security is tight here on miami-dade college kendall campus here. the candidates tonight are likely to debate i iigration and campaign strategy as they try to sway voters in our swing state. for more on that, let's check in with jay gray. he is also on campus with more on that. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. look, this entire area, the coast bracing for what will be a political storm`no doubt. you've got the democrats tonight here. the republicans tomorrow. rallies and stump speeches through next tuesday's primary. the focus of the presidential campaign now shifts to florida with both parties and all six candidates looking to draw a political line in the sand. for the democrats, it begins at miami-dade community college where hillary clinton and bernie sanders will debate in just a few hours. sanders had a surprise primary win last night in michigan.

however, visibility have been going down in west kendall. homestead, you are okay for now, but again we could see more of that bob forming. the winds are fairly calm her life for now. we are waking up with a mixed bag of temperatures. however, the cooler mid-60s for kendall and 68 for you and fort lauderdale. yesterday, everyone talking temperatures will remain above average. today could feel like the 90s with the humidity factored in. we are going to start to see more rain later and i will have more on my complete forecast.>>> we have construction and this spot earlier, that is all cleared up. let's take a look at the smooth drive headed toward i-95. however, broward county we have an accident and construction.

disability is down to 3 miles and west kendall. due to some bob forming it will be developing in other areas as well throughout the morning as the winds are fairly light out of the northwest. taking a look at the temperatures we are mounted mikey in miami and pompano beach. upper 60s in fort lauderdale and kendall and homestead and low 70s. and the rest of the us it is quite active across the new england area and the upper midwest. we are seeing some rain and wintry precipitation. as we check in on what is going on, there could be severe talking spring warmth. it has already been feeling summerlike. yesterday i heard many of you complaining about how hot it was. this weekend ahead of a cold front we will be warm and humid with spotty storms. for today, it will feel more like the 90s in spots. if you are heading out in the waters, we're going to see those lows dip down to 70 degrees and see the potential for some bob forming overnight. tomorrow, another hot one and staying that way even through friday. we will get a check of your tr

a vehicle fire on the palmetto expressway northbound near kendall drive. we're seeing some slight slowdowns you saw between 39 and 47 miles per hour. >>> you don't make america great by getting rid of everything that made america great. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders fighting for florida. the democratic candidates square off in a debate. several major issues dealing with immigration and donald trump. the debate ran in both english and spanish as the candidates push for support in the sunshine state. one of the major focus points, immigration reform. >> i will not deport children from the united states of america. >> can you promise not to deport immigrants whodon't have a criminal record. >> i can me that possible. >> mrs. clinton favored by a 2-1 margin. >>> as republicans turn to a debate and they willquare off on the university of miami. on tuesday some of the candidates were holding rallies right here in south florida. on wednesday afterno you see this, guys, senator marco rubio. he`was in hialeah speaking to a crowd joined by his wife on stage.

it is comfortable out there 60s near the coast, 69 in ft. 64 in kendall. with the breeze it still feels nice. 70 in marathon and checking in east cranking anywhere from 7 to 6 miles per hour. upper 70s breezy with plenty of sunshine. may stray showers since we have the onshore flow off the weekend this evening, 75. any changes the rest of the week, i'll let you know. >>> we have a check of your traffic with joe brennan. >> reporter: dade county moving along easily as a matter of fact as we take a gander at the palmetto, road work going on through. county. that is the entrance ramp to i- 95, trying to get onto the southbound side. can't do it right now that entrance ramp is blocked completely. that is traffic. >>> now at 5:00. a child is found safe after reportedry being taken mother. an amber alert was issued for the boy after he disappeared >>> gaby fleischman is live with the store are youry. >> reporter: good morning. the 1-year-old boy found safe with his mother, they were found all the way in texas. that is 1500 miles away from his home here. this is

when i finally made it to the hospital and saw kendall all i could do is cry.ghter who survived lost a leg. i really had to tell myself i have to survive for kendall. i told myself she will get better. now kendall has a prosthetic leg. she doesn't like to put it on. we have to scold her. i hope that she will be comfortable with it and confident on it. when she feels like it she exercises, otherwise she doesn't. and helping her with her education. when she grows up i hope she can work and take care of herself. there is much to be done in our village but i can't go back, i have to take care of kendall. her mother can't put the leg on for her. i've been staying here to take care of my daughter but when i'm alone i get restless. >> reporter: global estimates show that fish are being caught nearly three times more than reported and much of that catch is illegal. and as miller reports from the western cape in south africa small scale fishermen say they have little choice when it comes to making a living. fishermen marcus and his crew set out for the day's catch and i

we're at 65 in west kendall. 75 in key west. future tracker again, next few days, i think the active weather stays to our north. the system is not making a big push. fog leading into wednesday morning. wednesday afternoon more of the same, not much change here day by day. that's your first alert forecast high, keeping the mid 80s strend going. st. patrick's day, mid 80s take us through the workweek. i'll talk more about this next hour. shower chances move backnto the forecast. look at that. cooler weather early next week. more of that ahead at 4:48. another check on yoyo morning drive with kelly blanco. >> construction on the 836 westbound ramping onto the palmetto expressway northbound and southbound where we had all lanes completely blocked off. ramps should be opening up within the next few minutes. you see a couple cars getting by just fine at 4:48 a.m. we are accident-free in miami-dade and broward county. we had an earlier crash at i-95 westbound at biscayne boulevard. if you're making your way out the door, on the palmlmt

everything ready to go here in kendall for the democrat debate. that starts at 9:00 tonight. tomorrow the republicans will debate also in miami. that one happening at the university of miami at 8:30 p.m. for now we're live in kendall, erica rakow, local 10 news. >> thanks. >>> just another reminder, we're six dayss away from the florida primary. counties keep theirearly voting sites open until march 12th. >>> count on local 10 news for your entire election season information. we have you covered on everything you need to know to make your vote in 2016. >>> other news this morning a story you saw first here on local 10, a mother cuffed and arrested for allegedly driving drunk with her two-year-old son in the back seat. >> now we're getting a lcok at the dash camera video of her arrest. >> no, no. why? why? just passed all the tests. >> florida highway patrol troopers arrested colleen laughlin after she performed a sobriety test in the field. she told officers she had drank beers and court records indicate this is not the teacher's first run-in with the law. >> please leave me

temperatures are warm in the upper 60s, 70 in fort lauderdale to 68 degrees in west kendall with the day planner going with oonl 10@percent chance of rain in the forecast. afternoon highs reaching the low to mid-80s. as for now your morning commute looks pretty good. we have been seeing a steady stream of clouds moving in from the gulf of mexico. they will stick around for a little while longer an clear out with that front and overall it is mostly dry. i'll be back with the complete forecast in a couple of minutes. >>> now at 5. calling on boaters to dump trump. >> donald trump is worthless, a fraud. >> and gop front runner not happy. >> he came at me an it was very nasty. >>> 2012 presidential nominee mitt romney railing against trump calling him a fraud. >> diana: an he fended off more attacks from last night's debaits. elitsa bizios with last night's war or words. >> reporter: donald trump was urn fire all daythursday. we're talking about before and during the fox news debate. it started in the morning with mitt romney firstst going after the debate stage with him. >>> you see wha

muggy 70s to the coast and now 65 in kendall. 66 homestead. highs will sort the upper 80s. could feel like the 90s because of the humidity. >>> 95 at sterling road this is broward on the southbound. and northbound side. looking good no construction or accidents. miami dade we have construction. 86 northbound lanes shut down. also at sw. 8th st. lanes closed. big portions of the palmetto blocked this morning 836 toward a 26 westbound on the dolphin all right lanes are blocked. >>> voters head to the polls and will could be a turning point. complete coverage of what you need to know coming up. >> the presidency is not is not the political version of survivor. >> we're going to have a great day. florida is looking fantastic. >> in fort i'm the only one -- >> one last chance to sway voters and change the course in the run for the white house. it is primary day in florida. the winner take all state is the biggest price for the gop. >> today is also do or die for marco rubio and ohio governor john kasich were trying to win their home states. his mental battle for rubio in florida

he was airlifted to the kendall trauma center where he died. if you have information you are asked to call police. >>> caught on camera police are searching for the crew coastal essay filled with cash from miami school. video shows the burglar rummaging through an office before stealing safe with more than $5000 in it. the principal says the cash was going to be used for field trips and can for students at the presbyterian school. and with information about the man should call police. >>> the president is defending he says he plans to meet with dissidents and is hoping to extend business activity on the island which will help bring democratic reform. eliott rodriguez reports. >> it was my view that a policy that has not worked for a few years since i was born demands a reevaluation. >> reporter: the president outlined his cuba trip answering critics to say his trip to cuba next week will legitimize the government that tramples on human rights. >> they are wrong we have not ignored human rights violations. we spoke not forthrightly about them. i

dealing with upper 70s in kendall and down into the homestead area. we're rain-free but we're dealing with fog because the moisture is beginning to creep up slowly but surely. we've been feeling it outside, feeling more humid during the day. not only that, winds again are calm this morning. that calls for fog across the interior areas. if youmorning commute takes you towards the west, you may encounter areas of fog. give yourself extra time as you head out the doorthis morning. first alert forecast calling for a quick warmup. with the light south-southwest wind later today, st. patrick's day evening will be on the wrm side. you may want to dress accordingly if you have any outdoor plans later tonight. high pressure over the atlantic leaving us a south wind this morning as it continues to pick up through the morning hours. other than that, expecting a warm day. continue to watch it creep into south florida, not only in the next 24 hours but especially this upcoming weekend. further to the southou can see all this moisture over the gulf of mexico. this

reporting live in kendall. nicole lynn lynn sa lat 7 news. wsvn.com andhe voice your choice app which has latest from the campaign trail. >> lynn: a south florida woman accused of make daing ger rows decision while behind the wheel. the dashcam ra with the consequences here. the florida highway patrol stopping colleen love man on saturday after they say she was driving without a front tire. troopers say she admitted to drinking two beers and taking a couple of antianxiety medicationonduring her dinner. her 2-year-old son sleeping the back seat. >> he mait made contact with the driver and he observed that the drivers action and also observed at there ways small child in the vehicle. it's unfortunate when you have a small child in the car and you choose to drirchtion like that. it puts the child in extreme danger. she was arrested on du airntiond child abuse charges and now o on bond. >> robbin: a tragic turn for a and her son were struck by a an suv. the 55-year-old passed away at the hospital today. sheriff deputies say she was walk her 14-ye

kendall at 65 degrees. 70 for you unpembroke pines. i'll have a lot more on the forecast and what these winds are doing to our marine forecast coming up. >>> we begin witit a 20 month old safe and sound. this boy was lost and taken, the amber alert canceled when the child was found more than 1,000 miles away and now police are saying it was his mom responsible for take him. >> and only local 10 ws has a critical clue. surveillance video showing the s.u.v. involved in the case being dpped off next to a park. the child and a mother were found in texas and both are on their way back to southlorida. >> local 10 news reporter terrell forney in miami with the details. >>reporter: on the top rest are of your screen u see the headlights of the car parked on the streets in this surveillance video. you see someone hop up with what appears to be a blanket before walking to the other side and grabbing something elsefrom the vehicle. mazda cx-5. an amber alert following the abduction of this 20 month old boy from his caretakers in miami. detectives

mid-70s down through the keys, and 75 in marathon, and 76 in key west. 70 in west kendall, and 71 in pembroke pines. and florida city homestead along the turnpike and the corridor there, and across i-75 and points west into southwestern and western broward county. not a wholelot of activity, we have a few isolated showers move into the tampa bay area, nasty weather, as we were just showing you in the story just before your weather segment here, nasty flooding and severe weather across the southern plains moving into the middle, tennessee and middle mississippi valley here. for today, in the meantime, in the south, we end up with a south wind and these storm systems dropping in across south florida, and we're not looking for any cooldown to come. we keep warmrmng things up with the south wind and it's a big keep in mind tha we have adjusted the clocks, 7:00 a.m., still in the dark, and rapid warmup, lunchtime temperatures at 83, and that's above our average high right there, and then we'll take it to 86. a slim chance we could see a stray shower here into the afternoon hours, but not

i have to take care of kendall.en staying here to take care of my daughter, but when i'm alone i get restless. >>> still to come for you on the news hour, peru's state oil company is accused of not doing enough to stop spills like this. >>> a nasa astronaut talks about how his body has coped after a year in space. >>> and we meet the rwandan cyclists making uphill climbs. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. police in los angeles are investigating the discovery of a knife believed to be from the home of o.j. simpson. simpson was acquitted of the 1994 murder of his wife and her friend. it was discovered by a member of the public during demolition. >>> peru's state oil company is being accused of not doing enough to stop spills. john holman has more. >> reporter: a very familiar sheen in peru's amazon region. the 20th oil leak in just five years, from a pipeline owned by the state oil company. this woman is taking us to see the damage this time around. she is a leader of the indigenous communities who have been hit hardest. we meet

lauderdale. 70 degrees right now in the kendall area. i want to take a look at our live first alert radar. things looking good from miami-dade into b boward county. our live first alert radar is picking up on a spotty shower keep in mind a light sprinkle is possible. for your first alert forecast, partly sunny as the day goes on. let's take a look at the roads with first alert traffic reporter kelly blanco. >> thank you for joining us. we have a brand new accident, our first alert camera on i-95, these are southbound lanes at ives dairy road. one of the lanes is completely blocked off because of the crash that happened about ten minutes ago. keep that in mind as you're making your way out the door. local laechbs are open. it's the one southbound expressway that's blocked off. let's take you to our fit alert traffic maps, all lanes blocked off at southwest 8th street which is a big headache. they've opened up the lanes. good news heading out in miami-dade. 836 eastbound t t ramp to the palmetto expressway southbound completely brokd off.

>>reporter: and so the stage is set here at miami-dade college in kendall for that debate. the democratic debate starts at 9:00 tonight and then tomorrow the republicans will debate. that's happening at the universitytyf miami and that statas at 8:30 tomorrow night. for now we're live in kendall, erica rakow, local 10 news. >> thank you, erica. >>> now to a mother placed under arrest after she's pulled overr and she's accused of driving drunk allith her young son asleep in the back seat. now you saw this dash first on local 10. >> police pulled her over after they spotted her on the side of i-95 without one o her tires. >> ben kennedy is live with the shockg arrest. the story never ends, ben. >>reporter: no, it ds not. it's hard to watch knowing that there's a two-year-old in the back seat during this stop. turns out the car was missing its front right tire and that's why a trooper stopped to see if that driver was okay only to find out she smelled of booze. a motherr caught on dash camera video getting pulled over atirst acting like it's no big deal until she is cuffed for

right now seeing temperatures of 70 degrees, 69 in kendall area. coastal areas dealing with cloud cover. we have a light northwest win right now. you can see the american airlines arena down there. the first alert forecast calling for spotty showers, turning more scattered in nature as the day goes on. if you're heading to carnaval on stop you. it will be a great day out there. we're hoping you come by the nbc 6 booth so we can meet you in person. light east wind later today. low risk of rip currentss along the atlantic beaches. this is the setup. we have high pressure right now over florida, over much of the southeast, i shouldsay. as you can see, this cloud cover further to the south a@ross the gulf of mexico, that continues to stream into south florida. that's why we're dealing with some of the clouds, especially the further south you go. taking a look hour by hour, this is our in-house model. seems totobe a little more aggressive than what we're seeing right now. keep that in mind as we go hour by hour, taking you into the later morning hours,

west kendall and homestead into the mid 60s. everybody else in the lowow 70s. we have dipped down to 69 in ppbroke pines. as i mentioned, clear skies above, early morning sunshine. a rapid warmup and a nice day ahead. here is a look at the port of miami, a little fog trying to settle in. 84 midday, 8686 your first alert forecast high. my complete forecast in about 12 minutes. right now to traffic and kelly blanco. >> good morning, ryan and good morning south florida. we have construction, a whole lot of it. taking a look at our first alert cameras. this is where we have l lanes completely blocked off on the we just saw within of those cars go by. if you're heading out the door, you dodged this one. we ha a couple other construction alerts. let's look over to our maps, the palmetto expressway eastbound from the big curve to the golden glades, a couple lanes blocked off at northwest 37th avavue. palmetto expressway drivers, as you're making your way from the big curve to the okeechobee road, traffic moving at 55 miles per hour. this is where we had construction n

that goes for the kendall area, as well. we're dealing with a few passing clouds moving in along the breezy east wind. it is a very quiet start to wednesday night. high pressure off the carolina coast will main anchored there. but as the weekend approaches, it will weaken and move towards the east and this isthe front right behind me will slowly but surely approach south florida, bringing changes for the weekend. for your thursday, waking up to temperatures in the 70s. cloud cover ghs, back into the low 80s. of course, that rip current will remain on the higher end of the scale for tomorrow. looking past tomorrow, friday, and into the weekend, temperatures remain in the low 80s. we'll begin to see humidity levels continuing to go up for saturday. daylight saving time begins on sunday, and we'll see an isolated shower at best. it will be warm. >>> a group of ponies hit the road for a half hour of freedom. they began their adventure this morning as drivers began their commute along the turnpike. the animals escaped together th

stop early this morning you can expect the temperatures to be in the upper 60s, and cooler in the kendall and homestead area, and maybe a light sweater at best, but it's breezy so feeling a

upper 60s for kendall and homestead area as well. good news, though, we are dry on this thursday morning. our live first alert radar looking good across much of our sunshine state. we'll see a few of those clouds moving in across much of the panhandle. other than that, it's a quiet start to the day and it will remain a quiet morning other than patchy fog. >> good morning. all is well so far this morning. no big stumbling blocks we're dade county looks good north and southbound between the glades and downtown miami. no issues there or thingson 836 seem to be moving well along with state road 112, the airport expressway. broward coty, not a bad ride either near oakland park boulevard. accident-free, delay-free. >> thank you so much for the update. following breaking news out of oakland park. that's where an suv apparently smashed into a pizza place. >>> let's get out to nbc 6 reporter michael spears live at the scene. good morning to you. surely the pizza place wouldn't be open at this time. what's their plan for today? >> reporter: st

currently for y in kendall, 66 degrees. goodorning to you continue pompano beach. it's 69 and 70 for you in marathon. so the winds will continue to increase throughout the later half of the morning and into the afternoon. again, i will remind you that is going to spark a high risk for beach-goers. so a lot of you visititg for spring break, we're happy to have you to enjoy all the sunshine and beautiful weather. we w wt you to be safe so please use caution. we're waking up to dry conditions and you already noticed you can see the satellite showing the cloud cover pushing onshore because we can't rule out chance for a stray shower but the atmosphere is very dry thanks to high pressure located just to the north of us. so that will drive our winds in off thehe ocean. it's feeding into a couple storm systems. you heard jacey mention the shower at this point a lot of snow, something they love for this time year for our friends in california and the higher elevatitns. over portions of washington and oregon, more rain is expected. the severe weather threat today will be du

upper 60s in kendall and homestead and the winds are fairly calm or light. although i'm working this weekend. so there you go, you can tune in during the evening newscast for my weather. right new visibility is looking okay. our north with a mix of clouds already this morning. so, this afternoon, very similar to yesterday, hot, highs in the upper 80s, there could be a couple of showers, in to the evening and tonight, we'll start to bump up that rain chance and that is the trend as we head in to the weekend. it is looking like we'll see more scattered storms around, more on that on my complete forecast. lucky lady vanessa is off but a check of your traffic with danny rivera, who is helping us out. how are you doing? >>> good morning, lissette, miami-dade roadways much busier than usual, the crash on miami garden, the right lane and south of that it at the dolphin, the exit ramp temporarily shut down in both directions and now a new crash on the palmetto northbound at southwest eighth street. 122 no problems as far as crashes heading ardz the dolphin. broward

set to face off on wednesday as final preparations are made at miami-dade college kendall campus, the secret service making their presence known. >> thank you, miami! whoa! >> reporter: bernie sanders already in town with the late night news conference tuesday. opportunity to thank the people of michigan who repudiated the pundits who said bernie sanders was not going anywhere. >> reporter: meanwhile front runner hillary clinton was in cleveland, ohio, as she took a big win in mississippi. >> now i know we have a long way to go. in fact the future that i envision is going to take work from all of us because i want to knock down every barrier that stands in the way. >> some students we spoke to at mdc already know they're voting for the former secretary of state. >> i'm voting for hillary right now because i just feel like since bill was already in office, she kind of knows where it's at and she's been in the white house for a pretty long time. >> others supporting the 74-year-old senator from vermont. >> free college for instance. most don't want to pay for the free college would be r

lauderdale including key west, 71 in west kendall. the day planner is going with slim rain chances in the forecast today. and any time we have warm breeze off the ocean, we can't rule out seeing that qck shower and in the low 80s. right now your morning commute is looking excellent outside of those clouds. it is nice and dry. >>>ow at 5, more voters voicing their choice as the race for the white house gets set to move to the sunshine state. and for one candidate, the fight for florida is personal. team 7 coverage on the trail. >> ashley: we begin with bernie sanders squeaking out a win. he beat hillary clinton 50 percent to 48 percent. on the republican side, donald trump gets 37 percent of the vote and senator ted cruz in second place with 25 percent and ohio goff for24 percent and marco rubio had 9. >>> mississippi went trump's way as well. he had 47 percent,cruz 36, kasich 9 and senator rubio 5 percrcent. on the democrat ex-side, it was hillar with the easy victory. she had 83 percent of the vote. senator sanders had 17. >>> and in

the two going head to head at miami-dade college in kendall last night. they did find common ground at immigration. >> that's when the moderators played a clip from 1985 in which sanders seemingly praised fidel castro for cuba's health care system. when pushed on the matter, here's what t t senator said. >> of course an authoritarian undemocratic country and i hope soon enough it becomes a democratic country, but on the hand it wod be wrong not to state thaip cuba they have made some good advances in health care. they are sending doctors all over the world. >> clinton dismiused sanders' complaination and went on to explain cuba's explanation of dissident. tonight it's the republicans' turn it debate here in south florida again. >> they are gearing up for tonight's g.o.p. bait at the university of miami. layron livingston is live there on campus. good morning. >>reporter: good morning. ananof course we're already seeing signs of the increased security. you can see cars already being turned away from there. that's what we've been saying there. staff members

for now, reporting live in kendall, nicole linsilata, 7 news. >> lynn: thank you, nicole. and for everything that you need no know good the race, wsvn.com online. >> danielle: and other news, a crash and zash involving a police cruiser in miami. a black mercedes, accused of hitting a cruiser before it drove off. it happened before the 395 on ramp. the front end of that cruiser as you sigh, smashed. >>> a mother, 55-year-old deborah crossing her life at the hospital. she and her son were crossing the street on north dixie highway when they were hit by an suv. the mother and the 14-year-old were rushed to the hospital, along with thehe driver, who was treated and released. her son remains in critical condition. >> lynn: also this afternoon, an 18-year-old in bigig trouble. >> anchor: and the police say that what he did is not only sickening, but ghastly, and they helped to make the alarming arrest. 7's ann keil has the story. >> lynn:n:ll right, we're going to work on getting our contact with ann. and we'll have the story later on. >>> also tight on 7, the public getting rea

that goes for pembroke pines as well and we're dealing withh mid to upper 60s across the kendall and homestead area. zooming out across the sunsnsne state, maybe your commute takes you to the north, temperatures across the board in the 60s and 70s. a mild start to the morning across much of our sunshine state. as far a# the clouds are concerned, we begin to see moisture creeping in from the gulf of mexico. out won't need the umbrellas as you head out the door. first alert forecast calling for temperatures in the upper 70s. now here is a check of the thursday roads are joe brennan. >>> e palmetto expressway, certainly no problems here south of i-75 at 122nd street. north and southbound, you can that is southbound trying to get beyond 75 through miami lakes and into hialeah. it is getting busier, but it is still getting through. the same for 95, not only dade, but broward county as well. accident-free. that's traffic. back to you. >>> two minutes past the hour right now. breaking overnight, and oakland park pizza place will be closed this morning after a car crashed through the front o

kendall walker and nick missed to make sure they got it done. kemba walker with the runner and check out nick meant tim he goes with for the easy one-handed jam. 31-point tonight the only one to score more than him this guy right here kendall walker. a big night. check this out when you got it 33 points 10-6 for kendall, 108- 101. >> it was a big game for us. we have been playing hard working to win games. >> the hundreds of back in action monday night at home against the minnesota timberwolves. >> duke is going to win the game. >> a must-see game with duke and north carolina get together for the best rivalry there is in college sports. duke with the first meeting chapel hill two weeks ago but now the game shifts to durham for the devils was the tar heels of the regular-season. the march meeting between these bitter rivals plus the result is telling about what will happen in the ncaa tournament. they won the second meaning against north carolina. the tar heels in the seven final fours and three national titles winning the rematch against the blu

down to 65 in oakland park, 69 in miami, 65 in west kendall area. slow and steady climb, into the upper 70s. first alert forecast reflflting more sunshine and less cloud coverage. a very warm 82 this afternoon. average high at this point is about 79. we'll keep the above average trend going for the next few days. your evening looks great. just a stream of moisture that stays with us. no rain, but cloud cover filtering our sunshine frfr time to tiechlt great forecast as we transition into the first weekend in march. we will see temperatures above average to finish off the workweek. 82 today, 84 tomorrow. a lot of sunshine and a beautiful end to our workweek. maybe a little too much too soon for many. don't worry, we head into the weekend with uper 70s. carnival on the mile in coral gables, mostly sunny skies. enjoy your beach time this weekend. >>> quick shout-out to kelly blanco. she's been out under the weather >> rest, kelly, we want you back >> thanksor lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $399 a month just out what amitt romney is claiming to say about

they make their way into the check cashing store in kendall. amscot thinks this happened late friday night, possibly early saturday morning. anyone with information about the thieves can call police. >>> to an update on yesterday's plane crash near orlando. an official identified the two victims of florida and oklahoma. both men are licensed pilots. the two seater plane went down in anmpty field in clermont. this was yesterday morning. police believe the pair died on impact. it's still not clear where they were headed or where they were coming from. >>> police hoping you can help find this 76-year-old woman. ida solano suffers from memory loss. her family worries she may have become confused. anyone with information call ami-dade crime stoppers. >>> a new lease on life f@r a group of sled dogs severely injured all thanks to an event here in south florida. how she's helping the healing process. >>> veteran police officer gunned down on the job in maryland tonight. the hunt for suspects. >>> plus, under water. the south slammed with severe floodi

cooler further down into the kendall area, and we are seeing temperatures in the mid-60s, 64 down into that area. taking a look at what we are dealing with right now, 50s across central florida, and still in the upper to mid-60s across the keys, and first alert orecast calling for a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures will be in the lower 70s bi mid morning, and plenty of sunshine, rain ee, but it will be breezy all day. >> thank you. >>> the search is on for the driverrwho hit and killed a pedestrian in north miami beach and then kept driving. and good morning, erika, and what can you tell us who police are looking for? >> reporter: good morning. police believe the driver was morning when that person struck that pedestrian. they are hoping tips will lead to a possible description of the vehicle or the driver involved. this is the scene early on sunday morning. this morning the search is on for the driver that struck and killed the pedestrian and kept driving. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. the hit-and-run was at the intersection of northeast 19th avenue in northeast 177t

although kendall still comfortable is 65 in pompano beach. the wind blowing out of the southwest, anywhere from three to six miles per hour out ahead of a weak front and we're not seeing any rain right now, there could be a few showers though. we've seen a couple showers south of key west and highs will be warmer this afternoon with 84 degrees, also more clorchblg as that front begin to move across our area. not bringing us a drastic drop in temperatures, however, a you know about the rain chance in the weekend straight ahead. but right now, a check of your traffic since vanessa, we have danny rivera helping us out, good morning. >>> good morning, thank you very much, lissette. miami-dade robin williams looking very night, kwook look -- quick look at 95, dolphin parkway also good ride right now. you can see in the palmetto, very nice ride here at 122 street, no problems as far as crashes, we are beginning to see a bit of movement all the way around, southbound palmetto but no headaches heading towards the dolphin in general, miami-dade behavi

kendall was seeing 28 to 30 miles per hour now. tngs are expected to get stronger as far as the winds are concerned and throughout the rest of the workweek. we're expecting windy conditions to stick around. we just saw this from our camera. you are seeing rough seas moving in with that east wind. a very high risk of a rip dangerous conditions across the water across much of the atlantic, and across the bay. keep in mind for the rest of the day and t rest of the workweek. we're going to keep that rip cuent risk on the high end of the scale that's going to stick around for the next few days. quick look at temperatures right now, we are in the mid 70s. >>> this midday we're still waiting to get a description on the driver who hit and killed a pedestrian in north miami beach. it happened over the weekend near northwest 19th avenue and 177th street. the driver still out there on the person was walking across the street when they were hit by the car driving northbound. description. police trying to get more information about whoever did

. >> there's rumors you and kendall might replace tyra banks for america's next top model. >> i saw that on twitter. i grew up a huge fan of the show. it's not in talks. >> would you be willing to do the show? >> maybe. >> pamela anderson arrived with her two young hot sons. wilson and tierra met up with kim and kanye. and they celebrated rob kardashian's 29th birthday, with the familiar, minus kloe that was sick. >> we picked a night that most all of us could be in the same place at one time. >> man, celebrity kids were everywhere this weekend. gwen stefani nap shotted about her three little fellas. y'all get r for a t cuteness overload. >> 7-year-old zuma, big brother kingston was the ringbearer, and apollo, wedding guest ever. we especially loved the puppy face. meanwhile beyonce's little girl welcomed spring with the sweetest little tea party in the universe. website in a hot pink dress. >>> now an adoring hot dad. david beckham at his "gq" photo shoot and talking family movie night with daughter harper who apparently calls the shots. >> my little girl, she's very much into "frozen".

visibility is limited in kendall. seven mile visibility, so far not affecting pembroke pines or hialeah and along the coast we're looking good but that couldldhange as get closer to sunrise which will be just before 7:30. we do have clouds moving in from the gulf of mexico but those clouds e not producing precipitation. the gulf coast states due to a front that stretches up from the gulf to the coast. this second system is what's going to bring us a rnforcing shot of cooler weather by next week. from texas in towards the panhandle so will it be hot and humid thanks to high pressure. showers and storms continue to develop along the leading edge of this front over northern florida and the south. tomorrow we could see a shower, we're increasing the chance of storms as we go into the weekend. once the front clears by sunday, it's going to feel more like winter as lows will be in the upper 50s and low 90s by early next week. >> i want to take you guys out to the macarthur causeway where things are quiet. obviously in a few

the statement goes on to say he is represented by scott richardson of west palm beach and kendall coffey of miami. all right. let's talk for a second, danny, about this charge. how serious is it? >> in the world of criminal charges, it's less serious than others. it is misdemeanor battery. in this case, the maximum penalty, the statutory maximum is up to a year in jail and a year probation and of course fines. in the criminal charges it is one of the lower rungs. but for someone in a high-profile position like this individual any criminal conviction has serious collateral consequences. >> in the statement, he says he was not arrested. he was issued a notice to appear and given a court date. so does that mean he was not arrested? >> florida rules allow for a criminal case to begin in one of two ways, either by a physical arrest or you can issue a notice to appear, which is just a written order to appear in court. you have still been charged but you have not been physically arrested. if you look at the charging documents, the document s released, you will see the form says "arrest/notice t

one of the cooler locations into the west kendall area. it's rather consist accident at about ten miles per hour. the weste areas dipping into the upper 60s this morning. out near the beaches we'll stay steady around 70 or 71. through the keys all is quiet. i think we're dry there today. future tracker, think think we or done on the rain chances today. we will see passing clouds. we will see more moisture building in the atmosphere. i think by thursday we'll bring you rain chances. unfortunately those stay in the first alert traffic up through the upcoming weekend. today is the in between day, if you will. we will notice the breeze still with us. a fair amountf sunshine but warmer readings, not overly warm, temperatures rig around average at 80. from 68 this morning, breezy in the beaches midday. another day with a high rip we'll reach 80 today. tonight down to 71. tomorrow you'll notice the humidity turning on. late day shower possible. we're up to 85. you'll certainly feel that difference. 85 again on friday. i think we take a little bit

at miami dade college kendall campus. march 10th the republicans will go head to head at the university of miami. the florida primary will take place on tuesday march 15th. >>> for continuing coverage of campaign 2016, stay with cbs4 and cbs miami.com. >>> police are investigating a shooting at a miami shores motel that left one man dead. authorities say it happened at a hotel near northeast 105th officers discovered the body of 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 key largo. their church. 46-year-old david hoffman fell from the 10th deck of the royal caribbean navigator of the seas ship. he fell about 100 feet off the ship. the coast guard says despite their best efforts crews were unable to locate him. >>> the justice department will drop a lawsuit against ferguson its court. the city council voted last month to accept the decree, negotiated with the doj last year, but only if it included several amendments. >>> and authorit

today's highs were toasty. 89 in opa-locka. 87 in kendall. 74 kendall, in homestead. miami, though, still warm at 79 at this hour. here's the weather map and the front headed our way. there it is across the eastern gulf of mexico ahead of it another squall line. this will be what will generate our weather tomorrow, a chance of storms on your sunday in south florida, the best chance expected to be later in the morning. for the time being the worst weather is in the gulf, also some strong showers currently across the florida straits and as you know some also over the florida keys. here's the forecast now. tomorrow risk of showers and thunderstorms. it's also tomorrow the first day of spring. spring begins tonight at 12:30 tomorrow. tomorrow. there's your 12:00 noon look where dade and the florida keys are favored for the heavier showers and thunderstorms and then as the afternoon progresses, that squall line moves through the keys intothe early and mid-afternoon and as we head toward evening, maybe a few sprinkles left over. here's the front coming in from the northwest

near 120th street and southwest 127 avenue in kendall. think this happened late friday night or early saturday morning. the suspects are three men anan a woman. and any one with information about the thieves can call police. $25,000 its what you could earn. now to an update on yesterday's plane crash. near orlando. according to the daytona beach news journal. wfficials identifying, dane sheehan of florida, and james kose of oklahoma. both licensed pilots. the time of the crash. two-seater plane went down in an empty field yesterday morningng police believe the pair died on impact. not clear where they were headed or coming from. >> fort lauderdale veterinarian, helped treat dogs injured in alaska when a snowmobiler plowed into them. dr. lionel toche of fort lauderdale specialists was on site for the iditarodrace. they crashed. she treated an animal for shococ a fractured leg, a third dog didn't make it. tonight the man allegedly responsible for the tragedy is facing charges. police arrested him for assault and criminal ischief after he ad

i'm glenna millberg in kendall, local 10 news. >>> noww let's talk about the republican side. the candidates continue to campaign hard with marco rubio holding an event in hialeah. by his wife as he greeted the crowds. despite tuesday primary he says he's remaining optimistic in his home state of florida. >> i will campaign as long and as hard as it take we're going to the white house. we're going to win this nomination. >> a cnn poll shows rubio second behind donald trump in florida. >>> sesetor rubio's rival ted cruz describing himself as his only rival to trump. fiorina says cruz is the man to take trump on. >> we're not going to beat donald trump by having leaders in our party tisk tisk over our motives. the only guy who can beat donald trump is ted cruz. >> at this point i think both marco rubio and have to look at the raceand assess their prospects. it is a simple question. >> cruz won the idaho primary on tuesday and finished second to cruz in other states. >>> no word on whether a meeting with bush will lead to an endorsement ahead of next tuesday's primary. >> republi

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

currently a temperature of 67 degrees in pembroke pines. 69 in hialeah. 68 in kendall and 66 in pompano beach. the winds out of the north west today. that's the one change remember we told you that we have a weak front that's meandering over the central half of the state. the only thing we notice is a shift in the winin direction and that's exactly what's occurring. five to seven mile per hour wind down in miami. we are eecting the winds to eventually move southeast and that will warm us up again today. mid and high level cloud cover is in place associated with that weak front diminishing over south florida. we'll turn our attention to another front that again this will be the friday fro that we'll watch moving into the evening hours of our forecast and do the same thing this first front is doing, bring us a little cloud cover, overall not much of a change in the forecast. for where the shower and thunderstorm activity is, enhances over the louisiana v valley. high pressure from the south sououeast breeze today. that low will track towards the southeast and we'll stay warm ahead of it i

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 he met on craigslist. byron mitchell faces attempted first degree murder. the 35-year-old allegegey barbed the young woman's head against the floor several times, stabbed jones and tried to cut off her lips and eyelids. his attorneys secured a bond for march 10th. meanwhile, the 23-year-old is still in a coma. >>> 5:10 on your wednesday morning. still a lot more ahead including the cruel punishment that landed a new york step dad behind bars. testimony from erin andrews about t tat

visibilities down a bit in kendall to 7 miles. in the past few days it was zero. we see some improvement in terms of visibility. we see potential for fog is it mild and muggy with low 70s in fort lauderdale and miami. upper 60s in kendall and low 70s in the case. the fair kicks off today. it opens at 3 pm. it's always fun. sunshine and a stray shower. 87 degrees. 36 minneapolis. 40s and boston and new york city. 50 in dc. mild across the gulf coast states into texas. look at this storm system impact in the midwest. we see the threat for severe weather especially around texas into the deep south. we are going to stay warm through friday ahead of the front that will move in by monday. the could be spotty storms this weekend and it will be warm and steamy. cooler next week. possibly a stray shower. a light chop on the bank. tonight mild again with 70 and over that we could see some fog forming again. 80s tomorrow mid-80s and temperature will be upper adhesive the weekend with more spotty storms. spring kicks off sunday with the vernal equinox. temperatures drop monda

muggy degrees pembroke pines, 67 kendall, 68 in homestead. very similar conditions yesterday. we will see our highs rapidly warming up to the upper 80s but feels-like temperatures could even be in the 90s. i'll have more on that coming up. >> good morning, julie. good m mning, south florida. if you're traveling on the i this morning, you have a really bad crash. obviously you see the flashing lights. tow truck just arrived about ten minutesesgo blocking two lanes of traffic on i-95 northbouou at miami gardens drive. even though it's early, lanes are causing major congeson for anyone traveling in that spot. quickly checking our drive times there, if you're traveling north on the i, expect those speeds at 14 miles per hour, those delays stretching for about lf a mile past that accident scene. to broward county we go, another crash to talk about. if you're traveling west-bound at 595 where it meets at u.s.-1, we've got a crash there as well. u.s.-1 southbound as you're approaching95. those speeds at about 20 miles per hour. >>> to vote 2016, donald trump and hillary clinton, they