south carolina continue to recovery from rains wind and cataclysmic flooding. ian slammed into south carolina just shy of category 5. the current death toll of at least 45 people likely to come in the days as search and rescue cruise go through blocked floodwaters, as of this morning, 1.3 million homes and businesses still in the dark. according to the latest estimate ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses which could make it the most expensive storm in the state history. the figure comes from core logic, that s a research firm that estimates losses from natural disasters. the estimates, combined ensured losses through private insurance, which typically covers wind damage. and fema s national flood insurance program that covers water damage. their estimates as of thursday, wind damage, $20 billion to $32 billion. flood damage, $6 billion to $16 billion. so the low end of the combined estimate would be $28 billion. before we spend, let s ask ourselves, is
good afternoon, charles. here on the hill, there s plenty of bipartisan support for the speaker of the house as china really starts to ratchet up its aggression to the u.s. and the fact that the speaker was bold enough to make this trip. speaker pelosi is spending the night in taipei tonight after getting a rock star welcome by a sea of people there shortly after she released a statement that attempts to send a message to china that this trip is not a provocation. that is not how china is reading it at all. chinese media has announced that they will start a series of military operations including live fire exercises around taiwan and flying across the median line. now, many republicans are lauding the speaker s trip, which others have taken in the past. they want the white house, specifically the president, to be firm with china. well past time to do this for the united states, to make clear that we will support taiwan if the chinese communists go for the jugular. if they
Earlier. I think the results of send a very clear signal to policymakers because just after nine months of the president ial elections, support for the current Policy Makers has declined significantly. And this is mainly i think because of the high inflation and persistent inflation and declining Purchasing Power of the middle class and lower income classes, that is i think the main reason of declining support for the policymakers. Do you think that this rebuff at the polls will tie president erdogan s hands when it comes to reforming the economy . I think the signal is well received by the the policymakers because both the Finance Minister and president erdogan reiterated that the current policies will continue, so it means that they will continue to rebalance the economy and return back to Sustainable Growth for the turkish economy. When we look at the Market Reaction today for these announcements, the markets have also the scenario, so the markets took it as a positive sign. Do you
Not one more thing. Teeny little one more thing. Bret good evening, we are coming to you live just down the hall from the the five fox news World Headquarters in new york. Im bret baier. The federal corruption and bribery trial for new jersey democratic senator bob menendez gets underway. The Biden Administration touts what it calls its ironclad support of israel. But, its top diplomat gets critical of the israeli war effort. And former President Trump scores big in new Swing State Polling we will break down the numbers. But, first, breaking tonight, the star witness of the prosecution case against former President Donald Trump takes the stand. Former trump lawyer and selfdescribed fixer Michael Cohen is implicating his old boss in a scheme to silence an adult film stars claim that they had a sexual encounter. But cohen will soon face a direct examination that will question his direct accountability. Nate foy. Good evening, bret. At the end of court tonight, Michael Cohen testified tha
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