from the police in vegas what time that will be. >> great moments, steve scalise has returned. >> you are back at out numbered at noon. keep working. we'll catch you tomorrow. >> jon: a fox news alert on the investigation into the horrible events in las vegas, the most deadly mass shooting in modern american history with the gunman's motives still a mystery as police and f.b.i. agents try to learn why a 64-year-old retired accountant with no criminal record opened fire on a country music concert sunday night killing 59 innocent people. good morning to you. i'm jon scott. >> i'm melissa francis. investigators are trying to find out what turned stephen paddock into a mass murderer. they found 19 more guns at his home along with explosives and thousands of rounds of

ammunition. the investigation doesn't end there with police. now planning to talk to this woman. this is marilou danley. when she returns to the u.s., they want to ask her. she was the gunman's girlfriend. while not a suspect herself, they are hoping she will be able to shed light on paddock's motive. in the meantime, tales of heroism are emerging from the night of the deadly shooting which could have been even worse had it not been for the quick action of some brave first responders. >> but for the fact of the great work done by the men and women of metro and the security at mandalay bay, we would have lost hundreds, if not thousands more lives. they were able to triangulate and locate that room and get people in there and saved countless lives. for that we will be eternally grateful. >> adam housley is live in las vegas. what's the latest? >> the room they're talking about is one of three distinct crime scenes.

we have the room, the area below where the concert took place and you have the suspect's house or the gunman's house. 90 miles north of here. the investigation still ongoing here. i'll give you a live look now that the sun is up in las vegas. we saw an ambulance leave early this morning here taking one of the bodies away. if not all, close to all have been removed here but there is still a very active investigation going at the location as well as up in the room. 10:30 last night you could see flashes in the hotel room up there. the two holes in the windows, of course, revealing the flashes on the inside. we have some exclusive video, too, of that room from one year ago that was taken by a friend of ours that was here to go to the same concert and decided to take his phone out like most people would do and show off the two-room suite that overlooked everything. you can see him walk into the room, show off the room and you can see the windows basically go all across the front of that

room and both those rooms because it's a two-room suite and look down onto the actual site where the concert took place unobstructed. showing two different angles of that unobstructed view as well. as we see this information come in and this video, we hear more from eyewitnesses that talked about what it was like in the aftermath and during the gunfire. take a listen. >> i dragged her down because you don't want to be moving during that. you want to stay still. he is firing at moving objects. that's what he is doing. anybody laying down doesn't mean anything to him. in my opinion that's my opinion. so every time he stops, i get up and i move, every time it starts hunker down. >> you don't know if you're going to make it. he is not shooting with a 45. he has an automatic rifle. it's like being in a war zone. >> like being in a war zone, like hearing firecrackers at the beginning which kept people

from moving at the initial first shots. we hear the stories. last night we went here locally. i had to grab a jacket because it's early in the morning. buying a jacket at a normal store. he said what are you buying it for? he tell him yeah. he turns back with tears in his eyes. i was there. the girl next to me got shot in the shoulder. she will make it. to hear the stories that continually come in. to hear from families still trying to find out if their loved ones made it. there are many people in the hospital here, melissa, fighting for their lives and the death number still at 59. more than 500 injured. unfathomable sometimes to think of the magnitude of what happened here. back to you in new york. >> adam housley, thank you. >> jon: what more do we know about stephen paddock? investigators searched his home looking for clues as to what started the rampage in vegas. right now they believe he acted

alone. >> we're working on two fronts to process the crime scene and also investigate the motive of the shooter. metro and its partners have executed a search warrant at the home of stephen paddock in mesquite, nevada. detectives are combing through evidence to uncover the motive behind the shooting and pertinent information to shed light on this horrible event. we have recovered 23 fires arms at mandalay bay at 19 firearms at his home in mesquite. i want to emphasize we believe he is solely responsible for that heinous act. >> jon: steve rogers, a retired lieutenant detective, a former member of the f.b.i. joint terrorism task force. steve, you've investigated a lot of crime, scene a lot of bad guys out there. where do you start with a case like this? >> motive is very, very important involving this case. there will be two things that will take place as this investigation moves on.

number one as an investigator you always conclude someone else knows something whether they're involved in this incident or not. the fact of the matter is there is always someone else who has information they can offer you. in this case, jon, it may be his female friend. scientists and profilers will play a very important role in this investigation. right now absent any domestic violence issues or any contact with the police or any criminal history, anything to do with law enforcement in his life is making it very, very difficult to conclude as to what reason he had to commit this act. by the way, there is no evidence of any ideological issues, of any political issues, etc. that might come up as they move further with these experts in this investigation. >> jon: what about physiological, what about some kind of brain problem? a tumor or something like that. can that be explored as a

possible reason for this? >> certainly. that will come out as they investigate people who know him. he visited las vegas a lot. probably had a lot of friends who gambled with him. family, friends, relatives. former employees, absolutely right, jon. i have to tell you my instinct is telling me his female has a lot of information she could offer and hopefully they'll come to a conclusion through her leading to what the motive was. >> jon: there have been questions how he could sneak two dozen guns into his hotel room. a lot of people play golf. you can fit five or six long rifles into a golf bag if you want and get them up the elevator and nobody will ask a single question. >> i've given that thought. he was there since september 28th. who knows how many times he went in and out of that hotel room. the other thing is i kind of think about well, when people went in to clean the room if they were cleaning the room, did they see these long golf

bags and did anybody think that maybe there is something in these bags that are not proper? but there is so much speculation going on and i think that in the end the investigation will tell us a lot. how he got these guns, how he got them in there and what the motive was. >> jon: what about his father? his father was a convicted bank robber, escaped from prison, considered armed and dangerous by the f.b.i. there are some reports he was a diagnosed psychopath. will authorities -- how do you explore that dna, i guess, that comes from a father like that? >> this is where your criminal psychologists and psychologists and profilers play an important role. maybe it was hereditary. i don't know. i'm not a doctor. this is why it's all in with law enforcement, not just those

doing the physical and forensic evidence analysis but also the medical and mental analysis. >> jon: what about paying for this investigation. the f.b.i. has a limitless bank roll. las vegas police will be awfully stretched, right? >> president trump has committed every resource possible from the federal government more manpower to money to find out why this happened. so i don't think we'll have any worries at that end. the white house is pretty committed to this. >> jon: now all we have are questions and we need some answers. good to get them soon. >> thank you, jon. we'll get those answers. >> jon: hope so. >> fox news alert the music world mourning a rock-n-roll legend today. tom petty died yesterday after suffering a heart attack at his malibu home. the dynamic frontman who led the band the heartbreakers had

a career that took him to the top of the charts in the 70s and he kept on making hits for four decades. songs like don't do me like that, free falling, american girl, and i won't back down quickly became staples of the top 40 play lists. petty had just wrapped up his heartbreaker's 40th anniversary tour last week and was looking forward to spending more time with his granddaughter. tom petty was 66 years old. >> jon: i love that music. federal investigators are combing through stephen paddock's home trying to uncover the motive behind the las vegas massacre. more on what we're learning ahead. plus president trump heading to puerto rico after facing more backlash over the humanitarian crisis on the island. the very latest next. >> president trump: in texas and florida we get an a plus. i think we've done just as good in puerto rico and it is actually a much tougher situation.

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lawrence, start with you. you're looking at 95% of the island without power. 45% only have drinking water at this point. they want to get that number up to 60% by tend of the week. isn't that what matters is water and power, not politics for these people? >> it shouldn't be about politics. people need to remember puerto rico isn't like florida or texas. we're talking about a territory that was already having problems with their water and power system before this even hit. we're talking about corruption in the local government. we're talking about workers that were already on strike in increasing debt in the territory. when you look at places like florida and texas where the local government really took -- and the state took control of the situation and the federal government assisted, this territory just doesn't have that infrastructure. you really can't just blame that on the federal government response. >> melissa: michael. we have our own reporter on the

ground, gerald yo who said power was lacking and corruption in the local government and maybe how it's gotten political. local leaders are forced to defend what the island looked like before the storm even hit. >> i have less of a critique about the actual federal government's response and more of a critique of donald trump's response. i think as the commander-in-chief one of your chief objectives is also to be the consoler in chief during national crises. this was a crisis. when he attacked the mayor of san juan he was punching down. was she being political about it? maybe. as president you have to avoid this. >> melissa: let's go one at a time. it is true he was puning down. he would say she was the one who lashed out first and maybe trying to preempt the fact there will be a lot of focus on how the government was run before the storm got there.

let's let lawrence respond. >> this is the same mayor that had enough time to make this political saying come save us, the world is watching, america is watching. the president is trying to do the best he can considering the situations that are already in puerto rico. but i think this is what the democrats want. they want another katrina for optics and to rally people. i think that's exactly what you guys want. i think as unamerican to do this in this time of trouble. i think the democrats should be smart about this and come together. >> melissa: respond, michael. >> i respect, you lawrence. that's a ridiculous, irresponsible statement. no one wants another katrina. thousands of people died and injured and harmed and displaced. no one wants that. what democrats and hopefully republicans want is a president that thinks before he tweets. that is not tweeting at a golf course during a national crisis. that's not talking about football players while there is

devastation going on with americans. >> melissa: hang on. finish, michael. >> those are 3.5 million americans. something we need to remember. >> melissa: should he have risen above the occasion no matter what anyone else was doing, risen to the occasion? >> i think we can say that donald trump on all issues. that's not him and the type of president he is. he is going to swing back and talk about issues that he feels like. i think we'll be criticizing donald trump all day if it was about the way he handles situation from a social media standpoint or the way he swings back at people. >> melissa: michael. a point of agreement there, yes? >> absolutely. he is who he is. but i think we all need to fill that vacuum and get rid of some of the hate and try to find a place to love. >> melissa: at the same time, lawrence, this is about getting power and water back to people that are in an american territory. these are americans and it does highlight the fact that this island has gone awry before the

storm arrived. now is a golden opportunity to put things right. maybe put an end to some corruption and get them the services they need. is that not true? >> i totally agree with you, melissa. it starts with the people. i keep going back the florida and texas because the people got involved whether it was people getting in boats or people coming across the border from louisiana and making sure people got products and food and water. it was the people. so if the puerto rican people want to see change. i think they do want change, it starts with them, the people. the federal government just can't come and swing into a territory and tell them what to do. >> melissa: i have to stop you right there. we're out of time. i personally know so many people who are desperately trying to get goods and anything to their family on the island and they can't do it because of air traffic, because of all the other things standing in the way. they can't just get in the car like they could here in the u.s. and they're very frustrated and trying to help

out. we pray for everyone in this situation. thank you for coming on today. appreciate your time. >> jon: turning now to las vegas where authorities are moving forward with their investigation into sunday night's deadly shooting. are they any closer to finding the gunman's motive? defense secretary jim mattis and joint chiefs of staff chairman general dunford testifying on capitol hill today. what we're learning about the situations in afghanistan and south asia next. ♪ hey grandpa. hey, kid. really good to see you. you too. you tell grandma you were going fishing again? maybe. (vo) the best things in life keep going. that's why i got a subaru, too. introducing the all-new crosstrek.

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>> melissa: fox news alert on the mysterious attacks against u.s. diplomats in cuba. with the u.s. saying there are 22 cases. hearing loss, intense

headaches, and loss of balance. the state ordered non-all essential diplomats out of cuba. the state department saying it will only restore staffing levels once the u.s. gets full assurance that the attacks won't continue. >> jon: defense secretary jim mattis and joint chiefs of staff joseph dunford on capitol hill today defending president trump's new strategy in afghanistan and testifying on the threat from north korea. we are live at the pentagon with more. >> despite a hearing on afghanistan, right off the top defense secretary jim mattis was asked about president trump's tweets over the weekend and asked if they undermined his secretary of state when president trump said tillerson was wasting his time talking to north korea. >> all we're doing is probing, not talking with them, consistent with the president's

dismay about not talking with them before the time is right. i do not see the divir against as strongly as some interpreted it. the president has a responsibility to insure that we go into this with our eyes wide open. >> on afghanistan general dunford blamed the last administration for withdrawing too far too fast and just last week mattis visited kabul for the first time since president trump unveiled a new strategy for afghanistan and less than two hours after mattis landed the taliban fired more than 40 rockets and rifles from close range raising questions about who tipped them off and about security 16 years since 9/11. the attack lasted over five hours and coincided with the anniversary of the taliban taking kabul in 1996. now more than 3,000 additional u.s. troops are headed back. mattis says the new troops will serve closer to the front lines where they can call in more air strikes and already more bombs are being dropped on the

taliban. last month more bombs fell than any time over the last five years and the u.s. military is fast approaching the total number of bombs dropped in all of 2013. jon, just moments ago he was asked if the united states should withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. mattis answered no. he says the united states should remain a part of this landmark nuclear agreement at the trump administration faces an october 15 deadline. >> jon: thorny issues all around the globe. >> melissa: a massive investigation now underway into the las vegas massacre as authorities also look at how to prevent similar attacks. those details ahead. plus president trump is on his way to puerto rico after facing criticism for the federal response to the devastated island. we are live in san juan.

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provide life sustaining services as we help to rebuild their lives. that will be the focus that we've had since this began. >> jon: john roberts has more now. >> good morning. the president and first lady should be on the ground any second now in puerto rico. it was estimated they should have landed 11:20. it looks like they're on their way in. the president and first lady when they hit the ground will meet with people who are deeply affected by hurricane maria when it record through puerto rico and meet with first responders, members of the military who are pitching in to help down there and government officials from both puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. the governors of puerto rico and virgin islands will be meeting with the president later on today. one of the people the president is expected to meet with is the mayor of san juan, carmen cruz who was very critical of the federal response late last week calling it ineffective and also being very critical of the acting dhs secretary elaine

dukes comments that it was good news the federal government is starting to get relief supplies into the hardest hit areas of the island was inappropriate. it is not a good news story. it's a people are dying story. on his way to the helicopter this morning i asked the president about that and what he would say to the mayor when he meets her. >> president trump: i think she has come back a long way and acknowledged what a great job we've done and people are looking at that. in texas and florida we get an a plus. i tell you what, i think we've done just as good in puerto rico and it is actually a much tougher situation. but now the roads are cleared, communications starting to come back. >> over the weekend, the president took a rhetorical flame thrower to cruz saying she had poor leadership. lumped her in with politically motivated ingrates and claims she has been told by the democrats you must be nasty to trump. cruz says she is happy to meet

with the president and seems to have shifted her tone on the federal response. >> he asked to meet with me of course i would meet with him. you know, anything that can be done and anyone that can listen. again, i've been quite complimentary of the people from hhs and fema. their heart is in the right place. we have to cut the red tape. >> the president agrees you have to cut the red tape when it comes to getting disaster assistance to puerto rico and issued the 10 day waiver in the jones act allowing foreign flag vessel to travel between ports in the united states to puerto rico. he also said this morning as robust as the federal response has been, more people on the ground there, locals in puerto rico need to get involved. listen here. >> we need their truck drivers. their drives have to start driving trucks. they have to give us more help on the local level.

the first responders, the military, fema, they have done an incredible job in puerto rico. >> again the president and first lady should be on the ground shortly if they haven't arrived in the last couple of minutes, jon. we hope to see some of the events live via our portable broadcasting abilities. but with cell service being so spotty down there on the island i'm not sure it will happen. we'll do our best to bring it to you live. >> jon: we'll appreciate those efforts. jon roberts at the white house. thank you. >> melissa: just in on the wide ranging investigation into the biggest concert massacre with the f.b.i. down playing the possibility of international terrorism while they work with police to learn the motive for the deadly rampage. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington what's the focus right now? >> good morning, a u.s. government official tells fox news investigators are doing a full review of his travel history and drilling down on

his financial transactions as well as personal relationships looking for unusual activity or sudden dramatic event that points to motive. there does appear to be a shift in law enforcement is describing the shooter's girlfriend. the sheriff saying she was in japan and expected back in the united states where she will be questioned. >> i didn't say we were discontinuing the investigation into the female. we are continuing the investigation into that female. there are several questions that need to be answered similar to what you propose but she is currently out of the country. we are making arrangements to contact her upon her return. >> paddock used her identification at the casino. an online profile said danley was a gambling and casino professional. danley could be interviewed by an f.b.i. representative suggesting the bureau can't force her to return to the u.s.

because she is not charged with any crime at this time. with every hour the investigation expands with four active scenes. the hotel suite and two adjoining rooms where the shooter used scopes and tripods. the shooter's home in mesquite as well as a fourth property in northern nevada. isis tied itself to the attack by the f.b.i. continues to discount that international terror connection. >> jon: for more on this let's bring in sergeant sean larkin and member of the department's gang unit and live pd television show analyst. sean, do the answers lie with the girlfriend, do you think? >> you know, it sounds like right now everybody is at a complete loss. hopefully she has information she can provide when she is interviewed. she may be able to provide that one piece that can explain why this happened. >> jon: there are so many

questions about the weaponry that he used, 23 guns i think found in the hotel room. but each one of those purchases had to pass an f.b.i. background check, right? >> that's correct. any time someone is purchasing a firearm from a gun dealer or broker, you know, there is a wide range of paperwork that's completed. there are background checks conducted. these days you cannot walk into a gun store and walk out with one immediately. it will take time. he passed all those background investigations by the f.b.i. and so they will definitely have to look further into what happened. >> jon: so again, at least 30 times the f.b.i. had a chance to look over this guy and kind of comb through his background, comb through his psyche even and saw no reason to red flag him whatsoever. >> that's correct. you know, myself and some of my colleagues and other officers talked about these things before it happened in las vegas. if you have somebody who is set on doing something similar to

this or something as simple as a bank robbery or random murder and if they are just a normal person in society that doesn't raise any red flags and they don't talk about what they want to do, their beliefs to anybody else, it is nearly impossible to stop something like this from happening. and unfortunately that is very possible what's happened here. >> jon: he was reclusive. he was -- well, he moved around a fair bit but he also had a lot of money. he doesn't fit any of the profiles of people who typically do this kind of thing. >> absolutely not. and when these type of things happen across the country, whether at this scale or much smaller oftentimes there are neighbors, friends that are just -- as we've heard on this they say that exact same thing. he was a regular guy. i never suspected this, anything like that. other times when something happens people do say yeah, he was odd or he made these type of statements. i wish i could have prevented it. it sounds like we haven't had

anything like that come forward yet. >> jon: in your time with the gang unit and police force have you run across these kinds of cases. not on this scale but somebody who seems to be an ordinary, upstanding citizen who all of a sudden snaps and does something horrific? just that in this case the horrors were inflicted on so many hundreds of people. >> not definitely not to this scale. some of the things such as robberies. people in desperate situations that we as officers or even friends of these people were not aware of. they're facing financial problems or drug addictions, things like that and go out and commit crimes. definitely nothing of this magnitude by any means. >> jon: i do like the focus on the positive. this was a horrific event but based on the number of guns he had and based on the amount of ammunition he had in that room the swat team and even hotel security did a great job of getting up to that 32nd floor room in a hurry and

neutralizing the threat before things got even worse. >> absolutely. i've heard some of the radio traffic from officers at the scene and just me being a police officer you hear the stress in their voices and i've heard it from other officers here in shootings and it is chaotic. because of these type of shootings that happened 20 years or so going back to columbine, officers across the country, departments of all sizes train for active shooters. sometimes agencies that are larger train by themselves. smaller agencies train together to react to these type of things and the goal is to immediately go to where the shooter is and to stop that person. so officers will put together a team to go towards the threat putting their lives in danger and they'll by pass injured citizens and injured other officers so they can go to this shooter, stop him immediately and prevent any further loss of lives or injuries. >> jon: they did an impressive job this time around. >> very impressive, absolutely.

>> jon: sergeant sean larkin, tulsa p.d. >> melissa: the half brother of north korea's leader who died under very bizarre circumstances. now we know what really killed him. the white house mourning those who lost their lives in las vegas. we have more on the investigation, including how do we stop these attacks in the future? can we? i don't know why i didn't get screened a long time ago.

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face and eyes. also in his bloodstream. the two young women accused of his murder pleaded not guilty yesterday. prosecutors say they were trained by north korean agents to smear the nerve agent on kim jong-un's half brother. north korea denies any involvement in the assassination. >> melissa: the fallout from the las vegas concert massacre, the focus on the investigation into what happened and how and if we can prevent similar attacks, especially since stephen paddock didn't fit the profile of a mass murderer or terrorist as far as we know. those who knew him, like the nephew of his live-in girlfriend said they never saw this coming. >> didn't seem like he was the type of guy to do that. >> a normal person. >> this comes as a surprise to you as anyone else? >> yes.

>> melissa: joining us is the former co-chair of the new york anti-terrorism task force and advises schools on security. let me start with the enormous stockpile of weapons this man had. you know, in terms of explosives, the numbers of guns, the ammunition. how -- these things as we've heard so far were purchased legally. he passed a background check. it doesn't set off any alarm bells when somebody buys so much stuff? >> it usually is in combination with other intelligence information. it is something that atf looks at on a regular basis. it is our federal agency but also something the state police look at and regulators in that field with ammunition and those types of weapons. i'm surprised this didn't fall under the -- it did fall under the radar and got through. you take that into consideration with all the other issues that one looks at for something like this. >> melissa: i mean, i know you

devise security plans for schools. you say a comprehensive security plan could do something in a situation like this. explain that. what would you have caught? >> whether it's a school, we do it for corporations and for governments. it is basically the same philosophy. intelligence, enforcement and it is actual security on the street for the things that you miss through your enforcement actions, things that you miss through your intelligence. those three things working together make it a better and safer environment. you can do that anywhere. we can do it in hotels if we wanted to. and again it is how much the hotels want to do in terms of what type of scrutiny they want to put their guests through and what the guests want to do. it is always a balance of trying to do a good job because we have the manpower and tools, and slowing the process down with people. >> melissa: we heard at the beginning of this, you know, from somebody that was involved in his life and apparently lived with him. if people in the house don't see the signs.

in so many cases, family members say they did see the signs, they did see somebody get dark or reached out for help. but to hear that somebody who knew him well didn't see the signs, makes you feel like it would have been very tough to detect, no? >> you have to remember we don't have all the details yet in this case. there is still a lot of information out there. forensic evidence hasn't all been examined. other people and other people of interest to the government that have not been interviewed yet. i don't think the whole story is out. so it's not that i don't believe everyone that has commented. i just want to verify information that's out there and really pull this case together. so there is a lot of loose ends here. let's wait and conclude that no one knew anything. let's wait and conclude that he was not tied to any type of international organization or terrorist group. i think that's all going to be information that we will obtain in the very near future. >> melissa: there is a lot we

don't know. we definitely don't have a complete picture. thank you for coming on. appreciate your time. >> jon: fox news alert. air force one is on the ground at the airport in puerto rico. the president and first lady have landed there for a personal look at the devastation caused by hurricane maria and the attempts at recovery. of course, the president has taken some heat from the political sphere regarding the nation's response to what is going on in puerto rico. he has fired back saying that it's an island, it's hard to get supplies there, and it is hard to get the relief to the people who need it. one of the problems is that so many of the local folks who were afflicted by the hurricane simply aren't there to do the jobs, melissa. the truck drivers and bulldozer operators have needs of their own trying to help their

families and households. >> melissa: i know a lot of people with relatives there. the biggest barrier is the fact that's an island. when something happened in houston or florida, people in neighboring states could drive in and help. even we saw in the keys when that first caravan poured in and they came across highway and coming from california. with puerto rico they need to fly and boat in. we can have lots of supplies here that we want to send to them for help but they need a way to get there. >> jon: there are organizations of private pilots. those who fly light aircraft and business jets. organizations that have -- stand at the ready to put tons and tons of supplies on board aircraft and fly them into the islands but the situation on puerto rico has been so devastated that many of the airports aren't even open yet. they don't have power for the control towers and so forth. some of those relief efforts that might normally take place

even from individual citizens reaching out to other puerto ricans are not able to happen just yet. >> melissa: our own reporter of the ground has pointed out from the beginning there were a lot of essential services that weren't in place even before the storm. that's a huge problem. when you talk about restoring power to 100% of the island. we see the president stepping off and shaking hands as he gets his feet on the ground. people on the island have been very looking forward to this visit and were concerned on top of everything else with this horrific strategy that happened in las vegas that they would not get the president to visit feeling like if he sees the challenges firsthand and brings the attention, he does have a way of cutting through the red tape and speeding up relief. they very much wanted him to come. >> jon: there is a bit of a checkerboard quality to this shot at times. this is not a traditional satellite beamed live shot.

again, that's a reflection of the fact that there is not a great deal of power on the island. this is sort of a very basic television lash-up that is beaming these pictures back live from puerto rico as president trump and the first lady melania visit with the governor of puerto rico and other dignitaries there to meet him and show him how bad things are. things are bad. he has acknowledged that. it was a ferocious hurricane but they are looking for more help in puerto rico and perhaps the president's visit will get that for them. >> melissa: only 95% of the island -- 95% of the island does not have power right now. only 5% does. only 45% of the island right now has drinking water. so this is obviously a huge humanitarian crisis. beyond that there is so much rebuilding that needs to go on and you can't forget, of course, that this is part of our country and like any other place that had a disaster, they

need federal support. >> jon: as you know, being the business reporter you are. puerto rico was essentially bankrupt before the storm hit. now they are faced with a catastrophic economic event that has essentially shut down the island's economy. tourists aren't going there right now and spending money. restaurants can't open because they've been obliterated. it is really the worst of all possible times on that island. >> melissa: they were already in financial crisis. when the governor has repeatedly been on our air he stressed that as well. they were already struggling and needing federal relief and help. now they have this crisis. tourism being the main industry which is now obviously completely hobbled. tough times there. the president has arrived to see the situation firsthand. and provide some help. >> jon: all right.

our phil keating is joining us now. he is looking back at the life of rock-n-roll legend tom petty. tom petty died yesterday in a los angeles hospital at the age of 66. he was a florida boy, i believe, am i right there, phil? >> you are right, jon. he was born in gainesville, florida, where the university of florida is, college town and as a kid all tom petty wanted to do is become a rock star. he saw the beatles on the ed sullivan show and thought that's how you do it. he packed up everything and moved to california. ♪ i'm free, free falling ♪ i'm free, free falling

>> jon: that is one of petty's biggest hits. who hasn't heard that song over the years? 1989's free falling. wrapping up their 40th anniversary tour last week. they gathered last night at the star on the hollywood walk of fame paying tribute to the legendary rocker who first broke it big. he turned out 30 singles that made bill board's hot 100 sales ranking. years ago he explained his songwriting process. >> whenever it comes, you have to find your zone and just play. i just play my guitar and if something comes up i go with it. and usually the best ones just seem to materialize right in front of you. i wish i could tell you better

but it is so mystical. it really is. ♪ >> jon: that is don't do me like that. another one of many hits for the mega star. early monday morning paramedics responded to petty a*es home finding him unresponsive and in cardiac arrest. he died last night at the age of 66. petty produced 16 albums over his four decade career, 11 of those albums went platinum and for a little kid who wanted to just be a rock star in 2002 he was inducted into the rock-n-roll hall of fame. jon. >> jon: we are going to miss him. phil keating in florida. thanks. >> melissa: the investigation into the las vegas concert massacre and what police are learning about the gunman and the potential political fallout from the deadly shooting. more live team coverage next.

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>> we will continue to watch the president. >> as he make that for the to puerto rico. thanks for joining us. "outnumbered" starts right now. >> harris: we want to show you now president trump arriving in puerto rico. this happens moments ago. they carried it live and now little bit more extended video to show you. he is in san juan and air force one landing at the east airbase there. military base, and what he will be doing first is a series of meetings with local officials and first responders and also with the hurricane maria victims. he is there after that hurricane ripped through the island, left millions of people without electricity or it at one point, we were reporting 100% of the island was without power. they have done their best with a lot of help led by our military landing on that island but also we have a base already there.