your mom is here." >> we know gainesville. gainesville is full of swamps.ent inside, and it was an alligator nearby. and we were not scared at all. we just wanted to find christian. >> the last place that christian was seen was in the gainesville city limits. so we felt it was necessary to turn this over to the gainesville police department. >> i got a telephone call from our lieutenant, and he said that the university of florida police department had a missing student and asked if i would respond to university of florida police department. >> university police department contacted us about christian missing. >> yes. >> we're going to be taking over the investigation. >> pedro seemed to be a young man who was a little bit meek and mild. >> how long have you known christian? >> for four years, all of high school. he's been -- he's been one of my really good friends. i brought him with me into art class. >> what high school did y'all go to? >> doral academy charter high school. >> after interviewing pedro for 15, 20, 30 minutes, he explains the relationship b

it was headed to a different college in gainesville. santa fe. the pitcher plan to take classes there his home in miami. and his graduation neared, or life decisions. erika broke it off with pedro. she did not want a long- distance relationship. and after all, they were just 18 years old. and the big wide world was ahead of them both. >> i wanted him to find someone and fell in love with them and live a normal life. and i did not think he was someone for me. >> reporter: they were barely unpacked and classes to starting, when a sudden change of plans. pedro did not want to be left behind in miami after all. as the fall semester started, he showed up in gainesville as his friend robert remembered. >> you just visited gainesville and that was the intention was just to visit. and then he ended up signing a lease and enrolling for classes in the fall. at santa fe college. >> reporter: maybe there was life after hogwarts for pedro, erika and christian. could differentiate be renewed? survive a foul power move up the interstate from miami. if that was

and even here in gainesville, we're north on i 75. so everyone's coming from tampa down from fort myers will come through here. and we ran out of gas actually 5 days before the hurricane. then we started running out of gas and last night. so the gas yours is extend all the way up into the north central part of the state. so even if you get out of the tampa area was there's a lot of people to 3000000 people in the tampa bay area trying to get gas and head north where there's has definitely been a shortage. and when you do find gas, there are long lines as people are waiting to get gas and again, truckers still trying to get into the state for your gas, but there is definitely a shortage. so that's one thing that people are running into is where do you find gas? once you leave tampa, you're heading north of the cities along the interstate are running into a gas to or that was major ologist, cindy o quinn in gainesville, florida. this here is nobel prize in physics has been awarded to, to researchers from the us and canada. they were hon

so he spends all longstreet spends the last 30 of his years in gainesville. gainesville, georgia, is 50 miles up the road and, has a lot of interactions here in atlanta. and this this i this is part of it. this is part of his life. i think that his least been understood there is not really made it into the literature. so just tell us if you could. we've got about 10 minutes here to tell us. tell us what we need to know about longstreet in georgia, how he played a role, politics and the federal patronage system. yeah, so it's fascinating so he he's pretty battered by that new orleans experience as you can imagine that all fairly traumatizing so he decides to dislodge from new orleans the turmoil there and he moves to gainesville. you kinfolk in georgia and to sort of start a new life, establish a new political base there and he runs a hotel in gainesville has a small you know sort of farm and homestead on the outskirts of town he remains active in the republican not leading an interracial militia. what he's doing is representing the georgia state republican pa

. >> reporter: to fight the city of gainesville uses mosquito-eating fish and insecticides. dr. heaney wants to arm the medical profession with

so, um, it is a very fragile situation, honestly here, and we don't know how to gainesville react to nearly 2 elements. the new uh, the news of the the resignation apartments already. and the news of the new presidential council that will leave the country. tell us more about this new presidential council. uh, is there already, are there already indications of how things might respond to this as well? um, the formula that was presented in adopted both by the carry com country, the international community and the patient's date of folders was a 7 member presidential council that would lead to 2 elections in the near future. and the gang side himself had demanded the resignation of aria already. but his son clear how they will react to that, that council that doesn't include directly. members that would be affiliated to me . where does all this leave the possibility of an international security force a potentially led by kenya? do you think it's still in the plans? i mean, it's one of the key points discussed by the various stakeholders and the international community yesterday at the

oh, queen, in gainesville, florida. just have destructive notes and will be a what is the, this is the 2nd hurricane in 2 weeks, as you said, and your broadcast and the tampa bay area. we had her change. olean came through. we had 12 desks in the town, the bay area, and we saw storm searches. there were up to 7.2 feet. and now this predictions with hurricane built and we're looking at a storm surge as of 10 to 15 feet across the tampa bay area. just north of tampa all the way down to sarasota saint petersburg and inglewood. so this is a that a pretty this powerful storm as it's been moving across the gulf of mexico. in fact, it has a 5th lowest pressure on record at $897.00, no bars, and it's winds at one time at a 180 miles per hour. we the replacement cycle during the overnight hours and we saw it. we can just a little bit also as a pass, so you can peninsula, the wind speeds are increasing. now they've come to a 155 miles per hour. they are expecting it to get back up to a category fine. and then we can a little bit

. >> marÍa gÓmez pÉrez fue vista por Última vez el 29 de mayo cerca de su casa en la ciudad de gainesvilleos para ayudar. este fin de semana residentes colocaron una pancarta con su fotografÍa en una avenida principal de gainesville con la esperanza de que alguien que pase la vea y ayuda a resolver el caso. cristi vÁsquez dice que tiene dos hijas latinas de 11 y 13 lo que se siente identificada con el caso ya que tranquilamente podrÍa ser una de sus hijas. mientras que este activista dice que que personalizar el caso y que mariano puede convertirse en un nÚmero mÁs. no podemos simplemente decir que se trata de otra niÑa de 13 de guatemala que acaba de desaparecer. los oficiales del condado continÚan investigando las pistas mientras el papÁ de marÍa dice que esta pancarta y el apoyo de la comunidad son una seÑal de esperanza para su familia. >> ustedes nos estÁn apoyando. >> en la oficina del alguacil dijo que los investigadores han recibido pistas de varios estados entre ellos carolina del sur, texas y maryland hasta ahora estas no los han acercado encontrar a marÍa pero la bÚsqueda contin

that's despite the university's orders not to ireland. fisher is on the campus in gainesville. this gives you an example of just how wide spread the fruit tests have been on college campuses and the united states. you've had about the big schools like george washington and columbia in new york. but here is the university of florida right in the center of the statements here to be in protest for weeks. this has become what they call a liberal regions or what people have been sitting out 24 hours a day. since the protests began a number of weeks ago, there had been arrest on the call. it just made things difficult for them. but they are still here, still missing a point. and on the, the, the palestinians commemorate macbook, they felt it was important to be here today for 76 years since then not above rushes, which is basically the initiation of the ethnic cleansing, the genocide of the palestinians. and over the past 7 months, we've seen really the escalation of that with what's happening in the us, what's happening in the ass for the past 7 months amounts to essentially just th

the alliance of gainesville, and the civil war. if i minister i had only did not to the step down and with the international airport close to all flights. he's being stranded in puerto rico. unable to attend to the emergency summit to the group of kind of being nation is known as kind of con, concluded that the trouble of the nation needed new leadership. a multinational secuity for the money. the prime minister apparently got the message and made this statement by my dea last night, the council of ministers agreed to put the transitional presidential council in place. is the members of the account. so will be selected in agreement with different sectors of the national life. they want the, the government time running with the move itself immediately after the establishment of said, council must be yeah, it came shortly after us secretary of state anthony blinking said washington to a double aid to haiti, including another $100000000.00 for an international security force to restore order, we support the plan to create a broad base

desantis reacting to the gainesville university's decision, tweeting, florida is where dei goes to diebut critics say they think the push to end dei comes from a fundamental misunderstanding on what dei really is >> governor desantis sees dei as toxic, people love to think dei is only for african americans, which is not true. it also applies to white women, asian americans, lgbtq, disability students. >> reporter: an nbc news analysis shows gop lawmakers across more than 30 states have introduced measures to either limit or eliminate dei initiatives altogether during this legislative session alone. in texas, a sweeping new ban on dei across all state universities took effect at the start of the new year. while the future is unclear how many other gop-led states will follow suit, one thing is certain, the battle for control over higher ed just beginning. marissa parra, nbc news, gainesville, florida. >>> and we're back in a moment with a history-making journey for this sailor who is breaking barriers at sea. >>> now to an incredible story about history at sea this week the first america

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 ♪♪

. >> reporter: to fight, the city of gainesville uses mosquito-eating fish and insecticides. dr.eaney wants to arm the medical profession with knowledge. >> the second time you get dengue, it can be much more serious. you have a higher risk of getting dengue hemorrhagic fever or dengue septic shock syndrome. >> reporter: information and science, weapons to stop a deadly disease. anne thompson, nbc news, gainesville, florida. >>> and up next for us here tonight, lost and found. the remarkable recovery of a wedding ring a quarter century later. coco . rs ct rok coco . rs ct rok coco nd . ieugs ou vivehtt p10 si ) fo' a yel ng a boat scheduled to be in san francisco next week. we have the details. also, more uc workers walk off >>> finally, a story of love lost and found, along with something else that went missing a quarter of a century ago. here's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: david allen's wedding ring slipped off his finger 25 years ago, right on his brother's dock in georgia. >> and it bounced off the dock and fell in the water. >> reporter: but back then, rescuing it was just n

so places like douglas, brunswick, jacksonville, gainesville, albany. a chilly start. 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 excitin

here in gainesville, families stocking up on sandbags expecting that storm to be headed their way soon, richard and his family following that evacuation order. are you feeling any anxiety right now? >> a little bit, but not too much. just concerned about my home because i'm in a mobile home. there's a lot of trees around it, and this is just one of the emergency operations centers where officials are tracking the storm and shoring up resources like water, emergency meals and sandbags. >> there are also 3000 members of the florida national guard on standby for search and rescue. faith abubey, abc news, gainesville, florida. >> our thanks to faith and our thoughts are with everyone in the storm's path. governor ron desantis says as many as 17,000 linemen will be available for power restoration efforts. >> with more on what to expect from hurricane debbie, here's accuweather's jeff cornish. >> good morning, andrew and rhiannon. we're tracking hurricane debbie into the north side of florida. we're very concerned about a variety of impacts. the storm surge will be a big deal. the flooding r

abc news reporter faith abubey is in gainesville, florida, where people are bracing for flooding. reporter tropical storm debby rolling towards florida. >> the system is expected to strike the big bend region, where the panhandle meets the peninsula. >> it is going to move very slowly across northern florida and southeast georgia, and the result of that is less going to be a wind event at that point than a rain event. it is going to drop a lot of rain across many parts of the state. >> about 10 million people in its path, more than ten inches of rain in some areas expected, along with fears of life threatening flash floods. storm surges potentially as high as ten feet, more than 1600 flights canceled. >> you can prepare as much as you want, and it's just kind of depends on what happens. >> workers in jacksonville clearing potentially hazardous trees. governor ron desantis urging residents to be on alert. >> most deaths from flooding are from individuals who are driving in flooded waters. it only takes one foot of moving water to move a vehicle, so please stay off the road. if a fl

. >> reporter: to fight, the city of gainesville uses mosquito-eating fish and insecticides. dr.any wants to arm the medical profession with knowledge. >> the second time you get dengue, it can be much more serious. you have a higher risk of getting hemorrhagic fever or septic shock syndrome. >> reporter: information and science. weapons to stop a deadly disease. anne thompson, nbc news, gainesville, florida. >>> new developments are coming today in the arrest of pro golfer scottie scheffler. the top-ranked golfer was arrested after alleged ly injuring an officer with his car. he will address the court about the case. and an attorney for scheffler says he will hold a press conference afterward. scheffler as arraignment is not scheduled until next week. the county attorney's office declined to say if the charges are being dropped or if a settlement will be announced. >>> still to come, you can finally hear one of ththe most coveted albums. hear how the wu-tang clan is making its debut. tang clan is making its debut. aya... quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty absorbs spills lik

es todo en vivo en gainesville.ber provocado este accidente mortal es un hombre que ya tenÍa antecedentes criminales, tambiÉn por manejar intoxicado. apenas hace tres dÍas habÍa sufrido precisamente un accidente tras consumir un coctel de drogas. segÚn los registros judiciales, lourdes hurtado estÁ en el lugar en donde estÁ a punto de realizarse esta vigilia. en honor a ellos, lourdes adelante. >> quÉ tal aranza? asÍ es. la asociaciÓn de campesinos de florida organizÓ esta vigilia en honor a todas las vÍctimas de este accidente. si puedes ver algunos de ellos traen cruces blancas con los nombres de aquellos fallecidos. tambiÉn estÁn recaudando fondos para todas las personas que resultaron heridas y para los familiares de todos los trabajadores. por su parte, sabemos que el conductor que fue detenido por este choque contra el autobÚs se presentÓ en corte y se dio a conocer que tiene mÚltiples incidentes tras el volante y a automÓvil accident at least three days prior to this accident. hace tres dÍas estuvo involucrad

abc news reporter faith abubey is in gainesville, florida, where people are bracing for flooding. reporter tropical storm debby rolling towards florida. >> the system is expected to strike the big bend region, where the panhandle meets the peninsula. >> it is going to move very slowly across northern florida and southeast georgia, and the result of that is less going to be a wind event at that point than a rain event. it is going to drop a lot of rain across many parts of the state. >> about 10 million people in its path, more than ten inches of rain in some areas expected, along with fears of life threatening flash floods. storm surges potentially as high as ten feet, more than 1600 flights canceled. >> you can prepare as much as you want, and just kind of depends on what happens. >> workers in jacksonville clearing potentially hazardous trees. governor ron desantis urging residents to be on alert. >> most deaths from flooding are from individuals who are driving in flooded waters. it only takes one foot of moving water to move a vehicle, so please stay off the road. if a flood w

estos fondos incluyen 47 millones de dólares para las utilidades regionales de gainesville y otros 47. nosotros estamos atentos a esto, a los incendios forestales, como el denominado show fire, que ya ha quemado casi 3000 acres en el condado shasta. comenzó hace 5 días y ha provocado órdenes de evacuación porque el fuego ha ido creciend, alimentado por el terreno escabroso y lleno de madera. para tener una perspectiva más cercana, observe esta imagen que nos permite ubicar el fuego y la distancia del lugar donde arde el siniestro y la zona de sacramento. es de esperar que la calidad del aire se vea impactada, así que hay que tomar precauciones en esa zona de la región. marcelo porque vemos que en esta gráfica que nos presentas por acá, el humo ya está presente en la región y puede seguir aumentando en los próximos días. así es, y como se puede apreciar en esa gráfica, fátima y amigos televidentes, aunque está bastante alejado de la región de sacramento y el valle central, fíjense en ese color más azul claro. eso es particulado de humo de ese incendio que se extiende hasta el sur a la

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he led theua county and youth council and member of the met different of gainesville.and he was a believer in education and friend who had the privilege of knowing him. he w married to cynthia moore chestnut and father to six charles chestnut local businessman and daughters pamela janice, ti and and candace. i am grateful for the example. and he will being missed. thank you mr. speaker. i rise today to thank and cannot you late susan crowley from the university of florida. she retired in jans assistant vice president for community relations after 17 years serving the gator nation. her efforts were felt across the last two decades and impact future gator and fostered a community of service and connection through discovery gators volunteer also a program i have been a part of. these programs have educated, and served our neighbors connecting the students with surrounding communities. and a contact between the university of florida local chambers, local governments and spearhead meetings and spearheaded millions of dollars between the tbois and girls club and lupus founda

. >> reporter: to fight the city of gainesville uses mosquito-eating fish and insecticides. dr.y wants to arm the medical profession with knowledge. >> the second time you get dengue, it can be much more serious. you have a higher risk of getting dengue hemorrhagic fever or dengue septic shock syndrome. >> reporter: information and science, weapons to stop a deadly disease. anne thompson, nbc news, gainesville, florida. >>> and up next for us here tonight, lost and found. the remarkable recovery of a wedding ring a quarter century later. found. the remarkable revery of a weddingco anthony: this making you uncomfortable? good. when you've got type 2 diabetes like me, you have up to 4 times greater risk of stroke, heart attack or worse death. even when meeting your a1c goal. discomfort can help you act. i'm not trying to scare you. i'm empowering you... to get real with your health care provider. talk to them about lowering your risk of stroke, heart attack or death. ♪ limu emu... ♪ and doug. (bell ringing) limu, someone needs to customize and save hundreds on car insurance with l

the kind we would see in uh in, in, in gainesville, and turned off the films and ends. although, so minnesota bentonville is uh, highlighting the, this kind of attitude towards the, the life of the palestinians. and the, the lo and that is the more, the, the, the distinction between the value of the life of the palestinian person and the jewish war is rarely person. that's obviously true and, and gaza today with the massive crimes and on things that we've seen. but it's been through in the west bank and elsewhere in palestine for a very long time because this unit that's administered then bill was the dressings . he doesn't form is he didn't train it. he didn't said it's original policies and he's just done the same. the quiet part out loud on, on twitter, me last month as well. just to recap, the idea of shot dead 3 is really hostages inside gals, after mistakenly identifying them a suspected terrorist. you know, such incidents could potentially happen again, couldn't they? if it's really fruits, he'd this latest call, it says october stepson's. many people have been w

>> reporter: there are missing signs up everywhere around gainesvilleful people in maria's communityer every day. they're handing out fliers, asking questions and even are reviewing home surveillance foot an. they say they won't stop until maria is found safe, and investigators say maria's disappearance does not meet the criteria for a levis call, that's georgia's version of an amber alert. anyone with any information at all no matter how small you may if think it is, contact the hall county sheriff's office in gainesville, georgia. back to you. anita: yeah. let's certainly hope they find her soon. thank you so much, madison scarpino, for that live report. griff? griff: coming up, how businesses in california are responding to the state's new $20 an hour minimum wage for food workers. that's next. ♪ if.here ♪ help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need... ...without the stuff you don't. so, here's to now. boost. every day, more dog people are deciding it's time for a fresh approach to pet food. developed with vets. made from real meat and veggies. portioned f

when the tyrants up there on who hang gainesville, cranes, and murder women for not covered their hair, appraising, promoting, and funding you, you have officially become your wants, useful idiots. this has nothing yellows. first visit to the us since the october 7 attacked by a mos on his right and, and he's due to meet the president joe biden on thursday. we'll to get more on this . earlier, i spoke to gerald firestone. these i form a diplomat with the middle east institute in washington dc. i started by asking him what we could learn from netanyahu's speech. frankly, i'm not terribly much. i think that the speech was mostly uh, the prime minister's attempt to defend what israel has done over these past 9 almost 10 months. uh, to not really give any indication of the intersection of any kind of review of the pluses or minuses of is really action. certainly no, a vision of where he wants to go after the guys a conflict or the one thing. he was much more careful this time that he was in 2015 . when he spoke to the congress about the obama administration's efforts to achieve a nuclear a

woman: there was also a shooting incident of two men in gainesville, florida, in 2007 while hernandezversity of florida. gainesville police confirm hernandez was questioned for information, but they say it was only briefly, and he was not a suspect and never charged with anything. so while on the field he was clearly a brilliant player, there were signs of issues off the field in florida. when he was in florida, several of his coaches have said that they were wary when he went back home to connecticut 'cause then he would go back home and hang out with these guys who had drug arrests or they had had problems with the cops. they were afraid something bad would happen. jackson: but the jury wasn't allowed to hear about any of his potential crimes because he wasn't convicted of anything yet. it could have swayed their judgment in what he was accused of doing here. man: the judge will block any mention that hernandez was indicted for two other murders in boston. ♪ wilson: when the verdict came back, people had been waiting for a week. it was a very high-stress moment for all parties invol

but with an i know right, we needed more than 50 percent of the folks around a selection isn't gainesville that also in the program, russia holds a national day of morning following the comfortable massacre. president trojans promises to punish those responsible for the death of maybe 140 people slaves they attacked us, trying to escape to new trade. as the chief denies any involvement on russian cruise. miss violet's polish as face nights are a member of pauses. someone's rush is on fast with that to explain. to me sound spend 39 seconds of a problem before getting a tongue. the i'm from gale, welcome to the program. coaching inside of y'all's presidential election has now closed. it's not clear whether any of the 19 candidates will win more than 50 percent of the vote on the voyager, but not to have the most favor. and action comes after months of unrest following present like the sounds attempts to postpone devotion until the end of the year had to go is considered as one of west africa as most stable democracies may. nissan, at least 9 dropped the cost it votes despite fostering during

if you have information on her disappearance call the county sheriff's office in gainesville.ey say 2 dozen local, state, federal investigators are working to find her. this is the latest flyer, 5 foot 3, 100 pounds and investigators believe she may be wearing the bright blue shirt you see in this photo of her, 12-year-old is missing in danger. investigators say the last time anyone saw or heard from maria was may 29th at her home an hour north of atlanta. investigators tell us she lives with her dad, and he is the one who reported her missing. the community is just really trying to help out with this. people are handing out flyers, doing everything from searching houses to looking through doorbell camera footage. >> we will be heading homeless areas, hotels, motels, it is really emotional. >> reporter: we show you that flyer one more time which investigators tell us they don't think maria was abducted but she's in danger because of her agent how long she's mizzen missing. maria's disappearance does not meet the criteria for a levi's call, that's georgia's version of her an am

called for bes, for 2 years on the deck, it seems to us as an attempt to the legal indexation of gainesville tunnels, republic of guy, nia, and the city of sylvester. ball, the water new grand remains and open rooms at the house of you to is lifetime foot piece. international aid and military supplies to ukraine have slowed this, has impacted the by to see the end result in the real gains for most school. like here enough discuss eastern ukraine, the city federal russians last week. to communion president, willow dumars zalinski seized upon this moment to press allies with a message. ukraine badly needs moment. a tree aid. as a crucial aid package remains blocked by lawmakers in the us. those calls are repeated as a un general assembly on friday. 2 years ago on this day, people did not believe experts diplomats did not believe that ukraine would survive the large scale invasion by russia to day. the same. people did not believe that ukraine can win. this war the turns wrong once, and they will join drunk again, latricia maintains it was provoked into conflict by the west. the truthful and di