position, lay ofof we can go down the whole list going on in opa-locka. >>reporter: opa-locka's mayor miss taylor and her husband are reported by the miami herald to be under federal investigation for kickback scheme said to involve city contractors. >> mayor taylor? no sign of the mayor or any one else at her home few minutes away from city hall. today's raid didn't come with any arrests but plenty of it's about time approval from fed up natives who have been living in a city in debt. >> we have been apparently waiting for them like a kids at christmas when is the day can going to many coy. we look at our street where does our monon go. we look at our sidewalk, where is the sidewalk? to do the right thing, your meal ticket ended tay. >> anybody in my government is doing soiling legal or wrong t-they should have bust their butt long time ago. >> that was from the vice mayor of the city of opa-locka. the feds were assisteded in serving that search warrant by local authorities, too. feds can't comment on this case because they consider this an active ongoin

. >> reporter: this was a wild day in opa locka began around 9:30 this morning. just imagine living in this aa right near the city hall and you see the fbi pulling up. you seat fbi going n. all the fbi would say is that they were serving a search warrant but this area and thehe residents here well wear that there is a public corruption probe. thursdsd morning fbi agents raged city hall in opa locka. we've been waititi this for three months. this is no shocker for us. we were waitington for three months. >> >> reporter: why were you waiting for it. >> all the corruption in opa locka all the miss math ablging and firing and all the promises issued. all the layoffs. we can go down a list of things happening in opa locka right no >> >> reporter: the fbi says they are saiferg search warrant and want to talk to any one who has information about public corruption or knows with about a scheme of a public official to come forward. while they won't confirm this is an ongoing investigation of opa cka's mayor myra taylor. the residents here say rruption needs to end. the sad

. >> calvin: opa-locka now face can tush lentz times. deral agents raided city hall yesterday, and now the mayor of miami-dade county is sending a dire message with the city.y. local10 news reporter shyann malone live to explain for us.s. >> shyann: things air lot were yesterday in downtown opa-locka when the fbi agents were raiding this buildg, the mayor's office, but while all of that was going on, miami-dade county, they were making moves, too. while the city of opa-locka's municipalities complex was gettg raided on thursday, miami-dade county was putting on the pressure, too >> we're trying to correct all the issues that the city faces. >> shyann: mayor carl gimenez as office calling on the state to take control of the city. we have serious reservations about the financial health of the city of of opa-locka and ev believe it should be under the the state of florida's oversight. we are wend that the city will not bee able to function without assistance. the letter sent to the state chief inspector on thursday, the saue day the feds co

. >>> and now the a developing story at opa-locka city hall. federal agents executing a search warrant as part of ann ongoing investigation. the mayor an husband reportedly focus of criminal investigation. >> diana: let'ss get right to the scene where rosh lowe is standing by live with the details. >> reporter: a wild morning seeing the fbi raiding city hall. as i step out of the way here, you can still see fb is on scene and they will be here most of the day, we are told, executing that search warrant. let's get into our video now. and you can see all of the fbi agents an as ty were going in and out of the city of opa-locka municipal complex, city hall. the fbi, as we mentioned, saying they ear serving a search warrant. th're encouraging anyone who may have information about public corruptionr may have been a victim of illegal scheme by a public official to come forward and report it. the fbi officially won't comment if this is related to the mayor's investigation of opa-locka. what we can tell you about that, is that according to published re

err was live in opa-locka, derek shore, local10 news. >> laurie: derek, thank you. a miami-dade corrections officer money from boot camp cadets was allowed to be rae leads today on house least arrest. locaca0 news reporter liane morejon joins us live with the tails. >> liane: and, laurie, this officer is still at the jail behind me, though she will be out shortly. meanwhile, ever since we brought you this story, we brought you the side of the state, what they're alleging. we also heard from father of the victim as well as the victim himself. today we are hearing laster's side of the story from her attorney who says she did nothing wrong. cheers from the family of officer christie laster after a judge allowed her to go home on house arrest following six days in jail. those same family members declining to speak to us on her behalf. >> you about an doingng good on what you're reporting. >> liane: but we did hear from laster's attorney. >> she's very pleased and obviously the family is thrilled will it about it. >> laurie: laughter has was 19 members cadets were victim

positio, lay off, we can go down the whole list going on in opa-locka. >>reporter: opa-locka's mayor miss taylor and her husband are reported by the miami herald to be under federal investigation for kickback scheme said to involve city contractors. >> mayor taylor? no sign of the mayor or any one else at her home few minutes awayrom city hall. today's raid didn't come with about time approval from fed up natives who have been living in a city in debt. >> we have been aprently waiting for them like a kids at christmas when is the day can going to many coy. we look at our street where does our money go. we look at our sidewalk, ere is the sidewalk? >> if you are not in the city to do the right thing, your meal ticket ended today. >> anybody in my government is doinsoiling legal or wrong t-they should have bust`their butt long time ago. >> that was from the vice mayor of the cititof opa-locka. the feds were assisted in serving that search warrant by local authorities, too. feds can't comment on this case because they consider this an active ongoing investi

lauderdale and also 83 degrees near the hialeah opa-locka area. weather headlines, this watch stretch of weather is going to continue today and into tomorrow. temperatures the past few days have been trending well above average and not just the the overnight temperatures. as all good and bad things come to an end, an approaching front will bring us some changes as early as this uuoming weekend. it looks pretty nice over holiday everglades park. we're dealing with a few clouds, hazy over coastall areas. rain-free so far. temperatures will be reaching into the mid to upper 80s with very light slight wind, allowing temperatures to warm up. later this evening, if you have some outdoor plans for st. patrick's day, we can expect a few clouds. it looks like our thursday will be rain-free and it will remain that way until tomomoow. sneak peek, showers return to the forecast for the week. we can see a chance of a thurm thurm for not only -- thourm saturday but sunday. high pressure dominating our weather pattern. this front that you see here already provid

we're live in opa locka rosh lowe. 7 news eye.

we all live in opa-locka . >>> the teenagers accused of posing as a doctor in west palm beach is out of jail tonight after being arrested again. malachi love-robinson left the today. he apparently used a patient bank information to take nearly $35,000 of payments on an auto loan and credit card debt. but the team said he never claimed to have a medical degree but he did treat patients. developers say will reinvent downtown miami is now under construction and white only we can show you a 3-d view of what miami world center will look like. we have an inside peek at the $1.7 billion project. >> this enormous 1.1 ft.2 space takes up 26 blocks. when it is completed it will be america's second largest urban development. it will offer up a ton of new jobs . >> 600 construction jobs just created by our tyler, it will have somewhere in the number of thousands of construction jobs . >> it will feature a 60 story 700 foot skyscraper with more than 500 residential units. the main tower will post some of the world's best amenities, inside private elevators that will open into your own 48. outside

live in opa-locka, laura rodriguez. nbc 6 news. >>> we are following some breaking news tonight in the case of 6-year-old king carter. miami-dade popoce confirm that the car thought to be involved in that homicide has been found in opa-locka. >> that car, a lexus, was described as an early 2000s model. king carter played outside the apartment complex with friends exited a car and started shooting. the vehicle involved in that shooting was found in opa-locka. we'll continue to follow this breaking news story for you here on nbc 6. >>> tonight, a restaurant manager is under investigation for video voyeurism. dan krauth is live outside the restaurant in southwest miami-dade with more for us tonight. >> reporter: a mother took her daughter into use the bathroom here at the restaurant here behind me when she found a video recording device inside. this family-owned restaurant is at the center of a disturbing police investigation. the restaurant's own manager, 42-year-old jamie, arrested and booked by police. on friday, police

it's 2 miles in opa-locka and 6 miles in fort lauderdale and miami. we have an update is down to 1 mile in opa-locka. drive cautiously and use low beams. look at the wind. calm across the board. mostly clear skies which all of the gradients coming together to produce low-level clouds. we have mild muggy conditions because of the moister. 70s in fort lauderdale and miami and through the case. mid-60s in kendall and homestead and the rest of the state we see 70s for central florida and 60s for north florida. it's quiet on the radar. potential for a few showers later this afternoon similar to yesterday. 4 pm cannot be ruled out. it's a mess across portions of the carolinas and mid-atlantic. and also portions of the central us and the west coast is getting drenched. here in south florida upper 80s and will feel more like the 90s because of the humidity. a light chop on the bay. tonight mild again with lows in the 70s. highs continue to be warm with low to mid 80s. a better chance of wet weather into the weekend. >>> broward county we have live shots./e-wa

coming up, details on a major happened yesterday in opa-locka. any we'v you're on hold, your business is on hold. that's why comcast business doesn't leave you there. when you call, a small business expert will answer you in about 30 seconds. no annoying hold music. just a real person, real fast. so your business can get back to business. sounds like my ride's ready. don't get stuck on hold. reach an expert fast. comcasbusiness. built for business. >>> republican candidates take the stage in south florida hoping thmake a splash ahead of next tuesday's primary. good morning. i'm eric harryman. >> i'm sheli muniz. the four candidates squared off last night. did it help you make kwlour decision next week? >> julia bagg is in the studio sorting through all that information. we'll be talking with her in just a minute. >> first we'll check in with >> happy friday. 73 in miami. 73 in poem know beach. 72 in pembroke pines and homestead. waking up eight to ten degrees above average this morning. as you head out the door this morning, you'll feel a differe

we can go down the whoho list of things going on in opa locka right now. the mayor says right now her focus is on getting the office and city back on track.. >> we're diligently working as hard as we can o our recovery plan as you probably already know so we're worng. that we're staying on worse cors with that and god will see us through. the fbi is not commenting on the raid or case b bause they dr. it an active investigation. >>> >> >> and let's take a look at these live pictures as we look at follow this developing story. coming out of west mied where brush fires are burning well. want to lit know the largest 30% contained and in the area of southwest 137th avenue just north of 8th street. it started about 2:00 this afternoon. once again miami-dade fire rescue on the scene of this fire that is 30% under control. >> lynn: all right. alsoollowing four right now. more on the final farewell tie former first lady earlier today. we're going hear from some of the loved ones who o honored nancy reagan. >> danielle: and a car plunging into a southflorida canal.

. >> ashley: the other suspect arrested the morning during an a raid at a house in opa-locka. good afternoon, once again. a tractor-trailer hauling millions of dollars in gold bars was hijacked on the highway. >> diana: and now a big break in the case. rosh lowe has the story from opa-locka. >> reporter: this was a very it stretched up the core of i-95 and involved not only florida officials but more. the scene here. here. adds you can see, the fbi still on the scene here looking very closely at this house. now we will get into our video and show you some of the video from earlier this morning an give you the story. it was one year ago a miami-based armor truck carrier picked up a total of about 375 pounds of gold worth nearly $5 million and heading up i-595, headed to the boston area, when in the area of north carolina, this truck stops for some reason. it's then when this white van coming up. people come out at gunpoint saying in spanish they are the police. eventually what happened the with a lot of gold worth million million dollars. this investigation has lasted quite som

we continue to follow this breaking news out of opa-locka where police have located the heat index you wanted in connection with the death of six-year-old king carter. the teens have been bender. end-year-old leonard a damn, 17-year-older went pressley and16-year-old -- king was chilled in the crossfire all right. the west palmeach teenager accused of posing as a doctor has been arrested again on new charges of fraud. local10 news was there as heh walked out of jail. our hatzel vela is life on these new charges. >> laurie: laurie, this is a docucunt that shows he is now being charged with grand thehe, stealing, they say, more than $34,000 from an 86-year-old woman, and now he's out of jail. we were there. >> that ex taus that malachi love-robinson. >>> back in court facing new charges, and when he leaves jal he doesn't say much. himself tuesday night because, coping to this police report, he stole more than $34,000 from an 86-year-old woman. this is the same woman he allegedly sold fraudulent natural vitamin to treat severe stomach pain. the 18-year-old now accused of using the woman's

several fbi agents dissented on opa-locka city hall -- descended on opa-locka city hall in a public corruption probe. photos from a viewership agents inside city hall and some employees staring silently as their building is rated. some, it including former commissioner stephen barrett applaud this crackdown. >> we're glad to see the fbi in our city. the citizens do not trust the government we have today. we have felt for a long time there was no hope. so, sending the fbi out here for our community. it -- jubal us -- jovial. we are going to have a street party. >> the fbi says the building will be shut down for the day and is not saying what the investigation is about but the city has been drowning in debt and has been troubled paying its bills. a controversy in november was sparked by the firing of city manager steve shiver. office about the city's financial crisis. >> thanks to mr. steve shiver , justice has come. we are hoping the fbi brings this to a closure. this community has been suffering. we are one of the poorest communities in the state of florida. >> reporter: back here live at opa-

live in opa-locka, michael spears, nbc 6 news. >>> michael, thank you so much. we'll talk to you again at 6:30. heavyweights stepping out of the ring to help get guns o south florida streets. we'll see how a violent sport is actually look 20g make some peace. >>> springing forward can leave a lot of people lagging behind on monday. that hourur >>> welcome back. across south florida today. >> last night was much better than debates in the past. tracie potts live in wrd. a key endorsement expected to come today. the >> reporter: a moment of civility in what continues to be a tense race. now the democrats are following them, too. usy day for bernie sanders, starts out in north carolina, ends up in illinois with a stop in ohio. ohio is where hillary clinton is hoping to make her midwest comeback after that devastating loss in michigan. live in washington, tracie potts, nbc 6 news. >>> later today we will be streaming live as ben carson officially endorses donald trump. page, nbc6.com, or on the nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> following breaking news overnight, this

. >>> a chaotic scene in opa-locka as agents ran sam city hall. trop per 6 over the scene during that massive alleged corruption crackdown. michael spears is live outside opa-locka city hall with more on what sounds like, michael, a major sweep. it sounds like residents in opa-locka is pretty glad that it happened. >> that's right. some people were dancing as it's carried out. we'll be playing interviews with him throughout the morning. this morning fbi agents will have plenty of evidence to dig through. they're only confirming at this point this is a public corruption investigation. we have video from chopper 6, agents walking up to this building with stackss of boxes. pretty tight lipped hasn't confirmed what triggered e investigation. we learned that o ficials from the top down under scrutiny. we know newly appointed manager steve shiver was ousted after eosing that the city was millions in debt. he released a statement yesterday saying he spotted several irregularities regarding the city's financial systems. we couldn't reach the manager for c

he was ousted aftere exposed opa-locka was millions in debt. yesterday's raid was a new beginning taxpayers say they've been waiting a long time for. >> we feel like we have the most corrupted city in dade county. they do what they want with the money and don't want to answer >> if the city is doing something wrong or people in city hall are doing something wrong, bust their [ bleep ]. other than that, no comment. >> and that is the way he feels. an honest action there. the fbi wants to hear from anybody who thinks they mit have been a victim of an illegal scheme by city leaders. >>> a family looking for a new car after flames destroyed their garage and their car. here you can see some of the damage. everything inside was charred. even the front off the car has the front burned off as you saw in that picture. >> a live look at our first alert camera. fri-yay. >> erika delgado, i hope this carries us into the weekend. youu can feel the difference through the morning and night hours. humidity levels have beenen slowly but surely creeping up. it i

. >> reporter: this was a wild day in opa locka began around 9:30 this morning. just imagine living in this aa right near the city hall and you see the fbi pulling up. you seat fbi going n. all the fbi would say is that they were serving a search warrant but this area and thehe residents here well wear that there is a public corruption probe. thursdsd morning fbi agents raged city hall in opa locka. we've been waititi this for three months. this is no shocker for us. we were waitington for three months. >> >> reporter: why were you waiting for it. >> all the corruption in opa locka all the miss math ablging and firing and all the promises issued. all the layoffs.

at the opa-locka municipal complex. they were apparently looking looking evidence of public corruption. >> calvin: local10 local10 news reporter derek shore live for us. derek: federal agents are still here with been here since 9:30 this morning going through this building, looking evidence. what they're not telling at this t. hour is if this investigation has anything to do with the ongoing investigation into the city's mayor. fbi agent spending all day searching opa-locka city offices for evidence public corruption. >> we glad to see the fbi because the citizens don't trust any of the commissioners up there. >> derek: steven barrett is a former vice mor for the city. >> this is the most corrupt city anywhere in americaalmost like running a community u.s. country. >> derek: indeed, opa-locka has long been plagued with financial problems and accusations of misauction cash the mayor myra tailor sunday investigation for an alleged kickback scheme. she refused to comment today. we asked city attorney vincent brown this. >>

agents were digging for evidence in that suspect's opa-locka home for hours yesterday. >> victor: and it turns out they finned some pretty incriminating stuff. local10's todd tongen joins us live now to explain. todd. >> todd: adalberto perez appeared before a federal magistrate shackled in a caulky jumpsuit. he didn't say much just his name and his age. but the big focus of odd today is what fbi agents that raided this quiet opa-locka home found inside. yesterday federal agents raided and searched the opa-locka property as an olderer man and woman sat at a backyard d ble. thein seized and towed his fishing boat with twin outboardsnamed the grunt master to fbi headquarters in miramar. todaye learned fbi investigators found incriminating evidence inside the home. they didn't find any of thehe ten gold bars worth nearly $5 million, but they did find a bag of 40 silver coins marked by were stolen during the armed robbery in north carolina. they also found $600 cash in the oven and two handguns in an ac talent ceiling, one of them stolen. police believe perezssest was one of the two spani

now in opa-locka with an update. todd. >> todd: victor, that early rning raid was actually yesterday morning, but today that suspect adalberto perez made his first appearance in federal court dressed in a khaki jumpsuit and shackled at the waist. wheaton before a magistrate for the first time, and the feds laid out the case they have, saying that they found a lot of incriminating evidence inside this opa-locka home when they made that raid early yesterday morning. yesterday federal agents raided and searched the opa-locka property as an older man and woman sat at a backyard table. they even seized and towed his fishing boat with twin outboards named the grunt master to headquarters in mayor mr.. today we learned fbi investigator found incriminating evidence inside the home. they didn't find any of the ten gold bars worth nearly $5 million but they did find a bag of 40 silver coins marked by the refinance ri that police say were stolen during the armed they also found $600 cash in the oven and two handguns and an ac v

opa-locka mayor is reportedly under investigation for dirty politics. she spoke exclusively to 7 news today. day after the fbi raided city hall. as you will hear she is looking for answers as wel@ but she isn't giving any info from the feds. >> certainly was disturbing to us as municipality to see all of so many fbi officers came in. 7 news called up to the day after the fbi executed not one but two raids on city hall in one day. >> to tell you the truth we are in the dark ourselves and the investigators did not give a full explanation. uses said we have a warrant. we have this and need to go into the offices and certain areas that we need to see. they did not give a full explanation. >>reporter: for hours investigators not only went into offices they hauled out boxes and other items only saying the actions are part of a corruption crack down. many residents say this has been a long time coming. >> we have been apparently waiting for them like a kid at christmas like we know is the day going to come when is it going to coy. where did our money go at. lo

lauderdale, 67 in west kendall, 71 opa-locka and miami. 70 in pompano each. the 77-degree readings down through the keys. a really nice day in the florida keys. southeast winds at about five to ten. 83 key est. 85 in marathon. high pressure locked in up above. that's out of here and the series of fronts will start dropping into the southeast. eventually low press sure develops and whisks fronts through the area. in the meantime, on the south moisture and cloud cover and eventually more shower chances. they begin saturday afternoon, carry into saturday night and sunday as well. i think saturday night will be the wet period of the weekend. saturday, part of it w w can salvage. your friday night looks good, too. i brought in the shower chance after the lunch hour but before the afternoon drive. first alert forecast high at 86. we'll finish out the workweek on a mainly dry note. just a stray shower. verrwarm at 86. starting in the afternoon on saturday, through sunday, first alert forecast filled with shower activity. the payoff, monday highs only at 71, only 74

opa! >> my big fat greek >> yeah, i'm pretty sure we can figure out some of the family members are from greece as they start smashing more and more plates. >> what are they going to eat their cake on? >> itit's fun! >> this is put together by the after productions and uploaded to facebook. already tens of thousands of views if you want to see it in its entirety. we'll put it up on inute.com or you can er: want to feel like you woke up on the right side of the bed everyday? then get ready, because we're baking up breakfast. clinton's getting things started with a savory hash that will make your mornings a smash. then, michael's in the kitchen with the secret to perfectly wonderful morning waffles. plus, carla will have you dancing with delight when you taste the sweet sensation she bakes up with ginger and val from "dancing with the stars."

in this quiet opa-locka neighborhood. are combing over theackyard, the inside of the home, even the vehicles outside of the home looking for evidence. in a joint law enforcement investigation, the fbi raided adalberto perez. he was arrested at 6:00 this morning in@ connection with his alleged soft in a daring gold heist in north carolina in march of 2015. federal agents searched the opa-locka property as an older man and woman sat a a backyard table. the fbi said perez was involved in the gold heist in wilson county, north carolina. a tracacr-trailer carrying 4.9 million in gold bars was heading to boston when police say it was held up by two spanish-spspking men who took off with the loot in a white van. one man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for trying to fence one of the stolen gold bars to a miami pawnshop. the fbi doesn't believe he was involved in the heist but was perez has a lengthy criminal record including charges for grand theft, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, arson and trying to

opa! greek wedding. >> yeah, i'm pretty sure we can figure out some of the family members are from greece as they start smashing more and more plates. >> what are they going to eat their cake on? >> it doesn't matter. it's fun! ♪ >> this is put together by the guys at ever after productions and uploaded to facebook. already tens of thousands of views if you want to see it in its entirety. we'll put it up on rightthisminute.com or you can go to our app. >>> are you handicapped? >> no. >> well, what makes you so special? >> the anger's brewing when a woman on a coffee run is confronted after she parked in a handicapped parking spot. >> she why she may need to make another coffee run. >>> it's an experiment with chips and magic. >> let's just say they were fascinated. >> the ipad trick that blew their mind and ours. >> how did he do that? >>> dude's about to get some good news. >> shut up! >> the announcement six years in the making. >> shut up! >>> and a prank we wish we'd thought of. see wh

. >>> 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 classmates arrest. forcing them to perform sex acts or he would release new photos of them. we're at the jail. parents and students have a lot to say about what happened here. >> reporter: the teenager is behind bars earlier this morning and we stopped by holm stead high school. students heading to the high school are glued to their phones and very aware of the situation involving one of their peers. >> when you take a picture, you know -- you don't know where it's going to end up up. >> it shouldn't be done. it's not fair to anyone. it's not that girl's body -- she shouldn't be a

look what happens oncecee hit noontime. 82 in miami. 83 opa-locka. that afternoon 87 for pembroke pines and opa-locka. 86 in miami. way above average temperatures.. generally rain free. head on down to carnival on mile. me and jawan will be there saturday at 2:00 sharp. >>> we have some breaking news. secretary of state john kerry is cancelling his trip to cuba over human rights. it is just before the president is headed there in about two weeks. >> the president expected to be there on march 21st. this has to do with human rights as you said. you may remember that k krry was there for the raising of the flag there at the u.s. embassy. this coming in from the state department and also the l.a. times. kerry is still ihterested in visiting in the near future. we're working with our c cban counterparts on our embassy to determine the best time frame. that's coming fromm the state department spokesman. we will continue to follow ts breaking news story and of course have a lot more for you. you can go to ourur nbc 6 news and weather app for the latest. >>

the fbi is only confirming that this is a public corruption case involving the city of opa-locka. no names, though, were mentioned. so far, no one has officially been arrested. raegan. >>> also, a high speed chase comes to a crashing end. the reason behind the pursuit. up. >>> the soutut is getting pummeled by the torrential rain. parts of the south coast are also being batteried. >>> as you can see now some cloud cover over the gulf of our sunshine state. >>> a driver going more than 50 miles per hour through residential side streets, sometimes even hitting speeds of over 90 miles. the suspect ended up driving and trying to drive through a field, but his car hit a bump and then that crashed the front fender. he tried running but officers were le to catch and arrest him. >>> former first lady nancy reagan being laid to rest today. it will be held at the ronald raegan library in simi valley, california california. she spent a lot of time planning >> she@ told me once that she was not afraid to die. she saidi don't want it to hurt, but i'm not afraid to die, you know, i'll see ronni

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 themselves as police in spanish, and put two traffic cones near the truck. they led the occupants into the woods before stealing $4.9 million in gold bars. today a boat was towed from the home where perez was arrested, but family members say they have no

some o o today's top stories, a driver ambushed this morning in opa-locka. the shooter using an assault rifle to spray dozens of bullets at a car. a life report on this coming up just minute away. >> janine: and tens of thousands of electronic music fans will be packing south florida florida. >> eric: and new at 6:00 we're hearing from performance after a performer was caught on fire right in the middle of a high we get started after this short >> janine: that driver tried to get away after the gupman started scraping his car but ended@ up crashing in north miami. >> eric: police say police chased victim and shot up the car again after the crash. shyann malone live with more. >> shyann: you can see traffic is flowing behind me right now. it's hard to imagine this was the scene of a shooting, a major let me step out of the way and walk you through it. a driver was driving southbound on northwest 22nd avenue and a pickup truck full of four men starts unloading rapid fire, according to witnesses and then e pickup truck takes off and end up in a north miami neig

. >>> cloud cover so far limiteding our sunshine but not limiting the wa we're warming. 81 in opa-locka. 78 in west kendall. the clouds keep coming into our skies this afternoon. all these clouds, will they be around for the week? we'll talk about the changes coming up ahead. american red cross and several (snn (music playing) i feel pretty (west side story) not every cake can be handcrafted in store by skilled decorators layered with fresh berries and frosted to perfectio like our publix bakery chantilly cake it'll be remembered for all the right reasons. . >>> surveillance video catches a braise p robbery on tape. this is a gun shop you are looking at in texas. bandits a a expected to be charge with multiple federal charges. >> an t spoekedsman confirmed authorities have made multiple arrests and recovered some of the weapons stolen early tuesday morning. the crime looks like a scene from a hollywood movie, bold, brutally efficient and lightning fast. smash-and-grab attack, a truck pulls up to the doors. the driver guns the engine, the pick up lurches forward pling the gates from hing

she left when the feds showed up an no one answered the door at her gated opa-locka home. tonighthe city's second in command did have some strong words. >> if the city is doing something wrong, bust their [ bleep ]. other than that, no comment. >> reporter: last november the newly appointed city manager was ousted by the commission after exposing the city was millions of dollars in debt. here's what the mayor had to say then. >> it seems that he set out to expose everything that we're >> reporter: he's now part of this investigation and released a video statement tonight. >> i pointed out several irregularities and things that didn't make sense about their financial systems there. >> reporter: an issue that's hurting the taxpayers. they don't see this as a takedown. they see it as a new beginning. >>o be caught with their hands in the cookie jar,e don't care who they are. we want them to go to jail. >> porter: no one is going to jail, at least not yet. no arrests have been made today. the fbi wants to hear from you. they want to hear from you if you've been a victim of pub

that's exactly what we're waking up to. 69 in opa-locka, 68 in west kendall. temperatures are a little warmer than they have been in the morning, especially in the last 24 hours. degrees warmer in opa-locka. mid to upper 60s this morning. more clouds and susuhine. we're dry at the lunch hour at 79. still above average. a warm day, partly cloudy and 82. first alert forecast and temperatures sliding into the upper 70s this evening. seven-day forecast will takak the temperature troend into the mid 80s tomorrow. carnival on the malcolming up in coral gables. looking good. i haven't changed the forecast. pulled the rain shower chances out from sunday. the main story next week will b b the return of a spring breeze here. it's going to be down righ breezy if not breezy into tuesday a wednesday. coming up on 5:18. let's get a check on photographic with joe brennan. >>> first a look at 826 here, it is in great shape. this is south of i-75, down the run from hialeah from the big curve towards okeechobee looks to be in great shape. in broward county, not bad either. 95 i

temperatures trending warm at 74 in opa cka, and 73 tampa. bright skies and the rning drive, up to 82 even by 11:00 a.m. today's high, 86. warm but not record breaking. weeks's worth of weather in a bit, but right now to traffic with kelly blanco. >> hope you had a great weekend. thank you for starting off your this is on the palmetto expressway, southbound lanes closest to us, so traraic starting to pick up here at 6:02 a.m., and no delays or issues here on this side of the palmetto expressway, and hopping on i-75, no issues there either. we have a broken-down car in broward county n i-95, and emergency crews on the scene of this, just after sunrise boulevard before oakland park boulevard. one right lane blocked off and now two right lanes blocked off so stick to your right-hand side. and we also have an accident blocking the left lane on the parkway at law jean road at 42nd avenue. >>> breaking news on our social posting this video here on his twitter page. this is the aftermath of a deadly accident in hollywood. the first live reporter wh

the truck was heading from opa-locka to boston with nearly $5 million in gold bars when it was hit. fast forward here. yesterery, a boat was towed from the home where perez w w arrested. the suspect's family members say they never noticedny change in his lifestyle. >> he's had the boat for a pretty long time that i'm aware of. he had an older boat, then got a better one, then this one, i don't know how long ago he got it. >> police are looking for two men in connection with that heist as well, two more men, i should say. another man has already been to cash in one of those stolen gold bars right here in south florida. >>> police are looking for the armed robber in this video. they san jose h h hit up this convenience store in little havana havana. that's where we find nbc 6 reporter julia bagg with more on who police are looking for this morning. >> reporter: hi thete, sheli. i spoke with the shop keeper next door to the golden market. it's still closed up here on northwest 12th avenue in the 500 block this morning. let's get right tohat happened. on monday evening around 6:30, that

. >> reporter: an active day in opa locka with this case. in the meantime the investigation very much ongoing. if have you any information call crime stoppers. 305-471-tips is the number. as for those two suspects. we expect their fairs appearance in federal court tomorrow. we're live in opa locka rosh lowe. 7 news eye. cameras rolling on a crime. here's surveillance video. you can see the man walking up to the kia sole and opens the unlocked door and gets inside. it happened in january in the drive waist victim's home near southwest 22 terrace and 147th avenue in southwest miami-dade. here's another look at that surveillance video if you have any information. all right. maybe no. if you know anything, call miami-dade crime stoppers at 305-471-tips. >>> >> craig: well, more twists and turns in the race for the white house. one candidate hingt he could soon be dropping out. >> belkeys: and a former candidate preparing to make a major speech. >> we have live coverage beginning with 7's jeff lennox heaz the latest on the republican race. jeff.

it happened near northwest 135th street and 22nd avenue in opa-locka about 24 hours ago. police nabbed one man but are still searching for three others who may be armed with high powered weapons. >>> this morning students head back to school after this pep rally per 230r78 ans went u u in flames. we mean that literally. more than a dozen were hurt during what they described as a fire breathing asco. late they are morning we'll get condition at a press conference. it's going to happen in delray beach at the medical center there. that's where we fii nbc reporter erika glover with more. good morning, erika. >> reporter: good morning, eric. theperformer's name is ricky charles, about 35 years ofof flaechl throwing experience. this morning he has burns across his f fce and is recovering here at the hospital. watch this video at the school pep rally which takes a dangerous turn inside the atlantic community high school gym. inflatable basketball court lights up in flames after another performer attempts to jump over him.. we've made a decision not to show the disturbing video.

. >> todd: opa locka is facing tur giew lent times after the mayor asked the state to interravine with the operations. they are under investigagaon for an alleged kick back scheme related to a city sire project, the couple accused of taking in $150,000 from the city to support tir own finance ooze. >> miami-dade countydentified possible miss spending of transit funds and or the as of today the city of opa locka oad owes the county $1.4 million. and it came in after a search warrant was issued. the fbi says no arrests have been played. >> neki: hulk hogan's attorneys rested their case again against the 1 milliodollar lawsuit against gairk. gairk enjoyed chiewj hiewj web traffic and use thanks to the sex tape. but his attorney tried to to push the expert if he was talking about the video itself or a post about the video. >> the post about your opinion is that gawker users in creeds right? yes. >> and your calculation was based on the fact that the hogan post had 5.3 or 5.4 mililon unique views right? correct. >> neki: hogan is suing gairk posted without permission. >> todd: and tomorrow

notice as you head from opa-locka towards m.i.a., visibility improved drastically. broward county, not seeing any problems. where we're seeing the problem. we're seeing light winds, calm conditions and a little moisture near the surface. that's the catalyst. it won't last long and won't be widespread. most of us settling back to around 70. we have pockets of 60s. pembroke pines at 69. as for the rain, a few isolated showers on monday. it doesn't look to be the main story here. i think bright sunshine all day long, very warm temperatures which trend above average. that's the rule of our forecast for the next few days. future radar trying to indicate one or two spotty showers developing out west later this afternoon. not really too concerned a aout this. let's talk about the warmth. after patchy fog this morning and tmperatures at 71, in the morning drive bring on the sunshine and we're up to 84 midday. again today,86, my first alert forecast high, could see more patchy og developing tonight leading into wednesday morning. but wednesday just as nice. mostly clear at 7

down at 72 in opa-locka. we've had visibility fluctuating into southwestern miami-dade county. no dense fog advisories in place. we could see patchy fog e ely this morning, only contained to southwest miami-dade. a few clouds moving through. here is i-75 between miramar parkway and pines boulevard, doing okay with visibility just fine on the morning drive. mostly clear skies up above. low clouds that will be quick to dissolve. it will warm things up and do so in a hur. 83 by the lunch hour, 86 at the bus stop this afternoon. sunrise at 7:29. patchy fog around. a cool start for some. light winds, upper 60s, lower 70s out the door. let's check the drive with kelli. >> we are accident-free in miami-dade anan broward county. cleared up. this is where we had one accident scene off i-95 southbound, traffic picking up at 6:32 a.m. no maj oish use. construction has already cleared out of the way. no accidents in miami-dade or broward county. those express lanes under $2.00 at this time. let's take you to our maps. if you're headed out the door on the palmetto expressway from the big cu

in connection to a sizeable gold heist. 46-year-old adalberto perez was arrested without incident in opa-locka, all of this in connection with a tractor trailer carrying precious metals. the robbery wanted last year and we brought you extensive cocoerage of that when it was happening. he's expected to make an appearance in a miami federal courtroom. >>> police are looking for two other suspects possibly in connection with this robbery. they're still trying to figure their part in this out. here's a sketch of what investigators think the two men if you have information on who these two men might be depending on the sketches that you're looking at, you are asked to call police right away. >>> two teens arrested for this court outburst. it has a new date with the judge and michael spears is live in fort lauderdale with a look at what we can expect at today's appearance. >> rorter: good morning, sheli. we just learned in addition to the contempt of court charges that the broward sheriff's charges have filed additional charges after order in the court turned into absolute chaos. right now we have a

we all live in opa-locka , >>> breaking news right now in west 24 -- broward . it the driver of this truck was trapped in the cab of the vehicle and had to be removed took the driver is now being taken to the hospital for treatment. us 27 shut down while crews worked to free the driver. >>> tonight police are investigating a deadly shooting in northwest miami bay, job for you over the scene near 61st st. and nw. 21st avenue, the victim was shot several times while riding >>> super tuesday is in the history books. >> it is my home and we will win. >> reporter: bringing with it a new focus on florida and a valve from the underdog. >> we have come a very long way in 10 months. >> tonight the dust settles from a big day in campaign 2016. and when it settles donald trump and hillary clinton walked away the big winners, but today there are new headlines involving dr. ben carson and former presidential candidate mitt romney. elliott rodriguez has all the details. >> donald trump continues his march to the republican nomination leaving his rivals with a lot of catching

it looks like east and westbound closed on opa-locka boulevard. part of the shooting scene they're investigating. they have a perimeter set up in the area. things closed off, definitely want to avoid that att all costs. al a crash reported on the dolphin east of red road, blocking a left lane there. >>> in miami two teenagers plead stunned the community. er irwen pressley and leonard adams adams, a third suspect in the case is also charged as an adult. >>> the woman brutally attacked by a roommate she met on craigslist is on the road to recovery. 23-year-old danielle jones conscious after spending more than a month in a coma. yesterday she was able to go outside for some fresh air and sunshine. she looks fantastic considering everything she's been through. she was allegedly tacked by her roommate inside her downtown miami apartment back on valentine's day. >> i see more and more of danielle coming back, she hugs me, tells me she loves me. she's back. >> the ex-roommat you see here, byron mitchell being held he says he was acting in self-defense. >

but for the time being, the emphasis as sheli mentioned, 58 in opa-locka. dry and partly cloudy, mostly sunny. temperatures below average. first alert forecast high suny skies at 74. >> good morning, south florida. through for joining us this tuesday morning. we are accident free in miami-dade and broward county. dark and early out there. these are your southbound and northbound lanes around the area of northwest 79th street. we had construction around the area of. the express lanes blkd off until 5:30. once they open up, they will be 50 cents. expressway to 95, a nine-minute ride. we have the ramps around northwest 45th blocked off westbound and eastbound. if you're heading out the door southbound fromhe big curve to okeechobee road, a five-minute commute ahead of you. >>> time is 4:31. president obama waking up in cuba once again this morning following his first meeting with cuban leader raul castro s@nce diplomatic ties were first established. >> the preside and first lady attend add state dinner at the revolutionary palace. jay gray has a preview of wha

all: opa! [ cheers and applause ] kathleen: opa!ng for the best products and businesses america has to offer. if they hear a great idea, they're ready to invest, using their own money. this business is a cash suck. (makes sucking sound) now welcome to hell. you just met the devil. (exhales deeply) isn't a cougar typically older? 'cause she looks younger than you are. i'm 35. (growls) (growls) but first the entrepreneurs must convince a shark to invest the full amount they're asking for, or they'll walk away with nothing. i--my point to you is when you... phil, you can't do that deal. you'll be wiped out by the time the second round hits. well, he's offering $1 million. who are the sharks? they're five self-made, filthy-rich investors. kevin o'leary is a venture capitalist who started a software business in his basement,

opa lockaayor taylor and her husband are under an investigation for an alledged kick wack scheme related to a sewer project, they are accused of taking $150,000 from the city to support their own finance ooze miami-dade county identififi possible miss spending of transit funds and realized over the course of several months. as of today the city of opa locka owes miami-dade county roughly $1.4 million. >> todd: carlos what menness federal worke day served a ser are ch war. hulk hogan's attorneys rested their case in the million dollar sex taim tape against gawker. they say gairk enjoyed a huge web traffic and user boost through that sex taik tape. but attorney tried to to push the expert over when whre was talking about the video itself or a post about the video. >> the prem mits about your opinion is that gawker.com, average number of monthly users increased following the hulk hogan tape right? >> it did yes. >> andour calculation was based on the fact that the hogan post had 5.3 or 5.4 million views right?>> correct. >> neki: hogan is suing gawk thear a sex tape @hst ond the web site wa