The surge could be the greatest danger. Multiple reports of tornados. Heres what we know right now. Category 4 storm. 130mileperhour winds. It was a weaker category 3 yesterday but gaining strength as it hits florida. More than a Million People are without power. 7 Million People in florida, georgia, South Carolina have been told to evacuate. Our Abc News Team is from the caribbean up and down florida. We begin with world news anchor david muir in naples, expecting a hard hit in just a few hours, david. In fact, just moments ago, george, the emergency manager in naples saying now we have to wait for the storm to get here. The eye is going to be extremely close to naples. And he makes a good point. It doesnt matter whether its category 3 or 4. It will bring a lot of devastation to this area. They are very concerned about the storm surge. The forecast still holds, george, anywhere again 10 to 15 feet storm surge. They will see saltwater very high in this community. For a significant amou
Speak. There has been some looting. Miami was on lockdown overnight to try to prevent it. Nine arrests in Fort Lauderdale. Now, the millions who evacuated do not know at this time when they can go back and what theyre going back to. Irma is now a Tropical Storm, still lashing north florida and georgia. It hits atlanta in a couple of hours. So why are stocks going up . It looks like a tripledigit rally about a half hour from now. Well, there are several factors at play. Irma bad, yes, it is. But perhaps not the epic catastrophe that it might have been. And the money that is pouring into texas and florida may help the National Economy in the long run. President trump is getting favorable reviews for his handling of the crisis. That may help the push for tax cuts. And finally, north korea did not launch missiles as feared. Add it up, and on this the 16th anniversary of 9 11 americans have pulled together to deal with backtoback disasters. Yes, they have. Varney company is about the begin.
And more of charlies 60 minutes interview. We begin with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Everyones sort of shell shocked. Further south you get, the worst it looks. Theres nothing left. Recovery efforts begin in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Theres a lot of work ahead. Some areas remain flooded. Homes are destroyed. Phones dont work. There are widespread fuel shortages. Its going to be a long road. Theres a lot of damage. Look at those waves coming in. Still a very dangerous situation. Jacksonville, florida, a massive storm surge flooded the streets. The same threats facing other coastal communities. Irma will continue to be a bigtime rain maker for the remainder of the week. White House Press Secretary Sara Huckabee sanders responding to Steve Bannons comments to 60 minutes. Steve always likes to speak in kind of the most extreme measures. The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved new sanctions against north korea. By far, the strongest measures
Table. And apple says the new iphone x is the future of tech. It costs 1,000. Wow. So is it worth the price . But we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. There is no electricity, no air conditioning, no water. This is a housing and humanitarian crisis. Absolute devastation and broken hearts. Floridians struggle in the aftermath of irma. Millions are without power. But the worst damage was done in the florida keys. They can take away everything that we have, but it will not take away our spirit and our heart. The president is trying to deal with tax reform, passing out a plan over dinner with three democrats. Well take the very best tax package we can that can actually pass. The president doesnt get to wave a magic wand. North korea condemning in, quote, the strongest terms the new u. N. Sanctions. Those sanctions are nothing compared to what ultimately will have to happen. Big news in the tech world. Apple announced the new iphone x. Experts sa
Of the different components, these are huge media and Communications Networks now, and in the United States and in most countries, these industries have been heavily regulated and very clear stipulations about what can and cant appear, how they can be used. You think about the idea of russia coming in and using nbc and comcast to influence our election what would happen . Thats exactly what happened here and the idea that they are going to somehow escape, hey, were just a platform, we have nothing to do with that. Good news, they are moving in that direction the other issue is antitrust, just the amount of power that these companies have and but i think its important to separate whether they think this is a business issue from a different kind of issue. Yes, this is an important political and cultural issue, but is it a threat to facebooks Business Model or reputation i dont think it is, because they dont rely on political advertising in an outsized way Mark Zuckerberg was way ahead of