pummeled by higher gas prices. what is joe s solution? a good old-fashioned bribe. president biden is releasing another 15 million barrels, even though our reserve is at the lowest level in nearly four decades. the best part? biden isn t even being coy about his scheme. i ve been doing everything in my power to reduce gas prices since putin s invasion of ukraine caused these price hikes. without the steps we ve taken over the past several months, to ramp up production and lower prices and get relief to consumers, bring down the price charged at the pump to reflect what you pay for the product. you still make a significant profit. shareholders will still do very well. the american people will catch a break they deserve and get a fair price at the pump as well. seconds later, the same guy claimed that politics has nothing to do with it. what is your response to republicans who say you are only doing this as pr to help democrats in the midterms? where have they been the
justice clarence thomas, they never speak about cases pending before the supreme court. ask clients if that is true. that s what we learned about the testimony this week. tucker carlson continues to push pro-russian propaganda on his show. wait until you hear his latest claim that russian tv is predictably eating up. all of that and more is coming up. good saturday morning to you. i am katie fang. we begin the show in south carolina. that is where residents are waking up to the devastating damage left by hurricane ian. the powerful storm made landfall again yesterday. a category one hurricane around 2 pm eastern. it was downgraded hours later to a post-tropical cyclone. and now pushing its way north. the storm caused severe flooding in parts of the state. this is what we are looking at. it is a neighborhood near myrtle beach. roads are underwater after heavy rain pounded the area. several piers along the coast, including this one, they were partially collapsing from the sto
miles per hour. those winds caused storm surges. a major hazard for this low-lying region. at this hour, more than 1.2 million people across florida remain without electricity. as of late yesterday, parts of the county, where i am now, where it made landfall, they did not have access to clean drinking water. many people have no running water whatsoever. it is hard to know exactly how many people are displaced right now. officials estimate that it is in the tens of thousands. at least 34 people have been confirmed dead so far. 12 of them right here in lee county. after barreling through florida, you can regain strength over the atlantic ocean. it then made a second landfall as a category one hurricane in south carolina yesterday afternoon. the damage there is a fraction of the devastation that ian brought through southwest florida. you can see the aftermath. what you can see in the images are the broken lives. these are people on the margins whose homes, jobs, bodies, and he
fort myers beach, florida, one of the cities that was hardest hit by hurricane ian, hurricane ian made landfall on wednesday afternoon in florida as a category four hurricane. it was just a few miles shy, two miles per hour shy of being a category five storm, the likes of which have only been experienced four times in u.s. history. at this hour, more than 1.2 million people across florida are still without power, and as of late yesterday parts of the county where i am now, where ian did make landfall, did not have access to clean drinking water. in fact, much of where i am now has no access to power either. hard to know exactly how many people are displaced this time, officials are estimating it is in the thousands, possibly tens of thousands, at least 34 people have been confirmed dead so far, 12 of them here in lee county. after hitting florida eons rain grain strength over the atlantic ocean. what across florida, went out in the atlantic, and made a second landfall as a ca
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