. >> nancy ognanovich is a congressional leadership reporter with bloomberg government. you can follow her on twitter. >> on thursday president trump met with military leaders at the white house to discuss national security and counterterrorism. president and first lady posed for pictures before hosting a dinner at the white house. it was during this photo op the president made a remark about the calm before the storm. this is about five minutes. president trump: thank you very much. and thank you all for being here tonight. and welcome back to the white house. in particular, i want to thank secretary mattis and general dunford for their incredible leadership and service. i also want to thank general kelly and general mcmaster for joining us this evening, and for their dedication to this administration. they have been really spectacular and done a great job. it's wonderful to be with all of you again. as i said during our last meeting, my number-one priority as commander-in-chief is to keep our people safe and to empower you, our senior military leaders, to do what you d

nancy ognanovich is a congressional leadership reporter with bloomberg government. you can follow her on twitter. weekend, a bipartisan group of senators are traveling to puerto rico to survey hurricane damage and relief efforts. the group includes tim kaine of virginia, ron johnson of york, and richard blumenthal of connecticut. the trip was arranged to the department of homeland security and fema. donald trump has approved an emergency declaration for a large area of louisiana and ordered federal assistance for the state as hurricane nate enters the gulf of mexico. the statement released said the theent authorized -- president authorized agency and the department of homeland security to coordinate all disaster relief efforts. forecasters say nate could hit overnight as a category two hurricane. vice president michael pence and his wife, karen, are in las vegas today. the vice president is expected to speak at a citywide prayer walk later this afternoon. presidentkly address, trump talks about reaction to the mass shooting in las vegas. georgia congressman john lew

. >> nancy ognanovich is a congressional leadership reporter with bloomberg government. you can follow her on twitter. >> on thursday president trump met with military leaders at the white house to discuss national security and counterterrorism. president and first lady posed for pictures before hosting a dinner at the white house. it was during this photo op the president made a remark about the calm before the storm. this is about five minutes.