President Joe Biden is visiting Florida on Oct. 5, a week after Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on parts of the state.
Biden flew to Fort Myers in the morning. After arriving, he and First Lady Jill Biden were set to survey damaged areas while traveling via helicopter to Fishermans Wharf.
In the afternoon, the Bidens are scheduled to receive a briefing on response updates by local, state, and federal officials. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, and Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will be among the officials, the White House said.
And in the evening, the president and his wife are slated to meet with small business owners and residents who were impacted by the storm, as well as workers who responded after the hurricane made landfall….