Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

Jessica reports on a fatal hit & run Zoo Parkway early this morning.

Eben reports that Nikolas Cruz is expected to plead guilty to 17 counts of murder and attempted murder for the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.

Meet Patrick, recently relocated to Jacksonville from Haiti, and hear his story from the Job News USA job fair.

Blair reports on a potential shortage of (available) TSA workers during the upcoming travel season, as upward of 40% of TSA employees are currently NOT vaccinated despite a recent federal mandate.

Eben reports on the FDA reviewing Johnson & Johnson and Moderna booster studies.

October is a busy time for events in Jacksonville, and this weekend is no different. The JMN crew looks at a variety of events, including the wrap up of Hamilton at the TUC, area concerts including The Jonas Brothers, the Monkees, or Travis Tritt, then there's the Jags early game from London (and that means Bloody Marys, eggs, and kegs!), the Maker's Market in LaVilla, and any manner of seasonal attractions like pumpkin patches, haunted houses, and more.

Blair reports on President Biden opening the Port of Los Angeles to 24 hour operations, in an effort to address supply chain delays and inflation.

Jessica reports from the scene of a Clay county fire that destroyed a home and left two people dead. The Fire Marshall is investigating.

Rachel reports on the House passing a temporary funding extension through December 3rd, which keeps the government funded in the interim but fails to address the debt ceiling.

Blair reports on the SCOTUS review of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence. While the conviction isn't challenged, the Trump administration had petitioned a review when the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the sentence in favor of life imprisonment back in 2020. The Biden administration has not withdrawn the petition to reinstate the death penalty.