Oct 13 Watch 11:12 Florida could soon restore voting rights to over 1 million felony offenders By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green This Election Day, more than six million Americans will be unable to vote due to a felony conviction. A quarter of those people live in Florida, which has some of the most restrictive laws regarding felony disenfranchisement in the country. Continue watching
Oct 13 Formerly convicted Florida residents sound off on voter disenfranchisement By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green On Nov. 6, more than six million Americans will be unable to vote because of a felony conviction on their records. More than a quarter of them live in Florida. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 8:16 Florida resident surveys 'total devastation' from Hurricane Michael The death toll from Hurricane Michael reached at least 13 people and is expected to climb. Many of those who did survive don’t have water or power. Grocery stores and gas stations in the hardest hit areas remain closed. Judy… Continue watching
Oct 12 Hurricane Michael's deadly toll spreads from Florida to Virginia By Russ Bynum, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Search and rescue teams looked for bodies through a ruined landscape of smashed homes and piles of sand Friday, while more deaths were reported in Virginia, 600 miles from where Hurricane Michael made landfall. Continue reading
Oct 12 Hurricane Michael's destruction, by the numbers By Associated Press There will be nothing quick about Florida’s recovery from the hurricane. Here's a closer look at the storm's devastation. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 7:11 Parts of Florida Panhandle unreachable after Hurricane Michael Along the Florida Panhandle, Hurricane Michael wreaked catastrophic damage. Winds of 155 miles per hour slammed into Mexico Beach and Panama City. Over a million people are without power, emergency responders are challenged by the loss of cell phone service… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 5:19 'I fear the worst,' says Fla. senator of Hurricane Michael damage Hurricane Michael, considered the most powerful hurricane to hit the Florida Panhandle, has left buildings flattened, trees snapped and entire towns unreachable by land. Judy Woodruff speaks with Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., for the latest on the damage he’s seen… Continue watching
Oct 11 Why Hurricane Michael took everyone by surprise and what to expect after it's gone By Nsikan Akpan, Julia Griffin At the moment, the reported links between Hurricane Michael and climate change are murky, at best. Continue reading
Oct 11 Hurricane Michael leaves path of destruction, kills at least two people By Jay Reeves, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press The third-most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in recorded history left a wide path of destruction across Florida and Georgia, destroying homes and shopping centers and felling trees that killed at least two people. And it's not done… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:58 Hurricane Michael slams Florida, FEMA warns power 'off for multiple weeks' Hurricane Michael made landfall Wednesday, lashing the Gulf Coast with Category 4 winds and dangerous storm surge. The storm is plowing through Georgia, then the Carolinas, which are still recovering from Hurricane Florence. Amna Nawaz discusses the impacts of the… Continue watching