fresh florida bell peppers sizzle in olive oil. add snap beans, a dash of garlic and serve with roasted chicken. for dessert, surprise them with juicy florida strawberries in a scrumptious, easy to make parfait. from dinner to dessert, it's just that easy to serve delicious fresh florida dishes anytime. and look for the fresh from florida label when you shop. remember, delicious is always 3 3 ((dave)) time to talk some sports this morning. and with walter off... i'm solo again. the big story... the big game! superbowl *week is now officially on monday. and a big change this year... it's now media *night, turning the event into a prime time party. 3 big name players were introduced on a replica of the golden gate bridge....in the san jose sharks home arena. peyton manning didn't even know it was a bridge until he got far enough away to see it. manning got the loudest cheers in a mix of thousands of media and fans. the tv crews in front of manning's mic... were there at least two *hours before he showed up, just to stake out a spot.

today in florida. that is today in florida at 5. i'm diana diaz. >> and i'm ashley jones. news. >>> cameras rolling on a vision assault. >>> and deadly discovery on >>> and isis warning about

florida has reported a total of nine travel- associated cases. none of them morning-- recovering this morning-- after being shot orlando. this happened just after 10-30 last night-- at an apartment complex on cypress woods drive. that is just off conway-- near kirkman. this is video from the scene. at this point-- we do not know if the victims were shot inside or outside the apartment complex. orlando police say the two victims were taken to the hospital-- but no word on their conditions this morning. police say they are looking for several possible suspects. as soon as we get any more information-- we will let you know. new from orange county-- two teens plead < guilty in an armed carjacking and kidnapping of a federal agent. could spend up to 25 years in prison. the orlando sentintel reports--19-year-old dante askins and 18- year-old gregory mcdonald pleaded guilty yesterday. back in august--the teens kidnapped a federal agent from texas who was vacationing in orlando and held him for two hours. both teens are in the orange county jail waiting

but not across florida or the florida keys. looking pretty nice for us tomorrow. the showers remain offshore. you're going to see one pop up here close to keyargo late in the day into tomorrow evening. but overall i'm not going to forecast rain tomorrow on the threat tracker that is green. weekend. we don't have much of a risk of rip currents. there i a moderate risk of rip currents on the west coast of florida close to naples and fort myers. weekend. remember, temperatures in the morning in the 40s and 50s. but with full sunshine tomorrow, our temperature will rebound to 71 degrees, which is about the same reading we had today for a high here in south florida. morning. but i don't expe any 40s sunday morning. the east wind returns. our temperatures rebound to 74. and we'll have a mixture of clouds and sun. again, should be a fantastic weekend in south florida. as far as looking at next week, i'll have the seven-day forecast coming up during the 6:00 back to you. >>> john, thank you so much. food, fun and wine on the menu in south florida over the weekend. people

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for northeast florida. omar lewis, today in florida. >>> breaking overnight, flames ripping through a south florida home. the homeowner managing to get out safely all thanks to his dog. >> diana: alex de armas is live on the scene in northwest miami-dade now with more. >> reporter: like you said, a man is lucky to be alive and has hit little chihuahua to thank. his home in northwest miami-dade was up in flames overnight. i want to get straight to video of firefighters when they were out t here busy fighting this fire. inside the home, we have severe damage, the ceiling is torn apart, the walls covered in ashes. this home here h no smoke detectors. the man woke up to his dog barking and she said he saved his life. >> i was sleeping. during the time i was sleeping, mying to sunshine she started i woke up an noticed the smoke and opened the door and heard loud crash and saw more smoke an closed i behind me. dialled 911 and got out of the house. >> reporter: and that man went onto say he had to climb out of a w

against the florida state fair. the protest today... and all the extra measures in place - to keep your kids safe. 3 ((jen and... another local teacher in trouble. police say he had sex with a student... and it didn't stop there. he also... got her pregnant! 3 ((walterplus... it's finally time to talk! the rays take the first step... to possible making the move... across the bay! 3 3 ((walter)) 3 good morning.. and allen. ((jen)) and i'm jennifer epstein. those stories in a minute, but now, a first look at your forecast... with dave. 3 3 3 3 3 developing in hillsborough county: it's "student day" at the florida today... for fun. they're planning to protest, after the death of their teenage son. ((more)) 3 today actually marks the two year anniversary of 14- year-old joseph andrew's death. he was hit by a car *on a busy interstate after he was *kicked out of the fair. his family filed a lawsuit earlier this week... against the sheriffs office, the school district, and the fair authority. they say all three played a role in their sons dea

right now, there are 28 cases of zika in florida. so far, all of the florida cases are travel-related. in seminole county-- a decade--long battle over what to do with a defunct golf course... could soon be coming to an end! developers want to reach a compromise with homeowners in the area. fox 35's keith landry explains. today, donald trump his winning streak.. with a win in the nevada caucus. the g-o-p frontrunner is expected to win-- so the real battle -- will be for second place. in the latest "gravis poll"-- 39 percent of republican voters in nevada say they support trump. ted cruz is in second-- with 23 percent support.. and marco rubio is close behind in third-- with 19 percent. john kasich and ben carson have 9 percent and 5 percent respectively. cqcruz is going into today's contest.. facing new controversy for what critics call... national spokesman to resign ... after he re-tweeted a false news story about j-he story included a video that mis- quoted rubio... making it appear that he was trash talking the bible. trt: oc: the

florida u.s. senator bill nelson wants president obama to appoint a zika czar and he talked about that in orlando friday. >> and so if we're going to get ahead of it, it seems to me and white house suggesting that we have a point person that can coordinate the entire range of federal, state and local government in trying to get ahead of this virus. >> tom: and we are staying on top of this. you can stay with "fox 35" and fox35orlando.com this is continue tracking the state response to zika virus. just about 11 minutes after 9:00 now. at this hour 13 people now confirmed dead and survivors are being pulled from a high-rise building that collapsed in taiwan after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake. look at that video. wow! . it hit while many people slept. at least seven people died in that building. local media say the building included a care center for newborns and mothers and a newborn i s@f among the@v dead. so far 250 survivors pulled out of the rubble. now, watch this. >> he's dropping it really quic

marchly here in florida. >> reporter: florida was set to execute terry lambricks in a number of days. but the supreme court stepped in and granted a stay. >> it's an interesting issue. the question is, what did their jury determine? if their jury was unanimous, then they mayo owe their death and not be overturned by the supreme court. if their jury was 7-5, 8-4 for death and the judge imposed it, then we might have a situation where the supreme court says no. >> reporter: today the florida supreme court heard from lambricks' attorney. since the process was ruled unconstitutional his sentence should be commuted to life. >> although he committed two murders, we have an 8-4 jury recommendation. two more jurors voting for life, he would have had life. >> reporter: in the meantime around 40 of nearly 400 other death row inmates have pending appeals. and locally in bradenton, trials that haven't even happened are in question. the attorneys of bradenton accused triple murderer avalos says the state can't move forward with the capital murder trial. >> those cases will probably be put on hold

osceola county is the only one in central florida. jim: and to keep you informed about the virus, the florida department of health has opened a zika hotline. wesh 2' s matt lupoli has the details. matt: florida' s number of confirmed zika cases continues a slow climb. state health officials say 20 people have been infected by the virus in recent weeks. so far, all of florida' s cases are travel-related, meaning patients were bitten by infected mosquitoes outside of the country. but with the growing number of cases comes growing concern for locals and visitors to the sunshine state. that' s why governor rick scott' s office says it' s opening the lines of communication for anyone with questions about zika through a new hotline. officials promise it will help people protect themselves and their homes. governor scott says "with over , 20 million residents and 100 million tourists, we have made it a priority to stay ahead of virus in florida, and we will continue to do all we can to keep our families safe." with a new link to birth defect

chris: florida today. foodies have one last chance to check out the downtown food and wine festival. there are 30-different restaurants and more than 50-different types of wine to try though not all at once. today the festival starts at noon and runs until 7:00 p.m, tickets are 20 dollars at the entrance. overnight, we learned a newly sworn-in police officer was killed on the job in virginia. all new in our next half-hour, a deeper look into her central florida connection. then, scrubbed twice and now, re looking ahead to space-x' next try, tonight. dave? dave: we are talking about big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. 10 ounce filet. 16 ounce t-bone. big, bold, steaks. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can' t fake steak. for lunch, try our steakhouse burger or any steakhouse lunch >> local, live, late-breaking. this is wesh 2 news sunrise in high definition. chris: right now on sunrise. kidnapped at gunpoint in fort lauderdale and now safe in orlando. the family reunion

we have really divided central florida in half. the northern counties under freeze warnings until 9:00 this morning, meaning temperatures dropping at or below freezing for several hours. that's the brighter blue shading. the darker color, that is the frost advisory for the rest of central florida until 9:00 this morning. they are getting great storm pin photos in. search wkmg in the app store. >> it is 40 degrees in orlando. 36 in sanford. 38 in daytona beach. kissimmee at 38 degrees. as we take you through the forecast, we'll see a lot of sun that. will warm us a bit. we get up to 61 at noon. 65 at 4:00. get ready, tomorrow we'll be in the 70's. and head over to amy in the napleton traffic center. good morning, amy. time to crank up that heat. >> jackets are a must. i have good news for you as far as the roads go at this point. we had a big issue over on i-4 eastbound with clearing construction that had all eastbound lanes shut down. before normal volume hits, we'll continue to improve out there. your drive times; no big issues, 4

nbc 6 news. >>> this is one of those only in florida stories. four people behind bars after a yes, one woman was so uppet that her rolls had cheese on them at a pizza place near daytona beach that after restaurant borqueworkers fixed the order she was still upset. she rallie three people outside to help her vandalize the pizzeria. their story is our currently number one story. you can read more on it. >>> drivers in florida are getting reminded thatriving too slow is against the law too. you may have seen the signs that have sprung up on major roads at if they want to go slower, you need to get out of the left lanes. officials say this laws in no way intended to encourage speeding. traffic to be consistent. >>> nice weather weekend. in south florida right now we dwn't have any rain across our viewing area, but off to the west there are a couple of spotty showers. it's a sign of things to come. we're going to see a better chance of rain over the next few days. nice end to the day. beautifulilhouette there. not much of a breeze out there in the ev

florida has 20 confirmed cases of zika. all are travel related and none involve pregnant women. >>> one woman layed down in tanning bed and came out with two fingers missing. >>> a big wave surfing competition off the coast of northern california. what forced the waves to be even bigger than normal. >>> we continue to follow the breaking news that we brought you at the top of the show of a multi-car accident. this is what we know. this is according to police that the accident happened at 8:30. it involvedthree vehicles. a juvenile was ejected from the vehicle and died on the scene. again, we'll continue to ollow you can go to our % >>> a tennessee woman is raging war for a bloody accident that she claims happened as theshe bronzed her body. she and her lawyer argue that a cooling fan inside the bed was missing a screw allowing her fingertips to slide straight into the fan. she wants them to take responsibility and pay for her % medical bills. >> i threw my hands up and grabbed my fingers. i thought i just cut them until i w

. >> a missing florida boy found safe. we have reaction from his over joyed grand parents. >> we're going to win all the time. >> donald trump brings his campaign to florida. hear his message for the parked house in tampa. >> and we're all going to be proud once again to be citizen of this incredible country. >> i'm tracy jacim, here in lake county, not just in front of a fire truck. i'm with this beautiful little girl, but last summer something happened where she almost wouldn't be here. plus, tonight she's meeting the lake county firefighters that saved her life. is it cool? >> yes. >> yes. tune in, your groaring to love >> right now on fox 35 news at 10. >> and great news tonight, missing central florida boy xander quigley found safe more than 800-miles away from home. the florida department issuing - - . >> vanished with his mother after she took off from - - cutting off his angs ankle monitor and walking away from his work relief center. today the young boy, his mother, and that boyfriend all found in flemingsburg, ke

welcome back. >>> shivers across south florida. miami getting the cold shoulder. >>> and two people suspected arrested in a suspected drug house. >>> and sword wielding suspect.

you don't have to leave florida. "trip advisor" announced the best beaches around the globe yesterday... and clearwater beach took the 20th spot. nz9ly that--but it was the only american beach to crack the top 25. that took the top spot is "grace bay" in turks and caicos. a beach in brazil and cuba rounded out the top 3. , the survey is based on quality and quantity of user reviews and ratings. central florida has some great beaches too! so we want to know which one is your favorite. send us your favorite beach pictures with the you decide 2016-- a new poll shows ted cruz up soaring in national polls. but support is not the only thing for cruz. rumber of attacks he is facing is on the rise as and it appears cruz challenging his biggest critic, donald trump, to make good on his threats... and sue him already. fox's doug luzader is live in washington d-c with more. good morning doug. the attacks on cruz affecting his poll numbers... he is up over trump. what is spurring these numbers? marco rubio got a huge endorsement

fresh florida bell peppers sizzle in olive oil. add snap beans, a dashshf garlicand serve with roasted chicken. for dessert, surprise themwith juicy florida strawberrs in a scrumptio, easy to make parfait. from dinner to dessert, it's just that easy to serve delicious fresh florida dishes anytime. and look for the fresh from florida label when you shop. >>> a camera capturing the moment a massive crane fell on manhattan street, crhing cars and killing one person. kristin dahlgren has details. >> he is moving it fast and drop teeing really quick. >> reporter: the moment the massive crane crashed to e erth captured on video as stuped witnesses looked on in disbelief. >> it was an enormous bang, like the loudest bank ever. the whole building felt like the whole earth shook and moved. >> on the street below, debris stretchth the l lngth of two football fields. it twisted and broken. cars parked along the street flattened. >> we're going to need numerous ambulances here. we have one person struck by the crane. we have one person trapped

florida football history is a local high school >>> a south florida high school making history tonight. for the first time ever a woman will be the head coach of a high school football team. miami jackson. i just made it official and we are live with the story. hank? >> she is certainly unique. she is respected and she was introduced about an hour and a half ago and very interesting. let's take a look. >> at this time i want to introduce you to our new head football coach. >> she is a character in a south beach toe series, but she is coach. bernie says a longtime respected coach at the high school. she knows just about every kid.>> i am the assistant coach for basketball. the flag football coach and i also coach a times every day so i see half the school everyday. student the football team used to be a football powerhouse. last year, not so much. her assistant coach, luther campbell the former rapper now a respected youth football coach. >> she has always been the girl in the neighborhood. she is a legend. she will tell you that but she has always been the girl in the neighborhood that

it will be at the olympia theater in downtown florida. film screening will be held at the tower theater, coral gables, miami beach, and wynwood. >>> coming up next, we are bragging about a new south florida school. >> we go to miami springs high old, the >>> welcome back. miami springs is off the beaten path. a charming town tucked between the airport and hialeah. the city's high school considers itself aidden gem with two unique magnet programs and many decades of tradition. >> porter: the marching band is terrestrial. they keep their feet o the ground, but their music soars and there's no doubt the golden hawks cheerleads fly high. welcome to miami springs high school, a place powered by tradition, and outstanding teachers. >> this is a passion for them. this is a vocation for them. >> reporter: tryit's called i-te academy in which students focus on video game design. >> they'll incorporate everything they use within the core subject area,language arts, math, science, biology, physics. >> reporter: on the other sidee of the bra, art flo

florida lottery drawing. >> time to live the dream, florida. the lotto with extra and fantasy >> erik: we knew what numbers were. and we know the powerball numbers, here they are for you. jamie seh is here. super bowl is 50 years old. so how many of these do you remember watching? >> erik: a lot of them. best boston i remember 1982, bengals and 49ers, i was young and i was hooked ever since. whose moment will be tomorrow? plus, hockey night in central florida. or, was it fight night? a combination of both as the solar bears scraple with the flonase allergy relief nasal spray. this changes everything. flonase is the 24 hour relief that outperforms the #1 non-drowsy allergy pill. when we breathe in allergens, our bodies react by over-producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance, flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. so go ahead, inhale life, excite your senses, seize the day and the night. one. rick hairs away. >> jamie: tomorrow is like my favorites day of the year.

while no one died in florida... governor rick scott says three people are recovering from minor injuries around pensacola. this morning... state officials are still trying to assess the damage. governor scott says that he plans to meet with victims of a tornado that left widespread damage in nearby century last week. the governor says they're working to allocate money from the state budget to help victims of both storms. in seminole county-- a woman -- accused of killing her son in the shower-- is being held on no bond. 59-year old virginia arteaga is charged with first degree murder for shooting and killing her son, blake was taking a bath. investigators say she also tried to kill herself when cops forced their way into the altamonte springs home tuesday. according to reports, arteaga had been struggling with depression. arteaga is under suicide watch at the seminole county jail. ,h| developing at this + (xy``|p||||>{@epoppppxxxx`x`_xp??`?ppx````@pt`:fo`s`@||xp hazing ritual. a former students says in 20-13-- pledg

north florida this morning. we have a risk for tornadads. the tornado watch box here, the line extends to the south and west across the gulf waters. that's the portion of the line we'll track later this afternoon. warm and humid to start our morning. partly to mostly cloudy skies. about 75 across the area. i thihi we're mainly dry for the morning commute. could see a stray shower. the emphasis on that very warm sunine up above. after 2:00, 3:00, showers and storms developing and moving in. we'll watch the radar. you can stay up to date on our nbc 6 news and weather a. roads are dry. let's see how they're moving. here is kelly with more. >> a brand new accident on the turnpike. first i want to make sure the construction on i-95 northbound has completely cleared up. northbound and southbound lanes moving up to spd. most of the construction has cleared up in broward and miami-dade. the ramp is blocked on the turnpike southbound at quail roost drive. no word on any injuries just yet on this crash. we do have the con

the florida panthers, they're an nhl hockey team in south florida. the graphic making quite the rounds on social media tonight. think the broncos have them by, >> bob: developing story, we're following, two small planes have collided and crashed into the ocean off of the los angeles harbor. the tail number and a partial number were found in the water. no word on any survivors or how many people were on board the planes. >> new tonight at 11:00, police in west palm beach, they say that a convenience store was held up at gunpoint by an 8-year-old child. the disturbing surveillance video. >> he's a little kid. >> reporter: this store clerk, who didn't want to go on camera, still shaken up over what he saw wednesday evening. walk in. >> he went to the entry door and very quietly just walked in and demanded money. he was wearing like a motorcycle helmet and he -- he was wearing like a sweater on top of his his eyes. >> reporter: what happened next shocked everyone, the boy walking up to the cashier and pointing a gun hud enunder -- hidden underneath his s

searching for a sweetheart in south florida. cats, dogs and rabbits looking for the perfect valentine at the humane society. shelter waving regular adoption fees and letting families make an adoption of their choice. >> if you have love in your heart and in your home and can open up to a homele animal, adopting a pet is a wonderful thing. >> reporter: in honor of the special day, adopted animals receive free vaccinations, microchip and bag of food. >> ahead on 7 news at noon, the new trailer from the new game of thrones! get ready -- >> chor: sharks spotted swimming in the massive group and predators just a stone's throw away from the coast. >> anchor: turns out it's part of a regular pattern. jeff lennox explains. >> reporter: take a close look. see all those gray specks down below? those are sharks off palm beach county's coast. >> look at all these sharks all around here. >> reporter: we paused thth video shot by a biologics professor. in this frame of video alone we counted 157 sharks. >> it's so cool these sharks are litera

still ahead, drama at a florida day care. what a woman in charge was caught doing to a toddler. >>> police looking for a bumbling burglar w w falls several times trying to commit his crime. >>> we go to miami springs high school where we learn about the old, new and unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. >> cosby's attorney says ten years ago the district attorney at the time told him he wouldn't be prosecuted if he testified as part of a civil case. fast forward to last month, he was charged for a 2004 assault. >>> a burglar caught on camera hitting up a south florida laundromat. but the thing people are talking about is not so much the burglary, but how clumsy he was in the process. >> reporter: in the back of the yiel, the man sitting on the chair gets up, sets it. it looks like he's strategically trying to place it for burglary. nothing he does is strategi

and deputies in florida. >> we are working diligently with the florida senate and the florida house to get this fixed, to help bridget and her children and any other law enforcement spouse who goes through this. >> reporter: here is the pension problem. the law says if a first responder is enrolled in florida's retirement investment plan, his family gets zero percent of a salary. if he's killed in the line of duty. state's pension plan, his family gets 50% of his salary if he's killed in the line of duty. >> the officers are out there fighting and protecting us, should be able to receive 100% of the pension if they are killed in the line of duty for their surviving family. >> mrs. pine has been working to push this change through florida's legislature for 18 months, the state senate just passed senate bill 7012 unanimously. >> last year it did not pass, and this year we're hitting a roadblock with the house of representatives. >> police across florida asking state lawmakers to forget politics and to help families of fallen police. >> to fix this problem and help her after the sacrif

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what you'll notice as you walk out the door, it's warm and humid and it's florida. >> south florida. we're loving it. meteorologist ryayaphillips with a closer look at the forecast. closer to the weekend, looking great. >> we do have shakeups coming into the weather pattern. oneery warm day ahead of us. get out an enjoy it. we're warm this morning, but also dry. live first alert doppler looking good. skies up above partly to mostly cloudy. our temperatures have not cooled off at all. talking lower to mid 70s across the two-county area. 75 in pompano beach. that's a warm location. 74 in ft. lauderdale, 73 in miami, 71 into the kendall area. we've got cloud cover in and out of our skies so far this morning. much like yesterday, periods of sunshine and cloud cover, but staying dry. our nextxt front comes in this evening across the gulf waters. ll it straight that in greater detail in about 11 minutes temperatures above average, 82. a warm day. partly sunny skies. tonight a cooldown coming and it will stick around into next week. a roller coaster of temperatures. we'll look at it in just

south florida to do so amazingsouth florida to do so amazingly no injuries. red cross will work with those affected family to get them safely relocated. >> did a good job in killing real quick. rest of the building is safe. >>reporter: investigators do believe it was that untakened iron to blame for the fire. in lawed hill 7 news night team. >> car burning rub internorth miami. vehicle caught fire parked next to pile of burning trash in front of an apartment building avenue. witness tried to put it out with annex continuing wisher. firefighters finish the job when they got there nobody was hurt. truck crash on the turnpike mess in miami gardens. sky force over the scene at county line road and sun life stapled. truck drove over the divider either side. direction for quite a few houvrments one person had to be the lanes are open again tonight. >> wanto get to the developing story. we have been following some strong storms. tornado pounding parts of the south and we g g our first look at video out of pensacola. >> dage and injuries robin. >>reporter: we can als

the florida house just *passed one... that allows guns on college campuses. 3 that bill would only apply to people with concealed weapons permits... and allows them to openly carry their guns on campus. another bill passed by the house would allow *lawmakers to carry concealed weapons onto the chamber's floor. those bills are still far from becoming law. the state senate still has to pass it's companion bills... and senate leaders are not very confident that will happen. two *other gun bills were sent to the governor's desk. one would ban gun ranges in highly populated neighborhoods. ((more)) 3 florida's "10-20-life law" that sets mandatory minimum sentences for crimes involving guns. it now gives judges some flexibility when aggravated assault. 3 3 happening today in tampa: the deep fryers are warming up... and the ferris wheel is starting to spin. the 20-16 "florida state fair" is opening its gates.((more)) 3 so get ready for a dozen days of attractions, rides , the theme of this year's fair is "so much more to explore.

upper 60s here across south florida. we are going to climb into the low and middle 70s this afternoon and our average high in case you are wondering, 79. a warm-up is underway as we had temperatures not all that mild. in fact, definitely warmer as we jump off into a new work week on monday. into the northeast we go and southeast, 39 atlanta, 33 in the capital, 33 boston, 40 new york city, relatively warmer air coming in off the backside of an area of pressure. no airport delays just yet. however, if you have travel plans by air, deep pacific northwest and parts of the upper midwest, the weather could slow you down. the warm-up begins as we get into early next week. today's high temperature right around 74 degrees. your extended forecast featuring a warm-up, highs in forecast. >>> still ahead, it is time for taste of the town, our hunt for local hidden gems takes us to over grooves -- we will be >>> it is time for another edition of taste of the town. we are continuing our month- long search for finding hidden gems. >> we

severe ather is pounding northern florida, but south florida waking up dry. let's head over to meteorologist ryan phillips. >> we'll be watching carefully into the afternoon hours. a soupy morning across south florida. partly to mostly cloudy skies. we don't have to go very far to watch the line and see the line that will track into the afternoon hours. ahead of that, severe weather threat, a tornado threat from tampa bay north into central florida and southern georgia. this is the line, at least the south earn extension of it that we'll watch pushing off to the east into late afternoon hours that may have implications for us here in south florida. in the meantime, a warm and humid start to our morning. here is the 836, you notice the around first thing this morning. could see a stray shower, but i think we'll see a fair amount of sunshine and warm temperatures up to 75. up to 84 this afternoon after 3:00, a chance for strong, if not severe thunderstorms moving through. we'll highlight that in my complete forecast. >>> still keeping an eye on the accident on

mainly clear across south florida and the florida keys. maybe a few clouds in the lower keys at this hour. our neighbors in the bahamas looking pretty good too. maybe a couple spotty showers out there. the forecast looking fantastic for the next few days. a few more clouds we'll start to see on wednesday through saturday. again, not expecting more than a 10% chance of rain. temperatures will be in the low 80ss each day. 80 on tuesday. then up to 83 wednesday. the warmest temperature would be 84 on friday. then remember we'll have another front moving through on saturday. that'll cool us down closer to 79 or 80 grees. the nighttime lows are going to be in the mid 60s. as far as tonight is concerned, 72 degrees at 7:00. overnight temperatures don't drop all that much. 65 your overnight minimum. that's right on par for what you all in all, quiet weather expected i south florida. back to you. >>> thank you all for this amazing award tonight. >> it's the moment that broke the internet. last night leonardo diicaprio won the first oscar of his ca

miami-dade as well and the rain and upper florida keys in the last hour has pushed into the florida straits. now, we do have a line of strong showers and storms approacacng parts of the northwestern bahamas with the leading edge of this front. but we have two surveys currently underway by the national weather service. miami-dade. this one is taking place near sun life stadium east to i-95 and south of ives dairy road. and the second one in pompano beach around lighthouse point near 28th avenue, northeast 32nd street where also a good year blimp hanger has been beaten up pretty badly and nearby adjacent areas in pompano. we will keep you posted with the latest. the weather service has not confirmed tornado touchdowns just yet they're still gathering information, surveying the area. these are the preliminary storm a lot of strong gusty winds were clocked in this morning with the activity that rolled through. in pembroke pines, we had a 62 mile per hour wind gust. in davie, 61 mile per hour winds. hollywood, 60 mile per ho winds as well, cooper 53 and country walk at around 49 miles an hour. w

sharolawson. >> florida's primary is q ickly approaching. check out the decision 2016 section on the nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> young south florida catholics marked the beginning of lent on this ash wednesday. high school this morning in southwest ranches. students lined up one by one to get the ash smashed on their foreheads. today is the day the catholics here the phrase from dust you return. >>> patients will now be able to visit the zoo without leaving their rooms with helpof zoo miami. the hospital unveiled a new channel that provides family-friendly animalriented programming that's both entertaining and educational. the programs will be available on television monitors in every patient room as well as in waiting areas at nicholas children's hospital starting today. >> the kids are going to love that. >>>>i know. i love it. >>> miami-based burger king is going t tthe backyard barbecues for its next item. >>> medicine for a sick child in miami is stolen from their home and it's all caught on ape. >>> the president's new initiate to

how florida fared. >>> former president though clinton coming to florida today. where he will be will be key to former president bill clinton is in south florida to campaign for his wife. >> hillary clinton originally scheduled to attend the rally but now she's sending her husband. michael lopardi is in riviera beach. >> this allows her to spend more time in nevada where she's locked in a race with bernie sanders. away so she can afford to skip the event it will be held in a building -- building behind me. do not underestimate the appeal of the former president. he remains popular with democrats and is known to fire up a crowd. the event allows the clinton campaign to get an early start in florida estate that is key to the general election likely. democrats are stronger in south florida so it's not surprising. riviera beach a predominantly of african-american community at clinton, sanders a try to capture the boat. today seems to be the day of former presidents. former president bush will campaign with his brother. the connection can have a complex situation beca

we do have a line of showers around north florida. this is the leading edge of front number one we are currently watching. here at home it is mostly dry. the big view showing that we have another storm systemm setting up shop around the western half of the country. great lakes dling with snow and we have a steady line of cloud and rain from the gulf all the way to maine. this is the front that's on the move and will bring us a change in our weather pattern. 10 degrees in minneapolis, 18 in kansas city to 24 in chicago, much warmer to the south. look for warm sunshine today with above average temperatures. tomorrow should be a little cooler back to w wre we should be for this time of year because showers that we're going to be getting across south florida. going into saturday, we will be watching our nextfront. but we're also going to leave the shower chan this is place across the area. it won't be until sunday when we will see a considerable drop in degrees. risk of rip currents in place, seas building two to three feet. biscayne baya

the suspects with ties to central florida. more on the run-in that he had with local police and a mandatory recess bill nearing its final bell. we're going to find out why time is running on it to get it through the state senate and hundreds of manatees leaving leaving the government for warmer waters. a viral video that shows one of the massive animals grabing a quick bite. >>>. >>> an accused cop killer connected to central florida and the man had run-in with a local officer less than a year before wednesday's deadly -- in florida. and now in the studio with more on what happened during that orange county interaction. police say that one of their officers saw a par every car suspiciously killed when an officer approached, he found the man sleeping inside and when that officer started asking questions, david evans took off. >> like police departments across the country, maitland police have their arms and their -- >> pretty frightening. >> investigators say one deputy walks up to a disshelved looking man sitting in a panera t

florida state number one. alabama two. lsu three. florida is down there at 12. miami way down at number 19. rivals.com has bomb bombalabama at the top, florida state number two, with florida 14 and miami's class at 21. hard to fault mark rick. he got a late start. i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just whei think it's just nonogoing to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would have excted would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way for me. right then, right there i couldn't believe it he was so helpful i know it's such a small thing little thing. simple thing but it made me smile made me happy mama my day share your story. lowe's presents: how to put your foot in youmouth. man, wish my yard looked like yours. hey, the grass is always greener on the other side of the... sorry. now get 20% off sta-green fertilizer, at lowe's. >>> welcome back. check thisout. police went above and beyond the call of duty to comfort a todd

keep in mind, florida is a winner take all stay. whoever wins that could solve 99 delegates so it's a killer to whoever loses. >> was jeb bush getting out of the race. recently we have seen establishment republicans throwing their support behind marco rubio. he has a slew of endorsements. none of it seems to matter. not yet. we have super tuesday. coming up next week in march 15 is the florida primary. any chance that if rubio does not do well on tuesday that he drops out of the race before florida to try to avoid the embarrassment of losing his home state? >> there is no guessing, you would think that's the case, but even though he is receiving this establishment support and endorsements, this is turning year. you look at the voters what they are saying is they want an outsider. they wanted have someone go to washington with little political experience to shake things up here that might be a detriment to rubio does the signal he's going to get on march to use--on super tuesday. perhaps he does not want to embarrass himself >>good t

states including florida. coming up in our newscast, we'll talk about what's happening in the sunshine state to prrent the spread of the zika virus. live at miami international airport, julia bagg,bc 6 news. >>> to stay ahead of the zika rus, head over to nbc 6.com. we have a feature page to keep you updated lockly and nationally. >>> on this wednesday morning, 5:08, a lot more ahead. coming up, the miami woman who chased down a police officer for speeding. now she's drawing attention for her not-to-perfect driving record. >>> heavy storms sweep through mississippi. we're taking a closer look at he destruction next. >> a tough night in the in south flida, a warm start to the morning, no rain, no fog. warm temperatures. miami at 74. just a warm and breezy start. partly sunny, lower to mid 70s more on your first >>> comedian bill cosby expected back in a courtroom later today for day two of hearings. declined to bring sex crime charges against cosby a decade ago testified yesterday saying the decision was expect

in the florida keys ththre are a this is linked to a cold front which is now entering the florida straits and starting to move away into the bahamas. weather headlines now, this cold front certainly brought us some wind, too, this afternoon, gusts to 33 miles per hour i west kendall. below normal temperatures is also something this front brings. it will keep our readings in the 50s at night, sometimes 40s, and daytime highs will be in the 60 for the next couple of days. the longest rain-free stretch of the season. longest had been five days in december. i think we're going to squeeze out six days of no rain from this particular scenario. strong wind behind the front that's moved through. quick this secondary system is the reason that tomorrow night we're going to drop into the mid-40s. much colder tomorrow night than tonight. tonight is going to remain satellite picture still continuing to show clouds that will stick around for the majority of the night. but then start to dissipate early tomorrow, at least in e metro area. i think they'll hang around, though, in the keys. the next rain ch

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this isn't the coldest air we're going to see in south florida. the chilly forecast coming up. >>> what's it like to go through academic programs in south i don't know what i'm doing. i can't find anything just when i think it's just not going to work. this woman that works there comes over and asks can i help you? and he was so happy, to do it amazing right? i never would have expected would have thought that anyone would find that do that. make that go out of their way for me. right then, right there i couldn't believe it was so helpful i know it's such a small thing little thing. simple thing made me happy made my day share your story. >>> happening right now, davie police want to know if you can help them track down spiderman or an unsatisfied customer here. surveillance cameras were rolling outside this comcast officer when the suspect approached the doors there. he threw a brick at the window attached with a note. it said dear friends the next one will be on fire. please remove your nonsense from my phone. your pal and friendly neighborhood

. >>> new tonight, a double shooting at a shopping plaza in central florida. it happened this afternoon just north of coooa beach. we're told two people were shot while a third was injured by flying debris. one of the victims suffered multiple gunshot wounds, but no word on their condition. >>> three boater stranded rescued by the coast guard today. they were five miles off the coast when their 18-foot boat capsized leaving t tm with no option ubut to wait for help. >>> a new york thrill seeker killed in a tragic accident. the man was hang gliding when the craft fell to the g gound nose first. his hang glider rotated right then turned downwards shortly after takeoff. it was his third ride of the day. he was part of a new york group that trained in florida. >>> governor rick scott tried to gain support for his proposals with a little tailgating f f here. he tossed a few bean bags in a game of corn hole with big name lobbyists and the senate president. he's hoping that some rotunda fun will get lawmakers on his side. governor sott wants to cut $1 billion in taxe

nicole linsalata. 7 news. >> craig: tragic end to the florida couple. police identified the remains found nay submerged car near black point marina in southwest miami-dade yesterday a as those of alexanderecan and brandon a ran na. the two, 20-year-old's last seen >> >> belkeys: no charges will be filed agnst a south florida officer who shot and killed main in miami garden. the shooting caught on a police dashcam. officer ed to tra mie to says he feared for his life after the man tacked another officer way broom stick. they called the iews use of deadly force justify able. before opening fire they say he discrged his tears but that didn't stop the suspect. the family of la evaluateall with wa outraged after the shooting saying the 25-yeararld >> cig: a race to rescue at port everglades. air woark suffering a mededal problem on board a cargo shivment fire rescuerews propel aid long ladder on side of the stroals reach him and bring him down to the ground. he was taken to broward health medical center for an evaluation there. >> >> belkeys: officer trainin

the primary here in florida is march 15th. coming up, we will show you the current standings of the gop candidates in the sunshine state f. you haven't done so already, now is a good time to download the voice wrour choice app always updated with the campaign trail. in the plex, christine cruz. >>> president obama traveling to florida today. he's scheduled to visit a battery plant in jacksonville. he will tour the plant where he will also talk about the progress the american economy has made since he signed the >>> the latest official count manatee showing more than 6,000 marine mammals in south florida. the florida fish an wildlife commission saying the count this year an last year are the only two times where manatee population exceeded 6,000. this count does, however, not represent the minimal numb per since many of the manatees go undetect td. after haas year's count, the wildlife service announced their position to reclassify the federal status fromendangered to threatened. good news there. >>> coming up next, have merc t

happy saturday south florida. 54 degrees. low 50s, upper 40s in kendall. 56 right now in flaurd and a chilly 52 degrees in oakland park and pompano beach as well. we had mostly clear skies overnight, a light wind. and that's what allowed temperatures to cool down overnight. we had a very light north wind, now it's calm basically pretty much across the board. it's a cool but quiet start to taking a look at our live first alert radar. this is exactly what we likee to see on not only a long weekend but a weekend full of events, outdoor events across south florida. there is a front that will slowly approach the area, maybe giving us a few clouds. thth first half of the day should be dry, sharon. >> erika, thank you. >>> a shooting leaves a dean in the hospital this morning. nearby residents say they heard about eight shots go off. the victim is a 16-year-old boy who was shot in the leg. he was walking with friends in the areahen a man started shooting at them. we're told the shooter took off in a car. stay with nbc 6 for the late