he set out for a couple nights of fun in sun-kissed miami beach. but that very first night, he fell into a trap that turned out to be part of a shocking, well-organized operation, run by the russian mafia. here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: he traveled to miami beach for some money. maybe some action. but philadelphia weatherman -- >> not out of the question, but highly unlikely. >> reporter: and ladies man, john bolaris, here here with his "playboy" playmate girlfriend, ran into something more serious. no "scarface" tactics. only the velvet glove of seduction. and without knowing it, became victim number 88. >> you're responsible for it. >> reporter: with an investigation ongoing, bolaris wouldn't talk. but designated his friend and lawyer, charles puerto, to tell the story. he says it begins at this miami beach hotel. >> two beautiful girls. they come on to him. one-on-one side. one on the other side. this is every man's dream. he wasn't looking for trouble. trouble found him. >> reporter: he later admitted, quote, i'm a guy. there was a thou

he hello from the historic hotel right off the ocean here at miami beach. this was it the first big investment here. this hotel as they turned this beach area into what you all saw in miami vice and all those other tv shows and iconic movies about this place. but that was when this area had investments. that was when this area and this part of our world was a boom town. it is now two decades and for too many, the boom has turned into a pure and cap cliz mik bust. that's why we're calling our three days in miami paradise in parel. because as i said before, obviously, this is not paradise lost. many people that we have talked to have answers. all around these communities in miami and around this country. all we have to do is solve the problems with the integrity to identify them first. align our interests to return investment to this country and get the 30 million jobs we desperately need. florida also the center of the republican primary. and the action went like this at last night's debate. shall we call it mitt's revenge? >> speaker gingrich was hired by f

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charged with driving under the influence in miami beach. this is his mug shot. the dade county jail record shows he was booked and held on 1,000 didn't bond. he was drafted in 2011. during his rookie season, had 14 sacks. a franchise record. first in the nfl in sacks among rookies. 49ers are gathering facts and monitoring the ongoing legal matter before the make a statement. >> to college ranks. senior bowl in mobile, alabama. second quarter. russell wilson hits jones on the play action for the touchdown. only catch of the game but makes it count. the north win it 23-13. >> we have your australian open women's champion who is now the new number one player in the world, victoria azarenka. playing in her first grand slam final. sharapova showing her experience with the forhand winner, winning the first two games but azarenka woke up and rallied back. she took the first set 6-3. second set, sharapova. the smash. as rein coe answered with the forehand winner. sharapova was on her heels after that. match point now fors azarenka. the 22-year-old wins her first grand s

miami beach police arrested outside linebacker aldon smh last night. he is due in court tomorrow. smith was the seventh overal draft pick-- out of the university of missouri last year. during his first season, he had 14 sacks - a franchise record for a rooke linebacker. the 23-year-oldo ranked first in the n-f-l in sacks among rookies. in a statement, the 49ers s, quote: "we take these issues very seriously, but l reserve further time, as this is . >> the 49ers say in a statement, we take these issues very seriously, but will reserve further comment at this time, as this is an ongoing legal matter. >>> detours and delays around the clock roadblocks throughout the the bay area this weekend. >>> continued dry here through the weekend and into your work week, with cooler temperatures on tap. we'll take a look, next. tribute to etta james. hunds gathered today... n]♪ >>> christina aguilera paying tribute to etta james. hundreds gathered today for the r & b great's memorial service in southern california. james died last week of complications from leukemia. >>> hundreds came out in val

condo sales were up 150% in miami beach in 2011 according to the year before. it was largely foreign buyers. not a fact that would appeal to locals. although all the foreign buyers are helping to stabilize overall condo prices. s suffice it to say, floridians will look to the expansion of the mortgage modification program for principle write down. they'll also look at the new re-fi opportunities because 44% of floridian borrowers owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. >> thanks very much. really the crux of the problem there that we're still dealing where in housing. the republican presidential candidates have been asking voters whether they are better off now than they were four years ago. jane welles wants to know whether your super bowl party costs are better than in '08. >> are you ready for pizza? wier going to talk about super bowl party food inflation. then i'm going to eat. after the break. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally.

the couple is considering getting married in miami beach florida. the reception may be aboard a luxury yacht. the 69-year-old singer's say the nuptials will take place in june or july. and in a statement she said, no, i am not pregnant. >> the cold air sticks around through wednesday, and then by thursday we starts to warm up close to average at that point and then actually a little above average by friday. >> all right. a little treat for all of the

they are considering a summer wedding perhaps in miami beach.eremony with a reception on a private yacht. she is considering vera wang and valentino for potential designers for her down -- gown. i'm expecting fetters and sequins. steven tyler from aerosmith has announced that he is engaged. two weddings to look forward to. >> the third time as the charts for everybody. >>> cold outside, 28 degrees. -- third time is the charm. >>> >> bad news [ snoring ] [ [ under crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling sneezing, coughing aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 ldld & flu symptoms. ♪ ♪

it is change that we will see, and i do not know about you, but i do not want to live in the miami beach area, but it is also a certain amount of hypocrisy. there is a tenant in a law that when you're asking for a favor, you come with clean hands. there is nothing clean about the way in which that property has been kept, so i do not think it is a very good idea to reward that kind of behavior with the change that is being proposed. supervisor wiener: may i? what are the projects that you think are waiting in the wings? >> i agree that there are those on howard street, etc., that are waiting to see if the height limits are changed. then they will be coming forward. now, that statement has been approved by someone. it is either spot zoning, or it is for everyone. it is private property. you are not increasing the height of port property. it is all private property. and if you change it for one, you have got a number of other projects that i understand are, indeed, waiting in the wings to see what is going to happen, and as i say, to, frankly, where i am coming from is the height and bulk t

but at a tasting in miami beach, florida, one customer selects a choice vintage and stuffs it down hisants. the wine bandit then takes something else, a good look at the security cameras. >> the cameras are pretty obvious, you see them, and still he goes on and steals the bottle. >> what was this customer thinking? in miami, nobody loves wine more than eddie lagaric. the owner of w wine boutique. >> it's magic. of all the grape juice, you can discover the miracle of strawberry, blueberry, vanilla. >> that grape juice can get expensive. >> i think the best sales that we've done was a case of three bottles for $36,000 which goes down to $12,000 a bottle. >> that's right. $12,000 a bottle. eddie keeps these rare and expensive wines in a highly specialized room called the 100-point room. >> the 100-point room has its own temperature system where we keep all the older vintages, rare to find, very limited wine, all the gems. >> in october 2009, the 100-point room receives an unwelcome visitor. w wine boutique is bustling with activity as the miami beach elite taste a premiere champagne. >> f

mark pordes manages condominium sales at canyon ranch miami beach, a luxury building on the atlantic ocean. prices range from $300,000 to over $3 million. when it opened in 2008 after the housing collapse, only 20 units were sold. last year, 145 units were bought. >> you are pulling from an international crowd, so you're not just dealing with a local purchaser, so either want to change or upgrade where they live, but you're dealing with people from europe, from south america. >> tom: and we could see a lot more buyers like fernand talpe if a bipartisan bill in the senate is approved. it would grant foreigners a special type of residence visa if they spend at least $500,000 cash on a home in the u.s.a. >> susie: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: we'll see whether the nation's retailers had a "ho-ho" or "ho- hum" holiday with december retail sales. also tomorrow? the latest on jobless benefit claims. and, from the economy to stocks and bonds, bob doll, chief equity strategist at blackrock, joins us with his ten predictions for 2012. more defense budget cuts are on the horizon. t

i do not care to live in a place like miami beach. if this developer and others waiting in the wings get their way, that is what is going to happen to san francisco. that is not necessary when there are alternatives. none of the neighbors are saying no to anything. we are trying to take a look and a viewpoint of what makes san francisco special. having the waterfront height limit at a level which keeps the water from open is -- waterfront open is certainly in the best interest of the city. none of us seek that making this change will meet the test that this commission must meet to make the jones -- make the zoning change. thank you. >> i am jim chapel representing spur. i went back into the archives to look at some of our history working on this issue going back to 1990 and proposition h.. the six years and thousands of hours of work that some of you were involved in. it finally came out on june 24, 1997. that is when the waterfront land use plan was passed designating this site as an opportunity site for development. since then, the

he's live from miami beach. and later, special prime time coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. eastern hosted by chris matthew, reverend al sharpton, rachel maddow and lawrence o'donnell p. don't miss our coverage right here on msnbc. >>> one of the biggest factors in the florida primary has been the large number of those expensive tv campaign ads. former florida governor charlie crist talked to chris matthews about the political polls reflecting the negative tone of the campaign commercials and the impact of all the money being spent on political acts. >> i think the old expression is that money is the mother's milk of politics. certainly that's been the case this week. to the romney campaign's credit, they've raised an enormous sum of money before i think the spending is about four to one compared to gingrich. that's hard to overcome and it's making an impact here just like it did in iowa for the speaker. and it's having a profound impact in florida. it's like a circled firing squad, if you will. and i know other republicans have talked about the challenge and the difficulty

miami beach police say the rookie defensive end was pulled over early sat morning after he was seen swerving if and out of the lanes. police say smith failed a sobriety test at the scene. he was taken to jail and posted a $1,000 bond. the 49ers issued a statement saying they are aware of the arrest but are reserving further comment because it is an ongoing legal matter. >>> more than 7,000 people turned out to see their favorite oakland a players at fan fest. they chatted with fans while signing t-shirts and other memorabilia. team owner lew wolf was there. he's been pushing to move the a's to san jose. it has to be approved by major league baseball because the giants own the right to san jose. the giants will hold their fan fest this coming saturday. it's from 10:00 until 3:00. dozens of alumni players are expected. saturday is the game that individual game tickets go on sale at 8:00 a.m.. parking and admission to the fan fest is free. >> i want to go back to sal to check on the commute. any problems? >> nothing right now. as a matter of fact we are doing pretty well. traffic continues to l

the defensive end was arrested on the suspicion of dui in miami beach, florida, this morning. smith will be subjected to a suspension or fine if it is determined he violated the nfl conduct policy. the team has released a statement. they say they are aware of the recent matter involving aldon smith. we take these issues very seriously, but we'll reserve further comment at this time because it's an ongoing legal matter. >>> the competition runs deep this season. cal, oregon and washington are tied in first place with a 6-2 conference record. stanford is only a game out of first. bears and cardinal will tip off at 5:30 tomorrow on comcast sports net bay area. other pac-12 action going on, colorado on the road against ucla. bruins undefeated at home during conference play. first half, colorado with a little pick and roll. shane harris. throws it down. to tie the game up at 32. into the first half with the clock running down. ucla's norman powell knocked down the three with five seconds left. bruins led by 4 at halftime. jones finds anderson in the corner. he knocked down the thre

we're live on collins avenue, miami beach, florida. just a day away from the florida prima primary. my how things have changed in the nine days since newt gingrich's overwhelming victory in south carolina. mitt romney's money and organization combined with a strong debate performance last week put him in the driver's seat. new polls show romney pulling away from speaker gingrich and the rest of the field. according to an nbc/maris poll released yesterday, romney leads newt by 15 points in miami, florida. romney's lead is deep and wide, a breakdown shows romney cleaning up in just about every subgroup of voters. he beat speaker gingrich by 21 points among women, 9 points among men, 6 points among christians and he's within the margin of error also among tea partiers. romney holds a commanding lead among hispanics, a large florida voting bloc. 72% of registered republicans in miami-dade county are hispanic. romney leads gingrich by 24 points vong those voters. between campaign spending and superpac, romney is outspending gingrich by a ratio of four to one. romney spent $15.7 million o

made a big mistake in a car this morning. 49ers' defensive end was arrested on suspicion of dui in miami beach, florida, this morning. smith will be subjected to suspension or fine if it is determined he violated the nfl conduct policy. the team has released a statement. they said "the 49ers are aware of the recent matter involving aldon smith. by take these issues very seriously but we'll reserve further comment at that time because it's an ongoing legal matter." >>> right now the bay area's top college basketball team is not cal or stanford. you've got to go to moraga to find the team to beat. st. mary's gales are ranked 21st in the nation and today they were trying to improve their record to 19-2. great game out there. byu cougars hoping to pull up the upset. st. mary's clint stindl. not one, not two, not even three, but four three-pointers in the first half. and he finished with 16 points. now the refs were slowly losing control of this game. we had 20 fouls in the first half. people on the ground getting hit in the face. ugly, ugly game early popmidway through the second half, st. mary's

the couple is look forward to a wedding in june or july on miami beach and there's a reception aboard a private yacht. singer released a statement about the upcoming nuptials and added, no, she is not pregnant. >>> kelly clarkson endorsement for ron paul may not have thrilled all of her he fans butit is giving a boost to the album sales. the album stronger moved up from number 38 to number 7 on amazon.com sales a day after she announced her support for ron paul. >>> it's a problem families are facing. overweight children a new ad campaign out that doesn't sugar coat the problem of obesity in one state. >>> i am coren redman, we are hours away from the -- corinne redman and we are hours away from the outcome in iowa. i will have a report coming up. >> good morning, dave. >> good morning, dave. [taps on window] dave. >> both: hey, dave. >> hey. >> hey, dave. >> mr. dave... >> dave? >> 'sup, dave? >> dave? dave? >> dave? >> dave! dave? >> hi, dave. >> oh, dave's looking for you. >> [singing] >> hey, dave. >> [loud] yo, dave! >> announcer: in a small business, it's all you. that's why you

one of the 49ers top defensive players was arrested in miami beach today, we'll have all the details, plus find out what the front office had to say about it. and in order to win in sports, you have to play smart. for one cal hoops player, that's the least of his concerns. his story is next in sports. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area, after a stellar rookie season, alden smith suffered a misstep off the field today. the 49ers defensive end was arrested on the suspicion of d.u.i. in florida early this morning. smith willing subjected to suspensions or fine if it is determined he violated the nfl, substance abuse policy or conduct policy. 9 team has released a statement, 49ers are aware of the recent matter involving alden smith, we take these issues very seriously, but we will reserve further comment at this time because it's an ongoing legal matter. all right, cal and stanford both eight pulitzer prize winners between them, two universities known for their academics as much as their rivalry. so it's not surprising to find some serious brain power on the basketball court. when they mee

they plan the wedding for miami beach with a reception on a yacht in june or july. >>> news time 4:46. and they clinched a playoff and now it's time for preparation. a few days of rest and game time. we know the fans are getting ready to host the playoff game here in charm city but when do tickets go on sale. sherrie johnson is live at m and t bank stadium with the information we need to know plus we are going this way, plus a look at the eye tennary -- itinerary. >> reporter: there's a lot going on in baltimore. getting ready to sport ravens for the divisional playoffs. they are coming up on january 15th. a few thousand tickets will be going on sale this morning and the city is getting into the ravens spirit starting today, the town will be painted purple. members of the ground crew. [audio not understandable] >> reporter: they plan to paint the ravens logo on the gas at two locations. ravens front office staff, mascot. [audio not understandable] >> we are having technical problems as you can hear. we will get them corrected and go back out to the bank and check in with her in a bit.

a summer wedding possibly in miami beach. it will be her third marriage. can you imagine the guest list and entertainment at that wedding? i would like to make >>> on the broadcast tonight, fight to the finish. the final hours now after a long haul. the final arguments from the candidates. and it's the undecideds in iowa who will decide it. >>> captured. after a terrifying string of over 50 fires in just days, los angeles police say they have caught the arsonist some have called a domestic terrorist. >>> winter wallop. bitter winds, snow and cold depending where you live. the new year is arriving in a big way. >>> did you see this? catching up on everything that happened during the holiday break including one very good dog. break including one very good dog. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening and happy new year. it got so bad that residents in los angeles last night were told to leave their outdoor lights on while they slept. someone has been setting fires -- over 50 of them just since friday. sometime

charged with driving under the influence in miami beach. this is his mug shot. de county jail records show he was booked saturday morning, held on a 1 thon done bond. drafted seventh joel by the niners. 14niners. sacks, franchise record, and first among rookies in the nfl with sacks. coach harbaugh will not be happy. the 49ers are monitoring the matter. >> tennis. australian women's champion is now number one in the world. azarenka in he first grand slam final. sharapova showing her experience. won the first two games but azarenka woke up. took the first set. second set, the answer with the forehand. share o'a was -- sharapova was on her heels. getting old at 24. azarenka, the 22-year-old wins her first grand slam domi dominating fashion. straight sets over sharapova, and now also the top ranked player in the world. >> tee it up. round three of the championships in abu dhabi. tiger woods got $3 million to show up. par-3 seventh. birdies. die to move into the lead. always good when he needs it. better putting put him at 9-under. 18 and the par-5. a bird here puts

the 18-year-old was arrested again in miami beach two days oak from masquerading as a cop. >> they askedgun in the car. he said no. >> the night stick, taser, shirt, and even a loaded pistol were found in his car which looked like a police cruiser. the miami police say the teen who had been in the youth program, stole a police raid joe a badge. he was arrested for grand theft and could face up to 40 years in jail. >> now to what everybody is talking about, the niners in preparations underway for the think think championship game. >> the game means big money for the park and local businesses. lisa amin gulezian has the story. >> reporter: at lefty o'doole's, the beer order has doubled. last week the bar ran out of beer during the 49ers/saints game. >> this time people are making a whole thing of it. instead of just going to the game and going home. they're coming to the city, being in the city. >> reporter: the operative word is city. san francisco is getting the economic boost it needs. restaurants and hotels are benefiting from the out of town fans and their money. >> january, a little

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this is miami beach, florida. you saw the winter hat, the blowing wind. it felt like the 30s there yesterday. and this morning, feels like the low 30s in miami beach. colder in northern florida. look at tallahassee at 19. they're in a hard freeze warning until 10:00 a.m. so, all the freeze warnings will start to lift. things will start to warm up. and it will start to be more reminiscent of southern california. or southern california. 86 los angeles. 78, san diego. near-record warmth again today. i'm going to leave it out there and leave you with an outlook. temperature is right now are the coldens, it is this winter, on to the low to mid 30's increasing clouds and cannot rule out a few snow >> this weather report has been brought to you by activia. and i keep hearing all these cries and whimpers over there. >> it was really josh. >> aw. >> sounds like a woman. >> can't get a break. >> it doesn't have to be. there's another way to do this. >> you are truly a southern cal. >> i am. i've been waiting. they say the blood thickens. i'm still waiting. >> a lon

miami beach police arrested outside linebacker aldon smith last night and he's due in court today. he was the 7th overall draft pick out of the university of missouri last year. he ranked first in the nfl in sacks among rookies. in a statement, the team says that, quote, we take these issues very seriously, but we'll reserve further comment at this time as this is an on going legal matter. >>> federal crackdown on illegal immigrants is stirring controversy. people gathered at st. mary's cathedral to speak out against a program called see cure community -- secure communities that's led to thousands of deportations. the goal is to deport criminals who are here illegally, but it's said to unfairly target the latino population. >> we need transparency on this and we need oversight and we have to treat people who live here with dignity. >> it will allow local governments to opt out of the federal program. meanwhile, the catholic church is denying accusations that by opposing the federal program it is trying to replenish its flock. >>> still to come, our political insiders speak about th

matt gutman, abc news, miami beach. >> well, you cannot accuse him of lacking ambition. >> we've beensince day one. this guy is always looking for the next challenge. >>> we're going to turn to an incredible story. for the first time in her short life, one of the tiniest surviving babies in the world slept in her own house last night. the miracle baby penalty is her first months inside an incubator, with machines helping her to breathe. as tanya rivero shows us, doctors who could hold her in the palm of their hands when she was born have hopes for a long life for her. >> reporter: melinda starr guido came into this world at 24 weeks. the size of a hand. her chances of survival were just as small. after more than four months in the neo-natal intensive care unit and a royal sendoff from the doctors and nurses, she goes home with her proud parents. >> i'm happy to take her home after 4 1/2 months being here. i'm grateful. >> reporter: now a beautiful, healthy, 4.5-pound baby, it's easy to forget how precarious her beginnings were. born weighing just 9.5 ounces. less than a can of soda. s

he was charged with driving under the influence at miami beach. this is his mug shot. county jail records show smith was booked saturday morning and held on a $1,000 bond. he was drafted as a seventh overall pick in 2011. during his rookie season he had 14 sax, a franchise record. he also ranked first in the nfl they are monitoring his ongoing legal matter. >> something a also offtrack last night. ama super cross championship racing at the coliseum in oakland. a considerably different look at the a's and raiders home field. they spent the last couple days playing over the plywood and plastic on the field then covered it with dirt. these are professionals but accidents happen. a couple in this event. james stuart won the super cross class and eli thomas won the super high tight class. stuart also won the event last year. from the dirt to the snow. snowboard and slopes at the x games. check out mark mcmorris. he wins gold for second straight night. the 18-year-old becomes the first snowboarder to win double gold at the x games since shaun white in 2009. >>> that's the wa