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Here, athena, with him sitting by a table full of toys and talking directly with the children there. im curious how much of this do you think is choreographed. we know that hes a little behind schedule. the schedule they put out he was supposed to be departing for louisiana by now, but we saw him just moments ago there still on the ground in texas. are some of these interactions spontaneous? or is all of this planned in advance? >> reporter: well, on some level its planned because they have to d...

Where would you send the president of the united states today? >> good morning. michael. it is good to be with you. >> thank you. >> the president -- the president has hes wearing two hats today. hes commander-in-chief, and hes con for thor in chief. i would -- comforter in chief and when he lands there are three or four or five things he needs to do while in houston. number one, i think needs to meet with the victims. and he can do that in a number of ways. he can go to a shelter, he can go to ...

Night and we will get it throu through. >> the president said he thinks the response by the government has put going so well seem to be going fast. >> thank you peter. >> mike: lets go to lake charles, louisiana were president trump and first lady are at the airport after a day of visiting with folks in both the houston area and southwest louisiana. comforter and chief role, helping people telling them the government is with them and will help them rebuild and recover after hurricane harvey left...

Nearly $8 billion that he hopes to see congress approve very quickly. we expect to see at least a vote in at least one of the chambers of congress by the end of this coming week. we heard him talk about that aid. interestingly did not hear him mention the $1 million in personal funds he has pledged to aid victims of hurricane harvey. but we have heard words like consoler in chief, comforter in chief and i think cheerleader in chief. hes had a very optimistic tone. at one point even saying well, ...

Taken. and it really does seem to provide a sense of relief and comfort just looking known y the eyes and the faces of the victims here who are getting food handed them from the president and first lady. >> hi, fred. thats right. you can look at the excitement not just on the childrens faces but the people who are a little older in that crowd, clearly pleased to see the president and the first lady taking an interest in them, showing that theyre concerned about what happens to the victims of thi...

And texas governor greg abbott over the storm victims. and so people were saying thats what wed like to see from president trump. well, now were seeing more of that on these several stops today. and you mention, yes, he has several more things on his agenda. he is supposed to meet -- or was supposed to meet earlier with storm victims there at ellington field soon after landing. that was changed to afterwards. so hes expected to possibly meet with more storm victims at ellington field, also meet ...

Ladies, with a welcome to you both, im going to start auto you, jay. what do you think the president needs to do to avoid the criticism that he got earlier this week? what does he have to do today, and does it even help where it stands with critics? >> he was criticized earlier this week for traveling to the region and meeting with cabinet members but not meeting with victims or family members of the storm. and so today is meant to be much more of a trip to meet with those victims, to meet with ...

Bush, new york city after 9/11, we have seen president obama and put an arm around people and your thoughts on seeing president trump into the role of comforter in chief after the epic national disaster? >> yeah, its a very important role for the president to play after national disasters or terrorism attacks and certainly, honestly, i think that some of the criticism directed at the president earlier this week on supposedly having lack of empathy was overblown. you saw it today, you saw him rea...

Talked about the victims and the fact people will come together to support them. i think a lot of folks are hoping in this second trip where he has a chance to interact with people affected well see him playing not just commander in chief but comforter in chief. will we see him hug people, speak in personal terms about the challenges ahead. thats what people hope to see. >> alice, in real time well see how the president is navigating what it is to be the commander in chief in a natural disaster,...

Harvey victims dealing with this devastation. >> the folks on the ground and to meet them in person to let them know that the nation has not forgotten them. the help is on the way and it will continue. the cajun navy was there. and to meet the first lady as well. >> were joined by betsy, betsy, your reaction to what your scene today? the president first lady visiting texas and louisiana, the way he has assumed the role of comforter in chief? >> this is really important that the president at the ...