Along the Florida Panhandle, Hurricane Michael wreaked catastrophic damage. Winds of 155 miles per hour slammed into Mexico Beach and Panama City. Over a million people are without power, emergency responders are challenged by the loss of cell phone service and some hospital patients have had to be evacuated. From Quincy, Florida, William Brangham reports the latest to Judy Woodruff.
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