On tonight’s program: After the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene, President Biden paid a supportive visit to storm-tossed Taylor County; We speak with some recognized experts when it comes to such things as climate change. And we’ll celebrate the golden victory of a young Florida athlete; A Florida climate expert explains why hurricanes are getting stronger; Florida says goodbye to a former governor and U.S. Senator. Famed political analyst Susan McManus remembers Bob Graham; And a Florida State University swimmer finally got to represent Team U.S.A this year at the Paralympics and found a chance to use her voice.

This week, 411 Teen talks with Dr. Daniel Mamah, psychiatrist, professor, and author of "As The Rivers Merge", recounting the story of his parent's unlikely union amidst war, poverty and international politics.

On tonight's program: A Florida state senator seems to have a leg up on the race to fill a vacated congressional seat. And although he has the nod from the incoming president, this individual insists he’ll have enough time in the state legislature to get his priorities into law; Right before the holidays, Governor DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approve the acquisition of more land to go under Florida Forever protections; The incoming Trump administration and its threat of mass deportations of many immigrants has lots of people anxious. Although an expert in immigration law notes the issue has often changed over the years in response to who’s in the White House; The holiday season is already stressful enough. But add the extra anxiety often caused by too much social media interaction and you’ve got a mental health catastrophe in the making; But we’ also have some four-legged therapists on duty who can lift the spirits of those suffering from the trauma of the season; Forget the argument about whether or not America is a “Christian” nation. Is the country even a “religious” nation anymore? We’ll check out some new data that shows there are few atheists in foxholes OR jail cells; And we’ll discover that one of this year’s monster film hits could have the unexpected bonus of getting more students involved in musical theatre programs.

This week on Speaking Of… Margie Menzel is exploring efforts to drill for oil in the Apalachicola River Basin and talks to some of the people trying to oppose the plan. Plus, Gina Jordan sits down with the Bachelor of Fine Arts Music Theater director at Florida State University, Lauren Haughton Gillis, to discuss her past preforming in the hit Broadway play Wicked. We’ll also discuss the northern lights and space weather.

This month Gil Ziffer talks with former Tallahassee City Commissioner, Debbie Lightsey; former Leon County Commissioner, Mary Ann Lindley; and Skip Foster, President of Hammerhead Communications and former publisher for the Tallahassee Democrat.

Politics Rapp, a regular feature of 411 TEEN, explores local, state and national political happenings with a team of dedicated students from Rickards High School's International Baccalaureate program, sharing their perspectives and discussing the significance and impact of current politics.

On tonight’s program: The recriminations continue. Why did Florida Democrats do so badly in the last election?; Could Florida re-instate a controversial wild bear hunt? Advocates believe there’s little other choice; A record number of Florida travelers will be driving and flying over the upcoming year-end holidays; With the year-end holidays looming, Florida lawmakers made a quick trip to Tallahassee this week. One big agenda item, the complex – and often convoluted – behavioral expectations for lawmakers; A judge considers a request to allow exploratory fossil fuel drilling in an environmentally sensitive North Florida river basin. Opponents fear what a “yes” decision might mean; An award-winning documentary on the destruction of Apalachicola’s famous oyster beds will soon have a much wider audience; Some endangered wildlife species are seeing new challenges to their well being in Florida; And it seems, despite all the medical advancements, HIV and AIDs remains a widespread public health issue.

This week on Speaking Of... Gina Jordan talks with Johnna Coleman to discuss the issues the unhoused population of Tallahassee are facing, with a focus on the cold weather. Plus, Josh Johnson sits down with photojournalist Bob O’Lary. And we discuss physical media while visiting a video rental store.

This week 411 Teen talks with Greg Kaplan, author of "The Journey: How to Prepare Kids for a Competitive and Changing World", about navigating the complexities or college admissions.

On tonight’s program: As of this moment, Governor DeSantis isn’t OFFICIALLY in contention for Department of Defense secretary. But it sounds like that could change in a heartbeat; A once venerated organization that fights domestic violence is struggling to recover from its former boss’s misdeeds; One of the state’s most respected FORMER Republicans shares his thoughts on the recent election; Florida still has a lot of condos in a state of crisis. But it doesn’t appear state lawmakers will be making a special trip to Tallahassee to solve the problem; A father who lost a son to a distracted driver is determined to see Florida pass tougher laws against cell phone use by motorists; And it seems the water isn’t rising only in the oceans. The water that’s beneath our feet is on the rise as well.