miles per hour. those winds caused storm surges. a major hazard for this low-lying region. at this hour, more than 1.2 million people across florida remain without electricity. as of late yesterday, parts of the county, where i am now, where it made landfall, they did not have access to clean drinking water. many people have no running water whatsoever. it is hard to know exactly how many people are displaced right now. officials estimate that it is in the tens of thousands. at least 34 people have been confirmed dead so far. 12 of them right here in lee county. after barreling through florida, you can regain strength over the atlantic ocean. it then made a second landfall as a category one hurricane in south carolina yesterday afternoon. the damage there is a fraction of the devastation that ian brought through southwest florida. you can see the aftermath. what you can see in the images are the broken lives. these are people on the margins whose homes, jobs, bodies, and he
fort myers beach, florida, one of the cities that was hardest hit by hurricane ian, hurricane ian made landfall on wednesday afternoon in florida as a category four hurricane. it was just a few miles shy, two miles per hour shy of being a category five storm, the likes of which have only been experienced four times in u.s. history. at this hour, more than 1.2 million people across florida are still without power, and as of late yesterday parts of the county where i am now, where ian did make landfall, did not have access to clean drinking water. in fact, much of where i am now has no access to power either. hard to know exactly how many people are displaced this time, officials are estimating it is in the thousands, possibly tens of thousands, at least 34 people have been confirmed dead so far, 12 of them here in lee county. after hitting florida eons rain grain strength over the atlantic ocean. what across florida, went out in the atlantic, and made a second landfall as a ca
documents in it. this owner s business is supported by four different insurance companies. they would like the documents out of the safe, they just don t know where that safe actually is. that is why they are on top of the roof while the heavy equipment is starting to clear what is going on. they re hoping to have that building torn down by today. when i asked the owner of it how he feels bolting, he says it is just a business, no one lost their lives. we re gonna have much more on the situation here in fort myers beach and across florida as residents begin the long process of taking stock and rebuilding. the next hour, i will talk to the deputy secretary of competition creation and the administrator under obama, another hour of velshi live from fort myers beach florida, starts now. s beach florida, starts now good morning to you, it is saturday, october 1st, 9 am in the east and 6 am in the west. i am coming to you live from