Minutes away. Plus a new twist in the mysterious Double Murder of a son and a mother from a prominent family in South Carolina. A former trooper speaking out tonight about the possible connection to a cold case he investigated years ago. And its not just parents, but now teachers and officials all at odds over Critical Race Theory. Lawmakers today feeling the heat. Were public and congressman bob good apparently called a racist during a virtual House Committee on the controversial topic today. A brain to develop internet. We begin tonight with that Gut Wrenching Scene in South Florida as First Responders are working around the Clock Searching for any possible survivors of that catastrophic Apartment Building complex. Correspondent Jonathan Serrie is there live on the scene in surfside florida senate. Jonathan, what is the latest . Well, shannon, the weather certainly is not cooperating with the rescuers. There have been thunderstorms coming in and out of South Florida. Nevertheless, fi
Minutes away. Plus a new twist in the mysterious Double Murder of a son and a mother from a prominent family in South Carolina. A former trooper speaking out tonight about the possible connection to a cold case he investigated years ago. And its not just parents, but now teachers and officials all at odds over Critical Race Theory. Lawmakers today feeling the heat. Were public and congressman bob good apparently called a racist during a virtual House Committee on the controversial topic today. A brain to develop internet. We begin tonight with that Gut Wrenching Scene in South Florida as First Responders are working around the Clock Searching for any possible survivors of that catastrophic Apartment Building complex. Correspondent Jonathan Serrie is there live on the scene in surfside florida senate. Jonathan, what is the latest . Well, shannon, the weather certainly is not cooperating with the rescuers. There have been thunderstorms coming in and out of South Florida. Nevertheless, fi
Focused on key battleground states. First up today is florida. Mary ellen klas is the Tallahassee Bureau chief for the miami herald, joining us now to talk about what is always a battleground state. Why is that . Is a microcosm of the nation. As florida goes, the nation goes. Trump one ago, donald florida by barely 113,000 votes in a state of more than 10 million voters. He carried that narrow victory onto the white house. State. Is a very divided weve got diversity. In ethnic ways, but economically as well as demographically. Older voters, Younger Voters, people who are divided by both democratic and republican. As florida goes, the nation will go. We have seen voting problems host we have seen voting problems in florida. Is the state ready . Guest i think it is. Of 20ad this legacy years ago, recounts. Florida has so recrafted and updating its Voting System that the state is prepared for what we are seeing as a record surge in early voting turnout. It has been going smoothly. Host wh
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I would like to start from reading from doctor cheneys opening paragraph. Put the spike of a drawing compass into the map of virginia a dairy farm, George Washington home, extend the leg of the compass what reaches out 60 miles and draw a circle, within and it not only washington but thomas jefferson, james mattis and james rural were born leading to manhood and made their home. It is the story that evokes what the historian called the spirit of hope and perseverance that runs straight through the american experience. Doctor cheney is a longtime member of a site faculty and i want to take moment to acknowledge how much we all appreciate her scholarship and her intellectual contributions to ai, not to mention a service she is done for our country. This is the latest in a series of several works by doctor cheney that examine our countrys history, its consideration and rigor. Her last book, James Madison, became a New York Times best seller in 2014 and shed new light on the life of one of