night that the president and first lady will head to puerto rico last night which was rocked by hurricane fiona 25 deaths in puerto rico have been connected to the storms. reuters reports that as of friday, 230,000 homes and businesses remain without power. fiona bore down five days after the anniversary of hurricane maria, which wreaked major havoc on the island before moving up the east coast. after puerto rico, the first couple will head to florida to examine the damage caused by hurricane ian. with wind speeds that top 155 miles per hour, tens of thousands of buildings were leveled, millions of people lost power. so far, nbc news confirmed at least 77 people have died from the effects of iain which barreled into florida s west coast as a category four storm on wednesday before veering to the east overland, reentering the atlantic ocean and making a second landfall as a category one hurricane and the carolinas. nbc s steve patterson is in fort myers beach where i left hi
this country back one step at a time. carley: bit is election day in america and we are less than an hour out from the first pole opening in vermont. you are watching fox & friends first on this election day. i m carley shimkus. todd: it is here and i am todd piro. the entire house of representatives, third of the senate and 36 races across the country on the ballot the balance of power in the future of our country at stake. carley: republicans need a net gain of five seats to take back the house. only one seat to flip the senate, and allies around the the battleground. brooke singman is live in palm beach florida with the latest, brooke. hey, good morning, today is a big day americans across the state as testing their pilots as early as 5:00 p.m. eastern. more than 34 million pilots have been cast by mail or in person early voting centers of the mike according to the associated press. the republicans looking to put both chambers of house. 35 seats up for grabs in 3
ruling after another. appeal upon appeal. and even a trip to the knighted state supreme court. but today the american public finally has its hands on something donald trump as so doggedly sought to conceal. his tax returns. six years worth. and an unprecedented window and steube s financial picture. this public release, which, among other things, shows the don trump paid relatively little in taxes in the years before and during his presidency, is the end product of an effort undertaken by the house ways and needs committee. after securing their returns, which cover the years 2015 to 2020, that panel voted along party lengths to hand redacted versions of the returns to the public. before we get into what these thousands of pages reveal, in a way those who are who are not accountants can understand, it s worth noting how the committee got its hands on these returns in the first place. is the end result of its investigation into an irs policy that mandates audits of returns file
house is up for grabs every two years. and it s that time. ainsley: and there are a lot of early bird voters who are heading to the polls and we are hearing from candidates in many of the key races this morning including don bolduc, brian just interviewed him. we also heard from tudor dixon, she was on the first hour of this show. they joined us with their final pitches. i have held the hands of moms and dads wondering how they are going to put food on the table. we have a moral imperative to help granite staters in america so they re not choosing between eating and heating. we will bring back education. we will bring back safe communities and support our police officers and we will support businesses become a partner to businesses and bring back the american dream in the state of michigan. brian: she was fired up this morning. also this morning we are going to hear from senator marco rubio, there s his picture. congressman lee zeldin. dr. mehmet oz. sarah huckabee sa
occasional issues as well. you are taking a live look at where more than 40 million americans voted early, and as always, it s the turnout today that will make all of the difference. steve kornacki will look at the early clues with how this vote could go. our reporters are spread out across the country talking with folks at the polls as well with control of congress and the leadership of several states on the line, it could be weeks before we know the final results, supporters, candidates and allies all dialing up the urgency of this election with quite the range of closing messages. take a listen. they will be shaped by what happens in the next year to three years. if the people of georgia show up, i win. runoff? are you talking about a runoff? no, we re winning this. i believe in democracy, and i believe in a fair election. we are going to take back america, and in 2024, most importantly, we are going to take back our magnificent white house. quite a day we have a