this has been a good week for rick scott. it's a good opportunity for andrew gillum to show leadership. i anticipate a donald trump tweet suggesting all the credit is due to rick scott and all the blame to andrew gillum. it will be unfair if they go down that route. >> how do voters take it. it's a purple state. what do voters think when they see ads like that in. >> we have been inundated with the ads well before the primary for almost the entire year. if you talk voters, they say i don't listen to any of them. very few of them watch dv ads. one of the democratic congressmen was from florida.td. one of the democratic congressmen was from florida.vd. one of the democratic congressmen was from florida. a. one of the democratic congressmen was from florida. >> do you guys watch tv ads? >> no. >> thank you. >> it's not great for tv networks. in terms of the young vote, we have these students behind us. they say they are excited to vote. how are the candidates seizing on that and is one party doing a better job than the other? >>

rick scott always delivers for the people of florida. rick scott, please come up. rick?eers and applause] >> good evening! are we not honored to have president donald trump in florida? [cheers and applause] >> we want him here every day. so let me tell you about your president. in the last year, we've had two hurricanes. every day he calls me. every time i call him, he says what do you need? i will do anything you want. take care of your citizens. [cheers and applause] >> there is absolutely nothing that i have asked from donald trump with regards to these two hurricanes that he hasn't come through. let's give a big round of applause for your president! [cheers and applause] >> so hurricane michael was horrible. about 30 mile wide, 150 miles-an-hour winds, 14 foot of storm surge. but guess what? people from all over this country came down here and took care of our citizens. [cheers] >> they brought food, water, generators, tarps. they did everything to take care of our citizens. and you know what? they didn't say oh what party are you? no. they said we're going to help e

democrats have been trying to call rick scott red tide rick. e/green algae crisis in south central florida also going on at the same time. that's another big environmental crisis. and scott's been governor the last eight years so democrats are saying this has been on his watch. he's turned it on its head and said bill nelson has been in the congress for almost three decades. why hasn't he done anything on this? why hasn't he gotten us the national help to fix these issues? we're going to see this play out through november. there's a huge environmental crisis. >> it's killing fish, killing wildlife, it's an environmental issue. also a massive economic issue. lester holt came down here to talk to a number of folks and spoke to a fisherman who said that normally he's taking in $300 to $500 a week, maybe $600. he's only taking in right now $48 to $50 on a weekday. in fact, we have a little more of that interview. let's play it. >> the warming of our planet means the warming of the oceans. so when you mix that up with pollution, with sewage waste, wi

they have bill nelson leading rick scott by six points. keep in mind that the last major races in florida that were close were both decided by less than one percentage points. take those five points with a big grain of salt. here with me is amy holyfield, deputy executor of "the times" and an execute editor of plitia fact. a very busy organization. up in new york fred stevens, op-ed columnist for "the new york times" and msnbc contributor and jason johnson, politics editor for the root.com, msnbc contributor as well. all right. i got my florida panel. i got my d.c. panel. no offense, guys, i'm going to start with my floridians. adam, you watched this a long time. is florida making this sharp of a left turn as these polls in the last week indicate? >> i'm a little skeptical. i think florida, you just assume it will be a margin of error race, 1% or 2%, and that's what most of these polls show. the trend certainly does show good news for bill wilson and andrew gillum and certainly there's more excitement than i have ever seen for a democratic

let's start with rick scott in florida. insurance companies have to pay for preexisting conditions. willie, did you know that he's in charge at the head of a lawsuit to do what? he's suing to make sure that insurance companies do not have to cover preexisting conditions. all those other republicans, you know what they did as well? they also are either suing to make sure that insurance companies don't have to support preexisting conditions or they voted in congress to make sure that insurance companies don't have to pay for preexisting conditions. they're all lying through their teeth. >> it's amazing. >> it's unbelievable. >> this is very simple. everyone -- >> the death of shame! >> everyone you just saw there is telling a lie to the voters who they want to vote for them in their respective states. there are 18 states involved in a multi-state lawsuit to repeal obamacare. you might remember that obamacare protects people with preexisting conditions and bans insurance companies from denying them coverage or charging them mo

not so for rick scott. we will see if he invites him in. >> the president addressed the same group, this international association of law enforcement chiefs. 30,000 members. he caused a controversy by saying this. listen. >> when you see these towns and thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon, thrown in rough. i said please don't be too nice. plik when y like when you protect their head the way they put their head. don't hit their head and they just killed somebody. you can take the hand away, okay. >> they had to issue a statement saying the police are very helpful even of those who are arrested. they caused a bit of a concern. i wonder what he might say today. >> that has well as the other speeches he does. virtu virtually everywhere it's a political speech. law enforcement has been one of his big issues. he sees a lot of support there and he will not shy away from talking about political issues or be it about gentleness to people who are being arrested to his supreme court nominee and places li

rick scott was just ahead.lson has got a bit -- >> a couple points. >> steve: the surprise winner of the grosvenor primary. >> and then -- >> harris: our team is listening closely, our control room can hear better than we can. the president was just asked how the conversation went with ag rosenstein, and he said "great." you are on the with the police chief brady got the attorney general with you. you've got somebody who is facing a tough battle, as we are pointing out, rick scott. this is more than your typical sort of "let's set down and have a rally." there are a lot of pieces to this. >> steve: exactly. i think the political ramifications of this -- of the rosenstein thing won't last that long, because it feels to me as if -- in terms of midterms -- i don't think that will be a big factor. i think we will be off that conversation pretty soon. >> it also allows the president to show off a little bit of political diplomacy with rosenstein, because democrats have loved nothing more than for rosenstein to be un

rick scott is heavily funded.s that nelson has been portrayed as a sort of out of touch career politician he's 76 years old he's been in the senate for 18 years. as there's a kind of thirst for outsiders right now, these factors could really hurt the democrats in florida. rick scott has been a fair governor. he's been highly regarded in most respects but he's typically not regarded as being particularly inspire or passionate another big factor here, i think, is the migration patterns from puerto ricans to florida. 135 puerto ricans have moved to state since hurricane march why and noncuban hispanics in florida vote democrat. >> i want to that to robyn because rick scot outspent nelson 4-1 and i to show you ths ad he's run to coastline on florida he's finally maybe finding something that's going to help him out with this ad. listen to this, just the top of it. ♪ >> robyn they're saying that rick scott created the environmental disaster that's happening in florida, and we should say that quinnipiac and marist polls

in the end, governor rick scott, while tremendously wealthy, and while he does have a good record of campaign on, is an awkward campaigner. and he's still going against an incumbent in senator bill nelson. and the gubernatorial race, to patty's point earlier, andrew gillum is very likable and charismatic candidate. those words are not used to describe the republican nominee, ron desantis. there are a lot of republicans who know him from congress, from the florida delegation who don't really like him. so he's not kind of a warm and fluffy guy. >> and in the governor's race, if it plays out where gillum does win, i think democrats are going to have an argument nationally to make for progressive candidates. because that has always been the test case for him. democrats here have usually put up a very centrist candidate for governor. last time it was a former republican. and here they're going all the way in on the progressive message. and if the progressive message bests the trump acolyte message that's going to be able to hold him parallel to 2020, to well, how do you run against trump.

i know rick scott brought a lot of business to florida.in business taxes, you won't have anybody coming into florida. they will leave to friendlier tax states. >> we will lose jobs and lose businesses. all of the flow of investment on the heels of the tax bill will come to a screeching halt. he would raise more taxes. >> sean: he is not a big fan of the police? >> he said police and prisons have no place in justice. that's outrageous. >> sean: oh, my god. ron desantis, florida is very tight. two races. wish you the best. more "hannity" after this. touch shows how we really feel. but does psoriasis ever get in the way? embrace the chance of 100% clear skin with taltz, the first and only treatment of its kind offering people with moderate to severe psoriasis a chance at 100% clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% of people quickly saw a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. don't use if you're allergic to taltz. before starting, you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase risk of infections and lower your ability to f

florida governor rick scott giving a briefing in tallahassee.et's listen in. >> as hurricane michael continues its destructive path through the panhandle and leaves the state, we are turning 100% of our focus on search and rescue and recovery. but, we need every family to help with this. listen to local officials. we could still have flash flooding and tornadoes. we heard of two devastating tornadoes in gaston county. the weather is still extremely dangerous, do not take a risk. be safe. we also need people to be very safe with generators. do not put a generator in your home, it's not safe. do not get out on the roads until you are told it is safe. we need the roads to be open for first responders and a search and rescue to do their jobs and save lives. if it is not safe to leave your house, don't leave it. if you and your family made it around the storm safely, the worst thing you can do now is will act foolishly and put yourself and your family in danger, or keep law enforcement were rescue workers from saving lives. our law enforcement and fi

o rick scott has done an incredible story, i want to thank you. >> it would seem as if president trump is acutely aware that governor rick scott is up for the u.s. senate. rick scott of course running against bill nelson, 22 days a away from the election. president trump spending a fair amount of time there, patting the governor on the back, praising him for his response to the hurricane there. let's -- we'll keep a very close eye on what's happening here in florida as the president prepares to make his way around that state and heads to georgia as well. but there is another big story that has not gotten a great deal of attention today. affirmative action in college admissions, finding itself on trial once again in the united states. harvard university once again in court accused of bias against asian-american applicants. complaint says that harvard holds these students to a higher standard that other opportunities. . >> danny, what do we know about this particular suit and what do we know about the group that filed the case? >> the plaintiffs are

governor rick scott told residents to start preparing right now.eteorologist jennifer gray is in the weather center. >> this could make landfall as a major storm and it intensified quickly and now that it will enter the gulf of mexico within the next 12 hours or so, it will intensify more. it's entering ripe conditions favorable for more intensification. it has winds of about 75 miles per hour, gusts of 90. then creating rough conditions across the yucatan peninsula and western portions of cuba. this will continue to head to the north and already getting moisture being drawn up through the keys. also the west coast of florida. that's going to continue, if not intensify, over the next couple of hours. 30b8ly a category two by tomorrow morning and making landfall as a possible category three. a major storm. look at this track possibly across the carolinas once again. of course the model comparison, there is a pretty good agreement, but one scenario, this red line that would be a worst case scenario.thissy sce getting a messy part that will bring a lo

if youn look at republican rick scott, he is tired with bill nelson down in florida.overnor scott has been great for the state of florida. he will join us tonight along with ron desantis, who is running for governor. meanwhile, republican mike brown in indiana, he is now beginning to build a lead over incumbent democrat joe not only. if you are in indiana, remember, he fought for the libertarian is pretty much a vote for joe donnelly. democrat jon tester, he's feeling he heat in montana. holds a slight lead. even democrat bob menendez in the fight for his life, believe it or not, in new jersey. granted, an outside job, but he's within thehe margin of err. "the new york post" releasing a blistering editorial, telling voters to oust this corrupt senator prayed over in the house, according to realclearpolitics, republicans now are projected to keep at least 200 seats. democrats, 205. that mean republicans are down. that means control of the house and whether nancy pelosi becomes a speaker comes down to 30 toss-up states and most toss ups are being held by republicans. i

if you look at the voter who is say the economy is their top issue, they are overwhelmingly rick scott voter who is boasts a big job growth during tenure as governor. immigration plays into scott's favor here in florida. that is another important issue in the state. i will say drum has a 43% approval rating in this state among likely voters. there is also though he is behind in the poll, more good news for rick scott. he gets very good marks on how he handled the hurricane michael situation that hit this state. >> all right, a fascinating detail out of that latest polling. thanks so much. we will check back with you. president trump is hoping his mid-term campaign push will secure republicans the votes they need to hold control of congress. he is sticking to talking points that work for his base andi ian driving one one clear message. >> the choice could not be more clear. democrats produce mobs. republicans produce jobs. this november when you're voting, vote for the jobs and not for the mobs. just do it. the choice for every american could not be more clear. democrats produce mobs, r

governor rick scott has declared a state of emergency, and the national hurricane center is saying that michael will continue to strengthen, expected to make landfall midweek. adam fox is back live from the fox weather center. adam, hurricane season is not over yet and this is a stern reminder. >> it is, and we are still kind of at a time where it is typical to see hurricanes like this, at least the next couple of weeks. now we have one that could be a big one. here we are looking at the center of circulation off the coast of cuba, intensifying over the course of today from a tropical storm now up to hurricane. as a result, we got there can advisories in place. this is a lot, stretching from pensacola all the way to the florida big bend. any spot along here, eventually it could be making landfall. the timing for this, it runs over the warm gulf waters from a category one up to a category two. a category three storm currently projected to be off the coast of the florida panhandle by early wednesday morning. at that point, a category three. that means winds up to 120 miles per hour. this

for updates as soon as you guys churn them out. >> we are waiting to hear from florida governor rick scott. you are looking at live pictures right there from the briefing room. joining us now is the democratic senate from the state of florida. thanks so much for being with us. we have heard this storm -- actually, senator. if you could hang on one second. let's listen to governor scott. >> good morning. i just received a briefing on hurricane michael at the state emergency management operations center here ini here. let me be clear. it is a monstrous storm and the forecast keeping getting more dangerous. we are 12 hours away from seeing impacts. again, hurricane michael is coming to the panhandle. impacts will start in just 12 hours. the time to prepare is now. yesterday i formally asked president trump to issue a pre-land fall disaster declaration that will allow us to draw down more federal resources. one this is approved, my office will get that information to you. i also spoke with the president yesterday. he committed to provide any federal assistance florida may need. we have declare

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rick scott/-r- florida: "we've distributed i think about 2 million meals.hink it's a million gallons of water. we were making sure that there's fuel."and had this warning those eager to return home.gov. rick scott/- r- florida: "i know everybody wants to get back to their house, you gotta be safe. and most important things don't touch down power lines. if you use the generator, know how to use it don't make a mistake and use it in your house everybody stay but local officials say it's going to take time for things to get back to margo anderson/lynn we are going to build this city back it's going to now we have about two months before our power grids going to be back up. probably a few days before we have water. and when we have water it's not going to be drinkable water." ( marty ) a san francisco woman is fighting for her life after 90 percent of her body was burned in an accident. her family says the medical student was studying at a friend's apartment on saint kits in the caribbean...when a gas-line exploded. today family and friends will ther in san fra

let's hear now from the governor of florida, rick scott.you heard any reports of fatalities at this point? we have no confirmed reports of fatalities right now. how early will search and rescue head out? they are heading out now. i think we spoke about it earlier. search and rescue will be coming from the north down towards the coast and the coastguard coming from tampa and alabama and they will be doing the coast. is there a specific area they are concentrating on immediately? we have teams. we divided up into regions and we have teams going down about eight regions. they are going to be coming down so they will meet up. we are clearly giving information whether it's problems — some counties have significant problems — we deal with them as quickly as we can. we have already sent teams who have already started. rick scott, the governor of florida. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. turkish media outlets have published cctv footage which they say shows evidence of a plot linked to the missing saudi journalist jamal khashoggi.

. >> reporter: governor rick scott in a campaign ways in the next. >> shannon: brand-new revelations about an fbi agent and the democratic candidate for florida governor figuring prominently into my spinal debate between democrat andrew gillum and republican ron desantis. leland vittert's separates fact leland that it separates fact and fiction. >> i don't know how much stuff, listen to the republican in the florida governors debate and his opponent is corrupt. no, says the opponent, the republican hangs out with racists. it made you long for a simpler time, the founding of our country where political debate focused on high-minded ideals, policy, substantive debate like in the hit musical hamilton. fitting that a ticket to hamilton, a play about the first secretary of the treasury would place center stage in a corruption scandal. >> i take responsibility for not having asked more questions. we have a lot of issues, we have 99 issues in hamilton is not one of them. >> reporter: a different response than the andrew gillam of sunday night. >> i don't take free trips from anybody. >> rep

the republican candidate governor rick scott saw hisrs polling numbe go south as redl tideae blooms. as he cut budgets for the programs and workers were told not to use the term "climate change." this is why scott lost libertarian and replican voter who can't believe he's heading for bill nelson. >> i won't vote for rick scott. he has been overtly harmful. i will choose ineffective over harmful every day. need to make sure what goes in the drain doesn't go in the gulf. >> they were labeling storm drains to prevent chemical duling which exacerbates red tide. >> weather is probably the most important issue >> tampa real estate agents and lifelong real estate agent deb has belten buier life around the water and outdoors and believes rick scott will help. saying he only cut environmental funding during lean years andc increased it rtly. she believes voting a straight republican ticket would mean mo help from washington and the trump administration at a pivotal time. >> we have a rare opportuni to elect ron desantis as ou governor, rick scott as our senator, as long as trump is in the whit

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. >>> we are listening into florida governor rick scott. let's listen in. >> if you are in in linn county you may have one -- one last chance to seek shelter. only do so if local officials say it is safe. >> all right, the picture froze there for a moment. we were listening to florida governor rick scott declaring a state of emergency and letting people know if they have decided to stay behind, hunker down during hurricane michael, which we have heard 60% of the people along the florida gulf coast, they are staying behind and on their own. >> the window to evacuate has come and gone. you have to wait for the storm to blow through and then first responders can start rescues. as soon as we get the governor up again we will reestablish that. >> back here in the bay area authorities are beginning to assess the damage from an early morning fire at a tire shop and spread to neighboring businesses. lyons martinas is there with the latest on the story. leak? >>> the fire started at saeed brothers tires. we just talked to the owner that says his pro

governor rick scott from florida just updated folks and now he is taking some questions. let's listen in live. >> i spend my time recovering. >> governor -- looks like that's where it's going to have a great deal of impact in six hours. >> it all depends where it moves. apalachicola is already getting a big storm surge. i think it's -- it's -- it might be worse one place than another but golly, it's going to be horrible. all along that area. you know, whether you get 6 feet or 13 feet of storm surge, it's deadly. >> how many people haven't evacuated in areas? >> when i left franklin yesterday, that was the last city i went to yesterday, they were saying one of the islands they are telling me there's still 50 people on the island. they have talked to them and sent sheriff's deputies down to talk to them and they refuse to evacuate. so i'm scared to death for them. >> we are listening in to governor rick scott talk about hurricane michael making landfall how he prepared the state and how dangerous the storm is, still hearing of people not evacuating in areas where there are

rick scott. navy veterant is a currently finishing his second term as governor. please join me in welcoming governor scott. ♪ [applause] governor scott: good afternoon. i want to think the police chief and the international association of chiefs of police for the introduction and everyone here. it is an honor to be with all of you. i'm the governor of florida so the most important thing i ask you to do is spend every dime you have. [laughter] gov. scott: you keep our economy going. you will pay our sales and property taxes. as you know, we have a hurricane .oming right now it has the potential to be category 3. we are doing everything we can to get ready. i had the opportunity to be in panama city this morning and give an update on the storm. we will make sure everyone is safe. so many of our brothers and sisters will be working hard away from our families to keep all of our family safe in the next few days. the goal is to make the most law enforcement friendly in the nation. at issue, police chief david perry is focused on the same goal. i want to thank the chie

as it comes to the support for bill nelson, the incumbent senator in the race for senate against rick scott who's the governor who is challenging him, you can see that health care is the number one priority by 81% of nelson voters, but only 14% of scott voters. now, flip that around, and ask about the economy, 72% of scott voters, the republican, the governor, say the economy is most important. while only 23% of nelson voters say the same and for the immigration breakdown, 35% for nelson voters and 59% for scott voters. so, you know, it's interesting when you talk to voters here, fred, each individual person has their own motivations for why they go to the polls, and i think that's why independent voters are going to end up being so important in this race. they're not necessarily align e complete l down the spectrum as it comes to where republicans and democrats normally stand on these big issues. that's why i think this debate tonight with andrew gillum and ron desantis is going to be important. because it's going to give them the opportunity to really talk about these issues that are very

gavin. >> sandra: it could be the worst storm to hit florida in a century the warning from governor rick scott to make landfall in a matter of hours. good morning, everyone. i'm sandra smith live inside "america's newsroom." >> jon: i'm jon scott in for bill hemmer. michael packs maximum sustained winds of 145 miles an hour and still growing stronger as it prepares to pummel the florida panhandle and beyond with storm surge, heavy winds and likely tornadoes. here is florida governor rick scott a short time ago.

florida is a swing state rick scott has been an ally of president trump but distanced himself from trumpe the response to hurricane maria, which affected puerto rico, on gun control, but you have nelson going at him over things he did as a healthcare ceo, the columbia hca, the company he headed, before becoming a politician was hit with one of the largest medicare fraud fines in history. and so it's business practices against a long-time politician classic match-up and an extremely close race >> is there any kind of a reverse psychology effect from the kavanaugh hearings we've been hearing more and more about the theory that if kavanaugh -- first off, the gop is fired up because they feel like he's mistreated if kavanaugh were to lose, were to not make the supreme court, were to be either disqualified or he takes himself out, it could be a boost to the gop because it gets the fire lit up under the republicans. anything to that that you can seeing down in florida >> seeing and hearing from strategists. that's their thinking, brian what you have got in this race is bill nelson is not -- th

our state is in the best state it's been in because of rick scott. he's a businessman and he wants to serve in the senate. then you take that down to the governor's race with gillum, like you said. this guy signed the pledge. people go online and look at that pledge. anti-gun, anti-anti-law enforcement. anti-jail, antipolice. versus ron desantis, who has dedicated his life to service. an iraqi veteran. he served in the war for us. this guy is unreal. he believes in lower taxes. he cares about our state. if people have got to get out and vote. this election is crucial. >> sean: let me run through the states, yes or no, does rick scott and desantis win florida? polls show its neck and neck. >> i think they do when my florida. at the president is going down to florida tomorrow. he will go down a second time before election day and pam just laid out the differences between these candidates. gillum is extreme. he will destroy the florida economy. >> sean: marsha blackburn, the guy caught lying on tape, tissue and my? >> i think marsha blackburn wins. >> s

amy: florida governor rick scott has a long history of denying climate change. in 2011 come his administration portedly banned state employees in florida's department of environmental protection from using the terms "climate change," "global warming," and "sea-level rise." the massive hurricane comes just days after the united nations issues a major report warning that humanity has only a dozen years to mitigate climate change or face global catastrophe -- with severe droughts, floods, sea level rise and extreme heat set to cause mass displacement and poverty. we go now to pensacola, florida, where we are joined gloria horning. social and environment justice advocate, serves on the environmental advisory board for pensacola. we welcome you to democracy now! can you start off by describing the devastation in florida? -- we reallyted .issed the bullet where the devastation takes place is about 80 miles east of here. but the issues that you just brought up is about climate change and the impact our coastal waters are seeing now waters,ise, warmer waters coming in f

democratic senator bill nelson faces a challenge from republican governor rick scott. they met for the first debate, focusing on immigration, gun control and health care. this is one hour. ♪ good evening and welcome to this debate, with the florida senatorial debate brought to you by telemundo networks, the first and only spanish debate, moderated by telemundo 51's senior political reporter and nbc 6's news anchor, from our studios in miramar. we also want to welcome our viewers from the florida keys to west palm beach, and our viewers from our telemundo stations in orlando, tampa, fort myers and naples. thoseo want to welcome who are following us on nbc6.com, asom and well as telemundo orlando and tampa websites. you can tweet us using #debateflorida. we also want to welcome our studio audience. here with us is democratic senator bill nelson, who is running for reelection for the fourth time. and governor rick scott, who was elected for the first term in 2010, and is the republican candidate in the senatorial federal race. welcome, both of you. we asked the studio aud

look at what gillum is doing, what rick scott is doing, that's how a campaign is going to be won.resident is effective at riling hing up his base but wha still can't do, he can't expand his base. he can't make more people to vote for candidates. he attracts people to him. but he can't sprinkle the fairy dust on the candidates. >>> the president attacked the democrats. we don't have the bite for him -- we have it now? let's go. >> what the radical democrats did to brett kavanaugh and his beautiful family is a national disgrace. it's a disgrace. what they did was a disgrace. you look at corey booker the way he talked and then you look at what he did. you look at senator dianne feinstein, what she did. >> what's this -- the way heville annizes people, feinstein is a grown up democrat, been around a long time, used to be mayor of san francisco, people in california who were republicans respected her. this crowd is going -- they don't even know feinstein, why are they joining in the jeering here? why are they led along like lemmings? they don't know who dianne feinstein is. >> they kno

after michael made landfall many coastal towns in florida are still cut off the state's governor rick scott says the storm is up to trail and imaginable destruction and agalloch are reports. this is what remains of mexico beach a community that officials say has been wiped out of hurricane michael came ashore with devastating consequences. most heeded the warnings to leave the search for those that ignored the evacuation orders is growing increasingly desperate when the storm hit it brought winds of two hundred fifty kilometers an hour making it one of the most powerful hurricanes to make landfall in the u.s. it's like our lives are gone you know our lives everything we have is gone now the stuff we got all our cars everything the stuff the stars. here where can. they start a story of just hard to realize just what just happened to step it surviving it is the best the most important thing i think if you just be able to survive in it going. animosity to the picture is grim the cleanup here will be time consuming and costly but search and rescue efforts are a priority the national guard are o

thank you, everybody. >> the president there, thanking governor rick scott who was by his side for thesponse in florida since this storm. governor scott saying everything he asked the president for or fema, everything has been done. the president brought up the electric companies and it's true. in the area, you staging areas and fueling stations for the trucks to get into the hard hit areas. part of the challenge and i'm not sure martin savage is with us. power lines in some areas are not only downed, but covered in trees and debris. just to move that debris and get to the power lines to begin this process of restoring electricity is massive in and of itself. >> if you can hear me, the number of trees that are down has to be in the millions. we are talking massive trees. they have fallen across major highways. most of those have been clear, but the secondary roads and the side roads and the homes in which those trees now rest, the businesses and the impact of just those trees coming down alone is massive. let alone we talk about tidal or storm surge or wind, the trees have done a treme

and also, as you know, rick scott, who's been a great governor, hopefully will be a new senator. i'm going to florida, we'll spend time, going to make a speech tonight, a rally, and we have a tremendous crowd, we have a lot of people. whatever it is, it's packed. so, i and i guess some of you are going with us, and some of you aren't. but if you're campaign is going very well, looks like we're doing very, very well in the senate. a lot of seats that were not really being thought of in terms of victories a year ago, look like they could well be victories. the house, a lot of people, i mean, there are a lot of people. and i think we're going to do well in the house. but i know we're doing well in the senate. and it looks like we're doing okay in the house. just so many people. [inaudible question] >> president trump: birth right citizenship is a very important subject. it's much less complex than people think, it says it loud and clear, in the constitution, that you don't have to go through the process of whatever they're talking about. and by the way, this is not a constitutional

yet rick scott a smart guy, a very sinister guy, and a guy that knows how it's going.he fact of the matter is that trump still has a 90% approval rating here inside the florida republican party. he wants to keep his distance, be his own man, but yet he also wants to show republicans that, hey, i'm still with the big guy. >> all right, we'll leave it there. thank you so much, dan. do appreciate you. >> thank you very much, craig. >>> from florida to the palmetto state, the congressional seat in south carolina that should have been completely safe for republicans this time maybe not so much. we're going to talk to the man vacating that seat. congressman mark sanford about why, and peer pressure may be the key to turning out the millennial vote come tuesday. our road warrior, gady schwartz at a high school in pennsylvania. what are they telling you? >> craig, a little bit of optimism to share when it comes to getting out the youth vote. we're going to talk to a classroom full of first-time voters. they're going to tell us their hopes, their fears and why they don't trust

rick scott has a bigger bully pulpit and has been through this before.urricane irma in 2017, his net favorability rating rose 8 percentage points. since then, poll numbers are higher than they were in previous seven years or so. there is a built in advantage of being the commander in chief, being a leader in time of crisis, being able to communicate to people in a way that rises above politics. if you wind up on the weather channel telling people how to take cover and to be safe and not run generators indoors, assure them help is on the way, that speaks to people in a v visceral level. saw it with george bush during the campaign for president or re-election when his poll numbers rose amid four hurricanes damaging florida. andrew gillum has been bashed by his republican opponent for his managing of the hurricane in 2016, but we have seen since then if he did make any mistakes on a pr level, he certainly corrected them in a large number. quite a bit. i am hesitant to say anything will make one difference in a race in florida. we have razor thin election ma

. >> also rick scott, the nominee.nse to this hurricane, has that impressed voters, due think? do you think it will help the senate bid? >> so far good marks, he's always been pretty good in these settings, governor scott has put on big showings, he's good at getting around the state. it's important he communicates well. he's good at communicating those situations. he's always done well. >> okay. let's look at andrew gill many, but currently serves as the mayor in tallahassee d he stand to gain from his hurricanes response in the same way rick scott would? >> he's been new york around for a -- knocked around. there's a viral video of him wielding a chainsaw that has gotten him some thumbs up. so far he's done better than he did in 2016, the perception, sort of the public input on his performance is reflective of that. >>> okay. let's check in with polls here. let's go to realclear politics. bill nelson leading rick scott with just over two points. you think it is likely that both get won by the same party? or do you th

rick scott was the two-term republican governor challenging.elson would run away with it, but rick scott is the most popular he has ever been in the state. if democrats want to win control of the united states senate they absolutely must win here, and the fact that rick scott is giving bill nelson so much trouble is a bad sign for democrats. i still think nelson is favored. >> the president's popularity not as bad in other states but you have a democratic candidate for governor, andrew gilliam, who is doing much better than people expected he would. >> i think that's absolutely right. andrew gilliam who came out of nowhere to won the nomination i believe will help boost african-american turnout which usually lags in mid-term elections, and so if more of them are coming out that could boost bill nelson, but we have seen in the polls that bill nelson went from being a point or two behind to ahead, and at the end of the day it doesn't matter how many points you win by as long as you win. >> what has scott done so well? >> handling hurricanes, and

florida governor rick scott strongly urging people to heed all warnings. >> every family must be prepared. remember, we can rebuild your house, but not rebuild your life. take this seriously. keep your family safe. >> meteorologist ivan cabrera is live in the cnn weather center. ivan, what is the latest on the storm? >> christine, i have been watching this spin all night. at time it is looked like it would -- at times it looked like it would explode. it is still a category one. we will get an update at the top of the hour for you. it is holding at gusts of 115. moving northwest at 12 miles an hour. not much as far as hurricane warnings. pensacola to cedar key. you have tropical storm watches and warning. you will have strong winds and heavy rains. not the catastrophic effects of a category three. 8:00 p.m., 120-mile-an-hour winds. it will pull to the north and northeast. destin, panama city. on the eastern flank of this. if that happens, the gulf of mexico is coming to you and in that direction will be terrible

the governor, rick scott, he toured this area today.e said what he saw of the devastation looked like a war zone, and it is not hard to see why. this is a historic black church, and i don't think it would be an exaggeration to say it looks like a bomb went off inside. now, it wasn't being used but it was intact prior to. you can see the roof completely collapsed. you can see how much of the brick ended up on the ground, and then there are shingles scattered all up and down this street. most of the homes in this area as well have some level of damage, some minor, some much, much more major. we spoke to neighbors earlier today. both had their chimneys actually blown off. in one case, the chimney ended up on top of a pickup truck. in the other case, it actually tore a massive hole in the person's roof. of course, all of that water got in after that. now, even today the sheriffs say they are in search and rescue mode. they are still getting calls from people trapped inside of their homes, and they are still expecting that the death toll wil

the president is going there tonight with rick scott. i want to share what yahoo news had in an article. "on halloween this wednesday rick scott will tress up as a candidate who wants to appear with president trump on the campaign trail." is this about politics? is it about getting the vote out? what are they doing here? >> it's more turnout than anything else. mr. gillum's running a good campaign so far in florida. the president said harsh things about him, calling him a stone cold thief a couple days ago. that should mobilize democrats in florida who may not appreciate that rhetoric. it's more about turnout than policy in florida, particularly since mr. gillum appears to be leading the race, by a small amount. >> the president is heading to eight states, but not to contested races in nevada, texas and new jersey. as the veteran of the dga, walk us through the strategy of where the president should go? >> it looks from your presentation that he's going to places where he has the greatest shot of keeping a congressional seat there in red

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governor rick scott says: teams have cleared about 25- thousand homes statewide. but many people are still unaccounted for.. and limited ce >>> rick scott said the teams have cleared homes state-wide, but many people are still unaccounted for, and limited cell service is making it hard for people to connect with their loved ones. at least 18 deaths have been blamed on the storm. the numbers almost certain to rise in the coming days as the search continues. >>> new satellite images from mexico beach show you -- it's hard to imagine what the before picture looked like. many neighborhoods, there simply isn't anything left. >> there's not one local business here. not one. and we're mom and pop. this isn't, you know, pizza hut and walmart. >> meanwhile more than 750,000 customers across seven states are still without power tonight, and storm victims are lining up in makeshift relief centers for water and emergency meals. >>> president trump is expected to visit the florida panhandle to look at the damage early next week. >>> and check out this close call in eastern flo

they have 3500 members of the national guard activated by rick scott. he said more than 300 highway patrol troopers to the area to help with evacuations as well. >> be careful. i know you are sticking around for the hurricane as well. we will hope for the best. the kavanaugh effect. the republicans look to build as democrats harness their party's anger. i will ask ed markey of massachusetts what his party must be thinking about what to do next to capitalize on this landscape with four weeks left until voting day. welcome to the place where people go to learn about their medicare options... before they're on medicare. come on in. you're turning 65 soon? yep. and you're retiring at 67? that's the plan! well, you've come to the right place. it's also a great time to learn about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. here's why... medicare part b doesn't pay for everything. only about 80% of your medical costs. this part is up to you... yeah, everyone's a little surprised to learn that one. a medicare supp