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let anyone know that if they have a boat, get people. >> our coverage of hurricane ian continues now with "anderson cooper 360." >> the sheriff here in lee county told reporters about the afternoon destruction that is everywhere tonight. no words to describe what we saw and are seeing in the present tense, which is important to note, because this is an ongoing disaster in florida and potentially in coastal carolina. hurricane in -- yes, it is a hurricane again taste is taking ada. this is what it did to fort myers beach. is the most impressive storm ever to hit this part of florida. ...

state of emergency tonight, it comes as florida is dealing with catastrophic damage from in, at least 17 people dead tonight. there are fears that that number will go up. cnn's chief climate correspondent is bill weir, and he joins me now. bill, hello once again to you. you say this is some of the worst damage you've ever seen in your career. covering these disasters. tell us what you saw? >> well, by that i mean, don, there are certain sort of moments and scenes in storms that are just burned into your brain, katrina for a lot of the reasons that we all know. that was such a man mad...

we are carrying out search and rescues across the state. there have been at least 700 rescues confirmed as of thursday. >> first responders are doing targeted searches. going home by home, checking to see if people are okay. there will be many more rescues that are added. the absolutely expect to have -- from the surrogate. so far, at least 19 people are confirmed dead. >> there was a significant number of people that remained on the island during the catastrophic weather event. right now, it is important for us to go ahead and say, are you okay? it will take a few days to get to a...

with devastating winds, storm surge and flooding. our correspondents are in the heart of some parts of florida right now. we're tracking ian in the weather center as we bring you live special coverage of this hurricane disaster. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> this hour ian's brutal assault is still very much underway. hurricane force winds. brian todd is on the scene for us in naples, florida. brian, we're just beginning to understand the scope of the damage f...

Crews were seen finally tearing down Legacy Harbor in downtown Fort Myers more than 18 months after Hurricane Ian hit Southwest Florida.