LIVE VIDEO: White House Press Briefing

CNBC reports:



White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds a press briefing on Monday after Hurricane Irma smacked Florida, leaving pockets of the state inundated with water and without power. Irma, now a tropical storm, was expected to also touch parts of Georgia and Alabama on Monday.

On Friday, President Donald Trump signed a bill into law authorizing more than $15 billion in federal hurricane recovery aid following Hurricane Harvey’s destruction in Texas and as Irma got set to hit Florida. The measure, crafted in a deal between Trump and Democratic congressional leaders, also extends the federal debt ceiling and funds the government for three months.