Sep 10 Watch 5:57 Immigrant evacuees weigh safety, fear of deportation By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 3:20 As Irma makes landfall, Florida prepares for damage By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Sep 10 Hurricane Irma leaves Florida trailer park residents with impossible choices By Elizabeth Flock Orlando issued a mandatory evacuation for all mobile home communities. But many stayed for their pets. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 4:36 Trump declares major disaster in Puerto Rico from hurricane By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 3:30 Less than half of Florida homeowners have flood insurance By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 3:55 Irma threatens integrity of deficient bridges By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Sep 10 Florida Gov. Rick Scott gives updates on Hurricane Irma By Corinne Segal, Michael D. Regan Florida Gov. Rick Scott said that state officials were "doing all we can" to prepare for damage from Hurricane Irma. Continue reading
Sep 10 AP Exclusive: Toxic sites in likely path of Irma By Michael Biesecker and Jason Dearen, Associated Press The Associated Press surveyed six of the 54 Superfund sites in Florida before Irma's arrival, all around Miami in low-lying, flood-prone areas. Continue reading
Sep 10 Hurricane Irma makes landfall in Florida Keys By Michael D. Regan Hurricane Irma made landfall on Cudjoe Key in southern Florida early Sunday morning, bringing Category 4 winds that reached 130 miles per hour. Continue reading
Sep 09 A rifle, a cross and 20 tortoises. What Irma evacuees carried north By Elizabeth Flock, Joshua Barajas Ten Floridians told the PBS NewsHour why they were on the move and what they left behind -- or why they chose not to leave at all. Continue reading