Attracted to mosquitos that carry the zika virus. There are seven counties now dealing with this virus. It has been detected in hillsboro, miamidade miamidade, brower and other counties. The governor is calling on a czar to be appointed. I wrote to the white house suggesting a point certain that can coordinate federal, state and local environments to get ahead. Reporter rick scott issued a Health Emergency for affected area. All of the cases of zika virus here have been travel related. This disease is mild but can contracted pregnant women. Bob is Central Florida mother is accused of beating her child while folding her laundry. Sonni she is facing charges of child abuse. Holly bristow has more on the attack. Reporter police are commending the witness who called 911 on behalf of this little boy too young to defend himself. This 23yearold mother was arrested after police say she beat her toddler. The Police Department received ca received call from someone who observed a caregiver striki
Quick to move ofshore. Thats it. Mostly cloudy skies in the wake of this line alqeady having passed through twocounty area. A c uple things going on. Upper keys, showers through key largo, all the way from marathon down to key west. The big picture, well continue to see the clouds linger this morning in your fifist alert forecast. Once we get to the midday hours, i think a little more sunshine coming through. Out the door right now temperatures have already tumbled, about five degrees in the last two hours, from the lower 70s to the mid 60s. Temperatures wont rebound that much. Well spend most of the day intnt the 60s, maybe a high today of 68 or so, gettingng cooler as the weekend goes on and into next week. Well talk about that in a bit. Right now or firstheck with traffic with kelly. Right now we have a couple accidents to talk about. Not a whole lot of people out there on 395. Thats where youll have one lane blocked off because of an earlier crash with injuries that happened roughl
Were down about ten degrees from where we were at about 2 00 this morning. 62 in miami, 63 in ft. Lauderdalal cloudy skies the rule. I think were finished with the showers, but we not necessarily going to warm right up. Struggling to get into the mid 60s today in your first alert forecast with breezy northwest wind. Warmer tomorrow but more changes to the weekend. Your complete forecast in about ten minutes. Right now traffic with kelly blanco. Happy friday. Were accident freer in miamidade. In Broward County 595 eastbound, he ramp to u. S. 1 is completely blocked off because of an earlier accident with injuries. That ramp has reopened. The accident off to the shoulders. I95 southbound at griffin road two right lanes blocked off. Lets show you a different look from some of the other areas of griffin road. You can see the left lanes getting by just fine. Its those two right lanes blocked off. No n nd for an alternate. No issues on your nthbound lanes. Andrews avenue and northeast 2nd st
Look at our live first alert doppler. You can see shower activity across portions of the county. Now, some of the showers beginning to form. Broward county, so far, you have been okay. There are a few approaching showers. I do want to zoom in to Miamidade County where the showers have been nonstop all morning long. Anywhere from north beach to south beach. That goes to key biscayne along 395 approaching downtown miami. Those showers are making their way towards the west. Definitely grab that umbrella as you head out the door, because it will be affecting your area within the next few minutes. We are expecting on and off showers throughout the remainder of the day as we are increasing moisture moves through much of uth florida. Right now, we are dealing with temperatures near 63. Miami, much cooler for the north. We are expecting chang heading our way. That will come as early as later this afternoon. Breaking overnight out of tampa. Seven others hurt after a shooting took place at a gen
Our problem this morning will be the lingering cloud cover which morning. As eric has alluded to, the temperatures tumbling ten to 12 degrees justpin the last four hours. 61 oakland park and pembroke pines, 61 in miami. Drying out. Cloudy and cooler. A breeze in place this morning for the northwest on the drive in. Looking for temperature in the low 60s, only managing a high today of 07. Its warmer tomorrow but more showers to talk about, your weekend forecast in just minutes. Right now first alert traffic with kelly. Florida. Good news, we had an accident blocking two lanes, but if youre still joining us at home nice and comfy, having your breakfast, you dont have to wroir about the accident any longer. This is all we have left o that crash scene. Road ranger off to the right shoulder, this is i95 southbound at griffin road. Over to the maps, we have a Traffic Alert on Andrews Avenue deputy involved accident there has all lanes completely blocked off in the intersection right by browa