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and i am trying to be brave and know that my family and i are safe and i will worry about all of that other stuff later. >> i am 67, lived here for five years. and now it is gone. it is underwater. >> underwater. so much of that area still underwater there, want to go to matlacha in florida. where liz mclaughlin standing by for us. lets take us there if you will once again. joining at the top of the last hour, as you are still in that area that is just completely devastating to see a r...

into sharper focus. this picture shows fort meyers beach one of the hardest-hit areas before the hurricane and here it is after. homes wiped out. sea of debris and rubble stretching to the horizon. there is this marina during normal times in fort myers. and then after. a scene of utter destruction. >> the damage throughout florida. 2 million still without power. it will continue for some time. ten people are confirmed dead thus far. the number may change as search and rescue teams work...

Welcome back. youre looking at miles of flooded roads in washington. the u.s. state has been dealing with weeks of record-breaking rain and snow. but officials say that they are finally getting a break from the storms and the high water is expected to recede. the states department of transportation also started clearing roadways just outside of seattle after 38 avalanches came down on to a major highway. and washington isnt the only area seeing dangerous weather. tens of millions of americans ar...

That theyre finally getting a break from the storms and high water that you see here. it is expected to recede. now, the states department of transportation also started clearing roadways just outside of seattle after 38 avalanches came down on to a major highway. and washington isnt the only area in america seeing some dangerous weather. tens of millions are under winter weather advisories across the midwest and northeastern united states. meteorologist derek van dam is keeping close track of i...

The fact of the matter is, i think the number is somewhere between one school psychologist for every 15 to 1700 children. i dont want to set an exact number because the press will say biden is losing his mind, he didnt remember. >> floridians this hour are hoping the forecast is wrong because if the forecast is right, hurricane dorian will bring a lot of rain and a lot of pain. president trump siengned an emergency disaster declaration minutes ago. urgent storm preparations have been ongoing thi...

We have fire rescue, public works, crews clearing it out making it safe for all the residents to return to the barrier island. >> reporter: you dont want anyone back until tomorrow. >> we need their patience. it wouldnt be safe for their families. they wouldnt be able to drive. we need their patience until tomorrow as fast as possible. >> reporter: curfew is still in effect? >> curfew is still in effect. >> reporter: mary levy. the wind was blowing 90 miles per hour where i was, where you were. ...

the national and louisville. lets bring in chad myers at the cnn atlanta center. what is the latest? >> it goes all the way from illinois all the way down to georgia, alabama, as far west as louisiana and far north as virginia. on the backside, its snowing up in squad cities. thats not atypical. you need cold air to clash. a couple areas still on the ground, to the north of chattanooga by bradley and north of cleveland in tennessee. and then another couple storms here popping up, not t...

Magnitude, the first thing we can do is go to the hardest-hit communities. fortunately, we had ample warning from the national weather service. we knew the storm was coming through, so we had staff and resources prepositioned. we were on stand by. we had a heightened alert for the state emergency operation center leading into this storm. so we knew the possibility of this storm being severe was quite high, of course. nobody can predict just the sheer damage and destruction that were all looking ...

That direction as well as northbound up to new york. >> thank you, jeanne. you stay warm. some people managed to turn the snow day into a play day. our mary snowe, really, live out there today. it wasnt all stress today? >> we ran into stranded tourists from brazil, a lot worse places to be stranded than new york city. they like many other people are making the best of it going shopping, broadway shows, are open tonight. they were going to go and take in a show. as the city really starts to reco...

It was in 2008 during the aftermath of hurricanes gustav and ike and a devastating tornado in oklahoma when we last saw tad agoglia. >> as soon as we see a threat striking anywhere in the united states, if we feel its severe enough we leave immediately. >> reporter: once the owner of a disaster recovery conditioner agoglia has experienced clearing roadways and removing debris. now with his non-profit first response team of america he spends his life going from one disaster to the next. he became...