and you can always find them. they re in arlington national cemetery. went over there for an hour and a half. walked among the stones, some of whom i put there because they were doing what i told them to do what they were killed. reporter: his appearance was to turn the page from what has become an unseemly debate. it came after the president met with puerto rico and gave himself a perfect grade on the government s response to the hurricane-ravaged item. i would say it was a ten. reporter: he went well beyond defending the administration and three times gave the government top marks. there s never been anything like that. i give ourselves a ten. reporter: but that conflicts with the reality on the ground where only one quarter of the island has power and one-third of people have no drinking water. one month after hurricane maria hit. wolf, john kelly s appearance was an attempt to take control of the story and to put it aside, put it to a rest. the chief of staff was asked
roughly 3 million americans don t have power. roughly 1 million don t have running water. for many in puerto rico it seems like hurricane maria hit just yesterday for the level of destruction still plaguing the island. if this was texas or louisiana, this would be more attention, perhaps, more outrageous from the media as well and certainly more government relief in place. four weeks to the day after maria made landfall on the island, almost 3.5 americans are still facing a humanitarian night mayor. where the stakes can be life and death. cnn s bill weir tonight has more. reporter: as dawn brings maria s one-month anniversary, we head out of san juan by air and low to the ground. terrain, terrain, pull up. pull up. reporter: all the better to see the mud slides, broken bridges, shattered homes. we pass one of the biggest radio telescopes in the world, but we re looking for intelligent signs of life in the western
strategy from the white house going forward on this? i know mark shore told us democrats were a must have on this bill, on tax reform. is that where things are? i think it s pretty simple, the strategy is to get enough votes to pass tax cuts. can you elaborate on getting democrats on board? look, we don t know why any democrat would be against providing tax relief and tax cuts to middle class america. i don t know why anybody wouldn t want to get on board with that. hunter? thank you, sarah. it s been almost a month since hurricane maria hit puerto rico. 80% of the island still don t have power and they still don t have reliable drinking water. does the administration consider the current state of affairs in puerto rico okay? we re continuing to do everything we can to help the people of puerto rico. that s one of the reasons that the governor will be here at the white house tomorrow, to
it has been almost a month since hurricane maria hit puerto rico. there s breaking news, some brand-new numbers tonight show how people think the president is handling this crisis. new cnn polling shows 44% approve of how the president is handling hurricane response. that s a 20 point drop from just a few weeks ago. after harvey and irma hit. at the same time blaming both geography and local services. puerto rico is very tough because of the fact that it s an island, but it s also tough because as you know it was in very poor shape before the hurricanes ever hit.
emotions in the moment. and unfortunately, i think if this president is ever going to get a handle on the job and on the issues that he s dealing with, very frankly, they have got to be better disciplined in the way they operate. secretary pan et at that, appreciate your time. thank you. good to be with you. well, new polling shows most americans approved of how the president was handling hurricane response until hurricane maria hit puerto rico and his approval rating dropped by 20 points. that story next plus what the president said about puerto rico today. the ceramides in cerave. they help restore my natural barrier, so i can lock in moisture and keep us protected. we ve got to have each other s backs and fronts. cerave. what your skin craves. and fronts. i tabut with my back paines, i couldn t sleep and get up in time. then i found aleve pm. aleve pm is the only one to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve.