While the Jags have a bye week, there's still a lot going on in Jacksonville this weekend! Parents? You can play hookey with hockey, as the Icemen host the South Carolina Sting Rays for an early game today. And there's so much music this weekend! Tonight internet sensations Mia X Ally perform at Jack Rabbits! The Jacksonville Symphony performs the music of John Williams (ft. music from Star Wars, Jaws, and more) this weekend, Warrant rocks the Thrasher Horne Center, and Porch Fest in Springfield happens this weekend! Get your laughs with Colin Quinn, or solve a Dinner Murder Mystery! And if you want to get international, check out the Japanese artwork in Tattoos & Japanese Prints exhibit. And of course the Jacksonville Fair opens today and runs through the 12th. So much to do!

As we head into the holiday season, Butterball Turkey Talk Line Expert Gwendolyn Carlyle joins JMN to share tips on preparing and serving the perfect holiday meal.

With a new Speaker in place, Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL 3rd) joins JMN to discuss foreign aid plans for Ukraine and Israel, plus the imminent government funding crisis as another shutdown approaches.

Jared reports on the upcoming meeting between President Biden and China's President Xi Jinping in San Francisco.

Brea Kratzert from Wounded Warrior Project joins JMN to share details about this weekend's 5K fundraiser, where participants can "Carry Forward" by carrying flags, weights, or for the truly fierce, another person! All funds raised help Wounded Warrior Project, starting Saturday morning at 7am. Visit CARRYON.WOUNDEDWARRIORPROJECT.ORG for more information or to register.

As the Israel/Hamas war brews in the Middle East, Islamophobia is on the rise across the country. In response, the Biden Administration is developing the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia in the United States. The move led by the Domestic Policy Council and the National Security Council is the latest step to counter Islamophobia, Anti Semitism, and related forms of bias and discrimination across the country. The White House says the goal is to ensure every American has the freedom to live their lives in safety and without fear for how they prey, what they believe and who they are. Arielle Hixson is live on Capitol Hill breaking down the latest.

Logan reports on the "We The People" rally at City Hall today, as more than a dozen local advocacy organizations with diverse political, demographic, and social backgrounds will unite at City Hall to share their concerns with legislators at the Duval Delegation meeting.

Alexus reports on a special needs student who got on the right bus, but was dropped off at the wrong school. Duval County Public Schools says it was an issue with the transportation company, Student Transportation of America, and additional driver training and improved delivery rosters will be implemented.

President Biden will visit Minnesota to promote a variety of programs benefitting farming and rural communities, despite criitcisms from Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN 3rd), who intends to challenge him in the primary. Meanwhile, "3rd Party" candidates (ex: RRK Jr.) are seeing their most successful polling and funding prospects since the 1992 Ross Perot campaign, when Perot finished with ~19% of the national vote.

Capt. Aaron Bowman, US Navy, Retired, former commander of Mayport Naval Station, will be among the honored guests at the Nov. 10 Salute America event. He joins JMN to share what service meant to him personally and professionaly.