. >>> plus, live in sweetwater. this woman is happy right now. we did comething to her home that could save her life. that's coming up. >>> we'll get started with nbc 6 news following some breaking news out of plantation here this midday. that's where a mom has been arrested for allegedly leaving her toddler in a dumpster. thank for joining us this midday. i'm eric harryman. let's get you live with tony >> a 28-year-old mother is in jail this morning after police say she put her two-year-old daughter inside aumpster near plantation general hospital. this is video of the mother, catrice sheffield in ft. lauderdale this morning. she's being held on $16,000 bond and if she's released she will have an ankle bracelett and be barred from contact with her daughter. nbc 6 nene has learn two witnesses told police sheffield was seen putting her two-year-old in the dumpster yesterday morning and walking away from it. the women were able to stop sheffield and take the@hild out of the dumpster. sheffield told police she w depressed because of a miscarriage sh

sweetwater. >> we start with nbc 6 reporter julia bagg live at a polling place in miramar. this election may come down to florida and ohio. >> reporter: while it's still quiet in miramar, it won't stay like that for ng. donald trump told voters to go to bed early last night. that's not what he did. he was up after midninht tweeting shots at marco rubio and john kasich. remember, florida is not the only big prize for today. tights winner-take all, but not the winner-take-allstate. the other big prize being ohio. so ohio is where hillary clinton and bernie sanders have been campaigning furiously with sanders pushing for another >> winning ohio would be huge for the sanders campaign, just like winning michigan. provides enthusiasm for supporters and more importantly money for his campaign to continue. >> reporter: ohio is big for republicans, too. have a look at where john kasich and donald trump stand. the governor with a slim lead over the billionaire, and he's never lost a political contest like

no lines here in sweetwater but a fairly steady flow of voters throughout the morning since polls up at 7:7: a.m. five states v#te today. no doubt the most talk about is ohio and us here in florida where marco rubio is fighting to keep his campaign alive. he's hoping to pull off a miracle in florida. >> it's something y have to do. >> reporter: voters headed to the polls early tuesday in miami-dade. this man says he's president -- followed the presidential hopefuls closely and he's far from alone. >> i all made it an republican voting card. >> rubio is behind trump inhis home state. donald trump hoping for an upset in ohio today by portraying john comparing him to trtrp's own friend, new jersey chris christie. mitt romney is defending kasich. >> unlike the other people running,g,e has a track record. >> trump under fire for violent rallies. three more protesters tossed out in florida. >> what we don't have time for is all that petty stuff that's going on with these quote, unquote, protesters. >> reporter: ted cruz was interrupted in illlois, but unlike trump -- >> i'm not asking anyo

our team coverage continues with michael spears in sweetwater. it goes without saying, obviously watching our hometown candidate marco rubio. not that it's not a big day for all the candidates, but for marco it's ado-or-die situation. depending on the numbers tonit, he could be out of the race. >> that's right, eric. to put it frankly, today is a despite the odds, he's still optimistic. he says he plans to take florida and continue on with his campaign. last night in south florida speaking in front of quite the crowd in west miami. not winning his home state would be devastating for marco rubio and it would strengthen growing calls for him to simply hang it up, drop out of the race. rubio has won only three contests leading into super tuesday. aandful of polls shows donald trump here at home. still rubio's advisers remain hopeful that the senator will pull in those late deciding voters. they believe that is the key here. here is what rubio had to say in a west miami rally last night. >> i left the campaign office, literally over 100 people still

we have michael spears who is in sweetwater. there was a technical issue, but they got thugh it. >> reporter: that's right. this morning we've bee talking to poll workers gearing up for a big day ahead. rco rubio, all eye also be on him -- allhe candidates really, but especially marco rubio. tweeted this out just after midnight saying when it comes to he said the definition identity of america and the publican party all hangs in the balance based on this. rubio really fighting voters, to rally voters for a home state win. a loss would only strengthen calls from critics and political experts who are saying losing would mean he would have to drop out. rubio says he does plan to win. despite the odds, today's primary results will shock the country in his favor. he's feeling pretty good about it. he's slammed front-runner donald trump a number of times who a handful of polls have lead manage the sunshine state. rubio didn't back down monday from his commitment to bactrim should he be nominated saying it's, quote, getti harder and ha

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. >> reporter: smooth sailing down in sweetwater, too. >> this has been a lot more heated, the debate's been very heated. i feel like everybody's attacking each other more than anything. >> reporter: some voters in frustrated. jennifer was unable to vote because she was mistakenly listed as having no party affiliation. how angry does this make you? >> very upset. because i did not know, ias three hours almost until now. an it's like really frustrating, because -- i wasn't satisfied. i have my right to vote. >> although i got to vote, i know it's not right. and people have the right to vote. and, yeah, frustrating. and it's wrong. i mean, we have our rights, and votiti is one of them. >> reporter: that last woman was in the same boat as the firir woman you saw there, unable to vote because she was listed as no party affiliation. about you she said the county did straighten it out to a degree. she was able to vote with a provisional ballot. we triedalling the elections office aboutut this situation and we were unable to reach anybody to talk to about why this situation persisted. at least

. >>> right now police are looking for a man they say stabbed his dad in the sweetwater home. investigators say the 29-year-old suspect got into a fight with his father and lunged at him with a knife. detectives say he took off in a toyota tundra and left behind a suicide note. the father remains at kendall regional hospital in stable condition. if you know anything, call miami-dade crime stoppers at 3030471-tips. >>> also this morning, an update on the ft. lauderdale woman accused of kidnapping her cousin's baby. detttives say this woman, had a miscarriage. she and a -year-old cousin are charged with kidnapping 2-month-old taraji kemp. police say they pointed a gun at kemp's mother and they found the baby safe in orlando. cops ended up arresting augustine in ft. pierce. >>> another court date for the roommate accused of brutally kidnapping a woman he met on craigslist. byron mitchell faces attempted first degree murder. the 35-year-old allegegey barbed the young woman's head against the floor several times, stabbed jones and tried to cut off her lips and eyelids. his attorney

. >>> right now police are looking for a man who stabbed his father in a sweetwater home. the 29-year-o suspect allegedly got into a fight with his dad and then lunged at him with a knife. he took off in a toyota tundra, leaving behind a suicide note. the fatherremains in the hospital in stable condition. if you know anything on the son's whereabouts, call miami-dade crimestoppers. dangerous. >>> another court date for a man accused of brutally attacking a roommate he met on craigslist. mitchell faces attempted first-degree murder for beating daniel jones so badd, he left her in a coma. he was originally charged with attemptedelony murder. the 35-year-old allegedly bashed the young woman's head against the floor several timesnd stabbed jones and tried to cut off her lips and eyelids. she remains in a coma. >> i think god was watching over her. they'll not let an animal free. he belongsgsn jail. >> an emotional day in court for he parents of a 14-year-old who was accidently shot and killed while he and a friend played with a gun in miami gardens. happened. >> reporter: the

jim: i want to give a shout out to the sweetwater oaks garden club. thousands of people came out. tony: we do need some rain. we are going to get some this upcoming week. watch these soils. let me take you up because. 71 degrees. notice the wind. a big dome of high-pressure is going to be anchored. we get that onshore flow. current will be on. it will continue to go up. with that onshore flow, we are seeing air temperatures coming down . what comes in must go out. the easiest way to get out of a rip current is not to fight it, it is to continue to swim very well to the coast much to get out of that rip current. otherwise, you are going to be in big trouble. dangerous surf tomorrow. it will continue at least through the middle of the week. with that onshore flow, we warm up nicely in the early afternoon. we start cooling it off from east to west. cocoa beach is at 71. you are running in the upper 70' s. great weather this week and we s. 51 in ocala. 61 in melbourne with that light wind. we are talking about comfortable temperatures tonight. we' ve got that onshore breeze. even warm

[dropped audio. [ >>> no word how to driver survived the crash that sweetwater. look at that. amazed by that. smith lost control of the truck which then crashed low that guardrail and fell 100 feet down and smith was ejected and spent weeks in the hospital. he has since been released. >>> no word on what caused a plane carrying a nascar team to the plane belongs to hendrick motorsports was heading to shar let. smoke was noticed. no one was hurt. the plane is being evaluated. >>> the acc tournament tips off tomorrow in washington, d.c. the verizon center. wake forest against nc state. the winner will play duke. wral is your hoops headquarters for all of the turnment games, we will have live reports and extensive tournament run. because of the 12:00 game our noon newscast will air right here on fox 50. >>> the mayor delivered the state of the city address. the city of oak saw a job growth in technology, health care and manufacturing. the unemployment rate is at 4.1%. the mayor credited raleigh city police chief, brown, with helping build a better relationship within the officers

for now live in sweetwater, r rh lowe, 7 news. >>> skyforce over the scene in oakland park where an accident along dixie highway lands four people in the hospital. 7's brandon beyer is on the ground gathering the details on this one. >> reporter: this is still a large investigation underway here in oakland park. and both northbound and southbound traffic remains closed behind me on dixie highway. you will see the pole that the r ran into where dixie highway and northwest 56th street. traffic north and southbound remains closed and here's why. let me show you the first piece of video from sforce hd. that suv that you're seeing there driven by a person who lost control of the car for whatever reason, slammed into that pole, injured two people, a woman and juvenile. both of those people rushed to the hospital in serious condition. then police say the driver of the suv fled the scene. he fled the scene, was picked up a short while later. he too was injured and also taken to the hospital. he was taken to broward health in fort lauderdale not too far from where we're standing now. we spoke with a

. >>> plus, live in sweetwater. this woman is happy right now. we did comething to her home that could save her life. that's coming up. >>> we'll get started with nbc 6 news following some breaking news out of plantation here this midday. that's where a mom has been arrested for allegedly leaving her toddler in a dumpster. thank for joining us this midday. i'm eric harryman. let's get you live with tony

no lines here in sweetwater but a fairly steady flow of voters throughout the morning since polls up at 7:7: a.m. five states v#te today. no doubt the most talk about is ohio and us here in florida where marco rubio is fighting to keep his campaign alive. he's hoping to pull off a miracle in florida. >> it's something y have to do. >> reporter: voters headed to the polls early tuesday in miami-dade. this man says he's president -- followed the presidential hopefuls closely and he's far from alone. >> i all made it an republican voting card. >> rubio is behind trump inhis home state. donald trump hoping for an upset in ohio today by portraying john

. >> these homemade blankets travel across the united states, small town known for its sweetwater melon, sugar town, louisiana. >> all the way to south africa. >> green has sewn more than 200 blankets for children with cancer and other illnesses. >> i have 61, i counted them this morning. >> 61 more blankets her son justin is a childhood cancer survivor >> your life changes overnight. what you knew the day before is totally different thnext day. >> two rounds of leukemia and five years total of chemo, she saw what a piece of home, a soft blanket, could mean in the hospital. >> that was his comfort he had with him. >> through the facebook page and word of mouth, she connects with gift. >> she's been through it too and now exactly what we're going through. it's great. it's heart warming that people do stuff like that. >> reporter: the final piece of the puzzle is her favorite part, receiving pictures of the children with their blankets >> i feel like i have another child. it's just that one thing that we have in common. >> reporter: green says sometimes the magnitude of what the children

the sweetwater consortium received a final decision from usac on friday, denying their appeal, and my office is continue with other offices to gather information from the interested parties and we expect that it will end up with you all, before very long. and the tennessee delegation wrote the fcc last year and received a response on july 20 1, 2015, we appreciate that. i understand that you sack -- usac needs to be a watchdog of dollars and they are not in a position yet to give merits on the review. however, i am concerned about the amount of time that the process has taken, and i know that this chairman also expressed concern in our reply. i will say that we look forward to working with you. to find a resolution to this. commissioner o'reilly, i want to thank you for your letter, or -- it was your statement of dissent on the choices in the op-ed issue. i agree with you that it is regulation, not speculation. said,. chairman, you just 100 -- hundreds are seeking a way to get on. talking about independent reducers and content producers, that are seeking an avenue for the content they

reporting in sweetwater, jenise fernandez, local10 news. >> janine: and we have alsoy been watching some protesters magnificent outside of versailles restaurant in littled havana. many are cuban exiles who say president barack obama i i making a big mistake. local10's glenna milberg is live to continue o o team coverage. glenna. >> glenna: i would say, janine, all of them out here, and there were fewer than 20 doing this big protest, but all of them are what we call cuban exiles who of loss and worse, and this is such a traditional street corner for them to come out and do this protest because this is where they've done it for decades, although today was muchmaller. the numbers and the noise todayay belong to the decreasing but determined generation of cuban exiles whose pain and loss is personal. >> our inches aftetea one paid& for by us, he have manybusinessmen. they are looking for money. they don't care about the suffering g my people. >> do you see what happened in havana yesterday when threads the lady in white, many dissidents in havana? they proved again that they are going to re

december 2011, sweetwater, florida, two weeks before christmas.iday spirit but these thieves don't. at first, this homeowner is amused when she sees her surveillance video. >> translator: it's incredible how something like this could happen. >> omar sanchez finds it funny when he sees the video. >> in my head i was laughing because i was in disbelief. >> but the humor fades when reality sets in. >> our house was getting robbed and that'sot very common in this neighborhood. >> but even more than that, it occurs to ingrid and her family that these yard decorations are worth more than money. >> my dad passed away about three years ago and he really helped us with the decorations. >> translator: it was very sad. they were a way for us to remember him. we always put out his favorite holiday decorations. my god, how can people be so heartless to take away the joy and smiles of children who have lost their father. >> but it's not the videotape that helps catch the robbers. the very next day ingrid discovers decorations in the yards of two neighbors less

sweetwater a few blocks from here used to have massive flooding before they put drainage.ve in west miami, waterfront property 20 years ago every time it rained. we happen to live in a swamp that's been filled in and now we have people living here. rising sea level impacting flooding, i'm in favor. of course we want to do all that. you're getting at a broader question, what public policy can we pursue? i want to lead the world in energy resource, fully utilize oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, wind, solar, biofuels. i want to lead in all of them. i want the u.s. to be number one in every source of energy, have thefolio possible. as far as what impact that's going to have on the climate, not even the most stringent advocate if they're being honest of these laws can tell you you're going to see a measurable difference in sea level any time in your lifetime or mine. the other hand, if we pass laws that mandate things on our economy, an economic cost will be associated with it. innovation and technology are driving us in the direction. my onlyrgument is allow the market

sweetwater a few blocks from here used to have massive flooding before they put drainage. i live in west miami, waterfront property 20 years ago every time it rained. we happen to live in a swamp that's been filled in and now we have people living here. rising sea level impacting flooding, i'm in favor. of course we want to do all that. you're getting at a broader question, what public policy can we pursue? i want to lead the world in energy resource, fully utilize oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear energy, wind, solar, biofuels. i want to lead in all of them. i want the u.s. to be number one in every source of energy, have the most diverse portfolio possible. as far as what impact that's going to have on the climate, not even the most stringent advocate if they're being honest of these laws can tell you you're going to see a measurable difference in sea level any time in your lifetime or mine. the other hand, if we pass laws that mandate things on our economy, an economic cost will be associated with it. innovation and technology are driving us in the direction. my only argu

around sweetwater and the woodland it will be a plea sanity day. 83 geneva and oviedo. mostly cloudy, milder tonight with a low of 66. five-day forecast, with your weekend always in view, showing the best chance for rain then we will look at sunshine returning by tuesday. don't forget when you head to bed tonight, we are springing forward. bush the alarm clocks forward an hour. >>> if you drive on central florida toll roads, you want to make sure your e-pass account is up to date. if not, it could cost you more than you think. >>> we told you when the central florida expressway authority removed indicators notifying you of a low balance. now eyewitness news this morning's janay norman found out in some cases that is nearly doubling the cost for drivers. >> when i went to go through sun pass toll lanes it wasn't automatically refilling. >> reporter: in early january, kevin hallmark got a new chip card. he didn't realize it wasn't paying tolls as expected because the red and green indicator lights were gone. >> here i have four unpaid tolls for 3.75 and, you know, if ther

the sweetwater consortium just received a final decision from usac on friday denying their appeal. and my office is continuing with other offices to gather information from the interested parties. and we expect that this is going to end up with you all before very long. and, mr. chairman, the tennessee delegation wrote the fcc last year and received a response on july 21st, 2015. we appreciate that. i understand that usac needs to be a thorough watchdog of the taxpayer dollars and that the commission is not yet in a position to offer an opinion on the merits of usac's review. and you have noted that in your response to us. however, i'm concerned about the amount of time that the process has taken. and i know chairman wheeler, you also expressed that concern in our reply. and i will just say that we look forward to working with you to find a resolution to this. commissioner o'reilly, i want to thank you for your letter. and it was your statement of dissent on the choices in the all individual issue. and i agree that it is that it is regulation by speculation. and mr. chairman, you j

it's no wonder sometimes upgraded to the inland seas and the sweetwater seas. calling them lakes is like calling the rockies hills. so when you see them and conceptualize in your head what it is we are talking about and what it is we are concerned about and what it is that has put in our care and custody, no one can turn away and say this doesn't fall on our watch and not worry about the great lakes. we have to worry about the great lakes. we have to guard the great lakes and we have to pass it onto the next generation so we can enjoy the benefits of it. we talk about the economic consequences, environmental consequences. there is nothing in the life of everyday americans that's more important than our great lakes. so i'd like to thank the gentlelady from ohio. you have certainly fought this battle for a long, long time. you've always been a great champion of the great lakes and so many of our members that live around the great lakes champion it every day, but it's not just for us. it's not just for those states around the great lakes. it's for every single ame

the sweetwater connoissesortium received a final decision from usac on friday denying their appeal.nd my office is continuing with other offices to gather information from the interested parties. and we expect that this is going to end up with you all before very long. and mr. chairman, the tennessee delegation wrote the fcc last year and received a response on july 21st, 2015. we appreciate that. i understand that usac needs to be a thorough watchdog of the taxpayer dollars and that the commission is not yet in a position to offer an opinion on the merits of usac's review. and you have noted that in your response to us. however, i'm concerned about the amount of time that the process has taken. and i know chairman wheeler, you also expressed that concern in our reply. and i will just say that we look forward to working with you to fine a resolution to this. commissioner o'reilly, i want to thank you for your letter. and it was your statement of dissent on the choices in the all individual issue. and i agree that it is that it is regulation by speculation. and mr. chairman, you just