South Florida officials assessing damage from Irma

A monster Hurricane Irma roared into the Sunshine State with 130 mph winds Sunday, flooding south Florida streets, knocking out power to more than 1.8 million homes and businesses and snapping a construction crane over the Miami skyline.

Aircraft carrier is rushed to the hurricane-battered Keys

Authorities sent an aircraft carrier and other Navy ships to Florida to help with search-and-rescue operations Monday as a flyover of the hurricane-battered Keys yielded what the governor said were scenes of devastation. 

Irma hits Orlando as Category 1 storm, moving northwest

Irma weakened to a Category 1 storm as the massive hurricane zeroed in on the Tampa Bay region early Monday after hammering much of Florida with roof-ripping winds, gushing floodwaters and widespread power outages.