this morning on "world news now," hurricane irma. >> the category five hurricane is churning through the caribbean, aimed at florida. mandatory evacuations have already begun in the keys. preparations in full swing. gasoline flr short supply. we'll bring you the latest and the accuweather forecast live. and protests across the country as president trump moves to end daca. the program protects 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought here as children. now it's up to congress to determine their fate. also happening right now, the battle against dozens of wildfires across the west. one of the largest now jumping straight borders and making air in one major

breathe. and later, the man taking selfies to new levels, literally. so, who is he? where did he learn how to fly? and what hair product does he use? very great hold there. >> yeah. that hold is too good. >> we have lots of questions on this wednesday, september 6th. from abc news, this is "world news now." >> you ever take a selfie half hanging out of an airplane? >> no, and i don't use hair product either. >> oh, all right, well, two things to learn today. we'll get to that in a little bit. but we're going to start things off with the most powerful hurricane in decades making its way across the caribbean headed straight for florida. >> the satellite image of irma looks like a buzz saw. overnight it's moving over portions of the leeward islands and will reach the virgin hin islands today. >> i

rico late today and federal agencies are already deployed in puerto rico. the governor has declared a state of emergency as well. >> and gas is in short supply in the florida keys because all tourists and visitors must leave this morning. everyone else has to get out by this evening, even the naval air station in key west is evacuating. >> and miami officials are planning the first major evacuation in 12 years, possibly as soon as tonight. there's lar run on emergency supplies as well. >> let's check the latest path of hurricane irma. >> accuweather's justin povick is here. good morning. >> good morning to you. more so, we're looking at a very, very intense hurricane. i just checked one of the recent observations out of barbuda. wind gusts here, 157 miles per hour. and they're on the weaker side of the storm right now, the western side of the storm. movement takes it to the west and north west. and we're looking at

virgin islands and antigua and barbuda. we get toward late week and the upcoming weekend, we are confident about a u.s. landfall most likely into the state of florida, and this would produce again, widespread damage. the potential for very heavy rain that could induce flooding. it will be moving. we're talking about flooding but not catastrophic amounts like harvey produced but still a foot of rain can do a lot of damage. >> sometimes three predictions change and vary, how certain are we that this storm will hit florida? >> you know, what you really want to do here is focus in on not so much the center of the line but more so the cone. we are very confident it will be making the move toward southeastern florida as we bear down into the upcoming weekend. now is the time to prepare. >> luckily, people are at least doing that. justin povick f

thank you. and irma is likely to be the most powerful hurricane to hit florida in more than than 80 years. >> many gas stations have already run out. abc's alex perez has more. >> reporter: long lines, bare shelves and frayed nerves, as all of florida braces for what could be the worst hurricane to hit the state in decades. >> it's very important that everybody in our state gets prepared. >> reporter: and take a look here at this publix grocery store where the sports drinks and water would be. shelves completely empty, people scooping up what they can when they can. the goefrnl declaring a state of emergency. >> a category five hurricane. it's really scary. you have to be prepared as much as possible. >> reporter: for some, harvey's destruction in texas is fueling the fear. >> saw what happened in houston, four feet of rain. they're saying this storm's going to be worse. >> ror

florida keys, mandatory evacuations. officials telling tourists to get out as soon as possible. patricia and valeri lynn rushed here from houston where they were dealing with harvey. now faced with a new storm. >> i said we got ten minutes, pack your bags. we caught a flight monday morning from dallas to here. >> reporter: the mayor warning residents not to rely on shelters. >> going to stay with family or friends outside the evacuation zone is the best choice, since shelters only provide for basic needs. >> reporter: hurricane irma seen from space, the strong els est e atlantic basin since 2005. is south florida ready? >> well, i'd say we're not ready. no one is ever ready for a category five hurricane. >> reporter: in the 25 years since hurricane andrew, construction has boomed in florida. during that time,

ten homes were built in the state. >> the place has grown like crazy since andrew. there a lot of people who haven't been through this before. >> reporter: evacuations in miami dade could start as early as wednesday. they are urging people to take pictures of important documents, refill prescriptions and of course have a spare power supply for your cell phone. >> one of the longer term effects of irma could be on your breakfast take. if the storm hits florida, the crop are of oranges could be impacted. commodities markets saw a big jump ahead of the storm. and the air fours hrce has d an investigation into a crash in arizona. the jet was on a training mission when the crash took place. the pilot was killed in the incident, but it's not clear

down. and the future of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants is in limbo now that president trump has moved to officially end the daca program that protects them from deportation, after shifting the plight of the d.r.e.a.m.ers to law makes, the president tweets, congress now has six months to legalize daca. if it doesn't, i will revisit this issue. dozens of people were arrested in front of trump tower in new york. hundreds of demonstrators gathered in los angeles. and in some cities, students walked out of class in response to the president's decision. >> i have a great heart for the folks we're talking about. a great love for them. hopefully, now congress will be able to help them and do it properly. >> in announcing the president's decision, attorney general jeff sessions labeled the program that offers temporary legal status to illegals brought to the

called them illegal aliens, saying they took jobs from americans. >> obama had unsuccessfully tried to get congress to pass immigration legislation while in office, and now law makers are facing that task again. mary bruce has more. >> reporter: with the fate of the d.r.e.a.m.ers now in their hands, congress is bracing for a bruising fight. >> here's deal. the congress is going to have to up its game. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan says he wants to protect dreamers, but many conservatives disagree. it's a familiar battle. law makers have already tried and failed more than ten times to act on this issue. why should d.r.e.a.m.ers today have any confidence that this time around you'll be able to get this done? >> daca is about to expire. we need to act on this or we know the consequences are a count down clock for

must-do list, hurricane harvey relief, funding the government to avoid a shutdown, and on top of all that, the white house is also pushing tax reform. >> how are you going to get all this done? >> we'll get it done. we don't have a choice. >> reporter: there's no question, this is a tall order. six months is not a lot of time, especially up hire. now top republicans i've talked with say if the president wants them to protect d.r.e.a.m.ers, he's got to get involved, worked phones, tell them specifically what he's willing to sign so congress can get to work. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. and north korea is promising more so-called gift packages fort ousfor the u.s. that was the phrase a diplomat used for his country's test of a hydrogen bomb. he said there more to come if the ouu.s. continues reckless provocations. meanwhile, the president has approved the sale of more military equipment to south ko

and wildfires are burning 1.5 milli 1.5 million acres of land. the embers from the eagle creek fire have caused flames to spread across the boarder in washington state. it's dropping large amountis of ash on portland. and the young son of a fallen police officer received a special sendoff on his first day of school. >> austin started kindergarten yesterday. more than two dozen of his father's colleagues escorted the 5-year-old to his bus stop >> his dad was killed while responding to a domestic violence call in december. his colleagues have vowed they will never forget his family. >> wow, what a great show of support for him. and coming up, another new england team stands accused of cheating. >> major league baseball

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nfl star ezekiel elliott as he fights a league-imposed domestic violence suspension. an arbiter has up held the ban, however he will be allowed to play sunday night. they are reviewing the request for a temporary restraining order. and the boston red sox allegedly stole signs during gam games using an apple watch. according to published reports, they admitted they were using the watch to relay signals. that included a recent series against the yankees by the way. the baseball commissioner wants to get to the bottom of the scheme fast. >> we will conduct a thorough investigation of the charges on both sides. i want to do that quickly, to the extent that there was a violation on either side. we are 100% comfortable that it is not an ongoing

>> he would not comment about possible penalties that the red sox could face. boston reportedly filed a complaint against the yankees yesterday, claiming new york used a camera from its tv network to steal signs. the yankees deny that. there's no rule specifically barring sign stealing, but there are some rules about using electronic devices in the dugout. so it's possible the sox may have been in violation of that. >> hats off to the red sox. they finally found a use for the apple watch. >> nonsense. >> was that wrong? anyway. coming up in the next half hour, thousands of flood-damaged cars are being rounded up in texas. but now we're learning, many of those owners aren't covered, and there are other warnings you need to hear. plus, the football team that lost so much to harvey banding together to rebuild. and our michael strahan is there, that's next on "world news now." nt dinner. hope you did

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♪ you can be the king kong beating on your chest ♪ ♪ you can beat the world ♪ you can throw your hands up >> now to a high school football team in houston that came together in the wake of hurricane harvey. >> fearing for their lives, the students looked out for their loved ones and each other. abc's michael strahan has their story. >> reporter: for this high school, not far from where i played in high school, hurricane harvey's deluge had the football team in crisis. >> i never seen the water that high. like, it was very scary. >> reporter: throughout the storm, the principal and football coach relayed frantic messages from the students to rescuers. >> the water was to right here. >> reporter: fearing for their lives, students, terrified, look the out for their loved ones. >>ly to carry my little niece on high shoulder. she was a 1-year-old. she was holding me so tight, and

i was holding her so tight. >> reporter: dominick thomas still shaken after rescuing his brother and sister. >> i just told them it was going to be okay. >> and i just remember looking at my dogs and just terrified. because they had no idea what was going on. it was so scary and terrifying. i've never been so terrified in my life. >> reporter: but they all made it to safety. >> actually, i was not scared getting into the helicopter. it was actually fun to ride for me, but it was a serious, surreal moment. >> reporter: as the students and their families continued to recover, i thought i'd visit their first team meeting. i was a texas kid, playing football just like you. y'all are going through tuff stuff right now. we are here, i'm here to support you. i'm here to help you, to be here for you and let you guys know you are not forgotten, you will never be forgotten. >> we have a g

team. we don't have a lot of numbers, but we do have a lot of heart. >> reporter: how's it been for you to go through this as a team with your young players? >> everything we do is how are you going to respond to adversity? this is a great life less son. for me, it's been inspirational. we're not going to lay down and let this hurricane take away our season. >> there's a lot of love in this school. our community is very strong. >> reporter: and before i leave, one last cheer. family on three. it's all love right here! it's all love! >> football program there setting a great example. but it's not even just the football program. some of the schools are trying to figure out how to get past this and talking about sharing schools, having some kids go to school earlier in the day, later in the day, so they can share classrooms. >> and strahan is going to be in houston, i think, all

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ever ridden a motorcycle without a helmet on? >> like blllll. >> i don't think this is real. but people are loving it, and, you know, he's a good-looking guy. he's doing stuff. >> it's ent staertaining. >> he should look more like bllll. over to maine, we know pennsylvania has punxsutawney phil. well, maine now has a lobster. passy pete predicts how long summer will last. so passy pete has predicted six more weeks of summer at this annual ceremony. it's pretty eccentric. he picks a scroll to determine whether maine will see an extended summer. >> it looks like he's pulled

i'd like to drill down. what's the name of this river? >> it's -- >> it's, just say the name. >> i really need to know the name of this river. >> the gas wacky. >> moving on, moving on. we're going to ireland where video was captured of a bat flying around someone's kitchen. i've watched it maybe 20 times today. i can't get enough of it, now's your turn, watch. >> will you stop looking in the door? oh, catch him, daddy. no, he's there. the dog's pissing. >> the dog's pissing? this guy's in a panic. he's having a bad day. >> i love this. you need a

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this morning on "world news now." hurricane irma barrelling towards the u.s. the powerful category five storm gaining strength as it crosses the caribbean, the florida keys already issuing mandatory evacuation orders. people stocking up on supplies and boarding up. we'll bring you the very latest and the accuweather forecast live. the fate of the d.r.e.a.m.ers is now in the hands of congress after the trump administration moves to end daca. that's the program protecting thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. by their parents. now we'll examine what congress can do. another major concern from harvey.