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>> yeah, a great point. much of the hardest work happens when the cameras arent there anymore. when the spotlight is no longer on the tragedy and so much of that help comes from these volunteers, from relief workers who are on the ground right now and who will be there for weeks and months on end. joining me now is alvin migez, the texas division disaster coordinator for the salvation army. the work you do and your teams do is remarkable. can you share with us what people are saying to you as th...

>> thanks very much, matt bradley for us in tallahassee. hundreds of thousands of people fled port saint joe and other parts of the florida panhandle ahead of hurricane michael. once the storm has passed many of them are going to try and return along with thousands of relief workers and volunteers and theyre going to need a place to stay. airbnb is trying to help them out. the online hosting service has activated its open homes program where hosts in certain regions can let displaced residents, ...

Separating children from the parents and he blamed it on democrats. thats not true. its not the democrats fault as we have said. and the white house is grappling with over the weekend how to deal with it and they dont have an easy answer for it. kellyanne co, counselor to the president, really struggled on "meet the press" earlier this morning to defend this policy. she said as a catholic, as a mother she doesnt like to see whats happening there. we are hearing more and more about whats happenin...

As well as a humanitarian crisis that threatens to spiral out of control for the president. he said friday -- he talked to reporters friday on the north lawn of the white house and said he doesnt like the policy of separating children from their parents and he blamed it on democrats. thats not true. its not the democrats fault as we have said. and the white house is grappling with over the weekend how to deal with it and they don an easy answer for it. kellyanne conway, counselor to the presiden...

Spending week from the other week. well have an eye opening take on the trade agreement against china. should he be targeting google. arnold will weight on the latest. garrett, they are meeting late in d.c. what is the latest you are hearing from the while house in this syria situation. >> president trump team has been reviewing photos and videos of the alleged attacks and coming up with a number of response. a volunteer with the syrian self defense said rockets hit on saturday night landing nea...

Donald trump. pushing back very hard, calling the allegations of a chemical attack in douma and syria, calling it a hoax. likening the ngo, the white helmets. they have those medical relief workers that go out on the ground in those dangerous situations in syria to try to help the injured civilians there, saying that these white helmets are essentially terrorists. but the foreign ministry goes on very clearly here and very strongly, and it seems to be positioning this particular statement toward...

Syria we expect that will be the focus of the presidential brief tomorrow so lets stay there. >> well have intelligence assessments on different pieces of this horrific puzzle. i think the briefing would probably start with the context. chemical weapons have been used in syria since 2012 and each time the attacks happens the regime denies smoent. th russia called it fake news hours ago and they blame the rebels even and try to restrict access to the sites of the attacks so medical professionals ...

Base so he needs to take something home to show with those who only got minor gains from the tax reform for instance that hes hes on their side putting more on their table so i think it will have to be negotiations he wont abandon the policy choices argue so its very clear. from the american chamber of commerce in germany thank you youre very welcome. vital i has arrived in syrias eastern guta after being delayed for days by fighting relief workers deliver the supplies during a brief lull despit...

If youre attacks from locals. its to syria now where aid convoys have arrived in a besieged area just north of the capital damascus now this is one of the last remaining pockets in the country not taken by government troops the u.n. is expressing outrage at the plight of civilians there with many facing starvation . at long last a lifeline to the besieged people of eastern hold. dozens of aid trucks from the un and syrian arab red crescent have arrived theyve brought enough food to feed forty th...

Feed forty thousand people but thats just a fraction of the areas three hundred fifty thousand residents. doctors painted a grim portrait for the newly arrived relief workers many people are at risk of starvation some have already died children are particularly vulnerable. we told them the truth about the situation here. we showed them serious cases of men the tradition. we showed them tragic cases we showed them cases of moderate malnutrition and. we also showed them cases of people in need of ...