The official release of the Republican National Convention schedule for Monday has been updated:
TODAY'S SCHEDULE:
2 p.m.
Chairman of the RNC Reince Priebus
Call to order/start debt clocks
2:10 p.m.
Announcement of recess.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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The Republican Party of Florida is partnering with the American Red Cross to help provide assistance to potential victims of Isaac, both in Florida and in neighboring Gulf states, a release from the governors office stated.
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Gov. Rick Scott will be back in Tallahassee Monday evening for the latest update on Tropical Storm Isaac.
With Isaac now spinning through the Gulf of Mexico, the focus for Florida -- outside of restoring areas already hit -- will be the pending impact to the Panhandle.
According to a release from the governors office, Scott will be at the State Emergency Operations Center for the 6 p.m. briefing.
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Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Miami, will speak Tuesday morning at the "Fresh From Florida" breakfast at the Innisbrook Resort and Spa in Palm Harbor.
The daily breakfasts, hosted by Putnam's office, are for the delegates assigned to the resort from Florida and South Carolina.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott may not be the only Republican governor that has to give up stage time at the national convention due to Tropical Storm Isaac.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency for his state as the threat looms from the storm that is expected to grow into a hurricane.
Jindal is currently scheduled to speak Wednesday night, with the storm expected to reach land at the northern end of the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday to early Wednesday.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has activated a price gouging hotline as Florida is under a state of emergency for Tropical Storm Isaac.
I encourage anyone who suspects price gouging during this declared state of emergency to report it to my office by calling 1-866-9-NO-SCAM (1-866-966-7226), the release from Bondis office stated.
Florida law prohibits extreme increases in the price of essential commodities such as food, water, hotels, ice, gasoline, lumber and equipment needed as a direct result of an officially declared emergency.
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Gov. Rick Scott has canceled his activities planned for Tuesday around the Republican National Convention to focus on Tropical Storm Isaac.
On Saturday, Scott announced that he wouldnt participate in Mondays opening day of the four-day convention, where he was scheduled to speak.
With the center of the large systemexpected to go west of Tampa, the Republican National Committee would later cancel Mondays activities as a safety measure.
By Kevin Derby
Texas congressman and Republican primary presidential candidate Ron Paul's official pre-nominating convention rally kicked off to a raucous start, as thousands of conservative and libertarian enthusiasts crowded theUSF Sun Dome in Tampa.
The event, officially titled the "Ron Paul republiCAN We Are the Future Rally," began at noon, right on schedule. Historian and political adviser Doug Wead acted as master of ceremonies and delivered the opening remarks, describing Paul as "a clean boat in a sea of garbage."
By Nancy Smith
No, Charlie Crist didn't -- as rumored last week -- turn Democrat in a Sunday Tampa Bay Times guest column. But on the eve of the Republican National Convention, he did the next closest thing. He publicly, officially, endorsed Barack Obama for president.
By Nancy Smith
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden regarding the death of former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. He was 82.
"On behalf of the entire NASA family, I would like to express my deepest condolences to Carol and the rest of the Armstrong family on the passing of Neil Armstrong. As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them, remembered for taking humankind's first small step on a world beyond our own.
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