we re going to take you to one of the hardest-hit areas where almost an entire island was decimated. and her rescue during the hurricane made headlines. a nurse desperately trying to get to work was caught in the rising floodwaters. thankfully a nearby reporter was there, saved her and saw her. and that is my guest tonight. good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, ian s fury still remains an extremely dangerous storm making its way through the carolinas tonight. let me show you this powerful video showing a pier in north myrtle beach torn into pieces as the hurricane came ashore. the storm surge ripping through neighborhoods like the ones i m showing you here, leaving even more destruction of homes in its wake. even these homes built up on sticks. so many of them deeply damaged. and parts of charleston s historic downtown also underwater. and tonight there is still concern for life-threatening floods as the storm could dump up to 12 inches of rain as it moves no
we know that at least 10 have been confirmed dead. officials are warning us that that number will likely be higher. significant damage i saw was on fort myers beach there have been more than 700 confirmed rescues and likely many more than that. ainsley: florida s governor ron desantis there. he is going to have a press conference today at 8:45 a.m. with an update on ian and we will bring you that live. these before and after photos are showing the extent of the damage down in fort myers. a crew is being enforced is being enforced there to prevent all of the looting. brian: that s sad to think people would be thinking about florida. 2 million people still have no power. team coverage this morning trying to cover it all. it s not easy. meteorologist adam klotz is standing by with ian s latest track. robert ray is live in fort myers with a look at the damage. robert? good morning. as we are starting to see the beginnings of sunlight on this friday, which normally would
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assessment what s out where you need tree crews before you bring in line crews. to replace poles and to put up wires. that s why the damage assessment process is so critically important. just real quick. sometimes it s dangerous to put the power back on a house because it s so damaged. how do you assess sometimes when you flip a switch to a house that could have all types of electrical problems? sure so we are responsible for of course our facilities if we when we go out there see that a customer has damage to their side of the meter, we will say, then we work with that customer to ensure that they have an electrician and oftentimes we cannot restore power, especially in flooded areas until an inspecting authority tells us that it is safe. brian: 450,000 is awesome. see if we can go over a million