With Hurricane Harvey response money and debt level increase and the senate is likely to consider later this afternoon and senators will be meeting behind closed doors to be greeted by top defense. And take a break while they meet for the party lunches theyll be discussing policy. Live coverage of the senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, our refuge and strength, a very present help in turbulent times, thank you that though evil seems to prosper, you continue to guard and guide us with your loving providence. Lord, the challenges that our lawmakers face require more than human wisdom. Please shower our senators with your wisdom, directing them through lifes complexities to your desired destination. Remind them daily that human life is as fleeting as fading flowers and withering grass. May they find peace in the knowledge that you love and accept t
Structures are damaged. The entire country is decimated. I have never seen anything like this before. And now rick scott warns this could be worse than the worst hurricane to ever hit the state. The storm is bigger and faster and stronger than hurricane andrew. And evacuation is in place in low lying and coastal south florida. Everyone in the keys ordered out. If you are staying and being irresponsible. Dont expect us to risk the lives of our First Responders for your irresponsibility. And traffic is stretching for miles, lines for gas in places hours long with stations running out. Im very nervous, i am driving around for 30 minutes and my car is on e for the last hour. And more lines tore plywood and water, and the rush to get ready for the monstrous storm. The part of that people are busy today boarding up their homes, others plan to do so tomorrow when schools and businesses are be closed to give families time to prepare and evacuate. Live in new smyrna beach, florida. Channel 6 ac
Floridas gulf coast. Plus, the firing of james comey, called the biggest mistake in modern political history. What you did not see in the interview on last nights 60 minutes. Now, a look at todays eye this is truly an eye wall, full force of force. Tropical storm irma marches through florida. Were still getting heavy conditions here. Even though irmas now downgraded to a Tropical Storm, dont sort of let your guard down. Irma has spared virtually no one. There is flooding and extensive Property Damage but it will take days to understand the full impact. Now is not the time to return just yet. Theyve got a big cleanup effort under way. President trump has approved a major disaster declaration for the entire state of florida. This is a big monster. I think were very well coordinated. September 11th, 16 years later. We remember what happened to the families who continue to grieve to this day. Someone said you described the firing of james comey as the biggest mistake in political history.
We begin with the latest in the increasingly volatile situation in the Korean Peninsula where north korea claims that it successfully tested a Hydrogen Bomb on sunday. It is pyongyangs sixth nuclear test. The first during the Trump Administration and appears to be their most powerful to date. North korean state media says the bomb is meant to be fitted atop an intercontinental Ballistic Missile. South korea has responded by conducting live fire Ballistic Missile drills simulating an attack on the norths main nuclear test site. A south Korean Military official tells nbc news they will soon install four additional thad antimissile systems. President trump initially responded to it by a series of tweets going after north korea while continuing to blame china and now, strangely, south korea, saying, north korea has conducted a Major Nuclear test. Their words and actions continue to be hostile and dangerous to the United States. North korea is a rogue nation, which has become a great threat
North. A Tornado Warning issued in the past 30 minutes for the orlando area. We were warned about it. They have come and gone throughout the afternoon, a couple times, in fact, here in orlando, as we continue to track all of that as irma marches further north. Adam klotz, now, our meteorologist back in the fox extreme weather center, starts us off this hour with the latest on what irma is doing now. Adam, good evening to you. Reporter heres what were looking at as we continue to watch irma slowly work up the state, getting closer and closer to that fort myers area. These bands of very heavy rain, very strong winds are continuing to lift, and were going to start to see more Severe Weather towards the tampa area, towards orlando. Its only going to intensify. You just mentioned the tornado threat, its across the entire state. But where youre going to see the most to activity and where weve seen the most so far is this frontright quadrant. So youre getting there on the frontright side of t