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
Thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these extraordinary times. Were grateful. Please stay safe. The beat with Ari Melber starts right now. Hi, ari. Hi nicolle. Welcome to The Beat. Warning against maga disinformation. Both candidates have been speaking out. We have more on the intersection of this humanitarian damager and the campaigns later this hour. While the latest reports indicate this volatile category 3 will double in size and make landfall in florida within hours. Experts caution it could end up being the worst such Weather Event in possibly a generation. I can give you a couple of factoids before we bring in our experts. Sustained Wind Speeds up to 130 miles per hour, projected 15foot Storm Surges in the worse spots, a foot and a half of rain in the densely populated Tampa Area is expected. And you can see fort myers, sarasota, tampa, all in the path, as it will barrel across the West Coast. You see that on your screen with the map of florida. Authorities h
Per hour. And its barreling straight toward florida as a Cat Category four storm. People have across the state are trying to evacuate before it makes Landfall Tomorrow Night the city of tampa is in the storms bull bullseye. And later this hour we will get an update from the mayor. Shes already issued a blunt warning. If you stay in the Evacuation Zones, you who are going to die President Biden echoed that sentiment from the White House moments ago a potential for this storm to both enter florida as hurricane and leave Florida Hurricane on the atlantic coast this could be the worst Storm Hit Florida in over a century. And god willing, it wont be, but thats what its looking like right now. If youre under Evacuation Orders, you should evacuated. Now. Now now i should have already evacuated. Its a matter of Life And Death, and thats not hyperbole. Its a matter Life And Death the president just canceled his planned foreign trip this week so he can oversee the response to the second hurrican
Highways jammed with vehicles trying to get out. Theme parks shutting down. Tampa in the potential bullseye. Were with first responders bracing for impact. Tropicana field where the Tampa Bay rays play transformed into a base camp. President biden warning this could be the worst storm to hit florida in over a century as the southeast is still reeling from helene. Al roker with a shifting new Storm Track tonight. Also tonight, four weeks until the election. Kamala harris on a media blitz. And asked what she would have done differently than President Biden. How she answered. And the new book claiming Donald Trump secretly sent Covid Testing machines to Vladimir Putin during the shortage in 2020. How his campaign is responding. And just in, the afghan national under arrest in oklahoma. The Terror Attack he is accused of plotting for Election Day. The new legal battle over children using tiktok. Why more than a dozen states are suing the popular app. And for fans still pining for Game Of T
The State Of Emergency at this hour. In just ten hours time, from 2 00 a. M. To noon today, Hurricane Milton growing from a category 1 hurricane to a Category 5. The strongest hurricane in the gulf in nearly two decades now. Authorities expecting major damage in florida. Mass evacuations now under way along the florida coast. Tampa bay among the Areas Bricing for a severe impact. And this hurricane threatening an historic Storm Surge, up to 15 feet in some areas. Ginger zee standing by, shes live in florida with the new forecast just from the national hurricane center. Also breaking as we come on tonight, amid this tragedy unfolding already from Hurricane Helene, the Death Toll now at least 230, the national Guard And Fema on the ground for days now, and tonight, theyre also now dealing with false claims and Conspiracy Theories being pushed by former President Trump. Republican Senator Thom Tillis making it clear border issues are not affecting aid in North Carolina. And just moments a