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The Red Cross has deployed 500 disaster volunteers to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Idalia in Florida. American Red Cross spokesperson Grace Meinhofer joined CBS News to discuss the organization’s efforts, which also include shelter supplies and about 100,000 ready-to-eat meals.

Idalia, now downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, is quickly moving through Florida after making landfall Wednesday morning as a Category 3 storm. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud has more from Crystal River, Florida.

Georgia and the Carolinas are expecting severe weather throughout the afternoon as Hurricane Idalia, now a Category 1 storm, rolls through. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Savannah, Georgia.

Nearly 2,000 flights have been delayed or canceled Wednesday after powerful Category 3 hurricane hit Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Floodwaters in areas of Florida affected by Idalia are not expected to recede until late Wednesday afternoon and a rising tide could potentially make things worse. Lt. Scott Tummond from Florida’s Levy County Sheriff’s Office joined CBS News to discuss the conditions where he is in Bronson, Florida.

As residents in Florida wait for floodwaters to recede, Georgia is bracing for its turn in Hurricane Idalia’s path. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides reports from Florida and American Red Cross spokesperson Evan Peterson joined CBS News to discuss how his organization is ready to help in both states.

Hurricane Idalia has weakened since making landfall Wednesday morning in Florida, but life-threatening storm surge is still expected as tides change. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports from Crystal River, Florida, on the flooding.

As Hurricane Idalia works its way across Florida, cities miles away from the coast are starting to get the storm’s heavy rain and winds. CBS News Miami reporter Anna McAllister has more from Lake City, Florida.

President Biden will deliver remarks Wednesday on the federal government’s response to Hurricane Idalia after his administration approved an emergency declaration before the storm made landfall as well as administration’s response to the Maui wildfires. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.

Hurricane Idalia is weakened to a Category 2 storm after making landfall as a Category 3 hurricane. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has more from Florida on the conditions there and The Weather Channel meteorologist Jordan Steele joins CBS News with the latest forecast.

The storm made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with “catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds.”

Tallahassee, Florida, Mayor John E. Dailey spoke with CBS News about the area Hurricane Idalia is impacting and preparations his team has made for the storm.