Hurricane Ian now presents a risk to South Carolina as the substantial relief effort is underway in Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis makes surprise visit to Hurricane Relief HQ in the heart of Florida’s disaster zone and is met with a standing ovation from grateful first responders. Watch…

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 30, 2022

“To actually see our city devastated like this, it was pretty tough,” Fort Myers Fire Chief Tracy McMillion tells @LlamasNBC about the destruction and the recovery efforts underway after Hurricane Ian. pic.twitter.com/OBjgREx5sv

— Top Story with Tom Llamas (@TopStoryNBC) September 29, 2022

FDEM Director, Kevin Guthrie: The focus of the State Emergency Response Team over the next 72 hours is to search, secure & stabilize.

We are working to ensure that all possible resources can get to residents who have been impacted by #HurricaneIan as quickly as possible. pic.twitter.com/u8SveDteOb

— FL Division of Emergency Management (@FLSERT) September 29, 2022

Governor DeSantis is calling this a 500-year storm, which brings to mind Nashville’s 500-year flood some years back. This is gonna require a substantial rebuild of homes, of bridges, of roadways.

In May 2010, Nashville was brought to its knees by a flood the likes of which it had never known. Lives were lost and homes were ruined, but Nashville rose above the tragedy. #nashvilleflood pic.twitter.com/ZeFRmyjroE

— Tennessean (@Tennessean) May 3, 2020

The governor and his team are doing a fantastic job as they scramble to restore power, but by Monday, we’ll be stunned if there aren’t people coming after Ron DeSantis and politicizing the hurricane.

The media can’t help themselves – everything must be politicized. No opportunity to smear opponents is too low. This reporter misrepresented FEMA Director’s words@RonDeSantisFL won’t accept it. He’ll always stand up for Florida & our world class emergency response professionals pic.twitter.com/Uemzm5vcPH

— DeSantis War Room #FloridaStrong (@DeSantisWarRoom) September 27, 2022

We discuss what’s on the horizon with emotional callers who have survived Ian — just click the play button atop this post to hear it firsthand. Tweet us your take @ClayAndBuck — or, if you’re a 24/7 VIP, send us an email.