RUSH TRANSCRIPT Two of ░░░░░░░░ monologue state But first ░░░░░░░░ governor of Florida Ron ░░░░░░░░ is with us I ░░░░░░░░ you haven t slept ░░░░░░░░ the last 72 hours ░░░░░░░░ longer been going around ░░░░░░░░ state 100 billion now ░░░░░░░░ in damage Dawning that ░░░░░░░░ accurate We lost I ░░░░░░░░ the last count is ░░░░░░░░ people died in the ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ it s accurate but ░░░░░░░░ lives lost are significant ░░░░░░░░ that s something we ░░░░░░░░ t build back Those ░░░░░░░░ are tough There s ░░░░░░░░ damage There s a ░░░░░░░░ out there particularly the ░░░░░░░░ of southwest Florida they ░░░░░░░░ ready to bounce back ░░░░░░░░ need some help We ░░░░░░░░ down there doing it ░░░░░░░░ they have a lot ░░░░░░░░ grit and determination I ░░░░░░░░ was just in one ░░░░░░░░ the shelters I m ░░░░░░░░ with women who are ░░░░░░░░ 90 years old who ░░░░░░░░ being in some of ░░░░░░░░ islands and they re ░░░░░░░░ their stories basically thanking ░░░░░░░░ but so thankful for ░░░░░░░░ the outpouring of support ░░░░░░░░ everybody helping our state ░░░░░░░░ I just think those ░░░░░░░░ have either donated to ░░░░░░░░ org just know the ░░░░░░░░ impacted by this who ░░░░░░░░ everything they are truly ░░░░░░░░ for the outpouring of ░░░░░░░░ Sean governor they re ░░░░░░░░ that sanibel island may ░░░░░░░░ uninhabitable I know fort ░░░░░░░░ well I know naples ░░░░░░░░ I can t believe ░░░░░░░░ amount of damage we ░░░░░░░░ talking about It was ░░░░░░░░ direct hit It decimated ░░░░░░░░ of these areas As ░░░░░░░░ now where do you ░░░░░░░░ this going in the ░░░░░░░░ Do you believe everybody ░░░░░░░░ sanibel for example will ░░░░░░░░ to come off the ░░░░░░░░ Well we re trying ░░░░░░░░ avoid that I just ░░░░░░░░ today that my Department ░░░░░░░░ Transportation we just put ░░░░░░░░ bids for a temporary ░░░░░░░░ to Link the island ░░░░░░░░ to the mainland There ░░░░░░░░ a causeway that had ░░░░░░░░ that It got severed ░░░░░░░░ three different places We ░░░░░░░░ we can have a ░░░░░░░░ term solution to allow ░░░░░░░░ and egress Also the ░░░░░░░░ because the bridge was ░░░░░░░░ the local utility has ░░░░░░░░ had anybody looking at ░░░░░░░░ power situation What I ░░░░░░░░ is we re going ░░░░░░░░ provide chinook helicopters from ░░░░░░░░ national guard to bring ░░░░░░░░ on to sanibel island ░░░░░░░░ inspect the substations see ░░░░░░░░ s damaged and start ░░░░░░░░ prepare it I think ░░░░░░░░ just need to get ░░░░░░░░ on there an they ░░░░░░░░ to start doing what ░░░░░░░░ to be done clearing ░░░░░░░░ We are working on ░░░░░░░░ roads and all that ░░░░░░░░ clearing the debris getting ░░░░░░░░ electrical back up So ░░░░░░░░ re going to soon ░░░░░░░░ linemen brought in by ░░░░░░░░ to places like sanibel ░░░░░░░░ pine island because we ░░░░░░░░ t want to wait ░░░░░░░░ this We want to ░░░░░░░░ as much as we ░░░░░░░░ now Sean what is ░░░░░░░░ reaction governor to the ░░░░░░░░ president it s our ░░░░░░░░ income communities our communities ░░░░░░░░ color that are most ░░░░░░░░ by these extreme conditions ░░░░░░░░ have to address this ░░░░░░░░ a way that is ░░░░░░░░ giving resources based on ░░░░░░░░ What was your reaction ░░░░░░░░ that I think she ░░░░░░░░ trying to play identity ░░░░░░░░ with a storm a ░░░░░░░░ disaster I think it ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous And honestly we ░░░░░░░░ the FEMA administeradministrator in ░░░░░░░░ us and she threw ░░░░░░░░ water on that That ░░░░░░░░ not going to happen ░░░░░░░░ s totally inappropriate You ░░░░░░░░ t have to politicalize ░░░░░░░░ tragedy in this country ░░░░░░░░ are sick of the ░░░░░░░░ They want people helped ░░░░░░░░ band together and get ░░░░░░░░ communities back on their ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ doing in Florida Sean ░░░░░░░░ impacts spanned all demographics ░░░░░░░░ income levels Sanibel has ░░░░░░░░ wealthy people They also ░░░░░░░░ blue collar people You ░░░░░░░░ other communities different race ░░░░░░░░ ethnicities Who cares We ░░░░░░░░ to make sure people ░░░░░░░░ get on their feet ░░░░░░░░ moving forward again Sean ░░░░░░░░ steps up and help ░░░░░░░░ countries We step up ░░░░░░░░ another station has a ░░░░░░░░ like this Florida deserves ░░░░░░░░ exact same treatment You ░░░░░░░░ right in the sense ░░░░░░░░ this is a one ░░░░░░░░ a 500 year storm ░░░░░░░░ love how people took ░░░░░░░░ of context I felt ░░░░░░░░ took it out of ░░░░░░░░ your remarks You know ░░░░░░░░ there are always bad ░░░░░░░░ that will try to ░░░░░░░░ on a tragedy There ░░░░░░░░ people that would go ░░░░░░░░ and involve themselves in ░░░░░░░░ like looting You re ░░░░░░░░ you better be careful ░░░░░░░░ this state because people ░░░░░░░░ this state have their ░░░░░░░░ Amendment rights to protect ░░░░░░░░ homes and family You ░░░░░░░░ think that was the ░░░░░░░░ controversial thing to say ░░░░░░░░ anything you re reminding ░░░░░░░░ not to take not ░░░░░░░░ take advantage of a ░░░░░░░░ like this I thought ░░░░░░░░ comments were perfectly fine ░░░░░░░░ was your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ Well also Sean I ░░░░░░░░ Thursday after the the ░░░░░░░░ after the storm I ░░░░░░░░ in punta gorda in ░░░░░░░░ county They had all ░░░░░░░░ businesses boarded up downtown ░░░░░░░░ lot of the placards ░░░░░░░░ saw the wood they ░░░░░░░░ painted you loot we ░░░░░░░░ sending the message that ░░░░░░░░ would not be tolerated ░░░░░░░░ these situations happen it ░░░░░░░░ into lawlessness like it ░░░░░░░░ after some other disasters ░░░░░░░░ ve seen in America ░░░░░░░░ other countries the whole ░░░░░░░░ fabric starts to decay ░░░░░░░░ have to draw a ░░░░░░░░ line in the sand ░░░░░░░░ the beginning Irnot going ░░░░░░░░ capitalize off people s ░░░░░░░░ ransack or loot They ░░░░░░░░ caught some looters but ░░░░░░░░ since we ve been ░░░░░░░░ strong on it you ░░░░░░░░ t seen it like ░░░░░░░░ aftermath of other natural ░░░░░░░░ We re proudly a ░░░░░░░░ and order state proudly ░░░░░░░░ state that lets individual ░░░░░░░░ defend themselves their families ░░░░░░░░ their homes Sean yeah ░░░░░░░░ for people that want ░░░░░░░░ help it s at ░░░░░░░░ bottom of your screen ░░░░░░░░ org I know you ░░░░░░░░ had a busy you ░░░░░░░░ week the last week ░░░░░░░░ Our thoughts and prayers ░░░░░░░░ with our friends in ░░░░░░░░ free state of Florida ░░░░░░░░ you for being with ░░░░░░░░ I know Americans will ░░░░░░░░ there helping to support ░░░░░░░░ fellow Americans. Thank you.