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Residents throughout Florida’s Gulf Coast are cleaning up and preparing to rebuild after Hurricane Idalia damaged numerous homes and businesses in the region. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports from Cedar Key, Florida.

While storm left a trail of destruction, several factors combined to limit the damage, report concludes.

President Biden said he will visit Florida on Saturday and called on Congress to replenish FEMA’s disaster fund.

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A day after hitting Florida as a hurricane, Tropical Storm Idalia continues to dump heavy rain over South and North Carolina, triggering flood warnings across the region. CBS News correspondent Jarred Hill reports from Morehead City, North Carolina.

If Maui wildfire survivors lost their necessary medication, “it would be another disaster,” said Dr. Cory Lehano. “We have the ability to take care of these people … so let’s do it.”

Before-and-after pictures show the extent of flooding caused by Hurricane Idalia after it made landfall.

Jose became the third named storm in the Atlantic this season, following Idalia and Franklin.

A weaker Idalia moved over the Carolinas as a tropical storm early Thursday, bringing heavy rain and storm surge flooding a day after hitting Florida as a major hurricane. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides reports from Cedar Key, Florida.

Officials on Maui are defending their actions during and after Maui’s deadly wildfires, as CBS News questions their response and whereabouts as the flames devastated Lahaina three weeks ago. Jonathan Vigliotti reports from Wailea, Hawaii.

Tropical Storm Idalia continued to pound parts of the Southeast Thursday after making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Florida Wednesday. Jarred Hill has more.

Recovery efforts are underway across the South after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida then slammed into Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. CBS News’ Omar Villafranca reports from Cedar Key, Florida.

The fund kicks off with an initial contribution of $10 million from Winfrey and Johnson.

Videos posted to social media showed flooding in Charelston as high tide reached just over 9.2 feet, the fifth-highest reading in Charleston Harbor since records were first kept in 1899.

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