President Biden to travel to Puerto Rico and Florida in aftermath of Fiona, Ian
President Biden approved major disaster declarations for Florida and Puerto Rico, which has freed up federal funding to assist in recovery efforts for both.
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President Biden approved major disaster declarations for Florida and Puerto Rico, which has freed up federal funding to assist in recovery efforts for both.
The largest barrier island off Florida's Gulf Coast has no power or running water.
FEMA and U.S. Coast Guard officials said about 4,000 people have been rescued in Florida by local, state and federal authorities.
At least 28 people died due to the storm, and many more were left without a home.
According to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, recovering from Hurricane Ian could take the state years. The powerful storm struck southwest Florida as a Category 4 on Wednesday, with 150 mph winds and catastrophic flooding. Kris Van Cleave is in Fort Myers with more.
Just two days after Hurricane Ian demolished parts of southwest and central Florida, the powerful storm took aim at South Carolina. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassman is in Myrtle Beach with the latest.
Ian was expected to weaken Saturday and "dissipate early Sunday," the National Hurricane Center reported.
South Carolina's coast was the latest to be hit by Hurricane Ian. The storm caused "catastrophic" flooding in some places and residents had to be rescued. Mark Strassmann has the latest.
The Coast Guard has helped rescue more than 100 people across Florida. Omar Villafranca flew with the Coast Guard as it surveyed the most devastated areas.
Search and rescue teams are uncovering scenes of enormous loss in the aftermath.
Neighborhoods in Orlando are flooded after getting more than a foot of rain. A longtime resident said she's never seen flooding like this in her neighborhood and doesn't have flood insurance. Meg Oliver shares more.
A number of humanitarian organizations are on the ground in Florida to help those affected by Hurricane Ian. Team Rubicon is clearing trees and debris from roads after the storm. Art delaCruz, the chief executive officer of Team Rubicon, discusses the humanitarian efforts on the ground.
Officials are starting to assess the extensive damage left behind in Florida by Hurricane Ian. Leiloni Stainsby, FEMA's assistant administrator for the office of response and recovery, joins CBS News to discuss the agency's ongoing efforts in the aftermath of the deadly storm.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, Florida Sen. Rick Scott, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Krebs and more will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.
Major flooding and high winds from Hurricane Ian have badly damaged and destroyed homes across Florida, and many Floridians will file insurance claims as the state recovers. George Ball, chairman of Sanders Morris Harris, discusses the best way to approach filing these claims.
Ian regained its hurricane status late on Thursday when it hit open water along Florida's Atlantic coast. The storm is now battering the coast of the Carolinas as it approaches landfall. CBS News correspondent Michael George is just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, in Folly Beach where the effects of Hurricane Ian are already being felt.
"We can only pray our crews find them so their families and loved ones can rest," the Coast Guard said.
Markets closed down Friday, closing the worst September for stocks since 2008. CBS News anchors Nikki Battiste and Elaine Quijano speak with Tim Pagliara, chief investment officer of CapWealth, about what drove trading.
Countless Floridians are seeing immense devastation in their neighborhoods after Hurricane Ian hit the state. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers spoke with Alethea Shapiro on sheltering in place as the storm swept through.
Recovery efforts are just beginning after Hurricane Ian tore through Florida. CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins Nikki Batiste and Elaine Quijano with the latest from Fort Myers.
CBS News national correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers to show the scope of the damage and destruction left behind by Hurricane Ian as residents begin cleanup efforts.
Many Florida airports that were closed earlier in the week because of Hurricane Ian are reopening Friday morning, but that process may not be quick. CBS News senior travel adviser Peter Greenberg joins "CBS News Mornings" to explain complications with the reopening, as well as what travelers should know if Ian affected their travel plans.
As climate change progresses, reports show it makes hurricanes more destructive and intense. Gabriel Vecchi, a geoscience professor, director of The High Meadows Environmental Institute and deputy director of the Cooperative Institute for Modeling the Earth System at Princeton University, joins "CBS News Mornings" to detail how climate change is impacting hurricanes and what can be done in response to the more severe natural disasters.
CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver reports and joins Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss the rescue and recovery efforts along Florida's Atlantic coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane Ian is barreling down on the South Carolina coast with life-threatening storm surge and damaging winds expected. CBS News senior weather producer David Parkinson joins Anne-Marie Green to share the latest update from the National Hurricane Center.