southwest florida woke up to today, you ve seen houses shredded, others carried away by brutal storm surge including cars ending up in bays in some circumstances. steve harrigan by the grace of god rode out of this storm close to the impact his own as anyone else and tonight we find him right across a causeway connecting the barrier islands. you have seen some horrific destruction, what can you tell us about how the search and rescue attempts are unfolding in the dark? they are going on, they have carried out more than 700 rescues and they got started just after 1:00 in the morning. as soon as the wind died down more than 40 miles per hour they were out there risking their lives to try to save people who were trapped, some of those people on rooftops, both by helicopter and on land. talk about destruction, it is remarkable in the daylight hours to go around and see the level of destruction. i m standing in front of a destroyed house in a destroyed neighborhood. it s a sad s
Minister, for the new package in military aid you recently announced, and it is for ukraine. Look, australia and the United States also share in may view the commitment to uphold International Rules of the road. Including freedom of navigation. Just this past week, prc vessels acted dangerously and unlawfully as our philippine friends conducted a routine supply mission within their own Economic Zone in the South China Sea. I want to be clear, i want to be very clear. The United States defense commitment to the philippines is iron clad. Any attack on the filipino aircraft vessels will invoke our mutual Defense Treaty with the philippines. Mr. Prime minister, today we renewed our commitment to defend the values that are part of this alliance. We continue to stand as one to focus on all the region. I want to thank you for being here. Thank you for your partnership and your leadership in this critical moment. I would like to turn it over to you. Were going to continue to monitor this joint
[cheers and applause] greg: yes, i agree! i agree! happy wednesday, everybody. so every now and then you see something that captures why things everywhere seem to be falling apart these days. no, not just that i m talking about a theory called chesterton s physicians. the rule is never destroy a fence change a rule or do away with a tradition until you understand why it was there in the first place. i would also add removing a breast implant. wow, dead crowd tonight, huh? tyrus: not a lot of breast implants. greg: that s good advice on par with don t poop where you eat which is why joe biden no longer has lunch in the oval office. you don t deserve that joke. but chester top s rule goes to the heart of all this chaos. many social constructs that have held things together really come down to fences, metaphorical and literal. fences and rules packed by western values that helped preserve order and make for a good life. it wasn t perfect, but it was a hell of a lot better
Generalisations about national characteristics are open to question. Nevertheless, the overwhelming impression one gets from reading the major works of English literature, or from studying the famous English men and women of politics, the military or the academic world, is that the English have not been an especially religious lot. Or, if you think that