WSVN (Fox Miami) - Today in Florida - 2006-07-28 (partial)

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[0:07] Good Friday morning to you, South

[0:08] Florida. Good to be with you as always

[0:10] this morning. I'm Danielle Knuck

[0:11] >> and I'm George Estz. Let's take a look

[0:12] at the stories we're working on this

[0:14] morning.

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[0:57] >> When big news breaks, you just got to

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[1:06] [music]

[1:07] live from the news station. This is

[1:10] Today in Florida.

[1:14] >> This morning at 5:00, trouble brewing in

[1:16] the Caribbean. And Alita is going to

[1:17] tell you [music] what that means for the

[1:19] weekend forecast.

[1:20] >> Police searching for suspects instead

[1:22] end up in the [music] hospital with

[1:24] gunshot wounds.

[1:25] >> A mother walking in on this man and

[1:26] allegedly witnessing the unthinkable.

[1:29] >> An animal on the attack and the victim

[1:30] now [music] facing rabies concerned.

[1:35] And as the fighting in the Middle East

[1:37] intensifies, Israel calls up more of its

[1:39] troops. Good morning, South Florida. I'm

[1:42] Richard Leis.

[1:42] >> Good morning. [music] I'm Diana Diaz. We

[1:44] begin this morning with a look at a wave

[1:46] which is now just a day away from us.

[1:48] >> Seven's Alita Lores is here and she's

[1:50] got the details. Good morning, Alita.

[1:51] >> Good morning, Richard. Good morning,

[1:52] everybody. That's right. It looks like

[1:53] we are going to see some changes around

[1:55] here for the weekend. We've been awfully

[1:57] dry the last couple of days, but doesn't

[1:59] look like this wave is going to stick

[2:00] around for very long. Right now,

[2:01] temperatures are in the low to mid 80s.

[2:03] Let's get you started off out the door

[2:05] this morning. A few clouds around the

[2:07] area, but generally mostly clear skies

[2:09] and as far as the radar's concerned,

[2:11] nice and dry conditions. We did see some

[2:12] overnight showers right around the lower

[2:14] keys that did prompt some special

[2:16] warnings around that area. Most of the

[2:18] showers have dissipated. Good deal of

[2:19] sunshine once again for your Friday. If

[2:22] you've like our trend the last four

[2:24] days, the weather pattern not changing

[2:25] for your Friday, but by Saturday, we are

[2:28] watching this wave right now stretching

[2:29] from the southeastern Bahamas all the

[2:31] way down towards southern portions of

[2:32] the Caribbean. It is making its way

[2:34] toward the west northwest at 20 to 25

[2:37] miles per hour. So we have actually

[2:39] upped the wave to Saturday instead of

[2:41] Sunday. So Sunday now being the better

[2:43] day of the two days of the weekend. But

[2:45] this wave is going to bring some

[2:46] moisture around here. Not favorable

[2:48] conditions. I'll have more on this. Plus

[2:50] your 7 on 7 forecast coming up in about

[2:52] 15 minutes.

[2:57] Now at 5:00, [music] one officer shot

[2:59] another graze. They were serving search

[3:02] warrants and all of a sudden ferocious

[3:04] dogs went on the attack. One officer was

[3:06] bitten by a pit bull

[3:08] >> and two others in order to keep from

[3:09] being attacked start shooting the

[3:10] animals. Let's take it out live to 7's

[3:12] Lan Serell who's at Memorial Regional

[3:14] Hospital in Hollywood where one of those

[3:16] officers had to be transported. Good

[3:18] morning, Lan.

[3:18] >> Good morning, Richard. Well, if being

[3:20] bitten by a dog wasn't bad enough, as

[3:22] the officer is trying to get this dog

[3:24] off of his leg, the other officers begin

[3:27] shooting to try and get that dog to

[3:29] release. But it all happened. He got

[3:31] shot in the shin and had to be

[3:33] transported here to Memorial Regional

[3:35] Hospital. But he does have

[3:37] non-lifethreatening injuries. Hollywood

[3:39] police attempting to serve a drug

[3:41] warrant on a man walking outside his

[3:43] home. But when the man notices police,

[3:46] he makes a dash to his front door.

[3:48] That's when out of the door come three

[3:51] pitbulls running straight at the

[3:53] officers.

[3:54] >> One pitbull did attack one of our

[3:56] supervisors, a sergeant. He was uh

[3:59] bitten by the animal. At that point, uh

[4:02] three possibly four officers opened fire

[4:05] on at least two of the pitbulls.

[4:07] >> One of the dogs shot dead on the scene,

[4:10] another shot several times, taken away

[4:12] by animal control and the third running

[4:15] back into the house unharmed. But in all

[4:17] the commotion, a police sergeant also

[4:20] shot in the shin. It's possible the uh

[4:23] the officers that did fire, one of the

[4:25] bullets actually did a through and

[4:26] through through the animal and into the

[4:28] officer's leg. It's possible there was

[4:30] separately went into the officer's leg.

[4:32] It's possible it was a ricochet. Again,

[4:34] it's too too soon to say.

[4:35] >> That sergeant transported to Memorial

[4:37] Regional Hospital in Hollywood with

[4:39] non-life-threatening injuries. Many

[4:42] living in the neighborhood of 63rd

[4:44] Avenue and Dawson Street in Hollywood

[4:46] concerned because around 8:00 Thursday

[4:48] night when all these shots were being

[4:50] fired, children were playing in a park

[4:53] right across the street.

[4:55] >> Surely they were cognizant of that

[4:56] because no officers were discharging

[4:59] their firearms in a southerntherly

[5:00] direction. It was in a westerly

[5:02] direction towards the home.

[5:03] >> Police saying they were forced to shoot

[5:04] at the dogs in self-defense. And at the

[5:07] end of the night, police did get their

[5:10] man. The suspect arrested and taken to

[5:12] jail. Now, in the midst of all this,

[5:15] another police officer was grazed by a

[5:17] bullet, but he was treated on the scene

[5:19] last night and released. We're live in

[5:21] Hollywood this morning. I'm Luan Sell.

[5:23] Today in Florida,

[5:25] also this morning on Today in Florida,

[5:27] Miami's SWAT team in search of armed

[5:30] robbery suspects. Police setting up a

[5:32] perimeter in the area of Northeast 4th

[5:34] Avenue and 79th Street yesterday. After

[5:36] a brief search, one man was caught on

[5:38] the roof of a nearby home and the other

[5:39] was found shortly after. The

[5:41] investigation continues.

[5:43] >> 504 is now the time. And this next story

[5:45] is disturbing. A man arrested after

[5:48] doing the unthinkable. Detectives say

[5:50] 25-year-old Leonard Wiggins raped a

[5:53] six-year-old girl inside her parents'

[5:55] home. The child's mother saying she

[5:57] caught Wiggins in the act.

[5:59] >> She sees the most repugnant thing a

[6:01] parent could see. This is the

[6:03] 25-year-old male raping her six-year-old

[6:06] child.

[6:06] >> That sickens me. I don't think I could

[6:08] ever get over anything like that.

[6:11] >> Well, detectives believe there may be

[6:12] more victims out there, and they're

[6:13] asking that you come forward or call

[6:15] Broward Crimestoppers at the number on

[6:17] your screen. 954493

[6:20] tips.

[6:20] >> A Dana Beach woman in recovery a week

[6:23] after being bitten by a rabid raccoon.

[6:25] Authorities say the animal went on the

[6:27] attack last Friday just as a 49year-old

[6:30] woman climbed the stairs of an apartment

[6:32] complex. The building along Southeast

[6:34] 4th Street at 11th Terrace.

[6:36] >> He lunged at my leg and got a hold of it

[6:38] and bit and wouldn't let go.

[6:41] >> While the raccoon tested positive for

[6:43] rabies, the woman has since been treated

[6:45] with a series of vaccinations. A rabies

[6:48] alert remains in effect for the cities

[6:49] of Cooper City, Davyy, Southwest

[6:52] Ranches, Weston, Dana Beach, Fort

[6:55] Lauderdale, and Hollywood. A water pipe

[6:58] bursting inside Miami International

[7:00] Airport and creating a major mess.

[7:02] There's a hotel inside the airport's

[7:04] concourse E called the Miami

[7:06] International Airport Hotel. According

[7:08] to airport officials, a maintenance

[7:10] worker was fixing a toilet inside a room

[7:12] on the fourth floor when a pipe burst. A

[7:15] water leak affected 45 rooms on the

[7:17] third and fourth floors. Hotel guests

[7:19] were relocated to another hotel while

[7:21] emergency crews worked to dry out the

[7:23] hotel.

[7:24] >> Doing is installing uh dehumidification

[7:26] equipment, preventing mold and mildew,

[7:28] you know, applying air movers and drying

[7:30] the inside of the walls and the whole

[7:32] structural dry out.

[7:34] >> The hotel will probably be back in

[7:36] business in no later than a week.

[7:38] >> A former Miami city manager running into

[7:40] some candidate controversy. A formal

[7:43] challenge filed yesterday by Miami v by

[7:45] a Miami voter in connection with the

[7:47] candidacy of Howard Garry. Gary wants to

[7:50] run for a seat on the Miami date county

[7:51] commission. As 7 News first told you, he

[7:53] claims to be a Miami resident, but he's

[7:55] registered to vote in Broward County.

[7:57] Well, now the inspector general's office

[7:59] will investigate to determine if Gary

[8:00] can stay in that race.

[8:07] An allout aerial assault [music] by

[8:09] Israel. A necessary tactic for an army

[8:12] facing guerrilla warfare.

[8:13] >> But if Hezbollah is intimidated, they're

[8:15] not showing it. Firing rocket after

[8:17] rocket and attacking Israel [music] with

[8:19] a vengeance.

[8:20] >> The death toll in Lebanon and Israel

[8:22] closing in on 500 and the situation

[8:25] seems to be getting worse.

[8:26] >> As seven's Charles Bai tells us,

[8:27] Israel's government is calling up

[8:29] thousands of reserves in case the

[8:31] fighting intensifies.

[8:37] Israel telling the army to call up

[8:39] 30,000 reserve soldiers and put them on

[8:42] standby. Israel concerned the fighting

[8:45] may intensify. And it could now that

[8:48] al-Qaeda has entered the mix. Al-Qaeda's

[8:50] number two man aiming to rally Islamic

[8:53] militants by releasing this videotape to

[8:55] Alazer TV.

[8:57] >> It is a jihad in the name of God until

[8:59] the religion is all for God. Jihad to

[9:01] liberate Palestine. follow Palestine and

[9:04] liberate all the lands that used to be

[9:05] Muslim from Spain to Iraq.

[9:08] >> And Hezbollah is keeping up the fight.

[9:11] More rockets fired into northern Israel,

[9:13] landing for the 16th day at random,

[9:16] injuring scores of civilians as the

[9:18] bodies of nine Israeli soldiers are

[9:20] brought back to the country after they

[9:22] died Wednesday trying to take a

[9:24] Hezbollah stronghold in southern

[9:25] Lebanon. Israeli F-16s returning the

[9:29] favor, striking hard here. The camera

[9:32] catches the moment a Hezbollah vehicle

[9:33] is targeted and hit by an Israeli jet.

[9:36] But the rockets also injure the

[9:38] innocent, trapped in the middle, both in

[9:40] the Gaza Strip and in the Hezbollah

[9:43] dominated Lebanese city of Ty. All this

[9:45] while world leaders try and stop the

[9:48] violence. And President Bush stands

[9:50] firm. My goal is exactly what I said it

[9:52] was, and that is to hopefully end this

[9:56] as quickly as possible. And at the same

[9:58] time, making sure there's a lasting

[9:59] peace,

[10:01] not a fake peace, not a fake, you know,

[10:05] circumstances that make us all feel

[10:06] better. And then sure enough, the

[10:08] problem arises. Meanwhile, the outrage

[10:10] escalates over the Israeli air strike on

[10:12] this UN bunker that killed four UN

[10:15] observers and prompted Australia to pull

[10:17] its observers from what its prime

[10:19] minister calls a suicide mission.

[10:22] Charles Balai today in Florida.

[10:24] >> Lebanese officials say Israeli war

[10:26] planans renewed attacks on suspected

[10:27] Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

[10:30] today. The raids reportedly killed at

[10:32] least one person and wounded four

[10:34] others.

[10:39] Hitting [music] fast forward for a look

[10:40] at the day ahead. President Bush is

[10:42] about to come face to face with another

[10:43] man who attracted the votes of the

[10:45] American [music] public. A birthday

[10:46] bonanza for the magic city. And it's the

[10:48] newborns who are getting the presence.

[10:50] But first, the winner of the tour to

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[10:54] by keeping his title. American Floyd

[10:57] Landis says he didn't do it and he'll

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[11:01] to France winner will request a counter

[11:04] analysis today after being accused of

[11:06] testing positive for abnormally high

[11:08] levels of [music] testosterone.

[11:11] Landis was given a second drug test. And

[11:13] if that's positive, he'll be stripped of

[11:15] his Tour to France victory, making

[11:17] second place finisher Oscar Pereira of

[11:19] [music] Spain the winner.

[11:21] Parents whose babies are born at Jackson

[11:23] Memorial Hospital [music] today will

[11:25] receive an extra treat. Newborns will

[11:27] get a Happy Birthday Miami certificate

[11:29] [music] to commemorate the 110th

[11:31] anniversary of the city of Miami, which

[11:34] incorporated on July 28th, [music]

[11:36] 1896.

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[11:42] And President Bush plans to host

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[11:46] the other top 10 finalists today in the

[11:48] Oval Office. The White House visit

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[11:51] Washington DC show. Your idol favorites

[11:54] will perform at the Office Depot [music]

[11:56] Center in Sunrise next month. For the

[11:59] latest news, log on with us anytime at

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[12:02] or you could tune in to 7 News at noon.

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[14:27] >> Now, time for seven weather with Elita

[14:29] Loresa.

[14:31] >> Good morning everybody. [music] Get you

[14:32] started first with a check of the

[14:33] temperatures on this Friday morning.

[14:34] Upper 70s, low 80s across the area. Mid

[14:37] 80s for you in Fort Lauderdale, the warm

[14:39] spot, as well as Key West with 84, 83

[14:42] degrees this morning in Marathon with

[14:44] wind speeds generally between 5 to 10

[14:46] miles per hour. A nice breeze coming in

[14:48] off the coastal areas. And along that

[14:50] breeze, we've got some rain showers

[14:51] coming in as well. Most of the rain

[14:53] showers are moving relatively quickly

[14:55] and seeing most of the activity around

[14:56] the Keys. No big weather makers there.

[14:59] Uh if we take a look at Storm Tracker,

[15:01] you can see that the radar is indicating

[15:03] that some showers popping up right

[15:04] around Kendall, Kendall Lakes, uh Cutler

[15:07] Bay. This will continue through the

[15:08] morning commute. Pretty much typical

[15:10] summertime pattern where we're going to

[15:12] see some early morning showers and

[15:13] majority of the showers and storms this

[15:15] afternoon will be favoring the inland

[15:17] and west coast areas. This has been the

[15:19] weather pattern and that should continue

[15:21] at least for the next uh 12 to 18 hours

[15:24] before we start to see better rain

[15:26] chances for all of South Florida with

[15:28] this wave that we've been watching out

[15:30] here in the Caribbean. So, the details

[15:32] on this wave, it is moving toward the

[15:34] west northwest being steered by high

[15:36] pressure to the north. It's moving

[15:38] fairly quickly. I know you're saying,

[15:40] "Wait a minute, I thought this wave was

[15:41] coming on Sunday." So, those of you

[15:42] making plans for Saturday, we're

[15:44] anticipating a drier Saturday than a

[15:46] wetter one. But unfortunately, because

[15:48] it is moving relatively quickly, it

[15:49] looks like we're going to flip-flop

[15:50] those days. Wetter day on Saturday,

[15:53] drier day on Sunday. So, make those

[15:55] plans accordingly. Now, further out into

[15:57] the east, we are watching a westward

[15:59] moving tropical wave just about little

[16:02] less than 700 miles southwest of the

[16:04] Cape Verie Islands. It is associated as

[16:06] well with the surface low pressure. And

[16:07] this could have the potential for some

[16:09] development. Upper level wind should get

[16:11] a little more favorable as it continues

[16:13] toward the west. But we'll continue to

[16:14] watch this in the next couple of days.

[16:17] Winds are out of the east boers 10 to 15

[16:19] knots two to four foot seas. Moderate

[16:20] chop around the bays with water

[16:22] temperatures in the upper 80s today. Low

[16:24] 90s for those afternoon highs tonight.

[16:27] 77 to 80° the temperature rain chances

[16:31] increase overnight and seeing a 40%

[16:33] chance of that rain associated with that

[16:35] way for Saturday but drier by Sunday.

[16:37] That's a look at your 7 on 7 forecast.

[16:39] Have a great Friday.

[16:43] >> What are we supposed to do to try and

[16:45] get that off the air? I mean, that's

[16:47] Well, that that's worse than Howard

[16:48] Stern almost.

[16:50] >> Yeah. From Holy to Holy cow. A Christian

[16:53] radio station in Fresno, California,

[16:55] goes from prayer to porn overnight.

[16:59] I just read it, folks. I don't make it

[17:01] up. All right. And local listeners

[17:02] aren't sure they want their airwaves to

[17:04] be so revealing.

[17:05] >> Radio all the time.

[17:06] >> Oh my gosh. It's doing exactly what it

[17:09] was intended to do. Cause a stir.

[17:11] >> It's the kind of thing that would make

[17:13] controversial radio king Howard Stern

[17:15] mighty proud.

[17:16] >> It's like watching porn in your car,

[17:19] except there's no TV.

[17:21] >> Howard Stern's radio show has made a

[17:23] career out of putting women in sexual

[17:25] situations and airing their frisky

[17:27] escapades over the airwaves.

[17:30] >> My friends, we've done it all. WE'VE

[17:32] DONE IT ALL. [cheering]

[17:35] WHAT'S IT FEEL LIKE TO WEAR A DRESS,

[17:37] HOWARD?

[17:37] >> AT THE SAME TIME, Playboy also has

[17:39] launched its own adult programming, but

[17:42] Stern and Playboy air on serious radio,

[17:44] requiring a subscription to tune in.

[17:47] Fresno's KFYE porn radio is free and

[17:51] open to anyone capable of turning a

[17:53] dial.

[17:54] >> It's the area's only closing optional

[17:56] radio station.

[17:57] >> And you can't block the radio. You can

[18:00] block the, you know, TV. can block the,

[18:02] you know, phone lines and the internet,

[18:04] but you can't block the radio.

[18:05] >> So, will Sex Cell or will this attempt

[18:07] at a long shot fall short?

[18:09] >> Not very creative and really stupid for

[18:12] alienating an adult audience. You know,

[18:14] if their goal is strictly teens, they

[18:17] probably do all right for a bit.

[18:19] >> Get the trash off the radio.

[18:20] >> There is one guarantee. It's put a whole

[18:23] new spin on the morning commute.

[18:24] >> Hey, if you're stuck in traffic right

[18:25] now, go ahead and take your top off of

[18:27] your convertible.

[18:31] Okay. So, what can listeners expect to

[18:33] hear when they tune in to porn radio?

[18:35] Well, songs with sexual connotations, a

[18:37] little Marvin Gay's sexual healing, some

[18:39] Beatles, Why don't we do it on the road

[18:41] and Diana's personal favorite, right?

[18:43] Said Fred's I'm too sexy for my

[18:45] co-anchor Diana.

[18:47] >> A you know, funny Richard sings that

[18:49] every morning and now I get it. Still to

[18:51] come this morning from the news, 25

[18:53] years after the abduction of Adam Walsh,

[18:55] a victory in [music] his father's fight

[18:57] to make sure it never happens again. And

[18:59] doing yoga could bring [music]

[19:01] relaxation and itching. The details

[19:03] straight ahead. Also, why flying this

[19:05] airline could soon get more expensive.

[19:09] >> Tonight on 7 News First at 10,

[19:12] >> I'm Shireen [music] Sandaval. The lazy

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[22:20] recapping [music] for you This morning,

[22:21] a Hollywood police officer accidentally

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[22:25] search warrant for drugs. The suspect's

[22:27] three pit bulls attacked and both

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[22:55] deciding Thursday not to expand its

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[23:11] Also making news today, President Bush

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[24:14] >> You use those mats, don't you, Richard?

[24:16] >> Coming up on Today in Florida at 5:30,

[24:19] men posing as police and now police

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[30:41] >> Now at 5:30, a South Florida [music]

[30:42] woman terrorized by men who were posing

[30:44] as police. A South Florida family making

[30:47] one [music] devastating discovery after

[30:49] losing their home to a ferocious fire.

[30:52] >> Wild animals not the ones scaring

[30:54] [music] visitors at the Metro Zoo.

[30:56] >> Plus, a dog set to be put to sleep, but

[30:58] an unbelievable development [music] has

[31:00] some barking with joy. Good morning,

[31:02] South Florida. I'm Tiffany Tucker. And

[31:04] for Christine Cruz.

[31:04] >> Hi everyone. I'm Richard Leis. Something

[31:06] else making them bark for joy. It is

[31:08] Friday.

[31:08] >> Yes, it is.

[31:09] >> We'll get to all those stories in just a

[31:10] couple of moments, but first let's take

[31:11] a look at the forecast.

[31:12] >> 7's Alita Loresa is here with the

[31:14] details. Good morning, Alita. Good

[31:15] morning, Tiffany. Good morning,

[31:16] everybody. Friday morning off to pretty

[31:18] good start out there. Radar, though

[31:20] indicating we've got some showers coming

[31:21] in off of that east coast breeze, so

[31:23] perhaps a coastal shower or two later on

[31:25] today as well. Good deal of sunshine out

[31:28] there. 20% chance of rain. Most of the

[31:30] rain should stay away along the

[31:32] coastline and move further inland,

[31:33] especially across the west coast of

[31:35] Florida. We saw those storms developing

[31:36] yesterday around Fort Myers, Naples, and

[31:38] over the Everglades. That will be the

[31:40] weather pattern at least for today.

[31:42] temperatures in the upper 80s to low

[31:43] 90s, but get ready for some changes at

[31:45] least for the first half of the weekend.

[31:47] Saturday, we are watching a wave. This

[31:49] wave will continue to move toward the

[31:50] west northwest and it is moving

[31:52] relatively quickly. So, the good news is

[31:54] although we may see a little bit better

[31:56] rain chances around here for Saturday,

[31:58] it's not going to be a complete wash out

[32:00] by Sunday. We're in for just a slight

[32:01] chance of a shower, we'll drop the rain

[32:03] chances from 40% on Saturday to 20 on

[32:06] Sunday. I'll have more on that coming up

[32:07] in about 15 minutes.

[32:10] Time now for Fast Track Traffic.

[32:14] >> Good morning everyone. Here's your seven

[32:16] traffic look at the Dolphin Expressway.

[32:17] It's a Friday. I'm glad we made it, but

[32:19] we do have very heavy delays on some of

[32:20] the roadways. One of them is the

[32:22] Dolphin, just not in this area. Just to

[32:24] the east of here, there's construction

[32:25] going on that's blocking two right lanes

[32:27] westbound on the Dolphin. That's between

[32:29] Red Road and Milm Derry Road. Only the

[32:31] left lane is getting by. Also, the exit

[32:33] ramp to Milm Derry Road is shut down.

[32:35] So, as you head out this morning, just

[32:36] make plans to exit off at Red Road and

[32:38] then do some loops around and you'll be

[32:39] able to get to where you're going. Also,

[32:41] expect very heavy delays getting through

[32:42] the area. Construction blocks three

[32:44] right lane southbound on the Palmetto

[32:46] Expressway. [music] That's between 58th

[32:47] Street and 36th Street. You only have

[32:49] the left lane open in this area, so do

[32:51] expect heavy delays as well. Let's go to

[32:52] your fast track to traffic. Take a look

[32:54] at Broward County. [music] An accident

[32:55] on the turnpike causing some delays this

[32:57] morning. It's southbound on the

[32:58] turnpike. 2 miles [music] south of

[33:00] Commercial Boulevard. Two right lanes

[33:01] are being blocked. Only the the left

[33:03] lane is getting by. So definitely give

[33:04] yourself extra time to get through that

[33:06] area. And they're wrapping up an earlier

[33:07] injury accident this morning. It's going

[33:09] to be on 595 right at the ramps to US1.

[33:11] [music] It's almost wrapped up and gone.

[33:13] No more slowdowns from it. So it's a

[33:15] good 13-minute commute on 595 from I75

[33:18] out to US1. That's 7 traffic. [music]

[33:20] I'm David. More traffic in 15 minutes.

[33:25] 5:32 is the [music] time. And in the

[33:27] news now, danger on duty for a Hollywood

[33:29] police officer while serving a drug

[33:31] warrant in the area of Dawson Street and

[33:33] 63rd Avenue. That suspect tried to take

[33:36] off from the scene. Three pitbulls at

[33:38] the home attacked the police officers,

[33:41] binding one of them in the leg. One

[33:43] officer fired at the dog, accidentally

[33:45] shooting his partner in the leg. The

[33:47] officer had to be transported to

[33:48] Memorial Regional Hospital with some

[33:51] non-threatening injuries. What could be

[33:53] a tainted victory for American cyclist

[33:55] Floyd Landis testing positive for high

[33:57] levels of testosterone. The tour to

[34:00] France winner denying that he cheated

[34:02] and requesting a counter analysis

[34:04] scheduled for later today. Landis was

[34:06] given a second drug test and if that's

[34:08] positive, he's going to be stripped of

[34:09] his tour to France victory, making

[34:11] second place finisher Oscar Pedo of

[34:13] Spain the winner.

[34:15] And Lebanese security officials say that

[34:17] Israeli war planes have killed at least

[34:19] one person and injured four others in

[34:21] attacks on suspected Hezbollah targets.

[34:23] Also this morning, Israeli jets have

[34:25] destroyed a deserted building and

[34:27] damaged roads there. The latest fighting

[34:29] comes after Israel's government decided

[34:30] now to expand the offensive against

[34:33] Hezbollah.

[34:35] Meanwhile, uh the uh Israeli security

[34:38] cabinet has authorized the army to call

[34:40] up 30,000 reserve soldiers in case the

[34:43] fighting does intensify.

[34:46] They look like police officers. [music]

[34:48] >> I look at them and they have big badges,

[34:50] >> but turns out they're anything but.

[34:53] >> These are bums that are masquerading as

[34:55] buyers and then as cops. Intimidating

[34:58] folks.

[34:59] >> The hunt is on for some cops.

[35:05] >> Police say the cop impersonators pretend

[35:07] they're searching for drugs to gain

[35:08] access to the property. And as Seven's

[35:10] Nicole Linselada tells us, that's when

[35:12] they make off with the uns