the people. 57,000 -- 103 7000 people in broward county voted early. it's hotly contested campaign that appears to be galvanizing voters. the gop dogfight promises to boost turnout elections officials say they are expecting big numbers. >> the trends hold to we're looking at turnout between 35%- 40%. >> everything is set up for the voters and if they remember to bring with them their picture id with signature. >> reporter: that means long lines should not be a problem. efficiency electronic check-in system is supposed to speed up the process provide you have your id. voters are making their last- minute appeals for people to stand up and make their votes count >> if you think about what previous presidents have done and whether the future is heading it's essential for you to go out and vote. it's our duty and a privilege. >> r

. >> there's a sexual predator slash robber thought to be out and about in these coral gables streets. he's the kind of guy who sneetion up on women in about the last place they would be expecting danger. their own low crime neighborhood. >> especially in a neighborhood like this you don't really think so much about being dangerous or be things happening to. it happened to a woman who was steps away from her home. during a stroll she will never forget. >> coral gables police say she was just walking in the neighborhood. granada boulevard. nice looking homes. quiet area. quiet until about 6:45 sunday morning. >> she was attacked. robbed. sexually battered. near venetian terrace by a violent menace. said by detectives to be 5 foot 8 to 5 foot 10 bald with brownize. bushy brow and wearing a white t-shirt. jeans and blue and yellow sneakjeans and blue and yellow sneakers. who was possibly driving a white suv or van this is such a nice place to walk around. nice. and safe. but i guess we have to think twice before we do that again. >> neighbors in the area were shocked and sympathetic for

>>now, safety alert for a normally quiet and crimes free part of coral gables. the search is on for a man who attacked and robbed a woman out for a walk early sunday morning. we have more tonight i what police are looking for. >> reporter: to give people an idea, we are about 5 blocks in from southwest 8th street. this woman on her morning walk here along this scenic street she says a man groped her and took her belongings. >>it is worrisome. >> reporter: as night turn today one woman says a man attacked and robbed her sunday morning. >>it is a famous street. >> reporter: the woman was walking along the boulevard and it was hear the man groped and took her belongings. >>it is a really scary thought. >>that is very disconcerting. a huge calls for concern. >> reporter: word of the attacks price people saying many people walk jog m bike along granada with children and dogs in tow. >>my mom wife tonight my wife walks around with a dog in the morning and you expect to be safe in the neighborhood and apparently it is not. that is worrisome. >> i can tell you right now

this is the man coral gables police is looking for. they say he attacked a woman walking down the street a week ago this past sunday. this is the face of the attacker who went after a woman walking alone in the north end of coral gables. >> 6:ha in the morning. it was still dark out. we had a female walking south on grenada boulevard when she was attacked from behind by a whited hispanic male. >> reporter: police say e attacker dragged the victim behind the tree and fondled her. after that he robbed her and ran away. detectives are now going door to this man. >> i have three daughters, and i'm concerned because now i don't feel as safe when they walk the dogs. now i walk the dogs with them. >> reporter: police describe the attacker as being 5'7" to 5'9" in height with a muscular build, bald with bushy eyebrows. he was wearing a white t-shirt, blue jeans and blue and yellow sneakers. take another look at the attacker. police say he i i driving a white suv or van. if you hav any information that could help detectives, call them at crimes

coral springs police are telling barrier. you can see right now in the live pictures, it really broke the barrier into several pieces. minutes ago, it was pulled from the canal completely mangled with heavy front end damage. police say around 12:30 p.m. they received a call about a car arrived and pulled a man's body from the vehicle. police are telling us the deceased man was in his 20s. officials also confirm he was the only occupant of the vehicle and no other cars were involved in the crash. >> there was a witness who observed the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and entered the canal. >> reporter: and police have not yet released the name of that victim. they are waiting to notify family. but police do need your help. they're saying they need more witnesses, more information on this crash. if you have any information, ll coral springs police at 954-344-1800. laura rodriguez, nbc 6 news. >>> weather really fabulous today. we had more sunshine than yesterday. temperatures warmed up this afternoon into the mid-70s.

fort lauderdale also current temperature in coral springs. 73 in miami. 72 in durral. hialeahh at 74 degrees. west. now the wind are still picking up quite breezezout there pegsup quite breezy out there pegsally with 20 miles per hour fort lauderdale in the teens as 14 miles per hour in miami. 21 in key west. now we also have the gust still pecking up in the keys in the 20s with 23 in marathon. 25 miles per hour in key west. we have dry air in place with dome of high pressure over the western atlantic nearly stationary as we go into tomorrow. so still supplying the dry air but we have moisture that will start to move in as we go into our weekend. so still on that breeze out of the south east anywhere between 10 to 20 miles per hour going into tomorrow. mostly dry conditions as hurry maynes in firm control. now the front will start to get into the wean. so it's going to sweep to the north around lake okeechobee seeing some showers even for northeastern broward. that will be on sunday but sarday no major changes still on the warm side as well with a few breezes still goi

ben carson coral gables, ted scouts and, cbs4 this morning. >> after the debate david senokot up with donald trump who said that he thought he did really well. >> folks say that i won the debate but i thought it was an elegant debate and it was not so much in citing. >> as we heard, he mentioned to donald trump will be endorsed by ben carson and a donald trump said that they had discussed education and how to improve schools. cavity to endorse a competitor carly fiorina is backing ted cruz. >>> endorsing senator cruise is senator mike lee of utah, making the announcement yesterday afternoon before the g.o.p debate, saying that it was time to unite behind the candidates best position in his you to catch donald trump it is the first endorsement for ted cruz by a member of the senate. >>> marco rubio is looking for a good performance at last night's g.o.p debate, poll showing marco rubio trailing donald trump in his home state and head of next week's primaries and after the debate marco rubio was asked about donald trump's knowledge about topics including cuba. >> well, he doesn't unders

endangered coral reefs were lost, buried under sediment churned up by dredging. now with that project done, the core plans to repeat the work at port everglades near 40 lauderdale. >> clearly the plan in miami was broken. you can't assume that it makes sense to just repeat it up here. it's follies to the least. >> the $400 million project is needed so megacontainer ships can dock at one of america's busiest ports to increase business and protect jobs, defenders say. the two ports sit in the middle of the massive florida reef tract, 150 miles of rare coral hugging the coast. one of the world's largest reef ecosystems and the only one of its kind in the continental u.s. a treasure, the core says, it is painstakingly trying to protect. >> we've learned a lot with the project we have south of us in miami and miami harbor, we've been studying this 18 years and worked long and hard to develop a plan that balances economic development, also with protection of the environment. >> in miami, only a few hundred pieces of coral were moved. now the core will spent million to

. >> belkeys: a man accused of preying on women in coral gables is behind bars. he is charged with one count of simple battery, one of assault and one of aggravated battery. six females say he grobbed them while they were walking or jogging at various locations in coral gables. >> lynn: well, the sta is set for a south florida showdown, republican presidential candidates getting ready to rumble at another debate tonight. >> belkeys: on the welcomic side of things, stumping, bernie sanders and not hillary clinton holding rallies today. the democrats pitching their plans on the south florida stage last night. >> lynn: now the republicans have their turn. the former gop candidates having nicole linsilata is liv where the debate is being held. nicole? >> reporter: well, lynn, the candidates will be having their first walk through at the debate stage, making sure that it's okay, andndaking sure that the podiums are at the right height, all of that housekeeping sort of thing, is so we're waiting for that. but this is the last debate before the primary. let's go to the

. >> a reno teenager battling lou morning at the breakfast this morning. 18-year-old coral celebrated her birthday today as well as the wish of her dreams. her and her family are going to the bahamas and swimming with the dolphins. she had no idea her wish would be grant zdeno. >> this is just amazing and it's, you know, after all of the time in the hospital it's nice to do something fun as a family. >> coral's wish was sponsored by western nevada supply. coral and her family will get to decide when they want to take the trip and we wish them well. >> straight ahead on news 4 at 4:00, an auto maker is pedaling their way into bike make. >> get ready to take the plunge. sheriff chuck allen is here to tell us about the fun event and it east fun but it's chilly. we have interesting weather on . >>> welcome back everyone. the names of some of yosemite park's iconic names are changing. curry village, the lodge and others are being renamed as they switch to a concession air. delaware north trade marked the original names and park service is fighting a ruling that would cost nearly $50 millio

these 7 fire fighters are here from the coral gables fire department. here they are for the climb and one crossing the finish line. in all climbing 72 stories to number of the new york fire fighters killed. >> anchor: and it takes some stamin ia. >>> a dog coming to the rescue of a little boy with diabetes. >> anchor: how he saved his the >> plane pieces in mozambique and the family contacting officials after a different piece of debris was found last week. the plane vanished in march of 2014 and 239 people on board while flying from kuala lumpur to beijing. and clean up on the west coast after a cargo ship leaked oil into los angeles harbor. officials say the leak has stopped. the oil has been contained. it's not known how much spilled. right now a private company cleaning it up. >> anchor: and the incredible story of the dog will have you saying to yrself how did he do that? his sense of smell to save a little boy. luke has diabetes and one night while the entire family was sleeping luke's blood sugar level plummeted. somehow jedi sensed that drp and

the white tahoe left abandoned at coral and valetta. right now it appears, this is preliminary, there may be blood in the backseat and the shooter who got out of the car and fled on foot may have had two other accomplices with them. that's what they're trying to sort out, whether by himself or whether there were other people inside that white suv. after police located the suv, they began searching train tracks. you can see looking for the shooter and anybody else who may be with him. there were s.w.a.t. team members in full force, some with weapons drawn. here's how this all started. according to philadelphia police, undercover nar cot ins officers in the area of 16th and east hunting park. they saw two men inside a toyota and witnessed within man shot the other, get out of the car and into the white tahoe. no officers were shot, and they did not draw or fire weapons. however, they did pursue the white suv and that's how they located it here on coral street. there is one confirmed shooting victim. police tell me he got himself to frankf

south florida woman shares a frightening story after she says she was attacked by a serial groper in coral gables. it is 5:30 am on friday, march 11 and i am a lauren pastrana. >> have you made it to the weekend. we -- is going to help us get to work and school on time with a traffic report. >> let's check in with lissette gonzalez. >> good morning. changes to the weather pattern. all week long, it has been windy and mainly dry and it is mainly quite as we look from the biscane bay camera and on the radar and satellite. we are seeing the bulk of the cloud cover on the western or central portions of the peninsula. the breeze has tightened up. anywhere from 8 miles to 15 miles per hour the east and southeast but we have a dangerous risk of higher rip currents at the beach. it is not safe to go swimming. low 70s and temperatures are well above average and we will see the temperatures warming up throughout the day today, highs in the low to mid-80s, so not as windy but still breezy and into the afternoon, into the evening, 75 and into the weekend, we will to see a slightly better chance of sho

we're live on the campus of um and coral gables. jeff lennox 7 news. >> lynn: from corral a gables to hialeah nowow alex diprato is continuing the coverage where marco rubio is holding a rally. a alex. >> reporter: lynn ark marco rubio holding that town hall with megan deli from fox news and one of the first things he toe told his supporters he is not dropping out. i'll step out of way. this is his home state. there are 400 or so here p and he has seen larger crowds in other parts country. rubio rallying supporters nirchlt the rally comes after disappointing finishes in the primaries last night in michigan, mississippi, idaho and hawaii. in addition, a cnn polol today shows riewp rubio trails behind trum np florida. donald trump has 40 %. rubio 24, ted cruz at 19 and kasich at 5%. listen to what rubio told the crowd. comes down to florida. it always c@mes down to florida. 99 delegates are going to be warded next monday here in florida. 99 delates. all at once in one place and a need to you come out and vote. if you come out and vote

live in coral gables at the news. >> if or when it happens it could be a cecould be a game change. >> last night was democrats battling it off and today they resume. >> we continue with coverage with janine. >> clip ton and sanders had a feisty debate last night. today the spent the day crisscrossing the state. allstate. not fororemocrats. but still no doubt it is very important.hillary clinton who is front runner she made a kim spots in florida before headed to north carolina and illinois and she talked about raising minimum wage and guaranteeing equal pay for women and clinton has been dominant especially in south and she want to keep that up. her opponent bernie sanders has week to do. this marks firir time campaigning in florida. there he is at an evening rally in tampa after making two other stops in central pt of the state. that tells the truth and he's the better person to save the middle class. sanders heads to morning car line atomorrow and bill clinton is expected to stump for his wife in missouri and calvin murry no doubt the work continues. >> janine, thank you and don't f

i'm glenna millberg in coral gables, local 10 news. >>> okay. duked it out on the debate stage, the candidates were back on that trail. >> senator bernie sanders and hillary clinton out on tuesday. janine stanwood. >>reporter: senator clinton and sanders spent a good part of the day crisscrossing the state. even though florida is not winnej takes all, no doubt it's still a very important state. hillary clinton made a couple stops in florida yesterday before heading to north carolina and illinois. she talked about raising the minimum wage and guarantying equal pay for wen, especially in the south. she wants to keep that momentum up. this week marks bernie sanders's first time in florida. here he is at a rally in tampa after making other stops in the central part of the state. his message he is the candidate who tells the truth and he's the better person to save the middle class. carolina later on today. bill clinton is expected to stump for his wife. janine stanwood, local 10 news. >> a reminder, the florida primary just four days away. your vote

our coverage begins with nicole linsalata in coral gables. nicole. >> reporter: well, craig, the last four candidates standing and getting ready here. they will be on the stage here in just a few hours and as you know donald trump is farar head when it comes to dell great count. but each of thether candidates hoping that they will be the trum alternative. >>> the air war in florida is underway and it is ugly. marco rubio, another could rument all talk no, action politician. >> i'm donald trump and a approve this mess message. i have the best words and you can tell them go bleep themselves. >> and then there are the endorse ments. dwod bless miami. ted cruz may have reason to fl good this debate day. from the darling of the conservative movement. mike leave utah. i decided to endorse ted for a number of reasons but all b bl down to one baiks thing of. we reached a poi where we need to reunite behind a sith candidate. for news of the senator rubio could not be good. marco rubio, a friend of leez struggling to reach trum npt polls here in his ow

. >> calvin: a safety alert in coral gables tonight after a woman was attacked. >> laurie: let's get janine in the newsroom working that for you. >> janine: that victim was just out exercising when she@ was suddenly grabbed. she told police the man gropedher and robbed her before driving off. he we now have a vision of her attacker. >> and a sad story from miami gardens where a man on his way to work was shot and killed by a couple of crooks. >>> and all new at 6:00 spring break chaos on south beach. a deadly shooting, people littering the sand. to stop p . >> janine: right now at 5:30 undercover officers busting a man they say was selling large amounts of cocaine but he had another job to cover it. detective say he wasas a long time public works employee who was running his own side business dealing cocaine. >> calvin: and you won't believe how much they found in his home. local10's michael seiden has our one and only exclusive. >> michael: this was a six-month undercover operation and for the first time we are getting a look at exclusive photos, photos showing drugs that police tel

michael spears is in coral gables where it's all set to happen. good morning, michael. >> reporter: good morning. immigration a big topic for democrats. could be the same tonight as gop candidates prepare to square off. final touch is being made this morning for tonight's 12th kbop debate. we have four gop candidates. front-runner donald trump heading in with quite the lead. the other side of this, making a lot of stops in florida, south florida, ahead of the march 15th primary, winner takes all. a huge one, hoping to stop some of that momentum for trump. we had rubio and hialeah making stops. ted cruz at miami-dade college where the democratic debateas held. luge one tonight as far as what's being discussed, and leading into it there were of the race. he addressed those yesterday. some candidates not going so far as to tell him that. rubio saying you can forget about that. back out here live, a huge day head, big primary coming up on march 15th. check out the nbc 6 news and weather app to read more about tonight's debate. live in coral gables, mi

>>reporter: the violent crime does not happen often in coral gables. the cops looking hard tonight needing your help badly. if you know anything about what standing in coral gables 6:45 in the morning yesterday pick up the phone right away and call crime stoppers at this the number to call. you can collect cash for the right anonymous tip to police we are live in coral gables, sheldon fox 7 news nig team. >>> and now on to the roof. and out with the rules. >>>>eart breaking. devastating. >> burglar breaking. bashing and banking his way in. leaving a school house rocked. >> heart breaking heist left the school damage and cash strapped. >> that's right. now investigators are trying to track down the man responsible. rosh rorts. >> take a look at this surveillance video and this guy come through the roof of presbyterian school in miami. the school has been here for student pre-k through 12th grade. >> extremely sad. it's heart breaking. devastating. the there's no need for it. >> look at the effort the guy took. in fact investigators are out here school o

. >> there's a sexual predator slash robber thought to be out and about in these coral gables streets. he's the kind of guy who sneetion up on women in about the last place they would be expecting danger. their own low crime nehborhood. >> especially in a neighborhood like this you don't really think so much about being dangerous or be things ening to. it happened to a woman who was steps away from her home. during a stroll she will never forget. >> coral gables police say she was just walking in the neighborhood. granada boulevard. safe looking streets. nice looking homes. quiet area. quiet until about 6:45 sunday morning. >> she was attacked. robbed. sexually battered. near venetian terrace by a violent menace. said by detectives to be 5 foot 8 to 5 foot 10 bald with brownize. bushy brow and wearing a white jeans and blue and yellow sneakjeans and blue and yellow sneakers. who was possibly driving a white suv or van this is such a nice place to walk around. nice. and safe but i guess we have to think twice before we do that again. >> neighbors in the area were shocked and sympatheti

in coral gables, michael put an, local ten news. >> donald trump is leading the polls ahead of the primary. >> he can get a key endorsement from a formal rival. team coverage continues with local teameporter glen. >> we heard inkle>> we heard inklingsgs of that before it started and donald trump confirmed during the debate. tomorrow morning he'll be endorsed by ben carson and the candidate that ended his campaign last week and that news and all the other news we were watchchg national reaction in realtime through these goolle analytics and right now, about two minutes ago, it was showing the nation, a third gf trump has won the debate. >> i was with dr. ben carson today who sent dorsing me by the way, tomorrow morning. >> donald trumum let that news fly almost as aaside. an endorsement of ben carson could bring his base of evangelical voters. >> this is the first we ever had interest. >> google analytics revealed impulse and donald trump was most searched candidate most searched candidate nationwide and in florida. marco rubio and ted wuz went back and forth were second. >> we wanted free

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as they stip patrols this in this yairks they are asking for the public's help snoot victim telling coral gables police she was i this area heading south when a man grabbed hernd sexually assaulted her and stole the woman's b bongings. >> actually battered. probably this person was with problems. >> reporter: the suspect has beenescribed as a 35-year-old latin male way medium complexion between 5'8, to 5-foot ten. brown hair bald wh brish eyebrows he was wearing blue jeans and blue and yell sneakers. >> yesterday i came out to put garbage in the trash hall and a saw two under cover ver detectives there. >> reporter: this man says he walked out of his home and stumbled on the crime scene sunday morning shortly after the woman reported the assault. police now urging residents in the area to beware of their surroundings and report suspicious vehicles and people. >> i'm always vigilant and always looking around. but i'm sorry to hear things have been happening. >> i wish the best for this lady. may have been driving a white suv or van and even though they are following up on some leads, thth

endangered coral reeves were lost. with that project done, the corpse plans to repeat the work at 40 ever glaglades near fort lauderdale. >> the plan in miami was broken. you can't assume it makes sense to repeat it up here. it's fall to go say the least. >> the $400 million project is needed so mega container ships can doc at one of the busiest ports. they say to increase business and protect jobs. the two ports sit in the middle of the maven florida reef track. 150 miles of rare coral hugging the coast. one of the world's largest free ecosystems and the only one of its kind in the continental u.s. a. >> it is pangs takingly trying to protect. >> we have learned a lot with the project we have south of us in miami and miami harbor. so we have been studying this for 18 years. we have worked long and hard to develop a plan that balances economic development also with protection of the en vivironmen >> in miami, only a few hundred pieces of corral were moved. now, the corpse will spend millions to relocate by hand more th

reporting live in coral gables. walter morris. 7 news. >> qual walter thank you. >> belkeys: up next from the newsplex. fire crews burning the mit midnight oil. dangerous moments as flame shoot toward the sky. >> and a business owner wanted thousands of numbers transferred tie new phone but numbers were wiped out t. is tonight "help me howard" with patrick fraser. >>> >>> now seven weather with meteorologist brent cameron. and a quick check on your weather. more changes head for us here in south florida. to the north, clear skies. to the south we have patchy oud but the dry weather will continue a little bit longer. interest the water vapor and there the drying over most of the state. very d dp drying there. you see the moisture line eventually mana of that is going to creep back in our directions. high pressure will continue moving and the western atlantic ocean and thas going o to give us more east to southeast wind flow an by the end of the week that is going to a route humidity and tempepeture to rise. boating f

hundreds gathered coral springs to remind the world that robert levinson has not come home. on march 9th, 2007, he disappeared on the iranian island of kish on a a cia investigation. >>> carnival on the mile iss featuring 30 groups from all overhe country. nbc 6 is a proud sponsor of the event tat continues today. be sure to check out our news and weather app for full details we are covering as you wake up. >>> really nice out there. blue skies. few clouds along the coastal areas. look at t r live first alert radar. looking dry. a few showers over the atlantic waters but nothing to worry about. winds have shifted from the north that. as long as no showers form at the coast, then we will be okay today. first alert forecast as sharon mentioned, if you are heading out to carnival on the mile, keep the sunscreen han dichl. rain-free, upper 70s and low 80s. beautiful day out there. if your sunday fun day takes you out on the water, keep in mind the breezy conditions are leading for advisories over the ters and atlantic bay high risk of rip currents on the beaches. seven-day forec

reporting live in coral gables, ann keil, 7 news. >> a birthday celebration on south beach ending in tragedy. >> a brother marking ailestone with a party winds up losing a loved one to gun violence. strata. >> his mother tells us that he was in miami over the weekend gunshots were fired. it is spring break, so all of this unfolded in front of a large crowd on ocean drive. >> i can't take it anymore. >> a mother's cry for answers after her 20-year-old son antoine beach. >> family members say decade was celebrating his older brother's birth kay when a fight broke out and it ended in gunfire. >>his cellphone video capturing the scene as police began their investigation early sunday morning. police say the gunshots rang out just before 1:00 a.m. on ocean drive just south of tenth. the street filled with spring breakers, many running for cover. >> i come from mexico and i've never expected something like this. >> decade was hit in the chest walking to a nearby officer and collapsed. the 20-year-old was rushed to jackson memorial hospital where he died. a young child. >> he have a son. i d

. >> janine: right now 4:30 a man accused of groping women in coral gables face aid judge today. sevevel victims also coming forward. older col-torres now facing serious charges. >> calvin: local10 news reporter terrell forney is live in coral gables with the safety alert for us. terrell. >> terrell: these crimes have been traced back to the beginnnng of february. in each case the suspect description was thee same, a man on a bicycle literally attacking women in this coral gables neighborhood, which is along pubes de leon boulevard south of southwest eighth street. all to police, and now they are pointing the finger at the very same man. rodolfo col-torres is the man accused of terrorizing women in this coral gables neighborhood for t better part of a month. the 22-year-old face still frightens one victim. >> the second i saw him, i don't know, i just -- automatically i was cryryg because i saw his picture, i saw his face. it's something thatou can't forget. >> terrell: this woman, who doesn't want her face shown, said her nightmare began last week while walking her dog off pons

the victim was walking through coral gables neighborhood when the man struck. >> coral gables pd pounding the pavement handing out fliers hoping some one will recognize this man who they say robbed and sexually assaulted a woman last w wk. >> it's very traumatic this is a surprise. >> went down march 13. >> police said victim walking south on granada boulevard near benetia avenue before 7:0a.m. when man jumped out and grabbed her. >> pulled her behind a tre then sexually assaulted her in a manner where he's unwanted tuvrngs unwanted fondling of her. >>reporter: he stote her stuff as he took off in a white van or suv. but she got a good look at her attacker. >> we just want to inform you about this sexual battery. >>reporter: now police tell members of the quiet commuty to be on the look out. he's describe as 30 to 40 years old. 5 foot 7 to 5 foot then and 170 to 1 80 pounds. bald. muscular build. last seen wearing a white t-shirt blue jean with blue and joel snehing. >> i'm shocked because tell thinks coral gables. sitting well with neighbors lili nadia and she's hoping police get the guy

so broward, you will get the first impact for coral springs. take a light sweater with you but also take the umbrellas. you'll only need it to the early morning hours. ere's still plenty of cloud cover. by later this afternoon you'll see a lot more sunshine. you'll see a lot clearer skies up towards the southeast as high pressure develops all across the southeastern region of the u.s. temperatures over the panhandle definitely cooling down. in the past 24 hours cooling down 1 degrees and you just saw tallahassee in the 40s. for our temperature here we c cool down and eventually will hit a high of 70 degrees. boaters, small craft advisory is in effect. the bays are rough today. to rebound by tomorrow. waking up with a cool one in the upper 50s. >> jennifer, thanks so much. >>> i was really looking hard to see if i could find any delays in those express lanes this morning. southbound lanes nice and open despite reports of that accident scene, affecting traffic at 103rd street. at this point you guys, you can stick with those regular lanes, avoid

coral bleaching considers during abnormal environmental conditions.last year was the hottest on record and the trend is like toy to continue this year. the heat stress disrupts their special relationship with algae that help them grow and reproduce. it is coupled with the loss of fish and other marine life. the australian government has declared the highest level of alert. protect the great barrier reef is no easy task. with each passing day, the effects of claims change are becoming more difficult to ignore. even underwater, the distress signals are getting louder. al jazeera. >> heartbreaking. all right, time for sport, here's jo. >> one of the biggest tennis tournaments have been embody in an argument over sexism. indian wells tournament finished up sunday. attention turned away from matters on the court and on to the role of women players. gerald tan has more. >> indian wells, one of the rich evident joint events in tennis, the prize money for the men and women's tournaments are the same, a rare example of parity in sport. the man in charge has ca

rising sea temperatures are a threat to coral. it destroys their special relationship with algae that helps them to reproduce. the australian government has declared the highest level of alert protecting the great barrier reef is no easy task. the unesco site is about 2300 kilometers long. the effects of climate change are becoming more difficult to ignore. even in the water the distress signals are getting louder. >> still ahead here on the news hour, jo will be here with the sports. serena's frustrations at indian wells. details in the next few minutes. terror attacks. we'll have more on that later in the hour, i'm stephanie sy. history is being made in havana. president obama is 30 minutes away from meeting with raul >> hello again. on this day ten years ago a young software developer in the u.s. september a message that changed the way that millions people around the cold communicated. it was the first-ever tweet. since then social media platform twitter has had a few ups and down as derek bassly explains. >> it may not be a f

they have found bleaching in the coral reef. it shows it's fighting to survive. it's being blamed on warmer than average ocean temperatures. they say it's been happening for several weeksing -- weeks now. if you've ever seen the great barrier reef it's sad toss. >>> two men are facing charges after a drug bust in the pennsylvania state mail room where they worked. the story at 5:00 a.m. >>> pope francis plans to honor someone special during an easter week ritual who he is picking has special significance, details when we come right back. your heart loves omega-3s. but the omega-3s in fish oil differ from megared krill oil. unlike fish oil, megared is easily absorbed by your body. megared. the difference is easy to absorb. teacher is fired and facing charges for letting students smoke marijuana in school. classmates tipped off administrators to his unconventional and illegal policy. the shop teacher worked at the high school for children with academic and behavioral challenges. >>> pope francis will spend the day washing the feet of young refugees, he performed it

reporting live in coral gables at the univeveity in miami. nicole linsalata. >> belkeys: hazmat crews responding to the office of ted cruz in houston several offices inside that building but officials confirm the substance is in the republican presidential candidat office. it's still unclear what it is. we're working on getting more information. when we find out more we'll get it to you. >>> >> lynn: the democratic candidates back on the campaign trail follow thrirg south florida debate last night. 7's alex diprato live in the sat lie center with the latest on the democrats. alex. >> reporter: lynn, hillary clinton and barney sanders in florida today. they know the tuesday pry mare roy is crew sthal in florida. >> her namam is lilian. >>> >>> >>> >> >> hillary clinton beginning her day in a satisfy workers and selfies at the fountainebleau hotel in miami beach. time i came to thihi hotel was 1968. >> clinton spending the night at the hotel after facing off with senator bernie sanders last night at a debate at miami-dade college. >> today clin