we have florida still reeling from the devastation from hurricane ian. we re concerned about the storm. i should have left and shouldn t have stayed. listening to the winds, which were horrible for hours. the storm now soaking the mid atlantic making its way up north and death toll in florida continues to climb. pete: alexandria hoff is live in fort meyers beach. alexandria. well, good morning. we re here on san carlos island, part of fort meyers beach and aside from the utility crews working up the street and the occasional police siren, the scene is quiet, it s still and sad. it s really easy to understand when you look at the wreckage behind me why this rescue and recovery and these operation haves been so challenging, but they ve been productive. according to the lee county sheriff s office, 6 to 700 rescues were made and the sheriff is reporting 35 deaths in the county as well and the numbers may rise as individual counties are reporting. about 30 minutes north o
the hurricane hit, but there s just such a huge volume of water dumping in, there s nowhere to go. pete: i think i m correct on this that most of the deaths have been attributed to drowning to your point now. anything you can clear up for us really quickly, fiona, on the status of the levy? is the water clearing the levy and has it broken and being a important issue on the level of the water, what s the latest on that levy? so the level of the water has peaked over the level i have and in some cases water has peaked over the top and if you don t know what a levy is, it s the same as a berm or hill that separates the high point of the water near the community next to it. the water needs to move its way south ward down to open water in char lot harbor. but it s it doesn t happen