of florida s largest black communities. mariana, what do you hear from voters? they seem to be more enthusiastic than the polls show. reporter: it s very busy tamron, at this polling location in lauder hill. these folks behind me have been out rain or shine and there s already talk of record turnout in the sunshine state. almost 4 million preelection day ballots. that s almost double the 2012 numbers. actually, more than doubled the 2012 numbers. now, this community where i am now is predominantly black community and a lot of haitian americans as well as jamaican americans and the concern as they head to the polls today is the latest e-mail controversy causing any of these voters to hesitate. i have here representative bobby dubose. are any of your constituents concerned? no. in fact, my constituents are
south florida. it ended with a sinkhole swallowing the car of an innocent bystander in lauder hill. they say a driver who hit a woman and took off eventually crashed into a fire hydrant. the buildup of the water caused the cement to buckle causing a sinkhole and sank the car. by the time i got outside, the water was just around it, just bubbling around it. and it was really sinking. and sinking even more than and now it is really sank. a bottle of tequila spotted in the hit-and-run driver s truck, she now faces dui charges. a virginia man trying to rescue his dogs from an icy lake ended up needing to be rescued himself. after fire crews tried and failed to save the man and his dogs, a park helicopter took over. the man was saved and he was treated for hypothermia. the chopper then returned to rescue the two stranded dogs. all right let s take a look at your weather today. some heavy rain along the texas gulf coast.
it ended with a sinkhole swallowing the car of an innocent bystander in lauder hill. they say a driver who hit a woman and took off eventually crashed into a fire hydrant. the buildup of the gushing water caused the cement to buckle that created the sinkhole which sucked in a parked war. by the time i got outside, the water was just around it, just bubbling around it. and it was really sinking. and sinking even more than and now it is really sank. a bottle of tequila spotted in the hit-and-run driver s truck, she now faces dui charges. a virginia man trying to rescue his dogs from an icy lake ended up needing to be rescued himself. after fire crews tried and failed to save the man and his dogs a park police helicopter took over. the man was lifted out safely and treated for severe hypothermia. the chopper then returned to rescue the two stranded dogs. all right let s take a look at your weather today. some heavy rain along the texas gulf coast.
ooh, dream weaver, i believe you can get me through the night all right, listen up, insomniacs. there is a chance you are just what s called a short sleeper. someone who doesn t need much sleep. no such luck for me. it is less than 1% chance. but the other 99% of us all wish we could burn the candle at both ends. abc s mara schiavocampo explains in our series, sleepless in america. reporter: like so many of us, jen schwanner is busy. she works as a curt reporter, cooks for her daughter s softball team and fosters babies for the state of florida. but unlike most of us, she does it all on less than four hours of sleep. and she says, she s never tired. i feel like i m living my life rather than sleeping it. her father, pat, is the same way. he can get by on as little as one hour of sleep a day. i m not superman. not an x-man. just, i feel i m kind of lucky. reporter: it s not luck. it s genetics. researchers call them short sleepers and say it is because of a
bright and early on this monday morning. thanks so much for waking up with us. i m susan hendricks in today for robin meade. it is great to see you. we have breaking news we want to update you on this morning. dozens of people are dead after two explosions at subway stations in moscow. russian officials say women may have carried out those attacks. also ahead, the tea party kicked off nationwide government protests and senate majority leader harry reid s hometown, and the senator s reaction, it may surprise you. we all know that junk food tastes great, but now we are learning it may be as addictive as drugs like cocaine. how the fatty indulgence could affect your brain. 6:00 a.m. eastern time. and our top story is the weather. as many as eight tornadoes ripped through north carolina as soon as the sun is up people will be able to go outside and see what is left of their neighborhoods, if anything. check out this. this is youtube video of one of last night s storms in hi