>> it has been a busy week in new york city. we have one final day for the work week and we have a great lineup tomorrow. >> general jack keane, tommy lehren and geraldo. run to the radio. >> bill: thank you, good morning, everybody. maria dealing a devastating blow to puerto rico. power is out for the entire island. it could be months until the lights are back on everywhere. now the threats of flash flooding and mudslides from a category 4 hurricane that took a direct hit there. good morning, i'm bill hemmer live in "america's newsroom" as we work through this story. >> shannon: those folks will need our help. president just approving a disaster declaration for puerto rico. the focus has to be first safety and assessing just how hard a hit the island took. puerto rico's governor putting an overnight curfew in place until saturday.

>> bill: the vice president mike pence saying washington is committed to seeing puerto rico recover and get back on its feet. >> we have people coming ashore now who were pre-positioned on ships. we're about to deliver eight million meals, over eight million liters of water and generators. we'll stay there until puerto rico and all the good people there build all the way back. >> shannon: steve harrigan is in san juan, puerto rico and joins us now. >> a tough morning really across this island of 3.5 million people. we've been watching people take debris from hurricane irma and bringing it to this downed power line. a microcosm of what's going on across the island. they're taking whatever boards they can find from the rubbish trying to prop up this power

line. this island doesn't have power. 3 1/2 million people in the dark. they aren't fixing the power line but just get it out of the road so they can drive their car by it. it is a jerry rigged operation. people are doing things for themselves. we were in one woman's house earlier today. flood damage like so many. the roof torn off. dark, water and mud inside the house. in the dark. nothing on, nothing running with her family there. she said nobody is helping us. we haven't heard a word from anybody. can fema help us? that's what they're hoping for is some hope. when you drive around here many of the highways outside the capital have three or four feet of flooding. what has happened in this storm is really unknown still at this point. the entire southeast is cut off. when you talk about casualty figures, you really don't know how bad things are. the southeast is cut off and even fema executives have said we don't have a handle on it. it's basically really .

people are doing it themselves so they can get in and out of their roads. they don't have lights but they can move around and maybe in the weeks or months to come help will arrive. shannon, back to you. >> shannon: it is looking like an overwhelming proposition there. those folks seem resilient already out there and fighting back this morning. steve, say safe. thank you very much. >> this man here is straightening out his own nails. this is what they're trying to do. they have nothing here and they're doing it on their own. >> shannon: wow, that's some serious ingenuity and a lot of dedication. we'll see that again and again with so much recovery in the caribbean and the u.s. as well. >> bill: a lot of creativity down there now by weeks to come. from telephone in puerto rico now, the resident commissioner of puerto rico. the phone line is iffy. what do you see?

>> there is a lot of devastation. >> bill: all right. to our viewers at home with patient with us a moment. we had the line connected a moment ago. it keeps dropping off. if you still have me. i've got you go ahead and continue, jennifer. >> the main problem is the whole island is without power so all poles and lines. it is not safe to go outside even the government hasn't yet made an assessment of all the damage. >> bill: you can just imagine what they're dealing with down there and we're trying to establish the phone line to allow our viewers the idea. workers are trying to figure out how much help to send

puerto rico's way. some of the stuff we're getting today they need just about everything. what steve harrigan was showing us. they're back on the sidewalks trying to get some sort of life that resembles what they had and bring that back to them. now, jennifer gonzalez is on twitter and she sent these pictures earlier today. this is the before image as she looks out of her house before the hurricane. this is the after image from the same vantage point. you look at all that devastation to the structures and the trees where the limbs and leaves have been ripped off. now you put them side-by-side and you can just see what puerto rico had before maria and what they're dealing with now. the eighth strongest storm in atlantic history when measured by wind speed. in seconds on that list was irma at 185 mile-per-hour winds killed 38 people in the

caribbean. 36 more in the u.s. they will need just about everything down there in puerto rico as this storm continues to churn. if we get a chance to get jennifer gonzalez back we'll reestablish the phone line. certainly you can understand given what they're up against right now even getting the opportunity to get some connection down there at this point seems like a small miracle. so stand by. back to puerto rico and the devastation of maria as our coverage continues here. >> shannon: now to another natural disaster making headlines as the grim search for survivors continues after a powerful earthquake hits mexico. the latest numbers staggering. at least 245 people dead, dozens of buildings have collapsed. the 7.1 quake centered just south of mexico city. crews searching through rubble. later on they pulled a man from that debris and dramatic video as rescuers attempt to get a

girl found alive in her school. north korea will be the focus for president trump during his final day in new york city today. he will meet with the leaders of japan and south korea. our two closest allies closest to north korea's routine missile tests. president trump making news on another rogue nation saying he has made a decision whether or not to get out of the iran nuclear deal. listen. >> i will let you know. >> shannon: john roberts joins us now. key meetings with very important leaders getting underway. >> the president has a lot on his plate. not just north korea. let's put up his schedule today. he meets with the president of afghanistan. after that the president of the ukraine. the president will have an opportunity here to talk about the idea of sovereignty. it is not just protecting

borders from the inside but also protecting borders from the outside. the president has been criticized for not necessarily being very strong on the idea of ukrainian sovereignty with the invasion of crimea and all that. he will make the point that he stands with ukraine and he will meet with the president of south korea and p president of japan and turkey later on this afternoon. all are open to the press pool. we expect we'll hear a lot from the president today. you mentioned the iran nuclear deal. the president said he has made a decision. according to rex tillerson, who spoke with us last night, he was asked about his decision about the u.k. prime minister theresa may and the president wasn't saying. we'll have to wait and see what the president has decided about the iran nuclear deal. i'm told it is very difficult to get out of this. it may be the idea of putting more pressure on iran from the outside unilaterally regarding its bad behavior in supporting terrorism and rogue regimes.

on north korea we heard from the vice president this morning that the president is really leaning on china to do more to rein in north korea. the message he gave to the u.n. the other day, you have to get tough on north korea because i'm laying out in very stark terms what the potential consequences are. it's up to you folks. >> shannon: interesting the chinese leader was not here at the u.n. also skipping out russia's president putin. key players in this whole conversation not here for face-to-face conversations. >> he did talk to ping on the telephone. >> shannon: a lengthy conversation. here domestically the white house pressing hard on the final attempt of the gop for repeal and replace. >> graham-cassidy, which is president wants to see passed. he thinks that obamacare is a burden to so many americans. also wants to get the tax money out so he can apply it to tax reform. here is what the president said about that yesterday in a pool

availability with the president of egypt. >> i think there is tremendous support for it. i think it is much better than the previous shot which we were sadly left down. i thought i would go to the oval office, sit down at my desk and there would be a healthcare bill on my desk, to be honest. it hasn't worked out that way. i think a lot of republicans are embarrassed by it. >> the other thing on the president's radar screen and this has flown below the radar for most of us is that 87 days ago the supreme court established a 90 day review period on the travel ban. the deadline comes up on sunday. the president has to make a decision on what to do. he could do a number of things. he could ask for a delay while he makes a decision. he could leave the travel ban in place, he could lift restrictions on some nations. he has a report on dhs on that. the vice president talked about that a short time ago. in light of what happened in britain recently and those

refugees it is more important than ever to make sure we know who is coming into the country. listen here. >> it has publicly been reported those were individuals who had come into england through a refugee program and it simply underscores the strong leadership that president trump has provided. we have to continue and we will continue to make sure that anyone coming into the united states of america does not represent a threat to our communities and our families. >> something we'll keep watching. the president has to do something by sunday. >> shannon: more broadly the supreme court will hear the case october 10th unless something changes. nice to have you here in new york city. >> bill: president trump is on board the latest obama repeal and replace bill. senator john kennedy will tell us if the votes are there coming up a bit. the unmasking of trump officials during final days. former u.n. ambassador samantha

power personally put in requests nearly every working day of last year. what more will we find out? >> bill: we're watching the developments from two natural disasters unfolding before our eyes. the lights are out in puerto rico. they will need a lot of help after maria. also in mexico the search for survivors after a devastating quake enters a critical stretch in that country. for your heart...

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taking to twitter showing his support for alabama senator luther strange ahead of next week's runoff election. alabama is so lucky to have a candidate like big luther strange. loves vets and military. tuesday. and the nra endorses him for senator of alabama. all gun owners should vote for big luther. he won't let you down. president trump will attend a rally tomorrow in huntsville to campaign for senator strange. >> we do not desire a military conflict, but the president has made it very clear as he did at the u.n. this week that all options are on the table and we're simply not going to tolerate a rogue regime in pyongyang obtaining usable nuclear weapons. >> bill: mike pence at "fox & friends" ahead of a high stakes meeting at the u.n. later today. president trump after his tough words on north korea sitting down with south korean and japanese leader.

michael waltz who served with dick cheney and fox news contributor. good morning to you. apparently the president suggested yesterday he knows what he is going to do about a lot of this but hasn't revealed publicly what he wants to do. where do you think he can move the ball on north korea now? >> i'm okay with the tough rhetoric against north korea. it's in the category of finally somebody said it. i think he is right in the sense that a lot of folks are focused on the rocket man and the tone and tenor but the message was for the chinese. they still hold the king. i don't think kim jong-un is going to back away from his program and china could choke them off tomorrow if they wanted to. >> bill: north korea said president trump sounded like a dog barking. i felt sorry for him with the address the other day. with japanese and south korean

leaders meeting today, do they change anything or is it just more talk, michael? >> i think you'll see the dynamic -- the security dynamic in the region for the chinese has to change drastically. it could look like tactical nukes in south korea introduced. it could look like a japanese remilitarizeing. right now their constitution prevents them from taking offense. if they change their constitution they can rearm and remilitarize and suddenly from the chinese perspective if they start seeing the south koreans and japanese becoming more aggressive because of north korea it may be enough to change the status quo. >> bill: i think there are expectations to move this issue this week. i don't know whether that will develop. put that on pause for a moment. the other is the iran nuclear deal. a mid-october deadline.

tillerson said the president made up his mind. we don't know what the decision is. here is comments in new york. >> he has made a decision and has not shared that with anyone externally. prime minister may asked him if he would share with her and he said no. so i think as the president has always indicated, he will let you know when he thinks it's useful to let you know and he doesn't share his forward planning with people. >> bill: i think at the moment we're guessing. they have a problem with the 10-year deadline. the sunset clause for the nuclear deal and they are concerned about regional instability. >> bill: the problem with the deadline the turks, saudis, and everyone else basically got the message we have 10 years to get our own nukes. you'll see an arms rails in the region. here is what the iranians are up to. they will comply with the very narrow terms of the deal while

they run amuck with their surrogates supporting terrorism. they know they have to build their missile program at the same time you need both those pieces and then they get all the cash as a result of the deal. they have already received billions. so my issue with us pulling out now it makes us the bad guy rather than them. and you are not going to see the chinese, the russians, the germans, french or british pull back in terms of -- >> bill: maybe, maybe not. the president called it an embarrassment. >> it is. it is a horrible deal. >> bill: macron says it is not enough to safeguard a growing power of tehran in the middle east. the french are singing a different tune. >> the president is right in looking at the spirit of the deal. it is that iran becomes a responsible actor. they aren't doing that. this was a bad deal he was handed. not a lot of good options. i think if we pull out now it makes us the bad guy rather

than iran. and we need to press hard on all of those other pieces. the support for terrorism, what they are doing in syria and lebanon and yemen and what they do with ballistic missiles. all those pieces we have to hit them hard on. >> bill: an interesting take. we'll see if you get your way. analysis on north korea and iran. >> shannon: hurricane maria devastating puerto rico leaving the entire island without power. what the u.s. coast guard is doing to bring the small island relief. >> bill: mexico city, hundreds are dead. search for survivors continues. there is a lot of hope for that still so we'll check in live in mexico city in a moment on that. >> shannon: state of california suing the u.s. government over its plans to build a border wall. how the attorney general is now planning for the fight. >> no one gets to ignore the laws. not even the president of the united states. ♪

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the x1 voice remote. xfinity. the future of awesome. >> shannon: fema says all of puerto rico could be without power for months after taking a direct hit from hurricane maria. the small island is dealing with massive amounts of damage and flooding. meanwhile the national guard and other federal entities are gearing up plans for relief. president trump offering his support to the governor on twitter saying this, we're with you and the people of puerto rico. stay safe, #pr strong. carl higbie is with us this morning. we have talked during a number of these storms here in the u.s. the mainland and through the caribbean as well about the enormous needs and how volunteers and what you all do can help fill in the gaps. when you have so many things back the back how in the world do you begin to address all the needs? >> we have to prioritize it.

right now we're just getting our main forces into texas right now after the initial lifesaving and getting people to areas where they can be sustainable. so we prioritize this right now. when you stack two and three and more it becomes a stretch our resources thin. one thing we're doing. it costs 1.2 million to put 100 people in a disaster area for one year. if you were to have a paid labor force it would cost 10 or 15 times that much. i would ask people corporate donations to go to national service.gov and help us fund more teams like this. we can get people in train them, house them and put them in place for a million dollars a year for 100 people. >> shannon: when harvey was bearing down on texas you still have people in louisiana from last year helping from the floods they had there. these are long-term commitments people are making. >> huge.

we're in places for five, six, 10 years trying to build communities. if you go down to louisiana and people see an -- it is the best investment people can make to rebuild any type of infrastructure. >> shannon: i think a lot of people don't understand what you do or what you are or how they can get involved. >> go to national service.gov. if you are sitting in your parent's basement eating cheetos. get skills that you can bring to the private sector afterwards, serve your country. we are a volunteer force who backs up fema, the national guard. we're in there for the long haul. the cameras are leaving. we're still there. >> shannon: for anyone has gone a relief trip it changes your perspective on the world when you can reach people at their lowest, worst places and really

i think it impacts you more than the people you're helping. there are deferment of student loans and make it possible to get more volunteers out there. >> you get a big educational grant package he end of it. you get a living stipend while you're there. i've seen these programs firsthand and traveled all over the country. these are people from all walks of life that have nothing in common prying to getting here and they're brothers by the end of their one year of service. >> shannon: you talked about getting into texas. how long do you think it will be before you have a presence that will be able to beef up in puerto rico? >> we have people in puerto rico as far as we know right now sheltered in place. we haven't heard much from them. there is no power and no phones. have limited contact with them. we wish them the best. i'm sure they're not watching the right now because they don't have ability to but we do hope that we can get down there, provide them the resources because these people stayed there, these people fought through the storm. they want to stay there to help rebuild communities.

>> shannon: such an important thing you're doing. our thanks to you and every person who signs up and does it voluntarily just to help their fellow americans. thank you, carl. >> bill: dramatic video from mexico city. they're racing against time to free a girl trapped in the rubble of a school. we'll get a live update on that moments away. also former u.n. ambassador concerning unmasking of americans in the trump team regarding intelligence reports. why some new fox news reporting says her requests were coming on a daily basis for almost a year during the last year of president obama's term in office.

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pinpointing her location. we have to send our prayers for that one, folks. 245 people killed in the earthquake as rescue efforts continue. u.s. officials pledging to help. >> we spoke to the mexican president today and expressed his deep concerns about the situation and also indicated, though, his immediate deployment of assistance to mexico city of search and rescue expertise. >> shannon: jonathan hunt is live in mexico city. jonathan, we're told they are still holding out hope they could find survivors. >> yes, they are. we're at the scene right now in downtown mexico city of one of the major search and rescue operations. behind me beyond the tents that you can see is a collapsed office building. miraculously last night they actually pulled two women and a man out of that building still alive. that is the kind of moment that

gives the rescue workers hope and all across this city similar scenes are unfolding. i tell you, shannon, what is so extraordinary as you look at the destruction across this city is the spirit of the people of mexico city and the country as a whole. there are not just thousands of official rescue workers working as hard as they can to find survivors here, but thousands upon thousands of civilian volunteers showing up bringing sandwiches, bringing water, bringing shovels, helping dig out the rubble and remove it as they continue that search in the hope that they might still find more people alive, shannon. >> shannon: that's the silver lining just seeing good everyday people come and step up to the challenge and try to help in these situations. let's go back to the school. there has been some bad news, could we get some good news? how is the search going there? >> it's simultaneously a symbol of heartbreak and of hope at that school in southern mexico

city, shannon. heartbreak because so many parents still wait outside the crushed ruins of that school not knowing the fate of their children. hope because they believe they have made contact with at least one girl who is still alive. they are desperately trying to get to her. here is what it looks like at the scene. watch this. >> directly ahead of us is the collapsed school. it is a constant hive of activity here as hundreds of rescue workers continue the desperate search for children who may have survived and trapped beneath the rubble. supplies are constantly being brought in and the workers are constantly digging away as carefully as they can at that rubble trying to find anybody who could still be alive. and then every few minutes the rescue workers and the civilian volunteers here hold a clenched fist in the air.

the signal for silence, it is a sign of desperation. as every minute ticks away the situation becomes more desperate. this is very clearly a race against time but these mexican people, the rescue workers simply will not give up yet. >> shannon: good for them. our prayers to them and all those volunteers who keep showing up as well. thanks, jonathan. >> bill: good luck to them. president trump first meeting of the day with the afghan president right now in new york. >> president trump: great progress is being made. it is an honor to have you and all your representatives with us. thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. president. i would like to pay tribute to making soldiers, officers and civilians, particularly those who are there in the fight.

the sacrifice can now result in a stable afghanistan. i want to thank you on behalf of the people of afghanistan, the government of afghanistan for making a decision that is historic. you asked very sentimental questions. you made this decision on the basis of courage and determination. we salute you. since the decision, there has been an immense change on the ground. i have been to six of our seven army corps and they all greet you and the people of the united states and the american soldiers and officers who fought shoulder to shoulder with them. it is a difference of day and night. the cloud of uncertainty has been lifted. but equally important is your commitment to political solution at the end of this process. what we want to assure the american people is that there

is not going to be a combat role. you have made that crystal clear and we are committed to make sure that the afghan people and the afghan soldiers and afghan officers will take the burden of responsibility. the modest additional troops that have been sent have enhanced the mission and that is playing a very crucial role. victory, political and military-wise is within our sight and i would like to thank you for the thoroughness of the review and especially for ordering that all instrument of american power, military, diplomatic and economic are brought together in a coherent plan of action to lift afghanistan out of 40 years of crisis and to make it a platform for stability and

prosperity. and because of this, we understand and fully endorse the concept that you use. we do not ask for a blank check. we are determined to do what is ours, fight corruption, ensure that there is no waste of resources, full accountability for the results and significant momentum so the american people can know that under your wise leadership. thank you, mr. president. >> president trump: thank you. i think it's important to understand the afghan soldiers are doing the fighting. we are training as we are working with them very closely, but it is the afghans that are doing the fighting. i have also heard not only this morning but over the last few weeks that the spirit is

tremendous over there of your afghan forces and of the american forces. rules of engagement are now different than they were and we are able to do the job. and i will say that the spirit that i'm hearing from everybody. everybody that goes over comes back and says really it is like a different place. but the spirit is tremendous. people don't realize, you had 20 terrorist groups in afghanistan. this is where the world trade center people, i'll call them people, were trained. this is what happened, you have 20 groups, more than anyplace else. it is really a hornet's nest from that standpoint. we're hitting them very, very hard and very, very effectively. and we really have no choice but to do it. so i'm honored to have you and i'm very, very happy with what i have heard and the reports

that i've heard from our generals and our people. and i think we are going to be very successful. we're there for a number of reasons but one of the reasons is to stop these terrorist organizations which for whatever reason seem to accumulate in afghanistan more than anyplace else. so we're doing our job. i think we're doing it very effectively. tremendous esprit de corps and we'll see what happens. i think it will be very good. thank you very much. >> bill: yesterday this was the portion where we got a little information on the iran nuclear deal. we hang in there for a moment. i don't think it will happen today. that's the president from afghanistan and both men optimistic about progress being made in the war of afghanistan.

last week james mattis announced the contribution of 3 to 4,000 u.s. troops raising it to about 14,000. america's longest war. 16 years running now will continue. we'll see whether or not this policy is better than the last one. >> shannon: the president expressing a lot of gratitude there and says things have changed on the ground. he sees a change in attitude and hope that you talked about there. it will be an interesting conversation for those two. meantime heat is on in the senate. republicans are trying to get a last-ditch effort done with healthcare. they'll take a final stab trying to repeal and replace in part and the fight over tax reform with louisiana senator john kennedy next. >> president trump: i wanted to be a healthcare bill on their desk. it hasn't worked out that way. i think a lot of republicans are embarrassed by it but i have to tell you, i think they will do a great job.

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>> shannon: republicans facing a big test now in their last-ditch attempt to appeal obamacare in part. a vote could come next week on the graham-cassidy bill. replacing it with block grants to the state. president trump announcing his support. >> president trump: graham-cassidy will do it the right way. it is doing it the right way. there is tremendous support from republicans. certainly we're 47 or 48 already senators and a lot of others are looking at it positively. i think it's much better than the previous shot, which was very sadly let down. but again, we've been hearing about repeal and replace for seven years. it has a chance. >> shannon: john kennedy of louisiana joins us now. good morning, senator.

>> good morning. >> shannon: we have one of your gop colleagues rand paul on this very show saying he will be a no vote unless something radically changes. you can only lose one more. there are three or four in play. does this get done? >> it is going to be close. look, it's not a perfect bill but it is a good bill. there is no free lunch and you aren't going to get one with this bill. there are tradeoffs but if your litmus test is, as is mine, is it better than the affordable care act? clearly the answer is yes. our biggest opponents appear to be at this point senator bernie sanders and jimmy kimmel. bernie is bernie. i don't know mr. kimmel.

he is a funny guy but i don't think people will confuse him with a well-respected healthcare expert. i wouldn't take advice from charlie sheen, either. >> shannon: the jimmy kimmel situation involves his very ill son. he is the face of the average american wading their way through the healthcare system and he gives voice to a lot of their fears. some folks saying a lot of what he is saying isn't accurate. he is not familiar with the contours of the bill but he has a loud megaphone. >> i don't know mr. kimmel. he is a funny guy. i wouldn't call him an average american. i don't think the average american makes $12 million a year. and certainly this is america. you can believe what you want. he is entitled to his opinion. but i doubt he has read the bill. the two biggest proponents on our side lindsey graham. lindsey is very articulate. a silver tongued devil. he could talk a dog off a meat wagon. the real brains behind the bill. i'm not saying lindsey isn't smart. bill cassidy is a long-time

physician for the charity hospital here in louisiana. i knew bill before he got into politics. i don't think bill would do anything to hurt anybody. he takes the oath he took as a physician seriously. but it is not a perfect bill. i concede that. i have four amendments i will be offering to it myself. but if your litmus test is, as is mine, is it better than obamacare, i think any reasonable person, any reasonably objective person would have to conclude that the answer is yes. >> shannon: senator, we're almost out of time and i want to ask you about tax reform. the next big battle as you are still trying to work out healthcare. why -- where do you see that going? >> we have to pass it. unless you want to accept 1.6% gdp growth when 3% is average for america. we've got to go big. moderation is for monks as far

as i'm concerned. the only way to get this economy moving again is to give people more of their own money back. we need to start with the middle class. we need to start, i think, with the standard deduction. about 70% of americans take the standard deduct shun. 84% of them make less than $100,000 a year. if you double the standard deduction it will mean bigger take home pay. after that we need to do business tax reform. we need to lower taxes for business women and men but not just big c corps, we have to do it for the pass throughs. if we can choose -- achieve both of those objectives, i would like to do more but those two are the main objectives. but the main point, the primary point i'm trying to make is we have to go big. government is growing faster than the economy. it ought to be the opposite. >> shannon: we thank you for making time for us today and

we'll keep a watch on these days as they work themselves through the hill. >> bill: classic one-liners. california is making a case against the president and why. that's next.

>> bill: state of california filing a lawsuit in federal court trying to block the white house from building the long-promised wall along the border with mexico. william is south of san diego with more on that. what are we hearing from the state attorney general in california? >> bill, as you know california democrats don't like trump and they don't like the idea of a wall even though it was this fence that helped save portions of san diego from being overrun by illegal immigrants in the 1980s. california did file that lawsuit yesterday against

extending and replacing parts of this fence claiming it will have a chilling effect on tourism and violate state and federal environmental laws. >> i don't think he has made the transition from candidate trump to leader trump. he needs to understand he has to follow the law in order to be president of the united states. >> back in 2005 congress gave the federal government broad authority to override environmental laws so groups couldn't block the building of it. the federal government won the challenge. the supreme court refused to consider the appeal, which is one reason attorney general sessions believes the administration will prevail. >> california doesn't have the responsibility to protect the united states of america in the same way that the federal government does. we can protect our borders and i believe that we'll be

successful. we will not yield to those kind of political lawsuits and we'll fight them and eventually we'll win. >> prototypes for the proposed wall have been approved for a short distance from here. construction could begin as early as next week unless california gets an injunction. >> bill: follow that in court. thanks. >> shannon: president trump says he is on board with the latest obamacare repeal bill but can he help sway enough gop support to get it done? we'll speak with white house legislative director mark short about that big challenge coming up in just moments. the people of puerto rico facing a mountain of a challenge of their own. recovering and rebuilding following a devastating hurricane, hurricane maria. vice president mike pence says they will not do this alone.

p >> shannon: the white house putting its weight behind the repeal and replace obamacare.

can it get past the senate. ? i'm shannon bream. >> bill: good morning to you, i'm bill hemmer. good morning, everybody. president trump vowing to sign the graham-cassidy bill. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell telling fox news he plans to bring the bill to the floor next week. that's the idea. vice president mike pence calling for support of it earlier today on "fox & friends" when he said this. >> we're close. and the graham-cassidy bill we believe is the right solution at the right time to repeal and replace obamacare with the kind of reform that will allow states to innovate and create better quality healthcare, better access for americans. >> shannon: joining us now white house legislative director mark short. good morning, mark. let's start with the clock ticking down to september 30th to get it done with 51 votes. you won't get senator rand paul it appears. you can only lose one more in

the scenario as it plays out with the vice president. being the tiebreaking vote. what's the tragedy moving forward with the three or four who say they have grave doubts about voting yes? >> the strategy is to make sure we continue to communicate to the american people really how quickly obamacare is collapsing. i think many people in washington have not been honest with the american people about this. not only insurers are fleeing the program and rates spiking, arizona 190% over the last couple of years. but additionally what's been hidden in this is in 2018 starting january 1st, a whole new tax for anybody who has an insurance plan will begin to come into effect. this is something that democrats passed long ago but delayed the implementation of. this whole plan is collapsing and it is important we act now. this is our last best chance to save america from the obamacare system that is absolutely collapsing for people who believe the best choice is

utopian vision that the federal government should mandate how people get their healthcare. we suggest a plan that pushes a lot of those decisions down to states and local governments to help them make better decisions for their people. to help devise better plans for their populations. so really as far as the plan and strategy is to help make sure we communicate that message to the people of arizona, the people of alaska, maine and kentucky. >> shannon: what if their senators are not convinced and it fails after another cliffhanger vote on capitol hill after the american voters, that sent president vote to the white house gave you the senate and house and presidency. a lot of them think this bill isn't near what they thought they would get. if they don't get how do you do that as a legislative score or fail? >> you answered the question in many ways. the reality is that the reason we're revisiting this issue is because the american people spoke loudly and said we elected you in 2010 to the

house to help repeal obamacare and senate to repeal obamacare. we elected a new congress and president in 2016 in part to deliver on the promises republicans have made ever since obamacare was passed to make sure that this law is done away with. so that is the message that has been heard loud and clear by members which is why senator mcconnell is giving their conference another opportunity to repeal this law. i think that's going to win at the end of the day. >> shannon: you have tax reform looming out there as well. these two butting up against each other on a busy time on capitol hill. we hear about a deal that senators tuomie and corker have reached. how much is the president pushing forward the tax reform and tax cuts as an alternative? >> senator corker was here on friday. we spoke to him about the need to get his support on the budget. the deal you're talking about

would pave the way to enable the tax reform. the american people need tax relief. this economy has grown at a dismal rate for far too long. we need to spur economic growth which will help return american jobs to this kun traoe. our corporate tax rate is way outdated. it is no longer competitive. american companies are fleeing our shores toggles where where they don't have the same tax rate. we want to bring the jobs back into america to provide tax relief to keep jobs in the country and provide middle class tax relief. make sure middle income individuals get the relief they need to spur economic growth. >> shannon: the last time there was a truly momentous tax reform package was 1986. it was bipartisan. will you have any democrats on board with what you're working on now? >> we hope so. 250 members of congress to date in both parties to talk about

our plans for tax reform. as you know, the president has traveled to missouri. he traveled to north dakota and senator heitkamp joined us for that visit. our aim is to make this bipartisan. we think it will make it a better bill. better for our country to include their ideas, but at the end of the day what's most important is we deliver tax relief for the american people. >> shannon: we continue to hear a lot of chatter behind the scenes about bipartisan conversations going on. mark short joining us live from the north lawn of the white house. >> bill: fox news alert from puerto rico. they are waking up without electricity across the island facing utter destruction after hurricane maria. landslides, flooding as that storm made its mark. today the category 3 hurricane expected to move through the

dominican public. wind gusts 115 miles per hour. still a strong storm. not quite as strong as when it hit puerto rico. the national hurricane center said it could strengthen again. that storm continues to take a toll. at least 10 have been killed in the caribbean so far. momentarily we'll check back in with steve harrigan and show you what has been revealed in the wake of maria so far. it is not good in that paradise. back to puerto rico in a moment. >> shannon: meanwhile in mexico city desperate efforts trying to rescue a young girl buried alive under the rubble of her collapsed school. people are trying to get to her and listening for any other signs of life. thousands of volunteers working to search for survivors. still untable there. thousands of people left

homeless. the 7.1 earthquake leave hundreds dead and houses injured in nearby states as well. >> bill: breaking news on north korea, the crisis there. we're hearing the trump team will announce new sanctions this afternoon. that announcement will come from the treasury secretary steve mnuchin related to banking. on the sidelines here in new york at the unga president trump meeting with the south korean president and japanese prime minister. trying to crank up the pressure on north korea and its missile and nuclear program. greg palkot continues his duty in seoul, south korea. he joins me live. what is the expectation from the people there in south korea as they look at the meeting of world leaders here in new york this week, greg? >> bill, right now all eyes on the korean peninsula are on manhattan and the u.n. right now. moon is giving an address to

the u.n. general assembly. there are one-on-one sessions on either side. as always north korea stealing the show. foreign minister of the regime responding to president trump's comments that the u.s. would totally destroy north korea if it threatens the u.s. and its allies with nukes, if they thought he would scare us with a sound of a dog barking, the foreign minister is quoted as saying, that would be a silly dream. this referring apparently to some north korean proverb about barking dogs. as for branding kim jong-un as a rocket man in that tweet, president trump did that. the foreign minister is quoted saying i pity his aides. he speaks to the general assembly on friday. you might be wondering what kim jong-un is doing all this. according to state news agency today he was inspecting an orchard.

>> bill: we understand south korea is making a humanitarian gesture toward the north. what is that about, greg? >> this is significant, bill. announced today here in seoul $8 million humanitarian aid package to north korea via unicef and the world food program. south korea has been knocked by president trump and ally japan for being a little bit too close to pyongyang. according to seoul, this aid will not go to the regime itself. will only go to the people. on the other hand, it is guns and butter in south korea for north korea. those exercises we watched firsthand earlier in the week involving u.s. army and south korean forces continue just a couple miles away from the dmz and north korea practiced today loading and airlifting ammunition and other gear to the troops on the front line

just in case. again, be prepared is the motto here. >> bill: greg palkot in seoul, south korea. >> shannon: as we continue to sift through the breaking news on north korea we'll tell you why president trump says hillary clinton is partially to blame for the situation he finds himself in right now. >> bill: also breaking news. brand-new arrests in the london bombing of a week ago. what officials are learning about the attack. we'll tell you about that in a moment. >> shannon: we've been talking a lot about hurricane maria. we'll check in with the harvey recovery efforts. still ongoing and will be for a long time in houston. >> they have cleaned up this but they only pick up 10 feet and that's it. the homeowner is responsible for getting it pushed out there. how do you do that?

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>> bill: british police arresting a sixth suspect after the most recent london train terror attack. they're searching the property where a 17-year-old was found. this after a homemade bomb partially detonated during the morning rush hour last friday. earlier this week defectives arrested three men in wales, an 18-year-old out of iraq and a 21-year-old out of syria.

that story continues to develop today. stay tuned. 15 past. >> shannon: we're hearing now the trump administration is planning to announce new north korea sanctions this afternoon. we are told it will come from steve mnuchin. president trump laying blame for north korea's nuclear program on clinton. after she called his comments at the united nations dark and dangerous. he tweeted. crooked hillary criticizes. rich lowry is a fox news contributor. good to see you, rich. let's start first with her comments about the speech. she didn't approve. she didn't like it. not surprising. it is a different tone than we've heard the last few years at the u.n.

>> the tone is different. policy is the same. every american president has said if we have to defend ourselves from north korea we'll end the regime. trump puts it in more stark and robust terms than past presidents and uses the belittleling nickname. calling kim jong-un rocket man -- will he put a nuclear weapon on and hit the united states? he is already doing this. >> shannon: in response to her comments he said previous administrations shouldn't be criticizing me. what they did led us to that moment. is it fair? >> that's true. it is a bipartisan failure. bill clinton failed, barack obama failed and george w. bush failed. but there is the so-called agreed framework that the clinton administration hailed as a great diplomatic triumph that north koreans cheated on and advanced their program while the deal was in place. george w. bush had a breakthrough deal where they released the frozen north korean funds. got nothing. obama's policy was strategic patience saying we'll sit back

and let this threat slowly develop. so it's understandable that trump is irritated being in this place. he realizes that the past policies have failed. the question is can he forge something new and different? >> shannon: after his speech and the tone of it and how it was applauded by some and criticized by others, here is what the vice president says. >> i say that most americans know and frankly the world knows that a strong, tough-minded, plain-spoken american president contributes to the security and peace in the world. >> shannon: i heard from people who did vote for president trump and those who didn't who were fans of the speech who said they felt like president obama spent a lot of time apologizing for america. they didn't mind the tough talk that some people thought was too aggressive. >> very few americans would object to insulting this tin pot threatening dictator kim jong-un. the question is being plain spoken is great and doing that

in itself is not a strategy. the question is what strategy going forward? you would think north korea, there is no room for more sanctions. there is. we need to do more and ratchet up every single lever. that's why the announcement this morning is encouraging and more we can do on that front. >> shannon: it sound like what we'll hear this afternoon deals with banking. nikki haley has said we've already done something to impact 90% of the north korean's economy. what is left? >> secondary sanctions. anyone dealing with this regime, including chinese entities we should be hitting very hard and we should be undertaking every single effort to cut off illicit sources of funds to this regime. drug trafficking, all sorts of other things. we just need much more robust defenses. i think there is not really a plausible military option to end this threat so in the short

term you'll have to deter and contain and have a long-term policy of regime change. >> shannon: so much of the sanctions involve not just us and what we would do here in the u.s. but it's critical when it comes to places like russia and china. how confident are you that they are good actors? they voted for a lot of these sanction packages but implementation is a different story. >> i think the chinese are irritated with kim jong-un but they have an interest in maintaining that regime. that's the problem. we would like china to see north korea the way we do. they don't. china doesn't want a western ally on its border. doesn't want the collapse in north korea and dealing with refugees and likes having north korea to stick a -- poke us in the eye and create problems for us. so that -- changing that orientation would be very difficult. >> shannon: it will take time. the president spent a lot of time speaking with china's president this week about these very things. rich lowry. thanks.

>> bill: we're learning more about the request to unmask members of the trump team prior to the election. guess how often power was looking for names last year alone? those details in a moment here. >> shannon: will senate republicans get a healthcare bill that can pass this time around? what's in it for you next. >> we've seen the average american see the cost of their insurance go up by more than $3,000. thousands of counties across the country where there is either only one choice or no choice. these obamacare exchanges are collapsing before our eyes. go long, just kidding.

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this one with the ukrainian president. let's listen in. >> president trump: thank you very much. it's wonderful to have the president with us. we spent time recently in the white house and you've made good progress since then. a lot of progress, actually. and i wouldn't say it's the easiest place right now to live but you are making it better and better on a daily basis and i do hear very good things. ukraine is coming along pretty well. and at the borders maybe you will tell them how you're doing. thank you for being here. >> thank you very much indeed, mr. president. that's a great honor for me to be here in the city which is so close to you and i'm really happy to hear the words about the progress we both demonstrate after our last meeting. first of all, i want to express

sympathy and solidarity with the american people because of the consequences of the hurricanes and my admire your strong leadership in this hard time. and i really think that the -- our cooperation both in security and defense sector, which is bringing already the first important results under your leadership and the second we seriously improved our economic cooperation. i just mentioned one single figure. the tenure during the last seven months increased 2.5 times because of the implementation of our agreement and this is again the symbol that we welcome in american companies in ukraine and creating hundreds of thousands of jobs both in ukraine and u.s. and this is really delivered from effective cooperation with our nations. >> president trump: that's right. that's the story that is pretty untold but i think you'll see it more and more.

companies are going very strongly right now into the ukraine. they see a tremendous potential there. so take good care of them, okay? take good care of them. i do want to report that with the hurricanes, we spoke with greg abbott, the governor of texas, and i will tell you texas is doing really, really well. those people are working hard and effectively and you have a great governor. and texas is really coming out of that horrible hurricane harvey really, really well. florida, very similar. great governor, rick scott. spoke with him. florida was -- they were hit hard. they were hit hard but they are doing very, very well. ahead of schedule. the power is back on almost for the most part outside of the keys, where you have a

devastation problem. but even there we're working very hard. but florida is doing really well. texas and florida we give an a plus. puerto rico was absolutely obliterated. they got hit with winds they say they've never seen winds like this anywhere. got hit as a category 5 storm, which just literally never happens. so puerto rico is in very, very, very tough shape. their electrical grid is destroyed. it wasn't in good shape to start off with. their electrical grid is totally destroyed and so many other things. so we are starting the process now and we'll work with the governor and the people of puerto rico. puerto rico is a whole different category in many ways. but it is -- in fact, all you have to do is read or turn on the television and you will see a place that was practically leveled.

it is incredible the power of that wind. that was a very unique not for many decades has a storm hit a piece of land like that. puerto rico, we'll start the process with great -- we have tom bostwick is with us in the other room. we'll start it with great gusto but it's very sad what happened to puerto rico. the virgin islands -- i don't have to say, all you have to do is look at the pictures. they are flattened. areas around there have been flattened. so these were storms they haven't seen in many years. it is very sad, actually, to see it. but we will start the process. we have, as we've proven, we have incredible teams, fema has been beyond -- who would have thought after texas they go to florida, then they go to puerto rico and they go to other

places, too. louisiana took a little bit of a hit and they recovered really well. they've done a fantastic job in when louisiana. alabama has been fantastic. so many people went to alabama during the storm, during the florida storm and likewise georgia. so many places were so incredible in the way they handled it. so we are going to start the process now with puerto rico. we'll have further updates on it. but it was one of the most serious storms anyone has ever seen. thank you all very much. >> are you visit puerto rico? >> i will. >> shannon: you've been listening in as the president has been talking and meeting with ukraine's president. they talked a lot about the u.s. support for ukraine and the progress they've made there

working on their borders, bringing back businesses, but then you hear the president's closing remarks talking all about what has just happened in puerto rico, hurricane maria just devastating that island and saying there at the end it sounded like during the q & a period that he will visit puerto rico at some point. >> bill: former u.n. ambassador samantha power under fire. fox learning she requested the unmasking of americans on a daily basis for a year. what will we learn next on this story? we'll debate that in a moment here. >> shannon: all of puerto rico still without power after hurricane maria. the powerful storm expected to increase in strength. we'll tell you where it's headed next. tech: when you schedule with safelite autoglass,

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>> bill: 10:34 in new york. fox news learning samantha power was requesting the so-called unmasking of americans almost daily in the final months of the administration. two sources telling fox news that requests to identify americans who surfaced in foreign intel reports topped 260 requests last year. far higher than the average number of requests by prior u.n. ambassadors. doug schoen, former advisor to president clinton. molly hemingway. good day to both of you. if we were attorneys, doug, this would still be considered the discovery phase. i mean, how much more are we going to learn and where does something like this go? >> we don't know. i would urge that as an attorney that we not rush to judgment. but that being said there are

some questions. why would the u.n. ambassador who was not traditionally having an intelligence function be seeking to so-called unmask over 260 people? what was the purpose? what was the goal? and why was this done? these are all questions we have to get answers to, bill. >> bill: what was she looking for, right? molly, do you have an answer for that, by the way? what could have been so highly important to put in this number of requests? >> i think it's important to remember that u.s. citizens aren't supposed to be spied on by intelligence agencies. they can be caught up in the surveillance we're legally allowed to do of foreign entities. under rare circumstances and extreme situations you can request that the identity of the american be unmasked to help you with your intelligence analysis. what is so interesting about samantha power doing it is the rate. the rate it's happening is mind-boggling. one a day for each workday.

she is not an intelligence analyst. the people who professionally do it saw no need to unmask the identity of these citizens. why was she doing it? >> do we know it about the intelligence? >> you can go down the line. before the information got to her, nobody had requested those identities be unmasked for her line of information. that's interesting because she is not an intelligence analyst. this is very curious behavior. was she using it to spy on a political opponent or was there something else? the reason why we have protections is we don't want intel agencies spying on

americans. >> bill: john brennan, when questioned by trey gowdy in may, the third week. it went like this? >> do you recall any u.s. ambassadors asking that names be unmasked? >> i don't -- i don't know. maybe it's ringing a vague bell but i'm not -- i could not answer with any confidence. >> on either january 19th or up until noon on january 20th did you make any unmasking request? >> i do not believe i did. >> bill: take his word for it for the moment. doug, do you have any reason to think he is not being entirely forthcoming? >> the obama team either smelled a rat or they were highly suspicious and made the wrong decisions. >> i think that's really the choice we have to understand. i think it makes sense to call again before the house or senate former director brennan and refresh his recollection with what happened and see what, in fact, he has to say. look, we are at the beginning phases. i'm not going to rush to

judgment but i sure have a lot of questions and i think the american people quite rightly do. what molly said is exactly right. we unmask at our peril. we protect the privacy and integrity of the american people. >> bill: you both sound like rand paul. he has been on this crusade for some time. >> this isn't partisan. >> bill: does this tweet from march ring a different bell from the president. just found out obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the victory. nothing found. it is mccarthyism. >> some of the denials from obama officials sound now like lawyerly. showing obama officials were surveilling people close to trump. it is very unlikely to believe that paul manafort, for instance, was wiretapped and that conversations with trump were not picked up. that tweet does look different. not that it's wise to treat about national security matters like this but we have so much we need to know. the lack of general media curiosity on this is unfortunate. >> bill: how do you observe

that? >> i would agree. we know that paul manafort was wiretapped up to and including early 2016 and we know that he was talking to the president on occasion. >> bill: so the president's conversations were picked up. >> i would assume they were. and i think mollie is right. we need to learn more but it puts the tweet in a different light. >> bill: mollie, back to you. why do you think the media is so disinterested in the story? >> they're so caught up in russia, russia, russia. how intelligence agencies were using information to look into opposing political campaigns. it makes them look bad if they were caught up in this one narrative that intelligence agent seals were contributing to without doing due diligence and pushing back on some information they were receiving. >> it will come back for us to talk about soon. thank you. shannon. >> shannon: a very busy september for the white house

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>> this is our last best chance to save america from the obamacare system that is absolutely collapsing. for people who believe the best choice is utopian vision that the federal government should mandate how people get their healthcare. we suggest a plan to push a lot of those decisions down to state and local governments to help them make better decisions for their people. >> shannon: marc short earlier this hour on america's newsroom pushing healthcare reform. they're trying to pass the president's agenda. there is a lot there. jessica tarlov and fox news trib tore and alex conant is a

partner at firehouse strategies. welcome to you both. alex, a lot of critics of this from the left and the right. senator rand paul says no way it is not actually repeal and replace it has taxes, regulations and mandates and others say it is going to leave americans on the streets with no healthcare. and just clinging to life. what's the truth? >> i think it's normal the truth is probably somewhere in between. look, obamacare itself is not working. it needs to be repealed and replaced as republicans have promised to do for years now. they tried this summer, that failed for a wide variety of reasons. now this is their last best chance to replace the existing obamacare with something. i think there is good arguments on both sides as to why this repeal is not perfect but the argument is that if they are going to do something, this is their last best chance to do it. the president deserves credit for getting out of the way, staying on message at marc short said they're making an

affirmative case for why this bill is better than the status quo. >> shannon: they don't have the votes as of this moment. that's an hour by hour vote counting situation going on. if they fail again coming this close to the cliff again on healthcare they will have to move on. that will be it. this is something that republicans campaigned on for seven years. what price will they pay in the mid-terms if it doesn't get done? >> they will pay a hefty price but less hefty if they can get tax reform done. that's the key to all of this legislatively for the republicans. i like to add to alex's point the last best chance. it was actually the bipartisan effort underway but got squaushd. i have no idea when you hear lisa murcowski and lisa collins talking about it and gop governors across the country say we took a medicaid expansion, what about pre-existing conditions? did you know that being pregnant could be a pre-existing condition? they're telling washington get together and work with one another on this. mitch mcconnell says we'll go it alone. lindsey graham has been on record a number of times saying

he wants regular order. we have to do it the right way. john mccain who i think actually is just hanging back and waiting for three other people to cast those votes against it and otherwise would come out against it in the end no matter what his governor says, but it is a disastrous situation for republicans in terms of p.r. here. tax reform could fix it but it's a bad look. >> shannon: let's talk about tax reform. these two are heading into capitol hill at the same time. not how it was planned months ago as far as we understand. tax reform is set to roll out next week. i asked marc short whether or not there could be bipartisan buy in to that. >> the american people need tax relief. the economy has grown at a dismal rate. we need to spur economic jobs to return jobs to this country. our aim is bipartisan. we need to include their ideas. at the end of the day what's most important we deliver tax

relief for the american people. >> shannon: i want to give you both a chance to respond. does tax reform get done? >> i believe it does get done. republicans have to deliver on something big. if they don't do healthcare reform next week, then tax reform is their last best chance. the white house deserves a lot of credit for reaching across the aisle to bipartisan and lasting reform. >> shannon: will they get democratic votes? >> they could get some to get reelected. heidi heitkamp and claire mccaskill. no, if they come in with a corporate tax rate of 10 or 15% and slashing the top rate of tax and the plan doesn't help low and middle income americans what people from his team are saying this plan does, no, i don't think it gets done. democrats have been successful a posing him and getting things like the dreamers and debt ceiling. chuck and nancy. >> shannon: that could be

another debate. we're out of time. thanks so much both of you. >> bill: in a moment what would healthcare reform mean for you and perhaps the company you run? the doctor is in the house to break it all down next. dynamic performance, track tuned handling, and aggressive styling. the bold lexus is. lease the 2017 is turbo for $299 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer.

>> the president and i believe the graham-cassidy bill is the right idea. the president is absolutely determined to keep his promise to repeal and replace obamacare and so we're urging every american to reach out to members of the senate and the house and urge them as the senate takes up this bill next week. >> bill: it is crunch time. vice president mike pence praising the healthcare bill. how exactly would it affect you and your family? dr. marc siegel with me now. good morning to you. a couple bullet points on

what's in this proposal on screen. replaces federal funding with block grants to the state. that's a big deal. cap medicaid spending. repeals the tax on medical devices and insurers could charge those with preexisting conditions higher premiums? explain that one. why would they be be able to do that? >> they will only be able to do that in states that take a waiver. this is a key point here and bill cassidy was telling you this yesterday when you had him on the show. the obamacare idea that preexisting conditions have to be covered stays in under the graham-cassidy plan. it stays in. it's in. but if a state says wait a minute, i want to create an alternative where someone that's young and doesn't want to pay a big premium. i want something where all this coverage isn't mandated they still have to cover preexisting conditions but they have to do it a different way. that would be something like a high-risk pool where you say

everyone with a preexisting condition goes separately. those will lead to very high premiums, bill but i think that's where the federal government can subsidize. >> bill: are preexisting conditions under the obamacare law working? >> no, it's not working. it was based on the idea that people that were young were going to pay for these policies to pay for older, sicker people. that's called the mandate. neither the individual mandate nor the employer mandate has worked. bill, 45% of people taking the penalty are under the age of 35 years old. they say why should i pay $3,000 for a bronze plan when i can pay $1,000 in a tax penalty? if i get sick, then i'll take my coverage. people sign up when they get sick. that's not working and why premiums are soaring and why insurers are running away. that's why 45% of the counties in the united states only one have insurer because insurers

have no mandate, bill. they say this ain't working for me, i'm running away. >> bill: the president said i would not sign graham-cassidy if it did not include coverage of preexisting conditions. a great deal, repeal and replace. come back to the block grants to states. if that becomes law, my guess is that puts a lot of pressure on the governors who are in charge of the states to execute this law effectively. yes or no. >> yes on that. we were talking about this. people out there don't realize that states are the ones who run healthcare to begin with. it is not the federal government. insurance markets are regulated by your states. states like texas, missouri, virginia, maine, these states didn't get the same advantages that other states like massachusetts got under obamacare because they didn't take the medicaid expansion. what the graham-cassidy bill will do is shift funds to those states. it will be more equitable. more medicaid money will go to states that weren't getting it now and you will rely on

governors like abbott and scott. >> bill: in texas and florida. kasich and on and on. you say it's unethical to mandate coverage that doesn't guarantee you care. what does that mean? >> let me walk our patients through that for a second. you get a policy, you pay for it. then i don't take it. narrow networks of doctors. you can't get to the hospital you want. you can't get to the doctor you want. then the insurer drops out and says -- you have no choices among insurers. insurance is not healthcare. insurance is a promise to get healthcare but the insurer can turn down the care you need, it can turn down the test i want to order and you cannot get into the actual doctor with it. >> bill: we'll rely on you a lot next week. the countdown will be on. what's next? >> shannon: as the death toll

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