what those folks do. so, bless them for all their efforts and i m really glad you put that story on your show. so, we will see you next sunday, my friend. see you next time. meantime, a very good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex reports. we are tracking hurricane ian at this hour. it is now a post-tropical cyclone. it s making its way north along the east coast and leaving a trail of devastation in several cities and states. in fact, right now, at least 34 people are confirmed dead. and rescue efforts are ongoing, with crews searching for survivors inside flooded and destroyed homes across that state. the coast guard is out today, assessing damage in several areas. survivors say, it has been a terrifying experience. it was terrifying. i ve never experienced winds, the howling, ears popping. i will never forget it. it was scary, it s the worst thing in the world. today, you know, we need basics and they
line, the stakes could not be higher. republicans need to pick up one senate seat and five house seats to take control on capitol hill. a new nbc news poll finds registered voters are tied at 47% when it comes to which party they want to control congress. the poll also finds democrats are closing the enthusiasm gap in this election. voters from both parties highly interested in the elections. we have already seen the enthusiasm play out as more than 41 million americans have already voted by mail or in person through early voting. but that s not stopping the heavy hitters from hitting the campaign trail for one last effort to rally support. president biden will travel to maryland to push for democrats, while former president donald trump will rally republicans in ohio. we re also keeping a close watch on two states that could determine control of the senate. pennsylvania and georgia. that is where we begin this hour. i want to bring in nbc news correspondent mora barrett from
lawyer, it hence the same way. it really is wild to watch it happen over and over again. and so it goes, the will keeps turning, thank you chris as always. and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. imagine somebody write you a check. you take did the bank, you cash, it deposit, whatever. and then the czech bounces. you didn t write this check, you had no idea that it was not good. up until today, banks across the country could charge you for that transaction. you would get charged a fee for being a victim of a fraud. that s just one of the laundry list of what president biden is calling junk fees, that he announced his administration is going to cut down on. have you ever shown up to the airport and had your flight canceled, and then the airline tries to charge you a fee to rebook you on a new flight? to our place the flight that they canceled? this thing happens. biden today is directing the department of transportation to make rules so that airlines can no lon
check, you take it to the bank, you cash it, deposit, whatever. then that check bounces, no you did not write this check, you had no idea that it was not good, well up until today thanks across the country could charge you for that transaction. you would get charged a fee for being affect him of a fraud. that s just one of the laundry list of what president biden is calling junk fees, that he announced his administration is going to cut down on. have you ever shown up to the airport and had your flight canceled, and then the airline tries to charge you a fee to rebook you on a new flight? to our place the flight that they canceled? this thing happens. biden today is directing the department of transportation to make rules so that airlines can no longer do that. have you ever gotten an internet bill with a cvs receipt sized list of surprised fees tacked on to it? president biden is directing the fcc to make a rule mandating internet service providers to be print transparent in
out there and we have said multiple times to making sure that he s talking directly to the american people about how we are delivering on our promises, delivering on how we re really taking inflation seriously. this past weekend, he did it hit the road with this message. watch. our economy is strong as hell. inflation is worldwide. worse off everywhere else than it is in the united states. let s bring in stephen moore, former senior economic adviser to president trump and robert wolf, former economic adviser to president obama, founder and ceo of 32 advisers and a fox news contributor. we had five minutes but we had to do the title so now we have 3 1/2. thanks for coming on. steve, to you first. you and e.j. wrote this in the new york post. average american is losing 34 k and everything else on biden s work. the average 401(k) hit over 35,000 at the start of the year. the assets have shrunk. the average plan down about $34,000. 24% in less than one year. in you put in