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Forecasts are warning everyone in the path to be prepared for potentially life threatening storm surge. in the city of venice the utilities have shut down the water. brevard county sheriff's department reporting two tornadoes touched down. mobile homes destroyed and thus far no injuries reported. winds collapsing at least two construction cranes in miami, one swinging precariously over downtown another dangling over edge wood. >> a driver killed in a single car accident in orange county. first responders already executing rescues across florida. under way along the intercoast cal waterway ri...

The sheriff's office told people in high-rise areas, either get out or move to higher ground and that you need to be concerned. the storm has knocked out power to more than seven million homes and businesses across several states. most of them in florida. some people across that state could be without power for weeks according to florida power and light officials. the storm swamped homes, crushed car, uprooted trees, knocked over construction cranes and snapped power lines. on marco island in southwest florida where irma made its second landfall yesterday, a city councilman told local media, m...

Firsthand look at damage here. as stun rises, we will get a better sense of what happened. look at this dramatic video. this is the moment the roof was ripped off a two-story apartment building. this is downtown. then we have been talking about these cranes. 20 cranes in miami. this construction crane couldn't with strand the strong wind. collapsing on to the high rise building beneath it. two construction cranes in fact fell off here in miami. they were -- they were tied into the building. but nevertheless, officials telling us and in the lead up to irma making land fall they would take five ...

This is nearby marco island. before and after. and in bonita springs, neighborhoods inundated with waters. >> there's mobiles turned over, mobiles upside down and a lot of water. >> reporter: while the storm tracked up the west side of florida, the east coast was still hit by flooding and high winds. miami had heavy flooding on the downtown water front. construction cranes knocked over and roofs ripped off by the whipping winds. one sailboat ended up on a football field. there were even scattered reports of looting. up the east coast, coastal flooding from broward county up beyond day tone nas...

West palm beach. she is fearful this street is going to get flooded. we see some water on the street now, but we're just now getting to the beginning of the wind activity and the storm surge on the intercoastal waterway, which is just over here. we're really getting nailed here with some intense wind and rain. also, jake, i just talked to one of the top fire chiefs of west palm beach. i asked him about the construction cranes that are right near here. you might be able to get a glimpse of one over my left shoulder, people have been very concerned about that especially since we reported that cr...