disappointment saying colleges are stronger when they re racially diverse. we can t go backwards. you know, i know today s court decision is a severe disappointment to so many people including me. we cannot let the decision be a permanent setback for the country. with me right now, politico s white house bureau chief jon jonathan lemire at the white house, and democratic strategist and former executive director of the new york state democratic party, basil, so jonathan, first to you, every time there s a supreme court decision we hear how consequential elections are. what s the fallout you re following here? you just heard from president biden express real dismay at the decision. he urged colleges to consider candidates backgrounds, races, ethnicities when it comes to institutions of higher learning. he was asked as he was leaving the room there after making his statement, he was asked by a reporter if this was a rogue court, meaning the supreme court, and he paused and
dark. the governor clown ron desantis is set to speak at 8:45 this morning after this chilling assessment of ian s wrath. it s going to rank as one of the top five hurricanes to ever hit the florida peninsula. pete: flash flood warnings are in effect. we re live across the state with a firsthand look at the devastation. senior meteorologist janice dean is standing by. fox team weather starts with robert ray in fort myers right where the hurricane hit. robert? good morning guys. look at the devastation on the streets of fort myers. this was completely under water yesterday evening as the surge came in you could see some of that video will remnants of what was published in and around downtown here. there is just debris everywhere. the window field here yesterday was just tremendous we could barely stand by. this vehicle coming through. it s an active scene here this morning as believe it or not, there is some power that has come back at least in this part of fort myers, s
reporter: now the desantis campaign took issue with that statement posting on social media, unreal, nikki haley belittles iowa caucus growers claiming their decisions need to be corrected by new hampshire voters. there is some historical precedent that iowans don t necessarily pick the winner. they have had a historical job of when ittling the field. but, you know, she will have to convince iowans to give her a strong showing to put some momentum at her back. although we have a conversation yesterday with the chief adviser for her superpac and he said i m encouraged by the direction we re headed but we don t have to come in second place, ron has to come in first. john? steve contorno for us, thank you so much. joining us now is political
today. of course, haley and desantis have different objectives. governor desantis has spent a lot of money and time here, and anything short of a second place finish would be a major disappointment for them. h haley s camp have set lower expectations they want a good showing. last night at a town hall in new hampshire she had some interesting things to say about how she saw iowa and new hampshire shaking out. we have an opportunity to get this right. and i know we ll get it right. and i trust you. i trust every single one of you. you know how to do this. you know iowa starts it. you know that you correct it. you know that you continue to go [ applause ] and then my sweet state of south carolina brings it home. that s what we do. that s what we do.
analyst and anchor john avlon. good morning. you heard that we know that iowa doesn t necessarily pick the president if you look at past but it s an important role. it s crunch time. trump promising to win big. is there anything you see that might change caucus goer s minds. yes. it s a process. it s interesting. in 2016 when donald trump lost to ted cruz, trump was ahead in the polls. not this big ahead. right. but there are a lot of undecided voters our reporters are talking to. particularly between desantis and haley. ron desantis is all in, he has the governor s endorsement, the evangelical, a ground game. if he can t make it a second i think he s toast. nikki haley has momentum nationally. and trump has been mia.