let me tap into the tampa bay radar, and you can see heavier and friends in southwest florida. there is a lot more moisture in the southwest. let me take in stock and show futurecast on top to fill it in. you can see several other waves of energy, waves of showers. as they move into our area overnight and tomorrow morning. 60' s areawide. we will not move all that much. we will bring rain chances up early morning around 6:00 and 40% chance of rain. we will help you plan your adrian: you' re about to see some of the biggest delays yet in the i-4 ultimate project. rolling roadblocks are set to crews can begin to install steel girders for a new northbound bridge over i-4 along kirkman road. beginning at par street, law enforcement will jump in front of traffic and slow it to 20 miles an hour. all 13 westbound i-4 entrances between the par street and kirkman road interchanges will be temporarily blocked as this happens. and tonight, police say a man orlando. this is late breaking tonight. the shooting happened at the palm grove apartments off w.d. judge drive, this morning. has been

a littl cooler across southwest florida and the keys. as far as any rainfall is concerned, everything isry across the area, and outside of an isolated shower, we're looking pretty good. all right, so let's take a look at the big view. we have that big cloud cover here, moving i` from the yucatan, and then there's a front and an area of low pressure across the e etern seaboard here, and this will continue to impact the northeast. more clouds, rain and snow will begin across the northern rockies. so for us, mostly dry tonight. and then by tomorrow, we're going to get another front moving through. we could see an isolated shower. what this front will do, however, it's going to clear out all of cloud cover and make for a very nice saturday and sunday. we could see a quick isolated shower along the coast. and the downside, however, the we'll probably see some rip currents and rough waters for you voters. tonight, chance of rip currents, and out of the southwest, biscayne bay, light chop. as we look at the florida keys, winds out of the southe

are coming out of the southeast along the east coast, and already out of the southwest along southwest florida and the keys, and that will be the pattern tomorrow across our area. the wind will be coming in out of the southwest. and it's going to heats up even more. right now, rainfall in through davy&i-75, and across miami-dade, dotted showers, moving in through westchester and kendall. and all of that aivity continues to move rather quickly to the northeast. meanwhile, here's what we can expect as far as voting on tuesday. pretty don't across the midwest. 60s and 80s in ohio and north carolina and here at home, mostly temperatures in the 80s, but for us here, between 85 and 87, getting hotter, the and the record for miami, 90 in 2008. if you have to wait outdoors, make sure that you drink plenty of water. here's the marine forecast tonight, no advisories, biscayne bay, light chop, for new the keys, no advisories. 5 knots, and the coastal waters will be smooth. the nexexhigh tide, 1:36, and fort lauderdale, 1:31, key largo, 1:59 and 3:23 in key west. clouds willove out tonight, maybe a sprink

we have the 50s and as from the panhandle all the way down to southwest florida and into southeast florida. for us what we're noticing more than anything is some cloud cover that's spilling rain for the past couple of days but plentnt of sunshine has been breaking through. yesterday we had our highs in the lower 80s. we do have a weak cold front. it is starting to fizzleout after bringing severe weather in the front yeyterday. alabama as well as mississippi had tornadoes touch down. up towards the north with that area of low towards the east. so we are expecting beck to stay dry ahead of it and this system will didinish as it pushes towards thehe central portions of the state. record rainfall, no rprise from december to february, we set the wettest record in miami, wettest recordd of over 20 inches of rain. the old recordas 19 inches. that was set back in 1905. it was a very wet december. no surprises we're getting ready for spring. the reason we're not going to see much of a change in our forecast is the jet stream is goingo stay far to the north of us. so not much of a change for the nex

you can see the wind pushing all of the clouds to southwest florida, and the clouds and the wind keeping the temperatures nice and mild. 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,

found on a boat friday. 130 miles west of marco island, southwest, florida. many cubans are making the journey now out of fear that the u.s. law that for years has given cubans special immigration status will change as relations with scuba improve. >>> new concerns were raised donald trump's campaign events. specifically how his campaign and security staff are responding to protesters. the latest incident came last night and today, trump defended what took place. our gabe gutierrez has our report. >> reporter: this weekend the anger boiled over. in tucson, a protester in a white hood escorted out by police. another one behind him repeatedly punched and kicked by men in the crowd. that protester, brian sanders, spoke with nbc's jacob rascone. >> because this political movement has gotten to the point where you may get beat to death inside of a rally. i just got my [ bleep ] kicked. >> reporter: it is this video raising even more questions. trump's campaign manager, appears to grab the collar of another protester yanked away by a member of trump's private secur

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on exit ramp on the sawgrass expressway to show us what's inn place to stop these crashes in southwest florida. >> there's the wrong-way lights flash. you can continue to see the red reflectors. >>reporter: one of 15 exit ramps with this technology. sensors activate these signs, tse cameras snap a picture and troopers are notified. in the past 16 months, 22 people, 22, at just those exits getting on the wrong way turned around. one man made it past the warning sign. he crashed into another car head-on and died. this system is no where on 95. the warning wasn't there to save brian, to save >> the chance of not surviving is 125% in a this system. >> so once the signs light, we're going to have them come up out of the ground that block the roadway. >>reporter: he's dedicated his life to saving others. >> if i toldd you i didn't walk around with a very heavy heart, i'dbe lying to you. >>reporter: because his own daughter's's was cut short at 21 years old, marissa and her best friend were killed in a wrong-way crash heading home. >> every life i save saves someone from going through this tragedy. >

. >>> two southwest florida parents facinin child abuse charges this morning accused of using a stunn gun to discipline their children. the department of children and families began investigating after receiving a tip that the parents were usingasers on their four children. investigators say th children had scars to prove it. the ages of those children still unclear. >>> several agencies teaming up to save boaters stuck on a the coast guard, miami-dade fire rescue and police marine patrol responded to a call of a boat taking on water at least six miles off the inlet. the coast guard removed two people from the boat and then all of the agencies team up to tow the boat to the ramp. >>> a south florida family is pleading for release of a man that disappeared in iran nearly nine years. hundreds gathered yesterday to remind the world that robert still has not come home. on march 9th, 2007,he disappeared from the iranian island while on a cia mission. his family insists he's alive, which would make him the longest held american civilian hostage. his case drew renewed attention in january wh

in southwest florida where the market is fueled by wealthy retirees, luxury sales have stalled. >> the high end is impacted by equity markets but also by economic base. >> reporter: it has a much more steady demnominator of government. they are buying homes in force. >> i think the stock market is good for my business. >> really? >> i think people are going to really think about divesting a little bit and putting into something they can enjoy. >> reporter: in other words, bricks and mortar over bold and bare. >> before we go let's take another look at the rally on wall street. the dow rocketed 348 points. nasdaq up 131. best day so far this year. the s&p 500 added 46. >> on that night, that's it for "nightly business report" tonight. i'm sue herera. thanks for joining us. >> thanks from me as well. i'm tyler mathisen. have a great evening. we'll see you right back here tomorrow night. >>> everybody's doing it, come on! >> narrator: belva stone may seem like an ordinary 27-year-old but three nights a week, belva dabbles in the pre-orderal, instructing other young women in the ancient ar

four men saved early this morning after their boat started to take on water of on the coast of southwest florida. last week where the coastguard plane took off from clearwater initially. remember this dramatic rescue? this was from last monday when the boat actually sank. the two men were left floating in the gulf in their life raft. paul mueller joins us now live from clearwater and how scary this must have been, paul. >> reporter: yeah, scary indeed. you know, stacie, the pilot of the plane who took off telling me had these fishermen not had all that emergency equipment and been able to use it, things could have turned out a lot differently. a boat going nowhere taking on water, four men hoping help would be on the way. >> because they had a flare. that helped a lot. >> reporter: that's how the coastguard spotted them and took them to shore. >> you need to be prepared no matter when you're going out how far or how long. >> reporter: for danny gilliland this rescue brings back painful memories. >> mayday mayday, we're >> reporter: one week ago his boat sank after hours on the gulf. >> it's defi

they were picked off by the cruise ship in southwest florida and taken to a port of >>> i'm tracking a cold front hi, guys! spring is almost here and you know what that means! easter is hopping along. so, if you're looking to stretch your dollar this easter holiday, just look at these savings at your local walmart. orlando, in head-to-head shopping, the total amount saved at walmart vs. winn-dixie was $18.08... that's 13% on this week's easter basket. why shop anywhere else? fill your basket with walmart's every day low prices and get big savings. start shopping with walmart's every day low prices today. over orlando. you see the orlando eye off in the distance, still lit up for st. patrick's day. meteorologist marina jurica is in severe weather center 9. >> >> now, we are move onto easter. officially our first day of spring, we are going to be hopping right into a much comber forecast as we head into the next 24 hours. mainly this morning. later on this afternoon. just a sprinkle or two along the coast, mainly, we'll reach the upper 70s to 80s before the cold front slams through and

cape coral in southwest florida was the only other florida city in top ten, and it was at number ten. after a stolen car crashes into them. >> both officers were part of an undercover operation cracking down on a car theft problem in the area. just after midnight, six children were speeding down central avenue when they crashed the stolen car into the officer's truck. the kids ranged from 15 to 25. and the 25-year-old driver was critically injured and taken to a local hospital. both officers were transported and we're told they're in stable condition. >> amy: is america losing its religion. >> john: in ryan has a new survey. study. researchers found the number of people who believe in god and attend church regularly is on a steady decline. a study by university of london and duke university. it seems to be a generation thing. they found 68% of americans 65 and older have no doubt there's a god. but only 45% of young adults less than 20% of young adults say they go to church regularly. the gap between the older and younger generation seems big. researchers said that the decline is stea

cape coral, down in southwest florida, was the only other florida city in the top ten and they came in at number ten. we're number 7 again this year. >> amy: impressive. >> john: looks like americans are losing their religion. >> amy: interesting. researchers found the number of people who believe in god and attend church regularly is actually on a steady decline. according to the study done by the university of london and duke university it seems to be a generational thing. 68% of americans who are 65 and older say they have no doubt there is a god, but only 45% of young adults can say the same. plus, less than 20% of young adults say they go to church on a regular basis. >> john: i posted on this and posted my pastor mentor growing up said, if a restaurant is the people, find out what the restaurant is doing wrong and he said churches are growing, find out what they are doing right and incorporate that. >> amy: a great point. about. >> amy: a lot coming up in our 9 o'clock hour. >> john: why a study says women need more sleep than men! >> amy: yes! >> john: and nobody got any sleep l

. >>> two southwest florida parents face child abuse charges accused of using a stun gun to discipline their children. families began to investigate after receiving a tip they were using tasers on their four kids. investigators in lee county say the children had scars to prove it. the ages of the children are still unclear. >>> several agencies teaming up to save boaters stuck on a sinking vessel. the coast guard, miami-dade fire rescue and marine patrol all responded to a call of a boat taking on water at least six mill off the inlet. the coast guard removed two people. the agencies teamed up to haul the boat to the rap. no one was hurt. >>> 7:09 is the time. still ahead, a she of support for brazil's former president hauled away in handcuffs op friday. find out who is behind him now. >>> setting the record straight. stern words from the white house ahead of president obama's historic trip to cuba. >>> if you plan to spend the day beautiful out there. you want to spend it outside. small craft advisory will remain in effect and al over the bay small craft should exercise caution. winds

also in southwest florida, where the real estate market is fueled by wealthy retirees from the northeast and midwest, luxury sales have stalled. >> i actually think the stock market is good for my business. >> really? >> i think people are going to really think about divesting a little bit and putting it to something they can enjoy. >> reporter: in other words, bricks and mortar over bulls and bears. diana olick. >> million dollar homes look outside different outside of the bay area. >>> a solar eclipse tomorrow, that's when the moon passes between the sun and earth, blocking the sun. last total solar eclipse happened last year. this year, the sun will stay blacked out anywhere from 90 seconds to four minutes depending where you are. but no matter what you won't see in the bay area. curious about the phenomenon, the san francisco exploratoryium will hold a special event from 5:00 to 8:00. let's check our weather. >> good morning. seeing showers that have been moving closer to the north bay and holding together long enough to drop a little bit of rain there. and it's moving closer to san

leading a trafc crash investigation when he was hit head on by a driver going the wrong way on a southwest florida expressway. the wrong way driver died on scene. the deputy was taken back to tampa general hospital where he later died from his injurees. >>> this morning the faa is investigating a deadly crash near orlando, two people were killed when a small plane went down yesterday morning in claremont. no word on the victims' identities or where they were headed. we're told the plane is an experimental aircraft sold in kits and built at home.e. no one on the ground was hurt. the faa and sb working together to try and figure out what caused this deadly crash. guns are off the streets and out of the hands of anyone who could be dangerous. as nbc 6 reporter eka glover explains yesterday's gun buy back event was dubbed a huge success. >> this here is american made, the great state of new jersey. why it's in florida who knows. >> reporter: the exchange is anonymous. no questions asked, no identification necessary. >> and you will receive 50 to $200 depending on a rifle or handgun. >> the mayor, the

i think as we get the preturns coming in for the larger pareas, certainly the i-4 pcorridor, southwest florida and palso across to southeast pflorida, we're going to the prubio numbers start to rise. pstrong. pi do not expect to have a big pgiant, overwhelming area that pgoes from one candidate over to pdonald trump. pi think we'll see it climb as pthe night goes through. p>> all right. pthank you for your perspective. pback to you. p>> the obvious question before pyou go, craig, can rubio keep pgoing if he loses tomorrow? p>> he can certainly stay in the prace if he so chooses but pmathematically it's not there pfor him. peven if he wins florida tuesday pnight, he would be far behind in pthe delegate count. prubio has said win or lose, he's pstaying in this to the end pwhether he has to drive around pin his pickup truck around the pcountry. pthat's what he'll do. pflorida will name the nomination pand those two statements will pcontradict if he loses and at pthat point, i think he may padjust his proposition and otentially drop out of the race ptomorrow night, if not shortly pthereafter. p>>

southwest of florida. and unto north. so we are talking about lots of county here from collier all of way up to indiana river county. but yes main reat. again miami today and main lands monroe not ihincluded under this, watch box you see right here. by the way, the watch is until ties better conditions. it has been improving on the rain and radar across spoerlgs of the southeast broward county mainly in >> knows group thunderstorms that water spouts have pooled and east. few showers. did push across miami dade the past hour. these were quick movers and they have disaspate so yes there improve here but we cannot just a put our umbrella rank koits way keep that with you. we still lot of minute sure in atmosphere all ahead of this told front that's headeded our way by sunday evening. now this what looks like out now winds have bicced up. by the way highs today did reach mid 80 s for the lauderdale. upper 80 in miami-dade. right now it is 58 degrees miami. 79 in fort lauderdale winds speeds >> by tomorrow. would could have fe

also in southwest florida, where the real estate market is fueled by wealthy retirees from the northeast luxury sales have stalled. >> i actually think the stock market is good for my business. >> really? >> i think people are going to really think about putting into something they can enjoy. >> reporter: in other words, bricks and mortar over bulls and bears. diana olek, cnbc, washington. >>> well, it's a hockey fan's dream come true. this weekend you can meat your favorite players, flyers stars and support a great cause at the same time. it's the annual flyers carnival. girlfriend of flyers winger and jessica schultz is the wife of defensemen nick schultz. they're here now as co-chairs of this year's carnival. thank you so much ladies for coming in. this carnival has been going on for almost 40 years now? >> 39. next year is the 40th anniversary. >> next year is the 40th anniversary. this all started because of one of the great players of all time, barry ashby who got sick and the flyers wives banned together and did this. so tell us what's in store for 2016. >> so this year we have so

southwest coast of florida dealing with the showers. zooming into north eastern portions of miami dade. they are moving quickly across the area towards the northeast. a few more showers just to the south of the lake. these look like they are holding together. they are well to the north. however, this band here we'll have to watch that. that could impact broward county and parts of miami dade. temperatures in the upper 70s. winds light or calm as they are in homestead. and a little bit breezier at 14 miles per hour in key west. the winds out of the south more the keys. right now fo miami dade and broward out of the southeast. sically the southerly flow is intact today. pumping in the moisture ahead of a cold front. it'll be steamy with highs in the mid 80s this weekend. not only today but tomorrow. . tomorrow we could have another round of showers. a few storms cannot be ruled out. this cold front arrive bid 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night. then, behind it we start to dry week. you can make it a beach day there's a chance for a few showers. you

according to the coast guard, the ship' s crew saved the migrants off the coast of marco island in southwest florida. nine migrants died. 18 others are safe. d been at sea for 22 days. this afternoon, president barack obama becomes the first sitting u.s. president to visit cuba in almost 90 years. he' ll board a plane for havana this afternoon, and meet with u.s. embassy personnel. as you may remember, it recently reopened when the two countries restored diplomatic ties. the first family will go on a walking tour this afternoon of old havana. tomorrow, they' ll catch a tampa bay rays game. and on monday, president obama will meet with cuban president, raul castro. now to commitment 2016. we have a new look a man who punched and kicked protesters, trump rally. tucson police arrested and charged him with assault. this was just one of many interruptions on the campaign trail out west. nbc' s chris pollone shows us that the candidates are also throwing punches. chris: in tucson, arizona, violence marred another donald trump rally. video shows a man kicking and punching a protester who was being led from

the radar, tracking showers off of the gulf waters off the southwest coast of florida. meanwhile, a few showers are rolling away from the atlantic, away from the lauderdale of the sea. light to moderate rain fall this broward already saw earlier this morning but most of you are sleeping now. later on when you step out the door. take your umbrella and raintake your umbrella and raincoats with you just in caseraincoats with you just in case. similar to what happened yesterday when some of us go heavy downpours and some of us did not get rain. that iswhat is expected to happen again today. but the moisture still there. of tampa, and that front will arrive later tonight, but before then, of course, temperatures will also warm up. they will be warm again this afternoon, and those highs staying above the average. we are expecting the mid-80s again today. neki, andrew. >> neki: thanks a lot, jennifer. >>> we begin with breaking news t of plantation where police confirm that multiple people were shot. .> andrew: we are told they are all trauma alerts. local 10 reporter layron l

a few showers developed over the gulf waters impacting the southwest cost of florida. nothing on the radar so far for the keys, miami dade. this morning there's the chance for a shower to develop along the coast but a better chance for scattered showers later on this afternoon. the reason why we have a cold front pushing in across the south and southeast. also, with some waves or some small disturbances, you can notice one here, producing heavy thunderstorm, heavy rainfall over the gulf waters. panhandle. this is pushing out. this is most likely going to be a huge impact for central florida later on today. there's another short wave back out along the gulf coast of texas. that has to push across the east, as well. today and tomorrow we have a good chance for rai out there. check out across the midwest and into the northeast. northeast will see snow later on. temperatures behind the front are cooling down. this is going to be a cool down for us by early next week. but ahead of it it'll be steamy today, highs in the mid 80s with showers developing later on this afternoon

that's impacting the southwest coast of florida. head north and there's a fine band of rain. it looks like it's weakening. here's the bulk of the moisture of the rain. very heavy. still most of it is over the northern gulf of mexico. it's pushing south and east. ahead of this cold front associated with that low pushing through the south eastern reining of the u.s. ahead of it that southerly flow. temperatures will be very warm around the south and southeast. beheend it right now temperatures dropped 30 degrees in kansas city. 35 in chicago. this is a strong cold front in the sense we're getting a strong push of cold air and it's coming we expect it to be a steamy one today. showers develop but likely in the afternoon. then later on tonight we cannot rule out a thunderstorm. if you're heading out to jazz in the gardens make sure you take that umbrella with you. if you head to the beach it's a moderate rip current risk. showers expected to develop. the highest rain chance is this hours. overnight and again sunday we'll see a similar round of rein. can't rule out any thunderstor

they were picked up by the cruise ship off the coast of marco island in southwest florida, taken to a port of call in cozumel, mexico. >>> on tuesday, a rocket is scheduled to blast off from cape canaveral air force station. it's part of a resupply station to the international space station. the cigna spacecraft is packed with nearly 8000 pounds of supply and it -- supplies and experiments. one of those experiments was built, right here at the university of central florida. these photos you see here show researchers working on the experiment. it will study the properties of soil found on asteroids, comets, at the moon. the launch is scheduled to open at 11:05 p.m. and if i want lodges you can watch it live on eyewitness >>> plans for three new fire stations are now in the works for part of orange county. next, we found out why even more fire stations may be needed to deal with response times. hi, guys! spring is almost here and you know what that means! easter is hopping along. so, if you're looking to stretch your dollar this easter holiday, just look at these savings at your local w

coast guard just off florida's southwest coast. >> we've got the life raft here, she's going under now. we've got the life raft out. she's going under. >> you can hear the intensity in his voice. two fishermen calling for help as their 37-foot commercial boat started taking on water. it happened 52 miles n nrthwest of boca grand yesterday. the captain and crew member abandoned the boat for a small life raft. they are okay. >>> a south carolina man was caught stealing from a video game store. it's what he did afterwards that's getting attention. do you s s that? police confronted the prprpected shoplifters. soon after he took off. officer chased him across two counties before they finay stopped him. the hood of the car was up against the windshield the entire time even though several cars were damaged. no one was hurt. >> all probbly for a couple hundred bucks' worth of video equipment. >>> a new york judge ruled the doj canno force the tech company to open a criminal's blocked iphone, a direct contradiction to the judge in califora that already ordered apple to create new software to a

. >>> an amazing water rescue off florida's southwest coast for the coast guard. >> we've got the life raft out. she's going under. >> without a doubt you c!n hear two fishermen calling for help as their 37-foot commercial boat took on water. thth captain and crew member jumped into actn right away, abandoning their boat for a small life raft. the coast guard chopper spotted the pair thanks to their strobe light. ththy are okay, but their boat, however, is not. >>> the woman behind the first successful uterus transplant says she prayed for this for years. >> nbc's janet shamlian tells us about a revolutionary procedure for thousands of women told they'll never be able to have a child. >> reporter: the texas woman who recved the nation's first uterine transplant says it's been her dream to bear children. >> it provided me with a gift that i will never be able to repay. >> reporter: the experimental surgery is groundbreaking, a way without the organ -- >> that women that can go on to be healthy pregnancies, those are great candidates. >> the 26-year-old woman identified only as lindsay h

the radar, tracking showers off of the gulf waters off the southwest coast of florida. meanwhile, a few showers are rolling away from the atlantic, away from the lauderdale of the sea. light to moderate rain fall this broward already saw earlier this morning but most of you are sleeping now. later on when you step out the door. take your umbrella and raintake your umbrella and raincoats with you just in caseraincoats with you just in case. similar to what happened yesterday when some of us go heavy downpours and some of us did not get rain. that iswhat is expected to happen again today. but the moisture still there.

in southwest florida, where real estate is fueled by wealthy retirees from the northeast and midwest,uxury sales there we're told have stalled. here in d.c. though the luxury home market has a much morsteaddy denominator of government and the high price lawyers and lobbyists who surround it. they are still buying. >>. >> i actually think the stock market is good for my business. >> really? >> i think people are going to really think about die veinvesta little bit into something they can enjoy. >> in other words, bricks and mortar over bulls and bears but that could all be changing now. >> that's right. we'll see if we get a one day lift in home sales at least. thank you so much. >> 12 minutes to go and the dow is up 311 points and s&p up 41 and nasdaq the outperformer paced by tech, up 116. >> you hit them with that statistic we were just talking about. only seven names in the s&p 500 are at 52-week highs which tells you just how brutal these markets have been and what were some of those names? >> time warner cable. verizon. avery denson, johnson & johnson. but as point out tech and f

southwest that's the hot spot for this. visibility now reduced. we've got zero visibility report just in now in the homestead and florida city area. just use some caution here on the turnpike coming out of southwest miami-dade. you get into miami. visibility is okay. over five miles there.

bring you this morning on the golden retriever who was rescued from a canal last week in southwest miami-dade. a florida rescue group says the dog named lilly has passed away. just last week people noticed the dog swimming around in the water fort least 20 minutes near southwest 144th street andnd 157th avenue. crews arrived just in time to save her. something went wrong during her recovery. it's unclear if they even found her owner. >>> some people lili a dog as a pet. one woman's fight to keep her plus-size pet is making national headlinin. >> we're talking about an alligator, not a dog or cat. >> i don't know. maybe we are judgdgg. it's been very popular on our nbc 6 news and weather app. obviously we're making light of it. this won ma is taking this have, very seriously. this is a six-foot long alligator. he lives with this woman with herer home in lakeland. the woman did get a license to own rambo when he was a couple feet long. now he's a little bigger than that. he's got his owow pool. >> during a routine visit, florida fish and wildlife inspector realized he put on a few extra lbs, that he would

southwest that's the hot spot for this. visibility now reduced. we've got zero visibility report just in now in the homestead and florida city area. just use some caution here on the turnpike coming out of southwest miami-dade. you get into miami. visibility is okay. over five miles there. that's much the same across broward county. so no widespread dense fog. the visibility is just fine looking towards the aaa. skies are clear in ft. lauderdale and miami-dade. a few clouds in key west. that's about it. that brighterly morning sunshine with a 7:30 sunrise will burn off. firsr alert weather going this way. low 70s early. partly to mostly sunny skies into the afternoon. 84 by the lunch hour. today's first alert forecast high 86, well above average. we're dry for a new more days. then some changes. we'll talk about that in about 12 minutes. right now first alert traffic with kelly blanco.

on radar, no rain to speak of but plenty of cloud cover especially on west and southwest coast of florida. now high pressure is still allowing for a stable air mass over us. meanwhile where the rain is occurring is actually across missouri as you can see there back down into kentucky and then rit along the gulf coast between new orleans and the florida panhandle. now, this is improvementcompared to yesterday. more wide spread. so there's some relief coming their way for our friends in the south. now, here's a look nationwide. wack out west, another system bringgringing in that river of moisture into the west c@ast much needed rain for california. no doubt about it but wit@h that comes the flood throaferg as well. bu this is good news as they've been in a five year drought. >> back here at home in house mold depicting saturday with a a better chancef a few showers. winds turn out of south as height breaks part and pulls farther way from us. now, you see this right here. that's where we had the best chance for a few inland showers. so inland is the key word. now the chance is stim at 40% bu

winds out of the south and southeast shifting out of the southwest by later on. florida strawberry festival in plant city. family day today. midway opens at 10:00. the band perry will be taken the stage. we could see clearing this evening but we won't have sunshine. partly cloudy skies and a chance for showers and thunderstorms 82. more details and we will pinpoint the movement of the showers and storms coming up in 12 minutes.>>> the bay area remembers the hillsborough county deputy killed in a wrong way crash yesterday. deputy john kotfila junior was a deputy for six years known for his compassion and dedication to protect answer. jake peterson has been a top of the stories of the broke yesterday. he is live outside of the sheriff's department. more on this deputy. >> reporter: good morning. a very tough morning for deputies and hillsborough county. they are putting the flags at half staff at the fallen officers memorial and ybor city. this is a list of all of the deputies and their stories who have died in the line of duty here and hillsborough county. deputy kotfila

southwest miami-dade. it's's down right soupy into the homestead and florida city area, coming up on the turnpike out of southwest miami-dade you'll encounter some locations where the visibility is really reduced. take it easy. allow a lot of following distance between y and the car ahead of you. use your low beams as well. low clouds and patchy fog in and around broward county. again, nothing widespread, nothing taking over to impede the morning drive. use your low beams. we'll get through it and burn the fog off quickly. mid 60s, kind of a cool feel across southwest miami-dade. most locations in the metro area beginning in the lower 70s. so patchy fog early. bright sunshine though, from 84 by the midday hours. 86 your first alert forecast high. below records but certainly above average. great beach weather continuing. happy about that for all the spring breakers. no rip current risksks to contend with. warm and dry. st. patrick's day on thursday, much the same, 85. a few more clouds on friday. then we get into the upcoming weekend. we have shower chancesate in the day on saturday. carrying in to sunday. highs b

florida. >>> from the republicans to the democrats, omar lewis is live in southwest miami-dade where clinton and bernie sanders have their debate. >> with the florida primary election less than a week away, the questions here were very blunt. the latest polls predict that hillary clinton will win by 30 ints over bernie sanders. the question did bernie sanders perform well enough at this hillary clinton and bernie sanders call for comprehensive immigration reform and path to citizenship in t tir opening statements at wednesday night's uni vision debate. other topics is the historic change in cuba. >> i believe that we should move for a full and normalized political relations with cuba. >> i certainly told the president towards the end of my time that i hoped he would be le to move toward diplomatic relations. >> reportete the candidates face tough questions from moderators. clinton was asked about her loss in michigan. >> i won one of the contests and lost a close one. this is a maratatn and a marathon that can only be carried out by theind of inchild abusive campaign i'm running. >> reporter