and put the people of the state of florida to work. >> the problem with that needs in florida intertwine with the federal government. we need water resources and reneed the reservoir south of lake okeechobee and transportation, parts of our state are like a parking lot. you need to work with the administration to get the dollars that we deserve and, of course, our milt footprint, so critical to certain parts of our state, you need to be able to work with the president. andrew can't do that. he wants to impeach trump. always saying bad things about him. i'm not going to be involved in the washington food fight anymore. been there, done that, got the t-shirt but i think i'll be better positioned to advance florida's priorities because i have a productive relationship with the administration. >> let me be clear. let me be clear about this. i realize that the congressman tried to obfuscate the mueller investigation on russia, but this is not russia. you shouldn't have to kiss the ring of the president of the united states for the president to see to the good and t

the one that's here to help life go right. state farm. state farm. ♪ >> bob: 1: go. florida state has one time-out left. own and four for miami. now, if miami gets another first down, the game is over. because they can simply take a knee. if you're florida state, would you try and block and go three way here? see if miami bites and let them score a touchdown? >> brock: willie was on the field that would lead you to some of that conversation. >> bob: if mark richt is thinking along the same lines, he tells his ball carrier, once you get inside the 4 yard line, you go down. you don't score the touchdown and then it's the victory formation. >> brock: the right guard and tackle, and fullback, you can absolutely push this pile. this is on you guys to move and reset the line of scrimmage. >> bob: they're certainly not letting them score. that is a gain of a yard and a half. septembers up third down and it will be the final time-out called by willie taggart. again a quick step aside. right back in a moment. ♪ ♪ the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go

the state. i'm not sure what is so california about believing the state of florida art to lead in solar energy. we are known as the sunshine state. at the least what we can do is be a global leader here. what it means to have a state that quite frankly leads into the challenges of the green economy and builds one and at the same time build an economy that lasts. i'm proud the same week donald trump pulled out of the paris accord i broke ground in my city on a 120 acre solar farm tripling the amount of solar energy we produce. we are prepared to lead and have done so in my city and will do so for the state. >> moderator: you have a tv at saying toxic air, red tide and algae blooms in florida and economic and financial disaster, obviously people are getting sick and marine life is washing up dead on for the beaches. you blame corporate profits and special interests. under the andrew gillum administration, which industries should be put on notice and what will they have to change? gillum: the industries that need to be put on notice are the ones that have given my opponent $300,000 from the biggest

the fact that i want to propose an income tax. i am against the state income tax. i've never proposed a state and compact tax. 97% of businesses instead floridadon't pay any corporate tax rates at all. 97% and guess what? i am not proposing to change it either. i'm talking about the 3% of the wealthiest corporations in the state. 3%. he received under the tax realignment supported by the congressman, 6.3 billion dollars from the federal government. tax money. our money. always simply saying, they can keep $5.3 billion but we deserve a billion of that to come into the state, pay teachers away taken on, offer access to learning to our children, third, reinvest an apprenticeship, or works, shop, electrical, technical, all of the degree training program they could used to get a job, monetize the job -- >> thank you. another question on the economy. >> your campaigning on protecting the economical convection of florida. a study showed last year, just under 30% of florida families can be considered the working for. he worked full-time, but can't makes and meets. are you going to help them get bigger paychecks so they can provide for their families?

my opponent, as soon as he won the republican nomination, went on fox news and said to florida's voters, not to monkey the state up by electing me. it was followed up that same week by neo-nazis making calls into the state of florida to attack my character. jungle music in the background and the calls of monkeys being heard. we have seen neo-nazis in power, -- empowered. we saw what happened in charlottesville. the moral equivocation this president demonstrated. my opponent, endorsed by him, has run this race very close to the trump handbook, where we call each other names. where we run false advertisements. in this case, every single one of his advertisements that mentions my name has been declared false by political ac -- politifact. mr. desantis: andrew gillum signed a pledge to sign up for a radical manifesto that attacks our police officers. that said they had no place in justice. that said they should be defunded. he signed a manifesto that said the u.s. was the biggest bully in the history of the planet. and that we should take money out of our military. this same group he stands with and stands by attac

mayor gillum: i am the mayor of the capital city of the state of florida. we are among the fastest growing economies in the state per capita, one of the fastest growing in the nation per capita. won a designation for the work we are doing to retrain this generation of workers on the technology-related jobs they are doing today. the congressman can speak from the cheap seats because he has never let a city. while in the majority party in congress, he never passed a piece of legislation. rep. desantis: under mayor gillum's leadership, tallahassee is the most crime-ridden city in the state of florida. last year, the highest number of murders in the history of the city. you have burglaries, car thefts, violent crime. he has failed the people of tallahassee with that record. he did raise taxes. he didn't deny it. he opposed a stiff property tax increase even though he voted to give himself tens of thousands of dollars of additional benefits. mayor gillum: we don't collect enough in our city in property taxes to pay for our police department alone. he keeps toutin

boston to face the red sox in the american league divisional series. >>> still ahead, the race for florida. the stateportant role in the midterm elections. john harwood is live in orlando, florida with more. john >> brian, we're all focused on the states where democrats are trying to pick up senate seats so that they can take over the senate if they can do so this fall, but don't sleep on the state of florida where they have to defend a seat with a long-time cuenanthinmbt d ey have rick scott with the mantra of jobs, jobs, jobs coming right at him more after the break my mom washes the dishes... ...before she puts them in the dishwasher. so what does the dishwasher do? cascade platinum does the work for you, prewashing and removing stuck-on foods, the first time. wow, that's clean! cascade platinum. >>> welcome back 5:41 on the east coast here's how your money is setting up on a thursday stock futures indicating this five-day rally we have had may not make it a sixth day. dow futures are down 80 points the dow in the middle of a five-day win streak, but stocks are not the story. bond yields are the s

president trump and deregulation and everything that you're seeing out of the economy, 3.5% low unemployment rate here in the state of florida driving a lot of this. we thank the president for everything he is doing. we thank republican leadership for everything they're doing in the state. a lot of that is driving republicans out to the polls. connell: he will be there, the president, as you said, twice before the election. we'll watch florida closely. thank you,. >> my pleasure. melissa: a nation on edge. the fbi confirming the latest suspicious package sent to cnn today, is similar in appearance to the 13 other received all over the country last week. as the suspected mail bomber appears in court for the first time today, a live report from the courthouse next. ♪ ♪ ♪ i can do more to lower my a1c. because my body can still make its own insulin. and i take trulicity once a week to activate my body to release it, like it's supposed to. trulicity is not insulin. it comes in a once-weekly, truly easy-to-use pen. and it works 24/7. trulicity is an injection to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with di

do you go towards the middle. >> he's have to realize that florida is a purple state and he will haveget some of these independent voters. if you look at florida registration, the independents have increased very significantly. he's going to have to get some independents. for him to come out in the first week of a general primary to be talking about the environment and red algae is an anomaly to any other republican that's run statewide. he realized that florida is a bigger complicated state. here is how the washington post puts rick scott strategy to keep donald trump at arms length. he is hoping it's crafted an image independent of trump. scott began tempering his out spokenness for the president over the past 18 months as he geared up to challenge nelson. it's a strategy that's built around political necessity due to trump's relative unpopularity among some florida voters as well as scott's own desire to move beyond the divisive, political and cultural battles that define part of his tenure as governor. it's surprising in a state to have to distance yourself from him. >> donald tru

the democratic candidate for governor of florida. part of the reason i wanted to talk to mr. gillum today is florida, his state is turning out to be its own nexus for this dark moment we're having as a country. before the synagogue massacre suspect was in court today in pennsylvania, this morning in florida, it was the first court appearance for the mass bombing suspect, who is now alleged to have mailed not 13, not 14, but maybe 15 explosive devices to prominent democrats and other people identified by president trump and in the conservative media as critics of the president. this new device was discovered today apparently addressed to cnn headquarters in atlanta. it appears to be part of the bombing campaign that produced 14 other devices but we're sort of waiting for confirmation on that. the fbi is also now reportedly fanning out around the country, warning other people who they've now discovered may also have been targeted by this bomber, now that they've got access to his electronic devices presumably and all of his material possessions, presumably that's how they're figuring out who this guy was researc

the campaign blitz. in the state of florida today. just a moment we'll breakdown the state. the what ifs and all of the scenarios in florida. our first reporter is from florida and knows it better than i do. blake has the report from the white house before the president leaves. >> it always comes down to florida in one way or another, right connell. it will be 11 different stops in eight different states as we head down the stretch. the president will head to florida and there are a few big races there for national exposures. the first one is the democrat trying to hold on. the out going governor rick scott is the one challenging him. when you look at the polling this is razor thin within the margin of error. the same goes as well for the last few days. scott is out going and the governor's mansion is up for grabs. congressman rob is a supporter of president trump. he's the republican on the ticket. andrew who is the mayor is the democrat that has gone back and forthwith president trump over the last few days this is the first of the 11 stops. after florida he will head to mi

florida. [cheers and applause] >> i'm thrilled to be back in this great state, the great state of florida, withusands of hard-working american patriots. [cheers] >> an important time in our country. in just six days, the people of florida are going to send rick scott to the united states senate. [cheers] >> and ron desantis will be your next governor. rick and ron. before going any further, i want to take a moment to address the horrific shooting at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. it was terrible. 11 americans were brutally murdered in an evil anti-semitic attack. yesterday i traveled to pittsburgh to meet with the families and first responders, and i especially want to thank rabbi jeffrey meyers. he was terrific. he was terrific. fine man. we grieve for the families of the fallen and we send our eternal gratitude to the law enforcement officers who sustained severe injuries taking down the gunman. they were incredible. [cheers] >> as bad as it was, and it was bad, it could have been far worse. they were unbelievable, and they got there fast. we pledge our resolve to remove the vile p

>> i think the job of the governor of the state of florida is to do what's in the best interests of the people of our state. i would also likely believe the frez president of the united states would hopefully in times of natural disaster when we win this race for governor would allow any partisanship or political differences to subside so we can act in the best interests of keeping all americans safe. that would be the expectation i imagine for residents of my state to have and they share that same expectation of their president. >> let's get into politics when we look at the polling. the real clear politics average has you leading the race by a few points. more recent polls show that gap tightening quite a bit. what do you think -- why do you think there's been an adjustment? do you think the hurricane might have been a factor or potentially is it the supreme court? >> i have to tell you, katy, i'm not big on polls even though the recent ones had us leading. there wasn't a single poll that had me leading in the primary election. what we had on the ground was momentum. our campaign was

the states. two states in the country, which everyone, including people with felony convictions, are allowed to vote, maine and vermont come you can vote from jail. in the most restrictive states, floridavirginia, kentucky, and i welcome all people with felony convictions are permanently disenfranchised. florida has the highest number of disenfranchised voters, 1.4 million adults in the state can vote -- can't vote because of having a felony conviction. desmond meade, in this bipartisan coalition that has formed, talk about what it is like to work with these different groups and what to the polls indicate for november? >> first of all, we don't even call ourselves a bipartisan movement. we are an organic, grassroots movement that welcomes and enjoys bipartisan support. we are not leading with the partisan nature of this topic or the issue of f voting. what we arare leadining with ise human nature. that there are real people whose lives are impacted by these policies. and because of that, we have been able to, first of all, recognize that some of disenfranchisement now impacts people from all walks of life, which now allows us to go into communities in rural and urban parts of florida a

now over in the big bend area of the state, florida state university will close for the rest of the week, as michael marches toward the coast-line. john? >> dickerson: omar villafranca, thanks omar. we have new details tonight about that horrific limousine crash in upstate new york. 20 people died in the deadliest transportation accident in the united states in nearly a decade. today, the governor told us the limousine had failed a state safety inspection, which checks such things like suspension and brakes. demarco morgan is at the scene 170 miles north of new york city. >> reporter: two days after a deadly crash killed 20 people on their way to a birthday celebration, heartache turned to anger. >> the owner of the company has no business putting a failed vehicle on the road. >> reporter: when governor andrew cuomo revealed disturbing new details about the vehicle and its driver, while attending the columbus day parade. governor cuomo said the vehicle failed inspection last month. the state immediately ordered the owner of the limo of prestige limousine to shut down, noting the driver,

by the international space station captured the storm shortly before it hit the northern part of the state known as the florida panhandle it was the state's fiercest hurricane in more than eighty years the storm's intensity has waned as it moves inland but neighboring states including georgia and north and south carolina i've brisson for more damage and destruction. am. hurricane michael carved a path of destruction as it crashed ashore near panama city florida. with winds up to two hundred fifty kilometers an hour the storm was the worst to hit the northern panhandle in decades flooding homes and streets. the wind was so strong it would be trees you can hear just about every tree cracking and break in. the wind you just hit it up against a house. you could see it was something major but again if you. never experienced a hurricane or a major storm trust me this is something that you never want to go through. there when you just. look at jet engine. the winds just super super high you can feel it in your years like the pressure just changing you know. overnight michael moved towards the state of georgia and is

but what i think they're doing is grossly underestimating the people of this state. the people of floridaing to dismiss, they're going to in fact reject that brand of divisive, destructive rhetoric. we're one of the most richly diverse states in all of america. we're going to show them on november 6th that they have played their hand the wrong way. voters will want to hear what we're going to do. >> do you think that's why we had two polls in a row that have shown you up substantially, frankly, a lead that i don't believe. it's a surprising lead. do you think you're that far ahead? >> listen, you don't want to ask me about polls. there wasn't a single poll showing me winning the democratic nomination at all. even the day before the election, i think the poll had me seven points behind my closest opponent. as i told a lot of supporters, forget the polls. the only poll that matters is election day november 6th. early voting already started in this state and i'm encouraging everybody to get out there and vote. when we vote, we win. when our voters organize and get out there and vote, we win.

the mail-in ballots. i asked the state about that, and the florida department of state said that they're not expecting any, six days before the election, they're going to start processing those ballots and tabulating them. so, fingers crossed, that we will have results on time on election night. >> okay. we shall see. rosa flores, thank you so much, in miami. a remind e the florida gubernatorial candidates will be squaring off in a debate tonight. 8:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> all right. still ahead, comedian amy schumer joining a growing list of those saying they will not support the super bowl because of the nfl's stance on the kneeling during the national anthem. is the nfl suffering from a real growing image problem ahead of its big game? take the ancestrydt if you want to get the most details about your family history. my pie chart showed that i'm from all over europe, but then it got super specific. i learned my people came from a small region in poland, and even a little bit of the history about why they might have migrated during that time. those migration patterns are more than just lines o

the storm shortly before it hit the southern tip of the state known as the florida panhandle it was the state's fiercest weather in more than eighty years the storm's intensity as waned as it moves inland as is often the case but neighboring states including georgia and the carolinas are bracing for more destruction. supercharged by the woman waters of the gulf of mexico hurrican michael blasted ashore battering southern florida with winds of up to two hundred fifty kilometers an hour residents in coastal areas who hadn't already heeded warnings to leave were told to stay put travel now just too dangerous. hurricane michael is the worst storm that the florida panhandle has ever seen or the worst power storms to ever make landfall in the united states. panama city felt the full force of her a concern on the slopes the wind was so strong and with these trees you can hear this about every tree cracking in breaking in the ranges hitting up against a house it is you could tell it was something major but again if you've never experienced a hurricane or a major storm trust me this is something

in the last hour, hurricane michael has made landfall on the coast of florida in the us. the state'sas warned that it is expected to be the most destructive storm to hit the region in a century. hundreds of thousands of people in florida have been urged to leave their homes. the category four storm, with winds of up to 145 miles an hour, could produce waves 13 feet high. this is the expected path of the storm — starting off with north western florida before it heads north east towards north and south carolina — which were heavily hit by hurricane florence last month. the storm is expected to bring extremely heavy rain to the region and could cause widespread flooding. president trump has declared a state of emergency in florida. we'll have the very latest shortly from our correspondent in florida, gary o'donoghue. first, this report compiled earlier byjon donnison. retained michael is looking towards florida. or as. retained michael is looking towards florida. oras. sustained winds retained michael is looking towards florida. or as. sustained winds of up florida. or as. sustained win

by the international space station captured the storm shortly before it hit the northern part of the state known as the florida panhandle it was the state's fiercest hurricane in more than a century a storm is weakening as it moves inland but neighboring states including georgia and north and south carolina are bracing for more destruction. hurricane michael carved a path of destruction as it crashed ashore near panama city florida. with winds up to two hundred fifty kilometers an hour the storm was the worst to hit the northern panhandle in decades flooding homes and streets. the wind was so strong and with these trees you can hear disavow air retreat cracking and breaking in the rain just hitting up against a house it is you could tell it was something major but even if you've never experienced a hurricane or a major storm trust me this is something that you never want to go through the dumbest thing i've ever built a business when yours is to stay for her like a jet engine. i mean the winds just super super high you could feel it in your ears like the pressure just changing here and now. the hurricane weake

in the united states one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the mainland has been battering southern coastal states hurricane michael made landfall in florida yesterday leaving widespread damage and flooding in its wake pictures taken by the international space station captured the storm shortly before it hit the southern part of the state known as the florida panhandle it was the state's fiercest weather in more than eighty years the storm's intensity has warned of wind as it moves inland but neighboring states including georgia and the carolinas are bracing for more destruction. hurricane michael carved a path of destruction as it crashed ashore near panama city florida. with winds up to two hundred fifty kilometers an hour the storm was the worst to hit the northern panhandle in decades flooding homes and streets. the wind was so strong and with the trees you can hear just about every tree quacking and break in. the rain just hitting up against a house. you could tell there was something major but again if you've never experienced a hurricane or major storm trust me this is something that you never want to go through the dumbest thing i'

that's rick scott, the florida governor, updating all of us on the latest developments in his home statef florida, the disaster, this hurricane that's unfolding right now. we are joined on the phone now by the city administrator in mexico city -- mexico beach, florida, tanya castro. tanya, thank you so much for joining us. i know your community was hit very hard. the video damage coming in from mexico beach is absolutely devastating. do you know how many residents decided not to evacuate? >> yes, thank you for having me. we had about 280 residents who made the decision not to evacuate. >> and what is their status now? how are they doing? >> we -- well, we have begun search and rescue efforts, so i don't have exact numbers at this point. but we -- those efforts are underway. >> have first responders been able to reach these people who clearly need help? >> they are now -- since the danger has passed, our priority is now to begin that effort, and they should be -- i expect them to be on the ground now, out there working. >> have you heard anything from state and federal officials who might

the city will honoththe winners parade on wednesday.ur we turn now topecial "newshour" coverage from florida and to judy woodruff.nk >> woodruff: tamna the swing stategain proving to b battleground in this year's midterm elections. from a contentious race for governor to a neck and neck senate contest, key races up and down the ballot could decide control of congress and be an indicator for the political direction of the country. we begin our special coverageth look at some of those important campaigns. >> higher taxes for you. benefits for him. i don't think so. >> we can do good by rowing together y'all. use)p >> woodruff: the florida governor's race pits a self- styled "conservative warrior" against a progressive. tallmassee mayor andrew gillu is vying to be the state's first democratic governor since 1992, and its first-ever black chief executive. he is also a fierce critic of president trump. >> your next governor ron ntsantis! >> woodruff: by cost, former republican congressman ron desant has fully embraced the president, who won florida by a razor-thin margin in 2016. >> i appreciate your support mr. president, but i appreciate more the leade

that means 140 miles an hour, winds and up, would be the most powerful hurricane to hit this area of the state of floridaory. >> it is incredible. right now winds topping 145 miles an hour. they are, if you can believe it, expected to get stronger before making land fall. in just a few hours let's go to our colleague in shell point beach, florida. gary, we can see the wind whipping you right now. what have you felt and what is expected? >> well, poppy and jim, you can't overestimate of people that live here. we're south of tallahassee. this is the so-called dirty side of the hurricane where the strongest winds will come. the reason people are so fearful and the reason most of the people gone, there is a mandatory evacuation, is because the elevation here is 10 feet, and the storm surge is expected to be up to 14 feet. back in 2005, 13 years ago, a hurricane came through here, heavily decimated this area. this is one of the reasons homes like this for built. this is 40 feet tallahassee, this house. this is the new construction. people love living here, but obviously they're very vulnerable. there is a lot

the u.s. state of florida after making landfall a few hours ago the category four storm is the third most powerful to hit the united states since records began in the middle of the nineteenth century there are reports of major property damage and power cuts in northwestern florida hurricane michael was responsible for the death of thirteen people in central america far does nor the neighboring state of georgia is preparing for the storm to strike in the next twenty four hours and the gallagher was in the west coast old town of political or as the storm passed through. or when hurricane michael slammed into florida's panhandle it came almost as a category five storm the most powerful storm seen in this part of the state since eight hundred fifty one it's a few hours now since it came here it's apalachicola bay it's not been too much damage you can see the tidal surge here that is receding quite quickly there are some businesses there that are under water but it could be a lot worse in this part of the state given how powerful this storm was and is now heading steadily towards the state of georgia a

say a british couple are among the victims of hurricane michael is currently smashing into the us state of florida after making landfall around an hour ago the category four storm is the third most powerful to hit the united states since records began in eight hundred fifty one there are already reports of major property damage and power cuts in northwest florida hurrican michael has been responsible for thirteen deaths in central america florida as nor the neighboring state georgia is preparing for the storm to strike in the next twenty four hours hurricane michael is forecast to be the most destructive storm to hit the florida panhandle in a century the storm will bring torrential rain to most of the panhandle and big bend which means flooding will be a major issue might be worse one place and the other big ali it's going to be it's it's it's going to be horrible you know all along that area where the you know look at whether you get six feet of storm surge or thirteen feet of storm surge is deadly. a court in bangladesh has sentenced the acting chairman of the main opposition party to life in p

>> i will say that the state of lorna is very well-prepared. -- the state of florida is very well-prepared. they have been through this met many, many times. we are less concerned because they have such robust capability. we see it from the federal side, as far as coordination with fema, we are coordinating with the governors to anticipate needs. reports that it been outcome of the governor is concerned about the lack of evacuations. capacity,a robust they will be able to handle within their own capabilities. but because of that, that is why we are postured so strongly and have such a robust ring around the perimeter. >> do you have an estimate -- >> we're going to break away from this program and take you as promised to north carolina for a debate in the night congressional district. the candidates have been underway for 10 minutes or so. republican mark harris and pat mccready. mr. mccready: we need to come together as democrats and republicans to

we have thomas patrick barber to the united states district judge for the middle district of florida. wendy williams berger united states district judge for the middle district of florida, corey mays, mr. mays has been nominated to the president for the u.s. district court, northern district of alabama. rodney smith to united states district judge for the southern district of florida and thomas kent weather. the second to the united states district judge for the northern district judge of florida. we will turn to opening statements. you each have five minutes if you go over, you won't get taste or anything. >> good morning. i am honored and humbled to be here and participate in the advice and consent process given to us by the constitution. i want to thank chairman grassley, ranking manner feinstein, and her -- and you chairman kennedy for giving us a hearing. i want to thank the president for nominating me and i would like to especially thank our home state senators, nelson and rubio for all of their help and the help of their staff in this process. you may know from florida, we have

calls, "diversion." 66% of all the oxycodone in florida came from just one company: mallinckrodt, one of the country's largest opioid suppliers. florida statebetween 2008 and 2012, the company flooded the state with pain pills. >> aronberg: mallinckrodt sent 500 million oxycodone pills to the state of florida, a state with a population of 20 million people. we're talking about enough pills to give every resident of florida 25 oxycodone pills. >> whitaker: how is that possible? >> aronberg: i mean, you're talking about enough pills to create an entire state of addicts. >> whitaker: internal justice department documents, obtained by "60 minutes," reveal that "mallinckrodt's own data on barry schultz indicated that he was purchasing large amounts of oxycodone in a suspicious pattern indicating diversion." yet, the company kept shipping the drugs to the distributor it knew was supplying schultz. the company's behavior was so flagrant, it triggered a d.e.a. investigation led by jim rafalski. >> whitaker: so what role does mallinckrodt play in this opioid crisis? >> rafalski: they're responsible. >> whitaker: they are responsible. >> rafalski: it

florida right now. there are some political ramifications down there to the senate race. how do you gauge that? >> the governor's race and senate race in florida are incredibly tight. florida is the most competitive statestently in the nation. i would slightly rather be the democrats in florida for governor and senate because it is shaping up to be a nationally democratic leaning year, but as races are very close. if we wake up the day after the election and republicans have held the governorship and won the senate seat, i don't think we should be shocked. scott'shink governor reaction to this is going to indicate whether he is the next senator from the state of florida. it is that simple. david: thank you. chris wilson and kyle kondik. up, presidential historian michael beschloss talks to us about how presidents have determined how to take the nation to war and what those decisions can tells about how we do with current geopolitical conflict. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: you are watching balance of power. i am given westin. one of the most important decisions a president can make is whether to go to war or how to avoid a war. president trump claimed on 60 minutes that the u.s. and north korea would hav

we're in florida — where the sun is shining and the polls are already open for early voting. it's the statehat can decide elections — and hispanic voters could be the key to democrats taking back control of congress on november 6th. a quarter of florida's population is hispanic — they are being wooed by both republicans and democrats. the final result may well depend on whether this group turns up at the polls. why are you voting this time and you didn't last time? because it matters. cctv footage from turkey suggests saudi arabia sent a body double to stand in forjamal khashoggi after he disappeared — it points to a carefully planned operation.? also on the programme: the united nations says more than 7,000 people are headed to the states in migrant caravans. president trump says he will start cutting off foreign aid to guatemala, honduras and el salvador over the crisis. the british prime minister theresa may says she's prepared to "explore every possible option" to reach a deal with brexit talks and addressed the concern about the violent language used against her. hitch a lift at the si

the suspect now behind bars. police caught a serial bombmaker in the state of florida who allegedly targeted prominent democrats. >> authorities say one fingerprint on one of the packages led them to this man, 56-year-old cesar sayoc in south florida. he is now linked to at least 14 explosive devices intercepted across the u.s. since monday. >> police also impounded his white van, that van covered with pro trump imagery as you see here. and negative images of many of his intended targets. here is everything we know so far from drew griffin. >> reporter: authorities have a suspect in custody they say is responsible for at least a dozen package bombs discovered all

hurricane michael has made landfall on the gulf coast of florida, in the united states, with winds ofrges surrounding the fate of the missing saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, president trump says he's asked top saudi officials for answers let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times is leading on the imf‘s growth forecasts which say that japan's economy will grow 1.1% this year. the straits times is leading on what it says is singapore's ‘most ambitious aviation project', the changi east venture which will include the construction of a new passenger terminal at the airport. the south china morning post looks at the new policies unveiled by hong kong's leader carrie lam which include plans to improve education and housing. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? a car racing series specifically for women is to be set up. the w series, as it will be known, will begin in 2019, and is meant to offer a pathway for women to compete in formula 1. no woman has raced in a grand prix since 1976 — though there have been female test drivers. and there's

the economy. >> yeah, no doubt about it. when you look at florida, you can look at florida as a microcosm of the united states. you have in south florida a lot of immigration and hispanic influence up there. up the coast, there is different typography and industry and what have you. so you are absolutely right. health care and the economy and immigration on top of the minds of floridians. i have to tell you, this is one of the races where everybody in the state really seems to be tuned into, fred. >> right. we just saw former vice president joe biden campaigning in nevada. he will be stumping for bill nelson in florida coming up as well. mark preston, thank you so much. appreciate it. president trump is hoping his mid-term campaign push will secure republicans the votes they need to hold control of congress. he is sticking to talking points that work for his base and driving home one very clear message. >> the choice could not be more clear. democrats produce mobs. republicans produce jobs. this november when you're voting, vote for the jobs, not for the mobs. just do it. the choice for every american could not

joining us now, the florida state fire marshal, jimmy petronis, also the state cfo, overseeing urban search and rescue teams. he's joining us from panama city. he's a native from there. thanks so much for joining us. you arrived in the disaster zone last night. tell us what you're seeing on the ground. >> well, what i'm standing in front of right now is my junior high school i went to. i played basketball in that gymnasium. i was in shop class right next to it. and it's no more. and this is just a snapshot of what panama city is like. it's -- panama city and lynn haven, mexico beach, apalachicola, has been scraped off the map. >> tell us a little bit more, jimmy, about the equipment search and rescue teams are using to try to find people who still might be trapped in the rubble. >> sure. so right now we've got miami-dade task force here, along with lee county and jacksonville and louisiana. we've got these urban search and rescue teams, 1, 800 men and women searching house to house. they have been on the ground since 9:00 wednesday night. florida department of transportation clearing

the infrastructure. we will continue working with our state, local and federal partners to get there. to that end, i need to say thank you to the national guard and the state of florida, alabama and georgia for their help yesterday and helping to get red cross personnel and resources to where it was needed most. to those of you looking to reconnect with their families, may i suggest you try the red cross website, go to your web browser, type in safe and well. it's a free website that allows you to connect or leave a message for your loved one. if you have a smart device, you can register as well. all you have to do is text the word safe. and then the number 78876. >> thank you. next from the salvation army is colonel matthews. >> good morning. salvation army continues to render assistance as it can. there have been references to the infrastructure that's been damaged and we are slowly following those who are clearing roads into areas with 48 mobile feeding kitchens. each one of those is capable of 1,500 meals a day or more and the aggregate total of 72,000 meals per day. we have not ceased to be involved in puerto rico or in the recovery after florence at the same ti

we have thomas patrick barber to be the united states district judge for the middle district of florida. wendy williams burger, united states district judge for the middle district of florida. corey langdon -- is it mays? he's been nominated by the president for the northern district of alabama. rodney smith, the united states district judge of the southern district of florida, and thomas kent weatherall, did i say that right? [ inaudible ] >> the second to be united states district judge for the northern district of florida. we'll turn to opening statements. you each have five minutes if you go over, you won't get tased or anything. >> well, good morning. i'm honored and humbled to be here with you all today to participate in the advice and consent process given to us by the constitution. i want to thank chairman grassley, ranking member feinstein, you, senator kennedy, for presiding today and all of the members of the judiciary committee and your staff for giving us a hearing. i appreciate that very much. i want to thank the president for nominating me, obviously, and i would like to

headlines at 11:00pm: the most powerful storm in decades to hit the south—east of the united states has made landfall in floridathe sheer power of hurricane michael has started to hurl itself against the florida panhandle now. it is causing some devastation. some powerlines are already down. routes have been destroyed. —— roofs. the democratic unionist party's ten westminster mps plan to vote down the budget later this month if theresa may crosses the party's red lines on brexit. the uk's highest court has ruled that a belfast bakery did not break the law when it refused to ice a cake with the slogan "support gay marriage", a message they profoundly disagreed with. also coming up: the winner of a major architectural prize has been announced. the european headquarters of bloomberg in the city of london wins the the royal institute of british architects' best new building award. cracking down on dirty money in britain. the woman who spent £16 million at harrods in a decade is told to prove where her wealth came from, in the first case of its kind. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking another look at the papers with