Damage from irma still too extensive for people to go outside or return from evacuations. Nbcs Sarah Rosario standing by right now in miami with an update on irmas impact. Reporter as people are waking up and taking a look at the damage and destruction left by irma with, were seeing a good amount of it here in miami. Here look this dock, weve seen at least a half a dozen boats completely underwater. And with damage and debris scattered everywhere, the biggest problem were seeing in this state is the lack of power. Weakening in strength, irma continues its churn through florida, packing a powerful punch, as it pushes through the panhandle. Entering the state as a category 4, the keys took the first hit from the storm. Hurricaneforce winds ripping away roofs, testing the limits of everything in its path to the mainland. Toppling cranes in miami and ft. Lauderdale and flooding street. Then a phenomenon sometimes called hurricane bulge occurred, temporarily sucking the water out to sea, st
Sarasota. One, two, three, up. Reporter and our own nbcs Kerry Sanders helped reece queue stranded dolphins near margo island. Got to rescue them. Reporter while irma made a second landfall near margo island neighbors took the brunt of the storm. Mayor bill barnett on the today show this morning. Its hard to describe. The water was rolling around, rain was coming in so hard you could barely see out of the window, and it was scary. Very, very lucky. Reporter residents in the tampa area waking up grateful their homes were spared. I was expecting water. Reporter millions without power. Likely thousands waking with Severe Damage to their homes as irma refuses to release its hold on the sunshine state. And with most of florida without power local officials are telling people stay off the roads. There is a mandatory cfew in place tonight and officials will be out monitoring the roads to try to get a better look at the damage there. Were live in miami. Sarah rosario. Now back to you. Thank yo
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the storm that was once Hurricane Irma is churning into the deep south tonight, after moving up the entire peninsula of florida. It lost more of its punch today, but not before it left at least 34 dead across the caribbean and five more in florida and georgia, more than 7 million power customers in the dark, across florida, and a growing tally of damage, including in some cities like jacksonville where flood waters have been surging. P. J. Tobia begins our coverage of whats happening statewide. Reporter the sun rose on vast stretches of coastal flo
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the storm that was once Hurricane Irma is churning into the deep south tonight, after moving up the entire peninsula of florida. It lost more of its punch today, but not before it left at least 34 dead across the caribbean and five more in florida and georgia, more than 7 million power customers in the dark, across florida, and a growing tally of damage, including in some cities like jacksonville where flood waters have been surging. P. J. Tobia begins our coverage of whats happening statewide. Reporter the sun rose on vast stretches of coastal flo
What are you seeing . I lost you, chris. I lost you, chris, but if you can hear me, if were still on the air, we have taken refuge inside a Parking Structure in miami beach, because i want to show you why the beach floods so quickly, why that storm surge is so dangerous. Our camera man is going to stay underneath the Parking Structure, im going to move over here so you can see just how fast the wind is moving. This is why the storm surge is so dangerous and why this area of miami floods. The wind is barrelling here up miami beach. Its very powerful. Were estimating over 60 Miles Per Hour. Police officers cannot be patrolling the streets when the wind goes over 40 miles per
people evacuated even though the storm shifted west ward, this could be dangerous to leave your home even on the east side of florida, certainly down south around miami, miami beach, until tomorrow morning. Be very aware of those high winds. The beginning of the eye wall starting to affect the keys, those winds whipp