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category 4 storm leaving a huge path of destruction and millions in the dark this morning. well have a live report in just a moment. meanwhile, rescue crews have been busy trying to get people who decided to ride out the storm to try and save them. theyre stranded now by rising flood waters and were still tracking ian as it slowly makes its way across florida. at this hour, it still has more to go. good morning, and welcome to "morning joe." its thursday, september 29th. joe is off thi...

Theres going to be hundreds, hundreds of casualties and some hostages in that area that you have to avoid killing. That really takes a whole lot of strength on the commanders point, first of all, to plan and conduct the operation, but also on the politicians part of telling the commanders, heres what we want you to do, and here are the kinds of risks we want you to take. This is going to be a very difficult operation, and certainly the anxieties, and the emotions are stoeked so thats going to pl...

There? >> reporter: well, kate, just a short time ago, we talked to a gentleman whose mother-in-law owns this house. he came back here with his wife, the ladys daughter, so assess the damage and his wife was crying when she saw her mothers house here. what he told us was that this area back here that got torn off in that video that you saw, that used to be the kitchen and the living room on that second floor right there. that just got completely sheered off. part of the wall got torn off there, ...

Were fine. they just didnt feel like they could leave. the gentlemen is 93 and wife is about 88. he has parkin know sos and diabetes. it would be difficult to move him. they refewed help and they were worried about them. luckily they are safe. again, that scene plays out throughout the area. we talked to the sheriffs department and they dont have an assessment of the damage yet. they do say the sheriffs deputies are out here, scouring the areas trying to find out if anybody needs help. again, we...

Houston may be 20 at the most in this area. todd: an amazing comparison. the city of tampa under a mandatory curfew. nobody is to be on the streets until further notice until they assess the damage. heather: rescuers are back on eroded daybreak but now we pick up the live team coverage in tampa. good morning reporter: ride along the shore boulevard another to officers have passed us theyre all looking to see if anybody needs help. we havent seen anybody else look behind me you can see though wat...

Didnt feel nothing. i just felt like i had to get more people out. just kept going and kept going. >> reporter: bubba, let me try to explain more of that. right now, weve organized behind me and theyre basically going to launch their entire makeshift flotilla. many of these people had never meet people in this group before but they starred talking to each other, using social media and found theres a need to jump in right here. and yet another one of these volunteers, tom vickers, tell us what yo...

. it is difficult situation to get in there. that is the biggest concern in there. i am sure there is rescue collapse guy and the rescue specialist are trying get in there just to see if anybody needs help. >> is there a danger of a second explosion? or bigger danger is potential more collapse? >> i would think that is what they worry about. but with an explosion like this, i dont think so. i think it is gas. i dont think there is a second setup. with all of the water in there, i think it is neg...

this "american morning." good morning. >> zogood morning alina. >> its early. >> it is early. >> not so early for you. >> always great to have you here. >> carol is off, christine is off. >> thats right. >> weve got you back, which is fantastic. >> weve got a really serious situation going on in texas. >> its -- it seems to be getting worse although in some parts getting a little more control over it. these raging wildfires were telling you about sweeping across the country right now...

Fact they were here to retrieve bodies and bodies, it so happens, of the elderly. >> theres so much work still ahead. anna, are you still seeing evidence of some of the international search and rescue crews arriving because a lot of these likeses are difficult to get to and as you mentioned the basics are nowhere to be found, food, water, gas. are you seeing some international help arriving? >> reporter: i havent seen it yet but i have been here and theres lots of japanese military and police cr...

Call. its something i want to forget all this. but on the other hand its a life-saving call. because anyone can hear. just let us know. and i got it personally. this is the second time. yesterday we got it from an orphanage. >> reporter: i want to give a lookout here of what were seeing here. so there are about 50 rescuers on scene in rescue boats and on the backhoe and wading through the waters that are easily waist deep. and theyre going from home to home asking if anybody needs help. ive alre...