Rebekah Jones continues to rally against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the FDLE after the state law enforcement agency released video of the raid on her Tallahassee home. Meanwhile, Florida reported its worst COVID-19 toll since late July with more than 11,000 cases.
Also on today’s Sunrise:
— Democratic lawmakers call on DeSantis to get out from President Donald Trump’s shadow and start taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously, including by issuing a statewide mask order.
— Attorney General Ashley Moody joins an amicus brief based on a lawsuit out of Texas seeking to overturn the presidential election results in four states President-elect Joe Biden won, prompting backlash from Florida Democrats.
— A Florida man who agreed to keep a friend’s garbage can in his yard discovers a dead body inside. The man lives in a mobile home park in Manatee County. He investigated the contents of the garbage can after noticing a foul smell and found a decomposing body inside. Authorities are investigating.
— A Key West man was arrested for not masking up, citing Gov. DeSantis saying he doesn’t have to.