but the storm slammed charleston, south carolina. look at these scenes. ten-foot storm surge sending a rush of water into the streets. overnight, what's left of irma spreading its rain across the southeast. the downpours swamping charleston, south carolina, this morning. >> yeah, waves. >> reporter: a homeowner recording video as small waves roll through his front yard and several feet of water surround this restaurant, the strong winds toppling trees near atlanta, a close call for this driver escaping disaster as a falling tree nearly hits her car. in jacksonville, florida, the worst flooding in decades. the storm surge pushing the st. john's river nearly six feet above normal surpassing the record set by hurricane dora in 1965. the coast guard releasing these pictures overnight after they rescued more than 100 people and myrtle beach clearly not prepared for the storm. the papers inside this newspaper machine surrounded by water, with the ironic headline myrtle beach out of storm's path. and the extended flooding continues this morning in charleston, sou

. >>> we're showing you right now charleston, south carolina, trying to show you charleston, south carolinaere you can see over that reporter's shoulder you can see the waves really starting to kick up there. the winds clearly starting to pick up. this is moments ago, this video came in. again, this is charleston, south carolina, starting to feel the first effects of hurricane irma. the first bands of hurricane irma as it starts to march that direction. this is a monster storm as we have said over and over again and it continues to march basically up the entire state of florida and irma, though, has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but let's make no mistake, it is still dangerous. look at the video we showed you from south carolina and it's left a massive path of destruction in its wake. bill weier returned to a restaurant, a bar in key largo, to get a firsthand look at the devastation that was left behind by irma's wrath. watch this. >> i've never seen anything like this before. we did the interview right here. that was the bar. after the interview my crew, we sat right here and ate sh

the cathedral called for them to be removed after a shooting at a black church in charleston south carolina. >> the happiest place on earth could soon be forced to close its gates. >> and there's more bad news concerning the uncertain future of several big name retailers. >> as we head to break, live look outside across the region. time is 4:51, 60 degrees. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪

downtown charleston, south carolina now under a flash flood emergency. waters in the harbor, peaking at nearly 10 feet. we're about three meters high. one storm related death reported in that state. at least three storm related deaths reported in georgia. the flooding in savannah, forcing officials to temporarily shut down a highway leading to tiby island. irma has carved a path of destruction here in florida, where one storm related death has been reported. people in jacksonville experiencing storm surge levels and flooding. and the only road that connects the florida keys is still closed. an estimated 10,000 people who stayed there to ride out the storm may need to be evacuated. but the city managers say there are no plans to evacuate anyone at the moment. that's it for me here in tampa. back to you, george, in atlanta. >> michael, thank you. as i mentioned, it is still raining in atlanta. we started to feel the strong winds pushing through the city in the morning. we also saw flooding throughout the region. you talk about cities like savannah, you tal

irma also caused massive flooding in charleston, south carolina monday. the storm knocked out power to more than seven million customers in several states. in florida about two-thirds of the state began today with no electricity. in the florida keys, officials are now seeing the scope of the damage where mare barreled in as a category 4 hurricane. >> we are still having the key issues of getting the water back up. >> reporter: in the lower keys, homes are reduced to piles of debris, but evacuated residents who live in the less damaged upper keys were allowed to return home mola lenghi cbs news jacksonville, florida. >>> and fema's response to irma relief efforts right now are staggering. check this out. the agency has sent 2.4 million meals, 1.4 million liters of water, and that is just the beginning when you account for harvey relief. fema is now spending $200 million a day. right now it's got enough funds to keep going until the end of the month. >>> the french authorities continue the evacuation of the most vulnerable residents of the caribbean island

. >> even farther north in charleston, south carolina. this lake overflowing. >> this is where the lake was and here is where it is now. >> and in georgia more than 1,000 flights canceled. in florida it made lan fall not once but twice. damaging homes in the key as far as the eyes can see. >> and ships wreck zbrd this is zef stating. >> the second time on marco island no running water two days later. >> we are encouraging people if you don't have to come back now. don't. >> and wreckage like these billboards toppled at the side of the road. this storm tore up the west coast and for some relief. >> some trees down and power lines, but i think i have a house and i am so grateful. >> the entire state soaked and battered and largely in the dark. >> irma has weakened to a tropical storm but nearly 7 million people across five states are without power. utility workers are working 24/7 to get this state back up and running. molly hunter, channel 6 "action news." >> military planes loaded with supplies are beginning to arrive in parts of the cari

miami talking about the destruction that hurricane irma caused here, a friend of mine in charleston, south carolina, texted me and showed me a picture of what's going on outside his window. charleston is getting hammered right now. joining us on the phone is the mayor of charleston, south carolina. mr. mayor, thank you so much for joining us right now. i just saw a photoof a boat pushed up onshore. give us an assessment of what you're seeing. >> thank you, john. we've got a lot of water here and it's counterintuitive that a hurricane over in the western part of georgia would have a four-foot storm surge in charleston, south carolina, but that's exactly what is happening because the wind is pushing the water towards us and unfortunately, it happened right at high tide and and so right now high tide just passed and we had a low water level and so the battery was breached and many of our low-lying areas are experiencing flooding right now. >> i think we are all learning from hurricane irma of how shifty storm surges can be. it's often trailing a storm and it's often at the other end of a storm and it'

irma triggered a record storm surge in jacksonville before flooding in charleston, south carolina. >>> but there is also news to tell you about, including the united nations stepping up sanctions against north korea as punishment for its recent test. the security council approved sanctions that fell short of the ones originally sought by the trump administration. nikki haley called them the strongest ever imposed on north korea. among the punishments is a cap on petroleum products and textile imports. >>> and the fear of aftershocks in mexico has many people still sleeping outside after last week's 8.1 magnitude earthquake. the death toll is at least 96 people. the quake destroyed about 5,000 homes and about 11,000 were either damaged or destroyed in a neighboring state. >>> and back here at home, the tribute in light lit up the manhattan sky, in memory of those we lost on 9/11. first lady melania beginning the day request a moment of silence on the south lawn of the white house before visiting the position. >> today our entire nation grieves with you and with every family of those in

it wants to keep it just offshore and make land fall in charleston south carolina. here's the european. it takes onto the tip of florida. up florida. across daytona beach and a second land fall in charleston, south carolina. we'll watch closely the entire cone encompasses florida. we could see shifting. 74 tomorrow with showers earl will in the morning. 75 friday. 71 saturday. a nice day on sunday at 73. we'll look into the midof next week for perhaps some of the remnant rain from irma. >>> football and fate. carson wentz explains why both are such a big part of his life. next. been trying to prepare for this day... and i'm still not ready. the reason i'm telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that... you'll never be ready for. your little girl getting married being one of them. ♪ ♪ >>> hundreds of eagles fans brave the rain to see and hear carson wentz like never before. the birds qb took part in a discussion at eastern university that dealt with professional athletes and faith. tight end was also in attendance. wentz talked about how faith help

geographic, but it's about the amazing story of rob smalls who escaped from slavery in buford and charleston south carolina and commandeered and turned it over to the union army. he is really an american hero. he's not just a hero of the o south. that's the thing i would really like to see go forward because it should be a magnificent statue of robert smalls in south carolina. and also were to because he is an american hero. >> ronnie, did you see kate line barrier on book tv? we covered that book as well. >> of course i did. [applause] i never miss book tv, if i can help it.t. it is a wonderful read. other people had written a bit here and there about robert smalls, but she did a very personal perspective and did a lot of research and oral d history, and also talks at length and met with some of his descendents and one who kept an enormous history and portfolio of her ancestors. >> thank you for calling in. thanks for watching the tv. we hope to see you down here next year. >> thank you. >> on twitter, a post that the choice of books for this person is rules for revolutionaries, man of peace, the illustra

the same threat fising other coast alcommunities like savannah georgia, and charleston south carolina. so far, irma being blamed for five deaths, one each in florida and south carolina. three in georgia including two from falling trees. >> about 8 million customers still out power in the southeast. the lights are off, folks. majority of those people are in the customers in florida and georgia. joining us life have crishrichr. he thank you for giving us the time this morning on this tropical depression moving right up into your neighborhood bringing all of this rain, what are you expecting and seeing? >> right now what we're doing is being very cautiously optimistic and watching water levels. projected see a rise in the flint river which was the source of 1994 and 98 floods. le watching it, about 1.7 feet below flood level on friday. so ob' obviously staying in touch with the partners at the state and federal level making sure we inform all of the citizens as we watch rain come into the atlanta area. >> what's your priority once the sun sums up? over an hour? >> first thing we're going

(catherine) right now jacksonville florida, savannah georgia and charleston south carolina are feelinghe power of irma. the atlantic ocean is pouring over sea walls and into homes and businesses. and jacksonville's mayor says the worst may still be ahead. if you need to get out please put what represents a white flag, anything white somewhere on your house that can be viewed visibly from outside. jacksonville has never seen flooding like this before.the saint john river is three feet over flood stage and expected to rise at least another foot. videos posted online show the storm at its peak.natthe water came up so fast overnight that one couple had to be rescued by a television news crew.the water is up past the waist out here folks. this is not the time to get out here and drive around.in daylight, you could see the destruction in the town of san marco, outside jacksonville. natchainsaws at work throught the state,irma's winds toppled power lines, leaving two=thord ofthe state in the dark tonight."it's going to take us a long time to get power back."the wind too much for three constru

charleston, dockside, four and a half today. mount pleasant south carolina south of charleston 2.83 inches of rain. it's indeed a mess. the winds are still kicking up. even though the storm center is near albany, georgia. 40-mile-per-hour gusts. 37 miles per hour gusts in jacksonville and atlanta gusts now way away from the center at 44. later this week, maybe showers of the pop-up thunderstorms as the remnants creep our way. we talk about that and the weekend coming up. jonathan: thank you. as irma turns deeper inland it's causing problems with if air travel. this is thenessry map. all this red -- this is the misery map. all this red is either canceled or delayed. that is understandable when you consider that is the storm that continues the march up through the southeast. shutting down one of the big hubs. florida, forget about it. all the airports remain closed at this hour. more than 100 delays and cancellations reported. that storm trying to get home any way they can. and richard reeve is at reagan airport. i understand they will try to get miami and tam

in charleston, south carolina, this lake overflowing. in atlanta, georgia, more than 1000 flights canceled. made landfall met once, but twice. damaged homes as far as the eye can see. boats shipwrecked. >> it's devastating. >> on san marco island, no power, no running water, almost two days later. >> if you don't have to come home right now, don't. they: the storm tore up west coast. down and powers lines, but i still have a house. i am so grateful. molly: the entire state battered and largely in the dark. nearly 7 million people are still without power across five states. in florida, utility workers are working 24/7 to get things back up and running. now to more incredible images from florida. this is house slid off a small cliff onto a beach. that shows you how powerful irma's winds were. in georgia, parts of the state are dealing with toppled trees. we are getting the scope of the damage in the keys. made landfallt there with 130 mile per hour winds. today, residents are allowed to return, but many of their homes are damaged or destro

. >>> irma inundated charleston, south carolina with a dramatic storm surge that filled the downtown area with water. >> this restaurant was one of the casualties. it was completely swamped. butt owners say they will reopen when they regain power. earlier, we speak with derick becker who told us about the conditions they're facing now. >> we're still seeing some high winds, some rain. we're still seeing flooding in localized areas, and particularly along the coast. we don't want to sound the all clear horn just yet. we want people to remain where they are. heed the warnings from local public safety officials and mond monitor the weather radar. >> did this catch you by surprise? national hurricane center and the national weather service five days ago, south carolina was actually in the direct past of the storm. so we issued a mandatory evacuation for the southern barrier islands on friday. people hideeded the warning. >> a lot of people, when they hear it is downgraded, they think the danger has passed and it sounds like this was a perfect example of how that's not true. >> absolutely

we're following a situation in charleston, south carolina.d in downtown there is a flash flood emergency in effect. we're monitoring the situation there. in jacksonville, florida that city faced historic storm surge from the storm. that is something that is going to be a problem there because the levels are continuing to rise. and also in savannah, georgia they temporarily shut down a highway leading to the island because of concerns. so this region certainly impacted. it was a strong storm when it came through, we're still feeling the impact there is. and i know in tampa that city was on highlight. a concern about a direct hit there, but people breathing a sigh of relief given how vulnerable that city is to storms. >> i can show you the newspaper, the tampa bay times, and the the headline is we're lucky. there were problems, there was damage from the storm but it could have been worse. and that's what the mayor said. remember, this storm was bigger than the size of florida, which is just extraordinary when you think about it. and before it e

. >> the same threat facing other communities like savannah, georgia and charleston south carolina where a flood emergency was blamed overnight. irma being blamed for five deaths. >> one case a tree just came and split a house in two killing the man who lived inside. power outages still a big issue, 6.2 million people in florida. look at these numbers, 6.2 million people in florida. 1.4 milli 1.4 million in georgia, hundreds of thousands more in the other states. >> reaching the florida keys right now can be difficult and danerous. the scope of the damage bra breathtaking. bill weir has more. >>reporter: as that sky turned from stormy black to paradise blue here in the florida keys, all that anxiety and fear the storm turned into shock and utter heart break as people began to survey what irma has wrought. this is a community in plantation here. about 60 miles away from the eye of irma, but it's hard to tell that it was anymore gentle up here. this home used to be right on the coast of the atlantic, about 500 yards away. now utter wreckage. children's books, picture books, look at this. b

irma caused massive flooding in charleston, south carolina monday. the storm knocked out power to more than 7 million customers in several states. in florida, about 2/3 of the state began the day with no electricity. in the florida keys, officials are seeing the scope of the damage where irma barrelled in as a category 4 hurricane. >> we're still having -- getting the waters back up and the power back up. >> in the lower keys, homes are reduced to piles of debris, but evacuated residents who live in the upper keys were allowed to return home this morning. mola lange, cbs news, jacksonville, florida. >> as for flights to miami and fort lauderdale, they're resuming today, thank you will be several more days before schedules are back to normal. thousands of flights are cancelled because of irma. >>> cruise ships are expected to return to -- >>> in washington, president trump is working with congress on tax reform. he's expected to have dinner with senators to talk about his plan. the president also sent his treasury secretary to meet with the senate bud

bringing heavy rain bands around charleston south carolina. also around atlanta and georgia. just to the south of atlanta. we also have heavy rain falling there. flooding will be a concern along with the threat for severe weather. here is hurricane irma in a nutshell. this is what we know now. packing 65 miles per hour winds. it's going to bring storms across georgia mainly, alabama, parts of the carolinas, and on top of that, you can still see storm surge of 1 to 5 feet. i know it doesn't seem like the biggest number but you don't want any water coming into homes. severe storms still possible with tornadoes being a threat. and i just checked. some areas could get 6 or more inches of rain out of this tropical storm. depending on how fast you get that, you could get flooding associated with that. right now, it looks gorgeous out there. 73 degrees. dew point is low. it doesn't get much better than that on a monday in the dc area. high temperatures to day in the 70s. 77 in washington. right around 74 in leesburg. our three-day outlook, it looks like tomorrow, we'll have some imp

here's the latest advisory moving it to the east of jacksonville on on shore around charleston south carolina as a strong category 2 storm at 110 miles an hour. what about our region? by the time it gets up here, conditions. that is it. we're not going to see anything like hurricane force winds. right now i don't think we send tropical storm force winds. not bad. today not the best day. we saw rain, cooler temperatures, that rain moving out, we'll see much better day tomorrow after some locations picked up and a half a inch to a inch of rain. tomorrow sunshine, temperature into the low seventies as we move to the next couple days, saturday, sunday, everybody in the 70s. tuesday and wednesday we'll track irma. i'm not worried about it at all in our region. >>> coming been trying to prepare for this day... and i'm still not ready. the reason i'm telling you this is that there will be moments in your life that... you'll never be ready for. your little girl getting married being one of them. ♪ ♪ >>> this is the xfinity sports desk. >> magic number six here we go. >> so their next 10 games are at

charleston, south carolina, is in the midst of a life-threatening flash flood emergency. cities as far inland as far as atlanta at risk from this man assing tropical storm. now jacksonville with floodwaters rising to record high levels. the storm surge in effect this hour. the flooding danger intensifying in a city that didn't expect to suffer so badly from irma's rampage. on the other end of the state, officials are now warning about a potential humanitarian crisis in the florida keys. a large section of the island chain has no water, no power, no cell service. 10,000 people who refused to leave the keys before the storm may need to be evacuated. the keys battered by full force of irma when it made landfall as category 4 hurricane on sunday. the electricity is out across much of florida tonight. more than 6 million people, about two-thirds of the customers, they are in the dark after irma zigzagged between the state's east and west coast. the storm unleashi ining winds over 100 miles an hour and impacting major cities from miami to tampa to jacksonville. officials warn s

south carolina. the storm surge led to massive flooding in the historic town of charleston, south carolina. at its height, the storm generated a nearly 10-foot tide. that is one of the worst in the city's history. >>> we were touched last night by the story of a washington housekeeper who called our wusa9 hurricane help desk, beside herself with worry. iris joaquin knew a brother had been killed finally the phone rang, and she got more. >> reporter: phone call finally got out today from tortolla, and let me tell you, iris is relieved, because now she knows her five surviving brothers and sisters are all doing okay. they're alive and well. all of them hunkered down at the home of a sister. apparently the only one to come through the storm in tortilla with a roof on it. >> everything is gone. no water, no light, no internet, nothing so they cannot connect to. >> reporter: ira's holding it together, but so desperate for information from her family she was hoping wusa9's hurricane help desk could solve the problem. before our attempts to contact the state department could come rang. her brother

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. >> i'll update you on news from charleston, south carolina. >> two hours north. >> an hour from high tide. we're getting reports the harbor is overflowing at the battery in downtown charleston. these effects are going to tonight. charleston is not in the direction the storm ask going. vaughn is in a neighborhood in miami that has been damaged by irma. what is the situation? what is the situation? what are you seeing? >> reporter: we're talking about the likes of south carolina suddenly being concerned about this storm. miami, remember several days ago, it was supposed to be the eye of the hurricane. over the last couple days, the attention turned to the west coast of florida. what we've seen over the last 24 hours, 100-mile-per-hour winds still hit the city, right now, we're riding along with miami-dade fire department over the last couple hours, since the sun has been up. we've been going to multiple situations where, in this case, we came up to where there is active power lines. when we drove up with the fire department, they saw them, saw the camera crew and it turned into a hecti

right now, you've got water being pumped out of the streets in charleston, south carolina, because theyad flash flooding overnight there as a result of irma. nick is there with some of the folks. it has flooded into the homes, in places where they're not used to flooding like this, nick. >> residents of 30 plus years here in charleston say they've never seen anything like it. we're hearing the words hurricane hugo the last time the flooding was this bad here. that's saying a lot because remember the thousand year flood that happened in 2015, hurricane matthew and the damage that this historic part of charleston experienced and now the effects of hurricane irma which was just so big that even here in charleston, south carolina, it was affected. residents here like mr. richards, david richards, joining us here. tell us what it was like last night. >> yesterday afternoon, yesterday morning, really, you know, a lot of rain, a lot of wind, nothing too dramatic, and then around 11:30 or so -- >> between saying between 11:30 and 1:30? in front of my house on broad street, streets were clear, t

the fort is but one part of history that has been preserved in charleston, south carolina, a city thateveral travel publications describe as the most hospitable in the nation. outside downtown sits a modern day fortress. where strife and conflict often overshadow southern hospitality. >> it's crazy here. you get a little bit of everything. you have suicidal inmates. you have females. you get alcoholics from the street that come in, combative. >> i'm telling you! >> you've got segregation inmates. you've got a whole bunch that you've got the to deal with at one time. >> there are about 1,300 men and women incarcerated at the sheriff al cannon detention center's known as the charleston county jail. while some have been convicted, most are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of their cases. >> communication is the biggest thing, i feel, when you're dealing with a whole different variety of inmates. you got the to talk to them. the more i talk to find out what the problem is and learn how to deal with the problem, you get less resistance from them. no, you get i

n charleston, south carolina, this waterspout and tornado warnings.ity streets engulfed and heavy rain and a storm surge. nancy chen, abc 7 news. you.n: nancy, thank i'm here now with stormwatch 7 meteorologist steve rudin. we have been talking about irma for days and days. steve: seems like forever. alison: it does come especially for those affected. where is it right now? sight,the end is in about five miles southwest of columbus, georgia. it is lifting to the northwest at 15 miles per hour. brand-new 11:00 update, the major chains come it is now a tropical depression, 35 mile-per-hour wind, wind gusts up to 45. it will eventu deteriorate and turn into just a rainmaker for tennessee. our weather tomorrow, the clouds will stick around, but most of the rain will hold off until late tomorrow evening, into the overnight tomorrow. the highest tomorrow, a little below average. mid-70's for most of us. lower 70's further to the west. we will talk about what we expect as far as the rain, and watching another hurricane, this one jose. when we see the track h

. >> despite being downgraded it sent four feet of ocean water into charleston, south carolina yesterday. and that the florida keys took the brunt of irma. that 25% of all the homes were destroyed and 65% were damaged. officials have started letting some residents of the keys back in today but that return process expected to be a long one. >> we are having to go down and make sure it's a safe place for people to return and we don't have loss of life after irma passes through. >> in miami residents have returned and some have started the cleanup process. in order to reenter the beach town people have to show a state i.d. or other proof of residency. >> and the cleanup continues for irma and harvey as well. abc is joining other networks to put on a telethon. blake shelton is among the performers. and it's here tonight at 8:00 p.m. on 6 abc. >>> and the engineer involved in the deadly may 2015 amtrak derailment is back in court today. brandon bostian's lawyers are trying to get the charges dropped but a lawyer ruled again that. those include voluntary manslaughter. john rawlins live now wit

gene said she moved to a beach town, charleston, south carolina, she's been watching you for years. should she be worried? >> i don't think there's going to be a problem in charleston, huge catastrophic, strong winds are likely but nothing catastrophic. >> once it hits the land it will >> question two from stan, he wants to know what about the north carolina beaches, here in ocean city, are we going to be affected? >> ocean cities will be affected if it takes the track it takes we're not going to see it lingering off coast and pounding the beaches for 24 hours, 36 hours. there may be some moderate erosion. but i think generally that will occur south of the delmar. just move in and then move out. yeah, it won't stall like harvey, it's going to move. >> question number three from kevin, will irma affect maryland at all? >> kevin, yeah. i mean, it's possible. we'll probably see something from it. right now we're not really concerned. we're taking showers and storms and our time frame at this point would be next tuesday. so we'll keep an eye on it. >> the models are all pointing this th

all these major tracks take it right near miami, of the atlantic side and into charleston, south carolina. you can go out four days and the margin of error can be up to 175 miles, but that is what they are holding onto for right now.>>> we have a bigger fog bank with everybody seeing cloudy skies. 60s and 70s on the temperatures, but at least a low cloud deck. we have not seen this gusting at 33 in over a week and that will do it, making it cooler for everybody. shower activity to the north and over the sierra with one system pushing in with another one dropping in. it will hang around for the weekend. 60s, 70s, and dare i say even a little bit below average on the temperatures.>> below average, here we are. thank you very much. >>> we have traffic looking light with a little bit of slowing on the altamont pass through that construction zone. after that it looks good into livermore, and we do have some slowing, a little bit early for that but not a huge backup. looking at the commute driving from livermore to pleasanton, dublin to castro valley, off to a good start. here is a look at inte

irma also caused massive flooding in charleston, south carolina monday, the storm knocked out power to more than p million customers, in florida about two thirds of the state began the day with no electricity, in the florida keys, officials now seek the scope of the damage, where irma barrelled in as category four hurricane. >> still heading in the keys, getting waters back up, sewage , power back up. >> in the lower keys homes are reduced to pile of debris, but evacuated residents who live in the less damaged upper keys were allowed to return home this morning. mola lenghi, cbs-3, " eyewitness news." >> well, celebrities doing their part to help with the victims of irma, and harvey, beyonce, george clooney, open, a dave matthews along with many others appear in a prime time fundraiser tonight called hand-in-hand, benefit for hurricane relief. you can see tonight at 8:00 right here on cbs-3. >> and, irma is thankfully no longer packing the same punch, but the system still bringing rain to part of the country. meteorologist, katie fehlinger tracking where things stands now, so katie, co

that means melbourne, cocoa, and taking a jog out into the atlantic and going in around charleston, south carolinaso far that appears to be the track but four days out there could be a margin of error up to 175 miles an average. it should be a category 4 when it arrives but still feeding off of this 86 degree water. there is a pool of this 86, so it has many of energy to work with as it continues that track. it will not be into the weekend but it will maintain intensity and still category 5. our low has moved in giving us a cooler pattern today. the humidity continues to be very high and yesterday we thought it had cooled off a little bit, but the water temperatures are so warm, and we've had the southwind with the remains of the tropical system over us for a long time and look at all these mid 60s, san ramon, berkeley, martinez at 67. generally there would be a difference but not the case, only a few degrees spread. 25 gusting up to 33 for the wind and vacaville, sfo as well. it is not cooling-off that much with the half moon bay buoy and san francisco buoy balmy. we could see a little bit of lig

irma brought extensive flooding to charleston, south carolina.ook at the downtown area covered in water and nearby an isle of palms the winds whipped up a spout from the atlantic spinning into the beach, dump ping even more water on the flooded shore. >> over 8 million people remain without power meanwhile, while new footage comes in, thrashing homes and vehicles. surging in a lobby in miami. one of the many cities devastated by flooding. the florida's governor gave an update on the response. >> everybody is going to work hard. the way i think about it, we have to keep everybody safe. we have to get, we've got to get our hospitals back open. we have to get our fuel back here. we have to get our roads open. we have to get everybody electricity back. and i can't tell you anybody that's not working. my experience is everybody is working their tail going to have to be patient because it's going to be a lot of work to get this undid. >> the coast guard is helping out meanwhile rescuing over 100 people in jacksonville, florida. they saved more than 100

the rain has left jacksonville but now they have flash flood emergencies in charleston, south carolina with rescues going on right now. that tropical storm will continue to push to the northwest. as it does it loses its source of power. so it will be weakening to a tropical depression a remnant he lo but then we begin to feel the effects of irma as we head through the second half of the week. i'll have details on that. also we have hurricane josÉ swirling in the atlantic. the latest on that storm in the seven-day forecast. jim. >> cecily thank you. >>> all the focus on irma's path through florida should not obscure the catastrophic irma caused in the caribbean. bob brooks were the growing base for the relief effort. >> reporter: when hurricane irma hit the caribbean it was a category five, it was at its peak. reports of the damage out of there is major. we're even hearing there has been looting taking place, that people down there are getting desperate. they'll get much needed help from right here in philadelphia. a quick walk through the lobby of atlantic aviation and then a ride down

the cathedral called for them to be removed after a shooting at a black church in charleston south carolina place on earth could soon be forced to close its gates. >> and there's more bad news concerning the uncertain future of several big name retailers. >> as we head to break, live look outside across the region. time is 4:51, 60 degrees. back in a moment. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ we sip, we peel, -and we slide! -whoo! nah. like this. grab a large or extra large freshly ground, freshly brewed hot coffee for your chance to win. get your celebration ready. dunkin' donuts. this is coffee. this is winning. >> ♪ >> 4:53 is the time. as hurricane irma rages toward the u.s. earth could be closing its doors. disney world closed last year when hurricane matthew battered the state of florida. irma is the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the atlantic ocean and could strike the sunshine state in the coming days. disney has already three of its cruises, because of of the storms it's halted that. keeping a close eye on the weather. >> around 200 gap and

parts of charleston, south carolina, are underwater and we're seeing some of the damage in georgia as powerful winds move in. we have new video of the driver nearly hit by a falling tree. >>> plus, recovery efforts under way in florida. our first look at the florida keys, where some areas are devastated. residents allowed to return in just a matter of hours and when flights are expected to resume at the state's major airports. >>> a plane crashes into a park lot so hear what witnesses and the pilot are now saying this morning. >>> and monday night football is back. with all our rowdy friends. a historic night for the nfl but

. >> last year after the massacre in charleston, south carolina, the church removed two tiny confederatelags from the same panels. >>> police are looking for this man, nathaniel tyrone ford. he's wanted for sexual battery and another incident. both happened in virginia on metro. it's unclear what line he was on at the time. according to court documents, ford has been charged with similar incidents in d.c. and maryland as well. >>> boy, with all the heavy stuff we're covering this morning, here's a little positive news. the future king of england just started school. these are new photos from the kensington palace from overnight. prince george is going to a prep school in london called thomas' batter si. kate middleton isn't there, because she'sre younger brother or sister. >> same age as my son with a heck of a lot more nannies. back to you. >> but i'm sure your son is equally adorable. >> yes. >> thanks, chris. >>> all right. ready, set, shop. a brand new nordstrom rack is opening today in prince george's county. it's in wood moore town center where the wegmans is. this is the first one

. >> reporter: farther north in charleston, south carolina, this lake overflowing. >> that was where the lake was and, well, here's where it is now. >> reporter: and in atlanta, georgia, more than a thousand flights canceled. back in florida the monster storm made landfall not once, but twice. first in the keys, damaged homes as far as the eye can see. and boats ship wrecked. >> what can i tell you? you come home and see this, it's devastating. devastating. >> reporter: the second time on marco island, no power, no running water, almost two days later. >> we're encouraging people if you don't have to come back right now, don't. >> reporter: and up the coast in naples, wreckage like this, billboards toppled by the side of the road. this storm then tore up the west coast and for some, relief. >> may be trees down and power lines but i have a house and i'm so grateful. >> reporter: the entire state now soaked and battered at largely in the dark. millions of people are without power across five states and utility workers are working around the clock 24/7 to get this state up and running.

emergency supplies and equipment were loaded on a huge cargo jet at joint base charleston, south carolina. on tuesday, the supplies and service members were on the ground when the storm hit and they were ready to help. matt, back to you. >> thank you. >>> stamp prices could soon jump up like we have never seen before. the u.s. postal service is looking to boost prices for mailing letters and packages by roughly 20%. that means the price of a first class stamp could jump from 49 cents to 60 cents. the rule has been increases are tied to inflation, and the post office is asking for an exception to the rule. if approved, it would be the biggest one-time increase in post office history. a decision from the postal regulatory commission is expected within weeks. >> happy birthday to tv. the celebration happening today right here in the bay area for the invention that changed the world. >> and buzzing the bay area. the fighter jet maneuvers that had a lot of people looking up. >> the midlife crisis affecting >> the midlife crisis affecting millions o >>> one of the biggest fires in the west is b

saying police note in the chappem mass shooting referencing the rampage at the church in charleston south carolina. roof executed nine people simply because of race. he was charged with walking into the tennessee church. >> mass casualty incident. >> the shooting ended a white woman fatally shot and six wounded. >> possible six victims. >> reporter: tonight the fbi's investigating a shooting as a possible hate crime. sources tell abc news the note found in similar son's car is one of the reasons why an investigation. >> new surveillance from the take down of a star football player michael bennett. bennett accused the police of excessive force and racial profiling. >> r shedding light on this now infamous takedown of a star nfl player. seattle seahawks defensive end michael bennett at a las vegas casino last month. accusing officers of racial profiling, pointing guns and using excessive force. tonight police said they found no evidence of excessive force and officers will not be charged. >> going through the evidence, it's evident that they acted appropriately. >> reporter: police now say they were

in savannah, georgia, were ordered to evacuate. 4 feet of water flowed through downtown charleston, south carolina, after already battering parts of the caribbean, cuba and florida. boats were deployed in jacksonville to rescue residents in the record storm surge. the storm has now moved past florida but the cleanup there is just beginning. the full destruction has yet to be assessed. thousands remain in shelters. tempers flared in the florida keys as homeowners were prevented entry by authorities who say it's not safe to return if i talked to the sheriff who lives across the street. everything is fine. there's just a bunch of baloney. >> reporter: irma first made landfall in the florida keys sunday morning as a category four hurricane. the governor said the storm left devastation there. there are reports that many who stuck out the storm are without cell phone service and water. food and supplies are running low. a dawn to dusk curfew was put in place. >> you come home and you see this its devastating. devastating. >> reporter: president trump approved a major disaster declaration in florida whic

monday morning east of charleston, south carolina. after that it will be passing maybe 100 miles offshore of hatteras in the mid-atlantic 100 to 200 miles into early next week. something we have to watch at the moment. don't think maria will be visiting the east coast, but too close for comfort. 87 today, warm and dry. tonight 70 in town, 60 the coolest in the suburbs. tomorrow 86, again, warm and dry. the breeze is not up that much here in the next days, northeasterly to easterly. fall begins friday 4:02 in the afternoon. this weekend, lots of going on this year, the byson a home game. looks great on saturday, on the warm side. looks good for the burgundy and gold. highs on monday still in the low- to mid-80s. ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and e