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Are now and also the position of power issue that keeps coming up again and again. now, we havent really heard from matt lauer today he doesnt seem to be denying anything or saying anything. what do we glean interest that. >> well i think matt, he now has some independent publicists working with him and they were waiting for these other reports and other accusations before they said anything. i expect they will release some sort of statement. but, yes, the entitlement of matt lauer, charlie rose...

Consensual. this is where, you know, we are now and also the position of power issue that keeps coming up again and again. now, we havent really heard from matt lauer today he doesnt seem to be denying anything or saying anything. what do we glean interest that. >> well i think matt, he now has some independent publicists working with him and they were waiting for these other reports and other accusations before they said anything. i expect they will release some sort of statement. but, yes, the...

Around 7:00, 8:00. thats when we started to see the hurricane-force winds. and our room started to take on water so we went further down into a courtyard shielded by another concrete wall. and throughout the morning we saw the winds die down. the story right now is this is when people are starting to assess the damage here. we spoke with the fire department here. they are getting ready to go out and clear the streets. ready for any search and rescue missions. search teams from the u.s. mannland,...

And we had over 100 trees blocking roads at various places. so its a significant storm, so whether we escaped the brunt or not, were feeling the after effects. >> yeah, clearing roads i think is described by a lot of people as a very obvious thing. but a real priority. if you dont have clear roads, you cant get emergency vehicles around. and power, we were talking about before it, it could be weeks, i think 5 million people still without power in this state. how long do you see the recovery ther...

Some contact. we had a short video call on the 9th also and there was a moment where her and i just looked at each other and kind of stared at each other for a minute and, you know, we have a really strong bond and we just stared at each other and kind of, you know -- we knew it was going to be bad but i just kept going back to that moment, you know. >> i know youre seeing her face, of course. i know obviously shes wherever she is and we all are hoping of course that she is safe and its just a c...

Could be 5,000 more americans still trapped on that island. there is food issue. theres a water issue. theres a power issue. there are reports of armed gangs and lawlessness. how bad is the situation? >> reporter: there was one gentleman who i spoke to, hes originally from boston but he was vacationing there in st. martin. he was hunkered down in a hotel and at one point there were these individuals that were going door to door breaking doors down trying to get their hands on anything they can p...

When this is typical sam, seen big storms you see for days and days on the highways leading into the area, utilities trucks and line, electrical line trucks, tree cutting trucks from days tans places. in full response mode now. sam? >> reporter: absolutely. ali, exactly what you want to hear. what people in south florida want to hear, because today -- remember, ali, when you and i talked a day, two days ago we shed this would be an all-florida storm. this storm, irma, landfall in the keys, in so...

And electricity and water are the two primary concerns. and aep, which is our local i utility, has debriefed us, and theyre working hard, and they are getting it on little by little. a week or so, i dont know. now, the water system, of course, which is the citys, were closed. its related to the power issue. and, you know, im optimistic that maybe 24, 48 hours we can restore water but that, again, is just a rough estimate. were working very hard. eric: did you expect this type of damage, this typ...

>> he does have the c constitutional right to pardon. >> he took extraordinary steps here. he did not take the advice of the justice department and another message he is sending, think about the messages is, this issue thats been reported that he asked jeff sessions if they could drop the case against arpaio. that is bone chilling. let us remember that james comey told us the same thing. i suspect that mueller might be wondering on the abuse of power issue and whats going on with that. this is t...

Arpaio. that is bone chilling. let us remember that james comey told us exactly the same thing. so i suspect that mueller might be wondering on the abuse of power issue and whats going on with that. because this is now the second time that we are hearing donald trump has abused power by trying to drop prosecution investigation against his political allies. >> how is asking a question of your cabinet an abuse of power? and doing what they tell you you should do. thats not an abuse of power. thats...