And were back this week. Bar we continue the washington with journals series on battlegrount states with this election this Election Year with ged political reporters and analysts on the ground. Were examine whats changed since 2016, what issues are motivating voters this year and take a look at recent Political Trends that could give us clues on how the state might vote in. November. We talked about wisconsin. Today florida. At nor and then pennsylvania on wednesday. On thursday, well take a look at north carolina, then friday , michigan and saturday arizona. Today our focus is florida and joining us is rick, director of the Public Policy institute at jacksonville university. Ound lets begin with what makes florida a battleground state. F d it is the big prize, the path of the white house is through the l state of florida. Its 29 electoral votes. If you look at the four biggest in the country, we already know that california with the big prize of 55 is going to go to joe biden, texas
And this morning the growing concern about the digital divide. Some students sitting in Fast Food Restaurant parking lots just to access free wifi to do their homework. Caught on camera, fire spreading through this home while a man sits in that chair unaware of the flames. What happened next. Plus, the new video of a Navy Battleship sunk on purpose. And labor day blowout. The best deals ahead of the holiday that you can get without ever leaving home. And a good Tuesday Morning, everyone. Im will reeve in for kenneth. And im mona kosar abdi. We begin with President Trump heading to kenosha after the Police Shooting of jacob blake. Blakes shooting kicked off days of protests in several cities, some turning deadly. President trump is defending the teenager charged in the killing of two people in kenosha. This as we learn new details about the man killed in portland, oregon, this weekend. In a new interview, the president defended Police Officers who misused deadly force saying they choke
Hospital. 1,000 beds brought in to handle the overflow. That navy ship bringing help to hardhit los angeles while more governors bring their states to a standstill. Now younger americans stricken with the illness warning their generation to take it seriously. It can get really real really fast. And the race to get those critical supplies to Health Care Workers on the frontlines. Fema administrator, peter gaynor, joining us live. Stimulus stalemate on that nearly 2 trillion rescue package. Both sides now say a deal is close. Markets rising on hope. But will it be enough . Senator and former president ial candidate Amy Klobuchar reveals her husband is fighting the coronavirus, in the hospital and on oxygen. She joins us live with the latest on his condition. Overseas britain on lockdown, a glimmer of hope in devastated italy, and our reporter on the ground in south korea showing us what they did there to flatten the curve without locking down the country. What could it mean for the Unite
San mateo is just ahead of San Francisco with 453 cases. In the north bay, mendocino reporting four confirmed cases and lake cconfirmed cases. An old ford factory is being converted into a emergency mdical center. These preparations were under way to transform the event center into a makeshift hospital. We are working to double Hospital Capacity from 1,100 beds to about 2,200 beds. Its a giant space and has all of the capable infrastructure to support Something Like this. National guard troops have assembled 250 beds. This makeshift hospital would only be activated if other medical centers end up being overwhelmed with patients. Santa clara county is preparing for a possible surge of patients. County leaders are addressing the question of what happens if they suddenly need to hospitalize large numbers of people. Abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen hashose D Santa Clara countys hospital are ready for a surge in covid cases. At Good Samaritan in san jose chief nursing officer mark brown has
At Good Samaritan hospital they here. Say they were proactive with the im alternating between coffee installation of temporary tents definitely going to be wet this outside the emergency department. Each has enough room to triage weekend. For today, though, starting off pretty clear out there. Up to six patients at the time. Heres a look from the they also have the capacity to exploratorium camera out there as we look from pier 15 back to triple the number of beds in the the Embarcadero Center in icu. Were working on staffing models to make sure we have Salesforce Tower. Mostly sunny to start. Enough icu nurses, as well as physiciansorem 41 to 47 and a few high clouds late and temperatures in the low to mid50s after 7 00 after into federal medical station with 250 topping out in the mid to upper beds to treat less severe cases 60s. Area of low pressure that will of covid19 and that should be bring us the wet weather this weekend. Open as early as next week. It is still a one on the sto