captioning funded by cbs it's wednesday, september 13th, 2017. this is the "cbs morning news." cleaning up after irma's wrath. many people in florida are heading back home to see what's left, and power crews are working overtime to restore electricity to millions across the state. pushing for reform, the trump administration is turning its focus to doing something that hasn't been done in three decades, changing tax laws. we do have one more thing

>> with that, apple revealed the iphone x. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. it will be a long while before life returns to what was normal in florida, but there is some progress to report in the recovery efforts from hurricane irma. here is the latest. the number of people without electricity is now 4.3 million, though it could take ten or more days before power is fully restored. airports have begun limited operations and most curfews have been lifted. more than 24 deaths have been related to hurricane irma in the u.s. three people died from carbon monoxide at a home in orlando. 25% o the homes were

destroyed. there is no phone service and there's a shortage of food and fuel. hena daniels has more. some residents are not allowed back in until conditions improve. for the vast ma just returning, they're finding damage and destruction at their homes and businesses. mike stayed inside his restaurant in the florida keys when irma struck trying to stave off as much damage as possible by hand. rescue and recovery efforts aided by the navy and one of its aircraft carriers is under way. it was a category 4 when it struck here. federal officials estimate one quarter of all homes in the keys were destroyed. nearly two thirds of the rest have major damage. >> there are three units that disappeared into the ground or behind it.

i don't know how it collapsed. >> here, the cleanup is under way. this nun with a chainsaw is going viral. for some it could take weeks before power is restore. police in marian county police say intersections like this one, man was killed because traffic lights are out. >> and residents in miami where a crane was dangling had to stay away until they could secure it. the president and first lady are scheduled to visit florida and survey the damage tomorrow. in the caribbean, at least 37 deaths are blamed on irma. 11 of those on the island of st. martin and four on the dutch side. french president emmanuel macron

and the dutch president visited. the dutch red cross says at least 200 people are missing. some survivors arrived in puerto rico. >> the most terrifying storm i've ever been through. my hotel room was a foot deep in water. other hotel rooms in the same building were toadally destroyed. >> there are limited communications, shortages of food and water. the dutch president says he's been through war zones but never saw anything like this. a telethon for hurricane harvey earned more than $14 million. >> whatever you can donate, even a couple of bucksing it will all make a difference. one of the many celebrities who participated in the hand in hand telethon, the hour-long show aired on broadcast, cable

and digital platforms including cbs. charlie rose, norah o'donnell, and gayle king all participated. president trump is looking for a bipartisan deal on tax reform. he met with senators for both parties last night. but a tax cut comes to a budget plan. >> reporter: they're try to reform the tax system for the first time in three decades. >> i'm incredibly hopeful we're going to get this done by the end of the year. >> reporter: on tuesday they met with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and gop leaders of the budget committee. they're still writing the bill so the details are thin. but the goals are clear. >> keeping jobs in the country, keeping our companies competitive and making our tax code simpler than it is today. >> president trump is also

working to sell his tax bill. he hosted a group of senators for dinner tuesday night here at the white house. >> the administration is clear. we want to sit down with anybody who's serious about sitting down and providing real relief. >> the guest list included john thune, john toomey, app and orrin match. >> if we have the right plan that grows the economy and helps midterm, everybody should be interested in that. >> making them the most likely to work with the president on his agenda. weijia jiang, cbs news, the white house. ahead on "cbs this morning," west virginia senator joe manchin, one of the three democrats who talked taxes with the president last night. the supreme court let stand the trump administration's ban

on most refugees. the justices agreed to block a lower court ruling that would have allowed up to 24,000 refugees into the country before the end of october. the lower court ruling would have allowed the refugees to enter the u.s. if a resettlement agency sponsored them. the woman who helped end the ban on same-sex marriage in this country has died. edith windsor was 86 years old. she brought a case to the supreme court that struck down the law for same-sex marriage. the justice department won't prosecute the baltimore police officers involved in the arrest of freddie gray who died in custody. ray's neck was broken in the back of a police wagon in 2015. he was handcuffed and shackled, but he was not wearing a seatbelt. six officers were charged by state prosecutors, but none of them were convicted. apple unveiled the latest

versions of the iphone including the iphone x. it has a bigger display, higher resolution, and a much higher price. john blackstone reports. >> reporter: after presenting new versions of the apple watch and apple tv, tim cook, ceo, introduced the latest iphone using the phrase of the company's founder steve jobs. >> one more thing. >> reporter: the iphone x is glass edge to edge, and uses facial recognition which in its trial presentation it failed. that didn't discourage larry. did apple impress enough? >> i think apple succeeded. >> reporter: the emoji talks to

you. it's $999. ten years ago the smartphone itself never occurred to anyone perhaps but steve jobs. >> and we're calling it iphone. today apple is going to reinvent the phone. >> reporter: though jobs died in 2011 his impact is undeniable. john las ter built the animated film company pixar with jobs. >> any tiny detail of the product and steve jobs is still here. it's really special. >> reporer: for those of us who were there at the launch ten years ago, apple's phone -- in ten years the iphone has become thinner, smarter, and better looking, unlike me, but there's a cure for that on the floeb. john blackstone, cbs news. well, coming up on the "morning news," seattle's mayor steps down.

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our top stories this morning, president trump is looking for tax reform and reaching out to democrats to cut a deal. a bipartisan group of senators had dinner with mr. trump last night, but before there is a tax overhaul, there has to be a budget deal. republican lawmakers say that any tax rewrite cannot add to the national debt. and a federal officials estimate hurricane irma destroyed or damaged 90% of the homes in the florida keys. some residents were allowed to return, but there is no power, water, or fuel. statewide, more than 4 million people remain without electricity. at least 24 deaths are blamed on the storm in this country. and residents of florida,

georgia, and south carolina are now going through what the texas gulf coast has lived with since hurricane harvey. omar villafranca reports from houston. >> reporter: nearly three weeks after harvey drowned the city, people like mike craig are still digging through the debris and realizing just how much they lost. two feet of water soaked everything including the family piano. >> it was my wife'sing the something that was very valuable to her. >> reporter: life remains difficult for many. 5,000 are still sleeping in red cross shelters. pdamaged. 130,000 properties are overall, some 223,000 people have applied for federal harvey assistance with $305 million already approved. but what lies beneath the floodwaters is becoming a growing concern. along with exposure to mold, toxins are floating around too.

tesla floodwaters conducted by rice university show some waters are contaminated with lead and arsenic as well as e. coli found in some areas at levels 130 times that considered safe. >> what we're see are bacteria levels rufrly 20 times, 30 times higher than what we're seeing right outside the same place. >> is it going to get worse? >> yes. i think so. >> reporter: there are also 43 toxic superfund sites and the epa says two need further evaluation including one half a mile from greg moss's home. he's worried about any runoff. >> what will they do to your property? >> it's going to poison it some more. >> reporter: other concerns are mosquitos carrying zika and west nile. in other areas they're going

have to spray by air. omar villafranca, cbs news, houston. well, coming up on "cbs this morning," carter evans takes us on a ride-along with the coast guard in florida as they carry out recovery efforts following hurricane irma. plus the latest on the houston realtor murdered during hurricane harvey and her ex-husband who allegedly confessed to the killing. >> and we'll speak with a college student in kentucky who said a class maitd targeted her on facebook for deportation. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. vk vk -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com we're here when you're ready.

♪ hurricane survivor get a little help from hollywood's biggest stars as residents return home to survey the devastation in the florida keys. and remnants of the irma are about to make their way in our area, katie's tracking the rain when it arrives and how long you may need your umbrella. today's wednesday september 13th good morning i'm jim donovan. i'm jan carabao, rahel solomon is off today. lets check the forecast with katie and traffic with meisha, good morning. >> good morning, welcome. >> we're looking outside we have lots of construction on the schuylkill. we have an accident on the pennsylvania turnpike