strength and it s taking aim at the carolinas, where people now are bracing for the worst. i m john berman in ft. myers, florida. the storm now barreling towards south carolina with 85-mile-per-hour winds. it is expected to make its third landfall in the coming hours near myrtle beach. after seeing the damage in florida, the governor of south carolina says, we know what s coming. so this storm might be the largest natural disaster in florida s history. the destruction here in ft. myers, i m standing in the middle of it, it is hard to comprehend. ft. myers beach, i had a chance to fly over it in a helicopter, much of it flattened. one official there describes the damage as, there s really nothing to come back to. at least 19 people have died from this storm. power is out this morning across the state. there have been hundreds of rescues. the coast guard has been out in force, airlifting people from flooded homes and neighborhoods. sanibel island hit very hard. the storm destro
many folks. it s hard to imagine. that s a neighborhood. bill weir walking around a neighborhood in cape coral, just covered by water. so some of the worst storm surge damage was not too far from where i m standing right now in ft. myers beach. i had a chance to look at it from the air. i took a helicopter ride with the lee county sheriff. you can see, there s a home in a canal. a home was simply pushed into one of the canals there. some of the homes closer to the water wiped away. you could just see foundations. joining me now is ft. myers beach town councilman, dan allers. and dan, you shared some pictures that you took as you had a chance to go back to ft. myers beach yesterday. just describe to me what you saw. yeah, thanks for having me. my wife and i actually rode out this storm in a friend s house.
strength and it s taking aim at the carolinas, where people now are bracing for the worst. i m john berman in ft. myers, florida. the storm now barreling towards south carolina with 85-mile-per-hour winds. it is expected to make its third landfall in the coming hours near myrtle beach. after seeing the damage in florida, the governor of south carolina says, we know what s coming. so this storm might be the largest natural disaster in florida s history. the destruction here in ft. myers, i m standing in the middle of it, it is hard to comprehend. ft. myers beach, i had a chance to fly over it in a helicopter, much of it flattened. one official there describes the damage as, there s really nothing to come back to. at least 19 people have died from this storm. power is out this morning across the state. there have been hundreds of
harm s way to find those people in need. so the damage and the flooding on a scale that has never been seen before here around ft. myers. it is one of the hardest-hit areas in thehe state. we have a a report from cnn s bl weir who witnessed the devavastation in the community cape coral. what he learned about getting home insurance in florida, ahead. it has l-theanine to help me relax from daily stress. plus, shod ashwagandha for quality sleep. so i can wake up refreshed. neuriva think bigger. meet jeff. in his life, he s been to the bottom of the ocean. the tops of mountains. the er. twice. and all the places this guy runs off to. like jeff s, a life well lived should continue at home. home instead offers customized services from personal care to memory care, so older adults can stay home, stay safe, and stay happy.
i just received another message this morning from another resident that said that there s a body hanging out of one of the windows down towards the southland. so as soon as we get off the phone, i ll reaching out to the sheriff s department to convey that information and we ll be back out on the streets as soon as we can see to help as best we can. yeah, that s what s so hard now, dan, is the discoveries that are still being made, as people realize who they haven t heard from. we were in ft. myers, not far from the bridge out of ft. myers beach in a mobile home park, and four homes down from where we were yesterday, it turned out that a neighbor realized that their friend had been in that home and had passed during the storm. and we saw the first responders come and take the body away. and that s what s happening now across the state. what are your plans on ft. myers