Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

STATE OF ECONOMY - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will be back on Capitol Hill on Thursday to testify before the Senate Banking Committee where she is expected to discuss the state of the economy. This comes as many Americans are still saddled with credit card debt. A report this week by the New York Fed found credit card balances increased by 50 billion dollars, or 5% in the fourth quarter of 20...

Logan reports on a car vs. train collision in Orange Park last night, leaving the 72 year old driver with serious injuries.

Alexus updates the latest on the Jared Bridegan murder prosecution, as two of the suspects accused in his murder conspiracy (Bridegan's ex-wife, and her current husband) have court hearings today.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, as a recent poll suggests that voters are not looking forward to a Trump/Biden rematch. Voters do favor a resolution to the pending Trump legal cases before voting, but most of former President Trump's pending trails are seeing dates pushed back or suspending indefinitely pending a SCOTUS response to Trump's claims of Presidential immunity.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues as the GOP continues to obstruct bipartisan border security legislation in the House from advancing. They're gung-ho to have an impeachment vote against DHS Secretary Mayorkas though, possibly as soon as today. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Blinken is overseas negotiating for a cease-fire in Gaza.

The head of the FAA will testify before Congress this morning following the scary incident on a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, when a plane’s exit door plug flew off mid-flight. Today lawmakers will press the FAA on whether they found any evidence of quality control issues in Boeing‘s production lines. Also, what changes the FAA is considering for inspecting these production facilities moving forward....

Alexus reports on new information regarding the conspiracy to murder Jared Bridegan, obtained from documents and interviews. Bridegan's ex-wife and her estranged husband are both charged, and scheduled to appear in court tomorrow.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues as Biden wins the Democratic primary in South Carolina over the weekend. Next week, several events besides the Super Bowl happen in Nevada, including the Nevada Democratic primary, the Nevada Republican primary, and the Nevada Republican caucus...Most states have either caucuses or a primary. So why is Nevada holding both? That's because a state law requires Neva...

Ben reports on tow truck scams, and the risks they represent to drivers in need of assistance AND to legitimate emergency road service companies. Hear the whole story tonight on CBS47 & FOX30's Action News Jax at 5:45pm.

Jonathan reports on the latest military actions in the Middle East, as Mayport's USS Carney, along with the USS Gravely and the Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier, were all involved in missile skirmishes recently.

YOU DECIDE 2024 coverage continues, with an eye on DC as the House finally has the actual text (all 700+ pages of it!) of the border control bill, and the piggybacked foreign aid funding for Israel and Ukraine. Now comes the hard part of securing bipartisan support in the House and Senate.

Sheifalika reports from the westside, where a tornado touched down in the area of Peacock Ridge Drive yesterday.

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.