is barreling through the carolina with high winds, heavy rain and the threat of floods. the storm has been downgraded from a hurricane but it still poses a threat as it makes its way inland. it has already caused considerable damage in south carolina where it made landfall on friday. in this video, you can see the storm ripping through a pier in north myrtle beach, causing part of it to collapse. it also submerged this neighborhood with a storm surge that was several feet high. so far there have been no reported deaths in south carolina. but in florida, at least 45 people have lost their lives, and we re getting a clearer picture of the damage the storm has left behind. entire neighborhoods that once were brimming with life are now flattened fields littered with debris. this is footage from fort myers beach where one woman s struggle to survive was captured in a phone call. i am up to my neck in water. okay. all right. i am so cold. i m losing you. i can t hear you.
at 19, a number that is almost certain to rise in the days ahead. the u.s. president warming up thursday poll of a lot of loss of life as one official sank likely the biggest natural disaster disaster the state s ever seen. that s the biggest disaster in florida s history. tens of thousands of emergency workers and deployed statewide. now 2 million homes and businesses stay with the electricity. large parts of the state are underwater. instead it s a one in 1000-year rainfall. the governor ron desantis decided describe the storm surge is biblical. some of the damage was almost under scribe-able to see a house just sitting in the middle of a sterile bay. you must be flown because of the massive wind speed and storm surge and deposited in a body of water. there were cars floating in the middle of the water. some of the homes were total losses. he is expected to hit south carolina and coincide with high tide on friday, greatly to increasing the potential for flooding. the go
is being described, look at the pictures, as total devastation. this is a city that is impassable. even for bicycles, 90% of the island, 90 percent of fort myers beach is destroyed and up and down the western coast people are still reeling for likely the largest natural disaster in the history of the state. the biggest fear that stha you ll see your personal effects gone or all over the place. and that is what happened. also at this hour, the reopening process por some begins. tampa and walt disney world will reopen this hour. we re also watching this, which is a very historic moment at the supreme court this morning as justice ketanji brown jackson is ceremonial sworn in by chief justice john roberts. we are covering all angle this is morning. we begin with nick valencia on the next front in myrtle beach, south carolina. the wind is blowing and what do you see right now and what do you expect in the coming hour? reporter: good morning. it is soggy and cold and the wi
worked to restore power and rescue teams combed through the wreckage, hospitals face challenges of their own. we will discuss how healthcare facilities are managing in the wake of hurricane ian. segment north korea test fire is a ballistic missile of japan sparking international condemnation. we are live in tokyo with the latest. as russia s parliament meets to rubber-stamp the kremlin s annexation move, ukraine s forces advanced on the ground turning back russian troops in the south. thanks for joining us. more than 100 people are now confirmed that in florida after hurricane ian slammed into the state and crushed everything in its path. many communities are nowhere near close to recovery. residents lack basic resources, neighborhoods remain flooded, and rescue efforts are on the way. so far, authorities have managed to save almost 2000 people. many of them were stranded on hard-to-reach islands. they have also restored electricity to more than 2 million customers. about
worked to restore power and rescue teams combed through the wreckage, hospitals face challenges of their own. we will discuss how healthcare facilities are managing in the wake of hurricane ian. segment north korea test fire is a ballistic missile of japan sparking international condemnation. we are live in tokyo with the latest. as russia s parliament meets to rubber-stamp the kremlin s annexation move, ukraine s forces advanced on the ground turning back russian troops in the south. thanks for joining us. more than 100 people are now confirmed that in florida after hurricane ian slammed into the state and crushed everything in its path.