west coast newsroom. the gulf coast, forecasters are predicting historic, life-threatening flash flooding is hurricane sally inches towards landfall. welcome to fox news at night. we begin with white house correspondent kevin cork covering a landmark event in washington aimed at bringing peace to the middle east. >> reporter: ironic a man many democrats suggested would throw the us into war has instead forged a pair of peace deals, the president will no doubt be banking on is a message to undecided voters that when it comes to war and peace he will steer the us in the right direction. >> we are here to change the course of history. after decades of division and conflict we mark the dawn of a new middle east. >> and becoming the first arab state in a quarter-century to break a long-standing taboo the united arab emirates and the rain today signed agreements to establish formal ties with israel, a foreign policy and diplomatic victory for president facing political headwinds here at home with an election less than two months away. >> thanks to the great courage of the leaders of these three countries we take a major stride toward a future in which people of all faiths and background live together in peace and pro