so we ll get to our top story this morning. willie. it s front page of all the newspapers, pictures of president biden and governor ron desantis together one week after hurricane ian made landfall in florida, president biden warning more storms will come. the president visited florida yesterday, just days after surveying storm damage in puerto rico. in florida, president biden and governor ron desantis temporarily put politics aid aside as they met with residents in the fort myers area. we were fortunate to have good coordination with the white house and fema. one of the things you re seeing in this response, we are cutting through the bureaucracy, we are cutting through the red tape, and that s from local government, state government, all the way up to the president, so we appreciate the team effort. i think he s done a good job. look, i called him i think even before he called me when i heard the storm was on its way, we worked hand and glove. we have very different
wonderful. and so it doesn t matter. you can have a picture of herschel walker, you know, engaging in all kinds of crazy stuff. you can have more women come out. you can have men come out. it don t matter at this point. they don t care. there s no value here for them other than the owning of democrats, getting this particular seat. so until their voters are expressing concern and a lack of interest in the campaign because of these types of issues, they re going to lean in. ted cruz is going to lean in. that s my guy. yes, he s got how many kids, i don t know, i don t care, it s a vote in the senate. michael steele, to build on your point, this goes back to donald trump, willie, saying, yep, i could shoot someone on 5th avenue. no one will care. it s not like these allegations and revelations about herschel walker are stunning new allegations. we never knew this before about
near bankrupted america. the admiral on the set says it s drunken sailors. just so clarify. in this case, it s drunken socialists. steve rattner, thank you so much for being on. it s great to see you. we are several minutes past the top of the hour. just ahead, former president trump teases another presidential run for months, a new documentary from the bbc is looking at his possible comeback and what issues are motivating voters ahead of the midterms. we will talk to katty kay about that. big project she s been working on. also ahead, we ll get a live report from beijing on north korea s kim jong un making new, aggressive moves with his missile program and more. joining the table former nato supreme allied commander, james stavridis, msnbc s chief national analyst, and willie, we ll get to our top story there. an overnight attack, russian
competitive races, so these other issues while they may not be number one, they re part of a broader set of issues that the voters are going to be looking at and how they assess not just joe biden, but how are they assessing the democratic candidates versus the republican candidates, versus the republican party. you take a national poll, yeah, inflation is number one, but how is that how are those other issues sort of lifting up that issue or a part of that issue in a way that voters going to the ballot box, yeah, inflation is number one. i m really concerned about democracy, too, and i don t like that candidate s position on democracy, and that weighs as much on how they vote. there s a national poll, obviously, willie, and we talked about it before. you can t really even tell you the generic polls are going to play out. democrats may get a lot of support in states like
line, the job to do here is get florida what it needs, and hopeful news on the rebuilding efforts came yesterday. the governor says a temporary bridge to pine island, one of the communities that has been largely cut off. that temporary bridge has been completed and is now open according to the governor, sanibel island, however, which had its major cause kay swept away in parts by hurricane ian that, causeway needs to be rebuilt. the governor hopes that temporary roadway will be up and running at some point later this month. that s where things stand on recovery and rebuilding. of course there s that grim reality setting in here. the death toll climbing 127 confirmed dead in the after math of hurricane ian, and all but five of those deaths in the state of florida, willie. you look at the footage we have been showing. president biden said it yesterday, and it s true, it s going to take years and years to recover from this. nbc s jesse kirsch, live from fort myers beach, thank you so mu