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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ will: remnants of ian continue to devastate the southeast. >> videos and photographs dont do the devastation any justice. >> it looks like a bomb exploded frankly. >> we ve been through irma, wilma 15 years ago, this is something i have never seen in my life. >> i need you to get up in there and i will hand her to you and you need to hold her. >> i dont know what else to do. >> only thing we can do is pray. will: a shelter in place warning issued in florida after a poss...

that destruction left behind in just three cities in florida. and clued in fort myers. we will go there in just a moment and now coming to be known as ground zero. satellite images showing areas there before and after the storm. survivors continuing to speak out about what they have endured. >> i sheltered in a closet until part of the roof came off. and then the wind came in there so that i just went behind the bed. and stay there. >> nothing about gratitude that we are here and for a...

>> got clobbered with all of the furniture and stuff that was floating. that is how i got this. i got shoved into a wall. when i got the front door open and there was a surge, it took me to the middle of the yard and i fought to get back on the porch. the shear force of the monster storm. we are standing in the middle of some of the destruction. i am john berman in fort myers, florida. in hurricane ian, it is a hurricane again. it has intensified to a category 1 storm and after teari...

>> lost everything lost night. ive 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. well bring ...

the winds are gusting at 85 miles per hour, and the other big concerns are life-threatening storm surge and heavy rain. we are tracking who is in the most danger. all of this as millions of people in florida are taking those first painful steps towards recovery. so many lives are upended by hurricane ians devastation, and the storm is likely one for the record books as the grim evidence of the powerful strike now litters coastlines. today, fort myers beach impassable. shells of buildin...

of the florida coast of that this is sanibel island, an island decimated by hurricane ian. right now theres no way to get help in to sanibel. the only bridge that connected the island to the mainland, its a long causeway, its caved in. so theres no way to get on or off the island unless you travel by boat. and thats been incredibly difficult for anyone to do. and that loss right now spans the florida coast. ill show you cape coral. our bill weir was here today. this is a picture he too...

coast guard deployed 16 rescue helicopters, six fixed wing aircraft and 18 rescue boats and crews. thats just one element of the many federal search and rescue teams staged in florida and the governor talked about how impressed he was with what the coast guard is going this morning. these are dangerous missions and im grateful for the brave women and men, federal, state and local governments working as one team, risking their lives to save others. and were going to learn a lot more in ...

looks like something fell hard on your carport. careful. >> i dont know if i can open it. >> is it unlocked? >> ill help you. >> let me try. >> does it work from the inside? can you reach around? right over here. i think its wedged against the frame. but you can -- careful. i got you. yeah. hold on to my arm. i got you. there you go. >> wow . wow. amazing. its absolutely amazing what that water did. >> reporter: my goodness . >> this is disgusting. what do you think? done. >> reporter:...

with devastating winds, storm surge and flooding. our correspondents are in the heart of some parts of florida right now. were tracking ian in the weather center as we bring you live special coverage of this hurricane disaster. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> this hour ians brutal assault is still very much underway. hurricane force winds. brian todd is on the scen...

and it might strike hard there tomorrow. not only is this a life-threatening category 3 hurricane getting stronger, packing winds of 120 miles an hour, its also getting larger in its size. ians wind field is expanding, which can potentially expose more of florida to destruction. the storms exact landfall tomorrow does remain uncertain, but it could be between tampa and ft. myers. now, one of the greatest threats is the storm surge and it could reach up to even 12 feet in some areas, wh...