at least 12 people have been reported killed, and it brought epic rain and flooding to the central part of the state. hundreds of people have been rescued, that work continues overnight. over 2 million homes and businesses are without power. today president biden visited fema s headquarters in washington, d. c. and said federal aid is on its way to florida. this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida s history. when conditions allow it, i ll gonna be going to florida. will you be talking to florida ron desantis when you re down there? the answer is yes if he wants to see. let s go right to nbc meteorologist, michelle grossman. i know michelle, that we got the 11 pm update from the national weather center just moments ago. what did you learn? hi there stephanie great to see you. well it s strengthened even further, so back to a category one storm. we re looking at 80 mile per hour winds. it did weaken earlier this morning to a tropical storm, dropped into the at
went on paddleboards they had a paddleboard rescue and went out on a little skiff. the small city in southwest florida did suffer another loss in the hundred mile an hour winds. this iconic fishing pier broken by the winds and water. four of those who have lived here for a long, long time it s the heart of naples. there is no doubt the battering won t keep naples down for a long, as its residents look to regroup despite the shock and pain of the last 24 hours. we re not giving up, this is our training and we re gonna fight, we re gonna do everything all over again. it is devastating as this storm has been when we see disasters like this there are volunteer groups who come to their aid earlier today my colleague nicole wallace spoke to a member of team rubicon and got some thoughts on what they were seeing and doing in the