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that number could rise even higher as search and rescue crews work to reach cutoff areas, removing debris from destroyed homes and businesses along florida's southwest coastline and we're learning that miami-dade fire rescue crews are conducting helicopter evacuations on sanibel island. boris sanchez is there in fort myers, florida. boris, you just spoke with the lee county sheriff a few moments ago. what was said? >> reporter: fred, there have been a lot of questions today about the timing of when lee county ordered evacuations. we're in lee county right now in fort myers. what we'v...

The ones we've been broadcasting and hearing there's a death toll of at least 74 people, are you anticipating that number will go higher? there are some communities that have appeared to have been swept into the ocean. >> it's hard to say. i know fema is supporting the state and they're going to search all of the buildings, every room, and then they're going to continue to look for the missing. but we also know this is a dangerous time. you still have flooding taking place, water coming up. and in the recovery it's also a very hazardous time. historically in florida we, unfortunately, still wi...

The northwestern region of plaquemines parish in an area that frankly also reports put that there are people on rooftops because of the flooding, the rising waters pushing into the homes, pushing into the cars. it speaks to the incredible nature of this storm system. of course power lines come down. you have fires taking place. the rainfall that has been occurring, you have flooding taking place. all of it simultaneously across this region of northern louisiana and northwestern plaquemines parish. the region jeust -- reports putting a number of 18 wheelers that have pulled over to the side bec...