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live from atlanta. ahead on cnn newsroom. it is destroyed and it is ruined and you have to start all over again. honestly, where do you start? how do you start in this? there is no way i am walking in that filthy water. there are snakes, fire ants. alligators and alligators. a lot of great people on every street like this in america. it is friday, september 30th. 4:00 a.m. on the east coast where rescue crews are struggling to reach residents. the national hurricane center says the category 1 storm regained strength and is expected to make landfall in the coming hours. the u.s. president has ordered federal assistance. in florida ian killed at least 19 people, and that number is expected to increase. florida s fire marshal says it is shaping up to be the largest natural disaster in state history. over 700 rescues have been carried out and over 2 million homes and businesses are without power. it is historical, a worst case scenario here. we are projecting 10 t ....
There was a surge, it took me to the middle of the yard. reporter: gail suffered bumps and bruises but luckily her neighbor was a few doors down riding out the storm with his family. when he saw gail s car, he knew she may need his help. i couldn t go at first. the river was coming across at 40 miles per hour. i found her on the front porch, in water, in a chair, shaking really bad. calmed her down. and then we made a long, slow walk in four feet of water to my house. you are 85, how grateful are you that someone came and rescued you? tom is a blessing. reporter: a blessing. she told me you are a blessing. she is a blessing, i don t know about me. reporter: what made you go over and check on her? i love her, you know, there ....