The Prime Ministers top adviser Sue Gray has resigned from her position as downing Street Chief of staff. She said she was standing down because it had become clear that intense commentary around her position Risked Becoming A Distraction to the governments vital work of change. It had recently been revealed she earned more than the pm. In a written statement, Sir Keir Starmer thanked her for all the support she had given him, both in opposition and in government. Iain watson reports. This is how close Sue Gray was to the Prime Minister, Meeting President biden alongside Keir Starmer just last month. The Sue Gray report into Government Lockdown parties has just been published. She is probably best known as the Senior Civil Servant who drew up the partygate report, which hastened borisjohnson s departure from number ten. The conservatives were outraged when she traded her Whitehall Job for an influential role with labour. Since last september, she was Keir Starmer s Chief Of Staff in op
Helene made landfall, and governor Ron Desantis is warning people in the Hurricanes Path take this storm serious so please keep an eye on this storm theres a bit the greater cone covers almost the entire West Coast of florida at this point. And so even if youre not in the cone as it gets closer, certainly if youre on the dirty side of the storm, theres going to be surge that goes outside the cone thats going to be significant. So just prepare for that and understand that something that is likely to happen just moments ago, florida Officials Evacuation orders as soon as tomorrow and just one county is Tracking Milton for us. So what are you seeing as far as its path and where its protect projected to bring here i mean, were worried about it rapidly intensifying. Again. And as it heads towards the West Coast of florida, that will bring Storm Surge, ive been down the coast, damaging winds and Heavy Rain is right now a category one hurricane and are ready rapidly intensified from yesterday
Welcome, everyone. Thanks for joining me. Im Omar Jimenez in for fredricka whitfield. We start this hour with breaking News Hurricane Milton is now a category one hurricane threatening floridas West Coast with devastating Storm Surge, flooding, and damaging winds. Its forecast to intensify into at least a category three storm before making landfall in just a few days the team covering this dangerous storm, Cnn Correspondent Rafael Romo And Cnn meteorologist Elisa Raffa are here. I want to start with you, rafael, though what are we learning as far as preparations and other things go . Hey omar, this is a very serious situation in addition to the clearing of State Of Emergency and 51 counties, florida governor Ron Desantis has ordered Management Sites to remain open 24 7, so that many areas covered by debris after Hurricane Helene can be cleared before the arrival of milton, which became a hurricane this afternoon more than 800 guardsmen are currently deployed for debris removal, but the
Tonight, the Obama Factor or the boosters could give it the Harris Campaign when he hits the trail next week. And the Trump Elon Musk romance, just how much money is must pumping into the campaign . Good evening. Thanks for joining us 32 days until election day. The candidates now making to swing State Campaign stops a day the former president just wrapped up a Town Hall in fayetteville, North Carolina after visiting georgia this afternoon, Vice President Harris speaking detroit and flint, michigan Hurt Campaign and getting a boost from unexpectedly good Job Creation numbers and a dip in the Unemployment Rate over 250,000 jobs created last month. Unemployment fell in just a few weeks ago, the Federal Reserve cut down interest rates, which is going to be great for a lot of folks over the last threeandahalf years, we brought manufacturing back to america we created 730,000 Manufacturing Jobs and announced the opening of more than 20 new Auto Plants in the united states and we did it by I
Cnns new film, Carville Winning is everything stupid Airing Tomorrow Night at seven. Meantime, thanks so much for joining us. Ac360 begins right now president lying about Disaster Relief, while the Death Toll climbs from Hurricane Helene and even some fellow republicans are speaking out, keeping them honest. Also tonight, the Obama Factor in the boost and could give him the Harris Campaign when he hits the trail next week and the Trump Elon Musk bromance, just how much money is most pumping into the campaign. Good evening. Thanks for joining us 32 days until election day. The candidates now making to swing State Campaign stops a day. The former president just wrapped up a Town Hall in fayetteville, North Carolina after visiting georgia at this afternoon, Vice President Harris speaking detroit and flint, michigan, her campaign youre getting a boost from unexpectedly good Job Creation numbers and a dip in the Unemployment Rate over 250,000 jobs created last month. Unemployment fell in ju