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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...

Happy to do it. >> such a unique part of america. >> its beautiful, closure that cuba than walmart. ill take >> it joining me on the phone is the governor of the u.s. virgin islands. what is the security situation in st. thomas? one described it as survival mode. im wondering what do you make of that? is that an accurate assessment of whats happening? >> anderson, i would say that the security mode is in good order. we had some concerns on the eastern end of the island of st. john. we deployed m...

Years, sadly enough. but i think, like like i said, the heart and the spirit of that island is very resilient. if i know my friends, kate knows also, its going to happen sooner than we think. >> i think it was like ten years ago i was dining profile of you for 60 minut"60 minutes" and itn on st. john. you showed me around the island and i saw a little bit about that. we hung out in your favorite bar. its a completely unique place in the united states. even in the virgin islands, its a really uni...

We had vessels stuck in the harbor and boats. we got military air lift over and got troops in order. we didnt have -- i read that article that was sent to me and i would say portions of the article is accurate and portions that are not. >> just in terms of the relief efforts, how are you for supplies? how is the island of st. john, the island of st. thomas -- i mean, where are you in this relief effort? >> the supplies and the support from our federal partners have been awesome. ive been on st. ...

Thousands of evacuees who have left the island who say theyre not reassured by hearing the presidents promises because theyre concerned hes not going to deliver on them, and theyre telling me theyre angry too. they say we saw hurricane irma coming for days. we knew how big the storm was. how is it that it took so long to get aid into the hardest hit areas? how is it, they say, that thousands of people are still waiting to being evacuated? >> yeah, a lot of frustration. im going to talk to a resi...

More on my interview with kenny chesney. i talked to him before we went on air. hes got a big heart. ive known him for ten years. he has a home on st. john on the u.s. virgin islands. a home where he had 17 friends riding out the storm. he wasnt on the island, but hes determined to help people get out and get people supplies and help the island rebuild in the future. i spoke to kenny and his friend kate hannah about rebuilding and the resiliency of the island. >> you know, anderson, the rebuildi...

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What he can discuss? >> well, certainly in open session he has the classification problem. you probably do have and director comey even in these circumstances has to respect the office of the president. i think there will be some limits but at the end of this, john, well know more about this relationship than we did going to in. >> comey is well-known for taking contemporaneous notes, an inveterate note taker. thats his version of events, just as he remembers it or how he wanted to preserve it. ...

Disappointed that president trump did not carry through on his often stated promise that hes going to tear up the iran agreement on his first day in office. hes obviously recognized that doesnt make any sense, and were going forward with the agreement, but theyll swallow that, because they like the anti-iran rhetoric that he engages in, and the lack of any interest in a rapprochement or better relations with iran. at the same time, its very clear from the election in iran that the vast majority ...

Relieved pressure on the president. start with the appropriateness of such things. >> john on so many levels that would be inappropriate. you should not talk about your own government, your over governance with a foreign official that way, and i certainly wouldnt trash talk about a former director of the fbi in the front of a foreign official like lavrov, and kislyak. isnt it amazing the contrast between how carefully crafted the last two days have been in saudi arabia and in jerusalem, compared...