texas 258 shelters that are now open. 107 of those shelters are shelters that are partnered with or in collaboration with the state in some form or fashion and 151 are considered to be independent shelters, which would be the type of shelter that let's say a church would provide. last night the overnight population in shelters with 42,399. of those amount, 6,000 are in state parks. in addition to that, our great friend and neighbor, louisiana, had about 3,000 texans in shelters. i want to express my deep gratitude to louisiana and to the governor of louisiana for helping with search and rescue missions, helping to save the lives of texans and also express

my gratitude to both individuals as well as first responders from louisiana for being such tremendous humanitarians. a pressing issue in texas is the issue of fuel. now, this is an issue that is pressing in part because of a reaction to some media reports where the facts are that there's plenty of fuel, plenty of gasoline in the united states of america. there's plenty of gasoline in the state of texas. all that said, we are ensuring an even greater supply of gasoline so we can tamp down any concern about accessibility to fuel the people may want to access over the course of the coming labor day weekend.

working with all sectors of the oil and gas community, from refineries to pipelines, from operators, trucking companies and retailers, we have worked in the past 28 to 48 hours to alleviate concerns about gasoline and ensure that more gasoline is coming or already coming to the state of texas. working with our neighbors and great friends, oklahoma, louisiana and new mexico. fuel is being shipped from each of those states to the state of texas to get fuel into the dallas fort worth area and the surrounding areas in the state of texas. the pipeline of gasoline that had been going from texas to oklahoma has been reversed, and that is now sending gasoline

from oklahoma to texas. we have refineries that are coming back up in corpus christi and three rivers that will quickly be providing a much greater supply of gasoline. the port of corpus christi has opened with barges coming in already with gasoline that came in today and will be coming in in the following days. also i signed a waiver of certain regulations on fuel truckers to ensure that gasoline supplies can be more swiftly brought to the state of texas from other states. the bottom line is that the state of texas will have plenty of gasoline showing up at gasoline stations across the state of texas. so don't worry. we will not run out.

we will be back into our normal pattern before you know it. one of the most important things we can do when we have times of weather challenges like hurricanes and floods, is to make sure we can ensure an ongoing supply of food and water. i want you to know that we have established points of distribution in all areas between corpus christi and beaumont. we're relying upon local officials, typically the county judge, on the announcement of the location of the points of distribution. if you reside in any of the counties that are in the affected area between corpus christi and beaumont and you're looking for food or water, contact your county judge about where those points of distribution are.

also, there's law enforcement officials and emergency operation centers in each of those counties that should be able to provide you that information. we're proud to have worked very collaboratively with all military branches. from the military branch, we have received air support, meaning aircraft, from 43 states helping our mission. i want you to know, we have received offers of help from all 50 states. we have accepted it from 43. we leave ourselves open to accepting it from the other seven if necessary. the primary focus of the

aircraft remains on evacuation and search and rescue. we have had a tremendous partnership with the united states coast guard. they have done a fabulous job up and down our coast assisting in countless ways and among other things, they reported today they're getting our ports open as fast as possible. i think there will be a lot of good news to report here perhaps today and in the coming days about the success that's being made. some important information from fema. already about 440,000 texans have registered for assistance from fema. already fema has approved more than $79 million in assistance. one thing that we focus on is

trying to move evacuees from these evacuation locations into a more semi-permanent location such as a hotel room. we want you out of convention centers into a place where you have a living room and a bedroom and your own bathroom. we'll get you there as quickly as possible. when i say "we", that is fema to get you there as quickly as possible. fema has been proactive and has been moving this process very quickly. i want to thank them for all that they're doing. also, however, maybe the most important thing i can say to you today, if you're a texan who has been impacted and dislocated because of the hurricane or because of the flooding or because of any consequence of the storm that has hit texas, please contact online disasterassistance.gov.

you can join now the more than 440,000 texans that have already accessed help from fema. now, one thing that has led to an effective operation in response to this challenge of the hurricane and the flood is the collaboration we've seen at the local, state and national level. i cannot thank enough the men and women who served or who have served in our armed forces and what they have done to aid texans in this very challenging time. whether it's army, navy, air force, marines or coast guard. they have stepped up and come to our aid and have worked seamlessly as we have worked every single day to keep our state and our citizens safe.

i'm proud that we have with us today the leader of this several. general robinson who is the commander of northcom. i'd like to ask her to come up and say a few words. >> thanks very much. governor, i can't tell you how excited i am to be here and how proud and honored that you would have me here with you. on behalf of secretary mattis, all the men and women -- >> this is it. henry in for shepard smith today. a reminder, you're watching the governor of texas. he's now with military officials briefing everyone about the fact that over 42,000 people in and around texas are now in shelters. a little while ago, the mayor of houston said people in flooded homes have to leave because of rising flood waters. a lot happening. we're waiting for a white house briefing that will start in a short time.

the gourmet take that microphone back in a moment and take some questions from the press corps there. a lot of people eagerly awaiting the next steps. the governor talking about everything that is happening on the ground there. this is ed henry in for shepard smith. we're going live to the disaster zone in just a moment. but i want to mention the white house briefing room is hot and we'll be live there when shepard smith -- you can see it there. we're expecting to hear press secretary sarah sanders live. we'll take you there live. president trump said when we look across texas and louisiana, we see the american spirit. he mentioned that he and the first lady, melania trump, will also be going back to texas tomorrow and louisiana as well the second time they're visiting texas this week alone. we have a sound bite from the president. let's listen to what he said a short time ago. >> families have given food and shelter to those in need, houses

of worship have organized efforts to clean up communities and repair damaged homes. people have never seen anything quite like this. individuals of every background are striving for the same goal, to aid and comfort people facing devastating losses. >> as i mentioned, the president going back to the region tomorrow. most importantly, emergency officials are telling us at least 39 people are now dead. tens of thousands more are homeless. rescue workers in houston are still going door-to-door searching for victims and survivors. folks in beaumont, texas, waiting in line for hours just to get bottles of water after the floods knocked out that city's water system. as flood waters flow down, officials are ordering mandatory evacuations in some areas south of houston. if that is not enough, police in houston said somebody was actually shooting at rescuers today. luckily nobody was hurt. we have fox team coverage.

first we're going to steve harrigan. he's live in bridge city, texas. southeast of beaumont. what is happening there on the ground, steve? >> the drying-out process is going on right now, ed. still testify to move around. some of the roads flooded. among the 30,000 heavily damaged houses from the flood, many right here. we've been seeing pull out their couches. about everything inside their house. carpet, drywall. you can smell the mold in the air here. we saw a lot of active rescues going on yesterday throughout the day. it was still very much a rescue operation. we saw people getting pulled out on boats in the morning. toward the afternoon, more and more pets being pulled out. later in the day, some rescuers were bringing out treasured items that people left in their home. including this woman in her 70s that managed to recover a flag that belonged to her father. here's what she had to say.

>> he was a world war ii vet. >> means a lot to you. >> means a lot. i was afraid i was going to lose it. we're losing everything else. but they got this for us. >> you can see the toughness there and that spirit. that woman saying we lost everything else, but she's got the flag. back to you, ed. >> steve, very interesting. you know, your heart breaks when you see people dealing with this tragedy. can you give us a sense of where you are, where that water is so high? is it the middle of a street? are this any areas where the water is coming down? >> the water is coming down in a number of different areas. we're really at the end of a street. we've been seeing people even driving against one-way traffic. patience, tempers flaring a little bit. you hear on the phone, how can i get there from here?

it's a hard challenge. back to you. >> thanks, steve. back to the governor of texas. governor abbott now taking questions. >> the best thing they can do when they see a tanker truck of gasoline, move out of the lane. let the tanker truck get on down the road faster. we've been working overflight to line up tanker trucks to come in from other states that in addition to the pipe line reversal and the other actions. the barge coming in. we're being flooded with gasoline, but we're -- have a bunch of gasoline coming in. so there's a perception of concern. the reality is we'll have plenty of gasoline. >> [question inaudible] >> i don't. >> [question inaudible]

>> no, we won't need a special session for this. we have smartly provided a lot of resources at my disposal to be able to address the needs between now and the time the next session will begin. we have smartly kept a lot of money in our rainy day fund that we can tap into as needed going forward. >> governor, we have people that have been inundated and do not have flood insurance. they were areas that were not prone to flooding. what can the state do, if anything to help these people? for katrina, we let people's homes go in foreclosure. >> sure. let me allow part of the response come from people that are experts at this. i'll let you or tony address

this. >> sure. >> what can the state do to prevent a repeat of katrina where people lost their homes to foreclosure because they were inundated, did not have insurance and didn't have the funds or help -- >> okay. you've been listening to the governor. various officials are backing him up. we want to stick with our own reporters. they've been all over the story from the beginning. i want to go to peter doocy. probably saw him on fox. remarkable reporting on a blackhawk to get a bird's eye view. peter, update us on where you are and what you're seeing. >> and we just got back a little while ago from that blackhawk overflight near some of the hardest hit areas by harvey. part arthur particularly has very high water right now to the point that that refine ory and some of the complexes and support facilities that have

been shut down another two weeks and affecting gas prices, it's still completely underwater and hard to get to by vehicle. and then just about every neighborhood, residential that we saw -- when i was in houston, people were in their houses throwing things away. i don't see from my aerial perspective how people can get to their houses by car or even by boat because of the way the roads were partially submerged. so it's a real mess in the port arthur area and lake houston where there's very big houses with a large amount of water still. so the cleanup in most parts of texas still a ways away from starting, ed. >> any sense these officials -- we heard from the governor. we're going to talk to the lieutenant governor and the vice president, mike pence said earlier, this is not days, weeks. this could be years of recovery.

what are the officials you're working with there that you're covering, what are they saying about how monumental this is? >> so they're saying basically it's time to shift the mission. the air and marine operations that gave us a ride today, they were using things like this, a bask et that you can lower to bring somebody that is trapped up. but now they're going with flak jackets because looters are a primary concern. there's not been looters yet. however, the purpose of bringing the blackhawks into some areas with high water that law enforcement can't necessarily get to is going to be just a show of force. you know, there's a blackhawk flying low above that shopping center that you're thinking about going to while you don't think the police are around. so in parts of texas there is now a patrol flight is about to go out.

you can hear the rotors while we're talking, ed. so instead of just trying to save people, instead of dropping off food, they're trying to show there's a beefed-up law enforcement presence above areas that would normally have police at ground level, ed. >> peter, we can still hear you. i want one more in there. how do they pivot now? once they're done with water rescues, what is the next part of the mission? >> the next part of the mission is the looting. it's to make sure that there is no looting and to try to scare people off. it's interesting. talking to the pilots that are here now, especially from this air and marine operation, they're not from the texas area. one of the pilots told me that -- one of the rescue missions he used, the coordinates weren't right so he pulled out his iphone and used google maps to location

somebody's house. he followed the directions and save somebody in front of their house. another sign that people are not from around here, the pilots, something you see in every aircraft but they're using the houston airspace paper maps just in case they don't like to rely only on electronics when they're in areas with bat weather that they're not familiar with. so again, pilots from all over are here with air marine operations that gave us a ride in this blackhawk a little while ago. they're starting to take out the baskets, like the harnesses, like the ropes. they're just going to start going out with law enforcement equipment and they still do have the special gas tank on the inside of the helicopter that lets them go about twice as long as they would normally be out there. so the mission for law enforcement aviators is changing now. but as you just saw with steve harrig harrigan, there's still people

that need help in the water. >> thanks, peter. a mix of technology google maps and the old school maps to get the job done. thanks, peter. we want to move on now. keep this rolling. fema sending more supplies to communities where harvey has brought devastating flooding. the agency now reports they have provided three million meals and more than 700,000 gallons of water. more than enough to fill an olympic size swimming pool. fema says they sent thousands of blankets and cots to texas. let's go live to dan patrick. he was affected by the floods and couldn't get out of his neighborhood monday. he's safe and sound now. lieutenant governor, we appreciate you joining us. this is ed henry live in new york. we want to ask you what you know about why the mayor of houston said he's expecting more flooding the next ten days and wants to evacuate some people. how extensive is that and what are you telling people on the

ground? >> ed, good to be with you. i was at the convention center earlier today. while i was there, the police chief, art acevado was shifting officers to get people out of homes that are flooded because we're releasing water from our two major dams on the west side of the state. that is automatically flooding some neighborhoods. people need to get out. some other people will ride it out and some have said get us out. we don't want to be stuck here. there's some evacuation in that regard in that part of the city. in the south, the area called sugar land and richmond, rosenburg, some of those areas, because of the brazos river are flooding and that will continue. so some homes that were high and dry after the storm are now being reflooded by release of water or rivers. as soon as i finish with you, i'm going to go to beaumont to

get eyes on the area there. there is a different situation. now we're me vacation mode only some people that want to leave. i just got off the phone with the governor. we got in about 600 pallets of water overnight, 400 pallets of food. this is massive organization. they're doing a terrific job. the federal partners, the state partners and all of our states assisting us. we have over 40 states and all 50 offered. we have over 40 states that have assets here as peter doocy just talked about. this is a massive operation. just before we put this in perspective, this started in rock port as a windstorm. then it moves to houston. flood. now it's move to beaumont, flood. that is like a hurricane hitting new york city, flooding boston and now flooding maine. that's how big of an area we're

talking about from one storm. >> it's remarkable. seems like the response has been remarkable as well from state and federal officials, local officials. as you say, perhaps most importantly, people around this great nation pitching in and helping. i want to apologize in advance if we have to leave. we've been watching the white house. sarah sanders is not at the podium yesterday. we want to more from president trump's staff. we keep hearing in all of our social media platforms people wanting to help even more. i remember the pictures after hurricane katrina in the devastation, sometimes if too much aid floods in and you can't get it to the right places, it can be wasted. what can people do? what do you need now? >> when you talk about the help from the other states, it's so appreciated and needed. but our own texans and the volunteerism is unbelievable. just unbelievable what people are doing. we probably have more than

between state, federal and local volunteers, we have more than 1,000 boats on the water. now they're moving to beaumont to help folks. we have people in high-wheeled vehicles to help out. the best thing right now is for money. go to redcross.org or samaritans purse or some other organization helping in the flooding. some people don't have money. prayers are also necessary. people that want to volunteer, they can link up with the red cross and other organizations and send what they think is important. but right now, it's -- this is an amazing time in america. texas is always amazing. we're texas tough. i have never seen such a spirit of all of this tragedy. i said last night on "hannity", dickens, it was the worst of times and the best of times. this is where we are.

this is is the worst of times. people have lost everything they own. it's the best of times because there's no republicans and democrats and there's no black, white and brown. there's no liberals and conservatives. it's texas one. america is one coming to help texans. everyone is such that -- everyone you rescue -- i was out on a rescue truck pulling people out of homes. they're just grateful to be alive. we lost about three dozen or more people. every life is so available. when you consider this storm will impact probably six million people directly, ed and a universe of about 10 million, that's a miracle. it's a miracle because of the first responders, a miracle because of our cooperation with the federal government getting here early and a miracle because of people helping people. as peter doocy said about using the internet or the phone to find directions for a pilot, social media has saved i don't

know how many lives. i'll give you an example. we were working with a rescue team. they had an army truck. they were on facebook and said if you need help in five or six miles, we'll get you as long as you have someone to get you -- >> lieutenant governor, we appreciate that very much. >> we appreciate you. >> you mentioned prayer. that is important. here's sarah sanders at the white house. going live there with more information. >> those affected by hurricane harvey in texas and louisiana. yesterday at the direction of the president, vice president pence, transportation secretary chow. energy secretary perry, acting homeland security secretary duke traveled to texas to people with people on the ground and assessed the damage. the president declared this sunday a national day of prayer for those affected by the

hurricane. this afternoon, the president heard from the heads of the salvation army, american red cross and southern baptist disaster relief. as gail mcgovern, president and ceo of american red cross said the american people are bound and determined to bounce back and these organizations along with so many others have been on the ground from the beginning helping the people of texas and louisiana do just that. the president will be back in texas tomorrow to visit with storm survivors and tell them personally that the federal government is here to help in any way that we can. the president is currently finalizing a supplemental request to support the needs of emergency responders at the federal, state and local level. we'll share more information on that later. the president has had calls with several foreign leaders that expressed their support for the american people during this difficult time. just today he spoke with the president of south korea, kazakhstan and columbia and we'll have read-outs later on

today. i also would like to take this opportunity to follow up on a question that i was asked yes and announce that the president will host the amir of can you wayne on sent 7th and the president of spain on september 26. finally, i'd like to reiterate the message that tom bossert, the president's homeland security adviser gave yesterday. in case there's anyone watching today in need of assistance, once you have access to a functioning computer, go to www.disasterassistance.gov. if you have access to a working phone, call 800-621-3362. with that, i'll take your questions. >> sarah, you mentioned the supplemental. does the president feel it's helpful to tie the supplemental to the advisory on raising the debt ceiling? do you have the details of the

supplemental? >> right now the details are being finalized. we'll have more information shortly. most likely by the end of today. >> what about the issue of tying the vote to the debt ceiling? >> those are being finalized and should have something by the end of the day. >> so what the president said that he would have a decision on daca in the next couple days. can you talk a little bit about what are the factors driving that decision? what is he weighing right now? also, does he think that the program as it is designed now, does he think it's legal? >> i spoke with the president. we're in the process of finalizing that decision and details and we'll have that announcement of tuesday of next week. the president's priorities of immigration are to create a system that encourages legal immigration and benefits our economy and american workers. the president has been very clear he loves people.

he wants to make sure that this decision is done correctly. so that's what he's doing now, finalizing that part. >> a question that might help us understand what informs this decision. does the president feel that young people that came to this country illegally, that came of age here, that have jobs here, went to school here, are those people american or are they foreign nationals? >> i'm not going to get in the back and forth while we're finalizing the details. we'll work on that throughout the weekend and make that announcement tuesday. >> how incumbent does this white house believe it's upon congress to come up with a solution to the dreamers -- >> again, we're in the process of finalizing the decision on this front. once we make that, we'll walk through the next steps of what any action that would be needed.

>> i ask that question because senator tom tillis of north carolina is introducing a conservative dream act. senator jeff blake says it's important for congress to do this. paul ryan says he doesn't agree the president should end daca as we know it. does the white house agree with what is being said? >> again, i'll say it for a third or fourth time. i'll sure i'll get another five or six more questions on this and say it another five or six more times. we're in the process of finalizing that decision and those details. we'll announce that tuesday. >> the president said we love dreamers today and dreamers should rest easy. you know the president. is it conceivable that he could end this program and send these people out of the country after saying things like that? >> i knew i would get another chance to say, this we're finalizing those details and we -- >> that's not a detail -- >> we're finalizing this decision. it is part of the answers that we're finalizing this decision.

that would be part of the details of the announcement on tuesday. >> the president has said that if we have to close down our government we're building that wall is. he backing down from that threat now? >> no. the president is committed to building a wall. >> there's a report out in "the washington post" that said he's backing down -- >> you know how i feel about using other outlets as your source. >> is it wrong then? >> the president has been clear what his position is. i would take that as the president's position over a report on what it is. >> two questions. john happ has a read out of the conversation today. and many are saying that the president of the united states promised more missile capability to seoul. can you confirm that? do you have any sense of what we're talking about there? >> we'll have a read-out shortly. we'll make sure that you guys receive that. sarah? >> the talks are going on now

with the president and his -- he's made his feelings clear. he talked several times about terminating the deal is. that -- >> negotiations are still john going. no determination has been made at this time. >> is the president in a position to donate? is that coming from his own money or the trump foundation? >> he has not finalized where that will go. i was going to use that as a perfect segue to remind everybody if you have suggestions, he is very open to hearing those. we have gotten a couple. please send more if you have them. john? sorry. >> whether it's his personal money or money from -- >> i haven't had a chance to do that. i will. john? >> thank you, sarah. yesterday sheriff dave clark of milwaukee, wisconsin, announced his resignation effective immediately, and this started a rush of speculation in the

badger state and in washington that he would be appointed to a position at the department of homeland security. possibly even the secretaryship, which is vacant. now a lady at dhs says he's not coming here to reporters. is former sheriff clark under consideration for any position, particularly at the department of homeland security? >> i'm not aware of any specific jobs that he's being considered for. as always, we'll certainly make sure when we have a personal announcement we'll let you know. >> it was reported by fox news that said 56% of americans think the president is tearing the country apart. an approval rating polls are usually in the 30s. how do these polls affect how the president governs? >> a lot of these polls are the same polls that predicted that donald trump would never be the president. he's sitting in the oval office as i stand here. so i don't have a lot of faith

in these polls. i think if you look at what he's done this week, particularly in terms of focusing on unifying the nation on hurricane harvey recovery, talking about tax reform, an issue that has got very white bipartisan support, the numbers frankly that we are focused on and that this administration cares about are not poll numbers but we care about 94% of americans get assistance to file taxes, a majority of americans think the tax code is unfair and 70% of individuals in ten key states support broad base tax reforms. the numbers that we're focused on are actual problems the americans are facing. the numbers that we focus on impact day-to-day life for all americans. that's what we're focused on. certainly not silly polls that were not much use to us in the election and i don't think are now. franchesca? >> thank you. when it comes to tax reform, we learned that the president will travel to north dakota next week.

this week he was in missouri. republicans hold 52 seats in the senate. the democratic senators from those states are ones that the white house is targeting. if the white house got those votes, that would put you up to 54. joe donnelly and joe manchin are two democratic senators are who the white house is looking to pick up. 56. where are the other four democratic votes that the president thinks can come on board? >> i want to see all of them come on board. i wouldn't imagine how anybody wouldn't want more americans to have their own money. we want to encourage job growth and encourage companies to bring back money to the united states and invest it. i don't know why anybody from the senate or house wouldn't support those thing and hopefully they'll come on board. >> you don't know other states

to travel to specifically? >> not specifically. i hope all senators from 50 states get on board for what americans are demanding. i think you'd be hard-pressed to find somebody that doesn't support tax reform in this country. those are the people that are the bosses of those individuals. those are the people that elected those members to go there and help do the things they're asking for and tax reform is at the top of their list. glen? >> sarah, my paper just publish add story that robert mueller obtained a copy of a letter from president trump around the time of dismissal of fbi director james comey that enumerates the rationale for having him removed that focuses on the russia investigation, a couple of questions quicks. can you confirm the existence of that letter. secondly, can that letter be made publicly.

thirdly, can you discuss whether or not you or the president believes that drafting such a letter was appropriate at that time? >> i'm not going to get into that. we covered a lot of those things during that time. as ty cobb said earlier today to the extent the special prosecutor is interesting in these matters, we'll be fully transparent with his investigation. i don't have anything to add beyond that. >> can we get a copy of the letter? >> we're going to work with the special prosecutor and work through that process. >> earlier -- >> one at a time. i'll come back to you. >> earlier this week -- he said talking is not the answer in regards to the north koreans. today the south korean's office said he and president moon agreed to reaffirm that north korea should be brought back for dialogue. so which is it on that? >> i think i was clear on this yesterday. the president is looking for

integrated process. we're continuing to move forward on that. we take north korea extremely seriously and all options are on the table. that hasn't changed. >> a follow up to nafta. mexico has threatened to end the negotiations going on if the president initiates steps to pull out of nafta. would the president view that as a positive outcome and is this any concern overall in the white house that the aspiration of the rhetoric will hurt the white house's ability to craft a better deal as the president has promised? >> no. we're continuing to move forward. we'll see what happens. april? >> on daca, on the issue of daca, the vice president said that the president will use a big heart in making a decision. what is the definition of "big heart?" >> again, i'm not going to get into the back and forth on this until there's a finalized

decision, which we're in the process of doing and we'll make that announcement tuesday. >> one more. on jobs, what is this white house saying about jobs particularly at the unemployment rate is 4.4% but you have african americans, latino rates are higher, 7.7% for african americans, the white rate is .9%. a few weeks ago, stephen miller was here talking about the black unemployment rate versus that of the immigrants. is there a targeted approach? these numbers bear to show that there is a difference when it comes to minority americans versus mainstream americans. >> you made a great point for tax reform. one of the reasons that's a top priority for tax reform for this administration. to do a massive overhaul of this system so that we have a better environment, we're creating more jobs, higher-paying jobs.

a perfect example. there were 150,000 new jobs created over this time period. since the president came to office, 1.2 million new jobs. we're incredibly focused on this. this is not just something that we've been talking about. something that the president has been very active in since day one. he's gotten rid of over 800 regulations that have created a better environment for job creation. we're continuing to focus on that. primarily through tax reform and that's why it's a big deal for us in the fall. dave? i'll come back to you next. dave? >> the president is meeting congressional leaders about tax reform and the details are almost finished? >> he is meeting with congressional leaders next week. i believe it's tuesday. i believe there's a second meeting wednesday as well. >> does that mean it's almost finished? >> that means we're pushing

forward. we're going to continue, again, focused on the four principles using that as the guide and the focal point moving forward and sit down with members of congress to get this deal done. >> sarah, two questions. the first is on daca. i know you're not ready to make an announcement yet. but these people, these dreamers came out of the shadows and provided their personal information to the government for work permits. if the president does end daca, will that information be used to round up and deport these people? that's my first question. >> i'll answer it the same way i've answered it 18 other times today. though decisions are being finalized. once they are, we'll announce them tuesday. >> the second is on infrastructure. clearly the devastation in texas brings attention to problems with our infrastructure. there's a need for massive rebuilding. i know tax reform is the focus

right now. but will there be a push for a fracture bill either after that or around the same time? and will that be coming from the white house or will the administration be letting congress take the lead? >> infrastructure is certainly something that is important to the president. a priority for the administration. the timing of that hasn't been set forth yet. it's something that we're actively working on and looking at every day as we like to say. we say we can walk and chew gum at the same time. >> hurricane harvey, the president was in texas tuesday, going back tomorrow. i understand the schedule might not yet be set. can you give us any kind of idea on what things he's doing and what he can do this weekend that he didn't have a chance to do tuesday? >> sure. he can go into houston, which he was not able to do on tuesday. that will be the first stop of the day.

he will have the chance to meet extensively with quite a few storm survivors as well as talk with some of the volunteers that are helping administer a lot of the support that these individuals have needed the past week. from there, he will go to lake charles, louisiana, where he will do a stop there as well meeting with the volunteers and other storm survivors. >> any events sunday or -- >> all on saturday. >> do you have any other weekend plans after that? >> we'll keep you posted. >> the president is busy saturday in that region. you said 19 times that he will be finalizing the decision in the next few days. can you explain, what is the change between now and tuesday given that we heard about his decision this weekend? what is he doing that he hasn't

done so far? >> this is a complicated process. we want to work through every bit of it. he wants to make sure he takes the diligent time and effort and attention that this very important issue deserves. >> given it's so important, i want to personalize it. a guy in texas right now, he's a paramedic. he's been working since the storm hit. he happens to be a dreamer. what is the president's message to him? >> i think it's the same message that he said many times before. this president is a president that loves people. we're working on the best decision possible. we'll announce it tuesday. >> charlie? >> can you report detailing how under the obama administration antifa was being watched and their activities were declared as domestic terrorists. my question is, was the president or his chief of staff

aware of those investigations? >> i'm not sure. i'd ask to ask. i haven't had that conversation. >> is he cracking the rise and violence from this group going forward? >> is he what? >> tracking the rise of violence from these groups going forward. >> i think we're certainly constantly monitoring all violence across the country as best we can. certainly the department of homeland security and the administration takes seriously and constantly looking for ways to end all violence in all forms. so certainly that would qualify. >> i think i read where 120,000 dreamers in the state of texas. is that in any way weighing on the president's decision about daybreak and what the situation there is? >> i think that this is a decision that the president takes lightly.

he's taking time and effort to make sure he goes through every bit of the process and he continues to do that and make the announcement tuesday. >> is what is happening in texas -- >> the first point is, coming back after labor day weekend, there's a lot of stuff on the agenda. >> going to be a busy september. >> there were some tensions between the president and congressional republicans over the summer. i'm wondering if he has a message for them that you would want to share about any recess that he hoping to effect in the next four days before he comes back. i also wanted to ask you with all of the caveats there, this letter, this part of the investigation -- >> let me answer the first question so we don't get lost in that. i think the message that the president would have for the members of congress would be

let's get to work. you've had a nice long break here. we've got a lot of things to do. we have big commitments to the american people that we need to fulfill. we need to do some really big and bold things throughout the fall and hopefully they'll get on board and be part of that process. >> the letter suggested thatted russia -- the president talked about hillary clinton in the letter. i'm wondering if you -- do you think his -- do you think there's an inconsistency that needs to be addressed? >> i don't know that i'm following your question. as i said earlier in reference to the letter and the comey firing, we have discussed that extensively. i've done that many times from this podium. i'll refer you back to ty cobb's statement that i ready earlier. nothing more to add to that. >> can i drill down what is

driving the daca decision? is the president reviewing the merits of the daca policy or is he reviewing the legality and the validity of the process? in other words, if congress were to move to protect daca, would he be in support of that? is there interest there? >> again, i hate to sound like a broken record, but since you guys are, i have no choice to be. we're continuing to work through this process. i'm not going to go further than that. the president made a lot of statements on this. he's going through all of the details of this very thoroughly and once a final decision is made and the details are ironed out, we'll let you know tuesday. as we're wrapping up here, a reminder if you have suggestions for the president to contribute to, that would be great if you could get those to us by the end of the day. we own courage everybody to

participate in the national day of prayer and hope you have a good labor day. thanks so much. >> a lot to up pack there. we just heard sarah sanders saying the president will announce a decision tuesday on whether to end daca. that gives protection to those that came to the u.s. illegally as children. president trump pledged to do away with the program for so-called dreamers on the campaign trail, but after taking office, you'll remember he called it a difficult decision and promised to treat the dreamers with great heart. house speaker paul ryan, some other gop leaders are also urging the president not to end daca altogether. president obama created the program in 2012. let's bring in chris wallace. he's been waiting patiently. chris, dive in on the details if you want. i want to test a theory with you. this is not just a debate about daca or immigration policy. this is a debate with steve bannon and others out at the wait house and general kelly

putting a firmer hand on things and maybe steering a more moderate course, this is a battle for the future of the trump agenda. is he going to stay with the america first promises he had in the campaign or govern a little more in the middle? what do you think? >> i think at least in the short term, in terms of tactics, it makes sense for the president to put this off. he is going to houston tomorrow. the country is transfixed by the terrible situation in texas the last week. if they announced that today, there was some thought it would be a late friday news dom -- dump and holiday weekend. when the president is out tomorrow meeting with sarah huckabee sanders and victims of the storm, reporters are shouting questions about daca, maybe he meets somebody that is a dreamer, is that person going to be deported, does it make

sense to separate this from that. as far as grand strategy is concerned, this is a complicated one. i'm not sure it fits directly into your comment about america first versus the globalists or establishment. because you have a lot of folks that say whatever you think about illegal immigrants and about the wall, the dreamers are a different case. that i were people that were brought into this country as children, under the age of 16, basically coming along with their parents. a lot of them are either in school or have jobs. there's a possibility it seems to me here a couple of points, i guess to make, one, the possibility for legislation. you have two issues. that was one of the questions that sarah huckabee sanders was asked about. the policy itself or is it the way that president obama did it by executive order which a lot of people was unconstitutional. it has to be done by congress, bypassing a law.

tom tillis, senator from north carolina, is talking about a conservative dreamer solution, which basically says if you're a dreamer and you're either serving in the military, have a job, have an education, have not committed any crimes, you can stay. if you don't fit the requirement, you're forced out. so i think there's a lot of things that could happen there. when you see somebody like paul ryan, hardly a moderate -- he's a pretty conservative fellow -- saying we shouldn't end this program, it cross as lot of those barriers about america first versus establishment types. >> i imagine friday, i know you well, you like your show in good shape by now. as we have seen week after week in the trump administration, almost anything as you say can happen on friday. so you may want to touch on daca. we've always been transfixed by what is happening in texas and louisiana as well. you covered a lot of these natural disasters. big picture stories that presidents have had unexpected

crises that they have to deal with. a week or so ago, there was a media narrative taking hold that this was a big test for president trump. what is your early sense? he's far from out of the woods on this. but how the president and his administration have done but also we've seen governor abbott take a very strong aggressive role so far. >> yeah. i think -- let's talk first of all about governor abbott. night and day the difference in texas and the response as opposed to the bad situation and bad response in louisiana after katrina. when you had mayor nagin and governor blanco and the gang that couldn't shoot straight. governor abbott in texas and local officials in texas have seen much more effective. this is just the early stages. we'll be talk about this weeks and months from now. but they've done well. president trump the same. some critics who won't be happy with anything this president does say, well, he should have been more empathetic wednesday. what shoes did his wife wear.

you know, he has been and, you know, tom bossert there, the head of fema, they seemed to have been on top of this and few complaints. a huge storm. nobody can get a full handle on it to the degree that it's possible to have done it beforehand and planning and in early response, they seem to have done a good job. so far you have to say more than passing grades for the president and his administration. >> you heard it from chris wallace. don't miss "fox news sunday" on sunday. chris talks with governor abbott. we mentioned about the harvey recovery effort just beginning. also, treasury secretary steve mnuchin will be talking about funding for disaster relief, but also the tax plan the president talked about this week. that's this sunday on your local fox station. check the tv listings for the time in your area. a lot on the president's plate. chris will cover it all. "your world" with neil cavuto is next.

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