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CNN’s Bill Weir Not Prepared for Hurricane Ian’s Intensity

CNN’s Bill Weir looks back at Hurricane Ian last week, saying he went to bed Tuesday night unprepared for the storm’s intensity.

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CNN’s Bill Weir is looking back at Hurricane Ian after it tore through the southeast last week. Weir tells Deadline he went to bed Tuesday night not prepared for the intensity of the storm the next day.

“The new term of the day is “rapid intensification.” I went to bed on Tuesday night and I think it was just about a Category 2 [storm] at that point. … I got a phone call at 5 in the morning [on Wednesday] saying “It’s now a Category 4. This thing has caught everybody off guard. Get ready.” And we saw the same thing a week prior on the other side of the world, in the South China Sea, Typhoon Noru went from a Category 1 to a 5 in less than 12 hours. It blew the minds of everyone. Veteran meteorologists at CNN had never seen anything like that before. And again, when it comes to hurricanes, the more time you have to evacuate, more time you have to brace, the more lives will be saved.

ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee recalled how Ian’s path differed from previous powerful storms.

“Unlike Hurricane Laura or Ida in the last few years where the forecast was within a few miles of the actual track for a week in advance [from the National Hurricane Center], Ian’s track varied greatly because both long-term computer models that we rely on were incredibly divergent. My producer and I as of the Saturday before felt confident in making a flight to Fort Myers, as the European model was stubborn, six days in advance, that a major hurricane would hit Fort Myers that Wednesday. As Monday, our travel day, approached, we saw the NHC being influenced by the American model which was much further north. We felt it prudent to start in Tampa and drive south if the track did what we thought… it did and thankfully our management is incredibly nimble and helped us execute this move, which proved to put us in exactly the right place ahead of the storm. We were in the eye wall of Ian for six hours.”

At least 100 people were killed and more than 40,000 people were left temporarily displaced following Ian’s rampage in Florida and South Carolina.

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Ron DeSantis Still Prefers Cable News Over Social Media

“I was just in a room in Florida, so I didn’t really know necessarily what was going on.”

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Ron DeSantis, the potential Republican presidential candidate for 2024, expressed to Newsmax host Eric Bolling that he doesn’t prioritize social media and prefers watching cable news over using apps.

According to Mediate, this statement comes after his unsuccessful campaign launch on Twitter earlier this week. On Newsmax’s The Balance on Thursday, DeSantis mentioned that Twitter had high expectations of attracting a large audience for the event.

When asked by Bolling whether he had received any communication from Rupert Murdoch, the executive chairman of News Corp, or Murdoch’s sons regarding his choice to launch his campaign on Twitter instead of Fox News, DeSantis responded by saying, “No, we didn’t. But I understand. Different people have different perspectives on these matters.”

DeSantis further admitted, “Personally, I’m not particularly active on social media. I prefer watching programs like yours rather than using apps. However, I acknowledge that social media holds great importance for many individuals.”

Explaining his decision to launch the campaign on Twitter, DeSantis highlighted the platform’s role in promoting free speech and how it had become an outlet for conservatives to voice their opinions and challenge established media platforms, particularly following Elon Musk’s involvement. DeSantis viewed this as a significant factor in his choice.

“They were anticipating a lot of people, but there were more people that tried to sign up than even what Twitter had anticipated,” he claimed. “I was just in a room in Florida, so I didn’t really know necessarily what was going on.”

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Chadwick Moore Says He’s Been Banned By Fox News

“I’ve been canceled by liberal corporate media, and now I’m canceled by corporate conservative media.”

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Chadwick Moore, a contributing editor at The Spectator and the writer of an upcoming biography about Tucker Carlson, asserted in a series of tweets on Sunday evening that he had experienced a form of professional exclusion known as “cancellation” by Fox News.

The situation unfolded when Moore mentioned that he could no longer appear on FNC for writing a book about Tucker Carlson.

“I’ve been banned from the network,” he added before reporting that Fox News employees had told him “privately that all on-air talent have been banned from saying the name ‘Tucker’ on air,” he said.

Recently, Moore stated that he could verify allegations claiming that Fox News terminated Carlson’s employment last month as a confidential provision of their $787.5 billion settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. This settlement arose from accusations of disseminating false information about Dominion Voting Systems on several Fox programs, including “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

“This is FACT: Fox News has a new policy (aside from banning me): they won’t plug any book from a guest unless HarperCollins published it,” said Moore. “You can’t be a guest on Fox unless you’re a Fox author…it’s all so hilarious and grotesque. Fox News will not let you promote your book unless Fox News publishes your book.”

“I’ve been canceled by liberal corporate media, and now I’m canceled by corporate conservative media. I think I’ll be fine. I couldn’t care less,” he added.

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Tucker Carlson Leaks Traced Back to Former Deadspin Editor

Burke, who is the husband of Tampa City Council member Lynn Hurtak, saw his home raided by FBI agents earlier this month.

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The FBI has traced leaked videos of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson back to former Deadspin video editor Timothy Burke.

Burke, who is the husband of Tampa City Council member Lynn Hurtak, saw his home raided by FBI agents earlier this month.

A report from the Tampa Bay Times claims a letter was sent to Fox News by the FBI asking the network to preserve information and records related to the investigation for 90 days. The investigation at Fox News “concerns allegations of unauthorized computer access, interception of wire, oral, or electronic communication, conspiracy, and other federal crimes”.

The reportedly hacked material includes the subsequent leaking of unaired portions of Carlson’s interview with Kanye West, which included anti-Semitic remarks, and also the “FOXLEAKS” series from Media Matters that showed Carlson complaining about his relationship with Fox News, among other things.

Many pundits, notably Megyn Kelly and Charlie Kirk, have argued that Fox News was behind the Media Matters leaks. The letter from the FBI to Fox News says both Media Matters and Vice News — who published the West interview clips — have not been accused of any wrongdoing.

Burke has been a prominent online video figure. He produced a video that has gone viral several different times showcasing local news anchors at all Sinclair-owned stations reading the same script about trust in journalism. He also co-authored the 2012 Deadspin report that showed revealed Notre Dame linebacker Manti Teo’s reported relationship and death of his girlfriend was a catfishing hoax.

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