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mistaking that car for a giant carrot. it caused $6,000 in damages. jon: the car was parked next to the donkey s enclosure. the man could have picked a better parking spot. that does it for us today, america s news headquarters starts sandra: awaiting the start of the white house press briefing on this very busy day in washington. hello, everyone. i m sandra smith. we expect fresh white house reaction on tax reform, healthcare and aid for hurricane ravaged puerto rico. we have live fox news coverage for you. john roberts standing by at the white house. we begin with mike emanuel who is currently live on capitol hill. mike, the framework is public now, so where do lawmakers go from here on tax reform? reporter: well, sandra, house speaker paul ryan is among those out selling this tax proposal, saying it will help those who deserve it. our plan lowers taxes for small family owned businesses. middle class. now we re learning healthcare may also be back in the mix. john ....
than that. kim jong un has departed from his grandfather and his father, who wanted nuclear weapons to preserve the regime. kim jong un has come to a different calculation. therefore, his strategy is different. he believes the only way to preserve the regime there s only one country that would change it. the united states. the only way to stop the united states from doing that he s paranoid about the united states you have to hold the american people at risk. that s why we have this accelerated program of ballistic missile development and intercontinental ballistic missiles that have the capability to deliver nuclear warhead. furthermore, he strategizes this way, once he achieves that capability in his mind the united states will acquiesce and accept that capability much as the united states accepted the development of nuclear weapons h as the united states 40 years ago except to china developing it s unfortunate this rhetoric is going back i think we should stay o ....
this morning the regime launched a ballistic missile over japan and into the pacific ocean. analysts say it flew far enough to hit the u.s. territory of guam. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations nikki haley spoke at the white house briefing. she said if north korea continuing its aggression, she could hand over the situation to james mattis, the defense secretary. there s not a lot the security council will do from here when you cut the trade and the oil. so having said that, i have no problem kicking to it general mattis. i think he has plenty of options. the united nation s security council holding an emergency meeting this hour after north korea s launch. john roberts is live for us at the white house. john, what else did the white house says about north korea? good afternoon. the president left on a helicopter a short time ago to go to joint base andrews for the speech that will be coming in about 40 minutes. he was asked if he was running out of options on north k ....
assistant to george w. bush. scott, let me start with you, were there echos of the axis of evil speech that president bush spoke about before the war against saddam hussein in 2003? this definitely had shades of that remark and i m glad to see that because during the campaign, donald trump ran as something of an isolationist and if you watched today s speech, he took you on a world tour of american priorities and american engagement. if you were expecting donald trump the isolationist you did not get that today. it was a firm and measured speech today, he spoke in clear terms. i was proud to see him call out the programs on petfar and malaria that the united states has invested in. i think he hit all the right notes for his american audience. i think his base will love it. i think a lot of americans agree with his message on reforming the u.n. and some gallup polling conducted earlier this year, only 37% of americans felt the u.n. was doing a good job and 60% thought it was ....
good morning, it s wednesday, september 20th. we are following a number of stories. president trump was america first se u.n. and steps up his warnings to north korea meanwhile, republican as far as see daylight on health care reform. some gop governors aren t so sure about that. the russian investigation rolls on with new details on who s paying the president s legal bills but first, two natural disasters unfolding in real time. rescue efforts happening right now in mexico after a powerful earthquake ripped through that country yesterday and hurricane maria about to slam directly into puerto rico. we ll go straight to meteorologist bill karins with a check on the storm s latest track. bill. power knocked out. roof damage done, structural damages beginning as the strongest weekends are moving on shore in puerto rico. overnight, can you see the storm, 124-mile-per-hour winds in st. croix. now the storm is about to make landfall. let s get into the zoomed in radar. you see s ....