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millions of floridians in this storm's path. those who have not evacuated are urged to shelter in place immediately. almost 800,000 people are already without power. that's according to florida utilities. the director of fema has warned that recovery from hurricane ian will be a very long road. that agency has already begun to pour resources into the state. in an event earlier today, president joe biden said he spoke with florida governor ron desantis and added he already requested aid saying, quote, the federal government is ready to help in every single way possible. ali velshi who...

still cut off from the mainland. search and rescue operations are still under way. serious questions are being asked about whether evacuation orders came too late for some. nearly 2,000 people have been rescued so far according to the florida governor. thcht is footage from sanibel island, blue skies overhead. a neighborhood still flooded to the point that only way out is by chopper. we have two reports tonight. the first is from ft. myers beach and our randi kaye who is among the first reporters to get in and witness the enormous destruction and still on going rescue operations up c...

asked about whether evacuation orders came too late for some. nearly 2000 people have been rescued so far according to the governor. this is footage from santa belle island. loose skies overhead, the only way out is by chopper. we have two reports tonight. the first is from fort myers, our randi kaye was among the first reporters to get an and witness the enormous destruction and ongoing rescue operations up close. this is what she saw. >> this is our first look from the ground at fort myers beach. hurricane ian's winds combined with the storm surge, they chewed through homes and bus...

ian are unlivable. the scenes, apocalyptic. >> responders working by boat and aircraft. nearly 2,000 rescues in southwest and central florida since last week when hurricane ian hit the state. this morning, the number of customers without power is now below half a million in florida. president biden travels to florida tomorrow for a firsthand look at the devastation. cnn's randi kaye is live this morning in fort myers beach. randi? >> reporter: john, i know you've seen fort myers beach from the air, but seeing it on the ground firsthand is certainly like nothing i have ever seen bef...

it is the top of the hour. good morning, i'm poppy harlow. glad you're with me. right now officials in florida are working trying to identify and locate those still missing after hurricane ian ravaged several parts of the state. and while the search and rescue missions continue, more than 2,000 people have been pulled to safety despite that the death toll has risen significantly over the last 24 hours. at least 101 people across 11 florida counties died as a result of the storm. hurricane ian is also to blame for at least four deaths in north carolina. well this morning more than 40...