puerto rico today, devastated by hurricane fiona two weeks ago and the president and white house officials did their part to try to tamp down that controversy. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. white house officials are putting out the word that federal help is on the way for people who need it the most. race is not going to be a factor, despite what the vice president said. hello. surveying damage from hurricane fiona. president biden is already sounding the alarm about storms that won t hit for years. today i m announcing more than $60 million in funding to help coastal areas in puerto rico. [applause] become better prepared for the glorm he says his response doesn t favor friends. times like these our nation comes together, put aside our difference our political differences and get to work. we show up. that s different than what vice president harris suggeste
jacqui, thanks. can you help the victims of the wirs, can you just go to red cross.org/fox forward. make a donation there. or you can scan the qr code on the screen. you can also text hawaii to 90999 and make a $10 donation. stocks were mixed today. the dow lost 37. the s&p 500 was up 30. the nasdaq gained 207 today. much of southern california dealing with the remnants of hurricane hilary which dumped records amounts of rain on that region. it s the first tropical storm to hit los angeles in 84 years. and as if that were not enough, an earthquake rocked the area just north of the city. national correspondent william la jeunesse is in los angeles right now. seeing the damage that it can do. it s nothing to take likely. historic flooding.
are asked to provide d.n.a. swabs. if it s from a we know the level of the relationship. those who lost everything try to see the next chapter in their life as the fire erased so much of what they already wrote. all my life all gone in a minute. not just me lost everything. everybody. everything is gone. bret: william la jeunesse reporting from maui. you can help the victims of the wildfires. just go to red cross.org/fox forward. you can make a donation there or text hawaii to 90999. you can make a $10 donation there. they need the help. stocks were off after the release of the federal reserve minutes concern over rising inflation. fed action, possibly. the dow lost 181 today. the s&p 500 was off 34. the nasdaq fell 156.
we ll build back together. we will find out what we could have done to prevent such loss of life to the best of our ability. now, whether president biden actually visits the island, we do not know, the administration, bret, says they are focused on recovery. the next briefing from state officials is in about three hours. back to you. bret: william la jeunesse in maui. thank you. you can help the victims of the wildfires. you just go red cross.org/fox forward. or you can text hawaii to 90999 to make a $10 donation. they need help. up next, we will tell you which republican is filing articles of impeachment right now against president biden. first, here s what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. wsxv in jackson as six white former mississippi law officers plead guilty to state charges for torturing two black men in a racist assault. it s what is described as a racist assault. all six men had recently
the first how the response went that allowed this to go on. i have a friend who s a firefighter who said the maui fire is horribly understaffed. it s a lot, and there needs to be a serious after-action are review. it ll come too late for all of the families who have lost everything, everything. but it must be done to insure accountability and that the something like this cannot be allowed to happen again. will: tulsi, thank you so much. we always appreciate your insight and especially on this morning. thanks for your care. aloha. will: all right. to help, you can help those impacted by donating to the red cross. there is a qr code here or head to red cross.org/fox forward. rachel: all right. we re going to move to another story. kentucky school district is forced to cancel the second and third day of class after buses were so behind, kids didn t make