So many scenes like this across the area, down power lines, down trees, blown transformers, wires into the streets.

There are neighborhoods now under water.

The biggest concern here was rainfall.

They're also concerned about alligators.

They're concerned about snakes.

Once the water came from the Gulf of Mexico down here, it was a river.

You see that section of the Sanibel Causeway just wiped out by Hurricane Ian.

I've seen office buildings home after home after home.

Your trees down and debris, boat sunk in the harbor.

Whole towns decimated, completely leveled.

I came here in the mid-70s. I was on the police department for almost 25 years.

Saw a lot of storms there.

This is by far the worst storm I have ever witnessed.

Just some of the scenes from Florida yesterday

as we got a better look at the destruction left behind by Hurricane Ian.

We're tracking the storm again this morning, as it is set to make landfall in the United States for a second time.

Meanwhile, Congress is up against a deadline to keep the government running and to provide critical aim for storm victims.

And also on the hill, the wife of a Supreme Court justice makes an alarming

statement to the January 6th Committee. That's all ahead on Way Too Early.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Friday, September 30th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire.

Thanks for starting your day with us.

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