be there. that s my commitment to. neil: here s the thing. ian is not leaving. it s down but not out. ian now a tropical storm is expected to make its way back to a category one hurricane after devastating the sunshine state. south carolina s governor will hold a news conference shortly. here s what we know right now. a storm surge up to seven feet predicted for charleston, south carolina as of tomorrow. in florida today, more than 2.6 million people are still without power across the state. no indications when they will get that back. search and rescue operations underway in florida s barrier islands and other hard-hit areas. governor desantis calling it a 24/7 operation. moments from now, we ll talk to the mayor of fort myers florida particularly hard hit by the storm. first, fox team coverage with robert ray in fort myers and steve harrigan in charlotte county where they re trying to dig out. welcome. i m neil cavuto. let s go to robert ray in f fort myers that got reall
struggling just to reach stranded cars and trucks. in buffalo, shattering their daily record by 6:00 this morning. neighbors are trying to free this bus right now. it got stuck trying to back up on this side street. if you look up just a block ahead, there s another bus that was already stuck. in niagara falls, stephen michaels shoveled six hours to get to work. more than what we expected. definitely. haven t seen this winter in a long time. reporter: where there wasn t snow, there was ice. watch as driver after driver loses control on this icy road near raleigh s airport. in durham, this tractor trailer sliding off a frozen overpass. the driver taken to the hospital. and at least two people were killed when their car skidded off i-95 in nash county. the same system spawned tornadoes on florida s west coast, including this ef-2 in fort myers. holy [ bleep ]. reporter: winds up to 118