We're witnessing a catastrophe unlike anything Florida has seen in years. It is one of the most powerful storms to hit the US in recorded history. Hurricane Ian did weaken to a tropical storm overnight but it's far from over as it churns toward the Atlantic ocean. So far, there is one confirmed death in Deltona, in Volusia county. The storm made landfall yesterday as a strong category four hurricane slamming communities along Florida's west coast with devastating storm surge, torrential rain, and violent winds up to 150 miles an hour. This morning, we're getting an aerial look at the damage outside Fort Myers, one of the places hit hardest by the hurricane. Entire neighborhoods are underwater and some houses are on fire. Right now, central Florida is taking the brunt of the storm. Orlando is looking at the potential for serious damage, and St. Augustine is also very much in harm's way. President Biden has approved Florida's request for federal help, declaring the storm a major disaster. In St. Augustine, on the east coast of Florida, many people are riding out the storm despite an evacuation order. Meteorologist, John Elliott, of our New York station, WCBS-TV, is here to show us where Ian is headed.

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