always a pleasure. thank you. see you soon. thank you for joining us. i'm dana perino. in the meantime, you bill hemmer. and to really great gas, they're sitting next to me. there next >> bill: we called on the main team . we are here in washington. we will see you at 5:00. live in the nation. good afternoon everyone, i'm bill hemmer live in washington, big finale, some fast-moving developments this hour. first, president trump is said to give his formal acceptance speech on the south lawn. it's never been down this way. we are told this will not be a traditional convention speech, but what else is held with tradition? any minute, let harris is here to speak. she is launching a counteroffensive with his big speech tonight. the campaign says she will go after the president's response to the pandemic. earlier today president trump at

the headquarters for a meeting on the tropical storm fay laura. one of the most powerful hurricanes that ever hit the united states. last hour, here's what the president said. >> it was very big, powerful, but it passed quickly. everything is on schedule. we will probably be going on saturday or sunday. we'll be heading to texas and louisiana. >> bill: we have a lot to get to. the limiters on the ground. peter doocy live in delaware. let's begin with you as we await to hear from senator harris. >> good afternoon. we just heard from joe biden and he starting to explain why he thinks it is that president trump needs to slow down the rollout of a potential covid-19 vaccine. >> he's talking about whether or

not this plasma works. we don't know yet! we have experts saying that. look, one of the things that i worry most, i pray to god we have a vaccine tomorrow. tomorrow. a vaccine. i pray for that. we have to make sure we have some credibility when we do get a vaccine. >> a spokesman who watch that interview now said this, it's telling joe biden decided to zoom into an interview and is feeding the main response to his speech tonight to kamala harris and her radical agenda. he insisted today he supports people protesting police misconduct, but that violence and destruction have no place in american community. he said if he can figure out how to safely travel to wisconsin to meet with jacob blake's family, he will do that. just last week he called off his

convention address citing public health concerns. looking ahead to the big event, the next 68 days will bring. he's not going to follow nancy pelosi's advice and back out of the debate. >> as long as the commission continues, i'm going to debate him. i know for certain. i'm going to the fact-checker on the floor while i'm debating him. one thing that's gone on so far, the vast majority, they been fact-checking. it's one lie after another. the lying, lying, one after another. the debates are going to take place. >> biden is still here in delaware. we don't know about any events for him the rest of the week, but we should hear from

kamala harris any minute. >> bill: thank you. leland better, 30 miles from where laura made landfall as a category four hurricane in the middle of the night. how does it look now? >> good afternoon. not as bad as a lot of people. the unsurvivable storm didn't happen, but if you are the guy who owns this convenience store and gas station, things are plenty bad. take a look at the video. you're talking about sustained wind, 30 miles in the first real town inside the hurricane zone of 130 miles an hour. that's like a tornado across every street in this town. take a listen to those who survived it. >> this storm which is working

its way through texas, louisiana, and the golf cours g, and who we are as a country. we are a nation that at its best loves, protects, and helps our fellow americans. today we see pain, hurt, and destruction in the ashes of well fires the damage of hurricane laura. we encourage everyone to continue following guidance from your local authority, to stay safe, and joe and i pledge to be there for those whose lives have been turned upside down. those who will need help from neighbors, strangers, and our government, to make it through, to build a pack, to restore your lives, and your communities. we also see pain, hurt, and destruction in the aftermath of

yet another black man shot by police. jacob blake shot seven times in the back in broad daylight, in front of his three young sons, seven times in the back, in broad daylight, in front of his three young sons. as vice president biden put it, the shots fired at mr. blake pierced the soul of our nation. it's sickening to watch. it's all too familiar. and it must end. thankfully he's alive today, but he's lighting for his life and he shouldn't have to be. my heart goes out to the blake family as they endure an ordeal that is tragically comic in our country. we spoke with him

yesterday, they are an amazing group of people with extraordinary courage. even in their pain and their grief, even as they seek justice for their son, they spoke about the need to end the violence and heal our nation. i had conversations like this with far too many mothers and fathers, but you will hear and see no one with more courage, character, and more moral clarity. people are rightfully angry and exhausted, and after the murders of briand a and george, and so many others, it's no wonder people are taking to the streets. i support them. we must always defend peaceful protest and peaceful protesters. we should not confuse them with

those looting and committing acts of violence, including the shooter who was arrested for murder. make no mistake. we will not let these vigilantes and extremists derail the path to justice. here is my promise to those mothers and fathers and all who stand with them. in a biden-harris administration, you will have a seat at the table, and the halls of congress, and in the white house. we all grew up reciting the pledge of allegiance, but now we must give real meaning to its words. one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for a all. justice, let's talk about that.

because the reality is that the life of a black person in america has never been treated as fully human. and we have yet to fulfill that promise of equal justice under law. we will only achieve that when we finally come together to pass meaningful police reform and broader criminal justice reform, and acknowledge, yes, acknowledge and address systemic racism. we will only come closer to achieving that when we finally come together. we have come a long way in our country towards building a more perfect union, and the time is now, right now to take next step forward. and even as we experience this reckoning with racial injustice, we must also confront another

crisis, the pandemic that has torn apart so many lives, the numbers that defined this crisis are staggering. we cannot look the other way or allow ourselves to become numb to them. nearly 6 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 180,000 lives lost. more than 50 million claims for unemployment this year alone. we need to see and we need to hear what is happening in our country. the quiet desperation that has taken over so many lives in america, the family packing into their car at 5:00 in the morning, hoping the local food bank still has something left when they get to the front of the line. the 50-year-old store manager who's been laid off and knows he

can't pay rent on the first of the month. the mothers and fathers stretched to the breaking point, working from home while helping their kids with their online classes. just trying to hold it all together. the small business owners, economic engines of our communities who are shutting their doors every day. the nurse getting ready for her afternoon shift, who has seen so much suffering and death in recent months, and wonders, how much more can she bear to witness? the family, grieving the loss of their grandmother who's been in a nursing home, and they couldn't even visit over the last three months of her life. the alarming and disproportionate rate at which black, latino, and indigenous families are contracting and

dying of covid-19. that is the reality of america right now. a reality completely absent from this week's republican national convention. because unlike the democratic convention, which was very clear about the challenges we are facing and how we will tackle them, the republican convention is designed for one purpose, to soothe donald trump's ego. to make him feel good. here's the thing, he's the president of the united states, and it's not supposed to be about him. it's supposed to be about the health and in the safety, and the well-being of the american people. and on that measure, donald trump has failed.

you see, at its most basic level, donald trump doesn't understand the presidency. he thinks it's all about him, well, it's not. it's about you. it's about all of us, the peop people. as a lawyer and advocate, when i would arise to speak in a court room i would the following words, "kamala harris for the people." that is why i stand today to speak for the people. we know the truth. donald trump has failed at the most basic and important job of a president of the united stat united states. he failed to protect the american people. plain and simple. trump showed that we in the

legal profession would call, a reckless disregard for the well-being of the american people. a reckless disregard for the danger a pandemic would pose to american lives. for the devastation it would do to our economy. for the damage it would do to communities of color who had been subjected to structural racism for generations. the chaos that would upend our daily lives, make it impossible for many of our children to go to school, make it impossible to live normally, and with a sense of certainty. he never appreciated that a president swears an oath before god and country to protect america against threats seen and unseen. it's his duty. it's his obligation to protect

us, and yet, he has failed miserably. here's the thing, donald trump's incompetence is nothing new. that has always been on full display, but in january of this year it became deadly. that is when the threat of a virus that would endanger the world first emerged. trump dismissed the threat, but joe biden sound the alarm. it would be the beginning of a pattern that persists to this day. trump telling us not to worry that the virus will "disappear" that a "miracle" is coming. joe biden saying we need a plan, a national strategy, a president who is willing to lead, willing

to be a role model for our nation. for our children. trump still doesn't have a plan. joe biden released his first plan in march. and here's what you have to understand about the nature of a pandemic, it's relentless. you can't stop it with a tweet. you can't create a distraction and hope it will go away. it doesn't go away. by its nature, a pandemic is unforgiving. if you get it wrong at the beginning, the consequences are catastrophic. it's very hard to catch up. you don't get a second chance at getting it right. president trump, got it wrong

from the beginning, and then he got it wrong again and again. and the consequences have been catastrophic. here is why trump has been so unwilling and unable to deal with this crisis. first, he was fixated on the stock market, over fixing the problem. he tweeted about it consistently during this period. he was convinced that if his administration focused on this violence, it would hurt the market and hurt his chances of being reelected. that matter to him more than saving american lives. second, right at the moment when we needed donald trump to be tough on the chinese government, he caved. on january 24th, he praised the

transparency of the chinese government. he said, "china has been working hard to contain the coronavirus. the united states greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. it will all work out well." but they were being transparent. they blocked public health inspectors from our cdc from getting access and information that they needed to protect american lives. donald trump stood idly by, and folks, it was a deadly decision. instead of rising to meet the most difficult moment of his presidency, donald trump froze. he was scared. and he was petty and vindictive. on a call with governors across the country on march 16th, he told them it wasn't his job to

get personal protective equipment to front-line workers workers. he said "respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment, try getting it yourselves." on that day we had about 5,000 cases as a nation. today we have nearly 6 million. even now some eight months into this crisis, donald trump still won't take responsibility, he still won't act. and the tragedy in all of this is it didn't have to be this b bad. look around. it's not like this and the rest of the world. all we needed, all we needed was a competent president. one who was willing to listen, willing to lead, take

responsibility, have a plan, do their job. joe biden will be that president. he has a national strategy. he's more than ready to lead. every month since march, as this pandemic has unfolded, joe biden has updated the steps he would take to save american lives. and he's done it based on what every scientist, expert, economists said we should be doing. as president, joe biden will put a plan into effect on day one, develop and deploy rapid tests with immediate results, make sure testing, treatment, and a vaccine reaches all americans including immunities of color who have been historically left behind. manufacture the medical supplies

and protective equipment we need, and make them right here, in america, so were never again at the mercy of china and other foreign countries to protect our own people. joe and i will make sure our schools have all the resources they need to be open and safe, and effective. put politics aside, and not silence the experts so the public gets the information they need and deserve. and put in place a nationwide mask mandate because in joe's words, it's not a burden to protect each other. and he says that because the thing about joe is, he knows were all in this together. donald trump says there is nothing he could have done to prevent all of this. here's the truth. barack obama and joe biden had a

program called predict that tracked emerging disease in places like china. the program attract emerging diseases in places like china. trump caugh cut it. they created that team in the national security council to global health and security. dedicating them to the work of global health and security in bio defense. donald trump eliminated it. they implemented standards for nursing homes to improve infection control. donald trump is erasing them. before the virus hit, trump made our country vulnerable.

after it was struck, he failed to do what was necessary. as it continues he's making it worse every single day. just this week, just this week the social security administration said a cut to social security like the one trump is proposing wood and disability benefits within one year, and all benefits within three years. let me be as clear as possible. if donald trump's extreme proposal goes into effect, the checks that americans seniors are relying on, that you rely on, to pay your bills, to buy your medicine, will live will stop coming. the very people who have suffered so greatly in this crisis, it's unthinkable.

in the middle of a health crisis made works by his own action, he's in court right now trying to throughout the entire affordable care act, including the protections it provides with people for pre-existing conditions. if you are fortunate enough to survive covid-19, ensures could deny you coverage for treating any long-term effects. now president trump won't tell you any of this at the republican convention tonight. we all know he is not changing. the president he has been is the president he will be. we have a chance to write these wrongs and put america on a better path forward. one where the leaders we elects

listen to the experts and follow the best medical guidance to keep us and our families healthy and safe. one where we take meaningful action against systems and traditions of oppression. one where we stop fanning the flames of hate and division and treat one another with the respect and the dignity that each one of us deserves. as joe biden said in his acceptance speech, we have a choice between the light and the dark. i believe america will choose the light. thank you. >> bill: kamala harris after a week of going quiet and sitting on the sidelines after the end of the dnc.

coming out today and full defense with her ticket with a number of allegations with regard to her response from covid, she said he's guilty of reckless disregard here at her message seemed to be of one of unity, talking about bringing people together because americans are angry and exhausted. i'm sure the trump team will have something to say, but before we go there, lara trump become a main speaker last evening. how did you hear that? >> i think it's become clear that the democrats are figuring out that people do not want what they're selling with joe biden and kamala harris. they don't want socialists running the country. there are differing to trying to run on the coronavirus which is disgraceful and disgusting. let me reiterate what the president said, social security will not be touched, it will not be impacted. that's a flat out lie that you

just heard. this is a distraction technique that they're using. obviously they're worried because they did not get it from the dnc. if you want to talk about lightness and dark, very depressing, very dismal for people. they are seeing the response that the republican party has gone from our convention which is a convention that celebrates america and reminds people that we are the most acceptable nation and the history of the world. i think they know that they don't have anything that they can run on so they're trying to attack the president for coronavirus. it's a ridiculous idea. he did such a great job. not a single person went without a ventilator that i needed one, fast tracking a vaccine. what a ridiculous claim. >> bill: the comments about division and hate, what about the message of unity when she says, if elected he will have a seat at the table? >> that who would have a seat at

the table? >> bill: americans were her reference. americans were angry and exhausted. >> all americans have a seat at president trump's table. this is a president that doesn't take a pay check, didn't need to this job, and he's fighting for america to keep this country the america we've always known, the greatest in the history of the world. just a talking point, a line they would throw out. people know this president is fighting every single day to keep americans safe, prosperous in the great america we've always known. >> bill: lara trump from the trump campaign. thank you for your time today. i want to bring on the main team right now, bret baier along with martha maccallum. you guys have been on some kind of road trip. why is joe biden now delivering that speech today? we didn't do a couple of interviews with cnn, we've asked

him to come on fox, any one of these programs. there is a seat right here. we'd love to have him. we did ask a question today, a few. kamala harris did not take questions at the end of this speech, but they wanted to get on the board. they wanted to get on the scoreboard ahead of the president's big night. what is interesting is the focus on covid and the interesting thing was joe biden saying, this is donald trump's america when talking about violence. that is now the line that democrats are using. it's donald trump's america which is an interesting construct. mayor pete used it with me yesterday. >> bill: we will hear from him tonight. "at no time before have voters faced a clear choice between two parties, two philosophies with two agendas. we've spent the last four years reversing the damage that biden

inflicted over the last 47 years." the last 47 years, we will hear a lot about that. >> joe biden served on capitol hill and has been in politics for essentially 47 years and they will say, if he wants to accomplish these things he has the opportunity to do it. another thing i noticed, kamala harris talked about the most extreme agenda ever when she talked about the trump white house and administration. that is something you will hear about. the most extreme agenda is coming from of the harris-biden campaign. nobody is putting the extreme discussion off the table. they will point fingers at each other and try to scare people, that you can't trust the other team. i think the president by all accounts has been sort of building fire into this speech over the course of this week, adding things that are harder

edged. he will go after joe biden hard tonight. i think you will see him in a very strong, fiery mode this evening. >> bill: mentioned joe biden was out twice, msnbc, cnn. he will also have information -- he was asked about the debate. he seemed to have some wiggle room about whether he was going to go forward with this. nancy pelosi saying, don't do it. what do you say? >> the talking point from democrats, this is a talking point and on the house speaker says, i would tell joe biden not to do debates. everybody said, what's this? he said he will do it, he will do three. i'm hearing they are considering a fourth. they would have to tell them to do it. 29 states will have ballots. 29 states. that's 211 million people, 338

electoral votes will be able to start voting at the beginning of september. that means they would like to have a debate before they do. >> bill: thank you. we will be watching tonight. thank you. meanwhile, back to the storm and the fallout from a what was category four. slamming parts of texas and louisiana. a moment last hour, president trump visiting fema headquarters with chad wolf. here's live to give us an update coming up when we continue here live in washington. ♪

for the first time in american history, we're living through four crises at the same time. a public health crisis. the u.s. set a new single-day record for coronavirus infections. an economic crisis. devastating unemployment not seen since the great depression. a climate crisis. the impact of climate change is dangerous and it is already being felt in the united states. and a national reckoning on racial injustice. no justice, no peace. we need a team that's up to the task, leaders who can rally the nation to fight this virus. to not only rebuild our economy, but build it back better. to address the threat of climate change and to root out systemic racism. together they'll lead america, unite america and heal america. joe biden and kamala harris, because a united america will be a better america. i'm joe biden and i approve this message.

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how bad is it? >> certainly when it came to shore we had a category four hurricane as you indicated. the majority of the damage that we are seeing is certainly in louisiana. we will likely see that increase as it moves more throughout louisiana. we have teams on the ground, position team spirit the vice president and president were here and got a brief on exactly the coordination, the government response that we have marshaled here, not only the fema coast guard, but the dod and the army corps of engineers. we are out there, responding, doing assessments and starting to help individuals. >> bill: i'm curious about the challenge of covid and how people react. how have you been able to gauge that? >> they been thinking about this

for sometime now. local emergency managers talking about the measures they need to institute regarding covid and mass evacuations and how you do that. when we talk about shelters, obviously there is a concern with their own gathered close together. you see states including and utilizing hotel space. individuals have to evacuate, we try to put them and hotels where we can. if you do go to a shelter environment, you're trying to do that social distancing and spacing. they've been working several months, working with their managers. >> bill: i saw the president was heading there. >> that is what he said. the fema administrator is going down tomorrow. i'll be down in the area as well looking at the damage and saying what needs need to be met by both texas and louisiana, and arkansas as well as other states as the storm continues to move

out of the area. >> bill: you have your hands full with what is happening in wisconsin and perhaps an minneapolis, minnesota. what can you share with us? >> what i can tell you is that the president has been very clear, once local officials can no longer respond to incidents of violence, their call needs to be the federal government and we can assist and provide them capabilities that they don't have. we saw the wisconsin governor do just that. the doj has been sending and officers as well. the presence has been very clear, we will support local and state officials, it is their job to do this and it's their job to ask the federal government, we are standing by ready to help. >> bill: minneapolis, it seemed to be a hot spot last night. do you have any intel as to whether this will continue into the evening yet again? or is there another concern on your mind?

>> we are continuing to watch not only minneapolis, but a number of other cities that are showing signs of concern. we are making sure federal properties are being safe and secure, our law enforcement officers are safe. the law enforcement and the department of justice is taking a look at it. if states need help they need to request that and the president has been very clear, the national guard will be on site. >> bill: chad wolf, thank you from fema headquarters. we are beginning to get a glimpse of president trump's big speech and we are hearing he will be targeting joe biden. john roberts, chief white house correspondent reports live on what will be some experts and more. >> president trump has been drawing sharp contrast between himself and joe biden. he is expected to come out swinging in an attempt to win

over some swing voters. at the fema headquarters, the president saying he actually considered pushing the speech back from tonight. listen to what he said. >> actually prepared to postpone the speech? i was going to texas, louisiana, may be arkansas. we will probably be going on saturday or sunday and we will be heading to texas and louisiana. beco he will continue to push a narrative that biden will be a puppet. add to the democrat convention, you barely heard a word about their agenda. their agenda is the most extreme set of proposals every put forward by a major party nominee. the president will also say we spent the last four years reversing the damage joe biden inflicted over the last 47 years. mikmarc short earlier. >> the president has so many accomplishments, to remind them

of why they put their faith in him and how he created 7 million new jobs his first three years. how we stepped forth with a new foreign policy that made america safer. how we will make our streets safe. >> other speakers, franklin graham, kevin mccarthy, mitch mcconnell, tom cotton, alice johnson, the president got rid of her sentence after kim kardashian lobbied. they asked if it was appropriate that the president was giving the speech, given the fact that the gulf coast has suffered from the hurricane and the unrest and cities across the country. he acknowledged, we have issues, but the country is in good shape that needs needs to be recognized. >> bill: thank you. we have brand-new reaction from the president as pro athletes continue to boycott games over the police shooting. the nba has news it will postpone all games again today.

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podcast. i tell you, i think of the world and sports, we've never seen a reaction like this. i don't know where it goes and i don't know if leaving is the court to leave a statement on the court. go ahead. >> the video of jacob blake getting shot in the back seven times by the cop at point-blank range, that was something that every black man and this country related to. those players looked at that and said, what happens when i drive home from a game and i see the blue lights behind me the cop comes up to me, and he's in a bad mood, bad training, he thinks i'm reaching for my license, and i get shot? there is a fragility about this. these players are not being spoiled brats, they are responding in a visceral way. almost everybody wants social

justice, everybody wants "law & order." the response of the writers and the looters is one thing, but what lebron james and doc rivers, this pain that they are expressing, that's for real and we have to deal with that. the president should address it. >> bill: let me be clear, there was talk about suspending the entire season. i don't think that would be a means to an end, one game or two game. you have a bigger platform. leo, what do you think? >> first of all, every black man doesn't feel like they're being chased by the police, tim scott, this man does not look at the police officers as bogeyman. i think it would be wrong for them. he got stopped over 18 times. tim scott has been stopped numerous times. you mention to the point.

black people do not have a racial animus towards police officers, why, because they're black police officers, yellow. this is not 1950. these black players are rich multimillionaires who are surrounded by private police protection. i find it disingenuous for them to make a determination before all all facts rn. rayshard brooks, atlanta, everybody rushed to the conclusion. this is not george floyd. they use this as a pretext. the nba and the wnba. >> did you see the video? >> i saw the video. i've been doing police misconduct for years. you wait until all the facts rn, shame on you. rayshard brooks. >> when you're reacting this really dumb like viscerally,

you're waiting for the grand jury? i wife started crying. >> we are a nation! >> it were not a nation of rogue comments. >> we can debate. >> bill: we can debate that, you go back to chicago, year after year. joe biden sent out this tweet earlier, these players answered by standing up, using their platform for good, now is not the time for silence. politico has this story, playing into trump's hands, state damage. that's a clear nod to voters in wisconsin and likely minnesota as well. >> everybody knows that if the democrats ignore the lawlessness for the last four months, and now the polls are shifting and they come out with these statements. we are against the violence,

where were you four months ago? he was ahead of the curve four months ago, they refused assistance. they see the weakness and the polls. it's too late. >> bill: i've got to go. this debate will continue as we both know. thank you. nice to see you. in a moment, hurricane laura, destroying homes and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. the united cajun navies on the ground and we will check in with them to see how things are in a moment live. ♪ . .

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>> bill: tropical storm laura with us and few days more too. louisiana and texas got slammed. the cajun navy relief is on the ground helping those affected. brian is with me now national spokesman for united cajun navy. i know your friends call you trash. i will save that for your friends. who can you help and how. >> we had our first caravan take off from baton rouge today to our west. i will be going with some of the other senior staff from the united cajun navy tomorrow. anybody is able to help you can go to our website united cajun navy.org and fill out a volunteer form and donate and let us know what supplies can you send or find us on facebook

at united cajun navy. >> noted on that. they will be there. i guarantee you that how bad is it based on the reports you are getting? what are you hearing? >> we got. so first videos back from our drone team today and along the coast there are some pretty heavy devastation. there was sustained winds well over 100 miles per hour inland through the city of lake charles. lots of debris in the road. so donations we can use are chainsaws, generators, fuel, things like that. stuff that can help us clear the roads so when the high liners come in and try restore power and other first responders come in and try to help and deliver food and supplies the roads will be clear. >> bill: there is going to be a lot of damage north of you, places like arkansas and in to tennessee, kentucky, maybe ohio as well for the next several days. do you think, based on the early indications of this monster last night that you might have got lucky in the end?

>> well, you know, this was a smaller storm in diameter than like katrina was over 400 miles wide. fortunately, it was a little more compact and moved very quickly. wasn't like hurricane harvey that sat over texas and dumped rain for days. we weren't fortunate in a number of ways that doesn't take away the fact there is a lot of damage and given everything that's going on this year probably a slow response from fema. that's why volunteers like us go in and try to help people right away. >> bill: good luck to you, okay? i know you will be heading out tomorrow as you describe and can you do a lot of good for a lot of people. hope you can get your message out. thanks for coming by today. you think about, that storm just -- it developed in a way that we seldom see. how often do you go from a tropical storm to a cat 4 and make land. is it is very rare. trasch good luck to you. brian trascher from new orleans.

we will follow the fallout in louisiana and texas and all parts north. here monday to friday set your dvr never miss a report. big night tonight, the finale here on the fox news channel for the republican national convention. we will see you then. here is neil right now on "your world." ♪ >> neil: will welcome, herb, we are taking a look at some of the amazing developments right now that concern a hurricane where we dodged a bullet even though a very destructive bullet at that we are also looking at the fallout of the debate controversy, does joe biden want a debate or not? he says he does. nancy pelosi isn't so sure it's a good idea. the back and forth of what the president is saying about all of that ahead of this big night. but, first and foremost, the hurricane and what is going to be involved behind a big old cleanup. welcome, everybody, i'm neil cavuto and this is your world. first to jeff flock in a very devastated lake charles,

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