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But in lee county, emergency management held off until tuesday morning, just hours before the storm hit. with the majority of the loss in lee county, officials are now having to answer for their delay. >> everyone wants to focus on a plan that might have been done differently. im going to tell you, i scanned 100%, i stand 100% with my county commissioners, my county manager, we did what we had to do at the exact same time, i wouldnt have changed anything, and i know being in those meetings, from...

Chance of six feet of water so start evacuations. i guess that means that there would have been a chance to start those evacuations then on sunday. that is kind of -- that is in the published plan guidelines. you could take me inside of the room then with your fellow commissioners and the county manager and all of the stakeholders who make the call, who make the decision. what were you all weigh when it came to this decision. >> so it was effected an the county commission was done with emergency...

0 school students in oakland. what police are now saying. world news is coming up next and i will see you back here at 4:00. tonight the desperate search is under way in florida. families still being rescued days later and major new questions about mandatory evacuation orders. should they have come sooner? and tonight the remnants of ian affecting the east, north carolina through new jersey and new york in the coming hours. tonight the staggering death toll from hurricane ian now rising. survi...

We didnt realize we had to get out of this area when we did. we thought the storm was going to tampa and so on. there are a lot of people who decided to ride the storm out. no question about it. that is certainly the case. but there are folks that we run across and i think just about every correspondent stationed down here has heard this time and again, they did not get that evacuation order soon enough. now, my colleague boris sanchez was at a press conference with the lee county sheriff earlie...

Gone: Homes, businesses and even some bridges are gone in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Hello, colonial penn? >> all right here are some of the newest pictures of the mass destruction in lee county, florida. thats home to places like fort myers, kick, all pine island. the county manager tells cnn that its not an overstatement

Florida, a mile long stretch from the west side of town to the center is completely flooded by water from the peace river, cutting people off from stores, power, other resources they need, basic necessities. national guard members are on the scene working with sheriffs deputies to try to get people the help they need. now lets go over to naples south of fort myers. brian todd has been bringing us remarkable pictures and stories from there today. brian, we talked to the county manager of collier ...

Gone: Homes, businesses and even some bridges are gone in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Patriot militiamen encamped in Polk County changed the course of the Revolutionary War and their actions will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker.

The Killenummery and Killery Community Hub, in conjunction with Leitrim GAA, will hold a Health and Wellbeing night in St Marys Church, Killenummery, Dromahair...