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Joe Biden’s campaign hosting news conference in Orlando

Event scheduled for 9:45 a.m.

With the Arizona state flag in the background, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media before leaving Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, in Phoenix, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Carolyn Kaster, Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando is among one of the stops presidential candidate Joe Biden’s campaign will be making in Florida on Friday to talk about the local economy and the state’s unemployment situation.

The first news conference is at 9:45 a.m. in Orlando Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and Eric Clinton, the president of the labor union Unite Here.

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After that, news conferences are scheduled in Sarasota at 11:30 a.m. then Jacksonville at 1 p.m. and Tampa at 3 p.m.

Biden will not be present at the events.

Both Biden and President Donald Trump are attempting to win over voters in the crucial battleground state.

While Trump had to cancel a recent Central Florida event after his COVID-19 diagnosis, Pence will be in Orlando and The Villages this weekend.

Correction:

An earlier version of this story incorrectly said Joe Biden would be speaking at the series of news conferences.