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 begin, what are we expected to hear . Zbl reporter well, we are expecting an update from the sheriff of lee county on the death toll and the question that they couldnt answer for us yesterday, how many people remain missing. Obviously it is a delicate operation here in lee county, specifically in Fort Myers Beach which the sheriff announced was closed off even to residents in part because this Search And Rescue efforts is slowly transitioning into a search and recovery effort. The sheriff revealed to us that his team is encountering some morbid scenes as they begin to move debris and comb through the wreckage. They are discovered cadaver and that is why you see the death toll climbing the way that it has. More than 100 fatalities here in the state of florida. The sheriff yesterday saying they simply dont know exactly how many people are still missing out there. Here was his response, what he shared with cnn during yesterdays Press Briefing when i posed that question to him. It doesnt seem like we have that sound bite unfortunately, kate, be well be hearing from the sheriff. I confirm and i sea him hes on site and the podium is set up. As you hear what appears to be a Military Helicopter over us. This is not far from Fort Myers Beach where we do not have access where the crews are working day and night to look for any sign of life and as could you tell, this is a marina that takes up a pretty sizable amount of roadway and it was completely decimated. There are some unhoused folks that have been seeking shelter here. Many of them had homes not far from this marina that were destroyed by the hurricane. There are businesses here that were destroyed. You could see perhaps some of the ships that got lifted by the storm surge out of the marina and into the street. Clearly an area that has suffered significantly because of Hurricane Ian. As this Press Briefing is set to begin, well be asking the sheriff the latest numbers. Not only on the death toll but trying to get our heads around how many people still out there have loved ones that theyre not aware of their whereabouts, that they dont know where they are. Again that Press Briefing set to start any minute, kate. And youre right there for us. Thank you so much. Well be back to you. So as boris is talking about the search for survivors, it is growing more urgent by the day. Six days later it is unclear how many people are still missing and that is a key question right now. Cnns nadia romero is live in englewood with more on those efforts. What are you learning. Reporter what is so difficult for many people 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 havent 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 havent 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 theyre 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 weve 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. This is the first time weve seen tarps out at the Distribution Sites because people have big holes missing from their homes either the walls or the roofs. So tarps were requested by so many people. Now theyre available. And of course water. People need that as well. You have these mres and also have ice. This is the hottest commodity that everyone is looking for, bags of ice. Kate. It is so heartwarming in the face of tragedy to see the National Guard behind you helping out. Thank you so much. So floridas Health Care System in the hurricane ravaged areas remains a big concern. Several hospitals flooded or sustained real damage from the storm. Health care staff are doing the best of course in the aftermath but struggling understandably to provide care. Dr. Tara narula joins me with more on this. How are hospitals coping or what they are up against still this many days later . It is extremely difficult. And when your Public Health systems and hospitals become de stabilized, it is the feeling in the whole community it is compounding. Exactly. You expect those places to be stability and anchors. Over the weekend hospitals worked to restore water supply and transfer patients over all about 7,000 patients have been moved or transferred or evacuated from 150 Health Care Facilities. We know that 65 of Health Care Facilities are now back up an running. And when you look at why this is happening, so we know that certainly there was some hospitals that sustained damage, but freestanding Emergency Rooms may have been damaged and that adds to the burden in Emergency Rooms and hospitals and hospitals are looking to discharge patients but it is a problem when you cant send patients to a Nursing Facility or their home or even staffing issues, they lack transportation to get to the hospital or theyve lost their homes. The entire chain of exactly. Of everything is totally disrupts. That is right. It is exactly what youre going to see in a tragedy like this when it is so decimated. Thank you so much. Really appreciate it. So joining me now with more is jay budish. The city manager of naples, florida. Thank you for taking the time to speak with us. We were just talking with correspondents about the questions of missing and rescues and in some of the hardest hit areas from the hurricane. We know that Search And Rescue operation are underway in southwest florida. What is the status of that in naples . Well, were happy to say that we have had a chance to inspect every single structure that had significant damage and some that were completely destroyed. We did conduct a number of rescues the day of the storm at its peak and were able to get to everyone who called for help. At this point we dont have any confirmed fatalities within the city. But we have not had a chance to talk to everyone at this point. Do you have a sense yet of do you have a sense yet of how many People Living in your city arent going to be able to get back into their homes, to return to their homes . Um, it is a great question. Were still trying to ascertain a more finite number. But based on our visual observations and the fact that we received eight to nine feet of surge and knowing the elevation here in naples, there was a significant amount of homes and in fact an entire neighborhood was submerged with three feet of water. Some areas got six to seven feet of water. I would guess it is probably hundreds of households that are going to be experiencing a period of time when theyre not going to be able to be in their homes. You have estimated that damages in naples could be more than 1. 5 billion. What does that include . So, the Damage Assessment that we completed was mostly external visual observation and that equated to about 700 million. What it didnt include were all of the submerged vehicles, all of the interior damage, furniture, carpet city manager im going to jump in. Were going to jump over to lee county, fort myers for an update there. We have a hundred calls for service that were holding. Welfare checks and call to 911. All of the stuff that we could not get to during this catastrophic event and today we are back to the normal flow of traffic, not holding calls because of my fellow Brothers And Sisters in lawsuit from Law Enforcement that have cop to help us. And they are alpha bravo. That means we work 12 hour shifts and they dont get to go home to their Family Members. They stay ready and able at the press of a button to go to work. And before the storm, were alpha bravos and during and still today we are on alpha bravo shifts. We worry about burnout and a Relief Factor so were going to utilize our local, state and federal partyers to make sure we have the sufficient man power who relieve those that have been working straight around the clock. The National Guard has helped us tremendous. Tremendously with security and safety of our roadways. My fellow Family Members from all over the state has sent Councilless Assets to help us from the florida sheriffs association, the fish and wildlife, florida highway patrol, our state troopers, fdle, fire and ems from all over the country. It is all hands on deck, folks. I want to thank the residents of lee county. The great residents. And i have to tell you, as we stand herek people are pulling up. We took such a catastrophic hit. But Everyone Wants to help. It is heartwarming because in minutes and hours a lot of people had their lives washed away. Breaking down the districts, lee county as a whole is 1260 square miles. Our south district, we have extreme damage in bonita beach. And want to keep people off the roadways and bridges for their safety. Again bridge compromised were looking at lovers key and Sickory Island and working on temporary repairs with restrictions to that bridge. As sit here in Fort Myers Beach ground zero, i look there is an 80 foot boat that is thrown like it is nothing. The beach area is still closed. You saw the urban Search And Rescue teams are working in conjunction with all of us to do very strict threephase rescue and recovery. Okay. Phase one is an initial search for life. People that are in immediate danger. Yelling for help that might have stayed, yelling for hem because theyre injured. Phase two is a a followup search and more in detail. Sometimes it is very difficult to identify a property. There is no more Property Lines or sometimes no buildings or homes so were going back for the phase two to really identify a property, possibly who the owner is, and if there were People In Need and the Accountability Side of that. And in phase three, it is very, very detailed. Which is a complete evaluation about structures. If there is a structure still standing, has it been compromised. Using the cadaver dogs to go in to sniff out possibly if there is anyone there or deceased. It is going to be time, folks and i need patient and i need residents to understand, which they have, while their lives have been wash add add washe away, my team and Family Members are committed at every level. I have to praise Governor Desantis and his team. Governor desantis has been amazing. He has constantly phoned me, what do we need, sheriff. What are the updates . They give us everything that we need at every level to do our job. I want to talk about sanibel and capt uefa and the Barrier Islands. Sanibel is accessible by boat but it is restricted access to approved contractors and residents. Multiple barges are being utilized to transport, goods and water and machinery and equipment to the island. And were working as we speak for a temporary Ferry Service to assist the residents and we know people want to get back and see their homes and if they have a home and they want to grab a photo album. Things that could not be replaced by insurance or money. We want to give people when it is safe, the first second it is safe, the chance to do that. The Department Of Transportation and the Army Corps Of Engineers are assessing the Sanibel Causeway as we speak. And once again i cant thank ow great Governor Ron Desantis who has committed to getting us a new bridge completed asap. We have over 100 National Guardsmen deployed over sanibel and captiva. Now we look to pine island. Equally hit as hard. And as of yesterday, with the governors assistance, the Department Of Transportation is working on a temporary bridge, theyre delivering tons of gravel, as we speak starting yesterday, and possibly could have a temporary bridge in place well were listen to the sheriff of lee county giving an update on he said the search and Recovery Efforts and listing out the phases of search and recovery that are still underway in that hardhit county. Hes in ground zero of this disaster. Fort myers beach also saying that theyre working to get a temporary Ferry Service to Sanibel Island so residents could get some of their bebelongings before they have t leave again. Much more to come on the rescue, recovery of Hurricane Ian throughout thehow. Well be right back. Woo hoo ensure max protein, with 30 grams protein, 1 gram of sugar and w in two new flavors u wont take a timeout. One dose of ubrelvy quickly stops migraine in its tracks within 2 hours. Do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. 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