they were covered, water over the mailboxes. i need you to get up in there, and i m going to hand her to you, and and you ve got to hold her. [background sounds] i m surrounded here by stress is els that were in this marina, tossed around really like tinker toys. that was my house. my house is gone. a lot of people can say that today here, lost everything. neil: an incredible week, and it s not over. just some of the incredible images we ve seen throughout this week brought on by a pretty ruthless hurricane ian. many southwest florida homes leveled and communities destroyed. more than three dozen lives lost and now warnings of a potential levee break that could cause a 15-foot surge. in the carolinas, some similar scenes. hundreds of thousands still in the dark there as they try to assess the havoc caused by ian. we re following it all with nate foy in myrtle beach, south carolina, alexandria hoff in hard-hit fort myers, florida, and ache rick reich newt reichmuth
ian are learning more about how their lives are upended by one of the most powerful storms to ever hit florida. minutes ago we learned that power will likely not be restored in many areas before next sunday. think about that. but ian is also proving to be one of the most deadly in recent years and officials in florida say that at least 66 people are confirmed dead and more than half of the fatalities are here, amid the widespread devastation in lee county which is home to fort myers, sheriff says there that more than 600 rescues in that county alone, and more than 100 1,100 across the state. and there is a threat of a levee collapsing which is a 15-foot wall crashing into the neighborhood. officials reopened a stretch between north port and englewood and there have been lanes that had been shutdown in both direction, but it is reopened now. and earlier governor ron desantis said that overflowing lakes and rivers have created havoc. there are other areas that may be experien
Developing this morning. A serious crash this video was sent to us by viewer chester kinder. The accident happened on hillsborough avenue. Just east of the veterans expressway. Thats behind the airport. Officials say 2 of the 3 cars involved caught on fire. Some people were seriously hurt. Well keep you updated throughout good day as we learn more details. Also developing this morning. A 4yearold is hit by a truck in north port. It happened yesterday afternoon at tropicare boulevard and wampee drive. Thats between i75 and myakka river state park. Police believe darted out in front of the truck. He was flown to a hospital in critical condition. No word on his current condition. New this morning. Saint pete police are searching for these 2 women. They walked into gateway liquors on roosevelt boulevard north a couple weeks ago. Then ran out with several bottles of liquor worth more than 700dollars. They got into a newer model red ford mustang and drove away. If you know anything. Call pol
We have slightly lower hue marylandty, and that also means slight lower humidity, and that also means slightly lower airplane temperatures. 68 in Crystal River at this point. And im shutting the humidity in the not too bad category. After weeks and weeks of being oppressive, it will feel better, and now you can thank hermine. The remnants coast, and the counterclockwise air flow, and the red stream is all the way down to florida. Thank you. We are finally drying things out, and keeping the rain chance today at 20 throughout the afternoon. 6 08, specifically going hour byhour throughout the day, and liz will help you get through the day. On the bay area interstates, no delays, and all interstates looking good. Manatee county is definitely our big issue throughout the through state rode 70, unfortunate news. Possible fatal crash with state road 70 blocked both directions at betts road, and you will not be able to get by. The crash scene extending over a quarter of a mile. Myakka road ove
That came through yesterday has left us chillier this morning. 50 degrees in clearwater, 43 in inverness, but even though getting off to this cool start actually turning out very comfortable. By 10 am, 65, 75 for the high later this afternoon so thats right where we should be this time of year and then as we head in through the evening temperatures should not be quite as cool as what were dealing with. In fact, tomorrow dealing with more mid70 degree readings. Enjoy it while it is here because we will be warming up this week. Big warmup instore in the extended forecast but for this attakora activities outdoor activities, sure looks good. A cop caught on camera. Evicted violently out of the cruiser and kicking him while on the ground. Officer williams was suspended for a day but now the victim, kevin mccue, watson off the streets. Police arrived after mccue got into a heated argument with his date. An investigation but the attorneys say this isnt the whole video. Mccue and his attorneys