we'll be right back. >> melissa: the president and the oval office today. he is speaking on the hurricane. he's participating in a briefing on hurricane dorian and he is also making comments about a host of other issues along the way, as you might imagine. reporters talking to him and him talking about everything from tariffs to the impact of the hurricane. let's listen and right now as he addresses a host of topics. all right, we are still waiting for that play out right now. i will give you some of the comments as we straighten it out. he says, "we've been asked to help in the bahamas. we are sending people to help there. over the years there have been bigger hurricanes. also talking about on the farmers, "they are warriors, they also know we have to do this." on china, talking about the tariff war. in the price the farmers are paying. "our farmers would have helped, this should have done but presidents before me and not just president obama." a theme he has hit on with trade before...