1877866 8555. Good morning. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We are following Breaking News. Hurricane milton is quickly getting more intense, even more intense in the Gulf Of Mexico at this hour. And taking aim directly at central florida. Its at category four strength right now but is expected to be a cat five again later today. Were also getting this new Exclusive Video from madeira beach florida, a Town Standing right in miltons path. This is debris piled up from the Hurricane Helene cleanup, still posing a danger as miltons winds could pick all of this up and shoot it in all sorts of directions as the storm pummels this area. Something to be on the lookout for if you live in that area. Got to clean that up. Lets begin our coverage in Fort Myers florida. Flood waters there could reach ten feet in some areas. Thats where we find cnns Carlos Juarez and carlos thats a big part of the story, right . The Storm Surge. And it could just really come up through
Understand and fully comprehended, but were going to cover it to the best of our ability and shine a spotlight on whats going on, jim. Thanks very much. You got it hadnt morning to All Of You. You are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Pamela Brown in washington. We begin this hour with this breaking News Hurricane Milton its is barreling toward the western shores of florida, the national Hurricane Center just issued the latest advisory saying the storm remains a category four, but it could pick up speed and go back to category five meanwhile, floridians heading out of state could be facing a number of obstacles. Some Gas Statiounning and officials see to expect Hours Worth of traffic. And this morning, Tampa International Airport suspended all operations. We begin this Hours Coverage with Meteorologist Derek Van dam. Derek, we just got an update on the storm tell us the latest alright. So pamela, since 5 00 a. M. Weve seen an increase in the Wind Speeds were at 150 miles per hour, sustained
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Hurricane milton is intensifying. Is it that biden warning that following Evacuation Orders as a matter of life and death. According to Tampas Mayor, if you choose to stay, you are going to die. Meteorologists are calling the Storm Nothing short of astronomical. Hello, everyone. This is outnumbered. I am Emily Compagno with My Cohost Kaylee Mecca Money and harris faulkner. Also joining us today, kennedy saves the World Podcast Post and cohost of the verdict with ted Cruz Podcast and host of the Ben Ferguson Podcast ben ferguson. They began with Adam Klotz who has been tracking Hurricane Milton from the fox weather center. What is the latest . Unfortunately, this is a big scary storm. Category four hurricane. The track, when will you need to be prepared for this . Its gonna take Place Tomorrow Afternoon making landfall late Tomorrow Evening into the wee hours of thursday morning. You will notice the Wind Speeds died down a little bit. That is positive. Lower Wind Speeds are good. When a