most? >> when i look at my kids. probably the toys he would have made for them. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm craig melvin. >> good morning, i'm joling kent. it is 6:00 in the east and 3:00 out west. dorian looms new fears about its path and strength. where, when and how hard is it expected to hit? the latest coming up. >> the weekend scramble for gas and groceries. preparations under way in florida. snap shot of iran. why this tweet by the president is stirring controversy. what it is and why it may have been classified. >> she said she was drinking a little bit and with reporters

and everything she said was off the record. >> the president saying why his assistant was forced to resign. it had to do with his family. next. >> we begin with the latest on dorian this morning. it is on track to be the most powerful hurricane to hit the east coast in 30 years. it is now a category 4 hurricane packing winds up to 140 miles an hour. dorian will pass the island of the bahamas today. tomorrow, mandatory evacuation are already in effect for some areas there. >> let me be extremely clear, those who don't heed the warning place their themes in the way of the very powerful threatening storm. >> the view from the

international space station, president trump has declared a state of emergency in florida. officials have announced mandatory evacuations starting tomorrow. across florida, people are stocking up on water, food and fuel and waiting in line for hours to collect sand bags. dorian is expected to hit florida's east coast. panic buying is calling for shortage. officials saying there is enough gas to go around. our team is covering dorian from all angels. on the track of the storm's strength. to janessa with the latest. >> just an hour ago, we had the 5:00 update. there has been a big development in the shift. first, let's look at the storm. people are thinking this is the

center. this is actually a pin hole center. the diameter is very compact. that means it is slowing down rapidly. we do have a category 4 with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. yesterday, we were at 14 to 15 miles per hour. the problem here is dorian continuously slows down here in the next 24 to 36 hours, so that is life threatening flooding, catastrophic storm surge we are still forecasting for florida. let's look at the big change here. the great news here. we are still going to see a strong storm but look how far it is out to sea now. not potentially making land fall for florida. west palm beach, still potentially a cat 3 hurricane

but still well off shore. but to the north here, a category 2 land fall for south carolina. that is now on our radar. we know the cone of uncertainty continues to change. that will come into agreement here. that model continues to make its way off shore. look at the left side of the storm. that is the weaker side. the right side is heavier. still going to see the potential flooding for west palm beach. we are still going to take action because we are still very far out. with the smaller compact system and it moving slowly, there still could be changes here. look at this how it moves up the carolina coast potentially to the northeast but still well off shore. flooding a major concern for

florida, south florida to orlando here. 10 to 20 inches possible. with the high tide, that storm surge is still very deadly at times. also, the winds are going to be picking up to hurricane force across the florida coastline. but now, southern georgia to south carolina to north carolina, they are currently on our radar. we are still watching for strong winds and high tides still going to be a major issue. with the cone of uncertainty continuously changing. this is actually really good news for florida. but now, we are adding three to four more states into a potential landfall hereof hurricane force winds and damage. the big change now that this is going to be a coastal event.

>> the scramble across florida. check this out. >> it is all about not knowing where it is going to come. >> i guess we are as ready as we'll be. we got a generator and gas. >> all our windows are boarded up, we had water, water for the dogs, food for the kids. it is pretty chaotic. i'm glad i prepared last weekend. >> joining us now from miami, julia, you are outside a gas station there, costco in miami. how are people feeling? >> reporter: we've talked to people who say they had trouble looking for gas overnight. some people say they wanted to get up early while people are still asleep. this spot here, they have enough

capacity for 90,000 gallons. we know from triple a, across the state, there is plenty of gas. the governor has ordered state highway patrol to escort tankers to get to the spots where they need to deliver gas. just this morning, we have mike who has been filling up some containers. [speaking non-english ] just like everybody else, getting prepared, filling up the containers for agagenerators. preparing and will be with his children and his wife. >> again, this morning, this

place has plenty of gas. that is something that has been hard to find here. they are expecting five trucks to deliver to this spot. they tell me they did not run out of gas yesterday. they are not expecting to run out either today. definitely people waking up trying to beat the lines. yesterday was a different story. a lot of smaller gas stations that don't have a large capacity. they have rein out. again, they are expecting the same shipments and triple a saying as long as the ports stay open, then gas should continue flowing to the stations. >> julia, thank you so much. president trump is monitoring the storm. what is the president saying? >> he hasn't made a decision on evacuations.

he says he may make that tomorrow when he comes back and visits fema headquarters. the president was really taking the opportunity to warn the american public about how serious this storm is. at the same time, he's signaling he's in command and in control. they've done several hurricanes. it is the third hurricane season. he has an acting fema director but look at how the president talked about the prospect of damage from this storm. >> we are working together with the governor of the state and also, by the way, i have to tell you, georgia is very much in the path also. they could be affected. we are working with their great governor. we have our top people there. so thinking about florida evacuation but it is a little

too soon. people are getting ready. sections may have to be evacuated. we'll probably make that determination on sunday. >> the president put it about 5% of the possibility of the storm moving north and missing the eastern part of the united states. one thing the president did talk about is mar-a-lago. the president said, look, mar-a-lago can handle it. he's worried about florida. we'll hear more about what they say as the potential of impact on this storm. >> thank you. as we've seen people across florida waiting in long lines at gas stations, families are waiting hours inside stores as food and water flies off the shelves. joining me now is miami beach mayor. good morning. thank you for joining us.

what is your biggest concern now? we have this latest model as the storm looks like it may move slightly more off the coast. what does that mean? >> our city is at sea level. the concern for us, especially given the fact and as we know is king tide, which is the high tide because of lunar events. a storm surge could create problems. we are prepared. i tell my residents nobody should exhale yet. we are not meteorologist. don't assume it is not coming to our community. from here, i'm going to go to our sand bag center where we have two locations for residents to get sand bags. we are good at this but the worst thing we can do is exhale and say don't worry about it.

and that can happen. >> what are the evacuation orders right now? we know the president said let's wait and see. when will you need to know if you have to evacuate? >> i think over the next 24 hours. our orders come from the county mayor. he looks at flood plains. these are science based decisions. if we are told zone a, which is where we are is probe for flooding, he'll issue the evacuation order. we have to give them enough time. we tell our residents well in advance, weeks ago ahead of hurricane season, have an idea of where you'll go. have friends inland, relatives, a hotel. we'll know that in the next 24 hours. the mayor will make that decision. >> it is all about having a plan, if you can stick to it. we also know getting to an

evacuation zone or going to a friend's house, that costs gas. according to gas buddy, 70% of stations in the miami area are already without fuel. >> last night, i was coming home and i wanted to fill up my car and the only gas available was regular. but it was easy to get. there are moments where it is crowded. you can find gas right now. sometimes a lot of people rush and it creates an artificial line. right now, the entire state of florida is under this probability. people can't take their foot off the gas, they got to be ready and prepare for the worse and hope for the best. >> we know florida under a state of emergency. the governor has activated the national guard and said there is even more troops arready to go.

do you feel you have the support you need? >> yes. listen, our communities are experienced in this. i went through hurricane hand dr and dr andrew. my father was the mayor then. my message is don't exhale. prepare for it now and don't look away. >> also take a deep breath as well. stay calm. miami beach mayor, dan gilbert. thank you so much. >> another white house departure with a soap opera twist. the president talking all about it. we continue to follow dorian. the latest time line coming up. so, i add protein, vitamins and minerals to my diet with boost®. boost® high protein nutritional drink has 20 grams of protein,

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we are following the path of hurka hurricane dorian now strengthening to a category 4. it is on course to move near northwestern bahamas by sunday, then heading north towards florida's east coast by monday. dorian could be the strongest storm to hit the east coast since hurricane andrew. millions of people remain under

threat. forecasters are watching to see if the path run as long the coastline or moves more inland. officials are holding off on announcing any sort of mass evacuations right now. starting tomorrow, the u.s. will start imposing a 15% tariff on $112 billion worth of chinese imports. that would impact 92% of apparel imports from china, 64% of home te text tiles and food wear. reducing household incomes by $580 next year. many reporting they expect sales to slow down because of the tariffs. president trump is blaming the companies. >> a lot of badly run companies are trying to blame tariffs. in other words, if they are running badly and having a bad

quarter or just unlikely in some way, they are likely to blame the tariffs. it is called bad management. >> we have new details the president's executive assistant resigned for sharing intimate details with the family to reporters. it happened at a dinner. a report that madeleine westerhout bragged she has a better relationship with president trump than his daughters and the president did not like being in pictures with tiffany because he perceived her as overweight. also discussing their eating habits and she had to be persuaded that she had to resign. the president was asked about it. >> did you fire madeleine

westerhout? >> i think it was automatic. i think she had a bad night. it was unfortunate. she said she was drinking. the whole thing is unfortunate. the press is dishonest. it was supposed to be off the record. but still you don't say things which she said which were a little bit hurtful to some people. >> no, no. tiffany is great. i love tiffany. she's going to be calling me back as soon as i get to camp david. >> let's break this down with hanna, politics reporter and national political reporter. i want to get started with trade. just this week, more than 160 businesses released this letter asking the president to postpone tariff increases but saying the

companies are blaming the tariffs for their, quote, bad management. how are they adding to the pressure hear the president is facing? we've seen so much back and forth on this issue. >> it is really a slow bleed for the president in that a lot of the business community was against the tariffs to begin with and willing to sit on its hands. willing to put out mild statements. what you see is more and more businesses and associates coming out with more aggressive language. when the u.s. puts tariffs on chinese goods, consumers pay the price. of course, there is a resip rick

al action. there is really no winner in the united states from this trade war unless the president ends up being right and he's able to get some sort of better deal from china. there doesn't seem to be the reason from china to sit down and do that. >> they are not incentivized by a situation. the president is dpefending the trade war and working this month to reshape the immigration system that includes the lives of those getting medical treatment here. does this impact the political unrest the president is dealing with when it comes to the economy? >> i do think so. you just mentioned two of his campaign promises.

to do wonderful things with the economy and to crack down on immigration and build that wall. as we talk about the potential down turn heading into 2020, we are seeing the president ramp up on his immigration rhetoric and actions in order to signal to reporters that he can make good on that signature promise. if it doesn't work that way, there is reporting his supporters will abandon him. he's going out of his way to make sure he's receiving briefings and having talks of potentially pardoning people that might have to do something. that might not be kosher legally. he's really trying to make good on the campaign promise. >> i also want to talk about what is in the talk of

washington. the resignation of the president's executive assistant. a report that the chief of staff brought to the attention her comments and the president had to be persuaded she should resign. he sounded quite cool about it when he was asked about it yesterday. >> i certainly can't get into the president's head here but i would say that this is not a story that was reported until she had resigned. this is not something that was out in the public domain. this is not something where the white house reaction to this was to say that the story was not true. it sounds to me from the reporting here that there were people around her who wanted to push her out of the white house and this was used as a reason to do that. this was not a place -- it would

have been easy for the white house to say, what she had said to reporters off the report was untrue and ridiculous and there was no reason to get rid of her. instead, they pretended or maybe it is true. they reacted as if it were true and pushed her out. i think there was probably something else going on which is a lot of people had their knives out for her. >> hanna, do you agree with that? >> i do. i think jonathan is spot on there. it is hard to know what the president is thinking. it seems like it came out after the fact. that's not how anybody likes to have news delivered. >> you are reporting that the democrats is concerned the democrats are out performing when it comes to reaching important voting groups. what is your reporting of that and running the major wide prime

ar with a pretty good fundraising base. hanna. >> my reporting indicated that the rnc and trump campaign significant fundraising advantage is causing concern for democrats in key battleground states particularly in the midwest. what several dnc officials told me on the background and on the record while the trump campaign was telling them while fundraising. they are worried that the democrats are part of the dnc and carrying party members want to see them out perform trump and see them at the highest level. many people i have spoken to said those concerns have gone unnoticed. they are worried they'll have to

play catch up and are sort of working to expand voter base and go for trump in 2016. they are worried on doubling down on that existing base. >> is this something that should be causing alarm so early in the primary base? >> part of that is that democrats are constantly worried and nervous about all things and part of it is a lack of confidence in the chairman perez. certainly hanna is reporting and all the democrats i have talked to reflects a truth that there is a lot of concern that the party is behind where the

republican counterparts are. >> jonathan, hanna. thank you. >> hurricane dorian taking a toll on tourism as travelers are scrambling as the storm approaches. we'll be back with the latest on the storm's path as it heads towards the southeast.

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>> we are back now with the latest on hurricane dorian described as an extremely dangerous hurricane packing wind gusts up to 140 miles an hour. residents are boarding up and stocking up on food and gas. debating on whether they should be evacuating or riding out this storm. >> right now, we are packing up and getting ready to throw the kids in the car and go to grandpa's house. >> it should be up. >> we are sticking around no matter what. >> we are monitoring the latest. janessa, what does this mean up the coast? >> we have a shift here.

we were just talking about if people should evacuate or hold here. i think right now, with the cone being so big. we do not want you to move to an area where potentially the hurricane could hit. we want you to wait a few more hours until we can see more about the cone. we are already seeing these bands making their way in. we had a really high tide cycle. ahead of this storm, we are watching that closely. we are seeing sustained winds. evacuations are taking place in northwestern bahamas.

that rapid increasing face has already started to happen here but is slowing down. we have been talking about this since last sunday. we could be talking about dorian into next sunday here. with this new cone making its way up the carolina coast. preparations now for south carolina, southern georgia, coastal areas of north carolina. i am going to throw raleigh durham into the mix as well. we see these winds actually start to die down. after hitting the northwestern side of the bahamas. in a little bit of interaction with the land here will slow it

down. still a major hurricane. as these winds come in, we are going to see the major storm surge and flooding taking place here. into daytona beach and jacksonville, winds will start to die down. look at this possibility here. now for south carolina and savannah. look at the models, joe, they are really taking this storm well off shore. >> getting us that early forecast to show us where this might be heading. thank you. crowds streaming through the airports trying to get out of town. people preparing for winds and high storm surges. joining us now from the local miami station. you talked to someone there getting ared with his family and

gathering gas. what should people know as we look at the current forecast? >> you want to be prepared. people remember well the lessons of irma. just two years ago, people made plans. that storm made unexpected turns at the last moment. since we've last spoken, you can see a lot more people waking up and getting gas at this costco. across the street here, there is no gas, so people are coming here. i just talked to the station manager who tells me he's waiting on a shipment. he's not expecting to run out of gas here. other stations across the street tell me they ran outlast night about 11:30. we see people not only filling

up vehicles but containers so that they can have their generators ready. good morning, sir. i see you filling up. tell me what you are doing here. for your generator. are you preparing to stay home and be ready? >> i will stay home. hoping for the best. >> certainly what everyone is feeling here. right now, the governor ordering that state highway patrol officers es cou officers escort gasoline trucks to get to their destination. we have breaking news now out of hong kong where police are firing teargas at protesters. thousands have taken to the streets for the 13th straight weekend despite a protest ban. what can you tell us?

what is going on right now? >> reporter: behind me is the aftermath of a pitched battle from police who banned a demonstration and protesters who defied that ban and turned out regardless. behind me, we were witnessing police firing tear gas and using a water can and firing colored water, blue and red ink that local media will be used to identify who is out here contesting the government. this location is no coincidence. they are in front of the headquarters of the chinese military. next door to that, of the hong kong government. those clashes are still ongoing. protesters are moving forward. protesters are shining laser lights into the eyes of the police. that has been interpreted as a

provocation. they say that is a form of violence and that they will respond with proportionate force. >> what does this mean for the hong kong chief executive carry lam? she's so unpopular right now? >> her future is entirely in the hands of this demonstration. she has said she will not step down regardless of the demands from these protesters. that has done nothing but interfera them now. they are looking at a date of

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photo of a failed launch. he wrote that u.s. was not involved. i wish iran best wishes and good luck in determining what happened. here is what the president told reporters yesterday. [ inaudible question ] no, i just wish iran well. they had a big problem. we had a photo and i released it, which i have the right to do. >> reporter: where did it come from? >> you'll have to figure that out yourself. we'll see what happens. unfortunate. so iran, as you know, they were going to set off a big missile and it didn't work out too well. had nothing to do with us. >> joining me now, msnbc contributor. is the president trolling iran

here? >> absolutely. it is part of a dance that may or may not lead into negotiations. typical trump. >> what do you think he's suggesting that the satellite may have somehow been sabotaged. >> you have to remember, the united states even under the obama administration, used highly technological achievements to monitor. one that caused problems in the enrichment. for many, many years, they couldn't figure out. this may or may not have been part of a similar sabotage but

president trump would like to plant in their heads that it was. >> this comes at a time when iran was seriously considering negotiations and considering some type of long-term economic relief from sanctions. do you think we'll see a trump and iranian summit here? >> i don't think that's going to happen, no. i think the iranians have been willing to talk for a long time, if on the table would be the possibility or likelihood of a complete removal of sanctions. i don't think it pointed out

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morning. of course, that could change hour to hour. we're getting updates and we'll keep you posted all day here on msnbc. now to 2020 and a new quinnipiac university poll called trump's worst 2020 poll yet by "the washington post." among the findings, a surge in voters souring on the economy. for the first time since june 2016, more are saying the economy is getting worse at 37% than getting better. that is up 14% since june. joining me now is democratic strategist antoine seawright, adviser to hillary clinton's campaign in south carolina. and conservative and radio talk show host sean dell. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> sean dell how concerned should the president be? >> he doesn't need to be too concerned. given what's going on with china

and all the negative publicity he's getting about the tariffs and how it will affect the economy it's not surprising to see the polls reflecting that. >> based on the numbers and the cold hard facts that the u.s. consumer is going to bear the brunt of any tariffs that end up actually going into effect. antoine, do you think the democrats see an opportunity here in terms of a weakening economy? it's a double-edged sword. it may work into their advantage for a campaign but it's not good for the americans that their economy goes south. >> my leader, majority whip jim clyburn says in politics the important thing is knowing how to count. when you look at this economy, you would know that voters have zero confidence in this president and the confidence in this economy is not high at all. the middle class is soly becoming the working poor in this country all because of how donald trump has chosen to goven this country. and when you think about the issues, the border issues that

impact the economy, health care, education, wages, all the quality of life things, look, the american people know republicans have failed on this regard. this economy has worked for some but it has failed for others, and those others include people who have come out and voted for donald trump in 2016, especially farmers. >> chandelle, the poll also found that the leading five democrats all beat donald trump in match-ups. joe biden, in his case, he beats trump by 16 points. how big of a warning sign or red flag is this for president trump? i know it's really early but what do these numbers really say to you? >> the polls in 2016 were accurate as well. but hillary clinton didn't win the election. the nuances in the electoral college make the polling somewhat irrelevant. right now we have a president facing many challenges and the most important one is the china trade wars. you've got a situation where

donald trump understands the concept of short-term pain for long-term gain. he is taking on the chinese. >> here we go. >> he is the first president to stand up to the chinese and say that we're not going to put up with these unfair trade practices. they've stolen our technology. they've used our institutions, our universities to educate their people. they have insisted on technology being divulged to them. and we have a trade deficit that is so imbalanced that our american factories will be out of a job, out of work if we don't do something about it now. good for him for standing up. >> chandelle, here is the thing. that short-term pain you're talking about, there are people who cannot afford or do not want to take that pains because that pain has been caused by donald trump, not by any fault of their own. that's number one. number two, i look at the slate of candidates we have, i'm very confident that either one of them cannot only beat donald trump but help us secure

governor's races and protect the most diverse majority in our nation's history and win back senate seats. the fact is that people know that donald trump and his republican counterparts have failed the american people on the issues that the majority of americans care about. that's why this election is different. the 2016 election, donald trump did not have a record to run on. in 2018, he did. in 2020, he will have to stand tall and stand firm on his failures. >> antjuay seawright, chandelle summer, we'll see what happens. the president likes to pull an eleventh hour switch up on these things, so we'll be keeping track. >> thank you. >> thank you. tracking the storm and what's still a mystery of what could be the most powerful hurricane to hit florida's coast in 30 years. plus, who is being told to evacuate as dorian gets closer and closer. great riches will find you when liberty mutual customizes your car insurance,

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