as the reality of what s left behind sets in, many people here still trying to make sense of what happened. where do we start now? i mean, what do we do? there s nothing left here. reporter: that is the case in so many areas. the hard part here, jake, what s happening now is simply trying to assess the damage, to get into some of those areas that were hardest hit because just getting to a place like mexico beach where brooke baldwin was able to take a helicopter is nearly impossible because of the roads. 2,500 national guard troops activated here in florida and 1,500 in georgia. it s a start, but this is definitely a long, long road ahead. jake? all right. erica hill, thank you so much. i want to show you more from the panhandle. this was a convenience store in springfield, florida. that s what you re looking at right now. the storm ripped the roof right off the building. some shelves there have been ripped to shreds. obviously a dangerous scene as people are trying to rummage th
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all the stores, all the restaurants, everything. there s nothing left here anymore, you know. all the homes on this side of the road at the beach are gone. reporter: the need extends far beyond mexico beach. in panama city, neighborhoods reduced to rubble. oh, my god, panama city, there s nothing there, nothing. i ve never seen nothing like it. reporter: this middle school nearly flattened. the gym s roof torn off. it was heart wrenching. i know what the school means to our our kids and our community and to see that type of devastation on their school and realizing that that devastation in the only is there at their school and also with their homes, because kids live nearby. reporter: panama city beach, a massive boat storage facility at this marina now a twisted cage for the vessels stored inside. the damage resembling the work of a strong tornado, especially when seen from the sky.
rare public statement, if you noticed in front of the sphinx, known as the slovenian sphinx, all very interesting and hearing from the first lady is very, very rare. of course, as a factual matter you don t actually have to have evidence to come forward with an allegation. of course not. kate bennett, thank you very much. our coverage on cnn continues right now. happening now, breaking news, leveled. scenes of total devastation are revealed in the wake of the historic hurricane michael. tonight, the death toll is climbing as rescuers look for people missing and possibly trapped. answering mueller. cnn has learned that president trump s legal team is preparing to answer questions to answer written questions provided by the special counsel robert mueller for his russia investigation. can t tell him nothing. a surreal scene in the oval office where kanye west made
maybe looks like him like brett kavanaugh? yeah. i think that it plays to the fact that he does what he wants to do, and he feels how he feels and he doesn t mind displaying how he feels at the end of the day. you can t tell him nothing. you can t change his mind. he doesn t apologize. so what are we dealing with here? a man who just feels that he can just do and say whatever he wants, and everybody is supposed to just fall in line and follow his lead, like he s this great leader or this great dictator. you know, and it just it just it makes this country look bad, like he s the person who represents. he s the person at the forefront, and we have become the laughingstock of the world. what do you think because even after you were exonerated, right, he said the settlement that you got from the city was a disgrace. he hasn t apologized. you have said that you ve given up, you know, on wanting an apology, but i mean how does this all make you feel when you sit here and watch the wh