POLITICO NIGHTLY: Florida preps, plans and prays
BY CALDER MCHUGH Presented by A meteorology student measures wind gusts as Hurricane Ian approaches today in Sarasota, Florida. | Sean Rayford/Getty Images STORM SURGE — The two best defenses against hurricane devastation are good planning and good luck. As Hurricane Ian touches down in Florida today, President Joe Biden, Gov. Ron DeSantis and their respective response teams are deep into preparation efforts, surging resources to the state — including 3.5 million liters of water and 1,300 Federal Response workers — and mandating that the 2.5 million Floridians within the path of the storm evacuate (or shelter in place if they were unable to leave by today). Biden vowed to keep oil companies honest if they try to gouge Americans with the excuse of the storm. The two leaders are now tightly crossing their fingers. As of now, more than a million people are without power across Florida. More than 10 percent of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has bee...