Everybody is going to come together. We are going to get the state rebuilt. Residents who rode out the storm dont have food, water or power. An Aircraft Carrier and other navy ships are rushing to help with search and rescue operations. Further north in jacksonville, First Responders have rescued more than 300 people. The roads there are still under water and Officials Say it will be days for the city to dry out. Across the state more than 5. 4 million customers are without power. Making it worse, it is hot. Irma didnt just leave her mark on florida. She also pushed a ten foot tide into charleston, south carolinas historic battery. A white house official tells nbc news the president is considering a trip to the u. S. Virgin islands to see the damage with his own eyes. In 30 minutes White House Press secretary will brief the press corps. We will bring that to you live when it happens. Let us go to our reporters. First up in the florida keys touring the damage by helicopter this morning.
More rain but irma will start to send some winds from the west. We have a baby dolphin here that has washed ashore. There we go. Come on, guy. We think you can make it. Come on. Hang on. A little more water. Here we go. Okay. Swim. And steve bannon speaking out for the first time confirming that he views the comey firing as the biggest mistake in political history. That would probably be too bombastic even for me but maybe modern political history. And the nation remembers. 16 years after 9 11 the Trump Administration now marking the solemn anniversary for the very first time. We americans are not made of cotton candy, we are not seaweed drifting in the current. We are not intimidated by our enemies. Today as we stand on this hallowed ground, we are reminded of the timeless truth that when america is united, no force on earth can break us apart. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york. Continuing our coverage of irma still causing major concerns. Right now, Hurricane For
Our nbc news headquarters in new york. On this september 11th, 2017, the president and his team have been handed another Natural Disaster on what is day 235 of the trump administration. A new 11 00 p. M. Eastern update to share with you. Irma is just a tropical depression but that designation, that downgrade Means Nothing in charleston, South Carolina where the streets are flooded or in jacksonville, florida, where the mayor told all those needing rescue today to fly a white flag out their window. Hurricane irma was a tragedy on top of the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey in texas. Irma is so big still just as a tropical depression that the clouds spinning off of it reach west to the mississippi and north to canada. The National Weather Service Released this to show how much sand and silt have been stirred up in the waters of the gulf from this storm. The florida keys are a mess. Many cut off with no power, water or food. The Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln is on route with assistance. In
To be hit by Hurricane Irma in the United States. Officials say the keys are closed and residents who evacuated should stay away while they assess the damage. Bill weir is in key largo for us. Tell our viewers here in the United States and around the world what you have been seeing as you travel through the keys today. Reporter its really interesting, wolf. It depends on which side of the coastal highway u. S. 1 you go on. The folks on the bayside seem to have a much better go of it. Got through it better than those folks on the atlantic oceanside. You are getting a sample of the damage with the coast guard and naval helicopters taking surveys up and down the coast. It goes back to the story of the big bad wolf. No pun intended, wolf. The houses made of sticks or mobile homes of tin did not nearly fare as well as those who lived in the better constructed houses made of stone. We are getting a sense of the community of how are you, sir . Make it through already . You all right . Just ch
I mean, the bat news i bad ns this is some big monster. I think we are very well coordinated. Hurricane irma packing a powerful punch, still punishing florida at this hour as it climbs up the coast. Brian monster storms violent fury unleashing a devastating strike, forcing the Sunshine State to go dark. Thats the way it is right now with the sundown, leaving millions, by the way, without power at this hour. Up to 4 million. Steve steve irmas lengthy assault with winds over 100 Miles Per Hour. Turned streets into raging rivers and ripping off roofs. A lot of them. Ainsley you go, they caught that on camera. Massive storm blamed for at least five deaths, including two Police Officers down in florida as Hurricane Irma surges north. Its path of destruction now sparking rapidly rising life threatening water levels. Storm surges that could climb up to 15 feet. 10 to 15 feet of storm surge, i dont know how anybody survives that pray. I dont see prayer as a last resort it should literally be a