oh, my gosh. i am pet fied. >> we have up to 9 feet of storm surge. >> hermine is expect today pick up speed as it approaches the sunshine state tonight. i am going to create a new special deportation task force focused on identifying and quickly removing the most dangerous criminal ill legal immigrants in the america who have evaded justice.

>> the immigration plan that is already being called a huge threat by mexico's president. bad news for samsung and "early today" starts right now. good morning everyone. i'm alex witt. hermine expect today make land fall as a category one hurricane later today. it. >> looks like a serious storm threat. you can see the storm intensified to 60 miles per hour. all it has to do is get 15 miles per hour more. it is the first hurricane to make land fall in 11 years. it takes it on shore about 18 to 24 hour fs from now. a lot of heavy rain. the wind will die off.

we also have madelyn and lester to talk about. >> thank you for that. he is not the only one fuming after trump's immigration speech. several of trump's surrogates are resigning after others consider pulling their support after the highly anticipated speech. in it he outlined the immigration reform land with the immigration wall front and center. >> we will build a great wall along the southern border and mexico will pay for the wall. they don't know it yet but they will pay for the wall. >> that was in stark contrast to what a more subdued trump said standing next to him. >> we didn't discuss payment of

the wall. this was a very preliminary meeting. >> following the remarks the mexican president tweeted at the beginning of the conversation with donald trump i made it clear that mexico will mnot pay for the wall. a new deportation task force and doing his best on his recently muddled immigration stance. >> a border crisis and terrorism crisis like never before. anyone who illegally crosses the border will be detained, 2 million people, criminal aliens. we will begin moving them out day one, as soon as i take office, day one. my first hour in office those people are gone. you can call it deported if you want. the press doesn't like that term. you can call it whatever the

he hell you want, they are gone. >> the clinton campaign pounced with this. in his darkest speech yet donald trump doubled down and showed you us what's at stake in this election but painting his picture of his idea of america, one in which innocent families are torn apart and the video attacked trump's visit to mexico. >> who is going to pay for the wall? who? >> mexico. >> 100%. we did discuss the wall. we didn't discuss payment of the wall. >> clinton's new attack comes as the latest poll shows democrat beating trump by 6 points.

new polling shows a record number of americans, 56% say they have a negative view of the democratic nominee. from paradise to prison is the consequence these women are facing after they were caught entering australia with more than $20 million worth of cocaine. we have the latest details on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. this is the sea princess cruise ship pictured behind me during their 49 day lavish cruise. they posted pictures on instagram, all of the places they had been through, new york, even a tattoo in thahiti then

they boarded the cruise ship and found more than $20 million worth of cocaine packed into suitcases. the women were arrested. they are not -- now look at the inside of a prison cell. >> thank you. reported sightings of creepy clowns has rez kents looking over their shoulders and pulling out guns. clowns have even tried to lure kids into the woods with large amounts of cash. some even opened fire into the woo woods prompting police. a greenville posted this reported picture of a clown sighting. clown sightings is not new.

in wisconsin this clown was seen walking around in public. it turns out it was a pro moe stunt for a movie. it has been almost 11 years since a hurricane hit florida. residents taking no chances as they prepare for the storm. while out in the pacific hawaii braces for not one but two hurricanes. gabe has more. >> reporter: what was once tropical depression number nine has strengthened into hermine sloging towards florida's gulf coast. >> it is anticipated to be 3 to 5 feet. we have the risk of up to 9 feet of storm surge. >> reporter: threatening to dump up to 15 inches in rain in parts of the sunshine state. 42 counties under a state of emergency. a driver rescued after this car was vept off the road.

nearly 11 years since florida's last hurricane. fred is already pumping water out of his restaurant. >> we are try to go keep it to where it's not a swimming pool. >> reporter: hermine is expected to threaten the east coast with dangerous rip currents. hawaii is bracing for hurricane madelyn. hurricane lester not far behind also churning in the pacific. >> gabe reporting there. bill is back now with more on these storms. what a mess. >> yeah. it could have been. it turned out pretty well for the big island of hawaii. the storm dove to the south and weakened down to 50 miles per hour. so winds weren't even an issue. we are not worried about madelyn at all. lester reduced down to a category 2 hurricane. when it makes it closest

approach it will be near maui as maybe a tropical storm. itknocked temperatures down in nevada too. cuteness alert. this is video just in from a zoo in belgium where a male baby panda is learning to take those first painful and slow steps. as of now he is known as baby p. they are holding an online poll to name him. how about cutie mccute. we'll be back in two. we'll be b♪

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all eyes on north florida. wane, wind and rain all increasing. the best looks pretty calm today. l.a. beautiful 84 in the sunshine state. salt like city still warm at 93. more than 200 musicians are rallying behind singers in an attempt to appeal a verdict that pretty much shocked the music industry. they have all signed a legal brief supporting an appeal of a $5.3 million appeal. it claims blurred lines were copied from marvin gaye's.

we are learning how important poaching is on tell fant population. they have found the elephant population in africa has decreased by 30% in 2007. in 2014 the rate at which they are dying as accelerated. the ivory trade is illegal poachers continue to kill about 100% per day. after lapage vowed not to step down following profanity laced tirades he declared never to speak to journalists again after reports he was considering stepping down went from a hum to a roar. the page made the declaration

while speaking to the very journalist he promised no longer to communicate with. they got adrian. i'm serious. everything will be put in writing. i am tired of being caught at got you moments. >> that's like a seven-year-old. never talking to you again. yeah, i'll talk to you though. one adventurous bear was i in awe after finding a bear in their pool. >> i'm surprised it didn't rip through the whole lining. >> you go oh, my gosh, how cute. >> you know he is ripping the lining, the filter. >> it is still kind of cute. i'm alex witt. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. make it a great one. ke it a gre.

donald trump making his long awaited immigration speech and contrary to reports he did not soften his language. the gop nominee did create plenty of buzz, contradicting the mexican president. plus, coping with tragedy. a heavy hearted petaluma community is waking up grieving the loss of two of its younger members. and front and center. colin kaepernick and the 49ders in are in san francisco for the ni final preseason game but the world is watching for more than just his play on the gridiron. "today in the bay" starts right now. good thursday morning. thank you for joining us on "today in the ba