Here on the back side that well be watching for over the next few hours. Still now were looking at some light to moderate rainfall across northern Broward County. A light line here of moderate to heavy rainfall. But the nasty activity is way out here in the eastern gulf and that continue to move our way. Now f it doesnt fall part. That line of of storms will continue to move east already palm beach has seen its fair share of rain. Broward county. May see some of that between be 6 00, 7o and then if i it it continues to move east by 8 00 p. M. T should be out of our hair here across miamidade a and the keys. Well have a lot more on this a little later on. All right phil. Thank you. A south florida father is facing a jumg after police say he made a dangerous decision that may have played a role in his son east mysterious dispeer oofnlts he is actually accused of kick argument over grades. And that teenager has not been seen since. And one whatever investigators say he did next is raising a few eyebrows. Vanessa medina live the at the Broward County jail where the dad is expected to make bail. Vanessa. Reporter well, the fatr trying to leed leave the country but he tells the judge today in court that it was for business proving that he didnt abandoned his missing cld. Bruce juror goneson wasas wants to know yes was treated like a criminal when he claims ale wants was the best for his o son. The 16yearold og gee juror goneson ran way from h he december 27. I think he is a frayed because he went fromn a student to an f student by not being in school and missing school and he is frayed to go back to paol where his mom is. Reporter hisis mom making this heart felt plea a son to come backhome. Og quees has been spotted in plantation twice. His father according to his attorney leaving this note on the doofer their plantation home. Telling his 16yearold son that he loved him and to come home. His family saying he has runway before. This is picture of a flyer that mr. Juror goneson had prepared. This fliser when he was 13 years old. That time hawaii he was gone for three months. When weve had him, he is a good little boy but he just like to runaway and hide, even when i would go walking with him. We runway and hide. I dont know why. However, the the 58yearold was arrested back in january while trying to leave the country. Police say he has been uncooperative. He was charged with de shirgtz child and slapped with with a llion dollar bond. When i was traveling yesterday t from the u. S. District court in the islands that con come mand friday. He is a federal trial laimplet he primary practices in the south pacific. His attorney providing the summon t appear and showing proof that he had a return ticket to come back home. A judge agreeing and dropping his bond to 5000dollar. Bruce has devoted his life to this chil we have people looking for him. I think when dad gets out he will be able to help us with that. So that 16yearold still missinin in plantation. Police need your help. If have you any information at all call the number on your screen. 9544672100. And if you have seen him. He has been seen sleeping under stairwell at different hotel. If you see him call the number opt the screen if you see him. Reporting live in fort lauderdalele 7 news. Danielle also on 7, a high clear shot and killed walk home from zoo. Is just one of many recent teen tragedies that has a wrapper taking action. Fat joe make a generous gesture to one victims family while delivering a strong message ate south florida church. Walter morris live at new beginning church in Miami Gardens with more. Walter. Well, danielle, the families of two young victims of gun violence still looking for justice and today, they got a visit there a superstar rap message. Reporter a surprise for a superstar rapper for two families with one tragic correct. And she was sending to the co workers and came around the dadahter to death. He was walk home from school with two other friends and he was the target of sigh gun thursday rapper fat joe stopping bit church to meet the familiar leave precious jackson and hnny lieu ben. Both jng young victim of gun v v leefnlts precious goneson killed in awlg and 15 yeerld lieu ben gunned down in novembebe no t never gets easy. I dont wish that on nobody. Its harder and harder and harder each and every day. This short visit hitting a person nat nal note for the stars. Dot rock way long before the music joidz and platinum placks fat joe was headed down the wrong path and he took this time to helphe circumstances. When i was a teen ager, i thought nobody cared. We wouldnt accomplish nothing. And thats why i was crazy at those time but im just saying, if you give a kid enough mentor shivment if you give him a little time to grow. Le realize that theres more to snoot meet and greet organized bypass tore reagan and he is hoping the visit from the a list rapper will help sne a spotlight on the gun violence that is scweepg the area. A mess amg to every one that is doing these thing and community leetd leader. Pupt or shut up. Were taking our city back. Stop there. This church now adding 1000 to the rewards in both cases and if you know anything, call crime stopper. That number 305471tips. Reporting live in miami garden. Walter morris. 7 news. Lynn wall terks thank you. A florida man set to face charges in kendall. Michaels guzman arrested for alledgedly fighting with his girlfriend at dade land last night. Police say the 36yearold grabbed and pushed her into his car and she jumped out when he ab began to drive off. According to officer guzman then tried to to rup off forcing them to open fire. He wasnt hit. Paramedics rushing hi girlfriend a south florida judge declaring a mistrial on a molestation case against a dmp the ruling after prosecutors presented evidence against 49yearold agustin beau bolo that this h they had not shown his Defense Attorneys previously. And sciefdz molesting his teenage bysitter on multiple occasion. A a retrial date has not been set. Danielle a triumphant trum np nevada. The the state hapgd the president ial hopeful his Third Straight win in the race for the republican nomination this. Saturday the democrats square off in South Carolina and then it is full speed head to super tuesday. Lynn and now local election super visor are working hard to make sure everything goes off without a hitch when florida voters voice their choice. 7s alex de a mars with the story. Reporter the Miamidade CountyElections Department is make sure their voting mns machine are work properly and ready for the president ial at the beginning of this test we have a predetermine out come that were expecting. We vote the ballots and p p them through our voting ciment and compare the tab you laitd results to our predetermined out come to prove that the voting equipment is performing as it should. Elections Department Employees do everything from opening the equipment to voting. Everything that happen on election day. After the test we know that our verying equipment is ready for use and well start to deploy to our early voting location and our voters can be confidence that the voting equipment is performing a as it should. Reporter 20 early voting locations and 600 polls on march 15th for the president ial primary election. Employees will dot same test three times onll 1500 machines before each election. If for some reason something happens to one of the units. We wont deploy. It well repce it with another unit that goes through the same three level of of testing before we deploy it. Early voting for the monday. Election day is march 15th. Now remember, you can only vote for a candidate in your register party for this pry mare right. Reporting from dor ravment im alex de mars. 7 news. Danielle well, coming up on seven niewsms we continue to follow a developing story out of ho wood. A pilots Emergency Landing does not get any closer than this. The taleleale tail of of that small pne landing on a home owners fence. Were live. Lynn and the o other big story here. Two teenen brought to justice in the murder ave 6yearold boy. Theyve been arrested and Police Believe more reases may come. Danielle a convert able cal car stolen from a dealership. The key clue to crack the case on just one station. Craig plus, a dangerous stunt off a bridge in florida. Well hear froro the person who pressed record. Were coming back. A drastic drom is caught on cravment voters shocked by what was happening feet in front of em. Who does that . Those two guys could right a. A group of daredevils take daing ger rows plunge. Craig stevens at the the news desk with more. Craig. Craig the video those three tourist jump can off a florida bridge. It has gone viral but authority say this could of easily turned deadly. The leech faith that is going viral. No he didnt. It happened saturday afteron. A daredevil jumped off the speedway b bdge. The one that take from you downtown Daytona Beach across the causeway and then to the beach. Moment late his two friend take the plunging to. Its pretty scary. yes, its mind boggling to see. Under the bridge and recorded this maig videoen ot cell foap. More than 450,000 people have viewedton her cifng the in let facebook page. And voters keeping their distance wondering where they would land. Anything could of happened. A gust of wind or they could of jumped rot. F cot tells us its a 70foot drop to o e water where the three men launched their stunt. Witness say they werent hurt. Richards says the men hopped on the boat and climbed off the the shore before their wild free falls. Richardsons group sought men back o othe boat after the jump. They were completely out of wind tsm knocked at air out of of them. They were fine. They were laughing and carrying on. More than 600 people have component ond them. The social media joyed is not encowr toomgd promote others to take the plunge. I april vying to discourage them. I wouldnt do it myself. Its not a criminal offense to could land a 116dollar fine or of course it could kill you. At the the newsesk. Im craig stevens. 7 news. Lynn nice choices. Thank you craig. Danielle all right so. Well be right back after these messages. Stay with us. Danielle it maybe one of the hottest events here in south florida but you are deep the mock cet to enjoy it. Lynn thats right. Ash whri joan has more on the event t tt will not break your bank. Reporter the south beach wine and Food Festival is nope for a lot of connection a dants. And a lot of dollars. But what will less than a hundred bucks get you . First lay down parmesan cheese. South floridas favorite food truck and Sandwich Shop miss cheesiest is timing up for an ward winning happy hour. And take center stage on friday night. Cheese on the the outside and cheese on the inside. Cheese in the pesto itself. Chalk full of cheese. Tickets for the Grilled Cheese happy hour are just 95. Beer con na sire. This is four. The b br seminar take guest be hyped the scenes of one of miamis most bus butted about win wood. It will be bhoiftd editor ben and the oam crafted event in the history. Craft were has you you come up so much that we twoontd do something to highlight the beer and excitement around dishavment its saturday in south beach. Tickets are 55 dor lax also happening on saturday, a chance to drink and dine with our dog. So bee fes Second Annual yap pi hour is the ultimate doggie day. It will be hosted by rachel have a at the standard in miami beach. The event is all about love for dogs. Rachel ray is an an mool lover ch her own dog attend the event too. A great time and youll have a beautiful time with youou four legged friend. Foreman its titos homemade vodka. Foremans best friend the snacks come from rachels pet food line knew trish. And tickets are 95 do lamplet the festival b gins today. Tickets available on so bee fes. Com. In the plex. Im ashley jones. 7 news a. Now 7 weather with chief meteorologist phil ferro. Phil and good afternoon every one. We continue to follow this line of thunderstorm activity. It is actually the leading e ee of a front. You can see that line of cloud cocorage. It extend all the way back in through the glaictz. It is aprilhord by an area of low pressure. That caused the tore nay natick out break yesterday across the southeast and still a chance of heavy rain here later on to night here are the temperatures across the u. S. In the 50s, 60s and 4 across the the east coast. Look that the big difference bebeeen atlanta and miami. Some of that cold air will start to move in tonight and it willh stick around throughout the weekend. Right now miami 82. 80 out in l. A. So here isur laif lif Storm Tracker. Weve seen some dotted showers. Out here out in rural west terp Broward County. Strong thunderstorm activity. But this line is starting to fall part. Thats good news. Thats what we were expecting would be moving in around 6 00 and right now it looks like that is not going to happen agn. Good news this. However is still something that were keeping our eyes on. It is a very long line of strong thunderstorms. Plenty of lightning. Strong gusty winds. If that holds ont will impact the lower keys first. And then move in across dade and broward counties later on this evening. Time frame continue to change. This is slowing down. So obviously if it hold on t will arre a little later so. After that front has gone through. The rain has moved out of here. The cold air will start to move ncht we should start too dry out over night. And thenilder for tomorrow afternoon. Here is the marine forecast for tonight. Small craft advisory. Threat of rip currents. Biscayne bay choppy. Exercise caution throughout the keys. 8 feet. Next high tide. 9 54. 11 04. For the lower keys. So for tonight. Watching and waiting. Thats all we can do right now. When thal heavy rainfall. Temperatures will be in the upper 50s to the low 60s. Upper 60s for the keys. Tomorrow morning clouds afternoon sun. Highs in the 70s heres your extend out look. Cold start for fridayl saturday and sunday. And thats your 7 on 7 forecast. All right phil. Thank you. Well, there is a lot to like about a new facebook fee tiewmplet the social media site adapting its new like button with a new self of rae reaction. The goal is to give users more options on describing how a post makes them feel. So far cam pell new options include love, ha ha, wow. Sad or april gree. Lynn oh man, theres no lol. I never knew who that means. Its either your annoying me or i really think has funny or whatever. Phil she has a loft thought a rot about this. Lynn next from the newsplex. A familys pet goes mission. Luckily he is found by a rescue group. Look how cute is he. Why isnt he back where he belongs . Carmel ca fair open ot case. Danielle and a fire breaks out inside a south florida home and it is mans best friend to the rescue. Lynn a battle over a ssion small dog explosion a big problem one regular lawted pet rescues. Danielle Investigative ReporterCarmel Cafiero is on the case. Pepper is i miniture showers with the the power to escape. Home a few week ago he was not wearing his collar and rabies tag. We had him for three years. We love him toieces and you know, when he left, we were heart broken. Yvette and her husband alex and children want the dog back. They lrned a neighbor pound pepper inside the gated community and turned him toaf a local pet rescue. But when they contacted the woman whouns the rescue, they got bad news. They say they were told pepper was given to another family. She gave him way and she had lost the phone number of the family that claimed him. That she didnt know. She was very sorry sthe speak sphan nish and she didt understand. She didnt understand what they were saying and it looked like e dog knew them. So the dog left with them. And she offered another dog in replace. I said no, dont want another dog ch i want my dog. She is donna hall pren. Founder of fairy tail adoptions which operates out of this month one was home but we caught up with hall prep ate nearby shopping center. How did you tck me . Hall pren didnt want to talk on camera but told us by phone that the family who now has pepper did he picture ave dog thatting lood like him. Lynn would think if you run a shelter, have you to keep some sort of record of who you give an animal to. But no regulation of pet rescues and each is free to sipt their own business practice. Mary gomg is a volunteer with unrelated group. And she says rescues should ask for proof of of ownership before releasing a dog. And there shoved been information exchange. Driver license. If it was their dog ch they should of had a record, certificate information. They shoved had something. Meanwhile the rest pa family is hoping a 600dollar reward will encowr amght people who have pepper to return him. I want him home and im not going to stop looking for him 7 news. Oh. Little pepper. Cute. Danielle ciet cute little dog. Lynn very cute a. That 17 knew 59 30. Thank you for watch rveg. Im lynn martinez. Danielle and im dielle knox. 7 news at 6 00 begin right now. Now on 7 news. Its the break a community has been hoping for. Two suspects stopped after a child is shot and killed. I respect those guys for turning their self in. 7 news withh live coverage. Skies turning dark across south florida. And a system that shook the panhandle heads our way. Hot wheels racing from a dealership. Police hope one clue steers them in the the right directions. Just one station with with the video. And a dog proving to be be a best friend under fire. Belkeys and w continue to follow this developing story. A a rough landing taking a homom owner by surprise. Scene in just a couple minutesment. This is 7 news at 6 00. Craig a live look outsi our North Bay Village studio. South florida is in for what could be at time a nasty night. Belkeys the same system responsible for a twister touch down in the panhandle heading here. Hello and welcome every one. Several citied rocked by severe storm. Craig and our area could be in for similar weather. Chief meteorologist phil ferro what latest speak froro the weather center. Phil. Phil and you know, this cold front hay really given us a run for our money. Earlier we thought that it would arrive here between 6 00 and 8 00 p. M. It it continue to slow down right now maybe later on tonight at around 8 00 p. M. , well probably be the best guess that the model are giving us at the the time being. It is slowing down and not only, a lot of its punch so the chances for some nastyty weather arriving here are going down, well, we cant completely rule that out until the front goes through the a area. And once it z cold air will be moving in. So here the Storm Tracker this. Is the same front that brought that Severe Weather across north earn florida and the southeast last night. It is moving west to east ch and weve already seen some pockets of rain here across broord county. Some sma ones. One right now across i595, more moving in croos rural Broward County this. S was the line of strong thunderstorms thatat we were thinking was going to move in by 6 00 p. M. But you it is fall parting. However, this other one here still remains strong headed our way and well be watching that fir fully, especially four