i want to go to wbbm reporter trent kelly in naples. what are the conditions there now? >> reporter: hey, ari. we're with wbbh tv here. we are coming to you live from the city of cape coral. this is the largest city on the southwestern part of southwest florida and many people are bratsi bra bracing for a direct impact with hurricane irma. this is just to the "washington post" -- west of ft. myers. this area has a series of canals that lead out to the gulf of mexico to give homeowners an easy way to get out to the gulf if they want to. via boat while it does make some parts of the city more attractive for homeowners, it is not a good thing when you are talking about a major hurricane heading towards the city. storm surge is the main concern of many city officials out here. they are worried that that canal system can only help increase the flooding in some areas more inland, areas that would not normally see storm surge but because of this canal system, it may help to push some of that water further inland. we're talking about neighborhoods not right on the coastline. the

>> trent kelly in fort myers florida. thank you. it makes me think of the mayor, how important it was that there they offered free buses and trolleys to get people out. we can tell you to evacuate but if there's no gas in your car, there's nowhere for you to get to. >> one question, why didn't they do counter flow, all the roads go one way, you change the southbound and northbound lanes to go northbound so you can get out of florida. one of the reasons there's only pun pipeline to goes into florida for gasoline, it's a spur of the cocolonial pipeline. they have sent trucks in southbound with police escorts total get gasoline. most have generators, but it doesn't matter if you don't have gas. they'rerying to position gas there. but it hasn't actually worked. this is west palm beach. >> i want to point out, she was talking earlier about when the winds are lower than 35 miles an hour, florida power and light sends their teams out. you have to show some appreciation or a shout out to those teams working in the field trying to keep power

. >> all right, trent kelly, stay safe. that does it for my coverage but our live coverage continues after a quick break, continuing ahead with alex witt. >>> hey there, everyone. i'm alex here at msnbc headquarters. it is 2:00 a.m. in the east. 11:00 out west. you're watching special coverage of hurricane irma. irma is making her way towards the florida keys. winds up to 120 miles an hour and it very well could become stronger before making landfall on florida's west coast around sunday night but first we're tracking the storm's path. it is heading right towards the keys later on this

les trent spoke exclusively with one of the woman who says life with r. kelly like being in a cult. ♪

going to keep the debate going on tax reform tomorrow with republican congressman mike kelly of pennsylvania and trentof arizona, two men who view this issue differently as well. >>> plus, the debate over dreamers is heating up. chris wallace sits down with senator blunt and senator durbin tomorrow on fox news sunday. and howard kurtz will tackle the coverage of president trump's daca deal and take a look at the media firestorm surrounding a series of tweets sent by an espn host, that's tomorrow 11 a.m. eastern here on the fox news channel, liz and i back with you at 1 p.m. eastern. >>> and now to some striking visuals in the nation's capital today in the so-called jugelows along with fans of president trump rubbing shoulders on the national mall. it is an odd but peaceful gathering. they're protesting a 2011 decision by the fbi that labeled them as a criminal gang. just a couple of hundred feet away, people have also gathered in support of the president. we have some crews out on the national mall there if anything interesting happens. so far people are just sort of milling around. >>> also a few hou

les trent spoke exclusively with one of the women who says living with kelly was like being in a cult. kelly is facing claims of holding at least six women against their will at his homes in atlanta and chicago. something he vehemently denies. now in this exclusive interview, kitty jones she was one of the woman under r. kelly's spell. >> you think he is a master manipulator. >> he could make you think you're wearing red instead of blue. >> she found herself in his web after she met him at a party in dallas. she was a big fan and was thrilled when he slipped her his number. >> i said this is kitty. you just gave me your number. and he said always refer to me as daddy. >> that was the first text. >> yes. >> here she is with him on stage in a cage. here he serenades her. >> kitty started flying back and forth from her home in dallas to chicago to spend weekents with kelly. that's when she says he began to exert control over everything she did, including telling her what to wear. >> when you come to see me, don't wear clothes like that. >> meaning nothing remotely sexy that might attract