the south west coast of florida took the brunt of wind and storm surge, but the impact of the heavy rainfall was felt further inland and up the united states. eastern coast. experts say whether storms is one impact of climate change. the majority of the cost as well as the lives lost. as a result of a hurricanes and tropical cycles comes from flooding, it comes from storm surge. it comes from the rainfall. one of the costliest storms in us history superstore miss sandy wasn't even a hurricane. by the time i got here in new york, and yet here's where it did the most damage. $82000000000.00 in flooding. an infrastructure costs some early estimates for hurricane in are approaching that. more than 40000 utility workers were dispatched to florida alone to help restore power. water mains and roads have also suffered extensive damage. not to mention bridges. the governor said 800 of them were in need of assessment. president biden declared a disaster in florida paving the way for federal assistance for infrastructure as well as individuals. it means the federal government to provide individual assi

the south west coast of florida took the brunt of wind and storm surge, but the impact of the heavy rainfall was felt further inland and up the united states. eastern coast experts say whether storms is one impact of climate change. the majority of the cost as well as the lives lost as a result of hurricanes and tropical cyclones comes from flooding. it comes from storm surge. it comes from the rainfall. one of the costliest storms in u. s. history superstore miss sandy wasn't even a hurricane. by the time i got here in new york, and yet here's where it did the most damage. $82000000000.00 in flooding. an infrastructure costs some early estimates for hurricane in are approaching that. more than 40000 utility workers were dispatched to florida alone to help restore power. water mains and roads have also suffered extensive damage. not to mention bridges. the governor said 800 of them were in need of assessment. president biden declared a disaster in florida paving the way for federal assistance for infrastructure as well as individuals. it means the federal government provide individual assist

the south west coast of florida is now a place of desolation. it has been a week since hurricane in slammed the shores and the death toll keep to rising. where people once searched 1st spot to sun bathe, rescue teams. now search for survivors. if there is no answer, we move on to the 2nd hope that we will continue that. throughout this whole we've had a lot. first responders have come to florida from all over the united states to help the governor is praising their efforts. there's more urban search and rescue capability in florida since this storm, than has ever been in one place and one state since 911. despite a mandatory evacuation notice many people chose to stay home and faced the storm. and now the clean up. i mean the rush through here like an expression trade. but my doors and windows kept most of it out as a little bit damp. he is still but that's, that's fine. it's not gonna get mouldy.

the south west coast of florida took the brunt of wind and storm surge, but the impact of the heavy rainfall was felt further inland and up the united states. eastern coast experts say whether storms is one impact of climate change. the majority of the cost, as well as the lives lost as a result of a hurricanes and tropical cycles comes from flooding. it comes from storm surge. it comes from the rainfall. one of the costliest storms in u. s. history superstore. miss sandy wasn't even a hurricane by the time i got here in new york, and yet here's where it did the most damage. $82000000000.00 in flooding. an infrastructure costs some early estimates for hurricane in are approaching that. more than 40000 utility workers were dispatched to florida alone to help restore power. water mains and roads have also suffered extensive damage. not to mention bridges. the governor said 800 of them were in need of assessment. president biden declared a disaster in florida paving the way for federal assistance for infrastructure as well as individuals. it means the federal government provide individual assis

the south west coast of florida is now a place of desolation. it has been a week since hurricane in slammed the shores and the death toll keep to rising. where people once searched 1st spot to sun bathe, rescue teams. now search for survivors. if there is no answer, we move on to the 2nd home. and we will continue that. throughout this whole, entire long 1st responders have come to florida from all over the united states to help the governor is praising their efforts. there's more urban search and rescue capability in florida since this storm, than has ever been in one place and one state. since 911, despite a mandatory evacuation notice many people chose to stay home and faced the storm. and now the clean up, i mean they rushed through here like an extra straight. but my doors and windows kept most of it out as a little bit damp. he is still, but that's, that's fine. it's not gonna get mouldy because we're drying it out. the area looks more like a weather war zone than a vacation destination. and many here wonder if it will ever be the same. le

coast of south carolina after bringing widespread destruction to florida earlier this week. aerial photography has revealed just how extreme the devastation is coastal areas of south west floridainking islands off the coast of the state have also been washed away, cutting off entire communities, with some residents having to be rescued by helicopter. the number of casualties — so far all in florida — has been rising slowly as search teams inspect the hardest—hit areas. wendy powell is the editor of the local newspaper the naples daily news. wendy, you're leading a team ofjournalists covering the story from a makeshift newsroom in fort myers, where hurricane ian made landfall. bring us up—to—date with the situation on the ground and how you guys are coping there.— guys are coping there. thank you, es, as guys are coping there. thank you, yes. as you _ guys are coping there. thank you, yes, as you mention, _ guys are coping there. thank you, yes, as you mention, it— guys are coping there. thank you, yes, as you mention, it has- guys are coping there. thank you, yes, as you mention, it has beenl guys are coping there. thank you, | yes, as you mention, it has been a coastal storm

south carolina. before—and—after aerial pictures have revealed just how extreme the devastation is coastal areas of south west florida. causways linking islands off the coast washed away, cutting off entire communities, with some residents having to be rescued by helicopter. the death toll continues to rise, with reports suggesting the figure for the whole of florida could be more than fifty. azadeh moshiri reports. storm ian's strong winds and heavy rain have left parts of the carolinas underwater. this is charleston, its historic buildings flooded and myrtle beach, overwhelmed by what officials dreaded most, storm surges. but in florida, the areas that were hit the hardest are still trying to recover from the storm. i went back to see cindy, who lives in a manufactured housing community full of rvs and wooden homes. mother nature and god was helping me out that night. look at it, i've got the chills just thinking about it. i keep getting... my body keeps going through these tremors because i still feel like i am rocking and rolling in that, a roller—coaster in my bathtub. yes, we sat here, my neighbourand i... i then met herbert, whose roof was blown off

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 are in the houses . suncoast is destroyed. i mean, those people don't have means to get out of here to drive, so i was hoping to get some water to drive it up there, do them. i can't find gas. my car is almost empty. thank god the animal the places open f

lashing the coast of south carolina after bringing widespread destruction to florida earlier this week. new aerial footage reveals the extent of the devastation in coastal areas of south westd away, cutting off entire communities, with some residents having to be rescued by helicopter. the bbc�*s nada tawfik is in south west florida and has sent this report. the category one storm made landfall just north of the historic city of charleston with winds of 85 mph. its charleston with winds of 85 mph. its powerful storm surge down power lines, plunging 400,000 people into darkness and left some stranded. local police captured the end of the peer collapsing before it floated away. officials did not feel evacuations were necessary but they have urged residents to avoid going out. if have urged residents to avoid going out. , ., ., �* ., have urged residents to avoid going out. i. ., �* ., ., have urged residents to avoid going out. ., �* ., ., ., , out. if you don't need to go outside and went right _ out. if you don't need to go outside and went right now, _ out. if you don't need to go outside and went right now, stay _ out. if you don't need to go outside and went right now,

to hit the us in years north and south carolina, bracing for the worst after it left a trail of destruction in florida. the storm made landfall on the said south west coast on wednesday. winds of up to 250 kilometers an hour and record storms. just destroyed homes and cut power to more than 2000000 people. scientists blame what they call rapid intensification for making the hurricane destructive. that's when wind speeds increase by at least 60 kilometers per hour. within a day, researchers say in 10 storms are becoming more common due to warmer oceans from climate change. the u. s. president has declare a major disaster for florida. this could be the deadliest hurricane in florida history. the numbers of still are still unclear, but we're hearing early reports of what may be substantial loss of life. so which countries have experience in most extreme weather events. this year, in august to renshaw, monsoon, rains and glacial males triggered the most severe flooding in pakistan's recent history. leaving a 3rd of the country under water from june to august, heat, waves set weather records across europe, leading to forest fires and droughts. sweeping the re

fort myers is where we saw that storm surge, the south side of this storm but the northside's where we saw all those heavy rain on the west coast of floridat coast of florida, rainfall totals in daytona beach at 24 inches and to the north of port charlotte, we are concerned about this levy. and not largely populated, one piece of this, different for the levy break we saw in katrina, not a huge population area broken into two pieces, one piece is a separate storm developing here. a lot of rain toward the mid-atlantic and delmar vote and long island at the second piece of that back here in parts of west virginia. going forward throughout the day we will see this continue and the seaside we will see a spread into southern new england. this moisture from what was hurricane ian now just a storm bringing continued rain and flooding to parts of the northeast. rachel: when do you expect this weather problem to be over so people can get down to rebuilding? >> this piece of it will be gone by tomorrow though some of it will linger into the day monday. we are not out of bad weather in the northeast but florida is looking good, the search and recover

this week, hurricane ian slammed into florida's west coast, just shy of a category four hurricane. with winds of 155 miles per hour. ripping through south florida. then, coming back to slim south carolina and now, north carolina. we are hearing from residents who survived. >> we shouldn't be alive right now. we shouldn't be alive right now with that storm. the power of that storm, i, mean if that would have crashed into the side of the house, i, mean it would have, we would have been swept away. right now, the florida medical examiner confirms at least 58 people have died. but emergency officials expect that number to go up. we will not know the full extent of the damage for days. but the initial damage assessment? it's already 67 billion dollars and rising. florida officials saying more than 700 people have been rescued. we do not know the number of people still stranded, but 700 is significant. thousands of national guard troops have joined florida's urban search and rescue to try to find -- although the storm has weakened to a cyclone, it is not done yet. right now, north carolina and virginia are still feeling it, thousands of homes

that's kind of all the action is going showers in florida and south texas as well today. but out on the west coast, we're pretty quiet. as you can see. it's all about the high pressure that is building here. and that is going to be warming us up today and tomorrow and kind of holds on thursday. then finally cools down as we start of a low pressure system that's going to roll in. and that's going to change things quite a bit. so warming up. that will be today's story. no doubt about it. by the time we get to tomorrow, some of our inland spots could get to about 90 91 degrees. we're not there yet, though. let's take a live look outside. see some of those blue skies out by the golden gate bridge. people out walking. and i don't see some shorts out there right now. wants to cool out there. not too breezy 70 degrees around san francisco. 66 in oakland, we've got 70's in san jose livermore concord, about 78 in santa rosa about 77. this is where we're going today. so certainly warmer than we were yesterday by about 5 to 10 degrees, depending on where you are. some nice 70's around the bay. but mid 80's a

part of it is you can't find the people best job growth in the south north carolina, florida right now and in texas and the worst cities, believe it on the west coasto, seattle, san diego. really have the least job growth of any place in the u.s. right now. >> what do you attribute that to, marty? >> you know, we are hearing people not coming back to the cities like san francisco and so small businesses are having a tough time finding people. they are just not coming back because of travel or working remote and more remote work in california it is tough for small businesses to find people >> i wonder people not wanting to be in cities that are more dangerous than previously. i know san francisco is like one of my favorite places. it changed as a city in the past five years >> mostly what we are hearing is the travel piece of. it they are used to not having the commute. you are seeing savings coming down and also credit card debt going up so, i think there will be more people coming back into the worse force. you are seeing 60 to 64-year-olds coming back to the work force there are jobs coming and wages may tamp down a bit. >> if we go from a shorta

south carolina where he's fine jack brewster. charleston to a certain extent, it got pretty lucky especially considering some of the images we are seeing of course in florida. on the west coastf florida, landfall was a little bit north of charleston. but nonetheless top throw you are seeing there? we're >> not dynamic that you described as the exact one that i'm hearing here in charleston. ribed as ti see the damage and devastation in florida, yes i did get impacted by it but it has not been anything close to what they've been dealing with. this route is about five minutes ago was completely cleared but you see city crews have been working pretty quickly to quayle's remaining roads. -- we know the power at one point in the area was out for about 100,000 people. has now been restored, car outages in the few thousands of people in this area. that's not to say charleston was spared from the storm. it was yesterday around this time when we know that hurricane, category one hurricane ian made landfall about 60 miles from where we are now. and charleston, we're getting 70 mile an hour wind gusts. they were seeing flooding in many areas, especially in the downtown area. and there w