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Care. particularly because he demonstrated so much engagement in houston. and in miami. he has to show the people of puerto rico that he has an equal level of concern for their plight. and then in las vegas he has to show empathy for the victims of the shooting. once he gets through these two days of travel where hes plying this unifying role of comforter in chief, thats probably when were going to see him confront this debate about gun control head on. well probably know why the shooter did thi...

Presidents visit from washington. he made eyebrow raising remarks while visiting puerto rico today. >> true to form. >> we were watching some of the video that came in coming from the tour he has been taking of puerto rico. just a short time ago he was visiting with survivors, victims of this storm r form as he was handing out flashlights and he said you dont need them anymore. perhaps where they are they dont need them. but 95% of the island as its best estimated at this time is still without e...

Wasnt taking it serious enough. he demonstrated during this response that staying off twi s twitter and staying on message and leaving the moment to unfold as solemnly as possible was something that helped him. so i do think his response was appropriate, and i think that most of washington agreed. >> tweet storm over the weekend in particular aimed at puerto rico and attacking that mayor of san juan. how pivotal are the next two days for him as he visits puerto rico today and comes to las vegas ...

People are dying. the president critical of her on twitter in a way that critics said was criticizing her for her demands. he did shake hands with her on the tarmac. he would not praise her but did say something complimentary of her when he was visiting on some of the scenes. the other thing people are paying attention to regarding the presidents remarks today. he goes, i hate to say this, puerto rico, but you are throwing our budget out of whack. chuck schumer said that was outrageous, the gal ...

Indicating that one of the unfortunate situations in houston, which is a big sprawling city with a lot of homeowners and we appreciate that, but low income people are having a hard time finding replacement apartments. so the message i have is that even though the sun is shining, there is a desperation here that is clearly needing a response. our local officials have been excellent. theyre fighting to ensure that individuals have a road to recovery, but i can imagine the plight of those in puerto...

This minute, but we can give them hope immediately and that is what we must do. we want the people of puerto rico to know that their plight challenges the conscience of our country, challenges our conscience and we must meet that challenge and so that would take the form, that would take the form of doctors, helicopters, heavy trucks, water, food, generators, temporary housing, medical supplies, that were needed yesterday. we must move more quickly. to the people in the virgin islands we share y...

That i can ask for. >> you said the white house was not a warks but at least one of the flights, kellyanne conway was flying with him on a private plight. are you looking into that one specifically to see if the white house knew about in a? >> i didnt say we werent a war wear, i said the white house doesnt authorize the charter flights. were doing an internal review of all private charter flights as well as an ig review, not just any one particular flight. >> is the president satisfied with what...

Plight by the people of puerto rico and all of us throughout the united states, so many people and reporters talking about the dire need of the puerto rican people. and today is when we hear that fema is sending or the navy is sending 16 ships. that is the type of response that needed to take place six days ago and not six days later. >> congresswoman, we appreciate your time. lets hope that they get -- puerto rico gets the help that it needs and the people there. we appreciate you so much. than...

Puerto rico that has union work, so i know, and i support the plight of our brothers and sisters in the unions. but this is a dire situation, this is a live or death situation, so i am sure that if placed in the appropriate context, just like it was repealed or revoked or suspended for seven days during hurricane maria irma, it can be done, because it is the right thing to do. there is always a lot of excuses not to do the right thing, but the united states that i know, where i lived for 12 year...

Himself to be distracted, wanted to be distracted. wasnt paying attention enough for a number of different reasons. not to folk the power of the presidency on the plight of puerto ricans which continues now and that doesnt make it better. he has the ability to marshal attention. and a difficult road back because of where they are located. >> interesting die nam you can. you have puerto ricans and others coming up and arguing about it. these are americans. you dont have to be latino to care about...