here's lauren pastrana with more. >> reporter: it is time for another dogs in the city. this is beast but there is nothing like beast about him. >> he is definitely the beauty, he is a 3-month-old terrier mix and just a delight. he is getting along great with other dogs at the shelter, wonderful with people as you can see how nicely he is sitting on your lap. i think there were a few others in the litter but he is the only one we still have and i don't think that he will last too long, because he is a darling dog. >> and a puppy. >> he will grow until at least a year. >> who could resist his little face? he is wonderful. >>> let's talk about the second chance fund and what it means for the animals. >> what it means, it is a fund that was set up awhile back to help with things we are not equipped to do. anything we can do to help helped the animal, extra maybe shots and things we can't take care of this our normal routine of taking care of the dogs, we'll help fix them so they can be adoptable and go to their forever families. >> looks like this one is not going to have a

on this with us, i'm walter makaula fine -- >> and i'm lauren pastrana. lissette is here with us. >> good morning! i just made coffee for the team, if you notice a little extra energy, you know why! giving you a little insight behind the scenes for what's happening here. as you're getting ready for the weekend and getting ready to head out the door, it's mainly quiet, milder, muggy, 70s already in fort lauderdale and in miami and down through the keys, that's a change we are certainly not as cool as we have been in the past couple days. although kendall still comfortable is 65 in pompano beach. the wind blowing out of the southwest, anywhere from three to six miles per hour out ahead of a weak front and we're not seeing any rain right now, there could be a few showers though. we've seen a couple showers south of key west and highs will be warmer this afternoon with 84 degrees, also more clorchblg as that front begin to move across our area. not bringing us a drastic drop in temperatures, however, a

. >> as lauren pastrana reports, jose deyaz is also helping others find hope through their challenges. >> reporter: every 13 seconds, someone in the united states sustain as traumatic brain injury for jose diaz, the moment that changed his life came on the evening of september 11th, 2012. >> i got my first car, i was 16, immature enough, i don't remember anything k my friends said i was going 45 miles per hour. the roads were slippery and wet and i switched lanes and hit the brakes, the car hydroplaned, lost control and hit a pole. >> reporter: he crashed the car in west kindle, his best friend both seriously hurt, jose was in a coma for ten days. >> there were many doubts if i was going to survive. there was a nurse at the hospital. i told my mother, i don't know why you are so worried about this, he is going to pass away or be a vegetable. >> reporter: he woke up with no recollection of what happened and limbed ability to do basic tasks, walking and talking and feeding himself. he started intense occupational speech therapy at the brain injury program. i'm fortunate in a position to

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 showers and more humidity around. i will have detailed in the full forecast. let's get a check of traffic. >>

. >> and i am lauren pastrana. traffic and weather this morning.>>> let's get a check of the forecast with alyssa gonzales. >> so far so good this morning. we're looking live from our fort lauderdale camera. we are rain free. were: comfortable with low 60s inland. right now, 66 in fort lauderdale. 66 in miami. it is very similar to yesterday. winds are calm and light. later on, veering out of the southeast. as we head into the afternoon, we will see some warm sunshine. highs climbing to the low 80s. they be a stray shower into the evening. we will have a check of the traffic. >>> we will start off on the palmetto and move over to brouwer's. 8:26 am -- we want to show you that it is a busy drive. here is a northbound commute. nw. 25th st., here's a southbound drive leading to the dolphin expressway. palmetto, looking great. no accidents. no construction. here's i-95 in miami dade. there is a southbound side and northbound. leaving you want i-95 in broward county, sheridan street, no accidents. it is a good drive at

. >>> it is march 7th, i'm marybel rodriguez, lauren pastrana will be in laster today. >>> we are going to begin with meteorologist lissette gonzalez. >> reporter: happy monday to all of you kicking off the work and school week. we are starting to see a little green here on the tops of these buildings from ft. lauderdale, hinting at st. paddy's day, around the corner. this past weekend the weather was beautiful and breezy and that will be the case again today. the rain chance remains low at 10%. the breeze out of the east, and temperatures comfortable. upper 60s in ft. homestead. 69 degrees is the deal, basically, and 64 in kendall. always a little cooler in lynn. highs will climb to the upper 70s and we could see a stray shower. lots of sunshine. beautiful this evening. 75 degrees. p.m. what the rest of the week holds in store for us. let's check your traffic right now with joel brennan. >> reporter: looks good on the roadways in dade county. not bad at all. expressway, coming northbound approaching the dolphin. you can see the headlights. plenty of room and really no issues that we ar

lauren pastrana asking the senator about polls show you the political miracle. >> reporter: only special pundits expect us to lose. they spent presented was michigan. he was down 20 points in every poll and winds and gave him a huge boost. die moment for his campaign? >> i'm not going to die if i don't win. it's a political campaign. this is not some third world country refuse an election to go into exile. i want to win. i believe we're going to win. i still believe that strongly. >> reporter: 11 months he's gone from a list of nearly 2 dozen candidates down to a field of 4. he faced a setback in new hampshire when governor chris christie colton out for repeated rehearsed messages. then he took on donald trump annexing trump's comments with outlandish comments of his own. a gig rubio airtime but might have hurt his image. in the last debate he agreed he was support for the nominee the matter who it is. >> it's getting harder every day to keep that pledge this ultron because i'm disgusted by things he's doing in his campaign. i know people angry and frustrated. but we're still take advant

. >>> 5:30 on mar 4, i'm lauren pastrana. >> and i'm walter ma calla, thank you for being with us. a check of the weather with lissette gonzalez : >> we're waking up to a milder, muggy morning. at least it's not raining from

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.

lauren pastrana asking the center about polls showing he would need a political miracle. >> all these national pundits expect us to lose and they spent the bernie sanders to lose michigan. he was down 20 points in every poll and he won. going into utah and arizona. >> reporter: this is a do or die moment for his campaign, >> i'm not going to die. it's a political campaign. this is not some purple country where if you lose an election got to go into exile. i believe we're going to win and i still believe that strongly. >> reporter: 11 months is gone from a list of nearly 2 dozen candidates down to a field of 4. he faces a setback in new hampshire when chris christie called him out for repeating rehearsed messages. it did rubio air time but made a purchase image in matching trump. he was for the republican nominee no matter who it is. >> it's getting harder every day to keep that pledge if it's donald trump because i'm disgusted by some the things he's done in his campaign. i know people are angry and frustrated. but leaders don't take advantage of anger and frustration. they address it

. >>> i am lauren pastrana, it could be a turning point. and they are up for grabs and it is winner takes all. meanwhile the democratwon (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, answer the call already. >>> new at five. kellogg said a video is under investigation. it shows a man urinating. and kellogg said it was recorded at the memphis, tennessee factory in 2014. any product that would have been affected would have been past their expiration dates already. they were impacted were rice countries me treats and puffed rice treats. >> and crispy treats. >>> they led to the investigation into the diesel emission scandal. he said he was wrongfully fired for refusing to take part in deleting files and reporting them to the supervisor. >> it programmed about 600,000 diesel powered cars in the u.s. to

it's 5:31, i'm lauren pastrana. >> and i'm walter ma -- makaula. we've made it. there she is! >> there she is! oh, walter, you set me up for that. [ laughter ] yes, we made it to the weekend. i'll let you know what's happening today and tomorrow and the day after that, and the day after that. you know how we roll here at cbs4, i'll have your six-day forecast coming up. but right now checking in on our fort lauderdale camera on broward county, low 70s down in fort lauderdale and miami, upper 70s down through the keys, can you tell we're happy it's friday? upper 60s in kendall and homestead and the winds are fairly calm or light. although i'm working this weekend. so there you go, you can tune in during the evening newscast for my weather. right new visibility is looking okay. our north with a mix of clouds already this morning. so, this afternoon, very similar to yesterday, hot, highs in the upper 80s, there could be a couple of showers, in to the evening and tonight, we'll start to bump up that rain chance and that is the trend as we head in to the weekend. it is looking like

. >> and i am lauren pastrana. this special edition starts right now. >>> fight for florida voters will head to the polls tomorrow to cast their ballots in florida's primary. this is the presidential hopefuls are making their last pitch in the sunshine state and the numbers are not looking so good. this morning, campaign 2016 and the fight for florida is on. a just-released poll finds donald trump keeping his lead. >> in fact, it's not good for marco rubio. by a margin of two to one. marco rubio comes in with 22%, ted cruz has 14%, the poll's margin of error is 4%. >> the florida primary is tomorrow, and registered voters are ready have cast their ballots. >> absentee ballots continue to roll in in miami-dade. we are live at the election department with the latest. >> that's >> reporter: good morning. early voting wrapped up over the weekend, but preparations are underway. this is the tabulation room, they are counting ballots. they tell us 65% of the absentee ballots have been submitted. based on the numbers, elec

lauren pastrana will be in later today. >>> let's begin with cbs4's meteorologist lissette gun. when a gorgeous weekend it was my friend. >> reporter: it was -- lissette gonzalez. what a gorgeous weekend it was, my friend. >> it was. we have the dangerous high-risk of rip currents, but we are today by the way. happy monday live from our biscayne bay camera in miami. 13 to 17 miles per hour starting to build already and with that breeze, it feels very comfortable. we are seeing the upper 60s in broward and dade county. 70 in marathon. granted, we should be waking up to lows in the low 60s. but because of the breeze it still feels wonderful. and the radar and satellite showing that we are dry, so that is good in terms of your morning commute to work or to school. highs in the upper 70s, today will be mostly sunny, breezy, beautiful. there could be a few stray showers with the onshore flow and we'll talk more about the rain chance. vanessa is off. right now we have a check of your traffic with joel brennan. good morning. >> reporter: good morning once again. not a bad ride out ther

with us, i'm walter makaula fine -- >> and i'm lauren pastrana. lissette is here with us. >> good morning! i just made coffee for the team, if you notice a little extra energy, you know why! giving you a little insight behind the scenes for what's happening here. as you're getting ready for the weekend and getting ready to head out the door, it's mainly quiet, milder, muggy, 70s already in fort lauderdale and in miami and down through the keys, that's a change we are certainly not as cool as we have been in the past couple days. although kendall still comfortable is 65 in pompano beach. the wind blowing out of the southwest, anywhere from three to six miles per hour out ahead of a weak front and we're not seeing any rain right now, there could be a few showers though. we've seen a couple showers south of key west and highs will be warmer this afternoon with 84 degrees, also more clorchblg as that front begin to move across our area. not bringing us a drastic drop in temperatures, however, a you know about the rain chance in the weekend straight ah

. >> i am lauren pastrana and thank you so much for joining us, traffic and weather today to get friday started right. we are standing by with a look at the busy roads. >> let's take a look at the forecast and lissette gonzalez has that. >> happy friday to all of you at home right now. we are starting to seem the dawn's early light, a couple of clouds from the cbs4 camera as we look at the radar and satellite, rain free again. we have been on a roll all week long as high pressure has been provided for mainly dry conditions but it is been windy, net is with you this morning. the winds have calm down anywhere from 8 miles to 15 miles per hour out of the east and southeast and we still have that dangerous high risk of recurrence so that is a heads low 70s brown, day, down to the keys and the humidity is decreasing and that temperatures will be warmer. highs to the low and mid 80s from 75 and i will keep reminding you do not forget setting the clock forward one hour tomorrow and we will see changes, showers around this weekend and the details are ahead. let's get a checkup traffic. >> you m

. >> and i am lauren pastrana. this special edition starts right now. >>> fight for florida voters will head to the polls tomorrow to cast their ballots in florida's primary. this is the presidential hopefuls are making their last pitch in the sunshine state and the numbers are not looking so good. this morning, campaign 2016 and the fight for florida is on. a just-released poll finds donald trump keeping his lead. >> in fact, it's not good for marco rubio.