good morning, everyone. it's friday, september 29. i'm ayman mohyeldin. alongside jasmine and lewis b g burgdo burgdorf. the u.s. has announced it's sending a three star general to the island to help direct the recovery efforts. the white house was asked why it took so long to make that move. >> why has it taken eight days to get a three star general on the ground to start organizing this. we know the island's situation et cetera, why eight days. >> because it didn't require a three star general eight days ago. >> president trump has also weight of the evidence the jones act which restricts foreign ships from carrying cargo between u.s. ports. only lasts for ten days. senators mike lee and john mccain areal pushing a measure to permanently exempt puerto rico from the jones act. meanwhile president trump continues to defend the