look into whether that is a possibility here. again, it's a new news story. i just read it quickly. we need to understand what was involved in that effort because there is the possibility of foreign money, resources going into a u.s. campaign. >> congressman jim himes, thanks as usual for joining us. >> thanks, wolf. >> let's get more on the breaking news. we're following hurricane irma. our meteorologist tom sater. what is the latest? >> well, let's back up and we can let everyone know what the latest is by looking at the destruction that we're getting reports from from the islands of barbuda and st. maarten. prime minister from barbuda saying that the island is barely habitable. the french foreign minister in st. maarten is saying now the four largest buildings on the island are completely destroyed. most of the buildings are partially or completely destroyed. we have not heard yet from