this morning on world new the now, hurricane irma sets her sights on america's east coast. >> and states of emergency have been declared in florida. as the world struggles with how to deal with north korea, more military muscle might be flexed by the south and its american ally. and with reporting of a coming mafl launch in the coming days, the ambassador is calling out kim jong un as begging

they're hoping to prevent a tragedy. see how they stop that allegedly drunk driver in the middle of ain't state. hitting the high seas for r and r. it's tuesday, september 5th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> very positive take on their honeymoon plans. >> not very optimistic about that one. >> a little editorializing. but we begin with another major storm taking aim at the united states. >> right now, hurricane irma is in the caribbean, but it's forecast to hit parts of florida over the weekend. it could

tomorrow with the worst coming in the evening. >> throughout florida, store shelves are bare. the most popular items are water, bread and milk and one store was running low on wing nuts. >> all of south florida is now included in the forecast with irma just south of florida on saturday evening as a category four. we begin with abc's linzie janis in puerto rico. >> reporter: shelves across florida empty as irma takes aim at the u.s. >> if you wait until the last minute, there's nothing to be found, and it's like total chaos. >> reporter: after harvey, even hurricane veterans are preparing for the worst. >> our hearts are in houston right now, but our reality is in key west. >> reporter: florida governor rick scott declaring a state of emergency and urging residents to get their disaster plan ready. a state of disaster already declared in puerto rico. fly wood and battees

the national guard has been activated. schools closed and workers across this island have been ordered to cut their day short so they can get ready. american airlines adding flights to get tourists out of irma's path. and cruise ships rerouting to dodge the storm. fema at the ready. 400 people on stand by. giant containers stuffed with supplies delivered to the u.s. virgin hinds. 60 people, including children evacuated. and now the people who live there, stuck. greg and ashley and their two sons are from kansas and live in st. croix. >> the worst thing that can happen is the roof gets ripped off. and you need to be prepared for flying debris, everything in your house to be completely soaked. >> reporter: their only choice? batten down the hatches. stock up on supplies and hope for the best. the red cross say it is is no

texas from states that could be inner in irma's path. linzie janis, abc news, san juan, puerto rico. >> if you are flying to the caribbean today or tomorrow, check with your airline before heading to the airport. >> united, delta and southwest are offering to change tickets without additional fees due to irma. american has canceled some flights between miami and the caribbean. more cancellations are likely. >> and florida officials are looking to combat another potential threat. the state attorney general has activated a hotline to report price gouging. that includes everything from food to lumber. in texas it still happens. with reports in texas of $20 gas and 99 dollar cases of water. florida's trying to get ahead of

ahead of the storm. the path could difrmt let's get the latest forecast. >> we're expecting a category four. that's what irma's expected to swirl into. as we go into wednesday, woelg' stay a category four and downgrade to a category three as it goes to the bahamas. that doesn't mean it won't pack a wallop. dangerous seas and flooding and high winds. u.s. intelligence officials are now convinced that north korea did indeed detonate a powerful hydrogen bomb. and south korea says it's seeing evidence that the north may be preparing to test another intercontinental ballistic missile. after an emergency session of the u.n. security council, u.s. ambassador nikki haley is planning to introduce a draft resolution calling for the strongest possible sanction against kim jong un.

and his nuclear threats show that he is begging for war. war is never something the united states wants. we don't want it now. >> president trump spoke by phone to south korea's president, and they agreed to lift payload limits to allow south korea to build more powerful, non-nuclear ballistic missiles. russia and china, north korea's biggest trading partners are calling for rye starting talks. and we're expected to find out today what will happen to 800,000 d.r.e.a.m.ers. young immigrants brought to the united states illegally as children and protected from deportation. protests erupted around the country as president trump prepares to end the daca program, with a six-month delay, leaving it to congress to come up with a legislative solution. the announcement will come today from attorney general jeff sessions. the president could still change his mind, but d.r.e.a.m.ers are bracing for the worst. >> i don't know what's going to happen later on or what could

or she could be deported at any time. >> yeah, it does scare me, but at the same time, i can't let fear control me. i can't let fear mess me up. i just have to keep on fighting. and hope, i hope for the best. >> candidate trump had vowed to end daca, but after taking office, he said d.r.e.a.m.ers could rest easy, as part of the program, many d.r.e.a.m.ers came out of the shadows, so the government know ex-exactly where to find them. texas authorities have raised the death toll attributed to hurricane harvey. more than 60 people have died due to the storm and subsequent floods. it has forced 560,000 families to register for housing assistance. abc's elizabeth hur has more. >> reporter: homeowners cleaning out and debris piling up. >> all the furniture, mattresses, couches, all the wood, all that's gone. >> reporter: bob guard nur losing just about everything he owned yet calling himself lucky,

in bel-air, texas. >> we're safe. we have good neighbors that said please come over. help, you know, we're going to help you out. >> reporter: in west houston, thousands remain evacuated and power cut off and homes still flooded following the controlled release of two major reservoirs, but starting monday night, the releases will be reduced, and residents downstream should see levels dropping dwradually. just outside houston, another sign of recovery. residents in the evacuation zone near the arkema plant allowed to return home monday following a successful controlled burn. in beaumont, repairs continue at the water plant, and while residents still don't have clean drinking water, water is flowing again. and in houston, officers pausing to honor one

officer who died while driving into work during harvey. repairing and restoring homes could take up to a year and a half. and fema says they are placing evacuees into temporary housing, but long-term plans are still being finalized. elizabeth hur, bel-air, texas. and it's people, one of them pregnant, hurt after being hit by a suv during a block party in philadelphia. the suv tried to drive around the party. instead, it slammed into the crowd. the driver told police her brakes failed. none of the injuries are expected to be life threatening. the driver is expected to be charged with dui. and a woman was hit by falling concrete and hit her in the ankle. the university is repairing the problem and determining what caused the concrete to fall. some coaches can only hope that they'll get the teamwork

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almost hit us head on when we were in the turning lane. >> for nine minutes, two women watched as the driver of that white car swerved through traffic, jumping curbs even in ft. myers, florida. >> the drive other pulled onto

highway bridge high above a river. >> so the women in the other car recording the video say they feared the worst, so they managed to stop the driver with their own car, and even let her rear end them. 25-year-old brittany sharp was arrested for drunk driving and being held without bail. and mother nature turned the tide in the fight against the largest fire in the history of los angeles. >> rain and a drop in temperature helped firefight ers battle the la tuna fire. here's done yeah -- donya baucus. >> reporter: people are returning to the aftermath of the la tuna fire. >> it was going from this little spot, sections of flame, to this cohesive wall. >> reporter: craig's family's home is one of four wiped out by the flames that scorch the more than 7,000 akers surrounding the

over the weekend, the fire shut down a major freeway, a wall of smoke towering above l.a. neighborhoods. monday, progress being made with cooler weather and rain helping to put out the flames. >> as long as the weather continues to cooperate, i am very confident and convinced we'll be fine. >> reporter: this fire is only one of several fires burning across seven other states. >> we turned a corner, and there it was, up in flames. >> reporter: in oregon, more than 150 hikers told to shelter in place, stranded year night saturday. >> all ten of us are on the bus. >> oh, yay! >> reporter: they were finally rescued. and in washington state, the jolly mountain fire has charred more than 18,000 acres. officials there ordering evacuations for more than 1,000 homes. right now in california, there are more than 7,5

battling flames across the state. outrage after body cam video showed a nurse arrested for refusing a police order. but first, using drones on the front lines. check out the amazing way this technology is helping save lives. that's next on "world news now." 't dates. you look amazing. and you look amazing...ly comfortable. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know it's half-washed. add downy to keep your collars from stretching. unlike detergent alone, downy conditions to smooth... ...and strengthen fibers. so, don't half-wash it. downy and it's done.

♪ a cutting edge tool is helping with the recovery efforts in texas. first responders are using drones to save lives, and they say it's become a crucial piece of rescue equipment. >> they're being used to create 3d maps of floods and damage. he here's gio benitez. >> reporter: rescuers take to boats, helicopters and jet skis, but also m

front lines? drones. the response team deploying to the houston area last week. in missouri city, their eye in the sky, spotting structural damage to this building, forcing workers to evacuate. the team inspecting critical levees protecting neighborhoods. >> we're taking that video and streaming it back to the emergency operations center, allowing them to make the decisions that they need to make on the recovery efforts and where we go forward. >> reporter: these aircraft deployable in just minutes. more agile and up to 400 times cheaper than using a helicopter. outside of harvey, we found drones being used by firefighters who outfit them with thermal imaging cams. >> it's better information. a and with better information comes better decisions. >> reporter: to show what it can do, i'm led into a fire training facility completely filled

smoke. that's me on the right. i crouch down in the corner, playing a trapped victim. from the outside, there's no way for rescuers to know if anyone's inside. but a quick view with that thermal, and there i am. high-tech firefighting. that's the way to do it. our final scenario, search and rescue. in june, a drone spotting these two lost colorado hikers and their dog in two hours. and as night falls, i head into the woods, the drone delivering a lifeline, i have the walkie-talkie, i'm not hurt. >> we'll send a search team for you now. >> reporter: then something i never expected. they have a spot light on a drone. this is the kind of spot light you might expect from a helicopter. you found us! i can't believe it. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> pretty cool. wonder if they picked geoup or if they just left

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♪ time now for the mix. hotels provide all kinds of amenities. sometimes you get a shower cap. well, we've got a new hotel. this one in new zealand renting goldfish. so apparently, if you get to this hotel and you're rather lonely, you can rent a fish for company. >> i think that's a good idea. i stay in a lot of hotels, and i get very lonely. >> there you go. >> i'd like a fish. i would. >> this happened to someone in new zealand. this hotel was actually belgium. so if you go to this hotel in belgium, since 2013, you

you company. the hotel keeps very good care of the fish, a big tank with oxygen and plants, but if you would like the goldfish to accompany you, he gets to hang out in a bowl overnight. >> i would do that. >> waste of money. >> #waste of money? >> that's a good idea. wake me up. >> what's wrong request thwith ? >> in reference to jack, the hotel says it's a gimmick for attention. can we get a goldfish and a mug for nick? he would like some company. >> i get lonely. moving on to a 7-year-old girl named matilda jones in england. went to the lake where king arthur's excalibur sold was allegedly thrown into the lake. and she -- i almost hit you in the head there. and she pulled a sword

>> was it in a stone? >> no, it wasn't in a stone. they think it was actually a movie prop from a few years ago. >> it's a big sword. >> it is a big sword. but you know what? king arthur never existed. i'm one of those who believes it was a loofd rubbish. >> you're just shattering everybody's dreams. weave we've already heard your take on one. but french honeymooners decided to navigate 224 miles of the river seine in a pedal boat. it's fun for about 10-20 seconds. now what? >> but this is their honeymoon. >> yeah, so off they go. they're already coming back. >> my marriage nearly, my marriage nearly ended on my honeymoon as well. >> were you in a pedal boat? >> i was not.

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this morning on "world news now." hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants await their fate as the trump administration prepares to announce an end to daca. so will the so-called dreamers get to stay in america. and hurricane irma has prompted a state of emergency and warning people to be ready to evacuate. the latest forecast just ahead. and later, a nurse dragged off the job after refusing to draw blood from a patient. >> the nurse is restrained and handcuffed by an officer for apparently refusing to follow his orders. she's now telling her