Hurricane Milton Strikes Florida as Category 3 Storm 10/10/24

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🗓️ 10 October 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Hurricane Milton hit Florida overnight as a Category 3 storm, leaving millions without power. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses the recovery efforts and federal response in his state after experiencing two hurricanes in a row. Walmart U.S. President and CEO John Furner joins from the company’s emergency command center to talk about Walmart’s efforts to help victims of both storms. Next, Arthur Brooks, Harvard Kennedy School professor and former AEI president, says as we head into election day, the more you pay attention to politics, the more unhappy you will be. Plus, CNBC’s Robert Frank gives insight on Fmr. President Donald Trump’s promise to end ‘double taxation’ for Americans living abroad and Fed officials are divided on whether to cut rates by half a point in September. John Furner 13:00 Gov. Ron DeSantis 18:28 Albert Brooks 30:48 In this episode: Robert Frank, @robtfrank Gov. Ron DeSantis, @GovRonDeSantis Arthur Brooks, @arthurbrooks Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer, today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.0	The category 3 hurricane hits Florida, we hear from Governor Ron Desantis. We'll survey the damage
0:14.9	to get people back on their feet, but we'll get through this. And Walmart
0:18.4	exec John Ferner with a report from the retailer's Storm Command Center.
0:22.2	We're optimistic the next day or two we can make some progress. report from the retailer's Storm Command Center.
0:22.6	We're optimistic in the next day or two,
0:24.2	we can make some progress and help people start rebuilding
0:26.6	cleaning up the state of Florida.
0:28.7	Then Arthur Brooks says we're angry.
0:31.4	If you're hating because of politics you've become the product. The
0:34.8	Harvard professor and author thinks politics are to blame. You'll go up by eight
0:38.8	percentage points to say I'm not happy about my life just because you say I'm very
0:42.4	interested in politics.
0:44.0	Plus, pulling back the curtains on the Fed's latest move, and a Trump tax policy trying to reach
0:49.9	voters out of the US.
0:51.9	26 days.
0:53.0	Can people vote from abroad by mail fast enough?
0:57.4	A lot of those mail and ballots have already come in.
1:00.4	It's Thursday, October 10, 2024.
1:03.0	Make it a 10 out of 10.
1:04.4	Squawk Pod begins right now.
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