Hello and welcome to todays verified. We start in florida, bracing itself for what could be the worst storm in 100 years. There are huge Traffic Jams across the state as more than 5 Million people respond to Evacuation Orders ahead of Hurricane Milton. We will be live on the ground in just a moment but i can show you first are the pictures from space. It gives you an idea of the size of this monster storm, officials think it could still double in size before making landfall. This is the live Tracking Shot from the national hurricane center. The category four storm is due to make landfall tonight. It is only brushed past mexico, causing flooding. On the florida peninsula, relative calm but they expect wind speeds of up to 160 mph and 3 4 Metre Storm surges. The pictures from tallahassee, where in the next few minutes we expect to get the latest briefing from the florida governor Ron Desantis and other emergency officials. We will carry that live when it starts. We can start this hour by
It opened 15 years ago and was one of the first in the world to begin operations. But couldnt survive the pandemic. Owners tried adapting to the changing guidelines and mandates by the city and the county, but the bills kept stacking up. They say overhead remained the same while loss of membership and limits placed pop them were just too difficult to overcome. Its been part of our lives for so long. Weve met so many friends and created such a Strong Community here. So it just felt like the bedrock of our life for 15 years, and its just such a heartbreaking loss. The gym held one final workout today, then hosted an open house for people to come and say goodbye. We could know in a couple of day it is San Francisco is moving a step closer towards welcoming students back to classrooms. On tuesday, the San Francisco Unified School District will discuss that idea. Three Board Members are pushing for students in first grade or younger, as well as those with disabilities, to return to classroo
Joined by Richard Mullaney. We will discuss the florida role as a battleground state this year. Host good morning on this tuesday. We are going to begin with republicans only. How should the Senate Precedent . If you believe they should fill the seat before the election,. Ial in at 202 7488000 if you think they should wait until after the election, 202 7488001 is your number. Are 7488002 if you undecided. At 202 lso text us 7488003. Tomorrow, we will talk to democrats only. Legalould Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell move forward on the vacancy on the Supreme Court after Justice Ginsburgs death this past friday. Here is the majority leader. Hearing there is not sufficient time to examine and confirm the nominee. We can debunk this myth in about 30 seconds. Until novemberys 3 and 104 days until the end of this congress. Stevens was confirmed by the senate in 19 days. Days from start to finish. Oconnor, was day confirmed in 33 days after the nomination. Herself, it was just 42 days.
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
Enforcing a curfew. Oakland officials are discussing one. Part of the reason is this, looting across the bay area. This was a few hours ago, a dsw. Lets look at sky ranger right now. This is a look at aleandro. We have been watching this for 45 minutes or so. People running in and out. Helping themselves to whatever they wanted in there. At one point, they were doubleparked, loading up with stolen goods. Letsroz plater in walnut creek. Theres a heavy Police Presence here in downtown walnut creek. All were needed this afternoon, when all heck broke loose. From sky ranger, you can see the aftermath, windows smashed and broken glass everywhere. Stores ransacked in walnut creek. Widespread looting with looters dodging in and out of traffic. Police say a young woman was shot in the arm, possibly by a vandal. In this bizarre scene, a fight breaks out over clothing. All had Walnut Police descend on the downtown. Shutting down businesses to close. Once people started to break in and the alarms