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good evening. tonight you're going to meet some people desperately in need of allies. some meeting in secret to express their true feelings. others wearing their politics on their sleeve. we're talking about trump supporters in deep blue california and democrats in bright red texas. they get unfriended on facebook and their kids are ostracized in school. now they're telling their stories to abc's nick watt. >> people have punched me in the face before. >> because you support trump? >> yes. >> older kids, they're both republican. we argued about it and we said a couple of things -- >> i wore a trump shirt to school and everyone got all mad at me. >> my friend matthew, he was worried about his grandparents getting deported when donald trump became the president. >> they say, oh, you're bad because you like donald trump. and i wanted hillary. and they get mad at me. >> reporter: now all the way down to elementary school. politically divided, politically active.

most americans believe their country is today deeply divided and is there any hope? local democrats we spoke with called this the readest metro area in america. american d.r.e.a.m.ers, pickup trucks, lush lawns. then you reach leah paine's house. texans for hillary still stuck in her lawn, rainbow stars and stripes, and a homemade planned parenthood wreath. get the picture? >> my neighbor to the north had a trump sign, my neighbor across the street had a trump sign. i voted for her and i would do it again if i could. >> reporter: these kids and their moms staunch liberals leaving deep in a red state. >> after the election, there were kids in the cafeteria talking about building the wall. there was this kind of baiting going on. >> i get poked at and made fun of a lot for being the black sheep of the family. they're concerned that being a democrat means i don't have a relationship with god.

>> reporter: over in deep blue southern california, we met republican women feeling similarly shamed. they meet on a private facebook page to chat. without the cyber backlash. it's all republican moms? >> yes. not necessarily republican. we say if you support trump. that's where it's kind of shifted to. it has gotten so bad for people. they need a safe space. >> reporter: in the course of my daily life in los angeles, i do not meet many trump supporters. >> people can't be out about it because it could jeopardize their career. people in the entertainment industry, people with businesses. >> reporter: we met these trump-supporting moms and their kids in a gop oasis, the regan library in semi valley. they did not want their last names used. you like politics? >> i like donald trump. >> i like politics because you get to see other people's point of view and what they like. >> reporter: me met 11-year-old dwight and his mom in the summer. >> there's a lot of the mexicans. i feel they're bringing in drugs and bad things. >> dwight wanted to go.

i wasn't going to go and he said, can we go? all right, okay. >> i voted for trump in our school's mock election. when my friends asked, oh, i voted for trump. they're like, you're a disgrace. >> you're disgrace? >> like i should have my own political beliefs. i don't harass you for liking obama. >> i find that a lot of people who are on the left, they're very vocal about their opinion. but when i'm vocal about my opinion, i am racist, i'm intolerant. >> girls came up to her and said, trump grabs women, trump da da da! she comes home and tells me this stuff. and i said, honey -- it's much more complicated than that. >> yeah. >> you know. >> we live in this bubble, l.a. >> it's not a friendly environment. >> on my own facebook page it went to the mat. >> reporter: l.a. county in november voting 72% for clinton, 22.5% for trump. you had a "jail hillary" sticker on your car? >> yes, it did not go well.

>> when obama was elect wed didn't protest and break things down and burn things. we kept quiet for eight years. so why can't the democrats just let us have our fun? >> reporter: it never used to be like this. >> no, it's never been this bad. >> never been this bad. but the issues have never been this critical. we have never had this -- the level of national security threats. he's been very productive. the economy. the stock market. jobs. >> reporter: have you lost friends over this? >> yes. >> i think it was already divided during obama. >> pitting groups against others. and making inflammatory statements about police behaving stupidly. >> absolutely. >> reporter: has dwight fallen far from the tree? do you have a similar political opinion to your parents? >> yes. >> i tell my children not to talk about politics at school, don't talk about how we voted for trump, how we don't like hillary. >> we end up with a country that people are just too scared to get involved and fix what's

really wrong. >> reporter: those democrats in texas agree. >> not talking about issues that matter. in tarrant county there's a group of people talking about getting talking circles together. that's truly getting republicans and democrats in the same room. >> it's come to that? >> it's come to that. >> reporter: again, here kids are learning from parents. zoe from britney. >> my mom talked to me about it. and she was like, he doesn't like gay people. he doesn't like all sorts of stuff. and that made me realize donald trump was a bad person. >> reporter: vanessa, teacher, mother, now running for congress. >> this is something of an uphill battle, right? i mean, she's the incumbent. >> she is the incumbent, she's been there almost 20 years. >> reporter: and republican kay granger polled nearly 70% last time. >> why are you doing this? >> who's going to fight for my chirp? who's going to fight for my students? >> reporter: sofia is vanessa's daughter. >> i will vote whoever's like

kind-hearted, wants to help everyone. i don't like donald trump. >> reporter: britney power is an iraq war veteran. >> i've had a lot of experience being treated like, what are you thinking? i'm going to delete you off facebook because i don't like what you're saying. rather than, let's agree to disagree. >> why don't you just move to los angeles? >> because i feel like i've got to do this work. i feel like, if i'm not here to have these conversations, then who will? >> reporter: all right. so is there hope? >> i think that we are creating a future generation that does not have voter apathy the way that we do now. >> we can usually find common values. we' we're all moms. every mom wants to know when our children leave our front door that they will be safe. those are values that every single parent has in common. i think that's generally a good starting point when we're talking with people. >> most people have a couple of major causes that may make them fall one way or the other. the other stuff you probably have in common. >> how do we move beyond this? >> we have to be adults are we

have to have conversations that are hard to have. >> reporter: or maybe we need to be a little more like kids. calm down a little. >> i've seen on youtube people getting into fistfights. >> reporter: talk about other stuff as well. you're talking about fidget spinners and stuff like that instead? >> fidget spinners and dabbing our ded. >> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in california and texas. next, with puerto rico reeling after one of the worst natural disasters in the island's her, some are asking, is president trump responding quickly enough? our reporter right there tonight. reporter is there tonight. ust a bathroom disease. you're a life of unpredictable symptoms. crohn's, you've tried to own us. but now it's our turn to take control with stelara® stelara® works differently for adults with moderately to severely active crohn's disease. studies showed relief and remission, with dosing every 8 weeks. stelara® may lower the ability of your immune system to fight infections and may increase your risk

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it as truly desperate situation on puerto rico right now. our fellow american citizens living with massive power outages and dwindling supplies. help is on the way but will it get there in time? abc's eva pilgrim is on the ground tonight. >> what's out there is total devastation, total annihilation. people literally gasping for air. >> reporter: it's the worst natural disaster to hit puerto rico in nearly 100 years. hurricane maria pummeled the island last wednesday. as a category 4 storm. we are many days removed from hurricane maria making landfall and you can see there are several neighborhoods that are flooded. with basic supplies, food and drinking water running low and lines for gas, hours long. the 3.4 million american citizens in puerto rico are living on the edge. >> everyone basically is

fighting in the stores, in the streets, in the gas lines. you know, it's -- it's really, really survival mode right now. >> if we don't get unprecedented collaboration from the federal government here, this could collapse into a humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: this stunning satellite image showing almost all of puerto rico blacked out. most of the power you see, generators. no electricity means no air conditioning. and the oppressive heat makes matters worse. at this sweltering 14-story retirement home in san juan -- >> we're going door to door to door doing a search. >> reporter: there's no running water. the only way out for the elderly residents, these stairs. here we meet lisbeth vasquez, trying to care for her parents. who desperately need medicine. they were just treated for dehydration.

>> i wouldn't mind taking them to the hospital. they would be there. >> reporter: over the past week as puerto ricans were pleading for help, trump faced criticism for tweeting about the nfl, only reacting to puerto rico last night after five days of silence. tweeting, much of the island was destroyed, with billions of dollars owed to wall street and the banks which sadly must be dealt with, food, water, and medical are top priorities and doing well. >> the irony of the fact that he criticized puerto rico for having wall street bailouts or owing wall street money when he's been bankrupt five or six times and needed such bailouts from our bankruptcy laws is not lost on people who are paying attention. >> reporter: today abc news' sister celia vega put the question to the president. >> is breepuerto rico getting a the help it needs from you? >> puerto rico is important to me and the people are fantastic people. i grew up in new york, i know

many people from puerto rico. >> reporter: the president highlighting the praise he's received. >> it's the most difficult job because it's on an island in the middle of the ocean, it's out in the ocean. you can't drive your trucks there from other states. the governor said we are doing a great job. >> oftentimes he makes these issues about him and becomes self-congratulatory, when that's not what people want to see or feel, that's not very reassuring. so it's been a challenge for the president thus far. >> reporter: the president says he plans to visit puerto rico next tuesday. in the meantime, 10,000 federal employees are on the ground in puerto rico and the virgin islands. but the effort to bring supplies to those in need and rebuild critical infrastructure is a logistical nightmare. >> as soon as we start getting more bus drivers, something that sometimes you're not really even considering or take for granted, then we're going to be able to execute quicker. >> reporter: today, five fema

flights brought in mobile communications, helicopters, medical teams, and additional generators. and since maria made landfall, fema has provided more than 4 million meals and 1.5 million gallons of water to the u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico, with more help on the way. >> fema has actually been very responsive and sent an enormous amount of resources relatively quickly. >> reporter: on the ground it's a race against time. are you getting the stuff you need fast enough? >> no. no. and i'm sorry that's not politically correct to say. we are getting help. and we appreciate it so much. you have to idea. but the chain of command needs to work a little faster. >> reporter: for now, puerto rico remains largely disconnected from the rest of the world, without cell service puerto ricans like jose vidal are anxious to reconnect to family on the mainland. we loaned him our phone to make a much-needed call. >> i'm okay. i'm all right.

doing okay, we're doing the best we can. >> she's worried about you. >> yeah, she wants to send us some money. >> reporter: hundreds at the airport are still trying to get off the island. flight navigation systems wiped out in the storm. >> i have high blood pressure. and i'm not supposed to be in this heat. and it's not good. >> reporter: but tonight the only certainty seems to be a long road to recovery ahead. >> this is the biggest catastrophe in puerto rican history. this is an unprecedented event in puerto rico and in the u.s. mainland. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm eva pilgrim in san juan, puerto rico. is single payer the future of health care? we ask the future of the country what millennials are saying about the health care debate and what bernie sanders says needs to happen next. >> abc news "nightline."

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as the health care debate rages on in america, we'll look at what some millennials think could be the solution. in our abc partnership with the social media company attention, contributor matthew segal sat

down with senator bernie sanders and a host of millennials to find out what they think the solution should be. >> how are we going to make it possible for everyone to have health insurance that's affordable? >> i just wish the system was simpler, cheaper. >> obamacare is a step in the right direction but it doesn't go far enough. >> there's been a lot of talk about repealing and replacing obamacare. but one generation wants to see it go even further. millennials. in fact, most young people under 30 say the government should pay for health care. with 45% supporting a system of single payer. while most older folks aren't too excited about single payer health care, there is one guy who is. more people under the age of 30 support single payer than any other age demographic. to what do you attribute that? >> they're smart. we have a very bright younger generation who is catching on. catching on to the fact that we need to see it as a human right, not just a privilege of money. >> that's exactly what this

millennial doctor told us. >> most millennials believe that health care is a human right. part of growing and up seeing some people with coverage, some people without. that's what made me want to go into medicine in the first place. i would take a pay cut if it meant better care, easier care. >> you would be willing to take a pay cut. >> absolutely. >> reporter: he's not the only one willing to make financial changes. >> i think everyone deserves their right to health care. so i would pay more in taxes if i had to. >> i'm willing to pay higher taxes so all of us can get better health care. >> why do more and more millennials favor a single payer system over older age groups? health care horror stories on social media may be playing a role. one example is jimmy kimmel's viral story about his newborn son's heart defect. >> no parent should ever have to decide if they can afford to save their child's life. >> reporter: millennials are more likely to rely on freelance work. >> right now i'm working three jobs and i don't have health

care. it's frustrating. >> reporter: some conservatives think millennials are too confident in the government's ability to provide health care. >> millennials have too much faith in the government. number one, it costs a lot of money. people have a choice, they can choose what they want what they can afford. some might choose to go without. that's not necessarily a bad thing. >> reporter: senator sanders is aware of these criticisms. >> people's taxes are going to have to go up. >> wait a second. if you're a family of four paying $15,000 a year for health insurance, and i say you're not going to have to pay that but you're going to have to pay $5,000 in taxes, you'd say, hey, that's a great deal. >> and how in the devil are you going to get that to pass? >> i have no illusion that when we have republican leadership who wanted to throw 32 million people off of health insurance, that they are going to be supportive of what i am very confident of, is that it is not just young people who understand the importance of universal health care. it is more and more americans. >> reporter: whether sanders will be successful, only time will tell. one thing is for certain,

millennials are eager to improve our current health care system. >> we go forward with a medicare for all single payer program! thank you all! >> thank you for watching abc news tonight. as always we're online 24/7 at abcnews.com and on our "nightline" facebook page. thanks again for watching and good night. good night.