Welcome to the news hour. More than 2 million Floridians still have no power tonight

after Hurricane Milton tore through the state, while many others have returned home to assess

the damage. The storm has been tied to at least 10 deaths. State

officials say more than 1,600 people were saved by search and rescue teams.

William Bringham reports on what life now looks like in communities that have faced a one-two punch from both Milton and Hurricane Helene.

Matthew King and his family are deciding which of their precious memories to keep and which have to be thrown away.

I see fish his knees before we're thrown out.

Nearly everything from their grandmother's home in Bradenton, Florida is molding.

Soaked by Hurricane Helene two weeks ago and then pounded by Hurricane Milton two days ago.

King was here with his dad and grandmother the night Helene rolled in. We weren't sure if it was gonna like drown us or not so you know we had to start

packing our bags up on to beds, tables, whatever was a high point in the house and then get suitcases ready.

And by the time we were ready to get out, the water was already coming through the doors it was

coming through the walls it was starting to flood the living room and all that yeah

that must have been terrifying for sure but everybody made it out. We got the dogs, we got the people, anything else can be replaced.

They started cleaning up, but then Milton hit, raining tree branches onto the house and backyard.

They now have to decide if this is a home they can save

or even a region they want to stay in.

Like if this is just a one-time thing, yeah, I'd say it's worth it, but these storms are getting worse every year, you know?

It's not like it was before we get a bad storm every like 10 years and it would never hit us directly.

The Kings are like thousands of other families across the state, just starting the long road

to recovery and unsure of the future.

Thousands of National Guard troops have been deployed to address infrastructure damage,

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