Flooding. Irmas strong winds are hitting atlantic. So far theres one death confirmed in florida, a single car accident. The death toll will likely rise. Theres the immediate issues that floridians are dealing with, lack of electricity, millions are without power. As weve seen all over the state people may be without electricity but they are certainly not without their strength. Irmas fiery, the path of destruction not seen in florida in decades. The storm knocking out power to millions. Ive been here for 22 years, i never seen nothing like it. The southern mo the. The southern most keys bore the brunt. The images show destruction. Some of the towns remain cut off, getting aid will be a challenge. Naples was hit hard as well. The number of homes damaged or outright destroyed is still unknown. But the impact of irma spans nearly the entire state. Many First Responders had to remain off the street during the storm, but quickly got to work as soon as possible. They rescued 50 people from t
Enormous surges, up to ten feet here in miami. That and the sheer size of this monster has hurricane warnings, evacuation warnings and traffic jams extending further north. The governor saying everyone should be ready to evacuate. Leave now, he said, not tonight, not in an hour. Now. Weve got a lot of coverage tonight across the state in cuba, the caribbean. We begin with alison in the weather center. So a new forecast just came in with irma. Explain where it is and where its heading. It is in between the bahamas and in cuba. Its in very warm water. Thats going to allow the storm to intention fie over the coming hours. Likely back up to category 5 strength. We are just now starting to see some of the extreme outer stretches of the storm begin to produce showers and storms over the florida keys. Thats likely to increase in the coming hours. But again, the storm still a very strong category storm, just two Miles Per Hour off from category 5 strength. We expect it to get to category 5 str
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyOn July 1, in the sleepy hamlet of East Setauket, Long Island, Christian Antonelli and his wife, Christine Licata, were feeling the holiday spirit three days early. They set off a cluster of fireworks, showering the area with blackened debris, including the yard of their next-door neighbor David Halstead, who promptly called the cops.The next day, Halstead says, Antonelli and Licata retaliated by setting off more. Then, for good measure, they did it a