It is good to be back with you on this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. No rest for the storm weary. We are live in florida as Crews Race to clear the damage from Hurricane Helene before the other Monster Storm named milton rolls ashore. Forecasters say the intensity is building again. Plus, get out now or die. Dire Evacuation Orders set off a scramble with highways clogged and things flying off the shelves. The latest on the storm that could be the worst to hit florida in a century. And when Disaster Relief turns political. Growing spat between Kamala Harris and Floridas Governor Ron Desantis after he reportedly dodged her call. What both sides are saying. And Donald Trumps predictions for the stormravaged south. Theyll still turn out for him even if they have to crawl to the voting booth. We start in tampa, florida, where people trying to evacuate face long lines for gas, standstill traffic, hundreds of cancelled flights. Sam brock is there live. What can you tell us about whats
That has seen more than its share of powerful storms. Now, the Desperate Rush is on for millions to get out of hurricane Miltons Path before it is too late. With the mayor of one City Warning residents, if you stay, you will die. Plus, Kamala Harris full on media assault plan, voters have been calling for her to do more interviews for months. Will they propel a campaign that has been stubbornly stuck within the Pollings Margin of error . And another arrest in what has become an avalanche of trouble for new York Citys mayor. Warrants, searches, indictments and now a former aide facing charges of his own on top of more than a dozen who have quit. So how long can Eric Adams himself hold on . But we begin with that Monster Category 4 hurricane taking direct aim at florida. Hurricane milton expected to be one of the most destructive storms ever to hit the region. Headlines and newspapers throughout the state Screaming Warnings that it is now a race for survival. Time is running out. So use
Letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. We are grateful. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Hi, nicolle. Thanks so much. Welcome to The Beat. Im aarri melber. It is tuesday, exactly one month out from the election. I can tell you off top one of the most common maga Talking Points about Kamala Harris that youve probably heard is taking a hard fall today. Trump has been arguing that she wasnt doing any or enough press interviews. And youll remember when she first stepped up as the nominee. It was a frenetic stretch where she launched a new campaign, a convention, a fundraising operation, and picked a running mate. All of that over several weeks, faster than anyone in history because of the switch. And trump and his allies had been hammering that she wasnt doing interviews then or enough. Theyve been hammering this line of attack. Well, the harder they come, the harder they fall, one and all. As Jimmy Cliff famously put it. Respect. Because that would
Hi, everyone. It is 4 00 in New York. Ever heard the saying history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes . Keep that in mind as we see natural disasters disrupting the natural churn of campaigns, and as we witness Donald Trumps response and the hurricanes that are right now putting millions of lives, american lives in danger as we come on the air. And again, the crisis where Life And Death decisions are being made and more decisions that require more than a partisan response, but one that requires trusted leadership. Donald trump continues to act like someone who has stewed in his own lies and delusions for so long, that he is incapable of telling the truth. Even when lives are on the line. Last night he claimed that there was not a single Emergency Worker on the ground helping people impacted by hurricane helene. How would you do it differently . I would have a tremendous team of people. And look, i was in North Carolina and georgia yesterday. You have very good governor and do
Actions. Peter, my friend, thank you so much. I always appreciate talking with you. That is tonight s reidout and inside with jen psaki starts now. Okay, so we are just 29 days out from the residential election. People are voting across the country and all of those key, swing states you hear about already, and vice president kamala harris and governor tim walz are on a media blitz right now. Tim walz was unleashed on fox news yesterday, it seemed to go pretty well. Harris was unleashed on the popular podcast, call her daddy. And both of them will sit down with a slew of daytime host and podcast holds hosts in the slew of the coming days. I would love to talk to you about my take on these media strategies, and we definitely will during the show me but we kind of have to start somewhere else tonight. Because right now, on a parallel track to all of the interviews and campaign events, early voting, pretty normal electionyear kind of stuff, we have a republican nominee, who will lie about