in the united states and around the world. i m john vause at cnn s world headquarters. in atlanta. it seems hurricane it is not done yet. in florida with a rising death toll on ongoing rescues, and looking like a wall zone. this color storm is gaining strength right now a category one, bearing down on charleston, south carolina, with all expected later friday. the death toll in florida stands at 19. a number of which is almost certain to rise in the coming days. the u.s. president on thursday warning of a substantial loss of life for me and. which one official has described as likely the biggest natural disaster the state has ever seen. and that is triggered the biggest disaster response in florida s history. tens of thousands of emergency workers deployed statewide. at this hour, almost 2.2 million homes and businesses remain without electricity. large areas of the state are underwater. in georgia, ian produced a rainfall, it up deterring some of the worst-hit areas. gover
for the worst to come. nick valencia, cnn, myrtle beach, south carolina. meanwhile it is once again you, it deviates on that path that we are all expecting, wears a? now all right, now we are just watching off the coast. deep convection s off the coast of south carolina. and i do think that this is where our eyes are going to be focused. we had singularly, just focus on charleston. it s so vulnerable. it s historic, it ll be devastating. not just for charleston, but all these other areas, hilton head, beaufort, into follies feet and southern island with hurricane hugo. decimated that area back in 1989 where we are not looking at a classic hurricane anymore. as it makes its way second passed across the mainland united states, after having moved across puerto rico, the peninsula of florida, not taking aim, probably somewhere