In this week's edition of Facing South Florida:

CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks to Democratic State Senator Jason Pizzo, the incoming minority leader, who represents the district where the greatest flood impacts were felt this week—coastal Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The two discuss, among other things, the inadequacy of the state flooding budget, resiliency, and an apparent state government disconnect when it comes to the needs to offset flood damage impacts in counties like Miami-Dade and Broward.

Plus, there was an extraordinary hearing in Miami Federal Court this week, in which a judge grilled Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava about why a new Mental Health facility the county has been promising, still isn’t open. DeFede talks with a Miami Herald reporter who was inside the courtroom and provides us with a first-hand account of exactly went on, where cameras were not allowed.

Catch Facing South Florida With Jim DeFede Sunday at 11:30AM ET

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