in hollywood, erica glover, nbc 6 news. >>> breaking news to report tonight. chopper 6 over the scene of a crash on southbound i-95, exit 10-a near bell harbor. at least three lanes are blocked because of that wreck. >> there's an armored car involved in this. hopefully the money is secure. had some kind of accident with another vehicle that shut down three lanes southbound at exit 10-a. we'll keeeeyou pobd onsted on this. >>> more news straight ahead. >>> right now, nbc 6 is everywhere. >>> voting under way in florida's primary as republicans and democrats make their pick for president. nbc 6 has team coverage of decision 2016. >>> marcrcrubio fighting for a win in his home state. i'm laura rodriguez at florida international university. i'll have a live report ahead. >>> i'm willard shepard covering donald trump in palm beach county. he's questioning whether he was on the ballot everywhere in florida. >>> hillary clinton rallying her troops. >> we're watching the results bernie sanders. >>> there is about an hour left to vote in south florida in the primary.

reporting in miami beach, erica glover, nbc 6 news. >>> police are trying to determine if a south florida woman was justified when she shot and kimmed a teenage burglary suspect in miami dade. the family of trayvon johnson is funeral. the 17-year-old was shot and killed thursday night outside a home in northwest miami dade. 54-year-old grend lin said she confronted johnson after returning home because her burglary alarm went off. state attorney will decide whether charges will be filed. >> thumbs up. >> come on. >> thumbs up, good job. >> you got it. >>> wow, a big step forward for the woman police say was brutally beaten at the hands of her roommate, a man she recently met on craigslist. dan el jones opened her eyes for e first time after being in a coma for nely a month. she is sitting up in her hospital bed and laughing as her family claps and cheers her on. jones was living in a downtown miami apartment when she found a roommate on craigslist who her family says brutally attacked her. >> all the basics that we take for granted, she will have to learn to do over again. >> now the 23-ye

>> reporter: reporting in plantation, erica glover. >>> right now, a desperate search undnd way for a local college student who is missing at sea. savannah ray fin fell into the vacationing in st.t.thomas. fin and her boyfriend were on some rocks. that's when she went in. highghurf and choppy waters hampered the rescue effort. her boyfriend was able to climb out on the rocks. she never surfaced. >>> it's been that kind of day where we've seen clouds all day. we've had a little bit of rain, but i tell you what. for the most part, this entire weekend we've missed out on heavy precipitation in most communities in south florida. we'll take a look at what's going on and zoom in first to the metro area and set the radars in motion. there is a chance for some rain during the overnight hours as some of these showers that you see right here move towards the east, possibly into the metro area. in the florida keys, you'vee had rain around you just about all patchy areas of light and moderate rain moving through. take a look at the weather headlines here. it is the first day of spring todayay it

. >> erica glover has the details. it's all about giving animals like this boa constrictor a good home. >> we've had crocodiles and monkeys monkeys. it's hard to believe people keep these things as pets in their home. it is a south american version of the raccoon. >> reporter: saturday miami will open their dors for exotic pet amnesty day. >> here in florida we have a big problem. we have this incredible climate. when we release an animal into the wild, it's like club med. >> reporter: owners can surrender their exotic pets freee of charge. >> even a pet that required a permit or keeng illegally, no questions asked. can do serious damage to our environment, can affect the nave species, and can really doing something to make the animal a monster when it is not the animal's fault. >> reporter they'll do all they can to place all the animals with qualified adopters. >>> well, sunday was beautiful. today a few clouds, b b no rain on the live first alert doppler radar. as we look outside, looking nice towards sunset here wh

this afternoon fafaly members told nbc 6's erica glover it was their loved one, 17-year-old trayvon johnson, who was killed on thursday evening. >> my sister came and knocked on the door and said that my cousin had got shot. >> reporter: johnson's doescousin described him as a loving teen. >> everybody going to have their own story. he got his side. >> reporter: police are still investigating exactly what happened out here. johnsns's family is n n preparing to bury him. >> it's just devastating. this is our first time ever losing a family member so close to us and young. it's crazy. it's still unbelievable. >> reporter: now our check of the records in the state of florida showing this woman does not have a concealed weapons permit. doesn't need it on her own property. castle doctrine allows her to protect and defend herself. also stand your ground if she felt threatened in any way. she would be able to use the necessary force she felt to protect herself in this situation. police tell us that she is cooperating. they haven't reached any final conclusions as to what may happen to her as of ye

erica glover takes a look at what you need to know before heading out to the polls. >> reporter: early voting begins saturday here in broward. this office right behind me at laurel hill mall is one of more than a dozen locations for early voting. election supervisors want you to come prepared to make this process as easy as possible. >> if it is your preferred way of voting, come on. we're ready. >> reporter: with a little mme than one week until the florida presidential primary, voters can take advantage of the polling sites for in-person early voting in broward county. >> early voting gives you a greatopportunity to exercise choice. >> reporter: starting saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., early voters registered as democrats or republicans can cast their ballot at any of the early voting sites in broward. then you're done. but you cannot be a no party affiliate or independent or green party, any of the minor parties, and cast a b bllot for the nominee of the republican or democratic party. >> reporter: optimistic and prepared for a lot of early voters. >> when the voters are inter

. >> erica glover was on hand for the beginning of the end of that wooden thrill ride. >> reporter: at one point, the dania beach hurricane was the largest wooden roller coaster in the state. whatever the case, developers say they are rolling into the future. dania beach hurricane. some would be very sad because it evokes strong memories, but others are ready for a change because it's been a non-use for quite sometime. >> reporter: community leaders are looking up and ready to make the dania community a reality. >> it will be recognized worldwide by everybody flying in. >> reporter: this ceremony marks day one of demolition. it is the first phase of the long-term project. >> a half a million square feet of office and two hotel towers that will contain in excess of 3 300 rooms. >> reporter: organizers say dania point is sure to become a new hot spot. >> i think it will add value to i think it will be a place both fothe local community to gather and our visitors.. >> reporter: in dania beach, nbc 6 news. >>> caught on camera, a shock for beachgoers in texas when they discover a log on th

that's where we find nbc 6 reporter erica glover with the latest. >> reporter: this morning miami-dade police officers are working to learn more information about saturday's shooting. the victim was taken here to the ryd trauma center. there's still a lot of unanswered questions about this case. first, let me show you this this shooting was in the 900 block of northwest 146th street. investigators believe there was a possible all thetercacaon between two men. one of the men involved was shot while the other took off on foot. the victim was taken to jackson memorial hospital conscious and alert. police are looking for the man who fired the shots and thiss an ongoing investigation. officers say if you have any information regarding this case to call crime stoppers. that number 305-471-tips. >>> right now the florida coast guard is searching for a passenger from texas who fell overboard a cruise ship off the coast of key largo. the man fell about 100 feet from the tenth deck of royal caribbean's "navigator of the seas" yesterday morning. a helicopter and plane are being used in the search

erica glover has the latest. officers are working to learn more about saturday's shooting as we learn the condition of one man taken to the rider trauma center. there are a lot of unanswered questions regarding this altercation but know it was 900 block of northwest 146th street where investigators believe there was a possible altercation between two men who led up to the gun fire. one of the men involved was shot. the other took off on foot. the victim was taken to jackson memorial hospital, conscious and alert. police are looking for the man who fired the shots and this is an ongoing investigation. officers say, if you have any information call crime stoppers at 305-471-tips. >>> two southwest florida parents face child abuse charges accused of using a stun gun to discipline their children. families began to investigate after receiving a tip they were using tasers on their four kids. investigators in lee county say the children had scars to prove it. the ages of the children are still unclear. >>> several agenc

reporting in downtown miami, erika glover, nbc 6 news. >> erica, thank you so much. republican front-runner donald trump weighed in on rubio losing his home state late last night. take a listen. >> number one, i want to congratulate marco rubio o having won a tough campaign. he's tough and smart and has great future. but i have to say, and nobody has ever, ever in the history of politics received the kind of negative advertising that i have. >> trump addressed reporters from his house in palm beach callllg florida his second home. he has 99 delegates, a step cloor to the magic number of 1,237. >>> more details on hillary clinton and her win in the state of florida. the state so important her that she watched returns come from her rally location in ooh palm beach county. clinton gave a 12-minute speech thanking supporters that gave a clean sweep in the five states that held primaries yesterday. >> americans everywhere are hungry for solutions. they want to break down the barriers holding them ck. >> so here in the state of florida, clinton did well among democratic wo

live in homestead, erika glover, nbc 6 news. >>> all right, erica. a man who police say assaulted a 5-year-old girl is b bing accused of another crme. why a mother believes an allegeg child molester is involved in her son's death. >>> find out who pulled up right behind this taxi cab and just in the nick of time. >>> we have dry conditions in place. no shower activity to contend with. here is a live look into hallandale beach. have brighter skies this morning, lower 70s will get you started at the bus stop. as it picks up, temperatures in the lower 80s. 'll talk about when we may see the breeze relaxes in my full >>> if you're headed out the door on i-75, pinesboulevard to the palmetto expressway, nine minutes, no problems southbound from the big curve to okeechobee road. we have a traffic alert on the westbound lanes of the palmetto pressway. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it didierently. only flonase is approved to relieve both your itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say

erica, thank you. now to disturbing surveillance video that seems to show a south florida girl running for her life trying to escape an alleged kidnapper. nbc 6 reporter erika glover is outside the broward county sheriff's officicwith more on who deputies are looking fo. girl running for her life trying to escape an alleged kidnapper. check out the surveillance video. you can see the 13-year-old girl trying to get sbr fast. what she doesn't show is he she's trying to get away from this suv. deputies say the teen was walking home from school wednesday afternoonlong northeast 4th street near 14th avenue in poem know beach. that's when a male driver pulled up beside her, got out of the vehicle, grabbed her by the waist and tried to pull her inside. parents and students are thinking twice about their safety. >> it's scary that i live in t area, right over there. it's scary the fact that people are around here. >> when i was ung i remember something happened around the neighborhood and my parents sat us down. that's definitely something i advise all parents and i'm going to do myself when he starts to walk to school. be in his late 40s to early 50s with reddish-brownis

erica, thank you. >>> disturbing surveillance video that seems to show a south florida girl running for her life trying to get away from an nbc 6 reporter erika glover has more with who deputies are looking for. >> reporter: this morning officers and parents in broward are praising one teen for her quick thinng trying to escape an alleged kidnapper. officers need your help finding the man responsible. watch this surveillance video. you can see the 13-year-old girl running down the street trying to get somewhere fast. what the video does not show in detail is she's trying to get away from this suv. broward sheriff's deputies say the teen was walking home from school wednesday afternoon along northeast 4th street near 14th avenue and pompano beach. that's when a male driver pulled up alongside her, got out of the vehicle, zbzbbd her by the waist and tried to pull her inside. is morning neighbors are praising the girl for her bravery as parents and studen think twice about their ssfety. >> i think she's a pretty strong willedgirl. that's scary. >> when i was young, i remember something happened around the us down. that's definitely something i advice a