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Hurricane irma. this bill, this deal that the president struck with democrats earlier in the week also raises the nation s debt limit and keeps the government open for the next three months until dedecember 8. this bill now goes to president trump s desk for his signature since the senate already passed it, we asked the white house if the president will, in fact, sign this and when we will update you the second we hear back. we re also watching the track of hurricane irma. thousands of people desperately trying to get out of the way. miguel is at the miami airport with more. hey, hallie. thousands are pouring into miami nr international. many looking for that last seat out of this region. 4,600 flights in airports being affected by irma have already been canceled. today that number is expected to grow. thousands are still pouring in here looking for seats any way out but they are hard to come by. many airlines are now capping prices, some like jetblue as much as $99 to get out. ....
Me usually what happens with these storms is they see the path and if it s going the hit in one area, they get help in distributing the supplies from the other areas. but as sam champion was saying, since this is an all -florida storm, that isn t happening and supplies are running out quickly. we need to help that manager inside publix and those employees trying to serve the people of hollywood, florida. it is obviously the best thing for people to do to get out if they can but easier said than done. miguel almaguer, at some point they have to stop flying. tell me that ticket prices have gone down because when i read these stories of price gouging for people who are simply trying to get out, it is more than inappropriate. it s heartbreaking. reporter: yeah many airlines say they are capping prices, some like jetblue as low as $99 to get out of this area, but the ....
Just yet. how is this going to work? u.s. official tells me we are still months away before people can book a trip and hop on a commercial flight from the united states to cuba. but the breakthrough here is that we are only months away from this, not years away. so this will be a reality pretty soon. i spoke with several airline executives today would say they re ready to launch. but before that even happens, airlines like jetblue, american airlines, they have to apply to the department the transportation for rights for specific routes. so it s the d.o.t. that decides which airlines can operate routes. many airlines say once they do open up cuba to commercial flights, essentially, it will mean a boost in competition and will lower the price for consumers to fly there. just a short time ago, we heard from president obama, reminding the american public that just a ....
This guy had a story. what happened to him when he was younger? what emotional assaults or dysfunction happened in his life that turned him into this monster? and that s why it s important, we have to look at all of our children and make sure that they get what they need that they have mental wellness, that they have mental health. and we work with them so that they don t grow up and become monsters. that is a gospel that we need to have. parents have a responsibility. yes. absolutely right. dr. jeff gardere, thank you for being with me. pleasure. turning now to tropical storm erika, the storm may hit puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands as early as today. airlines like jetblue and southwest have already offered travelers the opportunity to change their flights to and from the islands. janet shamlian is following the storm from the islands. looks okay right now but that could change shortly, right? reporter: are jose, that s right. ....