here in miami. sure, we have beautiful beaches, we've got some interesting politics. i think increasingly we'll be known for our wacky characters. but if you look to the person to your right and if you speak to the person to your left, what you will find are engaged, informed, cultured citizens and in growing numbers. we are a smarter city than we give ourselves credit for, and we need to get comfortable with that idea. i hope it's because you've been watching more public television, i hope so. [applause] [laughter] but i am sure that there is no better way to take us to the next level than to hear from a literary icon. tom wolfe was born and raised in richmond, virginia, educated at washington university and later learned a ph.d. from yale. he spent his first ten years as a newspaper man mostly doing general assignment reporting, and i bet if i called on many of you, you could easily name his novels; "the right stuff," "in our time," "the bonfire of the vanities" and many more, and now "back to blo

here in miami. sure, we have beautiful beaches, we've got some interesting politics. i think increasingly we'll be known for our wacky characters. but if you look to the person to your right and if you speak to the person to your left, what you will find are engaged, informed, cultured citizens and in growing numbers. we are a smarter city than we give ourselves credit for, and we need to get comfortable with that idea. i hope it's because you've been watching more public television, i hope so. [applause] [laughter] but i am sure that there is no better way to take us to the next level than to hear from a literary icon. tom wolfe was born and raised in richmond, virginia, educated at washington university and later learned a ph.d. from yale. he spent his first ten years as a newspaper man mostly doing general assignment reporting, and i bet if i called on many of you, you could easily name his novels; "the right stuff," "in our time," "the bonfire of the vanities" and many more, and now "back to blo

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a long time. >> the longest lines in miami-dade had been here in miami gardens and from miramar to downtownra to miami beach, the lines have all been long. >> how long did you wait? >> i waited seven hours in the line. >> at miami-dade election headquarters, line it early votes snaked around the building and ranged from five to as much as eight hours. >> it was exhausting. >> democrats filed an emergency lawsuit to extend early voting in several counties and some county elections officials tried to fix the situation. using a little known voting law that lets people cast in person absentee ballots. but even that quickly turned sour when overwhelmed poll watchers tried and failed to shut down the line. >> let us vote! let us vote! let us vote! >> a miami harold reporter tweeted minute by minute unfolding of the chaos. quote, no word yet from the mayor's office from the headquarters which locked the doors with voters chanting outside. to recap, miami-dade said it would turn away any in-person absentee voters, then it locked election headquarters doors, now set to resume. miami-dade elections n

after people were still voting last night at 1:00 in the morning in miami-dade miami-dade finally said they would let people pick up absentee ballots today, fill them out and hand them in. okay so far, right? we have seen already what happens in florida these days when you offer people the chance to vote. it turns out they want to vote. and they try to vote. oh, no. we're not prepared for that. today nearly 200 people got in line in the town, a republican leading town. and the only place you can vote in miami-dade county. so voters turned up trying to vote have occasioned a freakout. the election staff locked the door. first they said they did have the equipment tor the staff. then they gave another reason. they said the republican mayor had not signed off on the plan. whatever the reason for miami-dade saying hey, come vote today. then when they showed up to vote, they locked the doors on them. the crowd at that voting place would not leave. >> let us vote! let us vote! let us vote! >> one voter who waited with -- waiting for two hours with her 4-year-old grandson told "the miami hera

we are at miami-dade college the north side of downtown miami for the miami book fair. in just a minute the panel in chapman all here at miami-dade college will begin -- will be beginning. dave barry in the onion editors, humor columnist solve them. there will be introduced by brad meltzer who will be moderating the panel. the novelist will be joining us later. ms. kaplan will also be speaking, the founder of the miami book fair, introducing and opening the weekend coverage. in just a minute we'll take you now to chapman all. it's rather full. we will be beginning or coverage varies and. we are live on book tv. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. i had a little bit too much coffee is morning. it is a pleasure to see you. we are delighted to welcome you to the first session this saturday morning. how are you today. [applause] as you know, this is one of the mo

after people were still voting, last night, at 1:00 in the morning in miami-dade, miami-dade finally, belatedly decided they were going to let people pick up an senty ballots today, fill them out and hand them in like was happening in a few other florida counties. okay so far, right? we have seen already what happens in florida these days when you offer people the chance to vote. turns out they want to vote and they try to vote. oh, no, we're not prepared for that. today nearly 200 people got in line outside the elections bureau in a republican leaning town. and the only place you can vote in miami-dade county. imagine that. they said you could vote there. so voters turned up trying to vote which of course occasioned a pefreak-out. the election staff locked the doors. first they said they did have the equipment tor the staff. to handle voting that day. then they gave another reason. they said the republican mayor had not signed off on the plan. whatever the reason for miami-dade saying hey, come vote today. then when pem showed up to vote, they locked the doors on them. whatever the r

portado bien . >> hostoricamente un 90% sale a votar antes. >> en el departamento de elecciones de miami. >> pero algunos se toman más tiempo y es demasiado lo que se tarda. >> en periodo fue acortado a 8 días y es la boleta más larga en miami - dade . >> además de las diferentes contiendas, es por eso que hacen un llamado a los electores de familiarizarse con la boleta ,para el proceso agilizar. >> todos votaron un 75% en la florida participa en elecciones presidenciales . >> hasta ésta mañana 4 millones de floridanos habían ejercido su derecho al voto . >> ras regreso a los estudios. >> y analistas pliticos están preoocupados porque la duda podría alejarlos de las urnas, eso es por las complicadas y largas propuestas de enmiedas y otras iniciativa que en algunos estados toman más de 1 hora para poder decidir. >> a solo días de las elecciones, la televisión está plagada de apoyo a diversas propuesta pero la gran mayoría de las personas no entiende. >> césar chaparro es peruano y tuvo serios problemas de comprensión cuando emitió su voto . >> llene por presidente . >> y lo demás no lo en

county, miami-dade and new york's rikers island. they represent a real cross section of life across the country. each one has its own unique set of challenges. >> lockdown, lockdown, lockdown. >> got to be on point. >> lockdown, lockdown, lockdown. >> can't let your guard down for nobody. >> this is not a place to be. >> this is as close to a living hell as i think i ever want to come. >> step back behind the red line. >> everyone, bend over. >> if you like this type of thing, this is the place to be. >> i want to kill myself. i can't take it. >>> for the uninitiated or in this case, the unincarcerated, there is sometimes confusion between prison and jail. prison is only for convicted felons. jails also how's convicts but only those awaiting transfer to prison or serving short-term sentences. usually less than a year. >> listen up for your name. >> stand on the foot prints for me, please. >> most jail detainees have pending court cases, have been denied or are unable to make bail. >> put your stomach on the wall, hands behind your b

but when he's here in miami, he lives in west miami, a suburb of miami proper.another church called christ fellowship, and that is an evangelical/protestant-based faith which is a part of the southern baptist convention. >> host: is it a megachurch? >> guest: it's a big church, somewhere around 50,000 people attending it and several of its satellite churches in the area. >> host: gloria right here in miami. hi, gloria. gloria, you with us? we will try to come back to gloria, if we can check and see if she is on the line. manuel roig-franzia, the story about his parents, his grandparents in cuba, there was some discussion about the accuracy of his interpretation. what is the truth, and how will that potentially affect him politically? >> guest: yeah. um, the -- what happened is that marco rubio when he was rising as a politician in florida presented himself as the son of exiles who were forced to come off of cuba because of the castro takeover. communism, the island being a place transformed and the antithesis of american political doctrine and that they had to l

tech and miami's seasons both disappointing.st quarter, no score, uh-oh, bad snap and the punt is fwloked. miami recovers and for a team that takes great pride in special teams, frank beamer certainly not beaming after that play. miami capitalizes, the touchdown. hokies down 7-0. then in the second quarter, now 14-3, tech quarterback logan thomas with the keeper right up the gut and dare i say nobody in sight. 73 yards for the touchdown. the 16th rushing touchdown of his career, more than former hokie michael vick. thomas had 120 yards on the ground but he was inconsistent through the air. miami wins in a rout 30-12, the final. >> maryland soccer ranked number 1 in the country, lost for the first time in 17 matches, falling to wake forest 4-2. let's hit the helipad. now back to miami, the marlins hired mike redman to be their new manager, a former catcher who once played for the marlins. patriots traded with tampa bay for corner back aqib talib. he has one game left on a four-game expense due to pfrmance enhancing substances. th

miami beats virginia tech 30-12. had you ever seen a snap intercepted? the center's but. off to the races with a winning touchdown. the easiest touchdown you will ever see. thought he was underneath. he was there for the taking. game, set, match, see you later. last night was halloween. one of washington's biggest s was dressed in the spirit. brian harper was in a clown bro outfit. is comfortable enough to have some fun. -- bryce harper was in a clown outfit. they will have 10 place to go from there against georgia tech. anncr: it's saidhat character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... api approve this message. >> a very special justin bieber fan has a special

the most ever for a miami house. the buyer -- a russian.ay that russians are far and away the single largest group buying mega homes priced at $20 million or more. we went mansion shopping with one rich russian and with miami's super broker jill ebert. >> the master is beautiful. >> reporter: she's one of the jills, the team that sold that $47 million home. our first stop, a mediterranean style mansion with ten bedrooms, five basket rooms and two docks for your matching yachts. the pool is more like a man-made lagoon. it holds 100,000 gallons of water and one room is even designed by versace. price for all this luxury -- $37 million. next up -- a more modern mansion right on the beach. >> so isn't this staircase wild? >> reporter: or take the elevator. our buyer didn't close any deals that day but one wealthy russian may end up with miami's greatest real estate prize -- the versace mansion. 20,000 square foot chateau on the south beach strip is on the market for $125 million, which means that miami's new record may be broken soon. many of t

county, in miami-dade county, and if you move up to palm beach county, these are three places where the president tends to run up big numbers and 32% in this county but a much smaller number coming in, broward and miami-dade tend to lag in terms of reporting in the state of florida. the president's team as they look at the numbers can count on more votes from here. population center's reliably democratic areas. if you're looking at the romney campaign almost half of the vote right here, this is orange county, big slice of the population in the orlando area. let's match it up. when you match it up you say we're about halfway there, what happened four years ago here? just right about the same. you had the president at 59%, you have the president at 59%. back in 2004 when george bush carried the state it was 50-50. this is a swing area of the state. at the moment the president is ahead by -- >> almost half the vote is in. >> almost half the vote is in. a republican needs that margin in orange county to be tighter than that to carry the state. let's move over, the other big county, hillsbor

they have to fix it, miami. >> you have to fix miami period. have you ever been to miami?s one big line. guys pull over in the middle of the street. what are you doing? well, i had to go get a cup of coffee. what do you mean? >> cenk, we were saying today as inspiring it was to hear that people are standing in lines for six hours to vote in florida. it took me 45 seconds in los angeles, and i felt guilty. >> if you live in florida you might know how important it is. those people have it seared in their consciousness, as we all do, in florida your vote counts. even if you have to wait six hours. >> we talked about this early on today. we've all seen this pennsylvania voting machine flipping a vote from obama to romney repeatedly. what are you hearing on that. there are a lot of people nervous about shenanigans, shall we call them. >> that video does not breed of the confidence. it's like a simon game that they're playing. it could be an isolated incident. an our colleague david schuster tweeted that it's possible that philadelphia becomes this year's palm beach if we get it

stay and romney hopes to move into we also have that man producer of breaking this that live from miami and of course our tease ramon go window in los angeles hello to all of you. as well so. so so first of all does anybody have any. late information or anything you want to toss in before we get into specific questions meghan let's start with you what are you seeing outside of the white house is anyone gathering there yet. christine absolutely people are definitely starting to gather i was here about two hours ago and it was pretty calm there was a little bit of a rally right behind us across the street from the white house playing music it was very peaceful everybody here has been pretty peaceful what i will say is that the crowd does seem to be a little bit younger also we kind of started to hear a little bit of chanting but the police presence is also pretty pretty predominant as well christine. pretty pretty prominent police is very interesting manny what's happening out of florida. i'm glad you're asking there is actually you mentioned a couple of counties a little while ago you me

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broward county, palm beach county, miami-dade alone has about 1.3 million voters.you have everyone voting on those sheets of paper and our ballot ranged up to ten pages long, it takes a while simply to cast a ballot and then you have the elections workers who have to feed it through machine and it takes a while to tally it. so that's -- the biggest change is the change in that technology and then in our state we limited early voting compared to 2008. in 2008 we had 14 days. in 2012 it was eight days of early voting. governor charlie crist in 2008 extended early voting hours for a cumulative 120 hours. governor scott refused to do that this time so we had a cumulative 96 hours. so for south florida voters-- largely urban-- we had 20% fewer hours to early vote. that pushed the volume into election day and then the rest kind of snowballed into more long lines and more frustration. >> suarez: mark caputo joining us from florida, curt anderson from washington, thank you. >> thank you. >> brown: now, a prescription for succeeding in school and it comes from some pediatri

this time to miami. robert frank got an exclusive walk through with miami's top management broker. >> miami is one of the hot spots in global real estate and while a lot of attention highwahas be buyerses in latin pick, but the group at the top, the rich russians. wealthy russians poured more than $12 billion into overseas real estate last year and much of that is washing up on the sandy shores of miami. a mansion recently sold for $47 million. the most ever paid for a miami house. the buyer, a russian. brokers say russians are far and away the single largest group buying mega homes priced at $20 million or more. we went mansion shopping about one of the jills, the team that sold the $47 million home. our first stop, a mediterranean style mansion with ten bedrooms, five bathrooms and two docks for your matching yachts. the pool is more like a man mad oig manmade lagoon. the price for all this luxury, $37 million. nest up, a more moderate mansion right on the beach. or take the elevator. this $21 million

transparencia en el proceso electoral >> por ahora >> filas y filas y mas filas >> en el condado de miamiya sabemos lo que viene >> precisamente esta incomodidad que quizas no aprovechen el voto anticipado >> ademas de supervisar las elecciones del 6 de noviembre todo para evitar la descriminacion >> las leyes protegen el acceso de todos los ciudadanos >> las largas filas no tienen nada que ver con la discriminacion >> lo que pasa es que este año ha sido el doble quienes quieren votar >> va recibir una libreta de 5 paginas el que vaya a votar >> aseguranq que las razones de scroot son electivas >> el monitoreo dice que se vera por que no se limite solo al condado de miami >> registrarse para votar en california es mas facil que en otros lados >> muchos de los registrados son hispanos >> 18 millones de registrados para votar en el condado de california >> ademas del beneficio de registro por internet >> mas de 1.500 de votantes nuevos que se registran por internet >> los que estan registrados son la mayoria latinos imigrantes >> esto es algo muyt importante para el estado >> una reciente e

>>> miami florida, 33178. >>> (mÚsica). >>> cómo que no? >>> vamos a bailar no?sólo paso! >>> dónde está la cadera? >>> por ahí, primero que nada, muy buenos días, hoy es martes 6 de noviembre del 2012, y es día de eleccioens, exhortamos a todos que vayan a ejercer su voto, no hay cosa mejor que quejarse. >>> no se queje, pero vote igual! >>> hay muchas encuestas y sondeos pero nadie puede predecir las elecciones pero nosotros sí! el pulpo paul no es el único que sabe de pronósticos- nosotros tenemos una perrita vidente. >>> aquí está, mírenla. >>> estoy iencargado de la sguridad de pupú. >>> bu me acuerda de mi abuelita, también es videntes? >>> si? >>> si bidente. >>> hay que ponerle un letrero, no lo pisen! (risas). >>> te presento a bu, la perrita vidente. >>> qué tal y buenos días y el pueblo estadounidense dicta el veredicto sobe quién tomará las riendas del país. >>> mitt romney confía que su propuestya de cambio lo llevará a oficina. >>> el aspirante republicano pasa en campaña con un cambio de agenda de último minuto. >>> así es en este centro de convenc

america. >> not chinese yet, from miami, okay? it's still south america all around south america. >>. >> brazil, and europeans and not the chinese yet although that's next from mime. >> choin ease and new york, really in new york. >> heavy. >> four of the five deals i've done in the week are chinese. >> and they're from mainland china? >> yes. >> and they want to come here, what? are these large places? are they going to open businesses here? they're safety deposit boxes and places they can enjoy and places to have money that's not in their homeland. >> so if i want to buy a condominium in miami can i get credit for it, can i get a mortgage? >> but not with a lot of leverage. 60%, and there are larger banks that are getting back into the market there. one of the things i want to point out also is in new york, because we do business in new york as well, is latin american buyers who traditionally looked at miami as the place to put capital or brazilians, they're now coming to new york and then mimy is getting more russian, more euro

el 6 de noviembre en las elecciones presidenciales, es un espacio comandaod desde los estudios en miamiestados claves donde se implementa la tecnologia digital más avanzada >> tenemos la pantalla interactiva en la que podemos ver graficamente como van los candidatos como van ganando no solo en el voto popular sino el voto electoral, las contiendas y también contiendas a nivel congreso, a nivel estatal >> mientras los talentos estudian y ensayan, los productores en conjunto con el personal crean animaciones par alos resultados de una manera clave y concreta >> las condiciones que se dan, balance en el congreso las carreras todo lo vemos en tiempo real en el mapa electoral >> los televidentes son parte de la cobertura electoral univisión.com uvideos.com recibe las experiencia de los votantes de la jornada >> estamos viendo si se quiere con 5 sets diferentes para ver como van y el director que sepa una anticipacion para que el publico vea cierto orden en la casa, a las 7 de la noche en la costa este y en la costa del pacifico, desde miami florida, univison >> gracias, este próximo martes t

miami where things got pretty chaotic these were going a little crazy there at the end of the night in miami i remember at seven o'clock when the polls were closing in florida there were still people waiting in line and i was hearing that the lines were still an hour two hours away then around midnight i'm hearing people are still waiting on the lines and then when this went on well into the in into the wee hours of the morning people waiting in lines will be on the time that the election was actually called and a lot of this is due to to a number of problems part of it was these provisional ballots we're talking about ballots that were anywhere from eight to twelve pages long eleven constitutional amendments to the to the florida constitution in these ballots and not only that but these are this was happening in some of the most highly contested counties the counties that we weren't sure were going to go to governor romney or president obama miami dade orange county palm beach county and at the end of the night we know president obama was called but who was left until all the voters t

in miami. 7:00 p.m.e last voter voted at 1:00 a.m., which meeps a six-hour wait. do you think it's going to have an impact on the final outcome? >> on saturday night, the last voter who had gotten in line at 7:00 cast their vote at 2:30 in the morning. so yes, i am concerned that this is having, that this is will effect a ability of people to vote, but florida voters have been determined and resolute. they've been turning out in record numbers in early voting because they are insisting that the government will not stop them. not restrict their right to vote, but the republicans who lead our state kopt to try to throw obstacles in their path. voters are determined to stay in line. those voters yesterday in the line at miami-dade county, they could have left, but stay stayed in line and pushed hard until the doors were reopened. people want to continue to move this economy forward. they know we should rebuild the economy from the middle class out as president obama's been doing and they're not going to be

votar y dijo que esepro 8 horas y media, me encuentro en el departamento de elecciones del condado miami ejercer su derecho al voto, y dicen que no se van a ir, porque la buena noticia es que si están aquí hasta las 7 de la noche, cuando se pare un empleado del departamento de elecciones podrán ejercer su derecho al voto, el presidente barack obama dijo todo el día a través de las redes sociales, diciéndole a los floridanos que salgan a ejercer su derecho al voto, te cuento que en el condado miami dade, lo que ha hecho que las horas de votación sean tan prolongadas, 1, la votación era de 8 días, en las pasadas elecciones presidenciales era de 14 días, lo que hizo que muchas personas pudieran votar, y también número 2 hay 11 enmiendas federales y muchísimas preguntas con temas de interés para los votantes del condado miami dade, regresamos a los estudios. >>> muchas gracias, jenni, el próximo martes no solo se decide si el presidente barack obama continúa en la casa blanca o si el país tiene nuevo presidente, porque también los votantes podrán elegir los senadores, cómo podría quedar el p

showers from miami to macon, georgia.rella. >>> and finally from us this morning, only five couples remain in the ballroom this morning. double elimination, knocks two fan favorites from the leaderboard. >> say bye-bye to kirstie alley and good-bye to the french actor and his six pack. i can't say his name. >> kirstie and maks. >> reporter: kirstie alley and her partner, maxim chmerkovskiy was the sixth team put from the competition. but along the way, they had a blast. >> if you don't laugh around her, you have zero sense of humor. >> reporter: those scores never got better than one from the bottom. their fans kept them here for eight weeks. >> i thought we would be voted off any second every, single show. and our fans are insanely amazing. thank you for staying up all night, voting for us, every week. >> reporter: kirstie doesn't get the mirrorball trophy. so, i decided to give her a little consolation prize just because. >> i'm excited. oh, my god. oh, my god. look how beautiful. that's me in another life. >> reporter:

hundreds of people lined up in miami-dade.ust after two hours, election officials said they didn't have enough resources and they locked the doors. the voters started chanting. >> let us vote! >> election officials brought in another ballot printer and more staffers so that they could reopen for a few more hours. miami-dade, broward and palm beach counties say they'll accept ballots tomorrow. still voting in florida has become a serious challenge. >> look at this mess. >> no, it ain't no mess. >> i've been in this line for seven hours. i got here at 7:30 in the morning. and i was finally done at 2:30 or 2:40. >> both jeb bush and charlie crist extended voting hours when they were governor, but rick scott refuses. the republican mayor of miami and top republicans in tallahassee say these voters don't need an extension. you believe that? they say they don't need an extension. if there's one thing we can't do in the country, it's vote properly. this is america. you mean to tell me with all the internet technology and communicatio

i just spent a very uncomfortableably warm and frustrating two days in miami dade with a lot of peoplery pissed off. why on earth did this happen? you have plenty of experience with problems. how did it get so bad? >> well, this is a -- what you would call a perfect storm down here in florida in terms of our elections. without a doubt, we have some operational issues that we to take care of. i am convening a special council to look at our election sites and why it happened. for the vast majority of our election sites there were about ten that had unacceptably long times of waiting, and so those are the places we're going to focus in on, and we had the longest ballot in florida history. it probably took voters two and a half longer to vote. >> good point, mr. mayor. >> a long ballot. let me stop you right there because i want to ask you -- you just were elected -- i just checked out on the website here -- august 14th, 2012. presumably your voters and your constituency all had a chance to go to a polling place and fill out a ballot for you. why could you not have taken some of those cong

the magic city of miami. welcome to miami but fair international and miami gave college.without further ado i'm going to bring on an individual who will be the introduce our of our authors today. he is any help gonzales. also a book critic for the miami "herald," and he wears many, many more hats. >> give afternoon. one of the last pieces christopher hichens completed was a review of a biography. the unapologetic atheist had much in common with the christian apologist. they were both prolifically outspoken, sharp tongue to the who had home libraries and of with irresistibly quotable style. the man who was thursday describe the character. he seemed like a walking destiny, a blend of the angel and the a. the same can be said. in his hybrid nature is a series -- seemingly irreconcilable highs and lows the site easy characterization, often to the consternation of his many friends and foes. but alas he is gone. next month marks the first anniversary of his death. today we have assembled a panel to discuss mr. hichens posthumous work k-9, a collection of essays that describes h

he >> i interviewed here in miami a few years ago. he shared some introspection with me. i asked him in particular, why did you want to meet bobby kennedy.er, he told the cia handle leer, who i interviewed, by the way, heed. the cia handler i want to meet with bobby kennedy. i want to hear from him that you all have the approval in this plotting against castro. that you have the approval of highest american authorities.id bobby did not meet with him. but the man i mentioned earlyied mr. fitzgerald met with him in a safe house in paris.ent nt told him that he was bobby's personal representative.ure the double agent went back and told fidel now we know for sure that bobby kennedy, no doubt speaking with the approval of his brother wants you to beremak killed. this is one of the most remarkable findings of my research. >> brie bryan what kind of the united states hadw, over the years in cuba?ythi >> it's hard say and it's difficult for me to admit toia anything specific, i'm obvious sworn to protect sources and mim methods. this book was cleared by the ci with minimal change

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tom is in miami with more. tom. >> tom: susie, florida is the biggest swing state prize with the most electoral votes up for grabs. the economy, healthcare and immigration all are on display re wh flida'diverse and growing population. voters in south florida today packed their umbrellas for the hot sun, and patience in some precincts. it's been a tight race in the sunshine state. compared to four years ago, it was a harder time deciding whom to vote for, for her. >> this time it came to the nitty gritty, they were fighting about real things, jobs, health care and i think they both have very good points. >> reporter: for her the decision came down to health care and medical insurance coverage, supporting president obama's effort to reform the industry. but natalie felt differently. >> there's a lot of changes in health care that really are not going to benefit our seniors, and especially with the influx of alzheimer's and more people being predisposed to it at this time. it's scary. so i really want to see, i wa