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Posted: 5:34 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2012
A spectacular start to the week with comfortable temps in the mid-80's. Low humidity, sunshine and dry conditions will be the case through much of this week.
Today's interview lineup:
At 6:53 hear Jamie Dupree explain why Mitt Romney is focusing so much time on Colorado.
At 8:10 hear Florida Senate candidate, Congressman Connie Mack explain why recent polls showing him trailing Bill Nelson are not accurate.
At 8:23 hear Jamie Dupree explain the path to victory for Connie Mack over Bill Nelson in Florida's Senate race.
Our Top National Story: President Obama's campaign is launching a new offensive against Mitt Romney today, blasting the GOP nominee for criticizing Americans who don't pay income taxes without having come clean about his own. The campaign starts the new push with a television advertisement, its first spot using Romney's comments that 47 percent of voters pay no income tax and believe they are victims. The ad begins airing today in Ohio but is also expected to be part of the campaign's final push elsewhere. Romney has released two years of tax information about his personal wealth.
Our Top Local Story: One of the most important Senate races this election is situated right here in Florida, with Bill Nelson and Connie Mack pulling out all the stops here with just over a month left until the election. According to Real Clear Politics averages, Mack has seen his poll numbers drop considerably in the past two months after holding a two plus point lead over Senator Nelson in late July. Mack now trails the Senator by 6.6 points in the RCP average. We'll have Connie Mack in studio around 8am.
We are putting the pieces together in a bizarre police investigation on Julington Creek. Jacksonville homicide dectives Saturday night responded to a home on Julington Creek Road, just east of San Jose. We searched the property listing and matched the last name with that of a 23 year-old man charged with murder Sunday morning. It's not clear who died and what the circumstances are. All police are saying right now is the subject involved in the homicide callout was located and this is an active investigation.
A Southside family grieving over the shooting death of one of their own. 16-year-old Renard McKann was shot dead by a pair of men who robbed him after he played a dice game with friends. The family's church is handling funeral expenses. So far no word of arrests.
We are trying to get new information on the weekend discovery of skeletal remains on the southside. The remains were discovered in the woods near Phillips Highway between University and Emerson. It's not clear how long the remains had been there. We are trying to get new information from police this morning.
St. Johns Ferry riders get good news today. The ferry is back in service after Jaxport pulled it out of the water for a few days to fix a few cracks in the hull. The ferry will depart from its usual spot on the Mayport side of the river starting at 6 a.m. today.
A wild ride for a Jacksonville 9 year-old. He was in the back seat of an SUV that was stolen from the Kendall Court Apartments on the northside. Kenneth Kimbaugh was sick, so he stayed in the SUV as the family was doing laundry. That's when someone jumped in and took off. Kenneth's dad tells our news partner Channel 4 the boy was released by the thief and he walked back to the apartments. Police are still searching for the suspect and the stolen SUV.
A late touchdown toss from Blaine Gabbert to Cecil Shorts helped the Jaguars win their first game of the season, beating the Colts 22-17.
A man Daytona Beach Police say choked an officer before trying to flee by swimming in the ocean has surrendered. Police say 29-year-old Samuel Scott is being treated in the hospital for a cut to his head. He is expected to be charged with attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer, battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence.
The terrorism thriller "Homeland" on Showtime and ABC's "Modern Family" were the top winners at the Primetime Emmy Awards. "Homeland's" four trophies included honors for stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis. "Modern Family" made it look easy as the comedy won the best directing trophy and Eric Stonestreet and Julie Bowen claimed supporting actor awards.
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