but back to the chinese calculus which i think is critical. there are thing we can still do. we can reintroduce tactical nukes as the south koreans asked and help the japanese remilitarize. that will wake the chinese up. charles: thank you both haven't. now here is lou. lou: good evening. irma pushing north at this hour into the state of georgia and the carolinas and it weakened to a toss * after battering florida with heavy winds, pounding rains and storm surge. 100,000 florida residents remain in shelters. 6 million people remain without power.

officials say they won't know the full extent of the damage until they can assess the chain of island after road and bridges are inspected. jacksonville experiencing the flooding it has seen in 100 years. steve harrigan in naples tonight with our report. reporter: more than 24 hours after hurricane irma made landfall as a massive category 4 storm. million homes and businesses in florida are without power. that's half the state. naples feeling the brunt of the storm with regard gusts of 142 miles per hour. >> this has got to be the walleye. i think we are seeing over 100. reporter: also weathering the

storm. she owns a soap company. irma ripped the roof off her store. jacksonville dealing with historic flooding. the st. johns river rising and turning downtown roads into streams. the what for levels exceeding an all-time record set in 194 from hurricane dora. national guard is assisting with high water rescues. >> it's bad now but it will get worse. reporter: this dire warning from the sheriff urging people to get out now. >> if you need to get out. put a white flag somewhere on your house that can be viewed visibly from outside. these were the first to feel the wrath of irma with winds clocked

at 130 miles per hour. daylight revealing the damage, boats tossed around like rag dolls. >> the waves were coming in the living room of the downstairs. reporter: officials are worried about a humanitarian crisis for those who decided to ride it out in the keys. the only road in and out closed until further notice. governor rick scott assessing the damage from the air. in miami they are gearing up for a massive cleanup effort and unfortunately the storm brought out the worst in some people. numerous reports of looting. chaos reported in the caribbean. french and dutch authorities dispatching troops to deal with

reports of looting and lawlessness as residents wait in long lines for food and fuel. there are trees down all across names. no electricity, no phone service. but still no deaths from the storm. lou, back to you. lou: thanks so much. steve harrigan reporting from naples, florida. the president's words come as his administration marks the 16th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. the president and first lady paid tribute to the victims with a moment silence at the white house before travel together fall foliage where the president vowed to destroy those responsible for the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. >> we are insuring that they never again have a safe haven to launch attacks against our country. we are making plain to these

savage killers that there is no dark corner beyond our reach. no sanctuary beyond our grasp. and nowhere to hide, anywhere on this very large earth. america does not bends. we do not waiver, and we'll never ever yield. lou: the trump administration officials was note by many. failed to name the enemy, radical islamists. the country has sent $15 trillion fighting the wars in iraq and afghanistan where we now have 11,000 of our forces. but year after year administration officials refusing to call radical is lambists by name, whether under

president bush, president bush and at least for today, the trump administration. my first guest in shanksville, pence african yeah the crash site of flight 93. we are joined by interior secretary ryan zinke, also the first u.s. navy seal to serve as a cabinet terrorist. >> radical islamic terrorist. it's said. lou: this president has been clear throughout, naming the enemy. and sudden day today, on this dave all days for the words not to be until the interior secretary used the expression not to hear it. there are many of us, particularly in the even vie ron -- in theenvirons of new yod

washington, d.c., there is a flood loss that remains. an unresolved order of national business. the president has stroud carry out and complete. >> we had a cabinet meeting at camp david. general mattis and i fought with him in a lucia. a througho -- fought with him in a will yo in iraq. lou: this president reveres both of those generals and the american people revere this president who made a vow to destroy the enemy, and is getting it done. >> you have hurricane harvey recovery. you have irma as irma

approaches. and don't forget about the fires out west. montana, my home state is on fire. much of the northwest. a lot of reasons for the fire. but a lot of it is we have fairld to manage our woods. we have failed to remove dead and dying timber and we forgot principles of active forest management. hurricane irma was not as bad in some places as predicted. but in the virgin islands, which the department of interior oversees. devastating damage to the point where even the power system may not be able to be repaired. it may need to be rebuilt. we have surface vessels on their way. we sent a team from hhs. lou: when you say surface

vessels. this an unprecedented act of any administration to engagement u.s. navy in support of those victimized by the storm to try to restore quickly power and supplies and try to build a quick path to normalcy. >> this president has focused on the hurricanes and fires. he brought his cabinet together. the guidance was crystal clear. get to yes. forward lean. put the forces on the front lines and give the governors every bit of existence they -- assistance they need. lou: we are expecting it to reach the northeast with some considerable strength, perhaps not tropical storm. but a lot of rain. we also still have the aftermath

of harvey. this has to be a huge undertaking for the department of the interior and the federal government at large. how are we doing in terms of protecting all of the parks and awful that fetion ecological system that is florida and the gulf coast? >> the rebuild in southern florida will take a while. we also wants to look at making sure the fires in the northwest, you can recover a lot of that timber. we'll have a problem with building materials. if we are going to rebuild houston and florida. it should be made in america materials. we have done inventories on where we are on drywall and framing lumber. lou: how quickly do you think it can be done? >> the president is laser

focused on this. he's a business president. and he's a builder. he loves building. and when you start talking about building, the president's eyes light up. he just likes it. every cabinet member is engaged. up to now i would gift president an "a." i think he will be looking at recovery which is small business association, making sure that all of us in the cabinet do our farpt. lean forward and push the assets. leave no neighborhood behind. lou: quite a few neighborhoods in texas and florida. it's one pause and thinks about what we have been hit with. and what this president has had to respond to in terms of these two massive storms. >> we have had some good governors. governor scott has been forward

leaning absolutely magnificent performance by the governors. and they pushed that leadership down. local communities. coast guard from a naval officer. coast guard stepped in and rescued thousands of citizens, a lot in texas, and god bless our coast guard, they did magnificent. lou: amen. let's keep it all together. it's a good country we are living in. >> in times like this in crisis. i'm just proud to be american. i was there at the flight 93. i had not been to the flight 93 national monument before it was impressive. heartfelt, and this an example of what a great nation can do from crisis make something that's truly special. and i think it looks at our values.

>> as the vice president reminded us when he was on board that flight. >> they are heroes, absolutely. lou: mr. secretary, good to see you. thanks so much. trump calling on congress to enact his agenda. >> the president wants to work with all members of congress including republicans and democrats. lou: can gop leaders move to the task of taking up the president's agenda? irma moving northr north, leaving more than half of the state without power. we'll have the latest on irma and much more.

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lou: steve bannon speaking out that mitch mcconnell told trump to tone down his drain the swamp ban tore.

>> i think mitch mcconnell and paul ryan do not want donald trump's populist economic nationalist agenda to be implemented. it's very obvious. it's as obvious as night follows day. lou: for more on bannon, the trump agenda and the government's response to hurricane irma, ed rollins, the dean himself. and pulitzer prize winning columnist for the "new york post," great to see you gentlemen. let's start with steve bannon. he's basically saying this president has everything to be concerned about when it comes to mcconnell and ryan and their efforts to nullify his election. ed: i thoroughly enjoyed the interview. he took no backward steps and i

think to a certain extent as i sat there thinking about it. he may be on the outside, but he's a guy i always wanted to be around and i think the president got elected because of the influence he had. lou: he was on there for three months. ed: this is a revolution. the mcconnells of the world and the ryans of the world don't want a revolution. they want status quo. lou: they are hired hands for the claim chamber of commerce and the gop establishment. >> i think the topic was about economic nationalism. i think bannon -- that for him is the issue for the trump

presidency. and i think he's also right that both parties will be forced to deal with this because of trump's election. that's what trump's election was about. even the democrats if you want to be charitable. bernie sanders people talking about trade deals just as trump was. for the same reason. they were hurting american workers. i think there is a lot of common ground and i think bannon is leader. i thi he will be more effecte on the outside now ving been on the inside than would have been having never gone into the government. lou: why has gary cohn, a -- he's the very least a liberal elitist globalist the same is true -- you can go through a number of the people there in

the white house who seem to be holding sway right now with the president's policies? ed: i said again on this show i would like to see a show of hand who actually voted for the president. those who did get to stay. there are four or five at the top probably didn't vote for him until after inauguration day. cone cohn would have got into a hillary clinton administration. "the weekly standard" fred barnes recently wrote that cone might have had the same job under a hillary clinton administration. lou: "the weekly standard" that fought trump the whole way. michael: but your point about gary cohn is right. he's not really a trump person. but that doesn't mean he can't

be an effective advocate in. >> trump administration. but at the end of the day the president make the decisions. lou: he does and he has. and he's leg up to every one of his promises. the man is extraordinary, and what he has done in two weeks dealing with two major storms. you note left-wing media was sitting there poised, waiting to attack hip for failing to deal with the aftermath these storms. instead they are holding their tongues because he has been brilliant in his leadership and responding has been his entire administration. ed: every single day as you watch these terrible tragedies. he was right there holding the wheel. every governor said i just talked to the president. he promised me everything i need. you felt he was in charge of what was going on from the

federal level of it. it was a high priority. we are going to do everything we can to help you. that's a major step forward, i think. lou: governors rick scott and greg abbott nothing but high praise for the president and his administration and their support. it says something about those two governors. they are remarkable partners for this administration. they are well meaning, they are working together, they are in sync and energized on behalf of those americans who need help right now. michael: this is a major moment for a president. he's been tested by others for north korea. and now another one. i think it is one of the things -- the advantage of what we are seeing before us, lou, even the deal last week for the democrats. i think there is a normalizing now for president trump for a

lot of americans. i believe the temperature will be lowered with all the rallies, the protests and violence. it was at his insistence that no one * claim a victory in that deal in funding the government and the continuing resolution and the budgets, in the debt ceiling. and it is remarkable because democrats kept their end of the deal as did the republicans and of course the white house. that's true leadership. we are watch watching presidential leadership and it's holding sway. ed: the best comment he made is he said he's a street fighter. he's a counter puncher. he can take a big bunch of and come right back at them. lou: thinking is a very bright man -- this is a very bright man

with tremendous energy the likes of which we have never seen in the white house in our lifetimes it's a remarkable administration because it's focused on what he need to do which is restore primacy of the american middle class and put america first without any hesitation whatsoever. michael: that's one of the beaut yet is of this bipartisan moment. the president took his cue from ordinary americans helping each other in houston. i think that was a great vision of what the country should be. lou: a vague he laid out from the moment he stepped into the arena june 16, 2015. ed rollins. good to see you. i would like to wish you on behalf of ed, myself and all of

america, happy birthday. florida give rick scott says it will take weeks for most of of florida to recover from the damage from the hurricane. we'll have a report from key largo, one of the hardest hit spots in the entire state. stay with us. we'll be right back.

lou: navy ships including an aircraft carrier sent to the florida keys to help with a search and rescue operation. the keys remain cut off from the mainland. adam housley is live in key largo with the latest for us. adam, let me just say what an amazing job you and your crew did throughout. extraordinary work, my friend. >> the guides did an amazing job keeping us on the air. there is no water or power. at least we have a home to go home to.

but depending on which side of the island you are on. much more side on the east side than the west side. much of the damage will be in the keys. not just pleasure boats. but people's home. one is two blocks inland. you have no power, no water. very little cell service if you can find it. what's interesting is we are starting to see the first relief efforts come. i have seen caravans, one from california. this is a mobile command vehicle used by the u.s. customs and border protection. they were prepositioned ready to go. that unit there went down to marathon key. that unit let some of the locals and some of the authorities there get out.

get some cell service there because they have wi-fi. they have the ability to put wi-fi up and cell up. that was a great relief for people up there. it will be a long process. but so far no cass you will. lou: you got hit argue bit hardest of anyone in the arrival of this hurricane. and it's lingering over the keys. give us a sense of what that was like for everyone. reporter: this is my tenth hurricane. i was in some other big ones. this one was the worst. it came business as a cat 4. the eye was 30-40 mile to the our west. we were on the dirty side, the

bad side of the eye. by the was still close enough to the eye to batter us. it started 9:30:00 a.m. friday morning and this morning we still had gusts coming through that 40-50 miles an hour and heavy rain come through. there were hurricane-force winds for 45 hours. it was more like my gosh, are they going to give us a break? isma just would not stop. lou: miracle is no casualties and we hope and pray that remains the case. we are coming right back. much more straight ahead. stay with us.

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lou: president trump says he's planning to visit florida very soon following hurricane irma. >> these are storms of catastrophic severity. we are marshaling the full resources of the federal government to help our fellow americans in florida, alabama, georgia, texas, louisiana, tennessee and all of those

wonderful places and states in harm's way. lou: for more now on the president's response to the storms and the rest of the crutch agenda, we are joined by kellyanne conway. what an extraordinary two weeks it's been for america and the people of texas and primarily the state of florida. the response by this administration has been extraordinary. and the national left-wing media has not hesitated to shower plaudits on all of you, have they? kellyanne: some have resisted the temptation to give credit where it's due. but this president set the tone and contents in unifying the nation together in response to those survivors and unfortunately those who lost their property and their

memories and their lives through these storms of harvey and irma. but the president made clear in answer to a question by the press that we are focused on lives and recovery, not money, not shenanigans the congress and the press likes to play at times like this. we are also struck by the non-governmental response. the volunteers, the neighbors, the strangers, the friends, the not-for-prove it operations. and this president knows that recovery and the rebuilding around the corner we cannot see could take months and years, i'm told billions of dollars. i can't think of a time in which any president has had any better partners than trick scott and greg abbott, the governments of florida and texas.

greg abbott and his government, rick scott and his. it has to be uplifting to those who have taken a gut shot here by these in dealing with these two storms having to fight through it all. so that's a wonderful thing to watch for all of america to see and experience. i want to turn, too, to 9/11. and this somber disper iting anniversary. i know some can make it seem otherwise for me, it remains an infuriating remind defend all that we haven't done in 16 years. further sacrifice of the lives we lost on september 11 and war that's been carried out against radical is lambists. the president make it clear this planet no matter how large, there will be no sanctuary for

those who intends this country and indeed western civilization to both harm and destruction. kellyanne: this is a president who won in large part because he is tough on take terrorism. hillary clinton referred to them as our quotes determined enemies. donald trump mass always been willing to call them who are who they are and he remained vigilant as commander-in-chief. his duty toys keep us safe and secure. that begins with keeping the terrorists out of the country. lou: today not a member of the administration referred to radical islamists. they did not name the enemy. it looks like further influence on the part of some within the

administration trying to go to the politically correct long war doctrine of david petraeus and engage on the sensibilities of the enemy that is vicious and barbaric and means nothing less than our destruction. is this a time to be concerned that there has been a reversal on the part of the administration that we'll no longer name our enemies. is this a decision k078 coming from generals who couldn't win a war in 16 years in afghanistan? kellyanne: don't read too much into that. today was a solemn dave remembrance with a smaller footprint from the white house. this is a day when president trump as his first 9/11 as president. but commemorating the fallen and calling out and remembering true stories of american heroism and helping each other that we don't

always see. that camaraderie. this is a president who made it clear in his joint sessions speech. calling out the enemy for who they are. most of importantly someone is putting the action behind that. he wants the border wall construct. he wants congress to get to the task of paying for it. enforcement and e verify. he spoke very loudly and clearly on that last week through his attorney general. and this is a president who also is willing to repeal and replace obamacare and start with infrastructure. we need a congress that many willing to do that. we call on democrats across the aisle to join on the president's leadership and the recovery efforts. and we need for them to do right by their constituents.

the americans who don't have any health coverage, who relied on the last president. if i read one more stupid story about all the democrats who are going to run in 2020. they haven't done anything in 2017. what are they going to run on 2020 on? lou: thank you very much. up next. north korea issues new threats as the united nations issues new sanctions. gordon chang takes up the effects of those sanctions. stay with us. we are coming right back. parodontax, the toothpaste that helps prevent bleeding gums. if you spit blood when you brush or floss you may have gum problems and could be on the journey to much worse. help stop the journey of gum disease.

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lou: the united nations security council approved new sanctions on north korea. the u.s. officials easing their demand to gain support for china and russia at the united nations. joining us tonight to take up these u.n. sanctions and what they do mean, author gordon

chang, an expert on china and north korea. good to have you here. gordon, from a week or two ago, severe threats of severe interruption in trait with china to what looks to be a very inconsequential ban coming to us from the united nations tonight. >> nikki haley said u.n. sanctions that don't significantly i am crease the pressure on north korea have no value. she said they are worse than nothing. and she was right. because they embolden north korea and the chinese. that's what we got a few hours ago. these sanctions are not going to change the way the north koreans

and the chinese operate. lou: china is responsible for the development of the ballistic missiles north korea has managed to build and to launch. and those that are about to be constructed and launched again perhaps with nuclear warhead. it's also responsible for the nuclear warheads and weaponry china tested, most of recently we think at least at this point is a hydrogen bomb. where do we go here. china is saying they won't accept new accounts from north korea. if suddenly you were to believe north korea is abuzz with new business development and china will not take any more of their money. >> chinese banks a year ago said

they wouldn't take new accounts from north korea. they were going to close down accounts. it's the same thing that's been reported in the last 48 hours. lou: where are we headed? >> i think where we are headed is where president trump tweeted two sundays ago. stopping all trade with companies that do business with north korea. it will telecast attention of the klein east. lou: do be sure to vote in our poll tonight. do you believe the number of people hillary clinton blames for her 2016 election loss proves it does take a village? president trump declaring war on the republican establishment. i count on my dell small business advisor

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lou: in our online poll we asked you, will this week be remembered as the beginning of the end for the republican establishment? 3/4 of you say yes. joining me to take up the blame game. chairman of the american

conservative union matt schlapp. let's start with the response of this administration to two massive storms. never before has any president in american history had to deal with two storm of this dimension in this short a time span. >> the federal government can't do everything. i know that disappoints some people. but one thing a president can do is show leadership and compassion. and may i also add, the rest his administration and his life is showing on the international scene why the american people like her so much. lou: this president dealing with the threats from iran and more energetically the nonsense that's emanating from china and north korea as it threatens more with its nuclear weaponry and

its ballistic missiles. matt: i think what steve bannon said chain florida has been in open economic -- said china has been in open economic warfare with the u.s. can't we find a way to work together? it's our national security at stake. lou: and this president is dealing with two lap dogs in mitch mcconnell and paul ryan. he needs to get thanks reform done, and do you believe that they are going to step up and deliver? >> i think if they don't, they are in big trouble. and i think the republican party is in big trouble. the on thing that's gone the done is what donald trump has

been able to do with his executive power. but if we can't rescind obamacare, repeal and replace, and get taxes done this year, there will be a lot of egg on the face of all republicans. this goes farther than any embarrassment they might feel. i don't think you can shame mccounselor ryan. the fact is this economy needs thanks reform. it needs to balance trade relationships. needs a policy that this president put in place as the leader of the free world that says america goes first and american workers are first and the middle class is first. and small business is going to be supported fully and is being supported. who in the hell do these two fools think they are?

matt: i think donald trump put a shot across the bow on this agreement with schumer. lou: are they going to replace mcconnell and ryan? matt: when you have these two leaders, and you look at the numbers in their own states and districts, and look at where conservative grassroots activists are. they are with the president 100%. if that doesn't get geared up, i do think they are in trouble. lou: that's it for us tonight. we thank you for being with us. tomorrow night we'll be joined by governor mike huckabee. we hope you will join us. we appreciate you being with us tonight. for all of us, good night from new york.

kennedy: the scope of the florida damage coming into focus is the extensive cleanup. what do folks there need most of? congressman ron desantis next. steve bannon is firing back at his old colleagues in washington. is tax reform ever going to happen? bret baier is here with the full scoop. pull up a chair. as we watch irma force herself upon florida and beyond with the images of harvey rescue still in our memories. it's amazing on this solemn day, 9/11, first