it's hit a string of cities, chuck and it's not over yet, right? >> no. the wind has been coming down -- these are pictures -- video pictures from naples, florida, yesterday when the worst of the storm came ashore late afternoon into the early parts of the evening. a lot of the coastline there inundated. this is ft. lauderdale, florida, now. looks a lot calmer there in southeast florida. the winds have gone offshore across southeastern florida, ft. lauderdale and the miami area. it is going to continue to be he owe if you have any flights in or out of atlanta, you need to call your carrier. there are a mountain of cancellations there. the worst for tampa bay is the wind is coming back on shore. so yesterday you had all that wind offshore and as a result the water literally was draining out of tampa bay. that's turning now as the storm surge is

wind is spreading as far north as north georgia. i think rain stays as close as west virginia today. we'll be dry here. we'll deal with the rains from irma tomorrow and the rest of the week. otherwise, a chilly and dry start to the day. and we want to show you some of the powerful images coming out of florida this morning. this shows how strong the winds were when this monster made landfall in naples. meteorologist mike bet he is there. it hit naples with wind gusts of 142 miles per hour. if you look at this video, the hurricane passing over naples, the eyewall ever the hurricane past the most did he -- inside the eye eerily calm. it looks like a regular rainy day there. the sun did come out a

and see some of the damage that it left behind. in miami, three cranes were knocked down like they were toys, made of plastic. you can see them dangling. one from an unfinished high-rise tower. emergency crews haven't been able to secure it because it's too dangerous. they had no way to get there because the roads below are flooded because of the dangerous storm surge. >> this storm is now a category 1 packing winds of 85 miles per hour. now, this morning when the sun does come up, finally rises, we'll have a better idea how much damage hurricane irma has caused. this is what we know right now. take a look. millions of people don't have any power. they are in the dark right now. hundreds of pepco employees are headed to florida to help the ew

on. more than 160,000 people waking up in shelters. so far, no one has died in florida. but irma left 24 people dead in the caribbean. we continue to work for you. by bringing you every angle of this hurricane. start explaining how powerful the storm was. sometimes we have to show you. news 4's david colbert is in sunrise florida with the incredible sights and sounds from this florida. >> reporter: south florida has felt the wrath of irma. without my voice, i want you to experience this force of nature as we did. the sights and the sounds starting from inside this hotel.

we're going live. all of this was grass and beautiful and serene. one of the trees we were standing under 48 hours ago has tipped over. >> that same intensity ripping apart old glory, leaving the flag tattered. bringing down traffic lights and massive trees. >> you can see this is one tree that is entirely uprooted. turned on its side. look at this. some of the piping -- these are pipe snapped and pulled up with it. irma getting under south florida's skin. peeling off billboards, ripping off roofs. driving the streets, you dodge debris.

many roads flooded. as the day continues to progress and hopefully folks continue to get their power on, we will know better the damage as we survey what is left after irma. reporting from broward county, florida, i'm david culver. send it back to you. >> a sense of how intense things are down there. david culver and his photographer, they've been bringing great stories from this hurricane. just a reminder, you can watch them in the nbc washington app. later today, we'll have more reports from david as he shows us the damage left behind. and while florida is taking a big hit from irma right now, we cannot forget about the devastation that was carved out and left behind in the caribbean. islands like st. martin turned into rubble due to irma's wrath. these islands are vacation hotspots, luring americans there every year. several american families

trapped there during irma. the jackson family were one of the families. it took them one week to get back on u.s. soil. they arrived last night. the ordeal turned their time enjoying paradise into a nightmare and they'll never forget it. they're happy to be home. >> i'm really glad to be alive. it was the strongest storm i've ever endured. >> the jacksons say they're thankful to be back in the u.s. but they feel for all of those that they had to leave behind. we do want to give you another live look from florida where irma is still hitting parts of the state. we have much more on the storm throughout the hour including local electric crews headed to the sunshine state and how much of a hike you're going to see at the pump as a result of irma. check out this video. this one has a lot of you talking this morning. why these dogs running around on dry land in

lot of heads. thanks. those dogs they were actually running where tampa bay when the winds were blowing offshore, it blew the water out of tampa bay. it's a shallow bay. it would normally be 3 or 4 feet underwater. why not let the dogs play in it. the same place where the dogs were there it's under about 8 feet of water now. back here at home, it's a comfortable, dry, clear start to your morning. but a lot of mid-40s on the map. we'll talk about how nice the day is going to be coming up on the other side of these important words. also ahead, he's not exactly person you would expect to see with a black eye. how the pope got a shiner. it's a story that you do not want to miss. how one mother's tragic loss made life possible f he's ouror pediatrician, dr. ralph northam.

went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away.

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glad to see you. here's a look at the other stories we're following. [ speaking foreign language ] >> if you see pictures of pope francis with a black eye today, that is why. the pope hit his

beam of his pope-mobile yesterday as he rode the streets in colombia. he is okay and continued that trip. he suffered a bruise and blood dropped on to his white cloak. she wants to be a trailblazer. cara mundt is a new miss america. she says someday she wants to be the first female governor for the state. the third runner-up came close. the talent portion had a lot of you talking with a saxophone performance and a ventriloquist show among the acts. walk off homer. the nationals are the champions of the national league east. >> big day for nats fans. there you have it. thanks to a win by atlanta, the nats taking care of business against the philli.

champions. it's their second year in a row winning the division. the nats are the first team to clinch a spot in the playoffs. go nats. the season isn't over yet. the nats start a three-game series at home against atlanta on tuesday. this is normally entirely underwater. >> yeah. it normally is. you can see a much different scene here. this is tampa bay and yes, those dogs running around there as hurricane irma continues to pound south florida. eerie sights like this continue to pop up. city officials are warning neighbors that even though the water has temporarily receded, it is dangerous to walk in the bay right now and chuck, the storm surge, flash flooding that's a big concern for parts of the state. >> absolutely. that offshore wind really blew the water out of tampa bay. that's one. big risks for going out into storms like that, you never know when the water may come back. back here at home, it's a

put on the kids. maybe a light jacket early this morning. temperatures in the 40s 50s and we'll be in the 70s later today. we'll talk about irma in a few more minutes. she lost her daughter way too long. because of her, another woman got her life back. the heartwarming story of an organ donation

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15 minutes after the 4:00 a.m. hour. we continue to follow irma as the category 1 hurricane makes its way across florida. every state will start feeling its wrath as well as we look at the radar there and also a live look from ft. lauderdale. we're going to check back in with chuck bell shortly. breaking news to report. at least eight people are dead in plano, texas. that's northeast of dallas. when the officer arrived, he went inside. he confronted the suspected shooter and ended up killing him. two others were injured in that shooting, we know. still working on a possible ve

after the historic earthquake in mexico. this was the scene they celebrated in open air mass. the homily was delivered on wooden pews carried out of the church. that's because many were too afraid to go inside. two of the country's southern states. today, the country will pause to remember those killed on september 11th. thousands of people are expected to gather at ground zero to pay their respects. president trump and the first lady will lead a moment of silence at the white house and vice president pence will be near shanksville, pennsylvania at the memorial. zufrjts now to a

now to an emotional reunion. samantha justice, 20 years old, she was a donor and her organs helped save five lives. >> i got the phone call from the maryland state police. >> it's the phone call no parent ever wants. ray and angela's daughter samantha had been in a crash. >> she was the sweetest, sweetest young girl. >> if she found money on the street, she would stop and give them whatever she had. >> samantha wasn't done giving. >> would give my daughter's -- she got a letter from a stranger named jackie. >> samantha saved my life on june 21st. her lungs continue to breathe for me.

because of samantha. >> it's because of samantha that they and jackie are coming together. >> jackie's battled lung disease her whole life. she spent months in a coma. nurses say she came within one day of dying. >> i know there's a part of my daughter in you. you've got to be a beautiful soul. >> i don't know how to put into words. it's not even close to -- i brought a stethoscope with me. >> that's my baby in there. >> i felt my daughter, something that i've not been able to feel. >> helping all to feel and breathe a little better. it's samantha's -- aimee cho, news 4. we know that jackie continues her

we want to check in with chuck bell. it's 4:19. starting off dry on this monday morning. >> we have to wait at least 24 more hours, one more dry day before showery weather off and on returns to our area on tuesday and it might be a while before we can really get rain out of forecast. enjoy your dry monday today. of course, we're watching irma across the peninsula of florida here. the circulation coming unwound a bit, which is certainly good news. heavy rain now across much of north florida and southern georgia. on-shore winds back into tampa bay. we' we showed you that video of the dogs. the wind is blowing the water back in. as far north as i think the rain shield is going to make it today. as far southwestern georgia may be to south hill virginia.

for us today. here's future weather. we'll see a gradual increase in cloud cover. here's 7:00 tonight. skies, plenty of sunshine early. filtered sunshine at that. more clouds coming in later today. dry on our future weather model. here's 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. there's the leading edge of those rain showers. tomorrow will be the first day we need the umbrellas back. unfortunately, once we get the umbrellas out tomorrow, we might have several days in a row with rain chances. enjoy today. off to a cool start. 40s in the shenandoah valley. mid-50s around town. if you're planning out our monday, plan a nice one. high of 75 degrees. down at 7:22. we'll take a look at future weather through the rest of the week and i'll partner up with my buddy sheena in a few minutes. making monday a little bit easier. thanks, chuck. we have seen the satellite images of irma and the wild vi o

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category 1 hurricane, the storm is continuing north along florida's western coast. storm surge and flash flooding still a big concern from this storm. as we keep an eye on irma's impact on the state of florida, it leaves behind a trail of destruction in the caribbean. homes, businesses x neighborhoods no longer recognizable. nbc's joe fryer has a look at the most memorable images from irma's fury. >> these are the faces of hurricane irma. victims who found themselves in the long path of a heartless storm forever connected by what they've endured. looking at the damage, it's

territories are american or briti british, french or dutch. the hurricane did not discriminate. in cuba -- in haiti, the storm reduced poe eggs sessissessions could be carried. in bermuda, 95% of the property on this island is damaged or destroyed. all of it caused by a hurricane with category 5 wind gusts that were twice as swift as a major league fastball. from above it's hard to tell what is a house and what was a house. where do you begin when homes and businesses are reduced to piles of kindling and cars are flipped over as if they were matchbox toys. now in the aftermath, a new evacuation as families look to escape storm ravaged islands. in st. martin, a mom comforts her child

already so many across the caribbean feel forgotten as all eyes turn to florida wsh the hurricane's frightening force is on the march. families are hunkering down in the safest places they can find. like this utility closet. the human spirit every bit as powerful as the storm. joe fryer, nbc news, tampa. so much healing and rebuilding ahead for so many. the time now is 4:26. "news4 today" continues right now with aaron and eun. that breaking news. hurricane irma, take a look at your screen right now. storm continues to grow throughout the state of florida. >> on the right, video from naples, florida, this morning. this morning, things are starting to calm down after an incredible night there. the storm surge is still what has a lot o

morning. 4:27 about now. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. i'm eun yang. we're tracking the latest on hurricane irma. first we want a check on the weather here as well as a look at your monday morning commute. >> wtop's jack taylor is here but first we'll take a look at the weather. >> good morning. it's cool outside this morning. >> nice and chilly outside. i love this. take a week off, work a week, take a week off. i love this pattern. >> not going to happen again soon? >> i'll take it nonetheless. welcome back everybody. temperatures are in the 40s and 50s. sheen will will update you on irma. into the low 70s by the early parts of the afternoon. highs today, low to mid-70s. enjoy the dry weather while we can.

rain chances sneak back in here after lunchtime tomorrow. so sunny, 75 today. jack taylor, no complaints allowed. hey chuck, good morning. we're coming out of the beltway. georgia avenue after you pass the interchange. two right lanes are getting by. that should be in the clearing stages. we have work on the the inner loop of the beltway. that's two left lanes getting by. the beltway is blocked down there but volume is light. not causing a delay. we'll give you a live look at 270 southbound. crews have been working in this camera a second ago. they backed up through the camera picking up the cones from the right side of the roadway. so by the time you hit the roads, there should be nothing in your way out of frederick towards germantown. back to you.

you can see how strong the winds were. this monster made landfall in naples. mike bettes barely able to stay on his feet. wind gusts of is 42 miles per hour. >> now look at this video from ten minutes later when the eye of the hurricane was passing over naples. the eyewall of the hurricane passed the -- inside the eye is eerily calm. it looks like a regular rainy day. the sun came out a bit and the people were able to walk around and see some of the damage. >> this is miami where cranes were knocked over like they were plastic. they were dangling from an unfinished high-rise tower. workers can't secure it because it's too dangerous andhe

roads are flooded below because of the storm surge. let's give you a big picture of the irma right now. >> a staggering number of people don't have power. 4.8 million, nearly one quarter of the entire state. >> hundreds of thousands had to leave their homes behind. more than 160,000 people are waking up in shelters today. no one has died. >> angie goff is at the live desk with new video we're getting of the damage and what comes next. angie? >> that's what we want to look at. we want to see what this thing has done. as you mentioned, eun, new video to show you. irma blasted naples. one person sending a drone up to see what happened. take a look from above. so much wreckage there. flooding as well. the wind still blowing this hour. major infrastructure damage may be the biggest problem. right now, we know from here. hundreds of pepco employees are headed to florida to help the crews try to get the lights back on