Florida braces for Hurricane Irma
Florida went into the weekend bracing for Hurricane Irma's landfall.
ESTERO, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Evacuees sit inside of the Germain Arena that is serving as a shelter from the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 9, 2017 in Estero, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it will hit Florida's west coast on Sunday. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Photo by: Mark Wilson
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Gasoline pumps are wrapped in plastic ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma September 9, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Governor Rick Scott has ordered an evacuation of millions of people from the southern part of the state ahead of the unprecedented storm. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Photo by: Chip Somodevilla
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Signs announce the temporary closure of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel at Sebastian Street Beach ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma September 9, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Governor Rick Scott has ordered an evacuation of millions of people from the southern part of the state ahead of the unprecedented storm. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Photo by: Chip Somodevilla
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Police patrol the street running along Sebastian Street Beach ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma September 9, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Governor Rick Scott has ordered an evacuation of millions of people from the southern part of the state ahead of the unprecedented storm. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Photo by: Chip Somodevilla
DAVIE, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Jeff Weiner steps out of his trailer to smoke and look at the sky in the Sunshine Village mobile home community ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma September 9, 2017 in Davie, Florida. Despite a mandatory evacuation order for people living in mobile homes, many residents have decided to stay put during the hurricane after hearing the unprecedented storm had steered west. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Photo by: Chip Somodevilla
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Police patrol the street running along Sebastian Street Beach ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma September 9, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Governor Rick Scott has ordered an evacuation of millions of people from the southern part of the state ahead of the unprecedented storm. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Photo by: Chip Somodevilla
DAVIE, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Residents pose for photos at the Sunshine Village mobile home community ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma September 9, 2017 in Davie, Florida. Despite a mandatory evacuation order for people living in mobile homes, many residents have decided to stay put during the hurricane after hearing the unprecedented storm had steered west. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Photo by: Chip Somodevilla
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Windblown palm fronds litter the street along Sebastian Street Beach ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Irma September 9, 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Governor Rick Scott has ordered an evacuation of millions of people from the southern part of the state ahead of the unprecedented storm. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Photo by: Chip Somodevilla
MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Ronni Gomez uses goggles to keep the blowing sand out of his eyes as winds kickup from Hurricane Irma as it approaches on September 9, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Florida is in the path of the Hurricane which may come ashore at category 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Photo by: Joe Raedle
FORT MYERS, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: People arrive, many with their animals, a shelter at Alico Arena where thousands of Floridians are hoping to ride out Hurricane Irma on September 9, 2017 in Fort Myers, Florida. The Fort Myers area could begin to feel hurricane-force winds from Irma by 11 a.m. Sunday and experience wind gusts over 100 mph from Sunday through Monday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Photo by: Spencer Platt
TAMPA, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Danny Calvo secures lumber he intends to use to board up his home before evacuating as residents and visitors in Florida prepare for, and evacuate ahead of, Hurricane Irma on September 09, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it will hit Florida's west coast on Sunday. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images)Photo by: Brian Blanco
MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: People walk through high winds and rain as Hurricane Irma approaches on September 9, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Florida is in the path of the Hurricane which may come ashore at category 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Photo by: Joe Raedle
ESTERO, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Two National Guardsmen carry the belongings of WWII veteran Anthony Gentuso as he and his famly arrive at the Germain Arena that is serving as a shelter from the approaching Hurricane Irma on September 9, 2017 in Estero, Florida. Current tracks for Hurricane Irma shows that it will hit Florida's west coast on Sunday. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Photo by: Mark Wilson
MIAMI BEACH, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: People walk along Lincoln Road Mall as winds and rain pass through from Hurricane Irma as it approaches on September 9, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Florida is in the path of the Hurricane which may come ashore at category 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Photo by: Joe Raedle
FORT MYERS, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: A woman arrives at a shelter at Alico Arena where thousands of Floridians are hoping to ride out Hurricane Irma on September 9, 2017 in Fort Myers, Florida. The Fort Myers area could begin to feel hurricane-force winds from Irma by 11 a.m. Sunday and experience wind gusts over 100 mph from Sunday through Monday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Photo by: Spencer Platt