seeing as the day concludes what is happening there on the ground. amen, authorities have been working on restoring the power, something that we have been discussing. we are learning more and more about the stories of those that survived. it is really interesting when we talk to some of those individuals who were here during the storm, some people might ask, why didn t they evacuate? the governor today talked about that. initially, over the weekend, before the hurricane hit, the projections had shown that the hurricane would go north into the tampa area. and it is crazy to think that some people, the governor said evacuated tampa, and came into this area because initially they didn t think the storm was going to come here. so some people might be thinking, why a lot of the residents stayed here during the storm, of course it slowly made its way here. we are just learning these stories. we have been working in this area right at the entrance of fort myers beach. there is a s
let s get started. we begin this hour with an update on the aftermath of hurricane in, even in this early stage, experts believe ian will be one of the costly storms to ever hit the u.s. and potentially the deadliest. the death toll now stands at 77, 73 in florida, four in north carolina, more than 1.2 million households still without power in florida, making rescue efforts that much more complicated. nbc s guad venegas is on the ground for us in fort myers, one of the hardest hit areas on the west coast of florida. guad, you have been there for a while. what are we seeing as we go 48 hours after this deadly hurricane made landfall? ayman, a lot of moving parts here. the governor speaking about the efforts to fix the power grid here. they want to make sure that people have power, but there is also the search and rescue missions taking place in fort myers beach [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] and we had to get him out. there s othe
biden spoke directly to the americans and puerto rico well at fema headquarters earlier this week, watch. what we are seeing the devastating images and florida i want to be clear, to the people of puerto rico, we are not gone away. i am committed to you, and the recovery of the island. we will stand by you for however long it takes to get it done. president biden says that he plans to visit both florida and puerto rico and conditions allow. so when we come together to help those in need in florida, and the carolinas, please do not forget our fellow americans in puerto rico, they need our help, our empathy, and the resources of the federal government. we are going to start the second hour of ayman now with an update on the aftermath of hurricane in. let s go straight to nbc s god vinegars who joins us from fort myers. it is our live report from florida, tell us what you are seeing as the day concludes what is happening there on the ground. amen, authorities have been wor
collier or county, florida, where 911 services are down as search and rescue efforts continue across the state. rachel: search and rescue efforts still underway across the state as 30 people have been confirmed dead with 27 deaths in florida alone. more than 1 million people many florida still without power. here with us today is representative greg steube, he s from the house foreign affairs committee, and, of course, he is from florida. what do you know about this leveesome because we ve been getting conflicting reports, congressman. so i talked to the sheriff and, unfortunately, he couldn t join you because he could give you an update. if they were trying, northport from police and the sarasota sheriff s department has been trying to get people out on boats and and airboats, and they were actually using that intersate area to go back and forth and bring individuals from their homes to the interstate because that was the only way to get them in and out either by airboat o
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m kristie lu rescue crews strangling to rescue those stranded the national hurricane center says that the category one storm has regained some strength and is now expected to make landfall near myrtle beach in the coming hours. in florida, the hurricane has killed at least 19 people with that is an early figure. the u.s. president has warned that the loss of life could be substantial. hundreds of people have already been rescued, millions are without power. some of the damage was almost indescribable to see a house just sitting in the middle of a sterile bay. literally must have gotten picked up, flown because of the massive wind speed, the 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. the governor has called the storm surge and santa belle biblical. it s america s emergency cr