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top of the hour, this busy thursday morning, i'm jim sciutto. >> i'm poppy harlow. welcome to our viewers. the breaking news we are following this morning, hurricane ian leaving just stunning devastating destruction in florida as a hurricane then a tropical storm. still pummeling the state though. 14 million people in florida are currently under flood alerts. 2.5 million businesses without power along with homes. they're rescuing people trapped inside flooded homes. governor ron desantis spoke about the devastation so many are waking up to this morning. >> there's 1.5 million outages...

it's the top of the hour on "cnn newsroom." i'm alisyn camerota in new york. hurricane ian has killed at least 13 people. it's the strongest storm to hit the west coast of florida in nearly 20 years. local officials say we should brace for that number of victims to rise. the life and death danger from ian continues as it pushes northeast, still pummelling florida. rescuers were pulling people from high water all day and night. survivors describe no time to wait as people had to carry children, as you can see, through chest-high waters. ian made landfall just west of cape coral. our c...

looks like something fell hard on your carport. careful. >> i don't know if i can open it. >> is it unlocked? >> i'll help you. >> let me try. >> does it work from the inside? can you reach around? right over here. i think it's wedged against the frame. but you can -- careful. i got you. yeah. hold on to my arm. i got you. there you go. >> wow . wow. amazing. it's absolutely amazing what that water did. >> reporter: my goodness . >> this is disgusting. what do you think? done. >> reporter: i think so. i hate to say. i know you were so hopeful. >> as i said, there's people worse off t...

begin to assess just how many lives have been lost. the high waters, homes, buildings and roads ripped apart, ongoing search and rescue missions, and the damage is not just along the coast. welcome to "the lead," i'm jake tapper. we start with the first look at the death and devastation left behind by hurricane ian across southwest and central florida. this same system first made landfall in cuba then onto florida's west coast. now ian is about to strengthen and make its third landfall. let's show you what ian has done already. this is fort myers beach this morning. chunks of metal...

is up. we see contrast from before and after pictures. for example, fort myers, where the hurricane first hit last. 2.5 million people are without power. >> i can tell you specifically for florida power and light, we have just over 1.1 million customers across the state at the moment, that said, we've been out and about throughout the storm, it's been safe to do so restoring power to our customers and we've already restored power to 500,000 customers, but majority of lines are still above the ground and that will take time to assess. we'll use drones to figure out where biggest damag...