Florida’s Voice with Drew Steele
Florida's Voice: Isaias Aims at Pensacola, Tafoya on Minnesota Fraud and Gang Violence, DeSantis Hope Florida Win, Vance on H-1B
Oct 8, 2026 · 43 min · 14 segments
Meteorologist Dave Roberts reports Hurricane Isaias has strengthened to 100 mph sustained winds about 325 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River, with the forecast track narrowed toward a…
Meteorologist Dave Roberts reports Hurricane Isaias has strengthened to 100 mph sustained winds about 325 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River, with the forecast track narrowed toward a Florida Panhandle landfall. Pensacola sits near the center line, bounded roughly by Mobile Bay and Destin. Landfall is expected Friday night around 9–10 p.m., with sustained winds of 100–120 mph on the stronger eastern side, a 5-to-7-foot storm surge into northwest Florida, Mobile Bay, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, plus heavy rain, flash flooding, and a tornado threat. Shear may limit intensification, but Governor Ron DeSantis says the state is preparing for a possible Category 3, citing Hurricane Michael. Senator Rick Scott and Congressman Byron Donalds urge residents to evacuate if ordered, stock water and food, and follow ready.gov and local alerts.Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya describes a safety crisis that includes an alleged Mall of America terror-plot discussion, an evacuated Eden Prairie homecoming game, and dozens of shell casings near a Catholic school, arguing Peggy Flanagan and Rep. Ilhan Omar have treated questions about crime, fraud, and assimilation as racist. The segment also covers Somali community leaders who condemned youth violence while blaming American culture, education, and parents who “work too hard,” alongside the Feeding Our Future scandal and related fraud cases.Sen. Rand Paul highlights federal waste, including roughly $2 million to study hot tubs and stress, about $1 million on fear of dentists, nearly $7 million in cancer-research money for a smart toilet that photographs users, and $48 million in USAID spending on Tunisian youth. Governor DeSantis calls a First District Court of Appeal order expunging the Hope Florida grand-jury presentment the biggest judicial smackdown of his career: the $10 million Centene directed to the Hope Florida Foundation in a $67 million Agency for Health Care Administration settlement was never public Medicaid money and did not violate statute.Drew’s top clips include James Talarico arguing trillionaires cause poverty while veterans sleep on the streets, CNN acknowledging a packed Trump Texas rally, Willie Nelson’s endorsement of Talarico, Vice President JD Vance on outsourcing firms paying H-1B workers about $48,000 less than Americans and the administration’s plan to curb the “pernicious” system, and DeSantis on Panhandle surge risk. Also covered: Rep. Jamie Raskin’s bill to archive what he calls Trump “propaganda” at the Smithsonian, Jimmy Kimmel marking Fox News’s 30th anniversary, and Ana Navarro floating future testimony from Donald Trump Jr.
Meteorologist Dave Roberts reports Hurricane Isaias has strengthened to 100 mph sustained winds about 325 miles south of the mouth of the Mississippi River, with the forecast track narrowed toward a…
