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[SENATOR JOHN KERRY (D-MASS) DEPARTS MADISON, WI / ARRIVES FT LAUDERDALE / EDWARDS ON IMUS / BUSH TOURS DAMAGED ORANGE GROVE, FLA] [VARIOUS] [Kerry departs Madison WI / Kerry arrives at Ft Lauderdale, FLA / Sen John Edwards calls into Imus / President Bush Tours damaged Orange Grove in FLA] KERRY PARTING RALLY AT WISCONSIN AVIATION, SOUTH TERMINAL TACMAC 10:05:57 let me tell ya, couple of moments ago in this ropeline, something happened that happens to me Two iraqi veterans, i'm not going to point them out, just told me what it was like and they're worried about how tough it is to get our troops out They came here to support me, they believe, others that served our military, stronger commander and chief that solves the problem of iraq 10:06:58 i'm looking forward to tomorrow night, to share the truth, not the sound bites, ads but the truth And once again today, once again a milestone in the presidency, we mark the loss of 17 million manufacturing jobs, loss of 16 million total jobs, 5 million people lost heatlh insuarnce, marked loss of millions of children left behind, marked the loss of tuitions gone up and students not gone to college because of cost of education Today yesterday we mark a 50 dollar barrel of oil which breaks another promise The oil in iraq will bring price of oil down, pres promised us oil will pay for war, those oil pipes are being blown up 50 dollars a barrel not as bad as it might get, analyists say 60 dollars, average americans feel pain, not halliburton, saudi arabia, bush has broken promise, doesn't have an energy promise 10:08:52 my friend the american people deserve better, i'm going to take resolve you've all make me harden and tighten and over next 30 plus days, we're going to change the direction of this country for the better, thank you and god bless you all, thank you wisconsin 10:10:47 *** ALEXANDRA KERRY SHOOTING VIDEO OF HER FATHER FROM AIRPLANE 10:11:22 JOHN KERRY ASCENDS STAIRS OF AIRPLANE, ALMOST KNOCKS OVER ALEXANDRA KERRY JOHN KERRY ARRIVAL RALLY AT HOLLYWOOD AIRPORT IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA 10:13:27 KERRY DECENDS STAIRS 10:14:21 WOMEN FOR KERRY SIGN 10:14:47 CHILD HOLDING UP SIGN 10:14:53 AMERICAN FLAGS WAVING 10:15:19 KERRY ONTO STAGE 10:16:21 GREAT KERRY NATS / CHEERS 10:16:42 Thank you So much 10:17:03 *** No more bush Nats 10:17:17 you are beyond belief i'm so happy to be in florida, thank you I'll tell ya This thank you 10:17:41 this is without any question the warmest welcome i've ever had to the state of florida 10:18:01 I'm glad to be here, i can't tell you how happy i am, to catch up to my pal I haven't seen him in about a month you coudln't have a better person at your side than max cleland 10:18:32 I'm proud down here in state, great leader, ever time i come down here, congressman Kendrick 10:18:57 We have a great party chair thank you for what he's doing 10:19:06 I do want to begin tonight if i may extending my prayers to people of this state that have lost so much, been through the grill meat grinder, don't think any people deserve, what's lost, turmoil, know what's great about it? what you've proved to all americans, come togehter sherrif offices, police offices, you proved in florida how to do it and be american and thank you for what you have done 10:20:14 You've shown that even in face of adversity face of what's to overcome, exactly what we're going to overcome 10:20:33 i just had a chance to meet, i'm goign to do all in my power how much i love you back, is that fair? I'm counting on you 10:20:53 **Kerry Nats** 10:21:01 I'm just taking this evnergy in and i'm going to use it tomorrow night Let me just tell you, i want to tell you, there's a guy who walked on plane, fire lieutenant, and i just want to give you a sense of priorities, wrap around come back, hit you twice, but mike fitzpatrick has his priorities straight, at same time he's making sure phone calls up and hospitals working he was out there today, putting up kerry edwards signs everywhere he went, he just put them right back up and that's why we're going to win in florida 10:22:17 let me tell you, i'm just going to share a few words with you tonight, this is most important election of our lifetime, that's something i keep reminding people you all are telling me, everyone in florida, why this is most important election of our lifetime Every thing that makes a difference tto us as americans, as citizens of our communities, as human beings are on the line, jobs health care supreme court of the united states of america, rights of aemrican 10:23:19 great thing for our democracy, for the world, people who care about all these issues, tomorrow we get an opportunity to debate with president about the direction of our country I'm looking forward to that debate 10:23:55 There are real differences that seperate this election we're going to get an opportunity to talk about, i want an america that exports products not jobs And as president i'm going to close that tax loophole that rewards companies that takes jobs overseas and rewards companies in the US 10:24:42 I want an american where health care is not a privledge but a right for every american And my plan iws going to take on waste and greed and we're going to take care of those seniors who just got hit with a 17% increase so bush can feed drug companies,w hen i'm presdient we are going to lower those costs get a real medicare perscription benefit, import drugs from canada that cost less money 10:25:48 Kerry nats 10:26:08 under my plan you get to choose your doctors not government plan, competition, every child covered with media insurance I'll tell ya, edwards and i fighting for this for a while, bush and friends standing in way, doctors and patients make medical deicsions not burocrats, where no young american held hostage by oil in the middle east, we are going to declare energy independence 10:27:16 finally let me make it claer, we're in a serious time, we'll talk about htat tomorrow night face an enemy and americans may differ on weither gone to ireq, provide our troops with support and plan for success and provide america with way to get job done and get those troops home 10:28:00 that's about 32 days from now right? I want to make clear to all americans, my highest priority will be to hunt down and kill terrorists, but i will do it in an way that brings the world to our side, that's what we'll do 10:28:40 Kerry Nats 10:28:49 tomorrow night opporutnity to issues to all americans, i'm asking you to go out and talk to friends, make next 30 plus days most important plus days of your life because they are, i'm asking you this tim i'm asking you taht florida is not just the place wehre every vote counts but every vote is counted, lets go out and get the job done Thank you and god bless 10:29:52 Kerry on stage raising hands 10:30:23 signing papers on stage CUTS 10:32:01 John kerry on stage speaking (no audio) 10:32:31 women in crowd cheering (no audio) 10:32:54 kerry speaking (no audio) 10:33:04 side angle shot (no audio) 10:33:13 crowd waving flags (no audio) 10:33:27 CU side angle of kerry speaking (no audio) 10:35:03 woman with daughters wearing hats (no audio) 10:37:15 Kerry on stage (no audio) 10:37:44 Good CU Kerry gladhanding (no audio) 10:39:57 I IMUS: Here's the Democratic nominee for vice president, Senator John Edwards Good morning, Senator Edwards EDWARDS: Good morning, Don How are you doing? IMUS: I'm fine, sir How are you? EDWARDS: I'm fine You've been whining a lot this morning IMUS: Well, you know, that's just -- came in in a bad mood EDWARDS: Oh, yes And the weather is not good either IMUS: No Where are you? EDWARDS: I'm in Newark IMUS: You're pretty close here EDWARDS: Yes, I am pretty close IMUS: So, are you still running? EDWARDS: Jogging, you mean? Exercising? IMUS: Yes I have a picture here of you -- a pretty attractive photograph of you on the cover of Runner's World EDWARDS: Yes And somebody told me you said I hadn't run a real marathon IMUS: Well, you haven't run New York or Boston, have you? EDWARDS: No Are those the only marathons in the country? IMUS: Well, no, but the marathons you run are treadmill marathons (LAUGHTER) I mean, Oprah Winfrey ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington (LAUGHTER) EDWARDS: Listen, if it's 26 miles, it counts IMUS: Well, I guess, yes What's your best time in a marathon? EDWARDS: Three thirty-three, I think IMUS: Well, that's pretty impressive That's a little over an eight-minute mile, isn't it, Charles? My wife ran New York in 3:32, so MCCORD: That is serious EDWARDS: Yes It hurt It hurt bad IMUS: Senator Kerry says he ran the Boston Marathon in the '70s, but he can't recall his time and there's no record of it And my question is, a guy runs one marathon in his life and he can't remember the time, and I was talking to my sportswriter friend Mike Lupica and he said, Are we looking at a Boston Marathon Veterans for Truth ad situation here? (LAUGHTER) EDWARDS: Well, they've used everything else, they might as well use that too IMUS: In the current issue of Rolling Stone, in which you're interviewed, they observe, as have many others, Senator Edwards, that the traditional role of the vice presidential candidate is to play -- and this is their phrase -- the pitbull, allowing his boss, in this case Senator Kerry, to remain above the fray And to this point, that's a role that you have not played or if you have, the perception is that you have not 10:41:55 EDWARDS: I think, actually, I have I wouldn't call -- I'm not sure I'd use the word pitbull, but I've been out here every day making this case about how George Bush and Dick Cheney have messed up our country, and all damage that they've done not just here, but abroad EDWARDS: And I think that's just a powerful case, it's a case that has to be made It's one that I've been making and I think making very strongly IMUS: Well, for example, Senator Kennedy said the other day that the Bush administration's obsession with Iraq has made this country more vulnerable to a nuclear attack by terrorists, which is pretty strong Do you agree with that? EDWARDS: I do IMUS: Oh, you do? EDWARDS: I do IMUS: How so? EDWARDS: Well, because if you look -- did you say by terrorists? Is that the end of that sentence? IMUS: Yes, sir EDWARDS: It certainly made us more vulnerable to the possibility of a nuclear attack And the reason is because what happened -- if you look at this thing, sort of, big picture, after we were attacked on September 11th, they went into Afghanistan, which was the right thing to do, but very quickly became focused on Iraq The result of that was they didn't finish Afghanistan, also made a huge mistake by not using our forces to get bin Laden at Tora Bora And by focusing on Iraq and diverting resources from Afghanistan, not only -- not only did we move away from Afghanistan, but during this same period of time, Iran was moving forward with its nuclear weapons program, North Korea was moving forward with its nuclear weapons program Because of our need for troops in Iraq, they've now taken troops off the Korean Peninsula, plan to take more off, which makes us very vulnerable there So there's no question that Iran and North Korea have moved forward and become a bigger threat for America during the time this focus has been on Iraq I mean, remember, Bush is the one who said, axis of evil, North Korea, Iran, Iraq Well, we invaded the country that didn't have nuclear weapons and the other two have gone forward with their nuclear weapons program during the same time 10:44:45 10:43:55 IMUS: When did you all realize that they were not doing a proper job in Afghanistan? EDWARDS: Early Early on I don't remember the exact date But it became pretty clear early on that they weren't -- what they had planned for was the military operation of getting rid of the Taliban They had not done the work to make sure that you could secure the country I mean, if you look at what's happening there, they've gone right back to their heroin and opium trade; they produce 75 percent of the world's opium All that's ever been really secure is right around Kabul, which means the country -- big chunks of the country are going right back in the hands of the old drug lords and warlords, which means it can be a haven for terrorists, again, which is what we were trying to stop, aside from the fact that they were protecting bin Laden IMUS: Based on your assessment, then, and Senator Kerry's and others, that they had screwed up Afghanistan, why'd you all vote to give them the authority to go into Iraq and screw that up? EDWARDS: I think it was the right thing to do, to have for the president -- and I would have wanted Kerry to have the same authority if he had been president -- for the president to have the authority to go to the UN, to make sure that the weapons inspectors got back in, to not allow Saddam to just ignore the rest of the world in terms of allowing weapons inspections to take place I think that was the right thing to do But we didn't give Bush authority to screw this thing up the way he has IMUS: No, I understand that EDWARDS: I mean, he's made an incredible mess out of this IMUS: But he had just demonstrated that he screwed up Afghanistan and I don't understand, and many other Americans don't understand, why you all then would -- by the way, I'm supporting you guys It's becoming more difficult EDWARDS: Are you actually going to vote for us? IMUS: Yes, I am, at this point You know, I don't even want -- why are you looking at me like that? MCCORD: Well, why at this point? You keep filling in that caveat IMUS: Yes, I am going to vote for Senator Kerry and Senator Edwards MCCORD: That's more like it IMUS: barring some, you know, meltdown at the debate or something (LAUGHTER) I'm in the foxhole with you, Senator EDWARDS: Good We want you there IMUS: So, I played the bugle EDWARDS: But I want you there without all the whining I want you to be with us if you're with us, you know? (LAUGHTER) 10:46:05 IMUS: Well, I understand that, sir But my point is that -- and I think it's a good one, and you were even asked this in Rolling Stone -- if they've just demonstrated that they couldn't complete the mission in Afghanistan, and then we turn around and give them the authority to go into Iraq -- and I know we want them to go in the right way, and you certainly couldn't anticipate that they were going to, in your judgment, screw it up -- but my point is, based on what they had just done, why would you give them the authority to do it again after what they did? EDWARDS: Because the president had to have the authority to deal with what Saddam was doing It was just that simple And, remember, this was pretty early on in the Afghanistan thing That doesn't mean that I didn't believe they were already making mistakes in Afghanistan That is true I did believe that But I thought the president had to have that authority And one of the things -- in fact, if you just give me a second to say another word about this IMUS: You have all the time you need EDWARDS: You know, this vice president, Cheney, said in 1992, 1992 when he was asked, he was being pushed then why they didn't finish the job in Iraq, why didn't they get Saddam at the time And he talked about the enormous danger and risk of getting bogged down in Iraq, of having to govern the country, of the casualties that would be incurred 10:47:25 EDWARDS: And to use language some of these people that have used against John, you know, he was against getting bogged down in Iraq before he was for it He was against it then, now he's for it And these guys clearly did not have any kind of plan for what they were going to do once we got through the military operation And that's what all of us are seeing the consequences of right now 10:48:02 IMUS: Well, my view, and that of a lot of Americans, is there was no reason, none, to go to war in Iraq And I don't understand why you think there was EDWARDS: My belief was -- and I believed this at the time, it's not just what I think now -- what my belief was is that Saddam Hussein was ignoring his responsibilities, he kicked out the weapons inspectors, there was no way to know what he was doing and it was important to confront that danger And the president had to have the authority to do that That did not mean that the president had to rush into this war It did not mean that we shouldn't have had the weapons inspectors back there It did not mean we shouldn't have had others with us when we did it EDWARDS: All these things that he has made a mess out of are his responsibility I mean, that's what he should have done But he didn't do it And the president has to do this stuff, Don He's the one with the responsibility for doing it IMUS: But there was EDWARDS: And I'm not arguing -- by the way, I want to be clear with you I'm not arguing that knowing everything we know today, that he didn't have weapons, that there's no connection to 9/11, that there's no serious connection to Al Qaida, that this invasion is what should have been done I'm not saying that I'm just saying whoever the president was at that time had to have the authority to deal with Saddam and that's what this was about IMUS: Back to this inviting the terrorist nuclear attack, the vice president implied that were Senator Kerry and you elected that -- I'm paraphrasing the vice president -- well, you know what he said That he thought (CROSSTALK) EDWARDS: Yes, I know what he said IMUS: Is that what you're saying now about them? EDWARDS: About who? IMUS: President Bush and Vice President Cheney, that electing them would invite a terrorist nuclear attack? EDWARDS: No, of course not 10:49:32 IMUS: Well, that's what Senator Kennedy seemed to be saying EDWARDS: That's certainly not what I was saying That's why I asked you a minute ago, because I had not heard what Senator Kennedy said, the business about the terrorists being at the end What I know is true is that Iran and North Korea have moved forward with their nuclear weapons program This president has basically ceded the responsibility for dealing with Iran to the Europeans and with the North Koreans to the Chinese, which is a huge mistake because they create such a threat to America and it creates a much more serious nuclear threat to America And I believe -- I do believe that's true So, no, I wouldn't say -- was I saying what Cheney said, is that what you're asking? IMUS: Yes EDWARDS: No, absolutely not IMUS: OK Because there's a front page story in the Washington Post this morning suggesting -- maybe they're talking more about Senator Kerry adopting the language of the Bush-Cheney axis, but maybe not EDWARDS: No I think what Cheney said was outrageous IMUS: If on January 20th Senator Kerry is sworn in and, I don't know, changes his mind or whatever and you become president, what would you do in Iraq as President Edwards? 10:51:12 EDWARDS: I think the most important thing to do is to speed up the training of the Iraqis to provide their own security It's going way too slow We've also got to get this reconstruction speeded up, because what's happening is they don't see any benefits of what's happening -- the electricity, the water A lot of money has been appropriated, it's not being used This is whatr countries who can participate, who I think would participate if we had a new president with the credibility to get them involved I think those are the things that need to be done 10:52:00 IMUS: I had a bunch of people on my staff -- and who are all pretty incompetent, by the way -- and the MSNBC staff, go through everything that you said during the primary process to see if we could find something horrible that you had said about Senator Kerry EDWARDS: Yes I bet you did IMUS: And we couldn't find anything But at some point EDWARDS: You couldn't find anything? IMUS: Not really, no Other than you came from a working-class thing and the implication was that he didn't, which is fine But at some point, there was a point where you thought you'd make a better president than he did When did you decide that that was not the case, or have you? EDWARDS: I think that John Kerry will make a great president IMUS: No, but that doesn't answer the question EDWARDS: I know it doesn't answer the question (LAUGHTER) IMUS: Why wouldn't you want to do that? (LAUGHTER) EDWARDS: What, are you like Russert now? Is that the IMUS: Hardly Boy, he looks angry, doesn't he? Man, I'm glad he is not one of the moderators Who's moderating your debate? EDWARDS: Gwen Ifill IMUS: She is no pushover, either, by the way EDWARDS: No She's tough IMUS: You've just talked about getting our allies involved and Senator Kerry specified, and you did in Rolling Stone, France, Germany, Russia in this reconstruction effort Why would these countries, for whatever reason -- I understand they have this civil war in their backyard, but it wouldn't be the first one they had -- why would they want to send their construction workers to Iraq to be beheaded? 10:53:21 EDWARDS: That is a good question I think, first of all, to get them involved they're going to have to believe that they're not just involved in sending troops or not just involved in sending reconstruction workers; they're going to actually be involved in deciding what's going to happen In other words, they're going to be in the decision making; they're not just going to be told by America what's going to happen But I think it's -- I don't think it's an easy sell I wouldn't say that I think it's going to be hard and it's going to be difficult to get them involved, because of this hole Bush has put us in But I do think, especially if we do the other things that I talked about, I think there is a real possibility of getting that accomplished 10:54:04 IMUS: What's the ultimate goal there in a Kerry-Edwards administration for Iraq? To create this democracy that -- this idiotic plan that the Bush administration has and all these neocons and this big world view they have, or just as Senator Kerry seems to be suggesting with his four-year plan -- as I pointed out to him, it would be a four-year plan barring some scandal in his administration -- I just can't take all this that that seriously, I guess I should I love my country and you guys But I don't know, it's just -- anyway, my question EDWARDS: What was that? (LAUGHTER) IMUS: I don't know I'm not in a good mood today My wife didn't pack my lunch and I'm just -- and you guys are behind and they're making fun of me and they're making fun of Senator Kerry's tan and I'm irritable Everybody on the program supports President Bush except me EDWARDS: So, was there a question in there somewhere? IMUS: Somewhere, yes (LAUGHTER) And my question is, what is -- is the goal to create this democracy in Iraq in a Kerry-Edwards administration, or simply to get our troops out of there and leave it in not as big a mess as it is now? EDWARDS: Well, if I can use my words instead of yours, I think the goal is for it to be stable, for it to be relatively secure, and for the Iraqis to be governing themselves I would hope with at least a pluralistic government And we would be hopeful that they would be moving toward democracy But I think that's the basic goal IMUS: But is it win at any cost or EDWARDS: What does that mean? IMUS: Well, I mean, you know, to -- I'm not sure I understand the answer 10:55:42 IMUS: My point is that their goal is to win at any cost, and that means, in the view of Rumsfeld and all these other people, to create this utopian democracy And I don't know that I -- maybe I wasn't paying attention EDWARDS: No I think -- we're committed -- we're there We're committed to success We think to be successful you have to do things differently than what they're doing, and basically it's the things I just talked about IMUS: Time magazine -- I actually asked Senator Kerry about this, about this horrible month you all had in August, the Swift boat ads, the Republican convention and Zell Miller Boy, he went -- he just freaked out, didn't he? 10:56:23 EDWARDS: Really Really Tell me about it IMUS: And we've known him for years and he's -- Charles and I, we actually broadcast from the governor's mansion down there, and he seemed like he was -- maybe he was on his medication, I'm not sure But anyway The vice president suggesting the stuff we already talked about, inviting another terrorist attack if they elect you guys My question, for him and for you, Senator Kerry said, well, he was surprised that the president and the -- of his unwillingness to walk away from the various commentsple, the vice president, all that stuff And my question for him and for you is you had to already know that these -- that they were willing to do and say anything Look what they did to McCain So why were you all so slow to respond to all this stuff, which made it enormously frustrating for people who support you? 10:57:06 EDWARDS: No, I understand that You know, just to be direct about this, I think that if you watch what we've been doing in these recent attack ads, everything -- all the attacks they've lost on John Kerry, we have been responding strongly and forcefully When they lie, we say it's a lie And we're focused on the next 30-some-odd days You know, maybe when this election is all over, we'll go back and start analyzing what happened in July or June or August, but that's not what I'm thinking about right now I'm thinking about making sure we win on Election Day so that you quit whining on the show (LAUGHTER) IMUS: How important is tomorrow night? EDWARDS: It's important IMUS: Is it huge? EDWARDS: It's important I don't know if it's huge What is that? I think it's IMUS: Well, that's what these loudmouths all say, Chris Matthews, and Russert and all these 10:58:01 EDWARDS: I think it's important, but I would say also, I think -- and I know there's a lot of focus on John, and I understand that -- it's also important for George Bush, because people in this country are nearly as dumb and naive as George Bush thinks they are You know, he keeps saying things are going well, that there are no mistakes in Iraq All people have to do is turn their television on to know what's going on You said it earlier Americans are being kidnapped and beheaded, and parts of the country are under the control of insurgents and terrorists blowing into the country from all over the world; over 1,000 Americans have lost their lives there People know all these things And the question is, is the president finally going to come clean and tell the American people truth about what's happening in Iraq? It will be interesting to see whether he keeps trying to say everything is going well, because everybody know that's not true 10:58:52 IMUS: President Bush, even I would admit, is a likable guy, whereas Vice President Cheney is an evil presence on the planet, in my view; even more evil than Al Gore was, if that's even possible What are the -- and you debate him when? EDWARDS: Tuesday IMUS: And what are the -- are there as many constraints on that debate as there are on this one? EDWARDS: Oh, yes, yes, yes You know, he got what he wanted They wanted, the Bush-Cheney campaign, wanted it to be 90 minutes, sitting at a table, as it was when he debated Lieberman back in 2000 They got all the things they wanted So we're going to be sitting at a table, to answer your question IMUS: Will you be able to ask each other questions? EDWARDS: No IMUS: You can't? EDWARDS: No No It's the same -- it's basically the same format It's a question and a two-minute answer, then a 90-second response, and then there's, like, another minute for back and forth 10:59:54 IMUS: Are you up for this? EDWARDS: Am I up for it? IMUS: Yes EDWARDS: Yes IMUS: I want you to go in there and pretend that he's just run over -- that he was drunk in a car and killed an entire family and you're representing that family EDWARDS: Oh, I'm ready for this IMUS: I want you to get right in his face EDWARDS: I hear you IMUS: We're counting on you EDWARDS: I know that Not just you IMUS: Don't go in there grinning and all that EDWARDS: Yes, I know This is serious business, I understand that IMUS: You've got to win this thing, because I'm going to look like a moron It's all about me, by the way; it's not about our country or about the troops or freedom or about the safety of EDWARDS: That's the most important thing Can I ask you -- are you getting ready to stop? IMUS: No No Why? You can ask whatever you want EDWARDS: You sounds like you were winding down You know, the funniest thing has happened Since I was in your studio a few months ago, I've got this extra watch (LAUGHTER) And I can't figure out how -- I don't know where it came from I just, you know, when I left, I just -- it's a very nice watch (LAUGHTER) IMUS: Good luck, Senator Edwards EDWARDS: Thank you IMUS: Thanks PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH ARRIVES TO TOUR DAMAGED ORANGE GROVE FROM HURRICANE JEANNE IN FLORIDA 11:01:51 bush extis marine one, waves while walking on tarmac 11:02:30 Bush up stairs of Air Force One turns and waves 11:02:58 bush decends stairs shakes hand of brother Jeb Bush 11:03:29 hellicopter lands 11:03:42 people walking across field 11:03:58 Bush walking down orange grove with brother Jeb Bush 11:04:34 i want to thank my brother jeb for hospitality and leadership, 11:04:57 i understand a lot of people in this area were hit hard by jeanne and charley and francis, taken livfes, severe flooding, storms that caused power outages damaged farms homes hopitals and roads, devistating period for state of florida, first time in 120 years, that four hurricanes hit same state in single season, people of florida met historic challenges iwth streength and generosity, evacuating people before storm, repsonding swifltly after storm arrives, power cres putting in long hours, strength, faith based groups and salvation army setting up kitchens to feed hungry, red cross providing medical shelters, distributing supplies, conducting safety supplies 11:06:36 make it through the storms 11:06:51 working closely with governors like Jeb, reach people who need it 122 billion dollars respond to hurricane francis and jeane, bridges and highways and hopsitals, funding for small business operations, 8 billion for fema, largest amount every provided in raponse to disaster, fema's response to all four storms, i want to thank homeland seucrity tom ridge, mike brown for tremendous work in past few weeks, they and those who work for fema have graitiude, i know florida agriculture hit hard, marty and pat almost lost half their orange crop, my budget request will provide assitance to citrus growers and those who suffer losses, global market, and no country takes advantage of citirus growers during time of disaster, citrus remain a strong part of this states economy 11:08:46 fed gove committed to help people get back on feet, call on corngress pass budget quckly, 11:09:07 once again thank jeb for outstanding leadership, citizens of florida for courage and decency, pray for all who come to their aid, god bless you all 11:09:40 bush gladhanding 11:10:00 damaged buildings from hurricane jeanne 11:10:40 damaged rooftops 11:10:55 damaged building 11:11:43 orange grove 11:12:17 oranges on ground 11:12:58 helicopter flying over trees