actually have nothing to do with how this natural disaster is handled. the career professionals at the national weather service, the career professionals at fema, the career professionals in the national government are the people we will rely on when irma hits florida. and they are the very same people who politicians will continue to attack when they attack government in order to be elected to that government. and they are the people whose jobs those politicians will propose cutting when a hurricane isn t headed toward this country. at least nine people in the caribbean have already been killed as hurricane irma mowed down islands like barbuda. anyone with relatives, friends, or loved ones in the caribbean knows the horrors of hurricanes. the 6 million people in the miami area could suffer a direct hit by hurricane irma. floridians have been warned. mass evacuations are under way, but there are always people who cannot afford to evacuate, who
behind by hurricane harvey. will carr is in houston. good evening. there are real concerns from some residents here tonight that have hurricane irma directly hits florida, they may not be enough federal money or resources. some neighborhoods are still swamped with floodwater. we had to wade into this neighborhood with the home owners today and they walked in for the first time to see exactly how much damage their home had. at about five or 6 feet of floodwater in here. it s receded over the past 24 hours. we want to show you what they ve seen. when you walk in, you re going to see furniture toppled throughout the house. thankfully they ve had flood insurance but 85% of those impacted across the area did not. throughout the day, we ve been talking to home owners. there is a mix of emotions. you ll be talking to them and they will be joking and smiling and then they will shed a tear.
behind by hurricane harvey. will carr is in houston. good evening. there are real concerns from some residents here tonight that have hurricane irma directly hits florida, they may not be enough federal money or resources. some neighborhoods are still swamped with floodwater. we had to wade into this neighborhood with the home owners today and they walked in for the first time to see exactly how much damage their home had. at about five or 6 feet of floodwater in here. it s receded over the past 24 hours. we want to show you what they ve seen. when you walk in, you re going to see furniture toppled throughout the house. thankfully they ve had flood insurance but 85% of those impacted across the area did not. throughout the day, we ve been talking to home owners. there is a mix of emotions. you ll be talking to them and they will be joking and smiling and then they will shed a tear.
helicopter up and you can see from the feed that the state park, on the southern tip of key biscayne, known for the big, tall light house, where ground crews are assembling right now. south of that is a very historic and famous area in the water, only eight or nine of these homes built on stilts which were over the decades used by fishermen to fish. hurricane andrew knocked down a whole lot of those. it s that area of biscayne bay that the aerial search and the water search is now going on, looking for this body reported by the pilot of the piper private small plane as having opened the door and jumped out, falling 2,000 feet to his or her death. the weather down here, as the pig cold front coming down, hits florida. the weather was atrocious, very windy, rainy, cloudy, so today would be a good afternoon to go
as irma closes in. gas trucks are being given police escorts to help them get to the stations faster. well over 100,000 people in shelters for this event. we cannot save new the middle of the storm. the water will come up high. you get trapped in your homes. it s terrifying. it s terrifying, absolutely. it s a race against time now in south florida and beyond. all right, let s begin with breaking news, time is running out for millions of people to make their final preparations or their decisions before hurricane irma hits florida and its 20 million residents. highways are jammed. some have been turned around so all lanes go north. the state is running out of gas. more than 650,000 men and women and children are being ordered to evacuate out of miami-dade county. irma is the size of texas, just a short time ago florida s governor warned all floridians let me say that again, all floridians should be prepared to evacuate.