Pool Reporter: Chilly Outside, Warm Inside Salute to Women Breakfast

From John Kennedy's inaugural coverage:

Gov.-elect Rick Scott spent Sunday night at the Governors Mansion, up early enough to walk his dog Reagan, a yellow labrador, around the grounds. Reagan was obtained from a shelter during the campaign.

Reagan didnt make a public appearance Monday morning. But Scott was seen leaving the mansion at 8:24 a.m., shaking hands with a couple of Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents before boarding his motorcade out of Tennessee Street to Florida State Universitys Alumni Hall for a Salute to Women in Leadership breakfast, which drew about 300 invitees.

Morning temperatures in Tallahassee hovered around 35 F. That gave the crowd entering the FSU event something to talk about.

Its not as cold as it was for Jeb Bushs first inaugural, horse-track lobbyist Wilbur Brewton recalled. My feet were frozen at that.

Former Gov. Bob Martinez said his 1987 inaugural still was chillier. But he was ready to offer some advice for the new guy.

Theyve put together a good team, Martinez said of Scott and Lt. Gov.-elect Jennifer Carroll. Its not complete. But they should be able to work with the Legislature.

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