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category 4 storm leaving a huge path of destruction and millions in the dark this morning. we'll have a live report in just a moment. meanwhile, rescue crews have been busy trying to get people who decided to ride out the storm to try and save them. they're stranded now by rising flood waters and we're still tracking ian as it slowly makes its way across florida. at this hour, it still has more to go. good morning, and welcome to "morning joe." it's thursday, september 29th. joe is off this morning. along with willie and me, we have the host of "way too early," white house bureau chi...

>> look at that, there's a whole lot of crazy right there. election deniers. insurrectionists. weirdos, freaks, you have it all. the republican candidates in arizona, all of them extreme, all of them insurrectionists, all of them people who actually don't believe in american democracy. they believe in their form of government, where, well, you only recognize elections where your side wins. >> and this is what folks on the far right have been working on for quite some time. what this says about trumpism and the future of the republican party. also, a russian court sentences wnba sta...

biden desperately tries to deal with the skyrocketing inflation fueled at least partly, maybe greatly by record gasoline prices. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich has our top story tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. >> good evening to you, bret. today president biden brushed off a gloomy forecast from former president obama's secretary larry summers says it's more likely than not that we will see a recession by the end of next year. biden has a different outlook after he says he spoke with larry summers this morning. but the white house is finding creativ...

. >> our conference, we have a proud spectrum of opinion and ideology. we've got a bunch of cats here. whoever comes in hopefully it will be a republican, hopefully judge moore will win, he'll be one more cat into the mix. >> one more cat in the mix. >> sounds like what everyone signed up for, right? >> there's like two different calculations here. one is if you're mitch mcconnell or paul ryan, how do you stay on leadership without getting blown up from inside your caucus and are you in greater vulnerability in general elections if the controversial fissions like this take up too many seats or...

Large part for the candidates i've been supporting. candy, if the republican party in the senate was symbolized by arlen specter and charlie crist, we would not have the energy behind the candidates anywhere in the country. >> demint has been criticized for backing candidates who cannot win in general elections. the new york times is reporting that obama's advisers are considering using national advertisements. david axlerod denied such a campaign is being planned, democrats argue this would limit expected big losses force democrats in the midterm elections. on sunday's "meet the press" bill...