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as a downgraded tropical cyclone. the historically destructive storm made landfall for the second time yesterday. this time in south carolina. more than 180,000 residents lost power almost immediately. that number, reported to have grown to nearly half 1 million as the storm has carved its way through the carolinas. of course, nowhere has been more devastated than florida, where ian's wrath after touching down was deadly, as 77 people confirmed dead. homes literally washed away. entire communities, recovering from being nearly submerged. the president, planning to visit the state to ...

hurricane ian regained strength, now once again a hurricane barreling towards south carolina as a category 1 storm with 85 mile an hour winds expected to make its third landfall just a few hours from now. the governor of south carolina after seeing the catastrophic damage in florida imploring residents in his state not to underestimate this storm. warning, we know what is coming. officials in florida say ian is likely the largest natural disaster in the history of that state, prompting the largest emergency response ever in florida. >> and the toll is coming in. at least 19 people ki...

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...

everywhere. i've never seen damage like this in my whole life. it's unreal. >> reporter: boats tossed like toys. the lone bridge connecting the island cracked and crumbled with the storm's winds putting some sections totally under water. >> we had about 200 households that didn't evacuate on the island that we know of. >> reporter: anyone still trapped on the isolated island now waiting for rescue by boat or air. we joined the lee county sheriff as he surveyed some of the hardest hit areas to see the full scope of ian's power. >> you know that as we are speaking right now, there are ...

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...