Irma's fury on display
There was an odd sight on Florida's west coast as baywaters temporarily receded as Irma pulled them out of sea. Carter Evans reports.
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There was an odd sight on Florida's west coast as baywaters temporarily receded as Irma pulled them out of sea. Carter Evans reports.
Flooding and strong winds aren't the only threat in Fort Lauderdale as tornadoes become a growing concern. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Irma's hurricane-force winds punished downtown Miami. Up to 5 feet of storm surged into Miami's downtown business district. High winds snapped two construction cranes on buildings 2 miles apart. By late morning, first responders had to stop answering 911 calls. People who defied Miami-Dade's evacuation order were on their own. Mark Strassman reports.
CBS Boston's chief meteorologist Eric Fisher joins "CBS Evening News" with more on Hurricane Irma's forecast.
The Florida Keys were first to bear the full force of Irma. The storm made its first landfall in Cudjoe Key as a Category 4 Hurricane. Elaine Quijano reports.
CBS News Radio correspondent Steve Futterman joins CBSN by phone from Naples, Florida, where he reports power shortages, strong winds and limited visibility. Futterman says a main concern is when the storm surge will hit. Officials expect a 15-foot wave to hit and major flooding to follow.
Hurricane Irma made landfall Sunday morning in the lower Keys, east of Key West as a Category 4 -- and again Sunday afternoon on Marco Island, just south of Naples, as a Category 3. Irma is now a Category 2, with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. The heaviest rain is in the Keys where they could get as much as 20 inches. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Naples Mayor Bill Barnett says storm surge and wind gusts continues to be a major concern for the Florida city. He says residents have emailed him saying they have no power but homes and shelters remain intact.
CBS News' Paula Reid, joining CBSN from the White House, says President Trump is pleased with first responders. One major concern is whether or not FEMA has the funding needed to respond to natural disasters like Irma.
CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti says emergency vehicles have been pulled off the road because conditions are too dangerous. People are urged to stay inside as Hurricane Irma lashes Florida.
Bill Read, former director of the National Hurricane Center, said storm surge and strong gusts of winds are the most threatening aspects of Hurricane Irma. He joins CBSN by phone.
President Trump appeared outside the White House Sunday with first lady Melania Trump. He spoke about the federal government's response to Hurricane Irma and said he will survey the damage in Florida "very soon." Watch the president's full comments.
North Collier Fire Control and Rescue District Chief James Cunningham, who joins CBSN by phone Sunday, urged people to stay inside and allow first responders to get out and assess damage from Hurricane Irma. First responders will wait for winds to go below 45 mph to assess communities.
John Rinkenbaugh is holding his own in Fort Myers, Florida. He decided to stay because he didn't have enough time to board up his business and evacuate. He joins CBSN by phone to explain how he is hunkered down along the Gulf Coast.
At least three are dead and more than 1.4 million residents are without power as monster storm Irma makes landfall in the Florida Keys. CBS News' Anthony Mason anchors the coverage.
CBS News' Elaine Quijano joins CBSN from Florida City, Florida -- a city that felt the wrath of Hurricane Irma even before the center of the storm made landfall. She describes the raging winds and rain.
Parts of coastal Florida were feeling the wrath of Hurricane Irma early Sunday, after the storm's eyewall reached the Florida Keys. CBS News' Meg Oliver joins CBSN from Doral, Florida, just northwest of Miami, with more on the powerful winds and rains.
CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann joins CBSN from Miami with more on the severe weather conditions before Hurricane Irma directly hits the city.
Our team of correspondents in Miami, Florida City, Fort Lauderdale, St. Pete's beach, Naples, Fort Myers and Tampa are covering Hurricane Irma's brutal hit on Florida Sunday morning.
People have taken special care to make sure Florida's animals are evacuated ahead of Hurricane Irma's landfall. Adriana Diaz spoke to the man at the helm of Orlando's Central Florida Zoo who told her how his experience at another zoo during Hurricane Katrina taught him a valuable lesson.
Hurricane Irma is hammering the Florida Keys and south Florida. Lonnie Quinn, chief weathercaster at CBS New York, joins "CBS This Morning" to offer the latest look at Irma's path.
As Hurricane Irma lashes Florida with heavy rain and wind, Carol Walterson Stroud of Key West stayed back with her family despite a mandatory evacuation order in the region. She tells "CBS This Morning" why she decided to stay back.
While there has been a mass exodus of Florida residents fleeing the approaching Hurricane Irma, many remain in its path. Aside from immediate safety concerns, there's the issue of health care during and after the storm hits. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss how telemedicine services can be used in emergency situations.
Florida residents making final preparations before Hurricane Irma is set to hit. The Category 4 storm is currently heading north from the Caribbean. Dr. Michael Brennan, chief hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, joins CBSN with the latest.
White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert spoke to reporters at Friday's White House press briefing about preparations for Hurricane Irma's arrival in Florida. Watch his full remarks.
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