>> happy birthday. the official day was yesterday. >> thank you. >> you guys are awesome. >> you are 22, right? >> yes. >> bill: well done. good morning, everybody. this will be an historic day for the president and for the united nations making his first appearance at the u.n. as lead of the free world today and participates in several meetings this morning before giving his address to the general assembly tomorrow, a bit of a wild card. hope you had a great weekend. >> shannon: this is a week of gridlock here in new york city. stay away if you can. i'm shannon bream. the president will depart trump tower for the u.n. in the next hour making the case the major body needs reform and north korea's continued nuclear testing. the door to diplomacy is still open but a military option is

available according to nikki haley. >> we've exhausted all the things we can do at the security council at this point. i think the fire and fury while he said this is what we can do to north korea, we wanted to be responsible and go through all diplomatic means to get their attention first, if that doesn't work general mattis will take care of it. >> bill: good morning to you, john roberts. >> universal gridlock alert. >> bill: good luck to all of it. a momentous and historic week for the president. how does the white house look at it? >> this is the week when the president meets the world and the world meets the president. he has bilateral meetings today. benjamin netanyahu, the leader of france, dinner with leaders of latin american countries to talk about venezuela and other issues. u.s. bilateral meetings already underway. rex tillerson, secretary of state meeting with the russian

foreign minister last night. syria the big topic of conversation there by deconflicting military operations, reducing violence, seeking a political solution in syria. looks like the cooperation is back on the table. a couple of months ago things weren't looking so good between russia and the u.s. the first big session is this morning about reforming the united nations. last december the president held out hope for the u.n. reform. right now it's just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. so sad. kellyanne conway talked about that earlier today on "fox & friends." >> the u.n. needs to be more responsive and held accountable to its member nations. the member nations according to this president also have to pull their weight and contribute financially and otherwise. there are some big things that can be worked on together. i think that's the president's point. he is going there. the best way to reform a body and organization and nation is

from the inside. >> tomorrow morning at 10:30 president trump gives his speech to the united nations, promote american prosperity, accountability and sovereignty among member nations. north korea, iran, terrorism in the speech as well. the president, quote, will slap the right people and he will hug the right people. >> we'll have that speech live in 25 hours. with regard to the trump lawyers there is a dust-up over the weekend that became public. >> it's because it become public. this is between the white house counsel and ty cobb, an attorney from the outside to look after the russia investigation. cobb was having lunch with a colleague at an outdoor patio talking about the russia investigation loud enough for a reporter from "the new york times" to overhear it. this is what's at the bottom of

it. cobb wants to be transparent with mueller. mcgahn is worried about future executive privilege. because mueller is in the executive branch cobb says there isn't a problem with executive privilege. mcgahn is worried how it will affect future president sees. john kelly, white house chief of staff, had a conversation with ty cobb is that he was airing white house laundry in public. i'm told the two will work through it. mcgahn worried about presidency down the road. cobb wants to get the investigation done as quickly as possible. by being totally transparent with mueller. they think they have a good relationship with mueller, they

can expedite the end of this investigation. >> bill: a healthy debate. >> when you consider how much the president has to talk with russia in tough terms about north korea is affecting his ability. >> bill: see you tomorrow at the u.n. >> shannon: the escalating tensions with north korea expected to dominate the president's first u.n. general assembly address. yesterday the president took to twitter and mocked the regime's leader saying i spoke with president moon of south korea last night and asked him how rocket man is doing. long gas lines forming in north korea. too bad. this as u.s. ambassador nikki haley wants strong measures against north korea. greg palkot is live from seoul, south korea. >> a show of force over the korean peninsula on the eve of these important meetings at the u.n. the crisis over north korea said to be number one on the agenda. we spoke with the south korean

defense ministry and they confirm that two u.s. b-1 bombers and jet fighters from guam and japan as well as south korea and japan were in drills today. they reportedly made an unusually close approach to the dmz near north korea and then dropped live bombs on a south korean military target range. this as the south korean defense minister today said north korea had completed its development of its intermediate range ballistic missile like the one we saw launched last week and they were in the final stages of development of icbms that could hit the united states and could test another nuke any time as officials here are looking closely to the meetings at the u.n. to help them rein in kim jong-un. thursday there is a three way

meeting between the u.s., south korea and japan. now, the question is will north korea give up its missiles and nukes in the face of all this diplomatic activity? >> i don't think so. >> you don't think so? >> no. >> that's pretty grim? >> sure it is. >> then what are the options? >> deterrents and containment. >> deterrents and containment of the nukes that north korea already has. military option if they try to use them. that is a solution washington might not want to hear but one view here in south korea. >> shannon: greg palkot live in seoul. >> bill: byron york is with me now, a fox news contributor. good day to you. there is a bit of a surprise not just today but again tomorrow and john roberts

referred to this tweet from 2016, share it gene. united states has such great potential but now it's a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. so sad. >> one of the big themes of the president for today and tomorrow will be united nations reform. and this is not something that he alone is talking about. the secretary general is pushing this idea that it's just a crushing bureaucracy, hard to get things done and something about the human rights council which has been anti-israel but included some of the world's worst human rights abusers. there is plenty of cleanup actually to be done inside the united nations. on this bigger issue about his speech. apart from the world's hot pots it's important that white house officials with pushing the idea of sovereignty and accountability. it is consistent with donald trump's america first view

which is basically other nations need to take care of themselves and they need to depend less on the united nations to take care of them. >> bill: imagining a nato speech in brussels we watched six months ago when he looked at the building around him and said nice building. suggesting we paid for it. >> yes. and you heard earlier in this program, kellyanne conway talking about making people members of the united nations pay more for that and not depend on the united states to pick up the tab for all this. i think that's going to be another theme part of this whole accountability and sovereignty theme the president is going to push. >> bill: thank you, byron. talk to you tomorrow. instant analysis there. i get the sense -- we live in new york and come in contact with a lot of folks at the u.n. there is a little more anxiety toward this get together than there has been in past years chiefly because of the wild card in the middle of the room

that you'll see live here tomorrow. >> shannon: the president has been critical in the u.n. but talked about that they have great potential and that they'll rise to the occasion. whether they get a lecture or challenge. >> bill: world leaders are getting in the queue to meet him. it's a cocktail party from hell? >> shannon: all night every night. >> bill: more to come. >> shannon: more on that. in the meantime is the republican effort to undo obamacare getting a shot in the arm? a senate bill is gaining steam at gop leaders look to a vote. jason chaffetz will be here in just minutes. >> bill: battered, getting ready for another. parts of the caribbean still reeling from irma set to deal with another hurricane quickly gaining strength. how powerful will maria get soon? >> shannon: st. louis rocked by a weekend of violence protest following a white police officer being acquitted in the

death of a black man. the protests continue peacefully so far. griff jenkins is in the crowd to take us there live in minutes. >> this is not acceptable. we have work to do here in the city. we need more and better opportunities for all of our citizens but destruction cannot be tolerated.

>> shannon: parts of the

caribbean in the early recovery stages after hurricane irma are bracing for maria, the category one hurricane intense filing to a category three or four storm as it approaches the virgin islands and puerto rico later this week. a similar path taken by irma. too early to say if maria will be a threat to the u.s. main land. >> it looks like they're getting there. i speak to our legislative affairs office. the senators worked hard on this alternative plan. and again gaining support. that's the key. >> bill: watch this story. most senate republicans want to take one last not an repealing and replacing obamacare. there appears to be momentum

from two senators. jason chaff its is back with us. the votes are razor thing. i think rand paul and susan collins are a no. but they're that close. do you think they get it done? >> if we could just get republicans to vote republicans we could pass it. under reconciliation they only need to get to 50. >> bill: here is the idea between cassidy and graham, they would replace the tax subsidies with block grants, a big debate right now. and the individual mandate that a lot of republicans hate and scale back the medicaid expansion. would that be agree -- agreeable to 51 >> it should. that's a huge step forward. it's not the full repeal and replace a lot of people wanted. compared to where we are today

will give massive relief. you want those decisions to be made closest to the people at the governors and state level. that's as republicans we should champion that. the opportunity is right here before us. >> bill: it was mer kowski, and collins and john mccain who doomed the last vote. this is what mccain said about due process in congress on cbs sunday. >> why did obamacare fail? it was rammed through with democrats votes only. are we going to ram through our proposal with democrats and the president? that's not the way to do it. we've got to go back. >> bill: here is what i'm trying to figure out on mccain. it sounds like a no vote again. he and lindsey graham have a very close relationship and i just wonder if graham would be pushing this without mccain's support ultimately. what do you think?

>> well, senator mccain misspoke. he should have said republicans and the president. why is he so stuck on that if the principle is right? we're allowing the states to have the control to administer this. i think that is the right public policy. so again, get the policy right but i think it is on this, bill, and you have such broad support and terribly disappointing if yet again senator mccain votes with the democrats. >> the white house very involve this time around. president trump is working the phones. that's what we're told. kevin brady on sunday with maria talking about tax cuts and whether or not this will get done and what form it looks like. he said this. >> we're unified around a very strong middle class tax cuts. i want to lower the rates at every level so people can keep more of what they earn and we can grow the economy. i believe washington takes too much of what people earn and they also waste too much of what they take.

>> bill: i think that detail wants to lower the rate at every level so people can keep more of what they earn is a strong indicator of a tax cut across the board. do you agree? >> it is. it is still a step backwards from where we were. the operative word is cut as opposed to reform. what we had championed and i was hopeful for is overall tax reform that includes tax cut. if they set aside the reform and just do cuts that's better than where we are today. i think kevin brady is one of the smartest, hardest working people on this. i believe in him but it would be terribly disappointed to not institute tax reform. >> bill: let's see if they jump on it. jason chaffetz live out of harvard. >> shannon: the top story of the day. moments from now president donald trump will be departing from trump tower heading to the first u.n. meeting for him. the first big meeting of the

week. we take you to that live moment as soon as it gets underway. >> bill: new developments in the london subway bombing. what we're learning about the suspects in the terror attack and this. have a look. >> shannon: a frightening scene at a fair this weekend. a ferris wheel shut down. why this had many parents fearing for their children's safety? what about the guy who fell? >> as your baby is up there you can't do anything to protect them. you are at the bottom just lifeless.

>> bill: four american female college students attacked at a train station in france. a woman spraying them in the face with acid.

the students from boston college rushed to a hospital. two treated for slight burns. the other two were treated for shock. all four will be okay. police believe they don't believe it was a terror attack. the suspect has a history of mental illness. >> shannon: london police have a second suspect in custody from friday's subway attack and new surveillance video has been released showing a person leaving an area that police raided following the arrest. the person on that video seen carrying a bag similar to the one that held the device that blew up injuring 29 people. benjamin hall is live to tell us more. what is the very latest in the investigation this monday morning? >> good morning. as you say two people being held under the terrorism act here now we're learning that both are refugees from war-torn countries. one from iraq, the other one was syria. both were being fostered by the same couple. a couple that has taken in many children over the years from war-torn countries.

one has been identified as farouk, a 21-year-old from syria arrested on saturday. this fast food restaurant. he had come over from the war-torn country four years ago. both he an the other suspect an 18-year-old orphan from iraq had been fostered at this home, the subject of an intense search as police try to find out if anymore people were involved in this cell and also being reported that police had visited the home a number of times in the past few weeks which leads to suspicions they may have been following or known about these two. >> shannon: how did they track down these two in particular? >> well, it was a cctv trail which eventually led them to these two people starting off with the train that was attacked leading through and cctv footage you showed earlier shows the one suspect rearing that red hat. that helped to identify the 18-year-old iraqi as he waited for a ferry trying to leave the u.k. he is seen carrying what is thought to be that bomb that

left 29 injured when it partly exploded on board that crowded london underground train during the morning rush hour. had the bomb detonated fully it's thought it may have killed hundreds of people. certainly injured many more. thankfully it did not detonate properly. it was built off the web and so police now hunting to see if any more people are connected. those two suspects being held. >> shannon: benjamin hall live out of london with the latest on this case. >> bill: you wonder how they're testing the system to see how first responders and police act. >> shannon: noticing a beefed up presence here in new york this week. with all the world leaders here as well. >> bill: to be expected. st. louis, a great american midwest town recovering from a weekend of violent protests in the wake of a verdict that found a white ex police officer not guilty of first degree murder in the shooting of an

black american man in 2011. >> we are in control. this is our city. we will protect it. >> bill: more than 80 arrests last night. live to st. louis to let you know what's happening today on this monday morning coming up. >> shannon: plus the star studded 69th prime time emmy awards gets a political surprise with stephen colbert kicking things off. >> no way anyone could possibly watch that much tv other than the president who seems to have a lot of time for that sort of thing. hello, sir, thank you for joining us. looking forward to the tweets.

>> shannon: as scheduled the president has made his way through a rainy mid town manhattan to arrive at the united nations. the first big meeting they have today is about reforming the u.n., which should be an interesting conversation given that president trump has been very critical first as a candidate and more recently as president of the united states as well. but he has also talked about cutting funding to the united nations saying it was ineffective and weak but also praised them in recent weeks for the sanctions against north korea. a busy week for world leaders around the globe here at the united nations. he is having a big speech tomorrow that the world will watch. we'll keep you updated with every development. he will also meet with israel's

prime minister this afternoon as well. >> >> bill: look how farr familiar that shot is. st. louis facing a fourth day of protests after a violent weekend that saw more than 80 arrests in the wake of an acquittal of a white ex police officer in the death of an african-american man six years ago. it got out of hand when protestors were throwing pieces of concrete. >> the city of st. louis is safe and the police own the night. our officers are doing outstanding work. once again, a group of criminals set out to break windows and destroy property. tonight those criminals are in jail. >> bill: griff jenkins working the story for days. what's happening now? >> good morning, bill. at this very moment you see

protestors behind me. a few hundred of them marched down to city hall to make their voice heard loud and clear. many of those 80 arrested overnight still in jail showing a little solidarity to them. it's causing, as you can imagine on a monday morning, a traffic snarl. now, the last night's arrest 80 arrests in total, maybe more that the third night of the violence which brought a lot of damage to small businesses and shops. so the pattern has been the same for the last three days. we start with peaceful protests, a message they want and the officials here, the mayor and police chief wanting protests to occur peacefully but at night agitators that are causing damage. you look now, this has been a very peaceful, quiet crowd. they are telling us they aren't a huge fan of the media although we're trying to follow their every move.

they believe that, you know, they have a right to be out here and that it is their frustration that they are venting and that's why on a few occasions we've had windows broken. the total for three days, more than 120 arrests here and as the traffic gets snarled here and as protests continue you'll see a little more of this throughout the day, bill. >> bill: two questions. the protestors you've been in contact with over the weekend, are they mostly from st. louis or from the outside? and also give us a sense of how bad the damage is? >> well, we're marching now again so we'll stay on the move. i would tell you, bill, that from the second night there were 33 arrests and we did get a report from the police that all but two of 33 were -- pardon me, sir, i apologize. all but 2 of the 33.

i'll let you show them. so all but two were from the st. louis area. that's more local. that's a contrast to three years ago when we saw in ferguson a large number of the folks were from the outside. as far as the damage goes, you know, a majority of the businesses and the owners we've talked to each night who come out and board up their windows and clean up the glass they are small business mom and pops and it costs $1,000 to $2,000 to replace those windows. certainly taking a toll perhaps on members of the community that they don't intend to harm. >> bill: let's keep it safe. griff jenkins live in st. louis on the march. >> shannon: for more we're joined by katie pavlich and mary anne marsh. good morning to you both. there is this growing conversation about how to combat the protestors. not the ones who are there peacefully.

everybody agrees on the first amendment whether you like the viewpoint or not. it's a huge blessing we can share our thoughts. it's when it crosses over to the video where people are kicking in store fronts and damaging property that has nothing to do with the verdict that has just come down that creates the big problem and controversy. griff has talked to people saying we're frustrated. others said those who look at the protestors and treat them as gangs. here is a bit from the "wall street journal." protesting fascism is not a bad thing. when they turn violent and repeated incidents of violence it doesn't matter who it is, they all fall under a common definition, an understanding of gangs. do you think it's smart to treat them that way? >> i don't. violence is never necessary especially at a protest. criminalizing protests is the wrong approach. what you should do is hold criminals and their behavior

accountable and enforce procedures to avoid it. if you come to a protest the only thing you need to bring are your words. you don't need guns, knives or bottles or masks. bring your words and have at it. that's what it is all about. you are protected. freedom of speech, right to assembly. that's what this country is about. when you criminalize your behavior in name of a protest you do it wrong. if you're fighting fascists, be proud of it, show your face and make your comments. if you're on the other side wearing your polo shirt and chinos. you have your right to make your case. that's the way we should protest. destroying property, hurting and killing people is wrong every single time. >> shannon: so many of these people who were there for the core thrust of the protests

show their faces. it's when other people who show up with no -- >> big difference between protestors and rioters. we tend to call them protestors when there is a big difference. we're talking about antifa who show up with masks. law enforcement across the country whether berkeley or st. louis is having a no tolerance policy when it comes to throwing the first brick or window. i would take it further. antifa should be categorized as a domestic terrorist organization. they show up not as part of the protest but with a political end and they're willing to do it through violent means. that's a definition of terrorism whether foreign or domestic. their goal is to intimidate people, to destroy property, which by the way doesn't hurt or change things when it comes to fascism ironically.

it just hurts business owners trying to make a decent living. >> shannon: we'll talk more about whether those business owners will then have a claim to go after these protestors individually this they aren't prosecuted. bernie sanders is taken aback when he read hillary clinton's book somehow that he didn't give her his full support. he said wow. from the minute she got the nomination he got across the country trying to get her elected. i was at the dnc and both of you were. there were plenty of bernie supporters on the floor saying they weren't voting for her. >> we are all there and saw it all. looking at you the california delegation in particular, they didn't support hillary clinton. i think the bigger problem here is what bernie sanders has said since hillary clinton has gone out on her book tour. he is telling her to sit down and shut up.

said she was a terrible candidate and ran a terrible campaign. if that's true, and it's not, bernie sanders lost to her. what does that say about you, bernie? so the fact -- so the fact is bernie sanders -- bernie sanders was never a democrat. never been to convention. didn't know the rules is like saying i'll play in the nfl. i've never played in a football game. i got tackled 20 times and flattened. that's the equivalent of what bernie is doing here. he should sit down and shut up and go back to the senate and good luck passing a bill because you haven't done it yet. >> bill: wow. >> shannon: hemmer is weighing in from across the studio. part of the fury we heard from the people on the floor of the dnc they were mad about the wikileaks stuff. they felt like the fix was in for hillary clinton so it didn't matter what bernie was

doing. >> debbie wasserman schultz was going to make sure hillary clinton was the candidate. i can't tell who she hates more, donald trump or bernie sanders. in the end it was hillary clinton's job to bring voters to the polls on election day. now here we are again she is blaming everybody but herself. how can i help you better the party and she had an attitude of you better vote for me and she writes about this in her book. you have a duty to your country. you let your country down if you didn't vote for me. >> bernie didn't win enough delegates, that's a fact, number one. the reality is we're about to learn a lot more about the 2016 election in the coming months and i can't wait. >> shannon: i can't, either. we'll be here to bring it to you. bernie won more than 20 state

contests. >> but he didn't win the delegates. >> shannon: he did not. thank you so much. >> bill: mary anne ticked it off one after the other. you were ready for that. >> i do this every day. >> bill: thank you, ladies. 20 minutes before the hour. breaking news to the united nations. president trump arrived for the first big meeting of the day. a major focus, the threat north korea poses to the world. nikki haley in front of there walking to his left. will world leaders act on his message or will it fall yet again on deaf ears? >> i think the fire and fury, while he said this is what we can do to north korea, we wanted to be responsible and go through all diplomatic means to get their attention first. if that doesn't work general mattis will take care of it.

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considering closing its embassy in havana. secretary of state rex tillerson had this to say on sunday. >> it's a very serious issue with respect to the harm that certain individuals have suffered. we've brought some of those people home. it is under review. >> shannon: the state department reporting several americans working at the embassy have suffered physical symptoms from incidents involving sound waves. a joint investigation with cuba, the u.s. and canada has yet to find out who is responsible. cuba is officially denying any involvement. >> this regime is so close now to threatening the united states and others with a nuclear weapon that we really have to move with a great deal of urgency on sanctions, on diplomacy and on preparing if necessary a military option. >> bill: national security advisor h.r. mcmasters says the u.s. has to act fast to address

the threat from north korea. what's the challenge now? >> i think the biggest challenge for the white house is making sure that diplomacy and sanctions are kept front and center when it comes to the bilateral relationship with north korea but that they do maintain the credible threat of military force. because that's what everything else hinges on. i think that's what general mcmaster and ambassador nikki haley and president trump are trying to do here. people accuse them of ratcheting up everything but it is really the north korean regime what has ratcheted up the threat of military force, not the united states. they're responding and reacting in the smartest way they know how. >> bill: i thought nikki haley said perfectly happy to allow james mattis to handle this. which is a very interesting

comment from her. she admitted pretty much the u.n. security council has pretty much done everything it can do and look, gillian, where it has gotten the issue. >> she is right on both counts. on her comment i laughed. i'm sure she would love to hand that part over to the department of defense. this is the hardest diplomacy that any diplomat will ever have to face is negotiating this treacherous path with north korea. she was probably genuine when she said i'm happy to hand it over to general mattis. when it comes to general mcmaster coming forward and saying we've got military options on the table, mattis has military options on the table. he is stating the obvious. i don't think there is anything new or controversial even in saying that. the trump administration, remember, believes that up until this point diplomacy has failed when it comes to north korea. so they believe that a first step in sort of testing what

will work is ratcheting up the rhetoric and that's what they're doing here. >> bill: you know how they work on the east river in manhattan. do you think he, she or others, really he this week, the attention is on him, can he move these leaders even further than they've gone already? or do you believe a week from now we're still back at this north korean stalemate with kim jong-un calling the shots? >> there is an opening for the president to make a difference because it's u.n. general assembly week, the most important week for u.s. foreign policy bar none in the rest of the calendar year. but also because one week ago today the u.n. voted to implement the most devastating round of sanctions they've ever voted on before. so these are now in place against north korea. it is incumbent upon president trump to really convince and rally the member nations that voted for these sanctions to

stand by them. we cannot allow north korea to find sneaky ways to sidestep them like they've done in the past. if president trump can get the rest of these countries to up hold the sanctions it could be a breakthrough for us. >> bill: on sunday the tweet. i spoke with moon last week. i asked him how rocket man was doing. long lines in north korea. too bad. >> this is the president's specialty. pithy names for people. it is hard to read that when he tweeted it and not laugh a little. but the more important thing he is doing in this tweet is pointing out that north korea is already being hit by sanctions. north korea's people are already feeling the consequences. when he talks about long lines for gas, he is doing something very particular, very specific, very motivated there and i think he is trying to point out to americans that look, some of

what we're doing is already taking effect. as a way of giving americans confidence and hope that we are actually going somewhere meaningful. >> bill: he can sanction all day long but there is a black-market that flourishs in and out of north korea that enables his regime to continue in power and to fund this rocket program. and to bring in money. under the table. >> absolutely. that gets to what i was saying before. the regime always finds workarounds and find a way to not feel the most devastating aspects of the sanctions that we vote on. that's because china and russia largely help them. they ultimately step in and prop up north korea at crucial moments because they don't want to see their national economy collapse and what we have to do is keep the pressure up on those two nations in this round of sanctions to do everything we can to not get them to that point. >> bill: the quote is we've pretty much exhausted all the

things we can do at the security council at this point. that's from nikki haley. we wait for more on all that. thank you, gillian turner. >> shannon: a scary moment on a ferris wheel at a carolina fair. check this out. we'll tell you about the ride employee who put himself in danger trying to help two young boys trapped in one of the ride's cars plus this. >> is there anyone who could say how big the audience is? sean, do you know? >> bill: in a moment sean spicer is back. what a cameo he made last night at the emmys. i count on my dell small business advisor

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>> bill: fox news alert. we'll watch every movement this week. there you see the president's arrival at the united nations headquarters on the east river of manhattan. nikki haley to his right. this will be an action-packed week, shannon, in a way we haven't quite seen before. president trump likes to surprise. what will his speech be about tomorrow? how will he challenge these world leaders? what will he say about north korea? how will he phrase his whole america first theme in front of these leaders? will he be conciliatory or take a tone when we saw in nato six months ago when he was in brussels challenging world leaders to do a better job at contributing more to the military in each government that's been agreed to in the past. but a measure that has not been met by the majority of european countries. >> shannon: we remember the

discomfort on the faces of some of those nato members as they stood with the president thinking it would be about dedicating the 9/11 memorial and the article 5 memorial there. instead some of them got a bit of a lecture for not stepping up what they committed and agreed to. a beautiful new facility in brussels and the president sort of taking a passive aggressive swipe at some of them saying oh how beautiful is this facility. who paid for this? primarily the united states. you see also there general john kelly and h.r. mcmaster the national security advisor. >> bill: i made this point 30 minutes ago aworth emphasizing to our audience. new york is a mess when these world leaders come here for this week. the u.n. general assembly. at unga the u.n. employees who are friends here in new york, be it colleagues professionally or personally, there is a pep

in their step as they prepare for the arrival of president donald trump. there is an anticipation. what will he say and what will he do and where will he frame this world body by week's end? >> shannon: a lot of folks have talked about the marked shift between the last administration and this one when it comes to dealing with the u.n. especially on the issue of israel. the president will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu this afternoon. nikki haley talked this weekend say there is a shift against the anti-israel violence. the president has said we are carrying a disproportionate share of the load. you look at facts, figures and numbers and that seems to be the case. they have used that leverage to push back on mistreatment of israel. a big shift. >> bill: we're hanging with this picture because we there

is a chance president trump may offer some comments. 15 minutes ago he is walking through the halls and asked about north korea and the response came in something similar to i paraphrase, it will be a great week and we'll have good things done here in new york city. this follows a day where the u.n. ambassador, nikki haley, with regard to north korea said she would be perfectly happy to give responsibility for dealing with north korea over to secretary of defense james mattis because he has plenty of military options. that was her quote. she went on to say we have pretty much exhausted all the things that we could do at the security council at this point with regard to sanctions, how you choke north korea, how you get kim jong-un to change his behavior. all of that so far has been acted on but the north korean leader has only grown more brazen by the week. >> shannon: of course, when you look at russia and china,

secretary of state rex tillerson called them out publicly, we can pass all the sanctions we want to at the united nations, if not every country is committed to the enforcement of them they're toothless and powerless. he talked to russia and china about the labor they use from north korea, the oil situation, and it is interesting to note that neither top leader from russia or china, the presidents will not be at last check at the united nations this week. if there is a lecture coming they won't be there to hear it in person. representatives from those countries will be. >> bill: the tweet we mentioned from 2016, the united nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. so sad. that was then. and this is now. nikki haley at the microphone. >> that is one of the greatest signs of hope for the united

nations that we've seen since i've been here. the declaration of support for united nations reform began as a way to give momentum to secretary general gutierrez's efforts to bring greater efficiency, accountability and transparency to the u.n. we thought having member states put their names on a document would help ensure these goals don't remain just words but become part of the culture of the u.n. the response that we've had has been nothing short of fantastic. 128 nations have signed on to the declaration as of this morning. and we're still counting. that is a super majority. i thank our co-host today, our friends from canada, germany, indonesia, japan, jordan, niger, rue juan today, senegal, thailand, the united kingdom

and aour uruguay. the fact that so many are committed to seeing the united nations succeed is gratifying. it is a sign not only that change is desperately needed but that it will be achieved. you are the reason change is coming to the united nations. it is my honor to introduce someone no stranger to change. donald trump has a businessman's eye for seeing potential and he sees great potential, not just in this reform movement, but in the united nations itself. he shares your commitment to creating a more effective advocate for peace, security and human rights. we are deeply grateful he has taken the time to be with us today. ladies and gentlemen, president donald j. trump. [applause] >> president trump: thank you very much. thank you. i actually saw great potential right across the street, to be honest with you, and it was

only for the reason that the united nations was here that that turned out to be such a successful project. so i want to thank you, ambassador haley, for your introduction and for your steadfast advocacy for american interests on the world stage. on behalf of the co-host countries i would also like to thank secretary general gutierrez for -- you have been fantastic. for joining us and we affirm our commitment to the united nations reform. reform is what we're talking about. i applaud the secretary general for laying out a vision to reform the united nations so that it better serves the people we all represent. we support your efforts to look across the entire system and to find ways the united nations can better and be better at development, management, peace, and security. the united nations was founded

on truly nobel goals. these include affirming the dignity and worth of the human person and striving for international peace. the united nations has helped advance toward these goals in so many ways feeding the hungry, providing disaster relief, and empowering women and girls in many societies all across the world. yet in recent years the united nations has not reached its full potential because of bureaucracy and mismanagement. while the united nations on a regular budget has increased by 140% and its staff has more than doubled since 2000, we are not seeing the results in line with this investment. but i know that under the secretary general that's changing and it is changing fast and we've seen it. that's why we commend the

secretary general and his call for the united nations to focus more on people and less on bureaucracy. we seek a united nations that regains the trust of the people around the world in order to achieve this the united nations must hold every level of management accountable, protect whistleblowers and focus on results rather than on process. to honor the people of our nations, we must ensure that no one and no member state shoulders a disproportionate share of the burden. and that's militarily or financially. we also ask that every peacekeeping mission have clearly defined goals and metrics for evaluating success. they deserve to see the value in the united nations and it is our job to show it to them. we encourage the secretary general to fully use his authority to cut through the

bureaucracy, reform outdated systems and make firm decisions to advance the united nations's core mission and encourage all member states to look at ways to take bold stands at the united nations with an eye toward changing business as usual and not being beholding to ways of the past, which were not working. mr. secretary general, the united states and the member states present today support this great reform vision. we pledge to beartners in your work and i am confident that if we work together and champion truly bold reforms, the united nations will emerge as a stronger, more effective, more just and greater force for peace and harmony in the world. thank you, mr. secretary general, and i look forward to advancing these shared goals in

the years to come and it is a great honor to be with you today. thank you. [applause] >> bill: pretty clear message. no one shares a disproportionate amount of money or military with regard to duty and responsibilities. use the authority, mr. secretary general, to cut through the bureaucracy. the vision of reform is the message for president trump so far today. senior correspondent eric shawn live at the u.n. so far so good. good morning. >> good morning, bill. the president, as a new york builder back in 2005, sought to renovate the u.n. headquarters behind me. now as president of the united states he is laying out a plan to fix the whole organization as you just heard. dealing with u.n. reform. the u.s. pays 22% of the 5.4 billion budget.

28% of the peacekeeping budget. that means american taxpayers shell out $3 billion a year for the u.n. and ambassador nikki haley is trying to streamline some of the peacekeeping operations. they've dropped some. saved about $500 million in order to save money and bring more transparency and responsibility and accountability to the u.n. operations. it is important to note that russia and china are not here. china pays 8% of the u.n. budget. russia just 3%. that means we pay about seven times more than russia does for the u.n. operations and although the ambassador haley boasted that 128 nations have signed onto the reform plan there are 193 nations. 65 nations don't agree with it so far. >> bill: full potential of the u.n. has not been reached due to bureaucracy and mismanagement is the message from the president so far.

thank you, eric. >> shannon: joining us now for more on this steve hayes editor and chief of the weekly standard. we've had our first bit of what we think we'll hear from the president today about the united nations calling them out but saying he has confidence in the direction. >> this is something where i think he is going to unite conservatives. unlike his criticism of nato and maybe some of the other things he said with respect to the international community, conservatives across the country and in washington are pretty well united about their skepticism about the united nations. it's been a cess pool of israel bashing over the years and the president is right to call for changes to that. particularly given that the united states does pay such a

disproportionate amount of the united nations funding. >> shannon: here is what kellyanne conway says. >> he is putting american interests and employers and employees first. how it goes into a u.n. address like this is making clear he will always come to the table in good faith but these deals need to benefit americans. >> shannon: how does he thread that needle? the american first message that is his message and we need each other globally. >> that's going to be the difficulty where these behind the scenes meetings that he will have with world leaders today and tomorrow will be particularly important. he is going to obviously have a message to the world and to the u.n. general assembly that will amplify the arguments he has been making domestically and in his previous speeches about international policy. but i think behind the scenes the president is likely to strike a somewhat different tone and say on particular

issues he will have a working dinner on latin american issues and venezuela for instance. i think he is likely to suggest the united states could be somebody who projects our influence and helps to find solutions in a way that is not quite as strident as some of his america first rhetoric. >> shannon: one of the pieces i'm reading this week say the president may benefit from low expectations. he is a wild card. they don't know what they will get when he enters these somber global gatherings as bill and i talked about. we saw what happened at nato in brussels. what do you make of the argument about low expectations for him and giving him the chance to over perform? >> i think that's probably right because of what i mentioned earlier. the fact that conservatives, broadly republicans in general, are so skeptical of the u.n. and such a problem agency. there are so many things that we can point to, the kind of

things that eric shawn has spent years reporting on that has people even if you believe that the united states must be the world leader and globally engaged, it doesn't necessarily translate to support our enthusiasm for the united nations. the president will have backing from conservatives of the more donald trump america first variety but also conservatives who believe the united states should project its influence but think the united nations is a crummy institution. >> bill: one other point that is important to talk about peacekeeping missions. they should be defined goals. you think about how the world has changed under the threat of isis and islamic terrorism. normally you get a conflict. send in the blue helmets on behalf of the u.n. and maintain the peace. that's all changed now when everyone could be a target or taken hostage or beheaded and placed online and the u.n. has

taken a very different approach in the modern day. it is not the way it has been for some time. >> shannon: one of the primary conversations along with iran and north korea as we hear more about the u.s. position on iran, the ability to monitor the deal and whether we would pull out if we don't think the international bodies are doing a good enough job of watching them. >> bill: great point. nikki haley is speaking now. drop in here. >> traditional mind sets, inertia and resistance to change. i hope we can count on your help. thank you again and let's make it a new day at the united nations. [applause] >> bill: you will see a lot of nikki haley starting today and over the coming weeks. amid all the breaking news from the u.n. there is also chaos on the streets of st. louis. this is happening as well. watch here. >> tonight those criminals are in jail. tonight we made more than 80 arrests. >> bill: protestors clashing with police for the third

straight night. next the challenges they face in restoring law and order and there is also this today. have a look here. >> bill: whoa. >> shannon: speeding car loses controls, plows into a sidewalk crowded with pedestrians. we'll give you the details on this just ahead. whoooo.

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the message is all about reform saying it could be a more effective body if it's managed better. the u.n. secretary general a moment ago echoed the same comments saying the world body must become more nimble and effective, flexible and efficient. we're watching every move here in new york at the u.n. 16 past the hour now. >> a group of agitators stayed behind apparently intent on breaking windows and destroying property. this is not acceptable. we have work to do here in the city. we need more and better opportunities for all of our citizens. but destruction cannot be tolerated. >> shannon: the mayor of st. louis speaking out after a third straight night of violent protests. even more protests on the ground right now. we're told they remain peaceful. over the weekend rioting police

arrested 80 people. the clashes follow the acquittal of a ex police officer who is white in the death of an african-american man. good to see you today, ed davis. i went through some of the judge's decision. he says -- this is a man praised by prosecutors and defense alike. for and against law enforcement. he said he went over the surveillance video and said there was no way he could find there was beyond a reasonable doubt this guy wasn't acting in self-defense. those on the streets say they don't care, it is an injustice. they're done discussing it and ready to move forward. there are those who are peaceful protestors but those who may not be associated with them at all but seem to be taking advantage. >> you know, shannon, i had an opportunity during the occupy protests and before that during the sports riots that occurred in boston to walk in the

crowds, to actually walk alongside some of these an archists. they come to the events with masked on. their message is we want to do what we want and not cooperate and cause trouble. people who are doing those things can be identified, they can be fairly easily targeted and taken out. right now in st. louis you're seeing the police chief acting like this. this more aggressive stance was driven by the governor, the mayor has now signed onto it and people are going to jail. which is exactly what they should be doing. anybody that throws a rock or hurts someone needs to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. >> shannon: interesting piece out today by george washington university law professor. he said rioters who violent criminal laws know their chances of being arrested are

small as more police officers -- police often afraid to make arrests. even the few rioters who may be arrested face a token fine. a small price to pay for getting more publicity for their cause. he is recommending that people go out and sue them in civil court, the businesses where we've seen the windows beaten in and property destroyed. they say listen, go after these people civilly. >> make it a criminal act to mask yourself, to disguise yourself in one of these protests. people have a right to say what they want but the ones who come with masks on you know are looking for trouble. the other thing is if you passed a law that identified people who were traveling from

other states to protest and riot, not just to protest. that's obviously protected. but if they cross state lines and damage things and hurt people there could be federal penalties for that. you don't have to declare a particular organization a criminal entity but the actions of the individuals who are creating problems and causing crimes can be held accountable for that and they should. >> shannon: this is just further proof of how difficult it is for our men and women in uniform who want to protect those with constitutional rights to do what they're doing while weeding out those who have different ulterior motives. >> one more thing briefly. there are 11 officers hurt last night in st. louis. our officers here in boston had bottles of urine thrown at them by these protestors. this is not acceptable. we should protect our officers. >> shannon: there should be criminal and civil suits

against those who would do activities that are unlawful. >> bill: new developments in the trump team's efforts to shut down sanctuary cities and what lawmakers in one state are doing to fight back against that. we'll have details from one state and it is a big one. >> if you can't screen people effectively to know who is coming into your country you shouldn't allow people from that country to travel. >> shannon: national security advisor speaking out about the trump administration's travel ban after friday's terror attack in london. judge andrew napolitano is on deck. lease the 2017 is turbo for $299 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer.

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>> shannon: frightening moment after an moiy at a carolina fair trying to fix a car on a ferris wheel because two children were trapped inside. check it out.

now listen. that guy is okay after that fall. they eventually shut the ride down. the boys were clinging to life up there. they were both clearly shaken up afterwards. >> bill: i thought something bad was going the happen. like one of us was going to pass away. i got to praying to jesus and to call for help. i'm all right. >> shannon: no word about what caused that car to be tilted. listen. the hero tried to save them. i love the little guy was up there praying and trying to be calm through the whole thing. i don't know if most adults would be at calm. >> bill: he is a strong worker.

job well done. 25 past the hour now. california, democratic lawmakers stepping up opposition to president trump and his agenda passing a sanctuary state bill limiting the ability of local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration officials. big story here. which does one party control get you out there, what, william? >> well, california has more illegal immigrants than any other state. democrats in sacramento have spent the year trying to protect them. 45 million for defense dollars, 20 million for daca recipients for college. it bars police from communicating with ice or informing them when most criminals are released from jail. there are a few exceptions like convicted felons of murder. for the most part illegal immigrants who commit crimes,

california is a sanctuary. >> in my view the constituents a great victory our community but repudiation of the policies are president is promoting. >> we'll make sure our communities are safe and work with police and not fear deportation. >> the bill also prohibits ice agents from being inside the jail so they can flag illegals as they come through the booking process. a cornerstone of the president's enforcement policy. >> bill: this is meant to send a message to washington that california will resist. >> california wants to be the leader of the trump resistance on immigration, climate, education, trade, infrastructure. lawmakers here even passed a measure calling on the president to apologize, i'm quoting, to all americans for his racist and bigoted behavior and sensored him for his response to charlottesville and called on other states to

withhold data. opponents say like the immigration bill, this is about appealing to democratic voters here. >> this is clearly aimed at just appeasing the open borders crowd and bringing in more illegal aliens and they want more future voters for the democrat party. >> as for the complexion of the legislature, 40% democrats who are latino, african-american, asian, bill. politically there is no bipartisanship if you will. >> bill: thank you, william. >> shannon: top story of the day president trump at the united nations right now with a meeting. next up a meeting with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu on their agenda, the iran nuclear deal. >> bill: hurricane maria gaining strength and heading for the caribbean, some of the same spots slammed by irma. we'll check in on that and recovery efforts in the florida keys.

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>> bill: all eyes on new york city, united nations. all eyes on president trump making his debut at the u.n. earlier today. want to make the u.n. great, not great again, just great. trying for that today. now, the message that we heard about 30 minutes ago is the president calling for more accountability and the secretary general following him with similar comments. later today he meets with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu for a frank discussion about the iranian nuclear beal which will be a big story yet again with north korea and everything else. stay tuned. back to the u.n. shortly here. 10:32. >> shannon: tom price landing in the florida keys meeting with governor scott and other

florida leaders discussing disaster relief and recovery efforts after hurricane irma. what will secretary price be checking in on down where you are today? >> he is here to check in on efforts, coordinated efforts with the state of florida to head off health concerns that are popping up now that irma is gone. i talked to secretary price on the way down here to the keys. he says that of particular concern right now are things like mold, mosquitoes and water-born illnesses, as well as the hazards that come from residents returning home finding things damaged and clean up things with a chain saw if they aren't familiar with that. the plan is for hhs resources to stay in the keys in the hardest hit areas as long as governor scott thinks they need the help. they had resources staged here ahead of irma because president trump made a disaster

declaration so early. secretary price and governor scott are talking about how they should use those resources moving forward. price seems pleased with the coordination between the feds and florida so far. he says it's clear the u.s. government has learned a lot since katrina. there is a lot of work left to do. of particular concern for hhs in the next couple of weeks is making sure that hospitals running on generators continue to get fuel they need on schedule. >> shannon: with all of those obligations and how long this will take how worried are they about resources being stretched too thin? >> not worried yet, shannon, even though they have hhs resources responding to harvey and irma and maria potentially causing a problem a few days ago. secretary price told me a lot of the volunteer doctors and nurses who are here from across the country are on two-week rotations, every two weeks they can reassess whether they need to move somewhere else or whether or not they can go home. but just driving through

marathon for a few miles to get here this morning, it is clear there is a lot left to do and very few people it seems have even made it back to their properties to see how bad the damage is, shannon. >> shannon: the images are stunning. thank you very much. live for us from the keys. >> the travel ban is a first step -- a first step in better screening, better sharing of information to encourage governments to meet the requirements that we have so that it allows us to protect our own people. >> bill: that's h.r. mcmasters saying president trump could call for a stricter travel ban. this topic raised after friday's terrorist attack in london, 30 people injured when a bomb partly exploded on a subway train. a second suspect in custody in london. new surveillance video showing him carrying a big bag similar

to the one that carried the device. judge napolitano. talk about the travel ban for a moment. you believe in your words it has been a weird odyssey at it might get weirder. >> yes. a travel ban, we had one signed january 27th. the president rescinded it and signed a new one march 27th. that one went up, back, up, back to the supreme court twice and now going to the supreme court a third time on october 10th. the problem is the travel ban expires on september 29th, 11 days before the supreme court will hear oral argument. the constitution requires the supreme court here live controversies. they may say there is nothing for us to here and no dispute. the travel ban doesn't exist any longer unless the president or court does something to

reinstitute it before it expires on the 29th so that it lasts at least beyond october 10th. that might be what general mcmaster was hinting about yesterday in the clip you just ran. because the white house can count just like the rest of us and they know there needs to be a ban in place for the supreme court to examine. >> bill: let's frame this this way. the latest tweets on this. the travel ban into the united states far larger, tougher and more specific but stupidly that would not be politically correct. loser terrorists must be dealt with in a tougher manner. the internet is their main recruitment tool. it should be cut off and used better. their ability to move and community according to mcmaster. you believe now there could be a new travel ban that is different from the one now. >> i think the president and his people either directly, with donald trump signing another executive order, or petitioning the court, need to

do something to extend the travel ban that expires on september 29th into at least october 10th and beyond so the supreme court has a case to hear. i also know that the president is justifiably frustrated. the original travel ban was signed seven days after he became president. here we are in the middle of september and we still don't know the nature and extent of what it means. and he sees things happening in other countries that he fears might happen here. that's the reason for that angry tweet that you just read. >> bill: another topic here and i just want to get your take on this. the big debate at the white house apparently over how much information should be given to robert mueller and how much should be withheld. it was reported because john dowd and ty cobb were overheard having a conversation in a restaurant. do you believe the president has a serious matter on his hands? how? >> yes. he does not have one person in

charge of deciding what documents go to special counsel mueller. he has these two fellows, his private lawyers, wanting to give mueller whatever he wants and he has the white house legal counsel. all very fine lawyers, wanting to hold some things back. you cannot do that. if mccann puts things in a safe and doesn't tell the president's criminal lawyers about it and they think they have given the special counsel everything and meanwhile there are things in the safe they don't know about there is a serious issue there with credibility and communication between the president's lawyers and the special prosecutor. >> we always have these debates no matter the administration over executive privilege. what you want to protect and what you want to make public. >> when you are holding something back from the government you have to tell them i'm holding this back for the following reason. you can't pretend it doesn't exist. that's when lawyers get in trouble. and when there is a dispute over what is being held back a judge calls it.

>> bill: ty cobb and john dowd, always assume somebody is listening. >> don't talk about your clients in public. >> shannon: terrifying moments at a car show as a vehicle spins out of control. details on what happened next and how the victims are doing this morning. >> bill: wicked to see. also a big week for the president. next up a meeting with israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu. what is on the agenda there all ahead of his live speech tomorrow before the u.n. general assembly tomorrow. ambassador nikki haley says expect tough talk. >> i think you can see for yourself. i think he slaps the right people, he hugs the right people and comes out with the u.s. being very strong in the end.

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>> bill: now this video showing the moment a car plows into a crowd of people at a show in

boise, idaho. watch. you just saw the top of that there in the video frame. 11 people injured including children. that car came to a stop right there. everyone recovering today. the driver accelerated, lost control, sending that high-performance car into spectators on the sidewalk. the driver is cooperating with the investigation and in the end we believe everything will be okay. that's quite a fright. >> shannon: right now president trump heading from a meeting with world leaders to promote u.n. reform to a meeting with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu this afternoon. you can believe iran will be on the agenda. tomorrow when he addresses the general assembly he will have plenty to say about north korea as well. secretary of state tillerson talking about reining in the rogue regime.

>> we will have plenty of opportunity to talk to leaders. the security council resolution will speak for themselves the unanimous view of what is needed for north korea. >> shannon: referencing the numerous rounds of sanctions from the u.n. let's talk with walid phares. let's talk about israel when it comes to how the u.n. treats israel. our ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley. >> i think we saw a united nations where the united states was giving over 25% of the funding and being utterly disrespected. it is a new day at the u.n. what you are now seeing is the israel bashing has become more balanced. you've got united nations that is action oriented. >> shannon: what will we be watching for on that point,

doctor? >> israel may have an opportunity now to enter a much wider coalition in the region which will allow israel to be received differently at the united nations. first of all, relationship between washington and israel and this government israel are much better than it was before. what is important is that the iranian threat, not just in iran, in iraq, syria and lebanon, is creating a non-declared sort of cooperation or convergence between israel and a number of arab countries that would have an impact on israel's position in the united nations. >> shannon: the president is scheduled to meet with king abdullah of jordan as well. >> and other arab leaders. the interesting point. what are the leaders expecting from president trump? his first meeting at the united nations. many things are happening in the region, four wars are on in syria and iraq, yemen and libya and great interest. for these leaders to meet with our president and then discuss

what can be done in the region. >> shannon: there are things, of course, the president can bring to the table that i would think just about everybody who is part of this meeting can agree on. fighting terrorism. they may define it differently. there are common threads that the u.n. can be used for and used for good. how do you see the president addressing that particular issue with this body? >> he has a great historic opportunity to form larger coalitions that never existed before in the united nations. what we saw this morning was a formation thanks to ambassador haley as a coalition for reform. 120 countries signed. now the president on the issue of counter terrorism and specific issue of extremism he has an alignment of planets. he addressed 50 muslim and arab leaders and europe. if you do the count between 50, another 27 plus countries from east asia, india, africa, we may form a very large alliance

at the united nations so the fear and concern about the united nations not doing much, you could defeat that fear if you form larger coalitions at the general assembly. >> shannon: what about the issue of north korea? there have been unanimous sanction votes. many argue they were rather watered down on particular issues that would benefit russia and china to get them to take part in a vote. the leaders of those countries won't be there this week and north korea is not going away. >> the threat is not going away before it's been dealt with seriously. i hope in this case i hope there are two tracks. number one, they need to be continue to be strong allies to south korea, japan, number two on another track talking to china. china is not the china of 30 or 40 years ago. it has economic interests

worldwide and doesn't want to see a worldwide economic collapse but it wants one guarantee and something the u.s. and china have to discuss. if china would put very important pressures on north korea, will north korea collapse to a point where china would lose its influence? that's the big question of the day. >> shannon: dr. walid phares, thank you for the preview. >> bill: are you ready for another category four hurricane? maria is gaining strength and we'll show you her expected path next.

>> bill: here is a tale of two kinds of different small towns. parts of the west and south are booming even as those in the east continue to shrink in population. we're live in colorado with

more on that now. what is happening? >> we're in downtown lewisville, colorado. a place that historically had a population of about 6,000. in 2009 "money magazine" listed it as the number one small town to live in america. the mayor says people started moving here and it has grown. the population now stands at 21,000 people but it is not just here, according to pew charitable trust growth has been particularly strong in small towns in utah, colorado, washington state, oregon and texas, at the same time 54% of states across the country lost population. new york state tops the list followed by illinois and pennsylvania. why the contrast? the mayor of lewisville credits lifestyle and vibrant main street. >> that's one of the biggest attractions to this community. small town character largely based around main street. >> but the state demographer

says it's more of approximate to the cities of denver and boulder. >> it is job growth and the top leading states for job growth. jobs are people and why we're seeing jobs in those areas. >> hancock, new york is a small town that continues to shrink. it is 130 miles from the big city and used to depend on tourism. that's dwindling, too. >> the river brings a lot of people to this area, but the locals are going. they are either old people here or -- that's really it. the young people have to move to find work. >> you look at places like salt lake city, seattle. these are cities that have very low unemployment, high housing costs, folks are saying i'll move to the small towns outside the city. they don't mind the commute because they can get away from it all. as long as a lot of other people don't follow them here but it's very nice.

>> bill: interesting how the country is changing based on that report. technology is a big part of this, too. you can work from home. >> shannon: sit in your pjs all day. but you might be. >> bill: president trump is in new york. the last word we got he moved from the u.n. over to the plaza hotel where he will meet with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. already we've gotten a glimpse about what his message will be in new york. >> shannon: he is calling on responsibility for everybody who benefits from the united nations saying there shouldn't be one or two nations that shoulder the responsibility either financially or militarily and he is calling on folks, setting an agenda he expects there will be a conversation about more responsibility. >> bill: he talked about peacekeeping missions that they must have defined goals and he says the u.n. hasn't lived to its full potential due to bureaucracy and mismanagement. something that the u.n. secretary general continued on saying that we have to be more

nimble and adaptable. >> shannon: he has talked a lot about the recent rounds of sanctions against the -- by the united nations against north korea. some of them having been unanimous which he counted as a big victory. he called on them to do better and with nikki haley at his side that will be his message this week. >> bill: sharing should not be disproportionate to a country given their duty, responsibility, military or the money they spend. the whole vision about reform is something that will continue. >> shannon: we'll keep track and see what he will focus on and how he is being received. that's coming up next. my dell small business advisor

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>> shannon: rolling stones were favored, the author of the magma magazine saying that he is selling his stake. an unfortunate misstep on the behalf of the magazine. some generation it was kind of their voice, their magazine, their bible. >> bill: we have to run, we will see you tomorrow. >> fox news alert, president trump making his first visit to the united nations ahead of the address to the general assembly now. hello, welcome to "happening now." >> can you tell that the president is coming to the city? >> jon: if you had to walk into our building, there is a little bit of gridlock. >> am julie banderas, the president's speech will promote peace, while making it clear that north korea is not just a u.s. problem but a global one, today at the u.n., the president saying he is looking forward to talks on this issue. >> we are looki f