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WPLG Local 10 News 5AM March 11, 2016

The spot. Ill kind of dark and early. You cant see a lot outthere but, hey, they should be reopening soon. If youre traveling off the dolphin expressway eastbound at northwest 45th avenue, we do have reports of a crash for our eastbound lanes here. Those speeds clocking in at 48 Miles Per Hour. Miamidade county another crash to get to if youre traveling off of Miami Gardens drive, reports of a hit and run crash. In Broward County finally 595 westbound at the turnpike, another little fenderbender. I dont suspect its going to be affecting our travel speeds at all. No, 65 miles an hour. A suspected teen burglar is dead. Police say she was shot and killed after a woman caught him outside her northwest miamidade home. Police say the 54yearold homeowner left her home on thursday afternoon but then her alarm went off, so she returned, saw the intruder and thats when police say she shot him. The alleged burglar has 17yearold Trayvon Johnson. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. Its very sad. She seen him walking out of the house. Police told her dont go in the house but she still go into the house and search, then the laid came out, shot one time, shot name in the ches the homeowner is cooperating with police. We do have breaking news out of germany. Police in berlin have a man in custody who this say claim to have a bomb he was trying to take into the u. S. Embassy. They cleared the area and said the bag only contained personal items like clothing. The 23yearold mans identity has not been released. Republican candidates squaring off in the debate last night in miami. Donald trump on the defensive about more last night you toll cnn quote islam hates us. Did you mean all 1. 6 billion muslims . I mean a lot of them. I mean a lot of them. Reporter the debate especially important for senator marco rubio Whose Campaign relies on winning here in south florida. He got cheers over his stance on cuba. I would probably have the Embassy Closed until such time as a really good deal was made and struck by the United States. First of all, the embassys the former consulate. Its the same building. So it can go back to being called a consulate. We dont have to close it that way. Second of all, i dont know where cuba is going to sue us, but, if they sue us in florida, they are going to lose. Floridas primary is next tuesday, although early voting remains open through the weekend. Which former rival now set to officially endorse donald trump today. West palm beach. Also an update on where the campaign trail is taking the democrats. Thats new at 5 30. Los angeles firefighters battling a commercial flame which sent thick black smoke drifting towards east l. A. No injuries reported in the cause of the flames ststl unknown. And now to a family in weston. They are out of theirir home after a fire broke out in the garage. These images show whats left of that home on lavender circle. Fire rescue says four people were home at the time including an elderly woman but no one was injured. The family says they were inside the home of they heard a loud pop. They found the garage engulfed in flames. An investigation is under way into what caused that fire. This morning you are seeing Surveillance Video of a car involved in a deadly hit and run. The driver never stopping. Police releasing images of the vehicle involved. They are hoping the public can help lead them to the driver responsible for this deadly crash. The victim died at the scene. If you know anything about what happened here or if you think you recognize that vehicle, give police a call. The Deerfield Beach mayor is under investigation for allegedly misusing her elected position. The Florida Commission on ethics says theres probable cause the mayor accepted 1,000 in donations from a auto dealership and obstructed the citys Code Enforcement regarding that deposition. E also used her position to obtain improper benefits for her church. Federal agents raided an opalocka building on thursday hauling away several boxes. The mayor myra taylo is an alleged kickback scene. Former mayor who brought up concerns about the citys financials issues a video statement. I pointed out several irregularities and things that didnt make sense about their Financial Systems era. At this point i hope and pray our justice stem will rapidly address this issue. When contacted by local 10, mayor taylor said she had no comment. Miami leaders are stepping up their efforts to reduce gun violence through a buyback program. Those leaders speaking about the need to address the ongoing violence in the community. Small children finding guns in the park, finding gas pumps in their homes and shooting their best friends by accident. Not shooting each otr up. Thats crazy. Anyone turning in their guns this weekend certificates. All exchanges are anonymous. An arrest and a toddler tragedy is made. Who is behind bars for oneyearold jacksonville boy and the message that family has for the suspect. A one and only exclusive story on local 10. A woman opens her eyes for the very first time after a c coma. Where fish are the streets. Good morning. 5 10 right now. Police have made a second arrest in the death of a toddler caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting. He is the second person arrested in connection with this january death of 22 monon old aiden mcclean mcclendon. Whoever did it, we forgive them because we cant go around and just be hating them as much as we want to hate them. The family says they believe those responsible should be punished. The police are looking for more suspects believed to be involved in this shooting. A man attending a donald trump rally, police say 78yearold john mcgraw was charged with assault and Disorderly Conduct at police say he punched a protestor in the face as he was getting kicked out of the venue. Mcgraw told inside edition he was attacked looked. We know hes not acting like an american. Next time we see him, we might have to kill him. Thats not going to work. Mcgraw is expected to be in court next month, as charges. Investigators are conducting an internal review to see if the Police Officers should have immediately arrested mcgraw at the rally. Severe weather drenching parts of the south yesterday. It was enough to turn streets into rivers quite literally. Several fish there swimming there in the flooded street. The heavy rain has forced evacuations all across the region. Scary stuff, julie. Torrential downpours for two days straight, going on three as well see it on the satellite due to that same system that sparked a tornado outbreak earlier in the week. Are we thankful to have High Pressure in place. Hasnt done much to our weather pattern. Its been pretty tranquil all week long. The transition is coming, esescially throughout the later half of the morning throughout the afternoon and this weekend. High presssse will push away that will allow that tight Pressure Gradient to loosen. Wind speeds between 10 and 15 Miles Per Hour. No wind gusts reported where the last few days weve had wind gusts in the 20s and 30s. With the east southeast wind direction is pumping in the heat andnd humidity. Lower 70s will be greeting you all across the board from Pompano Beach and homestead. We should be waking up to 64 degrees. We havent seen that on the map all week long and we wont see it until we get in the weekend and early next week. Wind speeds anywhere between 8 and 15 Miles Per Hour. That is also providing for the cloud cover to time throughout the morning. The atmosphere is very dry thanks to High Pressure, that same High Pressure thats kept us pretty m mh safe from that storm system that kept us safe for parts of the deep south. Dry in miamidade all the way up and down south florida. Thee wind feeding in this massive storm system weve been talking about. Severe Weather Threat from texas again, louisiana, up towards the ohio valley and east coast through the system. Behind it High Pressure in place drying out the rockies. A new system pulling in towards the northern portions of california, nevada and in towards for us High Pressure will keep it dry, mainly breezy throughout the later half of the morning and throughout the afternoon but not windy. With that said were keeping that threaea of beachgoers. Will be in t forecast saturday as the winds relax. It wl definitely be warmer and more humid. Today is not looking too saturday not badt all. By sunday for calle ocho, you have to Pay Attention. You might want to bring your pop. O. We will see that chance of showers increasing by the afternoon hours on sunday and then going into monday as well. All right. Lets talk about the palmetto expressway this morning. If youre traveling southbound on the approach to tamiami trail, we have reports of construction crews block all of our lanes. This i at northwest 58th street it. Traffic moving just fine in both northbound and southbound lanes. Lets get to these accidents this morning. Most of them are clearing up. Traveling eastbound at the dolphin expressway heading towards miami at 49th avenue. Those speeds at 59 miles an hour. Also an earlier crash, a hit and run crash off i95. At this point it looks like its also clearing up. Those speeds between 30 and 39 Miles Per Hour 595 westbounin the turnpike. Constance, thanks. Another update on your commute, the danl dade boulevard bridge will be closed. The bridge was expected to reopen in just two days but quinn construction said they found several components saying they required the replacement of greater repairs. If its not done by the 12th the company will have to pay a 10,000 a day fine. A company goes airborne in a los angeles crash. Were not joking here. Youre going to see the twisted metal all over the roadway. A red car blows through a red light slamming into a s. U. V. Waiting for the light to change. Six people were seriously injured. Police are investigating. It helps that they have that video. Maybe its pizza night in your house tonight. Dads want something easy. Theres a recall alert yo need to hear for dejorno. Got to make it home made or delivery. Lets take you outside. This is our miami tower camera. Im come over and bringing all the kids. Better get a lot of pizzas for that. This is how you start your friday morning. All morning long. We have two recalls you need to know about. Bags of wonderful pistachios are being pulled off shelves due to a possible salmonella outbreak. They we are sold under the grand name wonderful, paramount tarms and also trader joes. They were sold nationwide and in canada. Section to find out more details. Heres what eric was talking about. Nearly three million boxes of digiorno pizzas, stovers lasagnas after pieces of glass were found in them. The glass may have come to the spinach used in the recalled products. You can find more specifics on n nestleusas website. Reporter the event takes place a day before apple goes back to court in its fight against the government. Under armour launched its first ever training. Claiming to provide ultimate stability for intense workouts. Price tag 300. If youre in the habit of quitting all iphone and apps to preserve your battery power. Apple says it does nonoing for your battery power. Those are your tech bytes. Have a great day. An exciting unveiling in californini this is boeing showing off a flashing new drone. The echch voyager says this drone will be instrumental in under Water Missions such as searches for crashed planes which of course is a a big story. Bigger than the drills were used to seeing lately. Tens of millions of dollars. Pretty cool. Just ahead on local 10 news, weve got to tell you about a man over the edge. Long borders dangerous ride caught on camera. The malfunction that sent this kid flying right off a cliff. Hes a daredevil but he didnt mean for that to later a man accused of groping women goes before the judge. Hear how one of the trauma she endured. Caught on camera a teen in texas lost control of his skateboard and he went sailing off of as ship. Two weeks ago hes riding down from the top hill going about 45 miles an hour when all of a sudden he had the biggest scare of his short life and long boarding career. Then my june hill wheels whipped up andnd dont know why and i went flying off the side of the sleigh. After that i just slid on some loose gravel and dirt and loose cactuses. Yikes. As you can imagine he was banged up pretty badly. A big smile on his face. Thanks god he had jeans on. Serious road burn. Good advertisement for them. Maybe he gets a endorsement. Morning. South florida brought out more civil side of the republican front runner donald trump grilled about his previous comments about muslims and he and marco between the United States and cuba. Later on this morning dr. Ben carson is expected to endorse donald trump. And family members identified the 17yearold killed by a homeowner in northwest miamidade as Trayvon Johnson. Police say he broke into her house. Officers are now questioning that homeowner about the shooting. New surveillance showing a car suspected in the deadly hit and run. This happened in north miami beach. Police hope those images can helpp lead them to the driver who is responsible. Local 10 news on this friday morning is we have a lot for you, contact is watching in a few minutes. From rivals to allies, which former g. O. P. President ial candidate is set to officially back donald trump in south florida today. Teen shot and killed. What caused a homeowner to fire her gun. A woman beaten into a coma, what her family is saying about the moment she finally opened her eyes. A student with special needs left behind on a bus not once but twice. Find out whose paying for this big oversight. Good morning, south florida. Im eric yutzy. Im jacey birch. We made it, folks. It is friday. Victory. It is. Every time you get through it. I was just cheering. I thought you were going do you want to talk to julie. Julie, come on, i know can you talk. Indeed, theres always something to talk about here in south florida, especially on this friday. A lot when you have weekend plans. Weve had a very tranquil week, breezy to windy contions with the winds moving in 10 to 15 Miles Per Hour. Over the week its been as strong as 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour. Transition starts here with the winds starting to calm down. Youre going to notice an increase in humidity. Remember how it felt oh, so nice. That will be changing as we go into the later half of the morning and youll notice is in the afternoon and weekend. Current temperatures nine degrees above where we should be this time of year and youre definitely going to feel it. The winds will start to subside. Highs rapidly warming up to the mid 80s. It will start to feel like spring as we go into the weekend. Ill have more details on that coming up. Julia tuttle causeway heres a live look at our eastbound lanes. As you can see folks heading to the beach at this point. Ill tell you, all the bridges are looking good. No major issues. Just a little bit. Its right off the dolphin expressway east bound, those folks heading into miami this morning. That one reported right off of 45th avenue and those speeds between 51 to 61 Miles Per Hour. Outside of that lets go to Broward County, an earlier crash now clearing. This is 595 westbound at the turnpike. Remember this, follow us on twitter. As soon as we have an accident, im updating it on local 1 police still learning more about what happened before a teenager was shot and killed. Local 10s ben kennedy in northwest miamidade with the latest. What happened in this confrontation . Reporter good morning, eric. The scene h now cleared out this hour. In fact, theres yellow surrounding this home. This is where that suspected burglar was shot and killed by a homeowner. I hear you got shot but i dont know how you got shot. Reporter Miamidade Police say he was a suspected burglar, a 17yearold who was shot and killed by a homeowner in northwest miamidade. She observed a subjectxiting the home through the rear. At that point there was some type of a quick confrontation, shots were fired. Reporter officers say the homeowner, a 54yearold woman, left her home around 5 30 thursday nig only to return moments later. After her alarm went off. Its there that she was met by an intruder. The lady came out, shot one time, shot in the cst. Who was trayvon to you . My brother, my little brother. Reporter Trayvon Johnson was shot and killed. Its notlear if he had theres any type of situation where you believe yourereeing robbed or theres a burglary of any sort, then you have an opportunity to avoid the situation and let the police handle it, were trained for these type of situations. This is wt were here for. Reporter we are hoping to talk to the homeowner. It looks like shes sleeping at this hour, to get her side of the story. The case has been turned over to the state attorneys office. Ben kennedy, local 10 news. And now to a story you saw first here on local 10, the woman police say was beaten into a coma by her roommate. She met o o craigslist. She actually opened her eyes for the first tim this week in nearly a month. Andrew perez tells us about the remarkable gain shes making but also the rovery that still lies ahead. Thumbs up. Thumbs up. Family members now, even reaching out to her younger brother. She wants to aive you a hug. Reporter its a miracle says the family of Danielle Jones whose been in a coma for almost a month now. A savage beating landing her att ryder trauma. Doctors couldnt tell me if she ever would wake up. For 28 days i did not know if danielle would make it. Reporter she did and her recovery would see nototng short of remarkable. It was on valentines day she was attacked by byron mitchell, a roommate danielle found on craigslist. She lived tether for a week before something went terribly wrong.

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