we in florida wrote legislation protecting florida's beaches. our tourism-driven economy, and our wildlife from the dangers of offshore oil drilling. we passed -- we, the democratic caucus, passed groundbreaking legislation that medically insured folks in this country, and that was 22 million americans in this country and in my state over 1.7 million people. we ensured that they had health care and health insurance. and, interestingly, because of the protection on preexisting conditions, just in the state of florida alone, 8 million people have preexisting conditions, and they are now protected because of the law, and it also eliminated the lifetime caps on coverage. and know the fights -- and you know the fights we've had. ever since we started that day in the finance committee, after the dog days of august when you couldn't have a town hall meeting in 2009 because of the disruptions, and we came in inin september in the finance committee and wrote that bill and it took every member of the democratic caucus, 60-strong then, to be able to pass i

we in florida wrote legislation protecting florida's beaches. our tourism-driven economy, and our wildlife from the dangers of offshore oil drilling. we passed -- we, the democratic caucus, passed groundbreaking legislation that medically insured folks in this country, and that was 22 million americans in this country and in my state over 1.7 million people. we ensured that they had health care and health insurance. and, interestingly, because of the protection on preexisting conditions, just in the state of florida alone, 8 million people have preexisting conditions, and they are now protected because of the law, and it also eliminated the lifetime caps on coverage. and know the fights -- and you know the fights we've had. ever since we started that day in the finance committee, after the dog days of august when you couldn't have a town hall meeting in 2009 because of the disruptions, and we came in inin september in the finance committee and wrote that bill and it took every member of the democratic caucus, 60-strong then, to be able to pass i

of florida political history. for few who have ever served at any level have done more for longer in the service to the people of the sunshine state than the senior senator who moments ago bid his farewell to a place and a chamber where he's done so much good for our state, for our nation, and for the world. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: madam president, i rise to honor our friend bill nelson. as a member of the commerce committee, i've been able to see firsthand his leadership and have learned a lot from him. i think we all heard his heartfelt remarks about what he loves. he loves this service. he loves grace up there and his family. he loves his staff. and he loves everything about the state of florida. and service for him was of course service in the army and service as an astronaut and service in the state government, in congress, and in the u.s. senate. and i first met bill in minnesota. i'm not sure he remembers this but i do because it was like one of t

the gentleman from florida. mr. mast: mr. speaker, i have no more speakers and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has the only time remaining. mr. mast: mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1063. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the for what , the -- purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? i knew it was somewhere out there. mr. massie: the bluegrass state. mr. speaker, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those -- all those in favor of taking the vote by the yeas and nays will rise will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this uestion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from

would florida be able to make the case against him? three years after cheryl dunlap's death, it was finally going to trial. >> coming up -- >> your palms are sweaty and your heart is beating. >> the dramatic case begins. how would it end? >> you could just see the jurors, i saw it in their eyes, they knew. >> when "mystery on blood mountain" continues. mountain" continues. (boy) nooooooo... (grandma) nooooooo... (dad) nooooooo... (dog) yessssss.... (vo) quick, the quicker picker upper! bounty picks up messes quicker and is two times more absorbent than the leading ordinary brand. (boy) hey look, i got it. bounty, the quicker picker upper. >>> welcome back to "dateline extra." after being sentenced to life in prison in georgia for the murder of meredith emerson, gary hilton faced trial in florida for the murder of cheryl dunlap. the prosecution's case would include a wealth of forensic evidence and some chilling audio tapes. four years after her murder, would there be justice for cheryl? here again is dennis murphy. >>> gary hilton's tr

ros-lehtinen of florida. strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following -- that the house of representatives -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the amendment is agreed to -- without objection, the reading is suspended. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i have an amendment to the preamble at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. strike the preamble and insert the following -- whereas the 1982, 1984, 1988 -- the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the reading s suspended. the reading

florida, home of governor jeb bush. >> and when he looked me in the eye and said, florida is going to be bush/cheney country, i believe him. >> in texas. >> george w. bush was known as a bipartisan governor. at the time the state house was run by democrats, and he had a very good working relationship with them >> we poured our hearts and souls in this campaign. the organization and the people are going to decide. >> indiana and kentucky, the polls now have closed in those two states. our projected winner is governor george w. bush, as expected. >> bush wins south carolina. vermont, up in the green mountain state there for al gore. >> a big call to make, cnn announces that we call florida in the al gore column. >> about roughly quarter of a we and all the other call florida for gore. i remember saying, how is bush possibly -- what's the path he could possibly take? because he's lost michigan. he's going to lose pennsylvania. if anybody wins all three, it's over. >> you can bet governor bush will be madder than a rained on rooster his brother the governor wasn't able to carry the state

infrastructure projects in south florida. we honored our fwripets guaranteeing them the resources they need and granting them the raises they've earned. we also invested in american children, making it easier for immigrant students to learn english and protecting the accountability framework that put all students at the center of the public education system. and we delivered historic tax relief for florida workers and famries while making american businesses more competitive. in our hemisphere i have advocated for the oppressed people of cuba, venezuela, and nicaragua and encouraged the administration to forge strong relationships with leaders committed to human right the rule of law and economic growth and prosperity in countries like brazil, columbia -- colombia, ar general tee narc coast rah rika, panama and others. in the middle east i have worked to support and bolster the critical u.s.-israel alliance while holding the terrorist mue la regime in iran accountable for its countless transgressions. further east, i have adv

and it's not just florida. last year, eight corvettes were damaged after being devoured by a 30-foot-deep sinkhole at the national corvette museum in kentucky. imagine coming in to find that damage. sinkholes have wreaked havoc across the country -- texas, tennessee, alabama, pennsylvania. now, sinkholes don't get as much attention as natural disasters like earthquakes or hurricanes because many of them are localized. but they can cause just as much damage. florida has more sinkholes than any other state. there have been more than 15,000 verified sinkholes across the state. >> florida has what people call a swiss-cheese geology. >> [ chuckles ] >> we have a limestone bedrock underneath the state, and there's an aquifer. over time, the rock is dissolved by the acidity in ground water. it creates caverns and voids that, when the surface can't support it, they collapse. >> a few months ago, this florida sinkhole reappeared two years after it opened up under the bedroom of a 37-year-old jeffrey bush. he was sucked

i mean, florida is in tremendous risk. i mean, they show maps of florida where it's like, you know, half of it's gone. >> i'm beach front property, according to some of those maps. >> you're going to be propertyless, brother. so, what can be done when the president doesn't seem to care? >> well, first of all, i got to acknowledge that we had climate deniers in my state before we had donald trump on the national stage. the incoming united states senator, when he came in as governor, said that state employees could not talk about climate change and global warming in state documents. this is the department of environmental protection. and all the agencies of the government. listen, if in the state of florida, we don't wake up and begin to pay attention to this, a state that is surrounded by water on three sides, a state that today during a normal rain event, we got water that is basically puddling and then beginning to enter into property and homes. this is serious challenge. >> as governor, what could you have done? >> well,

she wasn't anywhere near florida, she said, when david disappeared. >> i was not in florida. i was in arizona, in the apartment. i was nowhere around here. >> and lacking any further evidence, detective velasquez was stalled, dead in the water. unless, maybe the man barbara was married to at the time knew something, michael wolfe. a little checking revealed wolf had been married seven times. number six, a woman named nancy graham, lived in alabama. velasquez called her. >> i told her, i'm investigating the disappearance to have david jackson. and she said to me, how much evidence do you have against him? and i said, i can't discuss the evidence with you, but i can tell you that it's enough for me to put him away right now. i was just totally bluffing. i had really, nothing. i'm just throwing it out there, you know, fishing that long line and if something bites, i'm reeling it in. and she says, honey, she says, let me call you back. >> the minutes ticked by, velasquez waited by the phone. and when nancy called back, what she said blew the case wide open. >> she started telling

severe weather today, especially areas of central florida. enhanced risk area from tampa to sarasota to fort myers all the way back to atlanta. that's where we could see isolated storms to produce a few tornadoes. wind damage threat in areas from charleston to wilmington. then we mentioned all the people at risk of flooding from this storm. about one to three inches widespread. isolated totals up to four inches that goes from florida all the way to new england over the next 48 hours. then on top of that this could really be the problem with the airports. friday in the northeast the wind gusts could cause a lost issues. you get the heavy rain and the winds, 40 to 50 miles per hour and that's going to equal significant -- hopefully just delays. hopefully not too many cancellations but be prepared. >> fingers crossed. >> and people keep safe out there on the roads too. bill, thank you. >>> just 24 hours left until a government shutdown. the senate throws a hail mary approving a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through februar

south carolina be south carolina and florida be florida and they all will have federal prosecutors backing up whatever decision they make with respect to this decision. the people of colorado have made their decision already. i did not vote for legalization in 2012. i did not support legalization, but i respect my state's decision, it's people know what it right for colorado-- people know what is right for the state of could -- colorado. that might not be right for florida or south carolina. and respect the decisions just like any other state. i'm all for helping those who paid their debt to society, but there are many for whom there should be no debt. that's why the states act should be included in federal criminal justice reform. let's close with this map. i can see it one more time. over 95% of the population of the united states lives in a state where they have legalized some form of marijuana. every state in green is a state that has legalized some form of marijuana. by the year 2022, this industry will be over $20 billion. all of which can't be in the banking system because it's agai

the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, though i still have a few days left before the end of my term, i wanted to take this opportunity to thank the constituents for allowing me to represent them in the u.s. house of representatives for so many years. whether it's been helping a veteran obtain the v.a. assistance he or she needs, or fighting for our dreamers, who are securing funds for important projects in our community, or passing critical legislation to help those oppressed by totalitarian regimes, or one of the many, many other duties that you have entrusted to me, i have been honored to serve the people of south florida in this distinguished body for almost 30 years, and i have played a small part in making our slice of paradise an even better place in which to live. every day when i come to this floor, when i walk these hallowed halls or look at that magnificent capitol dome lit up, i pinch myself to make sure i am not dreaming. and that is because as a political ref

chairman, i'm pleased to yield a minute to the gentleman from florida, mr. dunn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. mr. dunn: thank you very much, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, just over two months ago hurricane michael ravaged the panhandle of florida. it was a devastating category 4.9 storm that damaged more than 90% of the air force base and decimated our agriculture industry and destroyed entire communities. mr. speaker, the folks back home in my district, the second district of florida, are hurting. this supplemental disaster funding is a down payment on getting the hardworking folks in my district back on their feet. this funding by no means is even close to what we will need to completely rebuild, but it is a start. i commend president trump for remaining steadfast in his commitment to our nation. after hurricane michael, president trump and vice president pence came down to the second district and made it clear that we have their support and we will rebuild. mr. speaker flexion flexion of hurricane mi across the

we do have the flood watches for north florida. as we go throuy.out to they should end by this evening. then flood watches for south carolina, north carolina. 8uge area of the northeast. that's why we haveillion total people under flood watches. a lot of that snow that fell in november is melting in northern new aengland. thatook at the big weather story of the day. here's a closer look at your day ahead. so the warm air is snaking right up the eastern seaboard. that's the chance of those thunderstorms even for this time of year. we will watch the rain moving to d.c. as we go throughout the late afternoon. philelphia into this evening, new york city until late.e we'll t you through the itmplete holiday forecast coming up. gets a lot better than this mess. >>> five-time olympic champion missy franklin says she's retiringrom competitive swimming at the age of 23, says she suffers from a chronic shouer pain. it's affected her for years. >> we're getting our first look at will smith as the genie. he stars in disney's "aladdin." >> i th

but it led to a lifetime association with florida's 4h program which continues to support florida's agricultural community today. just as important, bill's extra curricular allowed him toe save up the money -- allowed him to save ip the money to attend the university of florida. he gave his first political speech as a candidate for junior high school president, a race he won. in college he interned for florida senator george smathers whose son bruce happened to be his roommate. but that intern ship turned out to be the lesser contribution of bill's friendships with bruce. because a few years after law school, bruce would introduce bill to grace who became grace nelson, the love of bill's life. for those of us who know bill, we know he loves grace more than anything in the world and they are truly a dream team. just to watch them together caring about each other so brings joy to anyone's heart, certainly mine. many of my colleagues, of course, know grace as well, and have worked closely with her. not the least reason being that she's the authority in that household today. with grace by his side,

a strong storm risk for tornadoes in florida tomorrow. heavy rain moves into the northeast with strong gusty winds causing problems. so here are the impacts. we have the chance for enhanced severe weather including tornadoes along the east coast of florida. we are looking for heavy rain. heaviest rain from florida to maine, saturated soil will increase the flood threat. and wind gusts, anywhere from 30 to 55 miles per hour from the mid-atlantic all the way to the northeast. and that will last into saturday, lester, causing more airport delays right into the middle of the weekend. >> all right, al roker and friends. thank you. >>> now to the big u.s. foreign policy shift announced by tweet today, and taking a lot of folks by surprise. the white house ordering a u.s. withdrawal of troops from syria, as president trump declares victory over isis in that country. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has spent time with u.s. troops in syria. he has the latest for us tonight. >> reporter: it's one of the most secretive and most success

so really the basis of outlaw power comes from the state of florida. >> narrator: smitty, as florida president, was viewed as a high-ranking target. >> when we as a society look at bikers in general, we think of a free-loving, free-spirited rebel without a cause, and the truth is they're of more organized. they're more like a paramilitary criminal organization. they're mafia on wheels. >> narrator: in the 1970s, president nixon signed into law the racketeering influenced corrupt organization act, better known as rico. >> we shall now be able to launch a total war against organized crime, and we will win this war. >> originally the rico laws were to focus on organized crime. >> traditional la cosa nostra, think the god father, the sopranos kind of thing. the purpose was to take down an organization as opposed to just one individual for just one crime. >> narrator: after his exoneration from death row, smitty had used his experience in court to help his fellow outlaws fight back in their own trials. >> i volunteered two or three different rico trials as a liaison between our club and t

florida sunshine, i guess. but thank you for the privilege of having public service with you, sir, and i -- best wishes in your future, which i know will be very good and very bright. and thank you for that story, which is a great christmas story. repeat it often, sir. thank you. madam president, i want to join my colleagues who over the past few weeks have come to the floor to thank senator orrin hatch, the great senator orrin hatch for his service to this institution. senator sullivan just informed me that the body here, the senate, has by unanimous consent passed legislation or a bill to name a courthouse in utah after orrin hatch. he was sitting as the acting presiding officer with a surprised look on his face and it was a treasure for everybody who saw that. orrin has consistently maintain add demeanor that represented the senate well over his record-setting 42-year career. i think the definition of gentleman and the new addition of webster's latest dictionary, it simply lists two words, orrin hatch. wheth

florida against michigan. who do you like there? >> i think florida. i am going to give them a slight edge, but i think so much is on the line for michigan right now. so much pressure. listen, they've lost their biggest games this year. they lost to notre dame to start the season and they lost to ohio state, and if they were to lose to a florida team that wasn't supposed to be anything this year, i think some of that momentum that harbaugh has had goes away and also hurts them in recruiting. i think florida will show up. michigan needs this one badly. >> you are a pro and said that with a straight face as if you weren't a homer rooting for florida. you are a true unbiased journalist. thanks so much for your insight. we always enjoy talking with you. big match-up today and good luck tonight at the orange bowl. we'll all be watching and happy new year, my man. >> thank you vy i appreciate it. >> all right. you can all catch the clemson versus notre dame game at 4:00, the cotton bowl, as we mentioned followed by alabama veus oaha t orae bo a8:00eaern time

in the florida keys. >> explain what >>at is. ing tide comes, meaning lunar cycle, the t strongest and our roads literally flood. >> just once a month. >> that's right. >> no rain, no anything. >> i just want to remind people what this is. >> big threato our drinking supply, the everglades houses you will at water for south florida. as the salt water comes in it threatens the drinking water. ocean acidification and as we get higher carbon dioxide in our ocean it kills ouref which are essential to ocean eco-systems it. the point anne made iso important. we need to start covering the debate and start covering the story so tha people see that this is real and so that politicians take a more pragmatic approach and find solutions that are actlly achieveable. >> and if you think those high tides bother you once a month, wait until they happen every day, and that's what the reports say. if we don't do something about cutting our greenhouse gas emissions and that's going t happen, hand not just in miami. it will happenvi iinia and newpor

grady judd, sheriff of polk county, florida. thank you very much. cautionary tale. >> thank you for letting me be with you.

it's not just florida. that's not just coastal communities. warm air holds more water vapor so that means even if you live in the midwest you're seal increased downpours. rain is real going to dump on you. >> and for agriculture the consequences are significant. >> and if you look globally, we're a pretty strong economy. we're a very powerful nation. think of all the countries that is are going to experience massive population movements and have no wherewithal to deal with that pressure and the instability and conflict. >> do you see how overwhelming this feels. i guess, dr. marvel, let me ask, what's the one thing that we can do right now? i think -- give me one thing. >> so the thing that i actually find kind of perversely comforting is the fact that we know exactly what's causing this. can you imagine if that were a natural psychthal we didn't have any control over, but we know exactly what's causing this. it's us. it's greenhouse gas emissions that we are putting in the atmosphere, and as a scientist i can tell you let's not do the that an

but they don't retire in florida. instead, they open their home to the public. they call it noell's ark chimp farm. they're hoping all these lovable creatures can keep tourists entertained and support them and their rescue efforts. it doesn't quite work out that way. >> the attitude and the people changed. people would picket. they were being chastised. >> that's next. >> but first, our "strange inheritance" quiz question -- in 1953, j. fred muggs becomes the first regular animal cast member on a live television show. which show was it? "the nfl on cbs," "the price is right," or, the "today" show? the answer after the break. ♪ >> so, which 1950's tv show featured j. fred muggs? it's the "today" show. to raise ratings, producers cast the chimp as host dave garroway's sidekick. >> in 1971, bob and anna mae noell turned the florida headquarters of their traveling animal show into a family compound and permanent roadside attraction. they call it noell's ark chimp farm. >> everybody would come and see grandpa play with the gorilla... ♪ >> ...because that was very

the state of florida, florida hurricane catastrophe fund, which is financed partly by premiums and also reinsurance instruments. there is a taxpayer backstop to it, but it's very far back there but also provides liquidity in order to provide funds, in order to rebuild, in order to pay the claims necessary. we also saw the private sector, for example public supermarkets, created warehousing in various regions in anticipation of storms where they had stored relief items. water, food, generators, things of that nature, so we could logistically distribute them in a quick way to get people back in. we saw louisiana as a result of katrina lose a congressional seat because of the devastating storms and you weren't prepared, we were not prepared to have them stay there. they lost more than their homes. they lost a lifestyle. as well as their jobs. what i'm getting at is that you hit upon things where we as a congress should face reality that every year we're going to have natural disasters occur, yet we don't put it as a line item in our budgets. we don't appropriate and we have to go through a

. >> my parents live in florida, so that's where we're trying to get to. hopefully we'll be there by the weekend. >> reporter: before christmas. >> before christmas. >> reporter: britain's armed forces have now joined police in the hunt for the operator using special tracking technology. authorities say the intrusion doesn't appear to be terror related, but it is deliberate. what are the dangers that these drones could pose? >> well, obviously, if they're flying near an airport with an aircraft taking off and landing, it's going to tangle with the aircraft, which could potentially cause it to crash. >> reporter: as the popularity of drones soars, so does the threat they pose to aircraft around the world. this chilling video was filmed by a drone hovering illegally above a passenger jet arriving in las vegas. and mexico's largest airline, aeromexico, is investigating whether a drone slammed into the nose of this airliner last week. no one was injured, but researchers at the university of dayton have shown the damage a drone can do to the wing of an aircraft

threat of tornados e from florida to carolinas. heavy rain upwards of two to three inches of rain especially in the northeast, coastal di fl during high tides and the winds are going to be a big factor, lester. through tomorr again causing big problems for the airports and high profile vehicles on the roads, wind gusts of 50 to 60 miles per hour. lester? >> got to be nasty out there. al roker, thanks. >>> we're dealing with travel headaches at home, a much different threat has shut down one of the busiest airports overseas. flights are grounded ut asrities try to catch whoever is deliberately flying drones over the air field. bill neely has details. >> reporter: going nowhere, more than ge 100,000 pass with flights cancelled, delayed by at least one rogue drone deliberately and repeatedly flown near the runway at london gatwick, one of europe's busiest airports. police snipers deployed to take it down. troops called in to r.hunt for the operato ed>> this crime impa ersuch a huge numb of people. >> reporter: passengers stuck for hou

the chair recognizes the the woman from florida. gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i thank chairman royce and ranking member engel for their swift action inputting this important and timely resolution together in support of the people of ukraine. for far too long we witnessed putin's increased aggression against ukraine, directing and arming spritist forces on ukraine soil and forcibly occupying the ukranian territory of crimea. russian forces were firing upon, ram, inc. and seizing ukranian vessels and crews, attempting to pass through the strait in clear violation of international norms and agreements. the 2014 destruction of malaysian airlines flight 17 that killed close to 300 people also demonstrated the threat to civilians in this conflict. until this day, putin cont

this one is going to start to unfold in a courtroom tomorrow in florida. for all the federal court drama that we have followed with the trump administration scandals, right, russia related and otherwise, one of the challenges for us in reporting on these legal dramas on tv is that all of this stuff has been happening in federal court. there's no cameras in federal court. so we get occasionally an audio recording of an oral argument. when we're lucky we get courtroom transcripts of what happens in the court. and then poor you have to sit through me reading them out loud and being a bad actor with the transcripts. there's no cameras in court. and so conveying the court drama is not a reporting challenge, but it means you have to do it in a specific way. what is about to start unfolding tomorrow in a state court in florida is a case in which there will be cameras in court. i think that's going to end up being very important. this is a case that is and probably should be an absolute nightmare for the trump administration, and in particular, for one trump cabin

>> well, because in the case of florida, it's not just florida, its one county, broward county. an elections official that i'm very familiar with, everyone is very familiar with including our state press who is not just -- is incompetent. and that created an opening for lawyers to go to court and have state law reinterpreted in a way that could have impact the the election. that's what i characterize as stealing. elections should be decided by voters. in terms of north carolina, i don't know much about it. only what i read in the press f someone did something like that, i don't care who it benefited. that should not count. that should not happen. the individual responsible for it should be potentially prosecuted, should be removed from their office. elections should be decided by voters not by judges and most certainly not by election officials violating the law. if that's what happened in north carolina, then i think that's what the penalty should be. that person should be held accountable and whatever remedy that is appropriate should be applied. i just don't know as much abou

they ended up moving the disease throughout florida inadvertently. on some citrus relative trees that they didn't even know would carry the disease so it's been really hard for florida and we're trying to avoid that in california now so there are researchers working on various different aspects of this disease . this is one of the things in the collection called hawaiian my forensic, that's it common name. but why i'm showing you this is it's cool that most people think of citrus as being orange . you might have blood oranges that are red on the outside but here's the thing that's pure red . and bill weathers who is the curator along time ago used to say we have things as small as a green p. we have things bigger than your head. we have read citrus, blue citrus, orange citrus, green citrus and this one doesn't look like citrus leaves either. one of the things that not so great about this is it's grown as an ornamental in florida and they didn't even know it was related to citrus but it carried the bacteria that causes citrus greening and they moved i

i was with homeland security this week in florida. we work harmed in hand with them. and they are great partners. judge jeanine: i don't mean to interrupt. what can the federal government do? >> the president has been stymied in the short-run by court decisions that made no sense. but in the long run there is a combination of don't fund, don't provide fund that only are there if there is a quid pro quo. if there is a balance between what the state is doing and the federal government is doing. write those programs of federal dollars to require reciprocal behavior. as we do that, the court would say you are right, you don't have to give it if they don't cooperate. currently the courts are instructing the president to give money tone states like california obstructing to the detriment of their own people. judge jeanine: attorney general pam bondi, thank you for all the work you do in florida. congressman issa is leaving us as is the attorney general. much more with the audience. and next our surprise "justice" political panel. can you guess who they are? hi there, this i

for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to an american patriot and fallen hero, captain jamar resulard who was killed in a midair collision off the japanese coast a few days ago. a native of miramar, florida, he found a love for flying at a young age as he pursued opportunities with the local civil air patrol. after his graduation from college, he began to consider a higher calling. when given the opportunity to serve his country and pursue his passion for flying, his career as a marine aviator took off. upon securing his commission, cap continue was assigned to the marine all weather fighter attack squadron 242, where he flew the f-518 hornet and worked tirelessly to defend the freedoms we as americans hold dear. mr. speaker, as the stepmother to marine amb mators who flew the fa-18 hornet in iraq, i am familiar with the co

heaviest rain from florida to ine, saturated soil will increase the flood threat. and wind gusts, anywhere from 30 to 55 miles per hour from the mid-atlantic all the way to the northeast. and that will last into saturday, lester, causing more airport delays right into the middle of the weekend. >> all right, a roker and friends. thank you. now to the big u.s. foreign policy shift announced by tweet today, and takg a lot of folks by surprise, the wte house ordering a u.s. withdrawal of troops from syria, as presidere trump dec victory over isis in that country. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has spent time with u.s. troops in syria. he has the latest for us tonight. >> reporter: it's one of the most secreti and most successful militaryam cigns in modern history. the u.s.-led fight against isis in syria. and tonight the white house ys, it's over, mission accomplished. president trump releasing this white house produced video on twitter. >> we have won against isis. >>> so, our boys, our young women, our men, they're all coming back, and they're coming

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tornadoes tearing through florida. rain slamming the east. now the whole coast on alert as a new storm tears through the west and more wild weather on the way as a record number of americans head home for the holidays. >>> "gma" health alert. are you suffering from selfie wrist? could the way you're taking that snapshot actually be injuring you? how to tackle the pain. dr. ashton is here. >>> countdown to christmas. just four days away. how to get the most out of those last-minute deals heading into the final shopping days of the season. the shipping deadlines you need to know to get your gifts under the tree just in time. ♪ >>> who runs the world? beyonce. the beyhive going into overdrive overnight when what appeared to be a new album leaked online. what we learn this morning as she shares new photos of her twins. >>> giving my all. our "gma" layaway angels pulling off a huge holiday surprise. giving some military families a christmas they'll never forget, americans all over the country stepping up to help families celebrate already raisin

shooting to stop selling firearms earlier this year that has cost them we'll go to florida where molly barrows will dish out the details all that straight ahead but first we had some headlines let's go. shocking consumer privacy newts leads our global report today as the world's largest hotel chain has disclosed the hacking of personal information of an estimated half a billion guests mariette based in bethesda maryland said an internal investigation revealed unauthorized access to the starwood guest reservation database since this twenty fourteen mary had acquired the starwood chain of hotels and resorts and twenty sixteen interestingly the breach reportedly compromised murry out on locations operating under the brands of starwood sheraton weston and luxury chains including w. and st regis but not marriott branded sites of the five hundred million guest approximately three hundred twenty seven million may have had information including passport numbers and addresses compromised and this went on for years for some portion of those even credit card information rich requires decryption w

that includes central florida. we saw huge issues included to help out our orange growers in central florida facing citrus greening which is really hurting our local growers and hurting that iconic orange juice coming from florida. we still have the inclusion of an animal health vaccine bank which helps out ranchers both in central florida and throughout the united states. we saw a snap program that will continue to help out needy families. we saw prioritizing conservation which is a win for both farmers and conservationists alike in an ever more crowded florida. we also saw four bills that we crafted and put forward included and i thank the gentleman from texas and the gentleman from minnesota for their help with that. the veterans with disabilities language that provides technical training, that was something that i got an idea when i was out in midland speaking to one of the gentlemen from texas' constituents. the bill that allowed for authorization of agricultural research between the united states and israel.

alligator attack in florida involving a senior at a retirement community. then the moment an alligator was pulled from the water, and here's abc's victor oquendo. >> reporter: watch these trappers in central florida pull a nine-foot alligator from a pond. it thrashes in the murky water. look closely and you see the gator release all it took from its victim -- a white sneaker left bobbing in the water. >> attack at big cypress boulevard. be advised that he's actively getting bitten. >> reporter: florida fish and wildlife says an 85-year-old man was bitten on the foot by this alligator behind his home at a retirement community. that man taken to the hospital. a close call, after two deadly alligator attacks over the summer. a florida woman walking her dogs was dragged into a lake and and another woman walkingerdog head, south carolina, was killed after an eight-foot alligator pulled her under water. >> if he sees a small dog or anything that the alligator thinks he can get by the side of the water, its going to come out faster than you can react. >> reporter:

infrastructure projects in south florida. we honored our fwripets guaranteeing them the resources they need and granting them the raises they've earned. we also invested in american children, making it easier for immigrant students to learn english and protecting the accountability framework that put all students at the center of the public education system. and we delivered historic tax relief for florida workers and famries while making american businesses more competitive. in our hemisphere i have advocated for the oppressed people of cuba, venezuela, and nicaragua and encouraged the administration to forge strong relationships with leaders committed to human right the rule of law and economic growth and prosperity in countries like brazil, columbia -- colombia, ar general tee narc coast rah rika, panama and others. in the middle east i have worked to support and bolster the critical u.s.-israel alliance while holding the terrorist mue la regime in iran accountable for its countless transgressions. further east, i have adv