treating his office like a, quote, reality show. reckless. threats that could lead to world war iii. a damning indictment from a senator, highly respected senator in his own party. >> the white house releases hard line requirements for an immigration deal. the demands threaten to derail the president's deal with democrats to help young undocumented immigrants.

and the vice president takes a hike after nfl players take a knee. but his move to leave the colts game has lawmakers throwing a flag at who is paying for pence's brief and costly trip, questioning was this staged? good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. and you, my friend? >> i'm christine romans. 3:00 a.m. in the east. capping off an extraordinary volley of personal insults, influential republican senator bob corker now the first senator to go public with what many in gop have been saying privately for months. in an interview snd sunday with "the new york times," about 9:00 p.m., the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee accused president trump of treating his office like a reality show with reckless threats that could set america, quote, on the path to world war iii. corker said he is alarmed by a president who acts like he is doing "the apprentice" or something, and telling "the

times" he concerns me. he would have to concern anyone who cares about our country. >> the verbal combat escalating sunday when the president launched a twitter tirade against corker. tweeting the retired republican senator doesn't have the guts to run again after the president supposedly denied corker's request for endorsement. that claim denied. it's a shame the white house has become an adult day-care center. someone obviously missed their shift this morning. it's been retweet in order than 100,000 times by the way. the trouble between the senator and the president has been brewing for weeks, underscored by this remark from corker last week. >> i think secretary tillerson, secretary mattis, and chief of staff kelly are those people that helped separate our country from chaos. >> this after corker three weeks

ago questioned the president's stability and competence after he assigned blame for the violence in charlottesville to, quote, both sides. senator corker's vote will be critical for many of the president's legislative goals. look, he calls him the retired senator, but he is here through 2018. >> right. >> there is a very slim number of wiggle room for the president. he is going to need him on tax reform and foreign policy like the iran nuclear deal, and on tax reform, corker is one of the few fiscal conservatives left that actually doesn't want to add to the deficit. so on tax reform, that matters. secretary of state, if he fires rex tillerson, guess who leads the confirmation hearing for the new secretary of state? >> bob corker. >> the foreign relations committee. this is far from done, folks. the white house meanwhile unveiled its wish list for a deal to protect young undocumented grirjts so-called dre dreamers. tough border and security

measures the white house says it wants include provisions that would make it harder for unaccompanied minors to enter the country illegally. money for the president's border wall. action targeting visitors overstaying their visas, and expediting removal of undocumented immigrants here illegally. >> president trump announced he planned to end the dreamer era program but give congress a six-month window to act. democratic house leader nancy pelosi, senate leader chuck schumer reached a tentative framework on a dreamers deal last month. a democratic staffer says the key to whether that deal survives will be how hard the white house pushes on this wish list you. hear some democrats say this is essentially holding dreamers hostage to the president's other restrictionist immigration agenda. >> stopped short of a veto threat. should be interesting. pelosi and schumer releasing a statement sunday saying we told the president at our meeting that we were open to reasonable border security measures along side the dream act.

but this list goes so far beyond what is reasonable, this proposal fails to represent any attempt at compromise. if the president is serious about protecting the dreamers, his staff has not made a good-faith effort to do. so. criticisms that mike pence used the colts game. the president abruptly left after some players knelt during the national anthem and shed did not want to dignify that demonstration. after he left trump tweeted he had asked pence to leave if anyone kneeled. >> almost guaranteed someone would take a neil. especially since the 49ers players issued a statement a week earlier say thanksgiving would keep using their platform to make a statement. the 49ers is the only platfoone

keep doing it. eric reid took a knee during the anthem. >> last time he has been to the colts game was four years ago. so this looks like a pr stunt to me. a man with power comes to the game, tweaks a couple of things out and leaves the game with an attempt to thwart our efforts. pence actually tweeted out a photo from three years ago. not a tweet from this game. that's how eric reid knows that. >> pence's move not sitting well with lawmakers. democratic senator schatz said wait, that's not an inexpensive thing to do. adam schiff from california tweeted after all the scandals involving unnecessarily expensive travel how much taxpayer money was wasted on this stunt? >> the answer based on cnn

estimates is more than $242,000. that is not a good cost for advanced personnel, secret service or support on the ground. some costs will be reimbursed by the republican national committee because pence then attended a political event in los angeles. >> wait, that's in indianapolis to los angeles. in a statement, pence's office defended the trip saying he was not going miss the las vegas memorial on saturday, adding that if pence did not go to indiana for the colts game he would have flown back will to d.c. for the evening. this also raised the questions why fly from las vegas to washington saturday just to fly back to l.a. on sunday? the nfl had no comment on the vice president's actions. >> missed a heck of a football game. overtime win by the colts. meanwhile in north korea president trump adding to a growing list of cryptic messages without offer anything concrete answers. over the weekend he tweeted that decades of diplomacy has failed, adding that only within thing

will work. the president added this. >> well, you'll figure that out pretty soon. >> this after the president said last week we are in the, quote, calm before the storm. again, refusing to elaborate. joining us now live from seoul, south korea, alexander field. does anyone care anymore? do they really believe this matters? >> look, david, even the white house can't clarify what these remarks mean. don't expect the blue house here in seoul, south korea have any more insight into this for leaders in beijing, pyongyang, tokyo to understand what the president is getting at. but you're correct they won't be surprised by something like this. they are used to a barrage of threats from the president. most of the threats coming from twitter. some suggesting a two-pronged approach.

it was just about last week when the secretary of state was out here talking about opening up channels of communication with pyongyang. only to have the president seemingly undercut him by telling the secretary of state on twitter to save his breath. that only one thing would work essentially, i'm paraphrasing there when it comes to dealing with north korea. this always raises concerns in the region because the tension in this region has really been on a knifepoint for the last couple of months. look, beijing understands what president trump is saying when they issue these kinds of threats. they know the president is looking directly at them to continue to exercise any leverage that they have given the economic relationship that they share with north korea over that regime. pyongyang takes these threats and usually matches them in a ratcheting upwards sort of war of words. but for south korea, the stakes remain increasingly high. and this does rattle nerves to some extent here. they do have to worry about the possibility of a military option. they want to know that they're on the same page with the u.s. and that the alliance is strong. but more than that, they really

worry that the war of words could result in some kind of mistake that could have a very deadly impact right here in south korea. that's why you continue to hear officials say here that what they're doing during the tense times is upping their defenses against the possibility of missiles from north korea, the other threats that regime poses. and they've also called on the u.s. to help resolve the tension here, saying they need to work together in order to avoid conflict, in order to avoid a mistake. dave? >> concerning. alex, thank you. all right. more now on the rapid fall from grace of media mogul harvey weinstein. he has been fired from the film company he cofounded. the action comes days after a "new york times" investigation revealed incidents, multiple incidents of alleged sexual harassment spanning decades. the board of directors at the weinstein company released a statement saying the decision was made in light of new information about misconduct by weinstein. some clients have said they may stop working with the company if weinstein is still associated

with it. so far no immediate comment from weinstein. a lot of discussion over the weekend about his sort of apology. his explanation when this "new york times" story came to light where he said he came of age in business in the '60s and '70s when this sort of behavior was more acceptable. and again and again, i'm listening to my father and my father's friends and my colleagues with their parents and fathers saying wait, in what universe was it acceptable? my father came up in business in the '60s and '70s. i guarantee you he is not chasing people around desks. it's maybe this old madmen view of what things were like. but his apology, his explanation really fell short. democrats now lining up to donate political donations to women's groups. >> yeah. the singer on stage when shots rang out in las vegas won't go quietly. >> we heard 40. and we hurt with you. but you can be sure that we're

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in of the strip's flashing lights went dark from 10:05 to 10:16 one week to the minute after the shots rang out. >> as to the investigation, police now believe they know the significance of the note with handwritten numbers on it found in the shooter's room. a law enforcement source tells cnn the numbers are calculations for the distance and trajectory from the gunman's 32nd floor window to the audience at the music concert he was targeting below. >> he must have done the calculations or gone online or something to figure it out of what his altitude was going to be on how high up he was, how far out the crowd was going to be, and at that distance what the drop of his bullet was going to be. he hadn't written out the

calculations. all he had written out was the final numbers. >> police still trying to work out the gunman's motive. they searched his home in mesquite, nevada. over the weekend officials released some of the personal effects left behind in the chaos of the attack and began returning them to their rightful own ertz. battle lines over gun regulation drawn clearer over the weekend. republican congressman steve scalise who himself was seriously injured in a shooting back in june, he says there is no need for new laws. just better enforcement of current ones. >> there are already limits on the gun ownership. but frankly, let's go out and enforce those laws. don't try to put new laws in place that don't fix these problems. they only make it harder for law-abiding citizens to own a gun. >> even democratic senator dianne feinstein acknowledges no legislative fix could have stopped the las vegas massacre. but she told cbs regulations aren't going to do it. we need a law. >> at the center of the debate,

the so-called bump stocks, the device that allowed the vegas shooter to turn his semiautomatic weapon into one that fired like a fully automatic weapon. democrats are pushing congress to pass a law banning bump stocks. republicans, not to mention the nra, want the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives, the atf to consider tweaking a regulation to ban the devices. >> the issue of gun violence taken up by "saturday night live" as well. >> the investigation into the tragedy in las vegas this week has sparked a larger debate in america between people who want common sense gun control and people who are wrong. this shouldn't be a partisan issue. the guy had 47 guns. no one should own 47 of anything. if you own 47 cats, you are not a responsible pet owner. you're a crazy cat lady. this guy bought 33 of his guns in the past year, and that didn't set off any kind of alert? if i buy $100 worth of

chik-fil-a, i get a text message from my bank that says did you just purchase $100 of chik-fil-a? please, call and tell thus is fraud. >> why is it so hard to get gun control in this country? i mean, who are these delicate snowflakes that we can't just tell no, you're not allowed to have 40 guns anymore, earl. from now on, you can have one gun, max, and six bullets. if you can't hit what you're shooting with six bullets, then you don't need to be shooting at it. learn karate or use your words. >> also on "saturday night live," country music star jason aldean, who was performing in las vegas as the attack started. ♪ ♪ in a world that keeps pushing me around, going to stand my ground ♪ ♪ and i won't back down ♪ hey, baby

>> if you weren't a fan of his before, you ought to be now. aldine opened his "snl" appearance with his rendition of tom petty's song "i won't back down." tom petty's death last week overshadowed by the las vegas mass sker. >> aldine gave an emotional tribute to the victims as well. >> we hurt for you and we hurt with you. you can be sure that we're going to walk through these tough times together every step of the way. because when america is at its best, our bond and our spirit, it's unbreakable. >> aldine flew back to nevada sunday, visiting the university medical center to sit with the victims of the shooting. >> i can't imagine how emotional that must be for him and his family. all those people enjoying his music, his art when this happened. >> it changed his life forever. the next time he guess on stage will be a moment he'll never forget. >> he is tied to those people

forever. what a great job by him. coming up, can these giant floating balloons, is this the solution to puerto rico's cell phone problem? the u.s. government thinks so. we'll tell you how, next.

all right. america's about solving problems, folks. here is one attempt. giant floating balloons could bring internet and cell service back to puerto rico. right now about 80% of the island lacks cell service. hurricane maria wiped out the infrastructure. so the fcc is using the innovative approach to restore connectivity. it's issuing an experimental license to x, a moon shot company run by google. x uses giant balloons as

floating cell towers. it's called project loon. it sends balloons 12 miles in the air. from there they connect with on-the-ground telecommunications systems. and the project works. it helped peru provide coverage after the country flooded earlier this year. one difference, loon conducted tests in peru for months before going online there. in puerto rico they're at square one. they're making solid progress in puerto rico. declined to give a time frame. but one of those great examples of companies with the government trying to find a solution. >> outstanding. all right. the southeast in recovery mode this morning after nate weakened into a tropical depression late sunday night. the storm making landfall as a category 1 hurricane over the weekend, causing some destruction and flooding. initially it hit southeast louisiana saturday before making a second landfall near biloxi, mississippi hours later. >> wow, look at that. >> massive flooding.

>> mobile really got nailed. nate knocked out power to 67,000 homes across the gulf, most of them in alabama. fortunately, no deaths or injuries are reported here on the mainland, although there were scores of deaths in the caribbean before nate came ashored. >> mud slides. >> the national hurricane center has discontinued all warnings and advisories as nate loses steam here. but i'm telling you, a storm-weary country nervously watched this thing this weekend. for people looking at that loss of property, it's still a long road. >> no more. republican senator bob corker not shying away after a twitter attack from the president. after calling the white house an adult day-care center, corker says the president's actions could lead to world war iii.

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to anyone who cares about our nation. that from a republican senator, a powerful republican senator warning the president's actions could set the nation on a course for world war iii. >> and the white house releases hard line requirements for immigration deal. the demands threaten to derail the president's deal with democrats to help dreamers. and the vice president takes a hike after nfl players take a knee. but his move to leave the colts game has lawmakers throwing a flag asking whose paying for pence's brief and costly trip? welcome back to "early start." i'm christine roman. >> i'm dave briggs. how is your weekend? >> eight soccer games, four hours of swimming. what about you? >> sounds about like mine as well. that's what we do. i'm dave briggs. 30 minutes past the hour. hope you had a great weekend. capping off an extraordinary volley of personal insults, bob

corker going much farther than any republican has to date with criticism of his president. in an interview sunday with "the new york times," the chairman of the very influential senate foreign relations committee accused president trump of treating his office like a reality show with reckless threats that could set america on the path to world war iii. that's a quote. workers said he is alarmed by a president who acts like he is "the apprentice" or something. and telling "the times" he concerns me. he would have to concern anyone who cares about our nation. >> trump tweeted the retiring republican senator doesn't have the guts to run again after trump said he denied corker's request for an endorsement, a false claim according to corker's chief of staff. false according to several sources who talked to cnn. corker was quick to punch back tweeting it's a shame the white house has become an adult day-care center, someone obviously missed their shift

this morning. folks, this is the powerful chairman of the senate foreign relations committee and the president of the united states in this very public feud. the trouble between the senator and the president has been brewing for weeks, underscored by this remark from corker last week. >> i think secretary tillerson, secretary mattis, and chief of staff kelly are those people that help separate our country from chaos. >> this all on the heels of corker three weeks ago questioning the president's stability and competence. after he assigned blame for the violence of charlottesville last summer to both sides, senator corker's vote will be critical for many of the president's legislative goals including tax reform and foreign policy challenges like the iran nuclear deal. and for some context, i think we should point out this is a guy is w.h.o. is on the short list for vp and pulled himself out of

the rung. then he was on the short list for secretary of state as well before obviously rex tillerson. >> and he pulled his name out of the running because he was concerned by the president's comments. >> this is his own vice president. >> about foreign policy. so clearly this is a really remarkable. the times points out this is a 25 minute interview where he was purposeful and careful in how he was choosing his words. it wasn't as if he was talking to a friend and overheard. he was very forcefully telling the "new york times." this. >> i wonder how this ends. also, overnight while you're sleeping, the white house unveiled its wish list for a deal to protect young undeputied immigrant, the so-called dreamers. almost any item on the list would be enough to sink a deal worked out by democrats. the tough board of security and immigration measures the white house says it wants making provisions to make it harder for unaccompanied miners to enter the company illegally, money for

the border wall, action targeting visitors who overstay their visas. also makes it harder for someone here to actually get a pathway to citizenship for their families. >> president trump has announced he plans to end the obama era dreamer program. but gave congress the six-month window to act. democratic house leader nancy pelosi and senate leader chuck schumer reached a tentative framework with the president last month. the democratic staffer says the key to whether that deal survives will be how hard the white house pushes on its wish list. >> early signs are not good. pelosi and schumer releasing a statement sunday saying we told the president at our meeting that we are open to reasonable border security measures alongside the dream act. but this list goes so far beyond what is reasonable, this proposal fails to represent any type of compromise. if the president was serious about protecting dreamer, his staff has not made a good faith

effort to do so. questions looming for the white house after critics say mike pence used the colts-49ers game to stage -- pence said he did not want to dignify the demonstration. after pence left, trump tweeted he asked pence to leave if anyone kneeled. >> it is almost guaranteed someone would take a knee, especially since 49ers players issued a statement a week earlier saying they would keep using their platform to make a statement. the 49ers are the only franchise that's had at least one player kneel before every game since colin kaepernick started doing it in the 2016 preseason. pence's move did not sit well with members of 49ers, including eric reid, who took a knee during the anthem. >> last time pence has been to a colts game is three years ago. so this looks like a pr stunt to me. this is what it looks like. a man with power comes to a game, tweets a couple of things

out and leaves the game, looking to thwart our efforts. >> all right, pence's move not sitting well with lawmakers. brian schatz of hawaii tweeted wait, this was orchestrated to make a point? that's not an inexpensive thing to do. democratic congressman adam schiff of california tweeting after all the scandals involving unnecessary expensive travel by cabinet secretaries, how much taxpayer money was wasted on this stunt? >> we have an answer. based on cnn estimates of air force data, it's more than $242,000. that does not include costs for advanced personnel, secret service or support on the ground. some costs will be reimbursed by the republican national committee, the rnc because pence then attended a political event in los angeles. >> in a statement, pence's office defending the trip saying he was not going to miss the las vegas memorial on saturday, adding if pence did not go to indiana for the colts game, he would have flown back to d.c. for the evening, which means

flying directly over indiana. this also raises the question why flying from vegas to washington on saturday just to fly back to l.a. on sunday. nfl had no comment on the vice president's actions. look, it was predictable that someone was going to take a knee. they are in virtually every game. and the story was going away. it was dying out. the protest had quieted. they're not about the flag. they're about police brutality, racial injustice in this country. let's just have an honest conversation can about what these players are doing. they're not against the military. whether you support it or not, that's not their intention. >> ironically, players of the incident call it a stunt. and the president saying hey, walk fought you need to if they do that, which is in itself maybe a stunt. on north korea, president trump is adding to a growing list of cryptic messages without offering any clarity here. over the weekend, he tweeted that decades of diplomacy has failed, adding that, okay, this is the really important part, only one thing will work.

asked what that meant, the president added to the mystery. >> what's the one thing that will work? >> well, you'll figure at this out pretty soon. >> this after the president said last week we are in the calm before the storm. again, refusing to elaborate. joining us now live from seoul, south korea, cnn's alexander field. alex, how is all this being received over there? do people believe it or is it just more bluster from the oval office? >> well, look, frankly, dave, i think they're just used to it at this point. it's very hard for people here to parse exactly what the president means when he issue these very cryptic threats. not even the white house has been able to clarify what he means when he says only one thing will work, or as he tweeted about a week ago, we'll do what we have to do concerning north korea. that's what he told the secretary of state to save his energy after the secretary of state travelled to the region and talked about opening up channels of communication with pyongyang. so, look, they have heard this

kind of rhetoric from washington, d.c. in pyongyang, in beijing, in tokyo, and right here in seoul, south korea. it certainly doesn't minute nice the impact to hear it over and over again. it does only contribute to the tension that has been at such a high level really for months here. look, people in south korea remain concerned about the possibility of military conflict. they know that the administration in the u.s. has said that their first priority is to pursue a diplomatic solution. but they don't understand these kinds of threats that are made by the president necessarily. and they worry this could contribute to some kind of mistake, some kind of miscommunication that could lead to military conflict. they are the ones that would suffer most immediately and in the most dire way. you've got the president of south korea who has long talked about the need for dialogue with north korea. he has been talking lately about the need to up south korea's defense, given this increased nuclear and missile threat from

north korea. but you also have south korean officials who have been coming out and saying they really need to work with the u.s. right now uto resolve the mounting tension right here on the peninsula. because as they put it, the provocations from pyongyang are not likely to stop any time soon. they don't want to ratchet things up beyond the level they are already. tomorrow is another national holiday in north korea, as we know. north korea often uses their national holidays to conduct provocations that they think will get global attention like missile tests. certainly something we'll be looking out for tomorrow. >> all eyes on the region once again. alex, thank you. all right. 40 minutes past the hour. president trump moving this week to roll back obamacare to the extent that he can. "the wall street journal" reporting the president will sign an executive order lifting some obamacare regulations. the aim here to expand insurance options to lower premiums. the gop has long complained obamacare drives up costs. so this will allow some americans to dry insurance

through association health plans. this is particularly those people who buy their own coverage. these plans would work like a large employer's health plan, but would be free of some obamacare rules, for example, requiring coverage for a set package of benefits. it abolishes a rule preventing the sale of short-term medical insurance. this order would be the most concrete step the white house has taken since the failure of the obamacare repeal. but remember, the president cannot overturn a law. obamacare is still the law of the land. but ask affect how federal agencies act, in this case how they carry out obamacare regulations. dave? >> what is the future of health care in the short-term or the long-term? >> the president promised that you would see obamacare implode. and some criticize some of these start, iowa, for example, trying to make some fixes in the near term. open enrollment is in three weeks. some criticize the president is helping it implode when they

could be fixing it. the white house would say this is a needed improvement. harvey weinstein has been fired by the company he cofounded in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. more on his rapid downfall, next. hi, i'm johnny bench.

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a rapid fall from grace, media mogul harvey weinstein has been fired from the film company he cofounded. the action comes days after a "new york times" investigation revealed incidents of alleged sexual harassment spanning decades. cnn's senior media correspondent brian stelter has more. >> reporter: in the span of just a few day, harvey weinstein went from a larger than life media mogul, a man who could make or break movie careers to an unemployed former executive. on sunday night, the weinstein company board deciding to terminate its ties with harvey weinstein, the man who cofounded the company many years ago. weinstein is a figure behind many academy award-winning movies. he was a financier and distributor, a man who supported many stars, and of course they credited him by name on many oscar nights. but weinstein had a darker side, according to "the new york

times." its bombshell investigation was published on thursday revealing a pattern of improper behavior in his past. many allegations of sexual harassment by actresses, assistants and models in hollywood. this had been whispered about. this had been rumored for decades. but it had not been written about in very public way. when the times story came out, he denied some of the allegations, but admitted to improper behavior and said he was sorry, said he would seek out. the weinstein board said they originally supported him. supported him taking a leave of absence. on sunday night that changed. the board decided to terminate him in light of new allegations of misconduct that had come to light in the past few days. it sounds like there is more to come on this, possibly more allegations to come about weinstein. he has had no immediate comment about his firing. but we'll see how many in hollywood choose to support him or condemn him, or stay silent about this scandal. >> reporting from brian all weekend over this story.

47 past the hour. the bringing it lights that are the trademark of las vegas dimmed last night for 11 minutes to honor the victims and the heros of last week's tragic mass murder. many of the strip's flashing lights went dark from 10:05 to 10:16 local time, exactly one week to the minute after the shots rang out. >> as for the investigation, police now believe they know the significance of a note with handwritten numbers on it found in the shooter's room. law enforcement source telling cnn the numbers are calculations for the distance and trajectory from the gunman's 32nd floor women to the audience at the country music concert he was targeting below. >> he must have done the calculations or gone online or something to figure out what his altitude was going to be on how high up he was hour, far up the crowd was going to be, and at that distance, what the drop of the bullet was going to be. he hadn't written out the calculations. all he had written out was the

final numbers. >> the police are still trying to work out the guam's motive. again, searched his home in mesquite, nevada east of las vegas. over the weekend officials released some of the personal effects left behind in the chaos of the attack and began returning them to their rightful owners. the fact that he was putting math to murder is just so appalling and creepy. >> it was a really fascinating interview on "60 minutes" with those officers that first respond to that room. meanwhile, country music star jason aldean who was performing in las vegas as the attack started tried to find some healing this weekend on "saturday night live." ♪ in a world that keeps on pushing me around, going to stand my ground ♪ ♪ and i won't back down ♪ i won't back, hey, baby >> aldine opened "snl" with a rendition of tom petty's hit song "i won't back down."

petty's death last week largely overshadowed by the las vegas massacre. while on stage, aldine gave an emotional tribute to the victims as well. >> we hurt for you and we hurt with you. you can be sure that we're going to walk through these tough times together every step of the way. because when america is at its best, our bond and our spirit, it's unbreakable. >> aldine flew back to nevada sunday, visiting the university medical center to sit with victims of the shooting. i think if you weren't a fan of aldine before, you ought to be now. what an emotional performance. this is something that will never -- he will never be rid of. >> i can't imagine how emotional it is for he and his family. and i am a newfound aldine fan. he is really good. big banks and even bigger profits. five american banks report record numbers this week. details on cnn money stream next.

are still signs of desperation and frustration in puerto rico two weeks after hurricane maria hit. this as president trump again touts his own response. on sunday night he tweeted, quote, nobody could have done what i've done for puerto rico with so little appreciation. so much work. all that work and there is still plenty to be done. cnn's leyla santiago has more from san juan. >> reporter: there is still very much a sense of desperation on the island. hospitals telling us that they are operating on a day by day basis. two and a half weeks after the storm, they are having problems finding what they need. we're talking about water,

diesel for the generator. as a matter of fact, when we visited one hospital, god bless we noticed fema stopped by, but only to assess their needs. the only delivery we saw was diesel. and it was a delivery the hospital scheduled and paid for. workers told me it was going to last them just a day and a half. as a matter of fact, earlier this week, patients had to be evacuated to the u.s. navy ship comfort because of a generator failure. and the doctor of one of those patients told me the person was connected to a ventilator. that's why it was so important to get more help. do you think you'll get that help? >> we hope soon. >> do you need the help? >> yes. >> and because hospitals are struggling, many were already sick, already vulnerable are trying to get off the island. i met an-year-old boy named diego. and he has a rare disorder. his mother has really been struggling to find the medications that he needs to stay alive.

and thankfully, through the help of private donors, the family was able to take a charter flight to florida. but there are still so many others in similar situations not so lucky. christine, dave? >> okay, leyla santiago, thank you. the southeast in recovery mode this morning after nate weakened to a tropical depression late sunday morning. the storm making landfall was a category 1 hurricane over the weekend, causing destruction and flooding. it initially hit southeast louisiana saturday before making a second landfall near biloxi, mississippi, hours later. >> nate knocked out power to at least 67,000 homes across the gulf. most of them in alabama. fortunately no deaths or injuries were reported in the u.s. dozens were killed in central america. the national hurricane center has discontinued all warnings and advisories as nate loses steam. hopefully this is the last of these tropical systems in the atlantic.

>> too many. a growing rift getting worse between the united states and turkey. both countries announcing visitor visas among the countries canceled. issuing a statement suspending all visitor visas days after president recep tayyip erdogan had a u.s. consulate employee arrested. hours later, the turkish embassy in washington released an almost identical statement. the it the or the at the moves exposed the widening rift over a series of deep disagreements and also undermined president trump's vows to repair u.s. ties to turkey that frayed under the obama administration. let's get a check on cnn money stream this morning. global stock markets mixed. wall street broke its record run on friday on weak jobs report. the s&p 500, the dow closed lower friday. that snapped the dow's longest record streak since 1997. the u.s. lost 33,000 jobs in september. that's right. a job loss. we haven't seen that in seven years.

the reason? those hurricanes. lots of folks lost their jobs, especially wage earners. bars and restaurants, a lot of jobs lost in bars and restaurants. outside of florida and texas you did see hiring. a lot of people coming into the labor market, and they got jobs. here is one of the most important points from that job report. wage growth, 2.9%, the highest growth in eight years. this week, get ready for some big earnings. five banks expected to report, get this, $21 billion in profit for one quarter. three months. $21 billion. jpmorgan chase, bank of america, citigroup, wells fargo and pnc report this week. combined their profits make up nearly half of the banking industry, and their profitability could only grow under the trump administration helped by corporate tax reform and deregulation. but the huge profits undercut the administration's argument that regulations have hurt the industry.

this story getting a lot of discussion this weekend. did you see it? dove apologizing for a racially insensitive ad. dove saying it missed the mark in representing black women. the ad was a three-second gif hawking dove body wash posted on facebook. the looping image shows a black woman removing a dark brown t-shirt to reveal a white woman. >> after using body wash? >> the internet went insane. it caused immediate outcry on social media. dove removed the ad staying in a statement it didn't represent the diversity of real beauty which is something dove is passionate about. okay. i've seen a lot of really dumb things in business. that's right up there at the top. >> after using body wash, turned white? >> yeah. >> just to be clear. >> yes. >> wow. hopefully someone is losing a job for that one. "early start" continues right now.

treating his office like a reality show. reckless threats that could lead to world war iii. a damning indictment of the president from a respected senator in his own party. the white house releases hard-line requirements for an immigration deal. demands threaten to derail the president's deal >> the vice president abruptly leaves after nfl players take a knee. but his move to leave the colts game have lawmakers throwing a flag. >> good morning, and welcome to "early start." >> i'm dave briggs. it's mon, october 9, 4:00 in the east. we start with an extraordinary volley of personal insults. bob corker going much farther than any republican has with criticism of the president. in an interview sunday with the