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| Rivals Biden and DeSantis project unity over Hurricane Ian | Rivals Biden and DeSantis project unity over Hurricane Ian |
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| US President Joe Biden and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have briefly set aside their political differences to tour damage from Hurricane Ian. | US President Joe Biden and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have briefly set aside their political differences to tour damage from Hurricane Ian. |
| After seeing the storm wreckage by helicopter, Mr Biden shook hands with the Republican rising star and they complimented each other. | After seeing the storm wreckage by helicopter, Mr Biden shook hands with the Republican rising star and they complimented each other. |
| At least 108 people were killed by Ian, a category four storm. Mr Biden said Florida's recovery may take years. | At least 108 people were killed by Ian, a category four storm. Mr Biden said Florida's recovery may take years. |
| Officials are searching buildings for more victims as crews begin repairs. | Officials are searching buildings for more victims as crews begin repairs. |
| The president and the Florida governor have previously clashed over pandemic policies, immigration, climate change, abortion and LGBT issues. | The president and the Florida governor have previously clashed over pandemic policies, immigration, climate change, abortion and LGBT issues. |
| Most recently Mr Biden slammed Mr DeSantis for flying undocumented migrants to the wealthy liberal enclave of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. | Most recently Mr Biden slammed Mr DeSantis for flying undocumented migrants to the wealthy liberal enclave of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. |
| But on Wednesday the two had only warm words for one another as they focused on hurricane relief during a joint press conference in the city of Fort Myers. | But on Wednesday the two had only warm words for one another as they focused on hurricane relief during a joint press conference in the city of Fort Myers. |
| Mr DeSantis, who is widely expected to run for president in 2024, and his wife met Mr Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on a wharf littered with storm debris. | Mr DeSantis, who is widely expected to run for president in 2024, and his wife met Mr Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on a wharf littered with storm debris. |
| Mr DeSantis thanked the Bidens for coming to Florida, and said he had been "very fortunate" to have good co-ordination with the federal government. | Mr DeSantis thanked the Bidens for coming to Florida, and said he had been "very fortunate" to have good co-ordination with the federal government. |
| Mr Biden told reporters that Mr DeSantis had done a "good job", and that "we have very different political philosophies, but we've worked hand in glove." | Mr Biden told reporters that Mr DeSantis had done a "good job", and that "we have very different political philosophies, but we've worked hand in glove." |
| "What the governor's done is pretty remarkable," Mr Biden said, adding that he had "recognised there's a thing called global warming". | "What the governor's done is pretty remarkable," Mr Biden said, adding that he had "recognised there's a thing called global warming". |
| Mr DeSantis has backed funding to harden Florida's defences against flooding, but has also argued in the past that global warming is being used as a pretext "to do a bunch of left-wing things". | Mr DeSantis has backed funding to harden Florida's defences against flooding, but has also argued in the past that global warming is being used as a pretext "to do a bunch of left-wing things". |
| Mr Biden said on Wednesday the debate over whether climate change is happening had finally ended. | |
| "More fires have burned in the west and the south-west, burned everything right to the ground, than in the entire state of New Jersey, as much room as that takes up," the president said. | |
| "The reservoirs out west here are down to almost zero. We're in a situation where the Colorado River looks more like a stream. | |
| Meanwhile, Mr DeSantis received praise from another potential White House rival. | |
| At an event in Miami, former President Donald Trump lauded his response to the hurricane, saying: "God bless our governor." | At an event in Miami, former President Donald Trump lauded his response to the hurricane, saying: "God bless our governor." |
| Mr Trump and his former protege have been circling each other warily ahead of a widely anticipated duel for the 2024 Republican White House nomination. | Mr Trump and his former protege have been circling each other warily ahead of a widely anticipated duel for the 2024 Republican White House nomination. |
| Over 278,000 homes and businesses in Florida did not have electricity on Wednesday a week after Hurricane Ian made landfall, according to website poweroutage.us. | Over 278,000 homes and businesses in Florida did not have electricity on Wednesday a week after Hurricane Ian made landfall, according to website poweroutage.us. |
| US Coast Guard airlifts residents out of Sanibel Island | US Coast Guard airlifts residents out of Sanibel Island |
| US Coast Guard airlifts residents out of Sanibel Island | US Coast Guard airlifts residents out of Sanibel Island |
| A temporary road to the hard-hit Pine Island - population 9,000 - opened ahead of schedule. But Sanibel Island is still cut off. | A temporary road to the hard-hit Pine Island - population 9,000 - opened ahead of schedule. But Sanibel Island is still cut off. |
| Officials say the death toll from Hurricane Ian may rise as more victims are identified. | Officials say the death toll from Hurricane Ian may rise as more victims are identified. |
| The family of a mother of four from Ohio say she died after travelling to Fort Myers to celebrate her 40th birthday. | The family of a mother of four from Ohio say she died after travelling to Fort Myers to celebrate her 40th birthday. |
| Nishelle Harris-Miles became trapped in an Airbnb rental as floodwaters in the home pushed her towards the ceiling and a nail pierced her main artery, according to local media. | Nishelle Harris-Miles became trapped in an Airbnb rental as floodwaters in the home pushed her towards the ceiling and a nail pierced her main artery, according to local media. |