The Florida Roundup

On this week's "The Florida Roundup," we talk about how Gov. DeSantis wants to end city and county vaccine mandates and the Florida Standards Assessment; a lawsuit seeks more transparency from the state in releasing COVID-19 data; and an all-civilian space crew.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has based his effort to ban local school mask mandates on the Parents' Bill of Rights law. The law gives parents rights to direct their child's health care, unless there is a "compelling interest." Whose compelling interest?

More Florida school boards vote to require masks as the state follows through with the threat to hold back funding. And, how the state changed reporting COVID-19 deaths.

A circuit court judge ruled against Gov. Ron DeSantis and his order prohibiting public schools from instituting mask requirements. An attorney representing parents who sued called it a "bulletproof" ruling.

On this week's Florida Roundup: We discuss the lawsuit parents from across the state filed against Florida's mask-mandate ban in schools, and nearly 1,000 physicians signing a letter urging the state to change its response to the latest COVID surge.

COVID-19 infections are rising fast in Florida with the first day of school just a few weeks away. Gov. DeSantis does not want to mandate masks in classrooms.

On The Florida Roundup, physicians discuss the latest wave of the coronavirus and what can be done to mitigate the spread, and the latest information on the red tide outbreak.

Florida is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases, Gov. Ron DeSantis sells "Don't Fauci My Florida" merchandise on campaign website and the latest on the investigation into Haitian President Jovenel Moise's assassination and the uprising in Cuba.

COVID cases and hospitalizations are climbing again. The national ban on evictions is due to come to an end soon. What could happen in Florida? And U.S. Rep. Val Demings on her run for the Senate.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss the latest on the ongoing recovery efforts in Surfside and the decision by a federal court to prevent Florida's law targeting social media companies from taking effect.

State and federal help pours in to help after part of a condominium building collapsed in South Florida, the first cruise ship with paying passengers leaves from Florida this weekend. And waiting for a Pentagon report on UFOs.

Why has the Sunshine State emerged as a crucible of political conspiracy and extremism? Also, The Villages is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the country, pressuring development and the environment. And a symbol of Florida is in trouble.