senator angus king, as always, a pleasure. you for being on the show. >> thanks, chris. >>> back to irma. the caribbean already seeing the power of hurricane irma firsthand. look at these pictures. we have a live report for you from puerto rico next. experience a shift in the natural order. experience amazing. they always refer to me as master sergeant. they really appreciate the military family, and it really shows. we've got auto insurance, homeowners insurance. had an accident with a vehicle, i actually called usaa before we called the police. usaa was there hands-on very quick very prompt. i feel like we're being handled as people that actually have a genuine need. we're the webber family and we are usaa members for life. usaa, get your insurance quote today. >>> hurricane irma is happening right now and puerto rico is feeling the power. the storm did not hit the island directly. but remember, you don't need a direct hit to have a bad hit. power knocked out to more than a million people. thousands -- tens of thousands left

let's get some more on all of this with independent senator angus king of maine.elligence and armed services committees. senator, thanks for joining us. how serious is this new threat from north korea right now? >> it's extremely serious, wolf. it's serious on a lot of levels. the whole situation is very unnerving because of the heightened level of rhetoric. if you go back through history, wolf, wars usually start because of misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and that's why the whole -- the escalation of the language which could presage escalation of actual conflict is what's so disturbing at this point. >> south korean officials as you heard say north korea is now moving an icbm, inter-continental ballistic missile, ready for another test. you're a member of the intelligence committee. first of all, have you been briefed on this? what can you tell us? is this a realistic threat? >> well, we've been briefed. it is a realistic threat. we've been briefed on it numerous times. as barbara mentioned, there is a briefing coming this week from the top military and in

that's angus king asking for a lobster emoji since we don't currently have one in our smart phones.such an important issue. is he serious? we have thousands, perhaps mills of people starving -- millions of people suffering and they don't need lobster emojis, they need actual lobsters. topic number three. this is funny if you live in l.a. or southern california. rapper b.o.b. is trying to prove the earth is flat. if he gets the money, the rapper posted a video saying he would like to launch several satellites into space so he can find the earth's curve. when we last checked he only raised $700 for his cause. but that will change once shaquille o'neill sees it. new england patriots fans may not have the money to donate to the flat fund because the team reportedly charged $4.50 for tap water. for that kind of dough you can almost buy half a beer. team officials say the hotter than expected temperature of 86 degrees caused them to go through twice as much bottled water as usual. but they are not sure why customers were charged so much money tore tap. if ever there was something not to s

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we saw the senior democrat on the committee, mark warner, as well as the independent angus king. something they do every week. it would not be a stretch to think they're going to discuss what went down this morning. cohen is an important interview in many respects because of his involvement with the president on a personal level. the business dealings. he also appears in the unverified anti-trump dossier that was the basis of so much of the fbi activity during the campaign, harris. >> harris: thank you. excellent information there as you put it into context as you watch another live event unfold behind you. president trump is giving a blunt speech at the united nations. we've been talking about it since it happened. for the first time since president, he emphasized america first inside those halls. how did that go over with those global leaders? our political panel will debate it. and hurricane maria, a category 5. came on so quickly, they're calling it one of the fastest storms ever. it's threatening puerto rico with a direct hit. this as people in new england just north of us h