same agency that owns the miami open. the tournament lease doesn't expire until 2023. a call to the miami open organizers for a response, they stopped short of calling a move premature issuing a statement that says in part, the miami open has always been the place where players continue to come back year after year and enjoy the diverse, energetic and nowhere else in the world. >> we watched people play tournaments and it was cool. >> reporter: attendees call it unique. >> see how people play, see all the great players,. >> reporter: we ran into the former president of the carribean tennis association in town for the tournament. he says miami open is different because it has set many stanleys for 10 -- standards for tennis events around the world. >> let's hope at the work that out. >> do you play tennis? >> not well. >> i don't play at all, so you're better than me. >>> trip advisors out with a list of favorite places around the world. >> and a bunny brawl caught on camera. why a shopper and a man dressed as an easter bun

what's the best thing about miami? orst thing? >> you know what really pisses me off? i walk down the street and i say hi to people because that's kind of like how i am, and i don't get a hi back here. >> to what do you attribute this? >> the transient part of it. people don't feel rooted. they are from south america, central america. their whole plan is to come here do what they can to send money to their family to live in the home of their dreams and then go back and live with them, which is great. i would probably do the same thing. >> if i were to think about coming to florida to live, what would seem attractive to me, and i mean this absolutely, find some place on the beach and just sink in until my liver-spotted crocodile skin, george hamilton phase, walk up and down metal detector with shorts up to here, and that would be neat, but what i find is that people who come here to find that dream, they don't go to the beach. >> ask me when the last time i went to the beach was. >> when was the last time i went to the b

in united states we have a monument to what the cuban people can build, is called miami. here in havana we see that same talent. old cars that still run. >> the president also tried to between from in cuba and exiles. >> for the cuban-american community i have come to know this is not just about politics , this is about family. >> president obama telling cubans they share more with cuban-americans then they may realize. >> i know how they have suffered more than the pain of exile, they also know what it is like to be an outsider to make sure their children can retire in america. >> president obama rejected the notion that she -- he should have a teardown wall moment while standing at the berlin wall. >> the president vowed to continue to negotiate with castro any challenge the people of cuba not to fear change and to chart their own destiny. >> we will have more of our thoughts from havana but we now. >>> the developing story in belgium. the fbi sending agents overseas to assist belgian officials in the search for suspects. >> authorities say the terror bombing at the airp

the same type of scene here at the miami heart center. the owners say these pillars were put in place after the incident. clearar, it didn't stop the damage today. first responders say this couod have been so much worse. not only this time, but also the last time. after seeing that surveillance video, i'm sure you can understand why a lot of people are counting their blessings tonight. nbc 6 news. >>> tonight, a plantation mother is accused of abandoning her police say she took her to a dumpster, put her inside, and just walked away. steve litz is live from plantation with more o o her court appearance today. steve? >> reporter: hi, trina. there's an office building here on the campus of plantation general hospital. this is where the baby was found abandoned. she is 2 years old. she is not hurt. she is in the department of children and family custody tonight because both parents apparently admit they have substance abuse problems. >> you are absolutely not allowed to have any direct or indirect contact with the 2-year-old dauger. >> report

the attacks in belgium. it is trending on our cbs miami facebook page. a terrorist attack comes less than five months after the deadly attacks in paris in november. a french newspaper published an illustration from the cartoonist . the dates below the image the dates of the paris terrorist attacks. it has gotten more than 12,700 views on our facebook page and you can read about people offering shelter and safety with the #, open door. >>> the former mayor of toronto died yesterday. his career was highlighted by a drug driven. he was repeatedly intoxicated in public. >> this guy is definitely not afraid of heights. appropriately named man in tree and downtown seattle. during his time up there yesterday, he threw things at the least, hung upside down and waved at people. some locals recognize him as one of the homeless they often see downtown. leave it or not, he is still out there right now.>>> if we adele, she twerk -- twerk as she sang on a ritchie all night long she admits she is not a very good twerk are -- >>> gayle king is joining us live. well, a bu

we should be in the mid-60s. instead, miami at 72. 73 up the road in opa-locka and high alia and 73, pompa beach. 71 in west kendall. east and southeast winds continuing at -20 miles per hour. they will only increase from here into the afternoon. another breezy forecast. a matter of how much cloud cover will see. initially, a deck of clouds overhead. we should eld more sunshine as the day goes on. a very strong area of high pressure at the surface. just offshore. that provides the breeze. also, cycling into an intensifying low pressure across the southern plains. not nenessarily will we see any isn't too far away, across the gulf coast states move into south florida. a huge dip in the jetstream out across the southern plains and rockies. streaming weather up through texas, oklahoma, louisiana, and arkansas. a good dose of rain and momo to come. maybe 8-12 inches of rain out there. for us, high pressure sticks around and holds on. we keep the weather fair but breezy. a mix of sun and clouds this morning, lower to mid-70s. 79 for

forecasting 65 for the low in miami. d then the highs make that climb towards 80 . thatight atlantic breeze out there should be a nice day at the beaches. and then check out march 2nd and third. those high temperatures, i told you, not a lot of change in the numbers even as weak fronts approach us. it's s still looking like each afternoon we could make the run to the lower 80s. this afternoon carnival on the mile if you're heading out for that and right now the forecast is looking good. the mainly dry conditions and the weather authority always watching and tracking. meteorologist julie durda wll get started tomorrow morning at 4:30 with the rest of the gang.. laurie and calvin? >> laurie: betty, thank you. >> calvin: tearful testimony from one of the hosts of dancing with the stars. erin andrews eaks down on the witness stand. find out why she's taunted about a salacious video that was secretly recorded. >> laurie: if you need laughs stay up for jimmy kimmel. >> look what we did to make you proud. >> what's that? >> oh, my god, it's s cute! so cute! >> thank you. >

. >> michael: jacqueline cueto owns the miami heart center. she told me it's only a matter of time before someone i i killed. >> is the city needs to do something and move this bus stop frfr here. >> michael: back out here live, another look at that extensive damage. just minutes before this crash, the his had actually stopped and dropped off some of its riders, so thankfully those people were not here or we could be talking additional injuries, possibility of some deaths. for now we are @ive in miami, i'll michael seiden, local10 news. >> victor: also at 6:00 a mom crime leaving her own moderately crash. thankfully that two-year-old is going to be already. >> laurie: but that mom remains behind bars for what she did. shyann malone has the details in plantation. >> shyann: i'm in the parking lot when all of t ts went down. it is hard to imagine someone in their right mind would actually pick their child up off the ground and drop them in a stadium ter. dumpster. catrice yolanda speffield shows little emotion as she waits to learn her d!ughter's

the ncaa tournament todayn miami came in as under dogs. white hot in the first half. angel rodriguez with miami at and 43-42. then arranged the 21 point deficit and then it is going to rodriguez and the alleyoop to give the canes a lead and mclellan at 18. and rodriguez with two minutes left and that is this is going to be money. the career high 28 points and d canes win 65-57. and it's the sweet 16 for the first time in 3 years. >> i think obviously they respect us but they seem to find a flaw in our team and no matter what but the great thing composure and just play for each other. and we play not to prove people wrong but ourselves right. >> and it is the miami 4th in the eastern conference and donovan campbell at the aaa. >> reporter: they look to keep the king in their house. since lebron jameleft miami he's winless against since the former team at the aaa. regardless the current heaters know what the 4-time league mvp is capable of any given night. >> i think his ability to find those guys and his ability to really be able to attack in the game. >> make him take

it's the known culprit now in southwest miami-dade county. the fog developing into the west mile. every surrounding site looking just fine. patchy fog in southwest miami-dade, a little cooler at 65. 73 in miami, 70 in pembroke pines. a few passikg mid level clouds across south florida. we should yield lots of sunshine. the patchy fog won't stick around too long. a bright day, first alert forecast high is 86. here is kelly with traffic. >> pretty busy with both accidents and construction. we had a broken down car on i-95 around area of northwest 135th street. you can see that has cleared up. no issues asou make your way northbound at northwest 135th street. we still have the accident scene on 595 westbound as you're approaching u.s. 1. also, turnpike drivers, southbound just before bird road, you still have the two lanes completely blocked off because of an earlier crash that constructn on the palmetto expressway. this hasn't cleared up. still seeing all that red on the northbound lanes of the 826 at southwest 8th street. all lanes completely blocked off. you want to take 87th avenu

important to stress, you heard from the miami-dade police. that number could go up to 20, and in the meantime, if you have any information, or further up the phone and call crimestoppers. 305-471-tips. in addition to all of this, the miami-dade police have all of these expensive sunglasses, and they're trying to find their owners. much more for you on the story tonight at 5:30. for now, live in northeast miami-dade, rosh lowe, 7 news. >> lynn: rosh, thank you, a south florida mother involved in a ghastly crime. ortiz, being accused of manslaughter, and she's being held on a mental health hold for several weeks, undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. her owner entered a written plea of not guilty. her five-month-old son was found dead in a freezer last month. ortiz called the deputies and said that she was going to jump off the seven mile bridge, and alsoelling them where to find the body of the baby boy. pains while onboard a fishingng boat in the bahamas. the crews hoisting the man up in the chopper and transporting him to the airport where the

the children attend this presbyterian school in miami. rafael a businessman saw the man broke into the school and stole a safe with 5 grand inside. >> thanks to the community. it's who we are and what we are made for and we would like to give back to the community and everybody did that it would be a much better world.d. >>reporter: that was money the students raised for a field trip this week. so he came to the school with 5 grand. >> it t s shocking. to see like a school that i grew up in to see all that happen and it's nice of them to come and h hp us. >> i did it for you guys okay. i would like to come one daye able to see you all maybe a president of the united states. tuever know. >>reporter: let me give you theack story. rafael nunez grew up in this area. he runs a local business. he didn't want the name of the business mentioned because he's not doing this forth publicity. he's doing this he tells me for his mom. >> thanks to her she's the first one i have her up there. i think show told me today is the day. >>reporter: your mom is

breaking news this midday involving the miami heat. finally hearing from chris bosh about his recent possible health care and if he will return this season. local 10 sports director clay ferraro is in the studio right behind me with the very latest. klai klai hey, kristi. ni to see you today. chris bosh said his condition is not life-threateningnd he is optimistic that he can return to play for the heat bosh said he is feeling great and he does not currently have e same condition that forced him to miss much of last seasonhim to mismuch of last season. bosh has been out since the all-star break reportedly because of another blood clot but doesn't appear as serious as that previous one. for now the heat has not commented on bosh's latest statement. bosh says he is working out with the team and said, quote, i remain positive that i will be able to return this season. i truly appreciate everyone's concern and support. end quote. >>> more sports news this mid>>> more sports news this midday. two huricane football players were arrested for r

the year. right now it is 67 in miami. showing clear skies with winds light at 5 mph. kendall the coolest spot at 63. won't be a terribly chilly most areas will start the day indeed in the 60s. we have our winds from the east slrn southeast and the calm over homestead and that will tend to keep temperatures on the milder side. and one other interesting thing popping up tonight on the doppler radar, do you see the dots over the atlantic? a few showers out there and keep an eye on them and even if they make it in towards beaches, it won't amount to much but won't rule out a stray shower.the rain chance in the forecast is really, really low. high pressure is in control of the weather still tonight for florida and a lot of the southeast. we are starting to see some changes, though, over the plains. particularly as we look out around oklahoma, severe thunderstorm watch going here. weather system starting to get its act together and ahead of it noting the line of thunderstorms forming there. we're not concerned about thunderstorms head headed in our direction. as mentioned hi

the miami heats heat force in the east right now. look to go at nba's worse team and the 76ers tonight. after beating heat last night. the heat have won six straight. the next two games are against the 76ers.s. phillie has lost ten straight coming from night nothing is being taken for grant. >> we need to take caref business. the time of year where you got to win games you're supposed win and philly will play a team that has nothing to lees lose threrks have toe ma sure mature enough to find a way to win the ball game. and we can no longer call thehe the first place panthers. cats in arizona tomorrow night wrap up a five game road trip. last night in denver awl fall. and gabriel. and beat lieu i. still in the first cavs turn the puck over in their own zone. panthers end up losing three to two. cats second in the atlantic and low ber to luanne go not happy. >> and we can't allow ourself t t play like that and expect to win every game that's now not how this league works workz. you can't gebt behind the eight ball. and the cloarts we c

the beat of miami. the lights. everything. >> 2016 ultra music fest is here and it's officially taken over downtown. >> i'm here to have them the best time of my life because it's the first time in miami. >> tens of thoands night bouncing among the lights and sounds as cops and rescue crew keep a wild loud electric bay front park party in check. >> just the people the music everything. >> you can be yourself t.it's all about good vibe. >> good vibe. awful traffic. >> biscayne boulevard an absolute bear. this is the point at fourth street when they try to divert the tffic away. from all the madness but if you think this is crazy you should see the way people came into ultra the 4:00 o'clock friday afternoon. it's when the doors open and ultra blasted off. and this party won't stop until the end of the weekend. >> miami cops have new policy in 2016. totals until monday. we have been told by ultra officials that on friday night that there were a few arrest. no specific number given. we are in downtown miami, sheldon f

that's the record by the way for miami tomorrow. setback in 2014. here's your extended out look. a hot st. patrick's day. the heat sticks around through friday. rainfall sunday by the way. that's the start of spring. that's your 7 on 7 forecast. >>> >> belkeys: phil, a woman in lakeland trying call the whievmentd she has owned this snake named ram bo for 15 years. she says she has the proper permit to own him. grown leernlger that 6 feet and her property is not big enough to keep him. >> look at. that he is wrapped around here. and she found him inn deplorable conditions with no sun a light and little move to move around. and now he is sensitive to sunlight and cannot be outdoors for long. >> they want to put him outside, he is sun sensitive. he can't go outside. so they have a two and a heark acre rule but my land does not meet that but he can't go out sides, he is specialeeds. >> florida wild life officials have not made a final decision about ram bo yet. >> he looks awfully coses disi there on her lap. >> is he afraid she will bite her head off. >> craig: does seem to be some a

the night. >> breaking news on miami beach. police responding after sprin shutting down ocean drive for at least an hour. we are live. hello everybody. >> i'm in for belkys. and that's not all we are working on on the night team. >>> grab and goo but witness made sure the didn't get the good. just one station with the storyjust one station with the story. >> criminal thoughthey were being smooth. but surveillance camera were rolling on the skimming scam. >> south florida mayor being investigated by the feds. addressing the allegations. with just one station. >> hope from the hospital. roommate. nally out of a coma. >> and farewell fit for first lady. crowds gathering to say goodbye >> we get right to the firstnews alert of the night. fist flying. signs shredded. trump taken on in chicago by protestors. message loud and clear. >> he says it's something he never does but tonight donald trump is backing down cancelling his event. we have seen fights of cououe at trump rally before but nothing like this. this turned into an all out

we're still in the 80s, 86 in miami. we're still seeing very warm, humid temperatures across much of broward county. 84 in fort lauderdale and 85 in the pembroke pines aaa. as keith mentioned, we have a severe thunderstorm waching, not warning, a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for offshore waters from deerfield bea into ocean reef, in effect untiti 9:00 p.m. tonight. taking a look at the last few hours, you can see all the shower and thunderstorm activity really swinging through broward county. lots of lightning embedded within those thunderstorms. overnight, mostly cloudy skies. that will stick around. and of courseisolated showers. no doubt it's been active and the weather catching many beachgoers off guard. our team coverage conditions with stephanie bertini, live in fort lauderdalele hi, stephanie. >> reporter: we found some damage left behind on the beach. we've learned from people this is what's left over from a small boat after the intense rains hours ago. this is video sent to nbc 6 news from a lifeguard work

you see police activity specifically the miami-dade police department bombmbquad. the entire whole foods that's at has been evacuated because a suspicious package that is has own been found outside. they have evacuated the parking lot as well. sky 10 over the scene. we are keeping an eye on a close on a on this, the whole foods a 117th and south dixie in southwest miami-dade evacuated because of a suspicious package. we'll, of course, keep you posted. for now i'm jeff weinsier. >> calvin: shocking surveillance video those an unsuspecting shoppebeing ripped off at the grocery store. watch as the man distract the 92-year-old victim while the other rifles through her purse. >> laurie: and we have a one and only exclusive showing you how the miami-dade police department is working to include the public -- improve the public image of its officers in the wake of black lives matter movement. >> clay: cleveland good evening. some dolphin far as stars running out of opportunity to first day of free accessible. what does this mean for the team going forward? >> clay: we alrea

the upcoming work week. right now temperatures not as warm as we saw, 77 in miami. the high today in miami was 89 degrees, that left us about a degree short of tying a record that was set back in 2004, 76 in ft. lauderdale, were seeing upper 70s down into the middle and lower keys. so we're dealing with just a few clouds but other tha that we have been dry so far. the majority of acvity remaining over the gulf of mexico plus isolated showers to the south of the florida strait. now, we do have winds coming out of the south. so the pressure will push towards the north. we could see overnight showers tonight and into the morrng. taking a look, we'll have clouds and the majority of the cuds will be further to the north. we should wake up to multiple close. now, our in-house models are having a hard time picking up on then we have showers picking up in the afternoon. but as you can see throughout the afternoon hours we'll see an increase in the moisture swinging on through from west to east as the action goes on all ahead of acold front that will bring the major changes.

the former presidential candidate appeared with cruz at a rally in downtown miami. the next big endorsement in the reublican race could come for former presidential candidate jeb bush. ke met today with marco rubio and will meet individually tomorrow with ted cruz and john the former florora governor has yet to endorse anyone since dropping out of the race for the white house last month. >> let me tell you something, i will be on that ballot tuesday. i will campaign as long as it takes. we are going to the white house. >> reporter: now, if florida's marco rubios determined to go down fighting. he held a rally today. [ no audio ] >> marco rubio has his eyes on florida and to que him, he's focused like a laser. seconds after taking the tage at a rally in hialeah, marco rubio squashed rumors about him dropping out of the race. >> let me tell yousomething, i will be on that ballot on tuesday. we are going to t white house. >> reporter: the florida senator encouraged everyone to vote. he expressed the importance of a win in his state and spo at length in both english and

expecting highs in the mid-80s in miami. two tales, the tales we find in friends. >> young readers with an audience that's eager to sit and stay for the next chapter. >>> hi, buddy. >> reporter: when you're a shelter dog, you really are your own lesman. for a timid pup that's not always the easiest job. >> most dogs in a shelter setting are scared andnd frightened and anxiety ridden and they show signs of stress. >> reporter: which is why the humane society of missouri is pulling out every trick in the book. >> look at all these angels. >> reporter: at this st. louis shelter kids volunteer their me reading to pets that are waiting for a good home. they call it the shelter buddies reading program, an idea that started around christmas and quickly took off. >> i personally love animals. they're my favorite things in the world. >> reporter: the children are actually trained to seek out >> and it's amazing to see the reaction of these dogs in almost every situation they come to the back to the front to greet the kids. >> reporter

the beat of miami. >> the music. the lights. everything. >>>> 2016 ultra music fest is here and it's officiallyl taken over downtown. >> i'm here to have them the best time of my life because it's the first time in miami. bouncing among the lights and sounds as cops and rescue crew keep a wild loud electric bay front park party in check. >> just the people the music evererhing. >> you can be yourself t.it's all about good vibe. >> good vibe. awful traffic. >> biscayne boulevard an absolute bear. this is the point at fourth street when theyry to divert the traffic away. from all the madness but if you think this is crazy you should see the way people came into ultra the 4:00 o'clock friday afternoon. it's when the doors open and ultra blasted off. and this party won't stop until the end of the weekd. >> miami cops have new policy in 2016. they are not announcethey are not announcing arrest totals until monday. we have been told by ultra officials that on friday night that theje were a few arrest. no specific number given. we are

the next hearing in that matter is march 18th. live in miami, neki mohan week local10 news. >> laurie: we do want to let you know about the safety alert out of broward county. a man is behind bars after allegedly offering a five-year-old candy and then exiley assaulting her. lamont mayweather you see here is accused of trying to lure the little girl with candy, then touching her in the laundry room ofof an apartment complex in pompano beach. >> calvin: the legal fight to free a emerge teenager accused of murdering a rabbi ahead ofhis trial is now over. local10 news reporter terrell forney joins us live now with the court's decision today. terrell. >> terrell: calvin, that hearing but it wrapped up without a decision, so it means that for now this 14-year-old accused of murder will stay in jail at least for the foreseeablefuture. three months after his arrested, deandre charles is still in jail, prosecutors say it's right where the 15-year-old belongs charged with first degree murder, but his attorney has been fighting non-stop to free the teen.

located in the core of town town miami. the center will be north business district extending between second and miami avenue 11th street with easy access to cultural institutions and parks. >> we always had in mind let's transformative. let's doing in snag will give back to the neighborhood because that's what it's all b. to have something like this come together in a developers lifetime is a miracle. i'm espspially prowftd community benefits that were committed by world center. a minimum of 25% of all workers willll be rest dents of miami-dade county. >> it will feature a variety of places to live including a signature rest den shall tower. the condominium. if you don't want to live there but want a staycation. stay at march ceet world convention center hotel. today this city holds the leaders in innovation and leaders in de sign. this will be the place that people from around thehe world will look at miami and say, you know, that's the city i'm going to coom pair myself too. we are going to be that future sit tift america.

live from the university of miami campus, i'm jackie nespral. back to you. >> thank you. >> keep the nbc 6 news and weather app handy for the primary. you can see everything you need to know about decision 2016. >>> the u.s. and canada in talks and cliemate change and the economy. earlier the leaders met privately. they addressed the public together. it's the second meeting between many obama and mr. trudeaux. they first met in the philippines. >>> great weather today except for the wind. will the wind slack off and will we have good weather for this upcoming weekend. the forecast is next. >>> police say it ended with shots fired. investigators working to find out why a miami-dade homeowner >>> fbi agents raid 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 president needs a real plan to keep social security strong. (elephant noise) hey candidates. enough talk. give us a plan. >>> a south florida home took mat

but first an important question on the primary ballot on miami beach.>> and it's a questionf development versus quality of life and that should resonate all th way from coral springs to key west. should the city of miami beach lease a parking lot to a developer to build a 28 stoary hotel there right next to the convention center. >> portman holdings of atlanta wants to build it with 400 million of its own money. million in rent in the early years, moror down the road. and it's a very long road. 99 years. >> kristen rosen gonzalez is a miami beach city commissioner. she is against the hotel. she says it's too big, out of scale and a bad deal. dan gelber say long time resident of miami beach who has also represented the city, state house and in the senate. he is a lawyer in private practice. good morning. and thank you for being here. >> great to you havav both come in. let's begin with the proside and dan gelber what is the best reason to build a hotel this big on that site next to the cocoention center? >> well, miami has struggled with its current convention center for decades. and the

the 3. heat lose. right now miami is 4 in the eastern conference. >> a the lot at stake for us so it's about us srying to bounce back from tough loss last nightment don't anticipate anybody trying to help us. lint up. in the 4 lines and we have to earn it. >> orlando picking up third quarter. the lay up. he had 18. in the fourth cavaliers down 3. irving knock down team high 26. they win and cleveland clinches a play off spot with tonight's win. >> we now we would get everything they had. this is our 4 game and 6 night for us right here so it to be ableo dig down and get a whip like this big win for us. >> college baseball at the light pretty big 3 game weekend series number miami hosting louisville game one of the set. bottom of 2 contains down 2 nothing. 2 on 1 out for willy. solo home run. miami leads 3-2. interesting. bottom of 9 tied at 4. bases loaded for canes and this time a walk off grand salami. what a game for willy. 7 rbi in this one. no. 1500 for coach jim. couple at 11:00 they can confirm that news panthe

we still have the accident in miami-dade on the turnpike southbound. we are getting word it is blocking a couple of your lanes. if you are heading out on the turnpike, but northbound, it is only going to take you about 14 minutes all the way up to a 74. after that, less than 10 minutes up to the dolphin expressway and 10 minutes on i-

the afternoon. sobroward county, most likely you will see a few showers out there. miami-dade, it is more of an isolated event. most of the showers are developing to the north of miami-dade. still head out to the beach. police be careful out there, no advisory for boaters. and i head out on the waters. the weights have a nice chop, 2 to 3 feet. get ready for the warm air because, tomorrow, we will be hiing the mid-80s. we start to dry things out, but not cooling down for the rest of the week. god? >> all right. speaking of heat, your miami heat trying to secure a spot in the playoffs. but, they have to do it without >> how they came out on top, even without them, next in (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 psident needs a real plan to hey candidates. enough talk. we don't use msg, bha, bht or partially hydrogenated oils. why? because if it's not a better ingredient, it doesn't make a better p

temperatures are in the 60s, 69 in miami, 6 in forlauderdale, west kendall a 69 in key west t. day planner is going with a dry day all the w w through the overnight with lows in the 70s. your morning commute is looking excellent, mostly dry. wewe just have some clouds around. i'll be back with t complete forecast in a few minutes. >>> now at 5, his son missing for months. (inaudible) >> a he was arrested trying to leave the country. >> instead of being out trying to find him they lock me up for a month. >> an emotional interview about >> diana: he was cleared of all charges an releleed after a month behind bars. >> ashley: it's a month he said he could be looking for his son. alex de armas is live at. >> reporter: this father said his son is a good student but he oos runun away before in the past. now charges are drop and he's out of jail and he will now start the search for his son. >> instead of me being out trying to fine him, they lock me up for a month. >> reporter: tears from a free man. a south florida father who now has to fine his son. (inaudible) >> reporter: the 16-ye

waking up to temperatures in the mid 70s, 75 miami, 74 fort lauderdale, 76 degrees in the pembroke pines area. for your first alert forecast the next few hours temperatures will slowly begin to build up into the upper '70s, possibly hitting that 80 degree mark before noontime. anytime showers will remain in the forecast for the first half of the day. >>> breaking news out of plantation, one person is dead and four others injured after a shooting at a house party near norththst 118th avenue and forest court. police sayay it happened as they were responding to a call in reference to a loud party. they found one person dead inside the house, the other four >> when the units arrived there was shots fired, unknown how that started. it was some type of an altercation that had happened inside of the home. we did have four people transported to the hospital we have one deceased on the scene. >> it is still not clear who pulled the trigger or why and police say the shooter still on the run. we will continue to track this breaking news and bring you more information as we get it into our newsroom.

the warm air connection we're going to feel. it'surrently 71 degrees with light winds in place in miami. we should be waking up to the low to mid 60s. definitely above average. already jumping to the upper 70 abc by 10:00. this afternoon highs will be reaching the mid 80s, once again well above average. that will be our first indication as that weak front approaches the area. i'll have more on this coming up. >> thank you, julie. >>> let's start with some driveveimes for you if you are on u.s.-1 northbound starting from u.s.-1 to brickle. here's the view of i-95 at sheridan. you can see northbound-southbound just looking fananstic this morning and i'm happy to report we've got no accidents in dade county and no accidents in broward county. you're welcome, south florida. happy friday. checking out i-95 so we can see exactly how fast your southbound lanes are at 68 miles per hour and your northbound lanes are looking great hour. >> thank you, jenise. >>> caught on camera an s.u.v. bashes a bus stop, running over a woman in a wheelchair. >> people who live nearby say this is not happened. je

here's the university of miami. we will continue our team coverage coming up at 6:00. >>> now, at 5:30, cbs 4 news has learned that a cyber predator has been charged with the same crime before. gary nelson has been looking into the 18-year-old's background, and he is live from homestead with the details. >> reporter: he was charged with charges of online threats and coercing sex from two students, teenagers, fellow students here at homestead. i have learned that he has been charged with doing precisely the same thing before. say, a vile, ka nooifing, sexual predator. he got a 15-year-old to send him a nude photo of herself by threatening to harm her family. said he knew the school bus stop for her niece. he found a compromising photo of her dad and said he'd share it if they didn't do things. he got students to perform sex acts on him at the school. this arrest report by the miami- dade police last time. twice to perform a sex act on him here at this house where he lives with his parents. no one answered. >> i think

tomorrow the republicans will debate also in miami. that one happening at the university of miami at 8:30 p.m. for now we're live in kendall, erica rakow, local 10 news. >> thanks. >>> just another reminder, we're six dayss away from the florida primary. counties keep theirearly voting sites open until march 12th. >>> count on local 10 news for your entire election season information. we have you covered on everything you need to know to make your vote in 2016. >>> other news this morning a story you saw first here on local 10, a mother cuffed and arrested for allegedly driving drunk with her two-year-old son in the back seat. >> now we're getting a lcok at the dash camera video of her arrest. >> no, no. why? why? just passed all the tests. >> florida highway patrol troopers arrested colleen laughlin after she performed a sobriety test in the field. she told officers she had drank beers and court records indicate this is not the teacher's first run-in with the law. >> please leave me alone. >> just want to get your side of thing. >> in

the scene. this happened innnorth miami beach. we spoke with one homeowner that lives near the sne and was at work at the time, and he says the driver could have helped. >> just stop and call 911, just stop, just stop, please, please. it could be one of your family, like i said. >> again, officers here say the search is on for the driver. if you have any information you are urged to call crime for now we are live in north miami beach, erika glover, and nbc 6 news. >>> out of idaho, a pastor shot multiple times. the shooting happened a day ter he introduced presidential candidate, ted cruz, at an event. here is a look at the shooter overnight. andrew odom. the question is why he did this, why he opened fire in the first place. police found the pastor in the church parking lot and he is now is in stable condition, and odom is still out there and on the run this morning, and we will keep updating you on air and online about this shooting. >>> tempers flare in flint, michigan, ahead of tomorrow's primary in the state. dominating, and b

or maybe not, especially the one second from the end. miami heat mascot looking celebrate his birthday but didn't stick the landing. what officers are lo >>> a legendary nfl quarterback expected to announce his retirement today, and of course we are talking about peyton manning. he is talking about ending his 18 year career. he just led the broncos to a super bowl victory earlier this year, and he called the team his plans. the sheri set numerous records throughout his career with the colts, which is where he spent his first 14 seasons and then the denver broncos. >>> the miami dolphins took their international search for cheerleaders to the argentina. the team will also hold tryouts in mexico and columbia as well as right here in south florida. the final auditions are set for soon. >>> watch video. bernie incitedvited some of his budds to try and break the record for the most mascots % flipped over during the break, landing. oh, boy, falling on two of his furry friends, including stanley, and it's just funny, and everybody was okay -- i think

. >> danger on the water in miami beach. sky force over the sun set harbor after crews brought a man back to shore. he was brought to jackson hospital with facial injuries. officials say he was riding miami-dade fire rescue responded to the intercoastal and got him out of the water there. >>> another rescue passenger on independence of the sea suffered eye injury from a champagne cork. shortly after the vessel left port everglades. miami-dade fire rescue also responded transporting the patient to miami for treatment. >> now bizarre twist in murder case closed yeaea ago. retired cop claims some one dug autopsy knife on oj simpson former property. is it bogus? or critical clue. >> 20 years ago oj simpson was cleared of all murder charges. murder weapon was never found. >> neither was the person who killed nicole brown simpson and ron goldman. but tonight there is buzz about what could be new evivince in this case and alex has more on this from the satellite center. >> the knife is being analyze 70-year-old former losoangeles po

>>> the 7th ranked miami hurricanes at notre dame. with an a win, they tied north carolina for first place in the conference. um in road green to sheldon for three. he had 17. the canes star on a 12-0 run. anthony lawrence to murphy, throw it down. canes are up by 9. just before halftime, reed goes coast to coast. um leads by 13 at the intermission and that was plenty. mid-wayhrough the second half, angel rodriguez heats up for ththe. puts the canes up by 16. then just under nine minutes to play, rodriguez with this floater. we have game high 19. canes win at notre dame. they're 24-5, 13-4 in the acc. one game left. >>> the heat are home tonight against phoenix w. joe johnson, they're 2-0 so far. johnson scored 24 points on 10 of 13 shooting. johnson was two of three on three-point attempts. so far, so good. my 15th season and i've passed two games, been nervous, but it's a good nervous. it's been fun. guys are grateful my family love it here. i want to continue to have fun on and off the court. >> sve: phoenix in town today. >>> i loo

josh richardson. 19 off the bench. miami up 21 at the break. dwayne wade tpw/ his 20000 high of 24, heat up 28. heat win 122-101. >>> first place florida panthers won 4 of their last 5, hosting detroit. kevin spacey fired up the crowd. cats lead, 2-one. shooting from behind the goal. the puck bounces off jimmy howard. panthers up 3-one, but the cav's blow it. tied at 3. louie drops it. red red wings, to unanswered goals. they go on to win this one, panthers lose 5-3. second half, wichita state coming back. rodriguez, half court, alley-oop. miami leads. had 1 1 ro/ reasonable doubt had 18. ro/ rodriguez career hire 28 points. canes win and advance to the sweet 16 for the first time in 3 years. >> 5 seed miami upset losingo dakota. that's sports, back to you you, jeff and -- -- >> that's it for us. [laughing] so everyone at fox loves the show so far. i--i guess i just have one question. uh-huh. where's our money? excuse me? you heard her. it's been two weeks. where's the money? you trying to screw us, chump? give us the money, or we're breaking a

minutes before, our cameras were the only rolling as the men were taken from cruisers, uncuffed in miami w`ere they cut a taxi. police say there wasn't enough evidence to arrest the men who off from the crash at the entrance to i-395 in downtown miami. an officer onscene told us the crash happened as the officer was driving on to the freeway and that both men who were detained would be placed under arrest and be booked i ito jail. however, once a traffic detective arrived, we learned one of the men were out of the mercedes when officers pulled up and neither were seen behind the wheel. there were no witnesses as to who was driving and police had to let them go. the mercedes is the car involved in th crash according to investigators and was towed away. one of the men had a cut to his face which may explain that statement. we asked about it and police say they suspect the injury possibly came from a side air bag that deployed inside the mercedes. >> as for the officer involved in the crash, he stayed put all morning and didn't need to go to the hospital and left with the wrecker and his ba

the bus stop. varied temperatures. in broward county mid 60s, miami-dade upper 60s at the bus stop. sun is up and it doesn't look ike a bright and promising morning from this perspective into miami. again, i think sunshine wins out as the day goes on. do take your sunglasses as you head out. some of you will favor at least a layer this morning. down to 65 in oakland park, 69 in miami, 65 in west kendall area. slow and steady climb, into the upper 70s. first alert forecast reflflting more sunshine and less cloud coverage. a very warm 82 this afternoon. average high at this point is about 79. we'll keep the above average trend going for the next few days. your evening looks great. just a stream of moisture that stays with us. no rain, but cloud cover filtering our sunshine frfr time to tiechlt great forecast as we transition into the first weekend in march. we will see temperatures above average to finish off the workweek. 82 today, 84 tomorrow. a lot of sunshine and a beautiful end to our workweek. maybe a little too much too soon for many. don't worry, we head into the weekend with u

the community is enjoying us. we have a lot of support here, just to watch this. >>reporter: miami missed the tournament in 2015, last year they had to settle for a consolation tournament. a sour taste they were happy to get rid of. >> thinking about last year and how our name was a call. today, our neighbors call quickly.>> it was a great feeling. you can see the guys dancing and cheering. it was awesome. we know it is going to be so much fun. format anyone who watches knows these guys cut it loose. now, they will see if they have what it takes to cut down the mass. >> whether you are one, two, three, or 11 see, you want to try to win the national we are going to try to do. you have to win six games. you have to take them one at a time to play great in everyone. >>reporter: from some of those highlife you can see miami has physical ability to go on a big run. yesterday, a psychologist spoke to the team just to make sure they also had their minds right as well. >>> coming up, did the actor who met with a drug lord receive any money? >>> plus, police are looking for a burglar broke

if you have additional information that the miami-dade police could use on this case officers mr. jones goes, pick up the phone and call crimestoppers. much more for you on this story, and the surveillance video that today. rosh lowe, 7 news. >> danielle: all right, rosh, thank you. a confession landing an alleged pickpocket behind bars, and derek is getting hit with a slew of charges including grand theft. police linked him to a number of robberies throughout south florida. he stole a 94-year-old wallet at a publication on u.s. 1 and 32nd street in pinecrest and then he wracked up thousands of dollars on that victim's credit card. liz nagy is talking to the victim and his feelings on the arrest. catch it at 6:00. >>> a bit of information onboard a departing cruise ship, leading to a trip to the emergency room. it happened last night. they were leaving port everglades when a passenger got hit in the eye by a champagne cork. a man took him to the emergency room at baskin and homer. >> lynn: with donald trump leading the race for the white house on the republican side, the rett rake

andy the way right now, we are at 79 degre in miami. close to hitting 80 degrees this morning and there is a breeze coming in out of south beach. beach goers, it is gloomy and the sun is burning through the clouds. there is a moderate rip current risk is in police. 79 in miami and marathon and key west. similar across the board. and winds are picking up. homestead was calm and now a breeze 12 miles per hour out of the southeast. similar wind speed in miami and ft. lauderdale. there is rain over the everglades and pushing north and east. there is plenty of cloud cover in homestead and southwest miami-dade and cos, you are seeing a lot o othe sunshine and that will help to warm things up. and we are seeing areas of rain over the g gf of mexico and ahead of it with the southerly flow, we'll have a threat for thunderstorms. now the marginal risk is just north of broward. and here we can't rule out completely a thunderstorm or two because of the daytime heating and the instability that is over us. and this cold front will make its way in by t

-dade, broward and the keys, this is cbs four miami this morning. >>> right now at 5:30, a big day in in the campaign. the candidates get ready to hold a debate. >>> also kids and stranger danger in pompano beach. >> thank you for being with us this morning. we have your traffic and weather coming up. >>> good morning, happy wednesday to all of you at home. windy and warmer day ahead. we are rain free, that's the good news. just a couple of clouds on the

developer say the huge project will reinvent downtown miami. only we can show you a 3-d view of the $1.7 billion project will look like. >> this enormous 1.1 million dark square foot space takes up six full city blocks. when the miami world center is completed will be america's second-largest urban develop much. the developer say it will offer up a ton of new jobs. >> cigar construction jobs was created by our tower and miami world center will always have some are in the thousands of construction jobs. >> reporter: megaproject will 500 residential units. the main tower will boast some of the worlds best amenities. inside private elevators will open up into your own flair outside >> soccer fields have gotten the most attention. we have this world says soccer field >> tennis courts and resort style simmons will -- swimming pool. florida's new high-speed rail bright line connecting orlando to south florida will have a train station built on block away. in the near future you'll see six buildings on six blocks going up at the same time. the entire w

to massachusetts. >>> we'll get a wrap up from the campaign trail. >>> from miami-dade, broward and the keys, this is cbs 4 news this morning. >>> thank you for making us part of your morning. it's been a very nice week. so far hopefully the weekend will be as nice. a look at the forecast. >> we have a little mixed bag going on this saturday morning. right now, a live look outside. the last few days have been beautiful, i'll bring in the numbers, comfortable, mid-60s. the magic city checking in at 66. key west 67. realtime doppler radar, showers popping up on the radar approaching miami beach, already cutting across miami beach, and i'll put it into motion over the next hour. they're coming in off of the ocean we have the easterly wind in play. that's the setup for today. sliding to the south, a few showers offshore from ocean reef. the thing for today will be this. stray showers, not a washout, maybe you have a birthday party planned outdoors, it's not going just a couple showers, nice and mild, highs here 80. >>> a safety alert, investigators looking for a man wh

in a time of firsts for the@ presidential visit to cuba, another first by a south florida mayor, miami beach's leader philip levine traveling to the island. >> incredible the architecture, the smells, the people. you hear music on the streets. i'm excited to go out and interact with the people of cuba. >> reporter: it was fortuitous that his trip coincided with president obama's because i wasn't planned that way. >> i should give the students credit. they initiated this whole idea. they decided they waed to to cuba given the change that's been happening. >> reporter: when in rome, in th case havana, he has landed an invitation by the president to tuesday's baseball game. he brought with him miami beach commissioner and the son of the former miami city manager. >> i think it's a visit that's long overdue. having grown up as a cuba in miami and the hostilities between our nations, i think it's time it's this reproachment is occurring. >> reporter: although he has receivedsupport for his trip, he knows criticism will also come. you know you're probably going to get some criticism in south