Bolduan in for erin burnett. Hurricane michael, one of the most powerful storms to hit the continent of the United States in decades roared across floridas panhandle in a matter of hours. In its wake, whole towns were destroyed, businesses wiped out, much of the panhandle a disaster area. Were looking at mexico beach. This really just amazing. It is now called ground zero for Hurricane Michael. The once thriving beach town now gone. Listen to one mans description of what happened as he was riding out the storm there. The water came in, hougses started floating in front of our home and stuff. We had furniture in our house that wasnt even our furniture. The surge had brought stuff in so bad. It was like the walls collapsed and everything, and so the only thing i could find of ours was my briefcase. Hurricane michaels death toll is rising. At least six people, including a child have been killed. And that number is expected to rise. Tonight, a search and rescue operations continue, this is what theyre facing. Fallen trees, blocking roads, countless homes destroyed, each needs to be searched for anyone who could be trapped. One rescuer with the volunteer cajun navy had this sobering message. Ive never been scared of a storm a day in my life, and this one right here put the fear of god into me. Got to think a lot of people probably feel that very same way there tonight. Miguel marquez is live tonight in the heavily damaged mexico beach, florida. Hes joining me now. Miguel, what are you seeing . Reporter devastation. An entire city that is almost wiped off the face of the earth. I want to show you what youre looking at behind me. That was 24, 36 hours ago, beautiful homes, businesses, a beachside community. Now, it is barely even stilts at this point. It has been wiped clean down to the foundation. Much of this town looks like this. As you look across 98 here, 98 is sort of the road along the beach here, huge chunks of 98 are gone, washed away in this storm, and right across the street, what should be a thriving Beach Community is now complete devastation. Theres one house around here that is standing but just barely on its stilts, but all of the walls are blown out and the roof is blown out. There is an area where Emergency Services is gathering to start going through, house to house, looking for survivors. About 165 search and rescue personnel from both louisiana and florida who are here on scene. Theres also a ton of people gathered round a service station right at the main part of town at 98 and the public pier, the mexico beach public pier that is nearly gone. Several of them asked me, begged me to let the world know that they are alive and well. If i can, i just want to read off a few names. Robin retslof. Her family is in michigan. She wants them to know she is okay. Dawn vickers and her entire family and their three dogs, all of them are okay. Robert brock, he is okay. David seburg wants his mother in mobile, alabama, to know he is okay. And annette cofield and her 92yearold mother, who is wheelchair bound, shes okay. I just spoke to them. Looks like theyre getting on an ambulance shortly and getting out of here, but there is a massive effort that is just starting to take root here to take care of the basic needs of people and those search and rescuers just starting to get through the neighborhoods to look for people. We have certainly heard that there are many people who that there are people who are missing here and there is a lot of concern about what is going to become of this community. It is just the devastation is unbelievable. Getting here was extraordinarily difficult, and then when you get here, it is just shocking to see. It is literally like a massive bomb went off and just flattened the town and knocked down trees for a good 30, 40 miles leading into here, just nothing but forests of trees that are knocked over, absolutely incredible to see. I have to say, miguel, it is so no matter what youre looking at, it is such a relief to hear you reading names of people to make sure that theyre loved ones know that they are okay. That they are all right. It is such a relief to hear that. You talked about how difficult. Its hard to even broadcast from there because all the cell phone towers have really been wiped out. What was it like trying to get into mexico beach . Reporter it took us about three hours. We went a very long way around from the north and then down south, and there was one bit of it that was particularly difficult. Theres a lot of trees down but most of those have been at least chopped through so you can get through very small corridors but there was one section where several miles of nothing but trees across the road, the road was just green with trees. There was you couldnt even see the road, so everybody had to sort of wait, oneway traffic along the side of the road next to a running little brook that was, you know, threatening to sort of draw you in because it was getting muddy with all the cars going back and forth on that. It was not a sort of drive youd want to do every day. It was shocking to see the number of trees that have just blown over and snapped about the middle and are now just laying all in the same direction. Its incredibly neat and tidy to see the way that the wind was blowing and how all those trees blew the exact same way. Nothing neat and tidy about this scene behind you. Its hard to believe your eyes and what youre looking at tonight. Miguel, thank you. I appreciate it. And unfortunately, it may be days if not weeks before there is any real relief for much of the Florida Panhandle at this point. Our brian todd is out front. Reporter from the air, mexico beach is a wasteland, homes and businesses around this Florida Gulf Coast city took the brunt of the storm, obliterated by winds as high as 155 miles per hour. This was a middle school gymnasium. This was a mobile home park. This was an apartment complex. In some areas, nothing is left but a concrete slab. As the storm came ashore, brian hid in his bathroom. This was probably the most scared ive ever been in my life. For a while, i didnt know what was going to happen or, you know, i was trying to call people. We didnt have no cell phone service, but the wind was really, really, really bad. Reporter Florida Governor rick scott says officials are assessing how long recovery will take with damage reports still coming in. This hurricane was an absolute monster, and the damage left in its wake is still yet to be fully understood. Today, the top focus is search and rescue. Reporter but those efforts are being hampered by impassable roads, something we discovered as we tried to make our way into mexico beach. Downed trees and power lines are making it nearly impossible for First Responders to reach certain areas. Everythings complete destruction. All the trees are down, power lines are down, weve just been cleaning roads all morning long. Reporter and those who rode out the storm away from their homes cant get back. Its not good. Its not looking good. Weve got reports that its bad. Very bad. Reporter florida Officials Say thousands of rescue personnel are on the ground along with dozens of helicopters and boats to help pull people out. Meantime, there are nearly half a Million People without power across florida, alabama, and georgia. Tens of thousands of utility crews are working on restoring electricity, but Officials Say it could take many days. And tonight, more than 24 hours after the eye wall of this storm passed over this region, these are the obstacles that are still impeding First Responders trying to get to those isolated areas. Massive downed trees like this one here in tallahassee, downed power lines, very treacherous to try to get around, just 24 hours, again, kate, after the storm hit, these are the frustrations that First Responders are still going through, trying to get to those isolated areas. We witnessed volunteers coming out with chain saws, trying to cut through these impediments just to get ambulances through and theyre still having trouble tonight getting into those isolat isolated. And the frustration is only going to mount. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. I want to show you some of the damage in panama city, florida. These are pictures of the destruction at st. Dominic Catholic Church just from today. And i also want to show you these pictures are what the church looked like before the storm. Just look at that. Here with me now is father luke. Hes from st. Dominic Catholic Church. Hes with me tonight. Father, thank you for being here. Of course. Yes. This is your church. This is your congregation. The before and after, seeing those pictures, is just startling. You see all of this around you tonight, and what do you think . Yeah, its surreal. Like earlier they were saying that a bomb went off. It feels like that with all the trees down. Im standing here in the parish hall. This is where we have our services after our masses, and we have our bookstore to my right and as you can see, cinder blocks. We have, you know, metal frame doors. Our roof is completely off. This hall is ruined. The Church Building has significant damage. The stained glass window, we have, you know, dplaglass everywhere, flooding. Our apartments next to our next to the church have sustained severe damage, so were really hurting over here. Our offices, recently renovated, are just a disaster. So, yeah. So, for perspective, where youre standing right now, father, should be indoors . Yeah. So, this is the parish hall. So, as ill step back so you can get a little better view. This would have been the roofing structure, and just glass is everywhere. Im standing in glass. Our house on campus where the priests stay, the roof started slapping during the storm, so at that point, we went to the stairwell and it was just howling wind and you could feel the pressure in your ears just like you were in a plane, just going through different altitudes. It was crazy. And all my clothes are ruined. Im actually wearing the associate priests clothes, so its really devastating. My whole closet was soaked with rain and all the insulation has just come down, so half the house is ruined. It was just a really it was a very scary event. Do you know if everyone is accounted for from your congregation . Okay, so weve been sending out texts and calling. At t works right now. Verizon doesnt. Weve been sending out texts and calling. We havent accounted for everyone so we know the people that have stayed, theres some im getting Close Friends im trying to get ahold of, so we havent heard from everyone. A lot of the evacuees are asking how were doing but were still worried about those people who are in town. Im struck just seeing you there that youre experiencing this, youre dealing with, i mean, trauma and loss, but there are going to be a lot of people looking to you, turning to you for comfort in the aftermath of all of this. How do you do that . Yeah, yeah, so we were in the neighborhoods actually earlier just to see my pastor keeps saying that things are replaceable but people arent so weve been going around and making sure that everyones okay at this point. Things, we can replace, but weve seen a lot of signs of hope. Actually, this afternoon, we celebrated mass at 4 00 p. M. And the survivors in the apartments came and it was a really beautiful service. We offered it in thanksgiving to god and it was very powerful. We did that at 4 00 p. M. Were planning on doing that in the days to come. Thats really powerful. What do you do now, father . What is your message to the community when all it looks like behind you is despair . Yeah, i mean, ive been saying that the difference between hope and optimism, you know, optimism says that the storms not coming or maybe my car will survive, being just optimistic. But hope is that even if the storm does come, even if i lose my car, my house, my family, even if i lose my life, blessed be god. And so ive been telling people, you know, to have hope. That our reward isnt just in this life but in the life to come. So were just trying to give people hope at this point. Hope might be hard to find but just a sliver of it can give you something. Father, thank you so much. Amen. Amen. God bless you. Thank you. Please be in touch. Thats amazing. An important story tonight. Outfront for us next, reed timmer, hes been with us all week as you know, throughout the hurricane season, and he is saying that this is a storm like no other. He is outfront next. Plus, a Top Republican says everything points to saudi arabia in the disappearance of a Washington Post contributor. What will the United States do about it . Senator Lindsey Graham is my guest. And kanye west unloads in the oval office. He might not have expected to have a crazy mother [ bleep ] like kanye west, not political, no bull [ bleep ], put the beep on it. Yes. That really happened. What you gonna say when you get onto the moon . A lot of things have to go right before that happens. [ dramatic music playing ] we need to fail down here so we dont fail up there. This isnt just another trip, neil. Youre not just going to work. We got a bad fire. Theyre gone. 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You just reported six fatalities is what we know of so far in the wake of Hurricane Michael and i talked to all these fire and rescue, the few that were able to get in there right around when we did this morning, and they were going door to door, you know, knocking, trying to see who had survived, who needed medical attention, and in some occasions, who didnt want to leave and trying to coax them out and they were saying, quite bluntly to me, that that number will go up. It was just too preliminary because it was so difficult to get into mexico beach today. The fact that we were able to get in and be live was pretty extraordinary. We started our morning early. We jumped on this helicopter, and we were able to land just shy of when they had closed the air space, so its only, for the next couple of days, its closed. We were able to get in, walk along highway 98, and just looking from the left to the right, i mean, where we had to set up and do our live my live show today, wasnt just the worst of it. You know, you often you come into these towns and you cover tornados and hurricanes and mass flood events as we all have and you find the worst of it. But everywhere in mexico beach was the worst of it. You know, houses, because of the 13 feet storm surge and the 155mileanhour at its worst winds managed to pick homes up and toss them a football field and a half on the other side of the highway and in front of somebodys front yard as somebody was sitting in their home and watching this all happen. Those who chose to stay and ride it out. It was devastating, kate, to look at. And you spoke with some folks who were on the ground who rode it out and thank the lord that they survived it, but is it do they think its even livable there right now . Reporter oh, its absolutely not livable. Its unsanitary. Between the heat today, the smell that starts right because of the water, because of who knows whats in the water, it is absolutely not safe. I talked to one man who decided to ride it out because a lot of people thought, all right, category 2, im a hardy floridian whos been through hurricanes before and hes one of the ones who told me how everyone i talked to today who decided to ride it out thought at different moments that their life was going to end. He had a neighbor whose home was gone, and he knows she rode it out. Thats my point about death toll changing once theyre able to get in and assess. But on either side of this roadway, most of the homes were leveled, except for the newer some of the newer structures. You could tell they had different hurricane provisions, more recently, did make it, but that was few and far between, kate. Do these folks regret staying . Now its kind of past the point but do they regret being there after this . Reporter i think they would say whats the point of regret. They would say theyre grateful that they have their health. I think the best point of our day, if i can just selfishly, as a journalist, was giving these people our Satellite Phone because theres no cell service in all of mexico beach, and to be able to let them call loved ones to tell them that theyre okay was it just it was wonderful for them and for all of us because no one really knows, and its the unknown that i think got so many people emotional just thinking about, all right, we made it, now what . Now its just a matter of, we saw people coming into town and trying to pick out any bits and pieces of their home. Was there a photograph. I saw a guy who actually found a briefcase of his from his home that was destroyed. I mean, somebody elses refrig landed in his home, and its those precious pieces of ones life as you start to think about rebuilding. Yeah. And it looks like, from all of your video, it looks like its going to be a long, long road for rebuilding for a lot of those folks in that community. Thanks, brooke. Thanks for bringing us the stories. I want to show you now some other incredible video that we were seeing, a woman being medivacd out of the panama city neighborhood by the coast guard. She was taken to a local hospital and is now in stable condition but that is not the kind of ride that anybody wants to be taken in the middle of a storm. The coast guard says they found her after being signalled by flashlight from Good Samaritans who were concerned for their neighbor in distress. Joining me right now is vice admiral scott bushman, operational commander of the atlantic area u. S. Coast guard. Admiral, thanks for being here. Good evening. Thank you very much for having me. Thank you. Youve been out and you were out all day seeing this from the air in a helicopter. How widespread would you describe what you saw, the damage . I got to see some of the damage from the air. Much of the Florida Panhandle today. Once you get east of panama city, you certainly see some significant damage. I got to fly over mexico city mexico beach where it came ashore and the damage there is certainly catastrophic. You see homes destroyed, buildings destroyed. You see power lines down. Complete forests of trees down. And you see boats strewn about, boats sunk, and boats moved very large distances, so very catastrophic damage where it came ashore. Lets talk about the mission of the coast guard right now. What are the Biggest Challenges that your teams are facing as theyre trying to do their jobs, trying to rescue folks . We prepared for this storm very, very hard, for days in advance, working with the state of florida and fema to be ready for this. We were able to get our air crews out there as soon as the weather cleared last night. We got five helicopters out there, several fixed wing aircraft out there. They conducted 17 rescues last night. We have some of the best air crews in the world. They have to be at their best when the elements are at their worst, but even for our air crews, these are extremely challenging conditions when theyre flying at nighttime, theyre given a lat and longitude position, they lauer someone down there, gets them close to the position. Theyre near trees, near downed power lines, near debris floating in the water so these are extremely challenging conditions for very, very well trained crews. Yeah, whats your biggest concern right now as the mission is far from over . Well, we rescued with us and Customs Border protection, saved or assisted about 120 people. Certainly concerned that theres more people that need to be rescued. We noticed a number of reduction a reduction this afternoon in the number of requests for our assistance to rescue people. However, we are still very concerned about anyone that may need assistance and are working very closely in a very coordinated fashion with the state of florida and all the First Responders to continue to render assistance to anyone that needs it. When do you think do you have any guess yet when you think the rescue phase of this will be over . Im not going to make a conjecture on that. I will tell you the coast guard and rescue and First Responders will be there and while we need to be there and people need to be rescued. Admiral, thank you so much for coming in. Thank you very much for having me. Thank you for doing what you do. Outfront for us next, a top u. S. Senator says all signs pound point to saudi arabia killing a Washington Post contributor. His longtime friend tells us about his fear of the saudi government. He knew they would do something very bad to him, either put him in jail forever or kill him. From that, theres also this. 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Monumental read reviews check hotel prices book things to do tripadvisor breaking news. The United States is working assumption is that missing saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul, the last place that he was seen before he vanished without a trace. Thats according to the u. S. Official familiar with the latest intelligence. This as President Trump vows to find out what happened to him. We want to find out what happened. He went in and it doesnt look like he came out. It certainly doesnt look like hes around. Jim sciutto is out front. Reporter tonight, a senior republican senator tells cnn that he believes the missing journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, is dead and that saudi arabia is likely responsible. The intel points directly at them, and them thinking about this in advance, and i think they did it, and i unfortunately, i think that hes deceased. Reporter cnn has confirmed that the u. S. Has intercepts of saudi officials discussing a plan to lure khashoggi back from the u. S. Where he lived to saudi arabia and detain him there, taking him from the koconsulates believed to have been the backup plan, though it is unclear if there was ever a plan or intention to kill him. U. S. Officials say Saudi Crown PrinceMohammed Bin Salman would likely have had to approve of such a plan, but caution that he may not have known the specifics of the operation. Senator Lindsey Graham warned of, quote, a bipartisan tsunami if the saudi government is proven responsible. Behavior like this is unacceptable, violates every international norm. It cant be condoned and the way we deal with saudi arabia will be a message to others. Reporter the saudi government vehemently denies any involvement. Turkish police say they have evidence otherwise. Their assessment is that khashoggi was allegedly killed at the consulate. The New York Times citing turkish officials who say his body was cut up into pieces with a bone saw and taken out. Cctv cameras captured saudi government vehicles leaving the consulate less than two hours after khashoggi entered, then driving to the consul generals compound. Turkish authorities have identified 15 saudi men as persons of interest, several of them caught on camera arriving in istanbul hours before khashoggi disappeared. Saudi sources tell cnn that one of them is a former diplomat and intelligence officer, another a forensics expert. Khashoggi himself long feared what the saudi government would do to him if he ever returned to his home country. And he suspected they wanted to detain him when he went back. He knew they will do something very bad to him, either put him in jail forever or kill him. So he had all these bad scenarios in his mind. Thats why he had no plans to go back. He didnt trust promises. He didnt trust guarantees because its worth nothing. Reporter according to the khashoggis friend, he was back to saudi arabia as recently as may, offered a position as an adviser to the royal family. Khashoggi, we are told, saw through that. He saw through it as a plot to lure him back to his home country to imprison him, kate, or worse. Jim, thanks so much. Outfront now, the senior senator from south carolina, republican Lindsey Graham. He sits on the Senate Arms Services and judiciary committees. Senator, thanks for coming in. Thank you. Can you give me your sense right now, is Jamal Khashoggi dead, and did the saudis kill him . Well, with every passing day, it looks increasingly likely that hes dead, and the most logical explanation is that he went into the consulate, he never came out, and the saudis had something to do with it. Well know more in the coming days, but ive never been morel than i am right now and all the indicators point to saudi arabia and if it turns out to be saudi arabia, as ive said before, there will be all hell to pay. What other signs are you looking for . Well, they need to account. Saudi arabia does, for what happened in the consulate. He gave his phone to his fiance about 1 15 in the afternoon and she waited around to midnight and never came. I want to know who these 15 people from saudi arabia were that landed at the airport, went to the consulate. So you dont have to be Sherlock Holmes to be concerned here and if this is done at the hands of the saudi government, if their crown prince was involved in this in any way, it will virtually destroy his ability to lead this country on the international stage. I want to ask you, because you have warned that there would be hell to pay, was your words. For the saudis if it was them. Yeah. What does that mean . That means allout sanctions against those who engaged in this behavior. Isolating the regime, trading it with a contempt they showed to us. Ive been a very big supportive saudi arabia, we have Strategic Interests aligned against iran. Theyve helped us in the war on terror. Theyve been a good ally in many ways, but if this did occur, this would show contempt for the u. S. Saudi relationship. They would take a guy like me for granted. Theyre testing our values. And if they, in fact, did this, i want every other country that we deal with to understand what would happen to you. We would hit them in the wallet and everything would be on the table. What do you do, then, if the president doesnt follow through on what youre calling for in response . What do you do then . Well, the congress can act. We sent a letter in a bipartisan fashion to trigger the global act which would allow sanctions against those involved. The president s been very good. Ive got no reason to believe he will not act decisively. Whether or not we cut off military aid is something to consider, because we do have National Security interests in yemen and other places, but im very pleased with the way the president s handled this. All i can say is to saudi arabia, this is an affront to who we are as american people, and we will not let this stand. This violates every norm of International Law and this will not go unchallenged. Look, from what im hearing from you is that your gut is telling you right now, it is much more likely that the saudis did this and that he is dead than not. Yeah. More probable than not. I mean, with every passing day, it seems more likely. You know, all the evidence indicates that something bad happened to him in that consulate. I cant believe he wouldnt come out and say hello to his fiancee if he left the consulate, so when you go in a building owned by the saudi government and you never come out, two and two is four. So, were moving forward. And whos and who is directing the math equation . I think thats a question. Do you think they do you think they would do could do Something Like this without Mohammed Bin Salman ordering it or knowing about it . It would be pretty hard for me to believe that something this orchestrated was done without knowledge of the government. You know, the crown prince has been sort of visionary in terms of transforming saudi arabia, but hes also been repressive and pretty cruel. He apparently cannot take much criticism, so vision 2030 is going to give away give in to this. I mean, this idea of changing saudi arabia under his leadership will be impossible to achieve, i believe, if he was, in fact, involved in directing the murder of this Washington Post contributor. How far how hard do you go . I ask that today because it seems that the president is already taking something off the table. You said everything should be on the table. He seems to be taking restrictions of arms sales to saudi arabia already off the table. Listen to this. That would be hurting us. We have jobs. We have, you know, a lot of things happening in this country. We have a country thats doing probably better economically than its ever done before. A part of that is what were doing with our Defense Systems and everybodys wanting them, and frankly, i think that that would be a very, very tough pill to swallow for our country. Are you ready to take that off the table . I dont know yet. Generally speaking, we do have military interests with saudi arabia against iran particularly, terrorism in general, but having said that, everything would be on the table. The mininsky act really focuses on economic sanctions. They live opulent lifestyles in saudi arabia, to say the least, so what id like to do is start with the idea of hitting them hard in their wallet, in their lifestyle. I want everybody in the world to know who we are when it comes to events like this, and i want everybody to understand that if youre an ally of the United States, because we have Strategic Interests that you dont have a blank check to do anything you would like. This is a game changer for me, regarding our but do you think hitting them in the wallet is actually going to do is actually going to send enough of a message when you talk about them living an opulent lifestyle, being a rich country. I think so. I think we can do a lot of damage to the way they do business, the way they travel, the way they invest. You know, the act is a very strong tool that was created by senator mccain. This is the first test of it outside of russia. Lets start there and see where we go. Lets continue to investigate, but the one thing i will say to your viewers, when it comes to dealing with this, count me all in to be as hard as possible. Whats the time frame, though . What is the time frame youre going to allow . Produce this man, saudi arabia, or this begins. Soon. The letter was sent to the president. He has, i think, 60, 90 days, i cant remember the time period, but it shouldnt take that long to resolve this and im sorry ive got to go vote but the bottom line here is that the congress in a bipartisan fashion has reacted to this. I think there will be a bipartisan tsunami coming against saudi arabia. This is a test of who we are. This is not about the crown prince or Jared Kushner who i think has done a very good job in the mideast. This is about standing up for who we are. This is a complete disrespect of the u. S. Saudi relationship to put us in this box, to put a guy like me in this box. Theyll pay a price, and all others who want to go down this road will understand what will happen to you. I know you got to go vote. Let me ask you real quick. Dina powell has now taken herself out of contention to be u. N. Ambassador. Who would you then like to see in the role . Do you have an idea . Not right off the top of my head, but there are some very talented people out there, and im sure well find a good ambassador. Nikki did a great job and i got to run. Thanks. Appreciate your time. Thank you. Outfront for us next, did the u. S. Know that the Washington Post contributor was in danger . And did the United States have a duty to warn him . General michael hayden, former head of the cia, is my guest next. Plus, kanye west, epic white house rant. I love this guy right here. Something about when i put this hat on, it made me feel like superman. Come with us to a new world deeper than the ocean as unfathomable as the universe a world that doesnt exist outside you, but within you where breakthrough science is replacing chemotherapy with immunotherapy where we can now attack the causes of disease not just the symptoms. Where medicines once produced for all, are now designed to fit you. 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Proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain oncall during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active shooters and Natural Disasters. Vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 Emergency Care is there when you or your love one need it. Confusion tonight over whether the u. S. Is doing enough to find out what happened to missing Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Today, President Trump said the u. S. Is involved in the investigation. We have investigators over there, and were working with turkey and frankly, were working with saudi arabia. We want to find out what happened. But turkish diplomatic sources say thats not true. Outfront tonight, former cia director general michael hayden. General, thanks for coming in. Sure. What do you make of the u. S. Response so far to this disappearance . Should the president be pushing harder, or is the president right to say that they want to let this be investigated before, i dont know, leaning in . Yeah, so, you want to be quite certain because this is going to be a very dramatic event in u. S. Saudi, u. S. Turkish relations. But you know, it looks as if the case is building its own momentum, and based upon just the commentary this evening, i think those folks who know believe very strongly that this is exactly what happened and the hand of saudi arabia was involved in this. And so, im a little disappointed that the president seems to be a bit behind the conclusions that i think are clearly being drawn by the intelligence community, and i would i was certainly off put by the commentary today, trying to point out that khashoggi wasnt a u. S. Citizen and it happened in turkey. I mean, those arent really critical considerations. This is an extremely big deal, as senator graham pointed out. Let me ask you about that. Because when he has been talking about this, the president s talked about this, he has now its now more than once, has made a point to say that khashoggi is not a u. S. Citizen, although he is a u. S. Resident and regardless of that, a columnist for the Washington Post. Listen to this. Its not our country. Its in turkey and its not a citizen, as i understand it. But a thing like that shouldnt happen. You dont have american citizens but that, in this case, doesnt matter. Does this matter . Look, we have a duty to warn in the american intelligence community, and so if we had information prior to the event, there was a responsibility that we had, and frankly, kate, it doesnt matter if youre a citizen, a resident, or even an enemy of the United States. I actually, as director, passed on information to countries that you would have put in that latter category because we have a duty to warn, to protect innocent life. And so if we knew that before the event, we either had a requirement to warn him or to wave off the saudis. Now, i need to quickly add that we may have had information before the event that only makes sense after the event. In other words, later information then illuminates that which you already had. It proves the case. But regardless of i do want to talk about duty to warn, but kind of even separate from that, why is the president now more than once making the point to say that hes not an american citizen. What does that have to do with this . Because, i think, the facts of the case lead the United States, if we want to be true to our values and frankly, true to our policy interests in the region, and in the world, to make some very hard decisions to the heir to the throne of the kingdom of saudi arabia. About the duty to warn, i mean, u. S. Officials just for our reporting, to make sure everyone remind all our viewers of our reporting, u. S. Officials familiar with the intelligence say that tell cnn that the u. S. Had intercepts of saudi officials discussing a plan to try to lure khashoggi back to saudi arabia. And in doing that, detain him. You say it is the duty, it is the obligation of the United States to have warned about that ahead of time. Yes. Again, if you have danger to innocent life, and you have information in which you have confidence, there is a duty to warn, but again, kate, i need to point out that even intercepts and, of course, i dont have any secret information here, but even intercepts sometimes are only enlightened by things that you learn later and then it becomes obvious, but its obvious only in the rear view mirror, not in the wind screen. Thats and that is a good point. I mean, at this point, general, what do you think happened . And that is a good point. At this point, gem, what do you think happened . I think the narrative is right. I think they wanted to capture, pressure, coercion him. Frankly, i think the team overstepped, performed poorly. If something unexpected happened, i do not presume they intended to kill him. But that doesnt relieve them the kingdom or the crown prince for the responsibility for the death. Do you think this could have happened without the saudi leader mohammed bin salmon . My judgment, this is speculative on my part is the fact of the operation that could not have occurred without his knowledge and approval the fine print, what actually happened in the consulate, that might be a different matter. If this is the saudis, if he is dead, who should this do to what has been an important relationship between the United States and saudi arabia . It is an important relationship. But you know the relationship has its roots and our diplomacy on saudi arabia for oil and that diplomacy no longer exists. Weve got a bit more freedom to maneuver here with the king dom. We are no longer the supplicant here. I think the king dom is the supp li icant. We can place conditions on a positive relationship with the United States. It looks like very likely those conditions are coming. Gem, thank you. Thank you. Up next for us, kanye west, talk about a turn, makes an epic appearance in the oval office. Was he trying to sell the u. S. President possibly on an air force one possibly designed by apple. The iplain 1 is a Hydrogen Powered airplane and this is what our president should be flying in. My love has come along my lonely days are over at last. Applebees new neighborhood pastas. Now thats eatin good in the neighborhood. Always a catch. Like somehow you wind up getting less. But now that i book at hilton. Com, and i get all these great perks. I got to select my room from the floor plan. Very nice. I know, im good at picking stuff. Free wifi. Laptop by the pool is a bold choice. And the price match guarantee. How do you know all of this . Are you like some magical hilton fairy . 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Rapper kanye west delivering a lengthy profanity laced so little qui. There was something when i put this hat on made me feel like superman. Reporter wes pontificateing on his own Mental Health and an appointment with the doctor. He said i actually wasnt bipolar, i had sleep deprivation. Reporter even weighing in on what type of plane the president should be flying in. I brought a gift with me right here. This right here is the iplane 1. This is what our president should be flying in. Its a high flying plane. Could we get rid of air force one . You dont like that . Reporter they had a discussion on urban revitalization, africanamerican unemployment and criminal justice issues. It was wess stream of conscious inside stream that drew attention, with people elsewhere questioning the decision to have this meeting in the aftermath of a Natural Disaster and others expressing concern. I love this guy right here. Let me give this guy a hug. I love this guy right here. Hey man. Thats really nice. It wasnt the first time wes made headlines with a maga hat and pro trump message. Just friends. There was this postelection visit to trump to youer. We have been friends for a long time. Reporter after wes performed last month, these were cast as the credits roll. You know its like the plan to take fathers out of the home and promote welfare. Does anybody know about that . Thats the democratic plan. Reporter he has been dropping trumps name for years. Obama was sick, ever since obama won proved i could be president. Reporter trump appreciates the praise. Kanye west must have some power because you probably saw i doubled my africanamerican poll numbers. It went from 11 to 22 in one week. Thank you, kanye. Reporter his friendship with number 45 is a far cry from relationships with past president s. After hurricane katrina, he slacked president george w. Bush. George bush doesnt care about black people. Reporter he earned this criticism from president obama after stealing the spotlight from taylor swift at an awards show. She was getting her award. Why would he do that . Hes a jack reporter we have been wondering all afternoon what the white house official transcript would be accurate . Bleep out the swear words . We got the transcript the last hour, it is accurate. This is a transcript a lot of journalists will be holding on to for posterity. For ever. Thank you so much for joining us. Ac 360 starts now. Good evening, michael may no longer be a hurricane. It remains a serious potentially deadly threat. We still dont have a complete picture of the areas, because some areas have been cut off. What we have been able to see. Its awful. Entire neighborhoods have been obliterated. Street after street filled with rubble, thousands of trees and power lines down, cell service out, rescues under way even as we speak. Four people have lost their lives in florida. 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