The accident happened in the westbound lanes around 2:45 a.m. Saturday west of University Drive.

The driver of a 2004 Hyundai, identified as 33 year old Jeffrey Steven Bryce Jr. from Miramar, was stopped in the left lane when the car was rear ended by Nissan driven by 26-year old Evan Soto, according to the FHP.

On impact the Hyundai erupted into flames. Bryce, who was critically injured, was pulled from the car by Soto and another driver. The person in the passenger seat died on the scene.

The FHP has not released the name of the passenger.

So far only 47 people have signed up for the less inexpensive coverage offered by the state’s ‘insurer of last resort’.

“It sounds good but I don’t remember hearing about it,” said Doral homeowner Marco Villalobos.

The HO-8 policy covers a losses including fires, hurricanes, explosions and vandalism. On average, it’s about 23 percent cheaper than the standard Citizens policy.

However, there are some restrictions. The policy is only available on homes that are older than 50 years old and worth less than $200,000. It also has other restrictions, including caps on theft claims and replacement cost payments.  it also offers very limited coverage.

“I assume it’s for their best and not for the best of their customers,”  said Villalobos.

Some lawmakers think there there should be more done to lower insurance costs for everyone.

“Our offices are getting bombarded by insurance calls that my insurance is astronomical,” said Rep. Frank Artiles. “It’s becoming cost prohibitive to live in South Florida.

Last year the Florida Legislature mandated that Citizens offer the cheaper coverage.

The Florida Highway Patrol said around 2:00 p.m. the man was riding on Ives Dairy Road and NE 10^th ave. when he lost control of his motorcycle, hit the sidewalk and slammed into a light pole which sent it toppling to the ground.

The man, who was thrown from the bike, died on the scene.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

The event, held at Evelyn Greer Park, was designed to get children of all ages motivated to be active and eat health. It started last year when a group of Pinecrest students want to find ways to get their friends moving.

“We were all talking about how not a lot of kids exercise at home. Nobody likes to eat healthy. So we thought that there should be an organization or a day for kids to go out and get some exercise while having fun,” said Sofia De La Pena who helped come up with the idea for Fit Kids Day.

So what was her favorite activity to take part in?

“I like the Miami Elite volleyball because I play volleyball, so that’s kind of my favorite,” said De La Pena.

Activities throughout the day included tennis, martial arts and learning relaxation techniques. There were also bounce houses and a rock climbing wall.

“It’s a day for children and their families to experiment with different forms of activity that they might not have had the opportunity to try out before, to learn a new skill, get active, get physically fit and enjoy the parks,” said Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner.

Lerner said this year’s Fit Kids Day fell on the same weekend as National Kids To Parks Day so it seemed truly fitting.

It happened Sunday afternoon just after 1 p.m. The 52-year old worker from Lauderdale Lakes was up on the cargo containers of a ship docked at Berth 30 when one of the containers shifted and injured his leg.

The Sheriff’s Technical Rescue Team was able to reach man using a tower ladder. After stabilizing and immobilizing him on the upper deck of the ship they were able to safely bring him to the ground. The rescue took under an hour.

The man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center where he was treated for his injuries.

They told CBS4 that nine out of 15 occupied homes in the development of Bonita Grand, in the 21000 block of SW 132 Court, have been broken into and items taken. Some of the homes have been burglarized twice.

“They just broke in the first time and they took $2,100 I had in the closet. That was money I had left over from moving. I took it and put it in the closet. I was going to put it in the bank but before I could get it in the bank it was gone, so that’s the first break-in,” said Joycie Lindsey. “So then the second break-in, this is it.”

Lindsey only moved into the neighborhood about ten days ago. She said when she started talking with her neighbors, she learned of the disturbing burglaries.

“They’ve been robbed too,” said Lindsey. “They’ve been getting some good loot and keep coming back.”

Tito Perez, who lives next door to Lindsey, had a similar story.

“Somebody broke the glass in the rear door,” said Perez. “They took everything. They took the jewelry, they took my suits, they took $6,000 in cash I had in my jacket.”

The Kara family, who moved in a short time ago, said “a month and a half ago, like six weeks, and we got cleaned out.”

Lindsey said she’s trying to get the word out to her neighbors and has taken a new precaution.

“I’m afraid but I’ve got a gun and I will use it. I have had lessons, I have gone to the shooting range and I will shoot them if they come back,” said Lindsey. “If I’m here and if I can see them or if I can catch them running out and I can assure you I’ll hit them.”

The residents say the developer has a security guard who patrols the area where homes are under construction but not the area where residents are living. They add that most of the burglaries occur when they are not at home, but one did happen when the homeowners were inside.

Bonita Grand residents would like to see an increase in police patrols in their community after 7 p.m. because that’s when most of the burglaries happen.

An Endangered Missing Child Alert was issued Sunday for Arianna Willis.

Willis, who is 10-months old, was last seen at 2951 NW 211^th Street in Miami Gardens wearing a red and white striped shirt and red shorts.

Police believe she is with her father, 42-year old Dexter Jones.

Jones is in violation of a court order that he surrender the child, according to police.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Jones or his daughter is urged to call 911 or the Miami Gardens Policed Department at (305)474-6473.

“The big question is who won? No one knows who won,” said April Garcia.

Zephyrhills is now known for the one lucky Powerball lottery ticket.

“Oh my God it could have been me,” said Patty Bickford.

Other residents were feeling jealous that the winning ticket was in their own backyard.

“Once in a lifetime that little Zephyrhills, the ticket is here,” said Katy Perry.

Pretty much every person in Zephyrhills, with a population of about 13,000, is curious to find out who won.

“Everyone was Facebooking me, text messaging me, saying you have the winning ticket? I’m like no,” said Perry.

The sole winning ticket was sold in the town’s local Publix. Chris Mccain felt the good vibrations and took a chance with a scratch off game that day.

“The luck was here so I said let’s go out and try it again,” said McCain who won $50 from his ticket. “Better than nothing.”

Nothing compared to the estimated $590.5 million dollar prize payout which is twelve times the amount of Zephyrhills yearly town budget of $49 million.

“I think they’re really blessed and whoever it is probably did deserve the money,” said Garcia.

Lottery officials still haven’t said if the lucky winner has stepped forward but residents are hoping that they at least know someone, who knows someone, who knows the winner.

“Not sure who it is, hope it’s someone I know,” said Yolanda Hughes.

“You think this being such a small town you might know the person. Probably most likely I do know the person but haven’t heard anything yet,” said Garcia.

“I’m happy for whoever it is; I hope it’s someone local,” said Bickford.

The Publix that sold the winning ticket gets a commission of $85,000.

The tuition increase came about in a $74.5 billion budget passed in early May by the Republican-led Florida Legislature.

Scott agreed to the budget law, which he will sign on Monday, but is expected to veto numerous spending items, including the proposed tuition hike.

In a copy of his veto message first obtained by The Associated Press, Scott writes that Florida should be proud that its tuition rates remain low compared to the rest of the country.

Scott said students should be able to graduate and get a job without being burdened by “massive debt.”

There are legal questions about whether Scott has the power to veto the tuition hike because of the way lawmakers authorized it.

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The Diamondbacks scored once in the ninth. Mike Dunn, the Marlins’ third pitcher of the inning, got pinch-hitter A.J. Pollock to ground out on a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded to end it.

Marcell Ozuna broke a scoreless tie with a two-run double in the sixth.

Didi Gregorius had three hits for Arizona, which had won four in a row.

Nolasco (3-5) was coming off his worst start of the season, allowing six runs in five innings in a loss to Cincinnati on Tuesday.

But the Marlins’ all-time wins leader bounced back with his best, earning his 79th career victory. He gave up up one run and five hits in eight-plus innings.

After hitting Cody Ross with a pitch in the fourth, Nolasco retired the next 14 batters, striking out the side in the fifth and again in the eighth.

Gregorius led off the ninth with a double, finishing Nolasco’s day after 110 pitches, 80 for strikes.

Closer Steve Cishek relieved got Paul Goldschmidt to ground out as second baseman Derek Dietrich made a backhanded play up the middle. Jason Kubel hit a sacrifice fly that made it 2-1.

After Eric Chavez followed with a pinch-hit single and Martin Prado walked, Dunn came in and walked Miguel Montero to load the bases. Dunn retired Pollock for his second career save.

Wade Miley (3-3) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings while striking out six. He is 2-1 with a 0.89 ERA in three career starts against the Marlins.

With the game scoreless until the sixth, Adeiny Hechavarria and Dietrich singled and Ozuna hit a double off the left-center field wall near the 386-foot sign. It snapped a scoreless inning streak for the Marlins at 14 after Brandon McCarthy tossed a three-hit shutout on Saturday in a 1-0 win.

Ozuna, a 22-year old rookie outfielder, is hitting .295 since being called up on April 30.

After getting nine runs on 16 hits in a series-opening 9-2 win on Friday, Arizona scored just two runs on 10 hits in the final two games.

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Different words are resonating with the Heat again now.

Not long after the Pacers reached the Eastern Conference finals and another postseason clash with Miami, Vogel called the reigning champions “just the next team that’s in our way.”

So following the Heat practice on Sunday to start preparing for the Pacers, four-time NBA MVP LeBron James insisted that his team would be ready for the challenge of facing Indiana.

Miami beat Indiana in six games last season. The teams start the East finals Wednesday night in Miami.

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The innovative tournament features five different Keyswide weigh stations that are to host captains meetings Friday, May 24; register anglers’ catches Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26, and serve as the sites of simultaneous awards presentations Sunday evening.

The first 200 teams that register for the tournament are eligible to win the 24-foot-long SeaHunter boat, said Mike Weinhofer, a veteran Keys angling skipper who conceived the event.

“If you’re among the first 200 teams that register and you catch the tournament’s largest dolphin over 55 pounds, you’ll win the boat,” said Weinhofer. “And that fish is worth another $50,000 if it’s caught from any size SeaHunter boat purchased from an authorized dealer after May 24, 2007.”

Weinhofer added that $15,000 awaits the first-place winner, and cash and prizes are to be awarded in 36 other categories.

Registration/weigh-in locations include Buzzards Roost and Garden Cove Marina in Key Largo, Plantation Yacht Sales in Islamorada, Tarpon Creek Marina and Restaurant in Marathon, Boondocks Grille and Draft House in the Lower Keys and Dante’s Restaurant at Conch Harbor Marina in Key West.

Fish must be caught in Keys waters, although it is permissible to use motor vehicles to drive them to weigh stations before the stations close.

Registration is $600 per team.

Event information, rules and registration: www.floridakeysdolphinchampionship.com or (305) 396-2025.

Ireland Nugent, 2, has often been seen clutching a stuffed animal of Winter, the dolphin with a prosthetic tail, in her wheelchair since the April 11 accident. She even carried the toy with her when she left the hospital nearly a month after the accident.

On Saturday, she got to meet the real Winter the dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

She initially cried, but soon reached out and touched the mammal.

Winter lost her tail to a crab trap and has become an ambassador to those who have lost limbs.

Ireland underwent seven surgeries and will be fitted for prosthetic feet in the coming weeks.

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On Sunday, Kling was paid a special tribute in Sunrise. The Broward County VA Outpatient Clinic, at 9800 W. Commercial Boulevard, was re-named in his memory.

U.S. Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch, who were on hand for the re-naming ceremony, sponsored a bill last year to re-name the clinic after Kling.

Kling’s son Steven and veterans from across South Florida also attended the ceremony at the clinic which serves thousands of veterans every year.

The latest voyage of the starship Enterprise fell short of its predecessor, 2009′s “Star Trek,” which opened with $75.2 million.

Since premiering Wednesday in huge-screen IMAX theaters and expanding Thursday to general cinemas, “Into Darkness” has pulled in $84.1 million, well below distributor Paramount’s initial forecast of $100 million. The film has added $80.5 million overseas.

The “Star Trek” sequel bumped “Iron Man 3″ down to second-place after two weekends on top. Robert Downey Jr.’s superhero saga took in $35.2 million domestically and $40.2 million overseas to shoot its worldwide total to nearly $1.1 billion.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday:

1. “Star Trek Into Darkness,” $70.6 million.

2. “Iron Man 3,” $35.2 million.

3. “The Great Gatsby,” $23.4 million.

4. ” Pain & Gain,” $3.1 million.

5. ” The Croods,” $2.75 million.

6. ” 42,” $2.73 million.

7. ” Mud,” $2.25 million.

8. ” Oblivion,” $2.22 million.

9. ” Peeples,” $2.15 million.

10. ” The Big Wedding,” $1.1 million.

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Someone who bought a ticket in Zephyrhills, outside of Tampa, won the Powerball jackpot of $590 million.

The winning numbers drawn Saturday night were 10-13-14-22-52; the Powerball number was 11.

The Powerball jackpot has be re-set to $40 million for this Wednesday’s drawing.

Florida Lotto players are hoping they’ll have better luck this Wednesday to win lots of cash as the jackpot rolled over for Wednesday’s drawings.

This Wednesday the estimated jackpot for the Florida Lotto will be $12 million.

The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 1-11-19-33-37-49.

Forty-eight tickets matched five numbers to win $4,565.50 each; 2,674 tickets matched four numbers for $68.00 each and 54,226 tickets matched three numbers for $5.00 each.

Click Here for a full list and the pay out amounts for Saturday’s drawing.

A woman from Miami and her brother-in-law were fishing from the bridge Sunday around 4:30 a.m. when they heard someone yelling for help from the water below the bridge. The woman said her brother-in-law tried to throw the man a rope but was unsuccessful.

She said he drifted from the oceanside to the bayside and then they lost him.

Sheriff’s dispatchers notified Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, U.S. Coast Guard and marine deputies with the Sheriff’s Office all of whom took part in the search

The Sheriff’s Office said as of Sunday afternoon they hadn’t found the man and no one has been reported missing.

The search continues offshore of the Lower Matecumbe Key area. Anyone with information about anyone missing in the area should call the Sheriff’s Office.

West is joining Fox News.

The network said West’s congressional and military experience along with his fearless approach to voicing key issues will provide valuable insight.

The former Palm Beach area congressman, and Republican tea party favorite, narrowly lost his race for a second term to Patrick Murphy last November. West has said he has no interest in running against Murphy again in 2014 but he hasn’t entirely ruled out a run in another district.

West served in the United States Army for 22 years, achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He is currently the director of Next Generation TV Programming.

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Around 2:15 p.m., Cheryl A. Bazilius, of Ft. Pierce, got out of parked Ford SUV in the right traffic lane in Terminal 3 to meet her husband who just arrived on a flight. As Bazilius, 68, walked back to get into the SUV she was struck by a bus passing in the center traffic lane.

“As she was getting back into the vehicle it appears she tripped and fell under the wheels of the bus,” said Sheriff’s Office spokesman Mike Jachles.

Bazilius pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the private charter bus, 61-year old Woodrow Minor, received minor injuries.

Investigators said 12 passengers on board the bus, which was headed to Miami so they could board a cruise, were not hurt.

Jessica Young heard the crash.

“You heard the screeches and the screams of the other people and it’s unbelievable it’s terrible this would happen to a poor lady. I just can’t believe it,” she said.

Investigators are still investigating as to why Bazilius stopped the vehicle stopped where she did.

Miley will try to keep the Miami bats quiet and lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to their fifth straight win in the finale of a three-game series at Marlins Park on Sunday.

The Diamondbacks (25-18) moved into sole possession of first place in the NL West on Saturday after Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter to beat the Marlins 1-0, Arizona’s ninth win in 12 games.

“He just got on a roll and we left him in there,” manager Kirk Gibson said. “He did it quickly, that was the best sign of all.”

Arizona starters have keyed the team’s success during the past 12 contests, posting a 2.32 ERA and pitching at least seven innings seven times.

Miley (3-2, 3.75 ERA) contributed one of those strong starts, but his next outing didn’t go well. The left-hander allowed a season-high seven runs over five innings of a 10-1 loss to Atlanta on Monday.

“He didn’t make the pitches he needed to make,” manager Kirk Gibson said.

Miley, though, may be able to bounce back Sunday. He’s given up one run and five hits over 14 1-3 innings while winning his two career starts against the Marlins.

Miley faces a Miami team that ranks last in the major leagues with a .221 batting average and 2.67 runs per game. The NL-worst Marlins (11-32), losers of seven straight, are hitting .188 with five extra-base hits in their last five games against left-handers.

Greg Dobbs (.139), Juan Pierre (.152), Adeiny Hechavarria (.154) and Rob Brantly (.091) have endured the biggest struggles against lefties among the Marlins.

Miami has totaled three runs for Ricky Nolasco (2-5, 4.39) in his past three starts, though the right-hander allowed 10 runs over 11 innings in two of them. He lost all three games.

Nolasco gave up a season-high six runs in five innings of a 6-2 defeat to Cincinnati on Tuesday.

“It kind of stems from our offense, with him going out there he knows he can’t give up much,” manager Mike Redmond said. “He’s trying to be perfect.”

Nolasco has gone 5-2 with a 4.62 ERA in eight career starts against the Diamondbacks, but he’s allowed 14 runs – 10 earned – and 14 hits over eight innings in the last two.

Arizona’s Gerardo Parra, who hit a leadoff homer to account for the only run Saturday, is 13 for 28 during a seven-game hitting streak. Teammate Paul Goldschmidt has gone 11 for 20 with three homers and five doubles over his last five games.

Miami hasn’t lost eight in a row since an 11-game skid June 11-20, 2011.

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Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run for Arizona, which has won four in a row while dealing the Marlins a season-long seven-game losing streak.

McCarthy (1-3) struck out five and walked two while throwing 68 of 99 pitches for strikes in his third career shutout, first since Sept. 3, 2011, against Seattle.

McCarthy was hit in the head by an Erick Aybar line drive on Sept 5. 2012, against the Angels while with Oakland. He suffered a skull fracture and underwent surgery to end his season.

He signed a two-year deal with Arizona in December and went without a win in his first eight starts with his new club.

Last Sunday, McCarthy was pulled after eight scoreless innings and 88 pitches, and Arizona’s relievers blew a late lead during a 4-2 loss in 10 innings to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Parra’s home run to right-center field came on the first pitch from Tom Koehler (0-2) on Saturday. It was Parra’s third career leadoff home run.

Miami had a chance to tie the game in the bottom of the first on Chris Coghlan’s single to right, but Parra threw out Derek Dietrich at the plate to end the inning.

McCarthy retired the next 14 batters he faced until Adeiny Hechavarria singled in the sixth. Hechavarria advanced to second on a passed ball, but McCarthy struck out Dietrich to end the inning.

The Marlins had another scoring opportunity in the seventh after a balk by McCarthy advanced Marcell Ozuna to second, but Placido Polanco lined out to end the threat.

McCarthy retired the final nine batters.

Koehler, making his third career start, limited the Diamondbacks to one run and three hits over six innings. He struck out seven and walked two.

Ryan Webb pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings in relief to extend his scoreless streak to 16 2-3 innings for Miami.

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The single winner was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O’Connell.

“This would be the sixth Florida Powerball winner and right now, it’s the sole winner of the largest ever Powerball jackpot,” O’Connell said. “We’re delighted right now that we have the sole winner.”

She said Florida has had more Powerball winners than any other state.

The winner was not immediately identified publicly and O’Connell did not give any indication just hours after Saturday’s drawing whether anyone had already stepped forward with that winning ticket.

With four out of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, lottery executives said earlier that someone was almost certain to win the game’s highest jackpot, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that’s after taxes.

Saturday night’s winning numbers were 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball of 11.

Estimates had earlier put the jackpot at around $600 million. But Powerball’s online site said Sunday that the jackpot had reached an estimated $590.5 million.

Terry Rich, CEO of the Iowa Lottery, initially confirmed that one Florida winning ticket had been sold. He told AP that following the Florida winner, the Powerball grand prize was being reset at an estimated jackpot of $40 million, or about $25.1 million cash value.

The chances of winning the prize were astronomically low: 1 in 175.2 million. That’s how many different ways you can combine the numbers when you play. But lottery officials estimated that about 80 percent of those possible combinations had been purchased recently.

While the odds are low for any one individual or individuals, O’Connell said, the chance that one hits paydirt is what makes Powerball an “exciting game to play.”

“There is just the chance that you will have the opportunity and Florida is a huge Powerball state. We have had more winners than any other state that participates in Powerball.”

Such longshot odds didn’t deter people across Powerball-playing states — 43 plus Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands — from lining up at gas stations and convenience stores Saturday for their chance at striking it filthy rich.

Calls by AP to the Publix supermarket outlet in Florida where the winning ticket was sold were not answered Sunday.

Elsewhere, Rich said, lottery officials reported 33 winning tickets for a $1,000,000 prize each were sold around 17 states, led by six tickets in New York. He said lotteries reported 2 winning tickets each for the $2,000,000 PowerPlay, one in New York and the other in South Carolina.

Before the drawing, there was a rush for tickets around the country.

At a mini market in the heart of Los Angeles’ Chinatown, employees broke the steady stream of customers into two lines: One for Powerball ticket buyers and one for everybody else. Some people appeared to be looking for a little karma.

“We’ve had two winners over $10 million here over the years, so people in the neighborhood think this is the lucky store,” employee Gordon Chan said as he replenished a stack of lottery tickets on a counter.

The world’s largest jackpot was a $656 million Mega Millions jackpot in March 2012. If $600 million, the jackpot would currently include a $376.9 million cash option.

Clyde Barrow, a public policy professor at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, specializes in the gaming industry. He said one of the key factors behind the ticket-buying frenzy is the size of the jackpot — people are interested in the easy investment.

“Even though the odds are very low, the investment is very small,” he said. “Two dollars gets you a chance.”

That may be why Ed McCuen has a Powerball habit that’s as regular as clockwork. The 57-year-old electrical contractor from Savannah, Ga., buys one ticket a week, regardless of the possible loot. It’s a habit he didn’t alter Saturday.

“You’ve got one shot in a gazillion or whatever,” McCuen said, tucking his ticket in his pocket as he left a local convenience store. “You can’t win unless you buy a ticket. But whether you buy one or 10 or 20, it’s insignificant.”

Seema Sharma doesn’t seem to think so. The newsstand employee in Manhattan’s Penn Station purchased $80 worth of tickets for herself. She also was selling tickets all morning at a steady pace, instructing buyers where to stand if they wanted machine-picked tickets or to choose their own numbers.

“I work very hard — too hard — and I want to get the money so I can finally relax,” she said. “You never know.”

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CBS4’s Peter D’Oench reported exclusively that the announcement came Saturday night at the 20^th Annual Law Enforcement Awards Gala held by the PBA at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa

The 35-year-old Saavedra made history. It was the first time in 20 years that someone in law enforcement was twice named Officer of the year by the PBA. Saavedra was named PBA Officer of the Year in 2004.

Saavedra drew a huge ovation from hundreds of officers attending the Gala. The PBA said Saavedra was honored for his “clear thinking and courage under fire during a shoot-out at a suspected grow house,” that occurred at a Southwest Miami-Dade home on July 31^st of last year.

“This job is a passion,” said Saavedra. “It’s what I choose and what I dreamed of doing. It’s a very difficult job. It’s an occupation that comes with a lot of danger and we all know what we’re getting into when we join the police department.”

Saavedra told D’Oench, “I can’t wait to get back to work. It means a lot. Helping the community is what I love doing and I can’t wait to return to what I was doing.”

Saavedra was one of 11 finalists for Miami-Dade PBA Officer of the year.

Saavedra was captured on surveillance tape approaching the suspected grow house and then questioning suspect Luis Estevanell after he began to shout “Police! Police!” in what Saavedra said was an attempt to alert other subject at the home.

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The tape shows Gerard Delgado firing at Saavedra and an F.B.I. special agent and other officers. Saavedra returned fire and continued to do so, even as he lay wounded on the ground. He also said Estevanell stomped on him as he was on the ground.

Saavedra was able to drag himself across a street and call a dispatcher.

Delgado was shot and killed. Estevanell was taken into custody and charged with 2^nd degree murder because of the death of Delgado, the attempted murder of a police officer, possession of cocaine and trafficking in marijuana.

Delgado was denied bond after a hearing that ended Wednesday and which included Saavedra’s dramatic testimony about this incident.

PBA President John Rivera said of Saavedra, “He’s an incredible man. It goes to show you how important our survival training is.”

Miami-Dade Police say they found 80 pounds of marijuana worth $90,0000 at the suspected grow house near Coral Way and Southwest 60^th Court.

Saavedra told D’Oench he still has nerve damage in his bladder and stomach from the two bullets that struck him in the stomach.

“One went in and out and another bullet went across my abdomen. I also still had a bullet lodged in the left side of my hip,” said Saavedra.

Saavedra is an 11-year veteran of the police department. He’s gone through many surgeries and hopes to return to work within the next three weeks.

He said it is a miracle that he is alive. After the shooting, he told his daughter, “God loves cops. Daddy is going to be OK.”

Saavedra told D’Oench that he hopes to return to undercover work.

“This job is a passion,” he said. “It’s what I chose and what I dreamed of doing.”

Other PBA Police Officer of the year finalists included: Jodlyn Antoine of North Miami Police, Lt. Joe Gonzalez, Sgt.

Jorge Rodriguez and Officers Ruperto Peart and Juan Gonzalez, Jr., of Miami-Dade Police, Sgt. Domingo Martinez and Detectives Martin Moraitis and Orlando Lopez of Miami-Dade Police, Officer Alexander Rosario of West Miami Police and Officer Otoniel Fernandez of North Miami Police.

Miami-Dade Correctional Officer Vidal Perez was named 2012 Correctional Officer of the Year. Miami-Dade Police Detective Orlando Lopez received the 2012 Arthur E. Felton Investigative Excellence Award and South Miami Police Officer Agustin Rodriguez received the 2012 Rookie Police Officer of the Year.

The event marked the PBA’s 50^th Anniversary. The PBA represents more than 6500 law enforcement officers.

Miami-Dade Police Department Director J.D. Patterson received the Fred Maas Outstanding Law Enforcement Leadership award which the PBA said “embodies what it takes to be a true leader, thus serving as a model for others to follow.”

And seven-year-old A’Nari Taylor received the 2012 Citizen of the Year. She was honored for her bravery as the PBA said she “fought off a man who was trying to kidnap her cousin.”

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a private charter bus fatally struck a woman in terminal 4 of the arrivals area at FLL.

Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles said the woman was a passenger in an SUV.

According to Jachles the SUV stopped in a travel lane and the woman got out to greet someone arriving at the airport.

“As she was getting back into the vehicle it appears she tripped and fell under the wheels of the bus,” said Jachles.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators said 12 passengers and a driver were on board the bus which was headed to Miami so that the passengers could board a cruise. Nobody on the bus was injured.

Jessica Young heard the crash.

“You heard the screeches and the screams of the other people and it’s unbelievable it’s terrible this would happen to a poor lady. I just can’t believe it,” she said.

Investigators said the woman was one of three people inside the SUV. They are still investigating as to why the vehicle stopped where it did.

“We still don’t understand why that driver stopped in a travel lane to let that passenger out.” said Jachles.

Arrivals traffic has been rerouted to the upper level as BSO traffic homicide detectives continue to investigate the accident.

The drawing for the highest Powerball in jackpot history, previous record was set at $587.5 million in November of last year, is set to happen Saturday evening and to say that players are excited at the potential may be an understatement.

On Saturday, Coconut Creek Casino was giving away one Powerball ticket to the first 1000 people to arrive. Also, each of those 1000 people received a ticket for a chance to win 500 additional Powerball tickets.

The Powerball drawing to win the $600 million will take place Saturday night.

Oxbow led from start to finish. It was the sixth Preakness victory for Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas and 15th Triple Crown win, the most in horse racing history.

“I get paid to spoil dreams,” Lukas said in an interview with NBC moments after the race.

Orb finished fourth. The Kentucky Derby winner was a 3-5 favorite in Saturday’s race, but he became another casualty of starting on the rail in the Preakness. Since 1950, only two horses have won the middle jewel of the Triple Crown from the No. 1 post position.

Orb’s five-race winning streak ended on an overcast, windy day at Pimlico Race Course. The brown colt had not lost since Nov. 24.

Oxbow was coming off a sixth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby, where he made a move for the lead in the final turn but faded.

In the Preakness, Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens took control at the outset and never relinquished the advantage.

Oxbow covered the 1 3/16th miles in 1:57.54. He went off as a 15-1 underdog and paid $32.80, $12 and $8.80.

Itsmyluckyday finished second and paid $7.80 and $5. Mylute paid $5.20 to show.

Mylute, with Rosie Napravnik in the saddle, came in fifth in the Kentucky Derby. Racing at the track where she earned her first career victory, Napravnik was attempting to become the first female jockey to win the Preakness.

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McCartney’s “Out There” tour requires 31 trucks worth of equipment, including spectacular lasers and lighting, huge pyrotechnics, and state-of-the-art video displays, according to the singer’s website. Set lists include songs from McCartney’s time with the Beatles, Wings and from his solo career.

McCartney performed the show to a sold-out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil earlier this month, playing “Band on the Run”, “Hey Jude”, “Yesterday” and “Let It Be.” The nearly three-hour show opened with “Eight Days A Week,” which McCartney had previously only played live once with The Beatles in 1965.

He will perform at Orlando’s Amway Center on Saturday and Sunday night. The Orlando Sentinel reports it is McCartney’s only performance in Florida.

At one point during the show, McCartney is raised 20 feet above the stage on a special riser as he performs “Blackbird” and “Here Today” acoustically, according to his website.

The tour will travel across six countries in the coming months.

Earlier this year, McCartney won a Grammy in the best traditional pop vocal album category for “Kisses on the Bottom,” bringing his Grammy tally to 16.

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Rebuilding of the bridge that links Key Biscayne and Virginia Key is bound to cause traffic delays, as well as questions of the project’s progress.

Therefore, the contractor is working on setting up a website and implementing a text-messaging system to notify drivers of any changes in traffic patterns, including lane changes, as well as construction updates.

As soon as the website launches, http://www.bearcutbridge.com, the text-message service will also be available.

Once the website is live, which is expected in the upcoming weeks, residents or visitors interested in receiving bridge updates should text “Bear Cut” to 65047.

Catalina Bruno, charged with aggravated manslaughter on a child under 18, was denied bond Saturday morning.

Bruno was set to appear before a judge in bond court Friday afternoon but was reset for Saturday morning.

Miami-Dade Homicide detectives surrounded Bruno’s home at 1071 SW 150 place in West Miami-Dade to investigate the death her nearly one-year-old son Brian Miguel Osceola Thursday afternoon.

Bruno, according to Miami-Dade County Police, put the baby in a car seat and drove home. Upon arriving home, she got out of the car, and the infant inside the vehicle and went into the house.

Police said Bruno was inside for “an undetermined amount of time,” but that the father, Amos Osceola, would later ask where the child was.

At that point, Bruno said she had not taken the infant out of the car and that he was still in the car.

Police said Osceola ran to the car and found the baby unresponsive and still in the car seat. Osceola pulled the child out of the car and ran him to a nearby fire station.

CBS4 cameras captured a detective escorting Bruno from the home into an unmarked car before driving away.

Miami-Dade Police said the mother confessed after being read her rights and was taken into custody on the aggravated manslaughter charge.

The Department of Children and Families said there is a history with the family and court documents show Bruno has a prior charge of child neglect without harm and DUI accompanied by a minor.

Neighbors told CBS4 news the couple has two other children, but it’s unclear where they are at this time.

Dr. Stephen Anthony, over a period of 10-months, wrote more than 12,000 oxycodone prescriptions and over 5,700 for Xanax through an urgent care center, according to reports.

On Friday, the doctor entered his pleas to conspiring to illegally dispense the pills, as well as evading over $550,000 in taxes, using the money for lavish purchases such as jewelry and expensive cars.

Anthony was connected to Vincent Colangelo, who previously pleaded guilty to several charges arising from his operation of six Broward County pills mills.

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Nothing seems to be doing that for the Marlins.

Arizona looks to build on one of its best offensive performances of the year and extend light-hitting Miami’s losing streak to seven Saturday night.

The Diamondbacks (24-18) tied a season high with three home runs in a 9-2 victory in Miami on Friday night. Their nine runs and 16 hits were both one shy of season highs.

“I just hope we can do this more often,” manager Kirk Gibson said. “It would sure help our pitching staff.”

Gibson’s team had only three homers over the previous seven games while scoring 16 runs.

The Diamondbacks have had no such problems in Miami lately. They’ve won seven of eight there while averaging 7.4 runs and batting .317 with 10 homers and 20 doubles.

Paul Goldschmidt will look to stay hot and take advantage of a Marlins staff which has let opponents hit .340 during a six-game losing streak. Coming off a three-game set against Atlanta in which he batted .545 with five extra-base hits, Goldschmidt homered in each of his first two at-bats Friday and finished 4 for 5 with four RBIs.

“Watch the kid, watch the way he stays with his approach, he’s dangerous,” Gibson said of Goldschmidt, who has six homers and 13 RBIs in his last four road games.

Third baseman Eric Chavez also enters Saturday on a tear. He tallied four hits Friday, including his first home run since April 29, and is batting .486 in May with nine RBIs in 11 games.

It seems no one is swinging a hot bat for Miami (11-31). The Marlins have combined for 11 runs while batting .219 during the six-game skid, which matches a season high.

With key bats like Giancarlo Stanton, Logan Morrison, Donovan Solano, Casey Kotchman and Chris Valaika all sidelined, the Marlins depend on production from players like Justin Ruggiano, who is 3 for his last 29 with 10 strikeouts.

Hoping to take advantage of Miami’s struggles is Brandon McCarthy (0-3, 5.63 ERA), who is looking to avoid going a career-high 10th straight start without a victory.

The right-hander deserved to win Sunday following his best start of the season, shutting out Philadelphia for eight innings, but Arizona went on to lose 4-2 in 10 innings. He had surrendered three-plus runs in each of his prior seven starts.

“The disappointment is us not getting a win,” said McCarthy, who hasn’t won since Aug. 31. “I really don’t care if I don’t get a win. It’s an inconsequential stat.”

Miami’s Tom Koehler (0-1, 3.31) is looking for his first major league win, having lost his only two previous starts.

The right-hander was used out of the bullpen after being called up from Triple-A New Orleans on April 19, throwing 7 1-3 scoreless innings over his first four appearances. In his last three games, however, he has given up six runs and 10 hits over nine innings while striking out just two.

His first start of 2013 came Sunday, contending with baserunners in every inning but giving up just two runs in five innings of a 5-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“I don’t feel much different than if I would have been starting consistently,” Koehler said. “So I guess that’s a good sign, and now I can build off it.”

Koehler threw a career-high 79 pitches in that game, so it seems unlikely he’ll provide much rest for a Marlins bullpen which has gone at least three innings in seven straight games. Three Miami relievers combined to throw six innings Friday.

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The car, according to police, had four people inside when it charged through the sliding glass doors of the apartment located at 7770 NW 78^TH avenue in Tamarac.

It appears that the driver of the car was trying to park but instead accelerated, jumped the parking block, and drove into the apartment.

Neighbors said they heard a loud explosion.

“It was a huge explosion and I told my daughter and my grandson and I said let’s get out of here,” said Cesar Gomez, an upstairs neighbor.

Broward Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the accident.

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Nicole Muxo, a senior at Archbishop Coleman Carroll, posted a video she on YouTube asking Wade to be her date, but she says she never expected him to actually show up.

Just before 9:30 p.m.,  the Heat star arrived. He said it wasn’t the first time she’d asked him to a dance, but this time her persistence paid off.

“She continued to go for it no matter how many times I told her i’m going to be busy she continued asking if I’m going to come,” he said.

The entire crowd cheered as Wade arrived on the dance floor.

“I was so surprised. I didn’t expect it at all,” said Nicole. They took pictures together and danced.

Her date Laurent Chaumin was a good sport about the whole thing and joked with Wade.

“At least we both know how to dress,” he said.

Nicole says the night was unforgettable. “I’m going to remember it forever. This was definitely the highlight of my senior year.”

Sometimes you know something’s wrong, like Erika Jordan.

“I had no energy,” she said. “I wanted to take naps during the day. I was cold all the time.”

Sometimes you don’t.

Radio personality Lisa Dent didn’t notice anything.

“I think as working women, we’re always tired and you don’t really notice those symptoms,” she said.

It wasn’t until a routine checkup and blood test that doctors prescribed medication for her under-active thyroid.

“There’s definitely been a difference,” said Dent. “But it’s something that I have to monitor all the time.”

Your thyroid is located in your neck just below your wind pipe. You may never even notice it.

In fact, each year an estimated 15 million people living with thyroid disorders will go undiagnosed.

“I can’t tell you how many girlfriends I have that have a thyroid problem,” Dent said.

Dr. Tricia Moo-Young said more people are being diagnosed with thyroid disorders.

“Absolutely, without question,” she said.

A disease that used to affect women at around 50 is striking some as early as their 20s.

“It could be that as doctors because we know it’s more prevalent, we’re screening for it more routinely,” says Moo-Young. “Or there could be an environmental or exposure risk that’s causing it.”

Risks include everyday chemicals in cosmetics or pesticides, and even stress.

Dr. Moo-Young said under-active thyroid–or hypothyroidism–is by far the most common disorder. It’s usually revealed with a simple blood test or ultrasound, although sometimes you can just spot it.

Jordan said it was her appearance that got her to the doctor.

“It was my overgrown neck,” she said. “My neck was getting puffy, and I had this weight gain, and I was working out and eating right.”

Jordan discovered she had a goiter, an enlarged thyroid that required surgical removal.

She was reluctant. But Dr Moo-Young was persuasive, and she had the surgery. She now takes medication once a day.

How has it changed her life?

“My day is great. My energy level is high. No cold hands and feet. And the weight loss is fantastic,” said Jordan.

Each year, an estimated 15-million people living with thyroid disorders will go undiagnosed but it’s important to remember that most thyroid problems can be managed well if properly diagnosed and treated.

However, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office, people are taking that ride several times a day, almost every day, in Broward County.

Critically injured patients are flown at speeds of up to 140 miles-per-hour to the emergency room. Flight medics say half of the victims they fly are conscious and aware of their injuries while the other half, they said, are unconscious.

Doctors often refer to the first hour after a traumatic injury as “the golden hour” or the most vital 60 minutes for someone to get the help they need for the greatest chances of survival.

“That patient needs to be in surgery within an hour’s time,” said BSO Capt. Mike Kane.

Kane and other BSO flight medics have taken the concept of “the golden hour” one step further.

According to air rescue medics, their goal time in a life-threatening transport is seven minutes. Kane, who has been with BSO for 20 years next month, 15 of them as an air rescue medic, believes that seven is the magic number.

“From touch-down on a scene, to lift-off with a patient to the ER, our goal is not to be on the ground any longer than seven minutes,” said Kane.

The air rescue teams are on duty for 24-hours, and then off for rest.

Capt. Kane is married with 3 children. As a father, he said he is reminded that every patient he and his team transports is special.

“There is a day that doesn’t go by where I don’t reflect upon that and actually see my children’s eyes in the faces of a lot of these patients we transport,” said Kane.

Air rescue is launched to a scene when traumatic injuries are reported in the furthest corners of the county and when it seems that ground transport to the hospital will exceed 20-minutes.

“On a busy day we can transport upwards of three or four patients on our shift,” said Capt. Kane.

Calls for air rescue are called-in on police radio and a digital pager system, within seconds of the call an alert siren sounds in the BSO Aviation Hangar.

“We’re always waiting for the next call to happen,” Kane said. From children, to the elderly, the Captain said he’s attended to them in the sky, for the fast trip to the hospital.

“When that siren goes off, your heart rate goes from zero to 100 in an instant,” he said.

Deputy Carl Spear is a 10-year veteran of the skies for BSO. While Captain Kane is attending to a patient in the back, Deputy Spear is focused on piloting the six million dollar helicopter as safely and quickly as possible to one of Broward’s three major trauma centers.

“As pilots, we try not to get too involved with the patients, to keep our focus,” said Dep. Spear.  “I’ve worked the road, and SWAT, but, by far, this is the most rewarding assignment.”

On the air rescuers job, the clock is always ticking and lives hang in the balance.

“Success has many fathers, and so does saving lives,” said Capt. Kane.

“We’re all links in this life saving chain, from the pilot, to the flight medics, to the first responders on the scene of an accident, all the way to the team at the ER.”

“We couldn’t go anywhere. We woke up this morning and we walked out the door and there were no wheels,” said Pinecrest resident Kim Kaskel.

While Kaskel and her husband slept Thursday night, thieves stole all four rims and tires from her Infiniti, and her husband’s BMW. Both were parked in front of their Pinecrest home.

“It was like floating in air actually,” Bill Kaskel said. “There was no tire. It was just sitting on these blocks.”

“I felt kind of victimized that they are right in front of the house,” said Kaskl. “We didn’t hear anything, we have a dog and nobody saw anything.”

Several months ago a group of tire-jackers committed the same crime just a block away. They ripped rims and tires worth $20,000 off a Porsche and Mercedes.

“Kind of scary that you’re sleeping and this is going on,” said the victim Ana Cordero. “Obviously everything was orchestrated; they’re pros at what they were doing.”

The Corderos had surveillance cameras, but even that didn’t stop the thieves.

“It’s really astonishingly scary because when we see what happened, for us, it’s new and also it’s so close to the house where this occurred,” Patrick Cordero explained.

Pinecrest, Coral Gables and surrounding areas have received several similar reports.

“They’re targeting high end rims on vehicles,” said Detective Alexandra Martinez with Pinecrest Police. “They’re casing the area and once they identify the rims that they want they move very quickly.”

Pinecrest police say it’s unclear if this is an organized crime ring or if any of the thefts are connected.

“In less than 5 minutes they’re on the property, they remove the rims and they leave,” said Detective Martinez. “They come prepared… we believe they may be professionals, maybe in the industry of selling or buying rims.”

If you see something suspicious police ask that you report it right away, because it is easier to catch these crooks in the act.

On Friday, the Kaskel’s were cleaning out their garage to make sure they have a safe place for their cars.

“You never think it’s going to happen,” Bill Kaskel said. “We leave it out here all the time. But it does happen all around unfortunately.”

Address 4 Tahiti Beach is a beachfront oasis where wide open water views meet and meld with a tri-level estate. The home was constructed and designed for total serenity.

“The square footage of the house is 21,000 square feet. The lot size is 62,000 which is an acre and a half. There are 10 bedrooms, 10 baths. The price tag is $25 million,” said Jill Hertzberg, a realtor from Coldwell Banker.

“From outside in it’s all about Zen,” said CBS4′s Lisa Petrillo. “Like this beautiful Buddha here.”

“I know they’ve collected things from all over world and this is an onyx Buddha which is beautiful,” said Jill.

This estate, which sits on a private peninsula and has its own white sandy beach, is a true beauty.

Every room has a view, and the house was built with cut-outs for that reason, like the large living room.

“The living room has beautiful workmanship,” said Jill.

The media room, with 12 seats, is the ultimate place for a movie screening and some popcorn. If the home owner is in the mood for some quiet time, there is a room perfect for meditation with pillows for sitting, candles, and walls adorned with Indian art.

“Notice how fresh and clean everything looks?” asked Jill as she pointed out the shiny white walls. “This is called Venetian glass.”

“It’s a finish you put on walls that gives them shine, but not too much. You don’t have to touch it up,” explained Jill.

After a hard day’s work, if the homeowner needs a wine fix, the home has an Italian-style wine room completely stocked with the proper stemware.

With ocean views, the home is equipped with an outdoor barbeque dining area and complete wet bar.

“You have a complete bar, refrigerator, water, ice-maker…anything you want,” said Jill. “The party is outside in 4 Tahiti Beach!” joked Petrillo.

The ultimate place to relax, the estate has an infinity edge pool where a chair can be placed in the shallow end to mellow.

Back inside and upstairs, the master bedroom runs the entire length of the house from front to back and has its own large media room.

The oversized master bedroom has grass cloth walls, high ceilings and large planked organic wood floors.

“This house has got the ‘WOW factor!’” said Petrillo.  “Super wow!”

4 Tahiti Beach: serene, spectacular and for $25 million, this luxury estate could be yours!

To peek inside this home, visit Jill Hertzberg’s website at www.thejills.com.

William Cazanas and his 13-year-old son Will had launched from Loxahatchee Everglades Tours in Parkland early Friday afternoon. About a dozen miles into their voyage, the airboat began to malfunction.

The father and son were stranded for several hours in the hot sun somewhere in the middle of a river of grass.

Photos from Chopper 4 show Will and his son waiting to be rescued.

Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue came to their rescue, loaded them onto their rescue airboat, and brought them back to dry land.

Before the two were rescued, they had to wait for BSO.

According to father Will, he said the trouble began when, “I let my son drive. That’s what happened. He got up on the tall grass and the boat went up and the back went down and it doesn’t take much. You see how low we are to the water? And the next thing we know we’re stuck in two feet of water. We ain’t going nowhere, you know.”

About 12 miles from land, Cazanas called his wife Debbie for help. She knew that time was ticking and to find the two men in the dark was going to be a difficult task.

Once BSO found the men, they gave them supplies, like a radio, sunblock, water.

Debbie said her husband is a West Palm Beach Police Officer and her son is almost an Eagle Scout, so she knew the two of them were capable of handling themselves.

While waiting for the rescue, the father and son said they heard and saw alligators around them and were also getting concerned about nagging mosquitoes.

The father and son said they have no qualms about heading back out into these waters again.

According to BSO, the men had a happy ending because they knew what they were doing, they had charged cell phones and could give out their GPS coordinates.

On Tuesday two competing development teams, the South Beach ACE/Tishman Group and the Portman Group, showcased renderings and models for the massive 52-acre development of the Miami Beach Convention Center District.

Now the city wants public weigh-in and is holding the following meetings to do so:

May 20 – June 21
(except Memorial Day weekend: Friday, May 24 – Monday, May 27)
Miami Beach City Hall,
First Floor Conference Room, 1700 Convention Center Drive
Monday – Friday: 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sundays: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Public meetings:
Wednesday, May 22, 3:00 p.m.
Finance & Citywide Projects Committee
1755 Meridian Avenue, third floor, training room

Tuesday, May 28, 11:00 a.m.
Special Planning Board
Commission Chambers, third floor,
City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive

For those interested in attending, the city is offering one-hour free parking at the convention center parking lot.

For more information about the redevelopment of the Convention Center as well as the meetings, visit http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/news/scroll.aspx?id=58484.

To read more about Tuesday’s meeting and see a closer look at the competing teams’ plans for the center, click here.