eye itself. even if you re 70 miles away you can get hit with the worst of it. in terms of the time schedule of when it s coming, the speed at which the storm is moving, take us here in naples as an example of that. we are nowhere near the worst of it. these bands, these outer bands are softening, softening the ground and reducing the amount of what can be taken, what can be withstood. before the show i went down to the marina. the water there was already at the banks. so when the storm surge does come it s about duration as well as intensity. intensity matters, too. the northern wall is starting to touch down in the keys. we have people everywhere the storm is going. the bad news is bill weir is right in the path of irma and she s coming hard right now. bill, can you hear us? reporter: i can hear you,
where the number was two months ago. there was a language change. when we asked the basic question about whether folks would be upset or if immigration reform passes, the public was split right down the middle 47-47. majority of republicans said they would not be upset if it did not pass and more americans would be upset if they failed to pass background checks on gun sales rather than immigration. intensity matters. there s more intensity on the issue of guns than on immigrati immigration. 21% said they would be upset if congress doesn t pass the law. one more thing while washington haggles over the details, immigration policy is being made in states. colorado became the eighth state to grant driver s licenses to illegal immigrants.
and who are here now will be able to attain a provisional legal status. that won t make them citizens, that will be a much more come ph ebg complex, they get to come out of the shadows and be here legally and work here legal leave. a lot of people will say that is amnesty. amnesty is a word that fires up people who were really reoccupied and concerned about this issue. this is one of these issues where intensity matters. you look at that big number, 66% in favor of a path for citizenship for these people. how many people are really passionate about it? it s hard to know. a great many of those who will oppose it are passionate about it. martha: politically if republicans and democrats can get together and pass a quote, comprehensive immigration bill does this begin to sort of neutralize that issue for going forward in terms of the electric torthe electorate.