case also tonight we return to florida devastated by hurricane ian eight months ago florida insurance companies are accused of short changing homeowners were damage claims altered? families still in limbo in uninhabitable homes. we investigate plus florida s massive tourism industry, booming in some places but struggling in others we met them right after ian hit. some left, some stayed the steps forward big and small as ft. myers beach comes back announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight live from ft. myers beach, florida. good evening and welcome, everyone. we ve taken nightly news on the road tonight to ft. myers beach, florida for a story of unfinished business tonight with the official start of hurricane season just over a week away, a followup to hurricane ian, which came ashore here last september as a destructive category 4 hurricane. in many spots here as you can see around me it looks like it just happened last week there ar
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seriously. adding tpas internally review and make correct adjustments before they are presented to companies for a coverage determination. the tpa and insurance company lee worked for have not responded to nbc news request for comment. you have seen these altered estimates in other disasters? yes, we have. reporter: doug quinn founded an association after his home was destroyed in superstorm sandy. these are people that did the right thing. they put a safety net in place in case something like this happens. and when that safety net fails them, what they go through is devastating. reporter: as for the cliffords, they say they have no idea when they ll be able to return home. are you in limbo? kind of just keep reiterating to myself that there s got to be