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WPLG Local 10 News 5PM January 26, 2016

Morning but he told us no `comment at this time. In the meantime, the police community, theyre pretty upset because once hes healed up, hell be a free man. It is a scathing letter, full of harsh words and allegations about the bond set for a man who was shot after stabbing a Police Officer. Tonight the head of the Miami Police Union javier ortiz is furious, sharing this 8 he wrote to miamidade Circuit Court judge mindy glazer. In it he tells her hesextremely concerned and outraged by her less than honorable decision of granting a measly 20,000 bond for a man that attempted to kill a miami policeofficer. He goes to say we all wonder how yoyo got the 20,000 numb for bond. This past june you denied bond for a defendant charged with attempted murder after a fired a gun at a man that he had a dispute over dog poop. The anger stems from a liceinvolving shooting at the magic city casino earlier this month. He etty much lashed out at the officer. Forced to shoot a belligerent gambler after a a man stabbed him in the face. He was fighting the officer. Hitting the officer. Michael the 17year police veteran survived, but tonight it appears the stabbing suspect who is facing a charge of attempted Second Degree murder a Law Enforcement agent was given a bond because of a mistake made by the officer. A spokeswoman with the county told us, the two charges listed on the arrest affidavit are bondable offenses under florida law, and unless the officer completing completing the arrest affidavit checks off the box Madison Square garden hold for bond hearing, do not bond out, a defect post standard bond and be releasedrom jail without appearing before a judge. Again the suspect will remain here, continue to recover. His next court date is next month. Were in miami, im michael seiden. Calvin and we did trite javier ortiz about frons reach out but theres been no laurie were hearing the may day calls from the people aboard in lux yacht that began 7 00. Liane morejon has more. Laurie laurie, its amazing when you consider liane these people were saved minutes before this boat andersen under water. As you say, we are hearing for the first time the may day calls made by that captain just before that yacht went under. 67. An urgent call for helel answer 106foot quat why takes on water with 13 pple onboard. A coast guard aircraft hovered overhead and captured this stork video. The ships first officer said lead to act fast to get passengers and crew of safely after the lurked old yacht called the serena 3 was about to 7 00. It was taking on water and we took that boat to europe so the boats a sturdy boat, so i didnt think it was going to sink. Liane the yacht was on its way to freeport in the moms but 15 minutes into the journ at the yacht began to take on water. The passengers got into their lifeboat while tow boat and sea tow and the crew tried to dewater the boat. Liane theoast guard suspects the vessel may have hit the sea floor. There maybe a possible grounding on the way out of port erglades, and wasnt noticed until they were furthth offshore. Liane the yacht wend underwater before 9 00 monday night. The captain, crew and passengers all got off safely. And the coast guard tells us that no one needed to be treated for any injuries. There were no medical concerns to speak of. That is good news there. Meanwhile, the yacht is now thousands of feet under the ocean surface, and it will be up to that owner of the yacht whether that boat wl ever be brought back up. Morejon, local10 news. Calvin a messy and fiery scene on the dolphin expressway today after a garbage truck caught fire. The truck apparently went up in flamesesn the eastbound lanes around northwest 72nd avenue. The fire resulted in an oil spill which shut down all lanes. Take a look at tt traffic. It backed up track of for miles on the palmetto expressway and right now it is unclear how the truck caught fire or if anyone was hurt. And a bus also caught pire today. It appears to bus exploded along fifth avenue and flagler street. It is unclear why it caught fire. They fear it could be a medical issue. Laurie in northeast miamidade you may have gotten caughtp in traffic mess today. A car crash causing a car to rolloveright in the eastbound lanes along 163rd street and 28th avenue. One person was hurt and treated on the scene. Calvin n oyal carrie caribbean cruise ships are dock last week loyal caribbean had t turn away they ships from docking at private vacation outpoe on the northern coast of hot, and heres why. A group of protesters had the ip. The captain decided to keep the passengers onboard as a precaution and head to the next port of call. Layron least 7,000 Cuban Migrants, eyre expected to of a radio at the u. S. Border in the coming ds. This all comes after those Cuban Migrants were stranded in cooker during a recent costa rica. A agreement was reached to resetttt them in the u. S. Florida. Venezuelas government has put out a new study that showed president nilas maduro is dominating the conversation. He has poaching for nearly 500 hours since taking power nearly three years ago. The group is critical of maduros speeches which are required to be carried by local broadcasters. They say its the governments in the u. S. There has been tragedy in indianapolis on the way home fm school. An adult was killed and several children were injured after a school bus crash. 25 children were on the bus when it reportedly jumped the curb and hit another car. Two tenyearolds are now listed in serious condition and as many as five children werenjured. Laurie a health alert for us to share with you today with they zika virus which hasalready been discovered in two people in florida. The World Health Organization is now predicting this this virus which is blamed for severe birth defects is likely to spread over the flit americas. Our Medical Center Kristi Krueger is on top of this story. She is in the newsroom now with theatest. Kristi Health Authorities in some countries are taking contracts dras tuck measures too stop the spread of this mosquitoborne virus. In el salvador women are urged to avoid getting pregnant for two years, and the cdc just orbed guideline for evaluating and testing faints right here in the u. S. A new warning from the world the zikik virus linked to birth affects in babies and paralysis in bolts adults could spread to almost all countries in americ. The explosive spread of zika virus to new geographical areas withittle population immunity is another cause for concern. Take a look at this map. That mosquito is found in every country in the western hemisphere except for spawned chile. Kristi with more than 1 Million People infected, brazil has been hit especially hard. In an effort to show how theyre aggressively responding, brazilian government posted this video on tube showing workers spraying and fighting mosquitoes carrying the virus. According to the cd c, so far only a handful of cases have been identified in the u. S. They say were going the see small outbreaks due to people coming back from countries whoho are infected. Kristi the virus isnt known to spread from person to person, and the symptoms for most and red eyes are mailed and pass outincigent. But the virus could cause lifethreatening brain damage in unborn babies. So u. S. Officials are urging expectant mothers to stay away from countries where there are infections. If youre pregnant, the cd c says dont go, but for other people if you go use repel apt to reduce the chances you will get bit. Kristi flows vaccine or drugs to treat or prevent this infection. So if you think you have any of these symptoms, maybe youve traveled a prod, all you can really do is ask your doctor to be tested. Laurie the manhunt does continue in Southern California for three unmates who escaped from a maximum security lock pup the Orange County Sheriffs Office chiefs believes the escapees may be near that jail because of their ties to local vietnamese gangs. 30 search warrants have already been carried out. The men were all awaiting trials for unconnected vlent rhymes crimes of when they escaped on friday. Investigator believe the inmates through plumbingngunnels to get out. Calvin a dramatic prison break is caught on camera in brazil. Security cameras recorded an explosion that blut an exterior ball wall at the prison in northeast brazil on saturday. After the blast you can see unmates rung away and at least 60 prisoners were aututobile to escape. One escapee was roiled shot and killed by police. Pope francis and the president of iran met today at the vatican. He gave pope francis a book of painting painting and a hand maid rug. The pope gave him a medal depicting saint martinelping a poor man, an act francis called a sign of unsolicited brotherhood. The end of the 40 minute closed door meaning he asked pope francis to pray for him. Laurie scientists behind a Doomsday Clock say the world is still under a threat. The pull tin of the atomic scientists announced that the tint minute hand remains a three minute to midninit. If chair said the Iran Nuclear Accord were good news but tensions beten the usher u. Expos russia of grown and that clock shows how you will j vulnerable the world is, with midnight symbolizing apocalypse. E. Calvin abe vigoda who played has died at the age of 94. Vi goad you was still working in new york stable until he was cast in the oscar winning move. He played sal and old friend of veto corleone who hoped to attacker the feel after vetos death by killing his son michael. Vigoda was also known for his role as overthehill defect ted fish in barney miller. Vigodas mother daughter said he died in his sleep. He was 94 years old. Laurie we have track of news thatffects anyone in the area are port everglades. Jenise this is an ovorturned this is east of us1 right where 595 east ends, again as youre heading toward port everglades, an overturned tractor. We are seeing lane closures as a result of this. Lets zoom in our maps. This is righter when 595 eastbound ends just east of us1. So closed, us1, between us1 and northeast 7th avenue, those lanes are closed while they work to clean up that accident. Got a couple of other accident to talk about. Lets head over to dade county,an accident on the turnpike heading south around bird load. There is a left lane blocked speeds are at 28 miles per hour. And another accident this time on i95 northbound right around northwest 125th street with speeds here clocking in at 25 miles per hour. Laurie, calvin. Calvin jenise, thanks a lot. Laurie a local High School Student sending shock waves through social media today. Take a look at the tweet he sent out. A live report all new at 6 00. Calvin and how would you like to see this in your backyard. Coming up well tell how People Living in this neighborhood want wildlife officials to solve their bear problem. Laurie first, this fight break out between two really angry drivers at a track of light. Its all caught on camera. Um next, well hear from the rage. Laurie a violent case of road rage was caught on camera at a red light in austin with texas. Two drivers get out ofheir vehicles and attack each other right in the middle of the afternoon rush. He got out of his car with a bat so i started recording. Laurie but miguel never thought it would escalate to this. A star wars style fight again a man with a bat and another with a long pole. You see that guy with the bat going at the other dude. Laurie he said before the fight the men made rude and obscene gestures too each other from their cars. He said when the light turned red, so didid their faces, red with pardoning the man on the bat tapped on the door of the truck. That driver got out but quickly jumped back in when he realize the car wasnt in pkis. Actually thinking that that guy was going to pull a gun. Laurie instead the man reached for a long pole and began swinging. His brother was driving the car while he was shooting the cell phone video. It was kind of freaking me on the. Said what escalated quickly died dodo quickly, too. When the light turned green, the men got back inn their cars and took off. Those two drivers who were fifiting were gone when Police Arrived but officers are still going to investigatehis incident as aggravated assault and they are looking to make a arrest. Calvin i cant believe thats austin, texas. You would think there would be a major city. Laurie they should be calm down and cowboy cool. Calvin have some south Florida Weather to make you feel calm. Laurie it was pretty darn gorgeous today. Betty almost 80 degrees today. 79 was the high in miami. We went from fur to flipflops just like that. A little bit above average this afternoon, maybe yououe complaining, maybe not. Right now everybody Still Holding in thehe 70s. 76 in pompano beach. Hialeah, i hope was a great day for you. Youre checking in at 77 warm degrees. The forecast for the evening, pretty benign between 7 00 and 9 00. Clouds around and a warm breeze, and well start to drop off into that hour, by the 9 00 hour. I am paying attention to the doppler radar. It looks like we may have a couple showers starting to develop just off Miamidade County, pretty close to the bay. Ill keep a watch on these. Nothing terrible. But the big headline in our forecast is that we are going to be changing things up and introducing the opportunity for more rain and perhaps a few storms coming in, so those probably will drift on in toward the bay and we will see if they mauk it in around kendall or cutler bay. A frontal system is on approach at least moving toward the pan handle of Florida Point were pretty for a had ahead of that but well ahead of that those southeast winds at the surface, a southwesterly flow a lot of, re moisture thats going to be, punish in and a few impulses, too, briggs a better chance for arena tomorrow and ybe some stronger storms as well. So just keep that in minin as youre goingng about your business tomorrow. Did forecast starts to turnette wet and stormy as wel front itself gets closer more moisture making a run at us. So gloomy conditions and rain continues to be in the forecast. Heats enjoy today because thing are going to change tomorrow. The threat for Severe Weather is marginal as far as lightning, damaging winds, the flood threat, the tornado threat really low but its not nonexistent. So keeping in mind as well that as the skies are opening up tomorrow woke not rule out aew storms that pack a punch, maybe that even havav a little twist so well keep an eye on that for you. Rain, and a few stormrm and the weather could get active the in morning so make sure youre ning in to local10 news with our morning meteorologist julie durda with the and the rest of the team. Thursday more wet weather before we finally start to dry at and cool down heading into the weekend. Friday morning lows in lower 60s. Saturday more than 50s make a comeback. Laurie betty, thank you. Calvin lets take to you live pictures here of the turnpike and kendall drive. This is a picture of the body of immigration and cuss doms enforcement. T. Customs enforcement, apparently being driven in that blblk vehicle you see there in front being led by police. And thihi has been the reaction all day long from law forcement officers as they say farewell to one of their own. And, laurie, we dont have to look very far to know that in the Law Enforcement community when there is a tragedy, everybody, every Department Responds to an officers death. Laurie two ice agents wereseverely injured in a hitandrun crash on miami beach. A underyoung woman sunday arrest facing charges in that. But one officer was able to pull through. The other, scott maguire, did not survrve and now we see the procession that will take his body either to a local funeral home or to the airport toe flown back to his home state. Such a sadvent today, and sad that it happened in our area right here on mmi beach. Calvin and the charges against the young lady could be upgraded as a result of his death. Much more on that coming up still to come now a major rescue effort at sea of a luxury yacht suddenly starts sink. We are now hearing the calls from help from the frightened people on board. Another life report at 6 00. Laurie in todays health cast find out how much sun can damage powerful cells in your body that i really need to disease. [ chanting ] clay the Hurricanes Basketball Team celebrating like they just beat the defending champs. Because they did. Now, upsets hpen all the time in college babble but this was no upset. In fact,tthe canes win over duke maybe a sign of something much bigger. Every game counts as one. You beat duke. That counts as one. Clay with all due respect to larranaga this one felt a little bit bigger. It wasnt just the teams reaction in locker room. Or the final score. It was the fact that the hurricanes win over defending champion duke wasnt an upset or a surprise. The canes were the better team, and it wasnt even close. Ihink this year were taking pride on making people respect us. I think a lot of a lot of peopleleont gives enough credit. Clay the people know ho know basket like duke head coach mike chez krzyewski take can notice. Theyre as respected as anybody in the league and throughout the country, i think, because theyre that good. We havent p pyed in a game like that all year, that physical. Are we physical . Were in the weight room a ot. We lift. Were strong. Clay coach k also seemed a about the atmosphere, clearly feeling this is a team and a program that has arrived. These questions about atmosphere being dont know if you feel like neglected children here or something, but, you know, not by us. Clay coach larranaga is right. It only counts as one win in the stattings, but this one signifies so much more. These blowouts are becoming a trend for the hurricanes. Out of their 16 wins this year, 15 have been bri 10 point or more iluding last nights victory over duke, guys. Calvin oh, my. Can we just get to the ncaa . Can we get a bid . Thats the bottom line. Clay theyll get a bid. I think what people are thinking about now is not only seeding but can they make a run to the final four and this team certainly has the ability to do that. Theyre going to be fun toch was. Meterologist l. Student at one

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