we just got to key west. we're here on duval street where the shooting happened just before 1:30 this morning. we are off of duval just a few doors down. if you look over here down the small side street called carolinas street. that's the video we got from some viewers. we have some breaking information that i'm going to repeato you from the key west police we now know thth the gunman has been identified a derek michael david. he's 34 years old. he's from sugarloaf. he's havin a domestic issue. three people tried to stick up for the woman involved and that's when popoce say he produced a gun and started shooting. it hit innocent people in the area, had nothing to do with the entire situation. the person, derek michael david, is now in custody. he's been charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. the three people shot here on duval street are all going to be okay. one person has been identified as scott mcbride. he's 54 years old. he's been treated and released. another person, 35 ye

he will float on it by himself during the 90-mile trip from cuba to key west. he's trying to recreate the same journey many cuban-americans make to get to the united states, speaking >> i want to know what they go through to get here. >> reporter: johnson spent several months speaking to federal agencies, the coast guard urging him strongly not to do it. but johnson plans to go through with it. he'll be blogging his journey and highlight the potential danger cubans face while out in the open water. >> i'll be able to send messages out during the trip to give updates about what's going on, the size of the shark that swims by or whatever. >> reporter: the united states and cuba reestablished diplomatic relations last july. he's hoping this will bring the two countries more together. despite the risk, he says he's excited for the adventure and the opportunity to share an untold story. >> it's largely unreported. it's a story that should be told. >> ginger: johnson leaves for cuba in mid-april. says the trip from cuba to key west can take anywhere from two to 10 da

breezy right there in key west.. winds at 13 miles per hour in marathon. here's a l lk at the drar and satellite. a couple of clouds have draped across the lower keys. a couple of these fuf puf if i clouds are over the middle and upper keys as well. but not as cloudy as down farther to the southwest. however, even though there is cloud cover, still enough sunshine and it is a nice start for us. it will be beautiful for the rest of today agaga we're starting to see some changes coming our way. you see that highgh over the atlantic. well, this high will start to break part a bit as it push owtz towards the east away from us here in south florida. and that's going to lieu for a next few days and also for better chance of a couple of showers to pop up. with you in the meantime today we'll continue way southeast breeze. by tomorrow winds will be more out of south and a s breeze could set up but we're hoping that sea breeze stays to the north and west of us which means that the shower chance is higher for north of broward county. for news broward all the way thro

right now, coolest spot key west, where the winds are out of the north-northwest. windy in homestead with 20 miles per hour. gusting at 26. gusting at 25 in marathon. the next couple of days, we're watching the cold front. right now, that cloud cover extends north of orlando. once it come through, the area of high pressure is going to bring a quick, cool blast of cool weather. 70 tomrow for a high. 56 on tuesday morning. enjoy it while you can. next weekend, yep, me 90-degree mark as s historic chahae in motion and in the making. air forcrc one touching down in cuba. the first family all together for the biggest step in u.s. cuba rations the first time a sitting president has touched cuban soil in nearly 90 years. weave live team coverage. >> hours before the arrival we recorded this video the cuban government cracking down on this well-known ladies in white group right now we want to take you live to half sflan has president obama makes his historic visit & to the island -- half sflan. >> we'fe told maybe because of some reason the president has changed his trip p

and 17 is the wind speed out of fort lauderdale and east breeze at key west. here is a look at radar and satellite. the cloud cover draping over in the lower to middle keys and i put it in motion and it is hard to see that they are lifting to the north. the track looks to the north and west and this is lifting to the north and that is about to get showers already. and k key west, a band of showers through the keys and sunnier in broward and miami-dade. rain chances are slim for the rest of the day. they are going up especially since the high is breaking apart and pulling away from the central atlantic ocean and a stalled boundary helped to pump it out in the gulf of mexico. and that will bring back a a southerly breeze for morrow. go ahead and use the sun screen and uv index is high. and seas 2- 4 feet. and boaters and small craft operators exercise caution. 83 degrees is the high for today. and head out and meet us and keep an umbrella handy in case see a shower tomorrow >> todd: we are out on the patio with sherry. this is mumu. she's blind, right? >> she is

live in key west. brian entin. 7 news. >>> >>> >> belkeys: well, part si is over for a massive crowd that packed downtown miami. this year's ultramusic festival is now history. >> craig: one oo one student rushed to the hospital and things would take a draj gik turn >> and a woman here from another country for the festival. rosh lowe live on the scene in miami for us to night. rosh. >> reporter: that's right. tall is complete. today we got the wrap up. disturbing news about a a disturb ago rest. >>> >> the ultramusic festival in down downtown miami is come arrest including 29 felony reases. count ti also made an arrest over the weekend for same bat flir miami-dade county employee carlie wilts. a metro mover supervisor ciewdz of sexually battering a 25-year-old womann from brazil who was in town for the music ultrafet festival. and rest tone what the judge said when he was? court. and a statement from miami-dade public works reads in part. the mied tide county public transportation and works holds it's

. >>> breaking news out of key west. police say a person is in custody after a shooting from duval street. three men injured in the shooting, none of the injuries are critical. this all happened around 2:00 this morning. as of right now, duval and charles street, they are closed for this investigation. we'll bring you updates throughout the morning as soon as we get them. >>> and an historic visit nearly 90 years in the making is finally under way right now. president obama and his family finally arrived in cuba with a full day ahead. >> local 10 news anchor calvin hughes leads our team coverage and has a recap of the busy first day for the commander-in-chief. >> president coolidge came on a battleship. it took him three days to get here. it only took me three hours. in 88 years, a american president a aives in cuba. air force one touching down at the airport as president obama begins his journey in cuba. the president arrived to cloudy conditions and pouring rain, walking off the plane holding an umbrella for himself an

strong eart times. 26 right now in miami. 30 mileser hour wind gust nowrs key west. here's the threat of rip currents. just a channel of water that moves out to the deep end rather quick flivment you're caught in the rip occur afnlt best thing to do is swim parelel to the beach until that pull weakens and then come back n. you'll be just fine. better yet as you saw in that report, swim at a guarded beach. i'll have moren o the local forest later on. thank you. and the principal jamie marza gars was killed in a motorcycle crash over the weekend. >> my son come to this school and very familiar with h. my son has been very sad. he has been very sad because he talks about her a lot. >> diaz worked for the broward school district for more than 25 years. >> craig: coming frupt newsplex. some bikes turning into hot wheels. crooks ride offing from a south florida store. >> belkeys: a man sitting in his car when he would come under fire to. night a search for the shoot ear. >> craig: passenger ons track to their destination but sid inly in trouble. >> belkeys::nd firefighters

lauderdale. 73, miami. 76 in key west. key west has cooled down and temperatures occurred -- cooled down one or two degrees more, but that's abot it now. as far as the winds are coming in out of the south and southwest. that is going to help to pump in the moisture later on today once that sun is up, you can see a lot of cloud cover. once we see the sunrise, we will be waking up to mostly cloudy skies. that cold front is acrcross central florida. that is arriving later tonight. andrew, neki. >> neki: thank you, jen. >>> the historic adve i hate it will take place in less than 12 miles per hour, president obama will be touching down in havana. .> andrew: the first time in

i'm jamie colby, and, today, i'm driving into key west, florida, in search of treasure. you know, years ago, spanish galleons and pirate ships sailed upon and sank in these waters. more recently, the island's been home to the heirs of a man who became rich and famous searching for the treasure left behind. >> my name is taffi fisher abt, and i inherited a wreck. i mean literally a wreck, a spanish shipwreck. it's an incredible archeological find, and we keep bringing up more treasure all the time. >> you must be taffi. >> welcome to the mel fisher maritime heritage society. >> taffi's father, mel fisher, salvaged tons of treasure from the sea. oh, yeah. solid gold. >> this is an emerald cross and ring that was found in 1982. >> some of his most precious artifacts are in the museum he founded here in key west. he must have loved the adventure. >> he did. he was an awful lot like tom sawyer. >> tom sawyer had the mississippi. indiana native mel fisher dreams up his childhood adventures on lake michigan. >> he would go to the lake, and he made a dive helmet out of a bucket.

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

i'm jamie colby, and, today, i'm driving into key west, florida, in search of treasure. you know, years ago, spanish galleons and pirate ships sailed upon and sank in these waters. more recently, the island's been home to the heirs of a man who became rich and famous searching for the treasure left behind. >> my name is taffi fisher abt, and i inherited a wreck. i mean literally a wreck, a spanish shipwreck. it's an incredible archeological find, and we keep bringing up more treasure all the time. >> you must be taffi. >> welcome to the mel fisher maritime heritage society. >> taffi's father, mel fisher, salvaged tons of treasure from the sea. oh, yeah. solid gold. >> this is an emerald cross and ring that was found in 1982. >> some of his most precious artifacts are in the museum he founded here in key west. he must have loved the adventure. >> he did. he was an awful lot like tom sawyer. >> tom sawyer had the mississippi. indiana native mel fisher dreams up his childhood adventures on lake michigan. >> he would go to the lake, and he made a dive helmet out of a bucket.

that thing back. >>> live look from our key west cam. looks like it will be a beautiful day when the sun begins to rise here in the south. constance, do the roads look just as good? >> unfortunately, we do have an accident. sorry, i've got bad news. traveling northbound at i-95 and pembroke road. take a look at these flashing lights here. it's going to be an issue for anyone trying to get on the i here. i have details on in a few m >>> good morning. right off t`e top here at 6:30. republicans preparing for the debate. the fight in florida just days awa who is calling the debates boring. >>> meanwhile the democrats duked it out last night. the historic change is still ahead. >>> a sex extortion arrest. the threats a high app he used to dot. >> thieves target an he willerly woman while she shopped but she's making sure she' never a victim again. >>> good thursday morning, south florida. m eric yutzy. >> i'm jacey birch. we are get the latest on vote 2016 but first we've got to talk p your weather forecast. julie is here on this riday eve w

lauderdale, key west. wind gusts in the 20s. , ft. lauderdale all the way down by the keys. that is again causing dangerous risk of rip currents for you beach-goers. boaters we have advisories as well. breezy and warm as the kids head to the bus stop. mix of sun and clouds expected in the forecast. highs today will rapidly be warming up to the 70s and 80s. only a slight chance of ahower. otherwise mostly dry. hi, constance jones. >>> hi, everyone. we have a crash here off to the distance. there were flashing lights, the sign is covering up but the west-bound drivers, the folks leaving the beach heading to miami, you'll see that accident scene. let's zoom on in and see how things are looki. if you are traveling west-bound it's not affecting our travel speeds. the speeds clocking in at 57 miles per hour. early at 5:01 in the morning so it's n going to cause any issues. i-95 northbound at llywood boulevard, we have a crash there reported as well but the story is the same, especially whether it's 5:01. those speeds at 5 miles per hour. >>> the primary results are in, voters in f

next high tide, miami, 3:48, 3:43 in key largo. 6:09 in key west. meanwhil for tonight, clouds start to move out. the mild breeze, overnight lows in the low 70s. by tomorrow, sunny skies, mostly dry, 82 in the keys, and fort lauderdale, 87, 88 in miami. now, tax the record for tomorrow. set back in 2014. so we'll be flirting with record heat in miami-dade. by the way, tomorrow, saint patrick's day, friday, 85, and showers move in ahead of that front. and then our temperatures should come back down to nearly normal for the early part of next week. >> lynn: that will do it for 7 news at 4:00, i'm lynn martinez. >> danielle: and i'm danielle knox. ahead. >> danielle: now at 4:30, a woman and her baby under the gun as crooks try to make fast cash. good afternoon again, two men posing as customers, and heading right for the register. >> lynn: a mom tries to hand over the cash as the gunman talentens her baby. and the sore was robbed earlier. brian? reporter: the mother was working in the store with her nine-month-old by her side, and she said it's a mirac

we are in key west. erika rakow. >>> a metro mover supervisor is behind bars accused of ping and beating a woman. carl wilkes took an unconscious 25-year-old into a platform in miami. this all happened after she had left the ultra music festival this past weekend and learning the accused rapist confessed. layron in livevein miami with disturbing details. layron. >> reporter: yes, i have been reading rough the miami-dade arrest report, and it details a very graphic alleged sexual assault. this metro mover supervisor father of four admitted having sex with this woman. e problem is that that 4theroblem is that that 41-year-old carl lee will that and in bond court this morning reportedly confessed that the 22-year-old alleged victim was not trust her to drive because she cannot me, quote, rational decisions for herself. mia-dade police say the 2 2-year-old woman was from brazil andndowntown for the ultra music festival. she reportedly was not allowed on to the metro plover because she was so intoxicated unde

key west was 222 shy o the normal of 77 this afternoon. right now we're sitting anywhere from 70 up to 64. mild down in key west and marathon where we've got a nice winds going to drive the forecast. today we had this north wind that brought it absolutely beautiful weather. tonight is around ten miles an hour in all locations, where it's at 15. as we transition in to tomorrow, that east wind will continue on shore. wha that is going to do is allow us not 25 to 30, but 20 miles an hour gusting at times. we'll see another nice start to the work week. in a few moments we'll keep this warming trend going and see you then. >>> the search for a cruiseship passenger who fell overboard has beenuspended tonight. the missing man has been identified. we're told he is from texas. he was on board royal caribbean's navigator of the seas when he fell off the coast of key largo. the ship was returning to port after a week-long cruise to the bahamas. the cruiseline said he was on the 10th deck around from 100 feet in to the water. the coast guard -- before

same i i miami and key west. the winds, 18, 20 miles per hour for you in key west. and 20 as well. it has been gusting stronger, especially in miami and marathon and naples. the radar showing that everything is dry, and outside of a sprinkle, we're looking pretty good. problems, espially for beachgoers and boaters alike. this entire area here highlighted in red, the beaches, and threat of rip currents at least in the thursday at 7:00 p.m. and all of these areas highlighted are under a small craft advisory, and i'm sure that they're going to extend that. >> we'll probably see the small craft advisory extend around the day tomorrow. so here's the big view. we have this dome of high pressure here, protecting us from this big mess across the heartland. and we have warm and moist air coming out of the arctic, they're looking at the possibility of severe weather from texas, missouri, and also flash flooding. wee going to be at the beach, biscayne bay, choppy, for new looking at an advisory. seas beyond the reef, 10-12 feet. and coastal waters very roughgh next high tide, miami, 9:02 in f

key west is florida's southern most paradise >>> this is key west florida.s this tourist promotional video shows, there's no place quite like it, but the sunshine comes with a warning >> their bites can also infect us with life-threatening diseases >>> local mosquito control departments in the keys are in a constant fight. mosquito born outbreaks have been largely controlled here but in 2009 key west sufrdz an outbreak of dengue fever. -- suffered an outbreak of dengue fever. >> the center for disease control is worried >>> it is has dengue fever free since and they want to keep it that way. that's why they looked at the genetically modified solution. it has been met with concerns since introduced in 2011 >> anything genetically modified should not be touched >>> you can hear it in the voices of residents speaking at this town hall meeting in march 2012. then again, december of 2014 >> why is the company doing this here now in the florida keys when we don't have a problem? [ applause ] >>> before any field test can begin, the company needs government permiss

lauderdale, miami and key west. rk and early out there, the winds moving off the ocean between seven and 14 miles per hour. 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 some

by the way that is normal for this time of year. 65 degrees in miami and key west. winds out of the west and northwest. winds are starting to pick up a bit because that front is a little closer to us. once it passes thrhrgh, the wind speeds are going to be up to date. 15 to 20 miles r hour. on the radar, do notice a few that's about it. no rain, just clouds way in thedistance and the actual boundary is still right around here just to the south of lake okeechobee, but it will pass through by 11 a.m. to the south of us. high pressure building in behind uus will allow for a nice and are dry weather pattern setting up starting today and through the beginning oour new workweek. here is a look natiwide. behind me on west coast. we are definitely still seeing the rain and even snow in the sierra. thihiis a big system here. mean andwhil, a threat of severe weather later on by the middle part of next week. the big story before then will be the temperatures. they will b b hot all across the south. todd. >> todd: all right, jen, thank you. it is hard to walk by a pet store with

key west has the highest wind there at 16. and what's happening here across the east coast, we've got an area of high pressure parked off the coast of the caroline as. as that moves closer to bermuda our winds will turn southeast to south as this area of low pressure continues to move through the southeast. now tonight it is bringing with it some pretty heavy rainfall, flooding concerns across louisiana. that is now pulling up into the tennessee valley from memphis all the way up to paduka, kentucky. even indianapolis. some morehowers moving through the panhandle tonight. what we're going to watch here the cloud cover starts to come in a little more out of the south. torrow morning a couple showers around. by 2:00 not that much indicated by the modods but it's that window from about 3 to 7 where weould see rain. and i think right now, the focus area willle northern dade into broward because when we get a southerly wind, the thunderstorms are due to developop to move north into palm beach county. and then by midnight starting t

it's 72 degrees in key west. the story is the showers and storms off to the south. broward dry. the bulk of the rain fall has bebe on the west coast and the florida keys over the past couple of hours. it's just a matter of time before we see some of the light rain begin to work through miami. we saw on nnd off showers earlier today, same thing up towards broward and palm beach line. heavy rain to the west of the seven-mile bridge and approaching key largo. you can see showers getting ready to cross the over seas highway. to the south, more rain and showers moving through key west. rther to the south, these are the showers and thunderstorms that rolled through havana, just this will continue to bring wet continues for another hour and a half. tonight, 83 degrees. tomorrow, we'll only be up to 70 degrees. we'll send it back to you for now. . >> anchor:r:and it is history in the making today. in cuba, air force one touching down safely in havana about 4:20. what a sight this was over the skies of cuba. >> anchor: it really was. the entire first family you can see walking off the pla

that's the cool spot. 57 in marathon and key west. winds are much lighter right now. >> you can see homestead only 3-mile-per-hour wind. uth-southwest temperatures warming up close to 83 by the late morning. a shooting on south beach last night in the middle of the spring break crowd. >> the gun shots fired in the same area where police have had serious problems with spring breakers. that's right, we have been following this from ocean drive. good morning. >> good morning, neki and todd. >> you can see behind me police are still out the. we are near 10th street and ocean drive. police still have a good part of cial drive sealed off from

key west has the highest wind there at 16. and what's happening here across the east coast, we've got an the coast of the caroline as. as that moves closer to bermuda our winds will turn southeast to south as this area of low pressure continues to move through the southeast. now tonight it is bringing with it some pretty heavy rainfall, flooding concerns across louisiana. that is now pulling up into the tennessee valley from memphis all the way up to paduka, kentucky. even indianapolis. some morehowers moving through the panhandle tonight. what we're going to watch here the cloud cover starts to come in a little more out of the south. torrow morning a couple showers around. by 2:00 not that much indicated by the modods but it's that window from about 3 to 7 where weould see rain. and i think right now, the focus area willle northern dade into broward because when we get a southerly wind, the thunderstorms are due to developop to move north into palm beach county. and then by midnight starting the day on monday, dry but we coul

key west you're at coolest spot at 67. kendall check can in at 68. you can see thatt easterly flow across dade, broward and the keys, so right now we're at 71. we should fall to around 68 d drees before sunrise right around 7:20. temperatures start to climb. we'll see mostly cloudy skies early. some sun mixed in this afternoon. as we go through thursday and easter weekend, we'll see a decent chance of showers and thunderstorms each and every afternoon. big area of high pressure locked between the coast of the carolinas andermuda. move off to the southeast, ourinds will shift a little more out of the southeast and eventually south. we'll see a surge of moisture come in from the caribbean for south florida. that will bump our rain chance up for thursday. and then we'll watch the storm system as moving through the central plains right now bringing heavy snow through denver, central parts of wyoming. as that front moves to the southeast, a big severe weather outbreak along the tennessee river valley. watch the bull's eye across town, showers and storms l

miami. 75 degrees key west. the winds are calm and with the southerly wind flow, the national weather service has indicated there are some spots over inland broward and miami-dade. that has produced the possibility of patchy fog, so please be careful out there. around the 6:00 hour he'll have to deal with it. rapidly warming up to the mid to upper 80s. again warmer today than yesterday. i'll have more coming up. >>> fight for florida, it is here. we're less than three hours now from polls opening all across t state. voters chimes in on which presidential candidate they want to represent their party in july. >> last night senator marco rubio was at a rally and today could make our break his campaign. >> senator rubaie countingng on hometown support. >> the campaign does have some momentum, glenna millberg has our story. >>reporter: marcr rubio learned you can go home again. what did you learn today? >> we're going to win.thank you. >>reporter: a campaign down i-95 fin ins in rubio's neighborhood. lots from his ho

they were dropped off in an island in the lower keys near key west. >>> and a shooting overnight in the keys. it started with a domestic dispute and ended p up opening fire t. man on duval street lining up for a concert. he was shooting at a woman but hit three men. their injuries are said not to be life-threatening. the shooter, 34-year-old derek counts ofggravated with a deadly weapon. >>> and spring is in the fore kavms let's get a check on that with meteorologist vivian gonzalez. >> vivian: thank you for joining us. it's been cloudy with the cold front and finally pushed through and temperature readidis have stayed on the cool side, especially this afternoon. now as far as tonight is concerned, we're going to need to break out those sweaters and jackets and then it's back to toasty by the middle part of the week. right now the loc storm-tracking radar showing dry conditions and it should stay this way throughout the majority of the week. the clouds have settled in sponse with the passage of the bay. right now 63 degrees in fort lauderdale to 65 only in miami with that strong wind fr

night and key west at 11:18 tonight. a few clouds still hang aroun we'll have breezes going into the over night hours as well ases temperatures in the 70s across the board. winds will be out of east 15 to 20 miles per hour. must same going into tomorrow as well. mostly sunny. still breezy 80s across the board. taking a look at your 7 on 7 and then this weekend keep there mindaylight saving time begins so we have to spring those clocks head by one hour so. keep that in mind. dave day life saving time on sunday. just set your locks clocks head by one hour before you go to abed on saturday. thanks karlene. >> craig: next up from the newsplex. chris bosh still hopes to play it season. 7 sports with more on his health. >> belkeys: and later a fresh start and fresh look? >>>getting your glam on with spring make up trefnltdz it's on doak 2kr50eu679 30:00. >> now you can find 7 news on facebook and twiwter. just search wsvn. >>> >>> >> >> time now for 7 sports with stheef pir o. >> as we've been showing you all afternoon chris b

marathon 25 miles per hour winds wind gusts and key west 28. now, that wind is causing that risk for rip currents. now, you get caught in that pool of a rip currentake you out to deep see r- sea. dodot swim against. it you'll tire out. that's what will get new trouble. swim pairlel to the beach until the pull weakens. come back in and you should be fine. best thing to do however, swim ate guard add beach. >> lynn: have more in the local forecast a liltle later on. >> craig: all right phil. miamamdade county police officers will soon be equip with body c!meras. they settled with the koin that the county will buy them for. 1000 will have cameras by the end of the year. hundred nors by 2017. the mpd says it will become the largest police department in the u.s. to have cameras worn by patrol officers. >>> follow this stroarpg rail. police perimeter set up in on flagler street in the city of miami. a youngster robbed there. nonopolice looking for three juveniles. one ampletd they have bun in custody. two more still out there and also two schools onn

it has been that 65 for key west all morning long. also winds are petition ginning to pick up with the approach of that boundary. and at least homestead up at 13 miles per hour. up tohe northwest. 12-mile-per-hour winds in key west. here is a look at the radar. no rain on land, but there are few showers still developing offshore. i can't completely rule out a shower r two over south florida. that is because of a front. really this cold front is very weak a about right here and will pass through and will be the south of us by the late morning hours as high pressure builds behind this cold front. now let's look at the water vapor or the -- the amount of moisture or dry air over us. now this is a look at the mid- to upper levels of the atmosphe. dry air is indicated by the orange color. that is sweeping behind that frontal boundary. now the boundary is really at the surface, but you can nd of see it aloft as well right there. so it is passing through already with dry air behind it. as far as cooler air, not so much, but it is nice and co

key west 82. we topped off miami and fort lauderdale with a temperature of 87 degrees. and it could be even warmer tomorrow. right now fort lauderdale still reporting 86. check out pembroke pines. 88. 82 in miami and theool spot. key west 79 degrees. the wind out of south su southeast. the humidity 65%. here's storm tracker. today we hey couple sprinkles here and there. a few showers across deep southern miami-dade county. but right now looking mostly dry and that's thousand will be tonight and tomorrow. now, once again tonight there, say chance for some fog developing that could stick around througharly tomorrow morning. no advisories, if you're planning ooing boaterring to night biscayne bay with a light chch. for nut florida keys, the wind vair able. seas beyond the reef one to 2 feet. next high tide in miami. 2:36 in fort lauderdale. key largo the next high tide after 3:00 in the morning 4:49 in key west. so for thing. clear skies. chance of over night fog. the lows will be right around the low 50e6789s what's average here is about 65 degrees. tomorrow plenty of sun

fairly mild, marathon and key west. it could trigger an isolated shower late this afternoon between about 2:00 and 5:00. i think it's going to be few and far between. more moisture and clouds moving in. saturday is the better day of the weekend. today's first alert forecast, mix of cloud cover early this morning. sunrise at 7:27. we ramp up the temperatures by the lunch hour. first alert forecast high 86. a stray shower, otherwise into the evening we're quiet. lows at 70. after midday on saturday, a chance for showers. sunday is the wet day. scattered showers and 84. cooler weather to talk about next week. in 15 minutes. right now first alert traffic with joe brennbn. >> looks like a good ride for the most part. a couple of ramp closures slowing it down. everybody heading into downtown miami. no exit southbound 95 to westbound dolphin because of a crash. you can see the ramp is closed, a lot of work going on further on the ramp way closer to the dolphin itself because of the accident everything shut down. northbound 95

temperatures are in the 60s, 69 in miami, 6 in forlauderdale, west kendall a 69 in key west t. day planner is going with a dry day all the w w through the overnight with lows in the 70s. your morning commute is looking excellent, mostly dry. wewe just have some clouds around. i'll be back with t complete forecast in a few minutes. >>> now at 5, his son missing for months. (inaudible) >> a he was arrested trying to leave the country. >> instead of being out trying to find him they lock me up for a month. >> an emotional interview about >> diana: he was cleared of all charges an releleed after a month behind bars. >> ashley: it's a month he said he could be looking for his son. alex de armas is live at. >> reporter: this father said his son is a good student but he oos runun away before in the past. now charges are drop and he's out of jail and he will now start the search for his son. >> instead of me being out trying to fine him, they lock me up for a month. >> reporter: tears from a free man. a south florida father who now has to fine his son. (inaudible) >> reporter: the 16-y

johnson is building a raft and will float on it by himself during the 90-mile trip from cuba to key west. >> there is some risk and it's somewhat calculated but i'm excited to go on and do it. >> reporter: he plans to post online during the potentially dangerous trip. out during the trip to give updates about what's going on, about the size of the shark that swims by or whatever. >> reporter: all in an effort to share a story johnson says hasn't been told. he's trying to recreate the same journey many cuban-americans make to get to the united states in search of a better life. >> i want to know what they go through to get here. >> reporter: the united states and cuba reestablished relations last july. he's hoping to bring the two countries together. >> i'm writing about it, sharing about it and hoping to open up the border to better neighbors. >> julie: he'll practice a few times before his trip. he leaves for cuba in mid-april. it could take anywhere from two to 10 days to get back on to u.s. soil. >> ginger: new protection from credit card skimmers. to do to protect your identity. >> j

good morning to you in key west. the day planner is going with slim rain chances going into tonight andnd we increase that chanceetween 20 and 30 percent chance. afternoon high wills be nearing are 80 degrees. the morning commute looks excellent, waking up to partly cloudy skies an mostly dry weather. i'll be back with the complete forecast in about 15 minutes. >> traffic reporter: good morning. checking out the drive this wednesday, no problem, just about 7 to 8 minutes from the palmetto expressway. well, head lights are moving south, 14 minutes from the miami lakes drive. we do have a crash 95 northbound entrance from miami gardens that has the left lane blocked. the main line is unexpected and no problems on 595, there is ab injury crash and turnpike northbound before hollywood boulevarar two left lanes are blocked. on the flip side, we have emergency crews and they're blocking the left lanes. delays in both directions. i recommend this morning through the hollywood area and better drive all the way into the boca

key west at 16 miles per hour. straight out of the north. also northerly winds from fort homestead marathon. up to 14 miles per hour for areas like fort lauderdale and homestead. winds today or i suld say bit middle of the afternoon will be anywhere betwe 15 to 20. so becoming breezy and no rain on the radar. remember, we had a very weak frontal boundry passing through. essentially brairkt over the sunshine state. but still there's a bound dli there and high pressure behind tmplet have you a tight pressure radiant. that shepg increase the winds. now speak heist pressure. that is sticking around over the western atlantic for the start of nut week. so nice and dry as we head on into monday and even tuesday. but a few more clouds will develop once an east breeze returns. but today aorth wind 15 to 20 miles per hour. high rip current flims effect today beachgoers so be careful out there. small craft advisory in effect for boaters. you're seas are right n n two to 4 feet but increasing five to seven ny this afternoon. highs today again in the low

look at the attempt i the 20s and 30s up and down the key west. for us we're not going to see much in the way of relief for the keys. by the weekend that relief will be gone because our friends will have above-average temperatures. for us here in south florida it will be warm, not much rain this morning into the afternoon with this front. as we go into the weekend, a shift in the wind direction will provide for ann elevated rip are current ricks. overall enjoy the weekend, get outdoors. low 80s sunday. >>> hoabout a little friday treat? no major accidents in right now you're taking a look at i-95. this is at northwest 15 151r street. traffic is moving along nicely which is what we morning. accident on the dolphin expressway. it was a multi-vehicic crash. it's since cleared. beautiful, 59 miles per hour. t's get you some drive times. 595 eastbound starting at i-75 heading to u.s.-1. it's going to take you13 minutes. university drive to u.s.-1, 17 minutes. starting at lejeune r oad heading to brickle, seven minutes. university drive to brickle, it's

lauderdale and 67 in key west. currently a temperature of 64 inendall. 68 in pembroke pines. 69 pompano beach and down by hialeah. with our winds moving in off the ocean again today we are expected that elevated risk of rip currents for beach-goers. a lot of you are joining us from out of town. are going to see our temperatures continue to rise today to the upper 70s, possibly even the lower 80s by the afternoon. currently that east breeze is bringing us some cloud cover. we're expecting to stay rain-free all thanks to high pressure. it also dries out the atmosphere at the surface and in the mid to upper levels and where it's located just off the coast of the carolinas, we'll see that eaut breeze continuing and it's feeding into a coupleseries of fronts. you heard the fronts that moved through coast headed eastward bring something snow over the higher elevations of the rockies. another front is bringing more snow and rain over parts of california all the way up towards washington and oregon. they are going to have

lauderdale. 60 degrees in key west. now the winds have lightened up a bit just at this houror miami-dade and broward. but those wind speeds expected to i irease once again. we'll have wind gusts up to 25 to 3miles per hour by this afternoon. on the radar no rain. we have high pressure controlling. nice and dry out there but still with a few high clouds. it will remain windy but warmer later on this afternoon and even warmer by the middle part of the week. for the next few hours you'll still neeee those sweater as temperatures stick to the 50s and 60s. >>> accident-free in both counties but we do have a broken down car that could slow you down. good morning, south florida. here's a look at i-95 and ives dairy road. no major issues to report here. car is. at this point we're not sure if it's affecting our northbound or southbound lanes but the speeds between 66 and 67 miles an houour, it's not slowing down traffic at all this morning. we still have reports of construction here off the dolphin expressway west-bound at the

lauderdale. 60 key west. i do want to mention a few showers are gracing the edge of broward county at least where the cities are. there are a few shohors to the north of us. these showers are impacting pa beach county. this will continue to press towards the south and the eastlong with the cold front that's bringing us this cool weather for today. temperatures can still cool down in the next few hours but the point is you need the sweaters this morning and possibly all day. >> all right, jennifer, thanks so much. going to start with the good news this morning. broward unty we are accident-free. here's a live look at i-95 where it meets at 595. no reports of congestions or slowdowns. i'm talking about i-9 the sawgrass expressway. no issues to report. in miami-dade county we dolphin expressway. let's start he off the dolphin eastbound and red road. we are s sing obviously a slowdown. those speeds at 27 miles per hour. this all happening just south of mia and a secondary crash, this time affecting our west-bound

lauderdale. 67 key west. now that land breeze is providing for our winds to move in from the northwest in miami. near the coast we have an east breeze in place. right now we have 90in pompano beach as well as pembroke pines. 62 in hialeah. 66, much warmer down by the keys. we have light winds in place. we have 64 degrees in miami and we are expecting temperatures to rapidly warm up to the upper 70s and low 80s. we do have a slighgh chance of a shower in the forecast because of that east breeze. highs today will be in the lower 80s. you heard me mention this is all above average. the temperatures below average is a thing of the past. we probably won't see those temperatures again until the weekend. currently though you can see on the radar, we do cloud cover as well. most of the precipitation has stayed offshore with the exception of two dotted showers that move offshore. constance, how are the roadways? >> roadways are fantastic. 've been accident-free for most of the morning so far. 5:30 looking great on thi

next high, 8:50 in key west. clouds moving in tonight, isiss on the beach. overnight lows no the mid to upper 60s partly partly cloudy, winds continue to pick up. highs around 830 . here's the extended outlook. it's going to be on the warm side through the weekend. not saturday, but on sunday, -- let's try this again, sunday, sunday? sunday? there we go, on sunday, its time to set your clocks ahead one hour. it's the start of daylight saving time. not even sunday, we'll be losing an hour's worth of sleep. and 7 news will be rightht back. >> that is 7 news first at 4:00, thank you for watching, i'm lynn martinez. >> and i'm danielle knox. ahead. >> danielle: now at 4:30, a south florida toddler abduction leading to several arrests, and the authorities aretill trying to unravel some lies. good afternoon, the little boy's matter is accused of taking off wither son from south florida to texas. >> lynn: and at the same time, a woman is accused of lying to the cops believe the baby was found. jeff lennox is live in miami where he first reported the child missing.

right now live first alert ppler from key west to key largo looking good. lee and collier counties have had a few isolated showows this home about. most of the wet wther is up the road from us and it will move further south as the day` goes on. not worrying about this immediately impacting us but we'll develop our own showers ahead of our next frond ast as the day goes on. sunrise coming in about an hour. we'll have some sunshine this morning. keeping it dry for the front e of our day but this afternoon showers moving in. a warm and humid 84 for your first alert forecast high. we'll talk about the wet weather also cooler air on the way in as well. sharon? >>> this morning, cuba is preparing for president obama's arrival. tomorrow the first family will arrive in havana making this the first time in 90 years that a sitting president has traveled to the island nation. >>> and this video from cuban net of president obama's motorcadede awaiting his arrival in havana. you can expect the closer we get to tomorrow's arrival, the more security we will see around the

lauderdale, key west. that means the wind is providing for the heat and humidity and allowing our tempererures to be about nine degrees above where they should be this time of year. may be giving you a little bit of a headache as the winds are moving in anywhere between 13 and 22 miles per hour. wind gusts in the 20s down to marathon. it's elevating the risk of rip currents for you beach-goers. please be careful out there. just stay safe and stay on shore. temperatures rapidly warm up to the low 80s by lunchtime with a slight chance of a shower on the breeze. we're not expecting anything in the way of shower activity really going into the forecast today but all of that will change by the weekend. morning. >>> construction delays of course on the i. that's sitting with a game at 5:01 in the morning. two to three lanes of traffic blocked here off of pembroke road. broward county some closures in place here as well. if you're traveling right off of sunrise boulevard where it meets at u.s.-1. slight delays rep