>> thank you. president trump also advising people to heed those warnings and evacuate. in a statement from the oval office -- >> they haven't seen anything like what's coming at us in 25, 30 years, maybe ever. it's tremendously big and tremendously wet. tremendous amounts of water. it could very well be similar to texas in the sense that it's tremendous amounts of water. texas was the one that had, i would say, on this point probably brought more water than we've seen in a storm or hurricane. and it went out for seconds and thirds. >> the president drew criticism for another statement he made. he praised his administration's response to hurricane maria in puerto rico where the death toll was just revised upwards from 64 to nearly 3,000. kaitlan collins with more from the white house now. >> reporter: president trump raising several eyebrows when he cited his administration's response to hurricane maria in