. >>> nbc reporter julia bagg at live at miami international airport where security is tight snd emotions are running high. good morning, julia. >> reporter: eric and shelly, i they confirmed it's stepped up re at miami international airport as we saw yesterday. here is what things look like here, pretty quiet here. let me show you what it looked like late last night. if you were not up last night, there were some emotional reunions here that we captured, especially from travelers getting offff flight that came from brussels, a flight that took off just around the same time as those bombingsere happening. it initially had a stopover in sanford and landed here in miami late last night. people embracing loved ones with very big smiles and tears and so grateful to be reunited with those loved ones. >> thehee are innocent people. it's a crazy world. what can i say? >> reporter: certainly emotions still at that level here this we can see the security we're seeing. we're seeing more of it even as we firsrs got here, a level being kept at miami international airport. in the next half hour, we'll

nbc 6 reporter julia bagg breaking down what the candidates had to do in the war room following the debate. >> just as interesting as what happened during the debate. michael spears live on the university of miami campus where tonight republicans will be taking that stage. >> good morning to you, thanks for joining us on this thursday morning. i'm sheli muniz. >> i'm eric harryman. your time is 6:00. all that political coverage of what happened last night, that's coming yoyo way in two minutes. first let's get you over to meteorologist ryan phillipssith a look at your thursday. a very, very close to friday forecast. >> very close. i don't think the weather will change much going into the weekend. that's good news if you're stuck in the office. dry conditions across the area. live first alert dooler sweeping clear. no rain in sight until the weekend. we'll talk more about the timing of that. cloud cover has been an issue at least pour the last few days. this time around we'll see more sunshine. mid and at least high level we're about 45 minutes outside of sunrise.

nbc 6 reporter julia bagg is live in miami with brand new interviews. president obama spoke to high profile people here in miami. including miami's own emilio estefan. we caught up with him after he landed at miami international airport and gave us an inside look at what that meeting was like in washington at the white house with the president ahead of this historic trip. he told us there was one thing he really wanted to drive home with the president, and that was that the president should meet with dissidents on the island of cuba. emilio estefan said the president assured him he would. he also talked about what else he shared with the president. >> i love that everybody has a great future for cuba. still we can't tore get about the many people that died, the many people that are in jail. >> as far as meeting with dissidents, the president is expected to have a state dinner th raul castro and publicly address the cuban people in coming up in the next half hour, what else emilio estefan is saying about when he plans to next go to cuba. julia bagg, nbc

nbc 6 reporter julia bagg joins us live from west miami-dade with more. hi, julia. >> r rorter: hi there, keith. no doubt florida is a crucial prize for marco rubio, and his supporters here know it as they make calls this evening. let's show you what happened here this afternoon as they got some help from the first haitian-american to be elected to the u.s. congress. she talked about rubio having what it takes to be the right president. >> leadership is someone who understands policies and who has an agenda to make sure that people know that no one in this country is predestinene to be poor, that if you work hard, you can be as ordinary or extraordinary as you choose to be. >> reporter: three days to go, and rubio's camp is trying to make up some ground from donald trump. have a look at this poll. according to real clear politics, it shows trump sticking with 40% of the vote, rubioith 25%. then comes ted cruz in third place, john kasich in fourth place with about 8%. back out here live, supporters are trying to drive home the message that a vote for cruz o

that's where nbc 6 reporter julia bagg is liv we see more security there. it's important to know there is no direct threat here in south florida. >> reporter: sheli, that's certainly the message from airport authorities here at miami international airport. i want to direct your attention to something we won't see here. looking at departures, absolutely no flights to brussels, belgium. that's because that airport is closed, closed for the next few days. what is part of the landscape, security. you can see that in the video we put together. whether it's tsa officers, miami-dade police, firefighters. other than that, things are currently normal here this morning. in fact, i just checked in with security again. they gave me a thumbs up that the coast is clear right now. let's talk about last night as flight that took off from belgium, brussels, belgium, right as those attacks were happening. that passengers so grateful to be here in souh florida and to be back in the ams r arms of loved ones. certainly some emotional reunions here at miami sber international ai

julia bagg is live in doral where a rally was supposed to happen but it's not going to go on as planned. >> reporter: it won't. he is trading his doral turf here for a rally in youngstown, ohio. winner takes all in both states, so he is taking on john kasich who is ahead in the polls there in ohio. let's talk about boca raton, and last night things did not get viole but one protester did show up chanting and holding up a sign and trump supporters tried to drown him out and grab keep speaking, and he revealed his thinking behind the move in chicago. >> wanted everybody to go home really happy and peaceful, and we said, we will postpone it and it was a very wise decision. >> in addition to ohio, trump still planning to make another stop in tampa, ahead of tomorrow's primary. he says if things go well in florida, he plans to come right back to doral and celebrate it here. still ahead, we will hear from trump supporters in south florida, what they are saying go intothis primary. we are liven doral, julia bagg, nbc6 new. >>> and then 2 million voters roughly 819,000 democrats voted. marco ru

julia bagg is live in miramar breaking everything down ahead the pls this afternoon. good morning, julia. >> reporter: hi there, eric and shelly. we're here in miramar. voters will head to make their choice for republicans and democrats. let's look at the five states voting the day. in addition to florida, we also have missouri,i, illinois, ohio and north carolina. candidates haveeen crisscrossing the states going into today's big primary day, and so far the story has been the same. trump has been leading the republican pack, while it's hillary clinton with her lead in the sunshine state on bernie e sanders. it's a winner-take-all situation. florida has 99 delegates. the biggest prize of the day on either side but especially for republicans. here is a look at where thegop candidates stand in florida. donald trump at 46%, the double-digit lead on marco rubio, then comes ted cruz and kasich may be last here but is still first in his homestate. here is a look at ohio where he's just ahead of donald trump. ohio still a winner take allstate as well that state with 66 delega

julia bagg is live. what exactly did police find? >> reporter: they found so much more than just stealing gas. some of the images here. o men in the back of a police car just hours ago and these are images that you are only going to see on 6, evidence coming out of this house. show you some more of that video. it points to not just gas stealing but also a scheme to steal credit card numbers. they even found stolen gift cards hehe and say they found evidence that people were growing marijuana here as well, all of this happening inside a miami lakes home in the palmetto ebb pressway. so we asked neighbors if they ever noticed anything suspicious here. >> the only thing we saw was like five to ten cars almost every day. we never saw anything wrong. man has confessed to some of what was going onohere. stay with nbc 6. we could see mre arrests here. julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >>> a south florida woman whose baby was found in a freezer denies being involved. vargas wasn't in court but did plead not guilty. prosecutors say she killed her 4-mon

live from doral, julia bagg. >>> the crowd may have been calm here in florida, but many protesters. trump was threatening to send his supporters to sandy events in retaliation. >> never, nevernce told anybody to do anything like that. the truth is, this guy really is a pathological liar. >> well, some of sanders supporters getting violent with them. hillary clinton causing some controversy on saturday accusing sanders of being be a sepblt during the 1990s health care debate. after her comment, one of sander's aide posted this video from 1998, and it shows sanders right behehd the then first lady during one of hehespeeches. >>> meanwhile, two people recovering this morning after a boating accident i i key biscayne, and we're talking locally here. the 32-foot boat hit a sand ba a woman received back and neck injuries, and one woman had a broken bone and investigators do not believe alcohol was in play he. >>> and looking for a missing he was scene driving around blue lagoon, and rescuers did find his jet ski but still looking for him. he was not wearing a life jacket, and there's spec

julia bagg is going toave more. #25 alive, later on, julia bagg will have more in our news cast. >>> thanks so much. nbc 6 proud to be partnering with such a great cause. sheli, thank you. >> everything is going to work out perfect. >> we're on the warm side. just in time for the weekend. everything looks great. >>> let's put it together. free and clear of any rain. eric, it's en dry now for several days and we will easily keep that trend going. here's live first alert radar. we've had a lot of cloud cover moving through but no precipitation with those clouds. that will be the trend again for the nene few days. let's talk about what looks like outside. we've had several layers moving through, limiting our sunshine, but that said wee already seen these temperatures take off in a hurry through the mid 60s this morning to now, i'll show you into the upper 70s and lowerer 80s. more clouds building in. there's the freedom tower down toward aaa. this is the visible satellite imagery. we use this when the sun is out. the sun is actually reflecting and ill lum nating off the clouds here. ext

julia bagg is back with a closer look at the shake-up. things are about to get very interesting as we get to november. >> reporter: donald trump hoped to count ohio along with his florida prize ts morning. that was not to be. john kasich chocking up his first win. that's what he's celebrating this morning, standing in the way of the quick route to the republican nomination for donald trump. meanwhile things are looking great for hillary clinton. bernie sanders has already released a s stement congratulating his rival on we've mentioned she's the apparent winnerof a tight race in missouri as well. >> our campaign has earned more votes than any other candidate, democrat or republican. >> reporter: bernie sanders has already moved on to campaigning in arizona. he has a lot more ground to make up this morning. comes up, see where some candidates are turning their attentionnow. >> julia, we'll talk to you again at the top of the hour. senator marco rubio, the hometown candidate did not have a whole lot of support from voters in florida. the ex

let's head over to nbc 6 reporter julia bagg who is live in miami with details this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you as well. we're hearing from local cuban americans who got to meet with the president ahead of this historic trip. before we get to that, i want to show you something else. this is a little taste of how people on the island are getting ready for the president's visit. you see this picture here. they've got souvenirs already, that showing the president sniffing a cuban cigar. there's aouch of obama mania souvenir there a big deal. there are even jokes, one picture of michelle obama we saw in a store there that depicts the first lady refusing to let the president go to cuba without her. now, on a more serious note, we caught up with emilio estefan, the musical producer who belongs to miami. he caught up with him at the airport and he shared the main message about the cuba trip he gave to the president. >> my definite goal is one day we have free election and have a new cuba with a new president. >> reporter: the president's trip will

julia bagg is live in miami with the details. what can you tell us about this trip? >> reporter: sheli, back home after this encounter at the house is miami's own emilio es te fan. he had a chance to go washington and join other cube cuban amemecan leaders and talk with the president about his upcoming trip. it's happening in the next few days. he told us there were a variety of opinions expressed with the willing to listen to all of them. >> we don't agree ona lot of things about his trip to cuba. at least we share the same hope, about making a better future for cuba. >> the president is expected to arrive in the island nation on sunday afternoon. meanwhile, cubans there are preparing for hihi visit, preparing with a couple of laughs even. live in miami, julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >>> don't forget, our nbc 6 team also gearing up for the president's 2ri7 trip. anchors jackie nespral and juwan straighter report tomorrow ahead of his t president's arrival. >>> a jury found victor ramirez not guilty of misdemeanor battery and filing a false report. in court ramirez said he

julia bagg joins us in the newsroom. glad to say this one didn't go down with the adjectiveraunchy slapped into it. that makes a big difference. >> it does. three candidates trying to knock off trump in the next fourdays. this encounter proving a much more civil debate with the republican hopefuls laying aside those nasty insults. they faced off civilly over immigration, social security, donald trump did bright off rivals marco rubio and kasich saying there are two of us who can and two who cannot. he saysmarco rubio is among those who cannot.. the florida senator's supporters see things differently. >> marco rubio showed he's the real deal, hees worked hard in the senate, he knows what the amerin dream is, he wants everyone to be able to prosper in this country. >> some were notmpressed despite the decorum. still ahead on nbc6, tracie e potts will bring her report from washington. >>> donald trump has said in the st that terrorist families should be targeted, and listen to how the cacaidates reacted to this. >> i will t

julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >> we'll talk to you again at the top of the hour. as those explosions went off in brussels yesterday morning at exactly 8:01 their time, students and staff from one south florida school were actually traveling through belgium. approximately 19 students and school teachers from sun coast commmmity high school were in their spring break. school officials say the school is not sponsored by the palm beach county school district. parents woke up to text messages that their kids were in belgium, but thankfully in a small town outside of brussels. >> we just wanted to call. we saw texts from the teachchch we are safe. don't worry. still you want to talk to them, how are they feeling, what's going on in their mind? you just worry about it. >> one of the things thatat people talked about so many times is you can't let fear keep you from doing things. these students are not coming home rig away. the students and teachers that are there have more countries to visit for their spring break. they're scheduled to return home this weekend on saturda

julia bagg has a preview coming up. to make a breakfast stop today, it's national pancake day in case you didn't know. >> all right, south florida -- you had me at pancake. south florida we are dealing with some clouds out there as you can see over the bahamas and atlantic waters coming in along the east-southeast wind. it's because of that that we're waking up with mostly cloudy much across the board >>> police looking for more victims as a man is ak kiesed of a despicable crime against a child. >>> breaking overnight in california, a commuter train derails leaving severed injured passengers. >>> a heartbroken family looking pet is shot and kid. why police say they were forced to fire. >> a good morning to you everybody. your time is 5:30. i'm eric harryman. >> i'mheli muniz. thanks for joining us on this tuesday morning. >> ryan is off today. meteorologist erika delgado is in with us this morning. >> it is a nice start to the day. as you can see, we are rain-free in miami-dade and much of broward. more clouds than any

julia bagg is tracking all of this. to say this guy was acting in a very strange way, it sort of seems to bee little bit of an understatement in this case. explain this behavior and people in the roads neighborhoods ping they will soon catch him. this is the guy ton loose in this neighborhood. you can notice he has a characteristic that makes him stand out. it's a white beard as he's wearing that hooded sweatshirt. come close to your screen so you can see the surveillance v vdeo of what happened just this past sunday morning around 4:30 in the morning. that's when he walked up to a frt door here in the roads neighborhood off of southwest 28th road and 7th avenue. he starts making perverted gestures there. we cannot show you all the surveillance vad i don't because it's so graphic. you can certainly get a good look at him wearing that hooded sweatshirt. get this, the people inside that house, they were home at the tiechlt listen to the homeowner just tell where this man started acting inappropriately. >> on his way up to

julia bagg live at the scene with what they found. >> reporter: hi will, dan. first to set the scene. this is a house in a quiet neighborhood on a lake here on beautiful lochness drive just off thealmetto and 67th avenue. what you're looking at there was going on inside. only on 6, investigators hauling out enough evidence that they say shows this house is simply covering up a marijuana growing operation, credit card fraud and a gas stealing scheme. they tell us they even found fake gift cards here on one man. so police say they started questioning people. we asked what happened. [ speaking in spanish ] of them wanted to speak with our cameras, and this morning we do arrest. there may be more arrests this momoning. one confessed to the illegal activity. coming up in our next half hour, one neighbor when we asked her here. live in miami lakes, julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >>> a disturbing discovery in plantation after a mother left her 2-year-old insigned of a dumpster. a broward county judge ordered catrice sheffield to stay away from her little girl. employees at a

julia bagg shows us what it is all about. >> reporter: red cross workers are showing up at homes for a very good reason. >> every year there's 2500 people who lose their lives to home fires. >> reporter: that's across the country. >> this is the installed one. it looks like it is wired, but it is not functioning. >> reporter: if a fire breaks out at her mobile home, her family will have maybe two minutes to escape. her sole smoke alarm doesn't work. that's why the red cross and other volunteers are here to help with not just one, but three alarms for her and more for her neighbors. >> that lets the homeowner know that it is working properly. >> reporter: it is part of a launching here and around the nation. >> folks have called us and said you know that smoke alarm that you put in yesterday, it saved my life last night. we're hoping to put in 2.5 million alarms across the country. >> reporter: a simple project with a dramatic effect, saving lives. julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >> to find out how to get your own free smoke alarm, call 1-800-red-cross. >>> a team of refugees will complete at

julia bagg right here in the studio with us. >> donald trump was celebrating with supporters last night. he said even negative ads that aired right here in south florida seemed to help his campaign. he also talked about taking particular pride in thrashing the competition here in the sunshine state. >> to win the states that we won and to win by the margins -- this is my second home, florida. to win by that kind of a number is incredible. >> and hillary clinton celebrating what looks like the clean sweep this morning. tight races in illinois and missouri. she handily won north carolina, florida even ohio where bernie sanders thought he might have another upset like michigan. what does this mean for both races right w? this answer is coming up in a live report from washington in a few minutes. >> this morning marco rubio's fight for florida is over. here is a look back at how it all started. we pulled this video from march 13th of last year, the day florida's junior senator announced he was running at miami's historic freedom tower. that's where we find nbc 6 reporter erika glover lve in

julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >>> now turning to decision 2016. it's super tuesday. it could be the day donald trump and hillary clinton put themselves on a collision course for november. a team in washington is working on the full report all new at 5:30. here is what you need to know right now. voters will head to the polls in 12 states. the democrats will have 865 deleletes up for grabs, a third needed to clinch the party nod. the republicans will fight it out for 595 delegates, nearly half the number needed to secure the nomination. pollllshow right now that donald trump is ahead in all of the super tuesday republican races except for senator ted cruz's home state of texas. that's the day's biggest prize. it is basically a must-win for cruz who spent yesterday campaigning in his home state. marco rubio looking to stay alive until the florida primary wayis march 15th. polls have hillary clinton ahead for vermont, bernie sanders' home state. clinton is expected spend super tuesday here in florida, a sign she's already focusing on the general election. here in florid

we're live in miramar, julia bagg, nbc news. >>> julia, thank you so much. we'll talk to you again at the top of the hour. it is a big day today. ohio is the other big primary today, especially for the republicans as we've been talking about. one could be out by the end of the night tonight, governor john kasich in a dead heat with donald trump. kasich needing to win his home state if he wants to continue on. otherwise he is probably ging to be out. senator ted cruz is way back in third place, and florida's own marco rubio is coming in last, at least at this point. it's verier difficult in the day. a lot to come over the course of the next 12 hours. a whole lot closer in ohio for the democrats. right now hillary clinton leading the way by 5 percentage ohio is a similar state to michigan where sanders won earlier this month. >> as candidates made that final push ahead of today's primary, florida senator marco rubio spent a good part of monday rallying in his home state, looking for the last-minute show of support to make sure his candidacy continues. we have

live in the studio, julia bagg, >> thank you so much. >>> we continue to push decision 2016 forward. a consultant polled rubio supportefs and the real winner from his suspending his campaign in the end will be ted cruz. 47% of rubio supportersolled say they will now throw their support behind theexas senator. >> we reported that trump tweeted out a troubling message saying he'd heard that some people were complaining that his ballots weren't in the sunshine state. he certified all of the ballots with names back in december. >>> as promised, we want to take you right back to the rose garden at the white house where president obama is expected to make his announcement for his nominee f@r the supreme court justice position. >> all right. here we go. >> appointing a supreme court jusce. particularly one to succeed justice scalia, one of the most the men and women who sitit on the supreme court are the final arbiters of american law. they safeguard our rights. they ensusu that our system is one of laws and not men. they're charged with the essential tasks of applying principals put to pri

live in miramar, julia bagg, nbc 6 thus. >> it's 5:04 on your tuesday morning. our team coverage continues with michael spears in sweetwater. it goes without saying, obviously watching our hometown candidate marco rubio. not that it's not a big day for all the candidates, but for marco it's ado-or-die situation. depending on the numbers tonit, he could be out of the race. >> that's right, eric. to put it frankly, today is a despite the odds, he's still optimistic. he says he plans to take florida and continue on with his campaign. last night in south florida speaking in front of quite the crowd in west miami. not winning his home state would be devastating for marco rubio and it would strengthen growing calls for him to simply hang it up, drop out of the race. rubio has won only three contests leading into super tuesday. aandful of polls shows donald trump here at home. still rubio's advisers remain hopeful that the senator will pull in those late deciding voters. they believe that is the key here. here is what rubio had to say in a west miami rally last night.

julia bagg is live at the downtown miami campus and this is huge. how did people react? >> reporter: shly, the crowd here loved it and the texas senator saking to his supporters now and in the last few minutes talking to hem about how he will restore the u.s. military with the ability that they deserve to have, to be able to fight battles abroad. also he's talking about how he claims he is the only candidate who has proven to beat donald trump now eight times. that's what he's touting. let's go ahead and look at what things were like when carly fiorina took the stage, electrifying. [ inaudible ] >> she said he is fearless and he's not afraid to take on the status kuo. have a listen to what else she said. >> we're going to have to beat donald trump at the ballot box, and the only guy who canbeat donald trump is ted cruz. >> the crowd certainly loving that, but then also happening just downstairs from where we are at the wilson campus here at miami-dade college, the marco rubio bus circling around this area of downtown miami, of here in downtown miami and they're having a

nbc 6 reporter julia bagg is live in that miami neighborhood. the big fear for police is this guy will take things to the next level, and at that point things could really be serious for the peoplen this neighborhood. >> reporter: eric, they definitely want this man caught. we're talking about obscene this surveillance video shows last sunday morning. this last guy is wearing a hoodie, walks up to front door off southwest 7th avenue and 28th road and starts making bscene gestures and then starts peering in the window. that's creeping out the people who live in that house. they were home at the time. next. that's when he steps away from the front porch, starts heading for the driveway. he starts opening the door to the mercedes parked out front and he takes a seat inside. he starts going through belongings. moments later that homeowner steps outside and confronts the man. i want you to have a listen to what he told us this guy had to say. >> this isn't my car? i basically told him to get the f out of my property. he said, this is not my house? an

julia bagg live in the studio this morning. julia, often what happens immediately following these debates is just as interesting as what happens during the meat of that debate. >> it is, eric. supporters are feeling invigorated on both sides. fresh off his upset victory in michigan, bernie sanders is message resonating among younger voters. he and democratic front-runner hillary clinton faced questions in english and spanish at miami-dade's kendall campus. they gappaled over immigration, paying back loans and who will best stand for latinos. the democratic faithful say they're confident clinton and sanders can take on trump or any other candidates. >> i'm proud of boo of them. i think either one of them being theominee would move us forward. >> clinton took tough questions over her infamous e-mail controversy. candidates have five days left to make their case to florida voters. sheli, we will be tracki that every day. >> julia, thank you so much. we'll keep with the debate for a quick second here. during last night's debate, im

live in miramar, julia bagg, nbc 6 news. shot in chicago. investigators say the shootout happened while these officers were investigating some kind of drug activity, but that's all the detail they're giving us. one of the officers returned fire and killed one of the suspects. the officers are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. >>> the ft. lauderdale cop accused of slapping a homeless man is expected to start his trial. camemes caught victor ramirez kicking and flapping bruce le claire. he's been released from duty without pair. >>> police are look forth a thief who broke into a texaco gas station. the hooded guy stole the cash inside the register and rummaged through the cabinets before leaving the same way he came in through a hole that had been cut in a wall. if you know anything, call crimestoppers. >>> police are looking for a man school and stole a safe with $5,000 inside. >>> after some spring breakers sparked violence on the beach, doral is enacting a cfew for minors. starting this friday, the school will give citations

julia bagg is live outside the store giving us a better idea of who this person could be. >> reporter: sheli, this is usually a busy corner here on northwest 5th street and 12th avenue. it's getting to be that way with the traffic you may hear this morning. i want to show you something, this surveillance camera just outside. closed up here this morning. hasn't opened yet. let's take you inside and show you what that surveillance video looked like from the evening of monday. this past mooay around 6:30, that is when police tell us that somebody burst inside the store, showing up and then just waited for the right moment to strike. >> while the victim was distract, he pulled a knife and demanded property -- demanded the mon 234i from the victim. >> take another look for yourself. that knife was hidden underneath a shirt tied around this man's arm. he's described as a white hispanic male between 5'6" and 5'8" weighing 180 to 200 pounds. when you see the video, he's wearing that white polo shirt and has dark colored jeans. back out here live, i've spoken to definitely an uneasinesthis mor

let's hehe on out to julia bagg live at the scene in miami lakes with more on what investigators found. julid, good morning. >> reporter: hi there, dan. things are pretty quiet here now outside this house just off the palmetto and northwest 67th avenue. let me show you what things ago. our cameras caught up with two men in the back of a police car. seral people questioned in this investigation police say involved not only stealing gas but also fraudulent credit card machines and even marijuana. this hous one man is under arrest this morning and have a listen to >> the police were taking out like three boxes. is it marijuana or drugs, we were wondering. >> reporter: police reports revoelore about what was going on here. we'll share that with you in the next 30 minutes. live in miami lakes, julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >>> miami-dade police believe they have stopped a duo targeting women and elderly couples in a distraction scheme. they have bonded out of jail but will be back in court on a pair of charges. they punctured tires as car owners were withdrawing money inside the bank. when the vi

live in doral, julia bagg, nbc 6 news. was assaulted by donald trump's campaign manager has resigned. she tweeted about her leaving saying she can't work for an organization that won't stand by her, and the editor for the news organization, ben shapiro, tweeted out he is resigning over the incident as well. >>> marco rubio still pushing for support, of course, in his home state. he was addressing a crowd near orlando when a a heckler accused the gop hopeful of stealing his girlfriend. >> she doesn't look at me in the same way anymore! >> that's all right. hey, we don't beat up our hecklers in our events, so. >> rubio's response,n indirect jab at challenger, donald trump, whose recent rallies have been unfortunately. rubio got back to business, minus whoever this girlfriend was. he spoke about the tone of the republican presidential race so far. again, tuesday, tomorrow we will cast ourofficials votes for that. >>> and then a spring break shooting that happened at a hot spot in south beach. invnvtigators believe both the vi

julia bagg is live in the studio. working to bring you the highlights of super tuesday. >> tracie and julia on tap. first let's get you updated on what you'll encounter as you step out the front door. >> another look in down downtown miami on this super wednesday morning. >> a cool start, but a rapid morning drive. the morning drive will remain dry. a few clouds moving in. no rain in site. sunrise in about 15 minutes or so. wait until you see where the temperatures go. the cloud cover moving in in the lasas hour to hour and a half. more cloud cover to come. mostly a mid and high level cloud deck. this won't limit our sunshine entirely, `ut it won't be a blue sky up above all day long. an offshore breeze going to aid and the rapid warmup we will see. the humidity coming up justa touch here for the next few days. 66 in ft. lauderdale. not a abad morning in mime pliem at 67. cool location, oakland park in theower 60s. we're talking mid 80s today. first alert forecast high with partly cloudy skies. keeping it locked in the

julia bagg is live in the studio. it was a big night for donald trump for a lot of reasons. when you stop and think about it, it was an even bigger night for hillary clinton. >> certainly, eric, she's the one that got all that separation. she is jubilant, confident, the apparent winn of a clean sweep. the one race that bernie sanders is really hanging his hat on is ohio. he thought he could bag that like he did michigan. it did not happen. even in the races too close to call, it looks like clinton is she handily won the other right here in florida. of course, the sanders campaign still moving on, hoping as i mentioned to win one state, but that did not happen. clinton told her supportts right here in south florida that she believes this is one of the most consequential elections in our lifetime. donald trump. >> our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, nonoembarrass it. >> the fact is we have to bring our party together. we have to bring it together. we have -- >> trump, of course, waking up this morning a big wininr as well. he told his supporters even n

julia bagg is trackinin things at home. tracie potts keeping an eye on >>> not to mention an arrest right outside a white house fence, the same manan that shot a prominent idaho pastor overhe weekend on sunday. kelly blanco, very busy. >>> we have been telling you about this hit and run accident involving a police officer. michael spears hasp been on the scene giving us the latest information. that scene is starting to clear up. it has been like this for an hour and a half, maybe even more. it was 395, the westbound ramp to i-95 northbound that had your right lane blocked off. if you are headed out the door just in me for this accident to clear up. 660 a.m. road ranger is about to leave the scene. let's change sources and take you overo i-95 southbound. we can see the flashing lits here off to that entrance. it doesn't seem to be blocking the local lanes. express lanes looking good. we do have a couple other southwe 288th street at southwest 147th. also, an injury accident on galloway road. ryan? >> we start first with a lo

julia bagg is putting together information for us ahead of the day's primary. we're going to talk with her live in just a minne. first, let's get you started very quickly with meteorologist ryan phillips. ryan, what's it going to be like today? >> no weather concerns. warm pattern. here is a live look macarthur towards port miami. patchy fogg developing, mainly outest over the grassy surfaces. not looking for a big push to develop in the next few hours that may impede the morning drive. we've had rain in the last 24 to 48 hours, a little fog developing. visibility is down under three hours in opa-locka and hialeah. one-mile visibility in homestead and florida city. temperatures back into the mid 60s in southwest miami-dade, but pretty commonplace. temperatures into the low 70s. that's where we kick things off on our tuesday morning. still a very warm and bright day. first alert forecast high for 86 under mostly sunny skies. here is kelly blanco. >> good morning, south florida.

nbc 6 reporter julia bagg is live outside that school in little havana with surveillalae video they want everyone to see. hopefully this is going to n the people who are responsible for this. >> that's exactly what administrators and teachers are hoping at la progresiva school. shattered glass and ransacked rooms. when the principal arrived to school this morning, what she saw maae her cancel class. presbyterian school around 1:00 this morning. >> the criminal comes into the school as if it was his own home. he's on his property for over an hour going room to room. >> reporter: principal rigo has a good idea. >> they came in through the of top and the air vent. the building was completely sealed. >> reporr: surveillance captured the man inside. he made off wi the school safe. it's what was inside that upsets the principal most. >> my heart is torn up. >> reporter: torn over $5,000 in students own field trip money that vanished with the thief this morning. you know, we have to trust god, know everything is going to be fine and eventually we'll make it up somehow. >> csses are cancel here

bernie sanders facing off in a high stakes debate and it happened right here in south florida, julia bagg joins us live in the studio. julia, it's not just what went on during the debated that's interesting. it's what happened after the debate getting a lot of attention, too. >> both candidates driving home their messages to a population that cares a lot about education. remember this happened at miami-dade college, the college with the largest enrollment of its kind in the nation. among other things, education. hillary clinton and bernie sanders tangled over immigration, cuba and who best to represent latinos. sanders says his surprise win in the michigan primary is proof his message is resonating, but front-runner clinton is still keeping her distance ahead and local democrats pointed out how last night's contest felt more presidential. >> they're both battling on who can do more to help the american people. but when you watch the not like that. 's a big difference. >> i was glad to see a debate where the candidates were talking about issues, not body parts. >> sanders and clinton also

that'sswhere we find julia bagg on who exactly police are looking for. good morning, julia. >> reporter: the surveillance what happpped. in the beginning it looks like everything is oky. someone is walking in behind another customer at the counter. suddenly things go very wrong. you see what happens, what that bber does. have a listen to how police describe what happened. >> he approached the victim who was at the register. he pulled a knife demanded money, and once the victim yelled "call the police" the subject ran out of the store. >> that man, as you're looking at him. he's between 5'6" and '58, weighing 180 to 200 pounds, last seen wearing that white polo and dark colored jeans with a gy shirt wrapped around his arm. if you know anything, call crimestoppers at 305-471-tips. we're talking to other business owners here on this block and what else police are revealing about that robber. bagg, nbc 6 news. >>> this morning miami-dade police are on the hunt for two guys who stole tires off a car. you're looking at surveillance video near southwest 128th av

live in overtown, julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >>> thank you very much. what a beautiful day to be working outside. of course, they have got the protective gear on with a lot of sunshine up above. you need a hat. we're not fighting through any shower activity. live farst alert doppler from key west to key largo. let's go to the beach right now. hollywood and hallandale beach. a whole lot of sunshine moving through the area. clouds laying low this morning breaking through that. the rest of the residual cloud cover will soon be gone. here's the time apse. more blue sky up above and skies turning for mostly cloudy to mostly sunny. it's a beautiful trend carrying through the afternoon hours. we'll see fair weather skies for the rest of the day. we've got a warm forecast. our afternoon hours well above normal, our morning lows above normal. we're shy of breaking any records. a warm mid march pattern. the rain chances holding off until we get to the weekend. pompano beach at 80, opa-locka 80, miami and marathon in 80. it won't take much longer before you ju in

let's check in with julia bagg. >> the stones were supposed to rock their way into history yesterday, but their show ended up postponedor five days because of a certain someone's arrival in havana. that someone being president obama. now they're considering him their opening act. the band brought in 61 shipping containers with 500 tons of speakers, lights, and oer things for friday's show. banned by the communist government. they called it ideological deviation. another historical step will happen in june with nba legend shaquille o'neal. that's when he'll head to havana for a sports program focused on youth. >>> a lot happening. thank you. >> another thing that president obama said in his speech, h gave a shout-out to a cardinal, the cardinal here in cuba. the church played a significant role in getting these two countries to the table. for more on that tonight coming up on the nbc 6 news at 11:00, i speak to some of the higher ups here in the catholic church in havana. >> great reporting. >>> we also posted a list of the cuban political pridssoners we've news and weather app and our

. >> we join julia bagg live in the studio. >> florida taking the national spotlight tonight. it's the republicans getting ready to rumble. >> the final four are headed for a showdown at the universrsy of miami tonight. the gop debate in coral gables could be marco rubio's last stand. >> it's going to come down to florida for me. we need to win here. >> meanwhile, local democrats are still growing from a contest they see as more presidential than what is expected tonight. >> i was glad to see a debate where candidates are talking about issues, not dy parts. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders tanglgl over health care, college tuition and immigration. one issue where they ultimately agreed. our country, i do not want to see them deported. i want to see them on a path to citizenship. >> i would not deport children who are from the united states of america. >> can you promise not to deport immigrants who do not have a criminal record? >> i can make that promise. >> what you saw is two people is not to have two americas. they want to have one america. one america where everyone

our coverage coinues now with julia bagg live in the newsroom with people reacting to the change of course from yesterday. >> well, no guilty feelings this midday after the most doss -- docile debate we've seen in the last year. >> we have to take a ststng, >> theiei mellowed miami civil. >> i'm glad they decided to get around insulting one another and getting back to the issues. >> each hopeful aimed to move forward and separate himself from the pack. john kasich tried to get some traction over his home state of ohio. >> i don't think anybody really scored any knockout punches. it's funny, like these other candidates when you u e running for president, you got to act like a president. while three of the final four have already left florida to campaign in other states, marco rubio is keeping all of his energy right here ih the sunshine state. >> marco rubio showed that he's the real deal. that he's worked hard in the senate for this community, that he knows what the american dream is. he wants everyone to be able to prosper in this country. >> just four days to go to convince florida voter

nbc 6 reporter julia bagg is at the airport checking on the security. we'll hear from her in our next hour of news. >>> there was support coming from just about every corner of the world from brussels. iconic landmarks lit up last night to honor the victims of the terror attacks we've been talking about this morning. here is the eiffel tower bathed in red, yellow and black. in germany the brandenburg gate lit up with the colors of the flag as well as a sign of solidarity. as the explosions went off in brussels yesterday morning, students and staff from one south florida school were traveling through belgium. approximately 19 students and teachers from sun coast for a history spring break. they were in a small town just outsidef brussels. >> we just tried to call, but we saw the text from the teacher saying we are safe, don't worry. we know all this is happening. still, you want to communicate and talk to them and see how they're feeling and are they okay? what's going on in their mind. you just worry about it. >> being able to visually see your kids and

julia bagg is live in northwest miami-dade. they are talking about how dangerous guns can be. >> reporter: the kids getting that lesson here today at holmes elementary school, they are growing up in a tough neighborhood and many of them are no strangers to the tragedy of gun violence. >> how many of you have a gun at home? >> reporter: detectives want third graders to remember four steps if they spot a gun. stop. don't touch. leave the area, and tell a grown-up. >> reporter: recent moms have seen a rash of shootings that have killed. king carter. >> a lot of the can children play football, basketball, with some of the other kids from other schools. >> how many of those guns are under the couch? >> reporter: this program is sponsored by the national rifle association. detective detectives want these kids to identify a weapon and alert an adult. >> a real gun can look like a toy but end result it can hurt you. >> no toy guns. >> reporter: herr students seem to be getting the message. >> it could be dangerous because it has bullet

live in the studio, julia bagg, nbc c news. >>> check this out. a controversial piktdcture from cuba trending on social view 6. he was a notorious revolutionary who fought with raul castro. >> you can get in depth alysis on the nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> deputies say 22 migrants were intercepted in the waters just off key west. the group was dropped off by smugglers. they appear to be in good condition. migrants that don't make it to u. soil are sent back to cuba. >>> a search is under way for a let's send it to marissa bagg for the very latest. any update on her whereabouts? >> reporter: as of right now, police are just trying to get the word out in this neighborhood about this missing 13-year-old girl. thth main concern is according to her family she has the mental capacity of a 6-year-old. a very hard time for them right here, but let me show you what's going on in the park across the street. you see police. they've been meeting with people and passing out fliers. we're here in town park in miami. we now know the florida department of law

nbc 6 reporter julia bagg is checking it for us. >> big wins for hillary clinton and donald trump, each one locking up seven super tuesday states from the south up clear to the northeast. their opinion poepts are alive but a much tougher road. donald trump and hillary clinton celebrating in south florida oz they turn their gaze to the sunshine state primary. >> what a a super tuesday! >> i think we're going to be more inclusive. i think we're going to be more unified and i think we're going to be a much bigger party and i think we're going to win. >> as for marco rubio, he spent his night with south florida s&p porters as well encouraging them not to give up. coming up, find out what his next move is to try to stay alive and what'saking a huge >>> the florida primaries are two weeks from today, early voting is already under way in miami-dade and monroe counties. early voting in broward begins saturury.y. this is a closed brie mayor which means you must be a registered democrat or republican to cast a ballot. early voting runs through march 13. for everything you need to know about decis

nbc 6 julia bagg has been live in miami lakes working the story since this morning. what have you been able to find out this midday? >> reporter: that man who was arrested went before a judge just a short while ago and in the past few hours i've been speaking with neighbors and the property manager of this house who are shedding new light on what went on here. >> i didn't like it. iion't appreciate it. i wish it wasn't here. >> reporter: across the street from this man's house police saking -- stating to keep out. last night, detectives arrested a 50-year-old and they questioned others about what they say was going on behind the front door. an alleged scheme to steal gas, make fake credit cards and grow marijuana. the news did shock the property manager. he showed up this morning. >> incredible. just incredible. >> reporter: he told us he rented the house to a couple with a young child and now he has to figure out how to evict them. he says he thought they were normal peopl he also told us that the man arrested is not one of his tenants. >> it's crazy. look, i'm spee

nbc 6 julia bagg is in the neighborhood. apparently, he's familiar with cops. >> reporter: well, eric and sheli, i received new wordn the last few minutes that unwith of the family members in this case is on his way to the police department to make sure that officers indeed have the right guy. sources close to the investigation tell us they picked up this guy right here in this parking lot on coral way. >> we are thrilled that they have caught the guy. >> reporter: throughher doorbell intercom, the woman who lived here shareder relief that the man of a man suspected of exposing himself on surveil video at her front door. >> he certainly sounded he was not in his right mind. >> reporter: she and her husband were home when the bearded man showed up, made obscene gestures and made his way into the family's mercedes park in the >> he was in my car. he said this isn't my car? i told him to get off my property. >> 60-year-old ricky permenter was taken into custody blocks away in the city bank parking lot. he has a record of arrest

julia bagg joins us in the studio to explain. >> the face that usually draws a laugh is now one meant to deliver comfort. the image has popped up all over social media today. he li the boy is usually with his dog. sometimes he's depicted wearing the colors of the belgian flag. sharing this image is reminiscent of the outpouring following the paris attacks last year. 11 victims died at "charlie hebdo," and nearly 130 people a belgian artist created tintin in the 1920s. he's become a symbol of the cotry over the decades, showing on tv, film, and coins. now he's a symbol of rerelience as well. >> julia, thank you. our coverage of the terror attackck in brussels continues on the nbc 6 news and weather pp. we'll post any updates as soon as they come in, plus tune in for a special hour-long edition of the "nbc nightly news" with lester hole, beginning at 6:30. >>> the president's historic visit to cuba is now officially over. the presidentnt boarded air force one a couple of hours ago and is now on his way toto argentina the the president and first lady shook hands and said good-bye to raul

bagg, nbc 6 news. >> thoughts and prayers for mediament julia? >> certainly stunned feelings but lots of solidarity shared with these messages across social media. let's look at some of them being shared, some of them showing hands clasd with colors of the belgian flag draped over those hands. a heart, praying for brussels. other images captured the spirit of thoo who want to help, like donating blood, for example. the eiffel tower lit up in the colors of the belgian flag. people made makeshift memorials outside capital buildings there, the others recalling their last trip to the capital. see how one popular icoco is bringing comfort not just to belgium, but to people across the world. live in the studio, julia bagg, nbc 6 news. >>> starbucks is closing all its stores in brussels, after one of the explosions taking place at the airport. an employeeas injured but is expected to be okay. starbucks has seven stores in brussels, and 15 total in belgium. >> in response to the brussels attack, new york city has stepped up security. nypd officers are ou