this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king. maria punishing puerto rico with 140 miles per hour winds. a category 4 hurricane snapping trees, ripping off rooftops. >> the most devastating storm either in a century or quite frankly in, modern history. >> disaster of a different kind in mexico. more than 200 dead. a frantic search and rescue under way and a school crumbled

by a powerful earthquake. plus a rare spotlight for the first lady melania trump. a big speech at the united nations as we steps into a more public role. >> i will always stay true to myself. and be truthful to you. no matter what the opposition is saying about me. >> we're keeping an eye dramatic search and rescue operation under way in mex skoe city at a school where rescuers hope they can still find children alive in the rubble. we'll take you there in a moment. a very dramatic situation playing out in mexico city. for puerto rico, it's an entire day under a wet and windy siege pummeled by hurricane maja. it's the strongest storm to hit the island in nearly a century. it first slammed into the island with winds of 155 miles per hour. so strong you see it right there almost lifted our reporter laila santiago off her feet. more than 11,000 people hunkered

down in emergency shelters. remember, 3.3 million people live on puerto rico. many found refuge in stair wells or even bathrooms padded with pill ploepz even seasoned storm chasers say this was terrifying. >> we are getting absolutely pounded here. that northern eye wall must have come through here. we are having constant wind screaming and whistling. there's stuff hitting the building. we are definitely, definitely in the dangerous situation. sounds like a woman screaming at the top of her lungs. very high-pitched squealing sound. it's coming through every crack in this building right now. and every now and then, we hear a big piece of debris lit part of the wall. it will tremble a little bit. but we are definitely taking it pretty hard right now. >> some context for how big the storm is. the cloud shield from one edge of the storm system to the other about 600 miles.

that's the distance from washington, d.c. to chicago. before it reached puerto rico, it wreaked havoc as a category 5 storm on st. croix. st. croix escaped the divorce of hurricane irma, not so this time with maja. listen to one woman's tale of watching her roof nearly blow off above her head. >> our storm shutters broke open at one point in the night. we used mops and rope and tied it shut and battened it down again. and i sat in the kitchen for a long time just watching our roof lift up away from the foundation and then up and down, dancing, swearing it was going to blow off. but she held on. >> she held on. chad meyers is monitoring the latest for us on maja. bring us up to speed into this was a very big storm overnight and it made landfall as a category 4 at 1:5. when it was approaching st. croix it was certainly the category 5.

i was watching at home. hurricane hunters picked upwind gusts somewhere around 180 miles per hour. we hoped the storm might fall apart and it slightly did on its way to the u.s. virgin islands and into puerto rico. there you see, this is st. croix, the northern eye wall right on the island right there. we move into puerto rico, landfall today 6:00. officially at that time, the national weather service radar in puerto rico failed. and so we haven't seen a radar picture since which is why we're showing you the satellite. we believe now the eye is to the west of san juan moving back offshore. that's good news. the farther it goes away, the more the winds will die off. the farther it goes away, the more the rain will taper off because the rain has been relentless and flash flooding is going on almost every river and stream in puerto rico right now. but where does it go from here? this is the latest 11:00 advisory. it is still forecast to turn.

does it turn in time? notice where this cone is. this cone is almost to north carolina. remember how we had to keep the cone in when we talked about the storm that went through irma, almost went through tampa. we know the rainfall is come. we know the wind is still coming. but for now, we are in strong buildings. that's why we still have pictures. when we get to the countryside, this storm is going to look a lot different. >> chad meyers, we'll keep in touch. see you later in this hour. this hurricane showing no mercy on puerto rico. here's a look at daniel we're seeing so far. these, are in san juan where structures sturdier than you find in rural parts of the island. laila santiago joins us now. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, john, these winds are certainly still strong. rain is coming down. take a look at debris behind me in front of the hotel where we are staying. this is really what we're seeing

all over this area. debris on the ground. i'll bring you over here, as well so you can see how the buildings are holding up. that is an apartment complex that is really struggling. it has not held up all the way. you can see where windows have come down. it's sort of stripped it of some parts of the building, despite the attempts from residents. what appear to be some pretty solid attempts with metal roofing and boarded windows. that did not hold. let me bring you down over here so that you can see also some of the businesses in this area. the hard rock cafe. i know we're wiping the lens here for a minute. and that's because of all this rain and wind. the hard rock cafe actually the sign is down on the ground. part of the sign is down on the ground. there is a tree that has come down right in front of it. its roof really sort of tells the story of the power of these

winds. if you don't get it from these buildings, just take a look at these palm trees that barely have anything left on them. and you know, it wasn't till just recently i actually got to see some of the first responders heading out for the first time. communication is a major issue right now. and they had a team that went out, came in. i asked them what they saw. they said there were a lot of flooded roads right now, a lot of blocked roads which will make it very difficult for those still needing help, those who don't have power. more than 60% of this island right now doesn't have power. the governor has already said he believes by the end of this, it will be 100% without power. jon? >> leyla, stay safe. we will stay in touch as the power crisis and other issues continue to mount. imagine this following nightmare scenario. barely surviving hurricane i rememberma, going through maria

just two weeks later. she took this video and weathered both storms in san juan. it took six days to restore her power from irma. she joins us from her apartment. give us your situation at the present and do you still have power? and what are you hearing from local authorities will what's likely to come in the days and hours ahead? >> hi. thank you for having me. we had no power since about midnight last night. and the generator i think went out around 6:00 a.m. there was a generator for the common areas. so there's no water in the building either because without a generator we don't get any water. the entire area where i am is flooded by a lot. and what i hear is that there's no communication to the west side. i think communication towers

early on came down. a lot of people don't have service. i have at&t. it's one of the few i think that manages to still have some service. and so we're really just in the dark right now. there's from what i hear, a lot of people have lost everything because storm shutters have broken and windows have flown away. so everything -- i don't know of any casualties yet. personally. but i also am not in touch with many people. but i do know of a lot of people that are taking refuge in garage, you know, in building garages because their windows blew out. in the hallways and near elevators because those are the -- or stairways. i'm currently in my bedroom because i just am tirrified of maybe having one of these window shutters give up. i mean, the eye just --

>> i think we lost mari rosas. can you hear me? >> we lost the signal with mari. we'll check back with her to make sure she's safe and if we can continue the conversation, we'll do so. mari, we have you back. >> yeah, i'm here. >> you say you're taking shelter in your bathroom now because you're worried. in terms of what you were seeing before you came into the bathroom, are things better than they were an hour or two ago? >> no, they're getting worse because we're getting more rain. the flood is what is going to kind of be the most devastating thing i think. >> and when you talk about what you've seen before you came in to take shelter, what about the damage you've seen over the past few hours? >> every tree in our property is down. and there are no leaves on any of the trees that are the few that are still up. and there's just you know,

really like it's rivers of water going through the streets. so it's not that it's like calmly flooded. it's like gushing through, water gushing through the streets like a river. >> in terms of your personal situation you just went through irma. this looks like it's hitting harder. in terms of food, supplies, you won't have access to power if the power is out. are you prepared for this? >> yeah, as much as we can be. i mean, we -- we collected water. and there's plenty of food, but hopefully, this is something that i don't know, honestly, i haven't even thought of like more than you know how i'm going to survive till tomorrow. >> and how much of that the minute-to-minute contingency plan in your mind is because of what just went through irma?

>> well, the problem is that the infrastructure here was already damaged by irma, but irma wasn't a direct hit at all. so this is, i think like ten times the force or at least like how we are receiving it this time. and so i just can't imagine. i was without power for six days. and i'm in a very central urban area. i don't know what's going to happen to -- i honestly don't know what's going to happen to the economy now because i feel like people are going to be -- i mean there's devastation across the entire island. and it's -- i don't know. it's really scary. >> mari rosas, really scare. that's an understatement. we wish you the best and hope for your safety and for the restoration of power as soon as possible. we'll keep in touch in the hours and days ahead. now let's move onto the devastating earthquake in mexico city. right now crews racing against

time trying to rescue survivors from under debris after a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked mexico city. so far, sadly, at least 225 people confirmed dead. among the victims at least 21 children found after the collapse of an elementary school. dozens still missing from that school. the video we're about to show you very difficult to watch. shows search crews pulling out a small trapped child. listen as the crews scream out for help [ speaking foreign language ] >> watch these pictures play out. the president says rescuers have been asking for total silence at times in hopes of hearing voices from under the rubble. rosa flores and gustavo valdez. he's a reporter for cnn espan

know. rosa, i've been watching you throughout the day getting a sense. how widespread is this damage? >> reporter: you know, from here, what we see are death, destruction, devastation, despair, a lot of people still waiting to hear if their loved ones are alive. i want to show you over my shoulder because this is one of the dozens of buildingsings in mexico city that collapsed yesterday because of this devastating earthquake. we've been monitoring overnight, jon. i can tell you first responders have been sifting through this rubble carefully by hand, lifting some of the rubble, hoping to find life, listening within the cracks and crevices of this building for signs of life to follow those signs of life. now, the latest here on the background is a bit of confusion because of course, family members have been asking for information about their loved ones. information about loved ones that they believe are trapped

inside. just a little while ago, there was a woman asking for money because she wanted to go buy nails, wood and wire. and, of course, we're thinking why is this woman asking for nails, wood and wire. i asked some of the police officers who were here and they tell me that first responders are trying to create tunnels through the building that you see behind me. this collapsed building, they are trying to build tunnels to get to people that they believe are alive. now, at about that same time, we saw a swell of resources here. a lot of paramedics. we saw military, people dressed in fatigues carrying picks, achs, rope, everything imaginable. you can see, this was not what the scene looked like earlier today. there is a lot more commotion, a lot more movement and, of course, all of these are good signs for the people who are waiting to hear if their loved ones will be rescued here alive. and john, from talking to a lot

of them, they are in agony. their eyes are swollen. they haven't slept all night. they've been hoping, waiting, praying that their loved one will emerge from this rubble alive. >> rosa, stand by. i want to bring in gustavo, as well. you saw the search dog. they're using lumber to prop up the ceiling trying to create a safe space. we believe these rescuers believe they have someone they have found in this debris. you see the search dog. gus tab vo, describe the situation as you know it now. >> reporter: that's right, john. in the last few minutes, a lot of people have been coming with 2x4s, the kind that they use to build a structure, perhaps signaling they are getting ready to secure some of the collapsed parts of this building. a few minutes ago, i talked to one of the rescuers, one of the members of a group that form in

1985 after the big earthquake that struck this area back then. and these are people who have for years specialized in search and rescue. they've gone all over the world. they say what is different this time in mexico city from 32 years ago is that the government has the equipment and he said they've used some kind of machine that is giving them some thermal imaging from below the rubble and has pinpointed some images. and that's what they're focusing on. they think that they still have time to go and find survivors of this elementary school. they remember back in '85 when babies were able to survive for over a week. and that's why the rescuers are very hopeful if they continue to work, they are going to be able to pull more survivors from the rubble, john. >> and gustavo, as we watch the scene play out, the live feed is coming in, you see the gentleman

in the red with the hard hat. he has the search dog waving frantically at someone inside. you see the dog looking, as well. take us through what's happening at the scene. we hear dozens still unaccounted for. do we have a better number of the children missing? as this plays out, i assume the search and rescue crews have been on the scene going about their business. how are they being rotated in? are there supplies there to keep them going? >> reporter: the number the president used last night was 30 people still missing unaccounted for in this school. we know at least 20 are dead. we haven't heard any official word. we tried to talk to the people in charge. the mexican marine who is in charge of the operation. they're being tight-lipped about what is happening back there, perhaps to prevent spreading any rumors that can give false hope. but we've been able to piece together what the rescuers have been able to do. they said they found an l-shaped

area in which they think there's some survivors and they hope the smaller size of the people trapped inside will give them a better chance to get to them. and the latest development is that over the early hours of the morning, we saw the big back hoes trying to lift the big pieces of concrete. now they're going to a small operation using small buckets to remove the small pieces of debris. not long ago, they pulled a big section of crumbled metal and concrete and a moment that gave people around here some pause was when they brought out a playground that was used at this elementary school, a reminder of who the vips are. right now they're asking for silence because they might have heard something inside. we'll let him stay silent as we watch these pictures. rowsa, you're at a similar site where people are waiting to see, hoping as the time passes that there are pocks under there where survivors can be rescued from. we'll keep our eye on live

pictures as they come in. to the doog you've been able to, we salute the heroism of these responders here in a dangerous situation. it is dangerous to be in crumbled buildings like that where everything is unsafe. there are dozens if not hundreds of families desperately waiting for some word, hoping and praying. have you been able to speak to speak to any of them? >> reporter: john, are you speaking to me? >> yes, rowsa, sorry. >> reporter: yes, i definitely have. i've been talking to some of the families who are waiting here in agony. there is actually a gentleman who has been drafting a list, and he called it a list drafted with tears because these family members have been waiting here since yesterday. they haven't slept. they haven't gone home. some of them haven't even eaten because they are waiting for first responders to give them news about their loved ones. i can tell you one of their biggest fears has been that

instead of removing the debris by hand, that they would start using machines. and they were frantic earlier today saying please, do not go in there with machines because we still believe and have faith that our loved ones that are trapped inside are still alive. now, as i was mentioning moments ago, when people started hearing that rescuers were going to try to create tunnels to try to get through this collapsed building to perhaps find people in air pockets in pockets where they are safe, that really gave people hope and you know, i mean you could see the spark in their eyes. this is a very active scene right now. you can see -- you can see almost 2x4s. i can't see quite clearly from here. i know they're pieces of wood. these are the pieces of wood that they were asking for earlier. so it looks to me like they're

starting to mobilize those pieces of wood to create the tunnels through this building. now, there's a lot of people waiting here. a lot of families that are hoping that just like they're bringing those pieces of wood into that building, they're hoping that after they create these tunnels, that their family members will be able to walk out of that rubble alive. and, of course, john, our hopes and our prayers are with these families that are in agony as they wait. it's an agonizing wait because you know, they don't get news about their loved ones unless they make certain lists. there's a list that you see behind me. there's a long white sheet of paper. these are the list of the rescued. people come by and check that list to see if their loved one has been rescued. at that point, they figure out what hospital they're taken to. but then there's another list. there's the list of the missing.

there's at least 39 to the 40 people missing and these family members have been here since yesterday. they've added themselves to the list. they added their loved ones to the list. hoping that if someone knows where their family member is, if perhaps they were rescued and they're in a hospital, that someone will let them know where their loved one is. but at the end of the day, if they don't receive that call or if they don't receive that e-mail regarding their loved one, they're hoping that they emerge from the rubble that you see behind me alive and safe. >> rosa flores and gustavo, stand by. i want to inform viewers president trump spoke to the president of mexico this morning and offers his condolences and assistance. we'll keep our eye on those dramatic rescue scenes. we'll be right back. the original call was for langoustine ravioli.

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welcome back. want to remind you we're keeping our eye on a dramatic scene in mexico city. this is a crumbled school building. 20 or more children still missing. more than 20 confirmed dead. rescuers have been searching. we've seen rescue dogs,

personnel make a tunnel there. we'll keep a close eye on that and take you back there live as soon as developments warrant as we continue our coverage of other issues, president trump remains at the united nations. if you watched his speech yesterday, he threatened to absolutely destroy those are the president's words, north korea if it doesn't abandon its missile program. very harsh words for iran calling it a rogue regime and saying he thought the agreement negotiated by the obama administration designed to keep iran's nuclear program in check was a disaster. will the president back out? we don't know. today the iranian president responded. . >> translator: it will be a great pity if this agreement were to be destroyed by rogue newcomers to the world of politics. the new u.s. administration only destroys its own credibility. the ignorant absurd and hateful rhetoric filled with ridiculously baseless

allegations that was uttered before this august body yesterday was not only unfit to be heard at the united nations. >> president trump yesterday you'll recall called the obama era deal designed to slow iran's nuclear worse "the worse, one-sided and an embarrassment." yet twice this president has chosen to stay in the deal. the next decision next month. the president sounds like he's ready to walk away and teased the decision this morning. >> have you already decide what to do about the iran deal? have you already made up your mind? >> i have decided. >> okay. >> what's your decision? >> i'll let you know. >> now, the president says he's decided bulis it on the u.n. ambassador nikki haley earlier this morning suggesting the president's personal feelings don't necessarily guarantee a shift in official administration policy. >> is that a clear signal that

he plans to withdraw from the nuclear deal with iran? >> it's not a clear signal that he plans to withdraw. what it is a clear signal he's not happy with the deal and that the united states is not safer because of it. >> will the united states not certify the deal? >> the president has to make that decision. that's his decision alone. what i can tell you is if he does not certify, he's certainly on grounds to not do that. >> let's discuss it with us to share the reporting and insights dana bash, bloomberg politics, michael share of "the new york times" and sun kim of politico. a big decision for the president. the iranian president pushed back today. president trump called iran belligerent. the iranian president returned the favor today. if you listen to the president's words you say he's going to walk away. his words have been consistent since day one of the they have twice recertified iran. who can solve the riddle?

>> part of the problem in iran as in north korea is that the dissatisfaction that you may have with an option that's currently in place you have to ask yourself, what are the alternatives. and as in north korea, the alternatives with iran are not good. i mean, it's not as if this deal with iran was made under the obama administration without thinking about well what, are the other things we could do? are military options possible? what are the ranfications of those? so the trump administration has to be you know, weighing not only is there a decision we can make because we don't like the deal but if we do that, what are both the ramifications regionally that don't involve nuclear weapons and how do we stop the regime from pursuing again a nuclear weapons program which everybody agrees would be a problem for the region and the world. >> even if you think it's a bad deal and a lot of people do, a lot of people agree with the president, it's not a perfect deal. if you agree it's a bad deal, the question is can you get a

better one. given the environment at the moment, what the president's words toward iran, iran's words back, how hard it was for the obama administration to get this deal took a long time to get there. there is no environment conceivable at least before us at the moment of another deal or a tougher deal. iran says no thank you. >> iran says no thank you. there's also the question of all the parties who signed this deal. allies that the united states really needs right now for other hot spots like north korea. so look, there is a reason why although president trump and pretty much all of the republican candidates for the republican nomination said we're going to tear up the iran deal on day one of our administration if we're elected didn't do that. the reason is because even those like nikki haley and other pops of the deal said okay, we have to take a breath, take a step back because we like it or not, it is something that the u.s. has signed on to, and it will disrupt so many -- we'll have so

many ripple effects beyond just the threat of iran and iran having nuclear power. the question whether or not something has changed to or someone has changed the president's mind to make him think you know what? no, this time, in october, we won't certify they're complying with the deal and we're out of here. >> you know very well from covering the white house that the outside forces, the more conservative or hawkish voices say the president is listening to rex tillerson, to general mcmaster, maybe general kelly the chief of staff who say it's not perfect. many of them served in the obama administration when this came through. how much will the president -- who does he listen to? does he listen to the allies dana mentioned like the french president, emmanuel macron? >> i think that's the outcome of this deal is now we have the monitoring process with the international urgency following the situation.

and i think that it's better than nothing. okay? why? because if we stop with this deal, if we just stop with our agreement, so we will enter into a situation very similar to the korean, north korean situation before what happened this summer. so i think it would be a big mistake. >> fierce tug of war for the president. the question is who gets the last word. >> the so-called globalists are dominant right now in the white house analyst noing to people like macron trying to understand what the rest of the world is thinking. if president trump were to pull out, he would be sort of isolated when you're looking at the other parts of the deal. everyone else is saying iran is mostly staying in agreement with the deal. they're complying with their responsibilities. president trump doesn't believe that. but he doesn't have a lot of partners in that. other countries including france who are part of this deal want this deal to continue and they expect that iran is going to continue to comply and if

president trump were to pull out, he would be isolated in the same way he was with the climate agreement. >> you see that debate on capitol hill, too. chuck schumer who voted no says but we're in it now. maybe there was some misdemeanor violation buzz until you get a grand violation, that's not blow it up. >> i've been worndering if that sentiment has been in place among republican senators, too. i've been asking for the last couple days. so far you do see support for president trump if he decides to withdraw from the deal. marco rubio angkorry gardener told me this week that they would be fine with the president withdrawing from the iran deal. but folks like senator schumer, ben cardin of maryland, another democrat who opposed the deal still think we should stay in place for the time being considering the destruction that could take place if the president withdraws. >> emmanuel macron says stay,

the prime minister of israel says get out. we'll take a quick break. we're watching the rescues under way in mexico city number one at the united nations. when we come back, a different trump. first lady has a big speech this hour. ugh. heartburn.

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leaving no one behind especially not our children. the most important and joyous role i ever had is to be a mother to my young son. and what could possibly be more essential focus in everyone's life than that of loving, educating, and bringing up our next generation to be happy, productive, and morally responsible adults. together, we must acknowledge that all too often is the weakest most innocent and vulnerable among us, our children, who ultimately suffer the most from the challenges that plague our societies. whether it is drug addiction, bullying, poverty, disease, trafficking, illiteracy, or

hunger, it is the children who are hit first and hardest in any country. and as we all know, the future of every nation rests with the promise of their young people. if you look at the present state of children in any society, we will see the future that our world can expect tomorrow. your civic lessons of today and i will show you your civic leaders of tomorrow. show me your history lessons of today, and i will show you your political leaders of tomorrow. show me the loving bonds between your families today, and i will show you the patriotism and moral clarity of your nation tomorrow. our choices on how we raise and educate our children will, in fact, provide the blueprint for

the next generation. if we do not advocate a love of country to our children and the generations to come, then why would our children grow up to fight for their countries? founding principles and moral truths? if we do not teach our children the importance of helping those less fortunate, wherever they may be, then why would they become caring adults who dedicate themselves to charity? if we do not insure that our youth are defined a nation of community to reach beyond their own back yards, their own schools, and their own town halls, then why would we accept to see a new generation of leaders with a moral conscience that includes all of humanity?

when we join together as parents, caring for children wherever they live in our own families across the street, across the nation, or across the globe, we claim our responsibility to the next generation to insure they are prepared to accept the torch of leadership for the world of tomorrow. and make no mistake, this always begin with us, coming together to embrace parents' noble kaw. nothing would be more urgent nor worthy a cause than preparing future generations for the adulthood with true moral clarity and responsibility. to achieve this, we must come together for the good of our children because through them, our future will be defined. therefore, we must teach each child the values of empathy and

communication that are at the core of the kindness, mindfulness, integrity and leadership which can only be taught by example. but our own example, we must teach children to be good stewards of the world they will inherit. we must remember that they are watching and listening so we must never miss an opportunity to teach life's many ethical lessons along way. as adults, we are not merely responsible. we are accountable. i hope you will join me in recommitting ourselves to teaching the next generation to lead and honor the golden rule, do unto others as you would have do unto you. which is my paramount in today's society. and i'm focused as first lady.

it reminds our generation's moral imperative to take responsibility for what our children learn. we must turn our focus right now to the message and content they are exposed to on a daily basis through social media, the bullying, the experience online, and in person. and the growing global epidemic of drug addiction and drug overdose. no children should ever feel hungry, frightened, terrorized, bullied, isolated or afraid. with nowhere to turn. we need to step up, come together and insure that our children's future is bright. in the coming months, i hope to reach out to each one of you here today. to call upon you for your support and guidance and look forward to joining you in collaboration to support and

educate our next generation. i'm asking leaders on social media who started market for their products and plat forces as children as well as community and educational leaders to join me in this fight for the hopes and dreams of our children. with all my heart, i want to thank you, each one of you for being here today. and tell you how much i'm looking forward to working with you on behalf of our children. god bless our children, god bless our nations. and god bless the united states of america. thank you. >> mel lan trump a little more than seven minutes fiqhing at the beginning of a luncheon at the united nations. global leaders gathered there. melania trump taking time to say, yes, they may be global

leaders but they have to set an example for their children, raise them with good standards, raise the future leaders of tomorrow. let's have the conversation i know is going to play out, is probably already playing out as we speak. she's talking about being kind to your children. parents need to reach out to children, help the less fortunate and says a reminder that children are always watch and listening. one of the criticisms of this, she gave a speech she wanted to protect children in this age of social media from bad voices on media. critics immediately say, what about your husband, the president. >> that's exactly right. look, everybody who either has a tween or a teen or knows one understands that for them growing up now with these, it is ves very difficult on so many levels that we, maybe not you and you. but we didn't have to deal with. you're with us. but that's true. she should be commended for that. but listening to her talk about

remember our kids are watching and listening, remember that they need to follow our own examples, those of house have kids and can't show them some of the retweets by the president of the united states because we don't think it's appropriate to condone hitting a golf ball at a former competitor and knocking them over see that there's more than a little bit of irony here she should be commended but come on. >> what's the hard part. i want to go bend the arc, be overly fair to her in the sense she didn't draw that impossible box her husband did. and yet, she chooses to make that her mission which i guess means what? >> or can i just add one thing. let's also just live in the trump word for a second. maybe the message wasn't just to everybody in that room. maybe the message was to her husband to say remember, our children, our child, is watching. so maybe she's trying to communicate with her husband the same way a lot of his aides

could by television. >> one of the things that might make this whole effort by her, which is commendable, right, it had make it more effective if she embraced the irony a little bit. right? if you said look, i understand you know, the things that have been said about my husband and some of the things that people say. but that's precisely the point that i'm trying to make and then go on and make your point. part of the problem for her is that regardless of the topic, she's not very comfortable as a speaker. this is a difficult thing to stand up in front of these cameras and talk to these world leaders and she's -- i mean, from the time she's been on the public stage, it's been clear that's not a comfortable thing for her always. i was on a trip to europe with her a few months ago. she was doing things that were not speeches, being at hospitals and talking with kids. she sort of comes alive a little bit in those settings in a way that's different when you're standing up at a podium and speaking. i think all of that together

makes it kind of not as successful a message. >> to your point, the issue is could you sell this inside the white house who i assume the president's staff looks at her speeches, this is a challenge for all of us and trust me i know how hard that can be. you can work a joke into the speech if you wanted to. it's interesting because you know, the people, the critics will say and fairly so, how dare you say this when your husband does this. and yet, it's an admirable mission if you box off the mission of protecting children especially in this crazy age. >> dana's point whether it is a subtle message to her husband rhymes me mitch mcconnell has said repeatedly through press conferences and interviews, i like his policies but i wish the president wouldn't tweet so much. it's a not so subtle from the senate majority leader he doesn't appreciate it either. >> art of the segue. you mentioned the senate majority leader. lindsey graham is saying his health care bill will get a vote

on the senate floor next week. we need to hear that from the majority leader. mcconnell doesn't want to embarrass snat senate republicans again by bringing another bill, it would replace a lot of people say it's not repeal to the floor if they're going to lose again. if lindsey graham is saying they are prepared to bring the bill to the floor, does that mean they have 50. >> they don't. >> is that a bluff? >> i think they're trying to get momentum. it's the same movie we saw several times over the past several months as they've been trying to get momentum on other kinds of bills. they don't have the 50u9 republican votes needed right now. they're hoping that happens by next week. if they don't have the votes, i would be surprised if mitch mcconnell brought it up again except to prove a point that at least he tried again to the base. at least we're trying again and can't get it done. >> if you've been with us the past seven months, republicans

can afford to lose two. they have 52 in the senate. no democrats are expected to vote for this. mike pence would break the tie and go forward. rand paul already is a no. it sounds like he has no indication he's going to change his mind. >> that's not repeal. i didn't promise people to keep a trillion dollar spending program and reshuffle the money among the states. this is not repeal. it's barely obamacare light. it keeps obamacare. it's not what we promised. >> we could list a dozen or so, quote unquote, undecided senators. you walk the hallses of the hill all the time. most think this comes down to what does susan collins of maine say. a lot of concerns about this because of medicaid provisions. lisa murkowski, her governor is part of a group of governor who's say bad deal. we don't want this. and john mccain of arizona whose govern said i do like this bill. a lot of people thought that would be the gateway for him to say yes. he says i'm still not there.

clearly as he did last time saving his space to be the republican elder at the last minute. >> and remember that the arizona governor also supported the so-called skinny repeal bill that mccain voted against that late night vote in june. it's not completely up to what governor ducey wants. you can see how republicans dried to deal with the concerns that senator mccain laid out. they are having a couple hearings next week over the graham/cassidy legislation and will have a partial cbo score on the cost of the bill. it's not going to include how many people gain or lose coverage from the legislation. what's the impact on premiums, and is that a fair process. i'm not quite sure. >> it's a shift back to the states under this bill. a lot of things decided in washington, the money washington decides how to spend, go back to states. states get the medicaid money. you'll have 50 if you have it

like the obama debate, under this bill, if it became law, we would have it in 50 states for who knows how long. to the point about getting to 52, rand paul is a no. i sort of sense the same quick sand we've seen in past repeal efforts. the president tweeting this morning, rand paul is a friend of mine but he's such a negative force when it comes to fixing health care. graham/cassidy bill is great. ends o care but rand paul just last hour tweeting back, this new gang bill is another graham necessity, this time for obamacare. conservatives have seen this before. lindsey graham was part of comprehensive immigration reform. we're giving amnesty to obamacare. doesn't sound like republicans are settling their family feud here. >> a lot of senate republicans aren't too happy with senator paul right now who -- it makes it hard for the vote counters and leadership if you're already down one vote with senator paul

being so against it. my colleague burgess everest and i did a store this morning where senators publicly and privately and more colorful language venting their frustrations about senator paul's stance on the graham/cassidy legislation but senator paul is undeterred was we saw on his interview there. >> not only undeterred but happy to say his piece on various news programs because he wants conservatives to know he does not believe this is a conservative bill even though republicans several of them as he said are holding their nose and saying they're going to vote for it, he believes this is obamacare light and keeps the taxes and keeps the regulations. >> and he says it likely. a lot of other republicans say that privately but feel they have to vote for this because they have to do something. there's sort of the political priority we promise this had and have to do it versus the policy which had he look at this and kind of go eh. >> it's pretty clear as you said that especially president trump's presence in the white house is if anything, exacerbating the splits we've

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discussion with bill and melinda. i want to talk about changing the world. i remember sitting down with bill in paris a couple of years ago where the world was coming together to hammer out an agreement, small agreement to save the planet. by taking meaningful action to tackle climate change. it's a threat thmay define the contours of this century more than just about anything else. here is the interesting thing. bill saw this not simply as a challenge but also as an opportunity. and i remember him in sort of a matter of fact way saying well, we're going to just have to go ahead and invent some new technologies. which i said i agree. let's do that. although he knows more than me about inventing new technologies. but his tone was yes, this is hard. but we can figure it out.