is being described, look at the pictures, as total devastation. this is a city that is impassable. even for bicycles, 90% of the island, 90 percent of fort myers beach is destroyed and up and down the western coast people are still reeling for likely the largest natural disaster in the history of the state. the biggest fear that stha you ll see your personal effects gone or all over the place. and that is what happened. also at this hour, the reopening process por some begins. tampa and walt disney world will reopen this hour. we re also watching this, which is a very historic moment at the supreme court this morning as justice ketanji brown jackson is ceremonial sworn in by chief justice john roberts. we are covering all angle this is morning. we begin with nick valencia on the next front in myrtle beach, south carolina. the wind is blowing and what do you see right now and what do you expect in the coming hour? reporter: good morning. it is soggy and cold and the wi
lost everything lost night. i ve been in the house since 1987. pictures and memories. just gone. and there was a front door and it was a surge and it took me to the middle of the yard and i fought to get back into the porch. i would have gotten me and my family ahead of time. and where do you start? that is a question so many people are asking right now. in just minutes, president biden is going to be giving an update on the federal response to this dafter. we ll bring you the remarks live. before that, let s get to chad myers with where the storm is heading now. what are you seeing. a third landfall, including cubia. two in the u.s. this is an 85 mile per hour storm still. it is between myrtle beach and charleston. that is the area that will see the greatest amount of surge moving into the estuaries. it is called low country for a reason. these are very low marshes through across parts of south carolina. and we re seeing that spin on the radar, not that far fro
this afternoon it came ashore as near category 5 strength, as a high category 4 after bidding for hours as it approached. oh, you got to be kidding me! you got to be kidding me right now! right now it is still a category 3 storm, still a major hurricane with damaging winds spanning out 175 miles from the center. oh, my god. no less troubling than the winds tonight, potentially even worse hurricane ian is still pushing a massive storm surge onshore. forecasts as high as 18 feet in places where buildings living close to the water was why so many people moved there. take a look. this is fort meyers beach, and that is a community outreach center knocked off its foundation and floating down the street. making matters worse, the flood waters affecting residents who are doing the same to rescuers. a fire station here in naples is what first responders are up against along with anyone needing emergency help. and again, these conditions are not expected to improve throughout t
12 feet higher, devastating communities like for the myers, naples and some 2 million homes and businesses are without power in florida, that is 20% of the entire state and 96% of fort myers is in the dark. one official saying it could take weeks for the power to come back on in some areas. floodwater inundating areas like naples and port charlotte. these are pictures of that area leaving some people who decided to ride out the storm trapped in their homes, others rescued from their cars, berman. the danger also continues, we should note. reporter: it absolutely does continue. the storm not done yet. brianna, i m sorry for communication problems earlier. the fema administrator told me they are prepared for thousands of displaced people, thousands perhaps of long-term displaced people. so that is what people are up against here in florida right now. cnn s got live team coverage of ian still very much a powerful force. first i want to go to the national hurricane center. mike
today. authorities first responders and volunteers awaiting opportunity to rescue those in need and we are told there s many who need need. more than 2 million people without power as the damage assessments either are beginning or are about to begin. we ve got team coverage with fox contributor beginning west where hurricane ian is headed. good evening. hickam a trace. since we last spoke, the amount of people without power in orange county is more than double. overy 69,000 without power are in orange county and we are still waiting for the worst of what hurricane ian has to offer with this part of the state and we have seen the devastation in southwest florida. a place that i ve lived. the storms going to hit the orlando area like it is right now, possibly downgraded to a tropical storm but either way it s going to dump a lot of rain on these communities. over 40 inches expected with sustained winds of 75 miles per hour and we see it best right now. i want to show you if