of color that are most impacted by these extreme conditions. and impacted by issues that are not of their own making. so we have to address this in a way that is about giving resources based on equity. peter doocy with the latest live from the white house. hi, peter. aboard air force one, the press secretary karine jean-pierre cleaned up after the vice president. we re committed to quickly getting resources to all communities impacted, period. we also know that some people particularly in lower income communities have a hard time accessing that help. the vice president s suggestion that race factors in to relief came into friday. saturday, given a chance to add that context herself, she didn t. vice president, can you talked about what you meant bitty by equity for hurricane relief? fema is not responding helping one group over another. i commit to you right here that all floridians will get the help that is available to them through our programs. on his way
we will bring you that speech live. and in florida, grim new details about how many people were killed by a different hurricane, ian of course. and the new number just coming in. some officials now responding to criticism about their initial response to ian. we ve got our team standing by live on the ground. also this hour, we re live in district court in dc with opening statements happening now, in the conspiracy trial of leaders for the oath keepers. why the defense is hanging its case on something former president trump didn t do, and what prosecutors are saying today about what the defendants said were not enough weapons. we will talk about it coming up. and october, not spooked yet. rare good news lately from the market. the dow up 800 points. we will talk about what is behind the rally on wall street later in the show. i m hallie jackson on assignment for a story you will see later on in the month. joining me is gabe guiterrez in san germane puerto rico and shaq bre
Asked by xi jinping a couple of years ago why i was working so hard with your country. And i said, because were a pacific nation. he looked at me, and i said, yeah, were a pacific nation the United States. we are, and were going to stay that way. So, thank you. Thank you, everyone. Prime minister albanese absolutely. Thank you. [crosstalk by reporters] mr. President , on israel, will you respond to attacks on u. S. Troops in the region . Will you respond to attacks on u. S. Troops in the region, mr. President . President biden whoa, whoa, whoa well, youre going to get were going to have a press conference after this. Well be able to answer your questions. Thank you. President biden and the Prime Minister of australia reaffirmed their commitment to their alliance and discussed shared priorities for their countries. They also commented on the israelhamas war and security in the indo pacific region. This is just over 25 minutes. President biden the sun is over there. I dont need these. [l
President biden the sun is over there. I dont need these. [laughter. ] hello, folks. Mr. Prime minister, weve been in close touch since the moment you came into office please, sit down; im sorry since you came into office, and weve met all around the world. And now its wonderful to have you by my side here at the white house and as we advance our Alliance Even more more than its already been advanced. Its strong now; its getting stronger. Before i get to the progress australia and the United States have made today, i want to say just a very few words about the situation in the middle east. The anger, the hurt, the sense of outrage that the israeli people are feeling after the brutally inflicted devastation by hamas is completely understandable. Israel has the right and, i would add, responsibility to respond to the slaughter of their people. And we will ensure israel has what it needs to defend itself against these terrorists. Thats a guarantee. We also have to remember that hamas does
Commitment to upholding International Rules of the road, including freedom of navigation. Just this past week, the prc vessels acted as dangerously and unlawfully as our philippine friends conduct a routine mission in their own exclusive Economic Zone in the South China Sea. I want to be clear, i want to be very clear. The United States defense commitment to the philippines is ironclad. The United States Defense Agreement with the philippines is ironclad. Any attack on the filipino aircraft vessels, our mutual Defense Treaty with the philippines. And, mr. Prime minister, today we renewed our commitment to defend the values at the heart of this alliance, and we continue to stand as one to forge a Better Future for both of us and all the region. So i want to thank you again for being here. Thank you for your partnership, and your leadership in this critical moment. And id like to now turn it over to you. Well, thank you very much, mr. President. Australia and the United States have stood