considerable damage in parts of south carolina. you see it in this video. that storm ripping through a pier causing part of it to collapse. now, it also submerged this neighborhood with a strong storm surge that, in fact, was several feet high. it was so bad this man it was so bad this man had to wade through knee-deep water inside his own home. thankfully the water there is starting to recede, and some areas in the state have been spared the worst. but in florida the damage has been severe. at least 45 people have now lost their lives and hundreds of homes have been turned, well, you see there just piles of debris. the coast guard is trying to rescue survivors. president joe biden said more help is on the way. it s just a crisis for florida. it s an american crisis. we re all in this together. i ve spoken to governor desantis on multiple occasions as well as this morning as well as mayors and county officials both republican and democrat from places most affected. now,
it is 5:00 a.m. and with daylight will come more of a sense of damage and countless homes have been destroyed. but in the middle of all that devastation, we re often seeing inspiring scenes like this, a local reporter saving ae iing ad nurse who was pleading for help. he had to carry theoryher to sa his back. pawleys island, the storm washed parts of the pier away. authorities are still assessings damage and working to restore power. and brian todd is in naples, florida with a closer look at the damage there. nothing left. zero. the full extent of hurricane ian s destruction now coming fully into view. aerial damage assessments showing coastal florida neighborhoods with roofing tore off, homes flattened, house either flooded or wiped out. some buildings with nothing left but the concrete slab. remote lotions locations cut of the mainland. these images showing how hard sanibel was hit. only way to access that is either by sea or by air. reporter: so far more than 700
i m boris sanchez coming to you live from hard-hit fort myers, florida, where cleanup is under way where hurricane ian took aim. boris, good morning, i m amara walker, thank you for starting your morning with us. what is left of hurricane ian is moving north this morning after leaving half the destruction across florida and now the carolinas. and after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane in that region, it s now moving inland as a post-tropical cyclone. and even though it s been downgraded officials warn it still trains that area with heavy rain and flood. yeah, in south carolina, the storm flooded homes and vehicles along the shorelines. and as high winds purged with storm surge higher, two pier, one in pawleys island, and this one in north myrtle beach partially collapsed and just washed away. ian is blamed for at least 45 deaths. the severe category 4 hurricane wednesday packing sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. the coast guard said it has rescued more tha
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