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Pulled into this gas station. there is a walmart just to the east of where we are. and the lights there did seem to be on. though the location itself did seem to still be closed. folks here are trying to get back to their homes, if they made it out here yesterday, and were able to get to them because of the receding floodwaters, they were able to get a look at some of the damage. but the further east you go, the higher likelihood is that your power might be back on and there might be one or two gas stations that might be back open. there was one of our way out yet back to tampa. that s where we were staying. the line was quite long, on the drive in this morning, it did look like they had run out of gas. but john and brianna, this morning, at least here in engel w engelwood, there are some signs of folks out and about, which is something that law enforcement is trying to zrodiscourage, bece you can t get too far without ....
Possibility of sturges and rising floodwaters. we ll see. might be a little wet. we re going to pray for dry, and that will be what we have. reporter: now, the damage assessments here are really just staggering. the city manager told us yesterday that as far as the damage to city-owned property, that could get to about $20 million. and as far as the damage to private property like this, that could go to around $200 million. and john, he said that was a conservative estimate. yeah, it really is, brian. and i know you ve seen it all, because you ve been up and down the entire coast at this point, to see the scope, the breadth of the destruction. and it is something to behold. brian todd, thank you to you and your team for all the work you ve been doing. i want to bring in randi kaye now who s been in a different location in ft. myers. i was standing where you were until late last night. tell me what you re seeing this morning. we are in a community in north ft. myers. good morn ....
People. and we re starting get at first light this morning. we ve got our aircraft in the air this morning. we re going to get out there. we re going to find anybody else that needs assistance. so 95 rescues yesterday. and some of the places, we should note, we talked about sanibel, the only way to get there was by helicopter. you re the only people who could reach the folks on that island. describe the types of rescues that were going on. yeah, that s right, john. you know, this is an all-hands effort. we re working with the florida national guard and fema, urban search and rescue teams, along with the local responders you see there. but in some cases, like in sanibel, captiva and other areas that are completely shut off, the only way to get there is by helicopter. our coast guard helicopters with their air crews are getting in there. we re lowering our rescue swimmers, checking on people, and if they need pulling out, we re pulling out. not only are we saving people, we were able ....
Seen in the last six months. this all means that since wednesday, we ve seen more than 5,000 flight cancellations in total. there s the number, 5920. we re just shy of 6,000 flight cancellations in the u.s. because of the storm since wednesday. not out of the woods just yet, as this storm turns back inland, and towards some of these major hubs, we ve seen orlando at the top of the pack for the last few days, now charlotte is going up in the rankings of flight cancellations. and those cancellations keep piling up. that s a big impact for so many passengers across the country. it s american airlines second biggest hub in the u.s., john. we re not done. no, not done. it s going to take some time to unravel all of this. pete muntean, thank you very much. so the nonprofit world central kitchen is helping in the aftermath of ian, serving thousands of meals to hard-hit communities. our next guest, sam block, their director of emergency response, he took this video while flying ....
Saved her and even came out in the morning to make sure that she was taken to the hospital safely. they walked through 4 feet of water safely to his home after he found her on the porch, looking hypothermic. john, back to you. what a great friend. what a great neighbor to have. and there are so many stories like that around the state. randi kaye, our thanks to you. with me now is the mayor of ft. myers, kevin anderson. first of all, mayor, thanks for having us here. and thank you for everything you re doing for the people here in your city. what s the greatest need this morning? well, right now, probably utilities, electricity, water. just general utilities. sounds like just about everything, when you put it like that. yes. any feeling that people are still trapped in their homes? are there any people here in ft. myers you haven t been able to reach? we have rescued upwards of 200 people so far. talked to the fire chief yesterday. he feels pretty comfortable that we ve gott ....