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>> lost everything lost night. i've been in the house since 1987. pictures and memories. >> just gone. >> and there was a front door and it was a surge and it took me to the middle of the yard and i fought to get back into the porch. >> i would have gotten me and my family ahead of time. >> and where do you start? >> that is a question so many people are asking right now. in just minutes, president biden is going to be giving an update on the federal response to this dafter. we'll bring you the remarks live. before that, let's get to chad myers with where the storm is heading now. wh...

life-threatening storm surge. we just learned the updated storm surge projections for those areas is now staggers. it is now 12 to 18 feet. that is the warning. already more than 16 on,000 customers are without power across the state of florida. more than 2.5 million people are under an erag ways order or warning. governor desantis said residents in the cross hairs need to shelter in place, because it is too late to leave. >> if you are in any of those counties, it's no longer possible to safely evacuate. it's time to hunker down and prepare for this storm. this is a powerful storm...

the dark without electricity as some communities are now unrecognizable. we also have the very latest on the rescue and recovery efforts . we're also following a developing story overseas. more than 100 people are deld after violence erupts at a soccer stadium in indonesia. mayhem on the pitch after what we're learning started that deadly chaos. ukrainian forces making major gains recapturing a critical city a day after russia tried to claim the tear tar for itselfment mortgage rates climbing to their highest level in 15 years. what that means for home buyers and what all of us s...

ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke with Maj. Gen. James O. Eifert, who oversees the Florida National Guard, about Hurricane Ian rescue and recovery efforts.

Vital roads and communities have been cut off by the storm. right now there's no indication of when these connections will be usable. what's the latest, nadia? >> it depends on what mother nature brought us. mother nature brought us hurricane ian with the rising floodwaters and heavy winds. now we have to wait for the waters to recede to see how much damage is there and see if people can finally pass normally. we're here in arcadarcadia, flo. we know the worst damage was in ft. myers and the barriers islands. now we're going into day four without electricity. for many of them that's when you g...