Tony blair calls for tougher immigration rules as a way to cut numbers, without the need for brexit. Sir mo farah becomes the first athlete to win the great north run four times in a row. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. After battering its way through the caribbean, Hurricane Irma currently a category four storm has slammed into the lower florida keys, lashing the island chain with winds of up to 130 miles per hour. The hurricane made landfall in cuba late on friday. It engulfed villages, causing widespread damage and leaving whole communities homeless. The eye of the storm has now reached florida keys, bringing extreme winds that are expected to last for the next few hours. All residents had been ordered to leave amid fears that a storm surge reaching 15 feet could hit the islands, most of which are only a few feet above sea level. One person has been confirmed dead in the florida keys. As the storm is expected to move north to mainland florida, more than a million homes and b
I just had a briefing with the national hurrine center in all flida counties. Monroe county has reported that water is going over u. S. 1. Hurricane irma made landfall in the florida keys at 9 10 a. M. As a category 4 storm. The i of thipowerful storm is w 80 miles south of naples and approaching the naplesfour miles area and will in naplesfort myers area. Irma will continue to make its way up floridas west cst, impaing highly populated communities andeaving destruction in its wake. On the east coast, extreme her forceorce hurricane wind gusts. Nortwest photo will begin to feel the impact late tonight and early monday. Florida ands the the keys have had up to 12 inches of rain. Across the state, we c see an additional eight to 15 inches of rain. The vast majority of floridas under a hurricane warning. Millions of floridians are being impacted by this storm. Is serious there threat of significant stern surge storm surge flooding. To 15 feet of impact above ground level in southwest flor
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
Debris, ripping down power lines, and snapping and splitting trees. The storm surge pushed into downtown miami, flooding the streets. The hurricaneforce winds snapped a construction crane. People holedup nearby could hear it over the sound of the wind. Gideon ape, riding out the storm . Heard a the latest. Is in tampa with natasha chen is in tampa with the latest. Kron4 viewer bill duggan is in the thick of the storm right now. Hes live on the phone with us in st. Petersburg. justine irma hit florida with devastating storm surge, winds and rain. And she is not done yet. jr stone for the latest on the irmas path. Meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is in the weathercenter with the latest. S Lawrence Karnow Hurricane Irma continues to pound florida leave a wake of destruction behind. It came ashore south of naples with sustained winds of 115 mph. Much of the coastal areas have been inundated with ocean waters as the storm surge swept on shore. Flooding rains and winds gusting over 100 mph cont
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