3 Americans RESCUED from Nepal, State Dept confirms

>> Jacqui: THAT IS DRAMATIC. VIDEO OF DEVASTATING FLOODING. THAT HAS KILLED HUNDREDS OF. PEOPLE SO FAR. HUNDREDS STILL REMAIN MISSING. THIS HOUR THAT INCLUDES. AMERICANS. RESCUE CREWS ARE SEARCHING FOR. SURVIVORS BETWEEN THE BORDER OF. CHINA AND NEPAL. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS THE U.S. IS.

SENDING HELP. >> WE'VE CALLED NEPAL. WE HAVE OFFERED ANY HELP THAT. THEY NEED. WE HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP. WITH NEPAL. THAT WAS A BRUTAL -- THAT WAS. MUD AND WATER. A MIXTURE. NOBODY HAS EVER SEEN ANYTHING. QUITE LIKE THAT. VERY POWERFUL, STRONG WELL-BUILT. BUILDINGS WERE WIPED OUT. >> Jacqui: JEFF PAUL REPORTING. LIVE WITH THE DETAILS FROM. LONDON.

HI, JEFF. >> AS RESCUE CREWS WORK AROUND. THE CLOCK LOOKING FOR SURVIVORS. THERE'S CONCERN MORE FLOODING CO. BE AROUND THE CORNER. NEPAL AND CHINA ARE WARNING. NEWLY FORMED LAKES COULD SOON. BURST. WITH SO MANY STILL MISSING, THERE'S FEARS THAT THE DEATH. TOLL WILL ONLY KEEP RISING. RESCUE TEAMS HAVE FOUND BODIES. HUNDREDS OF MILES DOWNSTREAM. FROM THE MOST DEVASTATED AREAS. FOR THOSE THAT HAVE MISSING. FAMILY MEMBERS, THEY ARE JUST. DESPERATE FOR ANY NEWS.

>> WE TRIED CALLING HIM AGAIN. HIS PHONE WAS UNREACHABLE. THEN WE HEARD THAT A LANDSLIDE. HAD COME DOWN. WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE'S. ALIVE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN. ABLE TO REACH HIM. MY BROTHER HAS ALSO GONE THERE. BY CAR TO SEE IF HE CAN FIND OUR. FATHER. WE STILL HAVE HOPE THAT OUR. FATHER MAY BE ALIVE. >> MANY ROADS RIGHT NOW ARE. BURIED IN MUD AND DEBRIS. DOZENS OF BRIDGES HAVE BEEN. RIPPED APART COMPLICATING. RECOVERY EFFORTS. SOMETIMES THE ONLY WAY TO GET. HELP IN IS BY HELICOPTER.

NEPAL'S ARMY SAYS THEY HAVE. RESCUED MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE BY. CHOPPER. EXPERTS SAY TIME IS RUNNING OUT. >> THESE AREAS ARE DIFFICULT TO. OPERATE IN AT THE BEST OF TIMES. VERY STILL VALLEYS FAILED WITH. RIVERS. YOU CAN ONLY ACCESS FROM THE. NORTH AND SOUTH. LOOKING AT THE IMAGES RIGHT NOW, ROADS ARE DOWN, BRIDGES ARE. DOWN. SO THE RESPONSE EFFORTS NOW ARE. HAMPERED BY THOSE BARRIERS.

>> THE DALAI LAMA IS OFFERING. CONDOLENCES FOR THOSE TAKEN. >> Jacqui: THANKS. KAROLINE LEAVITT ON HER LAST DAY. IN THE WHITE HOUSE. SHE TOLD "FOX AND FRIENDS" THAT. THE U.S. IS FOCUSED ON RESCUING. EVERY AMERICAN POSSIBLE. >> I SPOKE TO THE STATE. DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING. THEY HAVE RESCUED A HANDFUL OF. AMERICANS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THE U.S. EMBASSY IN NEPAL IS IN. CLOSE CONTACT WITH LOCAL.

AUTHORITIES ON THE GROUND. OF COURSE, THE SECRETARY HIMSELF. IS CLOSELY MONITORING THIS. I SPOKE TO HIM ABOUT IT. YESTERDAY. WE OFFERED OUR HELP AND. ASSISTANCE. THE FIRSRST PRIORITY FOR THE. AND SECRETARY RUBIO WILL ALWAYS. BE AMERICANS. >> Jacqui: LET'S BRING IN TOMMY. PICKETT. YOU KNOW SECRETARY RUBIO HAS. BEEN WORKING ON THIS INTENSELY. WE HEARD KAROLINE CONFIRM THAT. THERE'S A FEW AMERICANS THAT. HAVE BEEN RESCUED.

CAN YOU SHARE ANYTHING ABOUT. THEIR CONDITION? DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING? >> RIGHT NOW IN THESE NUMBERS, THEY'RE VERY DYNAMIC. WE HAVE 90 AMERICANS CURRENTLY. UNACCOUNTED THAT WE'RE TRYING TO. LOCATED. WE'RE UNAWARE OF ANY AMERICAN. CASUALTIES AT THIS TIME. AS KAROLINE LEAVITT JUST SAID, THE HIGHEST PRIORITY IS THE. SAFETY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE ARE MOBILIZING ASSISTANCE IN.

ORDER TO RESPOND TO THIS FLOOD. >> Jacqui: DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE. AT THIS EARLY HOUR -- THE. PRESIDENT JUST MADE THE. ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE OVAL. DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF WHEN. AMERICAN RESCUE TEAMS MIGHT LAND. ON THE GROUND THERE? >> WE'RE IN CLOSE COORDINATION. WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES. WE HAVE MOBILIZED 500,000 IN. TERMS OF EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN. ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING SHELTER, FOOD, SANITATION. THINGS THAT ARE DESPERATELY. NEEDED.

WE HAVE A DISASTER RESPONSE. ADVISER HEADED TO THE REGION AND. AND IS ADVISING ON HOW TO SEE. THE ASSISTANCE DEPLOYED. WE'RE READY TO HELP. WE STAND READY TO HELP AND. MOBILIZED ASSISTANCE. >> Jacqui: A LOT OF AMERICANS. WILL BE WATCHING. THE PRESIDENT MADE A. GEOGRAPHICAL ANNOUNCEMENT AS.

WELL. TAKE A LISTEN. >> THE LAKE OF AMERICA WAS. SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN THINKING. ABOUT A LONG TIME ACTUALLY. THEY HAVEN'T TREATED US WELL. THE CANADIAN OFFICIALS HAVE E. TREATED US VERY BADLY. THEY ARE THE WORST. THEY FEEL ENTITLED. WE CAN'T HAVE THAT. >> Jacqui: OUR OWN JOHN ROBERTS. POINTED OUT EARLIER, THE BORDER. BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND. CANADA IS SOMEWHERE ALONG THIS. LAKE. SO THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY HOPE.

CANADA WILL ADOPT THIS NAME. CHANGE. DO YOU THINK OTHER COUNTRIES. AROUND THE WORLD MIGHT? >> LOOK, AS PRESIDENT TRUMP. SAID, WE HAVE A GULF. NOW WE HAVE A LAKE. MAYBE WE'LL HAVE AN OCEAN. THE PRESIDENT IS GOING THE STAND. STANDING UP FOR AMERICAN WORKERS. AND TRY TO BALANCE OUR TRADING. RELATIONSHIPS. THAT'S WHAT HE'S DONE FROM THE. BEGINNING AND WHY WE SEE THE. ECONOMY IN THE SHAPE IT IS IN. TERMS OF JOBS.