important case for miami-dade lice. they believe there are numerous victims out there how did they crack this case alert citizen. they saw he was busted in the book bag all the loot and now they are looking into dozens of other cases. >> approximately 20 right now but we have 10 that are a sure thing. case is very important to us. throughout the district that we have had rush of burglary to vehicle. many in the last month and theyare on the rise again unfortunately. >> okay remember miami-dade police believe the guy is behind whole bunch of car burgrgry. if you have any information they could use pick up the phone call crime stoppers here's the number only the screen. in the mean time all of those designer sunasses and police now trying to determine and find their owners. >> in northeast miami-dade, rosh lowe 7 news night team. miami police recrowd. he was taking part in field force training on virginia key when he passed out. officials think he suffered from some sort of heat related illness. sky force over the scene a

let me tell you why this is an important case for miami-dade. they believe there are numerous victims out there. how did they crack this case? an later citizen. >> they is saw jones in aion in miami-dade police bust him in his book bag all this loot and now they are flook dozens o o other cases. >> approximately 20 right but but we have ten that are a sure thing. this case is very important to us. throughout the district we've had a rash of burglaries t vehicles. many in the last month and they are on the rise again unfortunately. >> so miami-dade police are very grateful this guy is off the streets. remember, this is an ongoing investigation. we've been mentioning here as many as 20, perhahs even 25 cases f. have you any information on mr. jones, pick up the phone and call crime stoppers. that number is 305-471-tips. by the way, there is surveillance video we are told by miami-dade police and we're hoping to get our hands on tt video tomorrow. >>> we're live in northeast miami-dade. rosh lowe. 7 news. >>> >>> all right rosh. thank you. a south

a couple issues in miami-dade. no problems in broward county, all those accidents and constructions have cleared up. you see the flashing lights off in the distance. palmetto expressway northbound as you approach i-77 you have a right lane blocked off due to a broken down car. 12 to 17 minutes to g to i-95 around 122nd strt. one accident on the turnpike still has not cleared up. not seeing red or orange on our maps. that's good news if you're making your way out the door on this area. turnpike extension southbound at bird road, two lanes mpletely blocked off. you can follow me on twitter, @kellynbc6. i'll be posting updates all morning long. >>> investigators released new photos of a truck that caused an amtrak train to derail. we brought this to you as breaking news earlier this week. this agricultural truck caused the derailment to occur. the derailment happened when the engineer hit the emergency brake after spotting the damaged rail ahead. the crash sent more than two dozen people to the hospital. >>> nine minu

then tonight the democrats debate at miami-dade college's kendall campus. it all builds up to the primary on tuesday. we have complete coverage on cbs four miami. >>> police are on the scene of a hit and run in miami. >> reporter: we knee two people are in custody -- we know two people are in custody involving this hit and run involving a police car on north east first avenue and 12th street in downtown miami. two people were in a black a police cruiser and took off. police were able to catch up with the car near 395. we saw that the black car involved with the crash had a flat tire. the men in the car were arrested. police tell us they are still investigating whether drugs or alcohol played a role. i am told that the officer in the patrol eupt was checked out -- patrol unit was checked out and expected to be okay. >>> plenty to talk about tonight in little havana. cops swarmed into an ally way this afternoon. >> one of the three robbers held the two at gun point while the other two got away with backpacks cell phones and money. >> reporter: miami police se

the ca deats were miami-dade county jail inmate. mostly in a boom boot rehabilitation but later includes a work release program where the cadets have jobs but must pay $10 a day as part ave supervision feet. the warrant suggest las ter would makee ca gets debts give her the wages under a guys of supervision costing. and this is las ter receiving cash in an envelope from a boot camp cadet and the subject las ter stole money from all the cadets who received wages. and these young men trying to rehabilitate themselfere told to keep quiet as the subject while ill stealing cat debts wages swore them to secrecy. prarptz kick ner all this is that the joint iestigation 20 state attorney's office and miami-dade corrections recreeld that las ter was a regular customer at the seminole hard

our senior political reporter michael molecule is at miami-dade college with the story. this be michael putney is has the story. >> meteorologist: we have spent the day at miami-dade downtown campus with ben rhodes. on cuba. he's here on a listening tour ben rhodes is the president's deputy national security adviser and architect of the historic change with cuba. >> how can we use this opening to mauk life better, to increase economic opportunity, to increase connectivity, whether that's online connectivity or simply sper action people-to-people engage with the the united states and the rest of the world mid rhodes came to miami to lay the groundwork for the president's visit, and to get reaction from our cuban community. >> when we speak to, obama has the opportunity to speak to the cuban people, to remember that we aren't only a free society of commerce and businesses but a expression. >> michael: the castro government has cracked down mercilessly on dissidents in the last year. more than 8600 political arrests in 2015, more than 2500 so far this year. ones that are go

still-accident free in miami-dade and broward county. ten minutes from coral reef to tamiami trail with traffic mming between 55 and 60 miles per hour. 826 drivers, traffic moving at 55 miles per hour from bird road to the dolphin expressway. leaving you with a four-minute commute. 826 southbound from the big curve to okeechobee road. a five-minute right. traffic moving at 55 miles per hour around the area of miami lakes dre. we have construction in broward county. three lanes completely blocked off. keep that in mind as you make your way out the door this morning morning. >>> it is election day. in less than 90 minutes voters go to the polls to choose your favorite for your party's nomination. >> ofn the states holding their primarys today, ours here in florida expected to be the center of it all. florida is one of two states in which the gop establishment hopes to stop donald trump in his tracks. >>> julia bagg is live at a polling place in miramar breaking it all down for us. we'll be opening the polls and people will be able to choos

ted cruz will be in miami for a rally this morning at miami-dade college campus's there. those three also trading jabs at each other while making stops yesterday. we'll talk more about that. we'll talk about senator marco rubio's prediction about how much of an impact florida is going to have on this election. for now we're live in kendall, erica rakow, local 10 news. >> be sure to stay with local 10 this election season. we are always bringing you the latest results d analysis on-air and on-line. check out local10.com. >> don'torget the florida primary just six days away. march 15th is when you can go. early voting going on right now in miami-dade, broward and monroe counties. >>> it looks like there voter turn out in michigan yesterday. voters waiting in long, lon lines. the county clerk says because there were many first time voters waiting to cast ballots for bernie sanders and donald trump. >> voters were not able to vote immediately. we had up to a two-hour wait at one precinct. >> i seen one man change his vote from republican to democrat because he didn't want to

cadettes were miami-dade county jail inmate. mostly young adults andart of boot camp rehabilitation that starts at tgk and later include as work release program where the cadets he jobs but must pay 10 dollars day as part of a supervision fee. the warrant suggest last would wages under the guise of supervision cost. here's the shot the warrant indicates is last receiving cash in envelope from boot camp cadette and the subject last stole money from all the cadets who received wages and the young men trying to rehabilitate themselves were allegedly told to keep quiet as the subject@while stealing the secrecy. perhaps the kick interall this is that the joint investigation between the state attorney office and miami-dade corrections revealed that last was a regular ctomer at the seminole hard rock casino and rack up gambling losses of over 38 grand. she won't be paying that debt off any time soon. because this c o right now is an inmate. inmate of t. she was booked in around lunch time friday. she faces charges of extortion. bribery

security is tight here on miami-dade college kendall campus here. the candidates tonight are likely to debate i iigration and campaign strategy as they try to sway voters in our swing state. for more on that, let's check in with jay gray. he is also on campus with more on that. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. look, this entire area, the coast bracing for what will be a political storm`no doubt. you've got the democrats tonight here. the republicans tomorrow. rallies and stump speeches through next tuesday's primary. the focus of the presidential campaign now shifts to florida with both parties and all six candidates looking to draw a political line in the sand. for the democrats, it begins at miami-dade community college where hillary clinton and bernie sanders will debate in just a few hours. sanders had a surprise primary win last night in michigan.

a west miami-dade jail. the snake was not poisonous and nobody was taken to the hospital. it's not clear whether the snake bit an inmate or a worker at the facility. >>> a jacksonville woman is in the hospital after shot by her 4-year-old son. her son managed to get ahold of the backseat and the toddler fired a 45 caliber gun at his mother's back. >> one of our deputies was on patrol on state road 20, near the intersection, when he came across a truck towing a horse trailer stopped partially in the roadway. as he began to slow to check on the vehicle he noticed that the lady in the driver's seat was motioning to him as if she needed assistance. >> the woman was taken to a hospital and now in stable condition. the florida department of children and family services is investigating. >>> authorities in jacksonville are searching for the gunman that opened fire at a police officer. it happened during a traffic stop while the detective was taking his son to school. he was not in uniform and was in an unmarked car

miami-dade fire rescue respond to go south dade high school in south miami-dade. after the spectator was hitn the face by a foul ball during baseball game. >> happened on third baseline. kid got hit right below the eye with a foul ball. >>reporter: the 17-year-old reportedly going in and out of consciousness air-lifted to ken today regional medical center. >> tonight 7 news has learned of two law enforcement investigations centered around one question. >> did corrections officers refuse to help police officers to esce on miami dade county jail. >> investigative reporter carmel is on the case. >> according to his arrest report 32-year-old johnny gomez was wearing only underwear at this north west miami-dade gas station when he was busted for dui last month. but when miami-dade police officers broad gomez to the correctional facility in west miami-dade they say the routine arrest became anything but routine. gomez reportedly became combative and when police officers needed help from corrections officers they didn't get it. 7 news has obtained miami-dade police incid

for the democrats, it begins at miami-dade community college where hillary clinton and bernie sanders will debate in just a few hours. sanders had a surprise primary win last night in michigan. lot more are yet to come. >> reporter: clinton has a substantal lead in the delegate count and needs florida to help scal the deal as she turns her attention to the general election and the gop. >> we hav our differences, which you can see when w debate, but i'll tell you what. those differences pale in comparison to what's happening on the republican side. >> reporter: frontrunner donald trump who won three of four primaries last night is calling on the gop establishment to embrace his campaign now. >> what i say to the republicans is embrace it. we will win the election easily. reporter: john kasich is trying to hold on until his home state's primary next tuesday in ohio. >> it always comes down to florida, doesn't it? >> reporter: most agree marco rubio must win his home state to keep the florida sun from setting on his campmign. the stage tomorrow at the university of miam tonight, though,

let me tell you why this is an important case for miami-dade. they believe there are numerous victims out there. how did they crack this case? an later citizen. >> they is saw jones in aion in miami-dade police bust him in his book bag all this loot and now they are flook dozens o o other cases. >> approximately 20 right but but we have ten that are a sure thing. this case is very important to us. throughout the district we've had a rash of burglaries t vehicles. many in the last month and they are on the rise again unfortunately. >> so miami-dade police are very grateful this guy is off the streets. remember, this is an ongoing investigation. we've been mentioning here as many as 20, perhahs even 25 cases f. have you any information on mr. jones, pick up the phone and call crime stoppers. that number is 305-471-tips.

low 70s in miami-dade and into the keys. the wipt will be blustery at we talk about when the winds will finally satellite final -- settle down coming up. >>> i 95 is blocked up for construction near pembroke road. lets talk about miami-dade, we have a police involved crash on 395's west bound ramp to i 95 and construction on the palmetto has lanes near 208 closed. >>> he became hostile two weeks hostilitiy works for some people, not everyone. >> in campaign 2016, donald trump comes to south florida on his take on why he wins despite marco rubio's attacks. >>> we are going to win for bringing jobs and education for our young people not jail. >> bernie sanders hitting his usual talking points krit siding wall street and calling for tuition free college. >>> last night four states were up for grabs. in idaho, trump won, in michigan trump was the big winner there. marco rubio only received 9% of in mississippi trump one with 47% of the vote. >>> on the democratic side bernie sanders had a surprise victory in michigan. he won wit

many students watched at the miami-dade campus. some students saying hillary clinton an bernie sanders have changed their minds on the topic throughout tir campaign. sanders has done well with young voters. a portion of yesterday's crowd says they're still very undecided. >> i think hillary clinton she has some value, some actual good before i was very pro bernie. this debate has kind of opened up my eyes. >> one co@mment that all students seemed to like made by sanders was free state college tuition for everyone. >>> republicans will take the stage at the university of miami cacaus. our team coverage continues with nbc 6 reporter michael spears. michael, people are saying a lot of things about what's expected. one of the big things they're saying is this potentiallyly could be a last sta for our hometown guy, senator marco rubio. >> reporter: that's right. marco rubio himself stressing he will fight until the end, eric, no matter what thenumbers say leading into the march 15th primary. tonight a huge night. republican debate, 12th

right along the 836 in miami-dade county, south of m.i.a., all is quiet. 234 southwest miami-dade we have cooler temperatures, light winds and clear skies, the fog settling in. west kendall and homestead into the mid 60s. everybody else in the lowow 70s. we have dipped down to 69 in ppbroke pines. as i mentioned, clear skies above, early morning sunshine. a rapid warmup and a nice day ahead. here is a look at the port of miami, a little fog trying to settle in. 84 midday, 8686 your first alert forecast high. my complete forecast in about 12 minutes. right now to traffic and kelly blanco. >> good morning, ryan and good morning south florida. we have construction, a whole lot of it. taking a look at our first alert cameras. this is where we have l lanes completely blocked off on the we just saw within of those cars go by. if you're heading out the door, you dodged this one. we ha a couple other construction alerts. let's look over to our maps, the palmetto expressway eastbound from the big curve to the golden glades, a couple lanes blocked off at northwest 37th avavue. palmetto express

things looking good from miami-dade into b boward county. our live first alert radar is picking up on a spotty shower keep in mind a light sprinkle is possible. for your first alert forecast, partly sunny as the day goes on. let's take a look at the roads with first alert traffic reporter kelly blanco. >> thank you for joining us. we have a brand new accident, our first alert camera on i-95, these are southbound lanes at ives dairy road. one of the lanes is completely blocked off because of the crash that happened about ten minutes ago. keep that in mind as you're making your way out the door. local laechbs are open. it's the one southbound expressway that's blocked off. let's take you to our fit alert traffic maps, all lanes blocked off at southwest 8th street which is a big headache. they've opened up the lanes. good news heading out in miami-dade. 836 eastbound t t ramp to the palmetto expressway southbound completely brokd off. >>> 5:02 now. this morning we're getting a garbage truck takes a major fall off a ramp and falls 100 feet onto

march 15th, reporting live at the miami dade coege, in south west, miami dade, nicole linsalata seven news night team >> belkys: from tonight's democratic dual to the fight for florida, the republican candidates, hitting the trail ahead of tomorrow's gop debate. our night team coverage continues with alex diprato, where senator, marco rubio held a rally, earlier today. >> it always comes down to florida. >> reporter: for m mco rubio his campaign for president will come down to florida. the florida s@nator acknowledges he has to win his home state in next week's primary. and dismisses reports he is close to ending his campaign. spreading rumors that wroing to end our campaign. let me tell you something, i will be on that ballotn tuesday, i will campaign, as long as and as hard as it takes >> reporter: for rubio is it is an uphill battle, in florida, it of 40 percent of republicans, and rubio has 24, and ted cruz has 19 and johns kasich has 5 percent. tory to boost his support, rubio was schedule to meet with jeb bush on wednesday. i asked rubio about it. >> senator, would you like to s

right along the 836 in miami-dade county, south of m.i.a., all is quiet. 234 southwest miami-dade we have cooler temperatures, light winds and clear skies, the fog settling in. west kendall and homestead into the mid 60s. everybody else in the lowow 70s. we have dipped down to 69 in ppbroke pines. as i mentioned, clear skies above, early morning sunshine. a rapid warmup and a nice day ahead. here is a look at the port of miami, a little fog trying to settle in. 84 midday, 8686 your first alert forecast high. my complete forecast in about 12 minutes. right now to traffic and kelly blanco. >> good morning, ryan and good morning south florida. we have construction, a whole lot of it. taking a look at our first alert cameras. this is where we have l lanes completely blocked off on the

from palm beach broward to miami-dade county. we have live team 7 covovage on the fight for florida. let's begin with 7's jefef lennox he is live in palm beach where donald trump willspeak later on tonight. jeff. >> reporter: danielle and lynn, we can tell you that over the last couple of weeks, donald trump has been on an all out blitz across the five states voting on this tuesday. north carolina, illinois, missouri and ohio and florida fla but his primary focus has been on ohio and florida. those are the two winner take all contest on this tuesday n. ohio we can tell y y heaz been going hard off john kasich, ot hi o govenor hoping to thaij out of race. they are in a dead lock heat as those polls look to close at 7:00 tonight. and here in the sunshine state donald trump has had several events over the last couple of weeks and hitting riewb hard hoping that after tonight rubio >>> >> we're gng to make america great again folks. we're going to make ameca great again. >> reporter: can anybody stwp donald trump? that's the questions

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

. >> and the first grade was shot in the ches chest while laying outsidee in northwest miami-dade. was rushed to the hospital where he was later pronouneed dead. cameras captured in hialeah. take a look at this. police say it shows two men holding people at gunpoint last no. they stride to snatch one victim's purse@but took off when she streamed for help t. happened near west 79th place and west 31 court. shear is another look.k. if you do recognize them for or have any information, call miami-dade county crime stoppers at 305-471-tips. >>> a massive brand new project will soon beising on the miami river. but it could be back to the drawing board for proposed new we have the latest now with 7's liz nagy live at the news desk with reaction following super tuesday's election. liz. >> r rorter: lynn, the building battle turned into an election fight. now one side declaring victory and whie the other acks for new option ooze they are celebrating the de miefs what might have been on miami beach. >> i was fleetdz voters of miami beach came out last night and stopped what was not a good p

lower 70s across miami-dade and broward countys. the breeze, which is very steady through the overnight hours and early this morning. coming in off of the at lane tick at 15-20 miles per hour. it only goes up from here. on the beaches, we could see gusts to 30 miles an hour. a very breezy pattern. currents. we have an area of high power parked off to our east and northeast. a deep area of low pressure setting up across south texas. the difference providing our breeze. at least we are absent of the heavy rain that we are seeing across the southern plains. we are going to see rounds of rains. a dry forecast for the next few days, sustained breezy. first alert weather on your wednesday, lower to mid-70s this morning. a little bit of sunshine here with the clouds in place. more sunshine progressively as the day goes on. a breezy, warm pptern. the temperatures into the lower 80s this afternoon. another thing yououre going to start to notice for the next few days. we are going to see the humidity creeping back up. 81 today. we take you in

it started in miami-dade last week. early voting does end this coming sunday and we do have a times on our web site wsvn.com. >>> da!da>>> da the nation pausing to remember first lady nancy reagan. she passed away from hehet failure on sunday at her home in los angeles. she was 94 years old. governor scott ordered all flaggovernor scott ordered all flags at state buildings to be lowered to half staff t.today president obama spoke about memeing her. >> i had the opportunity to meet mrs. reagan once. obviously she was already advanced in age but could not have been more gracious and more charming to myself and michelle when we first came into office. >>reporter: mourners paying respect outside the ronald rig an presidential libibry in california. where her private funeral will be held on friday. she will lie in repose for a public visitation on wednesday and thursday. >>> also on 7:00. for erin andrews after nude video surfaced of her on line years ago. a jury awarding her 55 million dollars in damages. >> we are in the s

liz nagy live at miami-dade police headquarters with n- doral with details on this. liz. >> reporter: belkeys, miami-dade county right now won't confirm this hack happened. they are refoargt miami-dade police department. the police department says they are investigating. meanwhile the police union that represent officers across south florida are scrambling trying to get their member pros tected again. >> the highly personal information of police officers, prosecutors and specially protected county employees in south florida is now out in the open on the internet. the only information we got and it was a throorming us twhatz information, very sensitive information was released. >> a. >> reporter: according to an official mem off the southeast florida, miami-dade started investigating a cyber security breech february 26th. the union that represents miami-dade police officers a thrirtd members wedneneay. >> the moment we found out, we were me alarmed bit fact that the county had not notified our >> it. >> reporter: it's not just miami-dade employees and it's not just po

>>> from miami-dade, broward and the keys, this is cbs four miami this morning. >>> right now at 5:30, a big day in in the campaign. the candidates get ready to hold a debate. >>> also kids and stranger danger in pompano beach. >> thank you for being with us this morning. we have your traffic and weather coming up. >>> good morning, happy wednesday to all of you at home. windy and warmer day ahead. we are rain free, that's the good news. just a couple of clouds on the but wow look at these sustained winds. peak wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. that means a danger the rip currents so it's not safe to go swimming. -- as we head into the afternoon, it will be warmer and steamy. the winds will be light epiing up a bit later in the day. lets get a check of your traffic. >>> it looks like that traffic alert on i 95 has cleared up a bit. so the crash was blocking i 95 there are still some cones but it's mostly clear. we have an accident on i 95 and us 441, near the ramp. >>> we are continuing to follow the breaking news, police are on the scene of a hit and run involving a police car. >>

we've had visibility fluctuating into southwestern miami-dade county. no dense fog advisories in place. we could see patchy fog e ely this morning, only contained to southwest miami-dade. a few clouds moving through. here is i-75 between miramar parkway and pines boulevard, doing okay with visibility just fine on the morning drive. mostly clear skies up above. low clouds that will be quick to dissolve. it will warm things up and do so in a hur. 83 by the lunch hour, 86 at the bus stop this afternoon. sunrise at 7:29. patchy fog around. a cool start for some. light winds, upper 60s, lower 70s out the door. let's check the drive with kelli. >> we are accident-free in miami-dade anan broward county. cleared up. this is where we had one accident scene off i-95 southbound, traffic picking up at 6:32 a.m. no maj oish use. construction has already cleared out of the way. no accidents in miami-dade or broward county. those express lanes under $2.00 at this time. let's take you to our maps. if you're headed out the door on the palmetto expressway from the big cu

in noror west miami dade tonight, 7 news night time. would be crook spooked trying to brick into a south florida police say this man attempted to gain entry into a west miami-dade residence last wednesday. neighbor taking photo as he allegedly tried jumping over a fence and then trie unlocking it but he was frightened away when the homeowner came outsidewhen the homeowner came outside. >> i was watching tv. so then i saw him. he was in the neighborhood then i saw him he was trying to open the door. so i i think he saw mehrough that little gap right there. so he ran away. >>reporter: this happened near west flagler street and 84th avenue. suspect is wanted for attempted burglary. let's go ahead and take one more look at him if you do recognize him call crime stoppers at this number on the screen. >> man wanted for credit crime caught on camera. this surveillance video castures the crook using a stolen credit card at business in south west miami-dade. police say he stole the car from a woman's purse back in december. the two women he was

dep pler is sweeping clear across miami-dade and down through the keys. it will be a few days before we bring rain chances to your local forecast. the cloududover is not quite as thick first thing this morning. that will lend itselflfo more sunshine across the area. clouds extending on the southwest coast. here on the southeast coast, a few extra clouds down through the keys. but again all of us dry. the ocean breeze will bring in passing clouds from time to time. the winds not changing much. these are the 5:00 a.m. observations which are relatively unchanged from 4:00 a.m. everyone is at 73. winds off the atlantic waters running 15 to 20 miles per hour gusting up to 25or so. it's going to be another breezy but bright day. first alert weather on the drive in, 72, partly cloudy skies, 80 by the lunch hour. a breezy, warm afternoon with highs of 82. >> good morning and thank you for starting off your day with us. we're staing off our day with a couple of things on the road. we take a look at your screen. we already have an accident on the palmetto expresswa

we have mid 60s popping up into southwest miami-dade. but this time around not worried about the visibility. the fog that's trying to develop will be just patchy in nature. clear skies right now into miami. our royal caribbean first alert camera. first check on traffic now with kelly blanco. >> we had a car fire on i-95 northbound around miami gardens drive. you can see the fire has been put out. that car getting ready to get onto the tow truck. you see one left laneetting by just fine. it's going to be slow going around the northbound lanes of miami gardens drive because of an earlier car fire that had all lanes blocked off. on your southbound lanes, you don't see kars getting by. lanes blocked off because of construction. on the northbound side we have a traffic alert. in your southbound lanes we have construction in this area. you can avoid it by taking your side streets instead,aybe taking biscayne boulevard as your alternate. we tell you all thungs have cleared up. you can follow me on twitter @kellynbc6. >> a quick runwn of the key

thursday when the crash happened in northwest miami-dade. police say walker was riding his dirt bikehen he was clipped or collided with an suv. >> you think aut a human body, you know, going up against a car and how serious that can be. >> liane: we're told walker was in town for the off-season getting workouts in before heading back to baltimore. him for a couple weeks to be down herey training and preparing to go back. he was scheduled to go back to baltimore next week. >> liane: police say walker was wearing dark clothing and riding that bike without headlights. the search for witnesses is still ongoing. >> as far as the determination exactly how the accident happened, we're tryingo determine that. >> liane: as walker recovers from his injuries, loved ones now praying for a miracle. and sources tell local10 news that investigators are still looking to speak with witnesses who may have seen how thisrash unfolded. one of those witnesses they're interested in speaking with, we're told, is a member of the new england patriots. we are told tha

elsewhere in miami-dade, nono too bad. we're waking up to temperatures closer to seasonable. 66 in mime, 65 in ft. lauderdale. upper 60s d dwn into the keys. we're expecting warm temperatures aga this afternoon. not as warm as we saw the past few days but definitely should be hitting the 80-degree mark. we're dealing with a few clouds streaming in from the gulf of mexico. this is associated with a system that remains over the gulf of mexico. because of that we will be seeing that cloud cover and the moisture will be present. for your first alert forecast on this saturday, sharon and i will be at carnival on the mile from 12:00 to about 2:00 p.m. hope to see you out there. have the umbrella handy because we will see a few scattered showers. 80s. not a washoutt of a day, but dealing with that. high pressure remains inn control across much of the southeast. there is that front thatoved through. so we have the east wind thanks to high pressure and you'll see this cloudiness over the gulf of mexico. that will filter in across e

down into the keys things miami-dade. in broward county may be seeing a light sprinkle or two along the east wind. other than that, everything looking pretty goooo we have a breezy east wind, and afternoon. waking up for clouds out there. mostly clomdy. it's because the temperatures haven't cooled much more than the low 70s. 71 in flawed. temperatures a little more on the pleasant side, in the mid 60s into the naples area. hour. especially for the second half of the day. for your first alert forecast on this tuesday, a mix of sun and clouds as the day goes on. throughout the morning hours, expecting it to rain mostly cloudy with breezy conditions and rip currents along atlantic beaches. high prprsure in control. that's what's leaving us with this east-southeast wind. other than that, high pressure will protect us from any system even clearing south florida. so we are expecting a few benign days other than the wind pattern pickckng up. relatively dry as you can see by the shades of red, the moisture pressure will continue

broward county, miami-dade and through the keys, your roadways are dry. keep it that way for the morning drive and all day long. let's talk about what's up there. a live look over the 836, our first alert camera here into central miami-dade county. toward the beaches, just a few clouds above. these clouds a rather extent sich. not low, dreary clouds, high, thin clouds that will lead to filtered sunshine. we've had calm winds for the last few hours. that's leading to delightful readings. 61 in oakland park, 63 in pembroke pines, 63 in m.i.a. during the mid 60s during the morning drive with bright sunshine. today's high 85, well above average. it's 5:01. but joe brennan in with traffic. >> not a d ride so far. i-95 near cypress creek road, everything moving easily. looking the he north and don't see any problem points. that's the way it's been on 95 so far this morning throughout broward county. i-75 and the saw gres, pretty good ride as well. things in dade county have been doing a-okay. no major difficults getting through on the palmetto expressway. that'

miami-dade police say 17-year-old trayvon johnson was shot. main who claimed to be a friend of his sent this photo to 7 news and police released p th this mug shotrom an arrest earlier this year. but since johnson was a jiewf night the charge where's not named. thursday night the teenager was hospital but would not survive. doctors speaking his family outside the emergency room. meanwhile back at the home, just off northwest 73 street and 1919 ave news, a full scale investigation underway way woman says she shot a man who was breaking into her home. >> she is very cooperative and talking to our detectives. again, you need to rest, she's 54 years of age, she's a person that obviously is a little distraught because this is her home, you know, that someone was in. >> o. >> reporter: sow heard from police there. that woman cooperating with their vaismghts they say they have no reason not to believe her side of the story. live in northwestiami-dade. brandon beyer. 7 news. >> lynn: brandon, thank ussments fast mooing flames at a south florida gas st

it started in miami-dade last week. early voting is this coming sunday and we do have a list of voting locations and tes on our web site wsvn.com. >>> the nation pausing to remember first lady nancy reagan passed away fro heart failure on sunday at her home in los angeles. she was 94 years old. governor rick scott ordered all flags at state buildings to be lowered to half staff. and today president obama spoke about meeting her. >>> i had the opportunity to meet miss reagan once. obviously she was already inconvenienced in age but could not have been more gracious and more charming to myself and michelle when we first came into office. >> mourners paying respect outside the ronald reagan presidential library in california where her private she will lie in repose for public visitation on wednesday and thursday. >>> still ahead on 7 news at 11:00. police showing up to family home looking for some one they say doesn't live there. but tonight the dog is the one paying the price and now they are demanding answers. >>> cops s

miami-dade police want to talk to this suy. riva sports spoke to the credit bureaus and remove the 12,000-dollar debt hector owes for the atv. after we talked to car max they moved to remove his name. and the identify theft fooled them by using a fake drivers license and social security number and date of birth. and carlos and rivas also loss a vehicle. their sniewdly wed dreams have been derailed. it i just got married and my plans have been shaltlt terd. this guy as has been walking around saying hes me. he may not be walk around since nice mercedes and a tv. i'm patrick fraser. 7 news. that picture could not be any more clear. take one more look at this guy. do you know who he is? call crime stoppers at 305-471-tips. the right tip cld lead to you a cash reward. >> danielle: and you're right. the picture, doesn't get much clear than that picture. >> lynn: youan see his oz pores almost. >> danielle: that is 7 news at 5:30. thank sow much for watching. i'm danielle knox. >> lynn: i'm lynn martinez. 7 news at 6:00 begins right n

now miami-dade policic confirming an nfl player was involved in this crash. transported to jmh in critical condition. now at this time investigators have not released his identity but you can see again a large police presence in this area. of course this happening just a few hours ago. we have been speaking with witnesses trying to figure out extly what happened but again all we know at this point an nfl player involved riding that motorcycle here near this tersection when that cash left him in critical condition. we are reporting live in miami-dade, walter morris 7 news night team. >>> it was supposed tube show that something went terribly wrong. tonight the man caught in the flames. talking about this fire startertalking about this fire arter. >> several people hurt when the stunt back fired in the middle of the gym nasium. >> nicole is live for us at del rey medical center and has the story. nicole. >> this is sort of unique event here at the high school. it was supposed to be sort of getting ready, getting the kids psyched up for spring break and get them

more than 63,00 voters cast ballots in miami-dade. ballots. >>> iraqi leaders said isis launched two chemical attacks. it has killed a three-year-old and wounded 600 people. suffering from burns a dehydration. last month there was a capture of an isis leader responsible for developin chemical weapons. >> todd: there are allegations of sexual miscocained against the woman's basketball coach. the school fired chen for other reason. the allegations made by a student athlete will continue. >> neki: mayor of miami-dade is asking the state to intervene in a city financial operation. the opa lacka are accused of taking 150,000 from the city to support their own finances. >>iami-dade county identified possible misspending of transit funds and reazed over the that city owes miami-dade county 4.4 are million. >> neki: the letter came the city day there was a search warpt in the complex. the fbi said no arrests have been made. family and friends celebrating the life of nancyreagan. 1000 guests attended mrs. reagan's funeral in the presidential l

surprisingly, no accidents in miami-dade or broward county. let's change sources and take you on over to i-95. we are seeing a little bit of a slowdown on northwest 75th as you are making your way towards the airport expressway and the causeway. we did have a crashing at northwest 52nd street. broward county is also looking great on i-95. 595, nice and green westbound and eastbound. a morning filled with breaking news. devastation in a seattle washington neighborhoooo a massive explosion there. it looks like a natural gas line blew up just as firefighters were investigating the leak. we are learning at least nine firefighters are hurt. these are just some of the pictures streaming in to our newsroom as buildings are leveled. there is a big concern people could be buried under the rubble. search dogs are combii the area. >>> a corruption probe leading to a raid in the football headquarters. they seized documents they say are important to their case as it moves forward. a lot ofeople involved and a lot of money involved here. bladder is accused

if you know who that person s call miami-dade police. brian entin, 7 news. >> belkeys: all right brian, thanks. and bso releasing this surveillance video of an parmd man who has hit seven, 7-eleven's n- across don't in the last two weeks. and sometimes has a female accomplice with him. he robbed the store on will ten manners on tuesdays well as businesses in pompano and fort lauderdale sphru any information call crime stoppers at 954-493-tips. >> miami beach police want to question this man about what he wis witnessed duringg a shooting on south beach last week. they are handing out fliers trying to find christopher huff. police say the victim an quon twon decade was shot in the chest near the clevelander on sunday while set celebrating his brotherrers birthday. it happened after a fight broke out. he late erd died at the hot. christopher huff is being called a person of interest. call crime stoppers at 305 tips police can find him. >>> >> craig: all right now police are stepping up security long ocean dry. huge crowds are expected there

for some fun, the miami-dade county fair and expo has officially opened. it features 21 days of rides, shows and, of course, all those finger-licking fair food youu can stomach. the stare located at 109th avenue at coral way. admission prices vary and spcial discounts are available. for more information visit fairfor more information visit fairexpo.com. >>> a different kind of fun. the florida ukulele network or fun is hosting the fifth annual ukulele festival. yes,, a real thing. the three-day event with a brunch, ukulele skills and on the beach at the grand cabana. parker playhoouse. tickets for today easy vent are $50. visit southfloridaukulelevisit southfloridaukulelefest.com. >>> a final day of jazz in the gardens. join local 10 and tens of thousands of your best friends at the 11th annual jazz in the garden music festival. it ends with a star studded, that stars janelle monet. all happening at sun life stadium. from $55 to north of 200. come visit and there are tickets left to check i iout. >>> don't forget, if you know of an event happening in south

in the meantime miami-dade fire rescue`is to work put this out as this continues to unfold. it is a brush fire season here in s. it is between january and april so these things can spark at any tim live at the news desk. i'm alex diprato. 7 news. >> danielle: and for more on the conditions fueling the flames. chief meteorologist phil ferro now joins us live. phil. >> phil: and you know, we have been very lucky. just heard about our typical fire season here but so far since the beginning of the year, we are actually above average as far as rainfall is concerned miami ov 10 inches. the average is four. we're on the s splus, better than hall. actually better than 5 inches. fort lauderdale on the plus side you too are on the weltt side. almost 3 inches but nonetheless. over the last weekr two, we have been dry here across south florida and that grass can dry out rather quickly and so we at least have fuel here for these fires to burchch now, the smoke has been dense enough to be picked up by our radar. the green blotches here smoke but it is moving towards the west towards the e

give miami-dade police a call. call crime stop pempletz 305-471-tips. in northeast miami-dade. rosh loarks 7 news. >> the coast yard make an ocean rescue. a 23-year-old man suffering from chest pains while on a fishing boat near the bahamas. a good samaritan noticing the man have struggle and report tvmentd the coast guard riefg to the scene hooft ig him into a helicopter and flying him fo to nassau for treatment. >> lynn: a south florida mother accused of a gassily crime involving her own baby enter age plea. a mental health hold for several weeks undergoing asychiatric ee valley i- youation and under house a reessments she is charged murder a after deputies say in homestead they found her 5-month-old son dead nay freezer in that house. >> >> lynn: ao in the news today, the case of main who died while in custody of walt more police is back in court. today a judge hearing an appeal from an officer. officer william port who is a wade waiting a retrial in the freddie gray case. his niers went to overturn a rule. gray died last april from a broken neck. prosecutors say he he suffe

>>> good morning, lissette, miami-dade roadways much busier than usual, the crash on miami garden, the right lane and south of that it at the dolphin, the exit ramp temporarily shut down in both directions and now a new crash on the palmetto northbound at southwest eighth street. 122 no problems as far as crashes heading ardz the dolphin. broward county, 75 northbound before you get to royal palm and crash will be there and no major problems, southbound xwerd xwerd got my seatbelt on, i'm danny rivera, back to you guys. >>> 5:33, an nfl player from miami-dade recovering from a bad motorcycle accident. gaby fleischman is live at the hospital with more, gaby good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lauren, police telling us that tray walker is listed in critical condition here at rider trauma center after crashing his dirt bike straight in to it an suv. i want to give you a look at the scene at liberty city, the 23-year-old baltimore ravens player was riding the bike left on northwest 75 street at around 8:00 last night with no lights on. he was wearing dark clothing when he crashed in t

a miami-dade police officer shot charlie on monday. police say they were serving a warrant on a prior tenant. dog. no. i wanted to scare him. blood is all over my porch. oh, i must have hit them. >> reporter: they warned officers about the dog. he barked and growled but never charged at the officer. >> my mom repeatedly said don't there's a dog. >> reporter: afterwards police could be seen searching the grounds, possibly for shell casings. >> you don't walk into a house dog. them. >> reporter: so we did question miami-dade police. we have yet to hear back from them on whether this officer had any other alternative to using a firearm. and did he feel that it was necessary to shoot the animal. again, the family has gone to an attorney's office. we will have an update beginning at 5:00 tonight. live in northwest miami-dade, joan murray, cbs-4 news. >>> still ahead, cell phone use may not only be a problem for drivers. we have a surprising report coming up. >>> a commuter train derails and plunges into a creek. the latest into the investig

miami-dade has a total of 30 cases. broward has eight. four of the cases involve pregnant women right here in florida, and the mosquito-borne virus is known to have a connection with microcephal necessity newborns. the florida department of health all your questions and concerns but sophic zika virus. the number is on your screen (855)622-6735. >> janine: shows involved in the ter crisis in flint, michigan went before congress today. the house committee on oversight d government reform held a hearing on the disaster. four f@rmer minute officials testified during, including an fofmer ep a regional administrator susans hedem. she got emotional when she was talking about why she resigned over the csis. >> the bad news is that this problem should never have happened in the first place. and i need to remind you epa had nothing to do with that. >> janine: hedeman says the agency did what it could within the frame work of safe drink water act. she says epay's enforcement options under the law are more constrained than in other federal environmen

folks in miami-dade want to know how is the water for us? >> jennifer: the water will be right wat same along the atlantic coast from broward to miami-dade todd and neki. high rip current risk. i will say this. winds are subsiding already today. we feel it out there and that will lower the viks of rip currents down tie moderate. but still bare out there and just use caution. be safe. also a beaiful live look out of mallory square cavment now just a few minutes ago it was really orange and pink.i tweeted that out so it quickly changed but that's because the sun is stillising and we're waking up to mostly sunny skies out there with the temperature 74 degrees in key west. winds out of east stheast at 16 miles per hour so. it is pret pretty breezy. here's a look at the rest of the temperatures in cities of miami and fort lauderdale. 73, 72. 73 in pembroke pines. lows this morning which by the way is above average this time of year and we're expecting it should stay like that the next couple of days. on radar, no rain to speak of but plenty of cl

no rain anywhere in sight from miami-dade into broward county.y. if we put things into motion for you, you will see what we are tataking about. the keys are clear as well. no rain anywhere in sight. the good news is, not only is it not raining but it's feeling quite comfortable out there. let's look at the temperatures right now, and 69 in miami, as well as in ft. lauderdale. 68 degrees in the pembroke pines area, and on the cooler side for the southern miami-dade county. taking a look at the winds, already pretty breezy, especially around broward coastal areas. we have the onshore flow and in patches of clouds from the atlantic down into miami between 55nd 10 miles per hour. a breezy start to the day, and therare the clouds i mentioned dragged in from the east wind. this is t case from the morning hours. the temperature right now still cooler than the ocean temperature and it causes these clouds to form over the atlantic waters. i mentioned the breeze, and it will be a breezy afternoon for us, and right now your first alert forecast calling for te