for crying out loud. back to you, jim. yeah. bill, i mean, when we talk to people out here on the ground, i talked to several folks this morning who were saying this. you know, we just need to come together as a country. and it s in moments like this when a very deeply divided nation can come togetherings particularly when it comes to helping an area like southwest florida get back on its feet, which they are desperately trying to do. thank you for highlighting some of the issues at play with all of this. obviously, climate change is making these hurricanes more ferocious, more deadly, more costly. and, bill, thanks very much for your time. bill nye is the host of the end is n nye on peacock. always great having bill on. thank you so much.h. appreciate it. quick break. we ll be back with more live coverage of hurricane ian s aftermath in a few moments. new patients without insurance can get a free complete exam and x-rays, and 20 percent off treatment plans.
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every house was flooded. their yards are filled with their furniture and carpeting and whatnot. but, i ll tell you, they re resilient. they jumped right out there. they re getting to work restoring their homes. we have businesses that are opening. as tough as this storm is, people are in good spirits. they re determined not to be defeated. well, you can say that again, mayor anderson. we have been out all morning long with people in this area. they re tough as nails. they are working to go get life back to normal. this is an unspeakable amount of devastation. best of luck to you. thank you very much for your time. appreciate it. thank you. all right. and you re looking at pictures now of the scene here in ft. myers. the boats that were flown around behind me. as you know, hurricane ian has caused lots of problems in the carolinas. north carolina, at least four
would be stronger because the wind, the speed of the wind is what knocks over buildings. but the big thing is how big it s getting, how big they re getting, rather. ian was this enormous storm. wider than the entire peninsula of florida. and of course there are more people living there than ever. and we will all pitch in to help people recover. wow, the economic data is staggering. and we are all ultimately going to get involved in paying for it. so the sooner acknowledge we have a problem, the sooner we can get to work on it. everybody. this kind of hurricane is exactly as predicted by climate models. the world is getting warmer because there are so many people breathing and burning the atmosphere. yeah. and, bill, one of the things that we noticed with hurricane ian is it actually intensified