and in this case, chief kerr putney says that he finds no criminal wrongdoing with his officers. but there is still an internal cmpd investigation going on. that is not over yet and department policy is different from state law as the face of his organization, the chief is trying to balance internal trust at cmpd and trust with the community. going viral protestors organized and the suspect's mom did interviews. >> the only thing i seen was the cops on top of him and one cop punching. >> chief kerr putney had a community situation and a police investigation running parallel. >> what i can tell you is this... right out of the gate, no use of force looks good. there is no way we can use force against a citizen or a community member and it play well. >> he invited reporters to the training academy to talk about and show how police overcome someone resisting arrest. >> this is a difficult situation for us to deal. about. >> i don't know what is going on. >> police say in this case, 26-year-old malcolm elliott resisted arrest after fleeing from a hit-and-run. one officer among the gro

in this case, we believe chief kerr putney did just that. we hope his handling of this matter, and others that will inevitably arise, will help build trust between officers on the street and the citizens they vow to serve and protect. speakout@wbtv.com. >> john: 4:55, all about the basketball. what do you get after pulling off the second biggest come back in franchise history. tke the brooklyn nets. the hornets coming off a win against one of the best teams in the nba, the spur, trying to stay focus, generate enough energy against one of the worst. jeremy lin picked up where he left off scoring 21 points. charlotte coming out with ten point first half lead thanks to a move by kemba walker scored 14. the hornets were able to survive survive, batum was passing and scoring 23 points, hornets win it 105-100 improve the record 41-30. tiled for fourth place in the east. atlanta a half game behind miami. hornets are looking good. >>> charlotte motor speedway is being considered to host the x games. an extreme sport competition involves motocross, b

michael putney, local 10 news. >> the focus was immigration. local 10 news reporter glenna millberg has more reaction to what they saw last night. >>reporter: hillary clinton went there first. she and bernie sanders spent significant time electing a bilingual electorate and significant agreement on immigration reform. [ speaking spanish terrell forney. >>reporter: your grandmother doesn't have papers. jobs and economy number one, education. >> we also do have to and no state has more in stake than florida. >>reporter: positions on trade aside, the key to the debate is >> bernie sanders probably leans more on government to achieve the goals that we're trying to move towards. secretary clinton would use more of a mixture of the private market combined with that one. >>reporter: there's a quinnipc poll out yesterday that gives hillary clinton a 2-1 advantage. that's pretty huge and there aren't that many undecides. i'm glenna millberg in kendall, local 10 news. >>> noww let's talk about the republican side. the candidates continue to campaign hard

. >>> charlotte-mecklenburg police chief kerr putney says there was nothing criminal about the way his officers acted during this arrest for a hit and run. this video sparked protest after it went viral last week. experts say the officer striking the suspect, michael elliott, in certain areas to force them to release his arm. officers showed us the technique. >> cry my shoulder. >> we know it is not criminal, we look for policy violations. >> chief putney saw several our angles caught by body cameras. >>> people until lincoln county morning the loss of a mother who was killed taking her children to school. investigators say the driver of a pick up truck cross the center line and kit kandace helms minivan. her three and seven-year-old connectedthe checkchecked out. david boyd is charged. >>> authorities have not said if charges will be filed after a motorcyclist was seriously county. happened after 5:00 last night on stokes-ferry road. the car pulled out in front of the motorcycle. the person was airlift to carolinas medical center. >>> a former teach near gaston coin will not serve jai

michael putney, local 10 news >> laurie: at intense debate and now insight on what winning florida means in the race for the white house. glena? >> reporter: laurie, florida traditionally always a big swing state. but especially for the democrats. the hispanic vote is so significant and growing as evidence by tonight's debate. >> i said basta -- >> hillary clton went there first. she and bernie sanders spent significant time addressing a bilingual electorate d despite past differences, significantly agreed on immigratatn reform. >> i know so many people who and waiting for immigration reform because [speaking spanish] -- >> or haven't t d papers. >>> they showed the issues for the 1 in almost every 5 florida don't. jobs and education. >> wehave to battle climate change and no state with more stake in that than florida. >> florida hadn't gotten big stage in the debate. the democrats agree on more issues than they don't. the key to the debate is their approach. >> reporter: bernie sanders probably leans more on government to achieve the goals we're trying to move towards and south carolina

senior political reporter michael putney iss live in sunmichael putney is live in sunrise with the story. >> reporter: amy, the democrat we spoke to this morning at the bb&t center is ebby wasserman schultz, the democratic congresswoman from weston and committee. she said that it sunk to a new low. >> i would suggest that the chairman of the rnc, maybe put a parental advisy on the next two debates, because i thought their etoric and the -- and the gutter that they went to was appalling. >> reporter: wasserman schultz said the republican presidential candidates didn't do themselves or their party any favors at last night's debate. >> i have never seen anything like what has gone on on the presidential election. haos. >> reporter: the dnc chair says the democratic presidential debates have been substantive and civil, but hillary clintoxn still faces questions about her private e-mail server. >> the fact that this aideeto secretary clinton has been given immunity, the fella who installed the e-mail server at her home, that is worry some, isn't it? >> well, it is certainly something that is

live in kendall, michael putney. >> laurie: love having your perspective. we'll check back with you tonight. >> calvin: from inside the debate we the upper to outside and glenna milberg. a very diffent view from your end right now,. >> right, calvin, it's three hours prior to and there have been preparations goi on here on the campus of mild college literally all day this early this morning, a a right now it doesn't look like there is a line, ah, but there is already because if you can't be first, you can only be next. >> did you realize you would be number one online? >> i didn't. >>>>lenna: it's susan's first debate, and fiction days before the florida primary high stakes. >> i'm on the fence between berny and hilily right now. i want to see what happens with this. >> so this debate may be very telling debate for you. >> it sure is. >> we need to win this. >> glenna: number two in line cordero was a hillala clinton supportive, a known quantity in florida. st. bernard's bernie sanders' his rally here was debate eve a chance to sway her. >> i want to see wh

this be michael putney is has the story. >> meteorologist: we have spent the day at miami-dade downtown campus with ben rhodes. on cuba. he's here on a listening tour ben rhodes is the president's deputy national security adviser and architect of the historic change with cuba. >> how can we use this opening to mauk life better, to increase economic opportunity, to increase connectivity, whether that's online connectivity or simply sper action people-to-people engage with the the united states and the rest of the world mid rhodes came to miami to lay the groundwork for the president's visit, and to get reaction from our cuban community. >> when we speak to, obama has the opportunity to speak to the cuban people, to remember that we aren't only a free society of commerce and businesses but a expression. >> michael: the castro government has cracked down mercilessly on dissidents in the last year. more than 8600 political arrests in 2015, more than 2500 so far this year. ones that are going to better than from this whole relationship are going to be the government. >> the cuban government.

charlotte city councilors considering a request from kerr putney for more police officers after the spike in crime. pamela escobar is live at cmpd headquarters tonight with the recent incidents this week. it may feel like crime is getting worse. >> well, paul, i received new numbers from cmpd today. now, while this week is a violent week compared to this time last year overall assaults with a deadly weapon decreased by 6.2% involving guns. homicides are down. chief kerr putney asked council to pay for 125 new officers and 80 staff to deal with the growth in crime. councilwoman leads the community safety committee and said the model has been successful but they need more officers to build relationships in neighborhoods so they can be aware of it and work with the neighbors to find out where it's coming from. >> i think the prospects of them getting some of what they are asking for are good because we have identified this as the most important priority of the council. having said that the process is to turnover every stone and i know it's incredible that we don't have the money to pay for s

michael putney is live in the video port. what did he have to say? >> a scathing report for donald trump. he says trump is not fit to be the president of the united states. all of this to be sure will come up at tonight's debate. >> reporter: today mitt romney, the 2012 republican nominee is making his case against donald trump. he says, quote, donald trump is his promises are as worthless a degree from trump university. he is playing the american public for suckers. he gets a free ride to the white house. all we get is a lousy hat. his domestic policy also lead to recession. his foreign policy also make america a world less safe. he has neither the temperament or judgment to be president, and his personal qualities will mean that americwill cease to be a shining city on a hill. >> repopoer: this morning on "good morning america" donald trump took on romney nd the >> millions of people are because of meme and you know what, the republic -- the republican establishment probably will give it right back and go bck to the old days of mitt romney who coul

. >> janine: or senior political reporter michael putney is back with u on yesterday what was called mega tuesday. >> michael: it had many names. in t end it was a big day for hillary clinton and donald trump, and i think the big take way from yesterday's primary was pretty simple. the republican party is fractured and it doesn't look like donald trump can put it back together, not now anyway. he again last night called for party unity, but the gop establishment isn't buying it. they have spent millions of dollars through three political action committees to stop trump. that's the mantra, stop frump. but he is still winning and gaining delegates. he probably will not have enough delegates by the convention, however, to cinch the nomination. ted cruz won't of enough delegates either but he's got enough now to have leverage in the nominating process. the problem is the gop establishment hates ted cruz. he doesn't like them, either. john kasich picked up 66 delegates yesterday when he won but going forward it doesn't look like kasich will pick up many more delegates. still, he's got a l

our senior political reporter michael putney is atendall where the democratic debate had been edel will be held tonight. >> laurie: and local10 news reporter liane morejon. michael, let's begin with you. >> michael: we are in the spin room at the miami-dade college kendall campus. the debate itself will be held thataway and we expect a crackling good debate tonight between bernie sanders and hillary clinton. last night in downtown miami bernie sanders held a raucous rally, a couple how to people showed up to cheer the american some of them even delivers his applause lines before he could, kind of funny. this was bernie sanders' first visit to florida as a presidential candidate. he has not campaigned in the state at all, and he is a distinct underdog, but he's got momentum coming out of that big upset victory yesterday in michigan. hillary clinton had a big win in mississisii as calvin and laurie said, and she is way ahead of sanders in delegates to go to the convention, and she is also ahead in three, count them, three new polls in florida. here are the results of a cnn poll. it has c@

our senior political reporter michael putney is in the newsroom now with the story. >> michael: victor, i have never seen anything quite like this. the republican who ran twice for president and lost today slammed the current gop frontrunner. mitt romney lambasted the donald trump and didn't mince words. >> if we republicans choose donald trump as our nominee, the prospects for pay safe and prosperous future are great-greatly diminished. >> michael: romney systemically criticized trump calling him unqualified to be president. fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. [ cheers and applause ] he's playing the members the american public for suckers. and all we get is a lsy hat. >> michael: romney even questioned trump's business acumen saying many of his ventures have failed? and waved happened to trump airlines? how about trump university? andhen there's trump magazine. and trump vodka. and trump steaks and trump mortgage. a business genius he is not. >> michael: it didn't take long for trump to respond in kind. >> mitt is a failed candidate. he failed. he

our senior political reporter michael putney is in the newsroom with the latest. >> michael: laurie, this has been a day of vicious volleys back and forth between gop frontrunner donald trump and the man who used to be the party eats frontrunner. mitt mitt unloaded today on donald trump in the bluntest language. >> donald trump is a phony. a fraud. his promises are as worthless as a degree from trump university. he's playing the members of the american public for suckers. whews and all we get is a lousy hat. >> michael: romney said he's a bad businessman. >> he would be very bad for amamican workers and for american families, but you say, wait, wait, wait. isn't he a huge business success? doesn't he know what he's talking about? no, he isn't. and, no, he doesn't. >> michael: romney said republican voters should choose ted cruz, marco rubio or john kasich as their standard bearer, anyone but trump. >> mitt is a failed candate. he failed. he failed horribly. >> michael: at a rally in maine this afternoon trump fired back but was relatively restrained. >> with mitt i just wanted to tel

michael putney. liane morejon and leanne leanne. >> >> todd: and a mission. >> neki: and a flying lesson takes a gearn rows dive for a father soond. what went wrong and how they are doing today. >> jennifer: it's a sunny sunday. ere's a look at carnival on the mile forecast. temperatures warming up to the mid and upper 70s by 11:00 a.m. then we're talking about the low 80s bit middle of the afternoon. also it's breezy out there. all the rest of your sunday and new week forecast when we come back. >> steak local 10 on line with you wherever you're headed. like us s facebook and follow ounce twitter for the latest (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. (elephant sound) (donkey sound) when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next preside needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. >> >> neki: officials are investigating after a plane wasforced to make

team coverage all of today and into tonight led by michael putney and glenna millbg. >> we'll volume a special one hour news cast. >> three chicago police officers, they are recovering after being shot during a drug-related investigation. this happened last night on chicago's west side. they started to approach them. they say the man shot back at tm, so they shot killing that man and the woman was taken in for questioning. >>> we're hearing a 911 kalamazoo shooting last month. he was being an uber driver, working at th time. >> i'm at kalamazoo -- gunshots in the car. >> has anybody beenn hit? >> two cars have been shot up. there's three people in one car and one guy is nott moving. >> six people were killed, two others injured. we do know investigators now say dalton is blaming the ride sharing company is to blame for what happened. dalton is set to undergo a mental examination today. >>> we do know the driver who slammed into a hollywood publix. police say it appears the driver, 24-year-old david hall moore slammed right through the more. he died at the scene. his girlfriend was ta

cmpd police chief putney says he's in disbelief that a 13 and 14 world were in handcuffs after allegedly shooting a gun towards police officers. >> is troubling to have engaging in violent behavior such as that. >> cmpd got a call about a shooting. apparently the person was assaulting a family member. police found out the suspect was on melton road -- milton road in officers arrived because they were in the area and witness the suspect firing a gun after seeing police ran off with another team and started firing toward the officers. >> with that want to tolerate in this jurisdiction and we are doing all that we can to address that level of violence. cmpd said officers chased the teens and arrested them. community members are now trying first place. >> what causes you to go and just shoot a gun in the air? what were you thinking? i want them to know the process did you go through to get to that point? a 14-year-old is charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon shooting within city limits and possession of firearms by a minor and resisting arrest. the other and possession of

michael putney, glenna millbebe as well, they will have everything you need to know. they a fighting to win florida in the primary which is justays away, five days your vote. it counts n march 15th. early voting is open right now. check local10.com. >>> viewing continuing today before tomorrow's fu in california. the former first lady will lie in repose until tonight. president obama will not be attending tomorrow's funeral but first lady michelle obama and democratic presidential candidate hillary clininn will be there. nancy reagan died sunda of congestive heart failure. she was 94 years old. >>> five people have been killed in suburban pennsylvania. police say the gunman is still at large. the gunman marriaged in ambush style a aack. right now the suspects are not in custody. >>> turning now to the latest on the zika virus outbreak. health officials have confirmed the first case of sexually transmitted zika in the sta. the world health organization says sexual transmission of zika is more common than thought. 24 cases are in miami-dade. seven in broward county. the

police chief kerr putney said while they don't believe it's gang-related it's obviously concerning to the department because of just how young the suspects are. officers not in uniform are responding to a shots fired call because they were nearby and in witnesses suspects firing again. after the suspect saw police he the officers. >> we are doing all that we can to address it but it's frustrating that things would get to that level. cmpd said officers chased the teams and ended up arresting them. a 14-year-old is charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, shooting within city limits in possession of a firearm by a minor as well as resisting arrest. the other team the 13-year-old is charged with resisting arrest% it's still an ongoing investigation. as a way to try to fight this crime the police chief is now asking the city for more officers. he made the request of the government center. he said more technology for dispatchers is needed as is another police station. the chief says charlotte has experienced an increase in crime crime. in 2015 the crime rate went up almos

police chief kerr putney said while they don't believe it's gang-related it's obviously concerning to the department because of just how young the suspects are. officers not in uniform are responding to a shots fired call because they were nearby and in witnesses suspects firing again. after the suspect saw police he the officers. >> we are doing all that we can to address it but it's frustrating that things would get to that level. cmpd said officers chased the teams and ended up arresting them. a 14-year-old is charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, shooting within city limits in possession of a firearm by a minor as well as resisting arrest. the other team the 13-year-old is charged with resisting arrest% and possession of marijuana. it's still an ongoing investigation. as a way to try to fight this crime the police chief is now asking the city for more officers. he made the request of the government center. he said more technology for dispatchers is needed as is another police station. the chief says charlotte has experienced an increase in crime crime. in 2015

. >> cmpd police chief putney is concerned as well. he wants to add more forums like the forums he had over the summer and add more police officers. reporting live in cornelius, joe bruno, channel 9, eyewitness news. >> thank you, joe. yesterday, chief kirk putney called the crime frustrating. he is trying to figure out how much his risk for 125 more officers and 60 support staff will cost. >>>. >>> in two weeks, the nondiscrimination ordinance will go into effect. they handed out flyers to businesses so they know what to expect. channel 9 looked through the fly to read what it says about the most controversial element. it allows transgepder people use any bathroom. it is not an excuse for nontransgenders people to go a crime. they have the right to remove the person, call police if needed. a new law applies to hotels, restaurants, stores and more. it does not apply to private clubs, churches or schools but it reminds people there are federal laws protecting discrimination at schools. >>> many state lawmakers want to over turn that ord

we are in the newsroom, michael putney, local 10 news. >> kristi: thanks souch. we have breaking news. florida governor rick scott endorsing donald trump today. he says he believes it is time for republicans to accept and respect the g.o.p. frontrunner. this comes just one day after trump won our state's pre mary election. closer now to clinching the nomination following primaries in five states including florida. >> constance: here is the latest delegate countyumbers here. donald trump has 621, ted cruz has 396 and john kasich has 138. now 1,237 are needed to win. on the democratic side, hillary clinton has 1,074. bernie sanders has 762. 2,382 are neededo win. >> kristi: here are the pre mary --primary numbers in your state. mrs. clinton claiming the state with 56% of the vote. trump's total not quite as high but enough to beat marco rubio in his home state and force marco rubio to leave the race for good. >> while it is not god's plan that i be president president in 2016 or campaign is suspended. >> constance: marco rubio is suspendingis campaign after losing

michael putney, local 10 news. >> laurie: at intense debate and now insight on what winning florida means in ththrace for the white house. glena? >> reporter: lalaie, florida traditionally always a big swing state. but especially for the democrats. the hispanic vote is so significant and growing as evidence by tonight's debate. >> said basta -- >> hillary clinton went there first. significant time addressing a bilingual electorate and despite past difference significantly agreed on immigration reform. >> i know so many people who have been waiting and waiting and waiting for immigration reform because [speaking spanish] -- >> or haven't had papers. >>> they showed the issues for the 1 in almost every 5 flfrida voters similar to those that don't. jobs and education. >> we have to battle climate change and no state with more & stake in that than florida. >> florida hadn't gotten big stage in the debate. the democrats agree on more issues than they don't. the key to the debate is their approach. >> report: bernie sanders probably leans more on government to achieve the goals we're trying to

. >> senior political reporter michael putney has more on last night's debate which is being called more@ civil than those past. >> senator marco rubio of florida. >>reporter: marco rubio got thunderous applause when he came out. it was clearly a hometown crowd. >> our country is in serious, serious trouble. it's a bubble and it's going to explode. >>reporter: at first donald trump spoke with his usual hyperbole but without his usual passion until he was asked does he really think islam hates america. >> last night you told cnn islam hates us. did you really mean all 1.6 billion muslims. >> i mean a lot of them. >> the problem is presidents can't just say everything they want. it has consequences here and around the world. >>reporter: at this stage of the campaign every debate is who must win his home state tonight was huge. >> if we don't capture these terrorists alive, they are not going to have the right to remain silent and they are not going to go to guantanamo bay, cuba. >> i would probably have the embassy closed until such time as a really good deal was made and states. >> first

michael putney. laurie? >> reporter: speaking of the questions and the format you've been involved in so many debates. have you heard the format for tonight? will there be anything differ about it tonight in. >> not that i know of. in previous debates have been they've really brought audience members forward to ask questions. they can a little bit of that last night, very little with the democratic candidate i think some university of miami students may be apked to present a question or two, but jake tapper is the moderator, very smart guy. i think that he and perhaps the other journalists, the washington times, a newspaper, is one of the cosponsors of the debate alongith google. so they are probably going to be the ones asking the questions. >> laurie: all right. everyone will be gripped to it. michael, thank you. >> calvin: the democratic candidates really hit t t campaign trail today with several stopspsn our state. with more on their big day. >> janine: calvin, both candidates are crisscrossing the state

. >> calvin: we turn now to our senior political reporter michael putney. >> laurie: michael is also standing by a um to bring us his perspective. what do you expect tonight with michael? >> michael: laurie and calvin, i think most of the attention tonight would be focused on donald trump. it always is. he demands the attention because of his bombastic style, the outrageous things that he says, although he might be a bit more subdued tonight. but for me and for a lot of florida voters, the focus is going to be on marco rubio. can he pull it off tonight? a strong performance until ten days ago. marco rubio was riding high in the polls and in the campaign. his campaign was all about issues and ideas and a conservative philosophy. suddenly got down in the gutter with donald trump. it got personal. he writ sides trump's hair, his spray tan, the size of his hands and other body parts. that did not sit well with voters. rubio since then has come in third or fourth in every primary election. he can repair the dage tonight with a strong performance, but he has got a way to go. look at this l

in the newsroom, michael putney, local10 news. >> janine: let's turn now to vote 2016 where the results of tuesday's primary in five dates helped to narrow down the republican candidate field. as for the democrats, hillary clinton inching closer to the nomination. wins for both donald trump and hillary clinton. both candidates victorious last night after voters made their choice during super tuesday number three. trump's focus now, to unite theparty. >> there's a tremendous fervor out there, and i think the republicans should grasp it. the third party guarantees 100% that your democrats will win. >> janine: his overwhelming win in the sunshine state devastating enough to sussed. the campaign of florida senator marco rubio. >> while we are on the right side this year, we will not be on the winning side. >> janine: local10 caught up with rubio outside of his west miami home after dropping his baseball cap and looking more citizen than candidate, he said little. >> i'm not doing anything today. thanks for coming out. >> janine: john kasich pushing forward after taking all 66 delegates with

they like to talk about. >> and mimiael putney is he right here. give us your perspective of a wild night. >> reporter: first, about what we just heard from hillary clinton, this is a preview [laughter] >> what will happen between now and november, larry clinton send men to fight to bluster and bigotry, who do you think she was all abou yes, of course she is talking about donald trump. she said we have to start tearing each other down. well, they will taar each other down. let's talk a little bit about marco rubio, t concession speech the marco rubio gate just a few minutes ago. i thought it was his usual eloquent moving bhe mentioned his parents which is always enough to bring a tear to your eyes. he is a son of a bartender inmate who chose to run for president. good for him's he congratulated donald trump, and urge voters not to give in to what he called the politics of present we gogo a clear reference to trump, and he blasted thehe republican establishment, saying it needs to be totally performed. the speech did have a residence, and he proved

for you at 6:00, and then don't forget tomorrow night our political team glenna milberg and michael putney ll be live at the university of miami for the republican debate. >> calvin: we're now following breaking news. two alleged cases of sex extortion at a local high school. >> laurie: let's get to jeff weinsier in the newsroom with the latest on this shocking story. >> janine: you george an 18-year-old homestead student w charged with extorting fellow students for sex. let's take a look at who we're talking about. state attorney's office t@lling us the victims are 15 and 16 years ode and according to the state attorney office this gentleman 18-year-old terry fen a did lin sent text messages to the young women asking them for nude photos, and when theyly their families. lived. the victims in feaea sent pictures but they actually performed sex acts on his and his cousin. torsion and sexual battery with coercion. >>> we are also following another developing story for you at this hour. a mother whoho was on the run, who you see right here, is now back in the miami-dade county jail. she is 29

local10 senior political reporter michael putney here now candidates. how they're spending the day. michael. >> michael: it depends onhe candidate with laurie and calvin. some like marco rubio, hunkered down waiting to see the election results. othe are still out there looking for last-minute votes. it's been months in the making. now voters in florida and four other states are finally casting ballots. >> i feel good. i think, though, that you've got to just keep working all day on election day and remind people how important it is to vote. >> this is a place i want to this is the place, this is going to do it. >> michael: 19 delegates from five states are up for grabs today, but donald trump h h his eye on two big prizes, floriri and ohio. >> it's always a complicated process bubui think we're going to do very well. we seem to be having rebate poll numbers. >> michael: for donald trump governor john kasich his chief rival in ohio. the popular governor cast his vote this morning in a very tight ra. >> we're going to win. i feel terrific. do i seem like i'm nerves or uptight? i'm hav

the recent spike in violence has the police chief asking for chief kerr putney wants the city to approve funding for 125 additional police officers. request. >>> a warning from cmpd tonight, a man arrested for attempted murder is still on police say christopher cut off his ankle monitor yesterday. he was ordered to wear it in 2014 as a condition of his release ahead of his trial. he faces several charges, including attempted first- degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon. officers say he was in the university city boulevard area when he cut the monitor off. tonight officials say an indiana sheriff's deputy is dead and another injured after a shoot out this morning. authorities say 27-year-old carl and 35-year-old jordan buckly went to a home to serve a warrant for drug paraphernalia. when no one answered the door, they walked in and officials say someone started shooting. both returned fire, but they had all ready been hit. he had been with the department for two years, he did not survive. >> deputy carl was one of our family. these people standing with me, they are his family.

our senior political reporter michael putney continues our team coverage now from u um's campus with some analysis for us. >> michael: calvin, another day, another debate.this time, of course, the republicans here at u um, a relatively lux just setting lux you are just setting p it willbe broadcast tonight on cnn. all eyes will be on donald trump because all eyes are almost always on donald trump. he will be the center of attention as the frontrunner in this race. he likes being the center of attention. but for a lot o voters in florida, all eyes will be on marco rubio. he simply must win florida, his home state, or his campaign is over. it has been staggering along since tuesday when he came in dead last in four primaries, didn't pick up one delegate. rubio is betting it all on wynn florida, and he has closed the gap a little on donald trump. let's show you now the results of a newew poll out today from suffolk university. 27%, a 9. gap. ted cruz is third with 19%, john kasich h 10%. marco rubio is ana accomplish debate are. the one thing i don't expect him to do tonight is to do wh

cmpd chief putney addressed the crime and his frustration with what is happening across the city. >> it is a brazen act that we don't want to tolerate in this jurisdiction and we're doing all that we can to address that level of violence. but also, yeah frngs it is frustrating that -- yeah, it is frustrating that things would >> he gave his presentation yesterday asking for 125 more officers and 60 support staff. he is working on figuring out how much it will cost. >>> community leaders came together talking about how to curb crime near mecklenburg high school. they're concerned about the number of students skipping school. >> we would like the children to be in school, get their education and help preserve the nice neighborhood that we have. >> police say if they see a group of kids 16 years or older during school hours, by law, they can't make them go back to school. police say they have ramped up patrols. in february, channel 9 investigated crimes people say were committed by students skipping class. a group of west meck students were accused of breaking into a church and trying t

our senior political reporter michael putney here now to >> michael: calvin and laurie, most candidates were outn the campaign trail today asking for votes and making sure that their supporters get to the polls. >> let's get, out to vote. >> michael: today voters get their turn. 4> we need a change. >> michael: five states are voting. >> how are you feeling about tonight? >> i'll tell you in a few hours. >> michael: theseypi primaries, especially the in gop contest. if donald trump can win both florida and ohio, he would be unstoppable. no brokered convention, a clear path to the nomination. >> if donald trump sweeps, there's not going to be a contested convention. >> michael: trump's biggest challenge today ohio. >> this is a place i want to win. this is the place, this is going to do it. >> michael: going into today trump is tied in the polls with governor john kasich. >> we're going to win. i feel terrific. >> michael: also counting on homeim state advantage florida's marco rubio. >> it always comes down to florida, doesn't it? >> michael: rubio trails trump will pin florida and its

kerr putney spoke out for the first time and sharon smith talked to the chief today and is live with more. tell us more what the chief had to say? >> paul, a lot of people in the city have seen that video so the chief is trying to respond to the concerns. he told us there is no evidence of any criminal wrongdoing from his officers but there is still a cmpd internal investigation about policy to finish. the chief took questions before and after a demonstration over at the training academy about use of force. he wants people to see the resistance his officers encounter and how they try to overcome it. the chief talked about community trust and internal trust at cmpd. how race factors in. especially like in this case, officers and a black suspect and said that use of force is a situation that no one wants. >> what i can tell you is this... right out of the gate, no use of force looks good. there is no way we can use force against a citizen or a community member and have it play well. >> we also learned that that video a lot of people have seen out there is not the only one related to th

rubio's rally in tropical park in northwest miami-dade as he gets results of the votes and michael putney will have expert insight into how all the races play out. >>> and todayay marks two weeks until florida's primary but early voting has already begun in parts of south florida. people line up to cast their vote in downtown miami on monday. early voting will last for the next two weeks in miami-dade and just under two weeks in monroe county. if you live in broward or palm beach counties you can vote starting on saturday. for information about where to go and what to bring, head to our website, we've got you covered, at local10.com. >>> a man who dropped off his truck for service gets an alert. his car is speeding away. >> who was taking it out for a joy ride while it wasupposed to be fixed. only on local 10 next. >>> we are waking up to showers in the south shore. we could see showers move into the area throughout the morning and afternoon. i'llave more details on this coming up after the break.tt2watv# -4 bt@qq<@ tt2watv# -4 "a@qa0$ tt2watv# -4 bm@qj;( tt4watv# -4 " dztq csp tt4watv# -

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. >> laurie: or senior political reporter michael putney vince joins us. >> meteorologist: i'm looking for for three things basically, first for hillary clinton to lock up the democratic trump to win enough delegates tonight that catching him before the convention is impossible. today trump could literalal become unstoppable. third, i am looking for marco rubio to possibly win a primary. he has a real shot at coming into first in virginia. theres a new cnn poll out today. it shows clilion beating trump soundly in a one-on-one race it would be clinton 52, trump 44, but the same poll has rubio beating clinton 50-47, even ted cruz is clipt are basically a statistical tie. cruz 49, clinton 48. and one more thing that we really should remind our viers about is they're excited about the primary, let's go vote, to vote you have to be a republican, registered republican, registered democrat it. means the largest voting block in florida, independents, npas, they can't vote. wing voter come november. >> michael: it will be the key voting block in november. but march 15th, forget it. >> laurie: m

our senior political r rorter michael putney picks up the >> mhael: janine, a group of 16 cuban americans went to the white house yesterday, talked with the president for two complete hours, andhey came home feeling optimistic. >> his mission is to open up the doors and windows to the forces of change. >> michael: charles is one ofkane cuban americans who went to the house to tell the president about their concerns on his upcoming trip. >> very, very lively discussion with a good range of different points of view. >> michael: prominent in the discussion yesterday was cuba's crackdown on pro-democracy activists like the ladies i i white and the lack of basic human rights on the island. >> his main focus is on human rights, the dignity of the cuban people. >> michael: the president is scheduled to meet with about ten to 15 dissidents during his trip and may mention them when he speaks on cuban state tv. >> i asked him to create a sort reagan did, a "tear down the wall" moment. >> michael: those who spoke with the president said the main point of the discussion was advancing freedom in cuba.

and from 2:30 to 5, glenna milberg, jennifer correa, michael putney and liane morejon. >>>.mayor regalado named march cubb sandwich month and the second annual cuban sandwich smackdown. eight judges for this year's competition. the winner the cban press, a food truck. in two weeks it will me on to the international cuban sandwich festival right up the road in tampa. if that wasn't enough to make you a little hungry, maybe a different kind of sandwich will grb -- make you hungry. grab a glass of milk becaus today it national oreo cookie day. nabisco developed the cookie back in 1912 and today the bestback in 1912 and today the best-selling cookie can be found in over 100 countries. 25 different varieties of oreos25 different varieties of ors, creamsicle, berry burst and watermelon. but i like the classic. >> todd: moot me. >> neki: double stuff. >> todd: double stuff neck schenectady why doesn't that surprise me. >>> a lot coming up. >> neki: including dunk your oreos. police in a high-speed chase take off on foot. we will have it all for you after the break. >>> for news south florida, we

we've got you covered today into the evening led by michael putney and glenna millberg. as results start to come in, turn to us here on local 10. we'll have a special one hour news cast starting tonight at 11:00 p.m. >>> in an exclusive interview with cnn the president responded to those who disagree with his trip. >> this is not about providing concessions to the cuban government. this is a matter of engaging directly with the cuban people and being able to have candid, tough conversations directly with the cuban government, the same way we do with the chinese government, the same way do with the the same way we do with the rusussian government with whom we recognize we will have more influence and have greater capacity to advocate on behalf of the values we care about when we're actually talking to them. >> of course we'll be there for that historic visit. calvin hughes will be looking for their news team continue havana. >>> the search intensifying for the gunman who shot and killed a man all for his wallet. local 108 spoke with his family in miami gardens. >> everybo

then by 2:30ite i'll be out there with glenna milberg, jeffrey correa, michael putney and liane morejon. come join us. >> victor: we need the weather to hold up, too, becau we're spending all day in coral gables saturday and sunday. >> laurie: they pull out the bounce houses and have so much& fun stuff for kids. >> betty: we do have a chance of showers in the forecast tomorrow bu don't keep you away. we're not forecasting a washout. miami right now, look at you, we'll take every bit of it, a few clouds ash but no rainfall out there. it was such a warm afternoon, wants it? mid-80s fo many of your neighbors. now we see 80 in miami and fort lauderdale if you're heading out to the baseball game tonight or maybe there's practice. quds, no sweater necessary. kennel and homestead finding upperr 70s out there at this for the peal balance of the even between 8:00, 10:00 tonight, partly cloudy skies, we are planning on mainly dry conditions. there's a weak cold front slipping on down the peninsula on our side. we're the warm side, and then behind the front the air is cooler in places look tampa w

i want to bring in our friend, colleague,enior political reporter, michael putney in the studio. of the latin america and caribbean supporter. when vtor talks about that theater, you've both been inside the building. is it hard to imagine to see what it will be filled with on tuesday? >> yes, tickets he gone out. the cuban people have invited their own people and the e embassy has given tickets to civil society. i'm envisioning the place and seeing an african american president speaking to that audience about democracy and dignity andhe future of the cuban people and the relationship, it's almosos hard to absorb. >> anchor: he's going to say we're here as friends. we're not here for regime change. anan we want to -- we come here respecting your national sovereignty, which as you know, is a constant theme of cuba over the last 56 years, you must >> that's right. he's going to highlight in the speech, which is the futuref cuba is in the hands of the cuban people. you will deci, not the united states, not china, not russia, not any other country. the future is in your hands. we will

. >> we have you covered and we are now joined by our senior political reporter michael putney with our continuing coverage plus your analysis. >> michael: laurie and calvin, for the last couple of months it's been all about the candidates. today it is all about the voters. they get their chance to way in, to speak at the ballot box. more than 2 million florida answered have already voted early or by mail by the time the polls opened this morning, and a lot of those republicans are first-time voters casting their ballots for donald trump. it is a paradox. trump is a blustery billionaire, a one-time democrat who has touched a nerve with americans who feel left behind and overlooked by career politicians. they like the fact that trump is not one. and they like his blunt tell it like it is style. john kasich is a career politics, a former congressman. more recently the governor of ohio. he is tied with trump in his >> we're going to win. i feel terrific. it's great. do i seem like i'm nervous or uptight? aim having a great time. >> michael: marco rubio had a great time last night in his ho

. >> let's bring in now our analyst for local10 news here, our michael putney. what's the headline for tonight? >> the headlines, the above the fold headline tonight and tomorrow morning are hillary clinton who basically wrapped up the nomination and the overwhelming wins by donald trump who now appears unstopable. he is reinventing the republica party in his own image and it looks like he will be the gop nominee. the big loser on super tuesday, marco rubio. rubio went on the attack again donald trump in the last week. he got down in the gutter with him attacking trump on a personal level, trading school boy insults it just as jeb bush did. rubio is a wounded candidate tonight. still has not won one primary or caucus. rubio was hoping for a victory in virginia. he came close, but he came insecond there. as you see here, it was trump, 35%, rubio, 32%. ted cruz, 17%. now, looking ahead to florida, ou marry in two weeks, marco rubio is not in good shape right now. the most recent poll in florida has trump with a 20-point lead. if rubio loses florida by any percenta

and our senior political analyst michael putney has a inside look at the races. >> more historic change in cuba with a concert announced this morning for rolling stones. >> anchor: neki mohan is live in the stutuo with details just in. >> reporter: that's right. rolling stones say they will play a free concert in havana this month on march 25. it is biggest acto play there since the start of the revolution 57 years ago. and stones will play in havana. audience. in a country where government once persecuted young people for listening to rock music. that has changed. with easing of diplomatic relations with u.s. a statement. the band said we have performed in many special places during our long career. but this show in hava will be a landmark event for us, and we hope for all of our friends had cuba too. and the concert is held three days after president obama's historical visit there march 21 and 22. the white house said that while while from he will meet with president castro but not can with fidel castro. security adviserer said president will talk about humum rights issues and meet wi

. >> from 2:30 on you can catch glenna millberg, jeje correa, michael putney, liane morejon d laurie jennings. lots and lots of events. julie, all the events happen in early march because it's kind of enter of winter going into spring and it's usually that great weather. >> you're hoping to hit it perfectly. the question is did they? >> this is a great weekend. we are very lucky.granted, it's not going to be as cold as what we've seen the last couple of weekends. it's going to be nice mile.@ we are going to see a mix of sun and clouds around 11:00 and then by the afternoon temperatures will be in the upper 70s ah a bit warm. a temperature of 75 by5:00 and for jacey's walk for the animals, we will see a a nice breeze starting up a little bit earlier as you can see compared to the carnival low 70s by 11:00 and upper 70s by the afternoon. overall the weather will cooperate with whatever you've got to do. before we even get to the weekend though, you'll notice this morning we are warm and more humid. southwest wind providing for the temperatures right now. 72 degrees immiami as well as k

we'll have live team coverage led by the day with michael putney and glenna millberg. >> we have a special one-hour news cast that begins tonight at 9:00. >>> wilter man noars police say a man armed with a stick held it up. no word on if anyone wasas hurt or what was stolen we'll bring you moreinformation as soon as we gather it for you. >>> firefighters put out the flames of a fire. the homeowner tells us he knew something was wrong of his ac unit started smoking. he and his wife, they did make it out okay. >>> in miami beach they are adding another layer of security. they say they will be adding addddional officers on bikes, atvs. also large crowds will be cleared from the beach at sunset. >>> two people shot over the weekend, that& includes antione decade who died, several people were arrested friday night. large crowds left piles of garbage all along the beach. it happened right near northwest 17th avenue and 173rd street. milton morrison was gunned down for his wallet on his way to a his family members say he was shot multiple times. >> please just stop. >>reporter: after being shot t

. >> from 2:30 on you can catch glenna millberg, michael putney, liane morejon and laurie jennings. if you're not coming by there, come by the walk for the animals. >> saturday and suny will be a car been copy of the forecasthanks tie weak front that's going to move in by saturday night.& saturday we're looking at temperatures in the low 70s. you can't blame the ather. get out and enjoy. come meet our wplg representatives. 2:00, 75 by 5:00. it's just going to be a beautiful weekend. really, whatever you're doing to be outdoors, enjoy. much warmer conditions as temperatures are in the upper 60s right now miami, ft. lauderdale as well as key west. these temperatures running about six degrees above where we should be this time of year. 67 right now in pembroke pines. 68 in kendall, 70 in marathon. the winds this morning are moving out of the north. warn you we would see a shift in the wind direction due to a front th's very weak over the area. it's over the northern poions of the state. gainesville waking up to the 40s. 40s in tlahassee as well. we'll have some midand high level clouds

. >> from 2:30 on you can catcglenna millberg, jen correa, michael putney, liane morejon and laurie jennings. everybody will be at carnival. i'll be at the walk for the animals so make sure you visit me there as well. >> all over the place this weekend. make sure you come out and say hi. >>> it is national read across america today. the initiative started by the national education association also coincides with dr. seuss's birthday. the goal here so encourage teens to open up a book. >> we have a variety of things, star wars books, little prince is one i'm working with my kids on. >>> a terrifying scene, >> a performer tossed from his wagon. the horses keep on going. more with this video. we'll tell y what happened straight ahead. >>> the alleged fake doctor back in custo in palm beach after turning himself in overnight. we willet you know why. >>> we want to say good morning to our facebook friend of the day, corey taylor from miami shores. >> she's my neighbor. coffee. (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dea