the last time mnuchin went on the hill he was more or less engine jeered out of the room. when i have dinners, it can only be one republican and one democratic in my apartment. i am going to be talking to a congressman from the u.s. virgin islands. was there talk of relief about the virgin islands. we know a lot about what has been going none florida but the islands have had remarkable devastation. it s amazing when you look at the images. we know that the team is considering here maybe getting president trump out to the u.s. virgin islands to see some of the impact of irma firsthand. it is not clear ho how far along those plans are or whether it will come to fruition. we do know as was confirmed in this briefing that the president will visit florida on thursday. we will be looking ahead to that as well. halle, you and i are friends. we have a great relationship. i m going to and you a question you weren t expecting but i want to ask you who is the guy on your left?
like tonight, having this conversation and moving the ball forward, working bipartisan support. mark short said that president may need democrat support to get above 50. they would like to see if they can get 60 votes so they don t need to do this in the reconciliation process. it makes it more difficult what they can and cannot do. they would like to get a filibuster proof majority. the president, looks like he s going to war hurricane damage in florida on thursday. the white house is firming up the plants that i am told he will likely go to tampa, fort myers. shepard: thank you. lawmakers on capitol hill talking about approving more emergency spending packages to help with recovery from both hurricanes. harvey in texas and beyond, irma
welcome back, everyone. all right, so earlier we told you about the incredible destruction in the southeast from hurricane matthew. well, the impact is just as shocking from space. take a look at this. nasa has released these photos showing the storm s lead up to impact on the southeastern coast and the power outages resulting from the storm. here we see the storm set to hit florida on thursday, followed by the storm s impact overnight, into friday morning, and by saturday, you can see the large swath of black along the coast from northern florida, all the way up through the north carolina area, as matthew made its way up the eastern seaboard. let s get a check on the weather outside where matthew actually is at this moment. meteorologist bill karins joins us. when we last spoke there was a chance of matthew circling back around. is that threat still there? that dissipated along the cold front yesterday, which is
african-american voters. she will be back in south carolina next month. she goes on the road to fund raise in florida on thursday and friday. john and christine. jeff is on the road following. nebraska has abolished its death penalty. state lawmakers voting to override a veto by republican governor pete ricketts. the governor said he is appalled they lost a critical tool to protect law enforcement and nebraska families. somewhere, rick berry is smiling. i love that reference. the golden state warriors are in the nba finals. coy wire remembers that series so well. he has the details in the bleacher report next. from the bay area to the big apple. ready, set, switch. to the data strong network.
hillary clinton ignored fiorina and went on and saying republicans are not for equal pay laws. the most interesting part of clinton s trip to south carolina was the olive branch she extended. in 2008 she lost south carolina by 28 points to then senator barack obama. that was the beginning of the end of hillary clinton s campaign. she now needs the democrats to support her. that is the block of african-american voters. the key piece of the old obama coalition that hillary clinton is trying to build. she will be back in south carolina next month. she goes on to florida on thursday and friday. john. thanks jeff. big news from jeff s home state nebraska. nebraska has abolished the death penalty there. state lawmakers voted to override the veto from governor