through out the morning. ( darya ) the salvation army is also gearing up for hurricane irma. john mcknight... head of the golden state division of the salvation army...says he and nine of his memebers... are headed to florida to lead the disaster response. the team is expected to leave within the week. the salvation army already has crews in texas helping with hurricane harvey relief efforts. ( darya ) the house of representatives approved a nearly eight-billion dollar aid package for hurricane harvey relief. senate leaders are expected to vote this week to attach the bill to the controversial effort to raise the debt ceiling. democrats proposed attaching aid relief to a three month debt ceiling extension... and a measure funding the government until mid-december. president trump supports the democratic plan. republican house speaker paul ryan slammed the idea accusing democrats of playing politics with both the debt ceiling and the disaster. ( mark ) and kron 4 would like to thank...