>> for our friends in the senate, oh boy. >> any time you threaten a government shutdown is dumb. >> he's not the first president. try to push the country in a particular direction. >> the president has not yet been able to demonstrate the ability, nor some of the chens -- >> this is new day with chris cuomo and alice sin cam a rat ta. >> good morning. 8:00 here in the east. chris is off. david gregory joins me. this storm is changing by the moment. >> it is. we're learning a lot, so important to convey that to people. really got to make preparations now. >> let's do that because we have breaking news. hurricane harvey has gained strength now packing sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. the storm is rorring towards the texas coast and the storms outer bands as you can see are