Just waiting for the cronkite awards to begin. The award is presented in excellence in tv political journalism. Jonathan karl, ben collins, and Margaret Brennan are along the recipients. It will begin shortly on cspan. Professor martin kaplan. [applause] thank you. I know that hand is the voice of god, and god appreciates it. Good afternoon. Thank you. Thrilled to have you here. An amazing day. A lot of people worked really hard to make it happen. And you are those people. If you are watching us now on cspan, or on facebook live, if you are here in the room, please enjoy your salads. Above all, welcome to the 12th biannual Walter Cronkite awards for excellence in Television Political journalism. On behalf of the unc Annenberg School for communication and our Sister School at the university of pennsylvania, the Annenberg School s annenberg Public Policy center, we are thrilled to have you. You dont need me to tell you that these are Tumultuous Times for television, journalism, and polit
Now the urgent race against time to locate and rescue the more than 100 hostages. Our team on the ground speaking with a civilian at the center of it all. A major storm moves across the country. 11 states on aalready and a tornado threat for the southeast. Gingers tracking that and more. New charges for George Santos. I have no idea what youre talking about. The new york congressman accused of stealing donors identities charging tens of thousands of dollars to their credit cards. Former king of crypto on trial. The governments witness against sam bankman fried. His exgirlfriend and business partner, testified that he directed her to commit crimes. Mary lou rhetton fighting for her life in the icu, not able to breathe on her own. Now why her daughter is asking the country for help. Sales in full swing earlier than ever. This morning some of the best bargains dropping on gma, plus how inflation comes into play. Becky worley breaks down the game of chicken for your holiday dollars. Michae
Changed everything. His exwife and friend ron goldman brutally killed, the order to surrender leading to the slow speed bronco chase and then the trial of the century. If it doesnt fit, you must acquit. George simpson acquitted. We the jury find the defendant not guilty of the crime of murder. George the case cast a shadow over the rest of his life. This morning the reaction and a look back at the trial that was a flash point in race relations, changed the course of tv coverage and the country. Michael major storm system sweeping from texas into the northeast. At least a dozen reported tornados across six states. Plus heavy rains and flash floods. Gingers tracking it all as we head into the weekend. George spy royal battle. Weve seen a rogue gallery of foreign agencies calling for attacks on us. George the fbi director on capitol hill, urging congress to reauthorize a key surveillance tool in the fight against terror. The crucial vote this morning. Rebecca stay put. The u. S. Embassy i
Hurricane ever. Massive size. At least 24 hours of danger ahead. Right now Hurricane Irma officially a category 4 with winds clocking in at more than 130 miles an hour. That is the scene in miami. Where a construction crane was blown down by the storm. And those winds not the only danger. Already we have seen tornados reported across florida. That danger will continue throughout the day. The eye wall has passed over the florida keys now leaving dangerous flooding in its wake. You see that right there and irma approaching the mainland with the entire west coast facing deadly walls of water. Naples first in line, then ft. Myers. 10 to 15 foot storm surge possible there and tonight tampa and st. Petersburg. They are as vulnerable to storm surges and will feel irmas full force. Our Abc News Team is deployed across the storm zone and right with me is ginger zee. We just saw the flooding in the keys and the storm has move passed. More storm surge to come. Remember it rotates counterclockwise
The surge could be the greatest danger. Multiple reports of tornados. Heres what we know right now. Category 4 storm. 130mileperhour winds. It was a weaker category 3 yesterday but gaining strength as it hits florida. More than a Million People are without power. 7 Million People in florida, georgia, South Carolina have been told to evacuate. Our Abc News Team is from the caribbean up and down florida. We begin with world news anchor david muir in naples, expecting a hard hit in just a few hours, david. In fact, just moments ago, george, the emergency manager in naples saying now we have to wait for the storm to get here. The eye is going to be extremely close to naples. And he makes a good point. It doesnt matter whether its category 3 or 4. It will bring a lot of devastation to this area. They are very concerned about the storm surge. The forecast still holds, george, anywhere again 10 to 15 feet storm surge. They will see saltwater very high in this community. For a significant amou