irma would continue up florida's western coast and move inland over the florida panhandle and southwest georgia. atlanta was under its first-ever tropical storm warning. >> sreenivasan: before irma hit, florida governor rick scott urged more than six million florida residents to evacuate their homes to get out of harm's way. many left south florida for points north, like orlando. that's where newshour weekend's ivette feliciano reports on the challenges facing some people seeking shelter. >> reporter: college student michelle song and her church group came this shelter today at a middle school in seminole county, north of orlando. >> the most important thing is they provide us food, so we don't have to worry about not having things to eat later. >> reporter: it can hold up to 160 evacuees, and when we visited, it still had room for people trickling in. walt griffin, the superintendent for the school system in this area, said his nine schools are sheltering 1,100 evacuees. >> i've checked out the food and the space at every single location, and it looks phenomenal. >> reporter: roy davis is homeless and says he'd be weathering the storm on the street if he didn't have this option. >>

as hurricane irma hits florida bought them freres are wit -- thoughts and prayers are with those in the upper half of the storm and i ready to work with the majority leader and the administration and officials to provide them with the resources day need with of package after harvey and in some of those other disasters and finally to be given consideration of the national defense authorization act but as usual those that have been filed and to work and a productive manner in to work through even the most difficult issues. and to have an excellent relationship with the great deal of respect for one another hope they can build a strong package to be acceptable lowball sides. i yield the of floor and note the absence of a core of. [inaudible conversations]

residents riding out hurricane irma in shelters across the city after the previous storm changed course over the weekend and battered the west coast of florida. as a irma hitslorida, it downgraded to a category 1 storm, but many were unprepared. >> there is nowhere else to go. through, and this thing is going straight for us. reporter: animals at a local zoo they geared upas for the first major hurricane since 1991. of the southwestern city naples, water levels rose by two meters in just 90 minutes. florida felt biggest city and biggest florida felt construction cranes have crashed. animals were evacuated by a local zoo decimated by the storm. homes and businesses across florida have lost power. it will be weeks before electricity is restored. rochelle: staying with irma. winds and rain have left cities inundated. rescue workers has been evacuating residents. we have this report. havana for all famous seaside boardwalk now completely underwater. only a few dozen braved the high tide and violent waves. the sea has turned avenues into rivers. >> in 49 years living here, this is the first time it has reached this level. workers: emergency struggled to answer c

florida this morning. hurricane irma ripped apart fields, and as the agricultural industry takes a hit, so might your walletndon dowdy with the cnbc business news. good morning. >> reporter: i had. good morning. that's right, florida's agriculture industry likely took a big hit from hurricane irma. the usda says that most of the citrus crop was not ready to be harvested. the storm may have tossed green fruit on the ground. the citrus losses estimated at 10% to 20% and 10% for the state's sugar cane crop. florida is second to brazil in the world's orange juice production, and it has half of the nation's sugar crop. >>> also, a quick check of the markets on wall street. yesterday's big gains, stocks rallied with the dow moving back behalf the 22,000 mark on relief that north korea did not launch another missile over the weekend. >>> hurricane irma hit florida with liss force in some -- with less force in some areas than expected. back to you. >> thanks. >>> 5:26. breaking now, a husband's final act is to rush into a raging house fire to save his wife. the neighbors share his story. >>> and parents demand that

hitting the caribbean with an eye on the united states. right now irma a category 5 hurricane packing 185-mile-per-hour winds and the latest update shows irma could hit florida head on this weekend. >> president trump declaring emergencies for florida, puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands to help with storm preparations. we'll have the full hurricane forecast in a moment. >>> the most immediate concern is for people in the north eastern caribbean. overnight a 36 hour curfew was issued for the entire territory of the u.s. virgin islands. >> and the biggest evacuation in history. in the history of the bahamas has been ordered. residents of six southern islands have been told to evacuate. the potentially catastrophic storm bearing down overnight on the northern leeward islands. those islands are under hurricane warnings as are other other areas including puerto rico. >>> several south florida counties are operating in emergency mode hoping for the best, but indeed preparing for the worst when and if hurricane irma hits. the mayor of miami-dade county signing an emergency declaration. they'll start evacuating special needs residents today. all county offices

irma cuts a path of devastation across the northern caribbean. the most potent hurricane to ever hit the atlantic ocean could soon hit florida. that afternoon thank you for joining us right now irma is responsible for at least 10 deaths in the caribbean the category 5 knocking out power to more than 1 million people in puerto rico and the deadly storm is based from the us mainland but as meg oliver tells us from miami beach mandatory evacuations are underway. >> puerto rico dodging a direct hit from irma the eye passing to the northeast and it's 180 mile per hour winds toppling trees and power lines. nearly 1,000,000 people without electricity. this man and his family rode out the storm in their hotel. >> i can only imagine what the little houses by the coast and villages must feel like. out. >> officials are trying to get a grip on the extent of the devastation. most structures on one island destroyed, insane martmn winds damaging homes and hotels tossing shipping containers, irma days from the us mainland forecasters are not sure where it will make landfall. >> somewhere around cuba it will turn north, anywhere within this c

going to be a few months of pause in economic activity, a lot of it depending on the extent of irma hitting florida you are a soft and some of the employment data earlier this week. there will be a two to three activity in economic that should catch up. >> obviously, you will have a drawdown and that the stimulus. gets factored into gdp data. is that going to be a few tenths of gdp that gets spread out over a decent period. jonathan: how much of the demand is going to be absorbed by the us economy? cars went out in harvey, and who knows what happens with irma, so we will see that in the auto production. there is obviously more demand in the auto sector. jonathan: on these numbers start coming through, they will have a reflationary element to them. is that something the market will jump on waiting for those numbers to come through? >> we will have to see. trading numbers is incredibly difficult. i don't know if there's a strategy necessarily of over reading or other reading, but we will see how it comes out. jonathan: you will wrap things up by looking ahead to the week ahead. a quick series of thre

it's monday, september 11th, this morning hurricane irma continues to bring flooding, high rain, winds, storm surges as it move north over florida. irma hits the florida keys early sunday morning before macing a second landfall or marco island yesterday afternoon, right now, nearly 5 million people are without electricity. in miami-dade county alone more than 860,000 people are in the dark. downtown miami swamped, even though the storm passed well west of the city. >> on florida's west coast, drone footage showing some of the damage if naples, where a wind gust of 142 miles per hour was reported. in the miami area, the winds were so strong, leaving tampa bay on display for a time being. this morning, hurricane irma will continue to move over the western peninsula before moving into southeastern dade and overnight, miami-dade police said 28 arrests have been made so far because of the burglary and looting there. >> let's cross over to florida. john thomas is joining us live from tam pam i know t-- tampa. give us an idea of what tampa sustained. >> reporter: it's been a big beating t. local paper has the headline slammed in all big plaque le

. >>> a small gesture of kindness was a big hit for a woman at a shelter as hurricane irma hit florida. ander a deputy noticed an elderly woman looking sad. he asked what would cheer her up and she said a dance. it did bring a big smile to her face. he then asked her if she knew how to salsa. >>> you practically needed a crowd control at today's apple event. >> the cameras were out to see the new phone. >> quality and responsiveness and efficiency is quite a breakthrough. >>> live doppler 7 tracking thunderstorms around the state. find put to we'll see a repeat of the lightning show coming up. >> and what the team is seeing. team is seeing. >>> and 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. ♪ ♪ >>> the crowds were out in cupertino to see the new iphone. david was there to see if it is raising the bar on this tenth anniversary of the first iphone. >> the key word at apple is new. a new spaceship campus, new

the mandate is to get out now, before hurricane irma hits florida. good evening. hley. >> i'm ama daetz. irma is expected to make landfall within days, after it finishes churning through the caribbean where it's leaving a trail of death and destruction. >> at this hour florida is bracing for a direct hit from the extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane that is irma. the governor of the state, along with his counterparts in georgia and south carolina, are pleading with residents in irma's path to evacuate and seek shelter immediately. >> the storm's 185-mile-per-hour sustained winds make it one of the most powerful ever seen in the atlantic. >> this is what we now know. florida will have major hurricane impacts with deadly storm surge and life-threatening winds. we expect this along the entire east coast. >> at least 13 deaths are blamed on the hurricane. all of them happening in the caribbean islands. 59% of the buildings in barbuda have been damaged. >> of course, abc 7 news weather meteorologist spencer christian is following irma's path. >> here's a look at it,

hurricane irma hit florida with less force in some areas than expected. europe and asian markets are higher today. nearly 260 points to 22,057, the nasdaq up 72 to 6432. meanwhile, two key senators are asking equifax to provide answers about the massive data breach, which may affect some 143 million americans. they are demanding the company's ceo give details about the time line of the breach, including when it was discovered and when the board and authorities were notified. they lobbied congress about relaxing regulations on credit reporting agencies. >>> disney world and neighboring attractions at universal orlando will reopen after missing a major hit from hurricane irma. the parks were closed for only the fourth time in the company's history. they have been serving as a staging area for utility crews restoring power to the region. back to you. >> takes a lot to close down the happiest place on earth, right? >> good to see things getting back to normal. thank you. >>> if you are an apple user, good news. >> in fact, it's the first look at the undergrou

florida keys. now the city of tampa is in its path. miami is experiencing intense winds and flooding. in the hours before it finally hit the florida keys hurricane irmamore powerful. this storm surge, i will go for a seven seat. brian is one of those who defied orders to leave his home and was live on social media as the height of the hurricane approached. the massive surges were matched by extraordinary footage of the tide being sucked away from shore, building energy to surge again. this isa building energy to surge again. this is a life—threatening situation. remember, the storm surge comes after the strongest winds. do not think the storm is over when the wind slows down. local officials will let you know when is safe go out. the storm surge will rush in and could kill you. alex peres escaped the keys to shelter in a hurricane proof building in miami. he is anxious, keeping in touch with those left behind. different areas have higher levels of flooding and lowered areas. up to people's roofs? miami is feeling the impact of hurricane irma also. these areas had been packed with tourists, although fled. with every passing hour before the mainland is

if irma hits florida as a category five storm, it would be just the fourth hurricane ever recorded to hit the u.s. at that strength. the last time this happened, you might recall 25 years ago in august of 1992, hurricane andrew roared into florida with winds of 165 miles per hour. 65 people died. in 1969, hurricane camille blasted the gulf coast. 259 people died and the first recorded category five hurricane to hit america, the 1935 labor day hurricane that hit the florida keys and killed 423 people. more than half of the victims were world war i veterans living in camps while building the highway to key west. we'll continue to watch irma as she moves closer. our weather reporter is heading to florida for us and will provide live coverage later this week. we'll also be tweeting and posting at nbcbayarea.com. >>> i wasn't doing nothing wrong. that's what seattle seahawks star yelled to police as he was detained during a shooting investigation in las vegas. no shots fired, no active shooter found but bennett is livid how things went down saying he was terrified and felt helpless and say

irma hits. donald trump himself will be affected. his floridaas been forced to close, and is in the projected path of the storm. the national guard has been deployed here. they are stockpiling commodities that could become scarce in the coming days, like drinking water. but they are also preparing for what is likely to be a massive rescue operation. right across this state, there is a sense that time is running out to protect property and lives. lets get more on the preparations for the hurricane. thanks for joining us. you know about hurricanes more than most of us. what you think will happen when irma hits florida? there can be a lot of different in packs. we will definitely see damaging winds. tropical storm force winds extend from the centre and in a lot of areas that have trees you don't need hurricane force to make the trees fall down and have power outages. storm surge is going to be a very good problem —— big problem, water pushing inland from bays and inlets. heavy rainfall could occur and tropical cyclone stan also produce tornadoes as

a lot of it depending on the extent of irma hitting florida.d of itself is going to cause noise in the numbers. we saw it in the employment data earlier this week. there will be a two to three month lag in economic activity , which should catch up from the economic data. robert: obviously, you will have a drawdown and then you are going to have some stimulus. economic losses get factored into the gdp data. ahead isarters of th , that going to be a few tenths of gdp that gets spread out over eriod?nt p jonathan: how much of the demand is going to be absorbed by the u.s. economy. eric: we have seen cars went out in harvey, and who knows what happens with irma, so we will see that in the auto production. there is obviously more demand in the auto sector. jonathan: from a trading perspective, when these numbers start coming through, they will have a reflationary element to them. is that something the market jumps on, waiting for those numbers to come through? robert: trading the numbers is incredibly difficult and we will be watching this. i don't

be a few months of pause in economic activity, a lot of it depending on the extent of which irma hits floridaainly, harvey will cause some noise in the numbers. you already saw it in some of the employment data earlier this week. there will be a two to three month lag in economic activity , which should catch up from the economic data. robert: obviously, you will have a drawdown and then some stimulus. economic losses don't get factored into the gdp data, but rebuilding does. in the quarters ahead is that , going to be a few tenths of gdp that gets spread out over a decent period. jonathan: how much of the demand is going to be absorbed by the u.s. economy? >> the auto sector is a good example. we have seen sales come down given all of the cars went out in harvey, and who knows what happens with irma, so we will see that in the auto production. there is obviously more demand -- certainly not good from the capital stock perspective, but from the gdp perspective, there is obviously more demand in the auto sector. jonathan: from a trading perspective when these numbers start coming through, they

. >> and then irma hit florida. >> exactly. well it's kind of snooping around all of trump's properties. i mean, proving there is no god. but it's -- i think becoming very important for america as a country to regain a sense of the difference between truth and lies. and what nature can do, if you do it right, is that the reader and the write can make that agreement. you can read a book, a book, and you can say yeah, this is how it is. this is how it is. >> has that line between what is true and what is false -- the line clearly has been breached. we blurred the line, but is the damage done from that ir repable, put another way, trump did that and won. and he continues to do that and his tweet -- i always tell people, i'm not so much impressed by the pushback that donald trump gets when you put something crazy out. what blows me away are the number of times he gets retweeted. >> even in the last six or seven months have shaken them. around like 38%, it just stays there, no matter what happens. whether that's enough to get him re

florida is next. >> irma hit the florida coast. yesterday the president talked about how people are saving lives. >> fema and the entire group, fema has been incredible. now we'll see what happens. i think the hard part beginning. we'll see what happens. >> so it sounds like there is a lot of work to do. news 4's tracie potts on capitol hill to talk more about that. tracie, good morning. >> aaron and eun, goorng. he'll head to florida soon. but first the cleanup, the hundreds of thousands of people in shelters. they've got food and supplies stashed but they've got to wait until they get the okay from the governor, they have to wait until it's safe so distribute that stuff. their advice to people waiting is to work with what they have until they can get those resources where they need to be. the other thing, rescues potentially for people in the keys. the concern that fema has in trying to land helicopters down there and with still really high winds. the challenge here financially for washington is dealing with the flooding that we

not to mention the fact we have to start repositioning the fact that irma will hit florida in play politics with the debt ceiling like schumer and policy are apparently doing i don't think is a good idea. [inaudible] >> as you know, they take 60 votes in the senate. .. i think the president made the right call and the president also gave us the time in space will need to find for that compromise is. as i mentioned in my opening remarks, this is a home that people know and they don't know any other country as a whole. i think there is a serious humane issue here that needs to be dealt with but it is only fitting and reasonable that we also deal with the root cause of this problem. we don't want to happen is another problem in ten years now. we need to fix the problem for these kids and these and address the problem is we don't have this in ten years. that is totally proper. i believe there is a compromise to be had here and i do believe that congress -- and will work with our members to find out where that compromise is so that we can bring resolution to this very legitimate problem. thank y

. >>> hurricane irma hit florida. ng blamed for several deaths and the sunshine state and the damage is not done yet. >>> we'll have a live report from naples, florida, where the category 4 hurricane is making its way right now. >>> meteorologist chris sowers is tracking the storm in its path as it will continue to clobber florida throughout the day and overnight >> those stories and more next on action news. ♪ action news delaware valley's leading news program >>> hurricane irma has made landfall in florida. as a category 4 storm. so far, throw people in florida have died and storm related incidents. hurricane irma was already being blamed for killing

hurricane irma hits florida — leaving at least three people dead and millions without power. metres high, and winds of up to 150 miles per hour. the un human rights chief has warned myanmar‘s operation against rohingyan muslims is a ‘textbook example‘ of ethnic cleansing. the government has said mps who voting against the brexit bill later today would amount to backing a "chaotic" exit from the eu. tata steel has ditched its £15 billion uk pension fund after receiving the green light from regulators, boosting the prospects of the port talbot steelworks. the company said it had received approvalfrom the pensions regulator and that it had separated the british steel pension scheme from its uk business. the government is scrapping its 1% pay cap for the first time — for both police and prison officers. the bbc understands it will accept pay increases of above 1% for those key workers. pay review bodies say the move is needed to help recruit and retain staff. insurance companies are trying to work out the cost of the damage being caused by hurricane irma as it storms through flor

. >> what are the predictions for what will happen after irma hits florida? will it still be a category 5? >> no. thankfully it will weaken and is forecast to be a category 2 by the time it hits havana or charleston. >> last question, we know any of hurricanes could make landfall around ocean city, maryland? >> no. katia is going to mexico. all eyes are on irma for south florida. good questions. >> give us more pe irma because irma is massive. >> well, she keeps breaking records and will continue to break records. by pressure it's the 10th lowest on record in the atlantic basin. that's impressive, but it's not no. 1, but in terms of sustained winds 185 miles per hour ties for the second highest and then in terms for number of hours sustained winds of 180 or higher,36 consecutive hours is a record and category 5 for a record of 36 consecutive hours and that record could really be extended for another one to possibly three days. this is just kind of fun. this is sort of eye candy here. you see the wave height, waves 30, 40, 50 feet, but notice they are north of

. >>> you know it's been a week since hurricane irma hit florida, a week, and look at this. a river north of tampa is only now starting to crest flooding some nearby homes that made it through the storm. now this road to recovery will be long for our friends in the sunshine state. so we are teaming up with united van lines, hildreth, pilot flying j and you to send a tractor trailer filled with supplies to jacksonville. we're collecting items like diapers, paper towels, garbage bags and more. it's a really list. it's on r website. you can drop off the items at prince george's community college in largo saturday from 10:00 until 2:00. >>> maria is still out there after tearing through puerto rico. where is she headed now? >> where think she's going to head offshore and graze the dr and graze the turks and caicos. each line represents a computer forecast. they're all in confluence, all in agreement if they're close together. notice a couple try to bring it out to shore and 1 brings it back out to sea. so on monday every line was east of the coast and then yesterday we had one o

: on this edition for sunday, september 10: with winds topping 130 miles-an- hour, hurricane irma hits florida growing concerns over safety, floods, and power loss. the state braces for the storm to last through tomorrow. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.b.p. foundation. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg.

and we begin with that horrific headline that emerged today, several days now after hurricane irma hit florida. eight residents of a florida nursing home have died. the center evacuated this morning after an emergency call. three people had been found dead inside. the home using generators no air conditioning in that sweltering heat. everyone else then taken to the hospital today, which was right across the street. several others passing away there. their aging ranging from 71 to 99. of course, the question tonight, how did this happen? and here's abc's chief national correspondent tom llamas on the scene in florida tonight. >> reporter: from the air, a cruel scene. senior citizens still in their beds, rushed to safety. doctors and nurses surrounding them. a life and death situation at this nursing home, the rehabilitation center at hollywood hills. the first sign of trouble came early this morning. an emergency call about a heart attack. but it soon became clear it was much more serious. >> the facility called and said that incidents were occurring. something's going on in the center, unknown

florida tonight as hurricane irma continues her path across the state. thank you for joining us at 8:30. i'm justine waldman. (j.r.) and i'm j.r. stone. while the storm is hitting the west coast of florida hard, it has impacted the entire state. today reporters found themselves in the middle of the mess. here's how bad it got. (justine) turning to weather now, meteorologist lawrence karnow has our forecast. lawrence karnow: hurricane irma continues to pound florida leave a wake of destruction behind. it came ashore south of naples with sustained winds of 115 mph. much of the coastal areas have been inundated with ocean waters as the storm surge swept on shore. flooding rains and winds gusting over 100 mph continue even with the eye of the storm over land. irma is expected to continue to move northwest and weaken before becoming a tropical storm in georgia tomorrow. millions of people are without power and many more can expect to lose power as the storm moves north. tampa is right in the path of the storm. in the bay area we enjoyed sunshine and hot weather as offshore winds kept the fog well off the coast. we didn't have any records but still had some temperatu

we will continue to bring those to you. >> irma is expected to hit florida this weekend.ore, it will pass over puerto rico. >> morgan is there with the preparations under way in the u.s. territory. >> reporter: good morning. we are in puerto rico where you can see the winds picking up. the waters have begun to be more choppy. overnight, president trump decided to declare a federal state of emergency here. in the final hours, as we wait for the harshest part of the storm to hit puerto rico, we are seeing wraparound lines inside grocery stores, people scrambling to get last minute non-perishables. we have emergency shelters set up across the island and people are bringing their family there to take cover. more than 150 flights canceled coming in and out of san juan alone, people not only trying to evacuate, but those stranded here on vacation. we'll have much more for you on the changing weather and the track of the storm coming up on "today." back to you. >> thank you very much. dozens of our own local first responders are on their way to florida to help with hurricane irm

peggy fox, wusa 9. >> shelly is emotional about hurricane irma because she has family in florida that is refusing to leave. irma could hit florida on sunday morning right about the time we see chief washington correspondent john dickerson on face the nation. he joins us now live from washington. john, what a week. this will be president trump's second response to a national disaster in a week. we all know that the response to these kinds of disasters can weigh heavily on a presidency so how would you rate his response to harvey and what does he need to do this time around? >> well, it is up to voters to figure out how to rate him there is obviously two ways to evaluate a president in these instances. one is the public role that a president plays in terms of comforting and also focusing a light on the tragedy and also the help that is needed in the after math of these kinds of descriptive events. and then of course -- destructive of events. and then leading up to them. you see he released a social media message today and over the weekend he will be in camp david with his entire cabinet. we'll see him monitoring developmen

. >>> hurricane irma hit florida hard leaving six people dead and roads and buildings are flooded and more than 600 million homes without power. it is still not safe for them to return home. storm surge and debris present a danger to large parts of south florida. the governor -- >> a lot of it is remembering andrew. where seen 4 feet of storm surge right now. >> a flash flood warning in effect in south carolina as our continues to move through the southeast. >>> they palo alto school district is starting the school year with revised policy on how they handle sexual harassment complaints. it comes as it reveals failures by leaders. they are getting new insight into campus culture. >> reporter: before the school year began, palo alto school district administrators released results of a survey. shows over the previous school year the vast majority of students 89% have not been a victim of sexual harassment school. 85% say if they saw sexual harassment, they would not report it and one third say the school's response is not effective. >> the survey is excellent data. >> reporter: the supe

hurricane irma hit florida earlier today.stone) during kron four news at eight a bay area native living in saint petersburg, florida spoke to us live on air. kron four viewer bill duggan is in the thick of the storm right now. here is part of that phone call. bc-us--hurricane irma-the latest,53rd ld-writethruthe latest: hurricane irma nears populated tampa regioneds: links latest photos. adds irma position in most recent item is of about 11 p.m. ap video. with ap photos.st. petersburg, fla. (ap) - the latest on hurricane irma (all times local):10:55 p.m.hurricane irma remains a dangerous category 2 hurricane despite weakening a bit more to 100 mph (160 kph). it's now bearing down on the tampa-st. petersburg region.the national hurricane center said irma's eye was about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of tampa near 11 p.m. sunday and moving at a fast clip of 14 mph (22 kph). still a large hurricane, its tropical storm force winds extend out 415 miles (665 kilometers).forecasters say they expert irma's center to stay inland

before irma hits florida, more help from the bay area is on its way. about to go out there and get a jump ahead of the storm. >> "today in the bay's" rick boone is live with more on this team's assignment. rick? >> reporter: yeah, good morning. activity is starting to pick up here early this morning and in just a few hours from now members from the california air national guard, this is from the 129th rescue wing, they will be deploying from this location right now, right here and heading to florida. on the ground 100 members of the highly trained search and rescue unit. they'll be needed. choppering in to flooded places with rescue helicopters to pull people out to safety. deployment comes days after the team returned from texas completing over 100 rescue efforts after hurricane harvey. so they're trained for this. they're just hoping that they may not be needing their skills as much but, unfortunately, they will be because people get locked into the situations. we're live in mountain view. rick boone for "today in the bay." >> we sent a crew to south

. >>> now before irma hit florida the path of destruction in the caribbean. there are thousands of americans we're told stuck in saint martin unable to get out "action news" reporter christie ileto spoke to the mt. airy family who just got back, christie? >> reporter: well, walter, they just got back yesterday evening and still really has not sunk in that they survived hurricane irma. it was supposed to be a surprise vacation celebrating his wife who just became a registered nurse quickly became a fight for their lives >> we were scared we weren't coming back. we had, no idea of what was going to happen next. we just heard irma keep beating, and tearing down the building we were in. it was really devastating. >> reporter: michelle butler barge and her husband were staying at the great bay resort and spa in saint martin when mother nature reared a category five hurricane on top of the tiny island. the philadelphia couple's hotel room demolished by strong winds left vulnerable as looters ravaged what was left of the hotel. the barger's were eventually rescued b

irma is like nothing we've ever seen. evacuations have begun in the bahamas and begin this morning in florida keys. irma could hit florida by this weekend. seth lemon has been monitoring the details. >> good morning, brook. residents in hurricane-prone florida aren't taking any chances after seeing the devastation by hurricane harvey. they're raiding store shelf, lining up at gas stations, and heading out of town as the mandatory evacuation begins. this is video from the eye of irma, the most powerful atlantic hurricane in recorded history. the storm has officially made landfall as it churns toward the caribbean, heading toward florida. >> after what happened in houston, everyone is paying more attention than they probably have in the past. >> reporter: topping the scale as a powerful category 5 storm, winds have reached over 185 miles per hour. officials in bahamas have issued its largest evacuation ever. in the florida keys where most islands are three to five feet above sea level, storm surge could reach ten feet. >> we could be looking at wave heights that could put the ocean over the islands. >> reporter: th

jeff zel . >>> if florida, at least 2 million customers still without power nearly a week after hurricane irma hit. utility companies in the state hoping to get the entire east coast restored by sunday night. parts of the west coast could take another week. south florida still in dire straits as power lines down. >> i'm frustrated, angry, i'm feeling. i don't know i'm feeling lost. it's hard. it is really hard. a whole bunch of feelings and i don't know how to solve anything and we need to start dealing with this. >> long road for those folks, parts of centrallorida dealing with widespread outages. the heat index hitting triple digits and you have a recipe for misery. drn's ryan young has more from see bring, florida. >> i can tell you this was hit hard. a little rain is starting to fall in the area and that is cooling things off but you had a heat index of above 100 degrees. this is one of the oldest populations in terms of counties, they were worried about their seniors. imagine being trapped in a home with no air. we know that can have deadly effects. they want ice and air and water back. a lot

before irma hit florida, such as st. martin was purturned into ps of rubble. it is a vacation spot. several american families were trapped during irma and are now being evacuated back to the u.s. the jackson family is one of them. it took them one week to get back on u.s. soil. arriving last night. the whole ordeal ruined their time enjoying vacation. now they're happy to be home. >> i am. i really am. i'm really glad to be alive. it's a lot. it was the strongest storm i've ever endured. >> the jacksons say they are thankful to be back in the u.s. but they feel for the people they had to leave behind. >>> hurricanes irma and harvey are having your budget. gas prices are to rise after the hurricanes battered the country. >> they've jumped -- adam tuss is live in tysons with more on why you should fill up today. adam? >> reporter: that's right, aaron. this is becoming an issue for all of us here as we work to fill up our tanks. take a look. $2.67 on the board at the gulf gas station along 123. you know, $2.67 is the national average. swing it around, we'll show you other boards. prices

florida now bracing for hurricane irma. the storm now hugging the northern coast of cuba. forecasters expecting it could hit the florida keys at day break with 110 miles an hour in winds. state officials, meantime, asking another 700,000 people to evacuate before irma hits florida. never has the state of florida seen so many evacuations, bringing that number to almost seven million people right now. hello and welcome to a brand new hour of "america's news headquarters," i'm julie banderas. good to see you, mike. mike: i'm mike emanuel. hurricane irma leaving widespread damage in its wake. meanwhile, governors declaring states of emergencying in florida, georgia, south carolina and alabama as residents brace for life-threatening high winds, dangerous storm surges and tornadoes. >> you need to listen to local evacuation orders. i'm a dad and i'm a grandfather. i love my family more than anything. i cannot imagine life without them. do not put your life or your family's life at risk. right now is the right time to do the right thing for your family. mike: we have live team fox coverage on hurricane irma all we

we've seen a lot of cleanup videos after irma hit florida, but this one obviously getting some attention-duty film and the officer's post on twitter. that's in front of the school where she teaches, quote, we teach our students do what you can to help other people, don't think of yourselves, and that's what i wanted to do. she sure did, natasha. >> it's easy to see why so many people are sending her love. very cool. happening today a truckful of supplies and donations heading to texas to san francisco to help. abc volunteers loaded volunteers onto the semi. an effort student bobby basra wanted to do after seeing the devastation. >> in about $2,000 but honestly that's nothing to me because money comes and goes. for me it's more about making a difference and helping those people out in houston. >> that is so great. there's still time for you to help because of our story he is adding one more day for donations and you can find information about how to donate on our website abc7news.com. the truck is leaving san francisco today at 5:00 p.m. >> we wish him well on his journey. mike, i just fe

. >> when irma hit florida, it hit the keys first. bill, what are you seeing?, john, we are starting to get the first glimpses of the devastation. we are in key largo and here's the story. we are running on fumes. there is no gas here. the roads are cutoff because they have to inspect the bridges. instagram angel named shirley said my friend katherine's dad has gas in his shed. after climbing over the roof that came off of that mobile home, those angels bought us a few more hours of live shots. these days our car is our home and our office. you get a sense of one of the homes here. this scene is repeated. an apocalyptic street scape. this is how they gauge distance in this part of the keys. just about every home has sustain some damage. the mobile homes more than others. the post andrew heavy stone construction. it seemed to survive unscathed, but we are dieing to get down south to the lower keys. the department has to inspect the bridges before they open up u.s. one. since there are 43 islands, you can imagine what a huge job that is. you may have to wait a wh

florida now bracing for hurricane irma. the storm now hugging the northern coast of cuba. forecasters expecting it could hith 110 miles an hour in winds. state officials, meantime, asking another 700,000 people to evacuate before irma hits florida. never has the state of florida seen so many evacuations, bringing that number to almost seven million people right now. hello and welcome to a brand new hour of "america's news headquarters," i'm julie banderas. good to see you, mike. mike: i'm mike emanuel. hurricane irma leaving widespread damage in its wake. meanwhile, governors declaring states of emergencying in florida,

the mandate is to get out now, before hurricane irma hits florida. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. irma is expected to make landfall within days, after it finishes churning through the caribbean where it's leaving a trail of death and destruction. >> at this hour florida is bracing for a direct hit from the extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane that is irma. the governor of the state, along with his counterparts in georgia and south carolina, are pleading with residents in irma's path to evacuate and seek shelter immediately. >> the storm's 185-mile-per-hour sustained winds make it one of the most powerful ever seen in the atlantic. >> this is what we now know. florida will have major hurricane impacts with deadly storm surge and life-threatening winds. we expect this along the entire east coast. >> at least 13 deaths are blamed on the hurricane. all of them happening in the caribbean islands. 59% of the buildings in barbuda have been damaged. >> of course, abc 7 news weather meteorologist spencer christian is following irma's path. >> here's a l

stand by, it looks like miami will be the first major city in florida to be hit by irma. but the entire state, whole thing, irma is set to rake up the whole state, set to get slammed. we'll talk about what to expect in central florida and we'll also hear from the mayor of tampa, a city particularly vulnerable to major hurricanes. tampa, a very flat town. whoooo. i enjoy the fresher things in life. fresh towels. fresh soaps. and of course, tripadvisor's freshest, lowest... ...prices. so if you're anything like me... ...you'll want to check tripadvisor. we now instantly compare prices... ...from over 200 booking sites... ...to find you the lowest price... ...on the hotel you want. go on, try something fresh. tripadvisor. the latest reviews. the lowest prices. afi sure had a lot on my mind. my 30-year marriage... ...my 3-month old business... plus...what if this happened again? i was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me? so i made a point to talk to my doctor. he told me about eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduc

when hurrican irma hits florida - it will be even stronger.make landfall early sunday.. but the path is still changing. millions of floridians have been told to evacuate. the national weather service put out this dire warning: "this is as real as it get" -- "nowhere in the florida keys will be safe."(steve) it is now just after 1:00 a.m. in eastern florida... hello i'm steve aveson.(pam) and i'm pam moore. anyone in the southern part of the state who is not on the road yet ... is being advised to find a local shelter. 160- mile an hour winds or more are expected... and a storm surge of up to 12- feet. hurricane irma is already leaving a trail of destruction in the caribbean... at least 22- people have been killed... this is new video from the small island of barbuda - you can see buildings just leveled. reporter omar jiminez is live in miami beach -- tracking developments. for residents in south florida... time is running out. gov. rick scott/-r- florida: "if you are not on road at midnight, don't get on road."hurricane irma get on road."midni