we know that at least 10 have been confirmed dead. officials are warning us that that number will likely be higher. significant damage i saw was on fort myers beach there have been more than 700 confirmed rescues and likely many more than that. ainsley: florida s governor ron desantis there. he is going to have a press conference today at 8:45 a.m. with an update on ian and we will bring you that live. these before and after photos are showing the extent of the damage down in fort myers. a crew is being enforced is being enforced there to prevent all of the looting. brian: that s sad to think people would be thinking about florida. 2 million people still have no power. team coverage this morning trying to cover it all. it s not easy. meteorologist adam klotz is standing by with ian s latest track. robert ray is live in fort myers with a look at the damage. robert? good morning. as we are starting to see the beginnings of sunlight on this friday, which normally would
battering all through the entire day on friday. ultimately running into saturday also. so it s not just the storm surge. it is going to be rainfall totals getting up to six inches of rain widespread likely along the coastal areas, spots getting up to 8 inches, maybe a foot of rain. there is going to be water everywhere and flooding, i do think, is the major concern as we start to target the carolinas today and then running into early saturday. brian: thanks much, adam. comprehensive look at what is going on 11 minutes after the hour. zero in on where it s headed. ainsley: carolina is dealing with aftermath. south carolina and georgia. pete: expected to make landfall in south carolina later today. brian: doug luzader in charleston what does it feel like. we are starting to see some sunlight around here now. although diminished of because
make sure that they have cars left to drive once this thing passes through. beyond that again, it looks like people are saying we went to a walmart last night just to stock up on goods and there was no sense of panic. the store did close early because of the looming storm it there wasn t a run on water or anything of that nature. people seem to be taking this in stride. we will see how it goes throughout the course of the day though once this thing really arrives in earnest. again, it s not the window. it s the water that they are really concerned about. brian all right, doug, thanks so much. after we saw florida i can t imagine people taking precautions, if i had a boat it s on a trailer and out unless i want to get rid of the boat. pull it out of the water. why are we seeing so many boats in the water? ainsley: not me. pete: not that easy. ainsley: goal is to save enough money to maybe buy a house get a mortgage on the house. if you have extra money you might want to buy a bo