the wo woods just yet. ten storm-related deaths after facing an overnight hammering across the peninsula. residents describing what it was like to ride out one of the worst storms to ever hit the u.s. i feared for my life. i went across the street, i got sticks and it didn t last enough for the big bad wolf that puffed away. i was just scared for my children. trace: rescue and recovery efforts underway in numerous cities that have seen historic flooding, fallen trees, downed power lines, and large gaps where a bridge once connected the mainland to the barrier islands. we ve got team coverage for you tonight, kevin corke with a look at how this biden administration is responding to the storm. will nunley still on the ground and we begin with steve harrigan live in florida just 9 miles away from where ian came a short period good evening, you heard from people who rode out the storm the fear as the storm was coming through and then later we are seeing people talking tod
people are wondering is your business and are you planning to rebuild because we hear stories about maybe people aren t going to rebuild and they move on. what s your plan? d rebuild the business, do you stay in there? what do you think? i can tell you that i understand people walking away because devastation is so bad. at this point, i m hoping to go ahead and reopen it sometime. it s going to take a while. trace: we wish you the best of luck. i m wondering about those who are still stranded. do you have updates and are there numbers because the numbers have been a little bit all over the place for most of the day. what are you hearing and seeing? first of all, we keep in perspective what others like michael and those in the southwest part of the state are dealing with. we ve seen a couple of dozen of rescues for those who chose to stay home and we didn t realize the search was going to be so
they depend on the local you know, the local store to supply them. supplies. to be when i can imagine. a lot of people depend on a lot of other people and right now, there is a lot of things that are off-line. hunter, michael, gentlemen, thank you both are coming on. a best thank you, trace. trace: coming up, a couple look at the headlines today including some neck and neck midterms. the latest cleanup attempt by the white house. that s next.rty takes more than everyone s hopes and dreams. at citi, it takes a financial commitment to companies who empower people to lift themselves up. it takes funding and building on our know-how to help communities grow. that s how citi is helping create a better future by committing one trillion dollars in sustainable finance by 2030. because it takes everything to reach zero poverty.
i ll get your opinion on the other side. it s devastating. if we shut down our water and sewer plant for a wild to protect any type of intrusion. our water system and i really feel blessed because even though i saw today more devastation and i saw floods yesterday like i ve never seen before. i played that michael because she says the very same thing. she s never seen anything like this before. from your vantage points, what would you tell the mayor? what what i tell her? welcome as far as i am, that s the first time we are without electric. i haven t seen any destruction like that other than my own business. i know she s doing the best she can to make everybody safe. yeah, it s amazing to me because the whole thing is that
days ahead as they try to get this place back together. trace: i can t imagine if you re watching your home or the business and the roof lifts up and comes down and you re praying it stops. all of a sudden it s gone. great stuff, charles watson live for us in venice. thank you so much. a lot of people involved in the rescue efforts including local officials and rescue volunteer groups. in fact, experienced it, st. johns county florida hunter conrad and owner of mike s bait house in naples, florida, which by the way it was destroyed in the storm, michael mckendry and gentlemen our hearts go out to you and we apologize and so sad that your business was destroyed. your home was not destroyed and if there s any silver lining, you say you ve never seen a storm like this? never. we ve been here for 45 years. without a doubt, this is the most devastating storm we have