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I want to salute lindsay. senator dick durbin, a pleasure, thank you for being with us. now to the breaking newses, hurricane irma. the strongest storm ever recorded in the atlantic ocean. right now, a category 5 hurricane closing in on the u.s. virgin islands, maximum sustained winds of 185 miles per hour. irma is expected to hit puerto rico later this afternoon, threatening widespread devastation and destruction in that u.s. territory. forecasters say irma will likely pose a serious threat to millions in southeast florida this weekend. the "today" show's al roker is tracking irma and joins...

A military option. >> we'll see what happens. certainly that's not a good choice, but we will see what happens. thank you very much. >> reporter: now, the president was speaking in north dakota. he referred back to ma tthat meg he had with congressional leaders today. he said both democrats and republicans are fine with that deal. trump was in north dakota to sell tax reform. we'll see how willing republicans are to work with him after he pulled that stunt today. paul ryan this morning called the democrats' plan to tie these votes together ridiculous and disgraceful. fast forward a few hours...

As hurricane irma strengthens into a category-four storm packing 130 mile-per-hour winds, they're preparing for the worst in the caribbean and florida. american airlines canceling flights to and from caribbean destinations as irma approaches. states of emergency are in effect in puerto rico and florida. florida governor rick scott saying he spoke to president trump sunday about lurk irma. the president -- about hurricane irma. the president offered the full resources of the federal government. the monster storm could potentially hit south florida this coming weekend. meteorologist pedram javah...

>> harris: it's under sink to hear president say he wants to jump into this. north korea reportedly appears to be ready for another missile launch. after conducting its sixth and most powerful nuclear test yet. u.s. ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley says kim jong un is begging for war. what needs to be done to stop the threat? we are tracking irma, very active season as they said it would be. irma strengthening to a category five hurricane. where it's going and how likely it is to hit the united states. stay close. ♪

I don't believe this executive order was in fact unlawful. there's been no previous case before the supreme court, it was a 4-4 decision. who knows where it's going to g go, i think the trump administration blinked a little bit in one sense, they could have signed an order right now saying that's it, it's over, no congressional action whatsoever but they did not do that. >> heather: thank you both for joining us, have to wrap it up as we await the briefing from sarah sanders, thank you. >> jon: get ready for hurricane irma, it is now a powerful category five transform and it is headed in the g...