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Democracies are moving slower because they're designed to move slow when countries are divided. and i think it creates this tension and sense of doubt that drives people in the direction of authoritiarian. this is the argument that the chinese make that they're better suited to deal with the challenges and the opportunities of this century because authoritiarian regime case move more quickly, can plan for the future. >> i think our economic crisis in 2008-2009 was a turning point, and not just for us in many ways but for countries like china, and especially china, because all of a sudden it wa...

Out communications. where is this going, chad? >> there will be not be cell service and in some cases water for weeks or months. this was a devastating hit from a category 4, a 155-mile-per-hour storm, and not that far from where our reporter was in pal phus delmar. you can see the storm here. we don't have a radar for you because as soon as the storm rolled onshore it knocked out the puerto rico radar. you can't just say, hey, let me get miami or melbourne, florida. there's nothing out there. the doppler radar at the terminal where the airport is wasn't working either. there's puerto rico. th...

Officials here that say that showing restraint wasn't working either. because even when the u.s. was trying to show restraint we still saw missile tests, nuclear tests from kim jong un. kim jong un has carried out more missile tests than his father and grandfather combined. so you're in a difficult position. if you don't do anything and you don't respond, you still face a north korea that is being aggressive and you look weak. if you do respond, then you're playing into this game of one-upsmanship. so frankly, it is a very difficult position right now, a very tough foreign policy challenge. >>...

A meeting with the president is that what purpose does that serve? >> it seems to me that it may be a tool by which to get members to understand the threat and therefore the basis of the administrations action, which seems to me at this point would be sensible which is to say you press china's best you can to intervene there and do what china can, which a lot of people believe is quite a lot since north korea -- since china is north korea's largest patron. to put north korea on notice, the military option against them is on the table. basically taking military actions off the table for a long ...

A meeting with the president is that what purpose does that serve? >> it seems to me that it may be a tool by which to get members to understand the threat and therefore the basis of the administrations action, which seems to me at this point would be sensible which is to say you press china's best you can to intervene there and do what china can, which a lot of people believe is quite a lot since north korea -- since china is north korea's largest patron. to put north korea on notice, the military option against them is on the table. basically taking military actions off the table for a long ...