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A path? >> again, we wont have these conversations and lay out exactly what those principles look like over seven to ten days. right now, the goal, focus is making sure the program is taken care of with also coupling it with massive border security, interior enforcement. some specific things we would like to see, end of sanctuary cities, expedited removal, more immigration judges, raise act. see us focus on and talk more about. >> number one, the president said he wanted a travel ban larger, tou...

Those comments of private company from the podium at the white house? >> i wasnt talking about a private company but an individual. john decker. >> thats better. when a deal is ultimately reached if theres one reached on the issue of daca, will it be a deal reached between the president, the top republican, the president along with speaker of the house, the majority leader in the senate and democrats who will be just the president alone? >> wed certainly hope that its a bipartisan bill that has ...

That would legalize them. >> i think what were saying is what weve been saying all along. we havent mixed messages here. we want responsible imgraduation reform. that hasnt changed. the president is very much committed to the wall. were also committed to other principles weve laid out and none of those have changed. john decker. >> thank you, sarah. just a couple of questions. >> a couple? >> you mentioned guests this evening, three democratic senators. senators that are up for re-election next ...

Are saying? >> i think what we are saying is what we have been saying all along. we havent mixed messages here. we want responsible immigration reform. that hasnt changed. the president is very much committed to the wall. we are also committed to some other principles that we have laid out. and none of those have changed. john decker. >> thank you sarah. just a couple of questions, 23 i could, about the dinner -- >> a couple? >> and your efforts for tax reform. you mentioned guests this evening,...

Forward and certainly thats the goal and the priority of the administration. >> what would he like to see given his past criticisms of mr. mcconnell and ryan. would he like to see different leadership in the republican ki congress. >> the president is committed to working with what we have and nothing beyond that at this point. >> to follow up on bannons comments. when he said all of that about mcconnell and ryan and also said they wanted to nullify the 2016 election results. so just a simple ye...

The there? >> yes, john. we dont have the same situation of bill down there in key west, but people here dont have water and loft them have water and as you can see, alleys full of water, and this is siden from peoples homes in bradenton and this is ripped off by the winds of irma. this is right on the bay. i want to give you a lye look from the cnn drone where we are located. you stee bay there, and this neighborhood back here seemed to catch the brunt of the winds from irma. nobody was here, a...

Voluntarily leave the country and is that something the president thinks they should do? >> the administration has been clear on what our position is. we are hoping congress will step up and do its job and fix this problem and implement responsible immigration reform and addressing that problem would be a part of it. >> last week, nancy pelosi and the president would sign the d.r.e.a.m. act. >> the presidented and administration are looking at responsible immigration reform and part of that woul...

Million customers in florida without power and it could take weeks which is something weve heard from officials, as well and an interesting note from tom bosser, the two areas of acute concern for the administration are the florida keys and jacksonville, florida, also where weve seen terrible flooding just over the last few hours. i dont think you could pick two points in florida further apart than jacksonville and the florida keys which just shows you the scope of the devastation from hurricane...

Here in a neighborhood, a blink and a nod. this is mile marker 97. thats how they gauge distance in this part of the keys here and just about every home weve seen sustained some damage. the mobile homes, obviously, more than others and the post-andrew heavy stone construction seemed to have survived pretty unscathed, at least down here, but were dying to get down south to the lower keys, but the florida department of transportation has to inspect all of the bridges before theyre going to open up...

Water. so i think those decisions will be coming and if my projections are right and my estimate is right within the next 12 to 24 hours well start seeing some selected evacuation out of florida because theres no other safe place in florida to maintain those size populations. >> general honore, thank you as always for your time and your wisdom. you talked so much about the keys. we have bill weir standing by in the keys and my colleague john berman is in miami. john, over to you. i take that bac...