this is by far the worst storm i ve ever witnessed. there s just debris everywhere. my yard looks like a war zone. this was a bad. one ian was bad, so if it was tough on our region, will be actually looking at this for many years to come. good evening once again. i m stephanie ruhle. hurricane ian is now threatening georgia and the carolinas and it s expected to make landfall just a few hours from now. this is what eon did to southwest florida after it slammed into the coast over 24 hours ago, totaling 115 miles per hour winds and catastrophic storm surge. at least one many people have been reported killed, and brought epic rain and flooding to the central part of the state. hundreds of people have been rescued, that work continues overnight. over 2 million homes and businesses are without power. today president biden visited fema s headquarters in washington, d.c. and said federal aid is on its way to florida. this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida s histor
our thoughts remain with those impacted by hurricane ian. for those who need help, please ask for it. and if you can give help, please, give it. on that note, i wish you all a very good and safe night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with us. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. when hurricane ian came ashore yesterday afternoon and what was one of the stronger storms to ever hit the united states, period, and after a terrifying night in southwest florida daylight today brought harrowing evidence of the destruction of a storm like that brings. this is fort myers beach, one of the barrier ion islands that in slammed into as a near category five storm. for the hurricane it was a popular beach destination full of resorts and restaurants. as you can, see much of it has been leveled. when local resident told his local tape paper, quote, fort myers beach is gone. this is the causeway leading to sandoval island, just west of
at least 12 people have been reported killed, and it brought epic rain and flooding to the central part of the state. hundreds of people have been rescued, that work continues overnight. over 2 million homes and businesses are without power. today president biden visited fema s headquarters in washington, d. c. and said federal aid is on its way to florida. this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. when conditions allow it, i ll gonna be going to florida. will you be talking to florida ron desantis when you re down there? the answer is yes if he wants to see. let s go right to nbc meteorologist, michelle grossman. i know michelle, that we got the 11 pm update from the national weather center just moments ago. what did you learn? hi there stephanie great to see you. well it s strengthened even further, so back to a category one storm. we re looking at 80 mile per hour winds. it did weaken earlier this morning to a tropical storm, dropped into the at
that s the camera operator. in orlando that piggyback of the lights time from a local reporter for the nurse whose car became stuck on the way to work. and it s not just people who are in need of assistance. a shivering cat rescued from rising waters. and this good boy was carried out of the waves and wind. help is coming from far and wide. have to come down here to check the area. deputy javon jace and pat came across a man stranded on the roof of his truck. he called for help, and an airboat was dispatched. 96 members of miami-dade fire and rescue set off this morning, and while we are just scratching the surface of the heartache and damage that inflicted, time and time again, we are seeing humanity at its best. humanity at its best is exactly what we will be needing in the days and weeks ahead.
responders raced into floodwaters, pulling people from submerged cars and homes. during a live broadcast from naples, australian camera man glenn ellis rushed to help families struggling to walk through floodwaters. we were just helping some people through the water here. that s the camera operator. in orlando that piggyback of the lights time from a local reporter for the nurse whose car became stuck on the way to work. and it s not just people who are in need of assistance. a shivering cat rescued from rising waters. and this good boy was carried out of the waves and wind. help is coming from far and wide. i was coming down here to check the area. deputy javon jace and pat came across a man stranded on the roof of his truck. he called for help, and an airboat was dispatched. 96 members of miami-dade fire and rescue set off this morning, and while we are just scratching the surface of the heartache and damage that inflicted, time and time again, we are seeing humanity at its b