. this morning, the feud between the president and his attorney general continues. there is new reporting that president trump is still talking about firing jeff out tear primaries last fight setting the stage for highly competitive general election battles come november. in florida, tam has see mayor andrew gillum narrowly one in one of the most significant upsets of the season. one of the most significant upsets of the se ason he becomes the first african-american major party in history. gillum will face trump backed congressman ron desantis. in arizona, meanwhile, it is on the cusp of electing the first

female senator. the first female senator congress woman kyrsten will faid face off against martha mcsally who defeated kelly word and farmer sheriff joe arpaio in her bid. mcsally, who tried to distance herself from the outgoing senator, jeff flake, yesterday refused to comment on flake's service to the state. watch this. >> reporter: has he sebbed the state well? >> you guys can sort that out. >> joining us later on ""morning joe," request itself the governor andrew gillum. it's been a year since hurricane maria and puerto rico was left devastated. report from george washington university estimates that nearly 3,000 people died in the after math of the storm. that's dramatically higher than the previous official count of just 64. the storm ripped through puerto

rico last september destroying homes and leaving much of the island without power for months. puerto rico's governor says they are reflecting the new estimate. >> it is pain. . it's painful. and it's really not the number. it's just the, you know the continuous realization that a lot of people lost their lives. >> after the category 4 storm tore across the island last year, president trump touted the low death toll. >> i hate to tell you, puerto rico, but you have thrown our budget a little out of whack, because we spin at lot of money on puerto rico, that's fine. we saved a lot of lives. if you look at the -- every death is a horror, but if you look at a real catastrophe like katrina and you look at the tremendous hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that dierkd everybody around this table and everybody watching can really be very proud of what's

taken place in puerto rico. >> the white house put out a statement yesterday reading, in part, quote the president remains proud of all the work that the federal family undertook to help our fellow citizens if puerto rico. the federal government will continue to support the government of puerto rico and the puerto rican communities for years to come. >> last week, president trump acknowledged what his top advisers have been saying for months, that north korea is not taking steps to end the north korea missile programs. the large scale exercises between the u.s. and south korea james mattis says may be reinstated. >> we took the step to suspend several of the largest exercises as a good faith measure coming out of the singapore summit. we have no plans at this time to suspend any more exercises. we suspended several exercises

at the direction of the president, the good faith effort was made. we have had -- we have done no planning for suspending others. >> after the singapore summit back in june, president trump cancelled those exercises saying they are too costly. he called them provocative war games. it's a characterization secretary mattis was asked about yesterday. >> reporter: if the u.s. goes forward with the exercise again as they have annually next year, are they now a provocative. >> i don't have a crystal ball right now. let's see how the negotiations go. even answering a question in a -- in that manner could influence the negotiation. let's let the negotiation -- let's let the diplomats go forward. we all know the gravity of the issue we are dealing with. >> back to president trump accusing google and other tech giants bias claiming they are rigging search rules against him. he says google and others are

suppressing voices and hiding information in news that is good. >> that attack came after fox business network aired a thinly sourced segment on the topic the night before. now administration may be looking at whether google searches should be regulated. >> i think google is really taking advantage of a lot of people. i think that's very serious thing and is serious charge. we have literally thousands and thousands of complaints coming in. you just can't do that. so i think google and twitter and facebook, they're really treading on very, very troubled territory and they have to be careful. it's not fair to large portions of the population. >> reporter: does the president believe or does the administration feel there needs to be some form of regulation for google or what exactly wha was the president speaking ability? >> we'll let you know. we're looking at it. >> they put out a statement, google search is not used to set a political agenda and we don't bias our results towards any

political ideology. amid the mu skepticism the bilateral trade deal, the president took to twitter tweeting out, i smile at senators and other talking about how good free trade is for the u.s. what they don't say is that we lose jobs and over 800 billion dollars a year on really dumb trade deals him these law makers are fine with this. we feel e 12 hours later, he tweeted out, quote, our new trade deal with mexico focuses on farmers, growth for our country, tearing down trade barriers, jobs and having companies brought back into our company. it will be a big hit. nebraska senator ben sass responded in a statement saying, quote, this is simply wrong. trade creates american jobs, period. this is bake economics, and actual american experience for the last 75 years. well, during his announcement of the deal, trump appeared to

threaten, to leave out canada, but members of congress, including republican pat toomey says, there is a lot more to it than that. >> can the president unilaterally kill nafta without coming to congress? >> no, no, absolutely not. we certainly want to see canada as part of this. but the president can't use the trade promotion authority that he was given, right, the expedited procedures in the senate especially to switch this to a bilateral agreement when the president informed congress and invoked tpa, it was for the purpose of reforming faust. a bilateral agreement with mexico is not a reform of nafta. it's something entirely different. >> we have the last major primary from november. joining us a role call journalist w. the results from last night. what does it mean as far as setting the stage for november and especially those really hotly contested races we watch,

especially in arizona and what does that mean for the president as those misterms approach? >> yeah, have you two competitive races in arizona and florida. they're tee'd up. martha mcsally is facing a competitive race against kyrstin. it's a top of the broadcast, mechanically kyrstin. it's a top of the broadcast, mechanically tried to be a little more conservative. she declined to praise flake yesterday as you mentioned. she won fairly handsly. it was a three-way contest. look for her to potentially moderate now that that primary is over. in florida, again another really competitive race for scott presumed to win the republican nom nation. he didn't have any trouble last night. she bringing a lot of money and strong challenge towards bill nelson. >> a stunning one out of florida, the gubernatorial race

out of that state. >> i want to switch gears and talk about the drama inside the president's administration, particularly his relationship with jeff sessions. there are reports that president trump has for now at least decided to hold off on firing the attorney general. what is the likelihood president trump actually sticks to that promise and what do we expect to see if, in fact, he doesn't and he does go ahead and fire jeff sessions? what kind of impact would it have on some of his top aides and hess advisers? >> who knows the likelihood of trump doing or not doing anything is. i think can you say for sure a lot of republicans are nervous about him axeing sessions especially before the mid-term. >> that would throw a lot of chaos into a chaotic administration, especially in these suburban house districts through the administration is unpopular. that's something they don't want to see. >> it will be interesting to see how it all plays out, if, in fact, it happens.

we want to talk to you again if just a little bit. stick around for us, please. still ahead a texas man says he is selling blue prints to sell 3d presented guns, despite a court order supposed to block those plans online. later, senator lindsey graham pays a tribute to senator john mccain. those stories and of course a check of your weather when we come right back. eck of your wea come right back.

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instead, he'll mail them on a flash drive to anyone who pays. suggest a price, $so. >> i have the right to give things away for free related to guns, information for helping you make a gun, ki give it away. >> reporter: the instructions are already online. wilson posted them before 20 states attorney generals cited him. the walk state attorney general issued a statement, i trust the federal government will hold cody wilson, a self-described crypto-anarchist accountable to that law. if they don't, president trump will be held responsible for anyone that is hurt or killed by these weapons. president trump tweeted last month, i am looking into 3d plastic guns. already sold to the nra, it doesn't make sense. in june, they dropped 3 the instructions. gun control advocacy warns that

could put ghost guns into the hands of criminals and terrorists. >> these guns can slip through a metal detector, be used in hijacking, taken into a high security environment a concert or sporting event. all of those are serious concerns. >> cody wilson argues he has a first and second amendment right to manufacture the guns the question is whether any state attorney general will move to block him yet again. >> our thanks to tom costello for that report. a former cia officer running for congress is accusing a republican-aligned super pac of using here highly sensitive security clearance to smear her campaign. she claims the congressional leadership fund improperly apprehended her cia job information, which included health details and her social security number. before spending eight years overseas as a covertosis with the cia, shelves taught at the

saudi-islamic academy in virginia. she claims the super pac obtained her application and conducted push callle. colleagues are asked if they would be less likely to support her if they knew she taught at a school by the royal family. the congressional leadership fund denied the officer's allegation saying the documents were legally obtained through a freedom of information act request. let's switch gears for a moment and bring in meteorologist bill kierans with a quick check of the weather. what do you got in. >> are you happy with the heat many. >> done. >> done you love heat and humidity? >> i will say i will take this heat over a cold, brutal winter. >> we will check back in on a cold winter day. >> that's not a fair comparison. there are days in winter you just can't stand. we have the relief taking place for new areas of the great lakes, portions of the ohio valley, out ahead of this front,

it is brutally hot and humid, today easily could be the hottest day of the summer in boston arc high of 99. you hit 98 one day if july. raleigh 92, typical heat down here on the gulf coast. this is more like chicago, 75, especially after the rainy morning will you have today. then as we look towards tomorrow. the front tries to hit the northeast. it gets there late in the day, temperatures will be down a little bit. still a hot day the heat gets suppressed here to the south. dallas 106. for today the numbers are about the same as yesterday. 60 million people unheat advisory. we have heat warnings. especially for the boston area, hilting near 100 today. hartford is under an excessive heat warning. we have an advisory. d.c. had an advisory issued. philadelphia, new york,al bean, just about everyone in the i-95 corridor and the east. we have pictures from wisconsin. remember yesterday morning at this time it was pouring. we had flash flood warnings if southern wisconsin. the road was washed away, it was

mainly the erosion when they get the big rain events like that. there was enough rain in green bay, too, lambeau field had water, too. it's a soggy morning, chicago. a lot of thunderstorms through missouri. unfortunately, yesterday the threat of lightning is dangerous and deadly. a man fishing yesterday was struck and killed by lightning. i think the saying goes, if you hear the thunder roar, head indoors. that's case for you this morning. >> there are tough conditions for folks in the mid-west. still ahead, the highlights from the u.s. open, the players are sweating it out, literally. the playoff push intensifies. that's all next in sports. we are back in a moment.

. welcome back. louis continues living the life. he's off today. time now for sports. the u.s. open, tennis, three players literally couldn't stay in the heat yesterday the grueling temperatures at flushing med doesz, they had to retire, is that fair, due to heat and illness. novak djokovic used ice baths. the victory keeps fan's hopes alive for a showdown, number two seeded roger fed everer, who had advances after delivering 14 aces in last night's straight set win. a little more than a week left to go into the nfl's regular season kickoff, reports that the philadelphia eagles

would begin their title defense without receiver alshon jeffry. he continues to recover from february's shoulder surgery. with the eagles hoping to have him back on the feel by week three. they will only miss him two weeks. action for players to express themselves on the court. as espn reports the leak lifted its color restrictions on sneakers in the upcoming season. creativity, also a lot of marketing opportunities. to baseball, a tied ball game in the bronx, feel walker has had a rough year. he comes you've the bench. he will pitch hit for the yankees against the white sox, bottom of the 9th. >> high, fly ball. right field. garcia bat, that will do it. see ya, yankees win 5-4. >> good for walker. he's ban very contraried player.

he's had a rough stint in the bronx. good for him. he gives new york the tenth win in the last 11 games. they remain six back of boston in the a.l. east. the marlins score a decisive run in a throwing error. oh the bottom of the 9th inning. they actually ended their three game skid with that 8-7 victory. baseball, everyone is so excited about football right now, baseball kind of gets buried. >> it's always like that this time of year. >> everyone is back to school or getting there. >> but you know, we're in close to october when the playoffs kind of heat up. so i think in no time we'll be back at the excitement levels that mike barnacle requires. >> thanks, bill. still ahead, how lawmakers are reacting to president trump's ongoing feud with attorney general jeff sessions. what some top republicans have to say about a potential firing. >> former cia chief brennan

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it's good to be back with you. it's the bottom of the hour. let's get started with the morning's top stories. lines have been drawn in the u.s. senate between president trump and attorney general jeff sessions with several republican, including session's former home state colleagues say his time is running out. quote, nothing lasts for jeff,

general richard shelby of alabama told the washington post, describing it as a toxic relationship. roy blunt says he wishes the best for him. as any administration would show, cabinet members said him last the entire administration. and bob corker of tennessee, my sense is the fix is in. in south carolina, lindsey graham raise questions with this comments on the "today" show, with i he later clarified. >> this relationship is beyond repair i think. >> but josh graham, i think, the only beef the president seems to have against him is that he's not going to get rid of the investigation into president trump. >> let me finish the second part, it's much deeper tan that. >> what else are we miss something. >> i won't say on this show, but it's a pretty deep breach. >> reporter: can you tell me what you were alluding to, the

breach between the president and the attorney general? >> it's not one thing, it's a series of things. i was telling these other folks the immigration issue is sort of a debacle. i don't know how the administration wound one it did. >> reporter: when you said we won't say on this show, it's a pretty deep breep breach. >> there is nothing unethical, nothing like that. >> others are rallying around jeff sessions, urging him to remain, a wall street report that five republican senator, including four members of the judiciary committee had breakfast with sessions at the department of justice last thursday as the president launched a new wave of attacks against him. the senators all incurred sessions to stay strong in the words of majority whip cornen in, mcconnell and pat toomey voiced their supportly have

total confidence in the attorney general. i think he ought to stay exactly where he is. >> reporter: should jeff session business replaced? >> i don't think so. i think jeff sessions is a good man. he brings unquestioned integrity to this office. >> it has been nearly two weeks since the white house announced president trump is revoking former cia john brennan's security clearance. since then, brennan says he hasn't heard a word from the white house or the cia, therefore, he may still have it. >> the only thing i heard is when sarah huckaby sanders says my clearance had been stripped. i have not been contacted by anybody before or since then, whether or not, she read something from donald trump, but -- >> but yesterday the white house confirmed that brennan, who was a senior nbc news analyst has been stripped of his security

clearance. one senior white house person said it's delayed without offering further explanation. there is interesting reporting at the atlantic about trump and an allie devon nunez and his recent trip to the united kingdom, in fact, he reportedly went looking for intel on christopher steele. you may recall he is behind the trump russia dossier. he requested meetings with the heads of three british intelligence agencies but they never met with him, wary that he was quote trying to stir up controversy. while nunez was discussing russian organized crime bruce orr him the president routinely targeted orr. yesterday, orr spent eight hours testifying behind doors into the gop probe into the or jens of the russia investigation. joining us from washington, d.c.

once again, reporter for role call, simone, great to have you back with us. what does this say this nunez trip about how republicans plan to proceed with the russia probe the fact that he went oversea, tried to set up these meetings with british intelligence agencies that refuse to see it? >> 83, i think it says a certain faction of republicans are really dead set here on investigating the investigation. >> that is something that is not going away. it's something a lot of their base support. that's not to say all republican, of course, are on board with this. there are those who would like to see the russia investigation proceed without hamstrings here by some congressional republicans. >> i want to turn now, simone to this reporting about jeff sessions firing him, you have said to the republicans there as we heard, lindsey graham made it clear is 80, holy hell will be paid if he's fired. have you the other side of these five senators who want him to

stay strong and hold on there. what does it say about this tuck of war back and forth and how that will influence the president, if at all? >> reporter: yeah a couple give things, remember, these are his former colleagues. some would like to see him stay in the job. they love him, respect him. others never agree with him on big issues like criminal justice reform, legalization of marijuana, programs. and others are just concerned that the administration is in a problematic place, if the president does not have a strong working relationship with his attorney general. >> and not to mention the fact na his senate seat he gave up ultimately flipped by democrats. i think a lot of people say if it was all worth it to have jeff sessions in that position for a short time. live for us in washington today. memorial services for josh john mccain will begin today as he lies in state at the arizona capital, meanwhile in washington, d.c.,ests to enshrine his legacy appears to be facing some resistance.

senate minority leader chuck schum were proposed renaming a building in honor of mccain. other resist that move for a variety of reasons. >> majority leader mitch mcconnell says he will form a bipartisan group to discuss the best way to honor mccain. he says he was not notified in advance adding the senate does not move so quickly to honor deceased colleagues and that there should be dlib rakes on the matter. meanwhile, senator mccain's cliques, senator lindsey graham offered an emotional tribute to his close friend yesterday on the floor of the senate. standing next to mccain's desk, draped in a black cloth with white roses, graham made a heart felt appeal to his fellow lawmakers. >> i do not cry for a perfect man. i cry for a man who had honor and always was willing to admit to his imperfection.

what else did i learn? i learned how to fight. a lot. everything and everybody. i learned how to forgive. and from him i saw how to heal. he had wanted to be president. he was prepared to be president. but it was not his to have. and i remember above all else the speech he gave that night, john taught us how to lose. when you go throughout the world people remember his concession speech as much as anything else andion said, that night, president obama is now my president. so he healed the nation at a time he was hurt. it is going to be a lonely journey for me for a while.

i am going to need your help. and the void to be filled by john's passing is more than i can do. don't look to me to replace this man. look to me to remember what he was all about and try to follow in his footsteps, if you want to help me, join the march. if you want to help the country, be more like john mccain. >> a very heart felt tribute there from lindsey graham. the two of them were very close, they had a close relationship. i remember overseas on these senate trips the two would come toke, you could see they had a close friendshipch he was obviously one of the senator's closest friends in the chamber. >> it's tough tone compass all of. that powerful words the beginning of what we will see

throughout the week culminateing saturday and sunday. still ahead, president trump raising eyebrows over intense comments this time, two evangelical leaders and the prime minister of japan, what he said in those meetings. >> bill kierans is back with a check on the forecast and the potential for more severe weather. (video-game dance music)

(burke) abstract accident. seen it. covered it. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ welcome back, everyone, president trump says there will be violence if republicans lose the mid-terms. nbc news has reviewed xerps with the president's closed door meetings with evangelical leaders. he says if the gop loses in november, they will overturn everything we've done and quickly and violently. when you look at some of these groups, these are violent people. he continued the level of hatred, the level of anger is unbelievable. part of it is because of some of the things i've done for you and for me and for my family this

november 6 election the president added, is very much a referendum, not only on me, it's a referendum on your religion, it's a referendum on free speech and the amendment. he claims to have gone rid of the johnson amy, which forbids churches from endorsing political candidates. of course the president cannot get rid of a law. he issued a executive order to direct the irs to no longer enforce it. a state wide leader follows the news last week implicateing him in a scheme to cover up his alleged affairs with a porn star and a playboy modem. >> earlier this summer president trump invoked pearl harbor as a negotiating tool with japan, during a meeting with japanese prime minister shinzo abe at the white house back in early june the president told abe, quote, i remember pearl harbor, evidentially to set up a blistering critique of policies

and a rationale for japan to renegotiate a trade deal with the occupation. they say trump frequently brings up japan's quote samurai past as abe's aides, quote, are resigned to trump now being uncontrollable. >> interesting diplomatic maneuvering there. let's switch gears, bring in bill kierans with a check of the weather. >> let's talk about the headlines. it's only wednesday. ly get into your labor day forecast. 60 million people in the heat today. just as bad if not a little bit worse. i am pretty positive, this will end up being the hottest day you will have until next summer. so just be prepared for that in the knee. we also in northern new england, andirondacks, burlington, ending up in northern hatch, a damaging wind threat with thunderstorms late tonight. be prepared for that.

today's forecast, 94 in new york. 97 to as warm as 99 in boston. d.c. at 96. as advertised, it's a heat wave, same temperatures in dallas and san antonio. now let's get to that weekend outlook. friday we see the cold front clearing out, nice friday, areas of cleveland to new york. highs in the 70s. noticeably cooler. hit-and-miss showers. it stalls in tennessee and kentucky. storms to deal with they long with friends around richmond and norfolk, down along the gulf coast, we have showers and storms. not talking about anything in the west. there is not a lot happening. temperatures continue to be mild. there is really no wet weather to speak of, on saturday a storm system tries to roll through the ohio valley from the mid-west. so showers and storms, st. louis to chicago, indianapolis, columbus, toledo, to detroit. maybe hit and mess stuff. i don't think it will cancel your lake or beach plans, on

sunday, the system in the ohio valley begins to bring that rain through pennsylvania, maybe southern new york, new york city. it will not rain out. it will trigger afternoon showers and storms, settled in the mid-west. for labor day, itself, temperatures in the mid-80s, beach plans are okay. especially early in the day. late afternoon, we will dodge and hit and miss showers and stores, people won't have tear day washed out. we're not talking all day rains. a typical afternoon showers and storms. >> a little umbrella, intent for the beach the cook 1y0u9. not a washout. that's key word right there. >> the head of the federal reserve finds support. the official calming the president's recent criminal of him. >> plus, president trump turns up the heat on google. alleging the search engine is working against him. those stories and the others driving our business day.

. i think google has really taken advantage of a lot of people. i think it's a very serious thing an a serious charge. i think what google and others are doing, if you look at what's going on at twitter, if you look at what's going on on facebook, they better be careful. >> welcome back, everyone, after accusing google of interpretational bias in its search engine reports. president trump issued a warning of increased regulation. cnbc's will marks joins us now live from london. give us a sense of how this is

playing out. what has google's response been to all this? >> reporter: it's really to the under the president's statements. they said, this was not used to set a political agenda and we don't bias our results towards any political move. president trump removed from media platforms sparked a debate about freedom of expression in silicon valley, seeing this as deeply, deeply troubling for share prices. in particular someone else who faced criticism is jerome pow l powell, the president nominated him and now says he's not thrilled with him. hiking interest rates trying to cool the economy down. president trump says that "bad" for the economy. steve mnuchin stepped in to talk

how important independence of the federal reserve is and to call fed chair jerome powell a "phenomenal leader." >> and interesting what the heads of tech companies replay when they come to washington for talks in a few days. and rushing to washington yesterday to salvage trade negotiations. comes on the heels of the trump administration trying to exclude canada from a prosed nafta. tell us more what is happening between canada, the u.s. and mexico? >> canada's taken a step back in negotiations letting the u.s. and mexico hammer out a deal. the fact the u.s. was able to split canada and mexico has given greater leverage. the timeline is interesting. friday marks an important moment by which the u.s.-mexico deal as it is, although we don't have details about it harks y, has tt to congress.

90 day it's to approve it. a new government is being sworn into power in mexico and they could change their minds. >> president trump wants to call it the u.s.-mexico agreement. very original. thanks. still could come, axios's jonathan swan has a look at this morning's "one big thing" and ahead on "morning joe," the president renews his bid to fire the attorney general. the latest on the strained reship between attorney general jeff sessions and republicans are split whether he should stay. and senator murphey suggests why jeff sessions should be fired and leads us closer to a banana republic. "morning joe" just moments away. .

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a.m. jonathan swan. what's the scoop. >> don mcgahn, white house counsel, stepping down this fall according to senior white house officials and sources close to mcgahn. we've spoke ton a number of people with the top level of the administration. the person everyone without exception wants to replace don mcgahn is emmet flood, brought in in may to represent the president from inside the white house on the mueller probe. don mcgahn himself wanted emmett flood to be his successor, told a confidant he had the perfect blend of skills to handle what's surely coming next year, if the democrats win the house which is a blizzard of subpoenas and congressional investigations and potentially impeachment proceedings. >> talk to us about the timing of mcgahn's pending decision to depart. your assessment it's a mutual

decision? was he a little pressure forward leave? he made headlines a few weeks ago when revealed he spoke to the mueller probe and sat down for nearly 30 hours are so with interviews with bob mueller's team? >> our understanding, the timing not entirely set. even after the kavanaugh confirmation for the supreme court or after the midterm elections but later this fall. his relationship with president trump has never been particularly good, since joining the white house. the president according to people who have watched the two interact gets very frustrated with him. tears shreds off him often in conversation. feels that don mcgahn doesn't give him the answers he wants. defenders of mcgahn say he's handling a very trying situation with a president who's often asking him to do illegal things. so it's very difficult being this president's lawyer, but it hasn't been a particularly good relationship. perhaps sometimes

over-sensationalized but there have been strained. however, don mcgahn has done very well for the president on judicial selections. they've done a record pace of confirmations of judges at the federal level and also, of course, is about to potentially confirm, select and confirm the second supreme court justice. on that and deregulation he's accomplished a lot. >> you touched on it a little bit, about his success here could replace him there, and the challenges, especially when it comes to after the midterms, the democrats take control, if they do. what else is on the broader scope we're looking at and any other names that may come in last minute we may see? >> emmett flood i should stress, my understanding, nothing's formalized. i know that from a senior source, but s-- nobody on the horizon would get the opportunity ahead of him. he represented bill clinton during the impeachment

proceedings. he joined the george w. bush for two years handling congressional investigation. nobody in washington of his caliber willing to serve in the trump white house and serve this president who can handle the blizzard of investigations that are surely coming their way. >> yes. i was going to say. probably one of the toughest positions in washington anticipating everything that may be coming down the pipeline. jonathan swan, thank you. reading axios in a little bit. sign up for the newsletter at signup.axios.com. and that does it for us. "morning joe" starts right now. if you look at a real catastrophe like katrina, and you look at the tremendous hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people that died -- what is your death count as of this moment? 17? >> 16 people. >> 16 people certified.

16 people certified versus in the thousands, you can be very proud of all of your people, all of our people working together. 16 people versus thousands of people. everybody around this table and everybody watching can really be very proud of what's taken place in puerto rico. >> it's important to remember it was obviously a world tragedy for the families of the 16 or 17 people who died. so -- it's a strange thing for the president to do, but according to the president, a death toll in the thousands would be shameful, he said. well, we now know that 2,975 people died on that american island following hurricane maria. we're going to get a live report from puerto rico in just a few minutes, talk about that. plus, the president was once again up after