A life-threatening category three storm surge with catastrophic 120 mph winds and flooding is expected to hit the Florida peninsula. With nearly 2-million people already under mandatory evacuation orders across the State, the Mayor of Sarasota tells Laura how the City is preparing, including shutting off water to barrier islands and closing bridges.

Jury selection begins in the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial, as five members of the far-right militia group face trial for a violent plot to subvert the 2020 election on January 6. The panel discusses the impartiality issues faced in such a globally recognized case and also the Oath Keepers’ planned defense strategy. Plus, Minority House Leader Mitch McConnell gives a big boost to the bipartisan ‘Electoral Count Act’ bill in response to the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and the Democrat’s risky bet in funding far-right GOP candidates may be paying off.

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