we have florida still reeling from the devastation from hurricane ian. we re concerned about the storm. i should have left and shouldn t have stayed. listening to the winds, which were horrible for hours. the storm now soaking the mid atlantic making its way up north and death toll in florida continues to climb. pete: alexandria hoff is live in fort meyers beach. alexandria. well, good morning. we re here on san carlos island, part of fort meyers beach and aside from the utility crews working up the street and the occasional police siren, the scene is quiet, it s still and sad. it s really easy to understand when you look at the wreckage behind me why this rescue and recovery and these operation haves been so challenging, but they ve been productive. according to the lee county sheriff s office, 6 to 700 rescues were made and the sheriff is reporting 35 deaths in the county as well and the numbers may rise as individual counties are reporting. about 30 minutes north o
biden and kamala harris. you have the new york post there, which shows us a little bit of what s going on and what kind of week it s been. take a look at this headline from the new york post, joe biden and kamala harris flopping worldwide. pete: right at the moment and the article lays out from north korea to firing ballistic missiles and while we re there to visiting russia to iran and china, the world is shifting and moves are being made, pipelines being blown up, and instead of a strong resolute clear leadership from the unit of america, well let s play the tape of the argument that michael good win is making. watch. biden and harris. i want to thank you all of you here for including bipartisan elected officials like senator brawn, senator booker, representative jackie, are you here? i didn t think she was going to be here. so the u united states sharea
very important relationship, which is an alliance with the republic of north korea. pete: we ve got joe biden calling out for a congresswoman everybody knows is deceased and kamala harris not quite sure which one is the north and the south. rachel: yeah, sometimes pop culture references just really sum things up. the new york post referenced dumb and dumber, which could be an interesting way to look at what s happening here, except that it s so serious. you know, i remember when we were on the air, you guys, when the whole ukraine thing was erupting and we heard russia talking about putting its nukes on alert, that was a shocking moment. we haven t had that kind of nuclear, you know, ideas popping around since the 80s but i tell you what, i felt like in the 80s, our leaders took the idea of and their advisers, took the idea of nuclear war much more seriously. i m very concerned at the fact that that s not front and center
enough. there s extreme positives for the individual, the family, and for our culture. we need men. we don t need boys, we need men. rachel: and men boys become men through great parenting. i agree with you about the absentee fatherhood and you cannot deny the lack of family formation and level of divorce and the degradation of men in pop culture and sitcoms and cartoons where men are presented at bafoones. pete: or masculinity is administer toonish and outdated and not helpful. rachel: or pretending like women don t want men to protect them. i tell you what, if i heard a noise at night and if sean sent me down, i would be less attracted to him to check it out. it s a denial of basic biology just like the last story of the transgender girls in the bathroom. there you go. will: huge story, huge current in our culture. rachel: but new york times late to the party. will: at least arrived.
enough to think we should defend ourselves? there s the same strand in domestic politics. if america was sinful from the beginning and why are we perpetuating or defending any of it. put uk up where liz truss has become the prime minister and not a raff id conservative and all of uk politics defined by brexit and they ll maintain it. will: it s an island. it s an island. increase forces at the border. by the way, those are a few of the countries pete: oil drilling in the north sea. will: those are a few countries by the way. throw up potential similar movements in spain, finland, belgium, poland as well. pete: majorities in the places again. brexit conceded 2016 and are these indications of what could be coming in 2024 with a big show down. will: populism, focus on the lives of the people over the few. pete: what an idea. all right, rachel, how you