Sep 11 WATCH: In Florida, ‘it’s going to be a long road’ to recovery after Irma, governor says By Erica R. Hendry It’s unclear how much the damage from Irma will cost, Florida Gov. Rick Scott said. Continue reading
Sep 11 WATCH: White House says Trump ‘was right’ to fire Comey By Associated Press White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Trump's decision was justified given Comey's conduct after the decision. She is accusing the former FBI director of "giving false testimony," ''leaking privileged information to journalists" and politicizing his investigation. Continue reading
Sep 11 Floridians assess damages as weakening Hurricane Irma heads north By Larisa Epatko As dawn broke Monday, residents of southern Florida awoke to see what Hurricane Irma left in its wake, including flooded streets and homes, crumpled gas stations and downed trees. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 24:55 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Sept. 10, 2017 By PBS News Hour 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. Continue watching
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