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into sharper focus. this picture shows fort meyers beach one of the hardest-hit areas before the hurricane and here it is after. homes wiped out. sea of debris and rubble stretching to the horizon. there is this marina during normal times in fort myers. and then after. a scene of utter destruction. >> the damage throughout florida. 2 million still without power. it will continue for some time. ten people are confirmed dead thus far. the number may change as search and rescue teams work their way through the flooded neighborhoods. we're moments away as dana mentioned and get an update...

of the florida coast of that this is sanibel island, an island decimated by hurricane ian. right now there's no way to get help in to sanibel. the only bridge that connected the island to the mainland, it's a long causeway, it's caved in. so there's no way to get on or off the island unless you travel by boat. and that's been incredibly difficult for anyone to do. and that loss right now spans the florida coast. i'll show you cape coral. our bill weir was here today. this is a picture he took. you can see home after home totally destroyed and flooded. the ones that are still standing...

>> wow. you got the video? >> i got it. >> here it is. >> oh, man. >> that's our pool. that's our deck. that was my house. my house is gone. >> jesse: a fox news alert, one of the largest search and rescue missions in american history is underway after hurricane ian decimated moving up the east coast. governor ron desantis says the situation is really bad. >> the amount of water that's been rising, will likely continue to rise today, even as the storm is passing, is basically a 500-year flood event. >> jesse: first responders are working around the clock. hundreds have been rescued s...

i was on the police department for almost 25 years. saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. >> i promise you i'm never going to stay for another storm ever again here. however, i am one of the lucky ones. >> recovery efforts begin after utter devastation in parts of florida. while millions more people are now at risk as ian moves north. also tonight, he isn't tossing paper towels but governor ron desantis is handling this hurricane in a weirdly trumpy way. >> what we're learning about ginni thomas' meeting with the january 6th committee when sh...

the governor talked about how impressed he was. these are dangerous missions. i'm grateful for the brave women and men in federal, state and local governments working as one team risking their lives to save others. and we're going to learn a lot more in the coming hours. but we know many families are hurting. many. many are hurting today. and our entire country hurts with them. because it's been all over the country we have seen so many crises. but in florida today, it's the epicenter. we're continuing to see deadly rainfall, catastrophic storm surges, roads and homes flooded. we're ...