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Jermeir. >> reporter: that was jermeir stroud, denitas fiance, a police officer who worked in greensboro, much closer to durham. >> and i said, "jermeir, i need you to get to durham now. denita has fell. shes unconscious. theyre trying to revive her." so he said okay. because i knew from greensboro to durham he would be there before i would. >> could you tell whether he had any idea of this? >> he didnt let on like he was aware. >> reporter: word spread fast that something had happened at the ap...

Where preparations are underway. >> the winds could be at 140 or even more in a state of emergency has now been declared in all 67 florida counties but no mandatory evacuations have been ordered because authorities dont know where the storm is going to hit, somewhere between central florida and as far south as west palm beach or even further south to miami. we know that a lot of preparations are underway including cape canaveral where they are stashing the equipment and military bases across the...

We have also heard quite a bit from governor ron desantis about how we need to be on guard in the state of florida, especially because the storm is moving so slowly. >> i would just say, this is the one constant on the storm. the track has been here or there and theres been a lot of uncertainty, but the one thing that has been pretty certain as this has been getting stronger. very consistently, and completely in line with all the forecasting. >> the u.s. military is moving warships and planes aw...

What are government officials saying about the preparations? >> one of the big concerns and questions that you hit on is where the storm will hit and who needs to get out first. they still dont know. in the meantime, theyve already proactively closed schools in 17 counties next tuesday. school is out monday because of a holiday. theyre already proactively closing schools. they checked on the living facilities so the generators are up to speed and the elderly and infirmed will get the care they n...

Storm? i was just reading, this storm is moving at 4 1/2 miles per hour. extraordinarily slow. >> right, the good news is weve got time. the bad news is, as it moves really slowly it gets stronger and stronger. by the, im in jacksonville, florida, today. so im watching it with a lot of personal interest. the military will do three principle things. first weve got to protect our own department of defense assets. that means sending our navy ships out to sea, flying or aircraft where they get out o...

Now must field calls from concerned military families whose children were born on bases overseas. the pentagon issued the following statement to clarify the new policy, which it estimates will affect just a few hundred people. quote, dod has been working closely with colleagues at dhs, us cia regarding recent policy changes and understands the estimated impact of this particular change is small. however, we are committed to ensuring effective families are provided the appropriate information, re...

Its around 100 people per year. they just said on a phone call a short while ago that its a handful of people. but thats kind of beyond the point. if you look at this carefully, the people who are being affected are people who are not born in the u.s., who are not citizens from birth. and that is going to create a lot of fear and concern among people who are serving the united states, oftentimes in harms way. fred, i was speaking to a navel officer who said that there are probably a lot of spous...

A new immigration controversy this morning after the trump administration issued a rule that ends automatic citizenship for children born overseas to some american parents who are serving in the military or working for the federal government. the rule change stirred widespread confusion and fears that federal employees and military, including those deployed to military bases or dangerous countries might not have the ability to protect their own children. heres what the administration says. quote...

Starting. manufacturing gdp dropping 1.5 points since december. its not. >> i saw a report that consumer conceives confidence is at all-time high. tlad is 3.4% compared to 7 oh% of the economy that is services and jobs. and so i think, look, here is did desh mere a what ill tell but the economy. >> index you can pick the statistics that fit that are. >> positive. >> others go in a negative direction. >> but here is how the media covers this. any will write eight columns or eight appraises of all...

And suspending production of its popular new item. popeyes is working with suppliers to bring it back. steve: it looks delicious. brian: two minutes before the bottom of the hour. u.s. navy quietly shuts down task force navy happened in march program started under president obama to prepare the military for the impact of global warming. officials say the program is no longer needed. steve: here to discuss fox news contributor and retired marine corps bomb tech joey jones. good morning to you. >>...