connecting the keys to the mainland. parts of the u.s. highway 1 are still very much underwater. so how will they get those folks out of there? more than 6 million people in florida have no power. officials are warning it could take weeks, weeks before power is fully restored and there continue to be gas shortages across florida. the governor reinstated police escorts for fuel tankers to try to alleviate the problem. these are a lot of problems that not only exist right now concomitantly, they are going to complicate each other. massive flooding, blocked roads no power and in some cases no gas. for a lot of people in florida tonight, there is still relief that the storm wasn t as bad as it might have been but real threat and anxiety and risk about what it s left in its wake. joining us now is brian norcross, senior hurricane specialist with the weather channel. he was the voice millions of floridians listened to during hurricane andrew in 1992 when he was a meteorologist in miami. mr.
largo. rescuers are having trouble reaching people. the main airport is closedment getting there by boat is dangerous and parts of that road connecting the keys to the mainland, parts of u.s. highway 1 are very much under water. so how will they get those folks out of there? more than 6 million people in florida have no power. it could take weeks, weeks before power is fully restored and there continue to be gas shortages. the governor reinstated police escorts for fuel tankers to try to alleviate the problem. these are problems that not only kis rig exist right now, they will complicate each other. massive flooding, blocked roads and in some cases no gas. for a lot of people in florida tonight, there is still relief that the storm wasn t as bad as it might have been but real threat and anxiety and risk about what it s left in its wake. joining me is the voice of millions of floridians listening
newborn son. so i gave him my body armor with the plates and i took the chicken vest and i think it was june of 2003 when we were heading out on a very important raid operation we got hit with a drive-by shooting from a couple of vehicles going up u.s. highway 1 and fortunately, that body armor enabled the bullet to be ricochetted off of robert s chest and through his arm. unbelievable. sergeant, why was it important for you to tell this story? i just think that it s important, you know, a lot of people have blasted allan west and have said things that are negative and untrue and i just wanted people to know the kind of american that they ve put in congress and that i feel that he should be re-elected. i really want floridians to understand the kind of leader they have now and we need that kind of leadership in our government now. and i think it s safe to say, congressman, as you were successful in this last election and you re basically in a new
in the upper keys. water covered u.s. highway 1. votes on the side of the road. once you get to big pine key, the damage gets more severe. this mobile home park ripped apart. all that s left here is a toilet seat. residents want the world to know they are alive but they need help. coast guard helicopter. nobody has shown up. to give you an idea of the extent of the damage, even the homes that look okay, it s not the case. on the inside they had six to 7 feet of water inside all of these homes. that s every single home in this area was filled up with water when hurricane irma arrived. the residents here want to get the message out that they need help from fema, the national guard, the sheriff s office, anyone who can bring
them food, water, supplies. live in speed 25 key. shepard: from the south florida news station. that s the spot where hurricane irma first made landfall. that s the spot that the eye crossed over. that s the spot with the worst damage, and we are seeing it. there is no cell service there. there is no power, no water, no sewage, no nothing to sustain life. that area of the keys is still closed. although florida cleaning up from one of the most destructive hurricanes in its history, and its people return home to parts of the keys today, they will find basically every house was damaged, as we saw there on cudjoe. that is according to the head of fema. key west still off-limits. local officials lifted the roadblocks on u.s. 1 for the upper keys today and his people return to inspect the damage, they are battling the sweltering heat and gasoline shortages. the storm knocked out basic