george herbert walker bush who will be here tonight had this message for people impacted by the hurricanes. i m quoting here, even if the path to recovery feels like a road that goes on forever, we are with them for the long haul. and we know that it is going to be a long haul in puerto rico and parts of florida and texas still recovering from hurricanes. that is the primary theme is to raise as much money as possible. politics aside, everyone coming together to help people who have been devastated by hurricanes this year. former presidents obama, bush 43, clinton, bush 41, and carter will all be here. they will each say a few words, we understand, and they will also be accompanied by their former first ladies as well. a texas-sized performance here including the gatlin brothers, alabama, lyle lovett and robert
and love george h.w. bush. reporter: an evening planned to be the 20th anniversary celebration of bush 41 s library, transformed for the former president s to help hurricane victims. s let s make america still a greater, volunteer nation. reporter: after hurricane harvey devastated texas, the five former presidents, led by the bushes, created a charity. as hurricane season continued, so did the campaign outreach to florida and the caribbean. to date, they have raised $30 million from 80,000 donors. the work of the former presidents was praised as tremendous by president trump in a two-minute video message welcomed with applause. in the aftermath of the storms, the american people have done what we do best. we came together, we helped one another and through it all, we remain resilient. reporter: it s unclear if the
reporter: five former living presidents working together to praise the american spirit. all of us on this stage here tonight could not be prouder of the response of americans reporter: and asked for continued support for hurricane recovery. still needs in texas, florida, puerto rico and the american virgin islands. they have only begun to dig their way out of a disaster, but can be a new beginning. reporter: president s jimmy carter, bill clinton, george w. bush and barack obama joined george h.w. bush at texas a&m for a benefit concert. i speak for the folks right here when i say we really admire
even if the path to recovery feels like a road that goes on forever, we are with them for the long haul. and that s the overwhelming message that you will hear tonight that america stands with hurricane victims. every penny raised will go to help the victims of harvey, irma and maria, storms that devastated so many areas this year. former presidents obama, carter, clinton, bush 41 and bush 43 will be here in person, and be accompanied by the former first ladies as well. a texas-sized performance tonight including the gatlin brothers, lyle lovett, alabama and robert earl keen. lee greenwood will serve as the masters of ceremonies, but really performers and organizers along tell us tonight is not
him. he called the store with his speech. it is awful of mister bannon. julie: when you look at how the president was elected and there are a lot of conservatives and those further on the right that don t necessarily find president bush a remarkable president you have to wonder if he is alienating republicans that do love president bush. he is a well-respected man. does he run the risk of alienating those republicans with the midterm elections coming around? it is clear steve bannon and donald trump are the head of this party, they won the presidential election, the won primary, defeating george w. bush s brother and other more mainstream republicans. they are the head of the party and the direction based on part