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Years, that its such a problem, that its a generational tax thats being passed on. and this tax bill that blows it up in epic proportion. how do you reconcile those two positions? >> what i want to do is i want to look at potato sidboth sides. you know im somebody thats very concerned about the deficit. as a matter of fact, as a budget chair, my budget that passed out of the house that did not pass out of the senate was the most conservative budget in 20 years. we did begin to hit that mandatory...

Its easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. greg: they have been stopped from the club. the 2018 rock n roll hall of fame inductees have been announced and sadly radiohead, a.k.a. the greatest band of all time has been left off the list. granted, this was only their first year of eligibility but is still a travesty of epic proportion because radioheads cultural impact of the last 25 years is undeniable. consider for radiohead theirs. humans use to play frisb...

In about an hour, the president will leave the white house to travel once again. this time to las vegas. moral agency is such a big part of the job of being president, the comfort, what you problem in terms of priorities. so what will the president say when he comes here? what will he say to first responders? what will he say to the people who are in shock and wondering whether this is just a necessary part of our culture now. cnns joe johns is live at the white house with more. you know, its so...

Self-congratulates, i didnt hear him speak about the need of the people, chris cuomo. >> reporter: i was at katrina and i understand what that scar on our history is all about. i saw the bodies. we understand what the death count was. yes, that was of epic proportion. and it showed a history of neglect of part of this population that must never be ignored. and hopefully some point will be improved upon. but to equate misery, its counter productive. forget about tone deaf or style points. you can...

Storm of epic proportions. harris: we are seeing some of the surge in miami area which has been frightening. we have pictures now up on the screen from earlier today and then we had reporter brian who was in the thick of it coming up out of and saw frightening stuff. there is an element to this that people may not realize and a lot of people from fort lauderdale thought, you know what, were friends and relatives on the other side of the state and lets go to naples and what we are finding -- >> y...

Because we dont need that. the aquafer is what we drink down there. people get cut off, cant go anywhere, the power is out, the water is out. its no place to be after a storm surge. >> and how quickly they can get things back up and running. its not just the impact, its the days after that is a concern. the storm surge, you shouldnt be anywhere near it now. thanks for laying it out. fema says florida has never been hit by a storm like irma. president trump says officials are ready to handle wh...

President just tweeting about the dangers of this hurricane. take a look at it for yourself. hurricane irma is of epic proportion perhaps bigger than we have ever seen. be safe, get out of its way if possible. federal government is ready. he went on to say our incredible u.s. coast guard saved more than 15,000 lives last week with harvey. irma could be even tougher. we love our coast guard. well, im sure everybody joins the president in that sentiment. our first responders are the best among us....

All schools are closed. people are really starting to get very concerned as we are now on friday and the forecast is showing south florida, is not a question of if it gets in, everyone knows it is going to get hit and the question is how bad. >> julie: truly incredible to see all the residents heating the warning, something you dont see in florida because so many people are accustomed to these hurricanes. phil keating, thank you. >> bill: from the west wing earlier today, president trump tweetin...

Welcome back. im stephanie ruhle. youre watching miss income. and any second now florida governor rick scott will hold a news conference updating on the evacuation efforts there. in the meantime, president trump is warning residents of florida to take the incoming hurricane seriously. he tweeted this morning, "hurricane irma is of epic proportion, perhaps bigger than we have ever seen. be safe and get out of its way if football. federal g is ready!" heres what we know about the storm at this hou...

Harvey. it sounds innocent, but it is not innocent. it is epic proportion. the unbreakable spirit of the learn people, mike pents was there and represented the country so well in the love and care and i had so many just great comments about the visits, i appreciate it. when a disaster strikes, we like to help others in their time of need, they provided tens of thousands of displaced gulf coast families with food and clean clothing and shelter. we all suffer.