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hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states. and around the. world i'm john. vause with the cnn center in atlanta. almost nine hours now since hurricane eta made landfall in southwest florida. and this monster storm continues to cause widespread flooding. and storm surges in 12 feet high in places. tonight, -- statewide. like trustees outed more than 2 million homes and businesses, and the power grid so badly damaged parts there are concerns it may need to be rebuilt. ian arrived at the state went just shy of a category five. it's since been downgraded to a category 1, but...

Storm emerges off the east coast of the florida peninsula. i'm cnn meteorologist derek van dam from bradenton, florida. >> thank, you derek. this county, just south of the city of naples -- 12 foot storm. search right, now powers out from the 250,000 homes and businesses. a mandatory curfew has been in place for one or two hours now, since 10 pm local time, and will be left by 6 am. -- castro is a commissioner for -- county, he joins us now for on the line from marco island. commissioner, thank you for being with us. >> thanks for having me, john. it's been a day. and we've got a lot ahead. of...