the winds are gusting at 85 miles per hour, and the other big concerns are life-threatening storm surge and heavy rain. we are tracking who is in the most danger. all of this as millions of people in florida are taking those first painful steps towards recovery. so many lives are upended by hurricane ian s devastation, and the storm is likely one for the record books as the grim evidence of the powerful strike now litters coastlines. today, fort myers beach impassable. shells of buildings is all that is left. boats are tossed like toys as well as homes at this point, we know that 25 people have died in florida. roughly 2 million without power, and staggering level of destruction and damage estimates are climbing fast. we have teams covering it all, and we begin in south carolina where ian is bearing down and our nick valencia is in myrtle beach. what are you seeing there, nick? well, ana, we are getting a break in the rain, and wred not expecting it to last, but the residen
to the mainland. and above the shear scale of the wreckage, the storm left some areas completely unrecognizable. one person told the tampa bay times lee koth looks like a bomb has been dropped. momentarily, we ll go live to fort myers beach where this side by side shows the destruction to the popular pier. here s a man from fort myers who had a terrifying experience. i stayed here as long as i could until i got scared for my life and went across the street. the it didn ts last too long. the big bad wolf puffed it away. i watched my house disappear with everything in it. right pfr my eyes. right before his eyes. i want to bring in kat park in south carolina where hurricane ian is expected to make landfall soon. what are the conditions you re seeing? what are you hearing about what you re expecting in the next couple hours or so? reporter: so we have been out here for several hours now. i can can tell you the landscape has changed dramatically. behind me is the ashley riv
Ive officially seen all of it. John fox weather alert, Hurricane Ian landfall imminent in South Carolina. Stunning new images show the depths of the storms destruction in the state of florida. Gillian crews have performed hundreds of high water rescues, the coast guard flying into some of the hardest hit areas to help people stranded. Now attention turning to the carolinas as ian pushes northward where it could make landfall as soon as this hour. John welcome to the program. Good to spend friday with you as we follow the storm. Gillian good to be with you, im in for sandra smith. Three states are bearing the brunt of the wrath. The South Carolina coastline along with portions of North Carolina are under hurricane warning this hour. Storm surge is expected to hit just north of charleston harbor. Places like georgetown, pawlys island and myrtle beach the worst of it. John fox team coverage, begin with tracking the path with hurricane specialist brian norcross. Brian, where is it headed .
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