they don't have a fixed chain of command to make those kinds of decisions. that's why they need a recovery czar or a senior statement to go down there and run that. >> general, you may have just answered this, but in a last thought, the number one thing the president could do today that would help satisfy some of your concerns to help deal with the situation in puerto rico is what? >> find him a senior statesman, a retired governor, senator or congressman that knows how the government in washington works because they're going to have to pull that money out of washington and they're going to have to guide their governor on how to do things in what order priorities. they need a senior statesman down there as opposed to an authority official coming out of fe fema. >> thank you, i appreciate your comments. vice president mike pence visiting an air force base in north dakota at this hour. he's going to heighten their nuclear capabilities. in the meantime, general mattis