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This Week on NewsNight
In the second part of our NewsNight Conversations series on Central Florida’s water issues, experts and local officials discuss efforts to improve the resilience of coastal areas as the state ramps up spending on the work. An in-depth look at how our region can shore up its coastline to mitigate future damage from sea level rise and storms.
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Crisis In Haiti
NewsNight’s Steve Mort talks with Jacqueline Charles who covers Haiti and the Caribbean for the Miami Herald about Haiti’s security crisis, the debate over migration to the United States, and the political situation which has resulted in gangs essentially running the country.
NewsNight’s Steve Mort talks with U.S. Representative Maxwell Frost from Orlando about the crisis in Haiti. Frost has joined several fellow Democrats in Congress in urging the White House to make sure the United States doesn’t return Haitian nationals to the Caribbean country during the crisis. He’s also calling for an extension and re-designation of the Temporary Protected Status afforded to Haitians in the United States.
NewsNight’s Steve Mort talks with U.S. Representative Mike Waltz, who represents Volusia County, about the crisis in Haiti. Waltz, a Republican, is a staunch critic of the Biden administration, particularly on foreign affairs and America’s military entanglements overseas. He sits on the House Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees.
NewsNight Interviews
Jesse Wayles, Northern IRL Community Engagement Coordinator for the Indian River Lagoon Council, talked with NewsNight's Steve Mort about restoration efforts in Brevard and Volusia counties.
![NewsNight | Interview with Jesse Wayles, about restoration efforts in Brevard and Volusia counties.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CcUxirP2X3k/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | Interview with Vice President of the Brevard Federation of Teachers, Vanessa Skipper](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZqmoLZ5lnM4/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | Interview Katye Campbell, a Brevard Public School Board Member on book bans in Florida](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ipszQgzgL7I/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | Interview with Kasey Meehan from PEN America on book bans in Florida](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Hi1K-3obNOE/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NEWSNIGHT | Walters Law Group First Amendment Attorney on the decision to dismiss Disney's Lawsuit.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pDxM6_fHwoU/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NEWSNIGHT | Interview with UCF political scientist Aubrey Jewett to discuss the Iowa caucuses](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mfcemTmcZew/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NEWSNIGHT | Interview with Phil Galewitz, Senior Correspondent at KFF Health News](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hMQnwwF5lHU/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NEWSNIGHT | Bellevue Hospital Infections disease specialist and epidemiologist. Dr. Céline Gounder](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JXPrRvlnd1k/maxresdefault.jpg)
Immigration (English & Spanish)
NewsNight en Español
![NewsNight Spoke With An Undocumented Immigrant About Their Experiences](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tg7iSGJAfO0/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Interview with Republican State Representative Randy Fine on Governor DeSantis anti-immigration law](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BZfWK4lM6Sc/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | Latin Flavor Restaurant Manager Nancy Alva discusses DeSantis new anti-immigration laws](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0e__-B_1iP0/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight en Español / Nueva ley prohÃbe que trabajadores indocumentados en Florida.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UpMLpI6EMrA/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight Krystel Knowles habla con una trabajadora campesina que no tiene documentos](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K1rLDFzdoSc/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Krystel Knowles de NewsNight habla con la gerente del restaurante Latin Flavor, Nancy Alva,](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fAltlzcKu64/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight en Español | Pronóstico para la temporada de huracanes del Atlántico](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sul_DHFnFBE/maxresdefault.jpg)
![WUCF NewsNight en Español | Krystel Knowles habla con la reportera de WMFE Lillian Hernà ndez Caraballo](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LcXScfCPHu0/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight en Español | Proyecto de ley prohibirá que trabajadores indocumentados trabajen en Florida](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rlear7tuykE/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight en Español | Yesica Ramirez de la asociación de agricultores de Florida](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mkLfogwKYH0/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight en Español Brightline](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0WMZSiTHcy8/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight en Español| Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, el director ejecutive de Abogados por Derechos Civiles](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/M1Vmt1Q1mqs/maxresdefault.jpg)
Transportation Update
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings talks with NewsNight’s Steve Mort about developing and financing Central Florida’s transportation infrastructure.
![Jerry Demings, Orange County Mayor](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Srn8KnkPIpM/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Gary Huttmann, Executive Director of Metroplan Orlando](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/twPDULhSvGk/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Patrick Goddard, President of Brightline](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MO258DpJmwQ/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Racquel Asa, Chief Marketing Officer for Beep](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rjsJNZF7UvA/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3mz1_RKsxYY/maxresdefault.jpg)
![Central Florida's efforts to reduce pedestrian fatalities](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hjJSgqzXt8A/maxresdefault.jpg)
Hurricane Resiliency
![NewsNight | Amy Green, Inside Climate News Reporter, talks Governor DeSantis's record on climate](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3l8gTUJWy5Q/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | Alan Harris, Seminole County's Emergency Manager talks about Hurricanes Ian Recovery](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0yP5kt2XgRY/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | Sandra Viktorova, WGCU, talks about the recovery effort in South West Florida](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0IvH4EG2Ykk/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | FHCA Prepares for 2023 Hurricane Season](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gNKtGXq5BEI/maxresdefault.jpg)
Pine Hills Community Solutions
![NewsNight | Orange County Sheriff's John Mina on Pine Hills Community](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tJb6S2CEzJI/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | Pine Hills Community Council President Sandra Fatmi-Hall](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/74-a7bDfkMg/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | Christian Center Senior Pastor Derrick McRae on Pine Hills Community](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AYxs2L5rQfM/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | Democratic State Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis represents Pine Hills](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/coQfmPqQVZM/maxresdefault.jpg)
![NewsNight | State Sen. Geraldine Thompson on the deadly shootings in the Pine Hills community](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wtp3ug4bVnA/hqdefault.jpg)
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NewsNight is a weekly, taped 30-minute program, featuring a team of journalists in radio, tv, newspaper, and blogs from across Central Florida. The show is a weekly round-table discussion that highlights local journalism around important community topics. It is the story behind the story. The panel will break down the big story or stories of the week and discuss what and how they’ll impact the community.
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NewsNight airs every Friday at 8:30 p.m. on WUCF.
Meet The Team
Steve Mort
Steve is the Host and Executive Producer for NewsNight. Steve has been based in Orlando since 2005. Before joining WUCF in 2019, Steve frequently traveled on assignment with the PBS NewsHour as a producer, videographer and editor, working alongside Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill and other NewsHour correspondents. He’s also reported for a wide variety of international news outlets including AFP, Deutsche Welle, Radio New Zealand, and TV networks around the world. Before moving to Florida, Steve was based in Washington, DC and then New York, covering international affairs. Steve began his career as a radio journalist in the UK, working for ITN, the BBC and London’s LBC Radio.
Krystel Knowles
Krystel is an Emmy nominated and award-winning reporter and Senior Producer for NewsNight. Before joining the Central Florida news station in 2022, she worked at Spectrum News 13 as a Space Coast reporter covering rocket launches, she also worked at Suncoast News Network in Sarasota as a morning anchor and a multi-media journalist for ABC Action News in Tampa. Krystel has more than 16 years of news experience. She started her career in print journalism as a correspondent for the St. Petersburg Times before becoming a staff writer for Focus Magazine and head reporter for South Tampa Community News. Krystel is a Florida native who spent almost a decade in South America, where she became fluent in Spanish and French.
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