enforcement and as well as other state agencies to jump in and help with the stream of migrants who are showing up to the florida coastline. the sate says it will the state says it will use air assets including planes and helicopters from the florida national guard and increase marine patrols to try to help intercept and insure the safety of migrants who are attempting to reach the sunshine state. in his 2340u789 governor desantis didn t mince words as he blasted president biden and his, quote-unquote, lawless immigration policies. the governor saying in part, i am activating the national guard and directing state resources to help alleviated strain alleviate the strain on local resources. when biden continues to ignore his legal responsibilities, we will step in to support our communities. the current wave of illegal cuban migration to the u.s. is the largest it s been in a decade. since august the governor says state, federal and local law enforcement have encountered
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i do want to ask, you on this question of funding, all 16 of florida s republicans in congress voted against this bill that includes senator scott, who filed a joint letter with senator rubio to the senate appropriations committee for assistance with hurricane ian. what do you make of their posture? i was very disappointed with that. we are grappling with human suffering, simply days after hurricane ian strikes the florida coastline. of course we have to make sure that the resources are available for our neighbors across the state of florida. so that we don t get into these political battles that puts funding at risk. people come before politics, and it was an overwhelming bipartisan vote in the senate. it should have been a strong
much of a difference because this is just a major, major hurricane coming this way. over the past couple of days, the forecast track has tracked a little bit to the south of tampa, certainly good news, possibly, for people here in the tampa bay area. the big concern with a storm like this, obviously wind. but many homes in florida, and buildings in florida are built to withstand the wind. what they re worried about is flooding, storm surge, and if tampa had taken a direct hit it could have been catastrophic. they were predicting up to 10 feet of storm surge in this area. there s 120 miles of coastline, if you will, in the tampa bay area, that s why much of the low-lying area here is under mandatory evacuation orders. 2.5 million people under those orders up and down the florida coastline. this storm aiming it seems naples to sarasota.