florida by midweek or so. so we ll be talking about this for a couple of days, early part of next week especially. so this starting small, 35 mile per hours, gusts to 45, moving west-northwest at 15. we already have tropical storm watches, hurricane watches in effect. the water is very warm in the caribbean as well as the gulf of mexico, so this is going to provide the storm with a ripe environment to thrive. we are going to see this storm intensify rapidly once it gets into the gulf of mexico, and that s the huge concern. this could be a category one storm as it crosses over cuba and a category 2, possibly three, and maybe even higher as we get closer to florida. forecasting right now with 115 mile per hour winds by wednesday afternoon. and i wouldn t be surprised if those winds go even higher. a lot of the forecast models agree on this forecast as well. and hurricane fiona and expected to be the largest storm to hit the nova scotia area in almost 350 years. when is that s
problems out, and i don t think they ll delay the investigation but rather sort out the scope of the testimony. and it s very important for the justice to get as much as they can. appreciate it. an update now to a story we ve been following on republican congressman mat gaetz. a source tells cnn federal prosecutors have recommended against charging gaetz in connection with their long running sex trafficking investigation. one reason according to the source doubts whether their central witness would be perceived as credible by a jury. that said we re told no form decision has been made. next a live report from ukraine as people from occupied areas facing russian soldiers going door-to-door demanding their vote to become part of russia. we ll talk to a dissident journalist on her take. and later alex jones on trial and silent in the face of the san diego ody hook parents victimized with his lies. or. his nose.
political ad like that, the big guns, i m going to shoot-up nancy pelosi s socialism alters a perception what is being said in any context. and this is why what congressman madison cawthorn said and done should be disqualified. raising the specter of violence, taking up arms against americans, a thing he dreads doing if future presidential elections do not go his way. he s not the only one. these sorts of intimations of violence, threats of violence have become increasingly common among a certain faction of the republican party. congresswoman marjorie taylor greene of georgia suggesting people encouraging others to get vaccinated should be shot. congressman mat gaetz of florida telling the second amendment is for armed rebellion against the government. it sounds hyperbolic to say it but this is part of how peaceful liberal democracy is undone.
but now the white house says they re aren t going to be setting any firm deadlines. they want these conversations to continue, even some key democrats like senator joe manchin tonight, say they want these negotiations to go on. and we know the president will be talking with that top republican negotiator, getting that counteroffer tomorrow. david? all right, mary bruce with late news tonight. mary, thank you. tonight, there is news of an investigation involving the postmaster general louis dejoy. a spokesperson cob firming the department of justice is investigating him over reports of campaign contribution violations. dejoy is alleged to have pressured employees at his former company to donate to republican campaigns and to have reimbursed them through bonus payments. at a congressional hearing last summer, dejoy called that claim, quote, outrageous. there is also news tonight involving florida congressman mat gaetz. sentencing for his former associate, joel greenberg, is now set
to other adult men who engaged in commercial sexac pmi cooperate. investigators have also been looking into whether greenburg and gaetz offered gifts and cash in exchange for sex. investigators looking into wherever gaetz obstructed justice. we reported last night here on the end of an era in college sports. the winningest coach in division i men s basketball, tonight officially saying this season will be his last. mike she chef can i led duke to 12 final four appearances and five national titles in his 41 years as coach there. and tonight here, the couple of years in the early 80s when there were calls for him to go. they re certainly glad they kept him. here s our senior national correspondent steve osunsami tonight. reporter: he is often called the greatest of all time, and they say that even outside of duke blue devil country in north carolina. where they re heartbroken tonight, after legendary basketball coach mike krzyzewski announced that he s