>> paul, thank you. >>> the trump administration is facing new questions over the federal response to hurricane maria. >> here's why. a stockpile of bottled drinking water was recently found rotting on an airport runway in puerto rico. fema purchased the water but it was never distributed. nearly 3,000 people died during maria. some of those deaths are attributed to a lack of clean drinking water. >>> we're following breaking news from bakersfield, californi, this morning, where a gunman has killed five people, including his wife. investigators say he took his wife to a trucking company where he shot and killed a man then killed his wife. another man showed up at the business and then the shooter then killed himself. then the gunman went to a home and fired at two people, killing them. he later stole a car and eventually turned the gun on himself. >> what a wild story. >> crazy. >> there in southern california. >>> now to cincinnati, where a judge magistrate has resigned after an unusual courthouse incident. a woman named cassandra jackson was arguing with a court staffer after being

it is seeming really busy right now, paul. >>> a new report says fema used workers that weren't up to task last year because they were overwhelmed with back-to-back hurricanes and wildfires by the time maria hit puerto rico. by the middle of october, 54% of fema workers deployed to the disasters were not qualified or even trained to do the jobs they were assigned to do because the agency was just stretched thin. >>> one of the highest profile leaders of the catholic church in america could soon step down. cardinal donald wuerl is the head of the church in the washington, d.c. area and he's been under increasing pressure to resign amid the church's sexual abuse scandal. abc's david wright reports. >> reporter: the embattled archbishop of washington, d.c., cardinal donald wuerl, now says he will travel to rome in the very near future to meet with pope francis about resigning. wuerl is one of the most prominent american leaders of the catholic church, but his reputation was badly tarnished by the recent pennsylvania grand jury report which mentioned his name more than 200 times in connec

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[video clip] the uniteddent of states, he is responsible for puerto rico. a u.s. territory that belongs possession, property of the united states of america. yes, islands are surrounded by water. in case of puerto rico, deepwater. fema and homeland security never called the most powerful military in the world, the u.s. military, which has capabilities and capacities well beyond those of fema. from the beginning, the president's focus was on damage control from a political standpoint, not from a human life standpoint. the sad truth is that in trying to -- so hard to make sure the hurricane did not become trump's katrina, we lost far more lives. this was a disaster mismanagement that lies at the feet of this president and his administration. what is offensive to many of us is that even though the president dropped the ball, he dance.g a victory host: congressman gutierrez on the floor yesterday prettier thoughts on the government's preparedness as hurricane florence makes landfall. if i had to get a motto peoplea, it would be expect more and get less. for instance,

house speaker paul ryan says he has no reason to dispute the death toll. >>> politico reporting fema administrator brock long is the target of an on-going department of homeland security investigation, whether he misused government vehicles during commutes to north carolina from washington fema responded saying any questions should be directed to the agency's office of inspector general. >>> a delegation of u.s. catholic cardinals and bishops meeting with pope francis regarding the church's sex abuse scandal. the pope accepted the resignation of west virginia bishop michael bramsfeld, ordered investigation into whether he sexually harassed adults. >>> and general motors recalling more than a million big pickup trucks and suvs because of power assisted steering problems that were involved in accidents >>> you're up to date. that's the news update back downtown to you >> thank you very much. >>> exclusive with hans vestberg and tepper coming up at the top "s t jgeour withheud quawk alley" is right back ♪ feel that? that's the beat of global markets, the rhythm of the world. but to us

president trump sticks by his claim that the federal response to last year's deadly storm in puerto rico was a great success. new images of a stockpile of leftover bottled water now raising new questions about all of that. >>> and former trump campaign chairman, paul manafort, faces a second trial. will he strike a plea deal to avoid it? stay with us. you're in "the situation room." we are the tv doctors of america, and we may not know much about medicine, but we know a lot about drama. we also know that you can avoid drama by getting an annual check-up. so go, know, and take control of your health. it could save your life. cigna. together, all the way. it was always our singular focus. to do whatever it takes, use every possible resource. to fight cancer. and never lose sight of the patients we're fighting for. our cancer treatment specialists share the same vision. experts from all over the world, working closely together to deliver truly personalized cancer care. and these are the specialists we're proud to call our own. expert medicine works here. learn more at cancercenter.com appoi

house speaker paul ryan weighing in on the number of people who died in puerto rico following last year's hurricanes it follows president trump who trooeted in-being tweeted in-realaccurately that count of 3,000 was wrong >> i have no reason to dispute the numbers. this was a horrible storm. i toured the entire island and it is an isolated island that lost its infrastructure and power for a longtime >> researchers at columbia analyzing data from 14 240urks college freshmen reporting one in three reporting some kind of a mental health disorder depression and anxiety were the most common as well as panic issues >>> and starbucks announcing that it will design, build and operate 10,000 xwreern storgrees the stores will focus on energy distinguish city, reyou newable energy, water savings and waste diversion. that is the news update this hour back to you. >>> coming up, a closer look at juul, the company dominates the ecigarette market, but some being a could you see accuse it. ones that make it fast and easy to analyze and take action? how about some of the lowest options fees? are you raisi

then, president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort pleads guilty to charges ofns racy against the u.s. and obstruction of justice. plus, it's friday, mark shields and david brooks analyze the controversy around the president's puerto rico tweets and the other political storms this week. and... >> all right! >> woodruff: rock star dave grohl discusses his musical life and the importance of creative independce. >> we really do have control over everything we do. i honely think that's why we're still a band because we've done it on our own terms for the whole time. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. ng >> major fundior the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> consumer cellular believes that wireless pllds sh reflect the amount of talk, text and data that you use. we offer a variety of no- irntract wireless plans for people who use thone a little, a lot, or anything in betwee to learn more, go to consumercellular.tv >> fincial services firm raymond james. >> the ford foundation. wo

sent a flurry of tweets rejecting official findings that nearly three thousand people died in puerto rico as a result of last year's storms. he accused democrats of inflating the official death toll to make him "look bad". the official figure was released last month after an independent study. paul ryan, the republican us house speaker, is one of those who disagrees with president trump's comments. casualties don't make it doesn't look bad. that's not... there is a reason to dispute these numbers. i was in puerto rico after the storm. it was devastating. the uk cabinet has met for several hours to discuss what would happen if britain left the european union without a formal deal. ministers have published contingency plans for areas including passports, driving licences and mobile phones. new york auction house christie's has revealed what they say will be the most expensive work of art by a living artist ever sold at auction. they estimate this piece, portrait of an artist, by david hockney, will sell for about $80 million. the 1972 painting, described by christie's describe as iconic and

paul ryan, the republican us house speaker, is one of those who disagrees with president trump's comments. casualties to make a personal bad. that's not... i have no reason to dispute these figures. i was in puerto rico after the hurricane. it was a terrible storm. ministers hope mensch contingency plans for areas including passports, driving licences, and mobile phones. —— ministers have published. and christie ‘s has —— new york auction house christie's has revealed what they say will be the most expensive work of art by a living artist ever sold at auction. the piece portrait of an artist by british artist david hockney has been set at about $80 million for auction. the 1972 creation, that christie's describe as iconic and one of hockney‘s greatest works, will go up for auction in november. the two men named as suspects in the salisbury nerve agent attack have appeared on russian state television and denied being involved. the men dismissed british claims that they were intelligence officers, insisting instead that they work in the fitness industry. they said they'd taken a

i was in puerto rico after the hurricane. it was devastating. youet couldn't to people for a long time. roads we washed ou the power was gone and the casualties mounted for a long time. >> puerto rico's government said he has second the findings of theeport and believes there should be no more questions about the count. >>> closer to home now. day six. we heard from a number of i witnesseluding bank employees talking about the ransom money that was usee in case. but the most emotional testimony, that came fromhe victim's long time housekeeper. reporter: the savopoulos family long time housekeeper took witness stand. the prosecution played for the jurors the voicemail with the man and his wife and their son d housekeeper were held captive inside the home may, 13 2015. >> hey, amy is in bed sick tonight and she was sick this afternoon. ra offered to stay and help her out because we are gng through some stuff with phillip. >> nellie staed crying on the witness stand. prosecutors tried to lay out a meticulous time line asking nellie about an convers

manafort but th of puerto rico got this recover effort off to aninus a spishs star start. the president doesn't even accept that there's anything to learn from puerto rico and now it's like litigating deatholls d my biggest take away that i fear washingsn't thinking about, it's obvious puerto rico would have gotten better atntion if they were a state. does anybody believe puerto rico would be in the situation they're in if they had fully these other true multilevel i governmerastructure that they're in this no-man's-land as far as our government structure is concerned and when you look at the -- you wouldn't if it wo nd have been better and ushing their leaders are harder for statehood. >> it's not a good look to have the bottled water just sitting and bag bad at the airport. >> in fema's defense, there's no doubt there was broken infrastructure in puerto rico that was not tended to, all iosebe things ca true but the federal governme the you want -- ultimate authority. do you want to punish citizens because their local government failed them? that's a tough place to be a i

even republicans are critical of the government and paul ryan says he disagrees with the tweets. >>> paul manafort has agreed to a plea deal withederal prosecutors. he will plead guilty in special counsel mueller's iestigation. manafort was accused of participating against the u.s., nd money laundering, and failing to file foreign bank account reports, and lying to the justice department and charged with conspiracy t obstruct justice. no word yet on the impact this could have on the tru administration. >> it is hard to imagine an tagreementt doesn't involve cooperation. >>ueller is not going to make a deal with manafort until manafort can give himhe goods on donald trump. >> jury veletioselection for tht trial in d.c. was scheduled to start last month. >>> one person is dead and dozens ofeighbors in the boston suburbs are empty this morning after dozens o homes explosions and gas fires. inspectors say there were problems with the gas lines and that sparked 8 fires acrosshe towns. a 18-year-old was killed when an explosion toppled a chimney on his car. some othe injured are firefighte

ryan said it's nobody's fault about puerto rico. the fact that congress has not stepped in to provide any real analysis of what happened is the reason why you can begin to have this conversation from the president. >> here is paul ryan and we will hear him in his own words. >> there's no reason to dispute these numbers and it's a function of this is a devastating form that hit an isolated island and that's really nobody's fault, that is just what happened. >> he's the master of saying two things at once. he's saying there is no reason to dispute these numbers, so how dare you suggest that 3,000 people were not killed but it's nobody's fault. >> yeah, on one hand pushing back on trump's assertions about the trump poll, and also saying it's not your fault even though some of the folks in puerto rico say it's everybody's fault, and it was known, right, that puerto rico had weak infrastructure going in, and you would think given that the response would have been up to par rather than these sort of excuses now, and basically blaming the

when you see rick scott coming out and when you see paul ryan coming out and when you see, of course, the governor of puerto rico who's really trying his best to be as positive towards the president through this whole process everyone thoun though t president is --it is causing the republican of the state of florida discomfort. >> that's a central issue with the governor's race coming up snoch. >> they're americans. >> thaey're going to vote. >> top republicans on capitol hill offering mixed reactions to the president's tweet. >> i was in puerto rico, it was devastated. i have no reason to dispute those numbers. those are the facts of what happens when a horrible hurricane hits an isolated place like the islands. >> it was a tragedy and difficult problem for all of us here in the country. we should do everything we can to help people in those kinds of circumstances. >> i would hope he's not saying that democrats are blamed for the death toll. there has been a rush of trying to mistake a katrina moment for the president to say that was toxic for president bush how he handled the storm

kasie hunt is on capitol hill and was in that press conference with paul ryan. kasie, he talked about hurricane florence, right, encouraged people to listen to local officials. then he was asked, as paul ryan often is, about what the president is saying. >> there's always a question about the president's tweets, hallie. in this case, this is something -- another question that, frankly, republicans don't want to have to be asked about and, as you heard the speaker say there, he said look, i've got no reason to dispute this death toll. he talked about visiting the island and how there was so much infrastructure devastation, that the death toll did rise in the wake of the storm, even if there were not immediate deaths from the wind, from the rain, from the floods. the number of people that were cut off from power, who lost access to hospitals or critical life-saving drugs, he acknowledged clearly that those -- that that death toll, he believes, to be real. he wouldn't answer directly a question about whether the families of those who lost loved ones under those cir

of course, the other big headline is the fallout over the paul manafort plea deal. president trump for the second time in as many days attacking the special counsel in a tweet earlier saying, the illegal mueller witch hunt continues in search of a crime. there was never collusion with russia, except by the clinton campaign, so the 17 angry democrats are looking at anything they can find. very unfair and bad for the country. also not allowed under the law. one of the president's former white house officials today downplaying the significance of the plea deal as the top democrat on the house intel committee said this is as clear a warning as mueller could send. >> i think that paul was brought in at the time to help with the convention and he did a good job with that. >> then he ran the campaign after the convention. >> he was campaign manager, you're right. i think kellyanne was cam ppaig manager and did a phenomenal job, too. it's hard to say he didn't have a role in the campaign. at the same time, it seems that all the allegations predate his involvement in the cam

house speaker paul ryan and ron desantis countered his claims. so why is the president talking about this? i think it's a no-win situation. even if the death toll is inflated, god forbid it would be awful if they did that. still a large loss of life. there is no win here. >> this is why there are times when trump could have been more careful in his phrasing. but that's not the president we elected. this is one of those things where you have to let it ride out. i think people like me who are trump supporters are like, i wish you didn't tweet that. then the overreaction is so much, we think, we don't care. kennedy: that's what's so exhausting and distracting. we have a potentially deadly storm hovering off the coast of the carolinas. here the president could be more empathetic and instructive. >> i think two things can be true at the same time. you can think trump's response toward the claims are wrong, and you can also believe the democrats with the whole tragedy of puerto rico that they want to use it against the president. they do want it to be

what some consider the administration's slow and ineffective response to hurricane maria in puerto rico last year. a recent study estimates hurricane maria killed nearly 3000 people. >>> our time is now 4:34. paul manafort, the former trump campaign chairman, maybe trying to work out a plea deal before his second trial, connected to the investigation by special counsel robert mueller. "the washington post" is reporting he is negotiating about a deal and says a pretrial hearing that was set for the day has been pushed back to friday. he is accused of financial crimes in evolving -- involving a pro-russian campaign. his trial is expected to begin september 24th. last month, he was convicted on eight counts of bank and tax fraud. >>> new this morning, pope francis has taken a new step, trying to prevent sex abuse by members of the clergy. moments ago, the vatican announced a february summit meeting on the topic. this will include all the heads of all of the bishop's conferences. tomorrow, the pope will meet with u.s. cardinals and bishops about theodore mccarrick. he was removed as a cardi

house speaker paul ryan says he has no reason to dispute the numbers. >> i was in puerto rico after the hurricane. this was devastating. this was a hoiborm. it toward the entire island. and it's an isolated island that lost its infrastructure and power for a long time. >> reporter: reverend jesse jackson says the president must remember that puerto rico is part of this country, too. >> they are americans. they are citizens. therefore, they treated this territory as citizens. >> reporter: puerto ricans inhabitants are u.s. citizens bill barred from voting in presidential elections. and if only one congressional representative with limited voting powers. in washington, molly line, foxnews. >>> for more on the latest controversy swirling around president trump, we are joined now by james taylor. political science professor at the university of san francisco. james, good of you to be here today. a team of researchers from george washington university spent six months looking over death certificfuneral home directors, and that is how they arrived at a death toll of nearly 300,000 people in p

in addition chris paul and john wall are also part of this effort to donate. go to ktvu.com and look under the web link section to donate. >>> today marks one year since hurricane maria made landfall in puerto rico. the u.s. territory is still struggling to recover from that devastating storm 300,000 homes and businesses were either destroyed or sustained heavy damage . the puerto rican government commissioned a study that determined nearly 3000 people died because of the effects of maria in the six months after the storm. survivors have been complaining about redtape and difficulties of applying for and receiving financial aid. >>> still to come, have you bought tickets for a concert or sporting event lately? up next, the shocking new report accusing ticketmaster of double dipping. will you cod own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> nike has seen a huge increase in sales since they featured colin kaepernick in the red earlier this month. nikes says it's number of sold out products i

jury selection will begin on monday in paul manafort second trial for alleged financial crimes. >>> the time is 5:13 am. it has been nearly a year since hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico. >> the debate over how the top administration handled the aftermath and looming questions, is fema ready for the next natural disaster? >>> the mayor is walking back his nike man after the company released a campaign ad featuring colin kaepernick. couinties. >>> crews are slowly making progress in the battle against a delta fire in shasta and trinity counties. the wildfire is 17% contained and has burned more than 50,000 -- 57,000 acres. mandatory evacuations have been lifted. >>> it is been nearly a year since hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico. the storm killed thousands and many are still struggling to get back on their feet. in the aftermath, many residents are struggling with access to drinking water. and rebuilding infrastructure. president trump recently tweeted out that the administration did and unprecedented great job in handling the hurricane. others disagree. >> i think that puerto rico

. >> i think puerto rico was an incredible, unsung success. >>> plus, paul manafort. >> he has basically fessed up to everything. >> big shifts in the midterm math. the senate in play. >> fight in an alley, just a brawl. >> "inside politics," the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. >>> welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king. to our viewers in the united states and around the world, thank you for sharing your sunday. team trump says no worries, but the president's former campaign chairman, whose ties to russia date back years is now cooperating with the special counsel. >>> plus, rewriting history, the president giving himself an "a" for hurricane maria even as hurricane florence batters the carolinas. >>> lot of politics to discuss this sunday. up first, the latest on the disaster in the carolinas. what was once hurricane florence weakened to a tropical depression but florence still causing rain, flash flooding and major river flooding over significant portions of both north and south carolina. those floods, officials say, will continue for days. in some areas the sto

>> speaker paul ryan answered questions about president trump's tweets on puerto rico and the catholic church's sexual abuse crisis. this is half an hour. >> good morning, everyone. we are continuing to monitor hurricane florence and urge everyone to take the necessary precautions and listen to the emergency responders to keep safe. the senate has done some work on the appropriations bills and that we will be passing three appropriations and get them enacted online -- or on time, and more to come. we also will be voting this week on the bipartisan infrastructure bill to strengthen nation's ports, waterways, and dams. and today, the ways and means committee will mark up the tax cuts legislation to make permanent the tax cuts for families and businesses. ports, waterways, and dams. for jobs and a booming economy, this majority is getting things done. you know, for almost a decade, we have been asking -- where are the jobs? in 2013, o.m.b. had said to expect slower g.d.p. over the long term. slow growth was called the new normal. now, the american people didn't accept this new normal. nei

these are steps that paul ryan and mitch mcconnell could take right now today. finally, let me say this but we are all praying for those in the path of florence. and we pray the administration has learned from their mistakes and their response in the carolinas will be better. but president trump's tweet do not inspire confidence. just imagine, just by the mentioning that there is this storm forming in the atlantic ocean, people in puerto rico rushed to every store. all those shelves are empty. this has taken an emotional toll on the people of puerto rico. the suicide rate continues to climb, and this is the response that we get from our president? we are better than this. thank you. >> thank you, ranking member velazquez. it's important to note that we planned this meeting with the press long before the president made his statement. we went to puerto rico. we stayed in touch with each other over the month of august to be up-to-date. we met last week as the delegation to talk about additional steps we would take whether it was with fema, whether small business ad

that is what many say he failed to do in puerto rico. and so we will see the contrast in how he performs that role in the carolinas. there's also, of course, the looming issue of paul manafort's plea deal, and we have seen this president, in times of crisis, in times where robert mueller's investigation has come closer to him, really lash out at the next opportunity he has to speak extemporaneously. so i would be watching for those two things. does he do the type of sympathy, consoling that was absent when we talk about what happened in puerto rico because i do think that's a good point. this plays into a president that has not really shown that same level of care and same level of consoling and sympathy for people who are not his base, not the group of people who think support him. so do the carolinians get a president that the puerto ricans didn't? do we get that paul manafort related tirade? that's what we're going to be watching i think. >> we've seen the president at a loss for words. you look at that tweet tonight that he sent abou

and the clouds darkened over the white house as former trump campaign chairman paul manafort accepted ally bargain from special counsel, robert mueller. just what impact will that have on the case. we'll have plenty of analysis on all the news coming up on "face the nation." good morning welcome to "face the nation." hurricane florence is now officially a depression, but the rain and threat of flooding will continue over the next few days. as florence creeps through western virginia, the ohio valley and finally new england. parts of north carolina have received record rainfall in misses over 30 inches today the state is expected to get another 6-12 inches of rain. more than 580 people have been red cued from the storm in the that numr morehan 735,000withou in the next couple of days. cbs evening news anchor jeff glor has been leading our coverage since before the storm hit and joins us from his post in wilmington, north carolina, jeff. >> john, good morning. north carolina as taken nearly nonstop punishment from florence for days now and as this storm continues its slow, painful slide

that is the official death toll in puerto rico. embraced by the federal government. so paul ryan, as an employee of the federal government, whose salary is paid by the taxpayer said he accepts that figure. where are we that it's really barely a blip that the american president this morning came out and denied american lives were lost in a hurricane a year ago. how do we head into a new one with any confidence we'll get credible information? >> we can't. and the point of having this conversation is accountability. hurricanes are one of those moments when people's ideology is set to the side and they all expect a coherent response from the government. the responder of first resort. and as a test for all of us and for our government. it's not about him. but the problem is that he always takes these things personally. his ego first. his sense of offense first. and his first instinct is to defend that and for this president, the buck always seems to stop somewhere over there in the far distance. every year this country takes a day on 9/11 to think about the thousands of a

then, president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort pleads guilty to charges ofns racy against the u.s. and obstruction of justice. plus, it's friday, mark shields and david brooks analyze the controversy around the president's puerto rico tweets and the other political storms this week. and... >> all right! >> woodruff: rock star dave grohl discusses his musical life and the importance of creative independce. >> we really do have control

paul ryan, the republican house speaker, disagrees with the president. casualties could not make a person look bad. i have no reason to dispute these numbers. i was thereafter the hurricane, it was devastated. this was a horrible storm. let's get some of the day's other news. police in the us state of massachusetts have reported dozens of fires and explosions in communities north of the city of boston. pictures show firefighters battling flames in the towns of lawrence and north andover. local media reports said the explosions may have been caused by the rupture of a gas line. democrats in new york have been voting on whether governor andrew cuomo deserves a third term. his challenger in the primary vote is actress and campaigner cynthia nixon. she's the latest insurgent candidate trying to move the democratic party to the left. whoever wins is likely to beat their republican opponent in november's election. thousands of people have marched through the streets of argentina's capital, buenos aires, to protest at the govenment‘s austerity measures. teach

does it bring you comfort that you hear that from paul ryan? >> it's about time that the republican leadership do what is right. and that is to call into question and to call out the president. when people are -- when people in puerto rico are suffering because of the thousands of victims, what we need from the federal government is to say that they are going to support my legislation that calls for a 9/11 style commission so we get to the bottom of this. or to support a new standard to set up standards as to how we count victims of a federal disaster. that is what is responsible to do. >> if congress has a question, congress could seek answers on exactly what happened. that's something you have been pushing for. i really appreciate you coming on. thank you. >> thank you. >>> coming up, i'm going to talk with someone who knows first hand how unpredictable these storms can be. mitch landrieu, louisiana's lieutenant governor during katrina, the former mayor of new orleans, joins me next. now, naturally defined brows that last. new tattoo brow tin

i am rico hizon, sport today coming up next. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour: president trump's former campaign chief paul manafort has been found guilty of eight charges, including bank and tax fraud. in a separate case, president trump's former lawyer michael cohen has pled guilty to violating campaign finance laws. much more on that to come. oxfam has been left tens of millions of pounds by a british businessman, who was killed along with members of his family, in a plane crash in australia on new year's eve. richard galpin has the story. the tragedy last new year's eve near sydney, a seaplane taking british tourists on a sightseeing tour of the area had crashed into a river, killing everyone on board. the business and richard cousins was head of one of the world's the largest catering companies. with him in the plan were his two sons, edward and william, and his fiancee emma bowden and her daughter. mr cousins was known for his humanity. what was not known was that he changed his wheel using a special clause, so tens of billions o

that got a very negative response not just from democrats and from people in puerto rico, but from top republicans. the speaker of the house, paul ryan, who said look, we have no reason to doubt the new higher death toll from maria. it seems like a curious thing to be focusing on when one, there is a storm that is such a danger, and at least so far the fema, the federal government seems to be so well positioned to handle it. >> sandra: and one of the latest things coming in is one of the small south carolina airports, spartanburg airport is a fema staging area. a small city housing emergency crews and rescue pilots, support staff. this is a huge operation. chris, you've watched at many of these hurricanes and the response before. this one is a slow mover and the threat inland is as great as the threat we've been watching on the coastal areas there. a lot of time has to play out before we really know the overall impact of this storm and the resources both federally and at the state level locally what's really going to be needed. >> absolutely because you are talking first of all at the

i was in puerto rico after the hurricane. it was devastated. this was a horrible storm. those are just the facts of what happens when a horrible hurricane hits an isolated place like an island. do you agree? >> well, i mean, i agree. i agree with the fact that, i mean, if his message is the fact that there are over 3,000 people that did not have to die in the aftermath of the hurricane and that the result was not -- i guess i would disagree with the premise that he had in terms of so many people dying as a result of the fact that it was a big hurricane. because a lot of what happened had to do with human error. human error, fema error, federal assistance error, local assistance error. the fact that so many people died because there was no electricity, and folks who could have provided electricity from the government, either the federal government or the state government were not able to do that. so i do think that the very first 48 hours i could have agreed with speaker ryan. but then after that, when so many hundreds of people, thousands of people died, i think it's tot

chris paul and john wall are also part of the effort. if you'd like to contribute, we have a link on abc7news.com. >>> today marks one year since hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico. the island still struggling to recover. abc news reporter linda lopez has a look at what the conditions are like right now. >> reporter: puerto rico remembers today. one year exactly after hurricane maria bowled ashore remaking the island forever. >> it's almost as it was woken up from a severe trauma. >> the economic cost, nearly $140 billion. the cost in lives, according to official estimate, nearly 3,000. that number drawing criticism in president trump tweeting 3,000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit puerto rico and blaming democrats to make him look as bad as possible. >> the president is unhinged when he said that. he has a total lack of touch with reality. >> in puerto rico, though, the politics taking a back seat to progress. everywhere there are signs of the struggle to recover. blue tarps still covering homes. in other places, rebir

paul ryan rejected saying he has no reason to dispute the numbers. he called mr. trump delusional,, pa paranoid and unhinged. >>> happening today faks cracked window that could tleed glass falling onto the sidewalk. the tower is already sinking and leaning as we have been rorgt. now city officials want an overhead protection system to be installed by 3:00 this afternoon. it's not clear how the window cracked. some wonder if it is related to the fact that the building is snking. >> sit design today with stain hurricane force winds. this is obviously of serious concern. >> the homeowner's association says they are waiting to meet demands in a timely manner but they say they need more time. they have said they will restrict access if it's not fixed by 3:00 by the deadline then. >>> south bay buzzing with excitement over a visit by former first lady michelle obama. she will be appearing as part of a ten-city national book tour. matt keller has more on mrs. obama's big plans. >> some of the biggest names play here in san jose. this december one of the biggest names in