More than 1800 people died from the storm and flooding after more than a Million People had to be evacuated. The death and destruction along the gulf coast from florida to texas although the situation in new orleans is remember the most. They should get underway shortly. Live coverage here on cspan2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] its been 10 years since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the gulf coast. We will hear an update shortly from housing secretary Julian Castro and the housing and urban Development Recovery department. One of several programs on the anniversary of katrina. We will email but a program next monday at an allday form bean house did buy the atlantic. Thisll be hosted by the atlantic with fema administrator craig fugate. Looking at the Disaster Preparedness, how doors i
They will turn to journalists to recount what so many indoor it and what none of us can forget. Amid the devastating numbers more than 1800 lives lost. And more than 1 million americans displaced, a million homes destroyed across five states. 150 billion in economic damage. Amid all of those numbers, americans will also look for answers. How much progress have we made in the years since katrina particularly in new orleans which was the hardest hit community and what are we doing to continue supporting the housing and overall recovery in the affected communities . Today is about providing answers but its also about more than that. We are also reaffirming their commitment to the people of the gulf to continue working with them and for them until the job of recovery is complete. You see, as long as there are people who want to come home and communities that need to be rebuilt, our job is not done. Thats the true meaning of commemoration. Not to simply mark a day on our calendars but to en
Remember those 100 delivery fees for water were already seeing shell tell us more about that. I heard much higher gasoline prices as well, but i dont know if that was an urban edge end. Well talk about that and the other big story were following is the mass you have data breach at equifax which may have seen data stolen from nearly half of the u. S. Population. Well talk about what could happen to the stock, how you can protect your personal data from future hack attacks as well. Yeah, with the stock down 13 and the worst performer in the s p 500 today which is down a point and a half right now let start our full coverage of Hurrican Irma it is a does near landfall in florida. Wmaq meteorologist kaylee dieion is tracking the storms path and Jackie Deangelis with a look at final preparations being made and Morgan Brennan with a look at how difficult it is to get out of florida and how the theme parks are bracing. Had an update over the last hour the National Hurricane center has upped t
Checking in at 3 miles per hour. Everything is damp out here, widow showers first thing this morning. Were not expecting much in the way of sun. It should stay damp throughout the Morning Hours and cloudy and humid by afternoon. Satellite and radar most of the moisture again is off the coast at this point and pulling north up into new england, places like providence, hartford, boston, youll see the wet weather today. For us back home were looking at mainly clouds. The call today, morning drizzle, lots of clouds, a muggy, 74 degrees. A quick check of the forecast for now, when i come back in just a few minutes were talking 80 again in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast and a ton of sunshine next week. Ill have the details in just a few. Police are searching for a driver who hit and killed a man in the Port Richmond section and left the scene. Medics were called to the 2100 block of allegheny avenue at 2 30 a. M. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene. At this
Then its fine. So, its fine. Its going to be a good looking day, too. We have cloud cover offer the the off the coast. Get notice sunglasses ready as that sun will be nice and bright today. 42 degrees in philadelphia right now though so youll probably want to grab a jacket as well. Still holding 40 in allentown but just 38 in trenton, 37 in reading, 38 in wilmington and 39 at the airport in Atlantic City. And in between these numbers we may have some pockets that are even cooler. So, frost advisory in effect. Well talk more about that in a moment. And you do want to dress appropriately. 41 degrees by 7 oclock in philadelphia. By noon, plenty of sunshine but only 53. And were expecting a high of 61. This will probably hit around 3, 4 oclock this afternoon before were right back down into the 50s. If youre dressing the kids for that bus stop, well, dress them warmly as some suburbs and some pockets we could be as cool as 36 this morning in suburbs and about 41 in center city. And in the