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morning, particularly in the areas that were hard hit, just understand, this is still a hazardous situation. those folks that were in there, in the wee hours of the morning, were taking big risks as first responders navigating this. you have power lines that are down. you have trees that are down. you have a lot of hazards right now. we do anticipate a lot of the water will subside in some of the barrier islands and some of the coasts, but some of those inland places off rivers and off of these inlets, you're likely to have standing water there throughout all of today and even in the...

ever hit florida. homes in fort myers were damaged and destroyed from the surge while both were seen through the streets there. just under 2 million people in florida now remain without po power. dramatic rescues, water rescues, have been underway all day. florida officials say the next 72 hours will be critical when it comes to rescue missions. >> these are dangerous missions, and i'm grateful for the brave women and men, federal, state, and local governments working as one team, risking their lives to save others. this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida's history. the numb...

Dangerous given climate change and everything else. listen, this is bad news, good news as i see it. the bad news, it's a lot of bad news in one serving, right? you've got covid re surging which has affected the transltranchance -- translated to bad numbers. this is happening in september of 2021, not september of '22 or september of '2024. that's a long way away. we can get three years from now, this will be way in the rearview mirror and covid will be under control and afghanistan could be looked back on if we got people out safely as a foreign policy victory three years from now. >> the tim...

So much to cover here, but we're starting to draw that connection to climate change. >> absolutely. all right, thanks so much. in pennsylvania, at least four people are dead after flooding caused by the storm. officials estimate they have responded to thousands of water rescue calls across the state. pete muntean is in philadelphia where experts call the flooding historic. >> reporter: conditions are improving here although we are not out of woods yet. this is the most dramatic scene of the day, this is interstate 676, the vine street expressway, straight through the center of philadelphia. ...

Rubble they have already been cleaning up today. and these are the remnants of what were their dream homes. these homes are not old and this was a pristine neighborhood. and now people trying to pick up the pieces. and really asking a significant question, given climate change and given everything that they have seen going on, saying this is not tornado alley, this is new jersey, a place where t tornadoes rarely strike, they are wondering if they should rebuild or move on to a place that perhaps is a little bit more protected. paula newton, cnn, new jersey. for more on ida's path of destruct...