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the winds are gusting at 85 miles per hour, and the other big concerns are life-threatening storm surge and heavy rain. we are tracking who is in the most danger. all of this as millions of people in florida are taking those first painful steps towards recovery. so many lives are upended by hurricane ian's devastation, and the storm is likely one for the record books as the grim evidence of the powerful strike now litters coastlines. today, fort myers beach impassable. shells of buildings is all that is left. boats are tossed like toys as well as homes at this point, we know that 25 ...

in fort myers beach, it is even hard to bike through the destruction. the messages from residents there, if you can send help, we need it. sanibel and cap teva islands cut off from the main land, only accessible by boat or air after, as you know, ian destroyed this major bridge that connects them to the main land. many of the homes there are in pieces or completely washed away. the coast guard is now going door to door, still trying to rescue people. >> make sure you have a bag for your clothes, with i.d., cell phones, wallets. emergency officials will run barges to sanibel island to...

direct hit from the dangerous hurricane. we have the storm's track. and tonight's "eye on america," hurricane hunters fly into ian's powerful winds to show us the new technology they hope will better predict a storm's path. and cbs's ben tracy got a first hand look. >> this drone can literally go fly around the insides of a hurricane? >> yes. this is a special edition of the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. reporting tonight from fort myers. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. and as we come on its air tonight, ian has regained hurricane strength as it m...

>> this is by far the worst storm i've ever witnessed. >> there's just debris everywhere. my yard looks like a war zone. >> this was a bad. one ian was bad, so if it was tough on our region, will be actually looking at this for many years to come. good evening once again. i'm stephanie ruhle. hurricane ian is now threatening georgia and the carolinas and it's expected to make landfall just a few hours from now. this is what eon did to southwest florida after it slammed into the coast over 24 hours ago, totaling 115 miles per hour winds and catastrophic storm surge. at least one many ...

at least 12 people have been reported killed, and it brought epic rain and flooding to the central part of the state. hundreds of people have been rescued, that work continues overnight. over 2 million homes and businesses are without power. today president biden visited fema's headquarters in washington, d. c. and said federal aid is on its way to florida. >> this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida's history. when conditions allow it, i'll gonna be going to florida. >> will you be talking to florida ron desantis when you're down there? >> the answer is yes if he wants to se...