Oct 05 WATCH: Biden pledges Florida recovery help after surveying damage with DeSantis By Josh Boak, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Biden comforted local residents Wednesday, walking among them with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 rival. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 3:13 Rescue teams search for people who may still be trapped in homes after Hurricane Ian By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow Nearly a week after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, search and rescue teams are still on the job. More than 100 people were killed in the state during the storm and its aftermath. Utility workers say it will likely… Continue watching
Oct 04 Thousands still without power in Florida as Hurricane Ian rescues continue By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Hurricane Ian may be long gone from Florida, but the job of restoring power and searching for anyone still inside flooded or damaged homes pressed on Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 7:18 Recovery efforts still in full force days after Hurricane Ian's landfall By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow People in southwestern Florida continued to struggle Monday with recovery efforts and, in some cases, getting their basic needs after Hurricane Ian. Power is still out to more than half a million homes and businesses in the state and the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 3:53 Hurricane Ian impacts health care access across Florida By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings Hurricane Ian has impacted health care facilities across Florida, making it very difficult for medically vulnerable people to get the care they need. Tom Carter is the president and executive director of Health Care Ready, a nonprofit that coordinates public,… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 9:29 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on candidates and their midterm messages ahead of election NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Laura Barrón-López to discuss the latest political news, including the politics of hurricane relief aid and lawmakers launching their final midterm messages ahead of election. Continue watching
Oct 03 As Ian's remnants move offshore, dangers persist in storm's wake By Bobby Caina Calvan, Mike Schneider, Associated Press Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas, the dangers persisted, and even worsened in some places. Continue reading
Oct 02 Federal officials promise major disaster aid for Hurricane Ian survivors By Bobby Caina Calvan, Mike Schneider, Associated Press With the death toll from Hurricane Ian rising and hundreds of thousands of people without power in Florida and the Carolinas, U.S. officials vowed Sunday to unleash a massive amount of federal disaster aid as crews scrambled to rescue people… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 4:32 Floridians focus on recovery after Ian as death toll climbs By Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young As the death toll in Florida from Hurricane Ian continues to climb, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are scheduled to visit the state on Wednesday, after a visit Monday to Puerto Rico, which is still reeling in… Continue watching
Oct 02 Pine Island residents recount horror of being trapped as Ian bore down By Gerald Herbert, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Paramedics and volunteers with a group that rescues people after natural disasters went door to door Saturday on Florida's devastated Pine Island, offering to evacuate residents who spoke of the terror of riding out Hurricane Ian in flooded homes and howling winds. Continue reading