51,887 and 31. Perhaps he could have just rounded up. This whole thing couldnt have come at a worse time for the administration assist President Trump wages war on the nfl while more than 3 million americans in puerto rico are struggling to survive and desperate for help from their own government. The president got the message early on with the hurricanes irma and harvey. So why is his administration so tone deaf when it comes to prosecutor prosecutor . And was this bound to happen when President Trump surrounds himself with millionaires and billionaires . Well discuss all of that in the coming hours. Lets get right to cnn at the white house. The health and Human Service secretary writing a personal check 52,000 and some change to cover the expenses of his seat on the chartered flight. Its really a fraction of the actual cost. Now politico is reporting the tab is upwards of one million when you include the military flights on military jets. We know the president is angry. Whats the lat
Over private plane use . Plus a racist attack at the prep school, prompting the attorney general to tlifr thdels message. And if you cant treat someone from another race or different color skin with dignity and respect, then you need to get out. Well have more on the speech that everyone is talking about today. Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the the lead im jake tapper well again with the national lead. Crisis in puerto rico and growing division between the island and washington d. C. Its a chasm that almost seems to match the actual ocean and distance ta separates the two. In puerto rico this morning, some good news, some reports of progress. We have 36 hospitals that have been open that are either in power by generation or powered by diesel with the effort of hhs and leadership o fema, diesel has been able to be distributed to all these hospitals. We have been able in the last couple of days to distribute around the island over 2 million liters of water, and close to 1 million m
To tamp down a bitter public rift within her own party. One of the most progressive new members of congress, new york representative ocasiocortez, accuses the speaker of targeting, and im quoting her now, newly elected women of color. Can the speaker bridge the divide . And bracing for barry. Tonight, millions of people are on alert for possible flooding as Tropical Storm barry gains strength in the gulf of mexico. Wheres the storm heading . The National Hurricane center just issued an updated forecast. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following breaking news. Were expecting to see President Trump any moment now for an announcement over at the white house. Sources tell cnn the president is backing away from a court fight over inserting a Citizenship Question on the 2020 census. According to two sources, hes expected to take some kind of executive action to get the information through other means. Democratic congressman jim himes, a member of the intelligence committee