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People watching to see about national implications, too, mark. >> this has turned into a national contest both on the republican and democratic side where terry mcauliffe is talking about issues like abortion, vaccine mandates. glenn youngkin has leaned into education, more with a nationalized focus than the nuts and bolts of education policy that a governor once had. hallie, the first governors race in virginia i covered in d.c. in 2005 was tim kaine versus kilgore, which was not much of a race...

Statements were proven to be lies of specifically they told the warren commission lee harvey oswald didnt have a lot of records on him. after they were forced to disclose their records it turned out he was closely monitor by the cia. they knew a lot about him. there is a lot of evidence to suggest that lee harvey oswald was certainly involved with the cia. the degree to which i am not an expert in. i am to the going hazard a guess but i am inclined to believe the kennedys here that it is suspici...

Answers about what happened because the murder quote left such a scar on this nations soul that last not only a president but the promise of a brighter future. the biden administration says the documents cannot be properly reviewed because of the pandemic ask. politico is reporting that even if the records are released it is not likely they will disclose other potential killers of jfk, which is what some folks are looking at. joining us, ploitdos mark caputo, to talk about his reporting. a fasci...

Of police in south florida has packed up numerous headlines over allegations of excessive force, false arrests, racist social media posts and bullying and as reported, in his 17 years on the job, 49 people have complained about ortiz to internal affairs. hes had 19 official use of force incidents and acued $600,000 in lawsuit settlements and throughout this, he remains on the force with no more than a paid suspension to show for it. some may call this a vacation. ortiz didnt comment but one of h...

Science or facts or focused on the merits of the case presented. the state plans to appeal. joining us now mark caputo. you know florida politics better than anyone. how is this playing out in the state where you have the governor from the state house in tallahassee handing down mandates and local school boards, teachers, superintendents, saying we have to violate your order to keep our kids safe? >> im just going to rely on the polling. quinnipiac doesnt have a great record of polling in florid...

Persuade him otherwise. if you see the president -- or former president trump in alabama got booed for talking about vaccine. theres a portion of folks that dont want to hear it and if you bring it up, theyre going to boo you. >> and governor desantis is, in many ways, siding with them over school boards and teachers in his state. mike barnicle is here with a question for you. >> mark, as you know, various state legislatures around the country, republicans have poured a lot of money into those l...

Alachua counties to comply with the states mandate or the states rule that says that you can mandate masks, but you can have a parental opt out. if that goes forward, theres going to be some interesting politics to it. the science is changing and the virus is changing. our infection rates are high. hospitalization rates are really high. it does appear cases are plateauing, but theyre plateauing at a really high level. >> at a really high level. mark, the president has made veiled remarks about...

Are saying, wait a minute, governor, what in the world is going on with you? its a terrible situation. ive started calling it tex-ganistan because it feels that chaotic. >> thats a good point to point out. the governor appointed most of the folks in the supreme court and even they are defying him. mark, whats the view in florida? james said a moment ago that, you know, republicans and the lieutenant governor, they dont care about the backlash. it seems from everything weve been watching the last...

We now have three kitchens up and running throughout the country. we have another kitchen coming online soon. its a place thats very close to our heart. i love haiti. its a really amazing country. >> i ask that question because you -- theres the earthquake. as you mentioned theres the political instability because of the assassination of former president. on top of it, you had a storm come through there. in a word, how would you describe the spirit of the haitian people right now? >> i think the...

Ban or face fine. governor abbotts mask mandate is on hold after the texas supreme court declined to back his order. abbott says he now tested negative for covid-19 just four days after testing positive thanks, in part, to being fully vaccinated. here to talk about the madness in texas and florida is james poor, who has been writing and reporting on texas politics since the mid 1970s, publishes a weekly newsletter about the state called "texas to the world" and mark caputo, senior writer for pol...