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Trump Visits Estero as FL Lt. Gov. Candidate Hosts Anti-MAGA Newser

WGCU | By John Davis,

Julie Glenn, Rachel Iacovone, Andrea Perdomo

Published October 31, 2018 at 12:41 PM EDT

Two women wear items in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis outside Hertz Arena in anticipation of tonight's rally with President Donald Trump.

With less than a week to go before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump is planning a campaign stop in Estero tonight.

People were already lined up late last night and early this morning. Today on Gulf Coast Live, we'll hear from some of the people already waiting outside Hertz Arena, formerly known as Germain Arena.

Meanwhile, just one mile away, Democratic Lieutenant Governor candidate Chris King held a news conference to denounce what he calls “lies” being spread by Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and President Trump.

.@ChrisKingFL greets supporters at the South County regional library this morning. @wgcu #swfl #Election2018 pic.twitter.com/JGzbNGNMD2— Andrea Perdomo (@am_perdomo) October 31, 2018

WGCU's Andrea Perdomo was at the newser this morning and joins Gulf Coast Live with an update.

Plus, we’ll have discussion and analysis of this week’s events with Florida Gulf Coast University political science professors, Dr. Peter Bergerson and Dr. Roger Green.

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John Davis

John Davis has been a full-time Reporter/Producer for WGCU since 2009. He is the local host for NPRââââ

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Julie Glenn

Julie Glenn is the host of Gulf Coast Live. She has been working in southwest Florida as a freelance writer since 2007, most recently as a regular columnist for the Naples Daily News. She began her broadcasting career in 1993 as a reporter/anchor/producer for a local CBS affiliate in Quincy, Illinois. After also working for the NBC affiliate, she decided to move to Parma, Italy where she earned her Master’s degree in communication from the University of Gastronomic Sciences. Her undergraduate degree in Mass Communication is from the University of Missouri at Kansas City.

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Rachel Iacovone

RachelIacovoneis a reporter and associate producer ofGulf Coast LiveforWGCU News. Rachel came toWGCU as an intern in 2016, during the presidential race. She went on to cover Florida Gulf Coast University students at President Donald Trump's inauguration on Capitol Hill and Southwest Floridians in attendance at the following day's Women's March on Washington.

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Andrea Perdomo

Andrea Perdomo is a reporter for WGCU News. She started her career in public radio as an intern for the Miami-based NPR station, WLRN. Andrea graduated from Florida International University, where she was a contributing writer for the student-run newspaper, The Panther Press, and also a member of the university's Society of Professional Journalists chapter.

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