Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as President Biden hosts the Japanese Prime Minister and other international guests in a state visit addressing multiple political and economical concerns.

Brian takes a deep dive on Trump's and Biden's respective positions on abortion legislation, and how it's being used (or misused) as a campaign issue.

FINANCIAL AID ENROLLMENT - New data shows how the rollout of the new FAFSA application is impacting students applying for college. As of late March, only 35% of high school seniors completed the FAFSA financial aid form. This is down nearly 27% from last year, according to the National College Attainment Network. The rollout of the updated FAFSA forms has been met with ongoing delays and technical...

Meghan reports on a proposal to close Atlantic Beach Elementary, and neighborhood residents' responses.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as former President Trump voiced definitive positions on several women's health issues. He claimed credit for getting Roe v. Wade overturned, endorsed state legislatures to manage their own policies on abortion, and took an advocacy position for IVF treatments

Mike reports from North Texas, in the path of totality for today's eclipse. He'll have recap coverage on Action News Jax at 5pm, 530pm, and 6pm, while locally Action News Jax is hosting an eclipse viewing party at UNF starting at 2pm, where we can expect +/- viewing 66% blocking. The next eclipse to include Florida in the path of totality will be in 2045.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as President Biden unveils another targeted student debt relief program, nearly a year after his broad forgiveness program was struck down by the Supreme Court. Since then, Biden has chipped away at student loan debts through various programs already existing in federal law. In other DC news, Congress returns this week with DHS Secretary Mayorkas's impeachment a...

Meghan follows up on the St. Johns County kidnapping over the weekend. The victim has been found and is safe, but the suspect remains at large as the SJC Sheriff's Office continues to search.

Planning to watch today's eclipse? Meghan reports on how to verify if your eclipse glasses are legitimate, and where to get proper viewing glasses, and where you can join the viewing fun.

LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL - New this morning, hundreds of fallen law enforcement officers who died serving our country will be honored today at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington. The wall first went up in 1991. However, there are now so many names, they've had to extend the wall in order to add to it. Today, the names of an additional 282 officers will be honored. We offe...

Meghan reports on an apparent kidnapping. in SJC this weekend. The victim has been found safe, but the suspect remains at large.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as Jared previews President Biden's visit to Baltimore, where he will survey federal repair efforts underway in the Port of Baltimore. State and federal officials are working on logistical adjustments until a full service cargo channel is in place again. Additionally, Jared recaps yesterday's phone conversation between Biden and Netanyahu, discussing Israel's at...

Ben is back, with this week's report of local eateries.

Logan updates coverage of jury selection for the trial of Patrick McDowell, who confessed to killing Nassau Co. Deputy Joshua Moyer during a 2021 traffic stop. A pool of over 2000 potential jurors is being screened to serve on a sentencing jury. Once seated, the sentencing trial process is expected to take the rest of April.

What do you know about your own local community's history? This week's FLBL feature is all about a fun and educational way to explore Clay County history.

This week's First Responder Friday features St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Reserve Deputy Joey Romer. After decades as an active duty officer, Deputy Romer continues to give to the community.

BIDEN IN BALTIMORE - Today President Biden will visit Baltimore to see the federal response efforts on the ground after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last week. This includes an aerial tour of the damage. He also plans to meet with state and local officials. Since the incident, the White House has pledged federal support to reopen the Port of Baltimore and rebuild the bridge as soon as po...

Logan reports that jury selection will begin for the sentencing of Patrick McDowell, who confessed to killing Nassau Co. Deputy Joshua Moyers in 2021 traffic stop. Jurors will determine whether McDowell will face a death sentence or life imprisonment.

DCSB Chairman Darryl Willie joins JMN to share details on a variety of current topics the Duval County School Board is addressing, including the recent vote to NOT consolidate R.L. Brown and R.V.D Daniels schools until next year, the latest on the new superintendent search, upcoming graduations, and more.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, President Biden and former President Trump both picked up wins in another round of primaries this week. A new Wall Street Journal poll shows that if the general election was held today, Trump has a slight edge (+/- 4%) in several swing states. Samantha Manning looks at what states appear to be leaning toward Trump, and at what we can expect from both candidates...

Tasha Hyder, Clay County Fair Executive Director, joins JMN to share some of this year's featured events and attractions, including concerts, exhibits, and of course all the great fair food!

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as President Biden had strong words of criticism before a call with Prime Minister Netanyahu, following Israeli attacks on World Central Kitchen humanitarian workers.

Jake Gordon from Downtown Vision joins JMN to share details about this year's Jax River Jams concert series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union. Every Thursday night is a free show at Ford on Bay downtown, starting with Rodney Atkins tonight, with future shows featuring Bishop Briggs, Earthgang, and Andy Grammar.

There's family fun everywhere this weekend! Jax River Jams kicks off tonight at Ford on Bay for the first of several free shows through April! Grab the family and hit up Metropolitan Park for the Florida Seafood & Caribbean Festival! At the beaches, If you like jazz, check out Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox at the Florida Theatre. If blues is your groove, Springing The Blues has some heavy hit...

RURAL HEALTHCARE - There’s a new federal push to increase training opportunities for medical students in rural areas. It’s a bipartisan effort known as the Community TEAMS Act. This proposal would create a nationwide grant program to provide more hands-on experience in rural communities and encourage medical students to serve in those regions after graduation. This all comes as more rural hospital...