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Help right the ship. >> it is interesting hearing those words from within. rebecca, there are words from without. john danforth, a scathing criticism, blistering criticism of the president. i want to read what he said. the president stands in opposition of the founding principle of our party. he said we are a party of the union, he is the most divisive person in our party. he is now in peril. you have a widely respected national republican, ordained minister, by the way, calling the president of...

With a devastating storm bearing down on the texas coast, the president had a lot to say about a lot of things. hurricane harvey one of them. instead, new volleys in a feud with republican leaders. kaitlan collins at the white house this morning. whats going on? >> reporter: thats right, john. the president is picking another fight with republican senators today. this is his first senator in two weeks hes publicly feuded with. this time, senator bob corker from tennessee. he went after him on tw...

And stalwart of the u.s. senate is calling for his party to essentially disown the president. former senator john danforth, who was once vying to be the vice presidential nominee, just wrote this in the "washington post." heres a portion. writing, the fundamental reason trump isnt a republican is far bigger than words or policies. he stands in opposition to the founding principle of our party, that of a united country. we are the party of abraham lincoln and our founding principle is our commitm...

Conservative political party in our country, we have to have it. the republican party is very important to our country, and to let it just be destroyed by this guy, but the underlying problem is the divisiveness. thats the question. whats the point of being in politics? whats the point of being a leader? is it to try to further divide people or is it to try to bring us together? and hes made it clear what hes trying to do. hes the most divisive president weve had in the history of this country, ...

Consistently and unequivocally condemning hate groups. the "new york times" says he even drafted a letter of resignation, though he told the ft he was reluctant to leave his post. try to put yourself in his shoes, senator. is that the right thing, you know, serving the greater good? >> every individual is different, and whether its better to stay in the cabinet -- i think it probably is. i think particularly the national security people should stay put. i mean, that gives me some assurance that ...

>> reporter: take care of your dad. thanks for taking time. good luck, be safe. george and his son decided to stick it out. some are preparing for the worst, hoping for the best. experts say, believe the hype. this storm maybe something we have never seen before. john? >> george saying i dont think its going to be that bad is very different than what we are hearing from meteorologists and experts saying be prepared for a significant disaster. category 3 is a major hurricane and three feet of rai...

The information we have now we had before he became the republican nominee? ze. but i might remind folks where tom cruz tried to disassociate himself from trump. i wish senator danforth would have offered some ways of doing this. everyone is struggling with this problem but no one knows how to do it. the "wall street journal" said in an editorial, perhaps pundits should treat him as a republican independent. maybe thats getting close to a working solution, but right now were still powerless beca...

>> reporter: good morning, john. the storm is starting to pick up. the signs you point out to the gulf of mexico. this is looking back toward c corpus christi. look in this direction and see how the surf picked up here dramatically. we were woke up at 5:00 this morning with a gigantic clap of thunder and lightning strike. that set the tone for the day. here in galveston, you can see the seawall here. this does a good job protecting half of the island. the more western side of the island doesnt h...

Asking the president of the united states if he should run again. i dont know what hes doing. he keeps doing it by subtraction. politics is a game of addition not subtraction. he seems hell bent on getting the list of people with him as small as he can get them. >> subtraction and devision if you are talking math here. you are not just a former chairman, you are a big tv star. "declassified" airs here tomorrow tonight. its about cuba. the united states not really at war with cuba, so why is ther...

Charlottesville were, quote, perfect. john? >> kaitlan collins for us at the white house. gary cohen didnt think that. thats clear. errol louis is with us. rebecca berg, cnn analyst. errol, let me start with you. cohen is saying how distressed he was with the presidents comments. it cannot be equated with white supremacists, neo-nazis and the kkk. gary cohen saying he thinks he did. i have to believe the president is not going to be happy with this. >> he is not going to be. it is a public conve...