And in ukraine, ukraine racking up more battlefield devastation. That is what were watching at this hour. The search for survivors in florida, rescuers going doortodoor in neighborhoods decimated by Hurricane Ian still nearly 2,000 have been rescued so far an the death toll from this Monster Storm Jumping to more than 100 people now. More than half of the deaths are in one county alone, lee county. The sheriff there is about to hold a Press Conference. Were going to bring you that live when it begins, when it happens. There is so much tragedy from this storm. Weve seen this for days now. But were also hearing incredible stories of survival. A fort myers man who clung to a palm tree for hours as the storm surge flooded everything in site. His daughter fearing the worst after their last desperate phone call. Theyre now reunited and they will join us this hour. Lets get started with the very latest on the recovery. Boris sanchez is live in fort myers. In this Press Conference about to beg
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
and in ukraine, ukraine racking up more battlefield devastation. that is what we re watching at this hour. the search for survivors in florida, rescuers going door-to-door in neighborhoods decimated by hurricane ian still nearly 2,000 have been rescued so far an the death toll from this monster storm jumping to more than 100 people now. more than half of the deaths are in one county alone, lee county. the sheriff there is about to hold a press conference. we re going to bring you that live when it begins, when it happens. there is so much tragedy from this storm. we ve seen this for days now. but we re also hearing incredible stories of survival. a fort myers man who clung to a palm tree for hours as the storm surge flooded everything in site. his daughter fearing the worst after their last desperate phone call. they re now reunited and they will join us this hour. let s get started with the very latest on the recovery. boris sanchez is live in fort myers. in this press con
because cell phone service was down for many days and still it is hard to get into contact with people in the barrier islands and those who evacuated, they still have friends and family they haven t heard from. so that question that boris asked the sheriff there in lee county, how many people are unaccounted for, that is a big question. when you talk to people and go throughout community to community, they tell you about people that they just haven t heard from. their looking for a phone call, a text message, a social media post to let them know that their friend or family member is still alive. and because of that, so many people here in charlotte county tell me that they re happy that they survived hurricane ian. but know they have to survive the aftermath. that is why this area is so important. this is one of the largest distribution sites we ve seen in all of southwest florida. it is been run by the national guard. and people need basics. so in these boxes right here are tarps. thi
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