Ex-Florida congresswoman to challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott in a test for the state’s Democrats
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell announced Tuesday she will seek the nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Rick Scott in 2024, a campaign that will be a test to see if Florida Democrats can fare better during a presidential election in a state that is increasingly Republican.
Local 10 interview: Suarez talks presidential run, Gimenez feud, reported FBI probe
In a one-on-one interview with Local 10 News Monday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, fresh off announcing his entry in the 2024 Republican presidential primaries, talked about his campaign for the White House as well as recent local scrutiny over his outside dealings with a developer.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: March 5, 2023
On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida state Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, President and CEO of The Everglades Foundation Eric Eikenberg, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, President of Voters of Tomorrow Jayden D’Onofrio and Ian Lares-Chacín, President of the College Republicans at Florida International University.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: October 9, 2022
On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg welcome Congressman Carlos Gimenez, State Sen. Jason Pizzo, Broward Commissioner Jared Moskowitz, Congressional candidate Christine Olivo, and state congressional candidate Adam Benna.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: February 6, 2022
On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg welcome State Sen. Annette Taddeo, attorney J.C. Planas, congressional candidates Rosalind Osgood and Joseph Carter, and Chair of Miami-Dade's Black Affairs Advisory Board Stephen Johnson.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: January 30, 2022
On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, state Sen. Lauren Book, head of security at the Jewish Federation of Broward County Michael Tapper, and regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Florida Division Lonny Wilk.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: January 30, 2022
On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, state Sen. Lauren Book, head of security at the Jewish Federation of Broward County Michael Tapper, and regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Florida Division Lonny Wilk.
Battle for COVID vaccine mandate at Florida public schools could be next
Rep. Charlie Crist, a former Florida Republican governor who wants to run against Gov. Ron DeSantis as a Democratic candidate, is showing support for Florida school districts that are defying DeSantis’ ban on face mask mandates.
2 Miami-Dade Republican lawmakers support panel to investigate Capitol riots
Two Cuban-American Republican lawmakers from Miami-Dade County voted in favor of an independent commission to investigate ways to prevent the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The panel’s appointees would include five Democrats and five Republicans and have limited subpoena power.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: April 25, 2021
On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Director of Florida Division of Emergency Management Jared Moskowitz, Broward School Board member Debra Hixon, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, and attorneys Shannon Ligon and Aaron Carter Bates.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: April 25, 2021
On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg is joined by Director of Florida Division of Emergency Management Jared Moskowitz, Broward School Board member Debra Hixon, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, and attorneys Shannon Ligon and Aaron Carter Bates.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: March 21, 2021
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Miami Beach Police Chief Richard Clements, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, Florida state Senator Gary Farmer, Rep. Carlos Gimenez and new Miami police chief Art Acevedo. The full episode can be seen at the top of this page.
This Week in South Florida: Carlos Gimenez
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A dramatic and heartbreaking surge of desperate migrants at the southern border presents a complication immigration issue becoming more urgent by the day. It is also becoming more politically charged, as Democrats blasted former President Trump’s immigration policies, including separating children from their parents. A dozen GOP members of the U.S. House of Representatives went to El Paso early last week for a firsthand look at conditions there. Among them, freshman Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez of Miami. He joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milbnerg to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.
Carlos Gimenez says he saw ‘humanitarian crisis’ on trip to southern border
MIAMI – A day after touring the U.S. southern border in Texas, Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-FL District 26 described what he saw as a “humanitarian crisis.”Gimenez discussed touring a facility that housed hundreds of migrant children between the ages of 4 and 17. “It really broke my heart to see those hundreds of kids,” he said in a news conference at Miami International Airport. Ad“We feel it’s due to the change of policy of the Biden administration, and we call on the Biden administration to reverse that stance,” Gimenez said Tuesday. Gimenez says the president should visit the border. Gimenez said the group of lawmakers was also told Monday by those protecting the border that they need more Customs and Border Patrol agents and need certain portions of the border wall finished, in addition to better technology.
Lawmakers from South Florida tour border, say Biden policy leads to dangerous migrant journey
South Florida’s newest members of Congress, Reps. Maria Salazar and Carlos Gimenez toured a processing site and met families at the United States’ southern border Monday, a tour with Republican leadership blaming President Joe Biden for a migrant surge. “I spoke to a family that told me it took them 22 days to come from Honduras,” said Gimenez, R-District 26. “They were incentivized by the rhetoric, by the change of policy.”Said Salazar, R-District 27: “It’s our girls — Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua — that are being raped. It’s our girls, the children that are being trafficked.”🚨 I’m at the border 🚨We’re facing a Human Trafficking crisis! “It’s a complicated problem, no doubt about it,” said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
Despite opposition, Florida Keys moves forward with genetically modified mosquitoes
Opponents of the technology fear the date of the release in the Florida Keys is getting closer, and they are not ready for the possible repercussions of the experiment. The fight over whether or not to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Monroe County has been going on for almost a decade. Wray, the executive director of the Florida Keys Environmental Coalition, said he doesn’t believe there is enough evidence to prove that the technology is safe. The public health efforts are so controversial the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District hired Chad Huff as the public education and information officer. Last month, Rep. Carlos Gimenez wrote a letter to the EPA requesting independent corroboration that no genetically modified female mosquitoes will be released.
It’s Health Heroes month in Miami-Dade, commissioners say
MIAMI – A group of Jackson Health System doctors and nurses took a break on Tuesday to receive praise from Miami-Dade County commissioners in their chambers. He introduced a proclamation on Feb. 26 to declare March as Health Heroes month and presented it during the commission meeting. It has been a challenging year for the public health system, which had support from the federal government. According to The Florida Department of Health, 11,685 people have been hospitalized with COVID-19 in Miami-Dade, including 102 non-residents. Ron DeSantis first declared a state emergency on March 9, 2020, after announcing the first coronavirus cases in Florida.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: February 28, 2021
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, state Senators Perry Thurston and Ana Maria Rodriguez, and medical worker union president Martha Baker. The full episode can be viewed at the top of this page.
This Week in South Florida: Carlos Gimenez
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Heading into the weekend, House Democrats pushed through what could be the next round of pandemic relief. It includes almost two trillion dollars and was passed despite pushback from Republicans about the components and the cost. House GOP members unanimously voted against the relief bill, which includes Rep. Carlos Gimenez, a Republican from Miami. He joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg, and their discussion can be seen at the top of this page.
White House on returning migrant kids to Homestead: ‘It’s not a detention center; it’s a shelter’
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Will the facility that will house undocumented children and teenagers in Miami-Dade County be a detention center or a prison? In an effort to disassociate from the former failures of the U.S. immigration detention system for minors, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday that it will be a shelter. “It’s a difficult choice.”Without providing any specific evidence, Sen. Marco Rubio said now it’s the Democrats who are putting kids in cages. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, the former mayor of Miami-Dade County, visited the facility next to the Homestead Air Reserve Base when HHS had entrusted a subsidiary of Caliburn International to manage it. “These are kids in a very difficult situation ... there were also some caseworkers trying to get them foster parents or sponsors.”Related stories
Cuban Americans move to try to influence Biden’s new U.S.-Cuba policy
MIAMI – Amid the anticipation of President Joe Biden’s new Cuba policy, a group that represents South Florida’s community of Cuban exiles met on Wednesday to discuss a proposal at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora in Miami’s Coral Way. “We need and we want, we demand a free Cuba,” Gimenez said. The group is asking Biden’s administration to avoid mirroring former President Barack Obama’s policies and to keep Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. Andres Fanjul and Eduardo G. Mestre, of Evercore, are among the members of the Cuba Study Group’s board. Related link: Cuba Study Group’s vision for U.S.-Cuba relations in the Biden era (32 pages)FACEBOOK LIVE (English and Spanish used interchangeably)
Gimenez, Salazar vote to punish congresswoman peddling conspiracy theories
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., goes back to her office after speaking on the floor of the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON – House members voted 230-199 on Thursday evening to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her two committee assignments. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Rep. Carlos Gimenez were among the 11 Republicans who voted to push the Georgia congresswoman out of the budget committee and the education and labor committee. Related storiesBIDEN ON DIPLOMACYPresident Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington. Biden also said he will not withdraw troops stationed in Germany, he will welcome more refugees and protect LGBTQ around the world.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: January 17, 2021
This Week In South Florida (Full Episode): Feb. 23, 2020PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining this episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast are Rep. Carlos Gimenez, Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina, former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz and attorneys Raquel Rodriguez and Chris Smith. Subscribe to the weekly TWISF Podcast on iOS or Android
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: January 17, 2021
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining this episode of This Week in South Florida are Rep. Carlos Gimenez, Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina, former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz and attorneys Raquel Rodriguez and Chris Smith. The full video can be seen at the top of this page.
This Week in South Florida: Carlos Gimenez
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The nation is preparing for a transfer of power in Washington D.C. and braces for those who oppose it. That is the backdrop for the second impeachment of Donald Trump, which accuses him of inciting an insurrection. That impeachment vote in the House of Representatives comes one week after a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on President Trump’s behalf. Voting against impeachment, Republicans Mario Diaz-Balart, Maria Elvira Salazar and Carlos Gimenez. Congressman Gimenez joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg to discuss, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.
3 mayors from Miami-Dade County give update on Resilient305 initiative
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, along with Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber and City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez held a news conference Friday morning to announce the release of the Resilient305 year-one strategy report. Resilient305 was a joint initiative created in 2016 to tackle a wide range of issues throughout the county, including sea level rise and affordable housing. “We’ve made important progress to safeguard our community from multiple impacts of climate change,” Levine Cava said. Under the Resilient305 initiative, former Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said in 2019 that they were renewing their commitment to dump sand on the beach to replace the eroding shoreline, protecting Biscayne Bay and other projects. Miami Beach planted mangroves at parks to serve as a natural seawall and installed pumps to reduce flooding.
Carlos Gimenez votes against resolution calling on Pence to invoke 25th Amendment
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. and former Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez voted against a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office. Gimenez released a statement late Tuesday night, saying that Congress should instead be “holding thorough investigations into the insurrection on Capitol Hill by domestic terrorists.”“I cannot earnestly support a non-binding resolution that would have no effect in getting us closer to the truth or help heal our nation,” Gimenez said. The Democratic-controlled House will begin proceedings Wednesday to impeach Trump for the second time in 13 months, with just days left in his term, as lawmakers seek to quickly punish him over last week’s deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol. A Capitol police officer died from injuries suffered in the riot, and police shot and killed a woman during the siege. Three other people died in what authorities said were medical emergencies.
This Week in South Florida: Rep. Ted Deutch
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – This week’s chaos at The Capitol is under layers of investigation. 147 members of Congress, all Republicans, voted to reject electors in Arizona and Pennsylvania, which would effectively have disenfranchised millions of voters. Among those voting to decertify were Florida Senator Rick Scott and Miami Congressmen Mario Diaz-Balart and Carlos Gimenez. Only Gimenez accepted Local 10′s invitation to join This Week in South Florida, but he cancelled the morning of the show citing a medical emergency. Rep. Ted Deutch, a Democrat from Boca Raton who represents Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, did join TWISF to discuss the week’s events, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.
Which local Republican reps decided to confirm, challenge electoral vote?
That attack changed some minds and changed how some members of Congress voted to reject or keep the electors from contested states on Wednesday. It’s not going to change the outcome but it’s going to send a message and it’s going to make a point. Voting to reject the electors was newly sworn-in Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez of Miami. He said in a statement: “I have become convinced that the electors in some states were selected in an unconstitutional manner. I simply cannot vote to upload a slate of electors under those circumstances.”CLARIFICATION: An earlier version of this story mistakenly suggested that Sen. Marco Rubio indicated which way he would vote on electors before the vote.
Former Miami-Dade mayor, now GOP congressman says he’ll vote with ‘conscience’ Jan. 6
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A growing number of Republican lawmakers have joined President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the election. They’ve pledged to reject the results when Congress meets Jan. 6 to count the Electoral College votes and to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. With the talk of that effort, former Miami-Dade County mayor and newly elected Republican congressman Carlos Gimenez says he is undecided. The Republican coalition acknowledges that they are unlikely to change the results of the election. RELATED: Protestors demand Sen. Marco Rubio reject Electoral College votes
Restaurants help mayor to continue Miami-Dade’s pig pardoning tradition
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A vegan and a Cuban restaurant helped Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to continue Miami-Dade County’s amusing pig pardoning tradition. “This is a very special Miami occasion,” Levine Cava said. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava participated in Miami-Dade County's third pig pardoning ceremony on Monday. A vegetarian and a Cuban restaurant came together to help save Chans the pig on Monday. Congressman-elect Carlos Gimenez, the former Miami-Dade mayor, pardoned Peppa and Petra in 2019 and Lula and Layla in 2018.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: December 6, 2020
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Joining the latest episode of This Week in South Florida are Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Congressman-elect Carlos Gimenez, state Sen. Annette Taddeo, state Rep. Chip LaMarca and attorneys Juan-Carlos Planas and Justin Sayfie. The full episode can be seen at the top of this page.
This Week In South Florida: Carlos Gimenez
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – One of South Florida’s newly elected members of Congress will be attending Capitol Hill orientation virtually. Former Miami-Dade County mayor Carlos Gimenez remains in Miami under quarantine. He and his wife are both recovering after receiving positive COVID-19 test results. The Congressmen-elect is one of two incoming house members from South Florida who flipped districts from blue to red. Gimenez joined This Week in South Florida hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.
Miami-Dade mayor wants ‘universal message’ that face masks work during pandemic
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who is dealing with COVID-19 mild symptoms at home, appeared virtually at the Miami-Dade commission meeting on Tuesday. Soon after DeSantis said face mask mandates don’t work, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said DeSantis’ message could end up killing people. Levine Cava announced on Twitter on Monday that she and her husband, Dr. Robert Cava, tested positive for the coronavirus. The drive-thru testing site at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens opened at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. The list of new cases also included Congressman-elect Carlos Gimenez, the former Miami-Dade mayor, who announced on Friday that he and his wife, Lourdes Portela, tested positive.
The Latest: Researchers urge Arizona shutdown, mask mandate
Arizona on Saturday reported 4,136 additional known COVID-19 cases and 36 more deaths. The total number of coronavirus cases in Oregon has now surpassed 72,000 and the death toll stands at 896. ___CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada on Saturday reported nearly 3,000 additional known COVID-19 cases as related hospitalizations continued in large numbers. Seven-day rolling averages of daily new cases, daily deaths and COVID-19 testing positivity in Arizona all increased in the past two weeks. In Tokyo, daily cases have totaled more than 500 recently, raising alarm about a third wave of infections.
The Latest: Illinois surpasses 12,000 deaths from COVID-19
(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois has risen above 12,000 deaths from COVID-19, while also surpassing the 700,000 mark for confirmed coronavirus infections. The Health Department said the situation constituted an “alert,” and said that nationwide, infections had risen by over 8% last week. Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have asked the FDA to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The state health department reported 5,704 new cases on Friday, putting the state at 3,476 deaths and 295,001 cases since March. ___TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he expects more than half of Canadians to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by next September.
Miami-Dade mayor, other leaders urge COVID-19 precautions as Thanksgiving approaches
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava held her first virtual news conference Tuesday afternoon on the response to the coronavirus pandemic since taking office. Levine Cava started the news conference by reminding residents that the New Normal guidelines approved by former Mayor Carlos Gimenez remain in place at this time. Levine Cava and Paige also urged residents to be cautious during their Thanksgiving celebrations this week. [Residents may visit MiamiDade.gov/newnormal for the latest on the New Normal guidelines in Miami-Dade County.] “When you say 40 million doses, remember Pfizer takes two doses per person, one immediately and the other one in 21 days, so that brings it down to 20 million people,” he said.
South Florida Congress-elects backed by Trump have his back in election fight
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – New members of Congress Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar were both endorsed by President Donald Trump, and they’re not about to cut him loose. And, in fact, the Trump campaign Friday dropped its legal challenge to the vote results in Arizona, which President-elect Joe Biden won. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2020Miami Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, a Republican re-elected without opposition, is totally behind the president. “We should let the legal and vote counting process continue, let the states certify their results,” he said. Gimenez says Biden should get the daily intelligence briefings, but that Trump doesn’t need to concede until all the votes are counted.
Evictions to resume in Miami-Dade County for ‘limited cases’
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Officials in Miami-Dade County announced Friday that Miami-Dade police officers would resume enforcing evictions in limited cases at the order of Mayor Carlos Gimenez. According to a news release from the county, the decision was made “after a thorough review to ensure a policy that’s fair to both tenants and property owners.”Evictions will be enforced in cases filed on or before March 12, 2020, the news release stated. The eviction moratorium remains in place for cases filed in court after that date. “The limited resumption of evictions will be subject to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agency Order, which provides federal eviction relief until December 31, 2020, to eligible persons,” the news release stated. Click here to view the CDC’s order regarding the temporary halt in residential evictions to prevent further spread of COVID-19.
Already flooded, South Florida braces for Eta's wrath
A couple walks along the beach during a downpour, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020, on Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach. A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta cut across Cuba on Sunday, and forecasters say it's likely to be a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys Sunday night or Monday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Tropical Storm Eta floods already drenched Florida cities
A strengthening Tropical Storm Eta cut across Cuba on Sunday, and forecasters say it's likely to be a hurricane before hitting the Florida Keys Sunday night or Monday. Eta made landfall in the Florida Keys and posed a serious threat across South Florida, which was already drenched from more than 14 inches (35 centimeters) of rain last month. “Never seen this, never, not this deep,” said Anthony Lyas, who has lived in his now-waterlogged Fort Lauderdale neighborhood since 1996. Eta was not done yet with Cuba, just 90 miles (140 kilometers) south of Florida, where the storm continued to swell rivers and flood coastal zones. ___Associated Press writers Cody Jackson in Fort Lauderdale, Tamara Lush in St. Petersburg, and Haleluya Hadero in Atlanta contributed to this report.
Miami-Dade Mayor’s father dies just days after Gimenez elected to Congress
MIAMI, Fla. – With a major storm coming towards Miami and only days after Carlos Gimenez won his bid to represent Florida’s 26th Congressional District, Miami Dade County mayor’s father passed away Saturday. In a statement released, Gimenez said: “It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that my father, Carlos A. Gimenez, Sr., passed away this morning peacefully, surrounded by his children. " It is with a heavy heart that I share with you that my father, Carlos A. Gimenez, Sr., passed away this morning peacefully, surrounded by his children. Because of COVID-19, a private viewing and Mass for family only will be held in the coming days. pic.twitter.com/MLT1J9jH55 — Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez (@MayorGimenez) November 7, 2020Originally from Cuba, Gimenez Sr. moved his family to the United States in 1960.
Tropical Storm Eta moves over southeastern Gulf of Mexico
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – The U.S. National Hurricane Center’s 10 p.m. advisory reported Tropical Storm Eta was about 90 miles away from northwestern Cuba. Tropical Storm Eta 10pm advisory cone. City of Miami:City of Miami presser on Tropical Storm Eta WATCH LIVE: City of Miami officials hold press conference to discuss looming threat of Tropical Storm Eta. Latest on the storm: https://bit.ly/2GEgey7 Posted by WPLG Local 10 on Sunday, November 8, 2020Miami-Dade County:Miami-Dade County presser on Tropical Storm Eta WATCH LIVE: Miami-Dade County officials hold press conference to discuss looming threat of Tropical Storm Eta. Latest on the storm: https://bit.ly/2GEgey7 Posted by WPLG Local 10 on Sunday, November 8, 2020Broward County:Broward County presser on Tropical Storm Eta WATCH LIVE: Broward County officials hold press conference to discuss looming threat of Tropical Storm Eta.
LIVE RADAR: Tropical Storm Eta moving to Gulf, but remnants remain in South Florida
The National Hurricane Service determined that, at 11 p.m. Sunday, Tropical Storm Eta made landfall in Lower Matecumbe Key. In Miami-Dade, there is a coastal flood advisory, flood warning, flood watch, hurricane watch, storm surge watch and tropical storm warning. City of Miami:City of Miami presser on Tropical Storm Eta WATCH LIVE: City of Miami officials hold press conference to discuss looming threat of Tropical Storm Eta. Latest on the storm: https://bit.ly/2GEgey7 Posted by WPLG Local 10 on Sunday, November 8, 2020Miami-Dade County:Miami-Dade County presser on Tropical Storm Eta WATCH LIVE: Miami-Dade County officials hold press conference to discuss looming threat of Tropical Storm Eta. Latest on the storm: https://bit.ly/2GEgey7 Posted by WPLG Local 10 on Sunday, November 8, 2020Broward County:Broward County presser on Tropical Storm Eta WATCH LIVE: Broward County officials hold press conference to discuss looming threat of Tropical Storm Eta.
Gimenez declares state of emergency as Eta strengthens in Caribbean
MIAMI – Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez declared a state of emergency on Friday as Eta was set to cause flooding on Sunday and Monday in areas of South Florida. Gimenez urged residents to expect tropical-storm-force winds beginning Sunday. Authorities are asking residents to secure objects that winds could blow around, such as garbage carts, patio furniture, garden tools, and toys. After impacting Central America as a hurricane, the storm made a U-turn and was moving across the Caribbean towards Cuba. Hurricane Eta killed dozens in Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama.
South Floridians preparing for effects of Tropical Storm Eta, including flooding
MIAMI – The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for South Florida starting Friday night and going through Tuesday. That is for Tropical Storm Eta, which strengthened Saturday morning and has winds gusting as high as 60 mph. South Florida has been placed under a Hurricane Watch in anticipation for the pending storm. Fort Lauderdale leaders say they’re working to accommodate excessive rainfall in the city, and they’re asking for the public’s help. Fort Lauderdale residents only.
Mucarsel-Powell ‘closely monitoring ballots’ after loss of 26th Congressional District
MIAMI, Fla. – Democratic incumbent Debbie Mucarsel-Powell had not been heard from after one of the biggest upsets in South Florida when former Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez unseated her by winning the election to U.S. House in Florida’s 26th Congressional District. Mucarsel-Powell still hasn’t formally conceded the race, but on Thursday she did congratulate Gimenez, a Republican, on his victory in a statement. "My campaign continues to closely monitor as all ballots, including potentially undelivered mail ballots, are counted in this race. Meanwhile, I want to congratulate Carlos Gimenez on his victory. Florida’s 26th Congressional District runs from Kendall to Key West.
Victorious Miami-Dade mayor-elect volunteers at food distribution events in Miami, Miami Beach
MIAMI – After a historic victory as the first woman to be elected to serve as Miami-Dade County mayor, Daniella Levine Cava met with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez in Wynwood and Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber on Wednesday at local food distribution events. Levine Cava said the meetings are part of her effort to work in cooperation with the county’s 30 mayors to deal with the effects of the pandemic. “We cannot deny the virus and so I will have a chief medical officer to guide us in our actions,” Levine Cava said. The Miami-Dade County mayor is a nonpartisan position. The Miami-Dade County commissioner will be sworn into office in two weeks to lead the state’s most populous county with a $9 million budget.
Cuban-American Republicans flip 2 Democratic House seats in Miami-Dade County
MIAMI – Two Cuban-American Republicans will be walking into the U.S. House next year after unseating two Democratic incumbents who outspent them during their campaigns. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is preparing to represent Florida’s 26th congressional district after defeating Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. District 27 includes an area of Miami-Dade that includes the cities of Miami, Miami Beach, South Miami, West Miami, Coral Gables, and North Bay Village. FEC records from January 2019 to October, show Mucarsel-Powell raised more than $6 million and Gimenez raised about $1.96 million. Shalala raised $3.4 million, and Salazar raised about $3.1 million.
Post-Election, DeSantis says states now looking at Florida as 'the state that did it right’
Ron DeSantis held a post-Election Day news conference Wednesday afternoon in Tallahassee at which time he praised the state’s handling of its 11 million ballots. DeSantis said it takes great effort to get the results that Florida had and that other states are now looking at Florida as an example of “the state that did it right.”“Of course we had to take action to get to this point,” the governor said. DeSantis said improving the election administration in Florida was his inaugural pledge, which led to the suspension and removal of the elections supervisor in Palm Beach County. DeSantis also accepted the resignation of former Broward County Supervisor of Elections Dr. Brenda Snipes. DeSantis also congratulated Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and fellow Republican Maria Elvira Salazar for their congressional race victories.
House Latest: Republican Lauren Boebert wins Colorado House
She soundly defeated Tipton, a co-chair of President Donald Trump’s Colorado reelection campaign, in the Republican primary in June. Republican state Sen. Stephanie Bice earned a reputation as a political moderate in her two terms in the Oklahoma Senate. ___11:20 p.m. TuesdayRepublican Maria Elvira Salazar has defeated Democrat Donna Shalala for a House seat in Florida. Republican Ronny Jackson has won a House seat in West Texas, where he moved after leaving the White House in 2018. The solidly Republican district is currently held by Mac Thornberry, one of six GOP congressmen in Texas retiring this year.
House Latest: Okla. congresswoman Horn loses to GOP’s Bice
U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, an Oklahoma City lawyer, faced Republican state Sen. Bice for the Oklahoma City-area House seat. President Donald Trump supported Mace on Twitter and she once worked on the president’s campaign. Fischbach contended that Peterson was too close to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other liberals. Republican Ronny Jackson has won a House seat in West Texas, where he moved after leaving the White House in 2018. They are banking on anxiety over the pandemic, suburban indignation with President Donald Trump and a fundraising advantage.
Dems head toward House control, but lose incumbents to GOP
Though they seemed likely to retain House control, their performance was an unexpected disappointment for the party, which hoped for modest gains of perhaps 15 seats. Democrats control the House 232-197, with five open seats and one independent. By retaining House control, Democrats would mark only the second time in a quarter century that they've led the chamber for two consecutive two-year Congresses. She declared that Democrats had won the House majority, which seemed highly likely but hadn’t been officially declared by The Associated Press. “House Republicans have outperformed all expectations," said Dan Conston, who heads the Congressional Leadership Fund, a committee aligned with House GOP leaders that provides millions to Republican candidates.
‘Let me wait until a little bit after the election,’ Trump tells supporters chanting ‘Fire Fauci’ at Opa-locka event
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – President Trump made another visit to South Florida late Sunday. As for Sunday’s rally, Democrats slammed the president for holding what they called a potential super-spreader event. One of the first people in line for Sunday’s rally was Stuart Sawyer. Many people registered for Sunday’s event though the Trump 2020 app on their phones. Trump’s campaign called Sunday’s event a Make America Great Again victory rally.
Big upset as former Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez unseats incumbent for Congressional seat
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Former Miami Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is on his way to Washington. Gimenez won election to U.S. House in Florida’s 26th Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. “We have a beautiful Congressional District 26, which also covers Monroe County,” he said. I look forward to a final result when the votes have been counted and everyone’s voice has been heard.”Florida’s 26th Congressional District runs from Kendall to Key West. See below for live results as the ballots are counted on Election Night, Nov. 3:The public battle between the two was partisan and contentious.
Miami-Dade mayor warns of second coronavirus wave, asks residents to follow safety protocols
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez gave residents a reality check Monday. “The second wave is inevitable, we need to start it from the lowest place possible,” Gimenez said. Gimenez also pointed to figures showing Fire Rescue calls across the county for coronavirus cases are also up. “We are all prepared for, god forbid, where we hit that surge,” Migoya said. "All our projections are that there will be an increase or an uptick surge over the next 30 days, with peak being in the latter part of November.
This Week in South Florida: Carlos Gimenez
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Miami-Dade’s term-limited Mayor Carlos Gimenez is running to unseat congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. She represents Florida’s 26th Congressional District, which runs from Kendall to Key West. Mayor Gimenez joined This Week in South Florida hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg to discuss the race. Their conversation can be seen at the top of this page.
Curfew back on: Strip club’s victory over Miami-Dade County could be short-lived
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Miami-Dade County’s curfew was lifted for a few days, but beginning Tuesday, lights out at midnight is back. On Friday, Tootsie’s Cabaret won a temporary restraining order against Miami-Dade County’s curfew after a judge ruled in favor of the civil lawsuit. Calling it illegal, Miami-Dade Judge Beatrice Butchko issued a temporary injunction that rendered enforcement of the curfew null and void. "We respect the Appeal’s Court temporary stay of the injunction against Miami-Dade County’s curfew. Miami-Dade County has the second largest case number in the United States behind Los Angeles County, according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
Glamorous Miami club caught in power struggle over the virus
LIV owner David Grutman poses for a photograph at the nightclub, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. LIV, one of Miami's most glamorous, star-studded nightclubs sits empty and quiet these days, a casualty of both the coronavirus outbreak and a power struggle between state and local government over how to contain the scourge. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)