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power now. the winds are extremely high. and water is rising. >> just clinging to i don't know what that is. they're flying around the streets. >> a cinder block wall that was the entire width of this area came down. >> they're coming through. we had some of the strongest winds here so far. >> good to be with you this morning. i'm francis rivera. >> and i'm philip mena. it is 4:30 in the east. thank you for joining us for this special edition of "early today." the strong winds of ian already impacting daytona beach along the western coast as it slowly moves towards orlando. the storm...

category 4 storm leaving a huge path of destruction and millions in the dark this morning. we'll have a live report in just a moment. meanwhile, rescue crews have been busy trying to get people who decided to ride out the storm to try and save them. they're stranded now by rising flood waters and we're still tracking ian as it slowly makes its way across florida. at this hour, it still has more to go. good morning, and welcome to "morning joe." it's thursday, september 29th. joe is off this morning. along with willie and me, we have the host of "way too early," white house bureau chi...

the devastation in very direct terms. >> the impacts of this storm are historic and the damage that was done has been historic and this is just off initial assessments. >> take a look at fort myers, close to where ian made landfall. you see the downed trees and the boats tossed around like toys. storm surges as high as 7 to 10 feet swept through surrounding areas making streets look more like oceans. ian has left more than 2.5 million floridians without power. folks who were in shelters are leaving to see if they even have a home to return to. the focus is now on the people who did n...

strong winds and heavy rain are battering the orlando area as the storm moves its way toward the atlantic ocean. the storm created catastrophic flooding that left entire communities under several feet of water and sent cars and debris floating down streets. take a look at these images. the water was just relentless. crews are still carrying out emergency rescues on land, air and sea. in bonita springs, a group of good samaritans rescued an elderly man stranded in his car in surging flood waters, dragging him through waist-high water to safety. ian's strong winds brought down trees, p...

punta gorda. trees whipping, winds topping 130 miles an hour. across florida there are people trapped in their homes. entire homes being flooded out, people swimming inside. one city hit hard is bonita springs. part of that city are now completely underwater. the storm surge has knocked homes completely off their foundations as well. and to the south of there, the city of naples cat 4 winds there have completely demolished buildings. look at how high up that -- obviously you never know what's in these waters now. you've got chemicals and everything in the middle of these towns. accor...