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You $1 million to your favorite charity, paid for by trump, if you take the test and it shows you're an indian. >> reporter: asked whether he would pay up, the president denied he had made the offer. >> you said you would pay her $1 million -- >> why i say that. no. you better read it again. >> reporter: the president added, he hopes it's warren he faces in 2020. >> she'll destroy the country. she'll make our country into venezuela. >> reporter: later in the day, the president traveled to areas in florida and georgia that were devastated by hurricane michael. >> to see this personally, it's ve...

Inspector-general. >> the vehicles are to supply me with secure coms. i would never violate rules i was aware of. >> reporter: "the post" reports that nielsen childed long for taking long trips. >> he's been blind sided by the charges. the idea she would keep this from him or allow this to go forward, was upsetting. >> reporter: nielsen and long have put up a united front. >> i show support for all leadership. >> reporter: but this came as a surprise to fema, despite regular calls between her and long. this is after reports that nielsen wanted him out. >> i was never asked to resign. secretary...

Calls between her and long, this after reports that nielsen wanted him out prior to the storm. >> i've never been asked to resign. secretary nielsen and i talk every day. we have a very professional, functional relationship. >> reporter: long has been the face of the administration's storm response since the summer of 2017, a well-regarded leader through hurricane maria and beyond. >> a man who has become really famous, or so they tell me, mr. long. we appreciate it very much. >> reporter: and has hurricane season reaches its peak the number two spot at fema is vacant, so what happens if long ...

>> the ocean looks angry behind you. miguel marquez, you've been doing great work out there, you must have exhausted, hang in there, my friend, thank you for your regulatoporting. let's focus on the federal help, the military now involved. joining us is general terrence o'shaughnessy, the commander of u.s. north command and the north american aerospace defense command. general, thank you for taking the time. what has the department of deof defense been doing to help in the storm response? >> thank you, ana. i would like to start off by commending the great work of local responders, the state...

A jet drops these packages that weigh about a pound, they give you pressure, humidity, wind speed, we're recording that data in realtime and we make sure all the data is good. send it out in a message and it goes right into the computer models that are telling us how quickly florence will go ashore and how strong it will be when it goes ashore. >> jack, we appreciate all the work that you and your crew are doing. thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> anderson, the pleasure talking to you again. take care of yourself, sir. more than 1100 search and rescue personnel, 300 ambulances are in p...