State address, Florida Governor rick scott discussed the response to Hurricane Irma and outlined his priorities for this years legislative session, including more funding to prevent opioid abuse, and strengthening Workplace Sexual Harassment laws. Currently in his second term, Governor Scott is ineligible to run for reelection this year. This is 40 minutes. Also joining us in the east gallery is his wife, first lady, ann scott. [ applause ] good morning. Thank you for your graciousness towards me and my wife. And its wonderful to be here. I can think just starting, i can think about the first time i gave this speech. So im honored to deliver my final state of the state address today. I would like to first recognize a few people. First, speaker of the house, richard corcoran. [ applause ] speaker, i appreciate your commitment to cutting taxes, for fighting to make sure every student can get a great education. Senate president joe negron. [ applause ] mr. President , your focus on lake o
Run for reelection this year. This is 40 minutes. Also joining us in the east gallery is his wife, first lady, ann scott. [ applause ] good morning. Thank you for your graciousness towards me and my wife. And its wonderful to be here. I can think just starting, i can think about the first time i gave this speech. So im honored to deliver my final state of the state address today. I would like to first recognize a few people. First, speaker of the house, richard corcoran. [ applause ] speaker, i appreciate your commitment to cutting taxes, for fighting to make sure every student can get a great education. Senate president joe negron. [ applause ] mr. President , your focus on lake okeechobee and floridas environment will benefit businesses and residents for generations. Senator lopezcontera. [ applause ] carlos, thank you for all you do for our great state and joining me in the fight for freedom and democracy in cuba and venezuela. I would also like to recognize attorney general pam bon
Lawddressed the task of enforcement in the wake of Hurricane Irma. This is 40 minutes. [applause] also joining us in the east gallery is his wife first lady scott. Tt area Governor Scott thank you. Thank you for your graciousness toward me and my wife. I think about the first time i gave this speech. I am going to deliver my final state of the state address today. I would like to recognize a few people. First, speaker of the house richard corker. [applause] mr. Speaker, i appreciate your tomitment to cutting taxes make sure that every floridian can get a great education. To Senate President joe negron. [applause] on president , your focus lake okeechobee and floridas will benefit future generations. Lieutenant governor carlos lopezcantera. Thank you for all you do for our great state and for joining me in the fight for freedom and democracy in cuba and venezuela. Attorney general pam bondi. She could not join us. She has been a leading voice in the opioid epidemic. Lets give a big roun
We are the latest on the investigation the suspect, and the victims, today february 13th, 2018. From nbc news, this is a special edition of today Florida School shooting with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from pyeongchang, south korea. And welcome to today on this thursday morning. We are here in olympic park in pyeongchang, south korea, but it goes without saying that our hearts are definitely back home. Our hearts are heavy. Its hard to even imagine that this has happened again. Again. We want to get to the latest overnight the death toll, in a word, its staggering, 17 people were killed, making this one of the deadliest Mass Shootings in american history. At least 14 others were wounded. Some of them are in Critical Condition this morning. The suspected gunman is in custody. Officials identifying him as 19yearold Nicholas Cruz, a former studented a Marjory Stoneman high school who had been recently expelled. We see images recorded as students barricaded in classrooms. This is
Health treatment center, and he was obsessed with guns. This morning, nicolas cruz sits that jail cell. How could someone do Something Like this . And how could someone like this clearly disturbed on the police radar, why wasnt he stopped . He had legally obtained a gun. Whatever reiterant the law imposes on gun ownership by mentally disturbed people, in this case, did not work. President trump will address the nation two hours from now. 11 00 eastern. Good thing the door is locked. The shooter shot a couple of people next to me. I was sitting behind a cabinet and it got a girl next to me. He went up and down the hallway just banging. He shot through my door and broke the window. I was in a classroom and all i heard were the gunshots. The police cleared us to go outside, and i see dead people on the floor. All you can think of is, oh, my god my family, my friends. You never think it would happen to you, but it does. And we have seen this so many times before. 17 dead in that florida ra