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
first confirmed hurricane related death in osceola count. 14 million people right now under a flood advisory. the scale of destruction is hard to comprehend. we are learning more by the minute. any minute from now, president biden gets a briefing on the scope and devastation of this storm. millions of floridians right now without electricity. lee and charlotte counties in southwestern florida knocked entirely off the power grid, that according to florida s governor. emergency responders working through a backlog of calls for help. for some, that help won t get there in time. in naples, scenes of desperation, first responders wading through shoulder-high water to carry, drag people to safety. in orlando, regret for not following orders to get out. i heard the evacuation going off on my phone, but i was, like, we re going to be all right. i kept saying, we re going to be all right, you know what i m saying? but, boy, was i wrong. i was wrong. if i would have known it was goin
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