Steve Mort
US midterms race ‘neck and neck’
US Correspondent Steve Mort joins Checkpoint live from Florida, where people have been voting in the US elections. US media are reporting the Democrats have taken control of the US House of… Video, Audio
US midterms in Florida: 'A very polarised race'
Steve Mort is in Florida where Republican Ron DeSantis is up against Democrat Andrew Gillum in the race for Governor of Florida. Audio
Starbucks closes across US for training
Cafe chain Starbucks is closing about eight-thousand stores in the U.S today to provide one-hundred-and-seventy-five-thousand employees mandatory anti-bias training. It was sparked after two black men… Audio
Florida shooting survivors march, demand gun laws change
Students and survivors of a school shooting in Florida last week are in the state's capitol en-masse to discuss with politicians how to revise the state's gun laws. Some students arrived in time to… Audio
Florida school shooting: 'Answer hate with love' - Trump
Donald Trump has told America's children they are never alone and never will be. In an address following yesterday's mass school shooting in Florida the US President said no child or teacher should… Audio
Disney buys most of 21st Century Fox for US$52b
Disney is set to buy most of 21st Century Fox for US$52 billion. The deal will combine two of Hollywood's biggest players, and could help Disney combat digital newcomers to the media market like… Audio
Florida residents prepare ahead of Hurricane Irma
People living in Florida, and especially the Florida Keys, a dotted archipelago connected by a single, low road, are fleeing the state ahead of Hurrican Irma. Steve Mort has more. Video, Audio
Hurricane Irma hits Atlantic islands with 295km/h winds
Hurricane Irma has ripped through the islands of Antigua and Barbuda, with winds of up to 295km/h. It's the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane ever, has destroyed buildings and caused major… Audio
Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI
Tiger Woods released from Florida jail after being arrested for drink driving Audio
Thousands march in Moscow to remember killed opposition leader
Russia's former opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has been remembered overnight by thousands of people marching in Moscow. Our correspondent Steve Mort was there. Audio
Steve Mort on how Donald Trump has won key states
US correspondent Steve Mort joins Checkpoint as it's looking more and more likely that Donald Trump will be the country's new president. Audio
US correspondent Steve Mort reports from Miami, Florida
Correspondent Steve Mort is in Miami, Florida, where he has the latest on the US election results, and reactions to it. Audio
Florida seen as key to US election as voting gets underway
American is at the polls, and today will make history no matter whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins. We cross to one of the battleground states, Florida, to talk to our correspondent Steve… Audio
US election hinges on swing states with one day to go
With less than 24 hours until voting starts Hillary Clinton is leading in the latest polls - although it remains close. We take the pulse of one of the swing states, Florida. Audio
Millions evacuate US coast as Hurricane Matthew approaches
Two million people have evacuated the south eastern coast of the United States as Hurricane Matthew hurls towards them. US correspondent Steve Mort joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
United States brace for deadly Hurricane Matthew
Florida Govenor Rick Scott says Hurricane Matthew is so dangerous people will be killed as it looms closer to the United States. Audio
Florida, Georgia and Carolinas bracing for deadly Hurricane
Florida residents either flee or hunker down as Hurricane Matthew bears down on the state - governor Rick Scott warns it could be catastrophic. We talk to our correspondent in Miami. Audio
Partial transcript of Orlando shooter released by FBI
A partial transcript of the calls between police negotiators and Omar Mateen during the three-hour siege in Orlando has been released by the FBI. Audio
More details emerge about Orlando shooting emerge
More details are emerging about the man responsible for killing 49 people on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It is the worst mass shooting in modern US history. Audio
George Zimmerman gun taken down from website
The gun used in the controversial killing of Trayvon Martin has disapeared from an online website after George Zimmerman listed it for sale. Audio