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We are following two major stories tonight. The world is marking one year since Hamas Terrorists launched a Mask Attack on israel and has been called that countrys 9 11 one year later we look back. We have live Team Conch and an interview with israel wants ambassador to the u. S. But we begin with Hurricane Season in full and possibly devastating swing. We are tracking Hurricane Milton at this hour. Now a massive Category 5 Storm Heading for florida. Meanwhile the effects of Hurricane Helene still crippling parts of North Carolina. We exclusive ride along black Hawk Helicopter in Search Efforts and Recovery Efforts. We will talk with the fema about criticism of her Organizations Response and what lies ahead. First, residents along the Florida Gulf Coast preparing for what could be the strongest atlantic Basin Hurricane in five years. Hurricane melton is already packing 170 mileS Per hour winds. That makes it the first strongest hurricane already on record in the atlantic in terms of wind speed. Live report from one of the areas being evacuated a bit later. We begin with Fox News Meteorologist Adam Klotz at the Fox Weather Center in new york for miments track. Winds actually now up to 180 mileS Per hour. Every single time we look at this, it is a little bit stronger. This Eye Wall is so well defined you know you are dealing with a really powerful storm. Just Yesterday Morning 50 mileperhour winds. Thats how quickly this has intensified. Really a rapidly intensifying storm that is going to cause major damage. Here is your forecast track. One of the things you will notice as we get closer to that landfall, which we are now looking at late on wednesday into early on Thursday Morning is it does weaken a little bit. It weakens with the winds down to 125 mileS Per hour. That is still a major strong storm. So thats not something to think that oh, this is super, super good news. Yes, you do want a little bit less wind speed, but, when winds slow down a storm like this that was once so large it typically gets a little bit larger. It is going to double in size. That means its going to impact more people and bigger storm that can push water up along the Coast And Sturgeon is going to be one of the major stories with this. We just got this most recent update here in the last hour. We are now looking at a Sturgeon Forecast up to 15 feet in taupe, this is the highest forecast they have ever seen. 10 feet getting down Fort Myers over toward boca grand. Just last storm in helene we Saw Sturgis of closer to 7 feet. This is going to be a huge story. Sturgeon is going to be a major component of it, bret. Certainly something we are watching it. Makes a huge difference where ultimately the storm makes landfall, thats going to matter a lot, too. Bret hits that area with that kind of surge, thats a Big Deal. Adam, thank you. Breaking tonight, we take on an exclusive ride in a black Hawk Helicopter working aS Part of the Relief Efforts in North Carolina. As much of the southeast prepares as you heard for hurrmilitary. Milton. Griff jenkins is there tonight with the latest. Griff good evening, bret. Community like The One here in swannanoa are still reeling 10 days later. Homes and businesses ripped from foundations. Cars like this still buried under the rubble. Some people still even unaccounted for. And the river here behind me, bret, crested more than 25 feet and left a Path Of Destruction in its wake. The people of western North Carolina will recover from this storm. North carolinas governor reassuring victims of the once in a lifetime storm that help is coming. But for many it hasnt yet. Now we have got wait for fema to see whats up. Because we didnt think that thiS Place would ever get a hurricane. BrandonS Parents were trapped inside their business as the storm reeked havoc. I tried call the police. They couldnt do anything. Among the first to respond, private organizations, volunteers and neighbors. Correspondent Madison Scaper Iso sees it growing. Only way to get to these hard Hit Communities is by air. Helicopters taking off in private planes landing this small airport has become a hub of activity for volunteers. They are dropping off key supplies to people, Cut Off from the outside. And organizers say they will continue to do this for as long as they are need. Griff Fox News traveled exclusively aboard a black Hawk Helicopter operated by samaritanS Purse. Two areas Cut Off by civilization many without power and running water. They thought they would never see another person again. I was so nervous i couldnt do nothing. It just it makes me feel sick. We actually lost are our home. It was intense. I mean, we didnt ever expect anything like this up here in the mountains, thats for sure. Griff now the skies are full of Army Chinook helicopters as the 82nd Airborne continues to mobilize. Resources and supplies for entire communities trying to pick up the pieces. And, bret, as soldiers and fema workers and private organizations and volunteers alike all flood this area, hopes of finding any survivors are diminishing with a Death Toll that stands now more than 230 across seven states. Bret . Bret griff, thank you. The federal government has been criticized and praised for its response to Hurricane Helene. Specifically in North Carolina, now, fema getting ready to work with State Officials for, yet, another major storm and Hurricane Milton in florida. Tonight we welcome in federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Chriswell and thanks to fema for providing the signal for this interview. Thank you for being here. First to the urgent matter, and that is the hurricane on its way to florida. What you all are doing on the ground and how is that looking as far aS Preparations . Yeah, bret, im here in tampa right now. I just met with the mayor of tampa. I talked to Governor Desantis Yesterday about preparations for this storm. This is a Category 5 storm that is going to be historic level of impact from the projections we are hearing here in tampa. We have a lot of staff on the ground, several hundred personnel that have been supporting the helene response. But another group of individuals that have been here supporting previous hurricane. They are pivoting a little bit of their work so they can support the immediate need, but we are moving in additional resources. We are moving in Search And Rescue teams. Army corps of engineers to support generator needs. Were moving in healthcare assessment team. As well as some of our leadership teams. Our incident management team. One right here in tampa that will be able to be colocated with the mayor and her staff to communicate any immediate requirements as the storm passes through. Bret i know youve heard the criticism about North Carolina and some of those towns that are really tough to access and you have been working with the State Government there. Take a listen to a local and a private group and how they are expressing their frustrations. Its difficult with no power, no water. Ive not seen fema. I dont know if they are here or not. Fema, the men and women on the ground, they are doing the best that they can. But fema has every priority wrong. They didnt know what to do or where to do it, how to access these mountains. They were turning people away trying to deliver funds. Bret how do you respond to those criticisms . Yeah, i mean, the first thing, bret, its false. We have been on the ground since before Hurricane Helene hit florida and before it crossed over North Carolina. And what i would say is just because somebody doesnt see a person in a Fema Shirt doesnt mean that were not in the area. We have a team located with the State Side by side to help them Food And Water much what you see delivered by the amazing national guardsmen across North Carolina are the supplies we brought. In the entire federal family is there to support this response we have been there and continue to be there as long as it takes to meet everybodys needs. Bret question about funding and a lot of it developed about Something Secretary mayorkas said. This is what he said and i ask you about it. We are meeting the immediate needs with the mope we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting. We do not have the funds. Fema does not have the funds to make it through the season. So, doesnt have the funds to make it through the season. The budget for fema is 30. 5 billion for fy 2024. So, is that an accurate statement that you dont have the funds to make it through the season . So, we have enough funds to absolutely get through the response for this hurricane as well as the continued response for Hurricane Helene. Our budget, now that we have the p. R. , i have the full authorization to spend against the president s fiscal year 25 budget. We will continue to meet the needs of the individuals that are impacted by these storms. But we dont have enough money to continue throughout the rest of the year we went into immediate Needs Funding earlier in the year to make sure we do just what we have been doing helene as well as now the preparations for milton. What i find that we might need to do is in the decemberjanuary time frame we may have to go back into immediate Needs Funding to make sure i always have enough to support lifesaving actions. Bret as you look at the Hurricane Helene federal response and just the timeline, i guess there is there are people were questioning after the hurricane makes landfall, after it moves north, Governor Cooper requests major Disaster Declaration on the 27th. It takes a while for all of that to kick in. Do you think looking back, at that response, that it could have been different looking at the timeline . Bret, you know, these disasters all start and end at that local level. And i have been a local emergency manager. I know what their needs are. And part of me being on the ground is being able to listen to them and understand what their concerns are so we can move those resources we did a Prela Salle Emergency declaration for Governor Cooper before the storm hit, resources in those communities to do the lifesaving actions. And the president quickly approved the major Disaster Declaration so we can support the longer term needs that this community [inaudible] bret last thing, i know you have heard you push back on the characterization that Fema Money is going towards illegal immigrants or helping with that. Or that its taking away from the response for these disaster areas, can you just explain that to folks because there is Fema Money that has been used. Its in a different pot. But, its about 650 million, roughly. That has been used to help communities with migration efforts. Yeah, so the Disaster Relief Fund is the fund that we use to respond to disasters. And there has been Zero Dollars removed from that fund to support any other activity. The funding that you are talking about was funding that was given to customs and Border Patrol and then transferred to us to support some of those efforts. But the Disaster Relief Fund, nothing has been taken away from it, it is all going to people that are in need. And the White House said today it was misinformation to ask why there is money for lebanon without going back to congress but that money for disaster victims will run out if congress doesnt come back its technical how you ask for money and what potted it goes. In but why would that happen . Well, from the Disaster Relief Fund, again, we have been able to anticipate last year, this year, and even going into next year that we are not going to have enough to pay all of the Recovery Bills and because were right now paying on the Covid Reimprisoreimbursement last few. Working with congress to make sure we can pay all of those Recovery Costs experiencing but always, again, make sure i have enough money to support these lifesaving opportunities is the most important piece. Bret we appreciate your time. Weave know you are busy and good luck with Hurricane Milton. And we hope the people of North Carolina get the need the support that they need as well. We thank you for your time. Thank you, bret. Bret now to our other major story tonight. The one Year Anniversary of the Hamas Massacre in israel. Its been called israels 9 11. Israeli forces immediately responded and the war launched that day has expanded to Southern Lebanon now and recently to iran. At the same time, families of those still held hostage cling to hope tonight. We will speak live with the Israels Ambassador to the u. S. Shortly. We have fox Team Conch tonight, Brbrian Yenness in new york, los at the reaction in the u. S. And elsewhere with vigils, commemorations and, yes, antiisrael protests best of your recollection we begin with senior correspondent Mike Tobin live from haifa, israel. Good evening, mike. Good evening, bret. One year into this War And Israel took fire on three fronts today. A wider war looms. Uncertainty for the Loved Ones efforts hostages stretches into a second year. One year since 364 party goers were massacred at the nova music festival. Candles are lit. Tears are shed, and lives are remembered. This is where she was happy in the last of her moments. You Volume Karen walks the house where his father was killed and seven Family Members kidnapped. The Rim Women And Children Were Rehe is released. His Brotherinlaw Thal is still held hostage. Its unbelievable alive and come back for us. For one year we dont know anything. As the images of the 101 remains hostages are projected onto the wall of old city four of them american each face carrys a similar government promised to break hamas. We will fight back with a force the enemy has never known. More than 40,000 targets in gaza hit. More than 40,000 dead. Once was a poor crowded substate is now rubble. We have lost peace. We have lost everything we have. Punished for a year. Hamas still fires rockets. A long Range Rocket fired from the center of the Gaza Strip reached the Tel Aviv area. Drawn in by hezbollah rocket fire, israel is also pounding lebanon from the air and the ground. With most of their leaders assassinated, hezbollahs strong hold lies in ruin. Lebanese civilianS Pay a harsh prize. We have been displaced to the streets, all of us. People are dying of hunger, fitting In The Rain and under bombardment. There is no life left for us. A ceasefire is now considered tonight four new towns on the lebanese border. Small towns 17 miles directly behind me are now closed military zones. A strong indication that the ground operations in lebanon, South Lebanon are expanding. Bret . Bret Mike Tobin live in haifa, mike, thanks. Lets take a closer Look Tonight as some of the events around the world and here in the u. S. Marking the horrific attacks of October 7th. Many featured antiisrael demonstrations. Correspondent Bryan Yen necessary is in new york central Park Tonight where a Proisrael Rally is underway. Today in new york city, antiisrael protesters Monday Two Proisrael supporters ripping israeli flags out of their hands. A year since the October 7th Terror Attacks on israel October 7th wasnt just another dark day in jewish history. It was our worst nightmare realized. The u. S. Remains divided from Capitol Hill to college campuses. At Columbia University, proisrael supporters displaying photos of the 101 hostages still held captive by hamas. While nearby, antiisrael protesters vandalized the City University of new york. Will months, after Campus Encampments and thousands of students arrested, a wave of still shows no signs of waning. The adl reporting more than 10,000 antisemitic incidents over the last year nationwide. The most Hate Crimes ever recorded in terms of what iS Peaceful protest and what is antisemitism and calling for the death of an entire nation. Over the last year politically, the Terror Attacks and Israels Response to them have been a Lightning Rod on the left. Activists attacking President Biden and Vice President harris calling them Genocide Joe and killer kamala. Our Tax Money should not go to murder innocent children in Gaza And Lebanon and the west bank. 22yearold Omar Neutra is one of four americans still who held hostage by hamas. Today marking a painful and shocking milestone for hiS Parents. Just a year ago 45 americans were murdered. And were asking where is the outrage . Omar neutraS Parents and survivors of the Terror Attack are speaking here in central park at the October 7th commemoration under heightened Security And Surveillance of visible sniper teams. Bret . Bret Bryan Llenas in new york. Up next talk live to Israels Ambassador to the u. S. About todays anniversary of the Hamas Massacre and what comes next. Later, Vice President harris is stepping out, agreeing to several interviews in coming days. We will tell you which ones, Peter Doocy has the Story Tter t. Like your workplace benefits and retirement savings. Voya provides tools that help you make the right Investment And Benefit choices. 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About 1200 people killed by Hamas Terrorists. 251 taken hostage. Unknown number. Maybe 100 still being held today. Joining us now Israels Ambassador to the u. S. Michael herzog. Mr. Ambassador, thanks for being here. You hear the families and i know you have heard them before, directly. Whats your response to them today on this oneYear Anniversary . I met the families, heard the families. We still have 101 hostages in gaza. Unfortunately not all of themans now 365 days that they are heli. And we on our minds and our hearts, a and h and we have to O Everything we can to bring them back home. We tried with the u. S. Administration, as President Biden put forward a framework for a deal which we accepted then. A Bridging Proposal which we accepted. Unfortunately i cannot say that hamas is in the game. I cannot say that they have accepted either the framework or the proposal. They are still not in the zone of possible agreement. That is tragic. But we are doing our Efforts Everything possible to get the deal. You have had a lot of successes on the military fronts,going after top targets, hamas, hezbollah, the response today, fired at israel, if you look a year back, October 7th, 4,000 rockets fired by hamas today. There were 4. That tells you something. You did also see some incoming from lebanon and from the houthis in yemen. So, let me put what happened over the last year in perspective. We were attacked by hamas. We were taken off guard by surprise and we hit hard to the point of bleeding. And all our enemies in the region and across the globe, when they smelled blood and sensed vulnerability, they troz hit us. Thats how we found ourselves fighting not only hamas and gaza but the whole iranian axis. Thats how it came to being that iran for the first time attacked us directly with massive missile attacks. They always fought through their proxies. So, one year on, we are turning that tide. We are hitting back. We are back on our feet. We dismantled the hamas war machine. So, today, they fired only four rockets. Unlike 4,000 a year ago. And we are seriously degrading the hezbollah war machine, their capabilities, their strategic capabilities, and we are weigh conning the whole iranian access. We have a map of the Israel Air Campaign in lebanon. And it is ongoing. The message that you get from the biden administration, including today from the state department, seems to be one of caution and take it easy, take a listen to matt miller. We support their ability to target militants to degrade hezbollahs infrastructure. To say degrade hezbollahs capability, but we are very cognizant of the many times in the past where israel has gone in on what looked like limited operations and has stayed for months or for years. Ultimately, thats not the outcome that we want to see. Bret is that the message that you hear from this administration . How do you characterize it. We have very close dialogue with the administration about our War Efforts to degraze degre hezbollah. Strike iran massive missile attack. 200 missiles fired at israel. This is really a brazen attack and we are going to respond, and the u. S. Administration knows and understands that we are going to respond. Bret has that decision been made . Yes. We are going to respond. Right now we are discussing all our options and determining what options we will ultimately choose and what targets well go after the administration knows that. They understand that they have legitimate concerns about the will regional. Ultimately decision. That decision will be made in the coming days. Bret the Vice President did an interview with 60 minutes. They released a piece of this. One of the questions dealt with the israeli Prime Minister. Do we have a real close ally in prime Minister Netanyahu . I think, with all due respect, the better question is do we have an important alliance between the american people and the israeli people . And the answer to that question is yes. Bret the israeli ambassador to the u. S. , do you read Between The Lines there from the democratic nominee . I will say that if we learned something from the past year is that this the alliance between the united states and israel is strong, is very strong, withstood the storm of this war. And its an alliance between not only between the american people and the israeli people, its an alliance between our governments. And we have done a lot together. And that is the bottom line. Bret mr. Ambassador, i know its a tough day for a lot of israelis today. And we stand with you and thank you very much for coming in. Bret up next, Tonights Spotlight Contest 50 races in 50 Days Series plus a new Media Strategy from the harris campaign. Us, and we could see exactly when theyd arrive with a replacement we could trust. 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Bret in tonights 50 races in 50 days, we take a look at nevadas senate contest. The real clear Politics Average of polls shows Jacky Rosen leading Sam Brown by more than 8 points. Rosen has focused her campaign on what she says are her bypass accomplishments. Ads from the first term Senators Campaign tout her efforts lowering Drug Prescription Drug prices as well as breaking with democratic leadership on border security. The trumpendorsed brown a former Army Captain won his Partys Nomination after falling short in 2022 brown says rosen and Vice President harris have abandoned border security, Flooding Nevada and the country will legal immigrants. The two will meet on the Debate Stage october 17th. Today, the u. S. Supreme court denied a biden Administration Appeal over a federal Emergency Abortion Requirement in texas. Justices sided with a lower court ruling that helicopters in texas can deny terminating certain Emergency Pregnancies despite the federal requirement if that action would break state law. Vice president harris meantime is slowly emerging from her Media Cocoon with interviews scheduled on several outlets, most of them considered friendly to the democratic nominee. Senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy has that story tonight. This week will include the most unscripted appearances for Vice President harris since President Biden dropped out in july. And a first look at flips shows there arent always direct answers to direct questions. Do we have a real close Ally Ally in prime Minister Netanyahu. I think with all due respect, the better question is do we have an important alliance between the american people and the israeli people . And the answer to that question is yes. Peter the rest of the week the Vice President has a Univision Town Hall and stops at the late show, the howard Stern Show and The View where President Biden was celebrated in september. [cheers] they love you. According to Politico Playbook democrats have begun fretting that Harris Risk averse buttoned up Campaign Strategy could blow back alaa Hillary Clinton 2016. Unclear how Hurricane Milton could impacts the v. P. This week begins with solemn events marking the October 7th Terrorist Attacks for both President Biden, who Lit A Candle and Vice President harris, who planted a tree. I will restate my pledge to always ensure that israel has what it needs to defend itself. I will never stop fighting for the release of all the hostages. Today is also The One Year Anniversary of President Bidens transcribed interview with the special Counsel Robert Hur which was a secret at the time but resulted in that report critical of President Bidens memory and brought official attention to questions about the president s acuity. Marking the beginning of the end of his. Bret . Bret Peter Doocy live on the north lawn, thanks. Former President Trump marking the anniversary of the October 7th massacre by attend an event at this hour in miami. The republican nominee has said Israels Existence is being threatened at this time. Congressional Correspondent Aishah Hasnie is in miami tonight. Former President Trump reading a jewish prayer at the graveside of revered Rabbi Sneerson in queens this afternoon as he meets with jewish leaders and rebsz the victims of the October 7th attacks. Its going to work out. We are going to make it work out. The g. O. P. Ticket is courting jewish voters disillusioned by democrats who are divided on support for israel. Trump warning voters israel will cease to exist if Vice President harris wins. I will end the chaos in the Middle East, and i will prevent World War iii. Trumps running Mate Senator j. D. Vance also marking a rally in the Nations Capitol calling on hamas to give up arms and slamming harris for not yet freeing the remaining hostages. Vice president harris, our message is bring them home, use your authority to help bring them home. We can do it. We just need real leadership. According to a recent pugh poll, harris leads trump among the jewish vote. Trump heads back to the Battleground Trail this week after a triumphant return to butler, pennsylvania, this time with billionaire elon musk. Three months after a would be assassin nearly took trumps life. People didnt know i was alive or not. And then when i did the fist pump, everybody realized and they are screaming u. S. A. , u. S. A. It was the craziest day. It was a crazy time. And, bret, some really important News Tonight out of the Swing State of North Carolina where early voting begins next week. Today the State Board of elections there decided to modify in person early voting locations and also Election Day Precinct voting locations for residents in 13 counties hit by Hurricane Helene, the first step to try to get or help these folks get to the Ballot Box a little bit easier, bret . Bret Big Deal for North Carolina. Aishah, thank you. Surging Oil Prices and rising treasury yields sent stocks down today the dow lost 399. The S P 500 off 55. The nasdaq fell 214. Watch those Oil Prices. A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a nearly 3 Billion legal settlement that would allow colleges to pay athletes. The order sets a timeline for a deal, enabling the athletes to begin making claims later this month. A final hearing is scheduled for next april, the deal would allow the biggest schools to have a pool of about 21. 5 million in the first year distribute to athletes via a revenue sharing plan, players would still be able to cut name, image and likeness deals with outside groups. Up next, the world marks one year since the Hamas Massacre in israel. Well discuss it, and the politics of the moment with the panel, next. Support up to seven Brain Health indicators, including memory. When you need to remember, remember neuriva. At harbor freight, we design and test our own tools. And sell them directly to you. No middleman. Whatever you do, do it for less at harbor freight. Save even more at our Parking Lot Sale this weekend. Were stuck in October 7th until every one of our hostages is home. Just a year ago, 45 americans were murdered and were asking where is the outrage . I cant believe its been a year. Certain ways its really felt like one long day because we are living inside of the aftermath. Im also think of the war for civilization because i think its no more and no less than that i think thats what began on October 7th and what is still unfolding today. Bret some poignant Thoughts Today on this one Year Anniversary as you look at the new York Post front page today. Bring them home remembering the hostages still held. The Wall Street Journal editorial board, the lessons of October 7th a year later. The only path to as ceasefire and broader Middle East peace is israels victory over Iran And Terror network. As for the u. S. Withdrawal from the withdrawal and assume we can avoid menace. Americairan is bent on Americas Destruction as much as israel. We cant let it lose. With that bring in our panel. The Washington Post Columnist senior fellow marc thiessen, Josh Kraushaar is a Fox News radio Political Analyst and axioS Political reporter stef kight. Bari weiss really poignant as she looks back. It is amazing what we have seen and this is still 365 days later goings on this is iran restrained without a nuclear weapon. Imagine. October 7th one of the biggest Intelligence Failures in amehistory. Since then some of the biggest successes. The operation taking out hezbollah leaders with walkietalkies and exploding pagers they have taken out two top leaders of hamas, including one in an irgc compound. Taken out two thirds of hezbollahs rockets and most of its leaderships. Hit the houthis and defeated a massive iranian strike on israel. These are getting close to near Hunch Hill Status in terms of his decisiveness in taking on this threat. And we need to stopped by him. Bret stef, i mentioned to the israeli ambassador that the messaging from the administration has been one of caution a lot of times and you heard Vice President harris answer 60 minutes about not a specific ally of the Prime Minister but the israeli people. How did that play. Its clear this has been one of the defining event of this election cycle. Something that has revealed deep divisions within the democratic party. Something that both Vice President and Vice President harris have really struggled to find any kind of messaging on. Any time they talked about this, they are trying to walk a line. They are trying to show support for israel on one hand while also dispansing themselves from the Prime Minister and trying to pacify the further left part of their party that is very angered by the u. S. Support of israel. We continue to see that kind of careful wording from harris as she is running for president now very notable to not say she sees the israeli Prime Minister as a real ally. Goes to show contrast to what President Biden has been asking them to do its clear that the u. S. Is influences there has been waning and biden is not any closer to a Hostage Deal which has been his only solution. Bret one of the questions that whitaker asked are they listening to you the answer come back is no. Look at the real clear Politics Average of polls essentially where it was, 48. 9 to 46. 8. This is the average of recent polls and look at the Battleground States and basically they are all within the margin of error. This issue though does seem to move some targets of both parties. As certify said this is an issue that divides the democratic party. Its a faction of the democratic base. Far left faction. Footage Columbia University and other campuses on October 7th. People holding Terrorist Slogans on posters. The democratic party has decided that they want to essentially indulge that faction instead of Outvariety Rejectioning it. Thats why you see this very awkward balance. Now, i will say like you listen to the president and the Vice President today they offered heart felt sympathy of the victims. Supportive of israel wants right to defend itself. There is this caution against the escalation. Pandering campuS Protesters. The antiisrael activists within the party. And thats really created a huge political dilemma. And it could make a difference in a close race. Bret even as netanyahu is having these military wins that have increased hiS Popularity back in his country. Meantime here in this country, dealing with the aftermath of helene and North Carolina, those images are still really tough to look at for some of those communities that havent been reached. And we are getting ready for Hurricane Milton in florida. Here is Peter Doocy in the Briefing Room about Funding And Fema and questions. Peter the administration has money to send to lebanon without congress coming back. But congress does have to come back to approve money to send to people in North Carolina. Do i have that right . People want to do disinformation and information. Which is dangerous. Peter not enough money right now in North Carolina. Thats not misinformation. No. That is. Your whole premise of the question is misinformation, sir. What you dont get. Peter which part is there money to send right now. I just mentioned to you that we provided more than 200 Million to folks who are impacted in the area. Bret mark, when they say sir. Then i had the Fema Director on trying to explain it. And in fact they will have to go back to congress before the end of the year. They said they have the money now, dont be afraid to ask for help. But because how its different buckets and deal with money they will have to have another appropriation from congress. Which iS Pretty interesting if you think about lebanon getting funding today. No, its true. They seem to be able to write a check to foreign governments or foreigners when there is a crisis but always has to come back to congress there is a domestic crisis. The Ukraine And Taiwan and Israel Funding was a supplemental. What theyre say something they will have to get a supplemental at some point to replenish the pot of money that they have existing. But when americans look and see. Look, im a huge supporter of ukraine. When americans see 750 for people in North Carolina and billions of dollars going to ukraine and other countries. It undermines support for american leadership in the world. Bret they point out thats the start of the checks and more to come. And she is going to draw down on the Fy 25 budget to pay for everything, stef. It san issue, quickly. It is. You know, this raises the question again, congress has tried to provide more funding for fema in the past and actually there was a discussion right before they broke about adding additional funding for Disaster Relief for fema which ultimately went nowhere. Bret we will follow it up. Up next, we go live to the Florida Gulf Coast where residents are urged to get out Ofr Hurricane that heads their way. You have time. 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We know its coming Wednesday Night into thursday. Now, we have been talking to residents all day and the fear and the posttraumatic Stress Disorder is real. Lets listen. After ian im scared. Im very afraid. Do you think that people are going to evacuate and heed the orders of that. Yes, i do. And they are. As soon as i get my shutter up and my sandbags in im probably out of here because i cant go through that again. Storm surge up to 15foot high winds catastrophic no doubt. This entire peninsula will be affected we just hope that the catastrophe is not as bad as it might be. Bret robert, we will track it all the way Big Time Fox Weather as well. Thank you. Tomorrow on Special Report. We will talk with the present ceo of walmart u. S. About Hurricane Helene Recovery Efforts and the state of the u. S. Economy and getting ready for milton. Remember if you Cant Cash us live set your dvr 3 00 p. M. West coast and 6 p. M. In the east coast. Thats it for Special Report fair balanced and still unafraid. Heres laura. Laura good evening, everyone. Im laura ingraham. This is the Ingraham Angle from washington tonight