Episode 291: WSLR News Fri., Oct. 18: Will DeSantis say 'climate change'? Solar obstacles; 'walking while black' in suburban Sarasota; warehouse workers unionize; laid off restaurant workers; school reopening

On Thursday, the governor stopped in Sarasota again, to talk about robust hurricane response and school reopening. We asked Ron DeSantis about climate change and the lack of flood insurance. Next: A video has gone viral about a black teenager being harassed by neighbors when he went searching for a phone signal in his gated Sarasota neighborhood after Hurricane Milton. Jamee Kerber has the details. Then: 250 warehouse workers at a big food distributor in Sarasota are voting this week to join a union. Amid the hurricane chaos, the company suspended, without pay, two employees who are key organizers. We talked to one of them. Then: The hurricane has wrecked restaurants and hotels on the barrier islands, and hundreds of restaurant and hotel jobs have been lost. Dayana Melendez is looking at relief efforts for those workers. Next: A solar entrepreneur in Sarasota is proud about how her devices held up during and after the storm. Noah Vinsky plugs you in.Finally: Schools have reopened, after clearing some hurdles.