as a downgraded tropical cyclone. the historically destructive storm made landfall for the second time yesterday. this time in south carolina. more than 180,000 residents lost power almost immediately. that number, reported to have grown to nearly half 1 million as the storm has carved its way through the carolinas. of course, nowhere has been more devastated than florida, where ian s wrath after touching down was deadly, as 77 people confirmed dead. homes literally washed away. entire communities, recovering from being nearly submerged. the president, planning to visit the state to thank its first responders. said yesterday that eons destruction in florida is almost unmatched for our nation. the situation in florida is far more devastating. we will just be beginning to see the scale of that destruction. it s likely to rank among the worst in the nation s, and the worst in the nation s history. you have all seen the scene on television. homes and property wiped out. it s go
accuser also apparently has receipts. we ll have the latest on that development. plus, president biden and key members of his cabinet hit the road to play defense on the economy with election day now just 12 days away. we ll have more on their message and the new polling that shows things may be swinging back in democrats favor. it s tight, though. and donald trump is set to hit the road ahead of election day, including a stop in florida. one key republican hasn t been invited to that event. the governor, we ll have reaction from allies of ron desantis who are not happy. good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, october 27th. joe is off, but along with willie and me, we have u.s. special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay, the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. and willie, as we get closer to election day, things are getting a lot tighter and it seems like democrats might be working to diversify their mess
word with lawrence o donnell. good evening, lawrence. good evening, alex. i m glad you reported on that settlement today, especially including the famous donald trump s 2016 vote of how he never settles. when in fact, as litigation history has a lot of settlements, even before trump university, where he just kind of gave up and paid people off. it s what he does. yeah. he settles. it s also a great window into his adherence to the truth. exactly. thank, you alex. thanks, lawrence. thank you. we have breaking news tonight in the federal criminal investigation of donald trump s possession of government documents, including classifies documents at his florida residence. wall street journal is reporting that kash patel has reached an immunity agreement with the department of justice, and will soon be forced to testify under oath to a federal grand jury investigating the case. prosecutors obtained the immunity agreement with patel after he appeared before the grand
never settles. when in fact, as litigation history has a lot of settlements, even before trump university, where he just kind of gave up and paid people off. it s what he does. yeah. he settles. it s also a great window into his adherence to the truth. exactly. thank, you alex. thanks, lawrence. thank you. we have breaking news tonight in the federal criminal investigation of donald trump s possession of government documents, including classifies documents at his florida residence. wall street journal is reporting that kash patel has reached an immunity agreement with the department of justice, and will soon be forced to testify under oath to a federal grand jury investigating the case. prosecutors obtained the immunity agreement with patel after he appeared before the grand jury on october and refused to answer questions by invoking the fifth amendment. on the grounds that his answers could incriminate him. kash patel was the last person donald trump put in charg
trying toti take corporations t task on this. but it is not a strong enough piece of the broader message about what is happening to the american people here. totally agree. i was a skeptic in terms of what was true. over time, it is clear. i m going to run so that i can come to your set where you ll be first guest. see you in a few. don t get stuck in the elevator. see you soon. thank you for joining us. we ll be joined live by chris hayes and wisconsin senate candidate mandela barns. election day is a week away. he s in an extremely tight race against ron johnson. the outcome of that race could determine control of the u.s. senate. on its own makes the stakes high in wisconsin. even more than that, even more than that, is a lot is on the line here. if wisconsin s democratic governor tony evers loses his s reelection bid, the legislature will have the b power to do whatever they want. and that may include rewriting wisconsin s election laws to give republican official