Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING YOUNG ADULTS - A new study by the Pew Research Center examines the number of young adult children (ages 18-34) who still receive financial assistance from their parent. In fact, 44% of young adults surveyed said they received financial help during the last year. Majority of young adults leaned on parents for household expenses, including groceries, utilities or help paying a...

Alexus reports on storm damage and cleanup after a tornado touched down near the Cecil Field airport yesterday.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as Samantha reports on a recent CNN poll that continues to show a majority orienting on former President Trump over Nikki Haley in a preview of the upcoming South Carolina primary. Additionally, key concerns about the frontrunner candidates (Trump/Biden) are shared.

Ben profiles the FIRST recorded rap song "Noah," a 1946 single by a Jacksonville singing group called The Jubalaires. Hear the full story AFTER the Grammys, Sunday night on CBS47!

Ben Becker has this week's review of local restaurant inspections.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues as Jared looks at the border security and aid funding agreement moving through Congress. He also looks at recent event sin the Israel/Gaza conflict, including State Dept. sanctions against Israel for actions against Palestinian civilians.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues as Jake takes a look at current Florida political issues, including Gov. DeSantis deploying Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard troops to assist in Texas border security, the recent Florida social media bill, and concerns over long-standing "Free Kill" legislation. Get the full story tonight at 5:45 on Action News Jax.

Logan reports on the demolition of the RISE Doro Apartments building in downtown Jacksonville after a major fire destroyed the property earlier this week. Work crews have started the demolition process, which is expected to take weeks.

Chandler Morgan checks in with what's new, what's happening, and what's changing this week around Jacksonville.

STUDENT PANDEMIC GRADES - A new report from the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University finds that elementary and middle school students have only made up some of the academic losses they experienced during the pandemic. The research examined academic levels between Spring of 2022 and Spring of 2023 for students in 30 states. Students recovered one third of their losses in math...

WOKV recognizes JSO Officer Anthony Yannuzzi and K9 Patriot on this First Responder Friday segment.

Chef and Owner Jojo Hernandez opened Abstrakt Filipino Essence in Jacksonville Beach and it features a fusion of his Southeast Asian family recipes with a culinary twist. “I call my food 80/20,” he says, “So 80-percent Filipino is that home-cooking and home Filipino recipe, with my 20-percent twist to it using my 20-plus years of experience being a chef.” Learn more at AbstraktFilipinoEssence.com...

Beth reports on a Clearwater plane crash into the Bayside Waters mobile home park.

Alexus updates the search for funeral director Elliot Maurice Graham, after a warrant for his arrest was issued.

Logan reports on the demolition efforts at the RISE Doro structure downtown. Crews are expected to begin the building demolition today, likely to take several weeks for takedown and cleanup.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as Kirstin reports that Trump continues to lead Haley in South Carolina polls. When asked about whether Trump's ongoing charges, trials, or potential convictions would impact their support, +/- 60% of those Trump-favoring Republican voters said they would continue to support the former President.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues as Jared reports on the apparent bipartisanship in passing new tax credit legislation in the House, but less obvious cooperation as border control legislation remains unresolved. House republicans say border control bill text is on the way as the White House encourages cooperative resolution.

The JMN crew comes together to highlight a variety of events happening this weekend around Jacksonville, including concerts, laser shows, tattoos, opera, and the 17th annual Donna Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer, a signature Jacksonville event. All this and so much more, check out the Weekend Spotlight story for a thorough list of things going on!

Jonathan reports on the USS Carney shooting down several Houthi drones and an anti-ship ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden. The USS Carney is one of several Mayport-based vessels deployed in the area.

GUN STORAGE SAFETY - The White House announced new plans to help promote safe storage of firearms, reduce gun violence and make communities safer. This all comes as many are concerned about the growing number of school shootings in the US. According to research by the Jama Network, one third of all households with children contain firearms, but not all of them are secure. 4.6 million children live...

Alexus reports on an investigation into a Jacksonville funeral director, facing a number of charges including "mishandling of cremated human remains."

Logan reports on the RISE Doro building demolition, which could happen within the next few days.

Today, the CEOs of the biggest tech companies are in the hot seat on Capitol Hill. Members of Congress will question the leaders of Discord, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and X (formerly known as Twitter) about their approaches to protecting your kids and teens on their various platforms – specifically from online child sexual exploitation. Lawmakers worry these apps are being used by offenders to target ch...

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as Jared follows the latest in the impeachment charges against DHS Secretary Mayorkas headed to the House floor, and the layered responses the White House has in mind after US soldiers died in a Jordan drone attack.

Mark joins JMN to look at the House republicans' DHS Secretary Mayorkas impeachment efforts, where the "border solution" lies (if there even is one), and the "face-off" at Miami International Airport yesterday...All this in advance of another "Whatever You Want Wednesday," noon to 3pm today on the Mark Kaye Show!