Assuring the country that Americans' safety is his top priority, the president calls the government's actions in Puerto Rico, where 2,975 people died in last year's storm, "incredibly successful."
The Category 4 hurricane is packing winds up to 130 mph and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.
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