. . rob: while see you later. >> bracing for impact. hurricane michael reaching category 4 status. >> the people here are in grave, grave danger. >> in their love for power, the democrats have gone craze. >> you cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you standing for. >> if the democrats do not retake the house, i really think they may lose it all. >> the president has told reporters he has five people on a short list to replace nikki haley the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. >> important for government officials to understand when it's time to step aside. >> media research center released a study that found 92% of the coverage of the president over the surgeon

was negative, which is outstanding number. >> bouncing ball in foul play. throws and it's caught. >> boston red sox win the division series. hurricane michael a category 4 mopster storm packing 140 mile-per-hour winds as the outer bands of the storm are starting to lash the panhandle in the gulf coast. >> they say it's extremely dangerous. janice dean is keeping a close eye on that hurricane which could be the area's strongest landfall in 13 years. brian: we have live team coverage, too. we start with griff jenkins. he is at alligator point in florida. hey, griff. >> good morning, guys. we are hours from the eye coming in to our west in panama city. on the east side of where it is expected to make landfall

the storm surge is a grave threat along alligator point where we are this is the gulf of mexico behind me and homes like this are in serious threat of being entirely washed away. the reason why the combination of unprecedented 12 to 14 storm surge along with the miles and miles, upwards of 40, 50, 60 miles of shallow water in the gulf behind us washing in to this area with a cat four storm and going into the low lying march areas all the way 30, 40 miles due north to tallahassee, this area is guaranteed to flood. that's why in franklin county officials have said you must get out. moments ago before we went live along this road i want to show you quickly we just saw people that we met yesterday rushing out of here. we asked them to stop and talk to us. they said we've got to go we are heading west and north as fast as we can this road washed out on a much smaller

nothing burger hurricane, hurricane her mean two years ago but it did do unbelievable damage because of that shallow water and storm surge which was just a few feet, nothing liketh 12 to 14 coming. very quickly. lieutenant chris savory with an urgent message for what the dirty side is going to do to this area. a lot of people forget that it's not just going to go straight when it hits land. it's going to take a turn back towards the east keeping us on that side and lengthens any kind of horrible conditions that we're going to be facing. >> we will throw it back to you. we are not going to stay here very long. once the wind picks up the storm surge will follow. it will not be safe here. anyone on the big bend sector go right away it may be too late. brian: that's a hard shot behind you. i don't know if you realize how close those waves are to

you. >> we wanted to give you a look because we feel fairly safe at this point. this is the precursor. it's 100 miles or more out to sea. it's going to change fast and do you not want to be in it and really the people that tried to stay behind because they are worried about your property. don't worry about your property anymore. can you get more property you can't get another life. steve: griff, get back in the truck and get going. somebody riding the storm out is mike huckabee who lives not too far from there who built a new house up to hurricane standards a couple years ago. he will be joining us live from his house in 20 minutes. ainsley: i have a friend who has parents that live there along the coast. she started building her house last friday and sent me a picture of what it looks like. the structure is already there. brian: tape everything before you leave. janice dean is with us. you have been tracking the storm all night. janice: give you perspective on this, category 4 hurricane has hit the state of florida 10 times, cat 4. this part of the state has

never ever been hit by a category 4 storm. this is historic for them. they have never felt something like this. 140 mile-per-hour sustained winds and storm is expected to still strength as it impacts the folder panhandle as well as the big bend. the worst side of the storm is the east side of the storm. get the worse of the storm surge, in some cases 14 to 15 feet which will but the homes and towns under water. and that's going to be the dangerous part of the storm. in addition to heavy rainfall, in addition to hurricane force winds for hours and tornadoes athletic as well. we have one. i just want to show you this the safir simple wind scale. we are a cat 4. this will be a catastrophic wind event. as we go through time expecting landfall sometime between 1 and 3:00:00 p.m. the results not only for

florida but georgia, alabama, up towards the carolinas with heavy rain impact. tornado watch already in place. we could see dozens of tornadoes. weak tornadoes but ones that could cause structural damage. so this is obviously a big story. the tornadoes threat will extend into georgia and parts of south carolina and some of the areas that were affected by florence will also be affected by rainfall. the storm surge, though, by the way, will be historic in this area, that's what's going to put all of these areas under water. steve: all right. on the dirty side of the storm as they say, janice, thank you very much. 8 to 12 feet. we will be talking to the governor of the state of florida, rick scott will be joining us live at 7:2020 give us the very latest. florida the panhandle is getting ready for michael. brian: i know we have got to worry about hurricane first and foremost. audition for all the candidates. senator rick cot senator rick scott. ron desantis has a chance to get his hands dirty in

florida. and gillum running on the democratic side he has to worry about tallahassee. what kind you have mayor how is he going to act under pressure. meanwhile they are not campaigning at all during key point. ainsley: you kind of still rfment the state is watching how you are going to handle the storm. if you are going to be out there helping the people and get evacuations out in time it can hurt or help them. steve: absolutely. during a time during a natural disaster like this you have to set politics aside. that was not the case in iowa last night. the president is doing everything he can to turn that blue wave red in iowa he was supporting republican candidates and he announced that the e.p.a. would allow for year-around use of ethanol in gas which is a big boost to iowa and mist corn farmers who have been damaged and hurt by. so tariffs. ainsley: i love to hear those little nuggets of information things that don't effect many around the

country. i'm going to lift this band. in the summertime you can't buy it he promised it on the campaign trial. well, because it means a lot to them. many of them are farmers. brian: here is to the president where he feels the kavanaugh situation and turmoil surrounding it. at the midterms, 68 seats currently held by republicans firmly in play. just about a half dozen democrats. so this is going to be a sprints with so much consequences. listen. >> this is truly an historic week for america. [cheers and applause] brett kavanaugh you will nominated radical democrats on a mission to resist, obstruct, delay, demolish and destroy. democrats have become totally unhinged. you don't hand matches to an arsonist. and you don't give power to an angry, left wing mob. that's what the democrats have become. they would turn our country

so fast into venezuela and venezuela is not doing too well, folks. in just four weeks, you will have the chance to render your verdict on the democrats outrageous conduct. on november 6th. ainsley: he also called out the protesters. he said they are phony protesters because they are out there getting paid and now they are protesting because they are not getting their paychecks. steve: you have the optics over the kavanaugh, you know, during the confirmation process there were so many protests the white house trying to label them as a mob of people. hillary clinton yesterday on cnn with christiane amanpour she said something that really had us scratching our heads. she said at this point in our history you cannot be civil with the republican party. >> you cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand

for, what you care about. that's why i believe if we are fortunate enough to win back the house and/or the senate, that's when civility can start again. ainsley: really you will continue to get harassed in restaurants outside unless you vote for democrats? brian: that's what she is saying and blaming it on republicans as if democrats have no choice. ainsley: republicans aren't doing. this. brian: rand paul saying i basically sleep with a gun. rand paul i think someone is going to get killed. steve scalise tweeted out something to the effect of really? lack of siflted. so instead of her reigning it in. she is trying to own that portion of the democratic party. for some reason she is desperate to matter and desperate to say listen, i'm still your leader. ainsley: is it a bullying tactic many people saying i want it to stop and our country beauty phi again. the only way that will happen if you vote for dems. then you have people in the

senate say we are not backing down. you continue to bring it on we are not backing down. steve: those images have motivated the left and the right. because when the left sees hey, maybe it's working look what they did to jeff flake when he was corn anywhered in tha -- cornered inthe elevat. look what happened to ted cruz and sarah sanders run out of that restaurant. this is what will happen if the democrats do not win the house. >> if the democrats do not retake the house, i think washington may be uninhabitable for a while. i think we haven't see the melt down that's going to happen among many elected democrats. they are so, so certain they are going to win. this they have already banked on the win. they are already planning to impeach kavanaugh and trump,

if that doesn't happen, i think they may lose it all and very quickly. brian: and then rush went to break. steve: on the eib network. brian: ask the people what they care about inside los angeles it's healthcare. want resonate show something on healthcare. rates number one on i care about list. 50% of the ads mention healthcare for republicans only 17%. they used to run from it because obamacare had such stigma. now taking a bow because of it. steve: democrats are absolutely energized. they are at a 10. you can't go to a 20. you can't voted twice. the task for the republic party and president to keep the republican party and the independence who lean to the right energized for four weeks.

these days that's going to be tough. ainsley: they cannot discount the republicans and their base and how fired up they are right now. after the kavanaugh thing i believe it really helped the republican party. steve: what do you think? email us at friends@foxnews.com. also on facebook and this thing called twitter. ainsley: 13 minutes after the top of the hour, nikki haley's resignation. coming just four weeks before the midterms. will it have any impact? matt schlapp on that next. brian: he was as surprised as anybody. steve: president trump holding a rally ineery, pennsylvania. todd piro is in the kitchen bkitchenhaving breakfast with friends and flipping stuff over ♪ good morning. the.

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♪ >> i just want to let you know so at the end of the year nikki will be leaving. >> it has been an honor of a lifetime. i think it's very important for government officials understand when it's time step aside. brian: nikki haley rocking washington by announcing resignation as u.n. ambassador. comes 27 days before the all important midterms. what impact will this have matt schlapp whose wife mercedes schlapps is in communications in the white house you were shocked. >> i was. i was on air with sandra. i was shocked. it's unusual timing right before the big thing coming

out the elections. there will be changes, i'm sure in this administration, although i'm not privy to them like there is in every administration after every election. this is before the election. it demonstrates that probably nikki haley was just to the point where she was ready to take the next phase in her life. brian: i never remember a u.n. ambassador with more power and more impact than her. she asked for two things. i need access to you and a member of the national security council. she had the respect of the secretary of state and both secretaries of state. how did she do it? >> this is a tough, tough job. anybody who knows nikki haley knows she is forceful and charming person. actually the president enjoyed his interactions with her. he knew she was up there on the floor at the u.n. and give him another perspective not just the department of state. brian: resignation written two weeks ago when it was officially announced it was top secret. >> yes.

brian: why was this the first secret kept in washington and shouldn't the trump administration mirror that line. >> i want to fist bump here. there are things you don't need to tell the "new york times." i'm proud that the team held it under cover and the president held it under cover. brian: and her team did. jonathan swan broke the story. on the radio with me. i got the story i still don't know why she is leaving. i watched him last knight at 6:00. i still don't know why she is leaving. why is she leaving? >> in washington people try to look for the most complicated reason. she has been on a long slog governor two. years as u.n. ambassador. this is a tough job. she might just want to do something and hang out with her family a little bit right now. brian: a replacement. dina powell. >> she would be great. brian: ric grenell. >> he would be great. brian: he says i like him in germany. i want to enter a few ryan zinke navy seal foreign

relations background in congress. >> he he would be great. brian: joe lieberman. the president liked him. secretary of defense. >> fbi under consideration as well. brian: kelly ayotte. she became one of the three amigos when lieberman retired. >> these are good suggestions. i worked dina at the council. the bush administration. i know the president really likes her. the key in these jobs is you want somebody in that job who when you are dealing with these representatives of allies and enemies they know you are speaking for the president. that gives you an extra schtick. remember, this person basically reports to john bolton who has a job. it's very interesting. brian: good job, matt. good to see you. >> good to see you, brian. brian: praising the kavanaugh protesters as peaceful. remember when they labeled the tea party street thugs. calling out the bias. tracking hurricane michael as it closes in on the florida panhandle. not wasting any time. we are live in the storm

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take a listen. >> we have just been through so many that we are comfortable staying so we are going to. we have got enough food and generator gas so we'll be just fine. >> the view from space shows hurricane michael as a well-organized storm over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. the warm waters fueling the heavy winds that could drive a storm surge in excess of 13 feet in some parts of the florida panhandle. governor rick scott urging residents not to take any chances. >> the most destructive storm to hit the florida panhandle in decades. this storm will be life-threatening and extremely dangerous. this storm will bring torrential rain to the florida panhandle and big bend area which will be a major issue. >> the storm brings the threat of major rains. this part o remains under a

tornado watch. ainsley: hand it down to steve who is downstairs. steve: ainsley, thank you. switching gears. peaceful activists or political rioters. mainstream media saw it this way. >> protesters both for and against kavanaugh confirmation are making their voices heard. >> you can see a few protesters up there. an act of civil disobedience. >> there was nothing violent about these protests. >> one of the principles of our democratic process that protest is patriotism and they are showing that every single day with that courage. steve: that courage. compare that coverage to the coverage of tea party protests about 10 years ago. >> this is a party for obama bashers. and i think this is not really family viewing. >> do you think that there are racist elements in the tea party? >> you have got these guys going around acting like street thugs it isn't far from what we saw in the 30's

where all of a sudden political parties started showing up in uniform. steve: okay a little good night different. sagger from the daily caller. >> good morning. nice to see you. steve: nice to see you. folks in the last couple weeks protesting kavanaugh, patriotic, courageous, civil disobedience. when the coverage came to the tea party back in 2009 street thugs, racist elements tea party, things like that. why the double standard? >> you really could not see more of a stark difference. it really is because a lot of sympathies for these protesters are held by some of the reporters themselves. there really was an active effort to cast them in the best of light. they made sure not to cover the most extreme elements. anybody who is here in washington knew there was some really violent threats. all you had to do is spend a little bit of time on capitol hill and see how the members had to be surrounded at all times by police in order to keep them away

from. so most violent people that received only coverage from places like at the daily caller. steve: what do you make though of the imagery. some of it is violence. some of it is noisy. then you see ted cruz getting run out of a restaurant, things like that. then you have got the republicans in some cases referring to this as mob rule. is that appropriate? in some cases it is. mob did not try to drive him out of a restaurant. i watched that video. he was surrounded and separated from his wife in a d.c. restaurant. members unable to get into elevators. members unable to get into their cars without being accosted. it's a terrible time here in d.c. part of the real scandal here is that they are not receiving any real critical coverage. and in many cases they are receiving positive coverage which only emboldens them.

steve: you look at the coverage regarding president trump. the media research center did an analysis. we got it over on the big board, coverage, 92% negative so, perhaps, that does shade what the manner in which some of the mainstream networks do cover this administration and politics in general 92% isn't surprising. of the thing that got the most coverage is the russia investigation. which is something if you look at the polling that people care about the least. i'm in the white house briefing room every day. and from where i stand, there are a lot of people who are much more interested in pressing the people around them by asking about the russia investigation than in delivering the actual news that the american people care about. steve: well, and according to media research center between june and september, the russia collusion investigation on the networks got 342 minutes and then followed by immigration with 300. kavanaugh fight close to 300

as well. but then the administration's economic achievements got 14 minutes. not much. >> not much at all especially when the economy is under a fundamental confirmation and new trade deal with canada and mexico. these are things that affect the lives of millions and millions of people it deserves a lot more scrutiny. steve: absolutely it would be nice to get some publicity so people know what's going on. all right, sagger. thank you for joining us from our nation's capital. >> thanks for having me. steve: turns out the supreme court didn't blow up during justice kavanaugh's first day on the bench yesterday. what was it really like? we'll try to take you inside with what we really know. >> millions of people are in the path of hurricane michael as the category 4 hurricane is barreling towards the gulf coast. governor mike huckabee is there on the panhandle in his house we're going to talk to him live coming up next. to look at me now,

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ainsley: we are back with a fox news alert. hurricane michael intensifying into a powerful category 4 storm as it barrels towards the florida panhandle. hurricane hunters packing 140 mile-per-hour winds right now. more than 120,000 people have been ordered to evacuate from the storm zone. >> do not under estimate the power of this storm. anyone who has been asked to evacuate, don't wait. get out and get out now. brian: hurricane michael expected to make landfall in the next few hours. florida, if any state can handle it, florida can handle it, right? janice: i hope. so this is the strongest storm to ever impact the u.s. in history, 145 mile-per-hour sustained winds is the forecast when it makes landfall across the florida panhandle which is never withstood a hurricane of this magnitude in history. so, here's the latest coordinants. here is the latest track. we are expecting this storm to strengthen as it makes landfall across the florida

panhandle anywhere between panama city and apalachicola. 125 mile-per-hour sustained storm. move into georgia and carolinas as a tropical storm. good news it is going to be a quick mover but cause catastrophic damage. we have tornado watch in effect until 5:00 presidential for parts of florida up towards georgia. the storm surge is what is going to be potentially life-threatening with a storm surge of upwards of 12 feet to 15 feet along the big bend of florida and, of course, the tornadoes we could see dozens of reports of tornadoes. this is something they have never had happen in this part of florida. that's why we are concerned there wasn't a lot of time to prepare. people need to heed the warnings and listen to your local officials. we will keep you up to date. steve: thank you j.d. along the panhandle is the governor of the former great state of arkansas mike huckabee. fox news contributor live there in the panhandle.

i have been to your house. you give me the tour. it is beautiful. you built it up a couple years ago up to storm standards. i remember you are saying this impact is good to like 150 miles per hour. this storm is at 140 miles per hour. why are you still there? >> my wife was working at one of the shelters yesterday. we are trying to help some of our neighbors. some of them are going to come and stay with us. we may test the structure turley integrity of this home. it was built to with stand extraordinary force up to cat 5 hurricane. but, a lot of it is that we're going to be on the left side of the hurricane. we are about 25 miles from panama city west east of destin. we're going to get hit hard, but nothing like our neighbors and friends over in panama city and saint joe and apalachicola. they are going to catch the brungt of it it's going to be devastating. i think, you know, i woke up this morning during the night. it had moved from a cat 3 to a cat 4. and the one thing that i

will tell you, governor scott has done a imagine if magnificentjob in laying out re. he has done a great job helping locals. the locals have done a great job providing shelters. there is something else that is happening here that i think is just incredible. it's the real story. neighbors are helping neighbors. people are helping board up each other's homes. they are making schuyler they are checking on homes where people have evacuated or maybe they don't live here full time and so they are picking up their lawn furniture and putting it away for them. this is america at its best. all the politics can be decisive. but crisis sis sometimes causes people to realize at the core, it's neighbor helping neighbor. and good human beings acting like it. ainsley: we all can relate to that we all worked so hard to build your home for your family no. matter if you are a democrat or republican, we all feel the same way and relate to that let's talk about the

big news yesterday when nikki haley resigned people weren't expecting that there is a short list for who could possibly be the next u.n. ambassador. dina powell is on that list. ivanka trump is on that list. who do you think it will be? >> i have no idea. i think the president will pick a great suck sells sore 20 nikk20 nikki hail -- she has been firm for israel. she has pushed back against some of the bullying by many of these partnership squeak nations who can go and kick sand in america's face. not anymore not when nikki haley has been there. why is she leaving? well, she has been there two years. she has been nonstop public service for 14. there is something that i can relate to. it is very grueling to do this, ticketsly in on particula.

new york is very expensive. there is a side of it she has a family. she needs to earn some money because public service you make some real financial sacrifices and i think all the people trying to think there was something nefarious. i think they are just wrong. i think she just needs to open a new chapter in her life. brian: governor, you tell me if this is important. not only should you be experienced. havhave you got to buy into what president trump's to do. give you two years to understanding what's next. if you have these people might be great people that are only halfway in, will talk behind your back and leak. if you want proof that governor haley wasn't leaking excuse me ambassador haley wasn't leaking didn't know about this. secretary of state the left out of the loop and so was john bolton. you know she was not the problem. makes me wonder is dina powell the answer? are you the answer? is ryan zinke the answer?

>> whoever takes this job they need to be loyal to the president. this isn't about them. it was about a person who was elected to be president. i cannot emphasize enough. only one person in this administration was elected by the american people and that was donald j. trump. everyone else serves at his pleasure. and they need to give him the pleasurable of serving the agenda that the american people elected him to do. when i hear about somebody leaking. i think they ought to be fired on the spot. and they have hue mil humiliated themselves and it's disgusting. anyone who betrays the trust of this president after he has given them a job, they have no reason to deserve not just that job but i would never hire a person like that ever for anything pause you can't trust them. they are liars and it's just not right. steve: governor huckabee, thank you very much. we wanted to check in on you as the storm heads your way. we are thinking about you and your wife janet who was working at the shelter yesterday. >> thank you, steve.

we may best whiching out some of those recipes from the happy cookbook today. ainsley: start with your daughters. steve: mike huckabee has a pork butt recipes in there. >> wonderful recipes in there, steve. i love the book. thank you. brian: why wouldn't he love the book. had a tour of the house. ainsley and i are on the outside again. ainsley: two recipes. steve: they do. a pie and pork butt. thank you governor. good luck to you. jillian joins us on this very busy wednesday with a fox news alert. jillian: we have brand new video of what the turkish media is calling assassination squad. 15 member group believed to be linked to the murder of the journalist where he was last seen more than a week ago. surveillance video also shows a black van, take a look, leaving the consulate. turkish officials think he was targeted for credit

sizing saudi leadership. something the saudis deny. sea u.s. resident and his fiancee is begging president trump to help figure out exactly what happened. california officials don't know if thousands of people who mistakenly vote cast ballots in the june primary. california's secretary of state now wants to freeze the dmv voter registration program which has registered 1500 people to vote incorrectly. that number included at least one non-citizen. the finding comes a month after the dmv said there may be 23,000 voter registration errors. well, the boston red sox held off the new york yankees in a game that went down to the wire. >> the 1-2. bouncing ball. going to be in play. nunez, throws and a close play and the game as boston wins 4 to 3. advancing to the american

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ainsley: fox business network jeff flock is live in panama city where hurricane michael is expected to make a direct hit. jeff? >> yeah. this is pretty much ground zero. at least that's what we believe if the track holds up. we are just now experiencing just the very weakest outer bands of this storm. you mentioned the people that are staying. a lot of them live in buildings like this. i don't know, kyle, can you see that building? 25 stories up. steel and concrete. you think it would be safe. you would think. category 4, not sure. we talked so some folks who are staying behind. i don't know if they still have that same opinion as when they talked to us. take a listen. >> we are hunkered down. we are well-prepared. just relaxing for a few hours before we get home and chill out. we will be off the roads in time. we understanding the severity and we'll be good to go. >> we'll see about that. as i said, this is the weakest outer band of the

storm. and, you know, we are getting blown around already. 140, 145 mile-per-hour winds. haven't been in that one for a long time. we will see. guys. steve: jeff flock live in panama city. we believe the center of the storm will come ashore in several hours. stay safe, jeff. brian: he puts himself in these situations it really helps people understand what's happening. meanwhile, 12 minutes before the top of the hour. steve: let's talk a little bit about the you know the con continue shut confirmation hearing of brett kavanaugh that has extended over the last couple of weeks. yesterday was his first day on the bench. and despite the fact that there was a lot of worry about when what it would be like when he took the bench, his first day was pretty low key. there wa were a few signs that something was up because there is a little extra security outside. a few protesters. for the most part he was up on the bench. at one point he cracked a smile at something elena

kagan. ainsley: it's over, finally. steve: then he waited 20 minutes but took part in one of the oral arguments regarding how much force is needed to make a robbery via lengths under federal statute. brian: asked a few questions. ainsley: joked around a little bit. here are some of the headlines. kavanaugh joins court with few signs of bruising. confirmation fight. and then the hill writes kavanaugh has a quiet first day on the bench. brian: jonathan turley said yesterday big hope there is no demonstrations it would break all decorum. this is the court. he's on. leave him alone. they did. steve: there were a couple of protesters outside beyond the bike racks but that was for the most part it. meanwhile, straight ahead. remember when maxine waters said this: >> if you see anybody from this cabinet, you get out and you create a crowd. [cheers] >> you push back on them. steve: now she says president trump is the violent one. is it hypocrisy?

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ains todd piro is having breakfast with friends at eary, pennsylvania. the president is going throb tonight at a rally. todd: if you don't think the republicans are fired up for the midterms then you don't know eary, pennsylvania. one democrats fight on, quote, a battlefield of hatred. those are bold words. why do you say that? >> they want to drive outside down to the mud brink of anarchy and create another civil war. creed dough for socialism.

todd: that basically said it all. denise, when it comes to the so-called blue waive, you think some democrats will vote republican because of the way the democrats handled the kavanaugh nomination. why? >> i think they were completely wrong in what they did. people will see the due process was not taken and it wasn't fair. and what we did to this family, kavanaugh and his family was completely unfair. these are real people. we have to treat them like that. todd: you also told me that you are embarrassed for women. what do you mean by that? >> because we still have to believe, again, in due process. and i'm embarrassed that a woman is believed that she should be believed without any kind of back jump and any kind of proof. todd: denise, thank you for your time. hop on over to this table and scott -- you can clap for denise. that's fine. scott, you say this is not the democratic party that you grew up with. why? >> think are not for the working man anymore. they are not for the middle class. they just seem to be all out

for power and. todd: you went so far to tell me you think this is a battle between good and evil. those are harsh words. >> absolutely, absolutely. todd: why do you say that? >> you can't even have a conversation with a liberal. they are so stuck on a railroad track going oneway. i mean, look what they did to kavanaugh, if that's not diabolical, i don't know what is. todd: all right. scott. thank you for your time. tony has a message to his fellow republicans who maybe are thinking of sitting out the midterms because, ahhh, the midterms, they are just midterms. what's your message to them? >> everything important in life is decided by those that show up. period. todd: all right. that's it from erie. we will send it back to you guys in new york. steve: he showed up in eary, pennsylvania. all right, todd. thank you very much. taking the pulse of the people. ainsley: thank you, todd.

steve: hurricane michael churning into a monster category 4 hurricane as it churns towards the florida panhandle. we they're live at the top of the hour. governor rick scott is going to join us live in about 20 minutes. brian: did i tell you kellyanne will be on the show she is. and rand paul. both are concerned about the direction of politics in america. ainsley: thank you for telling us that.

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♪ steve: look at that number right there. hurricane michael now a category 4 monster storm packing 140 mile-per-hour winds. >> you do not want to be in it. really, the people that tried to stay behind because they are worried about your property. don't worry about your property anymore. you can get more property. you can't get another life. >> in their loss for power the democrats have become totally unhinged. >> you cannot be civil. >> this country is past due for the kind of protests that we have seen. >> it's very important for government officials to

understanding when it's time to step aside. >> a replacement. >> you want somebody in that job who when you are dealing with these representatives of allies and enemies they know you are speaking for the president. >> american music awards they brought performances and politics. taylor swift getting more political. >> if this award were voted on by the people and you know what else is voted on by the people. [cheers] >> is the midterm elections. >> the only reason to vote democrat is if you are tired of winning. brian: i will tell you what, i am tired of hurricanes and we have a big one. hurricane michael now a category 4 monster packing 140 mile-per-hour winds and potentially it's a deadly storm surge. >> that is really scary. the life threatening hurricane expected to make landfall in a couple of hours it could be the strongest u.s. landfall ever for the florida panhandle. ainsley: we have live team coverage. janice dean is here in the studio. she is keeping a close eye on the hurricane how it is

going to effect you if you live in the area. we are going to start with griff jenkins. is he down there at alligator point in florida. griff, what's going on there? >> well, you know, we are east on the dirty side of where it's going to make landfall. and it is this big bend area that is under threat. as we have shown you the last hour, we have gotten away a little bit from this house because it's really starting to take a major, major beating because the storm surge here is coming in, expected to be 12 to 14 feet. and as our viewers will remember. a whopping majority, more than 75% of deaths in hurricane -- occur from water. it is this road in particular really starting to deteriorate. it is possibly going to lead us into catastrophic and since we have been on the air in the last hour, two, not one but two separate couples came, saw our hit and decided they are not going to stick it out. i want to come over here quickly. we don't want to impede in any way the work of the emergency officials. that's why you shouldn't stay behind.

quickly allen pfeiffer is a volunteer with the franklin county emergency management. mr. pfeiffer, how are you? >> good morning. >> the conditions here are bad. tell our viewers what you are trying to do down here. >> we are doing a first run at damage assessment and situation report for franklin county emergency. i would tell everybody that's going to get a lot worse. we noticed a car pass a minute ago. please, everybody needs to shelter in place at this point. i'm not sure that the bridge is open. but, this road is going to go in the next half hour to an hour and, please be very cautious. >> okay, mr. pfeiffer, we will go ahead and let you go. we don't want to hold you. thank you for your service of being out here. i want to give you one last look. the wind is picking um. these are the early bands going to be taking as that house isn't going to be here. at least half of the stairs have been wind out in the last 30 minutes. guys? steve: he has not left that location but moved back from the water and that is good.

ainsley: where is the beach. it looks like the waves right up to the house now? >> that's a great question, ainsley. so, the beach -- let me just bring you here real quick and show you if you can just look over there. you don't see a beach, right? that's not entirely because the surge so much the big bend area consists of very little beach because it is a low lying march area. and that is precisely why it is a category storm of bad conditions what you storm surge like the one we are going to get because it from all the way from apalachicola for a couple hundred miles all the way over to cedar key towards tampa that you have very little beach. there isn't a lot of distance between the typical tide and these homes. there are hundreds of thousands of homes like that one built all along here. whether you are staying behind or you may be trying to get out of these areas, you are out of time as mr. pfeifer said. these conditions make it so very dangerous. ainsley: a lot of people from mississippi and georgia

love to go down there and vacation with families. a lot of our viewers know that area very well. steve: thank you very much. janice dean tracking the storm. we saw that house behind griff on stilts. they prepare for this. a 12-foot storm surge would go right over the road. janice: even higher than that the new storm surge maps are coming out we are expecting a strengthening storm as it makes landfall. 145 mile-per-hour sustained winds. that's what's predicted in the next couple of hours. so a strength storm is not good news for the east side. for the big bend of florida. which could get, perhaps, upwards of 12 to 15-foot storm surge, that's going to inundate towns. going to put homes under water, unfortunately. here it is now as far as textbook hurricanes go this is it. all four quadrants filled out. really defined eye here. strengthening storm. tornadoes with ivan they had reports of 120 tornadoes with hurricane ivan for this area. so we're concerned about

tornadoes. weak tornadoes. still going to cause structural damage. if you don't have power, you don't have any way of knowing if there is a tornado? your neighborhood. i want to show you storm surge map. anywhere from fish creek to saint marks to apalachicola, that's 12-foot plus. some areas over 15 feet of water coming ashore and inundating and causing catastrophic life-threatening flooding and storm surge and water is the number one killer when it comes to hurricanes. and this, i mean, this is historic for them. ainsley: we saw that with florence. a lot of the damage was done a few days afterwards. janice: with the fresh water flooding. this is going to be ocean water that gets initial push from counterclockwise winds. the inland flooding comes after that. steve: that's right. that is what they refer to as the dirty side of the storm. all right. janice, thank you very much. clearly a dire situation. we will have the governor of the state of florida rick scott is going to be joining

us 15 minutes from right now. he has a busy day. he wants to come on tv to talk about the storm. brian: it's amaze ago john ax said i have exclusive story. >> when he said nikki haley resigning as u.n. ambassador. she was governor of north carolina and appointed as u.n. ambassador. she has decided to step down after two years. steve: like a mystery, why is she leaving? reportedly she told the president she wanted to leave about six months ago when pompeo and bolton came on board. but he said can you stay? she is going to sta stay through the end of the year there are all these stories floating around she is leaving because she was anonymous or she took some airplane rides and stuff like that. doesn't look like there is anything to that at this point. but nonetheless she did a good job. each of them the president lavished praise on each

other. she is leaving on very good terms. ainsley: some people have wondered of is she going to run for president eventually she was on the couch recently i wouldn't run against the president. i don't know what my future. steve: yesterday zero chance. brian: abby phillips cnn speculation because the way kavanaugh was confirmed and the way the administration backed him which is just farcical. i don't think there is any way. now you find out, too. that she wrote a resignation letter october 1st or 2nd. the president said can we hold on to that until after? and the fact is 10:20 eastern time. we get word of this. at 10:30 there is a presser at which time both are throwing praise at each other and saying i will be campaigning for this guy in 10:20. which brings you to who could be next? in this administration, that position really matters. and some of the speculation dina powell, of course, the president said ivanka could do it but nepotism could come in.

she doesn't want to do it so she is out. i think ric grenell would do it but the president also indicated he likes him in germany. i think ryan zinc were would work out. i think kelly ayotte would be somebody if the president wants to put a won in there. steve: sure. brian: and joe lieberman. steve: dina powell deputy national security advisor. she and the president have not always been on the same page when it's come to foreign affairs. she would require senate confirmation. she had -- she used to work at goldman sachs. that could be problematic. ric grenell you mentioned he actually is the ambassador to germany right now. he would not require and that's his image right there. he would not require senate confirmation because he is already in a senate confirmed position. you know, the president is going to be making a decision probably in the next month or so. he has a lot of good folks to pick from. we are going to talk to kellyanne conway, counselor to the president. 20 minutes from now and see what's going on behind the scenes at the white house. ainsley: we wish nink can i haley all the best. she was a great governor in

south carolina. she wore the south carolina necklace when she was representing all 50 states at the global arena and so proud of her and wish her the best. i don't know what's in store for her but she has quite a resume. brian: i don't think for six years she can lay out. gary cohn another name brought up. after gary co-son all over the woodward book why would you bring him back. ainsley: i don't think that's possible. steve: president of the united states feels he got a win last week by brett kavanaugh nomination to the u.s. senate. yesterday, he was in iowa. rallying his base, talking about the democrats in the run-up to the midterms. and at this point, he says, you know what? they are unhinged. >> this is truly appear historian historicweek for amer. [cheers] >> brett kavanaugh was nominated. radical democrats were on a mission to resist, obstruct,

delay, demolish and destroy. democrats have become totally unhinged. you don't hand matches to an arsonist. and you don't give power to an angry left wing mob. and that's what the democrats have become. [cheers] >> they would turn our country so fast into venezuela. and venezuela is not doing too well, folks. in just four weeks, you will have the chance to render your verdict on the democrats outrageous conduct. on november 6th. brian: and before the kavanaugh hearings they thought 209 seats in the house leaning democrat. only nine shy of the 218 they needed, now they think it would be pushing back a little bit. republicans still have their hands full at least on the house side. ainsley: maxine waters democrat did not like the president calling democrats a mob. she says he is the poster boy for the mob. listen. >> well, this president is the poster boy for what a

mob protester looks like. he is the -- as a matter of fact, he is the one who has been violent in his speech. we don't have that kind of talk that has come from the women who are protesting. as a matter of fact, this country is past due for the kind of protest that we have seen women do in the last few days. ainsley: hold on, she just said democrats don't have that violent talk. the women don't have that violent talk. really? listen to her. >> i say impeachment, impeachment, impeachment, impeachment. [laughter] >> if you see nibble from that cabinet, you get out and you create a crowd. [cheers] >> you push back on them. and you tell them they're not welcome anymore anywhere. >> i say impeach 45. impeach 45. impeach 45. apes ages she didn't

necessarily go out and say be violent to people the fear is when you get in people's faces and she is calling people to do that that it will insight violence and going to get dangerous. steve: when she calls for impeaching 45. the 45th president of the united states, most democrats say let's not talk about that. but, in the last week we have heard not only impeach 45 but impeach brett kavanaugh if he is seated on the court. that's one of the rallying cries the republicans and the president out on the stump in the run-up to the midterms they are saying, look, if you allow the democrats to wind up with control of the house, that's first thing they are going to do. they are going to impeach brett kavanaugh. they are going to have investigations into how things went down. they are going to undo all of the good stuff that has happened over the last year and a half. that's the republican's message. in the meantime the democrats say look, we're going to do it because we just don't like what's going on. brian: now jerry nadler will be in charge of the judiciary committee. he said we're going to do investigation into brett kavanaugh we need to find

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ainsley: with the midterms now only 27 days away, republicans anticipate the contentious confirmation process of justice brett kavanaugh will galvanize g.o.p. voters in key congressional contests including the north dakota senate race. brian: that's where next guest is looking to unseat heidi heitkamp who voted against brett kavanaugh. steve: congressman and u.s. senate candidate kevin cramer joins us now. good morning to you kevin. >> good morning. good morning, friends, good to be with you. steve: you know, the latest fox news poll was taken before hidy heitkamp voted against justice kavanaugh. and you were leading by 12. i think a lot of people in north dakota were curious which way she was going to vote. she voted that way. how is that going to impact this race? >> well, i can tell you,

having been out across north dakota this last weekend and week doing my main street tour it has only enhanced the enthusiasm for our campaign. you are right i had a 12 point lead in the fox poll prior to the announcement. but i have enjoyed a pretty good lead ever since i got in the race in february. certainly the enthusiasm level has been accelerated. >> why do you think she voted against kavanaugh. especially leading her in the polls. she is the incumbent. she had a chance to gain some points there i watched her in an interview. she said she was following her heart. if she is behind, why do you think she divided to continuously say she was not going to vote for him and ultimately doing that? >> sure, ainsley, it's a very curious question. because i was map perhaps the mt surprised person in america she did vote the way she did. ainsley: i'm sure you were grateful, right? >> well, not really to be honest with you because brett kavanaugh is the perfect supreme court justice for north dakota. his opinions on everything from second amendment rights to environmental law, e.p.a. overreach, i mean, is he

right down the center of the plate for north dakota. so, you know, i would prefer to have my senator to vote for him. ainsley: sorry to interrupt you what were you going to say you? said you were shocked and surprised. >> i was shocked because she has built a entire brand being the bipartisan senator from north dakota who reaches across the aisle who always does what's right for north dakota. votes for president trump when it's important for north dakota. yet, she blew all of that up. all of her millions of dollars of branding she blew it all up in one vote. very curious to me. the only thing i could imagine is some sort of a hail mary type of play there was no real gain for her in either vote either for him or against him. so i think she is probably looking at how do you minimize losses. brian: congressman. >, did youraise eyebrows when yu brown the me too movement and gone too far. maybe generations in the past in your family were tougher. they were raised on the prayery. do you want to expand on that? >> well, sure, you know.

what i think has happened pretty obvious what has happened is the zeal of the movement has gone too far to the point where they are accosting male members of the united states senate in the cab toll in elevators they cry victim as soon as they are spoken back. to say what happens when they do that is they actually damage their own cause. and, you know, oftentimes the left does that they go too far. they exaggerate. again, their zeal gets the best of them. and frankly sometimes conservatives do the same thing but right now the me too movement i think is actually hurting their own cause. steve: kevin cramer joining us today from the dakotas. thank you very much. is he running for the u.s. senate. my pleasurable. brian: heidi heitkamp did not respond. kevin cramer with a significant lead double figures. steve: he and he the phone we put him on. we would love to have her. nikki haley's resignation sent shock waves.

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brian: monster storm expected to bring a potential deadly surge with up to a foot of rain. steve: 12 to see the of storm surge. governor rick scott of florida sounding the alarm for people to get out now. he joining us live from the state emergency operation center. governor, you know, the last couple of hurricanes we have seen five, six days out. this one kind of came up from surprise, didn't it? >> it came up really fast and caused some of the problems. i have been traveling pan handler and big bend area the last two days saying listen to your locals about evacuation orders. those that have chosen not to evacuate and i they are on our coast too late. i will be very dispoingtsed -- i'm disappointed if anybody didn't evacuate but especially any kids that weren't evacuated because 12 feet, think about this. 12 feet of storm surge. water is going to come up, it's going to cover your roof. do you not have a chance to survive that so i'm very

concerned. we're doing everything we can. i have called up 2500 members of the national guard. i have over 1,000 rescue individuals ready to, you know go, in as quickly as we can but i'm really concerned about the citizens that have not evacuated. ainsley: i know it's extremely dangerous. you are expecting erosion. the storm surge you talked, about national guard, i know shelters have opened. what worries you are the most in these situations? >> >> well, i think people get come play sent oh, gosh, can i with stand the wind. this is a category 4 now. 140 mile-per-hour winds with wind gusts higher than that the rain, 12 inches of rain. people can say i can withstand that flash flooding. three foot of storm surge is deadly. we are talking about 9, 10, 12, 13-foot of storm surge. i just think people don't realize the risk of this. i know there is people that have decided not to evacuate. it's too late to evacuate now on the coast. and on top of that,

anxiously, it's going to impact our cities. it's going to hit tallahassee with hurricane force winds. i hope everybody is thinking get to shelter right now. hunker down. and be careful, listen to locals. don't go out in the middle of this. you are not going to survive it. it's deadly. brian: so wha do they tell put models your greatest area of concern. what are you going to be watching for as it hits land? >> my biggest concern is, you know, it still hasn't made the move that they anticipate a little further to the east. but all that area to the east, we have got all that area really we have got the storm surge, we have got the risk of tornadoes, significant risk of tornadoes. we're going to have flash flooding and i just -- my biggest concern is the people that made the decision not to evacuate even though they were told many times this is a dangerous storm and it got more dangerous overnight and a lot of people probably went to bed thinking it was a category 3 and now it's a

category 4. we are going to have wind gusts of over 145 mile-per-hour. you know, a lot of these houses are not going to withstand that. steve: all right. governor, we know you have got your hands full today. thank you very much for joining us today from the state operations center there in tallahassee. thank you, governor. ainsley: thank you, governor. brian: next few day no, sir politics. it's just going to be about the hurricane. steve: in florida. ainsley: it's about lives right now u in four different states. big spread. it's going to hit florida first and move its way up. steve: that's right. brian: hillary clinton says democrats don't need to make peace with republicans yet. >> you cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for. brian: reaction from counselor to the president kellyanne. can't be civil? (burke) that's what we call a huge drag.

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to the united nations has been very special for me. she has done great job. we're sad to lose you. you will come back at some point maybe in a different capacity. you can have your pick. steve: look at that he left the door open to her. kellyanne, counselor to president trump. kellyanne, you are there at the white house right now. white house it looks like probably knew behind the scenes that she was about to leave. we didn't. why is she leaving? can you tell us. >> it's exactly what the ambassador and president have seen. you have to understand the shear volume and velocity with the way this president and his senior advisors work means you can accomplish a great amount in a very limited time. look what the president has done. historic economy. working on peace. new trade deals. modernized trade deals. deregulation, obviously the largest tax cut. two supreme court justices. 26 on the circuit courts. that actually has a ripple effect into all these

departments and agencies as well. i think at the united nations ambassador haley has distinguished herself for that service. so much has happened on the world stage since this president has become commander-in-chief and held office here. and also, i'm going to take ambassador haley at her word that she is leaving public service now, obviously she has been a public servant for, gosh, i think it's maybe 15 or 16 consecutive years now. and she will go out to the private sector, i believe, and do very well. i think we can expect to see her on the campaign trail. i sort of thought maybe she would say she was leaving new zealand to join the president and the vice president on the campaign trail these last 30 days because she would have a positive impact out there. but, she feels like she has more work to accomplish. but, ambassador haley will be deeply missed and widely respected. and finally regarded for a -- fondly regarded for a very long time. not just the work she

accomplished but the way she accomplished that work the grace, dignity. the america first way she went about her work. remember when she raised her hand, she presided over historic back-to-back unanimous votes against i believe it was russia or north korea at the time. those were significant. with her at the table, this president has been able to splish so much on the world stage. we are all grateful and she'll be missed. brian: kellyanne, in your prior life and new life you look at polls all the time and look at trends all the time. they say, politico says 209 seats either firmly or leaning democrat in the house. only final shine of the 218. do you agree with those numbers and, if so, or if not, what do the kavanaugh hearings do for those numbers? >> a couple things. historical friends mean that the party in power loses seats in the house. this is just a president who defies trends. and rather than repeating history he tends to make

history. you can see what his strategy is between now and election day. he is leaving it all on the field, running through the tape, exactly what he and vice president pence did in 2016. same strategy. and he is bringing in huge crowds to these rallies not because it's new to them that mr. trump, president trump would come to their state or areas, but because they are there as a way to say thank you. thank you for making good on so many promises sparing an economic boom that many in the media want to continual to ignore every day but that every single moment the american people feel they have got job security but also job mobility. and so there are 43 retirements. i think the hardest thing about the house map is that there are 43 republican retirements. including in states like new jersey and california where had you long-term republican members in seats that in 23 seats, frankly that even the woman who lost that election had card ceerd carried in 2016.

that's tough but this president is out there saying hey a vote for this person is a vote for my agenda and he can do that having said all that let's not forget the same geniuses that predicted a huge romp by that woman who lost in 2016 are the same people predicting a huge win by the democrats this time. so we have to be a little bit cautious. i hear that often when i'm out on the campaign trail and my personal time. people will say hey, i don't believe these polls because it comes from the same media that's 92% negative in their coverage about president trump. and his administration. and so, and that's not going to deter them from showing up. what is the effect of the kavanaugh hearings? i think because the left can't just leave it alone. because they can't look at the dignity and sturdiness of the united states supreme court, all 8 justices coming to this white house in the east room in the front row to welcome president trump's latest nominee, justifiable kavanaugh, i thought that was a remarkable moment to see all of them here,

including the three women who had been nominated by two democratic presidents. they are here because the united states supreme court is a sacrosanct sturdy institution that will with stabbed those people flailing and whaley in front of the united states supreme court. are they energized? perhaps. are they -- is it purposeful? did they become angry last three weeks because of brett kavanaugh or last three years because of president trump. i don't think so. they have been marion naghtd m n rancor and -- show up at the polls as well. ages ages they are mad because their candidate didn't win, that was hillary clinton. many people are saying let's be civil, let's get along. let's unify butlike, she is agreeing with the maxine waters of the world it a appears. see is saying civility is

not an option. >> you cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about. that's why i believe if we are fortunate enough to win back the house and/or the senate, that's when civility can start again. steve: well, what does that mean exactly, kellyanne? >> look, she usually when she openings her mouth respectfully she offends one half of the country and she did it again. i think her discourse now is dangerous. i don't like the implications here. one thing to call us deplorable, irredeemable. laugh at all the people who haven't had all the privileges she has had with ivy league law degree and marriage a man who was a two term president that she will never be. i don't like that kind of talk and i avoid it my boss has called for civility. he says he represents all americans. we don't run around asking people what their party

affiliation is when he is cutting their taxes and allowing small businesses to be free of regulations and growth. we are impervious to that. and, yet, i want to say something else, i don't see all these democratic candidates banging down hillary clinton's door asking her. brian: she is dying to matter. >> again, she has to go with her husband to do this 13-city tour, 120 million bucks. brian: 700 bucks a ticket. >> they're not going to donate to some women and girls. i don't see her doing that unfortunate and graceless but a little bit dangerous. brian: gotcha. kanye west coming to the white house tomorrow. what's on the agenda besides lunch? >> maybe he will have his famous red hat. several things on the agenda. obviously he has connected tissue with many americans. and can, i think, communicate parts of president's agenda that he agrees with and willing to fight for. obviously jared kushner and

the president are working on prison reform. kanye west's wife has been here before talking about particular individuals and very big in what i call grand mum alice one of my favorite videotapes of all time watching her run to freedom. i'm hoping he will also help us tackle, join with us tackling opioid crisis in this country. it is rank ling everybody. to get people of his stature to actually speak about that. but, i think, look, we welcome people to the white house every single day who may not agree with everything this president does. it's one of the many qualities that americans love about the president who are actually paying attention. not blinded by their hatred. brian: gotcha. we welcome him and others. many people come through the door that you don't know of and have lunch with the president. privately. and it's an exchange of ideas and the president is incredibly respectful and open to listening. is he a great listener. medicare for all by the way medicare for all is

something that president obama and i assume hillary clinton when she says that this president and this party disagree with their agenda. medicare for all is one of those. it's anti-senior, antichoice, anticonsumer. the democrats are for it president obama said it sounds like a new good idea. tom perez has said that the future of the party is for medicare for all. about 60 house members and a third of the democrats behind it seniors don't be fooled. it's anti-senior, antichoice. lose your doctors and destroy medicare advantage and i know alexandria ocasio-cortez couldn't say what it would cost. let me help her out again about $32 trillion is the estimate of its price tag. it's a horrible thing. i think post obamacare with 20 million americans still lacking healthcare, this is something that could actually hurt seniors and they should know it and the president has a great op-ed about it today. brian: thanks, kellyanne, thank you so much. >> thank you. ainsley: thanks, kellyanne. brian: healthcare is number one. ainsley: it's not the economy? brian: no, it's not the economy. only 17% of republican ads

are on the economy which is their greatest selling points and number one people for the american people midterms is healthcare. ainsley: president had a rally last night and another one tonight. todd piro is having breakfast with friends ahead hft rally there. we want to hear what the voters think coming up. steve: panhandle of florida. we are live as you can see right there at the beach next. sometimes, the pressures of today's world can make it tough to take care of yourself. but nature's bounty has innovative ways to help you maintain balance and help keep you active and well-rested. because hey, tomorrow's coming up fast. nature's bounty. because you're better off healthy.

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explosion before noticing the flames. no arrests have been made. after years of silence. taylor swift is making her political stance very public. the pop star first sharing her views on instagram before taking a stage at the american music awards. >> you know what else is voted on by the people the midterm elections on november 6th. get out and vote. jillian: swift called out congresswoman marsha blackburn on instagram this week for what she considers to be a record of voting against women. the tennessee senate candidate just responded outlining ways she has actually helped women. thousands reportedly registered to vote after swift's post online. a look at your headlines. steve, back to you. steve: thanks, jillian. now a fox news alert. hurricane michael has intensified overnight it is now a category 4 storm. ainsley: there is the time line there workers' compensation 2:00 p.m. you can see. it's expected to slam the florida panhandle in just a few hours. jonathan serrie is on the panama city beach where mandatory evacuations are already in effect.

jonathan, we interviewed the governor earlier he said if i haven't evacuated it's too late. why is that? >> that's the message is he putting out right now because bay county authorities where we are they say life threatening winds have already arrived and they are urging people to shelter in place. they are also keeping an eye on storm surge, which could be very high in portions of the panhandle. and residents are taking these warnings very seriously, when we arrived in panama city beach yesterday, most restaurants were already closed. people boarding up houses. governor scott has been urging people to take no chances. >> three foot of storm surge is detectively, we are talking about 9,10, 12, 13-foot of storm surge. i just think people don't realize the risk of this. my biggest concern is the people that made the decision not to evacuate even though they were told many times this is a dangerous storm and it got more dangerous overnight and a lot of people probably went to bed thinking it was a category 3 and now it's a category 4. we have wind gusts over 1405

mile-per-hour. a lot of these houses are not going to with stand tha that. >> aircraft have been flying through hurricane michael taking measurements as the hurricane intensifies. some storm surge could be as high as 13 feet. minutes ago governor scott evacuated time for evacuating the coast has come and gone. first responders will not be able to come out in the middle of the storm. if you chose to stay in the evacuation zone, you must seek refuge immediately. back to you. steve: janice dean has been tracking the storm and janice, we have some bad news of the wind speed. janice: the 8:00 a.m. advisory came out early. enough to they have upgraded the winds to 145 miles per hour. so the storm is strengthening just hours before it makes landfall. a strong category 4. this will be the most devastating storm that this area of florida hats ever experienced and the

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steve: so the president is having a rally tonight in eary, pennsylvania. ainsley: that's right. todd piro is there having breakfast with friends. where is he,. brian: brian is he at dave's diner. you know dave's diner where everyone has an opinion and a point of view. todd: i mean who doesn't know dave's diner, right? everyone knows dave's diner in erie. this place is a buzz with the president's visit. the folks are about to talk about the issues of the day. we begin with linda. you say after the kavanaugh hearings, linda, there is no telling what the democrats will do for power. why? >> because they did everything they could to

destroy judge kavanaugh or justice kavanaugh now i mean to the point of gang rape he? will never be looked at the same regardless and it's a shame. todd: you say this will destroy the democrats in the midterms. why do you say that? >> because of how low they went to try to keep their power until after this election. and be helpful for 2020. todd: all right, linda, thank you. tammy is a democrat. you say you hope there is a blue wave but you actually don't think it's going to happen. why? >> i wouldn't say i don't think it's going to happen. i'm just hoping that everybody gets out there and votes. i just know that they have become complacent. and are overwhelmed by what's happening, the divisiveness and the over each subject. i don't know that they will get out there and vote because they feel hopeless. todd: sammy, thank you. brian, quickly, you say the democratic approach is to destroy. why? >> because they are losing on all their -- they have no

agenda. impeach trump is not working for them. they lost on tax cuts. they lost on the supreme court justice they lost on just about everything that we have passed with the trade deals. todd: let me get to ken quickly. how important is this election. >> it's critical. todd: why? >> we can't let dems gain power. we have to have a president who can get his agenda past. todd: thank you all. we appreciate a nice civil discussion here. back to you guys in new york. steve: all right. todd piro live in eary, thank you, sir. ainsley: thank you, todd. steve: we are tracking hurricane michael. we are live at the beach and minutes away from getting update on the category 4 storm from the national weather service. ♪ ♪

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♪ steve: hurricane michael a category 4.

>> this house is taking a boating. >> the storm surge is deadly. talking about 12 feet of storm surge. it will cover your roof. you do not have a chance to survive that. >> in their lust for power the democrats have become totally unhinged. >> if we're fortunate enough to win back the house or the senate that is when civility can start again. >> usually when she opens her mouth respectfully, she offends at least one-half of the country. i think her discourse is dangerous. >> very important for government officials to understand when it is time to step aside. >> it will be a tough job to fill. she has done it in my view better than anybody has done it before. >> taylor swift getting more political than ever before. >> you know what is voted on by the people, the midterm elections. >> only reason to vote democrats if you are tired of winning. ainsley: it is 8:00 on the east coast.

hurricane michael a category 4, a monster storm packing 145 mile-an-hour winds now and potentially deadly storm surges. brian: it is expected to make landfall in hours. it could be the strongest u.s. landfall ever for the florida panhandle. evacuations are underway. if it is happening now it might be too late. >> 12 feet of storm surge. water will come up and cover your roof. you do not have a chance to survive that. steve: that warning from the governor of florida. janice dean is here in the studio keeping an eye on the hurricane. her forecast in moments. first let's go to griff jenkins live in alligator point, florida. griff, you're close to the water, is that safe? reporter: it is, guys. we come across the bridge to alligator point. we're north of that. because of the storm surge we're along the seawall of the same

side of the bridge. the water is now over that bridge. as governor scott said buildings and many homes that you see the seawall, look at this line of homes. this is on the safe side. remember, we're about five miles north of that gulf and in the house we're at. already an angry bay just absolutely bringing the first of what is going to be several feet. 14, 15 feet of some surge. this is the thing, guys, this is what forecasters and others said, the warm water, if i touch this water and i feel it, it is barely over 80 degrees, almost bath water. that is what brought this unprecedented storm. you can't see too much in the distance. it is alligator point. that entire area of homes there, if you do not get out there --

[inaudible] you need to hunker down and -- good news, i can tell you we saw people still had power. that is a good thing. [inaudible] it is going to be several hours -- [inaudible] jeopardy of being totally devastated, guys. steve: thank you, griff. the conditions there are such i think it killed the microphone. ainsley: hard to hear him. steve: hearing microphone on the camera. ainsley: still interesting to watch. janice says images, the water was in the grass in the backyards of those condos. >> if i'm griff i need to get out of there right now. i'm being serious. he needs to move his live shot immediately because he will be underwater in a matter of hours. so, griff i'm telling you right now you need to go to a third or fourth floor building because you will be underwater. that is when i get sick to my

stomach actually. i know we have a bring pictures to you to show you how bad the storm is going to be, when i see griff there, a storm surge going to be over top of him, he needs to move. hurricane, category 4. 145 mile-an-hour sustained winds. this area has never seen something like this before. we'll see upwards of 14 to 15 feet of storm surge. that is going to put people under water. people will die if they have not moved away from the coast. so it is going to make landfall this afternoon between the hours of 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. category 4. this is a strong category 4. because areas are low-lying across the area, we have catastrophic life-threatening storm surge that will inundate this area. that is why reporters need to move. here is the tornado threat. we see potential of dozens of

tornadoes in the area. they could be weak but will cause structural damage. that is on going as we make landfall later on across the panhandle of florida. this is incredibly dangerous situation. that is why i'm certained not only of reporters but for people have not heeded warnings to evacuate. i can't stress it enough. it is in the pit of our stomachs. this is something like katrina upgraded to a 5 in the gulf of mexico. this is very similar. this is not far off from a category 5. we'llwe'll see catastrophic stom surge. steve: winds at 145. this is historic for that part of florida. we're getting updates all the time. >> get to a shelter if you're on the edge as janice was saying. heed the warnings, get to the shelter. brian: out of nowhere we get back to the news, we see a sign, nikki haley is at the

white house. "axios" had the story, jonathan swan got it, she is going to resign today. people want to know what is going on. she is going to the oval office with a pool interview. the president not only knew it was happening, the secret was kept from john bolton, mike pompeo and secretary of defense mattis. those people have been inseparable. the president had a meeting. i negative seen a friendlier exit. what prestige saying good bye in the ol' office. ainsley: she was well-respected. she was governor of south carolina. she gave up the position when he appointed her. served almost two years doing that she is well thought of, revered in south carolina. he have one is wondering, what does she plan to do? will she stay out of office another six years and run for president? we don't know. steve: we don't know. what we do know the president needs to find a new ambassador to the united nations to fill

her shoes. we talked to kellyanne conway, and she was talking about how the president and soon to be former ambassador have gotten along very well during her 10 your. >> ambassador haley will be deeply missed and fondly respected and regarded for a very long time. not just the work she accomplished which is considerable, but the way she accomplished the work, the grace, the dignity, really the america first way she went about her work. with her at the table this president has been able to accomplish so much on the world stage. we're all greatful around she will be missed. brian: she will, no doubt about it, the question is now why did she leave? just the time, take her out of work? number two, who will be next. in some administrations it is an invisible position. here you're a member of the national security council. if you have the same set-up with nikki haley you will have direct

contact with the president. some people say, dina powell would be good in the position. same contact with the president. president wants to diversify, he wants others in that position outside. if he wants to elevate somebody that has his back, ric grenell would make a lot of sense. so would ryan seen key. ryan zinke fightses wars and. ainsley: last night the president was in council bluffs, iowa. he was there. he immediately slammed the democrats for what they did to brett kavanaugh's family. he was saying he was going to lift the ban on ethanol in the summertime. he said i campaigned on that. now i'm doing it. the crowd went wild. many are farmers in the area. he was slamming democrats called them phony protesters because they were getting paid to protest. now they're protesting because they didn't get their paychecks. wept on to say more about the democrats.

listen. >> this is truly an historic week for america. [cheering] brett kavanaugh was nominated. radical democrats were on a mission to resist, obstruct, delay, demolish and destroy. democrats have become totally unhinged. you don't hand matches to an arsonist. you don't give power to an angry left-wing mob. that is what the democrats have become. they would turn our country so fast into venezuela and venezuela is not doing too well, folks. in just four weeks you will have the chance to render your verdict on the democrats outrageous conduct. on november 6th -- steve: so what the president is doing in the next four weeks he is trying to draw, you know, a stark contrast between the republican party and the democratic party which he says

is being pulled by these activists so far to the left, and then you know, you see all the protests last week regarding mr. kavanaugh and you look at things that have happened to various prominent republicans in restaurants, like what is going on? ainsley: he loves the rallies and rally folks love him. so he is going out and he is rallying the base, trying to get republicans in office. he knows how important it is to the republican party. he doesn't want, it would be historic be if the republicans stayed in the house and stayed in the senate. he is trying to make that happen. brian: usually presidents don't really do much good in midterms because it is usually all politics is local theme and usually presidents are battling under 50% because the president is a one-man army. nobody else will pack that place. he brings in a local politician and tells him what he is doing at white house. ainsley: everyone at the white house, he is hardest worker. he doesn't sleep. he can do this. many politicians been there, done that, i don't have the time

or energy to do it. i will not go to that state but he goes to them all. steve: to brian's point, my local congressman, my u.s. senator, politics is local. but everything seems to be nationalized and a big political issue. kim mccarthy, the one of the most powerful republicans in congress, will bring legislation to fully fund the president's wall. the republicans in congress have been talking about it for a while. they will come up with something so that everybody is on record as where they stand regarding border security. in the meantime, all of these talks about civility, you've got the other side and hillary clinton who had been at one point in her career, moderate, she is going further and further to the left when it comes to the republican party and how you treat them going forward. >> you cannot be civil with a political party that wants to

destroy what you stand for, what you care about. that is why i believe if we are fortunate enough to win back the house and or the senate, that's when civility can start again. steve: until we win, don't be civil. brian: she ever played a sport in her life? if you don't win you have to act like a lunatic. ainsley: we laugh, but that is really serious. it is going to be dangerous. it is already dangerous. get in faces, yelling at them in a restaurant. are you tired of that? vote for democrats. brian: rand paul will talk about that. his wife keeps a gun on her nightstand, what happened to her husband. steve: he was at the baseball game as well where they tried to kill as many republicans as possible. civility needed quickly all across the country. ainsley: please, please. brian: hillary clinton will be no shep, shocker!

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♪ ainsley: despite dire predictions from the left the supreme court did not implode with justice kavanaugh joining the bench. just the opposite in fact he settled in for a fairly quiet and typical first day. steve: here with reaction, co-host of "benson & harf," guy benson. >> good morning, guys. steve: sounds like there was a couple protesters, a little increased security outside the supreme court, inside the kavanaugh, the justice waited 20 minutes to ask a question. looked like he had been there for years. >> normalcy, is the way. i saw lefty commentary was horrified. he was allowed to do his job

without incident. there was hope on the left, certain justice, more left-leaning justices might shun kavanaugh or isolate him out on an island. that is not the case t was collegial, it was typical. he is now a fully fledged, legitimate member of the court despite the best efforts of agitators on the left, the senate democrats and endorsement of incivility we saw from hillary clinton which was typical of her, putting her finger in the wind of her party but also disgraceful at the same time. ainsley: we know they don't all agree. they have manners. they learn to be civil with each other, respect each other even with opposing views. what can we all learn as a country by watching them and their example? >> that has been a long tradition on the supreme court where some of the most divisive issues that our society faces and they have to get together, just nine of them in a room, and decide how they are going to shake out. there are bitter disappointments

and bitter disagreements from time to time. yet, there are a lot of cross idealogical friendships on the supreme court. ruth bader ginsberg and justice scalia, famously close friend and adored each other, even though they were polar opposite ends idealogically on the court. when she passed away, she was gravely sad and disappointed at his passing. that is good reminder, even when you work in close quarters on most highly charged issues of the day, personality, people, character matters more. steve: sure. the president last night was trying to remind people of the kavanaugh fight and feels that he will galvanize his base. there is headline in the "daily beast," kavanaugh killed the never trump movement. this is no surprise to you, you were a never-trumper back in the day, way back machine days, but i had said, essentially that the kavanaugh fight has united the

party behind the president? >> it is certainly united the party. it is not just the president. you look at mitch mcconnell whose numbers were not very good among republicans. they have increased dramatically. this was a high-stakes fight. the entire center-right coalition, looked what democrats on the committee were doing and chuck schumer were outraged at their complete lack of respect for justice kavanaugh. now no sense of fairness whatsoever. he called it seek and destroy, search and destroy. that was exactly what it is. their conduct was extremely unbecoming. just throwing away a bedrock mile-per-hour values like the presumption of innocence. i think a lot of us, whether we are hardcore trumpers or trump skeptical conservatives we saw what the democrats were up to and said, no, no, this is a fight we're all on the same side here. we're engaged. ainsley: we'll see what happens in a few weeks. thanks so much, guy. >> sure thing.

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we're right in the cross-hairs. we're in a lull. i came out here to show you a little bit what storm surge is. we're nowhere near the storm. the storm is nowhere near us. we're maybe eight house out. you see this washing through. you see bigger wash-throughs. i see it. maybe not great for the breakfast audience. that is an eel right there i want to say. watch yourself behind you, kyle. we have another thing. an eel. i don't know what you want to do with that. there you go. that is what happens, when everything gets pushed from the water on to the shore. i let you know. a lot of people have stayed here. why? because of buildings like these that you're seeing. this one over here that kill is giving awe shot of right now. 25 stories high. built in the big boom, prior to the recession and these are supposed to be hurricane worthy, up to 150 mile-an-hour wind. if it comes in at cat-4, it will be a test.

guys? brian: was that eel alive? reporter: no. i think it expired. let me double-check. going to say be no. brian: want to throw it in the water to see if it has any life left. steve: his point it will come back after it goes in the water. brian: safe an eel save an eel day. looks like it might be alive. steve: we know it is dire situation. storm surge could be 12 feet in that neck of the woods. switching gears, brand new video just released what turkish media are calling an assassination squad. the 15 member group believed to be linked to the journalists jamal khashoggi. ainsley: he was last seen more than a week ago. brian: our next guest says he will force a vote to block arms sales to saudi arabia.

rand paul is with us now. if they're quill killing our journalists. the president has great relationship with the saudis. should he be more aggressive? >> for a couple years we've been supporting saudi efforts bombing in yemen. over 10,000 civilians have died. now that the saudis appear to be involved in the killing of a journalist, i think we shouldn't sell them weapons. we shouldn't aiding and abetting what they're doing in yemen. yeah, a signal needs to be sent. if we send signals to other countries that misbehave. certainly we should send signals to an ally that is unacceptable. steve: one. people on our team that sends signals to other nations. u.n. ambassador nikki haley announced yesterday she is resigning. curious your reaction to the news. because she says it is time for me to go. people are speculating why there might be some other reason behind it. nonetheless, she has done a pretty good job for the administration, hasn't she? >> we need to think about who

the president should pick and i think the president should pick with somebody who agrees with the president's vision. iraq war was a mistake. there is no military solution in afghanistan. i really want somebody to come forward that the president will pick that agrees with the president's vision for foreign policy. steve: who is that? >> that is a good question but i think that many of the people surrounding him give him the advice we must stay forever in afghanistan. they're now saying must stay forever in syria. we must stay forever in africa and must stay forever in yemen. we need a strong national defense, need to balance our budget but don't need to be in everybody's civil war. the president agrees with me. brian: if we leave iraq in comes isis. if we leave afghanistan and out comes al qaeda, buildings start falling here you have to be responsible. >> the other half of that, we went into afghanistan. toppled the regime. went into iraq and toppled regime there and guess what it

made iran stronger. we tipped the balance of power in favor of iran when we went into iraq. we have to think of unintended consequences always intervining in everyone's civil war. brian: we don't always intervene in everyone's civil wars. >> we are involved in seven civil wars. brian: we can't give iran and russia -- >> 17 million people in yemen living on the edge of starvation. they had the largest cholera outbreak. brian: maybe stop aiding houthi rebels. >> because the saudis are blockading yemen. we are aiding and abetting emthe saudis bomb ad school bus with 50 children. my bill will stop -- brian: that was mistake. should we give yemen to iran? would that be better? >> no i think we should understand the world is more complicated than that brian. there is civil war there with many different factions in yemen. this isn't iran, the u.s. and saudi arabia. there are many different factions. brian: you're over simplifying, you're over simplifying senator.

>> no the sunnis and shia have been at war with each other 1000 years. they will be at war with each other in another thousand years. it doesn't mean we always have to inner seed. ainsley: senator, bring it home. talk to you about a topic we've been chitchatting about last few hours. maxine waters saying get in people's faces. hillary clinton says if you want civility you have to wait until the democrats are in power. you have a big fear about this rhetoric and how it will affect -- your fear someone is going to get killed eventually, right? >> someone almost did. i was there at the ballfield when steve scalise almost died from a very, very angry, violent man, who was incited by rhetoric on the left. this hasn't been reported enough. when he came on to the field with semiautomatic weapon, firing close to 200 shots at us, shooting five people and almost killing see scalise, he was yelling this is for health care. he had a list of conservative legislators, in his pocket he was willing to kill.

when democrats say get up in their face, they need to realize there are a lot of unstable people out there, people with anger issues, people prone to violence. they might live next door to you. you don't know where the people are. we shouldn't incite people to violence. we asked cory booker to retract the word. asked the democrats in general ratchet it down. we want peaceful dialogue. ainsley: what did he say? will he retract? >> we heard indirectly he didn't intend to cite violence. i take him at his world. i don't think his intention to cause people to be violent. getting in some up with's face, sounds like you want to get nose to nose with them. the problem rational people might back down, but what will happen when the guy comes with a gun to a rally or comes with a knife to a rally. there will be assassination if this doesn't ratchet down. the other side need to calm the rhetoric down. steve: indeed. senator rand paul, thank you very much for joining us today.

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steve: we're back with a fox news alert. hurricane michael intensifying into a very powerful category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward the florida panhandle. brian: hurricane hunters measure the hurricane, packing more than 145 mile-an-hour wind. 140,000 people are said to evacuate florida. ainsley: hurricane michael could be the biggest to ever hit the area when it makes landfall. janice, you're very concerned? >> the pressure of this storm is lower than hazel when hazel hit the carolinas. this is compared to in florida,

hurricane charley was 150 when it made landfall. looks like the storm is even strengthening further. we're at 145 right now, that is a strong category 4 but look at the eye. it is incredible. i mean, you rarely see hurricanes this strong and this well-formed with such a well defined eye. that is the sign of a strengthening system. that is the concern. we're hours away from landfall. we'll be dealing with a very strong category 4. the potential for tornadoes will be ongoing throughout the afternoon. the storm surge is the most concerning where we could see along the big bend, the northeast side of this storm, 14, 15 feet of storm surge. that will inundate, come on top of homes. be potentially the most deadly part of this storm. steve: that is the worry. janice dean, thank you very much. ainsley: thank you, janice. brian: there is other news besides what we've been talking, about janice is covering and

jillian is covering that. jillian: this could be the strongest hint yet former new york city michael bloomberg could run for president in 2020. just hours ago the independent tweeting a leak explaining why he reregistering a a democrat. bloomberg writing in part, i had been a member most of my life because we need democrats to provide the checks and balance our nation so badly needs. an investigation underway as three children are diagnosed with a rare polio-like disease in pittsburgh. health officials looking at the outbreak. the condition known as afm, attacks the body's nervous system and can cause paralysis. 38 cases confirmed in 16 states since the start of the year. do you remember the teacher who posted a tweet threatening to kill brett kavanaugh? now that teacher has resigned. an unidentified special education teacher in minnesota first placed on administrative leave after posting online, quote, so who will take one for the team and kill kavanaugh? her account has been deleted.

federal and local authorities are investigating. and going trick or tweeting could get you six months behind bars. yes, that's right. a town in virginia will jail and fine trick-or-treaters over the age of 12. the penalties rain from $25 to 100 bucks. city officials say the rule is meant to keep the streets safe from mischief. they won't actually actively seek out violators but still, man. ainsley: brian, return the costume. brian: too dangerous to dress up this year. that's what i'm getting. steve: thank you very much, jillian. president of the united states will be live in erie, pennsylvania with a big get-out-the-vote trump kind of rally, and we've got todd piro at a diner this morning. ainsley: cooking breakfast. at dave's diner with some of our friend's. hey, todd. todd. >> good morning, guys.

everyone of these people will attend the rally tonight. bernie has a real interesting story. bernie is the secretary at erie county republican committee. you have seen an influx of people coming in to vote and register as republicans following the kavanaugh hearings. why do you think that is? >> i think there are several reasons. i know myself as i was watching the hearings all i could think of this could be my son, this could be the other men that i care about. the men are coming in very upset because they realize it could be them. and the women are upset because they know it could be the men that they care about. and i think it is just been a disaster. >> going to be interesting to see in erie county continues in the rest of the country. thank you very much. dave, you say democrats will be as disappointed following these midterms like they were disappointed after hillary lost in 2016. why? >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. i think the dems are in for a big surprise if they're waiting for a wave. i think it might be a wave but

not the same color they're looking for. i think kavanaugh done a great thing. i think the republicans are going to rally as a result of the democrats having shown what they are really about. >> obviously kavanaugh in both these answers. it will continue with christine. you told me your coworkers husband was going to sit out the midterms. we heard this story over and over again but he is going to register and vote republican because of what he saw during the kavanaugh hearings. why? >> i believe that they were both treated unfairly in this whole process but just showed the ugliness that's in politics right now. and it is very important right now for the republicans to maintain the majority. >> christine, thank you. michael is an mba. we're calling him michael the money guy. how important is the economy in these midterms? >> the economy is very important. people worked 40 years to go for their retirement, for the retirement, the biggest thing with them, they want to enjoy the freedoms of retirement. so with a robust economy, robust

401(k), people who worked 40 years, their whole lives can now enjoy that freedom and enjoy the second phase of their live. roll ramblers, trump 2020. >> thanks to all of you. before we go i want to say the full name for brian. her full name is bernie williams. brian would agree we could have used this bernie williams in the series against red sox. doesn't go well for our yankees. brian: switch hitter. played centerfield. would go well. steve: todd piro. live at dave's. thank you very much. ainsley: early voting for midterms begins today in three states. includes arizona. republican congresswoman martha mcsally is locked in a tight senate race. there she will join us live. brian: john mccain, trying to keep the seat of jeff flake's. worst of hurricane michael closing in on the west coast. we're live where it is supposed to hit the hardest.

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combat hours in the a-10 warthog. my opponent was protesting our troops in a pink tutu. handing out flyers depicting us as skeletons saying we were terrorists. advocating a shut down after major air force base in arizona. she was so extreme. a green party activist. called herself a proud socialist. that south of step with arizona values. she reinvented herself, trying to act like she is right of center with millions of dollars poured in to help her with the makeover. we want to make sure people understand what their choice is. a patriot or a protester. someone who voted for your tax cuts or somebody who voted against them. somebody with elizabeth warren and bernie sanders and that crowd over there of chaos politics or somebody who put their lives on the line for our freedoms and our way of life. that is what it will come down to in this race. brian: within the margin of error, two or three points depending on the poll. you were trailing much more and closing the gap.

you're very different politicians. what does it say about arizona that, arizona also changing? is this not the arizona from 10 years ago? >> well, look, arizona is right of center. we're very much independent-minded. we want the federal government to do a couple things right, like keeping us safe, supporting our military, securing our border. our economy is growing because of the tax cuts and the deregulation that i voted for and she didn't, working with president trump. what is changing is people are leaving the failed policies of california but we need them to change their voter registration when they get here. so it's a very diverse state. but most people want more economic opportunity. want to support our military and want a secure border and that is what i've been leading on. my opponent, what it really shows with millions and millions of dollars pouring in from the left, you can create a facade of who you are but we ask people to take a look who she really is. she is a radical left-wing activist who is out of step with

arizona values. ainsley: mitt romney, president bush, they will be in your area campaigning for you. tell us about that. >> absolutely. looking forward to that. mitt romney will be out on friday. go to our facebook page, @marthamcsally for key ills at that. president bush will come in. president trump will come in. we're a big tent in the republican party. that all republicans vote for the republican. we've seen a dynamic where some republicans peeling off. we need them to come back home. need them to see if you like lower taxes, less regulation, secure border an i'm your gal. brian: economy is strongest selling point. only 17% of the national ads are about the economy for republicans. number one issue among americans is health care. there is not much running about health care. what can you do on that real quick? >> well look, my opponent is passing lies on that. i voted and i am passionate making sure we protect people with preexisting conditions. we all know people in our lives

dealing with these issues, cancer survivors or diabetes. we've got to move away from this one size fits all obamacare. that is what i've been leading on in the house to make sure people have choices in their health insurance. it is affordable for people. but, again in arizona it is very much a question who is going to keep us safe. and that is what my background is in. brian: nail-biter in arizona. congresswoman martha mcsally, thank you very much. ainsley: thank you. >> mcsally for senate.com. we need your help out there. get online and donate. >> thank you. 49 minutes after the top of the hour. hurricane michael just hours making landfall in florida. we have live team coverage. brian: what i would like to do with your permission is check with sandra. ainsley: anytime. hey, sandra. >> good morning to you. we should be getting an update from fema any moment now as the governor of florida, rick scott, briefs residents on the path of hurricane michael, its direction, what he is saying about potential impact and response from president trump sand, reaction still pouring in after the resignation of nikki

haley this time yesterday. senator marco rubio will join us at the top of the hour on both of our top stories this morning. we've got hurricane michael covered for you from all angles this morning. join us live in "america's newsroom." it begins in moments.

>> hurricane michael is a deadly category 4 storm. this is the worst storm the florida panhandle has seen in more than 100 years. again this is the worst storm that our florida pan hand dill has seen in a century. hurricane michael is upon us. steve: governor of florida, rick scott talking about the monster hurricane michael, the category 4 storm. as you can see is bearing down on the panhandle.

the governor just said that he has spoken to the president and the president has promised as much help as they need down there. brian: state of emergency in alabama, in georgia and of course florida. ainsley: that's where we find jonathan serrie. he is live at panama city beach. good morning. reporter: good morning to you. i'm in bay county and the local officials have said that the winds, life-threatening winds have started to pick up in bay county. so they're telling people in evacuation zones, if you haven't already left you need to shelter in place. in addition to the heavy winds they're worried about this, storm surge. even at our location we're noticing the water coming right up to the steps, just about five feet below where i'm standing right now n other portions of the panhandle, storm surge could be high as 13 to 15 feet. most residents in low-lying areas are heeding the warnings and leaving but as you see with any hurricane, there are always going to be a few holdouts.

>> just been through some we're comfortable staying so we're going to. we've got enough food and generator, gas, so, we'll be just fine. reporter: the view from space shows michael is a massive and well-organized storm, now a category 4 hurricane. heavy winds and storm surge and also as much of a foot of rain in some parts is likely to cause some very serious problems. you're looking at our live shot from panama city beach and you can see the waves are already picking up, the eye of the storm still several hours away. back to you guys. steve: jonathan serrie there on the beach in panama city in bay county, thank you very much. >> very scary. the shelters are there too. we talked to the governor earlier. he said it is too late if you haven't evacuated. but there are shelters in the area. the national guard is being activated. they're saying the storm surge could be huge, flood the

streets, go up the first level or second level of homes. brian: because there are some spring breakers there, there are a lot of hotels, right? ainsley: correct. brian: a lot of hotels in florida built for hurricanes might be a good place to two. might be fortuitous area. steve: provided they were built in last couple years. ainsley: more inland i would think the better. steve: of course the governor said if you're in the evacuation zone, get out. that is michael right there. keep an eye on it. we will. we'll be right back. your digestive system has billions of bacteria but life can throw them off balance. re-align yourself with align probiotic. and try new align gummies with prebiotics and probiotics to help support digestive health.

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>> the stats are in. 6 pounds 10 ounces, big, proud brothers, gavin and cole. they're all doing great. they have new responsibilities. >> gavin, cole, shane, tracy and gavin. >> sandra: it could be the worst storm to hit florida in a century the warning from governor rick scott briefing the nation moments ago on that monstrous category 4 hurricane expected to make landfall in a matter of hours. good morning, everyone. i'm sandra smith live inside "america's newsroom." >> jon: i'm jon scott in for bill hemmer. michael packs maximum sustained winds of 145 miles an hour and still growing stronger as it prepares to pummel the florida panhandle and beyond with storm surge, heavy winds and likely tornadoes. here is florida governor rick scott a short time ago.