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Residents of Florida reeling once again after Hurricane Milton made landfall as a dangerous category 3 storm. Milton hitting just days after Hurricane Helene causing life threatening conditions, at least five deaths have been reported, and knocking out power to over million and a half homes and businesses. FEMA is currently on the ground in Florida assessing the situation and working with local officials and private groups ready to help those in need. FOX’s Gurnal Scott speaks with Marty Bahamonde, Director, Disaster Operations, Office of External Affairs at Federal Emergency Management Agency, who gives us the latest from Florida and says FEMA is confident they have the funds to deal with the back to back hurricanes and other natural disasters that could possibly happen in the near future. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida early this morning, with experts forecasting the aftermath could be especially devastating in the Sunshine State. Meanwhile, North Carolinians are still suffering after Hurricane Helene, whose destruction has made recovery efforts especially challenging. As Americans brace for the soon-needed emergency recovery efforts, some have raised questions about whether FEMA has the funds to help. North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx joins the Rundown to explain the demand for more recovery aid in North Carolina, how Congress ensured FEMA has all the funding they need, and her concerns of a compounding disaster in the U.S. following Hurricane Milton. A handful of states will decide the election this fall. Arizona is one of the most sought-after swing states, with 11 electoral votes up for grabs. Early voting started this week in the Grand Canyon State, and both running mates campaigned there on Wednesday. CEO and President of HighGround political consulting Chuck Caughlin joins to break down Arizona's political landscape, the importance of winning Maricopa County, and why immigration is the number one issue for voters in the state. Plus, commentary from co-host of FOX & Friends Weekend and host of The Will Cain Show, Will Cain. Photo Credit: NOAA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back to back hurricanes hitting the mainland of the United States has raised concerns, and arguments, over whether or not the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has enough relief funds to help those in desperate need. Millions are still trying to recover from Hurricane Helene, which laid a path of destruction from Florida to North Carolina, and now Floridians are facing a very dangerous Hurricane Milton expected to have record storm surge. This issue of disaster relief is an issue being used by both parties just weeks before the election. FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Chad Pergram, Senior Congressional Correspondent for FOX News Channel, who says there is a long list of natural disasters that have been politicized by both sides. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With less than four weeks until the 2024 election, one that could be the closest presidential election in the nation's history, there are worries that voters in the Southeast impacted by Hurricane Helene may not be able to cast their ballots. In western North Carolina, polling places have been damaged and, in some cases, destroyed, which raises the question: Where will voters vote on Election Day? Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections Karen Brinson Bell joins the Rundown to discuss how North Carolina is planning to get all voters to the polls, how their state election laws prepared them for this type of situation, and what can be expected on election night in the state. Hurricane Milton is closing in on Florida less than two weeks after Helene devastated much of the state. While President Joe Biden prepares its federal response for the coming storm, the administration faces criticism over its response to Helene. Brock Long, the former Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, joins the Rundown to weigh in on FEMA's response to Helene and whether the agency is stretched too thin to handle the expected impact from Milton. Plus, commentary by columnist David Marcus. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Florida's West Coast is bracing for the impact of Hurricane Milton which may have been downgraded to a Category 4 hurricane but has all officials and residents very worried. The greatest fear, besides high winds, is a possible new record storm surge which could reach fifteen feet high. Milton is expected to make landfall near Tampa Bay late Wednesday or very early Thursday. FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Bob Van Dillen, FOX Weather meteorologist reporting from Tampa, who says the storm surge concerns are very real and residents are heeding the warnings. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four weeks remain until the presidential election, and while both Vice President Harris and former President Trump have been stumping in numerous states around the country, it does not seem to be making much difference in the polls. Both campaigns are looking to secure fractions of percentages in swing states in order to secure a win, and many experts predict the election could come down to thousands of votes in places like Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Managing Editor for Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics Kyle Kondik joins the Rundown to discuss why the polls are not moving ahead of Election Day and what issues are factoring into Americans' voting decisions. Days after Hurricane Helene caused major damage across Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, another major storm is on the way. FOX Weather has upgraded Hurricane Milton to a Category 5 storm, whose path is heading up the coast of Florida. The threats of a fresh severe weather event are prompting mass evacuations in the Sunshine State as homes and businesses are still actively recovering from Hurricane Helene only weeks ago. Many Americans are under the impression that flood damage is covered under their homeowner's insurance; however, that is not the case. Mark Friedlander, director of corporate communications at the Insurance Information Institute, joins to share how people can make sure their home has the proper coverage in the wake of a national disaster. Plus, commentary by Jake Matthews, Director of Media Services at JLK Political Strategies. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One year ago today Hamas terrorists launched a brutal early morning attack on Israel murdering, raping and taking hostages from homes on the Gaza border. All across Israel vigils and somber ceremonies were being held to honor and remember those lost and those still being held captive. The war in Gaza rages on and now the conflict has expanded into Lebanon where Israel is trying to dismantle the Iran supported terror group Hezbollah. FOX’s Eben Brown speaks with Trey Yingst, chief foreign correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC) and author of the book 'Black Saturday', his firsthand account of the October 7th terror attack by Hamas, who shares his experience in covering the conflict from day one and the latest in fighting in Gaza and Lebanon. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Energy prices are on the move. Volatility spikes as Americans face devastating hurricanes domestically and conflict escalates in the Middle East. Israel has promised to retaliate against Iran’s ballistic missile attack last week, and Wall Street is already pricing some of the fears of escalation into the market. These concerns are compounded by another hurricane headed for the East Coast, which FOX Weather has officially upgraded to Category 5. FOX Business correspondent Lydia Hu is joined by senior energy market analyst and FOX Business contributor Phil Flynn to explain how the Middle East’s building conflict and severe weather in the U.S. could mean a major energy price spike for consumers. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today marks one year since the Hamas terror attacks on Israel that left over 1200 dead, and hundreds of others taken hostage. Throughout the 12 months since the attacks, Israel has worked to root out Hamas terrorists in Gaza and has moved into Lebanon to neutralize the Iranian proxy group Hezbollah. Domestically, President Biden is receiving criticism over his administration's handling of Hurricane Helene aid, with thousands of Americans in the Southeast currently without power and resources. Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) joins the Rundown to reflect on the one-year mark since the Hamas attacks, his efforts to get Republican Senate candidates elected, and react to the Biden administration's response to Hurricane Helene. With one year passing since the Hamas terror attacks on Israel, families of hostages take on that day are growing weary that their loved ones may never be returned home. One of those hostages is 20-year-old Edan Alexander, who was born in Israel but was raised in New Jersey. His parents are hoping for a ceasefire agreement that could bring their son home. Edan's father, Adi Alexander joined the Rundown from a rally in Central Park, New York, held by hostage family members, to discuss his son's story, his hopes for his son's return and what he feels Israel needs to do to bring all of the hostages home. Plus, commentary from New York Post Columnist and author of Stolen Youth, Karol Markowicz. (Image Via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Americans, more than ever, are relying on government programs to get by, and a recent study shows how that reliance has spread to many more parts of the country over the decades. This past week, Wall Street Journal's editor and reporter Aaron Zitner joined host Chris Foster to delve into the study's findings and the significant political ramifications. He notes a striking trend: many counties that have grown more dependent on government safety nets tend to vote Republican and are pivotal in swing states that could swing the outcome of next month's election. Zitner discusses what economic, demographic, and policy changes led to this change. He also explains how former President Donald Trump was among the first Republicans to notice this trend and appeal to these voters. We often must cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with the WSJ’s Aaron Aitner and allow you to hear even more about America’s growing reliance on government money and what it can mean for our country's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Election Day is less than a month away, and the candidates are using the final days to make gains in key battleground states. Both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are eager to win over voters in Pennsylvania, which has 19 electoral votes up for grabs. FOX News Contributor and former White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove breaks down each campaign's strategy and reacts to the vice-presidential debate. Between 1988 and 2012, Democrats relied on Wisconsin to swing their way in the Presidential Election. But in 2016, Donald Trump was narrowly able to win the state, securing him the path to the presidency. Although President Biden was able to win back Wisconsin in 2020, the state is poised to be a tossup yet again in November. FOX 6 Milwaukee Political Reporter Jason Calvi looks at the state of both presidential and Senate races and later shares which counties he'll be watching closely on election night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The biggest prize among the seven states considered toss-ups this election is Pennsylvania. With its 19 electoral votes, whoever wins that state may be our next president. It also so happens to be where former President Trump went this weekend, holding a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Butler is also the same place where he was nearly killed by a would-be assassin’s bullet back in July. Earlier this week, FOX News Rundown host Dave Anthony talked with Daron Shaw, who's part of the FOX News polling team, about Pennsylvania and its importance for Trump and Vice President Harris. Shaw took us inside the numbers in Pennsylvania and broke down what issues and regions would likely determine the winner of the Keystone State. We often must cut interviews short during the week, but we thought you might like to hear the full interview. Today on Fox News Rundown Extra, we will share our entire interview with the Fox News decision desk member Daron Shaw and allow you to hear even more about what some see as the most critical swing state and what both candidates must do to win it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Monday marks one year since Hamas invaded Israel, killing over 1,000 people and taking over 240 innocent civilians hostage. Since last October the conflict has only escalated — and now, as tensions grow alarmingly high between Israel and Iran, the question of what direction this war moves in remains unsettlingly indefinite. FOX News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin weighs in on how conflict in the Middle East has changed throughout the year and what the U.S.'s response might be to further escalation. This week, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas warned that FEMA was running out of funds amidst the catastrophic destruction of Hurricane Helene. With hundreds dead and even more people displaced from the storm, Congress is facing growing pressure to cut the October recess short to pass relief funding. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram explains what's complicating the efforts to secure more funding for FEMA this hurricane season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A week after Hurricane Helene laid a path of destruction through western North Carolina over a hundred thousand residents are without water and over a million residents are living under a boil water advisory. The flood waters severely damaged water utilities and personal wells in a situation that could last weeks or months and becomes more dangerous as time passes. The non-profit 'Wine To Water', headquartered in Boone, North Carolina, is working around the clock to get clean drinking water to their fellow residents in need. FOX’s Tonya J. Powers speaks with Doc Hendley, the founder and president of 'Wine To Water', a non-profit that brings clean water to people in need anywhere in the world, who says the devastation has made the state unrecognizable and he details how his organization is helping bring much needed drinking water to those affected. If you want to know more, volunteer or donate go to: give.wtw.org/helene or wtw.org Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For weeks, economists and analysts reacted with caution to the August jobs report that showed a hiring slowdown, some even questioning if the Fed’s aggressive rate cut would ease inflation at the expense of our labor market. The September jobs report released this morning paints a very different picture for the US economy. 254,000 jobs added. The unemployment rate ticked down 0.1 percent. Average hourly earnings are up 4 percent year-over-year. FOX Business correspondent Gerri Willis speaks to Annex Wealth Management chief economist Brian Jacobsen about what's behind the unexpectedly strong jobs report and its impact on future Fed monetary policy. Later, they analyze Wall Street's volatile week caused by Middle East tensions and the resolution of a loom port strike. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a filing from special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against former President Trump . Democrats quickly seized on the provocative details as the former President and his allies decry this move as election interference. Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris administration juggles a crisis with an escalating conflict in the Middle East and fallout from Hurricane Helene. FOX News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream joins to discuss how the 2024 candidates’ are weathering these October surprises and previews key cases heading for the Supreme Court. The number of counties in the United States that rely on government assistance is increasing, and most of them vote Republican. In 1970, one in ten counties in the country relied primarily on social safety net programs; in the latest survey of the nation, that number has risen to over half of American counties. Reasons range from rapid inflation, the expansion of government social programs, and deindustrialization due to jobs moving overseas. Reporter and Editor for the Wall Street Journal Aaron Zitner joins to discuss how these counties went from being swing districts to majority red regions, how former President Trump capitalized on bringing these voters into his coalition, and why both candidates are so focused on winning over voters in these areas. Plus, commentary by Jason Rantz, host of “The Jason Rantz Show” and author of "What's Killing America." Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The International Longshoreman's Association (ILA), began its first strike Monday night after a six-year contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents port employers, expired. The dock workers are seeking a 77% pay increase over the duration of a new contract, as well as a ban on the use of automated equipment. The strike has entered its third day leaving several U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coasts at a standstill, halting shipments and trade at ports that handle about half of all U.S. imports. FOX’s Gurnal Scott speaks with Jeff Flock, FOX Business Network correspondent reporting from the Port of Newark in Newark, N.J., who gives us the latest on the strike, its impact on the nation and what goods we could run out of if this continues. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted by federal prosecutors and charged with corruption for taking campaign contributions from foreign governments in return for political favors. Marking the first time a sitting NYC mayor has been indicted, prosecutors laid out evidence that Mayor Adams accepted favors and bribes from the Turkish government in return for his help cutting the red tape to open their new Turkish consulate building. FOX News contributor and former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Andy McCarthy, joins the Rundown to discuss the strength of the corruption case built against Mayor Adams and Adams’ argument that he is being unfairly targeted for speaking out against illegal immigration. Former President Donald Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, the place where a gunman attempted to take his life at a campaign rally in July. With Pennsylvania's significant 19 electoral votes at stake—the highest among the swing states—both candidates are investing a lot of time and money in this critical battleground. Daron Shaw, a member of the FOX News Decision Desk and the bipartisan FOX News Polling team, joins to take a deep dive into the high-stakes contest for the Keystone State and break down the candidates' campaign efforts. Plus, commentary from co-host of FOX & Friends Weekend and host of The Will Cain Show, Will Cain. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. Navy using ballistic missile interceptors from two guided-missile destroyers in the Eastern Mediterranean to help defend Israel from an Iranian missile barrage this week. Tehran launched nearly two hundred missiles in the largest ballistic missile attack in military history and Israel has promised to retaliate furthering what seems to be an escalating war in the region. The Pentagon has said FOX’s John Saucier speaks with Jennifer Griffin, Chief National Security Correspondent for FOX News, who has the latest assessments from the Pentagon of how successful the defense of Israel was and where this escalation in the region may go from here. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CBS News Vice Presidential Debate featured many tense moments between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. While the VP picks were peppered with questions on policies, the moderators quickly confronted Vance on his past statements about Haitian immigrants and childless women. However, Vance’s steady performance allowed him to question Vice President Harris’ record while scrutinizing Walz’s history of progressive politics that could unnerve moderates and independents in key swing states. FOX News Radio’s Josh Kraushaar joined the Rundown to discuss why Vance likely came out on top in this debate and what that could mean for 2024 voters come November. October 7th is a day that will live in infamy for Israel—the day that Hamas terrorists made a surprise assault on southern Israel, massacring Israeli citizens, committing various war crimes, and kidnapping over 200 hostages. Israel has been waging war on Hamas in Gaza ever since, but in recent weeks they have been fighting the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah. On Tuesday, Iran responded by launching the largest ballistic missile attack in history on the nation of Israel. As the region threatens to tip into wider war, FOX News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst is looking back at the dark day that sparked this conflict in his book, “Black Saturday.” Trey joins to discuss how his book explores both Israeli and Palestinian perspectives and the need for journalists to cover the truths and realities of war. Plus, commentary by Brian Kilmeade, Host of One Nation with Brian Kilmeade and The Brian Kilmeade Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices