>> yes. >> reporter: 400 miles south of tallahassee in parkland, florida, near miami, a friend forwarded frank. >> i said to frank, did you hear this story? i'm going to start crying. he said, yeah. i didn't tell you because i knew you would get upset. >> reporter: that is because the spenas are bull terrier owners, but more importantly, they love this particular breed. >> we've always had an affinity for bull terriers. that's the breed that we love and they're special. >> reporter: they got their first bull terrier crunchy in 1992 followed by diesel and a few years ago they adopted dallas. >> when we saw trooper, it was kind of relighting that same fire. we saw this dog. we know he needs -- he needs help. >> reporter: so they applied, but there was one major hurdle. frank. you see, trooper is weary of men because of his past trauma, and the humane society wasn't sure it was going to work out. >> so i said, well, how about if we get in a car and drive 7 1/2 hours to tallahassee and i'll show you what 33 years of bull terrier dad does. so we did that, and when we got there, they let him l

and as far south as tallahassee, mid 50s.f days. especially into next week, the 50s return to new york. we've got 60s for nashville. if you were just getting used to the wintry weather, don't, because it will feel more like spring by next week. >> at least a brief warmup. thank you so much. have a good weekend. >>> next up here, we'll bring you the very latest on the race for dnc chair as five democrats line up to try and take over that position. we'll bring you the candidates next. with your weight? same. discover the power of wegovy®. with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds. and some lost over 46 pounds. and i'm keeping the weight off. i'm reducing my risk. wegovy® is the only weight-management medicine proven to reduce risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart disease and obesity. don't use wegovy® with semaglutide or glp-1 medicines, or in children under 12. don't take if you or your family had mtc, men 2, or if allergic to it. tell your prescriber if you are breastfeedin

historically black college in tallahassee, florida. david: were your parents teachers there? dr.ayden: yes, my father had been recruited to start the strings department at the school. he was a classically trained violinist. my mom was a pianist. she was his accompany asked many times -- accompanist many times. they went to florida, they'd never been to a historical black college. they were from illinois. it was a totally different experience for them. david: let me ask how you got out of florida because you were born and raised there, but where did you go to college? dr. hayden: there was a little byway. my dad didn't buy the jazz bug -- got bitten by the jazz bug. he went to new york. i ended up going to high school and then college in chicago. david: you went to college where? dr. hayden: roosevelt university and university of chicago. david: you got a phd in library sciences at the university of chicago. are there many library schools anymore? the one at the university of chicago no longer exists, are there still library schools around the united states? dr. hayden: there are

a historically black college in tallahassee, florida. david: were your parents teachers there? dr.ayden: yes, my father had been recruited to start the string department at that school. he was a classically-trained violinist. string instruments. he was there. my mom was a pianist. she was his accompanist many times. they went down there. they had never been to florida. they'd never been to a historical black college. they were from springfield, illinois. my dad. and champaign, illinois, my mom. it was a totally different experience for them. david: let me ask how you got out of florida, because you were born there and raised there, but where did you go to college? dr. hayden: there was a little byway there. my dad got bitten by the jazz bug. we moved to new york city so he could pursue that. parents got divorced, because my mom did not get bitten by that bug, so we returned to their home states of illinois. i ended up going to high school and then college in chicago. david: you went to college ultimately where? dr. hayden: roosevelt university and university of chicago. david: you

tallahassee. gainesville, right at the freezing mark. right above freezing in columbia, atlanta. we're going to be really cold once again in the east. temperatures well below normal. 10 to 15 degrees below normal. and out to the west is the flip side. temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal. keeping it chilly on wince.edne. what does that mean for christmas inockefeller r of suns. the soutest, temperatures in the 70s and 80s. 81 in phoenix. that's your tuesday forecast. >> okay, we'll be ready for it, thanks, michelle. >>> it was a shootout at 5,280 feet on monday night football. the broncos opened the third quarter with a 93-yard touchdown with a response of a score by jerry jeudy. denver's defense came up in the clutch. >> as he was headed out-of-bounds, here's a pick! intercepted! >> mcmillan intercepted jameis winston for the broncos' second pick six of the game. denver keeps their playoff hopes alive. >>> coming up, the comedy superstars closing out snl for 2024. and "early today" is back in a and "early today" is back in a minute ♪♪ when the day comes and you are down ♪♪

right around the freezing mark or at the freezing mark in gainesville, tallahassee. 37 in waycross. 36 in atlanta. and we are looking at split temperatures. if you look to the west, you notice temperatures five to 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. dodge city, 55 degrees. that seven degrees above normal. but that jet stream is so far to the south in portions of the east. so we are cold once again. well below normal for this time of year. midwest. 28 28 degrees in great bay. 50 in oklahoma city. that's your tuesday forecast. >> lots to cover. thanks michelle. >>> coming up, a tough health update for elton john after a battle with an eye infection. battle with an eye infection. we're back in 60 seconds. ♪♪ when the day comes and you are down ♪♪ ♪♪ in a river of trouble and about to drown ♪♪ ♪♪ just hold on, i'm comin' ♪♪ ♪♪ hold on, i'm comin' ♪♪ [background chatter and laughter] jen loved her gain hibiscus hula flings. until brad moved in and brought along a few new exciting additions. and they discovered that whenhey mixed their scents. ♪♪ they were more than just soulmates

you even when i was reading tallahassee code six, all of these incredible authors just allowed me to again see the world with new eyes and really think about how i could put these ideas and theories practice. gloria adam, growing up, did you go to bookstores? you go to the library. how'd you do? oh, you know, i actually i went to bookstores sometimes with my parents, but i lived in the library, you know i would go to the bookstore. so the library. and pick out ten books at a time. i would sit with my little brother and we would just live there after school, especially if mom was working late. the librarians news by name there would, you know, bless librarians really bless them because i had so many questions and they would entertain all my questions. and i grew up in the d.c. area. i went to the arlington library, went to the library of congress. i went to so many places because i knew it was a a safe space for me to explore. and also it was just like a civic minded place. you know, there's not a lot of places young people can sit and hang out for free. and the library is of them. so

below freezing in tallahassee. montgomery 33. gainesville, that's just one degree above freezing. we're looking at really cold temperatures once again. the clipper system is only going to reenforce the cold air. just 36 degrees today in cleveland. that is six degrees below what is typical this time of year. temperatures well below normal, only in the teens in bismarck and minneapolis. 19 degrees in minneapolis. that's 11 degrees below what is typical for this time of year. it will be a chilly night for the christmas in rockefeller center but pretty. we're looking at temperatures in the 40s but feeling more like the 30s. that's a look at the big wther story ofea teens in portioning the plains. 19 in fargo. that's your wednesday forecast. >> okay, we'll be prepared to blast those heaters. >>> a chef from northern ireland had his van stolen with pies filled with steak, ale, turkey and butternut squash. the pie van was stolen the night before they were to be sold at a nearby christmas market. police found a van abandoned with false license plates and the pies destroyed. >>> we're back

what are the is really saying about the attack in tallahassee as well. so i'll be attacking tel aviv a picked a school scott, this school building in the i'm up gun area and central israel, according to authority, is there the building sustained very heavy damage and that school will be closed in definitely until further assessment is conducted and repairs are conducted this was not a, a spur of the moment to kind of attack for israel. this has been signed and there was a lot of talk, especially after the fall of the side. really, that is there a must take very decisive action against the whole fees in yemen. and so there was planning for this. there was approval by the highest echelons of political and military power in israel for a decisive attack. as the statements of them is really military said targeting specifically according to the as rarely army ports and the energy infrastructure that was used by the who sees according to these really are me for military purposes for the update. thank so much no dave horace in amman, the the full $138.00 days of

tallahassee at 27 degrees. huntsville into the mid 20s as well. parts of the carolinas as well. wilmington wake up to 22 degrees this morning. now, we've got some changes on the way. it will be a bit of a roller coaster ride temperatures over the next couple days. still this afternoon, we get warmer in some of those regions. 60s in tallahassee. 39 degrees in new york. these numbers are below normal for this time of year. but look back to the west. we have kansas city running 13 degrees above normal, into the mid 50s. even chicago warmer than they should be with the low 40s. that starts to spread east as we get into tomorrow. your sunday 46 degrees in detroit. we have 50s for indianapolis. huntington into the mid 50s as well. and temperatures across parts of the plains 60 degrees for lincoln. more than 20 degrees above where we should be for early december across this region. then that starts to work its way a little closer to the east coast. we've got tuesday looking into the low 50s in new york city. mid 50s by wednesday. we've got mid f 60s for

can we run the the award winning writer and journalist and author tallahassee. coast is best known for his work fighting systemic racism and any quality inside of the united states. but now he's entered the conversation on israel and palestine. in his new book, the message culture specs on portions of brace, identity, colonialism, and the politics of writing in separate trips to senegal, south carolina, and is really occupying power star. so what insight can one of america's most prominent writers offer on this consulate? and why has he entered this conversation? now? earlier i went to new york to speak to town that has the codes and upfront special . the title has it goes, welcome to upfront. thank you back. so dimitra credits, this is your 1st non fiction book in 7 years. mm hm. there's a way that it's the perfect move it, but it also way that so incredibly, an opportune moment in the sense that when in middle of a genocide and gaza. yeah. and you're writing a really intense and i would say smart critique of these really occupation when you started writing that as a, did you anticipa

earlier i went to new york to speak to tallahassee coats and upfront special. the title has it goes, welcome to upfront. thank you, matt. so good to meet your brother. this is your 1st non fiction book in 7 years. mm hm. there's a way that it's the perfect move it, but it also way that so incredibly, an opportune moment in the sense that when in middle of a genocide and gaza. yeah. and you're writing a really intense and, and i was a smart critique of these really occupation when you started writing that as a, did you anticipate that kind of response me now? i mean, i knew it was going to be a lot of blow back. okay. i knew that there was just no way the day is when i was over there. and it wasn't just occupation it in this is i think like way is really high for you. i think this is the hard life. if you go to the people, because you can understand that this occupation a part i don't know last night because i think you understand that is unjust. but when you get to the root sort of state, like and you start saying, i don't know if there should be as most states

tallahassee, the windchill at 36 right now.he west of the jet stream where it's up to the north, you can see temperatures way above average, double nickels from rapid city, denver, amarillo. temperatures way below normal for boston, d.c., birmingham all the way down to tallahassee today. tomorrow you'll see that warm wedge of air starting to make its way east. in the meantime, temperatures still way below average. then they will start to warm up as erin mentioned. here comes that next clipper that's going to bring a reenforcement of cold air and probably some more lake-effect snow. we have lake-effect snow warnings for ohio, pennsylvania, new york, winter storm warnings right near os wee go. we're talking another foot of the tug hill plateau between watertown and syracuse. bradford p.a. to erie could be a half foot or more. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. d thanks mom give the gifts that show you get them. welcome to your walmart. look at the golden gate bridge. all beautiful and clear, but we

temperatures around the freezing mark in tallahassee, atlanta 34. tuscaloosa, below freezing right now at 30 degrees. we're going to keep it cool, too, jonathan, the eastern half of the nation 5, 10, 15 degrees below what is typical for this time of year and get used to it, it will be here for the whole week. >> michelle, thank you so much. >>> next up here, we go back to politics and as he fills his incoming administration with loyalists, president-elect trump taps two of his inlaws for key foreign policy jobs. we'll go over those new additions when way too early comes right back. hundreds on car insurance with liberty mutual. customize and sa— (balloon doug pops & deflates) and then i wake up. and you have this dream every night? yeah, every night! hmm... i see. (limu squawks) only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪ ♪ same. discover the power of wegovy®. with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds. and some lost over 46 pounds. and i'm keeping the weight off. i'm reducing my risk. wegovy® is the only weight-management medicine pro

. >> my fellow floridians have asked me to eye the governor's mansion in tallahassee. maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in congress. it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. >> house johnson opposed releasing the support because gaetz quit congress. >> time is important gerald to maintain. massive resources and power and we don't want to be using it against people who are. >> ethics committee has a mixed record about mixing reports about people who left. some g.o.p. members put little creed against in the report. democrats were appalled to publication. >> what he can be held accountable for under as a member ever the house, we all pledged to hold ourself to a higher ethics center but includes not breaking state laws. so, the house ethics committee has found all these things i said to be true. >> now, gaetz concedes he partied too hard and did too much womanizing but claims he is now reformed; however, worries about these explosive charges is what forced gaetz to drop his bid for attorney genera

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you know, for most people -- by the way, speaking of cold, one quick factoid tallahassee, florida thisdegrees. so it did get cold even down in the sunshine state. will: it is cold there. we preecialght you mike thank you for standing on snow for couple of days for us. thanks mike. rachel: he's right in wisconsin that's just -- you know, saturday. sunday -- tuesday, i mean but that -- polar vortex i lived through that too in northern wisconsin. and that was awful. joey: cold weather why they didn't play so well last night. will: turn to additional headlines start here, police charging a man with first-degree murder outside chicago the suspect has a lengthy wrap sheet that includes several arrests for battery to a police officer among others. he's accused of firing at officers after they confronted him while responding to call about a man leaving a bank. park detected alan died after the exchange he was 40 years old. home in connecticut bursts into flames after firefighters say a person tried frying turkey in the garage. officials say it took them 16 hours to extinguish the blaze. house

i, the governor's mansion in tallahassee.aybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in congress it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate. join some of those folks now. >> his comments follow the u.s. house ethics report committee on matt gaetz, which is expected to be released in the coming hour. the report concludes a years long probe into numerous allegations against gaetz, including sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and bribery. gaetz has denied all of it and called the investigation a witch hunt. we have reported earlier the committee secretly voted to release its report before the end of this congress. two u.s. navy pilots are lucky to be alive after their fighter jet was shot down over the red sea on saturday. cnn's julia benbrook now reports on what we know so far. >> there are still a lot of questions and a full investigation is underway, but u.s. central command is calling

. >> the governor's mansion in tallahassee. >> maybe special counsel to go after the insider tradingmy former colleagues in congress it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate and join some of those folks rubio's seat is vacant after being picked to be trump's secretary of state, and the exact timing of when this report will be released monday is still unknown. >> brian abel, cnn washington. >> now, the independent senator joe manchin, sending nearly 15 years being in the senate in washington and is not holding out as he leaves. senator manchin notably left the democratic party earlier this year. he's registered as an independent, and now he's unloading on his former party. he's claiming their brand has become toxic. our manu raju sat down with the west virginia senator to clarify why manchin feels that way. >> the brand got so bad the d brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of it's just it's toxic. >> i'm going to help every human being pursue the pursue the happiness

i, the governor's mansion in tallahassee. maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in congress. it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate and join some of those folks. >> a couple of ideas floated there. rubio's seat is vacant after being picked to be trump's secretary of state. as of now, gaetz does have a job lined up. he was recently announced as an anchor of an own show that's set to begin in january. the exact timing of when this ethics report will be released tomorrow is still unknown. fred. >> all right, brian abel, thank you so much. all right. i want to bring in now cnn senior political analyst ron brownstein. ron, great to see you. happy holidays. happy, right. president elect trump, you know, vowing to shake up a whole lot of things in his first beginning with his first day in office. this was quite the wish list for 2025. what stands out to you? >> well, by the way, firs

i, the governor's mansion in tallahassee, maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for myormer colleagues in congress. it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate and join some of those folks. >> rubio's seat is vacant after being picked to be trump's secretary of state, and the exact timing of when this ethics report will be released monday is still unknown. brian abel, cnn washington. >> several members of the same family have been killed in an israeli airstrike in central gaza on saturday, according to the hospital, who says at least 11 people died when the house was targeted. we've reached out for comment from israel's military. now, overall, gaza's health ministry is saying more than 45,000 palestinians have been killed since israel's offensive started last year. we can't independently confirm that number. the humanitarian crisis across gaza is worsening, with food prices rising dramatically. these are the videos of the chaos at an ngo facility in central gaza. pe

. >> i, the governor's mansion in tallahassee, maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in congress it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate and join some of those folks. >> now, we are expecting this report to be released tomorrow. but when? tomorrow? that is still an open question, jessica. >> all right. brian abel, thanks so much for that. winter storms, staffing shortages, just a few of the pitfalls facing holiday travelers this week. how you can plan a detour around those travel roadblocks here in the cnn newsroom can't fool myself. >> it was the most exciting time in the world. >> his life had extremely joyful moments and some really difficult moments. >> you only come across an artist like luther vandross once in a lifetime. >> luther. >> never too much new year's day on. >> everyone's running to subway for three. all new spicy footlongs. wait, subway did what? that's right. they're bringing the heat with creamy sriracha, jalapenos

look at this mobile panama city, tallahassee all looking at freeze alerts in effect. and again, some cases, those temperatures are going to drop even more. take atlanta for example. every single one of the next seven days is below average but look at those morning temperatures in the 20s. not just once, but several days in a row. and you see that secondary dip take place on tuesday as that reinforced cold air comes back in again. and it's not just them. even northern cities. look at new york again looking at those temperatures well below where they should be. same thing can be said for cincinnati. chicago pittsburgh. so many cities across the country got to warm that car up in the morning now, can't say we haven't been warned. >> alison thanks. >> a major staffing move from president elect donald trump, who has tapped loyalists kash patel to lead the fbi. that would leave christopher wray out of a job with three years left on his current ten year term. if patel is confirmed, wray would either have to resign or be fired. >> patel first rose to prominence in trump's orb

my fellow floridians have asked me to i the governor's mansion in tallahassee. maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in congress. it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate and join some of those folks. >> so does this report change that? my first source tonight is cnn crime and justice correspondent katelyn polantz. thank you so much for being here, caitlin, on this christmas eve eve. can you walk us through the pages and pages of evidence that the committee found that they say backs up their report? >> yes, sarah, that evidence that the committee is putting out there, not just in narrative form as part of this report that's about 40 pages long, but also in appendices that they've attached there, showing things like text messages where matt gaetz is asking women to bring him drugs. they're showing volumes of payments on payment platforms like venmo, cash app, paypal showing women being paid hundreds of dollars from

i, the governor's mansion in tallahassee, maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for myormer colleagues in congress it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate. enjoyed some of those folks lance, your reaction? >> i mean, would would running for rubio's senate seat be a good idea, given what we might see, expect to see in this report a little later today? >> i'm i can't i'm not here to make predictions about what matt gaetz is going to do next. that's certainly up to him. if he wants to run for office. he's he's entitled to do it. i just want to go back to this ethics thing real quick. and i just want to know he's he's denied criminal wrongdoing. and while acknowledging that some of his behavior wasn't quite, uh, appropriate, probably for a member of congress or anybody out there. but my issue has always been and still remains with this ethics committee. i'm not sure why they wanted to release this report. now, for a former member of congress, it has been their polic

what he had spent during the revolution and a land grant near present day tallahassee, florida. he kept the money. he did not move to florida. he sold off that land. so unfortunately, he did not have a permanent american address. for all the mutual love between lafayette and america that the tour left behind, it would take some time before americans would formally honor him with citizenship. while the states of maryland and virginia gave lafayette honorary citizenship prior to the ratification of the constitution, congress did not make the necessary measures on a national level until 2002, when the joint resolution was signed by president george w bush in august of that year, lafayette posthumously became only the sixth person to have ever had that honor. 200 years later, though, lafayette still has the ability to draw crowds. and i think the presence in this room tonight is proof enough of that. and although he was not an american statesman, his selfless assistance during the war alongside his relationship with george washington, raised him to a status that very few achieved. h

. >> i, the governor's mansion in tallahassee, maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading my former colleagues in congress it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate and join some of those folks now, the exact timing of when the ethics report will be released tomorrow, that is still unknown. >> jessica. >> brian. we'll keep an eye on it. thanks so much for that reporting. straight ahead. more on our breaking news. how new york police say technology and the public helped them find a suspect accused of lighting a woman on fire on the subway. on new year's eve. >> live with anderson and andy. live coverage starts at eight on cnn see? time for 36. >> hanging up. hang it up and you ought to be glad you. good girls are go bad. >> you were made to chase your passions. >> we were made to put them in a package do your dry eyes still feel gritty? >> rough? or tired? with my bow, eyes can feel my bow, yeah. my bow is the only prescription dry eye drop that forms a protective lay

i the governor's mansion in tallahassee. maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in congress it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate and join some of those folks. >> he's getting applause. yes, now, seeing this report, karen, it does look, this brings forth an important question that everyone, everyone needs to ponder, which is, is this type of behavior. disqualifying anymore for someone in public office? >> it's a really important question. obviously, the charges against donald trump, for example, where it was he was found liable for sexual abuse. >> i think i got that right, but still also found guilty. >> and a convicted felon on other completely different charges and other cases that we'll never know the answer to. >> now. i mean, there there does there is a question. >> is there any means, is there any, you know, line that once you cross, you should not be eligible to run f

. >> my fellow floridians have asked me to eye the governor's mansion in tallahassee, maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in congress. >> it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate and join some of those folks. >> so is he floating, running for future office? do you think that's serious? what does that say about whether he'll ever face any accountability? >> well, i think it speaks to the state of affairs that we're in right now. we continue to go back to the fact that we just elected someone who was convicted of sexual assault. why should matt gaetz feel as if he's not entitled to a seat in the united states senate, representing the state of florida? why shouldn't he feel that there is a place for him politically in this country with the highest office in the land? it will be occupied by a person convicted of sexual assault. i think it's worth repeating, and it feels also as if his venture is attempted. venture into the office of attorney gen

look at all of these freeze alerts that go all the way down to the gulf coast mobile, pensacola tallahasseety all under those freeze alerts to show you how far south that cold air goes and also the fact that it's going to be here for a very long time. look at a southern city like atlanta, 55 today. you're looking at a high of only 43 on tuesday. but also look at all of those mornings over the next week where the low temperature is going to be in the 20s. you get into some of those atlanta suburbs, the teens not out of the question. and even new york they will spend every single one of the next seven days below where they normally would be. to start off december. >> good news. chinchar is what they call you. i mean, just bringing all the good news, freezing temperatures, snow bright spot of the morning. thank you so much. all right. president biden is preparing for what could very well be the final international trip of his presidency. coming up, why the president is heading to angola. >> plus, there are renewed calls for a hostage release deal after hamas released a propaganda video showing

. >> my fellow floridians have asked me to eye the governor's mansion in tallahassee. >> maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in congress. >> it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate and join some of those folks at any other moment. >> shermichael in history, you would say after a report like this, that person probably doesn't have much of a future in politics. i take what matt gaetz was saying there quite seriously. what do you see about his future down in florida in elected politics? >> yeah, i think maybe he may run for governor. >> i'm not exactly sure if desantis would appoint him to the senate. i think the governor is probably eyeing a couple other individuals. but look, you know, i think there could be a point to be made about what mr. gaetz just experienced. i don't know if you recall the reporting a couple of years ago that suggested that there was a secret slush fund of funds in congress that they would sort of issue out to a s

. >> my fellow floridians have asked me to eye the governor's mansion in tallahassee. >> maybe special counsel, to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in congress it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate and join some of those folks dave weigel, what is the future here? >> because and we will dig more into the details of the report. but and kind of trump's era, of which we are now fully ensconced in for a second time, probably more so than the first. these types of of of allegations, these types of reports don't end someone's career like they may have ten years ago. >> no, you just said it. the context he's operating in is a donald trump loyalist who wants to abide by the same rules and lack of punishments that donald trump has abided by. >> the bar is very low for a career ending information. if you are a donald trump loyalist, if you're not, it can. it can be a little bit different. but if you are, you look at hunter biden and when you saw republicans referri

even given me a few suggestions, my fellow floridians have asked me to i the governor's mansion in tallahassee, maybe special counsel to go after the insider- trading from my former colleagues in congress, it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate, maybe i will run for marco rubio's seat and join some of those folks. >> republican senator marco rubio is leaving his seat in florida after he was tapped by president-elect trump to become secretary of state in the upcoming administration. in this report for gaetz, some of the text messages that were released yesterday from gaetz and some of the women involved are far too explicit and graphic to discuss on television but it overall paints a damning picture of behavior for someone who, a month or so back, donald trump thought was fit to serve as the united states attorney general. >> you are right, the report was quite damning, and it was kind of expected. some of the broader pieces had leaked prior to the release prior to the report. it was clear that he was accused of having sexual misconduct with an underage woman tho

and tallahassee at 25, guys. and that's just the beginning of an onslaught of cold air, which we'll look at a little bit later. >> all right, al. thank you. >>> this morning new questions are being raised about pete hegseth, president-elect trump's embattled choice for defense secretary facing an uphill battle from senators. trump is considering possible replacements at the pentagon. peter alexander is on the story for us. hey, peter. good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you. support for president-elect trump's pete hegseth's support may be wearing thin following a series of allegations about his character. the latest, as you know, focuses on whether hegseth drank excessively with former fox news colleagues shares their thoughts. the trump transition team is publicly standing behind him as the president and his team are considering possible alternatives. this morning, his pentagon pick's pete hegseth's troubles, president trump may be considering other options, two sources familiar with the situat

hey steve andre tallahassee florida dropped to 25 degrees this morning. >> well i know that's north,ery cold. and normally you get 30s but 24 is really, really cold. i was in atlanta just a few days ago. was in the 30s. >> you're not used to that anymore? >> not anymore. no, i'm here now. >> all right. it is mild gasia. as mentioned, the afternoons are nice. they are? that is true. a lot of haze, though. around the edges you get what's called the inversion. just traps everything below it. 40s, 50s. on the temps. 30s for a while, but you know, nothing new there. hazy december 4th. no doubt about it. warmest temps will be towards san jose down to santa clara valley, santa cruz, capitola, but oakland yesterday at 70 for a record high. nothing happening for probably 8 to 10 days. so another cold one. hazy sunshine mild. there's still a slight offshore breeze in them. there. hills should be 59. 61 will be 65 to 70 today. all right. sal castaneda is here. i know we have better news on the peninsula. you want to start somewhere else this time? yeah. >> no. let's go right there. steve. north

my fellow floridians have asked me to eye the governor's mansion in tallahassee. maybe special counsel to go after the insider trading for my former colleagues in congress. it seems i may not have had enough support in the united states senate. maybe i'll just run for marco rubio's vacant seat in the united states senate, enjoyed some of those folks folks and my friend steve bannon and others have suggested that i return to the house of representatives on january third. but i would remind steve, when he got out of prison he didn't punch a guard on the way out for the moment, i'll enjoy being one of you. it was james madison who said that the most powerful position in america would not be congressman or senator or even president, but that of citizen because we put such an obligation on the citizenry to ignite the patriotism that the country needs. does it feel good just to be here today? i mean, something about november fifth, waking up november six, the air just felt better, didn't it? i mean, so i want to say hello, america. hello to my flag waving patriots that

tallahassee, florida. the line for independents. caller: good morning.mer president and the president-elect today have criticized the press, criticized law enforcement, criticized that there is no true information. and, he has a lot of followers, as you can contest, in the election. and, i think it is well, what i wanted to say is not the right word. it is a shame that he continues to desecrate the press and say the news is not true and everything. i can remember adolph hilter, very little though. he took the press as i understand it away from the people. the true meaning of -- and that is how hitler got where he would control germany. anyway. it is just a sad commentary, because it is relentless how the former president and president-elect just bashes the press almost every day, as i understand it. guest: yes. i completely agree that it is a concern, a major concern. and we are worried that it is filtering down, and it is creating a climate that is very hostile to reporters. not just at the national level, but in communities across the country that repo

tallahassee, florida. the line for independents. caller: good morning.mer president and the president-elect today have criticized the press, criticized law enforcement, criticized that there is no true information. and, he has a lot of followers, as you can contest, in the election. and, i think it is well, what i wanted to say is not the right word. it is a shame that he continues to desecrate the press and say the news is not true and everything. i can remember adolph hilter, very little though. he took the press as i understand it away from the people. the true meaning of -- and that is how hitler got where he would control germany. anyway. it is just a sad commentary, because it is relentless how the former president and president-elect just bashes the press almost every day, as i understand it. guest: yes. i completely agree that it is a concern, a major concern. and we are worried that it is filtering down, and it is creating a climate that is very hostile to reporters. not just at the national level, but in communities across the country that repo