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i had to grow up without one. in an instant she was gone. and it changed everything. >> she dreamed of a career solving crimes, but crime claimed her first. >> gut wrenching pain! my daughter, please, please dont let this be true! >> home alone on a sunny afternoon she vanished. >> we just said, "oh my god! isnt this one of her earrings? " >> earrings in the carpet. ribbons on the ground. tire tracks on the lawn. >> there was evidence of a violent struggle. >> what had happened? and wh...

>> and this is "dateline." >> i was robbed of my sister. i had to grow up without one. in an instant, she was gone. and it changed everything. >> she dreamed of a career solving crimes but crime came for her first. >> i prayed, my daughter, please dont let this be true. >> home alone on a sunny afternoon, she vanished. >> i said, oh my gosh, is this one of her earrings. >> earrings in the carpet, ribbons on the ground. tire tracks on the lawn. >> there was evidence of a violent struggl...

we cover the devastation caused by hurricane ian. here is the newest information coming in this saturday evening. the storms death toll in florida now stands at 66. this is the scene in north port, which is in sarasota county. state officials say the latest known death is that of a 62-year-old woman also from that county. she apparently drowned after getting trapped in her vehicle. take a look at the massive amount of water people risked traveling through today east of sarasota. theyre...

community near sarasota, a possible levee breech could push a 15-foot wall of water into the neighborhood. sarasota is just one of the many gulf coast communities still dealing with severe flooding. hurricane ian slamming southwest florida as a category 4 storm. the death toll now stands at 45. but that number could rise as crews reach areas that have been cut off because of the flooding. right now, the remnants of ian moving over the mid-atlantic states following fridays direct hit on...

southwest florida as a category 4 hurricane, making it the most powerful storm to ever hit that area of the state. the death toll now standing at 45, but that number could rise as crews reach areas cut off by flooding. people who chose to ride out the storm describe their harrowing experiences. >> the water was up to my balcony here. it was just you could dive off the balcony. just water everywhere, stuff floating on it. i never stay again. they say evacuate, go. >> right now the remna...

a crisis with no ordinary solution because this was no ordinary storm. look at the staggering scale of destruction. complicating hundreds of rescue efforts. it laid waste to entire towns, robbing people of their homes and livelihoods. some residents are now beginning to pick up the pieces. others have no pieces left to pick up. i just returned from a boat ride with the cageous navy where i saw some of the destruction for myself. this is what ian did to matt lachey in lee county where m...

unrecognizable landmarks. and it also store up ft. myers beach. we went on a boat ride with the cajun navy and other volunteer rescuers across the area. and matt lachey in the coastal area is where most of the deaths occurred. >> what is going on over here? >> a lot of restaurants, into the lot of homes. pretty much all restaurants. theme that do shrimping, fishing. there was buildings the whole way. and they are just gone. >> you heard their stories that there are bodies in some of th...

officials in florida now say at least 66 people are confirmed dead, more than half the fatalities are here amid the widespread devastation in lee county, home to fort myers. the sheriff there says there have been more than 600 rescues in that county alone. near sarasota police officers evacuated a neighborhood early this morning as a levee appeared in danger of collapsing. that threat, a 15-foot wall of water crashing into the neighborhood. just a short time ago the state reopened a 12...

counties. thats along the gulf of mexico, southwest corner we pointed out a moment ago. you have 40,000 linemen on the ground. they will need them in order to restore power. >> dana: they have restored power to a significant portion already. it is impressive the work theyve done. there is a long way to go. 14,000 people in shelters. also a call for everybody to make sure they are being very smart in using their generators in order to protect people from any problems there and from elec...

this is don lemon tonight, youre watching our coverage of in, making its way up the florida peninsula. we have all the news coverage this evening, it is dumping rain on this entire area. lots of water. but also the wind, pushing the wind all across the state of florida. our crews are out in the field, were covering it all for you. weve got bill weir, bill is joining us from punta gorda florida, also brian todd is in -- is in derek van damme is in breaking tin for us. i want to other me...