Ral Castro warrant & Women's Health executive order

All right, everyone. Good morning and happy Monday. My name is Regina Gonzalez, your host and executive producer of Fox Tampa Bay Live. Thank you so much for being with us here as it is shaping up to be a very busy hour. So as always, we'll kind of give you a little run through of what we've got coming up, what live events we're monitoring, what headlines we want to get you up to speed on, and what live guests we are going to have join us for some great in-depth conversations. What I want to do right now is I want to start off with a bit of breaking news because Florida has officially announced state charges against former Cuban president Raul Castro nearly 30 years after four people were killed in the shoot down of two civilian planes. So Attorney General James Uthmeyer just held a press conference. It actually just wrapped up as we were getting started. So we're going to play for you some of his remarks. He says this is another step towards accountability. And then momentarily, FOX 13's Evan Axelbank is going to join us to break down the announcement and what happens from here. And then we'll let you hear from Uthmeyer himself. So that is coming up. And then across the state and really throughout the country, early voting is beginning. So we're going to walk you through what to know before you head to the polls. And we want to hear from you. I'm gonna pull this up really quickly. We're getting fancy here. Feel free to scan the QR code, join the conversation, but you can also have the opportunity to vote in this poll that you see on your screens here. Do you vote early or do you wait until election day? Do you not vote at all? We shouldn't do that. We should vote. Which issues matter the most to you? Like we said, scan that QR code, vote in the poll, and tell us as we are just less than three weeks away from election day. Hard to believe. We actually are also going to head out live to Washington DC. That is because President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are scheduled to appear in the Rose Garden to announce an executive order, sign that executive order. And that's expected to happen sometime this hour. It was slated to happen at 11 o'clock, so clearly they're running a bit late, but you could see people in their seats there. The podium all set up, so we'll be watching for when the President and First Lady step up to that podium. And we will try to bring you some of his remarks live here on Fox Tampa Bay Live, and of course, front row. And then as far as live conversations go, we are actually going to have a very special in-studio guest from the Las Vegas stage to helping breast cancer survivors. My Hope Chest, the founder of it, Alisa Savaretti, joins us in studio with her story and how she's helping women right here in the Bay Area pay for reconstructive surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer. And then we're going to head out live to St. Pete right now. We are one win away, Rays fans. The Rays return to the Trop tonight with a World Series trip on the line. We have to give a shout out to our sports team because they have really just done such a fantastic job going through all the motions, rain delays, rescheduling. Mark and Scott have been in Cleveland all weekend long. They are returning on a flight as we speak. And so I'm pretty sure Mark Scott is going to join us from like baggage claim or something. So he's going to give us an update on what that trip was like for him and Scott and then talk about what's at stake tonight. So St. Pete gonna be filled with Rays fans and hopefully we get to celebrate a go at the World Series tonight on our home field. And what's funny is weather doesn't really matter because you are indoors, but it was a fabulous day. Here's actually a live look right now at Raymond James Stadium. The Bucs, not so hot. They lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers with a final score of 26-19 in overtime yesterday, dropping their record to 1-5 on the season. But, I mean, it was just a fabulous day for some football. The weather has been crispy. Is it finally fall here in Florida? Well, why don't we welcome in Fox 13 meteorologist Valerie Mills. You've already been talking about this. Good morning, Val. Yeah, is that fall we feel, Regina? You know what? I hope it is. And let's hope it sticks around because I've been loving it. Yeah, it's a little bit breezy out there today and it was yesterday, but you mentioned it for that Bucs game. I mean, it would have been nice to take home the win, but for anyone there, it was beautiful for the game. We did have that low humidity and those cooler temperatures after that cold front rolled through on Saturday. So we're actually going to be enjoying more of this Florida fall-like weather all week long, my friends. It's not just today. Yeah, look at the lows this morning. Regina, she sees blue. We had tons of 40s just north of us up into Georgia, other parts of the southeast. But 50s and 60s for us to start the morning, pretty nice. Here's where we stand right now. We've got those mid-60s across the panhandle to mid-70s here locally. So we're starting to warm things up here. You can still see a few of our inland spots hanging out in the upper 60s. But you guys, look at the next four days. this is going to be feeling really nice. Your highs through Thursday and really past Thursday, we're talking low and mid 80s each afternoon. Normal highs are around the middle 80s. So this is going to put us just a couple of degrees below average. Enjoy it. It's going to come with those cooler mornings as well. And you talked about it, Regina. We've got the big game tonight. Let's hope the Rays take home the win and we don't need to go to game seven. I tell you what, it's also going to be a beautiful night at the Trop. I know you mentioned, yeah, of course, we're undercover in the Trop, but getting in, getting out, I'm sure we'll see some tailgaters, maybe setting up shop a little bit early, playing on temperatures falling through the 70s throughout the game. Still a bit of a breeze, though, so keep that in mind. Throughout the week, we'll be feeling those northeast winds around 10 to 15 miles per hour, and that could come with some gusts up into the 20s. Yeah, it feels like fall, but how about this actual fall look, Regina? I love it, the foliage. Wait, I've got one for you too. Okay, this is gorgeous. This is Lakeville, Pennsylvania. This is also in Pennsylvania, South Sterling. The reds, the yellows. This is what I miss. I gotta say, not a huge fan of winter up north. I don't miss that, but I do miss a little crispy fall weather, walking through the forest with some foliage. By far my favorite time of the year, living out in Colorado for a couple of years. Growing up in Florida, I made sure all throughout those fall weeks to just try and soak up as much of the scenery as I could. Is this West Virginia? West Virginia. I used to work right around here, that's Summersville Lake. You did? Yes. I used to hike with Kona in this exact part, wow. See the actual location says Mount Nebo, but I looked for kind of the closest, I guess you could say town, Summersville. Hey Regina, throwback. Wow. They're old stopping grounds. I mean, they're looking pretty good, looking pretty good. It's funny, even my dog Kona, she is a Florida girl now, but she could go, my gosh, we hiked for like miles when it was nice out. If the weather was like under 65 degrees, that girl can go. She's a true mountain mama, huh? True mountain dog, mountain girl. Well, I feel you because my dog would be quite literally like 12 degrees outside and she would be, I don't understand why I can't lay down outside in the snow. It's a little cold, Lucy, let's come inside. Yeah. Dogs, they play by the rules a little differently. Got some extra layers. Well, so great to hear that we're looking at some cooler temperatures. It was so nice to just open all the windows and my chickens were loving it. Everyone was laughing at me this morning because I said I had my windows down on the way to work and they were like, what do you mean? But you should. Exactly, when you do your hair at work and I was like, of course, what do you mean? Two in the morning, the windows are down. Yeah, it was probably especially a little cooler then. Valerie, thank you so much. I know we're going to see you at noon. So stay tuned for some more Valerie Mills. Guys, we are going to take our first quick commercial break of the hour. And when we come back, it looks like First Lady Melania Trump has officially stepped up to the podium in Washington, D.C. So we'll let you listen in to some of what the First Lady and then President Donald Trump have to say. He's already sat down ready to sign that executive order. We'll see what this is all about after the break. Everyone, we officially have a First Lady Melania Trump stepping up to the podium where she's expected to speak. then President Trump is gonna sign an executive order. We didn't know too much on what this was about, so we will raise the volume and listen in front row for a little bit. Is the time, this is the time. This is a transformative moment for women in America. Beginning today, we will change the reality of women's health. Previous generations fought for for women's rights, our generation will fight to discover the cures that will ensure a woman can live her life in health and to the fullest. The advance in all phases of life, executive order, establishes a new standard for women's health in America. We now possess extraordinary scientific capabilities, such as superintelligence, advanced biotechnology and groundbreaking therapies. At the same time, social norms are changing and topics that were once taboo are becoming open, well-informed and necessary. together present a unique chance to reinvent women's health care. We will move our hopes into action beginning with the distinguished individuals and great minds present here today. This afternoon the first task force working session will convene. As you embark on this important work, I ask you to keep in mind the priorities that form my first lady's five pillars of women's health innovation by directing research founding towards finding cures for diseases that affect women in a unique way second for intelligence to enhance our understanding of female biology and speed up medical discoveries, all to the benefit of women. Accelerate the process of guiding promising therapies from laboratories to female patients while still keeping strict safety standards. Fourth, ensure that medical breakthroughs are accessible and affordable to women regardless of their financial circumstances. And fifth, replace generations of silence with open conversation, education, and compassion. Our mission must serve women at every stage of life, from young girls just starting out to mothers dealing with a complex range of responsibilities to mature women who deserve to have vitality, dignity, and independence. In 2026, medical advances can do more than just prolong life. It should give women the freedom to live life to its fullest, to pursue our dreams, experience love, discover, create, travel, and lead. Today, we establish a new ambition, transforming hardship and pain into scientific discovery, effective treatments, and lasting cures. We are women. We are resilient, capable, and deserving of lives defined not by the burdens we carry, but by the possibilities before us. Health should never be limited in the fullness of our lives. I would like to thank the president for his support and for signing this very important executive order. Thank you. Welcome the president, Donald J. Trump. Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Melania works so hard, you wouldn't believe it. and she's accomplished so much in a very short period of time. So I think everybody here very much appreciates the job you do. You don't need to do it, but you do. Thank you. Please, please, if I might. That stone is so beautiful. You know, I've been here when we had grass. You know, this is built on a wetland and the grass was always wet. If it didn't rain for two weeks, the grass was soaking wet. And many women have ruined their shoes and they look at me And they've ruined many, many sets of shoes as we kept trying to use that swamp, and it didn't work out. And what we did here has just been incredible. It's become the most popular place to have a news conference, and I hope you enjoy it. I even see the cushions, those beautiful yellow cushions, they're supposed to be a half an inch high. I said, how about four inches, don't they feel nice? They don't make them in four inches, I had them specially made four inches for everybody. So it lifts you up higher and it's a lot more comfortable than the one inch deal. Well enjoy it. And outside you have the new heliport that just opened and behind you, you're gonna have one of the greatest ballrooms and military complexes. Very complex situation going on, I will tell you, but it's on time. It's actually ahead of schedule, I would say, and it's gonna be the greatest ballroom and the greatest military complex combination that's ever been built. So it's very important, the White House has needed that for 150 years. Presidents have been saying, please, we gotta have some room. We had President Xi recently and he called with a request of 350 people. In other words, 350 friends or representatives from the United States, they said, the room holds 125, 350 is gonna be tough. So we gave him 10 and we won't have that problem anymore. Then we had King Charles came in, likewise, he said, would it be possible to have 293 people? We have them from the UK, all over the United States, they wanna fly in. I said, well, it's gonna be a little possible, it's about three times- All right, everyone, we have been listening in to President Donald Trump speaking after First Lady Melania Trump at the White House as the president is getting ready to sign an executive order aimed at what we're learning in advancing women's health. So according to the White House, the order will create a women's health division at the National Institute of Health, along with a White House Women's Health Task Force, as the first lady was explaining. So the goal here is to close gaps in research, speed up medical discoveries, and get more treatment to women overall. The first lady also emphasizing she wants to make that care accessible so women can benefit from those advances. So the task force is expected to begin its work ASAP this afternoon. So we're going to continue to follow what this means for women's health care and how these goals will be put into practice. That'll be coming up on Fox 13 News. Since the president is getting to other business, we are going to get to other news as well because we are monitoring some breaking news out of Florida that we got word of just within the last hour. So stay tuned for more details on this executive order. But we are now going to talk about the fact that Florida Attorney General James Uthmeyer just announced state charges and an arrest warrant for former Cuban President Raul Castro, including conspiracy to commit murder. Now, this case centers on the 1996 shootdown of two civilian planes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue. four people were killed. And Uthmeyer says this is more than a piece of paper and that the families have waited too long for justice. So Fox 13's Evan Axelbank has been following this announcement. I know that press conference just wrapped up and he's actually joining us live to speak more about it. Evan, thank you so much for being with us. Happy Monday. Happy Monday, my friend. You were watching this, started about an hour ago, just wrapped up. What did we learn from Uthmeyer's remarks? Well, I think first of all, you get a sense of the emotion that Cuban Americans have towards so many of the things that have happened in Miami and in Cuba. And this is their family history. Many of them fled from the dictatorship in Cuba, especially in the 60s and 70s and certainly some in the 80s. But these are families who came here and left behind their whole world because life had gotten untenable there. So you see the emotion that these issues, that anything to do with Cuba brings out in a number of Floridians, and it's certainly emotional to see. Look, this warrant does not necessarily mean a whole lot in a legal sense. Raul Castro would have to be arrested and taken into custody by Americans in Cuba for this to have any force and any effect. Let's be clear here, the Trump administration has done something similar in Venezuela. They took the leader into custody there and brought him to the United States. I suppose that is something that could conceivably happen in this case. But no one is talking about that right now, at least publicly. The key here is that this warrant would only be enforceable if Castro were ever in Florida or brought to American soil. He was also indicted by the Department of Justice earlier this year. And so he is under indictment, a federal indictment. He is under now, he is facing a warrant for his arrest in Florida. He cannot come to Florida. He cannot come to the United States without facing those charges. But let's be clear here, it's not like he had any vacations planned to this particular country. So in a practical sense, the warrant doesn't mean much. But again, as I said, in the emotional and symbolic sense, it does mean something to Cuban Americans and to people who have lost loved ones to this regime and people who have had their freedoms taken away by this regime. And that kind of, I feel like maybe answers my next question, Evan. And he addressed this too, Uthmeyer, important to mention that he did speak in Miami along other officials who were involved in this, but why now? Why nearly 30 years later? It's hard to answer that question, why now? I think these issues have been a priority for the Trump administration and for Republican leadership in Florida. Republicans have done very well in Florida when it comes to relating with Cuban Americans and those in Miami who have relatives who are still in Cuba. It's been a strength for them. Rick Scott showed that. Ron DeSantis did very well in those areas of Miami. And so I do think that, look, this is politics. And you can't take politics out of politics. And not to say that that's the only reason, but I do think that they see Cuban Americans as a key part of their constituency. And in their view, they're doing the right thing here by putting an indictment out and by saying Raul Castro can't get away with this. Again, it's an indictment, you know, and he only faces the indictment if he comes to American soil or comes to Florida. But it is important and they see it as the right thing to do. So why now? Why not now? Maybe a better way to ask the question. No offense, but that. No, no, I mean, it makes sense. And also for people who, because this has been very hard and an intricate situation to follow, but Raul Castro, he is not in jail. Yeah, correct. No, Raul Castro is a former leader of Cuba. He's in his 90s, he's in his mid 90s. Right now they have a different president there. And Raul Castro succeeded his brother, Fidel Castro, who, of course, led Cuba for decades. Raul Castro led from, I think, 2011 to 2021. One, don't quote me, but it's about that. And ultimately, he is now in old age, and he passed the baton. And notice I'm saying that he passed the baton. That is not how we do things here in America. That's how they do things in Cuba. And so that is the way they run their country, and it speaks to the type of dictatorship that they have there. And, you know, we should talk about the incident itself, though. Do you want to do that? Yeah, I was gonna ask you, I mean, 1997, I was born that year. A lot of people covering this story. Must be nice. But a lot of people covering this story, I mean, weren't there or aren't too familiar with the incident itself. Can you elaborate a little bit? Yeah, I mean, basically, the Brothers to the Rescue organization was an anti-Cuban regime organization that was based in Miami. They had been doing some flights where they were dropping leaflets from very close to Cuban airspace. So they were letting the wind carry the leaflets, huge numbers of leaflets, like a half a million leaflets. And they were dropping them from the plane. And then the wind was carrying the leaflets onto Cuban territory, onto land. And finally, the Cubans say that they indeed warned the pilots that they said, hey, you can't be near our airspace like this. The Cubans say that eventually the American pilots did enter Cuban airspace. The American side of things is that they were a couple of miles outside of Cuban airspace, but the order was given to shoot down the plane. The plane was shot down, four Americans were killed, Cuban Americans. And the Americans have tape, have audio tape of Raúl Castro after the fact saying that he did indeed give the order to shoot down and kill those people. That's the basis of the charges. He's under charge for conspiracy to commit murder. Several other Cubans have been charged federally for that. This arrest warrant applies to Raúl Castro. But that is the basics of what happened. The quote, the audio recording made after the fact is fine. Shoot them down at sea when they show up. And those who have the authority are not to consult anyone. So right there, that is, according to the Americans a clear indication that Raúl Castro conspired to murder these people. Cuba has violated that the plane violated their sovereignty, that the plane was in their airspace and that they have every right to defend their borders, as any country would say. Of course, they've been accused of numerous human rights violations and all the rest. After it happened, President Clinton did declare a national emergency. It's not like this was an event that was ignored. Certainly, you've seen an evolution in how the American government and leadership and administrations from Clinton to Bush to Obama to Trump to Biden back to Trump. Every administration has their own policy towards Cuba. But Clinton called it at the time a national emergency. Cuba was condemned by the UN for this. The pilots of the plane had said they were dropping the leaflets from outside Cuban airspace yeah um and you know evidently the cubans didn't think so and they took the act to shoot them down and now they're they're paying for it yeah um i know we have to wrap evan but i guess my question to you is where do we go from here does this bring a sense well i would advise Raúl Castro not to come to florida yeah but um he probably wasn't coming here anyway he's in his mid-90s you know that's likely concerned yeah he's likely not traveling much these days given his age. But where do we go from here? Well, he's under indictment. He faces an arrest warrant in Florida. I guess the question is whether the Trump administration decides to take the action that it took in Venezuela. It's possible. The Trump administration has done things that were unexpected, Venezuela being one of them, Nicolas Maduro being cuffed and brought to this country in custody. Is that something they would try in Cuba? Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, certainly has his eye very closely on that island and on what happens there. So where do we go from here? I guess we'll have to see. The Cubans are obviously on guard for that sort of an attack. And, you know, do the does the Trump administration want to risk the bloodshed that would likely happen? So that's that could be where we go from here, though. Right now, it doesn't seem that that's in the offing. Yeah. Yeah. It's one of those. I guess we'll have to see situations. Evan, thank you so much. I know you got a live report coming up at noon. You're going to be following this throughout the day. So be sure to stick around and stay tuned for Evan's report. Thank you so much. Good to see you. Good to see you, pal. Good to see you, pal. Good to see you, pal. We appreciate you. There you go. Guys, we're going to take another quick commercial break. We'll be right back. All right, everyone. We are about to talk about a very, very important and sensitive topic from the Las Vegas stage to a mission that's helping breast cancer survivors. Our next guest has quite a story herself, and now she is helping so many others. Elisa Savarese is a breast cancer survivor and the founder and president of My Hope Chest. And right now, her charity has an opportunity to help any women here in Tampa Bay who may need it. So what I wanna do right now is welcome her in live to Fox Tampa Bay Live and she has come with all the goodies. Elisa, thank you so much for being with us. How are you? Thank you for having me. Wonderful. I'm so excited to have you. Your story, I was doing some research on you before we were chatting. Las Vegas showgirl, talk to me about your journey, your diagnosis and how this all really started for you in the peak of your life. So well, yes. I was working interestingly on an e-commerce business back in the day, getting ready to launch a furniture website and I was in my 30s. So typically in your thirties, you don't have a mammogram. So right when I was getting ready to launch the site, I believe it was like December of 2001, I found a lump. I was uninsured. So I ended up heading to the health department, which is where you typically go. They try to put you on emergency Medicaid. And I was denied Medicaid because they only have so much funding even with Medicaid and I didn't have children. So anyhow, long story short, Pinellas County Social Services paid for my mastectomy and the eight rounds of chemo that followed. And that's how I got my treatment here locally in Tampa Bay. Wow. So are you from here? I'm born and raised, yeah, Madeira Beach. But Vegas, I make a joke, I did three tours of duty in Las Vegas as a showgirl. That's incredible. That's incredible. But I mean, obviously that diagnosis that can scare anyone. And especially, I mean, you raise a great point before we continue. I mean, do you feel that women need to be getting mammograms earlier? So I'm so happy that you asked that question because it's really been a part of our platform for as long as we've been around. I believe that if you have a history in your family, that insurance should start to pay at age 35 for mammograms. And if you are concerned, spend the money and get a mammogram, right? But breast cancer is 80% non-hereditary. So people don't realize that. They're like, oh, my mother had it, my aunt had it, I'm gonna get it. Not necessarily. It could happen, but not necessarily. And the reconstruction and double mastectomy, that is not cheap. Does insurance typically cover something like that? So yeah, that's what people don't understand. In 1998, the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act was passed. In 1998, a long time ago, that mandated insurance must pay for breast reconstruction. It's a part of treatment. But what's happened, we have government health care that came into play, which is great, and it's helping people with their doctor visits and what have you. But if they get diagnosed with anything serious, many of them can't afford their deductibles, $6,000 and $7,000. My hope chest pays those deductibles. So our gift is the biggest in breast cancer by far nationwide, making women feel whole again in body, mind, and spirit by restoring their breasts. And this is for those who desire. We don't insinuate a woman isn't whole or complete if she doesn't want reconstructive surgery. That's a very personal choice. I was 38 years old and performing in Las Vegas, I made a living with my body. It wasn't even an option for me not to want to have my breasts restored at that age. Yeah, my hope chest, that's the reason we're here. Talk to me about when that started and how that started. I mean, doing something like this, that's not an easy feat. So this is the hardest thing I've ever done in my life, right? I'm an entrepreneur, I've started several businesses. And I remember my brother telling me, Alisa, this is gonna be really hard. And I said, no, it's not, because it's a never say die kind of world. But had I known, you know, what I didn't think about was we have a lot of big breast cancer organizations, two big ones, American Cancer and Susan G. Komen. And everyone thinks about them during the month of October, which is understandable. They've been around for a long time. But My Hope Chest is doing something that they don't do. We pick up where all other organizations leave off, providing the final step of treatment. So we actually get most of our referrals from Susan G. Komen and from the American Cancer Society. But we're waiting on some funding support for that because they're basically helping us grow a wait list. And nobody wants to have a wait list. So, you know, we are a lot of one in eight. Every October you hear one in eight women have a, you know, are diagnosed. but we're more interested in the you know 226,000 survivors of breast cancer and what happens with them you know that they want their reconstruction or they can't get it or they choose not to have it but we focus on the survivors on the back end of treatment because luckily thankfully there's a litany of organizations um that are covering you know awareness of i don't really believe in breast cancer awareness. Everybody knows that. I believe we're all aware. That's why we call October breast cancer action month because we have a measurable outcome of what we do. Yeah. And so when a breast cancer survivor contacts My Hope Chest, can you explain how they can do that and what that process looks like? Sure. So My Hope Chest was birthed not as an arm of an organization. We had no policies and procedures in place, like everything was from scratch. So our criteria is twofold. It's medically and financially. The doctors have to ensure that they are medically able. They don't have other health issues that could complicate the surgery or the recovery process. And then we vet them financially at about 300% of the poverty level, I believe is where we're at. So it's a long process, the surgery, it takes up to 18 months, so we have a lot of contact with a woman. And then we've even reached out to women on our wait lists that have been there for a couple of years and surprise them with, hey, guess what, your number's up. And what has the reaction been like? I mean, we always even say here as journalists, I mean, I was so grateful the one time my story helped a man get a kidney. It's like if you can just help one person, what is it like speaking to some of these women? Well, look, as I said, it's the most challenging role I've ever had in my life, the lopsided show girl, right? I can't believe I forgot to mention that. I saw that on your website. What a name, I love that. So yeah, that became because five months post chemo, my story, I was unable to get reconstruction here in Tampa Bay or anywhere in the nation because there was no charity funding reconstructive surgery yeah so i had to go back to las vegas five months post chemo on stage doing two shows a night six nights a week minus my breast and they padded my costume and i called myself the lopsided showgirl because i'm a marketing girl i could make fun of me but i knew that it would get on the air and and it did and since then you know that story's been in people magazine oprah magazine we've been featured a lot um this isn't about me my story launched this crusade. But this is about you all. This is your charity. It belongs to the people. And I'm hoping that the people are hearing this message today and they're going to have a new charity that they want to support. So we're going to talk. I was going to say, talk to me about, we've got a camera on your goodies here. Oh my gosh. What do we got here? So we have, this is, I don't know where I'm going. Oh, here you go. Losing a breast changes your life. Getting it back is life changing, which is one of our first, that was our very first t-shirt. shirt. Then we have a humorous shirt, which is actually our best seller. It says breasts helping men avoid eye contact since 1865. My gosh, I love it. These are for sale. And you know what, I wanna pause for a second because obviously nothing about this journey in the grand scheme of things is funny. But how has humor and positivity helped you get through this and then start this? Well, so when you start a grassroots organization, again, I'm not gonna ever, everyone that has breast cancer and disease gets empowered to do something, right? I don't believe in redundancy of mission. That's why I say, for people, don't start another breast cancer awareness charity, partner with an organization. We need to find the cure. We need money for co-pays and we need money for breast reconstruction. That's really what we need. Everything else has been done. But humor, this is my personality. Some people tell me I'm a little outgoing and what have you, but I think that's part of the endearment to the organization. I'm just me. I'm not a corporate America protege. I'm an entrepreneur that saw a problem and a gap, and we need help. This charity is starting over- After the pandemic, I saw. Talk to me about that. Since the pandemic, yeah. It was really, I mean, so many businesses were challenged, right? name it, everyone's been touched. My hope, Chesson, personally for me, I lost two staff members. I lost my mother. And the organization had to scale down and take a step back. That's why they haven't seen me in the media for a lot of years. Wow, I'm so sorry. But it was, yeah, thank you. It was a lot of loss, a lot of loss. And as a grassroots organization, when I moved from Las Vegas here, we had $10,000 in the bank. I scaled it by 2,000%. Now, to the community, we're starting over again. We've had some amazing partners, the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation, the DeBartolo Family Foundation. Hooters is a big, wonderful partner of ours. But we need those back and more. So we're trying to reboot financially and our human resources. And that's the most important thing right now because until there's a cure for the disease, Regina, there's just going to be a need for my hope chest. Yeah, absolutely. I'm back on this bra because this bra is amazing. Did you make this? Oh, I forgot this one is backwards. This is the hope bra, actually. So I don't know how to get that going this way. Anyway, we have a competition. It's called the Bling a Bra for breast cancer. So that's where all of these bras were from. We had a partnership with Stein Mart years ago, and it's amazing. There's a litany, so that's what's going on right now, right? There's a litany of what we call third-party fundraisers happening. And you've got one coming up. We have one tomorrow. We've had them going on. So, yeah, tomorrow is really exciting. This is a new one for us. This is the Island Estates Ladies Club. Shout out to the girls. They're having their annual luncheon, but it's in benefit for my Hope Chest tomorrow. So I'm going to be there and I think they have about 120 or more ladies that gather and do wonderful things for the community. So that's that's tomorrow. The pink is beautiful. We have several other events going on in Tampa Bay. We have Body Bar Pilates. West Chase is doing a week long fundraiser. We have the Pit Stop Pub. We have what is it? Oh, Bullfrog Creek Brewing. I mean, these are all new supporters. It's so touching to me. And then we have a big one returning in Texas for their third year. It's called The Table at Medley. And they do a big fundraiser. It's a really cool food court, live entertainment venue. So I wanted to give a shout out to Belle and Frank and all of them there because they're going to have live country music. And then they sent us a big check. And this is raising money in our sleep. That's why it's third party events, small businesses, large businesses, corporate America, you know, pick my hope chest for October. We're the charity that needs, you know, we're trying to raise about $250,000 right now to barely reboot, right? To barely reboot, to have money for surgeries. We are a national charity, but we help at home first. So that's the most important thing to know. I'm a local girl. This happened here. And I make sure that, you know, if there's anyone, that's why we're talking about if there's anyone out there right now that you know is coming through breast cancer looking for reconstruction um we want them to go to our website and apply I love it Alisa thank you so much for sharing your story uh we love your bravery your humor anyone would want to work with you and thank you so much for what you're doing for all these women Breast Cancer Action month yes yes yes my hope chest tell me your website uh myhopechest.org and i forgot to mention Ed Morse Automotive. They did a nine year campaign for us called Drive for Hope and they've just been huge. So just want to say thank you to our community. I love how many businesses have been working with you guys and there should be more to come. A lot more. Alisa Salvaretti, thank you so much. We appreciate you. Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month. And I say that because it is just so positive, everything that you are doing. Thank you. Thank you very much. Yeah. God bless you. Thanks for having us on. Thank you, Linda. Absolutely. Yes, Linda Hurtado, our breast cancer advocate. She's going to have the special breast cancer stream, actually, 3 o'clock this Thursday. It's going to be a half-hour show. It's going to be great. We'll be right back after this break, guys. All right, everyone, we are wasting no time giving the one and only Mark Scull Jr. a very happy welcome home because he has been booked in busy with Scott Smith in Cleveland, Ohio, to follow the saga of the Rays and Guardians. Rain delays, postponements, the whole shebang. Before we get into how incredible our Rays are doing and how we're just one game away, one win away from going to the World Series, how was your trip, my friend? It was fun. It was fun. I'm very tired this morning. I know, we appreciate you. I think we got maybe two hours of sleep to get back in time for game six tonight. So we're excited about that, but it's an exciting time. Who needs sleep? We'll sleep when we're dead, right? It's the postseason, the Rays could win their first World Series ever, and I think they've got a good chance of clinching a spot in the World Series tonight. So many great things about the last couple of games we saw, but I wanna talk to you about yesterday and Rasmussen. He's unbelievable. Wow. He's unbelievable. They've only lost one game that he's played in since July 9th, and that was game one of the ALCS. that he probably wasn't going to lose again. And he's just been money all season long, especially the second half. And I had a very good feeling that the Rays were going to be coming back with the 3-2 lead with him on the bump because he's just, he's unbelievable. He's a candidate for the Cy Young, probably won't win it, but I think he's one of the best pitchers in baseball, no doubt about it. What were the big takeaways for you guys? And I know also you guys were watching the Bucs, watching the Rays. one game was ending, one game was getting started. Big takeaways from last night for you, and what got us back here? That the Rays are just a relentless group. It's like a death by 1,000 paper cuts with them, where it's like they're not gonna do anything major all the time, but they're gonna do these little blue pits. And if they get that done, then they're gonna keep doing it to you again and again, and then you can't stop it. And they're just a relentless group. They're a very confident group. They said so in the clubhouse last night they're like Yandy Diaz right here he specifically said we're winning tomorrow he called a shot like Babe Ruth we're winning tomorrow we're winning the game six and we're gonna go to the World Series so uh they're just a very confident group right now and i think that's key in the postseason absolutely um and what i always think about especially when there's weather delays not that they didn't play George Steinbrenner Field and not that they don't travel all the time but i mean whether we're very lucky here in the Trop it's a dome you don't have worry about that. But did you feel that the rain and what they were dealing with there kind of got them a little bit? They had to persevere through some challenges? Honestly, no. I mean, they've played in rain games all season. They don't play every game in the trop. Exactly. So they're used to it. And they said it as much. I will say for the rest of the season, if they make it to the World Series, they'll never have to play outdoors again. It's always gonna be climate controlled. They were very happy about that. But if they do make it to Milwaukee, We'll be cold outside, but thankfully, the Milwaukee Brewers field will be air conditioned. And forget the Dome. Tonight, they are going to be on their home field with the Rays fans showing up. I mean, there have just been watch parties there. Oh, yeah. It's going to be, I'd assume it's going to be packed tonight. It has to be a chance to clinch the pennant. You get two chances to do so at home. I will say the last two times the Rays have been to the ALCS, they did not win game six. So hopefully that changes tonight. They never won a game five previously, so maybe history is flipping in the right way. But I have a really good feeling about tonight with Freddy Peralta on the mound for the Rays. And I think they're going to be going to the World Series tonight. I'm so excited. All right. Well, Mark, walk me through the run through. Are you just going to the Trop tonight? Unfortunately, BK is off today, so I'm in house here. But Scott will be live there all day and Sean will be there. So hopefully they got some, they're geared to cover up the cameras because there's gonna be, hopefully, a champagne celebration in the clubhouse. Don't even get me started on the vibes in the locker room after something like that. Even after they beat the Yankees. I'm a Yankees fan and I was laughing at everything. Mark, thank you so much. No problem. You and the whole sports team. You guys have been doing fantastic. Hopefully we've got more to talk about. More baseball to talk about. Yes, hopefully. Troptober. All right, guys. Well, raise up, we'll be right back after one last quick commercial break of the hour. Everyone, Troptober Baseball is back, baby. We are just one win away from heading to the World Series. And there is the potential for that energy, that excitement, that celebration to happen here at home. First pitch at 8 o'clock tonight. And regardless of, you know, we're going to say the Rays are going to the World Series. But regardless of what happens, you've already got the Brewers heading to the World Series. We have heard so far that tickets, they're expensive. I know some people were looking for tickets for tonight's game. They said those got a little pricey. But the Brewers are already selling tickets for games one and two since they will host the first two games, regardless of who wins the ALCS. Yes, the cheapest tickets we're seeing right now for a potential game three and four at the Trop, if the Rays make it, are around $750 for standing room only. So we will see, my friends, but Rays up, we are all rooting for you guys. And if you are heading to the Trop tonight, be sure to get there early. Like Val said, I'm sure people are gonna be tailgating. Ferg's is definitely gonna have some little pre-party going on, so just gonna be great energy. But we're going to set things over to the news at noon because we have had lots of different stories to cover, you know, and especially the breaking news within the last few hours of the attorney general announcing an arrest warrant for Raul Castro. Linda, I know that's what you're going to be tackling there. We're going to start with that. But first of all, I've got to go back $750 a ticket. Is that for tonight or is that for the World Series? No, no, no. That was for the World Series if three and four are at the trough. Okay. I was thinking about going tonight until you said $750. No, no, no. No, let's clarify. I haven't looked at tonight, but I heard they got a little pricey. All right. Thank you, Regina. Thanks.