Biden visits Florida as cleanup from Hurricane Idalia is underway
President Joe Biden visited Florida to assess damage days after Hurricane Idalia made landfall and left thousands without power.
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President Joe Biden visited Florida to assess damage days after Hurricane Idalia made landfall and left thousands without power.
As communities start the cleanup process following Idalia, 75,000 are still left without power. They're told it could be weeks.
Idalia made landfall as a powerful hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast before being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved across Georgia and into the Carolinas.
Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane over the Big Bend region of Florida, before continuing along its path toward Georgia and the Carolinas.
Hurricane Idalia caused heavy damage to Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing dangerous flooding to the streets from Tampa to Tallahassee.
CBS News’ Jason Allen has a live survey of the damage from Steinhatchee, Florida.
Idalia has now been downgraded to a tropical storm as it passes through Georgia and into South Carolina. CBS News' Jason Allen reports.
The National Hurricane Center said Idalia was weakening but water levels could reach as high as 16 feet in some areas.
The big concern in the hurricane is storm surge – which is predicted to top 15 feet in some areas. At least 28 Florida counties are under evacuation orders. CBS News’ Jason Allen reports from Crystal River, Florida, and CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has a forecast for the storm.
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The helicopter was being prepared for possible search and rescue missions. Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida's gulf shore in the next few days.
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The husband of an Elk Grove Village woman who died while parasailing in the Florida Keys last year is speaking out for the first time about the deadly incident.
The husband of an Elk Grove Village woman who died while parasailing in the Florida Keys last year is speaking out for the first time about the deadly incident. A new lawsuit also has been filed in the case against the resort, boat captain, and mate involved in the May 2022 death of Supraja Alaparthi.
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