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considerable damage in parts of south carolina. you see it in this video. that storm ripping through a pier causing part of it to collapse. now, it also submerged this neighborhood with a strong storm surge that, in fact, was several feet high. it was so bad this man it was so bad this man had to wade through knee-deep water inside his own home. thankfully the water there is starting to recede, and some areas in the state have been spared the worst. but in florida the damage has been severe. at least 45 people have now lost their lives and hundreds of homes have been turned, well, you see there just piles of debris. the coast guard is trying to rescue survivors. president joe biden said more help is on the way. it s just a crisis for florida. it s an american crisis. we re all in this together. i ve spoken to governor desantis on multiple occasions as well as this morning as well as mayors and county officials both republican and democrat from places most affected. ....
Completely split open by the wind. the boats have been tossed into the mangroves across the street here. we have a bit of a bottleneck of human activity because this is the road to fort myers beach, and the sheriff s department is not letting anybody on. if you haven t seen any pictures of fort myers beach this is why. there is a first and former law in florida that s supposed to give us access when there s a state of emergency, but you got to feel for the sheriff s deputies just trying to manage the crowds here now that are piling in. you ve got journalists, of course. you ve got first responders. you have residents who are just curious who are coming by, and that s creating this huge pile. but this is what i wanted to show you. this is across san carlos boulevard, and just get a load of this. just wanton, indiscriminate destruction. i think about how a family saves up their whole life to buy a ....