jackie nespral. back to you. >>> a developing situation now at ted cruz's campaign headquarters in texas. take a live look. we'll show you what's going on. a hazmat team at the scene. information still a little i ify at this point. just preliminary stuff coming in. no word on why the hazmat team is there or if they have found anything. we'll continue to keep an eye on this and bring you ahy updates. take a closer look at the trucks there, fire rescue out there, as hazmat teams are also on the scene. in texas. >>> it also appears marco rubio is taking a page out of jeb bush's playbook. rubio letting his allied super pac fight the advertising battle here in florida for him. ruruio's campaign isn't spending money on radio or tv adds. the pac is directing attack ads at donald trump. they're pumping money into nearly every market in thehe stage,ven airing a spanish language adad outside groups have spent $11 llion attacking trump in florida and illinois. coming up at 6:00, willard shepard digs deeper into

nbc 6 anchors jackie nespral and jawan strader are on the ground agenda. >> reporter: president obama national cath tropical in old havana where he will meet with cardinal ortega who played pivotal role in restoring communications with cuba. he will get a little r and r with the first family. behind me revolution palace, also known as the presidential palace, many rememberhis as the cuban white house of sorts. president obama will be here meeting with raul castro and then retur later with the first lady for a state dinner. >> d then on tuesday president obama will be here at the national eater for the much people. the cuban government will be listening closely to what the president has to say, but not as closely as the people of cuba who are hoping that the president will address some of their concerns from the first sitting president to visit the island inlmost 90 years. and the president's final stop here athe stadium in havana where the president will take on a game between the tampa bay rays and a cuban national team. are under way as they get ready for the big game. generators. >

for jackie nespral, i'm jawan trade strader. we are live in havana, cuba. >> thank you for your coverage. >> our coverage from cuba will continue the next half hour as well. jawan is going to show us a side of cuba that president obama will likely not see during this visit in our 6:00 newscast. laura rodriguez will have more on raul castro's controversial comments concerning political prisoners following his sit-down today with the president. u can get in depth analysis and tweets in havana cuba on nbc >>> i'm ari odzer live in downtown miami. the allegations are that that county employee raped a young woman as she left the ultra music festival last night at this metromover platform last niht. >>> a family of a teen is asking for your help. the special circumstances surrounding this search still ahead. >>> an apple announcement. we'll show you what's in store for the next generation of iphones and tablets. >>> a cool change here in south florida. some high clouds behind me here on the live shot of the big story of the day and >>

. >> reporter: i'm jackie nespral at the university of miami. we have live team coverage of the republican faceoff at tonight's debate. >>> find out what issues they next. was left >>> now on 6, another go for the grand ole party this time in the sunshine state. tonight, south florida takes center stages republicans face good evening, i'm trina robinson. >> and i'm adam kuperstein. >> tuesday's election considered a must-win for senator marco rubio, but trump maintains he's going to come out on to >> tonight, team coverage from the campaign trail. we start with jackie nespral live from the university of miami's campus in coral gables, the sightte of tonight's big debate. jackie? >> reporter: when i graduated from the university of miami in 1989 it was a much different campus. as i look behind me, i see the student union and new buildings. there's a lot of new development here on campus. as they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same. senator marco rubio graduated from here in 1996. he must make a statement here tonight in order

jackie nespral will be i havana to bring you live coverage ahead of obama' stop in havana. >>> still ahead for you. a twisted mess after a train derails in kansas. several people treated for major injuries overnight. coming up this midday, we're going to talk to some of the other passengers as investigators try to work to figure out what caused it to go off the tracks. >>> plus, picking up the pieces, destroyed by days of t trential rains in the south and forecasters say there could be more. >>> blue skies arthe rule. here's a look inland. blue sky. lots of warm sunshine up above and temperaturesapidly climbing into the lower 80s now. key west lagging behind at 79. glooking forecast. it gets warmer this afternoon and stays warm all week. how warm? stick around for first alert weather c cing up next. >>> i'm ari odzer. can you guess what language por to a geee? >>> welcome back. new today, at least 20 people are in the hospital of aapril amtrak train deraraed early this morning. five train cars with about40 passengers on board derailed as they were traveling from los angeles to chicag

i'm jackie nespral. florida is a major prize. >> today's gop frontrunner grabbed a pretty big endorsement from the state capital as he dominates the polls. that's donald trump. >> hey, guys. on this eve of florida's primary elections, fresh poll numbers show senator marco rubio has made little progress against his chief rival donald trump. it showsws trump with support of 46% of likely florida republican voters and senator rubio trailing with 22%. candidates are getting their final push, their fial say with the voters, before tomorrow's elections. it's the big dayefore the big vote. candidates candidates candidates crisscrossing their way across the states that matter. hillary clinton in illinois. >> i'm so worried about our country and what could happen if we don't stand together to elect all of america. >> reporter: her opponent bernie sanders is way behind in florida polling, but he hopes to chip away a a her lead with voters in ohio. >> the key difference between secretary clinton and myself is not o

so jackie nespral will have much more on her exclusive sitdown interview with rubio tonight on nbc 6 news starting at 6:00. >>> showing you perhaps one of the most talked about moments at last night's debate at the university of miami, the candidates tackling the issue instead of each other. donald trump called it civil. our coverage coinues now with julia bagg live in the newsroom with people reacting to the change of course from yesterday. >> well, no guilty feelings this midday after the most doss -- docile debate we've seen in the last year. >> we have to take a ststng, >> theiei mellowed miami civil. >> i'm glad they decided to get around insulting one another and getting back to the issues. >> each hopeful aimed to move forward and separate himself from the pack. john kasich tried to get some traction over his home state of ohio. >> i don't think anybody really scored any knockout punches. it's funny, like these other candidates when you u e running for president, you got to act like a president. while three of the final four have already left florida to campaign in other state

jackie nespral: making an impact this week, super tuesday fallout. why the florida primaries on march 15th, >>> making an impact, seper tuesday fallout. why the prraries hold the fate of several campaigns on the way to the white house. >>> the pros and cons to the new project on miami beach before voters make their choice in just days. i'm your host jackie nespral. >>> now on "impact," florida, florida, florida, to quote the late tim russert. the race for president hinges on the sunshine state and early voting is already under way. joining me to discuss, justin spacey and mitt caesar. thank you for joining me on "impact" again. super tuesday is in the books. no big surprises, victories by clinton. it is all about florida. an interesting note that in the republican primary so far all but -- all 15 states with the exception of vermont, they have set a record in voter turnout since 2000. what do you think that's about? is it donald trump? >> something is going on right now in the republican primary with this incredible turnout. like you said, in all of

. >> jackie nespral and jawan strader have been following the presidenduring the trip in cuba. >> they join us live from havana with the latest. guys? >> adam and tripa, good evening once again. history was made. >> the good news is, it's not raining. and it's not cold. fifially some good weather for president obama as he departed on this historic trip here in havana, cuba. i've good otto say, eventhough the president has left, the president has made his mark. >> jay gray joins us now with more. >> we were together for the pal visit back then. that was historic in itself. but no pun intended, this is a whole different ball game. it's amazing to get the feel you get op the streets of the we never thought we would see this in our lifetime. and especially a president addressing us on our own national television here. so amazing to see as you've taled about throughout the day. the president has left cuba at this point. departing just a little later than he thought he would, just after 4:00. that's because he got a bit of a surprise at the airport. there w w a lot of talk about cuban presid

jackie nespral and jawan strader will report from the island nation this friday. you can find out the latest news about cuba and the warming relations at the cuban crossroads section. >>> g god news for some folks' wallets tonight. the federal reserve is keeping short-term interest rates unchanged, citing risk by global economic policy and financial turmoil. in their statement, fed policymakers expressed a slightly more optimistic view of the unemployment rate for the next few years. >>> we have some b baking news right now on i-95 northbound. that's where a car is on fire. this is near oakland park boulevard. >> you can see here it is causing absolute backup on i-95. if you know somebody who is headed in this direction, we urge you to gi them a call. there's a car on fire on i-95 and oakland park boulevard. >>> still ahead on 6, fogle fight? >> what is behind a brawl that broke out behind bars. >>> and under water rising floodwaters continueo threaten louisiana and texas. now they threaten another state. >>>t's been a fixture for more than a decade, but tay demol

francis square in old havana on the eve of the historic preredential visit to cuba i'm jackie nespral. >> i'm jawan strader. sececity is out in full force, police on the streets, closing down many of the roads getting ready for the president's big trip here. >> and we've seen a lot of tourists here in old havana especially. ne thing that struck me yesterday when we arrived was to see a cruz ship docked at the havana harbor. we hadn't en that in previous trips. and carnival corporation is trying to vie and get into havana as well as airlines and other companies. but back to the cruise ne that was here. it's a british cruise line and we wanted to know what are the passengers doing when they get off here in old havana and how are they spending their money? this is what we found out. from walking tours, old cars, buses, and double-decker buses to horse drawn carriages, crudes d even segways. tourists seem to be flocking to cuba. daiquris in the bars to the new restaurants that are starting to open up in havana. business in the tourist areas like old havana is moving. >> translator: my typ

i'm your host jackie nespral. >>> now on "impact," florida, florida, florida, to quote the late tim russert. the race for president hinges on the sunshine state and early voting is already under way. joining me to discuss, justin spacey and mitt caesar. thank you for joining me on "impact" again. super tuesday is in the books. no big surprises, victories by clinton. it is all about florida. an interesting note that in the republican primary so far all but -- all 15 states with the exception of vermont, they have set a record in voter turnout since 2000. what do you think that's about? is it donald trump? >> something is going on right now in the republican primary with this incredible turnout. like you said, in all of these states, save one, republicans bigger nbers than they did four years or eight years ago. i think the democrats re experiencing something a little bit different where they're not having that same growth and turnout we're seeing on the republican side. part of it, i think, has to be attribute ed to donald trump. his supporters are energized and i think people who have never

our team headed up by anchors jackie nespral and juwan strader begin coverage live from cuba tonight starting at 11:00. >>> marco rubio is moving on after withdrawing from the presidential race. this morning he talks about what he plans to do in the near future. >>> the possible social media we'll tell y >>> welcome back. your time on your friday morning is 6:12. the dump truck movement might be gaining steam. >> there was a meeting to find someone else to replace the republican party for this fall. tracie potts is live in washington. tracie, what was this meeting about? >> reporter: they're trying to come up with a strategy, these anti-trump republicans, conservatives are looking for at least a couple of options trying to find someone to beat trump before they get to a nasty floor fight at the convention this summer or giving him some competition in the fall. >> reporter: this closed-door meeting organized by conservative republicans looking for a strategy do beat donald trump. >> the best way to do it is to get a unity ticket. >> it's not clear if that's ted cruz. they're also look

jackie nespral and jawan strader are in the island nation. >> reporter: we are in havana, thth is our second day here, for the historic presidential visit, the first time in 90 years a sitting american presidentas visited the island. he will be here with his wife, daughters, and mother-in-law. >> reporter: we're starting to see a whole lot, this is my first time visiting the island, and off to my right over here, a beautiful sight and a plate for love birds. >> reporter: it is a place for love birds and also a place for groups to come and hang ou to gi you a little perspective, this is the@ site of the sinking of the main. if you look above jawan's shoulder, you'll see the national hotel. that is iconic, one of the oldest hotels in cuba. >> reporter: getting back to the president's visit, though, jackie, the president is expected to land on the island and hit the ground running. president obama will arrive here first at cuba's national cathedral in old havana, where he'll meet with cardinal ortega, who played a crucial role in normalizing relations between america and cuba. many remem

jackie nespral and juwan strader report from the island tomorrow ahead of the president's arrival. >>> a jury foundd victor ramirez not guilty of m mdemeanor battery and filing a false report. in court ramirez said he took measures he felt necessaryo protect himself. he had written up bruce la clair clair. although he didn't win the case, he's definitely glad it's over. journey. i'm glad it's over. i'm a little surprised, but shocked, no. without pay from the ft. lauderdale police department after the incident happened more than a year ago. he can now try to start working again as a police officer. his lawyer says that's not a guarantee in t tms of it happening in or not. as for la clair, he says he plans to move on with his life. >>> this is 54 joe lewis padgett wanted for the death of his ex-katrina. detectives say he confronted her at her mother's home. there was an argument, he shot his estranged wife several times but missed her mother. cops want to find padgett as soon as possible because they believe he is armed and dangerous. >>> we have n video that police say they want every

good evening, i'm jackie nespral. >> and i'm adam kuperstein. >> reporter: and i'm jawan strader live at miami-dade college's kendall campus. you're talking about the eighth the security is tight as many get ready for the big deba tonight. we have a team of reporters covering both the democratic debate as ll as senator marco rubio. we begin with steve litz who is live with a preview of tonight's big debate. steve? >> reporter: we are well into this primary process, and as we have been reporting, secretary clinton enjoys a comfortable ad. it is forums like this, jawan, that can move the needle in the direction of one candidate or another. hillary clinton, it appears is well on her way to the nomination when it comes to the delegate count. senator sanders is hoping to turn that tide tonight. miami-dade college's k kdall campus, the setting for the hillary clinton/bernie sanders debate tonight. jennifer carol is already looking toward clinton running in the general election. >> that's why she has to play her cards so well, to not really

this afternoon, jackie nespral is speaking with debbie schwartz, the democratic chair. we bring you in-depth team coverage ahead of tonight's republican debate. >>> we're following some breaking news out of erfield beach this time. deerfield beach mayor gene rob allegedly misusing her position. there's probable cause that she accepted a prohibited gift and received unauthorized compensation. she received $1,000 to two charities of her choice from the ownererf a luxury car dealership in exchange for favors. she also allegedly used her position for benefits for her church and pastor. >>> a coup of minutes ago, the fbi went into the opa-locka regional service center. chopper 6 is up over the areaas the agents went inside and came out carrying some boxes. we have a crew at that building right now gathering information, asking questions to investigators, trying to figure in the boxes. we'll bring you an update as soon as we can and on the air and using our nbc 6 news and weather app. we'll give that information as soon as we have it. > students back at school reacting to a c

. >> and i'm jackie nespral. while the information has been limited, w do know one person is under arrest and federal authorities are searching a home in opa-locka. that's where we find laura rodriguez. she joins us live from opa-locka with the latest on the investigation. laura? >> reporter: jackie, jawan, federal agents have been here at the 1200 block of sherar avenue for several hours now. although one of the gold bars was recovered last year, this man is the first to be arrested in connection with this case. the fbi is one step closer to solving a gold heist. officials say 46-year-old alberto perez was arrested this morning for his alleged involvement in the robberyf a tractor-trailer carrying precious metals in north carolina. perez is a good man and a hard working truck driver. >> if all this were true, i couldn't see how he could be living here owning the type of vehicle he owns. >> reporter: occupants of a semi pulled over on i-95 last year. after stopping, two armed men approach approached, announced th

for jackie nespral, i'm jawan strader. more on "nightly" with lester hot. >> we say good night and we'll see you tonight at 11:00 on nbc 6. >>> breaking news tonight. history in cuba. the american and cube ne president side by side. an angry raul castro challenged over human rights raising president obama's arm in an awkward embrace. republans as hillary clinton and elizabeth warren go on the attack agast him. >>> airport bust. 60 pounds of cocaine found hidden in carry-ones after a woman ran from screeners. you won't believe who investigators are looking for. >>> hitting back. serena williams leading the charge against a powerful tennis executive who said women players should get on their knees and thank the men. >>> and getting money. even with bad credit or debt piling up, how people are getting the loans they need at rates they can actually afford. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" withthester holt reporting tonight from havana. >>> good evening. it has been a day rich in histori

our team headed up by jackie nespral and jawan strader. coverage live from cuba tomorrow >>> daesh is genocidal by self-proclamation and actions in what it says and what it does. it comes after calls from congress to label isis acts under that name. the secretary of state says part of our response must be to destroy isis by force. >>> two days after dropping out of the presidential race, senator marco rubio is back on capitol hill. the former presidential candidate reflected on his failed campaign and says he believes the republican party will be fractured if donald trump wins the nomination. >> i don't believe donald trump will ever be able to do that. that's my opinion. >> rubio ruled out being a vice presidential candidate in the future. life once his senate term ends. >>> a fiery hearing into the led lead-tainted water in flint, michigan. >> this the latest in a series of hearings on the flint water crisis and part of the ongoing effort to find out what went so terribly wrong. >> brian moore has the story. >> reporter: on capitol hil,

this afternoon anchor jackie nespral is speaking with democratic national chair debb wasserman schultz. >>> breaking news overnight out of pennsylvania, five people are dead, three others are hurt after a gunman opened fire. it happened at a back yard party just east of pittsburgh. three women, one man found shot to death on a back porch of that home. another w/man pronounced dead at a local hospital not long after that. two men in critical condition and a woman is instable condition. no suspects right now in custody as of this hour this morning, investigators are saying ballistic evidence saying two guns invved here. >>> a south teener is waking up behind bars, how he allegedly manipulated classmates to get them to do what he wanted. >>> a new strain between the u.s. and venezuela, while diplomat out of washington, d.d. >>> at 5:08, another breezy start to our dayay this time around it will be much brighter as you head out on the early morning drive. a few extra clouds in pembroke pines. 73 there. pompano beach sustained winds over 20 miles per hour. another dangerous day on our beach

our team, headed up by anchors jackie nespral and juwan strader have coverage tonight starting at 11:00. >> they are ready to roll. >> through the weekend and beginning of the week. >> we'll hear from hem at the beginning of the week. a lot more coming up in the next half hour. a tampa city council changes the punishment if you get busted with a little marijuana. some people not so happy. >>> after a disappointing loss in his home state. marco r rio returns to capitol hill for the first time since suspending his campaign. what's next for him? >> a few clouds across the area. temperatures there at 71. we'll keep it steady in the low 70s. a warm afternoon. talking mid 80s for your friday. we'll detail >>> the city council in tampa changing the punishment if you get 20 grams of marijuana or less. getting busted is like getting a traffic ticket. the idea is to help young people but not essentially criminalize them. those who disagree are asking city leaders to create educational programs for repeat offenders. this way they're getting some kind of help. >>> at this point it looks like sout

i'm jackie nespral. >> and i'm jawan strader. we're live right now in front of the museum of the revolution in the heart of old havana. this is the historic district. >> the two presidents held talks a short distance from revolution square. raul's brother fidel held many rallies there. a difjerent tone today. it's hard to overstate the historic feelingoday in havana, cuba, as the sitting meets with cuban leader raul castro. president obama started his public schedule with a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of beloved cuban liberator jose marti. mar marti is known as the apostle of cuban independence when cuba gained independence from spain. while inthere, the media surrounded the commander and chief in a scene rarely seen in modern american politics. then president obama walked a short distance with his diplomatic team to the palace of the revolution where the leaders of cuba and the u.s. shook hands. mr. obama told castro thrgh an interpreter we had a great tour yesterday, referring to his walk through old havana with his fami

. >> if you follow nbc 6 on facebook, you probablbl saw jackie nespral and jawan strader usingnghe facebook live feature talking about the trip to cuba. they have just arrived and look for their first reports coming up tonight from havana at 11:00. >>> south florida feeling a little bit more crowded these days as music lovers from around the electronic music biggest show in the country. >> reporter: and the party is already under way. for locals, that means a lot of traffic and maybe some headaches. but all thosese here in downtown miami right now say the fun is happening. >> and the fun is happening rain or shine. we can see a nice end to our friday. this is outside of our holiday everglades park. i'll have m me on yaur forecast >>> we'll meet one students >>> ultra music festival is officially under officially officially under way. taking selfies after making it inside. >> take a look at this. this is the scene t tre after the gates opened to the thousands of partiers, tens of thousands. this crowd is absolutely immense. you can expect much more of the same through the rest of the weekend

here you see jackie nespral speaking with the mayor. she will have that story at 11:00. the televised address will take place in the same theater where calvin coolage, the last spoke 88 years ago. >> continued coverage starting this morning at 11:00 a.m. and you can see live speci reports and in depth stories from haana, just click on the cuba crossroads section. >>> a 16-year-old will be araraigned in adult criminal court this morning facing murder charges for the d@ath of the first grader last month. he was caught in the cross fire from a fight that stemmed from facebook. two others are also facing charges for that little boy's death. >>> at this hour plantation police are on the hunt for a shooter that open fire at a backyard house party leaving one person dead. nbc 6 reporter, erika glover, >> from music and dancing to panic and chaos. >> i heard a couple screams. i heard one shot and then two shots right after. everybody was just running for their lives, honestly. >> the neck thingng know, everybody is like, blocking the street. >> what began as a noise and parking

nbc 6 anchor jackie nespral sits down with bernie sanders. and we'll also be talking to senator marco rubio. >> marco rubio is going to be in sarasota and st. john's county. >> it always come down to florida and it should in many ways because this state symbolizes everything that makes this country so speci and unique. this is a state made up of people with big dreams. people that come from other countries -- >> that was rubio talking at another rally. he's hoping to win all 99 delegates here in florida a week from now. as you know, it's a winner-take-allstate. catch up with our nbc news and weather app. we put our entire interview with trump there and we'll post the rest as we get them throughout the day and leading up to the primary. >>> it is video being shared a it shows the moments a garbage truck flew off the i-95 ramp last montnt the driver of that truck survived the crash. he overcorrected and slammed into the guardrail. look at that deo there. insane. the truck landed near the basketball courts at the park where kids had just finishe

. >> senator sanders sat down one on one with my colleague jackie nespral. he said the dnc treated him unfairly. >> i couldn't disagree with him more. we've been neutral and fair. it's my responsibility to run this primary and be fair too the candidates. we're looking forward to pporting whoever ends up as our nominee. >> thank you very muh. back to you guys in the studio. >>> a big night with bag debate. couple of days. actually, tomorrow at the university of miami. >>> at least conditions are quiet outside. breezy. rain free. od news there. we could see an isolated shower on sunday, but just isolated. >> politics not the only reason want >>> breaking news tonight, a deadly flood emergency. tens of millions in the path. evacuations under way right now. tonight high water rescues and the natitial guard has been deployed. going for a knockout. donald trump says he's looking to take out his rivals once and for all as pressure mounts on marco rubio. what he's telling us exclusively. plus, the bernie sanders shocker. high anxiety. how was a man wanted for attemp

from the university of miami campus, i'm jackie nespral live. back to you in the studio. >> thank you so much. we'll see you tonight. >> looking forward to that report tonight. >> and how the debate is going to go tonight. are they going to be gentlemen or gloves off? >> every one has been a little >>> breaking news tonight. donald trump accused of encouraging violence atis rallies. his campaign manager accused of roughing up a female reporter. >>> the risingeath toll as record floods rage. high-water scues. >>>>rawl on a plane. mayhem as fists fly. shocked passengers with the melee. you won't believe what started it all. >>> ambush horror. five massacd, including a pregnant fire in backyard barbecue. tonight, a manhunt for a pair of cold-blooded killers. >>> why this weekend is especially high risk for heart attacks and strokes. "nightly news" begins right now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. a vicious punch thrown at a protester at a donald trump rally and

ahors jackie nespral and juwan strader reporting from the island nation ahead of president obama's arrival. >>> we're covering breaking developments out of oakland park on this thursday morning. an suv slamming into a pizza place overnight. these pictures posted earlier to our twitter and facebookpages. nbc 6 the first with live coverage of what happened out there in oakla park. >> michael spears has been posting these images from the sne. good morning to you. do we know how the two meme who were inside, h they're doing? >> reporter: not at this point. we have calls and e-mails to broward sheriff's office and fire rescue to get an update. two people were hit by the suv inside this pizza joint, downtown pizza grill in oakland park. one witness says he was outside waiting for a pizza and it appeared the driver never even hit the brakes. firefighters say two people were sent to the hospital. as far as whpd, firefighters say around mnight a woman lost control of her suv, this is a pizza shop on northeast 62nd street, oakland park. why she lost control isn't clear. we're working to get more det

anchors jackie nespral and juwan straighter report tomorrow ahead of his t president's arrival. >>> a jury found victor ramirez not guilty of misdemeanor battery and filing a false report. in court ramirez said he took the measures necessary to prprtect himself against the he had written up bruce la cla up at the bus station. he said he's glad it's of. >> it's been a long, interesting journey journey. i'm glad it's over. >> ramirez had been suspended without pay from the ft. lauderdale police department after the incident happened more than a year ago. he can start to try to work as an officer. life. >>> months after a deadly police-i-iolved shooting in miami-dade, relatives of edward foster quietly held signs at a city council meeting in homestead. it's their latest attempt to get answers. homestead officer anthony green shot and killed foster as he walked home from a store. police say a gun was found near foster's body, although relatives are questioning whether or not he really had a at the time, though, foster was on probation for attempted murder and armed robbery. officer green

nbc's jackie nespral and juwan strait strader will be traveling there. >> marco rubio suss spebds his campaign after losing florida. this morning we're telling you what's next for the race to the white house. >>> also a south florida communithoping a string of car burglaries is over this morning. a look at how police caught up with at least two of the suspects they say are responsible. >>> eric, in the last hour some clouds difting in to the view of our first alert camera looking back towards aaa and bay side. we have a little patchy fog into temperatures settling back into the upper 60s, a refreshing morning. i'm thinking more sunshine this time around. at the busstop, the temperatures will range from the upper 60s to the lower 70s. sunrise coming about 79. for the kids out there, we get the sunup, a rapid warmup. we're talking rain chances in the first alert forecast. >> you are watching nbc 6 "south orida today." >>> the fact is we have to bring our party together. we have to bring it together. >> after tonight it is clear that while wewere on the rig side side, this year we won't

. >> jawan strader and jackie nespral have been following the president's historic visit to cuba all week long. they join us live from havana esident's day. jackie and jawan? >> reporter: goo evening from havana. once again, we're in old havana. a beautiful day, albeit windy. what a difference a day makes. yesterday there was media from all over the world here, and today it's pretty much a ghost town. president obama has already departed onto argentina from his historic trip here on the island. it was really a whirlwind trip for him. a lot of important meetings, especially today, directly speaking to the people of cuba and meeting with the dissidents as well. he also made his mark with the cuban people, but also@here in cuba. >> it was all about the president's speech, jackie, to the cuban people. everyone wanted to hear what the president was going to say. when the president spoke, he spoke about embracing change and called for congress to lift the embargo. standing ovation. the presidede said that the blockade hurts the cuban people by cuttin them off from the cconomy growth here. c

video as we see the split second a garbage truck driver goes off i-95 and lands good evening, i'm jackie nespral. >> and i'm jawan strader. the florida highway patrol releasesethe footage today. they're saying it's a miracle no one was killed here. >> keith jones is joining us live from fhp headquarters wh more. >> reporter: everyone wants to know how the driver kaseem smith is doing. he's doing quite well actually. he's home with his kids. they released the video today that shows what was going on inside the cab at the time of this accident. it shows he was careless. he wasn't payingh attention, but you be the judge. just three seconds from the moment of impact is all it took for a miami garbage truck to turn into trash itself. a look from inside the cab from two cameras becomes very revealing. something else, so he is driving carelessly. he collides twice with the right concrete wall. that's when he overreacts. >> reporter: the driver appears to be watching something to his right outside the window. he hits the inside wall twice and then severely overcorrects, slamming through the guardrail. y

jackie nespral and jawan strader begin live coverage from cuba tomorrow at 11:00 p.m. >>> that's not the only party in town. ultra, the music festival set to open doors tomorrow. we'll have a preview next. >>> the weather could be a complication here in south florida. when you can expect the peak rain chances coming up. facelift that's coming to south >>> the brickell area is being flooded with a sea of green. we're taking a live look where thousands are celebrating saint paddy's day by wearing green and listening to good ole irish music. if you're looking for a place to celebrate, make sure you check out the nbc 6 news and weather app. we have a list of all the best saint paddy's day parties and events. >>> we're learn 24 hours from one of south florida's biggest music festivals. theltimatera music festival opens its doors tomorrow. festival and city of miami officials addressed concerns. stephanie bertini live from downtown with a preview for us. >> reporter: well, from your safety to h h to manage large crow, the logistics are all happening right here in downtown miami. preparatio

live from the university of miami campus, i'm jackie nespral. back to you. >> thank you. >> keep the nbc 6 news and weather app handy for the primary. you can see everything you need to know about decision 2016. >>> the u.s. and canada in talks and cliemate change and the economy. earlier the leaders met privately. they addressed the public together. it's the second meeting between many obama and mr. trudeaux. they first met in the philippines. >>> great weather today except for the wind. will the wind slack off and will we have good weather for this upcoming weekend. the forecast is next. >>> police say it ended with shots fired. investigators working to find out why a miami-dade homeowner >>> fbi agents raid 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 to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. >>> a south florida home took ma

our team headed up by anchors jackie nespral and jawan strader, live from cuba, tomorrow night at 11110 p.m. >>> another bright, sunny and warm day today in south florida. big changes for the upcoming weekend, including possible stotoiness. details next. >>> an animal lover is offering a pretty hefty reward to get back his missing cats. how much he willing to pay to get the cats back, coming up. >>> and youay want to think twice about renteding out y yur property on air bnb. one woman found out her home was used an adult filmfest. >>> nothing like grabbing a green beer thes holiday. the music is pumping out there. we heard it. at one of >>> an animal lover is offering an extreme amount of money to get back his lost cats. nbc 6 reporter amanda joins us now, spoke to the feline rescuer in an effort to find his cats that he said were stolen. how much money are we talking about here, amanda? >> reporter: well, keith, we're talking about $20,000. that's how much animal lover steve rosen said he will offer up and pay to anyone who can said went missing and were taken off his property. cat lov

as you can see there, jackie nespral got to speak with the meyer and tomorrow the president will meet with cuban dissidents and deliver a speech, and the televised address will take placehere the last american president spoke 88 years ago. >> and the president's trip trending on twitter, and tweets from all over the world. we ask you to keep it right here on nbc 6 before, during and after the president's trip, and here at 11:00 a.m., and you can find extensive of the president's two-day trip on our app. >>> this morning, it was a wet weekend, and ryan phillips, should we expect more? >> one push of shower activity and then home free, and we have great weather to kick off the new workweek and for many, spring break. broward county, we have a line of showers and it extends rtheast to the palm beach county, and then we bring on the sunshine. here 8 big picture, this line not overly iressive but it will sweep on through this morning, and then mostly sunny with a cool breeze. now, our temperatures were dialing back because we had winds out of the northwest, our temperatures fall into the l

i'm jackie nespral. >> and i'm jawan strader. campaigning for super tuesday now over, top contenders are focusing on florida's primary next week. we have a team of reporters read out across south florida, covering all of the candidates in town. >> we begin with steve litz, live from tropical park where marco rio plans on holding a rally tonight. >> reporter: south flori@da once again at the center of presidential politics with three of the biggest names either florida, and jackie, it is a clear indication ho important the sunshine state is in the eyes of the candidates. snore rubio is pretty important in the eyes of all of the people who are going to vote for him. they're already lining up to get aa glimpse. it's super tuesday. flora's not voting, but you couldn't tell that based on where three of the leading contenders for the white house will be speaking tonight. southth florida is clearly in the spotlight starting now. with hillary clinton, donald trump, and hometown hopeful marco rubio. trump expected to pick up a majority of

jackie nespral sat down with the miami senator. healked about climate change and his support from the younger population. a question that really hits home in the miami area is how sanders defines socialism and his take on fidel castro.o. >> obviously, democratic throughout europe for decades. democratic socialism has nothing to do with authoritarian communist. i think fidel crass stro was an authoritarian communist who dend people the opportunity to society. >> you are looking at jackie's one-on-one with mr. sanders. up next for him, the democratic debate tonight in miami ahead of florida's primary officially on march the 15th. voting for that has already started. early voting, anyway. you can see the extended interviews with sanders and rubio any time on our nbc 6 news and weather app. if you missed our exclusive interview with donald trump shelly and i were able to do yesterday morning, you will find that on the app too. >>> the former marine suspected of shooting a pastor in idaho has been arrested in washington, d.c. 30-year-ol

to check out past episodes of "impact," go to our website, nbc6.c.c and search "impact" with jackie nespral. click on the livgnks to the full episodes with the newsmakers sitting down with me hereon "impact." >>> once again, thank you for watching nbc 6 "impact." we're looking to bring you the stories that impact you and your if you have a story idea, send me a tweet @jackienbc 6. "meet the press" is next. we'll see you b bck here next week. make it a great sunday, [ ] every year, the amount of data your enterprise uses goes up. smart devices are up. cloud is up. analytics is up. seems like everything is up except your budget. introducing comcast business enterprise solutions. with a different kind of network that delivers the bandwidth you need without the high cost. because you can't build the business of tomorrow on the network of yesterday. >>> this sunday. the republican establishment has tried persuasion. >> mr. trump is a con man, a fake. >> and you know what they say about men with small hands. >> and still, donald trump keeps winning. but last night, more ugliness at a rally. [ sho

jackie nespral and juwan strader are in cuba continuing coverage with a look at the church's role on that island nation. >> reporter: the catholic church in cuba which for decades was silenced has come back strong. the bishop is second in command. >> translator: politics has a major role but we can't look at politics for change because even though politics is important, this world in a fternal way. >> reporter: the president and his family on friday night went to visit the cardinal in havana's cathedral. >> translator: i consider this a positive step. president obama has been courageous to break the circle. >> reporter: after 40 years serving incuba and 20 as cardinal, he's said to be stepping down. the bishop is a possible replacement to lead not only the 6 million catholics on the island. at a massive mass on friday night, he sits to the cardinal's 4re69. i asked the bishop about t possibility of becoming cardinal. >> translator: that sun predictable. god will tell and then i'll tell you. >> reporter: we had an opportunity to aend palm sunday mass. i've got to tell you the bishop k

. >> for jackie nespral and i'm jawann strader. >>> thanks so much for your coverage. we'll check in with you at 5:00 for more. >>> such a fascinating thing happening out there. so much has happened in 50 years. so few people have gonenen and you this midday out of havana, cuba. >> two disturbing incidents happening out ofusic festival. one of them a rape investigation. we'll have that coming up. >> i'm ari odzer, the rape investigation concerns an employee who allegedly raped someone here. >>> sunshine trying to return to our skies but as for a warm-up, not happening. what a transition we've made with temperatures stuck in the lower and mid 60s. i thinkk more sunshine but also more wind the rest of the afternoon. one of the coldest nights we've

. >>> and jackie nespral sits down post debate with presidential hopefufuarco rubio. >>> a woman who says she was attacked on valentine's bay her roommate wakes up after being a coma for a month. car that hit a woman. >>> fresh off last night's gop debate which was civil for the most part, two remaining of the four candidates are still stumping in south florida hoping to reel in voters, of course, just days before tuesday's primary next week. thank for joining us this midday. >> we're keeping tabs on the candidates with live team coverage from the newsroom to west palm beach where marco rubio and donald trump are making moves early this morning. >> that's where we get started with michael spearslive with trump's latest endorsement. >> good morning. former gop hopeful ben carson took the stage not too long here in palm beach announcing had he and donald trump put their differences b bhind them, officially endorsing him. trum announced that ben carson would have a big role in his

and jackie nespral has more from the cuban capital. >> you can't report on the normalization of relations with cuba without talking about the opposition. from the old timers, like the ladies in white, to the new dissident movement. >> people have a great fear to be here and join us in this march because they know what are their out comes. >> reporter: at a small church in havana, a peaceful demonstration. >> president obama in previous months said he wouldn't visit cuba if human rights did not improve. >> if the meeting takes place, i would tell to president obama human rights and the freedoms need to be the main position on the table. >> fear is not part of their vocabulary. >> they can't scare me anymore. i have been living in fear for 48 years, and it's useless, and i don't have the capacity of sensing fear. >> what will be their message to president obama on tuesday? >> translator: i would like president obama to talk about human rights, freedom of expression, byipartisanshipbipartisanship, and talk about tolerance and diverse ideas. >> just a minute ago we talked live with jay gray i

also @going, our nbc 6 family, anchors jackie nespral and juwan stradertart reporting on friday ahead of obama's arrival. >>>> new video out from western illinois. ryan phillips gets excited when he sees this kind of stuff. pretty impressive, but dgerous display in the sky. take a look. this is in the town of bushnell. what you're looking at is a supercell for a giant thunderstorm. incredible. somebody shot this video of the storm cloud and tornado warnings were blare manage the back ground. those sirens, you can actually see a couple of small tornadoes of that dark cloud and kick up dirt and be brie on the round. luckily no one reported injured. >> this morning, the cleanup bfgins after severe storms roll through northwestern illinois. >> the national weather service expected to be out there today. >> investigators released the photos of a truck that caused an amtrak train in kansas to derail. we brought this to you as breaking news earlier this week. authorities say this agricultural truck damaged a part of the tracks. that is what caused the train to derail. the derailment happened

our team coverage of the republican debate starts at 5:00 with anchor jackie nespral.. political reporter steve litz and marissa bag all live on the university of miami k578 pus. >>> every morning we add social media to had depth to our stories. some people are using digital resources like social media for a much more sinister reason. nbc 6 reporter erika glover is live in homestead where a high school student is facing serious charges for allegedly threatening to use social media in what's being described as a wicked way directly against his classmates. >> reporter: that's right, eric. good morning. i can tell you the 18-year-old facing multiple charges is a student here at homestead senior high school. officers are warning that there could be more victims. they say t crimes went on last year from november to december and that the girls finally told police d school administrators recently. the school district calls the case extremely disturbing and released this statement saying the incident serves as a good reminder that parents need to monitor theirchildren's social

nbc 6's jackie nespral will be sitting down with senator bernie sanders. >> nbc 6 anchor juwan strader as well. the debate will be here at the university of miami on thursday, march 10th. that is going to be here in miami. you can see that on cnn. for everything you need to know about your road to the white house and find outour early voting location, information on the florida primary, we have it all on the nbc 6 news an weather app. >>> we're following breaking news out of california where a computer train derailed injuring several passengers and leaving a chaotic scene behind. >>> also we get a closer look at garbage truck plunging off an i-95 exit ramp. >>> it's going to be a busy day out there. we'll explain how a vote on the florida senate today could have an impact on body cameras for local law enforcement. >>> waking up to cloudy skies out there. the good news is we have been rain-free. there are a few spotty showers over the atlantic waters we want to keep an eye on. temperatures as we head out the door will remain in the lower 70s. how are the roads looking so far, kelly? >>

the president's schedule is jam a meeting with cuba's leader, raul castro even a baseball game, jackie nespral and jawan strader are live on the ground. >> reporter: president obama will arrive here first where he will meet with cardinal ortega who played a pivotal role in restoring relations with cuba. he will get a little r and r with the first family. revolution palace known known as the presidential palace, many remember this as the cuban white house of sorts, president obama will be here meeting with raul castro and then return later with the first lady for a state dinner. and then on tuesday president obama will be h he at the national theater for the much anticipated address to the cuban people, the cuban government will be listening closely to what the president has to say but not as closely as the people of cuba who are hoping that the president will address some of sitting presidents to visit the island in almost 90 years. >> a a the president's final stop here at the stadium in havana where the people will take on a game between the tampa bay rays and cuban national team. final prep

nbc 6 anchors jawan strader and jackie nespral have been in havana for the past couple of days and in just a minute we will have a report from them as they cover thepresident's visit to cuba. >>> but first let's get you started with meet jik erika delgado and y/ur first alert forecast. >> it's been an active morning for miami-dade county. broward county dealing with a few showers earlier, that has moved offshore. the showers that were affecting miami-dade relane offshore, we are beginning to see a few over portions of key s cane and south beach as well. i want to take a look so we c see what we're dealing with right now as far as conditions in broward county. a few of the light showers offshore. you could see a light sprile the bulk of the moisture that did move through moving away. the trend will be from west to east, that's where the moisture will continuing develop and move through south florida. if you are i-95 north miami, the miami beach area into key biscayne it has been a soggy start this sunday morning. waking up to temperatures in the mid 70s, 75 miami, 74 fort lauderdale, 7