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His puerto rico visit when he was throwing paper towels into the crowd. >> this week we witnessed one of the worst tragedies in american history. like everyone, im struggling to understand what happened that night. >> and heartfelt tribute. the man who was on stage when the las vegas carnage broke out. youll hear the latest on that. but we begin with another major storm slamming the gulf coast overnight. were getting our very first daylight images in the aftermath of tropical storm nate, this ...

In biloxi, including this parking garage at the golden nugget casino. more than 100,000 homes and businesses were without power, however that number has improved slightly to about 90,000 at this hour. this is the first hurricane to make landfall in mississippi since hurricane katrina back in 2005. lets get the latest from biloxi. kerry sanders is joining us. you can tell us what youve seen so far, kerry. how bad was it? >> reporter: well, alex, it wasnt that bad but of course you have the drama ...

Asleep and theyve been tuning in to watch what its like out their window. >> weve been watching this storm. its one of the quickest moving storms on record, maybe the fastest. and so folks are known by the time the sun breaks, it ought to be a pretty day. weve been out on the streets monitoring things. and were anticipating its going to be hopefully much better than it could have been. it could have been a lot worse. its not over yet, but the fact were only seeing the major winds and the blows i...

He said. >> this week we witnessed one of the worst tragedies in american history. like everyone im struggling to understand what happened that night and how to pick up the pieces and start to heal. you can be sure were going to walk through these tough times together, every step of the way. because when america is at its best, our bond and our spirit, its unbreakable. >> also this week we lost a legend in tom petty. and so jason aldean there on "snl" stopped to pay tribute to him. ♪ gng to st...

Genuflect to the gun manufactures and gun lobby in america and i think thats what you see in play in congress time and time again. >> marc, i want to talk to you about this stark, dark image were seeing in charlottesville after a group of white nationalists held that just last night chanting "you will not replace us" and "well be back." theres no reaction from the president on this but is there any way to combat this apparent emboldening by white nationalists? >> people of good will have to spea...

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Now las vegas, the mass shootings that cry out for some action from congress to put some safety measures in place when it comes to firearms in the united states. that stranglehold is why right now the rifle lobby is pushing a national effort to gut conceal and carry laws in states across the nation. so this is the time for the nation to stand up. this is the time for the congress to align itself and the president to align himself with what i think are the sentiments of people across the board. n...

The brinkmanship with north korea could work. this is bad cop routine. its one of the only strategies that has not been employed. do you agree? does he have a point? >> many believe the trump administration is practicing a rational good cop/bad cop and thats the best possible interpretation. the problem with that is that they are undercutting the chance for diplomacy and the credibility of american diplomats that will be the ones to be called upon to do the hard work of negotiating north koreas ...

Forth. the president initially said that he and chuck schumer spoke. he didnt mention repeal and replace. it was schumer who made note of that who said, hey, he asked me to revisit repeal and replace and thats a no-go zone for us. in effect it seemed like schumer was sending a message to his base, perhaps even as much as trump was sending a message to his own that he was looking for ways forward. >> well, i think you said it, peter. well be looking at this all through the week and see what the r...

People took offense to that scene, robert. >> you know, alex, i dont even know where to begin. first of all, just the tone of that e-mail in terms of the crowds and the roears and the cheers, thats number one. number two, were talking about the president of the united states defending himself against throwing towels out like hes some king and throwing out money to the paupers. lets just go back to normalcy. you would think hed talk about how he saw the devastation, how hes doubling down on fema,...