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FOXNEWSW Shepard Smith Reporting September 19, 2017

Never involved in any collusion with russia. But the senators say they cut short the sitdown because of something the lawyers said. And bracing for the worst. Millions of americans now in danger as a category five hurricane heads toward puerto rico. The words from the government, evacuate or day. Lets get to it. Were getting new reports on the powerful earthquake that hit mexico city in the last 20 minutes. Weve gotten new video as well. This is coming in to us from television stations in mexico. The earthquake a 7. 1 according to the United States Geological Survey. It struck, as i said, sometime in the last 20 minutes or so. This is the first video that came in to us from one of the local television stations. You can see what appears to be dust around buildings, possibly smoke. At this point, were not sure. Theres no reports of fires. To the next video. Well show you more. This is from inside telemundos news studios in mexico city. Listen. The earthquake set off alarms across mexico city, a city of more than eight Million People. Thousands of people fled into the streets. This is from inside someones home. Listen. And this video said to be of a building facade collapsing, though authorities have not confirmed that this video is from today. Our sources indicate its from a good source and that we believe that is accurate. This also from a local television station. The earthquake itself was about 31 miles below ground, which is fairly shallow for this region. Its the second earthquake to hit this region this this month. Theyve been doing earthquake drills over the last few weeks. This is from azteka television, video that just came in. Breaking news now. President trump speaking live. Lets listen. Mr. President you said you were going to destroyed north korea earlier today. Hopefully everything will work out. Well see what happens. Shepard the president saying the United States is making great progress and further that on the matter of potentially if they dont do right, destroying north korea as was mentioned earlier, the president saying well see what happens. Much more from the United States to come. First to breaking news in mexico city. These pictures from tv azteca. This area is in what amounts to central time in the United States. You can see here that a ceiling has collapsed inside a building. This is live coverage. We may believe this could be tape from a short time ago. Theyre playing videos that have been confirmed from mexico city. We dont have reports of widespread injuries. Our read you the late forecast Associated Press. Mexico citys main boulevard today, thousands of people have streamed out and the press in a panic, filling the plaza around independence monument. Traffic has come to a standstill. Masses of works have blocked the streets. Clouds of dust a riling from falling pieces of facades. Those images we showed you a short time ago of the facades collapsing and the wide angle videos from across the city, that is the dust that was rising up from around mexico city. Two men claimed to calm a woman with blood trickling from a small wound on her knee. Again, its this sort of facade collapse that is causing the dust that you saw on all of those videos. Were told its not fires. Continuing the Associated Press, at a nearby market, a worker in a hard hat walked around outside of the building warning people not to smoke as they were smelling cooking gas in the area. Market stall vendors, one told the Associated Press that she was in a taxi when the quake struck. She said she saw glass bursting out. A number of buildings according to the Associated Press have been seriously damaged. A 7. 1. You can see local television stations are broadcasting images of this. The United States Geological Survey says they calculate this earthquake struck central mexico as a 7. 1, which is about 76 miles south and east of mexico city. So the center was not in mexico city but the first pictures are from mexico city. So far nothing from 76 miles to the southeast. Mexicos government says it was a 6. 8 but the United States says it was a 7. 1. Trace gallagher is bringing new information from los angeles. Trace . Its important to note that at the time of this earthquake, there were many people involved in earthquake drills. Today, as you referenced, is the 32nd anniversary of one of the worst earthquakes to hit mexico. It was in mexico city. That earthquake was 8. 0 on the Richter Scale. It killed upwards of 5,000. Some estimates say as many as 20,000 people. This one 73 miles south of mexico city proper. It was 34 miles deep. A very deep earthquake. Meaning the effects are felt further away. Deep earthquakes, the destruction is sprayed out because the waves reverberate. It should be noted that mexico city has 20 approximately people in the greater mexico city area. Its one of the biggest cities in the world. The reason that it is so susceptible to bigtime damage in earthquakes is because most of the city was built on a lake bed. Meaning, they have this thing called liquifaction. Not all of mexico city is built on a lake bed. Those parts that are, you can imagine the damage in those areas. The initial pictures were seeing now are from pretty close to downtown mexico city. The surrounding areas will probably take longer to get to. Its the surrounding areas where the poor people are. If you have been to mexico city, you realize theres very much two classes of people. The rich and the poor. The poor, even though the earthquake standards and structures have come a long way in 32 years, theyre still in dilapidated buildings. Youd expect the damage to be more severe than downtown. Shepard Trace Gallagher live from los angeles. Further updates from mexico city and surrounding areas after this powerful 7. 1 earthquake has struck mexico city in the past half hour. But breaking news domestically. If we have to, well wipe you off the map. That was an unsettle message from President Trump to kim jongun. No nation on earth has an interest in seeing this band of criminals arm itself with Nuclear Weapons and missiles. The United States has great strength and patience. But if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. Rocketman is on a Suicide Mission for himself and for his regime. Shepard rocketman the president s new nickname for the dictator there, kim jongun. President trump also said the u. S. Is ready to take military action but hopefully it wont be necessary. The president making his first speech to the United Nations general assembly. The northern delegation had a front row seat. But the ambassador and high level leaders walked out before the president started. In its place, north korea sent out a low level north taker, something that the United States has done to north korea and iran. President trump went after iran saying their main exports are violence, blood shed and chaos. He blasted the nuclear deal that the United States and other nations agreed to with iran under president obama. Its far past time of the nations of the world to confront another reckless regime. One that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing death to america, destruction to israel. The iranian government mask as corrupt dictatorship behind the false guise of a democracy. The iran deal was one of the worst and most onesided transactions the United States has ever entered into. Frankly, that deal is an embarrassment to the United States, and i dont think youve heard the last of it. Shepard the president s tough talk getting reaction on both sides of the political aisle and around the world. Lindsey graham wrote in a statement that he was impressed with the president s comments and President Trump is right to rally the world to deal with a Nuclear Armed north korea. Hes also right to focus on getting a better deal with iran regarding the Nuclear Program and to push the u. N. To reform the way it does business. Of course, critics say President Trump sent the wrong message. The California Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein wrote in her statement the goals of the United States are to foster peace and promote global cooperation. The president used it as a stage to threaten war and aims to unify the world through tactics of intimidation but in reality he further isolates the United States. With all of that, well go live to the United Nations and john roberts in just a moment. 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One of the outer rain bands of hurricane jose just moving in here to new york city. The president on the now slick streets of new york left the United Nations a short time ago heading back to his hotel. Not before he gave a toast at the traditional luncheon held by the u. N. Secretary general. The president said the United Nations has potential that is unlimited and he wants to see the United Nations do something epic. The epic thing he would like to see the United Nations do in the immediate term is to put the screws to north korea to get them to give up their Nuclear Program. The president said they would destroy north korea if it came to that, if north korea were to threaten the United States, its territories or allies. The president prefers a diplomatic option. Listen to what he said earlier today. Its time for north korea to realize that the denuclearization is its only acceptable future. I want to thank china and russia for joining the vote to impose sanctions along with all of the other members of the security council. Thank you to all involved. But we must do much more. You heard nikki haley say late last week, the president was going to slap the right people and hug the right people. He hugged china and russia and slapped north korea. So far no reaction from north korea. Shepard what about other world leaders, john . Were hearing varied response. From benjamin netanyahu, who the president met with yet, they have forged quite a close relationship saying in over 30 years in my experience with the United Nations, i never heard a bolder or more courageous speech. President trump spoke the truth about the great dangers facing our world and issued a powerful call to confront them in order to ensure the future of humanity. And the foreign minister of iran said the iran nuclear duel to the United States, he tweeted it trumps hate speech belongs to medieval times, not the 21st century. Unworthy of a rely. Fake empathy for iranians fools no one. At the president called out the maduro regime in venezuela, the Prime Minister from venezuela had this to say. We dont accepted from threats from President Trump, this racist and supremacist theory is returning to the cold world. For a moment, we didnt know if we were listening to president reagan in 1982 or to President Trump in 2017. Dont know we were listening to president reagan or President Trump. Well, clearly the times were different back in 82. The cold war was still going on. Shep, to liken President Trump to Ronald Reagan is an insult would be a little backwards. He would take that as a compliment. Shepard im guessing he would. The president spoke about the Global Challenge of terrorism. Yeah. Very similar to the address that he gave when he was speaking to the arab and other muslim nations in saudi arabia a couple months ago, the president reached out to the United Nations and said you have to band together to fight this common enemy in the form of terrorism against isis, alquaida. Heres what the president said. The United States and our allies are working together throughout the middle east to crush the loser terrorists and stop the reemergence of safe havens that they use to launch attacks on all of our people. As he did during his nato speech during that same international trip, he reached out to member nations of the United Nations to do more to pay and pull their fair share when it came to military and financial obligations. Listen here. The United States will forever be a great friend to the world and especially to its allies. We can no longer be taken advantage of or enter into a onesided deal where the United States gets nothing in return. As long as i hold this office, i will defend americas interests above all else. The president pointing out that the United States funds 23 of u. N. Operations saying its time for other nations to do their share pointing out that americans have made the ultimate sacrifice for the United Nations and americas devotion to the United Nations and global peace and stability has been measured on the battlefield. Shep . Shepard the Prime Minister of one island nation there says people have lost absolutely everything after Hurricane Maria blasted the landscape with 160 miles an hour sustained winds and near 200 miles an hour gusts. Now, that powerful category five storm is cutting a cross the caribbean and headed directly for puerto rico. More than a million americans now in the path. Ahead, the latest forecast and why meteorologists say we still dont know for sure that it will hit the United States mainland. And breaking news out of mexico city. About an hour ago, a massive earthquake struck a 7. 1 according to the u. S. Geological survey. Mexicos Television Azteca says theres damages in different parts of the country. More coverage next. Shepard continuing coverage of new developments at the United Nations. John bussey from the wall street journal. Varied responses. One question being asked today, why would he poke at a man like kim jongun and supporters saying you do that to send a message that were serious. Your take. I dont think we heard a new donald trump. I dont think we heard new Foreign Policy being made at the United Nations. I think what you heard is a centrally a summation of what donald trump has been saying in the campaign and as president. Maybe a bit piecemeal. You had it all in one place today on korea, on iran, on the south china sea, on ukraine, a variety of issues. This is donald trump reaffirming this notion of american sovereignty, american independence of thought and american independence of action when it comes to world affairs. Shepard three areas of interest. Iran. On iran, the posture is we hate this deal despite it was the United Nations and those nations there that came together for this deal. Thats right. Many nations acting as intermediaries between the us and others. Yes. You heard from the

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