phil keating and chad pergram from the white house. let s start with alex and roy hoff live from cape corral, florida. hi, alex. alex: we are in an area called matt lachet and the coast guard is leading major effort to rescue people who have been stranded on the pine island ever since the storm, this is a major operation, we have probably seen at least a hundred people in this location coming in by boat. those residents had been on the island since the storm including even volunteers who showed up just after it. some really have arrived here in terrible condition. ems personnel have been on hand assisting several people who have returned by boat. one man said he had been suffering with a broken hip for days and laura was very emotional. she told me that she lost her entire home and spoke with gratitude for those who came to save her especially after the effort she made to make sure that she needed help. it s very devastating. we are just great to have our lives. the water a
even just coast guard boats, we have private residence who are helping with their vessels as well, mike. mike: alex hoff leading us off from cape corral, florida, many thanks. lee county officials facing scrutiny in delay announcing evacuation orders as hurricane ian turned to florida coast and questions are growing on whether their actions may have contributed to the rising death toll. phil keating from fort myers, florida. hello, phil. phil: good afternoon, there, mike, we are at the marina service center, people on boats dock for repairs. looks like the business is exploding right now. a lot of damage over here as well. these are ripped up parts of a trailer in a building next door that flew over to this lot. 45-foot long sailboat, a quarter million dollars, now it s a piece of junk. in fact, the name of it is the dreaming and the dreams were crushed by hurricane ian.