raphael warnock was just obviously a tremendously and profound person. i spent some time with him on the trail in georgia in the last election and you never lost sight of the fact that he was john lewis s pastor irreverent. he is a force of nature. thanks to you at home for joining us. when hurricane ian came ashore last afternoon, we knew it was one of the strongest storm to ever hit florida, or ever hit the united states period. and after a terrifying night in southwest florida, they like brought harrowing evidence of the destruction in storm like that brings. this is fort myers beach, one of the barrier islands that ian slammed into as a nearly category five storm. before the her again, it was a popular beach destination for resorts and restaurants. as you can see, much of it has been leveled. one local resident told local paper quote fort myers beach is gone. this is the causeway leading to sanibel island just west of the fort myers beach. it s the only road to that isl
our thoughts remain with those impacted by hurricane ian. for those who need help, please ask for it. and if you can give help, please, give it. on that note, i wish you all a very good and safe night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with us. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. when hurricane ian came ashore yesterday afternoon and what was one of the stronger storms to ever hit the united states, period, and after a terrifying night in southwest florida daylight today brought harrowing evidence of the destruction of a storm like that brings. this is fort myers beach, one of the barrier ion islands that in slammed into as a near category five storm. for the hurricane it was a popular beach destination full of resorts and restaurants. as you can, see much of it has been leveled. when local resident told his local tape paper, quote, fort myers beach is gone. this is the causeway leading to sandoval island, just west of
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an experienced team of directors and staff, they know what to do and how to do it. so we re being proactive going forward, we have an action plan and we are going to carry it out. i think a lot of people will be happy to hear the you have an action plan and, that these are people who are storm savvy. but then your mayor today said this is the worst storm he s seen in the area since he entered public service in the mid 70s. what has it been like for you? how does this moment stack up against other storms that have been in florida that have hit your area? you know, i ve been in fort myers for a little over a year as city manager but i ve worked quite a bit of my career in the coastal regions of north carolina and south carolina. i would have to say this is right up there with some of the strongest storms that i ve had to deal with. what i ve seen over the years is that every storm is different. some have stronger winds, some