Saturday, September 6, 2008
Gov. Crist to speak to media about storms
MIAMI (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist will speak to the media in Miami as Hurricane Ike and Tropical Storm Hanna loom in the Atlantic.
Crist will talk at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the emergency operations center.
Officials in the Florida Keys will also begin a mandatory evacuation for all visitors starting Saturday morning as Ike approaches.
The Monroe County Office of Emergency Management says visitors must leave starting at 9 a.m.
A phased evacuation for residents will start Sunday morning. Key West and the lower Keys will be evacuated first. The middle and northern Keys will follow later in the day.
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