the pandemic. this is a story that unfolds in three parts. first, the fraud. just yesterday we learned that nearly 400 department of homeland security employees took pandemic unemployment aid, even though they were working. this is just a tiny fraction of the massive and brazen covid theft that has incurred since the government started doling out billions in so-called relief. the official who was in charge of overseeing the distribution of the belief has called this the biggest fraud in a generation. it was the theft of as much as $80 billion or about 10% of the $800 billion it was handed out in that paycheck protection program. that s on top of the 90 billion to 402 billion believed to have been stolen from the 900 billion covid unemployment relief program, that is a lot of money. the second part of this story surrounds the title wave of inflation but all of this unchecked spending and the fraud actually caused. the adverse effects of pumping trillions into the u.s. economy
the now, this is a story that unfolds in three parts. first, the fraud.st yes just yesterday, wete learned tht nearly four hundred department of homeland security employees took pandemiarly 400c unemploymt even though they were working. but my friends, this is justinyc a teeny tiny fraction of the massive in brazen coviden theft that has occurred since d the government started doling out billions in so-called relief. the official who s in chargeh of overseeing the distribution of the relieributionf has calleh the biggest fraud inbigges a generation. t frau it was the theft of asc as 80 billion dollars, or about 10% of the eight hundred billion dollars that was handed out in that paycheck protection program. now,in tha remember, that s on l the 90 billion to four hundredio billion believed to have been stolen from the nine hundred billion covid unemploy payment relief program. that s a lot of money. the second part of this story surrounds the tidal wave of inflatiotle n tha
causing more destruction. we des taktre a look at what its left in its path, namely loo devastation. the southwest florida as the sunshinek state enters a secondf full night of search and rescue efforts. whe we take you to naples, whered we find our own max gordonre on standing here on fort myers riverfront. you can see the power of ian hurricane ian boats strewn about like they were toybos. the wind rushed in.e wind the storm surge tossed these boats all over the place.e wh and for those who decided to hunker down and wait out the storm, a harrowing experience. bu t now the helpers have arrived. the cajun navy is here and they say they ve conducted more than 50 boat rescues all over the fort myers area. they ve also delivered hundreds of meals to people they delive here s what they say. that experience has been like. we are currently in rescue mode. we re trying to rescue. there s still people out there . it has changed from so much ofhf a life safety kind of rescue
can t get the supplies, food, water, medical, things like t that. we have crews combined with rescuers and medical units so they can take care of a portion of that medical to get them safe. those in the cajun navy say there is a big for food and water donations in the fort myers area. they would love it if folks would drive down with those donations or you can also donate online at cajun navy they always help people in natural disasters. they are here from the goodness of their hearts all here to h help. max gordon fox news. laura: the biden administration had one economic talking point going into the midterms and it was that gas prices were falling from their record highs. never mind the fact that the biden administration s policies contribute directly to that jump in prices.
laura: hurricane ian barrows up the coast causing more destruction we take a look at what s left in its path. the sunshine state enters the second full night of search and rescue efforts, we take you to naples where we find max gordon. standing here on fort myers riverfront you can see the power of hurricane ian, boats strewn about like they were toys. the wind, the storm surge tossed these boats all over the place and for those who decided to hunker down and wait out the storm, a harrowing experience. now the helpers have arrived. cajun navy is here and they say they have conducted more than 50 boat rescues all over the fort myers area. up they have delivered hundreds of meals to people, it s what they say that experience is like. we are currently in rescue mode, there are still people out there. it has changed from so much of the safety rescue to just people