Man that the family identified as her estranged husband. The male arrived. There was some type of dispute. He produced a firearm. Shot the female, shot the second victim, then turned the gun on himself. Reporter tonyas family still too shaken to speak to us on camera. The second victim was tonyas friend. Tonya left her husband just before christmas because of a rocky relationship. Friends and family say theyll never forget her grin, a genuine soul with a heart of gold. We posted a link to tonyas go fund me account on the nbc 6 news and weather app. Miami beach police on the hunt for suspects who took off with a tourists car ruining her vacation. She parked her car on collins it was gone. Cops say the suspected car thieves were caught on Surveillance Video a short time later using the cards at a target store. If you recognize any of these people, please call miamidade crime stoppers. Reporters launching a 10 Million Marketing Campaign to lure new businesses to the state. Enterprise florida, thehe States Economic development agency, unveiled their latest campaign. The initial launch includes a video with a new site. Enerprise florida has plans for radio, print, and tv ads in the next few weeks. Every single day in the trade magazines, i rip out boring ads from pennsylvania and texas. Theyre boring. Were going to show were governor rick scott wants lawmukers to set aside 250 million next year for Business Recruitment incentives. Donald trumps Unconventional Campaign continues. He heads too new mpshire. Now todays rally comes the day after he skipped the fox news debating, claiming that he was unfairly treated by the network in an august debate. Trump maintains a commanding lead i new hampshire. Polls despite his decision not to follow the traditional rules in campaigning in the primary state. Voters can ask pointed questions and grab a photograph or a handshake. What happened last night was amazing because i wasnt treated right. I did something that was very risky and i think it turned out im getting more publicity than if i you know . Trump unloaded once again on chief rival ted cruz slamming him on his canadian birth and taking out loans on his assets that were not reported on Campaign Finance reports. Well, its not over until it is over. They want asurances they will not be arrested if they leave. 11 people have now been arrested. The fbi releasing unedited video of tuesdays deadly confrontation with occupant leaders. The video shows a truck racing away from police and then neely taking out an agent from the time. Thats when the boy emerged from the truck. He reached for his jacket poet at least twice. He was shot and killed at the ene. Handun in that pocket. Some much needed assistance is on the way to flint, michigan tonight. Governor snyder has signed into law 20 million of funding for the flint water crisis. The hse and Senate Unanimously approved the funding bill on thursday. Now flint has reconnected its water source to detroits system for now. More airlines and cruise carriers are offering refunds for pregnant women currently booked for trips to where the zika virus is a concern. They are refunding tickets to the areas affectee by zika in latin america and the caribbean. There are concerns that zika will spread to other parts of south america. Weapon to fight the virus. Theyre purposely introducing more mosquitos into the air to stop the virus from spreading. Reporter were here in the egg breeding lab of a c cpany in the United Kingdom which is using mosquitos to fight mosquitos. There are about 12,000 of them in these four cages. This is a specific species of mosquito that spreads zika and. They cant survive very long outside this lab setting. Scientists take the male of this genetically modified mosquito, they release them into a problematic wild population where there is an ououreak, and they breed with the females. Theres actually 3 million mosquito eggs in this pot, believe it or not. Around the world to different areas where were treating the mosquito and trying to remove the mosquito with our technology. Reporter the offspring dont survive. They never make it into adulthood. Theyve been able in studies to wipe out90 or more of the specific problematat population of mosquito. The best mosquito eradication programs with chemicals can only get rid of best case 30 to 50 of a population. So its been hugely successful. Its already being used on a small scale in brazil. Theyre looking at scaling it up because of the zika virus and its spread. And the fda is in the process of reviewing it for use in the united states. Back to you. Earlier this month a Florida Health depaament confirmed three travelrelated cases of county. There are no confirmed cases on the island at all. 8 the days of being confined to the Public School in your neighborhood are long gone. There are so many magnet programs out there, so its good to shop around. With february 10th deadline just around the corner, browards application deadlines are approaching fast. We take you inside the super Degree Program inside south plantation high school. Reporter so they have talking birds, snapping turtles, and pitching robots. And what do all these things have in common . Yes, that is yes, they all fit under the Environmental Science magnet program. Its mumuifaceted. With a heeavy emphasis on research, community service, and a lot after field experiences. Reporter farm animals . Of course. Because the students here learn how agriculture impacts the environment from testing fresh water purity to the coral reefs ecosystem. The marine science class designs itself own selfsustaining habitats. Almost everything in the environmental world has conservation as its goal. Reporter everything in this program is hands on and its all green, even the engineering course where the kids design their own drones and where they build solarpowered cars. Everything we learn in biology and chemistry and physics, we apply it here with the solarcar. Reporter what do drones have to do with saving the environment and the everglades in particular . The drones abe flying over agricultural lands and taking pictures. Drones to look for evidence of pest infestations, invasive species, stuff like that. South plantation high is presenting stewards of the environment. Fortunately, we are able to produce a number of environmental stewards that graduate from our program with an appreciation. The next phase for them is to go on and educate others. Reporter but first things first, they have to get their hands dirty. High honors for a creative writing teacher in the miamidade school district. She is the new teacher of the year. The award given every year. She is the founder of the schools creative writing club. She wins a new car and goes on to compete in the state for thehe title there. And we are proud to announce springs Senior High School on monday. It has the longest Running Academy of hospitality and tourism in south florida Public Schools. Were following breaking news right now. This is coming out of southwest miamidade. Chopper 6 over the scene over a car into a canal. This is the scene near southwest 112th avenue and southwest 258th street. We apologize the signal is breaking up. We dont know the extent of any injuries. We dont see anyone on the scene there. Hopefully rescuers are on the scene, b b well stay on top of this. Coming up on 6, s supposed to be the happiest place on earth, but a family from alabama says their recent experien at disney was more like something out of the wild. I was a bit shocked and taken aback. Idea turned out to be a dead for a student at atlanta university. Everyone is not loving it. What is lacking under the golden arches ahead. Thats watson island, biscayne. All unfolds if youre try a family from alabama is suing the happiest place on earth after a scary encounter with a reptile. They say a snake escaped from disneys animal kingdom, dropped from a tree onto a boy, and then built a boy. The grandmother saw it bite the boy andndshe died from a heart attack. There was no call for an b bance from the grandmother off the incident. Off the boy was treated with a band aid, the family returned to the park. A lamp is sparking controversy tonight on a College Campus in jupiter. A student says he was written up for having a lama that was made out of a recycled liquor youre being charged as follows with violating reporter a sophomore now has a warning on his student record and a hfty 150 fee to pay. 150 student conduct code. Reporter and a mandatory online Alcohol Education course. On top of that, he has to do five hours of community service. It is all because of a lamp. I was a bit shocked and taken anything. I follow the rules. I understand what the codes are. Reporter he says an ra doing a regular room check of e dorms on the jupiter campus wrote him up for having alcohol paraphernalia in his room. The lamp is a reconciled bottle turned into a lamp. He got it in an Arts Festival with his dad in green acres. Mark on my future with this record or whatever for a lamp and we have to explain when i graduate and apply to grad school. Reporter he was charged with violating the student code of conduct related to alcohol. He appealed the charge explaining the lamp was a decorative piece and there was no alcohol to be found. I regret to inform you your appeal has been denied. Reporter now he d dsnt know what else to do. Im just trying to show people this is really unfair and hopefully the school does something about it. Valdez says hes had the lamp since the beginning of the school ar. Hes worried it will impact him when he applies to pharmacy school. The information is protected by the family educatial privacy and rights act. Mcdonlds customers cheesed off tonight. Cheeseless mozzarella sticks. Cdonalds says it believes the cheese melted out during the baking process and is working to fix the issue in its restaurants. It also says the incidents were isolated. Well, new video tonight of a gigantic sinkhole that opened up yesterday in southern oregon. Its being described as a crater size and appears on both sides of a major roadway. Portions of highghy 101 are all but swalllled up near the california state line. The department of transportation expects a detour to be in place at least through the first week of february. Its the weekend. Everyboboy keeps saying that around here hey, what would today be . Like a tuesday or a wednesday for me . Maybe youll be out on the water this weekend. Bone dry at the surface, so were not going to be getting y rain out of those high clouds. Not looking at deep enough moisture for any of that to happen. Letgs go ahead and get some radar. Doppler radar singing the same tune right now. How about as we zoom into broward over towards sunrise and davie looking good. Same deal. No chance for rain tonight. Lets talk temperatures. Thats part of the story. North wind out there. 62 right now in miami. 59, fort meyers. So those 50s, theyre coming. Temperatures pretty uniform. Theres a little bit of a west wind working into tampa. Thats a relatively mild wind too. Thats why youre 61. You get that 59 in there. Going down, down,down. Dew points. Its the measure of moisture in the atmosphere. I was just mentioning this is why were not getting any raranfall. High cloud, but at the surface it is bone dry. This is almost chap stick weather here with dew points in the 30s. Thats really dry air. Relive humidities on the low side as well. Surface map, there you go. Theres some of that high cloud i was just mentioning. Its beginning to work a little bit moatre over us. Not Crystal Clear skies out there. Just some of that high cloud working on through. Theres that north wind again. Lets talk future tracker. See if i can find any rain underneath these clouds. 7 00. Into 10 00, 11 00, 12 00. Just some passing clds. No rainfall in the forecast. Saturday morning youll notice that is a chilly wind front. Here you go. Temperatures between now and 10 00, im thinking 58 degrees for us in miami. Still 60s across the keys. 53 now in kendndl. As we go into the morning hours, this is what were talking for lows. 50 kendall. 53 miami. Some 40s out there. The good news is the winds on the light side. Just a light chop on the bay. 2 to 4 foot seas out there. Much warmer by sunday. 40s in spots, guys, satutuay morning. Not the coldest weve seen so far this winter season, but certainly chilly. Now weve got somereaking news. An update on that breaking news we told you about a little earlier. We have learned two adults and one child were inside this car when it actually plunged into that canal. Heres a look. Fire rescue crews tell us the this happening near southwest 112th avenu and southwest 168th street. You do see cre there on the scene right there on the side of the road. This is a story we will continue to follow and have more on the nbc 6 news and weather app. Hopefully an update. Spreading warmth on a chilly day. Today local middle school kids came together to donate brandnew blankets to those who need them most. Reporter sometimes all it takes is one person to make a big impact. I know i have the power of one to make a difference in the life of someone else. Reporter dozens of south Miami Middle School students participate in the power of one club. Their focus is putting the needs of others before their own. It doesnt have to be a big gift. It doesnt have to be something as long as it makes that person smile. Reporter throughout the years, students here select different organizations. From there, the power of one gets moving with their random acts of kindness. This friday middle schoolers are donating more than 50 brandnew blankets to patrol officers with the south miami police department. If an officer that sees someone who is homeless on a cold night, they can offer them a blanket and help them stay warm. Ill be able to give them a blanket. Just their face theyre going to show when i do that is going to be pretty amazing. Reporter p pying it forward with a little kindness. Nbc 6 news. Ahead on 6, a story decades in the making. A south florida native not distance stop her in the now to a story youll see only on 6. A reunion 50 years in the making. Reporter when she walked through this door, she walked into a new life. She knew at 14 that her mother gave up her sister and brother for adoption. This moment is 50 years in the making. I never gave up hope entirely. Always thought that one day god willing i was going to find them. Reporter for the first time ever, shes reunited with her sister mary and her brother chris. I had hoped for it my entire life. Yet i didnt know it could possibly exist. I didnt know i had any siblings. Reporter mary and chris were adopted by different families in the 1960s. I got their birth dates and thats all it took. I found chris within a week and i found mary five days later. Holding their hands and hugging, im a 150 complete. Now were all free for the first time. First time we get together and now were in the same place at the same time. Reporter you may be wondering why this reunion was in a pizza shop. Marys husband mario owns the place. Its been around for 40 years. Theyre not just meeting each other. There are nieces and nephews galore to enjoy. Devin admits she still wakes up in the morning crying sometimes over the time that was lost, but mainly over what shes gained. We cant go back. I cant dwell there. But what i can do is make every day the best ever. We getlong very well. Its the best of stuff. It is t best of stuff. Theres Nothing Better than this. Reporter e trio is making up for lost time. This weekend, the first of many trips together. They hope their story inspires others. Nib anybody out there looking for their own families, never give up. Nbc 6 news. A robber holds up a 13yearold at gunpoint right in front of his friends. Police want to get this man off the streets. Banned from jail. A married defense attorney no longer allowed to visit his clients in prison after allegations of an affair with ann inmate. Super bid for the super bocl. Well see what south florida organizers are planning in hopes of bringing the big game to sunlight stadium. A crook picks an easy target, a 13yearold boy walking with a group of friends. Gunpoint a stealing his
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