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Its about delivering help to the people in need. thats all that matters here. we can have these other debates later on. in terms of this is the media, misplaced criticism. general honoroe is not a reporter. he knows the field, knows logistics, knows what it takes. hes been critical. what do you say to him. >> ive known the general honore since i served with him in the katrina response. i talked to him yesterday. hes observing the same logistical challenges. he was wrong on his assessment that we...

Asses off. twlats they thats what they do every time out. theres no question that theres a level of commitment. the question is has it been there from jump. the question was slow with his response. im not saying fema wasnt there, brock long wasnt locked in. general honore has no reason to say things were screwed up on the ground. we know the kind of guy he is. criticism of the logistics, things needing to be done better, echoed by the extra manpower and military you put in place is the reality. ...

Were just as important. we are americans, and we need to be treated a eed as such. bring in the troops. bring in that -- that officer who took care of katrina. hes wanting to go -- >> honore. >> everybody wants to go. everybody wants to go. this will be a stain on donald trumps name forever. forever. >> speaking of the president, last question -- i want you to look into there camera. if he is watching, what would you say to him? >> send in the troops. send in the money. send in everything that y...

Been on the ground to get supplies to the areas that needed it, to be responsive. and the first sign of leadership is to say, you know what? we screwed up. we didnt respond in time. we did not have a plan. and that is not what were seeing from this president. and what he is doing is continuing to try to make it seem that it is our fault, the people on the island, for what has happened. that somehow they were not prepared for it and its their responsibility. he wasnt saying that about texas. he w...

Of ground force command once we realized the problem of logistics distribution outstripped capacity of the effective municipal governments but that three star general was there extension of northern command. made a number of improvements to that distribution process and marshalling of military resources since, for instance, general honore experienced what he did in katrina. matured a bit from that day. what he lacked back then has been put in place and in place for this response out of san anton...

Theyre going to open the barn door and send everything thats required, but we have lost in the meantime about five days of response that we should have had the first team. fema is a great organization, and im not getting into the patting on the back. they got there early. the problem is they were running tasking through north com for so many mres and so many aircraft. that mission should have been given to the department of defense. that is the plan we had for going to puerto rico and virgin isl...

Politically, how much damage has been done for him? hes trying to spin it fast here? >> i think its a problem and he recognized it, the first sign that we saw that he recognized it is when he did his press conference today with the prime minister of spain, the first thing he did was talk about puerto rico. you know, this president understands optics better than almost anyone in public life. and he knows whats going on. and now theyre sending the "uss comfort" over there, which is something some ...

Generally honore. as you see it, obviously getting supplies, fan airport is down, then the airports got to be brought back online before you can fly stuff in, unless you can get it in by helicopter. tell me about st. john and other islands that are badly damaged. >> yeah. the situation now, anderson, weve got good coverage in the virgin islands as you heard earlier. in st. martin, we have an agreement through the state department to help them in times of hurricane. our principle responsibility i...

And the last is some type of temporary housing. that can be done. when you start scoring this by town and by county, these are neighbors. if theyre not and not established, people cant live there. im sure within 24 hours, a lot of these systems will start coming online if we can get power up. >> ive got it. this is a long list. its going to take a while. you mentioned temporary housing. a lot of people, general honore, are trying to head home today, tomorrow. you see how bad it is in some parts ...

>> your heart goes out for people like that, riding out the storm from your bathroom. he lead relief efforts in katrina. my goodness, general honore. lets talk about it. talk to me about why it is such a race to get the power restored, and who is most at risk? >> well, the risk -- most of the risk is the elderly population, those with respiratory issues and young children who are subject to harsh conditions in living with the weather. brooke, the power is number two on my list. the first thing y...