World Sep 11 Paradise obliterated by Irma in the British Virgin Islands Across the islands of the Caribbean, officials are struggling to get aid to residents after the deadly devastation of what was Hurricane Irma. Penny Marshall of Independent Television News reports from the British Virgin Islands, where British Royal Marines have…
World Sep 11 News Wrap: 2.5 million need aid after powerful Mexico earthquake In our news wrap Monday, the death toll from last week’s earthquake in Mexico has risen to 96 and authorities say nearly 2.5 million people are in need of food, water and electricity. Also, thousands commemorated the 16th anniversary of…
World Sep 11 Refugees urgently in need of mental health help flounder on Lesbos Migrants fleeing the Middle East envision Lesbos, Greece, as a springboard to new lives, but many find themselves stuck on the island for months, living in bleak conditions, and unable to get help for mental health problems. As concerns about…
Episode Sep 10 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 10, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, Sept. 10, Hurricane Irma hits Florida with winds topping 130 mph amid concerns over safety, floods and power loss. Later, less than half of Florida homeowners have flood insurance. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.
Nation Sep 10 Immigrant evacuees weigh safety, fear of deportation Before Hurricane Irma hit land, Florida Gov. Rick Scott urged more than 6 million of the state's residents to evacuate their homes and get out of harm's way. But many people within the Latino community who only speak Spanish, or…
Nation Sep 10 As Irma makes landfall, Florida prepares for damage Miami, Fort Lauderdale and other major cities in Florida were under a curfew Sunday evening after Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys, bringing flooding and Category 4 winds of 130 mph. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has activated all…
Nation Sep 10 Trump declares major disaster in Puerto Rico from hurricane President Donald Trump on Sunday declared a major disaster in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma hit the island, opening up federal assistance to the U.S. territory and its more than 3 million residents. Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean before…
Nation Sep 10 Less than half of Florida homeowners have flood insurance Across Florida’s coastal counties, where Hurricane Irma bore down on Sunday, only 42 percent of homeowners have flood insurance, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. One reason for the gap is the high cost of government's national flood insurance…
Nation Sep 10 Irma threatens integrity of deficient bridges According to the Federal Highway Administration, 17 percent of the 12,000 bridges in Florida are rated “structurally deficient” or “functionally obsolete,” which is an even bigger cause for concern as Hurricane Irma approaches. Brett Murphy is reporting on the state’s…