the gulf coast and sent to places like mexico, other places in latin america, other countries. it runs up the colonial pipeline , along the east coast and all the way up to new jersey and new york. what happens is when you remove that much gasoline from the supply system, you will see that price spike. especially when the colonial pipeline, the other day they said you had -- they said they or to restrict shipments intermittently ship up the pipeline. prices in new york shot up because all of a sudden, we're not going to have as much gasoline as we did before. you only have so much gasoline and storage so it really sends a price signal that we need more gasoline here. that the mentioned gulf of mexico accounts for nearly 20% of america's crude oil production. we have other facts on the screen. the texas gulf coast is home to nearly one third of the u.s. refining capacity. half of u.s. oil production has historically come from texas. of natural gas production. to help mitigate that for the next flood or natural disaster? so much of that capacity is not all concentrated in one area

those along the gulf coast are in the storm's crosshairs. they are scrambling to save the business. >> if the surge comes in, or bottom floor will be toasted and gone.>> more than 75,000 floridians are in shelters work centers along the west coast are filling quickly. mike fled from the other side of the state thinking he was escaping

pete beach on the gulf coast st. pete beach in florida on the gulf coast. anthony mason and meteorologist eric fisher are at the cbs broadcast center in new york. hurricane irma beat up on florida all day as it trekked up the gulf coast. it is now approaching fort myers moving northward at 14 miles an hour. the storm made initial landfall this morning in the lower keys east of key west at a category four. and again this afternoon on marco island just south of naples as a category three. irma is now a category two with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles an hour. the keys have been swamped. they could get as much as 20 inches of rain before it's over. irma is blamed for three deaths in florida so far, after leaving more than two dozen dead in the caribbean. power was knocked out to more than three million homes and businesses statewide in florida. we have extensive coverage tonight from correspondents throughout this hurricane zone. and we begin with jonathan vigliotti who is in naples. jonathan? >> the wind has died down but in its wake a lot of destructio

the storm causing huge temporary job losses along the gulf coast. as we wrap up a rough week, we end on a hopeful note. aric harding went back to his flood-ravaged home south of houston. everything pretty much destroyed but one item was not. ♪ >> harding had gone home to pick up stuffed animals and toys to comfort his seven children who were -- who were in a shelter nearby. then he thought that this piano may have been destroyed. apparently not. >> good stuff. >> yeah. good stuff. >>> all right. have a great weekend. i'm dave briggs. thank you very much for joining us on "early start." "new day" has you covered. one week since harvey hit. all of the destruction, the rescue and recovery efforts right now. we'll see you next week. >>> when you look at comparisons, it's far larger than katrina, far larger than sandy. >> the food is running out, the water is running out. >> it's just unbelievable, a nightmare we can't wake up from. >> it's a long way to go. it's not months, but it's years. >> the death toll continues to rise as the president prepares fo

gulf stream water. and it looks like it's going to come up the west coast of florida f. it florida. if it's out in the gulf, that's the worst scenario because it gets the hot water that fuels it. and those counterclockwise winds will drive the water up into the bays, and of course that's what's greatly concerning for charlotte bay and then tampa bay further to the north. >> senator, i was speaking to miami's mayor a little earlier who is sort of bucking a bit of the trend and saying it is important today, tomorrow and in the days following this hurricane for people like the mayor, like you, who do believe in climate change, to make this an important discussion. florida remains ground zero for rising sea levels. >> absolutely. and the measurements, not forecasts, show that up to 8 inches in south florida over the last four decades. but as the earth heats up because of trapping the greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane, the earth will continue to heat up. and that heat is absorbed by the oceans. and when water is heated, what happens, it expands. and that's the phenomenon of

and it's far from over as it treks up the gulf coast. the storm made landfall this morning in the lower keys, east of key west as a category four and again this afternoon on marco island just south of naples as a category three. irma is now a category two with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles an hour. the heaviest rain is in the keys. they could get as much as 20 inches. irma is blamed for three deaths in florida after leaving more than two dozen dead in the caribbean. power was knocked out to more than two and a half million homes and businesses statewide. we have tonight from correspondents throughout this hurricane zone. we begin with jonathan vigliotti in naipels in southwest florida. jonathan. >> jeff, we are getting wind gusts right now of upwards of 100 miles an hour. you can see what is didding to the trees behind me, really whipping them around. as you can imagine, early repor

tonight florida's gulf coast is being assaulted by that massive storm. irma made landfall on marco island just before 4:00 p.m. with 130-mile-an-hour winds and torrential rain. the hurricane has been downgraded to a category 2, but it's still packing a massive punch. more than 2 million homes and businesses are without power. jay gray live for us in naples tonight. >> reporter: good evening. we are in the heart of downtown naples right now, and every direction you look, there is water moving in. there are trees down, power lines down, and there is still more to come from irma. ravaging the keys early, irma is now unleashing its fury across the state. hurricane force winds tearing away roofs, tossing aside signs and testing the limits of most everything in their path, including two massive construction cranes seemingly hanging by a thread. driving rains mixing with a storm surge that continues to push water into places it's never been before, including brickell in downtown miami. water covers the only road in and out of the keys and it's inching closer no

the big fear now, a storm surge along the gulf coast that could reach 15 feet or higher, and the strange effect that sucks the water out. tonight, our teams are in the thick of it, as the storm churns north in a state of high anxiety. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: hurricane irma, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight from tampa. >> good evening. from the path of hurricane irma, tampa is bracing for a rendezvous with a dangerous storm that's happening right now, in a little more than seven hours irma continuing its violent march up and across the state of florida. the florida keys the first to feel its full wrath this morning, striking with 142-mile-per-hour wind gusts. concern tonight for those who did not evacuate the low-lying island chain, and then just three hours ago, the hurricane made landfall on florida's gulf coast, marco island and naples, in its eye and as anticipated, no corner of south florida has escaped the storm, including miami. tonight officials are warning of a potentially catastrophic storm surge that's happening as i speak he

drying out period for the gulf coast.s is what's left to harvey, 50 reports of tornadoes during duration, a lot of damage from reports of tornadoes, we are unfortunately going to get a piece of harvey for long labor day weekend, this is irma, it's going to be a very dangerous hurricane ramping up to category 4. i need all interests in the caribbean, i need the east coast, florida and the gulf coast to be on alert, we will be watching the storm for the next week. if this high, bermuda high is strong, the storm will remain on west ward track. if bermuda track breaks down, then it has potential to be east coast threat. we have a few days to watch this, here are the two reliable forecast models that we look at in terms of cone of uncertainty and now we are starting to come into agreement that next weekend perhaps coming very close to east coast, many days ahead of us ladies, we have a lot of time to prepare, if we live on the east coast, florida, gulf coast, you need to know the preparation. this will be a very dangerous, ver

days to watch, that is the good news was my advice if you live across the east coast, florida, gulf coast, you need to have your preparation plan, emergency kit and know what your evacuation route is, now is the time to prepare. hurricane harvey might go down in history as one of the most storm related systems in terms of tornadoes, 50 reports of tornadoes with the system yesterday in alabama. a very damaging storm in tuscaloosa. additional rainfall from the system across the ohio river valley, mid-atlantic and we are watching showers and thunderstorm activity across the gulf of mexico. yesterday we were thinking a system in the gulf of mexico this weekend into next week, the hurricane center is monitoring but don't think anything will develop in the next 5 days which is good news. irma watching this carefully, the tropical models if you live across the caribbean, puerto rico, dominican republic, cuba, bahamas, florida, east coast, gulf coast, you need to monitor this. we have the possibility of a category 5. >> you said it was going to be very busy and it is keeping that promise. >> we h

several refineries in the gulf coast shut down or cutting back. the price fluctuations are being felt everywhere. >> there's one place in san jose you can get it for $2.55. i have seen it in san francisco, i don't even know how high. it's just outrageous. >> reporter: aaa predicts the national average for gas prices will be above $2.50. that's the high that we have not seen in more than two years. of course $2.50 is a bargain around here. live in san bruno, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> california governor jerry brown is heading overseas to discuss climate change. next tuesday, brown will attend an economic forum hosted by the russian government. this comes as president trump moves away from commitments to fight rising temperatures! brown traveled to china earlier this year to discuss climate followcy. the announcement of his trip comes as the u.s. is forcing russia to close its consulate in san francisco amid escalating diplomatic tensions. they have until tomorrow to shut down. >>> the white house could announce the future. daca today. the program p

it's one of the reasons we never lost civil order on the gulf coast. it's one of the reasons there were so little looting on the gulf coast. it's one of the reasons that we were able to put together a plan in a relatively short period of time to rebuild. so, those people deserve credit. you don't read that anywhere. you didn't see that at the time. but i can tell you, it made a gigantic difference. i guess nothing except for the strength and character of our people, nothing was more important for me to get written than about the volunteers who came to mississippi. it is all together fitting and proper that's worst natural disaster in american history would elicit the greatest outpouring of volunteerism and philanthropy in american history and that's exactly what katrina did. 954,000 volunteers came to mississippi in the first five years. that's not a number pulled out of the hat because when they came they would register with a church or a charity that helped direct them. 954,000. perhaps as remarkable is that 400,000 of them came after the first year.

we are happy to hear some of the folks on the gulf coast have been spared. the losses may head into billions. this may result in defacto rebuilding of power grid. the number of people without power tonight and for nights to come is measured in the millions. florida is going to be one hurting state for quite a while. we'll take the first break in this hour of coverage. we will come back with our team of correspondents. our meteorologist and the number of places to go yet. >> i am covered. this is rain. hitting me. wow. >> why don't you get under the overhang. >> it's a good thing i was covered. oo oo ♪ gloria always went big. so we helped her plan a memorial service that no one would soon forget. ♪ this one's for you, gloria. ♪ only a dignity memorial professional can celebrate a life like no other. find out how at sanfranciscodignity.com. . >>> we are back and it is time to shift our focus up the coast to follow the storm's progress up the coast. the mayor of fort myers florida has been kind enough to join us. we have been watching the storm. the front eye w

pete beach in florida on the gulf coast. mason and meteorologist eric fisher at cbs broadcast center in new york. hurricane irma beat up on florida all day. as the it trekked up the gulf coast. moving northward at 14 miles an hour. the storm made initial landfall in the lower keys, east of key west as category 4. again on marco island south of naples as category 3. irma is a category 2. with maximum sustained wind of 105 miles an hour. the keys have been swamped. they could get as much as 20 inches of rain before it is over. irma is blamed for three deaths in florida so far. after leaving more than two dozen dead in the caribbean. power was knocked out to more than florida. we have extensive coverage tonight from correspondents throughout the hurricane zone. and we begin with jonathan vigliatt if who is in naples. jonathan. >> reporter: the wind died down. in its wake of a lot of destruction. we are two and a half hours inland. wand to show you a scene like this. trees brought down through out communities around the region.

florida's gulf coast is on high alert.you now video that gives you an idea of the area of downtown miami that is starting to flood as the outer rain bands move in. 6.5 million people have been told to evacuate in a state of 20 million. and 70,000 people are in emergency shelters throughout the state. you can expect to see more images like this. almost 300,000 customers without power at the moment. that is a figure that will likely go into the millions in the days ahead. >> although of course the hurricane has shifted, has strengthened to category 4 and shifted northwest, miami is not out of the woods yet. authorities keep reminding us, the rain is intense and a concern over storm surge but debris from the stronger winds when we start to feel them, bearing in mind it hasn't even made landfall yet. this is the outer part of irma. let's get the latest from karen mcginness. she is following the track of hurricane irma. where is irma right now? >> it is less than 70 miles from key west, florida. but over the hours we have seen

baptist convention at the white house to discuss ongoing recovery and relief efforts at the texas gulf coast following the hurricane. the president and the first lady will visit on saturday in texas to be a relief efforts there. this is almost 15 minutes. >> thank you very much. the first lady and i are pleased to welcome kill mcgovern of the american red cross, divot hudson of the salvation army and kevin easel of the southern baptist disaster relief fund. these people have been absolutely incredible when what they have done and would like to thank them and their staff for their incredible work that they are doing, and helping people affected by the hurricane harvey. it sounds a good very innocent name but it is not an innocent hurricane, that i can tell you. it is at epic proportions. these organizations and many other nonprofits involved represent the generosity, determination and unbreakable spirit of the american people. mike pence was there yesterday representing the country so well, in the love and care, and i had so many great comments about the visits, i appreciate it. when a disast

gulf coast and the city of houston.n monday, the big storm was the big story. >> floodwaters overwhelmed

. >> in southeast texas gulf coast residents have only just begun the cleanup from hurricane harvey. damages are estimated to total billions of particular concern the superfund sites in texas. those are sites contaminated by hazardous waste posing a health risk. sandra and her two children live two miles from one. >> i know the water is pretty bad. a lot of dangerous hazards touching stuff, but i mean, we have to do what we have to do. >> houston's mayor says the city's drinking water has not been affected by the storm, but he hopes the epa is taking a close look at the flooded sites. >>> today president trump is expected to announce he's ending the program that allows young immigrants brought to this country illegally as children to stay. but he wants to end the daca program with a six month delay giving congress time to deal with the political hot potato. already there is dissension among republican ranks. >> reporter: daca predicts an estimated 80,000 immigrants t children from deportation. they also receive work permits every two years. >> they should not be punished for the sins

. >>> and the day of giving, as the hard-hit gulf coast begins its long recovery, americans across the country opening their hearts and wallets to help their neighbors in need. >>> and good evening. thanks for joining us on this thursday night. i'm tom llamas in for david, and tonight, houston is turning the corner, but as you can see just behind me, there are still so many rain-soaked neighborhoods, and now new dangers are emerging. take a look at this. extreme flooding and dramatic new rescues east of here. the sky filled with helicopters. an explosion and fire in a flooded chemical plant. the company expecting more to come. a hospital with no water and running out of supplies, all the patients there evacuated. and as the floodwaters recede in some neighborhoods and families are coming back, a new assessment tonight.

these are live pictures courtesy of noaa, looking at hurricane irma as it exits wave along the gulf coast, living from the florida keys, hitting tampa, naples, near fort myer, and making its way to the center part of the state. live pictures courtesy of noaa, and a simulcast in miami. >> i had 200 mile an hour rains winds tested in my house and every went out. by 20 home was used people for shelter and the people taking shelter were able to stay sits in a closet and were not hurt. they tell him it was one of the scariest things they have experienced, and you can only imagine why by looking at the pictures. >> right now, we are joined in southwest miami-dade to get a sense of what they are experiencing there. >> we were just in our state house a little while ago because we were experiencing heavy rain and rain. we went over there and we just came out, and we are standing right near this power plant. .ou can see the flashing light it is almost like little sparks, like a firework. we will see a spark every now and then, so it is going crazy in the corner. as you look to the left, there is a

the gulf coast of florida is still in it.hose gusts are possible as high as tampa which is where we find thomas roberts in tampa where they are bracing for a rise in the waters. they have evacuated those areas that are closest to the water. thomas, tell me what the situation is with the lights down now in tampa. >> reporter: as you know tampa st. petersburg area is a beautiful one that is surrounded by all these different coastal water ways on the southwest florida side. we have seen this storm move in much more ferociously as the sun has gone down. the light of the day has gone down and biggest worry is the river. this is one of the main drinking reservoirs for the city and they have a dam in which they can control and release some water but there was an issue of concern with what we saw with tampa bay receding and giving energy to irma. as you see down there one of the cross ways you can tell how deep it is. typically it goes to about 12 feet if it is full. a lot of beaches that are exposed out here to the sea wall along ta

this is on florida's gulf coast and is getting ready for a pounding from irma. we've got much more live team coverage on the storm, but first -- >> i'm carol maloney live at fedex field. the 2017 season opened with a thunderbird fly over and ended with a flock of eagles flying out of here. another season-opening loss this time to the division rivals. what happened and what now? we'll have that story coming up. >>> and on the flipside of that, the nats division champs. more from the fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement. and switching has never been easier. get out of your contract with up to a $500 credit <

and hurricane irma is expected to continue up the gulf coast. the storm is once again a category 4 hurricane. you see we've got a team of correspondents covering irma throughout the state. we're all over the state of florida. but we begin with chief meteorologist lonnie quinn. he's got the newest information for you from the national hurricane center. lonnie, good morning. last hour you told us it's moving slower than expected. >> yeah. that's a problem. you gate storms this size and this kind of a punch to it you want to get in and get out. inevitable now. this is florida's storm and has slowed up. moving now currently at 8 miles per hour. take a look. here's your eye. now it's the eyewall that you fear the most and sure enough the worst of the storm has to offer for the florida keys is being felt right now. anywhere from big pine key over towards key west this is the worst of it. right there. this is your eyewall. very shortly big pine key give yourself literally, within half an hour you'll be in the eyewall. i know how hurricane satisfy via y

. >> good news because we didn't think it was on the gulf coast of florida at all. then it moved to the gulf coast and everybody's concerns went to the highly populated areas around clearwater, st. petersburg, tampa. >> the southern side didn't work out. when it came north of cuba there was sheer, interaction with land. that is what saved us here. that southern sid of the storm system was weaker. we have the northern side and plenty of damage to talk about. thankfully it wasn't as catastrophic but the keys we still don't know yet. >> in the middle of florida on the east coast even though the hurricane didn't go in that direction there were damaging winds, tornadoes. in the middle of florida there is activity. i want to bring in katie in orlando, florida. she is going to show up in one of these. katie, that's kind of remarkable. i saw you on tv and i said what is going on? why is it so windy and rainy in the middle of the state? >> reporter: well, we are now officially in the center of the storm. we have been waiting all day. the weather has been pretty mild here in

and here on florida's gulf coast, we, too, are bracing for a direct hit tomorrow. millions across this state have been urged to evacuate. many, though, meeting only long lines and frustration when they reach evacuation shelters. our team is on the move as irma tracks farther west, al roker is here in the ft. myers area and has the latest. al? >> reporter: lester, this is a category 3 storm right now, and we're talking about 125-mile-per-hour winds moving west-northwest at 9 miles per hour. it's a storm that is going to start gaining strength, now that it's out open and over the open waters of the florida straits. the water temperature anywhere from 85 to 90 degrees so we do expect some strengthening. here's what we look for as far as the laflz, sometime sunday morning in the keys and southwest florida. 125 to 150 moo mooil-mile-per-hour winds, ten to 15 feet and southeastern florida, 50 to 75 miles per hour and storm surge of five feet. it will move in the day sometime afternoon into the evening hours, west central florida, 100 to 125-mile-per-hour winds, storm sur

irma is now moving northward up the gulf coast toward us here in st. pete beach. side storm, hurricane or tropical storm force winds extend about 220 miles from the center. some places could get as much as a foot of rain. irma is already blamed for three deaths here in florida after killing more than two dozen as it tore across the caribbean last week. well over a million homes and businesses in florida have lost power, more than six million people were ordered to evacuate as this storm approached. many of the shelters in this area have been activated by the governor in all about 7,000 members of the florida national guard are working. we have a team of correspondents producers and photographers deployed throughout the hurricane zone. manny is in naples which could get a big brunt of this storm is actually we're going to -- manny is in fort lauderdale. >> that's right. we are in fort lauderdale, where winds are expected to reach 75 miles per hour later today and as you can see we are well on our way to that. what we've been seeing here throughout the morning these

the us imports on average 3.7 million, net, 3.7 million barrels a day of crude into the gulf coast whichs having to find markets elsewhere. but when we look at asia and i look at china in particular, let's say, for example, china was one of the largest asian for example, china was one of the largest asia n offta ke for example, china was one of the largest asian offtake is of us crude in may and june but the year—to—date china has only been averaging 200,000 barrels a day of us import and utterly represents less than 1.596 and utterly represents less than 1.5% to chinese refining capacity. however as i said everyone is focused on oil but we look at the petrochemical sector, the us‘s exports 1.2 million barrels a day of propane and butane. half of which has been moving to asia. energy a nalyst has been moving to asia. energy analyst suzanne minter in denver, colorado. india's economy is showing signs of slowing, its gdp growing by just about 6% in the quarter ending injune. it is a big drop from the previous quarter and slower than the 7% expansion in the same quarter of last year. so why

definitely you know my last stand in the bush administration was the long term rebuilding of the gulf coast after katrina which as you know cost about one hundred forty billion dollars this is going to cost at you know tens of billions more could be upwards of one hundred forty billion this is this is the first phase they'll be targeted funding as we go and as we know more. and unfortunately i think this is going to be this is historic storm historic flooding and i think we should expect historic resource needs for our friends and fellow americans in the gulf and you might be. you know it's just devastating to contemplate hitting and having another devastating natural disaster we are praying that it's it's diverted and the effects are limited but yeah it's just. all this happening at once it's not good but again our thoughts and prayers are with the men were preparing to do what we need to do here in congress again to come alongside of our fellow americans. on something they quite frankly no one has control me a bill goes through the senate is expected to be good legislation clearing the de

my understanding is that that in order to assure that the gulf coast gets the. much needed emergency relief funding that we have to raise that debt ceiling and and if it's in the sesame that get them the money then i'm for it but otherwise i would not be for it but again necessity and the practical reality is going to drive that one and my main focus is making sure those folks get the resources they need to help them in this first phase of recovery that will be and make the soon to be leaders in your party are against. well i think most of us are against coupling this debt ceiling with the funding but when you when you understand that without raising the debt ceiling you can't get a met that eight billion dollars or you might put it in jeopardy or you might stall at that point you know i hope every texans in on that and i hope most of my republican colleagues around did not ideal i'd prefer to have the broader funding discussions and the debt ceiling together because i think we're in serious trouble with our budget and our national debt but this is something tha

gulf coast and the city of houston. big storm was the big story. >> floodwaters overwhelmed houston as tropical storm harvey continues to inundate. perspective on how big this issue is. >> in terms of the houston damage it is unprecedented. we are seeing places flood that don't normally flood. in terms of the industry itself, we have started to see refinery in new -- outages ramp-up. we are seeing more and more shutdowns as the storm starts to hit major infrastructure in the region. >> we are at a production impact and refined products impact. and for the first time since the shale boom, we are seeing this impact for products for crude. i have a chart looking at gas prices. we saw a real surge a couple of days ago. we see it at a two-year high. a lot of refineries have been taken off-line. >> the japanese prime minister saying apparently north korea has fired a missile that passed over japan airspace. >> a north korean missile has flown over japan. we have begun to gather information and analysis and will do our best to

continue to coordinate with them and bring the relief and comfort and everything else we can to the gulf coast. >> special counsel robert mueller has details on why the president fired fbi director james comey. >> there is a special investigation going on with the president of the united states. >> i don't have anything to add beyond that. >> all that whether the president brings to an end, deferred action for daca. >> i don't think we should do that. >> we love the dreamers. we love everybody. >>> announcer: this is "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> good morning to you. good to have you with us. today, a second chance at a look at harvey destruction. the waters there starting to recede. the misery and death toll are rising this morning. >> the president and melania trump will leave the white house at 9:00 a.m. eastern. their first stop is meeting with victims of harvey. they will be at an air base. >> i want to tell them to be strong and everything will be okay. >> the president's promise of a swift government response is now in the hands of congress. the white hous

. >> on the gulf coast. >> eli manning, and julian edelman are among the nfl stars rallying togetheref efforts. the commercial will air tonight during nfl's first game of the season, and lending his voice to the spot, none other than morgan freeman. >> when it comes to helping the people of x and the gulf coast, we are all on the same team. >> you can help visa supporting the red cross by visiting redcross.org/visa. >> and janet jackson, her concert hits houston on saturday, but janet is telling her fans she is heading there ahead of schedule. >> we want to visit some of the shelters and not just visit some of vetters. wes a want to do something special for the victims. >> i love everybody pitching in. >> i do too. good night, everybody. now at eight ... a prominent credit reporting company is the target of a massive cyberattack.personal information on nearly 150=million americans is now in the hands of criminals. tonight; what you can do to proetct yourself.whooshirma's deadly power bearing down on florida.millions of people told to move to safety,get out. we can't take care of you

>> aaron, not only along the gulf coast but up the coast. georgia, the virginia preparing for possible problems from this storm. flooding as it continues to churn out rain. moving away from florida. the job for fema now is going to be to balance its response to all the flooding going on in texas and the latest with irma and the storm that's barreled ashore overnight. do they have supplies ready? yes. when is it going to be safe to distribute the food and wooter at shelters and at military bases. the concern about bringing choppers into the keys to do possible rescues. we'll know more at first light. extent of the damage and what needs to be done. the big issue is the money. fema almost ran out of money. congress gave them another 15 billion, but it's only expected to last a few weeks. so the states expect to go see effects from irma, hill. thank you. >>> now to president trump's director of social media under fire this morning. dan ska vino tweeted out video claiming that it showed miami's airport flooded. it said he was sharing that video w

our nation is experiencing destruction and loss on the gulf coast. our fellow members of congress including five members of the texas delegation on this committee are working hard with federal, state and local officials to help those effected by the storm. as the cleanup continues many grave environmental and human health risks exist. in the days since hurricane harvey came ashore we have seen chemical plants on fire, pollutants in the air and flooded federal superfund sites. i am concerned about the risks caused by exposure to hazardous materials. this committee must work to understand impacts some of these facilities may have on public health. the trump administration recently delayed amendments to the risk management program which included safety requirements for companies that store large quantities of dangerous chemicals. the environmental issues resulting from the hurricane under score the need for robust implementation of the emergency planning and community right to know act. communities have the right to know important details about the harm

it is going to be 10 to 15 feet over much of the gulf coast of florida. night, thede last hurricane center dropped the storm surge warning for broward county all the way down to the upper keys. there is still a storm surge warning for miami-dade and points south. wplg is the affiliate in florida. we will continue to monitor their coverage. moving away from the original target, which was expected to be miami and broward county. we want to hear from you. larry from washington, d.c., as the hurricane hits florida. caller: good morning. this is not natural. jose, andrvey, irma, mexico. this is on america. this is not natural. this is an unnatural event. people should get as far away as they can. this is not natural. i just wanted to have that to say. bye. host: thanks for the call. these are live images as hurricane irma makes its way, hitting the florida keys. james from virginia beach, virginia. caller: good morning. this but this in perspective. --let's put this in perspective. what the democrats had better realize about working with donald trump, you are

hurricane mare is moving up the gulf coast of florida antonin miles an hour, we are going to be tracking this storm throughout the day, but right now, we are going to go to the west coast again, yes, david begnaud, just across the bay here, actually in tampa, david. >> we are about to get punched in the face by this storm. those are the words of the mayor of tampa who just announced that a curfew goes into effect at 6:00 o'clock tonight. we are on the river walk, you have got the hillsboro river here, the university of tampa is behind me and downtown tampa is that way. where i am walking now, the thought is, is that you could be swimming here within the next 12 hours, the water is moving in the way of the low tide, heading out toward the bay. we are hearing that when the storm actually moves in, it will happen around high tide, so you have got the water that is coming in from the gulf will move across the bay, which is about 700 miles of coast hype and right up here, this is essentially a choke point, the water has got nowhere to go but out, every hotel, business, the college around here

hurricane harvey slammed into the gulf coast as a category four. so far it has left at least 60 people dead and billions of dollars in damage, and the death toll and estimated cost recovery is likely to continue to rise in the coming weeks. ranking member of the subcommittee on health, representative jean green -- representative green represents the city of houston and has seen much of his district flooded, and our thoughts are with him and his constituents at this time. and, mr. gomez, i want to recognize you for being here today at what is surely a difficult time for you and your family. the epa has been a key agency responding to harvey, and for this reason this hearing should be a timely and important step in exploring how to strengthen the agency as it supports local responders and begins to assess the possible environmental impact of the flooding, toxic releases. but this hearing, unfortunately, is devoted to a much less significant topic, the scope of potential environmental risk caused by this ongoing crisis -- while it's still coming into

to coordinate with them and bring the relief and the comfort and everything else we can to the gulf coast. >> special counsel robert mueller has the reason president trump fired fbi director, james comey. >> there is a serious obstruction of justice case going on, it is the president of the united states. >> we will be transparent with the investigation. i don't have anything to add beyond that. >> the president weighs on whether to end dava. >> i don't think he should do that. >> we love the dreamers. we love everybody. >>> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> the president will look at harvey's devastation. in a few hours from now, the president and first lady will head to texas and louisiana. the waters are starting to recede. the misery, unfortunately, the death toll as well are rising this morning. >> the president and first lady will leave the white house about 9:00 a.m. eastern. the first stop is meeting with victims of harvey. they are going to do this outside of houston. >> i just want to tell them to be strong and everything will be oka

operations have slowed at two major gulf coast pipelines, which is taking a toll on gas supplies in the u.s. unfortunately, the combination of those temporary shortages and the long holiday weekend has sent gas prices soaring to a two-year high, about 20 cents a gallon in some spots. the energy department has released 500 us that gallons of oil from the emergency stockpile. >>> texas state and federal authorities have also formed a task force to investigate and prosecute illegal activity relate the to hurricane harvey. those crimes include price gouging and looting, along with insurance and charity scams, they will use all their resources to track down on any one trying to take advantage of victims. one example we of people going to houses and pretending they were from government agencies, hoping to get them to evacuate. >> the vp was up close and perm with storm survivors. he wrapped his arms around them and put on a pair of work gloves to clear' way debris. pence and several trump cabinet members visited a damaged church and prayed. >> the vice president praised the citizens for their