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
coastal areas in puerto rico become better prepared for the storm. for example, we can create a flood warning system to help shore up levees and flood wall. in addition there is nearly 700 million infrastructure investments in puerto rico that have been already announced since the signed the bipartisan section of law last november. for example, we awarded $90 million to upgrade pr-2 highway and we announced $163 million to begin construction on the canal and restore help me with the pronunciation. that entire ecosystem. and we will clean up the polluted waters and restore irrigation. mangrove habitats. and bring back marine life. you will see investments like these increasing significantly in the months ahead. we re investing in puerto rico s roads, bridges, public transit,
hurricane strikes puerto rico is ready. today announcing more than $60 million in funds to help coastal areas become better prepared for the storm. for example, we can create a flood watering system to help shore up levees and flood waters. there s 700 million truck shun investments in puerto rico that have already been announced since i signed the bipartisan infrastructure law last november. for example, we ve awarded $90 million to upgrade pr 2 highway. we ve announced $163 million to begin construction on the canal and restore help me. martin pena. martin pena. that entire ecosystem. we re going to clean up polluted waters and restore mitigation habits, mangrove habitats and bring back marine life. you ll see investments like these increasing significantly