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to the mainland. and above the shear scale of the wreckage, the storm left some areas completely unrecognizable. one person told the tampa bay times lee koth looks like a bomb has been dropped. momentarily, we'll go live to fort myers beach where this side by side shows the destruction to the popular pier. here's a man from fort myers who had a terrifying experience. >> i stayed here as long as i could until i got scared for my life and went across the street. the it didn'ts last too long. the big bad wolf puffed it away. i watched my house disappear with everything in it. right pfr ...

strong winds and heavy rain are battering the orlando area as the storm moves its way toward the atlantic ocean. the storm created catastrophic flooding that left entire communities under several feet of water and sent cars and debris floating down streets. take a look at these images. the water was just relentless. crews are still carrying out emergency rescues on land, air and sea. in bonita springs, a group of good samaritans rescued an elderly man stranded in his car in surging flood waters, dragging him through waist-high water to safety. ian's strong winds brought down trees, p...

>> reporter: rachel, we've learned the mass shooting occurred inside and outside a dollar general store and the shooter is dead. we are expecting to hear from officials soon. rachel. >> rachel: we'll stand by for that. jaclyn lee on that breaking news tonight, thank you. we turn to the over developing headline also out of florida tonight. the gulf coast under a state of emergency. the storm could approach the area some time on tuesday. governor ron desantis said he declared a state of emergency in 33 counties out of an abundance of caution. meanwhile, more than 90 million americans from cali...

The weekend will close out a bit cloudier than it started. Expect rain, especially east of I-95, Sunday as a coastal storm makes its way into the area.