homes they bought for retirement. cnn's gabe cohen talked to several survivors about what's next for them. >> reporter: more than three weeks after hurricane ian made landfall in floridaed. >> here's your truck. >> reporter: johnny is still sleeping in his pick-up truck. >> i just read my bible. it's all good. >> reporter: the storm flooded his house outside fort myers. there's little left beyond this damp couch on cinder blocks where he rests his back after long days of cleanup. >> it helps me feel like this is still a home and it's my home. probably more of a symbol than anything that says that i'm here and it's coming back. >> reporter: the 74-year-old bought this home for retirement. >> it breaks your heart. it breaks your heart. >> reporter: as he picks up the pieces, he says he has no insurance to help. >> i'm not leaving. >> do you know how you're going to afford to rebuild? >> we have fema out there and so