asking for something quite extraordinary. and ineligibility for enable for trump but on narrow grounds. and andrew, i want to turn to senator bob menendez, and the separate of two superseding indictments filed by a grand jury, alleging he made positive statements about qatar to help new jersey get a multidollar investment from qatar. let s play what chris christie had to say about this on cnn last night. one of the things that shocked me the most is how cheaply you could buy a politician. i mean, $5,000 in cash in an envelope could get most elected officials. i don t understand how chuck schumer can t go to mitch mcconnell right now and say, look, we need to have a vote to kick him out. it could be, andrew, because of such a closely divided senate. what about menendez, though, i
where are the democrats in the united states senate for removing this guy? this is now a second superseding indictment, so it s a third set of charges, where he was using his position of leadership and intelligence information in the united states senate to enrich himself and his wife. i don t understand how chuck schumer can t go to mitch mcconnell right now and say look, we need to have a vote to kick him out. because to have him in there, and to have access to that kind of information, who knows what he s doing now to try to pay his legal fees? governor chris christie, thank you. thanks anderson. more on senator menendez, coming up. also, claudine gay was the first black woman to serve as president of harvard, but after her disastrous appearance on capitol hill, and allegations of plagiarism, she is out after only six months on the job. details on her downfall, next.
was their happy place, and now everything we knew, can t go to the gelato shop anymore, can t go to the abc stores, can t go to the bars we used to go to. such a big sense of community and although we still have that sense of community, it s not going to be the same for a while. reporter: that uncertain future also gnaws at la tonya parker, who honeymooned in maui. will you be back? you know not any time soon, to be honest. hawaii s beautiful, but this was a very traumatic experience. reporter: during the first half of the year, maui had nearly 1.5 million visitors. that s a third of all the tourists coming to hawaii in that time, and they spent nearly $3.5 billion. so along with all the other damage here on maui, those tourist dollars are going to be a huge loss. adriana? carter evans, thank you. the weather is playing a critical role in all of this. let s check in now with meteorologist lynette charles from our partners at the weather channel.
when something goes wrong with the health care system it s so destabilizing. yes, still under a lot of pressure. we know actually two hospitals in sarasota and charlotte had to evacuate all patients, about 200 parents. transferring patients. overall, about 7,000 patients transferred from 1 ooh health care facilities and 65% of health care facilities have reopened. look where the pressure is coming from. some hospitals assisting in damage, still working to get pow around water. free-standing emergency rooms. many of them damaged putting pressure on emergency rooms and hospitals. discharge is an issue. how do you discharge patients when they can t go home, can t go to nursing homes, and no beds available in the hospital. staffing issues. if the staff lost their homes or ability to get to the hospital, that s a problem. hit at multiple angles. that s just hospitals. talk about nursing care facilities and assisted living.