as we wrap it up here, we are going to go straightaway to shepard smith. >> shepard: it's 10:00 a.m. in the west coast, 1:00 p.m. in florida where we are still tracking the remnants of hurricane irma, now of a tropical storm but still causing plenty of trouble. for folks around jacksonville, this afternoon could bring plenty of rain. >> it's bad now, it's going to continue to get worse. >> shepard: a major flooding threat in a metropolitan area home to more than 1 million people. across central florida and south florida, we are getting an idea of the damage irma left behind. more than 60% of the state has no power. many still have no idea what happened to their homes. we are tracking the destruction and still waiting to hear how bad it is in certain parts of the florida keys. governor rick scott heading there to assess the damage after a warning of a humanitarian disaster from local officials on the ground. let's get to it. >> live from the fox news debt. deck. >> shepard: powerful irma is moving into georgia after leaving destruction and parts of florida and the keys. more than 7 mi

henry in for shepard smith today. a reminder, you're watching the governor of texas. he's now with military officials briefing everyone about the fact that over 42,000 people in and around texas are now in shelters. a little while ago, the mayor of houston said people in flooded homes have to leave because of rising flood waters. a lot happening. we're waiting for a white house briefing that will start in a short time. the gourmet take that microphone back in a moment and take some questions from the press corps there. a lot of people eagerly awaiting the next steps. the governor talking about everything that is happening on the ground there. this is ed henry in for shepard smith. we're going live to the disaster zone in just a moment. but i want to mention the white house briefing room is hot and we'll be live there when shepard smith -- you can see it there. we're expecting to hear press secretary sarah sanders live. we'll take you there live. president trump said when we look across texas and louisiana, we see the american spirit. he mentioned that he and the first

that's this hour on "shepard smith reporting." i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. president trump headed back to d.c. where he's facing criticism from members of his own party as he works with democrats on immigration issues. more on that ahead. first, the president visiting naples florida today to see the devastation from hurricane irma. naples not far from where irma made its second landfall. the president also met with survivors of the storm. >> i just want to tell you, we're there for you 100%. i'll be back here numerous times. this is a state that i know very well as you understand. these are special people and we love them. thank you. >> president trump says we're working hard to get power back on in florida. he noted that about one in four homes still in the dark across the state. utility officials have said it could take weeks to get everybody's power restored. in collier county where naples is located, almost 80% of homes and businesses still without power. witnesses say flood waters still cover entire communities. although president trump did not visit th

i am trace gallagher in for shepard smith. president trump defending his decision to work with democrats on immigration issues after some of his supporters said the president seemed to be putting aside the fight over the border wall. at the white house earlier this afternoon, president trump promised the wall will be funded. we will play out his full, and in moments. house minority leader nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer had dinner last night with president trump. they say he agreed to protect thousands of dreamers from deportation. they are the undocumented immigrants whose parents brought them to this country. pelosi and schumer said both sides agreed to work out a border security package that would not include the wall. iowa republican congressman steve king says it seems president trump is keeping hillary clinton's campaign promises, not his own. congressman king tweeted at the president "if the reports about an agreement are true, trump base is blown up, destroyed, irreparable, disillusion beyond repa

that's ahead this hour on "shepard smith reporting." i'm trace gallagher. president trump praising the new tax plan and praising the biggest tax cuts in history. he also promised to make the tax codes simple, easy and fair and he says the u.s. needs to encourage companies to stay in america. >> one team, one people and one great american family. this can be remembered as the moment we took control of our destiny and chose a future of american patriotism, prosperity and pride. >> the white house and republican leaders have released a frame work for overhauling the tax code but still missing a few details. it calls for doubling the amount that isn't taxed for $12,000 for individuals and $24,000 for married couples. he would reduce the number of tax brackets to three, 12%, 25% and 35%. still no word on what income levels fall under each bracket. the plan would get rid of the estate tax, which critics call the death tax. some democrats say the plan doesn't do enough for the middle class. senate minority leader chuck schumer called it a sweeping tax cut for mill

>> well, shepard smith, we try to get data and help the national weather office as well as the hurricaneth some of the information of what's actually happening on the ground. >> shepard: and as experiences go, and you've done this before, where it is puerto rico rate for you? >> we know puerto rico wasn't really that bad. i will say, we were in rockport, texas, during harvey a couple of weeks ago and that was extremely intense. we are expecting something similar to that here. >> shepard: i hope it goes well for you and yours and everybody in florida. thank you for taking a few minutes. we appreciate it. the mass exodus from florida is still on. this is alive look near ocala, i-75, obviously the northbound for lane is on the right there. it's clear in florida, clear in southwest florida down along naples and fort myers. once you get about ocala, a lot of people fondling onto that thing and all heading north. the good news is there's a little bit more time before it makes landfall. yesterday, 60 miles an hour. last night and this morning, 40 miles per hour. now the storm has slowed to 12 m

. >> i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. the white house says president trump wrestled with his decision to end the program that protects the so-called dreamers from deportation. that from press secretary sarah sander as short time ago. she said it was the best decision. congress now has six months to save the program or come up with a new plan. dreamers is a catch-all term for some 800,000 immigrants that came to the u.s. illegally as children. jeff sessions announced the decision to end the program protecting them, calling it unconstitutional. >> we are passion of compassion and people of law. there's nothing compassionate about the failure to enforce immigration laws. >> protests popping up across the country, including demonstrations in front of the white house and outside trump tower in new york. john roberts live now. >> the protesters have moved from away from the white house and marching through downtown washington d.c. sarah huckabee sanders portrayed the move as the responsible thing to do. she said rather than let

i'm ed henry from for shepard smith.il. >> lauren: thousands of americans picking up the pieces after hurricane harvey leaves a path of destruction behind. these pictures are sobering. now too so are the costs. i'm lauren simonetti in for neil cavuto. this is "your world." accuweather now predicting the damage from this devastating storm nearing $190 billion. that would exceed katrina, the costliest natural disaster in the u.s. history. peter doocy with more. >> before harvey hit and brought a flood zone the size of lake michigan to the lone star state, the costliest natural disasters

that's all ahead in this hour of "shepard smith reporting" ." i am trace gallagher. irma is gone but people are still facing deadly conditions. at least eight patients from a nursing home in hollywood, florida, are dead, apparently because of sweltering heat. officers evacuated at least 115 people from the building north of miami which lost power in the storm had no air conditioning. police have opened a criminal investigation. rescue crews started going door-to-door 95 degrees heat to check on elderly people and hand out food and water. the mayor of hollywood, florida, urging people across the state to do the same. watch. >> be mindful of the hot temperatures that followed this hurricane. we had temperatures reaching 95 degrees. i would like to implore upon everyone to check up on your neighbors, elderly, do what you can to make sure everyone's okay. >> trace: investigators at least five people died and more than a dozen hurt after breathing carbon monoxide fumes from generators. orlando, miami, daytona beach. firefighters telling people to keep generators out side.

with shepard smith, the special coverage this afternoon. of course, stay right here for all the breaking news throughout the day. guy benson, it was a pleasure as always to have you. thank you for being here. have a great weekend. "happening now" >> heather: we have a fox news alert, we are awaiting the white house briefing which is set to begin about a half-hour from now as hurricane irma heads for florida. >> jon: congress approves a bill tying hurricane harvey relief to funding and the federal government and raising the debt ceiling. we're covering all the news is news "happening now." >> do not put yourself or your families lives at risk. >> jon: governor risk scott encouraging everyone in the evacuation zones to leave. >> today is the day to do the right thing for your family. >> jon: time is running out, traffic jams are massive and gas is a precious commodity. plus, a new twist in the case of the utah nurse arrested for doing her job. why prosecutors now want the fbi involved. president trump posting his full cabinet this weekend, ca

shepard smith in new york. fox news channel continuing coverage of the storm. heading in the northwestern direction, but about four hours ago due north and it is traveling now. that means most likely southwest collier county, marco island will be impacted. let's go for the live update of the hurricane center in miami. >> mark demaria but the national hurricane center. the maximum winds are now 100 miles per hour, still remains a category -- category three hurricane. only 30 miles north at 12 miles per hour. we can see it is really closing in on the marco island region. the radar imagery is a very bright red area that indicate the northern high wall. they will be seen the full effects of the hurricane over the next couple hours. also seen significant effects we continue to see gust to hurricane strength in miami-dade and broward. at this point irma is at about latitude of miami n. the next couple of hours, we expect winds to turn around from southwest and we will see the wind threat to those eastern counties aside. there's long trailing rainfall so the rainfall

i'm shannon bream in for shepard smith. condolences for people in london after what he called a vicious terrorist attack. made his comments last hour at joint base andrews. investigators say 29 people were hurt on a bombing during rush hour this morning. this islamic state is claiming responsibility. on twitter, president trump called of the terrorist "losers" and called for a stronger travel ban here in the u.s., tweeting "the travel ban should be tougher, more specific. but stupidly, that would not be politically correct." he also tweeted, "we have made more progress in the last nine months against isis than the obama administration has made in eight years. we must be proactive and nasty." president trump also brought him north korea during his speech last hour. he said, "u.s. military options are overwhelming." north korea launched a ballistic missile over japan and into the pacific ocean. analysts say it could've hit the u.s. territory of guam. john roberts live at the white house. john, what else are we hearing from th

we'll have more as it comes in to "shepard smith reporting." meantime, president trump set to speak live in a matter of minutes talking to members of the military. the president tweeted about getting tough on terrorists and we we need a stronger travel ban after news broke of another terror attack in london. emergency vehicles racing to the scene after a homemade bomb sent flames flashing through a subway. now a man hunt for the suspect responsible for the terror in the tube. plus -- warning sirens piercing in air in japan after north korea sent a ballistic missile over a japanese territory. we'll have complete coverage and the rest of today's developments in this hour of "shepard smith reporting". president trump holding talks behind closed doors today and set to speak with members of the military and their families. we'll bring you his remarks when they begin. we're waiting to see if the president brings up the attack in london. 22 people were hurt in a bombing on a subway train in rush hour this morning. we'll have more on the investigation

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. we had sarah sanders and we also had the white house homeland security adviser as well as the chief economic adviser handling various topics. a lot of questions about the crisis going on in puerto rico after hurricane maria. the white house defended its decision to wait to waive the jones act and let more ships deliver supplies. the island is devastated. we're talking about power being out almost everywhere. people don't have enough food, water. they don't have enough cash. the jones act bans foreign ships from transporting supplies between the u.s. ports. just yesterday the president said this were enough american ships to deliver aid to puerto rico but the white house said the president made the decision after a request from the island's governor. let's bring in john roberts live at the white house. john, the white house is trying to really make the point here that they have enough ships to bring the goods and supplies to and from puerto rico. what they don't have is the ability to

be sure to catch hurricane irma with shepard smith, the special coverage this afternoon.ay right here for all the breaking news throughout the day. guy benson, it was a pleasure as always to have you. thank you for being here. have a great weekend. "happening now" >> heather: we have a fox news alert, we are awaiting the white house briefing which is set to begin about a half-hour from now as hurricane irma heads for florida. >> jon: congress approves a bill tying hurricane harvey relief to funding and the federal government and raising the debt ceiling. we're covering all the news is news "happening now." >> do not put yourself or your families lives at risk. >> jon: governor risk scott encouraging everyone in the evacuation zones to leave. >> today is the day to do the right thing for your family. >> jon: time is running out, traffic jams are massive and gas

i'm bill hemmer live in orlando, i'm going to get back to my colleague, shepard smith n new york city. shepard: bill, thanks very much. i want to go up the coast now. if you were to go up the coast from where all this is happening, frankly, some very soak iserring reports from our own griff jenkins in the naples with reports of widespread damage and trees down. there'll be a lot of cleanup to do. we don't yet know what the florida keys look like. we hope those middle and lower keys have taken the punch and have withstood it. we'll know soon enough. if you go up the coast to st. petersburg off onto the barrier islands is a place called madeira beach, north reddington beach, st. johns pass village and boardwalk, and that's where jeff flock is from the fox business network live for us. jeff, how are things progressing there? >> reporter: and i've got a couple of guys who were going to weather this, and you say how are they progressing. as you can see, conditions deteriorating. they're going to weather this on their fishing boat. jeff and joe are the captains of this boat. why on a fishin

in south florida, i'm shepard smith in new york.rom the national hurricane center. more than 850,000 people are without power in the keys, in the miami-dade area, fort lauderdale and broward county k. now let's get that update. >> good with morning, everybody, this is mike brennan with your 8 a.m. update on hurricane irma. you can see on radar the eye is about to make landfall in the lower florida keys. the lower florida keys from key west all the

the news continues with shepard smith after this. >> shepard: the former national security adviser michaellynn promoted a plan to build nuclear power plants in the middle east involving russian companies while working for president trump. that's according to the reporting of the "wall street journal" newspaper. the "wall street journal" reports while house documents now show michael flynn stopped working on the deal in december of 2016. sources tell the journal the former army general continued with the project after he joined the trump administration in january. no comment from the white house or flynn's lawyer. this comes as two democrats say they have new evidence that flynn potentially committed a crime. house oversight committee members say flynn may have left out information about foreign contracts in an overseas trip to work on the nuclear plant when he reapplied for security clearances last year. general flynn stepped down in february after word got out that he misled vice president pence. the house democrats say they're sending their new information to special counsel robert muell

. >>> set your dvrs shepard smith. "special report" starts now. >> bret: this is a fox news alert. i am bret baier, coming to you from fox news world headquarters in new york. serious questions about how and why the obama administration's national security advisor was able to get the names of trump transition team members under surveillance. first, deal or no deal. a public spat between the president and the top democrats over what if anything they have agreed to about young illegal immigrants and tougher border security. we begin with kevin corke starting us off. good evening. >> good evening. deal or no deal indeed. announcing today the white house and democrats were close to a deal on daca. the president made certain to emphasize no deal would happen without increased border security and ultimately a border wall between the u.s. and mexico. even the hint of a possible deal on daca set off alarm bells among conservatives. >> we'll only do it if we get extreme security, if we get not only surveillance but everything that goes along with surveillance. and ultimately we have to have

as we wrap it up here, we are going to go straightaway to shepard smith. >> shepard: it's 10:00 a.m.e west coast, 1:00 p.m. in florida where we are still tracking the remnants of hurricane irma, now of a tropical storm but still causing plenty of trouble. for folks around jacksonville, this afternoon could bring plenty of rain. >> it's bad now, it's going to continue to get worse. >> shepard: a major flooding threat in a metropolitan area home to more than 1 million people. across central florida and south florida, we are getting an idea of the damage irma left behind. more than 60% of the state has no power. many still have no idea what happened to their homes. we are tracking the destruction and still waiting to hea

it's 2:00 in south florida and across georgia, i'm shepard smith in new york and this is fox news channel continuing coverage of the devastation of hurricane irma. alive look, this is alive look coming to us from jacksonville. that's a fox news camera that's just watching the waters rise? it's high tide at the bay bridge there. we are waiting to find out what that brings. it we can to tell you the storm is continuing its northward path and working its way over to the state of georgia right now, it's a tropical storm and for the most part down in florida we are waiting for a damage assessment. let's listen to peter who is live in jacksonville where the wind is still howling. >> you would think this is the kind of place where somebody might go to lunch of boat but this is street, we are still two blocks in. you can see how deep it is, about 500 feet where the banks should be right now. what we are told is high tide. you look over to the right here, there's a hyatt regency that is completely closed, there is nobody staying there. you can see why from this angle a little bit better than where

. >>> set your dvrs shepard smith. "special report" starts now. >> bret: this is a fox news alert. am bret baier, coming to you from fox news world headquarters in new york. serious questions about how and why the obama administration's national security advisor was able to get the names of trump transition team members under surveillance. first, deal or no deal. a public spat between the president and the top democrats over what if anything they have agreed to about young illegal immigrants and tougher border security. we begin with kevin corke starting us off. good evening. >> good evening. deal or no deal indeed. announcing today the

. >> announcer: now "shepard smith reporting" live from the fox news desk. >> shepard: after leaving behind destruction in the state of florida, irma is a tropical storm and moving over georgia where officials are already reporting extensive flooding and at least two people have died. in florida, forecasters that conditions are still life-threatening, and the governor says standing water is an issue all over the entire peninsula. forecasters say the storm surge brought record flooding to the jacksonville area. crews say they have rescued dozens of people from swamped homes. sheriff's office getting people to high water and out of high-risk areas. we will go live to jacksonville in a minute. people in southeast florida are starting to look at the damage. it made landfall in southwest florida as a category 3 storm and marco island yesterday, just south of naples. some people in bonita springs, right between, reported dirty waist high water flowing through some homes. >> a heck of a storm. we weathered it out. a lot of damage from a lot of cleanup. we will get through it. no doubt. >> s

that is top of the hour on "shepard smith reporting."ll see you then. >> harris: president trump is jumping in to help out alabama senator, luther strange. he is holding a campaign style rally three days before the tightly contested republican runoff to fill the senate seat hold by jeff sessions. the president treated this. i will be in alabama on saturday night support luther strange for senate. big luther is a big guy that gets things done, trump road. it sets up a showdown between president trump and steve bannon, his former chief strategist back in the former chief justice. he's encouraging consecutive ce power brokers to get behind. rick scott is leading the recovery after hurricane irma, and he has someone from the the trump administration helping him. health and human services, tom price, visiting parts to see the damage and help with recovery. peter doocy spoke with secretary price and law enforcement in miami. >> we were there not a marathon, florida, the florida keys near a very damaged hospital, and a belt and it to bright eme

. >> shepard smith. "the specialists" will begin in a moment. it's 5:00 in south florida, time for a new update from the national hurricane center. three hours ago it was a category five trance storm, maximum sustained winds 175 miles an hour headed to the lower bahamas and then generally toward florida. now to michael brennan, chief hurricane specialist. >> good afternoon. this is mike brennan at the national hurricane center. a update on hurricane irma. it's an extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane centered about 650 miles to the east-southeast of south florida. the eye of irma is moving through turks and caicos. 175 miles per hour. irma is moving to the west-northwest at about 16 miles an hour. over the next several days, we expect irma to remain a categor category 5 hurricane. turning northward, and approaching the florida peninsula sunday. the new track, a little bit to the left of the previous track. inland over the florida peninsula, making landfall as a major hurricane somewhere in the vicinity of south florida on sunday. there is sti

"shepard smith reporting" live from the fox news desk. >> shepard: time is running out for republicans to get something done before they bring in democrats or more realistically, move on. cap a hell right now on health care also protests over the republican plan and some protesters being dragged out of the hearing. the white house, president trump is to speak at any time now on jobs, but we are also watching to see the president continue to put the pressure on his own party. in hopes of avoiding another failure on health care. senate republican yesterday added more money and used restrictions as part of the bill known as graham-cassidy bill. the additional funding will go to states like alaska, arizona, kentucky, maine, and texas. all of those are states, that have a senator that said he or she is voting no, or not right now, or has not yet committed. we reported, so republicans can afford to only lose two votes in passive if nothing changes, it is dead on arrival. senator john mccain and rand paul have already said they are against. ted cruz of texas said, he is out know at this momen

smith. thanks for joining us. here's shep. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 in washington where one of president trump's cabinet secretaries is in trouble for chartering planes instead of flying commercial. and is tom price going to be out of a job? the president's response ahead. we'll take you to indianapolis where mr. trump is set to reveal his tax plan this hour. the proposal, lower taxes for business, fewer income tax brackets for individuals and a standard deduction nearly double. ahead, what we know about who pays what. plus, set backs for the president and republican leaders at their candidate fails in the alabama primary. it happened on the same day their healthcare plan collapsed. now will the gop need to start working with democrats? could that happen? today a cross-roads for congress. and in puerto rico, heavy equipment coming in to more than three million americans that call the island home. we'll go live with geraldo rivera about the rescue efforts and what they need the most. let's get to it. good wednesday af

complete coverage of the president's speech up when i anchor "shepard smith report." >> major war gameser way russia and the belarus. more than 12,000 troops taking part along with hundreds of tanks, ships, planes, and artillery system. the exercise raising concern that russia could use the occasion to position a large, permanent contingent of troops in belarus, leaving the country at the mercy of moscow. >> she likes us >> he likes me, anyway. -- but you have to step in one direction. >> the senate's top democrat caught on an open microphone as you noticed as some conservatives denounce his effort to cut a deal on immigration reform. president from pushing back today, tweeting "with the ridiculous filibuster rule in the senate, republicans need 60 votes to pass legislation rather than 51. can't get votes. end now!" he travel ban into the united states should be far larger, more specific, but stupidly, that would not be politically correct. here's what he said yesterday on air force one about the violence in charlottesville. >> we had some pretty bad dude on the other side also. essenti

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i'm shepard smith in new york. the white house says president trump was 100% right to fire james comey. press secretary sanders made that comment just moments ago. it comes after the former wife house chief strategist steve bannon that said the decision to fire the former fbi director was one of the worst mistakes in modern police call history. also out of the white house briefing, sarah sanders says president trump will visit floor tomorrow. i believe she said thursday, to see the damage from hurricane irma. john roberts is live at the white house. it's thursday, right, john, for the white house trip? >> that's our understanding, that it will be thursday. they're trying to figure out where the president can go that it won't cause too much disruption. he waited after hurricane harvey to go to houston because of the fact that urban search and rescue teams were taking people off of roofs and he didn't want to get in the way. every time the president travels, there's a logistical component that involves law enforcemen

. >> bret: finally tonight, did you see it shepard smith last night, it was pretty amazing. our last report tonight comes from some young correspondents in jacksonville, florida, . >> hey, everybody. i am going to bring you the latest updates on her cane arm. >> i am here as the marketplace. people are preparing as the hurricane is so strong. >> bret: she says that her daughters were inspired by all of the reporters out in the field it during the hurricane, so she grabbed a camera, and pg tv was born, she said that she was shocked that they paid that much attention to the news, the eye of the storm, now the duo is lending interviews, covering the latest. we wish you well, future reporters. finally, our condolences to those who lost loved ones 16 days ago. this day is incredibly painful every year, to those who lost loved ones fighting tears overseas since then, thank you for your service and sacrifice. thank you for inviting us into your home tonight, that is it for the special report. fair, balanced, and still unafraid. >> bret: hosted by a martha maccallum ♪ ♪ >> it is tue

. >> announcer: shepard smith reporting live from the fox newsdesk. >> shepard: from the fox newsdesk, the latest g.o.p. healthcare plan is now one vote away from collapse. after the republican senator john mccain announced he cannot support the bill. the edition so sigs despite the fact one of its co-sponsors is his closest friend in the senate, lindsay graham. senator mccain broke the news hours after president trump warned his fellow republicans to vote yes. the president tweeting, rand paul or whoever votes against the healthcare bill will forever future political campaign be known as the republican who saved obamacare. kentucky senator rand paul was the first republican to come out against the bill. his reasoning, it doesn't go far enough to repeal the affordable care act. now we're waiting to hear from the other two republicans who helped kill the last xw o.p. healthcare hill. chief congressional reporter mike omanual. >> with senator john mccain beak a no on the graham-cassidy plan there's intense pressure to lock down all other republican senators. maine senator susan collins

. >> shepard: i am shepard smith in new york. we are getting live pictures from cudjoe key.n seven. >> homes ripped apart, boats thrown around like toys and the residents of cudjoe key surrounded by devastation. >> you can only imagine in the movies. that's what it's like. the big gusts came by. you can feel the floor jumping a little bit. >> one neighbor reported hurricane irma's landfall with his cell phone. you see the wind and rain. and then the entire area is underwater because of storm surge. >> i stayed in the

all of that coming up in when i fill in on "shepard smith reporting." >> sandra: all right.al judge forcing new jersey senator robert menendez to choose between the courtroom and congress, saying he won't halt his corruption trial on days when key senate votes are happening. the judge says if menendez decides to go back to congress, the trial will go on without him. since the constitution doesn't require lawmakers to attend every vote, and if menendez chooses to miss days of the trial the jury will not be told why he's not in the courtroom. a local reporter in tennessee getting praise for what he did to help save a woman after losing audio in his mike, rushing over to help get her out, this as massive rainfall from the remnants of harvey rocked tennessee. flooding there forcing people from their homes. 9 inches of rain reported already. thankfully no reports of injuries or deaths. all right. well, as we await the white house press briefing to begin any moment now, another issue creeping back into the spotlight, president trump's firing of former fbi director james comey, as

. >> shepard: i am shepard smith in new york. we are getting live pictures from cudjoe key. it's coming to us courtesy of wsvn seven. >> homes ripped apart, boats thrown around like toys and the residents of cudjoe key surrounded by devastation. >> you can only imagine in the movies. that's what it's like. the big gusts came by. you can feel the floor jumping a little bit. >> one neighbor reported hurricane irma's landfall with his cell phone. you see the wind and rain. and then the entire area is underwater because of storm surge. >> i stayed in the bathroom. the bathroom in the hallways. for two days, it was hell. you didn't know if you are going to make it or not. >> and you look at damage to homes and rvs pushed on their side, you would think it was the wind but neighbors say it was the storm surge. they say the ocean rose up to their necks. it came in fast and it went out fast. >> neighbors say they are stranded with little food, water, and zero ways to communicate with the outside world. this man put a sign on his driveway. it says sos. we hear. need water. >> in case

that's in the next hour on shepard smith reporting. we'll see you then. >> harris: all right.'s talk more about the storm now. hurricane hunters are entering the eye of irma. dramatic video showing a plane from the national oceangraphic, noaa. flying right into the most powerful hurricane ever recorded. the video captures rain while harsh winds whirl outside. these flights collect vital radar readings and drop sensors to help radars track the weather. the next step for the dreamers, as many now look to lawmakers on capitol hill to find a legislative fix. my next guest does not think congress should do anything about the president's decision yesterday to delay taking any action for six months while congress fixes it. congressman steve king, a republican from iowa, joins me now. congressman king, what do you think should happen? >> all along, i have been very clear that when barack obama initiated this program it was unconstitutional. it was obama's decision 22 times in public on videotape he said it was unconstitutional. i expected president trump to cancel it january 20th of t

shepard smith in new york. fox news channel continuing coverage of the storm.eading in the northwestern direction, but about four hours ago due north and it is traveling now. that means most likely southwest collier county, marco island will be impacted. let's go for the live update of the hurricane center in miami. >> mark demaria but the national hurricane center. the maximum winds are now 100 miles per hour, still

we will talk to fox news on the anchor chris wallace about that and more when i fill in on "shepard smith>> sandra: puerto rico remains almost completely in the dark. more than a week after hurricane maria slammed the island, destroying the power grid. the power plant that supplies electricity to half of the island is actually working. corresponded at large geraldo rivera joins me live from puerto rico right now. geraldo, what is it like now? >> you know, sandra, there is still acute needs, acute needs like the hospitals. the hospitals need to be maintained and we need to be put back in full operational status. you have about five of them are closed, 55 of them operating at a partial basis. only a handful that are fully operational. we've got to take care of those. the most acute patients, those have to be taken care of. there is still very little gas to be pumped, not enough gas being pumped. water to half the island is nonexistent. there is power. power is the heart of everything. power is where the real problem lies. this whole that's down in the middle of the street is classic. this i

i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. "your world" with neil cavuto is next. neil will have a lot more on the dow. >> neil: all right. thank you very much. i'm neil cavuto. this is "your world." your looking live at the white house where the president is meeting with the so-called big six to discuss tax reform or big tax cuts, no matter how you want to look at it. mitch mcconnell is there. the first two have met since the nasty phone calls and the tweets. gary cohn, paul ryan and orrin hatch and kevin brady, the man that runs the house ways and means committee to try to start the tax cuts talks that will materialize and many markets want to see before the end of the year. that might be a generous schedule. let's go to fox news capitol hill producer, chad pergram. there's not a lot of wiggle room. >> considering what they have to tack until september, it's tough. paul ryan is trying to keep the troops excited for tax reform. they have to lift the debt ceiling, fund the government. all of this is deficit spending. some here have called september not september bu

meantime, i'm trace gallagher for shepard smith. "your world" with neil cavuto is next. >> neil: welcome. i'm neil cavuto. this is "your world." wow, did the president have some shocking announcements there on air force one. he cemented his views on tax cuts. the details of which we're told we will get on the 25th. that's a week from monday. what he also laid out is the idea that it might not have to be revenue neutral per se. that is unless you include the dynamic growth that you'll get in the economy from a tax cut that could spurt with let's say another 1% growth. you go from 2% growth to 3% growth. you're talking trillions more in revenue for uncle sam over the course of ten years. that seemed to be the closest this president has come at least to my memory to say that is the way i'm going forward with this and that is the way i think i can ensure democratic support. he seemed to outline that looks like a distinct possibility and part of that deal will be invigorating the economy to the point that 3% growth will be the minimum. k

. >> announcer: now shepard smith reporting live from the fox newsdesk. >> shepard: it's serious. this thursday afternoon, irma has killed at least 7 people and left thousands homeless in the caribbean. forecasters say it's looking more likely a massy category 5 storm could deal a catastrophic strike to south florida. today, thousands of people in the sunshine state trying to get out of the path of this monster storm. florida's governor rick scott says people are dealing with crowded highways and long lines, empty pumps at gas stations. he said state officials are doing everything they can to help out. florida highway patrol teams are escorting fuel trucks through the traffic. governor scoot says he wants -- scott says he wants gas stations to remain open as long as possible. he's asking people to use only as much fuel as they're going to need. if you don't need it, leave it. this morning, the mayors of miami-did a and broward county told people living in high risk areas, miami-did a zones 1 and 2 you must leave, mandatory evacuation. the town of palm beach has mandatory evacuatio

. >> i am shepard smith. first we've gotten a brand-new update, 5:00 eastern time from the national hurricane center on hurricane irma, the update is this. the storm is moving to the west-northwest at about 16 miles an hour. maximum sustained winds 185 miles per hour. no change from the 11:00 a.m. eastern time report we got from the national hurricane center. still 185 maximum sustained winds. that's a strong category 5 hurricane. let's find out about the track. let's go to our chief meteorologist live in the extreme weather center. >> one thing that's interesting is the pressure has come down a little bit. the winds are still at 185, the pressure has come down by 80 millibars. it's a strengthening storm, not a weakening storm. that's the bad news. strong winds in puerto rico. we've had hurricane force gusts but the worst is at the center, that's where those 185-mile-an-hour winds are. hopefully they stay just offshore to puerto rico as well as the dominican republic. that will not be the case as it moves thr

. >> i'm shepard smith with mock special coverage of hurricane irma.a, so the center released a brand-new update on the storm. when is still 150 miles per hour, but its forward motion has slowed and its direction has changed now heading due west. the big question, when does it make a forecast turn north? for that, here's mark the amira line for miami >> your 5:00 p.m. eastern daylight time update on hurricane irma from the national hurricane center. as of 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, hurricane irma remains at 155 miles per

. >> shepard smith. "the specialists" will begin in a moment.time for a new update from the national hurricane center. three hours ago it was a category five trance storm, maximum sustained winds 175 miles an hour headed to the lower bahamas and then generally toward florida. now to michael brennan, chief hurricane specialist. >> good afternoon. this is mike brennan at the national hurricane center. a update on hurricane irma. it's an extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane centered about 650 miles to the

. >> i am shepard smith. first we've gotten a brand-new update, 5:00 eastern time from the national hurricane center on hurricane irma, the update is this. the storm is moving to the west-northwest at about 16 miles an hour. maximum sustained winds 185 miles per hour. no change from the 11:00 a.m. eastern time report we got from the national hurricane center. still 185 maximum sustained winds. that's a strong category 5 hurricane. let's find out about the track. let's go to our c

i'm shepard smith in new york. the forecasters are warning that significant flooding could continue for days now. the national weather service reports water levels in the jacksonville area are reaching historic and epic levels today. that's a quote from officials there. state officials say the situation is extremely dangerous. also their words. a record storm surge turning streets into rivers. the sheriff's office told people in high-rise areas, either get out or move to higher ground and that you need to be concerned. the storm has knocked out power to more than seven million homes and businesses across several states. most of them in florida. some people across that state could be without power for weeks according to florida power and light officials. the storm swamped homes, crushed car, uprooted trees, knocked over construction cranes and snapped power lines. on marco island in southwest florida where irma made its second landfall yesterday, a city councilman told local media, many streets are covered up to the

it's 3:00 o'clock in southwest florida i'm shepard smith, fox news continuing coverage of hurricane irma. the storm is moving now at 12 miles an hour in a northward direction. minimum pressure 936, so decreasing in strength if ever so slightly and the maximum sustained winds 120 miles an hour which makes this a powerful category 3 storm and major hurricane that's now bearing down on marco island, everglades city, naples and generally collier county before heading north to the state of florida, janice dean is live with extreme weather center, 120 miles an hour, nothing to mess with. >> no, when katrina made landfall 12 years ago, that was also a category 3, people are saying, oh, it's weakening, it can't bring much of a punch, it certainly can. this is going to be a storm surge issue. certainly the winds at 120 per hour is going to be very hard on a lot of structures but the storm surge is water that comes from the ocean and piles up along the very vulnerable areas across the west coast. now i just want to move in with radar, shepard, i know that you have been talking about marco island.

. >> shepard smith on the fox news desk.can and russian generals meeting this week after the pentagon accused russia dropping a bomb near u.s. forces in syria. now moscow is threatening to retaliate if its troops come under fire. coming up, i will speak to the commander of the air war against isis. a fighter pilot come up purple heart recipient into, and his job includes being on the phone to keep escalations with russia escalating. >> and breaking news this hour, more response. a new setback for repeal and replace of obamacare as senator john mccain says he cannot support the graham-cassidy bill. senator mccain said in a statement within the hour, "we should not be content passing health care legislation on a party line basis as democrats did when they rammed all, obamacare through congress." i want to start, if we can come as senator, with the breaking news of senator mccain now stepping away from this bill. >> right. well, that's certainly not a good development for passing the bill, harris, but there are a couple of unco