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hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states. and around the. world im john. vause with the cnn center in atlanta. almost nine hours now since hurricane eta made landfall in southwest florida. and this monster storm continues to cause widespread flooding. and storm surges in 12 feet high in places. tonight, -- statewide. like trustees outed more than 2 million homes and businesses, and the power grid so badly damaged parts there are concerns it may need to be rebuilt. ian arr...

in the united states and all around the world. im john vause at the cnn center in atlanta. i knelt when i am in florida where hurricane ian bringing record storm surges, flash flooding in an unknown amount of destruction. it made landfall with winds just under category five, now its a category one slowly moving into central florida with winds around 145 kilometers an hour. millions of homes and businesses have been left in the dark. some so badly damaged by ian that there is concerns t...

>> i want to welcome our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world i am live from the cnn headquarters. just ahead on cnn newsroom. >> theres going to be damages throughout the whole state and people in other parts of the state, be prepared for some impacts. >> im concerned for people who either chose to ride the storm out or didnt know any better. >> why did you leave your home? this is the reason why, because these conditions are grueling. >> we have multi...

track. where dangerous hurricane ian is heading next. classrooms turned into bedrooms. we visit shelters and speak to families riding out the storm together. >> my main focus was getting them to safety. >> odonnell: and remembering legendary cbs newsman, bill plante, who covered more than half a century of history. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonnell, reporting tonight from tampa, florida. >> odonnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us...

Power now. The winds are extremely high. And water is rising. Just clinging to i dont know what that is. Theyre flying around the streets. A cinder block wall that was the entire width of this area came down. Theyre coming through. We had some of the strongest winds here so far. Good to be with you this morning. Im francis rivera. And im philip mena. It is 4 30 in the east. Thank you for joining us for this Special Edition of early today. The strong winds of ian already impacting Daytona Beach a...

power now. the winds are extremely high. and water is rising. >> just clinging to i dont know what that is. theyre flying around the streets. >> a cinder block wall that was the entire width of this area came down. >> theyre coming through. we had some of the strongest winds here so far. >> good to be with you this morning. im francis rivera. >> and im philip mena. it is 4:30 in the east. thank you for joining us for this special edition of "early today." the strong winds of ian alread...

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...

the devastation in very direct terms. >> the impacts of this storm are historic and the damage that was done has been historic and this is just off initial assessments. >> take a look at fort myers, close to where ian made landfall. you see the downed trees and the boats tossed around like toys. storm surges as high as 7 to 10 feet swept through surrounding areas making streets look more like oceans. ian has left more than 2.5 million floridians without power. folks who were in shelter...

strong winds and heavy rain are battering the orlando area as the storm moves its way toward the atlantic ocean. the storm created catastrophic flooding that left entire communities under several feet of water and sent cars and debris floating down streets. take a look at these images. the water was just relentless. crews are still carrying out emergency rescues on land, air and sea. in bonita springs, a group of good samaritans rescued an elderly man stranded in his car in surging flo...

punta gorda. trees whipping, winds topping 130 miles an hour. across florida there are people trapped in their homes. entire homes being flooded out, people swimming inside. one city hit hard is bonita springs. part of that city are now completely underwater. the storm surge has knocked homes completely off their foundations as well. and to the south of there, the city of naples cat 4 winds there have completely demolished buildings. look at how high up that -- obviously you never know...