Im elaine quijano. South florida is bracing for possible floods. A system that could become a Tropical Storm is churning off the coast threatening the region with several days of heavy rain. It comes as the miami area is struggling to containt zika virus. Spread by local mosquitoes which can breed in just a botte cap of water. Omar villafranca in miami beach with more on the double threat. Omar. Reporter sun bathers flocked to miami beach to soak in the sun before the storms roll in. The ocean winds are expected to bring in several days of rain, including heavy downpours. Right now the main concern at the shore is the strong rip current. On land, Health Officials want to make sure pooling water from possible floods doesnt turn into a widespread breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the virus. Fine for not getting rid of pools of standing water. In florida, 42 people contracted the zika virus from local mosquitoes. 38 of the cases are right here in miamidade county. Elaine . Omar vill
Welcome to the overnight news. South florida is bracing for possible floods. A system that could become a Tropical Storm is churning off the coast threatening the region with several days of heavy rain. It comes as the miami area is struggling to containt zika virus. Spread by local mosquitoes which can breed in just a bottle cap of water. Omar villafranca in miamich with more on the double threat. Omar. Sun bathers flocked to miami beach to soak in the sun before the storms roll in. The ocean winds are expected to bring in several days of rain, including heavy downpours. Right now the main concern at the shore is the strong rip current. On land, Health Officials want to make sure pooling water from possible floods doesnt turn into a widespread breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the virus. Property owners face a 1,000 pools of standing water. In florida, 42 people contracted the zika virus from local mosquitoes. 38 of the cases are right here in miamidade county. Elaine . Omar vil
It was an attempted escape and our deputies did a good job. Reporter sheriff submit the cameras became inoperable. The new cameras became open rathbuntive following the death of Michael Tyree last year. Smith said the cameras help capture crimes provide evidence for inmates who make claims against deputies and in this case they send a message. Dont try to escape. He was in on a misdemeanor petit theft. Now hes got a felony. Reporter boss catchy was treated for a minor ankle giraffe dropping 25 to 30 feet from the power line. Hes in a maximum security facility. The main jail in santa clara. His climbing power lines what are they saying about the chances he could have been electrocuted . Reporter yeah that were very dangerous on his part. Thats why he took off his shirt to protect himself. So things could have turned out a lot worse for him. They are actually quite sized he only had an ankle injury. The sheriff says it does give them a chance to revisit Security Policies but she says the
San francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick is on the receiving end of criticism this weekend. He refused to stand for the National Anthem saying he was taking a stand for africanamericans. Mireya villarreal has the story. Reporter Colin Kaepernick is willingly warming the bench. Sitting during the anthem, to protest, a country that oppresses black people and his actions have lit a fire under some football fans including steve carvalleo. Disrespecting the National Anthem. If you dont like our country. Get the hell out. Reporter social media pages are filled posts supporting the black lives matter. In a statement, kaepernick says this is bigger than football. There are body in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder. Kaepernick joins a roster of athletes who have recently spoken out against racism including nba star dwayne wade. The racial profiling has to stop. Reporter and wnba players. We have decided it is important to take a stand and raise our v
Welcome to the overnight news. South florida is bracing for possible floods. A system that could become a Tropical Storm is churning off the coast threatening the region with several days of heavy rain. It comes as the miami area is struggling to containt zika virus. Spread by local mosquitoes which can breed in just a bottle cap of water. Omar villafra omar. Sun bathers flocked to miami beach to soak in the sun before the storms roll in. The ocean winds are expected to bring in several days of rain, including heavy downpours. Right now the main concern at the shore is the strong rip current. On land, Health Officials want to make sure pooling water from possible floods doesnt turn into a widespread breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the virus. Pools of standing water. In florida, 42 people contracted the zika virus from local mosquitoes. 38 of the cases are right here in miamidade county. Elaine . Omar villafranca. Thank you. Chief meteorologist, craig setzer tracking the storms