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to the mainland. and above the shear scale of the wreckage, the storm left some areas completely unrecognizable. one person told the tampa bay times lee koth looks like a bomb has been dropped. momentarily, well go live to fort myers beach where this side by side shows the destruction to the popular pier. heres a man from fort myers who had a terrifying experience. >> i stayed here as long as i could until i got scared for my life and went across the street. the it didnts last too long...

strong winds and heavy rain are battering the orlando area as the storm moves its way toward the atlantic ocean. the storm created catastrophic flooding that left entire communities under several feet of water and sent cars and debris floating down streets. take a look at these images. the water was just relentless. crews are still carrying out emergency rescues on land, air and sea. in bonita springs, a group of good samaritans rescued an elderly man stranded in his car in surging flo...

>> reporter: rachel, weve learned the mass shooting occurred inside and outside a dollar general store and the shooter is dead. we are expecting to hear from officials soon. rachel. >> rachel: well stand by for that. jaclyn lee on that breaking news tonight, thank you. we turn to the over developing headline also out of florida tonight. the gulf coast under a state of emergency. the storm could approach the area some time on tuesday. governor ron desantis said he declared a state of emergency ...

The weekend will close out a bit cloudier than it started. Expect rain, especially east of I-95, Sunday as a coastal storm makes its way into the area.