Jacksonville's Morning News Interviews

WOKV political analyst Rick Mullaney looks at the historic vote to remove Speaker McCarthy, and the impacts this has in the House, in the GOP.

You Decide 2024 coverage continues with presidential candidate reactions to the internal dissent in the GOP, following the ouster of Speaker McCarthy. The White House position is hopeful that a new Speaker is elected quickly, as all legislative business is held up until new leadership is identified. To that end, the House is adjourned until Tuesday, with a (first) vote possible by Wednesday .

Laura Fellwock joins JMN to share what fans can look forward to with this year's Constellation Furyk & Friends Tournament, and family friendly activities at Timuquana Country Club. Could this be the year that Jim Furyk wins his own tournament? Come out and join the fun!

WAPE's Jud Heussler joins JMN to share information about the Florida/Georgia Food Drive in partnership with Feeding Northeast Florida. Whether you invest food or funds, it's a great way to join in the fun and support a good cause as you root on your favorite team in this college football rivalry.

Senator Rick Scott joins JMN to share his thoughts on the leadership upheaval in the House of Representatives, Trump on trial, his re-election campaign, and what all this means for the Republican Party in Florida and in the US.

Jared looks at the fracture within the House of Representatives, as GOP infighting has led to the outser of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker after an historic vote yesterday. The House is on hiatus until Tuesday, but they're unable to advance any business until a new Speaker is elected...and last time's election process was a fiasco. Meanwhile, temporary funding expires soon and appropriation bills are d...

Damon Olinto, Volunteer Chairman for the Constellation Furyk & Friends Tournament, joins JMN to update us on event activities still to come with this year's event, including the main tournament action.

Rep. Rutherford joins JMN to share thoughts after the removal of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. Rutherford voted to retain McCarthy, after fellow Florida Representative Matt Gaetz's proposal to remove the Speaker from his leadership role.

Logan reports on a national emergency alert test that will fire off between 2:20pm-2:50pm today, All phones on and in service during this window will receive the alert, even if you've turned alert notifications off, so if you need to NOT have that sound off for silence or safety reasons, make sure your phone is off at the time.

Rachel Winter, UNF Dean of Students, and Maurisha Bishop-Salmon, UNF Victim Advocate, join JMN to discuss this year's Take Back The Night events starting this evening, raising awareness and empowering victims and survivors of domestic violence.

Mark joins JMN to discuss the Speaker of the House ouster yesterday, as Kevin McCarthy is voted out after a Matt Gaetz motion to vacate. Is this patriotism? Is this chaos? Is this irrelevant? You tell us during The Mark Kaye Show "Whatever You Want Wednesday" from noon to 3pm!

SPEAKER VOTE CHAOS - The US House of Representatives is now entering uncharted territory after Republican Kevin McCarthy lost his job as the Speaker of the House yesterday. The motion to vacate from Rep. Matt Gaetz passed Tuesday with the support of eight hardline Republicans and all the Democrats present and voting. Without a Speaker of the House, Congress is essentially paralyzed because lawmake...

Logan reports on rewards being offered for information leading to convictions on the recent murders of a 6-year-old and a 3-year-old, both victims of recent gun violence in Jacksonville.

Alexus reports on an officer involved shooting last night on Jacksonville's westside, that resulted in a man's death.

Tabitha Furyk joins JMN to discuss the charities that benefit from the Constellation Furyk & Friends Tournament and related events. Tonight's event includes Dustin Lynch and Carly Pearce performing at Daily's Place, and a variety of Pro-Am golfers, tournament rounds, and additional concerts and activities scheduled over the rest of the week.

Jared reports on former President Trump's appearance at his NYC fraud trial yesterday, and the comments from NY State Attorney General, Trump's attorneys, and Trump himself prior to yesterday's court session.

Attorney Michael Haggard, board member for the National Center for Victims of Crime, joins JMN to discuss incidents of armed violence and the needs for gun legislation and increased security in residential communities.

Alexus reports on a press conference by the family of Le'keian Woods this afternoon, as they allege police brutality shown in a viral video of Woods' arrest over the weekend. Jacksonville Sheriff TK Waters disputes the veracity of their video-based allegations.

Late last night Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz introduced a motion to vacate House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. This, just after lawmakers narrowly avoided a government shutdown. Republicans are not happy with how McCarthy used bipartisan negotiations, working with Democrats to get the deal passed. Now, McCarthy risks losing his job, as a vote on a resolution to remove the speaker could happen in t...

Alexus reports on a child drowning in a retention pond at the Paradise Island apartment community.

CBS47/FOX30 FIRST ALERT FORECAST – TUE., OCT. 3RD CHIEF METEOROLOGIST MIKE BURESH WOKV RADIO The WOKV Weather Meter for Today: 8 TODAY: Mix of clouds & sun & breezy… a few brief showers south of I-10. High: 84 TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, an isolated shower. Low: 65 WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy, breezy, a brief shower. High: 85 THURSDAY: Partly sunny with a few showers. High: 84 FRIDAY: Partly sunny & warm...

You Decide 2024 coverage continues as Blair reports on a Trump rally in Iowa over the weekend, as Trump stumped for votes with his usual campaign talking points. IN an unexpected development, though, this weekend TV viewers saw Gov. Ron DeSantis sit down with Bill Maher, as DeSantis keeps himself in the public eye.

Tournament Director Adam Renfroe joins JMN to share details about this year's chairty event and schedule.

Jared looks at the last minute bipartisan funding resolution that keeps the government funded until Nov. 17, and the subsequent verbal skirmishing between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Matt Gaetz. Will the House use this time effectively, or is this just extending their inflighting?

Keith Gross joins JMN to discuss his campaign for U.S. Senate, as he challenges Rick Scott in the 2024 primary.