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Thursday, September 22:
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• Hurricane Rita (search) grew into a monster storm with 175-mph sustained winds as it swirls toward the Gulf Coast, prompting residents in Texas to flee in hopes of avoiding a deadly repeat of Katrina. Alicia Acuna has the latest in a live report.
• And the city of Houston braces for Hurricane Rita. David Lee Miller takes a look at just what's being done to prepare. We’ll also go live to Adam Housley in Corpus Christi, Texas. Then, Mike Emanuel will cover the conditions in Surfside Beach, Texas.
• Plus, outer bands of rain from Hurricane Rita began lashing New Orleans, the first rainfall since Katrina, raising fears that the patched-up levee system could fail and swamp the below-sea-level city all over again. Bill Hemmer has the latest news from New Orleans.
• And President Bush went to the Pentagon for a briefing on the War on Terror (search) this morning, but the weather wasn't a far off topic as the government prepares for Hurricane Rita. Carl Cameron reports.
• Also, Judiciary Committee Democrats are divided over endorsing John Roberts (search) to be the Supreme Court's next chief justice, as his nomination made its way to the full Senate for confirmation. Jim Angle has more.
• Then, a group of fiscal conservative Republicans offered on Wednesday their plan to pay for Katrina cleanup by trimming fat from the federal budget. Today a Republican senator pitches his plan. Major Garrett looks at both.
We'll also talk with our all-star panel of FOX News contributors about the day's headlines:
—Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard
—Mort Kondracke, executive editor of Roll Call
—Mara Liasson, national political correspondent of NPR
—The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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About the Show
Anchored by Washington news veteran Brit Hume, "Special Report with Brit Hume" provides an in-depth look at the day's news and offers a daily topical discussion of political issues impacting the nation.
Hume serves as host to key newsmakers, political pundits and FOX News contributors exchanging views about political matters from taxes and Social Security to international affairs and the political scandal of the day.
Hume brings a historical perspective to the political scene that is rarely rivaled. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he has covered the policies, procedures and players in the national game called politics for more than 30 years. The Baltimore Sun referred to him as "the very personification of the political establishment."
Each program features a two-minute segment called The Grapevine, which reels off the latest outrageous news nuggets, political poll results and in-the-Beltway gossip that viewers will not see on any other news program. The New York Daily News describes The Grapevine as a must see that, "will make you sound smart around the water cooler… the next day."
FOX News' Team Washington provides live reports from the White House, Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court and key federal agencies. Seasoned correspondents explore political hot spots, races and legislative battles being waged around the nation and abroad.
Hume wraps up each program with a lively roundtable discussion featuring Mara Liasson of National Public Radio, Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard and Mort Kondracke of Roll Call.
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— Guests and topics are subject to change
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