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million meal is into the area, and leaders of water. right where the state has a point of distribution setup, so we can get that food and water to individuals that need it. ian is also believed to be one of the most costly storms to ever hit the united states, threatening homes and businesses and completely washing away roads. more than 700,000 florida residents still do not have power. this weekend, we learned the president and the first lady planned to travel to florida wednesday to survey the damage. the bidens will also visit puerto rico tomorrow to address the devastation hurricane fiona left on the island two weeks ago. the storm killed at least two dozen americans and power still is not fully restored. plus, 10% of the island remains in the dark. but let s start this hour in hard-hit fort myers, florida. msnbc correspondent vlad is talking to survivors. vlad, my friend, you spoke earlier with people who are evacuated from their flooded homes in fort myers beach ....
I spoke to a group of workers this morning, a lot of them telling me that they work in the service industry. this wasn t a community down the road. they said, well, all those restaurants, all those places we work that have been destroyed. so, we don t have a job and their apartment was flooded. we lost the property, so the only option we have is to move to another city where we have relatives that can take us in. he just depends on peoples situation. i think those with a little more resources, that are going to go through an insurance or have more money saved, they will try to rebuild. of course, because of the history they have in this place, alicia. thank you so much for being with us. joining me, now florida congresswoman kathy castor, she served as chair of the house select committee on the climate crisis. representative castor, talk us through the federal relief being provided for florida, what it will go toward. thank you, alicia. let s just face, it this hurricane event was ....