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May still be living in a flimsy or wooden house, theyve been told to leave those houses, head to shelter, because those structures are not safe. relief workers have been hit with the one-two punch of irma and maria, as well. allen marlin arrived on st. john in the u.s. virgin islands in the aftermath of irma and now to be caught in a second powerful storm. adam joins us now on the phone. adam, it was irma, jose and now maria is posing a real threat. what precautions have you taken? what are cond...

President leaving over the possibility that there would not be tax cuts on the wealthy americans. >> melissa: right now, youre looking at live pictures of president trump who has arrived in florida. he is a shaking hands on the ground there and trying to get a better read on what exactly the situation is in florida in the wake of hurricane irma, where help is needed, how bad the situation is and what the federal government can do to help. we saw him land just a short time ago and now he is walki...

Most of them lost windows, a majority lost their roofs. they had no clothes, no water. their fresh-water system comes from desalinization plants. they have no power. theres no infrastructure, and they cant get in to go to work to perform some of these just basic civil services that are run by the government. they need crew ships down there bringing in aide and relief workers. and these people need a place to live. they need power, fresh-water, food just so they can perform the basic services to ...

Toward barbuda right now. hurricane jose is a category 4 and appears to be heading right for barbuda. the red cross sent us this video from the ground in barbuda today. the prime minister is telling people to get out now, to evacuate to antigua, barbudas sister island. together they form a single country but theyre about 40 miles apart. they believe right now that antigua is safely out of joses past even in barbuda is not. volunteers and relief workers have been on the ground today before jose h...

Helping you pull out sogging carpets. people have offered food and clothing while weve been here. the question are things getting better? five days ago, there was water seven feet high. now its dry. things are getting better here north of houston. ed, back to you. >> ed: appreciate the reporting. while texas cleans up, relief workers prepping for the next potential disaster, a powerful hurricane on the move in the atlantic. forecasters warn it could take aim straight at the east coast. the lates...

Rick. >> jesse, this town got a years worth of rain in four days and main street remains under water tonight the naches river crested today at 21 feet, eight feet above the receive record. this town could not have seen that coming and much like southeast texas, it is dealing with horrific conditions. there is a curfew, the power is out. residents were lined up at a nearby store trying to get basics, water, food, that kind of thing. there are people in neighborhood s behind me that are basically ...

The tourism industry but the city to assist those individuals on the mainland, were open to do that. >> as you watch was unfolding, one be very careful how to say this, its pretty ugly whats going on in terms of the disease or anything that can emanate from mosquitoes, from mulder well water being contaminated. given that kind of task just to recover and rebuild, as a dr., what you want to advise people? its not just the people affected but its also the relief workers going into the area to volu...

Texas, hadnt met with the governor of texas and relief workers. if he had stayed in d.c. which is what some liberals were beg ging him to do to criticize him for that. he does plenty of things where he hurts himself. this is not one of them and for the people looking for drama and trying to exploit political division for their own gain, shame on them. >> lets be honest anything that president trump does he is going to be criticized. thats the way this president is covered by the media. >> someti...

Texas, hadnt met with the governor of texas and relief workers. if he had stayed in d.c. which is what some liberals were beg ging him to do to criticize him for that. he does plenty of things where he hurts himself. this is not one of them and for the people looking for drama and trying to exploit political division for their own gain, shame on them. >> lets be honest anything that president trump does he is going to be criticized. thats the way this president is covered by the media. >> someti...

Insists that the doors were never closed and that they were there and ready for people. joining me now is family research council president tony perkins who just one year ago today his family was forced to evacuate their louisiana home by canoe as a result of severe flooding. so he knows what this is all about. good to see you tonight. >> thank you, martha. good to be with you. >> martha: all over twitter and thats the way social media works now. there is all these pictures. people criticizing j...