newsroom. i m jim acosta in ft. myers, florida. first thing, we have some updated figures from here in the hurricane zone. sit the most current death toll of people who sadly did not survive hurricane ian here in florida. that new official death toll is now 74. 74 people here in florida have died now as a result of hurricane ian. of course, those figures are coming in. as they develop, we ll bring them to you. residents say there is a growing sense of fear that more bodies could be discovered. some areas remain fairly inaccessible to first responders. we ll show you what i saw on the ground. in the meantime, cnn has learned that a team that responds to mass fatality incidents has deployed equipment and personnel to assist medical examiners in boast counties here in southwest florida. officials in lee county where the majority of the deaths have concerned are facing a major concern. why were the first evacuation orders issued less than 24 hours before landfall? the county s ow
let anyone know that if they have a boat, get people. our coverage of hurricane ian continues now with anderson cooper 360. the sheriff here in lee county told reporters about the afternoon destruction that is everywhere tonight. no words to describe what we saw and are seeing in the present tense, which is important to note, because this is an ongoing disaster in florida and potentially in coastal carolina. hurricane in yes, it is a hurricane again taste is taking ada. this is what it did to fort myers beach. is the most impressive storm ever to hit this part of florida. here is our first look at the area from above. it is far from the only look at the destruction that can be revealed from the air. in struct the barrier islands hard severing the bridge to pine island, as you can see here, along with the santa bell causeway which is impassable tonight. it also did considerable damage to marinas up and down the coast, pushing even larger boat around like toys. florida
football stadium because football officially kicks off this weekend. today signifies the beginning of fall. you are reading my mind, empty seats soon to be filled. bank of america stadium, don t know who plays for college ball, does anybody play there for college ball? i am more of a pro football guy. not known for football prize. rachel: something that gets me as excited as you get about football. will: i ve given this speech to my wife. this is one thing. talking about football, for you to carve out one of the largest part of american culture. it is a huge thing. what if you just said i don t know much about christmas. what is this christmas thing? rachel: these are four people who have never seen it s a wonderful life who don t know anything about the golden era of sinema. you don t know who frank capra is so i am not going to be lectured about americana from two got to think throwing a ball is america. there is a lot more going on. will: as we just announced a few moments
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