i'm chris jansing. we are awaiting that new advisory at the top of the hour on the intensity of hurricane irma. at 11:00 there will be a major update. what i haven't heard yet and maybe we're expecting, we've been getting these regular updates from governor scott. let's see if we get one of those as well today. mostly what we're looking for is landfall in the florida keys. i'm going to hand it over to my good friend ali. >> governor scott has been giving regular updates. we will keep speaking to mayors and chiefs of police. we will see you later. it is sunday morning, let's get started. >> all right. good evening -- good afternoon, good morning. thank you for being here for our special coverage of hurricane irma which is already wreaking havoc on parts of florida. the storm center is about to make landfall, it's closing in on the lower florida keys with a wind speed maxing out at 130 miles an hour gusts. right now the storm is 20 miles southeast of key west. landfall is expected to happen any moment. su

right now it's "andrea mitchell reports" with a special guest host -- >> chris jansing. >> i'm not sure allie is going to show up but i digress. >>> stranded by the storm, what's left behind as the waters recede? 100,000 homes affected by harvey. an unknown number of people trapped and 32,000 others in shelters. >> if you stop, you'll just cry. you know? so you just keep moving forward. >> i'm grateful we're here and all alive. >> an unprecedented response by fema burns through cash at a record pace. washington is preparing a $5.5 billion aid package. vice president mike pence in the storm zone, promises to help needy for the recovery. >> president trump sent us here to say we are with you. the american people are with you. we are here today. we will be here tomorrow and we will be here every day until this city and this state and this region rebuilds bigger and better than ever before. [ applause ] >>> the heroes of harvey. we end the week with some of the stories of kindness, selflessness and bravery that has captured america's hearts. >> need to stick together, man. at the end of the

i'm chris jansing live from new york at msnbc world headquarters.are continuing to keep a close eye for you on hurricane irma. now a dangerous category 4 storm and it is not expected to lessen in strength as it closes in on the lower portion of the florida keys. irma now churning just 30 miles southeast of key west. the storm's eye wall expected to hit the lower portion of that area within the next hour, maybe sooner. the national weather service says storm surge has already began to impact that area. the tampa bay area could see between 5 and 8 feet of flooding. forecasters expect other parts of florida's coastline to see storm surges reaching up to 15 feet. 280,000 plus people don't have power right now. that number expected to rise dramatically. perhaps into the millions. back with me wnbc meteorologist steve salsna. i keep going back to what the emergency management officials said on the phone, i'm terrified for all the people who are still there right now. what are we looking at over the next hour? >> first off, the weather service folks are do

chris jansing takes over. >> good afrnoon. i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin. two top stories to lead off with, the latest on the humanitarian crisis in puerto rico, which is affecting millions of americans. democrats are asking for more action after the president lifted a restriction on nonamerican ships delivering aid. those affected say the aid is still not getting to those who quickly need it. and president obama, president bush and president clinton together. but first mariana atencio at the po portin puerto rico. there's been so much concern about getting the supplies where they're needed. give us an update. >> reporter: it's incredibly frustrating. throughout the island you see people begging for needs, for food, for fuel, for medicine. in this port alone, 3,000 containers, over my shoulder, 400 containers that just aliefd but -- arrived but no one is able to deliver them to the peopl who need them. it's incredibly needed i just spoke to the vice president of crowley, the company that operates 40% of the port on the island. i asked him what he needs from

i'm chris jansing in new york. about 12 hours before we expect hurricane irma to make landfall over the florida keys. from there, forecasters expect the storm to barrel right into florida's west coast. the storm surge in some areas could reach 15 feet. and while irma may not arrive until tomorrow, florida governor rick scott has ordered more than 6 million floridians to evacuate. more than 50,000 are already in shelters. and the governor issued a warning to residents who were tell unsure if they would leave their homes. >> if you have been ordered to evacuate anywhere in the state, you need to leave right now. not tonight. not in an hour. now. >> that was his warning this morning. and for a lot of those folks, it is too late to get out at this point. we want to go to miami -- oh, actually, we have bill karins. he has been working tire lessless in harvey and irma. do we have a new update? >> yeah, and they didn't change much. we were worrying about the intensity. what will they do now that the eye is off the coast o

i'm chris jansing in new york. about 12 hours before we expect hurricane irma to make landfall over the florida keys. from there, forecasters expect the storm to barrel right into florida's west coast. the storm surge in some areas could reach 15 feet. and while irma may not arrive until tomorrow, florida governor rick scott has ordered more than 6 million floridians to evacuate. more than 50,000 are already in shelters. and the governor issued a warning to residents who were tell unsure if they would leave their homes. >> if you have been ordered to evacuate anywhere in the state, you need to leave

chris jansing takes over. >> good afrnoon. i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin. stories to lead off with, the latest on the humanitarian crisis in puerto rico, which is affecting millions of americans. democrats are asking for more action after the president lifted a restriction on nonamerican ships delivering aid. those affected say the aid is still not getting to those who quickly need it. and

morning, i am chris jansing. the sun is up in florida. now tropical storm irma is pounding the northeastern part of this state with flooding in jacksonvil jacksonville. now, one hour ago, irma was downgraded from a category a-1 to a tropical storm with maximum sustain winds of 70 miles per hour. it's moving towards tallahassee in the florida panhandle. then appears headed for georgia and alabama. cities like naples took a direct hit from the storm. there was flooding in miami and the florida keys. but in other areas, the damage was noted an baz ed aed an bad. the mayor of tampa told us they took only a glancing blow. right now the most widespread impact has been power outages. nearly 6 million people are without power as we speak. of the the two dozen storm related deaths, just one that we know of so far occurred in florida. as all of this is going on of course as you've been watching the country is marking 16 years since 9/11. the worst terror attack on u.s. soil. the president will take part in a moment of sile

i am chris jansing in new york. we continue to track hurricane irma.rm that florida's governor says could be the most catastrophic ever to hit that state. right now, irma is punishing cuba as a category 3 hurricane with 125-mile-per-hour winds. we expect to strengthen in the coming hours. possibly back into a category 4 storm. and south florida is already experiencing tropical storm conditions with wind gusts topping 40 miles per hour. one of the major concerns, the surge. that could reach 15 feet in some areas along 234florida's west coast. more than 50,000 are in shelters. nearly 7 million people throughout the southeastern united states have been ordered to evacuate. >> this is a warning because we never take these kind of things seriously, but now we will because this is a serious situation. >> it's been difficult finding a shelter. we live about two miles away, but we are afraid of the water. >> it's been in a 2. didn't bother me. this one concerns me. >> and they are telling us we have a chance of 6 to 12 feet of storm surge, which i've been here

chris jansing takes over right here on nbc. >> hi, andrea. i'm chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york. declaration of war. north korea's foreign minister today says president trump has declared war on his country and he's threatening to retaliate. how will the leader who trump calls the little rocket man and his rogue nation respond? >>> political football. president trump ignites a racially charged firestorm of controversy with the nfl. owners speak out. 100 players kneel in protest, others link arms in unity. what is the end game for the president and how much damage will this do to an already divided country? >>> and the health care battle. with the gop's last-ditch effort to repeal obamacare hanging by a thread, republicans revise the bill for holdout vote but is it enough to key lawmakers? >>> take a look at this. something you don't often see outside a room to waiting to get into a hearing. these are folks largely against revisions to obamacare. we're going to keep our eye on that huge crowd. >>> we start with breaking news on

good afternoon, i'm chris jansing at msnbc headquarters.ical storm irma as it roars into southern georgia. rising waters are still a danger in florida. a flash flood warning has been declared for jacksonville's downtown as winds change direction. jacksonville's sheriff tells residents along the river, get out now. and in the florida keys, damage is widespread. those who did not evacuate are assessing the damage. those who did leave are still not able to return. the storm

chris jansing takes over right here on nbc. >> hi, andrea.g at msnbc headquarters in new york. declaration of war. north korea's foreign minister today says president trump has declared war on his country and he's threatening to retaliate. how will the leader who trump calls the little rocket man and his rogue nation respond? >>> political football. president trump ignites a racially charged firestorm of controversy with the nfl. owners speak out. 100 players

i'm chris jansing at msnbc headquarters here and we are tracking a very violent hurricane irma. a storm florida's governor said is going to be the most frae catastrophic to hit the state. that is expected to hit within the hour, wind gusts could max out at 130 miles per hour. over a quarter of a million customers are dealing with power outages, that number will increase as the hurricane hits. we have teams across the the state covering every aes pect of the storm. >> it is very violent. the storm is about an hour and a half away. >> the strong gusty winds you can see a lot of the trees, the palm trees in the area really whipping back and forth. >> i'm very concerned because we have a series of bridges that gets us to key biscayne, that's our only entrance. >> i'm dealing with these tropical storm winds, 40 to 50 miles an hour and they're gusting now 60 to 70. >> we have a situation where 6 1/2 million people are under evacuation orders. that is the largest in history. i want to go to msnbc's thomas roberts who's in tampa, florida. how are the conditions? >> we're just about at d

and willie geist and chris jansing continue our coverage. >> the first direct hit since a major hurricane since 1921. the storm weakened to a category 1 at 2:00 a.m. but huge and wide reaching. >>> good morning, breaking news. irma turning its theory on northern florida after pounding the southern half of that state. this morning millions without power. widespread damage coast-to-coast. streets turn to rivers. the storm downgraded but the destruction for the over today monday, september 11th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" hurricane irma. with mat lauer and savannah guthrie from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and the pictures pretty much speak for themselves. devastation in the state of florida. good morning, everyone, and welcome to a special edition of "today" on monday morning. >> we're coming olt an the air t early. we want to bring you the latest from overnight. it has weakened to category 1, still 75-mile-an-hour winds. >> this storm causing a record number of power outages. right now nearly 5 million people are in the dark. warning custo

good afternoon, i'm chris jansing at msnbc headquarters. we're watching tropical storm irma as it roars into southern georgia. rising waters are still a danger in florida. a flash flood warning has been declared for jacksonville's downtown as winds change direction. jacksonville's sheriff tells residents along the river, get out now. and in the florida keys, damage is widespread. those who did not evacuate are assessing the damage. those who did leave are still not able to return. the storm left 36 people dead as it roared through the caribbean. one storm-related death has been reported in florida so far. about 6 million people in florida are without power this afternoon. our correspondents are fanned out across florida and georgia, tracking the storm's progress and assessing the damage from the hurricane. now, tropical storm irma. they'll have the latest details. we begin with msnbc's morgan rad ford who's in jacksonville where we were seeing that flooding. you've got your waders on. how bad is it? >> reporter: krishit's pretty b. this ico

morning, i am chris jansing.un is up in florida. now tropical storm irma is pounding the northeastern part of this state with flooding in jacksonvil jacksonville. now, one hour ago, irma was downgraded from a category a-1 to a tropical storm with maximum sustain winds of 70 miles per hour. it's moving towards tallahassee in the florida panhandle. then appears headed for georgia and alabama. cities like naples took a direct hit from the storm. there was flooding in miami and the florida keys. but in other areas, the damage was noted an baz ed aed an bad. the mayor of

and willie geist and chris jansing continue our coverage. >> the first direct hit since 921. it weakened to a category hurricane at 2:00 a.m. but still a huge and wide reaching storm. sustained winds at 75 miles an hour expected to drop to a tropical storm some time this morning. a trail of flooding, rain, high winds and storm surge in its wake. 5.5 million in florida without electricity. that's more than a quarter of residents in the fourth most populated state. more than 815,000 customers in miami-dade county according to florida power and light. >> i was talking to officials yesterday who were saying it could be a long time for some people. they'll have to rebuild entire power areas. on florida's west coast, you can see this drone

and willie geist and chris jansing continue our coverage. >> the first direct hit since a major hurricane since 1921. the storm weakened to a category 1 at 2:00 a.m. but huge and wide reaching. >>> good morning, breaking news. irma turning its theory on northern florida after pounding the southern half of that state. this morning millions without power. widespread damage coast-to-coast. streets turn to rivers. the storm downgraded but the destruction for the over today monday, september 11th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" hurricane irma. with mat lauer and savannah guthrie from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and the pictures pretty much speak for themselves. devastation in the state of

. >>> good afternoon, i'm chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york.of a potential humanitarian crisis in the florida keys. there's no food, no water. around the state, millions are now without power. and thousands may still be forced to evacuate. we'll take you there. >>> what happened? hillary clinton's long anticipated memoir for her loss in the presidential election has been released. we'll talk to campaign insiders about who is really to blame. >>> president trump set to break bread with a bipartisan group of senators tonight. on the menu, tough talk on tax reform. >>> let's begin with the humanitarian crisis facing the florida keys. three days after hurricane irma slamled into the u.s., the devastation is vast. residents are slowly returning there today. even as sewage, water and power are still out. fema's director this morning painted a dire picture for the florida keys. >> 25% of the houses have been destroyed and 65% have major damage. basically, every house in the keys was impacted in some way or another. this is why we ask people to leave.

i'm chris jansing at msnbc headquarters in new york. show of force.council holding an emergency meeting one hour from now. thaw will they respond to north korea's latest and most powerful nuclear test amid reports that more missile tests could be in works? >>> dream deferred? president trump reportedly planning to put an end to the obama-era program that allows nearly 1 million undocumented young immigrants to live if this country without fear of deportation. what will happen next? >>> picking up the pieces. thousands of texans hoping to start the rebuilding process in the wake of hurricane harvey. how long will it take to get federal funds to help them? >>> let's start with the escalating tensions over north korea. just one hour from now the u.n. will hold an emergency meeting to discuss a response to the north's latest nuclear test, its most powerful by far. at the same time, there are indications more tests could be in the works. on sunday, defense secretary james mattis drew a red line and warned north korea not to cross it. >> -- territories incl

. >> hey there, good to see you, chris jansing. good afternoon to you, as well. craig melvin here in new york, picking up the pieces. literally. thousands of texans are returning to their homes for the first time since hurricane harvey crossed their shores one week ago tonight. we are live in houston as they try to figure out where to start rebuilding. >>> also, dream deferred? president trump is expected to soon announce whether he will be ending the obama era policy that allows nearly 1 million young, undocumented immigrants to live in this country without fear of deportation. why republican leaders are now urging him not to touch daka. >>> and wild, wild west wing. reports of growing tensions between president trump and his new chief of staff, john kelly. is kelly's clampdown on the oval office setting him up for a showdown with the president? we'll get to that story in just a moment. >>> but it is hard to believe seven days ago we were talking about the impending hurricane named harvey preparing to make landfall. this afternoon, the floodwaters continue to re

right now it's "andrea mitchell reports" with a special guest host -- >> chris jansing. >> i'm not sure allie is going to show up but i digress. >>> stranded by the storm, what's left behind as the waters recede? 100,000 homes affected by harvey. an unknown number of people trapped and 32,000 others in shelters. >> if you stop, you'll just cry.

i'm chris jansing. ali velshi picks up our coverage. >>> as we cover the hurricane in south florida, we will spend, this country will spend and those of us in new york who remember it so clearly and in washington and pennsylvania will remember the attacks of 9/11 all through this day until this day is over. i'm ali velshi. we have breaking news on the impact of hurricane irma. let's get started. >> the rain is hitting me. >> wow. wow. why don't you get under the overhang there. >> people are going to try to go to bed and wake up to a better day tomorrow. but it's going to be a rough night. >> these winds gusting at 75 miles an hour. that is sustained winds here in orlando. >> i'm sorry, say again? >> hurricane force winds yet? >> no, not yet. >> the rain is coming in just from the southeast at this point. right now -- we're not talking drops, guy, we're talking sheets. >> it's been a long night, long weekend for our friends in florida. >> you can see the wind and the rain is still coming down, although

here's chris jansing. >> good day, everyone. a dramatic moment on capitol hill this morning.teve scalise of louisiana. the first time he has been back to capitol hill since he was shot and critically injured last june. let's listen. >> scalise taking the emotion of that room. a day, frankly, that a lot of his colleagues wondered if it would happen. could have died after being shot at the practice republicans were having at the annual congressional baseball game. it's been a long road back, but now staff say he's going to be back in the office, he's going to be back at work while he continues his rehab. and they're on their feet on the floor of the house. >>> the chair wishes to mark the return to the chamber of our dear friend and colleague from louisiana, mr. steve scalise. >>> our prayers have been answered. his bravery and his family strength have been such an spiration to this house and to the people it serves. america is grateful for this moment. the chair now proudly asks, for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition? >> to speak out of order, mr.