he's the cajun navy's vice president and spokesman.reat to see you again and to see the amazing work that you guys do. what are you seeing on the ground here, brian what kind of needs are people faced with and what's the general sense of things? >> well, first of all, shep, great to see you we haven't seen you since you were on another network. appreciate you bringing us with you and wish you success in your new gig. you know, we are seeing -- i almost hesitate to ever compare other disasters to katrina because everybody knows what that was and being from new orleans, i know what that was but, shep, i got to tell you, i've been often referring to this as a katrina-like disaster. it's that bad. once the comms get re-established and people get pictures and videos out others will see and really not looking forward to when officials can give us the official death toll count because i know it's going to be heartbreaking. but, you know, we're doing what we do. like, you know every hurricane i've been involved in especially in louisiana we've

joining me now is a search and rescue captain with the united cajun navy. received more than 500 tickets, which just in search and rescue assistance. they are on their way to pine island, nearby, to give aid. jordy, tell me about the situation you are and, now wear your head, and what you are about to do. >> we are in fort myers, heading to pine island now. i was not in pine island yesterday because we were split up. there were still so many tickets coming in like you mentioned. there was a team over there. so,, i am going back there with them this morning. >> tell me what a ticket means, who is the person who gets to the information about where you need to go where you need to do? >> so, we have integrated an online system through our website that you can go online and fill out a ticket, as we call it, to be rescued, or a wellness check, and then you can fill up the information, address, things of that nature, so we have an idea and it auto-populates to a map. they are sinus tickets in the area and we go into the area and work from there. >> how do you fig

we went on a boat ride with the cajun navy and other volunteer rescuers across the area. and matt lachey in the coastal area is where most of the deaths occurred. >> what is going on over here? >> a lot of restaurants, into the lot of homes. pretty much all restaurants. theme that do shrimping, fishing. there was buildings the whole way. and they are just gone. >> you heard their stories that there are bodies in some of the canals and stuff? >> yeah, like up to the second story window, the water was still going. >> and that is the road right there. >> yeah. >> and it is gone. >> yeah. >> this area is pretty typical of the destruction around here. there is a bridge intact just about a block from here. maybe a quarter of a mile, nothing more than that, but the road leading to that bridge is completely washed out. so the island that is on the other side of that bridge is cut off right now. >> the people texted me hey, your house is gone. and i came out here yesterday, they let me on. he stayed right there. >> you stayed. >> yeah. >> and what was that like? >> it was bad. the

cajun navy is here and they say they have conducted more than 50 boat rescues all over the fort myersey have delivered hundreds of meals to people, it's what they say that experience is like. >> we are currently in rescue mode, there are still people out there. it has changed from so much of the safety rescue to just people can't get the supplies, food, water, medical, things like t that. we have crews combined with rescuers and medical units so they can take care of a portion of that medical to get them safe. >> those in the cajun navy say there is a big for food and water donations in the fort myers area. they would love it if folks would drive down with those donations or you can also donate online at cajun navy -- they always help people in natural disasters. they are here from the goodness of their hearts all here to h help. max gordon fox news. >> laura: the biden administration had one economic talking point going into the midterms and it was that gas prices were falling from their record highs. never mind the fact that the biden administration's policies contribute directly to

so i want to bring in a volunteer here with the cajun navy, elizabeth. thank you for being here and thank you so much for the work you're doing. you're a college student and you decided to come down and help, why? >> i honestly heard that they needed help and i was seeing pictures and hearing about the things going ton and i just, my heart felt tugged and i wanted to help as much as i could, so when my friend chandler said hey, come with me, i did. >> what are the scenes and what is it like. >> i've been seeing heartbreaking scenes and devastation, trees on houses and in the middle of the road cars and boats flipped over and gut wrenching to see. >> when you see the need, how many people are lined up? we've seen hundreds of cars lined up here to get food and water. what's that like for you? >> yeah, it's just, i mean, it's been so cool to see everybody just come together to help this community, being an outsider, i've been completely awed at the support we've gotten, seeing the hundreds of people in line that need food and water and being able to help th

geordie bloods worth, go get your boat fixed so the cajun navy can do its thing, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you geordie those cajun navy in all of those who are down there trying to deal the best they can. meanwhile residents there are starting to assess the damage of ian. don't a one hurricane when ian made landfall yesterday. as an after about peers and cause serious flooding in the area. molly live and south carolina with more from there. i molly. >> hi eric. pollys island is about 4 miles long so the hardest hit spots you can see they're working on the cleanup here. let a big heavy equipment on the island. trying to get the roads reopened. mud and dirt, putting up in these big trucks and tony get off. the roads are a mess here. a lot of debris coming in and over. homeowners trying to get their things for their essentially mucking out at this point in time due to the huge rush of water that came in. they also lost their. here on poly island for the beloved. up the edge of their islands. the beach on the other side of the island spirit littered with debris. big pieces

one of those we've seen very frequently during these kinds of disasters are the cajun navy.hey've been helping to comb through the wreckage to find survivors. joining us now is the group's president here in florida lending a helping hand at a very important time. gary hanner joins us now. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. what have you seen so far as far as the results of hung ian? what conditions and damage have you come across? >> well, we've definitely come across some totally devastating scenes, you know, mostly elderly people who we're dealing with. one couple, the man was 98 years old and his wife was 96, and they had 2 feet of water in their house. so those are the kind of conditions that we're coming ac across. yesterday we were on pine island, and, again, just getting people off the island. and then there's people wanting to get back on the island. we had a generator and all kinds of supplies on my airboat when we went back out. so, again, we did that most of all yesterday, just back and forth, getting people off and getting people back on so that they can

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the grandchildren were so scared they called the cajun navy and project dynamo to check for sign was life. my grand daughters are in ohio, and she was hysterical when i talked to her. i said there is no service. >> there is no service. >> and i knew, i that had me more worried than what was going on at the time. i knew my family was worried. >> it is terinl what we are going through and destruction is unbelievable and the suffering is bad. hundreds of people we haven't found them out. it is a war zone and carnage. 1, 2, 3. >> thank you, gentlemen. >> i am happy to be here to help. it was lovely to see ryan and the rest of the guys show empathy of the woman who is not ready to leave. she doesn't appreciate how unliveable it is. but they will try to go back and get her the next day. project dynamo or go cajunnavy.org. they will be out there and we'll keep looking for the helpers. we'll send it back to you. >> our meteorologist joins us with more on the storm. karen, what is happening right now? >> meteorologist: we look at what is occurring in the eastern seaboard. for the resident of

the cajun navy, a volunteer group, came to the rescue of a woman in fort myers beach who says she stood on her bed for hours as water rushed into her home. listen as she is on the phone with a loved one. >> i'm up to my neck in water. >> okay. all right. >> i am so cold. >> hopi, i'm losing you, i can't hear you. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> wow, just the heartbreak and sheer terror there. ian is tracking north as a post-tropical cyclone. even though it's been downgraded officials warn it still threatens the area with heavy rain, wind and floods. in south carolina the flooded homes and vehicles along the shoreline. high winds pushing historic storm surge even higher. two piers, including this one in north myrtle beach, partially collapsed and just washed away into the waters there. officials are now warning residents to avoid leaving their homes and to steer clear of floodwaters that could pose hidden dangers. >> the obvious one of the water itself can isolate people, can drown people, and can also hide downed power lines, obstacles in the water, contaminants in the water. so the wa

day after, two of the only boats on this part of the gulf carried civilian volunteers from the cajun navy old boys with bass boats and big hearts. >> tell us somebody to go pick up, we'll try to go get them. >> reporter: and a newer outfit known as project dynamo. >> when americans are in trouble in bad spots usually woo do water zones and conflict zones, but hurricane ian qualifies. >> and you're named after churchill's operation. >> correct. and out here we are going to rescue some people off of sandibel which is cut off right now. so it's very apprupro. we find a gentleman eager to accept the boat lift but unable to convince his better half. >> we're going. >> to where? >> fort myers. >> the bridge is out. the bridge is knocked out. >> i'm not ready to go. >> reporter: a cursory storm around this part of sanibel reveals plenty of hazards. in one of the most coveted zip codes in florida the construction held up which is in stark contrast to pine island. look at this one, absolutely flattened. especially the mobile homes of the working class and retirees living in st. james city. >> hey,

who had to be rescued by emergency crews and volunteers including a group that calls itself the cajun navyse guys are great. yeah. they help us out so much. ⌞> since ian made landfall more than 4,000 people have been rescued from flooded neighbor neighborhoods or the barrier islands like sanibel, where destruction is visible for miles. long lines are formed at water distribution sites. robert pagorsky recorded during the height of the storm. that's our house. >> the next day he and his girlfriend tried to enter the green cup cafe which he owns. >> today he showed us the equipment and furniture that were tossed around and toppled now covered in mud. >> we're not just talking about your business here. we're also talking about your home. >> yeah. yeah. that was the craziest part is that, you know, we lost our cars. we lost our home. we lost our business. >> but this is home for robby, and he doesn't plan to change that. >> i love green cup. i love the community that we brought together, and we have so many guests that have reached out to us, and to see that level of love in 2022 is so great.

let's go to jen per leatherman, the united cajun navy director.he talks about all these people who sacrifice everything to help folks who have lost everything, back with us right now, of course, famous for rescuing folks in the most inhospitable of circumstances to put it mildly. getting through, nevertheless. jennifer, good to have you back. where are you and your fellow water rescuers targeting? >> well, the fort myers area still, i mean, we've got so many areas around there that are just completely devastated. we have not stopped. since the minute we got there, which was the night of the hurricane. it's just, seems never ending right now. just call after call, desperate calls from family members all over the country. you know, looking for their loved ones. they haven't herald from them in days and just begging for us to find them. and that's what we're out there doing with all of our volunteers just round the clock. search and rescue. neil: it's got to be tricky, right, jennifer? because so many are still without power, i guess better than a mi

and at one point in the day, the cajun navy actually ran out of food and water. luckily donations are now pouring in, and they say they will reopen tomorrow at nine a.m. throwing a wrench in the food and water. ocean efforts today. the closure last night of a part of i 75 a major north south artery along the west coast of florida. the closure was due to flooding along the myakka river and caused major delays. in both directions along i 75 this afternoon that stretch of i 75 open back up. electricity remains a challenge , though still a lot of outages around 42,000 utility workers are here in the state from all over the country, trying to get the power back on. meanwhile trees are still down in some areas. boats scattered along roadways. the damage extensive we spoke to one woman about what she went through during the storm. it was horrible. the whole back of the roof came down. um it was just it was never stopping. it was going for hours and hours. but there are so many people that don't have homes out here in north fort myers, and there's nobody helping trees ar

>> yes, so we started to see a better flow of traffic here, i want to show you what the cajun navy has up. they have food and water, they're piling up supplies here, just over the bridge, and they said they are continuing to have boats at the ready to keep bringing supplies over in case the bridge backs them up. when we traveled over here earlier, the bridge was still under construction, there was an excavator moving rocks to either side of the bridge, and so they only have one lane of traffic open. you can imagine that was slowing down what is the only one main road on to this island. at one point earlier there was a checkpoint over here. that has gone away. which is helping improve the flow of traffic. that is the mainland for context behind me, so the mainland florida is that way and there's a bridge just ahead, on this road, and it had been broken up in the mid of the storm. so people were not able to access it by road. so people have been getting over here by boat. we've seen helps coming in. and there are still helicopters on the scene here. this is a parking lot for a grocery st

donas ore, also donate onlin go cajun navy dot org. - they're a great organization. they always help lots of people in natural disasters. all these folks come with boatse of their own and they are here with the goodness of their hearts. ofir heaall here to help. in fort myers, florida, max gordon, fox news. on fox n >> the biden administration hadn one economic talking point i going into the midterms, and ith prs that gas prices were falling from the record highs. okay, never mind the fact that the biden administration'sbi policies contributed directldey. to that jump in prices. but last week, reality struckf r and gas prices, of course,se shp up again with some analysts now$ suggesting that five dollar gas is right around the corner. but instead of being honest about all of this, biden did what biden does best pass the buck. >> this small, temporary storm impact on oil production provides no excuse, no excusees for price increases atin the pump. none, say again to the oil and gas executives do not do not do not use this storm as an excuse to raise gasoline. prices a

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we looked for that with the cajun navy. another example right here. >> thank you so much. i want to go to myrtle beach as well tonight. and thank you to ella for being a part of this and helping us to understand what happened and really from the perspective of people who were forced to be first responders. nick, what is it like for you over there in mirlt beach tonight? it's dark, so obviously there's so much against you. >> reporter: and listening to bill's reporting, you can just tell, this is an area that was spared when you compare it to florida. there was definitely significant damage when it comes to the piers here. cherry grove pier here, a beloved pier here was basically demolished. what really surprised a lot of people here, including the locals who have been through so many category one, two, three, four hurricanes here in the area is the storm surge. at one point, we saw swells of waves about 20 feet high. we also saw storm surge at about 7 feet. there was concern about coastal flooding. the river levels were low here to the point where there was not so much con

the cajun navy foundation on the ground in florida for days handing out crucial supplies for residents without basic services. >> we got diapers. i know there's water, food. >> reporter: thousands so far have been rescued from destroyed or flooded homes with harrowing stories of survival. >> i got pushed away and went around the building and i was able to find some bushes. i grabbed onto it. pulled myself in. halfway in. and i just stayed there for hours. hours. >> reporter: state officials working to compile a list of those missing. >> we hope to have a better number on that going into the next couple of days. >> reporter: hurricane ian's death toll now over 100. more than half of those deaths in lee county where rescuers face large areas of homes, boats, bridges shattered in ian's wake. >> we're probably still another three to four days left in search and rescue and recovery, but until we go through the rubble, until we see exactly what we have, we're not certain who's missing and what those numbers will be. >> reporter: county officials identified 46 of the 55 bodies recovered. one

the cajun navy came to the rescue of a woman in fort myers beach who said she stood on her bed for hourss waters rushed into her home. >> i am up to my neck in water. >> okay. all right. >> i am so cold. >> hopie, i'm losing you. i can't hear you. >> i love you. >> i love you. >> oh, my goodness. you can just hear the desperation and the toerror in that woman's voice. across the state, 1.3 million homes still in the dark this morning. and for many able to evacuate, they are unsure of what they're going to return to. >> my grandparents are still at the house. we have animals there. they didn't want to leave the animals. whether we left on the boat, it was a scary feeling you don't know if you're ever going to see them again, your animals again. life is shooken up, you just never know what you're going to come back to. >> and we're hearing more of these harrowing accounts, as folks start to pick up after the damage to hurricane ian. we'll get to those stories in just a moment. but we want to update you on what we're dealing with right now. beginning with the coverage, cnn's meteorologist b

we heard from the cajun navy, they rescued about 250 parrots and a couple of lemurs off of pine islandere. so it's a multispecies effort. but a huge sigh of relief that this road is open. the first sign that the rebuilding can begin. >> all right, bill, thank you very much. bill went to pine island, sanibel island obviously completely leveled as well. it was an emotional day there. leyla santiago was there as some residents were able to return for the first time to see what's left. >> we just thought everything would be lost. >> reporter: an emotional return for the residents of sanibel island allowed back on the island for the first time to check on their hopes and businesses a week after hurricane ian ravaged the area. tony and dan shed tears of relief after finding their home still standing. >> we thought we'd come home and we thought those windows were broken and we thought we'd find water and we thought we would come back and find everything gone. >> reporter: but so many of their neighbors and friends didn't fare as well. >> i mean, the house over there, we know all these people.

right now i'm standing at a distribution center for food and water its arm by the cajun navy nonprofitzation that responds to hard-hit disasters with the boats and other supplies. right now they have had to shut down. they simply do not have enough food or water to meet the demand of folks. we had cars lining up for blocks. and now they will have to go home or find some other way to find food and water. the big issue here is site 75, a chunk of it is shut down right now. that is because there's flooding on a major north/south artery there along the river. even of the storm has a past year, runoff is still making its way into rivers and waterways causing this flooding. that is because the section of i-75 to shut down. now a warning was issued earlier in the day were a levy could have been breaking. there is a shelter in place morning in sarasota county for one community there. and also many people are still in the dark here. still without electricity. that is slowly being restored. around 42000 utility workers are here in the state from all over the country. but still more than a millio

when we were there, with the cajun navy, there was a propane tank that had been thrown around and wassmell it in the air. a couple of house fires started that way. and but you can understand the pull, yo

and pets and animals are okay so owners don't have to worry about and stress about animals, the cajun navy said they rescued 250 exotic birds and parrots and two l lemurs. it's a multi speescies efforts. the channel markers are broke o off. for boaters, it's so perilous. you have markers under water and wrecks that can rip the property off your boat. several friends had holes punched into their boats and it will take years to find the boats scattered around here as well. for now, this say huge -- here is a fema truck going by. this is a huge sign of hope right here that this main artery can now move supplies and by road, it will much faster to get in, continue to check proof of life, continue to get people the resources they need to start rebuilding. i asked them, i said what do you tell somebody that doesn't understand florida why are you considering rebuilding here, pam? he said this is one of the best fishing spots in the whole world. they love it here and they can't even think about retreat. >> yeah, that's one good reason. all right, cnn bill wer rweir, s so much. >>> did ukrainian of

folks coming together from out of the state to help those who need it most as we've seen with the cajun navy. na nadia, thank you so much. we want to pivot to a different part of southwest florida, nape lgs, and that's where we find cnn's brian todd, who has been tracking the aftermath of this storm soon after it made landfall. brian, when we were speaking in the last hour, we were lamenting that alongside those who come to help, also come those who unfortunately try to take advantage of people at a desperate time, and you have been hearing from someone who feels directly talking to someone that might be labeled an an tunist opportunist trying to money from someone trying to help with a recovery process, right? >> that's right. this was a building manager down the street here who told me that there was a contractor who came. most of the contractors we have to say are honest people, doing good work, great work, and don't want to gouge people, but there are some who are opportunists and this building manager encountered someone who said how many units do you have that need to be cleaned out? h

when we were there, with the cajun navy, there was a propane tank that had been thrown around and was just hissing, the gas, you could smell it in the air. a couple of house fires started that way. and but you can understand the pull, you want to go see your american dream and what's left of it and to salvage what you can. and this is happening, you know, sporadically around the area. >> and, look, there are decisions that need to be made. there are short-term decisions and long-term, but sanibel, the causeway is down. you can't get there by car. so if you're going to be on sanibel island, you have to go back and forth by boat. >> for a long time. >> exactly. and that -- that bridge is going to take -- we were thinking, like, how could they put metal plates? but it is broken in so many places, it is going to be that way for a long time. i should mention, though, there is a community called babcock branch in charlotte county that is all solar. they have this solar ray, all of it survived the storm. minimal damage, full power. and so as we talk about the future, about rebuilding, and th

we also heard from the president of the cajun navy who told us that they were out rescuing folks overnightthat were inaccessible because they were so far removed from the mainland and there was debris and bridges that were torn up that didn't allow officers and rescue crews to get to them. right now the death toll standing at 45 fatalities. that number expect today go up as more search and rescues and recoveries are complete. we will tensend it to a quick bk from live in fort myers. please stay with cnn. we will keep you updated on the very l latest from southwest florida. treat it that way with aveeno® daily moisture. formulated with nourishing, prebiotic oat. it's clinically proven to moisturize dry skin r 24 hours. aveeno® i brought in ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks. uhh - here, i'll take that woo hoo ensure max protein, with 30 grams of protein, 1 gram of sugar and now in two new flavors (♪ ♪) president biden signed the inflation reduction act into law this afternoon. ok, so what exactly does it mean for you? out of po

. >> all right we lost brian, if you can hear me brian, or anybody working with the cajun navy we appreciatehink if all of the work that you are doing. probably best for you not to be on this anymore because of a lot of work ahead of you. thank you for that, brian trash are. coming up, next we will take a break from the hurricane coverage. former president is targeting mitch mcconnell. the vague reason that he says, the senate minority leader has a quote death wish. and then the racist attack on mcconnell's wife, elaine chao who is also the former presidents transportation secretary. we will be right back. secretary. we will be right back. we will be right back. twelve irresistible new subs. the most epic sandwich roster ever created. ♪♪ it's subway's biggest refresh yet! (woman) oh. oh! hi there. you're jonathan, right? the 995 plan! yes, from colonial penn. your 995 plan fits my budget just right. excuse me? aren't you jonathan from tv, that 995 plan? yes, from colonial penn. i love your lifetime rate lock. that's what sold me. she thinks you're jonathan, with the 995 plan. -are you? -yes,

access if they're already evacuated but coast guard is now coming to pick people up as well as cajun navy. residents helping residents and neighbors helping neighbors. to bring people back in respect to people as they were getting off of those boats what they were going through and they said a lot of people are scared. they are scared to leave and they don't have any communication. they don't know if there is going to be water or food coming. some people have children say with special needs and there is a big an older community there not are struggling to try and figure out what to do and they are still we heard from the residents dead bodies being pulled from the rubble so the death toll continuing to rise dozens already in florida. we spoke with a resident here who is kind of made a home base where some of these residents are being brought to announce a serve shop and he talked about his experience so let us listen. >> we stated for the storm fay -- after going through that for 12 hours, it did not matter what we saw here and we were just pretty grateful to be here. once we got here, it

the cajun navy foundation on the ground in florida for days, handing out crucial supply for residents services. >> we got diapers. i know there's water, food. >> reporter: thousands so far have been rescued from destroyed or flooded homes with harrowing stories of survival. >> got pushed away and i went around the building and i was able to find some bushes and i grabbed on to it and i pulled myself in, halfway in, and i just stayed there for hours. hours. >> reporter: state officials working to compile a list of those missing. >> we hope to have a better number on that going into the next couple of days. >> reporter: hurricane ian's death toll now over 100. more than half of those deaths in lee county where rescuers face large areas of homes, boats and bridges, shattered in ian's wake. >> we are probably still another three to four days left in search and rescue and recovery, but until we go through the rubble, until we see exactly what we have, we're not certain who is missing and what those numbers will be. >> reporter: county officials identified 46 of the 55 bodies recovered. one

we spoke with a gentleman with the cajun navy who is bringing supplies and they are trying to help gett supplies become a problem and here is what he told us earlier. >> we've got weeks and months of outreach, for the community, and obviously, building this thing back, it is a whole 'nother phase of this thing, so we're still, you know, obviously just finishing up the rescue, and our main purpose here is outreach in the community, run our supply chain and hope the grocery stores can help these people. >> so they have food and water available for people. we've met people who say they don't have enough power or enough gas to get off the island. >> from what i can tell from a gas station there, there wasn't fuel available there. and all kinds of cell phone connectivity issues which are going to be problematic for people trying to communicate with each other and trying to communicate with the outside world to help get help in there. this bridge a huge help. it gives you an idea the long road ahead. this is road in and out of pine island. this is the only way. this is the only main thorough