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raphael warnock was just obviously a tremendously and profound person. >> i spent some time with him on the trail in georgia in the last election and you never lost sight of the fact that he was john lewiss pastor irreverent. he is a force of nature. thanks to you at home for joining us. when hurricane ian came ashore last afternoon, we knew it was one of the strongest storm to ever hit florida, or ever hit the united states period. and after a terrifying night in southwest florida, th...

our thoughts remain with those impacted by hurricane ian. for those who need help, please ask for it. and if you can give help, please, give it. on that note, i wish you all a very good and safe night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with us. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. >> when hurricane ian came ashore yesterday afternoon and what was one of the stronger storms to ever hit the united states, period, and after a terrifyi...

ashore yesterday afternoon, we were knew it was one of the strongest storms to hit the united states. day tligt day brought harrowing evidence of the destruction a storm like that brings. this is ft. myers beach, one of the barrier u lands that ian slammed into as a category five storm. before the hurricane, it was a popular beach defendant naugs destination. much of it is leveled. one local resident told the local paper, ft. myers beach is gone. this is the causeway leading to sanibel...

From southwest florida but the grappling with what it left behind is just beginning. joining us now from fort myers, florida cnbc correspondent perry ross. in perry, we spoke last night just after fort myers was devastated. can you tell us about the last 24 hours and what it is been like? a >> so, today we went down to fort myers where there was flooding entire neighborhoods that are separated by water. today we heard stories of surviving and stories of saving. on the surviving side, we met an 8...

Her out. we met a woman called mandy, she was wearing a lifejacket inside of her house with her husband. they were standing on top of a pool table that flipped over. they were standing there for hours in lifejackets. mandy tells us her water was up to her neck. and the savings i, we met this man name kevin ott, he said he saved 16 people. he was with his three kids, his two sons in his daughter. >> scary. but we saved a lot of people that day so thats good. people there would never have made it....

Like? >> today went to ft. myers where there is flooding. you have entire neighborhoods separated by water. we heard stories of surviving and stories of saving. on the surviving side, we met an 80-year-old woman who was found by a couple 20 somethings. she was taking her cell phone and just tapping it against a window. she was trapped inside of her house. and the 20 somethings heard her and dove into the watt eastern got her out. we met a woman named mandy, she was wearing a lifejacket inside of...