And a hioric visit for president obama. He is headed to cuba next monthhe is headed to cuba next month. The fit time in more than 80 years that a sitting president will advice i hate it country. Is planned from march 2122 according to abc news. And in about 30 minutes, we will learn in a White House Briefing, but first, lets go to our coverage. Local 10 political reporter Michael Putney will hav more details on that trip, and sanelalasabovic will are reaction. First start with michael. Reporter constance and kristi, we have come down from a News Conference of the office of ileana rosslehtinen and another from miami was also there. Cubanamericans. And, as would you expect, they are livid of this prospepeive trip to cuba by president obamatrip to cuba by president obama. They say it t not justified especially in light of the fact they say cuba has cracked down even harder in the last year on prodemocoacy dissidents. President obama and mrs. Obama are scheduled to go to cuba march 2122. This is the first time a u. S. President will have been on the 1928. The white house says in a Statement Today in addition to holding a bilateral meeting tith cuban president raul castro, president obama will engage with members of civil ciety and entrepreneurs and cubans from different walks of life. He will be welcomed there according to cuban diplomat josephina rival. To step forward in the improvement of reations between cuba and the United States. Of course, in order for to achieve the normalization between the two countries, has to be lifted and occupied by naval base in bay has to be returned. Reporter so a leadnegotiator for cuba in the negotiations over the last year says the president will be welcomed. Triumph for the castro regime, theirst american president to visit the island since 1928. We are live in kendall, Michael Putney, local 10 news. Kristi all right, michael cal. As you mentioiod president obama will be the First American president to visit since Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge is seen on the left. T cubanthe cuban president at that time is on the right. As we just said, sparking a whole lot of debate near south florida. Constance people for and against it are obviously weighagainst it are obviously weighing in. Sanela sabovic has our teach coverage in miami. Reporter cons stance and istis, once it became official from the white house that president obama will visit cuba next month. Reaction here at caf versai were mixed. Some that were for this historic change and many here say it is simply a waste of time. Tensions running any Little Administration announced the president will visit cuba next nth. Great. Reporter the long expected trip comes4 months after diplomatic ties of the u. S. And cuba were restored following a century of hostility. Because president obama represents the most powerful country in the world. Reporter some cubanamericans here at Cafe Versailles believe this Upcoming Trip is a waste of time an wont do anything for either country. We havent benefitted in everything in the supposed give or take that happened between the u. S. And the cuban government since the beginning of the opening of relations since last year. Reporter politicians from south florida were quck to criticize the planned trip including senator marco rubio. Not with the free cuba. The problem with the cuban government not just communistic dictatorshibut antiamerican dictatorship. I think it is a mistake. The president should be pushing for a free cube. A thpresident is trying have a different view of the castro regime, you are nut prison. Reporter and emotions versailles, and the president will become the first president in nerly 90 years to visit the island nation. Reporting livefrom little 10 news. At 12 30, the president S National Security advisor vin rhodes will be discussing the details of the trip and we will carry the News Conference as it happens. You can petet local 10 there will be here this visit, joioin Calvin Hughes and hatzel vela who will be in cubain a month. Breaking news out of the keys. The Monroe CountySheriffs Office helps a coast guard inspect a dsabled tugboat. According key west citizen, a magazine out there, the boat was anchored south of marathon. It came disabled after assisting theetanker in the florida straits. On board he tugboat at the time. The boat is headed back to cubathe boat is headed back to cuba. New at noon, a crime crackdown. Launching a new operation in one way. You. Constance north several arrests. Local 10s ben kennedy is live in miami with all the details in noon. Ben. Reporter good afternoon, constance and kristi. It is called eration cleanup and designed to cut down on gang activity, proitution and breakins. So far this hour we hava seen five people arrested and sent to jail. Miami police cracking down on crime. For 24hours, officers are stepping up patrols and targeting crrime in this area. Starts at 22nd avenue and reaches to the palmetto expressway in the city of miamiexpressway in the city of miami. We are focusing on everything, quality of life, prostitution, narcotics. Reporter their efforts help take down 19yearold manual camacho who confessed to breakcamacho who confessed to reporter including her honda c r i really hahave anything in the car that is of value but the factmy privacy is completely violated. Reporter she said the crook was cuffed in her driveway. It was there that officers found camacho wearing a backpack and looking into a car window. They found he had all these items on him and he immediately starts confessing to vehicle breakins. Reporter crimes like that miami pd is after. I think it is great. I think it is great. It is muchneeded. And crime oversaul kind of takeand crime oversaul kind of taking a rise. Reporter we are in hour 7 of 249hour nation will run until 1 a. M. Friday morning. Reporting live in miami, ben kennedy, local 10ews. You. Kristi ben, thank you so much. A eyonce boycott is coming in april. The miami fraternal order of police have now voted to have from the singers as show at marlins park all because of the beyonce halftime show. It made references to the black lives matter music, malcolm x and the ack panthers. The performance as well as the video that goes along that new song formation are antilice messages. Javier ortiz released a statement saying beyonce used this years sfwoul divide americans by proting the black panthers and her antipolice message shows how she does not support law enforcement. We will have a closer look at this issue later on today at local 10 news beginning acht 4 00. Danger in the water right here in south florida. Consnsnce . Constance yeah, sharks spotted at the coast today. Details on this after the break. Plus a sheriff deep tee caught on camera doing the unthinkable. Who sent him . Unfortunately, we have video right there. He is seen beating his k9 and, again there are less than 30 minutes, president obama deputy National Security advisor will be late to by that podium and is expected to talk about the trip to cuba. A live look right now f rom the White House Briefing room. When that happens. We will bring that to you ve. And tonight at 11 00. Young girls lured to south florida. Tolme about how nice life could be. And exploited for sex. Took my family away from me. Amy vitari rides along with investigators. 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Donald trump is planning to tweet back, and we are waitii pope just saying on his lane on the his way back to the vatican says anyone who wants to build a border isnt a christn. Live in the newsroom, Jeff Weinsier, local 10 news. Kristi jeff, thank you so much. New for you at noon, take a look. Sharks coming dangerously close to shore on dania beach. Sky 10 was over that scene north of the pier. You can spot two right there. A fewew more lingering nearby. Experts say this is pretty normal behavior though. Part of the sharks annual winter migratio n inetermine of warmer weather and looking for love, mating season. Constance jennifer and i were watching that and said, yee kristi stay out of the water. They may like you. Jennifer looking to see if anybody was in the water b luckily that early in the morning it was so cool the water was to cold, that i dont think yone was swimming. A lot of people out on thebeach. A couple of dark, graylooking clouds over ft. Lauderdale. They are not producing any a few of these clouds over hollywood bringing a shade for a lot of you guys back over there. And the sun will be back really quickly. These are not producing any rainfall whatsoever. It is very sunny out there and temperatures are heating up first. Upper 70s for pepbroke pines. Midsfrevts miami down to kendall, low 70s to the keys. 71in key west. Ft. Lauderdale at 77 degrees. And here is a look at the satellite, you can see a line of the cumulus clou. They are a little grayer than than the oththr ones they have been seeing all morning long and so far no rain associated with this, that is good news. We will enjoy our lunch with dry conditions. And as we continue on for the rest of today, expect dry air to stay with us. The reason for that is High Pressure has taken over across the eastern u. S. And down into the south as well, but now here is warmup returnrng across the south with winds coming in out of the gulf of mexixi. And then a new system moving bringing in snow and even some rain. For us all across the u. S. , we will be feeling th warmth because of a ridging occurring states. America. Take a look at these temperatures, saturday, sunday, you san antonio up to 80 degrees on saturday, and then heading up to new york. Much warmer temperatures in the 50s. That is a nice taste of spring. For us breezy throughoutoday and do expect to have a high rip current risk for beacoers out there. Do be careful. Highs 77 degres under mostly sunny skies. With a northeast wind. 10 to 15 or 10 to 20 miles per houou again, breezy through tonight. Partly cloudy, and emperatures only dropping to the low 60s. So relatively warmer for us tonight and tomorrow morning. Tomorrowsighs 75 degrees. As we head into the weekend, staying nice and dry. But it wont last too long, but by the middle part of next week as early as tuday, highs will also, we do expect the threat to some strong storms, and this can lat until wednesday as well. So, of course, your weather authorory will keep you on track. Our chief certified meteorologistmeteorologist betty davis will be back at 4 00 to continue totalk about the weekend forecast and whats comingnext week. Constance all right, jennifer, thank you so much. The breaking news regarding the pope and donald trump. Kristi you Jeff Weinsier in the newsroom with mr. Trumpin the newsroom with mr. Trumps response. Jeff the donald and the pope are going at it. Go to the video. The pope flying back to mexico asked on his plane about donald trump. And the pope said, quote, anyone that wants to build a border wall isnt a christian. Of course just minutes later now donald trump is responding saying the pope will wish and pray he was president if the vatican is attacked by an islamic state. Ump goes continue to say for a persons faith is disgracefula persons faith is disgraceful. Now donald trump going at it with the pope. Donald trump releasing a statement just a few minutes ago chastizeing the pope for calling him not calling him a christian. We will get much more on this. Local 10s Glenna Milberg will have much more at 4 00. In the newsroom, Jeff Weinsier, local 10 news. Constance all right, jeff. Oh, social media. Kristi yes. And again president obamas deputy National Security advisor will be talking about the Upcoming Trip to cuba that the president will be making. He will be on that podium any minute now. When we do have that, we will bring that you news confereee live. What would you do, if you could choose your ultimate adventure . Explore the ocean with a tour guide thats a ton of fun. Race like a cheetah at 60 miles per hour. Or fly down a waterslide. With choose your adventure, you can explore four parks for less. 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Reporter day two as jason wells fights get his job back. A lot of back an forth on both sises and our cameras there were as one of the interna investigatoror on the case was questioned. So b sically it created an issue within the department of officers created a racial divide basically. Like i have never seen in our apartment. It was the Knowledge Based that internal affairs and four officers were relieved of duty based on it you. Reporter this video is an example of what investigators say caused that racial div ide within the department. Jason wells and four others investigated after a racist Text Messages, pictures and homemade video trailers showing other races, lets just say in not so positive of a light. Wells onof three officers fired. The first go through the arbitration process. His own. I am told that chief aderle is set to testify in this case as well as wells, and our camera also certain be there and given you the latest information as we continue to follow this story. 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