Another beautiful day with sunshine and afternoon temps around 81.  Changes are coming for the weekend as we turn more humid, breezy and see rain/thunderstorm chances.

Today's interview lineup:

At 6:53 hear Jamie Dupree explain why the President's jobs bill is proving a tough sell in Congress.

At 7:53 hear Kevin Rincon on the debate over bringing a poker room to Regency. 

At  8:23 hear Jamie Dupree update Herman Cain's surge in a CBS News poll, which shows him tied for first.

At 8:40 hear Stephen Dare with MetroJacksonville.comexplain why Mayor Brown should reconsider some of his recent staff cuts. 

At 8:53 hear city council president Stephen Joost explain why he says everyone made mistakes, which led to the current budget mess.

Our Top Local Story:  Plans for a new poker room near Regency Mall is creating a divide.  At a town hall meeting last night opponents said the poker room would deter other businesses from opening nearby. Supporters say it's simple--if you don't want to gamble don't go there. Tell us what you think on the WOKV listen line at 245-8690.

48 cops are given pinkslips, a total of 71 people at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office are being let go.  FOP President Nelson Cuba says it's a depressing time for the JSO.  We're told Sheriff Rutherford will talk about this reduction in force today.

Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler is sounding the alarm over budget cuts.  He says he's done all he can to save money like relying on volunteer labor and civilians instead of sworn officers.  His budget was cut $2.5 million but he stopped short of saying whether he'll have to lay off any cops.  Clay Commissioners meet next week, and Beseler hopes they'll reconsider the cuts.

Talk of a toll road for the Outer Beltway is not going away, and tomorrow could get a boost.  The Northeast Florida Regional Council is considering giving its support for the project.  One of the group's members, Elaine Brown, tells the Times Union the only way to fund the project is through tolls.  The Regional Council has no actual authority.  Its members come from across the Jacksonville metro area.

He's accused of beating, raping and eventually killing an 83 year-old Jacksonville woman.  And he's been ruled incompetent to stand trial.  20 year-old Christopher Johnson is ordered to a six month stay at a mental hospital--after which he'll return for another competency hearing.  Emma Jean Beasley was attacked in a Dinsmore home in July.

Teens and teachers now have more resources to report instances of dating violence in abuse.  The Duval County School Board adopted a new policy to set up procedures in addition to enforcing rules that teen dating violence is prohibited on any school property and at any school-sponsored event.

Apple lovers around the world rejoicing as the new iPhone 4S is released.  It's got new features like an improved camera, new operating system, and global usage capabilities.  But WOKV Tech Expert Will Van the improvements don't justify an upgrade from an iPhone 4.

You Decide 2012:  Herman Cain's rise continues.  A poll by CBS News has him tied at the top with Mitt Romney.  Rick Perry's support continues to fall.  Cain is taking full advantage of his momentum after winning the Florida GOP straw poll, targeting Perry on his lack of a jobs plan.

Chris Christie is officially out of the race that he claims he was never in in the first place.  Christie says there's too much to do in New Jersey.

Our Top National Story:  Racheting up the rhetoric over the jobs bill.  President Obama continues to press Congress to "pass this bill" before Halloween.  Democrats in the Senate are rewriting portions of the bill, substituting some provisions with a tax increase on millionaires. The Senate could take up the bill next week.

Organizers of the anti-Wall Street demonstration are calling for students at college campuses across the nation to walk out of class in protest this afternoon.  The group Occupy Wall Street is planning a rally at Hemming Plaza this Saturday at 2pm.  They're looking to establish a permanent presence on the First Coast.

Warnings of increased costs and delays--a government watchdog says a program to modernize America's air traffic control system has run into serious problems.   The FAA is working to replace the current air traffic control system with satellite technology.  But it's apparently being held back by software problems.

A sign of war fatigue in a new poll of veterans who have served since 9/11, one-third say Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting.  And a majority of those surveyed think that we should be focusing less on foreign affairs and more on our own problems.

Amanda Knox is back home in Seattle.  She was released from an Italian prison after spending four years there.  On Monday, the 24-year-old former exchange student's murder conviction for killing her British roommate was thrown out by an appeals court.