Look at these winds. Sustained anywhere from 7 to 18 Miles Per Hour out ahead of a cold front thats on the way and peak wind gusts ranging from 21 to 26 Miles Per Hour. We are back in the low 70s in terms of our lows and no longer seeing the 50s and 60s on the map. Warmer wet and windy today. Highs in the upper 70s and storms likely a marginal risk of Severe Weather in isolated tornado cant if ruled out with those be ruled out with the gusty winds in spots as we head into the evening. Still unsettled and still looking soggy but we have a big cooldown on the way for the weekend. Now a check of traffic with van is a. Dryers this live hoot drivers this live shot, a lot of construction on the left hand side on the southbound lanes at northwest 36th street. Luckily the last couple of minutes all the construction crews cleaned up those cones. Lots of sea words there as youre heading southbound so its looking good many that spot. Lets talk about the areas that have not cleared up yet. Avenue. That left lane is blocked off. This is the construction closure i just told you about 36th street. All cleared. State road 112 eastbound. Heading towards i95 on the airport expressway and northwest 12th a, three lanes blocked off by construction. Then 195 the causeway westbound drivers at alton road a couple of lanes are blocked off. Already seeing red arrows there. Take 395 as your other option this morning. Guys . All right thank you very much. We are keeping our eye on the storm this morning. Millions of people along the east coast of the United States are bracing for a monster winter storm. That could dump more than two feet of snow. And this video just in from charlotte, North Carolina with the first round where the first round of snow is already starting to hit that area, this is the major story of the day and will be for the roast the weekend. The rest of the weekend. The federal government will been canceled already. Cbs4s Gaby Fleischman is live at the airport with more details. Good morning. Reporter good morning walter and lauren. Here at mia, more than a dozen flights have been cab ld to places like canceled the places like raleigh you can see canceled right there. Charlotte has several canceled flights already. Some flights have also been canceled and the travelers here that ive been speaking with several of them are rushing to beat the weather and get on earlier flights to make it back home before the storm hits. Residents in the path of a potentially paralyzing blizzard rush to supermarkets and supply stores late into the night. Gearing up to be snowed in. We got 700 shovels. Within about two hours, all the shovels were depleted. If i had a nickel i would be a rich man. Reporter more than 77 Million People will feel the effects of the storm set to cripple parts to have east coast in a few hours. I dont know that i have lived through a forecast like this. Reporter in dc federal offices as well as the nations second busiest subway system will shut down this afternoon. In maryland and virginia, where blizzard conditions are also expected, crews began treating roads with salt hours ago. Hoping to avoid a repeat of yesterdays mess. When just an inch of snow caused accidents and delays throughout the area. What happened last night was not okay. That cant be repeated. Reporter and in North CarolinaPower Companies began putting limbs hanging over the power lines on thursday and most people in the storms path are taking it all in stride. We had to know that. Airlines have preemptively canceled thousands of flights and provided waivers to travelers to rebook when conditions improve. And a lot of these canceled and delayed flights are going to be touch and go kind of dependingen how that storm rolls through. So if youre going to be traveling today or tomorrow you definitely want to check your flight status before heading out. Live from Miami International airport, Gaby Fleischman, cbs4 news. Look for much more on cbs this morning all beginning at 7 00 a. M. We have some breaking news out of north korea. The country says that it has arrested a u. S. University student for alleged antistate agents, the student acts. The student entered the country as a tourist and allegedly plotted to undermine north koreas system and has links to the u. S. Government. Earlier this month, north korea on suspicion of spying. The name of the student has not been released. And were also following breaking news out of somalia. More than 20 people are dead after an attack at a beach front restaurant in the capital city there. Officials say Security Forces ended the deadly attack just before dawn. Witnesses say blasts of gunfire could be heard as somali to room looking for alshabaab gunmen. Authorities say the Security Forces rescued dozens of people trapped inside the restaurant. A party was taking place when the attack started. And now at 5 00, two men possibly drugged and then robbed. This Morning Police have realested Surveillance Video released Surveillance Video of the women Police Believe are responsible. They went home with the men and according to investigators got away with some pricey jewelry. Carey cod has more. Reporter outside gated Hollywood Community last month, capturing the images of two women running. Police suspect they were also carrying as many as seven watches. Including at least two rolexes stolen from two men in their 0s who meat 50s who met then women at the porter house bar and grill earlier this evening. The foursome left the restaurant and went back to one of the victims houses in hollywood. The women made the guys some drinks and the next thing the guys know they told police, theyre waking up and their watches worth around 70,000 are gone. Time. Reporter Adriana Wilson was in sunny isles thursday night and says nothing surprises her anymore. But it can be dangerous. Reporter and these women are just the latest in a string of these crimes in the past month. Where men suspect the women drug them and took off with expensive watches. Never in 100 years would i ever think that Something Like that could happen to me. Reporter this victim said they went to his condo and he woke up and his rolex and another watch were gone. She needs to be caught. Reporter the two women are suspected of similar crimes in coral gables the month and now these women, kevin whos in his things happen. To think that a woman would do something hike this to ha man, really its deplorable. Reporter at this point they are trying to sort out for the latest crime is connected to the others. Of course theyre gathering information. If you can help police solve these crimes, Contact Crime stoppers at 954493tips. In hollywood, carey cod, cbs4 news this morning. A 16yearold boy from plantation is missing and police say his father is not cooperating with them. Augie jr. Againson wiz last seen at heritage high before christmas break. The last time he saw his son was a couple of days after christmas when he kicked him out of the car for being rude. If you know where he is call plantation police. Seriously, press charges. Press charges. Let him go. Press charges. Now caught on camera, more than a temper tantrum. A tantrum. A woman verbally and physically video has now begun viral. Its been seen hundreds of thousands of times since it was posted on youtube. She is a doctor in the Residency Program at Jackson Memorial hospital. We have more from brickle. Yes call 911. Oh, yeah. Call 911. Let go of his shirt and go home. Reporter this tirade a young woman unleashed on an uber driver is now on the internet for the world to see. The man behind the camera uploaded the video to youtube saying the driver arrived to pick him hundred in prickle over the weekend when he says this woman angelle ramkasoon allegedly jumped in the backseat. Seriously . Reporter after she attempt today hit the driver and attempted to hit the driver and knees him in the groin, he pushes her off. She comes back for more cursing at him and then taking out her feelings on this belongings, throwing out various items from large amount of uber fliers what are you doing . I dont know. Reporter and hisup phone. Youre crazy dude. Im 50 girl who weighs 100 pounds. Reporter miami police say they responded to a call of a disturbance here but did not arrest her. The man who shot this video wrote online that the driver did not want to press charges. And that she gave him a small amount of money as an apology. Internet users are demanding more than that though. Some are calling for her to be fired from her job as a neurology resident at Jackson Memorial hospital. No one at her south florida home would answer the door to comment on the incident. Her neighbor ruby pharaoh says the behavior she sees in this video is nothing like the young lady she has known since she was a child. She and her sister, they are good girls. Reporter she usuals those who are basing her urges those who are basing their opinions of her to have a heart. Problem. Thats something mean, you are not a bad person. Reporter uber released a statement reading in part all forms of harassment and abuse are not tolerated. We have subs pended the rider account of this individual as we investigate the incident. We dont know exactly what happened in the moments before the video began to be recorded. But what is clear is that this has impacted this young womans life. The spokesperson tells me they placed her on leave and relieved her of her clinical duties as they investigate. Ultimately show could lose her job, natalie zea, cbs4 news this morning. Police arrested a man for possession of a firearm and drugs. After serving a search warrant at a home. Now that man is the uncle of a 7yearold who was killed at that same home last month. This year is the scene from that shooting on december 27th at the home in richmond heights. A southwest 151st avenue and shot and killed during a drive by. Police say since the shooting, they have received selftips abs several tips about drug activity at the home. While executing the warrant yesterday they found two pounds of marijuana and a gun with ammunition. Michael to be already the uncle is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of marijuana. Now to campaign 2016 just ten days away from the Iowa Caucuses and marco rubios past is making news, this morning the Washington Post reports the florida senator was once arrested according to the post. It happened in miami when rubio was 18. Their investigation up covered uncovered they and some friends were stopped by police at the park for being there after hours and drinking underage. The post says no charges were ever fielded and the whole thing was dropped a couple months later. Weve asked the Rubio Campaign for comment but have not heard back. Also this morning, a new poll shows democratic president ial candidate Bernie Sanders is taking a commanding lead in iowa. Point lead over rival Hillary Clinton according to a new cnn orc poll. He tops clinton among likely democratic president ial caucus goers in iowa 51 to 43 . Stay with cbs4 and cbsmiami. Com for continuing coverage of campaign 2016. And straight ahead one of the american preases pressers now back home and speaking publicly. Also an officer was stabbed in the face at a local casino. That officer forced to fire his weapon. How the two men are doing this morning. Then uninvited visitor. A couple finds a crocodile if their Swimming Pool in the keys. What happened next. Plus miley cyrus engaged. Who shes set to marry in this mornings top news. And headsup south florida. Strong to severe storms possible today and lightning and gusty winds and sight lance of the isolated tornado and water spouts and high rip current risk. Weather center but we are in for a bygoing as we head into the change as we head into the weekend. If you thought it was cold the for the coldest air of well, welcome to the weekend south florida. And a wet start it is for us. And then we will be cooling things down, drying things out. But for today, youre going to want to keep your eye to the sky although right now its a quiet dark and early light view from the camera in south miami already seeing the rain rolling across portions of south florida especially southern dade county around the keys and cutler bay. Seeing only soggy conditions around duck key, marathon even some heavy downpours big pine key. And as we take a look at the sustained winds out of the Miles Per Hour an indication that a front is on the way, and look at these peak wind gusts, anywhere from 23 to 28 Miles Per Hour. So some of the somes have developed storms have really damaging gusty winds in spots, that will be a pocket and actually possibility and this morning. Ic stead of the 650s and 50s its about the low 70s from broward dade and down through and were seeing s around central n 50s around Central Florida and 60s in north florida. So widening up the view. Tornado watches and warnings for portions of the panhandle and the southeast. As we are seeing that tail end of the front that noreaster thats going to be impacting people up and down the atlantic seaboard. Were going to contend with the potential for strong to severe storms and lightning and gusty winds and isolated tornado cant be ruled out. Waterspouts for you boaters a headsup a Small Craft Advisory and a dangerous high risk of rip currents. It is a mess. Pressure. Spinning and pumping in all this moisture thats producing not only the rain, but also the wintry precipitation and that is indicated by the pink. The purposing, the white purple the white and that could be sleet and ice and freezing rain and snow. Right now across much of the gulf coast states and the purple highlighted is the blizzard and winter storm warnings and watches stretching from mitch face through portions of new england and in fact we could have up to one, two feet of snow. Check with the airlines if youre traveling today. This is a 36 hour event potentially for our friends especially across the mid atlantic and northeast. Thats where the heaviest snow is expected and right now models indicating we could see anywhere from 19 inches of snow to up to 22 inches of snow in new york or ennuier isolated higher isolated. S. Thankfully no snow here but today is unsettled and stormy at times with gusty downpours, 78 degrees. Not a good day for boating. Seas three to six and knots stay for swimming. Tonight some showers around and staying windy and lows in the low 60s and then once the front clears, temperatures will drop. Low 60s tomorrow. Highs in the upper 60s. By sunday morning, the upper 40s if youre headed to the miami marathon and Half Marathon. Yeah, youre going to need to bundle up. The high 64 degrees and then temperatures will moderate. Well see 50s by monday morning and highs in the upper 70s by early to middle of next week. A check of your traffic now with vanessa. Here we go, it is friday south florida. Finally friday. I95 here, this is at northwest 151st street. A good drive so far on 95 all of the way. The southbound side that would mean the headlights are driving into the Golden Glades interchange. The lights are the northbound express lanes still closed off morning. Lets talk about the other areas we have construction. State road 112 eastbound at northwest 12th avenue. You can see a number of lanes i95 and then 195 drivers westbound at alton road a couple of lanes blocked there as well. We have to talk about a major Traffic Alert happening starting tonight. Were going to show you big map and show you that Traffic Alert. So for those of you who drive on the palmetto expressway, this one is for you. Also on 836 this one is going to affect you. Moore road closures scheduled for the expressway. The northbound 826 will be shut down at flagler street starting tonight at 11 00. So this is for more northbound lanes to be opened up as part of that ongoing expansion project that seems to be going on forever and ever. With the northbound lane closure also come some ramp closures, the ramps from flagler street east and westbound 836 to northbound palmetto will also be closed and all the roads are expected to open up at 6 30 tomorrow morning. Lauren . All right thanks. Fresh fallout from the contaminated water crisis in flint, michigan. A regional director with the u. S. Environmental Protection Agency is now resigning. Stepping down on february 1st. Shes the administrator of the region which includes michigan. The epa says it issued an emergency order to ensure the state and city take actions to protect public health. The water in flint became contaminated with high levels of lead after the city switched its water source in order to save money. One of the american prisoners freed from captivity in iran is now back on u. S. Soil. Amere hekmatis plane landed in flint, michigan on thursday afternoon. I appreciate everyones support. Its great to be back in flint, my hometown. I love this city. I love its people. Theyve been so good to me and any family and were my family and were very gratable. He was one of five americans freed over the exwoo. He was held by iran for four andahalf years. Right now, cant get enough of James Cordens carpool another major artist takes the epic side. 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