Strong winds thrashed boats around violently in miami like they were childrens toys. Stephanie ramos in miami with the latest on irma. Reporter Hurricane Irma is roaring into florida. Were seeing some side way rain, you can see behind me the trees being pushed and slammed by very strong and intense winds and this is just the beginning. The day florida has been anticipating is here. My gosh. Wow. Reporter in south florida, trees are down, streets are flooding. You can really start to feel the wind and rain coming down. Im getting blown away here. You know what . Were going to send it back to you, its getting a little dangerous the state put on notice. This is not a storm to mess with. I can hear the how long, i can just he imagine the amount devastation thats taking place. Reporter the storm tearing itself away from northern coast and head towards key west before moving up the states west coast im pretty emotional. Just had to console a coworker who is pretty devastated hes going to los
Tomorrow. We have live coverage for you. Give us a sense of where things stand right now. Reporter were outside in florida. Weve seen the conditions drastically change from what we saw the past couple of hours when irma was really slamming this area. But were still having to deal with a lot of debris on the roads. Palm trees on the roads, which still makes it a hazard as were trying to get through. See even though it may seem like things have calmed down in this area, its still dangerous for folks to drive in. I want to show you what are some of the hardest hit areas just as irma was making its impact. Hurricane irma showed no mercy. Collapsed at least three cranes under construction in miami. Video captured dramatic moments as the cranes danged from a high rise building, posing a dangerous threat to the neighborhood below. Tens of thousands of people in search of safety. For those taking cover inside the germain arena staying dry proved to be difficult. Confirming a leaking roof just
Its 8 00 on today. Coming up, breaking news. That hurt. Irma barrels toward northern florida leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Torrential rains and heavy winds whipping the southern part of the state. Trees uprooted. Homes destroyed. This morning millions of people without power. Thousands packed into shelters. Uncertain of the damage theyll return to. We dont know what, you know, the next few days is going to bring. Today september 11, 2017. All right. Were back now. Special edition here on a monday morning. Matt lauer with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb. Irma is no longer a hurricane. We just got an update from the National Hurricane center. Its been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. Take a look at the radar. Impacts still being felt. Atlanta was under a Tropical Storm warning earlier. Weve got complete coverage for you. Thats right. We were looking over our shoulder here because weve got something happening here with Kerry Sanders on marco island. Kerry cant hear me, but he i
In our hour of need. And today, isaac continues to do exactly that. Isaac still works at the pentagon, now as a sergeant. Hes on duty right now, and hes joined us here today for the ceremony. And this morning, all of us and all of america thank isaac for his service. Where is isaac . [ applause ] thank you. Thank you, isaac. Thank you. To isaac and to every First Responder and survivor of the attack, you carry on the legacy of the friends you lost, you keep alive the memory of those who perished, and you make america proud, very, very proud. To the family members with us today, i know that its with a pained and heavy heart that you come back to this place, but by doing so, by choosing to persevere through the grief, the sorrow, you honor your heroes, you renew our courage, and you strengthen all of us. You really do. You strengthen all of us. Here on the west side of the pentagon, terrorists tried to break our resolve. Its not going to happen. But where they left a mark with fire and r
Is a special edition of today Hurricane Irma with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Yes, welcome to this special edition of today on a monday morning. Were going to be with you for several hours this morning trying to figure out whats happening with this storm, where shes going, and what shes left behind. Its been a long night, long weekend for our friends in florida. Lets get to where things stand with Hurricane Irma. Its a category 1 storm now packing 75 mileanhour winds still. We are waiting an updating from the National Hurricane center. Theyll give a sense of where its headed. We were talking 140 miles an hour yesterday down to 75 today. It can still do damage. Nearly 5 Million People without power this morning. Record Power Outages for the state of florida. People could be in the dark for awhile. Florida power and light is warning customers this is not going to take just a couple of days to restore. This will tak