store and at the gas pump have most voters upset with the direction the country is heading in at this moment. john: the concern has led most democrats in tight races to keep president biden away from their campaigns, including in georgia, where rafael warnock is locked in a tough battle with republican challenger herschel walker. sandra: a race we are all watching. we have a jam packed show ahead. the best in the business. john: our team of reporters have you covered from coast to coast. start with aishah hasnie, following the race in georgia. so, what issues are concerning business owners in the peach state? hey there, john and sandra. good afternoon to you. inflation is top of mind for any one that s going in to vote by some 20 points, today is the last day of early voting and you can see in noonan, georgia, a long line of voters ready to go in and cast their ballots, in fact the line wraps around the building there. look, small business owners, john, are telling me
there s too much political violence. there s too much intimidation. there are more than 300 election deniers on the republican tickets this year for state, federal, and local government. [ boos ] this is really serious stuff. if a republican nominee for governor in the state of wisconsin wins, here s what he said. he said, if i win, my party will never lose another election in wisconsin. he s either a prophet or he plans on doing something about election law. that s president joe biden in california last night. his latest stop in a jam-packed campaign schedule before the final days of the campaign. willie, you ve got these republican candidates that believe in american democracy only if they win. yeah. we ve played the laundry list of them. senator ron johnson was on yesterday talking to our own shaquille brewster inside the state of wisconsin. shaquille asked him simply if you lose will you honor the results? we ll have to see what happens. his words, i don t know what t
and hurricane irma, which veered at the last second. businesses are putting plywood up on windows. this is an ice cream shot trying to inject some levity, no ice cream for ian. sandbags are on the ground to prevent flooding. that s small potatoes in terms of mandatory evacuations. pinellas county and hillsborough county have about 2.5 million people collectively. the whole tampa bay area is 3.2. 75%, 08% of the people are in two counties that have mandatory evacuations. they re looking to move a million-plus people. that process started last night, 2:00 for hillsborough, 6:00 for pinellas. but you ll see the biggest chunks of people fry trying to get out today. the topography of this area, there are bays and inlets, barrier reefs, the bay on one side, the gulf on the other. the water has nowhere to go. storm surge right now certainly the biggest concern as the projections are between 5 and ten feet. for historical context, the last time a major hurricane struck tampa direct
you know what it is time for? lessons in diversity hi, and welcome to lessons in diversity. i am your host mary lou breton. this is what she looks like. and in a perfect world, diversity would be awesome. who does not want to work with the different people? as opposed to this. [laughter] there is nothing more boring and on the same, and i should know. [laughter] i love different phases in different races all comingling in a melting pot i call greg s hot tub of the quality. but today s diversity seems to be only about looks and ideas, which is not how you make something funny unless you look like this. [laughter] it s a cheap shot, but see. there is a downside to diversity once you put it over other variables like talent or skill and poor hygiene. what if you find someone that is funnier than someone else, but that person is not black or female or lgbtq asap byob lol. the problem with diversity hiring as you may end up with something or someone like this. [laughter] yeah,