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suspect in texas, stealing a police vehicle when officers weren't looking. >> she managed to slip off her handcuffs and squeeze through a small opening in the front seat. clayton sandell takes it from there. >> reporter: normally handcuffs mean the story's over. but this shoplifting suspect is just getting started. quietly slipping free, diving to the front seat and speeding away. the 23-minute chase through lufkin, texas pushing 100 miles per hour. officers coming head on swerve out of the way. she swerves too, avoiding spike strips. but finally, knocked off the road. guns drawn, police smashed the window to get her out. the opening between the front and the back seats in these patrol units is only about 12 inches, but even so, lufkin police are making a change. releasing this video, installing

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or so ago and it's all about the genie. >> thing is, though, i've never seen it on broadway. i've only seen the animated film. to me, the genie is synonymous with robin williams. it's hard for me to imagine anyone else playing it. >> i can't remember the guy who was playing it on broadway, but it's all about the genie. >> you really are filling in for kendis, just a block of ice in the center of that chest. okay, now we know. no love stories for nick, noted. next to the "happy" music man, pharrell williams. >> now over the years, pharrell has made a name for himself as a unique and stylist artist. he can wear whatever he pleases. and that's perhaps because he never seems to age. some of the looks hard to pull off at the age of 44. but he does it. the guy's my age. look at it.

>> really? >> it's a stark contrast, isn't it? a stark contrast. >> some are even accusing pharrell of being a vampire, pointing to this supposed photographic evidence. >> what's, so that's supposed to be him in 1492? >> but even just looking at 1990 to 2013, unbelievable. >> yeah. >> but pharrell is now sharing his secret. >> and it's not magic, not trickery. apparently, it's all about exfoliation. pharrell revealed that his skin care regimen, he revealed it to a magazine, saying he exfoliates like a monster and like a, quote, narcissistic mad man. >> oh. >> and he drinks a lot of water. >> oh. >> you know. >> so water. >> it is what they say. i've heard exfoliation, water. you look young.

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america." then all of them heading to the red carpet at planet hollywood, telling us that the competition will be fierce. but abc's queen shark, barbara corcoran isn't intimidated. >> if you think all the young chicks have anything on me, you're mistaken. >> i'm going to get the sympathy vote. >> reporter: drew scott has a special reason to learn how to dance. and he's about to get married. >> i don't want to be the uncoordinated, tall, skinny guy, like, this is my wedding dance. >> reporter: also competing, nick and vanessa lachey, paired up with maks and peta. >> every woman's guilty pleasure is to dance with this guy. >> reporter: does he think his boy band experience will help? >> not really. it was this thing, a little rocking, back to this thing. >> reporter: but the contestant to take home the mirror ball for more inspiring story, victoria

arlen, who just began to walk a year ago. >> i made a decision to live fearlessly. i was like, i'm going to go for it. >> reporter: her partner val, is just as inspired. >> i want to focus on her, her journey and making this a unique experience another. >> ah, thank you. >> reporter: and new this season, you can play along with the first official fantasy league. all of the details on abc news.com. lynda lopez, abc news, new york. >> finally, a fantasy league i can get behind. >> i don't care about the celebrities. i'm all about val. >> what about maks? >> yeah, maks, he's okay. >> they were on gma. i was in the green room with them. i was sitting there eating. oh, what is this? what is this? no, no. >> forget about maks and val. [ laughter ] ♪ >> that's not fair.

good morning, i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm nick watt in for kendis gibson. here's what we are following this morning. >> hurricane irma has left the island of barbuda inhabitable. the category five hurricane is still heading right for south florida. we have full coverage ahead. and flames from two wildfires in the western u.s. have joined together. crews are fighting a 32,000 acre combination of the eagle creek and indian creek fires near portland, oregon. donald trump jr. is expected to face the senate judiciary committee today. he's expected to answer questions about his meeting with a russian lawyer prior to the election. he was promised dirt on hillary clinton. and tom brady and the new england patriots helped kick off

the new nfl season tonight. after raising another super bowl championship banner, the patriots will take on the kansas city chiefs. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, september 7th. from abc news, this is "world news now." a good morning to you all. we've just received a new update on hurricane irma. >> it is a category five storm with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. the eye is now 140 miles past san juan. but the heavy rain and winds are still battering the territory. >> all the forecasts say it will hit south florida this weekend and remain a category four for several days. let's get more from abc's maggie rulli. >> reporter: hurricane irma is tearing through the caribbean with 180-mile-per-hour winds. >> i've covered hurricanes for more than 25 years.

this is unlike anything i have seen. >> reporter: the airport destroyed. on the small island of barbuda, the prime minister says some 90% of the island's buildings are destroyed. in puerto rico, potentially the worst storm to hit the island in a century. now florida is gearing up for direct hit. >> never had a cat five, never experienced it. it's just scary. >> reporter: the florida keys are under a full-scale evacuation. >> it's so large we're hoping it doesn't follow us if we leave. >> reporter: highways are gridlocked. >> this is what interstate 75 looks like right now. >> reporter: at the airport, it's a mad crush to get out. so far 1,000 flights have been canceled to and from miami this weekend. lines for water wrap around the block. more than 25% of the gas

stations are out of fuel. >> gas is running out every where right now. >> reporter: florida's governor says he's working to get more fuel. and president trump has called a state of emergency for florida puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. this storm is still a couple days away from hitting the u.s. so these projections are still just best guesses. diane and nick? >> there are still caribbean nations between irma and florida. >> let's get the latest on its path now from justin povick who joins us live. what's the latest? >> diane and nick, the latest is this remains a very intense hurricane, moving away from northern puerto rico. again the impacts increasing by the hour. over northern hispaniola, we'll

have hurricane-force winds as we go throughout the day. could see some winds gust well over 80 miles per hour. even higher once we make our move further off to the north turks and caicos islands. and that's going to be as we venture into late thursday, today, and as we venture into thursday night. into the upcoming weekend, notice the path to the north and west. you need to focus on the cone here, and this is expected to be a major hurricane as we go throughout the next several days. that track is about 175 miles. so florida and the carolina coastline, but most likely scenario, eastern florida. big impacts here. we're talking about damaging winds and heavy flooding rains. >> and justin, there are currently three hurricanes active in the atlantic ocean and the gulf of mexico. is that unusual? >> it definitely is. i'm covering up one right here. we're looking at one, two, and here's one behind me. haven't seen anything like this since 2010. you're talking about major hurricanes. these two here are not just yet. you have to go back even further. it's something that can occur

but does not occur all that often. >> and justin, how much do we have to worry about these other two storms, jose and katia in the wake of irma? >> katia will be making the move in the next several days, remaining well south of texas. jose increasing in strength the next couple days but remaining well out over the open atlantic. something to watch later on this week, but no immediate threat here. >> all right, justin, a little good news there, and hopefully it stays out there in the atlantic. now to hurricane harvey where the house has overwhelmingly approved an $8 billion aid package. majority of the money goes to disaster relief. and a pair of wildfires have combined. outside portland, oregon. the eagle creek and indian creek fires have joined and burned 32,000 acres.

evacuation orders are in place for many towns. parts of a major interstate were shut down and crews were battling gusts of 40 miles per hour. it's been pushed a dozen miles in 16 hours. and there is more fallout over president trump's plan to end the daca program that allows 800,000 young immigrants to live and work in the u.s. 15 states have filed a lawsuit challenging the move. the president says he would be willing to work with democrats, he insists he has no regrets. abc's emily rau has the latest. >> reporter: president trump holding firm on his decision to phase-out the daca program, despite 24 hours of growing backlash. protests across the country. politicians past and present condemning the move. >> it's a despicable act of political cowardice. >> reporter: it means the end of legal status for 800,000 young

people brought to the u.s. as children, leaving them at risk for deportation. >> president trump was right in his decision. he made the right call. i'm also encouraged that he gave us time to work out a consensus. >> reporter: and the democrats ready for a fight. to protect the d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> if a clean d.r.e.a.m. act does not come to the floor, we're prepared to attach it to other items this fall until it passes. >> reporter: both sides, it seems, ready to act as the future of hundreds of thousands of families remains in the balance. >> i'm going to be sent back to a country i've never been to. >> reporter: he says i really believe they want to take care of it. diane and nick. >> we'll find out in the next six months. and testimony could begin today in the corruption trial of senator bob menendez. the new jersey democrat is accused of accepting nearly $1

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i always, oh, my god! oh! ah! [ laughter ] what is that thing? oh, my god, looks like a dragon. >> so tennis star sloane stephens fearless on the court, not so much if it is a fly. knocked her right out of her chair the other night. >> looks like a dragon. she's set to face off against someone named venus? get it, venus flytrap? you with me? not really? no. venus is 37 years old. sloane stephens is 24 years old. it's going to be a great match. >> we know madison keys will face coco vandeweghe, which means an american woman is guaranteed to win the u.s. open! >> hooray!

>> how great is that! >> but no more roger federer. very upset by that. you seem unmoved. >> i like going to the game and watching the matches and so on. drinking the fun little cocktails with the honeydew melon. >> juan martin del potro. he's my man. >> okay, now we know. >> beat federer tonight. >> i have someone else you can root for. >> who? you? >> yeah, check this out. the excitement for the sports spectacle has been building. between kendis and i. we went there to the grounds of the u.s. open and were grateful for the opportunity for this amazing tryout. check it out. >> history is made at the u.s. open! >> arthur ashe stadium. home of the last grand slam tournament of the year. >> there's no other way to put it, really. i can't believe i'm here. it's a dream come true. i can't believe i'm here at the

u.s. open. it's crazy. >> where legends are made on and off the court. but never has there been a moment like this. >> i've been a part of many grand slams. there was that one i had at the denny's in new jersey. >> my objective is to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. >> reporter: to do what no other news now anchor has done before. >> you really have to know that i am good at tennis. >> i've worked really hard for this opportunity. and i think this is just fate really. >> reporter: to be the ball person at the u.s. open. >> wait, what? >> reporter: yes, you heard me, not a chance. >> we're not here to play tennis? >> with your rackets? the balls are in your hands now. >> oh, we're the ball people. i'm going to be the best ball grabber you've ever seen. what's so funny? >> reporter: and after minutes of blood, sweat and tears, it was time for the main event.

>> nothing's going to stop me, especially kendis gibson. >> can you see the balls? no, me neither. can you see them? >> over to the other side. >> pay attention. it's a half-court shot. it was supposed to be full court. >> can't take bribes. >> i threw one over the -- >> ow! >> do i have to put my hand up like this? >> no points for height? >> good leap. >> i do not need to see anything else. >> who's gettin' the job? >> let her down easily. >> you both are the worst ever. terrible. >> you're talking to him, right?

>> your speed is fast. >> fast. >> your footwork is good. >> yes! >> and you do not follow instructions and you're not serious about the job. >> diane, again, does not follow instructions, showboating, distracting. court awareness, negative. >> did i do anything well? >> no. >> she didn't even like your outfit. >> so you're saying there's a chance. >> no. >> for me, though. >> no. >> go! please go! >> in the process of trying to shoot this little joke few seconds, we actually ran into the middle of somebody else's tennis game, and actually had to run off and apologize. i'd like to point out i was actually trying really hard. >> my verdict would be beautiful but ungainly.

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no, why are you test driving my car? you're getting food at tommy's. >> she dropped her beloved car off for a little tlc, later she spots it at a drive through and starts filming. >> i took my car to the dealership to change the oil and change the air conditioner. >> he's supposed to look sheepish. >> why are you nervous? you are not supposed to be getting food. what are you doing? why are you going in reverse? >> and she is justifiably a little mad. >> i'm trusting the dealership that they're going to fix my car, that my car is going to be safe. that nobody's going to take it for a joyride and to go get burgers. >> the owner of the dealership posted this apology on facebook. >> this is something we absolutely do not condone. it is completely against our company policy. and we are conducting thorough investigation on the technician

to make sure this does not happen again. my apologies on his behalf and on behalf of the dealership. >> we have seen something like this before, back in april. >> this is going to be fun. an audi owner shocked to find this video on his dash cam after picking his car up. the owner posting this video right on the palo alto dealership's website. they apologized and said action had already been taken. this technician's boss says he will be reprimanded once a full investigation is complete. >> i think it happens more often, and the thing is i just got it on video. >> you're getting food at tommy's. >> they claim this is very, very rare. now the dealership offered her money off future services. and she said no thank you very much, i will go somewhere else next time with my lovely car. which you took to tommy's, for food. >> i hope the food was good

this morning on "world news now," hurricane irma's fury aimed right at florida. >> the monstrous storm is packing a powerful punch pummeling the caribbean with heavy rain and winds. in florida, millions are trying to get out of harm's way, and we'll go to accuweather live for the latest forecast. irma is one of three hurricanes in the atlantic. what's behind this active storm season? and are the storms tied to climate change? our expert is standing by live. and is president trump having a change of heart? the administration sends mixed messages over the decision to end the daca program that protects young undocumented immigrants. this as donald trump junior heads to capitol hill for a meeting.

plus, the explanation for this image. an airliner headed directly into hurricane irma. air traffic control, what's happening? from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning to you all. we're going to start things off with the latest update on hurricane irma now passing north of puerto rico. >> you can see on the satellite its extremely strong winds are battering the u.s. territory. the category five storm is moving west-northwest and is still on track to hit south florida this weekend. >> irma is pounding puerto rico with powerful wind and rain. nearly a million are without power and 50,000 without water. this is the strongest hurricane to hit puerto rico in nearly 90 years. >> nearly every building on the island of barbuda was damaged when the eye of the storm passed right over. about 60% of the residents are now homeless. the prime minister called the island, quote, barely inhabitable.

>> the eye passed over st. martin shared by both the dutch and french. st. martins was devastated. a visitor called the storm apocalyptic. >> as soon as the windows and door frames busted open, we hit the storm bunker. and had to hold the door down all night. it was very scary. i think the winds might have been around 200 miles per hour. we had a hurricane shutter from the windows. first those got ripped off and half a second later, this sliding door window got ripped out. we ran for it. i was feeling the winds beating us in the room. when we got to the storm bunker, i couldn't speak. we were so scared. we all feel really blessed to be here for sure. >> the island has no electricity or drinking water and it has very few buildings still standing everything the latest estimate is 70% are destroyed. >> irma expected to go north and

take aim at florida. >> then the projected path spread out. it appears the hurricane runs up the coast and impacting georgia and the carolinas next week. >> operations are being shut down in miami but at least two airlines are helping people leave. jetblue is offering $99 flights. if you can still get a seat. >> some routes for amtrak will terminate in jacksonville today and all are canceled fort weekend. >> people in the keys are known for toughing out storms, but not this time. abc's gio benitez is there. >> reporter: florida keys under a full-scale evacuation. >> the track now has it forecasted to impact the keys on sunday. >> reporter: some 80,000 residents live here full time,

and many, including elizabeth, are heeding that warning. >> i've been through george, andrew, but i'm not staying for irma. >> reporter: julia keeping a close eye on weather report and stocking supplies. >> we're planning to stay until the friday update to see where that thing's going to go. if it's bad we're going to get out of here. >> reporter: tourists already told to leave. drivers rushing to fill their tanks, facing long lines and shortages. this is what we're seeing all over the florida keys. out of service, and chair after chair blocking gas pumps. with one road in and out of the keys, authorities say it could be dangerous to wait. >> if you stay, you think you're a tough guy, you're on your own. we're not going to put ourselves at risk. >> this one is very different. i have never seen people take a hurricane so seriously. >> reporter: if tourists don't get out now, they may not be able to get help because there is one road in and out of the

area. the average key is six feet above sea level. this is a lot less, so flooding is a major concern here. gio benitez, key west florida. >> forecasters are certain that irma will hit the keys, but where it goes next is not so clear. >> accuweather's justin povick joins us with the forecast. good morning, justin. >> nick, good morning to you, diane as well. very, very powerful. i can't stress this enough. this is a major hurricane. it has already done destructive damage through barbuda. we have never seen a hurricane since the modern satellite era in the '60s that has maintained this intensity this long. devastating impacts throughout northern hispaniola. s as we go through the day

this turns toward the turks and caicos and later on this weekend we'll see this make its move to the north and the west. and, again, the most likely scenario does paint a picture for eastern florida, but you do need to keep in mind that is there cone. there will be impacts as we go down the line. >> florida's governor is warning that irma is stronger than andrew in 1992. how does it compare? >> he is absolutely correct in terms of wind speed and pressure. this is more intense. at this stage rate now as i'm talking, this has winds of 185 miles per hour. andrew, a little below that. very damaging. but this is more intense right now. >> justin, thank you very much. and we will have more coverage of hurricane irma ahead in this half hour, including how rare it is to have three active hurricanes at one time.

shifting to the day's other top stories. president trump is now facing legal opposition over his plan to to end the daca program. 15 states are suing. saying it was motivated by prejudice against mexicans. now after promising to revisit the issue if congress can't resolve it, the president says he has no regrets about his decision. here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: in the oval office we asked if he was having a change of heart. >> no second thoughts. >> reporter: within hours of ending protections for d.r.e.a.m.ers, that tweet, the president saying he could revisit the decision. on air force one, he says he is not sending mixed signals. >> if i can see something ware -- where we have good border security, i'd like to see a permanent deal. >> reporter: and the president thinks that deal is going to

happen. now the president says that legislation to protect these dreamers and border security go hand in hand. the question this white house is not yet answering is whether the president would support legislation to keep daca in place if it does not fund his border wall. cecilia vega, abc news, the white house. and president trump's eldest son is heading to capitol hill today for meeting relating to the election meddling. donald trump jr. will appear before the senate judiciary committee behind closed doors. he's expected to be asked about his preelection meeting with a russian lawyer. he is expected to be called back later to testify under oath publicly. and facebook reveals that a company purchased $100,000 worth of ads during the presidential election. linked to a russian company. the ads didn't mention specific candidates. they were used to amplify divisive issues, including

immigration. we have information about additional troops heading to afghanistan. a u.s. official confirms that over 3,500 soldiers will be headed to the war zone. it's unclear when their deployments will begin. the extra troops will raise the total number of american military personnel in afghanistan to more than 14,000. and pope francis is in colombia carrying a message of hope. an estimated 500,000 people greeted the pope as he arrived in bogota. he is preaching unity during the visit. many colombians are upset with the peace process. and the first day back at school, what do most kids ask their classmates? how did you spend your summer? >> so 10 year old liam has a ns. he spent his summer making lunches for homeless people. with the help of his dad, he made peanut butter and jelly

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tonight. >> overnight they have seen strong winds and heavy rain. more than half of puerto rico is without power. and it may be months before everything is restored. but let's check in with a research scientist at colorado state university. >> phil, from higher ground there in the rockies, what can you tell us about the barrage of storms? is this a rare phenomenon? >> it is rare. the last time we had it was in 2010. you see it about every nine or ten years. it's unusual but not unprecedented. it starts in the middle of august. we've had harvey and irma. and we a jose and katia joining the litany. very active over the past

several weeks. and irma has been doing incredible damage. it's an incredibly strong, powerful hurricane. one of the strongest hurricanes we've ever observed in the atlantic basin. >> in the wake of harvey, now seeing irma breaking records before the storm is anywhere near over. how do you explain the strength of the storms? how does climate change fit into this? and is there any other read on a cause for this in. >> caller: we haven't had that much storm activity. most of the storm activity has been later, in october. but this year, with irma, this form is incredible. it's shattering all kinds of records. most get strong in the western caribbean. this got strong in the

caribbean. this one got strong east of the leeward islands. 185-mile-per-hour winds that far east, this is the first time. >> are we going to create a category six as we see more of these stronger storms? >> until last year, we hadn't seen a category five. since 2007. certainly this storm is not rewriting the intensity scale, but it's more how long lived it's been. it's the longest time we've had a storm this long. it's 36 hours now this strong. >> is there any idea how long this season could last? it seems like the lines that were once pretty clear are getting increasingly blurry. >> caller: typically, the official end date is november 30th.

by the end of october usually the season's done. we've had two hurricanes make landfall in november. typically the season peaks around september 10th. then it starts to get a little quieter, but the large scale conditions this year are conducive for active season. we have three hurricanes out there now, the models are showing another one maybe in the next ten days. hopefully the rest of the storms that form this year will not impact any land masses. obviously we have seen it is devastating. we've already seen devastation in the united states and the caribbean as well. >> phil, thank you so much for joining us, we appreciate it. >> caller: thank you for having me. coming up, the seattle seahawks star, michael bennett says a police officer threatened to kill him. the video of that encounter next on "world news now."

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the equality of all people. regardless of their color, regardless of their gender, and i want to keep doing what i do. >> he waited to address the issue. until after they contacted vegas police seeking records about benne bennett's detention. he ended up being released without charges. and nearly half a century of the charles manson murders terrorized people, the youngest of his followers has been up for parole. >> it was leslie vanhouten's 21st appearance before a parole board. her fate is now in the hands of governor jerry brown. >> since she was incarcerated, more than 40 years ago, van houten has earned multiple college degrees and has been described as a model prisoner.

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the very famous airport where tourists hang onto the fence as the planes come over the beach, that airport is now almost completely destroyed by irma. we've had reports from tourists on the island calling the scenes apocalyptic. the baggage hull, everything is is destroyed. unclear how they can come back from that. >> well, if you are going to ride out the storm, here's where you do want to do it. richard branson rode out the storm on his private island in the british virgin islands in his concrete wine cellar. >> of course he has a concrete wine cellar. >> yes, he does. that's where he spent the storm. his son wrote on instagram, all humans are okay.

the main house is uninhabitable. he wrote, please don't take this hurricane lightly. do find somewhere safe. homes can be rebuilt, but lives can't. >> they've had to rebuild that home before, there was a fire, and richard branson was staying in a guesthouse and ran up naked to help rescue his own mother from the house. will he rebuild again? who knows. the path of irma through the caribbean. i mean, barbuda, the prime minister there is saying the island is uninhabitable. >> nearly 90% now is the estimate of buildings destroyed. 60% of buildings in st. martin. so good advice not to take the hurricane lightly if it's heading your way, and it sounds at least as if the residents of florida are taking this very seriously. we of course will have more coming up on the storm's path and preparations under way right now. go that's the news for this half hour. coming up, more news from abc.

this morning on "world news now." hurricane irma takes aim at the u.s. the monster category five hurricane has turned deadly, battering the caribbean. we have team coverage from puerto rico to miami, as millions heed the warning to evacuate and prepare, desperate to gather supplies, but fuel is running out. we'll have the very latest forecast from accuweather live. and the deal president trump made in the oval office with democrats, taking republicans by surprise. many of them are not happy. and new this half hour, a suspect steals the very police car she's being held in. >> so she manages to lose the cuffs and cram through a tight opening in the front seat before taking off in the car, leading officers on a wild chase. and pharrell's fountain of

youth, facing accusations of being a happy vampire, he's had enough and is setting the record straight on this thursday, september 7th. from abc news, this is "world news now." a good morning to you all. we begin with irma, one of the most powerful atlantic hurricanes ever is ripping its way across the caribbean. >> nearly every building on the island of st. martin has been damaged or destroyed. and is there no drinking water or electricity. on the french half of the island, at least six people are dead. the famous low-flying airport in the dutch half is gone. irma has strong winds and rain and extends out from the center of the storm. abc's linzie janis is there. >> reporter: nick and diane, eye of hurricane irma just passed us near san juan, about 50 miles to the north off the coast, a little further away that it was

predicted to come. but we just now feel safe enough to come outdoor, because we have been experiencing sustained winds of 55 miles per hour with gusts of up to 70 miles per hour. we have seen objects flying, trees falling, transformers popping. there's a lot of concern about rain. there is a predicted 20 inches in some areas. but hurricane irma has already devastated parts of the caribbean. at least three people are dead. authorities in barbuda and st. martin report more than 90% of those islands are damaged or destroyed. cars seen floating through the streets. buildings shredded. terrified tourists riding out the storm. irma ripping through the u.s. virgin islands. near san juan, the governor has said it could be catastrophic. already 1 million people without power and it's not over yet. nick and diane?

>> thanks very much, linzie. irma is now a category five hurricane and expected to remain that strong for several days. let's find out somewhere's headed next and what's in store for us in the u.s. >> accuweather's justin povick is tracking the storm for us. what's the latest? >> we're looking at a very powerful hurricane like you said. wind speeds here, 180 miles per hour. impacts will continue to decrease for puerto rico but increase throughout day from northern hispaniola. winds could exceed hurricane force. major impacts at the turks and caicos with a dangerous storm surge and flash flooding with mudslides. we venture into the weekend, notice that bend to the north and northwest. most likely scenario, it makes its move to northeastern sections of florida. anywhere in the cone here, you need to take that seriously, but even areas to the north.

regardless, it is going to be a major hurricane throughout its life cycle. >> and mandatory evacuations are under way in the keys, understandably so. it's causing a traffic jam on that road. most visitors to the keys have already cleared out. but some of the 80,000 residents are staying at least four to board up homes and businesses. others are stocking up on supplies, insisting they plan to ride this storm out at home, hoping they can protect their property. >> miami dade officials have ordered mandatory evacuations for low-lying coastal areas and warn that more evacuation orders could come later today. >> but that creates even more problems, because already a quarter of miami's gas stations are running out of fuel. alex perez is there. >> reporter: a rush on gas across florida. desperate residents waiting to fill up.

>> nothing you can do. >> reporter: pumps drying up. more than 25% of gas stations in miami dade out of fuel. at grocery stores, even more lines. water flying off shelves. >> it's been hard to get. we seem to be having a difficulty finding water. >> reporter: the governor urging residents to be prepared with a three-day supply of food. >> we can rebuild your home. we can't rebuild your life. >> reporter: floridians also stocking up on sandbags. another big concern in miami, you see them all over the skyline, these massive construction cranes up high in the sky. crews are working hard to secure them. they secure them by allowing them to spin. >> when the crane can spin, it won't take it out of balance. >> reporter: but city officials warning those who live near cranes to leave their homes. the utter devastation that hurricane andrew brought to the

state 25 years ago, etched in memory for so many. >> this is bigger than andrew, it will have more storm surge than andrew, and it looks like it will bear down on the middle of the state of florida. >> reporter: the president also concerned. >> it also looks like something that will not be good. >> reporter: the issue is increased demand and being able to deliver it quickly enough. alex perez, abc news, miami. >> we'll have more coverage of irma ahead in this half hour, including new video just coming in from the u.s. virgin islands. the fbi is leading an investigation into an explosion at a post office in indiana. it happened last night in the city of east chicago. a female employee suffered minor injuries. the victim is pregnant. two pipe-bombs were found at the scene after the blast. it's unclear if it was an act of

terrorism, but they say there is no ongoing threat. congress at democrats are beaming after president trump delivered a stinging blow to members of his own party. he overruled congressional republicans and agreed with the democrats to keep the government running as they pay for harvey relief. abc's mary bruce has more. >> reporter: in the oval office, that stunning picture. the president cutting a deal with democrats and blind siding his own party. the speaker of the house blasted the democrats' proposal to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government for only three months. >> i think that's ridiculous and disgraceful. >> reporter: the republicans wanted a long-term solution. the president sided with the democrats. a surprise snap decision that left republicans reeling. the meeting grew even more tense when ivanka trump walked in. source say the conversation veered off topic, as gop leaders grew visibly annoyed. afterward, back at the capitol,

mitch mcconnell frustrated but resigned. >> the president agreed with senator schumer and congresswoman pelosi. >> reporter: democrats gleeful. >> today was a good day in a generally very partisan town. >> reporter: and the president painting a rosie picture. >> we walked out and everybody was happy. not too happy, because you can never be too happy, but they were happy enough. >> reporter: but many republicans i spoke to were not happy. it sets up a big battle in december and gives democrats leverage as the republicans are trying to seal a deal on tax reform, potentially tying their hands on one of the president's top priority. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. president trump also says he's ready to work with democrats on legalizing the daca program after tweeting that he's willing to revisit the issue. but the president insists he has no second thoughts about ending

the program that protects immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. and there is a new legal challenge. 15 states are suing the government over the plan to repeal daca. coming up, the daring escape by a shoplifting suspect in texas. >> what she used as a get away car, pushing 100 miles per hour, we'll show you how it all ended. we'll check in on the latest radar on hurricane irma and where it is tracking. you are watching "world news now."

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we're looking at some new video from the u.s. virgin hinds islands which suffered severe damage from hurricane irma. most of the trees damaged, you can see power poles knocked down. people spent time in their basements trying to ride out the storm. the hurricane-force winds can be he felt as far as 50 miles from the storm. turning now to a brazen attempt by a shoplifting suspect, stealing a police vehicle when officers weren't looking. >> she managed to slip off her

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of dancing with the as far as kicks off. the couples who will dance, just revealed on "good morning, america." then all of them heading to the red carpet at planet hollywood, telling us that the competition will be fierce. but barbara corcoran isn't intimidated. >> if you think all the young chicks have anything on me, you're mistaken. i'm going to get the sympathy vote. >> reporter: and drew scott has a special reason to dance. he is about to get married. >> this is my wedding dance. >> reporter: also competing, nick and vanessa lachey, paired up with maks and peta. >> every woman's dream is to ballroom dance with this guy. >> reporter: does he think his boy band experience will help? >> not really. it was more of this thing. little rocking. back to this thing. >> reporter: but the contestant to take home the mirror ball for most inspiring, she just began to walk a year ago.

victoria arlen. >> i have this decision to live fearlessly. i'm going to go for it. >> reporter: her partner val is just as inspired. >> i want to focus on her, her journey and making this a unique experience another. >> ah, thank you. >> reporter: and new this season, you can play along with the first official fantasy league. all of the details on abcnews.com. lynda lopez, abc news, new york. >> finally, a fantasy league i can get behind. >> i don't care about the celebrities. i'm all about val. >> what about maks? >> yeah, maks, he's okay. >> they were on gma. i was in the green room with them. oh, what is this? what is this? no, no. >> forget about maks and val. [ laughter ] ♪ >> that's not fair.

making news in america this morning, hurricane irma crashing into the caribbean. one prime minister says 90% of his island is leveled. >> it's scary. and i pray for everyone that's out there. >> the 185-mile-per-hour winds folding a massive cell tower splitting palm trees in half and sweeping a woman away. >> the powerful storm is demolishing everything in its path as it turns toward florida. millions being urged to leave. >> you can rebuild your home, not your life. >> the state's highways jammed. gas stations empty and flights fully booked. >> just told me all the flights are full. >> this morning two more hurricanes are taking shape. we're tracking it all.