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south carolina continue to recovery from rains wind and cataclysmic flooding. ian slammed into south carolina just shy of category 5. the current death toll of at least 45 people likely to come in the days as search and rescue cruise go through blocked floodwaters, as of this morning, 1.3 million homes and businesses still in the dark. according to the latest estimate ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses which could make it the most expensive storm in the state history. the figure comes from core logic, that's a research firm that estimates losses from natural...

i told each one of them, my conversation separately, whatever they need. sincerely, whatever they need, contact me directly. >> joining me now jamie rome, acting director of the national hurricane center. good to have you with us this hour. we saw in the most recent update, the 2:00 p.m. update that the storm was rapidly intensifying. the major concern at this hour seems to be the storm surge and also just how long this storm could sit. what are the areas that you're most focused on at this hour? >> i think water is going to be the big issue with this storm, both the incredibly heavy...

>> bill: thousands of people decided to ride it out. >> we're several hours from the hurricane being off the beach and the condition of the seas now will only get worse as every hour goes by closer to it. >> bill: we're underneath the deck giving us protection. we wanted the stay out of the elements. the winds are from the north and sustained for the next day from the north. a striking thing to see the way homeowners have now built their houses, a home with four-inch thick hurricane proof windows can take the force of a bullet and prevent it from going inside the home. the hotel has 2 inch thi...