this and how many mere peopore along the coast. >> trial by error. >> and this hit haiti and the death toll is growing. the death toll should dispel any doubts about the power of the storm and is blamed for 269 death there is. southern haiti was hit especially hard. torrential rain, 125-mile-an-hour winds, damaged homes, flooded entire villages and collapsed the main bridge connecting southern haiti to the rest of the country. the island nation is still recovering from the devastation earthquake in 20 so. there 2010. this is just devastating for haiti. >> the wind, waves and rain pounding florida right now. live reports are straight ahead. there is our michael holmes. >> michael holmes, i think. >> getting ready it looks like. we'll have that and more coming right up.