Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is in South Florida on Monday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference Monday in Coral Gables.

On the eve of Election Day, candidates are making their final pushes to get voters to the polls.

Election Day is just eight days away, and the candidates running for governor are stepping up their campaigning efforts.

After news that President Joe Biden’s administration was considering Cuban officials’ request last week for emergency aid after Hurricane Ian, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar stood in opposition.

Democratic Party fundraisers are backing a $60 million purchase of Spanish-language radio stations in ten U.S. cities.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials are pressing the White House to support efforts to preserve internet service to antigovernment protesters in Cuba.

Paige, Miami-Dade’s chief medical examiner, said this could be a sign that the COVID-19 vaccine campaign is working. “When you look at our critical care inpatient population, it has dropped roughly 25% across the county,” Paige said. “This is really more than likely reflective of the vaccination efforts.”The news comes as the vaccine campaign is expanding. President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he was doubling his COVID-19 vaccine distribution goal to 200 million during his first 100 days in office. Florida leads the country on the number of variant cases detected.

Some 250 million Americans have profiles on social media, or about 4 out of every 5 people. AdConservatives have long accused social media companies and other tech giants of harboring bias against conservatives. “The big tech companies have the duty to allow differing views on their public platforms. But DeSantis, who has been a Trump loyalist, asserted that tech companies have gone too far. Social media companies would be required to reveal how they became aware of any content they censor.

MIAMI – CVS and Walgreens were contracted by the federal government to provide COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care facilities, but Florida leaders say their rollout of the shots has been anything but warp speed. With the highest fatality rate from the virus, those residents of long-term care facilities were supposed to be the priority population for vaccines. “The federal government had an agreement with CVS and Walgreens for them to be able to handle these facilities, and we obviously have sourced CVS and Walgreens,” he said. There truly is urgency around that population.”Two hours after that interview, CVS sent its Florida long-term care vaccination numbers for the first time. “So, I activated additional support.”DeSantis said that with that added support, he expects all long-term care residents inoculated by the end of the month.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, guests included Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez, South Florida Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart and attorneys Stephen Johnson and Ed Pozzuoli. They joined TWISF hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney, and the full show can be seen at the top of this page.

State health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey urged residents to continue wearing masks, practicing social distancing and washing their hands frequently. Health care officials are currently vaccinating health care workers, first responders and those living in long-term care facilities —all people in the highest-priority groups for getting doses. In the first phase, priority was given to health care workers and residents and staff at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Cuomo says hospitals need to do a better job of vaccinating the health care workers who are eligible now. Only health care workers and nursing home residents and staff members are currently being vaccinated in New York.

DORAL, Fla. – South Florida is again the center of the political universe Thursday, as Mike Pence was campaigning in Miami-Dade County hours before President Donald Trump’s primetime town hall in Miami. Jeanette Nunez, State Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz. “And that is that Florida and America need four more years of President Donald Trump in the White House. “We came out here because it’s not every day you get to hear the vice president of the United States speak,” one of the supporters said. Instead of sharing a debate stage later Thursday night, Trump and former vice president Joe Biden will face off in competing town halls.

On Sunday, the Florida Department of Health reported 97,291 total cases to date in the state. In South Florida, Miami had an increase of 439 cases from Saturday to Sunday, while Fort Lauderdale had 67 new cases in the same time period. Miami-Dade County is a hot spot with more 710 new cases overnight and 25,790 cases in total. Broward County has 11,555 cases with 315 new cases logged overnight from Saturday to Sunday. Ron DeSantis said that many of the new cases in Florida are within a younger demographic that, most likely, will not need to be hospitalized.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - It was pretty busy Saturday morning at Norman & Jean Reach Park on Northwest 176th Street in Miami-Dade County as no proof of residency was required to pick up sandbags. Miami-Dade County workers and volunteers were on hand to shovel the sand into orange bags and put the bags in the back of people's cars. The line extended from around the corner and into the park. Workers said they expect to give away about 1,500 bags of sand throughout the day. Jeanette Nunez was at the park in the morning, along with Florida state Sen. Manny Diaz and Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo.

MIAMI - Hours before the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami, Republican leaders had a message for South Florida voters. "A vote for Democrat is a vote for socialism," Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez told reporters Wednesday at the landmark Versailles Restaurant in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. Their comments come as the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are in South Florida for a two-night debate. Jeanette Nunez speaks to reporters while Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel looks on, June 26, 2019, at Versailles Restaurant in Miami.

Jeanette Nunez and Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel warn of the similarities between the Democrats' policies and those of the Cuban government. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.