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This is AP News Minute.

Florida Governor Rick Scott says there is devastation¹ in the Keys and hopes everyone who stayed behind survived Irma. This comes after Scott flew over the area Monday and saw a lot of flood damage, overturned mobile homes and boats that had washed ashore².

Cuban state media is reporting 10 deaths following hurricane Irma despite the country's usually rigorous disaster preparations. More than a million were evacuated³ from flood-prone areas as the storm pounded the island for two days.

President Donald Trump⁴ marked the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by pledging to never ever forget the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives. In New York, the traditional commemoration ceremony began with a moment of silence at 8:46 am, in observance of the exact time the first hijacked⁵ airplane struck the North Tower.

And some students in Houston, Texas are finally starting their new school year following a two-week delay because of the damage from hurricane Harvey. Another round of children will go back next Monday, starting off in a temporary school building until their severely⁶ damaged one reopens at the end of September.

Suzanne Yee Gaffney, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.