change the policy on a dime whether or not the former first lady. >> he said why he topped he didn't like the sights and sounds of the children separated on television. but as i reported in the book, and you will see in the film, he wanted it reinstate it and has not said whether or not he would reinstate it. and that's why there are -- you know that's why the fill s so important what errol has done to answer questions what the future holds as much as in the past. including what the biden administration has promised but has not done which is have the whole sale radical departure based on deterrence and cruelty. that's all the time for this weekend. thanks for spending part of it with us. tune in tomorrow for new week of morning joe as we inch closer to one of the most consequential presidential elections of our lifetimes. until then, enjoy the rest of your sunday. til then, enjoy th your sunday.

good morning. sit sunday, october -- it is sunday, october 6th. i'm alicia menendez with symone sanders-townsend and michael steele. we have fresh details on the harris' campaign sprint to the fineish line as donald trump focuses on lies and retribution. talk with a senate candidate in florida and in nebraska aiming to upset republicans incumbents with in balance of power at fake. plus, tomorrow marks one year since the october 7th terror attack on israel. what is ahead for the region still on edge and a very busy morning so grab your coffee and settle in and welcome to "the weekend." ooh, 30 days. 30 days from election day. just one month for candidates up and down the ballot to make their case to the american people. they're on the campaign trail and today, we have new details about the road ahead for vice

president harris. the vp is launching what the campaign is calling a media blitz this week including interviews with "the view" and howard stern and stephen colbert and a town hall with univision and also campaign in nevada and arizona. yesterday, harris traveled to north carolina to meet with volunteers and first responders in the aftermath of hurricane helene. and donald trump, he returned to butler, pennsylvania the site of his first attempted assassination in july. what could have been a somber rally it quickly turned into a septembering session. -- venting suspect as the ex- president spread dangerous lies yet again. >> over the past eight years those who want to stop us from achieving this future have slandered me and impeached me and indicted me and tried to throw me off the ballot. and who knows? maybe even tried to kill me but i have never stopped fighting for you and i never will. >> joining us now is olivia troy, she served as homeland

security and counterterrorism advisor to then vice president mike pence. >> there's just so much about yesterday's rally in butler and symone said it correctly. it could have been a very somber moment. first of all, i'll just backtrack. i don't know why the hell they went back to butler in the first place but i do know why they go. thefted to take advantage of the -- they wanted to take advantage of the political moment. but then i have this with elon musk who joined him. let's listen to the little mashup of the elon musk and donald trump con fab. >> we have to save our country. you have to get out and vote. you have to get out and vote. you have to get your friends and vote. they play a lot of trick this particular other side. >> you must have free speech in order to have democracy. that's why it's the first amendment.

and the second amendment is there to ensure that we have the first amendment. president trump must win to preserve the constitution. >> so this from the man who actually told us why don't we tear up this constitution. all this nonsense about preserving the constitution. the second amendment is there for the first amendment. all of this stiff and then to -- stuff and then to package its around the lie that someone yet again is trying to steal the election. what the next 30 days, what has to be i think a core focus -- you think, should be a core focus for the harris campaign going into this? 30 days. >> look i think it's going to be critical to counter this disinformation that's ongoing. there's certainly doubling down on it. and in terms of the lead up to the election. but and remind people that this is the exact same playbook that donald trump used in 2020. right? this is what they're doing and the lead up to it, they're trying to create doubt in the voters' minds. their undermining the process and now he's got an accomplice

with him and elon musk who owns one of the largest social media platforms that are being co- opted into being allies in this space. think it's going to be important to remind voters that all of these charges against donald trump it's called the rule of law. it's called accountability. that's what that is. right? that's how this is playing out. and look, there are numerous court cases there are numerous people who have said the 2020 election was secure and it was fair and he knew he lost it and remind people of the fact that he's doing it again. in the lead up to this one. >> you know, it's early in the morning to hear this much donald trump. this much elon musk and certainly this much j.d. vance. olivia, my friend, and yet, i feel it is important to take a listen to what they are saying at these valuelis so that we all understand -- rallies so that we all understand the message they believe is their closing message in the last 30 days. take a listen to j.d. vance and we talk about it on

the other side. >> kamala harris said that he was quote attacking the foundations of our democracy. [ booing ] and i think i -- you all will join me in saying to kamala harris how dare you talk about threats to democracy? donald trump took a bullet for democracy. what the hell have you done? >> talked to me one about the jujitsu'ing of this democracy line of attack. how they are trying to say they are not the threat to democracy. trying to somehow tie the assassination attempt to this protection of democracy. i don't know if you saw it. but that sign in the background that says never surrender. with trump's mug shot on it. to me, it is all of a piece. >> yeah. certainly it's a manufactured production. and i think it's also dangerous. because what they're doing is they're again, trying to radicalize their voters and trying to set them up in the lead up to the election. and i'll say this.

to remind voters that hundreds of people, whether they were on donald trump's cabinet or former republican officials and administrations and whether it was his own staff have said that donald trump is unfit and he's dangerous right and that goes along with what we're seeing right now play out with j.d. vance and donald trump. now they trying to flip the script and saying that oh, we represent democracy. okay. well, i think, you know, the facts are the facts. those of us who lived it firsthand in the trump white house saw what donald trump is capable of. so are the people that surround him. and so i think it's important to sit here and watch this and prepare for what's at stake here and i think it tells us what we're going to be up against in the aftermath of this election. regardless of how it goes. >> i'm just disgusted by that -- that soundbyte because -- donald trump did not take a bullet for democracy. like democracy didn't require that he be shot. right? democracy didn't require an assassination attempt. i think perhaps we have

different definitions of democracy. it didn't have to happen. and i'm -- i think we can all join in saying we are glad that the former president is okay and is here. so like this bullet for democracy mess is like literally insane. i'm struck by 30 days, we've all been on the campaign trail. 30 days is like this is where it gets crunch time. this is where tempers get short. [ laughter ] you know on the campaign trail. this is where -- >> get short real fast. >> very fast. this is where it's like you know what? i do not want you sitting next to me on the plane anymore. or on the bus. this is where -- but this is where candidates can make or break a campaign. this is going to come down to the very last second. and what the harris campaign has laid out in this memo that we have this morning about what the strategy is, just this next week and a half, to me says that the vice president is not going to leave anything on the field. at in end of the day she win or

lose is going to be able to say she did everything she could. i don't necessarily see the same thing from the trump campaign. it makes me wonder, what is the strategy to win this election? kamala harris' strategy is hit the targets and go everywhere and get on tv and make your case. then we have a bullet for demockingly the strategy for continue is continue the fear mongering and hope the fear inspires a greater voting block. >> but i don't think that block is going to grow given his demeanor. with kamala harris i think you are absolutely right. they are working hard for this every single day right? she is out there on the campaign trail. and i think for her, she's connecting with the voters and i think it plays to her benefit because i certainly -- the first time i saw her in action, the first time i saw her in a panel with conservative women, i really just -- grew to have so much tremendous respect for her. the empathy that she shows, the connection that she has, and she's relatable. right? she's relating to everyday

people and i think that's what so incredible about her. it's powerful for her i think and the i think the next 30 days i think, you know, i'm grateful that we're going to see more of her and i think that's going to be important and i think she states the case herself. i mean, these are people that are understanding of what americans are facing. and i think they represent that. and instead of this -- you know, performative theater we're seeing from donald trump repeatedly. more of the same. >> to that point i think and certainly to yours, about the whole protect democracy, you know, donald trump took a bullet for democracy. okay. and you are right. that -- that's absolutely insane. but you -- you did an ad for the harris campaign which really struck i think a broad nerve. at least what i saw on social media. what i saw from folks who texted and wrote to me about the ad. let's take a look at your -- your response if you will, with

your ad protect. >> i served in donald trump's administration. but i know kamala harris is a leader we need to keep our country safe and strong. throughout her career she's gotten drug traffickers off the streets. and protected vulnerable people from fraud and as a homeland security expert, i trust her to protect the border. kamala harris' plan will strengthen our border security and crack down on drug smuggling and human trafficking. we need a president who is tough w.h.o. cares about the american people. and who puts the country first. that's kamala harris. >> so this -- this leveling up the two ideas, so the laughable donald trump took, you know, a bullet for democracy. versus a president who wants to put the country first. because that really is where you dry -- remember after you referenced the meeting where you did the first program you ever did with kamala harris, you and i were texting back and forth and you were just -- she was blown away. i'm just -- >> i was. it's true. >> share our texts. you were blown away by that

moment. now it's come full circle with this ad "protect." what's the messaging ultimately here for voters to take away? >> i think for me and also some of the feedback i have got from the ad was that i'm looking for a leader that's actually going to work to solve problems. someone that's actually going to take the problem and take it seriously and actually work to resolve it. and that's why i felt strongly about doing the ad because i worked the immigration portfolio all forayers of the trump administration to be clear. i worked every executive order and every immigration order. >> you were there for the full four years. >> i was a dhs and i was -- i wrecked on the travel ban and i saw them -- the work on the border wall and i was in the policy discussions on this. and what i saw was that it was racially charged extremism. instead of actually looking at the concrete immigration system and saying how are we actually going to fix this? for the greater good of the long-term of the country. and i think that when i look at donald trump, that's more of what's to come in a donald trump presidency. which i think for kamala harris, she's looking at this

and she's like i have the experience and she does. you know, she was out there. she was prosecuting transnational organized crime in california and she prosecuted the sinaloa cartel. steven miller in the meetings would be like i have to go after the cartels. she did it. i have yet to see donald trump tour a drug smuggling tunnel like kamala harris did back in the day. i think what i'm hearing from people when they saw the ad. i even heard from former cabinet members of the trump administration who said that was a powerful ad. we agree with that. >> yeah. >> all right now. >> stick around. we'll talk to you a little bit more. because next vice president harris visits north carolina and draws a stark contrast to donald trump's handling of natural disasters. and next hour folks, mary mccord and andrew wiseman react to the growing fears of an election interference repeat from donald trump in 2024. we're all watching out for that as you are watching "the weekend."

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hurricane helene's impact could be felt for years to come in some areas of the southeast. this weekend crews continued the hard work of cleaning up after flooding caused serious damage in asheville. north carolina. about 125,000 customers remain without power in western north carolina. yesterday, vice president harris visits charlotte for an update on the state's response.

>> i have been seeing and hearing the stories from here in north carolina about strangers who are helping each other out. giving people assistance and every way that they need. including shelter, food, and friendship. and fellowship. and so i thank everyone for all the work that they have been doing. >> now as for donald trump, let's just keep it real. he has exploited this disaster. pushing bogus claims about fema diverting resources to migrants include of hurricane survivors and that's causing real problems. joining the conversation msnbc political analyst richard sting ill undersecretary of state for -- public diplomacy and public affairs in the obama administration. welcome. >> good to see you. thank you for being on set with me. we had josh stein on yesterday.

gubernatorial candidate out of north carolina and current attorney general talking about the conversations he is having with local elected officials about the diss information that is circulating about the work that fema is doing. take a listen and then we'll discuss. >> my buddy up in avery county said that these rumors about fema are going like wildfire. and that's incredibly devastating, it's devastating psychologically to those people. because they now believe some of them, that fema is going to be contrary to their interests. rather than trying to help them get back on their feet. and get their lives put together again. >> disinformation amplified by an ex-president. how much more difficult does that make a recovery mission like this? >> a lot. i mean, he's -- weaponized disaster relief. i mean, it's kind of insane that once upon a time, that was a place where people came together. you didn't -- didn't give disaster relief to someone because they were in your party. you gave it because they were hurting. part of the problem also is that people just don't

understand how it works or how fema works and the money is allocated by congress and people are not taking cash out of bags of -- of money. and part of it is this idea that i have talked about for a long time about disinformation. there's no kind of civic knowledge that people have. people can't go yeah, that really is impossibility. you can't really do that. and as olivia knows everything is -- is appropriated, congress sets aside that money. fema money goes only to disaster relief. so part of the reason that disinformation flourishes and conspiracy theories flourish is that it operates in an area ofuncertainty where people don't have a knowledge. that's a problem. >> we were nodding our heads. that's what we discussed in the break. the lack of civics knowledge is a real detriment in moments like this. and it could prove to be even more deadly. i mean, olivia, the vice

president has promised federal assistance. the president is making sure that that assistance is getting there. yesterday, she spoke even more extensively about just helping people apply for that federal assistance. i juxtapose that with what we've seen from -- the former president in this moment. and how there has been a -- just a ratcheting up of the temperature i believe and an intense politicization and meanwhile. president biden and vice president harris have been very clear that hurricane helene doesn't care who you voted for in the last election. they don't dare who you voted for in the last election. >> just look at the contrast of that of those two approaches is what i would say. as a voter and as an american, i would be watching and is a saying okay, here i have two people that are helping fema that are standing by the organization and that are doing everything they can to help americans in need. donald trump could be doing that as well. he could actually be flipping

the script on this and saying i support the administration in this moment. we stand for all americans but he doesn't have that capability. he doesn't have that bone in his body. for him it's about a photo-op in the moment. whether his visit caused disruption to the area or not. right? because that's what happened. why was he down there doing that? especially to americans that are in need. in their most vulnerable time. this is what you choose to do which is completely reckless and dangerous honestly and like the people of fema. i have been out there in the trenches with them. i was there for hurricane katrina recovery. they are there just trying to do their best for the greater good and so disappointing to see a candidate that wants to be president again, out there doing great harm to the american people. by the messages that he's delivering. >> so to those points, rick, you have got -- nbc news noting that fema did administer $640 million in grants from customers and border protection

in 2014 to cities and counties that served migrants. however, that program called "the shelter and service program" or ssp is separate from fema's disaster relief fund which is more than $20 billion, people. also -- fema has statistics and just what they've done in response to the southeast, $110 million in federal assistance for hurricane helene survivors and 6,400 personnel have been deployed and 13.2 million meals have been served and 13.4 million liters of water have been delivered and 157 generators have been dispensed and more than 492,000 tarps have been laid. richard, the -- to your point to both your points, the effort by fema at a moment like this is comprehensive. and it can do more than one thing at a time because that's what it's built to do.

and i'm trying to help the american people understand what this agency has done. because all of a sudden, y'all being stupid about fema. and there's never been any question about what fema has delivered to the american people at a time of disaster because we've all rallied together. do not let this man lie you into believing that all this money, $20 billion, is going to something other than the disaster relief that's out there. help people understand even further why this -- why this money is important and this distribution. not just in terms of this particular crisis, but also the other aspects of what fema does day in and day out when there isn't a hurricane. >> yes. michael. you put your finger on it. when people who work for fema, civil servants work for fema are helping people who are in dire need, they're not asking what party are you a member of? what color are you? what religion are you? they're helping people in need.

that's what fema does. these are people -- lifetime civil servants who have been working on disaster relief and once upon a time that wasn't considered a partisan issue. trump has politicized it in a way that we've never seen before. you know, another example of something he's done that nobody has ever done before and as you pointed out the shelter program which is a fraction of the $20 billion budget, was created by congress precisely to help cities that were in need because sometimes because they had a lot of legal immigrants and sometimes because they were suffering from disaster and they needed that help. it's money that's prescribed by congress. once again, he has politicized something that was once upon a time not political. and i think people have to understand that, you know, this idea that goes back to ronald reagan that you know, government isn't the solution, government is the problem. he's still exploiting that ignorance on the part of people that don't understand that government is there to help. i know i sound naive when i'm

saying that but that's something we all know and we've all experienced. >> all right. olivia troy, thank you so much for being with us. rick, please stick around. so folks if you want to help victims of helene, just use your phone to scan the qr code you see on the screen. and physical low the prompts from -- follow the prompts from there. israel is expanding the attacks on lebanon as the country gets ready to mark one year since the october 7th attacks. you're watching "the weekend." . unpack once and get closer to iconic landmarks, local life and cultural treasures. because when you experience europe on a viking longship, you'll spend less time getting there and more time being there. viking. exploring the world in comfort. hey, take a moment.

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tomorrow marks one year since hamas launched a deadly attack on israel. terrorists killed about 1200 people and took more than 200 others as hostages and a year later about 100 people remain unaccounted for. the attack elicited a violence response from israel that continues to this day. their military conducted a bombing campaign and ground offensive? gaza to root out hamas fighters

nearly 42,000 palestinians have been killed in the conflict. for now, the conflict has turned to israel's north. new explosions could be seen in beirut overnight. late last night, israel killed the leader of the group in an air strike. rick stengel is back with us. >> rick, as we -- you know, turn into this somber space of remembering a year ago, what happened on october 7th, you have our g-7 leaders joining with president biden, calling for ceasefire ahead of this one year marker. it reads in part we the leaders of in g-7 express deep concern over the deteriorating situation in the middle east and condemn in the strongest terms iran's direct military attack against israel. which constitutes a serious threat to regional stability. we also reiterate our call for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the unconditional release of

all hostages a significant and sustained increase in the flow of humanitarian assistance. and an end to the conflict. in your estimation at this point, rick, where do we stand in terms of a ceasefire deal? and all right, are you optimistic about reachinganything close to that anytime soon or do you see this thing beginning to spiral in a way that america and its allies should be more concerned? >> yes, michael. i mean, if we go back a year ago, that -- attack, that unprovoked attack by hamas on israel was appalling and it was an example of abject terror. any doubts that hamas was a terrorist organization they removed it. but everything that's come to pass is everything that people were afraid of. we are on the potential of a wider war and israel is engaged basically in a war with

hezbollah. they're exchanging missiles and attacks with lebanon. this is the wider war against the sort of shia access that people feared. and what you have in the case of bb netanyahu. you have someone who's trying to stay in power and some leader who, you know, to use the old axiom never let a crisis go to waste. that's using that original crisis and attack of october 7th to go after the proxies of iran. the other thing that you have is that's not something the sunni nations frown on. saudi arabia and bahrain and uae. they all fear iran more than they love the palestinians and when i was in the state department and went to the middle east, all of those countries talked to me about iran first and the palestinians second. so that's my tour of the waterfront, michael. and i'm -- i'm not terribly optimistic about a ceasefire.

you know, netanyahu always seems to act like he wants to have one and then put the kibosh on it at the end. you know the iranians and hezbollah don't necessarily want to seem like they're standing down. so it doesn't look very propitious for a ceasefire at the moment. >> rick, the images that were on the screen as you were speaking were just true devastation. this is -- this is what gaza looks like one year later. and you know, you talk -- the ceasefire is important because of this. because of the hostages. many including americans, who are still not home. i mean the hostages are not home. many of them. many have returned via efforts from the united states and the israelis. but this is the toll that this one year war with hamas has taken on the people. and i just -- as you were

talking i think about our conversation we had yesterday with the council formulations, president mike froman. he says people focus too much on prime minister benjamin netanyahu and not enough on how there was a want from the israeli people for a response if i will to -- a direct response to the direct attack that they endured just about a year ago and i'm wondering what your thoughts are on that. >> yes. it's complicated and i mean, people in israel a place i have been many times, always feel surrounded. always feel under attack. so when something like october 7th happens, they -- react and maybe they overreact. one of the things that i have been looking at and i'm also the co-chair of the board of c. a. r. e. the humanitarian relief agency. we've had ab operation in gaza for 50 years and our chief humanitarian just officer just got back from there. she said this is not a case of

building it back. the place is virtually leveled and you are going to have to start from scratch. there have been 40,000 deaths there. almost half of them women and children. you know, they're -- president biden called the response of the israelis over the top. so i think that the world will have to come together to kind of try to fix gaza. you know, there was the -- the israeli government tried to pit gaza against the west bank where the palestinian authority had leadership. there has to be i think and i know it sounds trite. there still has to be a two- state solution. is to called abraham accords that happened under president trump where there was peace treaties signed by the uae and israel. all of that can potentially happen but there has to be a deal for the palestinians and i think you can't get around that. part of the reason what we saw on october 7th happen was

because they were trying to forestall that full relationship between israel and saudi arabia and they tried to put the jinx on that which they did. >> a little bit of news we had just this weekend. a reporting from al jazeera that hezbollah lost contact with its leader after the israeli air strike on beirut neighborhood. lebanese security source told them, your sense of where the iranians are right now. their thinking as it relates to israel and as it relates to hezbollah. >> you know, the iranians are traditionally pretty risk averse. they have a new leader who is more moderate. hezbollah is the most powerful client and i mean hezbollah is ten xs strong as hamas is. they have tens of thousands of missiles and they don't want to lose that connection. they don't want hezbollah to be

eviscerated but one of the things we have seen a year later is israel wasn't ready for an attack from hamas. they are certainly ready for an attack from hezbollah. you have seen what's happened with the pagers and walkie- talkies. their intelligence about -- >> how do you square that differential though? >> every loss in military affairs comes from somebody underestimating the enemy and being surprised. they underestimated hamas and they didn't have as much intelligence about hamas as they did about hezbollah as they do about the iranian leadership. so that's part of the reason we're in the position we're in now. >> rick stengel. always free agentful when you come in and share your expertise. next. florida's democratic nominee gets the obama stamp of approval. we're going talk to former congresswoman after this. you are watching "the weekend."

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democrats making big investments to hold on to the senate. they are also making efforts to flip a seat. like in florida. where democrat debbie mucarsel- powell is looking to unseat republican senator rick scott. late last month the dnc announced a six figure investment for get out the vote efforts in the state and senate democrats' campaign arm announced a multimillion dollar ad buy in both florida and texas. just the other day she picked up a key endorsement, take a look. >> florida, you hear it every two years. this election is too important to sit out. well, it's true this year too. that's why we have to elect debbie mucarsel-powell to the u.s. senate. here's the deal. debbie grow up under a dictatorship. and came to america to find freedom and a chance to do better. >> and former congresswoman

debbie mucarsel-powell joining us now. congresswoman, i will just say, you know, president obama really delivered the name there. okay? >> it's -- he really did. and it's really good to have you aboard. look, i am officially on the record saying your state is in play in a whole lot of ways. this year. for a bunch of very good reasons. and one of the good reasons are -- is the candidate like yourself running against rick scott. first, level up the endorsement of the former president in your race. in florida. given everything that's been going on there. and second, how is your campaign positioned now and in the last 30 days, relative to your opponent, the incumbent senator? >> yeah. thank you so much, michael and good morning to all of you. it's a great way to start my morning watching that endorsement once again. you know, president barack obama understands the state of florida and he is someone that

won florida back in 2008. and in 2012 and one of the things that i think we have forgotten in this country is what it means to come together. to be united in one mission to help people and lift up our communities and our families and that's why this endorsement is so important to me. so inspiring for many people living in the state of florida. because we have been left behind for too long. and i think that floridians have been showing the country who we are. we are truly a state that has been independent for many years, we are swinging, we have voted for barack obama and then of course went towards the right for the past two cycles but we're coming right back and all the polls are showing exactly that. i tell the people of florida i'm tied in the polls right now because of you. because you believe what's possible when we come together. that's what happened in 2018 when our community came together and no one thought i could defeat a very popular republican at that time but i

did and that's what's happening now and unfortunately michael, rick scott is the wealthiest senator that we have in the u.s. senate right now. he oversaw largest medicare fraud in the history of this country so he has unlimited resources and he just wrote himself a $10 million check to put against me and that's why i need everyone watching to go to debbieforflorida.com and support me in the race. we are tied. we can defeat rick scott. you don't want to be missing mitch mcconnell and he becomes majority leader. >> let's take a listen to rick scott talking about the heritage foundation. this is back from april of 2023. >> if you don't remember anything else i said today, the most important thing is i want to thank you. the -- i have been in washington for a little over four years and the one group

that cares about two things is heritage. they actually really care about good policy. and they really push good policy. they bring up good policy and they promote good policy. they help you move policy along. they work with your office. they do an unbelievable job with policy. >> congresswoman, just to be transparent with our viewers we did pull that video from your campaign's x account. when he talks about good policy, we now know that that good policy has a name. project 2025. and it is not very popular with american voters. >> well. no. and if you remember rick scott wrote his plan, his plan for america is what he calls it. and i call it the preamble for project 2025. where he proposes eliminating medicare and social security. and proposes raising taxes on middle class families. and let's make something very clear. we have just seen the devastation left behind from hurricane helene.

just last week. i was visiting pinellas county and i have seen people who have lost everything. and we are bracing ourselves for yet another storm possibly next week in the same area. rick scott voted against funding for fema which is part of that project 2025. they want to dismantle the department of education. they want to get rid of noaa the weather service. they want to -- pass a national abortion ban. and not only that, but criminalize doctors and health care providers for providing the central health care for a woman. i mean, they have a strategy and this is what i think everyone needs to understand. that they have a strategy that has been going on now for many years and of course appointing supreme court justices that were going to overturn roe versus wade. and then having a 900 page document which rick scott presented the introduction to that a couple of years ago, they know what they want to do and rick scott again, wants to become senate majority leader, we have to keep this senate

majority. right now the best pickup opportunity right now is it runs through florida. and i'm telling you, floridians have been on the ground mobilizing. they're fighting back. we are done with the extremism and i think everyone here is done with rick scott as well. >> congresswoman, you mentioned the threat of another tropical storm. tropical storm milton. according to the weather map, it has strengthened and it is forecasted to become a major hurricane before florida landfall potentially wednesday or thursday of this week. you have a campaign ad about hurricanes and i really think it's important for people to hear this. because folks do not understand the realities of living in florida when it comes to the scale of devastation. and then accessing resources to rebuild separate from fema. take a listen. >> another hurricane. more devastation. and rick scott is only making it worse. scott took $3 million from insurance companies and let

them raise rates and deny claims. he even voted against billions in disaster relief funds. rick scott sold us out. >> 30 days until election day. congresswoman, the -- it strikes me that given the level of devastation that people in your state and other states are feeling the ballot box might not be the first thing on their minds. what's your message to folks as they are yes, dealing with the devastation and the threat of another potential hurricane and also realities that who they elect matters and can directly affect their lives when it comes to things like disaster relief funds and your insurance claims? >> well, first of all, we need to make sure that public safety comes above everything else. i mean, i am extremely concerned about because like i said i just got back from that area and some of the stories are heart-breaking. i mean we saw flooding vents and storm surge in areas that

were not expected where people lost everything. there are 16,000 people in pinellas county alone that don't have housing right now. and now we're seeing another storm. the problem is that rick scott couldn't be a more opportunistic politician. i mean, he causes these issues that he's the one that gave $50 million to insurance companies that came into the market and then left people behind. and it's because he took all these contributions from insurance companies. then he goes around wearing a navy hat pretending to care. votes against fema funding the day after ian. and so what people need to understand is that despite the challenges that we have, if you want to continue in this situation, where people can't afford to pay for their bills, they can't afford to pay for their housing, then, you know, then you are going to stay home. if you want change, if you want new leadership, if you want someone that's actually going to do the work that we have to do to lower insurance rates, then let's get out to vote.

we can do it. we can win and we can get back our state. >> congresswoman debbie mucarsel-powell. thank you very much for your time this morning. folks, we have another hour i think of "the weekend" after this. >> yeah. >> be sure to follow our show on social media and our handle everywhere is @theweekendmsnbc.

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