Biden: Hurricane Ian "could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida's history"
Federal Emergency Management Agency officials briefed the president on the massive storm Thursday.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency officials briefed the president on the massive storm Thursday.
We are seeing more of the catastrophic damage that Ian is causing across the state of Florida. More than 2.5 million homes and businesses are without power, and huge areas are affected by flooding. CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins us from Fort Myers, Florida, with a firsthand look at the extent of the damage.
"We are heart sick and devastated, but our community will prove to be so much stronger than Ian," Mayor Holly Smith said of the island, which has been cut off from Florida's mainland.
Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, made landfall just after 3 p.m. Wednesday in Cayo Costa, Florida. CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins Lana Zak and Tanya Rivero with the latest from Tampa. Then CBS News meteorologist David Parkinson has the latest on where the storm is headed next.
The entire west coast of Florida is bracing for widespread damage and record flooding in what could be the biggest storm to hit the state in years. Millions of residents are under evacuation orders as Gov. Ron DeSantis called a potential storm surge "life-threatening." Omar Villafranca has the latest.
Florida officials said Tuesday that Hurricane Ian is expected to hit the state's west coast Wednesday as a Category 3 storm. Watch the press conference.
Evacuation orders are underway for hundreds of thousands in Florida as Hurricane Ian gains strength. Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency. Omar Villafranca has the latest.
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Hurricane Ian is rapidly intensifying as it churns its way through the Caribbean. Forecasters expect the storm to grow stronger in the coming days before making landfall along Florida's west coast later this week. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has more.
Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the whole state, which is at risk of major flash flooding this week.
CBS News was given rare access to a new mobile processing center in El Paso, Texas, that's seeing an average of 1,500 migrants a day. About half of them fled from Venezuela's authoritarian regime. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
A company hired to arrange flights to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts for migrants has been linked to an adviser for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Lawrence Mower, a reporter for the Miami Herald and the Tampa Bay Times, joined CBS News to break down the significance of this connection.
The transport of migrants by Republican officials has raised questions about border policies, who the migrants are and whether the states' actions are legal.
One Venezuelan mother traveling with her husband and their 11-year-old child said she "felt helpless, defrauded, and desperate" after arriving in Martha's Vineyard.
The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said it had launched a probe into the operation, which it said transported migrants who had been housed at a shelter in San Antonio to Florida and subsequently to the Massachusetts island.
A Texas sheriff has launched a criminal investigation into the legality of Florida officials sending migrants to Martha's Vineyard. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green speaks with Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal, executive director of Lawyers for Civil Rights, who is calling for federal prosecutors to take action.
Republican governors are defending efforts to transport migrants from the southern border to Democrat-led cities in northern parts of the country. Tatiana Laborde, managing director at SAMU First Response, discussed the experience of these migrants as they arrive in places like Washington, D.C., or New York City.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are "treating people like livestock" by transporting migrants to northern cities.
Governors of Republican border states such as Florida and Texas are continuing to bus and fly migrants to Democrat-led cities and states in protest of the Biden administration’s immigration policies. Michael George has the latest.
The White House is blasting Republican governors who are transporting asylum-seekers to Democratic-led cities. This comes after dozens of migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Elaine Quijano reports.
Migrants who were sent by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Martha's Vineyard left a church shelter for a military base on Cape Cod, where they will live temporarily. DeSantis defended his actions after facing criticism. Elaine Quijano has the latest.
As of Friday, Republican officials in Texas and Arizona had sent 295 buses with approximately 13,000 migrants to Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago, all cities with Democratic mayors.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken credit for flying dozens of migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Nikki McCann Ramirez, a news and politics reporter for Rolling Stone magazine, joined Meg Oliver and Tanya Rivero to discuss her new article that explores whether the controversial tactic could be a violation of federal law.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he had dozens of migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard as part of an effort to transport migrants to so-called "sanctuary states." CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez breaks down the challenges the Massachusetts island is facing as it deals with the situation.