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The disaster spawned by hurricane irma still unfolding as the storm moves north with potentially deadly winds and flooding. and tonight the full scope of the damage in florida is being revealed. cnn's brian todd is in the hard-hit state. he's in the southwest coast. brian, you've seen some extreme damage. >> reporter: we certainly have, wolf. just a short time ago we came out of a badly flooded neighborhood not far from here in bonita springs, florida. we went there just to survey the damage but we ended up getting involved in the search for an elderly couple stranded in their home. much of bo...

Back there, the water was chest deep. >> reporter: rescues from flooded neighborhoods continued throughout the night with a total of 6.5 million people in florida told to evacuate. the question now, when can they return home? >> you check with local officials before returning home to make sure can you safely do so. >> reporter: clean-up crews now working on downed trees and branches and clearing sand off roadways. but authorities say parts of florida could be without power for weeks. while spots as far north as charleston, south carolina, are still experiencing flooding from the storm. by the ...

Customers, they are in the dark after irma zigzagged between the state's east and west coast. the storm unleashi ining winds over 100 miles an hour and impacting major cities from miami to tampa to jacksonville. officials warn some places won't have power for weeks. we're covering the breaking story with our correspondents and guests. they're standing by in the areas hardest hit by irma. first, let's go to marco island where irma made its second landfall in florida. cnn's brian todd is on the scene for us. you've been covering this storm through the worst of it. what are the conditions like wh...

This is the spot where irma made its second landfall. they're counting themselves as fortunate here tonight. >> we're showing our viewers pictures of trucks going in to restore power in these areas. thanks very, very much. to the flooding emergency in jacksonville, florida, that's unfolding right now. irma hitting the city very hard in the past few hours. kaylee hartung is on the scene for us. floodwaters are rising to historic levels there, right? >> reporter: they are, wolf. the waters of the st. john's river continue to roll through downtown jacksonville. we're about a block from the bank...

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