Keep it here on msnbc. Well be here throughout the storm for you and ill see you here tomorrow, same time, same place. For now, im Ana Cabrera reporting from New York. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. Good morning. 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im Jose Diazbalart. We begin with breaking news. Hurricane Milton Closing in on floridas gulf coast, expected to make landfall early tomorrow as a devastating major hurricane. Right now, milton is a category 4 storm, churning 100 Miles Southwest of tampa, set to bring damaging winds and a dangerous and potentially historic Storm Surge. Schools, airports and many businesses are already closed in florida as People scramble to evacuate in the final hours before the storm hits. And take a look at this, miltons powerful winds shaking up a team of Hurricane Hunters flying through the storm. Meantime, right now, in South Florida, a tornado has broken out near i75. Joining us now from tampa, nbcs Marissa Parra. And also with u
Coast in a few hours. Tonight, milton expected to bring a mix of Storm Surge, high winds and Power Outages to communities across florida. More than 1 Million people are under Evacuation Orders with local officials urging people in vulnerable zones to get to safety now. If you were as blunt as we have seen a public official be. If people stay in the Evacuation Zones and try to ride it out, they will die. Is that still your message this morning . Wherever that Storm Surge comes, if its 10 to 15 feet and people are trying to ride this out in singlestory structures, theres no place to go. At any moment we expect to hear from President Biden and Vice President harris on the federal response. Al roker is here joining me with the latest on Miltons Path. Our Reporting Team is bringing us the latest from the ground. President biden speaking with Netanyahu Today for the first time in nearly seven weeks. Expecting to learn more about israels plans for targeting iran. Again, trying to prevent esca
Going to be different . And so the difference between what theyre used to and what this will be, as a way to, hopefully, give them more encouragement to know that they need to get out . Thank you, Madam Vice President. Yes, we are emphasizing the Size And Intensity of the storm and the direction at which its approaching which is unusual and really raises that Storm Surge Risk for the West Coast of florida. We typically see hurricanes approach the West Coast of florida from the South Or Southeast parallel to the coast. This track, more perpendicular to the coast raises the Storm Surge Risk. And the size of the storm is going to produce hazardous impacts across much of the peninsula. So, weve been hitting the surge risks on both coasts, and flooding and tornadoes, trying to emphasize the Scale And Breadth of the threat which is somewhat unusual for milton. Thank you. Thank you for your good work. Mike, one more question yes, sir. For people listening, what is the width from the state of
Hi there, everyone. Its 4 00 in New York. At this hour, millions of people along Floridas Gulf Coast are bracing for one of the most powerful hurricanes ever recorded in The Atlantic basin. The outer bands of Hurricane Milton are already hitting parts of the state. It is forecast to make landfall some time tonight between 10 00 p. M. Eastern and 2 00 a. M. And is expected to double in size before making landfall. This is the scene right now in ft. Myers, florida, being battered by high winds and rain. The top concern for officials at this moment is making sure that residents get to safety. The window for evacuating is now rapidly closing. Even as the storm is already complicating those efforts. This video shows a tornado touching down near i75 in south florida, thats hundreds of miles from Hurricane Miltons core. Just a few hours ago, president Joe Biden called Hurricane Milton, quote, the storm of the century. And made a plea to people in the Storms Path to please evacuate. First, man
Spanish footballing legend andres iniesta has announced his retirement from football. The a0 year old revealed his decision at an emotional press conference on tuesday. Iniesta is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, scoring the winning goal in the 2010 world cup final as well as being part of the spanish side that won the european championship in 2008 and 2012. He also won 29 trophies at barcelona in a 22 year career before spending time injapan and the uae. Translation: i hope you ll allow me to get motional. I never thought this day would arrive. Truly, i never imagined it. But all these tears we ve shed during the past days it are tears of sadness but are tears of emotion and pride. Well earlier i spoke to spanish football journalist ernest macia who explained why iniesta mightjust be the country s greatest footballer of all time. The fact that with his tiny body he has been able to control the entire midfield of fc barcelona, they made a perfect partner