houston, they realized both the offensive and the defensive opportunities. they saw that this was a chance for them to get something right. and there are enough people around from bush 43 who have the muscle memory of what happens when you get a hurricane wrong. and so they were determined to get it right. and that just has not carried over so far into puerto rico. there s a chance to do that now. the literal cavalry with the ship comfort. but they need to show results quickly. and these new face than as thatt there are very danger fours the white house, personalizing the white house. someone is raising questions that a lot of people at home say, sounds like a reasonable question. steve, we are learning now, washington post is reporting tonight that last weekend, the weekend you would have thought the administration was dealing with with this, the president simply wasn t, he was dealing with other things including the nfl. the president s official schedule is out now for this
exactly why they were not doing that. they said, well, the military is in charge of pieces of it, but they re not in charge of the whole thing. but why is that? they could not answer that question. mike, you know, the idea that the health care didn t pass and the idea that this tax reform thing may have some struggles. people like us will remember this five years from now. the average person won t. but they will remember the failing in puerto rico. they will remember this disaster. americans who couldn t care less about puerto rico now care because they are seeing this unfold. what has to happen now? no, that s right, ali, and i m really looking forward to your reporting and your coverage from down there, because there s a little bit of a failure of imagination by this west wing because you re right, looking at houston, they realized both the offensive and the defensive opportunities. they saw that this was a chance for them to get something right and there are enough people around
many americans, quite frankly, recognize this is the right thing to do. there may be people trying to pull him in different directions because of the politics, but when everything is said and done, he knows and i know and the people at the meeting and everybody in washington and throughout america know that this is the right thing to do to help these young people to live lives free of this anxiety and this dread. quite frankly, there s more we can do. not everybody in america. if you have read congressman steve king s twitter feed this morning, you will see he s anything but happy about this. he tweeted multiple things saying he is blowing up his base, et cetera, and he said reagan led with amnesty, and bush 43 and obama led, and all feed. so trump leads with daca amnesty in 2017. steve king is not happy but apparently mcconnell and paul
presidents bush 41 and 43 are doing just that. people are hurting down here, but as one texan put it, we ve got more love in texas than water. we love you, texas. that s something you don t see very often. unity in politics. all five living former u.s. presidents, obama, bush 43, clinton, bush 41 and carter are team up in an effort to raise money for victims of hurricane harvey. the campaign is called one america appeal. the current president also threw his support behind the effort, saying we will confront any challenge, no matter how strong the winds or high the water. i m proud to stand with presidents for one america appeal. however, the politics of a deal to fund hurricane relief has hardly been a uniting force for the president and some in his own party. more on that ahead. for an exceptionally fresh feeling choose philips sonicare diamondclean. hear the difference versus oral b. in a recently published clinical study, philips sonicare diamondclean outperforms oral-b 7000,
extreme investigating order into high gear. starting in october require were refugees interviews before granting status in the u.s. help screen for terrorists and other national security risks. as president trump prepares to head to the disaster zone in texas today, the bush family is also showing their support. in a statement, president george h.w. bush says he and wife barbara are praying for all of our fellow houstonians and texans. bush 43 says the devastation breaks our hearts. we are confident that these strong communities will recover and thrive. poet presidents also donating to help with recovery efforts. send it back to you guys. brian: thank you so much. 13 minutes after the hour. pete: that s right. we have heard of sanctuary cities. now we are hearing news of a sanctuary state. ainsley: and president trump heading to texas this morning. determined to make sure the mistakes of hurricane katrina are not repeated. our next guest advised