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To -- are going to shrink -- go down even further. >> yeah. >> ron, the presidents disapproval numbers climbed, to 57% including 49% who disproved strongly. both new highs in the fox news polling. what you think is behind these numbers. >> i agree with most of what salena said. most of it is the voters in the middle, voters who gave trump a shot, see him busy attacking people on twitter, attacking gold-star widows, attacking people in puerto rico, just attack, attack, attack, and not doing what ...

Who built florida, a big oil tycoon. he was the guy who says we should drain the swamp, the everglades, that this is going to be -- we can turn this place into paradise. they said that social security and bug stray and air-conditioning changed florida, but it was really big infrastructure projects, dams and dikes and bridges, like the original overseas railroad, which they built through the great depression, through three hurricanes. they finally completed this thing. but in 1935, it was taken o...

That didnt get through the senate, but it takes two people and senator schumer -- >> senator schumer said he would work on infrastructure. that hasnt come up. >> bun they he said he wouldnt support private/public partnerships, which we had might be a third of the infrastructure projects. >> im personally hopeful. >> why has he not gone to a blue state? why has he not r50e67d out to democratic voters or voters who didnt vote for him? >> i was with him on air force one down to long island for a gr...

The president had an executive order that he released this week and it was basically more or less making coordinated and timely decision when they had infrastructure projects. so often you run up against a lot of red tape. you praise that executive order. tell me why. >> well, executive order for infrastructure is fantastic in my opinion because it starts to set the table for when legislation does get passed. we will have time to get the permitting process improved in taking care of. i think coo...

Act. >> yes, they are trying at the moment. committees are working through this. i think theres going to be a number of different views for a list of projects are a set of guidelines. are they going to a public or the partnerships are matching funds with state funds who are they going to be solely federal funds. how does that affect you? do you want to see 50/50 public credit? would you want to see? advocacy a combination of all the above. different infrastructure projects provide different serv...

Coming down. is it george washington next week and thomas jefferson the week after? you have to ask yourself where does it stop. >> and revoking an obama-era executive order that required builders to consider how climate change might affect flooding and rising sea levels, president trump today said by comparison his executive order would make it much easier to get moving on infrastructure projects. >> no longer will we allow the infrastructure of our magnificent country to crumble and decay. whi...

Final -- do you have infrastructure on. abby: one topic from the presidents press conference getting far left coverage is executive order cutting the red tape to fix the countrys crumbling infrastructure and its so important. steve: thats right. here to react is the host of varney and company fox business stuart varney. the president went out and wanted questions from the press regarding infrastructure. he figured he would get a couple about charlottesville. it was all about charlottesville. >> ...

Criminals and thugs. >> jon: the president still faces backlash from critics over his response to the violence in charlottesville. now, california is suing the justice department in a showdown over sanctuary cities. its all happening now. we are awaiting to hear from president trump this afternoon as he signs an executive order on infrastructure projects, one area where there actually could be bipartisan agreement. it doesnt happen very often. welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i am ...

Remarks. >> racism is evil, those who cause violence, criminals and thugs including the kkk, neo-nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant. >> reporter: a paralegal who was killed while protesting against white nationals in charlottesville thank the president for his latest remarks saying this, thank you for those words of comfort and denouncing those who promote violence and hatred. the president will return on signing an executive order for infrastructure projects, and...

And steve mnuchin. the president is expected to talk about the executive order which will streamline infrastructure projects. it was a big talking point during the campaign and rebuilding americas roads and bridges. in june, he spoke about how painfully slow, costly and time consuming the process was or the getting permits to do anything. secretary chow said the average environmental review talks five years and projects can be subjected to 65 different requirements and permits. the presidents go...