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the storm. we re doing whatever we can to help. shepard: let s get to it. good friday afternoon from the fox news deck. we re tracking hurricane irma. florida s governor says the window to escape the path of the storm is closing. with each updated forecast, the chance of a direct hit on some part of south florida and then up the peninsula of florida are increasing. this as the head of fema says i don t know anybody in florida has experienced what we re about to get. the florida says we should expect life threatening conditions from coast-to-coast. he says this is a catastrophic storm like our state has never seen. over 500,000 people there from mandatory evacuation orders, including miami, miami beach, the keys. rick scott telling people to be patient when dealing with crowded highways. he says more troopers are on the road to help with the flow of the traffic. he says the state has sent school buses to get residents out of dangerous areas. some gas stations have long line ....
the eclipse already started. reporter: yes, it did. it s about to start in the western part of the country. give me five, you guys. you were amazing. thank you so much for being with us. and craig, so many families like them, they re going to experience this together in this stadium behind me. 15,000 people have poured into carbondale, illinois, and the local businesses here are ex attic. it is estimated the private sector in carbondale will gain almost $20 million just by the influx of tourists and people all around the world who have come here to witness this astronomical event together. all right. we ll come back to you in a moment, as well. my friend and colleague, jeff rossen, is standing by, not far from where we sit here. he s in new york city, on the upper west side. new york city, by the way, expected to get an eclipse of about 70%. but here s the thing, jeff. that doesn t mean that folks should take viewing any less seriously, right? reporter: yeah, you can never l ....
significant law enforcement present in all the schools so law enforcement is goes to protect these schools along with hardening rather than having the teachers. i want the teachers to teacher. and rhode island has become the first state to act on gun policy in the wake of the florida school shooting. gina romando signed an executive order that establishes statewide red flag policy. right now, more than dooz dozen other states are considering similar red flag laws. it s been almost two weeks since the deadly shooting at a high school in parkland, florida. the school resource officer who resigned after failing to go into the school after the gunman is defending those actions. the attorney for armed campus deputy scott peterson is speaking out, peterson, three bullets, in her stomach, chest and hand. doctors calling her recovery a miracle. and i d just like to say that i m so grateful to be here and it wouldn t be possible without those officers and first responders and a ....
a stunning announcement from north korea tonight when it comes to nuclear and missile tests. it comes weeks before the face-to-face meeting before kim jong-un and president trump. martha raddatz standing by. also breaking tonight the faa ordering immediate emergency inspections of hundreds of boeing 737s after the deadly midair explosions. tonight what they re looking for. the deadly police ambush. two sheriff deputies gunned down. the gunman walking into a restaurant and opening fire. on this day of national walk outs. the school shooting. the gunman walked into the school just as students were preparing for their demonstration. james comey s memos now made public. what we never knew and tonight which side does it help? the video of prince in his final hours revealed looking frail as he entered his doctor s office. the major question now being asked tonight. the fugitive grandma on the run accused of two murders. the audio, you ll hear her asking how to get to the n ....
Laura Ingraham shines a spotlight on everyday Americans and examines how their lives are affected by politics at the federal, state and local level. market in decades. by the way, we have 375,000 manufacturing jobs that did come back to the united states president obama. according to marketwatch today wage and benefits are rising at the fastest pace in the decade. the employment cost index rose .6 percent in the second quarter, a tick below the marketwatch estimate of 7.4%. more important, the cost of worker compensation, pay and benefits, edged up 2.6 percent to reach the biggest gain since mid-2008. in other words, workers are making out better. you bet. the argument for every republican candidate goes something like this. economyant to get this going, if you want to keep this job market thriving, see your investment accounts growing vote republican. number two, a way to avoid impeachment, keep the midterm elections in republicans grip? educate voters on what the democr ....