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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...

i was on the police department for 25 years, saw a lot of storms here. this is by far the worst storm i have ever witnessed. >> i promise you, i'm never going to sit through another storm ever again here. i am one of the lucky ones. >> just some of the survivors of hurricane ian after the storm decimated wide sections of florida, and now the storm is on track to make a second u.s. landfall threatening the carolinas and georgia. good morning, and welcome to "morning joe," it is friday, september 30th. joe is off this morning, but we'll get right to the latest with ian. intensing into ...

>> i don't know exact numbers, but we were getting reports back from first responders. i'm fairly certain that the lot of estimates are under estimated. when you don't know exactly where everybody is located, you know, and people didn't evacuate, and then you lose cell phone capability and the ability to, you know, reach first responders, we don't have a crystal ball to know exactly where everybody is. luckily neighbors, friends people have been reporting, can you check on my loved one, that's where a lot of them are coming down here. when the storm surge came in, there were people in vehicles...

On the phone. you went outside to check on neighbors. tell us about the destruction and how people are doing. >> caller: hi. yeah, we decided to venture out and try to help the neighbors here on st. thomas. we're in a lot of shock. there's more destruction than we could have imagined. there are wires down everywhere. trees blocking roads. so i'm -- >> you say the only hospital on the island destroyed. one of the things you're doing, you're rare, goes in and out, but you have cell phone capability right now, which is rare. most of the communications are knocked out. what are you doing? using yo...