meteorologist shiri spear here. it is 4:43, and we have got some really heavy rain from central into western massachusetts. anybody traveling along 495 up to about 128 and 95, the showers are pretty light as you leave the house right now, but check out some of this heavier rain now arriving new ipswich, peterborough, new hampshire, ashby, barre really in the thick of it. we have downpours now moving toward the worcester area. currently extending from rutland and webster. take you hour by hour through the incoming heavy rains coming up. >>> the parents of a local teen killed in a hit-and-run 35 years ago still pleading for answers. the westford resident kathy mayer would have turned 50. she was 14 when she was hit and killed in front of his house on cold spring road while walking to a neighbor's house to babysit. her parents haven't moved since mayer died. they hope that someone will show up at their door and take responsibility. can live with themselves, but that's a total what i call coward. >> daniel: police say t

reporr michael spears is live in miami bea where clinton is making an off the record stop. >> we join julia bagg live in the studio. >> florida taking the national spotlight tonight. it's the republicans getting ready to rumble. >> the final four are headed for a showdown at the universrsy of miami tonight. the gop debate in coral gables could be marco rubio's last stand. >> it's going to come down to florida for me. we need to win here. >> meanwhile, local democrats are still growing from a contest they see as more presidential than what is expected tonight. >> i was glad to see a debate where candidates are talking about issues, not dy parts. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders tanglgl over health care, college tuition and immigration. one issue where they ultimately agreed. our country, i do not want to see them deported. i want to see them on a path to citizenship. >> i would not deport children who are from the united states of america. >> can you promise not to deport immigrants who do not have a criminal record? >> i can make that promise. >> what you saw is two people is not

michael spears live at the scene. michael, we know that a friend ofofhe victim showed up, or were you able to talk with that ffend? what did they have to say? we know the passenger also is in the hospital. >> reporter: that's right,eric. as far as live pictures, what you are looking at is the medical examiner's office preparing to take the victim out of publix here after the horrible crasp. you see them unloading the stretcher there. the driver of a cadillac that crashed into the publix on east young circle in hollywood was ejected in the process of the crash, so can you imagine how horrible all of this is. that second person in the car, we are told by investigators, was the driver's girlfriend and she was taken to the hospital and police do not have an update on her c cdition and we are what the friend told us, the driver lost control in the curve as you enter the circle around 2:53. when police arrived they found the car inside publix, and yo have video of the screen showing it inside the puplix, and why this person

reporter michael spears who is live at the scene. we know you're still gathering information and talking to investigators and trying to figure out what happened there. what do we know so far about th? >> reporter: we know from miami-dade police according to them. officers forced to shoot a man they say was armed with a pick ax and lunged at officers last night in this palmetto bay neighborhood. we learned from police around 9:30 last night, we have video from the scene, this man. they were called after neighbors called 911, a 25-year-old man who was busting cars we're told by pole. he had the pick ax, was knocking the windows @ut, puncturing tires. officers responded. they say the man went inde his home, family members arrived, went officers went inside. this 25-year-old, ethan rincone was pronounced dead on sce. the big question is what caused him to bust up cars in the neighborhood. we know fom investigators a total of six cars were damaged. it appears right now no other people were hurt neighbor-wise. this happened at 9:30 last ni

nbc 6's michael spears will have a live report happy thursday. i'm sheli muniz. >> i'm eric harryman. it is thursday, march 17th. far be it for me to tell you what to do. but that said, maybe in your wardrobe choice just a lite green. doesn't have to be a lot, just a little bit. >> happy st. patrick's day. >> things looking pretty good so far. rain-free, our live first alert that's what we like to see as we're heading out early this morning. dry conditions right now. as far as temperatures are concerned, just a few degrees above average. 7p1 in miami, 69 in ft. lauderdale. that goes for pembroke pines as well and we're dealing withh mid to upper 60s across the kendall and homestead area. zooming out across the sunsnsne state, maybe your commute takes you to the north, temperatures across the board in the 60s and 70s. a mild start to the morning across much of our sunshine state. as far a# the clouds are concerned, we begin to see moisture creeping in from the gulf of mexico. out won't need the umbrellas as you head out the door. first alert forec

nbc 6 reporter michael spears is live at the lauderhill police department. michael, from what we nderstand, two suspects were taken into custody. but two other suspects are still out there somewhere. is that right? >> that's right, eric. the search continues for those two suspects. we just learned that one of thehe reported out of marchston county. the second out of lauderhill. in the vidid you'll see the suspects jumping fences, running incircles, crawling through back yards actually. not only a police c chase, but a foot chase through the streets and neighborhoods of broward county. multiple cities, multiple agencies that all began in earnest in the oakland park area.a. chopper 6 is overhead, before the suspect bailed out of the first stolen car in martin county. following two suspects to a second car that we'rereearing reports may have been staged there by the suspects. they made it up here to lauderhill, about a mile or sorks bailing out of t e second car, running through homes, neighborhoods, jumping fences. two of those suspects caught. one of them was

michael spears is in coral gables where it's all set to happen. good morning, michael. >> reporter: good morning. immigration a big topic for democrats. could be the same tonight as gop candidates prepare to square off. final touch is being made this morning for tonight's 12th kbop debate. we have four gop candidates. front-runner donald trump heading in with quite the lead. the other side of this, making a lot of stops in florida, south florida, ahead of the march 15th primary, winner takes all. a huge one, hoping to stop some of that momentum for trump. we had rubio and hialeah making stops. ted cruz at miami-dade college where the democratic debateas held. luge one tonight as far as what's being discussed, and leading into it there were of the race. he addressed those yesterday. some candidates not going so far as to tell him that. rubio saying you can forget about that. back out here live, a huge day head, big primary coming up on march 15th. check out the nbc 6 news and weather app to read more about tonight's debate. live in coral gables, mi

nbc 6 reporter michael spears is talking with police. his update straightt ahead. >> on the right-hand side of pictures of the growing memorial, at least one of them in brussels. it's been just over 24 hours that the city was struck by terror in two different places, the airport and the metro system. we have more on the search for the suspect. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm sheli muniz. >> i'm eric harryman. your time 16:006:00 on the nose. >>> we'll get to nbc 6's claudia live in brussels. what can you tell us? >> reporter: here buy behind me at the airport station downtown. the investigatororare believed to have identified the two which they believe was luggage containing explosive devices. those two detonated those devices killing at least ten people here in the airport behind me. they believe, the authorities, that these are two brothers, khalid and najim el bakraoui. one was sentenced in 2010 for having shot a police officer during an attempted robbery at a currency office exchange. his brother, khalid, was sentenced to five years i

michael spears just got to the scene of an overnight crash. you just got the trying to happen. >> we just spoke to hollywood police one person died here after crash into the publix here. the car, according to police was heading westbound, and you see the light, the glow right there, if i pointed it out, that's the taillight, a cadillac and the car is obviously still inside of the building and the driver was pronounced dead and the passenger was taken to the hospital and we are working to get an update on that person's condition, and hollywood boulevard blocked off, and as i look down east hollywood boulevard, it's blocked off. east young circle, and the car crashed into the publix portion of the building and one confirmed dead and we are trying to get@ updated information on what happened. here and they are working to get information, and we will have an update shortly. we will tweet updates and post to facebook as well. michael spears, nbc 6 news. >>> we're going to do things that never haveve been done, and we're going to straighten our coun

for now, live in hialeah, pliekal spears, nbc 6 news. >>> an investigation is under way in northwest miami-dade county to find an armed thief. the crime was caught at golden moorkt near northwest 5th street and 12th avenue. the man took off as the victim the man is described as hispanic hispanic, 5'8" and no heavier than 200 pounds. >>> turning now to decision 2016 this morning, presidential hopefuls from both parties are soaking up the super tuesday results while looking ahead to the next time voters will be hitting the polls. nbc 6 reporter jamie guirola has what's next for all of those candidates. >> reporter: florida's junior senator wants to make the jump from the halls of congress to pennsylvania avenue cast his ballot at west miami city hall. he carried one state compared to ted cruz's three and donald trump's seven. >> reporter: rubio and trump straj strategically. >> trying to divide america between us and them is wrong. we'reren the gong to let it work. >> reporter: hillary clinton sanders cashed in on four which makes the all-important florida delegates, republican and dem

prepare the midlands for future storms. 3 some folks will have a shoter commute this morning now that spears creek church road is reopened in northeast richland county.the october flood washed out part of the road making it impassible for months.the closure impacted many drivers who used the road add more time to take the detour.but not anymore. the road is fixed and is now back open to traffic. 3 3 palmetto health will offer free screenings this evening. the event will be from 5:30 to seven at palmetto health women's center on sunset drive. screenings include free diabetes, breast and cervical cancer checks. call to see if you qualify. 3 doctors at the university of chicago say lack of sleep may intensify cravings for unhealthy foods. researchers found sleep loss increased the effects of a chemical signal that enhances the joy of eating what they call ewarding snacks. sleep-starved patients ate those who got eight hours of rest.cravings were for sweet and salty high-fat foods. 3 and falling back and springing ahead an hour *may* be linked to higher risks of stroke. this is according to rese

. >> reporter: months after being forced away, joni spears has returned to organize what is left in herome. how do you explain this to your kids? >> they are going through a lot. i -- they know that we have to make the right decision for them, and i think they have been preparing themselves to -- to leave, but i think not knowing where we're going, and what we're doing, is -- is frightening? >> reporter: she is not convinced it is safe to live here anymore. the gas company sealed the well, and residents started returning last week. >> since i have come back, the last several days in this past week, i began getting really sick again. >> reporter: it's not just joni spears other residents have reported problems as well. and county officials say they would like more time for additional air testing including inside homes. >> what is the residual, what has been trapped in the sediment rock for almost four months? >> reporter: the most damaging natural gas leak in u.s. history took place at one of the largest gas storage facilities in the country. most people had no idea there were more than

michael spears is live at um, the calm before the storm. >> reporter: absolutely. tonight's gop debate at um could be a deciding factor for many south florida voters. you mentioned the florida primary just five days away. a huge win for all the gop candidates. trump heading into tonight's republicanan debate with the sizable lead amongst the remaining candidates. trump saying if iget florida and ohio, it can all but guarantee the nomination. others not letting it stop them. still very busy in florida. the florida primary seen as marco rubio's biggest test. he made some stops around the area, hialeah which he made it clear he'll fight until the end. >> i will be on that ballot on tuesday. i will campaign as long and hard as it takes. we' going to the white house. >> rubio rallying the crowd in hialeah. we heard much of the same from cruz as far as his platform and of obama care and rebuilding the military. tonight's debate is the 12th debate of this political season and expected to be a huge one. doors open beginning at 8:30. check out the nbc 6 news and weather app

our team coverage continues with nbc 6 reporter michael spears. michael, people are saying a lot of things about what's expected. one of the big things they're saying is this potentiallyly could be a last sta for our hometown guy, senator marco rubio. >> reporter: that's right. marco rubio himself stressing he will fight until the end, eric, no matter what thenumbers say leading into the march 15th primary. tonight a huge night. republican debate, 12th republican debate here at the university of miami. the candidates are hoping to draw in those florida voters leading to the primary. stopped in hialeah speaking in spanish and english stressing he'll fight until the end. donald trump who heads into the last debate with a sizable lead. criticized rubio for not leading in his home state. trump intonight will be heated. rubio stopping by fiu. >> in terms o o things that have to do with personal stuff, at the end of the day, it's t something i'm entirely proud of. my kids were embarrassed it. if i had to do it again, i wouldn't. >> reporter: here live t

michael spears live in sweetwater tracking all of it for us. they're tracking the polls here in florida, preparing to officiallylyopen. >>> police are on the hunt for a pretty wicked burglar who ended school. this guy got in there, made out with a bunch of cash meant for eld strips but lft behind a crucial clue to who he might be. >>> first a check of your first alert traffic and weather together. meteorologist ryan phillips is back. those heading to the polls won't have to worry too much or at all of the rain? >> we're rain-free. we'll keep the trend going. here is what's interesting to start things off. a little patchy fog is continuing to settle in. some locations like southwestern broward county, pembroke pines low clouds and fog building in. we've certainly seen that through the overnight and morning hours across southwest miami-dade. it's not concentrated, but we'll find patches of fog early this morning. we'll get through that in a matter of two hours or some temperatures updated, settling back to 69 in pembroke pines and opa-locka. main

michael spears live with more information at the top of the hour, 6:00 a.m. also, police are looking for an armed robber who hit up this convenience store. no disguise, though. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> across the area this morning, temperatures into the mid 60s. a dry start to our day. breaking news out of hialeah where an overnight break-in at a target store has police looking for three people. good morning to you. i'm shi muniz. >> i'm eric harryman. it is 6:00 on the nose right now. rightow we know those suspects managed to get away with very high-priced items. we understand they're electronics. we're not exactly sure how much but we do know aigh llar. michael spears is on the scene gathering information talking with invetigators. we'll check in with him live in a couple minutes. first let's get a closer look at what you'll encounter as you step out the door today. ryan, looks like we're setting up for a beautiful weekend. >> temperature trends above average for the last few days. we've been into the lower 80s. we'll head there again this after

. >> months after being forced away, joni spears has returned to organize what's left in her home. >> how do you explain this to your kids? >> they're going through a lot. they know that we have to make the right decisions for them and i think they've been preparing themselves to leave, but i think not knowing where we're going and what we're doing, it's frightening. >> spears is not convinced it's safe to live her anymore. the gas company has sealed the well and residents started returning last week, but her health had improved while away and now she says she feels ill again. >> since i've come back the last several days in this past week, i've begun getting really sick again. >> other residents have reported health issues since returning to the porter ranch area and county officials say they'd actually like more time for additional air testing, including inside homes. >> what's the residual? what is left over in the air? what is left over in the atmosphere, in people's homes? what's been trapped in the sediment rock for almost four months? >> the most damaging natural gas leak took

franklin buie lives right behind the lake that flooded into spears creek church road and says while he is glad the road is open, he wishes more would've been done in the past to prevent the dam from breaking. "if we had been able to do something about the excessive water that is coming down spears creek, then it's very possible that we could've avoided the loss of these two ponds and the road."but for now the thousands of people who had to find another way to and from work, they can get back to their normal route down spears creek church road. in columbia, loren thomas news 19 wltx will take property owners to fix the dam...but after it is...the state transportation department will make permanent repairs on the road. 3 3 3 3 fort jackson has a vulture problem. we're being told more than 100 birds have been seen in people's backyards...going through trash cans...and taking pet food.....and because of that...fort jackson has started using lasers and firecrackers to scare them off. wildlife experts question project manager says this is the most effective and safe way to get them to 3 doug

michael spears live on the university of miami campus where tonight republicans will be taking that stage. >> good morning to you, thanks for joining us on this thursday morning. i'm sheli muniz. >> i'm eric harryman. your time is 6:00. all that political coverage of what happened last night, that's coming yoyo way in two minutes. first let's get you over to meteorologist ryan phillipssith a look at your thursday. a very, very close to friday forecast. >> very close. i don't think the weather will change much going into the weekend. that's good news if you're stuck in the office. dry conditions across the area. live first alert dooler sweeping clear. no rain in sight until the weekend. we'll talk more about the timing of that. cloud cover has been an issue at least pour the last few days. this time around we'll see more sunshine. mid and at least high level we're about 45 minutes outside of sunrise.

let's get you right out to nbc 6 reporter michael spears on the scene right now.

. >> months after being forced away, joni spears has returned to organize what's left in her home. >> how do you explain this to your kids? they're going through a lot. they know that we had to make the right decision for them. and i think they have been preparing themselves to leave, but i think not knowing where we're going, and what we're doing, it's frightening. >> spears is not convinced it's safe to live here anymore. the gas company has sealed the well. and residents started returning last week, but her health has improved while away, and now she feels ill again. >> since i've you come back in the last days and this week, i think that i'm getting really sick again. >> it's not just joni spears. others have reported health issues since returning to the area, and county officials would like more time for air testing, including inside of homes. >> what's left over in the air and the atmosphere and in people's homes, and what has been trapped in the sediment rock for almost four months? >> the most damaging gas leak in u.s. history took place at one of the largest gas storage facil

it will be another spears creek >>> spears creek church road in richland county has reopened. october flood. 10,000 people use that road a day. county. department of transportation finished repairs and reopened the road today. good news to residents because they had said the work would not be completed till late march. >>> west columbia river walk is also back open. they had to shut down because of flooding. it is open to the public. there are still parts of the mark that are closed. you can see that list on your screen there. the sections has been close since the food happened and repairs have been completed. >>> now, the midlands most accurate forecast with chief meteorologist jim gandy. >> today it was quite warm in the area with temperatures warming up into the mid-70s. 76 columbia. 75 sumter. 74 orangeburg. charleston 75 degrees. tonight we have a week front that is to the north. no cloudiness with it. the moisture is limited. we have clear skies at the moment and we will stay that way much of the night. the front is weakening. we have a stronger front down into the midwe

plus additional $30,000 in bribes and lawyers fees to get out of there. >> reporter: spear told us by phone she intends to have a serious talk with the tanzanian ambassador to discuss this case and corruption in the hopes other americans are not targeted. >> it is a nightmare, and there have been nightmares since we got home from the. >> in foster city, rob roth. >> the couple says they've been to more than 100 countries, often giving out wheelchairs for those in need, but they say after this trip they don't intend to leave the united states anytime soon. >>> a little pig that made headlines after she got loose and ran wild near san francisco's dolores park has found a new home. janice the pig has been adopted by an animal sanctuary. she was captured earlier this month. san francisco animal care and control took hirn. today they gave ler a send-off party. animal control officials say janice will have a lot of room at her new home which is probably a good thing since she's expected to grow up to 200 pounds. >> she's so dismiew. sure is. >> mark is here now with sports. still can't get

brookside. >>> . >>> 4:14, meteorologist shiri spear here. we have that heaviest rain in western massachusetts. anyone travelling into central massachusetts, framingham back to worcester, auburn, uxbridge, all of those locations seeing a steady rain right now, and we are just starting to get into the heavy stuff in athol, i am back with an hour-by-hour look at the incoming rain in just minutes. julie. >>> two men accused of a string of burglary of burglaries on the north shore. arrested keith babcock and ran doll simmons on a number charges breaking and entering and heroin potential and heroin possession. someone spotted suspicious activity outside a house. the pair is tied to multiple burglary burglaries there and newbury burglaries there and newburyport. >>> authorities on the cape are trying to figure outa man threatened his co-workers with a gun. craig scott went after the workers at the cape auto repair shop in sandwich, but they quickly fought back and wrestled him to the ground. one witness tells us he used a crowbar to help hold him d

live in opa-locka, michael spears, nbc 6 news. >>> michael, thank you so much. we'll talk to you again at 6:30. heavyweights stepping out of the ring to help get guns o south florida streets. we'll see how a violent sport is actually look 20g make some peace. >>> springing forward can leave a lot of people lagging behind on monday. that hourur >>> welcome back. across south florida today. >> last night was much better than debates in the past. tracie potts live in wrd. a key endorsement expected to come today. the >> reporter: a moment of civility in what continues to be a tense race. now the democrats are following them, too. usy day for bernie sanders, starts out in north carolina, ends up in illinois with a stop in ohio. ohio is where hillary clinton is hoping to make her midwest comeback after that devastating loss in michigan. live in washington, tracie potts, nbc 6 news. >>> later today we will be streaming live as ben carson officially endorses donald trump. page, nbc6.com, or on the nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> following breaking news overnight, this

now we're joined by reporter michael spears. michael, you were able to actually speak to that delivery driver. howwre they doing? >> reporter: actually, sheli, we spoke to the man who was hit. him and his fiancee were inside this pizza shop when the suv barreled into it. he and his fiancee both sent to the hospital. thankfully they've both been released. here is a picture of the two together. we're told that he was inside this pizza shop waiting by the door at the counter for food he said he just sawaw the vehicle make a sharp turn and knew he d to think fast and move fast and push his fiancee out of the way. unfortunately he was pinned and pretty banged up. i have new video of some of the injuries. luckily he is out of the hospital. he said his fiancee also was released. she has staples in her arm and stitches on her head. he said he thought he was going to die when it all happened. around 12:30 the woman lost control of the car. it's not clear why she lost control, if she was drunk or any other factors were involved. talk abou

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michael spears, nbc 6 news. >> issues or insults. a heated night for republican candidates as personal attacks took center stage during last neat's gop debate. >>> feeling the wrath of trump this morning, why the presidential candidate is taking residents. >>> so it was a very heated, as you know, republican debate last night in detroit. only four candidates on stage but they sure had a lot to say. >> surprisingly, though, we d learn a few things about the issues and where they stand on immigraraon, health care, and even military action in libya. tracie potts is live in washington this morning. tracie, i think we found out where they stood on the issues somehow. reporter: if you could get past all of those insults and all of thahaover talking and back and forth. we're going to try to dig into it for you and pull out some of that. it is part of the story. with the intent of mixing it up with doold trump. >> this little guy has lied so much -- >> here we go. >> reporter: beyond the bickering -- >> learnrnot to interrupt. it's not compl

michael spears is live at the broward county jail. the fear right now is there are a lot of other victims out there and they very much, more than anything else, they want to hear from victims. >> reporter: it may offer parents sense of relief this man is behind bars accused of molesting a 5-year-old girl this morning. that is the concern. the 5-year-old pompano beach girl is the victim. this man is identified as 29-year-old lamont mayweather. he is accused of targeting a 5-year-old girl just this last apartment complex near sample road and i-95. detectives say he didn't even livevet this complex and tried at first to lure the 5-year-old girl using candy. bso says when that did not work, he convinced at girl to follow him into a laundry room alone and molested her. the child went to her brother who confronted the man and he took off. >> to have someone who doesn't live where the children live, has no relationship with their parents or them themselves, it makes us pause for concern because it's so unusual. >> reporter: the broward sheri

. >>> first, britney spears. whoa. >> wow. >> whoo britney, britney, britney! >> our girl britney spears posted this poolside picture with the caption, just chilling. >> is this old brit bod? >> that looks like old brit bod. >> i love her and she looks fabulous. while you look so fabulous you feel the need to alter your body? >> that's like hit me baby one more time britney. >> look close she does look amazing. the internet was so quick to call her out because it was poor editing. people think she altered her waist because you should see the pool's edge as she's laying town on it. instead all you see is water. >> yeah. >> then here's the other thing. how is the butt like it's art but your stomach is straight? she's like --

. >> ralph dougherty is suing diane spears in the amount of $10,000. he says the defendant tricked him into buying expensive paintings and he demands a refund. ms. spears claims the plaintiff was of sound mind when he made the purchase and all sales are