hurricane to hit the panhandle in recorded history, the most powerful to hit anywhere in the u.s. since 1992, it wouldn t be hard to believe that now. right now almost half a million homes and businesses are without power in florida, georgia and south carolina. so far there are two confirmed deaths. a man in florida, a little girl, sadly, in georgia. the mayor of panama city just across the bridge from you told you they could not get a handle on how many people might need help or rescuing because of phone problems there. is that the case where you are? reporter: there are absolutely phone problems. most of us do not have cell service. i spoke with a couple directly across the street from the marina where i m standing now. they don t have cell service. in fact, the woman, we re showing ysho showing you, when the sheriff came knocking at her door,
issues because of flooding and power loss. we currently have at least ten facilities with minor to major problems. wastewater facilities we have 13 facilities with minor to major operational issues due to flooding and loss of pe workinge facilities to see how we can bring them power supply, equipment and resources to help bring them back online as soon as possible. in terms of our healthcare facilities, a total of 91 healthcare facilities have reported that they lost street power. this includes 29 hospitals, 58 long-term care facilities and others, however, we are expecting this number to increase as people call them in. some are reporting phone problems in their ability to be able to phone in issues to us. most are managing well and many are using generator power to be able to continue to care for
something about free cases, or something to allow people to avoid this kind of problem. that takes at 1:00 p.m. eastern this time today. and people will be riveted. josh, thanks so much. you got it. so the iphone problems may be no laughing matter for exasperated owners, but jimmy fallon page is not among them. did you hear this? apple cause called a major press conference tomorrow to deciding the iphone 4. well, they actually tried to call like 3 days ago, but it finally went through. very exciting. don t i? [ barks ] because i think food speaks a language of love. that s what inspired me to rethink dry dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael s canine creations. [ chef michael ] mmm. tender shredded pieces made with real meat. and crunchy garnishes to enhance the mealtime experience. yes, bailey just for you. [ barks ]
announced a news conference for this afternoon. apple is expected to address problems with its iphone 4. so the iphone problems may be no laughing matter. for sass perated owners dealing with dropped calls, apparently late-night comic jimmy fallon is not among them. listen to his take on the situation. did you hear this? apple called a major press conference tomorrow to discuss the iphone 4. well, they actually tried to call three days ago, but it finally went through just now. so very excited. all right. once again, iphone, or at least apple will be having a news conference later on today about that iphone. it s scheduled for 1:00 p.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific.