>> hi everybody, i am yasmin vossoughian, if you are just joining, us welcome. if you are sticking with us, we are certainly grateful for that. there is reaction pulling into the breaking news today. the death of the former new mexico governor who negotiated the release of americans held overseas. the president also said to speak about an hour from now, as he towards the devastation left behind from hurricane adalja. one person who will not be there, getting a federal disaster relief and a live report coming up next. and in one house, republicans are saying they are threatening to shut down the government unless they get to impeach joe biden. >> i have already decided that i will not vote to fund the government unless we have an

inquiry on joe biden. i will not fundy government because i will not fund the weaponized part of the government. we won't continue to fund the biden regime's weaponized government, so there should be no funding for jack smith special counsel. >> i will get reaction to that threat from marjorie taylor greene, in just a bit. and former president trump, and several of his codefendants want to distance themselves and avoid facing the same jury in georgia. we will have that story ahead as well. we want to begin with the president, right now on the ground in florida, surveying the devastation from hurricane adalja, biden arrived in the state just a couple of hours ago. and is expected to speak in just over an hour for governor ron desantis, he will not be meeting with the president, claiming a meeting would hinder response efforts. we want to bring in -- who is live for us in live oak

florida. just down the street, we've been following the president meeting with local officials there at the elementary school, also being used as a red cross shelter. give us this from your vantage point and what are you thinking about their decision to not meet with the president? >> just minutes ago we saw the drive from the street down here, he's at an elementary school, this is 2 to 3 minutes from us. it is an elementary school that has been used as a shelter. and as you mentioned, he is meeting with local officials there. this is one of the homes that suffered they were damaged in this area. this is an example of the type of damage that the homes and live oak have. this is an area far away from the waters, the wind, the trees, and of course it is also damage to a lot of the power infrastructure here where you can see one of the workers here are pulling one of the power cables. this is connected to a utility

pole. and they are working on removing this tree. the houses with a lot of bad damage in this area, they've fallen over them. we have been informed that the president will visit another home nearby that have similar damage to this. we've been discussing whether ron desantis, and president biden would meet or not. he was asking yesterday if he would meet the governor, and he said yes. the governor's office informed us yesterday that he would not meet president biden. indicating that the presidents visit would affect the recovery to come into this area. we have also heard that they decided to come here, because this is a larger community with wider streets, that is already being cleaned up. the roads have been taken care of and it is much easier for the president to come here with his vehicles and have all of the logistics to visit some of these homes.

the other areas that were affected work horseshoe beach, and it was much more difficult to access with smaller roads. there's a lot more debris in those areas and that is why the president decided not to go into that part of florida. desantis said that he did not want to meet the president because, again, he thought the visit would be something that would get in the way of that recovery. we are going to hear from some residents in horseshoe beach, probably the area where we've seen the worst damage. >> it is heartbreaking. when you come here for vacation it is beautiful and then you come here now and it is heartbreaking. >> i thought of the house did not blow away it would probably be all right but i knew everything i have downstairs. and there are other ones, the next block over, but we will rebuild. >> the biggest difference between communities like this

one and horse shoe beaches that they had the storm surge. not only did they have the storm with the wind but they also have the water come up several feet and destroy a lot of those properties. those that are still standing still had the water. so the water did bring damage. because some of the structures you see on tv that look like they made it out okay, if the water went outside of the homes the anterior would be ruined. anything inside of the homes will be ruined. if you go inside the homes you will find mud all over. that is the kind of damage that we are seeing in horseshoe beach. there is another area nearby where he might be making some comments. >> thank you, appreciate it, we will keep an eye as the president's surveying the damage. we are also following some other breaking news,, folks to share with you this afternoon. former new mexico governor and former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. bill, richardson, has died at the age of 75. richardson also served as a u.s. congressman for six terms and secretary of energy under

president bill clinton. his lasting legacy might be for his post volunteer work. where they work to free people where they are held hostage and wrongfully detained abroad. this year, 2023, the nbc chief washington correspondent joins me now to look back on richardson, five decades of public service. andrea, thank you so much for jumping on this. we appreciate it. my gosh -- you think of the legacy the former governor leaves behind. the list of people that he has helped free from breaking britney griner than trevor reed. when you think of governor richardson what comes to mind? >> what comes to mind, yasmin, on a sad day, is the legacy of someone who started as a politician, a congressman,

democratic congressman of new mexico. then, i knew him in congress, i knew him when he was the energy secretary, i knew him as governor. but as you unembarrassed are, i think what started as reaching out to north korea. reaching out when i went with him to afghanistan. this is 1998. afghanistan was still under taliban rules. of course, they go into russian occupations, and the u.s. was not back in. this was before 2001. and he was on a mission to try to get osama bin laden out. because the u.s. was already looking for bin laden and al-qaeda. this happened previously in 1993 and in 1996. and this was before the attacks

on our embassies in 1998. so i went in may of 1998 with him to afghanistan. and he was not successful and getting bin laden. but then he went north with the anti taliban leaders. and it was all a pretty adventurous commission for the when ambassador. and that was just the start of it. then there was north korea in 2006, in north korea, trying to reach out and get retrieve from the korean war. and -- only conducted on back here,

but we got him back from north korea for his family and some sort of release for them. but that was just the start, setting up his foundation and all of the other were kyiv dunson. he was not a traditional diplomat but that was his talent. he was very passionate and committed. >> what was it, andrea, that made him as a person aside from being a politician, so uniquely talented at negotiating the release of so many of these individuals? i think for many people as they think of phil richards and i know that he held so many titles, as you just talked about. so eloquently from the governor to ambassador to congressman. but so many will remember him as being the man who brought individuals home, who brought family members home, a former

colleague of mine was trapped in north korea for sometime and was brought home by bill richardson. i remember back then. what was it that made him so uniquely talented to do that? >> i think that he was willing to turn to anyone. he was a rule breaker at times. the kinds of rules that governments could not have to keep following the traditional diplomacy. there are things you cannot violate, you can't commit to the united states, and sometimes he is a risk taker. he was fluent, and another reason he was talented as a politician and elsewhere, i wanting to fulfill national ambitions. but not being elected in office

was actually a better all for him, because he was able to go off on his own. >> andrea mitchell, as always, we are thankful for you and joining us to talk about the life and legacy left behind by governor -- thank you so much. i appreciate that. coming up in just 60 seconds, reporting a white house war room as republicans move closer to an impeachment inquiry has at least one republican lawmaker says that she will vote to shut down the government, unless he gets to impeach biden. i will speak to democratic congresswoman, debbie dingell, about that, and much more coming up next. p next nt a smarter way to mop? introducing the new swiffer powermop. an all-in-one cleaning tool with a 360-degree swivel head that goes places a regular mop just can't. mop smarter with the new swiffer powermop. (fan #1) there ya go! that's what i'm talkin' about! (josh allen) is this your plan to watch the game today? (hero fan) uh, yea. i have to watch my neighbors' nfl sunday ticket. (josh allen) it's not your best plan. but you know what is?

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into many in the party believed to be illegal business dealings involving hunter biden. and and you exclusive report, we are learning that the white house is gearing up with a war room of lawyers and communication experts to defend the president going forward. i want to bring in democratic representative, w. dingell of michigan, to get into this and much more. it is great to talk to you. thank you for talking to us on this labor day weekend. i want to ask you about the former mexico government, who we learned today passed away. anything you want to say about him? >> i loved bill richardson. i've met bill richardson about the time i married -- that will tell you how long i knew him. he came to congress in the 82, i was young, and a new wife. he loved the light, he was not traditional, he can make people so angry, but he didn't, with his smile and the spark in his eye that you forgot you were

mad at him, he cared deeply about people, he is a good congressman. i remember how people worked closely together, with this energy. and i did this over the past years. he tried to help americans that have been imprisoned overseas unfairly. i also know that he was disappointed when he was not successful. he would anger people because that was bill richardson, but he was a good man. >> we appreciate you, congresswoman, for talking about that. i do want to pivot while i have you and talk about the reporting we are getting here. this war room that has been put together inside of the white house to deal with possible impeachment inquiries, we know the talk is happening on the republican side of the aisle. as one white house aide has put it, there is no apples to apples comparing it, saying

this, never in the modern history has an impeachment been based on no evidence whatsoever. what are your thoughts on this? >> well, look, i think that this is becoming difficult. and i think that we are using impeachments as a political -- i don't know what to even call it. when marjorie taylor greene comes out and says she was not good enough, she would shut the government down if you don't impeach joe biden. that is one of the most irresponsible things. and it shows that this is nothing more than a political tool designed to embarrass people. instead of understanding that there is a responsibility to keep our governmental running. that we are scaring millions of people, putting our national security at risk, endangering our air, our food, and a whole lot of other things. we are a nation set to the rule of law. we have a special counsel that has been appointed to investigate hunter biden.

i think of these investigations, nobody is above the law. especially two of my colleagues most recent common, shutting down the government over this, really one of the most irresponsible things that i have heard yet. >> congresswoman, while we have been talking, i just want to reference that we have live pictures of the president. as you know, he is on the ground in florida, surveying the damage from hurricane adalja. he was grading some local officials there, i believe that he is grieving families there as well. the elementary school in which the president is visiting along with the first lady is also a red cross shelter serving as a red cross shelter which family 's, children, the elderly are being housed. many of them losing their homes amidst the damage, the destruction from hurricane adalja. of course, we will keep our cameras chain on that site where the president and first lady are right now talking to individuals on the ground there in florida. congresswoman i want to ask you about the united auto workers. a strike could be looming, as

we are hearing after their leader said that the big three automakers are not responding to union demands. you have 97% of auto workers supporting a strike, and a lot is at stake. talk to me more about this. >> first of all, i will say the american people are serious about striking, if the companies do not listen to many of the issues that they are raising. many people in this country do not understand what is happening, as we convert to electric vehicles, and that these workers are being hated almost -- they're making $16 an hour at a mcdonald's down the street. i think that the auto companies -- they are not used to this kind of leadership, they've made it clear that he's going to strike all three companies at the same

time. that's not the traditional process. i think that that is what the message he was sending last week, that a lot of people may not have understood, normally the companies were hoping that -- would be the target if you're negotiating this weekend -- i've talked to many new workers who are hopeful that there can be negotiations. it is a short time, but in this sort of negotiation, it is a long time. but they've described this real, and if we do have a strike, i will say to everybody, we forget the importance of the auto industry in this country. it has an effect on the american economy, the supplier industry will quickly come to serious trouble and this will feel the result. >> representative debbie tingle, thank you so much, i appreciate it. still ahead, everybody, former president trump pleads not guilty in georgia as his team tries to separate him from the other defendants and delay the

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and states across the country, lgbtq+ people continue to see the right stripped away by republicans. and just the past week alone, the texas state supreme court allowed a law that bans gender affirming care for transgender children to take effect. and then, in nebraska, the gop governor signed an executive order that strictly defines a person's ex, which is directed at limiting transgender peoples access to certain public spaces. but there are some bright spots. one of them is phabian nelson,

who won his democratic primary election for the mississippi state house. setting him up to become the states first openly gay legislator. he joins me now. thank you for joining us on this. appreciated. congratulations, first of all. secondly, what do you hope to get accomplished, and how, considering who you are going to be sitting across from? folks who have worked to restrict the rights of lgbtq plus folks, especially folks in the trans community? >> most definitely. thank you so much for having me on your show today. i would like to start by saying that the people in florida have the prayers and support of everyone here in mississippi. and to answer your question, it is all about showing up for every single person, so going into the legislator, for people in my district, district 66, and people from all marginalized communities because when you have someone

at the table, and you have to look that person in the, are you have to stop doing these harmful and hurtful things to people. >> you are saying it is just one of many republican states in general that are attempting to curtail the rights of lgbtq+ members. how exactly do you think democrats need to fight back? >> we have to fight back by being present. we have to fight back by having an uncomfortable conversation that is very much needed. and in order to grow you have to become uncomfortable. so having a voice there to constantly say that this is what we need to do, and trying to make people understand why this is so important, we have to fight for every single person. women, african americans, latino, there's so many marginalized communities that are affected. and if we allow one group of people to have their rights stripped away, what is going to happen next is another group of people will start to lose their rights. so i look forward to being the

sound voice for every single person in my district, and in my state. >> i want to read a quote about your victory that you said recently, i still think i am in a dream, i am still trying to process this and take it in. it is still shocking to me, i have to be honest. talk to me a bit more about this feeling you are having right now in the uphill battle you have a head. >> most definitely. i still feel like i am in a dream because this has been a childhood dream to one day sit in the mississippi house of representatives ever since i toured the magnificent place back 20 plus years ago. that is why i feel like i am in a dream. but i am ready for the challenge, you know, i want to talk a little bit about my campaign, and the way that i have won the election, it was going out into the community and meeting everybody in the community and letting them know that i am fighting for all of their rights, i am fighting for, you know, getting crime under control, and the system failures we are having. here is so it is an uphill battle, and i know i have a lot

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well some of donald trump's defendants and georgia's election interference case have pushed for a speedy trial, the former president is saying not so fast. trump's attorney issued a request to have his case separated from his co defendant, saying forcing a trial date in late october would quote, violate president trump's federal and state constitutional rights. trump has already pled not guilty in the case and will appear, will not appear, i should say, we will bring in the analyst and federal offense attorney -- so many things when it comes to strategy, first and foremost, chesebro wants a speedy trial, he wants it happening in october, it looks like. wants to be severed from separated from sydney powell, has made that evident, quite clear. trump wants to be severed from everybody else as well. talk me through this strategy here and how it is all going to play, out you think. >> that is just one slice of the procedural -- in this case, we haven't even

gotten into the fact that part of the cases in federal court may be staying in federal court. motions to sever, the prosecution had to know this was coming, that probably all of these defendants, or most of them, when everything is said and done, will probably seek severance in one form or another because they are going to argue, as sydney powell did, for example, that i did some things that had nothing to do with these other things and i do not want the guilt of being associated with all of these other people. what does all of these defendants turn pointing the finger at each other. on one sense, it is difficult procedurally because it creates a lot of work but on the other hand, fani willis must be sitting saying watch them all. >> does this bode well for the former president or not? >> it is hard to say procedurally, and if he does get it severed i think that it would not be the strategic advantage. i think he is less likely to get it severed and has a weaker argument and some of the other

defendants. for example jenna ellis as someone who is charged with only two counts. she might have a stronger -- and i will look back by association. and that is a legitimate point. i wouldn't be surprised if some of these defendants are successful in getting their case severed while others might not be. >> we can say at the outset it is the 19 codefendants versus the one in jack smith's case. i want to read to you what harry litman told the new york times. it is built for speed. and he knows to have indicted would have been enormously cumbersome. on the other hand, the upside of the approaches that it creates a favorable dynamic, where you have 18 people scrambling, and you start pointing fingers upwards and begin accusing trump. talk to me about that and other things. >> let me give you an example why that is, write a couple days ago, john eastman appears

and gives an interview on tv and he says something to the effect of, well, i wanted to delay the proceedings. i would never tell the vice president that he could choose not to certify the election. meanwhile, arguably, that is exactly what trump was doing. so you may have a situation with eastman essentially going on tv and saying whatever i did i did not do what trump apparently did. there is an example right there of these defendants starting to point each other out, but on the whole, indicting 19 codefendants, i'm not saying it is the wrong thing to do because a prosecution indites everyone the prosecutor believes committed a crime. but at the same time, look at the procedural mess in this case, just a few weeks to look at all of these defendants, somewhere in federal court they have removed a lot of people have called out a motion. it is not a motion. when you remove it is automatic. the prosecutor might get it back to state court but right now that cases in federal court. there are speedy trial motions, others will wait out their child time, this is a case that

likely, if it is to the extent that it stays in fulton county it might not get tried until 2020. five not 2024, 2025. my exhibited that is that there is currently a state rico case -- >> you are not in court. >> ladies and gentlemen of the jury, i don't want to get anyone in my ears, we gotta wrap it up, but there is a case pending in fulton county. a state rico case, it has been injuries selection for eight months. not the prosecutor's case, not the defense case, not witness testimony, jury selection. eight months. just to give you an idea. that is the way state courts. are they just don't move as quickly as federal court. >> i think you are getting that as much as i am. thank you so much, appreciate it. despite the former presidents many legal troubles, the 2024 gop race for president continues to roll on, even if some of them sound a lot like the president himself, which brings us to vivek ramaswamy,

campaigning today in the state of new hampshire where they are showing a bit of interest. we want to bring in emma barnett, campaign on the ground for us in new hampshire. thank you for joining us. appreciate it. talk to us about ramaswamy and his perception in new hampshire. who is showing up to his events and what are they telling you? >> yeah. heisman, have you saturday from the hawkinson state fair. ramaswamy just spoke here to about 150 people who came to listen to him. it is one of the 11 stops on his bus tour that he is doing this labor day weekend. not only does he have a packed schedule but he has packed audiences at these events. and that goes back all the way to mid august, even before the debates, we are he held town halls where there was one he did in new hampshire, where nearly 500 people were there and it speaks to the ramaswamy rumbling that is happening here in the granite state. the big question is, is this going to be something that -- is a sleeve omentum that he has that is going to drive him all the way to election day? or is this more of a blip.

and the only people who will tell us that are the voters. i spoke to a bunch of voters at the event last night that i went to, and it was his first stop on his bus tour. we can kind of divide them up into three different buckets. group a are people who are trump maga supporters who are 100% going to be voting for the former president. here is what they had to tell me. >> i just want to -- because of a lot of things i agree with. but i am a trump supporter, so i will vote for donald trump. >> those people, that person and some of the others i spoke to our 100% going to be voting for trump. then, we get to group b, which are people who believe the former president has too much baggage, and they are looking for an alternative who have similar policies. take a listen to what one of those voters told me. >> he made me feel hopeful again with everything he had to

say and it was so refreshing to hear a candidate not be backstabbing, and be such a wonderful orator. >> finally, there is group c, which are the people who are just embracing the granite state culture who are there to shake hands with every presidential candidate who comes to the state, look them in the, either is a fun saying and new hampshire where you have to meet a presidential candidate at least five or six times to even consider voting for them. one thing i want to bring up is that i had to pull aside earlier this afternoon, with ramaswamy, i asked him about his thoughts on biden and desantis not meeting during the presidents visit to florida. here's what he had to tell me. >> i think that the hurricane should not be a partisan issue. i think that we, as americans, how to address the common challenges we face, and put in a message to desantis's team. we wish him the best and pray for not only his family, but every family in florida.

>> ramaswamy also told me that if he were to be elected president of the united states, if there was a natural disaster in a blue state, and he were to go visit that state, he would be with the governor of that state. he also just told my colleague, catherine, that he is hoping to go visit maui, hawaii on the campaign trail. yasmin? >> thank, you emma. appreciate it. by the way, do not miss reverend al sharpton's live interview with vivek ramaswamy later today to discuss his campaign. that is coming up five pm eastern on politicsnation right here on msnbc. all right, so, we are keeping an eye on the latest with the president, and the first lady. and as emma mentioned, desantis snub of joe biden, although the president answered yes when he was asked if he would meet with governor desantis as he is serving damage today. here is what the governor's spokesperson said yesterday. we don't have any plans for the governor to meet with the president tomorrow and these

were real communities. and the security preparations alone that would go into setting up such a meeting with shutdown ongoing recovery efforts. joining me now to discuss this is the host of simone, simone sanders thompson. simone, it is great to talk to you. >> you know, this is just for you. just for you. >> talk to me about this. because i've been on the ground for many of these natural disasters, and politics should not be a part of this conversation. but you think back, you remember being on the ground for hurricane sandy way back when, and you think back to the meeting that chris christie then had, the new jersey governor had with president obama, and some folks said that is the reason why president obama got reelected. it's not one of the reasons that he decided to meet with the president to make it more about politics? >> i don't think that going to her, going to be the president and do your presidential duty

when president obama was president was the reason that he was reelected. i think that governor desantis, his team, he has two teams, a team in the governor's office, and a team on his campaign. i think that the team of the campaign is negatively influencing what the governor's office makes. and while ron desantis is running in the republican primary, if he would like to be the republican nominee, and then eventually be the president, he's going to have to learn how to work with democrats. he's going to have to put politics aside in some instances. that is in fact with the president does. and i think that the snub here just reinforces for a lot of folks, especially yasmin, those voters who are excited about desantis, that he's probably just not up to snuff. and i would note that this is not his first instance having to do this with president

biden. hurricane ida, 2022, there is a lot of video of governor desantis with president biden out there, you know, working together. so after that, desantis won reelection. so i just don't believe that it would've been such an issue for him. >> let's talk about this new polling out today. shocking stuff, the league that the former president has right now i think it is a 46 percentage point lead now pulling at 59%, desantis trailing at 13. everyone else is in the single digits if you take a look at your screens there. and in april, where trump was at 48, desantis was at 24. what do you make of this dominant lead? that the former president has, despite all of his legal troubles that he is facing? and they are continuing to slip further and further. >> i don't think that governor desantis has run a great presidential campaign.

i think that these numbers are indicative of the fact that most of the folks in the republican presidential primary have declined, and contorted themselves into a pretzel. to not criticize donald trump. to not speak truth to what we all know is happening. since the governor, the former governor of arkansas, and former governor chris christie -- >> i didn't mean to jump in, but that is the thing. because when you have folks like hutchinson, and chris christie that are speaking up, they are still not pulling in the double digits. chris christie -- he is a 3%. hutchinson is not 1%. that is not resonating either. >> i do think that there is something to be said if i go out and i showed in the street, who knows who will hear me. but in the entirety of this bureau goes out and ships on the street as a group we will in fact be heard.

and i think that the issue is that so many folks are just not willing to go after trump, even on the merits of -- let's just set his legal troubles aside, there are many other things which one could criticize him about. and candidates just declined to do that. i also think that the base of the republican party apparatus voted for donald trump twice before, at least once before any primary, many of them twice in a primary, and the general election, then another general election. they like 2010 when he was president, so they are willing to support him again, it looks like. yeah, it would have served, it seems, the outliers well to show some unanimity amongst their messaging when it comes to the former president of the united states. simone sanders townsend, thank you as always my friend. make sure to catch simone every weekend at four pm following our show, and on peacock. we'll be right back.

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impacting students everywhere. joining me now is writer and audio producer station of brown. her seventh grade daughter was on lockdown at a nearby school during this incident. thank you for joining us. i appreciate it. you actually moved your seventh grader to a new school district near chapel hill, and that is a more affluent community, after someone brought a handgun to their school. and now your daughter experienced this terrifying lockdown on her very first day. and you write this, no district, no neighborhood, no academic institution is safe from the threat and the fear of gun violence. tell us more about your experience. >> yeah, so, last year my daughter was at a school that was -- it was a good school. it was a public school, and he was able to meet some of her needs but not all of them. i was hoping that she would find a better experience if we moved somewhere else. toward the end of last year, there was a gun reportedly

brought to school by another student, which was a point of concern for all the parents at that school. fortunately for us, it happened late enough in the school year that we didn't have to face what some other students had to face, having those incidents happened earlier in the school year. like, this happened on the first day of school here. it definitely wasn't expecting that at a brand-new school. we were already in a high stress situation as most kids are on the first day of school. somewhere they've never been before. and to have this happen in the afternoon, about two hours before i was supposed to pick her up, it was just really a devastating call to get. >> you also write this. this week's tragedy made clear that she will be no safer when i drop her off at college that she was this monday when i saw her off to her first day of seventh grade. and you've noted, being born in 2010, she's now lived throughout at least 150 school shootings nationwide. that number is mind-blowing. does she understand, does your

seventh grade daughter understand her predicament? what are the conversations like? >> i think from my understanding, what happened to them at school was that their teachers, they didn't downplayed the situation but they were very sort of measured in their messaging around it. they let them know that there was a man in the area, reportedly in the area with a gun. and because of that, they would likely be dismissed late from school. that's what happened. essentially that was the same messaging the parents got. we got that there was an issue in chapel hill, and that chapel hill city schools would be dismissed late, most likely, because of it. elementary schools ultimately were released an hour and a half late. her class was -- we got to pick them up about 30 minutes late. but those 30 minutes were very nerve wracking for us, and we did find out around 1:00, about two and a half hours before they were supposed to be let out, that this was a developing situation and though i googled,

i just didn't want to know more about it than the district was letting us know. and what our area police and law enforcement people were letting us know. which is that we were being advised to do with the students at u.n.c. were being advised to do, and that was to stay indoors if possible and away from windows. >> station brown, thank you so much for sharing your story and writings with us. we appreciate it. as i mentioned, we've been following this story on the ground. -- let's listen. >> i'm here, looking at these two homes. my mother used to have an expression. both by the grace of god, can you imagine, can you imagine this tree falling through the roof in your home. i met the family that lived one door down from -- this is used as a church. and that tree has got to be 75 or 100 feet tall. and that gone ten degrees to

the right, it went through the young woman's bedroom. she would have been gone. so i'll tell you what, you know, i just did this aerial tour with live oak police chief keith davis. surveying the damage on the way up here, and then on the ground. surveying the damage of a category three hurricane. it made landfall wednesday morning. no wins this strong has hit this area and 100 years. i pray to god it will be another hundred years before this happens again. senator rick scott is in for me today, i want to thank him for his cooperation, his help, and he shares the view i do about fema, they're doing an incredible job. the work in a sense is just beginning. we've got a lot of work to do, and all the officials in florida, i want to thank them. jill and i spent time with the

incredible first responders, and folks who ran tours of the danger, instead of away from the danger. this storm was coming, and when it hit, and with their families who are the families whose lives have been upended. here in live oak, massive trees, as i was just referring to, were uprooted from intense hurricane force winds. flooding and severe damage of homes and businesses. police chief davis, probably way till i go because i spent so much time with him. i appreciate it, i really do. he not only, while he was doing his job, he lost part of his house, he lost the roof on his barn. it was destroyed. and later -- lost part of her roof and her car was destroyed. power is out across the country

as chicken processing plants and lumber mills, so they can't operate, affecting the economic well-being in the near term. just here in this county, millions, millions of chickens had to be destroyed. and i know about that. with -- four billion dollar industry. it's the way people make their living, it's the way they feed the world. it's amazing. and hundreds of broken power poles, downed power lines means many of you in live oak have still no power. i know it's frustrating and it's hard, and i've directed fema to help you in every way they can. and fema, in the future, can fund to place these wooden poles was steeples that are much safer and much more resistant to further kinds of storms like this. families, piecing their lives back together.

through it, all you've seen it and the press have seen it to. neighbors helping neighbors. really, neighbors helping neighbors. determination and optimism, the spirit of this community is remarkable. when people are in real trouble, the most important thing they can get is hope. if there is no hope, -- or the local plaster or someone coming in and offering you help. it gives you hope. and hundreds of dedicated line workers were here restoring power. i asked them how many line workers from other states came, knowing the hurricane was coming. 20 states, including georgia and alabama, sent lied workers to try to reestablish electric connections here in the state. 20 different states to get this community back. i've been in touch with governor desantis since the storm made landfall, and at my

direction, fema the administrator, she traveled to florida wednesday night after having been here earlier. and i approved the request within six hours that, when governor desantis asked for a major disaster declaration. at the same time, -- of south carolina an emergency declaration. that's a fancy way of saying just getting help immediately and all we can do under the law. and folks, we're making federal assistance available for florida survivors whose homes or businesses are damaged in the storm. florida and south carolina, -- and water and remove debris. but we prepositioned ahead of time -- knowing the storm might hit wheels and water throughout this area. before this storm, we

pre-deployed 1500 federal personnel, and 900 coast guard personnel. that's not to mention a national guard and the state national guard were here to weigh in as well. we served millions of meals, thousands of blankets and cots. from the moment the storm hit, federal search and rescue teams helped people whose homes were surrounded by water. and now, the storm has passed. and they're dealing with what's left in its wake. and we are not going anywhere, the federal government. we're here to help the state as long as it takes. fema and the small business administration are here to help residents whose homes and businesses were destroyed or damaged. and who can determine whether you qualify and how to get help by going do disaster assistance.gov. and registering for assistance.