our thoughts remain with those impacted by hurricane ian. for those who need help, please ask for it. and if you can give help, please, give it. on that note, i wish you all a very good and safe night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with us. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. when hurricane ian came ashore yesterday afternoon and what was one of the stronger storms to ever hit the united states, period, and after a terrifying night in southwest florida daylight today brought harrowing evidence of the destruction of a storm like that brings. this is fort myers beach, one of the barrier ion islands that in slammed into as a near category five storm. for the hurricane it was a popular beach destination full of resorts and restaurants. as you can, see much of it has been leveled. when local resident told his local tape paper, quote, fort myers beach is gone. this is the causeway leading to sandoval island, just west of
defend his department. there is a lot of speculation about what the justice department is doing, what it is not doing, what are theories are. what are theories aren t. and they will continue to be that speculation. this is the most wide ranging investigation and the most important investigation that the justice department has ever done. and we have done so because this [inaudible] effort to upend and general election transfer of power from one administration to the other, concept of the fundamental of american democracy. we have to get this right. garland was not wrong, this is the most important investigation that the justice department has ever entered into. no president has ever been criminally charged in the history of the united states of america. and that means that merrick garland holds one of the most difficult jobs in the entire country. he is now not only at the helm of one, but two sweet being justice department investigations into a former president, donald tr
sunglasses, i walked out to the south lawn he took off his jacket and eventually gave the white house version of a pep rally. exactly four weeks ago today i signed the inflation reduction act into law. the single most important legislation passing through congress to combat inflation and one of the most significant laws in our nation s history. we re gonna lower prescription drugs costs. lower health insurance costs. lower energy costs for millions of families. i want to take the most aggressive action ever, ever, ever to confront the climate crisis and increase our energy security. i want to build the future, the future, here in the united states of america. with american workers, companies, american made products. and after years of some of the biggest corporations in the united states paying zero in federal income tax, they ll not have to begin to literally pay their fair share. making progress and every country as big and complicated desires is difficult. it s not easy.
night. alex wagner coming up. good evening, alex. good evening, thank you christopher, and thanks to tonight. today, president biden popped on his signature aviator sunglasses, walked up to the south lawn, he took off his jacket and essentially gave the white house version of a pep rally. exactly four weeks ago today, i signed the inflation reduction act into law. the single most important legislation passed into congress to combat inflation, and one of the most significant laws in our nation s history. we ve got a lot of lower prescription drug costs. lower health insurance costs. lower energy costs for millions of families. i want to take the most aggressive action ever, ever, ever to confront the climate crisis and increase our energy security. i want to build the future, the future, here in the united states of america. with american workers, companies, american made products. and after years of some of the biggest corporations in the united states paying zero in
history. it will lower health insurance costs. lower energy costs. i want to take the most aggressive action ever, ever, ever, to combat the climate crisis. i will build the future here in the united states of america with the american workers, american companies, with american-made products, and after years of some of the biggest corporations in the united states paying zero in federal income tax, they will begin to literally pay their fair share. it is not easy and it never has been. but i know with conviction, commitment, and patience, progress does come and is coming now. as much as they chalked up the timing of the event today with the anniversary of signing the act, it is obvious that today was all about the midterms. showing exactly how much democrats have delivered for voters. across the aisle, republicans have a little bit of trouble. this afternoon, south carolina care senator lindsey graham instituted a bill that would prohibit abortion after 15 weeks of pregnanc