request from nancy pelosi, tweets out a message of reassurance for the d.r.e.a.m.ers. the president's fellow republicans are not amused to put it charitableably. florida preparing fr a direct hit as hurricane irma barrels to the u.s. coastline with destruction behind it, as "the 11th hour" gets under way. good evening, once again, from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 231 much the trump administration and it leaves much of the american southeast prepare for a devastating blow of a very big, very dangerous storm, hurricane irma. right now the fear is it's obliterating many of the structures in the turks and caicos island chain before heading to the southern bahamas. the fear of the u.s. is where it's tracking. the models bring it right in south of miami. as perhaps a category 4 or 5. that could be catastrophic.