emergency at this hour. i want to show you some live images here. this is actually key west. conditions there quickly deteriorating. folks are dealing with those tropical storm winds and also a damaging storm surge. let s take a look now at fort myers beach that. area too is still recovering from hurricane ian, which hit last year. these record warm waters in the gulf and even in the southern atlantic have really helped to fuel the storm s intensity. it is projected to be a category 3 hurricane by the time it makes landfall. remember, a category 3 is winds of at least 120 miles per hour. and this current track here has the storm striking florida s vulnerable big bend area. the national weather service is warning that you really can t compare this storm to anything because, quote, no one has seen this. a particular concern is cedar key. it s now at the center of this storm s track, about a hundred people in that island area are still refusing to leave even though officials fea
revelation that new wall will be built at the border. the fury from fellow democrats and another move to deter migrants announced overnight. hot off the presses, a surprisingly strong september jobs report. that is good news, but could it also mean higher interest rates are here to stay? well, we made it to friday. thanks for being here. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and this morning as tensions simmer on capitol hill, donald trump is inserting himself into the mad scramble to find the next speaker of the house. the de facto head of the gop endorsing long-time ally jim jordan overnight calling him a, quote, great choice. this as multiple sources confirm trump is consideration a visit to the capitol next week, right as jockeying and votes for speaker are expected to reach a crescendo. also significant, it would mark his first visit to the hill since the january 6th attack. joining us now, nbc s julie tsirkin on capitol hill, brendan buck, pr