Rescues underway: Idalia floods Gulf Coast, drops to tropical storm

Hurricane Idalia barreled into Florida's Big Bend region on Wednesday, bringing devastating storm surge and submerging some homes near their rooftops. Idalia is likely to still be at tropical-storm strength off North Carolina's coast Thursday.

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