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Resources to follow. if we have enough attention and intention around it, we will have a tough environment to help. >> part of the frustration, he's right about twitter. he has tremendous reach. it's just not hard for him to do the right thing. >> thank you very much. what is the feud between the president and the nfl really about, respect for the flag or something else, like race? two former nfl players respond to the controversy next.

So many outlets. so much time. you have an ability to drive several things at once. and even on the issue of policing, on the issue of the anthem, a major pop culture question coursing through sports, and if he wants to get in the middle of this the way he did it was to call them sob's and say they don't love america because they are disrespecting the anthem. that is not how you start a conversation. i have talked to people over the past few days who don't agree with the president, but they wish that the protests could go on in a different way. imagine if you started your conversation there as...

Can get a waiver just like, by the way, they can under obamacare -- >> it's a different risk pool. >> allow me to finish. under obamacare there's a waiver process in obamacare that allows people to get waivers. no state has done it. you can get waivers under obamacare. we provide -- >> rick, just to be clear, is your answer yes to that question, yes they can under write it the way they want and charge people with pre-existing conditions what they want, is the answer yes? >> the state has to get a waiver just like they do under obamacare, but they have to get a waiver from the secretary -- >> y...

>> she says if something happens to that dam, that's correct be just as bad as the hurricane itself. >> reporter: communications are so poor, many are asking us to send messages to their families. from the air, you can see why. more than 3 million u.s. citizens could remain in the dark for months. this is the problem. this is why puerto rico, 100% of the island, doesn't have power right now. grant it, the infrastructure was vulnerable before hurricane maria passed by. but you can see with these power lines down what the challenge is. they're completely collapsed. >> heading further inland, the...

>> very much. >> bill weir, cnn, puerto rico. >> it's so helpful to have bill weir there and our producer there translating, and she's puerto rican, and bill, he's giving us a glimpse into a desperate situation. that's one small sample of people about to run out of medication. >> the reason we will keep telling you the stories, and i know there could be a sameness to it, and you are, like, we get it, we get it. you don't get it. you couldn't be in that situation for a week. they will be living like that for months and months. it's going to move your pocket book because we have to have the fede...