moment. that is it for us this afternoon. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. the state of our union is the lead is starting right now. president big tonit s address before a died congress and country to tout his accomplishments. and perhaps lay out his case for another term. but how might his message land with the american people who according to polls disapprove of the job he s doing. rare cries of joy as a little girl and her younger sibling are pulled from the rubble alive. a small bit of good news amid the growing death and destruction from the earthquake in turkey and syria. the death toll now soaring to more than 7,200 people. then, if you ve flown in the past few weeks, you know the skies are not very friendly. cancel takeoff clearance. delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance. an i-team meltdown, one airline grounded during the holidays, two runway near misses, now lawmakers want answers. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper on capitol hill
south carolina continue to recovery from rains wind and cataclysmic flooding. ian slammed into south carolina just shy of category 5. the current death toll of at least 45 people likely to come in the days as search and rescue cruise go through blocked floodwaters, as of this morning, 1.3 million homes and businesses still in the dark. according to the latest estimate ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses which could make it the most expensive storm in the state history. the figure comes from core logic, that s a research firm that estimates losses from natural disasters. the estimates, combined ensured losses through private insurance, which typically covers wind damage. and fema s national flood insurance program that covers water damage. their estimates as of thursday, wind damage, $20 billion to $32 billion. flood damage, $6 billion to $16 billion. so the low end of the combined estimate would be $28 billion. before we spend, let s ask ourselves, is
today on the program, election day in america is almost upon us. we are going to bring it. at stake, control of congress. it s a choice. between two vastly different visions for america. will the democrats lose their slim majority? i will talk to bill maher about what tuesday s results will mean for the next two years. then the u.n. s annual climate conference began today in egypt. a damning new report tells us the world won t come close to meeting its temperature target for the end of the century. but in all the gloom, there is some good news about climate action. i will talk to an expert. and left wing populism beat out right wing populism in brazil last week, but can lula succeed in getting the economy to grow and bringing the country back together when he comes to power? we ll explore. first, here s my take. as an immigrant to america who has traveled a great deal around the world, i ve always been certain that america was the best place for people hike me.
it s amazing. [laughter] rachel: it is. pete: after the cow saying we need to moo-o-ve on. will: we re having apple cider doughnuts. todd: what a tough day for hegseth, the eater in chief, man, you re missing all the stuff that will mentioned. it s next level. will: yeah. it is a fun day here. it s officially fall, and let s bring in our friend, dan bongino, the host of unfiltered with dan bongino. good morning, dan. rachel: good morning, dan. hey, i was on my phone. oh, yeah, i got a guest date on fox. [laughter] by the way, it was not the producers fault, they only told me five or six items, you re coming up any second now, and i was still on mien phone. this is super important. you know, my family, the bongino crew down here, thinks the world of duffys. we love them to death. they are truly some of the most genuine people they ever meet. i heard a little birdie tell me it is rachel birthday today. it is her 21st, so you can now drink legally. i thought it was a good i
Polling as we speak of some kind. Kind News Unspooling always. Thank you for joining us at home. Today has not been a good day for the Republican Party. It began with a fourth defendant flipping in the George Racketeering case against donald trump Turning Jenna Ellis tearfully pleading guilty in state court. This afternoon we are bombshell new report from abc news the trumps former Chief Of Staff, mark meadows, has been granted immunity and special counsel jack smiths federal interference case. Mr. Meadows has reportedly told smith team that he long believe the trumps was being dishonest about his claim that he won the election. Which is certainly something new. Now that report has not been confirmed by nbc news, and Meadows Lawyer is denying it, so we will have a lot more on that later in this hour. But we start with the absolute debacle unfolding among republicans in the house of representatives, which is entering its fourth week. Fourth week, without a speaker of the house. Right, n