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Posted: 5:52 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Scott puts brakes on drug test 

We are tracking some scattered rain today, it'll stay warm and partly sunny at times with temps in the low 80's.  Each day through the weekend has a chance of rain and a scattered thunderstorm but the chances are less than 50%.

Today's interview lineup:

At 6:53 hear Jamie Dupree update the delegate fight between Romney and Santorum.

Hear our interview with Governor Scott on the new jobs coming to Jacksonville, how long he's willing to fight the drug testing of state workers, and the independent investigation of the Trayvon Martin dead.

At 8:23 hear Jamie Dupree explain why the GOP primary race is a fascinating example of state-by-state strategy.

Our Top Local Story:  Governor Scott says he's willing to take it to the Supreme Court--the bill he just signed that requires drug testing government workers.  Scott was in our studios during the 7am news to explain why he's holding off implementing the new policy until a legal battle with the ACLU is resolved. 

The Governor is in Jacksonville for a morning announcement by 7-Eleven that it is coming back to the First Coast.  We're expecting to hear the 7-Eleven President and CEO talk about his plan to create up to 800 new jobs over the next five years by opening dozens of new stores.

We're also talking with Governor Scott about his call for an independent investigation of the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Travon Martin in Sanford.  Scott calls it a disturbing death but he stops short of saying whether the admitted shooter, George Zimmerman, should be arrested.  The lawyer for Martin's family says he was talking to his girlfriend on the phone when he was confronted in the gated community.  Another rally was held last night in Sanford, and the NAACP national president is calling for Zimmerman's arrest.

The Tim Tebow drumbeat is getting louder.  Several reports indicate the Jaguars are among a handful of teams that have reached out to Tebow.  The Jaguars brass are not saying anything because Tebow is still a Bronco.

After a two-day trial, St. Augustine city commissioner Errol Jones is found guilty of resisting police.  Jones was arrested in October during an altercation at a home on Julia Street.  A witness tampering charge was dismissed before the trial got underway.

As a bill allowing students to lead prayers in school sits on Governor Scott's desk, three clergymen are asking him not to sign it.  They include a Baptist minister, a Presbyterian minister and a rabbi.  They say the bill violates the First Amendment to the Constitution and is disrespectful of Florida's religious diversity.

Our Top National Story is You Decide 2012:  Mitt Romney cruises to an easy win in the Illinois primary, and emails Republicans to fall in line behind his bid.  But the rest of the GOP field is not likely to make a move and get out of the race.  Rick Santorum, who finished a distant second in Illinois, says he's looking ahead five weeks to the Pennsylvania primary. Santorum and Newt Gingrich are stumping for votes in Louisiana today--that vote is Saturday.  Romney is in the Washington-Baltimore area.

Faced with a choice between a 10-term congressman and a freshman, Illinois primary voters opted for the newcomer.  Congressman Don Manzullo was the winner.

We're updating breaking news throughout the morning in France, where a guy connected to several shootings is holed up in a building surrounded by police.  He threw a gun out of a window but says he has other weapons. He is suspected of killing three Jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi and three paratroopers.

 
 
 

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