a shut down biscayne boulevard and loud something knew psych. an trawl huge party in the middle of downtown miami. >>> >> and music fans starting the party downtown. they've been at it for a while the crowds will get bigger and bigger fra here. the music festival kicked off a few hours ago. >> >> belkeys: every one is ready, the fans, the officers. and sheldon fox is live in miami. sheldon. >> reporter: you may have heard craig and belkeys, a little party going down here in miami. ultramusic festival kicked off an hour ago and as you look peament making their way here on the sidewalk on biscayne boulevard heading north passed the southern part of bay front neancht are walking the sidewalk to what they feel is the promise land. boj ultramusic festival 2016 is here, whether you like it or not. >> they are here. ultrababy. >> every one jus wants to look plul. it means pearkrk love, uni 'tis and respect. they want to be how the there so they can get noticed. >> reporter: we noticed all crowds of bay haid music fans have takenver downtown for a weeke

things are still normal along biscayne boulevarded. you can see the traffic is moving just find,d, and right beyond thers ca ultlt music festival. i don't know if you can hear it, i think it's hard to miss, though, the beat is pumping and they're doing sound checks, all the final preparations. later tonight, though, biscayne boulevard northbound wilbe closed and there's some things you need to know before this weekend. ready or not, ultra fuchs music festival is back in town. start, am to, 55,000 people are expected to palk bayfront park for each day of festival when runs through sunday. >> largest edm event planet. it's'shere it all started in >> shyann: a stretch northbound biscayne boulevard will close tighten 9:00 p.m. with closures stretching thought the weekend. >> biscayne boulevard will cse tonight at 9:00. but 38 be several serious to ensure if you node to be rerouted you will be rerouted. >> liane: pub safety in mace, they hundred officers will be in and around the festival on foot and on bicycles and also undercover. >> we'r

that's theheulia tuttle causeway west-bound at biscayne boulevard. we had some delays off of piss cane boulevard. those speeds at 59 miles per hour, not a lot to talk about. if you're traveling northbound at the we're seeing some heavy duty traff here as you're approaching u.s.-1. let's zoom on into our traffic data here to see what those travel speeds are. if you are traveling northbound on the turnpike on at approachto u.s.-1. a lot of congesting expected, our speeds there it between 22 miles per hour. not too bad but obviously stop a a go. >>> police looking for the crook who made off with $5,000 after breaking into the presbyterian school in little havana. dlifs say the burglar crowd into a ceiling to get over the door. video shows the man trying to break a surveillance camera once he's inkide. he made off with a safe and all of the money stolen was being kept for students making field trips. when we come down, local 10's chilling calls for help. how witnesses described that deadly rampage in kalamazoo. on chaos. >>> okay. 6:18 right now. it's our

northbound traffic along biscayne boulevard will be reduced to two lanes, shifted to the southbound lanes at southeast first street and will continue northbounnuntil northeast 4th street will shift the regular northbound lanes. >>> starting today as well, new information. there's a new curfew for m mors active in doral. the c cy will give citations to anybody under the age of 18 violating the midnight curfew. the curw comes after a deadly spring break shooting that happened on south bch last weekend. >>> a few days ago, we told you about an american who was in custody a&ter kurdish forces caught him fighting for isis. now, he is speaking about what he did in an overseas interview. >>> trump targeted. not the donald though. we're talking about one of his sons. we're going to show you what somebody sent to his new york >>> republicans and democrats ugh. i really shouldn't. no, you know what? i should. and i will. i deserve this. i'm a bogo findin', weekly ad flippin', couponing mastermind. who's saving big time? this girir can i help you? indeed. this queen of savings deserves a reward. a c

we had an earlier crash at i-95 westbound at biscayne boulevard. if you're making your way out the door, on the palmlmto expressway from the big curve to okeechobee road, a five-minute drive. lanes because we still have construction around northwest 122nd street. if you're headed out the door on the palmetto expressway, a little south of that, bird road to the dolphin expressway, a four-minute ride. > new details on the amtrak train derailment in kansas. a federal safety agency is focused on track conditions and speed. apparently there's word that the conductor applied the emergency brakes when he saw a bend in a rail. the chicago-bound train started in los angeles. a couple of people are still in critical condition this morning. >>> apple's response to the department of justice over a locked iphone is due today. this is the latest move in the doj's case to unlock the phone of one of the sbeerpshooters. authorities say the phone could provide more information, crucial details about the shooter and the plot while apple says it would be a breach of p

it happened at advance auto parts in biscayne boulevard and 16 street northeast dade. crook took off in dark blue toyota. if you have any information to crack the keys call crime stoppers at this number on the screen. >>. >>> president obama just days away from his historic visit to cuba. >> every day cuban appear to be ready to greet him. alex is in havana tonight to show us where the president will be visiting. paved in decade@ are getting a new layer of asphalt. buildings faded under the bright havana sun are getting a fresh coat of paint ahead of president obama's visit. he will be the first sitting president to visit the island inearly 90 years. >> i believe that a change is possible. mostly for cuba. we are leaving here in this country. >>reporter: president obama arrives sunday. one of the first stops will be% at the cathedral of the virgin mary of the immaculate conception. it's a nod to the important role the catholic church played in the normalization of relations with cuba. on monday the president will lay a wreath at the jose martin monument. poet the hero

it also runs parallel to biscayne boulevard. off part of biscayne here at southeast 1st. detours in place as arked by the cones. lots of officers out controlling the flow of traffic, redirecting drivers if needed, and making sure pedestrians are safe. there's thousands of people in this area this weekend. because of the crowds, police are recommending you use public transportation like the metro mover, which youl find is busier than usual this weekend. a trolley that runs downtown also an option. you should expect delays with all these people in the area. patience is a virtue. >> pack a little patience in your pocket, your book bag, because we have thousands of people who are coming around the world for this particular event. there is going to be traffic. officers are going to be directing traffic. >> reporter: back out here live you're looking at pictures from chopper 6. look at that video. look at all these people on the ground in downtown miami. back here on the ground live you can see just the crowds of peoplele walking. maybe your feet can help you get to where you n

. >> diana: it t happened at drone nerds near northeast 206th street and biscayne boulevard. another look at the thieves f. you recognize these guys or have any information to help police, call crime stoppers 305-471-tips. >>> more historic change ready to rockk havana. the rolling stones announcing a free concert in the island nation t. band will be playing in the cuban capital on march 25th. american tour. the tampa bay rays also headed to cuba. the ray wills be playing an exhibition game against the cuban national team later this month. president obama scheduled to be at the game, which will coincide with his visit to the island. >>> time to check on stories making news later today. >> ashley: 7's christine cruz is in the plex with that. >> christine: good morning. today is day for u.s. airline to submit their plans to travel to cuba. the department is expected to decide which airlines can fly to cuba later this month. >>> the anthem of the seas docking in new jersey after being turned around for the second straight cruise, they turned around over weather concerns an patie

parts of biscayne boulevard will be shut down for the dance festival. it's spring break. you can expect to see more police present on miami beach. jazz in the garden and home design and remodelling show. >>> andlorida schools making this year's tournament. gators take on albany. court tomorrow. >>> and midsummer night's dream. first performance tononht at 8 p.m. >>> un survive-- um surviving. five ening in double digits and tw in double-double. they play saturday against wichita state. >>> and coming your way, mutants return to fight another day. we have the sneak peek of x-men apocalypse trending. >>> and we're waking p up to clouds around. we're going to keep them in place. temperaturewise it will be above average. this weekend could be a wet and stormy one. your complete forecast is coming up next. >>> and in our next half hourr of new, from fun to fear. south florida high school. >>> welcome back. if you're a marvel fan, you're going to love the new x-men movie. take a look. turn out to be alternate reality. they identify the origi of a species. thth latest trailer fo

. >> part of biscayne boulevard shut downince thursday night and last night traffic was even worse because the miami heat was playing just blocks away. >> time right now is 7:06. >>> the so-called dump trump movement in full force. arrests are made as hundreds of protesters take to the streets in hopes of putting a stop to donald trump. >>> plus if you take vitamin supplements and prescription meds there is an important warning doctors want you to know. details after the break. . >>> south florida, yesterday wasn't a completee washout, today we are expecting a little more in the way of moisture, scatterr to numerous showers, possibly isolated to scattered thunderstorms will remain in the forecast. wind expecting to be shifting out of the southwest and out of as the protest movement against trump and his campaign heats up violence breaks out at another campaign rally for the presidential hopeful in arizona. a large group of protesters was escorted out of the gop front runner's event in tucson yesterday. one protester wore what appeared to be a kkk hood while giving a nazi salute. as they we

be a good since he bolted south florida for northeast ohio, the cavs number 23 is winless on biscayne boulevard. can you say karma? last night was no different. miami dominated the team winning by 21. up bys much as 31 at one point. it was exactly what the heat needed after a loss to charlotte ononthursday. he knocked down four more. it was also a littlee bit of history at the aaa. dwyane wade a good 20,000 points for his career. there's only one difference between those guys and that record. >> for me,o coolhe coolest thing is i've been wearing this one jersey. i got all 20,000 of those in a miami uniform. you've got tohoot a lot of shots. guys have to do their job to allow you to shoot those shots,

biscayne boulevard will be shut down, southbound on northeast fourth street and northbound traffic will be reduced to just two lanes along the festival water front. meanwhile, the ultra music festival says that they are working closely with local officials to keep everything under control. >> all right, we worked very closely with the city of miami, police and fire and sanitation. we've got 300 sworn officers in the event and around the event, some undercover. and 350 private security personnel in the event itself. so, lots of security, lots of security for the residents of downtown, the businesses as well. and just trying to make it as safe and as fun as possible for our festival goers. >> beat the traffic, officials recommend using mass transit and also keep in mind that ocean be closed to cars from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. >>> now talking to joe live from the wqam studios, you're going to ultra? >> i am going to ultra, i actually got my tickets. i'm looking forward to partying tonight at ultra, and then probably all day tomorrow. >> you got to practice that fist pump, joe. [ laughte

shc was trying to get on the park west platfm just a block west of biscayne boulevard when the man who was the maintenance supervisor at this platform took advantage of her state and raped her. ultra is supposed to be all this. >> count 1, $10,000. count 2, no bond. >> reporter: this metromover maintenance supervisor took advantage of an extremely intoxicated participant and raped her. >> it's the worst thing that can happen to a woman. to be raped, that's the worst thing that can happen to them. ey're here to visit our country, to enjoy what our country has to offer, and this is what they receive. >> reporter: the young woman came to t ts station after she left ultra. she was so intoxicatat the authorities wouldn't let her on the train platform for her own sasaty. wilt saw an easy target and dragged her into a maintenance room. an officer ca over and knocked on the door and pulled him out. >> he was notot ful dressed with his zipper pulled down. he confessed to the fact that, yes, he did have sexual relations with a white female approximately 22 years of age. >> we shouldn't let our k

this happens near biscayne boulevard earlier this year, but cops need more leads to crack the case. >>> new breaking of barriers tonight as the u.s. and cu move to normalize relations. sending mail to the island nation just got easier. before the president takes off, the commander and chief met with cubanaround the country. we are live in studio with more policy changes coming out. >> one thing tt did prevent mail service was the old cold war rift between cuba and the u.s. direct transportation of mail service has resumed between the two former foes, so now postcards, letters, and flat rate pressed boxes will quickly move to cuba. one more brick in the wall tumbling down. ferries will now be able to more easily run between cuba and the u.s. cuba is being removed from the list of countries considered a security risk. now the changes come after president obama met with prominent cuban americans in washington yesterday. he discussed the changes with a billionaire health care, a secretary, and a miami music producer emilio estefan. >> i think it was an incredible meeting. everybody has a

miami shore police were called to the motel shores along biscayne boulevard and 5th street. a man with a gunshot wound was pronounced dead at the scene. police are looking for a black '90s cadillac seville, and there may have been two men inside that car. >>> the search on for the driver that hit a pedestrian and killed them in miami beach and kept going. do we know anything about this driver or the car they were in? >> reporter: good morning. officers are hoping to get more information as the search continues this morning. north miami beach, they say incidents like this one are going on more and more, sadly. officers do not have much to go on right now, and they are hoping to get information from the community get a possible description of the vehicle or a description of the driver. the victim was pronounced at the scene. this happened innnorth miami beach. we spoke with one homeowner that lives near the sne and was at work at the time, and he says the driver could have helped. >> just stop and call 911, just stop, just stop, please, please. it could be one of your family,

. >> reporter: biscayne boulevard is shut down at fourth street and north bound it's cut down to two lanes. >> the police are directing traffic to make it easier to get in and out. >> reporter: on miami beach, more people out and about for the winter music conference. the beach is offlimits, meaning no one is allowed on the beach after midnight. but be responsible. >> reporter: so the festival, day one ended 20 minutes ago. a lot of the people are on the metro mover platform getting ready to go home or go somewhere else. police tell us they will be out here overnight. one word of advice on the traffic situation. tomorrow in the miami heat game, so keep that in mind, yet another instance the traffic congestion which police tell me they will have under control. >>> now to a developing story and a tragedy at sea. the coast guard confirmed a royal caribbean cruise ship they were spotted west of marco island. they had left cuba to two days ago. the coast guard has said there is a increase in migrants because there is a concern that the wet foot/dry foot policy may end. >>> in the meantime

you are looking at the quarter of southeast first and biscayne boulevard. might imagine. i cannot advise you strong enough to stay away from this area. keep that in mind and there's again tomorrow night at the american airlines theatre -- arena. plan ahead and leave the house early if you can. and as you are there's increased police at miami beach there's increased police here. is not only miami but south miami and miami gardens and other people getting in to make sure everything stays safe and secure. >>> it's allowed you don't even have to be there to enjoy it. >>> it's a sunny and warm south for the day. can we expect the same for the weekend? >> craig setzer joins us now with the forecast >> we will see some rain coming in. which is now in the low to mid 80s. heavy thunderstorms and out in the gulf of mexico and eventually that activity will develop into south florida especially through the day tomorrow. tonight they should be mostly dry and quiet. anything developing should be offshore. this is noon tomorrow and thunderstorms worth their weight in. tomorrow night wer

this is a prime spot on biscayne boulevard. miami-dade college plans on selecting one of these developers on march 28th. >>> new tonight, the united nations has approved its toughest sanctions on n north korea in the last two deckadesdecades. the change e flects anger over the country's recent rocket launch. nnotiating the new sanctions, which include mandatory inspections of cargo and transfer of small arms and light weapons into the capital city. >>> investigators could be closer to finding the closure of one of aviation's biggest mysteries. a piece of debris found along the east african coast may be from the malaysia alines plane that disappeared two years ago. the piece cld be a horizontal stabilizer from a boeing 777. nbc 6 getting this new video of it. mh-370 is the only missing boeing 777 airplane. authorities lost track of it. the mystery part is being transported to malaysia where experts will look to see if it did come fro that doomed flight. >>> the department of transportation banned the use of e-cigarettes on comme

papa of biscayne boulevard near bay front park where the party is happeng has been shut down since thursday night when preparations started for the festival which officially began friday. on this saturday night, traffic is heavier, though. that's bcause just a few blocks up along biscayne the miami heat have a home game on schedule. >> so traffic is not a big deal for a couple days we can stand it. >> not all locals are frustrated, though. after all, miami is a party ty. at ultra tonight, things got out of hand forsome, maybe party ago little too hard. but overall police, fire rescue and ultra private security say things are under control. >> reporter: we spoke to city officials about just the benefit of having all these people in downtown miami throughout the course of this event. again) all the people you're watching in the live shot, again, that means extra revenue for the city and it means that especially small business owners can benefit. now, one more thing i wanted to mention, if you look at the hotels, if you could even find a hotel for this week, and prices are way up, people payin

part of biscayne boulevard will be shut down. officials are recommending you use public transportation. i'm reporting live inowntown nbc 6 news. >>> overall, it's been a great week here in south florida, even though it was very warm. the humidity levels were down. the live first alert doppler radar is starting to pick up some rain over the everglades. let's zoom into that. you can see it's headed towards the northeast. i've been talking about a 5% chance of rain for this evening here across the metro area of south florida. these showers are still very far away. so the chances that they'll actually survive and make it into the metro are very, very low. nevertheless, they're out there today andhe rain chances will be increasing as we get closer to the weekend. now, let's talk about our temperatures. they're trending well above normal this week. i would expect them to cool down next week after we see some changes thiseekend due to an approaching front. the high today in miami was 87. to 78 in ft. lauderdale. 80 in miami and kendall

and medics and sanitation to make it a safe and fun event for >> reporter: starting tonight biscayne boulevard will be detoured and check out southbound at north e. 4th st. and northbound traffic will be reduced to two lanes along the festival waterfront. ultra is big but there's more. it is spring break and all roads lead to south beach. which will be saturated with police. ocean drive from seventh to 11th will be closed to cars from 7 pm until 7 am this weekend and next. the beach will be off-limits and the one on the sand after sundown. no alcohol allowed on the beach police checkpoints are already at access points screening for contraband. and speaking of contraband, bands are contrary here at the ultra music festival. all the music for the not hip is electronic and spun by disc jockeys. i am among the not hip but even learn a new trick. >>> i've never considered you to be not hip. you are as hip as anybody i know. >>> fire accident after a stunt during the high school pep rally goes terribly wrong. sending several people to the hospital. atlanta committed to high school officials say a fi

traffic southbound on biscayne boulevard has been diverted over to northeast second avenue starting at fourth street palm northbound track of on biscayne will be cut down to two lanes. here's a live hook at some of the pedestrians walking, heading into the concert andnd traffic has just been stop and go for most of the day. we've been out here since about 11:00. it took us quite a while to make our i. was down here. again wants officir cruz said, avoid the area altogether if you don't plan to coming to the the concert and if you do not have tiet, it's already sold out. buck buckets hear theusic from several blocks away. report can life from ultra, shyann malone. >> janine: shyann, thank you. you know ultra is not the onlyy big music festival this weekend. jazz in the gardens is alsoexpected to draw some really big crowds. >> laurie: but first it was the ladies' turn the in the miami gardens head of the women's impact conference and luncheon this afternoon of empowerment gardens stival which does kick off tonight. do know local10 will there at jazz in gardens from fight of to 8:00 on sa

. >> biscayne boulevard an absolute bear. this is the point at fourth street when they try to divert the tffic away. from all the madness but if you think this is crazy you should see the way people came into ultra the 4:00 o'clock friday afternoon. it's when the doors open and ultra blasted off. and this party won't stop until the end of the weekend. >> miami cops have new policy in 2016. totals until monday. we have been told by ultra officials that on friday night that there were a few arrest. no specific number given. we are in downtown miami, sheldon fox 7 news night team. >> coverage continues with jessica holly on south beach where spring breakers are partywhere spring breakers are partying and police are on party patrol.>> miami beach south beach south breach i. >> alert. there is a massive party in progress. to be. but with the setting sun time to move on. >> let's go. part of the miami beach policing plan for this big weekend escorting everyone off the sand before sundown in the name of safety. >> that's when ocean

near northeast 2 06 street and biscayne boulevard. here's another look at the thieves. pretty covered up but if you recognize them at all if you have any information call miami-dade crime stoppers at this number on the screen. >> south in man under arrest tonight accused of breaking into a car and committing a cruzcrude crime. police say 60-year-old ricky walked on to family porch while touching himself inappropriatetouching himself inappropriately. happened le last month. streets. >> obviously he's out of his mind and i think he was probably on some kind of drug or something so really what i want is him off the streets. >> surveillance camera caught him in the road section of miami. rang the door bell then moved on town locked car before being confronted by the homeowner. >>> dreams dashed for som cuban migrant. coast guard repatriated group of 47 people. officials say they were intercepted at 4 location trying unsuccessfully to cross the florida straits. >> coming up at 11:00 o'clock. another gorgeous day across south florida. as we start march. can you believe item m

happened at an an vaned auto parts store on biscayne boulevard and northeast 116th 116th street. the crooks took off in a dark bliewr fou dire toyota. if you have any information call crime stoppers in d de. 305-471-tips. >> reporter: >> danielle: we're just days way from the president's historic trirp to cuba. >> lynn: and more details revealed. robbin simmons reports from havana. >> reporter: it has been almost 90 years since an american president has come to cuba and walked streets of havana. when president obama arrives stops le make is here at the cathedral too meet ortega. and that meeting a nod to the important role of the catholic church played in opening the door to norma la disaition of relations with cuba. both pope francis and jaime ortega we instrumental in creating the talks. and the president and his family will take? some of the siets cites in little havana. the cuban poat hero in the fight for cuba's independence from spaifnlt the president will meet raul castro but the obama administration says there is no meeting public or private with fidel castro but le meeti

all southbound traffic on biscayne boulevard and northeast 4th street ne. 2nd avenue. 4th street ne. 2nd avenue. on northbound traffic will be reduced to two lanes and shifted to the southbound lanes at south e. 1st st. >>> coming up how miami-dade stacks up when it comes to the healthy counties in the state. >>> plus you have a hard time tying your shoes? introducing this use of the future. coming up. >>> we take you to irish pub in davie for saint patrick's day edition of taste of the town. speaking of saint patty's day we're talking low 70s and and this afternoon is that the early celebration upper 80s and a warm stray shower. this evening 82 degrees. a better chance about whether >>> happy thursday. we're waking up to only patchy fog but not as dense or widespread as the past few days. here's a live you from biscayne bay camera in miami. there is no great on the radar but where your green. there are plenty of parties planned at schools and festivities. folks will pinch you if you are not wearing green. visibilities down a bit in kendall to 7 miles. in the past few days it was zer

drone nerds is located right on biscayne boulevard. hoverboards and a few other things worth approximately $30,000. the thieves left the scene in a stolen pickup truck loaded with that stuff. >>> right now police are looking for a man they say stabbed his dad in the sweetwater home. investigators say the 29-year-old suspect got into a fight with his father and lunged at him with a knife. detectives say he took off in a toyota tundra and left behind a suicide note. the father remains at kendall regional hospital in stable condition. if you know anything, call miami-dade crime stoppers at 3030471-tips. >>> also this morning, an update on the ft. lauderdale woman accused of kidnapping her cousin's baby. detttives say this woman, had a miscarriage. she and a -year-old cousin are charged with kidnapping 2-month-old taraji kemp. police say they pointed a gun at kemp's mother and they found the baby safe in orlando. cops ended up arresting augustine in ft. pierce. >>> another court date for the roommate accused of brutally kidnapping a woman

. >> reporter: this is one of the main streets biscayne boulevard which runs along bayfront park. you can see the crowds of people already walking along the sidewalks and inside the barriers they have to walk around to get inside. let's take another look from above. you can get a better idea of what it looks like inside bayfront park. they are expecting 167,000 people within the next three it's the event thousands of electronic music lovers from around the world look forward to each year. three days at ultra music festival in downtown miami and it starts now. >> we've been thinking about it for a while. we've gone to a few other big festivals but we never been to alter before. we needed to try. >> we like the lineup this year. >> altar is the mecca of edm industry. this is where careers get discovered and expect to see great talent >> reporter: anyone remotely slight risk edm and wanting nothing to do with it knows to steer clear of the bayfront park area friday through sunday. the detours that shut down southbound and north check cut into two lanes along the festival waterfront >

happened at advance auto parts on biscayne boulevard northeast 116 street in northeast miami-dade. crook took off in a bark blue toyota. if you have any information to help crook this case call crime stoppers at this number on the screen. l l. closer to his historic visit to cuba. residents there are anticipating h arrival. alex in havana looking ahead to his trip. many. >> roads that haven't been paved in decade getting a new layer of as fall. buildings faded under the brit hahana sun are getting a fresh coat of paint. ahead of president obama's visit. he will be the first sitting president to visit the island in nearly 90 years. possible. the mostly for cuba. we are leavingal newer eric's the president arrives sunday. one of the first stops will be at the cathedral of the virgin ry of the immaculate conception. it's nod to the important role the catholic church played in the normalization of relations with cuba. lay a wreath at the monument. many president obama will also meet with human wreaths groups on the island. there's always meeting set with raul castro but the president w

five different cameras caught the men smashing through the front door of drone nerds on biscayne boulevard this morning. they took $30,000 worth of drones and hoverboards and left in 10 minutes. there was a similar robbery at the same store last year. >>> the number of confirmed zika cases in south florida continues to climb. the health department says they are two new cases in miami-dade county both of all people who traveled to other countries and returned to florida. but a total of 44 zika cases in the state but only five people are still showing symptoms. it's usually spread through mosquitoes and has been linked to birth defects. sea turtle nesting season and this year while if officers are calling attention to a new threat for the endangered turtles. it involves photos especially ones taken with a flash. the bright lights can interrupt the turtle's natural nesting process. if you see a turtle on the beach at night and decided take a picture, make sure the flash is off. from now until the end of october 3 different species will be laying their eggs on florida beaches. it's an amazing

. >> biscayne boulevard an absolute bear. this is the point at fourth street when theyry to divert the traffic away. from all the madness but if you think this is crazy you should see the way people came into ultra the 4:00 o'clock friday afternoon. it's when the doors open and ultra blasted off. and this party won't stop until the end of the weekd. >> miami cops have new policy in 2016. they are not announcethey are not announcing arrest totals until monday. we have been told by ultra officials that on friday night that theje were a few arrest. no specific number given. we are in downtown miami, jessica holly on south beach where spring breakers are partywhere spring breakers are partying and police are on party patrol. >> miami beach south beach south breach i. >> alert. there is a massive party in progress. by day the beach is the place to be. but with the setting sun timim to move on. >> let's go. part of the miami beach policing plan for this big weekend escorting everyone off the sand before sundown in the name of safet

all kinds of stimulation at the ultramusic fes and the preps and then if we gotha way down biscayne boulevard up to north vut american airlilis arena. the heats and cavs play on dismievment that will probably the big busiest night of the weekend. and if you're looking for peace and quiet in this section of town town, lots of luck. have you dressed for the occasion tomorrow and saturday. >> most certainly. >> reporter: it's time to express yourself. ultrais here. almost anyway. >> i'm incredibly excited. it's my first ultra. >> reporter: so is the traffic and people heavy weekend in downtown miami. and biscayne in particular. >> welcome back to miami lebron james. and hosting the heat with la gron james and the cleveland cavaliers on saturday. when and a double whammy when it comes to crowds, congestion and tive tight met to people movers are the recommended modes of traffic transportation. no. and northeast second avenue. northbound traffic will be cut down to two lanes shifted dowj sowj bound at southeast fst street. will continue northbound until 4th street. will be that way 'til monday. an

well, we're on biscayne boulevard righgh now but you'll well, looks like we're losina it a little bit. regardless, we want to let you know that there will be street closures and traffic this weekend because of ultra. we'll have that story coming up. eye. >> craig: and we'll be right back. >>> >>> >> for news 4/7, just go to wsvn.com. >>> >> >> belkeysyswell, that's a wrap for us here on 7 news at 5:00. caio caio i'm belkeys nerey. >> craig: i'm craig stevens. keep it here the news continues at 5:30. lynn martinez and danielle knox are up next. >>> >> >> this is 7 news at 5:30 supply and now at 5:30, a crash and dash at a south florida apartment@building in the middle of the night making for one rudee wake ening. good evening everybody. a driver getting iewft a wrecked vehicle and then making a run for it. >> lynn: that's right and property managers a a get tired of making the same repairs they say. >>. 7's elitsa bizios live on the scene in northwest miami-dade with the top story. a let's a. >> reporter: you said it and also these people living here tired of waking up to crash ses lik

biscayne boulevard is shut down southbound and northbound is cut down to two lanes. just a couple of miles over the causeway spring breakers and more music events all over south beach. more traffic and more police and ocean drive from seventh to 11 this street closed to vehicles from 7 pm to 7 am. no one on the stand after sundown and no alcohol on the beach. police checkpoints are screening for contraband. back live here at ultra musical festival the action begins tomorrow. it ends at 11. keep that in mind as you try to get around on sunday. a cbs4 exquisite. -- exquisite. one-on-one with alan gross. he tells us how he inadvertently set the wheels in motion for the historic change in us cuba relations. >>> tragedy in russia. we will have the latest on what might have caused a plane crash there. >>> trump protesters get wild in the streets of new york city corner was there's no one road out there. no one surface... no one speed... no one way of driving on each and every road. but there is one car that can conquer them all. the mercedes-benz c-class. five driving mode

. >> reporter: when he arrived he found his business on biscayne boulevard had been ransacked. >> when i arrived the police were here and our front door was shattered. there was stuff all over the floor. drones were on the floor >> reporter: a similar amount of items were stolen less than a year ago. police say they don't know of the fencing operation in stolen drones and say they are often sold on the street or at pawnshops. >> with some of the other people in the business across the country we have seen a string of break-ins over the past year. it's a high-value item easy for them to sell. >> reporter: she hope someone recognizes one of the criminals. >> definitely call the police showing their face. were hoping someone out there recognizes them and does the right thing and gets them off the street >> he does have insurance for the stolen drones and the store has reopened. the suspects who appeared to be in their early to mid 20s also stole a tv. if you can help police find them call miami-dade crimestoppers at 305-471-tips. >>> it is super tuesday. millions of voters head to the pol

fences like this one are up, on the other side a main stage decorated in lights, and part of biscayne boulevard blocked off for the three-day event. preparations under way for that annual electronic dance music event localscan tell you all about. >> it's going to be hectic, crazy. >> reporter: it's expected to bring in tens of thousands of people each day.. some who are into this music scene travel overseas. like this man from germany. >> miami is a nice place to be. and this party is a nice party. from all over the world people come here. spending big bucks to party with top deejays. the crowds of people around the main stage will bleed over into miami's downtown core, and like every year, traffic will be affected. that's why officials are blocking off part of biscayne and recommending you use public transportation. officials say this is the best way to get to where you need to be. as fast as you can. still, expepe things move slower than usual. >> something to keep in mind is pack yourselves with patience. >> reporter: detours are in place. but there's more concerns. the police chief is headi

you can avoid it by taking your side streets instead,aybe taking biscayne boulevard as your alternate. we tell you all thungs have cleared up. you can follow me on twitter @kellynbc6. >> a quick runwn of the key developments since you went to bed last night. in missouri, for republicans, the race is too o ose to call between trump and texas senator cruise. ted cruz. a clolo battle on both sides there. hillary clinton with a slight lead but still too close to call officially as well. nbc news is naming the former sedentary of state the apparent winner there, not confirmed. the close calls certainly do not stop in that state. winner in illinois where she holds a slight lead. senator marco rubio, which isn't a surprise -- kind of expected, if things didn't go well for him in florida he was going to suspend his campaign. indeed, that's what happened. he suspended his campaign for the nomimition after donald trump beat him badly in the state of florida. >> trump got beat in ohio by john kasich. where do we go from re? >> today my campaign is suspended. >> reporter: out of the race, marco r

biscayne boulevard is shut down cell phone and northeast fort street and northbound traffic is cut to 2 lanes along the festival waterfront. just a couple of miles over the causeway, spring breakers and more music event at venues all over south beach for the winter music conference. more traffic, more police. ocean drive is closed to vehicles from 7 pm to 7 am this weekend. the beach is off-limits meaning no one on the san after sundown and no alcohol on the beach. bleach -- police checkpoint screening for contraband . >>the action begins again, today the 3rd day, the last day of ultra music festival. it starts at noon and ends at 11 tonight >>> now to campaign 2016. republican and democratic presidential candidates are campaigning on west this weekend for a donald trump >>3 more states are headed to the pole to pick their presidential nominee. arizona, utah and idaho will all vote on tuesday. we have an update from the trail. >> reporter: donald trump held another protest tilled rally in arizona saturday night >> get him out of here. >>as demonstrators with mock [ null ] paraphernali

have cameras that are set up at strategic aas throughout the city of miami, for example on biscayne boulevard. they havav people inside of the police department here that actually monitor those cameras. and what law enforcement is telling me,t t is so important at a time like this especially, for the c@mmunity and law enforcement to work together, we just spoke with the deputy police chief. let's listen to what he told us. >> the most important thing is that we have to protect ourselves. we have to be vigilant. we have to be cognizant of our surroundings and work together in a unified manner to prevent these terrorists acts to occur. we have the see something say something campaign. it opens the doors for the police department and community to communicate with each other and provide information that is critical and crucial, not only in prevention but should action occur. >> reporter: and you saw where that camera is set up there. what the deputy chief was talking b about, if you're out there onhe streets and you see something suspicious, they really to want to hear from you. we talked to law

investigators say it happened yesterday at motel shores on biscayne boulevard. black '90s cadillac seville. anyone with information is asked to call miami shores police. >>> a driver taken to the hospital after losing control of his vehicle and heading straight into a canal. the driver lost control next to the turnpike. it's unclear what condition the driver is in this morng. >>> flags flying half staff at the capitol after nancy reagan died of heart failure. brandi hitt has more from the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. >>reporter: their's was a love story spanning more than 50 years. from hollywood all the way to the white house, nancy reagan never left ronald reagan's side. our love is here to stay >>reporter: the firster first sunday morning. outside the ronald reagan presidential library, families are leaving flowers. reaction pours in from across the nation. the president and michelle obama tweeting this photo saying our former first lady defined the role in her time here. >> she was one of the greatest first ladies, an extrao

beach this morning right at biscayne boulevard. we have reports of a& crash there. we're seeing a whole lot f green that shows us folks are traveling at posted speeds. the only areas where we're seeing a slight slowdown and no major surprises are off of u.s.-1. we're seeing that yellow and orange showing us just a little bit of a slowdown. >> thank you, constance. >> team coverage of this primary day in south florida. >> layron livingston showing us what the final vote looks likik for republicans. >> he joins us live from aventura. the poll increasing there. ben, good morning. good morning, ec and jacey, hillary clinton is favored to win right here in florida as well as north carolina.

miami shore's poce were called to motel shore along biscayne boulevard and 105th street. they found a young man inis 20s with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. they are looking for a black '90s cadillac seville with maybe front end damage and a possible tag of w 20-29c. they tell us there may have been two men inside that car. >>> breaking overnight out of idaho, we have been watching a pastor shot and the shooting happened a day after he announced presidential candidate, ted cruz. he is 30-year-old k ke andrew odom, and the question is why he opened fire in the first place. the police found the pastor in the alter church parking lot, and the 55-year-old later underwent surgery. as for odom, still on the run somewhere out there, and we have been updating the story all morning long, and we will keep you posted on air. >>> north miami beach community filled with police cars. take a look at some of the video after a deadly hit-and-run happened there. this morning the driver is still on the run. nbc 6 reporter, erika glover, is live at the police depeptmen

all southbound traffic along biscayne boulevard is going to be deterred west at northeast third street. northbound traffic going to be reduced two lanes. the electronic music festival starts on tuesday. >>> spring break backlash. when florida city says it's been ditched for its busiest day o the year. >>> i believe eric is going to be out there as well as constance jones. you might need your umbrellas, guys. bring that poncho as you're going to see a slight chance of showers. soggy evening expected as the cold front is going to move into south florida. lots to talk about. after the break. >>> still ahead a lens crafters looted. watch as the burglgl steals frames right from the shelves. >>> what's replacing this wood roller-coaster that sits right along i-95. >>> we are following breaking news right now. sky 10 over the scene of some police activity in opa-locka. this is northwest 135th street at 22nd avenue. we have a crew on their way to the scene right now. we'll update it. monitor it and bring you right here on local >>> south florida, happy thursday. we like to call it our friday e

this was around 4:30 this morning on biscayne boulevard in aventura. once the thieves got in, they got busy stealing thousands in merchandise running it out to a white ford pickup truck. it's second time they have been hit in a year an owners are hoping that you can help solve this costly crimim >> it's horrible. you try to run an honest operation and second time we've beenobbed in less than a year. it's frugs straiting. you do evething you can to prevent it and criminals just don't care. we have surveillance video showing their face. we are hoping that somebody out there recognizes them, does the off the street. >> all right. so the folks at drone nerds could sure use your help with thisfufuif you have any information, call crime stoppers you can remain anonymous an could eastern a cash reward for the right tip. live in aventura, jessica holly, news. >>> 7 skyforce in pompano beach where a body was found in a canal. officials were responding to calls of a drowning when they made the shocking discovery. popoce are onn the scene near pompano parkway. wh

traffic southbound on biscayne boulevard being moved over to northeast second avenue now. that is starting at 4th street. all northbound traffic on biscayne will also be limited to just two lanes. >>> 5:37 the time right now. more change coming from banking and travel restrictions will easy from cuba. cuban foreign minister bruno rodriguez telling reporters they could get rid of the penalty allowing cuba access to the international banking system. make a series of transactions in the coming days. if they work, they will remove the penalty making it easier for tourists to exchange money inside of cuba. local 10 news is in cuba for the presidentl historic visit. we'll have live coverage if cuba starting today. we'll also have live coverage of the president's arrival in havana. our coverage begins sunday at 4:00 p.m. >>> south korean officials say north korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea. the missile launch comes justp days after north korean leader kim jong un threatened tests of a nuclear war head. >>> turkeys terrorizing a community. why it's such a tough task

authorities say it happened at a motel near northeast 105th street and biscayne boulevard. when officers arrived at the scene they discovered the body of a 20-year-old black male. detectives are looking for a vehicle of interest a black 90s cadillac seville. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> new details this morning on the search for a man who fell from a cruise ship off the coast of key largo. officials say 46-year-old david hoffman fell from the 10th deck of the royal cribbian navigator of the seas ship saturday. he fell about 100 feet off the ship. the coast guard says despite best efforts, crews were unable to locate him. >>> new this morning, north korea is yet again threatening nuclear strikes on the united states and south korea. this comes after joint military drills between the u.s. and north korea says they will launch an indiscriminate nuclear strike responding to aggression by its enemies. >>> today marks two years since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared mid flight. hundreds gathered in kuala lumpur to remember the 239 people on board.

investigators say it happened yesterday on motel shores on biscayne boulevard. police believe one or two men were inside that vehicle. if you know what that vehicle; pleasas give police a call. >>> trouble on the waters for boaters on chicken key. those boaters were using the water out but it clearly went wasn't enough. crews brought in a pump to keep that vest al float. >>> noto a one and only exclusive right here on local 10, the arrest of a los angeles tootball player. mason when plays for the los angeles rams got into a little trouble over the weekend. he's spending his offseason here in the sunshine state. police say mason was speeding and refusing arrest so we're showing you exclusive photos that show mason after police used a taser on him. two tourists saw what was happening and started snappinin away. >> my husband and i being photographers and coming from a very small community in nova scotia, we don't see action like this and started taking pictures. >> we reached out to his agent but so far he has not answered. >>> while the decision the "new york tim

about 20 minutes earlier coue of miles south on biscayne boulevard. surveillance video shows people running from the store and hopping io a white car in the parking lot. same color vehicle but a different make and model from the truck outside drone nerds. thieves spotted out front. dropping merchandise in the back of white ford 250 extended cab that was stolen monday night from hallandale beach. criminals careful to conceal their identitytheir identities. >> we are hoping somebody out there recognizes them and does the right thing and gets them off the street. >> so if you know anything about these crinals you know what to do call miami-dade crime stoppers. that number is here on the reen. remember you can remain anonymous and you may be eligible for a reward. reporting live in aventura, 7 news tonight team. >> south in night team. sportscaster andrews back on the stand talking about howbeing secretly filmed nude by stalker stilltor minutes her years later. >> it is super tuesday. we have heard from some of the candidates this evening. these are live

.-1, biscayne boulevard, looks like one lane of traffic blocked along with the shoulder. road rangers there along with police. 395, n 195. what that means for you this morning, expect some minor delays for you folks leaving the beach. 395 west-bound on at approach to i-95 we're seeing slight, slight delays there at the exit ramp.not a lot to talk about there. all right, broward county an earlier crash still cause something minor issues. this is i-95 northbound at hollywood boulevard. i wanted to leave you with minor pictures in broward county, south of that location at pembroke road and no issues to report. >> constance, thank you for that. >>> former massachusetts governor and former presidential candidate mitt romney making an appearance on jimmy >> as part of the show's mean tweets segment -- >> love it. >> this is miss -- hysterical. >> mitt romney had haze chance and blew it. lindsey graham ran for president, got zero, capitalized and quit. why are they now spokesmen against me. sad. the only people i know got zero are the ones who paid 25 grand to be at trump univer

>>reporter: 55,000 people will pack the magic city as roads like biscayne boulevard shut down over night. >> there will be several officers to ensure you need to be rerouted, you will be rerouted to the right direction. >> fire rescue will move in with small mobile units to help in any event someone gets hurt. >> we have 70 to probably 100 firefighters that are staffed out here plus the stations that have been safe as well as transport units that ke i very easy for us of this area to the hospitals. >> all right. take a look at this map on traffic southbound is going to be moved over to northeast second avue starting at fourth street. all northbound traffic oniscayne will be limited to only two lanes. it will be chaotic. >>> more historic change. cuba could be ready to do away with a 10% penalty on money exchanged at cuban banks. officials say cuba'sgoing to try and make a series of transactions in the coming days. if they work, they will remove the p palty making it easier for tourists to exchange money inside of cuba. calvin hughes, victor oquendo, hatzel vela will have live coverage fr