people that were in need the most and clear roads that the power companies could come in. while i was there, over the 72 hours trying to fix up our house and fix up our road, you could see helicopters flying overhead and you saw people coming in from all over the country lending support. it is bad, the pictures and devastation is real but i want to emphasize the communities that are there are banding together and serving each other and helping each other. i think that's great. >> bill: well done. you are a good man. thank you for sharing your story. a lot more people out there like you and thank you for being there. >> sandra: our best to you. >> he will probably make another trip soon. thank you for helping out. see you at 1:00. enjoy your friday. >> sandra: you, too. >> bill: here is harris. >> harris: the devastation from

hurricane helene is more surreal than ever because the time that has passed. the death toll is now climbing above 220 people. it is expected to grow as hundreds of people are still missing in areas that are so tough to get to and that means that they are cut off from the lifesaving things that they need. this is the deadliest storm to hit the mainland u.s. since hurricane katrina. this is "the faulkner focus." the more our cameras can get in and show you this and the more people can get some of the help they need, what they are dealing with becomes really clear. tragic scenes from decimated communities are now in full view. president biden has spent the last two days visiting hard-hit areas and he said this about the

people in the middle of all of that. watch it. >> what are the stilts in the storm zone. what do they need after you saw today? >> president biden: in the storm zone. i wondered what storm you were talking about. they are getting everything they need. they are very happy across the board. >> harris: what is he talking about that they are happy? what does he mean that they are getting everything that they need? what does he mean he doesn't know which storm we're talking about when we ask about hurricane helene? what is going on? people on the ground certainly don't understand what he is talking about because their reality is hell. the "new york post" is reporting hurricane helene victims in north carolina in particular are fending for themselves as response from the biden-harris fema overwhelms and people in

those areas are not staying quiet. >> i was here my entire life and grew up saw hurricane hugo, fran, floyd, the list goes on. nothing compares to what has happened out there. 15, 19 hours days and i have seen two fema officials, two officials, no trucks, no trailers, no camp. that's really the truth right now. i just -- i feel like i'm living in an alternate universe. i don't understand where our government is. >> it had been several days since it happened there was still no aid here at all. it is all community-based essentially. >> it is too late. i mean, they took too long. they had -- it took them five days to get here. it is disgraceful. they keep saying we the people, no, there is no we the people, it is them versus us. they aren't for us. >> harris: madison scar pino is

in north carolina ten miles from asheville. madison. >> harris, the majority of those deaths that you mentioned at the top of the show are here in north carolina. we're in a city now, one of the hardest-hit areas. people who live here are describing some of this town as a war zone or apocalyptic. you can see why. right now we're standing on a lot that was home to four or five mobile homes. we talked to the owner of the t just there. he tells us thankfully he got in touch with everyone who lives here when the floodwaters started coming up and they got out safe. but hasn't talked to them since they got out. and he tells us that quite frankly they don't have a lot of money and he doesn't know how they are going to recover from this. this is one of the countless terrifying and devastating stories we're hearing from people who live here. when it comes to that federal help, we are hearing from

residents that they have seen some fema people on the ground. some people tell us that they haven't heard from them or seen them themselves yet but another person tells us that they have already applied for that federal aid. but they are not relying on that. when it comes to people cleaning up here, right now it's majority neighbors helping neighbors. here is what one guy had to say. >> the real heroes of this community are the community itself. it takes so long to get papers signed in washington, we've got boots on the ground here actually the neighbors helping neighbors. doesn't matter about anything other than help. dump trucks going up. people bringing excavators and getting muck cleaned up and getting our infrastructure back. the guys worked since the storm started. >> harris, right now the number one need remains clean water. the thing about some of these mountain communities, well water is very common but even if people still have well water right now, they are being told

not to drink it or use it because of the contamination. we will be on the ground here all day and throughout the next few days keeping you updated with everything. back to you. >> harris: thank you very much. great reporting there. i want to bring in now a voice that we hear from during the storm, ron desantis, republican governor of florida. where the effects of hurricane helene were hit first. his state took it first and you are feeling it, too, governor. i want to start, and i have to, because it just seems surreal that the president of the united states would say that anyone is happy and that they have enough at this point. and that he was confused about which storm we mean. your reaction. >> well, harris, we obviously got the initial impacts of the storm. it was a category 4 storm. we prepared for it. we had tens of thousands of utility workers ready to go and

power restorations in record time after a major hurricane. but we also between state and local conducted thousands of rescue missions as soon as the storm happened. so then we were in a situation where we got through friday of last week, come in saturday morning and we didn't have a demand for rescue but you saw western north carolina, you saw people that were very desperate. so i authorized air assets, national guard, state guard, highway patrol to go into western north carolina and it created this odd circumstance you have people there in western north carolina. we have a lot of floridians that go there over the summer. it wasn't like a random spot on the map for us. that is an important part of our state people where they go. but you have a situation where the first people that they come in contact with is some state guard unit from florida and not any of the federal assets? so the reality is, i don't think

the federal assets were marshaled very quickly at all but the lesson that i think people should take for this we learned in florida long ago, we don't rely on fema to do any of that type of activity. we rely on fema to basically be a bank account. there is federal programs in place. we get our people qualified for individual assistance, reimbursement for some of the debris. but we take the matters into our own hands for the preparation and the rescue and response, and i just think it is sad this has come to it. but i have a lot of people up there now working. they are bringing food in. taking people back to safety. it is a really, really dire situation up there in the mountains. the people that have been up there before. i've been up there a number of times since i've been governor, and it is beautiful but it is rugged. if roads start blowing out or failing, you can't reach some of these communities unless you are putting in air assets, which we

have been willing to do. >> harris: part of that beauty is because it is so inaccessible and preserved, the nature there. i've seen it and lived in the state more than once in my lifetime, north carolina in particular. it is. where the president was, i just want you -- you have shown so much leadership and your experience with the storm type of situation really shines. you see governor brian kemp of georgia and you see others. you are having to do a lot of this on your own. when you hear the president of the united states say that he doesn't first of all know which storm we're talking about when we ask about it as journalists and people are happy with what he has done. what is your reaction, governor? >> well, i can tell you in western north carolina the reports i'm getting that's just not true. our guys are out there. people are desperate. they are very thankful that you have florida assets that are there. we've got our department of transportation is up there. we brought 7500 feet of

temporary bridges. we'll help repair bridges up there. federal government is not doing any of that. but the reality is is you just cannot -- the federal bureaucracy is not going to do the trick in these situations. so we were able to do it. interesting in florida, we conducted thousands of rescue missions as soon as the storm hit. most -- a lot of it local. some joint, state and local and other state. all those missions were successful. we did have fatalities but the people that were in dire straits that needed help got rescued and brought to safety. that is the way it's done. >> harris: you helping other states. they really need it. i was on the radio with a station in morning for quite some time in north carolina and it is grim and they are finding their own way not only to sustain but to deal with the loss of life and to discover that on their own. it is heartbreaking. look, this had a second layer

until it seemed like late yesterday and there was a collision point again with you at the center of it unleashing the national guard on a situation that really is the federal government's responsibility. a reprieve at least for now. dozens of ports during the port strike which ended overnight, along the east and gulf coasts have reopened after the dock workers union reached a tentative deal. it offers a 62% wage hike over six years. the two sides will still have until january 15th to reach a full deal. so i would imagine, governor, if that doesn't happen, this gives you a little bit of time and we need that cooling off period, biden could have done that before. but we're not done with this yet. >> well, harris, i did an executive order to declare a state of emergency with respect to the ports because we can't have a situation where they are trying to cripple the economy

and by extension cripple the ability of storm victims to be able to have the supplies that they need to be able to rebuild their homes and get back on their feet. so i authorized national guard to be at our ports. they would have received cargo. they would have done whatever is necessary. i'm glad that subsequent to that they've decided this was not a good idea to continue on this work stoppage but we're going to be ready in january because yes, we will get a lot of stuff done between now and then with respect to the storm. there will be a lot more that needs to be done. and i don't think you want to put those folks and make them pay the price because of a lack of leadership in washington. so we were ready to do what needed to be done now, fortunate plea we won't have to do that in the short term. we'll be ready in january as well. we are going to get the things to the people that need them. that should be true in florida, georgia, north carolina and

across the united states. >> harris: tennessee, virginia, south carolina, so much. thank you for joining me in "focus." biden will still be in office. yeah, the current administration will still have it for a few days in january. bless you and the states are you helping and, of course, florida. former first lady melania trump has spoken out in favor of abortion rights. you would think the far left would like that. no. actually they don't. not from a woman married to the former president trump. former republican congresswoman liz cheney was not a fan of vice president kamala harris four years ago. let's look at this. >> i do think the american people will take a look at this record and realize she is very much a radical liberal.

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>> i have never voted for a democrat. but this year i am proudly casting my vote for vice president kamala harris. >> liz cheney is a true patriot and puts country above party. my profound honor to have your support. [cheers and applause] >> harris: i really want to get into this. this has been an issue for the left. former republican congresswoman

liz cheney campaigned yesterday with vice president kamala harris in wisconsin where she endorsed the vice president. the v.p. was in that swing state looking to appeal to anti-trump voters and cheney is an outspoken critic of the former president, as you know. four years ago she was a vocal critic of vice president kamala harris. in 2020 she posted kamala harris is a radical liberal and supports dangerous policies that would devastate millions of americans. here is senator tom cotton. >> liz cheney said kamala harris would be dangerous for america and the world. i don't think donald trump has changed in the last four years. i think liz cheney has changed. i know kamala harris hasn't changed. at every turn kamala harris and joe biden have made the world more dangerous. >> harris: power panel. tammy bruce, fox news contributor. patrick murphy, former pennsylvania congressman. great to have you both.

i'm confused by this actually. you are going to lean on a republican to come forth, somebody who has criticized you mightily in the past. what do you make of this? >> i think it is folks that are really put the country over party and that's why a lot of folks say it isn't democrat versus republican. it is people who believe in the constitution. senator cotton that was in 2020 before january 6th and i think there are people that really are upset. donald trump lost 2020 and they still won't admit he lost in 2020. i think that's -- >> i don't think there is anyone at this point who is still confused about who to vote for. you are not waiting to find out who liz cheney likes before you decide to not vote for trump. you could not vote for trump and write in someone. you could still write in robert f. kennedy. you don't need to vote for

kamala harris who liz cheney, who i have known and who i have liked and who i noted on x the other day is this is like kind of a public self-emulation because of her personal rage at donald trump who has said things about her father and her father's legacy. so i think look, everyone is a human being and has feelings. but clearly this is not about country over party. this is about liz cheney, she thinks getting revenge. but i don't know who it will sway at this point. >> i think people pay attention now. it's five weeks to go, 4 1/2 weeks to go. there is a reason why 40 of the 44 members of trump's cabinet aren't supporting him including his vice president. there is a reason why 741 national leaders including the commander in afghanistan who came out for kamala harris. >> harris: what about the 370 who do support from former members of his administration came out, the signatores yesterday and talking about

support for the president. i am not quite sure if you are seeing the whole picture there. by the way, how do you think that some of those democrats feel about this current administration who are trapped fighting for their lives in a storm zone that happened eight days ago last thursday? how do you think they are feeling? they may have some misgivings about the current. i do want to get into the voting process for those swing states that have been hit by the storm in a second. your reaction. >> one of the arguments why trump is so popular is the issue about the establishment. one of the things trump tried to do in his first term was bring everyone in. clearly some mistakes were made when it came to judgment about certain kinds of people. at the same time when you have people -- they will be moved on certain issues now like the storm, like the response, like what's happening in the middle east. but not with someone who is -- let me finish. not someone who is reviled by the left because of war

mongering aspects, reliance on war and that is the argument. liz cheney is not a blank slate everyone loved. she is representative of a dynamic that people are tired of. keeps us on our heels. americans what change. the top dynamic for voters. liz cheney and kamala harris and biden are not change. trump is the change. >> it's why we don't have foreign wars anymore. >> harris: there is long war going on we could have helped prevent in two places in the world right now. russia, ukraine and israel and on two fronts with terrorists. critics are going hard after liberal media member for vile comments about melania trump. the former first lady appears to signal her support for reproductive rights in a video out yesterday. >> individual freedom is a

fundamental principle that i safeguard. without a doubt, there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth, individual freedom. what does my body, my choice really mean? >> harris: this take is pretty shocking. >> i think she hates him. okay? we can all agree on that. that's a given. i also think she wants to take him out. >> harris: wow. that is violent. they've got to stop talking like that about a former president who has had two assassination attempts. that's just ignorant. a tiny sample of the social media backlash. these are such vile comments that they are exactly what the view's audience love. it is targeted perfectly at a radically feminist liberal audience that loves hate. another. this is loving intolerant rhetoric the left uses which they accuse the opposing side of

using. this one, those women are a danger to america. they do more than anyone else to stoke political and social tensions. the former president says he thinks his wife should be allowed to think for herself. >> we spoke about it and i said you have to write what you believe. i'm not going to tell you what to do. you have to write what you believe. >> she is her own person. that has been clear. i also argue constantly considering my background on the left and with the national organization for women that there is no real choice when you are economically disadvantaged. when you are on the margins. is that choice only comes in when there is a surprise and you can think and say i can do this as opposed to i can't do this. so if this goes also to reproductive real freedom. it is not freedom when you do it 70% of abortions happen because of an economic problem or because of pressure from the outside. but if you have the money and you can say i can do this, i can

choose this. but that's only when it is a real choice. that's the only real personal freedom and where a better economy allows all of us. nobody wants more abortions but when you are giving women a genuine choice and they can do it you have more babies, more women who don't have to go through that. that's being pro-choice not just saying you can't afford it, this is enforced by the government but we'll let you have an abortion. >> harris: one of the points during the vice presidential debates recently jd vance was making that point. that republicans needed to work to be more supportive of women as pro-family, which they are, he said. they needed to make that case and earn the trust. >> it was a nice moment in the debate talking about it. i do think that women don't trust donald trump because he says one thing and does another. >> harris: let me ask you this. i do want to get back to this point with the left and melania trump. why can't she be her own woman? why all that criticism? that was gross from the view.

the view is not the litmus test of america. >> they were afraid of that remark. >> harris: why did they handle it that i with a? >> i would agree with you and tammy on that point. i'm not defending that. the former first lady, second gentleman, kids should be off limits. let the candidates fight for himself. >> harris: why can't she have her opinion? is it because women on the left, at least these women on the left who are very vocal about, you know, being the only ones on the topic that really know what's going on, they are not accepting of all women. >> i think they are frustrated like a lot of women across america. more than 1-third of women don't have reproductive. >> it's because of the economy. that is what forces women to have to make that choice because they don't have the money for an emergency or surprise. trump will change this economy and that's why abortion is going down. >> harris: i will wrap it there.

glad to have you in studio. let's get to the middle east. israel continues to ramp up its fight against the hezbollah terrorists in lebanon. from the air and on the ground. massive explosions overnight in the capital city of lebanon, beirut. we're still expecting the retaliation israel is saying it will bring forth after iran's massive missile attack earlier this week. we'll get into what exactly that could look like for israel's enemy to the north. nate foye is on the ground inside israel and brent sadler also joins me next in "focus." stay close.

might put this in the category of damage control and relief. the white house has just put

this out. fema has shipped more than 11 1/2 million meals, 150 generators, and now they will be giving an extra $45 million for the six states that have been hit by hurricane helene. if you do the math on that, it's $17 million for north carolina alone. every little bit helps and they're doing the least. we know from the department of homeland security that fema is running short on cash and reported they won't have enough money to help anybody in the next storm. where we are right now. this feels like damage control coming out of the white house. 45 million. they'll take it. but wow, okay. we'll move on.

israel is launching more intense air strikes happening overnight. they are doing that into the capital city of lebanon, beirut. targeting known hezbollah terrorist strongholds. the israeli defense force released that video to show what it says are dozens of hezbollah weapons left behind during its ground operations in lebanon. they say that they found that weapons cache in the bedroom of a home. meanwhile, that jewish nation is weighing how to retaliate for iran's massive ballistic missile attack earlier this week. they've been saying they will do something. what would it look like? former israeli prime minister bennett posted this. we must take out iran's nuclear program now. critics blame the biden-harris administration for getting this -- for not getting this thing to the point where they could solve it. >> when president trump was the

president it wasn't happening. iran was broke. after giving them pounds of cash they're on track to have a nuclear weapon. >> iran was scared of america when president trump was in the white house. right now they think they can push around and walk all over joe biden and kamala harris. >> harris: the day after iran's attack president biden said he would not support an israeli strike on iran's nuclear program. yesterday reporters pressed biden on how he thinks israel should respond. >> [inaudible question] >> president biden: we're discussing that. >> what are the plans to allow israel to strike back against iran. >> we don't allow israel. we advise israel. >> harris: nate foye reporting from tel aviv. >> so as we consider what comes next in this conflict key insight from iran's supreme

leader speaking before thousands in tehran during a rare friday sermon and said iran will strike israel again if necessary. he characterized sending 200 ballistic missiles to israel against a defensive action and defended hamas's atrocities on october 7th nearly a fuel year ago. >> the palestinian nation has a right to stand up against its enemy that ruined its life. the palestinian nation has this right. >> iran's foreign min esther is in beirut today saying if israel responds to tuesday's attack, iran will retaliate with an even bigger onslaught. israel continues fighting several iranian proxies at once. they took out a key hamas commander in an air strike in the west bank. they also reportedly targeted a possible successor to nasrallah

in beirut overnight. neither have commented on that. in the past four days its air strikes and ground forces have killed 250 terrorists in southern lebanon and taken out 2,000 hezbollah positions. but the cost, harris, is increasing. today israel announced the deaths of two more soldiers killed while fighting hezbollah on the northern front. meanwhile hezbollah rockets continue coming across, 250 rockets and projectiles fired yesterday with the sirens blaring at this hour. >> harris: we have a former pentagon official and senior heritage fellow joining me now. a bit of what the world would say a delay at this point. rosh hashanah, jewish new year and we wish everyone -- i would imagine there is a calculation also going on with israel as the united states -- do you feel

like they are doing as much as they could to shore up our ally taking nuclear weapons sites off the table for israel to even, you know, maybe posture and say they might hit them? >> well, thanks again for having me on today. it is remarkable because of the tempo of activities from israel. the successes from the exploding pagers, walkie-talkies, taking out hezbollah's leader. it seems like a pause. the complexities of a mass attack into defended sites is an operational plan that has to go into effect and make sure all the pieces are in place. it is understandable there would be a delay before any substantial response from israel. despite the holidays and despite the military actions that are increasing in southern lebanon. i think we should be heartened to the fact that israel will respond in some significant manner still. >> harris: october 7th is

monday. what are your thoughts? >> well, we're a year into what should have been foreseen coming based on all the activities in the middle east and yet we were asleep at the wheel here in d.c. this current national security team. and then the mixed messaging in persistently trying to get to a cease-fire rather than trying to accelerate the conclusion of the hostilities. we're now into a year. it is something that could have been avoided and certainly more quickly prosecuted to a successful end and one favorable to u.s. interests and less loss of life on all sides. >> harris: why do you think that is? why are we at a year point? >> part of it is domestic politics and concerns in the democrat party. i think that's one that has been talked about by many people much more informed about the political calculations. i think also have is an attempt to try to split the difference despite the horrific nature of

this current round that started this horrific round of violence, the attacks of october 7th. rape, murder, butchering of small children and infants. the nature of the acts of that day and the terrorist organizations that have gathered together to include the iranian government is a stark difference. it should not have been a very hard choice to put much more visible and support on israel and a lot more pressure, visibly and also in the background, on iran to end its support to these groups. >> harris: quickly, do you think israel will keep on the table no matter what president biden says, those nuclear sites that exist? >> well, there are three categories of targets in my mind that are worth thinking about for this response. right now it's no wonder that over the years of dithering that now iran is within days of having a weapon or weapon grade uranium to put on a missile that they demonstrated they have.

going after the nuclear sites are many. deeply buried. some of them probably will escape knowledge of where they are located to be taken out. that's a complex task. going after the leadership, a lot more targeted could make iranians speak up against the government. but a lot of risk. >> harris: part of the risk is for hezbollah starting this that they did on october 8th to shore up their terror buddies in hamas. all funded by iran because they took out one hezbollah leader and then they took out the man who had been given the backup position. the israelis are serious about this. great to have you on the program. i look forward to the next time. thank you for your expertise and time. >> have a good weekend. >> harris: it's the other border. our northern border. and things are getting tough up there now. the biden-harris administration

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and three years after the stylist stopped working for brooks, who she claims sexually assaulted her in a los angeles hotel room in 2019. brooks denies the claim saying lawyers for the woman attempted to extort millions from him to keep the allegations private saying quote, for the last two months i've been hassled to no end with threats, lies and tragic tales of what my future would be if i did not write a check for many millions of dollars. it has been like having a loaded gun waved in my face. the sued seeks a jury trial and unspecified damages. her attorneys say brooks seized what he saw as an opportunity to subject a female employee to a side he conceals from the public. brooks says those attorneys threatened him with a lawsuit after he refused to rehire the stylist. the accuser began working for brook's wife in 1999 but garth took her on in 2017. she continued working for him

until 2021. even though the sexual harassment was supposed to have occurred in 2019 and continued for several years. brooks currently plays in las vegas. hush money, no matter how much or how little is hush money that is human behavior that i am not capable have. have to see where it goes. >> harris: we'll cover it. america's other border, the one to our north, is wide open. we've been saying it here on fox for years, 3 1/2. new numbers show a 50-fold rise in illegal crossings at our northern border and why we've been reporting on it. suddenly it is out of control under the biden-harris administration. why is that? illegal crossings there were at 365 in 2021. in fiscal year 2024, 19,000. that's more than the last 17 years combined. f.b.i. director christopher wray

with stark warningings earlier this year. >> we're seeing a wide array of very dangerous threats that emanate from the border. when i sat here last year i walked through how we were already in a heightened threat environment. since then, we've seen the threat from foreign terrorists rise to a whole other level. >> harris: why don't biden and harris listen to their own people? border patrol has encountered more than 1.7 million people crossing over who could pose a national security threat. another report shows the administration allowed people on domestic flights with 0 identification. and more data this week showing tens of thousands of people convicted of sexual assault and murder. illegal immigrants who already broke one law breaking into this country are known for killing people in their country and they are loose in american cities around the country. sean duffy, co-host of the

bottom line and former wisconsin congressman. first of all, just your reaction to that big news this week of how many killers and other criminals coming from other countries -- we don't know where they are right now in this country. >> you and i and your viewers have long suspected it was what was happening. people were screened and let into country. it is confirmation. again, these people are on our streets, they are on our airplanes riding with us. it begs the question who thinks this is good for america? does it make us stronger or more prosperous, does it make us a better country? i think the answer to all those things is no. the question becomes why would any leader allow this to happen? you can't fire mayorkas who has been part of the scheme, kamala harris, you can't fire her but you can in november. why this issue is rising to the top and why we should talk about it. is this what we want our country to look like where we have people who are -- harris, these are coming from heightened areas, heightened risk factors

and border patrol is forced to let them still into our country. >> harris: she was just at the border and could have talked about it. they had the numbers, we had them. kamala harris has done a complete 108 on this. however, the vice president kamala harris cannot seem to shake her past when it comes to banning fracking. the 180, here it comes. a new ad highlights the issue. this week she did an interview and reporter pressed her on it, watch. >> let me start by saying that ad as you described it is absolutely a mischaracterization. i will not ban fracking. i did not as vice president. in fact, i cast the tie-breaking vote to open up more fracking leases. >> harris: we showed our audience how she said she would ban fracking. sean. >> first of all, liar. the only reason fracking was in that bill was joe manchin from west virginia. if you recall democrats needed his vote to pass the inflation reduction act which was the

green new deal. joe manchin fought to get some fracking legislation in that bill. kamala harris didn't want it. her comments were crystal clear. a simple question and she gave a simple answer yes, i will ban fracking. the question would become does she outright ban fracking if she wins the presidency or regulate and rule fracking to death, which is the same thing as banning it? we'll see. hopefully she doesn't have that opportunity. >> harris: was she lying then or are we hearing it now? where is the truth on it? it matters in pennsylvania and other places across the country where it is built into their economy as they try to be part of the answer to help us transition to a point back to being energy independent. great to see you. thank you, sean. thank you for watching "the faulkner focus." "outnumbered" next.

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