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President Joe Biden dropped an F-bomb in a hot mic moment during a visit to hurricane-ravaged Florida on Wednesday.

Understand this hurricane devastation actually touched your family. would you mind sharing what happened? >> it did, yes. fortunately my wife and i and our dog are fine. we were able to get out just before the worst of the storm hit. but the surge did rush through our home and destroyed our first floor. so we are starting to clean up already. we look at it as its only stuff that can be replaced and rebuilt. were fortunate that we got out safe and there are people in much worse shape, unfortunate...

To make that decision who want to make that decision and tracking those results accordingly. >> in israel, everyone is eligible for a booster after six months after receiving their second dose after six months, not the eight months being recommended at least so far here in the u.s., although i suspect that eventually will go down. dr. leana wen, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you, wolf. breaking news coming up next. more on president bidens tour of the hurricane devastation in loui...

And the worst could be yet to come. rolling tornado warnings. highways under water and storm surges that could reach more than ten feet. all of this danger 16 years to the day after hurricane catrin arrived on louisianas shores. cnn is on the scene across the gulf coast. lets start with brian todd in new orleans, a city all too familiar with hurricane devastation. we can see the winds are picking up. a short time ago, emergency services were suspended there. what can you tell us? >> jim, the int...

Can leave from the bahamas. there can be flights that are coming into the united states. we saw in one ways there was a f ferry leaving from freeport and gone to florida. they should have gone to nassau. thats something that had been worked out with other ferries people fleeing the hurricane devastation. in this case they did not do that and these people were forced off the boat. but that was not necessarily customs and border protection, it was the boat not knowing where these people were suppo...

Thats the one im watching. >> competitive state. >> in georgia there is a house race. the georgia six was big. it was a big special. the same republican and a different candidate. she had a tragic personal story. h her son was a victim of gun violence and there has been a lot of attention on this district before. what does that tell you about the big board? >> if you live somewhere else, those are two good ones right there. the president and the first lady looking at the hurricane devastation al...

Democrats need to run on a different method? >> they need to develop one that is run occlusion for everyone, around rejecting things like in charlottesville. >> leland: you cannot say is about inclusion for everybody, identity politics are never stronger. tom perez -- >> that has nothing to do with resisting trump. occlusion for everybody, the president historically popular, look at what just happened with the tax bill. that tax bill was obsessively and very objectively for the upper-class bread...

Together and come up with a more lasting agreement. >> before you go, i have to ask you, i know youre happy about the tax bill that passed, theres a provision in it that im wondering if you would comment on. its going to impose a 12.5% tax on profits made in foreign companies in the u.s. tax world, puerto rico, which is of course part of the united states, its considered a foreign country, now you have said, youve been active saying that the u.s. needs to play a pivotal role in the recovery of p...

Fast. we were actually there before the storm hit. i would give a ten. i think we did a fantastic job, and were being given credit, weve done a great job. i think our response was better than anyone has ever seen. >> governor, between one and ten how do you grade the white house response? >> the president has answered all our petitions, and this is still ongoing. so we expect that that will continue. >> did the united states, did our government, when we came in, did we do a great job military, f...

Tens of thousands of puerto ricans have fled to the sunshine state. we knew this was going to happen and the impact could be huge. plus, fema spending billions after hurricane devastation but whos getting the money. the fact that were about to tell you about no bid contracts in a place desperate for help will make you crazy and break your heart all at the same time.