, officers here in north miami because their search continues. let me show you the video from a ene on early sunday morning. officers believe the vehicle involved with the hit-and-run was traveling northbound at the intersection of northeast 19th avenue and northeast 177th street in north miami beach early sunday morning. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. we spoke with one homeowner near the scene who was at work, like i mentioned earlier, and listen to his reaction to the deadly scene outside of his door. >> that's just soo bad for people to kill somebody like this and just driving. he might can saveve his life if he just stop and call 911. it could be his dad, it could be one of his family. >> again, officers here this morning are hoping to get more information about the driver or he description of the vehicle. they say if you have that information they are urging you crime stoppers will give a cash reward for any information that leads to an arrest in this case. for now we are live in north miami beach, erika glover. >>> breaking out of australia. a six-hour standoff at a

alert radar picking up on the showers from miechld, miami gar derns all the way north into aventura. it's been non-stop all morning long for areas of key biscayne and the south beachs. i want to take a zoomemeoutlook and put things into motion for anywhere else. you can see in broward county things are looking good. the spotty showers forming. we have a light northwest wind this morning, kind of light and variable, so really these showers have not been moving much since they formed earlier this morning. down in the k ks things are okay as well. a few spotty showers as well. you can see thehe ones to the east of key largo not moving much. we will continue to kee an eye on it. if you have outdoor plans, you can always download our nbc 6 news and weather app for updates as far as conditions near your area. >>> 70 degrees in ft. lauderdale and miami. 69 in the hestead area. deal with clouds, especially coastal areas further inland looking a little nicer. first alert forecast, we'll keep the spotty showers in there, sharon, until at least noontime. >> erica, thank you. >>> disturbing sur

killed a pedestrian in north miami beach and then kept driving. and good morning, erika, and what can you tell us who police are looking for? >> reporter: good morning. police believe the driver was morning when that person struck that pedestrian. they are hoping tips will lead to a possible description of the vehicle or the driver involved. this is the scene early on sunday morning. this morning the search is on for the driver that struck and killed the pedestrian and kept driving. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. the hit-and-run was at the intersection of northeast 19th avenue in northeast 177th street in north miami beach. we spoke with community members here for their reaction. >> that is so bad for people to kill somebody like this and just driving, and they might can save his life if they just stop and call 911. it could be his dad or one of his families. > reporter: this morning officers are urging anybody in the community that has tips or can you do that by calling crime stoppers, and crime stoppers will pay a cash reward for any information that leads to an arrest in

more information as the search continues this morning. north miami beach, they say incidents like this one are going on more and more, sadly. officers do not have much to go on right now, and they are hoping to get information from the community get a possible description of the vehicle or a description of the driver. the victim was pronounced at 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

at the intersetion of northwest 19th avenue and 177th street in north miami beach. >> he saved his life. he just stop and call 911. just stop. just stop. just stop, please, please. because it could be one of your family. >> police believe theheehicle was headed northbound, but don't have any sort of description for it. anyone with information urged to call miami-dade crime stoppers as well. >>> the coast guard suspending its search for a cruise ship passenger that went overboard from key largo. he fell 150 feet from the he's been identified as david mossman. coast guard crews doubled their coverage area searching nearly 1,000 square nautical miles. >>> two men on board wouldn't have made it back to shore without their help. when rescue crews got to t tm just half midnight, their boat was taking on too much waer. miami-dade fire boats worked with the coast guard crews to tow thatoat back to shore. >>> police in south florida pull out all the stops to take down an nfl player. >>> and a new clue in the search for a plane that literally disappeared in the sky. could it be the break inv

fort miami and south ach. another shower not far from the area near north miami. that's moving toward the east at this hour. we expect maybe a couple more showers this evening. let's take a look at weather temperatures right now. it is 85 in miami. 86 still in kendall as well as in opa-locka. 80 in ft. lauderdale. it rained there recently. 83 right now in marathon. take a look at the dew point temperature. it is a 70-degree dew point. these readings were very common and throughout today. they've only now briefly dropped in places like miami to the 60s. it's been humid. that's yielded some rain showers. 0.01 in homestead. princeton, which is right around here, got 2.25 inches of rain with one big shower that affected that area yesterday afternoon. we have a light southerly wind flow. you can see the wind is coming up from the caririean. that's why it is so humid at this hour across the state. the entire state is seeing some sprinkles. nothing too widespread at this hour. we have seen most of the rainfall duringhis evening. i am removing rain from the forecast by tomorrow, but lo

. no word yet on what exactly caused that accident. hit-and-run that happened in north miami beacac police have new evidence on the driver who struck and killed a woman. police say they died at the -- police say she died at the scene. security video shows a car that's possibly involved in this hit-and-run. if you think you have any information you are called to call the miami-dade crime stoppers line. 305-471 tips. >>> the victim of ale valentine's day attack it shows time. nbc 6 was the first to bring you month. she was attacked by her roommate who she met on craigslist. she had been on a coma since the attack. 35-year-old byron mitchell facing attempted murder charges. her family posting on her go fund me page. she's still in a comatose state and f flowing commands. still on a feeding tube but they are hoping they will soon be able to eat on her own. >> federal agents are sorting through all kinds of documents after a massive raid at opa-locka cty hall. it's part of a crackdown on public corrtion. this morning, agents were carrying out boxes and boxes of evidence. what we know so

pedestrian and kept going on that it happened in north miami beach. >> just stop and call 911. just stop, just stop, please, please. it can be one of your family. >> police believe thehe car was going north but don't have a description. anybody with information is urged to call miami-dade crime stoppers. >>> and then a shooting in miami-dade, and the car may be the key to finding the person that pulled the trigger in this one. they are looking for a black '90s cadillac seville with front end damage. and there might have been two >>> breaking overnight out of idaho, a pastor shot multiple times, and the shooting h hppened a day after he introducece presidential candidate, ted cruz, at an event. the shoot was odom. the police found the pastor in the church parking lot and the 25-year-old later underwent surgery and is in stable condition. we will update you with the latest on the air and on the nbc 6 newsweather app. >>> clinton and donald trump are leading their respective campaign, among michigan voters anyway, and that's according to journal poll. >> reporter: hillary clinton and b

gas station dumper in north miami by a homeless person. >>> police are on the hunt for a duo placing a skimmer on a credit card machine. it happened at a gas station in miami beach. one of the suspects distracted the cashier while another placed the device on the payment key pad at the register. thekimmer became loose on the key pad the very next day. >> the chip in the credit card is the way to go. >> i've got one of those. >> how many credit cards do you have, adam? >> well, you know, they always offer these deals. >> so y y take the deals. you can get in trouble that way. that's our report for tonight. "nightly news" is next >>> breaking news tonight, frantic rescues. famimies on rooftops clinging to trees. homes suddenly destroyed as historic floods rage for millions, states of emergency getting more dangerous. >>> violence and vulgar ree erupt at anotr trump rally. tensions boil over. a man dragged away bloody and trump's campaign manager under fire as a reporter charges him of assault. >>> a stunning twist. was a member of putin's inner circle murdered in america? >>> airport n

this dumpster remains would never have been found. in north miami, the scene of the crime back in september of 2014, to box with the remains were stolen. >> i'm not sure about any kids or anything. >> reporter: the own of the funeral home son was lying. he was arrested but only charged with resisting arrest. a state probable cause found he committed negligence. the family was awarded $28 million. a bittersweet victory for the couple and their lawyer. >> we need to send a message to the funeral industry that this kind of behavavor should not be tolerated. >> reporter: it took the jury verdict. as for the funeral home, we owner's son. no one has returned our calls. sharon lawson, nbc 6 news. >>> a heavily tattooed gang member behind bars. he was arrested while out on probation. because he was out on probation police said they were able to search his house without a warrant. they found a semiautomatic rifle, handgun, 38 marijuana plants and narcotics. officials say the 33-year-old is a document blood gang member. >>> two maryland policeceofficers are being awarded for their heroic ac

driver who hit and killed a pedestrian in north miami beach. it happened over the weekend near northwest 19th avenue and 177th street. the driver still out there on the person was walking across the street when they were hit by the car driving northbound. description. police trying to get more information about whoever did this and are asking the public details. if yoyo know anything, call crime stoppers at 305-471-tips. >>> a judge will have to decide if the tina aused of murdering could get out of jail on bond. 15-year-old deand charles could be let out today. charles was identified by a witness in the shooting death of rabbi joseph raxton. the teen and his mom insist he was at home when the murder happened. >>> the mom of a one-year-old boy could be in big trouble. what she did triggered an amber alert. police found amber hernandez and her son all the way in texas. he was abducteded from his care kbifer's -- givers home. this is not hernandez's rst run in with the law. she has been charged wiwh child neglect in a case involving one of lowgun -- logan's siblings and grand the

the official twitter account the dolphins express their wishes to the ravens and the north miami high school. live, nbc 6 news >>> and two men are being sought after an armed robbery. police want you to help find this guy. northwest 7th in miami-dade, police say shotsere fired in the air by one of the suspects while announcing the robbery. one of the managers closed the door and allowed the manager to enter the bank. both suspects fled in a red nissan. nobody was injured. if you have information pleaea call police. >>> and today, a driver crashed right into an apartment building in northwest mimi-dade. police say 27-year-old woman was speeding when she lost control, miami-dade fire rescue crews declared this building unsafe after the crash. the driver tried toalk away from the scene but was later arrested. >>> and today, a fire breather accidentally set himself on fire during a practice. it is against the rules to have but ricky was hired to do several shows four times. the 52-year-old suffered second degree burns to his face and thighs as well as a smoke inhalation injury. >>> i take

intersection o northeast 19th avenue and northeast 177 streets in north miami beach. >> you know, he could save his life.. just stop and call 911. just stop. just stop. please, please. because it could be one of your family. >> and police believe the vehicle was headed northbovnd, but aren't sure of the description at this point. anyone with information urged to call miami dade crime stoppers, 305-471-tips. the race for the republican nomination shifts to puerto rico now. results from that primaryand decision debrief, next. >>> temperatures out here, 70s. we'll take it. very windy next >>> two more presidential debrief. puerto ricond maine. marco rubio has won the puerto rico primary, with 74% of the votes. donald trump came in second plaa, in the teens. ted cruz was barely touching double digits. residents of puerto rico can't vote in the general election but can vote in the primaryo award candidates total 23 delegates there. polls in maine close at midnight tonight. >>> early voting is under way in florida. most stations will stay open till march 12th. broward county and miami dade

are still on the hunt for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian in north miami beach. that hit-and-run happened at the intersection of northwest 19th avenue and 177th street. police say the pedestrian appeared to be walking across the street when he was hit by a car traveling northbound. police are saying they have very little information as of this morning. if you know anything, you're asked to call miami police. >>> this morning police say a mom who abducted her child prompting an amber ale have helped. investigators have arrested three people who helped lady bet hernandez abductther son. detectives say the three knew hernandez had taken the boy to the lone star state but gave the boy was the second child to be taken away from her. investigators say her plan was to vanish in mexico. >>> the teen accused of killing a rabbibi visiting in florida still in jail without bail. the judge postponed the bond hearing to a later day. during the hearing prosecutors brought in a dna forensic expert to further explain the evidence they say they found on a gun used by charles. defense attorneys

north miami, the miami beach area into key biscayne it has been a soggy start this sunday morning. 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. w

looking for a driver who ran over and killed a pedestrian in north miami beach. the hit and ran northwest 19th avenue and 177th street. no word yet on exactly who police are looking for. >>> an all day amber alert is finally over. police found logan hernandez and his mother in texas. no word on exactltl when they will be brought back here to florida. investigators say the hernandez kidnapped the boy from her mother's home in miami >> look at the forecast. >> 70 in miami, 69 in ft. lauderdale but still a chilly 62 degrees all the wa down into the kendall area. taking a look outside at our first alert cam, a mix of sun and clouds out there. other than that, we are rain-free so far on monday morning. first alert forecast calling for temperatures reaching into the 70s. it will be brighter skies this afternoon and late morning hours. kelly. >> it's monday. good morning to you, south florida. we had an accident. if you're still at me, save yourself from this one, southwest northst 57th avenue. the bad thing we have those residual delays plus morning tie ups, eastbound lanes, northwest

for food, little david's remain would never be found. >> in north miami the scece of the crime in december 2014, the box with the remains was stolen from his vehicle the driver said. >> i'm not sure about any kids or anything. >> it was later determined hood the owner of fuferal home's son was lying. he was arrested but only charged with resisting arrest. state probable cause panel found he committed negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the transportation of remains and a jury agreed, awarding the parents $28 million thursdays. a bittersweet victory for the couple and their lawyer who says it was never about the money. stend send the message to the funeral not be tolerated. >> it took the jury just about five minutes to reach its verdict. as for the funeral home, we contacted both the owner and his calls. >>> time about 8:39. still ahead, nancy reagan has bebe laid to rest beside her husband and now a presidential candidate is in hot water over comments made about the former first lady. >>> we're expecting breezy conditions here again over atlanc water. small aircraft should

will continuing develop and move through south florida. if you are i-95 north miami, the miami beach area into key biscayne it has been a soggy start this sunday morning. 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

, police dropped them off on north miami avenue at the shots at mid-town where they caught a cab and took off. we did try to run up to them and ask them questions, why are they being released. police tell us the mercedes these two suspects are involved with, tied to, is involved in the crash. whether or not the suspects wee in the mercedes, that part is unclear. so police sa pending more evidence. pending investigation, they cannot hold the suspects at the time. we give you some video from earlier at the scene. this is new video. around 3:30 this morning, police getting on 395 when he was hit by a mercedes that sped off. hehe radioed in the description. one person was outside the mer say daes. police don't have witnesses to say, hey, he was behind the wheel. pending more evidence, they can't hold the suspects. that's our understanding. the officer is okay. it appears the two people influence. that's why they were not allowed toeave in the mercedes that was theirs. once we get the video, we'll have another live report ahead at 6:30 a.m. for `ow, live in miami, michael spears, nbc 6 news. >

here, cooperating with our investigators. >> reporter: walker a 2015 north round pick attended miami northwestern. we'reive outside jackson memorial hospital, michael spears, nbc 6 news. >>> right now police in opa-locka are concerned about three men involved in a shooting possibly with high powered weapons. cops say a man opened fire near 125th and 22nd avenue. police nabbed one man but are still looking for three others who may again be armed with high >>> this morning students are heading back to school after a pep rally performance literally went up in flames. take a look here. more than a dozen people hurt during what they described as a firereathing fiasco at atlantic high school in delray beach. that's where we find jamie guirola with an upddte on how that performer is doing. >> reporter: students packed the bleachers inside atlantic high school gym for a pep rally with an unexpected end. the performer lights up in flames after another performer attempts to jump over there. how are you doing right now? >> i'm good. >> reporter: the man, ricky charles" has 35 years' exper

miami beach and made appearces in north carolina and illinois. sanders stayed here in florida attending a rally in tampa and kissimmee and even made a stop at the university of florida. you'll notice he's wearing a gator hat and encouraging students to stand up and vote. >> i know florida is big football country, right? [ cheers and applause ] but unless you're out on the playing field, football is a spectator sport. democracy is not a spectator sport. >> well, he ce@rtainly knows his audience. both contenders are gearing up for the big prize. florida's primary next tuesday with its winner-take-all delegates up for grabs. on tuesday we'll bring you the results once they role in. you can see the results on our nbc 6 news and weather app. >>> right now following breaking where a 23-year-old is in custody after falsely claiming had a bomb inside his suitcase. police say it all sarted when the man was turned away at the door of the u.s. embassy. a police robot called in to open that bag. they found only some personal items like clothes inside. police are saying right now, and ther

crib, and took off. the three knew hernandez and logan boarded a bus and headed north. >> she took her child from miami to jacksonville. she boarded a bus and went to texas. luckily she was apprehended in texas before she made it to mexico, which was her plan. >> reporter: he was the second child taken out of her custody. his mom expected to face parental abduction charges in miami. those three alleged accomplices are facing charges ranging from interfering with custody to providing false information to police. a family court judge heard thehe case, heard about the plan to go get logan. a dcf worker is going to fly to nbc 6 news. >>> miami-dade police need your help this evening finding a credit card thief. the man seen on this video stole a credit card from his victims in southwest miami-dade and tried to use it to buy merchandise at a public liquor store. it may also be with two women. if you recognize any of the three, call miami-dade crime stoppers. >>> change official is comingo florida's death penalty law. the governor signed a bill into law today. it requires at least 10 of

is dry. miami-dade is dry as well. a few showers over the atlantic waters but it is moving north to south. winds have shifted to the north and northwest. good news for us. no rain to worry about throughout m mt of the day. other than showers over the closer it couou skirt some areas. other than that a relatively dry this morning. winds from the northwest five to ten miles an hour. little breezy to the south near kendall and homestead 10 to 15 miles an hour. at will be the trend later today. we expect conditions to turn breez behind the cold front. 65 in miami. 64 ft. lauderdale. still mid to low 60s for the inland around broward county and that goes for pembroke pines. around 63 degrees. things are looking good. ms. s ms. skies especially as the day goes on. brighter skies 0 out there with temperatures hitting the mid-70s om come noon. >>> we begin this half hour with the latest in decision 2016. >> while we're it, let me say, god bless kansas and god bless maine. >> a game changfr in the race for the white house. states and gains a sweeping number of delegates leavi his opponents i

tomorrow. always head >>> welcome back. big day for the seventh ranked miami hricanes. a win and a north carolina loss would make them the acc regular season champs and the number one seed for the conference tournament next week. but it really wasn't miami's day over in blacksburg visiting virginia tech. this game was all hokies. justin robinson and hudson, an early sign of what was to come. there was a sign of life from miami in the second half. 7-0 run. that was really it for the canes. the icing on the cake came off a pass fom day. miami fall to the hokies 77-62. they'll most likely be the number two seed in the acc tournament. >>> miami heat one of the hottest teams since the all-star break, a record of 7-2 in those sixers made it four victories in a row as they find themselves in fourth place in the eastern conference. despite the absence of chris bosh, the team has been playing its best of all season. last ght's win was a prime example of which s ven players scored double digit points. they face the same team on sunday at home. how has this team been able to keep winning? >>

in broward county and points north, more sunshinenehrough miami-dade county and the keys. 73 for miami, 73 pembroke pines. on our way to 85 degrees, above average temperature tnd for today. lower 80s to round out the workweek and upper 70s fothe weekend. >> in any event, there was a schedeling conflict. willie couldn't come. >> very supporting. >> willie making a donation. >> you're making me feel bad. dylan dreyer and i will be in chicago on sunday. >> you think i should jump? >> you're not feeling well.. don't risk relapse. >> this is a jedi mind trick. >> these are not the eggs you're looking for. >> al roker,hat's why you're a great dad. you know how to do it, man. >> this is supposed to be a confrontation and al threw his love and kindness. >> you hugged me. man. >> let's make the polar plunge the best. come down to chicago and see us, chicago. >> i feel horrible. >> no, you do feel horrible. that's why you'd do it. >> speaking of symptoms, if you've been having strange ones, like a weird craving or tingling in yourands and feet, what it could what body aches? what knee pain

rubio may be in north florida right now, but an important supporter is staying down south to spread the word. nbc 6 reporter julia bagg joins us live from west miami-dade with more. hi, julia. >> r rorter: hi there, keith. no doubt florida is a crucial prize for marco rubio, and his supporters here know it as they make calls this evening. let's show you what happened here this afternoon as they got some help from the first haitian-american to be elected to the u.s. congress. she talked about rubio having what it takes to be the right president. >> leadership is someone who understands policies and who has an agenda to make sure that people know that no one in this country is predestinene to be poor, that if you work hard, you can be as ordinary or extraordinary as you choose to be. >> reporter: three days to go, and rubio's camp is trying to make up some ground from donald trump. have a look at this poll. according to real clear politics, it shows trump sticking with 40% of the vote, rubioith 25%. then comes ted cruz in third place, john kasich in fourth place with about 8%. back out he

north and southbound between the glades and downtown miami. no issues there or thingson 836 seem to be moving well along with state road 112, the airport expressway. broward coty, not a bad ride either near oakland park boulevard. accident-free, delay-free. >> thank you so much for the update. following breaking news out of oakland park. that's where an suv apparently smashed into a pizza place. >>> let's get out to nbc 6 reporter michael spears live at the scene. good morning to you. surely the pizza place wouldn't be open at this time. what's their plan for today? >> reporter: still working to find out about that, also working to get an update on the condition of two people who were inside this place when it all happened. we took a peek inside, the 230rs not only shattered the front window but knocked the front counter o oat of place. firefighters say two people car that smashed into this place shortly after midnight. both were taken to the hospital. we are working to get an update on their condition. not clear if they're facing life-threatening injuries. we're told by fire investiga

across northe broward county, versus southeastern miami-dade keys. despite any of the clouds, we're warming up with light winds and temperatures jumping into the hour. 75 in west kendall, 76 in miami, 76 pompano beach and ft. a very warm afternoon. in your thursday, your first alert forecect, 82 above average. normal high is about 79. we keep warming up even into tomorrow at 84. weekend looks good. 11:00.. . >>> it is a thirsty thursd. jenna bush hager in for kathie if you#ever how some people get what they want, you have come to the right place. >> hoda knows how to get what she wants. there is no reason it can't be you. we brought in some experts to teach us the top five habits of highly persuasive people. >> "forbes" recently examined this topic. go. >> a clinical psychologist. hi, guys. >> hi. >> beforeee get to the different points, what overall, did you learn about people who are highly persuasive? >> well, they're cocoident. and they're confident about what they believe. and they want to bring otherer people over to their side. >> all right. so they've got some -- some people

park. 81 in opa-locka, 79 in miami. turning that southeast breeze out now, winds were out of the north initially this morning, that southeast breeze this morning developing fair weather clouds in place at least across the clouds of miami-dade county. you would never know that the cold front is sneaking down the southeast coast. it's fading awaand making for high pressure temporarily. we've got a really rapidly developing storm now across the middle tennessee valley, ohio valley, snow in ohio and interesting precipitation moving into atlanta and moving away from huntsville. this is significant and the reasonhis matters is because as this storm develops and front our way. not the front that's here now evening. in the meantime, just in and out i think we're rain-free as the front comes in, though, as we head toward friday afternoon and friday evening, we see a few extra clcuds. i think any shower activity will be off shore into the atlantic waters and then we set ourselves up for a beautiful week weather forecast. let's talk about the midday hours today. in and out of that cloud cov

residential tower, the paramount miami world center condominium. the retail promenade will run north and south from northeast 10th street to northeast 7th street in between northeast 1st and 2nd avenues, surrounded by residential towers, a hotel and exposition center. the hotel also cacals for a first of its kind upper deck which will debut as the largest deck in the u.s., spanning 90 feet above downtown miami. lit feature a pool, spas and private bungalows. listennollude an entertainment complex whicic will include the first outdoor soccer field featured in a high-rise residential development. developers say this project will invigorate this area like never before because it's like living in a city within a city, hoping downtown miami, erika glover, nbc 6 news. >>> scott kelly back from space and apparently grew two inches taller. nasa has been comparing him with his identical twin back on earth to find out changes in mind, body and spirit for the last 340 days, the asonaut lived aboard the international space station 250 miles away. he says overall he feels good. president barack obama

miami. we had other showers off the coast of broward county just north of ft. lauderdal. it's moving away too. yesterday an impressive amount of rainfall in some locations. we had over 2 incs of rain in some spots. 86 still at this hour in miami. of course, the sun is setting pembroke pines, 86. cooler still in key west at 79. conditions will continue to be warm and humid for this week. take a look at some of those rainfall amounts i mentioned. 0.01 of an inch in homestead. princeton had 2.15 inches of rain fromm a big rainstorm yesterday. we don't have any fronts approaching for now. it will be this upcoming weekend when we get the next front moving through. it should produce a good chance of rain and thunderstorms this weekend, especially on sunday. then monday cooler temperature readings. you can see the build up of some of the clouds that yielded rain this afternoon. xpect tomorrow for us to see a mixture of clouds and sun. the rai chances are low. the forecast, but i can't completely rule out a couple sprinkles for tomorrow. ll show you why here on the futuretracker as we set it

? pembroke bynes. warmer across miami-dade county, 69 opa-locka and miami. here what we're looking at, mid 60 this morning, clouds around. another very warm day with a nice north to northeast breeze. first alert forecast high 82. time for a check on first alert traffic. >> we have a crash at 595 eastbound that takes you to the florida turnpike. that off-ramp is closed. it is lightly traveled on 595. this is a view from pine island road looking towards the east, and the next exit being university. still no delays in that area. the kpat ramps are open and you'll have to use them on the turnpike extension in dade county north and southbound. between i-75 and d road because of overnight road work hopefully getting it open pretty quick. 826 is available if you'd rather use that instead. >>> 4:42 on your thursda still ahead, bad news for bikers. florida setting a national record this morning. the numbers are not looking so good for us. >>> an unexpected visitor makes a splash at a florida home. >>> home sweet home for this guy. astronaut scott kelly just hours >>> this morning south korea i

these early morning temperatures, 61 in oakland park, 62 in ft. laudedale, 64 in miami and a very light north wind. the air is very dry, feels comfortable out there. strong south florida sunshine and rapid warmup, up to 78 by the lunch hour. today's first alert forocast high of 80. low risk for rip currents. lots of sunshine and a light east wind. coming up on 6:02 on this tuesday morning. kelly blanco off. >> good morning. not a bad ride since they picked up the barricades from overnight work. this is the area between the broward county line and the golden glades interchange passing by dolin stadium there, you can see entering the golden glades iterchange on the southbound side, the right side of the roadway there, not bad at all. it will get busy later. it's moving out of the ggi in good shape. the turnpike, 95, also the palmetto expressway, 441, all those come together there at that point. right now everything holding up including 95 all the way in to downtown miami. we're not seeing any major stumbling blocks. the same for travel in broward county along i've still in pretty go

much of broward county and miami-dade, but our live first alert radar is picking up a few spotty showers over the florida stras just to the north. you can see the showers very -- barely moving. it's been rain free but also warm. we're seeing teeratures in the 80s. 81 in miami. 70 in ft. lauderdale and also 83 degrees near the hialeah opa-locka area. weather headlines, this watch stretch of weather is going to continue today and into tomorrow. temperatures the past few days have been trending well above average and not just the the overnight temperatures. as all good and bad things come to an end, an approaching front will bring us some changes as early as this uuoming weekend. it looks pretty nice over holiday everglades park. we're dealing with a few clouds, hazy over coastall areas. rain-free so far. temperatures will be reaching into the mid to upper 80s with very light slight wind, allowing temperatures to warm up. later this evening, if you have some outdoor plans for st. patrick's day, we can expect a few clouds. it looks like our thursday will be rain-free and it will rema

tower, the paramount miami world center condominium. the retail promenade will run north and south from northeast street in between northeast 1st and 2nd avenues, surrounded by residential towers, a hotel and exposition center. the proposal calls for a first dch or-its-kind upper deck which will debut as the largest deck in the u.s., spanning 90 feet above downtown miami. lit feature a pool, spas and private bungalows. it will include a sports and entertainment complex which will include the first outdoor soccer field featured in a high-rise residential development. developers say thth project will invigorate this area like never before because it's like living in a city within a city, hoping to complete the project in 2018. reporting in downtown miami, erika gver, nbc 6 news. >>> now first alert weather with meteorologist ryan phillips, south florida's most accurate forecast. >> at 6:48, hope yourr day is off the sun officially up. sunrise at 6:43. into aaa and bay side area and downtown miami, progressively goes on. er li clouds may hold that back. we'll look at temperatures,s, w

fountain blue in miami beach. rallied in tampa and spoke at a high school in durham, north carolina about barriers. >> education should be the great door opener, and yet we know it doesn't turn out that way. i think every child in this and a good school regardless of the zip code you live in. >> reporter: bernie sanders spent all day in the sunshine state. he held rally in tampa. >> when we talk about public education today, we should be talking about makiki public colleges and universities tuition free. >> reporter: at the university of florida, the senator dawned a gators baseball cap and encouraged students to change the country by stangds up to the status quo. >> i know that florida is big football country, right, but unless you're out on the playing field, football is a spectator sport. democracy is not a spectator sport. >> reporter: both contenders are gearing up for the big prize. florida's primary next tuesday with its winner take off laura rodriguez, nbc 6 news. back to you, jackie. >> all eyes are on senator marco rubio. he knows the importance of h winning on his home tu

-free in miami-dade and broward county. if you're headed out the door on 595 from north korea michk go road to 441, that's an eight-minute drive. westbound towards u.s. 441, that's a nine-minute commute. 836 from palmetto expressway to 82 northbound still blocked off. palmetto expressway drivers southbound from the big curve to okeechobee road a five-minute drive. kelly, through so much. decision 2016, voters will head to the polls. hoo why' will host its republican caucus. all eyes will be on michiganand mississippi where both democrats and republicans will take to the vetting booths today. nbc 6 reporter amanda plasencia has the latest. >> donald trump on the offensive. >> this guy is such a scoundrel. >> as the race for the nomination gets fierce, starting to look like a two-man battle after he and ted cruz split wins. >> iiwould love to take on ted one-on-one. ted can't win new york, he can't win new jersey. >> reporter: trump is out an attack ad aimed to take out at a tampa rally marco rubio flatly told reporter. home state. right now truchlis only up 87 delegates to cruz. 536 at

winds will start turning more to the north and east. that will bring in some showers overnight tonight. mperatures barely hanging on to the 70s here in miami. quickly droppppng off to the 40s and 50s. noth of us, we're not talking about that kind of chill. temperature dropping down to a chilly 68 for us tonight. that's above avage behind the front. why? it's because of 4hose northeast winds off the water. water temperature still into the 70s. the northeast winds will bring a few showers on saturday. carnival on the mile looking a few showers into saturday. a little drier into sunday. temperatures knocking down several notches. we were at 85 today. and about theame on sunday. serious wind kicks in for next week. the story will be dangerous rip currents at the beaches. something to keep in mind. guys, if we can get through some of these showers, a decent weekend, comfortable temps. >> we'll just enjoy the weekend. >>> still ahead, a grammy award >> why phil collins sa (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem t

background you can see parts of north beach here and north bay village in the shot this afternoon. let's look at our current temperature. it is 82 in miami, but today's high was 87. many temperertures with a high of 87 to 89 degrees here in miami. else where it's warm and springlike. houston is at 79. we're sitting at 82. here's my forecast for this evening on your st. patrick's day evening. we'll see temperatures in the upper 70s thoutroughout much of the early evening. look for temperatures between 66 and 71. some patchy fog still possible in inland locations. future tracker shows you overnight there could be some showers offshore. during the daytime tomorrow, lots of sun. here comes the afternoon. the future tracker wants to pick up on a couple of showers. at thend of the day, we have not seen that rain over the metro area. i'm not calling for it tomorrow, and our threat tracker will be level green as we continue with not much of a breeze out there. so no risk of rip currents to speak of. tomorrow there's no rain in the forecast. no problems weatherwise for tomorrow. problems d

70s from oakland park all the way down into pembroke pines. we've been dry to far for miami-dade and broward county, now we are beginning to see a few of those spotty showers between marathon and also duck key. all of this continues to push towards the north but very slowly. let's put things into motion so we can see what we're dealili with right now. you will see the showers lingering across much of the florida straits. in miami-dade and broward county things are okay, nothing we need to worry about. these showers are popping up out of nowhere, the moisture is in place. with the light wind we could see a few spotty showers throughout the remainder of the day. gulf of mexico this is being triggered by a system that remains across portions of the georgia area and heading to the carolinas that could trigger a few showers for us later in the day. a mix of sun and clouds, already in the lower 80s come notime. >>> this morning rescue crews still searching for as missing jet skier. skerch crews are trying to find a 40-year-old man who was riding this jet ski how marked at antonio maceo par

their way to providence. hello, welcome to "sports final." i'm stefano fusaro. what does miami think of their bracket? you're going to hear from members of their team. the heat wrapping up a tough week north of the border. a lot of changes for the we'll break down all of the rost roster moves. the u.s. women's soccer national team is on its way to rio this summer for the olympics, but not before paying a visit to fans in south florida. >>> the number three seed in the south, the miami hurricanes. the first team in n e tournament that we're mentioning here tonight -- >> the 11th ranked kanes heading to providence. miami isn't taking this one lightly. >> first game is, quote/unquote,

route. the trouble this dade county, thexit ramp off 95, north and southbound to the dolphin westbound are closed from an early morning crash. back to you. >>> if you hear the bass booming from are downtown miami it can only mean one thing. ultra music festivals here. >> festival fans, the party, the rest of miami are going to be@ facing big changes if you do plan on going out there at any point over the next couple days to enjoy the booming music. tens of thousands expected in downtown with some even traveling overseas. with the music concert of course will come a lot of traffic on top of the bad traffic we already have. officials are blocking off parts of biscayne and recommending the use of public transportation if and don't have to worry about parking. if you plan on paaying with some of the top deejays in the nation and sme of the big music leaders from across the world, officials are warning you to be smart about it. officials are heightening security measures. >> weare a zero tolerance drug event. be smart about what you're doing. look out for each other. >> officials say good c

them. they came right away. they called for the rescue helicopter. >> reporter: miami-dade police telling nbc 6 it's looking into a four-hour cream spree in the north end of theounty around the same time morrison was shot, six different scenes involving shootings and armed robberies. a white pickup truck reported in three. if you have any information, any call crimestoppers at 305-47tips. in miami garden, jamie guiroro, nbc 6 nenes. >>> all is quiet across south florida this morning. we're moving into a pattern that will be fairly -- we have an echo back there? this sounds nice. this is the voice of your all right. just something in the studio. maybe it sounds as good at home. good. roads are dry. skies mostly clear. here is what we don't have to contend with, much in the way of fog. a little patchy fog in southwest miami-dade. let's show you what's going on here. forecast to get you out the to date on what's happening with our roads. the fog will be contained in southwest miami-dade county. otherwise, sunrise at 7:29. mostly clear skies and a quick warmup. so many of us now doing

towards palm beach county. if you take 95 heading north, unlikely you'll see much in the way of wet weather. free and clear of any cloud cover in south florida, broward county, miami-dade, thhugh the keys. we've had clouds skirting by overnight. i've got full sunshine and your first alrt forecast for this morning. here is the payoff for being up upperup early early, 58 in oakland park, that feels great. 62 in ft. lauderdale, 64 in the lower 60s. bright skies the rule, feels great. mean your sunglasses and a much warmer forecast for today and also the next few days. up to 80 th afternoon. 5:32, sheli. here is joe brennan with traffic. >> loving the roadsight now. they are nice and quiet and getting by pretty easily. no snags along 95 in broward county. looks clear. griffin road and some of the work going on overnight in hollywood looks to have been cleared away. we've got condition go here all the way through broward and 95, both northbound and southbound, same for dade county. all the cones getting picked up from overnight work, especially around the turnpike extension around i-75.

just a touch more across southwest miami-dade. we're at 65 in west kendall. 75 in key west. future tracker again, next few days, i think the active weather stays to our north. the system is not making a big push. fog leading into wednesday morning. wednesday afternoon more of the same, not much change here day by day. that's your first alert forecast high, keeping the mid 80s strend going. st. patrick's day, mid 80s take us through the workweek. i'll talk more about this next hour. shower chances move backnto the forecast. look at that. cooler weather early next week. more of that ahead at 4:48. another check on yoyo morning drive with kelly blanco. >> construction on the 836 westbound ramping onto the palmetto expressway northbound and southbound where we had all lanes completely blocked off. ramps should be opening up within the next few minutes. you see a couple cars getting by just fine at 4:48 a.m. we are accident-free in miami-dade and broward county. we had an earlier crash at i-95 westbound at biscayne boulevard. if you're making your way out the door, on the palmlmto expre

overall this is a good thing for people who work in miami. i'm reporting live, stephanie bertini, nbc 6 news. >> indee it is, stephanie, thank you. >>> we go up north to ft. lauderdale, this is the beach where a waterspout spun along the coast. a lifeguard sent us this video. strong winds and rain from that system hit the area, damaged a sailboat. that string of storms now off the atlantic ocean but we'renot yet in the clear, chief meteorologist john morales in the forecast center with what we >> there's still a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow, especially tards the late morning, midday and early afternoon hours and as you said we still have some weather going on right now. one last brief note about that tornado. it struck ground f frst at the 600 block of sea breeze boulevard and then that's when it movedffshore addss a waterspout. area. tonight we have rain as you can see going on here mainly along florida bay here between the southern tip of the florida peninsula and the keys. but the keys at risk of eing some rain tonight and as we look at the forecast for the overnight hours, hours

palmetto expressway, certainly no problems here south of i-75 at 122nd street. north and southbound, you can that is southbound trying to get beyond 75 through miami lakes and into hialeah. it is getting busier, but it is still getting through. the same for 95, not only dade, but broward county as well. accident-free. that's traffic. back to you. >>> two minutes past the hour right now. breaking overnight, and oakland park pizza place will be closed this morning after a car crashed through the front of the business. nbc 6's michael spears is there nowow the damage to the business is the lesser of two evils. two people innde that business, they were hit as this car went in. >> that's right. two customers, we spoke to one of them. both have been released from the hospital. a man was outside waiti for his pizza to come when the suv smashed through the front. have a listen to this new piece of sound we have with that victim there. >> i pushed her out of the way and all i remember is being nned up against the counter, in between thehe counter and the car and the people trying to drag me

pines. we've been dry to far for miami-dade and broward county, now we are beginning to see a few of those spotty showers between marathon and also duck key. all of this continues to push towards the north but very slowly. let's put things into motion so we can see what we're dealili with right now. you will see the showers lingering across much of the florida straits. in miami-dade and broward county things are okay, nothing we need to worry about. these showers are popping up out of nowhere, the moisture is in place. with the light wind we could see a few spotty showers throughout the remainder of the day.

boulevard. north and southbound lanes seem to be moving along. no major issues in broward county. >>> breakikg news happening right now out of miami. >> michael spears is on th way to the scene of a hit and run involving a police officer. it looks like you just got there. >>> good morning. we just got here. police confirmed this is a hit and run involving a miami-dade police officer. we are on the northbound ramp from 395. it is quite an active scene. hyped us here in this car, police haveve one person in the back seat, not clear if they are technically under arrest. we did confirm there are possible suspects. that being a question at this time. again not confirmed whether or not they will be officially placed under arrfst. as far as the officer, we time ago, not too far from here in doup townwntown miami. we are told the officer is okay. as far as why this happened, whether or not the two people being questioned were under the influence. we are working to get new information. we will have an update in the next 30 minutes. for now, live in downtown miami, michael spears, nbc 6 ne

60s to the lower 70s. 71 in miami, 72 in ft. lauderdale. a nice light north wind. we're upo 78 for the lunch hour. today's high 80 and it should be how about the drive in? here's joe brennan with more. >>> some headaches along i-95 southbound approaching the miami gardens drive exit. the right lane blocked with a crash there. that has it slow and sluggish on the approach. then you've got more trouble if you're trying to make your way on the palmetto southbobod. 58th street, a >>> taking a look at the headlines. federal health regulors plan to warn consumers more strongly about essure, which had women reporting chronic pain, bleeding and other health problems. the fda ordered the company to conduct a new study on the device for various groups of women. a patient checklist will be provided for doctors to discuss with patients and better communicate the potential risks of the contraceptive. >>> the zika virus can cause paralysis from patients who contracted the virus two years ago. the epidemic was declared to be a global emergency several weeks ago based on sususcions it may be behin