Stepfather because the little girl was so scared. In Coral Springs, todd tongen 1 local10 news. Laurie glad shes okay. Now to a story you will see on the one and only. New details into the deadly hitandrun crash on the palmetto Christmas Eve morning. Plus staggering numbers about hitandrun crashes here in south florida. Our own Michael Seiden is live with this exclusive. Michael. Michael laurie and calvin, it is ridiculous to think that there are drivers out here who plow into othery motorists and keep on driving without mauking the call for help, but here in south florida thats rattle reality and ev year dorses dying. They were best friends, roommate who would do anything for each other. But on the morning of Christmas Eve their friendship came to a tragic end, a deadly hitandrun crash killing Carlos Thomason and critically injuring oscar rodriguez. Carlos was trying to help out his buddy who had run out of gas along the palmetto expressway near southwest 8th street when left for dead. Tonight investigators tells they have a person of interest. They have also seized the car used in the the hitandrun. Would you say an arrest is imminent . I cant say that because the problem we have is that we have to have enough evidence to be able to put that person behind the wheel. Michael without an eyewitness or video evidence, its nearly impossible to make an arrest, but this is just one of thousands of hitandrun crashes in south florida. In fact, the statistics are staggering. Last year in Miamidade County more than 18,000 hitandrun crashes, 39 reported deaths, an increase from 2014. And its a growing problem in Broward County where troopers investigated nearly 11,000 crashes with 15 fatalities. The amount of crashes increased in just one year. If i didnt have insurance i think a lot of times people werent arent prepared. Licenses marriage an epidemic leaving maims families heartbroken and driving Law Enforcement nuts. We work tirely throws close as many cases as we can but unfortunately we sometimes end up running into a dead end. Michael today i spent a half hour at the home of that lone survivor oscar rodriguez. He said hes not ready to go on camera but she is he is dill recovering, light of broken bones, internal injuries. He said hes leaning on his faith and family to get him through this hard time. Calvin a truck overturned on the florida turnpike this afternoon spilling hundreds of shoes there on the highway. The crash happened on the southbound exit ramp which is now opened at northwest 199th street near sun life stadium. The driver told us he was coming from normals and the shoes were collected new orleans and the shoes were collected its a local charity that sells and donates to families in need. Fourf the five passengers inside the truck were taken to the hospital with nonlifethreatening injuries. Laurie neighbor thought it was a bomb. Instead they found the fiery and tonight those neighbors are saying they want something done. Local10 News Reporter derek shore is live in brickell w wh this startling tory story. Derek and, laurie, neighbors here say this intersection is dangerous. They see crash after crash, the latest happening this morning, a deadly fiery crash when a car went slamming into the curb, then the wall. You can seehe damage left behind, and neighbors say they do want something done. The flames so intense, neighbors thought their building was on fire. They say it didnt sound like a crash, more look a bomb. The first car caught on fire. We heard the explosion like a boom, and then the other one caught on fire, department on expanding. Derek they dialed 911 and used their cell phone to capture the violent scene, the violent crash claiming the life of a lexus trapped inside, possibly dead on impact. Defect believe that driver have been have could have been going well over 100 Miles Per Hour on southwest thur avenue. First hitting a curb, then a rked car near southwest 15th roady. Didnt hear the crash. I just heard the explosion go off. Derek neighbors evacuated this apartment building, some thinking their homes were burning. That car got on fire and three more cars that were parked got on fire as well. Derek those peoples parked cars charred and totaled. Neighbors say this is the worst crash they have seen here but certainly not the first. This intersection is very bad. They should put something or do something to stop. Theres a lot of accidents. Derek and tonight that driver has not been identified. No one was hurt in this crash. I should say no one else was hurt in this crash. In the short time weave been here, weve been hearing a lot of honk horns and frustrated drivers in this area, and neighbors say they p pn to talking the city hopefully to get some type of stoplight installed. Laurie and tonight were seeing video of a fire that race through an apartment build in hollywood. You can see top story of this engulfed in flames. Those firefighters stay they believe it all started from one pot left on a stove. Sky 10 was above the scene this afternoon as the fillmore street near us1. Two dogs died in the fire. No one else was injured. Those dogs that divide with a pit bull and a german shepherd, their names duke and duchess. As for the people who live in burnedout apartment its not clear if they nd help from the red cross. Calvin a woman and her pet chihuahua attacked and mauled from a dog yep. Now players looking for the owner that of tack. A day after t vicious attack the rojas family has a new puppiy donated to them but they are still mourning the loss of eir pet dog guchy. The dog was attack and killed by this american bulldog. Guchs owner was bitten, receiving 100 stitches on her arm. Police are now searching for that bulldogs owner. Now to a story you saw as breaking news last night 6 00. Cleanup crews working around the nudded a miami street trapping a large truck. Workers am scrayable to repair the break, and local businesses are stul assessing the damage. An old pipe is to blame for turning the busy street into a river and spawning a massive sinkhole which trapped an ice truck yesterday afternoon. The road was reopened earlier this afternoon. Laurie its seven minutes after 6 00 so the friday evening rush is well underway. Lets check in with traffic reporter Jenise Fernandez jumping weve got a few things out there. The starting 2 this accident on i75 northbound right as youre approaching Miami Gardens drive. That accident is off to the shoulder but its still causing a backup. Zoom on in to our maps to take a closer look i75 northbound Miami Gardens drive with speeds clocking in at 27 Miles Per Hour. Weve also gots an accident on the dolphin expressway. This is as you are heading east right around northwest 87th avenue. Some pretty heavy delays as you pass that accident. 12mileperhour speeds. Cruising on up to Broward County weve got an accident on oakland this is as youre heading east right before us441. There is a left lane blocked. It looks like track of is moving pretty okay at 16 Miles Per Hour. Calvin, laurie. Laurie thank you candlelight vigil the gridlock has been broken for thousands Cuban Migrants stranded in costa rica. Laurie the first group will be flown to el salvador and bus today the u. S. Border. That worries some south Florida Communities that wonderr if theyre going to get inundated with refugees. Our senior political reporter Michael Putney has the latest from the newsroom. Michael i was surprised today not to hear more concerned voices by local mayors and emergency managers. Though know some of these cubans in costa rica are going to end up right here but they say resisting settlement programs can handle them. Cubans who have been explained costa rica will start moving out next tuesday. If first plane load of 180 people, mostly families, will fly to el salvador and from border and sent valley for many miami. So what were talking about here really is a controlled event, and there are steps in place, there are plans in place and process for the processing of cuban entrants into this country and their placement. Michael the stranded Cuban Migrants, about 8,000 of them, have been stuck in costa rica for weeks unable to get past the naw,an boarder. Starting next week they will be flown to el salvador and then put on buses and taken all the way up to the u. S. Mexican border probably thell paso. The trip wont be cheap. The costa rica cubans will be charged 550er person for the plane ticket and bus ride. Many told everything they owned just to get this far. How many of that 8,000 have the funds to be able to pay for Something Like that is a big [ speaking in spanish ] michael former governor jeb bush recently said cubans stuck in costa rica should not be given free entry into the u. S. , and senator marco rubio told reporters yesterday the Cuban Migrants in costa rica should not be allowed into the u. S. But in 2014, more than 40,000 cubans cross plywood the u. S. At the border with mexico. Thousands more came by sea in mauk shift rafts and boats. Just today, the coast guard reported they picked up and returned 216 cubans this week alone. They are leaving the island in droves, afraid that the cuban adjustment act that gives them guaranteed entry may be wiped off the books. In the newsroom, Michael Putney, local10 news. Laurie we know youre following it for us. And next tuesday is also president obamas final state of the union address. One seat in the first ladys box will be left empty for, quote, the victims of gun violence who the big part of the president s address address to going to focus on gun violence. You can see the state of the union next tuesday at 9 00 p. M. On local10. Former president Mario Diaz Ballard is going to give the republican response in spanish. Calvin breaking stories. The mexican drug lord known as el chapo has been captured. Laurie plus, new video of the shootout in philly. The gunman who tried to assassinate the cop confessing he was inspired by isis. Both stories on world news tonight at 6 30. Betty and this afternoon the 80 made a comeback. Im chief meteorologist betty davis. Ill let you know if the warmer weather is going to stick around through the weekend. Calvin but first, the deadline to find dozens of pups a new home. The break. Yeah, thats right. 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Now, here are some pictures that she took where you can see some of the dogs inside cages. You can also get a sense of the facility and how big it is. The fire inspector told investigator there was a strong animal smell but did not see any dog feces. At around noon bso came out here, met with the director of kay noon for you dog rescue organization. Investigator say they found ababt 50 dogs in a small barn. The dogs appeared to be in good shape but they were concerned because many of the dogs were that a small confined space. Deputies say the property is not zoned to have a dog rescue facility so the owner was told she has seven days to get the animals out of here. We also learned therganization at one point was licensed, now is no longer licensed. We talked to the woman who wouldnt go on camera and show us the facility but she says she has already found foster homes back out live as you told you some of the name control officials now on the speakers again the woman we talked to says shes hoping to find more Foster Parent for these dogs, for these fanals animal. If you want any information, you can go to local10. Com. We have all the information you need. For now were live in parkland. Hatzel vela. Back to you. Laurie e. An 800 million, yes, thats what the Powerball Jackpot is up to right now and itssnly expected to grow before tomorrow nights drawing. Local10 0 the one and only place you can watch that paur powerball drawing. It is tomorrow night during the 11 00 p. M. Show, and good luck. Calvin im feeling lucky. Laurie are you . Calvin we can make this happen. Laurie we can. Calvin we can split that. Laurie sure. You tend to have good luck. Im all for it. Why n n . Betty it has to happen for somebody be, right, eventuallytually . Calvin absolutely, betty. Betty youve got to think positively about these things. I speaking of positive thinking weather from miami to fort lauderdale. We did a have have a few showers earlier. They were really,y, really light but things are looking okay as we stare out at miami with the sun going down on us. Temperatures made the big comeback this afternoon. We did start the day in this lower 60s in many of your neighborhoods but by three, this afternoon 80 degrees out there, fo lauderdale hitting 81. 77 now for fort lauderdale. In fact a aot of 77s showing up on the map, so already the night getting off tie mild is that right start. The forecast for the evening shows that by 10 00 p. M. Some of you could be in the lower 70s. Well tend to have clouds around. And with that light south westerly wind, that generally means that were going to be in for a mild night. Now, as for potential for rainfall for tonight, ilooks like the balance of the action is now offshore. That doesnt mean wee wont have a stray passing shower. Heres one in west broward way out over the everglades. If that holds together, it may eventually head on off toward northeast about it doesnt appear were going to have widespread rains for the evening. The if youre having dinner outside tonight, you have a special date youre gooped things will be okay for you. Tracking a couple of cold fronts, one allowingold air to filter down into north texas notice and snow from the front range of rockies spilling out over north texas, am little result oh conditions ripe for snow there. Then this other cold front diving across the midwest, theres arctic air behind this one. So more cold air is taking that plunge into the u. S. And it will start to sweep the nation this weekend. Gets here eventually. And you know how it goes for us. We tend to get the fringes of the chill. So our forecast will be cooler on, say, monday morning but not necessarily bonechilling cold. Thats not going to happen for us. But a temperature change in the forecast. But before we get there, southerly winds will tend to deep us on the warmer side between saturday and sunday ahead of that next cold front chance for some showers. Not calling the weekend a washout but as that front gets closer, showers are not going to be out of the question. And then finally the cooler air starts to work in on a northwest wind and youll nice the temperature difference by monday morning. In the mororng, tomorrow morning well start in the upper 60, highs in the lower 80s for our afternoon. Same deal on sunday. We could reach the lower 80s. But by monday morning lows in the lower 60s, and afternoon highs only getting intthe lower 70s. Clay another day, two more interviews the in books for the dolphins. Who are they talking to for their head coaching job the flu virus hits big. With aches, chills, and fever, theres no such thing as alittle flu. And it needs a big solution an antiviral. So when the flu hits, and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. Prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it from spreading in the body. Tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. Before taking tamiflu, tell your doctor if youre pregnant, nursing, have Serious Health conditions, or take other mecines. If you develop an allergic reaction, a severe rash, or signs of unusual behavior, stop taking tamiflu and call your doctor immediately. Children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. The most common side effects are mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. Clay the dolphins coaching search rolls on with two more interviews in books today. The fins have interviewed dan campbell after he dead them to a 57 record tas interest brim coach and 12 games taff team fired joe philbin. Campbell considered a long shot for the job if fins announced they have completed an interview with former bills coach doug marone. Meanwhile who would have thght hockey would be taking florida by storm in january . Here we are. An 11 game winning streak after last nights w in ottawa. Cats have the longest winning streak in nhl history even though its not easy. Its the sign of a really good team bought bass we have been finding ways to play. Even though we didnt play our best the last three games we still won. The shape like that before even in finland. Calvin collegef on the court it will be a return to where it all began for goran dragic. The hea and they are point guard will be in affects to take on the suns at 5 30. E. It will be his first game back in valley of the sun since that trade. Tonight also marks the first off brutal road stretch for the heat, the first of six straight road games, and it begins a run of 11 out of 12 games away from American Airlines arena. I mean, if guys dont know whats about to happen, were about to get a crash course. So i think its greator the team. Its going to bring us closer. And, you know, weve got to hit the ground running. I dont think i had a sprint like this suns ive been in the league so there is going to be our greatest challenge of the season, and i look forward to see how the team respond to it. Clay meanwhile a tough test for