New phone. This is iphone x. This is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. The destruction in the florida keys, population 75,000, is staggering. Fema reported today that Hurricane Irma destroyed a quarter of the houses. Nearly twothirds of the rest have major damage. President trump will go to florida thursday to see for himself what irma did to the state. The storm is blamed for least six deaths in florida, three in georgia, and four in South Carolina. We begin tonight with Elaine Quijano in ramrod key, just east of where irma made her initial u. S. Landfall sunday morning. Reporter it is miles of destruction, house after house, block after block, roofs torn off, boats on the road, and r. V. S mangled in trees. Irmas path of destruction cut through the florida keys. Residents in islamorada, who didnt evacuate, came out to look at the damage. This was a big part of my life for 15 years ive lived here. And its just you know, in one moment its gone. You know, its h
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. It will be a long while before life returns to what was normal in florida, but there is some progress to report in the Recovery Efforts from Hurricane Irma. Here is the latest. The number of people without electricity is now 4. 3 million, though it could take ten or more days before power is fully restored. Airports have begun limited operations, and most curfews have been lifted. At least 24 deaths have been related to Hurricane Irma in the u. S. Three people died from Carbon Monoxide at a home in orlando. A portable gasoline generator was found running inside. In the hardhit keys, 25 of the homes were destroyed. There is no phone service and there are shortages of food and fuel. Hena daniels has more. Good morning, hena. Good morning, annemarie. Some residents are not allowed back in until conditions improve. For the vast majority just returning, theyre finding
Digging through the debris realizing just how much they lost. Two feet of water, soaked everything. Including the family piano. It was my wifes something that was very valuable to my wife. Reporter life remains difficult for many. 5,000 are still sleeping in red cross shelters. More than 130,000 properties are damaged. Overall, some 223,000 people have applied for federal harvey assistance, with 305 million approved. But what lies beneath the floodwaters is becoming a growing concern. Along with exposure to mold, toxins are floating around too. Tested floodwaters by Baylor College of medicine and Rice University show some neighborhood are contaminated with lead and arsenic as well as bacteria like e. Coli found in one area levels 135 times what its considered safe. Baylor college of medicines researcher helped lead the research. What we are seeing bacterial levels that are roughly 20, 30 times hyperthan what we are seeing right outside of the same place. Is it going to get worse . Yes.
With that, apple revealed the iphone x. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. It will be a long while before life returns to what was normal in florida, but there is some progress to report in the Recovery Efforts from Hurricane Irma. Here is the latest. The number of people without electricity is now 4. 3 million, though it could take ten or more days before power is fully restored. Airports have begun limited operations and most curfews have been lifted. More than 24 deaths have been related to Hurricane Irma in the u. S. Three people died from Carbon Monoxide at a home in orlando. 25 o the homes were destroyed. There is no phone service and theres a shortage of food and fuel. Hena daniels has more. Some residents are not allowed back in until conditions improve. For the vast ma just returning, theyre finding damage and destruction at their homes and businesses. Mike stayed inside his restaurant in
This is the cbs evening news. Mason and this is our western edition. Good evening. Im Anthony Mason. The destruction in the florida keys, population 75,000, is staggering. Fema reported today that Hurricane Irma destroyed a quarter of the houses. Nearly twothirds of the rest have major damage. President trump will go to florida thursday to see for himself what irma did to the state. The storm is blamed for least six deaths in florida, three in georgia, and four in South Carolina. We begin tonight with Elaine Quijano in ramrod key, just east of where irma made her initial u. S. Landfall sunday morning. Reporter it is miles of destruction, house after house, block after block, roofs torn off, boats on the road, and r. V. S mangled in trees. Irmas path of destruction cut through the florida keys. Residents in islamorada, who didnt evacuate, came out to look at the damage. This was a big part of my life. For 15 years ive lived here. And its just you know, in one moment its gone. You know,