The construction is built to a certain code. Coastguard faired fairly well because the construction is newer. Now, we were touring the area that the federal government runs there because these were two Senators that were going to take a look not just at the destruction from the air but also at the federal facilities, how these facilities were going to be impacted by Irma, and what it's going to take to bring them back, to bring those resources back. As we were touring around, we didn't see anybody. And there's a really eerie feeling, too, because there's no one there. So you really start to see the devastation. Now once we landed at the air naval station on Key West, it became very clear on the ground there were a lot of trees down, power lines downs, yacht that were submerged in the water, homes that were submerged in the water. And then, Don, as we get closer to the 7 mile bridge, you start seeing mobile homes that looked like they've been tossed around, boats on lawns, trees that have been smacked, and palm trees that have been smacked. We're used to seeing crystal clear water. ROSA FLORES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: You know as soon as we got up in the air, we started getting closer to the Keys, the first sign of devastation is the murky water. You got a chance to see that incredible damage in the Keys on board a C-130 with Senator Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, tell us about it. Let us go straight to Rosa Flores, you got a bird's eye view of the devastation in the Florida Keys today, flying with two Senators, and she joins me now. I'm going to talk to some of the Americans who barely escaped with their lives. And in the Caribbean, desperate survivors of the storms pleading for a help tonight.

Storm related deaths today in Georgia and South Carolina. The White House warning it could take weeks for power to be restored to everyone. At least 7.7 million people without power throughout the region. The devastation in Florida becoming clear today from the Keys up through the state all the way through Jacksonville inundated by record storm surge today. The storm pushing north after slamming its way across Florida. DON LEMON, CNN TONIGHT NEWS SHOW HOST: It is the top of the hour.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) This is CNN breaking news. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. Senator Tour Hard-Hit Florida Keys Widespread Flooding And Damage As Irma Moves Inland Rescues In Devastated Caribbean.

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