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If you ask people, do you want to work, do you want a job? people raise their hands and say, yes, absolutely, i just never thought i could or i dont know what to do. if you ask them, whats your dream job and give them that opportunity and that support and those skills, then they blossom and they flourish. >> and the alternative to this is people getting caught up in the criminal justice system, police, as opposed to your social workers, who go out there and do this work. police and emergency wor...

305 people including 27 children died when gunmen stormed a mosque during friday prayers. authorities say at least one assailant carried an isis flag. egypts air force says that it destroyed terrorist outposts and vehicles following the attack. in pakistan, government troops have reportedly seized control of a protest site in the capital city of islamabad. police tried to clear the major intersection on saturday, which led to violent clashes. demonstrators occupied that site for more than two ...

Will be answered on capitol hill and all of those developments. that is new tonight. well to low up tomorrow night. and today, the president was in texas to look at the progress being made after hurricane harvey. >> i just want to say im very proud of all of you. everybody at this table. keep it going. were going to look at the concept of a more permanent solution. >> martha: that was president trump earlier today. he was in texas thanking the emergency workers and all of those that put in a lot...

Thank you well the death toll from a huge truck bomb explosion in the somali capital mogadishu has risen to more than three hundred the bombing took place in a busy commercial district on saturday its the deadliest single attack in the countrys history the government has declared three days of national mourning. two days after the last the once crowded street in the heart of mogadishu lies in ruins emergency workers are still recovering bodies from the rubble but they say it will be difficult to...

Discussion is because trump and the trump administrations response is being blamed for some kind of inadequacy in how theyre handling puerto rico. so what the president is saying -- >> yeah, thats the point. theyre not doing a great job in handling puerto rico and theyre saying that they are. theyre not there. they dont live there. the people who are on the ground are saying that theyre not doing a great job. so essentially theyre not telling the truth. and maybe you dont want to believe that, b...

There. but the reason were having this situation is because trump and the trump administrations response is being blamed for some kind of inadequacy in how theyre handling puerto rico. so what the president is saying -- >> yeah, thats the point. theyre not doing a great job in handling puerto rico and theyre saying that they are. theyre not there. they dont live there. the people who are on the ground are saying that theyre not doing a great job. so essentially theyre not telling the truth. and ...

Mandatory evacuations in sonoma county, california wildfires have been out of control since last sunday. highway 12 in kenwood and santa rosa areas. everyone is being asked to head towards santa rosa. sarah dallof is there. with a good morning to you. how are residents coping? >> reporter: well, alex, its just deja vu as residents had just seconds to pack their belongings before they flee. they dont know if they will come back to their neighborhoods. or this charred debris, hints of homes that o...

Future. >> yvette, michael, thank you both so much for your time. sarah huckabee sanders will likely be fielding questions on health care, on puerto rico as well in the white house briefing. that is coming up shortly. when it does start, we will bring to you live. also ahead here, an american woman and her family freed, terrorists had been holding them hostage for five long years in pakistan. now they dont seem to want u.s. help getting out. why? and president trump again threatening to pull...

It is now weeks after hurricane maria made landfall. emergency workers in puerto rico are trying to prevent a grim humanitarian crisis. the governor says congress needs to take action to provide relief for the island left battered by the storm. joining us to update is the governor of puerto rico, ricardo rosseau. i was there for about the first eight days after the storm. from then, on a scale of 1 to 10, desperation level was around 9. how would you characterize the need this morning? >> well, ...

Now. forecasters say that storm will dump heavy rains and wind on part of the northeast possibly causing trouble delaying in tonights commute in new york through boston before heading out to sea. its a rainy, humid, tropical-like afternoon in new york city. it will be over for the u.s. by tomorrow. some people in puerto rico say that theyre still not getting the help they need nearly three weeks after hurricane maria tore across that u.s. territory. the storm knocked down power lines and cell ph...