i want to have our buddy byron donalds on congressman.ese videos you see pretty much are of p his district, fort myers, naples, fort myers beach, pine island and the rest. give us a sense. >> good to be back. first thing to tell people, we were devastated no doubt about that. imy area we had storm surge 4 feet to 17 pete feet, fort myers beach and sanibel. and d bonita beach, after the storm passed the wreckage was income hencible. s area. >> people who are getting pictures they just give you an idea, second thing, resolve of my area is fantastic, i think that these citizens here, when the storm passed a lot hunkered down and now their attitude is let's rebuild get back to it. i think response from government has been in kind to spirits of the people of southwest florida. mark: you are their representative. you have senator rubio, senator scott. you have governor ron desantis. how has it been working with those folks particularly governor ron desantis. >> work has been phenomenal. i think level of world coordination is great with all area

florida congressman byron donalds represents one of the hardest hit areas.ive from florida on how the recovery efforts are going and president biden's response to hem. that's next. ♪ no, he's seizing the moment with merrill. moving his money into his investment account in real time and that's... how you collect coins. your money never stops working for you with merrill, a bank of america company. maria: welcome back. florida is recovering this morning after a devastating category four hurricane that hit the state on wednesday. state officials say that there are at least 47 people dead with many more unaccounted for. one of the hardest hit areas is the southwest florida region where fort myers and cape coral suffered the bankrupt of the impact. joining me now is republican congressman byron donalds who represents florida's 19th district. donalds sits on on the house budget and oversight committees. our thoughts, love and support go to you and your family, friends and constituents this morning. how are you doing? >> listen, first of all, maria, thanks so much

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congressman byron donalds represents that area, he's going to join us live next.tay with us. ♪ ♪ rachel: we are back with a fox news alert as remnants of ian continue to devastate the southeast. sheriffs' departments in sarasota county warning residents after a possible levee breach. if florida congressman greg steube from sarasota, he joined us moments ago. >> if 15 feet, if this levee has broken which it seems like it has if the water's over the interstate, you're going to be rescuing people from the rooftop. hopefully, we can get to them by boat, if not, the sheriff's office has helicopters, hopefully we can bring down the some of the national guard hell coppers to help. pete: that happening right now, we believe. that flooding shutting down some portions of i-75 near northport, and that's where traffic was seen yesterday and the images of a traffic jam last night. also this morning aer the foying warning -- terrifying warning out of collier county, 911 services are down as search and rescue efforts continue across the state. no word yet on when they'll be back

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i spoke with congressman byron donald who is also right in the thick of it in terms of the areas beings talking about billions an billions in cost and perhaps a couple of years to get things right. here is byron donalds with me on sunday, watch. >> we are going to be well over -- well over 5 billion, that's higher than that but we don't have a cost estimate yet. in terms of resources, to be blunt in some areas it's going to be two years of recovery. 2 years, 3 years to restore southwest florida, we will move as quickly as we can can but in some parts it's going to be a couple of years before it's fully rebuilt. maria: congressman, do you agree with that, what kind of support do you have. we know that the insurance industry was already saddled and declining before the storm. we know that there are have been questions about resource that is fema brings to the table. do you feel that you have what you need and what are timing and costs. >> i'm asking to ask supplemental disaster relief specifically to florida and i'm asking the democrats to not fill this full of pork and green new deal an

look who's here now, congressman byron donalds. you're in that area. the fort myers area, you represent. are people still moving could be to florida after the hurricane and despite all this damage? >> there are people who are coming down. if they're trying to figure out if they're still, their plans are are still going to work, but they're going to continue to make that trip. we are seeing people who want to buy property whether it's distressed or still want to make the purchase of their dreams and live, frankly, in southwest florida which is one of the great paradises in the united states if not the world. it's only going to build up as the area continues to recover. stuart: hurricane ian insured losses in your area, your constituency, came in at $7 billion. is that how much insurance is going to have to shell out in your area? >> it looks that way. and i think, even i think that estimate is early. there's still a lot of work that has to be done with respect to assessing property in the barrier islands, so i anticipate that number's going to go up. st

let's discuss southwest 32 with republican byron donald, he represents southwest florida which includes weekend with us. we just saw nadia there at the relief center with more than 100 people already in line. what can you tell us about how relief efforts are going right now? >> well, a couple things. one, i think that the relief efforts have gone, actually, better than i even thought they would be at this point. we took a storm here that not only brought heavy winds, which is something i think, you know, a lot of structures and infrastructures in south florida is accustomed to and can withstand. but it was the storm surge which was overwhelming to many places on the barrier island along the colusa river. that's where the heavy damage came from. if you would have asked me if it made land fall a week ago, i would tell you no. but the local responses from fema has been fantastic in the area. it's one of the reasons we were able to reconnect pine long island to the bridge in three d delays. so many people have come back online in a few days. but we've got a long way to go. >> congressman, w

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joining me now is savanah hernandez and florida congressman byron donald's.t's start with you. hereby reporting on the ground on this depravity. did you see any other reporters on the streets of portland documenting what truly is shocking to most americans watching tonight? >> no, i seem to be the only one and every single time i leave texas to report on the west coast, i immediately regret it and i think this trip took the cake because within two hours of walking in downtown portland i listed -- i witnessed an attempted burglary. i asked if this was a normal thing. okay yet at this happens a couple times a day and then fast forward two hours later and i'm watching a man overdosed on the streets of portland in broad daylight. another homeless woman is pickpocketing him. we ask that resident hey, have you checked this guy for a pulse. responded, i don't want to get stabbed by the exposed needles. so i'm not going to touch him. again? i seem to be one of the only reporters on the ground who was highlighting the rampant homelessness, crime that is happening on t

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my colleagues byron donald, others, they are boots on the ground in their districts, working to try tosh a priority of needs and they've done a fantastic job. i think that the housing mission is going to be a big hurdle because there's so much devastation and so much flooding, that's going to be the next big challenge. arthel: a couple of quick thicks before i have to let you go because i know that you're busy. as far as housing, is there a possibility that local, state and federal leaders can come together and talk to some of the hotels there to maybe temporarily house some of the people who are just left with no place to go because fema trailers, they're not so good. >> right, you know, we have seen that disaster in the past. across the board, all of my colleagues here across the board, republican and democrat, everyone from the private sector and public sector will come together to make this work. arthel: what are your thoughts on suggestion that is the areas have been destroyed should not be rebuilt? >> when we have people that are out doing search and rescue missions, we have peop

florida congressman byron donald, kayleigh mcenany, jason rantz.instead of using their cash to attacker publican candidates they are increasingly using it to defend democrats in supposedly safe seats, not good for the democrats. that is "my take" next. ♪ >> we're going to get 52 plus republican senators because everybody's fed up with biden agenda. this is horrible for country, what the biden administration and democrats are doing. >> we are facing a ver

believe me, it will come to florida, i've been working with mario on this particular issue and byron donalds and i spoke to him last night and we'll be helping from tampa bay because we help our neighbors. jacqui: not to go down rabbit hole, we can't support ukraine through n.a.t.o. or there's the concern that we would be provoking a war between n.a.t.o. and russia something we've been trying to avoid. >> let me just say this, let me say this, we've given ukraine a lot of money over the years, i mean, it's been over a year now with the war, and listen, unless there's accountability, i have to be fiscally responsible. i believe that that's what my constituents would like. jacqui: i hear your message and i hear your call for more funds to your area. the people of your state that are suffering so much in the wake of this devastating storm. and i hope you get the help that you need down there. best wishes and thank you so much for your time, sir. >> thank you, we've had tremendous-- thank you very much. tremendous response and again, we are going to get the funding and we will work with the admi

. >> ainsley: congressman byron donalds who lives in this area, is he a republican, represents florida. represents fort myers and naples that was hit. he commented on the vice president's comments as well. >> listen, i just -- i couldn't disagree more with the vice president. now is not the time to be talking about who gets what based upon where you started. it's about helping people. making sure they get the resources they need as quickly to them as quickly as possible. helping them recover as quickly as possible. >> that's what matters. that other stuff can wait for another day. obviously we are going to have elections about that stuff in about a month or so. right now, it's about getting aid to people and getting the recovery process started here in southwest florida. i don't know what she is talking about. frankly, i just shook my head through that entire comment. >> ainsley: a lot of people in florida are worried with that area that byron represents hit the hardest. many of them are going to be displaced. the elections are in a month and how important it is to vote because it is a

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florida congressman byron donald s joins us. seeing a future president and first lady in action here? >> oh, yeah, it's very possible there's no doubt about that. listen, governor desantis has been a leader and everybody sees it, even joe biden had to acknowledge it two days ago. he has pulled the trigger and it's not just during the recovery here in hurricane ian. it's even with how he managed the state during covid-19. he's done a phenomenonal job as our governor and so i think that if voters decided that's what they wanted he would absolutely i guess make the seal come true. stuart: fort myers, part of naples, that's your constituency that's where the damage is being worst. a lot of the people that we're seeing have lost everything. where are they going to get the money from? where do they get any money from any idea? >> well, there's going to be a number of things that are going on so there's obviously the fema individual assistance. fema is actually in communities right now walking, knocking door s. people actually can get

joining me now, savanna hernandez, turning point usa reporter and florida congressman byron donald. savannah, let's start with you. so you were out there reporting on the ground on this depravity. do you see any other reporters on the streets of portland documenting what truly is shocking to most americans watching tonight? >> no, i seem to be the only one, laura . and you know what? every single time i leave texas to report the west coast, i immediately regret it. and i think this trip took the cake because within two hours of walking in downtown portland, i witnessed an attempted burglary. i went into the store and asked the business owner, hey, is this normal thing to which you responded? oh, yeah, this happens a couple of times a day. it's no big deal . and then fast forward two hours later and i'm watching a man overdose on the streets of portland in broad daylight. meanwhile, another homeless woman is pickpocketing him. we walk up to the scene and we ask the portland resident on the phone with the police, hey, have you checked this guy for a pulse? is he alive to which she res

let's broaden it out, byron, with a question of the impact if there is continuing impact or not on the future for president -- the former president, donald trump, as he considers another run. is there an impact on conservatives, on republicans when they look towards 2024 or not? >> well, there's an impact in the sense that this is one of a lot of investigations into donald trump now. we have at least a couple of investigations going on in the justice department. the classified documents investigation, the january 6th investigation. there may be another department of justice investigation in to trump's fund-raising. we have this lawsuit from the state of new york. we have the january 6th committee. we've been watching, we have the state of georgia, fulton county, georgia, going after the president. this is an enormous gang-up going on right now. i think the january 6th committee has made its point. they made its point all summer. the point being that so many of the rioters of the capitol came there at the behest of donald trump. they thought they were doing what trump wanted them to do and trump approved of what they did. so it's been pre