Issues are motivating voters this year and look at Political Trends to give us a clue on how the state may vote in november. Today, florida. Pennsylvania on wednesday. On thursday we will take a look at North Carolina. And onay at michigan, saturday at arizona. Today we are focused on florida, aney. Oining me is rick mull must begin with what makes florida a battleground state. Aest not only is it battleground state, its the big prize. The path to the white house is through the state of florida. First of all, the electoral college. It is 29 electoral votes. We already know california comprises 55 and will go to joe biden. Texas, 38, will go to donald trump. Will go to joe biden. The 29 in florida is a big prize. Florida is a purple state. It can go either way. Twice it voted for barack obama, twice george bush, bill clinton, and last time by a narrow margin, donald trump. The history of florida is one that is close, hard to predict, consequential. Thedonald trump it is in must win cate
Crawls east. Al is tracking its path and were live from the rainsoaked region. Coronavirus confusion. Yet another reversal from the nations Top Public Health institute. This time over how the virus spreads. As a former member of the White House Task force who quit over her frustration with the president s response speaks out for the first time in an exclusive interview. I felt that in my heart and in my entire being i think american lives were continuing to be on the line. Changing seasons. Ellen degeneres returns to the air responding to those allegations of a toxic Work Environment and promises big changes at her show. Take responsibility for what happens at my show. This morning, both new support and new criticism uring. Those stories plus, air bubba. Michael jordan and Bubba Wallace teaming up for a new era of nascar as they make history on and off the track. Today, tuesday, september 22nd, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb from studio
At live doppler 7. You can see cloud cover around the bay area and not a lot of dense fog. In the east bay, we have 60 over in danville and closer to the bay numbers are in the low 5s, ro air quality moderate in the north bay today and tomorrow but the rest of you enjoying pretty good air quality. It was pretty nice yesterday, wasnt it . Today is the beginning of fall and you equinox. Were feeling like fall. In fact, temperatures climbing through the 70s bys highs and 60s at the coast. Thank you, lisa. Were expecting to get an update on the fall learning plan as experts give Distance Learning disappointing marks. Education is one thing were focused on to build a better bay area. Amy hollyfield is live in the Marina District with more on this. Amy . All right. Looks like were having some issues hearing amy and well get back to that update with San Francisco schools in just a moment. First, we want to tell you about more counties expected to move up to the next level in californias reope
Be expected to make some marks around the top of the hour some remarks around the top of the hour. Forward, march. Ladies and gentlemen, the , Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the United States house of representatives. Rep. Pelosi it is with profound sorrow and deep sympathy to the haveurg family that i the high honor to welcome Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg to of in state in the capitol the United States. May she rest in peace. Ladies and gentlemen, ms. Denise graves, accompanied by miss laura ward. That was house Speaker Nancy Pelosi giving a few remarks at the casket of ruth bader ginsburg. It is not the statuary hall at the u. S. Capitol as she is lying in state, the first woman in history to do so. There is an ongoing battle as to who will be filling the seat and how the senate will vote on that. For more, we want to bring in bloomberg reporter emily wilkins, congressional and government leadership reporter. Where is the conversation on who might replace Justice Ginsburg on capitol hill . E
It is phenomenal. We have the latest out of the United Kingdom right now. They are battening down the hatches because a resurgence in cases has them closing pubs earlier urging people to for the better part of valor quit congregating in large groups. Good luck on that. Meantime were looking at a spending bill that could be in disarray. Could be the fault of the whole Supreme Court. It was in the president s favor but, because of differences that some democrats have put up, to make it a more harder fight than that. Chad pergram, hey chad. This is not a fivealarm fire until funding the government, they still have the end of the month to do that but there is concern. I was told the house of representatives was scheduled to vote on the interim spending bill might pull back on that. They are negotiating with some members and treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin is testifying today, indicating he is negotiating with the speakers office. You have moderate democrats, a freshman democrat on iowa co