Oct 11 In an already unpredictable year, back-to-back hurricanes reshape 2024 presidential campaign By Josh Boak, Associated Press The unprecedented back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, both of whom devoted part of their Thursdays to tackling questions about the storms. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Biden and Harris discuss federal response after Helene and Milton strike U.S. By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held a briefing Friday at the White House on the federal response and recovery in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Continue reading
Oct 11 Residents repair their homes and clean up after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida By Julio Cortez, Kate Payne, Haven Daley, Associated Press The hurricane spared Tampa a direct hit, and the lethal storm surge that scientists feared never materialized. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:58 Floridians tally damage after Hurricane Milton leaves path of destruction By William Brangham, Sam Weber, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz, Jackson Hudgins More than three million customers are without power after Hurricane Milton blew through Florida and caused widespread flooding along its west coast and inland. The hurricane and its fierce winds cut a path of destruction across many cities and towns. Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 4:30 FEMA official details federal response strategy after 2 major hurricanes By Geoff Bennett For a closer look at the federal response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene, Geoff Bennett spoke with Keith Turi, acting associate administrator for response and recovery at FEMA. Continue watching
Oct 10 WATCH: Biden gives update on recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton strikes Florida By Josh Boak, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday publicly admonished Donald Trump, telling his predecessor to “get a life, man” and try to help people impacted by a pair of devastating hurricanes rather than spreading misinformation about the federal response. Continue reading
Oct 10 Milton slams Florida’s west coast, but Tampa spared from direct hit By Terry Spencer, Kate Payne, Associated Press Milton caused at least four deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit. The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm in… Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Florida recovers from Hurricane Milton By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said at Thursday's White House briefing that the government has “the capability and the capacity to respond to and recover from multiple simultaneous disasters” in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 7:47 Florida braced for brutal impact from Hurricane Milton By William Brangham, Geoff Bennett, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Weber, Courtney Norris Hurricane Milton is on track to make landfall in Florida overnight and poses a major threat to coastal cities like Tampa, Ft. Myers, Sarasota and St. Petersburg. Milton's outer bands have already hit the state and triggered a few tornadoes. Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 5:43 St. Petersburg mayor discusses threat of catastrophic and historic storm surge from Milton By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins St. Petersburg is one of the Florida cities in the path of Hurricane Milton. Amna Nawaz discussed storm preparations with Mayor Ken Welch. Continue watching