alex diprato is live in the satellited center with the details. >> reporter: it's another twist in the case. it was reportedly found by a construction worker during the demolition of the oj's estate years ago. and he turned it over to a police officer who was working security at the film location. the officer kept the knife,nd it's not clear why he kept it for so long, but the lapd said that it came to light in the last month. the officer retired and they ate looking into whether criminal charges could be filed against this ex-officer. in 1995, o.j. was acquit had murder charges in the stabbing and her friend, ron goldman. if the knife is related to the crime, it's unlikely that simpson would face c crges because of double george petaki. >> it's treated as all evidence, and it's submitted to the lab, and they're going to study it and example init for all forensics, incleding dna and hair samples, and that's ongoing as we speak. >> reporter: simpson is locked up in nevada for a 2008 armed robbery and kidnapping conviction. the police are aing for the construction worker who turned it ov

i'm alex diprato 50. news. >> danielle: and as for the dem crarkts senator bernie sanders hitting the crail today brief break from campaign. sanders rallying in north carolina. one of the five states that holds the primary on tuesday. he spoke to supporters focusing on trade and jobs and celebrating the griewfnlg his campaign@over the last year. >> now, when we began o campaign about ten months ago, what the pendants and media said well, bernie sanders, interestg gierks nice gierks he combs his hair ever so perfectly and he is a gq kind of drez dresser. but despite those a a tra biewrkts he is not really betwewn you and me a serious candidate for president. well, a lot has happened in the last#ten months. >> danielle: hillary clinton stepped off the campaign trail for a few hours to pay respects regular gant at her funeral in simi valley california. as for senator sanders, leb in illinois later tonight. >> lynn. >> lynn: a somber salute as family, friends and the rest of the country says goodbye to former

and alex diprato here with more on. that alex. >> reporter: and clinton and sanders storming the sunshine state and they know tuesday's primary isrucial. >> hillary clinton beginning her day nay satisfy workers and selfies at the blue fountain hotel in miami beach i was just saying the first time i came to this hotel was 1968. clinton spending the night at the hotel after facing off with bernie sanders last night at a debate in miami-dade college. today clinton holding railly in tampa and talk climate change. >> florida will be the most at friction climate change of any of our states. >> >> reporter: she called recognize climate change irresponsible and say it's a effects can be seen on miami beach. >> go down to miami beach one day when now high tide is flooding the streets or maybe go talk to some of the water systems in central florida that are getting filled with salt water. you could actually make a tour of florida and see some of the challenges we're already confronting because of climate change. >> reporter: ber n

i'm alex diprato. 7 news. >>> >> lynn: all right. also a special needs student left all alone on a school bus and makes a desperate decision to get home. like more than once. >> a dust bus driver and attendant going home and for getting something to do on their to do list. >> very important. >> danielle: and it wasn't the first time as ashy jones explains. >> i want to introduce to you two people who where l- not be the school bus driver and tendant of the year for the polk county school system. >> reporter: back on says gail brown and simmons were dropping student off in orlando. expect not every student got off the bus. a 13-year-old boy with special needs was sleeping in one of the seats and judd says both browns and simmons had no idea he was therer >> she was too busy gathering up two or three bags of something she had. and you can see her, she's walk owgh carrying the wags and does not even look down at this child laying in the seat sleeping next to her. >> reporter: 15 minutes later the boy realize he is alone. panicked and ro

alex diprato is there live. alex. >> reporter: and belkeys, hillary clinton will be in the building behind me as the votes roll in tonight. secretary receipt service inside doing a last minute sweet. bj she and bernie sanders spent the day today stumping for last

i'm alex diprato. 7 news jie. >> danielle: all right alex. and stay with 7 news for continuing coverage of the race to the white house on air, on line and on your smart phone or tablet. >> >> belkeys: the water is starting to recede in had some mississippi but continues to rise elsewhere tonight. a major storm bringing high winds and heavy rain fm the midwest to the southeast. >> danielle: and that system proving deadly. reporter laura ingel has more. >> reporter: parts of the south are still under water. but in some air yad yaz, nine flood waters are receding after nearly a week of heavy rain. storms leaving six people dead and more than 5000 homeses dmadged louisiana alone. now officials and civilians are scrambling to assess the damage. >> i'm just concerned about what kind of damage the water is going to do and especially if it stays ound for a long time. kind of like the katrina event. >> reporter: and it isn't over #kwred yet. bay quarter of louisiana's river graidges still somewhat flooding prompting president obama to declare a major

alex diprato. 7 news. >> danielle: all right alex. and famous soccer star taking pledge to support science. d she gave the 1999 woman's world cawp cup title she. will donate her brain for concussion research. to the massachusets space concussion legacy foundation after she dies her brain will be studied and teuted so that researches can hopefully learn more about the de againer a tiff condition cte. >> lynn: that's terrific. >> danielle: uh-huh. >> lynn: much more ahead from the news station. when you say march madness this month, it doesn't nice necessarily have to mean basketball. we'll show you all the big events going on in south florida. >> danielle: and atv series made for the silver screen and all the aion take place on a south florida beach. >> lynn: and a young girl was told call 991 in case of an emergency. wait 'til you hear what i young child considered to be a crisis. we're coming right back. >>> >> danielle: a young girl whro recently learned how to dial 911 calling dispatchers for a fashion emergency. >> what one kid ma

alex diprato, 7 news. l >>> get ready for an ultra busy week in south florida gearing up for major music festival. music ands massive crowd. jessica holly shows us what is coming. >>> it's that time. downtown miami getting set for tens of thousands of fans. . tickets are sold only and just thought it was the right thing to. do the 165,000 people last year. >> and huge boom to the city. >> reporter: the festival growing every year and has had its share of growing pains. was injured when she was trampled by gate cashers. he will have 300 miami police officers and their own officers working as well. >> some on bikes and some undercover. >> reporter: keeping things under control and looking for drug use. ultra teaming up with baptist health for onsite campaign. >> she will see signage around the event that cheerily says drug use is not tolerated. >> reporter: one more thing, the festival is a no drone zone and the police will be out looking for offensers. jessica holly, 7 news. >>> a beautification project und

that's incredibie. >> danielle: sure. >> lynn: alex diprato back in the satellite center with a warning from that teen. alex. >> reporter: well t was almost the rufn his life and it almost took his life. now a teen, a lon boarder is sharing his frightening story. >> as a skate board you state at skate parks and as a long boarder you go to down a hill. >> and she found the ultimate hill to chal ik their need for speed in el spa so texas. what happened? so we're at top of the hill. so we have spotters go down the hill first and stand at black core nerdz and confirm there's no cars coming. >> reporter: >> reporter: the teen took down the hill at 45 milil per hour. >> and then my downhill wheels ripped up. i don't know y. might of been me off and a went flying off the side of the cliff. >> stop, stop. go check if he is. >> can. francisco got banked up pretty bad but miraculously he didn't break any bones. after that i just slid on loose gravel and dirt and cak cusses. thankfully. >> his friends fearing the worse. >> there were a million things going through my mind od what could of been wro

i'm alex diprato. 7 news. >>> >> lynn: all right all e. ot high o govenor john kasich predaict win in his home state. the last remaining govenor in the race also setting his sites on illinois attracting a huge crowd near the towl town hall event today. kasich opened up with remarks about his childhood and college years and towt taughted his national security background. >> i'm running for thihi job because first of all vit national security experience and vit record of lifting people with this economy. y the heck would any one think >> lynn: kasich has yet to win a sith primary or caucus. >> robbin: and for the next two nuys south florida is the back grop for two presidential debates. >> lynn: first up the democrats. nicole linsalata is live at campus in kendall whereernanke ders and hillary clinton are a few hours way from take t t stage. this will be the 8th time they meat on the debate stage and we'll see that aggression that we saw between them the last time. but all of, this just a few hours after bernie sanders got a big boost in mic

team 7 coverage continues with alex diprato and marco rubio where he is at an event right now. >> alex. >> reporter: craig, marco rubio is speaking with megyn kelly right now from fox niewmpletz you can see them on the stage. here at stadium and one of the fir things he told the o crowd when he came out he is is not dropping out and this is his home state and he has seen larger crowds in other parts country. rubio has been rallying the crowd bre sat down with megan kelly. he is rallying them in spanish and english. the rally comes after disappointing finishes in the primaries last night in michigan, mississippi, idaho and poll shows rubio trailing behind trump here in florida head of the primary. according to this pocialtion donald trump has 40% rubio. 24%. lins now to what rubio told the crowd a little earlier. it comes down to florida. it always comes down to florida. 99 delegates will be award next monday here in florida. 99 delegates. all at tbhuns one place and a need to you come out and vote. if you come out and vote. we are going to win fla flamplet we'll take 99 delegates and i

alex diprato is there live. alex. >> reporter: and belkeys, hillary clinton will be in the building behind me as the votes roll in tonight. secretary receipt service inside doing a last minute sweet. bj she and bernie sanders spent the day today stumping for last minute votes. hillary clinton volunteers getting last minute instructions before she arrives at ice palace film studio in miami tonight to address supporters as the votes are tallied. >> hi everybody. cl. >> reporter: clinton spent morning in minnesota where they say rup rps are running campaigns based on in stults. >> there's a lot of work and i'm ready to do that for us. i'm prepared to do all aspecec of the job to be are president and i hope people in minnesota will give me a chance to move >> bernie sanders spotted swroaght his wife in his home state of vermont. the state is one of the super tuesday eas states to hold primarieieand caucuses today. >> there is a large voter turn out today. of across this cowb trip. 're going to do well. if in the we'r

alex diprato in the plex with more on this for us now. alex. >> reporter: and it's a disaij night donald strum firing back calling mitt romney a failed candidate. >> donald trump same phony, a frawvmentd his promis are as worthless as a degree from trum university. >> reporter: mitt romney y the tack against front runner donald trump. he is playing america as suckers. he gets a free ride to the white house and all we get is a lowz lousy hat. >> his domestic policies would lead to recession. the@most historic apartment. he wasn't just blasting trump for the go. he is calling him dangerous for america. >> if we republicans choose donald trump as our nom neerks the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished. rom any's care of fully crafted speeeech aimed at exposing trum as a a ony. but you say wait, wait, wait, isn't he a huge business success? doesn't he know what he is talking about. >> no he isn't and no he doesn't. and his core rational for his candidacy that he is a winner. >> he inherited his business. he didn't

alex diprato continues our coverage live from the satellite center. alex. >> reporter: danielle, bernie sanders and hillary clinton crisscrossing the midwest as polls show a tightening race head of tomorrow's vote. >> we have to have a big vote tomorrow that can send a strong message that love, trust, hate. >> reporter: hillary clinton in illinois making a stop at a meeting of latino activist. she is calling on democrats to unify around her presidential bid arguing that the party must month faux counts larger threat. republican front runner donald trump. >> you know, i'm always being told that when i talk to you i should talk in a very calm and >> but i'm so worried about our country whand could happen if we don't band together to elect a president who can represent all of america. >> clinton holding another stop at a union hall. recent polls are tiet tightening as she competes with bernie sanders in the midwestern states that vote tomorrow. sanders is campaigning in ohio. last tuesday we won in michigan and a state where people said we couldn't win. a

alex diprato in the plex with the latest. alex. >> reporter: danielle, that knife is being analyzed bit lapd crime lafnlt the murder weapon has remained a mystery all these years and the question tonight shes, is this it? it was during demo lifghts oj simmenson estate that a construction worker found a knife in 1998. the constrtrtion worker turned police officer who was work security at a filming location near by. the officer who is retired kept it for all these years until the knife came to light in the past month. >>> i would think that an lapd officer, if this story is accurate as we're being told would know that any time you come into contact with evidence, that you should and shall submit that to investigators. o soy don't't know what the circumstances are, why that didn't happen. >> reporter: the knife according to l.a. times say buck night now being analyzed by the lapd crime lan lab. >> check to see what type of knife we v. see if it's consistent with the quowndz on the victims which is very porchlt and of course they'

alex diprato is live in miami where she'll meet with supporters tonight. alex. >> reporter: danielle, hillary clinton is expected tonight as the votes roll in. we're at the ice palace in the city of miami, and we have some video of hihiary clinton today. she was in minneapolis, minnesota, at a coffee shop. there she stuffed for votes, and that the campaigns have turned into campaigns based on insults. tonight, 865 delegates are up for grabs for the democrats, and bernie sanders was spotted at a voting poll in his home state of vermont. he was there in burlington. he was there along with his wife. they were casting their ballots. both sanders and clinton say they urge people on super tuesday in those states, holding primaries and caucuses, to get out and vote. >> we're going to work hard. i'm happy to be back and i want to reach out to as many people as i k. to convey what i want to do asresident, to encourage them to come to the caucuses tonight. i want to break down all the barriers. i don't think that we're a single issue country. i'm not a single issue c

i'm alex diprato, 7 news. news on the air and online at wswsvn.com for the complete coverage in florida. you can also voice wore choice kapp for all of the latest details on the campaign trail. >> lynn: an explosive investigation after a deadly day in turkey. video shows the devastation the morning after a blast rips through the country's capitit city of averageara, and now of ankara. sunday, a bomb blast killed at ast 124 people and wounded 135 others. and 29 others in another attack left 29 others dead. >> danielle: and we continue to follow this developing story as you look at live pictures over a lake in miami where the body of a father has been found. he wants been missing for more than 24 hours after taking out a >> lynn: and i believe thi is blue lagoon lake, let's go to ralph. >> reportete this has been a sad scene. jose disappeared saturday afternoon as he was testing out a watercraft in blue lagoon. fwc representatives, i believe that the county had a helicopter up looking, and they have been looking

. >> lynn: now for the democrats, locking in a fight of their own for florida, alex diprato has more on that. >> reporter: lynn,in' hillary clinton and bernie sanders are storming the state ahead of clinton at the fountain bleu in miami beach. she and sanders squared off yesterday. and the two are on the campaign trail. clinton in tampa this afternoon while bernie sanders stumped in gainesville. >> i'm running for president to break down all of barriers that stand in the way of anybody. fulfilling or her potential. >> i want your kids to do better than you, and i want you to do better than your parents. i want to see the american dream go forward, not backwards. >> repepter: sanders has another event in kissimmee this afternoon, andlinton goes to north carolina to continue to campaign. both of them addressed climate change and how it would affect florida. we'll have those comments coming up on 7 news at 5:00. live in the satellite center, i'm alex diprato, 7 news. >> lynn: and a reminder for out the race for the white house. stay with us online at wsvn.com choice app. >> belkeys: sti

i'm alex diprato. 7 ns. >> lynn: alex, thank you. stick with us on airir and on liesh and on the seven voice your choice app. we'll have live updates tonight and full up case on 7 news at 10:00 tonight. >> danielle: a hoverboard heist caught on camera but that wasn't the only tech toy that was taken. the crooks also taking off w wh high priced droafnltz now the hlbby store is hurting after take a big hit worth m me than $30,000. 7's jessica holly is in aventura with more. >> reporter: a smashing crowbar crime. two thieves zone in on drone nerdz forcing their way into a store in search of anything that flies and glides. busy stealing thousands of dollars worth of drones and hover boards and even rip age big screenv off the wall and heading out to the truck. the six minute scrambl left the place a mess and mie nows a ton of prdz. merchandise, the crooks making think way thaw the back with lots of stuff. and owner snyder manan got the call early tuesday morning. it's frustrated. do you everything you can to prevent it but the criminals

i'm alex diprato. 7 news. live to cuba at 6:00. craig stevens and robbin simmons will have team coverage of what snran of the president's visit. >> taking you cross country tonight. # kids steak age frightening fall in mare larchltd the 11-year-old boys were playing outside when the ground collapsed in baltimore. the pair plunge down a 30-foot hole. one managed to climb out and call for help. the child was rescued by lower age rope system down into the hole with the rescuer. place a harness asht child a a then lifting the child and rescuer both up out of me. like a said the total extra indication time was about 40 to 45 minutes. both boys taken to the hospital. a trunk stop busts nothing flames in indiana. the fire briect at a nearby restaurant before spread together building in indianapolis. no one was hurt. blaze e using at least # million dollars in damage. coffee shop in mare lafnlt an suv, plowing trite rite through a starbucks in ltimore. four people hurt but expected to be cool. the cause of the crash is under investigation.

and alex diprato in the plex with reaction from the front runner. alex. >> reporter: danielle in 2008 donald trum endorsed mitt romney for president and four years later the two men are tack each other as the race for the white house turns nastier. donald trump same phony, a fraud. his promises are as worth lease let's as a degree from trum 2003 nominee mitt romney on the tack against front runner donald trump see. playing the americans for suckers and he gets a free ride to the white house and all we gets a lousy hat. his domestic policies wld lead to recession. his foreign policies would make america less safe. >> romney urging americans to get behind one of the other gop candidates in the race. marco rubio, ted cruz or john kasich. romney telling the crowd at the university of utah, trump doesn't have the temperament to be president. now donald trump tells us he is very, very smart. >> i'm frayed that when it comes to foreign poll circumstances he is, very very not smart. >> in addition to romney, 70 national security experts and senator john mcca

alex diprato, 7 news. the democratit duel, hillary clinton promising to tax to earners, and cuts in poorer households. and bernie sanders, trade policy turning into a centerpiece of his campaign. saying that clinton's policy is wrong, and families have suffered due toolicy that's she supports. >> america has always been great. we don't have to make it great. what we have to do is we have to make america whole. and that means working with one another. >> the right thing, when millions of people stand and up fight back and demand that washington starts representing working families rather than billionaires, yes, we will have real change in this country. >> lynn: the next democratic debate is set for monday night in flint, michigan. on your smart phone or get it on your tablet. >> danielle: a mother in court, facing alarming allegations after her toddler was found inside of a dumpste witnesses say the mother threw "divergent". >> lynn: police making the arrest after she allegedly tried to walk away from that.

alex diprato has more. super tuesday win, cementing centing her as the democratic leader. the former secretary of state won two states, and senator sasaers won his home state of vermont and three other states. today, senator sanders held a rally in maine, and clinton held a rally the palace film studio as the results rolled in. >> and we know we have got work to do. but that work, that work to make america great again. america never stopping great. [ cheers ] we have to make america whole. we have to fill in. fill in what's been hollowed out. >> candidates supported by the entire political establishment, known, someone who had been anointed as the inevitable nominee. well, guess what, she's not so inevitable now. >> reporter: tonight bernie sanders is expected to hold another rally in michigan. and hillary clinton will hold her first rally of the day in new york city at 5:45 tonight. live in the newsplex, i'm alex diprato, 7 news. >> lynn: and now to the effects of super tuesday on the publican side of the race, jeff lennox has the story there from the oer side. >> reporte

and alex diprato has more on today's endorsement. carson said he and donald trump have buried the hatchet after months of political wrangling. the former contender endorsed trump this morning, at the news conference, carson describing two donald trump, one, the person reflected onstage, and the second, a private person who considers things carefully. >> donald trump talks a lot about making america great. but it's not just talk, he means it. and i'm going to be helping him. and others are going to be helping him. >> everybody wanted this endorsement andverybody loves him and truly, truly admires what he has done. life. an awe inspiring life. and i just want to tell you that having his support really, i think itdds total credence to what i'm trying to do. >> and in an extraradinary move, people in ohio to vote for governor kasich in next tuesday's primary. rubio is hoping to win floriri and keep the delegates out of donald trump's hands, but the polls show him lagging behind. alex diprato, 7 news. >> danielle: and as the race for the

i'm alex diprato. 7 news. all right alex. get latest from the campaign trail 24/7 on your choice your choice app. it's free a`d available for apple and android devices. >>> >> >> craig: also on 7, bank customers targeted and trikd. cops say a couple of guys hatched an elaborate plan to steal but officials say it fell flavment jessica hole holy live for news doral with more. jessica. >> reporter: and these two men are accused of targetiti elderly people and women. and they say this at this bank of america, they were caught red >> we feel confidence they have done this where. >> they are 36-year-old caesar grar var gas and 46-year-old tra hee o.2 guys arrested accused of doing bad business ate bank. using this fo poke a hole in someone's tire while the victim is getting side getting cash. they never made it to their ces destination the the tire goes flat and they pose as gogo samaritans.$% they know that envelope is in your purse and that's all they care about. and they tried to to carry out their scheme but little did they kno

. # # 7's alex diprato is in what snran with this exclusive. >> >> her rar do hernandez is so well-known he travels with body guards. at an n riculture fair outside havana he was surrounded by adoring cue because. >> this has been his life on the island since being released from prison in the united states in decembmb of 2014. >> it's a huge thing after so many years now we have vg family with all pevment we don't have to. known as the cuban five. they were convicted in mie on 2001 on espionage charges. the cuban government maintain the five posed no throat and only sent to monitor exiles in uth florida to prevent ser terrorist attacks in cue boom. two released after serving time. last three including hernandez were freed in 2014 as part ave prisoner swap in cuba for an american ing tell against officer. the exchange coincided with the cubans releasing of american contractor allen gross. but both governments have maintained gross' releasi was unrelated to the prisoner change. >> cue what's turned the five into national heros. signs like these are all over havana. geraldo says he size new

and alex diprato. we'll have more on the president's final day here coming up in the next half hour. right now with robbin simmons and alex diprato reporting live in havana cuba. craig stevens. belkeys and jeff back to you. >> belkeys: okay guys. we'll see you imama at 630 enclose. >> and deputies in south florida adding something new to their uniform. the high-tech tool when we come back. >> belkeys: and we continue to follow the latest out of of the belgium raivmentdz one of the men responsible for the terror in brusel. keep it here. >> >> >> belkeys: 7's brandon beyer a high-tech tool that will be part of their uniform. you're looking at wrddy camera video from a broward sheriff deputy during a recent traffic stop in north lauderdale. the woman is upset claiming the kip ti pawld her over baw she said he is racist. but body camera cture a much different interaction. >> in a normal situation weather in his file where they said he was unpro feg nal and racist. we know that's not the case. he remained p

alex diprato is live in miami with. that alex. >>> sna well, craig, the secret service just finished sweeping this building. 865 delegates up for grabs tonight. and hillary clinton along with bernie sanders spent the d stumping for last minute votes. >> hillary clinton volunteers getting last minute instruction film studio in mia tonight to address supporters as the votes are tallied. clinton spend the morning after a coffee shop in minneapolis minnesota. she says she is the most qualified and hit republicans on what they say is their campaign of insults. >> i'm happy to be back. i want to reach out to as many people as i can to convey what i want to do as president and encourage em to come to the caucuses. >> reporter: we are any san deshz voted in his home state of vermont. 865 delegates up for grabs bit democrats. sanders says if voter turnout is high, le do well. >> i there is a large voter turn out today across this country. we're going to do well. and if not we're going to be struggling. but i hope there will be mi

our night team coverage continues with alex diprato, where senator, marco rubio held a rally, earlier today. >> it always comes down to florida. >> reporter: for m mco rubio his campaign for president will come down to florida. the florida s@nator acknowledges he has to win his home state in next week's primary. and dismisses reports he is close to ending his campaign. spreading rumors that wroing to end our campaign. let me tell you something, i will be on that ballotn tuesday, i will campaign, as long as and as hard as it takes >> reporter: for rubio is it is an uphill battle, in florida, it of 40 percent of republicans, and rubio has 24, and ted cruz has 19 and johns kasich has 5 percent. tory to boost his support, rubio was schedule to meet with jeb bush on wednesday. i asked rubio about it. >> senator, would you like to see an endorsement from jeb bush? >> everyone would like that and i don't know what he is going to make a decision on or not, we would love to have the support, who would not want the endorsement from jeb bush. >> do you think it will help the campaign. >> with he

i'm alex diprato. 7 news. >>> >> >> belkeys: not another 7 news alert. this take place in fort lauderdale. water wroaz in one neighborhood. and. >> craig: and robbin simmons at the news desk to tell us about this. robbin. >> reporter: this is a possible water main break in fort lauderdale. 2115 north. >> sen boulevard near the pelican ho stevment you can see crews there. described as an 8nch water maifnlt crews work tongue and but it's a little slow. traffic moving in the outer lanes. 29 signed lanes were closed or are closed to traffic. you can see they have the cone set up. one lane of traffic moving in iech eech directions thrmplet the good news no water service interruptionz have has happened at this point. 2015 north ocean boulevard in lawvmentd crews working on a possible water main break. traffic will be slow in that area. reporting live at the news desk. robbin simmons. 7 news. >>> >> >> belkeys: gunfire erupts in lauderhill maifnltltoming under the quun while sitting in his ca and brandon beyer in fort lauderdale with more on this one. brandon.

alex diprato continues our coverage live in the satellite center. alex. >> reporter: lynn, hillary clinton is hole holding a rally in new york city at this hour. last night she was here in miami and now her campaign is look heading and bernie sanders pledges to fight on. >> yesterday was one for the history books. >> reporter: a super tuesday for hillary clinton as she cemented her position as democratic front runner. her seven state win propelled by older voters. hispanic and african americans. >> our campaign went nationwide. people in every corner of the country came out to support the suit future we're building together. supporters in mie in starke contrast to donald trump's hard edge message. >> and we know we have work to do but that work, that work is not to make america great again. america never stopped being great. we, we have to make america whole. we have to fill in. fill in what has been hall lowed out. >> reporter: rival bernie sanders won four super states include higz home staiftd vermont. he rallied in maine today and promised to tak

so let's get out to alex diprato who is live at the news desk and from 7 skyforce. alex. >> reporter: danielle t is brush fire season between january and april and this is the result sometimes. lots of brush fires and this is 160-acre blaze in southwest 137th avenue and north of 8th street. again, 160 acres. no word on a cause but no structures in danger. earlier the miami-dade fire rescue told us there are radio towers in danger there this is video from earlier as the flames wereigger. miami-dade fire rescue using bomb ba deers in the area have been trying to knock this fire down. again, 160 acres on fire. another fire contained to 5 acres on northwest 130th

alex diprato live at a campaign event in hialeah. alex. >> reporter: well, belkeys, marco rubio setd to hold a campaign event at the park here in hialeah. the crowd cheering his name a short time ago. he is set to begin speak at any time now but a new poll out shows marco rubio needs all the support he can get here in florida marco rubio at fiu for tv interviews today as the new donald trump in the sunshine state head of the florida pry mare rieielet poll shows trum has support of 40% of republicans in florida. rubio lags with 24 persian. ted cruz has 19% and kasich has five%. cnn reported rubio's advisors have asked him to crg consider leaving the race. >> it's totally false and completely de bufnlt it's embarrassing shameful journalism and ri dick louse. his communication director also brurk off the suggestion. >> definitively getting out of the race before florida or after florida. >> and meanwhile ted cruz's push in florida may help donald trump and hurt marco rubio. >> >> we feel a vote for ted cruz is for donald trump. we are su

alex diprato, are you with us? >> reporter: yes, i am, i'm here. >> lynn: so what is your take from your view? you witnessed the people of getting ready to leave any minute now, what is your take there? >> reporter: well, these people are very ingenious in what they have had to do to cope with the embargo and the other factors of life, living in cuba. you know, we met this family last night. they live in what is a big home in old havana. however, a few years ago, the castro government allowed people to operate what is called a pala dar, which is a restaurant inside of their home. so what theamily did, they took bedrooms and the living room and they made them into dining rooms. and this particular pala dar has become very famous. the president dined there when he was there, and jay-z and beyonce' have dined there. but in the meantime, the family did this as a matter of circumstance. they have had to make money, and their second floor, they constructed two bedrooms, and now downstairs, the entire home is dining room,

grr a pairnton't let your kids walk around late at night. >> reporter: i'm alex diprato. >> lynn: take a look att picture again. this is a sketch the man police rk looking for. if you know mission about this case call crime stoppers in broward 954-493-tips. >> danielle: a drilling debate coming to an end in the sunshe state. a big regulating cracking dying in the florida senate. the senate appropriate aitionz committee refusing consider the proposal aftft voting against it last week. opponents of fraking fear it could contaminate ground water. >> >> lynn: all right. qook at this. a live look out of atlanta georgia. voters voice thrirg choice in the race for the white house on this super tuesday. a day often seen as i big investigator as to who will clinch the democrat and republican nominations for president. >> millions are de dlairg who they want to sneet white house. >> danielle: that' right. so this is really a major break day for some candidates. let's brbrg in our political expert perfect brian day ca from od evening. thanks. >> danielle: the first question, why is super tuesday

chance to play against -- or watch the tampa bay rays play against the cuban national team and alex diprato has a preview. >> reporter: major league baseball has shipped in 60 tons of clay. it's being added to the pitcher's mound. the field is being watered. outside, a fresh coat of blue paint being added to the walls faded by the havana sun. the sidewalk where thousands will step to watch the tampa bay rays take on the cuban facingal team is being repaired. >> we were chosen through a picking lottery and quite frankly, we're the best suited for it and going forward because as i said, the distance from here to cuba. >> reporter: major league baseball has sense security officials to havana. president obama and raul castro game in the 55,000-seat stadium tuesday. not just everyone can come to the game. the government has handed out tickets with the names of those cubans invited to watch. >> it is not so easy to get a ticket. >> reporter: why not? >> some people say -- well,itis not for everybody. >> reporter: you have to know somebody? >> yell, you got to know somebody, you know... >> reporte

alex diprato has a recap. >> reporter: president obama took the stage in havana. here he would highlight the united states and cuba's painful past. what the president believes is a hopeful future. here to bury the lt remnant of the cold war in america. >> president obama: the president had an audience of more than 1,000 and his remarks clearly aimed tat cuban people across the island. the speech was carried live on government-run television. he spoke of the 90 miles between the neighboring countries and perilous journeys undertaken at a chance for freedom. >> president obama: that has been crossed with exiles on plains and makeshift rafts. >> reporter: and he speak of the cold war era. >> president obama: the cuban revolution took place the same year my father came from kenya. the bay of pigs took place the year i was born. >> reporter: he spoke of democracy and human rights and perhrhs the strongest term since >> president obama: i believe citizens should be free to speak their mine without fear, to organize and criticize their government and to protest peacefull

seen wearing a red short sleeved shirt we'll continue to follow this live at the news desk, i'm alex diprato, 7ews. >> danielle: all right, alex, thank you, and now at 4:30, a community of worship is stunned after trouble strikes at a south florida church. the police are looking for the person behind the sinful act. >> lynn: they don't believe thah nag was from the church itself, but the damage has been done. walter morris is outside of the church. >> reporter: a big mess to clean up after the vandal wreaks havoc on the house of worship. and many are calling it a sin. there you can see the crime scene investigators with the hialeah police deparent called in this morning after reports of several car windows smashed in this that church part. this at the lazareth church here on 12th street. in the parking lot and then the church itself shattered and a cementntillar destroyed. this happened at 1 a.m., and a man seemingly in a rage. many don't understand why someone would do n. also an outdoor ac unit damaged. at this hour, it's unclear how much all of that will cost, but it doesn't look like any

democratic candidates back on the campaign trail follow thrirg south florida debate last night. 7's alex diprato live in the sat lie center with the latest on the democrats. alex. >> reporter: lynn, hillary clinton and barney sanders in florida today. they know the tuesday pry mare roy is crew sthal in florida. >> her namam is lilian. >>> >>> >>> >> >> hillary clinton beginning her day in a satisfy workers and selfies at the fountainebleau hotel in miami beach. time i came to thihi hotel was 1968. >> clinton spending the night at the hotel after facing off with senator bernie sanders last night at a debate at miami-dade college. >> today clinton holding a rally in tampa and talk climate change. >> florida will be the most at rest frk climate change of any of our states. >> she called politician that's do not recognize climate change irresponsible and said it's effects can be seen on miami beach. >> go down to miami beach one day where now high tide is flooding the streets or maybe go talk to some of the water systems in central florida that are getting filled with salt water. you could actually

our coverage continues with alex diprato. alex. >> reporter: well, belkeys, hillary clinton came here to ruvment her campaign is looking ahead and bernini sanders pledges to fight on. >> what a super tuesday. >> reporter: a super tuesday for hillary clinton as she cre mentd her position as the democratic front runner. her seven state win propel bid older voters. hispanics and african americans ouch. >> it might be usual as a said before for a bres den shall candidate to say this but i'm going to keep saying it. i believe what we need in america today is more love and kindness. >> reporter: her speech to supporters in mie in starke contrast to donald trump's hard edge message. >> and we know we've got work to do but that work, that work is not to make america great again, america never stopped being we have to make america whole. we have to fill in. fill in what's been hollowed out. bernie sanders won four states cliegdz home state of vermont. he rallied in maine today and promised to take the fight against hillary clinton to e

we're live in little havana, i'm alex diprato, 7 news. >> danielle: and also on 7, the nun who is already known for being a saint is actually about to become one. and now we know when. pope francis announcing the date today w wn mother theresa will be a saint. she will be canonized on the anniversary of the eve of her death back in 1977. her work with the poor in india and received the nobel peace prize in 1979. >> lynn: a police officer going to court, but not on the side that he'ss used to after this is caught on camera. >> danielle: a kayaker's ride on the rapids could have cost him his life, and now he's being told to pay in a differenth way. >> lynn: and a woman understands why she was confrontedo the police, up until she was thrown to the ground. >> danielle: and at 5:00, the nfl finally admitting something that doctors have been talking about for years. >> phil: hot day in south florida, and it could be hotter tomorrow. we may be flirting with record heat on wednesday. of minutes. >> danielle: a cop will stay on florida's wewe coast. an officer trying to stop an argument when h% th

in the newsplex, alex diprato, >>> a quick look at the delegate count on the republican side 1237 is the magic number for the nomination. right now trump has 319, cruise 206 and rubio 110. on democratic side: if you haven't done so yet, now is a good time to download the voice your choice app. itis always updated with the latest from the campaign trail. >>> the supreme court considering a controversial case involving a law that could drastically involve the number of abortion cleanics. >> women's health and quality of care is what this is all about, and whatever kind of decision they choose to make. >> with the stroke of a pen, texas tried to take that away from us. today we call on the supreme court to step in and snd up to control our bodies and our lives. >> ashley:y:he 2013 law imsed stricter laws on clinics. the law appears to be heavenly decided. a decision is not expected for several months. >>> and preside obama may be clcle to nominate who will fill the empty cou seat. jane kelly previouy worked as a public defender and serving as appellate judge where she was unanimously co

alex diprato, today in floridaful >> ashley: and president obama's presenen being felt days before he sets foot in cuba. writing a letter to the manneder in chief and response has been delivered to her in first batch of direct mail to arrive to the land in 50 years. an invitation to join the president and mrs. obama for coffee. she wrote after hearing the president's plan to visit cuba. >> i said well what is this? it's obama's response. and today, i'm here waiting for obama to come to cuba. >> ashley: she said she's written many letters to the president sense he took office in 2009. days before his arrival, she got her reply. >>> and philip will be first and part of relations. and stay with continuing we will have a live report from havana coming up at 6 o'clock. >>> senator marco rubio getting back to work after dropping out t of the race for the white house and he received quite the warm welcome. there you have it. he was greeted by his staff. he also took questions about what he plans oroesn't plan to do next. >> i'm in the going t be anybody's vice president. i'm not interested i

alex diprato went to check it out today and also about thees how these operate alex. paula disars ray new thick, pretty new in cuba. they have been approved by the homes turned into restaurants president obama is here of course talk b biness and capitalism. no doubt this is one of the reasons he chose thi particular restaurant. >>> the cliewt first family was come together san cyst tar salazar was the slew of secret agents. and momentsp later president obama walked through the door. i say well, hello mr. president. good evening. i'm rail. i'm going to be youraiter. i'm going to be here to listen to iewvment an honor for iewssments and he sat with this photo of fidel castro 5 feet way. but the president fo cutiond on what is next to fa daicialtion picture of jay z and beyonce. i think i heard jay z came here. and jay z came here first to the president ordered so la mia la plan ta. steak on the grill medium well and hi a side of vegetables. his daughters had slice and pork and mrs. obama hs sliced steak and wine but not the president. >> and i asked to the president, ar

live in the news plex i'm am alex diprato seven news night team. >> belkys: here is the look of the delegate count, 1237 is the magic number for that nam nation, right now, trump has rubio ces in third, with 110. for the democrats, 2383, is the magic number, there. and hillary clinton has 1052 and bernie sanders has 427. >>> get the latest from the campaign trail we have got it for you, 24-7 it is on our voice or choice app it is free and it is available for all apple and android devices. >> craig: also on the night team, a bombshell in the multimillion-dollar suit, filed by sports caster, erin andrews selling aotel chain after a stalker was able to secretly film her in the nude. >> belkys: a bar tenner blolong the whistle about something that happened last night. danielle knox is live. >> reporter: it is a shocking development in this case, allegations that a represtative for the hotel, being sued by sports reporter erin andrews showed the video to friends over a meal. now he does not deny the video that he is the one who played it. >> we can't get it down and that is all that i whats so wo

alex diprato will fill us inn on what the democrats spent the day today but we'll start with nicole. >> reporter: and craig, that debate stage is set. this is the last debate before the primary on tuesday the 15th. and you've been watching all this as the debates have been going on and forums going on and now very slowly but surely, the candidates have bn dropping out. but one candidate who says he is not dropping out. that would be marco rubio from but still he is watching now as other candidates are pick up the endorse ments. >> >> god bless miami. >> ted cruz may have reason to feel good this debate day. he has racked up an endorsement from a darling of the conservative movement. senator mike leave utah. i decided to endorse ted for a number of reasons but all boil down to one baiks thing. we reached a point where we need to unite be ipg behind a single candidate. and for news not good, marco rubio, a personal friend of sleeze struggling to reachch donald trump in the polls here in his home staim state and on top of that he has been sending off rumors he plans to quit before prima

alex diprato is here with more >> reporter: mitt romney says that he plans that announcement on the s ate of the race, tomorrow. and ben carson's campaign nager says the carson campaign is no longer seeking votes. out of the race for president. he said there is no path forrd for his campaign after super tuesday losses. helans to clear off either statement on friday. meanwhile, 2012, gop nominee, mitt romy, plans an announcement on the state of the race on thursday. he has expressed concern on donald trump candidacy. trump tweeting wednesday night, failed presidential candidate, mitt romney is having a news conference tomorrow to criticize me, just another desperate move by the man who should have easily beaten barack obama in name wrong. >> trump cemented the first place position by winning 7 states ted cruz, won three and chowed down at a bbq restaurant in kansas yesterday, marco rubio too, continued stumping for votes, but after a lack luster, super tuesday, where he won just one state, many are asking, if he clearly isn't, and early ted in the florida primary, in west miami, on wed

i'm alex diprato. 7 news. >> belkeys: well torks keep up house. stay with us here on seven and on line at wsvn.com and through our voice your choice app. >> craig: also now at 6:00, an organization provides blood hounds to search forbducted children. now it's desperate for donations. here's 7's vanessa medina. >> sna these blood hous are enjoying the down time because most dayss this is their life. looking for missing and endangered people. >> the blood hounds are just superior to every other dog out there as far as tracking and trailing something. and when you reunite that familyly there's no better feeling. >>> bso blood hound team most recently tracking trainlding 2-month-old ta ra gee cem. luckily that story had a happy ending. however in the case of 3-year-old a sigh a osceola, the dogs couldn't pick thawp child's scent outside their hollywood home. the dogs are rierkts the kid never left the you house boy found dead place nay garbage cag and then stuffed outside the house. >> and the 14-year-old was missing from miramar. the dogs pick up the

our night teamm coverage continues with alex diprato, where senator, mar rubio held a rally, earlier today. >> it always comes down to florida. >> reporter: for marco rubio his campaign for president will come down to florida. the florida senator acknowledges he has to win his home state in next week's primary. and dismisses reports he is close to ending his campaign. >> now there are people spreading rumors that wr going to end our campmpaign. let me tell you something, i will be on that ballot on tuesday, i will campaign, as long as and as hard as itt takes >> reporter: for rubio is it is an uphill ttle, in florida, it shows that trumumhas the support of 40 percent of republicans, and rubio has 24, and ted cruz has 19 and johns kasich has 5 percent. to try to boost his support, rubio was schedule to meet with jeb bush on wednesday. >> senator, would you like to see an endorsement from j jeb bush? >> everyone would like that and i don't know what he is going to make a decision on or not, would love to have the support, who would not want the endorsement from jeb bush. >> do you thin

i'm alex diprato. 7 news. >>> >>> >> craig: now on just one station cameras capture main'ss grab and go. pricey property snatched from several cars. and 7's rosh lowe slif nowrs northeast miami-dade to bring us the exclusive details tonight. rosh. >> reporter: and we told you yesterday when we first brought thu story. this is very much an ongoing investigation. in fact miami-dade police were out in this ais area. presidential estates today trying to get surveillance video >>> a. >> reporter: friday miami-dade police releasing this surveillance video. just take a look that the guy walk around presidential estates in northeast miami-dade. he is check out the cars on his back. a bookback bag. we'll get into that in a moment. who sth guy? miami-dade police tell us on thursday after they busted him i ra jones say young man that burglarized quite a few vehies. we're still putting everything together. so far ten cases. he went to presidential es skates which is a private neighborhood located in the intracoastal district. people able to nab him because an alert resident saw him in action and