still quite dangerous. rescue crews are looking for survivors now five days later and the death toll is climbing. officials have confirmed 76 people have died. most in lee county where ian stormed ashore as a category 4. it is feared there had be more victims. now the power is slowly being restored in florida. more than 6,000 homes and businesses still in the dark this morning and it could be months before many are back on the grid. many don t have clean tap water, that makes the overwhelming task of rebuilding that much harder. and now officials in lee county are facing questions about why the first mandatory evacuations weren t ordered until a day before landfall despite a plan that said evacuations should have happened earlier. governor ron desantis defending their actions. they informed people, and most people didn t want to do it. are you going to grab somebody out of their home that doesn t want to? i don t think that s the appropriate use of government. florida res
they informed people, and most people didn t want to do it. are you going to grab somebody out of their home that doesn t want to? i don t think that s the appropriate use of government. florida residents who took shelter as hurricane ian raged are now returning home. many do not recognize their homes anymore. reporter: authorities in southwest florida have still trying to get their arms around the full scope of the devastation left by ian. we went with some residents who went home and found a heartbreaking scene. after hurricane ian, penny macgyver came back to her home and found heartache. her home is filled with mud. all she has is memories. everything is ruined. here you can see along there. and we just painted this like last week. reporter: oh, my goodness. but what goes through your mind