Brian 7 00 a. M. On the east coast, wednesday, october 9th, this is Fox Friends. Steve it is. We start this hour of Fox Friends with a fox weather alert. Look at those live images right now from Tampa And Fort myers. Rain and wind picking up in florida as a Category 5 Hurricane Named Milton is barreling toward the state. Florida congressman Byron Donalds is standing by with an urgent warning. He is with us in two minutes. Lawrence while americans are scrambling to find safety, the White House is brushing off criticism of their Emergency Response as misinformation. A lot of misinformation. Misleads people. Im going to divorce the disinformation that is being spread. Your whole premise of the question is misinformation. Ainsley fbi foils an afghan Nationals Plot to launch an Election Day Terror attack. How he got here under the bidenharris administration. Brian second hour of Fox Friends starts right now. Hurricane milton expected to make landfall along floridas gulf coast. Lawrence comm
More than 5 1 2 Million people are under voluntary or mandatory Evacuation Orders in Florida Tonight as the state braces for the impact of hurricane milton. Tolls were waived, Highway Shoulders were open to try to ease clogging as florida residents took to the roads to get out of this storms way. Hurricane milton is expected to make landfall in florida late Tomorrow Night or early thursday morning. And, well, anything could change in the next 24 hours, milton is expected to drive straight through central florida. The first direct strike by a hurricane in areas of tampa in more than a century. The mayor of tampa issued this stark warning to residents. If you choose to stay in one of these Evacuation Areas you are going to die. Now, even in less extreme circumstances preparing for a Natural Disaster is always a challenge. The government has to coordinate between state and local and federal agencies, those agencies then not only have to prepare for the physical impacts of the disaster but
Do the investigation they say it is doing, as he will report to us. That is an expensive report and explosive reporting. Im so glad you are covering it with the person at the center of all of it, everyone who cares about the integrity of our democracy and the High Court and the decisions it is making should be watching tonight. Im going to save you some time because Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey is joining us and he is this programs pennsylvania political expert. We are going to get it settled at The End of the hour with Senator Casey who is going to win pennsylvania. That wont be a question anymore. By 11 00 p. M. , alex, theres going to be, thats not going to be a question. Hes going to tell us. If anybody knows it, it is Bob Casey. He has encyclopedic knowledge of every single county in the state. I know this from spending time with him in 2020. It is a must watch hour of television for you tonight. Alex, well, this is for Monday Night. This is getting way ahead of ourselves but it
I apologize. This is horrific. The terrible land entirely predictable hurricane milton. Its a very dangerous storm in terms of Strength And Size as it approaches landfall. Is another Monster Storm heads toward florida powered by extreme temperatures in the gulf, and as millions across the South Dig out from last weeks devastating hurricane, reminder of what trump thinks about Climate Change. We will have a little bit more Beachfront Property. Life or death stakes in this election. Donald trump refers to rent a problems instead of fixing problems. He is not solution oriented it. The Media Blitz with 28 days left to go. His most Win Race in ohio when All In starts right now. Good evening from New York. Im chris hayes. Hurricane milton is expected to make Landfall Early thursday morning. At this hour, the storm is back to category 5 strength. As the national Hurricane Center advises, quote, florida residents should get the families and homes ready and evacuate if told to do so. Milton is
Being taken care of. And it really is its unamerican, it really is. People are scared to death. People know their lives are at stake, all that theyve worked for, all that they own, all that they value. President Joe Biden Yesterday addressing misinformation on Helene Recovery efforts spread by Donald Trump and his allies. And that comes as Hurricane Milton is gaining strengthen in the gulf and expected to make landfall in the next 24 hours. Well have the latest Storm Track and a live report from florida straight ahead. Plus, a new book by longtime journalist, Bob Woodward, is putting Donald Trumps relationship with russian president vladimir putin back in the spotlight. And meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris continues her media blitz, making more high profile appearances with now less than four weeks until election day. Good Morning And Welcome to way too early on this wednesday, october 9th. We are now 27 days until the president ial election. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for start